of_o the_o eastern_a country_n from_o who_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o this_o history_n all_o learning_n art_n and_o science_n original_o come_v i_o can_v add_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o to_o this_o purpose_n but_o the_o reader_n i_o hope_v will_v find_v enough_o to_o satisfy_v he_o in_o the_o commentary_n itself_o and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v only_o make_v this_o one_o request_n to_o he_o that_o he_o will_v take_v his_o bible_n and_o read_v every_o verse_n entire_o along_o with_o this_o commentary_n for_o i_o have_v not_o set_v down_o every_o word_n of_o the_o text_n for_o fear_v of_o swell_v this_o work_n unto_o too_o great_a a_o bulk_n april_n 10._o 1694._o a_o advertisement_n that_o the_o reader_n may_v more_o ready_o find_v any_o particular_a place_n in_o which_o he_o will_v be_v satisfy_v the_o page_n where_o each_o chapter_n begin_v which_o shall_v have_v be_v set_v down_o on_o the_o head_n of_o every_o page_n be_v here_o note_v chap._n i._o page_n 1_o chap._n ii_o page_n 32_o 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not_o the_o use_n of_o write_v as_o we_o have_v whereby_o they_o convey_v the_o knowledge_n of_o time_n forego_v to_o those_o that_o come_v after_o verse_n 1._o in_o the_o beginning_n the_o world_n be_v not_o eternal_a but_o have_v a_o beginning_n as_o all_o philosopher_n acknowledge_v before_o aristotle_n so_o he_o himself_o inform_v we_o l._n 1._o de_fw-la coelo_fw-la cap._n 2._o speak_v of_o the_o ancient_a opinion_n concern_v the_o original_a of_o the_o world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o all_o say_v it_o have_v a_o beginning_n but_o some_o thought_n it_o may_v have_v no_o end_n other_o judge_v it_o to_o be_v corruptible_a god_n create_v he_o who_o be_v eternal_a give_v a_o be_v to_o this_o great_a fabric_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n out_o of_o nothing_o it_o be_v observe_v by_o eusebius_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr praepar_n evang._n p._n 21_o &_o 25._o edit_fw-la paris_n that_o neither_o the_o ancient_a historian_n nor_o the_o philosopher_n do_v so_o 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it_o be_v evident_a be_v so_o near_o to_o judah_n that_o they_o be_v repute_v the_o very_a same_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o mordecai_n who_o be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n be_v call_v isch_n jehudi_n a_o jew_n in_o esther_n ii_o 5._o because_o that_o tribe_n be_v comprehend_v under_o judah_n from_o the_o time_n that_o the_o rest_n rend_v themselves_o from_o the_o house_n of_o david_n when_o jeroboam_n also_o set_v up_o the_o mean_a of_o the_o people_n for_o priest_n who_o be_v not_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n 1_o king_n xii_o 33._o this_o make_v the_o levite_n fly_v to_o judah_n and_o become_v one_o with_o they_o and_o therefore_o the_o maccabee_n be_v in_o effect_n jew_n who_o hold_v the_o chief_a authority_n among_o they_o till_o antigonus_n be_v drive_v out_o and_o kill_v by_o herod_n who_o be_v a_o edomite_n set_v over_o they_o by_o the_o roman_n from_o between_o his_o foot_n the_o common_a interpretation_n every_o body_n know_v which_o be_v of_o his_o seed_n or_o posterity_n but_o ludolphus_n instead_o of_o raglau_n foot_n will_v have_v we_o read_v daglau_n banner_n according_a to_o the_o samaritan_n copy_n which_o be_v well_o confute_v by_o the_o forenamed_a wagenseil_fw-fr p._n 269._o of_o the_o forenamed_a book_n where_o he_o translate_v these_o word_n thus_o even_o to_o the_o last_o end_n of_o that_o state_n for_o so_o the_o people_n at_o the_o foot_n signify_v exod._n xi_o 8._o 2_o king_n iii_o 9_o those_o that_o bring_v up_o the_o rear_n as_o we_o now_o speak_v and_o so_o some_o ancient_a interpreter_n in_o the_o talmud_n he_o show_v expound_v it_o here_o of_o the_o last_o posterity_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o time_n when_o their_o commonwealth_n be_v come_v to_o a_o conclusion_n until_o shiloh_n come_v let_v the_o original_n of_o this_o word_n shiloh_n be_v what_o it_o will_v which_o some_o translate_v to_o be_v send_v other_o his_o son_n or_o child_n or_o his_o seed_n other_o quiet_v peaceable_n pacifick_n prosperous_a and_o consequent_o 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this_o interpretation_n they_o be_v so_o convince_v that_o to_o evade_v the_o argument_n we_o urge_v from_o hence_o to_o prove_v the_o messiah_n be_v come_v they_o have_v invent_v a_o great_a many_o tale_n of_o the_o power_n they_o have_v still_o in_o some_o remote_a part_n of_o the_o world_n there_o be_v a_o book_n write_v on_o purpose_n call_v the_o voice_n of_o glad_a tiding_n wherein_o they_o labour_v to_o prove_v they_o have_v a_o kingdom_n still_o remain_v which_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v grant_v signify_v nothing_o for_o this_o prophecy_n be_v concern_v their_o government_n in_o their_o own_o country_n the_o land_n of_o canaan_n as_o they_o themselves_o very_o well_o know_v which_o make_v they_o so_o desirous_a to_o return_v thither_o again_o that_o the_o hand_n of_o judah_n may_v be_v upon_o the_o neck_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o he_o may_v go_v up_o from_o the_o prey_n like_o a_o lion_n and_o tie_v his_o ass_n to_o the_o vine_n and_o wash_v his_o garment_n in_o wine_n etc._n etc._n as_o the_o word_n be_v in_o the_o rest_n of_o this_o prophecy_n and_o whatsoever_o some_o of_o they_o be_v please_v to_o say_v concern_v their_o power_n no_o body_n know_v where_n they_o be_v sometime_o in_o a_o contrary_a humour_n for_o in_o the_o gemara_fw-la sanhedrim_n they_o say_v cap._n xi_o §_o 32._o there_o shall_v not_o be_v the_o least_o magistrate_n in_o israel_n when_o the_o messiah_n come_v unto_o he_o shall_v the_o gather_n of_o the_o people_n be_v so_o this_o clause_n be_v expound_v by_o abarbinel_n himself_o who_o word_n be_v the_o people_n of_o the_o nation_n shall_v be_v gather_v to_o worship_v he_o i._n e._n the_o messiah_n see_v l'_n empereur_n in_o jacchiad_n p._n 164._o and_o codex_fw-la middoth_n p._n 106_o 107._o wagenseil_n indeed_o think_v the_o most_o literal_a interpretation_n to_o be_v this_o to_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o obedience_n of_o the_o people_n which_o be_v the_o interpretation_n of_o onkelos_n and_o the_o jerusalem_n paraphra_v kimchi_n also_o lib._n radic_n so_o expound_v it_o the_o people_n shall_v obey_v he_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o observe_v what_o he_o shall_v command_v they_o and_o in_o prov._n xxx_o 17._o which_o be_v the_o only_a place_n beside_o this_o where_o this_o word_n jikkah_n be_v find_v it_o seem_v to_o signify_v obedience_n see_v confut._n carm._n r._n lipmanni_n p._n 295._o where_o wagenseil_n after_o the_o examination_n of_o every_o particular_a word_n in_o this_o verse_n thus_o sum_n up_o the_o sense_n of_o it_o in_o this_o paraphrase_n that_o royal_a power_n and_o authority_n which_o shall_v be_v establish_v in_o the_o posterity_n of_o judah_n shall_v not_o be_v take_v from_o they_o or_o at_o least_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v destitute_a of_o ruler_n and_o governor_n no_o not_o when_o they_o be_v in_o their_o decline_a condition_n until_o the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n but_o when_o he_o be_v come_v there_o shall_v be_v no_o difference_n between_o the_o jew_n and_o other_o nation_n who_o 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only_o in_o the_o land_n of_o seir_n or_o bare_o in_o seir_n to_o which_o he_o invite_v jacob_n at_o his_o return_n xxxii_o 3._o xxxiii_o 14_o 16._o this_o mountainous_a country_n which_o be_v rich_a than_o the_o other_o he_o get_v into_o his_o possession_n after_o that_o time_n esau_n be_v edom._n the_o father_n of_o the_o edomite_n as_o it_o follow_v verse_n 9_o ver._n 12._o she_o bear_v to_o eliphaz_n amalek_n this_o be_v necessary_a to_o be_v set_v down_o as_o i_o observe_v on_o verse_n 1_o that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o distinction_n between_o the_o amalekite_n who_o be_v to_o be_v destroy_v and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o posterity_n of_o esau_n concern_v who_o it_o be_v say_v thou_o shall_v not_o abhor_v a_o edomite_n because_o he_o be_v thy_o brother_n deut._n xxiii_o 7._o thus_o joseph_n albo._n for_o though_o they_o make_v a_o distinct_a people_n from_o the_o edomite_n and_o live_v in_o a_o neighbour_a country_n yet_o they_o possess_v that_o part_n of_o mount_n seir_n which_o 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ver._n 21._o these_o be_v the_o duke_n of_o the_o horites_n the_o head_n of_o their_o family_n who_o govern_v the_o country_n before_o esau_n and_o his_o posterity_n dispossess_v they_o and_o settle_v themselves_o in_o the_o same_o form_n of_o government_n which_o they_o find_v among_o these_o horites_n in_o the_o land_n of_o edom._n so_o it_o be_v call_v in_o the_o day_n of_o moses_n ver._n 24._o this_o be_v that_o anah_n who_o find_v the_o mule_n in_o the_o wilderness_n not_o by_o accident_n but_o by_o his_o art_n and_o industry_n he_o invent_v as_o we_o speak_v this_o mixture_n and_o produce_v this_o new_a kind_n of_o creature_n so_o it_o be_v common_o interpret_v but_o the_o word_n find_v though_o use_v four_o hundred_o time_n in_o scripture_n never_o signify_v as_o bochart_n have_v observe_v p._n i._n hierozoic_a lib._n ii_o cap._n 21._o the_o invention_n of_o that_o which_o be_v not_o before_o but_o the_o find_v that_o which_o already_o be_v in_o be_v nor_o do_v jemim_n signify_v 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p._n 699._o d._n and_o why_o we_o shall_v think_v it_o impossible_a or_o unlikely_a that_o god_n shall_v make_v such_o a_o fruit_n i_o do_v not_o see_v nay_o it_o seem_v necessary_a there_o shall_v have_v be_v such_o a_o kind_n of_o food_n unless_o we_o will_v suppose_v god_n will_v have_v preserve_v adam_n have_v he_o continue_v innocent_a from_o die_v by_o a_o continual_a miracle_n which_o be_v a_o hard_a supposition_n than_o the_o other_o but_o this_o garden_n be_v also_o a_o type_n of_o heaven_n perhaps_o god_n intend_v by_o this_o tree_n to_o represent_v that_o immortal_a life_n which_o he_o mean_v to_o bestow_v upon_o man_n with_o himself_o revel_v xxii_o 2._o and_o so_o st._n
rest_n and_o quiet_a because_o say_v he_o this_o same_o shall_v comfort_v we_o concern_v our_o work_n and_o toil_n of_o our_o hand_n he_o expect_v some_o think_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o bless_a seed_n promise_v iii_o 15._o or_o that_o it_o shall_v spring_v immediate_o from_o he_o but_o the_o last_o word_n toil_n of_o our_o hand_n seem_v to_o import_v some_o inferior_a consolation_n which_o he_o expect_v from_o noah_n and_o the_o hebrew_n interpreter_n general_o expound_v it_o thus_o he_o shall_v make_v our_o labour_n in_o till_v the_o earth_n more_o easy_a and_o less_o toilsome_a to_o we_o which_o agree_v to_o what_o follow_v because_o of_o the_o ground_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v curse_v there_o be_v a_o general_a curse_n upon_o it_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n and_o a_o particular_a upon_o some_o part_n of_o it_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o cain_n now_o god_n he_o foretell_v will_v take_v they_o both_o off_o in_o great_a measure_n and_o bless_v the_o earth_n to_o the_o 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i_o have_v say_v enough_o to_o show_v it_o be_v not_o reasonable_a to_o think_v he_o have_v no_o child_n till_o this_o age_n of_o his_o life_n and_o noah_n beget_v shem_n ham_n and_o japhet_n here_o end_v the_o line_n of_o adam_n before_o the_o flood_n for_o though_o these_o three_o be_v marry_v it_o appear_v vii_o 13._o before_o the_o flood_n come_v yet_o they_o either_o have_v no_o child_n or_o they_o do_v not_o live_v for_o they_o carry_v none_o with_o they_o into_o the_o ark._n it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o shem_n be_v the_o elder_a of_o these_o three_o because_o he_o be_v here_o and_o every_o where_o else_o in_o this_o book_n mention_v first_o for_o i_o shall_v show_v plain_o in_o its_o due_a place_n that_o japhet_n be_v the_o elder_a x._o 21._o scaliger_n indeed_o will_v have_v this_o a_o settle_a rule_n that_o hunc_fw-la ordinem_fw-la filii_fw-la in_o scriptura_fw-la habent_fw-la quem_fw-la illis_fw-la natura_fw-la dedit_fw-la that_o child_n be_v place_v in_o scripture_n according_a to_o the_o order_n which_o nature_n have_v give_v they_o but_o it_o be_v apparent_a from_o many_o instance_n that_o the_o scripture_n have_v regard_n to_o their_o dignity_n otherways_o and_o not_o to_o the_o order_n of_o their_o birth_n as_o abraham_n be_v mention_v before_o nahor_n and_o haran_n merit_n excellentiae_fw-la with_o respect_n to_o his_o excellence_n as_o st._n austin_n speak_v to_o which_o god_n raise_v he_o though_o he_o be_v not_o the_o elder_a son_n of_o terah_n gen._n xi_o 28._o thus_o jacob_n be_v mention_v before_o esau_n mal._n i._n 1._o and_o isaac_n before_o ishmael_n 1_o chron._n i._n 28._o thus_o shem'_v eminence_n in_o other_o respect_n place_v he_o before_o japhet_n to_o who_o he_o be_v inferior_a in_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n as_o appear_v even_o from_o their_o genealogy_n both_o in_o gen._n x._o and_o 1_o chron._n i._n where_o shem'_v posterity_n be_v place_v below_o those_o of_o both_o his_o other_o brother_n chap._n vi_o ver._n 1._o when_o man_n begin_v to_o multiply_v to_o increase_v exceed_v fast_o for_o they_o be_v multiply_v before_o but_o not_o so_o as_o to_o fill_v the_o earth_n or_o the_o word_n man_n may_v be_v limit_v to_o the_o child_n of_o cain_n see_v verse_n 2._o who_o now_o begin_v to_o be_v very_o numerous_a and_o daughter_n be_v bear_v to_o they_o in_o great_a number_n for_o daughter_n no_o doubt_n they_o have_v before_o but_o now_o so_o many_o more_o daughter_n than_o son_n that_o they_o have_v not_o match_n for_o all_o no_o though_o we_o shall_v suppose_v they_o follow_v the_o step_n of_o lamech_v iu_o 19_o and_o take_v more_o wife_n than_o one_o ver._n 2._o the_o son_n of_o god_n there_o be_v two_o famous_a interpretation_n of_o these_o word_n beside_o that_o of_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n who_o take_v they_o for_o angel_n some_o understand_v by_o the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o great_a man_n nobles_z ruler_n and_o judge_n whether_o they_o be_v of_o the_o family_n of_o seth_n or_o of_o cain_n and_o so_o indeed_o the_o word_n elohim_n signify_v in_o many_o place_n exod._n xxi_o 6._o xxii_o 28._o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o ancient_a greek_a version_n which_o philo_n and_o st._n austin_n use_v perhaps_o mean_v no_o more_o where_o these_o word_n be_v translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o angel_n of_o god_n his_o great_a minister_n in_o this_o world_n who_o in_o aftertime_n be_v mistake_v for_o angel_n in_o heaven_n these_o great_a person_n be_v take_v with_o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o man_n i._n e._n of_o the_o mean_a sort_n for_o so_o sometime_o man_n signify_v psal_n xlix_o 2_o etc._n etc._n and_o take_v by_o force_n and_o violence_n as_o many_o as_o they_o please_v be_v so_o potent_a as_o to_o be_v able_a to_o do_v any_o thing_n with_o impunity_n for_o they_o that_o shall_v have_v give_v a_o good_a example_n and_o punish_v vice_n be_v the_o great_a promoter_n of_o it_o but_o there_o be_v other_o ancient_a interpreter_n and_o most_o of_o the_o late_a who_o by_o the_o son_n of_o god_n understand_v the_o posterity_n of_o seth_n who_o be_v the_o worshipper_n of_o the_o true_a god_n iv_o vlt._n they_o see_v the_o daughter_n of_o men._n converse_v with_o the_o daughter_n of_o cain_n so_o tho._n aquinas_n himself_o interpret_v it_o pars_fw-la i._n q._n 51._o art_n 3._o ad_fw-la 6._o that_o they_o be_v fair._n be_v exceed_o take_v with_o their_o beauty_n and_o they_o take_v they_o wife_n make_a match_n with_o they_o and_o perhaps_o take_v more_o than_o one_o apiece_o of_o all_o that_o they_o choose_v whosoever_o they_o like_v so_o the_o word_n choose_v be_v use_v in_o many_o place_n psal_n xxv_o 12_o etc._n etc._n without_o regard_n to_o any_o thing_n else_o but_o their_o beauty_n some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n by_o daughter_n understand_v virgin_n which_o they_o distinguish_v from_o nasim_n wife_n or_o marry_a woman_n who_o they_o also_o take_v and_o abuse_v as_o they_o please_v but_o there_o be_v no_o evidence_n of_o this_o the_o plain_a sense_n be_v 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not_o complete_a as_o appear_v by_o compare_v this_o with_o ix_o 28_o 29._o where_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v live_v three_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n after_o the_o flood_n and_o in_o all_o nine_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o whereas_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v nine_o hundred_o fifty_o one_o if_o he_o have_v be_v full_a six_o hundred_o year_n old_a when_o the_o flood_n begin_v v._o 10._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v after_o seven_o day_n etc._n etc._n as_o he_o have_v say_v verse_n 4._o ver._n 11._o in_o the_o second_o month._n of_o the_o year_n not_o of_o the_o six_o hundred_o year_n of_o noah_n life_n i._n e._n in_o october_n for_o ancient_o the_o year_n begin_v in_o september_n which_o be_v change_v among_o the_o israelite_n in_o memory_n of_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n into_o march_n exod._n xii_o 2._o the_o seventeen_o day_n of_o the_o month._n which_o be_v the_o beginning_n of_o our_o november_n all_o the_o fountain_n of_o the_o great_a deep_a be_v break_v up_o etc._n etc._n here_o be_v two_o cause_n assign_v of_o the_o deluge_n first_o the_o break_n up_o the_o fountain_n of_o the_o great_a deep_a and_o second_o the_o open_v the_o window_n of_o heaven_n by_o the_o great_a deep_a be_v mean_v those_o water_n that_o be_v contain_v in_o vast_a quantity_n within_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v press_v upward_o by_o the_o fall_n down_o of_o the_o earth_n or_o some_o other_o cause_v unknown_a to_o we_o gush_v out_o violent_o at_o several_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n where_o they_o either_o find_v or_o make_v a_o vent_n for_o that_o be_v mean_v by_o break_v up_o the_o fountain_n of_o the_o great_a deep_a the_o great_a hole_n or_o rather_o gap_n that_o be_v make_v in_o the_o earth_n at_o which_o those_o subterraneous_a water_n burst_v out_o this_o join_v with_o the_o continual_a rain_n for_o forty_o day_n together_o may_v well_o make_v such_o a_o flood_n as_o be_v here_o describe_v for_o rain_n come_v down_o not_o in_o ordinary_a shower_n but_o in_o flood_n which_o moses_n call_v open_v the_o window_n or_o floodgate_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o lxx_o translate_v cataract_n which_o they_o can_v best_o understand_v who_o have_v see_v those_o fall_n of_o water_n in_o the_o indies_n call_v spout_n where_o cloud_n do_v not_o break_v into_o drop_n but_o fall_v with_o a_o terrible_a violence_n in_o a_o torrent_n in_o short_a it_o be_v evident_a from_o this_o history_n that_o the_o water_n do_v once_o cover_v the_o earth_n we_o know_v not_o how_o deep_a so_o that_o nothing_o of_o the_o earth_n can_v be_v see_v till_o god_n separate_v they_o and_o raise_v some_o into_o cloud_n and_o make_v the_o rest_n fall_v into_o channel_n which_o be_v make_v for_o they_o and_o command_v dry_a land_n to_o appear_v gen._n i._n 2_o 7_o 10._o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o these_o water_n be_v raise_v up_o again_o by_o some_o mean_n or_o other_o to_o cover_v the_o earth_n as_o before_o especial_o when_o the_o water_n above_o the_o 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where_o he_o have_v these_o remarkable_a word_n where_o have_v not_o nature_n dispose_v moisture_n to_o attack_v we_o on_o all_o side_n when_o it_o please_v immanes_n sunt_fw-la in_o abdito_fw-la lacus_fw-la etc._n etc._n there_o be_v huge_a lake_n which_o we_o do_v not_o see_v much_o of_o the_o sea_n that_o lie_v hide_v many_o river_n that_o slide_v in_o secret_a so_o that_o there_o may_v be_v cause_n of_o a_o deluge_n on_o all_o side_n when_o some_o water_n flow_v in_o under_o the_o earth_n other_o flow_v round_o about_o it_o which_o be_v long_o pen_v up_o overwhelm_v it_o and_o river_n join_v with_o river_n pool_n with_o pool_n etc._n etc._n and_o as_o our_o body_n sometime_o dissolve_v into_o sweat_n so_o the_o earth_n shall_v melt_v and_o without_o the_o help_n of_o other_o cause_n shall_v find_v in_o itself_o what_o will_v drown_v it_o etc._n etc._n there_o be_v on_o a_o sudden_a every_o where_o open_o and_o secret_o from_o above_o and_o from_o beneath_o a_o eruption_n of_o water_n which_o word_n be_v write_v as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v direct_v to_o make_v a_o commentary_n upon_o moses_n ver._n 12._o and_o the_o rain_n be_v upon_o the_o earth_n forty_o day_n etc._n etc._n it_o continue_v rain_v so_o long_o without_o any_o intermission_n ver._n 13._o in_o the_o selfsame_a day_n etc._n etc._n in_o that_o very_a day_n when_o the_o rain_n begin_v do_v noah_n and_o his_o family_n etc._n etc._n finish_v their_o go_n into_o the_o ark._n which_o can_v not_o be_v do_v in_o a_o day_n or_o two_o but_o require_v a_o good_a deal_n of_o time_n and_o now_o he_o have_v complete_v it_o the_o very_a last_o creature_n be_v there_o bestow_v for_o it_o be_v likely_a he_o put_v in_o all_o other_o thing_n first_o and_o then_o go_v in_o himself_o with_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o their_o wife_n who_o be_v no_o soon_o enter_v but_o the_o water_n break_v in_o upon_o the_o earth_n from_o beneath_o and_o come_v down_o pour_v from_o above_o ver._n 16._o the_o lord_z shut_v he_o in_o or_o shut_v the_o door_n after_o he_o closed_n it_o so_o fast_o that_o the_o water_n can_v not_o enter_v though_o it_o be_v not_o pitch_v as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o ark._n how_o this_o be_v do_v we_o need_v not_o inquire_v it_o be_v likely_a by_o a_o angelical_a power_n which_o i_o suppose_v before_o conduct_v the_o several_a creature_n into_o the_o ark._n ver._n 17._o and_o the_o flood_n be_v forty_o day_n upon_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n after_o forty_o day_n rain_n the_o water_n be_v so_o high_a that_o they_o bear_v up_o the_o ark_n so_o that_o it_o do_v not_o touch_v the_o earth_n ver._n 18._o and_o the_o water_n prevail_v by_o more_o rain_n which_o fall_v after_o the_o forty_o day_n the_o inundation_n grow_v strong_a and_o mighty_a as_o the_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v so_o strong_a that_o the_o water_n bear_v down_o house_n and_o tree_n as_o some_o expound_v it_o and_o be_v increase_v great_o he_o say_v before_o verse_n 17._o they_o be_v increase_v but_o now_o that_o they_o be_v great_o increase_v which_o must_v be_v by_o more_o rain_n still_o fall_v on_o the_o earth_n though_o not_o in_o such_o uninterrupted_a shower_n as_o during_o the_o forty_o day_n and_o the_o ark_n go_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o water_n move_v from_o place_n to_o place_n as_o the_o wave_n drive_v it_o ver._n 19_o and_o the_o water_n prevail_v exceed_o upon_o the_o earth_n this_o be_v a_o high_a expression_n than_o before_o signify_v their_o rise_n still_o to_o a_o great_a pitch_n by_o continue_v ra_n and_o all_o the_o high_a mountain_n that_o be_v under_o the_o whole_a heaven_n be_v cover_v there_o be_v those_o ancient_o and_o they_o have_v their_o successor_n now_o who_o imagine_v the_o flood_n be_v not_o universal_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o only_o there_o where_o man_n then_o dwell_v as_o the_o author_n of_o the_o question_n ad_fw-la orthodoxos_fw-la tell_v we_o q._n 34._o but_o they_o be_v confute_v by_o these_o word_n and_o by_o other_o passage_n which_o say_v all_o flesh_n die_v for_o the_o truth_n be_v the_o world_n be_v then_o full_o people_v as_o it_o be_v now_o and_o not_o only_o inhabit_v in_o some_o part_n of_o it_o as_o may_v be_v easy_o demonstrate_v if_o man_n will_v but_o consider_v that_o in_o the_o space_n of_o one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o fifty_o six_o year_n when_o man_n live_v so_o long_o as_o they_o then_o do_v their_o increase_n can_v not_o but_o be_v six_o time_n more_o than_o have_v be_v in_o the_o space_n of_o five_o thousand_o year_n since_o man_n life_n be_v shorten_v as_o we_o now_o see_v they_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o strange_a weakness_n to_o fancy_n that_o only_a palestine_n syria_n or_o mesopotamia_n or_o some_o such_o
to_o have_v the_o benefit_n of_o it_o ver._n 10._o from_o all_o that_o go_v out_o of_o the_o ark_n to_o every_o beast_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v it_o shall_v extend_v not_o only_o to_o those_o which_o now_o go_v out_o of_o the_o ark_n but_o to_o all_o their_o breed_n in_o future_a age_n ver._n 11._o and_o i_o will_v establish_v my_o covenant_n with_o you_o etc._n etc._n doubt_v not_o of_o it_o for_o i_o tell_v you_o again_o i_o i_o will_v faithful_o keep_v this_o solemn_a promise_n any_o more_o be_v a_o flood_n to_o destroy_v the_o earth_n that_o be_v the_o whole_a earth_n for_o particular_a inundation_n there_o have_v be_v often_o ver_fw-la 12._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v this_o be_v the_o token_n of_o the_o covenant_n etc._n etc._n i_o do_v not_o only_o give_v you_o my_o word_n but_o a_o token_n or_o sign_n that_o i_o will_v keep_v it_o ver._n 13._o i_o do_v set_v my_o bow_n in_o the_o cloud_n etc._n etc._n most_o think_v this_o do_v not_o signify_v there_o never_o have_v be_v a_o rainbow_n before_o the_o flood_n for_o since_o there_o be_v both_o sun_n and_o cloud_n it_o be_v likely_a say_v they_o there_o be_v a_o rainbow_n also_o only_o now_o it_o be_v appoint_v for_o a_o sign_n which_o it_o be_v not_o before_o but_o as_o this_o opinion_n have_v nothing_o in_o scripture_n to_o enforce_v it_o so_o ground_n in_o nature_n there_o be_v none_o to_o warrant_v it_o unless_o we_o will_v assert_v this_o manifest_a untruth_n that_o every_o disposition_n of_o the_o air_n or_o every_o cloud_n be_v fit_o dispose_v to_o produce_v a_o rainbow_n they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o that_o great_a divine_a dr._n jackson_n book_n i._n upon_o the_o creed_n c._n 16._o who_o add_v that_o if_o other_o natural_a cause_n with_o their_o motion_n and_o disposition_n depend_v upon_o the_o final_a as_o scripture_n philosophy_n teach_v we_o they_o who_o acknowledge_v the_o scripture_n have_v no_o reason_n to_o think_v that_o either_o the_o cloud_n or_o the_o air_n have_v that_o peculiar_a 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o messenger_n of_o the_o great_a god_n jupiter_n and_o his_o goddess_n juno_n who_o homer_n as_o he_o observe_v represent_v as_o send_v with_o a_o peremptory_a command_n to_o neptune_n not_o to_o aid_v the_o grecian_n by_o the_o swell_a we_o may_v suppose_v of_o water_n which_o much_o annoy_v the_o trojan_n my_o bow_n it_o be_v call_v his_o not_o only_o because_o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o thing_n which_o have_v natural_a cause_n as_o there_o be_v of_o this_o but_o because_o he_o appoint_v it_o to_o a_o special_a end_n as_o a_o signification_n and_o assurance_n of_o his_o mercy_n to_o mankind_n ver._n 14._o when_o i_o bring_v a_o cloud_n over_o the_o earth_n i._n e._n when_o there_o be_v great_a sign_n of_o rain_n which_o come_v out_o of_o the_o cloud_n that_o the_o bow_n shall_v be_v see_v in_o the_o cloud_n not_o always_o but_o at_o certain_a time_n often_o enough_o to_o put_v man_n in_o mind_n of_o this_o promise_n and_o stir_v up_o their_o belief_n of_o it_o for_o it_o do_v as_o it_o be_v say_v i_o will_v not_o drown_v the_o earth_n again_o though_o the_o cloud_n have_v thicken_v as_o if_o they_o threaten_v it_o common_a philosophy_n teach_v we_o that_o the_o rainbow_n be_v a_o natural_a sign_n there_o will_v not_o be_v much_o rain_n after_o it_o appear_v but_o that_o the_o cloud_n begin_v to_o disperse_v for_o it_o be_v never_o make_v in_o a_o thick_a cloud_n but_o in_o a_o thin_a so_o that_o if_o it_o appear_v after_o shower_n which_o come_v from_o thick_a cloud_n it_o be_v a_o token_n that_o now_o they_o grow_v thin_a but_o the_o god_n of_o nature_n choose_v this_o to_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o he_o will_v never_o thicken_v again_o to_o such_o a_o degree_n to_o bring_v a_o deluge_n upon_o the_o earth_n and_o indeed_o the_o admirable_a form_n or_o composition_n of_o this_o glorious_a circle_n as_o the_o son_n of_o sirach_n call_v it_o ecclus._n xliii_o 12._o bend_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o most_o high_a do_v natural_o excite_v one_o to_o look_v beyond_o the_o material_a and_o efficient_a cause_n of_o it_o unto_o the_o final_a as_o the_o forenamed_a author_n speak_v and_o now_o that_o we_o have_v moses_n his_o commentary_n upon_o it_o we_o may_v see_v in_o the_o mix_a colour_n of_o the_o rainbow_n these_o two_o thing_n the_o destruction_n of_o the_o old_a world_n by_o water_n and_o the_o future_a consumption_n of_o the_o present_a world_n by_o fire_n who_o flame_v brightness_n be_v predominant_a in_o the_o waterish_a humour_n ver._n 15._o and_o i_o will_v remember_v my_o covenant_n etc._n etc._n look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o token_n of_o my_o faithfulness_n to_o my_o word_n ver._n 16._o i_o will_v look_v upon_o it_o that_o i_o may_v remember_v etc._n etc._n this_o be_v speak_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n the_o more_o to_o confirm_v their_o belief_n that_o god_n will_v not_o go_v back_o with_o his_o word_n ver_fw-la 17._o and_o god_n say_v this_o be_v the_o token_n etc._n etc._n as_o the_o promise_n be_v repeat_v twice_o to_o express_v its_o certainty_n verse_n 9.11_o so_o be_v the_o token_n of_o it_o as_o oft_o repeat_v for_o the_o same_o reason_n verse_n 12._o and_o here_o verse_n 17._o ver_fw-la 18._o and_o the_o son_n of_o noah_n etc._n etc._n they_o be_v here_o again_o name_v with_o respect_n to_o what_o follow_v but_o not_o in_o their_o order_n as_o shall_v be_v prove_v in_o its_o proper_a place_n x._o 21._o for_o japhet_n be_v the_o elder_a and_o ham_n be_v the_o father_n of_o canaan_n this_o son_n of_o ham_n be_v here_o alone_o mention_v because_o he_o be_v concern_v in_o the_o follow_a wicked_a fact_n of_o his_o father_n and_o his_o posterity_n be_v those_o wicked_a people_n who_o country_n god_n give_v to_o the_o israelite_n ver._n 19_o and_o of_o they_o be_v the_o whole_a earth_n overspread_v by_o this_o it_o appear_v that_o though_o noah_n live_v above_o three_o hundred_o year_n after_o he_o come_v out_o of_o the_o ark_n yet_o beget_v no_o more_o child_n or_o 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divide_v it_o appear_v by_o the_o follow_a word_n according_a to_o his_o language_n family_n and_o nation_n this_o great_a division_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v make_v orderly_o and_o not_o by_o a_o confuse_a irregular_a dispersion_n wherein_o every_o one_o go_v whither_o he_o list_v and_o seat_v himself_o where_o he_o think_v good_a this_o mr._n mede_n think_v be_v also_o suggest_v in_o the_o very_a word_n we_o translate_v divide_v which_o signify_v not_o a_o scatter_a but_o a_o distinct_a partition_n every_o one_o after_o his_o tongue_n or_o language_n the_o same_o be_v say_v for_o 20._o and_o ver_fw-la 31._o of_o the_o posterity_n of_o cham_n and_o shem._n which_o signify_v they_o do_v not_o all_o speak_v the_o same_o language_n but_o do_v not_o prove_v that_o every_o one_o of_o the_o forementioned_a people_n have_v a_o language_n peculiar_a to_o themselves_o distinct_a from_o the_o rest_n and_o not_o understand_v by_o they_o as_o when_o ahasuerus_n be_v say_v to_o have_v cause_v letter_n to_o be_v write_v to_o a_o hundred_o twenty_o seven_o province_n according_a to_o their_o language_n and_o their_o write_n esth_n xiii_o 9_o it_o do_v not_o prove_v there_o be_v so_o many_o several_a sort_n of_o write_v and_o so_o many_o several_a language_n in_o his_o empire_n but_o only_o that_o to_o each_o of_o they_o be_v direct_v a_o letter_n in_o that_o language_n which_o they_o speak_v after_o their_o family_n in_o their_o nation_n the_o particle_n in_o denote_v as_o mr._n mede_n observe_v family_n to_o be_v subordinate_a to_o nation_n as_o part_n to_o a_o whole_a family_n be_v part_n of_o a_o nation_n and_o a_o nation_n be_v a_o offspring_n contain_v many_o family_n so_o here_o be_v a_o twofold_a order_n in_o this_o division_n first_o they_o be_v range_v according_a to_o their_o nation_n and_o then_o every_o nation_n be_v rank_v by_o his_o family_n so_o that_o every_o nation_n have_v his_o lot_n by_o himself_o and_o in_o every_o nation_n the_o family_n belong_v to_o it_o have_v their_o portion_n by_o themselves_o the_o number_n of_o nation_n descend_v from_o japhet_n be_v seven_o according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o his_o son_n who_o be_v all_o founder_n of_o several_a nation_n but_o the_o number_n of_o family_n be_v not_o here_o entire_o set_v down_o for_o moses_n name_v only_o the_o family_n of_o gomer_n and_o javan_n who_o child_n perhaps_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o founder_n of_o nation_n and_o therefore_o mention_v by_o moses_n when_o the_o posterity_n of_o the_o rest_n be_v omit_v ver._n 6._o and_o the_o son_n of_o ham._n have_v give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o son_n and_o grandson_n of_o japhet_n the_o elder_a son_n of_o noah_n he_o next_o proceed_v to_o the_o son_n of_o ham_n the_o second_o son_n of_o noah_n which_o be_v four_o
infect_v with_o idolatry_n see_v xi_o 18_o 22._o some_o of_o shem_n posterity_n forget_v the_o creator_n of_o all_o and_o worship_v the_o sun_n as_o the_o great_a god_n and_o the_o star_n as_o less_o go_n so_o maimonides_n in_o his_o more_n nevoch_n p_o iii_o c._n 29._o where_o he_o say_v the_o zabii_n relate_v in_o one_o of_o their_o book_n which_o he_o there_o name_n that_o abram_n contradict_v their_o worship_n the_o king_n of_o the_o country_n imprison_v he_o and_o afterward_o banish_v he_o into_o the_o utmost_a part_n of_o the_o east_n and_o confiscate_v all_o his_o estate_n a_o tale_n invent_v to_o take_v away_o from_o he_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o voluntary_a leave_v his_o country_n and_o to_o discredit_v this_o sacred_a history_n which_o tell_v we_o he_o direct_v his_o course_n quite_o another_o way_n towards_o the_o west_n abarbinel_n and_o other_o will_v not_o have_v this_o call_v of_o god_n to_o abram_n to_o have_v be_v when_o he_o be_v in_o ur_fw-la but_o after_o they_o 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particular_a friendship_n which_o he_o here_o contract_v with_o abram_n who_o be_v call_v the_o friend_n of_o god_n in_o promise_v to_o espouse_v his_o interest_n so_o far_o as_o to_o have_v the_o same_o friend_n and_o enemy_n that_o he_o have_v which_o be_v the_o form_n wherein_o king_n and_o prince_n make_v the_o strict_a league_n one_o with_o another_o and_o curse_v they_o that_o curse_v thou_o maimonides_n will_v have_v it_o in_o the_o place_n beforenamed_n that_o the_o zabaean_n load_v abram_n with_o all_o manner_n of_o curse_n and_o reproach_n when_o he_o be_v send_v out_o of_o their_o country_n which_o he_o bear_v patient_o god_n turn_v upon_o themselves_o and_o in_o thou_o shall_v all_o the_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v which_o be_v most_o eminent_o fulfil_v in_o christ_n and_o here_o it_o must_v be_v remark_v that_o this_o promise_n of_o bless_v all_o the_o world_n in_o abram_n be_v make_v to_o he_o before_o he_o receive_v circumcision_n while_o he_o be_v in_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n and_o before_o he_o have_v any_o issue_n for_o sarai_n be_v barren_a and_o have_v no_o child_n xi_o 30._o and_o therefore_o before_o any_o preference_n of_o isaac_n to_o ishmael_n or_o any_o distinction_n make_v between_o his_o posterity_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n in_o token_n that_o they_o be_v all_o concern_v in_o this_o promise_n whether_o descend_v from_o abraham_n or_o not_o in_o short_a this_o promise_v only_a limit_n the_o birth_n of_o the_o messiah_n to_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n but_o declare_v that_o his_o benefit_n shall_v be_v common_a to_o all_o other_o nation_n ver._n 4._o so_o abram_n depart_v etc._n etc._n have_v stay_v some_o time_n in_o haran_n where_o his_o father_n fall_v sick_a and_o die_v he_o prosecute_v his_o journey_n from_o thence_o to_o canaan_n after_o his_o father_n be_v dead_a so_o st._n stephen_n tell_v we_o express_o act_v vii_o 4._o from_o thence_o i._n e._n from_o charran_n when_o his_o father_n be_v dead_a he_o remove_v he_o into_o this_o land_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v a_o wonderful_a effect_n of_o abraham_n faith_n i_o observe_v before_o to_o move_v he_o to_o leave_v his_o own_o native_a country_n and_o go_v to_o haran_n but_o it_o be_v still_o a_o great_a after_o he_o have_v travel_v a_o long_a way_n from_o ur_fw-la hither_o to_o go_v three_o hundred_o mile_n more_o from_o hence_o to_o canaan_n a_o country_n of_o which_o he_o have_v no_o knowledge_n nor_o have_v send_v any_o body_n before_o he_o to_o discover_v it_o take_v his_o journey_n through_o the_o dangerous_a and_o barren_a desert_n of_o palmyrena_n and_o have_v nothing_o to_o support_v he_o but_o only_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n which_o make_v he_o climb_v over_o the_o high_a mountain_n either_o of_o libanus_n hermon_n or_o gilead_n for_o in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n he_o enter_v as_o sir_n w._n raleigh_n have_v observe_v see_v verse_n 5._o and_o lot_n go_v with_o he_o he_o may_v conclude_v perhaps_o that_o abram_n be_v call_v in_o a_o special_a manner_n out_o of_o chaldaea_n be_v thereby_o distinguish_v from_o the_o rest_n of_o shem_n posterity_n and_o that_o he_o join_v with_o he_o in_o obey_v the_o same_o call_v may_v claim_v the_o privilege_n of_o fulfil_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o messiah_n no_o less_o than_o abram_n and_o abram_n be_v seventy_o and_o five_o year_n old_a when_o he_o depart_v out_o of_o haran_n see_v xi_o ult_n ver._n 5._o all_o the_o soul_n they_o have_v get_v hebr._n have_v make_v in_o haran_n i._n e._n all_o the_o slave_n bear_v in_o their_o house_n or_o buy_v with_o their_o money_n the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v interpret_v this_o of_o the_o proselyte_n they_o have_v win_v to_o god_n for_o such_o only_a will_v abram_n carry_v with_o he_o and_o some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n be_v so_o nice_a as_o to_o say_v that_o abram_n instruct_v the_o man_n and_o sarai_n the_o woman_n in_o the_o true_a religion_n concern_v which_o he_o write_v a_o book_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v maimonides_n de_fw-fr idolol_n c._n 1._o and_o leave_v it_o to_o his_o son_n isaac_n we_o read_v also_o in_o pirke_n elieser_n c._n 25._o that_o he_o take_v a_o house_n which_o front_v charran_n where_o according_a to_o the_o ancient_a piety_n he_o keep_v great_a hospitality_n and_o invite_v those_o that_o go_v in_o or_o come_v out_o of_o the_o town_n to_o refresh_v themselves_o if_o they_o please_v set_a meat_n and_o drink_n before_o they_o say_v there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n in_o the_o world_n and_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n they_o come_v we_o be_v tell_v before_o xi_o 31._o that_o terah_n go_v forth_o to_o go_v to_o this_o country_n but_o can_v not_o reach_v it_o as_o abram_n do_v who_o enter_v into_o it_o at_o the_o north_n part_n of_o it_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o follow_a part_n of_o the_o story_n where_o we_o read_v he_o go_v to_o sichem_n etc._n etc._n and_o verse_n 9_o go_v on_o still_o towards_o the_o south_n ver._n 6._o sichem_n and_o the_o plain_a of_o moreh_n or_o as_o mr._n mede_n follow_v the_o lxx_o will_v have_v it_o the_o oak_n of_o moreh_n understanding_n by_o oak_n not_o only_o one_o single_a oak_n but_o a_o holt_n or_o grove_n of_o oakes_n see_v xiii_o 18._o where_o i_o suppose_v he_o intend_v to_o have_v fix_v his_o dwell_n have_v not_o the_o temper_n of_o the_o people_n who_o inhabit_v that_o country_n make_v it_o inconvenient_a and_o the_o canaanite_n be_v then_o in_o the_o land_n it_o be_v very_o pertinent_a to_o moses_n his_o design_n speak_v of_o abram_n passage_n through_o this_o country_n to_o tell_v who_o be_v at_o that_o time_n possess_v of_o it_o but_o it_o be_v dubious_a whether_o he_o mean_v by_o the_o canaanite_n a_o particular_a people_n descend_v from_o canaan_n
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and_o superior_a to_o the_o other_o two_o and_o therefore_o he_o make_v his_o address_n to_o he_o as_o the_o chief_a pray_v he_o if_o he_o think_v he_o worthy_a of_o such_o a_o favour_n to_o honour_v he_o with_o their_o company_n ver._n 4._o and_o wash_v your_o foot_n i._n e._n to_o wash_v your_o foot_n for_o this_o be_v perform_v by_o servant_n and_o not_o by_o the_o guest_n themselves_o and_o rest_v yourselves_o under_o the_o tree_n in_o a_o arbour_n under_o a_o great_a tree_n where_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o eat_v for_o coolness_n sake_n see_v dr._n hammond_n upon_o psalm_n cxxviii_o 3._o st._n hierom_n sometime_o call_v this_o tree_n a_o oak_n sometime_o a_o turpentine-tree_n as_o j._n filesacus_n observe_v l._n i._n select_a c._n 13._o unless_o we_o will_v say_v that_o he_o think_v abraham_n dwell_v under_o the_o one_o and_o entertain_v they_o under_o the_o other_o and_o so_o eusebius_n l._n v._o demonst_a evang._n c._n 9_o express_o relate_v it_o that_o god_n appear_v to_o he_o 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that_o they_o be_v lay_v upon_o the_o hearth_n and_o cover_v with_o hot_a embers_o p._n i._n hierozoic_a l._n ii_o c._n 34._o and_o so_o they_o prepare_v they_o at_o this_o day_n as_o leon._n rawwolff_n tell_v we_o in_o his_o travel_n p._n ii_o c._n 9_o where_o he_o say_v that_o as_o he_o go_v through_o a_o country_n that_o lie_v between_o mesopotamia_n and_o media_n a_o woman_n present_o make_v they_o cake_n about_o a_o finger_n thick_a and_o of_o the_o bigness_n of_o a_o trencher_n which_o she_o first_o lay_v upon_o hot_a stone_n and_o turn_v they_o often_o and_o then_o throw_v ash_n and_o embers_o over_o they_o which_o he_o say_v be_v very_o savoury_a ver._n 7._o a_o calf_n tender_a and_o good_a which_o be_v a_o noble_a entertainment_n in_o those_o country_n ver._n 8._o and_o he_o take_v butter_n though_o we_o read_v of_o cheese_n in_o homer_n euripides_n theocritus_n and_o other_o yet_o they_o never_o mention_v butter_n nor_o have_v aristotle_n a_o word_n of_o it_o as_o bochart_n 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principal_a of_o the_o three_o angel_n or_o rather_o the_o lord_n himself_o as_o it_o be_v explain_v verse_n 13._o for_o as_o theodorick_n hackspan_n judicious_o observe_v this_o appearance_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n be_v different_a from_o the_o forego_n not_o be_v immediate_a by_o himself_o alone_o like_o that_o xvii_o 1._o nor_o mere_o mediate_v by_o a_o angel_n like_o that_o xvi_o 7_o 10_o 11_o 12_o etc._n etc._n but_o mix_v the_o lord_n himself_o ver_fw-la 1._o be_v conjunct_a with_o the_o angel_n who_o he_o employ_v in_o this_o embassy_n i_o will_v certain_o return_v to_o thou_o to_o fulfil_v the_o promise_n which_o i_o make_v thou_o xvii_o 19_o according_a to_o the_o time_n of_o life_n nine_o month_n hence_o which_o be_v
which_o be_v fulfil_v when_o they_o come_v for_o corn_n into_o egypt_n of_o which_o these_o sheaf_n some_o think_v be_v a_o apt_a representation_n ver._n 8._o shall_v thou_o indeed_o reign_v over_o we_o it_o seem_v they_o can_v ready_o interpret_v the_o meaning_n of_o a_o dream_n which_o show_v how_o common_a they_o be_v in_o those_o day_n for_o his_o dream_n and_o for_o his_o word_n this_o seem_v to_o import_v that_o he_o have_v more_o dream_n of_o like_a nature_n and_o be_v wont_a to_o talk_v of_o they_o which_o they_o think_v savour_v of_o arrogance_n ver._n 9_o he_o dream_v yet_o another_o dream_n which_o confirm_v the_o former_a by_o repeat_v the_o same_o thing_n under_o different_a figure_n for_o as_o the_o former_a be_v take_v from_o the_o earth_n so_o this_o from_o heaven_n and_o be_v more_o comprehensive_a than_o the_o former_a for_o it_o concern_v his_o father_n as_o well_o as_o his_o brethren_n behold_v the_o sun_n and_o the_o moon_n etc._n etc._n they_o seem_v to_o descend_v to_o he_o or_o he_o to_o be_v carry_v up_o to_o they_o where_o they_o bow_v and_o lay_v at_o his_o foot_n ver._n 10._o his_o father_n rebuke_v he_o give_v he_o a_o check_n that_o joseph_n may_v not_o grow_v conceit_v of_o himself_o and_o his_o brethren_n may_v not_o be_v provoke_v to_o hate_v he_o what_o be_v this_o dream_n that_o thou_o have_v dream_v what_o a_o idle_a dream_n be_v this_o shall_v i_o and_o thy_o mother_n and_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n who_o can_v believe_v this_o thy_o mother_n be_v dead_a which_o be_v sufficient_a to_o show_v the_o vanity_n of_o this_o dream_n and_o thy_o father_n sure_o be_v not_o to_o truckle_n unto_o thou_o no_o nor_o thy_o elder_a brethren_n ver._n 11._o his_o brethren_n envy_v he_o though_o jacob_n seem_v to_o slight_v what_o he_o say_v it_o incense_v his_o brethren_n against_o he_o but_o his_o father_n observe_v the_o say_v he_o do_v not_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o mere_a fancy_n but_o think_v there_o may_v be_v something_o in_o it_o and_o therefore_o though_o he_o think_v fit_a public_o to_o slight_v it_o yet_o he_o take_v such_o notice_n of_o it_o private_o that_o he_o preserve_v it_o in_o mind_n and_o lay_v it_o up_o in_o his_o heart_n as_o the_o scripture_n elsewhere_o speak_v and_o it_o real_o be_v fulfil_v when_o he_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n and_o no_o doubt_n show_v that_o respect_n which_o be_v due_a to_o the_o viceroy_n of_o the_o country_n and_o so_o do_v his_o mother_n bilhah_n and_o all_o his_o brethren_n ver._n 12._o his_o brethren_n go_v to_o feed_v their_o father_n flock_n in_o shechem_n as_o their_o flock_n increase_v so_o they_o enlarge_v their_o pasture_n and_o they_o often_o remove_v to_o find_v fresh_a pasture_n beside_o he_o have_v make_v a_o purchase_n in_o this_o place_n where_o they_o feed_v his_o flock_n in_o his_o own_o ground_n ver._n 13._o come_v i_o will_v send_v thou_o unto_o they_o make_v thyself_o ready_a that_o i_o may_v send_v thou_o to_o inquire_v of_o thy_o brethren_n welfare_n about_o which_o he_o be_v now_o the_o more_o solicitous_a because_o they_o be_v go_v to_o a_o place_n where_o they_o have_v some_o year_n ago_o give_v great_a provocation_n to_o the_o country_n by_o their_o barbarous_a cruelty_n ver._n 15._o a_o certain_a man_n find_v he_o some_o take_v this_o to_o have_v be_v a_o angel_n who_o take_v care_n of_o he_o when_o he_o be_v at_o a_o loss_n which_o way_n to_o go_v so_o maimonides_n p._n ii_o more_o nevochim_n cap._n 42_o where_o he_o make_v this_o passage_n the_o very_a same_o with_o that_o xvi_o 7._o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n find_v she_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 18._o they_o conspire_v against_o he_o the_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v they_o take_v subtle_a and_o crafty_a counsel_n against_o he_o to_o slay_v he_o lay_v their_o head_n together_o as_o we_o now_o speak_v to_o kill_v he_o so_o that_o the_o murder_n may_v be_v conceal_v from_o their_o father_n ver._n 19_o behold_v this_o dreamer_n come_v in_o the_o hebrew_n this_o master_n of_o dream_n or_o a_o frequent_a dreamer_n one_o that_o have_v dream_n at_o command_n ver._n 20._o cast_v he_o into_o some_o pit_n which_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o dig_v frequent_o in_o those_o country_n to_o hold_v rain-water_n for_o their_o cattle_n when_o they_o can_v not_o find_v a_o spring_n or_o be_v near_o no_o river_n ver._n 21._o he_o deliver_v he_o out_o of_o their_o hand_n preserve_v he_o from_o be_v murder_v by_o they_o as_o they_o intend_v which_o he_o do_v by_o the_o follow_a counsel_n which_o seem_v to_o have_v something_o of_o humanity_n in_o it_o and_o yet_o will_v effect_v what_o they_o resolve_v ver._n 22._o cast_v he_o into_o this_o pit_n that_o he_o may_v perish_v with_o hunger_n and_o lay_v no_o hand_n upon_o he_o etc._n etc._n let_v not_o we_o kill_v he_o this_o he_o say_v that_o he_o may_v save_v his_o life_n intend_v secret_o to_o draw_v he_o out_o of_o the_o pit_n and_o restore_v he_o safe_a to_o his_o father_n by_o which_o piece_n of_o good_a service_n reuben_n perhaps_o hope_v to_o reconcile_v his_o father_n to_o he_o who_o be_v just_o angry_a with_o he_o for_o defile_v his_o bed_n xxxv_o 22._o ver._n 23._o his_o coat_n of_o many_o colour_n by_o this_o it_o seem_v he_o be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n be_v not_o yet_o grow_v up_o to_o such_o laborious_a employment_n as_o they_o follow_v abroad_o and_o therefore_o indulge_v to_o wear_v a_o rich_a sort_n of_o garment_n with_o his_o father_n at_o home_n for_o according_a to_o the_o common_a notion_n it_o be_v wrought_v or_o embroider_v with_o flower_n which_o be_v account_v noble_a as_o well_o as_o beautiful_a in_o ancient_a time_n as_o appear_v by_o plato_n who_o commend_v the_o government_n then_o admire_v in_o greece_n compare_v it_o to_o such_o a_o garment_n that_o have_v variety_n of_o colour_n in_o it_o l._n viii_o de_fw-fr republ._n p._n 557._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ver._n 24._o the_o pit_n be_v empty_a there_o be_v no_o water_n in_o it_o this_o show_n the_o use_n of_o such_o pit_n be_v to_o hold_v water_n which_o at_o this_o time_n be_v dry_v up_o for_o want_v of_o rain_n ver._n 25._o a_o company_n of_o ishmaelite_n in_o the_o language_n of_o these_o time_n it_o be_v call_v a_o caravan_n merchant_n not_o dare_v to_o travel_v alone_o or_o in_o small_a number_n in_o those_o eastern_a country_n through_o the_o desert_n for_o fear_n of_o robber_n or_o of_o wild_a beast_n from_o mount_n gilead_n they_o come_v from_o part_n beyond_o that_o but_o pass_v that_o way_n to_o traffic_n there_o with_o there_o camel_n which_o be_v and_o still_o be_v the_o most_o proper_a beast_n for_o carriage_n in_o those_o country_n be_v able_a to_o travel_v a_o great_a way_n in_o the_o desert_n without_o drink_n and_o the_o midianite_n who_o be_v here_o the_o same_o with_o the_o ishmaelite_n ver_fw-la 28._o have_v as_o great_a a_o breed_n of_o they_o as_o any_o other_o country_n as_o bochart_n observe_v p._n i._n hierozoic_a l._n ii_o cap._n 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ver._n 26._o what_o profit_n be_v it_o if_o we_o slay_v our_o brother_n etc._n etc._n we_o shall_v get_v nothing_o by_o let_v he_o die_v in_o the_o pit_n have_v we_o not_o better_o make_v money_n of_o he_o and_o conceal_v his_o blood_n though_o we_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o conceal_v his_o murder_n which_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o do_v ver._n 27._o for_o he_o be_v our_o brother_n and_o our_o flesh_n natural_a affection_n persuade_v to_o this_o rather_o than_o to_o the_o other_o and_o his_o brethren_n be_v content_a as_o many_o of_o they_o as_o be_v then_o present_a for_o reuben_n be_v not_o among_o they_o at_o this_o consultation_n ver._n 28._o then_o pass_v by_o midianites_n they_o be_v call_v ishmaelites_n just_a
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language_n he_o cry_v for_o tear_n have_v be_v long_o suppress_v be_v wont_a when_o they_o break_v out_o to_o be_v accompany_v with_o some_o noise_n and_o the_o egyptian_n and_o the_o house_n of_o pharaoh_n hear_v they_o who_o he_o send_v forth_o be_v in_o the_o next_o room_n hear_v he_o cry_v and_o report_v what_o a_o passion_n he_o be_v in_o to_o the_o whole_a court_n ver._n 3._o i_o be_o joseph_n this_o word_n make_v they_o start_v as_o appear_v by_o the_o next_o verse_n do_v my_o father_n yet_o live_v may_v i_o believe_v what_o you_o have_v tell_v i_o xliii_o 28._o he_o say_v not_o this_o because_o he_o doubt_v of_o it_o but_o to_o express_v his_o joy_n at_o that_o good_a news_n and_o they_o can_v not_o answer_v he_o be_v astonish_v as_o it_o follow_v at_o his_o presence_n for_o they_o can_v not_o but_o reflect_v upon_o their_o cruel_a usage_n of_o he_o and_o now_o see_v he_o in_o full_a power_n to_o punish_v they_o ver._n 4._o come_v near_o to_o i_o i_o pray_v you_o this_o i_o 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