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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dasha_n where_o the_o verb_n of_o the_o same_o root_n be_v there_o that_o here_o we_o render_v the_o expression_n you_o be_v grow_v fat_a big_a or_o corpulent_a as_o in_o the_o margin_n as_o the_o heifer_n at_o grass_n but_o 44._o some_o think_v better_a to_o render_v it_o as_o a_o calf_n or_o heifer_n the_o word_n may_v indifferent_o be_v render_v calf_n or_o heifer_n that_o tread_v in_o the_o floor_n and_o so_o be_v permit_v to_o eat_v what_o he_o will_v grow_v lusty_a and_o wanton_a however_o the_o word_n there_o be_v render_v and_o however_o that_o expression_n differ_v from_o this_o here_o the_o meaning_n be_v much_o alike_o and_o therefore_o the_o chalde_a there_o also_o render_v calf_n
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there_o give_v conclude_v and_o such_o woman_n of_o these_o nation_n which_o have_v not_o one_o father_n vers_n 10._o nor_o acknowledge_v one_o true_a god_n that_o create_v they_o as_o israel_n do_v be_v call_v daughter_n of_o a_o strange_a god_n as_o those_o that_o acknowledge_v worship_n and_o serve_v the_o true_a god_n be_v call_v his_o son_n and_o daughter_n deut._n xxxii_o 19_o so_o they_o that_o worship_v any_o strange_a god_n be_v by_o like_a reason_n here_o call_v the_o daughter_n of_o that_o god_n hence_o the_o abarbâ—nel_n jew_n say_v he_o that_o marry_v a_o heathen_a woman_n be_v as_o if_o he_o make_v himself_o son-in-law_n to_o a_o idol_n 12_o the_o lord_n will_v cut_v off_o the_o man_n that_o do_v this_o the_o master_n and_o the_o scholar_n out_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o jacob_n and_o he_o that_o offer_v a_o offering_n unto_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n the_o lord_n will_v cut_v off_o the_o man_n that_o do_v this_o etc._n etc._n so_o with_o we_o most_o interpreter_n 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yet_o of_o another_o of_o like_a signification_n in_o matter_n of_o wedlock_n that_o which_o according_a to_o the_o simple_a exposition_n of_o the_o word_n be_v by_o abimelech_n say_v gen._n xx._n 16_o that_o abraham_n be_v to_o sarah_n his_o wife_n a_o cover_n of_o the_o eye_n i._n e._n say_v the_o chalde_a a_o cover_n of_o honour_n and_o by_o like_a reason_n that_o the_o husband_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v to_o the_o wife_n a_o cover_n of_o the_o eye_n to_o keep_v she_o from_o look_v after_o other_o or_o other_o from_o look_v after_o she_o may_v the_o wife_n be_v say_v to_o be_v to_o the_o husband_n a_o cover_n of_o the_o eye_n to_o keep_v he_o from_o look_v after_o any_o woman_n but_o she_o if_o this_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o prove_v such_o accommodation_n to_o man_n and_o wife_n of_o word_n signify_v cover_v or_o garment_n in_o the_o language_n of_o those_o time_n yet_o if_o one_o eastern_a language_n may_v serve_v for_o illustrate_v and_o give_v testimony_n to_o the_o 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tannoth_n to_o signify_v habitation_n the_o same_o that_o neoth_v elsewhere_o as_o jer._n ix_o 9_o and_o joel_n i._n 19_o marg_n and_o perhaps_o it_o may_v ancient_o be_v use_v in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n in_o that_o signification_n as_o well_o as_o it_o or_o what_o be_v very_o like_o it_o be_v still_o in_o the_o arabic_a dialect_n which_o be_v of_o so_o nigh_o affinity_n with_o it_o that_o learned_a man_n even_o the_o jew_n themselves_o often_o have_v recourse_n to_o it_o for_o find_v out_o the_o signification_n of_o some_o word_n which_o be_v of_o seldom_o use_v in_o the_o bible_n and_o in_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tenaah_o or_o in_o hebrew_n letter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v a_o mansion_n or_o habitation_n like_a threat_n of_o destruction_n to_o the_o child_n of_o esau_n the_o edomite_n be_v elsewhere_o also_o denounce_v as_o jerem._n xlix_o from_o ver_fw-la 7_o to_o ver_fw-la 22._o and_o ezech._n xxv_o 13_o and_o the_o whole_a 35._o chapter_n and_o in_o 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xvi_o 16_o far_o in_o that_o he_o say_v according_a to_o all_o that_o be_v write_v in_o it_o and_o as_o i_o command_v he_o in_o horeb_n meaning_n that_o every_o thing_n in_o the_o law_n be_v just_a as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o it_o and_o every_o thing_n punctual_o in_o that_o manner_n and_o according_a to_o the_o letter_n as_o it_o be_v command_v be_v his_o gloss_n whereas_o in_o the_o text_n it_o be_v only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o i_o command_v and_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o which_o though_o in_o itself_o it_o may_v seem_v to_o make_v no_o great_a difference_n yet_o according_a to_o his_o meaning_n it_o manifest_o do_v according_a to_o what_o he_o add_v not_o according_a to_o what_o the_o christian_n say_v that_o it_o i._n e._n the_o law_n be_v give_v for_o a_o time_n only_o to_o be_v observe_v according_a to_o the_o letter_n as_o it_o sound_v but_o that_o jesus_n come_v and_o interpret_v it_o spiritual_o and_o so_o hereafter_o it_o be_v to_o be_v 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conceive_v these_o hitherto_o mention_v all_o take_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d al_n here_o in_o the_o signification_n of_o to_z there_o be_v of_o the_o jew_n who_o will_v have_v it_o here_o to_o signify_v by_o or_o by_o the_o hand_n or_o mean_n of_o so_o r_o solomon_n out_o of_o a_o ancient_a doctor_n shall_v turn_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o father_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o child_n i._n e._n shall_v speak_v to_o the_o child_n to_o persuade_v their_o father_n to_o embrace_v the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n to_o the_o father_n to_o persuade_v their_o child_n the_o same_o signification_n of_o it_o take_v abarbinel_n also_o and_o give_v this_o strange_a interpretation_n make_v the_o time_n speak_v of_o to_o be_v according_a to_o his_o fancy_n after_o the_o resurrection_n which_o he_o will_v have_v to_o be_v before_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n if_o any_o be_v then_o at_o that_o time_n live_v who_o have_v child_n dead_a he_o shall_v by_o they_o be_v 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in_o several_a other_o place_n it_o do_v as_o for_o example_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o merorim_n with_o bitter_a herb_n exod._n xii_o 8_o and_o vers_n 9_o his_o head_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o his_o leg_n and_o chap._n xxxv_o 22_o and_o they_o come_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o nasim_fw-la with_o woman_n i._n e._n as_o we_o translate_v it_o both_o man_n and_o woman_n with_o several_a like_o instance_n thus_o r._n d._n kimchi_n here_o will_v have_v it_o take_v give_v thus_o his_o exposition_n he_o shall_v warn_v or_o call_v on_o both_o father_n and_o child_n together_o with_o all_o their_o heart_n to_o turn_v unto_o god_n and_o they_o that_o turn_n shall_v be_v deliver_v from_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n so_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v to_o be_v look_v on_o as_o signify_v the_o same_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o with_o father_n with_o the_o child_n and_o of_o child_n with_o their_o father_n all_o of_o they_o together_o so_o likewise_o r._n tanchum_n the_o meaning_n say_v he_o be_v that_o he_o shall_v seek_v to_o rectify_v or_o reduce_v into_o order_n the_o sect_n or_o people_n that_o they_o may_v be_v all_o of_o they_o of_o one_o heart_n in_o the_o obedience_n or_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v in_o the_o signification_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o i._n e._n say_v he_o he_o shall_v seek_v to_o rectify_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o father_n among_o they_o with_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o child_n and_o the_o repeat_n or_o double_v of_o the_o word_n viz._n and_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o child_n with_o their_o father_n be_v for_o great_a confirmation_n sake_n thus_o say_v those_o jew_n with_o who_o do_v concur_v as_o we_o say_v divers_a 〈◊〉_d christian_n also_o and_o be_v urgent_a for_o it_o so_o as_o that_o the_o word_n may_v denote_v that_o he_o shall_v convert_v or_o call_v to_o repentance_n all_o of_o they_o together_o both_o old_a and_o young_a young_a and_o old_a that_o so_o they_o may_v all_o be_v a_o people_n prepare_v for_o the_o lord_n as_o luke_n i._n 17_o he_o speak_v and_o ready_o receive_v he_o and_o with_o joint_a heart_n obey_v he_o this_o exposition_n give_v a_o clear_a and_o plain_a meaning_n and_o be_v easy_o reconcileable_a with_o the_o first_o mention_v both_o even_o necessary_o go_v together_o viz._n the_o convert_v all_o together_o one_o with_o another_o and_o one_o to_o another_o in_o obedience_n to_o god_n and_o love_v one_o to_o another_o and_o therefore_o we_o may_v well_o look_v on_o the_o word_n as_o comprehend_v both_o and_o that_o for_o give_v a_o full_a meaning_n of_o they_o both_o aught_o joint_o to_o be_v take_v in_o and_o so_o be_v they_o take_v in_o likewise_o in_o that_o one_o word_n in_o which_o our_o saviour_n elsewhere_o sum_n up_o that_o office_n of_o this_o eliah_n here_o in_o more_o express_v viz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v restore_v all_o thing_n reduce_v all_o thing_n to_o right_a order_n which_o can_v not_o otherwise_o be_v do_v then_o by_o turn_v they_o all_o one_o to_o another_o and_o one_o with_o another_o to_o the_o faith_n of_o christ._n in_o much_o like_a manner_n to_o that_o of_o our_o saviour_n do_v some_o of_o the_o ult_n jew_n likewise_o sum_n up_o the_o import_n of_o these_o word_n concern_v his_o office_n whoever_o it_o be_v that_o be_v mean_v say_v that_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d leyasher_n israel_n velehacin_n libbam_fw-la to_o rectify_v israel_n and_o to_o prepare_v or_o put_v in_o good_a order_n their_o heart_n in_o the_o forecited_a place_n luke_n i._n 17_o where_o these_o
so_o far_o as_o that_o we_o can_v but_o look_v on_o he_o as_o the_o person_n here_o design_v and_o have_v not_o reason_n to_o expect_v any_o other_o for_o make_v good_a as_o we_o have_v before_o say_v this_o here_o speak_v what_o this_o last_o rabbin_z add_v they_o that_o will_v not_o be_v warn_v by_o his_o admonition_n shall_v be_v consume_v and_o perish_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o the_o people_n or_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n in_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n do_v only_o show_v that_o he_o know_v not_o well_o what_o to_o say_v as_o to_o the_o curse_n or_o destruction_n here_o speak_v of_o when_o or_o how_o it_o shall_v be_v not_o willing_a to_o understand_v it_o of_o that_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o roman_n on_o their_o reject_v both_o john_n and_o christ_n admonition_n which_o it_o be_v as_o we_o have_v before_o show_v evident_o mean_v of_o he_o know_v not_o on_o what_o to_o fix_v and_o so_o speak_v at_o random_n that_o which_o signify_v nothing_o and_o leave_v the_o reader_n in_o a_o maze_n but_o if_o it_o be_v apply_v to_o that_o all_o will_v run_v clear_a not_o so_o if_o to_o any_o other_o for_o against_o that_o which_o as_o we_o have_v see_v many_o concur_v in_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v mean_v of_o the_o day_n of_o doom_n at_o christ_n last_o come_v to_o judge_v the_o world_n the_o form_n of_o the_o expression_n as_o be_v by_o 1201._o some_o observe_v afford_v a_o evident_a argument_n lest_o i_o come_v say_v the_o lord_n and_o smite_v etc._n etc._n that_o show_v that_o this_o judgement_n may_v by_o their_o repentance_n and_o conversion_n be_v prevent_v which_o be_v confirm_v by_o what_o our_o saviour_n say_v matt._n xxiii_o 37_o 38._o and_o luke_n xiii_o 34_o 35._o that_o therefore_o their_o house_n be_v leave_v unto_o they_o desolate_a because_o they_o will_v not_o be_v gather_v when_o he_o will_v have_v gather_v they_o nor_o be_v bring_v to_o repentance_n by_o his_o call_n and_o that_o all_o those_o evil_n and_o a_o terrible_a destruction_n come_v upon_o they_o because_o they_o will_v not_o know_v the_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o their_o peace_n nor_o the_o day_n of_o their_o visitation_n when_o they_o be_v tell_v of_o they_o both_o by_o john_n and_o himself_o luke_n xix_o 42_o and_o 44._o but_o that_o general_a judgement_n be_v a_o day_n that_o can_v by_o any_o mean_n be_v prevent_v but_o shall_v in_o god_n appoint_a time_n certain_o come_v so_o that_o lest_o i_o come_v can_v be_v apply_v to_o that_o for_o certain_o he_o will_v come_v without_o any_o peradventure_o as_o for_o the_o explication_n of_o the_o word_n earth_n viz._n that_o by_o it_o be_v here_o mean_v the_o land_n of_o judea_n the_o people_n speak_v to_o and_o of_o and_o not_o the_o whole_a earth_n in_o general_n be_v evident_a f_o that_o it_o be_v in_o that_o restrain_a signification_n for_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n and_o judea_n peculiar_o often_o use_v both_o in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n be_v a_o thing_n so_o confess_v as_o that_o there_o be_v no_o need_n far_o to_o insist_v on_o it_o abarbinel_n seem_v to_o take_v it_o more_o general_o thence_o infer_v that_o the_o destruction_n that_o be_v here_o speak_v of_o shall_v be_v of_o thing_n generable_a and_o corruptible_a such_o as_o be_v on_o the_o earth_n not_o of_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o host_n thereof_o or_o thing_n therein_o so_o as_o it_o be_v at_o the_o universal_a deluge_n when_o god_n destroy_v 23._o every_o live_a substance_n in_o sum_n all_o only_a that_o be_v in_o this_o low_a world_n what_o he_o aim_v at_o in_o this_o inference_n he_o do_v not_o far_o explain_v if_o he_o will_v have_v it_o that_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n only_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v therein_o shall_v be_v destroy_v we_o have_v to_o oppose_v against_o he_o that_o constant_o profess_a truth_n that_o as_o well_o the_o heaven_n as_o the_o earth_n be_v reserve_v unto_o fire_n against_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n as_o s._n peter_n speak_v two_o pet._n iii_o 7_o and_o shall_v be_v dissolve_v therewith_o but_o otherwise_o if_o there_o be_v weight_n in_o his_o way_n of_o argument_n it_o will_v make_v for_o our_o purpose_n viz._n that_o the_o day_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v not_o that_o day_n of_o the_o last_o judgement_n because_o it_o be_v a_o day_n of_o such_o destruction_n as_o be_v to_o be_v execute_v on_o earth_n only_o and_o therefore_o in_o this_o world_n viz._n as_o we_o have_v all_o along_o say_v the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o earth_n or_o land_n will_v easy_o be_v understand_v by_o a_o most_o usual_a notion_n ahlol_fw-la ardi_fw-la the_o people_n of_o the_o earth_n or_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n as_o a_o arabic_a translation_n do_v by_o a_o jew_n have_v it_o together_o with_o the_o land_n itself_o tarnov_n they_o that_o expound_v it_o earthly_a mind_a man_n such_o as_o follow_v earthly_a thing_n and_o will_v not_o make_v use_n of_o the_o time_n of_o grace_n and_o embrace_v god_n salvation_n offer_v to_o they_o say_v what_o be_v true_a but_o seem_v not_o to_o give_v the_o full_a latitude_n of_o the_o word_n such_o of_o the_o people_n only_o be_v destroy_v and_o those_o that_o turn_v to_o god_n be_v save_v yet_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o many_o obstinate_a rebel_n be_v the_o land_n together_o destroy_v and_o make_v desolate_a as_o for_o the_o last_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cherem_n which_o be_v render_v a_o curse_n it_o may_v be_v likewise_o as_o it_o be_v by_o etc._n several_a render_v destruction_n or_o utter_a destruction_n so_o r._n tanchum_n say_v he_o mean_v a_o universal_a destruction_n according_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o verb_n in_o that_o place_n num._n xxi_o 2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d veheeharamti_fw-la than_o i_o will_v utter_o destroy_v their_o city_n and_o so_o do_v our_o translator_n in_o zacch_n fourteen_o 11_o render_v the_o same_o word_n that_o they_o render_v here_o a_o curse_n by_o utter_a destruction_n and_o the_o same_o verb_n that_o 3._o num._n xxi_o 2_o they_o render_v i_o will_v utter_o destroy_v do_v they_o render_v micah_n iu._n 13_o i_o will_v consecrate_v and_o levit._n xxvii_o 28_o 29._o the_o noun_n the_o same_o that_o be_v here_o use_v be_v render_v a_o devote_a thing_n and_o deut._n vii_o 26_o a_o curse_a thing_n so_o that_o look_v into_o the_o scripture_n we_o shall_v find_v the_o root_n of_o this_o word_n to_o have_v these_o signification_n of_o cut_v off_o or_o destroy_v and_o curse_v and_o consecrate_v to_o omit_v another_o notion_n in_o which_o it_o signify_v a_o net_n the_o prime_a etc._n signification_n seem_v to_o be_v that_o of_o cut_v off_o or_o destroy_v which_o appear_v in_o the_o other_o two_o in_o that_o of_o curse_v which_o be_v a_o devote_v to_o destruction_n manifest_o and_o not_o obscure_o in_o that_o other_o of_o devote_v or_o consecrate_v inasmuch_o as_o that_o be_v a_o morshed_n cut_n off_o as_o it_o be_v and_o take_v out_o of_o the_o way_n from_o common_a use_n that_o which_o be_v so_o devote_a in_o this_o place_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o they_o that_o render_v it_o curse_v mean_v the_o same_o with_o those_o that_o render_v it_o destruction_n not_o such_o a_o light_a curse_n for_o correction_n as_o be_v speak_v of_o ch_z iii_o 9_o but_o a_o curse_n end_v in_o a_o final_a excision_n and_o utter_a destruction_n for_o what_o be_v here_o mean_v by_o what_o be_v threaten_v the_o event_n and_o manner_n in_o which_o it_o be_v fulfil_v on_o they_o to_o who_o it_o be_v speak_v make_v evident_a the_o generality_n of_o the_o jew_n have_v reject_v the_o admonition_n of_o john_n baptist_n who_o be_v send_v to_o warn_v they_o to_o flee_v from_o the_o wrath_n to_o come_v by_o embrace_v christ_n and_o his_o doctrine_n who_o they_o not_o only_o refuse_v but_o procure_v to_o be_v crucify_v and_o pull_v on_o themselves_o a_o curse_n by_o say_v his_o blood_n be_v on_o we_o and_o on_o our_o childhen_n god_n second_v it_o with_o his_o curse_n and_o send_v on_o they_o that_o curse_v which_o end_v in_o that_o fearful_a destruction_n of_o they_o and_o their_o land_n from_o which_o they_o can_v never_o recover_v and_o which_o make_v undeniable_o manifest_a to_o all_o the_o world_n that_o this_o prophecy_n have_v its_o full_a accomplishment_n in_o they_o and_o in_o vain_a do_v they_o seek_v to_o elude_v it_o thus_o here_o end_v this_o prophecy_n in_o the_o hebrew_n bibles_n and_o all_o that_o follow_v they_o but_o in_o many_o copy_n of_o the_o greek_a the_o verse_n be_v so_o transplace_v as_o that_o the_o four_o verse_n be_v take_v out_o of_o its_o place_n be_v put_v after_o this_o viz._n remember_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o make_v to_o conclude_v
cap._n 11._o 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vat._v riber_n chr._n à _fw-fr castro_n castro_n pet._n à _fw-fr figueiro_n figueiro_n maimonides_n as_o above_o ch._n xii_o and_o talmud_n sanhedrin_n sanhedrin_n polan_n lib._n 3._o c._n 10._o 10._o lud._n de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr viz._n aethiop_n aethiop_n r._n salomo_n &_o ab._n ezra_n ezra_n r._n d._n kiâ—chi_n &_o abarb._n in_o locum_fw-la locum_fw-la d_o r_o hammond_n on_o mat._n 24._o note_n b_o b_o 1_o cor._n 10.6_o 10.6_o see_v ribera_n and_o chr._n à _fw-fr castro_n etc._n etc._n etc._n 2_o pet._n iii_o 4_o 4_o i_o pet._n iu_o 18_o 18_o compare_v rev._n vi_o 17_o 17_o tarn_n tarn_n joh._n xvi_o 33_o 33_o ibid._n 9.39_o 9.39_o sabbath_n fol._n 118._o sanhedr_n fol._n 98._o 98._o mat._n xxiv_o 8_o mar._n xâ—ii_n 8_o 8_o luk._n xxi_o 28_o 28_o id._n xxi_o 36_o 36_o vulg._n lat._n r._n tanch_a tanch_a psal._n cxix_o 119_o 119_o r._n tanch_a &_o r._n d._n kimchi_n in_o radic_fw-la radic_fw-la ribera_n menoch_n tirin_fw-mi quistorp_n quistorp_n diodat_n diodat_n in_o the_o above_o cite_v mat._n xxiv_o etc._n etc._n etc._n see_v jer._n xxix_o xxix_o see_v d_o r_o hammond_n hammond_n see_v i_o pet._n iu_o 12_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v the_o lxxii_o version_n version_n pareus_n di_o daâ—â—_n montan._n see_v chr._n à _fw-fr castro_n castro_n drus._n drus._n vatab._n ed._n 4_o o_o &_o 8_o o._n ribera_n sa_o chr._n à _fw-la castro_n menoch_n bishop_n hall_n hall_n grot._n tirin_fw-mi stokes_n stokes_n jer._n vi_o 20_o 20_o isa._n iu._n 4_o 4_o tirin_fw-mi and_o see_v note_n on_o micah_n iu_o 1_o 2._o 2._o psal._n cxli_o 2_o 2_o heb._n xiii_o 15.16_o 15.16_o see_v the_o note_n thereon_o thereon_o cyril_n vatab._n grot._n etc._n etc._n etc._n drus._n aben_n ezra_n ezra_n abarb._n abarb._n ribeâ—a_n see_v chr_n à _fw-fr castro_n p._n 572._o 572._o edit_fw-la 4_o o_o &_o 8_o o_z o_z see_v chr._n à _fw-fr castro_n castro_n menoch_n menoch_n tirinus_n tirinus_n see_v abarb._n abarb._n see_v r._n d._n kimchi_n kimchi_n r._n d._n kimchi_n kimchi_n buxt_n vindic_fw-la part_n 2._o cap._n 4._o pag._n 502._o 502._o see_v cyril_n cyril_n lxxii_o arab._n chr._n à _fw-fr castro_n pareus_n grot._n etc._n etc._n etc._n vat._v ediâ—_n 4_o o_o &_o 8_o o_z o_z in_o the_o concordance_n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v put_v in_o both_o these_o signification_n signification_n deut._n xxxii_o 23_o 23_o eccles._n ix_o 1_o 1_o see_v wagenâ—â—l_o correct_a lipm_n lipm_n stokes_n stokes_n pelican_n ribera_n chr._n à _fw-fr castro_n paraph._n tirin_fw-mi tarnov_n stock_n etc._n etc._n etc._n sanctius_n sanctius_n see_v vatab._n vatab._n castal_n grot._n grot._n idem_fw-la adversus_fw-la haereses_fw-la pag._n 123._o and_o see_v grot._n d_o r_o hammond_n on_o mat._n xxiv_o 16_o simson_n chron._n par_fw-fr 7._o p._n 46_o a_o o_fw-mi christi_fw-la 67._o 67._o stock_n stock_n jun._n trem._n on_o c._n i._n v._n 6._o 6._o see_v ezra_n ix_o 7_o and_o neh._n ix_o ix_o see_v ezra_n ix_o 7_o and_o neh._n ix_o ix_o calv._n calv._n r._n tanchum_n r._n d._n kimchi_n and_o grot._n grot._n abarb._n abarb._n grot._n grot._n abu_n walid_n r._n tanchum_n r._n salomo_n r._n d._n kimchi_n abarbinel_n abarbinel_n r._n salomo_n salomo_n capit._fw-la concord_n ms._n ms._n see_v ribera_n chr._n à _fw-la castro_n menoch_n &_o tirin_fw-mi tirin_fw-mi ebn_n athir_n kamus_n etc._n etc._n etc._n ex._n xxi_o 6_o 6_o calvin_n calvin_n abarb._n abarb._n so_o the_o vulgar_a latin_n you_o be_v curse_v with_o penury_n penury_n lud._n de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr see_v dutch_a note_n and_o stokes_n see_v cap._n x._o 38_o 38_o in_o the_o forecited_a place_n and_o in_o ch_z x._o 35_o 36_o etc._n etc._n etc._n compare_v isaiah_n vii_o 11_o etc._n etc._n etc._n oâ—_n for_o when_o their_o way_n please_v the_o lord_n prov._n xvi_o 7_o 7_o pisc._n rib._n menoch_n stock_n and_o see_v chr._n à _fw-fr câ—stro_n in_o paraph._n paraph._n compare_v hag._n ii_o 15_o and_o forward_o forward_o on_o ver_fw-la 8._o 8._o talmud_n in_o sanhedrin_n cap._n chelek_n &_o in_o taaniâ—h_n c._n 1._o 1._o see_v vulg._n lat._n and_o douai_n engl._n engl._n compare_v 2_o king_n 7.19_o 7.19_o and_o so_o the_o interlineary_a interlineary_a jerom._n etc._n etc._n etc._n see_v dan._n xi_o 16_o and_o so_o zach._n vii_o 14_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d r._n salomo_n jarchi_n aben_n ezra_n &_o tirin_fw-mi tirin_fw-mi see_v cyril_n cyril_n see_v abarb._n abarb._n as_o aben_n ezra_n note_n this_o prophecy_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d leatid_v concern_v the_o time_n to_o come_v come_v abarb_n and_o see_v the_o greek_a greek_a see_v vulg._n lat._n chald._n syriac_n etc._n etc._n ribera_n etc._n etc._n etc._n vat._n and_o see_v calv._n calv._n see_v abarb._n here_o and_o on_o ezek._n xxxiii_o 30_o 30_o abarb._n abarb._n read_v job_n xxii_o 2_o 3._o 3._o drus._n drus._n abu_n walid_n and_o r._n tanchum_n tanchum_n vulg._n lat._n lat._n r._n tanch_a tanch_a abarb._n abarb._n grotius_n see_v rib._n and_o chr._n à _fw-fr castro_n castro_n stokes_n stokes_n ribera_n ribera_n see_v calv._n calv._n jun._n trem._n and_o dutch_a note_n note_n see_v piscat_fw-la piscat_fw-la see_v r._n d._n kimchi_n kimchi_n deut._n xxxii_o 4_o 4_o see_v chr._n à _fw-fr castro_n menoch_n tirin_fw-mi tirin_fw-mi see_v ester_n vi_o 1_o etc._n etc._n etc._n r._n solomo_n solomo_n steph._n lex_fw-la lex_fw-la r._n solomon_n solomon_n jun._n trem._n trem._n drus._n on_o the_o place_n &_o in_o quaesit_fw-la per_fw-la epist._n ep._n 1._o 1._o aben_n ezra_n &_o r._n tanchum_n tanchum_n kimchi_n in_o rad._n rad._n gal._n vi_o 16_o 16_o deut._n fourteen_o 2_o 2_o see_v chr._n à _fw-fr castro_n castro_n see_v d_o r_o hammond_n on_o mat._n xiii_o 49_o 49_o r._n d._n kimchi_n kimchi_n rib._n drus._n tarn_n etc._n etc._n etc._n pelic._n &_o calv._n calv._n grotius_n grotius_n and_o munster_n munster_n ribera_n ribera_n see_v lyra._n lyra._n see_v wisd._n 5.1_o etc._n etc._n etc._n jun._n trem._n &_o drus._n drus._n lud._n de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr pet._n à _fw-fr fig._n fig._n see_v calvin_n and_o sanctius_n sanctius_n edit_fw-la steph._n in_o folio_n folio_n oecolamp_n oecolamp_n the_o last_o page_n but_o one_o of_o his_o comment_n on_o the_o prophet_n prophet_n 2_o pet._n 3_o 9_o and_o see_v mat._n xxiii_o 34_o etc._n etc._n and_o luke_n xiii_o 34_o 34_o grot._n and_o see_v tarn_n and_o stokes_n stokes_n ribera_n ribera_n tarn_n grot._n and_o stokes_n stokes_n aria_n mont._n &_o calv._n calv._n see_v assembly_n annotat._n and_o tarnov_n tarnov_n see_v dutch_a note_n note_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d abarb._n abarb._n act._n ii_o 20_o 20_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d drus._n compare_v job_n c._n xviii_o 16_o 19_o 19_o talmud_n aboda_fw-it zara_n c._n 1._o fol._n 4._o col_fw-fr 1._o 1._o see_v ch._n à _fw-fr castro_n castro_n see_v he_o in_o his_o note_n on_o matthew_n xxiv_o and_o on_o mar._n xiii_o note_v a_o and_o on_o the_o second_o of_o pet._n 3._o note_n g_o and_o on_o revel_n c._n vi_o note_n d_o and_o note_z i_z with_o other_o place_n place_n see_v d_o r_o hammond_n on_o luk._n i._n 78_o 78_o see_v calvin_n calvin_n baba_n bathura_fw-la cap._n 1._o fol._n 16._o col_fw-fr 2._o 2._o luk._n xxi_o 26_o 26_o ib._n 28._o 28._o see_v psal._n cxlvii_o 3_o 3_o see_v d_o r_o hammond_n on_o that_o place_n and_o see_v joh._n viii_o 12_o and_o xii_o 46_o 46_o mar._n ii_o and_o luke_n v._n v._n talmud_n nedarim_n c._n 1._o fol._n 8._o col_fw-fr 2._o abo_n â—a_o zarah_n c._n â—_o fol._n 4._o bereshith_n rabbâ—_n sect._n 6._o see_v buxtorf_n lex_fw-la mag._n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d baba_n bathra_fw-la c._n 1._o fol._n 16._o col_fw-fr 2._o yâ—lkâ—t_fw-la yâ—lkâ—t_fw-la on_o c._n 1.11_o 1.11_o r._n solomon_n d._n kimchi_n abarb._n and_o see_v maâ—mon_a on_o cap._n 10._o of_o sanhedrim_n pag._n 157_o in_fw-la porta_fw-la mosâ—s_n mosâ—s_n jerom._n vat._n vat._n ribera_n menoch_n and_o see_v christ._n à _fw-fr castro_n castro_n grot._n grot._n euseb._n hâ—st_n l._n 3._o c._n 5._o 5._o jun._n trem._n and_o see_v taâ—n_o and_o stokes_n stokes_n aben_n ezra_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o abarb._n abarb._n r._n d._n kimchi_n kimchi_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v l._n de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v munst._n tig._n jun._n trem._n and_o see_v bootii_fw-la animad_fw-la l._n 3._o c._n 4._o §._o 3._o 3._o pagnin_n pagnin_n munste_n tig._n supra_fw-la supra_fw-la jun._n trem._n trem._n pisc._n pisc._n on_o hab._n i._n 8_o 8_o see_v schind_a lex_fw-la and_o see_v in_o r._n tanch_a on_o those_o place_n place_n see_v bara_n ali_n lex_fw-la lex_fw-la greâ—k_n and_o arab._n arab._n vulg._n lat._n &_o syriac_n syriac_n capel_n pag._n 255._o 255._o see_v chr._n à _fw-fr castro_n castro_n and_o in_o his_o diction_n and_o abu_n walid_a in_o he_o he_o abu_n walid_n r._n tanchum_n r._n d._n kimchi_n and_o r._n solom_n and_o boot_n animad_fw-la l._n 3._o p._n 44._o 44._o tract_n of_o
a_o commentary_n on_o the_o prophecy_n of_o malachi_n by_o edward_n pocock_n d._n d._n canon_n of_o christ-church_n and_o regius_n professor_n of_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n in_o the_o university_n of_o oxford_n oxford_z print_v at_o the_o theater_n m.dc.lxxvii_o to_o the_o right_n reverend_a father_n in_o god_n thomas_n lord_n bishop_n of_o exeter_z my_o lord_n among_o the_o encouragement_n which_o i_o have_v have_v to_o proceed_v in_o explain_v some_o of_o the_o lesser_a prophet_n have_v be_v your_o lordship_n persuasion_n which_o deserve_o aught_o to_o have_v with_o i_o the_o force_n of_o command_n the_o same_o have_v give_v i_o boldness_n to_o recommend_v this_o part_n of_o that_o work_n to_o your_o lordship_n patronage_n by_o who_o countenance_v of_o it_o other_o will_v be_v encourage_v to_o look_v into_o it_o with_o hope_n of_o receive_v some_o benefit_n by_o it_o that_o which_o be_v present_v to_o your_o hand_n be_v a_o exposition_n on_o malachi_n the_o last_o of_o the_o prophet_n as_o in_o order_n so_o in_o time_n and_o even_o for_o that_o reason_n by_o i_o choose_v to_o fix_v my_o thought_n on_o before_o other_o because_o near_o therefore_o in_o conjunction_n with_o the_o gospel_n to_o which_o it_o lead_v we_o by_o the_o hand_n and_o deliver_v we_o over_o for_o that_o begin_v where_o he_o end_v so_o that_o from_o that_o look_v back_o according_a to_o our_o saviour_n own_o direction_n to_o search_v the_o scripture_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n which_o testify_v of_o he_o for_o confirmation_n of_o the_o new_a and_o to_o see_v how_o what_o in_o this_o be_v record_v as_o do_v be_v in_o that_o foretold_a as_o to_o be_v do_v we_o present_o light_v on_o those_o thing_n concern_v christ_n and_o his_o forerunner_n john_n the_o baptist_n with_o report_n of_o which_o the_o gospel_n begin_v so_o clear_o set_v down_o by_o this_o last_o of_o the_o prophet_n as_o that_o we_o can_v but_o admire_v that_o the_o jew_n of_o those_o time_n do_v not_o at_o the_o appearance_n of_o they_o in_o their_o office_n without_o more_o ado_n confess_v that_o what_o malachi_n prophesy_v be_v now_o come_v to_o pass_v and_o acknowledge_v that_o both_o elias_n the_o lord_n messenger_n who_o he_o will_v send_v to_o prepare_v the_o way_n before_o he_o and_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o temple_n who_o they_o seek_v even_o the_o messenger_n of_o the_o covenant_n who_o they_o delight_v in_o they_o that_o be_v to_o come_v be_v come_v and_o they_o be_v to_o look_v for_o no_o other_o and_o no_o less_o be_v it_o to_o be_v wonder_v that_o their_o posterity_n shall_v even_o to_o this_o day_n continue_v in_o the_o like_a obstinacy_n and_o shut_v their_o eye_n against_o these_o manifest_a truth_n notwithstanding_o they_o have_v long_o since_o see_v full_o execute_v on_o their_o nation_n all_o those_o heavy_a thing_n which_o in_o this_o prophecy_n also_o be_v denounce_v against_o such_o as_o shall_v not_o embrace_v they_o yet_o do_v they_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o these_o thing_n perverse_o 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