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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	aaron_n	affirm_v	moses_n	46	3	8.7118	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51638	The Egyptian history, treating of the pyramids, the inundation of the Nile, and other prodigies of Egypt, according to the opinions and traditions of the Arabians written originally in the Arabian tongue by Murtadi, the son of Gaphiphus, rendered into French by Monsieur Vattier ... and thence faithfully done into English by J. Davies ...	Murtaḍā ibn al-ʻAfīf, 1154 or 5-1237.; Vattier, Pierre, 1623-1667.; Davies, John, 1625-1693.	1672 (1672)	Wing M3128; ESTC R23142	128,209	344

Gods mercy on him One of the Grandees of Egypt God shew him mercy related to me that heretofore in the Lampe-street in Masre on the Festival day after the great Feast of the Moneth Ramadan they set Kettles full of Flesh and Baskets full of Bread and that they called with a loud voice such as had need thereof as they call people to Water on the High-ways and that it happened sometimes the greatest part remained there all Night upon the place so few would take of it The remainder was carried to the Prisoners and they answered we have enough to live upon thanks be to God The Land of Egypt was then the most plentiful of any in the world the most Populous and the best cultivated and where there was more convenience of Habitation and Subsistance The Masich relates in his Annals and others affirm also that the Egyptians when they saw the Nile at the highest gave Almes released Slaves cloath'd Orphans relieved Widows and such as were destitute of Succour out of their thankfulness to God for the kindness he did them in raising the course of the Nile to its height They relate that Pharaoh after he grew Proud and Insolent and Impious commanded a Castle to be built on the descent of Mount Mactam and that his Visier Haman according to this order got workmen together from all parts of Egypt so that there were a hundred and fifty thousand Architects with what Trades-men Handy-craftsmen and Labourers were requisite He caused Brick and Mortar to be made Timber to be felled and Nails to be made then they began their Building and raised it so high that never any had done the like before for the Masons were no longer able to stand on their Feet to work But the All-mighty and All-good God about Sun-set sent Gabriel Gods peace be with him who smote the Castle with his Wing and cleft it into three pieces one whereof fell on Pharaoh's Army where it kill'd a thousand Men another fell into the Sea and appeared there like a high Mountain and the third fell into the Western Land There was not so much as one of the Coptites who wrought within it saved they all peperish'd They relate that thereupon Pharaoh was so proud as to cast an Arrow at Heaven God willing to try him returned his Arrow to him all bloody Whereupon he cry'd out I have killed Moses's God God is infinitely above what impious men can do he does what he pleases with his Servants God therefore at that very time sent Gabriel who did to the Castle as we have related One of those who were impious and proud and arrogant in the Land of Egypt was Caron the Cup-bearer He was an Israelite Cousin-german to Moses Gods peace be with him for Caron was the son of Jashar the son of Caheb and Moses was the son of Gamran the son of Caheb Others say Moses was Caron's Sisters son he was called Caron the Bright by reason of the beauty of his Face He was the most diligent of the Children of Israel in the reading of Moses's Law but he became a Hypocrite as the Samerian was and said Since the Prophecy belonged to Moses and the Sacrifice and the Oblation and the knowledge of the Law to Aaron what remains there for me They relate that Moses having brought the Chil-of Israel through the Sea gave Caron a Commission to interpret the Law and to collect the Offerings and made him one of the Chiefs The Offerings belonged then to Moses but he bestowed them on his Brother whereat Caron was troubled and envy'd them both and spoke thus to them Behold now the command is come absolutly into your hands and I have nothing to do with the affairs of the Children of Israel How long shall I suffer this It is God reply'd Moses who thus disposes of things I will not believe it reply'd Caron if you do not confirm it to me by a Miracle Then Moses commanded the Children of Israel to come all to him every one with his Rod then he ty'd all those Rods together and cast them into the Tent where God ordinarily revealed his Will to him They kept a Guard about the Rods all night and the next morning they found Aaron's Rod shaking with the Wind covered all over with green Leaves That Rod was made of a Branch of Almond-trees This is no more miraculous said Caron then what the Magicians daily perform He became thence forward more impious then before more wicked more envious and more malicious against Moses and Aaron as God affirms in his Book when he saith Caron was of the People of Moses but he was unjust towards them Injustice here signifies a persecution without any cause and a malicious and irrational Dispute Others affirm that Pharao appointed Caron to govern the Children of Israel and that he treated them injuriously and tyrannically Tyranny they say proceeds from greatness that is from the eminence and advantage which any one hath over others The advantage he had over them was grounded on his great Wealth and the multitude of his children He made say they his Garments larger by a span then theirs His Keys say they that is the Keys of his Store-houses were carried by sixty Mules Evere Store-house had its Key and every Key was but a Finger long they were of Leather Some affirm expounding that passage of the Book of the All-mighty and All-good God where it is said of him I have not received it but according to the knowledge which is within me that he was the best skilled of his time in the Law of Moses On the contrary others affirm he was skilled in Chemistry Saguid the son of Musib says that Moses had the Science of Chemistry and that he taught a third purt of it to Josuah the son of Nun a third to Caleb the son of Jethnas and a third to Caron but that Caron served the other two so well that he learnt the whole Science from them both and that afterwards he took Lead and Copper and changed it into pure Gold Others affirm that Moses taught his Sister Chemistry inasmuch as his Devotion made him despise Gold and that his Sister taught it Caron who was her Husband They relate that Moses said it was a provision for the life of this World and that he had no need thereof because it was a perishable thing and far distant from the truth which is All-mighty God and that he quitted what was perishable which his Devotion permitted him not to desire and satisfy'd himself with what was neer All-mighty God They say that Caron went abroad one day on a white Mule he had covered with a Foot-cloth of Purple and a Golden Saddle accompany'd by four thousand young Men and three hundred beautiful young Maids clad in Silk and set out with Jewels and Ornaments of great value and divers colours so that he had marching on his right hand three hundred young men and on his left