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the_o jew_n and_o that_o their_o temple_n on_o mount_n gerizim_n as_o yet_o not_o honour_v with_o the_o title_n of_o any_o god_n shall_v from_o thenceforth_o be_v call_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o grecian_a jupiter_n after_o this_o in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 3837_o antiochus_n by_o a_o public_a edict_n command_v all_o nation_n that_o be_v subject_a unto_o he_o to_o observe_v the_o same_o way_n of_o worship_n that_o he_o do_v and_o lay_v aside_o their_o peculiar_a custom_n to_o profess_v the_o same_o religion_n with_o the_o greek_n and_o to_o conform_v thereunto_o threaten_v death_n to_o all_o such_o as_o shall_v be_v find_v unconformable_a and_o he_o appoint_v overseer_n over_o every_o people_n and_o nation_n who_o shall_v compel_v they_o to_o uniformity_n 1_o mac._n 1.41_o etc._n etc._n into_o judea_n and_o samaria_n he_o send_v a_o old_a man_n of_o athens_n that_o he_o shall_v force_v the_o jew_n to_o depart_v from_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o divine_a law_n and_o defile_v the_o temple_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o impose_v the_o name_n of_o jupiter_n olympus_n upon_o it_o and_o upon_o the_o temple_n of_o gerizim_n he_o impose_v the_o name_n of_o jupiter_n hospitalis_n or_o protector_n of_o stranger_n he_o also_o command_v the_o sacrifice_n to_o be_v leave_v off_o he_o prohibit_v the_o sabbath_n he_o command_v they_o to_o defile_v the_o sanctuary_n to_o erect_v altar_n grove_n and_o chapel_n to_o idol_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v sacrifice_v swine_n and_o other_o unclean_a beast_n and_o shall_v suffer_v their_o child_n to_o remain_v uncircumcised_a and_o shall_v forget_v the_o law_n and_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o make_v it_o a_o crime_n to_o profess_v the_o jewish_a religion_n moreover_o order_n be_v send_v to_o the_o neighbour_a city_n of_o the_o greek_n that_o they_o shall_v compel_v the_o jew_n to_o partake_v of_o their_o sacrifice_n and_o kill_v those_o that_o will_v not_o come_v over_o to_o their_o rite_n so_o that_o many_o of_o the_o jew_n for_o fear_v obey_v and_o sacrifice_v to_o idol_n the_o temple_n be_v now_o fill_v with_o riot_n and_o revel_v by_o the_o gentile_n who_o within_o the_o circuit_n thereof_o defile_v themselves_o with_o woman_n and_o commit_v other_o abomination_n and_o on_o the_o 15_o day_n of_o the_o month_n casleu_n they_o erect_v the_o abomination_n of_o desolation_n that_o be_v the_o detestable_a idol_n of_o jupiter_n olympius_n upon_o the_o altar_n and_o build_v idol-altar_n throughout_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n and_o burn_v incense_n at_o the_o door_n of_o their_o house_n and_o in_o the_o street_n and_o some_o be_v compel_v to_o go_v in_o procession_n to_o bacchus_n carry_v ivy_n they_o cut_v in_o piece_n the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n which_o they_o find_v and_o burn_v they_o in_o the_o fire_n and_o with_o whosoever_o they_o be_v find_v or_o whoever_o approve_v of_o they_o they_o be_v by_o the_o king_n command_n to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n yet_o notwithstanding_o there_o be_v many_o that_o stand_v out_o and_o will_v not_o conform_v to_o the_o king_n edict_n nor_o defile_v themselves_o at_o which_o the_o king_n be_v enrage_v he_o cause_v divers_a to_o be_v bring_v before_o he_o resolve_v to_o enforce_v they_o by_o torment_n to_o taste_v impure_a meat_n and_o to_o abjure_v judaisme_n and_o upon_o refusal_n he_o rack_v they_o and_o put_v they_o to_o death_n among_o other_o eleazar_n of_o the_o priestly_a family_n a_o eminent_a scribe_n and_o expert_a in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o law_n of_o ninety_o year_n of_o age_n be_v very_o eminent_a for_o his_o courage_n who_o neither_o yield_a to_o eat_v swine_n flesh_n nor_o dissemble_v to_o have_v eat_v it_o choose_v rather_o to_o undergo_v the_o most_o cruel_a torment_n than_o to_o violate_v the_o law_n after_o he_o seven_o young_a man_n that_o be_v brethren_n together_o with_o their_o most_o courageous_a mother_n be_v bring_v before_o antiochus_n at_o antioch_n who_o refuse_v to_o eat_v swine_n flesh_n after_o they_o have_v be_v exquisite_o torture_v with_o new-invented_n torment_n render_v their_o pious_a soul_n unto_o god_n the_o martyrdom_n of_o those_o person_n be_v describe_v in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n of_o the_o second_o book_n of_o maccabee_n the_o rage_n of_o this_o persecution_n come_v to_o modin_n a_o town_n situate_a between_o rama_fw-mi and_z emmaus_n it_o there_o find_v some_o opposition_n mattathias_n the_o son_n of_o jonathan_n a_o priest_n of_o jerusalem_n of_o the_o family_n of_o joarib_n which_o be_v the_o first_o among_o the_o 24_o course_n 1_o chron._n 24.7_o dwell_v here_o at_o this_o time_n with_o his_o five_o son_n among_o who_o his_o son_n judas_n be_v call_v maccabeus_n and_o josephus_n say_v their_o father_n mattathias_n be_v the_o son_n of_o asamoneus_n asomonaeus_n asamoneus_n or_o rather_o the_o grandson_n of_o simeon_n surname_v asomonaeus_n and_o from_o he_o that_o surname_n descend_v
with_o the_o same_o degree_n of_o love_n as_o our_o saviour_n pray_v joh._n 17.21_o that_o all_o true_a believer_n may_v be_v one_o with_o he_o and_o his_o father_n not_o with_o the_o same_o union_n but_o with_o a_o likeness_n of_o union_n ch._n 19_o v._n 18._o 7._o com._n we_o be_v forbid_v fornication_n with_o a_o bondmaid_n betroth_v the_o punishment_n scourge_v the_o way_n of_o expiation_n by_o bring_v a_o ram_n for_o a_o trespass-offering_a ch._n 19.20_o 21_o 22_o 29._o adultery_n the_o punishment_n death_n by_o ston_a as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o deut._n ch._n 22._o v._n 22_o 23_o 24._o &_o joh._n 8.4.5_o levit._fw-la 20.10_o incest_n as_o if_o a_o man_n lie_v with_o his_o father_n wife_n or_o his_o daughter-in-law_n or_o if_o he_o marry_v mother_n and_o daughter_n if_o all_o be_v guilty_a they_o shall_v be_v burn_v or_o if_o a_o man_n lie_v with_o his_o sister_n he_o shall_v be_v immediate_o put_v to_o death_n and_o that_o open_o for_o a_o warn_n to_o other_o or_o if_o a_o man_n lie_v with_o his_o aunt_n they_o shall_v die_v childless_a that_o be_v shall_v be_v present_o put_v to_o death_n that_o so_o the_o land_n may_v not_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o issue_n of_o so_o unclean_a a_o mixture_n ch._n 20.11_o 12_o 14_o 17_o 19_o 20_o 21._o sodomy_n or_o lie_v with_o mankind_n both_o be_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n ch._n 20.13_o bestiality_n or_o lie_v with_o beast_n both_o man_n and_o beast_n to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n ch._n 20.15_o 16._o lie_v with_o a_o woman_n have_v her_o sickness_n which_o if_o a_o man_n do_v know_o and_o the_o woman_n consent_v both_o be_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n jansenius_n death_n intelligendum_fw-la est_fw-la autem_fw-la de_fw-fr casu_fw-la quo_fw-la vel_fw-la publicae_fw-la constabat_fw-la vel_fw-la ad_fw-la judices_fw-la res_fw-la deducta_fw-la erat_fw-la nam_fw-la pro_fw-la casibus_fw-la occultis_fw-la decernitur_fw-la supra_fw-la cap._n 15._o v._n 24._o immunditia_fw-la semptem_fw-la dierum_fw-la post_fw-la quos_fw-la ab_fw-la ea_fw-la purificandus_fw-la erat_fw-la jansenius_n but_o if_o he_o know_v she_o not_o to_o be_v in_o that_o condition_n he_o be_v only_o render_v unclean_a thereby_o for_o seven_o day_n and_o to_o be_v purify_v according_a to_o the_o direction_n give_v ch._n 15._o levit._fw-la 20.18_o 8._o com._n you_o shall_v not_o steal_v nor_o deal_v false_o nor_o lie_v one_o to_o another_o ch._n 19.11_o thou_o shall_v not_o defraud_v thy_o neighbour_n nor_o rob_v he_o the_o wage_n of_o he_o that_o be_v hire_v shall_v not_o stay_v with_o thou_o all_o night_n till_o the_o morning_n the_o reason_n of_o which_o law_n seem_v to_o be_v because_o they_o that_o work_v for_o hire_n be_v many_o time_n so_o poor_a that_o they_o have_v not_o provision_n for_o a_o day_n beforehand_o ch._n 19.13_o see_v jer._n 22.13_o job_n 7.2_o you_o shall_v do_v no_o unrighteousness_n in_o judgement_n in_o meteyard_n in_o weight_n or_o in_o measure_n but_o shall_v have_v just_a balance_n just_a weight_n and_o a_o just_a epha_n pint_n epha_n a_o epha_n answer_v to_o our_o bushel_n and_o a_o hin_n contain_v six_o of_o our_o pint_n and_o a_o just_a hin_n ch._n 19.35_o 36._o 9_o com._n thou_o shall_v not_o go_v up_o and_o down_o as_o a_o talebearer_n among_o thy_o people_n ch._n 19.16_o see_v ezek._n 22.9_o in_o thou_o be_v man_n that_o carry_v tale_n to_o shed_v blood_n some_o injunction_n be_v also_o add_v relate_v to_o the_o judicial_a law_n as_o particular_o first_o that_o all_o justice_n be_v impartial_o administer_v without_o respect_n of_o person_n or_o consider_v whither_o they_o be_v poor_a or_o rich_a stranger_n or_o of_o their_o own_o country_n ch._n 19.15_o ch._n 24.22_o yea_o the_o stranger_n sojourn_v with_o they_o be_v to_o be_v use_v as_o those_o bear_v among_o they_o and_o they_o be_v to_o love_v they_o as_o themselves_o remember_v that_o they_o themselves_o be_v once_o stranger_n in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n ch._n 19.33_o 24._o 2_o to_o leave_v the_o corner_n of_o their_o field_n when_o they_o reap_v and_o the_o glean_n thereof_o and_o of_o their_o vineyard_n for_o the_o poor_a and_o stranger_n ch._n 19.9_o 10._o see_v ch._n 23.22_o 3_o not_o to_o permit_v promiscuous_a ingendring_n among_o cattle_n nor_o sow_v their_o field_n with_o mingle_a seed_n nor_o wear_v linsiewolsie_n garment_n intimate_v possible_o how_o all_o mixture_n in_o religion_n of_o man_n devise_v with_o god_n ordinance_n and_o all_o hypocrisy_n contrary_a to_o the_o sincerity_n and_o simplicity_n which_o god_n require_v be_v abominable_a to_o he_o ch._n 19.19_o deut._n 22.11_o 4_o fruit_n of_o tree_n now_o plant_v to_o be_v account_v uncircumcised_a and_o for_o the_o first_o three_o year_n to_o be_v cast_v away_o as_o a_o unclean_a thing_n even_o as_o the_o foreskin_n of_o man_n in_o circumcision_n be_v cut_v off_o and_o cast_v away_o as_o unclean_a in_o the_o four_o year_n they_o be_v to_o be_v holy_a to_o praise_v the_o lord_n withal_o and_o give_v to_o the_o priest_n as_o first-fruit_n who_o do_v eat_v the_o food_n prepare_v for_o and_o dedicate_v unto_o god_n then_o on_o the_o five_o year_n they_o may_v gather_v the_o fruit_n and_o eat_v of_o they_o themselves_o and_o by_o god_n blessing_n this_o their_o obedience_n shall_v tend_v to_o their_o profit_n for_o god_n will_v thereupon_o bless_v they_o with_o increase_n ch._n 19.23_o 24_o 25._o 5_o not_o to_o round_v jansen_n round_v radulphus_fw-la asserit_fw-la gentiles_n cum_fw-la se_fw-la daemonibus_fw-la consecrabant_fw-la capita_fw-la sva_fw-la in_o rotundum_fw-la totondisse_fw-la censebant_fw-la enim_fw-la deos_fw-la gaudere_fw-la figura_fw-la rotundâ_fw-la utpote_fw-la perfectissima_fw-la hic_fw-la diis_fw-la templa_fw-la rotunda_fw-la extruebant_fw-la numa_n vestae_fw-la augustus_n omnibus_fw-la diis_fw-la bochartus_fw-la deus_fw-la ut_fw-la suos_fw-la quam_fw-la remotissime_fw-la ab_fw-la impiis_fw-la &_o profanis_fw-la gentilium_fw-la ritibus_fw-la abstraheret_fw-la opposita_fw-la praecepit_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o multis_fw-la aliis_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o capillorum_fw-la &_o barbae_fw-la figura_fw-la no_o &_o nazaraeatus_n i._n e._n intonsio_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la idcirco_fw-la videtur_fw-la probata_fw-la jansen_n the_o corner_n of_o their_o head_n and_o beard_n after_o the_o superstitious_a manner_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o heathen_a who_o offer_v to_o their_o idol-god_n not_o only_o their_o lock_n but_o their_o beard_n also_o especial_o the_o first_o down_n of_o they_o as_o plutarch_n in_o theseo_n and_o sueton_n in_o nerone_n relate_v or_o possible_o they_o be_v not_o to_o shave_v off_o the_o hair_n of_o their_o head_n and_o beard_n when_o they_o be_v in_o mourning_n and_o extreme_a heaviness_n as_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o heathen_a isa_n 15.2_o &_o jer._n 48.37_o neither_o be_v they_o to_o make_v cut_n in_o their_o flesh_n for_o the_o dead_a as_o the_o heathen_n use_v to_o cut_v and_o lance_n themselves_o in_o their_o mourning_n deut._n 14.1_o jer._n 16.6_o 1_o king_n 18.28_o nor_o to_o imprint_v mark_n upon_o their_o flesh_n by_o cut_v themselves_o and_o then_o fill_v up_o the_o place_n with_o black_a or_o some_o other_o colour_n that_o the_o mark_v thereof_o may_v remain_v which_o be_v token_n of_o idolatry_n and_o superstition_n and_o desperate_a effect_n of_o immoderate_a mourning_n ch._n 19.27_o 28._o ch._n 21.5_o 6_o law_n concern_v the_o priest_n mourn_v for_o the_o dead_a 1._o the_o inferior_a priest_n be_v not_o to_o defile_v themselves_o by_o touch_v the_o dead_a christ_n dead_a which_o be_v a_o admonition_n of_o a_o especial_a purity_n require_v in_o the_o priest_n as_o be_v type_n of_o christ_n or_o lament_v or_o be_v at_o their_o burial_n or_o within_o the_o place_n or_o tent_n where_o any_o dead_a body_n lay_v by_o which_o be_v contract_v a_o ceremonial_a uncleanness_n for_o seven_o day_n see_v numb_a 19.14_o 16._o yet_o the_o priest_n though_o he_o may_v not_o mourn_v for_o any_o of_o the_o people_n he_o may_v mourn_v for_o his_o mother_n father_n son_n daughter_n brother_n sister_n be_v a_o virgin_n nevertheless_o for_o these_o he_o be_v not_o to_o mourn_v after_o the_o idolatrous_a manner_n of_o the_o heathen_n by_o cut_v his_o hair_n beard_n and_o flesh_n as_o they_o use_v to_o do_v he_o be_v a_o chief_a man_n among_o his_o people_n and_o appoint_v to_o offer_v sacrifice_n on_o the_o altar_n and_o shewbread_n on_o the_o table_n of_o the_o lord_n therefore_o a_o more_o especial_a degree_n of_o holiness_n be_v require_v of_o he_o chap._n 21._o from_o 1._o to_o 7._o 2_o they_o be_v not_o to_o marry_v a_o whore_n or_o a_o profane_a woman_n or_o one_o divorce_v from_o her_o husband_n yea_o it_o seem_v they_o may_v not_o marry_v a_o widow_n except_o it_o be_v a_o priest_n widow_n ezek._n 44.22_o this_o be_v enjoin_v to_o maintain_v the_o dignity_n of_o the_o priesthood_n that_o they_o may_v be_v fit_a to_o be_v type_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o people_n according_o be_v enjoin_v to_o account_n and_o esteem_v
but_o voluntary_o for_o the_o manifestation_n of_o his_o own_o glory_n and_o the_o good_a of_o his_o people_n god_n not_o regard_v his_o sacrifice_n which_o he_o seem_v so_o much_o to_o depend_v upon_o tell_v he_o what_o he_o shall_v say_v and_o force_v he_o to_o bless_v the_o israelite_n instead_o of_o curse_v they_o and_o balaam_n lift_v up_o his_o parable_n 20.49_o parable_n parabolum_n h._n e._n sermonem_fw-la propheticum_fw-la quod_fw-la frequentes_fw-la sint_fw-la parabolae_fw-la in_o prophetis_fw-la by_o a_o parable_n be_v usual_o mean_v a_o grave_a speech_n contain_v excellent_a matter_n of_o instruction_n especial_o when_o deliver_v in_o a_o high_a strain_n of_o language_n figurative_a expression_n and_o a_o certain_a splendour_n of_o word_n more_o than_o usual_a which_o carry_v a_o kind_n of_o majesty_n in_o they_o yet_o withal_o they_o be_v usual_o dark_a and_o obscure_a see_v ezek._n 20.49_o that_o be_v declare_v his_o prophetic_a vision_n and_o the_o answer_n which_o he_o 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lie_v nor_o repent_v 15.29_o repent_v see_v 1_o sam._n 15.29_o he_o have_v command_v i_o to_o bless_v this_o people_n and_o i_o shall_v not_o turn_v away_o the_o blessing_n from_o they_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n that_o god_n will_v ever_o be_v induce_v to_o give_v way_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v curse_v for_o he_o have_v not_o israelem_fw-la not_o v._o 21._o deus_fw-la non_fw-la videt_fw-la h._n e._n non_fw-la probat_fw-la non_fw-la fert_fw-la non_fw-la tolerat_fw-la etc._n etc._n aliqui_fw-la verba_fw-la sic_fw-la reddunt_fw-la non_fw-la aspexit_fw-la injuriam_fw-la adversùs_fw-la jacobum_fw-la nec_fw-la vidit_fw-la vexationem_fw-la adversùs_fw-la israelem_fw-la h._n e._n non_fw-la vidit_fw-la ixjurias_fw-la illis_fw-la allatas_fw-la quin_fw-la vindicavit_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o pharaone_n etc._n etc._n vel_fw-la per_fw-la futurum_fw-la non_fw-la videbit_fw-la quin_fw-la aut_fw-la suos_fw-la proteget_fw-la aut_fw-la inimicos_fw-la puniet_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o tempore_fw-la praesenti_fw-la 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