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 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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 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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
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 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v._n 13._o to_o deliver_v a_o new_a message_n unto_o pharaoh_n ver._n 30._o and_o moses_n say_v before_o the_o lord_n we_o read_v the_o very_a same_o v._o 12._o which_o make_v i_o think_v this_o be_v not_o a_o new_a objection_n but_o mere_o a_o recital_n of_o what_o he_o have_v object_v there_o see_v what_o i_o have_v say_v on_o the_o forego_n verse_n behold_v i_o be_o of_o uncircumcised_a lip_n etc._n etc._n see_v v._o 12._o chap._n vii_o verse_n 1._o and_z the_o lord_z say_v unto_o moses_n he_o receive_v new_a order_n from_o the_o schechinah_n or_o divine_a majesty_n before_o who_o he_o stand_v vi_o 12_o 30._o see_n mark_v what_o i_o say_v in_o answer_n to_o all_o thy_o objection_n i_o have_v make_v thou_o a_o god_n to_o pharaoh_n therefore_o why_o shall_v thou_o fear_v to_o appear_v before_o he_o who_o be_v but_o a_o man_n moses_n be_v not_o call_v absolute_o a_o god_n but_o only_o a_o god_n unto_o pharaoh_n which_o denote_v that_o he_o have_v only_o the_o authority_n and_o power_n of_o god_n over_o he_o or_o rather_o he_o be_v god_n ambassador_n to_o speak_v to_o he_o in_o his_o name_n with_o a_o power_n ready_a to_o execute_v all_o that_o he_o desire_v for_o the_o humble_v of_o pharaoh_n and_o punish_v his_o disobedience_n to_o his_o message_n and_o aaron_n thy_o brother_n shall_v be_v thy_o prophet_n let_v therefore_o the_o uncircumcision_n of_o thy_o lip_n be_v no_o long_o a_o objection_n for_o he_o shall_v interpret_v thy_o mind_n as_o prophet_n declare_v the_o mind_n of_o god_n some_o slight_a wit_n have_v from_o this_o place_n also_o draw_v a_o argument_n that_o this_o book_n be_v not_o write_v by_o moses_n but_o by_o some_o other_o author_n long_o after_o his_o time_n because_o the_o word_n
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
here_o follow_v ver._n 19_o then_o the_o magician_n say_v unto_o pharaoh_n this_o be_v the_o singer_n of_o god_n the_o same_o with_o what_o be_v call_v in_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n the_o hand_n of_o god_n cix_o psal_n 27._o that_o be_v his_o power_n there_o be_v those_o particular_o bochartus_n who_o think_v these_o magician_n do_v not_o by_o these_o word_n give_v glory_n to_o god_n but_o think_v to_o save_v their_o own_o credit_n with_o pharaoh_n by_o tell_v he_o that_o it_o be_v not_o moses_n or_o aaron_n who_o be_v too_o hard_o for_o they_o but_o a_o divine_a power_n superior_a to_o they_o all_o to_o this_o purpose_n jonathan_n but_o they_o ought_v then_o to_o have_v be_v sensible_a that_o the_o power_n which_o they_o deal_v withal_o be_v far_o from_o be_v supreme_a be_v unable_a to_o assist_v they_o upon_o all_o occasion_n and_o no_o doubt_n god_n intend_v to_o confound_v they_o by_o take_v that_o time_n to_o disable_v they_o when_o they_o least_o expect_v it_o for_o why_o shall_v not_o their_o power_n have_v extend_v to_o such_o a_o small_a thing_n as_o this_o when_o they_o have_v do_v great_a but_o god_n will_v not_o let_v they_o always_o abuse_v pharaoh_n with_o their_o illusion_n and_o give_v they_o a_o check_n when_o they_o think_v themselves_o most_o sure_o of_o success_n and_o pharaoh_n be_v heart_n be_v harden_v one_o will_v have_v rather_o expect_v to_o have_v hear_v that_o his_o heart_n begin_v to_o relent_v when_o he_o see_v his_o magician_n not_o only_o puzzle_v but_o quite_o baffle_v so_o that_o they_o own_v moses_n act_v by_o a_o power_n above_o they_o but_o this_o it_o be_v not_o to_o stick_v to_o the_o good_a resolution_n which_o have_v late_o be_v wrought_v in_o he_o v._o 8._o from_o which_o he_o not_o only_o revolt_v but_o grow_v more_o resolute_a not_o to_o yield_v to_o god_n the_o effect_n of_o which_o be_v this_o further_a induration_n it_o be_v natural_a for_o evil_a man_n who_o resist_v the_o mean_n of_o their_o cure_n to_o grow_v worse_o and_o worse_o affect_v this_o miracle_n also_o of_o the_o louse_n be_v more_o loathsome_a to_o pharaoh_n than_o terrible_a may_v haply_o be_v the_o reason_n as_o dr._n jackson_n conjecture_n that_o he_o do_v not_o entreat_v moses_n and_o aaron_n to_o pray_v for_o he_o as_o he_o have_v do_v upon_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o frog_n and_o as_o he_o straightway_o do_v after_o he_o feel_v the_o next_o plague_n of_o the_o fly_n i_o can_v but_o add_v also_o this_o further_a reflection_n of_o he_o book_n x._o on_o the_o creed_n chap._n xl._n that_o though_o the_o singer_n of_o god_n be_v very_o remarkable_a in_o produce_v the_o louse_n which_o the_o magician_n can_v not_o yet_o it_o be_v no_o way_n remarkable_a in_o harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n for_o it_o be_v neither_o say_v nor_o intimate_v that_o the_o singer_n of_o god_n harden_v it_o but_o pharaoh_n heart_n be_v harden_v that_o be_v remain_v obstinate_a the_o cause_n of_o which_o be_v his_o not_o harken_v to_o they_o as_o it_o have_v 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 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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
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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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