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and_o it_o be_v foretell_v half_o a_o year_n before_o the_o birth_n of_o augustus_n that_o a_o king_n of_o the_o roman_n will_v be_v bear_v that_o year_n the_o senate_n make_v a_o decree_n 94._o decree_n sueton._n august_n c._n 94._o nequis_fw-la illo_fw-la anno_fw-la genitus_fw-la educareter_fw-la lycurg_n educareter_fw-la plutarch_n in_o lycurg_n plutarch_n himself_o say_v that_o he_o can_v find_v nothing_o unjust_a or_o dishonest_a in_o the_o law_n of_o lycurgus_n though_o theft_n community_n of_o wife_n and_o the_o murder_n of_o such_o infant_n as_o they_o see_v weak_a and_o sickly_a and_o therefore_o think_v they_o will_v prove_v unfit_a to_o serve_v the_o commonwealth_n be_v a_o part_n of_o those_o law_n revenge_n be_v esteem_v not_o only_o lawful_a but_o honourable_a and_o a_o desire_n of_o popular_a fame_n and_o vain_a glory_n be_v reckon_v among_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o heathen_n and_o be_v the_o great_a motive_n and_o encitement_n they_o have_v to_o any_o other_o virtue_n aristide_n virtue_n plut._n in_o aristide_n plutarch_n tell_v we_o of_o aristides_n so_o fame_v for_o justice_n that_o though_o he_o be_v strict_o just_a in_o private_a affair_n yet_o in_o thing_n of_o public_a concernment_n he_o make_v no_o scruple_n to_o act_v according_a as_o the_o present_a condition_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n seem_v to_o require_v for_o it_o be_v his_o maxim_n that_o in_o such_o case_n justice_n must_v give_v way_n to_o expediency_n and_o he_o give_v a_o instance_n how_o aristides_n advise_v the_o athenian_n to_o act_v contrary_a to_o their_o most_o solemn_a contract_n and_o oath_n imprecate_v upon_o himself_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o perjury_n to_o avert_v it_o from_o the_o commonwealth_n tully_n in_o the_o three_o book_n of_o his_o office_n where_o he_o treat_v of_o the_o strict_a rule_n of_o justice_n and_o propose_v so_o many_o admirable_a example_n of_o it_o yet_o resolve_v the_o notion_n of_o justice_n only_o into_o a_o principle_n of_o honour_n upon_o 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the_o notion_n which_o they_o have_v receive_v from_o it_o be_v lose_v or_o pervert_v the_o egyptian_n who_o be_v so_o famous_a for_o their_o learning_n be_v a_o great_a instance_n how_o poor_a a_o thing_n humane_a reason_n be_v without_o the_o assistance_n of_o divine_a revelation_n for_o all_o their_o profound_a learning_n do_v but_o lead_v they_o to_o the_o gross_a idolatry_n whilst_o they_o conceive_v god_n to_o be_v only_o a_o anima_fw-la mandi_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v worship_v in_o the_o several_a part_n and_o species_n of_o the_o universe_n the_o stoic_n in_o effect_n hold_v the_o same_o error_n and_o teach_v i._n teach_v tull._n acad._n qu._n lib._n i._n that_o there_o be_v nothing_o incorporeal_a but_o when_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o christian_a moral_n begin_v to_o be_v so_o general_o observe_v and_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o last_o refuge_n of_o philosophy_n be_v in_o the_o moral_a doctrine_n of_o the_o stoic_n for_o almost_o all_o the_o latter_a philosopher_n be_v of_o this_o sect_n which_o they_o refine_a and_o improve_v as_o well_o as_o they_o be_v able_a that_o they_o may_v have_v something_o to_o oppose_v to_o the_o morality_n teach_v and_o practise_v too_o by_o the_o christian_n iii._o christian_n theophil_n ad_fw-la autolych_n lib._n iii._o but_o the_o ancient_a stoic_n have_v be_v the_o patron_n and_o advocate_n of_o the_o worst_a vice_n and_o have_v fill_v the_o library_n with_o their_o obscene_a book_n ii_o the_o stoic_n first_o spring_v from_o the_o cynic_n that_o impudent_a and_o beastly_a sect_n of_o philosopher_n and_o they_o refine_v themselves_o but_o by_o degree_n zeno_n who_o have_v as_o great_a honour_n do_v he_o by_o the_o athenian_n as_o ever_o any_o philosopher_n have_v under_o the_o notion_n of_o his_o virtue_n teach_v that_o man_n ought_v to_o have_v their_o wife_n in_o common_a and_o will_v have_v be_v put_v to_o death_n by_o the_o law_n of_o most_o nation_n for_o sin_n against_o nature_n chrysipp_n nature_n diog._n laert._n in_o zenon_n &_o chrysipp_n chrysippus_n teach_v the_o worst_a of_o incest_n as_o that_o of_o father_n with_o their_o daughter_n and_o of_o son_n with_o their_o mother_n and_o beside_o his_o opinion_n for_o eat_v humane_a flesh_n and_o the_o like_a his_o book_n be_v fill_v with_o such_o obscene_a discourse_n as_o no_o modest_a man_n can_v read_v athenodorus_n a_o stoic_a be_v library-keeper_n at_o pergamus_n cut_v all_o such_o ill_a passage_n out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o stoic_n but_o he_o be_v discover_v and_o those_o passage_n be_v insert_v again_o but_o these_o philosopher_n may_v do_v as_o they_o please_v for_o they_o pretend_v to_o be_v exempt_a from_o sin_n and_o the_o stoical_a philosophy_n in_o the_o original_a fundamental_a doctrine_n of_o it_o be_v nothing_o as_o tully_n observe_v but_o a_o vain_a pomp_n and_o boast_n of_o word_n which_o at_o first_o raise_v admiration_n but_o when_o thorough_o consider_v be_v ridiculous_a as_o that_o man_n must_v live_v without_o love_n or_o hatred_n or_o anger_n or_o any_o other_o passion_n that_o all_o sin_n be_v equal_a and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o same_o crime_n whether_o a_o man_n murder_v his_o father_n or_o kill_v a_o cock_n muraena_fw-la cock_n tulâ—_n pro_fw-la muraena_fw-la as_o tully_n say_v if_o there_o be_v no_o occasion_n for_o it_o and_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o plutarch_n and_o other_o write_v purposely_o to_o expose_v the_o stoical_a philosophy_n upon_o its_o old_a and_o genuine_a principle_n but_o the_o latter_a stoic_n be_v very_o sensible_a of_o the_o many_o defective_a and_o indesensible_a part_n of_o their_o philosophy_n endeavour_v to_o mollify_v what_o seem_v too_o harsh_a and_o absurd_a that_o they_o may_v bring_v their_o own_o as_o near_o the_o christian_a doctrine_n as_o they_o can_v quinctilian_n will_v not_o allow_v that_o seneca_n be_v any_o great_a philosopher_n but_o say_v that_o his_o main_a talon_n lie_v in_o declaim_v against_o vice_n 18._o vice_n quint._n lâ—st_v lib._n x._o c._n 18._o in_fw-la philosophia_fw-la parum_fw-la diligens_fw-la egregius_fw-la tamen_fw-la vitiorum_fw-la insectator_n suit_n it_o be_v rather_o the_o art_n and_o design_n of_o seneca_n who_o know_v wherein_o the_o strength_n and_o defect_n of_o his_o philosophy_n lie_v to_o endeavour_v to_o give_v it_o all_o the_o advantage_n he_o can_v and_o to_o recommend_v it_o to_o the_o world_n by_o expose_v the_o folly_n and_o vice_n of_o man_n rather_o than_o by_o instruct_v they_o in_o the_o notion_n of_o his_o own_o sect._n but_o 15._o but_o seu_fw-la de_fw-la tranqu_n animi_fw-la c._n 15._o this_o notwithstanding_o be_v one_o of_o his_o rule_n nonnunquam_fw-la &_o usque_fw-la ad_fw-la ebrietatem_fw-la veniendum_fw-la and_o when_o he_o have_v expose_v the_o cruelty_n the_o filthiness_n and_o the_o absurdity_n of_o the_o religion_n in_o use_n among_o the_o heathen_n in_o a_o book_n write_v upon_o that_o subject_n yet_o say_v he_o x._o he_o aug._n civit._fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n vi_fw-la c._n x._o quae_fw-la omne_fw-la sapiens_fw-la servabit_fw-la tanquam_fw-la legibus_fw-la jussa_fw-la non_fw-la tanquam_fw-la diis_fw-la grata_fw-la and_o tully_n likewise_o in_o divers_a place_n when_o he_o have_v reason_v against_o the_o absurdity_n of_o their_o religion_n resolve_v the_o obligation_n to_o observe_v it_o into_o the_o duty_n which_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o pay_v the_o law_n of_o the_o government_n under_o which_o they_o live_v their_o philosophy_n it_o seem_v teach_v they_o that_o we_o must_v obey_v man_n rather_o than_o god_n but_o they_o hold_v no_o more_o than_o 1._o than_o xenophen_n memorab_n lib._n 1._o socrates_n have_v teach_v and_o practise_v before_o they_o epictetus_n himself_o who_o have_v set_v off_o the_o heathen_a morality_n to_o the_o best_a advantage_n can_v be_v excuse_v from_o as_o great_a error_n and_o defect_n he_o teach_v also_o that_o man_n shall_v follow_v the_o religion_n of_o their_o country_n whatever_o it_o be_v enchirid._n cap._n xxxviii_o he_o allow_v too_o great_a indulgence_n to_o lust_n cap._n xlvii_o and_o
upon_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o the_o world_n the_o philosopher_n think_v it_o concern_v they_o to_o review_v all_o that_o have_v be_v former_o write_v to_o unite_v their_o force_n and_o select_v those_o notion_n out_o of_o every_o sect_n which_o be_v most_o plausible_a omit_v such_o as_o they_o see_v will_v then_o give_v offence_n and_o it_o appear_v that_o they_o be_v great_o behold_v to_o the_o religion_n which_o they_o oppose_v and_o pretend_v to_o despise_v it_o be_v evident_a that_o they_o have_v read_v the_o scripture_n and_o do_v sometime_o make_v use_n of_o term_n which_o they_o have_v take_v from_o thence_o unknown_a to_o former_a philosopher_n but_o philosophy_n after_o all_o their_o endeavour_n still_o retain_v many_o error_n and_o want_v that_o evidence_n and_o authority_n which_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o all_o true_a religion_n can_v never_o maintain_v its_o ground_n against_o that_o religion_n which_o be_v preach_v by_o those_o who_o they_o contemn_v 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among_o man_n that_o child_n shall_v be_v reduce_v to_o poverty_n and_o disgrace_n by_o the_o fault_n of_o their_o parent_n from_o who_o riches_n and_o honour_n be_v to_o have_v descend_v upon_o they_o and_o this_o way_n of_o proceed_v be_v just_a both_o in_o humane_a law_n and_o in_o the_o dispensation_n of_o providence_n because_o god_n and_o our_o country_n have_v a_o antecedent_n right_o and_o interest_n in_o we_o superior_a to_o any_o man_n be_v private_a title_n or_o welfare_n and_o this_o they_o may_v just_o make_v use_n of_o to_o restrain_v man_n from_o those_o crime_n out_o of_o love_n and_o concern_v for_o their_o posterity_n from_o which_o no_o consideration_n of_o themselves_o can_v have_v with_o hold_v they_o the_o experience_n of_o the_o world_n have_v find_v this_o to_o be_v the_o most_o effectual_a remedy_n with_o many_o man_n and_o therefore_o the_o wise_a and_o just_a government_n have_v make_v use_n of_o it_o and_o the_o most_o wise_a and_o just_a god_n may_v think_v fit_a to_o deal_v in_o this_o manner_n with_o our_o first_o parent_n by_o represent_v to_o they_o that_o the_o happiness_n or_o misery_n of_o their_o posterity_n depend_v upon_o their_o good_a or_o ill_a behaviour_n in_o this_o one_o instance_n of_o their_o duty_n we_o daily_o see_v that_o child_n common_o inherit_v the_o disease_n of_o their_o parent_n and_o a_o extravagant_a and_o vicious_a father_n leave_v his_o son_n heir_n to_o nothing_o but_o the_o name_n and_o shadow_n perhaps_o of_o a_o great_a family_n with_o a_o infirm_a and_o sickly_a constitution_n and_o little_a or_o nothing_o to_o support_v and_o relieve_v it_o now_o if_o these_o misery_n and_o calamity_n have_v be_v entail_v upon_o all_o the_o race_n of_o mankind_n from_o adam_n the_o thing_n will_v have_v be_v the_o same_o in_o the_o nature_n and_o justice_n of_o it_o for_o number_n can_v alter_v the_o nature_n of_o thing_n as_o it_o be_v now_o when_o they_o descend_v upon_o some_o only_o from_o their_o immediate_a parent_n and_o therefore_o it_o must_v be_v much_o rather_o just_a that_o the_o fall_v of_o our_o first_o parent_n shall_v make_v their_o whole_a race_n only_o liable_a to_o such_o calamity_n but_o not_o involve_v all_o necessary_o in_o they_o 2._o the_o communication_n of_o god_n grace_n and_o the_o favour_n and_o blessing_n of_o his_o more_o immediate_a presence_n may_v depend_v upon_o the_o behaviour_n of_o the_o first_o parent_n of_o mankind_n he_o may_v send_v they_o out_o of_o paradise_n and_o may_v withdraw_v his_o free_a and_o usual_a communication_n of_o himself_o from_o they_o and_o their_o posterity_n upon_o this_o forfeiture_n by_o their_o disobedience_n 3._o the_o proneness_n which_o we_o can_v but_o observe_v in_o ourselves_o to_o sin_n may_v proceed_v from_o hence_o we_o daily_o see_v and_o feel_v the_o corruption_n of_o our_o nature_n by_o whatsoever_o mean_n we_o become_v subject_a to_o it_o so_o that_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o object_v that_o it_o will_v be_v unjust_a that_o all_o mankind_n shall_v be_v involve_v in_o adam_n sin_n for_o the_o condition_n which_o we_o be_v in_o be_v matter_n of_o fact_n of_o which_o no_o man_n do_v or_o can_v doubt_v the_o question_n be_v only_o how_o we_o come_v into_o this_o condition_n and_o since_o we_o be_v bear_v in_o it_o and_o it_o be_v our_o natural_a and_o hereditary_a evil_n the_o justice_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n be_v clear_v and_o vindicate_v by_o assign_v a_o cause_n for_o it_o from_o the_o imputation_n of_o such_o as_o must_v acknowledge_v the_o same_o corruption_n of_o nature_n but_o will_v allow_v no_o cause_n or_o reason_n for_o it_o except_o the_o arbitrary_a will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o the_o creator_n the_o child_n of_o vicious_a parent_n be_v general_o most_v incline_v to_o vice_n and_o if_o man_n may_v partake_v of_o the_o evil_a disposition_n and_o inclination_n of_o their_o more_o immediate_a parent_n why_o may_v not_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o humane_a nature_n in_o our_o first_o parent_n descend_v upon_o all_o their_o posterity_n 4._o the_o happiness_n of_o man_n in_o the_o next_o life_n may_v depend_v upon_o the_o obedience_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n for_o when_o god_n propose_v to_o bestow_v upon_o man_n reward_n of_o glory_n and_o happiness_n which_o far_o surpass_v any_o pretence_n of_o desert_n or_o claim_v of_o right_n that_o they_o in_o a_o state_n of_o righteousness_n and_o innocency_n can_v have_v be_v able_a to_o make_v since_o the_o promise_n be_v so_o great_a and_o the_o happiness_n so_o far_o exceed_v any_o thing_n to_o which_o man_n can_v pretend_v a_o right_n we_o must_v be_v very_o unreasonable_a unless_o we_o will_v confess_v that_o god_n may_v bestow_v his_o own_o gift_n upon_o his_o own_o term_n he_o may_v therefore_o debar_v man_n from_o heaven_n upon_o the_o transgression_n oâ—_n our_o first_o parent_n because_o the_o promise_n of_o heaven_n be_v â—n_o act_n of_o his_o free_a bounty_n for_o no_o man_n can_v pretend_v that_o a_o innocent_a creature_n which_o preserve_v its_o integrity_n must_v for_o that_o reason_n be_v advance_v to_o the_o unspeakable_a joy_n of_o heaven_n no_o creature_n can_v be_v profitable_a to_o his_o maker_n and_o a_o unprofitable_a servant_n can_v merit_v no_o such_o reward_n and_o what_o god_n be_v not_o oblige_v to_o bestow_v though_o man_n continue_v in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n he_o may_v with_o all_o the_o justice_n and_o reason_n in_o the_o world_n refuse_v when_o man_n become_v divest_v of_o their_o innocency_n and_o thereby_o forfeit_v all_o pretence_n to_o that_o happiness_n which_o be_v promise_v upon_o condition_n that_o our_o first_o parent_n have_v continue_v in_o their_o primitive_a and_o original_a state_n of_o righteousness_n 5._o god_n may_v ordain_v that_o all_o man_n shall_v become_v liable_a to_o eternal_a misery_n by_o the_o fall_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n and_o that_o those_o who_o will_v not_o accept_v of_o mean_n appoint_v of_o salvation_n by_o faith_n in_o christ_n to_o rescue_v they_o from_o it_o shall_v perish_v eternal_o we_o no_o soon_o read_v of_o the_o fall_n of_o man_n but_o christ_n be_v forthwith_o promise_v even_o before_o the_o curse_n be_v denounce_v upon_o adam_n and_o eve_n for_o their_o offence_n the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n be_v immediate_o promise_v to_o bruise_v the_o sepent_v head_n and_o afterward_o the_o judgement_n be_v denounce_v first_o upon_o eve_n and_o then_o upon_o adam_n for_o their_o transgression_n and_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n bruise_v the_o serpent_n head_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o victory_n over_o our_o spiritual_a enemy_n and_o that_o conquest_n which_o shall_v be_v obtain_v over_o death_n and_o hell_n by_o christ_n for_o the_o temporal_a punishment_n which_o be_v to_o befall_v adam_n and_o eve_n and_o their_o posterity_n be_v afterward_o add_v and_o therefore_o this_o promise_n
quoque_fw-la latent_fw-la nos_fw-la historiae_fw-la &_o annal_n temporum_fw-la illorum_fw-la quod_fw-la si_fw-la autem_fw-la illa_fw-la omniaque_fw-la particularia_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o illis_fw-la temporibus_fw-la acciderunt_fw-la nobis_fw-la essent_fw-la cognita_fw-la multarum_fw-la quoque_fw-la in_o lege_fw-la divinâ_fw-la rerum_fw-la particularium_fw-la rationes_fw-la scire_fw-la possemus_fw-la maimon_n more_n nevoch_n part_n 3._o c._n â—â—_o people_n of_o israel_n and_o of_o the_o nation_n round_o about_o they_o and_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o idolatry_n practise_v among_o the_o egyptian_n and_o canaanite_n must_v needs_o render_v the_o particular_a occasion_n and_o ground_n of_o those_o law_n which_o be_v make_v to_o restrain_v they_o from_o idolatry_n difficult_a to_o be_v understand_v by_o all_o who_o be_v unacquainted_a with_o the_o rite_n and_o idolatrous_a worship_n of_o those_o nation_n but_o of_o those_o law_n it_o be_v enough_o for_o ordinary_a reader_n to_o know_v that_o they_o have_v respect_n to_o the_o idolatry_n then_o practise_v among_o the_o border_a nation_n and_o this_o the_o scripture_n often_o tell_v we_o leu._n xviii_o 3._o xx_o 23_o 24_o 25._o deut._n twelve_o 30_o 31._o fourteen_o 1_o 2._o xviii_o 9_o four_o 9_o orig._n contra_fw-la cell_n lib._n four_o origen_n have_v observe_v that_o those_o beast_n be_v by_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n declare_v to_o be_v unclean_a by_o which_o the_o egyptian_n and_o other_o heathen_a nation_n be_v wont_a to_o make_v their_o divination_n and_o that_o most_o beside_o be_v allow_v of_o as_o clean_o and_o other_o particular_n have_v be_v make_v out_o by_o learned_a man_n from_o the_o best_a remain_n of_o antiquity_n and_o as_o the_o jew_n be_v teach_v to_o look_v upon_o the_o idolatrous_a nation_n as_o pollute_v and_o have_v law_n give_v they_o purposely_o to_o hinder_v they_o from_o too_o dangerous_a a_o freedom_n and_o familiarity_n with_o idolater_n so_o these_o law_n may_v be_v easy_o practise_v when_o they_o live_v within_o themselves_o separate_v from_o other_o people_n but_o be_v now_o become_v unpracticable_a since_o they_o be_v disperse_v among_o all_o nation_n and_o the_o law_n which_o be_v adapt_v to_o the_o state_n and_o circumstance_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n and_o government_n must_v be_v out_o of_o date_n since_o the_o dissolution_n of_o their_o government_n and_o the_o dispersion_n of_o the_o whole_a people_n into_o other_o country_n these_o law_n may_v well_o seem_v strange_a now_o to_o we_o when_o they_o pretend_v to_o practice_v they_o but_o this_o aught_o to_o be_v attribute_v not_o to_o the_o law_n themselves_o but_o to_o their_o adherence_n to_o they_o when_o the_o obligation_n to_o observe_v they_o be_v so_o long_o since_o expire_v and_o when_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v in_o a_o condition_n in_o which_o many_o of_o their_o law_n can_v and_o other_o be_v never_o design_v to_o be_v observe_v some_o 15._o some_o gros._n ad_fw-la act._n x._o 15._o of_o their_o rabbin_n have_v hold_v that_o thing_n forbid_v by_o the_o law_n may_v be_v eat_v by_o they_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o judea_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o daniel_n refuse_v to_o eat_v of_o the_o king_n meat_n and_o drink_n of_o his_o wine_n be_v because_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o 11._o of_o grâ—t_fw-la ad_fw-la dan._n i._n 8._o casaub_n ad_fw-la athenâ—_n lib._n 1._o c._n 11._o ancient_a time_n and_o particular_o in_o those_o country_n to_o conscerate_v all_o which_o they_o do_v either_o eat_v or_o drink_v to_o their_o god_n by_o put_v part_n of_o it_o on_o the_o altar_n or_o cast_v it_o into_o the_o fire_n so_o that_o to_o eat_v of_o such_o meat_n or_o to_o drink_v of_o such_o wine_n have_v be_v to_o partake_v of_o thing_n offer_v to_o idol_n and_o in_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n they_o be_v not_o under_o so_o great_a difficulty_n in_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o law_n concern_v clean_n and_o unclean_a meat_n as_o they_o have_v lie_v under_o since_o their_o total_a and_o final_a dispersion_n for_o the_o favour_n which_o god_n give_v they_o with_o the_o heathen_n among_o who_o they_o live_v and_o the_o multitude_n which_o be_v carry_v away_o and_o live_v together_o afford_v they_o the_o conveniency_n of_o follow_v their_o own_o rite_n and_o custom_n in_o eat_v such_o meat_n only_o as_o be_v not_o forbid_v or_o defile_v and_o then_o they_o be_v restrain_v from_o idolatry_n by_o these_o abstinency_n and_o they_o become_v the_o more_o remarkable_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o heathen_n and_o their_o wonderful_a zeal_n for_o their_o religion_n even_o in_o the_o small_a matter_n be_v apt_a to_o make_v those_o among_o who_o they_o be_v captive_n the_o more_o earnest_a to_o inquire_v into_o the_o great_a and_o more_o substantial_a and_o excellent_a thing_n of_o their_o law_n and_o these_o be_v reason_n which_o be_v worth_a their_o submit_v to_o great_a inconvenience_n by_o adhere_v to_o their_o legal_a observance_n in_o other_o country_n but_o now_o these_o and_o all_o other_o reason_n be_v cease_v and_o the_o case_n be_v alter_v since_o they_o be_v a_o despise_a people_n disperse_v in_o small_a party_n over_o the_o face_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n and_o therefore_o the_o abstinency_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v apt_a to_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o absurd_a by_o those_o with_o who_o they_o converse_v that_o will_v not_o be_v at_o the_o pain_n to_o consider_v the_o ground_n upon_o which_o they_o be_v at_o first_o institute_v and_o that_o they_o be_v no_o long_o practicable_a nor_o design_v to_o be_v practise_v by_o their_o original_a institution_n 2._o circumcision_n purification_n abstinency_n sacrifice_n and_o other_o rite_n enjoin_v by_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n be_v not_o require_v for_o their_o own_o sake_n or_o for_o any_o real_a virtue_n and_o efficacy_n suppose_v to_o be_v in_o the_o thing_n themselves_o to_o recommend_v man_n to_o god_n favour_n but_o be_v institute_v to_o signify_v the_o inward_a purity_n and_o integrity_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o by_o outward_a observance_n and_o sensible_a thing_n to_o lead_v a_o carnal_a and_o sensual_a people_n to_o the_o knowledge_n and_o practice_n of_o thing_n spiritual_a the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v sometime_o say_v to_o be_v sanctify_v that_o be_v to_o be_v separate_v and_o set_v apart_o for_o god_n honour_n and_o service_n by_o these_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n both_o because_o they_o be_v hereby_o distinguish_v from_o other_o nation_n and_o because_o this_o ritual_a worship_n be_v appoint_v as_o a_o mean_n to_o lead_v they_o to_o internal_a sanctity_n and_o holiness_n of_o mind_n and_o to_o procure_v in_o they_o a_o awe_n and_o reverence_n of_o that_o majesty_n by_o who_o commandment_n it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v circumcision_n be_v appoint_v as_o a_o federal_n rite_n and_o as_o a_o token_n and_o pledge_n of_o the_o covenant_n between_o god_n and_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n after_o he_o of_o which_o the_o messiah_n be_v to_o be_v bear_v and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o sacrament_n of_o the_o covenant_n between_o god_n and_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n so_o it_o have_v respect_n to_o the_o nation_n who_o they_o be_v to_o root_v out_o these_o nation_n be_v notorious_a for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o flesh_n leu._n xviii_o 24._o and_o there_o be_v a_o peculiar_a significancy_n in_o the_o rite_n of_o circumcision_n of_o the_o restraint_n and_o excision_n of_o carnal_a lust_n it_o be_v declare_v by_o moses_n himself_o to_o signify_v the_o circumcision_n of_o the_o heart_n leu._n xxvi_o 41._o deutr._fw-la x._o 16._o thirty_o 6._o and_o likewise_o by_o the_o prophet_n jer._n four_o 4._o vi_fw-la 10._o ezek._n xliv_o 7._o they_o expound_v circumcision_n in_o a_o mystical_a and_o spiritual_a sense_n and_o according_a to_o this_o notion_n of_o circumcision_n st._n paul_n maintain_v that_o the_o true_a circumcision_n be_v among_o the_o christian_n whereof_o the_o jewish_a circumcision_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v but_o a_o figure_n rom._n two_o 28._o phil._n iii._o 3._o the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n upon_o repentance_n be_v express_v in_o scripture_n by_o cleanse_v and_o purify_n psal_n nineteeen_o 12._o li._n 2._o isai_n i._o 16._o jer._n four_o 14._o ezek._n xxxvi_o 25_o 26._o by_o which_o be_v denote_v to_o we_o that_o outward_a cleanse_n of_o the_o flesh_n design_v to_o put_v man_n in_o mind_n of_o the_o inward_a purification_n and_o cleanse_n from_o sin_n and_o from_o unrighteousness_n because_o this_o defile_v the_o soul_n and_o make_v it_o loathsome_a in_o god_n sight_n 2_o cor._n seven_o i_o jam._n four_o 8._o abstinency_n from_o thing_n in_o a_o legal_a account_n common_a and_o unclean_a be_v appoint_v to_o restrain_v man_n by_o symbolical_a instruction_n from_o sin_n which_o pollute_v the_o mind_n and_o the_o moral_a 3._o moral_a quid_fw-la eâ—go_fw-la est_fw-la in_o animalibus_fw-la mores_fw-la depinguuntur_fw-la humani_fw-la &_o actus_fw-la &_o voluntates_fw-la in_o animalibus_fw-la per_fw-la legem_fw-la quasi_fw-la quoddam_fw-la
that_o tribe_n be_v not_o always_o in_o chief_a power_n and_o even_o under_o herod_n who_o be_v a_o idumean_n it_o have_v its_o title_n from_o judah_n as_o the_o roman_a empire_n retain_v its_o old_a denomination_n when_o divers_a of_o the_o emperor_n be_v not_o roman_n by_o birth_n but_o when_o the_o messiah_n be_v come_v the_o sceptre_n be_v to_o depart_v from_o judah_n and_o there_o be_v no_o more_o to_o be_v any_o law_n in_o force_n among_o that_o people_n who_o have_v be_v so_o long_o know_v under_o that_o denomination_n which_o they_o receive_v from_o he_o and_o this_o prophecy_n of_o jacob_n in_o which_o he_o foretell_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o several_a tribe_n have_v a_o plain_a reference_n to_o the_o promise_a land_n and_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o jewish_a government_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o he_o there_o describe_v the_o border_n of_o it_o from_o the_o time_n that_o they_o be_v in_o possession_n of_o that_o land_n the_o people_n of_o the_o 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