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answer_v no_o man_n shall_v see_v my_o face_n and_o live_v give_v a_o reason_n suitable_a to_o moses_n opinion_n for_o god_n do_v not_o say_v that_o his_o divine_a nature_n be_v in_o itself_o invisible_a and_o impossible_a to_o be_v see_v as_o indeed_o it_o be_v but_o that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v see_v because_o of_o human_a weakness_n and_o frailty_n after_o the_o israelite_n have_v worship_v the_o golden_a calf_n that_o god_n may_v reveal_v to_o moses_n the_o israelite_n shall_v become_v like_o other_o nation_n god_n tell_v he_o exod._n chap._n 33._o v._n 2_o 3._o that_o he_o will_v send_v a_o angel_n that_o be_v a_o be_v who_o instead_o of_o the_o supreme_a be_v shall_v take_v care_n of_o the_o israelite_n but_o that_o he_o himself_o will_v be_v no_o more_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o and_o from_o this_o moses_n be_v to_o conclude_v that_o the_o israelite_n be_v thenceforth_o not_o to_o be_v belove_v by_o god_n any_o more_o than_o other_o nation_n who_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o 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chap._n 1_o sy_n v_o 10_o 11._o god_n there_o reprove_v the_o jew_n say_v who_o be_v there_o even_o among_o you_o that_o will_v have_v shut_v the_o door_n for_o nought_o meaning_n of_o the_o temple_n neither_o do_v you_o kindle_v fire_n on_o my_o altar_n for_o nought_o i_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o you_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n neither_o will_v i_o accept_v a_o offer_n at_o your_o hand_n for_o from_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n to_o the_o go_v down_o of_o the_o same_o my_o name_n shall_v be_v great_a among_o the_o gentile_n and_o in_o every_o place_n incense_n shall_v be_v offer_v to_o my_o name_n and_o a_o pure_a offering_n for_o my_o name_n shall_v be_v great_a among_o the_o heathen_a say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n which_o word_n sufficient_o testify_v unless_o we_o wrest_v their_o sense_n that_o at_o that_o time_n the_o jew_n be_v not_o more_o belove_v of_o god_n than_o other_o nation_n that_o god_n be_v make_v know_v more_o to_o other_o nation_n by_o miracle_n than_o 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so_o nigh_o unto_o they_o as_o the_o jew_n that_o must_v be_v understand_v only_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o government_n and_o of_o that_o time_n only_o in_o which_o so_o many_o miracle_n happen_v but_o in_o respect_n of_o knowledge_n and_o virtue_n which_o be_v true_a happiness_n god_n as_o we_o have_v already_o prove_v be_v equal_o gracious_a to_o all_o man_n which_o be_v evident_a in_o scripture_n for_o the_o psalmist_n say_v psal._n 145._o v_o 18._o the_o lord_n be_v nigh_o unto_o all_o they_o that_o call_v upon_o he_o to_o all_o they_o that_o call_v upon_o he_o in_o truth_n also_o in_o the_o same_o psal._n v._n 9_o the_o lord_n be_v good_a to_o all_o and_o his_o tender_a mercy_n be_v over_o all_o his_o work_n psal._n 33._o v_o 15._o he_o fashion_v man_n heart_n alike_o the_o meaning_n of_o which_o expression_n be_v that_o god_n give_v to_o all_o mankind_n the_o same_o intellect_n for_o among_o the_o jew_n as_o it_o be_v well_o know_v the_o heart_n be_v believe_v to_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o understanding_n it_o appear_v job_n chap._n 28._o v._n 28._o that_o the_o law_n prescribe_v by_o god_n to_o all_o mankind_n be_v to_o fear_v the_o lord_n depart_v from_o evil_n and_o to_o do_v well_o and_o therefore_o job_n though_o a_o gentile_a be_v very_o acceptable_a to_o god_n and_o excel_v in_o religion_n and_o piety_n last_o it_o be_v plain_a by_o the_o 4_o the_o chap._n of_o jonah_n v_o 21._o that_o god_n be_v not_o only_o to_o the_o jew_n but_o to_o all_o man_n gracious_a merciful_a slow_a to_o anger_n and_o of_o great_a kindness_n which_o be_v the_o word_n of_o moses_n exod._n chap._n 34._o v._n 6._o so_o that_o jonah_n say_v he_o flee_v to_o tarshish_n because_o he_o know_v god_n be_v merciful_a and_o gracious_a will_v pardon_v the_o ninevite_n who_o be_v gentiles_n we_o then_o conclude_v see_v god_n be_v equal_o good_a to_o all_o mankind_n and_o that_o the_o jew_n be_v only_o choose_v by_o god_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o society_n and_o government_n that_o every_o particular_a jew_n consider_v as_o a_o person_n out_o of_o that_o common-weath_a and_o government_n have_v no_o gift_n of_o god_n above_o other_o man_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o difference_n between_o a_o jew_n and_o a_o gentile_a if_o god_n be_v equal_o good_a and_o gracious_a to_o all_o man_n and_o that_o the_o duty_n and_o office_n of_o a_o prophet_n be_v not_o so_o much_o to_o instruct_v man_n in_o the_o particular_a law_n of_o their_o country_n as_o to_o teach_v they_o the_o way_n to_o good_a and_o virtuous_a live_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o all_o nation_n have_v their_o prophet_n and_o that_o the_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n be_v not_o peculiar_a to_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v prove_v by_o profane_a as_o well_o as_o by_o sacred_a history_n though_o in_o the_o sacred_a history_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n it_o do_v not_o plain_o appear_v that_o other_o nation_n have_v so_o many_o prophet_n as_o the_o jew_n or_o that_o any_o gentile_a prophet_n be_v express_o send_v by_o god_n to_o other_o nation_n nothing_o be_v to_o be_v infer_v from_o thence_o because_o the_o jew_n only_o take_v care_n to_o write_v the_o history_n of_o their_o own_o affair_n and_o not_o of_o other_o nation_n it_o be_v enough_o that_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n we_o find_v that_o gentile_n and_o man_n uncircumcised_a as_o noah_n enoch_n abimeleck_n and_o balaam_n do_v prophesy_v and_o that_o also_o the_o jewish_a prophet_n be_v not_o only_o send_v by_o god_n to_o their_o own_o people_n but_o likewise_o to_o other_o nation_n ezekiel_n prophesy_v to_o all_o the_o nation_n know_v in_o his_o time_n and_o obadiah_n for_o aught_o we_o know_v to_o none_o but_o the_o edomite_n jonah_n be_v a_o prophet_n chief_o to_o the_o ninevite_n isaiah_n do_v not_o only_o lament_v and_o foretell_v the_o calamity_n and_o prophesy_v the_o restauration_n of_o the_o jew_n but_o also_o of_o other_o nation_n for_o he_o say_v chap._n 16._o v._n 9_o therefore_o will_v i_o bewail_v with_o the_o weep_n of_o jazer_n in_o chap._n 19_o he_o first_o foretell_v the_o calamity_n and_o afterward_o the_o restauration_n of_o the_o egyptian_n in_o the_o 19_o 20_o 21_o 25._o verse_n he_o tell_v they_o god_n will_v send_v they_o a_o saviour_n and_o will_v deliver_v they_o that_o god_n shall_v be_v know_v to_o they_o and_o that_o they_o shall_v worship_v god_n by_o sacrifice_n and_o oblation_n and_o last_o he_o call_v egypt_n the_o bless_a people_n of_o god_n all_o which_o be_v very_o worthy_a of_o our_o observation_n last_o jeremy_n be_v not_o only_o a_o prophet_n to_o the_o jew_n but_o be_v in_o express_a term_n call_v the_o prophet_n of_o the_o nation_n jerem._n chap._n 1_o sy_n v_o 5._o before_o thou_o come_v out_o of_o the_o womb_n i_o sanctify_v thou_o and_o ordain_v thou_o a_o prophet_n to_o the_o nation_n he_o prophetical_o be_v wail_v and_o foretell_v the_o restauration_n of_o other_o nation_n he_o say_v chap._n 48._o v._n 31._o therefore_o will_v i_o howl_v for_o moab_n i_o will_v cry_v out_o for_o all_o moab_n and_o v_o 36._o therefore_o my_o heart_n shall_v sound_v for_o moab_n like_o pipe_n and_o afterward_o foretell_v the_o restauration_n of_o the_o egyptian_n the_o amonite_n and_o elamites_n without_o question_v other_o nation_n have_v their_o prophet_n as_o well_o as_o the_o jew_n though_o the_o scripture_n mention_n only_a balaam_n to_o who_o be_v reveal_v what_o shall_v befall_v other_o nation_n as_o well_o as_o the_o jew_n yet_o we_o be_v not_o to_o believe_v that_o balaam_n never_o prophesy_v till_o he_o be_v send_v for_o by_o balaack_n it_o appear_v by_o the_o story_n that_o he_o be_v famous_a for_o prophesy_v and_o other_o divine_a endowment_n for_o balaack_n say_v to_o he_o numb_a chap._n 22._o v._n 6._o i_o know_v he_o who_o thou_o bless_v be_v bless_v and_o he_o who_o thou_o curse_v be_v curse_v so_o that_o he_o have_v the_o same_o power_n and_o virtue_n which_o god_n gen._n chap._n 12._o v._n 3._o bestow_v upon_o abraham_n balaam_n also_o answer_v balaack_n messenger_n as_o one_o accustom_v to_o prophesy_v for_o he_o bid_v they_o stay_v all_o night_n till_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v reveal_v to_o he_o when_o he_o prophesy_v that_o be_v make_v know_v what_o be_v true_o the_o mind_n and_o will_n of_o god_n he_o use_v to_o say_v these_o word_n he_o have_v say_v who_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o know_v the._n knowledge_n of_o the_o most_o high_a who_o see_v the_o vision_n of_o the_o almighty_a sall_n into_o a_o trance_n but_o have_v his_o eye_n open_a last_o after_o he_o have_v by_o god_n command_v bless_v the_o israelite_n he_o begin_v as_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o prophesy_v of_o other_o nation_n foretell_v what_o shall_v
happen_v to_o they_o in_o time_n to_o come_v all_o which_o full_o prove_v that_o he_o have_v be_v always_o a_o prophet_n or_o have_v often_o prophesy_v and_o what_o be_v further_o to_o be_v observe_v that_o he_o likewise_o have_v that_o which_o make_v the_o prophet_n certain_a of_o the_o truth_n of_o their_o prophecy_n namely_o a_o honest_a and_o good_a mind_n for_o he_o do_v not_o as_o balaack_n think_v curse_n and_o bless_v who_o he_o will_v but_o only_o those_o that_o be_v to_o be_v bless_v or_o curse_v as_o god_n please_v therefore_o he_o answer_v balaack_n if_o balaack_n will_v give_v i_o his_o house_n full_a of_o gold_n i_o can_v go_v beyond_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o do_v either_o good_a or_o bad_a of_o my_o own_o mind_n but_o what_o the_o lord_n say_v that_o will_v i_o speak_v as_o for_o god_n be_v angry_a with_o he_o it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o happen_v to_o moses_n when_o by_o god_n command_n he_o go_v into_o egypt_n exod._n chap._n 4._o v._n 24._o where_o it_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n meet_v he_o and_o seek_v to_o kill_v he_o his_o take_z money_n to_o prophecy_n be_v no_o more_o than_o be_v do_v by_o samuel_n 1_o sy_n book_n of_o sam._n chap._n 9_o v._n 7_o 8._o st._n peter_n in_o his_o 2_o d_o epistle_n chap._n 2._o v._n 15_o 16._o and_o jude_n in_o the_o 11_o the_o verse_n of_o his_o epistle_n tell_v we_o in_o what_o balaam_n sin_v but_o what_o say_v the_o 20_o the_o verse_n of_o the_o 7_o the_o chap._n of_o ecclesiastes_n no_o man_n so_o just_a upon_o earth_n who_o always_o do_v good_a and_o never_o sin_v certain_o the_o prayer_n of_o balaam_n be_v very_o prevalent_a see_v it_o be_v so_o often_o record_v in_o scripture_n that_o for_o a_o testimony_n of_o god_n mercy_n to_o the_o israelite_n he_o refuse_v to_o hear_v balaam_n and_o turn_v his_o curse_n into_o a_o blessing_n as_o we_o may_v see_v deut._n chap._n 23._o v._n 5._o josh._n chap._n 24._o v._n 10._o and_o neh._n chap._n 13._o v._n 2._o so_o that_o without_o question_n he_o be_v a_o person_n very_o acceptable_a to_o god_n who_o be_v never_o move_v with_o the_o prayer_n or_o curse_n of_o wicked_a men._n see_v therefore_o that_o balaam_n be_v a_o true_a prophet_n and_o that_o notwithstanding_o joshua_n chap._n 4._o v._n 22._o call_v he_o a_o soothsayer_n yet_o that_o name_n be_v sometime_o take_v in_o a_o good_a sense_n and_o those_o that_o the_o gentile_n call_v augur_n or_o diviner_n be_v true_a prophet_n and_o those_o who_o the_o scripture_n condemn_v for_o false_a diviner_n be_v they_o that_o deceive_v the_o nation_n as_o the_o false_a prophet_n do_v the_o jew_n which_o clear_o appear_v out_o of_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n we_o therefore_o conclude_v that_o the_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n be_v not_o peculiar_a to_o the_o jew_n but_o common_a to_o all_o nation_n but_o the_o pharisee_n zealous_o maintain_v the_o contrary_a and_o say_v that_o the_o jew_n only_o have_v that_o divine_a gift_n and_o that_o other_o nation_n do_v foretell_v future_a event_n what_o will_v not_o superstition_n invent_v by_o i_o know_v not_o what_o diabolical_a power_n and_o art_n the_o place_n of_o great_a authority_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n which_o the_o pharisee_n quote_v for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o their_o opinion_n be_v exod._n chap._n 33._o v._n 16._o where_o moses_n say_v to_o god_n wherein_o shall_v it_o be_v know_v here_o that_o i_o and_o thy_o people_n have_v find_v grace_n in_o thy_o sight_n be_v it_o not_o in_o that_o thou_o go_v with_o we_o so_o shall_v we_o be_v separate_v i_o and_o thy_o people_n from_o all_o the_o people_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n hence_o the_o pharisee_n infer_v that_o moses_n petition_v god_n to_o be_v present_a with_o the_o jew_n that_o he_o will_v prophetical_o reveal_v himself_o to_o they_o and_o that_o he_o will_v not_o grant_v that_o favour_n to_o any_o other_o nation_n certain_o it_o be_v very_o ridiculous_a to_o think_v moses_n envy_v the_o presence_n of_o god_n to_o other_o nation_n and_o people_n or_o that_o he_o dare_v desire_v any_o such_o thing_n but_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o case_n be_v that_o after_o moses_n know_v the_o obstinate_a disposition_n and_o rebellious_a mind_n of_o his_o nation_n he_o clear_o see_v that_o without_o very_o great_a miracle_n and_o the_o particular_a external_a assistance_n of_o god_n he_o shall_v never_o perfect_v what_o he_o have_v begin_v but_o that_o they_o must_v all_o necessary_o perish_v without_o such_o assistance_n and_o therefore_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v god_n will_v preserve_v they_o he_o pray_v for_o that_o extraordinary_a external_a aid_n from_o god_n for_o he_o say_v exod._n chap._n 34._o v._n 9_o if_o now_o i_o have_v find_v grace_n in_o thy_o sight_n o_o lord_n let_v my_o lord_n i_o pray_v thou_o go_v among_o we_o for_o it_o be_v a_o stiffnecked_a people_n the_o reason_n therefore_o why_o moses_n desire_v that_o particular_a external_a help_n from_o god_n be_v because_o the_o people_n be_v stubborn_a 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show_v in_o the_o five_o chapter_n concern_v the_o use_n of_o ceremony_n their_o whole_a course_n of_o life_n be_v but_o a_o continual_a practice_n of_o obedience_n so_o that_o be_v accustom_v to_o it_o it_o seem_v rather_o liberty_n than_o servitude_n this_o be_v the_o reason_n they_o desire_v not_o what_o be_v forbid_v but_o that_o which_o be_v command_v at_o certain_a time_n of_o the_o year_n they_o be_v to_o give_v themselves_o up_o to_o mirth_n pleasure_n and_o ease_n not_o to_o indulge_v their_o own_o appetite_n but_o to_o serve_v god_n the_o more_o cheerful_o thrice_o in_o a_o year_n they_o be_v god_n guest_n see_v deut._n chap._n 16._o v._n 16._o every_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o week_n they_o be_v to_o cease_v from_o all_o kind_n of_o labour_n and_o take_v their_o rest_n at_o other_o set_a time_n rejoice_v honest_a recreation_n and_o feast_v be_v not_o only_o allow_v but_o command_v which_o above_o all_o thing_n prevail_v upon_o man_n mind_n especial_o that_o joy_n which_o 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distinguish_v and_o divide_v into_o nation_n by_o diversity_n of_o language_n law_n and_o custom_n from_o law_n and_o custom_n every_o nation_n acquire_v a_o particular_a disposition_n a_o particular_a condition_n and_o peculiar_a prejudices_fw-la and_o opinion_n if_o it_o must_v be_v grant_v that_o the_o jew_n be_v more_o stiff-necked_a and_o rebellious_a than_o any_o other_o nation_n it_o must_v be_v because_o they_o have_v bad_a law_n and_o evil_a custom_n and_o it_o be_v a_o certain_a truth_n that_o if_o god_n have_v decree_v their_o government_n shall_v have_v have_v a_o long_a continuance_n he_o will_v have_v give_v they_o other_o law_n and_o statute_n and_o another_o administration_n of_o government_n therefore_o what_o can_v we_o say_v more_o than_o that_o god_n be_v offend_v and_o angry_a with_o they_o not_o only_o as_o jeremy_n say_v from_o the_o build_n of_o their_o city_n jerem._n chap._n 32._o v._n 31._o but_o from_o the_o very_a time_n he_o give_v they_o their_o law_n which_o ezekiel_n testify_v chap._n 20._o v._n 25._o say_v i_o give_v they_o statute_n which_o be_v not_o good_a and_o judgement_n whereby_o they_o shall_v not_o live_v and_o i_o pollute_v they_o in_o their_o own_o gift_n in_o that_o they_o cause_v to_o pass_v through_o the_o fire_n all_o that_o open_v the_o womb_n that_o be_v the_o first-born_a that_o i_o may_v make_v they_o desolate_a to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o may_v know_v i_o be_o the_o lord_n that_o these_o word_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o destruction_n may_v be_v right_o understand_v we_o be_v to_o take_v notice_n that_o god_n first_o intention_n be_v to_o commit_v the_o administration_n of_o all_o thing_n pertain_v to_o religion_n to_o the_o first-born_a not_o to_o the_o levite_n as_o appear_v numb_a chap._n 8._o v._n 17._o where_o god_n say_v all_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v i_o i_o