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removal_n from_o place_n to_o place_n some_o of_o which_o he_o mention_n here_o v._o 6_o 7._o for_o then_o he_o order_v they_o what_o to_o do_v when_o they_o enter_v into_o canaan_n which_o he_o say_v i_o have_v give_v you_o to_o possess_v it_o xxxiii_o numb_a 51_o 52_o 53._o ver._n 12._o and_o now_o israel_n what_o do_v the_o lord_n thy_o verse_n 12_o god_n require_v of_o thou_o unto_o who_o he_o have_v give_v table_n wherein_o he_o himself_o have_v write_v his_o will_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n v._o 4_o 5._o and_o have_v gracious_o pardon_v your_o foul_a breach_n of_o his_o covenant_n upon_o my_o intercession_n v._o 10._o but_o to_o fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n the_o fear_n of_o god_n sometime_o include_v in_o it_o all_o religion_n but_o here_o seem_v to_o signify_v one_o of_o the_o great_a principle_n of_o obedience_n see_v vi_o 2._o and_o to_o walk_v in_o all_o his_o way_n unto_o which_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n incline_v man_n when_o their_o heart_n be_v possess_v with_o it_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 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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
for_o instance_n in_o iii_o galat._n 21._o ask_v this_o question_n do_v you_o not_o hear_v the_o law_n and_o than_o quote_v what_o we_o read_v in_o xvi_o gen._n 21._o and_o so_o nehemiah_n say_v x._o 34_o 35._o that_o they_o bring_v first-fruit_n unto_o god_n as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n viz._n xiii_o exod._n 12._o xxiii_o 19_o and_o josiah_n put_v away_o the_o worker_n with_o familiar_a spirit_n etc._n etc._n that_o he_o may_v perform_v the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n 2_o king_n xxiii_o 24._o which_o we_o find_v xix_o levit._n 30._o xx._n 6_o 27._o and_o ezekiah_n also_o 2_o chron._n xxxi_o 3._o appoint_v the_o daily_a oblation_n and_o those_o require_v at_o state_v time_n to_o be_v offer_v as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o plain_o refer_v to_o the_o xxviiith_o and_o xxixth_o of_o number_n and_o joshua_n build_v a_o altar_n on_o mount_n ebal_n viii_o 30_o 31._o as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n which_o we_o find_v not_o where_o but_o in_o this_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n xxvii_o 4._o and_o deliver_v it_o unto_o the_o priest_n the_o son_n of_o levi._n concern_v this_o form_n of_o speech_n the_o priest_n the_o son_n of_o levi_n see_v xvii_o 9_o it_o be_v probable_a moses_n have_v write_v most_o of_o these_o five_o book_n some_o time_n ago_o and_o so_o the_o forego_n word_n may_v be_v translate_v moses_n have_v write_v this_o law_n but_o do_v not_o finish_v they_o till_o a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n and_o then_o deliver_v they_o to_o the_o priest_n but_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n thus_o to_o understand_v it_o for_o he_o may_v have_v have_v time_n enough_o between_o this_o and_o his_o death_n to_o write_v the_o whole_a pentateuch_n it_o be_v only_o say_v v._o 14._o thy_o day_n approach_v that_o thou_o must_v die_v which_o do_v not_o imply_v he_o be_v to_o die_v in_o a_o day_n or_o two_o but_o there_o may_v be_v some_o week_n before_o his_o departure_n which_o bear_v the_o ark_n 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same_o time_n the_o priest_n also_o be_v summon_v to_o take_v care_n of_o it_o which_o show_v the_o levite_n bear_v it_o as_o their_o servant_n 1_o chron._n xv._o 2_o 11_o 13_o 14_o 15._o and_o unto_o all_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n as_o he_o deliver_v this_o book_n of_o the_o law_n that_o be_v the_o whole_a pentateuch_n as_o abarbinel_n and_o other_o of_o the_o jew_n understand_v it_o unto_o the_o priest_n command_v they_o to_o preserve_v it_o safe_a near_o the_o ark_n v._o 24._o so_o he_o deliver_v another_o copy_n of_o this_o book_n to_o the_o elder_n of_o every_o tribe_n as_o the_o jew_n affirm_v in_o debarim_n rabath_n where_o they_o say_v and_o it_o be_v high_o probable_a that_o moses_n before_o his_o death_n write_v thirteen_o copy_n of_o the_o law_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n as_o they_o add_v and_o have_v deliver_v one_o unto_o the_o priest_n to_o be_v preserve_v in_o the_o holy_a place_n give_v one_o to_o each_o tribe_n which_o he_o commit_v to_o the_o care_n of_o the_o elder_n of_o it_o thus_o maimonides_n also_o in_o his_o preface_n to_o jad_n chazakah_n as_o buxtorf_n observe_v in_o his_o histor_n arcae_fw-la foederis_fw-la cap._n 5._o the_o intent_n of_o which_o be_v i_o suppose_v that_o all_o the_o people_n of_o each_o tribe_n may_v resort_v to_o it_o as_o the_o whole_a nation_n be_v to_o resort_v to_o that_o in_o the_o sanctuary_n if_o they_o doubt_v of_o any_o thing_n which_o may_v be_v think_v to_o be_v amiss_o by_o the_o error_n of_o transcriber_n ver._n 10._o and_o moses_n command_v they_o both_o the_o verse_n 10_o priest_n and_o the_o elder_n to_o take_v care_n of_o what_o follow_v at_o the_o end_n of_o every_o seven_o year_n in_o the_o solemnity_n of_o the_o year_n of_o release_n mention_v xv._o 1_o etc._n etc._n in_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n when_o they_o have_v gather_v in_o all_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o thereby_o have_v great_a leisure_n to_o attend_v to_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o law_n read_v to_o they_o which_o 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matter_n but_o to_o read_v the_o law_n themselves_o to_o as_o many_o that_o be_v as_o can_v hear_v they_o appoint_v the_o priest_n and_o the_o levite_n to_o read_v it_o in_o as_o many_o other_o assembly_n of_o the_o people_n as_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o fulfil_n of_o this_o precept_n in_o order_n to_o which_o a_o pulpit_n be_v set_v up_o in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n on_o the_o very_a first_o day_n of_o the_o feast_n for_o they_o do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o defer_v it_o till_o the_o last_o because_o it_o be_v here_o say_v when_o israel_n be_v come_v to_o appear_v before_o the_o lord_n not_o when_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o depart_v as_o the_o jew_n observe_v the_o king_n go_v up_o into_o it_o the_o minister_n take_v the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n and_o deliver_v it_o to_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o synagogue_n who_o give_v it_o to_o the_o sagan_n or_o vicar_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n who_o deliver_v it_o to_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o he_o to_o the_o king_n who_o stand_v up_o to_o receive_v it_o and_o then_o sâ—t_v down_o to_o read_v all_o this_o express_v the_o reverence_n with_o which_o this_o holy_a book_n be_v deliver_v and_o likewise_o the_o reverence_n with_o which_o they_o approach_v to_o the_o king_n who_o they_o say_v begin_v to_o read_v at_o this_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n which_o be_v a_o compendium_n of_o the_o law_n and_o proceed_v before_o he_o stop_v to_o those_o word_n vi_o 4._o hear_v o_o israel_n etc._n etc._n which_o have_v also_o read_v he_o omit_v the_o rest_n till_o he_o come_v to_o chap._n xi_o 13._o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v if_o thou_o will_v hearken_v diligent_o etc._n etc._n read_v on_o to_o the_o 22d_o verse_n and_o then_o skip_v to_o fourteen_o 22._o and_o thou_o shall_v true_o tithe_v etc._n etc._n read_v on_o to_o the_o section_n concern_v the_o king_n xvii_o 14._o and_o then_o the_o curse_n and_o blessing_n out_o of_o the_o xxviith_o and_o xxviiith_o chapter_n till_o he_o have_v end_v all_o that_o section_n of_o the_o law_n thus_o the_o mischna_n in_o the_o title_n sota_n cap._n vii_o sect._n viii_o which_o wagenseil_n have_v late_o illustrate_v with_o most_o learned_a annotation_n and_o our_o dr._n lightfoot_n also_o have_v give_v a_o account_n of_o it_o long_o ago_o in_o his_o temple_n service_n chap._n xvii_o sect._n i._n where_o he_o say_v the_o king_n may_v sit_v down_o if_o he_o please_v when_o he_o read_v but_o it_o be_v esteem_v more_o honourable_a if_o he_o stand_v as_o king_n agrippa_n do_v when_o he_o perform_v this_o office_n and_o before_o he_o begin_v to_o read_v he_o make_v a_o prayer_n to_o god_n
reward_v their_o obedience_n to_o they_o as_o if_o he_o have_v receive_v the_o benefit_n thereof_o verse_n 14_o ver._n 14._o behold_v the_o heaven_n where_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n shine_v and_o the_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n and_o all_o the_o glorious_a region_n beyond_o they_o be_v the_o lord_n be_v thy_o god_n be_v all_o his_o possession_n as_o they_o be_v his_o work_n the_o earth_n also_o with_o all_o that_o therein_o be_v as_o well_o as_o this_o earth_n and_o all_o the_o creature_n that_o be_v in_o it_o ver._n 15._o only_o the_o lord_n have_v a_o delight_n in_o thy_o father_n to_o love_v they_o and_o he_o choose_v their_o seed_n after_o they_o verse_n 15_o even_o you_o above_o all_o people_n etc._n etc._n he_o will_v have_v they_o sensible_a therefore_o that_o the_o possessor_n of_o heaven_n and_o of_o earth_n can_v have_v no_o need_n of_o they_o or_o of_o their_o service_n who_o be_v a_o very_a inconsiderable_a part_n of_o his_o creature_n but_o it_o be_v his_o own_o mere_a good_a will_n and_o pleasure_n which_o move_v he_o to_o show_v such_o love_n to_o abraham_n as_o he_o have_v do_v and_o to_o his_o posterity_n for_o his_o sake_n above_o all_o other_o nation_n on_o earth_n ver._n 16._o circumcise_v therefore_o the_o foreskin_n of_o your_o verse_n 16_o heart_n do_v not_o satisfy_v yourselves_o therefore_o with_o the_o bare_a circumcision_n of_o your_o flesh_n and_o the_o observance_n of_o such_o external_n rite_n and_o ceremony_n but_o cut_v off_o and_o cast_v away_o all_o your_o naughty_a affection_n which_o make_v you_o insensible_a both_o of_o god_n mercy_n and_o correction_n and_o disobedient_a to_o his_o command_n and_o be_v no_o more_o stiff-necked_a as_o he_o have_v often_o before_o complain_v they_o be_v particular_o xxxii_o exod._n 9_o and_o see_v ix_o 6._o of_o this_o book_n it_o be_v a_o metaphor_n as_o i_o observe_v from_o ox_n who_o when_o they_o be_v to_o draw_v in_o a_o yoke_n and_o go_v forward_o pull_v back_o their_o neck_n and_o their_o shoulder_n to_o withdraw_v themselves_o from_o the_o yoke_n to_o both_o which_o the_o scripture_n allude_v ix_o nehem._n 29._o and_o sometime_o several_o we_o find_v mention_n of_o they_o as_o in_o the_o place_n beforenamed_n in_o exodus_fw-la he_o speak_v of_o their_o stiff-neck_n and_o in_o vii_o zachar._n 11._o he_o say_v they_o pull_v away_o the_o shoulder_n st._n stephen_n put_v both_o these_o together_o in_o his_o character_n of_o the_o wicked_a jew_n that_o kill_v our_o bless_a saviour_n vii_o act_n 51._o that_o they_o be_v stiff-necked_a and_o uncircumcised_a in_o heart_n therefore_o the_o contrary_a disposition_n god_n promise_v towards_o the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o book_n as_o the_o great_a blessing_n he_o can_v bestow_v on_o they_o xxx_o 6._o ver._n 17._o for_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n be_v god_n of_o god_n and_o verse_n 17_o lord_n of_o lord_n superior_a to_o all_o other_o being_n whether_o king_n on_o earth_n or_o angel_n in_o heaven_n a_o great_a god_n a_o mighty_a and_o a_o terrible_a who_o can_v do_v what_o he_o please_v every_o where_n and_o therefore_o be_v to_o be_v great_o dread_v which_o regard_v not_o person_n nor_o take_v reward_n the_o most_o righteous_a judge_n of_o man_n who_o will_v not_o connive_v at_o your_o sin_n because_o you_o be_v circumcise_a nor_o be_v bribe_v by_o any_o sacrifice_n to_o overlook_v your_o wickedness_n xxiii_o exod._n 8._o xix_o leu._n 15._o i_o deut._n 17._o nor_o on_o the_o contrary_a reject_v those_o that_o upright_o obey_v he_o though_o they_o be_v not_o jew_n so_o st._n peter_n learn_v to_o understand_v these_o word_n x_o act_n 34._o verse_n 18_o ver._n 18._o he_o do_v execute_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o fatherless_a and_o widow_n take_v their_o part_n as_o we_o speak_v and_o defend_v they_o against_o those_o that_o will_v oppress_v they_o and_o love_v the_o stranger_n in_o give_v he_o food_n and_o raiment_n provide_v for_o those_o who_o be_v drive_v unjust_o out_o of_o their_o own_o country_n or_o travel_v on_o their_o honest_a occasion_n fall_v into_o want_n for_o he_o seem_v here_o to_o speak_v of_o those_o who_o be_v neither_o proselyte_n of_o justice_n nor_o of_o the_o gate_n as_o the_o jew_n speak_v but_o be_v mere_a gentile_n verse_n 19_o ver._n 19_o love_v you_o therefore_o the_o stranger_n be_v kind_n and_o hospitable_a to_o such_o distress_a person_n which_o be_v a_o virtue_n that_o flow_v from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n v._n 12._o to_o which_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o pretend_v if_o we_o love_v not_o all_o mankind_n this_o love_n consist_v in_o imitate_v god_n care_n of_o such_o person_n whereof_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o forego_n verse_n viz._n do_v they_o justice_n equal_o with_o other_o and_o afford_v they_o food_n and_o raiment_n for_o you_o be_v stranger_n in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n this_o virtue_n be_v peculiar_o require_v of_o the_o jew_n who_o have_v be_v in_o that_o condition_n which_o he_o command_v they_o to_o pity_v see_v xxiii_o exod._n 9_o xix_o levit._n 33_o 34._o and_o if_o they_o have_v sincere_o practise_v this_o duty_n towards_o alien_n the_o grace_n of_o god_n show_v to_o the_o gentile_n in_o our_o bless_a saviour_n will_v not_o have_v seem_v so_o strange_a to_o they_o as_o it_o do_v ver._n 20._o thou_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n he_o verse_n 20_o shall_v thou_o serve_v this_o be_v explain_v before_o v._o 12._o to_o he_o shall_v thou_o cleave_v serve_v that_o be_v and_o worship_n none_o but_o he_o and_o swear_v by_o his_o name_n see_v vi_o 13._o ver._n 21._o he_o be_v thy_o praise_n who_o thou_o ought_v verse_n 21_o therefore_o to_o praise_v or_o rather_o in_o who_o love_n and_o favour_n thou_o ought_v to_o glory_n and_o to_o think_v it_o the_o high_a honour_n to_o be_v his_o servant_n and_o to_o have_v he_o for_o thy_o god_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v he_o be_v thy_o god_n who_o have_v bestow_v upon_o thou_o all_o the_o good_a thing_n which_o thou_o enjoy_v that_o have_v do_v for_o thou_o all_o these_o great_a and_o terrible_a thing_n which_o thy_o eye_n have_v see_v in_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n destroy_v pharaoh_n in_o the_o red-sea_n lead_v they_o through_o the_o wilderness_n give_v they_o the_o country_n of_o sihon_n and_o og_n etc._n etc._n who_o therefore_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o love_n and_o serve_v and_o to_o confide_v in_o his_o mercy_n and_o not_o in_o their_o own_o power_n or_o righteousness_n viii_o 17_o 18._o ix_o 4_o 5_o 6._o ver._n 22._o thy_o father_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n with_o verse_n 22_o threescore_o and_o ten_o person_n see_v xlvi_o gen._n 27._o i_o exod._n 5._o their_o family_n he_o will_v have_v they_o remember_v be_v very_o small_a xi_o chapter_n xi_o about_o two_o hundred_o year_n ago_o and_o now_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v make_v thou_o as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n for_o multitude_n vast_o increase_v they_o according_a to_o his_o promise_n unto_o abraham_n xv_o gen._n 5._o xii_o exod._n 37._o xxvi_o numb_a 51_o 62._o which_o alone_o as_o conradus_n pellicanus_fw-la here_o note_v be_v sufficient_a to_o fill_v their_o heart_n with_o his_o love_n and_o their_o mouth_n with_o his_o praise_n chap._n xi_o verse_n 1_o verse_n 1._o therefore_o thou_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n who_o of_o so_o small_a have_v make_v thou_o so_o great_a a_o nation_n and_o keep_v his_o charge_n a_o phrase_n use_v frequent_o concern_v the_o levite_n iii_o numb_a 7_o 8_o etc._n etc._n but_o here_o comprehend_v all_o the_o particular_n follow_v his_o statute_n and_o his_o judgement_n and_o commandment_n which_o he_o have_v charge_v they_o to_o observe_v see_v vi_o 1._o verse_n 2_o ver._n 2._o and_o know_v you_o this_o day_n consider_v serious_o what_o i_o have_v say_v to_o you_o till_o you_o be_v sensible_a of_o it_o viii_o 5._o ix_o 6._o for_o i_o speak_v not_o with_o your_o child_n which_o have_v not_o know_v and_o which_o have_v not_o see_v the_o word_n i_o speak_v be_v not_o in_o the_o hebrew_n and_o they_o may_v as_o well_o be_v supply_v thus_o for_o not_o with_o your_o child_n have_v these_o thing_n be_v do_v etc._n etc._n which_o agree_v well_o with_o v._o 7._o the_o chastisement_n of_o the_o lord_z your_o god_n the_o plague_n he_o send_v upon_o the_o egyptian_n his_o greatness_n which_o appear_v by_o the_o many_o great_a thing_n he_o do_v only_o upon_o the_o stretch_n out_o of_o moses_n his_o rod._n his_o mighty_a hand_n and_o stretch_v out_o arm_n these_o be_v more_o word_n to_o express_v the_o same_o thing_n ver._n 3._o and_o his_o miracle_n and_o his_o act_n which_o he_o do_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o egypt_n or_o his_o miraculous_a act_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 3_o he_o use_v so_o many_o word_n to_o make_v they_o sensible_a how_o much_o they_o be_v
without_o repeat_v they_o all_o again_o in_o every_o place_n that_o thou_o see_v to_o be_v beautiful_a lovely_a and_o invite_v by_o its_o situation_n and_o shady_a tree_n and_o fountain_n etc._n etc._n such_o as_o be_v mention_v v._n 2._o which_o the_o gentile_n choose_v perhaps_o wherein_o to_o sacrifice_n because_o they_o be_v more_o delightful_a or_o solemn_a than_o other_o whence_o ezekiel_n vi_o 3._o mention_n river_n and_o valley_n together_o with_o mountain_n where_o there_o be_v fine_a pasture_n and_o spring_n of_o water_n which_o be_v so_o pleasant_a and_o refresh_a in_o those_o country_n that_o they_o fancy_v the_o god_n delight_v in_o they_o so_o st._n hierom_n note_v upon_o vii_o jerem._n that_o this_o gentile_a error_n omnes_fw-la provincias_fw-la occupavit_fw-la etc._n etc._n spread_v itself_o in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n that_o they_o shall_v offer_v their_o sacrifice_n at_o the_o head_n of_o fountain_n and_o delightful_a grove_n verse_n 14_o ver._n 14._o but_o in_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n shall_v choose_v in_o one_o of_o thy_o tribe_n there_o shall_v thou_o offer_v thy_o burnt-offering_n this_o he_o have_v say_v before_o five_o 5_o 6_o 11._o but_o repeat_v it_o again_o because_o of_o the_o great_a importance_n of_o it_o to_o prevent_v all_o strange_a worship_n elijah_n indeed_o offer_v upon_o mount_n carmel_n after_o the_o temple_n be_v build_v but_o it_o be_v by_o a_o prophetical_a inspiration_n and_o if_o any_o one_o at_o that_o time_n have_v ask_v he_o if_o they_o may_v take_v that_o liberty_n he_o will_v have_v answer_v by_o no_o mean_n but_o he_o that_o offer_v out_o of_o jerusalem_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o xvii_o levit._n 4._o as_o for_o what_o i_o do_v now_o it_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a case_n to_o convince_v the_o lie_a prophet_n of_o baal_n etc._n etc._n thus_o maimonides_n in_o geder_o zeraim_n and_o there_o thou_o shall_v do_v all_o that_o i_o command_v thou_o bring_v their_o tithe_n and_o first-fruit_n beforementioned_a v._o 6._o and_o eat_v and_o rejoice_v before_o the_o lord_n v._o 7._o ver._n 15._o notwithstanding_o thou_o may_v kill_v and_o eat_v verse_n 15_o flesh_n for_o common_a food_n in_o all_o thy_o gate_n in_o any_o city_n town_n or_o house_n while_o they_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n indeed_o they_o may_v not_o kill_v their_o beast_n but_o only_o at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o consequent_o they_o eat_v nothing_o but_o peace-offering_n which_o have_v be_v first_o present_v unto_o god_n and_o part_n of_o they_o burn_v at_o his_o altar_n xvii_o levit._fw-la 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n but_o when_o they_o go_v into_o canaan_n they_o be_v free_o indulge_v to_o kill_v their_o beast_n in_o any_o place_n without_o bring_v any_o part_n of_o they_o to_o the_o altar_n whatsoever_o thy_o soul_n lu_v after_o of_o all_o sort_n of_o creature_n not_o prohibit_v in_o the_o xith_z of_o leviticus_n according_a to_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n which_o he_o have_v give_v thou_o suitable_a to_o every_o man_n estate_n and_o condition_n the_o unclean_a and_o the_o clean_a may_v eat_v thereof_o they_o who_o be_v under_o any_o legal_a uncleanness_n may_v not_o eat_v of_o the_o sacrifice_n but_o of_o common_a food_n at_o their_o ordinary_a table_n they_o may_v as_o well_o as_o other_o as_o of_o the_o roebuck_n and_o as_o of_o the_o hart._n he_o instance_n in_o these_o because_o there_o be_v great_a plenty_n of_o they_o in_o that_o country_n as_o aelian_a observe_n in_o the_o end_n of_o his_o five_o book_n where_o he_o say_v they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o high_a mountain_n of_o amanus_n libanus_n and_o carmel_n these_o creature_n may_v not_o be_v sacrifice_v to_o god_n but_o they_o may_v eat_v of_o other_o which_o be_v use_v in_o sacrifice_n sheep_n goat_n ox_n as_o free_o as_o of_o these_o which_o be_v not_o verse_n 16_o ver._n 16._o only_o you_o shall_v not_o eat_v the_o blood_n but_o of_o the_o blood_n of_o those_o creature_n they_o may_v no_o more_o eat_v than_o of_o those_o that_o be_v sacrifice_v at_o the_o altar_n but_o as_o there_o it_o be_v to_o be_v sprinkle_v upon_o the_o altar_n and_o then_o pour_v out_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o it_o so_o here_o it_o be_v to_o be_v pour_v on_o the_o earth_n you_o shall_v pour_v it_o upon_o the_o earth_n as_o water_n so_o that_o it_o may_v sink_v into_o the_o ground_n and_o disappear_v as_o water_n do_v when_o it_o be_v pour_v on_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v so_o strict_o enjoin_v though_o it_o be_v not_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o oblation_n to_o prevent_v those_o superstition_n which_o be_v exercise_v by_o the_o old_a idolater_n about_o the_o blood_n of_o their_o sacrifice_n in_o which_o they_o think_v their_o daemon_n delight_v and_o by_o eat_v of_o which_o they_o hope_v to_o have_v communion_n with_o they_o as_o maimonides_n observe_v in_o his_o more_n nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n xlvi_o verse_n 17_o ver._n 17._o thou_o may_v not_o eat_v within_o thy_o gate_n in_o their_o own_o private_a habitation_n the_o tithe_n of_o thy_o corn_n or_o of_o thy_o wine_n or_o of_o thy_o oil._n this_o can_v be_v mean_v of_o the_o tithe_n pay_v to_o the_o levite_n which_o the_o people_n may_v not_o eat_v any_o where_o be_v appropriate_v to_o the_o levite_n alone_o he_o speak_v therefore_o of_o a_o tithe_n which_o the_o people_n may_v eat_v though_o not_o at_o home_n yet_o in_o the_o place_n where_o the_o sanctuary_n be_v it_o must_v be_v mean_v of_o that_o which_o the_o hebrew_n call_v the_o second_o tithe_n which_o be_v set_v out_o after_o that_o to_o the_o levite_n be_v pay_v concern_v which_o he_o speak_v fourteen_o 22_o 23_o etc._n etc._n or_o the_o firstling_n of_o the_o herd_n or_o of_o thy_o flock_n these_o be_v entire_o the_o priest_n portion_n by_o a_o express_a law_n xviii_o numb_a 15_o 17_o 18._o and_o therefore_o can_v not_o lawful_o be_v eat_v by_o the_o people_n either_o at_o home_n or_o at_o the_o sanctuary_n which_o make_v it_o necessary_a to_o understand_v this_o of_o some_o other_o firstling_n and_o it_o be_v not_o improbable_a that_o it_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o female_n which_o open_v the_o womb._n for_o the_o male_n only_o be_v the_o lord_n as_o appear_v from_o xiii_o exodus_fw-la and_o other_o place_n who_o give_v they_o to_o his_o priest_n but_o he_o will_v have_v the_o first-born_a female_n also_o to_o be_v in_o some_o sort_n sacred_a by_o require_v they_o to_o be_v eat_v at_o his_o sanctuary_n where_o his_o priest_n have_v their_o share_n of_o they_o for_o i_o see_v no_o ground_n to_o think_v that_o as_o there_o be_v a_o secondary_a tithe_n so_o there_o be_v a_o secondary_a firstling_n set_v apart_o by_o every_o man_n to_o this_o use_n nor_o any_o of_o thy_o vow_n which_o thou_o vowe_v etc._n etc._n all_o such_o thing_n be_v also_o whole_o the_o lord_n xxvii_o levit._n 28._o and_o give_v by_o he_o to_o his_o priest_n xviii_o numb_a 14._o but_o that_o be_v only_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o what_o be_v vow_v to_o god_n absolute_o without_o mention_v any_o particular_a use_n to_o which_o it_o be_v design_v beside_o which_o they_o may_v vow_v what_o they_o please_v to_o be_v spend_v in_o solemn_a feast_n with_o the_o levite_n the_o widow_n the_o fatherless_a and_o other_o poor_a people_n and_o of_o such_o moses_n here_o speak_v or_o heave-offering_n of_o thy_o hand_n these_o be_v first-fruit_n of_o corn_n wine_n and_o oil_n as_o i_o say_v upon_o v._o 6._o which_o be_v also_o the_o priest_n portion_n xviii_o numb_a 12._o therefore_o this_o can_v be_v mean_v of_o no_o other_o first-fruit_n but_o such_o as_o man_n free_o offer_v without_o any_o obligation_n to_o it_o to_o be_v spend_v in_o this_o fashion_n for_o he_o be_v speak_v before_o of_o such_o kind_n of_o thing_n unless_o we_o will_v understand_v this_o of_o the_o first-fruit_n of_o young_a tree_n which_o may_v not_o be_v eat_v in_o three_o year_n after_o they_o be_v plant_v but_o in_o the_o four_o year_n be_v to_o be_v holy_a to_o praise_v the_o lord_n withal_o xix_o levit._n 24._o which_o as_o josephus_n say_v be_v spend_v in_o these_o sacred_a feast_n see_v there_o verse_n 18_o ver._n 18._o but_o thou_o must_v eat_v they_o before_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n in_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v choose_v thou_o and_o thy_o son_n and_o thy_o daughter_n etc._n etc._n see_v before_o v._o 11_o 12._o verse_n 19_o ver._n 19_o take_v heed_n to_o thyself_o that_o thou_o forsake_v not_o the_o levite_n as_o long_o as_o thou_o live_v upon_o the_o earth_n he_o give_v this_o caution_n lest_o covetousness_n shall_v make_v they_o defraud_v the_o levite_n of_o their_o tithe_n and_o not_o let_v they_o have_v convenient_a habitation_n or_o profaneness_n make_v they_o not_o invite_v
18_o 19_o and_o therefore_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o what_o i_o have_v note_v there_o only_o add_v that_o from_o hence_o it_o appear_v how_o false_a their_o opinion_n be_v who_o think_v the_o hebrew_n word_n tzippor_n be_v a_o general_a name_n only_o for_o small_a bird_n such_o as_o sparrow_n for_o it_o be_v evident_a from_o this_o place_n that_o it_o be_v a_o name_n for_o all_o bird_n whatsoever_o even_o the_o great_a such_o as_o be_v here_o mention_v ver._n 19_o and_o every_o creep_a thing_n that_o fly_v be_v unclean_a verse_n 19_o to_o you_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v eat_v see_v xi_o leu._n 20._o ver._n 20._o but_o of_o all_o clean_a fowl_n you_o may_v eat_v this_o be_v verse_n 20_o not_o the_o same_o precept_n with_o that_o v._o 11._o for_o there_o he_o speak_v of_o bird_n but_o here_o of_o other_o wing_a creature_n which_o be_v not_o bird_n but_o infect_v as_o we_o call_v they_o and_o in_o xi_o levit._n he_o describe_v the_o fly_a creep_a thing_n which_o they_o may_v eat_v and_o particular_o mention_n several_a sort_n of_o they_o v._o 22._o ver._n 21._o you_o shall_v not_o eat_v of_o any_o thing_n that_o die_v of_o it_o verse_n 21_o self_n unto_o this_o discourse_n about_o food_n it_o be_v very_o proper_a to_o add_v a_o caution_n which_o he_o have_v give_v before_o xi_o levit._fw-la 39_o 40._o that_o though_o they_o may_v kill_v and_o eat_v any_o clean_a creature_n yet_o if_o it_o die_v of_o itself_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o eat_v it_o because_o the_o blood_n be_v in_o it_o some_o verse_n ascribe_v to_o phocylides_n contain_v this_o sense_n so_o full_o that_o one_o will_v think_v he_o have_v read_v moses_n see_v jos_n scaliger_n in_o eusebium_n p._n 88_o thou_o shall_v give_v it_o unto_o the_o strange_a that_o be_v within_o thy_o gate_n the_o proselyte_n of_o the_o gate_n as_o they_o call_v they_o who_o have_v not_o embrace_v their_o religion_n but_o be_v not_o idolater_n and_o therefore_o suffer_v to_o dwell_v among_o they_o may_v eat_v such_o meat_n have_v no_o obligation_n upon_o they_o to_o observe_v these_o law_n for_o they_o be_v not_o circumcise_a or_o thou_o may_v sell_v it_o unto_o a_o alien_n to_o a_o mere_a gentile_n who_o may_v happen_v then_o to_o be_v in_o their_o country_n for_o there_o be_v three_o sort_n of_o people_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o stranger_n be_v not_o of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n first_o such_o as_o have_v receive_v circumcision_n and_o consequent_o embrace_v the_o jewish_a religion_n who_o be_v call_v gere-tzedek_a stranger_n or_o proselyte_n of_o justice_n other_o be_v not_o circumcise_a but_o yet_o worship_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n who_o be_v call_v stranger_n of_o the_o gate_n or_o gere-toshab_a stranger_n dwell_v among_o they_o because_o they_o be_v to_o abide_v in_o their_o country_n constant_o but_o there_o be_v a_o three_o sort_n call_v nocherim_n which_o we_o here_o translate_v alien_n who_o be_v mere_a gentile_n and_o not_o suffer_v to_o have_v a_o habitation_n among_o they_o but_o only_o to_o come_v and_o go_v in_o their_o traffic_n with_o they_o for_o thou_o be_v a_o holy_a people_n unto_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n this_o reason_n be_v give_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o discourse_n v._o 2._o and_o so_o it_o be_v in_o leviticus_n in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o it_o see_v xi_o 44_o 45._o thou_o shall_v not_o seethe_v a_o kid_n in_o its_o mother_n milk_n now_o he_o plain_o return_v to_o caution_n they_o against_o idolatrous_a custom_n for_o this_o be_v practise_v among_o the_o heathen_n in_o the_o end_n of_o harvest_n when_o they_o sprinkle_v their_o field_n and_o their_o garden_n with_o this_o broth_n to_o make_v they_o fruitful_a it_o be_v mention_v twice_o before_o see_v xxiii_o exod._n 19_o and_o xxxiv_o 26._o ver._n 22._o thou_o shall_v true_o tithe_v all_o the_o increase_n of_o thy_o verse_n 22_o seed_n which_o the_o field_n bring_v forth_o year_n by_o year_n this_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o reach_v unto_o herb_n as_o the_o pharisee_n interpret_v it_o of_o which_o see_v grotius_n on_o xxiii_o matth._n 4._o but_o though_o causabon_n and_o drusius_n and_o other_o great_a man_n be_v of_o this_o opinion_n yet_o the_o contrary_n be_v maintain_v by_o person_n of_o no_o small_a note_n because_o our_o saviour_n when_o he_o determine_v this_o case_n say_v these_o thing_n you_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v and_o not_o leave_v the_o other_o undo_v as_o for_o the_o tithe_n here_o mention_v i_o have_v show_v elsewhere_o that_o it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o eastern_a prince_n to_o receive_v the_o ten_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o country_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o their_o minister_n and_o officer_n as_o we_o read_v 1_o sam._n viii_o 15._o in_o like_a manner_n god_n the_o great_a king_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o peculiar_a sovereign_n of_o this_o country_n require_v a_o ten_o of_o all_o their_o increase_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o his_o priest_n and_o levite_n in_o his_o service_n after_o which_o he_o order_v also_o a_o further_a tithe_n to_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o nine_o part_n remain_v which_o be_v call_v the_o second_o tithe_n to_o be_v spend_v in_o feast_n at_o his_o tabernacle_n and_o this_o be_v with_o great_a reason_n think_v to_o be_v particular_o enjoin_v in_o these_o word_n for_o of_o such_o tithe_n he_o speak_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n it_o may_v seem_v indeed_o a_o little_a hard_a to_o give_v another_o ten_o part_n after_o they_o have_v pay_v one_o already_o which_o they_o may_v be_v tempt_v not_o to_o perform_v exact_o and_o therefore_o he_o say_v thou_o shall_v true_o that_o be_v faithful_o without_o any_o deceit_n or_o fraud_n tithe_n all_o the_o increase_n of_o thy_o seed_n and_o when_o this_o be_v do_v he_o require_v also_o once_o in_o three_o year_n a_o three_o tithe_n for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o poor_a see_v v._n 28._o that_o they_o may_v also_o be_v entertain_v at_o his_o cost_n though_o not_o at_o that_o time_n at_o his_o house_n for_o it_o be_v suitable_a to_o his_o royal_a greatness_n that_o all_o his_o subject_n shall_v be_v feast_v by_o his_o order_n at_o his_o palace_n and_o that_o the_o poor_a of_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v neglect_v but_o some_o time_n or_o other_o partake_v of_o his_o bounty_n as_o they_o do_v at_o those_o feast_n i_o mention_v where_o their_o man-servant_n and_o maidservant_n be_v to_o be_v entertain_v as_o well_o as_o the_o levite_n xii_o 12_o 18._o verse_n 23_o ver._n 23._o and_o thou_o shall_v eat_v before_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n in_o the_o place_n which_o he_o shall_v choose_v to_o place_v his_o name_n there_o see_v xii_o 5_o 6._o the_o tithe_n of_o thy_o corn_n and_o of_o thy_o wine_n and_o of_o thy_o oil._n this_o can_v be_v mean_v of_o the_o tithe_n pay_v to_o the_o levite_n of_o which_o the_o people_n be_v not_o to_o partake_v but_o only_o the_o priest_n to_o who_o the_o levite_n be_v to_o give_v a_o tithe_n therefore_o it_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o second_o tithe_n separate_v after_o the_o other_o be_v pay_v for_o this_o holy_a use_n the_o design_n of_o which_o be_v that_o they_o may_v be_v secure_v in_o his_o religion_n by_o eat_v and_o drink_v in_o his_o presence_n and_o thereby_o profess_v that_o they_o belong_v to_o he_o and_o be_v his_o thankful_a servant_n the_o observation_n of_o r._n bechai_n upon_o these_o word_n thy_o corn_n thy_o wine_n and_o thy_o oil_n be_v something_o curious_a but_o it_o have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o truth_n in_o it_o if_o thou_o pay_v the_o tithe_n say_v he_o than_o it_o be_v thy_o corn_n if_o thou_o do_v not_o it_o be_v my_o corn_n and_o not_o thy_o in_o like_a manner_n if_o they_o pay_v the_o tithe_n of_o wine_n and_o oil_n for_o it_o be_v say_v in_o two_o hosea_n 9_o therefore_o i_o will_v return_v and_o take_v away_o my_o corn_n in_o the_o time_n thereof_o and_o my_o wine_n in_o the_o season_n thereof_o for_o they_o forfeit_v the_o whole_a who_o do_v not_o pay_v the_o ten_o which_o be_v the_o rent_n god_n reserve_v to_o himself_o and_o the_o same_o r._n bechai_n represent_v this_o as_o a_o very_a merciful_a law_n for_o it_o be_v the_o fashion_n of_o the_o world_n say_v he_o if_o a_o man_n have_v ground_n of_o his_o own_o to_o let_v it_o out_o to_o tenant_n at_o what_o rate_n he_o please_v for_o a_o half_a or_o three_o part_n to_o be_v pay_v to_o he_o but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o the_o almighty_a who_o the_o earth_n be_v and_o who_o raise_v cloud_n and_o water_n it_o with_o rain_n and_o send_v down_o drop_n of_o dew_n and_o make_v fat_a the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o yet_o require_v but_o one_o part_n of_o ten_o for_o his_o own_o use_n this_o make_v it_o high_o reasonable_a
that_o moses_n shall_v admonish_v the_o israelite_n so_o often_o diligent_o to_o pay_v their_o tithe_n and_o the_o firstling_n of_o thy_o herd_n and_o of_o thy_o flock_n see_v concern_v these_o xii_o 6._o that_o thou_o may_v learn_v to_o fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n always_o this_o justify_v what_o i_o say_v that_o the_o design_n of_o this_o be_v to_o preserve_v they_o steadfast_a in_o their_o religion_n by_o have_v communion_n with_o he_o in_o so_o solemn_a a_o manner_n every_o year_n for_o that_o be_v mean_v by_o fear_v the_o lord_n always_o continue_v in_o the_o worship_n and_o service_n of_o he_o alone_o see_v vi_o 1._o ver._n 24._o and_o if_o the_o way_n be_v too_o long_o for_o thou_o so_o that_o verse_n 24_o thou_o be_v not_o able_a to_o carry_v it_o or_o if_o the_o place_n be_v too_o far_o off_o from_o thou_o which_z the_o lord_z thy_o god_n shall_v choose_v etc._n etc._n if_o they_o live_v at_o so_o great_a a_o distance_n from_o the_o sanctuary_n or_o the_o way_n be_v so_o bad_a that_o it_o will_v be_v very_o troublesome_a and_o chargeable_a to_o carry_v those_o tithe_n in_o kind_n here_o they_o have_v a_o liberty_n grant_v they_o to_o make_v money_n of_o they_o and_o with_o that_o to_o buy_v provision_n for_o the_o feast_n at_o the_o sanctuary_n when_o they_o come_v thither_o as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n all_o thing_n likewise_o which_o will_v not_o keep_v so_o long_o as_o till_o they_o can_v go_v to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n they_o be_v to_o turn_v into_o money_n but_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o perishable_a they_o be_v to_o carry_v in_o kind_n if_o they_o do_v not_o dwell_v too_o far_o off_o from_o it_o ver._n 25._o then_o shall_v thou_o turn_v it_o into_o money_n add_v a_o five_o part_n to_o it_o as_o the_o law_n be_v xxvii_o levit._n 31._o and_o bound_v up_o the_o money_n in_o thy_o hand_n and_o shall_v go_v unto_o verse_n 25_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v choose_v put_v it_o into_o a_o bag_n by_o itself_o and_o not_o mix_v it_o with_o other_o money_n but_o keep_v it_o bind_v up_o till_o the_o next_o feast_n and_o then_o carry_v it_o in_o their_o hand_n to_o the_o place_n where_o god_n house_n be_v settle_v god_n will_v not_o have_v they_o excuse_v from_o go_v to_o that_o place_n with_o these_o thing_n in_o kind_n upon_o every_o slight_a reason_n and_o therefore_o make_v it_o something_o chargeable_a to_o exchange_v they_o into_o money_n by_o require_v a_o five_o part_n to_o be_v add_v and_o beside_o the_o elder_n make_v a_o constitution_n that_o this_o liberty_n shall_v be_v allow_v to_o none_o but_o those_o who_o live_v above_o a_o day_n journey_n from_o jerusalem_n which_o at_o last_o be_v the_o fix_a place_n of_o god_n worship_n and_o that_o it_o may_v be_v know_v certain_o what_o be_v a_o day_n journey_n the_o place_n at_o that_o distance_n be_v fix_v from_o every_o quarter_n viz._n lydda_n on_o the_o west_n the_o river_n jordan_n on_o the_o east_n aarabatta_n on_o the_o north_n and_o elath_n on_o the_o south_n as_o j._n wagenseil_n have_v observe_v in_o his_o confutation_n of_o that_o blasphemous_a book_n call_v toldo_n jeschu_n pag._n 22._o verse_n 26_o ver._n 26._o and_o thou_o shall_v bestow_v that_o money_n for_o whatsoever_o thy_o soul_n lu_v after_o for_o ox_n or_o for_o sheep_n etc._n etc._n purchase_v such_o provision_n as_o they_o most_o delight_v in_o of_o all_o meat_n that_o god_n law_n allow_v and_o thou_o shall_v eat_v there_o before_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n make_v a_o holy_a entertainment_n at_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o thou_o shall_v rejoice_v thou_o and_o thy_o household_n man-servant_n and_o maidservant_n as_o well_o as_o son_n and_o daughter_n xii_o 18._o together_o with_o the_o levite_n widow_n orphan_n and_o stranger_n ver._n 27._o and_o the_o levite_n that_o be_v within_o thy_o gate_n thou_o shall_v not_o forsake_v he_o they_o be_v always_o to_o be_v invite_v to_o these_o feast_n see_v xii_o 19_o for_o he_o have_v no_o part_n nor_o inheritance_n with_o thou_o they_o verse_n 27_o be_v whole_o devote_v to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o the_o study_n of_o the_o law_n as_o maimonides_n observe_v in_o his_o more_n nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n thirty-nine_o see_v xii_o 19_o ver._n 28._o at_o the_o end_n of_o three_o year_n thou_o shall_v bring_v forth_o verse_n 28_o all_o the_o tithe_n of_o thy_o increase_n the_o opinion_n of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n be_v that_o this_o be_v not_o a_o distinct_a tithe_n from_o that_o which_o they_o call_v the_o second_o tithe_n pay_v every_o year_n but_o the_o very_a same_o which_o every_o three_o year_n be_v not_o to_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o sanctuary_n but_o to_o be_v employ_v to_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o poor_a in_o their_o own_o city_n and_o house_n for_o thus_o they_o explain_v it_o that_o in_o the_o three_o year_n after_o the_o year_n of_o release_n and_o in_o the_o six_o year_n the_o tithe_n that_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o place_n where_o the_o sanctuary_n be_v and_o there_o spend_v in_o feast_n before_o god_n be_v to_o be_v spend_v upon_o the_o poor_a in_o every_o town_n where_o they_o that_o pay_v the_o tithe_n live_v but_o every_o first_o second_o four_o and_o five_o year_n from_o the_o year_n of_o release_n it_o be_v spend_v in_o holy_a entertainment_n at_o the_o house_n of_o god_n in_o the_o year_n of_o release_n itself_o which_o be_v every_o seven_o year_n no_o tithe_n at_o all_o be_v pay_v of_o any_o kind_n because_o all_o lay_v common_a so_o that_o every_o year_n the_o owner_n of_o the_o ground_n set_v out_o a_o second_o tithe_n but_o he_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o carry_v it_o every_o year_n to_o jerusalem_n for_o in_o the_o compass_n of_o seven_o year_n four_o of_o those_o year_n only_o be_v appoint_v for_o their_o journey_n thither_o and_o two_o they_o stay_v at_o home_n see_v selden_n of_o tithe_n and_o lib._n vi_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n p._n 693._o but_o this_o be_v contradict_v by_o other_o great_a man_n particular_o by_o bishop_n mountagu_n who_o assert_n these_o to_o be_v two_o distinct_a tithe_n see_v p._n 332_o etc._n etc._n especial_o p._n 346._o and_o those_o that_o follow_v and_o josephus_n seem_v plain_o to_o be_v of_o his_o mind_n p._n 349._o old_a tobit_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o three_o tithe_n i._o 8._o the_o tithe_n of_o thy_o increase_n the_o same_o year_n i._n e._n of_o the_o three_o year_n and_o shall_v lay_v it_o up_o within_o thy_o gate_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o place_n where_o god_n house_n be_v but_o to_o be_v spend_v at_o home_n verse_n 29_o ver._n 29._o and_o the_o levite_n because_o he_o have_v no_o part_n nor_o inheritance_n with_o thou_o see_v v._o 37._o and_o the_o stranger_n and_o the_o fatherless_a and_o the_o widow_n which_o be_v within_o thy_o gate_n shall_v come_v and_o shall_v eat_v and_o be_v satisfy_v this_o tithe_n be_v not_o spend_v in_o joy_n and_o gladness_n as_o the_o second_o tithe_n be_v v._n 26._o when_o they_o go_v to_o god_n dwell_v place_n but_o mere_o in_o the_o relief_n and_o comfort_n of_o the_o poor_a sort_n of_o people_n who_o otherwise_o may_v have_v be_v force_v to_o beg_v or_o to_o serve_v stranger_n and_o thereby_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o be_v pervert_v from_o their_o religion_n 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 which_o thou_o do_v this_o tithe_n the_o jew_n say_v be_v call_v the_o consummation_n of_o tithe_n because_o herein_o the_o love_n of_o their_o neighbour_n be_v most_o eminent_o apparent_a for_o it_o be_v likely_a they_o themselves_o have_v no_o share_n in_o this_o as_o they_o have_v at_o the_o feast_n upon_o the_o second_o tithe_n but_o be_v whole_o spend_v upon_o the_o person_n here_o name_v who_o heart_n can_v not_o but_o be_v move_v to_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o his_o blessing_n upon_o they_o in_o all_o their_o labour_n which_o he_o here_o promise_v to_o bestow_v chap._n xv._o xv._o chapter_n xv._o verse_n 1._o at_o the_o end_n of_o every_o seven_o year_n it_o verse_n 1_o appear_v from_o v._o 9_o that_o this_o phrase_n signify_v as_o much_o as_o every_o seven_o year_n thou_o shall_v make_v a_o release_n perfect_o free_a their_o brethren_n from_o all_o their_o debt_n which_o they_o owe_v to_o their_o creditor_n this_o year_n be_v famous_a not_o only_o for_o this_o but_o for_o let_v servant_n go_v free_a as_o some_o think_v xxi_o exod._n 2._o and_o for_o let_v their_o ground_n rest_n xxv_o levit_fw-la 34._o and_o for_o read_v this_o law_n public_o to_o all_o the_o people_n xxxi_o deut._n 10._o ver._n 2._o and_o this_o be_v the_o manner_n
egypt_n and_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n redeem_v thou_o and_o do_v not_o bring_v they_o empty_a out_o of_o their_o slavery_n but_o load_v with_o silver_n and_o gold_n and_o raiment_n xii_o exod._n 35._o by_o which_o bounty_n of_o god_n to_o themselves_o they_o may_v take_v the_o best_a measure_n of_o their_o duty_n to_o their_o poor_a brethren_n when_o they_o be_v dismiss_v from_o servitude_n therefore_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o thing_n to_o day_n in_o remembrance_n of_o that_o great_a benefit_n he_o enjoin_v this_o benevolence_n to_o poor_a slave_n ver._n 16._o and_o it_o shall_v be_v if_o he_o say_v i_o will_v not_o go_v away_o verse_n 16_o from_o thou_o refuse_v to_o enjoy_v his_o liberty_n when_o his_o six_o year_n service_n be_v expire_v because_o he_o love_v thou_o and_o thy_o house_n the_o phrase_n in_o exodus_fw-la xxi_o 5._o be_v say_v shall_v say_v i_o love_v my_o master_n etc._n etc._n abarbinel_n from_o thence_o gather_v that_o it_o be_v necessary_a he_o shall_v often_o profess_v how_o loath_a he_o be_v to_o leave_v his_o master_n and_o his_o family_n and_o make_v repeat_v declaration_n of_o his_o affection_n to_o they_o because_o he_o be_v well_o with_o thou_o life_n happy_o out_o of_o these_o word_n maimonides_n infer_v that_o there_o be_v to_o be_v reciprocal_a love_n between_o the_o servant_n and_o his_o master_n for_o if_o the_o servant_n love_v his_o master_n yet_o if_o his_o master_n do_v not_o love_v he_o his_o ear_n be_v not_o bore_v for_o he_o can_v not_o take_v content_a in_o his_o stay_n with_o he_o but_o these_o word_n suppose_v his_o master_n kindness_n to_o he_o by_o his_o good_a usage_n of_o he_o ver._n 17._o then_o shall_v thou_o take_v a_o awl_n and_o thrust_v it_o through_o his_o ear_n unto_o the_o door_n etc._n etc._n but_o first_o he_o be_v to_o bring_v he_o before_o the_o judge_n that_o he_o may_v there_o in_o verse_n 17_o open_a court_n profess_v the_o same_o that_o he_o have_v do_v to_o his_o master_n and_o thereby_o make_v it_o appear_v there_o be_v no_o fraud_n or_o deceit_n in_o the_o business_n and_o that_o his_o master_n do_v not_o keep_v he_o against_o his_o will_n contrary_a to_o this_o law_n see_v xxi_o exod._n 6._o where_o all_o this_o be_v explain_v and_o also_o unto_o thy_o maidservant_n thou_o shall_v do_v likewise_o this_o relate_v only_o to_o the_o not_o send_v maidservant_n away_o empty_a not_o to_o the_o bore_v their_o ear_n if_o they_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o be_v free_v for_o that_o be_v not_o use_v if_o we_o may_v believe_v the_o hebrew_n doctor_n to_o maidservant_n it_o be_v sufficient_a if_o they_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o stay_v with_o their_o master_n that_o they_o addict_v themselves_o in_o solemn_a word_n to_o their_o service_n for_o ever_o but_o there_o be_v many_o difference_n between_o a_o manservant_n and_o a_o maidservant_n at_o least_o in_o some_o case_n see_v upon_o xxi_o exod._n 7._o which_o be_v explain_v with_o great_a nicety_n by_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n with_o which_o i_o need_v not_o trouble_v the_o reader_n because_o there_o be_v no_o such_o slavery_n among_o we_o in_o these_o day_n verse_n 18_o ver._n 18._o it_o shall_v not_o seem_v hard_o unto_o thou_o when_o thou_o send_v he_o away_o free_a from_o thou_o it_o be_v plain_a by_o this_o that_o he_o return_v to_o what_o he_o be_v speak_v of_o v._o 12_o 13_o etc._n etc._n concern_v their_o not_o let_v their_o servant_n go_v away_o empty_a when_o they_o have_v their_o freedom_n for_o this_o be_v the_o chief_a thing_n that_o can_v seem_v hard_a to_o they_o for_o he_o have_v be_v worth_a a_o double_a hire_a servant_n to_o thou_o who_o serve_v at_o most_o only_o for_o three_o year_n and_o have_v wage_n pay_v he_o all_o the_o time_n xvi_o isaiah_n 14._o in_o serve_v thou_o six_o year_n twice_o as_o long_o as_o a_o hire_a servant_n and_o for_o nothing_o so_o that_o consider_v what_o wage_n he_o give_v the_o other_o and_o how_o small_a a_o price_n perhaps_o they_o pay_v for_o he_o they_o will_v find_v themselves_o gainer_n by_o such_o slave_n and_o therefore_o shall_v not_o think_v much_o to_o give_v they_o a_o gratuity_n when_o they_o send_v they_o away_o and_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n shall_v bless_v thou_o in_o all_o that_o thou_o do_v he_o incourage_v they_o to_o hope_v they_o shall_v be_v great_a gainer_n otherways_o by_o this_o charity_n which_o will_v procure_v god_n blessing_n upon_o their_o future_a labour_n this_o argument_n he_o have_v press_v twice_o or_o thrice_o before_o in_o this_o chapter_n v._o 4_o 6_o 10._o ver._n 19_o all_o the_o firstling-males_a that_o come_v of_o thy_o herd_n verse_n 19_o and_o of_o thy_o flock_n shall_v thou_o sanctify_v unto_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n all_o the_o first-born_a male_n be_v the_o lord_n by_o a_o law_n make_v at_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o he_o give_v they_o to_o his_o priest_n for_o their_o portion_n xiii_o exod._n 2_o 15._o xviii_o numb_a 15._o thou_o shall_v do_v no_o work_n with_o the_o firstling_n of_o thy_o bullock_n nor_o shear_v the_o firstling_n of_o thy_o sheep_n beside_o the_o firstling-males_a which_o alone_o be_v separate_v to_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v also_o firstling-females_a which_o though_o they_o be_v not_o sanctify_v to_o he_o as_o the_o male_n be_v yet_o be_v not_o to_o be_v employ_v by_o the_o owner_n as_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o cattle_n but_o offer_v as_o peace-offering_n to_o god_n of_o which_o they_o themselves_o have_v a_o good_a share_n though_o some_o part_n of_o they_o be_v give_v to_o the_o priest_n ver._n 20._o thou_o shall_v eat_v it_o before_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n verse_n 20_o it_o be_v evident_a from_o hence_o that_o he_o speak_v of_o such_o female-firstling_n as_o i_o mention_v in_o the_o forego_n verse_n for_o of_o the_o male_n they_o may_v not_o eat_v but_o they_o belong_v entire_o to_o the_o priest_n year_n by_o year_n at_o their_o solemn_a festival_n when_o they_o be_v first_o to_o offer_v they_o unto_o god_n and_o then_o the_o feast_n upon_o these_o peace-offering_n follow_v in_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n shall_v choose_v thou_o and_o thy_o household_n with_o the_o levite_n and_o stranger_n etc._n etc._n who_o they_o be_v to_o invite_v to_o these_o sacred_a entertainment_n for_o this_o be_v but_o a_o repetition_n of_o the_o law_n twice_o or_o thrice_o mention_v before_o xii_o 6_o 7_o etc._n etc._n 17_o 18_o 26._o fourteen_o 23._o and_o upon_o this_o occasion_n here_o again_o inculcate_v because_o it_o be_v of_o exceed_v great_a moment_n to_o preserve_v they_o in_o the_o worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n alone_o verse_n 20_o ver._n 20._o and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o blemish_n therein_o as_o if_o it_o be_v lame_a or_o blind_a or_o have_v any_o ill_a blemish_n this_o be_v another_o reason_n why_o he_o mention_n these_o feast_n again_o that_o he_o may_v admonish_v they_o what_o to_o do_v with_o these_o first-ling_n if_o there_o be_v any_o blemish_n in_o they_o which_o make_v they_o unfit_a for_o sacrifice_n these_o blemish_n he_o have_v speak_v of_o in_o xxii_o levit._fw-la 21_o 22_o 24._o but_o here_o add_v the_o lame_a to_o those_o there_o name_v which_o the_o prophet_n malachi_n also_o mention_n and_o so_o do_v the_o heathen_n as_o unacceptable_a unto_o god_n i_o mal._n 8._o thou_o shall_v not_o sacrifice_v it_o to_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n no_o not_o to_o make_v such_o a_o charitable_a feast_n at_o the_o sanctuary_n verse_n 22_o ver._n 22._o thou_o shall_v eat_v it_o within_o thy_o gate_n it_o be_v free_a for_o they_o to_o eat_v it_o at_o home_n though_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a god_n expect_v they_o shall_v invite_v the_o levite_n and_o the_o stranger_n the_o fatherless_a and_o widow_n to_o partake_v of_o it_o as_o they_o do_v of_o the_o three_o tithe_n fourteen_o 29._o because_o if_o it_o have_v be_v without_o blemish_n it_o must_v have_v be_v so_o employ_v at_o the_o sanctuary_n the_o unclean_a and_o the_o clean_a person_n shall_v eat_v it_o alike_o whereas_o if_o it_o have_v be_v sacrifice_v at_o their_o feast_n only_o the_o clean_a can_v have_v eat_v of_o it_o as_o the_o roebuck_n and_o the_o hart._n see_v xii_o 15_o 22._o verse_n 23_o ver._n 23._o only_o thou_o shall_v not_o eat_v the_o blood_n thereof_o thou_o shall_v pour_v it_o upon_o the_o ground_n as_o water_n he_o take_v all_o occasion_n to_o mention_v this_o because_o it_o be_v design_v to_o preserve_v they_o free_a from_o idolatry_n see_v xii_o 16_o 23_o 24._o chap._n xvi_o xvi_o chapter_n xvi_o verse_n 1._o observe_v the_o month_n of_o abib_fw-la which_o god_n verse_n 1_o by_o a_o special_a order_n make_v the_o beginning_n of_o their_o year_n see_v xii_o exod._n 2._o xiii_o 4._o xxxiv_o 18._o and_o keep_v the_o passover_n unto_o the_o lord_z thy_o
be_v but_o till_o they_o have_v eat_v the_o paschal_n lamb_n after_o which_o they_o may_v return_v home_o if_o they_o please_v so_o bochartus_fw-la who_o from_o hence_o prove_v that_o the_o most_o solemn_a day_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n be_v not_o observe_v like_o a_o sabbath_n because_o man_n may_v travel_v home_o upon_o the_o first_o day_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n as_o the_o whole_a nation_n travel_v out_o of_o egypt_n on_o this_o day_n from_o ramese_n to_o succoth_n yet_o pious_a people_n who_o be_v able_a to_o bear_v so_o great_a a_o charge_n be_v wont_a no_o doubt_n to_o stay_v the_o whole_a seven_o day_n before_o they_o return_v home_o because_o the_o first_o and_o last_o day_n of_o the_o feast_n be_v great_a solemnity_n so_o they_o do_v in_o the_o passover_n of_o hezekiah_n and_o josiah_n 2_o chron._n xxx_o 21._o xxxv_o 17._o and_o there_o be_v special_a sacrifice_n to_o be_v offer_v every_o day_n during_o this_o festival_n as_o be_v before_o say_v solomon_n be_v virgoe_n observe_v that_o all_o the_o country_n thereabouts_o bring_v their_o ox_n and_o their_o sheep_n to_o be_v sell_v at_o this_o time_n to_o those_o who_o come_v from_o far_o so_o that_o the_o mountain_n round_o about_o jerusalem_n be_v cover_v with_o they_o and_o not_o a_o bit_n of_o grass_n to_o be_v see_v he_o add_v also_o that_o whosoever_o do_v not_o come_v up_o to_o this_o feast_n all_o his_o good_n be_v forfeit_v and_o convert_v to_o sacred_a uses_n shebet_fw-la jehuda_fw-la p._n 378._o ver._n 8._o six_o day_n thou_o shall_v eat_v unleavened_a bread_n and_o verse_n 8_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n shall_v be_v a_o solemn_a assembly_n unto_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n this_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v that_o after_o they_o have_v eat_v unleavened_a bread_n six_o day_n they_o shall_v conclude_v the_o solemnity_n upon_o the_o seven_o day_n with_o a_o solemn_a assembly_n or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n with_o a_o restraint_n but_o still_o continue_v also_o on_o this_o day_n to_o eat_v unleavened_a bread_n for_o this_o feast_n be_v to_o last_v seven_o day_n and_o in_o all_o the_o forego_n book_n they_o be_v express_o require_v to_o ear_n unleavened_a bread_n seven_o day_n xii_o exod._n 15._o xxiii_o levit._n 6._o xxviii_o numb_a 17._o a_o solemn_a assembly_n which_o the_o hebrew_n call_v atzer_v of_o the_o meaning_n of_o which_o see_v xxiii_o leu._n 36._o thou_o shall_v do_v no_o work_n therein_o that_o be_v no_o servile_a work_n as_o it_o be_v explain_v xxviii_o numb_a 25._o but_o they_o may_v dress_v their_o meat_n which_o the_o lxx_o seem_v to_o mean_v by_o those_o word_n which_o they_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d save_v only_o such_o thing_n as_o shall_v be_v do_v to_o preserve_v life_n verse_n 9_o ver._n 9_o seven_o week_n shall_v thou_o number_v unto_o thou_o from_o the_o morrow_n after_o the_o sabbath_n when_o they_o bring_v the_o sheaf_n of_o the_o wave-offering_a as_o it_o be_v explain_v in_o xxiii_o levit._fw-la 15._o see_v there_o begin_v to_o number_v the_o seven_o week_n from_o such_o time_n as_o thou_o begin_v to_o put_v the_o sickle_n to_o the_o corn._n for_o they_o begin_v to_o cut_v barley_n at_o the_o passover_n as_o be_v manifest_a from_o hence_o that_o joshua_n pass_v over_o jordan_n to_o enter_v into_o canaan_n in_o the_o time_n of_o harvest_n iii_o josh_n 15._o and_o this_o be_v in_o the_o month_n of_o nisan_fw-la when_o they_o keep_v the_o passover_n as_o appear_v from_o five_o josh_n 10._o which_o month_n can_v not_o be_v call_v abib_fw-la or_o the_o month_n of_o new_a fruit_n if_o some_o corn_n be_v not_o then_o ripe_a viz._n barley_n this_o josephus_n confirm_v lib._n iii_o antiq._n cap._n x._o which_o must_v be_v understand_v as_o hermannus_n conringius_n observe_v in_o his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr initio_fw-la anni_fw-la sabbatici_n etc._n etc._n of_o that_o sort_n of_o barley_n which_o be_v sow_o in_o autumn_n as_o it_o be_v this_o day_n in_o frisia_n which_o require_v a_o strong_a soil_n than_o that_o sow_o in_o the_o spring_n and_o produce_v a_o much_o rich_a crop_n see_v mr._n mede_n work_n p._n 355._o who_o observe_v how_o very_a different_a their_o climate_n be_v from_o we_o ver._n 10._o and_o thou_o shall_v keep_v the_o feast_n of_o week_n unto_o verse_n 10_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n the_o reason_n of_o this_o name_n be_v give_v in_o the_o forego_n verse_n and_o see_v xxxiv_o exod._n 22._o it_o be_v call_v also_o the_o feast_n of_o harvest_n see_v xxiii_o exod._n 16._o with_o a_o tribute_n of_o a_o free-will-offering_a of_o thy_o hand_n which_o thou_o shall_v give_v unto_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n etc._n etc._n beside_o those_o offering_n which_o be_v prescribe_v xxiii_o levit._n 17_o 18._o xxviii_o numb_a 27_o etc._n etc._n the_o quantity_n be_v not_o direct_v but_o leave_v to_o every_o man_n piety_n and_o whatsoever_o it_o be_v he_o bring_v it_o be_v whole_o give_v to_o god_n and_o he_o that_o bring_v it_o have_v no_o share_n in_o it_o but_o god_n give_v it_o to_o his_o priest_n according_a as_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v bless_v thou_o though_o no_o quantity_n be_v prescribe_v yet_o god_n expect_v every_o man_n shall_v offer_v proportionable_o to_o his_o estate_n and_o they_o who_o have_v a_o religious_a sense_n of_o god_n goodness_n in_o blessing_n their_o labour_n no_o doubt_n acknowledge_v it_o by_o a_o liberal_a tribute_n ver._n 11._o and_o thou_o shall_v rejoice_v before_o the_o lord_n thy_o verse_n 11_o god_n thou_o and_o thy_o son_n and_o thy_o daughter_n and_o thy_o manservant_n and_o thy_o maidservant_n and_o the_o levite_n that_o be_v within_o thy_o gate_n etc._n etc._n this_o feast_n be_v make_v of_o such_o offering_n as_o be_v mention_v xii_o 7_o 17_o 18_o 19_o ver._n 12._o and_o thou_o shall_v remember_v that_o thou_o be_v a_o verse_n 12_o bondman_n in_o egypt_n they_o be_v often_o put_v in_o mind_n of_o this_o as_o a_o argument_n to_o charity_n particular_o towards_o their_o servant_n see_v xv._o 15._o and_o thou_o shall_v observe_v and_o do_v these_o statute_n there_o be_v a_o particular_a reason_n for_o keep_v this_o feast_n because_o it_o be_v in_o remembrance_n of_o god_n give_v they_o his_o law_n from_o mount_n sinai_n where_o he_o speak_v with_o they_o himself_o ver._n 13._o thou_o shall_v observe_v the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n seven_o day_n after_o that_o thou_o have_v gather_v in_o thy_o corn_n and_o verse_n 13_o thy_o wine_n this_o be_v the_o three_o great_a feast_n at_o which_o all_o their_o male_n be_v bind_v to_o appear_v every_o year_n as_o we_o read_v xxiii_o exod._n 16_o 17._o xxxiv_o 22_o 23._o of_o which_o he_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n again_o xxiii_o levit._n 34_o 35_o 36._o and_o here_o v._o 16._o verse_n 14_o ver._n 14._o and_o thou_o shall_v rejoice_v in_o thy_o feast_n thou_o and_o thy_o son_n and_o thy_o daughter_n and_o thy_o manservant_n and_o thy_o maidservant_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v the_o like_a law_n at_o athens_n where_o king_n cecrops_n ordain_v as_o macrobius_n tell_v we_o lib._n i._n saturnal_a cap._n x._o the_o master_n of_o every_o family_n shall_v after_o harvest_n make_v a_o feast_n for_o his_o servant_n and_o eat_v together_o with_o they_o who_o have_v take_v pain_n with_o he_o in_o till_v his_o ground_n delectari_fw-la enim_fw-la deum_fw-la honore_fw-la servorum_fw-la contemplatu_fw-la laboris_fw-la for_o god_n delight_v in_o the_o honour_n do_v to_o servant_n in_o consideration_n of_o their_o labour_n this_o it_o be_v likely_a he_o learn_v from_o moses_n for_o he_o reign_v at_o athens_n much_o about_o the_o same_o time_n that_o israel_n come_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o be_v the_o first_o as_o eusebius_n say_v who_o teach_v the_o greek_n to_o call_v god_n by_o the_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n x._o proepar_n evangel_n which_o we_o may_v interpret_v the_o live_n god_n though_o therein_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o little_a mistake_v for_o pausanias_n say_v more_o than_o once_o both_o in_o his_o arcadia_n and_o his_o attica_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o call_v jupiter_n by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o most_o high_a or_o supreme_a and_o the_o same_o we_o read_v in_o st._n cyril_n against_o julian_n lib._n i._o see_v joh._n meursius_n de_fw-fr regibus_fw-la atheniensium_fw-la lib._n i._o cap._n ix_o verse_n 15_o ver._n 15._o seven_o day_n shall_v thou_o keep_v a_o feast_n unto_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n in_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v choose_v in_o order_n to_o which_o that_o it_o may_v be_v keep_v the_o more_o solemn_o it_o be_v once_o more_o enjoin_v and_o all_o the_o sacrifice_n that_o be_v to_o be_v offer_v in_o each_o of_o the_o seven_o day_n appoint_v in_o xxix_o numb_a from_o v._o
the_o perpetual_a service_n of_o god_n at_o the_o sanctuary_n so_o that_o instead_o of_o come_v in_o his_o course_n he_o will_v always_o wait_v there_o and_o never_o stir_v from_o that_o place_n ver._n 7._o then_o he_o shall_v minister_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_z verse_n 7_o his_o god_n attend_v continual_o at_o the_o altar_n to_o do_v all_o the_o service_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n the_o lxx_o translate_v it_o he_o shall_v minister_v to_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n i._n e._n to_o the_o divine_a majesty_n who_o dwell_v there_o as_o his_o brethren_n the_o levite_n do_v as_o all_o those_o do_v who_o live_v at_o that_o place_n which_o stand_v there_o before_o the_o lord_n to_o minister_v unto_o he_o this_o be_v the_o case_n of_o samuel_n ver._n 8._o they_o shall_v have_v like_o portion_n to_o eat_v this_o verse_n 8_o show_n that_o he_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o priest_n for_o the_o levite_n do_v not_o eat_v of_o the_o holy_a thing_n offer_v at_o the_o altar_n and_o the_o 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levit._fw-la 21._o therefore_o i_o shall_v only_o add_v here_o that_o this_o wicked_a custom_n seem_v to_o have_v flow_v from_o this_o country_n of_o the_o phaenician_o and_o tyrian_n unto_o the_o carthaginian_n who_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o impiety_n of_o sacrifice_v their_o child_n as_o they_o do_v also_o here_o unto_o moloch_n xx_o levit._fw-la 2_o 3._o which_o spread_v itself_o in_o a_o manner_n over_o all_o the_o world_n as_o many_o have_v show_v particular_o joh._n geusius_fw-la in_o his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr victimis_fw-la humanis_fw-la pars_fw-la i._n cap._n xi_o and_o it_o be_v find_v among_o the_o american_n when_o that_o new_a world_n be_v discover_v see_v also_o p._n ii_o cap._n v._n or_o that_o use_v divination_n of_o which_o there_o be_v many_o sort_n and_o one_o be_v by_o rake_v into_o the_o bowel_n of_o their_o sacrifice_n particular_o of_o humane_a sacrifice_n by_o the_o observation_n of_o which_o they_o pretend_v to_o foretell_v thing_n as_o many_o author_n testify_v 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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 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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 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desist_v from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o law_n verse_n 4_o ver._n 4._o moses_n command_v we_o a_o law_n he_o command_v they_o to_o observe_v that_o law_n which_o god_n have_v give_v they_o when_o he_o be_v about_o to_o depart_v from_o they_o this_o he_o do_v in_o this_o very_a book_n i._o 3._o v._o 1._o vi_o 1._o viii_o 1_o etc._n etc._n he_o speak_v of_o himself_o in_o the_o three_o person_n which_o be_v very_o usual_a throughout_o all_o this_o book_n even_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o congregation_n of_o jacob._n as_o a_o peculiar_a blessing_n which_o god_n have_v bestow_v on_o they_o and_o on_o their_o posterity_n above_o all_o other_o nation_n in_o the_o world_n iv_o deut._n 8._o who_o as_o they_o have_v not_o this_o law_n give_v to_o they_o so_o they_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o observe_v it_o as_o the_o jew_n themselves_o conclude_v from_o this_o very_a place_n nor_o do_v they_o force_v any_o body_n to_o embrace_v this_o law_n when_o they_o make_v a_o conquest_n of_o a_o 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verse_n 5_o be_v king_n that_o be_v under_o god_n the_o supreme_a ruler_n and_o governor_n of_o israel_n and_o therefore_o in_o his_o name_n and_o by_o his_o authority_n require_v they_o to_o observe_v these_o law_n which_o plain_o show_v he_o to_o have_v have_v the_o supreme_a power_n in_o all_o thing_n both_o civil_a and_o sacred_a which_o be_v excellent_o express_v by_o our_o mr._n thorndike_n in_o his_o review_n of_o the_o right_n of_o the_o church_n etc._n etc._n p._n 68_o where_o he_o observe_v that_o the_o israelite_n be_v make_v a_o free_a people_n by_o the_o act_n of_o god_n bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n and_o intitle_v they_o to_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n upon_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o law_n have_v moses_n not_o only_o for_o their_o prophet_n and_o their_o priest_n for_o by_o he_o aaron_n and_o his_o successor_n be_v put_v into_o the_o priesthood_n the_o tabernacle_n and_o all_o belong_v to_o it_o consecrate_v but_o also_o for_o their_o king_n their_o lawgiver_n their_o judge_n and_o commander_n in_o chief_a of_o their_o force_n under_o god_n if_o not_o rather_o god_n by_o moses_n for_o we_o find_v that_o after_o moses_n his_o decease_n either_o god_n by_o some_o extraordinary_a signification_n of_o his_o will_n and_o pleasure_n stir_v up_o some_o man_n in_o his_o stead_n for_o the_o time_n or_o if_o there_o be_v none_o such_o rule_v their_o proceed_n himself_o by_o urim_n and_o thummim_n answer_v their_o demand_n and_o direct_v what_o to_o do_v and_o what_o course_n to_o follow_v in_o all_o the_o public_a affair_n that_o concern_v the_o state_n of_o that_o people_n whereupon_o when_o they_o require_v samuel_n to_o make_v they_o a_o king_n he_o declare_v it_o be_v not_o samuel_n but_o himself_o who_o they_o have_v reject_v because_o they_o have_v reject_v he_o who_o god_n have_v immediate_o set_v over_o they_o in_o his_o own_o stead_n by_o who_o death_n the_o power_n return_v to_o god_n as_o at_o the_o beginning_n concern_v the_o word_n jeshurun_n see_v xxxii_o 15._o and_o selden_n lib._n ii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n ii_o n._n 2._o when_o the_o head_n of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n be_v gather_v together_o to_o renew_v their_o covenant_n with_o god_n and_o to_o receive_v his_o last_o command_n see_v xxix_o 1_o 2_o 9_o 10._o xxxi_o 28_o 29._o verse_n 6_o ver._n 6._o let_v reuben_n live_v and_o not_o die_v and_o let_v not_o his_o man_n be_v few_o in_o the_o last_o clause_n of_o this_o verse_n we_o repeat_v the_o word_n not_o which_o be_v want_v in_o the_o hebrew_n without_o any_o necessity_n for_o the_o word_n may_v be_v thus_o translate_v exact_o let_v reuben_n live_v and_o not_o die_v though_o his_o man_n be_v few_o which_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o confirmation_n of_o the_o prophecy_n of_o jacob_n xlix_o gen._n 4._o that_o he_o shall_v not_o excel_v and_o yet_o shall_v live_v and_o not_o perish_v that_o be_v be_v in_o some_o measure_n a_o flourish_a tribe_n though_o not_o so_o numerous_a as_o some_o other_o see_v there_o and_o possible_o it_o may_v be_v here_o suggest_v that_o though_o they_o pass_v arm_v over_o jordan_n before_o their_o brethren_n to_o settle_v they_o there_o according_a to_o their_o engagement_n xxxii_o numb_v 27._o iv_o josh_n 12_o 13._o yet_o none_o of_o they_o shall_v perish_v but_o both_o they_o and_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n that_o stand_v behind_o they_o shall_v be_v all_o preserve_v ver._n 7._o and_o this_o be_v the_o blessing_n of_o judah_n as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v judah_n shall_v be_v remarkable_o bless_v for_o these_o word_n this_o be_v the_o blessing_n be_v use_v of_o none_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o tribe_n either_o of_o reuben_n which_o go_v before_o verse_n 7_o or_o the_o other_o that_o follow_v after_o here_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v of_o simeon_n who_o be_v next_o to_o reuben_n because_o that_o tribe_n be_v include_v in_o judah_n with_o who_o their_o possession_n be_v mix_v xix_o josh_n 1._o and_o therefore_o they_o go_v together_o to_o make_v expedition_n i_o judg._n 3_o judah_n also_o be_v here_o put_v before_o levi_n because_o it_o be_v to_o be_v the_o royal_a tribe_n according_a to_o the_o prophecy_n of_o jacob_n which_o moses_n be_v assure_v god_n will_v fulfil_v and_o therefore_o pray_v as_o follow_v and_o he_o say_v hear_v lord_z the_o voice_n of_o judah_n grant_v his_o petition_n when_o he_o call_v for_o help_v against_o his_o enemy_n so_o onkelos_n paraphrase_n it_o hear_v his_o prayer_n when_o he_o go_v forth_o to_o war_n and_o bring_v he_o unto_o his_o people_n return_v he_o home_o in_o peace_n unto_o his_o people_n as_o the_o same_o onkelos_n expound_v it_o let_v his_o hand_n be_v sufficient_a for_o he_o to_o avenge_v he_o of_o his_o enemy_n as_o he_o also_o explain_v it_o and_o be_v thou_o a_o help_n to_o he_o from_o his_o enemy_n suffer_v they_o not_o to_o prevail_v over_o he_o but_o give_v he_o the_o victory_n when_o he_o fight_v with_o they_o so_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la paraphrase_n these_o two_o last_o passage_n let_v his_o hand_n exercise_v revenge_n upon_o his_o enemy_n in_o battle_n and_o do_v thou_o support_v and_o sustain_v he_o against_o those_o that_o hate_v he_o this_o be_v notorious_o fulfil_v in_o this_o tribe_n which_o be_v the_o most_o valiant_a and_o successful_a of_o all_o other_o for_o in_o all_o their_o war_n this_o tribe_n be_v the_o principal_a and_o the_o safety_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n seem_v to_o have_v depend_v upon_o this_o see_v i_o judg._n 1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n xx._n 18._o and_o as_o these_o place_n show_v that_o this_o be_v the_o most_o considerable_a tribe_n before_o they_o have_v king_n so_o after_o that_o it_o be_v able_a together_o with_o benjamin_n to_o maintain_v its_o ground_n against_o the_o other_o ten_o tribe_n and_o all_o other_o opposer_n ver._n 8._o and_o of_o levi_n he_o say_v let_v thy_o thummim_n and_o verse_n 8_o thy_o urim_n be_v with_o thy_o holy_a one_o continue_v in_o this_o tribe_n the_o high_a 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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 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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
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