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captivity_n do_v outlive_v any_o in_o the_o scripture_n that_o come_v after_o and_o these_o man_n be_v account_v old_a the_o long_a liver_n of_o they_o come_v short_a of_o isaackes_n age_n ezrom_fw-mi bear_v of_o he_o nothing_o be_v speak_v 2298.17_o jacob_n go_v into_o egypt_n gen._n 47.5_o he_o be_v nourish_v of_o joseph_n 17._o year_n 215._o now_o for_o this_o number_n of_o 215._o how_o be_v that_o perform_v gen._n 15.13_o where_o god_n say_v to_o abraham_n thy_o seed_n shall_v be_v evil_o entreat_v in_o a_o land_n that_o be_v not_o they_o 400._o year_n see_v they_o continue_v in_o egypt_n but_o 215._o year_n they_o be_v afflict_v by_o some_o of_o egypt_n 400._o year_n for_o ishmael_n the_o egyptian_a by_o hagar_n mock_v isaac_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o 400._o year_n and_o that_o mock_v in_o the_o scripture_n be_v call_v persecution_n and_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 400._o year_n they_o be_v afflict_v unto_o the_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n so_o that_o they_o be_v not_o in_o egypt_n 400._o year_n but_o they_o be_v afflict_v first_o and_o last_o 400._o year_n psal_n 105.23_o israel_n come_v into_o egypt_n and_o jacob_n be_v a_o stranger_n in_o the_o land_n of_o cham_n to_o confirm_v the_o covenant_n that_o he_o make_v with_o abraham_n and_o the_o oath_n that_o he_o swear_v unto_o isaac_n which_o he_o appoint_v to_o jacob_n for_o a_o law_n and_o to_o israel_n for_o a_o everlasting_a testament_n say_v unto_o thou_o will_v i_o give_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n the_o lot_n of_o your_o inheritance_n when_o as_o yet_o there_o be_v but_o a_o few_o of_o they_o and_o they_o stranger_n in_o the_o land_n what_o time_n as_o they_o go_v from_o one_o nation_n to_o another_o and_o from_o one_o kingdom_n to_o another_o people_n he_o suffer_v no_o man_n to_o do_v they_o wrong_n but_o reprove_v even_o king_n for_o their_o sake_n say_v touch_v not_o my_o anoint_v and_o do_v my_o prophet_n no_o harm_n yet_o he_o call_v for_o a_o dearth_n upon_o the_o land_n and_o destroy_v 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the_o seventy_o family_n at_o the_o build_n of_o the_o tower_n of_o babel_n in_o forty_o eight_o year_n there_o come_v three_o discentes_fw-la from_o jacob_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o juda_n and_o pharez_n can_v not_o be_v much_o elder_a when_o they_o beget_v child_n than_o solomon_n be_v when_o he_o beget_v roboam_n which_o be_v about_o twelve_o year_n of_o age_n by_o mean_n of_o which_o speedy_a increase_n there_o be_v of_o these_o seventy_o in_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o year_n six_o hundred_o thousand_o fight_a man_n beside_o woman_n and_o child_n godly_a and_o of_o the_o household_n of_o faith_n to_o show_v how_o god_n can_v perform_v his_o promise_n to_o abraham_n that_o he_o will_v make_v his_o seed_n as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n and_o as_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o seashore_n hereupon_o abacuk_n say_v that_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n be_v eternal_a thereby_o teach_v we_o to_o mark_v diligent_o the_o time_n wherein_o god_n perform_v his_o promise_n which_o may_v be_v make_v familiar_a by_o example_n in_o this_o sort_n it_o be_v say_v gen._n 3.15_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n shall_v break_v the_o head_n of_o the_o serpent_n this_o be_v not_o perform_v till_o christ_n take_v flesh_n of_o the_o virgin_n and_o become_v man_n which_o be_v 4000_o year_n want_v but_o 70._o after_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o adam_n satan_n to_o try_v this_o tempt_v christ_n and_o be_v overthrow_v abraham_n go_v forth_o of_o his_o country_n to_o embrace_v the_o promise_n that_o god_n will_v give_v he_o a_o land_n 430._o year_n before_o his_o seed_n shall_v enjoy_v it_o but_o the_o true_a performance_n be_v long_o after_o that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o christ_n as_o zacharias_n speak_v luk._n 1._o to_o perform_v the_o oath_n which_o he_o swear_v to_o our_o forefather_n abraham_n that_o he_o will_v give_v us._n god_n speak_v as_o though_o present_o it_o shall_v fall_v out_o but_o see_v one_o thousand_o year_n in_o his_o sight_n aâ—â—â—â—_n one_o day_n we_o must_v mark_v how_o his_o counsel_n be_v eternal_a it_o be_v speak_v in_o king_n achaz_n day_n by_o isaiah_n 7.14_o behold_v a_o virgin_n shall_v conceive_v a_o son_n he_o nor_o his_o seed_n see_v the_o performance_n thereof_o so_o be_v isaac_n a_o figure_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o lamb_n keep_v it_o in_o memory_n daniel_n in_o his_o time_n propehsy_v of_o 70._o seaven_n or_o 490._o year_n before_o christ_n the_o king_n shall_v be_v kill_v to_o perform_v every_o vision_n and_o prophecy_n 2315._o jacob_n die_v in_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n gen._n 49.33_o he_o be_v bring_v from_o egypt_n to_o canaan_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o hebron_n with_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n as_o a_o sign_n that_o he_o
yet_o notwithstanding_o all_o these_o blessing_n of_o god_n upon_o joseph_n to_o show_v that_o even_o the_o best_a have_v their_o infirmity_n his_o virtue_n be_v darken_v very_o much_o in_o that_o he_o marry_v a_o egyptian_a woman_n gen._n 41.50_o which_o be_v altogether_o unlawful_a for_o esau_n before_o do_v the_o like_a be_v blame_v and_o rebecca_n have_v a_o special_a care_n over_o jacob_n lest_o he_o shall_v commit_v the_o like_a wickedness_n send_v he_o to_o laban_n to_o choose_v a_o wife_n of_o his_o own_o kindred_n abraham_n have_v the_o like_a care_n for_o isaac_n and_o moses_n afterward_o forbid_v it_o by_o a_o law_n thereby_o confirm_v the_o unlawfulnesse_n thereof_o seven_o hundred_o year_n after_o be_v this_o sin_n punish_v in_o israel_n for_o jeroboam_fw-la receive_v religion_n of_o egypt_n and_o make_v two_o calf_n whereby_o all_o israel_n become_v ipolater_n finis_fw-la the_o table_n page_n iehovah_n the_o signification_n and_o efficacy_n page_n 1._o the_o wisdom_n power_n and_o eternity_n of_o god_n page_n 1.2_o our_o god_n page_n 2._o the_o trinity_n describe_v page_n 3._o of_o election_n page_n 4.5_o the_o effect_n of_o election_n page_n 6.7_o in_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n all_o shall_v be_v bring_v under_o one_o head_n page_n 9.10_o in_o the_o beginning_n be_v the_o word_n etc._n etc._n expound_v page_n 11._o he_o be_v the_o light_n etc._n etc._n what_o be_v mean_v by_o it_o page_n 12._o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n page_n 13._o adam_n creation_n the_o day_n the_o hour_n and_o place_n with_o the_o time_n and_o continuance_n in_o paradise_n etc._n etc._n page_n 14.15_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n etc._n etc._n page_n 17._o adam_n and_o eve_n drive_v out_o of_o paradise_n page_n 18._o of_o kaine_n and_o abel_n offering_n with_o the_o signification_n of_o their_o name_n agree_v with_o their_o condition_n page_n 18.19_o also_o the_o interpretation_n &_o use_n of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n from_o 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and_o how_o long_o in_o building_n page_n 48._o of_o japhet_n and_o the_o signification_n of_o his_o name_n page_n 52._o &_o 67._o of_o sem_fw-mi and_o his_o name_n page_n 53._o &_o 68_o of_o the_o flood_n and_o the_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v thereby_o page_n 54.55.56_o christ_n and_o the_o ark_n compare_v together_o page_n 57_o the_o time_n of_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o flood_n page_n 59_o adam_n and_o noah_n compare_v together_o page_n 62._o of_o cham_n and_o his_o issue_n page_n 64.65.66_o of_o heber_n and_o his_o name_n with_o the_o rare_a use_n of_o his_o story_n page_n 69.70.71_o of_o peleg_n and_o the_o rare_a use_n of_o he_o page_n 72.73.74_o of_o the_o birth_n of_o abraham_n and_o his_o name_n page_n 77._o a_o question_n discuss_v about_o terab_n age_n when_o he_o beget_v abraham_n page_n 78.79_o of_o sarah_n and_o the_o signification_n of_o her_o name_n page_n 81._o the_o promise_v give_v to_o abraham_n page_n 82._o melchisedech_n show_v to_o be_v sem._n page_n 84.85_o of_o ishmael_n and_o his_o story_n page_n 87.88_o of_o jsaacks_n birth_n and_o name_n page_n 89._o of_o jsaacks_n age_n when_o jsmael_n flout_v he_o page_n 92._o of_o jsaacks_n age_n when_o he_o be_v to_o be_v sacrifice_v answerable_a to_o christ_n death_n page_n 93._o jsaacks_n compare_v with_o christ_n page_n 95._o esau_n and_o jacob_n bear_v with_o their_o story_n depend_v page_n 96.97_o etc._n etc._n jsaacks_n blindness_n a_o great_a blessing_n to_o the_o child_n of_o god_n page_n 100.101_o jacob_n go_v to_o laban_n page_n 103._o jacob_n in_o his_o journey_n see_v a_o ladder_n the_o interpretation_n thereof_o page_n 104._o jacob_n wife_n and_o child_n with_o the_o interpretation_n of_o their_o name_n page_n 105.106_o jacob_n departure_n from_o laban_n and_o his_o wrestle_n with_o god_n page_n 106.107_o joseph_n dream_n and_o his_o sell_v into_o egypt_n page_n 108._o jacob_n journey_n into_o egypt_n page_n 110.111_o jacob_n die_v in_o egypt_n page_n 112._o the_o journey_n of_o abraham_n jacob_n jocobs_n son_n and_o christ_n compare_v together_o page_n 113._o of_o the_o place_n where_o jacob_n die_v page_n 114._o of_o jacob_n will_n &_o the_o blessing_n of_o his_o child_n according_a to_o the_o worthiness_n of_o their_o tribe_n and_o posterity_n to_o come_v page_n 115.116.117_o 118.119.120_o of_o josephs_n death_n and_o of_o his_o excellent_a worthiness_n page_n 120.121_o the_o figure_n in_o the_o margin_n be_v the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n finis_fw-la apoc._n 12.11_o john_n 8._o 44._o 930._o 130._o 1042._o 235._o 1140._o 325._o 1235._o 395._o 1290._o 460._o 1422._o 622._o 987·_v 687._o 1656._o 874._o 1651._o 1056._o 1535._o 1536._o 1556._o 1558._o 1656._o 1658._o 1693._o 1723._o 1757._o 1996._o 1997._o 2006._o 2008._o 20_o 2026._o 2049._o 2083._o 430._o 2090._o 2094._o 2096._o 2108._o 1._o chro._n 2.35_o jer._n 41.2_o 2126._o 2140._o 2145._o 2148._o 2158._o 2168._o 2183._o 2188._o 2231._o 2245._o 20._o 2260._o 2255._o 2264._o 2276.17_o 2280._o 2288._o 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