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my_o gild_n into_o which_o i_o be_v draw_v by_o she_o who_o thou_o give_v i_o for_o a_o help_n thus_o we_o be_v apt_a to_o excuse_v and_o palliate_v our_o fault_n by_o lay_v that_o load_n upon_o other_o with_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o charge_v ourselves_o ver._n 13._o and_o the_o lord_n god_n say_v unto_o the_o woman_n etc._n etc._n what_o move_v thou_o to_o violate_v my_o command_n and_o she_o say_v the_o serpent_n beguile_v i_o my_o weakness_n be_v deceive_v by_o the_o cunning_a of_o the_o devil_n thus_o she_o also_o throw_v the_o blame_n upon_o another_o but_o god_n no_o doubt_n convince_v they_o both_o of_o the_o greatness_n of_o their_o gild_n and_o the_o miserable_a condition_n into_o which_o they_o be_v fall_v by_o their_o transgression_n before_o he_o end_v this_o discourse_n with_o they_o which_o show_v the_o infinite_a mercy_n of_o the_o creator_n of_o all_o who_o will_v not_o abandon_v they_o but_o seek_v after_o they_o to_o save_v they_o when_o they_o have_v lose_v themselves_o ver._n 14._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o the_o serpent_n thou_o be_v curse_v etc._n etc._n it_o be_v observe_v by_o tertullian_n that_o though_o god_n inflict_v punishment_n on_o adam_n and_o eve_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o curse_v they_o as_o he_o do_v the_o serpent_n ut_fw-la restitutionis_fw-la candidatos_fw-la they_o stand_v fair_a for_o a_o restitution_n to_o his_o favour_n l._n ii_o adv_n martion_n c._n 25._o and_o i_o may_v add_v god_n do_v not_o begin_v with_o they_o but_o first_o sentence_n the_o serpent_n before_o he_o proceed_v to_o judgement_n upon_o they_o which_o denote_v that_o he_o the_o old_a serpent_n be_v the_o great_a offender_n be_v the_o first_o mover_n to_o sin_n which_o make_v his_o crime_n more_o grievous_a than_o they_o now_o to_o be_v curse_v be_v to_o be_v deprive_v of_o what_o be_v before_o enjoy_v and_o doom_v to_o a_o miserable_a wretched_a condition_n of_o life_n the_o particular_n of_o which_o follow_v the_o only_a difficulty_n be_v why_o the_o serpent_n literal_o so_o call_v shall_v be_v curse_v as_o it_o manifest_o be_v though_o the_o devil_n also_o i_o shall_v show_v be_v intend_v be_v but_o a_o instrument_n which_o the_o evil_a spirit_n use_v and_o have_v neither_o will_n to_o sin_n nor_o yet_o understanding_n or_o knowledge_n of_o what_o the_o devil_n do_v it_o be_v common_o answer_v that_o this_o be_v no_o more_o than_o the_o curse_n which_o god_n inflict_v upon_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o sin_v for_o adam_n sake_n verse_n 17._o but_o still_o the_o reason_n of_o that_o curse_n be_v inquire_v which_o be_v evident_a enough_o man_n himself_o be_v punish_v by_o the_o curse_n upon_o the_o earth_n which_o do_v not_o yield_v its_o fruit_n so_o plentiful_o and_o so_o easy_o as_o it_o have_v do_v before_o his_o transgression_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o curse_n upon_o the_o serpent_n may_v be_v the_o better_o discern_v by_o another_o instance_n which_o we_o find_v exod._n xxi_o 28._o where_o a_o ox_n which_o gore_v a_o man_n or_o a_o woman_n that_o they_o die_v be_v order_v to_o be_v stone_v and_o his_o flesh_n not_o to_o be_v eat_v this_o sure_a be_v to_o show_v the_o great_a value_n god_n set_v upon_o man_n life_n which_o he_o secure_v also_o by_o this_o punishment_n which_o move_v all_o owner_n to_o look_v well_o to_o their_o beast_n that_o may_v endanger_v it_o even_o so_o be_v the_o serpent_n condemn_v in_o mercy_n to_o adam_n and_o his_o wife_n who_o it_o be_v manifest_a by_o what_o follow_v god_n intend_v to_o restore_v into_o his_o favour_n that_o they_o may_v be_v ever_o mindful_a of_o the_o foulness_n of_o their_o gild_n and_o excite_v to_o repentance_n by_o see_v a_o noble_a creature_n who_o be_v but_o the_o instrument_n of_o it_o so_o extreme_o debase_v into_o a_o most_o vile_a condition_n upon_o thy_o belly_n shall_v thou_o go_v this_o show_v the_o serpent_n be_v a_o more_o noble_a creature_n before_o this_o fact_n but_o change_v after_o it_o from_o a_o fly_a seraph_n as_o the_o word_n be_v numb_a xxi_o 6._o into_o a_o foul_a creep_a serpent_n not_o move_v aloft_o in_o the_o air_n but_o crawl_v upon_o the_o earth_n and_o lick_v the_o dust_n so_o it_o follow_v and_o dust_n shall_v thou_o eat_v all_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n there_o be_v no_o vile_a food_n than_o this_o which_o do_v not_o signify_v the_o serpent_n shall_v feed_v upon_o nothing_o else_o but_o that_o creep_v on_o the_o ground_n it_o can_v but_o lick_v up_o much_o dust_n together_o with_o its_o food_n whatsoever_o that_o be_v all_o this_o be_v literal_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o serpent_n but_o as_o the_o devil_n lie_v hide_v under_o the_o covert_a of_o the_o serpent_n though_o he_o be_v not_o name_v so_o his_o curse_n be_v intend_v in_o this_o curse_n of_o the_o serpent_n though_o it_o be_v not_o separately_z mention_v as_o appear_v by_o the_o follow_a verse_n which_o have_v a_o peculiar_a respect_n to_o the_o devil_n under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o serpent_n and_o the_o devil_n curse_n in_o general_n be_v this_o to_o be_v thrust_v down_o further_o than_o before_o from_o his_o ancient_a heavenly_a habitation_n and_o condemn_v to_o live_v in_o the_o low_a smoky_a region_n of_o the_o air_n where_o he_o have_v lose_v all_o relish_n of_o celestial_a enjoyment_n and_o please_v himself_o only_o in_o his_o vile_a endeavour_n to_o make_v mankind_n as_o wicked_a as_o himself_o ver._n 15._o i_o will_v put_v enmity_n between_o thou_o and_o the_o woman_n and_o between_o thy_o seed_n and_o her_o seed_n a_o irreconcilable_a feud_n throughout_o all_o generation_n which_o be_v true_a of_o the_o serpent_n literal_o understand_v between_o who_o and_o mankind_n there_o be_v such_o a_o antipathy_n that_o it_o discover_v itself_o both_o in_o the_o natural_a and_o sensitive_a faculty_n of_o they_o both_o their_o humour_n be_v poison_n to_o each_o other_o and_o man_n be_v astonish_v at_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o serpent_n more_o than_o any_o other_o creature_n and_o the_o serpent_n in_o like_a manner_n at_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o man_n especial_o if_o naturalist_n say_v true_a of_o a_o naked_a man._n thus_o mr._n mede_n discourse_v thirty-nine_o p._n 295._o but_o this_o be_v far_o more_o true_a and_o certain_a of_o the_o spiritual_a serpent_n the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n who_o join_v with_o he_o in_o his_o apostasy_n and_o the_o woman_n and_o her_o seed_n in_o who_o these_o word_n be_v more_o literal_o fulfil_v for_o maimonides_n just_o admire_v that_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n shall_v be_v only_o mention_v and_o not_o of_o adam_n without_o who_o she_o can_v have_v no_o seed_n which_o therefore_o must_v be_v his_o seed_n and_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v say_v of_o her_o seed_n not_o of_o his_o that_o it_o bruise_v the_o serpent_n head_n more_n nevochim_n p._n ii_o cap._n 30._o this_o say_v he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o passage_n in_o scripture_n which_o be_v most_o wonderful_a and_o not_o to_o be_v understand_v according_a to_o the_o letter_n 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as_o a_o country_n distinct_a from_o it_o just_o as_o thebais_n be_v in_o some_o author_n say_v to_o be_v whereas_o it_o be_v the_o upper_a egypt_n bochart_n have_v bring_v a_o great_a many_o argument_n to_o prove_v this_o particular_o from_o ezekiel_n xxix_o 14._o which_o show_v clear_o that_o pathros_n belong_v to_o egypt_n for_o the_o prophet_n foretell_v that_o god_n will_v bring_v again_o the_o captivity_n of_o egypt_n he_o say_v he_o will_v cause_v they_o to_o return_v into_o the_o land_n of_o pathros_n into_o the_o land_n of_o their_o habitation_n or_o nativity_n that_o be_v into_o thebais_n which_o nabuchadnezzar_n have_v principal_o afflict_v carry_v most_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o thebes_n into_o captivity_n this_o seem_v a_o more_o probable_a account_n of_o the_o pathrusim_n than_o they_o who_o take_v they_o to_o be_v the_o pharusi_n as_o grotius_n do_v or_o phautusii_n who_o be_v a_o people_n of_o aethiopia_n casluhim_n or_o casluchim_n these_o be_v the_o colchi_n who_o 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who_o be_v say_v here_o to_o come_v from_o casluchim_n in_o other_o place_n be_v say_v to_o have_v come_v from_o caphtor_fw-mi jer._n xlvii_o 4._o amos_n ix_o 7._o and_o moses_n himself_o relate_v how_o the_o avim_v nigh_o to_o gaza_n a_o famous_a city_n of_o the_o philistim_a be_v drive_v out_o by_o the_o caphtorim_n deut._n ii_o 23._o all_o the_o ancient_n therefore_o be_v in_o the_o right_n who_o take_v the_o caphtorim_n for_o the_o cappadocian_o yet_o not_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o that_o country_n part_n of_o which_o be_v possess_v by_o other_o people_n as_o be_v say_v before_o but_o that_o part_n of_o cappadocia_n which_o be_v next_o to_o colchis_n viz._n about_o trapezund_n where_o colchis_n end_v for_o there_o we_o find_v the_o city_n call_v side_n and_o the_o country_n sidene_n mention_v by_o strabo_n now_o side_n in_o greek_a as_o bochart_n ingenious_o observe_v signify_v the_o same_o with_o caphtor_n in_o hebrew_n viz._n malum_fw-la punicum_fw-la and_o therefore_o in_o all_o likelihood_n the_o same_o country_n be_v call_v by_o the_o hebrew_n caphtor_n and_o by_o the_o greek_n sidene_n what_o invite_v the_o caphtorim_n out_o of_o egypt_n into_o this_o country_n be_v hard_o to_o tell_v at_o this_o distance_n of_o time_n but_o strabo_n think_v it_o be_v the_o fame_n of_o the_o gold_n wherewith_o this_o country_n abound_v and_o as_o this_o draw_v they_o thither_o so_o perhaps_o the_o coldness_n of_o the_o country_n very_o much_o different_a from_o that_o wherein_o they_o be_v bear_v or_o else_o their_o neighbour_n the_o scythian_n and_o mesech_n and_o tubal_n viz._n the_o moschi_n and_o tibareni_n who_o dwell_v near_o they_o and_o may_v be_v troublesome_a to_o they_o make_v they_o think_v of_o return_v back_o again_o and_o in_o their_o way_n through_o palestine_n they_o fall_v upon_o the_o avim_fw-la who_o they_o dispossess_v of_o their_o country_n and_o settle_v there_o deut._n ii_o 23._o by_o the_o name_n of_o philistim_n ver._n 15._o and_o canaan_n 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tyre_n though_o he_o speak_v of_o sidon_n and_o the_o sidonian_n in_o many_o place_n heth._n his_o second_o son_n be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o hittite_n or_o the_o child_n of_o heth_n often_o mention_v in_o scripture_n who_o dwell_v about_o hebron_n and_o beersheba_n in_o the_o south_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n they_o be_v a_o very_a warlike_a people_n and_o strike_v a_o terror_n into_o their_o neighbour_n from_o whence_o the_o word_n hittha_n seem_v to_o be_v derive_v which_o signify_v fright_v and_o sudden_a consternation_n such_o as_o come_v upon_o the_o syrian_n when_o they_o think_v the_o king_n of_o the_o hittite_n be_v come_v against_o they_o 2_o king_n vii_o 6._o this_o be_v the_o country_n of_o the_o anakim_v for_o from_o arba_n who_o be_v a_o hittite_n descend_v anak_n and_o from_o he_o those_o three_o giant_n ahiman_n sheshai_n and_o talmai_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o anakim_v numb_a xiii_o 22_o 33._o josh_n xv._o 13_o 14._o ver._n 16._o the_o jebusite_n this_o 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ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n and_o before_o he_o have_v any_o issue_n for_o sarai_n be_v barren_a and_o have_v no_o child_n xi_o 30._o and_o therefore_o before_o any_o preference_n of_o isaac_n to_o ishmael_n or_o any_o distinction_n make_v between_o his_o posterity_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n in_o token_n that_o they_o be_v all_o concern_v in_o this_o promise_n whether_o descend_v from_o abraham_n or_o not_o in_o short_a this_o promise_v only_a limit_n the_o birth_n of_o the_o messiah_n to_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n but_o declare_v that_o his_o benefit_n shall_v be_v common_a to_o all_o other_o nation_n ver._n 4._o so_o abram_n depart_v etc._n etc._n have_v stay_v some_o time_n in_o haran_n where_o his_o father_n fall_v sick_a and_o die_v he_o prosecute_v his_o journey_n from_o thence_o to_o canaan_n after_o his_o father_n be_v dead_a so_o st._n stephen_n tell_v we_o express_o act_v vii_o 4._o from_o thence_o i._n e._n from_o charran_n when_o his_o father_n be_v dead_a he_o remove_v he_o into_o this_o land_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v a_o wonderful_a effect_n of_o abraham_n faith_n i_o observe_v before_o to_o move_v he_o to_o leave_v his_o own_o native_a country_n and_o go_v to_o haran_n but_o it_o be_v still_o a_o great_a after_o he_o have_v travel_v a_o long_a way_n from_o ur_fw-la hither_o to_o go_v three_o hundred_o mile_n more_o from_o hence_o to_o canaan_n a_o country_n of_o which_o he_o have_v no_o knowledge_n nor_o have_v send_v any_o body_n before_o he_o to_o discover_v it_o take_v his_o journey_n through_o the_o dangerous_a and_o barren_a desert_n of_o palmyrena_n and_o have_v nothing_o to_o support_v he_o but_o only_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n which_o make_v he_o climb_v over_o the_o high_a mountain_n either_o of_o libanus_n hermon_n or_o gilead_n for_o in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n he_o enter_v as_o sir_n w._n raleigh_n have_v observe_v see_v verse_n 5._o and_o lot_n go_v with_o he_o he_o may_v conclude_v perhaps_o that_o abram_n be_v call_v in_o a_o special_a manner_n out_o of_o chaldaea_n be_v thereby_o distinguish_v from_o the_o rest_n of_o shem_n posterity_n and_o that_o he_o join_v with_o he_o in_o obey_v the_o same_o call_v may_v claim_v the_o privilege_n of_o fulfil_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o messiah_n no_o less_o than_o abram_n and_o abram_n be_v seventy_o and_o five_o year_n old_a when_o he_o depart_v out_o of_o haran_n see_v xi_o ult_n ver._n 5._o all_o the_o soul_n they_o have_v get_v hebr._n have_v make_v in_o haran_n i._n e._n all_o the_o slave_n bear_v in_o their_o house_n or_o buy_v with_o their_o money_n the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v interpret_v this_o of_o the_o proselyte_n they_o have_v win_v to_o god_n for_o such_o only_a will_v abram_n carry_v with_o he_o and_o some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n be_v so_o nice_a as_o to_o say_v that_o abram_n instruct_v the_o man_n and_o sarai_n the_o woman_n in_o the_o true_a religion_n concern_v which_o he_o write_v a_o book_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v maimonides_n de_fw-fr idolol_n c._n 1._o and_o leave_v it_o to_o his_o son_n isaac_n we_o read_v also_o in_o pirke_n elieser_n c._n 25._o that_o he_o take_v a_o house_n which_o front_v charran_n where_o according_a to_o the_o ancient_a piety_n he_o keep_v great_a hospitality_n and_o invite_v those_o that_o go_v in_o or_o come_v out_o of_o the_o town_n to_o refresh_v themselves_o if_o they_o please_v set_a meat_n and_o drink_n before_o they_o say_v there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n in_o the_o world_n and_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n they_o come_v we_o be_v tell_v before_o xi_o 31._o that_o terah_n go_v forth_o to_o go_v to_o this_o country_n but_o can_v not_o reach_v it_o as_o abram_n do_v who_o enter_v into_o it_o at_o the_o north_n part_n of_o it_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o follow_a part_n of_o the_o story_n where_o we_o read_v he_o go_v to_o sichem_n etc._n etc._n and_o verse_n 9_o go_v on_o still_o towards_o the_o south_n ver._n 6._o sichem_n and_o the_o plain_a of_o moreh_n or_o as_o mr._n mede_n follow_v the_o lxx_o will_v have_v it_o the_o oak_n of_o moreh_n understanding_n by_o oak_n not_o only_o one_o single_a oak_n but_o a_o holt_n or_o grove_n of_o oakes_n see_v xiii_o 18._o where_o i_o suppose_v he_o intend_v to_o have_v fix_v his_o dwell_n have_v not_o the_o temper_n of_o the_o people_n who_o inhabit_v that_o country_n make_v it_o inconvenient_a and_o the_o canaanite_n be_v then_o in_o the_o land_n it_o be_v very_o pertinent_a to_o moses_n his_o design_n speak_v of_o abram_n passage_n through_o this_o country_n to_o tell_v who_o be_v at_o that_o time_n possess_v of_o it_o but_o it_o be_v dubious_a whether_o he_o mean_v by_o the_o canaanite_n a_o particular_a people_n descend_v from_o canaan_n
that_o he_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o token_n of_o the_o divine_a presence_n and_o that_o it_o approach_v very_o near_o he_o as_o when_o one_o friend_n speak_v to_o another_o face_n to_o face_n as_o the_o ancient_a phrase_n be_v and_o my_o life_n be_v preserve_v this_o be_v common_o interpret_v by_o the_o opinion_n which_o be_v in_o old_a time_n that_o if_o they_o see_v one_o of_o the_o heavenly_a minister_n they_o be_v to_o be_v no_o long_o man_n of_o this_o world_n but_o die_v present_o but_o it_o may_v refer_v as_o menochius_fw-la observe_v to_o the_o principal_a scope_n of_o the_o combat_n which_o be_v to_o confirm_v jacob_n against_o the_o fear_n of_o esau_n and_o so_o the_o meaning_n be_v i_o doubt_v not_o i_o be_o safe_a god_n will_v preserve_v i_o from_o any_o hurt_n by_o esau_n ver._n 31._o he_o halt_v upon_o his_o thigh_n because_o the_o hipbone_n be_v out_o of_o its_o place_n many_o think_v this_o last_v only_o for_o a_o time_n and_o some_o will_v have_v it_o that_o the_o 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the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n i._n e._n exceed_o impious_a and_o that_o notorious_o see_v gen._n x._o 9_o what_o particular_a sin_n he_o be_v guilty_a of_o be_v but_o conjecture_v some_o fancy_n they_o be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o his_o next_o brother_n see_v bonfrere_n or_o menochius_fw-la out_o of_o he_o and_o the_o lord_n slay_v he_o cut_v he_o off_o sudden_o by_o some_o unusual_a stroke_n ver._n 8._o go_v in_o unto_o thy_o brother_n wife_n etc._n etc._n this_o say_v the_o hebrew_n doctor_n be_v a_o ancient_a custom_n in_o force_n before_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n which_o only_o enact_v what_o have_v be_v former_o practise_v maimon_n p._n iii_o cap._n 49._o more_n nevoch_n that_o when_o a_o man_n die_v without_o issue_n his_o next_o brother_n shall_v marry_v his_o wife_n deut._n xxv_o 5._o which_o custom_n afterward_o extend_v to_o the_o next_o cousin_n if_o no_o brother_n remain_v and_o raise_v up_o seed_n unto_o thy_o brother_n preserve_v thy_o brother_n name_n and_o 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he_o act_v against_o the_o divine_a promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n concern_v the_o multiply_a of_o his_o seed_n especial_o against_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o messiah_n that_o seed_n for_o which_o all_o good_a man_n long_v ver._n 11._o remain_v a_o widow_n in_o thy_o father_n house_n etc._n etc._n it_o seem_v the_o contract_n of_o marriage_n at_o first_o be_v so_o understand_v in_o those_o day_n that_o if_o the_o husband_n die_v without_o issue_n the_o woman_n must_v marry_v his_o next_o brother_n and_o as_o long_o as_o any_o of_o his_o brethren_n remain_v they_o be_v bind_v to_o marry_v his_o wife_n and_o preserve_v their_o brother_n memory_n or_o else_o solemn_o renounce_v she_o to_o their_o great_a infamy_n and_o disgrace_n this_o be_v so_o well_o know_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o law_n that_o enjoin_v any_o new_a solemn_a contract_n in_o such_o a_o case_n because_o the_o first_o husband_n be_v dead_a she_o and_o the_o next_o brother_n be_v man_n and_o wife_n without_o any_o further_a agreement_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o original_a law_n until_o he_o renounce_v she_o yet_o by_o the_o constitution_n afterward_o make_v by_o their_o elder_n it_o be_v ordain_v that_o he_o shall_v espouse_v and_o endow_v she_o solemn_o before_o witness_n as_o mr._n selden_n show_v in_o his_o vxor_fw-la hebr._n lib._n i._n cap._n 12._o and_o lib._n ii_o cap._n 2._o and_o 10._o but_o judah_n think_v selah_n be_v too_o young_a to_o perform_v this_o contract_n and_o therefore_o desire_v she_o to_o stay_v till_o he_o be_v grow_v up_o and_o to_o abide_v in_o she_o own_o father_n house_n rather_o than_o in_o he_o that_o selah_n may_v not_o think_v of_o marriage_n too_o soon_o for_o he_o say_v lest_o peradventure_o he_o die_v also_o this_o some_o make_v a_o argument_n that_o he_o never_o intend_v to_o give_v she_o his_o son_n but_o it_o be_v more_o agreeable_a to_o verse_n 24_o and_o 26._o to_o think_v that_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o those_o day_n he_o can_v not_o refuse_v it_o and_o therefore_o he_o think_v it_o be_v their_o youthful_a folly_n which_o make_v his_o two_o other_o son_n perish_v which_o make_v he_o resolve_v to_o keep_v this_o till_o he_o have_v more_o discretion_n and_o be_v better_o instruct_v in_o his_o duty_n or_o if_o we_o imagine_v their_o sin_n be_v know_v to_o none_o but_o tamar_n the_o meaning_n may_v be_v that_o he_o think_v their_o marry_v too_o young_a be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o death_n and_o therefore_o he_o determine_v to_o keep_v this_o only_a remain_a son_n till_o he_o be_v of_o a_o ripe_a age._n ver._n 12._o in_o process_n of_o time_n in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v the_o day_n be_v multiply_v i._n e._n after_o some_o year_n to_o timnath_n a_o town_n not_o far_o from_o adullam_n it_o be_v probable_a for_o it_o be_v also_o within_o the_o lot_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n josh_n xv._o 57_o he_o go_v up_o to_o timnath_n some_o have_v make_v a_o difficulty_n about_o this_o 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