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only_o to_o bless_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v common_a to_o all_o the_o levite_n who_o sing_v praise_n and_o give_v thanks_o continual_o to_o he_o in_o the_o temple_n as_o i_o suppose_v they_o do_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n but_o i_o find_v no_o example_n of_o the_o use_n of_o this_o expression_n in_o this_o sense_n and_o therefore_o it_o must_v be_v restrain_v to_o the_o priest_n who_o be_v son_n of_o levi_n as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n and_o be_v so_o call_v when_o moses_n mention_n this_o part_n of_o their_o office_n xxi_o deut._n 5._o verse_n 9_o ver._n 9_o wherefore_o levi_n have_v no_o part_n nor_o inheritance_n with_o his_o brethren_n because_o god_n will_v have_v they_o only_o attend_v to_o this_o service_n and_o not_o look_v after_o other_o affair_n particular_o of_o guard_v the_o sanctuary_n and_o keep_v constant_a watch_n there_o to_o secure_v all_o the_o holy_a thing_n especial_o the_o ark_n which_o they_o take_v care_v none_o shall_v meddle_v withal_o and_o 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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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you_o worship_v the_o god_n of_o jacob._n to_o who_o they_o all_o make_v this_o answer_n with_o a_o perfect_a fear_n hear_v o_o israel_n our_o father_n the_o lord_z our_o god_n be_v one_o lord_z whereupon_o jacob_n say_v let_v his_o great_a name_n be_v bless_v for_o ever_o thus_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la upon_o vi_o 4._o of_o this_o book_n verse_n 13_o ver._n 13._o to_o keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o statute_n which_o i_o command_v this_o day_n for_o thy_o good_a self-love_n shall_v have_v incline_v they_o to_o obedience_n to_o god_n command_n which_o he_o give_v they_o for_o their_o good_a though_o he_o
first_o hear_v of_o their_o sin_n xxxii_o exod._n 11_o 12_o 13._o and_o the_o next_o morning_n after_o he_o have_v break_v the_o calf_n and_o do_v execution_n upon_o the_o offender_n v._o 30_o 31_o 32._o forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n i_o do_v neither_o eat_v bread_n nor_o drink_v water_n xxxiv_o exod._n 2_o 28._o because_o of_o all_o your_o sin_n which_o you_o sin_v in_o do_v wicked_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o provoke_v he_o to_o anger_n he_o spend_v this_o time_n very_o much_o in_o earnest_a supplication_n to_o god_n to_o forgive_v not_o only_o this_o but_o all_o their_o other_o sin_n whereby_o they_o have_v deserve_v to_o be_v cast_v off_o by_o he_o for_o they_o provoke_v he_o at_o marah_n xv_o exod._n 23._o and_o in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sin_n xvi_o 2_o 3._o and_o at_o massah_n xvii_o 2_o 3_o 4._o verse_n 19_o ver._n 19_o for_o i_o be_v afraid_a of_o the_o anger_n and_o hot_a displeasure_n wherewith_o the_o lord_n be_v wroth_a against_o you_o to_o destroy_v you_o which_o god_n have_v express_v both_o before_o he_o come_v down_o from_o the_o mount_n and_o after_o xxxii_o exod._n xxxiii_o 3_o 5._o insomuch_o that_o the_o lord_n remove_v out_o of_o the_o camp_n and_o will_v not_o for_o the_o present_a dwell_v among_o they_o v._o 7._o but_o the_o lord_n hearken_v unto_o i_o at_o that_o time_n also_o see_v xxxiv_o exod._n 8_o 9_o 10._o where_o the_o lord_n tell_v he_o he_o expect_v they_o shall_v be_v more_o faithful_a hereafter_o in_o observe_v their_o covenant_n with_o he_o particular_o this_o part_n of_o worship_v no_o other_o god_n see_v there_o v._o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o ver._n 20._o and_o the_o lord_n be_v very_o angry_a with_o aaron_n to_o have_v destroy_v he_o etc._n etc._n this_o show_v the_o heinousness_n of_o this_o sin_n which_o have_v like_a to_o have_v cost_n aaron_n his_o life_n though_o he_o mere_o comply_v with_o the_o impetuous_a verse_n 20_o desire_n of_o the_o people_n out_o of_o fear_n and_o want_v of_o courage_n to_o 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pardon_n which_o he_o can_v not_o obtain_v without_o long_a importunity_n for_o we_o can_v from_o these_o word_n gather_v as_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n do_v that_o moses_n be_v three_o time_n in_o the_o mount_n forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o he_o speak_v here_o of_o the_o same_o time_n which_o he_o mention_v v._n 18._o and_o if_o we_o shall_v think_v he_o intend_v any_o other_o we_o may_v conclude_v he_o be_v four_o time_n in_o the_o mount_n so_o many_o day_n and_o night_n because_o he_o mention_n it_o over_o again_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n x._o 10._o because_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v he_o will_v destroy_v you_o xxxii_o exod._n 10._o xxxiii_o 5._o this_o wade_v he_o so_o earnest_a to_o obtain_v a_o assurance_n from_o god_n that_o he_o will_v continue_v to_o be_v as_o gracious_a to_o they_o as_o he_o have_v be_v of_o which_o he_o have_v give_v he_o some_o hope_n before_o he_o go_v up_o into_o the_o mount_n see_v xxiii_o exod._n 17._o xxxiv_o 9_o 10._o ver._n 26._o i_o pray_v therefore_o unto_o the_o lord_n and_o say_v verse_n 26_o o_o lord_n god_n destroy_v not_o thy_o people_n and_o thy_o inheritance_n which_o thou_o have_v redeem_v through_o thy_o greatness_n etc._n etc._n he_o use_v the_o same_o argument_n in_o his_o petition_n for_o they_o when_o he_o go_v into_o the_o mount_n the_o second_o time_n which_o he_o have_v urge_v before_o he_o come_v down_o the_o first_o time_n from_o it_o xxxii_o exod._n 12._o ver._n 27._o remember_v thy_o servant_n abraham_n isaac_n verse_n 27_o and_o jacob._n the_o very_a same_o he_o have_v say_v there_o v._o 13._o and_o look_v not_o unto_o the_o stubborness_n of_o this_o people_n nor_o to_o their_o wickedness_n nor_o to_o their_o sin_n he_o pray_v that_o the_o gracious_a promise_n of_o god_n to_o their_o pious_a forefather_n will_v move_v he_o to_o overlook_a the_o high_a provocation_n of_o their_o posterity_n which_o he_o aggravate_v in_o several_a word_n the_o more_o to_o humble_v they_o and_o to_o magnify_v god_n mercy_n in_o grant_v they_o a_o pardon_n the_o word_n stubborness_n seem_v to_o relate_v to_o their_o very_a evil_a disposition_n of_o mind_n and_o their_o wickedness_n to_o all_o their_o undutiful_a murmur_n and_o their_o sin_n to_o their_o idolatry_n which_o be_v often_o call_v in_o scripture_n peculiarly_a by_o the_o name_n of_o sin_n it_o be_v the_o high_a provocation_n from_o whence_o spring_v all_o manner_n of_o wickedness_n thus_o jeroboam_n be_v say_v to_o have_v make_v israel_n to_o sin_n by_o set_v up_o the_o calf_n at_o dan_n and_o bethel_n to_o be_v worship_v ver._n 28._o lest_o the_o land_n whence_o thou_o bring_v they_o verse_n 28_o out_o say_v because_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o able_a to_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o land_n which_o he_o promise_v they_o and_o because_o he_o hate_v they_o he_o have_v bring_v they_o out_o to_o slay_v they_o in_o the_o wilderness_n x._o chapter_n x._o the_o sense_n of_o this_o also_o he_o have_v before_o urge_v xxxii_o exod._n 12._o ver._n 29._o yet_o they_o be_v thy_o people_n and_o thy_o inheritance_n verse_n 29_o which_o thou_o bring_v out_o by_o thy_o mighty_a power_n etc._n etc._n they_o be_v redeem_v by_o he_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o after_o a_o wonderful_a manner_n separate_v from_o all_o other_o people_n to_o be_v his_o peculiar_a xix_o exod._n 4_o 5_o 6._o and_o beside_o have_v repent_v of_o this_o sin_n in_o make_v the_o golden_a calf_n god_n have_v again_o own_v they_o to_o be_v his_o and_o promise_v his_o presence_n shall_v go_v with_o they_o xxxiii_o exod._n 14._o insomuch_o that_o moses_n there_o say_v before_o he_o go_v into_o the_o mount_n again_o v._o 13._o consider_v
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thought_n come_v into_o their_o mind_n that_o they_o shall_v lose_v what_o they_o lend_v because_o the_o seven_o year_n approach_v they_o be_v bind_v to_o stifle_v it_o immediate_o and_o not_o suffer_v it_o to_o lodge_v there_o and_o thy_o eye_n be_v evil_a against_o thy_o poor_a brother_n this_o move_v thou_o to_o be_v unkind_a and_o unmerciful_a to_o he_o so_o a_o man_n of_o a_o evil_a eye_n signify_v in_o xxiii_o prov._n 6._o one_o that_o grudge_n what_o another_o eat_v at_o his_o table_n and_o thou_o give_v he_o nought_o lend_v be_v in_o this_o case_n give_v when_o a_o man_n be_v very_o poor_a and_o the_o year_n of_o release_n so_o near_o that_o he_o can_v have_v no_o prospect_n of_o his_o be_v able_a to_o repay_v he_o and_o he_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n against_o thou_o make_v his_o doleful_a complaint_n unto_o god_n find_v no_o relief_n from_o men._n and_o it_o be_v sin_n unto_o thou_o god_n charge_v it_o upon_o thou_o as_o a_o offence_n against_o his_o majesty_n yea_o a_o great_a offence_n for_o so_o the_o word_n sin_n sometime_o signify_v xv_o john_n 24._o iv_o james_n 17._o verse_n 10_o ver._n 10._o thou_o shall_v sure_o give_v he_o not_o fail_v to_o relieve_v his_o want_n and_o thy_o heart_n shall_v not_o be_v grieve_v when_o thou_o give_v unto_o he_o they_o be_v not_o only_o to_o relieve_v he_o but_o to_o do_v it_o cheerful_o because_o that_o for_o this_o thing_n the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v bless_v thou_o in_o all_o thy_o work_n and_o in_o all_o that_o thou_o put_v thy_o hand_n unto_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n between_o all_o their_o work_n and_o all_o that_o they_o put_v their_o hand_n unto_o for_o all_o work_n be_v perform_v by_o the_o hand_n unless_o one_o refer_v to_o what_o they_o do_v within_o door_n and_o the_o other_o to_o their_o labour_n in_o the_o field_n verse_n 11_o ver._n 11._o for_o the_o poor_a shall_v never_o cease_v out_o of_o thy_o land_n there_o will_v always_o be_v some_o or_o other_o among_o they_o who_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o the_o forename_a charitable_a relief_n by_o which_o they_o may_v be_v preserve_v from_o extreme_a poverty_n which_o god_n intend_v to_o prevent_v as_o be_v plain_a from_o v._o 4._o see_v grotius_n upon_o xxvi_o s._n matth._n 11._o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la understand_v this_o as_o if_o there_o shall_v have_v be_v no_o poor_a among_o they_o if_o they_o have_v be_v obedient_a to_o god_n precept_n therefore_o i_o command_v thou_o say_v thou_o shall_v open_v thy_o hand_n wide_o if_o any_o one_o refuse_v to_o give_v or_o give_v less_o than_o become_v he_o maimonides_n say_v in_o the_o forename_a place_n the_o sanhedrim_n compel_v he_o to_o it_o and_o whip_v he_o with_o the_o stripe_n of_o rebellion_n or_o contumacy_n i._n e._n very_o sore_o till_o he_o give_v as_o much_o as_o they_o judge_v he_o ought_v to_o do_v to_o thy_o brother_n to_o thy_o poor_a and_o to_o thy_o needy_a in_o thy_o land_n here_o be_v evident_o three_o different_a sort_n of_o person_n mention_v as_o object_n of_o their_o charity_n which_o may_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o direct_v the_o excellent_a order_n of_o it_o for_o first_o they_o be_v to_o relieve_v those_o that_o be_v near_o to_o they_o in_o blood_n call_v here_o their_o brethren_n then_o second_o such_o as_o be_v in_o great_a misery_n and_o three_o such_o as_o be_v low_a in_o the_o world_n and_o require_v some_o help_n but_o not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o former_a sort_n some_o indeed_o will_v not_o admit_v such_o a_o difference_n between_o the_o word_n poor_a and_o needy_a but_o think_v the_o last_o signify_v such_o who_o condition_n be_v calamitous_a about_o which_o i_o think_v it_o be_v not_o worth_a the_o while_n to_o dispute_v i_o shall_v rather_o observe_v that_o god_n take_v exceed_v great_a care_n that_o none_o shall_v come_v to_o very_o great_a want_n by_o the_o large_a provision_n he_o make_v for_o the_o poor_a sort_n of_o people_n who_o have_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o three_o tithe_n mention_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n which_o be_v whole_o give_v to_o they_o every_o three_o year_n and_o of_o the_o sabbatical_a year_n when_o all_o that_o grow_v of_o itself_o be_v common_a to_o every_o body_n and_o of_o this_o release_n of_o debt_n in_o the_o same_o year_n and_o of_o the_o large_a quantity_n of_o corn_n which_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o leave_v every_o year_n in_o the_o corner_n of_o their_o field_n with_o the_o ear_n that_o fall_v and_o the_o sheaf_n that_o be_v leave_v etc._n etc._n ver._n 12._o if_o thy_o brother_n a_o hebrew_n man_n or_o a_o hebrew_n verse_n 12_o woman_n be_v sell_v unto_o thou_o whether_o sell_v by_o themselves_o or_o by_o the_o court_n of_o judgement_n for_o theft_n but_o there_o be_v some_o difference_n between_o a_o man_n and_o a_o woman_n see_v xxi_o exod._n 2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o same_o law_n they_o say_v be_v to_o be_v observe_v about_o those_o who_o be_v sell_v by_o their_o father_n or_o be_v bear_v of_o hebrew_a slave_n and_o serve_v thou_o six_o year_n then_o in_o the_o seven_o year_n thou_o shall_v let_v he_o go_v free_a he_o do_v not_o speak_v of_o the_o year_n of_o release_n as_o if_o he_o be_v then_o to_o be_v set_v free_a though_o he_o have_v serve_v but_o one_o year_n or_o perhaps_o no_o more_o than_o half_a a_o year_n before_o that_o come_v but_o of_o the_o seven_o year_n from_o the_o time_n of_o his_o sale_n for_o he_o be_v to_o serve_v six_o complete_a year_n unless_o the_o jubilee_n happen_v to_o intervene_v when_o every_o one_o be_v set_v free_a though_o he_o have_v not_o serve_v so_o long_o but_o such_o servant_n as_o be_v take_v in_o the_o war_n or_o be_v sell_v by_o canaanites_n or_o bear_v of_o they_o may_v be_v keep_v perpetual_a slave_n unless_o they_o be_v maim_v by_o their_o master_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o some_o member_n of_o their_o body_n verse_n 13_o ver._n 13._o and_o when_o thou_o send_v he_o out_o free_a from_o thou_o thou_o shall_v not_o let_v he_o go_v away_o empty_a but_o bestow_v something_o upon_o he_o for_o his_o more_o comfortable_a subsistence_n when_o he_o be_v a_o freeman_n and_o this_o comprehend_v woman_n as_o well_o as_o man_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o forego_n verse_n but_o than_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o such_o as_o go_v out_o free_a by_o virtue_n of_o this_o law_n after_o they_o have_v serve_v six_o year_n not_o of_o such_o as_o be_v redeem_v by_o their_o friend_n or_o redeem_v themselves_o with_o their_o own_o money_n xxv_o levit._n 18_o for_o such_o may_v be_v suppose_v not_o to_o need_v their_o master_n kindness_n as_o they_o do_v who_o have_v nothing_o to_o help_v they_o out_o of_o their_o slavery_n verse_n 14_o ver._n 14._o thou_o shall_v furnish_v he_o liberal_o out_o of_o thy_o flock_n and_o out_o of_o thy_o floor_n and_o out_o of_o thy_o wine-press_n that_o they_o may_v put_v themselves_o in_o a_o way_n of_o live_v well_o in_o the_o world_n which_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o do_v without_o this_o assistance_n because_o what_o they_o get_v in_o their_o six_o year_n service_n be_v whole_o for_o their_o master_n and_o not_o for_o themselves_o he_o do_v not_o prescribe_v a_o certain_a measure_n to_o their_o bounty_n but_o leave_v every_o man_n to_o express_v his_o affection_n free_o towards_o god_n and_o towards_o his_o neighbour_n but_o the_o hebrew_n say_v they_o be_v bind_v to_o give_v they_o at_o least_o thirty_o shekel_n of_o silver_n of_o that_o wherewith_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v bless_v thou_o that_o shall_v thou_o give_v he_o consider_v how_o god_n have_v enrich_v thou_o even_o by_o his_o service_n ver._n 15._o and_o thou_o shall_v remember_v that_o thou_o be_v a_o verse_n 15_o bondman_n in_o
his_o people_n by_o a_o gentle_a government_n which_o be_v far_o better_a than_o to_o rule_v tyrannical_o by_o force_n and_o violence_n for_o to_o what_o purpose_n be_v it_o to_o have_v possession_n of_o their_o body_n when_o the_o true_a possession_n be_v to_o be_v master_n of_o their_o heart_n get_v possession_n of_o their_o heart_n by_o clemency_n and_o that_o will_v draw_v their_o body_n along_o with_o they_o chap._n xviii_o verse_n 1._o the_o priest_n the_o levite_n and_o all_o the_o verse_n 1_o tribe_n of_o levi._n or_o even_o the_o whole_a tribe_n of_o levi._n see_v xvii_o 9_o they_o shall_v have_v no_o inheritance_n with_o israel_n asdruball_n have_v be_v say_v xviii_o numb_a 20._o and_o here_o in_o this_o book_n x._o 7._o which_o make_v it_o the_o more_o necessary_a moses_n shall_v remind_v the_o people_n of_o that_o maintenance_n god_n have_v appoint_v for_o they_o which_o unless_o it_o be_v due_o give_v they_o religion_n can_v not_o be_v support_v and_o consequent_o the_o government_n of_o which_o he_o have_v be_v speak_v will_v be_v quite_o confound_v they_o shall_v eat_v the_o offering_n of_o the_o lord_n make_v by_o fire_n not_o the_o burnt-offering_n which_o be_v whole_o god_n but_o all_o other_o offering_n of_o which_o a_o share_n be_v appoint_v for_o the_o priest_n the_o son_n of_o aaron_n xviii_o numb_a 9_o 10_o 11_o 18_o 19_o and_o his_o inheritance_n that_o be_v the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o who_o he_o speak_v before_o who_o have_v reserve_v certain_a oblation_n to_o himself_o and_o bestow_v they_o upon_o the_o priest_n they_o be_v mention_v xviii_o numb_a 8_o 9_o and_o v._o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15._o where_o he_o first_o speak_v of_o the_o first-fruit_n and_o the_o first-born_a which_o be_v all_o bring_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o by_o he_o give_v to_o they_o in_o like_a manner_n all_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o land_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o heave-offering_a unto_o the_o lord_n v._o 24._o where_o he_o say_v i_o have_v give_v they_o to_o the_o levite_n to_o inherit_v so_o these_o two_o the_o offering_n of_o the_o lord_n make_v by_o fire_n and_o his_o inheritance_n comprehend_v all_o that_o belong_v to_o his_o minister_n whether_o priest_n or_o levite_n verse_n 2_o ver._n 2._o therefore_o shall_v they_o have_v no_o inheritance_n among_o their_o brethren_n the_o lord_n be_v their_o inheritance_n as_o he_o have_v say_v unto_o they_o the_o lord_z have_v give_v they_o that_o part_n and_o portion_n of_o the_o offering_n which_o be_v peculiarly_a his_o own_o and_o therefore_o be_v say_v to_o be_v their_o inheritance_n because_o they_o enjoy_v his_o inheritance_n as_o these_o holy_a thing_n be_v call_v in_o the_o forego_n word_n see_v xviii_o numb_a 20_o 24._o and_o xiii_o josh_n 14_o 33._o verse_n 3_o ver._n 3._o and_o this_o shall_v be_v the_o priest_n due_a from_o the_o people_n beside_o those_o thing_n that_o god_n give_v they_o which_o peculiar_o belong_v to_o he_o from_o they_o that_o offer_v a_o sacrifice_n of_o peace-offering_n which_o be_v sometime_o call_v simple_o a_o sacrifice_n xvii_o levit._n 5_o 8._o xv_o numb_a 3._o in_o which_o the_o people_n have_v a_o considerable_a interest_n whether_o it_o be_v ox_n or_o sheep_n under_o sheep_n be_v comprehend_v goat_n also_o as_o i_o have_v observe_v see_v iii_o levit._n and_o they_o shall_v give_v unto_o the_o priest_n the_o shoulder_n together_o with_o the_o breast_n as_o we_o read_v vii_o leu._n 32_o 33_o 34._o and_o the_o two_o cheek_n and_o the_o maw_n these_o be_v not_o give_v to_o the_o priest_n before_o but_o be_v now_o add_v to_o their_o portion_n be_v account_v the_o best_a part_n of_o the_o beast_n for_o as_o the_o cheek_n be_v the_o best_a part_n of_o the_o head_n and_o the_o shoulder_n and_o breast_n the_o best_a of_o the_o other_o member_n of_o the_o body_n so_o the_o maw_n be_v the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o entrail_n as_o maimonides_n observe_v p._n iii_o more_o nevochim_n cap._n thirty-nine_o by_o the_o maw_n be_v mean_v the_o stomach_n and_o in_o beast_n that_o chew_v the_o cud_n who_o have_v four_o stomach_n that_o which_o be_v call_v by_o the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d viz._n the_o low_a of_o they_o which_o have_v this_o name_n because_o the_o digestion_n which_o be_v begin_v in_o the_o other_o be_v here_o perfect_v and_o complete_v and_o it_o appear_v that_o this_o part_n of_o the_o entrail_n be_v account_v by_o the_o ancient_n a_o great_a dainty_a as_o bochartus_n prove_v out_o of_o aristophanes_n in_o his_o hierozoicon_n p._n i._o lib._n ii_o cap._n 45._o p._n 505._o ver._n 4._o the_o first-fruit_n also_o of_o thy_o corn_n of_o thy_o wine_n verse_n 4_o and_o of_o thy_o oil_n see_v xviii_o numb_a 12._o to_o which_o it_o may_v be_v useful_a to_o add_v this_o out_o of_o maimonides_n who_o have_v distinct_o represent_v the_o order_n wherein_o all_o oblation_n be_v make_v that_o after_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v gather_v every_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o bring_v a_o fifty_o 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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
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brother_n to_o restore_v the_o pledge_v leave_v with_o they_o to_o leave_v the_o corner_n of_o their_o field_n unreaped_a not_o to_o gather_v the_o glean_n of_o the_o harvest_n and_o vintage_n to_o observe_v the_o year_n of_o release_n and_o of_o jubilee_n and_o such_o like_a peculiar_a provision_n for_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o poor_a sort_n that_o they_o may_v share_v in_o the_o happiness_n which_o god_n bestow_v upon_o his_o elect_a people_n ver._n 21._o when_o thou_o shall_v vow_v a_o vow_n unto_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n in_o a_o thing_n lawful_a and_o possible_a and_o by_o a_o person_n who_o have_v power_n to_o make_v it_o and_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o authority_n of_o another_o who_o have_v power_n to_o verse_n 21_o make_v it_o void_a see_v xxx_o numb_a 2._o thou_o shall_v not_o slack_v to_o pay_v it_o lest_o they_o shall_v prove_v less_o able_a and_o so_o be_v unwilling_a to_o perform_v what_o they_o have_v vow_v or_o shall_v perhaps_o forget_v it_o if_o they_o lose_v the_o thing_n they_o vow_v whilst_o they_o delay_v they_o be_v bind_v to_o give_v the_o value_n of_o it_o which_o be_v one_o difference_n between_o a_o vow_n and_o a_o free-will-offering_a that_o in_o the_o latter_a case_n as_o maimonides_n say_v if_o that_o which_o he_o design_v be_v steal_v or_o die_v he_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o make_v reparation_n the_o same_o author_n apply_v this_o to_o a_o vow_n a_o man_n make_v of_o give_v a_o alm_n to_o a_o poor_a body_n suppose_v a_o shekel_n which_o he_o be_v to_o bestow_v immediate_o if_o any_o poor_a body_n be_v at_o hand_n if_o not_o he_o be_v to_o separate_v it_o and_o lay_v it_o by_o till_o he_o meet_v with_o one_o etc._n etc._n cap._n viii_o de_fw-fr donis_n pauperum_fw-la sect._n 1_o for_o the_o lord_n will_v sure_o require_v it_o of_o thou_o demand_v that_o which_o thou_o have_v make_v to_o be_v his_o own_o and_o it_o will_v be_v sin_n in_o thou_o be_v punish_v by_o god_n just_a judgement_n upon_o thou_o for_o the_o wrong_n thou_o have_v do_v he_o ver._n 22._o but_o if_o thou_o shall_v forbear_v to_o vow_v it_o shall_v be_v no_o verse_n 22_o sin_n in_o thou_o god_n be_v so_o very_o merciful_a as_o maimonides_n observe_v that_o if_o a_o man_n be_v not_o able_a to_o offer_v he_o a_o ox_n or_o a_o lamb_n he_o accept_v of_o turtle_n and_o young_a pigeon_n of_o which_o there_o be_v great_a plenty_n in_o that_o country_n and_o if_o this_o be_v beyond_o his_o ability_n but_o he_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o testify_v his_o affection_n to_o god_n by_o a_o free-will-offering_a he_o be_v please_v to_o accept_v a_o oblation_n of_o bread_n bake_v in_o a_o oven_n or_o pan_n or_o any_o other_o usual_a way_n and_o if_o this_o be_v too_o heavy_a he_o accept_v of_o bare_a flour_n without_o put_v he_o to_o the_o charge_n of_o bake_v it_o for_o he_o will_v have_v man_n to_o be_v easy_a in_o his_o service_n and_o all_o their_o offering_n to_o be_v free_a and_o cheerful_a and_o therefore_o tell_v they_o here_o that_o if_o they_o vow_v nothing_o at_o all_o to_o he_o he_o will_v not_o take_v it_o ill_o of_o they_o nor_o impute_v it_o to_o they_o as_o a_o sin_n more_o nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n xlvi_o verse_n 23_o ver._n 23._o that_o which_o be_v go_v out_o of_o thy_o mouth_n thou_o shall_v keep_v and_o perform_v even_o a_o free-will-offering_a according_a as_o thou_o have_v vow_v etc._n etc._n this_o be_v to_o make_v they_o consider_v well_o beforehand_o what_o their_o ability_n be_v and_o not_o rash_o resolve_v and_o promise_v any_o thing_n for_o though_o they_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o vow_v the_o small_a matter_n yet_o have_v once_o vow_v they_o be_v no_o long_o free_a but_o bind_v to_o make_v it_o good_a though_o it_o prove_v very_o chargeable_a to_o
second_o husband_n who_o she_o marry_v nor_o with_o respect_n to_o any_o other_o man_n who_o may_v marry_v she_o without_o any_o pollution_n but_o only_o with_o respect_n to_o her_o first_o husband_n unto_o who_o by_o this_o law_n she_o be_v make_v unclean_a for_o so_o all_o thing_n forbid_v to_o the_o jew_n be_v account_v as_o appear_v from_o x_o act_n 14_o 15._o where_o all_o meat_n prohibit_v by_o the_o law_n be_v call_v unclean_a and_o god_n be_v say_v to_o have_v cleanse_v they_o by_o take_v off_o that_o prohibition_n for_o that_o be_v abomination_n before_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v to_o return_v to_o her_o first_o husband_n and_o to_o be_v his_o wife_n again_o for_o this_o say_v abarbinel_n be_v to_o imitate_v the_o egyptian_n who_o change_v their_o wife_n and_o take_v they_o again_o into_o their_o house_n which_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o great_a filthiness_n but_o this_o intimate_v that_o if_o she_o have_v not_o be_v marry_v to_o any_o other_o man_n but_o keep_v herself_o free_a she_o may_v have_v be_v his_o wife_n again_o if_o he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o she_o and_o this_o show_v also_o that_o god_n intend_v to_o discourage_v they_o from_o put_v away_o their_o wife_n by_o make_v they_o uncapable_a after_o they_o have_v be_v marry_v to_o another_o for_o ever_o to_o enjoy_v they_o again_o though_o they_o grow_v very_o rich_a or_o otherwise_o desirable_a which_o incline_v many_o no_o doubt_n to_o consider_v well_o before_o they_o part_v with_o they_o and_o thou_o shall_v not_o cause_v the_o land_n to_o sin_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o etc._n etc._n the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n may_v by_o such_o a_o large_a indulgence_n have_v be_v tempt_v to_o pollute_v it_o with_o many_o sin_n and_o thereby_o bring_v god_n judgement_n upon_o it_o see_v iii_o jerem._n 1._o for_o as_o isaac_n arama_n gloss_n if_o this_o have_v not_o be_v prohibit_v a_o gate_n have_v be_v open_v unto_o vile_a man_n to_o make_v a_o trade_n of_o change_v their_o wife_n and_o thereby_o fill_v the_o land_n with_o whoredom_n ver._n 5._o when_o a_o man_n have_v take_v a_o new_a wife_n the_o verse_n 5_o hebrew_n think_v as_o i_o observe_v before_o xx._n 7._o that_o whether_o he_o have_v marry_v a_o virgin_n or_o a_o widow_n he_o be_v to_o have_v the_o privilege_n here_o mention_v yea_o they_o extend_v it_o to_o he_o who_o have_v marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n but_o not_o to_o he_o who_o have_v marry_v she_o who_o he_o put_v away_o and_o may_v take_v again_o if_o she_o have_v not_o be_v marry_v since_o that_o to_z another_z man._n for_o she_o can_v not_o be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o new_a wife_n he_o shall_v not_o go_v out_o to_o war_n see_v xx_o deut._n 7._o nor_o be_v charge_v with_o any_o business_n no_o public_a employment_n be_v to_o be_v put_v upon_o he_o which_o may_v occasion_v his_o absence_n from_o his_o wife_n not_o so_o much_o as_o watch_v or_o such_o like_a for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o which_o it_o must_v be_v remember_v what_o be_v say_v about_o the_o fearful_a and_o timorous_a who_o be_v bid_v to_o return_v home_o from_o the_o army_n lest_o they_o dishearten_v their_o brethren_n xx._n 8._o and_o yet_o these_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o furnish_v the_o army_n with_o victual_n and_o water_n to_o clear_v the_o way_n and_o take_v up_o their_o quarter_n but_o a_o new_a bridegroom_n be_v free_a from_o all_o these_o only_o they_o make_v a_o difference_n between_o a_o war_n by_o the_o divine_a commandment_n and_o one_o undertake_v voluntary_o unto_o the_o former_a of_o which_o they_o think_v this_o immunity_n do_v not_o extend_v but_o only_o to_o the_o latter_a in_o the_o margin_n these_o word_n be_v translate_v nor_o any_o thing_n pass_v upon_o he_o that_o be_v he_o shall_v not_o pay_v tribute_n but_o he_o shall_v be_v free_a at_o home_n for_o one_o year_n the_o same_o time_n of_o freedom_n it_o be_v think_v reasonable_a to_o grant_v unto_o builder_n and_o planter_n because_o they_o be_v join_v with_o new_a marry_a man_n in_o the_o speech_n the_o priest_n make_v before_o they_o go_v to_o battle_n xx._n 5_o 6_o 7._o and_o shall_v cheer_v up_o his_o wife_n who_o he_o have_v take_v make_v much_o of_o she_o as_o we_o speak_v and_o so_o endear_v himself_o to_o she_o by_o his_o kindness_n that_o there_o may_v be_v no_o occasion_n of_o a_o divorce_n for_o the_o prevention_n of_o which_o this_o law_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v intend_v that_o by_o so_o long_a a_o conversation_n together_o without_o any_o interruption_n they_o may_v have_v so_o perfect_a a_o understanding_n one_o of_o another_o and_o such_o a_o mutual_a confidence_n may_v be_v settle_v that_o he_o may_v not_o easy_o entertain_v any_o jealousy_n of_o she_o when_o he_o shall_v be_v absent_a in_o the_o war_n or_o elsewhere_o verse_n 6_o ver._n 6._o no_o man_n shall_v take_v the_o nether_a or_o the_o upper_a millstone_n to_o pledge_v this_o be_v a_o law_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o that_o xx_o exod._n 26_o 27._o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o mercy_n beneficence_n and_o clemency_n towards_o the_o poor_a as_o maimonides_n speak_v more_o nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap_n thirty-nine_o for_o he_o take_v a_o man_n life_n to_o pledge_v that_o be_v his_o livelihood_n by_o which_o he_o maintain_v himself_o and_o his_o family_n and_o keep_v they_o from_o starve_v by_o this_o reason_n it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o take_v any_o other_o thing_n for_o a_o security_n by_o the_o want_n of_o which_o a_o man_n may_v be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v undo_v for_o instance_n they_o do_v not_o allow_v any_o man_n to_o seize_v upon_o the_o ox_n which_o be_v at_o plough_n he_o who_o break_v this_o law_n be_v scourge_v ver._n 7._o if_o a_o man_n be_v find_v steal_v any_o of_o his_o brethren_n verse_n 7_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n if_o he_o be_v either_o take_v in_o the_o fact_n or_o it_o be_v plain_o prove_v against_o he_o so_o the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o athenian_a law_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o a_o man_n be_v a_o apparent_a man-stealer_n and_o make_v merchandise_n of_o he_o or_o sell_v he_o this_o be_v the_o end_n of_o man-stealing_a to_o make_v a_o gain_n of_o he_o either_o by_o exchange_v he_o for_o some_o commodity_n or_o sell_v he_o for_o money_n then_o that_o thief_n shall_v die_v this_o crime_n be_v punish_v with_o death_n though_o steal_v of_o beast_n or_o other_o thing_n be_v not_o see_v xxi_o exod._n 16._o because_o it_o be_v very_o heinous_a on_o a_o double_a account_n both_o by_o deprive_v the_o community_n of_o one_o of_o its_o member_n and_o make_v he_o a_o slave_n in_o another_o country_n and_o indeed_o the_o most_o moderate_a lawyer_n do_v not_o know_v how_o to_o secure_v man_n in_o the_o possession_n of_o thing_n very_o valuable_a but_o by_o inflict_v such_o a_o punishment_n on_o those_o that_o steal_v they_o thus_o after_o solon_n have_v temper_v the_o rigid_a law_n of_o draco_n which_o punish_v all_o theft_n with_o death_n by_o order_v in_o most_o case_n only_o the_o payment_n of_o double_a he_o enact_v the_o steal_n of_o a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n to_o be_v capital_a nay_o he_o make_v it_o a_o great_a crime_n to_o steal_v dung_n because_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o great_a value_n in_o that_o country_n which_o be_v very_o barren_a &_o need_v it_o for_o their_o ground_n how_o much_o more_o valuable_a be_v a_o man_n in_o all_o man_n account_n who_o if_o any_o man_n steal_v the_o law_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o death_n shall_v be_v his_o punishment_n as_o xenophon_n report_v it_o and_o he_o be_v account_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o man-stealer_n who_o not_o only_o by_o force_n or_o by_o fraud_n carry_v away_o a_o free_a man_n and_o sell_v he_o for_o a_o slave_n or_o suppress_v he_o but_o he_o who_o inveigle_v away_o another_o man_n servant_n and_o persuade_v he_o to_o run_v away_o or_o conceal_v such_o a_o fugitive_n as_o samuel_n petitus_fw-la observe_v out_o of_o pollux_n and_o other_o lib._n vii_o in_o leges_fw-la attica_n tit._n v._o p._n 533._o which_o make_v i_o think_v not_o only_o he_o that_o steal_v one_o of_o his_o brethren_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n but_o he_o that_o steal_v a_o proselyte_n of_o any_o sort_n or_o the_o servant_n of_o a_o stranger_n be_v liable_a to_o the_o punishment_n mention_v in_o this_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o thou_o shall_v put_v away_o evil_a from_o among_o you_o by_o these_o word_n we_o may_v understand_v the_o greatness_n of_o this_o crime_n for_o they_o be_v never_o use_v in_o this_o book_n but_o when_o moses_n speak_v of_o the_o punishment_n of_o some_o enormous_a sin_n see_v xiii_o 5._o xvii_o 7._o xix_o 19_o etc._n etc._n verse_n 8_o
of_o thy_o stranger_n that_o be_v in_o thy_o land_n within_o thy_o gate_n no_o difference_n be_v to_o be_v make_v between_o a_o natural_a jew_n and_o a_o proselyte_n of_o the_o gate_n according_a to_o the_o general_a law_n xix_o levit_fw-la 34._o for_o such_o oppression_n may_v tempt_v they_o to_o do_v very_o wicked_a thing_n for_o instance_n expose_v or_o kill_v their_o child_n when_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o maintain_v they_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o heathen_a who_o be_v frequent_o guilty_a of_o this_o and_o think_v it_o no_o crime_n when_o their_o poverty_n constrain_v they_o to_o it_o see_v petrus_n petitus_fw-la lib._n iii_o miscell_n observe_v cap._n xvii_o where_o he_o produce_v many_o proof_n of_o it_o both_o out_o of_o greek_a and_o roman_a author_n verse_n 15_o ver._n 15._o at_o his_o day_n thou_o shall_v give_v he_o his_o hire_n which_o be_v due_a to_o he_o either_o by_o contract_n or_o by_o natural_a equity_n and_o whether_o he_o have_v agree_v to_o serve_v he_o for_o a_o day_n or_o a_o month_n or_o a_o year_n at_o the_o time_n when_o his_o wage_n be_v due_a it_o be_v to_o be_v punctual_o pay_v unless_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o have_v it_o remain_v in_o his_o hand_n for_o this_o be_v not_o a_o act_n of_o mercy_n but_o of_o justice_n to_o pay_v a_o hireling_n his_o wage_n neither_o shall_v the_o sun_n go_v down_o upon_o it_o for_o he_o be_v poor_a this_o show_v he_o speak_v particular_o of_o one_o that_o serve_v for_o a_o day_n wage_n and_o can_v not_o forbear_v the_o payment_n of_o it_o because_o he_o be_v so_o poor_a as_o not_o to_o be_v able_a to_o provide_v himself_o and_o family_n necessary_n without_o it_o and_o set_v his_o heart_n upon_o it_o eager_o expect_v it_o as_o the_o support_n of_o his_o life_n so_o the_o vulgar_a translate_v it_o with_o it_o he_o support_v his_o soul_n that_o be_v his_o life_n lest_o he_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n make_v grievous_a complaint_n to_o he_o who_o make_v both_o rich_a and_o poor_a and_o it_o be_v sin_n unto_o thou_o god_n will_v hear_v his_o cry_n and_o severe_o punish_v thou_o see_v five_o james_n 4._o ver._n 16._o the_o father_n shall_v not_o be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o the_o verse_n 16_o child_n neither_o shall_v the_o child_n be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o the_o father_n every_o man_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o his_o own_o sin_n this_o be_v a_o rule_n of_o common_a reason_n which_o be_v ancient_o express_v in_o this_o vulgar_a say_n noxa_fw-la caput_fw-la sequitur_fw-la and_o be_v excellent_o express_v by_o dion_n chrysostom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v every_o man_n be_v the_o author_n of_o his_o own_o misfortune_n which_o amaziah_n king_n of_o judah_n think_v extend_v to_o the_o child_n of_o traitor_n unto_o who_o he_o allow_v the_o benefit_n of_o this_o law_n as_o we_o read_v in_o so_o many_o word_n 2_o king_n fourteen_o 6._o 2_o chron._n xxv_o 4._o and_o not_o only_a philo_n but_o diony_n hallicarnassaeus_n condemn_v the_o custom_n of_o those_o nation_n who_o put_v to_o death_n the_o child_n of_o tyrant_n or_o traitor_n see_v grotius_n lib._n ii_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la belli_n &_o pacis_fw-la cap._n xxi_o sect._n xiii_o fourteen_o where_o he_o observe_v that_o god_n indeed_o threaten_v to_o visit_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o the_o child_n but_o in_o this_o case_n jure_fw-la dominij_fw-la non_fw-la poenae_fw-la utitur_fw-la he_o use_v the_o right_n of_o dominion_n not_o of_o punishment_n verse_n 17_o ver._n 17._o thou_o shall_v not_o pervert_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o stranger_n nor_o of_o the_o fatherless_a nor_o of_o the_o widow_n who_o be_v join_v with_o they_o v._o 19_o for_o such_o person_n common_o have_v none_o to_o stand_v by_o they_o and_o plead_v their_o cause_n and_o therefore_o the_o judge_n be_v to_o take_v the_o great_a care_n to_o see_v they_o have_v justice_n do_v xxii_o exod._n 21._o xxiii_o 9_o nor_o take_v the_o widow_n raiment_n to_o pledge_v which_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o one_o that_o be_v poor_a as_o appear_v from_o v._o 12._o see_v xxii_o exod._n 21_o 26_o 27._o verse_n 18_o ver._n 18._o but_o thou_o shall_v remember_v that_o thou_o be_v a_o bondman_n in_o egypt_n and_o the_o lord_n redeem_v thou_o thence_o therefore_o i_o command_v thou_o to_o do_v this_o thing_n the_o remembrance_n of_o their_o own_o miserable_a condition_n in_o egypt_n till_o god_n take_v pity_n upon_o they_o be_v to_o work_v compassion_n in_o they_o towards_o other_o in_o the_o like_o forlorn_a estate_n otherwise_o they_o do_v not_o remember_v they_o as_o they_o ought_v this_o be_v often_o urge_v as_o a_o reason_n for_o show_v mercy_n to_o stranger_n and_o such_o like_a helpless_a person_n particular_o in_o xix_o levit._fw-la 33_o 34._o and_o in_o this_o book_n x._o 19_o 20._o xv._o 15._o ver._n 19_o when_o thou_o cut_v down_o thy_o harvest_n in_o thy_o field_n and_o have_v forget_v a_o sheaf_n in_o the_o field_n thou_o shall_v not_o go_v back_o again_o to_o fetch_v it_o there_o be_v many_o merciful_a law_n about_o the_o poor_a see_v xix_o levit._n 9_o 10._o xxiii_o 22._o they_o be_v all_o put_v together_o by_o mr._n selden_n lib._n vi_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n cap._n vi_o where_o the_o exposition_n the_o talmudist_n give_v of_o this_o law_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v so_o strict_a that_o it_o can_v do_v little_a good_a for_o they_o say_v a_o sheaf_n be_v not_o take_v to_o be_v forget_v unless_o not_o only_o the_o owner_n of_o the_o field_n but_o all_o the_o labourer_n forget_v it_o and_o if_o none_o of_o they_o remember_v it_o yet_o if_o any_o man_n that_o pass_v by_o that_o way_n come_v and_o give_v they_o notice_n of_o it_o it_o be_v not_o look_v upon_o as_o leave_v by_o forgetfulness_n yet_o they_o be_v so_o kind_a as_o to_o extend_v this_o law_n not_o only_o to_o sheaf_n of_o corn_n leave_v in_o the_o field_n but_o to_o bunch_n of_o grape_n and_o other_o fruit_n which_o be_v leave_v behind_o in_o their_o vineyard_n or_o orchard_n and_o it_o seem_v no_o unreasonable_a interpretation_n of_o this_o law_n that_o if_o a_o owner_n of_o a_o field_n or_o his_o workman_n call_v to_o mind_n before_o they_o be_v go_v quite_o out_o of_o the_o field_n that_o a_o sheaf_n be_v leave_v in_o such_o a_o place_n they_o may_v go_v back_o and_o fetch_v it_o but_o not_o if_o they_o do_v not_o remember_v it_o till_o they_o come_v into_o the_o city_n they_o that_o will_v see_v more_o case_n about_o this_o matter_n may_v look_v into_o maimonides_n de_fw-fr donis_n pauperum_fw-la translate_v by_o dr._n h._n prideaux_n cap._n v._o and_o his_o very_a learned_a annotation_n upon_o it_o josephus_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o have_v interpret_v this_o law_n most_o charitable_o lib._n iu._n archaeolog_n cap._n viii_o where_o he_o say_v they_o be_v not_o only_o not_o to_o go_v back_o to_o fetch_v what_o they_o have_v forget_v but_o to_o leave_v on_o purpose_n corn_n and_o grape_n and_o olive_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o poor_a it_o shall_v be_v for_o the_o stranger_n for_o the_o fatherless_a and_o for_o the_o widow_n who_o be_v common_o put_v together_o as_o proper_a object_n of_o charity_n and_o be_v as_o mr._n selden_n speak_v a_o kind_a of_o paraphrase_n upon_o the_o word_n poor_a that_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n may_v bless_v thou_o in_o all_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n make_v their_o land_n still_o very_o fruitful_a which_o be_v a_o reward_n of_o their_o charity_n ver._n 20._o when_o thou_o beat_v thy_o olive-tree_n as_o verse_n 20_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o do_v in_o those_o country_n with_o stick_n to_o bring_v down_o the_o olive_n thou_o shall_v not_o go_v over_o the_o bough_n again_o not_o search_v the_o bough_n after_o they_o be_v beat_v whether_o any_o be_v leave_v it_o shall_v be_v for_o the_o stranger_n etc._n etc._n who_o may_v go_v into_o the_o olive-yard_n after_o the_o owner_n have_v carry_v out_o his_o fruit_n and_o gather_v what_o they_o find_v still_o remain_v on_o the_o tree_n verse_n 21_o ver._n 21._o when_o thou_o gather_v the_o grape_n of_o thy_o vineyard_n thou_o shall_v not_o glean_v it_o afterward_o by_o make_v a_o new_a gather_n after_o the_o first_o but_o if_o the_o poor_a themselves_o leave_v any_o behind_o after_o the_o usual_a time_n allow_v for_o the_o gather_v such_o fruit_n or_o corn_n as_o be_v leave_v for_o they_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o owner_n to_o take_v it_o himself_o and_o he_o be_v not_o bind_v either_o to_o pay_v the_o poor_a the_o price_n of_o it_o or_o to_o leave_v it_o for_o the_o beast_n and_o the_o bird_n for_o the_o command_n be_v say_v the_o jewish_a doctor_n who_o nice_o scan_v these_o thing_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v for_o the_o poor_a and_o
the_o seed_n which_o be_v come_v up_o to_o maturity_n see_v xi_o 14._o see_v the_o learned_a dr._n prideaux_n upon_o maimonides_n his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr donis_fw-la pauperum_fw-la cap._n i._o not._n 25._o and_o to_o bless_v all_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n by_o these_o seasonable_a shower_n he_o bless_v their_o plough_v and_o sow_v and_o produce_v a_o plentiful_a harvest_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v mean_v here_o by_o the_o work_n of_o their_o hand_n viz._n their_o husbandry_n which_o include_v all_o sort_n of_o plantation_n as_o well_o as_o tillage_n ix_o gen._n 20._o and_o thou_o shall_v lend_v unto_o many_o nation_n and_o thou_o shall_v not_o borrow_v a_o token_n of_o great_a riches_n see_v xv._o 6._o which_o all_o nation_n look_v upon_o as_o a_o blessing_n as_o indeed_o they_o be_v with_o piety_n and_o therefore_o callimachus_n in_o his_o hymn_n to_o jove_n pray_v he_o to_o bestow_v both_o virtue_n and_o riches_n upon_o they_o v._n 97._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o put_v i_o in_o mind_n of_o a_o pertinent_a observation_n of_o maimonides_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o perck_n chelek_n in_o which_o he_o treat_v of_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o jewish_a religion_n this_o be_v the_o meaning_n say_v he_o of_o the_o promise_n and_o threaten_n in_o the_o law_n that_o if_o they_o be_v obedient_a to_o his_o precept_n he_o will_v further_o they_o with_o all_o good_a thing_n that_o shall_v furnish_v they_o therein_o and_o remove_v from_o they_o all_o that_o hinder_v they_o for_o no_o man_n can_v serve_v god_n as_o he_o ought_v when_o he_o be_v sick_a or_o oppress_v with_o famine_n or_o vex_v with_o war_n therefore_o god_n promise_v to_o remove_v all_o these_o thing_n and_o to_o give_v they_o health_n and_o tranquillity_n that_o they_o may_v perfect_v their_o obedience_n and_o be_v worthy_a of_o the_o life_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v for_o this_o be_v not_o the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n to_o make_v the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o plentiful_o and_o to_o prolong_v man_n life_n upon_o the_o earth_n and_o give_v they_o healthful_a body_n but_o that_o by_o all_o those_o thing_n they_o may_v be_v help_v and_o encourage_v to_o perform_v obedience_n to_o it_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 13._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v make_v thou_o the_o head_n and_o not_o the_o tail_n this_o be_v a_o proverbial_a speech_n which_o be_v explain_v in_o the_o word_n follow_v and_o thou_o shall_v be_v above_o only_o and_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v beneath_o for_o the_o head_n verse_n 13_o be_v the_o first_o and_o chief_a part_n of_o all_o animal_n and_o the_o tail_n the_o last_o and_o low_a those_o person_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o head_n who_o command_n over_o other_o and_o those_o the_o tail_n who_o be_v subject_a and_o therefore_o this_o be_v a_o promise_n that_o they_o shall_v rule_v over_o other_o nation_n as_o their_o lord_n as_o they_o do_v in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n and_o solomon_n but_o other_o nation_n shall_v not_o lord_n it_o over_o they_o if_o that_o thou_o harken_v unto_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n to_o observe_v and_o to_o do_v they_o this_o be_v the_o condition_n upon_o which_o all_o their_o happiness_n depend_v as_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o discourse_n v._o 1._o ver._n 14._o and_o thou_o shall_v not_o go_v astray_o from_o any_o of_o the_o verse_n 14_o word_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n to_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o to_o the_o left_a see_v chapt._n v._n 32._o to_o go_v after_o other_o god_n to_o serve_v they_o this_o be_v the_o principal_a commandment_n of_o the_o law_n to_o serve_v no_o other_o god_n but_o the_o lord_n alone_o which_o while_o they_o observe_v he_o be_v please_v to_o bless_v they_o and_o to_o bear_v with_o many_o other_o sin_n which_o they_o commit_v upon_o which_o account_n this_o commandment_n be_v so_o often_o repeat_v as_o we_o find_v it_o in_o this_o very_a book_n vi_o 14._o vii_o 4_o 16._o viii_o 19_o ix_o 16_o 28._o xi_o 3_o 4_o 30_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 15._o but_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v if_o thou_o will_v not_o verse_n 15_o harken_v unto_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n to_o observe_v to_o do_v all_o his_o commandment_n and_o statute_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n especial_o that_o great_a commandment_n not_o to_o go_v after_o other_o god_n to_o serve_v they_o that_o all_o these_o curse_n shall_v come_v upon_o thou_o and_o overtake_v thou_o pursue_v they_o so_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o possible_o escape_v they_o the_o same_o phrase_n be_v use_v of_o the_o blessing_n v._o 2._o verse_n 16_o ver._n 16._o curse_a shall_v thou_o be_v in_o the_o city_n and_o curse_v shall_v thou_o be_v in_o the_o field_n as_o miserable_a that_o be_v every_o where_o as_o he_o intend_v to_o have_v make_v they_o happy_a v._o 3._o verse_n 17_o ver._n 17._o curse_v shall_v be_v thy_o basket_n and_o thy_o store_n the_o blessing_n of_o the_o barn_n be_v to_o have_v it_o full_a v._n 5._o and_o therefore_o the_o curse_n upon_o it_o be_v to_o make_v it_o empty_a verse_n 18_o ver._n 18._o curse_v shall_v be_v the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o body_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o land_n etc._n etc._n he_o threaten_v to_o consume_v their_o child_n their_o corn_n and_o other_o fruit_n with_o their_o herd_n and_o flock_n verse_n 19_o ver._n 19_o curse_a shall_v thou_o be_v when_o thou_o come_v in_o and_o curse_v shall_v thou_o be_v when_o thou_o go_v out_o have_v no_o comfort_n in_o any_o undertake_n either_o at_o home_n or_o abroad_o in_o peace_n or_o in_o war._n verse_n 20_o ver._n 20._o the_o lord_z shall_v send_v upon_o thou_o curse_v vexation_n and_o rebuke_n it_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o know_v what_o these_o three_o word_n particular_o import_v the_o two_o first_o of_o they_o be_v very_o various_o translate_v the_o first_o of_o they_o meera_o seem_v to_o signify_v in_o general_a that_o god_n will_v blast_v they_o in_o all_o they_o design_v and_o go_v about_o for_o although_o the_o lxx_o and_o vulgar_a here_o render_v it_o famine_n and_o want_n yet_o elsewhere_o the_o lxx_o render_v it_o as_o we_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d curse_v and_o the_o next_o word_n mehuma_n they_o translate_v hunger_n but_o in_o other_o place_n the_o lxx_o render_v it_o by_o six_o or_o seven_o word_n which_o import_v the_o same_o with_o our_o english_a vexation_n viz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d trouble_n or_o disturbance_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tumult_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d confusion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d horror_n or_o affrightment_n etc._n etc._n which_o relate_v to_o great_a disorder_n disquiet_a and_o perplexity_n in_o their_o mind_n and_o the_o last_o word_n migher_v the_o vulgar_a translate_v as_o we_o do_v rebuke_n but_o the_o lxx_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d consumption_n which_o be_v the_o same_o in_o effect_n for_o when_o god_n rebuke_n a_o man_n for_o his_o iniquity_n he_o make_v his_o beauty_n to_o consume_v away_o like_o a_o moth_n thirty-nine_o psal_n 11._o for_o god_n rebuke_n consist_v not_o in_o word_n but_o in_o sore_a affliction_n 2_o king_n xix_o 3._o xviii_o psal_n 15_o etc._n etc._n particular_o in_o disappointment_n and_o ill-success_n in_o their_o undertake_n and_o continual_a fear_n of_o worse_a for_o the_o future_a in_o all_o that_o thou_o set_v thy_o hand_n unto_o for_o to_o do_v in_o all_o their_o affair_n v._n 8._o they_o shall_v meet_v with_o trouble_n perplexity_n and_o defeat_v until_o that_o thou_o be_v destroy_v he_o threaten_v that_o this_o curse_n trouble_v and_o rebuke_v from_o god_n shall_v pursue_v they_o till_o they_o have_v complete_v their_o ruin_n and_o until_o thou_o perish_v quick_o when_o god_n begin_v to_o punish_v they_o after_o long_a patience_n with_o they_o he_o be_v quick_a in_o his_o execution_n and_o many_o time_n bring_v upon_o they_o sudden_a destruction_n so_o he_o threaten_v in_o zephaniah_n i._n 18._o that_o he_o will_v make_v a_o speedy_a riddance_n of_o all_o that_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n and_o though_o the_o whole_a nation_n be_v not_o root_v out_o speedy_o but_o by_o degree_n yet_o they_o enjoy_v it_o but_o a_o short_a time_n in_o comparison_n of_o what_o god_n design_v if_o they_o have_v be_v obedient_a and_o in_o that_o time_n they_o be_v seldom_o without_o some_o trouble_n or_o other_o till_o they_o be_v expel_v out_o of_o their_o country_n because_o of_o the_o wickedness_n of_o thy_o do_n whereby_o thou_o have_v forsake_v i_o and_o follow_v after_o other_o god_n which_o be_v the_o great_a crime_n that_o bring_v they_o to_o desolation_n ver._n 21._o the_o lord_z shall_v make_v the_o pestilence_n cleave_v unto_o thou_o the_o pestilence_n be_v threaten_v in_o
till_o they_o have_v bring_v they_o to_o utter_v ruin_n which_o be_v so_o evident_o fulfil_v that_o will_v but_o the_o atheist_n consider_v it_o and_o lay_v it_o to_o heart_n it_o will_v wring_v from_o they_o a_o confession_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o these_o divine_a oracle_n have_v utter_v that_o this_o be_v a_o people_n who_o have_v be_v appoint_v to_o destruction_n for_o though_o there_o be_v a_o great_a many_o of_o they_o remain_v in_o several_a part_n of_o the_o world_n yet_o they_o have_v never_o be_v suffer_v to_o grow_v into_o a_o nation_n but_o in_o that_o sense_n be_v utter_o destroy_v as_o moses_n here_o prophesy_v because_o thou_o hearkn_v not_o unto_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n to_o keep_v his_o commandment_n and_o his_o statute_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n it_o have_v manifest_o appear_v the_o hand_n of_o god_n be_v very_o heavy_a upon_o they_o for_o their_o disobedience_n to_o he_o there_o be_v no_o other_o reason_n why_o they_o who_o be_v once_o so_o favour_v by_o he_o shall_v be_v so_o long_o as_o they_o have_v be_v more_o miserable_a than_o any_o other_o people_n verse_n 46_o ver._n 46._o and_o they_o shall_v be_v upon_o thou_o that_o be_v the_o curse_n beforementioned_a shall_v remain_v fix_v upon_o they_o and_o continue_v unremoved_a from_o age_n to_o age._n for_o a_o sign_n and_o for_o a_o wonder_n that_o all_o man_n may_v take_v notice_n of_o they_o and_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o extraordinary_a token_n of_o god_n high_a displeasure_n and_o take_v warn_v thereby_o to_o beware_v of_o their_o infidelity_n and_o disobedience_n for_o as_o that_o great_a man_n often_o say_v no_o sign_n can_v be_v give_v equivalent_a to_o the_o desolatiqn_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n and_o their_o continue_v still_o banish_v from_o their_o own_o land_n and_o miserable_o treat_v in_o all_o other_o country_n and_o upon_o thy_o seed_n for_o ever_o all_o the_o world_n may_v clear_o see_v to_o use_v his_o word_n again_o that_o the_o god_n of_o their_o father_n have_v cast_v they_o off_o they_o have_v no_o sign_n or_o badge_n of_o his_o ancient_a wont_a favour_n whilst_o innumerable_a mark_n and_o scar_n of_o his_o fearful_a indignation_n against_o their_o father_n remain_v unhealed_a in_o their_o child_n after_o more_o generation_n than_o their_o ancestor_n have_v of_o prosperity_n in_o the_o promise_v land_n ver._n 47._o because_o thou_o serve_v not_o the_o lord_n thy_o verse_n 47_o god_n with_o joyfulness_n and_o gladness_n of_o heart_n for_o the_o abundance_n of_o all_o thing_n or_o in_o the_o abundance_n of_o all_o thing_n for_o this_o be_v oppose_v to_o the_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n in_o which_o he_o say_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n they_o shall_v serve_v their_o enemy_n as_o a_o punishment_n for_o their_o wanton_a abuse_n of_o god_n mercy_n which_o be_v so_o exceed_o great_a just_o require_v not_o only_o their_o obedience_n but_o cheerfulness_n and_o delight_n therein_o ver._n 48._o therefore_o shall_v thou_o serve_v thy_o enemy_n verse_n 48_o which_o he_o shall_v send_v against_o thou_o he_o do_v not_o call_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n as_o he_o do_v before_o now_o they_o be_v abandon_v by_o he_o for_o their_o sin_n in_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n and_o nakedness_n and_o in_o want_n of_o all_o thing_n this_o show_n what_o he_o mean_v before_o by_o abundance_n of_o all_o thing_n plentiful_a provision_n of_o food_n and_o raiment_n and_o all_o other_o thing_n belong_v to_o the_o comfort_n of_o life_n and_o he_o shall_v put_v a_o yoke_n of_o iron_n upon_o thy_o neck_n the_o loss_n of_o liberty_n be_v as_o great_a a_o misery_n as_o any_o other_o which_o end_v also_o in_o hard_a servitude_n and_o it_o be_v but_o just_a that_o they_o shall_v be_v slave_n in_o the_o land_n of_o their_o enemy_n to_o cruel_a master_n who_o will_v not_o in_o their_o own_o country_n serve_v so_o gracious_a and_o love_a a_o father_n as_o the_o lord_z their_z god_n a_o yoke_n of_o iron_n signify_v a_o unsupportable_a yoke_n which_o can_v not_o be_v break_v see_v xxviii_o jerem._n 13_o 14._o verse_n 49_o ver._n 49._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v bring_v a_o nation_n against_o thou_o from_o far_o this_o evident_o belong_v to_o the_o roman_n as_o manasseh_n ben_fw-mi israel_n acknowledge_v who_o think_v that_o at_o this_o verse_n begin_v his_o prophecy_n of_o their_o calamity_n under_o the_o second_o temple_n as_o in_o the_o forego_n he_o describe_v their_o calamity_n under_o the_o first_o and_o in_o this_o i_o think_v he_o say_v right_a that_o there_o be_v scarce_o any_o thing_n mention_v in_o the_o follow_a part_n of_o this_o chapter_n but_o what_o relate_v to_o what_o they_o suffer_v under_o the_o second_o temple_n as_o he_o speak_v and_o since_o its_o destruction_n though_o i_o can_v say_v as_o he_o do_v of_o the_o forego_n part_n of_o it_o that_o it_o be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o calamity_n which_o befall_v they_o under_o the_o first_o temple_n for_o many_o thing_n be_v never_o so_o complete_o fulfil_v as_o since_o they_o crucify_v our_o saviour_n from_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n this_o show_v he_o speak_v of_o the_o roman_n rather_o than_o of_o the_o chaldaean_n who_o do_v not_o come_v from_o far_o much_o less_o from_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o out_o of_o the_o north_n country_n which_o be_v not_o very_o far_o distant_a from_o judaea_n whereas_o the_o roman_n by_o who_o they_o be_v last_o destroy_v come_v literal_o from_o far_o and_o from_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n particular_o julius_n severus_n be_v call_v by_o the_o emperor_n adrian_n to_o their_o destruction_n out_o of_o this_o island_n of_o britain_n wherein_o vespasian_n also_o have_v give_v great_a proof_n of_o his_o conduct_n and_o adrian_n himself_o and_o trajan_n by_o who_o they_o be_v still_o more_o crush_v after_o vespasian_n have_v destroy_v their_o city_n and_o temple_n be_v both_o spaniard_n by_o birth_n and_o therefore_o manasseh_n be_v israel_n say_v peremptory_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr termino_fw-la vitæ_fw-la lib._n iii_o sect._n iii_o this_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o soldier_n in_o vespasian_n army_n which_o he_o bring_v out_o of_o england_n france_n and_o spain_n and_o other_o remote_a part_n of_o the_o world_n as_o swift_a as_o the_o eagle_n which_o every_o one_o know_v the_o roman_n carry_v in_o their_o ensign_n and_o these_o bird_n be_v observe_v to_o fly_v upon_o their_o prey_n with_o great_a force_n and_o violence_n to_o who_o therefore_o fierce_a soldier_n such_o as_o the_o roman_n be_v be_v compare_v when_o they_o set_v upon_o their_o enemy_n so_o homer_n describe_v achilles_n fall_v upon_o the_o trojan_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o iliad_n φ._n where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d furious_a assault_n as_o the_o scholiast_n interpret_v it_o and_o so_o he_o speak_v concern_v hector_n iliad_n x._o as_o david_n also_o speak_v of_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n 2_o sam._n 1.23_o and_o the_o chaldaean_n be_v so_o describe_v come_v against_o jerusalem_n iv_o jerem._n 13._o xlviii_o 40._o xlix_o 22._o i_o lament_v 19_o xvii_o ezek._n 3._o and_o see_v vii_o daniel_n 4._o and_o bochartus_fw-la in_o his_o hierozoicon_n pars_fw-la i._n lib._n ii_o cap._n ix_o p._n ii_o lib._n ii_o cap._n ii_o a_o nation_n who_o tongue_n thou_o shall_v not_o understand_v the_o roman_a tongue_n be_v more_o strange_a to_o they_o than_o the_o chaldaean_n especial_o the_o language_n of_o many_o nation_n of_o which_o the_o roman_a army_n be_v compose_v and_o be_v a_o people_n who_o their_o ancestor_n perhaps_o never_o hear_v of_o dr._n jackson_n just_o look_v upon_o the_o destruction_n and_o general_a desolation_n of_o their_o country_n make_v by_o the_o roman_n and_o their_o tributary_n in_o these_o western_a part_n of_o the_o world_n as_o a_o everlasting_a monument_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o moses_n his_o prophecy_n in_o this_o and_o in_o the_o follow_a verse_n verse_n 50_o ver._n 50._o a_o nation_n this_o word_n nation_n be_v use_v thrice_o in_o this_o and_o the_o forego_n verse_n manasseh_n ben_fw-mi israel_n in_o the_o place_n forename_a be_v so_o critical_a as_o to_o observe_v that_o this_o repetition_n show_v jerusalem_n be_v to_o suffer_v thrice_o by_o the_o roman_a power_n first_o in_o the_o time_n of_o pompey_n and_o second_o when_o sosius_n come_v to_o the_o assistance_n of_o herod_n against_o antigonus_n and_o three_o when_o it_o be_v besiege_v and_o overturn_v by_o vespasian_n and_o his_o son_n titus_n of_o a_o fierce_a countenance_n so_o we_o translate_v this_o phrase_n viii_o daniel_n 23._o which_o in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v a_o strong_a or_o hard_a face_n according_o we_o translate_v it_o impudent_a or_o in_o our_o language_n brazen-faced_a vii_o prov._n 13._o and_o hard_o xxi_o prov._n 29._o and_o bold_a of_o face_n
to_o circumcise_v their_o heart_n themselves_o xvi_o 10._o by_o lay_v to_o heart_n his_o benefit_n and_o follow_v the_o motion_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o holy_a spirit_n which_o thereby_o he_o put_v into_o their_o heart_n and_o their_o neglect_n of_o this_o and_o rest_v mere_o in_o the_o circumcision_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v that_o which_o ruin_v they_o again_o and_o the_o heart_n of_o thy_o seed_n according_o we_o find_v they_o be_v free_v from_o idolatry_n after_o their_o return_n from_o babylon_n though_o still_o they_o continue_v in_o other_o sin_n which_o bring_v this_o present_a captivity_n as_o they_o call_v it_o upon_o they_o another_o banishment_n be_v necessary_a say_v r._n isaac_n in_o the_o book_n before_o mention_v perek_n vii_o to_o purge_v they_o from_o their_o sin_n by_o the_o severe_a affliction_n which_o they_o now_o endure_v and_o have_v long_o suffer_v because_o their_o manifold_a sin_n as_o he_o express_v it_o needs_o much_o scour_v by_o contusion_n and_o pressure_n after_o which_o he_o say_v they_o shall_v sin_v no_o more_o but_o that_o shall_v be_v fulfil_v which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v circumcise_v thy_o heart_n etc._n etc._n quote_v these_o very_a word_n of_o moses_n but_o alas_o they_o be_v not_o sensible_a for_o what_o sin_n they_o suffer_v see_v p._n 96_o 97._o of_o wagenseils_n edition_n to_o love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o soul_n that_o thou_o may_v live_v see_v vi_o 5._o this_o prophecy_n the_o jew_n say_v shall_v be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o messiah_n according_a to_o what_o ezekiel_n say_v xxxvi_o 26._o a_o new_a heart_n will_v i_o give_v you_o and_o a_o new_a spirit_n will_v i_o put_v into_o you_o etc._n etc._n so_o r._n isaac_n in_o the_o place_n abovenamed_a and_o in_o p._n 83._o verse_n 7_o ver._n 7._o and_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n will_v put_v all_o these_o curse_n upon_o thy_o enemy_n and_o on_o they_o that_o hate_v thou_o which_o persecute_v thou_o their_o very_a restoration_n create_v they_o many_o enemy_n who_o hatred_n increase_v with_o their_o prosperity_n in_o their_o own_o land_n and_o make_v they_o when_o they_o have_v power_n to_o persecute_v they_o who_o god_n remarkable_o plague_v particular_o antiochus_z epiphanes_n who_o die_v in_o miserable_a torment_n verse_n 8_o ver._n 8._o and_o thou_o shall_v return_v this_o may_v relate_v as_o well_o to_o their_o return_n unto_o their_o own_o land_n as_o to_o their_o turn_n unto_o god_n of_o both_o which_o he_o have_v speak_v before_o and_o now_o have_v mention_v their_o persecution_n whereby_o many_o of_o they_o may_v be_v drive_v out_o of_o their_o country_n i_o suppose_v he_o here_o promise_v their_o restoration_n to_o it_o again_o when_o he_o have_v curse_v their_o enemy_n and_o obey_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n and_o do_v all_o his_o commandment_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n continue_v steadfast_a in_o their_o love_n to_o he_o by_o a_o strict_a observance_n of_o all_o his_o commandment_n verse_n 9_o ver._n 9_o and_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n will_v make_v thou_o plenteous_a in_o every_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n and_o in_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o body_n etc._n etc._n the_o effect_n of_o their_o constant_a and_o sincere_a obedience_n he_o promise_v shall_v be_v still_o great_a prosperity_n in_o all_o their_o undertake_n and_o in_o all_o their_o enjoyment_n see_v xxviii_o 4_o 5_o etc._n etc._n for_o good_a to_o encourage_v they_o to_o continue_v faithful_a in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n for_o the_o lord_n will_v again_o rejoice_v over_o thou_o for_o good_a delight_n only_o in_o bless_v they_o and_o not_o send_v any_o curse_n upon_o they_o see_v xxviii_o 63._o and_o xxxii_o jerem_n 41._o as_o he_o rejoice_v over_o thy_o father_n in_o who_o obedience_n he_o delight_v x_o deut._n 15._o ver._n 10._o if_o thou_o shall_v hearken_v unto_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o verse_n 10_o lord_z thy_o god_n to_o keep_v his_o commandment_n etc._n etc._n persist_v in_o obedience_n to_o he_o and_o if_o thou_o turn_v unto_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o soul_n with_o a_o sincere_a love_n to_o all_o his_o command_n v._n 2._o who_o have_v plant_v they_o assure_o in_o their_o land_n with_o his_o whole_a heart_n and_o his_o whole_a soul_n as_o jeremiah_n speak_v xxxii_o 41._o but_o herein_o they_o be_v defective_a after_o they_o come_v out_o of_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n for_o though_o they_o never_o return_v again_o to_o idolatry_n but_o keep_v close_o to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n alone_o yet_o they_o rest_v mere_o in_o the_o outward_a rite_n of_o religion_n and_o have_v not_o a_o hearty_a love_n to_o god_n and_o to_o all_o goodness_n which_o make_v they_o reject_v the_o son_n of_o god_n when_o he_o come_v among_o they_o and_o fall_v under_o those_o long_a calamity_n which_o will_v not_o end_v till_o they_o turn_v to_o he_o with_o all_o their_o heart_n and_o soul_n ver._n 11._o for_o this_o commandment_n which_o i_o command_v verse_n 11_o thou_o this_o day_n of_o hearty_a love_n to_o god_n and_o sincere_a obedience_n to_o all_o his_o command_n v._o 2_o 6.8_o 16._o it_o be_v not_o hide_v from_o thou_o or_o it_o may_v be_v translate_v out_o of_o the_o hebrew_n it_o be_v not_o too_o wonderful_a above_o thou_o that_o be_v abstruse_a and_o hard_a to_o be_v understand_v because_o above_o their_o reach_n but_o easy_a to_o be_v know_v and_o acquaint_v withal_o because_o plain_o reveal_v which_o be_v as_o true_a of_o the_o gospel_n unto_o which_o st._n paul_n apply_v these_o word_n x_o rom._n 6_o etc._n etc._n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n for_o therein_o our_o saviour_n have_v declare_v the_o mind_n and_o will_n of_o god_n to_o we_o in_o such_o familiar_a word_n that_o the_o most_o simple_a people_n may_v understand_v their_o duty_n nor_o be_v it_o far_o off_o so_o that_o they_o shall_v go_v to_o seek_v it_o and_o learn_v it_o in_o some_o distant_a nation_n r._n isaac_n in_o his_o chissuk_n emuna_n cap._n xlv_o have_v his_o thought_n so_o fix_v upon_o what_o be_v say_v v._n 4._o that_o he_o fancy_v these_o word_n belong_v to_o that_o matter_n and_o that_o moses_n still_o speak_v to_o they_o of_o repentance_n which_o be_v of_o great_a value_n than_o any_o other_o thing_n and_o yet_o most_o easy_o acquire_v which_o can_v but_o make_v one_o wonder_n at_o their_o blindness_n for_o if_o repentance_n be_v so_o very_o easy_a how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o they_o remain_v impenitent_a for_o so_o many_o age_n and_o thereby_o as_o they_o confess_v prolong_v their_o misery_n and_o yet_o he_o repeat_v the_o same_o word_n in_o the_o second_o part_n of_o his_o work_n perek_n lxxx_o where_o he_o have_v the_o confidence_n to_o say_v st._n paul_n misapply_v this_o place_n verse_n 12_o ver._n 12._o it_o be_v not_o in_o heaven_n that_o thou_o shall_v say_v who_o will_v go_v up_o for_o we_o to_o heaven_n and_o bring_v it_o unto_o we_o that_o we_o may_v hear_v it_o and_o do_v it_o r._n jacob_n hacsaei_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o that_o part_n of_o the_o misna_n call_v seder_n nesim_n as_o guil._n vorstius_n observe_v upon_o abarbinel_n about_o the_o article_n of_o their_o faith_n have_v very_o fair_o expound_v this_o which_o he_o take_v to_o be_v a_o proverbial_a speech_n to_o show_v that_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o hard_a or_o rather_o impossible_a labour_n to_o come_v at_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n will_n as_o there_o be_v in_o many_o humane_a science_n where_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v tire_v by_o several_a proposition_n and_o deduction_n etc._n etc._n before_o he_o arrive_v at_o what_o he_o seek_v but_o all_o thing_n be_v plain_a and_o easy_a to_o be_v understand_v and_o not_o hard_a to_o be_v perform_v for_o god_n have_v reveal_v his_o mind_n clear_o by_o moses_n from_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o none_o have_v need_v to_o go_v thither_o to_o desire_n god_n to_o acquaint_v they_o with_o it_o which_o he_o have_v do_v of_o his_o own_o accord_n out_o of_o his_o good_a will_n towards_o they_o and_o thus_o grotius_n observe_v upon_o x_o rom._n 6._o out_o of_o several_a greek_a author_n that_o they_o express_v thing_n very_o difficult_a by_o go_v up_o to_o heaven_n maimonides_n indeed_o in_o jesodehatorah_n cap._n ix_o and_o abarbinel_n in_o rosh_n amana_n cap._n xiii_o make_v these_o word_n a_o argument_n for_o the_o eternity_n and_o unchangeableness_n of_o their_o law_n and_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o new_a revelation_n from_o heaven_n but_o there_o be_v no_o colour_n for_o this_o from_o these_o word_n the_o particle_n hu_o be_v of_o the_o feminine_a gender_n and_o therefore_o do_v not_o refer_v to_o god_n but_o to_o the_o command_n
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 neighbour_a country_n but_o leave_v they_o to_o their_o liberty_n provide_v they_o will_v become_v proselyte_n of_o the_o gate_n that_o be_v forsake_v idolatry_n and_o keep_v the_o common_a precept_n enjoin_v to_o all_o mankind_n thus_o maimonides_n interpret_v the_o word_n inheritance_n see_v schickard_n in_o his_o jus_fw-la regium_fw-la cap._n v._o theorem_fw-la xvii_o and_o grotius_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_n &_o pacis_fw-la lib._n i._o cap._n i._o sect._n xvi_o the_o author_n of_o ez_n hachajim_n a_o ms._n high_o value_v by_o the_o famous_a wagenseil_n say_v that_o when_o a_o child_n begin_v to_o speak_v the_o father_n be_v bind_v to_o teach_v he_o this_o verse_n in_o which_o instead_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hereditary_a some_o of_o the_o jew_n read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d espouse_v as_o if_o the_o law_n be_v espouse_v to_o the_o jewish_a nation_n see_v wagenseil_n on_o sota_n p._n 519_o 520._o ver._n 5._o and_o he_o be_v king_n in_o jeshurun_n or_o for_o he_o 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 dignity_n of_o consult_v with_o thou_o and_o receive_v direction_n from_o thou_o by_o the_o high_a priest_n concern_v the_o public_a safety_n or_o as_o some_o take_v it_o because_o thummim_n be_v here_o set_v before_o urim_n which_o be_v not_o in_o any_o other_o place_n make_v they_o upright_o and_o faithful_a as_o well_o as_o understanding_n and_o know_v in_o the_o discharge_n of_o their_o duty_n for_o though_o by_o holy_a one_o be_v principal_o mean_v the_o high_a priest_n who_o be_v in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n anoint_v to_o be_v separate_v to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n especial_o in_o this_o part_n of_o it_o to_o approach_v he_o with_o urim_n and_o thummim_n which_o give_v aaron_n the_o name_n of_o the_o saint_n of_o the_o lord_n cvi_o psal_n 16._o yet_o it_o comprehend_v
sea_n which_o be_v hereby_o mean_v ver._n 3._o and_o the_o south_n and_o after_o he_o have_v see_v verse_n 3_o the_o south_n which_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o simeon_n inhabit_v he_o bid_v he_o take_v a_o view_n of_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o the_o country_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v and_o the_o plain_a of_o the_o valley_n of_o jericho_n all_o the_o region_n about_o jordan_n especial_o the_o lovely_a plain_n of_o jericho_n which_o be_v very_o much_o celebrate_v by_o other_o author_n and_o lay_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n the_o city_n of_o palm-tree_n which_o be_v often_o mention_v in_o scripture_n sometime_o without_o and_o sometime_o with_o the_o name_n of_o jericho_n i_o judge_n 16._o iii_o 13._o 2_o chron._n xxviii_o 15._o which_o be_v so_o call_v because_o a_o multitude_n of_o palm-tree_n grow_v about_o it_o as_o strabo_n as_o well_o as_o josephus_n testify_v in_o his_o geograph_n lib._n xvi_o p._n 763._o where_o he_o describe_v this_o plain_a as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n as_o encompass_v about_o with_o mountain_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o theatre_n abound_v with_o palm-tree_n and_o other_o garden-tree_n mix_v with_o they_o for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o hundred_o stadia_fw-la and_o there_o be_v also_o he_o observe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o paradise_n of_o balsam_n which_o be_v a_o rare_a aromatic_a plant_n like_v to_o the_o turpentine-tree_n who_o juice_n be_v of_o great_a virtue_n and_o value_n etc._n etc._n from_o which_o odoriferous_a plant_n grow_v here_o some_o think_v this_o city_n have_v the_o name_n of_o jericho_n signify_v sweet_a smell_v so_o r._n judas_n in_o the_o gemara_fw-la of_o beracoth_n where_o he_o mention_n this_o tree_n as_o grow_v about_o jericho_n and_o thence_o derive_v its_o name_n from_o the_o hebrew_n word_n reach_v which_o signify_v a_o sweet_a smell_n this_o be_v more_o probable_a than_o the_o conjecture_n of_o d._n chytraeus_n who_o imagine_v jericho_n to_o come_v from_o 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as_o hottinger_n relate_v in_o his_o smegma_fw-la orientale_n cap._n viii_o p._n 456._o tell_v the_o story_n thus_o that_o joshua_n eleazar_n the_o priest_n and_o all_o the_o elder_n accompany_v he_o to_o the_o mount_n fall_v into_o such_o a_o passion_n when_o they_o be_v to_o take_v their_o leave_n that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v part_v from_o he_o whereupon_o the_o pillar_n of_o fire_n come_v down_o which_o separate_v they_o from_o moses_n so_o that_o they_o see_v he_o no_o more_o this_o be_v the_o land_n which_o i_o swear_v unto_o abraham_n unto_o isaac_n and_o unto_o jacob_n say_v i_o will_v give_v it_o unto_o thy_o seed_n xii_o gen._n 7._o xiii_o 15._o xv._o 18_o etc._n etc._n i_o have_v cause_v thou_o to_o see_v it_o with_o thy_o eye_n which_o the_o lord_n strengthen_v it_o be_v likely_a with_o a_o great_a vigour_n than_o usual_a that_o he_o may_v take_v a_o large_a prospect_n than_o other_o wise_a he_o can_v have_v do_v of_o this_o country_n or_o as_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n understand_v it_o he_o lay_v a_o map_n of_o it_o before_o his_o eye_n wherein_o every_o part_n of_o it_o be_v exact_o describe_v but_o that_o may_v have_v be_v do_v in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n without_o go_v up_o into_o a_o mountain_n therefore_o the_o other_o be_v more_o reasonable_a that_o he_o strengthen_v his_o visive_a faculty_n with_o a_o great_a power_n to_o see_v the_o whole_a country_n in_o its_o length_n and_o breadth_n etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o some_o of_o the_o rabbin_n have_v be_v so_o wise_a as_o to_o put_v both_o together_o as_o j._n bened._n carpzovius_fw-la observe_v out_o of_o several_a of_o they_o upon_o schickard_n jus_fw-la regium_fw-la cap._n v._o theorem_fw-la xvi_o p._n 285._o who_o thus_o speak_v god_n show_v he_o the_o whole_a land_n as_o in_o a_o garden_n plot_n forty_o mile_n in_o breadth_n and_o as_o many_o in_o length_n and_o give_v his_o eye_n such_o a_o power_n of_o contemplate_v the_o whole_a land_n from_o the_o begin_n to_o the_o end_n that_o 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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