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you_o be_v a_o great_a multitude_n and_o there_o be_v with_o you_o golden_a calf_n which_o jerobeam_n make_v you_o for_o go_n 2_o chron._n 13.8_o with_o this_o agree_v what_o isaiah_n say_v chap._n 6.5_o we_o be_v i_o for_o i_o be_o undo_v because_o i_o be_o a_o man_n of_o unclean_a lip_n and_o a_o angel_n come_v and_o touch_v his_o lip_n with_o which_o he_o have_v offend_v with_o a_o coal_n there_o be_v more_o clear_a example_n beside_o these_o in_o saul_n and_o his_o son_n which_o the_o scripture_n express_v after_o this_o manner_n 1_o chron._n 10.13_o 14._o so_o saul_n die_v for_o his_o transgression_n which_o he_o commit_v against_o the_o lord_n even_o against_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o he_o keep_v not_o god_n smite_v nabal_n with_o a_o sudden_a death_n 1_o sam._n 25.38_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v about_o ten_o day_n after_o that_o the_o lord_n smite_v nabal_n that_o he_o die_v here_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n note_v that_o those_o be_v the_o ten_o day_n which_o 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as_o be_v bless_v of_o he_o shall_v inherit_v the_o earth_n and_o they_o that_o be_v curse_v of_o he_o shall_v be_v cut_v off_o and_o of_o jeremiah_n chap._n 17.11_o he_o that_o get_v riches_n and_o not_o by_o right_n shall_v leave_v they_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o day_n which_o r._n kimchi_n expound_v say_v he_o shall_v die_v before_o his_o time_n job_n say_v chap._n 36.12_o if_o they_o obey_v not_o they_o shall_v perish_v by_o the_o sword_n and_o solomon_n eccl._n 8.13_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v well_o with_o the_o wicked_a neither_o shall_v he_o prolong_v his_o day_n chap._n 7.17_o be_v not_o overmuch_o wicked_a neither_o be_v thou_o foolish_a why_o shall_v thou_o die_v before_o thy_o time_n upon_o which_o place_n the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v say_v they_o shall_v shorten_v their_o day_n because_o they_o shall_v die_v before_o their_o time_n come_v to_o die_v because_o god_n use_v to_o punish_v sinner_n with_o untimely_a death_n therefore_o david_n pray_v psal_n 102.24_o that_o god_n will_v not_o take_v he_o away_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o day_n the_o cabalist_n upon_o that_o place_n of_o the_o proverb_n chap._n 13.23_o there_o be_v that_o be_v destroy_v for_o want_n of_o judgement_n say_v that_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o man_n often_o die_v before_o their_o time_n hither_o may_v be_v refer_v those_o person_n that_o be_v punish_v for_o their_o crime_n as_o joab_n shimei_n and_o many_o more_o concern_v these_o solomon_n observe_v prov._n 19.16_o he_o that_o despise_v his_o way_n shall_v die_v upon_o which_o word_n the_o learned_a aben_n ezra_n comment_v before_o his_o time_n because_o the_o council_n shall_v put_v he_o to_o death_n sect_n 3._o there_o be_v another_o way_n likewise_o by_o which_o life_n may_v be_v shorten_v and_o that_o be_v by_o chance_n or_o fortune_n for_o this_o reason_n r._n judah_n levita_n upon_o those_o ward_n of_o samuel_n or_o he_o shall_v descend_v into_o the_o battle_n and_o perish_v etc._n etc._n say_v that_o be_v a_o accidental_a death_n and_o r._n joseph_n albo_n affirm_v that_o it_o signify_v a_o death_n that_o happen_v by_o chance_n and_o without_o any_o antecedent_n offence_n and_o mere_o by_o the_o power_n of_o a_o celestial_a sign_n but_o that_o i_o may_v explain_v this_o thing_n more_o clear_o i_o shall_v show_v what_o the_o jew_n mean_v by_o chance_n and_o fortune_n and_o in_o the_o first_o place_n they_o usual_o distinguish_v between_o fortune_n and_o chance_n the_o latter_a of_o which_o they_o attribute_v to_o inanimate_a and_o insensible_a creature_n for_o instance_n if_o tile_n fall_v from_o a_o house_n when_o the_o wind_n blow_n and_o kill_v a_o man._n here_o we_o have_v two_o thing_n 1._o a_o natural_a cause_n for_o it_o be_v natural_a for_o the_o wind_n to_o blow_v 2._o that_o which_o may_v be_v
his_o body_n be_v infirm_a from_o his_o birth_n or_o a_o pestilence_n or_o a_o famine_n infest_v that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n where_o he_o live_v here_o we_o may_v discern_v by_o what_o cause_n maimonides_n declare_v our_o life_n may_v be_v shorten_v viz._n by_o a_o ill_a complexion_n by_o a_o loose_a course_n of_o live_v by_o divine_a providence_n by_o plague_n or_o famine_n i_o proceed_v now_o to_o show_v that_o our_o life_n may_v be_v prolong_v sect_n 5._o god_n in_o several_a place_n promise_v long_a life_n to_o good_a man_n and_o those_o who_o obey_v his_o law_n as_o exod._n 20.12_o honour_n thy_o father_n and_o thy_o mother_n that_o thy_o day_n may_v be_v long_o in_o the_o land_n likewise_o in_o deut._n 17.20_o and_o 22.7_o and_o in_o psal_n 91.16_o with_o long_a life_n will_v i_o satisfy_v he_o prov._n 28.16_o he_o that_o hate_v covetousness_n shall_v prolong_v his_o day_n 9.11_o for_o by_o i_o thy_o day_n shall_v be_v multiply_v and_o the_o year_n of_o thy_o life_n shall_v be_v increase_v and_o in_o many_o other_o place_n this_o promise_n be_v express_o give_v by_o god_n to_o holy_a and_o religious_a men._n but_o for_o all_o this_o there_o be_v a_o great_a dispute_n among_o our_o doctor_n about_o the_o quality_n and_o form_n of_o this_o promise_n r._n moses_n gerund_n think_v it_o be_v extend_v to_o old_a age_n i._n e._n 70_o or_o 80_o year_n for_o which_o reason_n upon_o those_o word_n exod._n chap._n 23.26_o he_o say_v the_o meaning_n be_v he_o shall_v not_o die_v in_o battle_n or_o by_o pestilence_n or_o by_o change_n of_o air_n but_o by_o old_a age._n r._n david_n kimchi_n be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n and_o declare_v it_o upon_o that_o text_n in_o 2_o sam._n 7.12_o when_o thy_o day_n be_v fulfil_v and_o thou_o shall_v sleep_v with_o thy_o father_n i._n e._n when_o thou_o be_v old_a and_o have_v live_v the_o long_a time_n which_o be_v usual_o 70_o year_n therefore_o whenever_o that_o expression_n of_o augmentation_n occur_v in_o scripture_n we_o must_v understand_v some_o infirmity_n or_o ill_o temper_v from_o which_o a_o man_n be_v deliver_v as_o in_o those_o place_n prov._n 9.11_o and_o 10.27_o for_o if_o a_o man_n keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n though_o he_o shall_v be_v very_o sick_a and_o weak_a yet_o god_n can_v recover_v he_o and_o prolong_v his_o day_n as_o may_v appear_v from_o the_o forecited_a text_n and_o if_o god_n do_v grant_v it_o he_o be_v happy_a and_o arrive_v to_o the_o term_n of_o 70_o or_o 80_o year_n hence_o r._n joel_n ben_n sueb_n in_o lib._n norah_n thehilot_n upon_o those_o word_n of_o david_n psal_n 61.6_o say_v that_o david_n desire_v no_o more_o than_o the_o ordinary_a time_n of_o life_n but_o r._n solomon_n be_v more_o exact_a and_o say_v david_n mean_v by_o generation_n 70_o year_n for_o twice_o 35_o year_n make_v up_o two_o generation_n or_o 70_o year_n this_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o r._n aqutha_n before_o these_o two_o that_o by_o virtue_n and_o good_a action_n life_n be_v increase_v so_o hezekiah_n live_v 15_o year_n long_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o his_o repentance_n for_o he_o be_v but_o 29_o year_n old_a then_o and_o have_v reign_v but_o 14_o year_n hereupon_o the_o rabbin_n say_v that_o god_n augmentation_n be_v more_o than_o the_o principal_a for_o all_o those_o compute_v together_o make_v up_o but_o 58_o year_n so_o that_o he_o do_v not_o live_v to_o the_o ordinary_a term_n of_o 70_o year_n this_o indeed_o be_v a_o great_a punishment_n but_o it_o be_v such_o a_o one_o by_o which_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o those_o person_n may_v have_v the_o grant_v of_o a_o long_a life_n who_o deserve_v it_o to_o these_o thing_n belong_v that_o say_v of_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n that_o god_n have_v a_o particular_a regard_n for_o those_o who_o live_v just_o and_o righteous_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o their_o good_a deed_n and_o therefore_o their_o life_n be_v proportionable_a i._n e._n he_o daily_o increase_v their_o life_n hence_o upon_o those_o word_n of_o moses_n deut._n 31.2_o they_o say_v now_o my_o day_n be_v fulfil_v this_o day_n i_o be_v bear_v and_o this_o day_n i_o shall_v die_v for_o moses_n be_v bear_v and_o die_v upon_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o month_n adar_n so_o likewise_o the_o 365_o year_n of_o enoch_n which_o he_o live_v upon_o earth_n be_v proportion_v to_o the_o 365_o day_n of_o a_o solar_a year_n who_o age_n be_v as_o i_o may_v say_v proportion_v he_o be_v translate_v into_o heaven_n after_o this_o manner_n god_n usual_o consummate_v and_o complete_v the_o day_n of_o the_o just_a therefore_o david_n say_v psal_n 37.18_o the_o lord_n know_v the_o day_n of_o the_o upright_a as_o if_o he_o take_v a_o particular_a account_n of_o every_o day_n according_a to_o these_o man_n the_o reward_n of_o a_o long_a life_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o completion_n of_o 70_o or_o 80_o year_n which_o some_o of_o they_o say_v no_o body_n can_v exceed_v but_o there_o be_v other_o man_n who_o dissent_v from_o these_o for_o 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moisture_n hence_o aben_n ezra_n remark_n that_o our_o day_n be_v not_o appoint_v afore_o but_o be_v natural_a and_o that_o nature_n be_v wonderful_o enlarge_v by_o good_a work_n the_o same_o thing_n be_v take_v notice_n of_o by_o r._n mehir_n in_o lib._n urim_n &_o vetumim_n for_o this_o reason_n say_v he_o the_o recession_n of_o the_o sun_n upon_o the_o dial_n be_v give_v by_o god_n as_o a_o token_n to_o hezekiah_n of_o the_o continuance_n of_o his_o life_n because_o the_o sun_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o natural_a heat_n upon_o this_o account_n the_o sun_n recee_v and_o reâ—â—cting_v his_o ray_n together_o with_o his_o natural_a heat_n he_o that_o through_o age_n have_v impair_v this_o may_v have_v it_o restore_v and_o as_o it_o be_v grow_v young_a again_o according_a to_o this_o opinion_n which_o i_o think_v the_o best_a the_o prolongation_n of_o life_n which_o god_n promise_v do_v exceed_v any_o term_n whether_o complexional_a planetary_a or_o secular_a sect_n 6._o in_o the_o next_o place_n let_v we_o see_v how_o virtue_n and_o piety_n be_v the_o mean_n to_o promote_v the_o radical_a moisture_n in_o men._n as_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o soul_n consist_v in_o goodness_n or_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o virtue_n and_o what_o be_v most_o commendable_a in_o like_a manner_n a_o man_n life_n be_v increase_v and_o renew_v by_o good_a action_n and_o meditation_n on_o god_n law_n now_o that_o life_n be_v enlarge_v by_o piety_n may_v be_v evince_v by_o the_o word_n of_o solomon_n prov._n 10.27_o here_o the_o talmudist_n say_v this_o be_v evident_a from_o experience_n the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n prolong_v day_n he_o say_v this_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o first_o temple_n which_o last_v not_o above_o 410_o year_n and_o under_o which_o there_o be_v not_o above_o 13_o priest_n and_o the_o year_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v shorten_v he_o speak_v this_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o second_o temple_n which_o continue_v 420_o and_o there_o be_v above_o 300_o 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