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any_o other_o interpretation_n but_o it_o be_v like_a through_o the_o error_n of_o some_o scribe_n that_o thibin_n be_v put_v for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o edition_n complutense_n read_v but_o origen_n be_v here_o deceive_v that_o think_v thibis_n to_o be_v a_o coffin_n make_v of_o wicker_n or_o of_o the_o bark_n of_o tree_n hom._n 2._o in_o exod._n it_o signify_v nothing_o but_o a_o ark_n for_o the_o frame_n the_o matter_n whereof_o it_o be_v make_v be_v beside_o express_v 2._o which_o some_o think_v be_v of_o reed_n vatab._n genevens_n oath_n of_o bulrush_n jun._n pag_n mont._n which_o be_v most_o like_a or_o of_o the_o tree_n papyrus_fw-la as_o josephus_n whereof_o they_o make_v the_o paper_n which_o word_n be_v use_v to_o this_o day_n though_o our_o paper_n be_v now_o make_v of_o linen_n it_o be_v a_o light_a matter_n that_o may_v easy_o be_v support_v in_o the_o water_n and_o both_o to_o fasten_v the_o stuff_n the_o better_a and_o to_o keep_v out_o the_o water_n they_o daub_v it_o with_o slime_n and_o pitch_n simler_n as_o noah_n pitch_v his_o great_a ark_n to_o hold_v out_o the_o water_n 3._o this_o ark_n for_o the_o bigness_n josephus_n think_v be_v no_o great_a than_o can_v well_o contain_v the_o child_n but_o josephus_n be_v deceive_v that_o they_o put_v this_o ark_n or_o coffin_n into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o flood_n for_o the_o text_n be_v evident_a that_o they_o put_v it_o among_o the_o flag_n or_o reed_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o so_o easy_o float_v upon_o the_o water_n and_o to_o be_v the_o better_o defend_v from_o the_o wind_n pererius_n quest_n xi_o whether_o moses_n parent_n do_v well_o in_o expose_v he_o but_o here_o the_o question_n will_v be_v move_v whether_o moses_n parent_n do_v well_o in_o expose_v the_o infant_n thus_o to_o apparent_a danger_n see_v nature_n have_v give_v unto_o bruit_n beast_n a_o natural_a instinct_n rather_o to_o adventure_v their_o life_n for_o their_o young_a one_o than_o to_o leave_v and_o forsake_v they_o these_o reason_n than_o may_v be_v yield_v in_o defence_n of_o this_o their_o fact_n 1._o that_o if_o they_o have_v keep_v their_o child_n at_o home_n than_o they_o have_v most_o certain_o expose_v not_o only_o he_o to_o danger_n who_o can_v not_o be_v hide_v partly_o from_o the_o diligent_a inquisition_n of_o pharaoh_n partly_o from_o the_o notice_n of_o the_o egyptian_n among_o who_o they_o dwell_v junius_n but_o also_o his_o parent_n by_o all_o likelihood_n shall_v have_v perish_v therefore_o in_o that_o they_o do_v thus_o expose_v the_o infant_n they_o do_v deliver_v he_o from_o a_o certain_a danger_n leave_v he_o to_o a_o uncertain_a perer._n 2._o beside_o they_o use_v all_o careful_a mean_n to_o provide_v for_o the_o child_n in_o pitch_v the_o ark_n in_o lay_v it_o in_o a_o safe_a place_n perer._n from_o whence_o the_o mother_n may_v take_v it_o by_o stealth_n and_o suckle_v it_o at_o her_o pleasure_n simler_n beside_o they_o appoint_v his_o sister_n to_o be_v his_o keeper_n to_o seâ—_n what_o shall_v become_v of_o the_o infant_n 3._o further_o though_o there_o be_v no_o certainty_n either_o of_o the_o revelation_n show_v to_o amram_n that_o the_o child_n shall_v be_v preserve_v as_o josephus_n write_v or_o of_o that_o excuse_n of_o the_o hebrew_n that_o miriam_n be_v a_o prophetess_n give_v direction_n what_o they_o shall_v do_v yet_o see_v this_o act_n of_o they_o proceed_v of_o faith_n in_o god_n as_o the_o apostle_n show_v heb._n 11._o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o herein_o they_o be_v direct_v by_o the_o instinct_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o that_o they_o do_v it_o not_o in_o grief_n and_o despair_n as_o philo_n seem_v to_o affirm_v that_o they_o wish_v they_o have_v expose_v their_o child_n so_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v bear_v see_v they_o can_v no_o long_o keep_v he_o
quest_n xii_o of_o the_o education_n of_o moses_n and_o his_o adoption_n to_o be_v pharaoh_n daughter_n son_n vers._n 5._o when_o she_o see_v the_o ark_n among_o the_o bulrush_n she_o send_v her_o maid_n to_o fetch_v it_o etc._n etc._n the_o chalde_n paraphrast_n read_v here_o that_o she_o put_v forth_o her_o arm_n to_o take_v it_o for_o the_o word_n amah_o signify_v both_o a_o cubite_fw-la but_o than_o it_o be_v with_o dagesh_n and_o a_o maid_n than_o it_o be_v without_o dagesh_n amah_o not_o ammah_o as_o here_o and_o therefore_o aben_n ezra_n refuse_v the_o chalde_n read_v beside_o pharaoh_n daughter_n come_v down_o to_o wash_v she_o it_o be_v not_o like_a she_o be_v among_o the_o flag_n where_o the_o ark_n be_v which_o have_v be_v a_o unfit_a place_n to_o wash_v in_o simler_n 2._o by_o god_n providence_n moses_n own_o mother_n become_v the_o child_n nurse_n josephus_n write_v by_o this_o occasion_n because_o when_o diverse_a egyptian_a woman_n be_v bring_v the_o child_n refuse_v 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 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be_v conjecture_v for_o as_o diogenes_n be_v ask_v why_o man_n use_v to_o give_v unto_o the_o blind_a and_o lame_a but_o not_o unto_o philosopher_n make_v this_o answer_n because_o they_o may_v think_v they_o may_v one_o day_n become_v blind_a and_o lame_a themselves_o but_o never_o hope_v to_o be_v philosopher_n so_o man_n affection_n be_v blind_a and_o lame_a and_o their_o fantasy_n vain_o bend_v must_v needs_o delight_v in_o vain_a and_o lame_a pamphlet_n which_o feed_v their_o humour_n and_o can_v brook_v that_o which_o will_v purge_v they_o but_o leave_v to_o complain_v of_o that_o which_o i_o can_v help_v i_o can_v but_o commend_v that_o which_o i_o hear_v and_o have_v myself_o find_v that_o your_o lordship_n respective_a care_n in_o prefer_v free_o man_n of_o desert_n a_o rare_a precedent_n in_o these_o corrupt_a time_n and_o protect_v and_o
and_o necessary_a or_o just_a cause_n do_v so_o require_v etc._n etc._n otherwise_o the_o law_n do_v forbid_v all_o unlawful_a swear_n as_o well_o as_o the_o gospel_n 3._o and_o the_o reason_n why_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o swear_v by_o strange_a god_n be_v ne_fw-la frequenti_fw-la juramento_fw-la iâ—â—â—cantur_fw-la ad_fw-la cultâ—â—â—_n 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n lest_o that_o by_o often_o swear_v they_o be_v induce_v to_o worship_v they_o glos._n interliâ—â—â—â—_n 4._o and_o as_o a_o hebrew_n then_o and_o so_o a_o christian_a now_o be_v not_o himself_o so_o neither_o be_v they_o to_o compel_v a_o gentile_a to_o swear_v by_o they_o yet_o as_o augustine_n determine_v it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o christian_a recipere_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la juramentum_fw-la in_o deo_fw-la svo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n to_o receive_v a_o oath_n of_o a_o gentile_a by_o his_o god_n to_o confirm_v some_o covenant_n or_o contract_n se_fw-la gentilis_fw-la obtularis_fw-la se_fw-la facturum_fw-la if_o the_o gentile_a do_v of_o himself_o offer_v it_o lyran_n tostat._n quest_n xxv_o whether_o a_o christian_a may_v compel_v a_o jew_n to_o swear_v by_o his_o thorah_n which_o contain_v the_o five_o book_n of_o moses_n upon_o this_o occasion_n how_o far_o a_o christian_n may_v compel_v another_o of_o a_o contrary_a religion_n to_o swear_v as_o a_o jew_n or_o turk_n tostatus_n bring_v in_o divers_a question_n which_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v amiss_o here_o brief_o to_o touch_v as_o first_o whereas_o it_o be_v a_o usual_a thing_n with_o the_o jew_n at_o this_o day_n to_o swear_v upon_o their_o thorah_n which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o volume_n contain_v the_o five_o book_n of_o moses_n yet_o bind_v up_o in_o silk_n and_o lay_v up_o very_o curious_o in_o their_o synagogue_n whereout_o they_o use_v to_o read_v the_o lecture_n of_o the_o law_n the_o question_n be_v whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o christian_a judge_n to_o urge_v a_o jew_n to_o take_v his_o oath_n upon_o his_o thorah_n for_o upon_o the_o gospel_n he_o will_v rather_o die_v than_o take_v a_o oath_n for_o the_o resolution_n of_o this_o doubt_n divers_a thing_n be_v to_o be_v weigh_v and_o consider_v 1._o that_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o the_o idol_n and_o 〈◊〉_d god_n of_o the_o heathen_a and_o the_o jew_n thorah_n for_o this_o 〈◊〉_d a_o part_n of_o god_n word_n and_o contain_v nothing_o but_o the_o truth_n and_o it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o the_o jew_n do_v lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o the_o pentateuch_n or_o five_o book_n of_o moses_n as_o any_o christian_a may_v take_v his_o oath_n upon_o the_o gospel_n or_o any_o other_o part_n of_o god_n word_n 2._o and_o like_v as_o a_o christian_a lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o the_o gospel_n do_v not_o 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o bookâ—_n for_o 〈◊〉_d be_v unlawful_a in_o give_v the_o honour_n due_a to_o the_o creator_n unto_o a_o creature_n but_o have_v relation_n unto_o god_n who_o verity_n and_o truth_n be_v contain_v in_o that_o book_n so_o a_o jew_n swear_v upon_o his_o thorah_n yet_o swear_v by_o god_n the_o author_n of_o the_o law_n and_o in_o so_o do_v sin_v not_o 3._o yet_o it_o may_v so_o fall_v out_o that_o a_o jew_n may_v sin_v in_o swear_v upon_o his_o thorah_n as_o have_v a_o opinion_n that_o all_o the_o content_n of_o that_o book_n as_o namely_o the_o ceremonial_n be_v yet_o in_o force_n which_o be_v abolish_v in_o christ_n and_o yet_o the_o judge_n may_v not_o sin_n in_o require_v the_o jew_n to_o swear_v upon_o his_o thorah_n for_o he_o do_v not_o consider_v of_o those_o thing_n quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o voluntate_fw-la agentis_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la ipso_fw-la act_n which_o be_v in_o the_o mind_n and_o intent_n of_o the_o doer_n but_o of_o the_o act_n itself_o therefore_o the_o act_n of_o itself_o be_v lawful_a a_o jew_n may_v be_v require_v to_o do_v it_o sic_fw-la tostat._n qu._n 14._o quest_n xxvi_o whether_o a_o jew_n may_v be_v urge_v to_o swear_v in_o the_o name_n of_o christ._n but_o as_o the_o jew_n may_v be_v urge_v to_o swear_v upon_o his_o thorah_n which_o they_o hold_v to_o be_v a_o book_n of_o truth_n as_o christian_n do_v yet_o the_o case_n be_v not_o alike_o if_o a_o christian_a shall_v compel_v a_o jew_n to_o swear_v in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n for_o although_o christ_n be_v in_o deed_n and_o in_o truth_n very_a god_n yet_o the_o jew_n hold_v he_o to_o be_v worse_o than_o any_o idol_n and_o therefore_o the_o jew_n in_o take_v such_o a_o oath_n shall_v do_v against_o his_o conscience_n and_o consequent_o commit_v a_o great_a sin_n or_o if_o a_o jew_n shall_v require_v a_o christian_n to_o swear_v by_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n who_o he_o hold_v to_o be_v no_o god_n nor_o yet_o a_o good_a man_n therein_o the_o jew_n shall_v also_o sin_v against_o his_o conscience_n for_o it_o skill_v not_o a_o thing_n to_o be_v so_o or_o so_o indeed_o dum_fw-la aliter_fw-la concipiatur_fw-la as_o long_o as_o a_o man_n otherwise_o conceive_v and_o be_v persuade_v in_o his_o mind_n tostat._v qu._n 15._o quest_n xxvii_o whether_o a_o saracene_n may_v be_v urge_v to_o swear_v upon_o the_o gospel_n or_o in_o the_o name_n of_o christ._n now_o although_o a_o jew_n can_v be_v compel_v without_o sin_n to_o swear_v in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n who_o he_o hold_v worse_a than_o a_o idol_n or_o upon_o the_o gospel_n which_o they_o think_v contain_v nothing_o but_o fable_n yet_o the_o reason_n stand_v otherwise_o for_o a_o saracene_n or_o turk_n he_o may_v be_v require_v to_o swear_v in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n or_o upon_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o saracen_n have_v a_o good_a opinion_n of_o christ_n and_o believe_v that_o he_o be_v send_v of_o god_n and_o that_o he_o be_v a_o great_a prophet_n and_o a_o good_a man_n and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o do_v assent_v unto_o the_o gospel_n and_o believe_v that_o christ_n speak_v the_o truth_n and_o therefore_o they_o in_o take_v such_o a_o oath_n do_v not_o against_o their_o conscience_n and_o therein_o sin_v not_o now_o if_o it_o be_v object_v that_o the_o saracen_n differ_v more_o from_o the_o christian_n than_o the_o jew_n and_o therefore_o can_v no_o more_o lawful_o take_v a_o oath_n in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n than_o the_o jew_n the_o answer_n be_v that_o although_o the_o jew_n consent_n with_o the_o christian_n touch_v the_o canonical_a book_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n as_o the_o saracen_n do_v not_o yet_o as_o touch_v christ_n they_o do_v total_o dissent_v from_o the_o christian_n and_o so_o do_v not_o the_o saracen_n tostat._n qu._n 17._o quest_n xxviii_o whether_o a_o christian_a may_v swear_v upon_o the_o jew_n thora_n but_o it_o have_v be_v before_o show_v that_o a_o jew_n may_v be_v without_o sin_n urge_v to_o swear_v upon_o his_o thora_n which_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o pentateuch_n contain_v the_o five_o book_n of_o moses_n another_o question_n be_v move_v whether_o a_o christian_a may_v safe_o take_v his_o oath_n upon_o the_o jew_n thora_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a so_o to_o do_v it_o may_v be_v thus_o object_v 1._o it_o be_v a_o sin_n judaizare_fw-la to_o judaize_v to_o do_v as_o the_o jew_n do_v as_o to_o be_v circumcise_v to_o observe_v the_o jewish_a sabbath_n and_o such_o like_a but_o to_o swear_v upon_o the_o thora_n be_v to_o judaize_v that_o be_v to_o do_v as_o the_o jew_n do_v ergo_fw-la etc._n etc._n answ._n 1._o to_o judaize_n be_v not_o simple_o to_o do_v that_o which_o the_o jew_n do_v but_o that_o which_o they_o alone_o do_v and_o none_o other_o as_o to_o believe_v that_o which_o they_o only_o believe_v as_o that_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o law_n be_v still_o in_o force_n or_o to_o do_v that_o which_o they_o only_o do_v as_o to_o be_v circumcise_v and_o to_o abstain_v from_o certain_a kind_n of_o meat_n as_o saint_n paul_n charge_v saint_n peter_n that_o he_o compel_v the_o gentile_n judaizare_fw-la to_o judaize_v concern_v their_o meat_n for_o he_o do_v eat_v with_o the_o gentile_n before_o the_o jew_n come_v and_o afterward_o he_o withdraw_v himself_o from_o they_o otherwise_o to_o believe_v as_o the_o jew_n and_o other_o also_o believe_v and_o to_o do_v likewise_o as_o to_o hold_v the_o world_n to_o have_v be_v create_v the_o israelite_n to_o have_v be_v deliver_v and_o all_o other_o thing_n in_o the_o scripture_n to_o be_v true_a as_o they_o be_v there_o set_v down_o this_o be_v not_o to_o judaize_v 2._o so_o because_o the_o thora_n which_o be_v the_o pentateuch_n be_v not_o only_o receive_v of_o the_o jew_n but_o of_o the_o believe_a gentile_n and_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o law_n we_o subscribe_v unto_o as_o well_o as_o the_o jew_n therefore_o simple_o to_o take_v a_o oath_n upon_o their_o thora_n
mercy_n in_o judgement_n signify_v se_fw-la posse_fw-la teneri_fw-la that_o he_o can_v be_v stay_v ferus_fw-la 4._o yea_o hereby_o he_o incourage_v moses_n rather_o to_o pray_v for_o the_o people_n like_v as_o a_o father_n be_v angry_a and_o make_v as_o though_o he_o will_v smite_v his_o son_n say_v to_o one_o stand_v by_o ne_o retineas_fw-la i_o à _fw-la percussione_n hold_v i_o not_o from_o smite_v mean_v the_o contrary_a that_o he_o will_v have_v he_o interpose_v himself_o and_o mediate_v for_o his_o son_n lyran._n tostat._n mosen_n hortatur_fw-la ne_fw-la cunctotur_fw-la precari_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o exhort_v moses_n not_o to_o defer_v to_o pray_v for_o the_o people_n procopius_n because_o he_o otherwise_o may_v have_v be_v afraid_a to_o have_v pray_v consider_v the_o greatness_n of_o their_o sin_n so_o also_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n gregory_n 11._o quid_fw-la est_fw-la serum_n dicere_fw-la dimitte_v i_o nisi_fw-la deprecandi_fw-la ausum_fw-la prabere_fw-la what_o be_v it_o for_o the_o lord_n to_o say_v unto_o his_o servant_n let_v i_o alone_o but_o to_o make_v he_o bold_a to_o pray_v but_o indeed_o non_fw-la his_fw-la verbis_fw-la mandat_fw-la etc._n etc._n god_n do_v not_o command_n moses_n to_o pray_v in_o these_o word_n direct_o but_o show_v what_o it_o be_v that_o will_v stay_v he_o from_o punish_v junius_n 5._o and_o now_o the_o lord_n be_v content_v to_o accept_v of_o moses_n prayer_n because_o he_o be_v not_o in_o his_o secret_a counsel_n appoint_v to_o destroy_v they_o but_o the_o same_o moses_n who_o at_o this_o time_n appease_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n towards_o the_o people_n can_v not_o pacify_v he_o concern_v himself_o when_o he_o provoke_v god_n at_o the_o water_n of_o strife_n because_o prayer_n then_o will_v not_o serve_v the_o turn_n cum_fw-la semel_fw-la deus_fw-la aliquid_fw-la ab_fw-la intimis_fw-la irascendo_fw-la disponit_fw-la when_o once_o god_n be_v thorough_o provoke_v have_v determine_v to_o do_v a_o thing_n gloss._n ordinar_n ex_fw-la gregor_n quest_n xxx_o whether_o the_o lord_n change_v his_o mind_n in_o say_v i_o will_v destroy_v they_o and_o yet_o destroy_v they_o not_o vers._n 10._o for_o i_o will_v consume_v they_o yet_o god_n consume_v they_o not_o 1._o not_o that_o there_o be_v any_o mutability_n or_o change_v in_o god_n as_o though_o afterward_o he_o see_v which_o he_o do_v not_o before_o for_o these_o commination_n secundùm_fw-la hypothesin_n accipienda_fw-la sunt_fw-la be_v to_o be_v take_v conditional_o and_o sometime_o the_o condition_n be_v express_v sometime_o it_o be_v understand_v as_o the_o lord_n suspend_v the_o execution_n of_o his_o judgement_n either_o upon_o man_n repentance_n or_o be_v entreat_v by_o the_o prayer_n of_o his_o servant_n et_fw-la propter_fw-la mediatorem_fw-la veniam_fw-la that_fw-mi but_o most_o of_o all_o he_o give_v pardon_n for_o the_o mediator_n sake_n simler_n 2._o and_o thus_o the_o lord_n threaten_v yet_o stay_v his_o hand_n quia_fw-la necessarium_fw-la est_fw-la nosse_fw-la nos_fw-la benignitatis_fw-la qua_fw-la in_o deo_fw-la 5._o eminentiam_fw-la &_o quanta_fw-la vis_fw-la orationum_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la because_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o we_o to_o know_v the_o exceed_a great_a love_a kindness_n which_o be_v in_o god_n and_o what_o force_n there_o be_v in_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o saint_n cyrill_n 3._o and_o further_o this_o be_v not_o the_o will_n of_o god_n to_o destroy_v they_o that_o will_v of_o god_n qua_fw-la voco_fw-la beneplaciti_fw-la which_o be_v call_v the_o will_n of_o god_n good_a pleasure_n because_o this_o be_v always_o fulfil_v but_o it_o be_v voluntaâ—_fw-la signi_fw-la his_o signify_v or_o reveal_v will_n according_a to_o the_o which_o he_o show_v that_o they_o have_v deserve_v to_o be_v destroy_v but_o in_o his_o secret_n will_v he_o have_v ordain_v that_o moses_n shall_v pray_v for_o they_o and_o that_o he_o will_v be_v entreat_v by_o his_o prayer_n tostat._v qu._n 16._o quest_n xxxi_o how_o the_o lord_n promise_v to_o make_v a_o great_a nation_n of_o moses_n vers._n 10._o i_o will_v make_v of_o thou_o a_o mighty_a people_n 1._o some_o think_v that_o god_n indeed_o do_v perform_v this_o promise_n to_o moses_n for_o now_o the_o christian_a world_n which_o far_o exceed_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n mosi_fw-la obtemperat_fw-la obey_v moses_n rupertus_n ferus_fw-la so_o also_o gloss._n interlinear_o by_o this_o mighty_a people_n understand_v generationem_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la the_o generation_n of_o the_o saint_n but_o that_o which_o the_o lord_n promise_v here_o to_o moses_n be_v conditional_a that_o if_o he_o at_o that_o time_n destroy_v the_o people_n he_o will_v make_v a_o great_a nation_n of_o moses_n see_v the_o first_o be_v not_o do_v neither_o do_v he_o perform_v the_o second_o 2._o bernard_n say_v ego_fw-la hoc_fw-la munus_fw-la puto_fw-la servatum_fw-la sponsâ—_n i_o think_v this_o gift_n to_o become_v a_o great_a nation_n to_o be_v reserve_v for_o the_o spouse_n the_o church_n now_o disperse_v over_o all_o the_o world_n but_o this_o upon_o the_o former_a reason_n be_v not_o the_o meaning_n 3._o tostatus_n think_v the_o meaning_n to_o be_v this_o that_o deus_fw-la proponeret_fw-la cum_fw-la in_o ducem_fw-la genti_fw-la magna_fw-la god_n will_v set_v he_o over_o a_o great_a nation_n not_o that_o a_o great_a nation_n shall_v come_v of_o he_o so_o also_o vatablus_n lippom._n tostatus_n reason_n be_v these_o 1._o because_o if_o the_o lord_n shall_v promise_v to_o increase_v moses_n to_o a_o great_a nation_n he_o shall_v have_v no_o great_a comfort_n by_o it_o see_v he_o be_v old_a and_o can_v not_o see_v many_o generation_n 2._o whereas_o the_o lord_n say_v in_o the_o like_a word_n numb_a 14.13_o i_o will_v make_v thou_o a_o nation_n mighty_a than_o they_o there_o be_v comparison_n make_v between_o the_o nation_n which_o shall_v come_v of_o moses_n and_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o israelite_n but_o the_o seed_n of_o moses_n can_v not_o be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o israelite_n for_o he_o also_o be_v of_o israel_n 3._o and_o the_o lord_n promise_v moses_n a_o recompense_n ne_o grave_n ei_fw-la sit_fw-la tam_fw-la nobilem_fw-la principatum_fw-la amittere_fw-la lest_o it_o shall_v be_v grievous_a unto_o he_o to_o lose_v such_o a_o noble_a principality_n and_o government_n calvin_n but_o if_o his_o posterity_n only_o have_v be_v multiply_v there_o shall_v have_v be_v no_o recompense_n make_v for_o that_o loss_n contra._n 1._o moses_n expect_v not_o neither_o desire_v any_o greatness_n in_o the_o world_n but_o only_o the_o fulfil_n of_o god_n promise_n towards_o abraham_n isaak_n and_o jacob_n and_o therefore_o though_o moses_n have_v not_o present_o see_v this_o promise_n effect_v in_o his_o time_n yet_o he_o may_v have_v comfort_v himself_o as_o abraham_n do_v in_o the_o very_o propound_v and_o make_v of_o so_o gracious_a a_o promise_n by_o faith_n rely_v upon_o god_n for_o the_o fulfil_n thereof_o 2._o moses_n posterity_n may_v have_v be_v as_o well_o compare_v with_o israel_n as_o jacob_n and_o esau_n offspring_n be_v of_o who_o the_o lord_n say_v one_o people_n shall_v be_v mighty_a than_o another_o gen._n 25.23_o and_o as_o it_o be_v say_v ephraim_n shall_v be_v a_o great_a people_n than_o manasseh_n gen._n 28.28_o 3._o moses_n that_o wish_v himself_o for_o israel_n sake_n to_o be_v race_v out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o life_n expect_v no_o compensation_n of_o his_o principality_n if_o it_o have_v seem_v so_o good_a unto_o god_n to_o destroy_v israel_n 4._o therefore_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o god_n will_v so_o increase_v and_o multiply_v moses_n posterity_n as_o that_o he_o shall_v grow_v into_o a_o great_a nation_n 1._o because_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n the_o lord_n say_v to_o abraham_n faciam_fw-la te_fw-la in_o gentem_fw-la magnam_fw-la genes_n 12.2_o i_o will_v make_v of_o thou_o a_o great_a nation_n gallas_n olea_v 2._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v in_o effect_n inte_fw-mi praestiturus_fw-la quae_fw-la majoribus_fw-la promisi_fw-la i_o will_v perform_v in_o thou_o that_o which_o i_o promise_v to_o the_o father_n but_o if_o in_o the_o other_o sense_n the_o lord_n shall_v only_o have_v set_v he_o over_o a_o great_a nation_n then_o have_v not_o god_n promise_n to_o abraham_n be_v perform_v borrhaius_n quest_n xxxii_o of_o moses_n prayer_n in_o general_a and_o the_o manner_n thereof_o vers._n 11._o then_o moses_n pray_v etc._n etc._n why_o do_v thy_o wrath_n wax_v hot_a against_o thy_o people_n 1._o although_o the_o lord_n seem_v unto_o moses_n to_o be_v purpose_v to_o destroy_v the_o people_n yet_o moses_n in_o pray_v do_v not_o oppose_v himself_o to_o god_n will_v for_o his_o prayer_n dei_fw-la promissione_n nititur_fw-la be_v ground_v upon_o god_n promise_v make_v unto_o the_o father_n this_o therefore_o show_v a_o singular_a faith_n in_o moses_n that_o give_v not_o over_o no_o not_o when_o verbum_fw-la dei_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la committitur_fw-la the_o word_n of_o god_n seem_v to_o fight_v with_o