all_o other_o claim_n must_v depend_v which_o be_v absurd_a it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v they_o have_v and_o they_o have_v not_o a_o right_a at_o the_o same_o time_n but_o then_o if_o he_o can_v not_o bring_v the_o inheritance_n along_o with_o he_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o the_o widow_n to_o marry_v he_o at_o all_o as_o appear_v by_o undeniable_a consequence_n from_o levit._n 18._o 9_o the_o decease_a husband_n brother_n uterine_n be_v consider_v as_o her_o own_o half_a brother_n which_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n as_o for_o a_o brother_n to_o marry_v his_o half_a sister_n which_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o law_n again_o if_o none_o can_v marry_v the_o widow_n for_o the_o purpose_n aforesaid_a of_o hinder_v the_o name_n of_o the_o decease_a from_o be_v blot_v out_o and_o of_o raise_v up_o the_o name_n of_o the_o dead_a upon_o his_o inheritance_n but_o he_o that_o have_v a_o right_a of_o redeem_v the_o say_a inheritance_n and_o if_o none_o have_v a_o right_a of_o redeem_v the_o 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and_o maimonides_n and_o a_o thousand_o more_o shall_v not_o have_v grant_v this_o yet_o the_o scripture_n itself_o will_v sufficient_o have_v prove_v it_o for_o i_o have_v show_v levit._n 25._o 48._o 49._o to_o belong_v as_o well_o to_o the_o redemption_n of_o inheritance_n as_o person_n and_o in_o that_o place_n we_o have_v these_o word_n after_o he_o be_v sell_v he_o may_v be_v redeem_v again_o one_o of_o his_o brethren_n may_v redeem_v he_o either_o his_o uncle_n or_o his_o uncle_n son_n may_v redeem_v he_o or_o if_o he_o be_v able_a he_o may_v redeem_v himself_o where_o that_o only_o paternal_a kindred_n be_v to_o be_v mean_v may_v be_v prove_v by_o undeniable_a argument_n as_o for_o the_o signification_n of_o echad_n meachau_n v._n 48._o unus_fw-la ex_fw-la fratribus_fw-la ejus_fw-la though_o nothing_o can_v certain_o be_v infer_v from_o it_o if_o nothing_o else_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v yet_o when_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n we_o be_v tell_v that_o either_o dodo_n or_o 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as_o indeed_o it_o deserve_v jarchi_n opinion_n be_v found_v upon_o a_o supposition_n that_o ruth_n be_v not_o yet_o naturalize_v which_o i_o have_v already_o 〈◊〉_d already_o and_o she_o be_v by_o eusebius_n express_o call_v a_o proselyte_n hist_o eccles_n l._n 1._o c._n 7._o where_n speak_v of_o the_o burn_a the_o record_n or_o table_n of_o genealogy_n by_o herod_n he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d disprove_v and_o he_o back_v his_o own_o sentiment_n with_o the_o authority_n of_o abenezra_n and_o may_v have_v do_v with_o that_o of_o joannes_n drusius_n too_o quest_n hebra_fw-la l._n 3._o quest_n 16._o but_o neither_o be_v this_o so_o right_a as_o it_o shall_v be_v it_o not_o be_v likely_a that_o her_o love_n to_o her_o two_o daughter_n in_o law_n shall_v make_v she_o so_o far_o forget_v the_o custom_n and_o usage_n of_o her_o country_n therefore_o let_v we_o try_v some_o other_o way_n and_o see_v if_o that_o will_v succeed_v any_o better_a be_v there_o any_o more_o son_n in_o 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to_o marry_v they_o which_o yet_o it_o will_v not_o be_v will_v you_o tarry_v for_o they_o till_o they_o be_v grow_v will_v you_o stay_v for_o they_o from_o have_v husband_n as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v you_o will_v not_o or_o it_o will_v be_v in_o vain_a if_o you_o shall_v for_o you_o yourselves_o will_v be_v past_a childbearing_n by_o that_o time_n and_o therefore_o she_o add_v present_o nay_o my_o daughter_n and_o then_o conclude_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v go_v out_o against_o i_o as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v it_o be_v impossible_a talk_v no_o more_o but_o leave_v i_o and_o go_v home_o again_o against_o all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v i_o know_v but_o two_o thing_n remain_v that_o deserve_v a_o answer_n the_o first_o concern_v the_o main_a question_n whether_o the_o marriage_n of_o boaz_n and_o ruth_n be_v celebrate_v in_o consequence_n of_o that_o law_n in_o deuteronomy_n by_o which_o the_o brother_n be_v to_o raise_v up_o seed_n to_o his_o decease_a brother_n and_o the_o 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represent_v it_o be_v this_o deut._n 25._o v._o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o we_o have_v these_o word_n and_o if_o the_o man_n like_v not_o to_o take_v his_o brother_n wife_n then_o let_v his_o brother_n wife_n go_v up_o to_o the_o gate_n unto_o the_o elder_n and_o say_v my_o husband_n brother_n refuse_v to_o raise_v up_o unto_o his_o brother_n a_o name_n in_o israel_n he_o will_v not_o perform_v the_o duty_n of_o my_o husband_n brother_n then_o the_o elder_n of_o his_o city_n shall_v call_v he_o and_o speak_v unto_o he_o and_o if_o he_o stand_v to_o it_o and_o say_v i_o like_v not_o to_o take_v she_o then_o shall_v his_o brother_n wife_n come_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o elder_n and_o loose_v his_o shoe_n from_o off_o his_o foot_n and_o spit_v in_o his_o face_n and_o shall_v answer_v and_o say_v so_o shall_v it_o be_v do_v unto_o the_o man_n that_o will_v not_o build_v up_o his_o brother_n house_n and_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v call_v in_o israel_n the_o house_n of_o he_o 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to_o the_o world_n he_o this_o dominion_n of_o the_o elder_a over_o the_o young_a be_v as_o ancient_a as_o the_o two_o first_o brethren_n that_o ever_o come_v into_o the_o world_n and_o be_v express_o warrant_v by_o god_n himself_o gen._n 4._o 7._o unto_o thou_o shall_v be_v his_o desire_n and_o thou_o shall_v rule_v over_o he_o now_o one_o great_a instance_n of_o that_o subjection_n and_o duty_n which_o be_v pay_v by_o the_o young_a to_o the_o elder_a in_o those_o time_n be_v this_o that_o in_o case_n the_o latter_a die_v without_o issue_n his_o widow_n may_v challenge_v the_o former_a as_o her_o own_o and_o late_a husband_n servant_n to_o perform_v the_o part_n and_o office_n of_o a_o husband_n in_o his_o stead_n and_o that_o it_o be_v indeed_o nothing_o else_o but_o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o servitude_n and_o subjection_n will_v appear_v not_o only_o from_o the_o reluctancy_n of_o onan_n of_o which_o i_o have_v already_o speak_v but_o from_o the_o story_n of_o sarah_n leah_n and_o 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time_n and_o she_o call_v his_o name_n gad._n v._n 13._o and_o leah_n say_v happy_a be_o i_o for_o the_o daughter_n will_v call_v i_o bless_v and_o she_o call_v his_o name_n asher_n this_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o that_o expression_n she_o shall_v bear_v upon_o my_o knee_n gen._n 30._o 13._o with_o allusion_n to_o as_o i_o conceive_v and_o in_o imitation_n of_o the_o stool_n mention_v in_o exod._n 1_o 16._o when_o you_o do_v the_o office_n of_o a_o midwife_n to_o the_o hebrew_n woman_n and_o see_v they_o upon_o the_o stool_n if_o it_o be_v a_o son_n than_o you_o shall_v kill_v he_o but_o if_o it_o be_v a_o daughter_n than_o she_o shall_v live_v in_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v hall_n haabuaim_v 70._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o sense_n be_v the_o same_o in_o both_o but_o not_o so_o accurate_a in_o the_o version_n of_o the_o seventy_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v about_o to_o bring_v forth_o but_o they_o can_v not_o yet_o make_v a_o judgement_n whether_o it_o be_v a_o 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that_o when_o it_o be_v say_v when_o the_o woman_n shall_v be_v upon_o the_o haabnaim_n that_o by_o that_o word_n some_o instrument_n or_o utensil_n make_v use_v of_o in_o the_o midwifery_n of_o those_o time_n must_v be_v understand_v and_o indeed_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a to_o have_v be_v any_o thing_n else_o but_o a_o stool_n of_o parturition_n where_o the_o woman_n in_o labour_n be_v place_v by_o the_o midwife_n which_o answer_v most_o natural_o to_o the_o signification_n of_o the_o preposition_n hall_n upon_o which_o be_v add_v to_o a_o word_n of_o the_o dual_a number_n to_o show_v that_o it_o be_v a_o fould_a stool_n such_o as_o be_v usual_o in_o the_o isle_n of_o church_n both_o for_o the_o more_o easy_a set_n and_o for_o the_o more_o easy_a place_n and_o remove_v but_o we_o may_v judge_v with_o more_o certainty_n of_o the_o goodness_n of_o this_o punctation_n if_o the_o hexapla_n or_o octapla_fw-la of_o origen_n which_o be_v unhappy_o lose_v can_v be_v retreive_v the_o 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progression_n of_o all_o human_a science_n from_o one_o proposition_n to_o another_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o foundation_n with_o sundry_a superstructure_n upon_o it_o and_o so_o abnaim_n in_o the_o place_n of_o exodus_fw-la be_v from_o ben_n filius_fw-la or_o which_o be_v all_o one_o from_o banah_n aedificavit_fw-la because_o generation_n or_o posterity_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o super-structure_n upon_o former_a age_n and_o because_o of_o the_o use_n of_o the_o word_n banah_n in_o matter_n of_o this_o kind_n as_o gen._n 16._o 2._o that_o i_o may_v obtain_v child_n by_o she_o in_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v oolai_n ibaneh_n mimennah_n perhaps_o i_o shall_v be_v build_v up_o by_o she_o and_o so_o also_o gen._n 30._o 3._o and_o ruth_n the_o four_o 11_o which_o be_v to_o this_o day_n a_o part_n of_o the_o jewish_a litany_n in_o all_o their_o marriage_n the_o lord_n make_v the_o woman_n that_o be_v come_v into_o thy_o house_n like_o rachel_n and_o like_o leah_n which_o two_o do_v build_v the_o house_n of_o israel_n where_o you_o see_v likewise_o that_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v at_o all_o of_o the_o two_o handmaid_n bilhah_n and_o zilpah_n notwithstanding_o they_o be_v the_o natural_a and_o proper_a mother_n of_o dan_n naphtali_n gad_n and_o asher_n but_o the_o whole_a business_n of_o build_v up_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n be_v ascribe_v perfect_o to_o rachel_n and_o leah_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o other_o do_v but_o supply_v their_o place_n and_o conceive_v in_o their_o stead_n and_o because_o in_o such_o case_n they_o be_v use_v to_o bring_v forth_o upon_o the_o knee_n of_o their_o mistress_n which_o do_v in_o this_o case_n supply_v the_o office_n of_o those_o maieutical_a stool_n mention_v exod._n 1._o 16_o
for_o all_o this_o of_o the_o same_o meaning_n with_o that_o of_o deut._n that_o his_o name_n be_v not_o put_v out_o of_o israel_n and_o with_o a_o like_a expression_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n num._n 27._o v._n 3_o 4._o our_o father_n die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o he_o be_v not_o in_o the_o company_n of_o they_o that_o gather_v themselves_o together_o against_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n why_o shall_v the_o name_n of_o our_o father_n be_v do_v away_o from_o among_o his_o family_n because_o he_o have_v no_o son_n give_v unto_o we_o therefore_o a_o possession_n among_o the_o brethren_n of_o our_o father_n where_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o a_o name_n be_v be_v do_v way_n from_o a_o family_n and_o a_o man_n be_v not_o leave_v a_o possession_n to_o some_o body_n to_o inherit_v in_o his_o right_n so_o as_o it_o be_v necessary_a the_o memory_n of_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v continue_v for_o the_o assert_v of_o the_o title_n be_v exact_o the_o same_o thing_n for_o woman_n can_v not_o continue_v the_o memory_n of_o their_o parent_n in_o all_o the_o old_a testament_n you_o scarce_o ever_o find_v they_o insert_v in_o the_o genealogy_n they_o have_v their_o name_n from_o oblivion_n as_o man_n have_v they_o from_o remembrance_n because_o they_o carry_v on_o and_o continue_v the_o pedigree_n of_o their_o forefather_n but_o the_o woman_n be_v reckon_v only_o as_o a_o part_n of_o their_o husband_n and_o their_o child_n as_o the_o posterity_n not_o of_o they_o but_o of_o their_o husband_n father_n and_o be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o posterity_n of_o their_o own_o to_o which_o we_o have_v a_o manifest_a allusion_n psalm_n 45._o 16._o instead_o of_o thy_o father_n thou_o shall_v have_v child_n who_o thou_o may_v make_v prince_n in_o all_o land_n it_o be_v necessary_a therefore_o that_o to_o propagate_v the_o memory_n of_o the_o father_n by_o the_o daughter_n when_o he_o have_v no_o male_a issue_n they_o shall_v be_v consider_v as_o heiress_n and_o the_o estate_n descend_v from_o they_o to_o their_o posterity_n in_o right_a of_o their_o father_n his_o name_n and_o memory_n be_v by_o this_o mean_v continue_v which_o otherwise_o will_v have_v perish_v as_o effectual_o as_o if_o he_o have_v have_v no_o child_n at_o all_o from_o all_o which_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o for_o a_o man_n name_n not_o to_o be_v put_v out_o of_o israel_n not_o to_o be_v do_v away_o from_o among_o his_o family_n and_o to_o rise_v up_o upon_o his_o inheritance_n be_v all_o of_o they_o the_o same_o thing_n last_o to_o put_v the_o matter_n yet_o far_o out_o of_o question_n ruth_n 3._o 13._o the_o redemption_n of_o the_o inheritance_n and_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o woman_n to_o who_o in_o right_n of_o her_o husband_n it_o belong_v as_o be_v intimate_o connect_v with_o one_o another_o be_v both_o of_o they_o express_v by_o the_o same_o word_n of_o redeem_v if_o he_o will_v redeem_v thou_o let_v he_o redeem_v thou_o both_o in_o the_o original_a hebrew_n and_o in_o the_o greek_a we_o render_v it_o if_o he_o will_v perform_v unto_o thou_o the_o part_n of_o a_o kinsman_n well_o let_v he_o do_v the_o kinsman_n part_n and_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a singular_o well_o si_fw-la te_fw-la voluerit_fw-la propinquitatis_fw-la jure_fw-la retinere_fw-la bene_fw-la res_fw-la acta_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-la autem_fw-la ille_fw-la noluerit_fw-la ego_fw-la te_fw-la absque_fw-la ullâ_fw-la dubitatione_n suscipiam_fw-la where_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o verb_n gaal_n in_o this_o place_n be_v exact_o the_o same_o with_o jibbem_fw-la in_o deuteronomy_n though_o the_o first_o be_v of_o a_o more_o extensive_a signification_n than_o the_o latter_a as_o likewise_o what_o our_o interpreter_n do_v here_o call_v perform_v the_o kinsman_n part_n be_v there_o by_o they_o style_v perform_v the_o husband_n part_n all_o which_o be_v mighty_o corroborate_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o josephus_n antiq._n l._n 5._o xi_o who_o tell_v this_o very_a story_n mention_n together_o with_o it_o the_o lose_n of_o the_o shoe_n and_o spit_v in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o refuser_n in_o pursuance_n of_o the_o law_n make_v in_o that_o behalf_n deut._n 25._o 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mr._n selden_n read_v right_o after_o drusius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v boaz_n appeal_n to_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o elder_n bid_v they_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o refusal_n of_o the_o near_a kinsman_n and_o then_o instruct_v ruth_n in_o pursuance_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n to_o take_v off_o his_o shoe_n and_o spit_n in_o his_o face_n which_o do_v he_o immediate_o marry_v she_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o they_o all_o but_o mr._n selden_n will_v not_o allow_v this_o to_o be_v any_o thing_n better_o than_o a_o mistake_n of_o josephus_n confusio_fw-la say_v he_o planissimè_fw-la binarum_fw-la legum_fw-la quarum_fw-la altera_fw-la de_fw-la haereditate_fw-la alienatâ_fw-la seu_fw-la emptores_fw-la invitante_fw-la redimendà _fw-la altera_fw-la de_fw-la fratriâ_fw-la ducendâ_fw-la est_fw-la but_o i_o think_v i_o have_v make_v it_o pretty_a plain_n already_o that_o it_o be_v mr._n selden_n himself_o be_v in_o the_o mistake_n not_o josephus_n and_o i_o can_v but_o observe_v that_o it_o be_v that_o learned_a gentleman_n misfortune_n to_o side_n with_o josephus_n only_o in_o his_o error_n as_o when_o he_o tell_v we_o the_o adoptive_a child_n be_v to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o name_n with_o his_o imputative_a father_n but_o when_o he_o speak_v reason_n as_o he_o do_v certain_o in_o this_o case_n to_o oppose_v he_o for_o josephus_n do_v not_o deliver_v this_o out_o of_o any_o authentic_a record_n as_o be_v apparent_a by_o this_o that_o we_o have_v already_o find_v he_o in_o several_a mistake_n but_o it_o be_v only_o his_o own_o opinion_n or_o perhaps_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o learned_a man_n of_o his_o time_n that_o this_o place_n be_v to_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o leviratus_n and_o so_o he_o add_v the_o description_n of_o this_o ceremony_n de_fw-fr svo_fw-la as_o be_v a_o part_n of_o that_o law_n and_o which_o he_o think_v be_v never_o omit_v in_o case_n the_o person_n to_o who_o the_o challenge_n be_v make_v refuse_v to_o accept_v it_o only_o this_o indeed_o be_v much_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o as_o a_o very_a great_a inconsistency_n in_o josephus_n that_o he_o shall_v acknowledge_v the_o marriage_n of_o boaz_n and_o ruth_n to_o have_v be_v make_v in_o consequence_n and_o pursuance_n of_o that_o law_n of_o moses_n by_o which_o the_o brother_n be_v to_o propagate_v the_o name_n and_o memory_n of_o the_o brother_n and_o yet_o understand_v that_o expression_n that_o his_o name_n be_v not_o put_v out_o of_o israel_n as_o if_o the_o child_n be_v to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o name_n with_o his_o adoptive_a father_n when_o as_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o the_o son_n of_o ruth_n by_o boaz_n be_v not_o call_v mahlon_n but_o obed_n which_o name_n be_v from_o habad_a servivit_fw-la and_o be_v give_v he_o as_o i_o conceive_v for_o this_o reason_n to_o denote_v that_o he_o be_v a_o servant_n to_o mahlon_n to_o continue_v his_o name_n upon_o his_o inheritance_n and_o propagate_v his_o memory_n by_o a_o new_a succession_n of_o descendant_n from_o his_o loin_n to_o after_o age_n which_o be_v still_o a_o further_a confirmation_n of_o what_o i_o have_v endeavour_v to_o prove_v but_o it_o may_v be_v still_o object_v that_o ruth_n be_v a_o stranger_n a_o moabitish_a woman_n neither_o boaz_n nor_o any_o other_o jew_n can_v marry_v she_o it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v agreeable_a to_o any_o law_n that_o it_o be_v express_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n deut._n 7._o 3._o neither_o shall_v thou_o make_v marriage_n with_o they_o thy_o daughter_n thou_o shall_v not_o give_v unto_o his_o son_n nor_o his_o daughter_n shall_v thou_o take_v unto_o thy_o son_n but_o this_o if_o it_o have_v be_v a_o good_a objection_n may_v have_v be_v urge_v by_o he_o that_o be_v near_o of_o kin_n to_o the_o family_n of_o elimelech_n than_o boaz_n be_v and_o since_o it_o be_v not_o we_o have_v more_o reason_n to_o conclude_v that_o she_o be_v then_o proselyte_v and_o naturalize_a and_o become_v as_o one_o of_o the_o jew_n themselves_o which_o it_o be_v certain_a she_o do_v passionate_o desire_v ruth_n 1._o 16._o and_o ruth_n say_v entreat_v i_o not_o to_o leave_v thou_o or_o to_o return_v from_o follow_v thou_o for_o whither_o thou_o go_v i_o will_v go_v and_o where_o thou_o lodge_v i_o will_v lodge_v thy_o people_n shall_v be_v my_o people_n and_o thy_o god_n shall_v be_v my_o god_n and_o in_o this_o case_n there_o be_v no_o reason_n why_o he_o may_v not_o take_v she_o to_o his_o wife_n especial_o if_o you_o consider_v that_o such_o marriage_n be_v
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israel_n now_o to_o attribute_v that_o in_o common_a to_o all_o which_o the_o scripture_n so_o plain_o appropriate_v to_o one_o what_o be_v it_o but_o to_o prefer_v the_o authority_n of_o a_o rabbin_z before_o that_o of_o moses_n the_o lawgiver_n himself_o only_o thus_o much_o i_o believe_v to_o have_v be_v very_o true_a that_o in_o case_n the_o first-born_a die_v than_o the_o next_o brother_n be_v to_o inherit_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o adoptive_a son_n as_o the_o elder_a have_v do_v before_o he_o and_o so_o on_o if_o there_o be_v more_o brother_n and_o the_o second_o die_v likewise_o as_o the_o first_o have_v do_v because_o without_o this_o there_o will_v not_o have_v be_v a_o sufficient_a provision_n make_v for_o that_o which_o be_v the_o declare_a end_n and_o design_n of_o the_o law_n that_o his_o name_n be_v not_o put_v out_o of_o israel_n and_o because_o it_o be_v certain_a if_o the_o elder_a brother_n i_o speak_v now_o of_o the_o imputative_a father_n die_v without_o issue_n 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be_v to_o inherit_v for_o it_o be_v still_o a_o great_a mistake_n in_o mr._n selden_n and_o his_o
rabbin_n when_o they_o interpret_v those_o word_n if_o brethren_n dwell_v together_o and_o one_o of_o they_o die_v ou_fw-fr ben_fw-mi een_fw-mi lo_o and_o have_v no_o son_n so_o lax_o as_o if_o it_o be_v indifferent_a either_o to_o a_o son_n or_o daughter_n neither_o be_v it_o any_o argument_n for_o he_o in_o this_o case_n that_o the_o 70_o and_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a have_v render_v it_o in_o such_o general_a word_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o by_o liberi_fw-la or_o that_o st._n matthew_n and_o st._n mark_n speak_v of_o this_o very_a thing_n use_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d instead_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o general_a word_n as_o they_o be_v in_o themselves_o extend_v to_o a_o great_a latitude_n of_o signification_n so_o they_o may_v be_v restrain_v when_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o subject_a treat_v of_o do_v require_v it_o as_o if_o a_o man_n who_o have_v no_o daughter_n shall_v use_v the_o word_n liberi_fw-la or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d speak_v of_o his_o own_o child_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o in_o this_o case_n these_o word_n however_o extensive_a their_o full_a signification_n be_v must_v be_v restrain_v to_o signify_v only_o the_o male_a issue_n because_o we_o suppose_v he_o to_o have_v no_o other_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v proper_o only_a son_n or_o male_a child_n and_o yet_o when_o josephus_n make_v the_o near_a of_o kin_n of_o the_o family_n of_o elimelech_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nothing_o hinder_v but_o that_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o place_n either_o boy_n or_o girl_n in_o common_a or_o perhaps_o only_a girl_n if_o the_o man_n have_v none_o but_o such_o notwithstanding_o in_o propriety_n of_o speech_n it_o be_v restrain_v only_o to_o the_o male_a issue_n may_v be_v understand_v from_o both_o which_o instance_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o word_n may_v be_v and_o be_v frequent_o extend_v beyond_o or_o restrain_v within_o a_o much_o narrow_a compass_n nay_o sometime_o take_v quite_o contrary_a to_o their_o natural_a signification_n in_o compliance_n with_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o subject_a about_o which_o the_o discourse_n be_v make_v and_o i_o appeal_v to_o any_o man_n upon_o supposition_n that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o be_v near_a of_o kin_n to_o the_o family_n of_o elimelech_n have_v only_a girl_n for_o his_o child_n whether_o it_o will_v not_o have_v be_v better_a greek_a to_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d than_o any_o thing_n else_o that_o can_v have_v be_v say_v for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o sense_n be_v not_o greek_a and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d express_v the_o sex_n but_o do_v not_o so_o plain_o represent_v the_o relation_n as_o his_o child_n but_o at_o the_o worst_a it_o be_v but_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o seventy_o and_o those_o that_o follow_v they_o that_o the_o word_n ben_fw-mi in_o this_o place_n be_v indifferent_a to_o a_o son_n or_o a_o daughter_n but_o i_o will_v now_o show_v if_o that_o be_v their_o opinion_n that_o they_o be_v by_o no_o mean_n infallible_a though_o their_o authority_n as_o interpreter_n be_v for_o the_o general_a the_o most_o sacred_a and_o the_o least_o subject_n to_o exception_n of_o any_o for_o first_o i_o affirm_v that_o when_o it_o be_v say_v deut._n 25._o 6._o and_o it_o shall_v be_v that_o the_o first-born_a which_o she_o bear_v etc._n etc._n that_o this_o by_o the_o propriety_n of_o the_o sacred_a language_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v only_o of_o the_o male_a issue_n as_o it_o be_v exod._n 11._o 5._o and_o all_o the_o first-born_a in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n shall_v die_v from_o the_o first-born_a of_o pharaoh_n that_o sit_v upon_o his_o throne_n even_o unto_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o maid-servant_n that_o be_v behind_o the_o mill_n and_o all_o the_o first-born_a of_o beast_n ch._n 12._o 29._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o at_o midnight_n the_o lord_n smite_v all_o the_o first-born_a in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n from_o the_o first-born_a of_o pharaoh_n that_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n unto_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o captive_n that_o be_v in_o the_o dungeon_n and_o all_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o cattle_n now_o that_o by_o the_o first-born_a who_o be_v smite_v by_o the_o destroy_a angel_n only_o the_o male_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v i_o argue_v from_o the_o separation_n of_o the_o first-born_a among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o memory_n of_o this_o delivery_n exod._n 13._o 2._o sanctify_v unto_o i_o all_o the_o first-born_a whatsoever_o open_v the_o womb_n among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n now_o if_o it_o be_v prove_v that_o only_o the_o male_n be_v sanctify_v than_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o none_o but_o the_o male_n be_v destroy_v and_o that_o by_o the_o first-born_a none_o but_o the_o male_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v i_o confess_v the_o phrase_n of_o open_v the_o womb_n be_v a_o 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and_o set_v apart_o in_o gratitude_n for_o that_o deliverance_n which_o they_o have_v when_o the_o first-born_a of_o egypt_n be_v destroy_v so_o afterward_o the_o levite_n be_v single_v out_o from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o tribe_n and_o set_v apart_o instead_o of_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n numb_a 3._o 12_o 13._o behold_v i_o have_v take_v the_o levite_n from_o among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n instead_o of_o all_o the_o first-born_a that_o open_v the_o matrix_fw-la among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n therefore_o the_o levite_n shall_v be_v i_o because_o all_o the_o first-born_a be_v my_o for_o on_o the_o day_n that_o i_o smite_v all_o the_o first-born_a in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n i_o hallow_v unto_o i_o all_o the_o first-born_a in_o israel_n both_o man_n and_o beast_n mine_v they_o shall_v be_v i_o be_o the_o lord_n now_o in_o what_o sense_n it_o be_v that_o the_o levite_n be_v set_v apart_o and_o what_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o do_v by_o such_o 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israel_n who_o person_n the_o levite_n do_v in_o this_o case_n represent_v be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n that_o be_v they_o be_v consecrate_v to_o a_o sort_n of_o priesthood_n and_o their_o business_n be_v to_o be_v conversant_a about_o the_o holy_a thing_n now_o woman_n be_v never_o admit_v into_o the_o priesthood_n or_o set_v apart_o to_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o altar_n either_o before_o the_o law_n or_o under_o it_o any_o more_o than_o they_o be_v now_o under_o the_o gospel_n therefore_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o by_o the_o separation_n or_o sanctification_n of_o the_o first-born_a only_o that_o of_o the_o male_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v again_o woman_n be_v at_o liberty_n to_o marry_v out_o of_o one_o