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Moses his sight of Canaan with Simeon his dying-song. Directing how to liue holily and dye happily. By Steuen Jerome, late preacher at St. Brides. Seene and allowed.
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Jerome, Stephen, fl. 1604-1650.
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his_o heavenly_a canaan_n numb._n 27.1.2.3.4_o and_o zelophehad_n the_o son_n of_o hepher_n have_v no_o son_n but_o daughter_n chap._n i._n the_o case_n of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o daughter_n propound_v sect._n 1_o because_o this_o case_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n be_v extraordinary_a and_o not_o obvious_a in_o the_o scripture_n beside_o in_o any_o the_o like_a example_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o lie_v in_o the_o forefront_n of_o the_o chapter_n border_v upon_o that_o of_o moses_n his_o warning_n to_o die_v since_o it_o concern_v a_o subject_n not_o usual_a the_o title_n of_o the_o woman_n inheritance_n to_o touch_v it_o in_o some_o particulars_n and_o the_o rather_o because_o it_o be_v the_o last_o case_n that_o moses_n adjudge_v immediate_o before_o that_o the_o lord_n himself_o sentence_v and_o adjudge_v he_o to_o die_v in_o which_o though_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n worthy_a our_o exact_a dilate_v and_o urge_v both_o please_a and_o profitable_a as_o will_v appear_v in_o the_o open_n and_o apply_v of_o this_o scripture_n yet_o i_o choose_v rather_o from_o the_o warrant_n and_o writing_n of_o a_o excellent_a light_n in_o our_o church_n b._n b._n b._n according_a to_o his_o method_n to_o commend_v unto_o you_o these_o note_n and_o observation_n note_n 1_o here_o then_o first_o note_n how_o careful_a these_o daughter_n be_v of_o a_o place_n among_o the_o people_n of_o god_n in_o the_o earthly_a canaan_n which_o be_v a_o type_n of_o the_o heavenly_a expostulat_fw-la expostulat_fw-la ought_v not_o all_o we_o to_o be_v as_o careful_a for_o that_o heavenly_a yes_o and_o more_o careful_a so_o no_o doubt_n be_v god_n child_n when_o their_o eye_n be_v open_v and_o by_o name_n woman_n for_o although_o many_o be_v busy_v about_o attire_n and_o vain_a show_n to_o make_v they_o please_v unto_o man_n yet_o other_o do_v seek_v by_o all_o mean_n for_o that_o eternal_a rest_n and_o how_o to_o be_v please_v unto_o god_n which_o be_v the_o only_a good_a and_o perfect_a way_n favour_n be_v deceitful_a and_o beauty_n be_v vanity_n but_o a_o woman_n that_o fear_v the_o lord_n she_o shall_v be_v praise_v prou._n 3.30_o sect._n 2._o how_o case_n be_v wise_o to_o be_v carry_v before_o the_o magistrate_n observe_v how_o these_o daughter_n go_v not_o up_o note_v 2_o and_o down_o from_o tent_n to_o tent_n from_o one_o to_o another_o tattle_v and_o prattle_v murmur_a and_o complain_v but_o direct_o they_o go_v to_o the_o magistrate_n and_o there_o exhibit_v their_o desire_n wait_v for_o relief_n and_o order_n from_o he_o so_o shall_v all_o man_n do_v not_o mar_v a_o good_a cause_n with_o ill_a handle_n be_v come_v to_o he_o see_v how_o modest_o and_o womanly_a they_o propound_v their_o matter_n without_o any_o unfitting_a word_n of_o choler_n or_o anger_n or_o any_o unseemly_a behaviour_n any_o way_n see_v again_o how_o wise_o they_o prevent_v a_o objection_n that_o may_v have_v be_v make_v of_o their_o father_n that_o happy_o he_o be_v one_o of_o those_o rebel_n that_o take_v part_n with_o corah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n and_o so_o perish_v no_o say_v they_o our_o father_n die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o he_o be_v not_o among_o the_o assembly_n of_o they_o that_o be_v assemble_v against_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o company_n of_o corah_n but_o die_v in_o his_o sin_n that_o be_v as_o all_o sinner_n must_v for_o death_n be_v the_o reward_n of_o sin_n etc._n etc._n 6.21_o rom._n 6.21_o where_o you_o may_v see_v what_o a_o comfort_n what_o a_o credit_n and_o glory_n honest_a parent_n be_v to_o their_o child_n they_o leave_v a_o good_a name_n behind_o they_o which_o make_v their_o child_n bold_a to_o speak_v of_o they_o when_o other_o must_v hang_v their_o head_n and_o blush_n either_o to_o mention_v they_o themselves_o or_o to_o hear_v they_o speak_v of_o by_o other_o a_o great_a motive_n to_o all_o parent_n even_o for_o this_o cause_n to_o be_v careful_a of_o their_o carriage_n sect._n 3_o the_o true_a rule_n of_o judge_a case_n consultation_n with_o god_n for_o the_o judgement_n and_o resolution_n of_o this_o request_n it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o 5._o vers_fw-la then_o moses_n bring_v their_o cause_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n speak_v right_a etc._n etc._n before_o you_o see_v that_o the_o cause_n be_v bring_v before_o moses_n and_o eliazer_n and_o all_o the_o prince_n such_o a_o conjunction_n there_o be_v of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n and_o ecclesiastical_a minister_n together_o in_o hear_v of_o cause_n which_o continue_v ever_o since_o as_o appear_v in_o good_a record_n of_o antiquity_n but_o neither_o moses_n nor_o aaron_n speak_v till_o they_o have_v receive_v resolution_n from_o god_n note_v 3_o and_o understand_v his_o will_n in_o like_a manner_n shall_v it_o be_v still_o with_o all_o judge_n first_o to_o know_v and_o understand_v and_o then_o to_o judge_v wherein_o the_o lord_n still_o be_v aid_v and_o direct_v although_o not_o by_o speak_v as_o to_o moses_n yet_o by_o his_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n and_o understanding_n of_o counsel_n and_o knowledge_n man_n use_v the_o mean_n as_o they_o ought_v of_o learning_n and_o prayer_n be_v wise_a you_o king_n 2.10_o psal_n 2.10_o and_o he_o learn_v you_o that_o be_v judge_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o prayer_n if_o any_o lack_n wisdom_n 1.5_o james_n 1.5_o let_v he_o ask_v it_o of_o god_n as_o solomon_n do_v which_o give_v to_o all_o man_n liberal_o and_o reproach_v no_o man_n 7._o 1_o king_n 3.6_o 7._o and_o it_o shall_v be_v give_v he_o etc._n etc._n another_o use_n again_o man_n may_v well_o make_v note_n 4_o here_o even_o a_o caveat_n for_o plaintiff_n and_o defendant_n to_o have_v but_o such_o cause_n as_o if_o they_o be_v bring_v before_o god_n may_v be_v approve_v as_o this_o be_v of_o the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n but_o alack_o shall_v the_o most_o of_o our_o suit_n and_o controversy_n in_o these_o day_n be_v bring_v to_o this_o touch_n and_o trial_n how_o impious_a how_o hateful_a how_o vile_a will_v they_o appear_v the_o all-ho_o god_n be_v offend_v with_o our_o brawl_n much_o more_o with_o our_o wicked_a pain_n cost_n and_o charge_n to_o effect_v the_o madness_n and_o malice_n of_o our_o hell-heated_n heart_n in_o bring_v to_o pass_v our_o devilish_a design_n and_o pestilent_a plot_n against_o our_o brethren_n that_o i_o may_v say_v nothing_o of_o they_o that_o plead_v they_o to_o the_o uttermost_a of_o their_o wit_n and_o cunning_a daub_v they_o over_o with_o humane_a eloquence_n and_o paint_v they_o out_o with_o file_a and_o flow_a word_n against_o their_o own_o conscience_n and_o that_o knowledge_n which_o they_o have_v both_o in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o man_n be_v it_o not_o a_o grievous_a fault_n to_o justify_v a_o wicked_a man_n or_o to_o condemn_v a_o innocent_a man_n and_o be_v it_o not_o so_o in_o cause_n do_v god_n pronounce_v a_o woe_n against_o the_o one_o and_o be_v he_o not_o wroth_a with_o the_o other_o well_o for_o this_o cause_n if_o it_o be_v nothing_o else_o there_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o general_a judgement_n that_o those_o thing_n may_v be_v plead_v and_o judge_v before_o the_o lord_n which_o be_v wrongful_o plead_v and_o adjudge_v here_o well_o god_n give_v eye_n and_o feeling_n i_o say_v no_o more_o sect._n 4._o the_o case_n adjudge_v and_o spiritual_o apply_v god_n answer_v you_o see_v now_o follow_v first_o particular_a in_o regard_n of_o these_o woman_n the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n speak_v right_a 7._o verse_n 7._o thou_o shall_v give_v they_o a_o possession_n to_o inherit_v among_o their_o father_n brethren_n and_o shall_v turn_v the_o inheritance_n of_o their_o father_n unto_o they_o then_o general_o for_o a_o law_n to_o other_o etc._n ver._n 8._o etc._n etc._n if_o any_o man_n die_v and_o have_v no_o son_n than_o you_o shall_v turn_v his_o inheritance_n unto_o his_o daughter_n and_o if_o he_o have_v no_o daughter_n you_o shall_v give_v his_o inheritance_n unto_o his_o brethren_n and_o if_o he_o have_v no_o brethren_n you_o shall_v give_v his_o inheritance_n unto_o his_o father_n brethren_n and_o if_o his_o father_n have_v no_o brethren_n you_o shall_v give_v his_o inheritance_n unto_o his_o next_o kinsman_n of_o his_o family_n and_o he_o shall_v possess_v it_o and_o this_o shall_v be_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n a_o law_n of_o judgement_n or_o a_o ordinance_n to_o judge_n by_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v moses_n in_o which_o gracious_a answer_v these_o thing_n may_v serve_v for_o our_o use_n first_o we_o may_v note_v that_o god_n reject_v not_o note_n 5_o these_o woman_n from_o have_v a_o place_n in_o his_o earthly_a canaan_n because_o so_o earnest_o they_o seek_v and_o desire_v it_o and_o thereby_o we_o may_v gather_v comfort_n
can_v not_o shun_v his_o dart_n neither_o can_v any_o for_o it_o be_v like_o that_o ram_n which_o daniel_n see_v in_o his_o vision_n that_o shake_v his_o horn_n against_o the_o east_n and_o the_o west_n the_o north_n and_o the_o south_n and_o the_o beast_n be_v not_o able_a to_o resist_v he_o it_o be_v like_o a_o haruester_n that_o with_o his_o sickle_n cut_v down_o all_o corn_n and_o tare_n good_a and_o bad_a mors_fw-la resecat_fw-la mors_fw-la omne_fw-la necat_fw-la nullumque_fw-la veretur_fw-la what_o ere_o it_o meet_v with_o up_o it_o shears_n for_o none_o it_o favour_n none_o it_o fear_v pomi_fw-la mors_fw-la à _fw-la mordendo_fw-la well_fw-mi à _fw-la morsu_fw-la vetiti_fw-la pomi_fw-la it_o be_v a_o mad_a dog_n that_o bite_v all_o as_o it_o have_v his_o name_n like_o the_o usurer_n of_o bite_v so_o mors_fw-la mordet_fw-la omnes_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o bite_v all_o yea_o even_o the_o bite_a usurer_n and_o grind_v those_o that_o grind_v the_o face_n of_o the_o poor_a it_o be_v a_o fire_n unsatiable_a burn_v the_o green_a juie_n and_o the_o cragged_a oak_n young_a and_o old_a it_o be_v a_o tyrant_n over_o tyrant_n 10._o iwenal_n sat._n 10._o bring_v they_o to_o their_o grave_n cum_fw-la eaede_fw-la &_o vulnere_fw-la as_o it_o do_v nero_n and_o domitian_n with_o bloody_a head_n it_o be_v like_o the_o sea_n terrible_a not_o to_o be_v dramd_v not_o to_o be_v turn_v out_o of_o his_o channel_n carry_v all_o away_o with_o it_o by_z as_o many_o way_n as_o there_o be_v way_n to_o the_o sea_n all_o water_n run_v to_o the_o sea_n and_o all_o man_n tend_v to_o their_o earth_n 7._o i_o vestigia_fw-la terrent_fw-la omne_fw-la te_fw-la adversum_fw-la spectantia_fw-la nulla_fw-la retrorsum_fw-la prou._n 7._o it_o be_v like_o the_o lion_n in_o the_o fable_n to_o who_o den_n many_o beast_n go_v but_o none_o return_v it_o accept_v as_o many_o as_o come_v like_o the_o harlot_n in_o the_o proverb_n but_o none_o return_v since_o like_o those_o oxe-like_a beastly_a fool_n that_o 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application_n to_o bring_v home_o what_o have_v be_v say_v use_v unto_o the_o heart_n of_o every_o reader_n first_o therefore_o from_o the_o necessity_n of_o death_n let_v it_o teach_v we_o not_o too_o much_o to_o be_v in_o love_n with_o life_n or_o with_o any_o thing_n in_o this_o life_n what_o a_o folly_n be_v it_o for_o a_o man_n to_o set_v his_o heart_n upon_o a_o strange_a woman_n in_o a_o strange_a country_n who_o face_n it_o be_v likely_a he_o shall_v never_o see_v more_o if_o samson_n have_v know_v how_o soon_o he_o shall_v have_v be_v take_v from_o his_o dalilah_n he_o will_v never_o have_v so_o dote_v on_o she_o if_o sichem_n have_v know_v how_o speedy_o his_o lust_a love_n to_o dinah_n will_v have_v occasion_v his_o destruction_n he_o will_v rather_o have_v loathe_v she_o before_o his_o folly_n with_o she_o as_o ammon_n do_v thamar_n after_o then_o have_v love_v she_o if_o we_o do_v but_o ponder_v how_o soon_o we_o be_v to_o leave_v these_o perish_a pleasure_n and_o profit_n which_o will_v be_v our_o ruin_n and_o irrevocable_a destruction_n we_o will_v cast_v they_o from_o we_o as_o a_o menstruous_a cloth_n we_o will_v hate_v they_o as_o we_o do_v a_o toad_n detest_v they_o as_o we_o do_v the_o devil_n and_o fly_v from_o they_o as_o moses_n from_o his_o rod_n when_o it_o turn_v into_o a_o serpent_n oh_o the_o thought_n of_o death_n may_v moderate_v even_o lawful_a affection_n and_o curb_v they_o in_o their_o idolatrous_a exorbitancy_n from_o be_v immeasurable_a least_o by_o a_o violencie_n of_o desire_n they_o be_v carry_v away_o after_o any_o outward_a thing_n that_o we_o do_v enjoy_v and_o may_v cause_v we_o as_o it_o do_v the_o holy_a patriarch_n prophet_n apostle_n primitive_a christian_n ancient_a and_o modern_a martyr_n to_o leave_v father_n and_o mother_n wife_n and_o child_n house_n and_o land_n portion_n and_o penny_n for_o christ_n cause_n voluntary_o as_o moses_n do_v the_o pleasure_n of_o pharaoh_n court_n since_o as_o horace_n have_v it_o linquenda_fw-la tellus_fw-la etc._n etc._n we_o must_v leave_v they_o will_v we_o will_v we_o necessary_o and_o sure_a if_o we_o ought_v to_o leave_v in_o affection_n the_o good_a thing_n that_o we_o live_v by_o much_o more_o we_o ought_v to_o leave_v both_o in_o affection_n and_o action_n the_o sin_n that_o we_o perish_v by_o ere_o we_o leave_v the_o world_n lest_o we_o die_v as_o wicked_a man_n have_v dye_v before_o we_o as_o wretched_o as_o wicked_o second_o since_o we_o must_v all_o die_v instruction_n 2._o use_v of_o instruction_n and_o that_o as_o we_o have_v hear_v because_o we_o have_v sin_v then_o if_o we_o love_v life_n as_o all_o do_v natural_o let_v we_o hate_v sin_n that_o deprive_v we_o of_o life_n death_n those_o that_o love_v life_n must_v hate_v sin_n the_o cause_n of_o death_n a_o man_n that_o love_v his_o wife_n dear_o can_v love_v he_o that_o will_v make_v a_o breach_n betwixt_o they_o or_o devorce_v he_o from_o she_o he_o that_o love_v his_o life_n i_o think_v shall_v not_o love_v the_o intentive_a murderer_n that_o plot_n and_o contrive_v his_o death_n this_o disturber_n this_o destroyer_n be_v sin_n it_o be_v a_o right_a faux_n a_o plotter_n of_o thy_o perdition_n a_o right_a catiline_n a_o conspirator_n of_o thy_o calamity_n it_o watch_v opportunity_n as_o the_o fox_n do_v the_o hare_n as_o the_o lion_n do_v the_o dog_n as_o jael_n do_v sesera_n as_o judith_n do_v holofernes_n and_o as_o delilah_n do_v samson_n when_o to_o deceive_v thou_o when_o to_o destroy_v thou_o yea_o even_o when_o it_o fawn_v upon_o thou_o and_o flatter_v thou_o and_o play_v with_o thou_o then_o like_o the_o cat_n play_v with_o the_o mouse_n it_o purpose_v to_o prey_v upon_o thou_o thus_o it_o fawn_v and_o flatter_v upon_o adam_n and_o eve_n and_o offer_v they_o as_o witch_n and_o poisoner_n offer_v child_n a_o apple_n to_o play_v withal_o but_o by_o this_o apple_n it_o kill_v they_o so_o have_v it_o do_v all_o mankind_n beside_o and_o will_v thou_o favour_v it_o 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not_o only_o have_v kill_v thy_o progenitor_n but_o that_o labour_n to_o imbrue_v his_o hand_n in_o thy_o blood_n to_o that_o sweeten_v his_o temptation_n to_o poison_v thou_o that_o spread_v he_o begin_v daily_o to_o trap_v thou_o that_o bend_v his_o bow_n still_o ready_a to_o strike_v thou_o that_o lie_v in_o ambush_n still_o to_o surprise_v thou_o and_o yet_o to_o trust_v it_o and_o follow_v the_o lust_n and_o command_v of_o it_o to_o obey_v it_o be_v great_a folly_n but_o to_o make_v it_o thy_o bosom-friend_n to_o lodge_v it_o in_o thy_o own_o bed_n to_o set_v it_o at_o table_n with_o thou_o as_o david_n do_v his_o treacherous_a companion_n to_o carry_v it_o about_o with_o thou_o to_o suffer_v it_o to_o have_v free_a access_n every_o day_n to_o the_o castle_n