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the_o original_n §._o vii_o objection_n i._o we_o have_v not_o the_o book_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n as_o they_o be_v write_v by_o the_o first_o author_n but_o certain_a piece_n and_o contraction_n of_o they_o and_o those_o too_o very_o mutilate_v and_o corrupt_v answ_n i_o crave_v leave_n to_o make_v answer_n for_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n out_o of_o those_o of_o the_o new_a the_o apostle_n pronounce_v the_o scripture_n as_o extant_a in_o their_o day_n a_o sure_a word_n of_o prophecy_n as_o we_o have_v see_v give_v by_o inspiration_n of_o god_n able_a to_o make_v man_n wise_a unto_o salvation_n perfect_a thorough_o furnish_v to_o all_o good_a work_n 2_o tim._n three_o 15_o 16_o 17._o now_o we_o say_v they_o be_v the_o same_o at_o present_a as_o to_o all_o substantial_a point_n variation_n
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o original_a but_o in_o the_o latter_a clause_n here_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o emphatical_a restrictive_a term_n only_o be_v add_v by_o the_o septuagint_n and_o not_o in_o the_o original_a hebrew_n and_o the_o evangelist_n herein_o follow_v the_o septuagint_n c._n not_o the_o hebrew_n which_o be_v the_o first_o instance_n we_o meet_v with_o of_o this_o kind_n the_o nine_o be_v out_o of_o isai_n ix_o 1._o produce_v by_o s._n matthew_n four_o 15._o not_o to_o speak_v here_o of_o the_o irreconcilable_a difference_n as_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o between_o the_o septuagint_n and_o the_o original_a in_o such_o turn_n aside_o i_o will_v not_o say_v pervert_v the_o very_a scope_n of_o that_o whole_a paragraph_n as_o make_v the_o principal_a part_n of_o it_o †_o if_o take_v according_a to_o the_o septuagint_v version_n unapplicable_a and_o impertinent_a to_o the_o evangelist_n purpose_n we_o will_v only_o view_v that_o part_n of_o it_o break_v off_o short_a which_o our_o evangelist_n allege_v the_o land_n of_o zebulun_n and_o the_o land_n of_o naphthali_n the_o way_n of_o the_o sea_n beyond_o jordan_n galilee_n of_o the_o gentile_n the_o people_n which_o sit_v say_v s._n matth._n walk_v hebr._n in_o darkness_n have_v see_v a_o great_a light_n and_o to_o they_o that_o sit_v in_o the_o region_n hebr._n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n light_n be_v spring_v up_o or_o have_v shine_v thus_o far_o exact_o do_v s._n matthew_n and_o the_o hebrew_n agree_v but_o the_o septuagint_n differ_v thus_o the_o region_n of_o zebulun_n the_o land_n of_o naphthali_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o sea-coast_n and_o galilee_n of_o the_o nation_n beyond_o jordan_n behold_v a_o great_a light_n you_o people_n that_o walk_v in_o darkness_n and_o you_o that_o dwell_v in_o the_o region_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n light_n shall_v shine_v upon_o you_o any_o one_o may_v perceive_v by_o the_o english_a these_o translation_n differ_v but_o the_o greek_a of_o s._n matthew_n and_o of_o the_o septuagint_n in_o this_o text_n be_v much_o a._n more_o different_a than_o the_o english_a and_o s._n matthew_n here_o leave_v the_o septuagint_n and_o keep_v close_o to_o the_o hebrew_n in_o our_o lord_n sermon_n on_o the_o mount_n there_o be_v several_a concise_a old_a precept_n and_o doctrinal_a passage_n rather_o touch_v and_o allude_v to_o than_o any_o entire_a text_n that_o i_o have_v observe_v produce_v for_o the_o ten_o and_o last_o instance_n therefore_o out_o of_o s._n matthew_n we_o will_v take_v what_o he_o allege_v chap._n viij_o 17._o express_o and_o by_o name_n out_o of_o isaiah_n chap._n liii_o 4._o which_o have_v our_o translator_n think_v good_a may_v have_v be_v render_v word_n for_o word_n out_o of_o isaiah_n hebrew_a as_o they_o have_v render_v it_o out_o of_o s._n matthew'_v greek_a but_o i_o confess_v the_o text_n be_v capable_a of_o a_o double_a sense_n and_o therefore_o they_o do_v very_o wise_o according_a to_o the_o different_a scope_n of_o the_o context_n to_o give_v it_o a_o double_a render_n however_o in_o s._n matthew_n text_n himself_o take_v our_o infirmity_n and_o bear_v our_o sickness_n every_o word_n answer_v to_o the_o hebrew_n but_o the_o septuagint_n have_v translate_v every_o word_n different_a more_o pertinent_o perhaps_o to_o the_o prophet_n scope_n than_o to_o the_o evangelist_n thus_o this_o person_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bear_v our_o sin_n and_o be_v grieve_v concern_v we_o s._n matthew_n therefore_o leave_v their_o translation_n and_o himself_o as_o far_o as_o we_o know_v translate_v anew_o and_o now_o to_o sum_n up_o our_o evidence_n out_o of_o s._n matthew_n a._n 7_o it_o be_v plain_a in_o seven_o text_n of_o ten_o he_o forsake_v the_o septuagint_n and_o in_o diverse_a of_o they_o as_o all_o reason_n induce_v we_o to_o think_v because_o they_o therein_o forsake_v the_o hebrew_n which_o he_o rather_o follow_v cc._o 3_o in_o the_o other_o three_o of_o the_o ten_o we_o find_v s._n matthew_n hebrew_n and_o septuagint_v all_o accord_n in_o four_o of_o those_o instance_n wherein_o s._n matthew_n translate_v anew_o he_o take_v that_o liberty_n which_o we_o assert_v recede_v in_o part_n from_o the_o very_a hebrew_a itself_o in_o expression_n b._n 4_o i_o mean_v though_o not_o so_o much_o in_o sense_n final_o we_o have_v one_o instance_n and_o that_o only_a in_o one_o restrictive_a particle_n c._n 1_o which_o he_o take_v out_o of_o the_o septuagint_v version_n not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o hebrew_n but_o very_o pertinent_a and_o emphatical_a to_o his_o purpose_n therefore_o i._o the_o author_n or_o penman_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n do_v not_o always_o or_o with_o a_o perpetual_a consent_n follow_v the_o septuagint_v version_n but_o ii_o they_o take_v such_o latitude_n or_o liberty_n as_o seem_v good_a to_o the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o point_n to_o be_v demonstrate_v chap._n iii_o text_n produce_v out_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n by_o s._n mark_n saint_n mark_v in_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o his_o gospel_n produce_v two_o testimony_n indeed_o out_o of_o two_o prophet_n but_o so_o as_o they_o will_v seem_v at_o first_o sight_n only_o one_o continue_a prophecy_n the_o first_o be_v out_o of_o malach._n iii._o 1._o and_o in_o the_o hebrew_n it_o run_v thus_o behold_v i_o send_v my_o messenger_n and_o he_o shall_v prepare_v as_o by_o sweep_v or_o cleanse_v the_o way_n before_o my_o face_n this_o the_o septuagint_n thus_o render_v behold_v i_o send_v forth_o my_o messenger_n and_o he_o shall_v view_v the_o way_n before_o my_o face_n s._n mark_v paraphrase_n it_o thus_o a._n behold_v i_o send_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mark_n only_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sept._n my_o messenger_n before_o thy_o face_n who_o shall_v prepare_v thy_o way_n before_o thou_o b._n a_o liberty_n not_o only_o alter_v the_o word_n and_o translation_n but_o enlarge_a the_o sense_n at_o that_o rate_n which_o nothing_o but_o present_a inspiration_n can_v warrant_v he_o follow_v neither_o septuagint_n nor_o hebrew_n the_o second_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o five_o out_o of_o s._n matthew_n wherein_o s._n mark_v exact_o agree_v with_o his_o brother_n evangelist_n even_o to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o pronoun_n instead_o of_o the_o hebrew_n emphatical_a noun_n both_o of_o they_o in_o that_o minute_n difference_n recede_v from_o hebrew_n as_o well_o as_o septuagint_v but_o this_o difference_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o justify_v any_o man_n saying_n they_o here_o leave_v the_o version_n of_o the_o seventy_o cc._n wherefore_o we_o will_v account_v all_o here_o agree_v there_o be_v a_o glance_n at_o a_o passage_n of_o isaiah_n mark_v four_o 12._o but_o the_o text_n not_o so_o direct_o cite_v as_o in_o s._n john_n we_o will_v therefore_o defer_v the_o examination_n of_o it_o till_o we_o meet_v with_o it_o there_o and_o suppose_v we_o pass_v that_o the_o three_o text_n produce_v by_o s._n mark_v out_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n as_o far_o as_o i_o have_v observe_v be_v isai_n xxix_o 13._o which_o as_o to_o what_o be_v make_v use_n of_o by_o this_o evangelist_n run_v thus_o in_o the_o hebrew_n this_o people_n honour_v i_o with_o their_o lip_n but_o have_v remove_v their_o heart_n from_o i_o and_o their_o fear_n towards_o i_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o precept_n of_o man_n as_o our_o translator_n have_v render_v it_o or_o more_o strict_o their_o fear_n towards_o i_o be_v a_o teach_v precept_n of_o man_n and_o in_o the_o septuagint_n thus_o this_o people_n they_o honour_v i_o with_o their_o lip_n but_o their_o heart_n be_v far_o from_o i_o but_o in_o vain_a do_v they_o worship_v i_o teach_v commandment_n of_o man_n and_o doctrine_n this_o last_o clause_n indeed_o s._n mark_n ch_n seven_o 6_o 7._o we_o will_v suppose_v for_o perspicuity_n sake_n a_o little_a altar_n vary_v the_o order_n of_o the_o word_n and_o omit_v the_o conjunction_n b._n which_o make_v no_o inconsiderable_a variation_n of_o the_o septuagint_n sense_n indeed_o meliorates_fw-la it_n and_o be_v a_o instance_n of_o the_o liberty_n he_o use_v thus_o teach_v for_o doctrine_n or_o as_o doctrine_n the_o commandment_n of_o man_n c._n in_o the_o rest_n word_n for_o word_n he_o keep_v to_o the_o septuagint_n who_o undoubted_o as_o grotius_n well_o conjecture_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d read_v as_o easy_o they_o may_v in_o old_a manuscript_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o according_a to_o that_o read_n they_o natural_o enough_o render_v the_o text_n as_o they_o do_v and_o in_o vain_a do_v they_o worship_v i_o for_o so_o read_v it_o run_v word_n for_o word_n thus_o and_o in_o vain_a be_v their_o fear_n that_o be_v worship_n towards_o i_o then_o the_o participle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
i._n 23._o well_o express_a shall_v be_v with_o child_n i_o say_v to_o conceive_v and_o to_o be_v with_o child_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v different_a phrase_n if_o not_o thing_n and_o of_o more_o signification_n perhaps_o here_o than_o at_o first_o think_v of_o have_v our_o lord_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o old_a valentinian_o or_o late_a mennonite_n in_o germany_n have_v only_o a_o celestial_a body_n which_o mere_o pass_v through_o the_o virgin_n mary_n not_o be_v form_v of_o her_o substance_n she_o may_v have_v be_v say_v to_o have_v receive_v it_o in_o her_o womb_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v with_o child_n be_v according_a to_o common_a use_n of_o the_o phrase_n proper_o of_o woman_n who_o be_v true_o gravid_n do_v more_o emphatical_o assert_v the_o verity_n of_o our_o lord_n be_v humane_a nature_n by_o imply_v his_o be_v carry_v the_o full_a time_n in_o the_o womb_n and_o therefore_o that_o his_o body_n be_v nourish_v and_o consequent_o form_v of_o his_o bless_a mother_n substance_n which_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v not_o and_o it_o may_v be_v no_o wrong_n to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o conceive_v he_o guide_v s._n matt._n thus_o in_o greek_a to_o word_n his_o text_n rather_o than_o as_o the_o septuagint_n do_v but_o beside_o this_o variation_n whereas_o the_o septuagint_n keep_v close_o to_o the_o hebrew_n have_v it_o thou_o shall_v call_v namely_o thou_o o_o virgin_n shall_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d s._n matthew_n here_o also_o recede_v and_o that_o from_o both_o say_v they_o shall_v call_v and_o in_o truth_n in_o the_o former_a point_n he_o may_v be_v think_v also_o to_o have_v a_o little_a leave_v the_o hebrew_n as_o well_o as_o septuagint_v for_o to_o receive_v in_o the_o womb_n which_o be_v the_o septuagint_n phrase_n more_o proper_o express_v what_o we_o mean_v by_o conception_n than_o be_v with_o child_n a._n in_o short_a his_o recede_v from_o the_o septuagint_n in_o these_o two_o point_n be_v a_o proof_n of_o the_o first_o proposition_n b._n his_o recede_v both_o from_o septuagint_n and_o from_o hebrew_n a_o proof_n of_o the_o second_o the_o second_o allegation_n by_o s._n matthew_n be_v out_o of_o micah_n v._n 2._o which_o be_v again_o very_a well_o and_o natural_o translate_v from_o the_o hebrew_n in_o our_o bibles_n thus_o thou_o bethlehem-ephratha_a though_o thou_o be_v little_a among_o the_o thousand_o of_o judah_n yet_o out_o of_o thou_o shall_v he_o come_v forth_o unto_o i_o that_o be_v to_o be_v ruler_n in_o israel_n the_o septuagint_n here_o render_v it_o thou_o bethlehem_n the_o house_n of_o ephratha_n be_v the_o least_o etc._n etc._n in_o the_o rest_n near_o enough_o to_o the_o hebrew_n but_o s._n matthew_n especial_o in_o his_o greek_a recede_v from_o both_o strange_o thou_o o_o bethlehem_n the_o land_n of_o judah_n be_v in_o no_o wise_a the_o least_o among_o the_o prince_n of_o judah_n matth._n two_o 6._o beside_o the_o variation_n here_o be_v a_o plain_a contradiction_n to_o the_o septuagint_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sept._n great_a difference_n both_o in_o sense_n and_o phrase_n can_v well_o be_v and_o in_o the_o latter_a member_n except_v the_o contradiction_n the_o variation_n be_v not_o much_o less_o a._n for_o out_o of_o thou_o shall_v come_v forth_o a_o ruler_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d matth._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sept._n b._n who_o shall_v feed_v my_o people_n israel_n except_o the_o proper_a name_n here_o be_v nothing_o alike_o what_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n do_v he_o think_v who_o assert_v a_o perpetual_a consent_n the_o three_o old_a testament_n text_n be_v hosea_n xi_o 1._o which_o we_o render_v faithful_o word_n for_o word_n out_o of_o the_o hebrew_n thus_o out_o of_o egypt_n have_v i_o call_v my_o son_n but_o the_o septuagint_n †_o i_o have_v send_v for_o his_o child_n out_o of_o egypt_n s._n matth._n two_o 15._o a._n agree_v exact_o with_o the_o hebrew_n the_o septuagint_n be_v as_o foreign_a to_o his_o purpose_n as_o it_o be_v to_o the_o original_a a_o four_o text_n be_v out_o of_o jerem._n xxxi_o 15._o in_o which_o again_o the_o faithfulness_n of_o our_o translator_n to_o the_o hebrew_n as_o well_o as_o to_o s._n matthew_n be_v to_o be_v commend_v in_o ramah_n be_v there_o a_o voice_n hear_v lamentation_n and_o weep_v and_o great_a mourning_n lamentation_n and_o weep_v of_o bitterness_n hebr._n rachel_n mourn_v for_o her_o child_n and_o refuse_v hebr._n will_v not_o be_v comfort_v because_o they_o be_v not_o matth._n two_o 17._o he_o who_o read_v the_o xxxi_o ch_n of_o jerem._n in_o the_o septuagint_v version_n of_o that_o edition_n at_o least_o which_o bishop_n walton_n judge_v most_o correct_v put_v into_o our_o polyglot_n shall_v find_v in_o the_o whole_a chapter_n nothing_o near_o this_o text_n than_o ver_fw-la 3._o a_o voice_n of_o people_n cry_v out_o of_o oronaim_n destruction_n and_o great_a break_n in_o piece_n but_o in_o truth_n this_o be_v not_o design_v by_o the_o interpreter_n as_o a_o translation_n of_o what_o be_v cite_v by_o s._n matthew_n as_o belonging_z to_z ch_z 48._o 3._o for_o here_o the_o copy_n be_v all_o in_o confusion_n and_o this_o which_o stand_v in_o order_n the_o xxxi_o be_v indeed_o the_o xlviii_o and_o that_o which_o stand_v the_o xxxxviii_fw-la be_v legitimate_o the_o xxxi_o and_o so_o beside_o the_o hebrew_n and_o our_o bibles_n from_o it_o even_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a and_o some_o late_a edition_n of_o the_o septuagint_n have_v it_o now_o in_o the_o say_v xxxxviii_fw-la chap._n v._o 15._o we_o have_v the_o text_n we_o look_v for_o which_o be_v there_o render_v thus_o a._n rachel_n all_o in_o weep_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d simple_o without_o any_o adjection_n not_o as_o s._n matt._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o perfect_o answer_v the_o hebrew_n and_o will_v not_o cease_v over_o her_o child_n because_o they_o be_v not_o a_o five_o text_n be_v out_o of_o isai_n xl_o 3._o where_o first_o we_o find_v s._n matthew_n to_o follow_v the_o septuagint_v version_n but_o the_o reason_n may_v well_o be_v presume_v to_o be_v because_o they_o here_o follow_v the_o hebrew_n cc._n so_o that_o in_o this_o text_n all_o three_o accord_n especial_o if_o we_o render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o sense_n our_o translator_n very_o proper_o as_o i_o conceive_v take_v it_o the_o little_a difference_n there_o be_v be_v of_o s._n matthew_n from_o both_o the_o original_a and_o septuagint_a for_o he_o put_v the_o pronoun_n for_o the_o noun_n contract_v the_o latter_a clause_n thus_o make_v straight_o his_o path_n instead_o of_o make_v straight_o the_o path_n of_o our_o god_n which_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o our_o god_n b._n very_o material_a as_o it_o may_v seem_v be_v in_o both_o but_o omit_v by_o s._n matthew_n the_o six_o and_o seven_o text_n s._n matthew_n produce_v out_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n if_o we_o wave_v one_o which_o be_v mangle_v by_o the_o devil_n as_o i_o be_o apt_a to_o think_v it_o not_o disagreeable_a to_o do_v inasmuch_o as_o his_o authority_n will_v not_o much_o credit_n any_o translation_n be_v such_o wherein_n hebrew_n septuagint_n and_o cc._n evangelist_n be_v all_o at_o sufficient_a accord_n cc._n the_o place_n be_v deut._n viij_o 3._o and_o vi_o 16._o in_o s._n matt._n four_o 4_o 7._o the_o eight_o be_v deut._n vi_fw-la 13._o allege_v by_o s._n matth._n four_o 10_o where_o both_o hebrew_n and_o septuagint_n and_o so_o indeed_o in_o parallel_a text_n read_v thou_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n but_o s._n matthew_n gloss_n the_o word_n more_o to_o his_o purpose_n and_o recede_v from_o both_o faith_n thou_o a._n shall_v worship_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n b._n the_o temptation_n be_v to_o fall_v down_o and_o worship_v the_o tempter_n v._o 9_o and_o the_o word_n worship_n which_o be_v comprise_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v more_o pertinent_a to_o oppose_v to_o the_o temptation_n than_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o septuagint_n though_o that_o more_o exact_o answer_v 〈◊〉_d