this_o the_o greek_a and_o several_a other_o version_n of_o the_o bible_n agree_v who_o make_v the_o prohibition_n of_o the_o wife_n daughter_n to_o end_n before_o he_o speak_v of_o his_o own_o sister_n and_o it_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o principal_a man_n among_o the_o karaite_n as_o he_o show_v cap._n 6._o but_o this_o be_v against_o the_o constant_a sense_n of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n who_o say_v it_o be_v lawful_a to_o marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o a_o mother-in-law_n which_o she_o have_v by_o another_o husband_n for_o there_o be_v no_o nearness_n of_o flesh_n at_o all_o between_o these_o two_o and_o therefore_o as_o in_o the_o nine_o verse_n the_o marriage_n of_o all_o brother_n and_o sister_n in_o general_a be_v forbid_v so_o here_o more_o particular_o the_o marriage_n with_o a_o sister_n by_o the_o same_o father_n though_o not_o by_o the_o same_o mother_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o be_v express_o forbid_v because_o before_o the_o law_n the_o son_n of_o noah_n think_v it_o lawful_a to_o marry_v a_o half_a sister_n as_o we_o speak_v by_o the_o father_n side_n though_o not_o by_o the_o mother_n see_v buxtorf_n de_fw-fr spons_fw-la &_o divort._n p._n 15_o 16._o and_o this_o be_v the_o ancient_a law_n of_o solon_n among_o the_o athenian_n that_o they_o may_v marry_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d their_o sister_n by_o the_o same_o father_n but_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d their_o sister_n by_o the_o same_o mother_n as_o joh._n meursius_n show_v in_o his_o themis_n attica_n lib._n i._o cap._n 18._o and_o if_o the_o one_o of_o these_o have_v not_o be_v in_o so_o many_o word_n prohibit_v as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o the_o jew_n may_v still_o have_v continue_v in_o that_o practice_n which_o be_v usual_a before_o the_o law_n see_v sam._n petitus_fw-la in_o leges_fw-la attica_n p._n 440._o some_o be_v of_o the_o opinion_n that_o in_o the_o nine_o verse_n the_o son_n of_o a_o second_o venture_n be_v forbid_v to_o marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o the_o first_o and_o here_o the_o son_n of_o the_o first_o venture_n to_o marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o the_o second_o and_o other_o fancy_n that_o the_o sister_n here_o mean_v be_v one_o that_o be_v adopt_v by_o his_o father_n ver._n 12._o verse_n 12_o thou_o shall_v not_o uncover_v the_o nakedness_n of_o thy_o father_n sister_n and_o it_o make_v no_o difference_n whether_o she_o be_v his_o father_n sister_n legitimate_o or_o illegitimate_o beget_v by_o his_o grandfather_n as_o r._n levi_n barcelonita_n represent_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n precept_n cxcvii_o such_o marriage_n also_o be_v prohibit_v by_o the_o ancient_a roman_n as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v in_o the_o place_n forename_a lib._n v._n cap._n 11._o p._n 605._o though_o before_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n they_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v lawful_a for_o it_o be_v common_o think_v that_o his_o father_n amram_v marry_v his_o aunt_n jochobe_v vi_o exod._n 20._o and_o therefore_o no_o wonder_n it_o be_v practise_v in_o other_o country_n who_o be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o this_o prohibition_n particular_o at_o sparta_n where_o herodotus_n say_v in_o his_o erato_n cap._n 71._o archidamus_n their_o king_n marry_v lampito_n who_o be_v sister_n to_o his_o father_n zeuxidamus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d leutychides_n who_o be_v father_n both_o to_o she_o and_o to_o zeuxidamus_n give_v she_o to_o he_o in_o marriage_n she_o be_v thy_o father_n near_a kinswoman_n so_o near_o that_o as_o he_o can_v not_o be_v permit_v to_o marry_v she_o so_o his_o son_n also_o who_o be_v but_o a_o little_a further_o remove_v from_o she_o be_v forbid_v to_o touch_v she_o and_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o a_o man_n may_v not_o marry_v his_o aunt_n a_o uncle_n may_v not_o marry_v his_o niece_n which_o though_o practise_v among_o the_o roman_n after_o claudius_n marry_v agrippina_n till_o the_o time_n of_o constantine_n yet_o it_o be_v a_o new_a thing_n as_o claudius_n himself_o acknowledge_v in_o tacitus_n nova_fw-la nohis_fw-la in_o fratrum_fw-la filias_fw-la conjugia_fw-la lib._n xii_o annal._n marriage_n with_o our_o brother_n daughter_n be_v new_a thing_n with_o we_o and_o all_o he_o can_v say_v for_o it_o be_v that_o it_o be_v common_a in_o other_o nation_n nec_fw-la lege_fw-la ulla_fw-la prohibita_fw-la and_o not_o forbid_v by_o any_o law_n and_o indeed_o the_o newness_n of_o it_o so_o fright_a domitian_n that_o he_o will_v not_o venture_v upon_o it_o nor_o do_v many_o use_n it_o which_o show_v that_o this_o law_n have_v some_o foundation_n in_o nature_n which_o make_v those_o man_n cautious_a about_o such_o marriage_n who_o have_v nothing_o else_o to_o guide_v they_o or_o at_o least_o there_o have_v be_v such_o a_o long_a custom_n against_o they_o in_o the_o western_a part_n of_o the_o world_n that_o man_n who_o be_v otherwise_o very_o bad_a will_v not_o help_v to_o alter_v it_o ver._n 13._o verse_n 13_o thou_o shall_v not_o uncover_v the_o nakedness_n of_o thy_o mother_n sister_n for_o she_o be_v thy_o mother_n near_a kinswoman_n there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n for_o this_o as_o for_o the_o former_a prohibition_n the_o aunt_n by_o the_o mother_n side_n be_v as_o near_o to_o a_o man_n as_o his_o aunt_n by_o the_o father_n ver._n 14._o verse_n 14_o thou_o shall_v not_o uncover_v the_o nakedness_n of_o thy_o father_n brother_n this_o be_v explain_v in_o the_o next_o word_n thou_o shall_v not_o approach_v to_o his_o wife_n that_o be_v not_o marry_v thy_o uncle_n wife_n and_o therefore_o much_o less_o may_v a_o uncle_n marry_v his_o brother_n daughter_n as_o herodotus_n tell_v we_o darius_n marry_v phrataguna_n the_o daughter_n of_o his_o brother_n atarnes_n who_o give_v he_o all_o his_o estate_n with_o she_o and_o leonides_n king_n of_o sparta_n marry_v gorgo_n the_o daughter_n of_o his_o brother_n cleomenes_n see_v lib._n vii_o call_v polymnia_n cap._n ccxxiu_o and_o ccxxxix_o she_o be_v thy_o aunt_n by_o such_o near_a affinity_n that_o marriage_n be_v forbid_v with_o she_o as_o well_o as_o with_o a_o aunt_n by_o consanguinity_n v._o 12_o 13._o in_o which_o the_o ancient_a roman_n also_o be_v very_o strict_a as_o our_o selden_n observe_v in_o the_o place_n abovenamed_a and_o it_o make_v no_o difference_n whether_o he_o be_v only_o espouse_v to_o she_o or_o have_v after_o marriage_n divorce_v she_o or_o be_v separate_v by_o death_n or_o whether_o he_o be_v his_o father_n brother_n legitimate_o or_o spurious_o as_o r._n levi_n barcelonita_n observe_v precept_n cxcix_o and_o cc._n where_o he_o note_v that_o though_o the_o father_n brother_n wife_n be_v only_o mention_v yet_o the_o mother_n brother_n wife_n be_v also_o prohibit_v this_o be_v repeat_v xx._n 20._o ver._n 15._o verse_n 15_o thou_o shall_v not_o uncover_v the_o nakedness_n of_o thy_o daughter-in-law_n she_o be_v thy_o son_n wife_n etc._n etc._n though_o only_o espouse_v to_o he_o and_o therefore_o much_o more_o when_o solemn_o marry_v as_o the_o same_o r._n levi_n explain_v it_o precept_n cci_o where_o he_o have_v the_o same_o observation_n as_o before_o that_o if_o she_o be_v afterward_o divorce_v he_o may_v not_o marry_v she_o and_o that_o it_o be_v probable_a the_o wife_n of_o a_o bastard_n son_n be_v prohibit_v for_o he_o be_v his_o son_n though_o a_o child_n by_o a_o slave_n or_o a_o stranger_n be_v never_o call_v a_o man_n son_n ver._n 16._o verse_n 16_o thou_o shall_v not_o uncover_v the_o nakedness_n of_o thy_o brother_n wife_n etc._n etc._n unless_o he_o die_v childless_a for_o in_o that_o case_n the_o next_o brother_n be_v bind_v to_o marry_v she_o xxv_o deut._n 5._o see_v buxtorf_n de_fw-fr spons_fw-la p._n 25._o and_o grotius_n in_o fourteen_o matth._n 4._o much_o less_o may_v a_o man_n marry_v his_o brother_n daughter_n as_o be_v before_o note_v who_o be_v near_o to_o he_o and_o of_o his_o own_o flesh_n which_o be_v so_o much_o abhor_v by_o the_o ancient_a roman_n that_o claudius_n caesar_n dare_v not_o celebrate_v his_o marriage_n with_o agrippina_n till_o he_o have_v get_v a_o decree_n of_o the_o senate_n for_o it_o quo_fw-la justae_fw-la inter_fw-la patruos_fw-la fratrumque_fw-la filias_fw-la nuptiae_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o posterum_fw-la statuerentur_fw-la which_o make_v the_o marriage_n of_o uncle_n with_o their_o brother_n daughter_n to_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o future_a which_o hitherto_o have_v be_v without_o example_n so_o tacitus_n relate_v in_o the_o forenamed_a book_n of_o his_o annal_n cap._n 5._o where_o he_o say_v notwithstanding_o this_o decree_n there_o be_v none_o find_v but_o only_o one_o man_n who_o desire_v such_o matrimony_n and_o most_o thought_n he_o do_v it_o to_o gain_v agrippina_n favour_n neque_fw-la tamen_fw-la repertus_fw-la est_fw-la nisi_fw-la unus_fw-la talis_fw-la matrimonii_fw-la cupitor_fw-la etc._n etc._n ver._n 17._o verse_n 17_o thou_o shall_v not_o uncover_v the_o nakedness_n of_o a_o
woman_n and_o her_o daughter_n if_o a_o man_n marry_v a_o widow_n that_o have_v a_o daughter_n it_o be_v a_o wicked_a thing_n to_o marry_v that_o daughter_n either_o while_n her_o mother_n live_v or_o after_o she_o be_v dead_a neither_o shall_v thou_o take_v her_o son_n daughter_n nor_o her_o daughter_n daughter_n to_o uncover_v her_o nakedness_n to_o preserve_v they_o from_o this_o the_o jew_n add_v as_o a_o hedge_n to_o this_o law_n a_o prohibition_n to_o marry_v the_o granddaughter_n of_o such_o daughter_n as_o r._n levi_n barcelonita_n tell_v we_o precept_n ccv_o for_o they_o be_v her_o near_a kinswoman_n of_o such_o consanguinity_n with_o she_o from_o who_o they_o direct_o come_v as_o make_v it_o very_o criminal_a in_o he_o that_o be_v one_o with_o she_o to_o marry_v they_o it_o be_v wickedness_n the_o hebrew_n word_n zimmah_o import_v more_o than_o wickedness_n the_o lxx_o translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d impiety_n the_o vulgar_a latin_a incest_n other_o nefarious_a wickedness_n which_o be_v the_o word_n in_o the_o civil_a law_n for_o those_o marriage_n that_o be_v contrary_a to_o nature_n such_o be_v these_o in_o some_o measure_n though_o not_o in_o the_o high_a degree_n ver._n 18._o verse_n 18_o neither_o shall_v thou_o take_v a_o wife_n to_o her_o sister_n there_o be_v a_o great_a many_o eminent_a writer_n who_o follow_v our_o marginal_a translation_n one_o wife_n to_o another_o imagine_v that_o here_o plurality_n of_o wife_n be_v express_o forbid_v by_o god_n and_o they_o think_v there_o be_v a_o example_n to_o justify_v this_o translation_n in_o xxvi_o exod._n 3._o where_o moses_n be_v command_v to_o take_v care_n the_o five_o curtain_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v couple_v together_o one_o to_o its_o sister_n as_o the_o hebrew_n phrase_n be_v i._n e._n one_o to_o another_o and_o so_o the_o karaite_n interpret_v this_o place_n that_o a_o man_n have_v a_o wife_n shall_v not_o take_v another_o while_o she_o live_v which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a will_v solve_v several_a difficulty_n but_o there_o be_v such_o strong_a reason_n against_o it_o that_o i_o can_v think_v it_o to_o be_v the_o meaning_n for_o as_o more_o wife_n than_o one_o be_v indulge_v before_o the_o law_n so_o they_o be_v after_o and_o moses_n himself_o suppose_v as_o much_o when_o he_o provide_v a_o man_n shall_v not_o prefer_v a_o child_n he_o have_v by_o a_o belove_a wife_n before_o one_o by_o she_o who_o he_o hate_v if_o he_o be_v the_o elder_a son_n which_o plain_o intimate_v a_o allowance_n in_o his_o law_n of_o more_o wife_n than_o one_o and_o so_o we_o find_v express_o their_o king_n may_v have_v though_o not_o a_o multitude_n xvii_o deut._n 17._o and_o their_o best_a king_n who_o read_v god_n law_n day_n and_o night_n and_o can_v not_o but_o understand_v it_o take_v many_o wife_n without_o any_o reproof_n nay_o god_n give_v he_o more_o than_o he_o have_v before_o by_o deliver_v his_o master_n wife_n to_o he_o 2_o sam._n xii_o 8._o and_o beside_o all_o this_o moses_n speak_v all_o along_o in_o this_o chapter_n of_o consanguinity_n it_o be_v reasonable_a as_o schindlerus_n observe_v to_o conclude_v he_o do_v so_o here_o not_o of_o one_o woman_n to_o another_o but_o of_o one_o sister_n to_o another_o there_o be_v also_o the_o like_a reason_n to_o understand_v the_o word_n sister_n proper_o in_o this_o place_n as_o the_o word_n daughter_n and_o mother_n in_o other_o v._o 17._o and_o xx._n 14._o where_o he_o forbid_v a_o man_n to_o take_v a_o woman_n and_o her_o daughter_n or_o a_o woman_n and_o her_o mother_n as_o theodorick_n hackspan_v judicious_o note_n disput_fw-la i._o de_fw-la locutionibus_fw-la sacris_fw-la n._n 29._o see_v selden_n l._n v._o de_fw-la jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n cap._n 6._o and_o buxtorf_n de_fw-fr sponsal_n p._n 28_o 29._o the_o meaning_n therefore_o be_v that_o though_o two_o wife_n at_o a_o time_n or_o more_o be_v permit_v in_o those_o day_n no_o man_n shall_v take_v two_o sister_n as_o jacob_n have_v former_o do_v beget_v of_o the_o same_o father_n or_o bear_v of_o the_o same_o mother_n whether_o legitimate_o or_o illegitimate_o as_o the_o forenamed_a r._n levi_n express_v it_o precept_n ccvi_o which_o though_o it_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v prohibit_v before_o by_o consequence_n and_o analogy_n because_o the_o marriage_n of_o a_o brother_n wife_n be_v forbid_v v._o 16._o yet_o it_o be_v here_o direct_o prohibit_v as_o other_o marriage_n be_v which_o be_v implicit_o forbid_v before_o for_o v._o 7._o the_o marriage_n of_o a_o son_n with_o his_o mother_n be_v forbid_v and_o v._o 10._o the_o marriage_n of_o a_o father_n with_o his_o daughter_n to_o vex_v she_o there_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v great_a emulation_n and_o jealousy_n and_o contention_n between_o wife_n some_o of_o they_o be_v more_o belove_v than_o other_o and_o also_o superior_a to_o they_o which_o between_o two_o sister_n will_v have_v be_v more_o intolerable_a than_o between_o two_o other_o woman_n who_o not_o be_v a_o consanguinitate_fw-la aequiore_fw-la animo_fw-la sub_fw-la eodem_fw-la marito_fw-la aetatem_fw-la unà _fw-la agant_fw-la as_o petrus_n cunaeus_n speak_v lib._n ii_o de_fw-fr repub._n hebr._n cap._n 23._o of_o the_o same_o consanguinity_n as_o two_o sister_n be_v may_v live_v with_o more_o equal_a and_o quiet_a mind_n under_o the_o same_o husband_n the_o vulgar_a latin_a understand_v this_o as_o if_o moses_n forbid_v they_o to_o make_v one_o sister_n their_o wife_n and_o the_o other_o their_o concubine_n which_o can_v not_o but_o beget_v the_o great_a discord_n between_o they_o in_o her_o life_n time_n from_o hence_o some_o infer_v that_o a_o man_n be_v permit_v to_o marry_v the_o sister_n of_o his_o former_a wife_n when_o she_o be_v dead_a so_o the_o talmudist_n but_o the_o karaite_n think_v it_o absolute_o unlawful_a as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v lib._n i._o de_fw-la uxore_fw-la hebr._fw-la cap._n 4._o for_o it_o be_v direct_o against_o the_o scope_n of_o all_o these_o law_n which_o prohibit_v man_n to_o marry_v at_o all_o with_o such_o person_n as_o be_v here_o mention_v either_o in_o their_o wife_n life_n time_n or_o after_o and_o there_o be_v a_o prohibition_n v._n 16._o to_o marry_v a_o brother_n wife_n it_o be_v unreasonable_a to_o think_v moses_n give_v they_o leave_v to_o marry_v their_o wive_n sister_n these_o word_n therefore_o in_o her_o life_n time_n be_v to_o be_v refer_v not_o to_o the_o first_o word_n neither_o shall_v thou_o take_v she_o but_o to_o the_o next_o to_o vex_v she_o as_o long_o as_o she_o live_v chaskuni_fw-la refer_v it_o to_o both_o the_o sister_n according_a to_o the_o targum_fw-la and_o make_v this_o the_o sense_n lest_o they_o shall_v both_o be_v afflict_v widow_n as_o long_o as_o they_o live_v for_o no_o body_n will_v marry_v either_o of_o they_o be_v defile_v by_o such_o a_o incestuous_a conjunction_n for_o which_o god_n cut_v off_o their_o husband_n in_o this_o the_o ancient_a christian_n be_v so_o strict_a that_o if_o a_o man_n after_o his_o wife_n die_v marry_v her_o sister_n he_o be_v by_o the_o ten_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o eliberis_n to_o be_v keep_v from_o the_o communion_n five_o year_n ver._n 19_o verse_n 19_o also_o thou_o shall_v not_o approach_v to_o a_o woman_n no_o not_o to_o his_o own_o wife_n as_o the_o forenamed_a r._n levi_n expound_v it_o precept_n ccvii_o though_o all_o other_o woman_n also_o be_v comprehend_v even_o their_o canaanitish_a slave_n as_o he_o observe_v as_o long_o as_o she_o be_v put_v apart_o for_o her_o uncleanness_n which_o be_v seven_o day_n xv._o 19_o all_o the_o law_n about_o marriage_n unto_o this_o place_n seem_v to_o have_v a_o special_a regard_n to_o the_o wicked_a custom_n among_o the_o egyptian_n who_o above_o all_o other_o people_n be_v then_o pollute_v with_o such_o incestuous_a mixture_n and_o now_o he_o proceed_v to_o direct_v they_o to_o abhor_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o canaanite_n who_o be_v pollute_v more_o than_o other_o nation_n with_o adultery_n and_o offer_v their_o child_n to_o molech_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o foul_a crime_n which_o follow_v for_o against_o the_o practice_n of_o these_o two_o nation_n the_o egyptian_n and_o the_o canaanite_n moses_n caution_n they_o v._n 3._o and_o according_o first_o mention_n the_o do_n of_o the_o egyptian_n unto_o this_o place_n and_o then_o those_o of_o the_o canaanite_n in_o the_o follow_a verse_n ver._n 20._o verse_n 20_o moreover_n thou_o shall_v not_o lie_v carnal_o with_o thy_o neighbour_n wife_n while_o he_o live_v with_o she_o for_o this_o be_v to_o commit_v adultery_n to_o defile_v thyself_o with_o she_o this_o signify_v the_o foul_a impurity_n as_o appear_v from_o v._o 23._o and_o be_v punish_v with_o death_n xx._n 10._o ver._n 21._o verse_n 21_o and_o thou_o shall_v not_o let_v any_o of_o thy_o seed_n i._n e._n of_o
a_o woman_n that_o be_v put_v away_o by_o her_o husband_n lie_v under_o a_o suspicion_n of_o something_o that_o be_v bad_a for_o which_o reason_n as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v in_o the_o place_n abovenamed_a a_o priest_n may_v not_o marry_v she_o who_o her_o husband_n brother_n refuse_v to_o marry_v after_o his_o death_n for_o he_o be_v holy_a unto_o his_o god_n consecrate_a after_o a_o special_a manner_n to_o the_o service_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o to_o dishonour_v his_o priesthood_n by_o such_o marriage_n as_o be_v not_o of_o good_a reputation_n if_o he_o do_v he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v suffer_v to_o minister_n until_o he_o have_v give_v such_o a_o wife_n a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n as_o maimonides_n say_v in_o biath_n hamikdasch_n cap._n 6._o a_o example_n of_o which_o there_o be_v in_o manasseh_n the_o brother_n of_o jaddua_n the_o highpriest_n who_o marry_v contrary_a to_o the_o law_n the_o daughter_n of_o sanballat_n the_o samaritan_n be_v command_v either_o to_o put_v she_o away_o or_o not_o to_o come_v to_o the_o altar_n see_v selden_n lib._n ii_o the_o successione_n in_o pontificatum_fw-la cap._n 6._o p._n 238._o ver._n 8._o verse_n 8_o thou_o shall_v sanctify_v he_o therefore_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v speak_v to_o moses_n and_o to_o all_o that_o shall_v succeed_v he_o in_o the_o supreme_a authority_n that_o they_o shall_v take_v care_n the_o priest_n shall_v not_o marry_v with_o such_o person_n or_o if_o they_o do_v not_o be_v suffer_v to_o minister_v in_o the_o priest_n office_n till_o they_o have_v put_v they_o away_o according_o we_o find_v that_o to_o keep_v the_o priesthood_n pure_a and_o to_o avoid_v all_o suspicion_n of_o any_o such_o pollution_n the_o name_n of_o the_o priest_n parent_n be_v careful_o preserve_v in_o the_o genealogical_a table_n as_o we_o learn_v from_o two_o ezra_n 62._o vii_o nehemiah_n 64._o see_v selden_n the_o succession_n in_o pontif._n lib._n ii_o cap._n 3._o vxor_fw-la hebr._n lib._n i._n cap._n 7._o for_o he_o offer_v the_o bread_n of_o thy_o god_n minister_v at_o the_o altar_n see_v v._o 6._o he_o shall_v be_v holy_a unto_o thou_o keep_v himself_o pure_a that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v unfit_a to_o offer_v sacrifice_n for_o the_o people_n as_o need_n shall_v require_v for_o i_o the_o lord_n which_o sanctify_v you_o be_o holy_a i_o who_o have_v take_v you_o to_o be_v my_o peculiar_a people_n excel_v in_o all_o perfection_n and_o therefore_o require_v person_n of_o extraordinary_a sanctity_n to_o minister_v unto_o i_o ver._n 9_o verse_n 9_o and_o the_o daughter_n of_o any_o priest_n if_o she_o profane_v herself_o by_o play_v the_o whore_n the_o hebrew_n doctor_n understand_v this_o of_o one_o marry_v at_o least_o espouse_v so_o aben-ezra_n and_o r._n sol._n jarchi_n say_v express_o our_o rabbin_n confess_v with_o one_o mouth_n that_o one_o not_o espouse_v be_v not_o concern_v in_o this_o law_n see_v selden_n lib._n i._o vxor_fw-la hebr._n cap._n 6._o and_o lib._n iii_o cap._n 23._o p._n 488._o she_o profane_v her_o father_n she_o be_v double_o guilty_a first_o in_o profane_v i._n e._n dishonour_v herself_o who_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o such_o a_o eminent_a person_n commit_v such_o a_o heinous_a crime_n and_o second_o in_o dishonour_v her_o father_n who_o reputation_n hereby_o suffer_v she_o shall_v be_v burn_v with_o fire_n which_o be_v the_o sore_a punishment_n among_o the_o jew_n see_v xx._n 14._o and_o be_v not_o inflict_v upon_o other_o person_n in_o this_o case_n who_o be_v bare_o stone_v xxii_o deut._n 24._o but_o only_a upon_o the_o daughter_n of_o a_o priest_n from_o who_o great_a virtue_n be_v expect_v but_o if_o the_o witness_n of_o this_o fact_n be_v convict_v of_o perjury_n by_o other_o credible_a witness_n produce_v by_o the_o woman_n or_o her_o father_n then_o both_o her_o husband_n who_o accuse_v she_o and_o those_o false_a witness_n suffer_v the_o same_o punishment_n that_o she_o shall_v have_v do_v see_v selden_n lib._n iii_o vxor_fw-la hebr._n cap._n 1._o p._n 321._o ver._n 10._o verse_n 10_o he_o that_o be_v the_o highpriest_n among_o his_o brethren_n hitherto_o the_o law_n give_v in_o this_o case_n concern_v the_o common_a priest_n now_o follow_v those_o by_o which_o the_o highpriest_n be_v to_o govern_v himself_o who_o be_v under_o peculiar_a law_n more_o strict_a than_o the_o rest_n upon_o who_o head_n the_o anoint_v oil_n be_v pour_v etc._n etc._n he_o have_v a_o peculiar_a consecration_n different_a from_o the_o rest_n by_o pour_v the_o holy_a oil_n upon_o his_o head_n and_o clothe_v he_o with_o the_o most_o glorious_a robe_n see_v viii_o 7_o 8_o etc._n etc._n be_v in_o all_o reason_n to_o distinguish_v himself_o more_o than_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o priest_n from_o common_a men._n and_o that_o be_v consecrate_v in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v who_o hand_n be_v fill_v as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o fat_a and_o the_o right_a shoulder_n of_o the_o ram_n of_o consecration_n etc._n etc._n by_o which_o he_o be_v hallow_v to_o minister_v in_o the_o priest_n office_n xxix_o exod._n 22_o 23_o 24._o to_o put_v on_o the_o garment_n to_o be_v highpriest_n shall_v not_o uncover_v his_o head_n rather_o shall_v not_o let_v his_o hair_n grow_v neglect_v without_o trim_v as_o the_o manner_n be_v in_o token_n of_o mourning_n so_o onkelos_n and_o jonathan_n and_o a_o great_a many_o more_o see_v selden_n lib._n ii_o the_o successione_n in_o pontificatum_fw-la cap._n 5._o p._n 235._o and_o what_o i_o have_v note_v upon_o the_o ten_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n v._o 6._o nor_o rend_v his_o clothes_n another_o token_n of_o mourning_n which_o he_o be_v to_o forbear_v though_o the_o talmudist_n will_v have_v it_o that_o he_o may_v rend_v his_o garment_n at_o the_o bottom_n about_o his_o foot_n but_o not_o at_o the_o top_n down_o to_o his_o breast_n as_o p._n cunaeus_n observe_v out_o of_o mass_n horajoth_o lib._n ii_o de_fw-fr rep._n hebr._n cap._n 3._o before_o his_o anoint_v and_o consecration_n and_o put_v on_o the_o holy_a garment_n it_o be_v not_o unlawful_a for_o he_o to_o attend_v the_o funeral_n of_o his_o father_n and_o therefore_o eleazar_n be_v present_a when_o aaron_n die_v xx_o numb_a be_v as_o yet_o in_o a_o low_a ministry_n and_o not_o complete_o advance_v to_o the_o office_n of_o highpriest_n but_o only_o declare_v aaron_n successor_n by_o put_v on_o he_o his_o garment_n see_v x._o 6._o ver._n 11._o verse_n 11_o neither_o shall_v he_o go_v in_o to_o any_o dead_a body_n nor_o defile_v himself_o for_o his_o father_n or_o for_o his_o mother_n he_o may_v not_o go_v into_o the_o house_n where_o the_o body_n of_o his_o father_n or_o mother_n lay_v dead_a which_o be_v permit_v to_o the_o inferior_a priest_n v._o 2_o 3._o and_o consequent_o he_o be_v not_o to_o make_v any_o external_a sign_n of_o mourning_n for_o son_n or_o daughter_n brother_n or_o sister_n ver._n 12._o verse_n 12_o neither_o shall_v he_o go_v out_o of_o the_o sanctuary_n if_o he_o be_v there_o when_o he_o hear_v of_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n or_o mother_n he_o be_v not_o to_o stir_v out_o from_o thence_o till_o he_o have_v sinish_v his_o ministry_n see_v x._o 7._o for_o he_o have_v a_o little_a house_n after_o the_o temple_n be_v build_v within_o the_o precinct_n of_o it_o where_o he_o common_o remain_v all_o the_o day_n time_n which_o be_v call_v lischcath_n cohen_o gadol_n the_o parlour_n of_o the_o highpriest_n as_o cunaeus_n observe_v out_o of_o mass_n midoth_n lib._n ii_o de_fw-fr republ._n hebr._n cap._n 3._o at_o night_n he_o go_v to_o his_o own_o dwell_n house_n which_o be_v in_o jerusalem_n and_o no_o where_o else_o there_o he_o may_v perform_v all_o the_o office_n of_o a_o mourner_n except_o those_o which_o be_v here_o forbid_v and_o the_o people_n come_v to_o comfort_v he_o as_o maimonides_n relate_v in_o his_o treatise_n on_o this_o subject_a and_o sit_v upon_o the_o ground_n while_o he_o sit_v in_o his_o chair_n at_o the_o funeral_n feast_n they_o say_v let_v we_o be_v thy_o expiation_n i._n e._n let_v all_o the_o grief_n that_o be_v on_o thou_o fall_v upon_o we_o unto_o which_o he_o answer_v bless_a be_v you_o from_o heaven_n as_o their_o word_n be_v report_v in_o sanhedrim_n cap._n 2._o n._n 1._o nor_o profane_v the_o sanctuary_n of_o his_o god_n by_o prefer_v his_o affection_n to_o the_o dead_a before_o the_o service_n of_o god_n in_o the_o sanctuary_n or_o by_o return_v thither_o to_o his_o ministry_n when_o he_o have_v be_v defile_v by_o the_o dead_a which_o have_v be_v a_o great_a profanation_n for_o he_o that_o touch_v a_o dead_a body_n be_v unclean_a seven_o day_n xix_o numb_a 11_o 12._o for_o the_o crown_n of_o the_o anoint_v oil_n of_o his_o god_n be_v upon_o he_o some_o supply_n the_o word_n and_o
a_o manner_n such_o as_o be_v wont_a to_o live_v together_o in_o the_o same_o house_n for_o so_o father_n mother_n child_n brother_n and_o sister_n do_v who_o may_v easy_o be_v tempt_v to_o lewdness_n one_o with_o another_o if_o even_o marry_v together_o be_v not_o severe_o forbid_v and_o thus_o the_o lxx_o translate_v the_o word_n of_o the_o forego_n verse_n none_o of_o you_o shall_v approach_v to_o any_o that_o be_v near_o of_o kin_n to_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o as_o other_o copy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o those_o that_o be_v so_o near_o of_o kin_n that_o they_o usual_o dwell_v in_o the_o same_o house_n as_o parent_n and_o child_n brother_n and_o sister_n and_o the_o brother_n and_o sister_n of_o our_o parent_n mahomet_n as_o lewd_a and_o impudent_a as_o he_o be_v have_v not_o the_o boldness_n to_o control_v these_o law_n but_o in_o the_o four_o chapter_n of_o his_o alcoran_n express_o forbid_v his_o follower_n to_o marry_v their_o mother_n their_o mothers-in-law_n etc._n etc._n and_o a_o great_a many_o of_o the_o rest_n which_o here_o follow_v ver._n 8._o verse_n 8_o the_o nakedness_n of_o thy_o father_n wife_n shall_v thou_o not_o uncover_v that_o be_v of_o a_o stepmother_n such_o be_v the_o incest_n of_o reuben_n with_o bilhah_n xxxv_o gen._n 22._o and_o of_o absolom_n with_o the_o wife_n of_o his_o father_n david_n 2_o sam._n xvi_o 21_o 22._o and_o of_o antiochus_n soter_n with_o stratonice_n who_o abhor_v from_o such_o a_o conjunction_n be_v teach_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v honest_a that_o please_v the_o king_n but_o the_o thing_n itself_o be_v so_o hateful_a that_o the_o very_o name_v it_o be_v a_o condemnation_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v all_o one_o with_o the_o prime_n natural_a law_n which_o prohibit_v the_o conjunction_n of_o parent_n and_o child_n for_o she_o that_o be_v one_o flesh_n with_o my_o father_n as_o a_o great_a man_n speak_v be_v as_o near_o to_o i_o as_o my_o father_n and_o that_o be_v as_o near_o as_o my_o own_o mother_n as_o near_o i_o mean_v in_o the_o estimation_n of_o law_n though_o not_o in_o the_o account_n of_o nature_n and_o therefore_o though_o it_o be_v a_o crime_n of_o a_o less_o turpitude_n yet_o it_o be_v equal_o forbid_v and_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n not_o direct_o but_o by_o interpretation_n book_n ii_o chap._n 2._o ductor_n dubitantium_fw-la rule_n 3._o n._n 29._o it_o be_v thy_o father_n nakedness_n he_o have_v know_v she_o it_o be_v not_o permit_v the_o son_n to_o have_v she_o also_o nay_o the_o jew_n say_v if_o the_o father_n have_v only_o espouse_v she_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o the_o son_n to_o have_v she_o to_o wife_n or_o if_o he_o have_v divorce_v she_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o the_o son_n to_o have_v she_o even_o after_o he_o be_v dead_a see_v r._n levi_n barcelonita_n precept_n cxci_o buxtof_n de_fw-fr sponsal_n p._n 16_o 17._o ver._n 9_o verse_n 9_o the_o nakedness_n of_o thy_o sister_n as_o the_o nearness_n of_o flesh_n mention_v v._o 6._o above_o a_o man_n be_v his_o mother_n and_o below_o he_o be_v his_o daughter_n so_o on_o the_o side_n of_o he_o be_v his_o sister_n the_o daughter_n of_o thy_o father_n though_o she_o be_v beget_v by_o his_o father_n of_o another_o wife_n not_o of_o his_o mother_n yet_o he_o may_v not_o marry_v she_o or_o the_o daughter_n of_o thy_o mother_n bear_a of_o she_o by_o another_o husband_n not_o by_o his_o father_n whether_o she_o be_v bear_v at_o home_n or_o bear_v abroad_o be_v legitimate_o bear_v in_o wedlock_n or_o illegitimate_o out_o of_o wedlock_n as_o the_o talmudist_n expound_v it_o see_v selden_n lib._n v._o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n cap._n 10._o p._n 591._o where_o he_o observe_v that_o though_o the_o egyptian_n as_o philo_n and_o other_o report_n with_o such_o like_a nation_n think_v the_o marriage_n of_o brother_n and_o sister_n to_o be_v lawful_a and_o it_o be_v practise_v also_o in_o greece_n yet_o the_o great_a man_n in_o the_o western_a country_n condemn_v such_o marriage_n which_o some_o of_o the_o greek_a philosopher_n also_o disallow_v and_o euripides_n himself_o call_v barbarous_a even_o when_o it_o be_v practise_v insomuch_o that_o in_o after_o age_n this_o wicked_a custom_n be_v quite_o abolish_v and_o that_o before_o christianity_n be_v well_o settle_v among_o they_o for_o sextus_n empiricus_n say_v that_o in_o his_o time_n it_o be_v utter_o unlawful_a see_v there_o cap._n 11._o p._n 603_o 605_o etc._n etc._n where_o he_o show_v the_o roman_n always_o abhor_v such_o marriage_n nay_o it_o be_v late_o before_o the_o persian_n take_v up_o this_o abominable_a custom_n after_o the_o example_n of_o cambyses_n who_o be_v in_o love_n with_o his_o own_o sister_n as_o herodotus_n relate_v in_o his_o thalia_n cap._n xxxi_o and_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o marry_v she_o which_o be_v never_o practise_v before_o in_o that_o country_n he_o command_v the_o royal_a judge_n as_o he_o call_v they_o who_o be_v the_o interpreter_n of_o the_o law_n to_o advise_v whether_o he_o may_v lawful_o do_v it_o or_o no._n who_o to_o please_v he_o and_o yet_o not_o seem_v to_o give_v a_o illegal_a opinion_n answer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o they_o can_v find_v no_o law_n which_o permit_v a_o brother_n to_o marry_v his_o sister_n but_o there_o be_v a_o law_n that_o the_o persian_a king_n may_v do_v even_o what_o he_o will_v see_v grotius_n lib._n ii_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la belli_n &_o pacis_fw-la cap._n 5._o sect_n 13._o even_o their_o nakedness_n thou_o shall_v not_o uncover_v it_o shall_v be_v unlawful_a to_o thou_o to_o marry_v any_o of_o the_o forename_a sister_n for_o though_o the_o marriage_n of_o brother_n and_o sister_n be_v necessary_a in_o the_o beginning_n when_o god_n create_v but_o one_o man_n and_o one_o woman_n by_o who_o child_n the_o world_n be_v people_v yet_o when_o it_o be_v so_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v make_v utter_o unlawful_a as_o many_o have_v demonstrate_v particular_o bishop_n tailor_n in_o his_o ductor_n dubitantium_fw-la book_n ii_o chap._n 2._o rule_n 3._o n._n 24_o 25_o etc._n etc._n for_o now_o it_o be_v next_o to_o a_o unnatural_a mixture_n as_o he_o speak_v it_o have_v something_o of_o confusion_n in_o it_o and_o blending_a the_o very_a first_o part_n be_v of_o nature_n which_o make_v it_o intolerable_o scandalous_a and_o universal_o forbid_v for_o if_o it_o be_v not_o the_o mischief_n will_v be_v horrible_a and_o infinite_a ver._n 10._o verse_n 10_o the_o nakedness_n of_o thy_o son_n daughter_n or_o of_o thy_o daughter_n daughter_n even_o their_o nakedness_n thou_o shall_v not_o discover_v this_o law_n concern_v a_o man_n granddaughter_n by_o his_o son_n or_o his_o daughter_n whether_o legitimate_o or_o spurious_o beget_v as_o r._n levi_n barcelonita_n expound_v it_o precept_n cxciii_o who_o add_v in_o the_o next_o precept_n but_o one_o this_o be_v another_o prohibition_n thou_o shall_v not_o uncover_v the_o nakedness_n of_o 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11._o p._n 605._o etc._n etc._n ver._n 11._o verse_n 11_o the_o nakedness_n of_o thy_o father_n wife_n daughter_n beget_v of_o thy_o father_n she_o be_v thy_o sister_n thou_o shall_v not_o uncover_v her_o nakedness_n this_o prohibition_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o v._o 9_o some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n have_v expound_v this_o concern_v the_o daughter_n of_o a_o mother-in-law_n beget_v by_o another_o father_n for_o the_o word_n may_v be_v thus_o translate_v as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v the_o order_n of_o they_o will_v bear_v lib._n i._n de_fw-fr uxore_fw-la hebr._fw-la cap._n 4._o the_o nakedness_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o thy_o father_n wife_n for_o she_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o thy_o father_n be_v thy_o sister_n thou_o shall_v not_o discover_v and_o with_o
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the_o father_n before_o the_o mother_n with_o such_o like_a thing_n he_o may_v consult_v simeon_n de_fw-fr muis_fw-la in_o his_o varia_n sacra_fw-la p._n 356_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 3._o verse_n 3_o and_o for_o his_o sister_n a_o virgin_n i_o see_v no_o reason_n why_o it_o shall_v be_v restrain_v to_o his_o whole_a sister_n both_o by_o father_n and_o mother_n side_n as_o some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n will_v have_v it_o for_o that_o his_o half_a sister_n by_o either_o of_o they_o be_v nigh_o unto_o he_o as_o it_o here_o follow_v it_o appear_v by_o the_o law_n about_o incestuous_a marriage_n xviii_o 9_o which_o have_v have_v no_o husband_n to_o take_v care_n of_o her_o funeral_n which_o her_o brother_n therefore_o though_o a_o priest_n might_n it_o be_v common_o observe_v that_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n here_o of_o his_o wife_n but_o maimonides_n with_o great_a reason_n think_v it_o be_v lawful_a for_o he_o to_o mourn_v for_o she_o but_o it_o be_v needless_a to_o mention_v she_o 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