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because_o they_o now_o have_v none_o be_v quite_o out_o of_o use_n as_o also_o that_o which_o respect_v their_o sell_v of_o land_n or_o house_n for_o in_o barbary_n they_o have_v none_o but_o what_o they_o hire_v the_o kind_n or_o rather_o the_o degree_n of_o excommunication_n in_o ancient_a use_n with_o the_o jew_n be_v the_o three_o abovenamed_a whereof_o the_o niddui_n be_v by_o some_o christian_a author_n reckon_v the_o low_a sort_n and_o by_o which_o they_o understand_v a_o separation_n from_o or_o a_o cast_n out_o of_o the_o synagogue_n which_o usual_o last_v 30_o day_n but_o may_v be_v of_o a_o short_a or_o long_a continuance_n as_o the_o offend_a give_v sign_n of_o repentance_n during_o the_o time_n of_o this_o excommunication_n the_o party_n be_v not_o to_o come_v within_o four_o cubit_n either_o of_o a_o man_n or_o woman_n nor_o to_o dress_v or_o trim_v himself_o as_o at_o other_o time_n yet_o they_o say_v he_o be_v admit_v to_o instruction_n to_o hear_v divine_a service_n to_o hire_v other_o &_o to_o let_v out_o himself_o to_o work_v on_o condition_n of_o observe_v the_o four_o cubit_n distance_n but_o now_o mention_v but_o if_o the_o consistory_n please_v upon_o the_o contumacy_n of_o the_o excommunicate_a they_o may_v retrench_v these_o privilege_n and_o aggravate_v the_o penance_n even_o to_o the_o denial_n of_o his_o son_n circumcision_n and_o the_o burial_n of_o his_o dead_a also_o if_o himself_o die_v he_o be_v deny_v all_o usual_a rite_n of_o burial_n and_o a_o great_a stone_n lay_v upon_o his_o grave_n in_o token_n that_o he_o deserve_v to_o have_v be_v stone_v to_o death_n the_o denounce_v of_o this_o excommunication_n be_v not_o always_o confine_v to_o the_o court_n or_o consistory_n which_o at_o this_o day_n can_v consist_v of_o few_o than_o three_o master_n for_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o any_o private_a person_n to_o excommunicate_v those_o who_o they_o find_v guilty_a of_o the_o thirteen_o cause_n of_o excommunication_n and_o he_o that_o be_v herein_o negligent_a incur_v the_o like_a penalty_n but_o they_o be_v present_o absolve_v lest_o it_o shall_v become_v a_o snare_n and_o a_o offence_n unto_o other_o and_o to_o restrain_v they_o to_o sobriety_n herein_o the_o court_n have_v power_n to_o punish_v he_o that_o do_v it_o rash_o from_o these_o private_a excommunication_n their_o superior_n rabbin_n and_o chief_a lawyer_n be_v exempt_a for_o these_o have_v a_o privilege_n to_o excommunicate_v and_o absolve_v themselves_o the_o form_n both_o of_o extrajudicial_a and_o legal_a excommunication_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o which_o be_v this_o n._n let_v he_o be_v excommunicate_a and_o the_o excommunicate_a upon_o repentance_n be_v absolve_v in_o this_o form_n n._n thou_o have_v absolution_n or_o thy_o offence_n be_v forgive_v thou_o but_o at_o the_o time_n of_o absolution_n the_o court_n have_v power_n to_o correct_v the_o trespasser_n with_o stripe_n the_o second_o kind_n of_o excommunication_n be_v call_v shammatha_n the_o same_o with_o the_o maran-atha_a think_v the_o most_o and_o it_o sound_v say_v mr._n selden_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o some_o the_o lord_n come_v he_o will_v not_o have_v his_o shammatha_n at_o all_o to_o differ_v from_o niddui_n which_o opinion_n he_o ground_n upon_o some_o say_n in_o the_o talmudick_n commentary_n but_o j._n drusius_n intimate_v otherwise_o when_o he_o say_v the_o jew_n be_v wont_a to_o excommunicate_v per_fw-la maledictionem_fw-la that_o be_v their_o cherem_n or_o anathema_n per_fw-la separationem_fw-la that_o be_v their_o niddui_n and_o by_o maranatha_n the_o same_o with_o shammatha_n and_o by_o other_o of_o that_o kind_n by_o this_o last_o intimation_n i_o conceive_v may_v be_v mean_v the_o anathema_n maranatha_n their_o shammatha_n be_v a_o total_a exclusion_n from_o the_o church_n a_o blot_v they_o out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o life_n and_o not_o permit_v they_o the_o least_o communion_n in_o thing_n of_o public_a religion_n and_o by_o the_o word_n shammatha_n they_o signify_v the_o come_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o take_v vengeance_n upon_o those_o who_o be_v thus_o excommunicate_a and_o it_o be_v never_o pronounce_v upon_o the_o offender_n till_o he_o become_v desperate_o irreclaimable_a a_o three_o kind_n of_o excommunication_n be_v the_o cherem_n which_o enforce_v the_o niddui_n when_o the_o offender_n within_o 30_o day_n give_v no_o sign_n of_o amendment_n nor_o seek_v to_o be_v reconcile_v a_o new_a form_n of_o excommunication_n be_v now_o use_v contain_v dreadful_a execration_n imprecation_n and_o curse_n of_o it_o as_o to_o the_o maranatha_n a_o old_a spanish_a author_n tell_v we_o it_o get_v the_o signification_n of_o anathema_n upon_o this_o occasion_n the_o jew_n glory_v of_o their_o messiah_n to_o come_v common_o use_v the_o word_n maran_n our_o lord_n in_o opposition_n whereunto_o the_o christian_n use_v to_o say_v maran_n atha_n our_o lord_n or_o messiah_n be_v come_v already_o whereupon_o no_o small_a strife_n arise_v betwixt_o they_o the_o jew_n frequent_o out_o of_o contempt_n say_v maran_n and_o contumelious_o call_v the_o christian_n maranites_n on_o the_o contrary_a the_o christian_n reply_v maran_n atha_n affirm_v that_o their_o lord_n be_v come_v already_o and_o hence_o it_o grow_v that_o the_o spaniard_n call_v those_o maranos_fw-es who_o be_v descend_v of_o jewish_a parent_n and_o be_v christian_n turn_v apostate_n and_o yet_o expect_v the_o come_n of_o messiah_n but_o the_o maranatha_n be_v certain_o of_o far_o great_a antiquity_n than_o in_o this_o story_n it_o can_v pretend_v to_o for_o it_o be_v use_v in_o s._n paul_n time_n as_o 1_o cor._n 16.22_o do_v clear_o testify_v where_o a_o old_a english_a translation_n cite_v by_o mr._n selden_n of_o a_o hundred_o twenty_o and_o five_o year_n stand_v render_v anathema_n maranatha_n let_v he_o be_v have_v in_o execration_n to_o death_n mean_v perhaps_o that_o the_o excommunicate_a shall_v die_v under_o this_o severe_a censure_n for_o anathema_n be_v add_v to_o maranatha_n by_o a_o general_a agreement_n be_v the_o high_a degree_n of_o excommunication_n there_o be_v indeed_o two_o sort_n of_o cherem_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n the_o one_o a_o consecration_n of_o thing_n to_o god_n service_n by_o separate_v they_o from_o common_a and_o ordinary_a use_n of_o which_o we_o read_v leu._n 27.28_o and_o as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o hierioâ—â—_n where_o pilfer_a or_o stealth_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v devote_v be_v punishable_a by_o death_n jos_n 7._o the_o other_o sort_n of_o cherem_n be_v a_o devote_v of_o person_n unto_o death_n but_o the_o cherem_n we_o now_o speak_v of_o be_v in_o our_o saviour_n time_n a_o very_a fearful_a kind_n of_o excommunication_n among_o the_o jew_n in_o which_o with_o solemnity_n and_o authority_n and_o a_o heap_n of_o direful_a execration_n and_o curse_n a_o man_n be_v turn_v out_o of_o the_o synagogue_n and_o this_o sort_n of_o excommunication_n be_v so_o dreadful_a that_o for_o fear_n of_o it_o many_o principal_a jew_n who_o believe_v on_o christ_n dare_v not_o confess_v he_o s._n john_n 9.22_o &_o 12.42_o and_o 16.2_o of_o the_o manifold_a use_n of_o this_o cherem_n among_o the_o ancient_a jew_n mr._n selden_n have_v make_v so_o plentiful_a a_o collection_n that_o the_o reader_n may_v there_o best_a be_v satisfy_v de_fw-fr jure_fw-la naturali_fw-la &_o gentium_fw-la etc._n etc._n lib._n 4._o c._n 7_o etc._n etc._n that_o which_o upon_o this_o subject_n i_o have_v here_o to_o take_v further_a notice_n of_o be_v the_o ancient_a form_n of_o their_o general_n cherem_n or_o anathema_n as_o it_o denote_v the_o severe_a censure_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n the_o form_n i_o shall_v here_o insert_v be_v take_v out_o of_o that_o ritual_a which_o they_o call_v sepher_n colbo_n or_o pandect_n and_o which_o be_v use_v against_o all_o those_o israelite_n who_o wilful_o and_o know_o transgress_v any_o chapter_n of_o