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the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o ecclesiastes_n certain_a text_n of_o which_o as_o ch_z i._o 18._o and_o ch_n viij_o 25._o they_o refer_v to_o the_o messiah_n which_o otherwise_o seem_v not_o to_o have_v much_o relation_n to_o he_o in_o truth_n one_o can_v well_o deny_v that_o the_o jew_n have_v this_o common_a knowledge_n of_o great_a truth_n of_o their_o religion_n and_o a_o traditional_a exposition_n of_o great_a prophecy_n from_o their_o ancestor_n to_o clear_v their_o idea_n thereof_o if_o he_o consider_v attentive_o these_o follow_a remark_n first_o that_o since_o their_o return_n from_o the_o babylonian_a captivity_n they_o be_v never_o guilty_a of_o idolatry_n except_o for_o a_o little_a while_n in_o the_o time_n of_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n when_o some_o wicked_a man_n apostatise_v and_o
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of_o the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n and_o that_o eve_n in_o prospect_n of_o this_o be_v deliver_v of_o her_o first_o son_n 629._o gen._n four_o 1._o reuchl_n ibid._n p._n 629._o she_o call_v he_o cain_n say_v i_o have_v get_v a_o man_n or_o this_o man_n from_o the_o lord_n believe_v that_o he_o be_v the_o promise_a messiah_n they_o tell_v we_o far_o that_o eve_n be_v deceive_v in_o this_o expectation_n as_o also_o in_o her_o hope_n from_o abel_n ask_v another_o son_n of_o god_n who_o give_v her_o seth_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v that_o adam_n beget_v another_o son_n after_o his_o own_o image_n another_o with_o respect_n to_o abel_n that_o be_v kill_v not_o to_o his_o posterity_n by_o cain_n for_o they_o bear_v the_o image_n of_o the_o devil_n rather_o than_o that_o of_o god_n they_o maintain_v the_o name_n of_o enos_n to_o have_v be_v give_v seth_n son_n upon_o the_o same_o account_n 631._o reuchl_n ibid._n p._n 630_o &_o 631._o because_o they_o think_v he_o that_o excellent_a 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their_o disciple_n and_o the_o object_n of_o david_n and_o all_o other_o prophet_n long_n and_o desire_n 634._o reuchl_n ib._n p._n 634._o they_o maintain_v that_o david_n do_v not_o think_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o messiah_n because_o he_o pray_v for_o his_o come_v psal_n xliii_o 3._o send_v out_o thy_o light_n i._n e._n the_o messiah_n as_o r._n solomon_n interpret_v it_o and_o from_o hence_o they_o conclude_v that_o he_o speak_v also_o of_o the_o messiah_n in_o psal_n lxxxix_o 15._o they_o do_v think_v isaiah_n speak_v of_o he_o ch_z ix_o 6._o so_o r._n jose_n galilaeus_fw-la praefat_fw-la in_o eccha_n rabbati_n as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o devarim_n rabath_n paras_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d at_o the_o end_n of_o it_o and_o in_o jalk_n in_o be_v §_o 284._o and_o indeed_o what_o he_o there_o say_v can_v not_o be_v mean_v of_o hezekiah_n who_o be_v bear_v 10_o year_n before_o nor_o be_v his_o kingdom_n so_o extensive_a nor_o so_o last_a as_o be_v there_o foretell_v the_o 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26._o say_v very_o express_o that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v be_v call_v the_o jehovah_n our_o righteousness_n and_o he_o repeat_v the_o same_o ch_z xxxiii_o 15_o 16._o in_o those_o day_n and_o at_o that_o time_n will_v i_o cause_v the_o branch_n of_o righteousness_n to_o grow_v up_o unto_o david_n and_o he_o shall_v execute_v judgement_n and_o righteousness_n in_o the_o land_n in_o those_o day_n shall_v judah_n be_v save_v and_o jerusalem_n shall_v dwell_v safe_o and_o this_o be_v the_o name_n wherewith_o he_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o lord_n our_o righteousness_n r._n david_n kimchi_n own_v it_o and_o quote_v the_o authority_n of_o two_o eminent_a rabbin_n for_o it_o namely_o r._n aba_n bar_v caana_n and_o r._n levi_n in_o eccha_n rabati_n but_o they_o will_v none_o of_o they_o own_o that_o this_o name_n jehovah_n belong_v any_o otherwise_o to_o he_o than_o it_o do_v to_o the_o ark_n which_o be_v altogether_o impertinent_a for_o the_o ark_n be_v never_o call_v jehovah_n nor_o do_v 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