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one_o of_o the_o name_n of_o god_n but_o that_o all_o who_o blaspheme_v he_o shall_v be_v confute_v by_o sensible_a proof_n which_o he_o will_v give_v of_o his_o own_o unchangeable_a resolution_n to_o fulfil_v his_o promise_n in_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o babylon_n which_o full_o demonstrate_v that_o he_o be_v jehovah_n which_o word_n some_o think_v include_v in_o it_o not_o only_o his_o eternal_a existence_n and_o immutable_a truth_n but_o his_o omnipotent_a power_n which_o give_v be_v to_o all_o thing_n the_o last_o of_o which_o be_v now_o make_v know_v so_o as_o it_o have_v never_o be_v to_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n for_o moses_n be_v the_o first_o that_o wrought_v miracle_n and_o prodigy_n god_n be_v know_v to_o the_o father_n by_o vision_n and_o dream_n but_o not_o by_o sign_n and_o wonder_n moses_n make_v he_o know_v by_o these_o unto_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o upon_o the_o whole_a maimonides_n well_o conclude_v from_o this_o place_n that_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n on_o moses_n be_v more_o excellent_a than_o that_o which_o have_v be_v upon_o any_o before_o he_o more_n nevoch_n p._n ii_o c._n 35._o ver._n 4._o and_o i_o also_o etc._n etc._n the_o hebrew_n word_n vegam_fw-la may_v be_v better_o translate_v although_o which_o make_v a_o clear_a connexion_n of_o this_o verse_n with_o the_o former_a and_o explain_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o name_n jehovah_n by_o which_o he_o be_v not_o know_v in_o former_a time_n although_o he_o have_v make_v a_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n to_o give_v they_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o often_o ratify_v confirm_v and_o establish_v as_o he_o here_o speak_v this_o covenant_n xvii_o gen._n 7_o 8._o xxvi_o 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n but_o now_o he_o not_o only_o declare_v himself_o mindful_a of_o that_o covenant_n v._n 5._o but_o because_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n v._n 6._o will_v deliver_v they_o from_o the_o egyptian_a bondage_n and_o that_o with_o a_o miraculous_a power_n which_o shall_v make_v they_o know_v more_o of_o he_o than_o their_o father_n do_v v._n 7._o both_o by_o his_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n and_o by_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o land_n which_o he_o swear_v he_o will_v give_v to_o their_o father_n v._o 8._o this_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o these_o five_o verse_n the_o land_n of_o their_o pilgrimage_n etc._n etc._n so_o it_o be_v often_o call_v when_o he_o speak_v to_o abraham_n xvii_o gen._n 8._o and_o so_o isaac_n call_v it_o xxviii_o 4._o and_o jacob_n also_o xxxvii_o 1._o and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v call_v not_o only_o with_o respect_n to_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n but_o also_o to_o their_o posterity_n because_o of_o the_o near_a union_n that_o be_v between_o father_n and_o child_n thus_o god_n be_v say_v
she_o bear_v he_o nadab_n and_o abihu_n these_o two_o perish_v in_o the_o very_a first_o sacrifice_n which_o their_o father_n offer_v because_o they_o do_v not_o take_v fire_n from_o the_o altar_n but_o offer_v with_o strange_a fire_n x_o leu._n 1_o 2._o eleazar_n who_o succeed_v his_o father_n in_o the_o priesthood_n numb_a xx._n 25_o etc._n etc._n and_o assist_v joshua_n in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n fourteen_o josh_n 1._o xix_o 51._o xxi_o 1._o from_o he_o spring_v zadok_v and_o the_o follow_a high-priest_n till_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n 1_o chron._n vi_o 4_o etc._n etc._n and_o ithamar_n from_o who_o come_v eli_n and_o ahimelech_n and_o abiathar_n in_o the_o time_n of_o david_n in_o who_o this_o family_n be_v extinct_a ver._n 24._o and_o the_o son_n of_o korah_n etc._n etc._n though_o he_o himself_o perish_v in_o his_o rebellion_n against_o moses_n who_o be_v his_o cousin-german_a yet_o his_o family_n remain_v xxvi_o numb_a 58._o and_o be_v famous_a in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n be_v often_o mention_v in_o the_o book_n of_o psalm_n ver._n 25._o and_o eleazar_n take_v one_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o putiel_n to_o wife_n who_o this_o putiel_n be_v be_v not_o certain_a dr._n lightfoot_n think_v he_o be_v a_o egyptian_a convert_n who_o daughter_n eleazar_n marry_v but_o i_o see_v no_o good_a ground_n for_o this_o opinion_n but_o rather_o think_v it_o more_o likely_a eleazar_n will_v marry_v one_o of_o the_o race_n of_o abraham_n be_v son_n to_o the_o highpriest_n he_o be_v marry_v indeed_o before_o his_o father_n be_v promote_v to_o that_o dignity_n yet_o aaron_n be_v so_o great_a a_o man_n in_o his_o own_o tribe_n see_v iu._n 14._o and_o marry_v into_o so_o honourable_a a_o family_n in_o israel_n v._n 23._o that_o it_o be_v not_o probable_a he_o will_v suffer_v his_o son_n to_o match_v with_o a_o egyptian_a proselyte_n these_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o levite_n etc._n etc._n the_o great_a person_n from_o who_o spring_v the_o principal_a family_n among_o the_o levite_n he_o say_v nothing_o of_o the_o other_o tribe_n because_o his_o intention_n be_v only_o to_o derive_v his_o own_o pedigree_n and_o his_o brother_n aaron_n from_o israel_n ver._n 26._o these_o be_v that_o moses_n and_o aaron_n to_o who_o the_o lord_n say_v bring_v out_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n etc._n etc._n these_o be_v the_o two_o person_n to_o who_o god_n give_v commission_n to_o be_v the_o deliverer_n of_o their_o nation_n out_o of_o the_o egyptian_a bondage_n he_o have_v mention_v just_a before_o their_o genealogy_n the_o charge_n god_n give_v they_o both_o to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o unto_o pharaoh_n v._o 13._o and_o now_o he_o go_v on_o to_o show_v that_o they_o be_v the_o man_n who_o be_v peculiar_o choose_v by_o god_n to_o discharge_v that_o office_n first_o by_o go_v to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n which_o he_o mention_n here_o and_o then_o to_o pharaoh_n which_o he_o mention_n in_o the_o next_o verse_n bring_v out_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n from_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n assure_v they_o of_o their_o deliverance_n notwithstanding_o the_o pressure_n under_o which_o they_o groan_v according_a to_o their_o army_n not_o by_o a_o disorderly_a flight_n but_o every_o family_n in_o such_o good_a order_n as_o a_o army_n keep_v xii_o exod._n 41_o 51._o xiii_o 18._o ver._n 27._o these_o be_v they_o that_o speak_v to_o pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n who_o carry_v the_o message_n from_o god_n to_o pharaoh_n require_v he_o to_o let_v israel_n go_v out_o of_o egypt_n v._o 1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n vi_o 13._o these_o be_v that_o moses_n and_o aaron_n he_o repeat_v it_o again_o that_o all_o generation_n may_v mark_v who_o be_v the_o man_n that_o god_n employ_v in_o this_o great_a and_o hazardous_a work_v of_o demand_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n from_o pharaoh_n servitude_n and_o effect_v it_o in_o such_o manner_n as_o be_v afterward_o relate_v in_o this_o book_n there_o have_v be_v critical_a wit_n who_o make_v this_o a_o argument_n that_o moses_n be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o these_o book_n because_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a they_o imagine_v he_o will_v write_v thus_o of_o himself_o but_o no_o body_n but_o these_o critic_n can_v see_v any_o absurdity_n in_o it_o that_o he_o and_o his_o brother_n be_v the_o instrument_n in_o god_n hand_n of_o effect_v such_o wonderful_a thing_n shall_v not_o let_v posterity_n be_v ignorant_a of_o it_o but_o take_v care_v not_o only_o to_o record_v it_o but_o to_o set_v a_o special_a note_n upon_o it_o that_o none_o may_v rob_v they_o of_o the_o honour_n god_n bestow_v on_o they_o and_o he_o by_o who_o direction_n this_o be_v write_v may_v have_v the_o glory_n of_o work_v such_o mighty_a thing_n by_o such_o inept_v instrument_n as_o moses_n often_o acknowledge_v himself_o to_o have_v be_v nor_o be_v this_o more_o than_o ezra_n nehemiah_n and_o daniel_n say_v concern_v themselves_o and_o st._n john_n may_v as_o well_o 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of_o gold_n as_o casaubon_n speak_v in_o his_o annotation_n on_o this_o place_n l._n xvi_o p._n 760_o 761._o chap._n xiii_o verse_n 1._o and_z the_o lord_z speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v after_o they_o come_v to_o succoth_n where_o i_o suppose_v the_o schechinah_n appear_v to_o he_o as_o it_o have_v do_v in_o midian_a and_o in_o egypt_n to_o direct_v he_o in_o his_o conduct_n ver._n 2._o sanctify_v unto_o i_o the_o first-born_a separate_a or_o set_v apart_o from_o common_a use_n for_o i_o appropriate_v they_o to_o myself_o as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o verse_n this_o word_n sanctify_v as_o our_o mr._n mede_n observe_v signify_v different_o in_o several_a conjugation_n sometime_o it_o signify_v to_o devote_v and_o consecrate_v to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o sometime_o to_o use_v a_o thing_n as_o holy_a be_v already_o devote_v to_o he_o and_o thus_o he_o reconcile_v this_o place_n where_o he_o bid_v he_o sanctify_v all_o the_o first-born_a i._n e._n look_v upon_o 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