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one_o tax_v origen_n also_o in_o his_o first_o book_n against_o celsus_n agree_v with_o eusebius_n in_o these_o word_n after_o he_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o tax_v at_o which_o time_n jesus_n be_v bear_v judas_n a_o certain_a galilean_a make_v many_o of_o the_o people_n to_o revolt_v to_o he_o therefore_o scaliger_n censure_n must_v attaint_v origen_n for_o he_o affirm_v the_o same_o that_o eusebius_n do_v for_o origen_n distinguish_v not_o two_o taxing_n of_o judea_n moreover_o eusebius_n agree_v very_o well_o with_o himself_o for_o that_o have_v follow_v the_o evangelic_n authority_n he_o make_v that_o tax_v of_o quirinius_n to_o fall_v about_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n it_o follow_v that_o he_o shall_v apply_v the_o insurrection_n of_o judas_n the_o galilean_a to_o the_o same_o time_n wherein_o indeed_o he_o differ_v from_o josephus_n but_o agree_v exceed_v well_o with_o luke_n and_o with_o himself_o if_o so_o be_v that_o any_o will_v choose_v to_o embrace_v our_o opinion_n there_o shall_v no_o difference_n be_v find_v between_o luke_n and_o josephus_n for_o we_o say_v that_o the_o tax_v at_o the_o time_n christ_n be_v bear_v begin_v when_o herod_n reign_v in_o judea_n and_o that_o it_o be_v end_v by_o quirinius_n when_o archelaus_n herod_n son_n be_v banish_v in_o which_o very_a time_n we_o say_v that_o judas_n his_o insurrection_n fall_v out_o in_o judea_n to_o wit_n after_o archelaus_n his_o banishment_n sure_o before_o archelaus_n his_o be_v depose_v there_o be_v no_o ground_n why_o judas_n shall_v stir_v up_o the_o people_n to_o revolt_v for_o that_o the_o roman_a magistrate_n will_v not_o tax_n there_o where_o the_o king_n be_v a_o friend_n and_o a_o ally_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n neither_o be_v the_o jew_n in_o any_o hazard_n of_o be_v slave_n to_o foreigner_n while_o they_o have_v a_o king_n of_o their_o nation_n and_o religion_n whence_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o tax_v and_o insurrection_n of_o judas_n the_o galilean_a can_v not_o fall_v out_o till_o after_o archelaus_n his_o banishment_n thus_o far_a valesius_fw-la in_o his_o note_n upon_o euscbius_n his_o ecclesiastical_a history_n book_n 1_o chap._n 5._o the_o same_o valesius_fw-la in_o the_o same_o place_n a_o little_a before_o josephus_n say_v he_o do_v indeed_o mention_v the_o tax_v make_v by_o quirinius_n in_o syriae_n and_o judea_n as_o soon_o as_o archelaus_n be_v banish_v but_o he_o speak_v not_o of_o this_o tax_v which_o luke_n in_o his_o gospel_n say_v 2._o ch_n 2.1_o 2._o be_v make_v when_o herod_n be_v yet_o reign_v but_o indeed_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o a_o error_n have_v creep_v into_o luke_n text_n in_o quirinius_n his_o name_n and_o that_o for_o quirinius_n the_o name_n of_o sentius_n saturninus_n ought_v to_o be_v restore_v for_o this_o man_n as_o josephus_n testify_v be_v governor_n about_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o herod_n reign_n
de_fw-la civ_o dei_fw-la 16._o say_v that_o abraham_n departure_n from_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldaean_n and_o from_o charan_n fall_v out_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o year_n which_o josephus_n confirm_v while_o he_o write_v 1_o ant._n 8._o that_o abraham_n leave_v chaldaea_n when_o he_o be_v 75_o year_n of_o age_n moses_n speak_v say_v heidegger_n of_o therach_n abraham_n and_o the_o rest_n that_o go_v with_o they_o to_o charan_n say_v gen._n 11._o v._n 31_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o they_o dwell_v there_o and_o of_o therach_n indeed_o that_o when_o he_o be_v age_v 205_o year_n he_o there_o put_v a_o period_n to_o his_o last_o day_n but_o moses_n have_v not_o express_v how_o long_a abraham_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o companion_n dwell_v there_o yet_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o he_o do_v not_o stay_v long_o there_o yea_o not_o a_o whole_a year_n that_o he_o may_v not_o seem_v refractory_a to_o the_o divine_a call_n for_o what_o else_o but_o sickness_n and_o infirmity_n of_o body_n can_v detain_v therach_n from_o accomplish_v his_o journey_n he_o have_v undertake_v who_o piety_n towards_o god_n cause_v to_o forsake_v his_o native_a country_n and_o his_o own_o house_n what_o also_o but_o dutifulness_n towards_o his_o die_a father_n who_o on_o the_o account_n of_o religion_n have_v give_v himself_o for_o a_o guide_n and_o a_o companion_n in_o this_o pilgrimage_n can_v hinder_v abraham_n who_o ready_a obedience_n in_o obey_v the_o divine_a call_n be_v so_o much_o speak_v of_o in_o the_o scripture_n from_o go_v straight_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o that_o therach_n either_o take_v with_o the_o pleasantness_n of_o the_o place_n as_o aben_n ezra_n fond_o imagine_v or_o make_v a_o relapse_n unto_o his_o old_a idolatry_n as_o other_o allege_v tarry_v at_o charan_n and_o will_v not_o accompany_v his_o son_n be_v as_o like_v a_o fiction_n as_o may_v be_v nor_o be_v we_o much_o move_v with_o petavius_n bonfrerius_n and_o harvilleus_n argument_n by_o 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from_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldean_n towards_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o spring_n and_o that_o therach_n sickness_n interrupt_a they_o continue_v there_o all_o the_o summer_n and_o winter_n follow_v and_o then_o that_o abraham_n again_o part_v from_o charan_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o next_o spring_n be_v not_o the_o interval_n of_o time_n long_o enough_o that_o he_o may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v dwell_v there_o so_o he_o who_o hire_v a_o house_n for_o six_o month_n although_o a_o lesser_a time_n be_v yet_o no_o less_o say_v to_o have_v dwell_v there_o than_o he_o who_o have_v continue_v his_o habitation_n in_o it_o for_o six_o year_n and_o the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o also_o the_o chaldaic_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v not_o only_o to_o dwell_v but_o also_o to_o sit_v so_o that_o the_o short_a stay_n in_o a_o place_n be_v enough_o to_o say_v these_o word_n of_o a_o inhabitant_n not_o the_o second_o for_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n why_o we_o shall_v rather_o understand_v moses_n of_o gather_v together_o riches_n slave_n and_o cattle_n bring_v forth_o in_o his_o house_n than_o of_o procure_v by_o emption_n slave_n cattle_n and_o other_o thing_n whereby_o his_o patrimony_n leave_v by_o his_o father_n may_v be_v increase_v and_o this_o acquisition_n in_o how_o small_a a_o time_n may_v it_o be_v perform_v not_o the_o 3d._n for_o neither_o do_v abraham_n call_v charan_n his_o own_o land_n but_o aram_n naharaim_n or_o mesopotamia_n as_o appear_v gen._n 24.4_o compare_v with_o v._o 10._o but_o not_o charan_n only_o be_v in_o mesopotamia_n but_o also_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldaean_n as_o we_o have_v show_v above_o and_o from_o thence_o etc._n etc._n therach_n abraham_n father_n be_v say_v to_o have_v live_v 205_o year_n when_o he_o die_v at_o charan_n gen._n 11.32_o but_o abraham_n who_o stephen_n here_o say_v plain_o not_o to_o have_v go_v from_o charan_n till_o after_o therach_n decease_n gen._n 12.4_o he_o be_v say_v express_o to_o have_v be_v 75_o year_n of_o age_n when_o he_o depart_v charan_n if_o we_o subtract_v these_o 75_o year_n from_o the_o 205_o of_o therach_n age_n the_o remainder_n will_v be_v 130_o year_n abraham_n be_v therefore_o bear_v in_o the_o 130th_o year_n of_o therach_n and_o therefore_o when_o gen._n 11._o v._n 26._o therach_n be_v say_v at_o the_o 70th_o year_n of_o his_o age_n to_o have_v beget_v abram_n nachor_n and_o haran_n the_o meaning_n be_v therach_n begin_v to_o beget_v three_o son_n abraham_n the_o first_o in_o merit_n and_o dignity_n but_o the_o young_a by_o birth_n the_o second_o nachor_n haran_n the_o three_o who_o many_o will_v have_v to_o have_v be_v the_o elder_a of_o all_o see_v he_o be_v father_n to_o melcha_fw-mi the_o wife_n of_o nahor_n and_o jescha_n who_o the_o hebrew_n think_v to_o be_v sarah_n abraham_n wife_n abraham_n therefore_o after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n go_v forward_o to_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n according_a as_o the_o 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maidenburg_n centuriator_n do_v relate_v of_o rathold_n 6._o 8_o cent._n 6._o in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v they_o 718._o rathold_n general_n of_o the_o frisian_n be_v bring_v unto_o this_o by_o the_o preach_a of_o bishop_n vulfran_n that_o he_o be_v to_o be_v baptise_a when_o he_o have_v enter_v into_o the_o font_n with_o one_o foot_n draw_v back_o the_o other_o foot_n ask_v where_o the_o most_o part_n of_o his_o ancestor_n be_v whether_o in_o hell_n or_o in_o paradise_n and_o hear_v that_o more_o be_v in_o hell_n draw_v back_o his_o foot_n that_o be_v in_o the_o water_n it_o be_v better_a say_v he_o that_o i_o follow_v the_o great_a part_n than_o the_o few_o and_o be_v so_o deceive_v by_o the_o devil_n promise_v that_o he_o will_v give_v he_o three_o day_n hence_o matchless_a gift_n the_o self_n same_o three_o day_n he_o perish_v with_o a_o sudden_a and_o eternal_a death_n sigebertus_n henry_n of_o erford_n do_v relate_v the_o same_o out_o of_o the_o act_n and_o 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mention_v her_o husband_n hereby_o also_o it_o appear_v that_o whereas_o ch_n 4.34_o it_o be_v say_v that_o as_o many_o as_o have_v house_n sell_v they_o those_o house_n be_v to_o be_v except_v in_o which_o they_o dwell_v and_o meet_v together_o as_o also_o be_v show_v before_o ch_n 2.46_o who_o surname_n be_v mark._n this_o john_n mark_n the_o son_n of_o mary_n seem_v to_o be_v call_v barnabas_n sister_n son_n col._n 4.10_o betwixt_o this_o man_n and_o paul_n there_o happen_v a_o little_a coldness_n ch_n 15.39_o but_o they_o be_v soon_o reconcile_v as_o good_a man_n use_v to_o be_v and_o then_o a_o strict_a friendship_n succeed_v this_o coldness_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o paul_n col._n 4.11_o number_n he_o with_o jesus_n justus_n alone_o of_o the_o circumcise_a among_o his_o helper_n and_o 2_o tim._n 4.11_o desire_v timothy_n to_o bring_v he_o along_o with_o he_o to_o rome_n as_o one_o that_o will_v be_v very_o useful_a to_o he_o where_o many_o be_v gather_v together_o for_o see_v that_o the_o believer_n of_o who_o there_o be_v already_o a_o great_a number_n can_v not_o meet_v together_o all_o in_o one_o body_n they_o divide_v themselves_o into_o divers_a congregation_n in_o several_a house_n to_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o peter_n see_v v._o 17._o from_o hence_o it_o appear_v that_o when_o necessity_n and_o the_o rage_n of_o persecutor_n force_v we_o to_o it_o holy_a meeting_n though_o in_o the_o night_n be_v not_o unlawful_a for_o that_o this_o meeting_n be_v hold_v in_o the_o night_n be_v plain_a from_o v._o 6_o &_o 18._o 13._o the_o door_n of_o the_o gate_n heb._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d judg._n 18.16_o &_o 17._o ezek._n 40.11_o that_o be_v call_v say_v kimchi_n in_o his_o book_n of_o root_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v without_o the_o door_n of_o the_o gate_n for_o all_o that_o which_o be_v within_o and_o without_o as_o also_o the_o door_n and_o outward_a threshold_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v 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the_o baptist_n be_v call_v a_o angel_n that_o be_v a_o messenger_z mat._n 11.10_o the_o disciple_n of_o john_n send_v to_o christ_n angel_n messenger_n luke_n 7.24_o the_o disciple_n of_o christ_n send_v into_o a_o village_n of_o the_o samaritan_n luke_n 9.52_o the_o spy_v send_v by_o joshuah_n who_o rahab_n entertain_v james_n 2.25_o this_o be_v the_o simple_a interpretation_n of_o the_o greek_a noun_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d neither_o have_v we_o any_o reason_n to_o think_v that_o the_o believer_n understand_v it_o here_o otherwise_o since_o they_o have_v never_o hear_v that_o heavenly_a angel_n need_v to_o knock_v at_o the_o door_n to_o obtain_v entrance_n and_o they_o know_v it_o do_v not_o agree_v with_o the_o nature_n of_o spirit_n who_o with_o their_o subtileness_n can_v penetrate_v the_o most_o solid_a body_n therefore_o they_o think_v that_o the_o damsel_n out_o of_o her_o earnest_a desire_n of_o peter_n deliverance_n which_o all_o the_o godly_a have_v have_v 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and_o who_o some_o believe_v govern_v then_o the_o church_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o to_o the_o brethren_n that_o be_v and_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o they_o who_o live_v in_o the_o strict_a brotherly_a fellowship_n of_o christ_n disciple_n so_o also_o in_o other_o place_n by_o brethren_n be_v mean_v christian_n as_o before_o ch_z 2.30.10.23.11_o 1_o &_o 12._o james_n 1._o 2_o &_o 9_o etc._n etc._n but_o peter_n will_v have_v this_o deliverance_n tell_v to_o all_o the_o christian_n live_v in_o jerusalem_n that_o so_o he_o may_v free_v they_o from_o their_o trouble_n about_o he_o and_o they_o render_v thanks_o to_o god_n and_o go_v out_o he_o go_v out_o into_o another_o place_n out_o of_o jerusalem_n as_o it_o seem_v some_o say_v he_o go_v towards_o antioch_n and_o then_o by_o long_a journey_n come_v to_o rome_n but_o lactantius_n have_v record_v in_o his_o golden_a book_n of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o persecutor_n that_o peter_n come_v not_o to_o rome_n till_o the_o reign_n of_o nero_n 25_o 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the_o preacher_n of_o grace_n declare_v that_o man_n ought_v to_o abstain_v from_o such_o food_n and_o although_o the_o eat_n thereof_o as_o well_o under_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o the_o old_a have_v ever_o be_v condemn_v as_o a_o infamous_a and_o unlawful_a thing_n yet_o to_o that_o degree_n of_o obstinacy_n or_o rather_o madness_n be_v man_n grow_v that_o they_o refuse_v to_o yield_v obedience_n to_o either_o law_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a some_o for_o gain_n and_o some_o for_o gluttony_n do_v with_o the_o high_a impudence_n contemn_v the_o command_n and_o turn_v blood_n whereof_o we_o be_v forbid_v to_o eat_v into_o a_o food_n for_o information_n have_v arrive_v at_o our_o ear_n that_o stuff_v blood_n into_o gut_n as_o in_o bag_n they_o presume_v to_o eat_v the_o same_o as_o usual_a meat_n which_o our_o imperial_a majesty_n judge_v not_o fit_a to_o be_v tolerate_v nor_o endure_v that_o both_o the_o divine_a precept_n and_o the_o honour_n of_o our_o commonwealth_n shall_v be_v 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day_n the_o faithful_a be_v to_o be_v admonish_v that_o none_o of_o they_o presume_v to_o eat_v blood_n for_o in_o the_o beginning_n when_o licence_n to_o eat_v flesh_n be_v grant_v by_o god_n to_o man_n we_o find_v blood_n be_v forbid_v for_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o noah_n and_o his_o son_n every_o thing_n that_o move_v and_o live_v shall_v be_v to_o you_o for_o food_n except_o you_o shall_v not_o eat_v flesh_n with_o the_o blood_n which_o not_o only_o be_v very_o often_o reinforce_v in_o the_o old_a law_n but_o also_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n the_o apostle_n upon_o great_a deliberation_n write_v to_o the_o gentile_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n that_o they_o shall_v keep_v themselves_o from_o the_o defilement_n of_o idol_n and_o fornication_n and_o what_o be_v strangle_v and_o blood_n which_o i_o expound_v say_v that_o these_o command_n according_a to_o the_o letter_n belong_v to_o every_o christian_a that_o he_o eat_v not_o what_o die_v of_o itself_o whether_o of_o bird_n 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blood_n as_o well_o as_o the_o flesh_n of_o cattle_n that_o draw_v or_o bear_v burden_n as_o mule_n ass_n and_o horse_n johannes_n zonaras_n cite_v the_o father_n of_o the_o beforementioned_a six_o council_n hold_v in_o trullo_n at_o constantinople_n who_o sixty_o seven_o canon_n we_o cite_v before_o and_o prove_v out_o of_o genesis_n that_o they_o follow_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o divine_a scripture_n theodore_n balsamon_n on_o the_o same_o canon_n say_v the_o latin_n without_o distinction_n eat_v thing_n strangle_v and_o as_o i_o hear_v the_o people_n of_o adrianople_n do_v use_v the_o blood_n of_o animal_n in_o certain_a dish_n and_o on_o the_o sixty_o three_o of_o those_o that_o be_v call_v the_o apostle_n canon_n as_o for_o those_o creature_n which_o be_v take_v by_o hawk_v or_o hunt_v and_o be_v strangle_v how_o they_o be_v eat_v by_o some_o that_o be_v how_o they_o dare_v eat_v they_o i_o do_v not_o understand_v otto_n bishop_n of_o bamberg_n in_o the_o year_n 1124._o as_o 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find_v the_o brethren_n that_o be_v the_o christian_n who_o possible_o be_v convert_v from_o judaisme_n to_o christianity_n josephus_n make_v mention_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o dwell_v at_o dicaearchiu_n that_o be_v puteoli_n ant._n l._n 17._o c._n 4._o and_o be_v desire_v by_o the_o same_o brethren_n to_o tarry_v with_o they_o gr._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v lewis_n de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr be_v seldom_o put_v for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d at_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o altogether_o out_o of_o use_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d at_o the_o door_n at_o the_o gate_n be_v in_o use_n almost_o with_o all_o wrier_n and_o in_o thucidydes_n l._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v situate_a by_o the_o river_n seven_o day_n to_o wit_n as_o many_o as_o julius_n the_o centurion_n have_v appoint_v to_o stay_v
by_o way_n of_o anticipation_n mesopotamia_n where_o the_o euphrates_n run_v close_o by_o it_o 4._o frid._n spanhem_n hist_o job_n 1._o c._n 7._o n._n 4._o towards_o the_o south_n and_o east_n be_v adjoin_v to_o arabia_n the_o desert_n be_v only_o part_v from_o it_o by_o the_o river_n so_o that_o there_o be_v indeed_o some_o city_n such_o as_o even_o at_o this_o day_n be_v ana_n or_o anna_n of_o the_o large_a and_o most_o famous_a of_o that_o country_n some_o whereof_z on_o this_o side_n of_o the_o river_n be_v account_v city_n of_o mesopotamia_n hence_o they_o have_v one_o and_o the_o same_o language_n religion_n and_o custom_n the_o nature_n of_o the_o ground_n be_v the_o same_o be_v plain_a and_o barren_a and_o run_v out_o into_o waste_a desert_n produce_v the_o same_o herb_n and_o twig_n the_o same_o emir_n also_o or_o prince_n of_o the_o arabian_n extend_v his_o dominion_n a_o great_a way_n in_o mesopotamia_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o southern_a part_n of_o mesopotamia_n be_v by_o xenophon_n l._n 1._o anabas_n pliny_n hist_o l._n 5._o c._n 24._o strabo_n geogr._n l._n 16._o and_o other_o reckon_v a_o part_n of_o arabia_n but_o now_o charan_n the_o place_n of_o nachor_n abode_n call_v by_o josephus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d also_o charrhai_n by_o stephen_n ptolemy_n and_o sozomen_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o act_n by_o jerom_n aran_n as_o also_o carrae_n if_o it_o be_v the_o same_o city_n with_o that_o of_o the_o roman_a writer_n of_o the_o crassian_a overthrow_n charan_n by_o the_o georg._n 24.10_o gen._n 24.10_o of_o nubia_n call_v also_o nachor_n from_o nachor_n who_o build_v and_o inhabit_v it_o be_v situate_a in_o that_o part_n of_o mesopotamia_n which_o the_o river_n chabora_n water_v between_o euphrates_n and_o ascorus_n for_o by_o holy_a writ_n we_o may_v learn_v that_o charan_n lie_v in_o the_o way_n that_o lead_v from_o chaldea_n into_o canaan_n gen._n 11.31_o so_o that_o it_o be_v altogether_o more_o southerly_a towards_o arabia_n the_o desert_n and_o syria_n palmyrena_n or_o aram_n tsaba_n for_o the_o way_n from_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n to_o palestine_n be_v from_o the_o east_n to_o the_o west_n except_o where_o to_o avoid_v the_o unpassable_a place_n of_o arabia_n traveller_n turn_v towards_o the_o north_n through_o that_o part_n of_o mesopotamia_n that_o be_v more_o southerly_a which_o be_v to_o the_o northwards_o of_o chaldaea_n again_o the_o country_n of_o charan_n be_v say_v to_o be_v easterly_a in_o respect_n of_o palestine_n gen._n 29.1_o hence_o it_o be_v certain_o in_o the_o southerly_a part_n of_o mesopotamia_n which_o border_n with_o that_o part_n of_o arabia_n where_o the_o inhabitant_n dwell_v in_o tent_n according_a to_o the_o style_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o the_o insight_n of_o map_n for_o the_o northern_a part_n of_o both_o the_o syria_n and_o the_o country_n of_o assyria_n be_v not_o say_v to_o be_v eastward_o but_o northward_o hence_o we_o may_v discern_v their_o mistake_n who_o will_v have_v charan_n to_o be_v situate_a a_o great_a way_n towards_o the_o north_n and_o the_o mountain_n of_o armenia_n about_o the_o 36_o or_o 37_o degree_n of_o latitude_n and_o who_o confound_v it_o with_o edessa_n or_o orfa_n as_o r._n benjamin_n peter_n appian_n jacob_n ziglerus_n joseph_n moletius_n and_o other_o and_o the_o carrae_n that_o be_v there_o mark_v towards_o the_o assyrian_n whence_o lucan_n call_v they_o the_o assyrian_a carrae_n as_o in_o the_o book_n of_o tobit_n they_o be_v place_v between_o niniveh_n and_o raghe_n be_v of_o necessity_n altogether_o different_a from_o the_o charan_n of_o nachor_n and_o abraham_n charan_n therefore_o in_o mesopotamia_n be_v fituate_v betwixt_o babylonia_n and_o that_o part_n of_o syria_n which_o lead_v into_o palestine_n hence_o it_o lie_v more_o towards_o the_o south_n not_o far_o from_o the_o river_n euphrates_n as_o the_o chaldaean_a paraphrase_n have_v it_o the_o nubian_n geographer_n confirm_v this_o who_o will_v have_v harran_n to_o be_v more_o southerly_a than_o the_o city_n aleppo_n about_o the_o 31_o deg._n north._n lat._n hence_o arias_n montanus_n on_o gen._n 24._o v._n 10._o declare_v the_o city_n padan_n to_o be_v in_o that_o tract_n near_a to_o babylonia_n which_o more_o true_o be_v the_o country_n in_o which_o charan_n the_o city_n of_o nachor_n be_v situate_a nor_o be_v it_o contiguous_a to_o palestine_n as_o adrichomius_n will_v have_v it_o in_o the_o theatre_n of_o the_o holy_a land_n which_o as_o be_v in_o mesopotamia_n be_v rather_o contiguous_a to_o arabia_n the_o desert_n as_o this_o be_v extend_v northward_o to_o euphrates_n wherein_o we_o have_v place_v job_n habitation_n yea_o those_o of_o the_o east_n do_v declare_v that_o charan_n in_o abraham_n day_n be_v inhabit_v by_o the_o sabaean_a arabian_n as_o also_o the_o famous_a huttinger_n in_o his_o oriental_a history_n c._n 8._o out_o of_o keesseus_n the_o muhammedan_n and_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o to_o wit_n when_o he_o be_v addict_v to_o the_o superstition_n and_o idolworship_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n or_o as_o those_o of_o the_o east_n say_v of_o the_o zabian_o jos_n 24.2_o 3._o get_v thou_o out_o of_o thy_o country_n the_o uninterrupted_a tenor_n of_o the_o word_n sufficient_o import_v that_o he_o speak_v of_o one_o call_v when_o abraham_n dwell_v at_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n where_o he_o be_v bear_v and_o bring_v up_o the_o call_v itself_o together_o with_o the_o promise_n be_v extant_a gen._n 12.1_o 2_o 3._o stephen_n indeed_o leave_v out_o the_o promise_n because_o it_o be_v not_o needful_a to_o touch_v upon_o every_o particular_a come_v into_o the_o land_n which_o i_o shall_v show_v thou_o he_o promise_v that_o he_o will_v at_o length_n show_v he_o the_o land_n which_o he_o do_v not_o express_v in_o the_o call_v itself_o hence_o also_o heb._n 11.8_o abraham_n be_v say_v to_o have_v go_v out_o not_o know_v whither_o he_o go_v if_o abraham_n know_v not_o whither_o he_o go_v and_o the_o land_n towards_o which_o he_o must_v go_v can_v not_o be_v show_v he_o till_o after_o his_o set_n out_o whence_o be_v it_o that_o by_o a_o prolepsis_n abraham_n be_v say_v to_o have_v set_v out_o from_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n together_o with_o therach_n his_o guide_n in_o his_o pilgrimage_n and_o sarah_n and_o lot_n his_o companion_n therein_o that_o he_o may_v go_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n torniellus_n answer_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 2113_o num_fw-la 3._o that_o it_o may_v very_o well_o be_v that_o abraham_n when_o he_o set_v out_o know_v that_o god_n will_v have_v he_o go_v to_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n but_o that_o he_o do_v not_o know_v whether_o god_n will_v have_v he_o to_o settle_v there_o or_o go_v further_o to_o some_o more_o remote_a country_n and_o therefore_o he_o come_v into_o charan_n not_o with_o a_o design_n to_o settle_v there_o but_o to_o pass_v over_o towards_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n firm_o believe_v that_o there_o the_o lord_n will_v show_v he_o the_o land_n whereto_o he_o must_v go_v and_o in_o which_o he_o must_v abide_v even_o as_o a_o little_a after_o it_o true_o come_v to_o pass_v for_o when_o he_o come_v to_o sichem_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n he_o hear_v from_o god_n gen._n 12.7_o to_o thy_o seed_n will_v i_o give_v the_o land_n 4._o then._n to_o wit_n after_o abraham_n understand_v both_o god_n command_n and_o promise_v he_o come_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v he_o utter_o forsake_v his_o father_n house_n and_o together_o with_o his_o father_n sarai_n and_o lot_n depart_v from_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldaean_n stephen_n will_v have_v mesopotamia_n the_o same_o with_o chaldaea_n the_o arabian_n say_v ludovicus_n de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr be_v still_o of_o opinion_n that_o chaldaea_n belong_v to_o mesopotamia_n for_o the_o geographer_n of_o nubia_n in_o the_o six_o part_n of_o the_o four_o climate_n where_o he_o describe_v mesopotamia_n say_v that_o bagdad_n extend_v thither_o which_o be_v that_o we_o now_o call_v babylon_n the_o metropolis_n of_o chaldaea_n who_o province_n benjamin_n in_o his_o itinerary_n conclude_v to_o be_v beretz_n sinear_n in_o the_o land_n of_o shinar_n which_o be_v chaldaea_n but_o although_o god_n call_v command_a therach_n together_o with_o abraham_n sarah_n and_o lot_n to_o depart_v from_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldaean_n be_v direct_v to_o abraham_n yet_o because_o therach_n be_v father_n of_o the_o family_n therefore_o gen._n 11._o v._n 31._o the_o business_n of_o migration_n be_v ascribe_v to_o he_o not_o to_o a_o son_n of_o his_o family_n as_o scaliger_n pareano_n scaliger_n in_o elencho_fw-la pareano_n have_v right_o observe_v and_o dwell_v in_o charan_n for_o no_o long_a time_n say_v the_o most_o eloquent_a of_o the_o jew_n philo_n in_o his_o book_n of_o dream_n aug._n 16._o