esau_n do_v isaac_n by_o marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o heth._n who_o name_n be_v shuah_n her_o father_n name_n be_v shuah_n verse_n 12._o he_o take_v she_o to_o be_v his_o wife_n verse_n 12._o ver._n 5._o and_o he_o be_v at_o chezib_n when_o she_o bear_v he_o some_o think_v this_o town_n the_o same_o with_o achzib_n belong_v to_o judah_n josh_n xv._o 44._o but_o why_o moses_n mention_n his_o absence_n when_o this_o child_n be_v bear_v and_o why_o he_o set_v down_o the_o place_n where_o he_o than_o be_v we_o can_v give_v a_o account_n though_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n some_o special_a reason_n for_o it_o perhaps_o it_o be_v to_o show_v why_o she_o give_v the_o name_n to_o this_o and_o to_o her_o former_a son_n whereas_o he_o himself_o name_v the_o first_o verse_n 3_o because_o he_o be_v not_o at_o home_n when_o they_o be_v bear_v ver._n 6._o who_o name_n be_v tamar_n she_o seem_v also_o to_o have_v be_v a_o woman_n of_o canaan_n but_o not_o a_o idolater_n ver._n 7._o be_v wicked_a in_o 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where_o he_o have_v these_o remarkable_a word_n where_o have_v not_o nature_n dispose_v moisture_n to_o attack_v we_o on_o all_o side_n when_o it_o please_v immanes_n sunt_fw-la in_o abdito_fw-la lacus_fw-la etc._n etc._n there_o be_v huge_a lake_n which_o we_o do_v not_o see_v much_o of_o the_o sea_n that_o lie_v hide_v many_o river_n that_o slide_v in_o secret_a so_o that_o there_o may_v be_v cause_n of_o a_o deluge_n on_o all_o side_n when_o some_o water_n flow_v in_o under_o the_o earth_n other_o flow_v round_o about_o it_o which_o be_v long_o pen_v up_o overwhelm_v it_o and_o river_n join_v with_o river_n pool_n with_o pool_n etc._n etc._n and_o as_o our_o body_n sometime_o dissolve_v into_o sweat_n so_o the_o earth_n shall_v melt_v and_o without_o the_o help_n of_o other_o cause_n shall_v find_v in_o itself_o what_o will_v drown_v it_o etc._n etc._n there_o be_v on_o a_o sudden_a every_o where_o open_o and_o secret_o from_o above_o and_o from_o beneath_o a_o eruption_n of_o water_n which_o word_n be_v write_v as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v direct_v to_o make_v a_o commentary_n upon_o moses_n ver._n 12._o and_o the_o rain_n be_v upon_o the_o earth_n forty_o day_n etc._n etc._n it_o continue_v rain_v so_o long_o without_o any_o intermission_n ver._n 13._o in_o the_o selfsame_a day_n etc._n etc._n in_o that_o very_a day_n when_o the_o rain_n begin_v do_v noah_n and_o his_o family_n etc._n etc._n finish_v their_o go_n into_o the_o ark._n which_o can_v not_o be_v do_v in_o a_o day_n or_o two_o but_o require_v a_o good_a deal_n of_o time_n and_o now_o he_o have_v complete_v it_o the_o very_a last_o creature_n be_v there_o bestow_v for_o it_o be_v likely_a he_o put_v in_o all_o other_o thing_n first_o and_o then_o go_v in_o himself_o with_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o their_o wife_n who_o be_v no_o soon_o enter_v but_o the_o water_n break_v in_o upon_o the_o earth_n from_o beneath_o and_o come_v down_o pour_v from_o above_o ver._n 16._o the_o lord_z shut_v he_o 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say_v all_o flesh_n die_v for_o the_o truth_n be_v the_o world_n be_v then_o full_o people_v as_o it_o be_v now_o and_o not_o only_o inhabit_v in_o some_o part_n of_o it_o as_o may_v be_v easy_o demonstrate_v if_o man_n will_v but_o consider_v that_o in_o the_o space_n of_o one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o fifty_o six_o year_n when_o man_n live_v so_o long_o as_o they_o then_o do_v their_o increase_n can_v not_o but_o be_v six_o time_n more_o than_o have_v be_v in_o the_o space_n of_o five_o thousand_o year_n since_o man_n life_n be_v shorten_v as_o we_o now_o see_v they_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o strange_a weakness_n to_o fancy_n that_o only_a palestine_n syria_n or_o mesopotamia_n or_o some_o such_o
yet_o say_v by_o sarai_n ver._n 3._o give_v she_o to_o her_o husband_n abram_n to_o be_v his_o wife_n a_o secondary_a wife_n which_o be_v a_o liberty_n they_o take_v in_o those_o day_n who_o be_v not_o to_o be_v mistress_n of_o the_o house_n but_o only_o to_o bear_v child_n for_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o family_n now_o i_o can_v see_v no_o good_a reason_n why_o sarai_n herself_o shall_v persuade_v her_o husband_n contrary_a to_o the_o inclination_n of_o all_o woman_n to_o take_v another_o wife_n which_o she_o herself_o also_o give_v he_o but_o only_o the_o eager_a desire_n she_o be_v possess_v withal_o of_o have_v the_o promise_a seed_n which_o give_v a_o good_a account_n also_o of_o jacob_n wife_n contend_v so_o earnest_o as_o they_o do_v for_o his_o company_n ver._n 4._o her_o mistress_n be_v despise_v in_o her_o eye_n hagar_n begin_v to_o take_v upon_o she_o as_o if_o she_o have_v be_v mistress_n of_o the_o house_n at_o least_o much_o more_o favour_v by_o god_n who_o have_v 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great_a favour_n it_o be_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v dispatch_v such_o a_o messenger_n after_o she_o who_o be_v sufficient_a to_o do_v the_o business_n in_o the_o way_n to_o shur_n she_o be_v fly_v into_o egypt_n her_o own_o country_n upon_o which_o the_o wilderness_n of_o shur_n border_v and_o only_o rest_v a_o while_n at_o this_o fountain_n to_o refresh_v herself_o ver._n 8._o and_o he_o say_v hagar_n sarai'_v maid_n he_o take_v notice_n of_o her_o be_v sarai'_v maid_n rather_o than_o abram_n wife_n to_o put_v she_o in_o mind_n of_o her_o duty_n and_o that_o she_o can_v not_o honest_o leave_v her_o mistress_n without_o her_o consent_n for_o so_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n ver._n 9_o return_v to_o thy_o mistress_n and_o submit_v etc._n etc._n it_o be_v the_o same_o word_n here_o translate_v submit_v with_o that_o verse_n 6._o where_n it_o be_v render_v deal_v hardly_o signify_v that_o she_o shall_v be_v patient_n and_o endure_v the_o hardship_n of_o which_o she_o complain_v or_o suffer_v herself_o to_o be_v afflict_v by_o she_o ver._n 10._o i_o will_v multiply_v etc._n etc._n i_o will_v make_v thou_o partaker_n of_o the_o promise_n i_o have_v make_v to_o abram_n xv._o 5._o the_o angel_n deliver_v this_o message_n to_o she_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n who_o send_v he_o ver._n 11._o behold_v thou_o be_v with_o child_n etc._n etc._n do_v not_o doubt_v of_o what_o i_o say_v for_o thou_o be_v with_o child_n of_o a_o son_n who_o shall_v be_v the_o father_n of_o a_o great_a people_n this_o promise_n be_v renew_v to_o abram_n in_o the_o next_o chapter_n xvii_o 20._o and_o we_o find_v be_v perform_v xxv_o 12._o shall_v call_v his_o name_n ishmael_n some_o of_o the_o jew_n take_v notice_n of_o the_o honour_n which_o be_v here_o do_v he_o in_o call_v he_o by_o his_o name_n before_o he_o be_v bear_v there_o be_v but_o six_o they_o say_v who_o be_v thus_o distinguish_v from_o other_o the_o two_o first_o be_v the_o son_n of_o abram_n ishmael_n and_o 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god_n see_v i_o ver._n 14._o beer-lahai-roi_a some_o will_v have_v this_o refer_v both_o to_o hagar_n and_o to_o god_n in_o this_o manner_n the_o well_o of_o she_o that_o live_v and_o of_o he_o that_o see_v i._n e._n who_o preserve_v i_o in_o life_n so_o it_o be_v a_o acknowledgement_n that_o she_o owe_v her_o life_n and_o safety_n to_o god_n ver._n 15._o abram_n call_v his_o son_n name_n etc._n etc._n hagar_n have_v tell_v he_o at_o she_o return_v the_o forego_n story_n he_o give_v his_o son_n this_o name_n in_o obedience_n to_o the_o angel_n command_n verse_n 11._o ver._n 16._o fourscore_o and_o six_o year_n old_a he_o be_v seventy_o five_o year_n old_a
their_o parent_n for_o which_o cause_n when_o the_o parent_n be_v set_v free_a their_o child_n be_v leave_v behind_o as_o their_o master_n good_n exod._n xxi_o 4._o ver._n 14._o that_o soul_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o his_o people_n that_o be_v if_o when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o age_n of_o thirteen_o year_n he_o do_v not_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v do_v what_o it_o be_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o be_v very_o much_o dispute_v the_o simple_a sense_n seem_v to_o be_v he_o shall_v not_o be_v account_v one_o of_o god_n people_n but_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n general_o take_v this_o to_o have_v be_v a_o punishment_n inflict_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o heaven_n i._n e._n of_o god_n though_o they_o be_v much_o divide_v in_o their_o opinion_n about_o it_o of_o which_o mr._n selden_n treat_v at_o large_a in_o l._n vii_o de_fw-fr jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n c._n 9_o and_o de_n synedr_n l._n i._o c._n 6._o and_o more_o brief_o l'_fw-mi empereur_n in_o his_o note_n upon_o cornel._n bertram_n de_fw-fr republ._n jud._n p._n 351._o some_o say_v it_o be_v the_o shorten_n of_o the_o man_n life_n other_o say_v it_o be_v the_o make_v he_o childless_a so_o that_o his_o family_n and_o name_n perish_v in_o israel_n maimonides_n will_v have_v it_o the_o extinction_n both_o of_o soul_n and_o body_n like_o a_o brute_n and_o abarbinel_n take_v it_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v some_o christian_n will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v excommunication_n which_o can_v be_v because_o such_o a_o person_n never_o be_v a_o member_n of_o the_o church_n which_o he_o be_v to_o be_v make_v by_o circumcision_n the_o first_o of_o these_o opinion_n seem_v more_o probable_a than_o the_o rest_n for_o god_n himself_o say_v of_o several_a offender_n to_o who_o he_o threaten_v this_o punishment_n i_o will_v cut_v he_o off_o and_o i_o will_v set_v my_o face_n against_o he_o leu._n xvii_o 10._o xx._n 5_o 6._o xxiii_o 30._o yet_o in_o other_o place_n it_o must_v be_v confess_v this_o cer_v or_o cut_v off_o signify_v more_o large_o a_o punishment_n by_o the_o judge_n and_o not_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o the_o signification_n of_o it_o must_v be_v determine_v by_o the_o matter_n with_o which_o it_o be_v join_v thus_o the_o violation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n be_v threaten_v with_o cut_v off_o exod._a xxxi_o 14._o which_o be_v to_o be_v do_v by_o ston_a he_o and_o so_o be_v incestuous_a person_n blasphemer_n idolater_n and_o other_o to_o be_v judicial_o cut_v off_o by_o the_o ruler_n ver._n 15._o sarah_n shall_v be_v her_o name_n the_o same_o letter_n be_v add_v to_o her_o name_n that_o be_v to_o abraham_n and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n for_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n it_o be_v say_v she_o shall_v be_v a_o mother_n of_o nation_n ver._n 16._o give_v thou_o a_o son_n also_o of_o she_o here_o now_o the_o promise_a seed_n be_v determine_v to_o spring_v from_o sarah_n see_v xvi_o 2._o ver._n 17._o abraham_n fall_v on_o his_o face_n worship_v god_n with_o the_o humble_a reverence_n and_o laugh_v not_o doubt_v of_o the_o promise_n for_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o quite_o contrary_a rom._n iu._n 19_o but_o out_o of_o the_o exceed_a great_a joy_n wherewith_o he_o be_v transport_v and_o the_o admiration_n wherewith_o he_o be_v surprise_v which_o produce_v the_o follow_a question_n shall_v a_o child_n be_v bear_v unto_o he_o who_o be_v a_o hundred_o year_n old_a etc._n etc._n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v strange_a that_o i_o and_o sarah_n at_o this_o age_n shall_v have_v a_o child_n what_o joyful_a news_n be_v this_o according_o the_o chaldee_n translate_v the_o word_n laugh_v he_o rejoice_v ver._n 18._o o_o that_o ishmael_n may_v live_v before_o thou_o in_o his_o posterity_n as_o appear_v by_o god_n answer_n to_o this_o petition_n verse_n 20._o ver._n 19_o call_v his_o name_n isaac_n he_o have_v this_o name_n from_o abraham_n not_o from_o sarah_n laughter_n for_o that_o be_v after_o this_o and_o proceed_v not_o from_o the_o same_o cause_n with_o abraham_n ver._n 20._o i_o have_v hear_v thou_o he_o shall_v have_v a_o numerous_a posterity_n see_v doctor_n jackson_n first_o book_n on_o the_o creed_n c._n 26._o where_o he_o show_v how_o the_o hagerens_n grow_v a_o mighty_a nation_n and_o at_o last_o when_o they_o be_v call_v saracen_n become_v the_o scourge_v of_o all_o these_o part_n of_o the_o world_n ver._n 21._o but_o my_o covenant_n will_v i_o establish_v with_o isaac_n the_o great_a blessing_n i_o have_v promise_v in_o the_o covenant_n i_o have_v make_v with_o thou_o shall_v come_v to_o thy_o posterity_n by_o isaac_n not_o by_o ishmael_n particular_o the_o messiah_n ver._n 22._o and_o god_n go_v up_o from_o abraham_n that_o visible_a majesty_n wherein_o he_o appear_v to_o he_o verse_n 1_o call_v often_o in_o aftertime_n the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n go_v up_o to_o heaven_n from_o whence_o it_o come_v ver._n 25._o ishmael_n be_v thirteen_o year_n old_a etc._n etc._n from_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o saracen_n descend_v from_o he_o do_v not_o circumcise_v their_o child_n till_o they_o be_v thirteen_o year_n old_a so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o josephus_n l._n i._o antiq._n c._n 13._o and_o the_o saracen_n in_o spain_n and_o africa_n observe_v the_o same_o custom_n ver._n 26._o in_o the_o selfsame_a day_n the_o jew_n will_v have_v this_o to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o great_a day_n of_o expiation_n institute_v in_o moses_n his_o time_n so_o that_o god_n every_o year_n remember_v say_v they_o the_o covenant_n of_o circumcision_n but_o this_o be_v a_o ungrounded_a fancy_n ver._n 27._o and_o all_o the_o man_n of_o his_o house_n maimonides_n understand_v by_o the_o man_n of_o his_o house_n those_o who_o abraham_n have_v convert_v from_o idolatry_n and_o make_v proselyte_n to_o the_o true_a religion_n so_o do_v other_o among_o the_o jew_n see_v his_o treatise_n of_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o planet_n c._n i._n §_o 9_o but_o it_o be_v more_o proper_a to_o understand_v by_o the_o man_n of_o his_o house_n all_o his_o family_n in_o general_n who_o be_v either_o as_o it_o follow_v bear_v in_o his_o house_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v likely_a be_v breed_v up_o in_o the_o true_a religion_n and_o so_o easy_o persuade_v to_o receive_v the_o mark_n of_o circumcision_n or_o buy_v with_o his_o money_n who_o submit_v to_o abraham_n argument_n not_o to_o his_o authority_n for_o religion_n be_v to_o be_v choose_v not_o compel_v chap._n xviii_o ver._n 1._o and_z the_o lord_z appear_v to_o he_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n or_o the_o divine_a majesty_n which_o the_o jew_n call_v the_o schechinah_n as_o it_o have_v do_v late_o xvii_o 1._o and_o as_o the_o lord_n than_o appear_v to_o establish_v his_o covenant_n with_o he_o by_o circumcision_n so_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n imagine_v he_o again_o appear_v to_o visit_v comfort_n and_o heal_v he_o now_o that_o he_o be_v very_o sore_o of_o his_o circumcision_n or_o rather_o i_o shall_v think_v to_o testify_v by_o this_o illustrious_a manifestation_n of_o his_o glory_n verse_n 2._o his_o high_a approbation_n of_o abraham_n ready_a obedience_n to_o so_o harsh_a a_o command_n so_o the_o jew_n themselves_o esteem_v it_o and_o therefore_o think_v that_o by_o receive_v it_o abraham_n fulfil_v that_o precept_n which_o go_v just_a before_o it_o xvii_o 1._o be_v thou_o perfect_a which_o may_v have_v some_o truth_n in_o it_o if_o right_o understand_v for_o his_o faith_n and_o obedience_n grow_v more_o perfect_a by_o submit_v to_o this_o command_n and_o be_v complete_v when_o he_o sacrifice_v his_o son_n however_o this_o be_v i_o think_v it_o be_v plain_a from_o verse_n 10._o that_o this_o appearance_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n be_v not_o long_o after_o the_o former_a in_o the_o plain_a or_o the_o oak_n of_o mamre_n mention_v before_o xiii_o 18._o this_o place_n continue_v famous_a till_o the_o time_n of_o constantine_n both_o jew_n gentile_n and_o christian_n meet_v here_o once_o a_o year_n not_o only_o for_o traffic_n but_o for_o religion_n christian_n here_o call_v upon_o god_n and_o there_o be_v a_o altar_n here_o also_o on_o which_o the_o gentile_n sacrifice_v and_o invoke_v the_o angel_n of_o which_o superstition_n constantine_n be_v inform_v by_o his_o mother_n he_o cause_v that_o altar_n to_o be_v demolish_v and_o a_o church_n to_o be_v build_v in_o its_o place_n see_v sozomen_n l._n ii_o cap._n 4._o euseb_n in_o vita_fw-la constant_n l._n iii_o cap._n 53._o and_o he_o sit_v in_o the_o tent_n door_n to_o observe_v what_o stranger_n pass_v that_o way_n in_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o day_n in_o the_o afternoon_n when_o traveller_n seek_v for_o place_n of_o refreshment_n ver._n 2._o and_o he_o lift_v up_o his_o eye_n and_o
upon_o its_o proper_a day_n as_o he_o show_v lib._n iii_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n cap._n 19_o but_o the_o more_o they_o labour_v to_o find_v out_o this_o mystery_n the_o more_o they_o be_v puzzle_v and_o perplex_v in_o their_o thought_n nor_o can_v their_o prayer_n if_o they_o go_v that_o way_n to_o work_v help_v they_o to_o disclose_v the_o secret_n ver._n 9_o i_o do_v remember_v my_o fault_n this_o day_n call_v to_o mind_n the_o offence_n i_o commit_v against_o pharaoh_n or_o as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o my_o ingratitude_n to_o one_o who_o be_v in_o prison_n with_o i_o ver._n 11._o each_o man_n according_a to_o the_o interpretation_n of_o his_o dream_n just_o according_a to_o the_o event_n be_v each_o of_o our_o dream_n ver._n 13._o as_o he_o interpret_v to_o we_o so_o it_o be_v he_o repeat_v the_o thing_n often_o to_o show_v how_o exact_o joseph_n hit_v the_o truth_n in_o his_o interpretation_n i_o he_o restore_v to_o my_o office_n etc._n etc._n he_o tell_v i_o that_o on_o such_o a_o day_n i_o shall_v be_v restore_v to_o my_o office_n and_o he_o tell_v the_o other_o he_o shall_v be_v hang_v ver._n 14._o bring_v he_o hasty_o with_o all_o speed_n that_o pharaoh_n may_v not_o continue_v in_o suspense_n out_o of_o the_o dungeon_n it_o be_v reasonable_a to_o think_v that_o though_o he_o be_v throw_v into_o the_o dungeon_n at_o the_o first_o xl._n 15._o he_o do_v not_o continue_v there_o when_o he_o look_v after_o all_o the_o prisoner_n and_o do_v the_o whole_a business_n of_o a_o keeper_n thirty-nine_o 22_o 23._o therefore_o this_o part_n as_o be_v usual_a be_v put_v for_o the_o whole_a signify_v no_o more_o than_o that_o they_o bring_v he_o out_o of_o prison_n where_o he_o have_v be_v in_o the_o dungeon_n and_o he_o shave_v himself_o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v the_o custom_n in_o most_o country_n when_o man_n be_v in_o a_o mournful_a condition_n to_o neglect_v their_o hair_n both_o of_o the_o head_n and_o the_o beard_n and_o not_o to_o shift_v their_o clothes_n as_o in_o prosperity_n but_o to_o continue_v in_o a_o rueful_a dress_n whereby_o they_o express_v the_o sense_n they_o have_v of_o their_o calamity_n ver._n 16._o it_o be_v not_o in_o i_o a_o modest_a answer_n i_o do_v not_o pretend_v to_o more_o wisdom_n than_o those_o thou_o have_v already_o consult_v god_n shall_v give_v pharaoh_n a_o answer_n of_o peace_n but_o god_n i_o doubt_v not_o will_v direct_v i_o to_o give_v the_o king_n a_o satisfactory_a answer_n nay_o a_o answer_n that_o shall_v be_v serviceable_a to_o he_o and_o to_o his_o kingdom_n ver._n 17._o and_o pharaoh_n say_v unto_o joseph_n etc._n etc._n we_o may_v well_o suppose_v that_o joseph_n desire_v to_o know_v the_o dream_n which_o pharaoh_n repeat_v in_o this_o and_o the_o follow_a verse_n something_o more_o full_o than_o it_o be_v set_v down_o before_o ver._n 21._o when_o they_o have_v eat_v they_o up_o it_o can_v not_o be_v know_v that_o they_o have_v eat_v they_o etc._n etc._n a_o emblem_n of_o a_o very_a grievous_a famine_n which_o be_v represent_v not_o only_o by_o the_o lean_a kine_n devour_v the_o fat_a as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v the_o barren_a year_n consume_v all_o the_o growth_n of_o the_o fertile_a but_o by_o their_o remain_v lean_a as_o if_o they_o have_v eat_v nothing_o which_o represent_v what_o often_o happen_v in_o famine_n that_o man_n eat_v greedy_o but_o be_v not_o satisfy_v because_o god_n break_v the_o staff_n of_o bread_n levit._n xxvi_o 26._o i._n e._n take_v away_o its_o nourish_a virtue_n as_o bochart_n expound_v it_o hierozoic_n p._n i._o lib._n ii_o cap._n 41._o but_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o strain_n of_o that_o phrase_n break_v the_o staff_n of_o bread_n which_o signify_v no_o more_o than_o want_v of_o bread_n to_o support_v man_n life_n and_o all_o that_o can_v be_v gather_v from_o this_o part_n of_o the_o dream_n be_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v such_o exceed_a great_a scarcity_n that_o man_n shall_v have_v but_o just_a enough_o to_o keep_v they_o alive_a ver._n 25._o the_o dream_n of_o pharaoh_n be_v one_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n be_v represent_v by_o two_o several_a figure_n god_n have_v show_v pharaoh_n what_o he_o be_v about_o to_o do_v god_n have_v in_o these_o dream_n reveal_v to_o pharaoh_n what_o he_o intend_v short_o to_o bring_v to_o pass_v ver._n 26._o the_o seven_o good_a kine_n etc._n etc._n he_o represent_v in_o this_o and_o in_o the_o follow_a verse_n how_o one_o thing_n be_v signify_v by_o two_o dream_n seven_o good_a kine_n and_o seven_o good_a ear_n represent_v seven_o year_n of_o plenty_n and_o seven_o lean_a kine_n and_o seven_o empty_a ear_n as_o many_o year_n of_o scarcity_n ver._n 28._o this_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o i_o have_v speak_v etc._n etc._n i_o have_v tell_v the_o king_n in_o short_a what_o the_o divine_a providence_n be_v about_o to_o effect_v ver._n 29._o behold_v there_o come_v seven_o year_n etc._n etc._n i_o will_v repeat_v it_o more_o at_o large_a take_v notice_n then_o that_o in_o the_o next_o seven_o year_n to_o this_o there_o shall_v be_v very_o great_a crop_n of_o corn_n every_o where_o throughout_o the_o whole_a country_n ver._n 30._o and_o there_o shall_v arise_v after_o they_o etc._n etc._n and_o immediate_o after_o they_o be_v end_v shall_v follow_v seven_o year_n as_o barren_a as_o the_o former_a be_v fruitful_a the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o little_a or_o no_o corn._n which_o will_v make_v so_o great_a a_o famine_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o memory_n of_o the_o forego_n plenty_n for_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o corn_n leave_v but_o all_o eat_v up_o throughout_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n ver._n 31._o and_o the_o plenty_n shall_v not_o be_v know_v etc._n etc._n i_o say_v there_o shall_v be_v no_o mark_n remain_v of_o the_o forego_n plenty_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o extreme_a scarcity_n in_o the_o follow_a year_n which_o will_v be_v very_o heavy_a ver._n 32._o and_o for_o that_o the_o dream_n be_v double_v etc._n etc._n the_o repetition_n of_o the_o dream_n signify_v the_o certainty_n of_o what_o i_o say_v god_n have_v so_o determine_v who_o will_v short_o justify_v the_o truth_n of_o my_o prediction_n both_o here_o and_o in_o the_o forego_n discourse_n verse_n 25_o 28._o he_o direct_v pharaoh_n to_o look_v up_o unto_o god_n as_o the_o author_n of_o all_o these_o event_n and_o that_o not_o in_o a_o ordinary_a but_o extraordinary_a manner_n for_o such_o fertility_n and_o such_o famine_n do_v not_o proceed_v from_o mere_a natural_a cause_n but_o from_o a_o overrule_v providence_n it_o be_v observe_v by_o pliny_n l._n v._o nat._n hist_o cap._n 9_o that_o when_o nile_n rise_v only_o twelve_o cubit_n a_o famine_n follow_v when_o thirteen_o great_a scarcity_n when_o fourteen_o they_o have_v a_o good_a year_n when_o fifteen_o a_o very_a good_a and_o if_o it_o rise_v sixteen_o it_o make_v delicias_fw-la luxuriant_a plenty_n and_o the_o great_a increase_n they_o ever_o know_v be_v to_o eighteen_o cubit_n now_o that_o this_o river_n shall_v overflow_v so_o large_o for_o seven_o year_n together_o as_o to_o make_v vast_a plenty_n and_o then_o for_o the_o next_o seven_o year_n not_o to_o overflow_v its_o bank_n at_o all_o or_o very_o little_a and_o so_o make_v a_o sore_a and_o long_a famine_n can_v be_v ascribe_v to_o nothing_o but_o a_o extraordinary_a hand_n of_o god_n it_o be_v quite_o out_o of_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n and_o indeed_o the_o dream_n seem_v to_o signify_v something_o beyond_o that_o for_o it_o be_v unnatural_a for_o ox_n to_o devour_v one_o another_o ver._n 33._o look_v out_o a_o man_n discreet_a and_o wise_a one_o fit_a to_o manage_v so_o great_a a_o affair_n he_o that_o can_v foretell_v such_o event_n be_v fit_a to_o advise_v what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v upon_o the_o foresight_n of_o they_o but_o it_o be_v probable_a he_o do_v not_o presume_v to_o give_v such_o direction_n till_o he_o be_v ask_v his_o opinion_n ver._n 34._o let_v pharaoh_n do_v this_o when_o this_o be_v do_v let_v he_o appoint_v 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