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19_o ver._n 19_o i_o call_v heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o record_v this_o day_n against_o you_o that_o i_o have_v set_v before_o you_o life_n and_o death_n god_n angel_n and_o man_n be_v witness_n that_o he_o have_v do_v his_o duty_n see_v iu_o 26._o viii_o 19_o and_o therefore_o be_v own_v by_o god_n himself_o to_o be_v faithful_a in_o all_o his_o house_n xii_o numb_a 7._o bless_v and_o curse_v they_o be_v the_o same_o with_o life_n and_o death_n but_o he_o use_v several_a word_n to_o make_v they_o sensible_a that_o both_o proceed_v from_o god_n the_o one_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o his_o love_n and_o favour_n and_o the_o other_o of_o his_o anger_n and_o high_a displeasure_n therefore_o choose_v life_n that_o thou_o and_o thy_o seed_n may_v live_v that_o be_v choose_v to_o be_v obedient_a without_o which_o they_o can_v not_o be_v happy_a or_o he_o wish_v they_o to_o set_v their_o heart_n on_o the_o happiness_n god_n have_v promise_v they_o that_o it_o may_v incline_v they_o to_o do_v as_o follow_v verse_n 20_o ver._n 20._o that_o thou_o may_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o obey_v his_o voice_n love_n be_v the_o noble_a and_o the_o strong_a spring_n of_o obedience_n and_o that_o thou_o may_v cleave_v unto_o he_o obedience_n to_o god_n be_v the_o sure_a preservative_n from_o apostasy_n for_o he_o be_v thy_o life_n and_o the_o length_n of_o thy_o day_n xxxi_o chapter_n xxxi_o the_o author_n and_o giver_n of_o life_n which_o he_o preserve_v and_o prolong_v unto_o those_o who_o be_v obedient_a that_o thou_o may_v dwell_v in_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n swear_v unto_o thy_o father_n to_o abraham_n to_o isaac_n and_o to_o jacob_n to_o give_v they_o which_o promise_v confirm_v
reward_v their_o obedience_n to_o they_o as_o if_o he_o have_v receive_v the_o benefit_n thereof_o verse_n 14_o ver._n 14._o behold_v the_o heaven_n where_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n shine_v and_o the_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n and_o all_o the_o glorious_a region_n beyond_o they_o be_v the_o lord_n be_v thy_o god_n be_v all_o his_o possession_n as_o they_o be_v his_o work_n the_o earth_n also_o with_o all_o that_o therein_o be_v as_o well_o as_o this_o earth_n and_o all_o the_o creature_n that_o be_v in_o it_o ver._n 15._o only_o the_o lord_n have_v a_o delight_n in_o thy_o father_n to_o love_v they_o and_o he_o choose_v their_o seed_n after_o they_o verse_n 15_o even_o you_o above_o all_o people_n etc._n etc._n he_o will_v have_v they_o sensible_a therefore_o that_o the_o possessor_n of_o heaven_n and_o of_o earth_n can_v have_v no_o need_n of_o they_o or_o of_o their_o service_n who_o be_v a_o very_a inconsiderable_a part_n of_o his_o creature_n but_o it_o be_v his_o own_o mere_a good_a will_n and_o pleasure_n which_o move_v he_o to_o show_v such_o love_n to_o abraham_n as_o he_o have_v do_v and_o to_o his_o posterity_n for_o his_o sake_n above_o all_o other_o nation_n on_o earth_n ver._n 16._o circumcise_v therefore_o the_o foreskin_n of_o your_o verse_n 16_o heart_n do_v not_o satisfy_v yourselves_o therefore_o with_o the_o bare_a circumcision_n of_o your_o flesh_n and_o the_o observance_n of_o such_o external_n rite_n and_o ceremony_n but_o cut_v off_o and_o cast_v away_o all_o your_o naughty_a affection_n which_o make_v you_o insensible_a both_o of_o god_n mercy_n and_o correction_n and_o disobedient_a to_o his_o command_n and_o be_v no_o more_o stiff-necked_a as_o he_o have_v often_o before_o complain_v they_o be_v particular_o xxxii_o exod._n 9_o and_o see_v ix_o 6._o of_o this_o book_n it_o be_v a_o metaphor_n as_o i_o observe_v from_o ox_n who_o when_o they_o be_v to_o draw_v in_o a_o yoke_n and_o go_v forward_o pull_v back_o their_o neck_n and_o their_o shoulder_n to_o withdraw_v themselves_o from_o the_o yoke_n to_o both_o which_o the_o scripture_n allude_v ix_o nehem._n 29._o and_o sometime_o several_o we_o find_v mention_n of_o they_o as_o in_o the_o place_n beforenamed_n in_o exodus_fw-la he_o speak_v of_o their_o stiff-neck_n and_o in_o vii_o zachar._n 11._o he_o say_v they_o pull_v away_o the_o shoulder_n st._n stephen_n put_v both_o these_o together_o in_o his_o character_n of_o the_o wicked_a jew_n that_o kill_v our_o bless_a saviour_n vii_o act_n 51._o that_o they_o be_v stiff-necked_a and_o uncircumcised_a in_o heart_n therefore_o the_o contrary_a disposition_n god_n promise_v towards_o the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o book_n as_o the_o great_a blessing_n he_o can_v bestow_v on_o they_o xxx_o 6._o ver._n 17._o for_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n be_v god_n of_o god_n and_o verse_n 17_o lord_n of_o lord_n superior_a to_o all_o other_o being_n whether_o king_n on_o earth_n or_o angel_n in_o heaven_n a_o great_a god_n a_o mighty_a and_o a_o terrible_a who_o can_v do_v what_o he_o please_v every_o where_n and_o therefore_o be_v to_o be_v great_o dread_v which_o regard_v not_o person_n nor_o take_v reward_n the_o most_o righteous_a judge_n of_o man_n who_o will_v not_o connive_v at_o your_o sin_n because_o you_o be_v circumcise_a nor_o be_v bribe_v by_o any_o sacrifice_n to_o overlook_v your_o wickedness_n xxiii_o exod._n 8._o xix_o leu._n 15._o i_o deut._n 17._o nor_o on_o the_o contrary_a reject_v those_o that_o upright_o obey_v he_o though_o they_o be_v not_o jew_n so_o st._n peter_n learn_v to_o understand_v these_o word_n x_o act_n 34._o verse_n 18_o ver._n 18._o he_o do_v execute_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o fatherless_a and_o widow_n take_v their_o part_n as_o we_o speak_v and_o defend_v they_o against_o those_o that_o will_v oppress_v they_o and_o love_v the_o stranger_n in_o give_v he_o food_n and_o raiment_n provide_v for_o those_o who_o be_v drive_v unjust_o out_o of_o their_o own_o country_n or_o travel_v on_o their_o honest_a occasion_n fall_v into_o want_n for_o he_o seem_v here_o to_o speak_v of_o those_o who_o be_v neither_o proselyte_n of_o justice_n nor_o of_o the_o gate_n as_o the_o jew_n speak_v but_o be_v mere_a gentile_n verse_n 19_o ver._n 19_o love_v you_o therefore_o the_o stranger_n be_v kind_n and_o hospitable_a to_o such_o distress_a person_n which_o be_v a_o virtue_n that_o flow_v from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n v._n 12._o to_o which_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o pretend_v if_o we_o love_v not_o all_o mankind_n this_o love_n consist_v in_o imitate_v god_n care_n of_o such_o person_n whereof_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o forego_n verse_n viz._n do_v they_o justice_n equal_o with_o other_o and_o afford_v they_o food_n and_o raiment_n for_o you_o be_v stranger_n in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n this_o virtue_n be_v peculiar_o require_v of_o the_o jew_n who_o have_v be_v in_o that_o condition_n which_o he_o command_v they_o to_o pity_v see_v xxiii_o exod._n 9_o xix_o levit._n 33_o 34._o and_o if_o they_o have_v sincere_o practise_v this_o duty_n towards_o alien_n the_o grace_n of_o god_n show_v to_o the_o gentile_n in_o our_o bless_a saviour_n will_v not_o have_v seem_v so_o strange_a to_o they_o as_o it_o do_v ver._n 20._o thou_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n he_o verse_n 20_o shall_v thou_o serve_v this_o be_v explain_v before_o v._o 12._o to_o he_o shall_v thou_o cleave_v serve_v that_o be_v and_o worship_n none_o but_o he_o and_o swear_v by_o his_o name_n see_v vi_o 13._o ver._n 21._o he_o be_v thy_o praise_n who_o thou_o ought_v verse_n 21_o therefore_o to_o praise_v or_o rather_o in_o who_o love_n and_o favour_n thou_o ought_v to_o glory_n and_o to_o think_v it_o the_o high_a honour_n to_o be_v his_o servant_n and_o to_o have_v he_o for_o thy_o god_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v he_o be_v thy_o god_n who_o have_v bestow_v upon_o thou_o all_o the_o good_a thing_n which_o thou_o enjoy_v that_o have_v do_v for_o thou_o all_o these_o great_a and_o terrible_a thing_n which_o thy_o eye_n have_v see_v in_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n destroy_v pharaoh_n in_o the_o red-sea_n lead_v they_o through_o the_o wilderness_n give_v they_o the_o country_n of_o sihon_n and_o og_n etc._n etc._n who_o therefore_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o love_n and_o serve_v and_o to_o confide_v in_o his_o mercy_n and_o not_o in_o their_o own_o power_n or_o righteousness_n viii_o 17_o 18._o ix_o 4_o 5_o 6._o ver._n 22._o thy_o father_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n with_o verse_n 22_o threescore_o and_o ten_o person_n see_v xlvi_o gen._n 27._o i_o exod._n 5._o their_o family_n he_o will_v have_v they_o remember_v be_v very_o small_a xi_o chapter_n xi_o about_o two_o hundred_o year_n ago_o and_o now_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v make_v thou_o as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n for_o multitude_n vast_o increase_v they_o according_a to_o his_o promise_n unto_o abraham_n xv_o gen._n 5._o xii_o exod._n 37._o xxvi_o numb_a 51_o 62._o which_o alone_o as_o conradus_n pellicanus_fw-la here_o note_v be_v sufficient_a to_o fill_v their_o heart_n with_o his_o love_n and_o their_o mouth_n with_o his_o praise_n chap._n xi_o verse_n 1_o verse_n 1._o therefore_o thou_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n who_o of_o so_o small_a have_v make_v thou_o so_o great_a a_o nation_n and_o keep_v his_o charge_n a_o phrase_n use_v frequent_o concern_v the_o levite_n iii_o numb_a 7_o 8_o etc._n etc._n but_o here_o comprehend_v all_o the_o particular_n follow_v his_o statute_n and_o his_o judgement_n and_o commandment_n which_o he_o have_v charge_v they_o to_o observe_v see_v vi_o 1._o verse_n 2_o ver._n 2._o and_o know_v you_o this_o day_n consider_v serious_o what_o i_o have_v say_v to_o you_o till_o you_o be_v sensible_a of_o it_o viii_o 5._o ix_o 6._o for_o i_o speak_v not_o with_o your_o child_n which_o have_v not_o know_v and_o which_o have_v not_o see_v the_o word_n i_o speak_v be_v not_o in_o the_o hebrew_n and_o they_o may_v as_o well_o be_v supply_v thus_o for_o not_o with_o your_o child_n have_v these_o thing_n be_v do_v etc._n etc._n which_o agree_v well_o with_o v._o 7._o the_o chastisement_n of_o the_o lord_z your_o god_n the_o plague_n he_o send_v upon_o the_o egyptian_n his_o greatness_n which_o appear_v by_o the_o many_o great_a thing_n he_o do_v only_o upon_o the_o stretch_n out_o of_o moses_n his_o rod._n his_o mighty_a hand_n and_o stretch_v out_o arm_n these_o be_v more_o word_n to_o express_v the_o same_o thing_n ver._n 3._o and_o his_o miracle_n and_o his_o act_n which_o he_o do_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o egypt_n or_o his_o miraculous_a act_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 3_o he_o use_v so_o many_o word_n to_o make_v they_o sensible_a how_o much_o they_o be_v
any_o such_o jurisdiction_n which_o the_o sanhedrim_n have_v over_o their_o king_n but_o all_o this_o may_v well_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o mere_a invention_n of_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n to_o magnify_v the_o power_n of_o their_o great_a council_n that_o his_o heart_n turn_v not_o away_o from_o all_o serious_a business_n and_o employment_n whilst_o he_o be_v caress_v and_o study_v to_o please_v a_o multitude_n of_o woman_n some_o understand_v it_o lest_o they_o turn_v his_o heart_n away_o from_o god_n and_o the_o duty_n of_o piety_n of_o which_o there_o be_v great_a danger_n if_o he_o marry_v worshipper_n of_o strange_a god_n as_o solomon_n do_v otherwise_o i_o shall_v think_v it_o may_v be_v interpret_v of_o turn_v his_o thought_n from_o mind_v his_o people_n and_o their_o good_a and_o welfare_n which_o must_v needs_o suffer_v much_o when_o they_o be_v burden_v with_o a_o great_a company_n of_o wife_n who_o be_v to_o be_v rich_o maintain_v and_o provide_v for_o neither_o shall_v he_o great_o multiply_v to_o himself_o silver_n and_o gold_n no_o more_o say_v the_o sanhedrim_n cap._n ii_o than_o will_v pay_v stipend_n to_o his_o servant_n etc._n etc._n other_o of_o they_o scan_v the_o word_n more_o nice_o and_o observe_v that_o first_o he_o be_v forbid_v to_o multiply_v gold_n and_o silver_n great_o that_o be_v to_o content_v himself_o with_o moderate_a riches_n and_o not_o set_v himself_o to_o heap_v up_o treasure_n which_o can_v not_o be_v do_v common_o without_o great_a oppression_n of_o his_o subject_n and_o second_o he_o be_v forbid_v to_o multiply_v they_o to_o himself_o but_o for_o the_o public_a benefit_n he_o may_v lay_v up_o money_n in_o the_o treasury_n at_o the_o temple_n though_o in_o his_o own_o coffer_n for_o his_o private_a interest_n he_o may_v not_o see_v schickard_n in_o his_o mischpat_fw-la hammelech_n cap._n iii_o theorem_fw-la xi_o where_o he_o produce_v their_o answer_n to_o this_o question_n how_o shall_v the_o king_n be_v able_a to_o manage_v a_o war_n or_o do_v any_o other_o great_a thing_n if_o he_o do_v not_o furnish_v himself_o with_o good_a store_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n he_o may_v say_v they_o fill_v the_o public_a exchequer_n though_o not_o his_o own_o private_a bag_n and_o that_o for_o two_o reason_n first_o lest_o he_o shall_v wax_v proud_a and_o haughty_a when_o his_o purse_n swell_v and_o second_o lest_o he_o shall_v be_v tempt_v to_o squeeze_v his_o subject_n and_o exact_v more_o from_o they_o than_o they_o be_v able_a to_o bear_v as_o solomon_n seem_v to_o have_v do_v who_o treasurer_n the_o people_n stone_v 1_o king_n xii_o 18._o verse_n 18_o ver._n 18._o and_o it_o shall_v be_v when_o he_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n of_o the_o kingdom_n that_o he_o shall_v write_v he_o a_o copy_n of_o this_o law_n in_o a_o book_n not_o only_o of_o this_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n but_o of_o the_o whole_a law_n and_o that_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n as_o a_o mean_n to_o fix_v it_o more_o in_o his_o mind_n insomuch_o that_o though_o a_o copy_n be_v leave_v he_o by_o his_o father_n he_o be_v notwithstanding_o to_o transcribe_v one_o himself_o as_o the_o jew_n say_v in_o the_o gemara_fw-la sanhedrim_n cap._n ii_o sect._n xiii_o all_o this_o be_v very_o agreeable_a to_o these_o word_n but_o whether_o he_o be_v bind_v if_o he_o have_v not_o write_v a_o copy_n before_o he_o be_v king_n as_o every_o private_a israelite_n they_o say_v be_v bind_v to_o do_v to_o write_v two_o when_o he_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n may_v be_v doubt_v for_o it_o can_v without_o violence_n be_v draw_v from_o these_o word_n and_o their_o authority_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o warrant_v it_o they_o give_v indeed_o a_o plausible_a reason_n for_o it_o that_o the_o one_o he_o be_v to_o carry_v about_o with_o he_o whithersoever_o he_o go_v and_o to_o read_v in_o the_o other_o at_o home_n but_o why_o one_o copy_n may_v not_o serve_v for_o both_o these_o purpose_n i_o do_v not_o see_v out_o of_o that_o which_o be_v before_o the_o priest_n the_o levite_n he_o be_v not_o to_o write_v one_o word_n of_o it_o out_o of_o his_o memory_n mere_o or_o any_o private_a man_n copy_n but_o out_o of_o the_o book_n which_o be_v in_o the_o sanctuary_n where_o the_o original_n and_o uncorrupted_a copy_n be_v in_o the_o custody_n of_o god_n minister_n there_o be_v a_o great_a many_o rule_v the_o jew_n give_v about_o the_o right_a writing_n of_o this_o copy_n which_o may_v be_v see_v in_o guil._n schickardi_fw-la mischpat_fw-la hammelech_n cap._n ii_o theorem_fw-la v._o ver._n 19_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v with_o he_o wheresoever_o verse_n 19_o he_o be_v either_o in_o the_o camp_n or_o at_o home_n or_o in_o any_o other_o place_n provide_v it_o be_v pure_a and_o free_a from_o filth_n as_o the_o jew_n limit_v it_o see_v there_o theor._n vi._n and_o he_o shall_v read_v therein_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n diligent_o study_v it_o not_o spend_v his_o time_n as_o maimonides_n gloss_n in_o drink_v and_o make_v merry_a but_o in_o learn_v the_o law_n of_o god_n see_v there_o p._n 53._o from_o the_o neglect_n of_o this_o precept_n their_o king_n become_v so_o ignorant_a of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o of_o their_o obligation_n to_o observe_v they_o that_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o good_a king_n josiah_n he_o be_v strange_o startle_v at_o what_o he_o hear_v read_v out_o of_o this_o book_n of_o the_o law_n when_o it_o be_v find_v in_o the_o temple_n where_o it_o have_v long_o lie_v without_o any_o knowledge_n of_o it_o that_o he_o may_v learn_v to_o fear_v the_o lord_z his_o god_n be_v preserve_v in_o the_o true_a religion_n to_o keep_v all_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n and_o these_o statute_n to_o do_v they_o be_v acquaint_v with_o his_o whole_a duty_n and_o perform_v it_o constant_o see_v i_o joshua_n 8._o ver._n 20._o that_o his_o heart_n be_v not_o lift_v up_o above_o his_o brethren_n verse_n 20_o not_o imagine_v himself_o to_o be_v above_o all_o law_n nor_o slight_v his_o subject_n as_o unworthy_a of_o his_o notice_n but_o take_v a_o due_a care_n to_o promote_v their_o happiness_n for_o as_o the_o scripture_n say_v maimonides_n provide_v the_o king_n shall_v have_v great_a honour_n do_v he_o oblige_v all_o to_o reverence_v he_o so_o it_o command_v he_o to_o be_v lowly_a in_o heart_n and_o not_o to_o carry_v himself_o insolent_o let_v he_o be_v gracious_a and_o full_a of_o clemency_n to_o little_a and_o great_a so_o shall_v he_o go_v out_o and_o come_v in_o with_o the_o love_n and_o good_a wish_n of_o they_o all_o unto_o which_o nachmanides_n add_v this_o pious_a reflection_n if_o the_o scripture_n deter_v king_n from_o pride_n and_o haughtiness_n of_o heart_n how_o unbecoming_a be_v it_o in_o other_o man_n who_o be_v far_o inferior_a to_o they_o etc._n etc._n and_o that_o he_o turn_v not_o aside_o from_o the_o commandment_n to_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o the_o left_a neither_o by_o change_v the_o law_n on_o pretence_n of_o make_v better_a nor_o by_o abrogate_a 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order_v according_a to_o law_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d seem_v to_o command_v that_o god_n shall_v rule_v and_o the_o law_n but_o he_o that_o bid_v a_o man_n to_o rule_v without_o law_n according_a to_o his_o own_o will_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d set_v up_o a_o beast_n to_o govern_v xviii_o chapter_n xviii_o and_o above_o all_o thing_n he_o ought_v to_o endeavour_v to_o win_v the_o love_n of_o his_o subject_n by_o humility_n and_o clemency_n as_o the_o same_o aristotle_n teach_v alexander_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v r._n jedaja_n in_o his_o book_n call_v mibâ—har_n happeninim_n where_o he_o report_v a_o letter_n of_o he_o to_o that_o great_a prince_n advise_v he_o to_o gain_v the_o affection_n of_o
to_o circumcise_v their_o heart_n themselves_o xvi_o 10._o by_o lay_v to_o heart_n his_o benefit_n and_o follow_v the_o motion_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o holy_a spirit_n which_o thereby_o he_o put_v into_o their_o heart_n and_o their_o neglect_n of_o this_o and_o rest_v mere_o in_o the_o circumcision_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v that_o which_o ruin_v they_o again_o and_o the_o heart_n of_o thy_o seed_n according_o we_o find_v they_o be_v free_v from_o idolatry_n after_o their_o return_n from_o babylon_n though_o still_o they_o continue_v in_o other_o sin_n which_o bring_v this_o present_a captivity_n as_o they_o call_v it_o upon_o they_o another_o banishment_n be_v necessary_a say_v r._n isaac_n in_o the_o book_n before_o mention_v perek_n vii_o to_o purge_v they_o from_o their_o sin_n by_o the_o severe_a affliction_n which_o they_o now_o endure_v and_o have_v long_o suffer_v because_o their_o manifold_a sin_n as_o he_o express_v it_o needs_o much_o scour_v by_o contusion_n and_o pressure_n after_o which_o he_o say_v they_o shall_v sin_v no_o more_o but_o that_o shall_v be_v fulfil_v which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v circumcise_v thy_o heart_n etc._n etc._n quote_v these_o very_a word_n of_o moses_n but_o alas_o they_o be_v not_o sensible_a for_o what_o sin_n they_o suffer_v see_v p._n 96_o 97._o of_o wagenseils_n edition_n to_o love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o soul_n that_o thou_o may_v live_v see_v vi_o 5._o this_o prophecy_n the_o jew_n say_v shall_v be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o messiah_n according_a to_o what_o ezekiel_n say_v xxxvi_o 26._o a_o new_a heart_n will_v i_o give_v you_o and_o a_o new_a spirit_n will_v i_o put_v into_o you_o etc._n etc._n so_o r._n isaac_n in_o the_o place_n abovenamed_a and_o in_o p._n 83._o verse_n 7_o ver._n 7._o and_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n will_v put_v all_o these_o curse_n upon_o thy_o enemy_n and_o on_o they_o that_o hate_v thou_o which_o persecute_v thou_o their_o very_a restoration_n create_v they_o many_o enemy_n who_o hatred_n increase_v with_o their_o prosperity_n in_o their_o own_o land_n and_o make_v they_o when_o they_o have_v power_n to_o persecute_v they_o who_o god_n remarkable_o plague_v particular_o antiochus_z epiphanes_n who_o die_v in_o miserable_a torment_n verse_n 8_o ver._n 8._o and_o thou_o shall_v return_v this_o may_v relate_v as_o well_o to_o their_o return_n unto_o their_o own_o land_n as_o to_o their_o turn_n unto_o god_n of_o both_o which_o he_o have_v speak_v before_o and_o now_o have_v mention_v their_o persecution_n whereby_o many_o of_o they_o may_v be_v drive_v out_o of_o their_o country_n i_o suppose_v he_o here_o promise_v their_o restoration_n to_o it_o again_o when_o he_o have_v curse_v their_o enemy_n and_o obey_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n and_o do_v all_o his_o commandment_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n continue_v steadfast_a in_o their_o love_n to_o he_o by_o a_o strict_a observance_n of_o all_o his_o commandment_n verse_n 9_o ver._n 9_o and_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n will_v make_v thou_o plenteous_a in_o every_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n and_o in_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o body_n etc._n etc._n the_o effect_n of_o their_o constant_a and_o sincere_a obedience_n he_o promise_v shall_v be_v still_o great_a prosperity_n in_o all_o their_o undertake_n and_o in_o all_o their_o enjoyment_n see_v xxviii_o 4_o 5_o etc._n etc._n for_o good_a to_o encourage_v they_o to_o continue_v faithful_a in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n for_o the_o lord_n will_v again_o rejoice_v over_o thou_o for_o good_a delight_n only_o in_o bless_v they_o and_o not_o send_v any_o curse_n upon_o they_o see_v xxviii_o 63._o and_o xxxii_o jerem_n 41._o as_o he_o rejoice_v over_o thy_o father_n in_o who_o obedience_n he_o delight_v x_o deut._n 15._o ver._n 10._o if_o thou_o shall_v hearken_v unto_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o verse_n 10_o lord_z thy_o god_n to_o keep_v his_o commandment_n etc._n etc._n persist_v in_o obedience_n to_o he_o and_o if_o thou_o turn_v unto_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o soul_n with_o a_o sincere_a love_n to_o all_o his_o command_n v._n 2._o who_o have_v plant_v they_o assure_o in_o their_o land_n with_o his_o whole_a heart_n and_o his_o whole_a soul_n as_o jeremiah_n speak_v xxxii_o 41._o but_o herein_o they_o be_v defective_a after_o they_o come_v out_o of_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n for_o though_o they_o never_o return_v again_o to_o idolatry_n but_o keep_v close_o to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n alone_o yet_o they_o rest_v mere_o in_o the_o outward_a rite_n of_o religion_n and_o have_v not_o a_o hearty_a love_n to_o god_n and_o to_o all_o goodness_n which_o make_v they_o reject_v the_o son_n of_o god_n when_o he_o come_v among_o they_o and_o fall_v under_o those_o long_a calamity_n which_o will_v not_o end_v till_o they_o turn_v to_o he_o with_o all_o their_o heart_n and_o soul_n ver._n 11._o for_o this_o commandment_n which_o i_o command_v verse_n 11_o thou_o this_o day_n of_o hearty_a love_n to_o god_n and_o sincere_a obedience_n to_o all_o his_o command_n v._o 2_o 6.8_o 16._o it_o be_v not_o hide_v from_o thou_o or_o it_o may_v be_v translate_v out_o of_o the_o hebrew_n it_o be_v not_o too_o wonderful_a above_o thou_o that_o be_v abstruse_a and_o hard_a to_o be_v understand_v because_o above_o their_o reach_n but_o easy_a to_o be_v know_v and_o acquaint_v withal_o because_o plain_o reveal_v which_o be_v as_o true_a of_o the_o gospel_n unto_o which_o st._n paul_n apply_v these_o word_n x_o rom._n 6_o etc._n etc._n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n for_o therein_o our_o saviour_n have_v declare_v the_o mind_n and_o will_n of_o god_n to_o we_o in_o such_o familiar_a word_n that_o the_o most_o simple_a people_n may_v understand_v their_o duty_n nor_o be_v it_o far_o off_o so_o that_o they_o shall_v go_v to_o seek_v it_o and_o learn_v it_o in_o some_o distant_a nation_n r._n isaac_n in_o his_o chissuk_n emuna_n cap._n xlv_o have_v his_o thought_n so_o fix_v upon_o what_o be_v say_v v._n 4._o that_o he_o fancy_v these_o word_n belong_v to_o that_o matter_n and_o that_o moses_n still_o speak_v to_o they_o of_o repentance_n which_o be_v of_o great_a value_n than_o any_o other_o thing_n and_o yet_o most_o easy_o acquire_v which_o can_v but_o make_v one_o wonder_n at_o their_o blindness_n for_o if_o repentance_n be_v so_o very_o easy_a how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o they_o remain_v impenitent_a for_o so_o many_o age_n and_o thereby_o as_o they_o confess_v prolong_v their_o misery_n and_o yet_o he_o repeat_v the_o same_o word_n in_o the_o second_o part_n of_o his_o work_n perek_n lxxx_o where_o he_o have_v the_o confidence_n to_o say_v st._n paul_n misapply_v this_o place_n verse_n 12_o ver._n 12._o it_o be_v not_o in_o heaven_n that_o thou_o shall_v say_v who_o will_v go_v up_o for_o we_o to_o heaven_n and_o bring_v it_o unto_o we_o that_o we_o may_v hear_v it_o and_o do_v it_o r._n jacob_n hacsaei_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o that_o part_n of_o the_o misna_n call_v seder_n nesim_n as_o guil._n vorstius_n observe_v upon_o abarbinel_n about_o the_o article_n of_o their_o faith_n have_v very_o fair_o expound_v this_o which_o he_o take_v to_o be_v a_o proverbial_a speech_n to_o show_v that_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o hard_a or_o rather_o impossible_a labour_n to_o come_v at_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n will_n as_o there_o be_v in_o many_o humane_a science_n where_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v tire_v by_o several_a proposition_n and_o deduction_n etc._n etc._n before_o he_o arrive_v at_o what_o he_o seek_v but_o all_o thing_n be_v plain_a and_o easy_a to_o be_v understand_v and_o not_o hard_a to_o be_v perform_v for_o god_n have_v reveal_v his_o mind_n clear_o by_o moses_n from_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o none_o have_v need_v to_o go_v thither_o to_o desire_n god_n to_o 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evil_n but_o he_o serve_v god_n true_o because_o he_o be_v the_o truth_n and_o the_o chief_a good_a that_o he_o may_v be_v admit_v to_o communion_n with_o he_o and_o a_o man_n ought_v to_o love_v he_o with_o the_o most_o vehement_a and_o intense_a affection_n so_o that_o he_o languish_v with_o love_n to_o he_o just_a as_o a_o man_n that_o be_v in_o love_n with_o one_o he_o desire_v to_o make_v his_o wife_n wheresoever_o he_o be_v at_o home_o or_o abroad_o when_o he_o eat_v and_o drink_v when_o he_o lie_v down_o and_o rise_v up_o he_o think_v of_o she_o to_o which_o solomon_n compare_v the_o love_n of_o the_o spouse_n who_o say_v i_o be_o sick_a of_o love_n 2_o cant._n 5._o to_o this_o purpose_n baal_n chasidim_n mention_v by_o wagenseil_n upon_o sota_n cap._n v._o p._n 611._o by_o the_o heart_n may_v be_v here_o mean_v the_o will_n which_o be_v the_o original_a of_o all_o that_o a_o man_n do_v as_o the_o jew_n speak_v whether_o good_a or_o evil_a by_o the_o soul_n the_o affection_n to_o which_o st._n mark_n add_v the_o mind_n i._n e._n the_o understanding_n or_o rational_a faculty_n and_o by_o may_v for_o strength_n be_v mean_v the_o power_n of_o the_o body_n for_o action_n which_o four_o all_o together_o make_v up_o the_o whole_a man._n and_o the_o word_n all_o add_v to_o each_o of_o these_o do_v not_o exclude_v all_o other_o thing_n from_o any_o share_n in_o our_o thought_n and_o affection_n but_o only_o from_o a_o equal_a interest_n in_o they_o the_o love_n of_o god_n ought_v to_o be_v superior_a and_o direct_v all_o our_o other_o motion_n to_o serve_v he_o as_o maimonides_n express_v it_o in_o his_o preface_n to_o pirke_n avoth_v ver._n 7._o and_o thou_o shall_v teach_v they_o diligent_o unto_o thy_o child_n in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v as_o our_o margin_n observe_v shall_v whet_v or_o sharpen_v they_o signify_v verse_n 7_o as_o some_o think_v that_o they_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o make_v they_o pierce_v their_o heart_n but_o de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr 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