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conclusion_n god_n harden_v he_o by_o withdraw_v all_o good_a motion_n from_o he_o and_o therefore_o the_o first_o time_n that_o jehovah_n be_v say_v to_o harden_v his_o heart_n there_o be_v a_o special_a remembrance_n of_o this_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v foretell_v it_o ix_o 12._o and_o multiply_v my_o sign_n and_o my_o wonder_n etc._n etc._n the_o first_o plague_n that_o be_v inflict_v on_o he_o prove_v ineffectual_a it_o be_v necessary_a to_o send_v more_o and_o great_a that_o if_o it_o have_v be_v possible_a his_o heart_n may_v have_v be_v mollify_v ver._n 4._o but_o pharaoh_n will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o you_o or_o rather_o and_o pharaoh_n shall_v not_o hearken_v to_o your_o demand_n for_o this_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o his_o harden_v that_o i_o may_v lay_v my_o hand_n upon_o egypt_n smite_v all_o their_o first-born_a upon_o which_o immediate_o follow_v their_o march_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o bring_v forth_o my_o army_n etc._n etc._n all_o the_o tribe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n which_o be_v so_o multiply_v that_o every_o one_o of_o they_o single_o make_v a_o army_n see_v vi_o 26._o by_o great_a judgement_n that_o be_v grievous_a plague_n which_o he_o inflict_v on_o they_o one_o after_o another_o and_o thereby_o make_v good_a his_o word_n that_o moses_n shall_v be_v a_o god_n to_o pharaoh_n v._o 1._o that_o be_v a_o judge_n as_o the_o word_n elohim_n sometime_o signify_v see_v vi_o 6._o ver._n 5._o and_o the_o egyptian_n shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n be_v convince_v or_o make_v sensible_a that_o none_o can_v withstand_v i_o when_o i_o stretch_v forth_o my_o hand_n against_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v most_o especial_o fulfil_v when_o he_o smite_v their_o first-born_a which_o make_v they_o look_v upon_o themselves_o as_o lose_v man_n if_o they_o continue_v disobedient_a xii_o 33._o ver._n 6._o and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n do_v as_o the_o lord_n command_v they_o so_o do_v they_o he_o repeat_v what_o he_o say_v of_o their_o 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authority_n and_o such_o a_o proof_n as_o can_v be_v do_v by_o none_o but_o by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o god_n direct_v moses_n what_o to_o do_v in_o this_o case_n say_v unto_o aaron_n take_v thy_o rod._n the_o same_o rod_n be_v sometime_o call_v the_o rod_n of_o god_n iu_o 20._o sometime_o moses_n his_o rod_n and_o sometime_o aaron_n as_o we_o find_v it_o in_o many_o place_n v._o 10._o &_o 19_o of_o this_o chapter_n and_o viii_o 5.19_o etc._n etc._n because_o god_n wrought_v all_o the_o follow_a miracle_n by_o this_o rod_n which_o sometime_o moses_n and_o sometime_o aaron_n hold_v in_o their_o hand_n but_o common_o moses_n deliver_v it_o unto_o aaron_n as_o a_o agent_n under_o he_o to_o stretch_v it_o out_o for_o the_o effect_n of_o wonder_n for_o he_o tell_v pharaoh_n in_o this_o very_a chapter_n that_o with_o the_o rod_n which_o be_v in_o his_o hand_n he_o will_v smite_v the_o water_n etc._n etc._n v._n 17._o and_o immediate_o the_o lord_n bid_v he_o say_v unto_o aaron_n take_v thy_o rod_n and_o stretch_v out_o thy_o hand_n upon_o the_o water_n of_o egypt_n v._o 19_o by_o which_o it_o appear_v he_o have_v deliver_v the_o rod_n unto_o aaron_n for_o a_o rod_n be_v the_o ensign_n of_o authority_n prophet_n be_v wont_a to_o carry_v one_o in_o their_o hand_n in_o token_n of_o their_o office_n and_o so_o do_v the_o egyptian_a magician_n also_o who_o have_v every_o one_o their_o rod_n ready_a to_o throw_v down_o v._o 12._o and_o mercury_n who_o the_o egyptian_n count_v a_o prophet_n and_o thence_o call_v he_o anubis_n be_v represent_v with_o a_o wand_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o cast_v it_o before_o pharaoh_n as_o god_n have_v before_o direct_v moses_n iu_o 3_o 21._o ver._n 10._o and_o
divination_n upon_o the_o water_n as_o a_o magician_n hierozoic_a p._n 2._o l._n iu_o cap._n xv._o and_o thou_o shall_v stand_v by_o the_o river_n brink_n against_o he_o come_v perhaps_o pharaoh_n as_o the_o same_o bochart_n observe_v have_v forbid_v he_o to_o come_v any_o more_o to_o the_o court_n and_o so_o god_n direct_v he_o to_o take_v this_o occasion_n to_o meet_v with_o he_o and_o the_o rod_n which_o be_v turn_v into_o a_o serpent_n shall_v thou_o take_v in_o thy_o hand_n to_o give_v he_o the_o great_a authority_n and_o to_o put_v pharaoh_n in_o fear_n at_o the_o sight_n of_o that_o rod_n which_o have_v late_o swallow_v up_o all_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o greg._n nyssen_n call_v they_o magical_a staff_n which_o encounter_v he_o ver._n 16._o and_o thou_o shall_v say_v the_o lord_z god_n of_o the_o hebrew_n have_v send_v i_o unto_o thou_o say_v see_v v._o 3._o to_o which_o add_v that_o it_o be_v plain_a by_o this_o whole_a story_n that_o all_o the_o message_n deliver_v by_o moses_n and_o all_o the_o answer_n which_o pharaoh_n return_v be_v true_a and_o formal_a treaty_n of_o a_o solemn_a embassage_n as_o dr._n jackson_n speak_v upon_o which_o moses_n be_v send_v to_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n from_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o the_o hebrew_n that_o be_v their_o king_n as_o he_o be_v become_v in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n under_o who_o moses_n act_v as_o his_o deputy_n or_o viceroy_n let_v my_o people_n go_v that_o they_o may_v serve_v i_o etc._n etc._n the_o merciful_a kindness_n of_o god_n to_o a_o harden_a sinner_n be_v here_o very_o remarkable_a in_o renew_v his_o message_n and_o give_v he_o warn_v of_o what_o will_v come_v upon_o he_o if_o he_o do_v not_o yield_v whereas_o he_o may_v in_o justice_n have_v inflict_v it_o without_o any_o notice_n of_o his_o intention_n he_o set_v before_o he_o also_o his_o sin_n and_o his_o danger_n in_o be_v hitherto_o disobedient_a and_o behold_v hitherto_o thou_o will_v not_o hear_v i._n e._n thou_o have_v provoke_v the_o divine_a majesty_n by_o disregard_v several_a message_n i_o have_v bring_v to_o thou_o from_o he_o ver._n 17._o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n attend_v to_o this_o new_a message_n i_o bring_v to_o thou_o in_o his_o name_n in_o this_o thou_o shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n he_o have_v ask_v in_o a_o contemptuous_a way_n who_o be_v the_o lord_n and_o say_v after_o a_o supercilious_a manner_n i_o know_v he_o not_o v._n 2._o nor_o indeed_o care_v to_o know_v he_o but_o slight_v he_o and_o his_o messenger_n as_o the_o word_n know_v not_o sometime_o signify_v be_v as_o much_o as_o not_o to_o regard_v therefore_o now_o he_o bid_v moses_n tell_v he_o he_o will_v make_v he_o know_v that_o he_o be_v the_o omnipotent_a lord_n of_o the_o world_n by_o the_o change_n of_o the_o water_n of_o the_o river_n which_o pharaoh_n perhaps_o adore_v into_o blood_n behold_v i_o will_v smite_v with_o the_o rod_n that_o be_v in_o my_o hand_n god_n and_o moses_n be_v represent_v in_o this_o history_n as_o one_o person_n according_a to_o what_o he_o have_v say_v v._n 1._o of_o this_o chapter_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n to_o say_v the_o lord_z who_o word_n moses_n have_v begin_v to_o recite_v will_v smite_v or_o to_o say_v i_o will_v smite_v see_v v._o 16._o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v also_o that_o aaron_n smite_v the_o river_n v._o 19_o but_o it_o be_v by_o moses_n his_o direction_n and_o order_n it_o be_v count_v his_o act_n so_o that_o he_o may_v say_v i_o will_v smite_v etc._n etc._n the_o water_n of_o the_o river_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v turn_v into_o blood_n this_o plague_n be_v the_o more_o remarkable_a because_o as_o theodoret_n here_o observe_v they_o have_v drown_v the_o hebrew_n child_n in_o this_o river_n god_n now_o punish_v they_o for_o it_o by_o give_v they_o bloody_a water_n to_o drink_v xii_o wisd_v 7_o 8._o and_o if_o they_o have_v the_o same_o notion_n then_o that_o the_o egyptian_n have_v in_o future_a time_n the_o plague_n be_v the_o more_o terrible_a because_o it_o fall_v on_o that_o which_o they_o think_v have_v some_o divinity_n in_o it_o and_o as_o the_o same_o theodoret_n observe_v be_v honour_v as_o a_o god_n because_o it_o make_v plenty_n when_o it_o overflow_v its_o bank_n the_o hebrew_n doctor_n add_v another_o reason_n for_o this_o punishment_n because_o the_o egyptian_n have_v hinder_v they_o from_o their_o wont_a baptism_n as_o the_o author_n of_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o moses_n speak_v that_o be_v say_v gaulmyn_n from_o purify_n themselves_o in_o the_o river_n by_o bathe_v after_o they_o have_v lie_v in_o of_o their_o child_n which_o in_o the_o scarcity_n of_o water_n in_o that_o country_n can_v no_o where_n be_v do_v but_o in_o the_o river_n ver._n 18._o and_o the_o fish_n that_o be_v in_o the_o river_n shall_v die_v etc._n etc._n here_o be_v three_o grievous_a effect_n of_o this_o plague_n it_o deprive_v they_o of_o their_o most_o delicious_a food_n for_o so_o their_o fish_n be_v xi_o numb_a 5._o and_o take_v away_o the_o pleasure_n they_o have_v of_o wash_v by_o the_o river_n side_n because_o it_o stanke_z both_z by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o fish_n and_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o blood_n through_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n by_o which_o mean_v the_o water_n be_v make_v unfit_a for_o their_o drink_n ver._n 19_o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n after_o he_o have_v be_v with_o pharaoh_n and_o deliver_v this_o message_n to_o he_o say_v unto_o aaron_n take_v thy_o rod_n and_o stretch_v out_o thy_o hand_n this_o warn_v be_v despise_v by_o pharaoh_n who_o will_v not_o relent_v god_n require_v they_o actual_o to_o do_v as_o he_o have_v threaten_v and_o now_o moses_n have_v deliver_v his_o rod_n to_o aaron_n that_o he_o may_v by_o his_o authority_n execute_v this_o judgement_n upon_o the_o water_n of_o egypt_n these_o be_v general_a word_n comprehend_v all_o the_o particulur_v follow_v upon_o their_o stream_n there_o be_v seven_o branch_n into_o which_o the_o river_n nile_n be_v divide_v before_o it_o fall_v into_o the_o sea_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v here_o understand_v be_v call_v ix_o isa_n 15._o the_o seven_o stream_n or_o river_n of_o egypt_n upon_o their_o river_n there_o be_v several_a cut_n make_v by_o art_n out_o of_o every_o stream_n to_o draw_v the_o water_n into_o their_o ground_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v here_o mean_v by_o rivers_n and_o upon_o their_o pond_n these_o be_v dig_v to_o hold_v rain_n water_n when_o it_o fall_v as_o it_o do_v sometime_o and_o near_o the_o river_n also_o they_o dig_v well_n it_o be_v likely_a which_o may_v be_v here_o intend_v and_o upon_o all_o pool_n of_o water_n there_o be_v here_o and_o there_o other_o collection_n of_o water_n particular_o in_o their_o garden_n derive_v by_o pipe_n from_o the_o river_n into_o cistern_n in_o vessel_n of_o wood_n or_o of_o stone_n wherein_o water_n be_v keep_v in_o private_a house_n for_o their_o present_a use_n ver._n 20._o and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n do_v so_o as_o the_o lord_z command_v etc._n etc._n this_o first_o plague_n our_o primate_n usher_n make_v account_n be_v inflict_v about_o the_o xviiith_z day_n of_o the_o six_o month_n which_o in_o the_o next_o year_n and_o ever_o after_o become_v the_o twelve_o month._n artapanus_n tell_v this_o story_n otherwise_o but_o it_o be_v evident_a he_o have_v hear_v of_o it_o among_o the_o gentile_n and_o ezekiel_n the_o tragedian_n relate_v it_o all_o right_a together_o with_o the_o follow_a miracle_n see_v euseb_n praepar_fw-la evang._n l._n ix_o cap._n xxix_o p._n 442._o nor_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n more_o frequent_a in_o the_o roman_a story_n as_o huetius_n observe_v l._n ii_o alnet_n quaestion_n cap._n xii_o n._n 12._o than_o relation_n of_o river_n of_o blood_n flow_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n pit_n full_a of_o blood_n shower_n of_o blood_n and_o water_n of_o river_n change_v into_o blood_n etc._n etc._n and_o he_o lift_v up_o the_o rod_n and_o smite_v the_o water_n that_o be_v in_o the_o river_n etc._n etc._n here_o be_v mention_v only_o of_o smite_v the_o water_n in_o the_o river_n and_o it_o be_v likely_a that_o only_o the_o water_n of_o the_o river_n be_v turn_v into_o blood_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v at_o the_o first_o lift_v up_o of_o his_o rod_n and_o then_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o water_n mention_v in_o the_o precedent_a verse_n ver._n 21._o and_o the_o fish_n that_o be_v in_o the_o river_n die_v etc._n etc._n all_o the_o effect_n of_o this_o plague_n which_o be_v threaten_v v._o 18._o see_v there_o immediate_o follow_v the_o first_o of_o which_o be_v the_o death_n of_o the_o fish_n which_o perish_v in_o such_o great_a number_n that_o
a_o secret_a inspiration_n how_o to_o determine_v every_o cause_n ver._n 17._o the_o thing_n that_o thou_o do_v be_v not_o good_a neither_o profitable_a for_o thyself_o nor_o for_o the_o people_n as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n ver._n 18._o thou_o will_v sure_o wear_v away_o decay_n apace_o and_o without_o remedy_n as_o the_o phrase_n in_o the_o hebrew_n signify_v both_o thou_o and_o the_o people_n that_o be_v with_o thou_o such_o tedious_a attendance_n will_v impair_v they_o also_o as_o well_o as_o thyself_o for_o this_o thing_n be_v too_o heavy_a for_o thou_o etc._n etc._n too_o much_o for_o one_o man_n to_o undergo_v ver._n 19_o harken_v now_o unto_o my_o voice_n be_v advise_v by_o i_o i_o will_v give_v thou_o counsel_n and_o god_n shall_v be_v with_o thou_o though_o i_o be_o no_o israelite_n i_o will_v take_v upon_o i_o to_o be_v thy_o counsellor_n and_o i_o doubt_v not_o god_n will_v show_v my_o advice_n to_o be_v good_a by_o the_o good_a success_n which_o will_v attend_v it_o be_v thou_o for_o the_o people_n to_o godward_o that_o thou_o may_v bring_v the_o cause_n unto_o god_n appoint_v other_o to_o hear_v cause_n and_o do_v thou_o give_v thyself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n alone_o as_o josepus_n expound_v it_o l._n iii_o antiq._n c._n 3._o or_o as_o ruffinus_n gloss_n reserve_v thyself_o only_o to_o the_o ministry_n of_o god_n to_o attend_v that_o be_v upon_o he_o and_o know_v his_o mind_n which_o if_o it_o be_v the_o sense_n must_v be_v understand_v with_o this_o exception_n only_o in_o great_a cause_n as_o it_o follow_v afterward_o which_o he_o be_v to_o hear_v himself_o and_o that_o may_v well_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o these_o word_n when_o the_o people_n bring_v any_o matter_n to_o thou_o which_o be_v too_o hard_a for_o other_o judge_n to_o determine_v v._n 22._o do_v thou_o if_o need_v be_v carry_v it_o to_o god_n that_o he_o may_v resolve_v thou_o not_o that_o he_o be_v always_o to_o consult_v the_o oracle_n for_o he_o know_v in_o most_o cause_n the_o sense_n of_o god_n law_n but_o in_o some_o it_o may_v be_v necessary_a to_o have_v a_o particular_a direction_n from_o heaven_n as_o in_o xv_o numb_a 34_o 35._o xxvii_o 5_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 20._o and_o thou_o shall_v teach_v they_o ordinance_n and_o law_n how_o these_o two_o differ_v be_v not_o certain_a but_o ordinance_n be_v common_o take_v to_o concern_v matter_n of_o religion_n and_o law_n civil_a matter_n of_o justice_n and_o charity_n in_o both_o which_o he_o be_v if_o the_o case_n require_v it_o to_o bring_v it_o to_o god_n and_o then_o to_o report_v to_o the_o people_n what_o his_o resolution_n be_v about_o it_o and_o shall_v show_v they_o the_o way_n wherein_o they_o must_v walk_v how_o to_o behave_v themselves_o towards_o god_n and_o the_o work_n that_o they_o must_v do_v how_o to_o behave_v themselves_o one_o towards_o another_o ver._n 20._o moreover_n now_o in_o order_n to_o this_o thou_o shall_v provide_v out_o of_o all_o the_o people_n look_v out_o such_o man_n as_o be_v qualify_v according_a to_o the_o follow_a direction_n which_o he_o do_v in_o this_o manner_n as_o he_o himself_o relate_v i_o deut._n 13._o where_o he_o say_v to_o the_o people_n take_v you_o wise_a and_o understand_a man_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v give_v you_o i._n e._n present_a to_o i_o such_o man_n as_o you_o think_v sit_v for_o this_o office_n and_o then_o it_o follow_v i_o will_v make_v they_o ruler_n over_o you_o they_o choose_v they_o and_o then_o he_o approve_v they_o and_o give_v they_o authority_n or_o perhaps_o they_o present_v a_o good_a many_o who_o they_o think_v qualify_v and_o out_o of_o they_o he_o appoint_v such_o as_o he_o judge_v most_o meet_a and_o thus_o he_o say_v again_o v._n 15._o so_o i_o take_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o tribe_n etc._n etc._n see_v mr._n selden_n l._n i._n de_fw-fr synedr_n c._n 15._o p._n 632._o able_a man_n man_n able_a to_o endure_v labour_n or_o man_n who_o be_v not_o needy_a but_o rich_a and_o wealthy_a or_o man_n of_o part_n or_o man_n of_o courage_n for_o it_o may_v refer_v to_o any_o of_o these_o especial_o the_o last_o such_o as_o do_v not_o fear_v potent_a person_n but_o god_n alone_o as_o it_o here_o follow_v such_o as_o fear_v god_n man_n true_o religious_a who_o will_v fear_v to_o offend_v god_n by_o do_v injustice_n but_o not_o fear_v to_o offend_v man_n by_o do_v right_o man_n of_o truth_n honest_a upright_a man_n who_o love_n to_o truth_n will_v make_v they_o sift_v it_o out_o by_o hear_v both_o side_n patient_o with_o impartial_a attention_n and_o unbiased_a affection_n hate_v covetousness_n not_o greedy_a of_o money_n but_o abhor_v bribe_n and_o all_o base_a way_n of_o gain_n which_o as_o demosthenes_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d make_v judge_n beside_o themselves_o and_o no_o better_a than_o mad_a for_o all_o these_o good_a quality_n they_o be_v to_o be_v eminent_a and_o note_v among_o the_o people_n as_o moses_n his_o word_n import_v i_o deut._n 13._o where_o he_o bid_v they_o present_a to_o he_o not_o only_o wise_a man_n and_o understanding_n but_o also_o know_v among_o their_o tribe_n general_o account_v man_n of_o understanding_n and_o integrity_n and_o place_v such_o over_o they_o to_o be_v ruler_n of_o thousand_o etc._n etc._n the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v such_o that_o it_o can_v be_v determine_v by_o they_o whether_o this_o relate_v to_o the_o number_n of_o ruler_n or_o of_o people_n that_o be_v to_o be_v rule_v by_o they_o as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v and_o discourse_n upon_o it_o very_o large_o in_o the_o sorementioned_n place_n l._n i._n de_fw-fr synedr_n c._n 15._o p._n 615._o where_o he_o show_v that_o decem_fw-la vir_fw-la for_o instance_n be_v not_o only_o one_o set_v over_o ten_o but_o one_o of_o the_o ten_o judge_n of_o which_o a_o court_n consist_v and_o so_o the_o rest_n may_v be_v interpret_v but_o the_o most_o ancient_a and_o most_o receive_a sense_n be_v that_o he_o do_v not_o speak_v of_o the_o number_n of_o judge_n for_o what_o a_o strange_a court_n will_v that_o be_v in_o which_o there_o be_v a_o thousand_o judge_n but_o of_o the_o people_n of_o who_o cause_n they_o be_v to_o take_v cognizance_n and_o it_o be_v common_o think_v also_o there_o be_v but_o one_o ruler_n over_o a_o thousand_o family_n or_o man_n it_o be_v uncertain_a which_o and_o so_o of_o the_o rest_n though_o the_o word_n may_v import_v more_o than_o one_o in_o each_o of_o these_o judicature_n whether_o great_a or_o small_a the_o talmudist_n make_v a_o prodigious_a number_n of_o judge_n of_o each_o sort_n but_o it_o be_v most_o rational_a to_o think_v that_o jethro_n meaning_n be_v that_o he_o shall_v constitute_v great_a and_o lesser_a judicature_n according_a to_o the_o division_n of_o their_o several_a tribe_n into_o thousand_o hundred_o fifty_n and_o ten_o and_o a_o competent_a number_n of_o person_n appoint_v to_o be_v judge_n in_o these_o great_a or_o lesser_a court_n for_o that_o their_o tribe_n be_v divide_v into_o thousand_o for_o instance_n be_v apparent_a from_o several_a place_n xxii_o josh_n 14._o vi_o judg._n 15._o where_o gideon_n say_v my_o family_n in_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v my_o thousand_o be_v the_o mean_a in_o israel_n 1_o chron._n xii_o 20._o v_o mic._n 2._o these_o thousand_o corn._n bertramus_n take_v to_o be_v family_n who_o the_o hebrew_n call_v house_n which_o be_v divide_v into_o so_o many_o head_n as_o they_o call_v they_o as_o the_o tribe_n be_v into_o family_n and_o of_o these_o he_o think_v jethro_n advise_v he_o to_o make_v such_o ruler_n as_o be_v here_o mention_v of_o several_a degree_n but_o other_o particular_o herman_n conringius_n de_fw-fr republ._n hebr._n sect._n 19_o think_v we_o be_v to_o understand_v only_a ruler_n over_o a_o thousand_o man_n not_o family_n as_o it_o be_v certain_a in_o military_a affair_n the_o captain_n of_o thousand_o be_v only_o of_o a_o thousand_o soldier_n xxxi_o numb_a 14._o ruler_n of_o hundred_o ruler_n of_o fifty_n and_o ruler_n of_o ten_o there_o be_v four_o order_n of_o these_o ruler_n but_o whether_o there_o be_v a_o subordination_n of_o the_o low_a order_n to_o the_o high_a as_o in_o army_n there_o be_v of_o the_o captain_n to_o the_o colonel_n as_o we_o now_o speak_v and_o the_o inferior_n to_o he_o i_o can_v determine_v ver._n 22._o and_o let_v they_o judge_v the_o people_n at_o all_o season_n sit_v every_o day_n some_o or_o other_o of_o they_o in_o their_o several_a district_n see_v v._o 26._o every_o great_a matter_n they_o shall_v bring_v to_o thou_o not_o if_o they_o be_v able_a to_o determine_v it_o themselves_o for_o they_o have_v power_n to_o hear_v all_o cause_n but_o
such_o applause_n present_o consecrate_a it_n by_o build_v a_o altar_n offer_v sacrifice_n and_o keep_v a_o solemn_a feast_n in_o its_o honour_n and_o aaron_n make_v proclamation_n cause_v it_o to_o be_v public_o proclaim_v throughout_o the_o host_n that_o every_o one_o may_v have_v notice_n of_o the_o solemnity_n and_o say_v to_o morrow_n be_v a_o feast_n which_o be_v a_o part_n of_o worship_n ordain_v by_o his_o authority_n to_z the_o lord_z not_o to_o this_o ox_n but_o to_o the_o creator_n of_o the_o world_n who_o they_o worship_v in_o this_o image_n notwithstanding_o which_v this_o be_v no_o better_a than_o a_o idol_n vii_o act_n 41._o and_o they_o gross_a idolater_n cvi_o psal_n 19_o 20._o 1_o cor._n x._o 7._o some_o think_v indeed_o that_o moses_n be_v go_v and_o as_o they_o imagine_v either_o burn_v up_o or_o famish_v they_o desire_v this_o representation_n of_o god_n to_o go_v before_o they_o and_o direct_v they_o as_o a_o kind_n of_o teraphim_n but_o god_n allow_v no_o such_o visible_a sign_n to_o be_v make_v of_o his_o presence_n with_o they_o which_o he_o know_v will_v in_o a_o short_a time_n have_v their_o adoration_n ver._n 6._o and_o they_o rise_v up_o early_o on_o the_o morrow_n the_o next_o day_n which_o be_v the_o xvith_z of_o our_o july_n they_o keep_v their_o festival_n and_o to_o show_v their_o devotion_n they_o begin_v betimes_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o seem_v not_o to_o have_v stay_v for_o aaron_n but_o as_o it_o follow_v offer_v sacrifice_n themselves_o and_o offer_v burnt-offering_n which_o always_o precede_v other_o see_v xviii_o 12._o xxiv_o 5._o where_o i_o observe_v that_o whole_a burnt-offering_n be_v entire_o consume_v on_o the_o altar_n be_v whole_o go_n and_o bring_v peace-offering_n this_o intimate_v that_o some_o person_n receive_v what_o they_o bring_v and_o perhaps_o they_o be_v the_o young_a man_n mention_v xxiv_o 5._o where_o i_o note_v also_o that_o of_o peace-offering_n the_o people_n that_o bring_v they_o have_v a_o share_n that_o they_o may_v feast_n with_o god_n and_o they_o invite_v their_o friend_n likewise_o to_o feast_n with_o they_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n either_o here_o or_o in_o the_o other_o place_n of_o sin-offering_n whereof_o the_o priest_n have_v a_o part_n but_o not_o the_o people_n and_o the_o people_n sit_v down_o to_o eat_v and_o to_o drink_v upon_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o peace-offering_n whereof_o the_o people_n as_o i_o say_v have_v their_o part_n and_o by_o partake_v of_o it_o have_v fellowship_n with_o the_o idol_n to_o who_o they_o be_v offer_v as_o the_o apostle_n show_v 1_o cor._n x._o 20_o 21._o thus_o the_o egyptian_n keep_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d at_o the_o feast_n of_o apis_n in_o imitation_n rather_o of_o the_o israelite_n than_o otherwise_o it_o may_v be_v fit_a here_o to_o note_v that_o this_o custom_n of_o sacrifice_v and_o also_o of_o feast_v on_o the_o sacrifice_n in_o token_n of_o their_o communion_n with_o he_o to_o who_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v offer_v be_v so_o very_o ancient_a that_o it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o believe_v the_o observation_n of_o st._n chrysostom_n to_o be_v true_a that_o god_n give_v no_o commandment_n about_o sacrifice_n till_o after_o this_o sin_n of_o worship_v the_o golden_a calf_n when_o see_v their_o proneness_n to_o offer_v such_o sacrifice_n he_o think_v sit_v to_o ordain_v they_o himself_o and_o direct_v they_o to_o their_o right_a object_n much_o less_o be_v it_o true_a that_o before_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o not_o find_v any_o where_o the_o name_n of_o sacrifice_n as_o he_o speak_v homil._n xvii_o upon_o act_n vii_o no_v not_o with_o the_o qualification_n of_o grotius_n who_o say_v upon_o xv_o exod._n 26._o that_o there_o be_v no_o law_n about_o sacrifice_n except_o that_o of_o the_o passover_n till_o after_o they_o have_v commit_v idolatry_n for_o beside_o that_o there_o be_v a_o order_n how_o to_o make_v a_o altar_n on_o which_o to_o sacrifice_v their_o burnt-offering_n xx._n 24._o which_o suppose_v god_n intention_n about_o they_o and_o the_o build_n of_o a_o altar_n and_o actual_a sacrifice_n upon_o it_o at_o the_o seal_v of_o the_o covenant_n between_o god_n and_o israel_n xxiv_o 4_o 5_o etc._n etc._n which_o sure_o be_v not_o without_o god_n command_n there_o be_v a_o whole_a chapter_n in_o this_o book_n about_o sacrifice_n at_o the_o consecration_n of_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n before_o this_o sin_n be_v commit_v chap._n xxix_o and_o particular_a direction_n give_v in_o the_o 38th_o and_o 39th_o verse_n of_o that_o chapter_n about_o the_o daily_a burnt-offering_a i_o omit_v what_o may_v be_v say_v concern_v the_o oblation_n of_o sacrifice_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n which_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o believe_v be_v without_o a_o divine_a institution_n st._n hierom_n word_n therefore_o be_v also_o too_o large_a who_o say_v in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o xx_o ezek._n that_o the_o israelite_n receive_v only_o the_o decalogue_n before_o this_o offence_n of_o the_o calf_n after_o which_o god_n give_v they_o multiplices_fw-la legis_fw-la ceremonias_fw-la abundance_n of_o legal_a ceremony_n all_o that_o can_v be_v just_o say_v in_o this_o matter_n be_v that_o moses_n have_v not_o yet_o deliver_v to_o they_o the_o command_v beforementioned_a which_o god_n have_v give_v he_o and_o that_o they_o have_v receive_v but_o a_o few_o command_n about_o sacrifice_n till_o after_o this_o sin_n when_o the_o precept_n be_v multiply_v that_o they_o may_v upon_o all_o occasion_n offer_v sacrifice_n to_o god_n and_o not_o to_o daemon_n as_o they_o be_v incline_v to_o do_v the_o daily_a burnt-offering_n be_v appoint_v before_o as_o i_o say_v though_o not_o deliver_v to_o they_o and_o so_o be_v the_o sin-offering_a for_o the_o consecration_n of_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n and_o the_o altar_n xxix_o 36_o etc._n etc._n but_o the_o sin-offering_a for_o particular_a person_n and_o for_o the_o whole_a congregation_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o great_a variety_n of_o sacrifice_n with_o the_o manner_n of_o they_o be_v not_o yet_o prescribe_v and_o perhaps_o be_v ordain_v upon_o this_o occasion_n to_o preserve_v they_o from_o idolatry_n though_o not_o mere_o for_o that_o there_o be_v respect_n in_o they_o to_o the_o great_a sacrifice_n of_o christ_n especial_o in_o that_o sacrifice_n upon_o the_o day_n of_o expiation_n but_o in_o general_a it_o may_v be_v reasonable_o think_v that_o if_o they_o have_v not_o be_v perverse_a they_o may_v have_v be_v leave_v more_o at_o liberty_n to_o do_v these_o thing_n at_o pleasure_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o they_o may_v perhaps_o have_v be_v permit_v to_o offer_v sacrifice_n every_o where_o as_o the_o patriarch_n do_v though_o there_o be_v no_o certainty_n of_o such_o speculation_n and_o rise_v up_o to_o play_v so_o god_n command_v at_o their_o festivity_n and_o when_o they_o offer_v solemn_a sacrifice_n to_o rejoice_v before_o he_o xii_o deut._n 6_o 7._o xvi_o 11._o as_o david_n do_v before_o the_o ark_n after_o he_o have_v sacrifice_v ox_n and_o fatling_n 2_o sam._n vi_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o thus_o they_o now_o express_v their_o joy_n by_o music_n and_o dance_a and_o song_n and_o such_o like_a token_n of_o mirth_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v very_o great_a upon_o their_o feast_n see_v v._o 18._o there_o be_v those_o who_o think_v that_o after_o they_o have_v eat_v of_o the_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o idol_n and_o drink_v liberal_o they_o commit_v fornication_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o heathen_a worshipper_n thus_o tertullian_n expound_v this_o phrase_n l._n de_fw-fr jejunio_fw-la cap._n 6._o intellige_fw-la scripturae_fw-la verecundiam_fw-la the_o scripture_n modest_o express_v their_o lewd_a filthiness_n and_o so_o this_o very_a word_n which_o we_o translate_v here_o play_v be_v use_v by_o potipher_n wife_n thirty-nine_o gen._n 17._o the_o hebrew_n servant_n come_v in_o to_o mock_v i_o i._n e._n to_o violate_v my_o chastity_n so_o that_o the_o israelite_n do_v now_o as_o they_o do_v afterward_o when_o they_o worship_v peor_n xxv_o numb_a 1_o 2._o and_o the_o truth_n be_v these_o sacrifical_a feast_n be_v turn_v among_o the_o gentile_n into_o drunkenness_n and_o lasciviousness_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v companion_n insomuch_o that_o the_o ancient_a greek_n even_o aristotle_n himself_o as_o athenaeus_n tell_v we_o l._n ii_o derive_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v drink_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d after_o the_o sacrifice_n when_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o drink_v very_o large_o and_o it_o be_v also_o true_a that_o nothing_o entice_v man_n to_o idolatry_n more_o than_o these_o filthy_a pleasure_n which_o be_v a_o part_n of_o that_o worship_n yet_o i_o think_v it_o be_v not_o credible_a that_o the_o israelite_n at_o the_o very_a dedication_n of_o their_o idol_n when_o they_o pretend_v much_o religion_n
paint_v in_o the_o roman_a church_n which_o perhaps_o come_v from_o the_o ancient_a custom_n among_o the_o heathen_a who_o thus_o represent_v their_o god_n as_o tho._n bartholinus_n observe_v de_fw-la morbis_fw-la biblicis_fw-la cap._n 5._o out_o of_o lucian_n de_fw-fr dea_fw-la syria_n where_o he_o say_v she_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d carry_v beam_n upon_o she_o head_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o roman_a emperor_n who_o be_v raise_v so_o much_o above_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n that_o they_o honour_v they_o as_o a_o sort_n of_o deity_n be_v thus_o represent_v as_o appear_v by_o many_o testimony_n particular_o pliny_n who_o in_o his_o panegyric_n to_o trajan_n laugh_v and_o jeer_v at_o the_o radiatum_n domitiani_n caput_fw-la while_o he_o talk_v with_o he_o while_o he_o converse_v so_o famaliar_o with_o the_o divine_a majesty_n and_o both_o see_v his_o glory_n and_o hear_v he_o proclaim_v his_o name_n v._o 5_o 6_o 7._o at_o his_o first_o be_v in_o the_o mount_n there_o be_v no_o such_o brightness_n leave_v upon_o his_o countenance_n for_o he_o do_v not_o see_v the_o divine_a majesty_n in_o so_o great_a a_o splendour_n as_o he_o do_v now_o when_o the_o lord_n upon_o his_o petition_n vouchsafe_v he_o such_o a_o sight_n of_o his_o glory_n as_o he_o can_v bear_v xxxiii_o 18_o 23._o which_o be_v so_o exceed_o pierce_v that_o it_o alter_v the_o very_a skin_n of_o moses_n his_o face_n and_o make_v it_o luminous_a of_o which_o moses_n do_v not_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v sensible_a till_o some_o time_n after_o he_o come_v down_o from_o the_o mount_n when_o aaron_n as_o well_o as_o other_o be_v afraid_a to_o come_v nigh_o he_o have_v his_o thought_n whole_o possess_v with_o the_o far_o more_o transcendent_a glory_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n of_o which_o he_o have_v a_o glimpse_n from_o this_o familiar_a conference_n which_o moses_n have_v with_o god_n it_o be_v likely_a the_o heathen_a take_v occasion_n to_o invent_v the_o like_a story_n of_o their_o zamolxis_n who_o pretend_v to_o receive_v his_o law_n from_o vesta_n and_o minos_n and_o lycurgus_n who_o say_v they_o receive_v they_o from_o jupiter_n and_o apollo_n with_o several_a other_o mention_v by_o diodorus_n siculus_n l._n i._n who_o then_o add_v moses_n have_v his_o from_o the_o god_n jao_n so_o they_o pronounce_v the_o name_n jehovah_n but_o they_o have_v no_o such_o testimony_n as_o this_o of_o their_o communication_n with_o the_o divine_a majesty_n much_o less_o be_v their_o law_n confirm_v by_o such_o miracle_n as_o last_v for_o the_o space_n of_o xl._n year_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o moses_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o people_n ver._n 30._o and_o when_o aaron_n and_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n see_v moses_n behold_v the_o skin_n of_o his_o face_n shine_v this_o high_o establish_v his_o authority_n and_o breed_v in_o they_o a_o reverence_n to_o the_o law_n he_o bring_v that_o they_o be_v all_o witness_n of_o the_o brightness_n or_o glory_n of_o his_o countenance_n as_o the_o apostle_n call_v it_o 2_o cor._n iii_o 7._o which_o demonstrate_v he_o have_v be_v with_o god_n as_o he_o affirm_v and_o have_v behold_v the_o glory_n of_o his_o majesty_n and_o receive_v from_o he_o the_o table_n of_o testimony_n by_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o this_o verse_n seem_v to_o be_v mean_v all_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o congregregation_n mention_v in_o the_o next_o and_o they_o be_v afraid_a to_o come_v nigh_o he_o the_o light_n which_o shine_v from_o his_o countenance_n be_v so_o great_a that_o it_o dazzle_v the_o eye_n of_o beholder_n even_o of_o aaron_n himself_n who_o do_v not_o know_v whether_o it_o will_v be_v safe_a to_o approach_v he_o this_o be_v a_o illustrious_a testimony_n that_o he_o have_v be_v with_o god_n who_o dwell_v as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v in_o light_n inaccessible_a ver._n 31._o and_o moses_n call_v unto_o they_o invite_v they_o to_o come_v near_o he_o and_o not_o to_o fear_v any_o hurt_n and_o aaron_n and_o all_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o congregation_n return_v unto_o he_o viz._n after_o he_o have_v put_v a_o veil_n upon_o his_o face_n till_o which_o they_o can_v not_o steadfast_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v 2_o cor._n iii_o 7._o the_o light_n of_o it_o be_v so_o strong_a that_o it_o hurt_v their_o eye_n if_o they_o fix_v they_o there_o and_o moses_n talk_v with_o they_o acquaint_v they_o with_o what_o he_o have_v see_v and_o hear_v ver._n 32._o and_o afterward_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n come_v â—igh_a etc._n etc._n there_o be_v a_o general_a assembly_n of_o all_o the_o tribe_n summon_v that_o he_o may_v deliver_v to_o they_o all_o that_o which_o he_o have_v receive_v from_o god_n see_v xxxv_o 1._o and_o he_o give_v they_o in_o commandment_n all_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v with_o he_o in_o mount_n sinai_n all_o the_o order_n he_o have_v give_v about_o the_o building_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o the_o rest_n contain_v in_o the_o xxv_o xxvi_o chapter_n and_o those_o that_o follow_v to_o the_o xxxii_o for_o at_o his_o first_o come_v from_o the_o mount_n find_v they_o in_o a_o apostasy_n from_o god_n he_o say_v nothing_o to_o they_o about_o these_o matter_n but_o in_o abhorrence_n of_o their_o foul_a idolatry_n break_v the_o table_n of_o testimony_n which_o god_n have_v give_v he_o to_o deliver_v to_o they_o ver._n 33._o and_o till_o moses_n have_v do_v speak_v with_o they_o he_o put_v a_o vail_n on_o his_o face_n this_o seem_v to_o belong_v as_o well_o to_o v._o 31._o as_o to_o the_o 32d_o and_o according_o i_o have_v interpret_v it_o though_o there_o be_v those_o who_o think_v he_o persuade_v aaron_n and_o the_o ruler_n to_o approach_v without_o a_o veil_n but_o put_v it_o on_o when_o he_o speak_v to_o the_o people_n who_o be_v less_o able_a to_o bear_v it_o but_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n for_o both_o aaron_z being_z no_o less_o afraid_a than_o any_o of_o they_o and_o the_o majesty_n of_o his_o countenance_n appear_v sufficient_o even_o when_o it_o be_v veil_v for_o the_o brightness_n be_v not_o quite_o obscure_v though_o very_o much_o shade_v by_o it_o ver._n 34._o but_o when_o moses_n go_v in_o before_o the_o lord_n to_o speak_v with_o he_o he_o take_v the_o vail_n off_o till_o he_o come_v out_o he_o go_v into_o the_o tabernacle_n where_o he_o speak_v with_o he_o face_n to_o face_n as_o a_o man_n speak_v to_o his_o friend_n xxxiii_o 9_o 10_o 11._o and_o he_o come_v out_o and_o speak_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n that_o which_o he_o be_v command_v this_o seem_v to_o relate_v unto_o the_o frequent_a occasion_n moses_n have_v to_o go_v and_o consult_v with_o god_n in_o difficult_a case_n who_o mind_n he_o declare_v to_o they_o when_o he_o have_v receive_v it_o ver._n 35._o and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n see_v the_o face_n of_o moses_n that_o the_o skin_n of_o moses_n face_n shine_v etc._n etc._n some_o great_a man_n have_v think_v that_o the_o brightness_n continue_v on_o moses_n face_n till_o his_o death_n so_o that_o he_o speak_v to_o they_o with_o a_o veil_n on_o his_o face_n from_o this_o time_n as_o long_o as_o he_o live_v of_o which_o we_o can_v be_v certain_a though_o thus_o much_o be_v evident_a from_o this_o and_o the_o forego_n verse_n that_o the_o splendour_n of_o his_o countenance_n do_v remain_v for_o some_o time_n after_o he_o come_v down_o from_o god_n presence_n in_o the_o mount_n during_o which_o as_o oft_o as_o he_o go_v in_o to_o speak_v with_o god_n he_o take_v off_o his_o veil_n and_o when_o he_o come_v out_o to_o speak_v with_o they_o he_o put_v it_o on_o until_o he_o go_v in_o to_o speak_v with_o god_n again_o as_o this_o verse_n conclude_v how_o long_o it_o be_v before_o it_o vanish_v none_o can_v resolve_v perhaps_o not_o till_o he_o have_v set_v up_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o consecrate_a aaron_n and_o his_o son_n and_o deliver_v all_o the_o law_n he_o have_v receive_v about_o the_o service_n of_o god_n which_o be_v record_v in_o the_o 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