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find_v a_o full_a and_o a_o high_a correspondence_n not_o only_o in_o a_o weekly_a but_o in_o a_o forty_o season_n and_o that_o likewise_o of_o penitential_a duty_n for_o first_o the_o jew_n prepare_v themselves_o for_o the_o day_n of_o propitiation_n more_o particular_o the_o week_n before_o it_o they_o rise_v before_o light_n assist_v at_o public_a prayer_n confess_v their_o sin_n thrice_o every_o day_n fast_o and_o give_v alm_n 26._o alm_n â—or_a this_o whole_a section_n see_v buxt_v s._n j._n cap._n 26._o and_o as_o the_o people_n fit_v themselves_o in_o a_o more_o especial_a manner_n by_o the_o devotion_n of_o those_o seven_o day_n for_o the_o solemn_a act_n of_o humiliation_n command_v they_o by_o moses_n so_o they_o tell_v we_o the_o high_a priest_n heretofore_o employ_v the_o same_o week_n in_o a_o continual_a exercise_n of_o his_o office_n that_o he_o may_v be_v the_o better_a able_a to_o discharge_v the_o difficult_a duty_n of_o the_o great_a day_n 1._o day_n jomâ—_n cap._n 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again_o to_o they_o with_o the_o second_o copy_n of_o the_o law_n on_o the_o forty_o after_o the_o ten_o of_o the_o seven_o their_o expiation_n day_n â—itand_n day_n rab._n salom._n in_o locum_fw-la deuter._n proximè_fw-la â—itand_n now_o when_o he_o go_v up_o he_o command_v a_o horn_n as_o they_o say_v to_o be_v sound_v through_o the_o camp_n to_o give_v notice_n to_o the_o people_n on_o what_o errand_n he_o be_v go_v that_o they_o may_v not_o again_o commit_v the_o like_a abomination_n in_o memory_n of_o which_o they_o now_o still_o sound_v it_o and_o we_o beside_o know_v from_o better_a authority_n 9.18_o authority_n deut._n 9.18_o that_o moses_n spend_v these_o forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n in_o fast_v and_o supplication_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n so_o that_o we_o be_v rather_o to_o think_v that_o they_o have_v since_o in_o some_o measure_n follow_v his_o pious_a example_n and_o that_o on_o the_o day_n of_o his_o ascent_n they_o begin_v to_o prepare_v for_o that_o of_o his_o descent_n which_o in_o their_o opinion_n be_v the_o ten_o of_o tisri_n and_o on_o which_o they_o have_v be_v since_o command_v always_o to_o afflict_v themselves_o before_o the_o lord_n at_o least_o one_o day_n and_o night_n the_o forty_o day_n therefore_o here_o be_v not_o to_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o accidental_a number_n and_o the_o bare_a aggregate_v of_o thirty_o and_o ten_o but_o as_o they_o make_v up_o direct_o a_o full_a penitential_a season_n and_o indeed_o that_o number_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v very_o ancient_o appropriate_v to_o penance_n and_o humiliation_n for_o not_o to_o reckon_v up_o the_o forty_o day_n by_o which_o god_n drown_v the_o world_n 7.4_o world_n gen._n 7.4_o or_o the_o forty_o year_n in_o which_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n do_v penance_n in_o the_o wilderness_n 14.34_o wilderness_n numb_a 14.34_o or_o the_o forty_o stripe_n 25.3_o stripe_n deut._n 25.3_o by_o which_o malefactor_n be_v to_o be_v correct_v though_o these_o instance_n may_v concur_v to_o strengthen_v the_o opinion_n whoever_o consider_v that_o moses_n do_v not_o once_o only_o fast_o this_o number_n of_o day_n 25._o day_n deut._n 9.9_o 18_o 25._o that_o elias_n fast_v also_o in_o that_o wilderness_n by_o the_o same_o space_n 1.19.8_o space_n king_n 1.19.8_o that_o the_o ninevite_n have_v precise_o as_o many_o day_n allow_v for_o their_o repentance_n 3.4_o repentance_n jon._n 3.4_o and_o that_o last_o our_o bless_a saviour_n when_o he_o be_v please_v to_o fast_a observe_v the_o same_o length_n of_o time_n 4.2_o time_n matth._n 4.2_o whoever_o i_o say_v consider_v these_o fact_n can_v but_o think_v that_o this_o number_n of_o day_n be_v use_v by_o they_o all_o as_o the_o common_a solemn_a number_n belong_v to_o extraordinary_a humiliation_n and_o that_o those_o be_v accustom_a to_o afflict_v themselves_o forty_o day_n who_o will_v deprecate_v any_o great_a and_o heavy_a judgement_n though_o the_o scripture_n do_v not_o specify_v the_o number_n as_o those_o we_o know_v p_o who_o have_v a_o nazaritical_a vow_n upon_o they_o be_v use_v to_o observe_v thirty_o day_n though_o the_o scripture_n have_v not_o neither_o determine_v that_o space_n and_o this_o be_v no_o more_o than_o what_o st._n jerom_n a_o father_n much_o verse_v in_o the_o jewish_a knowledge_n have_v express_o aver_v in_o his_o comment_n on_o ionas_n where_o he_o say_v that_o forty_o be_v the_o number_n proper_a for_o penitent_n and_o fast_v and_o prayer_n &c._n &c._n and_o that_o for_o this_o reason_n moses_n fast_v forty_o day_n and_o so_o elias_n and_o likewise_o our_o bless_a lord_n etc._n etc._n as_o may_v be_v see_v at_o large_a in_o the_o passage_n already_o exscribe_v above_o 2._o above_o part_v 1_o ch._n 8._o §._o 2._o this_o be_v there_o positive_o and_o in_o good_a earnest_n say_v by_o st._n jerom_n as_o the_o reason_n of_o those_o example_n though_o mr._n daille_n put_v it_o off_o r_o as_o if_o the_o good_a father_n have_v play_v upon_o they_o while_o hâ—_n himself_o rather_o play_v with_o the_o father_n and_o according_a to_o this_o the_o penance_n of_o forty_o day_n be_v very_o frequent_a in_o the_o modern_a penitential_o of_o the_o jew_n as_o we_o have_v also_o see_v before_o 2._o before_o rep._n 1._o ch._n 9_o §._o 2._o be_v there_o general_o enjoin_v upon_o any_o of_o the_o great_a transgression_n and_o to_o go_v yet_o a_o little_a further_o in_o this_o matter_n i_o can_v tell_v whether_o the_o forty_o day_n which_o our_o bless_a saviour_n himself_o fast_v in_o the_o wilderness_n be_v not_o so_o pass_v by_o he_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o penitential_a fast_o for_o the_o baptism_n of_o john_n be_v know_v to_o be_v a_o baptism_n of_o repentance_n 19.4_o repentance_n act_n 19.4_o prepare_v for_o the_o messiah_n to_o come_v and_o it_o may_v not_o be_v unreasonable_a to_o suppose_v that_o by_o it_o
order_n of_o rabbin_n above_o the_o ordinary_a rabbin_n who_o preside_v over_o they_o and_o be_v as_o the_o prince_n or_o father_n of_o the_o consistory_n heretofore_o second_o as_o the_o talmudist_n tell_v we_o there_o presbyter_n be_v indifferent_o of_o any_o tribe_n neither_o be_v it_o necessary_a that_o they_o shall_v be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n who_o compose_v the_o great_a consistory_n of_o jerusalem_n 5._o jerusalem_n seld._n ibid._n cap._n 7._o §._o 5._o though_o that_o consistory_n in_o their_o opinion_n govern_v even_o in_o the_o temple_n and_o over_o all_o that_o officiate_v there_o etc._n there_o ibid._n cap._n 8._o cap._n 15._o §._o 12_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o truth_n be_v according_a to_o the_o modern_a tradition_n those_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n be_v not_o so_o absolute_a in_o the_o temple_n nor_o of_o that_o consideration_n out_o of_o the_o temple_n as_o they_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v by_o the_o scripture_n and_o by_o josephus_n and_o now_o at_o this_o time_n though_o the_o priest_n receive_v sometime_o some_o little_a due_a for_o the_o redemption_n of_o the_o first-born_a and_o be_v call_v before_o other_o to_o read_v the_o law_n and_o be_v prefer_v to_o give_v the_o solemn_a blessing_n in_o the_o synagogue_n and_o to_o say_v grace_n at_o meal_n yet_o for_o the_o rest_n they_o be_v as_o common_a israelite_n and_o under_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o rabbin_n for_o these_o rabbin_n have_v order_v the_o matter_n so_o that_o they_o be_v repute_v to_o represent_v the_o priest_n and_o to_o succeed_v into_o their_o sacerdotal_a right_n claim_v therefore_o to_o be_v free_a from_o tax_n and_o from_o watch_n and_o ward_n to_o have_v the_o prevendition_n or_o pre-emption_a in_o the_o market_n and_o to_o have_v their_o cause_n first_o dispatch_v in_o court_n of_o justice_n 10._o justice_n leo_n de_fw-fr mod._n cere_fw-la des_fw-fr juifs_fw-fr s._n 12.3_o buxt_n syn._n j._n 46._o maim_v tal._n tor._n cap._n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 10._o and_o this_o possible_o come_v to_o pass_v not_o only_o from_o the_o supersede_n of_o the_o main_a part_n of_o the_o priestly_a function_n by_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o from_o the_o cease_n of_o their_o tithe_n and_o other_o due_n by_o the_o banishment_n of_o the_o people_n from_o their_o own_o country_n but_o also_o from_o the_o great_a destruction_n that_o must_v have_v be_v suffer_v by_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n in_o those_o cruel_a devastation_n make_v by_o tite_n and_o adrian_n of_o the_o holy_a land_n and_o city_n in_o which_o place_n the_o levite_n have_v their_o residence_n and_o employment_n and_o which_o they_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o defend_v most_o zealous_o whereas_o many_o other_o jew_n live_v at_o the_o same_o time_n disperse_v in_o remote_a province_n escape_v the_o war_n and_o its_o fury_n for_o then_o when_o very_o few_o priest_n remain_v and_o those_o of_o all_o jew_n dare_v least_o own_o themselves_o and_o when_o they_o be_v debar_v from_o the_o execution_n of_o that_o office_n by_o which_o they_o have_v be_v so_o honourable_o distinguish_v no_o wonder_n if_o the_o other_o tribe_n take_v the_o advantage_n and_o as_o it_o happen_v among_o rival_n office_n encroach_v and_o usurp_v upon_o they_o and_o if_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n be_v to_o deliver_v down_o the_o law_n which_o the_o priest_n lip_n have_v be_v use_v to_o preserve_v as_o rabbi_n juda_n take_v upon_o he_o the_o office_n he_o as_o holy_a as_o he_o be_v may_v comply_v so_o far_o with_o modern_a usurpation_n as_o to_o record_v it_o with_o the_o tradition_n from_o mount_n sina_n and_o last_o we_o be_v all_o along_o bid_v to_o observe_v that_o these_o presbyter_n and_o ruler_n be_v civil_a magistrate_n who_o have_v the_o government_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o by_o that_o title_n control_v the_o high-priest_n themselves_o 8.11_o themselves_o ibid._n l._n 3._o c._n 8.11_o a_o observation_n we_o need_v not_o dissemble_v if_o we_o be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n allow_v to_o remember_v that_o god_n himself_o be_v the_o supreme_a governor_n of_o that_o commonwealth_n that_o even_o its_o civil_a law_n be_v enact_v by_o he_o and_o therefore_o that_o the_o judge_n of_o that_o law_n be_v sacred_a officer_n and_o of_o a_o policy_n that_o be_v divine_a hitherto_o these_o elder_n have_v be_v chief_o consider_v as_o administrator_n of_o their_o civil_a policy_n they_o have_v too_o the_o direct_a administration_n of_o all_o their_o worship_n that_o be_v not_o sacrificial_a direct_v its_o service_n and_o appoint_v its_o officer_n whereas_o therefore_o in_o a_o great_a city_n the_o nasi_n or_o his_o vicegerent_n and_o even_o the_o presbyter_n in_o a_o large_a sense_n be_v the_o archisynagogi_fw-la ruler_n or_o head_n of_o the_o synagogue_n as_o it_o mean_v the_o body_n or_o community_n of_o the_o city_n so_o they_o be_v also_o ruler_n of_o the_o synagogue_n or_o synagogue_n of_o that_o city_n as_o they_o be_v congregation_n for_o worship_n and_o where_o there_o be_v many_o synagogue_n as_o there_o be_v in_o those_o city_n the_o same_o be_v ruler_n over_o all_o of_o they_o though_o by_o their_o appointment_n and_o in_o their_o name_n to_o particular_a synagogue_n particular_a presbyter_n and_o sometime_o possible_o of_o limit_a power_n may_v be_v especial_o depute_v to_o take_v care_n of_o they_o §_o v._o such_o be_v the_o elder_n of_o jewish_a commonwealth_n and_o church_n and_o correspondent_a in_o some_o manner_n to_o these_o be_v the_o christian_a presbyter_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o first_o those_o proper_o call_v apostle_n be_v style_v elder_n as_o represent_v the_o twelve_o prince_n of_o the_o tribe_n who_o be_v the_o first_o and_o great_a elder_n of_o israel_n so_o st._n peter_n style_v himself_o a_o fellow-eld_a 5.1_o fellow-eld_a 1_o pet._n 5.1_o and_o so_o the_o appellation_n of_o elder_n seem_v in_o one_o place_n of_o the_o act_n 3â—_n act_n act_n 11_o 3â—_n to_o comprehend_v the_o apostle_n also_o next_o there_o be_v elder_n 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mr._n dodwell_n dissert_n 2._o cap._n 6._o §_o 24._o libr._n posth_n cestriens_fw-la episc_n pearsonii_fw-la ay_o clem._n rom._n ep._n ad_fw-la cor._n §_o 40_o 41._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d §_o 3_o ay_o tertull._n de_n praeser_n haer._n cap._n 41._o hodie_fw-la presbyter_n qui_fw-la cras_fw-la laicus_fw-la nam_fw-la &_o laicis_fw-la munera_fw-la sacerdotalia_fw-la injungunt_fw-la m_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n be_v the_o place_n where_o the_o communion_n be_v distribute_v to_o the_o laiety_n and_o from_o the_o lord_n body_n be_v there_o on_o that_o occasion_n goar_n will_v have_v it_o call_v solium_fw-la as_o other_o from_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o emperor_n but_o du_n fresne_n seem_v to_o have_v give_v a_o more_o probable_a original_a of_o the_o word_n constant_a chr._n libr._n 3._o cap._n 73._o solea_fw-la say_v he_o à _fw-la solo_n pavimento_fw-la editiori_fw-la quip_n apud_fw-la italos_n quicquid_fw-la supra_fw-la pavimentum_fw-la tantisper_fw-la eminet_fw-la soglia_n dicitur_fw-la uti_fw-la apud_fw-la francos_fw-la sevil_n but_o solea_fw-la itself_o in_o latin_a may_v possible_o answer_v the_o signification_n and_o that_o place_n which_o be_v a_o little_a high_o than_o the_o choir_n may_v be_v repute_v the_o basis_n of_o the_o bema_n its_o solea_fw-la or_o crepida_fw-la as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v expound_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o solea_fw-la in_o festus_n by_o materia_fw-la roborea_fw-la supra_fw-la quam_fw-la paries_fw-la cratitius_n extruitur_fw-la not_o to_o mention_v that_o this_o place_n may_v be_v call_v solea_fw-la as_o that_o in_o the_o amphitheatre_n next_o the_o arena_n be_v call_v podium_fw-la n_z this_o solea_fw-la be_v say_v by_o sim._n thessaly_n to_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gore_n euch._n pag._n 18._o t_z the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tribunal_n by_o which_o the_o altar-space_n be_v call_v and_o the_o cancelli_fw-la and_o vail_n or_o curtain_n by_o which_o it_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o church_n and_o also_o the_o candle_n and_o book_n upon_o the_o table_n may_v indeed_o concur_v to_o strengthen_v the_o opinion_n i_o have_v oppose_v but_o it_o may_v be_v consider_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d itself_o in_o that_o fence_n may_v well_o come_v from_o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o that_o therefore_o the_o jew_n may_v be_v suppose_v to_o have_v use_v their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d more_o willing_o and_o that_o the_o christian_n take_v it_o from_o they_o and_o so_o we_o know_v that_o though_o the_o cancelli_fw-la and_o veil_n be_v use_v to_o enclose_v the_o apartment_n of_o secular_a governor_n yet_o veil_n be_v use_v in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o that_o these_o cancelli_fw-la divide_v the_o court_n of_o the_o altar_n from_o that_o of_o the_o priest_n and_o last_o whereas_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o furniture_n of_o the_o table_n of_o the_o praefecti_fw-la praetorio_fw-la be_v a_o book_n of_o his_o office_n stand_v up_o between_o candle_n on_o each_o side_n as_o it_o be_v design_v in_o the_o notitia_fw-la imp._n of_o pancirollus_n it_o be_v also_o to_o be_v observe_v that_o this_o civil_a state_n be_v derive_v from_o sacred_a eastern_a usage_n that_o candle_n be_v burn_v before_o god_n in_o one_o part_n of_o the_o house_n and_o the_o law_n lodge_v in_o the_o other_o and_z according_o in_o the_o jewish_a synagogue_n their_o repository_n of_o the_o law_n have_v those_o canâ—les_n before_o it_o and_o when_o the_o law_n be_v bring_v out_o to_o be_v read_v it_o be_v place_v on_o a_o table_n that_o have_v a_o cloth_n over_o it_o buxt_n syn._n cap._n 14._o and_o that_o therefore_o our_o christian_a altar_n instead_o of_o fire_n which_o it_o need_v not_o may_v have_v those_o light_n continual_o burn_v