s._n matthew_n allege_v out_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v from_o isai_n seven_o 14._o this_o in_o the_o hebrew_n run_n strict_o enough_o according_a to_o our_o translation_n behold_v a_o virgin_n shall_v conceive_v and_o bear_v a_o son_n and_o thou_o shall_v call_v his_o name_n emmanuel_n in_o the_o septuagint_n it_o run_v thus_o behold_v a_o virgin_n shall_v receive_v in_o her_o womb_n and_o then_o word_n for_o word_n as_o in_o the_o hebrew_n but_o in_o the_o greek_a of_o the_o new_a testament_n behold_v a_o virgin_n shall_v have_v or_o carry_v in_o her_o womb_n which_o sense_n our_o translator_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n matth._n 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 in_o short_a his_o recede_v from_o the_o a._n a._n septuagint_n in_o these_o two_o point_n be_v a_o proof_n of_o the_o first_o proposition_n his_o recede_v both_o from_o septuagint_n b._n b._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 matth._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 for_o out_o of_o thou_o a._n a._n shall_v come_v forth_o a_o ruler_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d matth._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sept._n who_o shall_v feed_v my_o people_n b._n b._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 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 agree_v exact_o with_o the_o hebrew_n a._n a._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 xxxviii_o 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 xxxviii_o 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 rachel_n all_o in_o a._n a._n 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 so_o that_o in_o cc._n cc._n 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 very_o material_a as_o b._n b._n 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 evangelist_n cc._n cc._o cc._n be_v all_o at_o sufficient_a accord_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 say_v thou_o shall_v worship_v the_o lord_n thy_o god._n a._n a._n the_o temptation_n be_v to_o fall_v down_o b._n b._n 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
concern_v his_o son_n thus_o he_o shall_v go_v before_o he_o that_o be_v john_n the_o baptist_n before_o christ_n in_o the_o spirit_n and_o power_n of_o elias_n to_o turn_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o father_n to_o the_o a._n a._n child_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strict_o according_a to_o the_o original_a not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o septuagint_n have_v order_v it_o and_o b._n b._n the_o disobedient_a to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o just_a a_o free_a paraphrase_n as_o to_o this_o latter_a clause_n the_o second_o text_n allege_v by_o s._n luke_n be_v in_o chapter_n two_o 23._o where_o he_o tell_v we_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n every_o male_a that_o open_v the_o womb_n shall_v be_v call_v holy_a to_o the_o lord_n now_o who_o will_v not_o expect_v to_o find_v this_o text_n in_o the_o law_n hebrew_n or_o greek_a word_n for_o word_n yet_o be_v the_o sense_n only_o not_o the_o word_n write_v there_o the_o first-born_a that_o open_v every_o matrice_n as_o the_o septuagint_n exact_o according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n render_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v command_v to_o be_v sanctify_v to_o the_o lord_n exodus_fw-la xiii_o 1._o wherefore_o it_o may_v be_v just_o say_v it_o be_v call_v holy._n let_v we_o look_v further_o and_o verse_n 12._o we_o find_v that_o law_n repeat_v as_o to_o beast_n thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o again_o verse_n 15._o so_o number_n viij_o 16._o but_o the_o text_n as_o s._n luke_n report_v it_o and_o seem_v to_o say_v it_o be_v write_v so_o i_o no_o where_o find_v but_o in_o he_o wherefore_o we_o plain_o see_v he_o use_v a_o liberty_n to_o depart_v from_o the_o word_n both_o of_o septuagint_n and_o b._n b._n hebrew_n the_o three_o indeed_o be_v of_o small_a moment_n yet_o to_o be_v just_a to_o our_o proposal_n we_o must_v take_v notice_n of_o it_o a_o pair_n of_o turtle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v s._n luke_n chap._n two_o 24._o two_o turtle_n say_v both_o hebrew_n and_o septuagint_n in_o the_o four_o text_n there_o be_v a_o concord_n betwixt_o all_o except_o only_o in_o one_o word_n what_o the_o septuagint_n cc._n cc._n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plain_n near_a the_o hebrew_n isai_n xl_o 4._o s._n luke_n style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chap._n iii._o 5._o smooth_a way_n i_o do_v not_o esteem_v this_o difference_n worth_a the_o account_v in_o the_o five_o s._n luke_n vary_v a_o little_a both_o from_o the_o hebrew_n and_o the_o septuagint_n and_o s._n matthew'_v greek_a the_o hebrew_n run_v thus_o deut._n viij_o 3._o but_o upon_o all_o that_o proceed_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n shall_v man_n live_v the_o septuagint_a gloss_n it_o thus_o upon_o every_o word_n that_o proceed_v etc._n etc._n and_o s._n matthew_n as_o we_o have_v see_v follow_v they_o s._n luke_n take_v it_o short_a chap._n four_o 4._o but_o by_o every_o word_n of_o god._n i_o esteem_v not_o this_o variation_n worth_a reckon_n and_o therefore_o here_o again_o account_v a_o accord_n of_o all_o c._n c_o c._n in_o the_o six_o i_o can_v but_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o same_o variation_n make_v by_o s._n luke_n both_o from_o the_o hebrew_n and_o septuagint_n which_o s._n matthew_n also_o make_v thou_o shall_v a._n a._n worship_v instead_o of_o thou_o shall_v fear_v b._n b._n luke_n four_o 8._o i_o refer_v my_o reader_n to_o the_o note_n on_o s._n matthew_n in_o the_o seven_o which_o be_v also_o the_o seven_o out_o of_o s._n matthew_n we_o find_v s._n luke_n to_o accord_v with_o the_o hebrew_n septuagint_n and_o s._n matthew_n c._n c_o c._n it_o be_v luke_n four_o 12._o and_o deut._n vi_fw-la 16._o the_o eight_o passage_n have_v in_o it_o considerable_a both_o agreement_n and_o disagreement_n to_o the_o septuagint_n it_o be_v isai_n lxi_o 1_o 2._o where_o the_o septuagint_n render_v what_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o open_n of_o the_o prison_n to_o they_o that_o be_v bind_v by_o recovery_n of_o sight_n to_o the_o blind_a this_o c._n c._n so_o different_a render_n depend_v upon_o a_o criticism_n in_o the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o open_v proper_o say_v the_o master_n the_o eye_n and_o ear_n however_o s._n luke_n follow_v it_o chapter_n four_o 18._o but_o withal_o present_o add_v another_o render_n which_o plain_o show_v he_o have_v the_o hebrew_n text_n in_o his_o eye_n to_o set_v at_o liberty_n or_o send_v away_o they_o that_o be_v bruise_v this_o i_o say_v be_v not_o in_o the_o septuagint_n and_o evident_o answer_v though_o it_o do_v not_o strict_o express_v the_o hebrew_n open_v of_o the_o prison_n to_o they_o that_o be_v bind_v so_o that_o consider_v both_o he_o may_v be_v say_v here_o to_o have_v follow_v both_o septuagint_n and_o hebrew_n take_v out_o of_o the_o septuagint_n what_o be_v there_o emphatical_a to_o his_o purpose_n and_o yet_o not_o neglect_v what_o in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v not_o so_o full_o translate_v by_o the_o septuagint_n but_o give_v a_o gloss_n b._n b._n of_o it_o 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