hearing of the same somwhat his sprites appald 14 Sir said the king this woman sure thy wife I see must bee Why sayd'st thou then shee onely was but Sister vnto thee 15 O mighty king sayd Isaac thus in my selfe I thought Perhap the beauty of my wife mought bring my life to nought 16 And so through her and for her sake my death I might haue sought Wel sayd the king one of the men thy wyfe so mighâ— haue caught 17 And layne with her and so should thâ— brought synne vppon vs all Because thy Folly suffer would thy wyfe thus wise to fall 18 The king then streightly gaue in charge to people in the land That none should touch this Man or Wife by way of forcing hand For who so did of presence Death the payne shoulde vnderstand 19 Thus Isaac in quiet dwelt and sowed seede in ground And that same yere by trauell his an hundreth measures found 20 And so from small to greatter grew for why the Lord hym blest A myghty man the same became and greatter then the rest 21. For he a Myghty houshold held had Shepe and Oxen store His Neighbours the Philistians did enuy him therfore 22. And for to shew theyr spight and Ire such rage was in their brayne They went and fylled all the Welles and stopt with Earth agayne The which his Fathers men before had digde with micle payne 23. Yea in so much the kinge himselfe bad Isahac depart And sayd in Myght a great deale more then we our selfe thou art 24. So Isahac obesaunt was vnto the kynges behest And into Gerars Ualley went thinkinge to dwel in rest 25. And there he digged vp agayne the welles of Water cleere Which in the dayes of Abraham his father digged were 26 And which after his fathers death Philistinâ—s thither went And stopped vp the same agayne so froward were they bent 27. And loke what names his father gaue vnto these Welles before So did he name and call the same to be for euermore 28. The Seruantes of this Isaac did digge and breake the grounde In Ualley low and there a UUell of liuing Water founde 29. And then the Herdemen of the Soyle that Gerar hath to name Did stryue with Isacks Herd men there for Water of the same 30. And said the Water 's none of yours but ours the truth to tell Then he did Esek call the Well vpon the stryfe that fel 31. And then another Well they digde for which they stroue also And Sitnah they the same did call a name therby to knowe 32. And then from thence departed he and digde another Wel For which they stroue no whit at al in quiet did they dwell 33 Therfore Rehoboth was it cald for why the Lorde sayth he Hath made vs roume that we may growe whyle on the Earth wee be 34. And vp from thence to Bersaba he went and that same nyght The Lord appeard and sayd to him I am the God of Myght 35. I say the god of Abraham that seruaunt was to me And Father thyne feare not therfore For I am now with thee 36. And will thee blesse and multiplye thy seede for Abrams sake And of the same wil kinreds great and many Nations make 37. There Isaac an Alter builâ— and cald vpon his name And in that place did pitch his tent and dwelled in the same 38. And there his seruauntes digd a Wel and Water had good store There was no strife about the same as others made before 39. From Gerar kyng Abimelech his Frend Abuzzath eeke And Phicoll his chiefe capitayne came Isaac to seeke 40. Whom when that Isaac behelde and cause of comming knewe He sayd wherfore come you to me and haue me put from you 41. And hated me and Seruaunts myne and banisht me awaye From where I dwelt and where I myght haue dwelled til this daye 42. Sayd they in seyng wee haue seene the Lord is still with thee And therfore thus among our selues we sayd and do agree 43. Let there an Oth and Bond be made thy selfe and vs betwene That thou no hurt do vnto vs for why thy selfe hath sene 44. We haue not touched thee nor thyne to harme in any thynge But suff'red thee to passe in peace and with thee hether brynge 45. Thy Stuffe thy Corne. thy seruauntes all thy Cattel and thy store And now I know thou blessed art of God for euermore 46. Then Isaac a feast them made They eat and dranke together And early in the Morne betyme ech one did sweare to other 47. And after when the oth was made Isack away theÌ„ sent In peace from him departed they and backe agayn they went 48. And that same day it happened his men that digâ—e the grounde Came vnto hym and sayd a Well wyth water haue wee found 49 Then he the Well did Shebah call which is an Oth to name The Towne is called Bersheba which yet doth beare the same 50 And as Shebah doth signify a sacred Oth or Band. So Bersheba the Wel of th'Othe you must it vnderstand When Esaw was yeares forty old to wyfe he tooke these twayne Esau â—udiâ—â— Iudeth 〈…〉 of Beere an Hethit Bashemat The doughter of Elon an hethit also And they vnto his parentes mynde were both a griefe and payne For that they disobedient were and filled with disdayne The Contentes of the XXVII Chapter How Iacob stale away By counsail of his mother The blessing Esaw from This Iacobs elder brother How Isaack lykewyse Did very sad become And after how he blest Esaw his eldest sonne Of hatred great that grew Betwyxt these Brethren twayne To Haran how that Iacob fled For feare of beyng shyne IT came to passe when Isaac did old appeere to be And that his Eies wer dim dusk that wel he could not see 2. His eldest Sonne that Esau was he cald and thus did say Now am I old and of my death I do not know the day Therfore thy weapons take in hand thy Quyuer and thy Bow That thou for me may Uenson take abrode where thou shalt goe 4. And make me meate such as I loue that eate therof may I. And that my soule may Esau blesse before that I do dye 5 Rebecca heard when Isaac vnto his sonne thus spake And Esau went vnto the field some Uenson for to take 6. But she vnto her yonger sonne that Iacob had to name Declared all what shee had heard and thus discourst the same 7. Behold I heard thy father talke with Esau brother thyne Who sayd to hym goe Uenson catch that I therwyth may dyne 8. And that I may before the Lord my blessyng geue to thee Wherefore my sonne geue eare sayd she and do thus after me 9. Goe to the flocke and bringe me thence two Ryddes that I may make Some meate therwith thy father loues and thou the same shal take 10 And bryng it to thy father so to eate and that
Beyond the Tower of Eder whereas to dwel he ment 26 It chaunced so as Israell now dwelled in the Land That Ruben Iacobs eldest Sonne tooke Bilha by the hand 27 And lay with her and knew shee was his Fathers Concubine The which thing came to Israels eare what Rubin did in fine 28 Twelue Sonnes in number Iacob had it wel appeareth so Which in Mesopotamia were borne him all we knowe 29 So Iacob to his father went to Mamre after this Which is a Cittie of Arbah and Hebron called is 30 Where Abraham and Isaac as straungers did abyde An Hundreth eightie yeares was hee when hee fell sicke and dyde 31 And was his people put vnto as Custome then did craue By both his Sonnes which buried him and layd him in his Graue Iacob in Padan-Aram got these Children tvvelue that bee Eight by his Wiues four by his Maydes in order as you see Iacob Leah Rubin Simeon Leui Iudah Isachar Zâ—bulâ—n Rahel Ioseph Beniamin IBilha Dan. Naphtali Zâ—lpha Gad Asher The Contentes of the XXXVI Chapter Esau departeth with his wyues and Cattell good and bad Iacob and hee are very rich good cause they haue to glad Esau doth dwel vpon Mount Seir it pleased so his mynde And Iacob yet in Canaan doth tarye styll behinde ANd Esau tooke his wiues his Sonnes and Daughters that hee had His Houshold Soules his Gooddes and al hys Cattell good and bad 2 And all the Substaunce hee had got in Land of Canaan And went into a Countrie of from Iacobs face as than 3 Because the Riches of them both was much and very great They might not well together dwell for why the Countries seate 4 Wherein as straungers they both were could not them both receaue So Esau went vnto mount Seir to dwel and tooke his leaue These are the Generations of Esau which is Edom. Timna vvas Eli phaz concubin The residue of Chapter this doth sundry names contayne The Text peruse so shall the same appeare to you more playne This Generation declareth that Esau vvas blessed temporallye that his Fathers blessing tooke place in vvorldly thinges Esau. Adah Elom an Hittite Eliphaz Timna Amalek Teman Oâ—ar Zephâ— Goâ—â—â— Kenar Basemath Aholibamah Anaâ— Zibeoâ— an Hiâ—â—â— Ieush â—â—â—lam Korah Ismael Nabaoth Reuel Nahoth Zerah Shaâ—â—ah Mizrah The Contents of the XXXVII Chap. Ioseph his Brethren doth accuse and doth his Dreames them tell His Brethren hate hym to the Death and him away do sell. His father wayleth sore his lacke and thinkes that he is kild But he for twenty syluer pence was sold in open field ANd Iacob dwelled in the Land wherein his Father was A Forreiner in Canaan and so it came to passe 2. When Ioseph was seuentene yeares old he kept his Fathers Sheepe And wyth his Brethren oftentyme did Neate and Cattel keepe 3. And thus the Lad with Bilhas Sonnes â–ª And Zilphas Sonnes also That Brethren were by Fathers Wiues which Handmaydes were you know 4. I say this Ioseph was wyth them and they him hated mutch In all Thynges that he said or did agaynst him did they grutch 5. And spake him euill and he the same vnto his Father tolde But Israell lou'd Ioseph more because when he was Olde 6. He hym begat then all the rest Of Children that he had And did a partye Coate him make of Coolours Lyght and Sad. 7. And when his Brethren did perceyue theyr Fathers Loue was more Bent towardes him then vnto them such Malyce was in store They could not speake to him in peace it greeued them so sore 8. And when yonge Ioseph Dreamd a Dream he had delight to tell The same vnto his Brethren all thinking to please them wel But they in hatred grewe the more theyr mischief was so fell 9. Sayd hee good Brethren lend your Eare I pray you vnto me And heare this Dreame which I haue Dreamde â–ª lette so your pleasure be 10. Behold me thought we were in Fielde bynding our sheaues together Such tyme as men to Haruest goe in season fayre of Wether 11 And Lo my Sheafe arose vpright and stoode vpon the Grounde Your Sheaues obeisaunce made to mine in compasse standinge Rounde 12 Shalt thou then bee our Kynge sayd they or Subiectes thine vs make And thus they hated him the more for Dreames and Woordes hee spake 13. And yet hee dream'd another dreame as oft hee did before And then vnto his Brethren sayd I haue dream'd one Dreame more 14 Mée thought I sawe the Sunne the Moone and Starres eleuen that be In lowlye sort and humble wise obeysaunce make to me 15 And he this Dreame his father told his brethren beynge by His father then rebuked hym and sayd vnto him why 16 What is this Dream which thou hast dream'd shall I then liue to see That I thy Mother and my sonnes shal fal on ground to thee 17 Hys brethren stil did hate him sore and were to hym vnkynd But yet his father noted wel this saying in his mind 18 His brethren then to Sichem went to kepe theyr fathers sheepe Said Israel Ioseph vnto do not thy brethren keepe 19 My sheepe in Sichem and my store I wil the send also Who aunswered Lo here am I his Father said then goe 20 And see whether al thinges be well wyth Brethren thyne or no And whether that the sheepe be wel come backe again and show 21. And so he sent him from the Uale of Hebron where he was And he to Sichem went the way but so befel the case 22 A certaine man by chaunce him found for Ioseph went astraye And wandred vp and downe the fieldes and myssed on the way 23 And then the man thus asked him what sekest thou this Day I seeke my Brethren tel me where they sheepe do keepe I pray 24 They are departed hence saide he for thus I heard them say Let vs now vnto Dothan goe and none of them sayd nay 25 Thus Ioseph then them after went and them in Dothan found And when they him beheld farre of they stampt theyr feete on ground 26 And councelled among themselues agaynst yonge Ioseph so That they would rid hym of his life and kil hym ere they goe 27 For one vnto another sayd this Dreamer comes at last Let vs bereue him of his Life and in some Pitte him cast 28 And we will say a wycked Beast made him a pray to be Then of his dreames what wil become the sequel we shal see 29 When Ruben heard what Brethren ment he Ioseph did conuey Out from theyr hands hys Lyfe to saue and thus to them did say 30 Good Brethren let vs not him kill ne let vs shede his bloud But cast hym in the pit that 's here if you shal thinke so good 31 But lay no hand on him sayd he whereby to do him payne All this he sayd Ioseph to ridde to father backe agayne 32 And so it hapt when
know it well my Sonne right well I do it know He shal said he a People be and shall be great also 29 But his yonge Brother Ephraim shall greater be then hee And eke his Seede encreasing still shall full of Nacions be 30. So he them blest that Day and sayd in thee shall Isrell blisse And say as Ephraim God thee make and as Manasseh is 31. And Iacob sette the yonger Sonne the elder Sonne before As one in whom Gods grace should bee much manifested more 32 To Ioseph then sayd be I Dye I may not long remayne And God vnto your Fathers Land shall guyde you backe againe 33 I haue thee geuen aboue the rest a certain peece of Land Which wyth my Sworde and Bow I gotte out of the Amorites hand The Contentes of the XLIX Chapter Iacob here blesseth all his Sonnes eche one of them by name And sheweth them what is to come as they well finde the same He geeueth charge to buryed bee whereas his Fathers lye And plucking vp his feete in Bedde most quietly doth Dye THen Iacob called for his Sonnes and sayd come vnto me That I may tell what shall you hap in future tyme to be 2. To gether gather now your selues and heare what I shall saye Geue Eare vnto your Fathers voyce and beare his words away 3. Rubâ—n thou art my Eldest Sonne of Leah borne by right Beginning of my Noblenes my Dignitie and Might 4. Unstable as the UUater is so shalt thou proue alway And shalt not be the Chief of all because thou went astraye 5 And did defoyle thy Fathers Bedde with Bilha Rahels Maide By whom two Sonnes I dyd begette it cannot be denayde But after thou hadst doâ—ne this fact that Couchâ— away I sayd 6. Also thy Brethren Symeon and Leui thus I tell Most cruell Instruments are they in places where they dwell 7. In secrets theirs come not my soule nor Honour myne lykewyse Shall coupled be wyth them or theirs but do the same dispyse 8. For in their wrath they slew a man the Sichemites also And in theyr selfe wyll dygd a Wall and dyd it ouerthrowe 9. And cursed be their furious wrath for shâ—meles sure it was And cursed bee their fiersnes fell it cruell was lyke case 10. And for the same in Iacob sure I wyl them both deuyde And skatter them in Israell abrode on eu'ry side 11. But Iudah thou my Sonne art he whom Brethren thyne shall prayse And in the Necke of Enmies thyne thou shalt thy hand vp raise 12 Thy Fathers Children Brethren thyne shall downe before the fall And Iudah thou shalt still preuayle aboue thy Brethren all 13. Iudah my Sonne thou shalt come vp from Mighty spoyles alow And as a lusty Lyons whelpe thyne Enmies shall downe throwe 14. And Lyon like he downe shal touche and as a Lyonesse Who dare him styrre or rayse him vp that shall not feele distresse 15. The Scepter or the Kingdom sure shall not depart him fro Nor a lawe geuer tweene his feete shall passe away and goe 16. Untyll that Shyloh come whiche is Gods Sonne to vnderstand To Iudah shall the People come together in the Land 17. And he shall bynd his Asse Foale fast vnto the pleasant Uyne And tye his Asses Coult to that which yeldes the Noblest Wyne 18 Hee shal his garmentes wash in Wyne and eke his Cloake also Shal washe in bloud of Grapes the best that in the Country grow His eies al Red shal glow within his teeth Mylke whyte shal show 19. And Zebulon my Sonne shal dwel hard by the Salte Sea side And shall an Harbour be for Shyppes that waste with Wynd and Tyde 20. His border shall to Zydon stretch that 's in Phenicia And hath vppon the East also the Lande Arabia 21. And Isachar an Asse shal be that 's great and stronge of Bone Hee shal touch down twene burdens twayne But courage hath he none 22. And he shall see that rest is good the Land pleasaunt also Shall bowe his Shoulder for to beare and vnder Tribute goe 23. And Dan my Sonne shal be a Iudge the Peoples cause to try The honour of a Trybe is his and shal be till he Dye 24. Dan shall a Serpent be also that by the way doth lye And as an Adder by the Path that wayteth tyme to Spye 25. To byte the Horse fast by the Heele as Rider passeth by That Ryder his may backward fall and on the ground to cry 26 Then Iacob lifted vp his voyce to pray and thus said he O Lord my God I wayted haue for sauing health from thee 27 An Hâ—st of men shal set vppon and vanquishe Gad my Sonne But yet at last he shal preuayle and shall them ouerronne 28 Asher my Sonne in Corne and Frute shal plenteously aâ—ounde And shall geue pleasures for a King his Bread shal fat be found 29 And Napâ— aâ—i shaâ—be a Hynd let goe abrode at large And wiâ—h fayre woroâ—s shal ouercome more then by force of charge 30 Ioseph shal be a fruiteful Bough euen by the Wel spryng syde The yonâ— smal Boughes y e Walls shal climbe â–ª and spread theyr Sprayes ful wyde 21. And yet the Archers greeued hym and shotte agaynst him sore As Bretâ—ren his and Patiphar and many others more 22. But Iosephes Bow did strong abyde his Handes and Armes also Did by the Hand of Iacobs God in Myght and strength styll grow 23 Of Ioseph Herdmen are become it cannot be denayd He was by God thereto assignde which Isrell Stone is sayd 24. Euen by the God of Father thyne which shall the helpe at Neede And by the most Almighty God which shall the Blesse with speede 25. Wyth Heauenly Blessings from aboue shal God the Blesse and keepe With Blessings that beneath do lye and Blessings of the deepe 26. And eke with Blessinges of the Breastes and of the Wombe also Thou shalt of God be blesâ—e alway where euer that thou goe 27 The blessing of thy Father sure shall much more stronger be Then blessing of myne Elders were all whych shall light on thee 8 Yea euen vppon the head of hym who seperated was From Brethren his these blessings shall on hym bee brought to passe 29. But Beniamin shall as a Wolfe go rauen for his Pray And what he catcheth in the Morne at Nyght shal make away 30. These are the Tribes of Israell which twelue in number bee And thus their Father spake to them and blessed them ye see 31. And euery one a blessing had vnto himselfe alone And after charged them and sayd when that my Life is gone 32. Let me be buryed in the Caue whereas my Fathers lye Whych is wythin the Hittits Field that Ephron is to try 33. In that same Caue which is in field of Machpelah by name Whych Abram bought to bury in and Ephrons Field wyth
ioyned together and by vvhom the Angelles minister vnto vs al graces by him are geuen vnto vs and vvee by him ascende into Heauen (f( He felt the force of this promis onely by faith for all his lyfe tyme he vvas but a straunger in the Land Cap. 48.6 (a] He vvas touched vvith a godly feare reuerence [b] To be à remembrance onely of the vision shevved vnto him (a] Or house of God [b] he bindeth not god vnder this condicion but acknovvledgeth his infirmity promiseth to bee thankful (a] At that Wel vvâ—e he Flockes of Sheepe vvatered together b] It appereth that by these daies their custome vvas to call euen strauÌ„gers Brethren (c] Or peace by the vvhich vvord the Ebrues signifie all prospeâ—iâ—e [a] Thaâ— is the cause vvhy he departed from his fathers house and vvhat hee savv in the vvay (b] That is of my bloud and kinred [c] This Lea vvas tender eyed or blere eyed [a) The cause vvhy Iacob vvas deceiued vvas that in the old time the vvife vvas couered vvith a Veile vvhen shee vvas brought to her husbaâ—d in signe of Chastity and â—hamefastnesse b] He estemed more the profite that hee had of Iacobs seruice then either his promise or the maner of the couÌ„trie though hee alledged custome for his excuse (a] This declareth that many times they that are dispysed of men are fauored of God The birth of Ruben the first sonne of Iacob and Lea. (b] For children are a great cause of mutuall Loue betvvene man and vvyfe [c] It appeareth y t she had recourse to god in her affliction The birth of Simeon the second sonne of Iacob Lea. The birth of Leui the thirde SoÌ„ne of Iacob and Lea. [a) It is only God that maketh barren fruictfull and therefore I am not in faulâ—e (b) Rahel geueth Bilha her Mayde to Iacob vnto Wife The birth of Dan the first sonne of Bilha Rahelles hand mayde The birth of Naphtali the second son of Bilha a) That is God doth increase me vvith a coÌ„pany of Children The birth of Gad the firste son of Silpha the handmaid of Lea. The birth of Assar the second sonne of Silpha [a) vvhich is a kind of Herbe vvhose rote hath a certaine likenesse of the figure of a Man The birth of Isachar the 5 Sonne of Lea. The byrth of zabulon the 6. Sonne of Lea. (a) To be barren vvas accouÌ„ted a curse or rebuke [b) Iacob vvaâ— 91. yeares of age vvhen he begat Ioseph Pet. Com. â—4 (c) The birth of Ioseph the fyrst Sonne of Rahel [a] The order of nature requireth that euery one prouide for his ovvne family (b] That vvhich shal be hereafter spotted pyed or party coulored [a] God shal testify for my righteous dealing by revvarding my Labors (b] This vvas no deceit of Iacob for it vvas gods commaundemente as appeareth in the next Chapter verse 11. 15. (a) As they vvhich tooke the Ramme about September and brought foorth about March so the feebler in March and lambed about September For the couetous thinke vvhatsoeuer they can not snatche is pluckte from them [a) The God vvhom my father vvorshipped (b) This declareth the thing that Iacob did before vvas by gods commauÌ„dmeÌ„t â–ª not through deceipt (a) This Angel vvas Christ vvhich appeared to Iacob in Bethel hereby appeareth he had taught his vviues the feare of God for he talketh as though they knevve this thing * Rebecca (b) They vvere geueÌ„ to Iacob in recompence of his seruice vvhich is a kind of sale (a) Or Kinsfolkes and â—rendes a] That vvas MouÌ„t Gilead b) Or ioyne vvith him c) Or coÌ„ueighed thy selfe avvay pryuelye d) He vvas an Idolatour and therfore vvould not acknovvledge the god of Iacob for his God a) Or litter a) His coÌ„scieÌ„ce â—â—proued â—im of his misbehauâ—our tovvard Iacob and therfore moued him to seke peace b] The one named the place in the Syrian tongâ—e he other in the hebrevv c) He called it legar sahadutha a) Nature compelleth him to condemne the vice vvherunto through couetousnes he forced Iacob b Behold hovv the Idolatours mingle the true God vvith their fained gods c) We see that there is some sede of the knovvledge of god in the hartes of the vvicked Cap. 48.23 [a) He acknovvledgeth gods benefits vvho for the preseruation of his sendeth hostes of Angelles (b] He reuereÌ„ced his brother in vvorldly thinges because he chiefly loked to be preferred to the spiritual promise a) Albeit he vvas comforted by the Angels yet the infirmity of the flesh doth appeare (a) That is poore vvith out al prouision (b] Meaninge hee vvil put al to Death c] Noâ— distrusting Gods assistaunce but vsing such meanes as God had geeuen him (a] He thought it no losse to depart vvith these goodes to the intent he might follovv the vocation vvherunto god called him (b) That is god in forme of Man [c) For God assayleth his vvith the one hand and vpholdeth them vvith the other Cap. 35.12 (a) God gaue Iacob both povver to ouercome and also the prayse of the victorie (b] The faithful so euercom their temptations that they feele the smart therof to thintent that they should not glorie but in their humilitie a) That if the one part vvere assayled the other might escape (b) By this gesture he partly did reuerence to his â–ª brother and partlye prayed to god to mitâ—igate Esavves vvrath (a) Iacob and his family are the image of y e church â—nder y e yoke of Tyrantes vvhich for â—eare are brought in subiection [a) In that his brother embraced him so louingly contrary to his expectation hee accepted it as a plaine signe of gods presence [b) By earnest intreaty [c) He promised that vvhich it semeth hys mind vvas not to performe (a] The Citty of Salem (a] This Example teacheth that too much libertie is not to be geeuen to youth (b) This proueth that the consent of Parentes is requisite in mariage seeing the very Infidels did also obserue it as a thing necessarie (a) They made that holye Ordinance of God a meane to compasse their vvicked purpose [b] Their fault is the greater for that they make religion a cloake for their craft (a) For the people vsed to assemble there and Iustice also vvas ministred (b] Thus many pretend to speake for a publicke profit vvhen they onely speake for their ovvn priuate gayne and coÌ„moditie [c] Thus they sacke no kinde of persvvasion vvhich prefer their ovvne coÌ„modities before the commoÌ„vvealth (a] For they vvere the chife of the coÌ„pany (b] The people are punyshed vvith their vvicked prynces Cap. 49.7 (a] God is euer at hand to succour hiâ— in their troubles [a) That by this outvvard act they shold shovv their invvard RepeÌ„taunce (b) For therein vvas some signe of supersticion Iacobs name is chaunged Cap. 32.39 (b) As god is said to descend vvhen he shevveth some figne of his presence so he is said to