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32:11 So I took the deed of the purchase, [both] that which was sealed {g} [according] to the law and custom, and that which was open:
(g) According to the custom the instrument or evidence was sealed up with the common seal and a copy of it remained which contained the same in effect but was left open to be seen if anything should be called into doubt.
32:11 I took - It is probable, that upon such sales among the Jews, two instruments were made, the one sealed up, to be kept by the purchaser, the other open, to be shewed to the judges, and by them ratified.
32:1-15 Jeremiah, being in prison for his prophecy, purchased a piece of ground. This was to signify, that though Jerusalem was besieged, and the whole country likely to be laid waste, yet the time would come, when houses, and fields, and vineyards, should be again possessed. It concerns ministers to make it appear that they believe what they preach to others. And it is good to manage even our worldly affairs in faith; to do common business with reference to the providence and promise of God.
Business Conditions Containing Copy Custom Deed Deeds Evidence Law Open Paper Purchase Rolled Sealed Stamped Statutes Terms Unsealed Witnessing Writing
Business Conditions Containing Copy Custom Deed Deeds Evidence Law Open Paper Purchase Rolled Sealed Stamped Statutes Terms Unsealed Witnessing Writing
