not_o yet_o consecrate_v priest_n 2._o and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n aaron_n rod_n though_o it_o be_v a_o testimony_n that_o god_n have_v choose_v aaron_n &_o his_o seed_n for_o the_o priesthood_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o this_o testimony_n for_o at_o that_o time_n when_o aaron_n rod_n bud_v he_o be_v the_o high_a priest_n but_o at_o the_o erection_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n aaron_n be_v not_o yet_o consecrate_v 3._o neither_o be_v the_o book_n which_o moses_n write_v this_o testimony_n for_o that_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v the_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n which_o be_v not_o yet_o write_v and_o that_o book_n be_v give_v by_o moses_n to_o the_o levite_n by_o they_o to_o be_v put_v in_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n deut._n 31.26_o but_o this_o testimony_n be_v put_v by_o moses_n himself_o in_o the_o ark_n 4._o therefore_o this_o testimony_n be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o table_n of_o the_o law_n call_v the_o table_n of_o the_o testimony_n chap._n 31.18_o and_o 34.29_o which_o be_v so_o 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vers._n 27._o and_o burn_a incense_n thereon_o moses_n do_v supply_v the_o office_n of_o the_o priest_n in_o burn_v of_o incense_n set_v up_o the_o lamp_n offer_v sacrifice_n upon_o the_o brazen_a altar_n at_o the_o erect_n up_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n because_o as_o yet_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n be_v not_o consecrate_v 1._o some_o think_v that_o their_o consecration_n begin_v together_o with_o the_o erect_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o so_o continue_v seven_o day_n and_o the_o eigâ—th_o day_n their_o consecration_n be_v finish_v as_o be_v set_v forth_o levit._n 8.8_o and_o then_o begin_v the_o prince_n their_o offering_n for_o twelve_o day_n together_o numb_a 7._o and_o some_o will_v have_v these_o seven_o day_n to_o end_n at_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n of_o the_o second_o year_n some_o to_o begin_v then_o as_o tostat._v qu._n 2._o but_o neither_o of_o these_o can_v stand_v for_o as_o soon_o as_o moses_n have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o consecrate_v the_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d translate_v he_o s._n tulit_fw-la take_v he_o h._n b._n g._n non_fw-la occidit_fw-la kill_v he_o not_o ch._n sumpsit_fw-la receive_v he_o tr._n heb_n lachach_n to_o take_v away_o receive_v v_o 25._o a_o 165._o year_n s._n a_o 187._o year_n cat_n v_o 26.802_o year_n s._n 782._o year_n cat_n ad_fw-la v_o 28._o a_o 178._o year_n s._n a_o 182._o year_n cat_n v_o 29._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v cause_v we_o to_o rest_v s._n shall_v comfort_v we_o cat_n heb_n â—â—ach_v to_o rest_v to_o refresh_v v_o 29._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o earth_n s._n de_fw-fr terra_fw-la from_o off_o the_o earth_n ch._n in_o the_o earth_n h._n as_o touch_v the_o earth_n g._n above_o the_o earth_n b._n propter_fw-la terram_fw-la because_o of_o the_o earth_n tr._n det_fw-la v_o 30.565_o year_n s._n 595._o year_n cat_n v_o 31.753_o year_n s._n 777._o year_n cat_n 3._o the_o theological_a explication_n qvest._n i._o book_n of_o generation_n how_o to_o be_v understand_v vers._n 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such_o thing_n as_o go_v before_o as_o the_o occasion_n which_o be_v their_o grievous_a oppression_n in_o egypt_n chap._n 1._o the_o preparation_n of_o the_o instrument_n of_o their_o deliverance_n of_o moses_n chap._n 2_o 3_o 4._o and_o aaron_n chap._n 4._o with_o their_o message_n to_o pharaoh_n chap._n 5_o 6._o the_o mean_n procure_v their_o deliverance_n those_o ten_o several_a plague_n which_o be_v send_v upon_o egypt_n describe_v from_o chap._n 7._o to_o chap._n 12._o 2._o their_o deliverance_n itself_o consist_v of_o their_o departure_n out_o of_o egypt_n with_o the_o manner_n thereof_o and_o institution_n of_o the_o passeover_n chap._n 12._o and_o their_o go_v forward_o in_o their_o journey_n c._n 13._o their_o pass_v through_o the_o red_a sea_n with_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o egyptian_n chap._n 14._o their_o thanksgiving_n chap._n 15._o â—_o in_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o church_n be_v set_v forth_o 1._o the_o provision_n of_o thing_n necessary_a for_o they_o as_o 1._o their_o food_n chap._n 16._o and_o water_n for_o their_o thirst_n chap._n 17._o 2._o defence_n from_o their_o enemy_n as_o the_o amalekite_n chap._n 17._o 3._o a_o politic_a order_n set_v for_o government_n c._n 18._o 2._o the_o prescription_n and_o promulgation_n of_o law_n moral_a chap._n 20._o with_o the_o preparation_n thereunto_o chap._n 19_o judicial_a belong_v to_o the_o policy_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n chap._n 21._o to_o 24._o ceremonial_a touch_v the_o sacred_a thing_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n chap._n 25.27.30_o the_o tabernacle_n itself_o c._n 26.27_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o holy_a thing_n the_o priest_n and_o levite_n their_o institution_n with_o their_o holy_a garment_n chap._n 28._o consecration_n ch_n 29._o the_o workman_n and_o instrument_n chap._n 30._o 3._o the_o execution_n and_o practice_n of_o their_o people_n partly_o in_o their_o disobedience_n to_o the_o moral_a law_n in_o their_o apostasy_n and_o idolatry_n chap._n 32._o with_o their_o reconciliation_n 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to_o suck_v of_o they_o and_o will_v not_o take_v the_o breast_n of_o any_o but_o of_o his_o mother_n but_o the_o true_a occasion_n be_v here_o express_v that_o when_o moses_n sister_n perceive_v that_o she_o be_v in_o love_n with_o the_o child_n she_o offer_v to_o go_v call_v a_o nurse_n of_o the_o hebrew_n woman_n 3._o pharaoh_n daughter_n adopt_v he_o to_o be_v she_o own_o son_n not_o as_o philo_n think_v feign_v herself_o to_o be_v with_o child_n and_o make_v pharaoh_n believe_v that_o be_v be_v she_o own_o moses_n neither_o yet_o do_v the_o properness_n of_o the_o child_n only_o allure_v pharaoh_n to_o consent_v that_o his_o daughter_n shall_v nourish_v he_o as_o her_o son_n especial_o if_o it_o be_v true_a as_o josephus_n write_v â—_o that_o while_n pharaoh_n play_v with_o the_o child_n he_o take_v off_o his_o diadem_n and_o crown_n which_o the_o egyptian_a priest_n that_o foretell_v of_o his_o birth_n do_v interpret_v to_o be_v ominous_a to_o the_o kingdom_n and_o therefore_o give_v counsel_v the_o child_n shall_v be_v slay_v but_o pharaoh_n daughter_n snatch_v he_o out_o of_o his_o arm_n and_o so_o save_v the_o child_n life_n this_o then_o be_v chief_o to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o god_n special_a providence_n who_o so_o wrought_v that_o the_o child_n shall_v be_v bring_v up_o even_o among_o his_o enemy_n quest_n xiii_o whence_o moses_n have_v his_o learning_n of_o the_o egyptian_n only_o or_o of_o the_o grecian_n also_o as_o pharaoh_n daughter_n adopt_v moses_n for_o her_o son_n so_o as_o s._n stephen_n witness_v he_o be_v learn_v in_o all_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o egyptian_n &_o be_v count_v a_o prince_n son_n have_v no_o doubt_n a_o princely_a education_n 1._o but_o here_o philo_n be_v deceive_v who_o beside_o the_o art_n and_o science_n which_o he_o learn_v of_o the_o egyptian_n as_o arithmetic_n geometry_n and_o the_o hieroglyphike_n that_o be_v their_o hide_a and_o secret_a and_o enigmatical_a doctrine_n say_v he_o be_v teach_v of_o the_o chaldee_n astronomy_n and_o philosophy_n of_o the_o grecian_n for_o beside_o that_o stephen_n only_o make_v mention_n of_o his_o egyptian_a learning_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o there_o be_v no_o profession_n of_o philosophy_n or_o of_o learning_n among_o the_o grecian_n before_o the_o seven_o wise_a man_n before_o who_o time_n moses_n be_v bear_v almost_o a_o thousand_o year_n perer._n and_o moses_n be_v about_o inachus_n time_n long_o after_o who_o in_o the_o eleven_o generation_n cadmus_n find_v out_o the_o greek_a letter_n after_o who_o flourish_v amphion_n orpheus_n museus_fw-la linus_n ult_n simler_n 2._o neither_o be_v it_o probable_a which_o artapanus_n a_o ancient_a writer_n affirm_v that_o beside_o many_o other_o benefit_n which_o moses_n bring_v to_o the_o egyptian_n he_o teach_v they_o the_o use_n of_o letter_n and_o therefore_o be_v honour_v of_o they_o under_o the_o name_n of_o mercurius_n for_o see_v moses_n receive_v his_o learning_n from_o the_o egyptian_n it_o be_v likely_a they_o have_v also_o the_o knowledge_n of_o letter_n 59_o 3._o that_o also_o be_v as_o uncertain_a which_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n allege_v from_o eupolâ—mus_n that_o moses_n teach_v the_o israelite_n the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o letter_n for_o beside_o that_o augustine_n think_v that_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n be_v continue_v from_o heber_n and_o preserve_v in_o the_o family_n of_o the_o father_n together_o with_o the_o letter_n long_o before_o the_o give_n of_o the_o law_n ground_v his_o opinion_n upon_o that_o place_n deut._n 29.10_o where_o the_o septuagint_n read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d letter_n that_o moses_n appoint_v scribe_n and_o instructor_n of_o the_o letter_n josephus_n also_o write_v that_o the_o hebrew_n letter_n be_v in_o use_n before_o the_o flood_n and_o that_o they_o of_o seths_n posterity_n have_v learn_v of_o adam_n that_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v twice_o destroy_v once_o by_o water_n and_o the_o second_o time_n by_o fire_n do_v make_v two_o pillar_n the_o one_o of_o brick_n the_o other_o of_o stone_n and_o do_v therein_o grave_a the_o principle_n of_o the_o art_n and_o science_n that_o those_o profitable_a invention_n shall_v not_o be_v lose_v that_o if_o the_o water_n dissolve_v the_o brick_n yet_o the_o other_o pillar_n of_o stone_n may_v continue_v which_o josephus_n say_v be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o his_o time_n in_o syria_n joseph_n lib._n 1._o antiq._n ex_fw-la perer._n quest_n fourteen_o what_o kind_n of_o learning_n moses_n receive_v of_o the_o egyptian_n further_o it_o will_v be_v inquire_v what_o manner_n of_o learning_n it_o be_v which_o moses_n learn_v of_o the_o egyptian_a 1._o such_o profitable_a art_n as_o be_v profess_v among_o the_o egyptian_n as_o arithmetic_n geometry_n astronomy_n moses_n be_v instruct_v in_o as_o be_v fit_a to_o prepare_v he_o for_o that_o public_a administration_n wherein_o he_o shall_v be_v employ_v 2._o the_o egyptian_n have_v more_o secret_a and_o hide_a kind_n of_o learn_v call_v the_o hieroglyphike_v which_o by_o certain_a outward_a symbol_n and_o emblem_n do_v set_v forth_o divers_a mystical_a moral_a &_o politic_a principle_n which_o kind_n of_o doctrine_n be_v not_o know_v to_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n herein_o justinus_n martyr_n think_v that_o moses_n be_v train_v up_o have_v the_o knowledge_n only_o thereof_o not_o the_o use_n which_o be_v vain_a frivolous_a &_o superstitious_a iust._n qu._n orthodox_a 25._o 3._o but_o that_o moses_n by_o imitation_n of_o the_o egyptian_a hieroglyphike_n do_v forbid_v certain_a kind_n of_o beast_n to_o be_v eat_v and_o some_o only_a and_o not_o other_o to_o be_v sacrifice_v as_o eleazar_n the_o high_a priest_n answer_v the_o ambassador_n of_o ptolemy_n philodelphus_n as_o pythagoras_n have_v also_o his_o enigmatical_a precept_n translation_n ignem_fw-la gladio_fw-la ne_fw-la fodias_fw-la do_v not_o gall_v the_o fire_n with_o a_o sword_n that_o be_v provoke_v not_o a_o angry_a man_n câ—â—_n non_fw-la comedendum_fw-la the_o heart_n be_v not_o to_o be_v eat_v that_o be_v grief_n be_v not_o to_o be_v nourish_v in_o the_o mind_n hirâ—ndinem_fw-la in_o domum_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la recipiendam_fw-la not_o to_o receive_v a_o swallow_n that_o be_v a_o brabler_n into_o the_o house_n and_o such_o like_a that_o moses_n use_v many_o such_o legal_a help_n in_o prescribe_v of_o his_o legal_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v think_v see_v he_o have_v his_o direction_n from_o god_n and_o see_v a_o pattern_n of_o such_o thing_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o tabernacle_n in_o the_o mount_n exod._n 25.40_o quest_n xv._n whence_o the_o egyptian_n receive_v their_o learning_n but_o if_o further_o it_o be_v demand_v from_o whence_o the_o egyptian_n receive_v their_o variety_n of_o learning_n 1._o neither_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o jamblicus_n probable_a that_o mercurius_n call_v trismegistus_n because_o he_o be_v a_o great_a philosopher_n a_o great_a king_n and_o a_o great_a priest_n be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o egyptian_a learning_n who_o heâ—_n allege_v certain_a ancient_a author_n testify_v to_o have_v write_v of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o egyptian_n 35535._o book_n for_o this_o mercurius_n the_o nephew_n as_o be_v suppose_v of_o the_o other_o mercurius_n who_o grandfather_n by_o the_o mother_n side_n atlas_n be_v in_o who_o time_n moses_n be_v bear_v as_o aug._n lib._n 8._o de_fw-la civ_o dei_fw-la cap._n 8._o be_v after_o moses_n can_v not_o be_v the_o inventor_n of_o the_o egyptian_a skill_n which_o moses_n long_o before_o learned_a 2._o neither_o yet_o be_v it_o certain_a that_o abraham_n instruct_v the_o egyptian_n in_o these_o science_n as_o josephus_n write_v for_o his_o abode_n and_o continuance_n be_v not_o long_o in_o egypt_n and_o so_o he_o want_v time_n there_o to_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o so_o many_o art_n 40._o 3._o augustine_n yield_v to_o the_o opinion_n of_o varro_n that_o isis_n the_o daughter_n of_o inachus_n first_o
〈…〉_z quodâ—â—_n futurum_fw-la est_fw-la i_o be_o whatsoever_o be_v be_v and_o be_v to_o come_v and_o thaâ—â—s_v mileâ—â—us_n be_v 〈◊〉_d what_o god_n be_v say_v quod_fw-la semper_fw-la est_fw-la neque_fw-la principium_fw-la habâ—ns_fw-la neque_fw-la finem_fw-la that_o which_o always_o 〈◊〉_d have_v neither_o beginning_n nor_o end_n plutarch_n also_o write_v that_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o door_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o apollo_n 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v es_a thou_o be_v and_o plato_n in_o timaec_fw-la say_v id_fw-la solum_fw-la esse_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la prorsus_fw-la immutabile_fw-la that_o only_o be_v say_v to_o be_v which_o be_v immutable_a but_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v mutable_a and_o changeable_a may_v rather_o be_v say_v not_o to_o be_v than_o be_v for_o these_o and_o other_o such_o divine_a sentence_n in_o plato_n some_o have_v think_v book_n that_o plato_n either_o have_v read_v himself_o the_o book_n of_o moses_n or_o have_v confer_v with_o some_o hebrew_n while_o he_o sojourn_v in_o egypt_n and_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o more_o probable_a because_o aristobulus_n who_o flourish_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o macchabee_n write_v to_o ptolemer_n philomâ—tor_n say_v that_o moses_n book_n be_v translate_v into_o greek_a before_o the_o time_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a and_o that_o pâ—tlhagoras_n and_o plato_n have_v receive_v many_o thing_n from_o thence_o clearchus_n also_o one_o of_o aristotle_n scholar_n testify_v that_o aristotle_n have_v conference_n with_o a_o certain_a jew_n a_o wise_a and_o learned_a man_n of_o who_o he_o learn_v many_o thing_n ex_fw-la pererio_n quest_n xxvi_o of_o the_o name_n of_o god_n jehovah_n whether_o it_o be_v ineffable_a verse_n 15._o iehovah_n the_o god_n of_o your_o father_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v my_o name_n for_o ever_o etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o hebrew_n cabalist_n will_v have_v the_o word_n gholam_fw-la being_n hear_v write_v without_o vaâ—_n not_o to_o signify_v for_o ever_o but_o rather_o hide_v whence_o they_o will_v gather_v that_o the_o name_n of_o jehovah_n be_v ineffable_a and_o not_o to_o be_v utter_v but_o beside_o that_o not_o gholam_fw-la but_o ghalum_fw-la with_o shâ—erk_n signify_v hide_v the_o word_n follow_v unto_o all_o age_n do_v show_v that_o it_o must_v be_v here_o read_v for_o ever_o the_o latter_a word_n expound_v the_o former_a indeed_o the_o name_n jehovah_n be_v ineffable_a but_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o signification_n thereof_o for_o who_o can_v declare_v the_o essence_n of_o god_n not_o of_o the_o letter_n or_o syllable_n simler_n 2._o this_o name_n jehovah_n signify_v the_o same_o with_o eheje_n be_v add_v as_o more_o usual_a and_o better_o know_v and_o it_o betoken_v two_o thing_n principal_o both_o the_o eternity_n and_o always_o be_v of_o god_n and_o his_o cause_n of_o be_v to_o all_o other_o thing_n both_o efficient_a formaliter_fw-la and_o finaliter_fw-la as_o the_o efficient_a cause_n from_o who_o the_o formal_a through_o who_o the_o final_a for_o who_o all_o thing_n be_v jun._n 3._o and_o this_o name_n jehovah_n betoken_v god_n power_n in_o his_o goodness_n and_o truth_n the_o first_o in_o be_v able_a the_o second_o in_o be_v gracious_a and_o willing_a the_o three_o in_o be_v constant_a to_o fulfil_v his_o promise_n borrhaius_n 4._o this_o name_n jehovah_n iâ—_n alâ—o_o incommunicable_a to_o all_o other_o elohim_n be_v give_v sometime_o to_o angel_n sometime_o to_o judge_n upon_o earth_n but_o jehovah_n be_v peculiar_a to_o god_n and_o therefore_o the_o messiah_n be_v very_a god_n to_o who_o this_o name_n be_v give_v in_o scripture_n 5._o beside_o some_o hebrew_n think_v that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v at_o his_o come_n reveal_v and_o make_v know_v this_o name_n of_o jehovah_n to_o the_o world_n and_o so_o our_o saviour_n command_v his_o disciple_n to_o baptise_v else_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n which_o name_n of_o the_o trinity_n be_v comprehend_v in_o jehovah_n simler_n the_o first_o letter_n jod_n they_o will_v have_v to_o signify_v the_o father_n the_o second_o â—e_z the_o son_n the_o three_o be_v vaâ—_n the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o the_o second_o he_o the_o humanity_n of_o the_o son_n osian_a quest_n xxvii_o why_o moses_n be_v bid_v to_o gather_v the_o elder_n together_o vers._n 16._o go_v and_o gather_v the_o elder_n 1._o the_o elder_n not_o in_o age_n for_o such_o a_o great_a number_n of_o age_a folk_n among_o 600._o thousand_o can_v not_o well_o be_v gather_v together_o simler_n but_o the_o elder_n in_o office_n either_o for_o government_n or_o instruction_n which_o precedent_n moses_n follow_v chap._n 12.21_o and_o chap._n 19.7_o jun._n for_o although_o their_o state_n be_v now_o confuse_v and_o out_o of_o order_n which_o be_v afterward_o by_o moses_n reduce_v to_o a_o perfect_a form_n yet_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o government_n among_o they_o in_o egypt_n as_o may_v appear_v chap._n 5._o where_o officer_n of_o their_o brethren_n be_v set_v over_o they_o simler_n 3._o the_o elder_n therefore_o must_v first_o be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o lord_n message_n both_o because_o it_o be_v not_o safe_a to_o impart_v it_o to_o the_o ignorant_a and_o unruly_a multitude_n who_o will_v have_v give_v no_o great_a regard_n pelican_n as_o also_o that_o the_o elder_n and_o ruler_n by_o their_o example_n and_o persuasion_n may_v draw_v the_o rest_n ferus_fw-la quest_n xxviii_o why_o they_o make_v request_v but_o for_o three_o day_n journey_n vers._n 18._o let_v we_o go_v three_o day_n journey_n in_o the_o wilderness_n 1._o in_o that_o they_o go_v further_a than_o three_o day_n journey_n they_o do_v pharaoh_n no_o wrong_a for_o they_o be_v not_o his_o subject_n but_o he_o usurp_a authority_n over_o they_o and_o beside_o they_o therein_o follow_v the_o lord_n direction_n that_o go_v before_o they_o 2._o yet_o notwithstanding_o they_o deal_v not_o deceitful_o with_o pharaoh_n for_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o they_o shall_v impart_v their_o 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and_o that_o many_o thing_n be_v write_v in_o that_o book_n by_o way_n of_o prophecy_n which_o book_n be_v write_v by_o moses_n but_o be_v now_o lose_v because_o when_o that_o heretic_n have_v corrupt_v this_o book_n the_o ancient_a church_n neglect_v it_o and_o have_v no_o care_n of_o it_o lest_o in_o receive_v the_o verity_n in_o that_o book_n they_o shall_v together_o have_v receive_v their_o falsity_n and_o heresy_n tostat._n quast_o 7._o in_o exod._n contra._n 1._o that_o this_o book_n of_o jashar_n be_v write_v by_o moses_n it_o be_v not_o like_a see_v mention_n be_v make_v thereof_o in_o david_n time_n 2_o sam._n 1.18_o for_o if_o all_o those_o story_n have_v be_v prophetical_o set_v down_o in_o that_o book_n aforehand_o what_o need_v those_o several_a historical_a book_n of_o scripture_n to_o have_v be_v write_v afterward_o 2._o neither_o have_v that_o be_v a_o good_a reason_n to_o reject_v that_o book_n because_o it_o have_v be_v corrupt_v for_o so_o some_o book_n of_o 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preparation_n follow_v 1._o here_o be_v set_v down_o the_o lord_n love_v invitation_n of_o israel_n to_o be_v his_o people_n propound_v to_o moses_n consist_v both_o of_o a_o rehearsal_n of_o the_o benefit_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v do_v for_o they_o vers_n 4._o of_o the_o condition_n of_o their_o obedience_n require_v vers_fw-la 5._o of_o a_o most_o ample_a promise_n to_o make_v they_o his_o peculiar_a people_n above_o all_o the_o earth_n vers_fw-la 6._o 2._o then_o be_v show_v the_o acceptance_n by_o the_o people_n of_o this_o gracious_a offer_n propound_v unto_o they_o by_o moses_n vers_fw-la 7._o thankful_o receive_v by_o the_o people_n vers_fw-la 8._o the_o particular_a preparation_n show_v partly_o what_o be_v do_v the_o two_o day_n before_o the_o law_n be_v give_v to_o vers_n 16._o and_o what_o upon_o the_o three_o to_z vers_n 25._o in_o the_o first_o there_o be_v 1._o the_o lord_n prescription_n to_o moses_n both_o how_o he_o will_v talk_v and_o commune_v with_o he_o vers_n 9_o theâ—_n that_o he_o shall_v sanctify_v the_o people_n vers_fw-la 10._o with_o the_o end_n thereof_o vers_fw-la 11._o that_o they_o may_v be_v ready_a three_o the_o interdict_v follow_v of_o not_o come_v near_o the_o mountain_n vers_fw-la 12._o with_o the_o peril_n and_o danger_n thereof_o vers_fw-la 13._o 2._o the_o obedience_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o people_n to_o the_o lord_n commandment_n vers_fw-la 14_o 15._o upon_o the_o three_o day_n be_v declare_v 1._o the_o manner_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v in_o mount_n sinai_n with_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n vers_n 16.18_o 2._o the_o place_n and_o dispose_n of_o the_o people_n vers_fw-la 17._o 3._o the_o communication_n of_o the_o lord_n with_o moses_n first_o in_o general_a vers_fw-la 19_o 20._o then_o in_o particular_a which_o contain_v the_o lord_n charge_v to_o moses_n concern_v the_o people_n and_o priest_n vers_n 21_o 22._o the_o exception_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n vers_n 24._o interpose_v by_o occasion_n of_o moses_n 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cubit_n and_o a_o hand_n breadth_n which_o be_v four_o finger_n or_o three_o thumb_n more_o than_o the_o ordinary_a but_o see_v this_o great_a cubit_n be_v use_v among_o the_o persian_n call_v regius_fw-la cubitus_fw-la persarum_fw-la the_o king_n cubit_n or_o persian_a cubit_n which_o be_v not_o in_o use_n among_o the_o hebrew_n before_o the_o captivity_n it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o this_o measure_n be_v follow_v in_o the_o make_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n 4._o wherefore_o i_o think_v rather_o that_o the_o usual_a and_o ordinary_a cubit_n be_v here_o to_o be_v take_v which_o contain_v two_o hand_n breadth_n of_o the_o great_a five_o and_o six_o of_o the_o less_o the_o great_a or_o large_a hand_n breadth_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d contain_v twelve_o finger_n the_o space_n between_o the_o thumb_n and_o the_o little_a finger_n stretch_v out_o the_o less_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d contain_v but_o four_o finger_n so_o than_o whereas_o jusephus_n say_v that_o the_o 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rod_n and_o the_o pot_n of_o manna_n be_v only_o place_v before_o the_o ark_n as_o exod._n 16.34_o the_o pot_n of_o manna_n be_v say_v to_o be_v lay_v up_o before_o the_o testimony_n to_o be_v keep_v so_o num._n 17.10_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o moses_n bring_v 〈◊〉_d rod_n before_o the_o testimony_n to_o be_v keep_v but_o we_o read_v not_o that_o it_o be_v any_o where_o say_v of_o the_o two_o tableâ—_n that_o they_o be_v lay_v up_o before_o the_o lord_n and_o concern_v the_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n which_o moses_n do_v write_v it_o be_v not_o put_v into_o the_o ark_n but_o without_o near_o unto_o the_o ark_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n because_o it_o be_v find_v afterward_o in_o josias_n time_n in_o the_o place_n where_o the_o treasure_n be_v 2._o 2_o chron._n 34.14_o ribera_n
sort_v that_o to_o the_o first_o belong_v four_o prescribe_v our_o duty_n towards_o god_n to_o the_o second_o six_o touch_v our_o neighbour_n the_o last_o thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v etc._n etc._n be_v but_o one_o entire_a precept_n as_o be_v show_v in_o the_o place_n before_o quote_v quest_n xlvi_o whether_o the_o writing_n of_o the_o table_n be_v the_o first_o writing_n in_o the_o woâ—ld_n vers._n 16._o and_o the_o writing_n etc._n etc._n ferus_fw-la infer_v upon_o this_o quòd_fw-la deus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la primus_fw-la author_n scripturae_fw-la &_o literarum_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o god_n be_v the_o first_o author_n of_o writing_n and_o letter_n 1._o because_o cadmus_n that_o be_v say_v to_o have_v invent_v the_o letter_n among_o the_o greek_n be_v long_o after_o in_o the_o time_n of_o othâ—â—iel_n one_o of_o the_o judge_n and_o nicostrata_n or_o carmentis_n which_o find_v out_o the_o latin_a letter_n be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o jair_a another_o of_o the_o judge_n 2._o and_o it_o 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come_v from_o god_n yet_o two_o thing_n he_o affirm_v the_o one_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o this_o invention_n proceed_v from_o god_n mediately_a or_o immediate_o the_o first_o be_v more_o probable_a as_o other_o art_n of_o grave_v and_o work_v in_o brass_n and_o such_o like_a be_v invent_v by_o man_n gen._n 4._o yet_o through_o god_n gift_n the_o other_o be_v untrue_a that_o this_o write_n of_o the_o table_n be_v first_o of_o all_o for_o before_o this_o chap._n 24._o it_o be_v say_v that_o moses_n write_v all_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o a_o book_n and_o although_o moses_n be_v hold_v to_o have_v be_v the_o most_o ancient_a writer_n in_o the_o world_n as_o be_v prove_v before_o qu._n 7._o in_o 2._o exod._n yet_o it_o be_v like_a and_o very_o probable_a that_o letter_n and_o writing_n be_v in_o use_n before_o moses_n time_n as_o be_v likewise_o show_v before_o quest_n 13._o upon_o the_o second_o chapter_n quest_n xlvii_o where_o joshua_n stay_v all_o the_o while_n moses_n be_v in_o the_o mount_n vers._n 17_o and_o when_o joshua_n hear_v etc._n etc._n 1._o it_o be_v evident_a that_o joshua_n go_v not_o up_o with_o moses_n into_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n for_o than_o he_o shall_v have_v hear_v what_o the_o lord_n have_v tell_v moses_n concern_v the_o make_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n which_o he_o be_v ignorant_a of_o as_o it_o appear_v afterward_o by_o his_o speech_n to_o moses_n ferus_fw-la 2._o but_o whether_o he_o return_v to_o the_o camp_n or_o not_o during_o this_o space_n of_o forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n some_o make_v it_o doubtful_a as_o hugo_n de_fw-fr s._n victor_n because_o only_o in_o ascensu_fw-la &_o descensu_fw-la legiturfuissaecum_fw-la mose_n he_o be_v read_v to_o have_v be_v with_o moses_n in_o his_o go_v up_o and_o come_v down_o yet_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o thâ—se_a reason_n that_o joshuah_n all_o this_o while_n return_v not_o to_o the_o camp_n 1._o see_v joshua_n meet_v moses_n in_o the_o uppermost_a part_n of_o the_o hill_n when_o they_o have_v no_o sight_n of_o the_o camp_n but_o only_o hear_v a_o noise_n a_o far_o off_o as_o the_o next_o word_n show_v it_o have_v be_v too_o laboursome_a for_o joshua_n every_o day_n to_o go_v down_o and_o come_v up_o again_o so_o high_a into_o the_o hill_n 2._o he_o not_o know_v the_o time_n of_o moses_n return_n by_o this_o mean_n may_v have_v miss_v of_o he_o and_o so_o fail_v in_o his_o attendance_n tostatus_n qu._n 25._o 3._o if_o joshua_n have_v be_v in_o the_o camp_n he_o can_v not_o have_v be_v ignorant_a of_o that_o which_o be_v do_v there_o as_o it_o appear_v he_o be_v by_o his_o speech_n to_o moses_n junius_n cajetan_n 3._o therefore_o joshua_n stay_v in_o that_o place_n where_o moses_n leave_v he_o when_o he_o be_v call_v up_o into_o the_o thick_a cloud_n joshua_n follow_v moses_n up_o still_o into_o the_o hill_n after_o aaron_n and_o his_o two_o son_n and_o the_o elder_n be_v depart_v chap._n 24._o and_o when_o moses_n be_v call_v up_o after_o six_o day_n into_o the_o top_n of_o the_o hill_n there_o joshua_n stay_v where_o he_o have_v stand_v wait_v with_o moses_n but_o how_o joshua_n be_v occupy_v these_o forty_o day_n and_o night_n be_v not_o express_v nor_o whereof_o he_o live_v he_o may_v feed_v of_o the_o manna_n which_o may_v fall_v also_o in_o that_o place_n tostatus_n without_o eat_v any_o thing_n it_o be_v not_o like_a he_o continue_v as_o moses_n do_v such_o a_o miracle_n will_v not_o have_v be_v omit_v as_o it_o be_v so_o write_v of_o moses_n quest_n xlviii_o whether_o joshua_n first_o hear_v the_o noise_n vers._n 17._o and_o when_o joshua_n hear_v the_o noise_n etc._n etc._n 1._o tostatus_n here_o note_v that_o joshua_n first_o hear_v the_o noise_n and_o shout_v because_o it_o be_v likely_a he_o be_v quick_a of_o hear_v than_o moses_n who_o be_v now_o 80._o year_n old_a and_o joshua_n about_o 39_o or_o 40._o but_o see_v moses_n immediate_o make_v answer_v that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o noise_n of_o war_n in_o the_o host_n it_o seem_v that_o his_o ear_n be_v not_o heavy_a in_o that_o he_o discern_v the_o noise_n what_o it_o be_v and_o moses_n must_v be_v suppose_v to_o have_v be_v very_o deaf_a that_o can_v not_o hear_v such_o a_o confuse_a noise_n and_o shout_v the_o reason_n why_o moses_n though_o he_o hear_v the_o shout_n as_o well_o as_o joshua_n yet_o first_o speak_v not_o be_v for_o that_o he_o have_v reveal_v nothing_o yet_o to_o joshua_n concern_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n josuae_fw-la verba_fw-la indicant_fw-la silentium_fw-la mosis_fw-la joshuahs_n speech_n declare_v moses_n silence_n lippoman_n 2._o lyranus_fw-la think_v that_o moses_n discern_v of_o the_o noise_n what_o it_o be_v propter_fw-la vivacitatâ—â—_n sensus_fw-la etc._n etc._n because_o of_o the_o quickness_n of_o his_o sense_n in_o his_o old_a age_n for_o be_v 120._o year_n old_a his_o eye_n be_v not_o dim_v nor_o his_o natural_a force_n abate_v deut._n 34.7_o but_o although_o moses_n at_o these_o year_n have_v fresh_a and_o quick_a sense_n it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o they_o be_v more_o lively_a than_o joshuahs_n at_o half_a his_o year_n 3._o tostatus_n think_v that_o moses_n immediate_o after_o joshuahs_n speech_n do_v not_o discern_v the_o noise_n but_o after_o some_o pause_n as_o they_o go_v on_o still_o walk_v he_o perceive_v more_o but_o in_o that_o moses_n make_v answer_v unto_o joshuah_n it_o seem_v there_o be_v no_o long_a pause_n make_v but_o that_o moses_n in_o the_o same_o place_n have_v listen_v with_o his_o ear_n give_v judgement_n of_o the_o noise_n 4._o the_o very_a cause_n therefore_o why_o moses_n guess_v right_o what_o this_o noise_n mean_v be_v for_o that_o god_n have_v reveal_v to_o he_o before_o what_o the_o people_n have_v do_v moses_n pramonitus_fw-la intelligebat_fw-la quid_fw-la sonus_fw-la populi_fw-la vociferantis_fw-la portenderet_fw-la moses_n be_v premonish_v do_v understand_v what_o the_o noise_n of_o the_o people_n shout_v out_o do_v portend_v lippom._n gallas_n lyranus_fw-la also_o touch_v this_o reason_n quest_n xlix_o why_o moses_n anger_n be_v kindle_v at_o the_o fight_n of_o the_o calf_n and_o not_o before_o vers._n 19_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o come_v near_o etc._n etc._n he_o see_v etc._n etc._n so_o moses_n wrath_n wax_v hot_a etc._n etc._n 1._o gallasius_n think_v that_o moses_n satis_fw-la ira_fw-la accensus_fw-la audita_fw-la populi_fw-la defectione_n be_v sufficient_o angry_a and_o move_v already_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v hear_v that_o the_o people_n have_v fall_v away_o and_o that_o this_o anger_n be_v more_o increase_v by_o that_o which_o he_o see_v but_o although_o moses_n when_o the_o lord_n tell_v he_o what_o the_o people_n have_v do_v be_v inward_o grieve_v yet_o see_v the_o lord_n so_o much_o provoke_v to_o anger_n
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ex_fw-la operibus_fw-la ejus_fw-la sciat_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o may_v know_v by_o their_o work_n whether_o he_o shall_v do_v good_a or_o evil_n unto_o they_o simlerus_n the_o lord_n speak_v not_o then_o of_o his_o knowledge_n in_o respect_n of_o himself_o sed_fw-la ut_fw-la manifestum_fw-la fieret_fw-la but_o that_o it_o may_v be_v manifest_a unto_o man_n tostat._v that_o a_o reason_n of_o god_n work_n may_v be_v evident_a to_o all_o 5._o so_o although_o god_n non_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la ignoscit_fw-la gustum_fw-la tamen_fw-la misericordia_fw-la dando_fw-la etc._n etc._n do_v not_o simple_o pardon_v they_o yet_o in_o give_v they_o a_o taste_n of_o his_o mercy_n he_o do_v animate_v they_o to_o sue_v more_o earnest_o for_o pardon_n calvin_n quest_n xi_o why_o it_o be_v say_v they_o lay_v aside_o their_o good_a raiment_n from_o the_o mount_n horeb._n vers._n 6._o they_o lay_v aside_o their_o raiment_n from_o mount_n horeb_n etc._n etc._n 1._o some_o give_v this_o sense_n after_o moses_n come_v down_o from_o the_o mount_n they_o put_v they_o off_o genevens_n but_o it_o be_v show_v before_o that_o this_o be_v do_v before_o moses_n come_v down_o from_o the_o mount_n the_o second_o time_n qu._n 2._o and_o how_o many_o word_n be_v insert_v after_o moses_n come_v down_o which_o liberty_n if_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o take_v one_o may_v make_v any_o sense_n of_o the_o scripture_n 2._o cajetan_n who_o opinion_n be_v partly_o touch_v before_o qu._n 9_o think_v that_o indeed_o they_o take_v off_o the_o ornament_n from_o the_o very_a mount_n which_o they_o have_v deck_v and_o adorn_v but_o they_o be_v bid_v vers_fw-la 5._o to_o put_v off_o their_o ornament_n from_o they_o they_o be_v then_o upon_o they_o and_o not_o upon_o the_o place_n 3._o tostatus_n understand_v it_o thus_o ex_fw-la eo_fw-la loco_fw-la non_fw-la habuerunt_fw-la ornatum_fw-la from_o that_o place_n they_o have_v no_o ornament_n and_o so_o make_v this_o the_o sense_n as_o though_o not_o only_o in_o that_o place_n but_o afterward_o go_v from_o that_o place_n they_o leave_v off_o those_o ornament_n and_o oleaster_n coniecture_v thus_o forte_n usque_fw-la ad_fw-la ingressum_fw-la terrae_fw-la nullis_fw-la festivis_fw-la vestibus_fw-la usus_fw-la est_fw-la it_o may_v be_v they_o use_v not_o their_o best_a apparel_n till_o they_o come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n etc._n etc._n but_o if_o they_o have_v not_o wear_v their_o garment_n afterward_o it_o have_v be_v no_o such_o miracle_n that_o their_o raiment_n do_v not_o wax_v old_a upon_o they_o during_o the_o space_n of_o forty_o year_n as_o it_o be_v observe_v deut._n 8.4_o and_o after_o they_o be_v reconcile_v unto_o god_n the_o cause_n of_o their_o mourning_n be_v take_v away_o it_o be_v like_o the_o sign_n of_o their_o sorrow_n their_o mourn_a weed_n be_v discontinue_v 4._o the_o most_o do_v expound_v circa_fw-la montem_fw-la horeb_n about_o the_o mountain_n horeb_n ferus_fw-la ad_fw-la montem_fw-la at_o the_o mountain_n vatab._n they_o mourn_v in_o the_o same_o place_n where_o they_o have_v offend_v god_n with_o their_o sin_n marbach_n that_o the_o very_a place_n may_v put_v they_o in_o mind_n what_o great_a benefit_n they_o have_v deprive_v themselves_o of_o there_o they_o have_v receive_v the_o law_n and_o there_o the_o table_n of_o the_o covenant_n be_v break_v gallas_n what_o place_n this_o horeb_n or_o choreb_n be_v be_v show_v before_o quest_n 2._o chap._n 3._o gallasius_n and_o marbach_n think_v that_o sinai_n be_v the_o name_n of_o that_o part_n of_o the_o hill_n towards_o the_o east_n and_o choreb_n of_o the_o other_o part_n towards_o the_o west_n 5._o but_o junius_n do_v give_v the_o best_a sense_n of_o this_o place_n they_o lay_v aside_o their_o ornament_n procul_fw-la à _fw-fr monte_fw-fr choreb_n a_o great_a way_n off_o from_o the_o mount_n choreb_n as_o take_v themselves_o to_o be_v unworthy_a of_o god_n presence_n who_o abode_n in_o choreb_n and_o so_o in_o the_o like_a manner_n moses_n remove_v the_o tabernacle_n where_o the_o lord_n show_v visible_a sign_n of_o his_o presence_n far_o off_o from_o the_o camp_n in_o the_o verse_n follow_v as_o a_o sign_n of_o god_n indignation_n and_o departure_n from_o among_o they_o quest_n xii_o what_o tabernacle_n moses_n remove_v out_o of_o the_o camp_n vers._n 7._o then_o moses_n take_v his_o tabernacle_n etc._n etc._n 1._o calvine_n take_v this_o for_o the_o tabernacle_n which_o god_n appoint_v moses_n to_o make_v which_o he_o suppose_v to_o have_v be_v make_v already_o so_o also_o rupertus_n but_o that_o can_v be_v for_o the_o make_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n follow_v afterward_o chap._n 35._o and_o if_o this_o be_v admit_v the_o whole_a history_n that_o remain_v in_o this_o book_n shall_v be_v transpose_v neither_o have_v they_o any_o time_n to_o make_v it_o for_o moses_n be_v new_o come_v down_o from_o the_o mount_n where_o he_o have_v hitherto_o receive_v but_o instruction_n how_o the_o tabernacle_n shall_v be_v make_v and_o if_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v be_v already_o make_v it_o shall_v not_o now_o begin_v to_o have_v be_v first_o call_v ohel_n mogn_v the_o tent_n of_o the_o congregation_n 2._o some_o think_v that_o this_o be_v per_fw-la prolepsin_fw-la dictum_fw-la speak_v by_o a_o figure_n prolepsis_n the_o tabernacle_n be_v mention_v as_o now_o make_v which_o be_v not_o make_v till_o afterward_o gloss._n interlinear_o but_o that_o tabernacle_n situate_v and_o erect_v in_o medio_fw-la castrum_fw-la in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o camp_n and_o never_o without_o the_o host_n therefore_o this_o be_v not_o that_o great_a tabernacle_n or_o sanctuary_n gallas_n 3._o cajetan_n seem_v to_o understand_v this_o of_o the_o great_a tabernacle_n and_o think_v that_o deus_fw-la revocat_fw-la quod_fw-la alias_fw-la promiserat_fw-la etc._n etc._n god_n do_v here_o revoke_v that_o which_o he_o have_v promise_v concern_v the_o tabernacle_n that_o he_o will_v therein_o dwell_v among_o they_o and_o that_o he_o purpose_v to_o substitute_n joshua_n to_o be_v high_a priest_n in_o aaron_n stead_n because_o he_o go_v not_o from_o the_o tabernacle_n vers_fw-la 11._o this_o god_n threaten_v to_o move_v they_o to_o more_o effectual_a repentance_n but_o he_o perform_v it_o not_o ex_fw-la simlerâ—_n but_o this_o can_v be_v that_o great_a tabernacle_n afterward_o erect_v for_o the_o reason_n before_o allege_v neither_o be_v that_o the_o reason_n of_o joshuahs_n stay_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n especial_o see_v no_o such_o thing_n be_v insinuate_v in_o the_o text_n but_o because_o he_o be_v moses_n minister_v and_o give_v daily_a attendance_n upon_o he_o 4._o neither_o be_v this_o to_o be_v understand_v de_fw-fr svo_fw-la ipsius_fw-la tentorio_fw-la of_o moses_n own_o tabernacle_n or_o tent_n as_o gallas_n jun._n borrhaius_n for_o he_o dwell_v still_o among_o the_o people_n simler_n and_o he_o go_v only_o to_o this_o tabernacle_n out_o of_o the_o host_n when_o the_o people_n have_v any_o business_n with_o god_n and_o if_o it_o have_v be_v moses_n own_o tent_n there_o shall_v have_v be_v his_o wife_n and_o child_n with_o they_o that_o joshuah_n need_v not_o to_o have_v be_v leave_v behind_o to_o keep_v it_o vers_n 11._o when_o moses_n return_v into_o the_o host_n tostat_n qu._n 9_o 5._o wherefore_o this_o be_v some_o peculiar_a tabernacle_n which_o moses_n erect_v special_o for_o the_o service_n of_o god_n as_o it_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o name_n of_o it_o it_o have_v the_o same_o name_n which_o the_o other_o great_a tabernacle_n be_v to_o be_v call_v by_o there_o be_v the_o cloud_n the_o visible_a sign_n of_o god_n presence_n and_o the_o people_n worship_v towards_o that_o place_n simlerus_n osiander_n tostatus_n calvine_n use_v here_o divers_a reason_n to_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v not_o moses_n private_a tabernacle_n 1._o because_o moses_n be_v say_v simple_o to_o have_v take_v the_o tabernacle_n not_o his_o tabernacle_n 2._o because_o a_o sacred_a name_n be_v impose_v upon_o it_o 3._o moses_n change_v not_o the_o place_n of_o his_o dwell_n 4._o the_o lord_n there_o show_v visible_a sign_n of_o his_o presence_n 5._o the_o people_n worship_v towards_o it_o all_o this_o show_v that_o it_o be_v a_o sacred_a place_n and_o not_o moses_n tent_n of_o habitation_n etc._n etc._n all_o this_o be_v grant_v yet_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o it_o be_v the_o great_a tabernacle_n as_o calvine_n and_o oleaster_n think_v both_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o time_n it_o be_v not_o yet_o make_v and_o of_o the_o place_n that_o be_v plant_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o camp_n and_o not_o without_o lippoman_n quest_n xiii_o why_o moses_n pitch_v his_o tabernacle_n without_o the_o host_n vers._n 7._o and_o pitch_v it_o without_o the_o host_n 1._o tostatus_n take_v the_o reason_n thereof_o to_o be_v this_o because_o when_o the_o people_n be_v will_v to_o lay_v aside_o their_o ornament_n moses_n also_o will_v remove_v the_o tabernacle_n quia_fw-la in_o
and_o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o old_a use_n in_o the_o consecration_n of_o bishop_n to_o ask_v of_o he_o that_o be_v consecrate_v utrum_fw-la velit_fw-la episcopatum_fw-la whether_o he_o will_v have_v a_o bishopric_n who_o be_v twice_o to_o say_v nay_o but_o if_o any_o such_o desire_v a_o bishopric_n induceret_fw-la illum_fw-la ad_fw-la mentiendum_fw-la he_o that_o ask_v such_o question_n shall_v induce_v he_o to_o lie_v thus_o far_o tostatus_n proceed_v well_o 2._o but_o whereas_o that_o place_n of_o the_o apostle_n will_v be_v object_v if_o any_o man_n desire_v the_o office_n of_o a_o bishop_n he_o desire_v a_o good_a work_n 1_o tim._n 3.1_o he_o answer_v he_o desire_v indeed_o bonum_fw-la opus_fw-la a_o good_a work_n but_o not_o be_v he_o desire_v it_o not_o well_o whereas_o the_o apostle_n in_o these_o word_n as_o hierom_n expound_v they_o ad_fw-la operis_fw-la desiderium_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la honoris_fw-la ambitum_fw-la provocat_n do_v rather_o provoke_v and_o stir_v up_o unto_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o work_n not_o ambitious_o to_o seek_v the_o honour_n etc._n etc._n the_o apostle_n then_o in_o these_o word_n reprehend_v not_o but_o allow_v their_o desire_n which_o affect_v the_o calling_n of_o the_o church_n rather_o prodesse_fw-la quam_fw-la praesse_fw-la to_o profit_v other_o than_o to_o rule_v as_o augustine_n say_v donatum_fw-la 3._o wherefore_o this_o further_a may_v be_v add_v that_o in_o seek_v or_o desire_v the_o place_n and_o office_n of_o the_o church_n there_o be_v two_o extreme_n to_o be_v shun_v the_o one_o be_v the_o fault_n of_o former_a time_n when_o they_o which_o otherwise_o be_v well_o qualify_v and_o enable_v for_o ecclesiastical_a function_n do_v altogether_o decline_v they_o and_o utter_o refuse_v to_o take_v that_o call_n upon_o they_o as_o one_o ammonius_n when_o he_o shall_v have_v be_v ordain_v a_o presbyter_n cut_v off_o one_o of_o his_o ear_n and_o threaten_v if_o they_o will_v not_o let_v he_o alone_o to_o cut_v out_o his_o tongue_n to_o make_v himself_o altogether_o unfit_a for_o that_o call_n the_o other_o fault_n be_v incident_a to_o this_o age_n ambitious_o to_o sue_v and_o seek_v for_o the_o preferment_n of_o the_o church_n such_o a_o one_o be_v diatrephes_n â—_o who_o love_v to_o have_v preeminence_n wherefore_o that_o a_o mean_a may_v be_v keep_v in_o desire_v the_o place_n in_o the_o church_n three_o thing_n must_v be_v consider_v 1._o he_o that_o have_v any_o mind_n to_o a_o ecclesiastical_a call_n must_v first_o examine_v himself_o whether_o he_o be_v fit_v and_o enable_v with_o gift_n and_o that_o in_o a_o humble_a opinion_n not_o in_o a_o blind_a self-love_n but_o such_o a_o one_o as_o be_v not_o furnish_v with_o gift_n sin_v in_o put_v himself_o forward_o to_o that_o place_n for_o the_o which_o he_o be_v not_o meet_v 2._o he_o must_v propound_v unto_o himself_o as_o the_o chief_a and_o principal_a end_n the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o edify_n of_o the_o people_n and_o not_o for_o maintenance_n or_o live_a sake_n offer_v himself_o 3._o he_o must_v take_v heed_n that_o he_o use_v no_o indirect_a or_o unlawful_a mean_n by_o flattery_n or_o bribery_n to_o creep_v in_o and_o intrude_v himself_o 4._o these_o condition_n be_v well_o observe_v and_o these_o time_n withal_o consider_v wherein_o partly_o because_o of_o the_o great_a number_n and_o choice_n to_o be_v have_v of_o sufficient_a man_n but_o most_o of_o all_o because_o virtue_n and_o learning_n be_v not_o due_o respect_v and_o reward_v preferment_n be_v not_o offer_v unasked_a and_o undesired_a he_o that_o desire_v a_o place_n in_o the_o church_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v desire_v a_o good_a thing_n and_o therein_o be_v not_o to_o be_v discommend_v quest_n v._o when_o the_o tabernacle_n begin_v to_o be_v set_v up_o vers._n 17._o thus_o be_v the_o tabernacle_n rear_v up_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n etc._n etc._n 1._o cajetan_n hereupon_o note_v that_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v set_v up_o before_o one_o year_n be_v expire_v since_o their_o come_n up_o out_o of_o egypt_n whence_o they_o depart_v upon_o the_o fifteen_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n so_o that_o there_o want_v fifteen_o day_n of_o a_o full_a year_n this_o collection_n be_v very_o evident_a out_o of_o the_o text_n and_o therefore_o lippoman_n follow_v the_o septuagint_n have_v no_o reason_n to_o reject_v it_o 2._o simlerus_n think_v that_o the_o tabernacle_n which_o can_v not_o be_v set_v up_o in_o one_o day_n be_v begin_v to_o be_v set_v up_o before_o and_o now_o finish_v on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o month_n which_o use_v to_o be_v a_o solemn_a day_n and_o it_o be_v like_a they_o keep_v not_o that_o solemnity_n until_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v erect_v but_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o text_n that_o moses_n begin_v now_o only_o to_o set_v up_o the_o tabernacle_n upon_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n because_o the_o lord_n appoint_v that_o day_n for_o moses_n to_o set_v it_o up_o in_o vers_fw-la 2._o therefore_o he_o begin_v not_o before_o and_o the_o day_n wherein_o they_o begin_v to_o set_v it_o up_o may_v be_v keep_v as_o a_o solemn_a day_n as_o well_o as_o the_o day_n wherein_o it_o be_v finish_v yet_o it_o may_v be_v think_v that_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o new_a moon_n be_v not_o yet_o observe_v the_o priest_n be_v not_o yet_o consecrate_v to_o who_o office_n it_o belong_v to_o solemnize_v that_o day_n with_o sacrifice_n 3._o r._n solomon_n say_v there_o be_v two_o erection_n and_o set_v up_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n one_o be_v quotidiana_fw-la every_o day_n when_o it_o be_v set_v up_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o take_v down_o again_o at_o night_n the_o other_o be_v stabilis_fw-la erectio_fw-la the_o sure_a or_o firm_a erect_n of_o it_o which_o continue_v till_o the_o camp_n remove_v the_o first_o erect_v of_o it_o begin_v seven_o day_n before_o but_o the_o second_o solemn_a and_o stable_a erect_n be_v upon_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n contra._n this_o be_v the_o rabbin_n own_o device_n that_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v every_o day_n set_v up_o and_o take_v down_o again_o for_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o text_n which_o say_v that_o the_o cloud_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o the_o tabernacle_n by_o day_n and_o fire_n by_o night_n vers_fw-la 37._o until_o the_o cloud_n ascend_v and_o then_o they_o go_v forward_o but_o if_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v take_v down_o in_o the_o night_n the_o fire_n can_v not_o rest_v upon_o it_o 4._o calvine_n take_v this_o erect_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n for_o the_o remove_n of_o it_o from_o without_o the_o camp_n where_o it_o be_v set_v up_o and_o bring_v of_o it_o within_o the_o host_n for_o his_o opinion_n be_v that_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v set_v up_o before_o moses_n go_v up_o the_o second_o time_n into_o the_o mount_n when_o he_o remove_v it_o without_o the_o host_n chap._n 33.7_o contra._n but_o that_o tabernacle_n be_v not_o this_o great_a tabernacle_n but_o another_o where_o moses_n use_v to_o consult_v with_o god_n as_o be_v further_o show_v in_o the_o handle_n of_o that_o place_n and_o the_o great_a tabernacle_n be_v make_v after_o moses_n second_o come_v down_o as_o it_o be_v set_v down_o in_o story_n which_o without_o great_a necessity_n be_v not_o to_o be_v transpose_v and_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o work_n be_v finish_v they_o bring_v it_o to_o moses_n and_o then_o the_o lord_n speak_v to_o moses_n to_o set_v it_o up_o 5._o wherefore_o i_o incline_v rather_o to_o think_v that_o moses_n according_a to_o the_o lord_n commandment_n begin_v only_o upon_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n to_o set_v up_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o so_o continue_v until_o he_o have_v finish_v for_o in_o one_o day_n it_o be_v not_o all_o set_v up_o as_o it_o may_v be_v gather_v chap._n 7.1_o when_o moses_n have_v finish_v the_o set_n up_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n he_o do_v not_o then_o begin_v and_o finish_v in_o one_o day_n quest_n vi_o what_o testimony_n be_v put_v into_o the_o ark_n vers._n 20._o he_o take_v and_o put_v the_o testimony_n in_o the_o ark_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v in_o and_o beside_o the_o ark_n these_o four_o thing_n the_o table_n of_o the_o law_n the_o pot_n of_o manna_n aaron_n rod_n and_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n which_o moses_n write_v but_o none_o of_o these_o be_v here_o understand_v by_o this_o testimony_n but_o only_o the_o table_n of_o the_o law_n 1._o the_o pot_n of_o manna_n be_v a_o testimony_n of_o god_n mercy_n that_o he_o have_v feed_v the_o israelite_n with_o the_o bread_n of_o heaven_n forty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n but_o that_o be_v not_o this_o testimony_n for_o aaron_n be_v bid_v to_o take_v the_o pot_n of_o manna_n and_o put_v it_o there_o chap._n 16.33_o who_o be_v