for_o all_o this_o of_o the_o same_o meaning_n with_o that_o of_o deut._n that_o his_o name_n be_v not_o put_v out_o of_o israel_n and_o with_o a_o like_a expression_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n num._n 27._o v._n 3_o 4._o our_o father_n die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o he_o be_v not_o in_o the_o company_n of_o they_o that_o gather_v themselves_o together_o against_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n why_o shall_v the_o name_n of_o our_o father_n be_v do_v away_o from_o among_o his_o family_n because_o he_o have_v no_o son_n give_v unto_o we_o therefore_o a_o possession_n among_o the_o brethren_n of_o our_o father_n where_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o a_o name_n be_v be_v do_v way_n from_o a_o family_n and_o a_o man_n be_v not_o leave_v a_o possession_n to_o some_o body_n to_o inherit_v in_o his_o right_n so_o as_o it_o be_v necessary_a the_o memory_n of_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v continue_v for_o the_o assert_v of_o the_o title_n be_v exact_o the_o same_o thing_n for_o woman_n can_v not_o continue_v the_o memory_n of_o their_o parent_n in_o all_o the_o old_a testament_n you_o scarce_o ever_o find_v they_o insert_v in_o the_o genealogy_n they_o have_v their_o name_n from_o oblivion_n as_o man_n have_v they_o from_o remembrance_n because_o they_o carry_v on_o and_o continue_v the_o pedigree_n of_o their_o forefather_n but_o the_o woman_n be_v reckon_v only_o as_o a_o part_n of_o their_o husband_n and_o their_o child_n as_o the_o posterity_n not_o of_o they_o but_o of_o their_o husband_n father_n and_o be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o posterity_n of_o their_o own_o to_o which_o we_o have_v a_o manifest_a allusion_n psalm_n 45._o 16._o instead_o of_o thy_o father_n thou_o shall_v have_v child_n who_o thou_o may_v make_v prince_n in_o all_o land_n it_o be_v necessary_a therefore_o that_o to_o propagate_v the_o memory_n of_o the_o father_n by_o the_o daughter_n when_o he_o have_v no_o male_a issue_n they_o shall_v be_v consider_v as_o heiress_n and_o the_o estate_n descend_v from_o they_o to_o their_o posterity_n in_o right_a of_o their_o father_n his_o name_n and_o memory_n be_v by_o this_o mean_v continue_v which_o otherwise_o will_v have_v perish_v as_o effectual_o as_o if_o he_o have_v have_v no_o child_n at_o all_o from_o all_o which_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o for_o a_o man_n name_n not_o to_o be_v put_v out_o of_o israel_n not_o to_o be_v do_v away_o from_o among_o his_o family_n and_o to_o rise_v up_o upon_o his_o inheritance_n be_v all_o of_o they_o the_o same_o thing_n last_o to_o put_v the_o matter_n yet_o far_o out_o of_o question_n ruth_n 3._o 13._o the_o redemption_n of_o the_o inheritance_n and_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o woman_n to_o who_o in_o right_n of_o her_o husband_n it_o belong_v as_o be_v intimate_o connect_v with_o one_o another_o be_v both_o of_o they_o express_v by_o the_o same_o word_n of_o redeem_v if_o he_o will_v redeem_v thou_o let_v he_o redeem_v thou_o both_o in_o the_o original_a hebrew_n and_o in_o the_o greek_a we_o render_v it_o if_o he_o will_v perform_v unto_o thou_o the_o part_n of_o a_o kinsman_n well_o let_v he_o do_v the_o kinsman_n part_n and_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a singular_o well_o si_fw-la te_fw-la voluerit_fw-la propinquitatis_fw-la jure_fw-la retinere_fw-la bene_fw-la res_fw-la acta_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-la autem_fw-la ille_fw-la noluerit_fw-la ego_fw-la te_fw-la absque_fw-la ullâ_fw-la dubitatione_n suscipiam_fw-la where_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o verb_n gaal_n in_o this_o place_n be_v exact_o the_o same_o with_o jibbem_fw-la in_o deuteronomy_n though_o the_o first_o be_v of_o a_o more_o extensive_a signification_n than_o the_o latter_a as_o likewise_o what_o our_o interpreter_n do_v here_o call_v perform_v the_o kinsman_n part_n be_v there_o by_o they_o style_v perform_v the_o husband_n part_n all_o which_o be_v mighty_o corroborate_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o josephus_n antiq._n l._n 5._o xi_o who_o tell_v this_o very_a story_n mention_n together_o with_o it_o the_o lose_n of_o the_o shoe_n and_o spit_v in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o refuser_n in_o pursuance_n of_o the_o law_n make_v in_o that_o behalf_n deut._n 25._o 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mr._n selden_n read_v right_o after_o drusius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v boaz_n appeal_n to_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o elder_n bid_v they_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o refusal_n of_o the_o near_a kinsman_n and_o then_o instruct_v ruth_n in_o pursuance_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n to_o take_v off_o his_o shoe_n and_o spit_n in_o his_o face_n which_o do_v he_o immediate_o marry_v she_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o they_o all_o but_o mr._n selden_n will_v not_o allow_v this_o to_o be_v any_o thing_n better_o than_o a_o mistake_n of_o josephus_n confusio_fw-la say_v he_o planissimè_fw-la binarum_fw-la legum_fw-la quarum_fw-la altera_fw-la de_fw-la haereditate_fw-la alienatâ_fw-la seu_fw-la emptores_fw-la invitante_fw-la redimendà _fw-la altera_fw-la de_fw-la fratriâ_fw-la ducendâ_fw-la est_fw-la but_o i_o think_v i_o have_v make_v it_o pretty_a plain_n already_o that_o it_o be_v mr._n selden_n himself_o be_v in_o the_o mistake_n not_o josephus_n and_o i_o can_v but_o observe_v that_o it_o be_v that_o learned_a gentleman_n misfortune_n to_o side_n with_o josephus_n only_o in_o his_o error_n as_o when_o he_o tell_v we_o the_o adoptive_a child_n be_v to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o name_n with_o his_o imputative_a father_n but_o when_o he_o speak_v reason_n as_o he_o do_v certain_o in_o this_o case_n to_o oppose_v he_o for_o josephus_n do_v not_o deliver_v this_o out_o of_o any_o authentic_a record_n as_o be_v apparent_a by_o this_o that_o we_o have_v already_o find_v he_o in_o several_a mistake_n but_o it_o be_v only_o his_o own_o opinion_n or_o perhaps_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o learned_a man_n of_o his_o time_n that_o this_o place_n be_v to_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o leviratus_n and_o so_o he_o add_v the_o description_n of_o this_o ceremony_n de_fw-fr svo_fw-la as_o be_v a_o part_n of_o that_o law_n and_o which_o he_o think_v be_v never_o omit_v in_o case_n the_o person_n to_o who_o the_o challenge_n be_v make_v refuse_v to_o accept_v it_o only_o this_o indeed_o be_v much_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o as_o a_o very_a great_a inconsistency_n in_o josephus_n that_o he_o shall_v acknowledge_v the_o marriage_n of_o boaz_n and_o ruth_n to_o have_v be_v make_v in_o consequence_n and_o pursuance_n of_o that_o law_n of_o moses_n by_o which_o the_o brother_n be_v to_o propagate_v the_o name_n and_o memory_n of_o the_o brother_n and_o yet_o understand_v that_o expression_n that_o his_o name_n be_v not_o put_v out_o of_o israel_n as_o if_o the_o child_n be_v to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o name_n with_o his_o adoptive_a father_n when_o as_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o the_o son_n of_o ruth_n by_o boaz_n be_v not_o call_v mahlon_n but_o obed_n which_o name_n be_v from_o habad_a servivit_fw-la and_o be_v give_v he_o as_o i_o conceive_v for_o this_o reason_n to_o denote_v that_o he_o be_v a_o servant_n to_o mahlon_n to_o continue_v his_o name_n upon_o his_o inheritance_n and_o propagate_v his_o memory_n by_o a_o new_a succession_n of_o descendant_n from_o his_o loin_n to_o after_o age_n which_o be_v still_o a_o further_a confirmation_n of_o what_o i_o have_v endeavour_v to_o prove_v but_o it_o may_v be_v still_o object_v that_o ruth_n be_v a_o stranger_n a_o moabitish_a woman_n neither_o boaz_n nor_o any_o other_o jew_n can_v marry_v she_o it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v agreeable_a to_o any_o law_n that_o it_o be_v express_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n deut._n 7._o 3._o neither_o shall_v thou_o make_v marriage_n with_o they_o thy_o daughter_n thou_o shall_v not_o give_v unto_o his_o son_n nor_o his_o daughter_n shall_v thou_o take_v unto_o thy_o son_n but_o this_o if_o it_o have_v be_v a_o good_a objection_n may_v have_v be_v urge_v by_o he_o that_o be_v near_o of_o kin_n to_o the_o family_n of_o elimelech_n than_o boaz_n be_v and_o since_o it_o be_v not_o we_o have_v more_o reason_n to_o conclude_v that_o she_o be_v then_o proselyte_v and_o naturalize_a and_o become_v as_o one_o of_o the_o jew_n themselves_o which_o it_o be_v certain_a she_o do_v passionate_o desire_v ruth_n 1._o 16._o and_o ruth_n say_v entreat_v i_o not_o to_o leave_v thou_o or_o to_o return_v from_o follow_v thou_o for_o whither_o thou_o go_v i_o will_v go_v and_o where_o thou_o lodge_v i_o will_v lodge_v thy_o people_n shall_v be_v my_o people_n and_o thy_o god_n shall_v be_v my_o god_n and_o in_o this_o case_n there_o be_v no_o reason_n why_o he_o may_v not_o take_v she_o to_o his_o wife_n especial_o if_o you_o consider_v that_o such_o marriage_n be_v
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prince_n of_o all_o the_o congregation_n by_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n say_v our_o father_n die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o he_o be_v not_o in_o the_o company_n of_o they_o that_o gather_v themselves_o together_o against_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o company_n of_o korah_n but_o die_v in_o his_o own_o sin_n and_o have_v no_o son_n why_o shall_v the_o name_n of_o our_o father_n be_v do_v away_o from_o his_o family_n because_o he_o have_v no_o son_n give_v unto_o we_o therefore_o a_o possession_n among_o the_o brethren_n of_o our_o father_n which_o petition_n of_o they_o however_o reasonable_a it_o may_v appear_v in_o its_o self_n yet_o moses_n can_v not_o grant_v it_o till_o he_o have_v first_o bring_v their_o cause_n before_o the_o lord_n v._o 5._o from_o who_o he_o receive_v this_o answer_n v._o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o in_o which_o the_o mosaic_a platform_n of_o succession_n to_o the_o inheritance_n or_o good_n of_o the_o decease_a be_v contain_v and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n speak_v right_o thou_o shall_v sure_o give_v they_o a_o possession_n of_o a_o inheritance_n among_o their_o father_n brethren_n thou_o shall_v cause_v the_o inheritance_n of_o their_o father_n to_o pass_v unto_o they_o and_o thou_o shall_v speak_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n say_v if_o a_o man_n die_v and_o have_v no_o son_n than_o he_o shall_v cause_v his_o inheritance_n to_o pass_v unto_o his_o daughter_n and_o if_o he_o have_v no_o daughter_n than_o he_o shall_v give_v his_o inheritance_n unto_o his_o brethren_n and_o if_o he_o have_v no_o brethren_n than_o he_o shall_v give_v his_o inheritance_n unto_o his_o father_n brethren_n and_o if_o his_o father_n have_v no_o brethren_n than_o he_o shall_v give_v his_o inheritance_n to_o his_o kinsman_n that_o be_v next_o to_o he_o of_o his_o family_n and_o he_o shall_v possess_v it_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n a_o statute_n of_o judgement_n as_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n by_o which_o word_n it_o be_v manifest_a as_o well_o from_o the_o expostulation_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n as_o from_o the_o answer_n of_o god_n to_o the_o remonstrance_n of_o moses_n make_v in_o their_o behalf_n that_o daughter_n before_o that_o time_n be_v in_o no_o case_n to_o inherit_v the_o land_n of_o their_o decease_a father_n for_o it_o will_v have_v be_v a_o very_a idle_a question_n why_o shall_v the_o name_n of_o our_o father_n be_v do_v away_o from_o his_o family_n because_o he_o have_v no_o son_n and_o as_o needless_a a_o demand_n give_v unto_o we_o therefore_o a_o possession_n among_o the_o brethren_n of_o our_o father_n if_o the_o daughter_n by_o the_o custom_n and_o usage_n of_o these_o time_n have_v have_v in_o default_n of_o male_a issue_n a_o true_a and_o proper_a right_n of_o inheritance_n to_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o decease_a which_o be_v yet_o far_o plain_n from_o this_o that_o 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11._o and_o it_o shall_v be_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n a_o statute_n of_o judgement_n which_o word_n may_v well_o enough_o have_v be_v spare_v as_o well_o as_o the_o scruple_n the_o consultation_n the_o answer_n and_o all_o that_o go_v before_o if_o these_o thing_n have_v be_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n a_o statute_n of_o judgement_n before_o that_o time_n now_o if_o you_o examine_v at_o what_o time_n this_o law_n be_v make_v the_o chapter_n wherein_o it_o be_v contain_v will_v tell_v you_o that_o it_o be_v after_o forty_o year_n sojourn_v in_o the_o wilderness_n when_o all_o that_o generation_n which_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n caleb_n and_o joshua_n and_o moses_n himself_o only_o except_v be_v actual_o dead_a and_o go_v and_o when_o moses_n himself_o be_v about_o to_o follow_v the_o rest_n and_o to_o resign_v up_o his_o government_n together_o with_o his_o life_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o joshua_n the_o son_n of_o nun._n which_o be_v long_o after_o the_o levite_n 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tribe_n into_o another_o so_o as_o a_o woman_n descend_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n may_v marry_v if_o she_o so_o please_v into_o that_o of_o benjamin_n or_o judah_n but_o by_o so_o do_v the_o band_n of_o matrimony_n unite_v she_o much_o more_o strong_o to_o her_o husband_n and_o his_o tribe_n than_o to_o that_o tribe_n of_o which_o she_o be_v descend_v so_o that_o this_o if_o they_o have_v be_v separate_v will_v have_v be_v a_o kind_n of_o alienation_n from_o the_o service_n of_o god_n for_o that_o they_o do_v so_o marry_o be_v evident_a from_o the_o case_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n who_o be_v hinder_v from_o marry_v into_o another_o tribe_n not_o because_o it_o be_v in_o its_o self_n unlawful_a or_o not_o usual_o practise_v but_o to_o preserve_v the_o inheritance_n from_o be_v alienate_v for_o ever_o from_o that_o tribe_n to_o which_o it_o former_o belong_v and_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o other_o tribe_n be_v with_o difficulty_n and_o by_o such_o another_o wile_n as_o that_o by_o which_o the_o roman_n take_v they_o wife_n of_o the_o sabine_n grant_v to_o the_o benjamite_n after_o the_o great_a slaughter_n not_o because_o it_o be_v unlawful_a simple_o consider_v and_o in_o its_o self_n but_o because_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n have_v swear_v say_v curse_a be_v he_o that_o give_v a_o wife_n to_o benjamin_n jud._n 21._o 18._o in_o other_o case_n it_o be_v rather_o a_o duty_n than_o a_o thing_n unlawful_a for_o the_o tribe_n to_o intermarry_v with_o one_o another_o because_o such_o intermarriage_n be_v natural_o productive_a of_o a_o strict_a friendship_n and_o unity_n between_o they_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o such_o marriage_n be_v by_o the_o law_n forbid_v with_o idolatrous_a and_o heathen_a people_n for_o fear_v that_o friendship_n and_o good_a understanding_n which_o this_o will_v produce_v may_v be_v a_o mean_n to_o tempt_v the_o israelite_n from_o their_o duty_n to_o make_v they_o eat_v of_o their_o sacrifice_n and_o defile_v themselves_o with_o all_o their_o abomination_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o law_n as_o i_o conceive_v of_o more_o use_n to_o the_o aggrandize_v of_o the_o roman_a state_n by_o abate_v somewhat_o of_o those_o perpetual_a heat_n betwixt_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o of_o which_o it_o be_v compose_v than_o that_o which_o be_v at_o length_n pass_v by_o the_o wisdom_n and_o activity_n of_o one_o of_o their_o tribune_n de_fw-fr maritandis_fw-la ordinibus_fw-la whereby_o the_o patricii_fw-la and_o plebeian_n be_v allow_v to_o intermarry_v with_o one_o another_o betwixt_o who_o before_o that_o time_n there_o be_v keep_v so_o sacred_a &_o so_o unviolable_a a_o distance_n last_o of_o the_o intermarriage_n of_o those_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n into_o other_o tribe_n we_o have_v a_o instance_n in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o grot._fw-la ad_fw-la matth_n 1._o 16._o quod_fw-la aiunt_fw-la tribules_fw-la tribulibus_fw-la nubere_fw-la debuisse_fw-la neque_fw-la perpetuum_fw-la est_fw-la neque_fw-la si_fw-la sit_fw-la â—o_z usque_fw-la valere_fw-la potest_fw-la ut_fw-la etiam_fw-la ex_fw-la davidis_fw-la familâ—â—_n mariam_n fuâ—sse_fw-la natam_fw-la inde_fw-la appareat_fw-la lb._n paulo_fw-la post_fw-la id_fw-la ipsum_fw-la evincit_fw-la historia_fw-la quâ—_n est_fw-la judiâ—_n 2._o 18._o ubi_fw-la tribus_fw-la caeterae_fw-la quò_fw-la minâ—s_fw-la filiâ—s_fw-la svas_fw-la nuptum_fw-la â—arent_fw-la benjamitis_fw-la oftendunt_fw-la se_fw-la non_fw-la lege_fw-la divinâ_fw-la sed_fw-la jurisjurandi_fw-la religione_fw-la prohiberi_fw-la et_fw-la david_n juda_n prosatus_fw-la ex_fw-la benjaminis_fw-la progeny_n micholem_fw-la ducit_fw-la vxorem_fw-la et_fw-fr de_fw-fr hillele_fw-fr pharisaeo_n scriptum_fw-la reperimus_fw-la apud_fw-la hebraeos_fw-la patrem_fw-la ei_fw-la fuisse_fw-la ex_fw-la tribu_fw-la benjamin_n matrem_fw-la ex_fw-la tribu_fw-la juda_n see_v the_o same_o learned_a annotator_n upon_o luc._n 1._o 5._o where_o he_o give_v some_o other_o example_n and_o do_v also_o sufficient_o confute_v that_o conceit_n of_o pâ—ilo_n judius_fw-la as_o if_o the_o high_a priest_n can_v not_o marry_v out_o of_o the_o family_n of_o aaron_n such_o another_o mistake_n be_v that_o of_o epiphanius_n who_o will_v have_v no_o tribe_n to_o intermarry_v with_o one_o another_o but_o those_o of_o judah_fw-mi and_z levi._n his_o word_n be_v these_o haeres_fw-la 78._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v so_o far_o from_o truth_n that_o pâ—ilo_n himself_o confess_v that_o the_o priest_n themselves_o all_o but_o the_o high_a priest_n may_v marry_v any_o of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n who_o they_o please_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o josephus_n require_v no_o more_o contr_n â—ppâ—on_n l._n â—_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bless_a virgin_n herself_o who_o be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n be_v espouse_v to_o joseph_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n but_o this_o be_v not_o all_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o passover_n be_v a_o sufficient_a demonstration_n that_o by_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o first-born_a that_o of_o the_o maleswas_fw-mi only_o mean_v for_o the_o passover_n which_o be_v afterward_o a_o commemoration_n of_o this_o deliverance_n and_o be_v in_o its_o first_o institution_n use_v by_o way_n of_o atonement_n to_o procure_v it_o by_o sprinkle_v the_o blood_n upon_o the_o post_n of_o the_o house_n by_o which_o the_o destroy_a angel_n be_v to_o pass_v be_v to_o be_v a_o male_a of_o the_o first_o year_n a_o male_a as_o be_v a_o atonement_n for_o a_o male_a and_o of_o the_o first_o year_n to_o be_v a_o atonement_n for_o the_o first-born_a to_o which_o purpose_n it_o be_v likewise_o say_v exod._n 13._o 12._o thou_o shall_v set_v apart_o unto_o the_o lord_n all_o that_o open_v the_o matrix_fw-la and_o every_o firstling_n that_o come_v of_o a_o beast_n which_o thou_o have_v the_o male_n shall_v be_v the_o lord_n and_o again_o v._o 14._o 15._o and_o it_o shall_v be_v when_o thy_o son_n ask_v thou_o in_o time_n to_o come_v say_v what_o be_v this_o that_o thou_o shall_v say_v unto_o he_o by_o strength_n of_o hand_n the_o lord_n bring_v we_o out_o of_o egypt_n from_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o pharaoh_n will_v hardly_o let_v we_o go_v that_o the_o lord_n slay_v all_o the_o first-born_a in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n both_o the_o first-born_a of_o man_n and_o the_o first-born_a of_o beast_n therefore_o i_o sacrifice_v to_o the_o lord_n all_o that_o open_v the_o matrix_fw-la be_v male_n but_o all_o the_o first-born_a of_o my_o child_n i_o redeem_v for_o this_o reason_n the_o remainder_n of_o the_o meat-offering_a be_v to_o be_v eat_v by_o the_o male_n only_o of_o the_o child_n of_o aaron_n because_o the_o female_n as_o i_o have_v say_v be_v not_o set_v apart_o to_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o altar_n levit._n 6._o 18._o all_o the_o male_n among_o the_o child_n of_o aaron_n shall_v eat_v of_o it_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o statute_n for_o ever_o in_o your_o generation_n concern_v the_o offering_n of_o the_o lord_n make_v by_o fire_n every_o one_o that_o touch_v they_o shall_v be_v holy_a i._n e._n not_o only_o purify_v with_o all_o the_o mosaic_a way_n of_o lustration_n but_o actual_o set_v apart_o to_o be_v employ_v about_o the_o holy_a thing_n which_o be_v hallow_v unto_o the_o lord_n which_o it_o seem_v by_o this_o place_n the_o female_n be_v not_o though_o of_o the_o house_n of_o aaron_n so_o also_o it_o be_v express_o say_v about_o the_o trespass_n offering_n levit._n 7._o 6._o every_o male_a among_o the_o priest_n shall_v eat_v thereof_o it_o shall_v be_v eat_v in_o the_o holy_a place_n it_o be_v most_o holy_a and_o as_o the_o female_n be_v always_o exclude_v from_o the_o number_n of_o those_o that_o be_v separate_v in_o stead_n of_o the_o first-born_a so_o the_o male_n even_o from_o a_o month_n old_a and_o upward_o be_v all_o take_v into_o the_o muster_n num._n 3._o 28._o speak_v of_o the_o male_n of_o the_o family_n of_o kohath_n and_o the_o same_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o other_o family_n in_o the_o number_n of_o all_o the_o male_n from_o a_o month_n old_a and_o upward_o be_v eight_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o keep_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n so_o than_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o none_o but_o the_o male_n come_v into_o the_o account_n and_o none_o but_o they_o have_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n commit_v unto_o they_o and_o to_o fill_v up_o the_o demonstration_n and_o make_v it_o to_o all_o intent_n and_o purpose_n complete_a and_o perfect_a in_o the_o 46._o verse_n of_o the_o same_o chapter_n we_o find_v the_o number_n of_o the_o first-born_a in_o the_o other_o tribe_n who_o be_v to_o be_v represent_v by_o the_o levite_n do_v exceed_v the_o number_n of_o the_o levite_n themselves_o by_o two_o hundred_o seventy_o three_o person_n for_o who_o therefore_o there_o be_v a_o other_o way_n of_o redemption_n find_v than_o that_o of_o their_o separation_n to_o the_o
all_o other_o claim_n must_v depend_v which_o be_v absurd_a it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v they_o have_v and_o they_o have_v not_o a_o right_a at_o the_o same_o time_n but_o then_o if_o he_o can_v not_o bring_v the_o inheritance_n along_o with_o he_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o the_o widow_n to_o marry_v he_o at_o all_o as_o appear_v by_o undeniable_a consequence_n from_o levit._n 18._o 9_o the_o decease_a husband_n brother_n uterine_n be_v consider_v as_o her_o own_o half_a brother_n which_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n as_o for_o a_o brother_n to_o marry_v his_o half_a sister_n which_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o law_n again_o if_o none_o can_v marry_v the_o widow_n for_o the_o purpose_n aforesaid_a of_o hinder_v the_o name_n of_o the_o decease_a from_o be_v blot_v out_o and_o of_o raise_v up_o the_o name_n of_o the_o dead_a upon_o his_o inheritance_n but_o he_o that_o have_v a_o right_a of_o redeem_v the_o say_a inheritance_n and_o if_o none_o have_v a_o right_a of_o redeem_v the_o inheritance_n but_o the_o kindred_n descend_v from_o or_o centre_v in_o the_o same_o paternal_a consanguinity_n than_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o this_o law_n can_v not_o be_v extend_v to_o the_o half_a brother_n of_o the_o decease_a by_o the_o mother_n side_n but_o the_o connexion_n of_o these_o two_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o mr._n selden_n himself_n when_o he_o give_v this_o as_o a_o reason_n why_o the_o brother_n of_o the_o decease_a by_o the_o mother_n side_n can_v not_o marry_v his_o widow_n nam_fw-la ut_fw-la ad_fw-la inuicem_fw-la minime_fw-la succedunt_fw-la uterini_fw-la ita_fw-la nec_fw-la hac_fw-la lege_fw-la tenentur_fw-la and_o maimonides_n also_o acknowledge_v the_o same_o by_o put_v they_o both_o together_o fratres_n uterini_fw-la say_v he_o non_fw-la censentur_fw-la pro_fw-la fratribus_fw-la lehinjan_n jeroushah_o ou_fw-fr lehinjan_n jibboum_fw-la vechalitsa_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o causâ_fw-la haereditatis_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o leviratu_fw-la and_o though_o mr._n selden_n and_o maimonides_n and_o a_o thousand_o more_o shall_v not_o have_v grant_v this_o yet_o the_o scripture_n itself_o will_v sufficient_o have_v prove_v it_o for_o i_o have_v show_v levit._n 25._o 48._o 49._o to_o belong_v as_o well_o to_o the_o redemption_n of_o inheritance_n as_o person_n and_o in_o that_o place_n we_o have_v these_o word_n after_o he_o be_v sell_v he_o may_v be_v redeem_v again_o one_o of_o his_o brethren_n may_v redeem_v he_o either_o his_o uncle_n or_o his_o uncle_n son_n may_v redeem_v he_o or_o if_o he_o be_v able_a he_o may_v redeem_v himself_o where_o that_o only_o paternal_a kindred_n be_v to_o be_v mean_v may_v be_v prove_v by_o undeniable_a argument_n as_o for_o the_o signification_n of_o echad_n meachau_n v._n 48._o unus_fw-la ex_fw-la fratribus_fw-la ejus_fw-la though_o nothing_o can_v certain_o be_v infer_v from_o it_o if_o nothing_o else_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v yet_o when_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n we_o be_v tell_v that_o either_o dodo_n or_o ben_fw-mi dodo_n his_o uncle_n or_o his_o uncle_n son_n may_v do_v the_o same_o there_o be_v these_o two_o thing_n to_o be_v observe_v first_o that_o dod_n do_v proper_o signify_v the_o uncle_n by_o the_o father_n side_n not_o auunculus_fw-la but_o patruus_fw-la and_o so_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a render_v it_o the_o 70_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o be_v dodo_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o also_o jerem._n 32._o 7_o 8_o 9_o neither_o do_v they_o render_v it_o in_o any_o place_n whatsoever_o of_o any_o but_o the_o kindred_n of_o the_o father_n side_n now_o if_o the_o uncle_n and_o the_o uncle_n son_n must_v both_o of_o they_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o father_n side_n than_o it_o be_v but_o reasonable_a to_o conclude_v that_o the_o brother_n also_o in_o the_o former_a verse_n must_v be_v understand_v the_o same_o way_n second_o or_o any_o that_o be_v nigh_o of_o kin_n to_o he_o of_o his_o family_n may_v redeem_v he_o here_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n to_o be_v observe_v first_o any_o that_o be_v nigh_o of_o kin_n to_o he_o hebrew_a misheer_v besaro_n 70_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d any_o of_o his_o near_a flesh_n or_o any_o of_o his_o own_o flesh_n now_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o man_n own_o flesh_n be_v not_o that_o of_o his_o mother_n but_o his_o father_n with_o who_o his_o mother_n by_o marriage_n be_v make_v one_o and_o his_o family_n be_v look_v upon_o as_o she_o and_o if_o after_o his_o decease_n she_o shall_v marry_v another_o than_o that_o child_n which_o she_o shall_v conceive_v and_o bear_v by_o the_o second_o husband_n be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o son_n or_o daughter_n of_o the_o first_o no_o more_o than_o her_o second_o husband_n be_v to_o who_o she_o be_v now_o unite_a have_v forsake_v her_o former_a family_n and_o be_v become_v one_o flesh_n with_o he_o second_o he_o be_v not_o only_o to_o be_v near_o of_o kin_n i._n e._n of_o the_o same_o flesh_n as_o both_o the_o original_a and_o the_o 70_o more_o exact_o speak_v but_o it_o be_v add_v likewise_o any_o that_o be_v nigh_o unto_o he_o of_o his_o family_n may_v redeem_v he_o now_o a_o man_n be_v of_o his_o father_n family_n not_o his_o mother_n who_o quit_v she_o own_o family_n and_o her_o father_n house_n by_o marriage_n it_o be_v plain_a therefore_o that_o none_o have_v a_o right_a of_o redemption_n nor_o consequent_o of_o marriage_n with_o the_o decease_a but_o only_o the_o kindred_n of_o the_o decease_a by_o the_o father_n side_n but_o this_o be_v not_o all_o there_o be_v another_o reason_n as_o i_o have_v often_o say_v of_o perform_v the_o husband_n part_n to_o the_o widow_n of_o the_o decease_a beside_o the_o redemption_n of_o the_o inheritance_n and_o that_o be_v the_o servitude_n or_o subjection_n under_o which_o the_o young_a be_v in_o ancient_a time_n to_o the_o elder_a but_o this_o subjection_n begin_v first_o in_o the_o same_o common_a father_n who_o have_v a_o despotical_a power_n over_o all_o his_o son_n 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represent_v it_o be_v this_o deut._n 25._o v._o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o we_o have_v these_o word_n and_o if_o the_o man_n like_v not_o to_o take_v his_o brother_n wife_n then_o let_v his_o brother_n wife_n go_v up_o to_o the_o gate_n unto_o the_o elder_n and_o say_v my_o husband_n brother_n refuse_v to_o raise_v up_o unto_o his_o brother_n a_o name_n in_o israel_n he_o will_v not_o perform_v the_o duty_n of_o my_o husband_n brother_n then_o the_o elder_n of_o his_o city_n shall_v call_v he_o and_o speak_v unto_o he_o and_o if_o he_o stand_v to_o it_o and_o say_v i_o like_v not_o to_o take_v she_o then_o shall_v his_o brother_n wife_n come_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o elder_n and_o loose_v his_o shoe_n from_o off_o his_o foot_n and_o spit_v in_o his_o face_n and_o shall_v answer_v and_o say_v so_o shall_v it_o be_v do_v unto_o the_o man_n that_o will_v not_o build_v up_o his_o brother_n house_n and_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v call_v in_o israel_n the_o house_n of_o he_o 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upon_o ruth_n that_o be_v he_o appeal_v to_o a_o rablin_n or_o which_o be_v all_o one_o to_o a_o man_n that_o understand_v nothing_o of_o the_o jewish_a antiquity_n for_o by_o mr._n selden'_v favour_n there_o be_v no_o manner_n of_o repugnancy_n or_o disagreement_n between_o these_o two_o place_n that_o of_o deuteronomy_n i_o mean_v and_o that_o of_o ruth_n only_o they_o be_v two_o partial_a or_o imperfect_a relation_n of_o the_o whole_a ceremony_n or_o formality_n of_o this_o affair_n from_o the_o place_n of_o deuteronomy_n we_o learn_v what_o the_o woman_n be_v to_o do_v in_o case_n the_o man_n refuse_v to_o accept_v her_o challenge_n she_o be_v to_o pull_v off_o his_o shoe_n and_o spit_v in_o his_o face_n the_o latter_a of_o these_o in_o token_n of_o contempt_n and_o as_o a_o
by_o which_o he_o will_v have_v be_v sure_a to_o oblige_v many_o thousand_o of_o his_o subject_n and_o will_v have_v fill_v his_o coffer_n into_o the_o bargain_n which_o will_v upon_o both_o account_n have_v be_v a_o very_a great_a and_o considerable_a accession_n of_o strength_n and_o power_n to_o himself_o they_o may_v have_v hold_v their_o land_n by_o knight_n service_n as_o have_v be_v the_o practice_n former_o in_o england_n and_o as_o the_o timariot_n in_o turkey_n do_v at_o this_o time_n seven_o in_o the_o 2_o chron._n 13._o 9_o abijah_n the_o king_n of_o judah_n son_n to_o rehoboam_n in_o who_o time_n the_o division_n of_o the_o two_o kingdom_n happen_v thus_o expostulate_v with_o jeroboam_n the_o king_n of_o israel_n by_o who_o faithless_a and_o rebellious_a practice_n that_o division_n be_v occasion_v have_v you_o not_o cast_v out_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o son_n of_o aaron_n and_o the_o levite_n and_o have_v make_v you_o priest_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o 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