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they_o by_o man_n who_o he_o have_v endue_v with_o his_o spirit_n xi_o numb_a 16_o 17_o 25._o therefore_o if_o any_o israelite_n practise_v any_o of_o the_o thing_n here_o forbid_v though_o he_o do_v not_o worship_v any_o idol_n he_o be_v scourge_v by_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o court_n of_o judgement_n see_v selden_n lib._n de_fw-la jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n cap._n vii_o ver._n 15._o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n will_v raise_v up_o unto_o thou_o a_o verse_n 15_o prophet_n since_o the_o jew_n as_o all_o other_o nation_n be_v extreme_o desirous_a to_o know_v thing_n to_o come_v moses_n reveal_v unto_o they_o from_o god_n a_o thing_n future_a of_o the_o high_a importance_n viz._n the_o come_v of_o christ_n and_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o authority_n and_o in_o after_o time_n god_n reveal_v to_o they_o by_o degree_n the_o time_n of_o his_o birth_n his_o death_n resurrection_n etc._n etc._n the_o jew_n indeed_o common_o take_v these_o word_n to_o be_v a_o promise_n of_o a_o constant_a succession_n of_o prophet_n that_o shall_v be_v among_o they_o to_o preserve_v they_o from_o go_v to_o such_o diviner_n as_o be_v famous_a among_o their_o heathen_a neighbour_n and_o thus_o many_o christian_a interpreter_n make_v out_o the_o connexion_n of_o these_o word_n with_o the_o forego_n but_o though_o this_o may_v be_v allow_v to_o be_v intimate_v and_o this_o promise_v be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v partly_o verify_v in_o those_o prophet_n which_o god_n raise_v up_o from_o age_n to_o age_n after_o moses_n for_o further_a knowledge_n of_o his_o will_n as_o the_o promise_n of_o a_o saviour_n be_v in_o part_n verify_v in_o those_o judge_n and_o king_n by_o who_o god_n deliver_v his_o people_n from_o their_o enemy_n yet_o it_o be_v very_o evident_a that_o he_o speak_v of_o a_o single_a prophet_n more_o eminent_a than_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o that_o these_o word_n in_o their_o most_o literal_a sense_n can_v belong_v to_o any_o other_o person_n but_o the_o messiah_n so_o that_o albeit_o the_o continuance_n of_o prophet_n among_o this_o people_n be_v a_o mean_n to_o prevent_v all_o occasion_n of_o consult_v sorcerer_n or_o witch_n yet_o the_o chief_a ground_n upon_o which_o moses_n dissuade_v they_o from_o such_o practice_n according_a to_o the_o literal_a connexion_n of_o these_o word_n with_o the_o forego_n the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v not_o suffer_v thou_o to_o do_v so_o i._n e._n to_o hearken_v unto_o observer_n of_o time_n and_o diviner_n be_v the_o consideration_n of_o their_o late_a mighty_a deliverance_n by_o moses_n the_o excellency_n of_o their_o present_a law_n which_o god_n have_v give_v they_o for_o their_o direction_n and_o their_o expectation_n of_o a_o great_a lawgiver_n in_o future_a time_n when_o the_o first_o covenant_n shall_v wax_v old_a and_o prophecy_n itself_o for_o a_o long_a time_n fail_v as_o it_o do_v before_o the_o come_v of_o this_o great_a prophet_n the_o lord_n christ_n to_o this_o purpose_n dr._n jackson_n in_o his_o three_o book_n upon_o the_o creed_n chap._n xxi_o paragr_n 19_o from_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o of_o thy_o brethren_n it_o be_v a_o great_a honour_n to_o they_o to_o have_v such_o a_o prophet_n as_o be_v here_o speak_v of_o arise_v out_o of_o their_o nation_n but_o as_o he_o be_v after_o a_o peculiar_a sort_n raise_v up_o by_o jehovah_n not_o mere_o by_o the_o external_n assistance_n or_o impulsion_n of_o his_o spirit_n to_o use_v the_o word_n of_o the_o same_o excellent_a person_n paragr_n 9_o but_o by_o intrinsic_a assumption_n into_o the_o unity_n of_o his_o person_n so_o likewise_o he_o be_v raise_v up_o in_o a_o strict_a and_o proper_a sense_n from_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o be_v as_o it_o be_v extract_v out_o of_o a_o pure_a virgin_n as_o the_o first_o woman_n be_v out_o of_o the_o man_n by_o the_o almighty_n own_a immediate_a hand_n like_o unto_o i_o this_o show_v he_o speak_v of_o a_o single_a prophet_n and_o not_o of_o a_o constant_a succession_n of_o prophet_n there_o be_v none_o of_o they_o like_o to_o moses_n who_o god_n himself_o distinguish_v from_o they_o all_o xii_o numb_a 6_o 7_o 8._o and_o according_o that_o divine_a writer_n who_o add_v those_o verse_n which_o be_v at_o the_o end_n of_o this_o book_n concern_v the_o death_n of_o moses_n testify_v that_o there_o never_o rise_v in_o israel_n a_o prophet_n like_o to_o moses_n see_v xxxiv_o deut._n 10._o it_o be_v common_o think_v to_o be_v do_v by_o ezra_n who_o have_v effectual_o confute_v all_o the_o conceit_n of_o r._n bechai_n aben-ezra_n abarbinel_n and_o other_o jewish_a doctor_n who_o take_v either_o joshua_n or_o jeremiah_n to_o have_v be_v this_o prophet_n if_o joshua_n as_o some_o fancy_n add_v these_o word_n than_o he_o exclude_v himself_o from_o be_v the_o person_n nor_o do_v joshua_n act_v as_o a_o prophet_n but_o
for_o instance_n in_o iii_o galat._n 21._o ask_v this_o question_n do_v you_o not_o hear_v the_o law_n and_o than_o quote_v what_o we_o read_v in_o xvi_o gen._n 21._o and_o so_o nehemiah_n say_v x._o 34_o 35._o that_o they_o bring_v first-fruit_n unto_o god_n as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n viz._n xiii_o exod._n 12._o xxiii_o 19_o and_o josiah_n put_v away_o the_o worker_n with_o familiar_a spirit_n etc._n etc._n that_o he_o may_v perform_v the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n 2_o king_n xxiii_o 24._o which_o we_o find_v xix_o levit._n 30._o xx._n 6_o 27._o and_o ezekiah_n also_o 2_o chron._n xxxi_o 3._o appoint_v the_o daily_a oblation_n and_o those_o require_v at_o state_v time_n to_o be_v offer_v as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o plain_o refer_v to_o the_o xxviiith_o and_o xxixth_o of_o number_n and_o joshua_n build_v a_o altar_n on_o mount_n ebal_n viii_o 30_o 31._o as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n which_o we_o find_v not_o where_o but_o in_o this_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n xxvii_o 4._o and_o deliver_v it_o unto_o the_o priest_n the_o son_n of_o levi._n concern_v this_o form_n of_o speech_n the_o priest_n the_o son_n of_o levi_n see_v xvii_o 9_o it_o be_v probable_a moses_n have_v write_v most_o of_o these_o five_o book_n some_o time_n ago_o and_o so_o the_o forego_n word_n may_v be_v translate_v moses_n have_v write_v this_o law_n but_o do_v not_o finish_v they_o till_o a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n and_o then_o deliver_v they_o to_o the_o priest_n but_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n thus_o to_o understand_v it_o for_o he_o may_v have_v have_v time_n enough_o between_o this_o and_o his_o death_n to_o write_v the_o whole_a pentateuch_n it_o be_v only_o say_v v._o 14._o thy_o day_n approach_v that_o thou_o must_v die_v which_o do_v not_o imply_v he_o be_v to_o die_v in_o a_o day_n or_o two_o but_o there_o may_v be_v some_o week_n before_o his_o departure_n which_o bear_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v most_o proper_a to_o deliver_v it_o unto_o they_o who_o alone_o may_v touch_v the_o ark_n in_o which_o this_o law_n be_v to_o be_v lay_v five_o 26._o the_o kohathite_n who_o be_v mere_a levite_n and_o not_o priest_n do_v carry_v the_o ark_n in_o their_o travel_n through_o the_o wilderness_n after_o the_o priest_n have_v cover_v it_o and_o put_v in_o the_o staff_n thereof_o as_o i_o have_v show_v iv_o numb_a 5_o 6_o etc._n etc._n but_o it_o be_v evident_a they_o serve_v only_o as_o minister_n to_o the_o priest_n who_o upon_o great_a occasion_n bear_v the_o ark_n themselves_o as_o when_o they_o pass_v over_o jordan_n iii_n josh_n 3_o 6._o when_o they_o compass_v jericho_n vi_o josh_n 6._o and_o when_o the_o temple_n of_o solomon_n be_v dedicate_v and_o the_o ark_n bring_v into_o it_o 1_o king_n viii_o 3_o 4_o 6._o when_o david_n indeed_o bring_v the_o ark_n to_o jerusalem_n it_o be_v say_v the_o levite_n bear_v it_o but_o at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o priest_n also_o be_v summon_v to_o take_v care_n of_o it_o which_o show_v the_o levite_n bear_v it_o as_o their_o servant_n 1_o chron._n xv._o 2_o 11_o 13_o 14_o 15._o and_o unto_o all_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n as_o he_o deliver_v this_o book_n of_o the_o law_n that_o be_v the_o whole_a pentateuch_n as_o abarbinel_n and_o other_o of_o the_o jew_n understand_v it_o unto_o the_o priest_n command_v they_o to_o preserve_v it_o safe_a near_o the_o ark_n v._o 24._o so_o he_o deliver_v another_o copy_n of_o this_o book_n to_o the_o elder_n of_o every_o tribe_n as_o the_o jew_n affirm_v in_o debarim_n rabath_n where_o they_o say_v and_o it_o be_v high_o probable_a that_o moses_n before_o his_o death_n write_v thirteen_o copy_n of_o the_o law_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n as_o they_o add_v and_o have_v deliver_v one_o unto_o the_o priest_n to_o be_v preserve_v in_o the_o holy_a place_n give_v one_o to_o each_o tribe_n which_o he_o commit_v to_o the_o care_n of_o the_o elder_n of_o it_o thus_o maimonides_n also_o in_o his_o preface_n to_o jad_n chazakah_n as_o buxtorf_n observe_v in_o his_o histor_n arcae_fw-la foederis_fw-la cap._n 5._o the_o intent_n of_o which_o be_v i_o suppose_v that_o all_o the_o people_n of_o each_o tribe_n may_v resort_v to_o it_o as_o the_o whole_a nation_n be_v to_o resort_v to_o that_o in_o the_o sanctuary_n if_o they_o doubt_v of_o any_o thing_n which_o may_v be_v think_v to_o be_v amiss_o by_o the_o error_n of_o transcriber_n ver._n 10._o and_o moses_n command_v they_o both_o the_o verse_n 10_o priest_n and_o the_o elder_n to_o take_v care_n of_o what_o follow_v at_o the_o end_n of_o every_o seven_o year_n in_o the_o solemnity_n of_o the_o year_n of_o release_n mention_v xv._o 1_o etc._n etc._n in_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n when_o they_o have_v gather_v in_o all_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o thereby_o have_v great_a leisure_n to_o attend_v to_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o law_n read_v to_o they_o which_o 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judgement_n will_v always_o lead_v a_o sweet_a and_o pleasant_a life_n all_o affliction_n will_v be_v make_v light_n to_o he_o nay_o he_o will_v rejoice_v that_o his_o iniquity_n be_v hereby_o alleviate_v and_o that_o he_o shall_v one_o day_n be_v reward_v for_o his_o patience_n which_o he_o teach_v man_n by_o his_o example_n and_o thereby_o justify_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n with_o respect_n to_o which_o i_o suppose_v the_o jew_n now_o begin_v the_o prayer_n which_o they_o make_v at_o the_o burial_n of_o their_o dead_a with_o this_o verse_n of_o moses_n his_o song_n which_o prayer_n they_o call_v tzidduck_n haddin_fw-mi i._n e._n just_a judgement_n as_o leo_n modena_n observe_v in_o his_o history_n of_o the_o present_a jew_n part_v v._o chap._n viii_o verse_n 5_o ver._n 5._o they_o have_v corrupt_v themselves_o etc._n etc._n i_o know_v not_o how_o to_o justify_v this_o translation_n nor_o that_o in_o the_o margin_n he_o have_v corrupt_v himself_o maimonides_n translate_v they_o 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so_o much_o as_o a_o wrinkle_n in_o his_o cheek_n so_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n interpret_v the_o last_o clause_n other_o he_o have_v not_o lose_v so_o much_o as_o a_o tooth_n out_o of_o his_o mouth_n see_v bocharius_n in_o his_o hierozoicon_n p._n i._n lib._n ii_o cap._n xlv_o p._n 506._o both_o onkelos_n and_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la refer_v it_o to_o the_o splendour_n of_o his_o countenance_n which_o continue_v to_o the_o last_o from_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o heathen_a who_o be_v not_o whole_o unacquainted_a with_o this_o story_n but_o have_v not_o a_o perfect_a knowledge_n of_o it_o imagine_v that_o moses_n be_v trouble_v to_o die_v when_o he_o be_v so_o vigorous_a for_o trebellius_n pollio_n in_o the_o life_n of_o claudius_n say_v that_o the_o most_o learned_a mathematician_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o no_o man_n live_v beyond_o a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n for_o though_o moses_n live_v a_o hundred_o and_o five_o and_o twenty_o year_n so_o he_o mistake_v be_v dei_fw-la ut_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la libri_fw-la loquantur_fw-la familiaris_fw-la a_o man_n familiar_a with_o god_n as_o the_o book_n of_o the_o jew_n tell_v we_o yet_o he_o complain_v that_o juvenis_fw-la interiret_fw-la he_o die_v when_o he_o be_v young_a they_o say_v he_o be_v tell_v by_o a_o uncertain_a god_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v ever_o live_v long_o this_o mistake_v arise_v from_o their_o misinterpretation_n of_o those_o word_n vi_o gen._n 3._o yet_o his_o day_n shall_v be_v a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n for_o huetius_n well_o observe_v that_o this_o incertus_fw-la deus_fw-la be_v the_o true_a god_n the_o creator_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n who_o st._n paul_n say_v they_o call_v also_o the_o unknown_a god_n demonstr_n evang._n propos_fw-fr iu_o cap._n i._o n._n lvii_o and_o i_o can_v but_o add_v that_o this_o passage_n out_o of_o trebellius_n be_v take_v notice_n of_o above_o a_o hundred_o year_n ago_o by_o a_o learned_a man_n i_o have_v often_o mention_v david_n 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