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xv._o 15._o and_o thou_o shall_v observe_v and_o do_v these_o statute_n there_o be_v a_o particular_a reason_n for_o keep_v this_o feast_n because_o it_o be_v in_o remembrance_n of_o god_n give_v they_o his_o law_n from_o mount_n sinai_n where_o he_o speak_v with_o they_o himself_o ver._n 13._o thou_o shall_v observe_v the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n seven_o day_n after_o that_o thou_o have_v gather_v in_o thy_o corn_n and_o verse_n 13_o thy_o wine_n this_o be_v the_o three_o great_a feast_n at_o which_o all_o their_o male_n be_v bind_v to_o appear_v every_o year_n as_o we_o read_v xxiii_o exod._n 16_o 17._o xxxiv_o 22_o 23._o of_o which_o he_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n again_o xxiii_o levit._n 34_o 35_o 36._o and_o here_o v._o 16._o verse_n 14_o ver._n 14._o and_o thou_o shall_v rejoice_v in_o thy_o feast_n thou_o and_o thy_o son_n and_o thy_o daughter_n and_o thy_o manservant_n and_o thy_o maidservant_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v the_o like_a law_n at_o athens_n where_o king_n 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in_o his_o arcadia_n and_o his_o attica_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o call_v jupiter_n by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o most_o high_a or_o supreme_a and_o the_o same_o we_o read_v in_o st._n cyril_n against_o julian_n lib._n i._o see_v joh._n meursius_n de_fw-fr regibus_fw-la atheniensium_fw-la lib._n i._o cap._n ix_o verse_n 15_o ver._n 15._o seven_o day_n shall_v thou_o keep_v a_o feast_n unto_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n in_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v choose_v in_o order_n to_o which_o that_o it_o may_v be_v keep_v the_o more_o solemn_o it_o be_v once_o more_o enjoin_v and_o all_o the_o sacrifice_n that_o be_v to_o be_v offer_v in_o each_o of_o the_o seven_o day_n appoint_v in_o xxix_o numb_a from_o v._o
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maimonides_n himself_o mention_v those_o very_a word_n lest_o when_o thou_o have_v eat_v and_o fill_v thyself_o etc._n etc._n very_o well_o observe_v that_o to_o prevent_v pride_n and_o apostasy_n which_o grow_v out_o of_o great_a plenty_n god_n command_v they_o to_o offer_v their_o first-fruit_n before_o he_o every_o year_n with_o a_o solemn_a confession_n how_o poor_a they_o be_v in_o the_o beginning_n and_o then_o raise_v by_o god_n to_o be_v a_o mighty_a people_n xxvi_o deut._n 5_o 6_o etc._n etc._n for_o which_o end_n the_o passover_n be_v institute_v that_o they_o may_v remember_v the_o day_n when_o they_o come_v forth_o out_o of_o egypt_n all_o the_o day_n of_o their_o life_n xvi_o deut._n 3_o see_v more_n nevochim_n p._n ii_o cap._n thirty-nine_o .._o and_o light_o esteem_v the_o rock_n of_o their_o salvation_n as_o there_o be_v a_o progress_n in_o their_o insolent_a forgetfulness_n of_o god_n express_v in_o three_o phrase_n which_o may_v signify_v three_o degree_n of_o their_o 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their_o salvation_n and_o so_o vile_o use_v by_o they_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v the_o most_o loathsome_a man_n upon_o earth_n so_o vitringa_n expound_v these_o word_n in_o his_o observe_v sacr._n lib._n ii_o cap._n ix_o p._n 173._o instar_fw-la flagitij_fw-la tractavit_fw-la rupem_fw-la salutis_fw-la suae_fw-la for_o this_o be_v a_o word_n use_v by_o god_n himself_o when_o he_o will_v express_v his_o utter_a detestation_n of_o nineveh_n and_o his_o deal_n with_o her_o according_a to_o her_o abominable_a wickedness_n iii_o nahum_n 6._o i_o will_v cast_v abominable_a filth_n upon_o thou_o and_o make_v thou_o vile_a etc._n etc._n and_o when_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o disgrace_n he_o will_v put_v upon_o his_o own_o temple_n fourteen_o jerem._n 21._o the_o lxx_o indeed_o simple_o expound_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o depart_v but_o the_o last_o word_n they_o expound_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o god_n his_o saviour_n as_o onkelos_n also_o his_o most_o mighty_a redeemer_n which_o in_o the_o most_o eminent_a sense_n be_v the_o lord_n jesus_n for_o none_o bring_v such_o salvation_n to_o they_o and_o wrought_v such_o a_o redemption_n for_o they_o as_o he_o do_v who_o be_v the_o stone_n which_o god_n lay_v in_o zion_n etc._n etc._n xxviii_o isa_n 16._o but_o instead_o of_o fly_v to_o he_o as_o man_n in_o danger_n do_v to_o a_o rock_n or_o strong_a fortress_n they_o not_o only_o reject_v he_o but_o abuse_v and_o put_v the_o high_a indignity_n upon_o he_o verse_n 16_o ver._n 16._o they_o provoke_v he_o to_o jealousy_n make_a he_o extreme_o angry_a with_o they_o for_o so_o jealousy_n be_v describe_v as_o the_o rage_n of_o a_o man_n vi_o prov._n 34._o with_o strange_a god_n who_o they_o fall_v in_o love_n withal_o and_o worship_v this_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o his_o jealousy_n their_o falseness_n to_o god_n who_o have_v espouse_v they_o to_o himself_o and_o the_o hebrew_n word_n zar_n strange_a we_o sometime_o translate_v another_o xix_o job_n 27._o 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who_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n begin_v verse_n 22_o to_o move_v in_o the_o camp_n of_o dan_n xiii_o judge_n 25._o he_o shall_v leap_v from_o bashan_n the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n have_v no_o inheritance_n near_o bashan_n but_o he_o compare_v they_o to_o the_o young_a lion_n of_o that_o place_n for_o lion_n haunt_v mountain_n iv_o canticle_n 8._o and_o this_o mountain_n in_o particular_a be_v famous_a for_o they_o and_o breed_v very_o fierce_a one_o which_o every_o one_o know_v leap_v upon_o their_o prey_n when_o they_o assault_v it_o and_o fasten_v their_o nail_n and_o their_o tooth_n in_o it_o so_o bochart_n observe_v many_o ancient_a author_n describe_v they_o p._n i._o hierozoicon_n l._n iii_o cap._n ii_o p._n 739._o and_o thus_o do_v the_o danite_n on_o a_o sudden_a leap_n from_o one_o end_n of_o judaea_n to_o another_o and_o seize_v on_o the_o city_n of_o laish_n near_o to_o the_o fountain_n of_o jordan_n call_v it_o by_o the_o name_n of_o dan_n as_o we_o read_v xviii_o judg._n 29._o ver._n 23._o and_o of_o naphtali_n he_o say_v o_o naphtali_n satisfy_v verse_n 23_o with_o favour_n that_o be_v with_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n which_o be_v explain_v in_o the_o next_o word_n and_o full_a with_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o word_n full_a as_o maimonides_n observe_v signify_v that_o which_o be_v most_o perfect_a and_o absolute_a in_o its_o kind_n more_o nevoch_n p._n i._o cap._n xix_o such_o be_v the_o country_n of_o galilee_n wherein_o this_o tribe_n have_v their_o possession_n which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n as_o josephus_n speak_v l._n iii_o de_fw-la bello_fw-la judaico_fw-la cap._n iv_o fat_a throughout_o in_o all_o its_o part_n and_o very_o fertile_a plant_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o tree_n insomuch_o that_o it_o invite_v he_o to_o husbandry_n who_o be_v averse_a to_o labour_v and_o by_o that_o mean_n be_v entire_o inhabit_v and_o have_v no_o void_a space_n in_o all_o the_o country_n etc._n etc._n possess_v thou_o the_o west_n and_o the_o south_n the_o same_o josephus_n make_v this_o tribe_n to_o have_v possess_v the_o east_n and_o the_o north_n in_o the_o upper_a galilee_n lib._n v._n antiq._n cap._n i._o p._n 142._o which_o be_v direct_o contrary_a to_o what_o moses_n here_o say_v therefore_o bochartus_n in_o his_o hierozoicon_n p._n i._n lib._n iii_o cap._n xviii_o judicious_o expound_v these_o word_n of_o moses_n not_o with_o respect_n to_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o canaan_n but_o to_o the_o danite_n before_o mention_v for_o the_o portion_n of_o naphtali_n extend_v from_o the_o south_n of_o the_o city_n call_v dan_n or_o laish_n to_o the_o sea_n of_o tiberias_n and_o so_o the_o three_o chaldee_n paraphra_v expound_v the_o hebrew_n word_n jam_fw-la which_o we_o translate_v west_n by_o the_o sea_n of_o tiberias_n or_o genesaret_n which_o be_v the_o same_o for_o the_o hebrew_n call_v great_a lake_n by_o the_o name_n of_o sea_n and_o by_o this_o sea_n be_v not_o mean_v the_o mediterranean_a but_o the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n or_o tiberias_n or_o genesaret_n for_o by_o all_o these_o name_n it_o be_v call_v as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v in_o his_o mare_fw-la clausum_fw-la p._n 21._o verse_n 24_o ver._n 24._o and_o of_o asher_n he_o say_v let_v asher_n be_v bless_v with_o child_n with_o a_o numerous_a and_o beautiful_a issue_n let_v he_o be_v acceptable_a to_o his_o brethren_n all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o israelite_n shall_v court_v they_o for_o their_o goodly_a aspect_n or_o as_o some_o rather_o think_v he_o prophecy_n this_o tribe_n shall_v win_v the_o favour_n and_o affection_n of_o other_o by_o their_o affability_n and_o oblige_a behaviour_n for_o which_o jacob_n predict_v they_o shall_v be_v famous_a xliv_o gen._n 21._o and_o let_v he_o dip_v his_o