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moses_n for_o godâ—_n testimony_n of_o he_o we_o may_v not_o believe_v god_n word_n without_o the_o pope_n testimony_n of_o it_o he_o must_v be_v to_o god_n as_o aaron_n be_v to_o moses_n his_o mouth_n whereby_o he_o only_o speak_v distinct_o or_o intelligible_o to_o his_o people_n cap._n xvii_o that_o the_o church_n authority_n be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o rule_n of_o faith_n unto_o the_o people_n after_o moses_n death_n that_o by_o experiment_n answerable_a to_o his_o precept_n and_o prediction_n the_o faithful_a without_o rely_v upon_o the_o priest_n infallible_a proposal_n be_v as_o certain_a both_o of_o the_o divine_a truth_n and_o true_a meaning_n of_o the_o law_n as_o their_o forefather_n have_v be_v that_o live_v with_o moses_n and_o see_v his_o miracle_n 1_o to_o proceed_v unto_o the_o age_n follow_v moses_n how_o do_v they_o know_v moses_n law_n either_o indeed_o to_o be_v god_n word_n or_o the_o true_a sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o it_o be_v indefinite_o know_v
to_o possess_v it_o then_o shall_v thou_o put_v the_o blessing_n upon_o mount_n gerâ—…m_n and_o the_o curse_n upon_o mount_n 〈◊〉_d and_o elsewhere_o moses_n charge_v the_o people_n say_v these_o all_o son_n of_o the_o freewoman_n shall_v stand_v upon_o mount_n geriâ—…_n to_o 〈◊〉_d the_o peâ—â—â—â—_n 13._o 〈◊〉_d â—e_v pass_v over_o jordan_n simeon_n and_o levi_n and_o judah_n and_o iâ—â—aâ—har_n andâ—oseph_n â—oseph_z and_o benjamin_n and_o these_o son_n of_o the_o bondwoman_n shall_v stand_v 〈◊〉_d mount_n eâ—al_a to_o â—urse_v reuben_n gad_n and_o asher_n and_o zebulon_n dan_n and_o nephtali_n 〈◊〉_d the_o levite_n shall_v answer_v and_o say_v unto_o all_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n with_o a_o loud_a voice_n curse_v &c_n &c_n nor_n be_v this_o rehearsal_n more_o strict_o enjoin_v by_o moses_n then_o faithful_o perform_v by_o josuah_n and_o all_o israel_n and_o their_o elder_n and_o officer_n and_o their_o â—…ges_n stand_v on_o this_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n and_o on_o that_o side_n before_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o levite_n 35._o which_o bear_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o well_o the_o stranger_n as_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o country_n half_a of_o they_o be_v over_o against_o mount_n gerizim_n and_o half_a of_o they_o over_o against_o mount_n ebal_n as_o moses_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v before_o that_o they_o shall_v bless_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n then_o afterward_o he_o read_v all_o the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n the_o blessing_n and_o curse_n according_a to_o all_o that_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n there_o be_v not_o a_o word_n of_o all_o that_o moses_n have_v command_v that_o josuah_n read_v not_o before_o all_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n aswell_o before_o the_o woman_n and_o child_n as_o the_o strange_a that_o be_v conversant_a among_o they_o the_o like_a solemnity_n be_v to_o be_v continue_v every_o seven_o year_n as_o moses_n command_v they_o say_v every_o 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