couch_v to_o take_v his_o rest_n which_o all_o fourfooted_a beast_n do_v but_o the_o lion_n be_v observe_v to_o sleep_v whole_a day_n in_o his_o den_n or_o in_o thicket_n that_o he_o may_v be_v fresh_a for_o his_o prey_n in_o the_o night_n jacob_n set_v forth_o the_o ease_n and_o quiet_v that_o judah_n shall_v enjoy_v after_o their_o victory_n without_o any_o fear_n of_o disturbance_n and_o as_o a_o old_a lion_n i_o think_v bochart_n have_v plain_o demonstrate_v that_o labi_fw-la signify_v a_o lioness_n which_o be_v rather_o fierce_a than_o a_o lion_n as_o he_o observe_v out_o of_o herodotus_n and_o other_o author_n p._n i._n hierozoic_a lib._n iii_o cap._n 1._o who_o shall_v rouse_v he_o up_o have_v overcome_v his_o enemy_n he_o shall_v live_v in_o secure_a peace_n free_a from_o their_o incursion_n none_o dare_v to_o invade_v he_o no_o more_o than_o to_o stir_v up_o a_o sleepy_a lion_n ver._n 10._o the_o sceptre_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n etc._n etc._n that_o the_o 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jacob_n here_o give_v judah_n the_o high_a superiority_n over_o his_o brethren_n and_o inform_v they_o that_o from_o the_o time_n his_o authority_n shall_v be_v establish_v they_o shall_v continue_v a_o form_n of_o government_n in_o this_o tribe_n till_o the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n the_o word_n sceptre_n be_v more_o use_v in_o ancient_a time_n as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v in_o his_o title_n of_o honour_n to_o signify_v kingly_a power_n than_o either_o crown_n or_o diadem_n which_o have_v be_v use_v more_o in_o latter_a time_n and_o therefore_o the_o lxx_o translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o who_o authority_n the_o rod_n staff_n or_o sceptre_n be_v the_o ensign_n and_o according_o in_o the_o prophecy_n of_o amos_n i._n 5._o he_o that_o hold_v the_o sceptre_n be_v use_v absolute_o for_o a_o king_n now_o this_o regal_a power_n begin_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n when_o david_n be_v king_n over_o all_o israel_n 1_o chron._n xxviii_o 4._o and_o his_o posterity_n hold_v it_o till_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n but_o then_o the_o next_o word_n in_o this_o verse_n mechokek_n which_o we_o translate_v lawgiver_n signify_v a_o diminution_n of_o this_o dignity_n before_o the_o finish_n of_o this_o prophecy_n for_o mechokkim_n be_v not_o of_o equal_a power_n with_o king_n and_o therefore_o we_o translate_v the_o word_n elsewhere_o governor_n judg._n v._n 9_o 14._o who_o be_v not_o endue_v with_o a_o absolute_a power_n but_o depend_v on_o the_o power_n of_o another_o and_o thus_o r._n solomon_n jarchi_n express_o say_v in_o his_o commentary_n on_o the_o sanhedrim_n that_o as_o schebet_n signify_v the_o high_a authority_n so_o mechokek_n signify_v a_o lesser_a magistrate_n or_o ruler_n who_o be_v set_v over_o the_o people_n by_o the_o authority_n and_o licence_n of_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n for_o this_o kind_n of_o power_n be_v settle_v among_o they_o at_o their_o return_n from_o babylon_n when_o zerobabel_n be_v make_v their_o governor_n and_o after_o they_o be_v invade_v by_o the_o seleucidae_n this_o authority_n be_v recover_v and_o maintain_v by_o the_o maccabee_n till_o they_o be_v deprive_v of_o it_o by_o herod_n and_o the_o roman_n at_o which_o time_n christ_n come_v when_o it_o be_v evident_a they_o be_v become_v subject_n to_o the_o roman_n by_o the_o very_a enrol_a that_o be_v make_v of_o they_o at_o the_o birth_n of_o our_o saviour_n which_o be_v a_o public_a testimony_n of_o augustus_n his_o sovereignty_n over_o they_o so_o that_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o prophecy_n be_v there_o shall_v be_v either_o king_n or_o governor_n among_o the_o jew_n till_o christ_n come_v so_o j._n christoph_n wagenseil_n who_o have_v discuss_v this_o place_n with_o great_a exactness_n give_v the_o sense_n of_o these_o word_n and_o it_o be_v literal_o true_a till_o the_o captivity_n they_o have_v king_n after_o their_o return_n they_o have_v governor_n under_o the_o persian_n greek_n and_o roman_n see_v his_o confut._n carm._n memorialis_fw-la libri_fw-la nitzachon_n r._n lipmanni_n pag._n 293_o etc._n etc._n to_o strengthen_v which_o interpretation_n he_o make_v this_o judicious_a remark_n in_o another_o place_n of_o the_o same_o book_n pag._n 373._o that_o the_o whole_a time_n from_o the_o begin_n to_o the_o end_n of_o judah_n authority_n be_v well_o nigh_o equal_o divide_v between_o king_n and_o governor_n for_o according_a to_o josephus_n l._n xi_o antiq._n cap._n 4._o they_o live_v under_o king_n from_o david_n time_n to_o the_o captivity_n five_o hundred_o thirty_o two_o year_n and_o under_o the_o mechokkim_n or_o governor_n after_o the_o captivity_n much_o about_o the_o same_o number_n of_o year_n for_o there_o be_v five_o hundred_o eighty_o and_o eight_o year_n from_o the_o captivity_n to_o our_o saviour_n birth_n if_o seventy_o year_n be_v deduct_v which_o be_v the_o time_n their_o captivity_n last_v and_o ten_o be_v add_v in_o which_o after_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n herod_n and_o his_o son_n archelaus_n reign_v in_o judaea_n and_o it_o be_v not_o yet_o reduce_v into_o the_o form_n of_o a_o province_n there_o be_v just_a five_o hundred_o twenty_o and_o eight_o year_n that_o be_v the_o space_n in_o which_o they_o be_v under_o kingly_a authority_n and_o under_o subordinate_a governor_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n of_o the_o same_o length_n which_o make_v it_o the_o more_o wonderful_a that_o jacob_n shall_v so_o many_o age_n before_o exact_o divide_v the_o whole_a power_n he_o foresee_v will_v be_v in_o judah_n between_o they_o that_o wield_v a_o sceptre_n and_o those_o who_o be_v only_o subordinate_a governor_n that_o the_o letter_n vau_fw-fr before_o the_o word_n we_o translate_v lawgiver_n have_v the_o force_n of_o a_o disjunctive_a and_o be_v not_o a_o mere_a copulative_a all_o allow_v and_o there_o be_v many_o example_n of_o it_o in_o other_o place_n particular_o in_o the_o ten_o commandment_n exod._n xx._n 14._o the_o great_a objection_n that_o i_o can_v find_v against_o this_o interpretation_n be_v that_o though_o zerobabel_n the_o first_o governor_n after_o the_o captivity_n be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n yet_o the_o maccabee_n who_o be_v their_o governor_n most_o of_o the_o time_n after_o the_o captivity_n be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi._n but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o the_o prophecy_n do_v not_o say_v these_o ruler_n or_o governor_n shall_v be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n but_o only_o in_o that_o tribe_n which_o have_v a_o government_n of_o their_o own_o till_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n beside_o by_o judah_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v mere_o the_o people_n of_o that_o tribe_n but_o all_o those_o that_o be_v call_v jew_n consist_v also_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n and_o levi_n who_o be_v incorporate_v with_o they_o and_o be_v all_o call_v judah_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n for_o benjamin_n
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chap._n iii_o page_n 58_o chap._n iv_o page_n 85_o chap._n v._o page_n 111_o chap._n vi_o page_n 123_o chap._n vii_o page_n 136_o chap._n viii_o page_n 144_o chap._n ix_o page_n 154_o chap._n x._o page_n 168_o chap._n xi_o page_n 218_o chap._n xii_o page_n 237_o chap._n xiii_o page_n 247_o chap._n fourteen_o page_n 254_o chap._n xv._o page_n 267_o chap._n xvi_o page_n 280_o chap._n xvii_o page_n 286_o chap._n xviii_o page_n 297_o chap._n xix_o page_n 309_o chap._n xx._n page_n 323_o chap._n xxi_o page_n 330_o chap._n xxii_o page_n 339_o chap._n xxiii_o page_n 353_o chap._n xxiv_o page_n 361_o chap._n xxv_o page_n 373_o chap._n xxvi_o page_n 391_o chap._n xxvii_o page_n 400_o chap._n xxviii_o page_n 408_o chap._n xxix_o page_n 418_o chap._n xxx_o page_n 423_o chap._n xxxi_o page_n 434_o chap._n xxxii_o page_n 450_o chap._n xxxiii_o page_n 459_o chap._n xxxiv_o page_n 465_o chap._n xxxv_o page_n 472_o chap._n xxxvi_o page_n 483_o chap._n xxxvii_o page_n 491_o chap._n xxxviii_o page_n 502_o chap._n thirty-nine_o page_n 514_o chap._n xl._n page_n 519_o chap._n xli_o page_n 526_o chap._n xlii_o page_n 543_o chap._n xliii_o page_n 552_o chap._n xliv_o page_n 560_o chap._n xlv_o page_n 566_o chap._n xlvi_o page_n 572_o chap._n xlvii_o page_n 583_o chap._n xlviii_o page_n 592_o chap._n xlix_o page_n 600_o chap._n l._n page_n 633_o errata_fw-la page_n 17._o line_n 16._o read_v propagate_v they_o page_n 18._o line_n 6._o r._n habent_fw-la utique_fw-la page_n 45._o line_n 2._o r._n physcus_n page_n 56._o line_n 19_o del_o therefore_o before_o she_o page_n 80._o ult_n r._n seem_v to_o be_v force_v page_n 81._o line_n 15._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d page_n 82._o line_n 22._o r._n pherecydes_n page_n 110._o line_n 8._o r._n erpenius_n page_n 114._o line_n 8._o r._n gassendus_fw-la and_o peireskius_n page_n 126._o line_n 14._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d page_n 128._o line_n 21._o r._n v._o 32._o page_n 141._o line_n 12._o r._n all_o the_o high_a hill_n page_n 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ver._n 2._o male_a and_o female_a create_v he_o they_o etc._n etc._n of_o different_a sex_n to_o be_v join_v together_o in_o holy_a marriage_n as_o moses_n have_v show_v chap._n ii_o 22_o 23_o etc._n etc._n call_v their_o name_n adam_n the_o common_a name_n to_o both_o sex_n like_o homo_fw-la in_o latin_a etc._n etc._n ver._n 3._o and_o adam_n live_v a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n this_o do_v not_o assure_v we_o he_o have_v no_o child_n but_o cain_n and_o abel_n till_o now_o but_o only_o acquaint_v we_o with_o his_o age_n when_o seth_n be_v bear_v and_o beget_v a_o son_n in_o his_o own_o likeness_n after_o his_o image_n not_o so_o perfect_a as_o himself_o when_o he_o be_v create_v but_o with_o those_o imperfection_n which_o impair_v he_o after_o he_o have_v eat_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n
his_o son_n lamech_v the_o name_n of_o one_o of_o cain_n grandchild_n iu_o 18._o ver._n 12._o beget_v mahalaleel_n this_o name_n import_v as_o much_o as_o a_o praiser_n of_o god_n which_o cainan_n impose_v upon_o this_o son_n of_o he_o as_o jacobus_n capellus_n fancy_n because_o he_o be_v bear_v after_o he_o have_v live_v ten_o week_n of_o year_n i._n e._n when_o he_o be_v seventy_o year_n old_a in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o sabbatick_a year_n which_o be_v the_o eight_o jubilee_n from_o the_o creation_n for_o as_o there_o be_v sacrifice_n and_o a_o distinction_n of_o clean_a beast_n and_o unclean_a so_o he_o conceive_v there_o may_v be_v a_o distribution_n of_o year_n by_o seven_o or_o week_n as_o they_o speak_v in_o aftertime_n from_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o the_o world_n but_o there_o be_v no_o certainty_n of_o this_o nor_o of_o what_o the_o forenamed_a arabian_a writer_n say_v of_o this_o mahalaleel_n that_o he_o make_v his_o child_n swear_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o abel_n so_o patricide_n not_o to_o come_v down_o from_o the_o mountainous_a country_n where_o they_o dwell_v to_o converse_v with_o the_o child_n of_o cain_n he_o be_v mention_v also_o by_o the_o mahometan_n as_o hottinger_n observe_v in_o his_o histor_n orient_n p._n 20._o ver._n 15._o beget_v jared_n the_o same_o arabian_a writer_n make_v he_o also_o a_o strict_o pious_a man_n and_o a_o excellent_a governor_n but_o say_v that_o in_o his_o day_n some_o of_o seth_n posterity_n about_o a_o hundred_o in_o number_n notwithstanding_o all_o his_o persuasion_n to_o the_o contrary_a will_v go_v down_o and_o converse_v with_o the_o child_n of_o cain_n by_o who_o they_o be_v corrupt_v and_o thence_o they_o fancy_n he_o be_v call_v jared_n which_o signify_v descend_v either_o because_o they_o go_v down_o from_o the_o holy_a mountain_n as_o they_o call_v it_o where_o seth_n posterity_n dwell_v or_o piety_n in_o his_o time_n begin_v very_o much_o to_o decline_v see_v hottinger_n smegma_fw-la orient_n l._n i._o cap._n 8._o p._n 235_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 18._o beget_v enoch_n who_o the_o arabian_n call_v edris_n and_o represent_v he_o as_o a_o very_a learned_a man_n as_o well_o as_o a_o prophet_n and_o especial_o skill_v in_o astronomy_n see_v hottinger_n histor_n orient_n l._n i._o c._n 3._o and_o smegma_fw-la orient_n p._n 240._o the_o greek_n ancient_o have_v the_o same_o notion_n of_o he_o as_o appear_v by_o a_o discourse_n of_o eupolemus_n which_o eusebius_n quote_v out_o of_o alexand._n polyhistor_n l._n ix_o praepar_fw-la evang._n c._n 17._o where_o he_o say_v enoch_n be_v the_o first_o who_o teach_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o star_n and_o that_o he_o himself_o be_v teach_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n and_o be_v the_o same_o person_n who_o the_o greek_n call_v atlas_n certain_a it_o be_v his_o story_n be_v not_o altogether_o unknown_a to_o the_o ancient_a greek_n as_o appear_v in_o what_o they_o say_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o enoch_n who_o name_n in_o hebrew_n be_v chanoch_n for_o stephanus_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr vrbibus_fw-la say_v that_o this_o annacus_n live_v above_o three_o hundred_o year_n and_o the_o oracle_n tell_v the_o people_n that_o when_o he_o die_v they_o shall_v all_o perish_v as_o they_o do_v in_o the_o flood_n of_o deucalion_n in_o which_o he_o confound_v the_o history_n of_o enoch_n and_o methuselah_n as_o bochart_n well_o observe_v l._n ii_o phaleg_n c._n 13._o ver._n 21._o beget_v methuselah_n enoch_n be_v a_o prophet_n as_o we_o learn_v from_o st._n judas_n and_o foresee_v the_o destruction_n that_o be_v come_v upon_o the_o earth_n by_o a_o deluge_n immediate_o after_o the_o death_n of_o this_o son_n of_o he_o give_v he_o this_o name_n of_o methusela_n which_o import_v as_o much_o for_o the_o first_o part_n of_o it_o methu_n evident_o carry_v in_o it_o the_o name_n of_o death_n be_v as_o much_o as_o he_o die_v and_o sela_o signify_v the_o send_v forth_o of_o water_n in_o job_n v._n 10._o and_o therefore_o methusela_n be_v as_o much_o as_o when_o he_o be_v dead_a shall_v ensue_v a_o emission_n or_o inundation_n of_o water_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n which_o ingenious_a conjecture_n of_o bochartus_n in_o his_o phaleg_n l._n ii_o c._n 13._o be_v far_o more_o probable_a than_o any_o other_o account_n of_o his_o name_n ver._n 22._o enoch_n walk_v with_o god_n after_o he_o beget_v methuselah_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n moses_n only_o say_v they_o live_v after_o they_o beget_v those_o son_n here_o mention_v but_o of_o this_o man_n that_o he_o walk_v with_o god_n i._n e._n be_v not_o only_o sincere_o obedient_a to_o god_n as_o we_o suppose_v his_o forefather_n to_o have_v be_v but_o of_o a_o extraordinary_a sanctity_n beyond_o the_o rate_n of_o other_o holy_a man_n and_o hold_v on_o also_o in_o a_o long_a course_n of_o such_o singular_a piety_n notwithstanding_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o age_n wherein_o he_o live_v and_o the_o very_a same_o character_n be_v give_v of_o noah_n vi_o 9_o it_o may_v incline_v we_o to_o believe_v that_o as_o noah_n be_v a_o preacher_n of_o righteousness_n so_o enoch_n be_v a_o prophet_n be_v not_o only_o exemplary_a in_o his_o life_n but_o also_o severe_o reprove_v the_o wickedness_n of_o that_o age_n by_o his_o word_n ver._n 24._o and_o enoch_n walk_v with_o god_n persevere_v in_o that_o course_n beforementioned_a to_o the_o end_n of_o his_o day_n and_o be_v not_o he_o do_v not_o say_v that_o he_o die_v as_o he_o do_v of_o the_o rest_n in_o this_o chapter_n both_o before_o and_o after_o but_o that_o he_o be_v not_o any_o long_o among_o man_n in_o this_o world_n for_o god_n take_v he_o translate_v he_o to_o another_o place_n which_o plain_o signify_v the_o different_a manner_n of_o his_o leave_v this_o world_n in_o so_o much_o that_o the_o apostle_n faith_n he_o do_v not_o see_v death_n heb._n xi_o 5._o which_o confute_v the_o conceit_n of_o aben_n ezra_n and_o r._n solomon_n and_o other_o who_o will_v have_v this_o word_n take_v to_o signify_v that_o he_o be_v snatch_v away_o by_o a_o untimely_a death_n contrary_n to_o the_o opinion_n of_o their_o other_o better_a author_n particular_o menachem_n who_o in_o his_o commentary_n on_o this_o place_n say_v that_o god_n take_v from_o enoch_n his_o bodily_a clothes_n and_o give_v he_o spiritual_a raiment_n but_o whither_o he_o be_v translate_v we_o be_v not_o tell_v the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n of_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la chap._n xliv_o according_a to_o the_o vulgar_a translation_n say_v into_o paradise_n and_o upon_o this_o supposition_n the_o aethiopic_a interpreter_n have_v add_v these_o word_n to_o the_o text_n god_n translate_v he_o into_o paradise_n as_o ludolphus_n observe_v l._n iii_o commentar_n in_o aethiop_n hist_o cap._n v._o n._n 40._o and_o according_o we_o find_v in_o the_o calendar_n of_o that_o church_n a_o festival_n upon_o july_n xxv_o call_v the_o ascension_n of_o enoch_n into_o heaven_n for_o they_o be_v not_o so_o foolish_a as_o to_o understand_v by_o paradise_n a_o place_n upon_o earth_n but_o a_o heavenly_a mansion_n unto_o which_o he_o be_v advance_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o eusebius_n speak_v l._n vii_o praepar_fw-la evang._n cap._n 8._o because_o of_o his_o consummate_a virtue_n and_o it_o be_v no_o unreasonable_a conjecture_n that_o god_n be_v gracious_o please_v to_o take_v he_o unto_o himself_o at_o this_o time_n to_o support_v and_o comfort_v mankind_n in_o their_o state_n of_o mortality_n adam_n the_o father_n of_o they_o all_o be_v dead_a not_o above_o fifty-seven_a year_n before_o with_o the_o hope_n of_o a_o better_a life_n in_o the_o other_o world_n for_o which_o reason_n it_o be_v not_o improbable_a that_o he_o be_v translate_v in_o some_o such_o visible_a manner_n as_o elijah_n afterward_o be_v by_o a_o glorious_a appearance_n of_o the_o schechinah_n from_o whence_o some_o heavenly_a minister_n be_v send_v to_o carry_v he_o up_o above_o ver._n 25._o beget_v lamech_v the_o same_o name_n with_o one_o of_o cain_n posterity_n iu_o 18._o but_o as_o he_o be_v of_o another_o race_n so_o he_o be_v the_o grandchild_n and_o the_o father_n of_o the_o best_a man_n in_o those_o day_n viz._n enoch_n and_o noah_n ver._n 27._o all_o the_o day_n of_o methuselah_n etc._n etc._n what_o be_v want_v in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o father_n god_n in_o some_o sort_n make_v up_o in_o his_o age_n which_o be_v extend_v to_o the_o long_a term_n of_o all_o other_o men._n he_o die_v in_o the_o very_a year_n of_o the_o deluge_n according_a to_o the_o import_n of_o his_o name_n see_v verse_n 21._o ver._n 29._o he_o call_v his_o name_n noah_n which_o signify_v rest_n or_o refreshment_n which_o proceed_v from_o
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 posterity_n of_o this_o same_o man_n who_o perfect_v the_o art_n of_o husbandry_n and_o find_v out_o fit_a instrument_n for_o plough_v the_o earth_n than_o have_v be_v know_v before_o when_o man_n be_v chief_o employ_v in_o dig_v and_o throw_v up_o the_o earth_n with_o their_o own_o hand_n their_o labour_n be_v more_o difficult_a which_o now_o be_v much_o abate_v because_o the_o pain_n lie_v more_o upon_o beast_n than_o upon_o men._n and_o indeed_o noah_n be_v call_v ix_o 20._o isch_n haadamah_o a_o man_n of_o the_o ground_n which_o we_o translate_v a_o husbandman_n one_o that_o improve_v agriculture_n as_o other_o famous_a man_n have_v do_v pastorage_n and_o find_v out_o other_o art_n iu_o 20_o etc._n etc._n in_o the_o same_o place_n also_o ix_o 20._o we_o read_v that_o noah_n plant_v a_o vineyard_n with_o respect_n to_o which_o if_o he_o be_v the_o first_o inventor_n of_o make_v wine_n he_o may_v well_o be_v say_v here_o to_o comfort_v they_o concern_v their_o work_n and_o toil_n of_o their_o hand_n wine_n cheer_v the_o heart_n and_o revive_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n that_o be_v spend_v with_o labour_n but_o if_o the_o last_o word_n of_o this_o verse_n be_v expound_v of_o the_o lord_n be_v curse_v the_o ground_n by_o send_v a_o flood_n upon_o it_o as_o enoch_n have_v foretell_v then_o noah_n be_v here_o call_v their_o comforter_n with_o respect_n to_o his_o be_v the_o restorer_n of_o the_o world_n after_o it_o have_v be_v dispeople_v by_o that_o inundation_n and_o so_o jacobus_n capellus_n not_o unreasonable_o interpret_v they_o to_o have_v relation_n to_o both_o curse_n a_o maledictione_n quam_fw-la terrae_fw-la inflixit_fw-la &_o inflicturus_fw-la est_fw-la deus_fw-la he_o shall_v give_v man_n rest_v from_o the_o curse_n which_o god_n have_v inflict_v and_o intend_v further_a to_o inflict_v upon_o the_o earth_n hist_o sacra_fw-la &_o exot._fw-la ad_fw-la a._n m._n 1053._o ver._n 32._o and_o noah_n be_v five_o hundred_o year_n old_a see_v verse_n 6._o where_o 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 that_o they_o who_o have_v hitherto_o keep_v themselves_o unless_o it_o be_v some_o few_o see_v verse_n 15._o unmingled_a with_o the_o posterity_n of_o cain_n according_a to_o a_o solemn_a charge_n which_o their_o godly_a forefather_n have_v give_v they_o be_v now_o join_v to_o they_o in_o marriage_n and_o make_v one_o people_n with_o they_o which_o be_v the_o great_a crime_n if_o we_o can_v give_v any_o credit_n to_o what_o a_o arabic_a writer_n say_v mention_v first_o by_o mr._n selden_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr diis_fw-la syris_n cap._n 3._o prolegom_n &_o de_fw-fr jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n l._n v._o cap._n 8._o f._n 578._o that_o the_o child_n of_o seth_n have_v swear_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o abel_n they_o will_v never_o leave_v the_o mountainous_a country_n which_o they_o inhabit_v to_o
take_v its_o name_n where_o he_o and_o his_o child_n settle_v and_o it_o be_v the_o farthermost_a country_n eastward_o where_o any_o of_o the_o posterity_n of_o japhet_n inhabit_v what_o be_v the_o name_n of_o this_o country_n at_o present_a be_v not_o easy_a to_o tell_v the_o ancient_a name_n and_o limit_n of_o country_n so_o remote_a be_v quite_o wear_v out_o of_o memory_n but_o it_o be_v no_o improbable_a conjecture_n of_o bochartus_n l._n iii_o c._n 14._o that_o the_o ancient_a sarmatae_n take_v their_o name_n from_o this_o man_n sear_n or_o sar-madai_n be_v in_o chaldee_n as_o much_o as_o the_o relic_n of_o madai_n or_o the_o mede_n dr._n jackson_n i_o think_v have_v well_o observe_v book_n i._n c._n 16._o that_o scythia_n or_o the_o north_n part_n of_o asia-minor_a and_o other_o part_n adjacent_a be_v inhabit_v by_o the_o son_n of_o japhet_n before_o they_o come_v into_o greece_n where_o the_o next_o son_n settle_v or_o the_o other_o part_n of_o europe_n javan_n plant_v himself_o in_o greece_n under_o which_o word_n be_v comprehend_v not_o only_a achaia_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o country_n thereabouts_o but_o even_o macedonia_n and_o the_o nation_n neighbour_a to_o it_o towards_o the_o west_n the_o sea_n that_o wash_v they_o be_v call_v the_o ionian_a sea_n and_o indeed_o the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d take_v away_o the_o vowel_n may_v be_v either_o read_v javan_n or_o jon._n from_o whence_o the_o jones_n who_o homer_n call_v jaones_n which_o be_v near_o to_o javan_n which_o a_o persian_a in_o aristophanes_n his_o acharnenses_n pronounce_v jaonau_n as_o grotius_n observe_v annot._n in_o l._n i._n de_fw-fr v._o r._n c._n hence_o daniel_n call_v alexander_n who_o come_v out_o of_o macedonia_n the_o king_n of_o javan_n viii_o 21._o and_o the_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n have_v here_o instead_o of_o javan_n macedonia_n see_v bochart_n l._n iii_o c._n 3._o tubal_n and_o meshech_n these_o two_o be_v constant_o join_v together_o by_o ezekiel_n in_o many_o place_n xxvii_o 13._o xxxii_o 26_o etc._n etc._n which_o be_v a_o sign_n these_o two_o brother_n plant_v themselves_o not_o far_o from_o one_o another_o and_o no_o conjecture_n seem_v so_o probable_a as_o that_o of_o bochartus_fw-la who_o take_v these_o to_o be_v the_o people_n who_o the_o greek_n call_v moschi_n and_o tibareni_n who_o be_v as_o constant_o join_v together_o in_o herodotus_n as_o moschech_v and_o tubal_n be_v in_o ezekiel_n and_o none_o need_v wonder_v that_o tubal_n be_v change_v into_o tubar_n and_o then_o into_o tibar_n for_o nothing_o be_v more_o common_a among_o the_o greek_n than_o to_o change_v the_o letter_n l_o into_o r_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o belial_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o phicol_n etc._n etc._n the_o moschi_n inhabit_v the_o mountain_n call_v moschici_n north-east_n of_o cappadocia_n and_o all_o the_o mountain_n as_o bochart_n think_v from_o the_o river_n phasis_n to_o the_o pontus-cappadodicus_a the_o tibareni_n be_v in_o the_o middle_n between_o the_o trapezuntii_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o armenia_n the_o less_o so_o strabo_n describe_v they_o who_o be_v bear_v not_o far_o from_o these_o country_n and_o have_v reason_n to_o know_v they_o nor_o be_v this_o a_o new_a opinion_n of_o bochart_n that_o the_o tibareni_n come_v from_o tubal_n for_o epiphanius_n in_o his_o ancorat_n mention_n among_o the_o descendant_n of_o japhet_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d together_o with_o the_o chalybes_n and_o mossynaeci_n who_o our_o broughton_n follow_v tiras_n or_o thiras_n the_o young_a of_o the_o son_n of_o japhet_n possess_v thrace_n and_o mysia_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o europe_n towards_o the_o north._n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v thiras_n or_o thras_n by_o the_o change_n of_o the_o letter_n samech_v into_o xi_o which_o in_o the_o greek_a alphabet_n receive_v from_o the_o phoenician_n answer_v to_o the_o letter_n samech_v so_o that_o some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n write_v thracia_n with_o a_o s_o thracia_n and_o a_o thracian_a woman_n be_v call_v by_o the_o greek_n themselves_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o come_v very_o near_o to_o thiras_n and_o that_o great_a man_n bochartus_n say_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o to_o confirm_v this_o which_o be_v the_o opinion_n he_o show_v of_o many_o of_o the_o ancient_n phaleg_n l._n iii_o c._n 2._o and_o in_o late_a time_n of_o ludovicus_n capellus_n who_o add_v that_o possible_o tros_n and_o troes_n be_v derive_v from_o this_o thiras_n ver._n 3._o and_o the_o son_n of_o gomer_n now_o follow_v a_o account_n of_o those_o that_o descend_v from_o the_o elder_a son_n of_o japhet_n ashkenaz_n be_v the_o elder_a son_n of_o gomer_n who_o posterity_n settle_v in_o bythinia_n where_o we_o find_v the_o footstep_n of_o his_o name_n in_o the_o sinus_n ascanius_n and_o ascanius_n lacus_n and_o amnis_fw-la and_o in_o troas_n and_o the_o lesser_a phrygia_n in_o which_o be_v a_o country_n and_o a_o city_n call_v ascania_n and_o ascaniae-insulae_a into_o which_o country_n the_o offspring_n of_o ashkenaz_n bring_v colony_n from_o gomer_n or_o the_o great_a phrygia_n and_o extend_v themselves_o to_o the_o sea_n which_o be_v call_v by_o the_o people_n upon_o the_o coast_n ascenaz_n be_v pronounce_v by_o the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v a_o odious_a name_n in_o their_o language_n signify_v inhospitable_a they_o change_v it_o into_o the_o contrary_a and_o call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o euxin_n sea_n see_v more_o in_o the_o forenamed_a author_n l._n iii_o c._n 9_o ludou._n capellus_n happen_v upon_o the_o same_o conjecture_n riphath_fw-mi or_o diphath_n as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o 1_o chron._n 1.6_o who_o posterity_n josephus_n think_v to_o have_v inhabit_v paphlagonia_n which_o be_v a_o country_n near_o to_o phrygia_n upon_o the_o euxine_a sea_n and_o there_o be_v remainder_n of_o the_o name_n in_o several_a place_n both_o way_n write_v with_o resh_n or_o with_o dale_v as_o bochart_n show_v l._n iii_o c._n 10._o mela_n place_n the_o riphace_v in_o this_o country_n as_o grotius_n observe_v annot._n in_o l._n i._n de_fw-fr v._o r._n c._n togarmah_n his_o posterity_n it_o be_v manifest_a settle_v northward_o of_o judaea_n by_o that_o place_n in_o ezek._n xxxviii_o 6._o where_o the_o greek_a scholiast_n say_v some_o hereby_o understand_v the_o cappadocian_o and_o galatian_n and_o indeed_o cappadocia_n lie_v near_o to_o gomer_n or_o phrygia_n with_o who_o togarmah_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v join_v and_o in_o respect_n of_o judaea_n it_o lie_v northward_o and_o be_v most_o famous_a for_o excellent_a horse_n which_o the_o prophet_n say_v come_v from_o togarmah_n ezek._n xxvii_o 14._o the_o greek_a interpreter_n constant_o write_v it_o torgama_n or_o thorgama_n from_o whence_o the_o name_n of_o the_o trogmi_a or_o trocmi_n may_v well_o be_v think_v to_o be_v derive_v who_o strabo_n say_v l._n xii_o live_v near_o pontus_n and_o cappadocia_n and_o it_o appear_v by_o ptolemy_n they_o possess_v some_o city_n in_o cappadocia_n itself_o this_o people_n be_v call_v by_o stephanus_n trocmeni_n and_o in_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n trocmades_n or_o trogmades_n for_o their_o bishop_n be_v often_o mention_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v bochart_n in_o the_o same_o book_n cap._n 11._o ver._n 4._o and_o the_o son_n of_o javan_n have_v tell_v we_o what_o son_n gomer_n have_v he_o inform_v we_o who_o have_v descend_v from_o javan_n who_o have_v four_o son_n that_o give_v name_n to_o four_o province_n elishah_n his_o first-born_a inhabit_a peloponnesus_n in_o which_o their_o be_v a_o ample_a country_n call_v by_o the_o ancient_n elis_n and_o one_o part_n of_o it_o call_v by_o homer_n alisium_n i_o omit_v the_o other_o argument_n whereby_o bochartus_n prove_v this_o to_o be_v the_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n where_o elishah_n posterity_n settle_v not_o far_o from_o their_o father_n javan_n nay_o ludovicus_n capellus_n p._n 105._o chronol_n sacra_fw-la think_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aeolus_n and_o the_o country_n aeolia_n have_v its_o name_n from_o thence_o tarshish_n or_o tarsis_n neither_o people_v ciliciae_n where_o we_o meet_v with_o a_o like_a name_n nor_o the_o coast_n about_o carthage_n as_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n think_v but_o as_o eusebius_n and_o from_o he_o our_o broughton_n and_o late_o bochart_n have_v observe_v from_o he_o come_v the_o iberi_fw-la in_o spain_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o name_n of_o iberi_n come_v as_o bochart_n think_v from_o the_o phoenician_n who_o call_v the_o bochart_n and_o utmost_a limit_n of_o any_o thing_n ebrim_a or_o ibrim_a a_o word_n often_o use_v in_o the_o syriack_n version_n of_o the_o psalm_n and_o the_o new_a testament_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v not_o unlikely_a the_o spaniard_n be_v call_v by_o this_o name_n of_o
serve_v for_o the_o propagation_n of_o mankind_n of_o which_o some_o have_v give_v natural_a other_o moral_a reason_n but_o the_o most_o plain_a and_o obvious_a be_v that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o apt_a token_n of_o the_o divine_a covenant_n make_v with_o abraham_n and_o his_o posterity_n that_o god_n will_v multiply_v their_o seed_n and_o make_v they_o as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n xv._o 5._o it_o be_v probable_a also_o that_o this_o part_n be_v choose_v rather_o than_o any_o other_o to_o make_v they_o sensible_a that_o this_o be_v a_o divine_a sacrament_n for_o nothing_o but_o god_n institution_n can_v at_o first_o engage_v man_n to_o lay_v that_o part_n bare_a which_o nature_n have_v cover_v it_o be_v of_o late_a indeed_o make_v a_o question_n by_o some_o learned_a man_n whether_o this_o be_v the_o original_a of_o circumcision_n which_o they_o fancy_n the_o jew_n borrow_v from_o the_o egyptian_n and_o not_o the_o egyptian_n from_o the_o jew_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o not_o only_o the_o egyptian_n but_o several_a other_o nation_n do_v very_o ancient_o use_v circumcision_n now_o it_o be_v improbable_a say_v they_o that_o the_o egyptian_n who_o seem_v to_o have_v have_v it_o the_o most_o early_o of_o all_o nation_n who_o spring_v not_o from_o abraham_n will_v borrow_v this_o custom_n from_o the_o hebrew_n who_o they_o perfect_o hate_v shepherd_n be_v a_o abomination_n to_o they_o xlvi_o 34._o and_o therefore_o they_o give_v themselves_o the_o liberty_n to_o say_v that_o god_n do_v not_o now_o enjoin_v abraham_n a_o new_a thing_n when_o he_o order_v he_o to_o be_v circumcise_v but_o only_o make_v this_o a_o sign_n of_o his_o covenant_n with_o he_o which_o it_o be_v not_o with_o other_o nation_n but_o unless_o it_o can_v be_v prove_v that_o circumcision_n be_v in_o use_n before_o abraham_n time_n which_o do_v not_o appear_v from_o any_o good_a author_n though_o such_o as_o celsus_n be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o affirm_v it_o as_o we_o find_v in_o origen_n l._n v._o such_o argument_n as_o these_o will_v not_o persuade_v we_o to_o believe_v that_o it_o come_v from_o the_o egyptian_n or_o any_o other_o nation_n but_o they_o have_v it_o if_o not_o from_o the_o hebrew_n yet_o from_o the_o posterity_n of_o ishmael_n or_o other_o people_n descend_v from_o abraham_n who_o be_v high_o belove_v of_o god_n it_o be_v not_o credible_a that_o god_n will_v set_v the_o mark_n of_o ham_n race_n upon_o he_o and_o his_o posterity_n much_o less_o make_v it_o the_o token_n of_o his_o covenant_n with_o they_o see_v j._n ludolphus_n l._n iii_o comment_n in_o histor_n aethiop_n c._n i._o n._n 3._o the_o only_a authority_n upon_o who_o the_o broacher_n of_o this_o novelty_n rely_v be_v herodotus_n who_o in_o his_o second_o book_n cap._n 104._o say_v the_o people_n of_o colchis_n and_o the_o egyptian_n be_v the_o only_a nation_n that_o be_v circumcise_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o beginning_n the_o syrian_n and_o phoenician_n who_o live_v in_o palestine_n acknowledge_v they_o have_v this_o rite_n from_o they_o which_o be_v just_a such_o a_o tale_n as_o he_o tell_v in_o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o that_o book_n that_o the_o egyptian_n be_v the_o first_o inhabiter_n of_o the_o earth_n unless_o perhaps_o the_o phrygian_n this_o opinion_n proceed_v from_o their_o own_o vain_a conceit_n which_o make_v they_o loath_a to_o confess_v they_o receive_v circumcision_n from_o any_o other_o people_n though_o i_o think_v there_o be_v a_o convince_a argument_n of_o it_o in_o moses_n himself_o who_o tell_v we_o in_o chapter_n x._o 14._o that_o the_o philistim_o come_v from_o the_o casluchim_n i._n e._n the_o people_n of_o colchis_n as_o that_o people_n come_v original_o from_o egypt_n so_o herodotus_n himself_o diodorus_n and_o abundance_n of_o other_o credible_a author_n testify_v this_o it_o appear_v by_o what_o i_o note_v there_o be_v before_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n nay_o before_o abraham_n for_o the_o philistim_o have_v a_o king_n among_o they_o in_o his_o day_n as_o we_o read_v in_o this_o book_n xx._n and_o xxvi_o now_o these_o philistim_n be_v a_o uncircumcised_a people_n and_o therefore_o the_o people_n of_o colchis_n no_o doubt_n be_v so_o also_o when_o they_o go_v out_o of_o their_o country_n and_o drive_v the_o avim_fw-la out_o of_o palestine_n and_o consequent_o the_o egyptian_n have_v no_o such_o rite_n among_o they_o when_o the_o casluchim_n come_v from_o egypt_n but_o put_v a_o gross_a cheat_n upon_o herodotus_n when_o they_o make_v he_o believe_v they_o have_v be_v circumcise_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o beginning_n and_o in_o like_a manner_n they_o impose_v upon_o he_o who_o tell_v he_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o palestine_n who_o he_o call_v syrian_n and_o phoenician_n confess_v they_o receive_v circumcision_n from_o the_o egyptian_n for_o there_o be_v no_o inhabitant_n of_o palestine_n circumcise_v but_o the_o jew_n who_o always_o profess_v they_o receive_v it_o from_o abraham_n who_o we_o may_v be_v confident_a be_v the_o first_o person_n in_o the_o world_n that_o be_v circumcise_v there_o be_v nothing_o to_o induce_v any_o body_n to_o use_v such_o a_o rite_n unless_o they_o have_v be_v direct_v to_o it_o by_o god_n as_o abraham_n be_v from_o who_o the_o ishmaelite_n receive_v it_o and_o from_o they_o the_o arabian_n and_o from_o those_o country_n or_o from_o abraham_n child_n by_o keturah_n it_o be_v derive_v as_o seem_v most_o probable_a to_o i_o to_o the_o egyptian_n from_o who_o the_o people_n of_o colchis_n who_o know_v themselves_o to_o be_v a_o egyptian_a breed_n embrace_v it_o in_o imitation_n of_o their_o famous_a ancestor_n but_o after_o abraham_n time_n who_o find_v no_o such_o rite_n among_o the_o philistim_n a_o colony_n of_o they_o to_o who_o in_o all_o likelihood_n they_o will_v have_v communicate_v it_o as_o the_o egyptian_n do_v to_o they_o if_o it_o have_v be_v then_o use_v in_o that_o country_n ver._n 12._o and_o he_o that_o be_v eight_o day_n old_a etc._n etc._n maimonides_n think_v that_o if_o circumcision_n have_v not_o be_v perform_v in_o their_o infancy_n it_o may_v have_v be_v in_o danger_n to_o have_v be_v neglect_v afterward_o for_o a_o infant_n feel_v not_o so_o much_o pain_n as_o a_o adult_n person_n will_v have_v do_v in_o who_o the_o flesh_n be_v more_o compact_a and_o his_o imagination_n strong_a the_o parent_n also_o especial_o father_n have_v not_o so_o strong_a a_o affection_n to_o a_o child_n when_o he_o be_v new_o bear_v as_o they_o have_v when_o he_o be_v grow_v up_o and_o so_o more_o easy_o submit_v to_o this_o harsh_a rite_n at_o their_o first_o appearance_n in_o the_o world_n than_o they_o will_v have_v do_v after_o they_o be_v more_o endear_v to_o they_o but_o the_o child_n can_v not_o be_v circumcise_v before_o the_o eight_o day_n after_o his_o birth_n because_o till_o then_o he_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o imperfect_a and_o not_o yet_o sufficient_o cleanse_v and_o purge_v for_o which_o reason_n beast_n be_v not_o accept_v by_o god_n till_o seven_o day_n be_v pass_v after_o their_o birth_n exod._n xxii_o 30._o see_v more_n nevoch_n p._n iii_o cap._n 49._o and_o as_o the_o child_n be_v not_o to_o be_v circumcise_v before_o the_o eight_o day_n so_o he_o be_v not_o unless_o perhaps_o in_o case_n of_o great_a weakness_n to_o be_v keep_v uncircumcised_a beyond_o that_o day_n on_o which_o if_o the_o parent_n do_v not_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v circumcise_v the_o house_n of_o judgement_n as_o the_o jew_n speak_v be_v bind_v to_o do_v it_o and_o if_o they_o do_v not_o be_v ignorant_a perhaps_o of_o the_o neglect_n the_o child_n when_o he_o come_v of_o age_n i._n e._n be_v thirteen_o year_n old_a be_v bind_v himself_o to_o get_v it_o do_v if_o he_o do_v not_o the_o judge_n if_o it_o be_v know_v to_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o take_v care_n of_o it_o as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v l._n i._n de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n 6._o p._n 96_o 97._o ver._n 13._o he_o that_o be_v bear_v in_o thy_o house_n or_o buy_v with_o money_n must_v needs_o be_v circumcise_v not_o whether_o they_o will_v or_o no_o for_o man_n be_v not_o to_o be_v compel_v to_o religion_n which_o have_v be_v a_o profanation_n of_o this_o covenant_n but_o abraham_n be_v to_o persuade_v they_o to_o it_o and_o if_o they_o consent_v not_o to_o keep_v they_o no_o long_o in_o his_o house_n but_o to_o sell_v they_o to_o some_o other_o people_n so_o maimonides_n expound_v it_o in_o his_o book_n of_o circumcision_n cap._n i._n which_o be_v true_a both_o of_o servant_n bear_v in_o the_o house_n and_o buy_v with_o money_n but_o as_o for_o the_o child_n of_o these_o slave_n they_o be_v to_o be_v circumcise_v whether_o their_o parent_n will_v or_o no_o because_o they_o be_v the_o possession_n of_o their_o master_n not_o of_o
year_n to_o make_v up_o the_o sense_n which_o some_o think_v rather_o to_o be_v this_o that_o he_o be_v satisfy_v and_o have_v enough_o of_o this_o world_n desire_v to_o live_v no_o long_o like_o that_o expression_n in_o seneca_n epist_n lxi_o vixi_fw-la lucili_n charissime_fw-la quantum_fw-la satis_fw-la est_fw-la mortem_fw-la plenus_fw-la expecto_fw-la gather_v to_o his_o people_n it_o do_v not_o relate_v to_o his_o body_n which_o be_v not_o bury_v with_o they_o and_o therefore_o must_v relate_v to_o his_o soul_n which_o be_v suppose_v by_o this_o still_a to_o live_v in_o that_o place_n where_o his_o pious_a forefather_n be_v go_v or_o else_o it_o be_v a_o hebrew_n idiotism_n signify_v no_o more_o but_o that_o he_o leave_v this_o world_n as_o all_o his_o father_n have_v do_v before_o he_o ver._n 9_o his_o son_n isaac_n and_o ishmael_n etc._n etc._n by_o this_o it_o appear_v that_o isaac_n and_o ishmael_n be_v not_o stranger_n one_o to_o another_o nay_o some_o of_o the_o oriental_n tell_v we_o that_o abraham_n go_v to_o see_v ishmael_n at_o his_o house_n and_o that_o ishmael_n come_v to_o see_v he_o after_o he_o be_v send_v away_o which_o be_v not_o at_o all_o improbable_a for_o no_o doubt_n abraham_n provide_v for_o he_o suitable_a to_o the_o condition_n of_o his_o birth_n and_o ishmael_n can_v not_o but_o be_v convince_v that_o the_o inheritance_n of_o his_o father_n belong_v of_o right_a to_o isaac_n who_o be_v the_o son_n of_o a_o freewoman_n and_o he_o only_o of_o a_o bondwoman_n nor_o can_v he_o well_o be_v ignorant_a that_o isaac_n be_v to_o be_v heir_n of_o abraham_n estate_n by_o god_n designation_n in_o the_o field_n of_o ephron_n etc._n etc._n see_v xxiii_o 17._o ver._n 11._o isaac_n dwell_v by_o the_o well_o lahairoi_a he_o continue_v after_o abraham_n death_n his_o former_a habitation_n which_o he_o have_v when_o he_o marry_v xxiv_o 62._o ver._n 12._o now_o these_o be_v the_o generation_n of_o ishmael_n etc._n etc._n have_v mention_v the_o blessing_n of_o god_n which_o go_v along_o with_o isaac_n after_o his_o father_n death_n in_o the_o forego_n verse_n he_o take_v this_o occasion_n to_o show_v that_o god_n be_v not_o unmindful_a of_o his_o promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n concern_v ishmael_n also_o xvii_o 20._o ver._n 13._o nebaioth_n as_o he_o be_v the_o first-born_a of_o ishmael_n so_o his_o posterity_n give_v the_o denomination_n to_o the_o whole_a country_n of_o arabia_n petraea_n in_o the_o best_a part_n of_o which_o see_v verse_n 3._o they_o inhabit_v which_o pliny_n strabo_n and_o ptolemy_n call_v nabataea_n and_o sometime_o other_o author_n call_v nabathis_n as_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v call_v nabataei_n who_o be_v mention_v also_o by_o dionysius_n periegetes_n in_o his_o description_n of_o the_o world_n and_o by_o plutarch_n in_o the_o life_n of_o demetrius_n who_o he_o say_v be_v send_v to_o subdue_v the_o arab_n call_v nabataei_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o he_o be_v in_o great_a danger_n to_o perish_v by_o fall_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d into_o place_n where_o there_o be_v no_o water_n these_o be_v common_o call_v in_o scripture_n ishmaelites_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v the_o sole_a heir_n of_o their_o progenitor_n and_o they_o dwell_v near_o to_o the_o midianite_n their_o half_a brethren_n for_o in_o the_o story_n of_o joseph_n he_o be_v say_v in_o one_o place_n to_o be_v sell_v unto_o the_o ishmaelite_n in_o another_o to_o the_o midianite_n gen._n xxxvii_o 27_o 28_o 36._o they_o be_v neighbour_n and_o copartner_n in_o traffic_n the_o country_n of_o moab_n also_o be_v near_o to_o these_o nabataei_n as_o appear_v from_o epiphanius_n haeres_fw-la liii_o where_o speak_v of_o the_o country_n that_o lay_v beyond_o the_o dead-sea_n he_o mention_n this_o which_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o region_n of_o nebaioth_n ituraea_n and_o moabitis_fw-la see_v salmasius_n plin._n exercit._n p._n 615._o kedar_n his_o posterity_n call_v kedareni_n be_v also_o seat_v in_o arabia_n petraea_n together_o with_o their_o elder_a brother_n and_o their_o name_n also_o be_v so_o famous_a that_o some_o author_n call_v the_o whole_a country_n kedar_n for_o the_o language_n of_o kedar_n be_v the_o arabian_a language_n and_o when_o david_n complain_v that_o he_o have_v dwell_v long_o in_o the_o tent_n of_o kedar_n the_o chaldee_n expound_v it_o in_o the_o dwell_n of_o the_o arabian_n but_o those_o arabian_n call_v scenitae_n be_v proper_o the_o people_n of_o kedar_n and_o yet_o not_o all_o the_o scenitae_n i._n e._n all_o the_o arab_n who_o dwell_v in_o tent_n but_o those_o only_o who_o dwell_v in_o arabia_n petraea_n for_o there_o be_v divers_a kind_n of_o they_o all_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o near_a euphrates_n other_o in_o arabia_n foelix_fw-la etc._n etc._n as_o salmasius_n show_v in_o his_o plin._n exercit._n p._n 484._o some_o take_v they_o to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o those_o who_o ptolemy_n call_v pharanitae_n for_o what_o the_o psalmist_n call_v dwell_v among_o the_o tent_n of_o kedar_n be_v call_v 1_o sam._n xxvi_o 1._o dwelling_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o paran_n pliny_n only_o say_v pharanitis_n border_v upon_o the_o arab_n in_o or_o a_o contermina_fw-la gentis_fw-la arabiae_n and_o so_o late_a writer_n make_v pharan_n and_o arabia_n petraea_n to_o be_v near_a neighbour_n as_o the_o same_o salmasius_n show_v p._n 485._o ver._n 14._o dumah_n he_o seem_v by_o isaiah_n xxi_o 11._o to_o have_v be_v seat_v near_o idumaea_n ver._n 15._o hadar_n some_o think_v the_o athritae_n in_o arabia_n foelix_fw-la come_v from_o he_o in_o which_o likewise_o there_o be_v a_o city_n call_v tema_n from_o the_o next_o son_n of_o ishmael_n and_o jetur_fw-la the_o next_o son_n to_o he_o may_v well_o be_v think_v to_o have_v be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o ituraei_n in_o coelo-syria_n and_o kedemah_n the_o last_o of_o his_o son_n to_o have_v dwell_v near_o his_o brother_n kedar_n for_o so_o jacobus_n capellus_n expound_v those_o word_n jer._n xlix_o 28._o go_v up_o to_o kedar_n and_o spoil_v the_o man_n of_o kedem_fw-la which_o we_o translate_v the_o man_n of_o the_o east_n and_o there_o be_v some_o other_o people_n in_o those_o country_n who_o name_n sound_v something_o like_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o son_n of_o ishmael_n but_o not_o so_o like_a as_o these_o i_o have_v mention_v which_o make_v i_o omit_v all_o further_a search_n after_o they_o enough_o have_v be_v say_v to_o show_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o account_n which_o moses_n give_v we_o of_o ishmael_n posterity_n ver._n 16._o these_o be_v their_o name_n by_o their_o to_n though_o some_o of_o they_o dwell_v in_o tent_n and_o thence_o be_v call_v scenitae_n arabe_n yet_o they_o do_v not_o live_v so_o scatter_o but_o pitch_v they_o together_o and_o make_v a_o town_n and_o their_o castle_n they_o have_v even_o then_o place_n of_o defence_n which_o may_v make_v it_o probable_a that_o they_o have_v also_o wall_a town_n to_o which_o they_o resort_v from_o their_o tent_n in_o the_o field_n when_o they_o be_v in_o any_o danger_n isai_n xlii_o 11._o for_o it_o must_v be_v here_o note_v that_o as_o there_o be_v divers_a people_n of_o this_o name_n of_o scenitae_n arabe_n so_o there_o be_v this_o difference_n among_o they_o as_o salmasius_n observe_v in_o the_o forenamed_a place_n that_o some_o of_o they_o be_v nomades_n who_o wander_v from_o place_n to_o place_n other_o of_o they_o be_v not_o particular_o the_o sabaean_a scenitae_n and_o most_o of_o the_o rest_n dwell_v in_o tent_n but_o be_v fix_v in_o their_o habitation_n and_o do_v not_o remove_v from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o as_o those_o that_o dwell_v in_o mesopotamia_n do_v who_o be_v both_o scenitae_n and_o also_o nomades_n they_o therefore_o who_o be_v settle_v in_o tent_n as_o the_o son_n of_o ishmael_n be_v have_v reason_n to_o build_v fortress_n for_o the_o security_n of_o their_o slender_a habitation_n twelve_o prince_n according_a to_o their_o nation_n or_o rather_o as_o dr._n jackson_n well_o gloss_n book_n i._o on_o the_o creed_n c._n 25._o twelve_o head_n of_o so_o many_o several_a house_n tribe_n or_o clan_n which_o kind_n of_o government_n they_o continue_v till_o four_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ_n and_o be_v better_a express_v by_o heathen_a writer_n than_o by_o many_o christian_a interpreter_n when_o they_o call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ruler_n of_o their_o tribe_n as_o strabo_n speak_v l._n xvi_o in_o his_o description_n of_o syria_n and_o so_o the_o late_a writer_n speak_v of_o the_o saracen_n who_o be_v the_o same_o people_n former_o call_v scenitae_n arabe_n who_o governor_n they_o call_v phylarchi_fw-la saracenorum_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o sextus_n rufus_n and_o jornandes_n see_v salmas_n as_o before_o p._n 484_o 485._o ver._n 17._o gather_v unto_o his_o people_n the_o same_o
the_o other_o and_o seem_v to_o import_v a_o great_a change_n in_o their_o condition_n which_o make_v such_o a_o deep_a impression_n upon_o they_o that_o they_o be_v solicitous_a to_o know_v the_o meaning_n ver._n 8._o we_o have_v dream_v a_o dream_n and_o there_o be_v no_o interpreter_n of_o it_o i._n e._n here_o in_o prison_n we_o have_v not_o the_o opportunity_n of_o get_v they_o interpret_v if_o they_o have_v be_v at_o liberty_n there_o be_v man_n in_o those_o country_n who_o pretend_v to_o the_o skill_n of_o interpret_n dream_n which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v not_o to_o be_v regard_v but_o some_o dream_n carry_v such_o lively_a representation_n in_o they_o and_o so_o suitable_a to_o their_o present_a condition_n and_o make_v likewise_o so_o great_a a_o commotion_n in_o their_o spirit_n that_o they_o can_v not_o but_o attend_v to_o they_o nay_o think_v god_n have_v send_v they_o and_o therefore_o desire_v to_o know_v the_o meaning_n of_o they_o thus_o we_o find_v achilles_n advise_v agamemnon_n in_o homer_n iliad_n i._o to_o consult_v with_o the_o interpreter_n of_o their_o god_n for_o what_o offence_n they_o have_v send_v the_o plague_n among_o they_o say_v to_o what_o priest_n or_o to_o what_o prophet_n shall_v we_o go_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o to_o what_o vender_n of_o dream_n for_o even_o dream_n come_v from_o jupiter_n do_v not_o interpretation_n belong_v to_o god_n who_o can_v show_v the_o meaning_n of_o dream_n but_o he_o that_o send_v they_o viz_o god_n this_o show_v that_o god_n do_v sometime_o admonish_v other_o nation_n as_o we_o see_v xx._n 6._o xxxi_o 24._o as_o well_o as_o the_o jew_n by_o dream_n until_o they_o forget_v as_o dr._n jackson_n judicious_o speak_v that_o interpretation_n be_v from_o god_n and_o labour_v to_o find_v out_o a_o art_n of_o interpret_n then_o they_o either_o cease_v or_o be_v so_o mix_v with_o delusion_n that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v discern_v or_o if_o their_o event_n be_v in_o some_o sort_n foresee_v yet_o man_n be_v ignorant_a of_o god_n providence_n common_o make_v choice_n of_o such_o mean_n for_o their_o avoidance_n as_o bring_v upon_o they_o the_o event_n which_o they_o fear_v book_n i._o on_o the_o creed_n chap._n 9_o ver._n 12._o the_o three_o branch_n be_v three_o day_n i._n e._n signify_v three_o day_n so_o he_o understand_v their_o meaning_n to_o be_v rather_o than_o month_n or_o year_n because_o of_o their_o sudden_a bud_n blossom_a knit_a and_o ripen_v of_o the_o grape_n verse_n 10._o ver._n 13._o shall_v lift_v up_o thy_o head_n i._n e._n advance_v thou_o or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o margin_n reckon_v thou_o number_v thou_o among_o his_o servant_n as_o the_o phrase_n be_v use_v exod._n xxxi_o 12._o for_o there_o be_v a_o roll_n or_o catalogue_n of_o all_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o court_n with_o their_o several_a salary_n they_o be_v all_o call_v over_o on_o some_o certain_a day_n it_o shall_v seem_v by_o verse_n 20._o before_o the_o king_n birthday_n and_o summon_v to_o give_v their_o attendance_n and_o then_o such_o as_o the_o king_n be_v offend_v withal_o be_v strike_v out_o and_o punish_v according_a to_o their_o desert_n or_o pardon_v and_o gracious_o restore_v to_o their_o place_n this_o exposition_n best_o agree_v with_o the_o event_n verse_n 20._o where_o the_o head_n of_o both_o these_o officer_n be_v say_v to_o be_v lift_v up_o though_o one_o of_o they_o only_o be_v advance_v to_o his_o former_a station_n ver._n 14._o but_o think_v on_o i_o when_o it_o shall_v be_v well_o with_o thou_o etc._n etc._n when_o my_o prediction_n be_v come_v to_o pass_v i_o ask_v no_o other_o reward_n of_o thou_o but_o that_o thou_o will_v be_v a_o instrument_n of_o deliver_v i_o from_o my_o imprisonment_n joseph_n be_v not_o only_o grow_v expert_a in_o interpret_n dream_n which_o he_o be_v not_o before_o he_o come_v into_o egypt_n xxxvii_o 6_o etc._n etc._n but_o full_o assure_v he_o know_v the_o right_a meaning_n of_o they_o as_o appear_v by_o this_o passage_n and_o such_o kind_n of_o prediction_n by_o dream_n be_v frequent_a in_o ancient_a time_n among_o the_o heathen_a as_o well_o as_o among_o the_o hebrew_n though_o in_o after_o age_n they_o grow_v rare_a in_o both_o for_o as_o dr._n jackson_n admirable_o speak_v in_o the_o place_n beforenamed_n the_o increase_n of_o wickedness_n in_o the_o world_n multiplicity_n of_o business_n solicitude_n of_o mind_n about_o worldly_a affair_n and_o man_n too_o much_o depend_v on_o politic_a device_n to_o accomplish_v their_o end_n cause_v the_o defect_n of_o true_a dream_n and_o of_o other_o divine_a admonition_n for_o the_o welfare_n of_o mankind_n ver._n 15._o i_o be_v steal_v carry_v away_o by_o violence_n without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o my_o father_n and_o sell_v for_o a_o slave_n his_o brethren_n in_o sell_v he_o commit_v that_o crime_n which_o the_o latin_n call_v plagium_n for_o qui_fw-la hominem_fw-la liberum_fw-la vendit_fw-la plagiarius_fw-la est_fw-la out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n some_o man_n will_v have_v it_o think_v that_o these_o word_n be_v add_v by_o joshua_n or_o some_o other_o after_o moses_n his_o time_n because_o canaan_n be_v not_o call_v the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n in_o his_o day_n much_o less_o in_o joseph_n but_o they_o shall_v have_v consider_v that_o joseph_n do_v not_o call_v all_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n by_o this_o name_n but_o only_o that_o part_n of_o it_o where_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n have_v very_o long_o live_v viz._n about_o hebron_n there_o abraham_n who_o be_v the_o first_o that_o be_v call_v a_o hebrew_n settle_v with_o his_o family_n when_o he_o come_v out_o of_o chaldaea_n xiii_o 17_o 18._o there_o isaac_n dwell_v also_o xxxv_o 27._o and_o jacob_n xxxvii_o 1_o 14._o where_o it_o be_v say_v indeed_o they_o be_v stranger_n or_o sojourner_n in_o this_o country_n but_o they_o be_v stranger_n of_o great_a note_n and_o name_n as_o jacobus_n altingius_n have_v well_o observe_v who_o be_v treat_v as_o prince_n xxiii_o 6._o live_v by_o their_o own_o law_n make_v league_n not_o only_o with_o private_a man_n but_o with_o city_n and_o with_o king_n xxi_o 22_o 23._o xxvi_o 28._o xxxiv_o 6._o and_o the_o fame_n of_o they_o can_v not_o but_o be_v spread_v abroad_o both_o by_o the_o victory_n which_o abraham_n get_v in_o a_o battle_n over_o several_a king_n and_o by_o the_o sack_n of_o shechem_n which_o the_o neighbour_n dare_v not_o revenge_v all_o which_o may_v well_o make_v that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n wherein_o they_o have_v reside_v for_o three_o generation_n be_v call_v the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n where_o they_o be_v at_o first_o plant_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o native_n who_o be_v confederate_a with_o abraham_n fourteen_o 13._o that_o they_o shall_v put_v i_o into_o the_o dungeon_n into_o which_o he_o be_v throw_v at_o the_o first_o as_o a_o great_a malefactor_n for_o this_o be_v the_o low_a and_o dark_a place_n in_o the_o prison_n be_v under_o ground_n so_o the_o hebrew_n word_n common_o signify_v a_o pit_n either_o with_o or_o without_o water_n in_o it_o and_o thence_o this_o part_n of_o a_o prison_n which_o bochartus_n well_o translate_v cryptam_fw-la subterraneam_fw-la and_o sometime_o signify_v a_o grave_a psalm_n xxviii_o 1._o hierozoic_n p._n i._o lib._n iii_o cap._n 4._o ver._n 16._o the_o chief_a baker_n see_v the_o interpretation_n be_v good_a it_o be_v well_o the_o chief_a butler_n propound_v his_o dream_n first_o which_o have_v a_o good_a signification_n for_o if_o this_o man_n have_v speak_v first_o the_o other_o it_o be_v likely_a will_v not_o have_v propose_v his_o dream_n three_o white_a basket_n or_o as_o we_o now_o speak_v three_o wicker_n basket_n and_o as_o the_o margin_n have_v it_o the_o twig_n so_o twist_v that_o they_o be_v full_a of_o hole_n as_o we_o many_o time_n be_v wrought_v ver._n 17._o in_o the_o uppermost_a basket_n they_o be_v set_v one_o upon_o another_o in_o the_o lowermost_a of_o which_o we_o may_v suppose_v be_v bread_n in_o the_o middlemost_a pie_n and_o in_o the_o high_a the_o fine_a sort_n of_o paste_n of_o all_o sort_n biscuit_n tart_n etc._n etc._n ver._n 19_o lift_v up_o thy_o head_n the_o same_o phrase_n which_o be_v use_v of_o the_o other_o verse_n 13._o but_o with_o this_o addition_n from_o off_o thou_o to_o signify_v that_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v call_v for_o another_o purpose_n that_o he_o may_v not_o only_o have_v his_o name_n strike_v out_o of_o the_o roll_n but_o his_o head_n strike_v off_o from_o his_o body_n though_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n so_o to_o understand_v it_o but_o only_o simple_o that_o he_o shall_v lose_v his_o life_n and_o shall_v hang_v thou_o on_o a_o tree_n they_o that_o fancy_n his_o head_n be_v first_o cut_v off_o will_v have_v
to_o have_v be_v the_o most_o eminent_a among_o jacob_n child_n when_o joseph_n be_v go_v as_o be_v note_v before_o xliv_o 14._o to_o direct_v his_o way_n etc._n etc._n to_o give_v joseph_n notice_n of_o his_o come_n and_o to_o receive_v direction_n from_o he_o in_o what_o part_n of_o goshen_n he_o shall_v expect_v he_o and_o they_o come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n into_o that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o joseph_n have_v appoint_v ver._n 29._o present_v himself_o to_o he_o with_o such_o reverence_n as_o a_o son_n owe_v to_o his_o father_n who_o embrace_v he_o most_o tender_o for_o some_o refer_v the_o next_o word_n to_o jacob_n he_o fall_v on_o his_o neck_n etc._n etc._n which_o express_v the_o high_a affection_n and_o weep_v on_o his_o neck_n a_o good_a while_n we_o read_v before_o how_o joseph_n fall_v upon_o benjamin_n neck_n and_o weep_v which_o be_v answer_v by_o the_o like_a endearment_n on_o benjamin_n part_n xlv_o 14._o but_o the_o affection_n wherewith_o jacob_n embrace_v joseph_n as_o maimonides_n understand_v it_o or_o as_o r._n solomon_n jarchi_n joseph_n embrace_v his_o father_n far_o surpass_v that_o for_o they_o continue_v long_o enfold_v in_o one_o another_o arm_n where_o tear_n of_o joy_n flow_v so_o fast_o that_o for_o a_o good_a while_o they_o can_v not_o speak_v ver._n 30._o and_o israel_n say_v unto_o joseph_n some_o make_v this_o a_o argument_n that_o it_o be_v joseph_n who_o light_v out_o of_o his_o chariot_n throw_v himself_o into_o his_o father_n arm_n and_o weep_v etc._n etc._n which_o make_v moses_n now_o more_o distinct_o mention_v who_o say_v the_o follow_a word_n now_o let_v i_o die_v etc._n etc._n these_o word_n signify_v that_o he_o now_o enjoy_v the_o utmost_a happiness_n he_o can_v desire_v on_o earth_n which_o therefore_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o leave_v because_o nothing_o can_v be_v add_v to_o it_o these_o be_v the_o first_o thought_n which_o his_o passion_n suggest_v to_o he_o though_o to_o live_v with_o joseph_n and_o to_o enjoy_v his_o conversation_n be_v far_o more_o than_o bare_o to_o see_v his_o face_n ver._n 32._o the_o man_n be_v shepherd_n etc._n etc._n he_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v afraid_a lest_o pharaoh_n shall_v have_v prefer_v his_o brethren_n and_o make_v they_o courtier_n or_o commander_n in_o the_o army_n etc._n etc._n which_o may_v have_v procure_v they_o the_o envy_n of_o the_o egyptian_n and_o beside_o have_v separate_v they_o one_o from_o another_o whereas_o by_o profess_v themselves_o shepherd_n and_o trader_n in_o cattle_n they_o keep_v all_o together_o in_o a_o body_n separate_v from_o the_o egyptian_n which_o two_o reason_n be_v suggest_v by_o josephus_n ver._n 33._o what_o be_v your_o occupation_n your_o way_n of_o live_v for_o man_n do_v not_o live_v idle_o in_o those_o day_n ver._n 34._o you_o shall_v say_v thy_o servant_n trade_n have_v be_v etc._n etc._n he_o direct_v they_o to_o justify_v what_o he_o tell_v they_o he_o will_v inform_v pharaoh_n that_o you_o may_v dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n a_o rich_a country_n abound_v with_o pasturage_n and_o also_o next_o adjoin_v to_o canaan_n as_o be_v note_v before_o xlv_o 10._o unto_o which_o when_o the_o time_n come_v they_o may_v the_o more_o easy_o return_v for_o every_o shepherd_n not_o universal_o without_o limitation_n but_o every_o foreign_a shepherd_n for_o a_o considerable_a part_n of_o the_o egyptian_a people_n be_v shepherd_n as_o diodorus_n siculus_n tell_v we_o l._n i._n §_o 2._o p._n 47._o edit_fw-la steph._n where_o he_o say_v the_o country_n be_v divide_v into_o three_o part_n the_o priest_n have_v one_o their_o king_n a_o second_o and_o the_o soldier_n a_o three_o and_o there_o be_v three_o other_o rank_n of_o man_n under_o these_o viz._n shepherd_n husbandman_n and_o artificer_n the_o husbandman_n he_o say_v serve_v their_o king_n and_o priest_n and_o military_a man_n in_o till_v their_o ground_n for_o small_a wage_n and_o spend_v all_o their_o time_n in_o it_o and_o the_o like_a account_n he_o say_v be_v give_v of_o their_o shepherd_n who_o from_o their_o forefather_n follow_v that_o way_n of_o live_v which_o make_v it_o plain_a they_o can_v not_o abominate_a those_o who_o be_v so_o serviceable_a to_o they_o though_o they_o may_v contemn_v they_o as_o mean_v people_n who_o never_o rise_v to_o any_o high_a employment_n but_o we_o need_v not_o go_v to_o he_o for_o the_o proof_n of_o this_o it_o be_v apparent_a from_o this_o very_a book_n that_o the_o egyptian_n have_v sheep_n and_o ox_n as_o well_o as_o horse_n and_o ass_n which_o they_o sell_v to_o joseph_n for_o corn_n in_o the_o time_n of_o famine_n xlvii_o 17._o and_o that_o pharaoh_n speak_v to_o joseph_n to_o make_v such_o of_o his_o brethren_n as_o be_v man_n of_o skill_n ruler_n over_o his_o flock_n xlvii_o 6._o which_o be_v a_o demonstration_n they_o breed_v cattle_n as_o well_o as_o other_o nation_n and_o therefore_o if_o we_o will_v understand_v this_o to_o be_v true_a of_o all_o shepherd_n without_o exception_n then_o by_o egyptian_n to_o who_o shepherd_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o abomination_n we_o must_v not_o understand_v all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o country_n of_o egypt_n shepherd_n be_v a_o part_n of_o they_o but_o only_a the_o courtier_n and_o great_a man_n as_o in_o xlv_o 2._o the_o egyptian_n be_v say_v to_o hear_v joseph_n weep_v i._n e._n those_o that_o belong_v to_o the_o court_n who_o it_o be_v likely_a despise_a shepherd_n as_o rupertus_n tuitiensis_n long_o ago_o expound_v this_o passage_n but_o that_o be_v far_o short_a of_o abominate_v they_o which_o the_o hebrew_n word_n import_v but_o after_o all_o this_o i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o they_o can_v be_v contemptible_a if_o it_o be_v true_a which_o the_o same_o diodorus_n say_v p._n 58._o that_o when_o they_o bury_v a_o corpse_n and_o make_v the_o funeral_n encomium_n they_o never_o mention_v the_o parentage_n of_o the_o decease_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d make_v account_n that_o all_o the_o people_n of_o egypt_n be_v alike_o well-born_a we_o must_v confine_v therefore_o this_o assertion_n to_o foreign_a shepherd_n and_o it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o give_v the_o reason_n why_o they_o be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o egyptian_n who_o be_v shepherd_n themselves_o onkelos_n and_o jonathan_n with_o a_o great_a many_o other_o think_v that_o they_o will_v not_o converse_v for_o that_o be_v mean_v by_o abomination_n with_o the_o hebrew_n shepherd_n because_o they_o have_v no_o great_a regard_n to_o those_o creature_n which_o the_o egyptian_n worship_v than_o to_o breed_v they_o up_o to_o be_v eat_v but_o there_o be_v no_o good_a proof_n that_o they_o worship_v sheep_n or_o ox_n in_o those_o day_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a it_o appear_v both_o out_o of_o herodotus_n and_o diodorus_n siculus_n that_o they_o sacrifice_v such_o creature_n in_o their_o day_n and_o also_o eat_v of_o the_o sacrifice_n when_o they_o have_v do_v see_v herodot_n in_o euterpe_n cap._n 40_o 41._o and_o therefore_o the_o reason_n give_v by_o other_o for_o this_o abhorrence_n be_v not_o solid_a that_o the_o egyptian_n do_v eat_v no_o flesh_n and_o upon_o that_o score_n can_v not_o endure_v those_o that_o do_v this_o be_v the_o account_n which_o aben_n ezra_n give_v of_o this_o matter_n who_o fancy_n they_o be_v like_o the_o indian_n in_o his_o time_n who_o abominated_a shepherd_n because_o they_o drink_v milk_n contrary_a to_o their_o manner_n who_o taste_v nothing_o that_o come_v from_o any_o live_a creature_n but_o as_o it_o can_v be_v prove_v that_o this_o superstition_n be_v so_o old_a as_o jacob_n time_n so_o the_o contrary_n be_v evident_a from_o this_o very_a book_n xliii_o 16._o where_o joseph_n bid_v his_o steward_n go_v home_o and_o slay_v and_o make_v ready_a a_o dinner_n for_o his_o brethren_n who_o he_o do_v not_o intend_v to_o entertain_v after_o the_o hebrew_n but_o after_o the_o egyptian_a fashion_n that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v know_v by_o they_o and_o so_o herodotus_n inform_v 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of_o it_o and_o exercise_v great_a cruelty_n there_o amos_n i._n 13._o long_o before_o which_o the_o book_n of_o judge_n inform_v we_o how_o they_o be_v oppress_v by_o this_o people_n for_o eighteen_o year_n together_o x._o 8._o and_o come_v with_o a_o great_a army_n and_o encamp_v in_o gilead_n verse_n 17._o which_o be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad._n but_o he_o shall_v overcome_v at_o the_o last_o this_o be_v eminent_o fulfil_v when_o jephtha_n the_o gileadite_n fight_v with_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n and_o subdue_v they_o before_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n judg._n xi_o 33._o and_o when_o this_o tribe_n together_o with_o their_o brethren_n of_o reuben_n and_o manasseh_n make_v war_n with_o the_o hagarite_n and_o possess_v themselves_o of_o their_o country_n which_o they_o keep_v till_o the_o captivity_n because_o the_o war_n be_v of_o god_n 1_o chron._n v._n 22._o ver._n 20._o out_o of_o asher_n i._n e._n of_o his_o country_n his_o bread_n shall_v be_v fat_a shall_v be_v 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