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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o article_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v indeed_o as_o grotius_n have_v observe_v superfluous_a in_o luke_n xxii_o 2_o as_o well_o as_o here_o but_o the_o construction_n in_o that_o place_n be_v different_a from_o what_o it_o be_v in_o this_o i_o know_v all_o that_o be_v say_v by_o other_o about_o this_o particle_n but_o to_o i_o nothing_o seem_v more_o probable_a than_o that_o it_o proceed_v from_o some_o transcriber_n repeat_v the_o last_o syllable_n of_o the_o forego_n word_n it_o be_v certain_a it_o be_v leave_v out_o in_o beza_n ancient_a copy_n and_o two_o other_o in_o the_o barberine_n library_n and_o that_o neither_o the_o vulgar_a nor_o syriack_n version_n take_v any_o notice_n of_o it_o verse_n 49._o note_n e._n i._n that_o christ_n word_n here_o may_v be_v understand_v they_o must_v first_o be_v set_v down_o in_o hebrew_n and_o then_o it_o must_v be_v show_v how_o fit_o they_o be_v turn_v into_o greek_a the_o expression_n in_o hebrew_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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to_o be_v season_v with_o salt_n by_o put_v a_o new_a sense_n upon_o it_o and_o so_o symmachus_n render_v afterward_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o isai_n li._n 6_o for_o the_o heaven_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v be_v consume_v like_o smoke_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o rather_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o meaning_n therefore_o of_o christ_n in_o these_o word_n be_v this_o that_o as_o every_o corn-offering_a according_a to_o the_o law_n extant_a in_o levit._n two_o 13_o be_v season_v with_o salt_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o likewise_o every_o bad_a man_n shall_v at_o last_o be_v consume_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o
god_n promise_n and_o those_o be_v say_v to_o trust_v in_o their_o riches_n who_o have_v rather_o preserve_v they_o than_o obey_v god_n who_o promise_v themselves_o a_o happy_a life_n if_o they_o be_v but_o rich_a and_o think_v themselves_o so_o miserable_a that_o no_o piety_n can_v afford_v they_o any_o comfort_n if_o they_o be_v poor_a chap._n xi_o verse_n 13._o note_v a._n that_o the_o time_n of_o harvest_n be_v early_o in_o judaea_n than_o ordinary_a be_v well_o prove_v by_o our_o author_n of_o which_o see_v my_o note_n also_o upon_o exod._n ix_o 32_o and_o hence_o likewise_o he_o right_o infer_v that_o other_o fruit_n be_v gather_v soon_o in_o that_o country_n than_o in_o many_o other_o place_n but_o i_o have_v several_a observation_n to_o make_v both_o with_o relation_n to_o this_o matter_n and_o to_o what_o dr._n hammond_n say_v in_o this_o note_n i._o that_o aristophanes_n do_v ill_o confound_v the_o time_n of_o wheat_n and_o barley_n harvest_n among_o the_o phoenician_n which_o fall_v out_o in_o divers_a month_n see_v my_o note_n upon_o gen._n thirty_o 14_o ii_o i_o wonder_v that_o the_o doctor_n shall_v speak_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o tree_n in_o judaea_n without_o any_o distinction_n whereas_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o all_o sort_n of_o fruit_n do_v no_o more_o come_v to_o their_o full_a growth_n at_o the_o same_o time_n in_o that_o country_n than_o in_o other_o place_n they_o have_v their_o summer_n and_o autumn_n fruit_n in_o judaea_n as_o well_o as_o elsewhere_o nor_o do_v it_o appear_v by_o the_o passage_n cite_v out_o of_o philo_n that_o the_o fruit_n of_o tree_n be_v gather_v at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o the_o corn_n as_o our_o author_n say_v but_o only_o that_o if_o the_o statue_n of_o caius_n be_v set_v up_o in_o the_o temple_n it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v that_o the_o jew_n will_v destroy_v the_o ripe_a corn_n and_o then_o he_o add_v that_o care_n be_v also_o to_o be_v take_v for_o the_o gather_n in_o of_o the_o fruit_n which_o the_o country_n that_o be_v plant_v with_o tree_n bring_v forth_o which_o may_v be_v understand_v not_o only_o of_o the_o fruit_n that_o be_v ripe_a at_o that_o time_n but_o also_o of_o those_o that_o be_v of_o a_o late_a growth_n and_o which_o can_v not_o have_v be_v gather_v if_o the_o tree_n be_v destroy_v before_o they_o come_v to_o perfection_n iii_o i_o shall_v not_o doubt_v but_o that_o the_o interpretation_n give_v by_o the_o doctor_n of_o this_o place_n be_v true_a if_o he_o have_v but_o produce_v any_o example_n to_o show_v that_o the_o greek_a phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v signify_v what_o he_o call_v a_o good_a fig_n year_n or_o a_o kindly_a seasonable_a year_n for_o fig_n and_o we_o french_a men_n une_fw-fr saison_fw-fr favourable_a aux_fw-fr figue_n i._n e._n so_o temperate_a a_o year_n that_o abundance_n of_o fig_n come_v to_o their_o perfect_a ripeness_n in_o their_o proper_a season_n thus_o in_o horace_n a_o fruitful_a year_n be_v call_v pomifer_n and_o locuple_n frugibus_fw-la annus_fw-la but_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d must_v not_o be_v confound_v for_o though_o the_o latter_a do_v indifferent_o signify_v any_o time_n whatsoever_o yet_o the_o former_a be_v take_v only_o for_o a_o particular_a juncture_n of_o time_n and_o for_o opportunity_n and_o be_v therefore_o capable_a indeed_o of_o be_v use_v to_o signify_v set_v season_n in_o the_o year_n but_o not_o simple_o a_o year_n though_o this_o it_o may_v be_v may_v be_v observe_v in_o favour_n of_o dr._n hammond_n that_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o be_v not_o mean_v simple_o year_n but_o as_o i_o may_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o seasonable_a year_n or_o a_o fit_a season_n to_o look_v every_o where_o for_o fig_n in_o but_o this_o likewise_o be_v something_o harsh_a and_o i_o want_v still_o example_n of_o the_o like_a phrase_n have_v never_o be_v able_a to_o find_v or_o meet_v with_o any_o iv._o it_o have_v be_v better_a if_o our_o author_n instead_o of_o what_o he_o say_v about_o the_o time_n of_o harvest_n have_v observe_v that_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o fig_n in_o judaea_n one_o of_o which_o may_v have_v be_v ripe_a at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o passover_n but_o the_o other_o not_o till_o the_o height_n of_o summer_n the_o former_a sort_n be_v mention_v by_o solomon_n in_o cant._n two_o â—3_n where_o describe_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o spring_n he_o say_v among_o other_o thing_n the_o figtree_n have_v bring_v her_o fig_n to_o perfection_n and_o these_o be_v call_v early_a fig_n as_o we_o learn_v from_o theophrastus_n and_o pliny_n and_o be_v common_a in_o syria_n theophrastus_n hist_n plant._n lib._n 4._o c._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n as_o pliny_n lib._n xiii_o c._n 8._o interpret_v he_o quidam_fw-la aegyptiam_fw-la ficum_fw-la dixere_fw-la errore_fw-la manifesto_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la in_o aegypto_n nascitur_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o syria_n semper_fw-la comantibus_fw-la foliis_fw-la some_o have_v say_v that_o it_o be_v the_o egyptian_a fig_n but_o they_o be_v manifest_o mistake_v for_o it_o do_v not_o grow_v in_o egypt_n but_o in_o syria_n and_o its_o leaf_n always_o flourish_v and_o a_o little_a after_o theophrastus_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o sense_n of_o which_o be_v thus_o express_v again_o by_o pliny_n pomo_n antecedentis_fw-la anni_fw-la circa_fw-la canis_fw-la ortus_fw-la detracto_fw-la statim_fw-la alterum_fw-la parit_fw-la postea_fw-la florem_fw-la per_fw-la arcturum_fw-la hyeme_fw-fr foetus_fw-la enutriente_fw-la the_o last_o year_n fruit_n be_v pull_v off_o about_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o dog-day_n it_o present_o bring_v forth_o more_o then_o when_o the_o sun_n rise_v with_o arcturus_n it_o blossom_n again_o the_o winter_n nourish_v its_o fruit._n and_o that_o such_o a_o sort_n of_o figtree_n as_o this_o be_v mean_v here_o appear_v both_o by_o its_o have_a leave_n at_o that_o time_n and_o by_o christ_n go_v to_o look_v for_o fruit_n upon_o it_o this_o fruit_n the_o jew_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d biochourah_n as_o appear_v from_o hos_n ix_o 10_o where_o it_o be_v say_v i_o find_v israel_n like_o grape_n in_o the_o wilderness_n as_o the_o first_o ripe_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o figtree_n and_o these_o fig_n be_v very_o much_o value_v as_o jeremiah_n inform_v we_o chap._n xxiv_o 2_o one_o basket_n have_v very_o good_a fig_n like_o the_o fig_n that_o be_v first_o ripe_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v also_o isa_n xxviii_o 4_o and_o mich._n seven_o 1_o the_o other_o sort_n of_o fig_n be_v of_o a_o late_a growth_n and_o ripen_v at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o grape_n and_o it_o be_v this_o sort_n that_o be_v mention_v in_o numb_a xiii_o 24_o and_o which_o be_v gather_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n together_o with_o the_o grape_n by_o the_o spy_n that_o be_v send_v by_o moses_n and_o bring_v to_o the_o jewish_a camp_n the_o tree_n which_o bear_v this_o sort_n have_v no_o leave_n at_o the_o passover_n but_o the_o time_n of_o their_o first_o shoot_v out_o be_v at_o the_o approach_n of_o the_o summer_n as_o christ_n teach_v we_o matth._n xxiv_o 32_o now_o learn_v say_v he_o a_o parable_n from_o the_o figtree_n when_o its_o branch_n be_v yet_o tender_a and_o put_v forth_o leave_n you_o know_v that_o summer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v nigh_o and_o so_o likewise_o afterward_o here_o in_o st._n mark_n xiii_o 28_o i_o can_v illustrate_v all_o these_o thing_n by_o a_o multitude_n of_o citation_n out_o of_o the_o ancient_n if_o it_o be_v necessary_a but_o i_o be_o not_o ambitious_a of_o the_o useless_a copiousness_n of_o some_o learned_a man_n who_o spend_v abundance_n of_o time_n in_o prove_v what_o may_v have_v be_v show_v in_o few_o word_n and_o of_o who_o i_o may_v say_v with_o callimachus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d v._o our_o author_n indeed_o just_o reject_v the_o conjecture_n of_o d._n heinsius_n but_o he_o censure_v too_o severe_o the_o change_n of_o a_o accent_n or_o spirit_n which_o it_o be_v certain_a be_v want_v in_o the_o most_o ancient_a copy_n for_o who_o can_v be_v certain_a when_o he_o see_v this_o particle_n oÏ…_n write_v without_o a_o accent_n whether_o it_o be_v to_o be_v read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o this_o must_v necessary_o be_v learn_v by_o the_o sense_n and_o when_o that_o be_v obscure_a the_o reader_n be_v leave_v in_o suspense_n and_o before_o ever_o he_o have_v object_v to_o that_o learned_a man_n that_o no_o example_n can_v elsewhere_o be_v find_v of_o any_o such_o form_n of_o speech_n as_o he_o conjecture_v this_o here_o to_o be_v
〈◊〉_d this_o expression_n may_v be_v illustrate_v by_o a_o passage_n in_o the_o epistle_n of_o barnabas_n where_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o habitation_n of_o our_o heart_n be_v a_o holy_a temple_n to_o the_o lord_n the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v say_v to_o dwell_v in_o our_o body_n because_o it_o be_v present_a with_o our_o mind_n which_o inhabit_v our_o body_n grotius_n do_v but_o trifle_n when_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v the_o sanctuary_n the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o mind_n the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o body_n the_o porch_n and_o its_o outward_a part_n such_o a_o remark_n as_o this_o may_v perhaps_o be_v tolerable_a in_o a_o pulpit_n but_o by_o no_o mean_n in_o a_o exact_a interpreter_n claudian_n have_v a_o expression_n much_o like_o this_o in_o his_o second_o book_n on_o the_o first_o consulship_n of_o stilichon_n speak_v of_o the_o goddess_n mercy_n haec_fw-la dea_fw-la pro_fw-la templis_fw-la &_o sure_fw-mi calentibus_fw-la aris_fw-la te_fw-la fruitur_fw-la posuitque_fw-la svas_fw-la hoc_fw-la pectore_fw-la sedes_fw-la and_o a_o little_a after_o huic_fw-la divae_fw-la germana_fw-la fides_n eademque_fw-la sorori_fw-la cord_n tuo_fw-la delubra_fw-la tenens_fw-la verse_n 20._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d st._n paul_n seem_v to_o allude_v here_o to_o a_o house_n vii_o which_o none_o but_o he_o may_v use_v how_o he_o please_v that_o have_v purchase_v it_o and_o god_n have_v as_o it_o be_v buy_v our_o body_n as_o well_o as_o our_o soul_n he_o only_o have_v a_o sovereign_a right_o to_o prescribe_v to_o we_o how_o we_o shall_v use_v they_o chap._n vii_o verse_n 3._o note_v a._n of_o this_o matter_n according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o rabbin_n mr._n selden_n have_v treat_v at_o large_a in_o his_o vxor_fw-la hebraica_n lib._n 3._o c._n 4._o and_o seqq_fw-la verse_n 5._o note_n b._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o its_o opposite_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o the_o subject_a matter_n be_v take_v sometime_o in_o a_o large_a and_o sometime_o in_o a_o more_o contract_a notion_n in_o general_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v one_o that_o have_v not_o the_o command_n of_o his_o passion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o be_v command_v or_o overrule_v by_o they_o and_o on_o the_o contrary_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o that_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o dominion_n of_o any_o passion_n but_o be_v always_o his_o own_o master_n but_o because_o the_o passion_n be_v various_a proportionable_a to_o the_o variety_n of_o object_n to_o which_o they_o may_v be_v carry_v out_o therefore_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v also_o divers_a object_n as_o aristotle_n will_v teach_v we_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o 7_o the_o book_n of_o ethic_n ad_fw-la nicomachum_fw-la and_o so_o in_o this_o place_n where_o the_o discourse_n be_v about_o the_o lawful_a pleasure_n of_o marriage_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v in_o a_o much_o narrow_a signification_n not_o for_o a_o vice_n i._n e_o a_o disposition_n of_o mind_n contrary_n to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o pernicious_a to_o humane_a society_n but_o a_o certain_a natural_a heat_n of_o body_n which_o of_o itself_o be_v neither_o a_o vice_n nor_o a_o virtue_n but_o it_o be_v describe_v as_o a_o vice_n because_o it_o be_v a_o occasion_n of_o become_v vicious_a to_o those_o who_o do_v not_o govern_v it_o with_o reason_n verse_n 6._o note_n c._n col._n 1._o lin._n 45._o after_o the_o word_n on_o the_o other_o side_n our_o learned_a author_n may_v have_v confirm_v this_o observation_n about_o the_o use_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o malo_fw-la i_o have_v rather_o by_o that_o passage_n in_o hos_n vi_fw-la 6_o i_o will_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v mercy_n and_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sacrifice_n which_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o god_n have_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mizzebahh_o than_o sacrifice_n and_o if_o the_o prophet_n have_v write_v so_o it_o can_v not_o have_v be_v render_v otherwise_o than_o by_o i_o will_v or_o have_v rather_o and_o that_o this_o the_o prophet_n mean_v be_v evident_a by_o the_o next_o word_n and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d meholoth_n than_o burn_v offering_n whence_o the_o septuagint_n according_a to_o the_o vatican_n copy_n read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o jonathan_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d than_o sacrifice_n but_o in_o mat._n ix_o 13_o and_o in_o the_o alexandrian_a copy_n we_o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v yet_o to_o the_o same_o sense_n it_o be_v certain_a the_o hebrew_n have_v no_o verb_n whereby_o to_o express_v the_o latin_a malo_fw-la or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o greek_a verse_n 14._o note_n d._n from_o this_o place_n i_o ready_o allow_v the_o deduction_n of_o this_o consectary_n that_o the_o infant_n of_o christian_a parent_n may_v be_v baptize_v because_o they_o be_v holy_a i._n e._n reckon_v as_o a_o part_n of_o god_n people_n but_o that_o this_o phrase_n signify_v baptism_n itself_o do_v not_o appear_v by_o any_o thing_n that_o dr._n hammond_n here_o say_v for_o though_o the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o sanctify_v signify_v also_o to_o wash_v it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v be_v mean_v one_o who_o condition_n be_v such_o as_o to_o make_v he_o capable_a of_o be_v wash_v or_o baptize_v and_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o child_n of_o heathen_n be_v account_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d impure_a that_o be_v as_o part_v of_o those_o who_o be_v out_o of_o god_n covenant_n and_o so_o can_v not_o be_v baptize_v because_o baptism_n follow_v the_o profession_n of_o christianity_n which_o can_v neither_o be_v make_v by_o parent_n who_o be_v heathen_n nor_o by_o infant_n this_o be_v the_o notion_n of_o the_o word_n holy_a and_o impure_a which_o be_v first_o use_v in_o that_o sense_n by_o the_o jew_n come_v afterward_o to_o be_v take_v in_o the_o same_o by_o the_o christian_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o christian_n be_v so_o often_o style_v saint_n in_o the_o epistle_n of_o the_o apostle_n see_v the_o inscription_n of_o st._n paul_n epistle_n verse_n 17._o note_n e._n i._n the_o same_o reason_n which_o move_v dr._n hammond_n to_o prefer_v the_o read_n of_o some_o ancient_a copy_n mention_v by_o theophylact_fw-mi before_o that_o in_o we_o make_v i_o think_v that_o the_o ordinary_a read_n aught_o to_o be_v retain_v namely_o because_o the_o obscurity_n arise_v in_o the_o sense_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v easy_o induce_v some_o scribe_n or_o critic_n to_o change_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o join_v these_o word_n with_o the_o forego_n to_o make_v the_o sense_n more_o perspicuous_a but_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n why_o when_o the_o sense_n be_v clear_a it_o shall_v be_v make_v more_o obscure_a ii_o i_o have_v more_o than_o once_o observe_v that_o the_o end_n of_o a_o annotation_n do_v not_o agree_v with_o the_o beginning_n the_o reason_n of_o which_o i_o suppose_v to_o be_v that_o the_o doctor_n do_v not_o write_v it_o all_o at_o the_o same_o time_n for_o otherwise_o he_o will_v have_v make_v his_o discourse_n here_o hang_v better_a together_o for_o after_o he_o have_v say_v it_o will_v be_v reasonable_a to_o acquiesce_v therein_o viz._n in_o that_o other_o read_v he_o give_v a_o reason_n for_o so_o do_v which_o make_v it_o unreasonable_a for_o if_o the_o sense_n will_v be_v current_n though_o we_o retain_v the_o ordinary_a read_n and_o only_o change_v the_o point_n of_o the_o word_n what_o reason_n can_v there_o be_v to_o acquiesce_v in_o any_o alteration_n of_o they_o iii_o we_o ought_v therefore_o to_o keep_v to_o the_o present_a read_n of_o all_o copy_n and_o interpreter_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d must_v be_v render_v but_o as_o the_o syriack_n and_o arabic_a render_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d verse_n 34._o note_n h._n the_o oxford_n edit_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n anno_fw-la 1675._o take_v notice_n of_o some_o copy_n which_o read_v this_o place_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o the_o alexandrian_a here_o mention_v by_o our_o author_n except_v that_o the_o second_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v omit_v but_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n there_o make_v of_o the_o alexandrian_a copy_n the_o difference_n between_o which_o and_o other_o in_o the_o read_n of_o this_o place_n viii_o be_v nevertheless_o set_v down_o in_o the_o london_n polyglott_n but_o in_o that_o edition_n there_o be_v other_o instance_n of_o very_a great_a negligence_n i_o be_o
argument_n but_o the_o case_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v quite_o otherwise_o who_o prove_v the_o reality_n of_o a_o future_a state_n by_o the_o authority_n and_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n which_o they_o themselves_o have_v see_v and_o confirm_v the_o truth_n of_o by_o their_o suffering_n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o can_v neither_o live_v quiet_o nor_o die_v natural_o nor_o so_o much_o as_o find_v a_o grave_a after_o death_n to_o this_o purpose_n be_v that_o inscription_n on_o the_o monument_n of_o callistus_n if_o it_o be_v a_o ancient_a one_o in_o rom._n subterran_n par._n 1._o p._n 307._o alexander_n mortuus_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la vivit_fw-la super_fw-la astra_fw-la &_o corpus_fw-la hoc_fw-la tumulo_fw-la quiescit_fw-la vitam_fw-la explevit_fw-la cum_fw-la antonino_n imp._n qui_fw-la ubi_fw-la multùm_fw-la beneficii_fw-la antevenire_fw-it praevideret_fw-la pro_fw-la gratia_fw-la omnium_fw-la odium_fw-la reddit_fw-la genua_n enim_fw-la flectens_fw-la vero_fw-la deo_fw-la sacrificaturus_fw-la ad_fw-la supplicium_fw-la ducitur_fw-la o_o tempora_fw-la infausta_fw-la quibus_fw-la inter_fw-la sacra_fw-la &_o vota_fw-la ne_fw-la in_o cavernis_fw-la quidem_fw-la salvari_fw-la possimus_fw-la quid_fw-la miserius_fw-la vita_fw-la sed_fw-la quid_fw-la miserius_fw-la morte_fw-la cum_fw-la ab_fw-la amiciss_fw-la &_o parentibus_fw-la sepeliri_fw-la nequeant_fw-la verse_n 29._o note_n c._n i._n that_o ellipsis_n which_o our_o author_n will_v have_v to_o be_v in_o this_o phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o series_n of_o such_o a_o discourse_n as_o st._n paul_n here_o be_v and_o in_o the_o middle_n of_o a_o disputation_n which_o require_v that_o every_o thing_n intend_v shall_v be_v express_v be_v very_o harsh_a and_o have_v nothing_o common_a with_o those_o example_n which_o he_o allege_v ii_o what_o he_o confident_o assert_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o this_o annotation_n that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vers_fw-la 12._o be_v the_o nominative_a case_n to_o the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v groundless_a and_o unnecessary_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v a_o nominative_a case_n belong_v to_o it_o in_o this_o very_a 29_o the_o verse_n viz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o immediate_o go_v before_o but_o that_o intricate_a way_n of_o write_v which_o the_o doctor_n have_v accustom_a himself_o to_o make_v he_o able_a to_o digest_v what_o none_o beside_o himself_o can_v do_v iii_o i_o confess_v the_o opinion_n of_o st._n chrysostom_n and_o other_o about_o this_o place_n contain_v a_o very_a commodious_a sense_n if_o we_o consider_v it_o in_o itself_o but_o compare_v with_o the_o apostle_n word_n it_o can_v stand_v and_o to_o i_o their_o interpretation_n seem_v to_o be_v most_o probable_a who_o take_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o to_o be_v equivalent_a to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o the_o sense_n to_o be_v this_o if_o there_o be_v no_o resurrection_n what_o will_v become_v of_o those_o who_o every_o day_n though_o they_o see_v christian_n put_v to_o death_n for_o their_o profession_n do_v yet_o cheerful_o receive_v baptism_n that_o they_o may_v supply_v the_o place_n of_o those_o that_o be_v dead_a in_o the_o christian_a church_n by_o the_o same_o way_n of_o argue_v we_o may_v prove_v that_o bear_v of_o arm_n be_v not_o without_o a_o reward_n annex_v to_o it_o if_o those_o that_o bear_v arm_n be_v to_o have_v no_o reward_n for_o so_o do_v when_o so_o many_o soldier_n be_v continual_o kill_v what_o shall_v they_o do_v who_o be_v list_v in_o the_o room_n of_o those_o that_o be_v dead_a and_o supply_v their_o place_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v frequent_o use_v for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d no_o one_o can_v doubt_v yet_o i_o shall_v add_v a_o passage_n out_o of_o dionysius_n halicarnass_n in_o which_o he_o speak_v of_o soldier_n substitute_v in_o the_o room_n of_o other_o that_o be_v kill_v whereby_o not_o only_o that_o appear_v but_o st._n paul_n word_n may_v be_v very_o much_o illustrate_v and_o it_o be_v in_o his_o antiq._n rom._n lib._n 8._o p._n 553._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o those_o that_o die_v in_o the_o war_n with_o the_o antiatians_n they_o determine_v to_o levy_v other_o soldier_n iu._n what_o our_o author_n relate_v out_o of_o photius_n concern_v synesius_n be_v in_o cod._n 26._o but_o there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n between_o synesius_n and_o those_o against_o who_o st._n paul_n dispute_v for_o he_o be_v a_o platonic_a believe_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o reward_n and_o punishment_n of_o another_o life_n but_o these_o corinthian_n together_o with_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n deny_v the_o soul_n immortality_n and_o a_o future_a judgement_n and_o be_v perhaps_o jew_n who_o of_o sadducee_n have_v embrace_v the_o christian_a religion_n now_o st._n paul_n in_o order_n to_o prove_v the_o resurrection_n prove_v that_o there_o be_v reward_n to_o be_v expect_v after_o this_o life_n which_o reason_v can_v not_o be_v design_v against_o the_o platonist_n because_o they_o confess_v a_o future_a happiness_n though_o they_o do_v not_o believe_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o religion_n may_v well_o enough_o consist_v with_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o platonic_n though_o the_o sadducee_n who_o disown_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n utter_o overthrow_v it_o and_o therefore_o the_o egyptian_n bear_v with_o synesius_n notwithstanding_o he_o be_v a_o platonic_a which_o they_o will_v never_o have_v do_v if_o he_o have_v be_v a_o sadduce_v verse_n 33._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v some_o who_o from_o this_o place_n and_o the_o citation_n out_o of_o aratus_n infer_v that_o st._n paul_n be_v conversant_a in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o heathen_a poet_n but_o without_o sufficient_a ground_n because_o such_o as_o these_o be_v common_a proverbial_a form_n of_o speech_n use_v by_o every_o one_o and_o may_v be_v easy_o learn_v from_o ordinary_a discourse_n even_o of_o ignorant_a person_n by_o which_o mean_n i_o be_o apt_a to_o think_v the_o apostle_n come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o they_o for_o the_o jew_n do_v not_o use_v to_o read_v much_o the_o write_n of_o the_o heathen_n nor_o do_v the_o stile_n of_o st._n paul_n otherwise_o give_v we_o the_o least_o reason_n to_o imagine_v that_o he_o ever_o so_o much_o as_o attempt_v any_o thing_n in_o that_o sort_n of_o study_n for_o if_o he_o have_v be_v at_o all_o conversant_a in_o heathen_a author_n we_o shall_v doubtless_o have_v see_v more_o effect_n of_o it_o in_o his_o way_n of_o write_v however_o we_o may_v learn_v from_o hence_o that_o christian_n ought_v not_o to_o reject_v any_o thing_n which_o be_v well_o say_v by_o the_o heathen_n and_o therefore_o i_o think_v it_o not_o amiss_o to_o produce_v two_o more_o passage_n beside_o those_o which_o have_v be_v allege_v by_o grotius_n out_o of_o heathen_a writer_n to_o this_o purpose_n aeschylus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v according_a to_o the_o interpretation_n of_o grotius_n adeo_fw-la malorum_fw-la scilicet_fw-la commercio_fw-la nil_fw-la pejus_fw-la usquam_fw-la est_fw-la oritur_fw-la infelix_fw-la seges_fw-la nam_fw-la sceleris_fw-la arvum_fw-la nil_fw-la nisi_fw-la mortem_fw-la parit_fw-la epictetus_n in_o enchirid._n cap._n xlv_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o a_o companion_n be_v corrupt_v he_o that_o converse_v with_o he_o must_v needs_o also_o be_v corrupt_v though_o perhaps_o he_o be_v before_o pure_a ibid._n note_v e._n i_o take_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o in_o the_o sense_n in_o which_o it_o be_v common_o understand_v because_o those_o who_o deny_v the_o resurrection_n be_v undoubted_o person_n of_o evil_a manner_n and_o that_o this_o be_v st._n paul_n meaning_n appear_v by_o the_o follow_a word_n awake_v to_o righteousness_n and_o sin_v not_o so_o in_o aristophanes_n in_o nub._n p._n 177._o ed._n majoris_fw-la act._n 3._o sc._n 2._o the_o chorus_n address_v themselves_o to_o just_a reason_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o o_o thou_o who_o have_v crown_v our_o ancestor_n with_o abundance_n of_o good_a manner_n speak_v and_o declare_v thy_o nature_n where_o unquestionable_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v good_a manner_n as_o in_o many_o other_o place_n yet_o dr._n hammond_n interpretation_n and_o this_o may_v be_v join_v together_o verse_n 54._o note_n g._n this_o remark_n our_o author_n take_v out_o of_o h._n grotius_n but_o though_o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v for_o ever_o and_o death_n be_v to_o be_v final_o abolish_v after_o the_o resurrection_n yet_o st._n paul_n do_v not_o refer_v to_o that_o here_o for_o if_o he_o have_v he_o will_v have_v render_v the_o word_n of_o isaiah_n chap._n twenty-five_o 8_o by_o
christ_n there_o intercede_v so_o near_o a_o conjunction_n that_o we_o may_v be_v call_v his_o flesh_n and_o bone_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o a_o woman_n with_o relation_n to_o her_o husband_n so_o that_o as_o christ_n love_v his_o church_n as_o if_o it_o be_v his_o wife_n and_o so_o his_o own_o body_n 31_o 32._o so_o husband_n have_v leave_v their_o father_n house_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o their_o wife_n and_o become_v as_o it_o be_v one_o flesh_n with_o they_o shall_v look_v upon_o it_o as_o their_o duty_n to_o love_v their_o wife_n as_o themselves_o if_o we_o careful_o read_v st._n paul_n word_n and_o consider_v the_o scope_n of_o his_o discourse_n we_o shall_v not_o doubt_v but_o this_o be_v his_o meaning_n for_o the_o apostle_n design_n here_o at_o least_o primary_o and_o profess_o be_v not_o to_o teach_v any_o thing_n concern_v christ_n but_o from_o the_o note_a example_n of_o christ_n to_o show_v what_o conjunction_n and_o intimacy_n of_o affection_n there_o ought_v to_o be_v between_o man_n and_o wife_n so_o that_o what_o he_o say_v of_o christ_n be_v say_v but_o by_o the_o way_n and_o assume_v as_o sufficient_o know_v ii_o this_o be_v suppose_v it_o will_v be_v easy_a to_o perceive_v that_o the_o 32d_o verse_n be_v a_o parenthesis_n insert_v between_o word_n belong_v to_o the_o same_o thing_n but_o which_o make_v nothing_o to_o the_o series_n of_o the_o discourse_n and_o by_o this_o parenthesis_n the_o intention_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v only_o to_o show_v that_o what_o he_o have_v say_v about_o that_o intimate_a union_n of_o christ_n with_o his_o church_n for_o which_o he_o suffer_v death_n be_v hitherto_o unknown_a to_o mankind_n this_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o in_o 1_o tim._n three_o 16_o and_o so_o these_o word_n be_v refer_v not_o to_o the_o mystical_a sense_n of_o the_o place_n in_o genesis_n but_o to_o the_o thing_n itself_o that_o be_v to_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n to_o his_o church_n which_o be_v so_o great_a that_o he_o do_v not_o refuse_v to_o die_v for_o its_o sake_n away_o therefore_o with_o that_o mystical_a sense_n which_o be_v without_o reason_n seek_v for_o in_o the_o word_n of_o moses_n as_o by_o the_o suggestion_n here_o of_o the_o apostle_n iii_o but_o what_o shall_v we_o say_v then_o to_o those_o jew_n who_o our_o author_n cite_v in_o his_o paraphrase_n as_o know_v that_o great_a mystery_n from_o the_o secret_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n of_o moses_n to_o speak_v what_o i_o think_v they_o be_v either_o the_o word_n of_o some_o impostor_n act_v the_o part_n of_o a_o jew_n or_o misconstrue_v to_o a_o wrong_a sense_n our_o author_n take_v this_o testimony_n from_o h._n grotius_n who_o on_o this_o place_n say_v sic_fw-la &_o hebraei_n aiunt_fw-la mulierem_fw-la de_fw-la latere_fw-la viri_fw-la desumtam_fw-la ad_fw-la significandum_fw-la conjugium_fw-la viri_fw-la supremi_fw-la benedicti_fw-la so_o the_o jew_n also_o say_v that_o the_o woman_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o side_n of_o the_o man_n to_o signify_v the_o marriage_n of_o the_o high_a bless_v man._n but_o where_o be_v those_o jew_n who_o say_v this_o do_v they_o with_o one_o consent_n speak_v thus_o in_o any_o public_a form_n or_o be_v it_o some_o rabbin_z who_o propose_v his_o own_o conjecture_n or_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o ancient_n such_o citation_n as_o these_o in_o a_o matter_n of_o no_o small_a moment_n or_o not_o universal_o know_v shall_v be_v avoid_v by_o learned_a man_n see_v they_o can_v be_v rely_v on_o unless_o it_o be_v suppose_v that_o a_o vain_a uncertain_a report_n may_v be_v so_o but_o i_o know_v if_o i_o be_o not_o mistake_v whence_o grotius_n take_v this_o observation_n to_o wit_n from_o camero_n who_o himself_o have_v it_o from_o sebast_n munster_n the_o first_o author_n of_o it_o in_o his_o annotation_n on_o gen._n two_o 24_o hebraei_n magistri_fw-la say_v he_o docent_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la paulus_n docuit_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o jewish_a rabbin_n teach_v the_o same_o thing_n which_o be_v teach_v by_o st._n paul_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v love_v his_o wife_n as_o his_o own_o body_n and_o honour_v she_o more_o than_o his_o own_o body_n because_o of_o that_o signification_n and_o mystery_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o which_o mystery_n st._n paul_n also_o make_v mention_n who_o teach_v that_o we_o be_v espouse_v to_o christ_n he_o do_v not_o render_v the_o hebrew_n word_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v corrupt_a but_o they_o be_v render_v by_o camero_n after_o promise_v that_o he_o take_v they_o from_o munster_n thus_o ad_fw-la significandum_fw-la conjugium_fw-la viri_fw-la superni_fw-la qui_fw-la benedictus_n est_fw-la to_o signify_v the_o marriage_n of_o the_o man_n on_o high_a who_o be_v bless_v and_o so_o they_o be_v render_v by_o grotius_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o vir_fw-la but_o homo_fw-la beside_o what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v it_o be_v read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o thou_o what_o can_v be_v the_o sense_n of_o these_o word_n the_o most_o high_a adam_n shall_v be_v bless_v in_o fine_a both_o mâ—nster_n ought_v to_o have_v more_o exact_o cite_v his_o witness_n and_o other_o be_v more_o caution_n in_o believe_v he_o for_o who_o will_v not_o prove_v any_o thing_n from_o the_o jew_n or_o other_o if_o such_o testimony_n as_o these_o be_v admit_v i_o know_v this_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o philologer_n of_o the_o last_o age_n but_o it_o be_v certain_o a_o very_a bad_a one_o and_o just_o censure_v by_o the_o more_o exquisite_a wit_n of_o we_o i_o be_o apt_a to_o think_v it_o proceed_v either_o from_o want_n of_o judgement_n or_o unfaithfulness_n in_o their_o not_o be_v sensible_a with_o what_o caution_n and_o tenderness_n testimony_n ought_v to_o be_v handle_v from_o which_o any_o consectary_n be_v to_o be_v deduce_v or_o be_v unwilling_a to_o have_v their_o citation_n examine_v both_o which_o a_o man_n that_o aim_v at_o accuracy_n and_o pursue_v truth_n shall_v be_v very_o far_o from_o for_o he_o that_o will_v neither_o be_v deceive_v himself_o nor_o deceive_v other_o can_v desire_v to_o have_v what_o he_o affirm_v believe_v rash_o and_o without_o examination_n iv._o a_o vast_a inconvenience_n arise_v from_o the_o custom_n of_o write_v out_o other_o man_n citation_n unless_o we_o look_v into_o the_o author_n themselves_o from_o whence_o they_o be_v take_v because_o something_o may_v easy_o be_v add_v whilst_o the_o sense_n be_v rather_o express_v than_o the_o word_n the_o hebrew_n word_n allege_v by_o munster_n can_v hardly_o be_v understand_v and_o he_o dare_v not_o translate_v they_o camero_n have_v render_v they_o and_o add_v of_o his_o own_o that_o the_o jew_n confess_v the_o creation_n of_o a_o woman_n out_o of_o the_o rib_n of_o the_o man_n be_v to_o signify_v etc._n etc._n when_o munster_n say_v nothing_o of_o that_o but_o only_o what_o i_o have_v produce_v out_o of_o he_o vi._n grotius_n follow_v camero_n and_o neither_o add_v nor_o change_v any_o thing_n but_o dr._n hammond_n have_v change_v the_o high_a man_n who_o be_v bless_v into_o the_o most_o high_a god_n bless_v for_o ever_o perhaps_o there_o will_v come_v some_o body_n afterward_o and_o add_v to_o these_o word_n that_o which_o our_o author_n subjoin_v out_o of_o st._n chrysostom_n as_o take_v out_o of_o some_o rabbin_z from_o whence_o he_o will_v infer_v that_o all_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n be_v very_o well_o know_v to_o the_o ancient_a jew_n as_o common_a fame_n be_v magnify_v the_o further_a it_o go_v so_o testimony_n not_o look_v into_o in_o the_o author_n themselves_o be_v many_o time_n enlarge_v as_o they_o be_v deliver_v from_o hand_n to_o hand_n chap._n vi_o verse_n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d our_o author_n here_o in_o his_o paraphrase_n add_v to_o child_n subject_n and_o to_o parent_n prince_n in_o which_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v commit_v a_o double_a fault_n first_o in_o suppose_v that_o the_o word_n child_n here_o comprehend_v under_o it_o subject_n and_o the_o word_n parent_n in_o the_o decalogue_n magistrate_n which_o appear_v by_o no_o example_n nor_o any_o reason_n i_o do_v not_o deny_v indeed_o but_o that_o according_a to_o the_o most_o sacred_a law_n of_o human_a society_n and_o consequent_o of_o god_n himself_o people_n ought_v to_o obey_v magistrate_n as_o long_o as_o they_o command_v nothing_o which_o be_v contrary_a to_o true_a devotion_n society_n or_o good_a manner_n that_o obedience_n be_v as_o necessary_a and_o natural_a a_o duty_n as_o for_o child_n to_o obey_v their_o parent_n because_o without_o it_o society_n for_o which_o we_o be_v form_v and_o bear_v can_v consist_v but_o hence_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o when_o the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o the_o honour_n due_a to_o parent_n we_o must_v
itself_o or_o a_o sacrifice_n general_o consider_v and_o as_o untrue_a be_v it_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v the_o office_n or_o action_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n in_o prepare_v the_o sacrifice_n to_o be_v offer_v rather_o than_o any_o other_o part_n of_o the_o public_a worship_n of_o god_n so_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v nothing_o but_o a_o public_a oblation_n of_o the_o philippian_n faith_n to_o god_n and_o those_o two_o word_n signify_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n to_o wit_n the_o action_n of_o the_o apostle_n public_o offer_v up_o to_o god_n the_o faith_n of_o the_o philippian_n verse_n 20._o i_o think_v the_o place_n in_o hesychius_n need_v no_o correction_n unless_o perhaps_o instead_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o ought_v to_o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v equal_a in_o a_o balance_n of_o equal_a weight_n for_o so_o the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v as_o any_o lexicon_n will_v show_v which_o i_o wonder_v our_o author_n do_v not_o consult_v chap._n iii_o verse_n 1._o note_v a._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o be_v subjoin_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can_v otherwise_o be_v render_v than_o be_v not_o to_o i_o grievous_a i._n e._n i_o do_v not_o think_v it_o grievous_a to_o write_v the_o same_o thing_n it_o do_v not_o appear_v by_o any_o example_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v cowardly_a or_o that_o which_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o fearfulness_n dr._n hammond_n do_v not_o well_o understand_v phavorinus_n who_o word_n be_v these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v it_o must_v be_v observe_v that_o though_o homer_n have_v put_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o not_o to_o labour_v yet_o the_o more_o common_a use_n of_o those_o who_o have_v write_v since_o homer_n be_v to_o put_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o fear_n in_o which_o sense_n it_o be_v frequent_o use_v in_o sophocles_n see_v about_o this_o eustathius_n p._n 545._o ed._n rom._n from_o who_o phavorinus_n borrow_v this_o remark_n verse_n 2._o note_n b._n it_o be_v much_o better_a to_o understand_v these_o thing_n as_o speak_v of_o the_o jew_n to_o who_o grotius_n apply_v they_o who_o may_v be_v consult_v for_o they_o who_o proud_o call_v themselves_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v with_o reason_n style_v here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v the_o cut_n or_o rend_v because_o they_o rend_v asunder_o the_o church_n of_o christ._n i._o the_o passage_n which_o our_o author_n cite_v out_o of_o the_o apocal._n shall_v be_v consider_v in_o its_o proper_a place_n but_o from_o gal._n vi_fw-la 13_o it_o do_v not_o at_o all_o appear_v that_o those_o who_o the_o apostle_n there_o blame_v be_v not_o circumcise_v nay_o the_o contrary_n may_v be_v infer_v as_o i_o have_v show_v on_o that_o place_n it_o be_v strange_a our_o learned_a author_n shall_v cite_v the_o word_n of_o s._n paul_n so_o as_o if_o he_o have_v express_o say_v that_o the_o gnostic_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o so_o much_o as_o circumcise_v when_o the_o apostle_n speak_v quite_o otherwise_o as_o any_o one_o that_o look_v into_o the_o place_n will_v see_v ii_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d belong_v to_o those_o who_o be_v true_o jew_n because_o those_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cut_v asunder_o the_o christian_a church_n whilst_o they_o endeavour_v to_o impose_v the_o moysaicall_a rite_n upon_o the_o gentile_n against_o their_o will_n and_o such_o be_v just_o call_v both_o dog_n and_o schismatic_n who_o bark_v and_o snarl_v at_o all_o that_o refuse_v to_o submit_v to_o the_o jewish_a yoke_n and_o keep_v up_o faction_n in_o the_o church_n see_v rom._n fourteen_o verse_n 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o though_o set_v simple_o without_o any_o addition_n must_v be_v understand_v a_o resurrection_n to_o a_o bless_a life_n because_o though_o the_o dead_a body_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v to_o be_v restore_v to_o their_o former_a state_n yet_o that_o restoration_n be_v hardly_o worth_a the_o happy_a name_n of_o a_o resurrection_n which_o be_v succeed_v by_o eternal_a death_n thus_o polycarpus_n also_o speak_v in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o philippian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o raise_v christ_n from_o the_o dead_a will_v raise_v we_o up_o also_o if_o we_o do_v his_o will_n and_o walk_v in_o his_o commandment_n verse_n 12._o note_n d._n tho_n s._n paul_n here_o use_v several_a word_n take_v from_o the_o agones_fw-la and_o though_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v perhaps_o signify_v the_o most_o noble_a and_o valuable_a reward_n yet_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o agonistical_a term_n i_o shall_v not_o believe_v till_o i_o see_v some_o place_n in_o a_o ancient_a writer_n who_o in_o the_o description_n of_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d use_v it_o in_o that_o sense_n for_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o think_v that_o st._n paul_n keep_v in_o every_o thing_n to_o the_o same_o metaphor_n nor_o can_v it_o be_v infer_v from_o the_o phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v to_o attain_v to_o those_o reward_n unless_o a_o example_n to_o that_o purpose_n be_v allege_v i._o i_o acknowledge_v that_o gregory_n nyssen_n call_v the_o death_n of_o a_o martyr_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o he_o do_v not_o therefore_o allude_v to_o the_o agonistical_a way_n of_o speak_v in_o that_o word_n as_o in_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ecclesiastical_a writer_n very_o often_o call_v martyr_n athletae_fw-la and_o the_o death_n of_o martyr_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o use_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o signify_v that_o they_o be_v dead_a not_o that_o those_o three_o word_n be_v all_o by_o the_o same_o metaphor_n take_v from_o the_o agones_fw-la but_o because_o they_o who_o have_v struggle_v under_o the_o torment_v inflict_v on_o they_o by_o the_o heathen_n be_v at_o length_n consummate_v by_o death_n that_o be_v finish_v suffer_v all_o that_o they_o can_v suffer_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o christ_n the_o learned_a joan._n casp_n suicerus_fw-la have_v collect_v a_o great_a many_o example_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o these_o acceptation_n in_o his_o thesaurus_fw-la ecclesiasticus_fw-la and_o the_o latin_a father_n frequent_o use_v the_o word_n consummari_fw-la and_o consummationem_fw-la which_o without_o doubt_n be_v not_o agonistical_a term_n ii_o it_o be_v not_o probable_a that_o the_o apostle_n james_n in_o c._n i._n 17_o have_v a_o reference_n to_o the_o reward_n of_o the_o agones_fw-la because_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o agonistical_a name_n signify_v the_o reward_n of_o such_o as_o overcome_v of_o the_o passage_n allege_v out_o of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n i_o shall_v treat_v in_o that_o epistle_n iii_o what_o our_o author_n say_v about_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v true_a but_o s._n chrysostom_n observation_n do_v not_o belong_v to_o that_o but_o to_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nâ—tsahh_n iu_o st._n paul_n here_o use_v the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o a_o more_o general_a sense_n not_o for_o death_n but_o the_o attainment_n of_o perfection_n from_o which_o man_n can_v fall_v into_o a_o unhappy_a condition_n such_o as_o be_v the_o perfection_n of_o the_o saint_n admit_v into_o the_o mansion_n of_o eternal_a blessedness_n so_o that_o his_o meaning_n be_v this_o that_o he_o have_v not_o as_o yet_o attain_v to_o such_o a_o degree_n of_o holiness_n as_o be_v perfect_a from_o which_o he_o can_v not_o fall_v we_o meet_v with_o this_o verb_n use_v to_o signify_v perfection_n in_o virtue_n in_o jam._n two_o 22_o 1_o joh._n two_o 5_o and_o four_o 12_o 13_o 18._o see_v also_o verse_n 15._o of_o this_o chap._n ibid._n note_v f._n that_o which_o be_v say_v of_o one_o of_o the_o ancient_n nâ—scivit_fw-la manum_fw-la de_fw-la tabula_fw-la tollere_fw-la may_v just_o be_v apply_v to_o our_o author_n who_o seldom_o know_v when_o he_o have_v say_v enough_o about_o one_o thing_n because_o in_o some_o place_n he_o have_v some_o reason_n to_o think_v that_o the_o gnostic_n be_v refer_v to_o by_o the_o apostle_n therefore_o wherever_o there_o be_v but_o the_o least_o occasion_n for_o such_o a_o suspicion_n the_o gnostic_n must_v undoubted_o be_v respect_v as_o if_o all_o the_o heretic_n and_o wicked_a man_n that_o disturb_v the_o christian_a church_n at_o that_o time_n have_v be_v gnostic_n and_o so_o
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rahah_n and_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v any_o sort_n of_o vice_n and_o therefore_o it_o may_v be_v put_v by_o st._n luke_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d intemperance_n because_o it_o be_v a_o more_o general_a name_n which_o comprehend_v under_o it_o the_o particular_a not_o that_o those_o word_n be_v ordinary_o confound_v 4_o it_o be_v true_a that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sometime_o have_v those_o signification_n which_o dr._n hammond_n attribute_n to_o they_o as_o also_o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d schibh_v use_v by_o moses_n but_o they_o likewise_o signify_v in_o general_a any_o kind_n of_o depravation_n or_o change_v for_o the_o worse_o in_o which_o sense_n i_o shall_v take_v the_o word_n in_o moses_n till_o it_o be_v evident_o prove_v that_o a_o general_a signification_n in_o he_o can_v have_v no_o place_n 5_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d no_o more_o signify_v violence_n than_o any_o other_o sort_n of_o injustice_n as_o i_o have_v show_v on_o gen._n vi_fw-la 13_o so_o that_o what_o our_o author_n build_v upon_o that_o signification_n be_v vain_a as_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o conjecture_n which_o rely_v upon_o this_o foundation_n our_o learned_a author_n often_o forge_v a_o interpretation_n by_o heap_v together_o a_o parcel_n of_o very_a slight_a conjecture_n afterward_o he_o raise_v what_o superstructure_n he_o please_v upon_o that_o interpretation_n and_o then_o last_o speak_v of_o the_o consectary_n he_o thence_o deduce_v as_o so_o many_o certain_a truth_n but_o we_o ought_v not_o only_o to_o set_v bound_n to_o our_o conjecture_n but_o especial_o to_o the_o consequence_n we_o deduce_v from_o they_o if_o we_o will_v not_o be_v in_o perpetual_a danger_n of_o err_a that_o danger_n no_o body_n here_o will_v be_v in_o who_o shall_v suppose_v that_o the_o man_n of_o the_o old_a world_n be_v very_o wicked_a man_n there_o be_v in_o that_o no_o conjecture_n because_o it_o be_v affirm_v by_o moses_n in_o plain_a word_n but_o whoever_o shall_v attempt_v particular_o to_o explain_v what_o moses_n have_v say_v in_o general_a and_o give_v way_n in_o this_o matter_n to_o conjecture_n will_v find_v himself_o in_o the_o dark_a and_o this_o may_v suffice_v to_o have_v be_v say_v brief_o against_o a_o way_n of_o interpret_n dr._n hammond_n too_o often_o take_v ii_o it_o have_v be_v better_a to_o observe_v that_o from_o the_o very_a expression_n of_o st._n peter_n it_o may_v be_v gather_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o to_o be_v join_v with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o thus_o he_o speak_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o wit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o after_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o must_v repeat_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o which_o and_o by_o the_o spirit_n that_o watch_v he_o preach_v to_o who_o namely_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o they_o who_o be_v sometime_o disobedient_a etc._n etc._n verse_n 21._o note_n h._n i._n i_o think_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o true_a read_n not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o it_o may_v easy_o be_v that_o some_o transcriber_n not_o have_v another_o copy_n to_o write_v after_o but_o set_v down_o the_o word_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o prompter_n may_v confound_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v just_a in_o the_o same_o sense_n as_o if_o it_o be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d like_a as_o the_o word_n be_v manifest_o take_v in_o heb._n ix_o 24_o iu._n on_o which_o place_n see_v my_o note_n a_o pattern_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o similitude_n which_o it_o have_v with_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whence_o the_o vulgar_a interpreter_n translate_v it_o similis_fw-la formae_fw-la the_o other_o interpretation_n dr._n hammond_n give_v of_o this_o place_n be_v force_v ii_o he_o say_v indeed_o true_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sometime_o signify_v contrary_a which_o may_v be_v prove_v from_o several_a place_n in_o xenophon_n but_o not_o that_o which_o he_o allege_v out_o of_o hiero_n where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o simple_o contrary_a but_o dura_fw-la hard_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v severe_a as_o it_o be_v right_o render_v by_o j._n leunclavius_n chap._n iu._n verse_n 1._o note_v a._n our_o author_n here_o say_v that_o saint_n peter_n phrase_n in_o vers_fw-la 6._o of_o this_o chapter_n be_v hard_a and_o i_o do_v not_o deny_v it_o but_o i_o say_v also_o that_o he_o be_v a_o hard_a interpreter_n if_o ever_o any_o one_o deserve_v that_o name_n for_o here_o as_o one_o say_v lapides_fw-la loquor_fw-la he_o speak_v stone_n not_o word_n to_o mollify_v hard_a phrase_n the_o whole_a sense_n of_o this_o verse_n depend_v upon_o a_o particular_a elegancy_n arise_v from_o the_o ambignity_n of_o the_o phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o suffer_v in_o the_o flesh_n or_o to_o the_o flesh_n which_o be_v use_v of_o christ_n signify_v that_o he_o suffer_v and_o die_v in_o his_o humane_a nature_n or_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o our_o humane_a nature_n i._n e._n of_o man_n but_o when_o we_o be_v say_v to_o die_v or_o suffer_v to_o the_o flesh_n we_o be_v understand_v to_o be_v no_o long_o devote_v to_o the_o flesh_n or_o to_o the_o vice_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o according_o st._n peter_n meaning_n be_v this_o see_v i_o say_v that_o christ_n have_v suffer_v to_o the_o flesh_n you_o also_o who_o ought_v to_o imitate_v he_o as_o far_o as_o you_o be_v able_a know_v that_o you_o must_v suffer_v to_o the_o flesh_n in_o a_o sense_n which_o be_v agreeable_a to_o you_o to_o wit_n whole_o renounce_v it_o for_o he_o that_o have_v suffer_v to_o the_o flesh_n have_v cease_v from_o sin_n just_o such_o another_o sort_n of_o reason_v we_o have_v in_o rom._n vi_fw-la 10_o 11._o in_o the_o place_n parallel_n to_o this_o for_o in_o that_o he_o die_v instead_o of_o which_o st._n peter_n here_o say_v suffer_v he_o die_v unto_o sin_n once_o but_o in_o that_o he_o live_v he_o live_v unto_o god_n likewise_o reckon_v you_o also_o yourselves_o to_o be_v dead_a indeed_o unto_o sin_n but_o alive_a unto_o god_n instead_o of_o to_o die_v unto_o sin_n here_o be_v to_o suffer_v to_o the_o flesh_n but_o both_o these_o phrase_n have_v the_o same_o ambiguity_n in_o they_o these_o place_n shall_v have_v be_v compare_v not_o verse_n 6._o with_o this_o which_o have_v no_o affinity_n with_o one_o another_o verse_n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d grotius_n on_o this_o place_n say_v it_o be_v idololatriae_fw-la quaedam_fw-la species_n adesse_fw-la sodalitiorum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr quibus_fw-la prosecta_fw-la falsis_fw-la diis_fw-la dantur_fw-la &_o in_o hac_fw-la maxim_n re_fw-la credibile_fw-la est_fw-la judaeos_fw-la antequam_fw-la christiani_n essent_fw-la 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