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be_v do_v away_o by_o mere_o pardon_v praf_n 4._o that_o christ_n therefore_o sâ—â—â—â—red_v no_o vicarious_a punishment_n for_o sin_n â—â—gured_v by_o any_o sacrifice_n which_o themselves_o import_v no_o such_o matter_n but_o that_o he_o be_v only_o sacrifice_v as_o a_o good_a man_n for_o the_o public_a good_a but_o what_o shall_v move_v any_o man_n to_o grant_v unto_o socinus_n that_o sacrifice_n may_v be_v find_v out_o by_o man_n and_o that_o they_o become_v not_o figurative_a or_o expiatory_a until_o moses_n and_o yet_o oppose_v he_o i_o can_v imagine_v unless_o it_o be_v to_o gratify_v a_o more_o modern_a father_n or_o because_o they_o be_v well_o enough_o assure_v of_o sufficient_a argument_n beside_o out_o of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n to_o overthrow_v the_o socinian_n supposition_n and_o so_o to_o let_v this_o opinion_n of_o revelation_n go_v how_o it_o may_v to_o they_o that_o be_v fond_a of_o it_o suppose_v some_o or_o other_o of_o the_o calvinist_n let_v it_o 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give_v out_o of_o hand_n to_o understand_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o die_v present_o as_o they_o have_v deserve_v but_o shall_v live_v to_o see_v a_o various_a seed_n and_o when_o they_o hear_v in_o the_o close_a that_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n shall_v bruise_v the_o head_n of_o satan_n whereas_o his_o seed_n shall_v only_o bruise_v the_o heel_n of_o the_o other_o by_o temporal_a tribulation_n they_o have_v light_a enough_o give_v they_o to_o perceive_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o only_o obtain_v a_o redemption_n by_o that_o bless_a seed_n promise_v but_o also_o a_o certain_a victory_n at_o the_o last_o which_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_a rabbin_n understand_v as_o relate_v to_o their_o messiah_n but_o if_o any_o one_o will_v rather_o choose_v to_o be_v frivolous_a with_o the_o modern_a jew_n it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o stand_v to_o beat_v the_o truth_n into_o they_o with_o a_o mallet_n sure_o none_o find_v the_o effect_n more_o of_o god_n severity_n or_o goodness_n import_v in_o the_o whole_a judgement_n than_o our_o first_o parent_n themselves_o since_o they_o both_o suffer_v more_o trouble_n in_o the_o flesh_n and_o obtain_v more_o favour_n than_o any_o of_o their_o posterity_n 1._o for_o as_o estius_n count_v adam_n be_v a_o long_a liver_n be_v create_v in_o perfection_n of_o nine_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n than_o meâ—husalah_n of_o nine_o hundred_o forty_o nine_o who_o begin_v not_o to_o procreate_v for_o aught_o appear_v till_o seventy_o 65._o unless_o it_o be_v say_v that_o child_n of_o lesser_a note_n be_v whole_o omit_v in_o the_o genealogy_n wherefore_o when_o our_o first_o parent_n see_v themselves_o deliver_v from_o the_o utmost_a fear_n to_o some_o certain_a hope_n they_o must_v needs_o conceive_v that_o somewhat_o be_v thereupon_o to_o be_v do_v by_o they_o in_o hope_n but_o what_o that_o be_v how_o can_v they_o have_v possible_o imagine_v if_o the_o same_o grace_n that_o give_v the_o promise_n have_v not_o both_o enlighten_v the_o 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a_o memorial_n of_o the_o great_a sacrifice_n of_o christ_n to_o come_v who_o â—hould_v once_o be_v offer_v up_o in_o behalf_n of_o sinner_n 2._o to_o lecture_n to_o they_o the_o desert_n of_o sin_n and_o sinner_n death_n and_o fire_n in_o the_o death_n and_o fire_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n before_o their_o eye_n 3._o 27._o to_o acknowledge_v their_o good_n receive_v from_o god_n in_o offer_v up_o to_o he_o somewhat_o of_o all_o they_o have_v 4._o to_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o worship_n and_o religion_n in_o those_o time_n of_o ceremoniousness_n wherein_o all_o do_v acknowledge_v their_o homage_n to_o god_n and_o true_a believer_n act_v their_o faith_n on_o christ_n suffering_n 5._o to_o be_v sign_n of_o repentance_n and_o pledge_n of_o expiation_n when_o they_o shall_v see_v that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o innocent_a slay_v instead_o of_o the_o nocent_a and_o their_o sin_n to_o pass_v away_o as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o smoke_n that_o ascend_v from_o the_o altar_n to_o these_o other_o add_v 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prayer_n into_o the_o nostril_n of_o god_n at_o who_o right_a hand_n the_o mediator_n be_v even_o then_o also_o to_o do_v the_o same_o office_n for_o his_o church_n and_o people_n that_o he_o do_v now_o as_o it_o be_v describe_v in_o the_o revelation_n that_o he_o stand_v at_o the_o altar_n 8.3_o have_v a_o golden_a censer_n and_o there_o be_v give_v unto_o he_o much_o incense_n that_o he_o shall_v offer_v it_o up_o with_o the_o prayer_n of_o all_o saint_n upon_o the_o golden_a altar_n which_o be_v before_o the_o throne_n and_o the_o smoke_n of_o the_o incense_n which_o come_v with_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o saint_n ascend_v up_o before_o god_n out_o of_o the_o angel_n hand_n say_v not_o therefore_o that_o the_o savour_n of_o beast_n be_v burn_v can_v not_o be_v sweet_a of_o itself_o any_o more_o than_o that_o of_o the_o sinful_a prayer_n of_o man_n 6._o god_n smell_v not_o as_o man_n do_v but_o though_o under_o moses_n order_n other_o thing_n be_v add_v unto_o burnt-offering_n that_o 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stay_v his_o hand_n from_o such_o a_o sad_a issue_n of_o obedience_n and_o the_o angel_n swear_v say_v by_o myself_o have_v i_o swear_v say_v the_o lord_n because_o thou_o have_v do_v this_o thing_n in_o blessing_n i_o will_v bless_v thou_o and_o have_v not_o abraham_n reason_n to_o be_v glad_a we_o may_v doubt_v no_o less_o of_o adam_n at_o some_o one_o time_n or_o other_o when_o he_o receive_v this_o ordinance_n of_o sacrifice_n to_o be_v continue_v in_o their_o generation_n until_o shiloh_n come_v 2._o then_o after_o this_o they_o must_v needs_o receive_v and_o obey_v this_o enlighten_v from_o above_o for_o if_o we_o think_v upon_o adam_n case_n he_o must_v needs_o at_o first_o be_v thunderstruck_a with_o the_o terrible_a appearance_n of_o god_n call_v he_o to_o judgement_n and_o pass_a sentence_n on_o he_o for_o if_o moses_n say_v which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v prove_v in_o terminis_fw-la out_o of_o his_o own_o book_n neither_o i_o exceed_o fear_v and_o quâ—ke_v 12.21_o when_o he_o 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it_o be_v a_o thing_n incongruous_a or_o disagreeable_a unto_o himself_o we_o can_v therefore_o imagine_v any_o time_n at_o all_o betwixt_o the_o fall_n and_o the_o introduce_v of_o some_o religion_n by_o the_o benefit_n of_o which_o our_o first_o parent_n may_v recover_v but_o the_o soâ—inians_n must_v needs_o suppose_v it_o if_o the_o offer_n of_o sacrifice_n be_v indeed_o the_o first_o religion_n which_o they_o deny_v not_o and_o yet_o that_o it_o hang_v in_o suspense_n till_o a_o certain_a space_n of_o excogitation_n they_o care_v not_o though_o it_o be_v till_o cain_n and_o abel_n be_v grow_v unto_o maturity_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n be_v not_o this_o true_a that_o they_o which_o live_v without_o a_o right_a religion_n do_v live_v without_o god_n in_o the_o world_n and_o be_v in_o a_o kind_n of_o reprobate_a estate_n which_o doleful_a apprehension_n about_o our_o first_o parent_n i_o have_v show_v you_o before_o how_o much_o the_o catholic_n church_n abhor_v chap._n x._o the_o last_o shift_n of_o the_o socinian_o discuss_v wherein_o be_v show_v that_o sacrifice_n neither_o probable_o nor_o moral_o possible_o can_v be_v invent_v by_o man_n so_o as_o to_o be_v approve_v by_o god_n and_o that_o they_o have_v be_v unnatural_a if_o they_o have_v not_o be_v ordain_v towards_o a_o mystery_n socinus_n not_o so_o pious_a as_o pelagius_n or_o homer_n in_o fine_a ii_o whereas_o the_o socinian_o do_v distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n supra_fw-la that_o be_v eternal_a and_o immutable_a and_o those_o which_o excogitate_v reason_n may_v ordain_v towards_o the_o set_n up_o of_o some_o conspicuous_a and_o idoneous_a worship_n to_o be_v render_v unto_o god_n and_o affirm_v that_o sacrifice_n have_v their_o original_n from_o the_o latter_a inasmuch_o as_o they_o be_v not_o contrary_a to_o the_o former_a grant_v that_o they_o be_v not_o necessary_o imply_v in_o the_o former_a and_o say_v beside_o that_o what_o abel_n noah_n and_o abraham_n may_v do_v in_o this_o kind_n may_v be_v indeed_o by_o some_o especial_a divine_a way_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o common_a unto_o other_o but_o only_o proper_a to_o themselves_o or_o such_o excellent_a man_n as_o they_o they_o have_v give_v we_o the_o last_o hint_n of_o argument_n to_o proceed_v and_o to_o conclude_v on_o somewhat_o in_o the_o close_a we_o have_v show_v before_o the_o vanity_n of_o their_o reason_n à _fw-la possibili_fw-la ad_fw-la necessarium_fw-la from_o a_o thing_n possible_a to_o the_o certainty_n of_o the_o thing_n or_o to_o the_o probability_n either_o for_o who_o ever_o think_v that_o a_o thing_n not_o repugnant_a must_v needs_o be_v or_o be_v most_o likely_a at_o the_o least_o how_o many_o instance_n may_v be_v give_v to_o expose_v such_o a_o supposition_n to_o laughter_n but_o
but_o if_o there_o have_v not_o be_v choice_n enough_o of_o kin_n of_o either_o side_n at_o hand_n better_a a_o alien_n of_o any_o other_o country_n than_o of_o canaan_n which_o he_o know_v to_o be_v the_o very_a land_n that_o god_n have_v promise_v to_o his_o father_n and_o forefather_n for_o a_o everlasting_a possession_n not_o without_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n as_o the_o very_a seed_n of_o the_o serpent_n and_o coat_n of_o enmity_n thou_o shall_v not_o therefore_o take_v a_o wife_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o canaan_n have_v isaac_n say_v unto_o his_o father_n jacob_n for_o must_v such_o a_o mixture_n be_v or_o such_o a_o seed_n proceed_v from_o the_o bowel_n of_o a_o canaanitish_a woman_n as_o shall_v be_v proper_a to_o destroy_v the_o canaanite_n be_v not_o this_o then_o as_o just_a a_o exception_n against_o judah_n now_o as_o it_o have_v be_v against_o esau_n before_o and_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o which_o his_o own_o mother_n can_v not_o love_v he_o 27.46_o but_o procure_v his_o disherison_n for_o esau_n when_o he_o be_v forty_o year_n old_a marry_v two_o hittite_n before_o ishmael_n daughter_n which_o be_v a_o grief_n of_o mind_n to_o isaac_n and_o rebekkah_n and_o she_o say_v i_o be_o weary_a of_o my_o life_n because_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o heth._n now_o if_o any_o one_o ask_v here_o why_o what_o choice_n have_v he_o or_o the_o other_o brother_n whither_o shall_v they_o go_v who_o do_v the_o other_o brother_n marry_v â—2_n do_v not_o joseph_n for_o his_o part_n marry_v the_o priest_n of_o on_o his_o daughter_n a_o egyptian_a for_o who_o sake_n it_o may_v seem_v that_o he_o leave_v the_o egyptian_a priest_n demesn_v entire_a when_o he_o cunning_o buy_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o egypt_n for_o his_o bread_n into_o bondage_n unto_o pharaoh_n or_o who_o ever_o blame_v abraham_n for_o his_o take_n of_o hagar_n or_o keturah_n for_o his_o concubine_n or_o jacob_n himself_o for_o take_v bilhah_n into_o his_o bosom_n who_o prove_v not_o honest_a to_o he_o or_o zilpah_n and_o have_v be_v breed_v among_o the_o idol_n of_o laban_n which_o rachel_n steal_v whether_o for_o love_n or_o hatred_n be_v a_o question_n although_o it_o have_v be_v take_v for_o a_o opinion_n that_o the_o hebrew_n take_v their_o wife_n only_o ex_fw-la ingenuis_fw-la out_o of_o freeborn_a woman_n and_o their_o concubine_n ex_fw-la ancillis_fw-la out_o of_o handmaid_n 7._o yet_o m_o r_o selden_n prove_v that_o these_o do_v not_o differ_v in_o the_o quality_n of_o wife_n but_o only_o in_o the_o inequality_n of_o condition_n 1.32_o forasmuch_o as_o keturah_n in_o genesis_n be_v call_v abraham_n wife_n and_o in_o the_o chronicle_n his_o concubine_n which_o some_o do_v therefore_o improbable_o think_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o hagar_n re-assumed_n we_o may_v observe_v that_o hagar_n have_v be_v season_v with_o the_o same_o religion_n before_o abraham_n take_v she_o by_o be_v breed_v in_o his_o house_n insomuch_o that_o she_o pray_v in_o her_o distress_n and_o have_v a_o angel_n to_o comfort_v she_o but_o she_o be_v repudiate_v for_o her_o rebellion_n against_o her_o mistress_n and_o her_o son_n send_v away_o with_o gift_n which_o follow_v because_o it_o be_v say_v 25.6_o that_o unto_o the_o son_n of_o the_o concubine_n both_o of_o they_o which_o abraham_n have_v he_o give_v gift_n and_o send_v they_o away_o from_o isaac_n his_o son_n while_o he_o yet_o live_v 21._o and_o by_o keturah_n who_o true_a religion_n we_o have_v no_o ground_n to_o question_v he_o have_v some_o issue_n which_o retain_v their_o profession_n in_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n who_o marry_v a_o wife_n out_o of_o iethro_n house_n descend_v from_o midian_a a_o son_n of_o abraham_n by_o this_o keturah_n among_o some_o or_o other_o of_o these_o therefore_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n may_v have_v find_v wife_n as_o well_o as_o moses_n who_o be_v not_o blame_v for_o it_o or_o else_o among_o the_o woman_n that_o rebekkah_n rachel_n and_o leah_n have_v bring_v with_o they_o if_o they_o be_v more_o than_o two_o or_o the_o daughter_n bear_v of_o they_o in_o the_o space_n of_o a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n or_o as_o they_o may_v give_v their_o sister_n to_o their_o choice_a servant_n so_o they_o may_v take_v their_o daughter_n and_o so_o contain_v themselves_o within_o themselves_o which_o may_v be_v the_o reason_n of_o their_o leviration_n which_o god_n do_v after_o establish_v by_o a_o law_n or_o brother_n marry_v of_o a_o brother_n widow_n in_o case_n he_o die_v before_o he_o have_v any_o issue_n by_o she_o indeed_o it_o be_v not_o mention_v whence_o the_o other_o son_n have_v their_o wife_n 38.8_o only_a judah_n seem_v to_o be_v blame_v as_o for_o ioseph_n take_v the_o priest_n of_o on_o his_o daughter_n 1._o pharaoh_n give_v she_o 2._o god_n himself_o who_o be_v able_a to_o sanctify_v she_o unto_o he_o as_o it_o be_v like_a he_o do_v by_o the_o towardly_a child_n which_o she_o bear_v he_o which_o please_v jacob_n when_o he_o bless_v they_o 3._o if_o joseph_n spare_v the_o priest_n land_n it_o be_v a_o argument_n that_o he_o fear_v sacrilege_n as_o many_o of_o the_o heathen_a after_o do_v with_o the_o like_a regard_n unto_o the_o jewish_a priest_n and_o this_o be_v deliver_v by_o josephus_n as_o a_o law_n among_o the_o jew_n 8._o let_v no_o man_n speak_v evil_a of_o those_o god_n which_o other_o country_n and_o city_n suppose_v to_o be_v go_n 8._o let_v no_o man_n spoil_v any_o strange_a temple_n nor_o take_v that_o which_o be_v dedicate_v unto_o any_o god_n and_o as_o for_o iacob_n take_v of_o bilhah_n and_o zilpah_n the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v as_o of_o abraham_n take_v of_o hagar_n and_o keturah_n they_o come_v from_o padan-aram_a with_o he_o and_o abode_n with_o their_o mistress_n after_o he_o have_v purge_v his_o house_n from_o idol_n laban_n and_o all_o if_o any_o do_v remain_v which_o it_o may_v seem_v that_o rachel_n steal_v away_o to_o please_v her_o husband_n jacob_n when_o time_n shall_v serve_v to_o discover_v it_o not_o fear_v her_o father_n displeasure_n rather_o than_o out_o of_o any_o love_n to_o they_o because_o she_o may_v be_v understand_v to_o have_v be_v of_o the_o forward_a when_o jacob_n purge_v his_o house_n 35.4_o to_o bring_v all_o the_o strange_a god_n and_o earrings_a unto_o he_o as_o also_o because_o she_o have_v the_o blessing_n of_o the_o two_o more_o pious_a son_n chap._n xli_o pursue_v the_o same_o argument_n and_o open_v the_o law_n of_o leviration_n by_o which_o pharez_n be_v restore_v other_o mark_v person_n not_o blot_v to_o the_o genealogy_n of_o christ._n but_o the_o fail_n of_o judah_n concern_v tamar_n if_o it_o be_v not_o great_a may_v yet_o seem_v more_o unlucky_a of_o the_o two_o and_o more_o prejudicial_a in_o the_o consequence_n unto_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n than_o the_o other_o inasmuch_o as_o two_o misbegotten_a child_n come_v thereby_o to_o be_v reckon_v to_o the_o roll_a tribe_n of_o israel_n and_o not_o only_o to_o have_v equal_a part_n 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