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A32695
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The harmony of natural and positive divine laws
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Charleton, Walter, 1619-1707.
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whatsoever_o which_o the_o greek_n render_v sometime_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beast_n sometime_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fourfooted_a live_v creature_n and_o sometime_o from_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wild_a beast_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o strange_a that_o be_v within_o thy_o gate_n gate_n of_o proselyte_n there_o be_v as_o we_o have_v often_o hint_v in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o disquisition_n two_o sort_n some_o who_o subject_v themselves_o to_o the_o whole_a mosaic_a law_n that_o they_o may_v be_v participant_a of_o the_o right_n of_o marriage_n and_o honour_n among_o the_o holy_a people_n other_o who_o though_o of_o foreign_a blood_n be_v notwithstanding_o permit_v to_o dwell_v among_o the_o hebrew_n so_o long_o as_o they_o worship_v one_o god_n and_o observe_v the_o perpetual_a and_o common_a law_n of_o all_o nation_n together_o with_o the_o additional_a law_n interdict_v incestuous_a copulation_n and_o eat_v of_o blood_n of_o both_o which_o we_o have_v speak_v profess'd_o in_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o son_n of_o noah_n now_o it_o be_v of_o this_o latter_a kind_n of_o proselyte_n as_o abenesdras_n note_v that_o the_o precept_n here_o speak_v such_o as_o have_v not_o admit_v the_o seal_n of_o circumcision_n and_o who_o st._n luke_n act._n 17._o 4._o right_o enough_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d devout_a greek_n because_o the_o hebrew_n use_v to_o call_v all_o gentile_n greek_n sabbath_n here_o it_o may_v be_v inquire_v why_o such_o a_o stranger_n or_o proselyte_n though_o not_o oblige_v by_o other_o law_n of_o moses_n as_o appear_v from_o deuter._n 4._o 2._o be_v yet_o bind_v to_o keep_v this_o of_o rest_v from_o labour_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n the_o reason_n be_v this_o if_o while_o the_o hebrew_n rest_v stranger_n have_v be_v permit_v promiscuous_o to_o work_v and_o dispatch_v their_o business_n they_o will_v have_v divert_v the_o stream_n of_o gain_n and_o profit_n from_o the_o native_n which_o be_v repugnant_a to_o justice_n and_o equity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v to_o the_o latin_n incola_fw-la a_o sojourner_n one_o that_o fix_v his_o seat_n in_o a_o soil_n not_o native_a to_o he_o thus_o in_o the_o gospel_n of_o st._n luke_n 24._o 18._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o be_v a_o peregrine_n or_o stranger_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o in_o six_o day_n the_o lord_n make_v heaven_n day_n and_o earth_n and_o the_o sea_n and_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o they_o a_o brief_a description_n of_o the_o universe_n as_o in_o acts._n 4._o 24._o at_o first_o the_o earth_n be_v rude_a and_o without_o form_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mud_n to_o the_o phaenician_o intermix_v and_o overwhelm_v with_o water_n which_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o abyss_n or_o bottomless_a gulf_n of_o these_o god_n make_v the_o earth_n dry_a land_n gather_v together_o the_o sea_n and_o distinguish_v the_o air_n into_o two_o part_n the_o superior_a or_o aetherial_a wherein_o he_o place_v the_o star_n and_o the_o inferior_a which_o surround_v the_o terraqueous_a globe_n then_o to_o this_o low_a air_n to_o the_o earth_n and_o to_o the_o water_n he_o add_v their_o proper_a animal_n and_o particular_o to_o the_o earth_n he_o affix_v herb_n tree_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o fine_a he_o make_v man_n and_o all_o in_o six_o day_n though_o he_o can_v have_v make_v they_o in_o one_o moment_n that_o he_o may_v by_o his_o example_n teach_v man_n to_o act_v with_o counsel_n and_o deliberation_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o hasten_v slow_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o he_o rest_v upon_o the_o seven_o day_n day_n the_o sense_n be_v take_v from_o genes_n 2._o 2._o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d requievit_fw-la be_v signify_v not_o that_o god_n be_v weary_a with_o work_v whereof_o the_o divine_a nature_n be_v incapable_a but_o that_o he_o cease_v from_o create_v or_o put_v a_o end_n to_o all_o his_o work_n convert_v himself_o to_o the_o survey_n and_o contemplation_n of_o the_o most_o beautiful_a world_n he_o have_v new_o raise_v and_o make_v out_o of_o nothing_o as_o philo_n excellent_o observe_v from_o god_n example_n the_o hebrew_n also_o be_v command_v to_o devote_v this_o day_n to_o pious_a contemplation_n and_o the_o learning_n and_o commemorate_n sacred_a thing_n of_o which_o pious_a custom_n there_o remain_v a_o ancient_a testimony_n in_o 2_o king_n 4._o 23._o and_o the_o number_n seven_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d more_o ancient_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d worship_v hebrew_n concern_v this_o seven_o day_n by_o philo_n lib._n de_fw-la vita_fw-la mosis_fw-la call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o world_n birth_n day_n various_a be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o jewish_a master_n some_o think_v that_o the_o septenary_n period_n of_o day_n be_v first_o institute_v by_o adam_n and_o begin_v from_o the_o six_o day_n of_o the_o creation_n other_o affirm_v that_o seth_n find_v out_o the_o way_n of_o compute_v the_o flux_n of_o time_n by_o week_n month_n and_o year_n but_o however_o disputable_a this_o question_n be_v high_o probable_a it_o be_v that_o philo_n hit_v the_o white_a of_o truth_n when_o he_o observe_v that_o the_o true_a seven_o or_o sabbatical_a day_n come_v first_o to_o be_v know_v to_o the_o hebrew_n from_o the_o miraculous_a cessation_n of_o manna_n to_o rain_v upon_o that_o day_n whence_o it_o be_v easy_a for_o they_o to_o understand_v what_o day_n in_o the_o weekly_a circle_n of_o seven_o day_n ought_v to_o be_v reckon_v the_o seven_o from_o the_o creation_n which_o be_v altogether_o unknown_a to_o they_o before_o the_o same_o most_o learned_a and_o wise_a jew_n mathematician_n treat_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o make_v of_o the_o world_n and_o of_o the_o number_n seven_o say_v that_o this_o number_n have_v be_v hold_v of_o singular_a honour_n by_o the_o more_o illustrious_a of_o the_o greek_n and_o barbarian_n who_o be_v verse_v in_o mathematic_a study_n and_o certain_o the_o egyptian_n be_v the_o most_o ancient_a master_n of_o the_o mathematics_n by_o who_o both_o pythagoras_n and_o plato_n be_v teach_v have_v very_o subtle_o philosophised_a concern_v the_o power_n and_o dignity_n of_o the_o septenary_n number_n in_o general_n which_o the_o greek_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o number_n say_v a._n gellius_n from_o old_a varro_n make_v in_o heaven_n the_o septentriones_fw-la or_o charle_n wain_n and_o lesser_a constellation_n of_o the_o same_o name_n also_o the_o pleyade_n and_o the_o seven_o planet_n nor_o do_v the_o zodiac_n want_v character_n of_o that_o noble_a number_n for_o in_o the_o seven_o sign_n be_v make_v the_o solstice_n from_o winter_n or_o the_o short_a day_n in_o the_o year_n and_o again_o from_o the_o summer_n solstice_n in_o the_o seven_o sign_n be_v make_v the_o winter_n solstice_n both_o equinox_n be_v confine_v to_o a_o seven_o sign_n whence_o in_o the_o sacred_a rite_n of_o osiris_n a_o little_a before_o the_o winter_n solstice_n plutarch_n tell_v we_o in_o iside_n pag._n 372._o the_o egyptian_n use_v to_o lead_v a_o cow_n seven_o time_n about_o the_o temple_n because_o the_o course_n of_o the_o sun_n from_o solstice_n to_o solstice_n be_v finish_v in_o the_o seven_o month._n and_o they_o affirm_v that_o all_o the_o great_a danger_n of_o the_o life_n and_o fortune_n of_o man_n which_o the_o chaldean_n call_v climactericks_n happen_v in_o septenaries_n of_o which_o abstruse_a argument_n clemens_n alexandrinus_n stromat_n l._n 6._o pag._n 685._o and_o macrobius_n in_o somn._fw-la scipionis_fw-la have_v write_v copious_o and_o with_o no_o less_o assurance_n than_o if_o they_o have_v certain_o know_v that_o there_o be_v such_o climacterical_a mutation_n of_o human_a life_n in_o sacred_a thing_n also_o in_o purification_n invocation_n and_o other_o religious_a rite_n the_o septenary_n number_n have_v be_v esteem_v of_o singular_a virtue_n and_o solemn_a observation_n whence_o apuleius_n describe_v the_o manner_n and_o ceremony_n of_o his_o preparation_n for_o the_o worship_n of_o isis_n metamorphos_n l._n 9_o initio_fw-la say_v i_o purificandi_fw-la study_v marino_fw-mi lavacro_fw-la trado_fw-la septies_fw-la submerso_fw-la fluctibus_fw-la capite_fw-la quòd_fw-la eum_fw-la numerum_fw-la praecipuè_fw-la religioni_fw-la aptissimum_fw-la divinus_fw-la ille_fw-la pythagoras_n prodidit_fw-la and_o virgil_n aeneid_n 6._o vers_fw-la 645._o testify_v that_o invocation_n also_o be_v to_o be_v seven_o time_n repeat_v longâ_fw-la cum_fw-la veste_fw-la sacerdos_n obloquitur_fw-la numeris_fw-la septem_fw-la discrimina_fw-la vocum_fw-la of_o the_o septenary_n number_n of_o day_n feast_n they_o observe_v that_o the_o monthly_a course_n of_o the_o moon_n be_v perform_v in_o four_o time_n seven_o i_o e._n in_o twenty_o eight_o day_n that_o the_o birth_n of_o
vicissim_fw-la generare_fw-la possit_fw-la and_o as_o god_n be_v please_v for_o man_n imitation_n to_o impress_v upon_o mute_a animal_n visible_a character_n of_o almost_o all_o virtue_n of_o justice_n clemency_n chastity_n fidelity_n friendship_n etc._n etc._n not_o of_o all_o in_o all_o but_o of_o each_o in_o particular_a species_n so_o have_v he_o give_v for_o a_o example_n of_o filial_a love_n and_o piety_n to_o man_n the_o stork_n which_o sustain_v and_o nourish_v their_o parent_n when_o they_o be_v grow_v old_a and_o weak_a for_o this_o also_o be_v comprehend_v in_o the_o first_o word_n of_o this_o precept_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d honour_n want_n which_o in_o its_o chief_a sense_n signify_v to_o nourish_v as_o appear_v from_o the_o 1_o timothy_n 5._o 3._o honour_n widow_n that_o be_v widow_n indeed_o i._n e._n relieve_v their_o want_n and_o contribute_v to_o their_o maintenance_n and_o so_o the_o hebrew_n interpret_v that_o text_n in_o number_n 22._o 17._o i_o will_v promote_v thou_o unto_o very_o great_a honour_n so_o cicero_n officior_fw-la 1._o treat_v of_o duty_n to_o kindred_n and_o near_a relation_n say_v necessaria_fw-la praesidia_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la debentur_fw-la his_o maxim_n and_o hierocles_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n we_o shall_v high_o honour_v parent_n if_o we_o most_o ready_o serve_v they_o with_o the_o ministry_n of_o our_o body_n and_o the_o help_n of_o money_n here_o i_o can_v but_o take_v notice_n of_o a_o strange_a distinction_n make_v betwixt_o son_n and_o daughter_n by_o the_o egyptian_n in_o their_o law_n of_o nourish_a parent_n labour_v of_o old_a age_n or_o poverty_n and_o record_v by_o herodotus_n l._n 2._o 35._o nulla_fw-la est_fw-la necessitas_fw-la filiis_fw-la alendi_fw-la parent_n nolentibus_fw-la sed_fw-la filiabus_fw-la summa_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la nolint_fw-la son_n be_v under_o no_o necessity_n to_o feed_v and_o sustain_v their_o parent_n against_o their_o own_o will_n but_o daughter_n be_v most_o strict_o bind_v to_o nourish_v they_o though_o against_o their_o will_n a_o odd_a law_n this_o to_o impose_v the_o burden_n upon_o the_o weak_a sex_n and_o exempt_v the_o strong_a and_o the_o more_o admirable_a to_o i_o because_o no_o reason_n be_v add_v to_o it_o by_o herodotus_n nor_o can_v i_o fix_v my_o conjecture_n upon_o any_o that_o be_v probable_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o may_v be_v well_o with_o thou_o this_o be_v here_o add_v out_o of_o deuteronomy_n for_o explication_n sake_n or_o perhaps_o ascribe_v on_o the_o margin_n from_o that_o place_n in_o epist._n to_o the_o ephesian_n 6._o 1._o 3._o many_o such_o additional_a clause_n be_v find_v in_o the_o scripture_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o thou_o may_v live_v long_o reverence_n here_o abenesdras_n note_v that_o god_n be_v wont_a when_o he_o forbid_v any_o thing_n to_o annex_v the_o penalty_n where_o he_o command_v the_o reward_n as_o in_o this_o place_n but_o st._n paul_n in_o the_o just_a now_o cite_v place_n to_o the_o ephesian_n note_v this_o more_o that_o this_o be_v the_o first_o commandment_n with_o promise_n the_o law_n in_o direct_a word_n promise_v only_o temporal_a felicity_n as_o st._n jerom_n observe_v l._n 2._o commentar_n in_o epist._n ad_fw-la galat._n &_o 1_o dialog_n contra_fw-la pelagium_fw-la and_o st._n austin_n de_fw-la civit._fw-la dei_fw-la l._n 10._o cap._n 15._o and_o of_o temporal_a felicity_n the_o principal_a part_n be_v long_a life_n which_o be_v general_o promise_v to_o those_o that_o keep_v the_o law_n as_o in_o levit._n 18._o 5._o and_o 25._o 18._o and_o in_o deuter._n 6._o 17._o 18._o and_o in_o ezech._n 20._o 11._o some_o expound_v the_o hebrew_n word_n that_o they_o may_v prolong_v thy_o day_n namely_o thy_o parent_n by_o their_o favour_n and_o prayer_n to_o god_n but_o i_o fear_v lest_o this_o interpretation_n be_v too_o subtle_a and_o adhere_v rather_o to_o the_o seventy_o and_o other_o interpreter_n who_o take_v the_o hebrew_n word_n though_o of_o a_o active_a form_n in_o a_o passive_a sense_n viz._n that_o thy_o day_n may_v be_v prolong_v to_o absolom_n violate_v this_o precept_n his_o day_n be_v cut_v off_o or_o shorten_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d upon_o the_o earth_n or_o in_o the_o land_n life_n in_o exile_n be_v not_o life_n but_o a_o long_a death_n therefore_o god_n promise_v to_o obsequious_a and_o dutiful_a child_n a_o long_a life_n and_o that_o too_o at_o home_n in_o their_o own_o country_n and_o ezechiel_n enumerate_v the_o cause_n of_o deserve_a exile_n put_v the_o contempt_n of_o parent_n in_o the_o head_n of_o the_o catalogue_n chap._n 27._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o good_a land_n this_o also_o have_v be_v add_v from_o deut._n 8._o 7._o but_o deserve_o for_o that_o land_n be_v in_o those_o day_n true_o good_a and_o singular_o fertile_a abound_v with_o milk_n honey_n and_o corn_n and_o other_o fruit_n and_o the_o only_a land_n that_o produce_v balsam_n which_o it_o continue_v to_o do_v in_o good_a plenty_n down_o to_o the_o day_n of_o pliny_n who_o therefore_o praise_v it_o and_o do_v even_o at_o this_o time_n though_o in_o less_o quantity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n will_v give_v thou_o law_n the_o present_a for_o the_o future_a as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o will_v come_v matth._n 3._o 2._o it_o must_v be_v something_o great_a and_o high_o estimable_a that_o god_n confer_v as_o a_o donative_n upon_o the_o posterity_n of_o those_o who_o he_o love_v above_o all_o other_o and_o to_o who_o he_o promise_v to_o give_v it_o but_o as_o god_n promise_v great_a blessing_n to_o those_o that_o observe_v this_o precept_n so_o on_o the_o contrary_n he_o threaten_v grievous_a punishment_n to_o those_o that_o contemn_v and_o revile_v their_o parent_n namely_o death_n by_o decree_n of_o the_o judge_n if_o the_o matter_n be_v by_o sufficient_a testimony_n prove_v against_o they_o exod._n 21._o 15._o 17._o and_o if_o the_o matter_n be_v not_o bring_v to_o public_a notice_n divine_a wrath_n deut._n 27._o 16._o than_o which_o nothing_o be_v more_o dreadful_a and_o from_o which_o good_a lord_n deliver_v we_o chap._n vii_o the_o six_o precept_n explicate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n in_o the_o hebrew_n this_o precept_n be_v place_v next_o after_o that_o against_o murder_n and_o the_o greek_a copy_n also_o now_o keep_v the_o same_o order_n in_o the_o rehearsal_n of_o the_o decalogue_n in_o deuteronomy_n but_o lest_o any_o shall_v think_v this_o transposition_n of_o these_o two_o precept_n a_o thing_n recent_a i_o must_v observe_v that_o philo_n in_o his_o time_n read_v they_o as_o we_o now_o do_v and_o that_o he_o give_v this_o reason_n for_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o among_o unjust_a fact_n adultery_n be_v the_o great_a and_o again_o after_o he_o have_v with_o admirable_a eloquence_n describe_v the_o many_o evil_a consequent_n of_o this_o crime_n he_o say_v meritò_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o hominibus_fw-la exosa_fw-la res_fw-la adulterium_fw-la inter_fw-la crimina_fw-la ordinem_fw-la ducit_fw-la mean_v the_o crime_n that_o be_v injurious_a to_o man_n nor_o do_v the_o ancient_a christian_n read_v they_o otherwise_o follow_v the_o greek_a code_o as_o appear_v from_o tertullian_n de_fw-la pudicitia_fw-la who_o say_v eo_fw-la amplius_fw-la praemittens_fw-la non_fw-la maechaberis_fw-la adjungit_fw-la non_fw-la occides_fw-la oneravit_fw-la utique_fw-la maechiam_fw-la quam_fw-la homicidio_fw-la anteponit_fw-la etc._n etc._n wherefore_o whenever_o the_o ancient_n bring_v in_o these_o precept_n in_o another_o order_n they_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o deuteronomy_n not_o out_o of_o this_o place_n of_o exodus_fw-la let_v we_o then_o since_o we_o may_v do_v so_o without_o injury_n to_o the_o diligence_n of_o the_o masoret_n follow_v the_o greek_a edition_n which_o we_o have_v take_v into_o our_o hand_n and_o which_o may_v be_v defend_v not_o only_o by_o its_o antiquity_n but_o also_o by_o this_o probable_a reason_n that_o many_o of_o the_o hebrew_n woman_n prefer_v chastity_n to_o life_n and_o that_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o aristotle_n the_o crime_n that_o proceed_v from_o the_o desire_n of_o pleasure_n be_v more_o heinous_a than_o those_o that_o come_v from_o anger_n abenesdras_n think_v that_o by_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o have_v commit_v adultery_n all_o unlawful_a venery_n and_o simple_a fornication_n be_v signify_v but_o we_o find_v that_o among_o the_o hebrew_n that_o word_n be_v everywhere_o take_v only_o in_o the_o sense_n of_o adultery_n and_o so_o translate_v in_o this_o and_o other_o place_n by_o the_o greek_a latin_a and_o other_o interpreter_n true_a it_o be_v indeed_o that_o in_o the_o mosaic_a law_n there_o be_v a_o interdict_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o whore_n in_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n and_o that_o incest_n and_o marriage_n with_o strange_a woman_n that_o worship_v false_a god_n