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a_o lie_n but_o only_o conceal_v some_o of_o the_o truth_n which_o be_v not_o unlawful_a but_o commendable_a when_o it_o be_v to_o preserve_v the_o innocent_a for_o many_o of_o the_o hebrew_n woman_n may_v be_v such_o as_o they_o here_o describe_v though_o not_o every_o one_o of_o they_o the_o hebrew_n word_n chajoth_v signify_v three_o thing_n either_o vivace_n i._n e._n lively_a or_o obstetrices_fw-la midwife_n as_o kimchi_n tell_v we_o or_o animantia_fw-la live_v creature_n the_o lxx_o follow_v the_o first_o notion_n and_o so_o do_v we_o which_o be_v very_o proper_a aquila_n follow_v the_o second_o who_o translate_v this_o passage_n thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o can_v do_v the_o office_n of_o midwife_n themselves_o and_o be_v bring_v to_o bed_n before_o we_o can_v get_v to_o they_o thus_o the_o vulgar_a also_o take_v it_o they_o have_v skill_n in_o midwifery_n and_o the_o author_n of_o the_o life_n of_o moses_n as_o several_a other_o jew_n do_v take_v it_o in_o the_o 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bring_v forth_o out_o of_o their_o womb._n which_o place_n our_o gataker_n mention_v in_o his_o cinnus_n p._n 213._o say_v it_o be_v credible_o report_v by_o those_o who_o have_v live_v there_o a_o great_a while_n that_o the_o irish_a woman_n sometime_o rise_v from_o table_n and_o be_v deliver_v and_o return_v to_o the_o company_n again_o before_o all_o be_v take_v away_o ver._n 20._o therefore_o god_n deal_v well_o with_o the_o midwife_n etc._n etc._n he_o reward_v their_o service_n whereby_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n still_o more_o multiply_v and_o wax_v very_o mighty_a ver._n 21._o because_o the_o midwife_n fear_v god_n he_o make_v they_o house_n these_o word_n seem_v to_o declare_v wherein_o god_n reward_v they_o which_o be_v in_o make_v they_o house_n some_o indeed_o particular_o mr._n calvin_n refer_v this_o to_o the_o israelite_n because_o the_o word_n they_o be_v of_o the_o masculine_a gender_n and_o therefore_o can_v they_o think_v be_v mean_v of_o the_o midwife_n but_o 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pharaoh_n charge_v all_o his_o people_n say_v every_o son_n etc._n etc._n not_o be_v able_a to_o effect_v his_o end_n by_o the_o midwife_n he_o command_v every_o body_n to_o inform_v his_o officer_n when_o any_o hebrew_n woman_n fall_v in_o labour_n and_o appoint_v searcher_n it_o be_v likely_a to_o examine_v whether_o they_o be_v deliver_v of_o male_a or_o female_a and_o to_o act_v according_a to_o what_o be_v here_o order_v some_o that_o understand_v the_o forego_n word_n of_o the_o israelite_n make_v this_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o two_o last_o verse_n because_o the_o midwife_n fear_v god_n and_o thereby_o the_o family_n of_o the_o israelite_n be_v increase_v not_o diminish_v pharaoh_n take_v a_o new_a course_n and_o charge_v all_o his_o people_n to_o see_v that_o do_v which_o the_o midwife_n refuse_v the_o jew_n in_o the_o book_n call_v the_o life_n of_o moses_n say_v that_o many_o of_o their_o people_n upon_o this_o decree_n of_o pharaoh_n resolve_v not_o to_o marry_v or_o not_o to_o come_v near_o their_o wife_n and_o those_o who_o do_v be_v force_v to_o have_v they_o bring_v to_o bed_n alone_o and_o throw_v their_o child_n into_o the_o field_n where_o the_o angel_n take_v care_n of_o they_o etc._n etc._n but_o this_o be_v confute_v by_o what_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n and_o yet_o they_o be_v so_o fond_a of_o such_o fable_n that_o in_o one_o of_o their_o medraschim_n or_o book_n of_o homily_n they_o say_v god_n make_v milk_n to_o come_v out_o of_o one_o stone_n and_o honey_n out_o of_o another_o to_o suckle_n they_o while_o they_o lay_v hide_v in_o the_o earth_n see_v buxtorf_n of_o the_o education_n of_o their_o child_n synag_n judaic_n cap._n vii_o chap._n ii_o ver._n 1._o and_o there_o go_v a_o man_n of_o the_o house_n of_o levi_n etc._n etc._n we_o be_v tell_v both_o the_o man_n name_n and_o the_o woman_n who_o he_o marry_v vi_o exod._n 20._o xxvi_o numb_a 59_o where_o amram_n grandson_n of_o levi_n be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v moses_n his_o father_n and_o jochabed_a daughter_n of_o levi_n to_o have_v be_v his_o mother_n so_o amram_v marry_v his_o father_n sister_n as_o the_o text_n express_o tell_v we_o which_o moses_n be_v so_o ingenuous_a as_o not_o to_o conceal_v though_o it_o may_v not_o be_v for_o his_o credit_n in_o future_a age_n when_o such_o marriage_n be_v forbid_v by_o that_o law_n which_o he_o give_v they_o from_o god_n though_o practise_v before_o the_o give_n of_o his_o law_n see_v selden_n l._n v._o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n c._n 9_o the_o jew_n also_o fancy_v his_o mother_n jochabe_v to_o have_v be_v bear_v as_o soon_o as_o the_o israelite_n come_v into_o egypt_n make_v the_o birth_n of_o moses_n a_o miracle_n because_o she_o must_v be_v by_o that_o account_n a_o hundred_o and_o
thirty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o be_v bear_v but_o it_o may_v as_o well_o be_v think_v that_o she_o be_v bear_v to_o levi_n in_o his_o old_a age_n by_o another_o wife_n and_o so_o she_o be_v young_a than_o her_o nephew_n amram_n and_o but_o his_o half_a sister_n which_o make_v their_o marriage_n no_o more_o strange_a than_o abraham_n marriage_n with_o sarah_n beside_o it_o be_v not_o certain_a she_o be_v his_o father_n sister_n in_o the_o strict_a sense_n of_o that_o word_n but_o may_v be_v only_o one_o of_o his_o cousin_n who_o in_o scripture_n be_v frequent_o call_v sister_n and_o then_o when_o it_o be_v say_v she_o be_v a_o daughter_n of_o levi_n the_o meaning_n must_v be_v his_o grandaughter_n or_o the_o child_n perhaps_o of_o one_o of_o his_o grandaughter_n who_o in_o these_o write_n be_v common_o call_v daughter_n and_o so_o all_o the_o objection_n against_o this_o marriage_n vanish_v and_o the_o first_o word_n of_o this_o verse_n expound_v the_o last_o a_o man_n of_o the_o house_n of_o levi_n take_v to_o wife_n a_o daughter_n of_o levi_n that_o be_v one_o of_o the_o same_o house_n or_o family_n but_o see_v vi_o 20._o verse_n 2._o and_o the_o woman_n conceive_v and_o bear_v a_o son_n she_o have_v one_o before_o this_o viz._n aaron_n who_o it_o be_v probable_a be_v bear_v before_o this_o persecution_n begin_v be_v three_o year_n elder_a than_o moses_n vii_o 7._o and_o when_o she_o see_v he_o that_o he_o be_v a_o goodly_a child_n his_o goodly_a aspect_n which_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v a_o early_a indication_n of_o his_o future_a greatness_n be_v take_v notice_n of_o by_o stranger_n particular_o by_o justin_n out_o of_o trogus_n a_o ancient_a heathen_a historian_n l._n xxxvi_o c._n 2._o where_o he_o say_v that_o beside_o the_o inheritance_n of_o his_o father_n knowledge_n who_o he_o take_v to_o have_v be_v joseph_n etiam_fw-la formae_fw-la pulchritudo_fw-la commendabat_fw-la the_o gracefulness_n of_o his_o person_n recommend_v he_o to_o other_o insomuch_o that_o the_o whole_a fable_n of_o adonis_n among_o the_o heathen_a be_v frame_v as_o huetius_n conjecture_n out_o of_o this_o story_n of_o moses_n for_o apollododorus_n relate_v l._n iii_o how_o venus_n admire_v the_o great_a beauty_n of_o the_o infant_n take_v he_o away_o privy_o without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o god_n and_o hide_v he_o in_o a_o ark_n deliver_v he_o to_o proserpina_n etc._n etc._n see_v demonstr_n evang._n propos_fw-fr iu_o cap._n iii_o n._n 3._o she_o hide_v he_o three_o month_n r._n simeon_n in_o pirke_n elieser_n cap._n xlviii_o say_v she_o hide_v he_o in_o a_o vault_n under_o ground_n but_o in_o sota_n they_o say_v in_o the_o gemara_n cap._n i._n sect._n 38._o he_o be_v hide_v in_o a_o secret_a inner_a room_n of_o their_o house_n be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v detect_v by_o his_o cry_n when_o some_o of_o the_o egyptian_n come_v into_o the_o outer_a room_n and_o bring_v a_o cry_a child_n with_o they_o on_o purpose_n suppose_v the_o israelite_n infant_n will_v answer_v if_o any_o be_v in_o the_o house_n but_o there_o be_v no_o certainty_n of_o this_o ver._n 3._o and_o when_o she_o can_v no_o long_o hide_v he_o some_o discovery_n be_v make_v of_o he_o by_o some_o mean_n or_o other_o by_o their_o neighbour_n or_o the_o search_n after_o new_a bear_v child_n be_v now_o more_o narrow_a and_o diligent_a she_o think_v he_o can_v be_v no_o long_o conceal_v and_o therefore_o resolve_v to_o expose_v he_o in_o the_o manner_n follow_v she_o take_v for_o he_o a_o ark_n of_o bulrush_n or_o of_o wicker_n for_o kimchi_n observe_v the_o hebrew_n word_n gome_n signify_v the_o light_a wood._n patricide_n a_o arabian_a writer_n say_v it_o be_v make_v of_o that_o which_o the_o ancient_n call_v papyrus_fw-la and_o so_o the_o lxx_o and_o josephus_n and_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n strom._n 1._o p._n 343._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v a_o frutex_fw-la that_o grow_v peculiar_o upon_o the_o bank_n of_o nile_n as_o salmasius_n show_v in_o solin_n p._n 1002_o etc._n etc._n and_o daub_v it_o with_o slime_n and_o with_o pitch_n of_o this_o word_n slime_n see_v xi_o gen._n 3._o it_o be_v not_o improbable_a that_o this_o be_v use_v within_o and_o pitch_n without_o to_o keep_v the_o water_n from_o come_v into_o the_o ark._n and_o so_o i_o find_v in_o the_o gemara_fw-la of_o that_o title_n in_o the_o talmud_n call_v sota_n cap._n i._n sect._n 29._o where_o this_o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v a_o ancient_a tradition_n only_o they_o say_v as_o many_o of_o the_o rabbin_n do_v that_o chemar_n signify_v plaster_n not_o bitumen_n because_o the_o bad_a smell_n of_o that_o they_o think_v will_v have_v be_v noisome_a to_o the_o child_n r._n solomon_n opinion_n be_v that_o it_o be_v pitch_v both_o within_o and_o without_o and_o plaster_v within_o over_o the_o pitch_n and_o she_o lay_v it_o in_o the_o flag_n by_o the_o river_n brink_n that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v carry_v away_o with_o the_o stream_n but_o she_o may_v come_v in_o the_o night_n and_o suckle_v it_o some_o think_v that_o the_o ark_n notwithstanding_o be_v make_v below_o in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o boat_n that_o if_o it_o shall_v chance_v to_o be_v carry_v from_o among_o the_o flag_n upon_o the_o shore_n it_o may_v swim_v in_o the_o river_n for_o it_o be_v certain_a the_o egyptian_n make_v ship_n of_o the_o forename_a reed_n as_o we_o find_v in_o pliny_n and_o solinus_n who_o both_o mention_n papyraceae_fw-la nave_n and_o in_o theophrastus_n who_o mention_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d speak_v of_o papyrus_fw-la as_o salmasius_n observe_v in_o his_o plin._n exercit._n p._n 1003_o 1115_o 1116._o herodotus_n also_o mention_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o his_o euterpe_n cap._n xcvi_o see_v xviii_o isa_n 2._o ver._n 4._o and_o his_o sister_n stand_v afar_o off_o to_o wit_n what_o etc._n etc._n by_o her_o mother_n order_n no_o doubt_n that_o she_o may_v not_o seem_v to_o be_v set_v there_o on_o purpose_n to_o watch_v he_o we_o read_v of_o no_o other_o sister_n he_o have_v but_o miriam_n xxvi_o numb_a 59_o who_o therefore_o be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o person_n ver._n 5._o and_o the_o daughter_n of_o pharaoh_n call_v thermutis_fw-la by_o josephus_n l._n ii_o antiq._n c._n 5._o but_o by_o artapanus_n in_o eusebius_n his_o praepar_n evang._n l._n ix_o c._n 27._o call_v meris_fw-la or_o merris_n which_o be_v her_o name_n as_o jacobus_n capellus_n observe_v in_o the_o fasti_fw-la siculi_n the_o same_o artapanus_n there_o say_v she_o be_v marry_v to_o cenephres_n king_n of_o the_o country_n above_o memphis_n but_o have_v no_o child_n by_o he_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n say_v the_o same_o that_o she_o be_v not_o only_o a_o marry_a woman_n but_o have_v be_v long_o marry_v without_o be_v with_o child_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o very_o desirous_a to_o have_v one_o l._n i._o strom._n p._n 343._o come_v down_o to_o wash_v herself_o at_o the_o river_n not_o for_o pleasure_n but_o for_o purification_n this_o be_v a_o ancient_a rite_n of_o religion_n in_o all_o nation_n to_o cleanse_v themselves_o by_o wash_v their_o body_n after_o any_o defilement_n thus_o philo_n seem_v to_o understand_v it_o in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o life_n of_o moses_n where_o speak_v of_o this_o matter_n he_o use_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v proper_a to_o sacred_a cleanse_n and_o it_o seem_v far_o more_o probable_a than_o that_o the_o scorch_a heat_n of_o the_o wether_n cause_v by_o a_o extraordinary_a hand_n of_o god_n make_v she_o betake_v herself_o to_o the_o cool_a stream_n for_o her_o refreshment_n as_o the_o tale_n be_v tell_v in_o the_o hebrew_n book_n call_v the_o life_n of_o moses_n or_o that_o the_o desire_n of_o child_n carry_v she_o hither_o the_o water_n of_o nile_n be_v think_v to_o make_v woman_n fruitful_a clemens_n alexandrinus_n seem_v to_o have_v put_v both_o these_o together_o refreshment_n and_o religion_n when_o he_o say_v she_o come_v hither_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n i._o strom._n p._n 343._o it_o be_v still_o a_o further_o fetch_v of_o jonathan_n who_o will_v persuade_v we_o that_o at_o this_o time_n god_n have_v smite_v the_o egyptian_n with_o a_o burn_a ulcer_n which_o make_v their_o flesh_n so_o hot_a that_o they_o can_v not_o endure_v it_o but_o run_v to_o the_o river_n to_o cool_v their_o body_n and_o in_o pirke_n elieser_n cap._n xlviii_o this_o inflammation_n be_v say_v to_o have_v seize_v on_o pharaoh_n daughter_n who_o he_o call_v bathia_n which_o be_v indeed_o the_o name_n of_o a_o daughter_n of_o one_o pharaoh_n 1_o chron._n iu_o 18._o but_o to_o make_v she_o the_o daughter_n of_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n as_o g._n vorstius_n observe_v they_o do_v in_o schemoth_n rabath_n and_o vaijra_n rab._n be_v altogether_o
consult_v for_o his_o safety_n rather_o than_o base_o either_o deny_v or_o excuse_v what_o he_o have_v do_v or_o ask_v pardon_n for_o it_o unto_o which_o no_o fear_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o king_n can_v have_v move_v he_o ver._n 15._o now_o when_o pharaoh_n hear_v this_o thing_n which_o be_v soon_o bring_v to_o his_o ear_n as_o moses_n suspect_v and_o aggravate_v extreme_o by_o the_o great_a man_n of_o the_o court_n as_o philo_z represent_v it_o l._n i._o de_fw-la vita_fw-la mosis_fw-la he_o think_v to_o slay_v he_o not_o so_o much_o because_o he_o have_v kill_v the_o man_n as_o because_o he_o pretend_v to_o assert_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o israelite_n and_o to_o be_v their_o deliverer_n demetrius_n bear_v witness_v to_o this_o story_n just_o according_a to_o what_o be_v here_o relate_v in_o eusebius_n praepar_n evang._n l._n ix_o c._n 29._o and_o moses_n flee_v from_o the_o face_n of_o pharaoh_n wise_o foresee_v the_o danger_n he_o avoid_v it_o by_o flight_n into_o another_o country_n where_o he_o be_v out_o of_o his_o reach_n for_o though_o the_o time_n of_o israel_n deliverance_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v he_o be_v assure_v that_o god_n intend_v to_o work_v it_o by_o his_o hand_n and_o therefore_o think_v it_o prudent_a to_o reserve_v himself_o till_o he_o receive_v a_o further_a commission_n from_o god_n but_o though_o this_o flight_n of_o moses_n be_v here_o so_o plain_o affirm_v yet_o the_o jew_n be_v so_o fond_a of_o their_o own_o conceit_n and_o so_o bold_a in_o their_o invention_n that_o they_o say_v he_o be_v not_o only_o condemn_v to_o have_v his_o head_n cut_v off_o but_o bring_v to_o the_o block_n and_o when_o the_o executioner_n come_v to_o do_v his_o office_n his_o sword_n will_v not_o enter_v moses_n his_o neck_n be_v by_o a_o miracle_n turn_v into_o a_o pilaster_n of_o marble_n and_o from_o thence_o call_v his_o son_n eliezer_n etc._n etc._n so_o the_o tale_n be_v tell_v by_o the_o author_n of_o moses_n his_o life_n what_o pharaoh_n this_o be_v be_v not_o certain_a but_o eusebius_n call_v he_o orus_n who_o succeed_v amenophis_n in_o who_o time_n moses_n be_v bear_v and_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v reign_v two_o and_o forty_o year_n and_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o midian_a where_o some_o of_o abraham_n posterity_n be_v settle_v xxv_o gen._n 2._o in_o a_o part_n of_o arabia_n petraea_n and_o therefore_o philo_n only_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o withdraw_v into_o the_o neighbour_a arabia_n into_o which_o country_n he_o choose_v to_o flee_v both_o because_o his_o escape_n be_v easy_a thither_o and_o because_o they_o be_v descend_v from_o the_o same_o stock_n with_o himself_o and_o continue_v still_o good_a people_n or_o at_o least_o have_v some_o good_a governor_n and_o family_n among_o they_o as_o appear_v by_o what_o follow_v and_o he_o sit_v down_o by_o a_o well_o to_o refresh_v himself_o and_o expect_v it_o be_v likely_a to_o meet_v some_o company_n there_o at_o the_o time_n when_o the_o flock_n come_v to_o water_n ver._n 16._o now_o the_o priest_n of_o midian_a or_o prince_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o margin_n for_o the_o word_n cohen_n indifferent_o signify_v either_o priest_n or_o prince_n but_o most_o ancient_o it_o signify_v the_o latter_a a_o prince_n for_o so_o it_o be_v use_v in_o the_o book_n of_o job_n xii_o 19_o he_o lead_v cohenim_n prince_n away_o spoil_v and_o in_o after_o time_n it_o continue_v to_o have_v the_o same_o signification_n david_n son_n be_v call_v by_o this_o name_n of_o cohenim_n 2_o sam._n viii_o 18._o which_o in_o 1_o chron._n xviii_o 17._o be_v expound_v be_v chief_a at_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n and_o so_o ira_n be_v call_v 2_o sam._n xx._n 26._o cohen_n a_o chief_a ruler_n about_o david_n and_o so_o i_o think_v it_o be_v to_o be_v take_v here_o for_o a_o ruler_n or_o governor_n see_n xli_o gen._n 50._o not_o of_o the_o whole_a country_n of_o midian_a but_o of_o some_o province_n of_o it_o and_o it_o may_v be_v most_o true_o render_v a_o prince_n i._n e._n one_o of_o the_o prince_n or_o ruler_n of_o midian_a but_o in_o ancient_a time_n prince_n execute_v the_o priesthood_n also_o as_o plato_n observe_v they_o do_v among_o the_o egyptian_n and_o the_o consul_n and_o emperor_n of_o rome_n be_v ambitious_a of_o the_o same_o dignity_n by_o which_o mean_v the_o word_n cohen_n come_v to_o signify_v both_o though_o where_o the_o place_n or_o territory_n of_o which_o any_o person_n be_v cohen_n be_v mention_v there_o it_o always_o signify_v he_o to_o have_v be_v prince_n or_o civil_a governor_n of_o that_o place_n so_o s._n jarchi_n observe_v the_o word_n cohen_n always_o denote_v some_o divine_a ministry_n or_o function_n except_o where_o there_o be_v a_o addition_n of_o some_o particular_a principality_n to_o it_o as_o cohen_n of_o midian_a and_o cohen_n of_o on._n refer_v to_o this_o place_n and_o that_o i_o now_o mention_v in_o genesis_n where_o it_o signify_v a_o prince_n though_o the_o priesthood_n may_v be_v join_v with_o it_o and_o so_o artapanus_n in_o eusebius_n l._n ix_o c._n 27._o relate_v moses_n his_o flight_n into_o arabia_n say_v he_o come_v to_o raguel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o ruler_n of_o those_o part_n and_o the_o jew_n in_o their_o german_a translation_n of_o the_o bible_n call_v he_o here_o lord_n of_o midian_a see_v our_o most_o learned_a selden_n l._n i._n de_fw-fr synedr_n c._n ult_n p._n 648._o i_o shall_v only_o add_v that_o it_o be_v most_o likely_a that_o this_o prince_n or_o priest_n be_v a_o worshipper_n of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o not_o a_o idolater_n for_o moses_n we_o may_v be_v confident_a will_v not_o have_v marry_v his_o daughter_n if_o she_o have_v be_v breed_v in_o a_o false_a religion_n have_v seven_o daughter_n and_o they_o come_v and_o draw_v water_n etc._n etc._n he_o be_v but_o a_o small_a prince_n it_o appear_v by_o this_o though_o it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v it_o be_v a_o noble_a employment_n in_o old_a time_n as_o i_o observe_v upon_o genesis_n to_o look_v after_o sheep_n and_o we_o must_v not_o imagine_v these_o young_a woman_n draw_v the_o water_n themselves_o but_o have_v servant_n to_o attend_v they_o and_o obey_v their_o order_n ver._n 17._o and_o the_o shepherd_n come_v and_o drive_v they_o away_o some_o rude_a and_o idle_a shepherd_n will_v have_v make_v use_n of_o the_o water_n which_o they_o have_v draw_v and_o have_v the_o benefit_n of_o their_o pain_n without_o any_o labour_n of_o their_o own_o this_o look_n like_o a_o argument_n that_o their_o father_n be_v not_o a_o prince_n for_o then_o one_o will_v think_v these_o shepherd_n shall_v not_o have_v dare_v to_o contest_v with_o they_o but_o it_o be_v as_o much_o a_o argument_n that_o he_o be_v not_o a_o priest_n for_o they_o be_v great_a man_n also_o in_o those_o day_n and_o it_o seem_v probable_a to_o i_o that_o these_o be_v the_o shepherd_n of_o some_o other_o great_a prince_n in_o those_o country_n who_o make_v thus_o bold_a with_o jethro_n daughter_n and_o their_o servant_n for_o one_o can_v think_v as_o i_o say_v that_o they_o alone_o look_v after_o his_o flock_n but_o be_v overseer_n of_o those_o that_o do_v like_o rebekkah_n and_o rachel_n see_v gen._n xxix_o 9_o but_o moses_n stand_v up_o and_o help_v they_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v a_o act_n as_o maimonides_n suggest_v of_o the_o same_o heroic_a spirit_n mention_v before_o ver._n 12._o which_o still_o rest_v on_o he_o and_o move_v he_o here_o as_o it_o have_v do_v in_o egypt_n and_o thus_o philo_n also_o represent_v he_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d transport_v by_o such_o a_o enthusiasm_n when_o he_o speak_v to_o the_o shepherd_n that_o it_o after_o fright_v they_o from_o their_o attempt_n though_o it_o be_v not_o certain_a that_o he_o overcome_v they_o by_o persuasion_n but_o the_o whole_a discourse_n seem_v rather_o to_o imply_v that_o he_o force_v they_o to_o desist_v which_o he_o can_v not_o do_v alone_o but_o at_o the_o head_n of_o those_o servant_n that_o belong_v to_o these_o young_a woman_n and_o it_o be_v not_o improbable_a he_o have_v some_o servant_n of_o his_o own_o who_o attend_v he_o in_o his_o flight_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o the_o arabian_n great_a employment_n be_v feed_v of_o cattle_n as_o philo_n there_o note_n l._n i._n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la moses_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o that_o not_o only_a man_n but_o woman_n young_a man_n and_o virgin_n look_v after_o they_o and_o not_o those_o only_o of_o the_o mean_a sort_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o they_o that_o be_v of_o noble_a family_n ver._n 18._o and_o when_o they_o come_v to_o revel_v their_o father_n he_o be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o jethro_n iii_o
jethro_n have_v two_o name_n nay_o they_o fancy_v he_o have_v three_o be_v call_v hobab_v they_o think_v iv_o judg._n 11._o where_o hobab_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o father_n in_o law_n of_o moses_n but_o the_o word_n son_n be_v there_o to_o be_v supply_v which_o in_o other_o place_n be_v sometime_o to_o be_v understand_v he_o seem_v to_o be_v jethro_n son_n brother_n to_o zipporah_n and_o according_o be_v say_v x_o numb_a 29._o to_o be_v son_n of_o raguel_n the_o midianite_n i._n e._n of_o jethro_n as_o many_o understand_v it_o see_v there_o and_o he_o lead_v the_o flock_n to_o the_o backside_n of_o the_o desert_n or_o as_o st._n hierom_n understand_v it_o ad_fw-la interiora_fw-la deserti_fw-la to_o the_o inner_a part_n of_o the_o desert_n where_o there_o be_v better_a pasture_n than_o in_o the_o place_n where_o he_o be_v before_o to_o which_o he_o be_v conduct_v by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n who_o intend_v here_o to_o reveal_v himself_o more_o full_o to_o he_o and_o come_v to_o the_o mountain_n of_o god_n even_o to_o horeb._n sheep_n delight_n to_o feed_v on_o mountain_n as_o bochart_n observe_v out_o of_o theocritus_n and_o virgil._n whence_o such_o mountainous_a place_n be_v often_o call_v in_o homer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sheep-walk_n they_o be_v wont_a to_o feed_v there_o as_o eustathius_n and_o hesychius_n interpret_v it_o see_v hierozoic_a p._n 1._o l._n ii_o c._n 46._o and_o this_o be_v call_v the_o mountain_n of_o god_n because_o when_o moses_n write_v this_o book_n there_o have_v be_v a_o divine_a appearance_n upon_o horeb_n which_o st._n stephen_n call_v sinai_n vii_o act_n 30._o for_o horeb_n and_o sinai_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v two_o top_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o mountain_n which_o it_o be_v plain_a by_o this_o be_v not_o far_o from_o the_o country_n of_o midian_a we_o understand_v also_o by_o st._n stephen_n word_n when_o this_o fall_v out_o viz._n after_o he_o have_v dwell_v forty_o year_n in_o midian_a for_o so_o long_o it_o be_v certain_a he_o continue_v there_o vii_o exod_n 7._o but_o how_o he_o employ_v all_o that_o time_n we_o be_v not_o tell_v no_o doubt_n in_o something_o else_o than_o mere_a feed_a sheep_n for_o be_v learn_v in_o all_o the_o egyptian_a wisdom_n we_o may_v well_o think_v he_o both_o teach_v other_o and_o make_v also_o great_a improvement_n himself_o in_o study_v the_o record_n of_o that_o and_o all_o other_o neighbour_a country_n and_o beside_o receive_v it_o be_v likely_a divine_a revelation_n there_o be_v those_o likewise_o who_o think_v he_o now_o write_v the_o book_n of_o job_n to_o comfort_v the_o israelite_n by_o the_o example_n of_o his_o admirable_a patience_n under_o their_o heavy_a oppression_n in_o egypt_n and_o the_o book_n of_o genesis_n also_o that_o they_o may_v the_o better_o understand_v what_o promise_n have_v be_v make_v to_o their_o noble_a ancestor_n abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n and_o that_o the_o time_n draw_v near_a when_o they_o will_v be_v fulfil_v it_o be_v note_v by_o ludovicus_n capellus_n in_o his_o chronolog_n sacra_fw-la that_o the_o number_n forty_o be_v much_o observe_v in_o the_o administration_n of_o divine_a providence_n moses_n be_v xl_o year_n old_a when_o he_o flee_v into_o midian_a and_o stay_v there_o another_o xl_o year_n and_o then_o leave_v the_o world_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o next_o xl_o year_n of_o his_o age._n it_o be_v so_o many_o year_n before_o the_o israelite_n get_v to_o canaan_n after_o they_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o egypt_n forty_o day_n moses_n continue_v with_o god_n in_o the_o mount_n both_o the_o first_o and_o second_o time_n of_o his_o go_v up_o thither_o so_o many_o day_n the_o spy_n be_v in_o search_v out_o the_o land_n and_o the_o israelite_n have_v just_a so_o many_o mansion_n in_o the_o wilderness_n their_o first_o judge_n govern_v just_a xl._n year_n and_o the_o next_o twice_o as_o many_o deborah_n barak_n gideon_n eli_n all_o judge_v xl_o year_n and_o so_o long_a david_n reign_v ver._n 2._o and_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v to_o he_o so_o st._n stephen_n also_o vii_o act_n 30._o by_o which_o some_o understand_v the_o eternal_a word_n the_o second_o person_n in_o the_o bless_a trinity_n but_o i_o think_v he_o be_v not_o call_v simple_o a_o angel_n any_o where_o but_o with_o some_o addition_n as_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n for_o it_o will_v be_v a_o dangerous_a insinuation_n that_o he_o be_v but_o a_o mere_a creature_n yet_o i_o believe_v he_o be_v not_o here_o to_o be_v exclude_v for_o i_o take_v this_o to_o have_v be_v the_o appearance_n of_o the_o schechinah_n which_o comprehend_v both_o the_o lord_n himself_o and_o the_o angel_n that_o attend_v he_o as_o his_o minister_n one_o of_o which_o now_o appear_v so_o glorious_o that_o he_o show_v god_n to_o be_v present_a and_o according_o we_o find_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n that_o he_o himself_o speak_v to_o moses_n and_o thus_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o have_v send_v his_o angel_n when_o they_o cry_v to_o he_o and_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n xx_o numb_a 16._o which_o angel_n be_v call_v michael_n by_o menachem_n and_o the_o same_o which_o they_o also_o call_v goel_n who_o redeem_v jacob_n from_o all_o evil_a xlviii_o gen._n 16._o in_o a_o flame_n of_o sire_n the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o schechinah_n be_v frequent_o call_v appear_v in_o a_o flame_a manner_n like_o fire_n exceed_v bright_a and_o with_o a_o amaze_a splendour_n so_o it_o appear_v though_o not_o so_o bright_a when_o the_o first_o promise_n be_v make_v of_o their_o deliverance_n xv_o gen._n 17_o 18._o out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o bush_n to_o show_v say_v the_o jew_n in_o pirke_n eliezer_n cap._n xl._n that_o god_n be_v present_a with_o they_o in_o their_o great_a affliction_n and_o tribulation_n which_o be_v represent_v by_o this_o bush_n of_o thorn_n or_o brier_n for_o so_o the_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v such_o a_o bush_n as_o prick_v those_o that_o touch_v it_o or_o as_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n speak_v lxiii_o 9_o in_o all_o their_o affliction_n he_o be_v afflict_v and_o by_o his_o providence_n order_v thing_n so_o that_o their_o affliction_n do_v not_o consume_v they_o but_o rather_o multiply_v and_o increase_v they_o for_o as_o it_o there_o follow_v the_o angel_n of_o his_o presence_n save_v they_o and_o thus_o eusebius_n tell_v we_o in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o l._n v._o demonstr_n evang._n c._n 13._o some_o christian_n understand_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n this_o fire_n also_o in_o the_o bush_n may_v be_v intend_v to_o show_v that_o god_n will_v there_o meet_v with_o the_o israelite_n and_o give_v they_o his_o law_n in_o fire_n and_o lightning_n and_o yet_o not_o consume_v they_o for_o this_o be_v the_o place_n where_o god_n after_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n deliver_v the_o law_n to_o they_o which_o thence_o be_v call_v sinai_n say_v the_o forenamed_a author_n in_o pirke_n elieser_n from_o this_o bush_n which_o in_o hebrew_n be_v see_v and_o signify_v in_o arabic_a a_o thorn-bush_n whereas_o before_o this_o it_o be_v call_v horeb_n from_o its_o dryness_n and_o barrenness_n as_o that_o word_n import_v and_o behold_v the_o bush_n burn_v with_o sire_n and_o the_o bush_n be_v not_o consume_v the_o heathen_n have_v either_o read_v or_o hear_v of_o this_o wonder_n as_o appear_v by_o artapanus_n who_o mention_n it_o in_o eusebius_n l._n ix_o praepar_fw-la evang._n c._n 27._o but_o he_o disguise_v it_o and_o misreport_v it_o say_v it_o be_v a_o fire_n which_o sudden_o break_v forth_o out_o of_o the_o earth_n and_o flame_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o there_o be_v no_o matter_n nor_o any_o kind_n of_o wood_n in_o the_o place_n to_o feed_v it_o but_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n but_o one_o a_o ancient_a tragedian_n report_v it_o exact_o say_v just_a as_o moses_n do_v here_o that_o the_o bush_n burn_v in_o a_o great_a fire_n and_o yet_o remain_v entire_a and_o green_a in_o the_o slame_n which_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a miracle_n the_o meaning_n of_o which_o i_o have_v already_o explain_v in_o the_o forego_n observation_n there_o be_v a_o story_n something_o like_o this_o in_o dion_n prusaeus_n orat._n xxxvi_o where_o he_o say_v the_o persian_n relate_v concern_v zoroaster_n that_o the_o love_n of_o wisdom_n and_o virtue_n lead_v he_o to_o a_o solitary_a life_n separate_v from_o company_n upon_o a_o mountain_n he_o find_v it_o one_o day_n all_o in_o a_o flame_n shine_v with_o celestial_a fire_n out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o which_o he_o come_v without_o any_o harm_n and_o institute_v certain_a sacrifice_n to_o god_n who_o then_o he_o make_v account_n appear_v to_o he_o which_o joh._n henricus_n vrsinus_n a_o
with_o milk_n and_o honey_n by_o which_o phrase_n the_o poet_n express_v the_o great_a plenty_n as_o bochart_n show_v out_o of_o euripides_n horace_n ovid_n etc._n etc._n hierozoick_n p._n ii_o l._n iu_o c._n 12._o for_o abundance_n of_o milk_n and_o honey_n argue_v a_o country_n to_o be_v well_o water_v fruitful_a full_a of_o fair_a pasture_n and_o flower_n from_o whence_o the_o flock_n may_v fill_v their_o dugg_n with_o milk_n and_o the_o bee_n their_o cell_n with_o honey_n aelian_a l._n iii_o the_o hist_n animal_n c._n 35._o say_v the_o goat_n of_o syria_n which_o include_v this_o country_n afford_v such_o plenty_n of_o milk_n as_o be_v in_o no_o other_o country_n unto_o the_o place_n of_o the_o canaanite_n etc._n etc._n see_v concern_v all_o these_o people_n here_o mention_v xv_o gen._n 19_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 9_o now_o therefore_o behold_v the_o cry_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v come_v up_o to_o i_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v say_v before_o ver._n 7._o but_o here_o repeat_v as_o a_o reason_n of_o the_o commission_n he_o intend_v immediate_o to_o give_v to_o moses_n to_o go_v and_o deliver_v they_o ver._n 10._o come_v now_o therefore_o and_o i_o will_v send_v thou_o unto_o pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n leave_v thy_o flock_n for_o i_o have_v another_o more_o weighty_a business_n wherein_o i_o will_v employ_v thou_o for_o thou_o shall_v go_v with_o my_o authority_n to_o pharaoh_n and_o command_v he_o not_o only_o to_o release_v my_o people_n out_o of_o their_o servitude_n but_o to_o let_v they_o go_v also_o out_o of_o egypt_n he_o have_v call_v they_o by_o the_o name_n of_o his_o people_n ver._n 7._o and_o now_o mention_n it_o again_o to_o encourage_v their_o hope_n that_o he_o will_v take_v care_n of_o his_o own_o what_o pharaoh_n this_o be_v it_o be_v a_o common_a name_n to_o all_o the_o egyptian_a king_n be_v very_o much_o dispute_v the_o common_a opinion_n be_v that_o after_o orus_n in_o who_o time_n moses_n sle_z into_o midian_a acencere_n or_o acherres_n reign_v twelve_o year_n and_o after_o he_o achoris_n reign_v seven_o year_n more_o and_o then_o succeed_v cenchre_n the_o worst_a of_o they_o all_o to_o who_o moses_n be_v now_o send_v but_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n tell_v we_o that_o apion_n a_o great_a enemy_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o who_o write_v against_o they_o mention_v their_o go_v out_o of_o egypt_n in_o his_o four_o book_n of_o his_o history_n of_o egypt_n say_v it_o be_v in_o the_o the_o reign_n of_o amosis_n for_o which_o he_o quote_v ptolomaeus_n mendesius_n a_o egyptian_a priest_n who_o write_v three_o book_n about_o their_o affair_n in_o which_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n i._o stromat_n p._n 320._o but_o tacitus_n call_v he_o bocchoris_n or_o as_o some_o read_v it_o occoris_n l._n v._n hist_o c._n 3._o that_o thou_o may_v bring_v forth_o my_o people_n etc._n etc._n from_o this_o time_n we_o be_v to_o consider_v god_n as_o the_o king_n of_o this_o people_n not_o in_o general_a only_o as_o he_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n but_o in_o a_o proper_a and_o peculiar_a manner_n for_o whatsoever_o authority_n or_o power_n of_o jurisdiction_n the_o king_n of_o other_o nation_n do_v exercise_v over_o their_o subject_n as_o power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n of_o make_v law_n and_o league_n etc._n etc._n the_o same_o prerogative_n do_v the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n reserve_v to_o himself_o alone_o over_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n upon_o which_o ground_n as_o dr._n jackson_n well_o observe_v moses_n be_v delegated_a to_o be_v his_o ambassador_n to_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n and_o constitute_v it_o appear_v by_o the_o whole_a story_n his_o deputy_n or_o viceroy_n over_o israel_n ver._n 11._o and_o moses_n say_v unto_o god_n who_o be_o i_o that_o i_o shall_v go_v unto_o pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n he_o modest_o decline_v the_o service_n consider_v how_o mean_a a_o person_n he_o be_v in_o comparison_n with_o pharaoh_n and_o how_o unable_a to_o do_v any_o thing_n for_o the_o israelite_n he_o have_v feel_v some_o extraordinary_a motion_n in_o himself_o forty_o year_n ago_o which_o he_o take_v to_o be_v a_o indication_n that_o god_n will_v use_v he_o as_o a_o instrument_n of_o their_o deliverance_n see_v chap._n ii_o v._n 11_o 12._o but_o at_o that_o time_n he_o be_v a_o far_o great_a man_n than_o now_o and_o have_v more_o interest_n at_o court_n the_o princess_n who_o adopt_v he_o for_o her_o son_n be_v then_o perhaps_o alive_a or_o have_v lest_o he_o what_o make_v he_o very_o considerable_a in_o short_a he_o be_v then_o the_o son_n of_o pharaoh_n daughter_n but_o now_o a_o poor_a shepherd_n ver._n 12._o and_o he_o say_v certain_o i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o in_o answer_n to_o his_o objection_n god_n bid_v he_o depend_v on_o this_o that_o he_o will_v preserve_v he_o by_o a_o special_a providence_n from_o be_v hurt_v by_o pharaoh_n so_o maimonides_n show_v this_o phrase_n i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o signify_v in_o scripture_n more_o nev._n p._n iii_o c._n 18._o and_o the_o confidence_n which_o god_n wrought_v in_o he_o of_o this_o give_v he_o courage_n and_o resolution_n which_o be_v also_o denote_v by_o this_o phrase_n as_o he_o show_v p._n ii_o c._n 38._o for_o all_o the_o prophet_n be_v endue_v with_o a_o extraordinary_a fortitude_n and_o magnanimity_n which_o be_v in_o moses_n above_o all_o the_o rest_n he_o encounter_v a_o great_a king_n and_o all_o his_o court_n and_o people_n bare_o with_o a_o staff_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o this_o shall_v be_v a_o token_n to_o thou_o that_o i_o have_v send_v thou_o when_o thou_o have_v bring_v forth_o the_o people_n out_o of_o egypt_n you_o shall_v serve_v god_n upon_o this_o mountain_n this_o can_v not_o be_v a_o token_n to_o he_o now_o but_o be_v afterward_o when_o god_n by_o his_o power_n bring_v they_o to_o this_o very_a place_n to_o worship_v he_o according_a to_o this_o promise_n upon_o this_o mountain_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n there_o be_v many_o other_o token_n god_n give_v he_o as_o we_o find_v in_o this_o history_n which_o be_v all_o confirm_v by_o this_o at_o last_o ver._n 13._o and_o they_o shall_v say_v unto_o i_o what_o be_v his_o name_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v unto_o they_o this_o do_v not_o argue_v that_o they_o know_v not_o what_o the_o name_n of_o their_o god_n be_v for_o they_o and_o their_o father_n have_v be_v long_o acquaint_v with_o he_o and_o they_o cry_v unto_o he_o and_o he_o hear_v they_o ii_o 23_o 24._o but_o moses_n be_v the_o first_o that_o ever_o speak_v to_o man_n in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n none_o of_o the_o patriarch_n either_o before_o the_o flood_n or_o after_o it_o have_v say_v any_o such_o word_n as_o these_o god_n have_v send_v i_o to_o you_o the_o lord_n command_v i_o to_o bid_v you_o do_v so_o or_o so_o as_o maimon_n observe_v in_o several_a place_n of_o his_o more_n nevoch_n p._n i._o c._n 63._o p._n ii_o c._n 39_o be_v be_v natural_a for_o the_o israelite_n to_o ask_v he_o by_o what_o name_n or_o peculiar_a attribute_n god_n have_v make_v himself_o know_v unto_o he_o so_o as_o to_o authorise_v he_o to_o speak_v to_o they_o as_o never_o any_o man_n before_o do_v he_o have_v speak_v unto_o noah_n and_o unto_o abraham_n etc._n etc._n but_o it_o be_v only_o for_o their_o own_o instruction_n he_o never_o bid_v they_o deliver_v any_o message_n unto_o other_o and_o yet_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o upon_o particular_a occasion_n he_o still_o make_v himself_o know_v to_o they_o by_o different_a name_n or_o title_n as_o he_o say_v to_o abraham_n xv_o gen._n 7._o i_o be_o jehovah_n who_o bring_v thou_o out_o of_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n but_o xvii_o 1._o he_o say_v i_o be_o elshaddai_n and_o to_o isaac_n he_o say_v i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o thy_o father_n abraham_n xxvi_o 24._o to_o jacob_n he_o add_v i_o be_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o thy_o father_n abraham_n and_o the_o god_n of_o isaac_n xxviii_o 13._o and_o after_o this_o i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o bethel_n xxxi_o 13._o no_o wonder_n then_o that_o moses_n shall_v think_v the_o people_n will_v expect_v upon_o so_o great_a a_o occasion_n when_o he_o come_v to_o they_o as_o a_o ambassador_n from_o heaven_n that_o the_o god_n of_o their_o father_n shall_v speak_v to_o they_o in_o a_o new_a style_n beyond_o all_o that_o have_v be_v know_v in_o former_a day_n ver._n 14._o and_o god_n say_v unto_o moses_n i_o be_o that_o i_o am._n that_o be_v say_v maimonides_n in_o the_o place_n abovenamed_a he_o that_o necessary_o exist_v he_o who_o so_o be_v that_o he_o must_v needs_o be_v or_o as_o some_o translate_v it_o i_o will_v be_v what_o i_o will_v be_v i._n e._n the_o eternal_a immutable_a be_v so_o elmacinus_n
prince_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n vi_o 23._o for_o it_o be_v but_o a_o fancy_n of_o r._n solomon_n that_o he_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o levite_n because_o the_o levitical_a order_n shall_v have_v proceed_v from_o he_o and_o the_o priesthood_n be_v entail_v on_o moses_n his_o family_n but_o because_o of_o moses_n his_o backwardness_n to_o serve_v god_n in_o this_o present_a employment_n he_o in_o anger_n quite_o change_v his_o intention_n and_o advance_v aaron_n to_o the_o priesthood_n i_o know_v that_o he_o can_v speak_v well_o be_v eloquent_a and_o can_v deliver_v his_o mind_n in_o fluent_a word_n there_o be_v two_o thing_n which_o complete_a a_o commander_n as_o pericles_n speak_v in_o theucydides_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wisdom_n and_o eloquence_n which_o do_v not_o often_o meet_v in_o one_o person_n but_o god_n be_v please_v to_o distribute_v these_o gift_n as_o he_o do_v to_o these_o two_o brethren_n so_o polydamas_n in_o homer_n tell_v hector_n god_n way_n be_v not_o to_o give_v all_o accomplishment_n to_o one_o man_n but_o some_o to_o one_o and_o some_o to_o other_o iliad_n iu_o v._n 730._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n which_o he_o express_v admirable_o again_o odyss_n θ_o v._o 168._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d behold_v he_o come_v forth_o to_o meet_v thou_o etc._n etc._n by_o god_n direction_n no_o doubt_n who_o suggest_v to_o he_o that_o moses_n be_v come_v by_o his_o order_n towards_o egypt_n which_o be_v such_o comfortable_a news_n to_o he_o that_o when_o he_o see_v he_o after_o such_o a_o long_a separation_n it_o can_v not_o but_o be_v a_o very_a joyful_a meeting_n the_o fulfil_n of_o this_o prediction_n be_v a_o new_a sign_n unto_o moses_n that_o god_n will_v be_v with_o he_o ver._n 15._o and_o thou_o shall_v speak_v unto_o he_o and_o put_v word_n in_o his_o mouth_n tell_v he_o from_o i_o what_o he_o be_v to_o speak_v and_o i_o will_v be_v with_o thy_o mouth_n and_o with_o his_o mouth_n thou_o shall_v have_v direction_n from_o i_o what_o to_o say_v to_o he_o and_o i_o will_v enable_v he_o to_o speak_v to_o the_o people_n and_o to_o pharaoh_n and_o will_v teach_v you_o what_o you_o shall_v do_v instruct_v you_o in_o all_o your_o proceed_n ver._n 16._o and_o he_o shall_v be_v thy_o spokesman_n to_o the_o people_n acquaint_v they_o with_o what_o thou_o have_v to_o deliver_v to_o they_o and_o he_o shall_v be_v even_o he_o to_o thou_o he_o double_v the_o word_n to_o denote_v that_o he_o shall_v need_v no_o other_o assistant_n but_o aaron_n who_o be_v his_o brother_n he_o may_v the_o more_o secure_o rely_v on_o his_o fidelity_n instead_o of_o a_o mouth_n to_o speak_v what_o thou_o can_v not_o so_o well_o deliver_v thyself_o and_o thou_o shall_v be_v to_o he_o instead_o of_o god_n deliver_v my_o mind_n and_o will_n to_o he_o the_o chaldee_n translate_v the_o hebrew_n word_n elohim_n in_o this_o place_n a_o prince_n or_o a_o judge_n who_o have_v the_o power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n see_v grotius_n in_o vii_o act_n 35._o and_o l._n de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr vii_o 1._o for_o moses_n by_o god_n order_n and_o appointment_n execute_v all_o those_o judgement_n upon_o pharaoh_n which_o aaron_n pronounce_v see_v selden_n l._n i._n de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n ult_n if_o justin_n martyr_n do_v not_o misapprehend_v diodorus_n siculus_n he_o say_v the_o jew_n call_v moses_n a_o god_n for_o so_o he_o report_v diodorus_n his_o word_n adhort_a ad_fw-la graecos_n p._n 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o now_o be_v otherways_o in_o the_o book_n of_o diodorus_n edit_n steph._n p._n 59_o where_o mention_v several_a lawgiver_n that_o pretend_v to_o receive_v their_o law_n from_o god_n or_o some_o good_a angel_n name_v moses_n among_o the_o rest_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o receive_v he_o from_o the_o god_n call_v jao_n so_o they_o pronounce_v that_o name_n which_o we_o call_v jehovah_n ver._n 17._o and_o thou_o shall_v take_v this_o rod_n in_o thy_o hand_n the_o rod_n mention_v v._n 2._o which_o be_v v._o 20._o call_v the_o rod_n of_o god_n because_o it_o be_v a_o ensign_n of_o divine_a authority_n and_o power_n by_o which_o all_o the_o wonder_n be_v wrought_v wherewith_o thou_o shall_v do_v sign_n by_o stretch_v out_o so_o mean_v a_o thing_n as_o this_o rod_n at_o god_n command_n great_a miracle_n follow_v which_o demonstrate_v the_o power_n of_o god_n and_o not_o of_o man._n ver._n 18._o and_o moses_n go_v and_o return_v from_o horeb_n where_o he_o have_v all_o his_o converse_n with_o god_n he_o return_v to_o the_o place_n where_o his_o father_n in_o law_n live_v see_v v._o 1._o to_o jethro_n in_o the_o hebrew_n his_o name_n be_v write_v jether_o and_o the_o tradition_n be_v in_o semoth_n rabath_n that_o he_o be_v once_o a_o gentile_a and_o then_o his_o name_n be_v jether_o but_o be_v proselyte_v to_o the_o true_a religion_n there_o be_v a_o letter_n add_v to_o his_o name_n as_o there_o be_v to_o abrahant_n and_o he_o be_v call_v jethro_n and_o mr._n selden_n observe_v he_o be_v call_v a_o proselyte_n in_o the_o gemaru_n babylon_n and_o the_o first_o we_o sin_v mention_v in_o scripture_n l._n 2._o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n c._n 2._o and_o say_v unto_o he_o let_v i_o go_v i_o pray_v thou_o he_o do_v not_o think_v it_o honest_a to_o leave_v his_o service_n without_o his_o consent_n especial_o since_o he_o entertain_v he_o and_o give_v he_o his_o daughter_n when_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n to_o he_o and_o return_v unto_o my_o brethren_n which_o be_v in_o egypt_n to_o his_o kindred_n and_o countryman_n who_o call_v one_o another_o brethren_n who_o he_o have_v not_o see_v many_o year_n and_o see_v whether_o they_o be_v yet_o alive_a he_o conceal_v his_o main_a design_n from_o jethro_n not_o think_v it_o safe_a perhaps_o to_o trust_v he_o who_o though_o a_o good_a man_n be_v not_o a_o hebrew_n with_o his_o commission_n or_o fear_v he_o may_v discourage_v he_o from_o that_o undertake_n which_o he_o have_v already_o too_o much_o decline_v but_o now_o be_v full_o resolve_v upon_o and_o therefore_o loath_a to_o be_v again_o dishearten_v it_o may_v seem_v strange_a that_o moses_n in_o so_o long_a a_o course_n of_o time_n as_o forty_o year_n shall_v not_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o state_n of_o his_o relation_n and_o friend_n but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o as_o he_o be_v afraid_a perhaps_o it_o shall_v be_v know_v where_o he_o be_v so_o intercourse_n with_o nation_n and_o very_o far_o distant_a be_v not_o so_o easy_a then_o as_o it_o be_v now_o adays_o and_o jethro_n say_v to_o moses_n go_v in_o peace_n he_o dismiss_v he_o kind_o and_o wish_v he_o a_o prosperous_a journey_n ver._n 19_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o moses_n in_o midian_a some_o translate_v it_o the_o lord_z have_v say_v etc._n etc._n to_o show_v the_o reason_n why_o he_o now_o desire_v to_o have_v leave_n to_o visit_v his_o friend_n in_o egypt_n however_o that_o be_v it_o be_v plain_a this_o be_v a_o distinct_a appearance_n of_o god_n to_o he_o from_o that_o in_o horeb_n for_o this_o be_v in_o midian_a where_o god_n who_o have_v set_v he_o no_o precise_a time_n before_o enjoin_v he_o to_o be_v go_v present_o and_o assure_v he_o that_o there_o be_v none_o leave_v in_o egypt_n who_o design_v to_o be_v revenge_v of_o he_o for_o the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o egyptian_a so_o it_o follow_v for_o all_o the_o man_n be_v dead_a which_o seek_v thy_o life_n this_o be_v a_o encouragement_n which_o god_n reserve_v as_o a_o reward_n of_o his_o obedience_n have_v say_v nothing_o of_o it_o during_o the_o time_n of_o his_o hesitancy_n and_o reluctance_n ver._n 20._o and_o moses_n take_v his_o wife_n and_o his_o son_n we_o read_v hitherto_o but_o of_o one_o son_n bear_v to_o he_o but_o it_o be_v plain_a he_o have_v another_o from_o xviii_o 4._o he_o carry_v his_o whole_a family_n with_o he_o to_o let_v his_o brethren_n see_v he_o be_v so_o confident_a of_o their_o deliverance_n that_o he_o venture_v not_o only_a himself_o but_o his_o dear_a relation_n in_o their_o society_n and_o set_v they_o upon_o a_o ass_n one_o ass_n can_v not_o carry_v they_o all_o with_o every_o thing_n necessary_a for_o their_o removal_n therefore_o the_o singular_a number_n as_o be_v very_o usual_a be_v put_v for_o the_o plural_a though_o one_o ass_n may_v perhaps_o carry_v she_o and_o two_o child_n one_o of_o which_o if_o not_o the_o other_o be_v very_o small_a see_v drusius_n quaestiones_fw-la per_fw-la epistol_n 86._o and_o simeon_n de_fw-fr muis_fw-la in_o his_o varia_n sacra_fw-la ass_n be_v vile_a creature_n here_o with_o we_o but_o they_o be_v
deliver_v thy_o people_n at_o all_o he_o may_v have_v remember_v that_o god_n tell_v he_o more_o than_o once_o that_o pharaoh_n will_v not_o obey_v he_o at_o the_o first_o iii_o 19_o iv_o 21._o but_o the_o bitter_a reflection_n which_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n make_v upon_o his_o conduct_n have_v so_o disturb_v his_o mind_n that_o he_o forget_v himself_o so_o far_o as_o to_o ask_v the_o undecent_a question_n mention_v in_o the_o forego_n verse_n and_o complain_v here_o that_o god_n have_v do_v nothing_o to_o fulfil_v his_o promise_n of_o deliverance_n to_o his_o people_n chap._n vi_o verse_n 1._o and_z the_o lord_z say_v unto_o moses_n the_o schechinah_n i_o suppose_v appear_v to_o he_o see_v v._n 12._o as_o it_o have_v do_v often_o before_o since_o he_o be_v first_o send_v upon_o this_o business_n iu_o 22._o and_o gracious_o condescend_v to_o satisfy_v his_o two_o complaint_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o forego_n chapter_n where_o he_o complain_v first_o of_o all_o that_o he_o have_v send_v he_o about_o a_o fruitless_a message_n for_o second_o he_o have_v not_o at_o all_o deliver_v his_o people_n to_o the_o last_o of_o these_o he_o answer_v in_o the_o first_o place_n here_o in_o this_o verse_n where_o he_o tell_v he_o now_o thou_o shall_v see_v what_o i_o will_v do_v to_o pharaoh_n that_o be_v be_v patient_a and_o wait_v a_o while_n and_o thou_o shall_v see_v pharaoh_n compel_v to_o dismiss_v my_o people_n for_o with_o a_o strong_a hand_n shall_v he_o let_v they_o go_v etc._n etc._n i_o will_v so_o terrible_o scourge_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o only_o let_v they_o go_v but_o thrust_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n and_o be_v glad_a to_o be_v rid_v of_o they_o ver._n 2._o and_o god_n speak_v unto_o moses_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n he_o also_o answer_v here_o to_o his_o first_o question_n why_o have_v thou_o send_v i_o by_o tell_v he_o i_o be_o jehovah_n and_o have_v send_v thou_o to_o make_v know_v this_o great_a name_n that_o be_v myself_o who_o be_o constant_a to_o my_o word_n and_o will_v faithful_o perform_v all_o my_o promise_n ver._n 3._o and_o i_o appear_v unto_o abraham_n unto_o isaac_n and_o unto_o jacob_n by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n almighty_n or_o god_n all-sufficient_a as_o the_o word_n el-shaddai_a may_v be_v interpret_v see_n xvii_o gen._n 1._o god_n infinite_a in_o power_n and_o goodness_n of_o which_o he_o give_v their_o father_n abundant_a proof_n by_o deliver_v they_o in_o many_o and_o great_a strait_n but_o by_o my_o name_n jehovah_n be_v i_o not_o know_v to_o they_o this_o name_n of_o four_o letter_n as_o the_o jew_n speak_v be_v by_o the_o ancient_n call_v the_o ineffable_a name_n for_o they_o will_v never_o pronounce_v it_o not_o because_o they_o can_v not_o as_o drusius_n well_o observe_v l._n i._n observat_fw-la cap._n i._o sed_fw-la quod_fw-la religione_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quadam_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la efferendo_fw-la abstinerent_fw-la but_o because_o out_o of_o a_o religious_a reverence_n they_o abstain_v from_o it_o and_o this_o respect_n to_o it_o all_o the_o ancient_a interpreter_n observe_v even_o st._n hierom_n himself_n though_o in_o several_a of_o the_o ancient_a father_n as_o irenaeus_n clem_n alexandrinus_n epiphanius_n and_o theodoret_n and_o in_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_a heathen_n as_o macrobius_n and_o diodorus_n siculus_n it_o be_v express_v by_o jaho_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o greek_a write_v it_o which_o name_n however_o it_o be_v pronounce_v some_o of_o the_o jew_n imagine_v be_v conceal_v till_o moses_n his_o time_n who_o be_v the_o first_o to_o who_o it_o be_v reveal_v but_o this_o be_v evident_o false_a as_o appear_v from_o the_o whole_a book_n of_o genesis_n and_o particular_o from_o xv._o 7._o where_n before_o he_o call_v himself_o el-shaddai_a he_o say_v to_o abraham_n i_o be_o jehovah_n which_o bring_v thou_o out_o of_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n in_o short_a the_o opinion_n of_o reuchlinus_n in_o his_o verb._n mirisicum_n be_v far_o more_o justifiable_a which_o be_v that_o it_o be_v reveal_v to_o our_o first_o parent_n at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o god_n breathe_v into_o they_o the_o breath_n of_o life_n for_o as_o soon_o as_o eve_n bring_v forth_o her_o first-born_a she_o say_v i_o have_v get_v a_o man_n from_o the_o lord_n iv_o gen._n 1._o which_o name_v descend_v in_o a_o perpetual_a succession_n from_o seth_n to_o abraham_n who_o when_o he_o go_v by_o god_n direction_n out_o of_o his_o own_o country_n into_o canaan_n the_o lord_n appear_v to_o he_o there_o and_o there_o he_o build_v a_o altar_n to_o the_o lord_n xii_o gen._n 7_o 8._o and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o he_o do_v not_o say_v to_o moses_n in_o this_o place_n my_o name_n jehovah_n be_v not_o know_v to_o they_o but_o i_o be_v not_o know_v to_o they_o by_o this_o name_n that_o be_v by_o that_o which_o it_o import_v viz._n the_o give_a being_n as_o we_o may_v say_v to_o his_o promise_n by_o the_o actual_a performance_n of_o they_o i._n e._n by_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o in_o order_n to_o it_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n both_o which_o he_o have_v promise_v in_o the_o forenamed_a chapter_n xv_o gen._n 14_o 18._o and_o now_o intend_v to_o make_v good_a and_o thus_o r._n solomon_n interpret_v this_o place_n as_o p._n fagius_n note_n i_o have_v promise_v but_o have_v not_o yet_o perform_v the_o like_a expression_n we_o find_v in_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n as_o theodorick_n hackspan_n have_v observe_v disput_fw-la de_fw-fr nominibus_fw-la divinis_fw-la n._n 15._o lii_o isa_n 5_o 6._o where_o the_o lord_n say_v my_o name_n be_v blaspheme_v every_o day_n continual_o therefore_o my_o people_n shall_v know_v my_o name_n therefore_o they_o shall_v know_v in_o that_o day_n that_o i_o be_o he_o that_o do_v speak_v behold_v it_o be_v i._n which_o can_v signify_v that_o the_o jew_n do_v not_o then_o know_v that_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o name_n of_o god_n but_o that_o all_o who_o blaspheme_v he_o shall_v be_v confute_v by_o sensible_a proof_n which_o he_o will_v give_v of_o his_o own_o unchangeable_a resolution_n to_o fulfil_v his_o promise_n in_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o babylon_n which_o full_o demonstrate_v that_o he_o be_v jehovah_n which_o word_n some_o think_v include_v in_o it_o not_o only_o his_o eternal_a existence_n and_o immutable_a truth_n but_o his_o omnipotent_a power_n which_o give_v be_v to_o all_o thing_n the_o last_o of_o which_o be_v now_o make_v know_v so_o as_o it_o have_v never_o be_v to_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n for_o moses_n be_v the_o first_o that_o wrought_v miracle_n and_o prodigy_n god_n be_v know_v to_o the_o father_n by_o vision_n and_o dream_n but_o not_o by_o sign_n and_o wonder_n moses_n make_v he_o know_v by_o these_o unto_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o upon_o the_o whole_a maimonides_n well_o conclude_v from_o this_o place_n that_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n on_o moses_n be_v more_o excellent_a than_o that_o which_o have_v be_v upon_o any_o before_o he_o more_n nevoch_n p._n ii_o c._n 35._o ver._n 4._o and_o i_o also_o etc._n etc._n the_o hebrew_n word_n vegam_fw-la may_v be_v better_o translate_v although_o which_o make_v a_o clear_a connexion_n of_o this_o verse_n with_o the_o former_a and_o explain_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o name_n jehovah_n by_o which_o he_o be_v not_o know_v in_o former_a time_n although_o he_o have_v make_v a_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n to_o give_v they_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o often_o ratify_v confirm_v and_o establish_v as_o he_o here_o speak_v this_o covenant_n xvii_o gen._n 7_o 8._o xxvi_o 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n but_o now_o he_o not_o only_o declare_v himself_o mindful_a of_o that_o covenant_n v._n 5._o but_o because_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n v._n 6._o will_v deliver_v they_o from_o the_o egyptian_a bondage_n and_o that_o with_o a_o miraculous_a power_n which_o shall_v make_v they_o know_v more_o of_o he_o than_o their_o father_n do_v v._n 7._o both_o by_o his_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n and_o by_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o land_n which_o he_o swear_v he_o will_v give_v to_o their_o father_n v._o 8._o this_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o these_o five_o verse_n the_o land_n of_o their_o pilgrimage_n etc._n etc._n so_o it_o be_v often_o call_v when_o he_o speak_v to_o abraham_n xvii_o gen._n 8._o and_o so_o isaac_n call_v it_o xxviii_o 4._o and_o jacob_n also_o xxxvii_o 1._o and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v call_v not_o only_o with_o respect_n to_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n but_o also_o to_o their_o posterity_n because_o of_o the_o near_a union_n that_o be_v between_o father_n and_o child_n thus_o god_n be_v say_v
child_n of_o israel_n and_o also_o unto_o pharaoh_n so_o these_o word_n have_v respect_n to_o both_o part_n of_o the_o forego_n objection_n and_o give_v they_o a_o charge_n unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n he_o lay_v his_o command_n upon_o they_o strict_o require_v they_o to_o obey_v he_o which_o be_v a_o high_a expression_n than_o we_o meet_v withal_o before_o in_o the_o forego_n injunction_n either_o in_o v._o 6._o or_o 11._o and_o make_v i_o think_v this_o verse_n be_v not_o a_o mere_a recapitulation_n of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v as_o some_o take_v it_o but_o a_o enforcement_n of_o what_o he_o have_v before_o command_v and_o unto_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n to_o bring_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n i_o suppose_v he_o now_o give_v they_o authority_n to_o threaten_v he_o if_o he_o do_v not_o obey_v ver._n 14._o these_o be_v the_o head_n of_o their_o father_n house_n the_o principal_a person_n of_o the_o several_a family_n of_o israel_n the_o son_n of_o reuben_n the_o first-born_a etc._n etc._n see_v xlvi_o gen._n 9_o where_o the_o son_n of_o reuben_n be_v reckon_v up_o in_o this_o very_a order_n in_o which_o they_o be_v here_o mention_v again_o to_o introduce_v the_o genealogy_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n who_o be_v choose_v by_o god_n to_o be_v the_o deliverer_n of_o his_o people_n it_o be_v sit_v to_o show_v that_o they_o be_v of_o the_o same_o stock_n though_o not_o of_o the_o elder_a family_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n to_o who_o god_n promise_v when_o he_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n that_o he_o will_v sure_o bring_v he_o up_o again_o xlvi_o gen._n 4._o that_o be_v in_o his_o posterity_n which_o will_v not_o have_v be_v so_o manifest_o the_o work_n of_o god_n if_o they_o that_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o it_o have_v not_o be_v of_o his_o posterity_n ver._n 15._o the_o son_n of_o simeon_n etc._n etc._n they_o be_v mention_v for_o the_o same_o reason_n and_o in_o the_o same_o order_n that_o they_o be_v in_o genesis_n xlvi_o 10._o ver._n 16._o these_o be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o son_n of_o levi_n etc._n etc._n have_v brief_o set_v down_o the_o head_n of_o the_o two_o elder_a family_n of_o israel_n he_o enlarge_v now_o upon_o the_o three_o from_o which_o he_o himself_o be_v descend_v gershon_n kohath_n and_o merari_fw-la these_o three_o be_v mention_v also_o in_o the_o xlvi_o gen._n 11._o as_o come_v with_o jacob_n into_o egypt_n and_o the_o year_n of_o the_o life_n of_o levi_n be_v a_o hundred_o thirty_o and_o seven_o year_n he_o be_v think_v to_o have_v live_v the_o long_a of_o all_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n none_o of_o who_o age_n be_v record_v in_o scripture_n but_o only_o he_o and_o joseph_n who_o levi_n survive_v twenty_o seven_o year_n though_o he_o be_v much_o the_o elder_a brother_n kohath_fw-mi also_o the_o second_o son_n of_o levi_n attain_v near_o to_o the_o same_o age_n with_o himself_o v._o 18._o and_o his_o grandson_n moses_n his_o father_n live_v just_a so_o long_o as_o levi_n do_v v._o 20._o next_o to_o levi_n the_o long_a liver_n of_o all_o jacob_n son_n be_v naphthali_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v the_o tradition_n in_o r._n bechai_n who_o say_v he_o live_v to_o the_o age_n of_o a_o hundred_o thirty_o and_o three_o year_n which_o be_v the_o age_n of_o kohath_n ver._n 17._o the_o son_n of_o gershon_n libni_n and_o shimi_fw-la etc._n etc._n these_o be_v bear_v in_o egypt_n from_o who_o descend_v two_o family_n mention_v afterward_o iii_o num._n 18_o 21._o ver._n 18._o the_o son_n of_o kohath_n amram_n etc._n etc._n he_o have_v the_o most_o numerous_a offspring_n of_o all_o levi's_fw-la son_n iii_o numb_a 28._o from_o the_o elder_a of_o which_o moses_n come_v and_o the_o year_n of_o the_o life_n of_o kohath_n be_v a_o hundred_o thirty_o and_o three_o year_n he_o set_v down_o the_o age_n of_o none_o but_o only_o of_o levi_n his_o great_a grandfather_n and_o kohath_n his_o grandfather_n and_o of_o amram_n his_o father_n and_o primate_n usher_n make_v account_n that_o kohath_n be_v thirty_o year_n old_a when_o jacob_n come_v into_o egypt_n and_o live_v there_o a_o hundred_o and_o three_o year_n and_o die_v thirty_o two_o year_n before_o moses_n be_v bear_v see_v chronolog_n sacra_fw-la cap._n xi_o ver._n 19_o the_o son_n of_o merari_n mehali_n from_o this_o mehali_n it_o be_v think_v spring_v the_o famous_a singer_n heman_n who_o compose_v the_o lxxxviii_o psalm_n 1_o chron._n vi_o 33._o and_o mushi_n from_o who_o descend_v ethan_n who_o compose_v the_o lxxxix_o psalm_n 1_o chron._n vi_o 44._o ver._n 20._o and_o amram_n take_v he_o jochabed_a his_o father_n sister_n to_o wife_n it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v that_o the_o hebrew_n word_n dod_n signify_v a_o uncle_n and_o therefore_o some_o will_v have_v the_o word_n dodah_fw-mi in_o this_o place_n to_o signify_v only_o his_o uncle_n daughter_n so_o the_o vulgar_a and_o the_o lxx_o translate_v it_o but_o moses_n tell_v we_o so_o express_o that_o she_o be_v bear_v to_o levi_n in_o egypt_n xxvi_o numb_a 59_o that_o it_o unavoidable_o follow_v she_o be_v sister_n to_o amram_n father_n which_o the_o forename_a great_a primate_n maintain_v cap._n viii_o of_o the_o same_o book_n against_o scaliger_n and_o pererius_n who_o will_v have_v jochabed_a call_v levi_n his_o daughter_n only_o as_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n be_v call_v jacob_n son_n which_o will_v make_v a_o very_a easy_a sense_n as_o i_o observe_v ii_o 1._o if_o it_o will_v consist_v with_o those_o word_n in_o number_n xxvi_o 59_o who_o her_o mother_n for_o that_o must_v be_v understand_v bear_v to_o levi_n which_o show_v she_o be_v his_o daughter_n and_o thus_o r._n solomon_n understand_v it_o and_o so_o do_v tostatus_n and_o cajetan_n and_o divers_a other_o who_o our_o usher_n there_o mention_n and_o see_v our_o most_o learned_a selden_n l._n v._o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n cap._n ix_o p._n 584._o which_o show_v how_o sincere_a a_o writer_n moses_n be_v who_o do_v not_o stick_v to_o relate_v what_o may_v be_v think_v in_o after_o age_n when_o the_o law_n against_o such_o marriage_n be_v enctae_v a_o blot_n to_o his_o family_n and_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o he_o do_v not_o say_v one_o syllable_n in_o commendation_n of_o his_o parent_n though_o their_o faith_n deserve_v the_o great_a praise_n as_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n show_n xi_o 23._o but_o moses_n as_o jac._n capellus_n true_o observe_v do_v not_o write_v for_o his_o own_o glory_n but_o for_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o church_n ad_fw-la a._n m._n 2481._o and_o she_o bear_v he_o aaron_n and_o moses_n this_o show_n that_o god_n exact_o fulfil_v his_o promise_n of_o deliver_v the_o israelite_n out_o of_o servitude_n in_o the_o four_o generation_n xv_o gen._n 16._o i._n e._n the_o four_o from_o their_o descent_n into_o egypt_n for_o moses_n be_v the_o four_o from_o levi_n be_v his_o great_a grandson_n and_o the_o year_n of_o the_o life_n of_o amram_n be_v a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o and_o seven_o year_n the_o very_a same_o age_n with_o his_o grandfather_n levi_n v._o 16._o ver._n 21._o and_o the_o son_n of_o izhar_n korah_n etc._n etc._n he_o give_v a_o account_n of_o his_o uncle_n son_n but_o say_v not_o one_o word_n here_o of_o his_o own_o who_o be_v not_o to_o succeed_v he_o in_o his_o place_n and_o dignity_n nor_o to_o be_v advance_v to_o any_o other_o office_n such_o be_v his_o humility_n and_o generous_a love_n to_o his_o country_n that_o he_o only_o seek_v the_o good_a of_o that_o but_o nothing_o for_o his_o own_o family_n ver._n 22._o and_o the_o son_n of_o uzziel_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v another_o of_o his_o uncle_n who_o posterity_n he_o mention_n that_o it_o may_v be_v see_v how_o god_n bless_v the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n notwithstanding_o the_o sin_n he_o have_v commit_v at_o schechem_n and_o the_o punishment_n his_o father_n denounce_v against_o he_o for_o it_o xlix_o gen._n he_o say_v nothing_o of_o hebron_n another_o of_o his_o father_n brother_n because_o perhaps_o he_o die_v childless_a or_o his_o child_n have_v no_o issue_n ver._n 23._o and_o aaron_n take_v he_o elisheba_n daughter_n of_o aminadab_n sister_n of_o naashon_n to_o wife_n though_o he_o say_v nothing_o here_o of_o himself_o yet_o he_o relate_v particular_o what_o concern_v aaron_n who_o he_o show_v be_v match_v into_o a_o honourable_a family_n with_o the_o sister_n of_o a_o prince_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n chief_a commander_n of_o their_o host_n when_o they_o be_v come_v out_o of_o egypt_n i_o numb_v 7._o ii_o 3._o the_o knowledge_n of_o this_o he_o think_v may_v breed_v in_o posterity_n a_o great_a reverence_n to_o the_o priesthood_n which_o be_v settle_v in_o the_o family_n of_o aaron_n and_o
homer_n to_o have_v change_v vlysses_n companion_n into_o hog_n but_o there_o be_v those_o who_o take_v these_o to_o have_v be_v real_a serpent_n bring_v hither_o by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o devil_n who_o withdraw_v their_o rod_n and_o put_v these_o which_o he_o sudden_o transport_v from_o some_o other_o place_n in_o their_o room_n which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a it_o make_v the_o power_n that_o wrought_v by_o moses_n the_o more_o wonderful_a who_o serpent_n devour_v they_o all_o but_o aaron_n be_v rod_n swallow_v up_o their_o rods._n the_o serpent_n into_o which_o aaron_n rod_n be_v turn_v move_v towards_o they_o and_o eat_v they_o up_o which_o be_v as_o i_o say_v the_o more_o astonish_a if_o they_o be_v real_a serpent_n of_o the_o same_o bigness_n as_o we_o may_v well_o suppose_v they_o will_v endeavour_v to_o bring_v with_o that_o of_o moses_n however_o their_o serpent_n whatsoever_o they_o be_v can_v not_o stand_v before_o he_o but_o be_v swallow_v up_o while_o his_o still_o remain_v this_o may_v have_v convince_v pharaoh_n if_o his_o magician_n have_v not_o make_v he_o believe_v that_o they_o will_v in_o time_n sin_v a_o power_n superious_a to_o moses_n the_o jew_n also_o imagine_v pharaoh_n himself_o be_v a_o magician_n and_o help_v to_o get_v out_o of_o moses_n the_o secret_a whereby_o he_o wrought_v these_o wonder_n which_o be_v the_o great_a because_o moses_n no_o doubt_n in_o conclusion_n take_v this_o serpent_n by_o the_o tail_n as_o god_n have_v command_v he_o iu_o 4._o and_o it_o become_v a_o rod_n in_o his_o hand_n again_o whereas_o the_o egyptian_a sorcerer_n have_v no_o rod_n remain_v to_o take_v up_o they_o be_v vanish_v with_o their_o serpent_n greg._n nyssen_n l._n de_fw-la vita_fw-la mosis_fw-la p._n 173._o take_v the_o devour_a of_o their_o rod_n to_o have_v be_v a_o plain_a argument_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o the_o rod_n i._n e._n serpent_n of_o the_o magician_n have_v no_o vital_a power_n in_o they_o able_a to_o defend_v themselves_o but_o be_v mere_a delusion_n without_o any_o real_a virtue_n and_o here_o i_o can_v but_o take_v notice_n of_o a_o remarkable_a passage_n in_o numenius_n a_o pythagoraean_a philosopher_n record_v by_o eusebius_n l._n ix_o praepar_fw-la evang._n cap._n viii_o where_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o numenius_n in_o this_o three_o book_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d express_o say_v that_o janne_n and_o jambres_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inferior_a to_o none_o in_o magical_a skill_n and_o therefore_o choose_v by_o the_o common_a consent_n of_o the_o egyptian_n to_o oppose_v musaeus_n as_o the_o heathen_n call_v moses_n the_o leader_n of_o the_o jew_n of_o who_o he_o give_v this_o noble_a character_n that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n most_o powerful_a with_o god_n in_o prayer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v a_o plain_a confession_n that_o he_o take_v moses_n to_o be_v as_o he_o be_v call_v in_o these_o book_n a_o man_n of_o god_n and_o may_v serve_v to_o shame_v those_o who_o either_o believe_v not_o this_o history_n or_o think_v moses_n to_o have_v be_v only_o a_o great_a magician_n ver._n 13._o and_o he_o harden_a pharaoh_n be_v heart_n or_o rather_o pharaoh_n heart_n be_v harden_v for_o so_o we_o translate_v this_o very_a hebrew_n phrase_n v._o 22._o and_o i_o can_v give_v no_o account_n why_o we_o translate_v it_o otherwise_o here_o especial_o since_o the_o vulgar_a and_o the_o chaldee_n so_o render_v it_o and_o the_o lxx_o also_o in_o this_o verse_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pharaoh_n be_v heart_n grow_v stiff_a or_o wax_v strong_a and_o stubborn_a and_o v._o 22._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o heart_n be_v harden_v and_o it_o be_v plain_o the_o like_a form_n of_o speech_n with_o that_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n 14._o where_n god_n himself_o interpret_v his_o own_o meaning_n pharaoh_n heart_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v heavy_a and_o will_v not_o stir_v nor_o be_v there_o in_o any_o of_o these_o three_o verse_n the_o least_o mention_n of_o any_o person_n by_o who_o his_o heart_n be_v harden_v that_o he_o hearken_v not_o unto_o they_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v it_o be_v likely_a upon_o the_o first_o sight_n of_o the_o serpent_n his_o heart_n be_v incline_v to_o hearken_v but_o see_v the_o magician_n do_v the_o same_o it_o return_v to_o its_o first_o bent_n and_o there_o fix_v notwithstanding_o moses_n rod_n devour_v they_o this_o god_n have_v predict_v iii_o 19_o know_v his_o wicked_a disposition_n will_v not_o yield_v to_o any_o mean_n he_o shall_v think_v sit_v to_o use_v for_o his_o reformation_n ver._n 14._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v likely_a moses_n after_o he_o have_v be_v with_o pharaoh_n and_o wrought_v this_o miracle_n return_v to_o the_o place_n where_o the_o divine_a majesty_n be_v wont_a to_o appear_v unto_o he_o vi_o 12_o 30._o and_o give_v he_o a_o account_n of_o what_o have_v pass_v whereupon_o the_o lord_n tell_v he_o he_o see_v pharaoh_n be_v resolve_v in_o his_o way_n and_o therefore_o it_o will_v be_v to_o no_o purpose_n to_o wait_v to_o see_v what_o will_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o late_a miracle_n but_o bid_v he_o go_v the_o next_o morning_n and_o carry_v a_o threaten_a message_n to_o he_o pharaoh_n be_v heart_n be_v harden_v he_o refuse_v to_o let_v the_o people_n go_v it_o be_v observable_a that_o he_o do_v not_o say_v i_o have_v harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n and_o therefore_o there_o shall_v have_v be_v no_o such_o intimation_n in_o our_o translation_n of_o v._o 13._o but_o pharaoh_n heart_n be_v harden_v which_o can_v imply_v no_o other_o harden_v than_o what_o proceed_v from_o his_o own_o settle_a resolution_n not_o to_o lose_v the_o service_n of_o the_o israelite_n ver._n 15._o get_v thou_o unto_o pharaoh_n in_o the_o morning_n of_o the_o very_a next_o day_n after_o he_o have_v wrought_v the_o forego_n miracle_n and_o now_o begin_v the_o first_o of_o the_o ten_o plague_n which_o god_n send_v upon_o the_o egyptian_n for_o disobey_v his_o ambassador_n who_o treaty_n with_o pharaoh_n as_o jacobus_n capellus_n ad_fw-la a._n m._n 2502._o think_v continue_v about_o eleven_o month_n from_o the_o end_n of_o harvest_n which_o he_o make_v account_n be_v in_o our_o may_n to_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o next_o year_n which_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n but_o our_o excellent_a primate_n usher_n think_v that_o all_o the_o follow_a plague_n be_v inflict_v within_o the_o space_n of_o one_o month_n in_o such_o order_n of_o time_n as_o i_o shall_v observe_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o each_o of_o they_o and_o bochartus_n give_v good_a reason_n for_o it_o in_o his_o hierozoic_a p._n 2._o l._n iu_o cap._n viii_o for_o we_o be_v tell_v here_o v._o 7._o that_o moses_n be_v fourscore_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o treat_v with_o pharaoh_n and_o in_o five_o josh_n 6._o that_o they_o walk_v forty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n now_o if_o he_o have_v spend_v a_o year_n 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companion_n on_o the_o seashore_n callimachus_n in_o his_o hymn_n to_o diana_n ascribe_v to_o her_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d threescore_o dancer_n the_o daughter_n of_o the_o ocean_n ver._n 21._o and_o miriam_n answer_v they_o etc._n etc._n i._n e._n she_o and_o the_o woman_n answer_v moses_n and_o the_o people_n verse_n by_o verse_n or_o after_o every_o verse_n sing_v by_o moses_n and_o the_o man_n miriam_n and_o the_o woman_n interpose_v and_o repeat_v this_o verse_n which_o be_v the_o first_o of_o the_o song_n say_v sing_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o have_v triumph_v glorious_o etc._n etc._n and_o this_o be_v a_o way_n of_o sing_v in_o after_o time_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o cxxxv_o psalm_n and_o iii_o ezra_n 11._o of_o which_o i_o have_v give_v some_o account_n in_o my_o preface_n to_o the_o paraphrase_n of_o the_o book_n of_o psalm_n which_o justisy_n or_o rather_o commend_v our_o way_n of_o read_v or_o chant_v the_o psalm_n interchangeable_o by_o response_n as_o we_o call_v they_o or_o answer_v one_o to_o another_o which_o certain_o it_o appear_v by_o this_o place_n be_v the_o most_o ancient_a way_n of_o all_o other_o and_o be_v represent_v in_o vi_o isa_n 3._o as_o practise_v by_o the_o angel_n themselves_o in_o their_o worship_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n ver._n 22._o so_o moses_n bring_v israel_n from_o the_o red-sea_n not_o without_o some_o importunity_n they_o be_v eager_o bend_v upon_o gather_v the_o spoil_n of_o the_o egyptian_n some_o such_o thing_n the_o hebrew_n word_n seem_v to_o import_v which_o be_v jassa_n he_o make_v they_o to_o go_v up_o which_o signify_v some_o unwillingness_n or_o backwardness_n arise_v either_o from_o that_o cause_n or_o from_o a_o desire_n to_o return_v to_o egypt_n as_o some_o fancy_n which_o now_o perhaps_o they_o think_v to_o be_v so_o empty_a that_o they_o may_v get_v it_o for_o themselves_o and_o they_o go_v out_o from_o the_o station_n where_o they_o be_v at_o the_o red-sea_n into_o the_o wilderness_n of_o shur_n mention_v xvi_o gen._n 7._o and_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o wilderness_n of_o etham_n which_o be_v the_o general_a name_n for_o this_o desert_n xxxiii_o numb_a 8._o and_o they_o go_v three_o day_n in_o the_o wilderness_n viz._n the_o xxii_o xxiii_o and_o xxivth_z of_o nisan_fw-la and_o find_v no_o water_n which_o be_v a_o very_a great_a trial_n of_o they_o for_o their_o cattle_n as_o well_o as_o they_o suffer_v much_o by_o it_o and_o can_v not_o afford_v they_o milk_n sufficient_a to_o quench_v their_o thirst_n ver._n 23._o and_o when_o they_o come_v to_o marah_n this_o be_v the_o four_o station_n of_o the_o israelite_n after_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o in_o the_o same_o wilderness_n which_o have_v this_o name_n give_v it_o after_o they_o come_v there_o from_o the_o bitterness_n or_o brackishness_n of_o the_o water_n they_o can_v not_o drink_v of_o the_o water_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o more_o grievous_a because_o they_o have_v want_v this_o refreshment_n three_o day_n ver._n 24._o and_o the_o people_n murmur_v against_o moses_n say_v what_o shall_v we_o drink_v it_o be_v the_o conceit_n of_o abarbinel_n that_o moses_n bring_v they_o from_o the_o red-sea_n without_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o cloud_n which_o conduct_v they_o thither_o but_o then_o leave_v they_o to_o his_o guidance_n which_o make_v the_o people_n think_v it_o be_v moses_n his_o fault_n that_o they_o be_v in_o this_o destress_n who_o do_v not_o know_v how_o to_o lead_v they_o to_o the_o most_o commodious_a and_o likely_a place_n for_o the_o find_v good_a water_n and_o therefore_o from_o marah_n they_o stir_v not_o till_o the_o cloud_n again_o lead_v they_o because_o it_o be_v say_v xvii_o 1._o they_o journy_v from_o sin_n by_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n
dress_v up_o the_o high_a priest_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o the_o liberty_n and_o freedom_n also_o wherein_o they_o be_v instate_v i_o doubt_v not_o be_v signify_v by_o these_o word_n king_n and_o priest_n as_o onkelos_n translate_v they_o and_o as_o it_o be_v express_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n i_o revel_v 6._o v._o 10._o and_o the_o syriac_a also_o kingdom_n and_o priesthood_n for_o king_n and_o priest_n be_v of_o all_o other_o man_n free_v from_o oppression_n and_o thus_o i_o sin_v our_o mr._n thorndike_n a_o most_o learned_a man_n gloss_n upon_o thess_n word_n review_n of_o the_o right_n of_o the_o church_n p._n 132._o god_n call_v they_o king_n because_o redeem_v from_o the_o servitude_n of_o stranger_n to_o be_v a_o people_n lord_n of_o themselves_o and_o priest_n because_o redeem_v to_o spend_v their_o time_n in_o sacrifice_v and_o feast_v upon_o their_o sacrifice_n under_o which_o figure_n he_o afterward_o represent_v the_o happy_a estate_n of_o his_o church_n lxi_o isa_n 6._o though_o they_o sacrifice_v not_o in_o person_n but_o by_o their_o priest_n appoint_v in_o their_o stead_n by_o imposition_n of_o the_o elder_n hand_n viii_o numb_a 10._o a_o holy_a nation_n a_o people_n separate_v to_o god_n from_o all_o other_o nation_n and_o from_o their_o idolatry_n to_o serve_v god_n in_o a_o acceptable_a manner_n these_o be_v the_o word_n which_o thou_o shall_v speak_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n the_o sum_n of_o what_o he_o be_v to_o say_v to_o they_o comprehend_v both_o their_o duty_n and_o their_o high_a privilege_n ver._n 7._o and_o moses_n come_v down_o from_o the_o mount_n where_o he_o have_v be_v with_o god_n v._o 3._o and_o call_v for_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o people_n the_o principal_a person_n in_o the_o several_a tribe_n see_v iii_o 16._o which_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v do_v in_o the_o evening_n of_o the_o second_o day_n of_o the_o month._n and_o lay_v before_o their_o face_n all_o these_o word_n etc._n etc._n plain_o declare_v to_o they_o what_o god_n have_v give_v he_o in_o charge_n which_o they_o go_v and_o propound_v to_o the_o people_n of_o the_o several_a tribe_n who_o they_o represent_v ver._n 8._o and_o all_o the_o people_n answer_v together_o and_o say_v all_o with_o one_o consent_n declare_v as_o here_o follow_v all_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v we_o will_v do_v they_o consent_v to_o have_v the_o lord_n for_o their_o king_n and_o promise_v to_o be_v obedient_a to_o his_o will._n and_o moses_n return_v the_o word_n of_o the_o people_n unto_o the_o lord_n this_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v do_v the_o next_o day_n which_o be_v the_o three_o day_n of_o the_o three_o month._n upon_o which_o report_n make_v to_o god_n of_o the_o people_n consent_n he_o proceed_v after_o a_o few_o day_n preparation_n to_o declare_v the_o law_n by_o which_o they_o shall_v be_v govern_v chap._n xx_o xxi_o xxii_o xxiii_o and_o then_o in_o the_o xxivth_z chapter_n these_o law_n pass_v into_o a_o covenant_n between_o god_n and_o they_o here_o moses_n plain_o act_v as_o a_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o the_o people_n ver._n 9_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n lo_o i_o will_v come_v unto_o thou_o appear_v upon_o the_o mount_n in_o a_o thick_a cloud_n in_o a_o dark_a cloud_n than_o that_o which_o have_v hitherto_o go_v before_o they_o to_o conduct_v they_o so_o that_o they_o shall_v see_v nothing_o but_o flash_n of_o lightning_n which_o come_v out_o of_o it_o in_o a_o very_a frightful_a manner_n v._n 16_o 18._o for_o that_o there_o be_v sire_n in_o it_o appear_v from_o iv_o dent._n 11._o v._o 22_o 23._o though_o at_o first_o perhaps_o only_o a_o thick_a cloud_n appear_v as_o a_o token_n of_o his_o approach_n that_o the_o people_n may_v hear_v when_o i_o speak_v with_o thou_o though_o they_o see_v no_o similitude_n yet_o they_o plain_o hear_v a_o voice_n speak_v unto_o moses_n and_o declare_v their_o duty_n maimonides_n indeed_o think_v that_o the_o word_n be_v direct_v only_o unto_o moses_n and_o that_o the_o israelite_n hear_v mere_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o word_n but_o do_v not_o distinct_o understand_v they_o more_n nevoch_n p._n ii_o c._n 33._o which_o be_v direct_o against_o what_o moses_n say_v iv_o deut._n 12._o the_o lord_z speak_v unto_o you_o out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sire_n etc._n etc._n and_o v._o 4_o 5._o the_o lord_z talk_v with_o you_o face_n to_o face_n in_o the_o mount_n etc._n etc._n say_v i_o be_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n etc._n etc._n which_o word_n be_v plain_o direct_v to_o all_o the_o people_n and_o believe_v thou_o for_o ever_o they_o have_v be_v stagger_v in_o their_o belief_n after_o they_o have_v profess_v it_o at_o the_o red_a sea_n xv._o ult_n but_o after_o this_o it_o may_v be_v expect_v they_o will_v never_o question_v his_o authority_n any_o more_o and_o moses_n tell_v the_o word_n of_o the_o people_n unto_o the_o lord_n or_o rather_o for_o moses_n have_v tell_v etc._n etc._n upon_o which_o account_n god_n be_v please_v to_o make_v the_o forego_n declaration_n till_o they_o have_v own_v he_o for_o the_o lord_z their_o god_n i.e._n their_o king_n and_o governor_n he_o do_v not_o speak_v unto_o they_o at_o all_o but_o only_o unto_o moses_n but_o now_o that_o they_o have_v consent_v to_o be_v his_o he_o resolve_v to_o speak_v audible_o to_o they_o and_o henceforth_o to_o dwell_v among_o they_o and_o in_o order_n to_o it_o six_z his_o tabernacle_n with_o they_o for_o which_o he_o give_v order_n chap._n xxv_o etc._n etc._n immediate_o after_o they_o have_v enter_v into_o covenant_n to_o do_v as_o they_o have_v promise_v or_o these_o word_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o needless_a repetition_n may_v relate_v to_o that_o which_o follow_v and_o be_v translate_v thus_o moses_n have_v tell_v the_o word_n of_o the_o people_n unto_o the_o lord_n the_o lord_z say_v unto_o moses_n go_v unto_o the_o people_n and_o sanctify_v they_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 10._o go_v unto_o the_o people_n and_o sanctify_v they_o to_o day_n and_o to_o morrow_n this_o show_n that_o moses_n be_v send_v down_o early_o on_o the_o four_o day_n to_o prepare_v they_o for_o the_o appearance_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n among_o they_o by_o sanctify_v they_o that_o be_v separate_v they_o from_o all_o uncleanness_n or_o rather_o from_o all_o common_a and_o ordinary_a employment_n that_o they_o may_v give_v themselves_o to_o fast_v and_o prayer_n and_o abstinence_n from_o otherwise_o lawful_a pleasure_n for_o pirke_n elieser_n take_v abstinence_n from_o their_o wife_n mention_v v._n 15._o as_o a_o part_n of_o this_o sanctification_n cap._n 41._o and_o so_o do_v gregory_n nyssen_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la mosis_fw-la p._n 178._o and_o maimonides_n observe_v that_o separation_n from_o wine_n and_o strong_a drink_n be_v call_v holiness_n in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o nazarite_n vi_o numb_a 5._o and_o therefore_o may_v be_v think_v part_n of_o the_o sanctification_n here_o require_v more_o nevoch_n p._n i._o c._n 33._o and_o let_v they_o wash_v their_o clothes_n the_o hebrew_n understand_v it_o of_o wash_v their_o whole_a body_n for_o thus_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n be_v to_o be_v consecrate_v to_o their_o office_n xxix_o 4._o xl._n 12._o and_o therefore_o thus_o the_o people_n be_v now_o to_o be_v make_v a_o holy_a people_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o make_v sit_v for_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n under_o who_o wing_n as_o they_o speak_v none_o be_v receive_v in_o future_a time_n i.e._n make_v proselyte_n but_o by_o baptism_n or_o wash_v of_o their_o whole_a body_n which_o be_v take_v from_o this_o pattern_n and_o according_o where_o we_o read_v in_o the_o law_n of_o particular_a purification_n by_o wash_v their_o clothes_n in_o case_n of_o any_o uncleanness_n as_o xi_o leu._n 25_o 28_o 40._o fourteen_o 8_o 47._o where_o moses_n speak_v of_o cleanse_v a_o leprous_a person_n xxxi_o numb_a 24._o where_o he_o speak_v of_o cleanse_v soldier_n and_o many_o other_o case_n they_o understand_v it_o in_o the_o very_a same_o manner_n in_o some_o case_n indeed_o it_o be_v express_o prescribe_v xv_o leu._n 5_o 6_o 7._o xvi_o 26_o etc._n etc._n and_o they_o expound_v all_o other_o where_o clothes_n only_o be_v mention_v by_o the_o same_o rule_n as_o mr._n selden_n show_v i._n 1._o de_fw-fr synedr_n c._n 3._o where_o he_o observe_v that_o in_o the_o pagan_a language_n pure_a garment_n signify_v the_o wash_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n see_v p._n 29._o ver._n 11._o and_o be_v ready_a against_o the_o three_o day_n he_o do_v not_o mean_v the_o three_o day_n of_o the_o month_n but_o the_o three_o day_n after_o this_o command_n to_o sanctify_v themselves_o in_o which_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o spend_v two_o entire_a day_n and_o then_o the_o lord_n promise_v to_o
to_o be_v a_o plain_a gradation_n in_o this_o commandment_n three_o thing_n be_v here_o forbid_v if_o we_o take_v the_o first_o part_n of_o it_o to_o signify_v that_o they_o may_v not_o so_o much_o as_o make_v a_o grave_a image_n or_o any_o likeness_n of_o any_o thing_n for_o fear_v they_o shall_v be_v tempt_v to_o idolatry_n but_o though_o this_o may_v be_v suppose_v to_o have_v be_v a_o sin_n yet_o not_o so_o great_a as_o the_o next_o to_o bow_v down_o to_o they_o which_o be_v a_o degree_n of_o honour_n too_o high_a to_o be_v pay_v unto_o any_o image_n but_o be_v not_o the_o high_a of_o all_o which_o be_v to_o serve_v they_o by_o offer_v sacrifice_n burn_v incense_n make_v vow_n to_o they_o or_o swear_v by_o they_o or_o consecrate_v temple_n to_o they_o or_o light_v candle_n before_o they_o for_o i_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n be_o a_o jealous_a god_n this_o reason_n show_v that_o this_o commandment_n be_v different_a from_o the_o first_o and_o not_o a_o part_n of_o it_o for_o 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people_n hear_v but_o see_v no_o similitude_n yet_o if_o the_o elder_n have_v afterward_o see_v a_o similitude_n it_o will_v have_v spoil_v moses_n his_o argument_n they_o be_v the_o representatives_n of_o the_o people_n this_o glorious_a light_n therefore_o far_o surpass_v all_o other_o have_v no_o form_n nor_o can_v be_v describe_v by_o any_o art_n and_o consequent_o by_o its_o foot_n be_v mean_v only_o the_o low_a part_n of_o it_o which_o rest_v as_o it_o be_v upon_o a_o most_o glorious_a pavement_n and_o thus_o the_o divine_a majesty_n be_v say_v to_o have_v have_v a_o footstool_n which_o be_v the_o cover_n of_o the_o ark_n though_o it_o have_v no_o human_a shape_n as_o it_o be_v a_o pave_a work_n of_o saphire_n stone_n the_o glorious_a majesty_n of_o god_n be_v represent_v as_o have_v under_o it_o a_o pavement_n suitable_a to_o itself_o very_o bright_a and_o shine_v for_o there_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o saphire_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d spot_v with_o little_a point_n or_o prick_v of_o gold_n which_o shine_v like_o star_n intersperse_v in_o the_o body_n of_o it_o see_v salmasius_n in_o solinum_n p._n 131_o 203._o such_o be_v this_o pavement_n as_o we_o may_v gather_v from_o the_o follow_a word_n and_o as_o it_o be_v the_o body_n of_o heaven_n in_o its_o clearness_n as_o clear_a as_o the_o pure_a and_o serene_a sky_n when_o it_o be_v all_o spangle_a with_o star_n all_o which_o signify_v as_o i_o take_v it_o that_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v far_o above_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o its_o great_a brightness_n upon_o a_o pavement_n sparkle_v like_o the_o star_n in_o the_o heaven_n when_o it_o be_v most_o clear_a the_o lxx_o instead_o of_o the_o word_n see_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n have_v see_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o place_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n as_o if_o they_o see_v a_o throne_n upon_o which_o there_o be_v a_o visible_a majesty_n beyond_o all_o description_n and_o if_o this_o be_v admit_v than_o this_o throne_n may_v well_o be_v say_v to_o have_v foot_n stand_v upon_o such_o a_o glorious_a pavement_n and_o so_o they_o translate_v it_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n where_o this_o be_v repeat_v ver._n 11._o and_o upon_o the_o noble_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n i._n e._n the_o elder_n beforementioned_a v._o 1_o 9_o call_v here_o atzilim_n to_o signify_v that_o they_o be_v the_o prime_n and_o choice_a person_n among_o the_o israelite_n for_o atzal_n signisy_n to_o separate_v and_o consequent_o atzilim_v import_v man_n distinguish_v from_o other_o either_o by_o their_o birth_n office_n or_o some_o excellent_a quality_n he_o lay_v not_o his_o hand_n do_v not_o hurt_v they_o whereas_o it_o be_v the_o common_a opinion_n that_o they_o who_o see_v god_n though_o it_o be_v by_o one_o of_o his_o angel_n shall_v present_o die_v the_o splendour_n of_o that_o glorious_a light_n be_v so_o dazzle_v that_o it_o be_v a_o singular_a favour_n it_o do_v not_o put_v out_o their_o eye_n as_o the_o light_n wherein_o st._n paul_n see_v our_o saviour_n do_v he_o we_o be_v tell_v v._o 17._o the_o sight_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v like_o devour_a fire_n which_o may_v put_v they_o in_o fear_n perhaps_o they_o have_v be_v scorch_v by_o it_o when_o it_o flash_v out_o upon_o they_o but_o they_o find_v not_o the_o least_o hurt_n by_o it_o thus_o jonathan_n say_v in_o his_o paraphrase_n upon_o the_o xxxii_o chapter_n that_o when_o moses_n delay_v to_o come_v down_o from_o the_o mount_n the_o people_n fancy_v he_o to_o be_v burn_v up_o by_o the_o fire_n which_o shine_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n which_o there_o appear_v this_o sight_n of_o god_n which_o he_o vouchsafe_v to_o
sacrifice_n be_v slay_v and_o offer_v of_o shittim-wood_n what_o sort_n of_o wood_n this_o be_v see_v xxv_o 5._o five_o cubit_n long_o and_o five_o cubit_n broad_a etc._n etc._n it_o be_v two_o yard_n and_o a_o half_a square_n according_a to_o the_o common_a notion_n of_o a_o cubit_n at_o the_o top_n and_o bottom_n of_o it_o and_o the_o height_n thereof_o shall_v be_v three_o cubit_n be_v a_o yard_n and_o half_a in_o height_n from_o the_o ground_n the_o priest_n as_o fortunatus_n scacchus_n observe_v who_o minister_v at_o it_o be_v half_o a_o yard_n above_o it_o the_o common_a stature_n of_o a_o man_n be_v four_o cubit_n i._n e._n two_o yard_n sacr._n elaeo_n myroth_n 2._o c._n 65._o it_o be_v not_o say_v how_o thick_a the_o wood_n be_v of_o which_o this_o frame_n as_o i_o may_v call_v it_o be_v make_v but_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o it_o be_v hollow_a within_o that_o the_o grate_n mention_v v._n 4._o may_v hang_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o it_o ver._n 2._o and_o thou_o shall_v make_v the_o horn_n of_o it_o upon_o the_o four_o corner_n thereof_o the_o hebrew_n word_n kerem_fw-la which_o proper_o signify_v a_o horn_n signify_v also_o a_o eminent_a or_o high_a place_n as_o in_o five_o isa_n 1._o god_n say_v he_o have_v plant_v a_o vineyard_n in_o a_o fruitful_a hill_n where_o the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v in_o a_o horn_n of_o the_o son_n of_o oil._n from_o whence_o it_o signify_v a_o pinnacle_n or_o spire_n rise_v up_o from_o any_o building_n as_o these_o horn_n do_v from_o the_o altar_n for_o the_o ornament_n of_o it_o some_o will_v have_v it_o that_o they_o be_v useful_a also_o to_o tie_v the_o sacrifice_n to_o it_o which_o they_o gather_v from_o cxviii_o psalm_n 27._o and_o that_o they_o be_v of_o the_o fashion_n of_o ox_n or_o rams-horn_n fortunatus_n scacchus_n contend_v earnest_o for_o this_o in_o his_o myrothec_n 2._o sacr._n elaeochrism_n c._n 65._o such_o horn_n be_v much_o in_o use_n in_o the_o ancient_a religion_n as_o appear_v he_o observe_v from_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o yet_o he_o confess_v in_o the_o lxix_o chapter_n of_o the_o same_o book_n that_o such_o kind_n of_o straight_a pinnacle_n as_o i_o mention_v before_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o obelisk_n as_o his_o word_n be_v be_v more_o convenient_a for_o the_o put_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n round_o about_o they_o as_o be_v require_v xvi_o leu._n 18._o his_o horn_n shall_v be_v of_o the_o same_o these_o spire_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v wrought_v out_o of_o the_o same_o piece_n of_o wood_n with_o the_o corner_n of_o the_o altar_n and_o thou_o shall_v overlie_v it_o with_o brass_n some_o think_v it_o be_v overlay_v with_o brass_n not_o only_o without_o but_o within_o that_o the_o fire_n which_o burn_v in_o the_o grate_n may_v not_o take_v hold_n of_o the_o wood._n to_o prevent_v which_o other_o fancy_v it_o be_v line_v within_o with_o unhewn_a stone_n but_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o such_o thing_n and_o it_o be_v unnecessary_a if_o the_o brass_n be_v suppose_v to_o have_v be_v of_o such_o a_o thickness_n as_o to_o secure_v the_o wooden_a frame_n of_o the_o altar_n ver._n 3._o and_o thou_o shall_v make_v his_o pan_n the_o hebrew_n word_n siroth_n signify_v pot_n as_o well_o as_o pan_n but_o there_o be_v determine_v to_o the_o latter_a sense_n by_o the_o use_n of_o they_o which_o here_o follow_v to_o receive_v his_o ash_n or_o rather_o to_o carry_v out_o the_o ash_n which_o fall_v from_o the_o altar_n upon_o the_o earth_n and_o be_v take_v up_o be_v put_v into_o these_o pan_n to_o be_v carry_v into_o a_o a_o clean_a place_n iv_o leu._n 12._o fortunatus_n scacchus_n have_v adventure_v to_o delineate_v the_o form_n of_o they_o in_o the_o book_n beforementioned_a cap._n 73._o and_o his_o shovel_n the_o hebrew_n word_n hajahim_n proper_o signify_v beesom_n or_o broom_n but_o here_o be_v right_o translate_v shovel_n by_o which_o be_v make_v of_o brass_n the_o ash_n under_o the_o altar_n be_v scrape_v together_o on_o a_o heap_n and_o then_o throw_v into_o the_o pan_n and_o his_o bason_n the_o principal_a use_n of_o these_o vessel_n be_v to_o receive_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v to_o be_v sprinkle_v as_o the_o law_n direct_v for_o the_o hebrew_n word_n mizrakoth_v carry_v this_o signification_n in_o it_o beside_o which_o fort._n scacchus_n think_v they_o serve_v for_o the_o mixture_n of_o the_o oil_n with_o sine_fw-la flour_n and_o frankincense_n which_o be_v to_o be_v burn_v on_o the_o altar_n for_o when_o any_o man_n offer_v a_o meat-offering_a the_o priest_n be_v to_o take_v a_o handful_n of_o the_o flour_n and_o of_o the_o oil_n with_o all_o the_o frankincense_n as_o god_n part_n to_o be_v consume_v on_o the_o altar_n and_o therefore_o we_o must_v suppose_v some_o vessel_n wherein_o these_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o priest_n as_o the_o law_n require_v two_o leu._n 1_o 2._o and_o his_o fleshhook_n or_o fork_n as_o the_o word_n mizlegoth_n may_v be_v translate_v which_o fort._n scacchus_n think_v be_v in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o trident._n with_o which_o they_o stir_v up_o the_o fire_n and_o also_o order_v the_o piece_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n if_o any_o chance_v to_o lie_v out_o of_o it_o and_o put_v they_o into_o it_o that_o every_o bit_n may_v be_v sure_o consume_v and_o his_o fire-pan_n these_o be_v common_o take_v for_o dish_n or_o censer_n in_o which_o the_o priest_n carry_v burn_v coal_n from_o this_o altar_n into_o the_o sanctuary_n to_o offer_v incense_n upon_o the_o golden_a altar_n but_o the_o abovenamed_a fort._n scacchus_n think_v they_o do_v not_o minister_n in_o the_o holy_a place_n with_o brazen_a censer_n and_o therefore_o take_v these_o fire-pan_n for_o a_o large_a sort_n of_o vessel_n wherein_o the_o sacred_a fire_n which_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n be_v keep_v burn_v whilst_o they_o cleanse_v the_o altar_n and_o the_o grate_n from_o the_o coal_n and_o ash_n and_o when_o this_o altar_n be_v to_o be_v carry_v from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o as_o it_o be_v often_o in_o the_o wilderness_n myrothec_n 2._o sacr._n elaeochrism_n c._n 73._o ver._n 4._o and_o thou_o shall_v make_v for_o a_o grate_n this_o be_v the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o altar_n the_o wood_n be_v lay_v here_o and_o the_o sacrifice_n burn_v in_o it_o whence_o the_o greek_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v the_o name_n the_o heathen_a give_v to_o the_o fire-place_n upon_o their_o altar_n as_o we_o learn_v from_o jul._n pollux_n the_o figure_n of_o it_o be_v round_o as_o fort._n scacchus_n gather_v from_o the_o very_a name_n in_o hebrew_n for_o michbar_n signify_v a_o scive_a but_o grow_v less_o and_o less_o till_o at_o the_o bottom_n it_o end_v like_o a_o top_n in_o a_o point_n so_o he_o describe_v it_o in_o the_o forenamed_a book_n cap._n 71._o of_o network_n it_o be_v make_v full_a of_o hole_n like_o a_o scive_a or_o net_n and_o thence_o call_v simple_o the_o net_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o this_o verse_n and_o in_o the_o next_o that_o the_o ash_n may_v fall_v through_o they_o to_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o altar_n where_o there_o be_v a_o door_n on_o the_o east-side_n to_o open_v and_o take_v out_o the_o ash_n of_o brass_n the_o motal_n of_o which_o all_o the_o forenamed_a thing_n be_v make_v and_o the_o altar_n itself_o be_v overlay_v and_o upon_o the_o net_n i._n e._n the_o grate_n full_a of_o hole_n as_o be_v say_v before_o thou_o shall_v make_v four_o brazen_a ring_n the_o use_n of_o which_o be_v double_a first_o that_o by_o they_o it_o may_v be_v hang_v upon_o the_o altar_n and_o then_o when_o it_o be_v to_o be_v cleanse_v or_o remove_v in_o their_o travel_n it_o may_v by_o they_o be_v take_v off_o in_o the_o four_o corner_n thereof_o this_o seem_v to_o overthrow_v what_o i_o now_o say_v of_o its_o circular_a figure_n but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o moses_n do_v not_o use_v the_o same_o word_n here_o which_o he_o do_v when_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o four_o corner_n of_o the_o altar_n which_o he_o call_v pinoth_n v._o 2._o but_o call_v these_o only_a ketzoth_n which_o may_v be_v better_o translate_v the_o extremity_n of_o it_o as_o the_o say_v fort._n scacchus_n have_v note_v ver._n 5._o and_o thou_o shall_v put_v it_o under_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o altar_n beneath_o some_o have_v fancy_v that_o this_o grate_n be_v place_v only_o at_o the_o top_n of_o the_o altar_n but_o that_o do_v not_o agree_v with_o these_o direction_n which_o only_a place_n it_o beneath_o in_o the_o hollow_a part_n of_o the_o altar_n call_v in_o the_o hebrew_n carcob_n which_o signify_v as_o r._n solomon_n say_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v round_o and_o
solomon_n be_v 1_o king_n i._n 39_o though_o we_o may_v doubt_v of_o david_n when_o he_o be_v anoint_v king_n of_o judah_n 2_o sam._n ii_o 4._o which_o be_v i_o suppose_v by_o a_o special_a direction_n of_o the_o prophet_n that_o the_o people_n may_v look_v upon_o they_o as_o sacred_a person_n and_o special_a minister_n of_o god_n for_o their_o good_a the_o jew_n also_o will_v have_v it_o that_o he_o who_o they_o call_v the_o anoint_a of_o war_n that_o be_v say_v the_o jew_n the_o priest_n mention_v xx_o deut._n 2._o but_o i_o shall_v rather_o think_v the_o general_n who_o command_v their_o force_n in_o any_o sudden_a danger_n be_v anoint_v also_o with_o this_o oil_n that_o he_o may_v be_v inspire_v with_o courage_n when_o he_o fight_v as_o a_o sacred_a person_n so_o that_o they_o interpret_v the_o first_o word_n of_o the_o forege_a verse_n upon_o man_n flesh_n shall_v it_o not_o be_v pour_v in_o this_o sense_n none_o shall_v be_v anoint_v with_o it_o but_o the_o high_a priest_n the_o anoint_a of_o war_n and_o the_o king_n of_o the_o house_n of_o david_n for_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n be_v not_o anoint_v with_o it_o but_o with_o simple_a balsam_n as_o they_o also_o tell_v we_o ver._n 34._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n take_v unto_o thou_o sweet_a spice_n there_o be_v the_o same_o word_n here_o in_o the_o hebrew_n that_o we_o have_v before_o v._o 23._o save_v only_o that_o there_o he_o say_v take_v to_o the_o besammim_n with_o the_o addition_n of_o rosch_n principal_a or_o most_o excellent_a and_o here_o take_v to_o the_o samim_n which_o we_o translate_v sweet_a spice_n how_o these_o two_o differ_v interpreter_n of_o all_o sort_n extreme_o vary_v but_o they_o both_o seem_v to_o be_v general_a word_n which_o contain_v the_o follow_a species_n under_o they_o and_o samim_v to_o signify_v spice_n of_o less_o value_n than_o besamim_n the_o latter_a of_o which_o denote_v such_o spice_n as_o be_v either_o liquid_a or_o most_o proper_a to_o mix_v with_o oil_n and_o other_o liquid_a thing_n to_o give_v they_o a_o fragrancy_n as_o fort._n scacchus_n think_v who_o have_v discuss_v these_o two_o word_n with_o great_a diligence_n in_o his_o elaeochrism_n myroth_n p._n ii_o c._n 7._o stacte_fw-la the_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v something_o that_o drop_n which_o some_o have_v take_v for_o balsam_n but_o the_o lxx_o translate_v it_o as_o we_o do_v and_o salmasius_n have_v show_v that_o it_o be_v the_o liquid_a part_n of_o myrrh_n not_o which_o slow_v of_o itself_o which_o drop_v from_o it_o when_o it_o be_v press_v out_o by_o art_n see_v plin._n exercit._n p._n 520._o the_o same_o fort._n scacchus_n c._n 8._o observe_v out_o of_o dioscorides_n who_o call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o most_o unctuous_a part_n of_o fresh_a myrrh_n press_v out_o with_o a_o little_a water_n c._n 74._o this_o be_v use_v in_o their_o perfume_n which_o the_o heathen_a burn_v upon_o their_o altar_n as_o appear_v by_o that_o of_o euripides_n in_o troad_n where_o he_o mention_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d onycha_fw-la the_o hebrew_n word_n sechele_v be_v translate_v by_o jonathan_n cese_v which_o the_o famous_a bochartus_n prove_v by_o many_o argument_n to_o be_v laudanum_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o principal_a aromatics_n among_o the_o arabian_n the_o stream_n of_o interpreter_n indeed_o carry_v it_o for_o onycha_fw-la but_o be_v not_o agree_v what_o that_o be_v for_o some_o take_v it_o for_o the_o hoof_n or_o claw_n of_o a_o animal_n as_o maimonides_n other_o as_o jarchi_n for_o the_o root_n of_o a_o plant_n which_o be_v smooth_a and_o transparent_a as_o the_o nail_n of_o a_o man_n hand_n which_o the_o greek_n call_v onyx_n but_o there_o be_v other_o and_o more_o numerous_a who_o take_v it_o for_o the_o shell_n of_o a_o fish_n in_o the_o fen_n of_o india_n that_o be_v full_a of_o spikenard_n upon_o which_o this_o fish_n feed_v it_o make_v the_o very_a shell_n odoriferous_a see_v hierozoic_a p._n ii_o lib._n v._o cap._n ult_n he_o observe_v also_o p._n i._o l._n iii_o c._n 1._o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o shellfish_n in_o babylonia_n which_o be_v near_o to_o the_o jew_n than_o the_o indian_a the_o greek_n call_v it_o onyx_n from_o the_o form_n of_o it_o and_o the_o hebrew_n sechele_v from_o its_o colour_n which_o be_v black_a and_o galbanum_fw-la that_o which_o be_v sell_v in_o our_o shop_n be_v of_o a_o offensive_a smell_n but_o there_o be_v another_o in_o syria_n in_o the_o mount_n amanus_n which_o have_v a_o excellent_a scent_n and_o therefore_o to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o ordinary_a galbanum_fw-la there_o be_v a_o word_n add_v to_o it_o as_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a take_v it_o in_o which_o it_o be_v call_v galbanum_fw-la boni_fw-la odoris_fw-la for_o that_o translation_n join_v the_o next_o word_n which_o we_o translate_v sweet_a spice_n unto_o galbanum_fw-la as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v aromatic_a galbanum_fw-la with_o pure_a frankincense_n it_o be_v gather_v twice_o in_o the_o year_n in_o 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l._n vi_o haloseos_n c._n 6._o assirm_v be_v in_o this_o composition_n of_o which_o moses_n they_o say_v make_v in_o the_o whole_a ccclxviii_o pound_n that_o be_v one_o pound_n for_o every_o day_n in_o the_o year_n and_o three_o for_o the_o day_n of_o expiation_n and_o according_o r._n levi_n barzelonita_n say_v the_o priest_n make_v every_o year_n as_o much_o as_o will_v suffice_v for_o every_o day_n of_o it_o and_o that_o the_o ordinary_a priest_n may_v make_v it_o as_o well_o as_o the_o high_a priest_n precept_n ci._n ver._n 35._o and_o thou_o shall_v make_v it_o a_o perfume_n some_o think_v the_o last_o word_n of_o the_o forego_n verse_n signify_v that_o each_o sort_n of_o spice_n be_v to_o be_v pound_v one_o by_o one_o and_o then_o they_o be_v all_o order_v here_o to_o be_v put_v together_o a_o confection_n after_o the_o art_n of_o the_o apothecary_n make_a with_o great_a care_n and_o according_a to_o this_o divine_a prescription_n thus_o plutarch_n speak_v of_o the_o aromatic_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d among_o the_o egyptian_n which_o be_v burn_v morning_n and_o evening_n on_o their_o altar_n say_v it_o be_v not_o put_v together_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d on_o any_o fashion_n or_o as_o it_o happen_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n but_o the_o sacred_a book_n be_v read_v to_o those_o who_o compound_v it_o when_o it_o be_v mix_v l._n de_fw-fr isid_n &_o osiride_n temper_a together_o both_o the_o chaldee_n and_o the_o lxx_o render_v this_o mingle_a just_o as_o salt_n be_v with_o any_o thing_n upon_o which_o it_o be_v sprinkle_v pure_a without_o any_o other_o mixture_n and_o holy_a to_o be_v use_v only_o in_o the_o divine_a service_n for_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o ancient_a way_n of_o worship_v god_n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n sacrifice_n as_o porphyry_n say_v l._n ii_o be_v derive_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o man_n make_v a_o fume_v by_o burn_a part_n of_o tree_n and_o shrub_n and_o seed_n and_o fruit_n and_o the_o sweet_a their_o scent_n be_v the_o more_o grateful_a they_o fancy_v the_o fume_v be_v unto_o their_o go_n so_o that_o though_o at_o first_o they_o content_v themselves_o with_o simple_a herb_n and_o plant_n and_o moses_n here_o prescribe_v only_o some_o few_o spice_n fetch_v from_o foreign_a country_n yet_o in_o aftertime_n they_o increase_v they_o to_o a_o great_a number_n for_o that_o aromatic_a mixture_n i_o mention_v before_o among_o the_o egyptian_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o composition_n of_o sixteen_o thing_n which_o plutarch_n reckon_v up_o in_o the_o forename_a book_n and_o sophocles_n bring_v in_o clytaemnestra_n in_o his_o electr._n v._n 637._o call_v for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
synedris_n c._n 6._o the_o sense_n be_v this_o in_o short_a he_o that_o violate_v a_o negative_a precept_n as_o they_o call_v it_o either_o do_v it_o secret_o which_o be_v most_o frequent_a or_o open_o which_o happen_v seldom_o unless_o a_o man_n be_v one_o of_o those_o profligate_v wretch_n who_o we_o call_v apostate_n now_o he_o that_o secret_o break_v the_o sabbath_n the_o scripture_n threaten_v with_o cut_v off_o viz._n by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n according_a to_o what_o be_v write_v here_o in_o this_o place_n in_o like_a manner_n incestuous_a and_o unlawful_a conjunction_n be_v threaten_v xviii_o leu._n 29._o because_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v commit_v secret_o but_o if_o any_o man_n do_v any_o work_n open_o on_o the_o sabbath_n so_o that_o there_o be_v witness_n of_o it_o he_o be_v to_o be_v stone_v according_a to_o what_o be_v say_v xv_o numb_a 35._o though_o if_o he_o do_v it_o out_o of_o mistake_n either_o secret_o or_o open_o he_o be_v only_o to_o bring_v a_o sacrifice_n for_o his_o error_n and_o if_o he_o offend_v against_o any_o of_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o wiseman_n about_o the_o sabbath_n he_o be_v to_o be_v beat_v or_o if_o there_o be_v no_o court_n of_o judgement_n in_o the_o place_n as_o now_o in_o their_o present_a condition_n than_o all_o such_o transgressor_n be_v leave_v to_o god_n to_o punish_v they_o of_o whatsoever_o sort_n they_o be_v ver._n 15._o six_o day_n may_v work_v be_v do_v but_o in_o the_o seven_o be_v the_o sabbath_n of_o rest_n holy_a to_o the_o lord_n so_o it_o be_v call_v also_o xxxv_o 2._o and_o xxiii_o leu._n 3._o and_o so_o the_o sabbath_n wherein_o the_o land_n rest_v be_v likewise_o call_v xxv_o leu._n 4._o but_o the_o hebrew_n word_n schabbat_v schabbaton_n sabbath_n of_o rest_n proper_o signify_v sabbath_n above_o all_o sabbath_n i._n e._n the_o great_a sabbath_n on_o which_o a_o rest_n be_v to_o be_v most_o punctual_o observe_v from_o all_o manner_n of_o work_n which_o the_o jew_n as_o de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr note_n call_v the_o weighty_a sabbath_n as_o if_o other_o day_n of_o rest_n be_v but_o light_a in_o comparison_n with_o this_o according_a to_o that_o say_n of_o r._n josee_n great_a be_v circumcision_n because_o the_o weighty_a sabbath_n give_v place_n to_o it_o that_o be_v admit_v of_o this_o work_n though_o the_o rest_n on_o this_o sabbath_n be_v so_o very_o great_a shall_v sure_o be_v put_v to_o death_n as_o a_o idolater_n who_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v the_o creator_n of_o the_o world_n see_v before_o v._o 14._o ver._n 16._o wherefore_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v keep_v the_o sabbath_n to_o observe_v the_o sabbath_n throughout_o their_o generation_n for_o a_o perpetual_a covenant_n the_o most_o literal_a interpretation_n of_o this_o verse_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v that_o of_o lud._n de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v keep_v the_o sabbath_n by_o make_v the_o sabbath_n a_o perpetual_a covenant_n throughout_o their_o generation_n that_o be_v by_o never_o suffer_v it_o to_o be_v interrupt_v they_o make_v it_o a_o perpetual_a covenant_n between_o god_n and_o they_o throughout_o all_o age_n ver._n 17._o it_o be_v a_o sign_n between_o i_o and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n for_o ever_o a_o badge_n and_o livery_n that_o they_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o the_o most_o high_a who_o make_v the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n a_o mark_n of_o their_o be_v devote_v to_o he_o and_o continue_v in_o covenant_n with_o he_o no_o less_o than_o circumcision_n for_o in_o six_o day_n the_o lord_n make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n in_o memory_n of_o which_o the_o sabbath_n be_v first_o institute_v to_o preserve_v perpetual_o and_o establish_v that_o most_o precious_a history_n and_o doctrine_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n as_o maimonides_n speak_v more_o nevoch_n p._n iii_o c._n 43._o and_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n he_o rest_v and_o be_v refresh_v delight_v in_o the_o contemplation_n of_o all_o his_o work_n which_o he_o see_v be_v very_o good_a i_o gen._n 31._o the_o same_o maimonides_n observe_v that_o the_o word_n jinnaphash_v which_o we_o translate_v be_v refresh_v come_v from_o nephesh_n which_o among_o other_o thing_n signify_v the_o intention_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o will_v and_o therefore_o the_o sense_n of_o this_o phrase_n be_v all_z the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v perfect_v and_o bring_v to_o a_o conclusion_n his_o whole_a good_a pleasure_n be_v absolute_o finish_v on_o the_o seven_o day_n more_o nevoch_n p._n i._o c._n 67._o ver._n 18._o and_o he_o give_v unto_o moses_n when_o he_o make_v a_o end_n of_o commune_v with_o he_o upon_o mount_n sinai_n when_o he_o dismiss_v he_o have_v say_v all_o that_o be_v before_o relate_v during_o his_o forty_o day_n stay_v with_o he_o in_o the_o mount_n he_o deliver_v unto_o he_o two_o table_n of_o testimony_n to_o carry_v down_o with_o he_o to_o the_o people_n two_o table_n of_o testimony_n wherein_o god_n testify_v to_o they_o his_o mind_n and_o will_n in_o the_o principal_a thing_n which_o concern_v their_o duty_n see_v xvi_o 34._o table_n of_o stone_n that_o what_o be_v write_v upon_o they_o may_v be_v more_o durable_a there_o be_v no_o ground_n to_o think_v that_o these_o table_n be_v make_v of_o some_o precious_a stone_n as_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n cosri_n and_o other_o jew_n fancy_n for_o the_o word_n eben_n in_o the_o hebrew_n simple_o signify_v any_o sort_n of_o stone_n and_o be_v wont_a to_o have_v some_o other_o join_v to_o it_o when_o precious_a stone_n be_v mean_v as_o in_o 2_o sam._n xii_o 30._o 1_o king_n x._o 2._o 2_o chron._n iii_o 6._o write_a with_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n i._n e._n by_o god_n himself_o just_o as_o the_o heaven_n say_v maimonides_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o work_n of_o his_o finger_n viii_o psal_n 4._o which_o he_o interpret_v in_o another_o place_n xxxiii_o 6._o by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o heaven_n make_v therefore_o write_v by_o the_o singer_n of_o god_n be_v as_o much_o say_v he_o as_o by_o the_o word_n that_o be_v the_o will_n and_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n more_n nevoch_n p._n i._o c._n 66._o in_o short_a this_o phrase_n signify_v that_o god_n employ_v neither_o moses_n nor_o any_o other_o instrument_n in_o this_o write_n but_o it_o be_v do_v by_o his_o own_o powerful_a operation_n for_o all_o thing_n that_o we_o do_v be_v wrought_v by_o our_o hand_n and_o our_o finger_n these_o word_n be_v use_v to_o express_v god_n power_n see_v xxxii_o 16._o this_o be_v a_o thing_n so_o notorious_a in_o ancient_a time_n and_o so_o much_o believe_v by_o those_o who_o be_v not_o jew_n that_o many_o other_o nation_n pretend_v to_o the_o like_a divine_a write_n that_o they_o may_v gain_v the_o great_a authority_n to_o their_o law_n thus_o the_o brahmin_n report_n in_o their_o history_n that_o the_o book_n of_o their_o law_n which_o they_o call_v caster_n be_v deliver_v by_o god_n to_o bremavius_n upon_o a_o mount_n in_o a_o cloud_n and_o that_o god_n give_v also_o another_o book_n of_o law_n to_o brammon_n in_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o world_n the_o persian_n say_v the_o same_o of_o those_o of_o zoroaster_n and_o the_o getes_n of_o xamolxis_n nay_o the_o brahmin_n have_v a_o decalogue_n like_o this_o of_o moses_n and_o accurate_a interpretation_n of_o it_o in_o which_o they_o say_v there_o be_v this_o prophecy_n that_o one_o day_n there_o shall_v be_v one_o law_n alone_o throughout_o the_o world_n this_o evident_o show_v how_o well_o the_o world_n be_v ancient_o acquaint_v with_o these_o book_n of_o moses_n and_o what_o a_o high_a esteem_n they_o have_v of_o they_o see_v huetius_n l._n ii_o alnetan_n quaest_n c._n 12._o n._n 19_o chap._n xxxii_o verse_n 1._o and_o when_o the_o people_n not_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o congregation_n but_o so_o many_o of_o they_o that_o the_o rest_n dare_v not_o appear_v to_o oppose_v their_o desire_n see_v that_o moses_n delay_v to_o come_v down_o out_o of_o the_o mount_n the_o jew_n fancy_n that_o he_o stay_v beyond_o the_o time_n that_o he_o have_v appoint_v for_o his_o return_n to_o they_o but_o that_o be_v not_o likely_a for_o he_o himself_o be_v not_o tell_v how_o long_a god_n will_v detain_v he_o there_o see_v xxiv_o 14._o the_o meaning_n therefore_o be_v that_o he_o stay_v long_o than_o they_o expect_v so_o that_o they_o do_v not_o know_v what_o to_o think_v of_o it_o and_o have_v as_o yet_o receive_v no_o direction_n about_o the_o service_n of_o god_n for_o which_o they_o be_v call_v out_o of_o egypt_n vii_o 16._o and_o other_o place_n they_o think_v it_o be_v time_n to_o desire_n aaron_n to_o set_v about_o it_o in_o such_o a_o way_n as_o other_o people_n serve_v their_o go_n the_o people_n gather_v themselves_o
together_o unto_o aaron_n they_o apply_v themselves_o to_o he_o as_o be_v leave_v by_o moses_n to_o be_v the_o chief_a director_n and_o governor_n of_o affair_n together_o with_o hur_z during_o his_o absence_n xxiv_o 14._o and_o according_a to_o the_o computation_n make_v concern_v the_o time_n of_o his_o go_v up_o into_o the_o mount_n see_v xxiv_o 18._o this_o happen_v upon_o the_o fifteen_o of_o our_o july_n which_o month_n the_o hebrew_n call_v tamuz_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o up_o one_o can_v think_v that_o they_o speak_v thus_o to_o he_o at_o the_o very_a first_o word_n but_o other_o discourse_n pass_v before_o this_o unto_o which_o aaron_n in_o all_o probability_n make_v some_o difficulty_n to_o consent_n and_o persuade_v they_o not_o to_o persist_v in_o their_o demand_n they_o will_v not_o be_v deny_v any_o long_a but_o say_v in_o a_o seditious_a manner_n up_o make_v no_o further_o delay_v for_o we_o will_v have_v what_o we_o desire_v make_v we_o go_n or_o rather_o make_v we_o a_o god_n for_o so_o nehemiah_n express_v it_o in_o the_o singular_a number_n ix_o 18._o and_o so_o elohim_n be_v often_o translate_v xx_o gen._n 13._o xxxv_o 7_o etc._n etc._n for_o their_o meaning_n be_v make_v we_o a_o sacred_a symbol_n or_o sign_n as_o other_o nation_n have_v that_o may_v represent_v god_n in_o a_o visible_a manner_n to_o we_o so_o the_o jew_n expound_v it_o in_o pirke_n elieser_n c._n 45._o they_o say_v to_o aaron_n the_o egyptian_n extol_v their_o god_n they_o sing_v and_o chant_v before_o they_o for_o they_o behold_v they_o with_o their_o eye_n make_v we_o such_o god_n as_o they_o be_v that_o we_o may_v see_v they_o before_o we_o and_o so_o r._n jehudah_n in_o the_o book_n cosri_n p._n i._o sect._n 97._o they_o desire_v a_o sensible_a object_n of_o divine_a worship_n to_o be_v set_v before_o they_o not_o with_o a_o intention_n to_o deny_v god_n who_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n but_o that_o something_o in_o the_o place_n of_o god_n may_v stand_v before_o they_o when_o they_o declare_v his_o wonderful_a work_n such_o no_o doubt_n be_v their_o meaning_n for_o they_o can_v not_o be_v so_o senseless_a as_o to_o imagine_v the_o true_a god_n can_v be_v make_v by_o a_o man_n or_o that_o a_o image_n can_v go_v before_o they_o as_o it_o here_o follow_v which_o may_v have_v foot_n but_o can_v walk_v as_o the_o psalmist_n speak_v and_o therefore_o eben-ezra_n judicious_o interpret_v it_o some_o corporeal_a image_n in_o which_o god_n may_v reside_v which_o shall_v go_v before_o we_o conduct_v we_o through_o the_o wilderness_n god_n himself_o in_o a_o pillar_n of_o cloud_n and_o fire_n hitherto_o go_v before_o they_o but_o that_o cloud_n now_o cover_v the_o mount_n where_o moses_n be_v and_o not_o stir_v at_o all_o from_o thence_o they_o imagine_v perhaps_o that_o moses_n be_v lose_v it_o will_v no_o long_o lead_v they_o as_o it_o have_v do_v for_o as_o for_o this_o moses_n etc._n etc._n this_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o language_n of_o those_o who_o have_v any_o regard_n to_o he_o we_o wot_v not_o what_o be_v become_v of_o he_o they_o think_v perhaps_o that_o he_o be_v consume_v in_o the_o mount_n by_o the_o fire_n which_o shine_v from_o the_o face_n of_o god_n as_o jonathan_n paraphrase_n it_o greg._n nyssens_n reflection_n upon_o this_o demand_n of_o the_o people_n be_v very_o natural_a that_o they_o be_v like_o schoolboy_n who_o in_o the_o absence_n of_o their_o master_n be_v carry_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o senseless_a impetuous_a motion_n into_o rudeness_n and_o disorder_n p._n 183._o de_fw-la vita_fw-la mosis_fw-la for_o there_o be_v many_o among_o they_o who_o be_v infect_v with_o the_o egyptian_a idolatry_n as_o we_o learn_v from_o xxiv_o josh_n 14._o xx_o ezek._n 7_o 8._o xxiii_o 3_o 8._o and_o therefore_o hanker_a after_o that_o way_n of_o worship_n by_o image_n which_o they_o have_v learn_v there_o they_o take_v this_o opportunity_n to_o desire_v a_o visible_a representation_n of_o god_n among_o they_o as_o the_o egyptian_n have_v and_o so_o st._n stephen_n look_v upon_o this_o as_o a_o turn_n back_o in_o their_o heart_n unto_o egypt_n vii_o act_n 39_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 2._o and_o aaron_n say_v unto_o they_o break_v off_o the_o golden_a earrings_a etc._n etc._n this_o confirm_v what_o i_o say_v that_o there_o be_v some_o debate_n about_o this_o matter_n before_o they_o speak_v those_o word_n to_o he_o v._o 1._o up_o make_v we_o god_n etc._n etc._n for_o it_o be_v not_o credible_a that_o aaron_n will_v immediate_o consent_v to_o so_o foul_a a_o fact_n as_o this_o without_o the_o least_o argument_n against_o it_o which_o be_v so_o unlikely_a that_o the_o jew_n have_v devise_v this_o tale_n that_o hur_z rebuke_v they_o in_o his_o presence_n the_o people_n fall_v upon_o he_o and_o kill_v he_o which_o affright_v aaron_n into_o a_o speedy_a compliance_n the_o golden_a earrings_a these_o it_o be_v probable_a be_v some_o of_o the_o jewel_n which_o they_o borrow_v of_o the_o egyptian_n xii_o 35._o and_o possible_o may_v have_v wear_v superstitious_o as_o i_o observe_v xxxv_o gen._n 5._o they_o do_v very_o ancient_o there_o be_v those_o who_o think_v aaron_n hope_v they_o will_v not_o have_v easy_o part_v with_o these_o and_o so_o their_o design_n may_v have_v be_v break_v from_o the_o ear_n of_o your_o wife_n of_o your_o son_n and_o your_o daughter_n man_n wear_v these_o ornament_n in_o the_o eastern_a country_n as_o well_o as_o woman_n as_o we_o find_v in_o the_o story_n of_o the_o ishmaelite_n and_o midianite_n soldier_n viii_o judg._n 24._o and_o pliny_n l._n xi_o c._n 31._o in_o oriente_fw-la quidem_fw-la &_o viris_fw-la aurum_fw-la eo_fw-la loci_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o the_o east_n it_o be_v esteem_v a_o ornament_n for_o man_n to_o wear_v gold_n in_o that_o place_n speak_v of_o their_o ear_n see_v bochart_n hierozoic_n p._n i._o l._n i._o c._n 34._o ver._n 3._o and_o all_o the_o people_n all_o that_o be_v engage_v in_o this_o design_n who_o be_v so_o many_o as_o i_o say_v v._o 1_o that_o the_o rest_n it_o be_v likely_a dare_v not_o oppose_v it_o break_v off_o the_o golden_a earrings_a which_o be_v in_o their_o ear_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o aaron_n so_o zealous_a be_v superstition_n which_o prevail_v over_o pride_n and_o covetousness_n ver._n 4._o and_o he_o receive_v they_o at_o their_o hand_n they_o seem_v to_o have_v present_v they_o as_o a_o offer_n towards_o the_o make_n of_o a_o representation_n of_o god_n wherein_o every_o one_o of_o they_o may_v have_v a_o interest_n and_o according_o aaron_z accept_v they_o and_o fashion_v it_o with_o a_o grave_v tool_n the_o hebrew_n word_n cheret_fw-la which_o we_o translate_v grave_v tool_n be_v use_v for_o a_o write_a pen_n viii_o isa_n 1._o and_o for_o a_o crisp_a pin_n which_o woman_n use_v about_o their_o hair_n iii_o isa_n 22._o and_o therefore_o interpreter_n take_v it_o here_o for_o a_o instrument_n of_o engrave_v and_o some_o think_v that_o aaron_n make_v such_o mark_n with_o it_o in_o this_o calf_n as_o there_o be_v in_o the_o egyptian_a apis_n which_o be_v a_o cow_n that_o have_v a_o spot_n on_o her_o right_a side_n like_o a_o crescent_n as_o some_o writer_n say_v though_o herodotus_n say_v otherwise_o and_o the_o mark_n be_v various_o report_v see_v pignorius_n in_o his_o mensa_fw-la isiaca_n p._n 18_o etc._n etc._n and_o a_o square_a white_a spot_n in_o the_o forehead_n but_o other_o think_v it_o more_o likely_a that_o the_o calf_n come_v rough_a out_o of_o the_o mould_n aaron_n only_o polish_v it_o with_o a_o proper_a tool_n for_o though_o apis_n be_v in_o great_a honour_n among_o the_o egyptian_n yet_o it_o be_v a_o live_a cow_n and_o not_o the_o image_n of_o one_o which_o they_o have_v in_o such_o veneration_n therefore_o mr._n selden_n in_o his_o syntagma_n i._o de_fw-la diis_fw-la syris_n c._n 4._o take_v it_o to_o be_v more_o probable_a that_o this_o golden_a calf_n or_o ox_n or_o bullock_n for_o so_o the_o psalmist_n different_o call_v it_o cvi_o 19_o 20._o be_v make_v in_o imitation_n of_o that_o golden_a ox_n that_o represent_v osiris_n which_o be_v very_o famous_a among_o the_o egyptian_n who_o have_v a_o mighty_a veneration_n for_o the_o river_n nile_n call_v in_o hebrew_a sichor_n from_o whence_o come_v siris_n and_o for_o the_o dog-star_n call_v siris_n likewise_o at_o who_o rise_v that_o river_n begin_v to_o swell_v and_o for_o the_o sun_n which_o be_v principal_o mean_v by_o this_o name_n to_o who_o both_o the_o bull_n at_o heliopolis_n and_o the_o ox_n at_o memphis_n be_v consecrate_a as_o macrobius_n tell_v we_o l._n i._n saturnal_a c._n 21._o but_o though_o all_o this_o be_v very_o ingenious_a yet_o the_o truth_n of_o it_o may_v be_v well_o question_v as_o i_o shall_v show_v
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 book_n of_o leviticus_n that_o be_v all_o the_o time_n they_o stay_v near_o mount_n sinai_n from_o whence_o they_o remove_v a_o little_a more_o than_o half_a a_o year_n after_o this_o x_o numb_a 11_o 12._o chap._n xxxv_o verse_n 1._o and_o moses_n gather_v all_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n together_o have_v tell_v they_o what_o order_n he_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o lord_n and_o sufficient_o convince_v they_o of_o his_o authority_n xxxiv_o 32_o 33._o he_o now_o proceed_v to_o put_v they_o in_o execution_n and_o in_o order_n to_o it_o he_o gather_v col-hadath_a all_o the_o congregation_n which_o sometime_o signify_v all_o the_o elder_n and_o judge_n etc._n etc._n the_o prime_a governor_n of_o
this_o book_n 11._o or_o the_o word_n tabernacle_n may_v be_v think_v to_o signify_v the_o inward_a part_n of_o this_o house_n as_o tent_n the_o outward_a part_n which_o cover_v the_o inward_a see_v v._o 17_o 19_o 29._o why_o it_o be_v call_v ohel_n moe_v the_o tent_n of_o the_o congregation_n see_v xxix_o 44._o ver._n 3._o and_o thou_o shall_v put_v therein_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o testimony_n this_o be_v the_o principal_a end_n of_o build_v this_o house_n that_o god_n as_o be_v say_v before_o may_v dwell_v among_o they_o and_o his_o residence_n be_v over_o this_o ark._n which_o therefore_o be_v order_v in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n prepare_v for_o it_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o house_n be_v erect_v why_o call_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o testimony_n see_v xxvi_o 20_o 21._o and_o cover_v the_o ark_n with_o the_o vail_n which_o hang_v before_o it_o that_o no_o body_n not_o the_o priest_n themselves_o may_v see_v it_o xxvi_o 33._o ver._n 4._o and_o thou_o shall_v bring_v in_o the_o table_n etc._n etc._n when_o the_o ark_n be_v place_v in_o the_o holy_a of_o all_o than_o the_o table_n with_o all_o belong_v unto_o it_o and_o the_o candlestick_n who_o lamp_n be_v to_o be_v light_v be_v order_v to_o be_v set_v in_o the_o sanctuary_n which_o be_v divide_v by_o the_o veil_n from_o the_o other_o xxvi_o 35._o ver._n 5._o and_o thou_o shall_v set_v the_o altar_n of_o gold_n for_o the_o incense_n before_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o testimony_n see_v xxx_o 6._o and_o put_v the_o hang_n of_o the_o door_n to_o the_o tabernacle_n xxvi_o 36_o 37._o this_o be_v order_v to_o be_v hang_v up_o when_o the_o table_n candlestick_n and_o altar_n of_o incense_n be_v put_v into_o the_o holy_a place_n because_o there_o be_v no_o more_o thing_n but_o these_o three_o to_o be_v there_o ver._n 6._o and_o thou_o shall_v set_v the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_a etc._n etc._n in_o this_o and_o the_o two_o follow_a verse_n he_o be_v order_v to_o place_v the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_a and_o the_o laver_n as_o he_o have_v be_v before_o direct_v xxx_o 18._o and_o to_o set_v up_o the_o outward_a court_n and_o the_o hang_n at_o the_o gate_n of_o it_o in_o order_n to_o place_v the_o altar_n and_o the_o laver_n there_o xxvii_o 9_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 9_o and_o thou_o shall_v take_v the_o anoint_v oil_n mention_v in_o the_o xxx_o 23_o etc._n etc._n every_o thing_n be_v dispose_v in_o its_o proper_a place_n now_o follow_v their_o consecration_n for_o they_o be_v not_o consecrate_a separately_z before_o the_o house_n be_v erect_v and_o its_o furniture_n bring_v in_o but_o after_o every_o thing_n be_v set_v in_o the_o order_n which_o god_n appoint_v and_o anoint_v the_o tabernacle_n and_o all_o that_o be_v therein_o etc._n etc._n as_o be_v before_o direct_v and_o now_o order_v to_o be_v put_v in_o execution_n xxx_o 26_o 27_o 28_o 29._o where_o this_o and_o the_o two_o follow_a verse_n be_v explain_v ver._n 12._o and_o thou_o shall_v bring_v aaron_n and_o his_o son_n to_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o laver_n be_v sanctify_v v._o 11._o many_o think_v that_o the_o sanctification_n of_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n i._n e._n their_o separation_n to_o their_o office_n begin_v in_o their_o be_v wash_v with_o water_n but_o i_o look_v upon_o this_o as_o a_o mistake_n there_o be_v a_o wash_v prescribe_v before_o the_o laver_n be_v order_v xxix_o 4._o where_o they_o be_v to_o wash_v only_o when_o they_o go_v in_o to_o minister_n xxx_o 19_o 20_o 21._o ver._n 13._o and_o thou_o shall_v put_v upon_o aaron_n the_o holy_a garment_n mention_v in_o the_o xxviiith_z chapter_n and_o anoint_v and_o sanctify_v he_o etc._n etc._n xxx_o 30_o 31._o ver._n 14._o and_o thou_o shall_v bring_v his_o son_n and_o clothe_v they_o with_o coat_n see_v xxvii_o 40_o 41._o ver._n 15._o and_o thou_o shall_v anoint_v they_o as_o thou_o do_v their_o father_n see_v concern_v this_o xxix_o 7._o where_o both_o their_o anoint_v and_o their_o father_n be_v explain_v for_o their_o anoint_v shall_v sure_o be_v a_o everlasting_a priesthood_n etc._n etc._n not_o only_o consecrate_v they_o to_o the_o priest_n office_n as_o long_o as_o they_o live_v but_o consecrate_v their_o posterity_n also_o who_o shall_v need_v no_o other_o anoint_v in_o succeed_a generation_n but_o minister_n to_o god_n by_o virtue_n of_o this_o anoint_v as_o long_o as_o that_o priesthood_n last_v so_o the_o hebrew_n interpret_v it_o none_o of_o they_o need_v in_o after_o time_n say_v r._n levi_n be_v gersom_a upon_o 1_o king_n 1._o to_o be_v anoint_v but_o only_o the_o highpriest_n who_o successor_n be_v to_o be_v anoint_v as_o they_o gather_v from_o vi_o levit_fw-la 22._o the_o priest_n of_o his_o son_n who_o shall_v be_v anoint_v in_o his_o stead_n etc._n etc._n see_v selden_n the_o succession_n in_o pontisicat_fw-la l._n ii_o c._n 9_o ver._n 16._o thus_o do_v moses_n according_a to_o all_o that_o the_o lord_n command_v he_o so_o do_v he_o he_o take_v the_o same_o care_n in_o erect_v the_o tabernacle_n and_o dispose_v every_o thing_n in_o its_o place_n that_o the_o workman_n have_v do_v in_o make_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o god_n mind_n thirty-nine_o 43._o ver._n 17_o 18_o etc._n etc._n and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o first_o month_n etc._n etc._n this_o and_o the_o follow_a verse_n to_o verse_n 34._o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o execution_n of_o what_o god_n command_v in_o the_o forego_n part_n of_o this_o chapter_n but_o it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o resolve_v whether_o every_o thing_n be_v execute_v at_o this_o very_a time_n or_o no._n for_o full_a understanding_n of_o which_o it_o will_v be_v necessary_a to_o mark_v diligent_o the_o order_n wherein_o god_n require_v all_o the_o forego_n command_v to_o be_v perform_v and_o first_o he_o bid_v he_o set_v up_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o put_v every_o thing_n belong_v to_o it_o in_o its_o place_n v._o 2_o 3._o and_o so_o forward_o to_o v._o 9_o and_o next_o to_o consecrate_v it_o and_o all_o the_o vessel_n thereof_o with_o the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_n and_o its_o vessel_n etc._n etc._n v._n 9_o 10_o 11._o and_o then_o to_o proceed_v to_o consecrate_v aaron_n and_o his_o son_n v._o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15._o now_o it_o be_v express_o here_o affirm_v that_o moses_n do_v perform_v the_o first_o of_o these_o that_o be_v set_v up_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o put_v every_o thing_n appertain_v to_o it_o in_o its_o right_a place_n on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n of_o the_o second_o year_n after_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n at_o which_o time_n we_o must_v suppose_v also_o he_o begin_v to_o consecrate_v it_o and_o spend_v seven_o day_n in_o the_o consecration_n of_o it_o and_o of_o the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_a as_o be_v appoint_v xxix_o 37._o but_o the_o difficulty_n be_v to_o determine_v when_o he_o consecrate_v aaron_n and_o his_o son_n as_o he_o be_v here_o require_v in_o which_o seven_o day_n be_v also_o spend_v as_o we_o read_v viii_o leu._n some_o think_v there_o be_v but_o seven_o day_n in_o all_o set_v apart_o for_o this_o work_n and_o consequent_o they_o be_v consecrate_v together_o so_o torniellus_n in_o his_o annal_n and_o abulensis_n before_o he_o who_o follow_v seder_n olam_n and_o other_o jewish_a writer_n who_o be_v of_o this_o opinion_n the_o ground_n of_o which_o be_v that_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v erect_v on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o month_n beforementioned_a and_o its_o consecration_n finish_v on_o the_o eight_o there_o be_v a_o solemn_a passover_n keep_v upon_o the_o fifteen_o ix_o numb_a 1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n which_o can_v not_o be_v hold_v they_o suppose_v unless_o there_o be_v priest_n to_o offer_v the_o passover_n who_o therefore_o be_v consecrate_v at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o the_o tabernacle_n because_o on_o the_o eight_o day_n another_o business_n begin_v which_o be_v the_o offer_v make_v by_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o tribe_n every_o one_o in_o their_o day_n vii_o numb_a 1._o but_o the_o principal_a ground_n be_v that_o in_o viii_o leu._n 10_o 11_o etc._n etc._n moses_n speak_v of_o the_o anoint_v i._n e._n consecrate_v the_o altar_n and_o of_o consecrate_v aaron_n and_o his_o son_n as_o do_v both_o at_o the_o same_o time_n but_o there_o be_v a_o weighty_a objection_n against_o all_o this_o which_o be_v that_o in_o the_o consecration_n of_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n there_o be_v three_o sacrifice_n offer_v upon_o the_o altar_n one_o for_o a_o sin-offering_a another_o for_o a_o burnt-offering_a and_o the_o ram_n of_o consecration_n for_o a_o peace-offering_a viii_o leu._n 4.18_o 22._o none_o of_o which_o can_v be_v acceptable_a for_o their_o sanctification_n till_o the_o altar_n itself_o be_v make_v
17_o 25._o and_o sometime_o at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n xxxi_o deut._n 14_o 15._o because_o the_o cloud_n abide_v thereon_o and_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n fill_v the_o house_n the_o cloud_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o two_o different_a thing_n but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o as_o the_o pillar_n of_o cloud_n and_o of_o fire_n be_v for_o outward_o it_o be_v a_o cloud_n and_o inward_o a_o fire_n and_o according_o here_o the_o external_n part_n of_o it_o cover_v the_o tabernacle_n without_o while_o the_o internal_a part_n shine_v in_o full_a glory_n within_o the_o house_n thus_o it_o be_v upon_o mount_n sinai_n where_o moses_n be_v say_v to_o draw_v near_o to_o the_o thick_a darkness_n where_o god_n be_v xx._n 21._o that_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v in_o that_o thick_a darkness_n and_o so_o we_o read_v before_o that_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v in_o the_o cloud_n xvi_o 10._o and_o so_o those_o word_n be_v to_o be_v interpret_v xxiv_o 16._o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_z abode_n upon_o mount_n sinai_n and_o the_o cloud_n cover_v it_o that_o be_v cover_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n not_o the_o mount_n six_o day_n after_o which_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n break_v through_o it_o and_o appear_v like_o devour_a fire_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o the_o people_n v._o 17._o ver._n 36._o and_o when_o the_o cloud_n be_v take_v up_o from_o over_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n go_v onward_o in_o their_o journey_n that_o be_v the_o lord_z who_o glorious_a presence_n be_v in_o this_o cloud_n lead_v and_o conduct_v they_o in_o all_o their_o removal_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v say_v to_o have_v journey_v at_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n because_o when_o the_o cloud_n wherein_o the_o lord_n be_v be_v take_v up_o than_o they_o journey_v ix_o numb_a 17_o 18_o 20_o 23._o ver._n 37._o but_o if_o the_o cloud_n be_v not_o take_v up_o than_o they_o journey_v not_o till_o the_o day_n that_o it_o be_v take_v up_o they_o be_v whole_o govern_v by_o its_o motion_n and_o follow_v its_o direction_n ver._n 38._o for_o the_o cloud_n of_o the_o lord_n so_o it_o be_v call_v also_o in_o x_o numb_a 34._o because_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v in_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o tabernacle_n by_o day_n and_o so_o it_o be_v by_o night_n but_o then_o have_v another_o appearance_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v and_o fire_n be_v on_o it_o by_o night_n the_o fire_n and_o the_o cloud_n as_o i_o say_v v._n 35._o be_v not_o different_a thing_n but_o the_o same_o pillar_n which_o be_v dark_a by_o day_n when_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o light_n shine_v like_o fire_n by_o night_n when_o the_o dark_a part_n of_o it_o can_v not_o be_v see_v to_o lead_v and_o conduct_v they_o it_o appear_v therefore_o like_o a_o cloud_n by_o day_n and_o turn_v the_o light_a side_n to_o they_o which_o be_v bright_a as_o fire_n by_o night_n that_o they_o may_v march_v if_o there_o be_v occasion_n by_o its_o direction_n both_o day_n and_o night_n and_o thus_o it_o be_v describe_v xiii_o 21_o 22._o ix_o numb_a 15_o 16_o etc._n etc._n and_o so_o this_o verse_n may_v be_v translate_v the_o cloud_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o the_o tabernacle_n by_o day_n and_o the_o fire_n be_v bo_z in_o it_o i.e._n in_o the_o cloud_n by_o night_n for_o so_o they_o be_v elsewhere_o describe_v as_o one_o within_o the_o other_o v_z deut._n 22._o the_o lord_z speak_v unto_o all_o your_o assembly_n out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o fire_n of_o the_o cloud_n and_o of_o the_o thick_a darkness_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n throughout_o all_o their_o journey_n the_o whole_a congregation_n have_v constant_o this_o comfortable_a token_n of_o god_n presence_n among_o they_o by_o the_o cloud_n in_o the_o day_n time_n and_o fire_n in_o the_o night_n which_o never_o leave_v they_o all_o the_o time_n they_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n but_o bring_v they_o to_o canaan_n the_o end_n of_o the_o book_n of_o exodus_fw-la errata_fw-la page_n 3._o line_n 1._o read_v see_v gen._n l._n 26._o l._n 27._o deal_n now_o before_o more_o p._n 5._o l._n 24._o r._n aben-ezra_n p._n 12._o l._n 6._o r._n the_o hebrew_n p._n 27._o l._n 12._o r._n schalschalah_n p._n 31._o l._n 5._o r._n he_o call_v his_o son_n p._n 41._o l._n 31._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 51._o ult_n r._n his_o word_n p._n 56._o l._n 1._o for_o exciting_a r._n exert_v p._n 62._o l._n 19_o r._n because_o he_o come_v with_o a_o unusual_a p._n 68_o l._n 20._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 70._o l._n 10._o r._n all_o this_o converse_n l._n 19_o r._n temara_n p._n 71._o l._n 9_o r._n though_o not_o very_o far_o p._n 73._o l._n 11._o r._n kashah_o p._n 75._o l._n 17._o r._n such_o knife_n p._n 80._o l._n 22._o r._n shall_v not_o go_v alone_o p._n 81._o l._n 13._o r._n schalshalah_o hakkabalah_n p._n 86._o l._n 17._o r._n taskmaster_n p._n 114._o l._n 14._o r._n gaulmyn_n p._n 136._o l._n 12._o r._n quastiones_n alnetanae_n p._n 138._o l._n 23._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 139._o l._n 4._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 141._o l._n 23._o for_o aretius_n r._n huetius_n l._n 25._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 143._o l._n 17._o r._n as_o the_o jew_n do_v long_a p._n 153._o l._n 20_o 31._o r._n schechin_n p._n 163._o l._n 22._o r._n as_o the_o wheat_n and_o the_o rye_n 23._o r._n tree_n be_v not_o break_v p._n 193._o l._n 1._o r._n express_o p._n 197._o l._n 4._o r._n elaeochrisin_n p._n 220._o l._n 22._o r._n without_o the_o profession_n p._n 242._o l._n 14._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 249._o l._n penult_n r._n so_o long_o p._n 250._o l._n 28._o r._n the_o next_o verse_n p._n 251._o l._n 12._o r._n to_o protect_v they_o p._n 256._o l._n 29._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 262._o l._n 4._o r._n tell_v this_o story_n p._n 268._o l._n 13._o r._n compact_a p._n 278._o l._n 25._o r._n distress_n p._n 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that_o be_v familiar_a with_o god_n and_o know_v his_o mind_n and_o deliver_v it_o to_o other_o as_o i_o observe_v upon_o xx_o gen._n 7._o where_o god_n himself_o call_v abraham_n a_o prophet_n as_o he_o here_o call_v aaron_n and_o what_o holy_a writer_n will_v dare_v to_o alter_v the_o word_n which_o god_n himself_o use_v which_o be_v far_o more_o proper_a also_o to_o this_o purpose_n than_o either_o roeh_n or_o choseh_n which_o these_o man_n sancy_n be_v the_o word_n in_o use_n in_o moses_n his_o time_n not_o nabi_n for_o they_o do_v not_o answer_v the_o intention_n of_o god_n in_o this_o speech_n concern_v aaron_n who_o be_v not_o to_o see_v and_o divine_a or_o to_o receive_v revelation_n from_o god_n but_o to_o be_v a_o mouth_n to_o moses_n to_o utter_v what_o god_n reveal_v to_o he_o not_o to_o aaron_n which_o be_v the_o original_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n nabi_n there_o be_v no_o derivation_n of_o it_o so_o natural_a that_o i_o can_v find_v as_o that_o of_o r._n 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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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