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Wesley's Explanatory Notes on Exodus 23:19

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John Wesley (1703–1791) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Some of the Gentiles, at the end of their harvest, seethed a kid in it's dam's milk, and sprinkled that milk - pottage in a magical way upon their gardens and fields, to make them fruitful. But Israel must abhor such foolish customs. Is not this rather forbidden, as having some appearance of cruelty? Exodus 23:20
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