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A94392 The holy history. Written in French by Nicolas Talon. S.I. and translated into English by the Marquess of Winchester.; Histoire sainte. English Talon, Nicolas, 1605-1691.; Winchester, John Paulet, Earl of, 1598-1675. 1653 (1653) Wing T132; Thomason E212_1; ESTC R9096 367,834 440

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vobiscum_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 24._o v._o 8._o moysi_n autem_fw-la dixit_fw-la aftende_v ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la tu_fw-la &_o aaron_n nadab_n &_o abihu_n &_o septuaginta_fw-la senes_fw-la ex_fw-la israel_n exod._n 24._o v._o 9_o lyranus_fw-la cajetanus_n prados_n in_o ezechielé_n et_fw-la viderunt_fw-la deum_fw-la israel_n &_o sub_fw-la pedibus_fw-la ejus_fw-la quasiopus_fw-la lapidis_fw-la saphirini_fw-la &_o quasi_fw-la caelum_fw-la cum_fw-la serenum_fw-la est_fw-la exod._n 24._o v._o 10._o solusque_fw-la moses_n ascendet_fw-la ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la &_o illi_fw-la non_fw-la appropinquabunt_fw-la nec_fw-la populus_fw-la ascendet_fw-la cum_fw-la eo_fw-la exod_n 24._o v._n 2._o cumque_fw-la ascendisset_fw-la moses_n operuit_fw-la nubes_fw-la montem_fw-la evo_fw-la 24._o v._n 15_o et_fw-la habitavit_fw-la gloria_fw-la domini_fw-la super_fw-la sinai_n etc._n etc._n exod._n 24._o v._o 16._o erat_fw-la autem_fw-la species_n gloriae_fw-la domini_fw-la quasi_fw-la ignis_fw-la audens_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod_n 24._o v._n 17._o et_fw-la fuit_fw-la ibi_fw-la moses_n quadraginta_fw-la diebus_fw-la &_o quadraginta_fw-la noctibus_fw-la exod._n 24._o v._o 18._o out_o of_o which_o it_o never_o depart_v but_o to_o guide_v we_o first_o unto_o god_n as_o unto_o the_o father_n of_o union_n and_o unto_o the_o author_n of_o wisdom_n who_o desire_v orderly_o to_o rule_v and_o govern_v the_o whole_a universe_n be_v oblige_v to_o give_v law_n and_o precept_n on_o which_o policy_n ought_v to_o move_v as_o the_o heaven_n do_v upon_o their_o pole_n now_o it_o have_v not_o be_v sufficient_a to_o have_v reveal_v they_o unto_o moses_n but_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o publish_v they_o to_o all_o the_o people_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v be_v oblige_v to_o observe_v they_o after_o their_o reception_n moses_n then_o declare_v unto_o the_o hebrew_n all_o that_o god_n command_v they_o unto_o which_o they_o all_o consent_v cry_v out_o unanimous_o that_o these_o law_n be_v just_a 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the_o holy_a history_n write_a in_o french_a by_o nicolas_n talon_n s._n j._n and_o translate_v into_o english_a by_o the_o marquis_n of_o winchester_z london_n print_v by_o y.w._n for_o j._n crook_n and_o j._n baker_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o the_o ship_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1653._o the_o holy_a history_n per_fw-la speculum_fw-la in_o aenigmate_fw-la omne_fw-la in_o figuris_fw-la fide_fw-la moses_n invisibilem_fw-la tamquam_fw-la videns_fw-la sustinuit_fw-la whollar_n london_n print_v for_o john_n crook_n &_o john_n baker_n at_o the_o ship_n in_o s_o ●_o paul_n churchyard_n the_o author_n dedication_n to_o the_o king_n of_o france_z sir_n i_o shall_v fear_v to_o profane_v the_o holy_a history_n if_o i_o do_v not_o place_v it_o in_o the_o sacred_a hand_n of_o your_o majesty_n it_o be_v the_o book_n of_o god_n which_o deserve_v the_o eye_n of_o a_o king_n it_o be_v the_o testament_n of_o a_o father_n which_o can_v be_v deny_v the_o elder_a son_n of_o his_o house_n 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and_o the_o deliverance_n of_o lot_n chap._n 9_o the_o birth_n of_o isaac_n &_o the_o banishment_n of_o lot_n &_o ishmael_n chap._n 10._o the_o sacrifice_n of_o abraham_n and_o the_o artifices_fw-la of_o god_n to_o try_v his_o constancy_n and_o fidelity_n chap._n 11._o the_o masterpiece_n of_o obedience_n and_o the_o triumph_n of_o love_n in_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o abraham_n chap._n 12._o the_o death_n of_o sara_n chap._n 13._o the_o marriage_n of_o isaac_n with_o rebecca_n and_o the_o death_n of_o abraham_n book_n three_o jacob_n and_o esau_n chap._n 1._o their_o birth_n chap._n 2._o the_o education_n of_o esau_n and_o jacob_n and_o the_o shameful_a sale_n he_o make_v of_o his_o right_n of_o primogeniture_n chap._n 3._o the_o dexterity_n of_o rebecca_n to_o procure_v for_o jacob_n the_o blessing_n of_o isaac_n chap._n 4._o god_n design_n in_o prefer_v jacob._n chap._n 5._o jacob_n ladder_n chap._n 6._o the_o constancy_n of_o jacob_n in_o the_o quest_n of_o rachel_n chap._n 7._o the_o reward_n jacob_n receive_v for_o his_o service_n and_o his_o departure_n out_o of_o mesopotamia_n chap._n 8._o jacob_n wrestle_v with_o the_o angel_n and_o his_o return_n into_o canaan_n book_n four_o joseph_n and_o his_o brethren_n chap._n 1._o joseph_n sell_v by_o his_o brethren_n chap._n 2._o the_o combat_n of_o joseph_n for_o defence_n of_o his_o chastity_n chap._n 3._o the_o prediction_n of_o joseph_n chap._n 4._o the_o releasement_n of_o joseph_n chap._n 5._o the_o government_n of_o joseph_n in_o egypt_n chap._n 6._o the_o voyage_n of_o jacob_n child_n into_o egypt_n and_o th●_n entertainment_n they_o there_o receive_v from_o joseph_n chap._n 7._o jacob_n resolve_v to_o send_v benjamin_n into_o egypt_n chap._n 8._o joseph_n know_v by_o his_o brethren_n chap._n 9_o jacob_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n and_o the_o honourable_a entertainment_n he_o receive_v there_o from_o pharaoh_n chap._n 10._o the_o last_o word_n of_o jacob._n chap._n 11._o the_o last_o will_v and_o testament_n of_o jacob_n contain_v the_o benediction_n give_v to_o the_o twelve_o patriarch_n chap._n 12._o the_o lamentation_n of_o joseph_n for_o the_o death_n of_o jacob._n book_n five_o moses_n chap._n 1._o his_o birth_n and_o education_n chap._n 2._o the_o zeal_n of_o moses_n and_o his_o marriage_n with_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o madian_n chap._n 3._o the_o flame_a bush_n chap._n 4._o the_o commission_n of_o moses_n touch_v the_o deliverance_n of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n chap._n 5._o the_o assure_a mark_n of_o moses_n power_n chap._n 6._o the_o embassy_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n into_o egypt_n chap._n 7._o the_o obduration_n of_o pharaoh_n be_v heart_n chap._n 8._o the_o plague_n of_o egypt_n chap._n 9_o the_o water_n of_o egypt_n turn_v into_o blood_n chap._n 10._o the_o frog_n of_o egypt_n chap._n 11._o the_o fly_n of_o egypt_n chap._n 12._o the_o plague_n and_o ulcer_n chap._n 13._o the_o hail-storm_n lightning_n and_o thunder_n chap._n 14._o the_o grasshopper_n of_o egypt_n chap._n 15._o the_o darkness_n of_o egypt_n chap._n 16._o the_o death_n of_o the_o first_o bear_v of_o egypt_n chap._n 17._o the_o pascal_n lamb_n and_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n chap._n 18._o pharaoh_n swallow_v up_o in_o the_o red_a sea_n chap._n 19_o the_o canticle_n of_o moses_n after_o the_o death_n of_o pharaoh_n chap._n 20._o the_o manna_n of_o the_o desert_n chap._n 21._o the_o fountain_n of_o horeb._n chap._n 22._o the_o defeat_n of_o the_o amalekite_n by_o the_o prayer_n of_o moses_n chap._n 23._o moses_n be_v visit_v in_o the_o desert_n where_o he_o create_v judge_n and_o magistrate_n chap._n 24._o the_o sanctification_n of_o the_o people_n to_o receive_v the_o law_n of_o god_n upon_o mount_n sina_n chap._n 25._o the_o promulgation_n of_o the_o law_n upon_o mount_n sina_n chap._n 26._o the_o subversion_n of_o idol_n chap._n 27._o a_o edict_n against_o blasphemer_n chap._n 28._o the_o sanctification_n of_o the_o sabbath_n chap._n 29._o the_o duty_n of_o child_n towards_o their_o parent_n chap._n 30._o a_o sentence_n of_o death_n against_o murderer_n chap._n 31._o the_o triumph_n of_o chastity_n chap._n 32._o against_o the_o unjust_a usurpation_n of_o other_o man_n good_n chap._n 33._o condemnation_n of_o false_a witness_n and_o liar_n chap._n 34._o the_o tomb_n of_o concupiscence_n chap._n 35._o a_o abridgement_n of_o the_o law_n chap._n 36._o the_o ancient_a policy_n chap._n 37._o the_o adoration_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n chap._n 38._o the_o there-establishment_n of_o the_o law_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n chap._n 39_o of_o the_o ornament_n and_o other_o utensil_n ordain_v for_o the_o sanctuary_n which_o be_v useful_a in_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n chap._n 40._o the_o ark_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n chap._n 41._o the_o tabernacle_n chap._n 42._o the_o altar_n of_o holocau_v chap._n 43._o
to_o this_o effect_n they_o choose_v one_o among_o they_o who_o shall_v go_v unto_o joseph_n and_o who_o commission_n be_v to_o inform_v he_o that_o jacob_n their_o decease_a father_n of_o happy_a memory_n have_v command_v they_o at_o his_o death_n to_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o desire_v he_o to_o forget_v what_o be_v past_a and_o they_o all_o conjure_v he_o in_o his_o name_n to_o grant_v this_o favour_n which_o joseph_n hear_v he_o begin_v to_o weep_v and_o his_o tear_n serve_v to_o assure_v his_o brethren_n who_o cast_v themselves_o at_o his_o foot_n take_v at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o boldness_n of_o their_o own_o accord_n to_o demand_v that_o pardon_n from_o he_o which_o they_o have_v already_o solicit_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o benjamin_n or_o some_o other_o who_o they_o believe_v will_v be_v more_o acceptable_a to_o he_o add_v beside_o that_o they_o be_v all_o his_o servant_n and_o resolve_v to_o live_v and_o die_v in_o that_o quality_n to_o which_o joseph_n answer_v that_o they_o need_v not_o fear_v any_o thing_n that_o he_o will_v take_v care_n of_o they_o and_o of_o all_o their_o child_n and_o for_o the_o rest_n he_o will_v not_o be_v less_o pitiful_a towards_o they_o than_o god_n who_o example_n he_o follow_v and_o who_o have_v change_v all_o their_o evil_a purpose_n into_o favourable_a occasion_n to_o procure_v his_o good_a have_v also_o rarse_v he_o as_o it_o be_v on_o a_o throne_n of_o honour_n and_o power_n by_o the_o same_o arm_n they_o have_v use_v to_o precipitate_v he_o into_o a_o abyss_n of_o misery_n and_o calamity_n behold_v the_o sense_n of_o a_o noble_a soul_n and_o of_o a_o generous_a courage_n who_o tear_n do_v not_o resemble_v those_o of_o crocodile_n nor_o such_o kindness_n as_o be_v use_v by_o ape_n which_o strangle_v in_o flatter_a and_o in_o shed_v feign_a tear_n revenge_n be_v only_o proper_a unto_o weak_a mind_n whereas_o clemency_n reside_v always_o in_o a_o strong_a spirit_n cruelty_n be_v a_o tyranny_n and_o meekness_n a_o true_a empire_n to_o want_v the_o power_n of_o retain_v any_o bad_a resentment_n be_v to_o be_v invulnerable_a and_o those_o soul_n also_o on_o the_o contrary_a be_v always_o cover_v with_o wound_n and_o ulcer_n which_o keep_v in_o their_o heart_n desire_v of_o revenge_n and_o can_v grant_v a_o pardon_n this_o be_v more_o deplorable_a in_o respect_n neither_o god_n nor_o man_n have_v any_o compassion_n for_o those_o who_o can_v afford_v it_o unto_o the_o misery_n of_o other_o and_o on_o the_o contrary_a either_o soon_o or_o late_a there_o be_v treasure_n of_o grace_n for_o those_o on_o who_o good_a nature_n or_o virtue_n bestow_v those_o amiable_a inclination_n which_o be_v mortal_a enemy_n to_o revenge_n and_o cruelty_n and_o it_o be_v i_o assure_v myself_o upon_o this_o occasion_n and_o to_o gratify_v joseph_n for_o the_o good_a entertainment_n he_o have_v give_v his_o brethren_n and_o the_o sweet_a correspondeney_n he_o endeavour_v to_o hold_v with_o they_o in_o despite_n of_o all_o the_o bad_a office_n he_o have_v receive_v from_o they_o that_o all_o the_o power_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n combine_v to_o render_v he_o perfect_o happy_a almost_o during_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o his_o life_n which_o reach_v to_o one_o hundred_o and_o ten_o year_n 25._o vixitque_fw-la centum_fw-la decem_fw-la annis_fw-la gen._n 50._o v._n 22._o et_fw-la vidit_fw-la ephraim_n sibios_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la tertiam_fw-la generationem_fw-la gen._n 50._o v._n 22._o et_fw-la conditus_fw-la aromatibus_fw-la reposi●us_fw-la est_fw-la loculo_fw-la in_o aegypto_n gen._n 50._o v._n 25._o at_o the_o end_n of_o which_o he_o see_v himself_o environ_v by_o his_o child_n and_o by_o his_o child_n child_n even_o to_o the_o three_o generation_n who_o at_o last_o render_v he_o all_o the_o same_o duty_n which_o they_o have_v do_v unto_o jacob_n for_o be_v dead_a they_o imbalm_v he_o and_o his_o bone_n a_o long_a time_n after_o be_v carry_v into_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n according_a to_o the_o desire_n of_o this_o great_a patriarch_n from_o who_o end_n as_o from_o that_o of_o his_o forefather_n we_o ought_v to_o conclude_v that_o it_o be_v good_a to_o lead_v a_o virtuous_a life_n that_o we_o may_v die_v holy_o we_o die_v every_o hour_n and_o our_o life_n be_v a_o live_a death_n which_o consume_v of_o itself_o our_o look_n our_o vow_n our_o word_n our_o gesture_n and_o all_o our_o motion_n be_v step_n which_o conduct_v we_o to_o the_o tomb._n the_o holy_a history_n first_o tome_n moses_n five_o book_n chap._n i._o his_o birth_n and_o education_n the_o prodigious_a increase_n of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n 7._o filii_fw-la israel_n ereutrunt_fw-la &_o quasi_fw-la germinantes_fw-la multiplicati_fw-la sunt_fw-la ac_fw-la roborati_fw-la nimis_fw-la impleverunt_fw-la terram_fw-la exod._n 1_o v._o 7._o creverunt_fw-la hebraei_n divinitus_fw-la foecundata_fw-la eorum_fw-la multitudine_fw-la aug._n lib._n 18._o de_fw-la civit._fw-la c._n 7._o in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n after_o the_o decease_n of_o jacob_n and_o of_o all_o his_o child_n be_v not_o only_o a_o work_n of_o nature_n but_o a_o miraculous_a effect_n of_o divine_a providence_n which_o enkindle_v the_o ash_n of_o these_o bless_a patriarck_n and_o intend_v that_o their_o tomb_n shall_v be_v a_o unexhaustible_a spring_n of_o life_n and_o immortality_n egypt_n nevertheless_o be_v too_o much_o blind_v to_o penetrate_v these_o secret_n 9_o surrexit_fw-la interea_fw-la rex_fw-la novus_fw-la super_fw-la aegyptum_fw-la qui_fw-la ignorabat_fw-la joseph_n exod._n 1._o v._o 8._o et_fw-fr ait_fw-fr ad_fw-la populum_fw-la suum_fw-la ecce_fw-la populus_fw-la filiorum_fw-la israel_n multus_fw-la &_o fortior_fw-la nobis_fw-la est_fw-la exod._n 1._o v._o 9_o and_o joseph_n be_v dead_a he_o that_o take_v the_o reign_n of_o the_o empire_n not_o know_v the_o service_n this_o wise_a minister_n of_o state_n have_v render_v unto_o his_o predecessor_n for_o the_o space_n of_o fourscore_o year_n see_v that_o the_o israelite_n go_v on_o daily_o increase_v in_o force_n and_o man_n resolve_v to_o humble_a and_o suppress_v they_o lest_o in_o time_n they_o may_v chance_v to_o join_v themselves_o with_o the_o enemy_n of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o form_v a_o party_n against_o the_o state_n nevertheless_o 10._o venite_fw-la sapicuter_n opprimamus_fw-la eum_fw-la ne_fw-la fortè_fw-la multiplicetur_fw-la &_o si_fw-la ingruerit_fw-la contra_fw-la nos_fw-la bellum_fw-la addatur_fw-la inimicis_fw-la nostris_fw-la expugnatisque_fw-la nobis_fw-la egrediatur_fw-la de_fw-la terra_fw-la exod._n 1._o v._o 10._o they_o be_v like_o those_o grain_n which_o shoot_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n and_o bear_v a_o thousand_o little_a ear_n which_o the_o wind_n sun_n and_o rain_n beat_v not_o down_o but_o to_o make_v new_a production_n but_o this_o young_a pharaoh_n who_o begin_v to_o reign_v have_v not_o eye_n quick_a enough_o to_o discern_v these_o mystery_n and_o his_o hand_n though_o most_o powerful_a be_v yet_o too_o weak_a to_o destroy_v this_o fair_a nation_n jacob_n be_v dead_a joseph_n be_v decease_v and_o this_o illustrious_a colony_n which_o leave_v canaan_n to_o come_v into_o egypt_n have_v follow_v abraham_n and_o isaac_n they_o be_v no_o more_o but_o the_o child_n of_o their_o child_n and_o their_o posterity_n shall_v never_o end_v in_o vain_a be_v it_o to_o cast_v they_o into_o servitude_n 12._o quantó_n ●ue_v opprimebant_fw-la eos_fw-la tan●o_fw-la magis_fw-la multiplicabantur_fw-la &_o crescebant_fw-la exod._n 1._o v._o 12._o to_o impose_v on_o they_o a_o yoke_n a_o thousand_o time_n more_o cruel_a than_o death_n and_o to_o load_v they_o with_o iron_n like_o victim_n these_o punishment_n this_o bondage_n and_o all_o these_o chain_n serve_v but_o to_o reinforce_v their_o body_n and_o i_o think_v the_o sweat_n which_o drop_v from_o their_o forehead_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o pain_n be_v convert_v into_o the_o juice_n of_o life_n which_o render_v they_o marvellous_o fruitful_a have_v you_o not_o see_v a_o river_n which_o issue_v imperious_o after_o it_o have_v pass_v through_o the_o midst_n of_o rock_n there_o be_v no_o bank_n nor_o limit_n nor_o any_o obstacle_n which_o it_o draw_v not_o a_o long_a with_o it_o it_o swell_v the_o more_o it_o be_v restrain_v and_o common_o its_o high_a elevation_n grow_v from_o its_o great_a fall_n thus_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n little_a in_o their_o birth_n and_o as_o a_o little_a rill_n in_o its_o source_n increase_v the_o more_o it_o be_v restrain_v and_o like_o a_o impetuous_a torrent_n which_o have_v break_v its_o bank_n 14._o oderuntque_fw-la filios_fw-la israël_n aegyptii_fw-la &_o affligebant_fw-la illudentes_fw-la eye_n exod._n 1._o v._o 13._o atque_fw-la ad_fw-la amaritudinem_fw-la perducebant_fw-la vitam_fw-la eorum_fw-la operibus_fw-la duris_fw-la luti_fw-la lateris_fw-la omnique_fw-la famulatu_fw-la quo_fw-la in_o terrae_fw-la operibus_fw-la premebantur_fw-la exod._n 1._o v._o 14._o it_o extend_v itself_o in_o a_o prodigious_a manner_n this_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o the_o mortal_a hatred_n the_o egyptian_n conceive_v
the_o figure_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n as_o we_o will_v do_v on_o those_o landscape_n and_o picture_n which_o have_v only_a draught_n to_o give_v some_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o eye_n and_o to_o represent_v the_o idea_n of_o a_o painter_n who_o take_v a_o vanity_n to_o mingle_v with_o his_o colour_n the_o fancy_n of_o his_o mind_n and_o the_o most_o please_a error_n of_o his_o imagination_n god_n himself_o be_v please_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o world_n and_o when_o nature_n be_v only_o in_o her_o rough_a draught_n to_o take_v the_o pencil_n into_o his_o hand_n to_o form_n on_o the_o most_o beautiful_a face_n and_o on_o the_o most_o excellent_a body_n the_o feature_n of_o he_o who_o be_v the_o character_n of_o his_o substance_n and_o the_o portrait_n of_o his_o divinity_n the_o shadow_n also_o of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o the_o write_a law_n have_v serve_v but_o to_o hide_v the_o light_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o we_o shall_v scarce_o ever_o cast_v our_o eye_n upon_o these_o fair_a cloud_n but_o to_o behold_v some_o sun_n issue_v forth_o of_o they_o this_o be_v say_v philo_n the_o most_o usual_a practice_n of_o the_o faithful_a who_o live_v in_o alexandria_n and_o make_v their_o most_o holy_a meditation_n upon_o the_o most_o sacred_a scripture_n for_o they_o not_o only_o tie_v themselves_o say_v he_o to_o the_o term_n of_o the_o hebrew_n letter_n but_o pass_v even_o into_o the_o most_o spiritual_a sense_n there_o to_o see_v and_o understand_v the_o verity_n which_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n veil_v it_o be_v fit_a here_o then_o to_o observe_v those_o which_o have_v be_v the_o most_o clear_o represent_v in_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o under_o the_o principal_a ornament_n of_o the_o second_o law_n joan._n rupertus_n greg._n hom._n ult_n in_o ezekiel_n cyril_n lib._n 4._o in_o joan._n but_o as_o i_o think_v it_o not_o proper_a in_o the_o precedent_a chapter_n to_o relate_v in_o particular_a all_o the_o law_n of_o the_o ancient_a policy_n by_o reason_n they_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n abrogate_a in_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n and_o as_o it_o will_v have_v be_v contrary_a to_o the_o design_n of_o this_o book_n which_o ought_v not_o to_o serve_v so_o much_o for_o curiosity_n as_o profit_v so_o i_o ought_v not_o to_o stick_v long_o here_o upon_o these_o ceremony_n which_o be_v no_o more_o in_o use_n or_o which_o be_v accomplish_v as_o so_o many_o figure_n of_o the_o mystery_n we_o believe_v and_o daily_o behold_v chap._n xl._n the_o ark_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n the_o ark_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v the_o figure_n of_o the_o sacred_a humanity_n of_o jesus_n and_o of_o his_o holy_a mother_n who_o be_v in_o heaven_n as_o the_o ark_n in_o the_o holy_a of_o holye_n 30._o s._n hierom._n ad_fw-la eust_fw-fr de_fw-fr virg._n &_o s._n greger_n lib._n 7._o regist_n ep._n 30._o that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o god_n who_o be_v sanctity_n itself_o it_o be_v also_o the_o image_n of_o the_o militant_a and_o triumphant_a church_n and_o of_o those_o holy_a soul_n which_o lead_v there_o a_o holy_a life_n and_o shall_v be_v one_o day_n like_o the_o wood_n of_o sittim_n that_o be_v to_o say_v incorruptible_a after_o the_o resurrection_n second_o the_o ark_n have_v above_o it_o the_o propitiatory_a 7._o fecit_fw-la &_o propitiatorium_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la oraculum_fw-la de_fw-la auro_fw-la mundissimo_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 37._o v._o 6._o dvos_fw-la citam_fw-la cherubin_n ex_fw-la auro_fw-la ductili_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 37._o v._o 7._o as_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n have_v their_o king_n and_o redeemer_n three_o it_o be_v encompass_v with_o cherubim_n as_o the_o bless_a be_v with_o angel_n and_o its_o be_v thus_o crown_v only_o denote_v the_o immortal_a crown_n which_o those_o brave_a champion_n gain_v as_o the_o prize_n of_o their_o victory_n four_o the_o pot_n full_a of_o manna_n which_o be_v keep_v in_o the_o ark_n represent_v the_o remembrance_n saint_n have_v of_o the_o eucharist_n which_o have_v be_v their_o bread_n their_o manna_n and_o viaticum_fw-la during_o all_o the_o voyage_n they_o make_v in_o the_o desert_n of_o this_o life_n five_o this_o manna_n signify_v also_o the_o admirable_a goodness_n of_o god_n as_o the_o rod_n his_o adorable_a power_n and_o the_o table_n of_o the_o law_n his_o wisdom_n which_o govern_v and_o guide_v the_o whole_a universe_n six_o 1._o vestivitque_fw-la eam_fw-la auro_fw-la purissimo_fw-la intus_fw-la ac_fw-la foris_fw-la exod._n 37._o v._o 1._o this_o precious_a sanctuary_n be_v adorn_v with_o gold_n which_o be_v the_o true_a symbol_n of_o love_n and_o charity_n which_o render_v the_o saint_n both_o interiorly_a and_o exterior_o resplendent_a seven_o 9_o du●s_n cherubin_n in_o singulis_fw-la summitatibus_fw-la propitiatorii_fw-la extendentes_fw-la alas_o &_o tegentes_fw-la propitiatorium_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 37._o v._o 9_o as_o for_o the_o cherubim_n which_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n fasten_v unto_o this_o fair_a chariot_n of_o glory_n and_o majesty_n and_o cover_v with_o their_o wing_n part_n of_o the_o propitiatory_a who_o see_v not_o that_o these_o be_v the_o glorious_a troop_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o angel_n which_o accompany_v the_o triumphant_a humanity_n of_o a_o man-god_n and_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n command_n and_o his_o amiable_a intelligence_n in_o fine_a the_o whole_a ornament_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n as_o vial_n censor_n and_o all_o the_o wonder_n of_o this_o miraculous_a fabric_n bear_v only_o the_o inanimate_v mark_n of_o those_o who_o shall_v live_v in_o eternity_n chap._n xli_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o same_o agreeableness_n may_v be_v find_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o in_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o testament_n nevertheless_o it_o be_v principal_o the_o image_n of_o a_o christian_a 8.9_o 1_o corinth_n 3._o ad_fw-la eph._n 3.17_o rom._n 8.9_o and_o of_o a_o holy_a soul_n who_o as_o st._n paul_n say_v be_v a_o live_n and_o animate_v temple_n in_o which_o god_n 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considerent_fw-la terram_fw-la &_o renuntient_a per_fw-la quod_fw-la iter_fw-la debeamus_fw-la ascendere_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la quas_fw-la pergere_fw-la civitates_fw-la deut._n 1._o v._o 2._o who_o after_o his_o decease_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n to_o hold_v his_o place_n and_o serve_v for_o a_o bridle_n unto_o some_o and_o a_o torch_n unto_o other_o or_o at_o least_o for_o a_o spirit_n general_a unto_o all_o to_o inspire_v they_o with_o the_o duty_n and_o obligation_n they_o owe_v unto_o god_n to_o this_o effect_n in_o the_o first_o three_o chapter_n of_o deuterenomie_n we_o need_v but_o repass_v over_o the_o course_n of_o their_o pilgrimage_n and_o expose_v the_o admirable_a adventure_n of_o this_o famous_a voyage_n which_o last_v forty_o year_n during_o which_o they_o be_v like_o night-wanderer_n and_o vagabond_n in_o the_o desert_n it_o be_v upon_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o eleven_o month_n of_o the_o hebrew_n and_o a_o while_n after_o the_o defeat_n of_o sehon_n the_o king_n of_o the_o ammorites_n and_o of_o og_n king_n of_o basan_n that_o moses_n assemble_v his_o troop_n and_o first_o relate_v to_o they_o what_o have_v pass_v on_o mount_n horeb_n together_o with_o a_o promise_n of_o their_o admission_n into_o chanaan_n which_o be_v to_o be_v the_o period_n of_o their_o travel_n and_o the_o accomplshment_n of_o their_o desire_n in_o the_o second_o place_n how_o after_o their_o departure_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o horeb_n they_o descend_v into_o a_o vast_a and_o dreadful_a wilderness_n from_o whence_o they_o go_v unto_o cadesbarne_v which_o be_v the_o place_n of_o their_o retreat_n whilst_o spy_n go_v from_o they_o to_o survey_v the_o land_n unto_o which_o they_o be_v go_v now_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o enkindle_n god_n wrath_n against_o they_o 40._o cumque_fw-la audisset_fw-la dominus_fw-la vocem_fw-la sermonum_fw-la vestrorum_fw-la iratus_fw-la juravit_fw-la &_o ait_fw-la deut._n 1._o v._o 34._o non_fw-la videbit_fw-la quispiam_fw-la de_fw-la hominibus_fw-la generationis_fw-la huius_fw-la pessimae_fw-la terram_fw-la bonam_fw-la quam_fw-la sub_fw-la juramento_fw-la pollicitus_fw-la sum_fw-la patribus_fw-la vestris_fw-la praeter_fw-la coleb_n filium_fw-la jephone_n etc._n etc._n deut._n 1._o v._o 35_o 36._o vos_fw-fr autem_fw-la revertimini_fw-la &_o abite_fw-la in_o solitudinem_fw-la per_fw-la viam_fw-la maris_fw-la rubri_fw-la deut._n 1._o v._o 40._o who_o perceive_v that_o they_o confide_v not_o in_o his_o promise_n swear_v that_o except_o caleb_n the_o son_n of_o jephon_n and_o josua_n not_o a_o man_n of_o this_o incredulous_a and_o perfidious_a nation_n shall_v be_v so_o happy_a as_o to_o enter_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n and_o true_o what_o can_v god_n do_v hear_v the_o murmur_n and_o see_v the_o indignity_n of_o these_o fearful_a and_o mercenary_a soul_n who_o have_v no_o soon_o notice_n of_o the_o force_n of_o the_o country_n to_o which_o he_o conduct_v they_o but_o at_o the_o same_o instant_n they_o persuade_v themselves_o notwithstanding_o all_o that_o josua_n and_o caleb_n can_v say_v unto_o they_o for_o their_o encouragement_n that_o these_o troop_n be_v to_o oppress_v their_o weakness_n and_o that_o unfallible_o the_o tower_n and_o bulwark_n of_o chanaan_n will_v be_v convert_v into_o prison_n for_o they_o as_o also_o that_o all_o those_o giant_n of_o who_o they_o have_v hear_v so_o much_o be_v like_o so_o many_o tyrant_n to_o reduce_v they_o again_o into_o a_o more_o vexatious_a bondage_n than_o that_o from_o which_o they_o be_v deliver_v they_o will_v have_v still_o wander_v in_o the_o desert_n and_o about_o the_o mountain_n often_o expose_v unto_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n if_o god_n have_v not_o otherwise_o paternal_o provide_v for_o they_o cleave_v rock_n cause_v manna_n to_o issue_n from_o the_o cloud_n 39_o parvuli_fw-la vestri_fw-la de_fw-la q●ibus_fw-la dixistis_fw-la quod_fw-la captivi_fw-la ducerentur_fw-la &_o silij_fw-la qui_fw-la hodie_fw-la boni_fw-la ac_fw-la moli_fw-la ignorant_a distantiam_fw-la ipse_fw-la ingredientur_fw-la etc._n etc._n deu._n 1._o v._n 39_o and_o prevent_v all_o the_o danger_n which_o accompany_v their_o voyage_n methinks_v i_o see_v
rigorous_a meekness_n and_o that_o person_n have_v no_o soul_n who_o can_v be_v irritate_v when_o occasion_n be_v give_v tyranny_n have_v be_v always_o insupportable_a but_o power_n sweet_o rigorous_a have_v never_o be_v but_o the_o object_n of_o the_o most_o just_a affection_n cruelty_n be_v fit_a for_o devil_n and_o justice_n be_v apportion_v unto_o man_n it_o be_v the_o rod_n of_o god_n and_o the_o sceptre_n which_o he_o be_v please_v to_o put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o sovereign_a magistrate_n and_o of_o his_o lieutenant_n to_o render_v man_n as_o it_o be_v partaker_n of_o his_o power_n and_o to_o adopt_v they_o unto_o his_o empire_n we_o must_v not_o wonder_v then_o if_o moses_n who_o be_v as_o his_o lieutenant_n over_o his_o people_n make_v they_o sometime_o feel_v the_o weight_n of_o his_o hand_n which_o have_v so_o often_o oblige_v and_o fill_v they_o with_o his_o magnificence_n but_o i_o shall_v rather_o remain_v astonish_v how_o a_o single_a man_n can_v undertake_v so_o great_a a_o work_n and_o compass_v it_o with_o a_o few_o select_a child_n who_o enrol_v themselves_o under_o his_o standard_n child_n say_v he_o let_v we_o go_v who_o love_v god_n 28._o a_o fair_a say_n of_o a_o captain_n who_o love_v god_n let_v he_o follow_v i_o feceruntque_fw-la silij_fw-la levi_n juxta_fw-la sermonem_fw-la moisi_fw-la cecideruntque_fw-la in_o die_fw-la illa_fw-la quasi_fw-la viginti_fw-la tria_fw-la millia_fw-la hominum_fw-la exod_n 32._o v._n 28._o let_v he_o follow_v i_o and_o present_o in_o the_o head_n of_o some_o levite_n he_o assault_v he_o defeat_v and_o put_v three_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o man_n to_o the_o sword_n behold_v i_o beseech_v you_o what_o a_o man_n animate_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v able_a to_o do_v admire_v also_o the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o moses_n who_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o troop_n as_o the_o eye_n in_o the_o head_n and_o the_o heart_n in_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o body_n to_o watch_v to_o heat_n and_o 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resolve_v their_o doubt_n and_o rather_o incline_v a_o thousand_o time_n unto_o mercy_n than_o to_o have_v the_o least_o shadow_n of_o cruelty_n to_o this_o effect_n it_o be_v fit_a to_o set_v ourselves_o in_o the_o place_n of_o other_o and_o to_o treat_v they_o as_o we_o will_v desire_v to_o be_v treat_v ourselves_o if_o capable_a thereof_o we_o may_v pass_v far_o if_o we_o please_v and_o without_o break_v the_o law_n of_o piety_n consecrate_v and_o offer_v ourselves_o up_o for_o a_o victim_n and_o receive_v at_o least_o into_o our_o own_o heart_n the_o blow_n which_o be_v ready_a to_o fall_v on_o other_o thus_o do_v moses_n 31._o reversusque_fw-la ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la ait_fw-la obsecro_fw-la pectavit_fw-la populus_fw-la iste_fw-la peccatum_fw-la maximum_fw-la feceruntque_fw-la sibi_fw-la deos_fw-la aurtos_fw-la aut_fw-la dimitte_n eye_v hanc_fw-la noxam_fw-la exod._n 32._o v._o 31._o who_o fear_v lest_o a_o more_o just_a and_o severe_a hand_n may_v strike_v these_o poor_a criminal_n which_o be_v leave_v after_o so_o bloody_a a_o slaughter_n lift_v up_o his_o yet_o bloody_a hand_n towards_o heaven_n to_o the_o end_n justice_z may_v have_v at_o least_o some_o cause_n to_o become_v flexible_a at_o the_o sight_n of_o his_o exploit_n and_o that_o the_o mildness_n of_o a_o judge_n may_v not_o condemn_v he_o of_o a_o over_o indulgent_a remissness_n hear_v then_o sovereign_a power_n hear_v this_o poor_a prince_n this_o generous_a patriarch_n this_o incorruptible_a judge_n this_o father_n of_o israel_n the_o conductor_n of_o god_n people_n and_o the_o lieutenant_n general_n of_o his_o troop_n alas_o my_o god_n say_v he_o cast_v a_o gracious_a look_n upon_o thy_o people_n which_o be_v only_o i_o as_o be_v commit_v by_o thou_o unto_o my_o charge_n it_o be_v a_o pledge_n thou_o have_v put_v into_o my_o hand_n to_o restore_v it_o back_o unto_o thyself_o it_o be_v a_o flock_n which_o thou_o have_v nourish_v in_o the_o desert_n of_o which_o thou_o have_v make_v i_o the_o shepherd_n a_o bark_n which_o thou_o have_v draw_v out_o of_o the_o billow_n of_o the_o red_a sea_n over_o which_o thou_o have_v establish_v i_o the_o pilot_n slave_n which_o enjoy_v no_o liberty_n but_o by_o thy_o favour_n and_o child_n who_o can_v acknowledge_v no_o other_o father_n and_o king_n than_o thyself_o they_o have_v offend_v thou_o i_o confess_v but_o thy_o goodness_n surpass_v there_o iniquity_n and_o the_o misery_n in_o which_o they_o be_v now_o involve_v be_v not_o a_o subject_n for_o thy_o justice_n but_o for_o thy_o mercy_n all_o the_o favour_n thou_o have_v confer_v on_o they_o will_v not_o have_v their_o last_o effect_n if_o thou_o do_v not_o continue_v thy_o grace_n to_o they_o and_o the_o desert_n which_o thou_o have_v for_o their_o sake_n render_v a_o paradise_n of_o blessing_n and_o delight_n will_v have_v be_v a_o fair_a way_n to_o lead_v they_o into_o a_o precipice_n it_o be_v sufficient_o know_v how_o far_o thy_o power_n extend_v and_o that_o there_o 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always_o less_o than_o that_o of_o a_o whole_a people_n behold_v lord_n the_o sum_n of_o my_o desire_n and_o the_o most_o ardent_a prayer_n i_o can_v offer_v it_o be_v my_o heart_n which_o speak_v to_o thou_o it_o be_v piety_n which_o make_v i_o thus_o importune_v thou_o it_o be_v my_o duty_n and_o honour_n which_o be_v engage_v and_o i_o shall_v not_o have_v so_o often_o receive_v thy_o benefit_n if_o i_o do_v not_o also_o hope_v for_o this_o do_v not_o then_o deny_v i_o o_o infinite_a goodness_n and_o whatsoever_o thou_o shall_v please_v to_o determine_v remember_v that_o i_o have_v ever_o prefer_v thy_o people_n before_o myself_o and_o that_o the_o love_n i_o have_v for_o they_o can_v rest_v satisfy_v if_o it_o obtain_v not_o the_o favour_n it_o hope_n or_o if_o it_o serve_v not_o for_o a_o host_n unto_o the_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v due_a unto_o thy_o most_o just_a indignation_n be_v there_o ever_o any_o one_o hear_v to_o speak_v with_o a_o more_o ardent_a zeal_n a_o more_o sincere_a love_n with_o a_o more_o generous_a piety_n a_o less_o interressed_a heart_n many_o there_o be_v who_o will_v willing_o do_v good_a but_o they_o will_v have_v the_o power_n to_o do_v it_o like_o the_o sea_n without_o trouble_n and_o diminution_n or_o like_o the_o sun_n and_o star_n who_o treasury_n be_v not_o less_o fill_v with_o light_n and_o influence_n though_o we_o receive_v they_o on_o every_o side_n or_o else_o like_o a_o torch_n which_o light_v other_o without_o be_v itself_o either_o obscure_v or_o extinguish_v but_o when_o we_o must_v lose_v what_o we_o give_v when_o we_o must_v be_v impoverish_v to_o enrich_v other_o we_o do_v like_o hedgehog_n and_o tortoise_n which_o scarce_o dare_v hold_v up_o their_o head_n and_o show_v nothing_o but_o bristle_n and_o shell_n there_o be_v other_o who_o give_v but_o yet_o with_o trouble_n and_o when_o themselves_o have_v no_o more_o need_n of_o it_o or_o when_o they_o have_v so_o much_o that_o the_o abundance_n become_v cumbersome_a but_o charity_n be_v a_o spring_n which_o never_o stop_v and_o never_o cease_v to_o run_v but_o when_o she_o have_v nothing_o leave_v for_o herself_o if_o she_o be_v find_v among_o the_o gentile_n as_o in_o a_o leonidas_n in_o a_o fabius_n maximus_n in_o the_o tegeates_n in_o the_o horatij_n in_o a_o infinity_n of_o other_o who_o have_v sacrifice_v their_o life_n for_o their_o country_n and_o for_o their_o confederate_n these_o be_v but_o slight_a draught_n compare_v with_o those_o of_o moses_n who_o offer_v not_o only_o his_o body_n and_o life_n for_o a_o time_n but_o even_o his_o soul_n and_o the_o pretension_n he_o have_v to_o a_o empire_n which_o shall_v never_o have_v end_n he_o deserve_v also_o some_o alleviation_n of_o the_o punishment_n which_o be_v ordain_v for_o this_o people_n 34._o loquebatur_fw-la autem_fw-la dominus_fw-la ad_fw-la moisen_n fancy_n ad_fw-la faciem_fw-la sicut_fw-la solet_fw-la loqui_fw-la homo_fw-la ad_fw-la amicum_fw-la suum_fw-la exod._n 33._o v._o 11._o stabantque_fw-la ipsi_fw-la &_o ader_n abant_fw-la per_fw-la fores_fw-la tabernaculorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la exod._n 33._o v._o 10._o tu_fw-la autem_fw-la vade_v &_o duc_fw-fr populum_fw-la istum_fw-la quo_fw-la locutus_fw-la sum_fw-la tibi_fw-la angelus_n meus_fw-la praecedet_fw-la te_fw-la exod._n 32._o v._o 34._o and_o although_o god_n at_o first_o seem_v to_o refuse_v it_o yet_o either_o soon_o or_o late_o he_o will_v obtain_v it_o it_o be_v likewise_o in_o recompense_n of_o this_o zeal_n he_o be_v so_o happy_a as_o to_o speak_v face_n to_o face_n to_o his_o god_n who_o treat_v with_o he_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o one_o most_o intimate_a friend_n may_v do_v with_o a_o other_o the_o people_n themselves_o be_v witness_n of_o this_o colloquy_n and_o every_o one_o stand_v at_o the_o entry_n of_o his_o tent_n adore_v god_n turn_v himself_o towards_o the_o pavilion_n of_o moses_n upon_o which_o the_o pillar_n have_v make_v his_o station_n and_o give_v light_a enough_o to_o manifest_v this_o whole_a mystery_n in_o fine_a the_o favour_n of_o favour_n god_n show_v unto_o moses_n be_v in_o give_v he_o a_o angel_n for_o his_o conductor_n who_o mark_v out_o to_o he_o all_o the_o way_n by_o which_o he_o shall_v pass_v chap._n xxxviii_o the_o re-establishment_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n there_o be_v some_o implacable_a spirit_n in_o the_o world_n which_o can_v be_v overcome_v either_o by_o force_n or_o mildness_n which_o become_v more_o obstinate_a the_o more_o man_n endeavour_v to_o bend_v they_o and_o excite_v they_o unto_o pity_n 9_o ac_fw-la deinceps_fw-la praecide_v ait_fw-fr tibi_fw-la dvas_fw-la tabulas_fw-la lapideas_fw-la instar_fw-la priorum_fw-la &_o scribam_fw-la super_fw-la eas_fw-la verba_fw-la quae_fw-la habuerunt_fw-la tabulae_fw-la quas_fw-la fregisti_fw-la exod._n 34._o v._o 1._o quo_fw-la transeunte_fw-la coram_fw-la eo_fw-la ait_fw-la dominator_fw-la domine_fw-la dous_n misericors_fw-la &_o clemens_fw-la patience_n etc._n etc._n exod._n 34._o v._o 6._o defcendebat_fw-la columna_fw-la nubis_fw-la &_o stabat_fw-la ad_fw-la ostium_fw-la loquebaturque_fw-la cum_fw-la moise_n exod._n 33._o v._o 9_o but_o god_n on_o the_o contrary_n have_v the_o bowel_n of_o a_o father_n and_o a_o heart_n so_o full_a of_o goodness_n and_o mercy_n as_o he_o can_v hardly_o resolve_v to_o punish_v those_o injury_n which_o be_v do_v unto_o he_o and_o even_o at_o present_a for_o those_o who_o have_v erect_v altar_n against_o he_o and_o place_v instead_o of_o he_o a_o golden_a calf_n he_o re-establisheth_a law_n as_o in_o testimony_n of_o the_o agreement_n he_o make_v with_o they_o in_o acknowledgement_n whereof_o all_o the_o most_o singular_a of_o all_o the_o name_n he_o receive_v be_v that_o of_o meekness_n when_o moses_n call_v he_o his_o lord_n and_o his_o clement_n and_o merciful_a his_o patient_n and_o sincere_a god_n this_o indeed_o change_v the_o thought_n of_o moses_n who_o do_v not_o believe_v that_o his_o master_n have_v call_v he_o to_o treat_v he_o so_o sweet_o these_o be_v the_o term_n he_o use_v in_o speak_v unto_o god_n upon_o mount_n sina_n where_o this_o holy_a man_n have_v withdraw_v himself_o god_n be_v as_o it_o be_v cover_v with_o a_o cloud_n which_o do_v only_o permit_v he_o to_o see_v the_o back_n of_o he_o who_o he_o hear_v distinct_o answer_v his_o voice_n and_o desire_n this_o day_n be_v celebrious_a first_o 11._o observa_fw-la cuncta_fw-la quae_fw-la body_n mando_fw-la tibi_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 34._o v._o 11._o in_o respect_n god_n himself_o command_v moses_n to_o observe_v exact_o all_o that_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o second_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o promise_n he_o make_v he_o for_o the_o advantage_n of_o his_o people_n three_o 11._o fuit_fw-la ergo_fw-la ibi_fw-la cum_fw-la demino_fw-la quadraginta_fw-la dies_fw-la &_o quadraginta_fw-la noctes_fw-la panem_fw-la non_fw-la comedit_fw-la &_o equam_fw-la non_fw-la bibit_fw-la exod_n 34._o v._n 28._o cumque_fw-la descenderet_fw-la moses_n d●monte_fw-fr sinai_n tenebat_fw-la dvas_fw-la tabulas_fw-la testimonii_fw-la &_o ignorabat_fw-la quod_fw-la cornuta_fw-la esset_fw-la facies_fw-la sva_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 34._o v._o 29._o videntes_fw-la autem_fw-la aaron_n &_o silij_fw-la israël_n cornutam_fw-la moysi_n faciem_fw-la timuerunt_fw-la propè_fw-la accedere_fw-la exod._n 34._o v._o 30._o vocatique_a ab_fw-la ●o_o reversi_fw-la sunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 34._o v._o 31._o sex_n di●bus_fw-la facietis_fw-la opus_fw-la septimus_fw-la dies_fw-la erit_fw-la vobis_fw-la sanctus_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 35._o v._o 6._o quisqu●s_fw-la vestrum_fw-la sapiens_fw-la est_fw-la veniat_fw-la &_o faciat_fw-la quod_fw-la dominus_fw-la imperavit_fw-la exod._n 35._o v._o 10._o tabernaculum_fw-la scilicet_fw-la &_o tectum_fw-la ejus_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 35._o v._o 11._o for_o the_o precept_n and_o law_n he_o vouchsafe_v to_o give_v he_o for_o this_o end_n detain_v he_o forty_o day_n day_n without_o either_o eat_n or_o drink_v which_o be_v pass_v he_o descend_v from_o the_o mountain_n with_o ardent_a eye_n and_o a_o inflame_a countenance_n and_o his_o hair_n shine_v like_o so_o many_o ray_n which_o form_v on_o his_o head_n certain_a horn_n of_o light_n so_o that_o aaron_n and_o the_o israelite_n dare_v not_o approach_v he_o but_o when_o he_o call_v they_o they_o accost_v he_o as_o a_o a_o angel_n come_v from_o heaven_n and_o from_o his_o mouth_n learn_v all_o that_o god_n have_v say_v and_o command_v first_o touch_v the_o sanctification_n of_o the_o sabbath_n second_o concern_v the_o offering_n and_o sacrifice_n three_o as_o to_o the_o build_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o ark_n the_o candlestick_n basin_n altar_n and_o ornament_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n in_o fine_a as_o to_o all_o that_o concern_v religion_n and_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n chap._n thirty-nine_o of_o the_o ornament_n and_o other_o utensil_n ordain_v for_o the_o sanctuary_n which_o be_v useful_a in_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o look_v on_o