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lebanon_n as_o if_o his_o soul_n more_o convenient_o may_v take_v his_o rise_n from_o the_o top_n thereof_o to_o eternal_a bliss_n and_o be_v the_o better_o provide_v to_o entertain_v endless_a happiness_n when_o first_o he_o have_v sip_v some_o drop_n of_o the_o same_o in_o delightful_a lebanon_n the_o temporal_a type_n thereof_o §_o 5._o it_o will_v perchance_o be_v object_v against_o the_o fertility_n of_o this_o place_n that_o the_o prophet_n 17._o foretell_v be_v it_o not_o yet_o a_o very_a little_a while_n and_o lebanon_n shall_v be_v turn_v into_o a_o fruitful_a field_n where_o its_o future_a conversion_n into_o fruitfulness_n seem_o imply_v the_o present_a barrenness_n thereof_o but_o here_o we_o must_v distinguish_v betwixt_o field_n and_o forest_n fruitfulness_n the_o former_a be_v compose_v of_o the_o concurrence_n of_o art_n and_o industry_n with_o nature_n the_o latter_a only_o take_v what_o nature_n tender_v without_o any_o toil_n to_o improve_v the_o same_o wherein_o libanus_n already_o do_v exceed_v but_o now_o the_o prophet_n foretell_v beside_o this_o wild_a and_o native_a a_o elaborate_a and_o artificial_a fertility_n likely_a to_o befall_v this_o mountain_n namely_o in_o the_o speedy_a and_o universal_a alteration_n of_o thing_n in_o israel_n when_o champain_n field_n for_o fear_n shall_v be_v forsake_v and_o husbandman_n for_o their_o security_n retire_v with_o their_o tillage_n to_o mount_v lebanon_n thus_o much_o for_o this_o fair_a and_o fruitful_a place_n full_a of_o goodly_a tree_n wild_a and_o tame_a beast_n in_o abundance_n and_o yet_o when_o measure_v by_o a_o infinite_a majesty_n 16._o lebanon_n be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o he_o to_o burn_v nor_o all_o the_o beast_n thereof_o of_o sufficient_a for_o a_o burn_a offering_n §_o 6._o have_v large_o praise_v this_o place_n enough_o to_o set_v all_o the_o neighbour_a prince_n at_o variance_n about_o the_o propriety_n thereof_o it_o be_v now_o high_a time_n
land_n of_o madian_n he_o fly_v continue_v there_o forty_o year_n that_o term_v expire_v return_v into_o egypt_n and_o wrought_v those_o great_a wonder_n in_o the_o court_n of_o pharaoh_n whereof_o large_o before_o §_o 37._o but_o of_o all_o the_o physic_n he_o give_v pharaoh_n israelite_n none_o wrought_v so_o effectual_o upon_o he_o for_o the_o mollify_a of_o his_o heart_n as_o that_o last_o purge_v when_o the_o elder_a son_n be_v slay_v in_o all_o family_n whereupon_o the_o israelite_n be_v urge_v to_o depart_v first_o borrow_v all_o the_o 35._o wealth_n from_o their_o neighbour_n who_o will_v make_v their_o fly_a enemy_n a_o bridge_n of_o gold_n nothing_o bound_v the_o egyptian_n give_v but_o the_o israelite_n ask_v have_v more_o be_v demand_v more_o have_v be_v deliver_v unto_o they_o skin_n for_o skin_n yea_o all_o that_o a_o man_n have_v 4._o will_v he_o give_v for_o his_o life_n yet_o i_o can_v proper_o call_v these_o gift_n but_o rather_o legacy_n of_o the_o egyptian_n because_o bequeath_v by_o they_o when_o all_o conceive_v themselves_o in_o a_o die_a condition_n §_o 38._o out_o march_v six_o hundred_o thousand_o israelite_n egypt_n beside_o a_o mix_a multitude_n full_a of_o wealth_n want_v nothing_o but_o 39_o leaven_n in_o their_o bread_n for_o lack_v of_o time_n from_o ramese_n in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n where_o they_o dwell_v to_o 27._o succoth_n thence_o forward_o to_o 20._o ethaim_n in_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o wilderness_n and_o then_o faces-about_a by_o god_n command_n they_o be_v to_o turn_v and_o encamp_v before_o pihahiroth_n between_o migdoll_n and_o the_o sea_n over_o against_o 2._o baalzephon_n where_o we_o leave_v they_o in_o a_o sad_a condition_n pharaoh_n behind_o they_o the_o sea_n before_o they_o have_v their_o choice_n to_o be_v drown_v or_o slay_v till_o god_n send_v they_o a_o miraculous_a deliverance_n here_o follow_v the_o map_n of_o jewish_a habit_n of_o the_o clothes_n and_o ornament_n of_o the_o jew_n chap._n vi_o sect_n 1._o of_o jewish_a garment_n in_o general_a their_o matter_n colour_n and_o fashion_n §_o 1._o i_o conceive_v my_o task_n finish_v in_o describe_v the_o land_n of_o palestine_n discourse_n when_o casual_o cast_v my_o eye_n on_o speed_v map_n of_o england_n and_o other_o country_n i_o find_v their_o border_n or_o margin_n garnish_v with_o the_o picture_n of_o their_o inhabitant_n garment_v and_o habit_v respective_o according_a to_o their_o several_a fashion_n wherefore_o not_o to_o be_v defective_a in_o any_o necessary_a ornament_n we_o have_v add_v this_o discourse_n of_o jewish_a vestment_n confine_v ourselves_o herein_o only_o to_o scripture_n instruction_n and_o the_o last_o translation_n to_o avoid_v endless_a difficulty_n arise_v from_o the_o various_a render_n of_o the_o name_n of_o jewish_a apparel_n §_o 2._o jewish_a garment_n be_v make_v of_o several_a matter_n first_o garment_n of_o pelt_v or_o raw_a hide_n all_o the_o wardrobe_n of_o those_o pious_a persecute_a people_n exile_n be_v live_v martyr_n who_o 37._o wander_v about_o in_o sheepskin_n and_o goatskin_n second_o leather_n as_o the_o girdle_n 8._o of_o elijah_n three_o haircloth_n as_o the_o raiment_n of_o john_n 4._o baptist._n four_o course_n hemp_n whereof_o sackcloth_n the_o general_a weed_n of_o extraordinary_a 30._o mourner_n five_o fine_a linen_n very_o fashionable_a in_o those_o part_n silk_n cloth_n scarlet_a 13._o wrought_v gold_n whereof_o several_o in_o due_a place_n in_o a_o word_n according_a to_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o wearer_n their_o clothes_n may_v be_v make_v of_o any_o thing_n but_o not_o of_o two_o thing_n together_o woollen_a and_o linen_n as_o flat_o forbid_v by_o the_o leviticall_a 11._o law_n because_o god_n will_v have_v his_o people_n sincere_a without_o any_o mixture_n of_o hypocrisy_n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o of_o one_o sort_n linsey-wolsey_n be_v to_o the_o touch_n what_o 16._o lukewarmness_n to_o the_o taste_n offensive_a to_o he_o who_o be_v simple_a and_o single_a in_o himself_o love_v integrity_n in_o other_o §_o 3._o of_o all_o colour_n they_o most_o delight_v in_o white_a colour_n let_v thy_o garment_n be_v always_o 8._o white_a signify_v the_o jollity_n and_o mirth_n of_o the_o wearer_n a_o colour_n high_o value_v in_o scripture_n he_o that_o overcome_v the_o same_o shall_v be_v clothe_v in_o 5._o white_a raiment_n as_o the_o emblem_n of_o victory_n purity_n cheerfulness_n knowledge_n and_o in_o a_o mystical_a sense_n grace_n and_o glory_n which_o whiteness_n of_o their_o apparel_n the_o jew_n daily_o preserve_v with_o constant_a wash_n thereof_o §_o 4._o black_a be_v conceive_v by_o arias_n montanus_n to_o be_v the_o general_a wear_n of_o mourner_n mourner_n chief_o ground_v it_o on_o david_n word_n 14._o i_o bow_v down_o heavy_o as_o one_o that_o mourn_v for_o his_o mother_n the_o hebrew_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d incurvabam_fw-la atratus_fw-la i_o bow_v down_o in_o black_a however_o i_o conceive_v this_o blackness_n no_o superinduction_n of_o a_o dark_a die_v on_o david_n clothes_n but_o rather_o a_o dirty_a hue_n or_o soil_n contract_v on_o his_o white_a garment_n from_o neglect_n of_o wash_v they_o vestes_fw-la potiùs_fw-la sordidae_fw-la quam_fw-la nigrae_fw-la as_o we_o say_v mourn_a shirt_n it_o be_v customary_a for_o man_n in_o sadness_n to_o spare_v the_o pain_n of_o their_o laundress_n with_o mephibosheth_n who_o when_o david_n be_v drive_v from_o jerusalem_n during_o his_o absence_n wash_v not_o his_o 24._o clothes_n from_o the_o day_n the_o king_n depart_v until_o he_o come_v again_o in_o peace_n §_o 5._o other_o mention_n of_o black_a among_o the_o jew_n black_a i_o find_v none_o at_o all_o save_v only_o that_o there_o be_v a_o company_n call_v chemarim_n or_o black_a man_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o black_a or_o burn_v and_o black_a we_o general_o complain_v be_v a_o burn_a die_n account_v by_o some_o conjurer_n as_o trade_v in_o the_o black_a art_n &_o clothe_v according_o who_o name_n god_n 4._o threaten_v to_o cut_v off_o from_o jerusâ—lem_n they_o be_v the_o idolatrous_a priest_n of_o baal_n prophesy_v against_o by_o 5._o hoâ—ea_n or_o some_o appendant_o to_o his_o service_n who_o be_v 5._o destroy_v by_o king_n josiah_n and_o get_v their_o name_n of_o chemarim_n from_o black_a clothes_n a_o peculiar_a habit_n no_o doubt_n to_o themselves_o and_o which_o in_o opposition_n to_o they_o i_o conceive_v few_o other_o will_v wear_v §_o 6._o blue_n succeed_v jew_n a_o celestial_a or_o sky_n colour_n colour_v caeruleus_fw-la quasi_fw-la coeluleus_fw-la high_o price_v by_o the_o jew_n who_o ancient_o have_v as_o their_o rabbin_n report_v the_o exact_a skill_n of_o die_v it_o to_o the_o height_n which_o since_o they_o have_v lose_v yet_o i_o find_v no_o jewish_a apparel_n whole_o make_v of_o this_o colour_n whereof_o i_o conceive_v this_o reason_n that_o they_o abstain_v from_o it_o as_o a_o colour_n sacred_a and_o 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clothe_v the_o daughter_n of_o israel_n not_o die_v as_o our_o modern_a with_o mad_a or_o with_o cochenil_n or_o with_o the_o powder_n in_o grain_n otherwise_o alchermis_fw-fr all_o invention_n of_o late_a date_n but_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o shrub_n who_o red_a berry_n or_o grain_n give_v a_o orient_a tincture_n to_o cloth_n second_o crimson_a to_o which_o scarlet_n be_v bring_v by_o a_o mixture_n of_o alum_n which_o be_v use_v in_o solomon_n 14._o temple_n and_o in_o the_o garment_n of_o the_o principal_a 30._o jew_n three_o purple_a the_o rich_a of_o all_o earthly_a colour_n have_v the_o gaudiness_n of_o red_a whereof_o it_o retain_v a_o cast_n abate_v with_o the_o gravity_n of_o blue_a chief_o die_v at_o tyre_n and_o take_v the_o tincture_n thereof_o from_o the_o liquor_n of_o a_o shellfish_n former_o find_v plentiful_o in_o the_o sea_n thereabouts_o but_o utter_o lose_v and_o unknown_a at_o this_o day_n and_o although_o i_o no_o whit_n envy_v the_o good_a
idol_n of_o that_o country_n nibhaz_n §_o 37._o this_o and_o tarkah_n be_v the_o idol_n of_o the_o 21._o avite_v of_o who_o nothing_o save_o their_o name_n extant_a in_o scripture_n though_o the_o rabbi_n fancy_v the_o one_o like_o a_o dog_n the_o other_o a_o ass_n and_o it_o be_v a_o good_a hear_n that_o we_o hear_v no_o more_o of_o they_o some_o heathen_a account_v those_o man_n happy_a that_o be_v never_o bear_v and_o those_o next_o that_o die_v the_o soon_o so_o we_o esteem_v those_o idol_n least_o bad_a which_o never_o appear_v and_o next_o they_o such_o as_o be_v most_o obscure_a the_o manner_n of_o who_o mischievous_a worship_n have_v leave_v the_o least_o impression_n to_o posterity_n queen_n of_o heaven_n §_o 38._o god_n himself_o most_o just_o be_v style_v the_o king_n of_o heaven_n by_o 37._o nebucchadnezzaâ—_n but_o by_o queen_n of_o heaven_n in_o the_o â—â—_o prophet_n superstitious_o worship_v by_o the_o jew_n we_o understand_v the_o moon_n make_v to_o rule_v the_o 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cyon_n in_o greek_a â—â—ide_n plutarch_n conceive_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o saturn_n 2_o rephan_n in_o the_o coptick_n language_n a_o tongue_n extant_a at_o this_o day_n partly_o consist_v of_o greek_a and_o partly_o of_o old_a egyptian_a be_v use_v for_o saturn_n as_o a_o 5._o author_n well_o skill_v in_o that_o tongue_n have_v inform_v we_o 3._o the_o septuagint_n we_o know_v be_v write_v in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n at_o the_o instance_n of_o pâ—olemaeus_n philadelphus_n where_o the_o translatour_n use_v rephan_n the_o note_a name_n for_o saturn_n in_o stead_n of_o chiun_n alter_v the_o word_n and_o retain_v the_o sense_n a_o liberty_n lawful_o assume_v by_o the_o most_o faithful_a interpreter_n 4._o probably_n saint_n steven_n speak_v to_o the_o jew_n in_o their_o own_o language_n but_o saint_n lâ—ke_v write_v in_o greek_a allege_v his_o word_n according_a to_o the_o septuagint_a translation_n this_o i_o conceive_v to_o be_v most_o satisfactory_a among_o multiplicity_n of_o 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the_o word_n the_o tent_n of_o the_o daughter_n conceive_v thereby_o mean_v some_o temple-like_a tent_n by_o they_o make_v and_o erect_v in_o the_o honour_n of_o mylitta_n or_o venus_n urania_n 16._o know_v for_o a_o eminent_a deity_n in_o babylon_n unto_o which_o tent_n their_o daughter_n be_v send_v there_o to_o do_v their_o devotion_n how_o honest_a they_o go_v in_o we_o know_v not_o it_o be_v suspicious_a they_o come_v out_o none_o of_o the_o chaste_a the_o bargain_n of_o their_o uncleanness_n be_v drive_v though_o not_o perform_v in_o that_o place_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d binos_fw-la venos_fw-mi venus_n be_v deduce_v from_o benoth_n in_o succoth-benoth_a be_v learned_o observe_v for_o probable_a by_o 313._o mr._n selden_n in_o his_o excellent_a book_n de_fw-fr diis_fw-la syris_n from_o who_o i_o have_v with_o the_o 5._o child_n of_o the_o prophet_n not_o only_o borrow_v a_o axe_n but_o most_o of_o the_o tool_n and_o timber_n wherewith_o the_o structure_n of_o this_o our_o jewish_a pantheon_n be_v erect_v teraphim_n §_o 42._o a_o word_n plural_a in_o the_o sound_n and_o termination_n like_a penates_n in_o the_o latin_a yet_o single_a in_o the_o sense_n thereof_o three_o sort_n of_o teraphim_n appear_v in_o scripture_n in_o the_o original_n 1_o common_a only_o a_o ordinary_a carve_a image_n such_o as_o 13._o micâ—ol_n be_v say_v to_o have_v lay_v in_o her_o bed_n make_v a_o mock-david_n or_o counterfeit_v her_o sick_a husband_n therewith_o 2_o religious_a in_o which_o sense_n the_o prophet_n threaten_v that_o israel_n shall_v 4._o remain_v many_o day_n without_o king_n prince_z sacrifice_n image_n ephod_n and_o teraphâ—â—_n that_o be_v a_o prophet_n to_o instruct_v they_o in_o future_a occurrence_n 3_o superstitious_a such_o as_o 17._o micah_n make_v which_o foretell_v the_o danâ—tes_n of_o their_o future_a good_a success_n this_o we_o conceive_v some_o image_n act_v and_o inform_v by_o the_o devil_n according_a to_o his_o serpentine_a 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