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A56633 A commentary upon the second book of Moses, called Exodus by the Right Reverend Father in God, Symon, Lord Bishop of Ely. Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707. 1697 (1697) Wing P775; ESTC R21660 441,938 734

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which_o she_o herself_o say_v she_o have_v respect_n may_v have_v the_o same_o signification_n in_o her_o language_n that_o it_o have_v in_o hebrew_n there_o be_v a_o great_a affinity_n between_o these_o two_o tongue_n see_v xl_o gen._n 45._o clem._n alexandrinus_n say_v that_o the_o name_n he_o have_v give_v he_o by_o his_o parent_n at_o his_o circumcision_n be_v joachim_n which_o he_o have_v i_o suppose_v out_o of_o some_o fabulous_a book_n for_o in_o the_o same_o place_n he_o speak_v of_o the_o name_n be_v give_v he_o after_o he_o be_v translate_v to_o heaven_n l._n i._o strom._n p._n 343._o ver._n 11._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o those_o day_n when_o moses_n be_v grow_v when_o he_o be_v not_o only_o arrive_v at_o man_n estate_n but_o be_v full_a forty_o year_n old_a as_o st._n stephen_n observe_v vii_o act_n 23._o and_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o this_o history_n that_o he_o go_v out_o unto_o his_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n he_o have_v a_o motion_n from_o god_n as_o st._n stephen_n there_o seem_v to_o interpret_v it_o to_o go_v and_o acquaint_v himself_o with_o the_o condition_n of_o his_o brethren_n and_o to_o own_v himself_o more_o than_o he_o have_v do_v hitherto_o to_o be_v one_o of_o they_o the_o jew_n tell_v many_o tale_n what_o pass_v between_o he_o and_o pharaoh_n till_o this_o time_n but_o there_o be_v no_o more_o credit_n to_o be_v give_v to_o they_o than_o to_o what_o artapanus_n a_o heathen_a historian_n relate_v of_o his_o military_a exploit_n in_o a_o war_n with_o the_o ethiopian_n against_o who_o cenephres_n send_v he_o as_o general_n of_o his_o force_n though_o this_o be_v remarkable_a that_o his_o name_n and_o several_a passage_n of_o his_o life_n mix_v with_o some_o fable_n be_v know_v to_o other_o nation_n and_o by_o they_o magnify_v and_o admire_v as_o appear_v by_o what_o eusebius_n have_v extract_v out_o of_o artapanus_n eupolemus_n demetrius_n and_o other_o heathen_a writer_n l._n ix_o praepar_fw-la evang._n c._n 26_o 27_o etc._n etc._n and_o look_v upon_o their_o burden_n which_o he_o do_v very_o often_o as_o philo_n understand_v it_o l._n i._o de_fw-la vita_fw-la mosis_fw-la and_o not_o without_o great_a grief_n and_o heaviness_n that_o he_o be_v neither_o able_a to_o hinder_v their_o oppression_n nor_o to_o help_v they_o under_o it_o but_o he_o exhort_v pharaoh_n officer_n to_o moderate_v their_o severity_n and_o the_o israelite_n to_o be_v patient_a in_o hope_n of_o deliverance_n and_o he_o spy_v a_o egyptian_a smite_v a_o hebrew_n the_o cause_n of_o it_o be_v report_v in_o the_o life_n of_o moses_n in_o hebrew_n and_o in_o schalsch_n hakkabalah_n that_o this_o egyptian_a have_v break_v the_o hebrew_n be_v house_n and_o bind_v he_o and_o ravish_v his_o wife_n and_o now_o endeavour_v to_o murder_v he_o but_o this_o look_n like_o a_o tale_n which_o be_v a_o little_a better_o tell_v by_o the_o author_n of_o schemoth_n rabath_n and_o other_o mention_v by_o mr._n selden_n l._n ii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n c._n 1._o who_o say_v that_o this_o egyptian_a be_v one_o of_o the_o taskmaster_n who_o call_v this_o man_n out_o of_o his_o bed_n in_o the_o night_n to_o go_v to_o work_v and_o then_o take_v his_o opportunity_n to_o slip_v into_o it_o and_o lie_v with_o selomith_n his_o wife_n who_o take_v he_o for_o her_o husband_n the_o plain_a account_n and_o most_o likely_a be_v this_o of_o philo_n in_o the_o place_n above_o mention_v that_o some_o of_o pharaoh_n officer_n little_o differ_v from_o the_o most_o furious_a beast_n not_o at_o all_o mollify_v but_o more_o exasperate_v by_o entreaty_n one_o of_o they_o of_o the_o most_o violent_a temper_n fall_v in_o a_o outrageous_a manner_n upon_o a_o hebrew_n because_o he_o do_v not_o do_v his_o work_n so_o fast_o as_o he_o will_v have_v he_o beat_v he_o most_o cruel_o till_o he_o have_v almost_o kill_v he_o one_o of_o his_o brethren_n all_o the_o hebrew_n be_v his_o brethren_n but_o this_o man_n be_v of_o his_o own_o tribe_n and_o one_o of_o the_o child_n of_o kohath_n as_o the_o forename_a author_n take_v it_o ver._n 12._o and_o he_o look_v this_o way_n and_o that_o way_n etc._n etc._n round_o about_o he_o that_o he_o may_v not_o run_v into_o danger_n himself_o by_o deliver_v his_o brother_n from_o it_o he_o slay_v the_o egyptian_a be_v stir_v up_o to_o it_o by_o a_o divine_a motion_n otherways_o he_o can_v not_o have_v justify_v this_o fact_n to_o god_n and_o his_o own_o conscience_n and_o therefore_o st._n stephen_n plain_o make_v this_o a_o indication_n to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n that_o god_n intend_v to_o deliver_v they_o by_o his_o mean_n and_o say_v moses_n think_v they_o will_v have_v so_o understand_v it_o vii_o act_n 25._o nay_o maimonides_n himself_o give_v this_o account_n of_o it_o parson_n ii_o cap._n xlv_o more_n nevochim_n where_o he_o make_v this_o the_o first_o degree_n of_o prophecy_n when_o a_o man_n be_v move_v and_o animate_v by_o god_n to_o some_o great_a and_o heroic_a enterprise_n either_o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n or_o the_o deliverance_n of_o eminent_a man_n from_o oppression_n he_o reckon_v moses_n among_o other_o as_o a_o instance_n of_o it_o in_o these_o word_n moses_n be_v endue_v with_o this_o power_n when_o he_o grow_v up_o to_o be_v a_o man_n by_o the_o impulse_n of_o which_o he_o slay_v the_o egyptian_a and_o check_v he_o who_o unjust_o strive_v with_o one_o of_o his_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n the_o hebrew_n general_o say_v that_o moses_n do_v not_o kill_v this_o man_n with_o a_o sword_n or_o any_o other_o weapon_n but_o mere_o by_o the_o word_n of_o his_o mouth_n pronounce_v he_o dead_a in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n which_o tradition_n be_v so_o old_a that_o it_o be_v mention_v by_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n l._n i._o strom._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n they_o that_o pretend_v to_o secret_n say_v that_o he_o kill_v the_o egyptian_a with_o his_o word_n alone_o as_o peter_n afterward_o in_o the_o act_n kill_v ananias_n and_o sapphira_n and_o hide_v he_o in_o the_o sand._n a_o inaccessible_a desert_n lie_v on_o the_o west_n of_o egypt_n as_o diodorus_n siculus_n observe_v and_o there_o be_v another_o also_o on_o the_o east_n of_o it_o so_o that_o if_o this_o happen_v upon_o the_o border_n there_o be_v sand_n enough_o wherein_o to_o bury_v he_o ver._n 13._o and_o when_o he_o go_v out_o the_o second_o day_n have_v begin_v to_o act_n by_o the_o divine_a commission_n he_o seem_v to_o have_v resolve_v every_o day_n to_o give_v proof_n of_o his_o authority_n and_o awaken_v the_o people_n to_o expect_v deliverance_n by_o his_o mean_n and_o therefore_o go_v out_o among_o they_o this_o day_n as_o he_o have_v do_v the_o day_n before_o behold_v two_o man_n of_o the_o hebrew_n strive_v together_o he_o be_v surprise_v to_o find_v two_o of_o his_o brethren_n contend_v one_o with_o another_o when_o they_o be_v so_o grievous_o oppress_v by_o the_o egyptian_n and_o he_o say_v to_o he_o that_o do_v the_o wrong_n wherefore_o smite_v thou_o thy_o fellow_n he_o have_v no_o less_o authority_n to_o admonish_v and_o reprove_v his_o brethren_n than_o to_o chastise_v their_o oppressor_n ver._n 14._o and_o he_o say_v who_o make_v thou_o a_o prince_n and_o a_o judge_n over_o we_o it_o be_v plain_a by_o this_o that_o he_o act_v as_o one_o that_o have_v authority_n but_o this_o man_n question_v from_o whence_o he_o have_v it_o intend_v thou_o to_o kill_v i_o as_o thou_o kill_v the_o egyptian_a it_o be_v not_o likely_a the_o man_n think_v he_o have_v any_o such_o intention_n but_o mean_v only_o to_o fright_v moses_n from_o meddle_v in_o his_o matter_n by_o let_v he_o know_v that_o what_o he_o have_v do_v already_o be_v not_o such_o a_o secret_a as_o he_o think_v it_o and_o moses_n fear_v he_o have_v not_o yet_o receive_v a_o commission_n from_o god_n to_o act_v public_o as_o their_o governor_n and_o therefore_o dare_v not_o stay_v to_o answer_v a_o charge_n against_o he_o which_o he_o think_v may_v be_v possible_o bring_v for_o what_o he_o have_v do_v private_o some_o have_v trouble_v themselves_o to_o reconcile_v this_o with_o what_o the_o apostle_n say_v xi_o hebr._n 27._o that_o he_o fear_v not_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o king_n which_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o agree_v with_o what_o be_v say_v here_o that_o moses_n fear_v but_o there_o he_o may_v very_o well_o be_v think_v to_o speak_v not_o of_o his_o flight_n out_o of_o egypt_n but_o of_o his_o last_o departure_n with_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o israelite_n though_o if_o we_o shall_v allow_v moses_n and_o the_o apostle_n to_o speak_v of_o the_o same_o thing_n there_o will_v be_v no_o contradiction_n between_o they_o for_o he_o may_v so_o fear_v as_o to_o make_v he_o cautious_a and_o
not_o so_o in_o those_o country_n for_o the_o noble_a person_n ancient_o ride_v on_o they_o as_o appear_v by_o a_o great_a many_o place_n of_o holy_a scripture_n xxii_o gen._n 1._o xxii_o numb_a 21._o 2_o sam._n xix_o 6._o and_o several_a other_o which_o be_v reckon_v up_o by_o bochart_n p._n i._o l._n ii_o cap._n xiii_o hierozoic_n and_o he_o return_v to_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n set_a out_o and_o begin_v his_o journey_n to_o that_o country_n and_o moses_n take_v the_o rod_n of_o god_n so_o call_v because_o god_n order_v he_o to_o carry_v it_o with_o he_o v._n 17._o and_o have_v appoint_v it_o to_o be_v the_o instrument_n wherewith_o he_o shall_v work_v wonder_n in_o his_o hand_n as_o a_o sign_n of_o his_o authority_n so_o conr._n pellicanus_fw-la have_v not_o unfit_o explain_v it_o he_o return_v with_o the_o rod_n of_o god_n signo_fw-la apostolatus_fw-la &_o ducatus_fw-la a_o sign_n or_o token_n of_o his_o embassy_n and_o government_n ver._n 21._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n when_o thou_o go_v to_o return_v into_o egypt_n when_o thou_o be_v come_v thither_o see_v that_o thou_o do_v all_o those_o wonder_n before_o pharaoh_n the_o sign_n mention_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o chapter_n with_o which_o he_o be_v to_o begin_v which_o i_o have_v put_v in_o thy_o hand_n give_v thou_o power_n to_o do_v but_o i_o will_v harden_v his_o heart_n etc._n etc._n the_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o god_n will_v harden_v his_o heart_n at_o the_o first_o as_o soon_o as_o moses_n begin_v to_o work_v his_o sign_n no_o more_o than_o that_o he_o will_v at_o the_o first_o slay_v his_o first-born_a as_o he_o threaten_v v._o 23._o but_o as_o at_o last_o he_o intend_v to_o slay_v his_o first-born_a if_o he_o will_v not_o be_v humble_v by_o other_o plague_n so_o in_o conclusion_n he_o resolve_v to_o harden_v his_o heart_n after_o pharaoh_n have_v often_o harden_v it_o himself_o there_o be_v three_o distinct_a word_n use_v in_o this_o story_n about_o this_o matter_n the_o first_o be_v chazak_n the_o next_o be_v rashah_n and_o the_o three_o be_v cavad_n which_o seem_v to_o signify_v a_o gradual_a increase_n of_o his_o obstinacy_n till_o at_o last_o it_o grow_v very_o grievous_a for_o the_o last_o word_n cavad_n intend_v and_o increase_v the_o sense_n whether_o it_o be_v in_o good_a or_o evil_a quality_n ver._n 22._o and_o thou_o shall_v say_v unto_o pharaoh_n in_o this_o god_n begin_v to_o fulfil_v his_o promise_n to_o moses_n that_o he_o will_v teach_v he_o what_o he_o shall_v say_v v._o 12._o and_o 15_o 16._o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n this_o show_v he_o come_v to_o pharaoh_n in_o the_o name_n and_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n israel_n be_v my_o son_n even_o my_o first-born_a most_o dear_a to_o i_o and_o belove_v above_o all_o people_n as_o the_o first-born_a son_n common_o be_v above_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o child_n god_n have_v choose_v and_o adopt_v they_o to_o be_v his_o peculiar_a people_n on_o who_o he_o bestow_v singular_a privilege_n and_o blessing_n thus_o god_n speak_v of_o david_n lxxxix_o psal_n 28._o and_o eben-ezra's_a interpretation_n of_o this_o phrase_n be_v not_o improper_a that_o their_o ancestor_n from_o the_o beginning_n have_v be_v worshipper_n of_o he_o the_o true_a god_n ver._n 23._o and_o i_o say_v unto_o thou_o i_o command_v and_o require_v thou_o so_o the_o word_n say_v here_o signify_v let_v my_o son_n go_v that_o he_o may_v serve_v i_o not_o to_o keep_v my_o people_n in_o thy_o servitude_n any_o long_o but_o to_o dismiss_v they_o that_o they_o may_v worship_v i_o as_o my_o servant_n ought_v to_o do_v and_o if_o thou_o refuse_v to_o let_v he_o go_v behold_v i_o will_v slay_v thy_o son_n even_o thy_o first-born_a not_o upon_o his_o first_o refusal_n see_v v._n 21._o but_o after_o a_o long_a course_n of_o other_o judgement_n which_o will_v end_v if_o he_o be_v not_o reform_v by_o they_o in_o this_o at_o last_o with_o which_o he_o therefore_o terrify_v he_o that_o he_o may_v prevent_v it_o ver._n 24._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v by_o the_o way_n to_o egypt_n in_o the_o inn_n where_o they_o take_v up_o their_o lodging_n at_o night_n that_o the_o lord_n meet_v he_o the_o schechinah_n i_o suppose_v appear_v to_o he_o from_o whence_o a_o angel_n be_v dispatch_v to_o do_v as_o follow_v and_o so_o both_o the_o lxx_o and_o the_o chaldee_n interpret_v it_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n because_o the_o lord_n send_v a_o angel_n to_o execute_v what_o be_v here_o relate_v and_o seek_v to_o kill_v he_o appear_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o if_o he_o intend_v to_o fall_v upon_o he_o with_o a_o draw_a sword_n perhaps_o as_o he_o do_v to_o balaam_n and_o david_n which_o threaten_v posture_n can_v not_o but_o very_o much_o affright_v he_o and_o put_v he_o into_o disorder_n other_o imagine_v he_o inflict_v a_o sudden_a disease_n upon_o he_o or_o make_v as_o if_o he_o will_v strangle_v he_o they_o that_o interpret_v this_o of_o kill_v his_o child_n as_o many_o do_v see_v mr._n selden_n l._n i._n de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n vi_o p._n 88_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o have_v no_o reason_n on_o their_o side_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o a_o child_n in_o the_o forego_n story_n but_o only_o of_o his_o son_n therefore_o chaskuni_fw-la have_v right_o observe_v that_o this_o verse_n be_v connect_v with_o the_o last_o word_n of_o the_o 20_o the_o three_o following_z coming_z by_o a_o parenthesis_n and_o can_v refer_v to_o none_o but_o moses_n all_o the_o difficulty_n be_v to_o find_v why_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v put_v he_o in_o fear_n of_o present_a death_n when_o he_o be_v go_v upon_o god_n message_n the_o resolution_n of_o which_o seem_v to_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n ver._n 25._o then_o zipporah_n his_o wife_n present_o apprehend_v what_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o moses_n his_o danger_n viz._n because_o her_o child_n of_o which_o she_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v be_v not_o long_o ago_o deliver_v be_v not_o circumcise_a and_o therefore_o she_o immediate_o dispatch_v that_o work_n her_o husband_n be_v in_o such_o a_o consternation_n that_o he_o can_v not_o do_v it_o himself_o but_o as_o kimchi_n will_v have_v it_o call_v to_o she_o to_o do_v it_o or_o she_o of_o herself_o go_v about_o it_o have_v be_v the_o cause_n that_o it_o be_v not_o do_v before_o take_v a_o sharp_a stone_n or_o a_o sharp_a knife_n make_v of_o a_o flint_n for_o such_o they_o use_v which_o justin_n martyr_n in_o his_o dialogue_n with_o trypho_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o the_o lxx_o and_o the_o jew_n say_v that_o knife_n be_v common_o use_v in_o this_o work_n and_o cut_v the_o foreskin_n of_o her_o son_n but_o how_o come_v moses_n to_o neglect_v this_o duty_n most_o say_v his_o wife_n be_v unwilling_a to_o it_o not_o because_o she_o abhor_v this_o rite_n as_o cruel_a and_o unnatural_a for_o she_o be_v of_o a_o race_n which_o come_v from_o abraham_n who_o first_o receive_v this_o command_n of_o circumcise_n all_o his_o child_n and_o she_o understand_v it_o appear_v how_o to_o do_v it_o ready_o without_o endanger_n the_o child_n which_o have_v scarce_o be_v possible_a if_o she_o have_v be_v a_o stranger_n to_o it_o but_o because_o the_o midianite_n perhaps_o do_v not_o circumcise_v so_o soon_o as_o the_o israelite_n but_o imitate_v their_o neighbour_n the_o ishmaelite_n who_o defer_v it_o till_o their_o child_n be_v thirteen_o year_n old_a at_o which_o age_n ishmael_n be_v circumcise_a xvii_o gen._n 25._o or_o rather_o because_o they_o be_v about_o to_o take_v a_o journey_n when_o she_o think_v it_o may_v be_v omit_v till_o they_o come_v to_o be_v settle_v among_o the_o israelite_n and_o true_o this_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v a_o good_a reason_n to_o defer_v circumcision_n beyond_o the_o eight_o day_n motion_n be_v dangerous_a when_o the_o child_n be_v sore_o but_o such_o a_o man_n as_o moses_n shall_v have_v trust_v god_n to_o take_v care_n of_o his_o child_n and_o not_o have_v be_v afraid_a of_o the_o consequence_n if_o he_o have_v perform_v his_o duty_n and_o because_o he_o follow_v the_o tender_a inclination_n of_o his_o wife_n rather_o than_o a_o plain_a precept_n xvii_o gen._n 12_o 13_o etc._n etc._n he_o fall_v into_o this_o great_a danger_n many_o other_o account_n be_v give_v of_o this_o for_o the_o truth_n be_v the_o whole_a matter_n be_v very_o obscure_a but_o i_o see_v none_o more_o probable_a than_o what_o i_o have_v mention_v and_o cast_v it_o at_o his_o foot_n it_o be_v uncertain_a at_o who_o sit_fw-mi she_o cast_v it_o whether_o at_o he_o husband_n be_v or_o the_o child_n or_o the_o angel_n the_o first_o seem_v most_o probable_a if_o the_o next_o word_n be_v speak_v to_o
here_o follow_v ver._n 19_o then_o the_o magician_n say_v unto_o pharaoh_n this_o be_v the_o singer_n of_o god_n the_o same_o with_o what_o be_v call_v in_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n the_o hand_n of_o god_n cix_o psal_n 27._o that_o be_v his_o power_n there_o be_v those_o particular_o bochartus_n who_o think_v these_o magician_n do_v not_o by_o these_o word_n give_v glory_n to_o god_n but_o think_v to_o save_v their_o own_o credit_n with_o pharaoh_n by_o tell_v he_o that_o it_o be_v not_o moses_n or_o aaron_n who_o be_v too_o hard_o for_o they_o but_o a_o divine_a power_n superior_a to_o they_o all_o to_o this_o purpose_n jonathan_n but_o they_o ought_v then_o to_o have_v be_v sensible_a that_o the_o power_n which_o they_o deal_v withal_o be_v far_o from_o be_v supreme_a be_v unable_a to_o assist_v they_o upon_o all_o occasion_n and_o no_o doubt_n god_n intend_v to_o confound_v they_o by_o take_v that_o time_n to_o disable_v they_o when_o they_o least_o expect_v it_o for_o why_o shall_v not_o their_o power_n have_v extend_v to_o such_o a_o small_a thing_n as_o this_o when_o they_o have_v do_v great_a but_o god_n will_v not_o let_v they_o always_o abuse_v pharaoh_n with_o their_o illusion_n and_o give_v they_o a_o check_n when_o they_o think_v themselves_o most_o sure_o of_o success_n and_o pharaoh_n be_v heart_n be_v harden_v one_o will_v have_v rather_o expect_v to_o have_v hear_v that_o his_o heart_n begin_v to_o relent_v when_o he_o see_v his_o magician_n not_o only_o puzzle_v but_o quite_o baffle_v so_o that_o they_o own_v moses_n act_v by_o a_o power_n above_o they_o but_o this_o it_o be_v not_o to_o stick_v to_o the_o good_a resolution_n which_o have_v late_o be_v wrought_v in_o he_o v._o 8._o from_o which_o he_o not_o only_o revolt_v but_o grow_v more_o resolute_a not_o to_o yield_v to_o god_n the_o effect_n of_o which_o be_v this_o further_a induration_n it_o be_v natural_a for_o evil_a man_n who_o resist_v the_o mean_n of_o their_o cure_n to_o grow_v worse_o and_o worse_o affect_v this_o miracle_n also_o of_o the_o louse_n be_v more_o loathsome_a to_o pharaoh_n than_o terrible_a may_v haply_o be_v the_o reason_n as_o dr._n jackson_n conjecture_n that_o he_o do_v not_o entreat_v moses_n and_o aaron_n to_o pray_v for_o he_o as_o he_o have_v do_v upon_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o frog_n and_o as_o he_o straightway_o do_v after_o he_o feel_v the_o next_o plague_n of_o the_o fly_n i_o can_v but_o add_v also_o this_o further_a reflection_n of_o he_o book_n x._o on_o the_o creed_n chap._n xl._n that_o though_o the_o singer_n of_o god_n be_v very_o remarkable_a in_o produce_v the_o louse_n which_o the_o magician_n can_v not_o yet_o it_o be_v no_o way_n remarkable_a in_o harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n for_o it_o be_v neither_o say_v nor_o intimate_v that_o the_o singer_n of_o god_n harden_v it_o but_o pharaoh_n heart_n be_v harden_v that_o be_v remain_v obstinate_a the_o cause_n of_o which_o be_v his_o not_o harken_v to_o they_o as_o it_o have_v be_v before_o v._o 15._o ver._n 20._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n rise_v up_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o stand_v before_o pharaoh_n as_o he_o have_v order_v he_o to_o do_v before_o he_o send_v the_o second_o plague_n vii_o 15._o lo_o he_o come_v forth_o to_o the_o water_n this_o confirm_v what_o be_v say_v there_o that_o in_o the_o morning_n it_o be_v usual_a with_o he_o to_o walk_v out_o by_o the_o river_n either_o for_o his_o refreshment_n or_o for_o his_o devotion_n perhaps_o that_o after_o wash_v he_o may_v worship_v the_o rise_v sun_n for_o moses_n be_v command_v to_o rise_v up_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o present_v himself_o before_o he_o and_o say_v unto_o he_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n let_v my_o people_n go_v etc._n etc._n the_o same_o message_n he_o have_v often_o send_v he_o vii_o 16_o 17._o viii_o 1._o together_o with_o a_o admonition_n and_o warn_v of_o his_o danger_n which_o god_n have_v not_o give_v he_o before_o the_o last_o plague_n v._o 16._o ver._n 21._o behold_v i_o will_v send_v swarm_n of_o fly_n upon_o thou_o etc._n etc._n the_o hebrew_n word_n arob_v be_v general_o think_v to_o come_v from_o a_o word_n which_o signify_v to_o mingle_v interpreter_n common_o think_v it_o denote_v a_o mixture_n of_o several_a sort_n of_o creature_n and_o some_o take_v it_o as_o we_o seem_v here_o to_o do_v for_o all_o manner_n of_o fly_n which_o aquila_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o sort_n of_o infect_v other_o take_v it_o as_o it_o be_v in_o our_o margin_n for_o a_o mixture_n of_o noisome_a beast_n and_o so_o the_o author_n of_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o moses_n god_n send_v lion_n wolf_n bear_n and_o leopard_n and_o suck_v like_o wild_a beast_n which_o kill_v not_o only_o their_o cattle_n in_o the_o field_n but_o their_o child_n in_o their_o house_n and_o so_o josephus_n expound_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o bochartus_n have_v confute_v this_o notion_n by_o very_o good_a argument_n in_o his_o hierozoicon_n p._n 2._o l._n iu_o cap._n xv._o where_o he_o show_v no_o word_n have_v more_o signification_n than_o the_o hebrew_n word_n arab_n which_o signify_v not_o only_o to_o mingle_v but_o among_o many_o other_o thing_n to_o obscure_v and_o darken_v from_o whence_o the_o even_o time_n be_v call_v ereb_n and_o therefore_o with_o great_a reason_n he_o approve_v of_o the_o lxx_o version_n who_o translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o flesh-s_o very_o bold_a and_o troublesome_a be_v not_o easy_o drive_v away_o which_o infest_v dog_n very_o much_o especial_o about_o the_o flappe_n of_o their_o ear_n some_o take_v it_o for_o that_o large_a black_a fly_n which_o fasten_v upon_o beast_n and_o suck_v their_o blood_n call_v arob_v from_o its_o black_a colour_n as_o oreb_n from_o thence_o signify_v a_o crow_n and_o so_o philo_n describe_v this_o fly_n call_v cynomya_n that_o it_o be_v as_o impudent_a as_o a_o dog_n and_o make_v its_o assault_n with_o great_a violence_n like_o a_o dart_n fasten_v its_o tooth_n so_o deep_a in_o the_o flesh_n and_o stick_v so_o close_o that_o it_o make_v cattle_n run_v mad_a this_o plague_n the_o jew_n say_v in_o the_o forename_a book_n of_o the_o life_n of_o moses_n be_v send_v upon_o the_o egyptian_n because_o of_o the_o hard_a service_n they_o make_v the_o israelite_n undergo_v in_o feed_v their_o cattle_n ver._n 22._o and_o i_o will_v sever_v in_o that_o day_n the_o land_n of_o goshen_n in_o which_o my_o people_n dwell_v etc._n etc._n here_o now_o the_o distinguish_a mercy_n of_o god_n to_o the_o israelite_n be_v plain_o express_v which_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v in_o the_o forego_n plague_n and_o the_o hebrew_n word_n as_o well_o as_o the_o chaldee_n signify_v i_o will_v make_v a_o wondrous_a difference_n so_o jonathan_n in_o that_o day_n i_o will_v work_v a_o miracle_n in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n for_o indeed_o it_o be_v a_o marvellous_a thing_n that_o country_n so_o near_o one_o another_o shall_v be_v in_o such_o a_o different_a condition_n at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o it_o be_v the_o more_o wonderful_a because_o there_o be_v such_o store_n of_o cattle_n in_o goshen_n who_o dung_n be_v apt_a to_o breed_v fly_n that_o thou_o may_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o earth_n who_o govern_v all_o thing_n here_o below_o or_o that_o have_v a_o special_a care_n of_o my_o people_n for_o so_o bochart_n understand_v by_o earth_n the_o land_n of_o goshen_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o which_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v because_o he_o defend_v and_o deliver_v they_o from_o this_o sore_a calamity_n which_o their_o neighbour_n suffer_v for_o thus_o this_o phrase_n be_v use_v in_o many_o place_n vii_o deut._n 22._o xxiii_o 14._o xlvi_o psal_n 6_o etc._n etc._n and_o thus_o conr._n pellicanus_fw-la seem_v to_o have_v understand_v this_o passage_n which_o he_o interpret_v you_o shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n and_o prince_n of_o this_o country_n ver._n 23._o i_o will_v put_v a_o division_n between_o thy_o people_n and_o my_o people_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v repeat_v again_o because_o it_o be_v a_o remarkable_a thing_n and_o denote_v the_o israelite_n to_o be_v god_n peculiar_a people_n for_o who_o he_o have_v a_o singular_a favour_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o this_o mercy_n be_v call_v here_o a_o redemption_n as_o the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n signify_v which_o we_o translate_v division_n because_o god_n exempt_v and_o deliver_v the_o israelite_n from_o those_o fly_n which_o sore_o infest_a all_o the_o rest_n of_o pharaoh_n dominion_n to_o morrow_n shall_v this_o sign_n be_v the_o finger_n of_o god_n be_v so_o remarkable_a in_o the_o last_o plague_n v._n 19_o that_o
warn_v of_o their_o danger_n that_o they_o may_v avoid_v it_o ver._n 20._o he_o that_o fear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n among_o the_o servant_n of_o pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n that_o which_o be_v oppose_v to_o this_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n be_v he_o that_o set_v not_o his_o heart_n unto_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n or_o as_o we_o translate_v it_o regard_v it_o not_o i._n e._n do_v not_o attend_v to_o what_o be_v say_v and_o do_v by_o moses_n and_o serious_o consider_v it_o unto_o which_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n move_v all_o those_o who_o be_v possess_v with_o it_o and_o serious_a consideration_n will_v not_o fail_v to_o work_v in_o man_n the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o judgement_n ver._n 21._o and_o he_o that_o regard_v not_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o ruin_n of_o all_o that_o perish_v they_o do_v not_o set_v themselves_o to_o consider_v the_o irresistible_a power_n of_o he_o who_o inflict_v such_o terrible_a judgement_n upon_o they_o as_o moses_n threaten_v for_o at_o last_o they_o grow_v so_o stupid_a that_o they_o can_v not_o consider_v but_o be_v perfect_o infatuate_v ver._n 22._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n stretch_v forth_o thy_o hand_n with_o his_o rod_n in_o it_o as_o it_o be_v explain_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n and_o as_o he_o have_v direct_v on_o other_o occasion_n viii_o 16_o 17._o where_o it_o be_v say_v aaron_n stretch_v out_o he_o and_o with_o his_o rod._n towards_o heaven_n to_o show_v the_o plague_n be_v send_v from_o god_n that_o there_o may_v be_v hail_n on_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n here_o he_o more_o full_o express_v the_o damage_n it_o will_v do_v both_o to_o man_n and_o beast_n and_o to_o the_o herb_n of_o the_o field_n which_o comprehend_v all_o the_o tree_n v._o 25._o ver._n 23._o and_o moses_n stretch_v forth_o his_o rod._n sometime_o aaron_n do_v it_o but_o it_o be_v at_o the_o command_n of_o moses_n and_o as_o his_o minister_n who_o sometime_o do_v it_o himself_o and_o be_v command_v by_o god_n so_o to_o do_v v._o 22._o he_o give_v warning_n of_o this_o plague_n about_o the_o four_o day_n of_o the_o viith_z month_n and_o inflict_v it_o upon_o the_o five_o and_o remove_v it_o the_o six_o the_o author_n of_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o moses_n fancy_n that_o god_n send_v this_o plague_n to_o punish_v the_o egyptian_n for_o the_o drudgery_n they_o impose_v upon_o the_o israelite_n in_o make_v they_o till_o their_o field_n for_o they_o and_o the_o lord_n send_v thunder_n and_o hail_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n there_o shall_v be_v thunder_n but_o the_o clap_v of_o this_o be_v far_o more_o terrible_a than_o any_o that_o have_v be_v hear_v before_o in_o that_o country_n as_o the_o hall_n also_o be_v more_o ponderous_a and_o come_v down_o with_o a_o great_a force_n and_o be_v mix_v with_o fire_n which_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n observe_v chap._n xvi_o as_o a_o thing_n unusual_a and_o herein_o consist_v the_o miraculousness_n of_o this_o plague_n that_o whereas_o other_o storm_n of_o hail_n general_o reach_v but_o a_o little_a way_n sometime_o not_o a_o mile_n this_o spread_v itself_o over_o the_o whole_a country_n v._o 25._o and_o flash_n of_o lightning_n be_v not_o only_o mingle_v with_o it_o but_o fire_n run_v upon_o the_o ground_n and_o kill_v their_o cattle_n lxxviii_o psal_n 48._o when_o at_o the_o same_o time_n all_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n though_o a_o part_n of_o that_o country_n feel_v nothing_o of_o this_o storm_n v._o 26._o and_o the_o lord_n rain_v hail_n upon_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n this_o be_v repeat_v to_o show_v that_o it_o fall_v as_o thick_a as_o rain_v and_o be_v not_o a_o mere_a shower_n but_o a_o continual_a hail_n and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o principal_a part_n of_o this_o plague_n be_v alone_o mention_v v._n 22._o and_o 26._o where_o nothing_o be_v say_v of_o thunder_n or_o fire_n and_o put_v in_o the_o first_o place_n by_o the_o psalmist_n both_o in_o lxxviii_o 48._o and_o cv_o 32._o ver._n 25._o and_o the_o hail_n smite_v etc._n etc._n that_o be_v kill_v every_o man_n and_o beast_n that_o be_v in_o the_o field_n v._o 19_o and_o smite_v every_o herb_n and_o break_v every_o tree_n of_o the_o field_n especial_o their_o vine_n and_o figtree_n as_o the_o psalmist_n tell_v we_o lxxviii_o 47._o cv_o 33._o very_o great_a hailstone_n have_v fall_v in_o several_a country_n some_o of_o a_o prodigious_a bigness_n as_o credible_a historian_n relate_v whereby_o some_o live_a creature_n have_v here_o and_o there_o be_v kill_v but_o none_o ever_o make_v such_o a_o general_a destruction_n as_o this_o storm_n do_v yet_o we_o be_v not_o to_o understand_v it_o as_o if_o no_o green_a thing_n escape_v nor_o a_o bough_n of_o any_o tree_n be_v leave_v but_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o a_o great_a many_o of_o every_o kind_n be_v destroy_v though_o some_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o follow_a chapter_n still_o remain_v ver._n 26._o only_o in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o the_o egyptian_n that_o live_v among_o they_o fare_v the_o better_a it_o be_v think_v at_o this_o time_n for_o their_o sake_n ver._n 27._o and_o pharaoh_n send_v and_o call_v for_o moses_n and_o aaron_n this_o be_v no_o more_o than_o he_o have_v do_v several_a time_n before_o viii_o 8_o 25._o but_o it_o may_v seem_v strange_a he_o shall_v do_v it_o now_o after_o the_o lord_n have_v harden_v his_o heart_n the_o clear_a account_n of_o it_o be_v that_o he_o act_v now_o as_o a_o man_n distract_a and_o fright_v out_o of_o his_o wit_n which_o make_v he_o rave_v and_o cry_v out_o for_o help_n in_o very_o passionate_a word_n without_o any_o serious_a meaning_n i_o have_v sin_v this_o time_n etc._n etc._n the_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o he_o have_v not_o sin_v before_o but_o i_o now_o acknowledge_v my_o offence_n and_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n in_o punish_v the_o wickedness_n of_o i_o and_o of_o my_o people_n which_o confession_n do_v not_o argue_v any_o tenderness_n of_o heart_n but_o be_v extort_a by_o the_o horrible_a fright_v he_o be_v in_o of_o be_v undo_v if_o he_o do_v not_o make_v some_o submission_n ver._n 27._o entreat_v the_o lord_n for_o it_o be_v enough_o or_o beseech_v he_o that_o what_o i_o have_v already_o suffer_v may_v suffice_v that_o there_o be_v no_o more_o mighty_a thundering_n and_o hail_n the_o word_n import_v frightful_a clap_n of_o thunder_n which_o sound_v as_o if_o god_n be_v angry_a with_o they_o especial_o since_o the_o hail_n fall_v like_o thunderbolt_n upon_o their_o head_n and_o strike_v those_o down_o that_o walk_v abroad_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o he_o beg_v their_o prayer_n for_o he_o and_o his_o servant_n can_v not_o always_o continue_v within_o door_n and_o while_o the_o hail_n last_v there_o be_v no_o safety_n abroad_o and_o i_o will_v let_v you_o go_v not_o quite_o away_o but_o three_o day_n journey_n into_o the_o wilderness_n as_o they_o desire_v and_o you_o shall_v stay_v no_o long_o he_o promise_v to_o dismiss_v they_o immediate_o ver._n 29._o and_o moses_n say_v unto_o he_o as_o soon_o as_o i_o be_o go_v out_o of_o the_o city_n by_o this_o he_o demonstrate_v the_o great_a power_n of_o god_n who_o he_o know_v will_v protect_v he_o from_o receive_v any_o harm_n by_o the_o thunder_n lightning_z and_z hail_o which_o kill_v all_o other_o that_o go_v abroad_o into_o the_o field_n i_o will_v spread_v forth_o my_o hand_n unto_o the_o lord_n this_o be_v a_o ancient_a posture_n of_o supplication_n in_o all_o nation_n as_o many_o learned_a man_n have_v show_v whereby_o men_n declare_v that_o god_n be_v the_o giver_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n and_o that_o they_o hope_v to_o receive_v help_n from_o he_o for_o our_o hand_n be_v the_o instrument_n whereby_o we_o receive_v any_o gift_n that_o be_v bestow_v upon_o we_o that_o thou_o may_v know_v how_o that_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n have_v a_o demonstration_n which_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v he_o know_v that_o the_o lord_n govern_v all_o thing_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o cease_n of_o this_o dreadful_a storm_n upon_o moses_n his_o prayer_n to_o god_n as_o well_o as_o by_o the_o pour_v of_o it_o in_o such_o violence_n upon_o they_o ver._n 30._o but_o as_o for_o thou_o and_o thy_o servant_n i_o know_v that_o you_o will_v not_o yet_o fear_v the_o lord_z god_n the_o generality_n of_o the_o court_n he_o know_v will_v continue_v as_o obstinate_a as_o their_o prince_n though_o some_o of_o they_o have_v some_o sense_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o judgement_n as_o we_o read_v v._o 20._o ver._n 31._o and_o the_o flax_n and_o the_o barley_n be_v smite_v etc._n
world_n account_v go_n for_o he_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v any_o more_o divine_a power_n than_o one_o but_o he_o speak_v according_a to_o the_o common_a opinion_n man_n have_v in_o those_o day_n of_o other_o god_n beside_o the_o most_o high_a this_o be_v a_o common_a acknowledgement_n of_o good_a man_n in_o after_o time_n lxxxvi_o psal_n 8_o 10._o cxxxv_o 5._o for_o in_o the_o thing_n wherein_o they_o deal_v proud_o he_o be_v above_o they_o if_o we_o refer_v this_o to_o what_o immediate_o go_v before_o viz._n all_o god_n the_o meaning_n be_v that_o the_o lord_n appear_v superior_a to_o all_o the_o egyptian_a god_n who_o insolent_o attempt_v by_o the_o magician_n to_o equal_v he_o in_o his_o wonderful_a work_n but_o be_v baffle_v and_o expose_v to_o contempt_n and_o at_o last_o throw_v down_o in_o their_o image_n viii_o 19_o ix_o 11._o xii_o 12._o but_o it_o be_v common_o think_v to_o relate_v to_o the_o egyptian_n and_o pharaoh_n mention_v in_o the_o forego_n verse_n and_o then_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o the_o lord_n confound_v they_o that_o proud_o contemn_v his_o authority_n say_v who_o be_v the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n v._o 2._o who_o he_o force_v to_o beg_v his_o pardon_n ix_o 27._o and_o at_o last_o drown_v he_o and_o his_o host_n in_o the_o red_a sea_n when_o they_o say_v in_o a_o haughty_a boast_v manner_n i_o will_v pursue_v i_o will_v overtake_v i_o will_v divide_v the_o spoil_n my_o lust_n shall_v be_v satisfy_v upon_o they_o etc._n etc._n xv._o 9_o and_o to_o this_o purpose_n the_o chaldee_n expound_v it_o in_o that_o very_a thing_n wherein_o they_o think_v to_o judge_v i._n e._n to_o punish_v or_o destroy_v the_o israelite_n they_o be_v judge_v themselves_o i_o e._n drown_v in_o the_o sea_n as_o they_o intend_v to_o drown_v all_o their_o male_a child_n ver._n 12._o and_o jethro_n moses_n father-in-law_n he_o be_v constant_o thus_o describe_v v._o 1_o 2_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o and_o every_o where_o else_o but_o v._o 9_o 10._o to_o distinguish_v he_o from_o any_o other_o jethro_n to_o who_o these_o thing_n may_v possible_o be_v think_v to_o belong_v take_v a_o burnt-offering_a which_o be_v to_o be_v whole_o consume_v upon_o the_o altar_n and_o nothing_o of_o it_o eat_v by_o any_o body_n i_o leu._n 9_o this_o now_o may_v be_v think_v to_o have_v be_v do_v after_o the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n at_o mount_n sinai_n which_o moses_n here_o mention_n because_o he_o will_v put_v together_o all_o that_o belong_v to_o jethro_n story_n though_o not_o all_o do_v at_o the_o very_a same_o time_n just_a as_o i_o say_v he_o do_v what_o belong_v to_o the_o history_n of_o the_o manna_n xvi_o 33_o 35._o see_v there_o and_o sacrifice_n i._n e._n peace-offering_n of_o which_o the_o people_n as_o well_o as_o the_o priest_n be_v to_o be_v partaker_n vii_o leu._n 34._o xxvi_o deut._n 7._o and_o regular_o there_o never_o be_v any_o burnt-offering_n make_v which_o be_v whole_o consume_v upon_o the_o altar_n but_o peace-offering_n attend_v upon_o they_o if_o they_o be_v not_o offering_n for_o the_o whole_a congregation_n but_o for_o particular_a person_n that_o so_o they_o who_o bring_v they_o may_v feast_n also_o with_o god_n upon_o the_o sacrifice_n for_o feast_v upon_o sacrisices_n be_v a_o appendix_n unto_o all_o sacrifice_n whatsoever_o one_o way_n or_o other_o if_o not_o by_o themselves_o yet_o by_o the_o priest_n who_o eat_v of_o the_o sin-offering_n as_o the_o proxy_n of_o the_o people_n of_o this_o there_o be_v numerous_a instance_n not_o only_o among_o the_o jew_n after_o the_o law_n be_v give_v but_o among_o other_o people_n who_o have_v this_o custom_n antecedent_n to_o it_o as_o appear_v from_o xxv_o numb_a 2._o where_o the_o midianite_n invite_v the_o israelite_n to_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o their_o god_n and_o the_o people_n do_v eat_v etc._n etc._n which_o they_o do_v not_o learn_v from_o moses_n but_o derive_v from_o high_a antiquity_n it_o be_v probable_a even_o from_o abraham_n himself_o for_o god_n to_o be_v offer_v unto_o god_n who_o offer_v they_o we_o be_v not_o tell_v but_o it_o shall_v seem_v by_o the_o word_n take_v that_o jethro_n himself_o who_o be_v a_o priest_n be_v permit_v to_o perform_v this_o office_n in_o token_n that_o they_o own_v he_o to_o be_v a_o faithful_a servant_n and_o minister_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n as_o melchizedeck_v be_v and_o according_o it_o follow_v that_o aaron_n be_v invite_v with_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n to_o come_v and_o feast_n with_o he_o upon_o these_o sacrifice_n and_o aaron_n come_v this_o seem_v to_o signify_v that_o aaron_n be_v but_o a_o guest_n and_o have_v not_o be_v the_o priest_n who_o offer_v the_o sacrifice_n for_o though_o we_o suppose_v the_o law_n to_o have_v be_v now_o give_v yet_o it_o be_v likely_a aaron_n and_o his_o son_n be_v not_o yet_o consecrate_v nor_o the_o service_n of_o god_n as_o yet_o order_v according_a to_o the_o law_n that_o have_v be_v deliver_v no_o more_o than_o judicature_n be_v erect_v as_o after_o this_o they_o be_v by_o the_o advice_n of_o jethro_n but_o of_o these_o thing_n we_o can_v have_v no_o absolute_a certainty_n but_o only_o make_v probable_a conjecture_n and_o all_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n see_v iii_o 16._o to_o eat_v bread_n to_o partake_v of_o the_o sacrifice_n that_o have_v be_v offer_v for_o this_o comprehend_v the_o whole_a meal_n xliii_o gen._n 25._o before_o god_n before_o the_o tabernacle_n where_o god_n dwell_v or_o if_o that_o be_v not_o yet_o set_v up_o in_o the_o place_n where_o god_n appear_v in_o a_o extraordinary_a manner_n which_o it_o be_v likely_a be_v in_o the_o tent_n of_o moses_n xxxiii_o 7._o ver._n 13._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v on_o the_o morrow_n the_o next_o day_n after_o this_o solemn_a sacrifice_n which_o the_o jew_n i_o observe_v above_o say_v be_v on_o the_o xith_z day_n of_o tisri_n so_o sepher_n mechilta_n and_o other_o from_o thence_o as_o mr._n selden_n have_v note_v l._n ii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n c._n 2._o p._n 75._o that_o moses_n sit_v that_o be_v the_o posture_n of_o judge_n to_o judge_v the_o people_n to_o hear_v cause_n and_o determine_v they_o and_o the_o people_n stand_v by_o moses_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v the_o posture_n both_o of_o the_o plaintiff_n and_o the_o defendant_n and_o there_o be_v now_o so_o may_v cause_n bring_v before_o he_o that_o they_o take_v up_o the_o whole_a day_n so_o that_o he_o have_v not_o time_n to_o eat_v and_o refresh_v himself_o ver._n 14._o and_o when_o moses_n father-in-law_n see_v all_o that_o he_o do_v to_o the_o people_n he_o either_o be_v present_a and_o observe_v himself_o or_o be_v inform_v by_o other_o what_o insupportable_a pain_n he_o take_v he_o say_v what_o be_v this_o thing_n that_o thou_o do_v to_o the_o people_n what_o a_o burden_n be_v this_o to_o judge_v the_o cause_n of_o a_o whole_a nation_n why_o sit_v thou_o thyself_o alone_o take_v more_o upon_o thou_o than_o any_o one_o person_n be_v able_a to_o bear_v and_o all_o the_o people_n stand_v by_o thou_o from_o morning_n to_o the_o even_o till_o both_o thou_o and_o they_o be_v tire_v ver._n 15._o because_o the_o people_n come_v unto_o i_o to_o inquire_v of_o god_n i_o can_v refuse_v to_o do_v justice_n and_o there_o be_v none_o but_o myself_o to_o declare_v what_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v in_o such_o case_n as_o be_v bring_v before_o i_o to_o inquire_v of_o god_n do_v not_o signify_v here_o to_o desire_v he_o to_o consult_v the_o divine_a majesty_n for_o they_o but_o to_o decide_v their_o controversy_n according_a to_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n declare_v in_o the_o law_n he_o have_v give_v he_o so_o the_o lxx_o to_o seek_v for_o judgement_n from_o god_n and_o the_o vulgar_a to_o seek_v god_n sentence_n for_o what_o be_v determine_v according_a to_o god_n law_n be_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n and_o so_o it_o be_v call_v by_o moses_n see_v mr._n selden_n l._n i._n de_fw-fr synedr_n c._n 15._o p._n 610._o ver._n 16._o when_o they_o have_v matter_n of_o controversy_n they_o come_v to_o i_o that_o i_o may_v decide_v it_o and_o i_o judge_v between_o one_o and_o another_o determine_v where_o the_o right_a lie_n and_o i_o do_v make_v they_o know_v the_o statute_n of_o god_n and_o his_o law_n this_o explain_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o inquire_v of_o god_n i._n e._n what_o be_v the_o law_n of_o god_n in_o the_o case_n bring_v before_o he_o from_o which_o we_o may_v probable_a gather_v that_o the_o law_n be_v already_o give_v from_o mount_n sinai_n and_o all_o the_o other_o law_n and_o statute_n which_o follow_v chap._n xxi_o xxii_o xxiii_o before_o this_o happen_v unless_o we_o will_v say_v as_o some_o do_v that_o moses_n be_v direct_v upon_o the_o spot_n as_o we_o speak_v by_o
when_o they_o find_v any_o too_o difficult_a they_o be_v to_o refer_v it_o to_o be_v hear_v by_o moses_n himself_o so_o r._n leviben_fw-ge gersom_a explain_v it_o every_o great_a cause_n in_o which_o they_o know_v not_o what_o to_o judge_v they_o shall_v bring_v to_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v show_v what_o be_v right_a or_o how_o it_o be_v to_o be_v decide_v there_o be_v those_o indeed_o who_o think_v there_o be_v several_a sort_n of_o cause_n that_o may_v not_o be_v bring_v before_o these_o inferior_a court_n but_o be_v to_o be_v reserve_v for_o moses_n hear_v and_o judge_v these_o they_o make_v to_o be_v four_o first_o all_o sacred_a matter_n or_o thing_n belong_v unto_o god_n which_o they_o gather_v from_o v._o 19_o second_o all_o matter_n of_o equity_n where_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o law_n be_v sit_v to_o be_v mitigate_v three_o all_o capital_a cause_n and_o last_o such_o as_o the_o chiliarch_n i._n e._n ruler_n of_o thousand_o and_o the_o other_o judge_n refer_v to_o he_o but_o this_o be_v say_v without_o ground_n for_o it_o be_v plain_a all_o sort_n of_o cause_n may_v be_v determine_v by_o the_o inferior_a court_n if_o they_o be_v able_a to_o make_v a_o end_n of_o they_o whether_o civil_a or_o sacred_a only_o those_o which_o be_v too_o difficult_a for_o they_o that_o be_v when_o they_o do_v not_o find_v a_o law_n to_o direct_v they_o or_o it_o be_v obscure_a or_o they_o can_v not_o agree_v about_o the_o punishment_n than_o they_o be_v to_o be_v bring_v before_o moses_n so_o he_o himself_o charge_v not_o that_o the_o people_n shall_v bring_v such_o cause_n to_o he_o as_o they_o think_v difficult_a but_o that_o the_o judge_n themselves_o shall_v bring_v they_o i._n e._n order_n a_o appeal_n to_o he_o i_o deut._n 17._o bring_v it_o unto_o i_o speak_v to_o the_o judge_n and_o i_o will_v hear_v it_o which_o show_v the_o cause_n have_v be_v at_o the_o bar_n of_o other_o court_n before_o and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o unlawful_a for_o they_o to_o meddle_v with_o it_o if_o they_o have_v be_v able_a to_o determine_v it_o and_o according_o we_o read_v here_o below_o v._o 26._o that_o the_o judge_n do_v so_o in_o short_a these_o word_n do_v not_o intimate_v that_o there_o be_v some_o cause_n the_o other_o judge_n may_v not_o try_v if_o they_o be_v able_a but_o only_o that_o such_o thing_n as_o they_o find_v themselves_o not_o skilful_a enough_o to_o determine_v they_o shall_v bring_v to_o he_o see_v mr._n selden_n in_o the_o forenamed_a book_n p._n 633_o etc._n etc._n but_o every_o small_a matter_n they_o shall_v judge_v hitherto_o moses_n but_o hear_v all_o cause_n promiscuous_o great_a and_o small_a but_o jethro_n well_o advise_v he_o to_o delegate_v the_o labour_n of_o judge_v all_o cause_n liquidi_fw-la juris_fw-la as_o the_o lawyer_n speak_v where_o the_o right_o be_v clear_a and_o to_o reserve_v no_o part_n of_o the_o judicature_n to_o himself_o but_o where_o the_o law_n itself_o be_v either_o defective_a or_o obscure_a so_o shall_v it_o be_v casy_a for_o thyself_o etc._n etc._n thou_o will_v ease_v thyself_o of_o a_o great_a burden_n by_o appoint_v other_o to_o take_v their_o share_n of_o it_o ver._n 23._o if_o thou_o will_v do_v this_o thing_n and_o god_n command_v thou_o so_o if_o thou_o will_v follow_v this_o advice_n by_o god_n approbation_n who_o be_v to_o be_v consult_v whether_o he_o allow_v it_o then_o thou_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o endure_v thy_o day_n will_v be_v prolong_v which_o otherwise_o will_v be_v shorten_v with_o this_o intolerable_a labour_n and_o the_o people_n go_v to_o their_o place_n in_o peace_n go_v home_o very_o much_o satisfy_v with_o such_o quick_a dispatch_n and_o happy_a composure_n of_o their_o difference_n ver._n 24._o so_o moses_n hearken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o his_o father-in-law_n etc._n etc._n follow_v his_o counsel_n by_o god_n approbation_n with_o who_o no_o doubt_n he_o advise_v v._o 23._o here_o the_o samaritan_n copy_n insert_v those_o word_n of_o moses_n i_o deut._n 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therefore_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n command_v thou_o to_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n day_n five_o deut._n 15._o the_o first_o cause_n be_v the_o glory_n and_o magnificence_n of_o this_o day_n as_o it_o be_v say_v therefore_o the_o lord_n bless_v the_o seven_o day_n and_o sancify_v it_o two_o gen._n 3._o this_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o that_o cause_n for_o in_o six_o day_n he_o make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n this_o be_v the_o reason_n he_o mean_v of_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o the_o sabbath_n but_o that_o he_o give_v this_o precept_n of_o the_o sabbath_n unto_o we_o i.e._n the_o israelite_n and_o command_v we_o to_o observe_v it_o be_v from_o the_o other_o cause_n which_o follow_v the_o first_o cause_n because_o we_o be_v servant_n in_o egypt_n all_o which_o time_n we_o can_v not_o serve_v according_a to_o our_o own_o will_n and_o pleasure_n nor_o have_v any_o rest_n or_o observe_v a_o sabbath_n and_o therefore_o god_n give_v we_o this_o special_a precept_n of_o rest_a and_o cessation_n from_o labour_n to_o join_v together_o these_o two_o reason_n viz._n the_o belief_n of_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n which_o present_o suggest_v to_o we_o the_o be_v of_o god_n and_o then_o the_o memory_n of_o god_n benefit_n unto_o we_o in_o give_v we_o rest_n from_o our_o intolerable_a burden_n in_o egypt_n wherefore_o he_o bless_v the_o sabbath_n day_n and_o hallow_v it_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n he_o bless_v the_o seven_o day_n two_o gen._n 3._o and_o now_o particular_o choose_v this_o seven_o day_n for_o a_o sabbath_n which_o he_o order_v they_o to_o observe_v in_o memory_n of_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n on_o that_o day_n as_o i_o observe_v xvi_o 5_o 23._o by_o which_o he_o preserve_v in_o their_o mind_n that_o singular_a benefit_n which_o he_o have_v bestow_v upon_o they_o and_o most_o manifest_o say_v maimonides_n in_o another_o place_n p._n iii_o c._n 43._o procure_v great_a ease_n to_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n by_o free_v a_o seven_o part_n of_o their_o life_n from_o wearisome_a labour_n which_o have_v another_o blessing_n in_o conjunction_n with_o it_o that_o it_o perpetual_o preserve_v and_o confirm_v that_o most_o precious_a history_n and_o doctrine_n concern_v the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n ver._n 12._o honour_n thy_o father_n and_o thy_o mother_n in_o another_o place_n they_o be_v command_v to_o fear_v they_o xix_o leu._n 3._o and_o as_o here_o the_o father_n be_v put_v before_o the_o mother_n so_o there_o the_o mother_n be_v put_v before_o the_o father_n to_o show_v as_o maimonides_n take_v it_o in_o his_o treatise_n call_v memarim_n c._n 6._o that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o make_v any_o difference_n between_o they_o but_o they_o be_v both_o equal_o to_o be_v honour_v and_o reverence_v which_o be_v a_o duty_n of_o such_o great_a concernment_n that_o we_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o place_n of_o this_o commandment_n immediate_o after_o those_o which_o peculiar_o relate_v to_o god_n worship_n that_o next_o to_o his_o majesty_n our_o parent_n be_v to_o be_v honour_v with_o that_o reverence_n love_n obedience_n and_o maintenance_n which_o be_v due_a to_o they_o and_o therefore_o notorious_a disobedience_n to_o they_o be_v threaten_v with_o death_n as_o well_o as_o apostasy_n from_o god_n wherein_o this_o honour_n or_o fear_n do_v consist_v be_v teach_v in_o all_o book_n of_o religion_n and_o mr._n selden_n have_v name_v a_o great_a many_o thing_n wherein_o the_o jew_n place_n it_o as_o the_o learned_a reader_n may_v see_v l._n ii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n c._n 13._o p._n 558_o etc._n etc._n i_o shall_v only_o add_v that_o this_o be_v a_o law_n among_o the_o heathen_n mention_v by_o saleucus_n charondas_n and_o other_o in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v child_n honour_v their_o parent_n and_o thus_o ulpian_n express_v it_o filio_fw-la semper_fw-la honesta_fw-la &_o sancta_fw-la persona_fw-la patris_fw-la videri_fw-la debet_fw-la and_o afterward_o filium_fw-la patrem_fw-la &_o matrem_fw-la venerari_fw-la oportet_fw-la with_o much_o more_o that_o hen._n stephanus_n have_v collect_v in_o his_o fontes_n &_o rivi_fw-la juris_fw-la civilis_fw-la that_o thy_o day_n may_v be_v long_o in_o the_o land_n etc._n etc._n as_o disobedience_n to_o parent_n be_v by_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n threaten_v to_o be_v punish_v with_o death_n so_o on_o the_o contrary_a long_a life_n which_o be_v the_o great_a worldly_a blessing_n be_v promise_v to_o the_o obedient_a and_o that_o in_o their_o own_o country_n which_o god_n have_v peculiar_o enrich_v with_o abundance_n of_o his_o blessing_n heathen_n also_o give_v the_o very_a same_o encouragement_n say_v that_o such_o child_n shall_v be_v dear_a to_o the_o god_n both_o live_a and_o dead_a so_o euripides_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o this_o famous_a senarius_fw-la mention_v by_o the_o fame_n henr._n stephanus_n with_o many_o other_o notable_a passage_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o shall_v live_v long_o or_o as_o long_o as_o thou_o can_v desire_v if_o thou_o nourish_v thy_o ancient_a parent_n whence_o child_n be_v call_v by_o xenophon_n and_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ver._n 13._o thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v after_o the_o command_n about_o the_o respect_n due_a to_o parent_n natural_o follow_v the_o regard_n we_o ought_v to_o have_v to_o all_o other_o man_n who_o spring_n from_o they_o and_o the_o great_a injury_n we_o can_v do_v another_o be_v to_o take_v away_o his_o life_n whereby_o he_o be_v deprive_v of_o all_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o this_o world_n and_o humane_a society_n itself_o be_v also_o wound_v which_o can_v subsist_v if_o its_o innocent_a member_n can_v be_v safe_a innocent_a i_o say_v for_o this_o commandment_n do_v not_o hinder_v man_n from_o defend_v themselves_o from_o violence_n xxii_o 2._o nor_o forbid_v magistrate_n to_o punish_v those_o with_o death_n who_o commit_v crime_n worthy_a of_o it_o for_o this_o be_v to_o preserve_v the_o life_n of_o other_o man_n xxii_o 18_o 19_o 20._o ver._n 14._o thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n next_o to_o a_o man_n self_n his_o wife_n be_v near_a to_o he_o than_o any_o other_o person_n they_o two_o be_v one_o flesh_n which_o make_v the_o injury_n do_v to_o he_o in_o her_o person_n a_o breach_n of_o humane_a society_n next_o to_o murder_n nay_o the_o lxx_o place_n this_o commandment_n before_o the_o other_o thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v virtuous_a woman_n value_v their_o chastity_n more_o than_o their_o life_n and_o the_o crime_n to_o which_o mere_a pleasure_n tempt_v man_n be_v more_o grievous_a in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o great_a philosopher_n than_o those_o to_o which_o they_o be_v stimulate_v by_o anger_n whoredom_n be_v also_o forbid_a in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o incest_n as_o wound_v any_o man_n be_v as_o well_o as_o murder_n but_o in_o these_o x._o word_n which_o be_v a_o short_a abridgement_n of_o their_o duty_n it_o be_v sufficient_a only_o to_o mention_v the_o principal_a thing_n of_o every_o kind_n which_o be_v hateful_a to_o god_n and_o injurious_a to_o men._n ver._n 15._o thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v this_o be_v to_o injure_v man_n in_o their_o good_n and_o possession_n either_o by_o open_a rapine_n or_o by_o craft_n and_o cheat_v against_o which_o god_n intend_v to_o secure_v they_o by_o this_o precept_n several_a sort_n of_o this_o sin_n be_v afterward_o mention_v in_o particular_a law_n ver._n 16._o thou_o shall_v not_o bear_v false_a witness_n against_o thy_o neighbour_n as_o our_o neighbour_n be_v not_o to_o be_v injure_v by_o we_o in_o deed_n so_o not_o in_o word_n by_o give_v a_o false_a testimony_n against_o he_o before_o a_o judge_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a sin_n of_o this_o kind_n this_o be_v both_o a_o injury_n to_o our_o neighbour_n and_o a_o affront_n to_o god_n in_o who_o place_n
consider_v that_o this_o nation_n be_v thy_o people_n i_o do_v not_o beg_v this_o mere_o upon_o my_o own_o account_n but_o for_o those_o who_o have_v be_v redeem_v by_o thou_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o have_v engage_v themselves_o to_o be_v thou_o by_o a_o solemn_a covenant_n xxiv_o and_o now_o return_v unto_o thou_o by_o repentance_n v._o 6._o ver._n 14._o and_o he_o say_v my_o presence_n shall_v go_v with_o thou_o in_o the_o hebrew_n my_o face_n i._n e._n i_o myself_o as_o the_o lxx_o translate_v it_o my_o majesty_n as_o the_o chaldee_n he_o promise_v that_o be_v to_o continue_v with_o they_o as_o he_o have_v do_v hitherto_o and_o not_o mere_o send_v a_o angel_n to_o accompany_v they_o but_o to_o lead_v and_o guide_v they_o himself_o by_o the_o pillar_n of_o the_o cloud_n and_o his_o glorious_a presence_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o i_o will_v give_v thou_o rest_n some_o think_v these_o word_n be_v particular_o speak_v to_o moses_n and_o signify_v that_o god_n will_v give_v he_o ease_v in_o this_o point_n and_o quiet_a his_o spirit_n which_o be_v now_o very_o solicitous_a about_o his_o departure_n from_o they_o by_o return_v to_o they_o but_o as_o the_o forego_n word_n be_v a_o promise_n that_o he_o will_v take_v the_o conduct_n of_o the_o people_n again_o so_o be_v this_o that_o he_o will_v not_o leave_v they_o till_o he_o have_v bring_v they_o to_o their_o rest_n ver._n 15._o and_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o if_o thy_o presence_n go_v not_o with_o we_o some_o translate_v the_o word_n for_o he_o i.e._n moses_n have_v say_v unto_o he_o i._n e._n to_o god_n if_o thy_o presence_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o these_o word_n and_o the_o follow_a be_v the_o reason_n of_o god_n answer_n to_o he_o v._o 14._o and_o if_o they_o be_v not_o thus_o take_v one_o will_v have_v expect_v moses_n shall_v rather_o have_v give_v god_n thanks_o for_o his_o gracious_a promise_n than_o further_o press_v he_o to_o it_o but_o the_o 17_o verse_n do_v not_o well_o agree_v with_o this_o and_o therefore_o these_o word_n be_v to_o be_v look_v on_o only_o as_o part_v of_o what_o moses_n say_v to_o god_n after_o his_o promise_n that_o his_o presence_n shall_v go_v with_o he_o which_o he_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v the_o great_a favour_n because_o otherwise_o he_o have_v rather_o never_o stir_v from_o the_o place_n where_o they_o now_o be_v carry_v we_o not_o up_o hence_o let_v we_o go_v no_o further_o if_o thou_o thyself_o do_v not_o lead_v and_o guide_v we_o in_o our_o way_n ver._n 16._o for_o wherein_o shall_v it_o be_v know_v here_o that_o i_o and_o thy_o people_n have_v find_v grace_n in_o thy_o sight_n how_o shall_v all_o the_o people_n round_o about_o we_o be_v convince_v that_o we_o be_v not_o abandon_v by_o thou_o in_o this_o wilderness_n be_v it_o not_o in_o that_o thou_o go_v with_o we_o be_v not_o this_o the_o great_a demonstration_n of_o it_o that_o thou_o lead_v we_o in_o a_o pillar_n of_o cloud_n and_o fire_n day_n and_o night_n so_o shall_v we_o be_v separate_v i_o and_o thy_o people_n from_o all_o the_o people_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n this_o will_v distinguish_v we_o while_o it_o continue_v with_o we_o from_o all_o other_o people_n whatsoever_o none_o of_o which_o have_v such_o a_o token_n of_o thy_o presence_n with_o they_o the_o manna_n indeed_o continue_v all_o this_o time_n to_o descend_v for_o their_o sustenance_n which_o be_v a_o miraculous_a food_n but_o it_o may_v have_v be_v ascribe_v to_o other_o cause_n if_o this_o glorious_a token_n of_o god_n presence_n have_v not_o still_o appear_v among_o they_o ver._n 17._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n i_o will_v do_v this_o thing_n also_o that_o thou_o have_v speak_v distinguish_v you_o from_o all_o other_o people_n not_o only_o by_o lead_v you_o in_o a_o pillar_n of_o cloud_n and_o fire_n but_o dwell_v among_o you_o as_o i_o design_v xxv_o 8._o for_o thou_o have_v find_v grace_n in_o my_o sight_n and_o i_o know_v thou_o by_o name_n he_o own_v moses_n still_o to_o be_v most_o acceptable_a and_o dear_a to_o he_o as_o he_o have_v be_v v._o 12._o and_o therefore_o at_o his_o intercession_n promise_v to_o be_v perfect_o reconcile_v and_o return_v to_o his_o people_n ver._n 18._o and_o he_o say_v i_o beseech_v thou_o have_v obtain_v so_o much_o favour_n of_o god_n he_o presume_v to_o ask_v something_o beyond_o all_o this_o but_o with_o all_o humility_n show_v i_o thy_o glory_n in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v hareni_fw-la make_v i_o to_o see_v to_o signify_v apprehend_v with_o the_o understanding_n not_o with_o the_o bodily_a eye_n more_o nevoch_n p._n i._o c._n 4._o for_o by_o glory_n he_o there_o understand_v cap._n 54._o the_o divine_a essence_n which_o he_o make_v moses_n to_o be_v desirous_a to_o apprehend_v which_o be_v not_o likely_a such_o a_o man_n as_o he_o shall_v think_v possible_a for_o thus_o he_o explain_v himself_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr fundamentis_fw-la legis_fw-la c._n 1._o n._n 10._o moses_n desire_v to_o know_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o divine_a essence_n as_o one_o man_n know_v another_o who_o face_n he_o behold_v and_o his_o image_n be_v so_o engrave_v in_o his_o mind_n that_o he_o exist_v there_o distinguish_v from_o all_o other_o man_n so_o he_o beg_v that_o the_o divine_a essence_n may_v be_v distinct_a in_o his_o mind_n from_o all_o other_o essence_n till_o he_o know_v the_o truth_n of_o it_o as_o it_o be_v in_o itself_o but_o he_o confess_v in_o another_o place_n of_o that_o book_n cap._n 64._o that_o by_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v many_o time_n understand_v a_o create_a light_n or_o splendour_n whereby_o god_n miraculous_o set_v forth_o his_o majesty_n xxiv_o 26._o and_o other_o place_n and_o i_o can_v see_v no_o reason_n why_o it_o shall_v not_o so_o signify_v here_o and_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o he_o desire_v to_o see_v that_o glorious_a presence_n or_o face_n of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v call_v which_o he_o promise_v shall_v go_v with_o they_o not_o veil_v in_o a_o cloud_n but_o in_o its_o full_a splendour_n and_o majesty_n for_o hear_v he_o speak_v from_o the_o schechinah_n he_o suppose_v perhaps_o that_o god_n appear_v therein_o in_o some_o visible_a shape_n which_o he_o desire_v to_o be_v acquaint_v withal_o to_o confirm_v this_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o god_n himself_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o moses_n call_v this_o glory_n his_o face_n v._o 20._o as_o he_o have_v do_v v._o 14_o 15._o and_o thus_o r._n jehudah_n in_o the_o book_n cosri_n pars_fw-la iu._n sect._n 3_o towards_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o it_o seem_v to_o have_v understand_v it_o see_v upon_o v._o 29._o ver._n 19_o and_o he_o say_v i_o will_v make_v all_o my_o goodness_n pass_v before_o thou_o which_o maimonides_n think_v signify_v his_o make_v moses_n to_o understand_v the_o nature_n of_o all_o creature_n and_o how_o they_o be_v knit_v and_o unite_v together_o and_o after_o what_o manner_n they_o be_v govern_v both_o in_o general_a and_o particular_a because_o when_o god_n have_v make_v all_o his_o work_n he_o see_v that_o they_o be_v very_o good_a i_o gen._n 31._o but_o that_o text_n be_v a_o very_a slender_a ground_n for_o such_o a_o interpretation_n the_o lxx_o seem_v to_o come_v near_o to_o the_o matter_n who_o interpret_v this_o passage_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o will_v pass_v before_o thou_o with_o my_o glory_n that_o be_v he_o promise_v to_o give_v he_o a_o transient_a view_n of_o his_o glory_n while_o it_o pass_v by_o he_o v._n 22._o though_o it_o can_v not_o be_v see_v in_o its_o full_a majesty_n and_o then_o the_o word_n tobhi_fw-la which_o we_o translate_v my_o goodness_n must_v rather_o be_v render_v my_o beauty_n it_o be_v the_o same_o with_o glory_n only_o a_o soft_a word_n to_o express_v such_o a_o degree_n of_o its_o splendour_n as_o will_v not_o hurt_v he_o but_o be_v delightful_a to_o he_o and_o thus_o the_o word_n tobh_n be_v use_v in_o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n v._o 2._o and_o 1_o sam._n ix_o 2._o or_o if_o this_o be_v not_o the_o meaning_n all_o his_o goodness_n must_v signify_v his_o gracious_a intention_n concern_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n to_o who_o he_o assure_v he_o he_o will_v fulfil_v all_o his_o promise_n which_o be_v sufficient_a for_o he_o to_o know_v and_o i_o will_v proclaim_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n before_o thou_o the_o lxx_o seem_v to_o have_v understand_v this_o right_a when_o they_o translate_v it_o i_o will_v call_v to_o thou_o by_o my_o name_n say_v the_o lord_n be_v before_o thou_o that_o be_v lest_z when_o i_o pass_v by_o thou_o thou_o shall_v not_o observe_v it_o i_o will_v admonish_v thou_o by_o a_o voice_n call_v
a_o secret_a inspiration_n how_o to_o determine_v every_o cause_n ver._n 17._o the_o thing_n that_o thou_o do_v be_v not_o good_a neither_o profitable_a for_o thyself_o nor_o for_o the_o people_n as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n ver._n 18._o thou_o will_v sure_o wear_v away_o decay_n apace_o and_o without_o remedy_n as_o the_o phrase_n in_o the_o hebrew_n signify_v both_o thou_o and_o the_o people_n that_o be_v with_o thou_o such_o tedious_a attendance_n will_v impair_v they_o also_o as_o well_o as_o thyself_o for_o this_o thing_n be_v too_o heavy_a for_o thou_o etc._n etc._n too_o much_o for_o one_o man_n to_o undergo_v ver._n 19_o harken_v now_o unto_o my_o voice_n be_v advise_v by_o i_o i_o will_v give_v thou_o counsel_n and_o god_n shall_v be_v with_o thou_o though_o i_o be_o no_o israelite_n i_o will_v take_v upon_o i_o to_o be_v thy_o counsellor_n and_o i_o doubt_v not_o god_n will_v show_v my_o advice_n to_o be_v good_a by_o the_o good_a success_n which_o will_v attend_v it_o be_v thou_o for_o the_o people_n to_o godward_o that_o thou_o may_v bring_v the_o cause_n unto_o god_n appoint_v other_o to_o hear_v cause_n and_o do_v thou_o give_v thyself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n alone_o as_o josepus_n expound_v it_o l._n iii_o antiq._n c._n 3._o or_o as_o ruffinus_n gloss_n reserve_v thyself_o only_o to_o the_o ministry_n of_o god_n to_o attend_v that_o be_v upon_o he_o and_o know_v his_o mind_n which_o if_o it_o be_v the_o sense_n must_v be_v understand_v with_o this_o exception_n only_o in_o great_a cause_n as_o it_o follow_v afterward_o which_o he_o be_v to_o hear_v himself_o and_o that_o may_v well_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o these_o word_n when_o the_o people_n bring_v any_o matter_n to_o thou_o which_o be_v too_o hard_a for_o other_o judge_n to_o determine_v v._n 22._o do_v thou_o if_o need_v be_v carry_v it_o to_o god_n that_o he_o may_v resolve_v thou_o not_o that_o he_o be_v always_o to_o consult_v the_o oracle_n for_o he_o know_v in_o most_o cause_n the_o sense_n of_o god_n law_n but_o in_o some_o it_o may_v be_v necessary_a to_o have_v a_o particular_a direction_n from_o heaven_n as_o in_o xv_o numb_a 34_o 35._o xxvii_o 5_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 20._o and_o thou_o shall_v teach_v they_o ordinance_n and_o law_n how_o these_o two_o differ_v be_v not_o certain_a but_o ordinance_n be_v common_o take_v to_o concern_v matter_n of_o religion_n and_o law_n civil_a matter_n of_o justice_n and_o charity_n in_o both_o which_o he_o be_v if_o the_o case_n require_v it_o to_o bring_v it_o to_o god_n and_o then_o to_o report_v to_o the_o people_n what_o his_o resolution_n be_v about_o it_o and_o shall_v show_v they_o the_o way_n wherein_o they_o must_v walk_v how_o to_o behave_v themselves_o towards_o god_n and_o the_o work_n that_o they_o must_v do_v how_o to_o behave_v themselves_o one_o towards_o another_o ver._n 20._o moreover_n now_o in_o order_n to_o this_o thou_o shall_v provide_v out_o of_o all_o the_o people_n look_v out_o such_o man_n as_o be_v qualify_v according_a to_o the_o follow_a direction_n which_o he_o do_v in_o this_o manner_n as_o he_o himself_o relate_v i_o deut._n 13._o where_o he_o say_v to_o the_o people_n take_v you_o wise_a and_o understand_a man_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v give_v you_o i._n e._n present_a to_o i_o such_o man_n as_o you_o think_v sit_v for_o this_o office_n and_o then_o it_o follow_v i_o will_v make_v they_o ruler_n over_o you_o they_o choose_v they_o and_o then_o he_o approve_v they_o and_o give_v they_o authority_n or_o perhaps_o they_o present_v a_o good_a many_o who_o they_o think_v qualify_v and_o out_o of_o they_o he_o appoint_v such_o as_o he_o judge_v most_o meet_a and_o thus_o he_o say_v again_o v._n 15._o so_o i_o take_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o tribe_n etc._n etc._n see_v mr._n selden_n l._n i._n de_fw-fr synedr_n c._n 15._o p._n 632._o able_a man_n man_n able_a to_o endure_v labour_n or_o man_n who_o be_v not_o needy_a but_o rich_a and_o wealthy_a or_o man_n of_o part_n or_o man_n of_o courage_n for_o it_o may_v refer_v to_o any_o of_o these_o especial_o the_o last_o such_o as_o do_v not_o fear_v potent_a person_n but_o god_n alone_o as_o it_o here_o follow_v such_o as_o fear_v god_n man_n true_o religious_a who_o will_v fear_v to_o offend_v god_n by_o do_v injustice_n but_o not_o fear_v to_o offend_v man_n by_o do_v right_o man_n of_o truth_n honest_a upright_a man_n who_o love_n to_o truth_n will_v make_v they_o sift_v it_o out_o by_o hear_v both_o side_n patient_o with_o impartial_a attention_n and_o unbiased_a affection_n hate_v covetousness_n not_o greedy_a of_o money_n but_o abhor_v bribe_n and_o all_o base_a way_n of_o gain_n which_o as_o demosthenes_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d make_v judge_n beside_o themselves_o and_o no_o better_a than_o mad_a for_o all_o these_o good_a quality_n they_o be_v to_o be_v eminent_a and_o note_v among_o the_o people_n as_o moses_n his_o word_n import_v i_o deut._n 13._o where_o he_o bid_v they_o present_a to_o he_o not_o only_o wise_a man_n and_o understanding_n but_o also_o know_v among_o their_o tribe_n general_o account_v man_n of_o understanding_n and_o integrity_n and_o place_v such_o over_o they_o to_o be_v ruler_n of_o thousand_o etc._n etc._n the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v such_o that_o it_o can_v be_v determine_v by_o they_o whether_o this_o relate_v to_o the_o number_n of_o ruler_n or_o of_o people_n that_o be_v to_o be_v rule_v by_o they_o as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v and_o discourse_n upon_o it_o very_o large_o in_o the_o sorementioned_n place_n l._n i._n de_fw-fr synedr_n c._n 15._o p._n 615._o where_o he_o show_v that_o decem_fw-la vir_fw-la for_o instance_n be_v not_o only_o one_o set_v over_o ten_o but_o one_o of_o the_o ten_o judge_n of_o which_o a_o court_n consist_v and_o so_o the_o rest_n may_v be_v interpret_v but_o the_o most_o ancient_a and_o most_o receive_a sense_n be_v that_o he_o do_v not_o speak_v of_o the_o number_n of_o judge_n for_o what_o a_o strange_a court_n will_v that_o be_v in_o which_o there_o be_v a_o thousand_o judge_n but_o of_o the_o people_n of_o who_o cause_n they_o be_v to_o take_v cognizance_n and_o it_o be_v common_o think_v also_o there_o be_v but_o one_o ruler_n over_o a_o thousand_o family_n or_o man_n it_o be_v uncertain_a which_o and_o so_o of_o the_o rest_n though_o the_o word_n may_v import_v more_o than_o one_o in_o each_o of_o these_o judicature_n whether_o great_a or_o small_a the_o talmudist_n make_v a_o prodigious_a number_n of_o judge_n of_o each_o sort_n but_o it_o be_v most_o rational_a to_o think_v that_o jethro_n meaning_n be_v that_o he_o shall_v constitute_v great_a and_o lesser_a judicature_n according_a to_o the_o division_n of_o their_o several_a tribe_n into_o thousand_o hundred_o fifty_n and_o ten_o and_o a_o competent_a number_n of_o person_n appoint_v to_o be_v judge_n in_o these_o great_a or_o lesser_a court_n for_o that_o their_o tribe_n be_v divide_v into_o thousand_o for_o instance_n be_v apparent_a from_o several_a place_n xxii_o josh_n 14._o vi_o judg._n 15._o where_o gideon_n say_v my_o family_n in_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v my_o thousand_o be_v the_o mean_a in_o israel_n 1_o chron._n xii_o 20._o v_o mic._n 2._o these_o thousand_o corn._n bertramus_n take_v to_o be_v family_n who_o the_o hebrew_n call_v house_n which_o be_v divide_v into_o so_o many_o head_n as_o they_o call_v they_o as_o the_o tribe_n be_v into_o family_n and_o of_o these_o he_o think_v jethro_n advise_v he_o to_o make_v such_o ruler_n as_o be_v here_o mention_v of_o several_a degree_n but_o other_o particular_o herman_n conringius_n de_fw-fr republ._n hebr._n sect._n 19_o think_v we_o be_v to_o understand_v only_a ruler_n over_o a_o thousand_o man_n not_o family_n as_o it_o be_v certain_a in_o military_a affair_n the_o captain_n of_o thousand_o be_v only_o of_o a_o thousand_o soldier_n xxxi_o numb_a 14._o ruler_n of_o hundred_o ruler_n of_o fifty_n and_o ruler_n of_o ten_o there_o be_v four_o order_n of_o these_o ruler_n but_o whether_o there_o be_v a_o subordination_n of_o the_o low_a order_n to_o the_o high_a as_o in_o army_n there_o be_v of_o the_o captain_n to_o the_o colonel_n as_o we_o now_o speak_v and_o the_o inferior_n to_o he_o i_o can_v determine_v ver._n 22._o and_o let_v they_o judge_v the_o people_n at_o all_o season_n sit_v every_o day_n some_o or_o other_o of_o they_o in_o their_o several_a district_n see_v v._o 26._o every_o great_a matter_n they_o shall_v bring_v to_o thou_o not_o if_o they_o be_v able_a to_o determine_v it_o themselves_o for_o they_o have_v power_n to_o hear_v all_o cause_n but_o