such_o applause_n present_o consecrate_a it_n by_o build_v a_o altar_n offer_v sacrifice_n and_o keep_v a_o solemn_a feast_n in_o its_o honour_n and_o aaron_n make_v proclamation_n cause_v it_o to_o be_v public_o proclaim_v throughout_o the_o host_n that_o every_o one_o may_v have_v notice_n of_o the_o solemnity_n and_o say_v to_o morrow_n be_v a_o feast_n which_o be_v a_o part_n of_o worship_n ordain_v by_o his_o authority_n to_z the_o lord_z not_o to_o this_o ox_n but_o to_o the_o creator_n of_o the_o world_n who_o they_o worship_v in_o this_o image_n notwithstanding_o which_v this_o be_v no_o better_a than_o a_o idol_n vii_o act_n 41._o and_o they_o gross_a idolater_n cvi_o psal_n 19_o 20._o 1_o cor._n x._o 7._o some_o think_v indeed_o that_o moses_n be_v go_v and_o as_o they_o imagine_v either_o burn_v up_o or_o famish_v they_o desire_v this_o representation_n of_o god_n to_o go_v before_o they_o and_o direct_v they_o as_o a_o kind_n of_o teraphim_n but_o god_n allow_v no_o such_o visible_a sign_n to_o be_v make_v of_o his_o presence_n with_o they_o which_o he_o know_v will_v in_o a_o short_a time_n have_v their_o adoration_n ver._n 6._o and_o they_o rise_v up_o early_o on_o the_o morrow_n the_o next_o day_n which_o be_v the_o xvith_z of_o our_o july_n they_o keep_v their_o festival_n and_o to_o show_v their_o devotion_n they_o begin_v betimes_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o seem_v not_o to_o have_v stay_v for_o aaron_n but_o as_o it_o follow_v offer_v sacrifice_n themselves_o and_o offer_v burnt-offering_n which_o always_o precede_v other_o see_v xviii_o 12._o xxiv_o 5._o where_o i_o observe_v that_o whole_a burnt-offering_n be_v entire_o consume_v on_o the_o altar_n be_v whole_o go_n and_o bring_v peace-offering_n this_o intimate_v that_o some_o person_n receive_v what_o they_o bring_v and_o perhaps_o they_o be_v the_o young_a man_n mention_v xxiv_o 5._o where_o i_o note_v also_o that_o of_o peace-offering_n the_o people_n that_o bring_v they_o have_v a_o share_n that_o they_o may_v feast_n with_o god_n and_o they_o invite_v their_o friend_n likewise_o to_o feast_n with_o they_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n either_o here_o or_o in_o the_o other_o place_n of_o sin-offering_n whereof_o the_o priest_n have_v a_o part_n but_o not_o the_o people_n and_o the_o people_n sit_v down_o to_o eat_v and_o to_o drink_v upon_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o peace-offering_n whereof_o the_o people_n as_o i_o say_v have_v their_o part_n and_o by_o partake_v of_o it_o have_v fellowship_n with_o the_o idol_n to_o who_o they_o be_v offer_v as_o the_o apostle_n show_v 1_o cor._n x._o 20_o 21._o thus_o the_o egyptian_n keep_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d at_o the_o feast_n of_o apis_n in_o imitation_n rather_o of_o the_o israelite_n than_o otherwise_o it_o may_v be_v fit_a here_o to_o note_v that_o this_o custom_n of_o sacrifice_v and_o also_o of_o feast_v on_o the_o sacrifice_n in_o token_n of_o their_o communion_n with_o he_o to_o who_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v offer_v be_v so_o very_o ancient_a that_o it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o believe_v the_o observation_n of_o st._n chrysostom_n to_o be_v true_a that_o god_n give_v no_o commandment_n about_o sacrifice_n till_o after_o this_o sin_n of_o worship_v the_o golden_a calf_n when_o see_v their_o proneness_n to_o offer_v such_o sacrifice_n he_o think_v sit_v to_o ordain_v they_o himself_o and_o direct_v they_o to_o their_o right_a object_n much_o less_o be_v it_o true_a that_o before_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o not_o find_v any_o where_o the_o name_n of_o sacrifice_n as_o he_o speak_v homil._n xvii_o upon_o act_n vii_o no_v not_o with_o the_o qualification_n of_o grotius_n who_o say_v upon_o xv_o exod._n 26._o that_o there_o be_v no_o law_n about_o sacrifice_n except_o that_o of_o the_o passover_n till_o after_o they_o have_v commit_v idolatry_n for_o beside_o that_o there_o be_v a_o order_n how_o to_o make_v a_o altar_n on_o which_o to_o sacrifice_v their_o burnt-offering_n xx._n 24._o which_o suppose_v god_n intention_n about_o they_o and_o the_o build_n of_o a_o altar_n and_o actual_a sacrifice_n upon_o it_o at_o the_o seal_v of_o the_o covenant_n between_o god_n and_o israel_n xxiv_o 4_o 5_o etc._n etc._n which_o sure_o be_v not_o without_o god_n command_n there_o be_v a_o whole_a chapter_n in_o this_o book_n about_o sacrifice_n at_o the_o consecration_n of_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n before_o this_o sin_n be_v commit_v chap._n xxix_o and_o particular_a direction_n give_v in_o the_o 38th_o and_o 39th_o verse_n of_o that_o chapter_n about_o the_o daily_a burnt-offering_a i_o omit_v what_o may_v be_v say_v concern_v the_o oblation_n of_o sacrifice_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n which_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o believe_v be_v without_o a_o divine_a institution_n st._n hierom_n word_n therefore_o be_v also_o too_o large_a who_o say_v in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o xx_o ezek._n that_o the_o israelite_n receive_v only_o the_o decalogue_n before_o this_o offence_n of_o the_o calf_n after_o which_o god_n give_v they_o multiplices_fw-la legis_fw-la ceremonias_fw-la abundance_n of_o legal_a ceremony_n all_o that_o can_v be_v just_o say_v in_o this_o matter_n be_v that_o moses_n have_v not_o yet_o deliver_v to_o they_o the_o command_v beforementioned_a which_o god_n have_v give_v he_o and_o that_o they_o have_v receive_v but_o a_o few_o command_n about_o sacrifice_n till_o after_o this_o sin_n when_o the_o precept_n be_v multiply_v that_o they_o may_v upon_o all_o occasion_n offer_v sacrifice_n to_o god_n and_o not_o to_o daemon_n as_o they_o be_v incline_v to_o do_v the_o daily_a burnt-offering_n be_v appoint_v before_o as_o i_o say_v though_o not_o deliver_v to_o they_o and_o so_o be_v the_o sin-offering_a for_o the_o consecration_n of_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n and_o the_o altar_n xxix_o 36_o etc._n etc._n but_o the_o sin-offering_a for_o particular_a person_n and_o for_o the_o whole_a congregation_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o great_a variety_n of_o sacrifice_n with_o the_o manner_n of_o they_o be_v not_o yet_o prescribe_v and_o perhaps_o be_v ordain_v upon_o this_o occasion_n to_o preserve_v they_o from_o idolatry_n though_o not_o mere_o for_o that_o there_o be_v respect_n in_o they_o to_o the_o great_a sacrifice_n of_o christ_n especial_o in_o that_o sacrifice_n upon_o the_o day_n of_o expiation_n but_o in_o general_a it_o may_v be_v reasonable_o think_v that_o if_o they_o have_v not_o be_v perverse_a they_o may_v have_v be_v leave_v more_o at_o liberty_n to_o do_v these_o thing_n at_o pleasure_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o they_o may_v perhaps_o have_v be_v permit_v to_o offer_v sacrifice_n every_o where_o as_o the_o patriarch_n do_v though_o there_o be_v no_o certainty_n of_o such_o speculation_n and_o rise_v up_o to_o play_v so_o god_n command_v at_o their_o festivity_n and_o when_o they_o offer_v solemn_a sacrifice_n to_o rejoice_v before_o he_o xii_o deut._n 6_o 7._o xvi_o 11._o as_o david_n do_v before_o the_o ark_n after_o he_o have_v sacrifice_v ox_n and_o fatling_n 2_o sam._n vi_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o thus_o they_o now_o express_v their_o joy_n by_o music_n and_o dance_a and_o song_n and_o such_o like_a token_n of_o mirth_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v very_o great_a upon_o their_o feast_n see_v v._o 18._o there_o be_v those_o who_o think_v that_o after_o they_o have_v eat_v of_o the_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o idol_n and_o drink_v liberal_o they_o commit_v fornication_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o heathen_a worshipper_n thus_o tertullian_n expound_v this_o phrase_n l._n de_fw-fr jejunio_fw-la cap._n 6._o intellige_fw-la scripturae_fw-la verecundiam_fw-la the_o scripture_n modest_o express_v their_o lewd_a filthiness_n and_o so_o this_o very_a word_n which_o we_o translate_v here_o play_v be_v use_v by_o potipher_n wife_n thirty-nine_o gen._n 17._o the_o hebrew_n servant_n come_v in_o to_o mock_v i_o i._n e._n to_o violate_v my_o chastity_n so_o that_o the_o israelite_n do_v now_o as_o they_o do_v afterward_o when_o they_o worship_v peor_n xxv_o numb_a 1_o 2._o and_o the_o truth_n be_v these_o sacrifical_a feast_n be_v turn_v among_o the_o gentile_n into_o drunkenness_n and_o lasciviousness_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v companion_n insomuch_o that_o the_o ancient_a greek_n even_o aristotle_n himself_o as_o athenaeus_n tell_v we_o l._n ii_o derive_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v drink_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d after_o the_o sacrifice_n when_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o drink_v very_o large_o and_o it_o be_v also_o true_a that_o nothing_o entice_v man_n to_o idolatry_n more_o than_o these_o filthy_a pleasure_n which_o be_v a_o part_n of_o that_o worship_n yet_o i_o think_v it_o be_v not_o credible_a that_o the_o israelite_n at_o the_o very_a dedication_n of_o their_o idol_n when_o they_o pretend_v much_o religion_n
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
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
she_o bear_v he_o nadab_n and_o abihu_n these_o two_o perish_v in_o the_o very_a first_o sacrifice_n which_o their_o father_n offer_v because_o they_o do_v not_o take_v fire_n from_o the_o altar_n but_o offer_v with_o strange_a fire_n x_o leu._n 1_o 2._o eleazar_n who_o succeed_v his_o father_n in_o the_o priesthood_n numb_a xx._n 25_o etc._n etc._n and_o assist_v joshua_n in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n fourteen_o josh_n 1._o xix_o 51._o xxi_o 1._o from_o he_o spring_v zadok_v and_o the_o follow_a high-priest_n till_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n 1_o chron._n vi_o 4_o etc._n etc._n and_o ithamar_n from_o who_o come_v eli_n and_o ahimelech_n and_o abiathar_n in_o the_o time_n of_o david_n in_o who_o this_o family_n be_v extinct_a ver._n 24._o and_o the_o son_n of_o korah_n etc._n etc._n though_o he_o himself_o perish_v in_o his_o rebellion_n against_o moses_n who_o be_v his_o cousin-german_a yet_o his_o family_n remain_v xxvi_o numb_a 58._o and_o be_v famous_a in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n be_v often_o mention_v in_o the_o book_n of_o psalm_n ver._n 25._o and_o eleazar_n take_v one_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o putiel_n to_o wife_n who_o this_o putiel_n be_v be_v not_o certain_a dr._n lightfoot_n think_v he_o be_v a_o egyptian_a convert_n who_o daughter_n eleazar_n marry_v but_o i_o see_v no_o good_a ground_n for_o this_o opinion_n but_o rather_o think_v it_o more_o likely_a eleazar_n will_v marry_v one_o of_o the_o race_n of_o abraham_n be_v son_n to_o the_o highpriest_n he_o be_v marry_v indeed_o before_o his_o father_n be_v promote_v to_o that_o dignity_n yet_o aaron_n be_v so_o great_a a_o man_n in_o his_o own_o tribe_n see_v iu._n 14._o and_o marry_v into_o so_o honourable_a a_o family_n in_o israel_n v._n 23._o that_o it_o be_v not_o probable_a he_o will_v suffer_v his_o son_n to_o match_v with_o a_o egyptian_a proselyte_n these_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o levite_n etc._n etc._n the_o great_a person_n from_o who_o spring_v the_o principal_a family_n among_o the_o levite_n he_o say_v nothing_o of_o the_o other_o tribe_n because_o his_o intention_n be_v only_o to_o derive_v his_o own_o pedigree_n and_o his_o brother_n aaron_n from_o israel_n ver._n 26._o these_o be_v that_o moses_n and_o aaron_n to_o who_o the_o lord_n say_v bring_v out_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n etc._n etc._n these_o be_v the_o two_o person_n to_o who_o god_n give_v commission_n to_o be_v the_o deliverer_n of_o their_o nation_n out_o of_o the_o egyptian_a bondage_n he_o have_v mention_v just_a before_o their_o genealogy_n the_o charge_n god_n give_v they_o both_o to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o unto_o pharaoh_n v._o 13._o and_o now_o he_o go_v on_o to_o show_v that_o they_o be_v the_o man_n who_o be_v peculiar_o choose_v by_o god_n to_o discharge_v that_o office_n first_o by_o go_v to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n which_o he_o mention_n here_o and_o then_o to_o pharaoh_n which_o he_o mention_n in_o the_o next_o verse_n bring_v out_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n from_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n assure_v they_o of_o their_o deliverance_n notwithstanding_o the_o pressure_n under_o which_o they_o groan_v according_a to_o their_o army_n not_o by_o a_o disorderly_a flight_n but_o every_o family_n in_o such_o good_a order_n as_o a_o army_n keep_v xii_o exod._n 41_o 51._o xiii_o 18._o ver._n 27._o these_o be_v they_o that_o speak_v to_o pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n who_o carry_v the_o message_n from_o god_n to_o pharaoh_n require_v he_o to_o let_v israel_n go_v out_o of_o egypt_n v._o 1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n vi_o 13._o these_o be_v that_o moses_n and_o aaron_n he_o repeat_v it_o again_o that_o all_o generation_n may_v mark_v who_o be_v the_o man_n that_o god_n employ_v in_o this_o great_a and_o hazardous_a work_v of_o demand_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n from_o pharaoh_n servitude_n and_o effect_v it_o in_o such_o manner_n as_o be_v afterward_o relate_v in_o this_o book_n there_o have_v be_v critical_a wit_n who_o make_v this_o a_o argument_n that_o moses_n be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o these_o book_n because_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a they_o imagine_v he_o will_v write_v thus_o of_o himself_o but_o no_o body_n but_o these_o critic_n can_v see_v any_o absurdity_n in_o it_o that_o he_o and_o his_o brother_n be_v the_o instrument_n in_o god_n hand_n of_o effect_v such_o wonderful_a thing_n shall_v not_o let_v posterity_n be_v ignorant_a of_o it_o but_o take_v care_v not_o only_o to_o record_v it_o but_o to_o set_v a_o special_a note_n upon_o it_o that_o none_o may_v rob_v they_o of_o the_o honour_n god_n bestow_v on_o they_o and_o he_o by_o who_o direction_n this_o be_v write_v may_v have_v the_o glory_n of_o work_v such_o mighty_a thing_n by_o such_o inept_v instrument_n as_o moses_n often_o acknowledge_v himself_o to_o have_v be_v nor_o be_v this_o more_o than_o ezra_n nehemiah_n and_o daniel_n say_v concern_v themselves_o and_o st._n john_n may_v as_o well_o be_v deny_v to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o bear_v his_o name_n because_o he_o say_v this_o be_v the_o disciple_n that_o testify_v these_o thing_n etc._n etc._n xxi_o 24._o and_o beside_o this_o the_o history_n of_o succeed_a age_n show_v we_o the_o necessity_n of_o this_o which_o moses_n have_v say_v of_o himself_o for_o if_o he_o have_v not_o tell_v we_o what_o his_o progeny_n be_v we_o see_v by_o what_o we_o read_v in_o justin_n and_o corn._n tacitus_n and_o such_o like_a author_n what_o false_a account_n we_o shall_v have_v of_o he_o for_o justin_n from_o trogus_n pompeius_n make_v he_o as_o i_o observe_v before_o the_o son_n of_o joseph_n nay_o the_o jewish_a writer_n have_v be_v so_o fabulous_a that_o we_o shall_v have_v learn_v as_o little_a truth_n from_o they_o if_o moses_n have_v not_o tell_v it_o we_o himself_o ver._n 28._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v on_o the_o day_n when_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n etc._n etc._n have_v finish_v the_o account_n he_o think_v fit_a to_o give_v of_o himself_o and_o of_o his_o brother_n who_o god_n be_v please_v to_o employ_v in_o this_o great_a embassy_n he_o resume_v the_o relation_n of_o it_o which_o he_o break_v off_o at_o the_o end_n of_o v._o 13._o ver._n 29._o that_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v i_o be_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n this_o and_o the_o next_o verse_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o recapitulation_n of_o what_o god_n say_v in_o his_o last_o appearance_n to_o he_o v._o 2_o 10_o etc._n etc._n and_o of_o his_o desire_n to_o be_v excuse_v from_o the_o employment_n on_o which_o he_o be_v send_v urge_v by_o two_o argument_n v._o 12_o 13._o where_o they_o be_v relate_v something_o more_o large_o than_o they_o be_v here_o in_o the_o last_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n in_o which_o he_o mention_n they_o again_o that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o clear_a connexion_n with_o what_o god_n further_o add_v for_o his_o encouragement_n when_o he_o give_v he_o the_o forename_a charge_n 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be_v before_o v._o 15._o ver._n 20._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n rise_v up_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o stand_v before_o pharaoh_n as_o he_o have_v order_v he_o to_o do_v before_o he_o send_v the_o second_o plague_n vii_o 15._o lo_o he_o come_v forth_o to_o the_o water_n this_o confirm_v what_o be_v say_v there_o that_o in_o the_o morning_n it_o be_v usual_a with_o he_o to_o walk_v out_o by_o the_o river_n either_o for_o his_o refreshment_n or_o for_o his_o devotion_n perhaps_o that_o after_o wash_v he_o may_v worship_v the_o rise_v sun_n for_o moses_n be_v command_v to_o rise_v up_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o present_v himself_o before_o he_o and_o say_v unto_o he_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n let_v my_o people_n go_v etc._n etc._n the_o same_o message_n he_o have_v often_o send_v he_o vii_o 16_o 17._o viii_o 1._o together_o with_o a_o admonition_n and_o warn_v of_o his_o danger_n which_o god_n have_v not_o give_v he_o before_o the_o last_o plague_n v._o 16._o ver._n 21._o behold_v i_o will_v send_v swarm_n of_o fly_n upon_o thou_o etc._n etc._n the_o hebrew_n word_n arob_v be_v general_o think_v to_o come_v from_o a_o word_n which_o signify_v to_o mingle_v interpreter_n common_o think_v it_o denote_v a_o mixture_n of_o several_a sort_n of_o creature_n and_o some_o take_v it_o as_o we_o seem_v here_o to_o do_v for_o all_o manner_n of_o fly_n which_o aquila_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o sort_n of_o infect_v other_o take_v it_o as_o it_o be_v in_o our_o margin_n for_o a_o mixture_n of_o noisome_a beast_n and_o so_o the_o author_n of_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o moses_n god_n send_v lion_n wolf_n bear_n and_o leopard_n and_o suck_v like_o wild_a beast_n which_o kill_v not_o only_o their_o cattle_n in_o the_o field_n but_o their_o child_n in_o their_o house_n and_o so_o josephus_n expound_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o bochartus_n have_v confute_v this_o notion_n by_o very_o good_a argument_n in_o his_o hierozoicon_n p._n 2._o l._n iu_o cap._n xv._o where_o he_o show_v no_o word_n have_v more_o signification_n than_o the_o hebrew_n word_n arab_n which_o signify_v not_o only_o to_o mingle_v but_o among_o many_o other_o thing_n to_o obscure_v and_o darken_v from_o whence_o the_o even_o time_n be_v call_v ereb_n and_o therefore_o with_o great_a reason_n he_o approve_v of_o the_o lxx_o version_n who_o translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o flesh-s_o very_o bold_a and_o troublesome_a be_v not_o easy_o drive_v away_o which_o infest_v dog_n very_o much_o especial_o about_o the_o flappe_n of_o their_o ear_n some_o take_v it_o for_o that_o large_a black_a fly_n which_o fasten_v upon_o beast_n and_o suck_v their_o blood_n call_v arob_v from_o its_o black_a colour_n as_o oreb_n from_o thence_o signify_v a_o crow_n and_o so_o philo_n describe_v this_o fly_n call_v cynomya_n that_o it_o be_v as_o impudent_a as_o a_o dog_n and_o make_v its_o assault_n with_o great_a violence_n like_o a_o dart_n fasten_v its_o tooth_n so_o deep_a in_o the_o flesh_n and_o stick_v so_o close_o that_o it_o make_v cattle_n run_v mad_a this_o plague_n the_o jew_n say_v in_o the_o forename_a book_n of_o the_o life_n of_o moses_n be_v send_v upon_o the_o egyptian_n because_o of_o the_o hard_a service_n they_o make_v the_o israelite_n undergo_v in_o feed_v their_o cattle_n ver._n 22._o and_o i_o will_v sever_v in_o that_o day_n the_o land_n of_o goshen_n in_o which_o my_o people_n dwell_v etc._n etc._n here_o now_o the_o distinguish_a mercy_n of_o god_n to_o the_o israelite_n be_v plain_o express_v which_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v in_o the_o forego_n plague_n and_o the_o hebrew_n word_n as_o well_o as_o the_o chaldee_n signify_v i_o will_v make_v a_o wondrous_a difference_n so_o jonathan_n in_o that_o day_n i_o will_v work_v a_o miracle_n in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n for_o indeed_o it_o be_v a_o marvellous_a thing_n that_o country_n so_o near_o one_o another_o shall_v be_v in_o such_o a_o different_a condition_n at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o it_o be_v the_o more_o wonderful_a because_o there_o be_v such_o store_n of_o cattle_n in_o goshen_n who_o dung_n be_v apt_a to_o breed_v fly_n that_o thou_o may_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o earth_n who_o govern_v all_o thing_n here_o below_o or_o that_o have_v a_o special_a care_n of_o my_o people_n for_o so_o bochart_n understand_v by_o earth_n the_o land_n of_o goshen_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o which_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v because_o he_o defend_v and_o deliver_v they_o from_o this_o sore_a calamity_n which_o their_o neighbour_n suffer_v for_o thus_o this_o phrase_n be_v use_v in_o many_o place_n vii_o deut._n 22._o xxiii_o 14._o xlvi_o psal_n 6_o etc._n etc._n and_o thus_o conr._n pellicanus_fw-la seem_v to_o have_v understand_v this_o passage_n which_o he_o interpret_v you_o shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n and_o prince_n of_o this_o country_n ver._n 23._o i_o will_v put_v a_o division_n between_o thy_o people_n and_o my_o people_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v repeat_v again_o because_o it_o be_v a_o remarkable_a thing_n and_o denote_v the_o israelite_n to_o be_v god_n peculiar_a people_n for_o who_o he_o have_v a_o singular_a favour_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o this_o mercy_n be_v call_v here_o a_o redemption_n as_o the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n signify_v which_o we_o translate_v division_n because_o god_n exempt_v and_o deliver_v the_o israelite_n from_o those_o fly_n which_o sore_o infest_a all_o the_o rest_n of_o pharaoh_n dominion_n to_o morrow_n shall_v this_o sign_n be_v the_o finger_n of_o god_n be_v so_o remarkable_a in_o the_o last_o plague_n v._n 19_o that_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 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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 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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