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of_o other_o idolatrous_a practice_n beside_o that_o of_o worship_v the_o golden_a calf_n xxxii_o exod._n and_o so_o much_o be_v express_v xxxii_o deut._n 17._o and_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n of_o which_o their_o father_n have_v be_v long_o guilty_a especial_o in_o egypt_n xxiv_o josh_n 14._o xx_o ezek._n 7._o xxiii_o 2_o 3._o which_o they_o have_v not_o leave_v but_o continue_v in_o the_o wilderness_n v_n amos_n 25._o offer_v their_o sacrifice_n unto_o devil_n these_o word_n show_v the_o reason_n why_o god_n command_v they_o under_o such_o a_o heavy_a penalty_n to_o offer_v only_o in_o one_o place_n at_o the_o tabernacle_n because_o while_o they_o sacrifice_v in_o the_o open_a field_n they_o have_v be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v seduce_v by_o daemon_n who_o be_v wont_a to_o frequent_v those_o place_n especial_o in_o desert_n and_o present_v themselves_o to_o ignorant_a people_n as_o if_o they_o be_v god_n and_o entice_v their_o devotion_n towards_o they_o which_o daemon_n or_o evil_a spirit_n appear_v it_o be_v likely_a in_o the_o form_n of_o goat_n and_o therefore_o be_v here_o call_v seirim_n which_o proper_o signify_v goat_n and_o have_v make_v some_o imagine_n that_o they_o real_o sacrifice_v to_o these_o creature_n as_o some_o of_o the_o egyptian_n do_v who_o hold_v goat_n to_o be_v sacred_a animal_n so_o diodorus_n tell_v we_o lib._n ii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n they_o deify_v a_o goat_n upon_o the_o same_o account_n that_o the_o greek_n worship_v priapus_n herodotus_n in_o his_o euterpe_n cap._n 46._o say_v the_o same_o of_o the_o mendesij_n who_o he_o say_v worship_v the_o male_n more_o than_o the_o female_n and_o many_o other_o author_n mention_v by_o bochartus_n in_o his_o hierozoicon_n p._n i._n l._n ii_o cap._n 53._o report_v the_o same_o but_o i_o question_v whether_o the_o egyptian_n be_v guilty_a of_o such_o idolatry_n in_o the_o day_n of_o moses_n nor_o be_v there_o more_o truth_n in_o their_o opinion_n who_o think_v the_o 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solemn_a convention_n of_o witch_n the_o chief_a devil_n that_o preside_v in_o their_o assembly_n be_v say_v by_o all_o that_o have_v examine_v such_o matter_n to_o have_v the_o form_n of_o a_o goat_n and_o our_o famous_a countryman_n alexander_n hales_n in_o his_o discourse_n upon_o the_o scape-goat_n which_o be_v in_o his_o summa_fw-la p._n iii_o q._n 55._o derive_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o from_o the_o frequent_a appearance_n of_o daemon_n in_o this_o shape_n in_o the_o wilderness_n as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v in_o his_o prolegomena_n to_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr diis_fw-la syris_n they_o that_o will_v see_v more_o of_o these_o seirim_n may_v consult_v j._n g._n vossius_fw-la l._n i._n de_fw-fr orig_n &_o progr_n idolol_n cap._n 8._o and_o bochartus_fw-la his_o hierozoicon_n p._n ii_o l._n vi_o cap._n 7._o there_o be_v one_o indeed_o anton._n van_n dale_n who_o have_v late_o endeavour_v to_o explode_v all_o these_o fancy_n as_o he_o esteem_v they_o of_o daemon_n which_o he_o will_v have_v to_o be_v the_o mere_a invention_n of_o the_o ancient_a chaldaean_n and_o from_o they_o derive_v to_o other_o nation_n but_o he_o will_v never_o be_v able_a to_o make_v any_o wise_a man_n believe_v that_o the_o world_n be_v so_o sottish_a as_o to_o worship_v the_o image_n of_o goat_n which_o he_o take_v to_o be_v mean_v by_o seirim_n if_o there_o have_v not_o be_v a_o appearance_n of_o some_o thing_n in_o that_o shape_n which_o they_o account_v divine_a after_o who_o they_o have_v go_v a_o whore_v i._n e._n with_o who_o they_o have_v commit_v idolatry_n for_o this_o sin_n be_v just_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o whoredom_n ever_o after_o they_o be_v solemn_o contract_v and_o espouse_v to_o god_n to_o be_v his_o peculiar_a people_n xix_o exod._n 5._o which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o he_o be_v say_v so_o often_o to_o be_v a_o jealous_a god_n particular_o xx_o exod._n 5._o high_o incense_v that_o be_v at_o their_o worship_v other_o god_n beside_o he_o for_o this_o and_o such_o like_a word_n be_v never_o use_v but_o concern_v idolatry_n which_o ezekiel_n describe_v as_o the_o foul_a whoredom_n xvi_o 22._o and_o particular_o mention_n this_o whoredom_n with_o the_o egyptian_n v._o 26._o and_o the_o assyrian_n v._n 28_o etc._n etc._n this_o shall_v be_v a_o statute_n for_o ever_o unto_o they_o throughout_o all_o generation_n these_o word_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o determine_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o forego_n precept_n to_o which_o they_o relate_v from_o v._o 2_o etc._n etc._n not_o to_o be_v that_o all_o the_o meat_n they_o kill_v for_o their_o own_o table_n shall_v be_v peace-offering_n for_o that_o all_o confess_v be_v not_o a_o statute_n for_o ever_o if_o it_o be_v one_o at_o all_o throughout_o all_o generation_n but_o only_o while_o they_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n ver._n 8._o verse_n 8_o and_o thou_o shall_v say_v unto_o they_o whatsoever_o man_n there_o be_v of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n or_o of_o the_o stranger_n which_o sojourn_v among_o you_o these_o word_n also_o show_v he_o speak_v in_o the_o forego_n of_o bring_v all_o sacrifice_n whatsoever_o to_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o same_o law_n which_o be_v give_v before_o to_o the_o israelite_n be_v now_o extend_v to_o all_o stranger_n that_o sojourn_v among_o they_o by_o who_o he_o mean_v all_o such_o as_o be_v proselyte_n to_o the_o jewish_a religion_n so_o the_o lxx_o here_o translate_v it_o and_o they_o add_v the_o very_a same_o word_n to_o v._o 3._o where_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n be_v only_o mention_v in_o the_o original_a hebrew_n the_o only_a question_n be_v what_o sort_n of_o proselyte_n be_v here_o intend_v and_o i_o take_v it_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o proselyte_n of_o righteousness_n as_o the_o jew_n call_v they_o who_o be_v circumcise_a and_o thereby_o embrace_v the_o whole_a religion_n of_o moses_n and_o this_o i_o find_v be_v the_o general_a opinion_n though_o some_o few_o learned_a man_n contend_v that_o any_o stranger_n who_o have_v renounce_v idolatry_n who_o they_o call_v a_o proselyte_n of_o the_o gate_n may_v bring_v their_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o altar_n which_o one_o can_v hardly_o allow_v though_o assert_v by_o so_o great_a a_o man_n as_o grotius_n lib._n i._o de_fw-la jure_fw-la belli_n &_o pacis_fw-la cap._n 16._o because_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o same_o stranger_n here_o which_o be_v mention_v v._n 10._o where_o all_o such_o stranger_n be_v forbid_v to_o eat_v blood_n which_o plain_o belong_v to_o such_o stranger_n as_o be_v become_v jew_n by_o circumcision_n for_o other_o stranger_n may_v eat_v it_o as_o appear_v from_o fourteen_o deut._n 21._o where_o the_o israelite_n be_v allow_v to_o sell_v what_o die_v of_o itself_o to_o a_o stranger_n that_o he_o may_v eat_v it_o if_o he_o please_v and_o such_o creature_n have_v their_o blood_n in_o they_o that_o offer_v a_o burnt-offering_a or_o sacrifice_n i._n e._n any_o other_o sacrifice_n beside_o burnt-offering_n viz._n sin-offering_n or_o trespass-offering_n or_o peace-offering_n none_o of_o which_o be_v accept_v but_o from_o such_o as_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o jewish_a religion_n though_o the_o pious_a gentile_n the_o jew_n say_v may_v bring_v burnt-offering_n ver._n 9_o verse_n 9_o and_o bring_v it_o not_o to_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n to_o offer_v it_o unto_o the_o lord_n as_o he_o order_v their_o peace-offering_n to_o be_v v._o 4_o 5._o shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o among_o his_o people_n this_o demonstrate_v that_o the_o forego_n precept_n and_o this_o belong_v to_o the_o same_o matter_n be_v enforce_v with_o the_o same_o penalty_n v._o 4._o and_o it_o also_o show_v that_o the_o stranger_n beforementioned_a signify_v such_o gentile_n as_o be_v circumcise_a for_o otherwise_o they_o be_v not_o of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n from_o which_o they_o