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A52807 A compleat history and mystery of the Old and New Testament logically discust and theologically improved : in four volumes ... the like undertaking (in such a manner and method) being never by any author attempted before : yet this is now approved and commended by grave divines, &c. / by Christopher Ness ... Ness, Christopher, 1621-1705. 1696 (1696) Wing N449; ESTC R40047 3,259,554 1,966

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the_o man._n god_n bring_v the_o woman_n to_o the_o man_n as_o a_o wife_n to_o her_o husband_n and_o join_v she_o to_o he_o as_o a_o helper_n whereby_o be_v show_v the_o sanctity_n and_o dignity_n of_o the_o marry_a estate_n for_o god_n do_v not_o only_o ordain_v marriage_n in_o the_o general_n but_o he_o also_o make_v the_o first_o marriage_n himself_o and_o that_o in_o the_o best_a and_o holy_a estate_n that_o ever_o man_n enjoy_v on_o earth_n it_o be_v the_o pious_a opinion_n of_o some_o that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n have_v here_o put_v on_o the_o form_n of_o man_n do_v bring_v this_o most_o beautiful_a woman_n form_v by_o himself_o in_o his_o hand_n to_o the_o man_n and_o in_o most_o divine_a and_o elegant_a word_n give_v she_o in_o marriage_n to_o he_o whether_o this_o be_v so_o i_o shall_v not_o assert_v yet_o sure_o i_o be_o moses_n do_v assure_v we_o that_o three_o thing_n be_v do_v by_o god_n himself_n in_o this_o first_o institution_n of_o marriage_n as_o 1_o dixit_fw-la 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by_o over-shadowing_a the_o betroth_a virgin_n matth._n 1.18_o 20._o when_o mary_n be_v espouse_v to_o joseph_n she_o be_v find_v with_o child_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o power_n of_o the_o high_a do_v overshadow_v she_o luk._n 1.35_o as_o the_o spirit_n do_v the_o confuse_a chaos_n at_o the_o creation_n gen._n 1.2_o this_o wonderful_a conception_n of_o christ_n mirari_fw-la licet_fw-la rimari_fw-la non_fw-la licet_fw-la must_v be_v believe_v and_o admire_v but_o can_v be_v pry_v into_o nor_o express_v note_v hence_o 1_o that_o marriage_n be_v honourable_a to_o all_o heb._n 13.4_o and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v prohibit_v to_o any_o as_o the_o romish_a church_n do_v to_o their_o priest_n
buyer_n by_o the_o man_n that_o undertake_v to_o be_v his_o seller_n to_o wit_n twenty_o piece_n of_o silver_n gen._n 37.28_o which_o mr._n ainsworth_n interpret_v twenty_o shekel_n or_o shilling_n a_o goodly_a price_n say_v zech._n 11.13_o that_o a_o hopeful_a youth_n of_o such_o present_a part_n and_o piety_n be_v value_v at_o of_o they_o the_o chaldee_n for_o shekel_n read_v shelang_n from_o whence_o our_o english_a word_n shilling_n seem_v to_o be_v borrow_v which_o name_n of_o money_n come_v into_o use_n after_o the_o jew_n captivity_n in_o the_o chaldean_a babylon_n and_o so_o the_o chaldee_n express_v this_o price_n for_o joseph_n gen_n 37.28_o twenty_o sheligna_n or_o shelang_n that_o be_v shilling_n which_o yet_o be_v less_o by_o ten_o shilling_n than_o the_o life_n of_o a_o slave_n be_v value_v at_o exod._n 21.32_o which_o abatement_n of_o the_o odd_a ten_o those_o undervalue_a seller_n be_v willing_a to_o make_v that_o they_o may_v quit_v their_o hand_n of_o he_o in_o any_o 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posterity_n by_o the_o pleasure_n and_o treasure_n of_o egypt_n hebr._n 11.26_o wherewith_o they_o be_v bewitch_v in_o that_o pleasant_a and_o plentiful_a land_n may_v not_o only_o become_v dissolute_a and_o sensual_a in_o life_n but_o also_o lay_v aside_o all_o thought_n of_o return_v to_o canaan_n 6._o jacob_n might_n last_o fear_n not_o only_o the_o corrupt_a of_o his_o family_n both_o in_o worship_n and_o manner_n but_o also_o their_o slavery_n in_o that_o country_n which_o be_v foretell_v by_o god_n to_o abraham_n gen._n 15.13_o and_o so_o his_o go_v now_o thither_o seem_v to_o hasten_v that_o misery_n upon_o they_o which_o will_v of_o itself_o come_v soon_o enough_o without_o his_o go_v down_o to_o fetch_v it_o these_o and_o the_o like_a may_v be_v the_o many_o ground_n of_o jacob_n fear_n as_o on_o the_o one_o hand_n he_o admit_v not_o of_o that_o fond_a stoical_a apathy_n which_o be_v no_o better_a than_o a_o stupid_a blockishness_n so_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n his_o ordinary_a faith_n may_v be_v run_v down_o by_o a_o extraordinary_a fear_n through_o those_o carnal_a reason_n of_o a_o wicked_a heart_n that_o through_o satan_n suggestion_n pore_v too_o much_o downward_o upon_o the_o rush_n and_o roar_a stream_n which_o run_v so_o swift_o under_o he_o and_o he_o until_o he_o be_v help_v to_o look_v upward_o at_o his_o god_n and_o the_o god_n of_o his_o father_n who_o have_v hitherto_o keep_v touch_n with_o they_o in_o his_o promise_n by_o the_o almighty_a hand_n of_o his_o power_n and_o providence_n etc._n etc._n whatever_o jacob_n fear_n be_v he_o take_v the_o right_a method_n to_o get_v rid_v of_o they_o he_o pray_v down_o his_o fear_n and_o pray_v up_o his_o faith_n the_o very_a heathen_n will_v not_o dare_v to_o take_v a_o journey_n without_o first_o offer_v sacrifice_n much_o less_o ought_v christian_n who_o father_n jacob_n do_v not_o dare_v to_o neglect_v it_o he_o consult_v with_o god_n as_o david_n do_v after_o say_v show_v i_o the_o way_n i_o shall_v choose_v that_o my_o soul_n may_v dwell_v at_o ease_n psal_n 25.12_o 13._o and_o 32.8_o and_o the_o prayer-hearing_a god_n give_v he_o a_o answer_n of_o peace_n gen._n 41.16_o and_o sweet_o counter-comfort_n he_o against_o those_o his_o fear_n aforemention_v as_o 1._o the_o same_o god_n who_o forbid_v his_o father_n to_o go_v down_o bid_v he_o the_o son_n not_o fear_v to_o go_v down_o 2._o as_o to_o all_o those_o mischief_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n to_o thyself_o and_o to_o thou_o thou_o fear_v may_v be_v meet_v with_o in_o egypt_n fear_v they_o not_o for_o i_o will_v go_v down_o with_o thou_o etc._n etc._n v._n 3_o 4._o thou_o shall_v have_v i_o thy_o antidote_n against_o all_o those_o evil_n 3._o neither_o shall_v thou_o die_v by_o the_o way_n etc._n etc._n but_o thy_o son_n joseph_n shall_v close_v up_o thy_o eye_n when_o thou_o die_v 4._o whereas_o thou_o be_v afraid_a that_o the_o egyptian_a servitude_n shall_v suppress_v thy_o offspring_n i_o will_v there_o make_v of_o thou_o a_o great_a nation_n etc._n etc._n this_o make_v he_o courageous_a inference_n hence_o be_v first_o oh_o happy_a and_o thrice_o happy_a be_v the_o child_n of_o jacob_n the_o close_a walk_a christian_n who_o with_o their_o father_n jacob_n have_v god_n say_v to_o they_o i_o will_v go_v with_o you_o both_o in_o all_o your_o journey_n by_o land_n and_o in_o all_o your_o voyage_n by_o sea_n and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o also_o i_o will_v go_v down_o with_o you_o into_o your_o grave_n and_o i_o will_v sure_o bring_v you_o back_o again_o from_o thence_o this_o be_v as_o good_a security_n as_o can_v be_v to_o god_n servant_n both_o while_o they_o live_v and_o when_o they_o die_v for_o 1._o while_o they_o live_v god_n be_v their_o good_a and_o their_o comfortable_a companion_n
be_v omni-present_a the_o second_o mystery_n in_o the_o history_n be_v as_o jacob_n adopt_v joseph_n child_n say_v they_o shall_v be_v my_o v._n 5._o and_o my_o name_n shall_v be_v upon_o they_o v._o 16._o in_o like_a sort_n god_n adopt_v all_o who_o our_o joseph_n our_o jesus_n present_v and_o represent_v as_o his_o dear_a child_n say_v i_o will_v be_v a_o father_n to_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v my_o son_n and_o daughter_n 2_o cor._n 6.18_o this_o be_v call_v a_o royalty_n or_o prerogative_n joh._n 1.12_o which_o nonnus_n paraphrase_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d still_v it_o heavenly_a honour_n such_o as_o be_v amaze_a 1_o joh._n 3.1_o and_o good_a reason_n that_o worthless_a worm_n be_v hereby_o make_v high_a than_o earthly_a king_n psal_n 89.27_o thus_o also_o the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o of_o christ_n be_v put_v upon_o all_o his_o adopt_a child_n hence_o they_o be_v call_v godly_a and_o christian_n they_o be_v call_v by_o his_o name_n 2_o chron._n 7.14_o jer._n 14.9_o deut._n 28.10_o they_o be_v marry_v to_o christ_n rom._n 7.4_o so_o have_v their_o husband_n name_v put_v upon_o they_o isa_n 4.1_o as_o solomon_n wife_n be_v call_v the_o shulamite_n cant._n 6.13_o of_o shalom_n peace_n from_o whence_o be_v his_o name_n oh_o that_o we_o can_v take_v hold_n of_o the_o skirt_n of_o that_o jew_n jehovah_n our_o emanuel_n zech._n 8.23_o say_n let_v we_o be_v call_v by_o thy_o name_n to_o take_v away_o our_o reproach_n isa_n 4.1_o isa_n 63.19_o jer._n 15.16_o deut._n 28.10_o will_v we_o but_o avouch_v the_o lord_n for_o our_o god_n he_o will_v sure_o avouch_v we_o for_o his_o adopt_a child_n deut._n 26.17_o 18._o we_o shall_v say_v to_o christ_n as_o that_o roman_a lady_n say_v to_o her_o husband_n ubi_fw-la tu_fw-la caius_n ibi_fw-la ego_fw-la caia_n i_o will_v not_o only_o bear_v thy_o name_n but_o will_v also_o live_v in_o thy_o presence_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v a_o cover_v of_o eye_n to_o i_o as_o gen._n 20.16_o i_o will_v not_o be_v sick_a of_o a_o pleurisy_n seek_v any_o more_o than_o thyself_o i_o will_v be_v satisfy_v with_o thy_o favour_n deut._n 33.23_o psal_n 65.4_o when_o thou_o tell_v i_o where_o thou_o feed_v cant._n 1.7_o 8._o i_o will_v feed_v and_o lie_v down_o with_o thou_o psal_n 23.1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o there_o be_v a_o cornucopia_a all_o good_a with_o thou_o the_o three_o mystery_n in_o this_o history_n be_v there_o may_v be_v difference_n of_o opinion_n for_o a_o time_n betwixt_o the_o holy_a person_n and_o relation_n as_o betwixt_o jacob_n and_o joseph_n here_o the_o father_n be_v contradict_v by_o the_o son_n when_o he_o see_v he_o cross_v his_o hand_n to_o lay_v his_o right_a hand_n upon_o his_o young_a son_n as_o about_z to_o convey_v the_o strong_a and_o most_o honourable_a blessing_n by_o this_o sign_n of_o the_o strong_a and_o more_o honourable_a hand_n upon_o ephraim_n though_o jacob_n guide_v his_o hand_n witting_o and_o wise_o gen._n 48.14_o yet_o this_o posture_n displease_v joseph_n say_v not_o so_o my_o father_n v._n 17_o 18._o suspect_v it_o to_o be_v some_o mistake_n of_o his_o father_n from_o the_o dimness_n of_o his_o eye_n v._o 10_o 11._o which_o may_v disenable_a he_o to_o discern_v the_o elder_a from_o the_o young_a so_o though_o he_o be_v well_o please_v with_o his_o father_n blessing_n yet_o be_v displease_v with_o his_o symbolical_a posture_n he_o endeavour_v to_o correct_v the_o suppose_a error_n of_o his_o father_n hand_n with_o his_o own_o whereby_o he_o run_v into_o a_o real_a and_o worse_a error_n himself_o though_o the_o eye_n of_o jacob_n head_n be_v darken_v yet_o those_o of_o his_o heart_n and_o mind_n be_v enlighten_v with_o a_o prophetic_a spirit_n whereby_o he_o understand_v god_n mind_n more_o than_o joseph_n do_v and_o therefore_o he_o refuse_v both_o his_o correction_n and_o direction_n say_v i_o know_v my_o son_n i_o know_v v._n 19_o thus_o we_o see_v here_o be_v a_o pair_n of_o holy_a prophet_n the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n divide_v and_o in_o contrary_a dispute_n yet_o not_o about_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o blessing_n but_o about_o the_o ceremony_n and_o circumstance_n of_o it_o wonder_v not_o then_o that_o difference_n do_v happen_v now_o in_o the_o true_a church_n and_o the_o doctor_n thereof_o be_v oft_o divide_v it_o ever_o have_v be_v so_o as_o here_o before_o christ_n and_o as_o afterward_o after_o christ_n gal._n 2.11_o and_o act._n 15.39_o it_o will_v be_v so_o for_o ever_o but_o mark_v the_o difference_n be_v only_o in_o point_n less_o material_a and_o such_o as_o concern_v not_o the_o foundation_n this_o difference_n betwixt_o jacob_n and_o joseph_n be_v about_o a_o matter_n of_o ceremony_n joseph_n though_o a_o great_a prophet_n and_o divine_a insist_v too_o much_o upon_o the_o ceremonious_a part_n will_v have_v the_o right_a hand_n impose_v on_o the_o elder_a son_n and_o so_o fall_v into_o a_o double_a failure_n 1._o in_o bind_v god_n grace_n to_o the_o priority_n of_o nature_n 2._o in_o distike_v the_o divine_a motion_n of_o jacob_n prophetic_a mind_n which_o thus_o guide_v his_o hand_n thus_o this_o mighty_a man_n of_o god_n who_o can_v before_o divine_a all_o thing_n now_o know_v not_o that_o the_o working_n of_o grace_n be_v not_o according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n and_o that_o divine_a blessing_n go_v not_o by_o a_o natural_a and_o carnal_a seniority_n but_o by_o a_o spiritual_a and_o eternal_a election_n rom._n 9.7_o 8_o 11_o 12._o joseph_n see_v not_o this_o now_o for_o god_n reveal_v not_o all_o thing_n at_o all_o time_n to_o his_o prophet_n as_o before_o nb._n the_o quarrel_n about_o ceremony_n be_v ancient_a even_o in_o father_n jacob_n day_n it_o be_v also_o in_o the_o very_a cradle_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n col._n 2.8_o etc._n etc._n soon_o after_o what_o coil_n be_v about_o easter-keeping_a even_o to_o blow_n and_o blood_n augustine_n in_o the_o four_o century_n complain_v hereof_o worse_o far_o when_o antichrist_n rise_v than_o formality_n be_v up_o the_o reality_n of_o god_n worship_n as_o pharaoh_n lean_a kine_n do_v the_o fat_a so_o down_o to_o betwixt_o luther_n and_o calvin_n etc._n etc._n the_o heartburning_n betwixt_o ridley_n and_o hooper_n about_o cap_n and_o surplice_n be_v end_v in_o body-burning_n in_o the_o marian_n day_n peter_n martyr_v advise_v queen_n elizabeth_n not_o to_o carry_v the_o gospel_n upon_o the_o cart_n of_o needless_a ceremony_n some_o call_v they_o innocent_a but_o oh_o how_o mischievous_a have_v they_o ever_o be_v in_o separate_a chief_a friend_n as_o jacob_n and_o joseph_n here_o and_o many_o more_o ever_o since_o the_o lord_n stand_v up_o and_o step_v in_o to_o stem_v the_o tide_n and_o stop_v the_o torrent_n of_o such_o quarrel_n in_o our_o own_o time_n the_o second_o part_n of_o jacob_n last_o will_v differ_v from_o the_o first_o for_o 1._o the_o first_o be_v private_a few_o person_n probable_o be_v present_a at_o its_o make_n but_o this_o second_o be_v more_o solemn_a and_o public_a be_v his_o last_o farewell_n to_o the_o world_n all_o his_o son_n must_v then_o be_v call_v together_o who_o at_o that_o time_n live_v in_o distinct_a place_n and_o family_n 2._o the_o former_a will_n he_o make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o he_o be_v about_o to_o die_v hebr._fw-la 11.21_o but_o this_o latter_a be_v make_v when_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n use_v v._o 22._o to_o express_v joseph_n be_v at_o the_o very_a point_n of_o death_n so_o jacob_n in_o gen._n 49._o have_v just_o finish_v his_o course_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v and_o have_v finish_v the_o work_n god_n give_v he_o to_o do_v in_o the_o world_n joh._n 17.4_o after_o the_o first_o part_n jacob_n say_v behold_v i_o die_v gen._n 48.21_o but_o after_o this_o second_o he_o die_v indeed_o he_o immediate_o gather_v up_o his_o foot_n and_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n gen._n 49.33_o 3._o the_o first_o concern_v only_a joseph_n and_o his_o two_o son_n beget_v by_o he_o upon_o the_o body_n of_o his_o egyptian_a wife_n it_o be_v somewhere_o say_v in_o scripture_n that_o jacob_n son_n be_v of_o cham_n which_o can_v be_v mean_v of_o his_o twelve_o son_n for_o they_o be_v bear_v to_o he_o before_o he_o come_v into_o egypt_n but_o it_o must_v have_v reference_n to_o those_o two_o who_o he_o adopt_v there_o to_o be_v as_o much_o his_o proper_a child_n as_o reuben_n and_o simeon_n gen._n 48.5_o now_o joseph_n marry_v a_o egyptian_a woman_n by_o who_o he_o have_v those_o two_o son_n they_o be_v on_o the_o mother_n side_n the_o son_n of_o cham_n so_o jacob_n son_n in_o this_o sense_n be_v say_v to_o be_v of_o cham._n beside_o judah_n also_o marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o suah_n a_o canaanitess_n gen._n
38.2_o contrary_n to_o his_o duty_n gen._n 24.3_o and_o 27.46_o and_o 28.1_o whereof_o judah_n can_v not_o be_v ignorant_a yea_o and_o before_o salmon_n marry_v rahab_n of_o jericho_n there_o be_v other_o of_o jacob_n offspring_n that_o marry_v wife_n descend_v from_o cham_n as_o simeon_n have_v saul_n the_o son_n of_o a_o canaanitess_n gen._n 46.10_o upon_o this_o account_n therefore_o joseph_n present_v these_o his_o two_o son_n to_o jacob_n that_o they_o may_v receive_v his_o patriarchal_a blessing_n that_o they_o may_v be_v adopt_v by_o he_o as_o his_o proper_a son_n and_o have_v israel_n name_n put_v upon_o they_o gen._n 48.5.16_o lest_o any_o shall_v judge_v it_o some_o prejudice_n to_o they_o because_o bear_v in_o egypt_n and_o of_o a_o egyptian_a mother_n so_o reckon_v they_o of_o the_o curse_a stock_n of_o cham_n and_o not_o heir_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o of_o the_o promise_a possession_n hereupon_o also_o the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n ch._n 11.21_o mention_n jacob_n bless_v these_o two_o son_n of_o joseph_n by_o faith_n but_o not_o a_o word_n of_o his_o blessing_n the_o twelve_o patriarch_n mention_v by_o moses_n gen._n 49._o which_o jacob_n undoubted_o do_v by_o faith_n also_o the_o reason_n be_v this_o because_o it_o be_v a_o more_o transcendent_a act_n of_o faith_n in_o jacob_n to_o bless_v these_o two_o son_n of_o joseph_n be_v half_o the_o son_n of_o curse_a cham_n by_o their_o mother_n side_n than_o it_o be_v to_o bless_v his_o own_o twelve_o son_n who_o be_v immediate_o descend_v from_o he_o in_o his_o marriage_n at_o his_o father_n appointment_n gen._n 28.2_o both_o rachel_n and_o leah_n own_v and_o obey_v the_o true_a god_n gen._n 29.32_o 33_o 34_o 35._o and_o 30.6_o 8_o 13_o 17_o 18_o 20_o 22_o 23._o and_o 31.16_o ruth_n 4.11_o whereas_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n mother_n be_v the_o daughter_n of_o a_o heathenish_a idolatrous_a sun-worshipping_a priest_n gen._n 41.45_o in_o a_o city_n of_o wickedness_n as_o on_o or_o aven_n ezek._n 30.17_o signify_v because_o they_o sacrifice_v to_o the_o sun_n there_o thence_o be_v it_o call_v heliopolis_n a_o city_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o potipherah_n chief_a ruler_n thereof_o under_o pharaoh_n be_v high_a priest_n of_o the_o sun_n therefore_o must_v it_o need_v be_v a_o high_a eminent_a and_o most_o sublime_a act_n of_o jacob_n best_o and_o most_o raise_a faith_n to_o adopt_v and_o bless_v the_o offspring_n of_o such_o a_o mother_n wherein_o he_o overlook_v the_o honour_n of_o she_o extract_n be_v a_o princess_n as_o well_o as_o a_o priest_n daughter_n as_o before_o it_o seem_v priest_n be_v no_o mean_a man_n among_o the_o egyptian_n for_o one_o man_n may_v be_v both_o prince_n and_o priest_n and_o some_o suppose_v joseph_n spare_v the_o priest_n land_n for_o his_o feather_n in_o law_n sake_n gen._n 47.22_o other_o better_a say_v it_o be_v joseph_n burden_n to_o indulge_v idolatry_n he_o have_v no_o heart_n to_o it_o yet_o must_v have_v a_o hand_n in_o it_o and_o can_v not_o help_v it_o as_o the_o king_n officer_n who_o command_n he_o must_v obey_v herein_o or_o incur_v the_o utmost_a displeasure_n both_o of_o prince_n and_o people_n which_o yet_o condemn_v the_o contempt_n of_o a_o better_a ministry_n now_o half-starved_a by_o man_n of_o better_a knowledge_n jacob_n have_v no_o respect_n either_o to_o the_o nobility_n of_o their_o blood_n they_o be_v bear_v of_o or_o the_o vastness_n of_o that_o wealth_n and_o honour_n they_o be_v bear_v to_o or_o yet_o the_o goodly_a stature_n and_o properness_n of_o their_o person_n for_o that_o be_v a_o see_v as_o man_n see_v and_o judge_v by_o the_o eye_n of_o sense_n 1_o sam._n 16.7_o but_o he_o look_v upon_o they_o with_o a_o eye_n of_o faith_n yea_o of_o a_o strong_a lively_a faith_n in_o his_o weak_a and_o die_a state_n a_o faith_n most_o illustrious_o illuminate_v by_o a_o extraordinary_a prophetic_a spirir_fw-fr whereby_o though_o now_o he_o be_v a_o poor_a pilgrim_n in_o egypt_n lean_v upon_o his_o pilgrim-staff_n he_o mention_n gen._n 32.10_o yet_o now_o present_v it_o as_o a_o sceptre_n to_o joseph_n signify_v his_o dominion_n put_v the_o name_n of_o israel_n which_o be_v the_o great_a of_o name_n upon_o both_o his_o son_n so_o that_o they_o be_v call_v no_o more_o the_o child_n of_o joseph_n as_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n the_o child_n of_o reuben_n etc._n etc._n but_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o last_o he_o no_o otherwise_o dispose_v of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o canaan_n to_o they_o than_o if_o himself_o have_v be_v peaceable_o possess_v of_o the_o royal_a throne_n in_o jerusalem_n jacob_n act_v in_o blessing_n joseph_n two_o son_n as_o one_o of_o god_n privy_a council_n prefer_v the_o young_a before_o the_o elder_a this_o be_v his_o heavenly_a wisdom_n which_o he_o will_v have_v have_v no_o need_n of_o have_v the_o elder_a right_n to_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o his_o right-hand_a blessing_n that_o be_v do_v in_o the_o common_a course_n and_o custom_n of_o nature_n but_o here_o he_o be_v to_o show_v the_o freedom_n of_o grace_n which_o require_v more_o than_o ordinary_a wisdom_n make_v the_o last_o to_o be_v first_o and_o the_o first_o last_o what_o he_o do_v herein_o be_v by_o divine_a inspiration_n and_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v one_o of_o god_n high_a courtier_n as_o well_o as_o counselor_n he_o bestow_v both_o temporal_a and_o spiritual_a blessing_n upon_o they_o v._o 16.20_o as_o if_o the_o key_n of_o el-shaddai_a have_v hang_v at_o his_o girdle_n and_o as_o if_o the_o bona_n &_o dona_n throni_n &_o seabelli_n the_o good_a gift_n both_o of_o god_n throne_n and_o of_o his_o footstool_n the_o riches_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n have_v be_v all_o in_o his_o power_n to_o bequeath_v to_o who_o he_o will_v at_o his_o pleasure_n my_o redeemer_n say_v he_o bless_v both_o the_o lad_n there_o he_o put_v the_o blessing_n of_o redemption_n upon_o they_o and_o let_v they_o both_o increase_n like_o fish_n into_o a_o multitude_n there_o be_v the_o blessing_n of_o providence_n which_o do_v so_o miraculous_o multiply_v they_o that_o at_o their_o go_v out_o of_o egypt_n manasseh_n be_v forty_o two_o thousand_o seven_o hundred_o and_o ephraim_n be_v thirty_o two_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o and_o though_o all_o these_o perish_v in_o the_o wilderness_n yet_o be_v they_o at_o their_o entry_n into_o canaan_n again_o multiply_v in_o both_o these_o son_n to_o eighty_o five_o thousand_o and_o two_o hundred_o man_n meet_v for_o war_n numb_a 26.28_o 34_o 37._o the_o like_a blessing_n be_v confirm_v on_o they_o by_o moses_n deut._n 33.17_o and_o joshuah_n acknowledge_v they_o to_o be_v a_o great_a people_n josh_n 17.17_o all_o which_o spring_v out_o of_o joseph_n who_o jacob_n bewail_v for_o dead_a twenty_o three_o year_n learn_v here_o from_o this_o history_n a_o manifold_a mystery_n as_o 1._o as_o these_o two_o son_n be_v bear_v in_o egypt_n and_o of_o a_o egyptian_a mother_n so_o we_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o state_n of_o sin_n and_o by_o our_o mother_n we_o be_v child_n of_o wrath_n yet_o may_v our_o heavenly_a father_n adopt_v we_o and_o put_v his_o name_n upon_o we_o 2._o as_o the_o elder_n have_v the_o left_a hand_n and_o the_o young_a the_o right_a so_o be_v it_o as_o to_o the_o jewish_a and_o gentile_a church_n hold_v forth_o in_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o prodigal_n who_o be_v feast_v within_o door_n though_o the_o young_a and_o less_o deserve_v while_o the_o elder_a be_v without_o luk._n 15._o 3._o it_o teach_v also_o that_o the_o church_n of_o believer_n shall_v stand_v at_o god_n right_a hand_n as_o sheep_n and_o shall_v have_v right_a hand_n blessing_n upper_a spring_n to_o bring_v they_o thither_o whereas_o the_o people_n of_o the_o world_n be_v put_v oft_o with_o left_a hand_n blessing_n only_o nether_a spring_n and_o at_o last_o turn_v oft_o as_o goat_n to_o christ_n left_a hand_n 4._o may_v we_o become_v through_o grace_n ephraim_n which_o signify_v fruitful_a and_o manasseh_n which_o signify_v forgetful_a or_o forget_v can_v we_o but_o forget_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v behind_o our_o own_o folly_n and_o vanity_n and_o learn_v to_o be_v fruitful_a in_o good_a work_n god_n have_v a_o liberal_a legacy_n for_o we_o and_o will_v bring_v we_o out_o of_o this_o low_a egypt_n to_o his_o high_a and_o heavenly_a canaan_n 5._o may_v we_o be_v but_o joseph_n as_o jewel_n in_o a_o puddle_n retain_v our_o lustre_n as_o he_o do_v in_o egyptian_n slavery_n and_o hold_v fast_o our_o righteousness_n not_o let_v it_o go_v in_o the_o worst_a of_o time_n and_o place_n etc._n etc._n job_n 27.6_o and_o hold_v hold_v up_o hold_v out_o hold_v on_o hold_v fast_o and_o firm_a our_o hope_n and_o confidence_n to_o the_o end_n heb._n 3.6_o then_o doubt_v not_o but_o jesus_n the_o bless_a testator_n
when_o together_o it_o be_v only_o from_o god_n the_o three_o thing_n be_v the_o action_n wait_n for_o this_o now_o wait_v be_v a_o servant_n work_v psal_n 123.2_o if_o i_o be_v a_o master_n say_v god_n where_o be_v my_o service_n mal._n 1.6_o david_n expectando_fw-la expectavit_fw-la hebr._fw-la kavah_n kivethi_fw-la psal_n 40.1_o in_o wait_v wait_v he_o pray_v and_o wait_v he_o wait_v and_o pray_v he_o first_o pray_v and_o then_o wait_v to_o see_v the_o issue_n psal_n 5.3_o wait_v be_v a_o act_n of_o the_o soul_n wherein_o it_o earnest_o look_v for_o some_o promise_v good_a from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n wait_v be_v a_o compound_v of_o many_o grace_n faith_n and_o patience_n like_o the_o two_o cherubim_n which_o cover_v the_o mercy-seat_n have_v their_o face_n look_v one_o towards_o another_o and_o join_v their_o wing_n together_o over-shadowing_a the_o soul_n in_o this_o wait_a work_n these_o two_o grace_n do_v support_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n as_o aaron_z and_z hur_z do_v the_o hand_n of_o moses_n exod._n 17.12_o hope_n be_v the_o pulse_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o expectation_n be_v its_o perspective-glass_n as_o the_o body_n life_n spirando_fw-la by_o breathe_n so_o the_o soul_n life_n sperando_fw-la by_o hope_v and_o the_o more_o lively_a that_o hope_n be_v the_o more_o lively_a be_v the_o soul_n for_o god_n expectation_n discover_v thing_n afar_o off_o in_o faith_n perspective_n glass_n as_o if_o they_o be_v at_o hand_n john_n 8.56_o hereby_o abraham_n see_v christ_n day_n and_o as_o faith_n have_v a_o strong_a sight_n so_o it_o have_v a_o long_a hand_n wherewith_o it_o both_o espy_v and_o embrace_v remote_a mercy_n heb._n 11.13_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o believe_v the_o promise_n in_o the_o truth_n of_o they_o nor_o to_o hope_v for_o the_o good_a of_o they_o which_o be_v lay_v up_o in_o they_o but_o we_o must_v patient_o wait_v and_o expect_v till_o that_o good_a be_v give_v out_o to_o we_o by_o the_o god_n of_o judgement_n time_v all_o our_o mercy_n for_o best_a to_o we_o the_o remain_a part_n of_o the_o patriarch_n jacob_n history_n may_v be_v reduce_v to_o these_o few_o remark_n the_o first_o be_v when_o jacob_n have_v bestow_v his_o patriarchal_a and_o prophetical_a benediction_n upon_o all_o his_o son_n be_v both_o break_a with_o old_a age_n and_o weary_v with_o so_o long_a a_o funeral_n oration_n which_o he_o have_v deliver_v with_o his_o utmost_a extension_n of_o speech_n intention_n of_o spirit_n and_o retention_n of_o memory_n he_o quiet_o compose_v himself_o to_o die_v and_o sweet_o to_o sleep_v in_o jesus_n well_o know_v with_o job_n that_o his_o redeemer_n live_v and_o be_v ready_a to_o receive_v he_o into_o a_o mansion_n of_o glory_n gen._n 49.29_o 33._o he_o have_v hitherto_o raise_v up_o himself_o into_o so_o reverend_a a_o posture_n it_o be_v suppose_v he_o sit_v on_o his_o bedside_n with_o his_o foot_n hang_v down_o as_o his_o infirm_a body_n will_v permit_v in_o reverence_n to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o he_o then_o deliver_v etc._n etc._n so_o draw_v up_o his_o foot_n and_o die_v the_o apostle_n express_v die_v jacob_n posture_n lean_v on_o his_o staff_n heb._n 11.21_o where_o likewise_o he_o mention_v only_a jacob_n blessing_n the_o two_o son_n of_o joseph_n because_o bear_v out_o of_o his_o family_n in_o a_o foreign_a land_n yet_o by_o faith_n both_o be_v adopt_a by_o jacob_n for_o his_o own_o child_n and_o where_o the_o apostle_n also_o follow_v the_o septuagint_n who_o in_o their_o unpricked_a bibles_n do_v read_v matteh_n a_o rod_n for_o mittah_n a_o bed_n the_o hebrew_n read_v be_v he_o bow_v himself_o upon_o the_o beds-head_n gen._n 47.31_o the_o romish_a vulgar_a read_n leave_v out_o upon_o to_o make_v way_n for_o their_o worship_v the_o cross_n suppose_v the_o read_n be_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o his_o staff_n instead_o of_o the_o head_n of_o his_o bed_n then_o may_v it_o figure_v the_o rod_n or_o sceptre_n of_o christ_n otherwise_o it_o have_v not_o be_v faith_n as_o the_o apostle_n call_v it_o here_o but_o superstition_n but_o the_o genuine_a true_a sense_n be_v that_o jacob_n raise_v himself_o on_o the_o pillow_n be_v now_o a_o clynick_n or_o bedrid_a at_o the_o beds-head_n support_v his_o feeble_a arm_n with_o his_o staff_n which_o some_o not_o improbable_o put_v both_o the_o hebrew_n word_n mittah_n and_o matteh_n together_o suppose_v be_v his_o bedstaff_n when_o he_o take_v joseph_n swear_v to_o bury_v he_o in_o canaan_n so_o bow_v himself_o forward_o with_o his_o head_n in_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n who_o have_v not_o only_o give_v he_o the_o sight_n of_o joseph_n who_o he_o have_v reckon_v dead_a and_o devour_v by_o wild_a beast_n and_o his_o two_o son_n also_o in_o great_a grandeur_n and_o likewise_o some_o sure_a hope_n to_o be_v bury_v himself_o in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n as_o a_o earnest_a and_o hansel_n of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n possess_v it_o the_o second_o remark_n be_v the_o sweet_a day_n that_o ever_o jacob_n see_v be_v those_o day_n he_o live_v in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n immediate_o before_o his_o death_n joseph_n feed_v his_o father_n with_o his_o whole_a family_n full_a seventeen_o year_n before_o his_o father_n death_n gen._n 47.28_o and_o so_o long_a jacob_n have_v nourish_v joseph_n full_a seventeen_o year_n before_o he_o be_v sordid_o sell_v by_o his_o brethren_n who_o he_o now_o nourish_v gen._n 37.2_o that_o the_o son_n shall_v feed_v his_o old_a father_n and_o family_n in_o a_o time_n of_o most_o dangerous_a famine_n be_v but_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o pay_a nourishment_n to_o he_o from_o who_o he_o have_v first_o his_o own_o before_o yet_o such_o be_v his_o son_n capacity_n as_o lord_n of_o the_o land_n that_o it_o make_v jacob_n last_o day_n his_o best_a day_n he_o be_v a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n when_o he_o be_v bring_v before_o pharaoh_n gen._n 47.9_o and_o he_o live_v in_o goshen_n till_o he_o be_v a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o seven_o year_n old_a ver_fw-la 28._o god_n reserve_v his_o best_a wine_n till_o the_o last_o for_o he_o as_o his_o nature_n and_o outward_a man_n be_v most_o comfortable_o accommodate_v by_o his_o son_n in_o goshen_n so_o no_o less_o be_v his_o grace_n and_o inner_a man_n by_o his_o god_n to_o the_o last_o for_o his_o grace_n like_o good_a liquor_n as_o above_o run_v fresh_a to_o the_o bottom_n mark_v the_o perfect_a man_n and_o behold_v the_o upright_a for_o be_v his_o beginning_n and_o his_o middle_a never_o so_o troublesome_a the_o end_n of_o that_o man_n be_v peace_n psal_n 37.37_o a_o goshen_n he_o shall_v have_v either_o here_o or_o in_o heaven_n hereafter_o the_o three_o remark_n be_v at_o jacob_n come_v down_o into_o egypt_n do_v the_o first_o half_a of_o the_o four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n mention_v in_o exod._n 12.40_o and_o gal._n 3.17_o expire_v commence_v from_o abraham_n go_v out_o of_o canaan_n gen._n 12.4_o 10._o as_o a_o sojourner_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o from_o this_o time_n israel_n be_v in_o egypt_n for_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o year_n more_o before_o their_o deliverance_n thence_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o these_o four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n be_v to_o be_v compute_v from_o the_o first_o promise_v make_v to_o abraham_n gen._n 12.1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n to_o the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n gal._n 3.17_o and_o it_o be_v plain_a also_o there_o be_v only_o four_o hundred_o year_n of_o this_o term_n to_o come_v in_o gen._n 15.13_o for_o then_o the_o thirty_o year_n be_v expire_v the_o text_n exod._n 12.40_o do_v not_o confine_v their_o sojourn_v to_o egypt_n only_o but_o in_o canaan_n also_o which_o be_v not_o they_o then_o by_o actual_a possession_n gen._n 15.13_o but_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n etc._n etc._n be_v stranger_n in_o it_o gen._n 17.8_o psal_n 105.11_o 12._o the_o hebrew_n word_n moshab_n and_o toshab_n sojourner_n have_v their_o emphasis_n abraham_n be_v the_o first_o founder_n of_o this_o famous_a peregrination_n or_o sojourn_v which_o first_o begin_v in_o canaan_n while_o israel_n as_o levi_n be_v in_o his_o loin_n heb._n 7.9_o and_o end_v in_o egypt_n when_o the_o other_o moiety_n of_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o year_n expire_v after_o jacob_n come_v thither_o the_o remain_v part_n of_o the_o patriarch_n joseph_n history_n be_v also_o reducible_a to_o these_o sew_v remark_n the_o first_o be_v as_o they_o be_v methodise_v in_o the_o last_o chapter_n of_o genesis_n his_o great_a filial_a honour_n to_o and_o care_n of_o his_o dear_a father_n dead_a body_n both_o in_o weep_v upon_o it_o as_o willing_a if_o possible_a to_o have_v weep_v he_o alive_a again_o and_o in_o embalm_v it_o gen._n 50.1_o 2_o 3._o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o egyptian_a country_n wherewith_o he_o comply_v partly_o in_o
veneration_n and_o godly_a affection_n to_o so_o worthy_a a_o parent_n and_o patriarch_n who_o have_v so_o long_o mourn_v for_o he_o when_o he_o suppose_v his_o son_n be_v devour_v by_o a_o evil_a beast_n therefore_o he_o honour_v he_o with_o these_o solemnity_n and_o partly_o to_o preserve_v the_o corpse_n sweet_a so_o long_o as_o the_o many_o day_n time_n of_o mourn_v and_o the_o long_a journey_n to_o machpelah_n his_o buryingplace_n in_o canaan_n require_v but_o principal_o to_o testify_v his_o faith_n of_o the_o resurrection_n and_o that_o incorruption_n he_o hope_v for_o at_o the_o last_o day_n the_o second_o remark_n of_o joseph_n concern_v jacob_n also_o be_v the_o funeral_z solemnity_n of_o his_o father_n interment_n when_o joseph_n have_v get_v leave_n of_o pharaoh_n by_o the_o mediation_n of_o messenger_n for_o he_o be_v a_o mourner_n must_v not_o come_v before_o king_n esth_n 4.2_o to_o fulfil_v the_o will_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o the_o command_n of_o his_o father_n together_o with_o the_o obligation_n of_o his_o solemn_a oath_n the_o sacredness_n whereof_o and_o the_o execration_n of_o perjury_n the_o light_n of_o nature_n discover_v to_o these_o heathen_n pharaoh_n and_o his_o courtier_n he_o march_v to_o canaan_n with_o a_o most_o pompous_a retinue_n both_o of_o courtier_n counsellor_n captain_n and_o a_o strong_a convoy_n or_o conduct_n for_o their_o defence_n in_o case_n of_o opposition_n and_o there_o afford_v his_o father_n a_o most_o honourable_a burial_n gen._n 50.4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o make_v a_o grievous_a mourn_v for_o he_o beyond_o jordan_n ver_fw-la 10_o 11_o 12._o the_o place_n be_v thence_o call_v abel-mizraim_a the_o mourn_v of_o the_o egyptian_n which_o be_v a_o good_a providence_n for_o confirm_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o israelite_n when_o they_o be_v to_o pass_v over_o jordan_n afterward_o by_o this_o stand_a monument_n of_o jacob_n transportation_n out_o of_o egypt_n into_o canaan_n for_o his_o burial_n the_o three_o remark_n 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pardon_v they_o they_o repent_v this_o purchase_v joseph_n be_v pardon_n and_o he_o nourish_v they_o that_o will_v have_v starve_v he_o in_o the_o waterless_a pit_n etc._n etc._n gen._n 37.22_o 24._o the_o four_o remark_n be_v concern_v joseph_n in_o four_o respect_n 1._o his_o age_n ver_fw-la 22._o 2._o his_o offspring_n ver_fw-la 23._o 3._o his_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n ver_fw-la 24_o 25._o and_o 4._o his_o death_n and_o burial_n ver_fw-la 26._o first_o of_o the_o first_o of_o these_o joseph_n age_n he_o live_v a_o hundred_o and_o ten_o year_n ver_fw-la 22._o mark_v the_o divine_a comment_fw-fr god_n make_v upon_o solomon_n sapiential_a say_n prosperity_n be_v set_v over_o against_o adversity_n eccles_n 7.14_o and_o the_o marvellous_a proportion_n of_o both_o he_o do_v not_o only_o receive_v good_a from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o well_o as_o evil_a job_n 2.10_o but_o also_o his_o good_a far_o exceed_v his_o evil_n see_v for_o his_o about_o thirteen_o year_n adversity_n he_o enjoy_v after_o that_o full_a eighty_o year_n of_o the_o most_o honourable_a prosperity_n even_o as_o much_o happiness_n as_o this_o low_a world_n can_v well_o afford_v he_o thus_o also_o god_n deal_v with_o job_n give_v he_o a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o year_n of_o temporal_a as_o well_o as_o spiritual_a blessing_n in_o abundance_n after_o the_o lord_n turn_v his_o captivity_n job_n 42.10_o 12_o 16_o 17._o thus_o god_n honour_v joseph_n in_o egypt_n where_o he_o have_v no_o divine_a oracle_n or_o angel_n to_o speak_v to_o he_o as_o the_o other_o patriarch_n have_v yet_o be_v he_o all_o along_o like_o a_o pearl_n in_o a_o puddle_n keep_v his_o virtue_n still_o wherever_o he_o come_v as_o god_n be_v with_o he_o gen._n 39.2_o and_o last_o so_o god_n fear_v be_v before_o he_o ver_fw-la 9_o though_o the_o iron_n enter_v into_o his_o soul_n psal_n 105.18_o or_o his_o soul_n come_v into_o iron_n hebrew_a yet_o sin_n can_v not_o enter_v into_o his_o heart_n because_o it_o be_v fraught_v with_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n when_o it_o be_v suggest_v to_o he_o that_o his_o become_v a_o minion_n to_o one_o of_o the_o great_a lady_n in_o egypt_n will_v not_o only_o afford_v he_o much_o carnal_a pleasure_n but_o also_o release_v he_o out_o of_o prison_n and_o advance_v he_o to_o the_o high_a worldly_a honour_n he_o contemn_v the_o temptation_n furnish_v the_o tempter_n with_o nothing_o but_o wet_a tinder_n to_o strike_v fire_n upon_o resolve_v to_o lie_v still_o in_o the_o dust_n rather_o than_o rise_v by_o any_o way_n of_o wickedness_n this_o be_v strong_a faith_n and_o therefore_o be_v he_o make_v the_o ten_o exemplary_a witness_n of_o faith_n heb._n 11.22_o second_o joseph_n offspring_n god_n bless_v he_o for_o his_o holiness_n with_o so_o long_a a_o life_n after_o his_o affliction_n that_o he_o live_v to_o see_v his_o son_n ephraim_n grand_a child_n child_n gen._n 50.23_o yea_o and_o to_o dance_n and_o dandle_v with_o great_a delight_n upon_o his_o lap_n the_o 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upon_o god_n himself_o at_o the_o top_n this_o make_v jacob_n ladder_n or_o christ_n to_o be_v what_o the_o spouse_n call_v he_o cant._n 5.10_o he_o be_v hebr._n vexillatus_fw-la prae_fw-la decem_fw-la millibus_fw-la the_o most_o matchless_a and_o incomparable_a ladder_n in_o the_o world_n the_o chief_a among_o ten_o thousand_o over-topping_a all_o other_o as_o saul_n do_v the_o people_n antesignanus_n or_o standard-bearer_n conspicuous_a above_o all_o the_o way_n of_o life_n be_v above_o to_o the_o wise_a prov._n 15.24_o and_o that_o way_n of_o wisdom_n upon_o this_o ladder_n in_o a_o pleasant_a way_n prov._n 3.17_o it_o do_v many_o a_o soul_n good_a to_o be_v run_v up_o this_o ladder_n i_o have_v sometime_o wonder_v at_o horace_n expression_n coelum_fw-la ipsum_fw-la petimus_fw-la nostrâ_fw-la stultitiâ_fw-la we_o attempt_v heaven_n itself_o in_o our_o folly_n but_o sure_o i_o be_o it_o hold_v more_o true_o gratiâ_fw-la &_o prudentiâ_fw-la by_o god_n grace_n and_o by_o divine_a 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the_o bless_a eliphaz_n in_o job_n 22._o v._o 12._o say_v behold_v the_o height_n of_o the_o star_n how_o high_a they_o be_v so_o high_a that_o our_o eye_n can_v hardly_o reach_v they_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n say_v dr._n hall_n upon_o the_o creation_n that_o we_o can_v look_v up_o to_o so_o great_a a_o height_n and_o so_o admirable_a a_o distance_n and_o that_o our_o very_a eye_n be_v not_o weary_v and_o tire_v out_o in_o that_o long_a way_n before_o they_o come_v to_o that_o long_a journey_n end_v yet_o hereby_o that_o vast_a distance_n be_v undeniable_o discover_v see_v that_o some_o fix_a star_n as_o well_o as_o the_o sun_n be_v big_a than_o the_o whole_a globe_n of_o the_o earth_n notwithstanding_o they_o seem_v to_o the_o beholder_n eye_n but_o as_o so_o
she_o to_o have_v her_o desire_n another_o child_n to_o joseph_n to_o make_v up_o child_n but_o she_o downright_o die_v by_o that_o very_a mean_n desire_v her_o second_o child_n that_o make_v she_o a_o mother_n of_o child_n according_a to_o her_o desire_n give_v i_o child_n or_o i_o die_v desire_v be_v the_o death_n of_o herself_o the_o mother_n she_o have_v a_o child_n to_o wit_n joseph_n and_o live_v yea_o live_v sixteen_o year_n after_o she_o bear_v he_o but_o if_o she_o will_v have_v child_n and_o be_v so_o fret_o discontent_v at_o the_o want_n of_o they_o she_o must_v pay_v dear_a fo●●●r_n discontent_n the_o bring_v forth_o of_o child_n according_a to_o her_o inordinate_a desire_n be_v the_o bring_v forth_o of_o her_o own_o life_n the_o life_n of_o this_o lad_n be_v the_o death_n of_o his_o mother_n as_o soon_o as_o her_o son_n be_v come_v out_o of_o her_o belly_n her_o soul_n also_o go_v cut_v of_o her_o body_n before_o which_o she_o therefore_o name_v this_o son_n of_o sorrow_n benoni_n but_o his_o father_n as_o loath_a to_o have_v a_o daily_a revival_n of_o his_o dolesom_a loss_n call_v he_o benjamin_n as_o dear_a to_o he_o as_o his_o right_a hand_n yet_o this_o right_a hand_n father_n as_o his_o name_n signify_v have_v child_n that_o be_v famous_a for_o lefthanded_n slinger_n judg._n 20.16_o most_o notable_a marksman_n rachel_n die_v of_o benjamin_n who_o she_o over-desired_n our_o desire_n after_o sense-comfort_n shall_v be_v moderate_a and_o submissive_a to_o god_n good_a pleasure_n we_o shall_v be_v willing_a to_o want_v what_o a_o wise_a god_n will_v have_v we_o to_o want_v though_o as_o to_o soul-comfort_n we_o may_v and_o must_v be_v earnest_a and_o importunate_a take_v no_o nay-say_a at_o god_n hand_n these_o thing_n be_v so_o absolute_o necessary_a we_o can_v live_v without_o they_o and_o we_o dare_v not_o die_v without_o they_o these_o latter_a be_v upper_a spring_n throne_n mercy_n and_o right_a hand_n blessing_n must_v be_v strive_v for_o with_o a_o eager_a importunity_n whereas_o the_o former_a be_v but_o nether_a spring_n footstool_n mercy_n and_o leave_v hand_n blessing_n shall_v only_o be_v seek_v for_o with_o a_o even_a indifferency_n so_o as_o to_o be_v please_v without_o they_o if_o god_n be_v not_o please_v to_o bestow_v they_o rachel_n over_o eager_a importunity_n for_o temporal_a blessing_n make_v she_o whatever_o use_n she_o make_v of_o her_o father_n idol_n no_o better_o than_o a_o idolatress_n when_o it_o transport_v she_o into_o a_o mistake_n of_o her_o husband_n for_o she_o god_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v in_o god_n stead_n to_o give_v her_o child_n at_o his_o will_n rachel_n die_v by_o have_v her_o desire_n oh_o bless_v god_n then_o for_o disappointment_n sometime_o to_o have_v what_o we_o affect_v may_v undo_v we_o and_o our_o wish_n take_v no_o effect_n become_v the_o best_a weal_n to_o we_o let_v god_n be_v wise_a for_o we_o than_o we_o for_o ourselves_o god_n grant_v our_o desire_n ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la though_o not_o ad_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la always_o for_o our_o weal_n not_o so_o for_o our_o will_n bless_a jacob_n lose_v his_o lovely_a rachel_n such_o loss_n happen_v alike_o to_o all_o to_o the_o good_a and_o to_o the_o bad_a eccles_n 9.2_o it_o be_v the_o jew_n custom_n to_o break_v the_o glass_n out_o of_o which_o the_o bridegroom_n and_o the_o bride_n drink_v that_o thereby_o they_o both_o may_v be_v mind_v of_o their_o own_o mortality_n and_o that_o they_o as_o frail_a as_o grass_n may_v only_o so_o love_n as_o to_o meditate_v upon_o loss_n yet_o this_o loss_n of_o jacob_n be_v qualify_v to_o he_o 1._o partly_o by_o his_o god_n who_o instead_o of_o a_o die_a wife_n give_v he_o a_o live_a son_n and_o such_o a_o dear_a child_n as_o it_o be_v say_v the_o life_n of_o the_o father_n be_v bind_v up_o in_o the_o life_n of_o the_o lad_n gen._n 44.30_o so_o comfortable_a be_v the_o son_n to_o the_o father_n and_o so_o compassionate_a be_v the_o father_n to_o the_o son_n that_o if_o the_o son_n die_v the_o father_n can_v not_o live_v 2._o jacob_n be_v loss_n be_v partly_o qualify_v by_o himself_o in_o two_o respect_n 1._o in_o change_v the_o name_n of_o sorrow_n give_v this_o son_n by_o his_o die_a mother_n into_o a_o name_n of_o joy_n that_o be_v benoni_n into_o benjamin_n not_o like_v such_o a_o stand_a memorial_n of_o mourn_v for_o his_o moanful_a loss_n he_o alter_v that_o name_n by_o his_o own_o authority_n and_o in_o a_o better_a name_n as_o it_o be_v bury_v his_o own_o grief_n which_o new_a name_n import_v that_o though_o this_o son_n be_v a_o son_n of_o sorrow_n to_o the_o die_a mother_n yet_o he_o shall_v be_v for_o his_o mother_n sake_n a_o son_n of_o joy_n to_o he_o the_o live_a father_n yea_o as_o near_o and_o as_o dear_a to_o he_o as_o his_o own_o right_a hand_n that_o be_v a_o son_n of_o love_n psal_n 80.17_o and_o the_o more_o because_o this_o only_a of_o all_o jacob_n child_n be_v bear_v within_o the_o verges_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n 2_o in_o erect_v a_o pillar_n upon_o rachel_n grave_n to_o testify_v his_o respect_n and_o continue_v her_o remembrance_n decease_a relation_n may_v lawful_o be_v thus_o honour_v with_o such_o monument_n as_o have_v not_o any_o superstition_n nor_o too_o much_o pomp_n and_o vanity_n in_o they_o such_o a_o one_o be_v this_o of_o rachel_n sepulchre_n gen._n 35.20_o not_o demolish_v as_o superstitious_a either_o by_o joshua_n or_o the_o judge_n but_o be_v honourable_o mention_v in_o king_n saul_n time_n 1_o sam._n 10.2_o such_o memorial_n of_o the_o dead_a be_v for_o remind_v the_o live_n that_o they_o may_v imitate_v the_o virtue_n of_o the_o decease_a so_o die_v in_o hope_n of_o a_o better_a resurrection_n and_o doubtless_o the_o make_n of_o this_o monument_n for_o rachel_n tomb_n be_v some_o satisfaction_n and_o consolation_n to_o deject_a jacob._n it_o be_v meet_a that_o sorrowful_a man_n shall_v make_v their_o own_o burden_n as_o light_v as_o they_o can_v so_o jacob_n do_v here_o the_o four_o cross_n and_o calamity_n that_o befall_v jacob_n as_o return_v home_n in_o his_o own_o family_n be_v his_o elder_a son_n reuben_n commit_v incest_n with_o bilhah_n his_o father_n concubine_n gen._n 35.22_o this_o holy_a patriarch_n jacob_n be_v just_a like_o the_o waterman_n oar_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o god_n no_o soon_o be_v he_o heave_v up_o out_o of_o the_o salt_n water_n of_o one_o affliction_n but_o present_o he_o be_v dip_v down_o again_o into_o another_o by_o the_o mighty_a hand_n of_o god_n marvellous_a providence_n nay_o indeed_o he_o be_v not_o well-weighed_a out_o of_o the_o salt_n water_n of_o his_o three_o calamity_n rachel_n death_n but_o he_o be_v present_o plunge_v into_o this_o four_o cross_n to_o wit_n reuben_n incest_n the_o death_n of_o his_o dear_a wife_n must_v needs_o cost_v he_o the_o shed_v whole_a shower_n of_o salt_n tear_n therefore_o proper_o enough_o be_v his_o sorrow_n for_o it_o call_v salt_n water_n and_o it_o can_v not_o but_o occasion_n in_o he_o a_o long_a and_o last_a heaviness_n especial_o if_o jacob_n make_v reflection_n upon_o himself_o how_o he_o may_v be_v somewhat_o accessary_a to_o his_o dear_a wife_n hard_a travel_n by_o put_v she_o upon_o travel_v it_o be_v suppose_v on_o foot_n with_o a_o heavy_a burden_n in_o her_o belly_n and_o which_o be_v worse_a the_o pang_n of_o her_o hard_a travel_n come_v upon_o she_o in_o the_o very_a way_n of_o her_o heavy_a travel_v even_o in_o the_o open_a field_n too_o a_o place_n incommodious_a enough_o for_o such_o hard_a and_o hazardous_a a_o wor●●_n wherein_o all_o warmth_n and_o other_o conveniency_n be_v requisite_a yea_o necessary_a for_o a_o safe_a deliverance_n sure_o we_o may_v not_o suppose_v that_o so_o good_a a_o man_n as_o jacob_n be_v and_o so_o kind_a a_o husband_n to_o his_o belove_a rachel_n can_v peaceable_o put_v his_o dear_a wife_n especial_o under_o she_o so_o sad_a present_a circumstance_n upon_o unnecessary_a hardship_n and_o hazard_n some_o doubt_n of_o jacob_n due_a tenderness_n to_o his_o big-bellyed_a rachel_n because_o god_n bid_v he_o go_v up_o to_o bethel_n and_o dwell_v there_o gen._n 35.1_o hence_o it_o be_v object_v why_o do_v not_o jacob_n dwell_v or_o abide_v at_o bethel_n as_o god_n have_v command_v he_o until_o rachel_n both_o delivery_n and_o recovery_n but_o before_o both_o these_o he_o remove_v from_o bethel_n towards_o bethlehem_n or_o towards_o ephratah_n which_o be_v bethlehem_n gen._n 35.19_o and_o the_o prophet_n micah_n ch._n 5_o 2._o put_v both_o these_o name_n together_o thou_o bethlehem_n ephrata_n but_o something_o must_v be_v say_v here_o for_o jacob_n just_a vindication_n to_o wit_n 1._o he_o understand_v god_n command_n for_o his_o dwelling_n or_o abide_v at_o
express_o that_o isaac_n be_v a_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o die_v gen._n 35.28_o the_o long_a liver_n after_o heber_n of_o all_o the_o patriarch_n be_v this_o child_n of_o promise_n isaac_n who_o abraham_n beget_v in_o his_o old_a age_n he_o have_v a_o long_a life_n than_o his_o father_n abraham_n who_o die_v when_o he_o be_v a_o hundred_o and_o seventy_o five_o year_n old_a gen._n 25.7_o so_o that_o it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a joseph_n see_v his_o grandfather_n isaac_n though_o isaac_n forty_o year_n blindness_n hinder_v he_o from_o see_v joseph_n before_o he_o be_v sell_v into_o bondage_n and_o that_o isaac_n bless_v he_o and_o all_o jacob_n child_n before_o he_o die_v for_o it_o be_v relate_v in_o gen._n 35.27_o that_o jacob_n come_v from_o migdal-edar_a his_o last_a stage_n to_o his_o father_n isaac_n then_o remove_v from_o beershebah_n where_o jacob_n leave_v he_o gen._n 28.10_o unto_o hebron_n upon_o the_o occasion_n it_o be_v suppose_v ot_fw-mi bury_a rebekah_n there_o gen._n 49.31_o of_o who_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n after_o jacob_n return_n with_o his_o wife_n child_n family_n and_o furniture_n when_o he_o have_v be_v now_o absent_a from_o isaac_n about_o thirty_o year_n to_o wit_n twenty_o one_o in_o mesopotamia_n with_o laban_n and_o nine_o in_o his_o return_v and_o sojourning_n have_v so_o many_o halt_v in_o the_o way_n not_o only_o through_o his_o own_o halt_n but_o also_o through_o the_o many_o hindrance_n he_o have_v therein_o one_o while_o stop_v by_o laban_n behind_o another_o while_n by_o esau_n before_o yea_o all_o these_o four_o cross_n aforemention_v befalling_a his_o family_n in_o his_o passage_n make_v he_o make_v long_a pause_n at_o several_a stage_n beside_o his_o own_o tenderness_n of_o overdriving_a his_o tender_a child_n his_o breed_n and_o bear_v flock_n and_o herd_n etc._n etc._n make_v he_o lead_v on_o soft_o and_o make_v very_o short_a stage_n beside_o also_o many_o other_o impediment_n not_o 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canaan_n since_o his_o return_n from_o laban_n he_o go_v oft_o over_o to_o pay_v his_o due_a respect_n and_o reverential_a duty_n to_o this_o reverend_a prophet_n and_o patriarch_n while_o he_o dwell_v not_o very_o far_o distant_a from_o he_o in_o hebron_n before_o he_o remove_v himself_o from_o his_o former_a habitation_n at_o migdal-edar_a about_o 20_o mile_n from_o isaac_n with_o all_o his_o bag_n and_o baggage_n as_o we_o say_v at_o this_o time_n to_o he_o gen._n 35.27_o hither_o to_o hebron_n jacob_n come_v with_o his_o whole_a family_n flock_n and_o furniture_n even_o a_o vast_a train_n and_o attendance_n where_o he_o have_v the_o happiness_n to_o be_v a_o inhabitant_n with_o his_o age_a yet_o affectionate_a father_n in_o peace_n and_o plenty_n for_o twelve_o year_n together_o after_o so_o long_o wearisome_a and_o dangerous_a a_o pilgrimage_n here_o he_o have_v the_o comfort_n of_o cohabitation_n with_o his_o much_o endear_a isaac_n where_o for_o so_o long_a a_o time_n he_o be_v 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to_o cry_v out_o we_o be_v very_o guilty_a etc._n etc._n but_o have_v have_v such_o brazen_a brow_n notwithstanding_o the_o clear_a conviction_n to_o profess_v themselves_o as_o innocent_a as_o the_o child_n unborn_a even_o at_o the_o very_a point_n of_o death_n yet_o in_o this_o they_o symbolize_v with_o the_o patriarch_n who_o say_v come_v let_v we_o kill_v joseph_n and_o we_o will_v say_v some_o evil_a beast_n have_v devour_v he_o gen._n 37.20_o so_o say_v the_o present_a plotter_n come_v let_v we_o kill_v the_o king_n etc._n etc._n and_o we_o will_v lay_v all_o upon_o the_o presbyterian_o and_o say_v they_o be_v the_o evil_a b●●●●_n that_o have_v do_v it_o thus_o they_o stick_v not_o at_o brutish_a act_n be_v no_o better_a than_o brute_n and_o the_o evil_a beast_n themselves_o can_v commit_v they_o but_o care_v not_o to_o own_v they_o cover_v matchless_a murder_n with_o a_o palpable_a lie_n thus_o the_o powder-plotter_n teach_v they_o this_o trick_n who_o then_o project_v to_o lay_v the_o blow_v up_o of_o the_o parliament_n upon_o the_o protestant_n etc._n etc._n but_o as_o god_n rescue_v joseph_n out_o of_o the_o bloody_a hand_n of_o his_o brethren_n and_o that_o protestant_a king_n and_o parliament_n out_o of_o the_o like_a hand_n of_o papist_n in_o king_n james_n reign_n so_o god_n have_v deliver_v do_v deliver_v and_o we_o trust_v will_v do_v 2_o cor._n 1.10_o section_n the_o four_o have_v discourse_v upon_o 1._o the_o seller_n 2._o the_o buyer_n of_o joseph_n the_o three_o circumstance_n be_v the_o cause_n how_o joseph_n come_v to_o be_v sell_v it_o be_v express_o say_v to_o be_v envy_n it_o be_v say_v his_o brethren_n hate_v he_o gen._n 37.4_o and_o they_o envy_v he_o v._o 11._o and_o stephen_n say_v peremptory_o that_o the_o patriarch_n move_v with_o envy_n sell_v joseph_n into_o egypt_n act._n 7._o 9_o the_o ground_n of_o it_o moses_n mention_v so_o wit_n joseph_n be_v but_o a_o child_n manifest_v himself_o of_o a_o most_o towardly_a disposition_n above_o all_o his_o brethren_n appear_v more_o virtuous_a and_o more_o religious_a than_o they_o all_o hence_o he_o become_v his_o father_n darling_n gen._n 37.3_o not_o only_o because_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o his_o old_a age_n as_o it_o be_v say_v there_o for_o so_o benjamin_n be_v too_o and_o more_o than_o he_o but_o also_o because_o as_o the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v read_v that_o clause_n moral_o he_o be_v a_o prudent_a and_o pious_a son_n and_o a_o wise_a son_n make_v a_o glad_a father_n prov._n 10.1_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o old_a stripling_n for_o his_o grave_a deportment_n in_o quo_fw-la ante_fw-la canos_fw-la sapientia_fw-la his_o behaviour_n be_v manly_a while_o but_o a_o child_n and_o therefore_o some_o say_v hence_o jacob_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n foresee_v he_o will_v grow_v up_o unto_o a_o greatness_n above_o benjamin_n and_o all_o his_o brethren_n as_o gen._n 49.22_o 26._o therefore_o be_v he_o peculiar_o call_v the_o son_n of_o jacob_n love_n so_o pirkei_n rab._n eliez_n cap._n 38._o though_o benjamin_n be_v fifteen_o year_n young_a than_o joseph_n so_o more_o tender_a and_o more_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n old_a age_n yea_o and_o of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v that_o jacob_n life_n be_v bind_v up_o in_o the_o life_n of_o this_o young_a lad_n gen._n 44.30_o call_v a_o lad_n there_o though_o then_o he_o be_v a_o large_a lad_n thirty_o year_n old_a as_o some_o compute_v and_o have_v at_o that_o time_n ten_o child_n yet_o benjamin_n be_v but_o a_o lad_n in_o their_o phrase_n because_o the_o young_a of_o they_o and_o then_o joseph_n be_v repute_v lose_v the_o father_n darling_n but_o at_o this_o time_n benjamin_n be_v not_o above_o one_o year_n old_a at_o joseph_n sale_n can_v not_o be_v so_o capable_a of_o his_o father_n love_n as_o joseph_n who_o be_v the_o first_o bear_v of_o his_o belove_a rachel_n and_o much_o long_v for_o on_o both_o side_n before_o he_o be_v bear_v and_o as_o josephus_n say_v have_v much_o of_o his_o mother_n resemblance_n therefore_o no_o wonder_n if_o he_o be_v the_o best_a belove_a when_o he_o be_v bear_v especial_o prove_v pver_fw-la bonae_fw-la indolis_fw-la a_o child_n of_o good_a towardliness_n who_o jacob_n do_v not_o educate_v though_o his_o darling_n in_o idleness_n and_o cocker_a vanity_n which_o corrupt_v and_o undo_v many_o youth_n but_o bring_v he_o up_o in_o that_o honest_a employ_v of_o feed_v his_o father_n flock_n gen_n 37.2_o then_o look_v upon_o as_o a_o calling_n not_o only_o honest_a but_o honourable_a and_o exceed_v advantageous_a for_o the_o patriarch_n wealth_n and_o the_o external_a blessing_n of_o god_n consist_v most_o in_o cattle_n ol_v all_o sort_n therefore_o jacob_n set_v his_o dear_a joseph_n not_o deem_v it_o any_o disparagement_n to_o his_o darling_n to_o feed_v the_o flock_n even_o with_o the_o son_n of_o his_o secondary_a wife_n the_o handmaid_n to_o wit_n with_o dan_n and_o napthali_n the_o son_n of_o bilhah_n and_o with_o god_n and_o asher_n the_o son_n of_o zilpah_n with_o those_o joseph_n humble_o consort_v in_o this_o mean_v employ_v though_o those_o son_n of_o jacob_n pilgashoth_n or_o concubine_n make_v a_o slave_n or_o servant_n of_o he_o as_o nagnar_n signify_v they_o make_v he_o their_o jack-boy_n as_o joshuah_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o boy_n to_o moses_n exod._n 24.13_o thus_o ainsworth_n read_v that_o gen._n 37.2_o and_o he_o be_v a_o lad_n with_o the_o son_n of_o bilhah_n and_o zilpah_n which_o dr._n lightfoot_n understand_v that_o he_o be_v their_o boy_n and_o servant_n to_o run_v their_o errand_n this_o cruelty_n of_o his_o consort_n to_o he_o some_o think_v he_o complain_v of_o to_o his_o father_n hereupon_o it_o be_v say_v there_o that_o be_v bring_v their_o evil_a report_n to_o jacob_n that_o be_v their_o injurious_a usage_n of_o he_o
and_o unkind_a churlish_a carriage_n to_o he_o suppose_v that_o the_o baseness_n of_o their_o birth_n make_v they_o as_o it_o usual_o fall_v out_o more_o morose_n immorigerous_a and_o ill-conditioned_n other_o say_v further_o that_o this_o evil_a report_n include_v more_o than_o their_o cruel_a carriage_n towards_o he_o to_o wit_n their_o criminal_a conversion_n in_o the_o country_n not_o only_o their_o common_a contention_n among_o themselves_o but_o also_o their_o carnal_a copulation_n if_o not_o with_o man_n and_o beast_n as_o some_o censorious_o enough_o say_v yet_o with_o the_o daughter_n of_o that_o heathen_a land_n &c_n &c_n joseph_n observe_v this_o with_o abhorrency_n inform_v his_o father_n of_o it_o that_o he_o may_v reclaim_v they_o from_o their_o evil_a course_n wherein_o not_o only_o the_o son_n of_o the_o two_o handmaid_n but_o also_o those_o of_o leah_n as_o reuben_n of_o incest_n etc._n etc._n be_v all_o find_v faulty_a though_o this_o be_v a_o good_a demonstration_n of_o joseph_n piety_n do_v but_o the_o office_n herein_o both_o 1._o of_o a_o good_a son_n to_o his_o father_n see_v it_o be_v part_n of_o that_o honour_n ingenuous_a son_n owe_v to_o their_o parent_n require_v in_o the_o five_o command_n to_o promote_v all_o that_o in_o they_o lie_v their_o domestic_a discipline_n and_o to_o conceal_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v prejudicial_a thereto_o but_o to_o let_v all_o vice_n have_v its_o due_a cerrection_n 2._o and_o of_o a_o good_a brother_n to_o his_o brethren_n in_o not_o suff●●ing_v sin_n to_o lie_v upon_o they_o unreproved_a which_o be_v to_o do_v the_o worst_a kind_n of_o hatred_n leu._n 19.17_o as_o joseph_n out_o of_o pure_a love_n to_o virtue_n abhor_v his_o brethren_n vice_n so_o out_o of_o pure_a love_n to_o their_o soul_n he_o may_v first_o private_o admonish_v they_o though_o the_o scripture_n be_v silent_a as_o well_o as_o he_o do_v acquaint_v his_o father_n of_o their_o sin_n for_o suture_a reformation_n whereby_o he_o acquit_v his_o own_o soul_n of_o that_o guilt_n which_o he_o may_v have_v contract_v by_o his_o silence_n yet_o this_o be_v the_o first_o ground_n of_o their_o malice_n against_o joseph_n which_o be_v increase_v second_o by_o jacob_n indulgency_n towards_o he_o but_o raise_v up_o to_o its_o utmost_a elevation_n three_o by_o his_o own_o renew_a dream_n of_o his_o advancement_n above_o they_o this_o be_v that_o which_o lie_v uppermost_a with_o most_o weight_n upon_o their_o stomach_n when_o they_o resolve_v to_o destroy_v he_o because_o he_o be_v the_o dreamer_n gen._n 37.19_o as_o to_o the_o first_o ground_n of_o their_o envy_n it_o therefore_o plain_o appear_v from_o the_o premise_n that_o it_o be_v not_o scandalum_fw-la datum_fw-la sed_fw-la acceptum_fw-la not_o offence_n give_v cares_o but_o take_v causlesty_n for_o though_o it_o be_v satan_n title_n and_o office_n to_o be_v the_o accuser_n of_o the_o brethren_n rev._n 12.10_o in_o which_o work_n joseph_n be_v now_o involve_v yet_o do_v he_o not_o this_o out_o of_o any_o premeditate_a malice_n as_o the_o devil_n do_v he_o be_v now_o but_o a_o innocent_a child_n so_o call_v here_o to_o free_v he_o from_o that_o evil_a but_o out_o of_o the_o simplicity_n of_o his_o mind_n and_o purity_n of_o his_o affection_n who_o can_v not_o at_o this_o tender_a age_n brook_v sin_n in_o his_o brethren_n whereby_o a_o evil_a report_n be_v raise_v against_o that_o only_o religious_a family_n of_o his_o father_n jacob_n among_o the_o heathen_a which_o be_v a_o great_a grief_n to_o his_o tender_a spirit_n in_o his_o tender_a year_n and_o suppose_v he_o do_v not_o first_o private_o admonish_v they_o which_o yet_o may_v charitable_o be_v suppose_v notwithstanding_o scripture_n silence_n as_o before_o but_o that_o he_o immediate_o complain_v of_o they_o to_o his_o father_n it_o may_v be_v say_v in_o that_o case_n that_o joseph_n look_v upon_o private_a admonition_n unnecessary_a where_o the_o offence_n be_v public_a and_o he_o may_v see_v those_o sinner_n to_o be_v no_o better_o than_o scorner_n such_o as_o solomon_n say_v must_v not_o be_v reprove_v prov._n 9.8_o 9_o be_v like_o dog_n who_o love_v loathsome_a carrion_n their_o filthy_a sin_n better_o than_o the_o fragrant_a perfume_n of_o any_o pious_a admonition_n and_o will_v rather_o fly_v in_o the_o face_n of_o he_o who_o will_v drive_v they_o from_o it_o than_o flee_v from_o their_o peccatum_fw-la in_o deliciit_n or_o darling_n sin_n or_o be_v drive_v from_o it_o by_o the_o precious_a balm_n psal_n 141.5_o of_o his_o religious_a rebuke_n give_v not_o holy_a thing_n to_o dog_n say_v christ_n mat._n 7.6_o nor_o cast_v pearl_n before_o swine_n or_o hog_n such_o a_o pearl_n as_o be_v the_o reproof_n of_o life_n prov._n 15.31_o those_o unclean_a creature_n hog_n and_o dog_n as_o they_o be_v unlawful_a to_o be_v sacrifice_v so_o be_v unfit_a to_o be_v admonish_v such_o sensual_a swine_n will_v grunt_v against_o all_o propound_a goodness_n and_o such_o mad_a dog_n will_v furious_o fly_v in_o the_o face_n of_o those_o that_o tell_v they_o of_o their_o fault_n such_o as_o have_v even_o weary_v themselves_o with_o stand_v and_o walk_v so_o long_o in_o wicked_a way_n that_o they_o be_v now_o set_v down_o in_o the_o chair_n of_o pestilence_n hebr._n that_o seat_n of_o the_o scornful_a psal_n 1.1_o such_o scorner_n be_v not_o worth_a warning_n though_o some_o unruly_a one_o in_o the_o visible_a church_n must_v be_v warn_v 1_o thes_n 5.14_o because_o this_o kind_n of_o scorner_n refuse_v to_o be_v reform_v and_o even_o have_v to_o be_v heal_v jer._n 51.9_o hos_fw-la 11.5_o prov._n 5.12_o joseph_n therefore_o might_n have_v no_o hope_n of_o prevail_v with_o his_o unruly_a brethren_n by_o his_o private_a reproof_n but_o that_o they_o will_v hate_v he_o the_o more_o apply_v himself_o to_o his_o father_n who_o be_v the_o king_n priest_n and_o prophet_n or_o public_a person_n of_o the_o family_n to_o inform_v he_o as_o the_o monitor_n do_v the_o master_n in_o 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the_o first_o cause_n the_o second_o cause_n of_o their_o hatred_n and_o envy_n be_v his_o father_n favour_n not_o to_o say_v fondness_n to_o he_o above_o all_o his_o other_o son_n because_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o his_o old_a age_n gen._n 37.3_o or_o as_o onkelos_n have_v it_o because_o he_o be_v a_o wise_a son_n as_o above_o ingenuous_a and_o therefore_o amiable_a whatever_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o the_o father_n love_n to_o joseph_n this_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o father_n love_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o his_o brethren_n hatred_n to_o he_o v._o 4._o the_o evidence_n of_o the_o former_a be_v the_o argument_n for_o the_o latter_a as_o joseph_n tell_v the_o truth_n not_o lie_v of_o they_o veritas_fw-la odium_fw-la parit_fw-la be_v the_o first_o cause_n of_o their_o hate_v he_o for_o truth_n be_v a_o excellent_a lady_n but_o he_o that_o follow_v she_o too_o close_o at_o heel_n may_v hap_v to_o have_v his_o tooth_n strike_v out_o as_o say_v the_o proverb_n can_v any_o man_n that_o tell_v other_o of_o their_o fault_n expect_v to_o be_v love_v no_o it_o be_v as_o those_o that_o be_v awaken_v out_o of_o their_o sleep_n be_v usual_o unquiet_a take_v it_o common_o unkind_o and_o begin_v to_o brawl_v with_o their_o best_a friend_n for_o so_o do_v thus_o joseph_n brethren_n treat_v he_o for_o the_o like_a so_o jacob_n show_v more_o respect_n to_o he_o than_o to_o the_o rest_n give_v occasion_n of_o this_o grudge_n and_o malignant_a emulation_n joseph_n candour_n plain_o produce_v contrary_a effect_n in_o his_o father_n and_o in_o his_o brethren_n the_o former_a love_v he_o for_o it_o for_o which_o the_o latter_a hate_v he_o his_o father_n love_v he_o for_o bring_v deed_n of_o darkness_n to_o light_n but_o his_o brethren_n hate_v he_o because_o their_o deed_n love_v darkness_n more_o than_o light_n as_o themselves_o do_v joh._n 3.19_o
lest_o parent_n partiality_n presume_v to_o put_v a_o difference_n where_o neither_o god_n nor_o nature_n have_v put_v any_o fond_a affection_n express_v by_o parent_n to_o some_o one_o fantling_n above_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v the_o ready_a way_n to_o exasperate_v the_o slight_v against_o the_o cockered_a against_o this_o evil_n the_o apostle_n warn_v eph._n 6.4_o parent_n provoke_v not_o your_o child_n to_o wrath_n well_o know_v that_o parent_n partiality_n may_v breed_v heartburning_a among_o child_n therefore_o it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o prudence_n in_o all_o parent_n so_o to_o govern_v their_o inward_a affection_n or_o at_o least_o so_o to_o order_n and_o restrain_v the_o demonstration_n of_o their_o love_n in_o outward_a sign_n that_o they_o give_v no_o cause_n of_o either_o grudge_n or_o grief_n among_o their_o child_n it_o be_v no_o marvel_n say_v ambrose_n if_o brethren_n fall_v out_o about_o house_n and_o land_n when_o joseph_n brethren_n can_v so_o hate_v he_o and_o all_o 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upon_o his_o other_o son_n adonijah_n 1_o king_n 1.6_o cocker_a he_o when_o he_o shall_v have_v be_v correct_v he_o the_o fond_a father_n please_v his_o son_n in_o his_o childhood_n and_o the_o foolish_a son_n displease_v his_o father_n in_o his_o old_a age_n not_o care_v if_o he_o crush_v his_o very_a heart_n when_o now_o bedrid_a a_o poor_a clynick_n by_o his_o disloyalty_n and_o usurpation_n this_o also_o be_v a_o evil_a in_o old_a eli_n 1_o sam._n 2.22_o to_o 29._o who_o likely_a have_v mar_v his_o son_n all_o along_o with_o too_o much_o fond_a indulgence_n and_o now_o in_o his_o old_a age_n have_v quite_o lose_v his_o authority_n over_o they_o this_o gentleness_n of_o eli_n to_o his_o villainous_a son_n god_n reprove_v he_o smart_o for_o because_o he_o will_v not_o rebuke_v they_o sharp_o or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cutting_o and_o to_o the_o quick_a tit._n 1.13_o for_o their_o notorious_a villainy_n say_v because_o thou_o will_v rather_o gratifie-them_a than_o glorify_v i_o thou_o shall_v have_v thy_o belly_n full_a of_o they_o and_o in_o the_o end_n they_o help_v to_o break_v both_o his_o neck_n and_o his_o heart_n ch._n 4.17_o 18._o thus_o also_o jacob_n here_o very_o probable_o be_v too_o fond_a a_o father_n to_o his_o son_n joseph_n who_o yet_o be_v more_o worthy_a of_o his_o father_n love_n than_o any_o of_o the_o aforesaid_a yea_o than_o any_o of_o his_o own_o brethren_n notwithstanding_o immoderate_a love_n or_o over_o fond_a affection_n even_o to_o one_o well_o deserve_v they_o displease_v the_o lord_n and_o therefore_o he_o permit_v jacob_n to_o smart_v for_o it_o so_o severe_o as_o to_o refuse_v all_o comfort_n as_o if_o there_o be_v not_o a_o good_a providence_n of_o god_n without_o leave_v whereof_o no_o beast_n can_v bite_v joseph_n to_o be_v submit_v unto_o and_o as_o if_o there_o be_v no_o resurrection_n to_o restore_v dan._n 12.2_o hebr._n 11.34_o all_o parent_n must_v therefore_o watch_v in_o both_o the_o best_a may_v offend_v that_o passion_n grow_v not_o too_o wild_a whether_o love_n or_o grief_n and_o such_o as_o will_v not_o be_v govern_v either_o by_o refine_a reason_n or_o by_o divine_o inspire_v grace_n this_o may_v cost_v they_o dear_a as_o to_o jacob_n here_o the_o three_o move_v cause_n in_o those_o seller_n to_o sell_v joseph_n be_v as_o 2._o for_o his_o gawdy_a coat_n his_o earthly_a father_n give_v he_o out_o of_o his_o probable_o too_o fond_a affection_n as_o before_o to_o he_o so_o 3._o for_o his_o divine_a dream_n he_o receive_v from_o his_o heavenly_a father_n once_o and_o again_o and_o reveal_v they_o to_o his_o brethren_n and_o jacob._n these_o remark_n be_v observable_a 1._o joseph_n dream_n be_v divine_a for_o it_o must_v be_v the_o finger_n of_o god_n or_o a_o divine_a hand_n which_o make_v joseph_n a_o child_n to_o become_v a_o prophet_n as_o the_o child_n samuel_n be_v after_o 1_o sam._n 3.1_o 4_o 8_o 10_o and_z 11_o etc._n etc._n and_o which_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o babe_n ordain_v strength_n psal_n 8.2_o to_o foretell_v future_a thing_n though_o for_o the_o present_a joseph_n be_v but_o a_o child_n have_v as_o little_a understanding_n of_o his_o dream_n as_o the_o child_n samuel_n have_v of_o his_o vision_n 1_o sam._n 3.7_o neither_o of_o they_o yet_o be_v acquaint_v with_o they_o 2._o those_o dream_n be_v double_v as_o pharaoh_n be_v gen._n 41.32_o not_o only_o to_o make_v a_o deepe●_n impression_n upon_o the_o mind_n but_o also_o to_o import_v both_o assurance_n and_o expedition_n of_o the_o matter_n and_o though_o his_o dream_n be_v double_a in_o vision_n yet_o be_v they_o but_o single_a in_o sense_n and_o signification_n as_o pharaoh_n be_v gen._n 41.25_o both_o the_o dream_n have_v one_o and_o the_o same_o interpretation_n 3._o those_o two_o dream_n be_v of_o two_o differ_v kind_n the_o first_o be_v of_o terrestrial_a thing_n that_o his_o brethren_n sheaf_n in_o their_o personal_a joint-harvest_n work_v do_v obeisance_n to_o his_o sheaf_n the_o 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of_o it_o or_o prudent_o pretend_v a_o dislike_n for_o prevent_v the_o further_a envy_n of_o his_o son_n against_o joseph_n this_o latter_a the_o judicious_a judge_n to_o be_v jacob_n drift_n and_o design_n in_o rebuke_v the_o dreamer_n gen._n 37.10_o and_o therefore_o he_o draw_v his_o argument_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o impossibility_n and_o absurdity_n of_o it_o shall_v thy_o dead_a mother_n rachel_n rise_v again_o and_o reverence_v thou_o this_o the_o prudent_a old_a patriarch_n may_v say_v to_o mollify_v the_o malice_n of_o joseph_n brethren_n who_o notwithstanding_o do_v bear_v he_o more_o malice_n for_o it_o v._o 11._o however_o as_o light_v as_o jacob_n seem_v to_o make_v of_o it_o he_o lay_v it_o to_o heart_n as_o mary_n the_o mother_n of_o christ_n do_v who_o make_v her_o memory_n like_o the_o golden_a pot_n that_o keep_v the_o mannah_n so_o he_o mind_v those_o remarkable_a matter_n judge_v they_o not_o to_o be_v vain_a but_o to_o have_v something_o more_o than_o ordinary_a in_o they_o mark_v here_o the_o mistake_n of_o josephus_n who_o say_v that_o joseph_n brethren_n find_v no_o fault_n with_o he_o at_o the_o tell_n of_o his_o first_o dream_n whereas_o the_o text_n say_v express_o they_o say_v shall_v thou_o indeed_o reign_v over_o we_o v._n 8._o and_o that_o they_o say_v nothing_o at_o the_o rehearse_n of_o the_o second_o refer_v it_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o their_o father_n to_o who_o it_o be_v tell_v again_o by_o joseph_n who_o therefore_o his_o father_n rebuke_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o brethren_n and_o therefore_o they_o spare_v their_o reproof_n but_o all_o this_o moses_n may_v think_v meet_a to_o omit_v as_o mercer_n think_v 6._o the_o six_o remark_n be_v joseph_n in_o dream_v and_o declare_v his_o dream_n thus_o do_v not_o deserve_v 1_o any_o real_a
rebuke_n from_o his_o father_n for_o both_o his_o dream_n and_o his_o declare_v they_o do_v proceed_v from_o a_o divine_a irresistible_a impulse_n and_o what_o be_v the_o child_n joseph_n he_o can_v not_o be_v disobedient_a to_o the_o heavenly_a vision_n act._n 26.19_o and_o whatever_o be_v jacob_n first_o thought_n of_o it_o his_o second_o thought_n be_v better_a for_o he_o do_v suspect_v those_o dream_n be_v send_v from_o god_n and_o therefore_o do_v expect_v they_o may_v be_v make_v good_a by_o god_n so_o that_o jacob_n soon_o recover_v himself_o when_o he_o have_v more_o serious_o consider_v the_o matter_n and_o mean_v thereof_o much_o less_o 2._o do_v joseph_n deserve_v the_o reproof_n envy_n and_o hatred_n of_o his_o brethren_n because_o all_o these_o redound_v and_o rebound_v upon_o god_n himself_o see_v joseph_n be_v but_o god_n instrument_n herein_o the_o seven_o remark_n be_v the_o marvellous_a harmony_n and_o agreement_n betwixt_o the_o matter_n or_o expression_n of_o the_o first_o dream_n and_o the_o right_a interpretation_n thereof_o behold_v we_o be_v bind_v sheaf_n in_o the_o field_n etc._n etc._n note_v by_o the_o way_n that_o jacob_n notwithstanding_o his_o indulgency_n to_o joseph_n bring_v he_o not_o up_o in_o idleness_n but_o make_v he_o cast_v his_o gay-coat_n in_o harvest-time_n to_o bind_v sheaf_n and_o other_o harvest-work_n multitude_n of_o such_o like_a business_n make_v he_o natural_o dream_v of_o such_o like_a thing_n eccles_n 5.3_o but_o as_o it_o be_v no_o vanity_n a_o real_a prophecy_n of_o future_a event_n so_o it_o be_v a_o supernatural_a dream_n excellent_o adapt_v and_o accommodate_v to_o they_o both_z as_o to_o joseph_n and_o as_o to_o his_o brethren_n 1._o as_o to_o joseph_n who_o be_v a_o right_a sheaf_n of_o corn_n a_o whole_a bundle_n of_o mercy_n as_o jesus_n be_v who_o joseph_n typify_v and_o who_o save_v much_o people_n alive_a this_o hold_v true_a both_o in_o the_o type_n and_o in_o the_o antitype_n gen._n 45.5_o and_o 50.20_o and_o matth._n 1.21_o joh._n 3.16_o and_o heb._n 5.9_o therefore_o his_o name_n be_v jesus_n a_o saviour_n in_o greek_a as_o joseph_n signify_v increase_v in_o hebrew_n who_o be_v a_o mean_n of_o much_o mercy_n to_o thousand_o of_o people_n by_o his_o providence_n and_o provision_n out_o of_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o earth_n in_o the_o plentiful_a year_n gen._n 41.47_o 48._o when_o every_o grain_n of_o corn_n yield_v a_o handful_n of_o increase_n this_o sheaf_n must_v rise_v and_o stand_v upright_o but_o when_o not_o till_o the_o harvest_n which_o usual_o signify_v the_o end_n of_o the_o year_n psal_n 126.5_o 6._o and_o rev._n 14.15_o as_o it_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n matth._n 13.39_o wherein_o god_n foreshow_v joseph_n advancement_n which_o he_o dream_v of_o yet_o withal_o be_v imply_v a_o considerable_a time_n of_o his_o sorrow_n and_o suffering_n of_o his_o imprisonment_n which_o he_o dream_v not_o of_o must_v go_v before_o his_o seedtime_n and_o harvest_n must_v not_o be_v both_o in_o a_o day_n together_o 2._o as_o to_o his_o brethren_n who_o be_v but_o empty_a sheaf_n in_o comparison_n of_o he_o when_o famish_a out_o of_o canaan_n to_o he_o in_o egypt_n gen._n 42.1_o 2_o 3._o where_o they_o come_v bow_v to_o he_o vers_n 6._o to_o get_v some_o corn_n out_o of_o his_o sheaf_n as_o also_o gen._n 43.26.28_o and_o 44.14_o and_o 50.18_o do_v homage_n and_o obeisance_n to_o the_o master_n of_o the_o corn_n and_o to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o land_n whereby_o they_o make_v good_a his_o prophetic_a dream_n though_o unwitting_o and_o which_o those_o scorner_n scorn_v ever_o to_o have_v do_v gen._n 37.7_o 8._o to_o this_o dreamer_n but_o the_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o must_v stand_v prov._n 19.21_o the_o eight_o remark_n be_v the_o like_a harmony_n appear_v betwixt_o the_o expression_n and_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o second_o dream_n as_o of_o the_o first_o behold_v the_o sun_n moon_n and_o eleven_o star_n bow_v down_o to_o i_o gen._n 37.9_o there_o be_v much_o more_o in_o this_o latter_a than_o in_o the_o former_a dream_n yet_o all_o have_v its_o due_a accomplishment_n the_o first_o concern_v his_o brethren_n only_o under_o the_o notion_n of_o sheaf_n but_o this_o second_o not_o only_o concern_v they_o under_o the_o metaphor_n of_o eleven_o star_n but_o also_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n under_o the_o resemblance_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n and_o this_o be_v thus_o interpret_v even_o by_o jacob_n himself_o v._o 10._o where_o 1._o he_o take_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o sun_n and_o so_o shall_v the_o father_n of_o every_o family_n be_v as_o the_o sun_n full_a of_o celestial_a light_n and_o enlighten_v all_o that_o live_v under_o his_o shadow_n hos_n 14.7_o wherein_o also_o he_o take_v notice_n of_o his_o own_o preeminency_n which_o the_o husband_n have_v over_o the_o wife_n who_o 2._o he_o interpret_v to_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o moon_n teach_v hereby_o that_o the_o mother_n as_o the_o moon_n shall_v be_v shine_v forth_o with_o her_o splendour_n in_o her_o husband_n absence_n and_o veil_v to_o he_o when_o he_o be_v in_o his_o place_n and_o presence_n and_o 3._o the_o child_n as_o star_n which_o be_v according_a to_o god_n promise_v to_o his_o grandfather_n abraham_n gen._n 22.17_o which_o shall_v all_o be_v star_n of_o light_n shine_v in_o their_o several_a orb_n as_o so_o many_o lamp_n or_o light_n of_o heaven_n phil._n 2.15_o the_o first_o dream_n relate_v only_o to_o those_o son_n of_o jacob_n under_o one_o figure_n only_o to_o wit_n that_o of_o the_o sheaf_n because_o it_o be_v only_o a_o prognostic_n of_o their_o go_v alone_o without_o their_o father_n etc._n etc._n to_o buy_v corn_n of_o joseph_n to_o who_o they_o do_v then_o their_o obeisance_n but_o the_o second_o dream_n relate_v to_o the_o whole_a family_n of_o jacob_n which_o be_v force_v out_o of_o canaan_n by_o famine_n into_o egypt_n where_o they_o all_o do_v obeisance_n to_o joseph_n hence_o a_o objection_n arise_v how_o do_v joseph_n father_n and_o mother_n do_v obeisance_n to_o he_o seeing_z 1._o the_o scripture_n mention_n no_o such_o thing_n do_v by_o jacob_n and_o 2._o rachel_n be_v dead_a the_o year_n before_o this_o dream_n answer_v the_o first_o as_o to_o joseph_n father_n the_o case_n be_v very_o plain_a that_o he_o do_v humble_a homage_n to_o his_o son_n which_o some_o say_v be_v do_v when_o he_o bow_v himself_o upon_o the_o beds-head_n lean_v upon_o his_o three_o leg_n his_o staff_n take_v in_o both_o the_o hebrew_n mittah_n a_o bed_n and_o the_o septuagint_n read_v it_o without_o point_n matteh_n a_o staff_n which_o the_o apostle_n follow_v heb._n 11.21_o gen._n 47.31_o or_o if_o we_o read_v it_o when_o he_o bow_v himself_o upon_o his_o bedstaff_n but_o this_o be_v a_o wodship_n due_a to_o god_n alone_o mat._n 4.10_o etc._n etc._n and_o not_o do_v to_o joseph_n for_o herein_o he_o solemn_o praise_v the_o lord_n with_o a_o strong_a faith_n in_o his_o weak_a old_a decay_a carcase_n because_o he_o have_v see_v joseph_n alive_a and_o his_o child_n also_o and_o because_o he_o though_o now_o in_o egypt_n have_v hope_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o canaan_n but_o it_o be_v more_o plain_a that_o jacob_n pay_v this_o respect_n to_o his_o son_n joseph_n when_o he_o send_v present_n by_o his_o son_n to_o he_o while_o unknown_a as_o to_o the_o deputy_n commissioner_n or_o lord_n lieutenant_n to_o that_o great_a king_n of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o therefore_o those_o brethren_n of_o joseph_n then_o call_v their_o father_n his_o servant_n and_o with_o that_o word_n in_o their_o mouth_n bow_v their_o head_n and_o make_v obeisance_n gen._n 43.28_o yea_o and_o jacob_n send_v present_v which_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o subjection_n to_o joseph_n so_o that_o it_o may_v well_o enough_o be_v say_v that_o jacob_n the_o father_n do_v homage_n to_o joseph_n his_o son_n at_o least_o by_o a_o proxy_n and_o it_o be_v also_o probable_a when_o jacob_n come_v personal_o to_o joseph_n in_o egypt_n that_o he_o pay_v due_a respect_n to_o he_o according_a to_o the_o dignity_n of_o his_o place_n and_o that_o he_o honour_v he_o by_o his_o person_n as_o he_o have_v do_v before_o by_o a_o proxy_n though_o not_o as_o joseph_n be_v his_o son_n but_o as_o he_o be_v pharaoh_n viceroy_n so_o he_o adore_v god_n who_o have_v thus_o exalt_v he_o answer_v the_o second_o as_o to_o joseph_n mother_n it_o can_v be_v mean_v rachel_n though_o caietan_n oleaster_n etc._n etc._n do_v think_v the_o be_v then_o alive_a for_o she_o die_v before_o jacob_n come_v to_o hebron_n gen._n 35.18_o 19_o and_o while_o she_o live_v benjamin_n be_v not_o bear_v to_o make_v up_o the_o eleven_o son_n or_o star_n in_o the_o dream_n beside_o joseph_n so_o in_o respect_n of_o rachel_n it_o seem_v a_o idle_a
and_o a_o childish_a dream_n but_o see_v jacob_n himself_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o serious_a the_o word_n mother_n must_v have_v another_o meaning_n and_o not_o rachel_n to_o rise_v out_o of_o her_o grave_a to_o do_v it_o indeed_o the_o rabbi_n to_o solve_v this_o do_v say_v this_o be_v fulfil_v in_o joshua_n who_o come_v of_o joseph_n and_o who_o the_o sun_n obey_v in_o stand_v still_o and_o the_o moon_n in_o stay_v her_o course_n josh_n 10.13_o but_o though_o this_o be_v a_o fair_a exemplification_n it_o be_v not_o the_o proper_a interpretation_n of_o the_o dream_n for_o jacob_n understand_v it_o not_o literal_o of_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o firmament_n but_o mystical_o apply_v the_o sun_n to_o himself_o and_o josesph_n likewise_o appli_v the_o dream_n figurative_o to_o himself_o gen._n 42.9_o when_o humane_a event_n have_v now_o give_v the_o most_o genuine_a sense_n of_o that_o divine_a dream_n or_o oracle_n some_o say_v this_o mother_n be_v bilhah_n rachel_n maid_n yet_o call_v joseph_n mother_n because_o she_o be_v his_o nurse_n so_o plautus_n say_v mater_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la mammam_fw-la dedit_fw-la she_o be_v the_o mother_n that_o give_v the_o child_n suck_v thus_o think_v some_o hebrew_n in_o munster_n and_o lyra_n but_o castalion_n say_v it_o be_v leah_n joseph_n half_a mother_n yet_o the_o aforesaid_a lyra_n say_v rachel_n cum_fw-la adoravit_fw-la in_o prole_fw-la i._n e._n benjamin_n lioèt_fw-la non_fw-la in_o personâ_fw-la propriâ_fw-la that_o rachel_n though_o now_o dead_a so_o can_v not_o do_v homage_n to_o joseph_n in_o her_o own_o proper_a person_n yet_o do_v it_o in_o her_o son_n benjamin_n who_o bow_v himself_o to_o joseph_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n gen._n 43.26_o 28_o 29._o where_o all_o the_o eleven_o son_n the_o star_n in_o the_o name_n and_o with_o the_o name_n of_o their_o father_n the_o sun_n say_v he_o be_v your_o servant_n sir_n as_o we_o be_v all_o so_o thus_o by_o a_o marvellous_a providence_n to_o make_v good_a his_o divine_a dream_n they_o become_v all_o humble_a supplicant_n to_o he_o for_o necessary_a bread_n however_o mercer_n judgement_n seem_v most_o solid_a say_v this_o mother_n in_o joseph_n dream_n may_v be_v either_o leah_n according_a to_o castalion_n the_o time_n of_o her_o death_n be_v not_o mention_v by_o moses_n as_o be_v sarah_n who_o be_v the_o only_a woman_n in_o scripture_n who_o age_n at_o death_n be_v record_v nor_o be_v the_o woman_n who_o go_v down_o with_o jacob_n to_o egypt_n name_v or_o number_v at_o all_o by_o he_o save_v only_o that_o they_o be_v seventy_o soul_n gen._n 46.26_o 27._o exod._n 1.5_o deut._n 10.22_o which_o be_v purposely_o register_v at_o their_o go_v into_o egypt_n that_o we_o may_v admire_v the_o power_n and_o providence_n of_o god_n over_o his_o church_n that_o even_o in_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n in_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o year_n those_o seventy_o soul_n be_v multiply_v into_o six_o hundred_o thousand_o man_n beside_o woman_n and_o child_n at_o their_o go_v out_o of_o egypt_n numb_a 1.46_o even_o as_o many_o as_o star_n in_o heaven_n and_o the_o sand_n upon_o the_o seashore_n god_n promise_v be_v make_v good_a by_o a_o miracle_n never_o then_o think_v the_o church_n too_o low_o for_o god_n but_o the_o enquiry_n be_v whether_o leah_n be_v one_o of_o that_o seventy_o which_o go_v down_o with_o jacob_n into_o egypt_n answer_v 1_o some_o suppose_v so_o with_o josephus_n who_o seem_v to_o say_v lib._n 2._o of_o jew_n antiq._n chap._n 4._o that_o leah_n lead_v dinah_n her_o daughter_n down_o thither_o and_o if_o so_o than_o she_o be_v the_o mother_n that_o do_v homage_n to_o joseph_n according_a to_o his_o dream_n so_o those_o two_o the_o mother_n and_o the_o daughter_n may_v make_v up_o the_o three_o and_o thirty_o mention_v gen._n 46.15_o instead_o of_o er_fw-mi and_o onan_n who_o die_v in_o canaan_n for_o their_o sin_n gen._n 38.7_o 10._o so_o do_v not_o go_v down_o to_o egypt_n and_o therefore_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v number_v leah_n and_o dinah_n fill_v up_o their_o place_n answer_v the_o second_o but_o it_o be_v the_o receive_a opinion_n of_o the_o most_o judicious_a author_n that_o leah_n be_v dead_a at_o jacob_n go_v down_o to_o egypt_n so_o that_o see_v it_o be_v not_o leah_n it_o be_v some_o other_o of_o his_o two_o secondary_a wife_n who_o then_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o the_o family_n who_o go_v down_o with_o jacob_n and_o who_o with_o he_o do_v obeisance_n to_o joseph_n and_o no_o doubt_n have_v leah_n be_v alive_a then_o and_o there_o yea_o or_o rachel_n herself_o and_o have_v see_v joseph_n honour_n and_o grandeur_n if_o unknown_a who_o he_o be_v due_a respect_n will_v have_v be_v pay_v by_o they_o both_o unto_o his_o dignity_n and_o deputyship_n thus_o have_v gloss_a upon_o both_o joseph_n dream_n wherein_o god_n have_v reveal_v to_o he_o his_o dominion_n over_o his_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n his_o declare_v those_o dream_n to_o they_o be_v the_o grand_a ground_n of_o their_o envy_n and_o hatred_n against_o he_o hereupon_o at_o the_o very_a first_o view_n of_o he_o when_o send_v of_o jacob_n to_o give_v they_o a_o friendly_a and_o brotherly_a visit_n their_o heart_n rise_v in_o indignation_n and_o belch_v out_o that_o black_a blasphemy_n behold_v the_o dreamer_n come_v gen._n 37.19_o hebr._fw-la baal_n hachalomoth_n a_o lord_n or_o master_n of_o dream_n this_o be_v a_o most_o scurrilous_a scoff_n and_o withal_o 〈◊〉_d most_o cruel_a calumny_n for_o here_o 1._o they_o call_v their_o brother_n baal_n which_o name_n be_v use_v fifty_o seven_o time_n in_o scripture_n for_o a_o dirty_a dunghill_n deity_n a_o false_a god_n or_o idol_n such_o a_o lump_n of_o filthy_a impurity_n that_o baal_n be_v use_v in_o contradistinct_a term_n to_o the_o most_o pure_a and_o holy_a god_n 1_o king_n 18.21_o god_n and_o baal_n yet_o this_o be_v the_o best_a name_n his_o brethren_n bestow_v upon_o their_o best_a brother_n their_o heart_n be_v so_o big_a swell_v with_o spite_n and_o spleen_n that_o they_o can_v not_o call_v he_o by_o his_o name_n his_o own_o proper_a name_n joseph_n but_o nickname_n he_o with_o that_o odious_a and_o beastly_a name_n baal_n but_o 2._o take_v the_o name_n baal_n in_o its_o general_a genuine_a and_o grammatical_a sense_n so_o it_o signify_v a_o lord_n or_o master_n and_o therein_o they_o seem_v to_o honour_v he_o but_o by_o put_v hachalomoth_n to_o baal_n therein_o call_v he_o the_o lord_n and_o master_n of_o dream_n or_o one_o that_o be_v marry_v to_o they_o as_o baal_n signify_v so_o they_o notorious_o dishonour_v he_o reckon_v this_o innocent_a and_o early_o religious_a youth_n among_o the_o abominable_a baalim_n of_o the_o heathen_a world_n whereas_o they_o themselves_o be_v more_o true_o baali-aphim_a master_n of_o anger_n as_o angry_a man_n be_v style_v by_o solomon_n the_o wise_a prov._n 22.24_o baal-aph_a be_v a_o man_n of_o anger_n and_o baal-chemah_a be_v a_o furious_a man_n prov._n 29.12_o so_o they_o be_v rather_o baali-chemoth_a marry_v to_o their_o furious_a passion_n and_o malice_n more_o than_o he_o be_v baal-hacholomoth_a a_o master_n of_o or_o marry_v to_o any_o fond_a dream_n which_o indeed_o be_v divine_a and_o send_v of_o god_n to_o he_o wherein_o he_o be_v passive_a and_o but_o god_n instrument_n both_o in_o receive_v and_o in_o relate_v they_o and_o therefore_o moses_n more_o true_o mention_v how_o their_o father_n jacob_n by_o a_o infallible_a spirit_n name_v those_o very_a nickname_n of_o joseph_n baali-chitsim_a arch_n archer_n or_o master_n of_o arrow_n gen._n 49.23_o those_o cunning_a and_o skilful_a archer_n shoot_v sore_o at_o joseph_n as_o at_o their_o mark_n with_o their_o envenom_a arrow_n of_o rancour_n and_o rage_n in_o their_o loud_a lie_n cruel_a calumny_n and_o cutthroat_n contrivance_n against_o he_o so_o that_o this_o sarcaltick_a nickname_n not_o only_o this_o dreamer_n as_o our_o translation_n over_o narrow_o read_v it_o but_o this_o master_n of_o dream_n as_o the_o hebrew_n plain_o signify_v and_o so_o mr._n ainsworth_n right_o read_v it_o be_v no_o better_a than_o their_o base_a traduce_v their_o brother_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v some_o insolent_a impostor_n and_o have_v make_v those_o dream_n mere_o out_o of_o his_o own_o mad_a mind_n as_o master_n and_o framer_n of_o they_o which_o be_v a_o curse_a calumny_n see_v they_o be_v send_v of_o god_n to_o signify_v that_o his_o advancement_n to_o he_o lord_n of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n come_v not_o by_o chance_n but_o by_o a_o divine_a decree_n and_o god_n powerful_a providence_n however_o their_o scurrilous_a stile_n of_o dreamer_n they_o give_v he_o do_v plain_o demonstrate_v that_o his_o dream_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o hate_v he_o and_o of_o their_o conspire_v to_o kill_v he_o as_o judge_v he_o the_o only_a author_n of_o they_o
do_v hear_v of_o reuben_n incest_n gen._n 35.22_o be_v jacob_n hear_v of_o if_o to_o which_o the_o greek_a version_n add_v and_o it_o appear_v evil_a in_o his_o sight_n this_o necessary_o presuppose_v a_o knowledge_n of_o it_o as_o likewise_o do_v jacob_n word_n to_o simeon_n and_o levi_n gen._n 34.30_o ye_o have_v make_v i_o to_o stink_v etc._n etc._n that_o he_o must_v therefore_o know_v of_o their_o cruelty_n but_o we_o have_v no_o such_o intimation_n of_o jacob_n know_v this_o notwithstanding_o all_o these_o five_o reason_n aforesaid_a the_o other_o opinion_n that_o jacob_n can_v not_o be_v altogether_o ignorant_a of_o the_o transaction_n betwixt_o joseph_n and_o his_o brethren_n in_o that_o horrid_a conspiracy_n seem_v to_o i_o not_o so_o much_o improbable_a upon_o these_o ground_n 1._o jacob_n be_v a_o prophet_n and_o he_o who_o know_v thing_n to_o come_v so_o far_o off_o as_o be_v about_o two_o thousand_o of_o year_n even_o to_o the_o come_n of_o shiloh_n gen._n 49.10_o by_o his_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n can_v not_o well_o but_o be_v able_a by_o that_o same_o spirit_n to_o look_v back_o and_o behold_v that_o thing_n which_o be_v do_v comparative_o but_o the_o other_o day_n as_o the_o prophet_n elisha_n say_v to_o his_o servant_n go_v not_o my_o heart_n with_o thou_o etc._n etc._n 2_o king_n 5.26_o that_o be_v know_v thou_o not_o how_o i_o have_v a_o extraordinary_a spirit_n whereby_o i_o know_v all_o thou_o do_v in_o my_o absence_n though_o thou_o seek_v to_o conceal_v it_o from_o i_o the_o same_o might_n jacob_n say_v to_o his_o son_n that_o in_o spirit_n he_o have_v discern_v all_o they_o have_v do_v to_o joseph_n it_o be_v true_a it_o may_v be_v object_v here_o that_o the_o prophet_n do_v not_o know_v all_o thing_n at_o all_o time_n as_o 2_o sam._n 7.3_o and_o 1_o sam._n 16.6_o etc._n etc._n yea_o elisha_n himself_o say_v the_o lord_n have_v hide_v this_o same_o thing_n from_o i_o 2_o king_n 4.27_o and_o again_o he_o know_v not_o where_o the_o hatchet_n head_n be_v sink_v 2_o king_n 6.6_o answ_n it_o be_v ready_o grant_v that_o god_n may_v also_o hide_v this_o matter_n of_o joseph_n mischief_n from_o his_o father_n for_o thirteen_o year_n together_o notwithstanding_o that_o jewish_a fable_n how_o serah_n asser_n daughter_n gen._n 46.17_o so_o jacob_n niece_n or_o grandchild_n tell_v jacob_n her_o grandfather_n that_o her_o uncle_n joseph_n be_v alive_a for_o which_o good_a office_n say_v the_o hebrew_n she_o be_v translate_v alive_a into_o paradise_n otherwise_o jacob_n have_v not_o mourn_v for_o joseph_n when_o his_o son_n do_v deceive_v he_o with_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o kid_n in_o stead_n of_o joseph_n blood_n as_o he_o have_v deceive_v his_o father_n with_o the_o flesh_n and_o skin_n of_o a_o kid_n in_o stead_n of_o the_o flesh_n of_o venison_n and_o his_o own_o skin_n gen._n 37.32_o etc._n etc._n 27.16_o and_o thirteen_o year_n after_o this_o have_v jacob_n still_o know_v of_o this_o he_o will_v not_o have_v swoon_v at_o the_o tiding_n of_o joseph_n life_n gen._n 45.26_o it_o be_v a_o long_a time_n for_o jacob_n to_o be_v mourning_n for_o joseph_n as_o if_o dead_a which_o his_o unnatural_a son_n impose_v upon_o their_o too_o credulous_a father_n first_o they_o cause_v his_o woe_n and_o then_o come_v to_o comfort_v he_o gen._n 37.35_o miserable_a comforter_n 2._o consider_v how_o joseph_n nourish_v his_o father_n and_o his_o family_n seventeen_o year_n before_o his_o father_n death_n as_o his_o father_n have_v nourish_v he_o seventeen_o year_n before_o his_o sale_n gen._n 37.2_o for_o jacob_n be_v 130_o year_n old_a when_o he_o have_v his_o happy_a meeting_n with_o joseph_n gen._n 47.9_o and_o live_v with_o he_o seventeen_o year_n after_o he_o be_v 147_o year_n old_a when_o he_o die_v v._o 28._o now_o it_o can_v scarce_o be_v probable_a that_o though_o jacob_n be_v keep_v in_o the_o dark_a the_o first_o thirteen_o year_n about_o this_o matter_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v still_o conceal_v the_o 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a_o portion_n among_o legitimate_a child_n but_o also_o as_o it_o wrong_v the_o husband_n notorious_o of_o his_o property_n therefore_o jealousy_n of_o injury_n herein_o do_v raise_v the_o rage_n of_o a_o man_n to_o such_o a_o height_n that_o it_o can_v be_v allay_v without_o revenge_n prov._n 6.34_o 35._o hereupon_o joseph_n argue_v thus_o against_o his_o tempt_v mistress_n with_o a_o argument_n of_o justice_n my_o master_n have_v commit_v all_o his_o good_n but_o thou_o to_o i_o and_o therefore_o for_o i_o to_o meddle_v with_o thou_o will_v be_v transcendent_a and_o notorious_a injustice_n 4._o it_o be_v sacrilege_n especial_o in_o sanctify_v once_o call_v to_o be_v saint_n 1_o cor._n 1.3_o for_o the_o body_n of_o such_o be_v temple_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 1_o cor._n 6.19_o and_o to_o turn_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n into_o the_o devil_n brothel-house_n by_o carnal_a copulation_n adulterous_o be_v no_o better_a than_o profane_a and_o abominable_a sacrilege_n 5._o it_o be_v the_o 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conscience_n towards_o god_n that_o make_v he_o say_v how_o can_v i_o sin_v against_o god_n who_o make_v the_o marriage-covenant_n and_o keep_v the_o bond_n prov._n 2.17_o as_o i_o may_v not_o be_v so_o ungrateful_a to_o my_o kind_a master_n so_o i_o dare_v not_o be_v so_o ungracious_a to_o my_o gracious_a god_n as_o my_o trespass_n will_v be_v wicked_a against_o potiphar_n so_o my_o transgression_n will_v be_v worse_a wicked_a against_o the_o lord_n as_o david_n confess_v psal_n 51.4_o i_o have_v trespass_v against_o uriah_n but_o i_o have_v transgress_v against_o god_n and_o god_n only_o thus_o joseph_n bow_n abode_n in_o strength_n in_o give_v a_o repulse_n to_o this_o temptation_n by_o brand_a it_o for_o a_o great_a wickedness_n as_o a_o trespass_n against_o man_n and_o to_o make_v it_o more_o black_a he_o brand_v it_o likewise_o for_o a_o grievous_a sin_n as_o a_o transgression_n against_o god_n the_o whole_a of_o his_o word_n be_v a_o elegant_a and_o angelical_a apophthegm_n or_o a_o most_o golden_a sentence_n wherewith_o this_o chaste_a youth_n withstand_v a_o most_o brazen_a encounter_n which_o though_o it_o be_v pure_a and_o clean_a in_o itself_o yet_o do_v it_o cast_v dirt_n and_o dung_n at_o the_o foul_a face_n of_o this_o filthy_a sin_n of_o adultery_n as_o honest_a people_n do_v cast_v all_o manner_n of_o stink_a stuff_n at_o those_o whore_n which_o be_v cart_v through_o open_a street_n or_o market-place_n for_o commit_v this_o sin_n this_o be_v joseph_n first_o mean_n his_o second_o mean_n be_v as_o he_o have_v hitherto_o fight_v against_o this_o temptation_n by_o dint_n of_o argument_n so_o hereafter_o he_o be_v force_v to_o fly_v from_o it_o by_o force_n and_o flight_n he_o repulse_n sin_n by_o strength_n of_o arm_n when_o strength_n
a_o quarrel_n from_o repulse_n of_o sin_n as_o this_o harlot_n do_v here_o who_o shall_v rather_o have_v love_v than_o hate_v joseph_n for_o save_v her_o soul_n from_o guilt_n she_o shall_v rather_o have_v take_v this_o as_o a_o occasion_n of_o thankfulness_n thus_o david_n do_v when_o he_o be_v restrain_v by_o abigail_n from_o his_o bloody_a purpose_n against_o nabal_n etc._n etc._n 1_o sam._n 25.32_o 33._o nb._n 3_o it_o be_v better_a to_o lose_v any_o thing_n than_o innocency_n joseph_n here_o choose_v rather_o to_o let_v go_v his_o garment_n than_o his_o conscience_n my_o righteousness_n say_v job_n i_o hold_v fast_o and_o will_v not_o let_v it_o go_v job_n 27.6_o jacob_n will_v let_v flock_n and_o herd_n go_v yea_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n go_v yet_o will_v he_o not_o let_v his_o christ_n go_v gen._n 32.26_o and_o so_o his_o son_n joseph_n here_o will_v let_v his_o garment_n go_v but_o he_o will_v not_o let_v his_o godliness_n go_v some_o may_v wonder_v here_o why_o good_a joseph_n will_v let_v his_o garment_n go_v upon_o a_o double_a account_n 1._o he_o be_v a_o lusty_a though_o not_o a_o lustful_a young_a man_n of_o twenty_o seven_o year_n of_o age_n so_o strong_a enough_o to_o strive_v with_o she_o a_o woman_n and_o can_v have_v either_o out-pulled_a she_o or_o recover_v it_o again_o out_o of_o her_o hand_n in_o case_n it_o be_v a_o loose_a garment_n and_o so_o may_v soon_o slip_v from_o she_o 2._o joseph_n likewise_o be_v not_o only_o a_o lusty_a but_o also_o a_o prudent_a young_a man_n can_v not_o but_o prognosticate_v what_o a_o evil_a use_n this_o harlot_n now_o incense_v by_o her_o disappointment_n will_v make_v of_o his_o garment_n leave_v in_o her_o hand_n etc._n etc._n to_o such_o i_o answer_v it_o must_v be_v grant_v that_o joseph_n be_v able_a and_o can_v have_v rescue_v his_o garment_n but_o he_o be_v not_o win_v nor_o will_v he_o do_v so_o for_o these_o reason_n 1._o his_o reverence_n he_o do_v owe_v to_o his_o mistress_n as_o he_o be_v 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misery_n he_o be_v sure_a to_o suffer_v hereby_o yet_o will_v he_o rather_o pass_v through_o bad_a report_n than_o be_v drive_v either_o from_o his_o duty_n or_o from_o his_o integrity_n 2._o cor._n 6.8_o he_o choose_v not_o iniquity_n rather_o than_o affliction_n job_n 36.21_o but_o choose_v suffering_n rather_o than_o sin_v thus_o the_o primitive_a christian_n choose_v rather_o to_o be_v cast_v add_v leones_n quàm_fw-la ad_fw-la lenones_fw-la to_o lion_n without_o than_o to_o be_v leave_v to_o lust_n within_o as_o tertullian_n phrase_v it_o thus_o because_o we_o will_v not_o comply_v to_o drink_v the_o cup_n of_o rome_n fornication_n therefore_o the_o harlot_n hate_v we_o accuse_v we_o to_o the_o prince_n and_o cast_v some_o of_o we_o into_o prison_n let_v loose_a garment_n go_v but_o not_o fix_v godliness_n go_v thus_o this_o good_a soul_n joseph_n go_v in_o a_o right_n and_o straight_o line_n to_o god_n and_o dare_v not_o fetch_v a_o compass_n especial_o a_o sinful_a one_o to_o 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be_v again_o prefer_v by_o he_o as_o a_o lord-steward_n over_o all_o his_o prisoner_n yea_o over_o the_o prince_n butler_n and_o the_o prince_n baker_n who_o dream_n he_o right_o interpret_v yet_o the_o devil_n prevail_v to_o get_v joseph_n still_o detain_v in_o prison_n for_o two_o full_a year_n long_o gen._n 40.1_o he_o undoubted_o order_v that_o courtier_n the_o butler_n to_o forget_v joseph_n so_o long_o gen._n 39.23_o and_o 40.9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o so_o that_o this_o poor_a man_n be_v keep_v prisoner_n about_o three_o year_n for_o joseph_n have_v lie_v long_o there_o and_o be_v make_v steward_n of_o the_o prison_n before_o the_o butler_n and_o the_o baker_n be_v bring_v thither_o this_o must_v be_v the_o devil_n design_v to_o drive_v joseph_n into_o despair_n who_o have_v hope_v by_o the_o mediation_n of_o the_o restore_v butler_n to_o be_v immediate_o deliver_v but_o be_v detain_v two_o year_n long_o after_o this_o hope_n it_o can_v not_o but_o be_v a_o very_a grievous_a temptation_n to_o he_o cause_v he_o to_o cry_v out_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n jer._n 2.25_o because_o of_o this_o long_a delay_n no_o doubt_n but_o the_o devil_n have_v a_o hand_n in_o all_o this_o that_o this_o butler_n while_o he_o fill_v wine_n in_o bowl_n for_o his_o master_n and_o drink_v wine_n in_o bowl_n himself_o for_o two_o year_n together_o yet_o all_o this_o time_n remember_v not_o the_o affliction_n of_o joseph_n as_o the_o prophet_n express_o say_v amos_n 6.6_o but_o the_o great_a god_n who_o be_v the_o god_n of_o all_o spirit_n have_v send_v a_o dream_n into_o pharaoh_n sptrit_a which_o none_o of_o the_o devil_n magician_n can_v interpret_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o two_o year_n the_o devil_n be_v thereby_o baffle_v joseph_n must_v be_v deliver_v must_v interpret_v and_o for_o that_o advance_v to_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o land_n i_o be_o afraid_a we_o have_v too_o many_o such_o butler_n advance_v courtier_n who_o all_o forget_v poor_a joseph_n and_o never_o request_v pharaoh_n for_o his_o favour_n and_o freedom_n yet_o though_o they_o do_v god_n will_v remember_v his_o joseph_n and_o may_v pull_v those_o forgetter_n of_o he_o by_o the_o ear_n in_o due_a time_n as_o he_o do_v the_o butler_n gen._n 41.9_o to_o release_v and_o advance_v joseph_n now_o when_o satan_n have_v so_o successful_o shoot_v joseph_n down_o as_o he_o think_v these_o three_o time_n oh_o how_o slippery_a then_o be_v all_o worldly_a promotion_n some_o exemplification_n we_o have_v in_o our_o time_n etc._n etc._n as_o be_v aforesaid_a though_o his_o bow_n abide_v still_o in_o strength_n and_o see_v joseph_n make_v or_o to_o be_v make_v the_o second_o man_n in_o the_o land_n than_o in_o all_o probability_n he_o bestir_v himself_o against_o he_o though_o moses_n do_v not_o mention_v express_o the_o particular_n hereof_o yet_o give_v he_o some_o such_o hint_n from_o whence_o it_o may_v be_v rational_o infer_v as_o the_o devil_n have_v assault_v joseph_n upon_o the_o left_a hand_n before_o in_o his_o state_n of_o humiliation_n so_o now_o he_o set_v upon_o he_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n as_o to_o his_o state_n of_o exaltation_n design_v either_o to_o prevent_v it_o beforehand_o or_o to_o procure_v his_o downfall_n after_o in_o order_n hereunto_o his_o first_o archer_n must_v be_v the_o malicious_a magician_n who_o can_v not_o choose_v but_o much_o malign_a joseph_n for_o interpret_n pharaoh_n dream_n which_o they_o can_v not_o do_v gen._n 41.8.15_o from_o this_o short_a relation_n moses_n mention_v it_o be_v not_o improbable_a deduction_n to_o say_v that_o these_o chartummim_n hebr._n the_o wiseman_n and_o wizzard_n of_o egypt_n must_v withstand_v this_o holy_a hebrew_a young_a man_n see_v they_o be_v of_o the_o same_o sort_n of_o sorcerer_n so_o call_v exod._n 7.11_o as_o
against_o joseph_n yea_o they_o furious_o rage_v at_o he_o as_o the_o hebr._n vatelah_n signify_v and_o be_v so_o render_v prov._n 26.18_o where_o and_o here_o only_o that_o word_n be_v use_v in_o scripture_n they_o be_v transport_v into_o such_o a_o fury_n by_o their_o sore_a famine_n that_o it_o make_v they_o mad_a man_n and_o furious_o to_o cast_v their_o firebrand_n at_o he_o even_o the_o devil_n arrow_n and_o so_o become_v they_o arch-archer_n indeed_o let_v fly_n at_o joseph_n for_o want_v of_o bread_n he_o have_v foretell_v they_o of_o the_o seven_o year_n famine_n but_o saturity_n and_o security_n have_v so_o besot_v they_o that_o they_o fear_v nothing_o till_o they_o feel_v it_o fullness_n have_v breed_v forgetfulness_n and_o now_o when_o they_o be_v pinch_v with_o that_o penury_n which_o they_o may_v have_v by_o a_o prudent_a provision_n out_o of_o the_o seven_o year_n plenty_n prevent_v they_o come_v with_o their_o outrageous_a clamour_n to_o joseph_n cry_v why_o shall_v we_o die_v in_o thy_o presence_n etc._n etc._n gen_n 47.15_o when_o it_o be_v in_o thy_o power_n to_o save_v we_o alive_a in_o this_o our_o extreme_a indigency_n this_o speech_n and_o why_o or_o for_o why_o savour_n of_o strong_a passion_n speak_v in_o a_o murmur_a mad_a mutinous_a manner_n agreeable_a to_o the_o word_n labah_n v._n 13._o which_o be_v the_o radix_fw-la of_o vatelah_n and_o which_o signify_v to_o be_v frantic_a or_o out_o of_o their_o wit_n both_o junius_n and_o tremellius_n and_o the_o tigurine_a version_n render_v it_o fùrebat_fw-la extreme_a famine_n make_v they_o extreme_a mad_a and_o that_o they_o be_v so_o may_v seem_v also_o more_o probable_a even_o from_o a_o natural_a cause_n it_o may_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o their_o feed_n upon_o course_n and_o foul_a matter_n such_o as_o carrion_n hem●●●_n and_o other_o sordid_a stuff_n that_o brute_n do_v devour_v of_o bad_a juice_n to_o humane_a stomach_n as_o well_o as_o of_o bad_a taste_n to_o their_o palate_n this_o be_v do_v in_o famine_n as_o both_o civil_a and_o sacred_a history_n hold_v forth_o as_o 2_o kin._n 6.25_o etc._n etc._n thereby_o may_v they_o fall_v into_o a_o frenzy_n which_o be_v the_o far_o punsh_v on_o by_o the_o permanent_a power_n and_o last_a force_n of_o the_o famine_n beside_o the_o many_o aggravation_n they_o lie_v under_o to_o blow_v they_o up_o into_o this_o madness_n against_o joseph_n as_o 1._o their_o loss_n of_o meat_n famine_n be_v such_o a_o merciless_a tyrant_n that_o it_o have_v make_v even_o a_o tender_a mother_n to_o use_v her_o tooth_n instead_o of_o her_o lip_n to_o her_o own_o dear_a child_n to_o bite_v it_o without_o pity_n who_o she_o use_v to_o kiss_v with_o love_n and_o instead_o of_o give_v it_o suck_v to_o let_v out_o its_o blood_n deut._n 28.57_o lam._n 4.10_o yea_o sometime_o it_o have_v make_v man_n eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o their_o own_o arm_n isa_n 9.20_o the_o people_n here_o lay_v under_o the_o lash_n of_o this_o fierce_a tyrant_n the_o loss_n of_o meat_n 2._o the_o loss_n of_o money_n they_o come_v and_o complain_v to_o joseph_n all_o our_o money_n be_v exhaust_v and_o expend_v gen._n 47.14_o 15._o now_o money_n bear_v the_o mastery_n with_o most_o mortal_a man_n and_o with_o some_o worldling_n the_o loss_n of_o their_o wealth_n have_v cost_v they_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o wit_n they_o have_v run_v distract_v upon_o it_o miser_n will_v assoon_o and_o as_o easy_o part_v with_o their_o blood_n as_o with_o their_o good_a yet_o here_o meat_n be_v better_a than_o money_n and_o therefore_o so_o they_o may_v have_v the_o former_a they_o will_v part_v with_o the_o latter_a but_o now_o all_o their_o stock_n be_v spend_v they_o can_v purchase_v no_o more_o meat_n for_o want_n of_o money_n they_o gaze_v upon_o one_o another_o as_o man_n out_o of_o their_o wit_n gen._n 42.1_o what_o to_o do_v they_o know_v not_o yet_o sober_v better_o upon_o it_o they_o come_v to_o joseph_n with_o a_o 3._o complaint_n who_o give_v they_o meat_n in_o exchange_n for_o their_o cattle_n this_o be_v their_o three_o loss_n now_o they_o soften_v yet_o more_o as_o to_o word_n at_o least_o say_v we_o will_v not_o hide_v from_o my_o lord_n gen._n 47._o ver_fw-la 17_o 18_o etc._n etc._n nb._n alas_o all_o this_o time_n they_o can_v not_o plead_v kindred_n they_o be_v alien_n to_o joseph_n and_o he_o to_o they_o but_o our_o joseph_n our_o jesus_n be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o call_v we_o brethren_n heb._n 2.11_o if_o we_o hide_v not_o our_o want_n from_o he_o he_o will_v supply_v we_o with_o food_n much_o more_o than_o joseph_n do_v these_o alien_n even_o for_o soul_n and_o body_n then_o come_v their_o 4._o loss_n the_o loss_n of_o their_o land_n in_o the_o second_o year_n to_o wit_n of_o the_o extreme_a famine_n which_o be_v the_o six_o year_n thereof_o for_o the_o five_o year_n of_o it_o be_v the_o first_o year_n which_o bring_v they_o to_o such_o strait_n as_o they_o have_v no_o money_n leave_v but_o buy_v bread_n with_o flesh_n even_o the_o flesh_n of_o their_o cattle_n and_o when_o no_o cattle_n be_v leave_v by_o the_o five_o which_o be_v the_o first_o year_n of_o extremity_n as_o be_v express_v gen._n 45.11_o they_o come_v to_o he_o at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o six_o year_n call_v here_o the_o second_o of_o cruel_a hardship_n and_o sell_v their_o land_n to_o pharaoh_n for_o bread_n and_o then_o 5._o their_o body_n themselves_o as_o slave_n gen._n 47._o ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o 20_o 23_o 25._o it_o may_v not_o therefore_o seem_v absurd_a to_o suppose_v that_o this_o hunger-starved_a people_n be_v sometime_o enrage_v at_o joseph_n according_a to_o the_o genuine_a signification_n of_o the_o hebrew_n word_n vatelah_n to_o be_v mad_a or_o transport_v into_o frantic_a and_o furious_a fit_n and_o to_o be_v reckon_v as_o the_o last_o sort_n of_o those_o arch-archer_n which_o let_v fly_v their_o arrow_n at_o least_o word_n of_o reproach_n against_o joseph_n we_o say_v loser_n may_v have_v leave_n to_o talk_v and_o great_a loser_n than_o these_o who_o lose_v their_o meat_n money_n cattle_n land_n and_o liberty_n can_v well_o be_v to_o want_v corn_n coin_n and_o cattle_n must_v needs_o pinch_v they_o much_o but_o when_o joseph_n will_v have_v their_o land_n and_o liberty_n too_o destroy_v their_o property_n in_o their_o ancient_a patrimony_n by_o remove_v they_o into_o rent_a farm_n ver_fw-la 20_o 21._o and_o so_o set_v up_o imperium_fw-la despoticum_fw-la un_fw-fr absolute_a monarchy_n the_o property_n of_o their_o land_n must_v be_v alter_v and_o they_o must_v all_o turn_v tenant_n and_o farmer_n to_o pharaoh_n whereas_o time_n out_o of_o mind_n they_o and_o their_o progenitor_n have_v be_v true_a proprietor_n and_o right_a owner_n of_o those_o ancient_a possession_n yet_o now_o have_v make_v no_o new_a forfeiture_n of_o they_o they_o know_v of_o no_o praemunire_n in_o their_o case_n therefore_o may_v it_o seem_v strange_a that_o this_o many-headed_a multitude_n so_o pinch_v with_o penury_n etc._n etc._n shall_v not_o part_v with_o those_o five_o near_a dear_a and_o precious_a thing_n especial_o the_o two_o last_o rather_o with_o great_a passion_n than_o patience_n when_o of_o free_a subject_n they_o must_v now_o be_v make_v the_o king_n slave_n and_o vassal_n all_o the_o free_a bear_v people_n must_v hereby_o become_v the_o prince_n peasant_n solomon_n say_v that_o oppression_n make_v wiseman_n mad_a eccles_n 7.7_o which_o he_o set_v off_o with_o a_o sure_o and_o he_o further_o say_v that_o therefore_o oppress_v prince_n be_v no_o better_a than_o fool_n void_a of_o understanding_n prov._n 28.15_o 16._o they_o be_v out_o of_o their_o wit_n themselves_o for_o drive_v their_o poor_a people_n out_o of_o their_o wit_n by_o exhaust_v their_o all_o from_o they_o and_o utter_o undo_v they_o though_o they_o think_v they_o deal_v wise_o as_o another_o pharaoh_n do_v exod._n 1.10_o yet_o these_o lion-rampants_a do_v foolish_o in_o enrage_v their_o subject_n for_o they_o usual_o come_v to_o untimely_a end_n as_o most_o of_o the_o caesar_n till_o constantine_n do_v if_o oppression_n make_v wiseman_n much_o more_o these_o half-famish_a '_o d-man_n mad_a it_o be_v a_o wonder_n say_v rivetus_n that_o the_o mad_a multitude_n be_v make_v mad_a by_o the_o famine_n extremity_n do_v not_o meet_v tumultuous_o make_v a_o mutiny_n and_o have_v now_o lose_v their_o mind_n as_o well_o as_o their_o mean_n by_o force_n break_v open_v the_o barn_n so_o plunder_v all_o the_o storehouse_n in_o every_o city_n where_o the_o corn_n be_v keep_v thus_o junius_n and_o piscator_fw-la in_o concurrence_n with_o rivet_n interpret_v vatelah_n to_o signify_v that_o the_o egyptian_n make_v tumult_n the_o famine_n bereave_v they_o of_o their_o wit_n assure_o they_o can_v never_o give_v up_o their_o liberty_n and_o property_n have_v not_o stark_a hunger_n
can_v not_o without_o a_o divine_a miracle_n and_o a_o signal_n singular_a blessing_n of_o heaven_n be_v accomplish_v upon_o earth_n all_o which_o do_v show_v 1._o that_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n must_v not_o be_v over-hasty_o expect_v in_o its_o performance_n god_n give_v abraham_n his_o promise_n of_o make_v he_o a_o great_a nation_n etc._n etc._n gen._n 12.2_o 3._o yet_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o year_n after_o that_o his_o offspring_n be_v increase_v to_o no_o more_o than_o to_o seventy_o soul_n god_n have_v signify_v to_o he_o that_o his_o seed_n shall_v be_v evil_o entreat_v four_o hundred_o year_n gen._n 15.13_o which_o must_v begin_v when_o ishmael_n mock_v isaac_n he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o hagar_n the_o egyptian_a gen._n 21.9_o gal._n 4.29_o this_o persection_n happen_v thirty_o year_n after_o that_o first_o promise_n gen._n 12.2_o 3._o which_o promise_n be_v four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n before_o the_o law_n gal._n 3.17_o and_o four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n after_o that_o promise_n come_v israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n exod._n 12.40_o when_o jac●b_n come_v down_o into_o egypt_n he_o be_v 130_o year_n old_a and_o then_o the_o just_a half_n of_o the_o 430_o year_n betwixt_o the_o promise_n to_o abraham_n and_o israel_n deliverance_n out_o of_o bondage_n to_o wit_n the_o 215_o year_n be_v exact_o expire_v this_o half_a be_v thus_o reckon_v by_o parcel_n it_o be_v 25_o year_n after_o abraham_n be_v come_v into_o the_o land_n before_o he_o have_v isaac_n it_o be_v 60_o year_n more_o before_o isaac_n have_v jacob_n and_o it_o be_v 130_o year_n more_o which_o be_v the_o age_n and_o time_n of_o jacob_n come_v to_o joseph_n all_o which_o amount_v to_o 215_o yet_o all_o this_o long_a period_n god_n promise_n lie_v dormant_n as_o to_o its_o performance_n the_o number_n of_o star_n and_o sand_n promise_v be_v circle_v in_o only_o 70_o soul_n thus_o that_o promise_n which_o be_v the_o first_o in_o the_o world_n of_o the_o woman_n seed_n break_v the_o serpent_n head_n have_v not_o its_o accomplishment_n till_o shilo_n come_v which_o be_v about_o four_o thousand_o year_n after_o the_o make_n of_o that_o promise_n to_o adam_n thus_o that_o promise_v to_o ahaz_n that_o a_o virgin_n shall_v conceive_v a_o son_n isa_n 7.14_o yet_o neither_o he_o nor_o his_o see_v its_o performance_n thus_o also_o daniel_n 70_o week_n or_o 490_o year_n have_v a_o long_a commencement_n after_o daniel_n day_n before_o the_o messiah_n come_v to_o take_v away_o transgression_n etc._n etc._n thus_o abraham_n 430_o year_n be_v a_o long_a parenthesis_n betwixt_o the_o promise_n and_o the_o performance_n of_o god_n give_v he_o that_o land_n yea_o we_o must_v reckon_v 40_o year_n move_v to_o the_o 430_o for_o so_o long_a abraham_n seed_n wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n before_o they_o come_v to_o possess_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n and_o indeed_o the_o performance_n of_o that_o promise_n of_o all_o nation_n to_o be_v bless_v in_o abraham_n seed_n be_v much_o long_o after_o that_o even_o not_o till_o christ_n come_v the_o oath_n which_o he_o swear_v to_o our_o father_n abraham_n luk._n 1.73_o note_v 2._o god_n church_n be_v oft_o reduce_v into_o a_o narrow_a compass_n and_o small_a number_n as_o here_o into_o 70_o soul_n unable_a to_o subsist_v among_o the_o 70_o nation_n which_o apostatise_v at_o the_o build_n of_o babel_n yet_o god_n the_o church_n rock_n protect_v she_o from_o their_o malice_n psal_n 105.12_o 13_o 14_o 15._o and_o raise_v she_o up_o from_o this_o small_a foundation_n to_o a_o prodigious_a multiplication_n v._o 26._o and_o that_o all_o the_o time_n under_o the_o cross_n in_o despite_n of_o all_o the_o power_n of_o egypt_n engage_v against_o they_o the_o more_o molest_v they_o the_o more_o multiply_v have_v handle_v jacob_n peregrination_n into_o egypt_n the_o next_o remark_n be_v his_o commoration_n in_o egypt_n wherein_o two_o thing_n be_v considerable_a 1._o his_o honourable_a welcome_n thither_o and_o 2._o his_o comfortable_a welfare_n there_o first_o of_o the_o first_o 1._o jacob_n have_v not_o only_o a_o common_a welcome_n but_o a_o honourable_a one_o when_o he_o have_v quell_v and_o kill_v his_o fear_n for_o he_o first_o fear_v to_o go_v till_o god_n promise_v he_o his_o presence_n and_o protection_n by_o the_o power_n and_o force_v of_o his_o faith_n gen._n 46.3_o 4_o 5._o he_o come_v down_o thither_o comfortable_o commit_v his_o all_o to_o a_o faithful_a creator_n who_o he_o find_v far_o better_o to_o he_o than_o his_o own_o fear_n who_o give_v he_o not_o only_o a_o welcome_a thither_o but_o also_o a_o welfare_n there_o for_o jacob_n best_o and_o happy_a day_n be_v those_o he_o spend_v in_o egypt_n with_o his_o jewel_n joseph_n lord_n of_o the_o land_n it_o be_v for_o joseph_n sake_n that_o jacob_n and_o his_o family_n have_v their_o welcome_n to_o egypt_n and_o welfare_n in_o it_o so_o it_o be_v for_o jesus_n sake_n that_o we_o have_v both_o these_o both_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o grace_n and_o in_o that_o of_o glory_n that_o jacob_n may_v have_v his_o welcome_n thither_o he_o send_v judah_n as_o his_o praecursor_n or_o harbinger_n be_v a_o man_n of_o more_o excellent_a part_n and_o of_o great_a authority_n among_o his_o son_n both_o wise_a and_o well-spoken_a as_o appear_v by_o that_o exquisite_a oration_n he_o make_v to_o joseph_n gen._n 44.18_o to_o the_o 34._o wherein_o he_o prefer_v his_o father_n life_n before_o his_o own_o liberty_n he_o can_v not_o live_v to_o see_v jacob_n die_v he_o he_o send_v to_o give_v joseph_n notice_n that_o his_o father_n be_v at_o hand_n gen._n 46.28_o thus_o this_o good_a man_n guide_v his_o matter_n with_o discretion_n psal_n 112.5_o in_o send_v this_o son_n judah_n as_o his_o messenger_n who_o do_v not_o only_o excel_v all_o his_o other_o son_n in_o prudence_n and_o power_n but_o also_o be_v most_o acceptable_a to_o his_o father_n in_o become_a surety_n for_o benjamin_n his_o brother_n wherein_o he_o be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n descend_v from_o he_o who_o be_v our_o surety_n heb._n 7.22_o gen._n 43.9_o yea_o and_o he_o be_v most_o acceptable_a to_o his_o brother_n joseph_n too_o for_o his_o cogent_n argument_n wherewith_o he_o overcome_v his_o bloody-minded_n brethren_n to_o save_v joseph_n from_o perish_v in_o the_o pit_n gen._n 37.26_o etc._n etc._n thus_o jesus_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n deliver_v we_o out_o of_o the_o pit_n zech._n 9.11_o ☞_o behold_v here_o the_o prudence_n and_o providence_n of_o this_o pious_a patriarch_n thus_o to_o prepare_v his_o way_n for_o his_o welcome_n lest_o the_o inhabitant_n shall_v make_v a_o insurrection_n against_o he_o when_o they_o see_v he_o a_o mere_a stranger_n intrude_v as_o a_o under_o settle_v and_o a_o interloper_n among_o they_o to_o eat_v the_o bread_n whereof_o they_o then_o have_v too_o little_a for_o themselves_o out_o of_o their_o mouth_n with_o his_o seventy_o soul_n beside_o his_o great_a train_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o cattle_n this_o admonish_v we_o to_o do_v nothing_o unadvised_o lest_o our_o rashness_n work_v our_o ruth_n and_o ruin_n give_v no_o offence_n careless_o take_v no_o offence_n causeless_o as_o jacob_n will_v not_o trouble_v any_o so_o he_o prudent_o prevent_v his_o be_v trouble_v by_o any_o joseph_n hear_v by_o judah_n that_o jacob_n be_v get_v to_o the_o border_n of_o egypt_n go_v forth_o to_o give_v he_o his_o welcome_n and_o oh_o what_o a_o joyful_a meeting_n be_v this_o of_o father_n and_o son_n who_o have_v not_o see_v one_o another_o in_o long_o twenty_o three_o year_n how_o joyful_a this_o be_v to_o jacob_n appear_v 1._o in_o his_o fall_n upon_o the_o neck_n of_o joseph_n and_o weep_v over_o he_o with_o tear_n of_o exceed_v great_a joy_n oh_o how_o joyful_a will_v be_v the_o meeting_n of_o saint_n in_o heaven_n as_o jacob_n may_v here_o say_v to_o joseph_n oh_o my_o dear_a child_n where_o have_v thou_o be_v all_o this_o while_n i_o think_v thou_o have_v be_v dead_a thus_o the_o father_n say_v to_o his_o penitent_a prodigal_n with_o exceed_a joy_n thou_o waste_v dead_a but_o now_o alive_a thou_o be_v lose_v but_o be_v find_v luke_n 15.20.32_o and_o thus_o christ_n shall_v say_v come_v you_o bless_v of_o my_o father_n mat._n 25.34_o as_o if_o he_o say_v my_o dear_a child_n where_o have_v you_o be_v all_o this_o time_n john_n 17.24_o it_o be_v his_o joy_n to_o have_v they_o with_o he_o etc._n etc._n he_o will_v have_v all_o his_o redeem_v with_o he_o he_o do_v not_o so_o much_o pray_v it_o as_o say_v it_o with_o authority_n he_o say_v i_o will_v have_v it_o so_o he_o say_v it_o as_o one_o in_o joint-commission_n with_o god_n i_o will_v have_v i_o with_o i_o i_o have_v merit_v it_o for_o they_o and_o i_o can_v account_v myself_o happy_a enough_o without_o they_o
though_o a_o prince_n be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o own_o his_o own_o kindred_n though_o their_o trade_n be_v mean_a and_o despicable_a especial_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o egyptian_n for_o he_o do_v not_o only_o vouchsafe_v to_o meet_v they_o in_o their_o way_n but_o also_o 1._o to_o present_v some_o of_o his_o brethren_n poor_a shepherd_n to_o the_o king_n gen._n 47.2_o who_o ask_v they_o what_o be_v your_o occupation_n ver_fw-la 3._o a_o meet_a question_n for_o a_o good_a magistrate_n to_o ask_v that_o they_o have_v one_o pharaoh_n take_v for_o grant_v this_o prudent_a prince_n suffer_v none_o of_o his_o subject_n to_o live_v idle_o without_o employ_v god_n make_v leviathan_n to_o play_v in_o the_o sea_n psal_n 104.26_o but_o none_o to_o do_v so_o on_o earth_n he_o that_o will_v not_o work_v shall_v not_o eat_v 2_o thes_n 3.10_o paul_n condemn_v idleness_n as_o a_o capital_a crime_n to_o the_o pain_n of_o death_n yea_o to_o one_o of_o the_o worst_a of_o death_n to_o die_v by_o famine_n it_o be_v a_o law_n lay_v upon_o all_o mortal_n to_o sweat_n out_o a_o poor_a live_n by_o some_o lawful_a labour_n and_o to_o earn_v what_o they_o eat_v by_o the_o sweat_n either_o of_o the_o brow_n or_o of_o the_o brain_n gen._n 3.19_o yea_o paradise_n itself_o which_o be_v adam_n storehouse_n be_v his_o workhouse_n also_o .._o he_o must_v take_v pain_n though_o then_o without_o pain_n or_o weariness_n as_o well_o as_o have_v the_o pleasure_n thereof_o gen._n 2.15_o such_o as_o do_v not_o serve_v god_n in_o a_o honest_a call_v will_v soon_o as_o all_o loose_a person_n do_v listen_v themselves_o to_o serve_v the_o devil_n joseph_n here_o have_v instruct_v his_o brethren_n to_o tell_v pharaoh_n the_o truth_n and_o not_o to_o be_v ashamed_a of_o their_o trade_n though_o grazier_n or_o shepherd_n be_v abominable_a in_o egypt_n every_o lawful_a call_v have_v its_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o decorum_n a_o honour_n put_v upon_o it_o by_o god_n it_o be_v the_o unlawful_a only_o that_o be_v shameful_a a_o gamester_n a_o cheater_n a_o kid-nap_a a_o usurer_n etc._n etc._n be_v ashamed_a to_o own_v themselves_o as_o such_o when_o ask_v what_o their_o occupation_n be_v whereas_o the_o honest_a scavenger_n chimney-sweeper_n tankard-bearer_n etc._n etc._n be_v ready_a to_o own_v themselves_o so_o it_o be_v the_o language_n of_o our_o law_n to_o bridewell_n with_o they_o that_o can_v give_v no_o true_a account_n of_o some_o just_a employ_v 2._o joseph_n likewise_o present_v his_o father_n though_o a_o poor_a age_a man_n to_o pharaoh_n gen._n 47.7_o he_o be_v not_o like_o those_o unnatural_a child_n of_o our_o day_n who_o think_v it_o a_o disgrace_n to_o acknowledge_v their_o poor_a parent_n david_n do_v not_o so_o who_o bring_v his_o father_n and_o mother_n to_o the_o king_n of_o moab_n to_o keep_v they_o haply_o plead_v that_o his_o father_n jesse_n grandmother_n ruth_n be_v a_o moabitess_n 1_o sam._n 22.3_o 4._o and_o joseph_n do_v not_o so_o who_o set_v his_o old_a father_n before_o pharaoh_n who_o wonder_v at_o the_o whiteness_n of_o his_o hoary_a head_n as_o the_o king_n see_v joseph_n brethren_n young_a man_n and_o fit_a for_o labour_n therefore_o ask_v they_o about_o their_o occupation_n and_o they_o answer_v that_o they_o be_v not_o like_a body-lice_n which_o live_v not_o by_o their_o own_o sweat_n but_o upon_o the_o sweat_n of_o other_o they_o live_v by_o their_o own_o labour_n and_o not_o upon_o the_o labour_n of_o other_o so_o it_o be_v no_o sin_n to_o succour_v they_o so_o he_o see_v joseph_n father_n a_o very_a old_a man_n and_o past_o his_o labour_n ask_v he_o only_o of_o his_o age_n but_o nothing_o of_o his_o occupation_n jacob_n be_v now_o a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n old_a just_a the_o half_a of_o the_o four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n between_o the_o promise_n to_o abraham_n and_o the_o delivery_n out_o of_o egypt_n to_o wit_n two_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o year_n be_v at_o this_o very_a time_n expire_v as_o before_o it_o be_v strange_a news_n in_o egypt_n to_o see_v so_o old_a a_o man_n as_o jacob._n pharaoh_n design_v no_o more_o in_o his_o demand_n how_o old_a be_v thou_o gen._n 47.8_o than_o what_o a_o blind_a heathen_a can_v do_v namely_o to_o know_v his_o year_n and_o the_o age_n of_o his_o life_n yet_o god_n so_o dispose_v of_o jacob_n answer_n that_o a_o excellent_a lecture_n be_v read_v to_o that_o heathen_a king_n ver_fw-la 9_o how_o heaven_n be_v man_n home_n this_o world_n be_v but_o as_o a_o inn_n where_o man_n sojourn_v for_o a_o while_n and_o wherein_o he_o as_o a_o poor_a pilgrim_n be_v expose_v to_o manifold_a evil_n yea_o and_o that_o through_o the_o former_a sin_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n nature_n begin_v to_o decay_v and_o man_n life_n grow_v short_a than_o former_o insomuch_o that_o neither_o jacob_n himself_o nor_o any_o other_o man_n now_o attain_v to_o the_o year_n of_o the_o life_n of_o their_o forefather_n in_o the_o day_n of_o their_o pilgrimage_n for_o jacob_n father_n isaac_n live_v to_o a_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o year_n of_o age_n gen._n 35.28_o and_o his_o grandfather_n abraham_n to_o one_o hundred_o seventy_o five_o gen._n 25.7_o whereas_o he_o himself_o be_v the●_n but_o a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o and_o be_v so_o very_o old_a he_o find_v his_o strength_n decay_n therefore_o do_v he_o both_o before_o then_o and_o after_o make_v death_n familiar_a to_o he_o at_o bed_n and_o board_n learn_v to_o die_v daily_o and_o often_o cry_v let_v i_o die_v gen._n 45.28_o and_o 46.30_o and_o lo_o i_o die_v gen._n 48.21_o and_o 50.5_o yet_o god_n be_v better_a to_o he_o than_o his_o expectation_n for_o he_o live_v seventeen_o year_n after_o his_o conference_n with_o pharaoh_n gen._n 37.28_o die_v at_o a_o hundred_o forty_o and_o seven_o year_n still_o short_a both_o of_o his_o father_n and_o grandfather_n as_o before_o after_o these_o thing_n be_v transact_v jacob_n and_o his_o son_n have_v pharaoh_n hearty_a welcome_n as_o they_o have_v joseph_n before_o they_o desire_v to_o live_v in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n according_a to_o joseph_n instruction_n not_o only_o because_o 1._o it_o be_v near_a to_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n so_o stand_v most_o commodious_a for_o their_o return_n out_o of_o that_o country_n to_o their_o own_o 2._o it_o be_v most_o fruitful_a fat_a and_o fit_a for_o feed_v their_o cattle_n but_o also_o because_o 3._o that_o they_o may_v dwell_v apart_o from_o the_o egyptian_n and_o so_o not_o be_v corrupt_v with_o their_o idolatry_n josephus_n add_v that_o joseph_n will_v not_o have_v his_o brethren_n disperse_v among_o egyptian_n for_o this_o will_v have_v divide_v they_o one_o from_o another_o yet_o be_v there_o some_o egyptian_n inhabitant_n among_o the_o israelite_n in_o goshen_n of_o who_o they_o borrow_a jewel_n at_o their_o departure_n exod._n 11.2_o however_o pharaoh_n give_v they_o his_o royal_a grant_n of_o goshen_n gen._n 47.4_o 5_o 6.11_o at_o their_o petition_n for_o joseph_n sake_n kind_a he_o be_v and_o constant_a in_o his_o respect_n to_o so_o good_a a_o servant_n it_o please_v pharaoh_n well_o only_o to_o hear_v of_o his_o servant_n brethren_n gen._n 45.16_o yea_o and_o his_o courtier_n too_o at_o least_o in_o counterfeit_a kindness_n they_o must_v love_v who_o the_o king_n love_v they_o do_v but_o humour_n pharaoh_n while_o they_o honour_v joseph_n yea_o so_o good-humoured_a god_n make_v pharaoh_n to_o joseph_n that_o he_o offer_v he_o to_o make_v such_o of_o his_o brethren_n as_o be_v man_n of_o activity_n of_o shepherd_n to_o become_v courtier_n gen._n 47.6_o but_o we_o find_v not_o that_o joseph_n accept_v of_o this_o royal-off_a as_o be_v loath_a to_o adventure_v they_o among_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o court_n though_o god_n have_v give_v he_o grace_n to_o be_v as_o fresh_a fish_n in_o a_o salt_n sea_n and_o his_o bow_n abode_n in_o strength_n etc._n etc._n yet_o may_v he_o well_o question_v whether_o it_o will_v be_v so_o well_o with_o they_o etc._n etc._n in_o all_o which_o joseph_n resemble_v our_o sweet_a jesus_n who_o though_o a_o lord_n not_o only_o of_o one_o as_o joseph_n but_o of_o all_o land_n yea_o of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n yet_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o acknowledge_v the_o mean_a of_o the_o saint_n as_o his_o brethren_n hebr._n 2.11_o he_o present_v we_o to_o the_o father_n in_o who_o we_o be_v accept_v eph._n 1.6_o and_o provide_v a_o goshen_n a_o land_n of_o light_n for_o we_o joh._n 14.3_o and_o instruct_v we_o how_o to_o comport_v ourselves_o before_o his_o father_n etc._n etc._n have_v see_v jacob_n welcome_a to_o egypt_n now_o his_o welfare_n in_o it_o be_v next_o to_o be_v consider_v as_o the_o first_o be_v honourable_a so_o the_o second_o be_v comfortable_a his_o condition_n in_o egypt_n be_v
into_o vast_a multitude_n they_o spread_v further_o than_o goshen_n and_o have_v egyptian_a family_n nigh_o and_o among_o they_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o destroy_a angel_n do_v distinguish_v their_o door_n by_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o blood_n exod._n 1.2.7.23_o and_o that_o the_o israelite_n depart_v borrow_a of_o their_o neighbour_n the_o egyptian_n jewel_n and_o earring_n etc._n etc._n v._n 35_o 37._o yet_o none_o save_v joseph_n be_v say_v to_o live_v at_o the_o court_n account_v with_o david_n that_o one_o day_n in_o god_n court_n be_v better_a than_o a_o thousand_o in_o saul_n or_o pharaoh_n court_n psal_n 84.10_o and_o with_o moses_n esteem_v it_o better_a to_o suffer_v affliction_n with_o the_o people_n of_o god_n than_o to_o enjoy_v the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n for_o a_o season_n hebr._n 11.25_o 26._o 6._o it_o teach_v that_o as_o those_o shepherd_n israelites_n be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o more_o courtly_a egyptian_n so_o every_o israelite_n indeed_o joh._n 1.47_o be_v still_o abominable_a to_o the_o gypsy_n of_o the_o world_n solomon_n say_v he_o that_o be_v upright_o in_o the_o way_n be_v abomination_n to_o the_o wicked_a prov._n 29.27_o where_o he_o show_v there_o be_v no_o love_n lose_v betwixt_o they_o there_o be_v antipathy_n in_o nature_n as_o betwixt_o the_o lion_n and_o the_o cock_n the_o dog_n and_o the_o sheep_n etc._n etc._n but_o none_o like_o that_o of_o the_o old_a enmity_n gen._n 3.15_o betwixt_o the_o godly_a and_o the_o wicked_a yet_o thus_o differ_v the_o former_a hate_n non_fw-la virum_fw-la sed_fw-la vitium_fw-la not_o the_o person_n but_o the_o sin_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n as_o the_o physician_n hate_v the_o disease_n but_o love_v the_o patient_n but_o the_o latter_a hate_v both_o the_o grace_n and_o the_o gracious_a 1._o grace_n because_o it_o contradict_v his_o vice_n which_o he_o so_o dear_o love_v 2._o the_o gracious_a because_o such_o have_v a_o countermotion_n to_o he_o and_o justle_v as_o it_o be_v against_o he_o 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last_o bring_v he_o to_o a_o wealthy_a place_n psal_n 66.12_o even_o to_o sit_v down_o without_o any_o more_o cross_n in_o the_o fat_a of_o that_o fat_a land_n of_o egypt_n for_o his_o last_o seventeen_o year_n gen._n 47.28_o so_o long_a jacob_n have_v nourish_v joseph_n gen._n 37.2_o and_o just_o so_o long_a joseph_n nourish_v jacob_n bis_n pveri_fw-la senes_fw-la old_a man_n be_v twice_o child_n the_o sweet_a day_n jacob_n ever_o see_v be_v these_o seventeen_o his_o time_n in_o egypt_n be_v the_o large_a white_a of_o mercy_n with_o the_o least_o black_a of_o misery_n in_o the_o whole_a table_n of_o this_o holy_a patriarch_n life_n god_n reserve_v his_o best_a for_o jacob_n last_o yet_o this_o do_v not_o last_v always_o for_o at_o last_o the_o infirmity_n and_o imbecility_n of_o old_a age_n which_o be_v call_v a_o evil_a age_n eccles_n 12.1_o come_v upon_o he_o which_o make_v his_o second_o state_n a_o state_n of_o adversity_n that_o usher_v in_o death_n by_o a_o linger_a sickness_n 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exact_v a_o oath_n of_o his_o son_n joseph_n not_o to_o bury_v he_o in_o egypt_n but_o in_o canaan_n ver_fw-la 29_o 30._o here_o we_o have_v these_o follow_a remark_n first_o while_o jacob_n as_o a_o father_n do_v impose_v a_o oath_n upon_o joseph_n his_o son_n yet_o as_o he_o be_v a_o private_a person_n and_o his_o son_n a_o public_a magistrate_n he_o use_v expression_n of_o homage_n intermingle_v with_o his_o injunction_n say_v if_o now_o i_o have_v find_v grace_n in_o thy_o sight_n and_o i_o pray_v thou_o deal_v kind_o and_o true_o with_o i_o or_o hebr._n do_v with_o i_o mercy_n and_o truth_n wherein_o as_o he_o injoin_v joseph_n as_o a_o son_n so_o he_o reverence_v he_o as_o a_o prince_n thus_o as_o joseph_n do_v not_o disdain_v to_o honour_n jacob_n as_o his_o father_n according_a to_o the_o five_o command_n honour_v thy_o father_n and_o mother_n etc._n etc._n though_o he_o be_v but_o a_o poor_a old_a shepherd_n and_o that_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o such_o egyptian_a courtier_n then_o of_o his_o retinue_n to_o who_o shepherd_n be_v a_o abomination_n at_o their_o first_o meeting_n gen._n 46.29_o so_o jacob_n the_o father_n deem_v it_o his_o duty_n to_o give_v due_a honour_n to_o his_o son_n joseph_n who_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o land_n at_o their_o last_o part_n as_o the_o divine_a and_o natural_a law_n do_v command_v that_o subjection_n which_o the_o son_n pay_v to_o the_o father_n in_o the_o former_a instance_n so_o the_o civil_a and_o national_a law_n do_v require_v this_o homage_n that_o the_o father_n a_o subject_a pay_v to_o his_o son_n a_o prince_n in_o the_o latter_a and_o herein_o joseph_n dream_n be_v accomplish_v here_o that_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n shall_v do_v obeisance_n to_o i_o gen._n 37.9_o the_o second_o remark_n be_v god_n be_v more_o gracious_a to_o jacob_n than_o his_o own_o say_n sentiment_n or_o expectation_n when_o he_o meet_v his_o son_n joseph_n he_o say_v now_o let_v i_o die_v etc._n etc._n gen._n 46.30_o yet_o god_n be_v so_o good_a to_o he_o as_o to_o give_v he_o a_o long_a lease_n of_o his_o life_n than_o he_o desire_v he_o that_o can_v have_v be_v content_a to_o have_v die_v at_o that_o instant_n of_o have_v see_v his_o jewel_n joseph_n shall_v live_v by_o a_o divine_a grant_n much_o long_o and_o that_o a_o life_n of_o peace_n and_o plenty_n the_o best_a part_n of_o jacob_n life_n as_o to_o the_o quality_n of_o it_o be_v then_o to_o come_v when_o he_o wish_v to_o be_v go_v and_o die_v few_o and_o evil_n have_v be_v his_o former_a day_n as_o himself_o say_v to_o pharaoh_n gen._n 47.9_o but_o his_o day_n which_o follow_v that_o time_n be_v few_o and_o good_a even_o all_o those_o seventeen_o year_n wherein_o joseph_n nourish_v he_o pay_v his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
nourishment_n for_o nourishment_n to_o the_o utmost_a penny_n the_o sweet_a year_n the_o good_a old_a patriarch_n have_v ever_o see_v and_o this_o be_v the_o more_o remarkable_a that_o god_n grant_v of_o addition_n to_o jacob_n life_n be_v two_o year_n more_o than_o that_o grant_v to_o hezekiah_n for_o that_o be_v only_o for_o fifteen_o year_n 2_o king_n 20.6_o but_o this_o to_o jacob_n be_v for_o seventeen_o whereas_o we_o be_v wont_v to_o reckon_v seven_o year_n for_o the_o life_n of_o a_o man_n as_o god_n grant_v more_o by_o one_o year_n than_o two_o life_n to_o hezekiah_n so_o he_o add_v to_o jacob_n more_o than_o two_o life_n even_o three_o year_n which_o be_v almost_o half_a of_o a_o three_o life_n and_o what_o it_o want_v in_o quantity_n or_o number_n it_o be_v supply_v in_o quality_n or_o sweetness_n so_o god_n out-bade_a his_o hope_n desire_n and_o desert_n as_o he_o oft_o do_v we_o gen._n 48.11_o i_o have_v not_o think_v to_o see_v thy_o face_n and_o now_o i_o see_v thy_o seed_n too_o thus_o god_n show_v we_o thing_n not_o hope_v for_o isa_n 64.2_o the_o three_o remark_n be_v jacob_n take_v care_n for_o his_o burial_n and_o the_o place_n of_o it_o before_o his_o sickness_n be_v sensible_a of_o some_o summons_n to_o death_n by_o the_o decay_n of_o nature_n and_o learning_n to_o die_v daily_o as_o 1_o cor._n 15.31_o yet_o will_v not_o be_v bury_v in_o egypt_n though_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o fullness_n of_o it_o psal_n 24.1_o and_o though_o he_o be_v then_o convenient_o seat_v there_o with_o his_o whole_a family_n but_o request_n he_o may_v be_v bury_v in_o canaan_n not_o from_o any_o superstitious_a conceit_n that_o one_o country_n be_v holy_a than_o another_o and_o near_a heaven_n but_o upon_o far_o grave_a ground_n as_o 1._o to_o testify_v his_o faith_n concern_v the_o promise_a land_n a_o type_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o resurrection_n 2._o to_o confirm_v his_o family_n in_o the_o same_o faith_n that_o they_o may_v live_v as_o stranger_n in_o egypt_n wean_v from_o its_o pleasure_n and_o treasure_n and_o wait_v for_o their_o return_n to_o canaan_n which_o god_n have_v promise_v to_o give_v they_o and_o which_o he_o though_o dead_a will_v not_o relinquish_v his_o right_n in_o lest_o he_o shall_v seem_v to_o distrust_n god_n though_o yet_o he_o see_v it_o not_o fulfil_v 3._o to_o declare_v his_o love_n to_o his_o godly_a ancestor_n above_o all_o vain_a idolater_n these_o latter_a jacob_n never_o love_v while_o live_v and_o therefore_o will_v not_o lie_v among_o they_o when_o dead_a but_o the_o former_a he_o judge_v it_o his_o felicity_n to_o have_v fellowship_n with_o both_o in_o life_n and_o death_n 4._o because_o canaan_n not_o egypt_n be_v the_o country_n christ_n the_o world_n redeemer_n be_v to_o lead_v his_o life_n receive_v his_o death_n be_v raise_v therein_o and_o from_o thence_o to_o ascend_v into_o heaven_n jacob_n therefore_o desire_v to_o be_v bury_v there_o where_o the_o world_n redemption_n be_v to_o be_v transact_v where_o christ_n must_v die_v and_o rise_v again_o that_o he_o may_v at_o length_n rise_v again_o with_o he_o hence_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n say_v that_o this_o jacob_n and_o the_o other_o patriarch_n do_v bodily_a rise_v again_o with_o christ_n because_o it_o be_v say_v mat._n 27.52_o 53._o the_o grave_n be_v open_v and_o many_o body_n of_o saint_n which_o sleep_v arise_v etc._n etc._n to_o wit_n those_o holy_a patriarch_n who_o before_o be_v keep_v bind_v in_o their_o sepulcher_n till_o the_o very_a heartstring_n of_o death_n now_o swallow_v up_o in_o victory_n by_o life_n essential_a be_v quite_o break_v even_o by_o the_o death_n and_o resurrection_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o life_n than_o be_v they_o enlarge_v to_o become_v witness_n and_o attendant_n of_o christ_n resurrection_n and_o who_o appear_v be_v know_v to_o many_o in_o the_o city_n as_o moses_n and_o elias_n be_v know_v to_o the_o three_o apostle_n in_o the_o mount_n at_o christ_n transfiguration_n either_o by_o a_o special_a revelation_n or_o by_o that_o celestial_a illumination_n which_o will_v be_v much_o more_o in_o heaven_n as_o adam_n know_v eve_n in_o his_o state_n of_o innocency_n gen._n 2.23_o or_o last_o by_o the_o familiar_a conference_n wherein_o they_o may_v learn_v who_o they_o be_v betwixt_o christ_n and_o they_o mat._n 17.3_o but_o modern_a author_n say_v they_o be_v such_o as_o be_v late_o dead_a who_o be_v well_o remember_v by_o those_o that_o be_v live_v suppose_v to_o be_v simeon_n the_o just_a anna_n the_o prophetess_n zacharias_n lazarus_n and_o other_o late_o dead_a who_o body_n be_v not_o yet_o consume_v as_o those_o of_o the_o patriarch_n be_v not_o only_o bury_v so_o long_o before_o but_o also_o so_o far_o off_o as_o makpelah_n hebr._n the_o double_a cave_n be_v thirty_o mile_n from_o jerusalem_n we_o shall_v therefore_o leave_v it_o undecided_a whether_o jacob_n request_v to_o lie_v in_o that_o land_n because_o he_o hope_v as_o lyranus_fw-la affirm_v to_o be_v one_o of_o those_o which_o shall_v rise_v out_o of_o his_o grave_n at_o christ_n resurrection_n and_o to_o accompany_v he_o in_o his_o ascension_n into_o heaven_n this_o seem_v something_o too_o curious_a though_o it_o seem_v more_o comely_a and_o more_o glorious_a both_o to_o the_o patriarch_n and_o to_o christ_n the_o jew_n add_v a_o five_o reason_n why_o jacob_n will_v not_o be_v bury_v in_o egypt_n because_o he_o foresee_v the_o dust_n of_o egypt_n will_v be_v turn_v into_o louse_n etc._n etc._n when_o jacob_n do_v thus_o give_v order_n for_o his_o burial_n swear_v his_o son_n joseph_n to_o observe_v the_o place_n of_o it_o this_o he_o do_v not_o as_o if_o he_o disinherit_v jeseph_n naked_a promise_n but_o he_o require_v a_o oath_n gen._n 47.31_o because_o 1._o he_o will_v have_v they_o all_o know_v it_o be_v no_o trifle_n he_o require_v but_o a_o weighty_a matter_n and_o of_o great_a moment_n for_o fortify_v his_o family_n faith_n and_o for_o 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thing_n to_o come_v than_o what_o be_v pass_v for_o this_o second_o month_n passover_n can_v not_o look_v backward_o respect_v israel_n deliverance_n from_o egypt_n which_o be_v the_o appoint_a signification_n of_o the_o first_o month_n passover_n because_o it_o miss_v that_o very_o famous_a night_n no_o less_o than_o a_o whole_a month_n therefore_o must_v it_o rather_o look_v forward_o as_o it_o be_v in_o itself_o a_o month_n forward_o and_o have_v respect_n to_o the_o future_a oblation_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v our_o paschal_n lamb_n &_o passover_n sacrifice_v for_o we_o in_o who_o we_o keep_v the_o feast_n in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n 1_o cor._n 5.7_o 8._o and_o those_o in_o a_o journey_n afar_o of_o that_o can_v not_o keep_v the_o first_o passover_n yet_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o second_o numb_a 9.10_o 11._o may_v well_o represent_v we_o gentile_n who_o be_v unclean_a even_o dead_a in_o trespass_n and_o sin_n and_o afar_o off_o also_o ephes_n 2.1_o 13._o yet_o shall_v be_v make_v nigh_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n v._o 14._o and_o be_v admit_v to_o become_v partaker_n of_o that_o second_o namely_o the_o great_a gospel-passover_n who_o now_o be_v sacrifice_v for_o we_o and_o of_o who_o we_o partake_v often_o and_o we_o may_v learn_v from_o this_o divine_a allowance_n in_o case_n of_o lawful_a letts_n as_o here_o and_o 2_o chron._n 30.2_o that_o god_n in_o some_o case_n be_v so_o gracious_a as_o to_o prefer_v mercy_n to_o we_o before_o sacrifice_n to_o himself_o for_o we_o have_v far_o more_o need_n of_o that_o than_o he_o have_v of_o this_o yet_o ought_v not_o this_o divine_a allowance_n to_o be_v stretch_v too_o far_o to_o a_o male-improvement_n for_o this_o indulge_v people_n have_v a_o month_n grant_v they_o but_o no_o more_o and_o if_o they_o keep_v it_o not_o the_o first_o or_o second_o month_n than_o they_o must_v forbear_v the_o keep_n of_o it_o till_o the_o return_n of_o the_o year_n but_o this_o may_v far_o more_o be_v question_v where_o israel_n have_v their_o meal_n for_o unleavened_a bread_n see_v they_o have_v only_a manna_n answer_v 1_o some_o think_v for_o want_v of_o meal_n they_o keep_v both_o those_o passover_n with_o manna_n they_o keep_v no_o more_o but_o this_o till_o they_o come_v to_o canaan_n josh_n 5.10_o 2._o other_o say_v that_o at_o sinai_n they_o be_v not_o far_o from_o midian_a from_o whence_o they_o may_v be_v furnish_v with_o meal_n so_o much_o as_o may_v serve_v this_o time_n by_o jethro_n mean_n 3._o though_o a_o little_a piece_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n may_v serve_v they_o with_o the_o paschal_n lamb_n &_o the_o rest_n be_v supply_v with_o manna_n yet_o their_o other_o sacrifice_n require_v meal_n too_o which_o may_v be_v make_v of_o manna_n call_v the_o corn_n of_o heaven_n psal_n 78.24_o whereby_o all_o be_v furnish_v the_o 15_o remark_n upon_o this_o 12_o station_n be_v the_o flon_n of_o the_o blasphemer_n record_v levit._n 24.10_o 11_o etc._n etc._n wherein_o these_o particular_n be_v due_o to_o be_v ponder_v 1._o the_o person_n ver_fw-la 10.2_o the_o occasion_n his_o quarrel_v with_o a_o israelite_n ver_fw-la 10.3_o his_o heinous_a action_n he_o blaspheme_v and_o curse_v ver_fw-la 11.4_o his_o heavy_a passion_n and_o suffering_n for_o his_o sin_n for_o 1._o he_o be_v apprehend_v 2._o imprison_v ver_fw-la 11.12.3_o condemn_a by_o god_n ver_fw-la 13_o 14._o and_o 4._o stone_a by_o the_o people_n ver_fw-la 23._o first_o his_o person_n he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o a_o egyptian_a by_o a_o israelitish_n woman_n his_o father_n be_v one_o of_o that_o mix_a multitude_n which_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n with_o israel_n exod._n 12.38_o who_o this_o woman_n marry_v as_o many_o other_o woman_n then_o marry_v egyptian_a man_n to_o decline_v their_o rage_n and_o fury_n for_o at_o that_o time_n the_o law_n prohibit_v marriage_n with_o the_o heathen_a be_v not_o give_v they_o and_o some_o charitable_o say_v he_o be_v a_o seem_a proselyte_n it_o be_v more_o probable_a that_o as_o his_o mother_n teach_v he_o to_o speak_v so_o his_o father_n tanght_n this_o his_o son_n to_o blaspheme_v her_o name_n be_v shalomith_n which_o signify_v speak_v peaceable_o hear_v partus_fw-la non_fw-la sequitur_fw-la ventrem_fw-la the_o birth_n do_v not_o follow_v the_o belly_n for_o her_o son_n learn_v not_o of_o she_o either_o to_o speak_v or_o to_o act_v peaceable_o second_o the_o occasion_n he_o be_v of_o a_o quarrelsome_a boisterous_a and_o passionate_a temper_n which_o demonstrate_v the_o danger_n of_o mix_a marriage_n for_o child_n like_o the_o conclusion_n of_o a_o syllogism_n follow_v the_o worse_a part_n lyranus_fw-la say_v he_o be_v drink_v but_o then_o must_v it_o be_v with_o water_n for_o they_o have_v no_o other_o drink_n there_o rab._n solomon_n say_v the_o arise_v about_o the_o shewbread_n or_o about_o pitch_v his_o tent_n among_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n but_o his_o father_n be_v a_o stranger_n can_v be_v concern_v in_o neither_o these_o be_v but_o uncertain_a conjecture_n where_o god_n have_v not_o a_o mouth_n to_o speak_v man_n must_v not_o have_v a_o tongue_n to_o ask_v this_o be_v a_o holy_a nescience_n three_o his_o heinous_a action_n he_o both_o blaspheme_v and_o curse_v in_o the_o heat_n and_o height_n of_o contention_n when_o will_v not_o graceless_a choleric_a person_n both_o say_v and_o do_v if_o this_o man_n be_v drink_v it_o be_v with_o choler_n and_o frenzy_n which_o make_v he_o belch_v forth_o blasphemy_n and_o horrid_a execration_n out_o of_o his_o black_a mouth_n and_o black_a gipsy_n hearr_o 1._o he_o blaspheme_v nakab_n hebr._n signify_v perforare_fw-la to_o bear_v through_o thus_o blasphemer_n do_v pierce_v and_o strike_v through_o the_o sacred_a and_o tremendous_a name_n of_o god_n such_o diabolical_a wretch_n will_v both_o bear_v his_o name_n and_o gore_v his_o person_n if_o they_o can_v 2._o he_o curse_v kalal_n hebr._n signify_v leviter_fw-la de_fw-la aliquo_fw-la loqui_fw-la to_o vilify_v and_o scoff_n at_o thus_o he_o set_v at_o naught_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n against_o who_o it_o seem_v his_o quarrel_n be_v say_v i_o more_o than_o against_o that_o israelite_n he_o quarrel_v with_o thus_o he_o like_o those_o three_o unnatural_a son_n that_o try_v their_o archery_n which_o can_v shoot_v nigh_a their_o father_n heart_n shoot_v his_o arrow_n at_o god_n and_o curse_a himself_o curse_v man_n be_v curse_v man_n such_o dog_n come_v not_o into_o heaven_n by_o bark_v 1_o cor._n 6_o 9_o etc._n etc._n rev._n 22.15_o four_o the_o circumstance_n of_o his_o suffer_v as_o 1._o he_o be_v apprehend_v as_o a_o grand_a malefactor_n even_o against_o god_n himself_o impeach_v the_o divine_a honour_n by_o blasphemy_n and_o curse_v out_o of_o a_o deep_a intestine_a malignity_n 2._o this_o capital_a offender_n be_v hale_v away_o to_o moses_n the_o chief_a magistrate_n who_o soon_o commit_v he_o to_o custody_n and_o probable_o confine_v he_o with_o chain_n or_o fetter_n for_o it_o be_v improbable_a there_o can_v proper_o be_v any_o strong_a prison_n in_o the_o wilderness_n where_o they_o live_v only_o in_o tent_n though_o moses_n may_v hive_n put_v he_o to_o death_n by_o virtue_n of_o that_o law_n against_o curse_v father_n etc._n etc._n exod._n 21.17_o but_o the_o crime_n be_v very_o heinous_a against_o god_n himself_o as_o he_o use_v to_o do_v in_o other_o arduous_a case_n so_o in_o this_o he_o consult_v with_o god_n for_o a_o condign_a punishment_n 3._o god_n the_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n denounce_v his_o doom_n he_o shall_v be_v stone_v a_o punishment_n answerable_a to_o his_o stony_a heart_n nor_o can_v it_o at_o all_o excuse_n he_o that_o he_o have_v be_v provoke_v great_o by_o other_o if_o michael_n dare_v not_o bring_v any_o rail_a speech_n against_o the_o devil_n lude_fw-la ver_fw-la 9_o how_o much_o more_o must_v mortal_a man_n tremble_v to_o speak_v blasphemous_o against_o the_o great_a god_n let_v those_o that_o teach_v their_o tongue_n to_o lie_v swear_v curse_n and_o blaspheme_v by_o a_o daily_a custom_n consider_v this_o severe_a sentence_n of_o god_n and_o what_o danger_n hang_v over_o their_o head_n every_o day_n 4._o the_o people_n stone_n he_o for_o 1._o it_o be_v a_o common_a quarrel_n to_o vindicate_v the_o contempt_n cast_v upon_o their_o common_a benefactor_n from_o who_o they_o have_v their_o be_v and_o wellbeing_a 2._o that_o by_o execute_v this_o severity_n they_o may_v be_v caution_v from_o commit_v the_o like_a abominable_a crime_n thus_o the_o reason_n be_v render_v that_o all_o israel_n may_v fear_v deut._n 13.11_o and_o 3._o this_o be_v a_o mean_n to_o pacify_v god_n by_o put_v away_o that_o evil_n both_o person_n and_o thing_n from_o among_o they_o whereas_o his_o anger_n will_v have_v be_v incense_v against_o they_o have_v they_o permit_v the_o blasphemer_n to_o pass_v unpunished_a and_o whereas_o
which_o the_o midianite_n have_v employ_v for_o abominable_a use_n but_o this_o law_n have_v this_o exception_n that_o such_o vessel_n as_o will_v abide_v the_o fire_n must_v be_v purify_v by_o pass_v through_o the_o fire_n such_o be_v make_v of_o hard_a metal_n yet_o such_o vessel_n as_o can_v not_o abide_v the_o fire_n sufficient_a it_o be_v for_o their_o purification_n to_o be_v rinse_v with_o water_n v._o 23_o 24._o here_o be_v mercy_n and_o no_o cruelty_n n._n b._n thus_o god_n have_v his_o vessel_n of_o honour_n some_o of_o wood_n or_o weak_a grace_n other_o of_o gold_n or_o strong_a grace_n these_o latter_a may_v be_v exercise_v with_o fiery_a trial_n and_o resisting_n unto_o blood_n the_o strong_a that_o faith_n be_v the_o strong_a may_v be_v its_o exercise_n for_o which_o end_n that_o great_a gift_n of_o god_n be_v give_v to_o man_n phil._n 1.29_o but_o those_o former_a weak_a and_o wooden_a vessel_n shall_v have_v low_a and_o lesser_a affliction_n not_o above_o their_o ability_n to_o abide_v 1_o cor._n 10.13_o our_o gracious_a god_n always_o suit_v the_o burden_n to_o the_o back_n and_o the_o stroke_n to_o the_o strength_n as_o those_o aforesaid_a vessel_n be_v legal_o purify_v from_o their_o ceremonial_a uncleanness_n to_o show_v that_o all_o creature_n be_v sanctify_v to_o we_o by_o word_n and_o prayer_n 1_o tim._n 4.4_o 5._o so_o the_o vessel_n of_o mercy_n in_o god_n house_n 2_o tim._n 2.20_o 21._o be_v purify_v from_o their_o corruption_n by_o affliction_n which_o be_v call_v a_o pass_n through_o fire_n and_o water_n psal_n 66.10_o 12._o ezek._n 22.19_o 22._o a_o try_v they_o as_o silver_n be_v try_v zech._n 13.9_o and_o mal._n 3.3_o and_o isa_n 43.2_o the_o ten_o remark_n be_v the_o gratulatory_a oblation_n levy_v out_o of_o the_o aforesaid_a distribution_n of_o the_o spoil_n both_o that_o of_o the_o conqueror_n and_o that_o of_o the_o congregation_n that_o go_v not_o out_o to_o war_n this_o be_v twofold_a first_o command_v of_o god_n for_o maintain_v the_o sacred_a ministry_n the_o priest_n to_o who_o be_v give_v one_o part_n of_o five_o hundred_o but_o the_o levite_n because_o many_o have_v one_o part_n of_o fifty_o this_o proportion_n be_v pay_v by_o both_o the_o aforesaid_a party_n as_o a_o homage_n and_o acknowledgement_n that_o the_o victory_n be_v of_o god_n and_o to_o show_v their_o thankfulness_n for_o his_o salvation_n from_o v._o 28_o to_o 48._o the_o second_o oblation_n be_v spontaneous_a voluntary_a or_o a_o freewill_n offer_v for_o that_o wonderful_a work_n of_o god_n wherein_o a_o whole_a nation_n be_v cut_v off_o without_o the_o loss_n of_o one_o man_n out_o of_o twelve_o thousand_o from_o v._o 49_o to_o the_o end_n whereas_o common_o the_o sword_n devour_v one_o as_o well_o as_o another_o 2_o sam._n 11.25_o it_o be_v usual_o say_v that_o be_v a_o strange_a battle_n where_o none_o escape_v but_o it_o be_v more_o strange_a on_o that_o side_n where_o no_o man_n perish_v when_o many_o yea_o miriads_o be_v slay_v on_o the_o adverse_a party_n as_o here_o a_o whole_a populous_a nation_n on_o the_o one_o side_n be_v against_o twelve_o thousand_o man_n on_o the_o other_o how_o precious_a in_o god_n eye_n be_v the_o death_n of_o his_o saint_n psal_n 116.15_o by_o this_o bloodless_a victory_n god_n encourage_v israel_n to_o conquer_v the_o canaanite_n the_o next_o historical_a passage_n after_o the_o conquest_n of_o midian_a be_v the_o assignment_n of_o the_o conquer_a country_n of_o the_o amorites_n on_o this_o side_n jordan_n to_o the_o reubenites_n the_o gadite_n and_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n whereof_o we_o have_v a_o account_n in_o numb_a chap._n 32._o v._n 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o etc._n etc._n upon_o which_o i_o make_v these_o follow_a remark_n the_o first_o be_v reuben_n be_v jacob_n first_o bear_v of_o leah_n gen._n 29.32_o and_o gad_n the_o first_o bear_v of_o zilpah_n gen._n 30.10_o 11._o to_o who_o be_v add_v some_o of_o the_o son_n of_o manasseh_n the_o elder_a son_n of_o joseph_n the_o elder_a son_n of_o jacob_n by_o rachel_n v._n 39_o etc._n etc._n do_v join_v in_o a_o petition_n unto_o moses_n for_o their_o portion_n of_o the_o first-born_a and_o to_o have_v the_o first_o possession_n out_o of_o the_o conquer_a country_n of_o sihon_n and_o og_n whereof_o we_o have_v the_o narrative_a in_o numb_a 21._o and_o the_o son_n of_o gad_n be_v name_v before_o the_o son_n of_o reuben_n both_o v._o 2._o and_o in_o v._o 6_o 25_o 29_o 31_o 33._o because_o probable_o they_o be_v the_o first_o author_n of_o this_o project_n and_o the_o foremost_a in_o the_o petition_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n here_o among_o the_o petitioner_n that_o follow_v v._o 33_o 39_o the_o second_o remark_n be_v moses_n sharp_o ●●proveth_v the_o petitioner_n who_o be_v much_o move_v at_o the_o first_o against_o their_o motion_n v._o 6_o etc._n etc._n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v both_o unsavoury_a and_o unseasonable_a first_o vnsavoury_a because_o it_o savour_v of_o too_o much_o love_n to_o themselves_o and_o too_o little_a love_n to_o their_o brethren_n and_o second_o unseasonable_a because_o it_o disover_v some_o distrust_n in_o god_n who_o have_v late_o command_v the_o division_n of_o the_o conquer_a land_n by_o lot_n numb_a 26.55_o which_o they_o now_o will_v prevent_v and_o moses_n may_v well_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o evil_a precedent_n not_o only_o to_o discourage_v their_o brethren_n in_o go_v forward_o to_o conquer_v canaan_n but_o also_o when_o some_o part_n of_o canaan_n be_v after_o conquer_a some_o other_o tribe_n may_v crave_v that_o part_n for_o their_o inheritance_n and_o so_o bring_v upon_o the_o camp_n of_o israel_n a_o great_a confusion_n beside_o it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o improbable_a that_o these_o two_o tribe_n be_v too_o much_o engage_v in_o their_o affection_n to_o that_o portion_n of_o land_n as_o lot_n mind_n be_v too_o much_o set_v upon_o the_o plain_n of_o sodom_n gen._n 13.10_o for_o as_o he_o be_v soon_o after_o carry_v away_o captive_a by_o the_o four_o king_n gen._n 14._o so_o those_o here_o be_v note_v to_o be_v the_o first_o that_o be_v carry_v away_o captive_a out_o of_o this_o very_a land_n who_o be_v the_o first_o of_o all_o the_o tribe_n that_o have_v this_o land_n assign_v they_o for_o their_o inheritance_n 1_o chron._n 5.25_o 2_o king_n 15.29_o strong_a affection_n cause_v strong_a affliction_n if_o we_o love_v overmuch_o we_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o grieve_v overmuch_o when_o god_n see_v we_o set_v upon_o it_o to_o have_v this_o or_o that_o have_v it_o we_o may_v but_o with_o a_o after-reckoning_n that_o may_v dissweeten_v it_o with_o a_o witness_n the_o three_o remark_n be_v the_o apology_n which_o the_o two_o tribe_n make_v to_o pacify_v moses_n indignation_n and_o to_o procure_v his_o grant_n of_o their_o petition_n beside_o their_o former_a argument_n draw_v from_o the_o copiousness_n of_o their_o cattle_n and_o the_o commodiousness_n of_o that_o country_n 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and_o judah_n gen._n 37.22_o 27_o 29_o etc._n etc._n though_o they_o both_o aim_v at_o the_o same_o thing_n etc._n etc._n the_o four_o remark_n be_v the_o ratification_n of_o moses_n grant_n after_o his_o mistake_n be_v remove_v unto_o die_v petition_n of_o the_o two_o tribe_n upon_o the_o performance_n of_o their_o condition_n propose_v by_o they_o v._o 20_o 21_o 22._o being_n better_o inform_v that_o their_o suit_n be_v neither_o unsavoury_a nor_o unseasonable_a nor_o yet_o unreasonable_a as_o he_o at_o first_o judge_v it_o say_v v._o 6._o shall_v all_o go_v to_o war_n and_o you_o sit_v here_o but_o with_o this_o caution_n that_o if_o they_o fail_v in_o their_o condition_n their_o sin_n will_v find_v they_o out_o v._o 23._o that_o be_v it_o will_v in_o the_o guilt_n of_o it_o haunt_v they_o at_o their_o heel_n like_o a_o
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in_o prodigious_a profit_n both_o those_o tribe_n shall_v not_o forget_v to_o return_v their_o praise_n to_o god_n from_o who_o they_o receive_v all_o those_o profit_n they_o shall_v call_v the_o people_n to_o the_o mount_n of_o god_n the_o 9th_o remark_n respect_v gad_n to_o who_o be_v promise_v 1._o most_o renown_a victory_n ver_fw-la 20._o and_o 2._o a_o most_o reverend_a prophet_n to_o spring_n out_o of_o that_o tribe_n to_o wit_n elijah_n the_o thisbite_n ver_fw-la 21._o who_o execute_v the_o lord_n vengeance_n upon_o baal_n priest_n 1_o king_n 18._o as_o likewise_o of_o a_o most_o resolute_a prince_n namely_o jehu_n of_o this_o tribe_n who_o furious_o pour_v forth_o god_n fury_n upon_o the_o idolatrous_a house_n of_o ahab_n etc._n etc._n 2_o king_n 9_o and_o 10._o chap._n and_o though_o this_o tribe_n have_v their_o portion_n on_o this_o side_n jordan_n where_o their_o lawgiver_n moses_n have_v his_o lot_n to_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o yet_o be_v they_o as_o courageous_a as_o any_o to_o conquer_v canaan_n for_o their_o brethren_n numb_a 32.23_o 29_o 33._o 1._o chro._n 12.8_o and_o 5.18_o to_o 22._o the_o 10_o remark_n relate_v to_o dan_n to_o who_o military_a prowess_n be_v promise_v ver_fw-la 22._o who_o be_v by_o jacob_n call_v a_o serpent_n gen._n 49.17_o for_o his_o subtle_a and_o secret_a surprise_v of_o his_o adversary_n but_o here_o by_o moses_n he_o be_v liken_v to_o a_o lion_n that_o lurk_v in_o bashan_n the_o place_n where_o lion_n be_v breed_v and_o sudden_o jump_v upon_o their_o prey_n that_o pass_v by_o so_o dan_n jump_v sudden_o on_o laish_n josh_n 18._o the_o 11_o remark_n concern_v naphthali_n to_o who_o be_v promise_v all_o sort_n of_o prosperity_n even_o to_o full_a satisfaction_n ver_fw-la 23._o for_o they_o lay_v upon_o the_o sea_n and_o trade_v with_o tyre_n sidon_n etc._n etc._n can_v not_o well_o want_v the_o most_o contentful_a provision_n both_o for_o quantity_n and_o quality_n more_o especial_o come_v with_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n to_o they_o there_o the_o light_n of_o god_n favour_n in_o christ_n appear_v matth._n 4.13.16_o the_o 12_o and_o last_o remark_n upon_o the_o tribe_n be_v on_o asser_n or_o ashur_n ver_fw-la 24_o 25._o to_o who_o be_v promise_v a_o plentiful_a portion_n both_o above_o ground_n for_o fruit_n and_o under_o ground_n for_o metal_n together_o with_o multitude_n of_o child_n this_o tribe_n have_v now_o 53_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o man_n of_o war_n numb_a 26.47_o and_o be_v far_o promise_v that_o while_o their_o day_n last_v their_o strength_n shall_v last_v also_o as_o moses_n be_v lusty_a in_o his_o old_a age_n deut._n 34.7_o the_o three_o part_n of_o deut._n 33._o be_v the_o epilogue_n or_o conclusion_n wherein_o moses_n give_v one_a a_o graphical_a character_n of_o the_o high_a praise_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n both_o in_o his_o own_o nature_n and_o majesty_n ver_fw-la 26_o 27._o and_o in_o his_o transcendent_a love_a kindness_n to_o his_o people_n israel_n ver_fw-la 28._o and_o two_o shut_v up_o all_o with_o a_o most_o elegant_a epiphonema_n which_o be_v eucharistical_a ver_fw-la 29._o remarks_n hereon_o be_v one_a this_o conclusion_n concern_v all_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n in_o general_a unanimous_o celebrate_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n in_o his_o goodness_n to_o his_o church_n in_o the_o wilderness_n they_o all_o partake_v thereof_o to_o their_o everlasting_a happiness_n jeshurun_v the_o chaldee_n explain_v it_o israel_n and_o the_o greek_a translate_v it_o belove_v or_o it_o come_v of_o jashar_n hebr._n righteous_a for_o they_o be_v belove_v of_o god_n and_o righteous_a in_o his_o eye_n yet_o soon_o they_o lose_v their_o uprightness_n and_o kick_v against_o god_n like_o a_o shar_n hebr._n bullock_n or_o young_a mule_n qui_fw-la matrem_fw-la suis_fw-la regratulatur_fw-la calcibus_fw-la that_o kick_v his_o dam_n after_o he_o have_v suck_v her_o dug_n deut._n 32.15_o the_o 2d_o remark_n be_v god_n be_v a_o all-sufficient_a succour_n to_o 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villainy_n punish_v according_a to_o their_o demerit_n ver_fw-la 8._o and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n it_o be_v probable_a they_o vow_v also_o that_o they_o will_v not_o give_v any_o of_o their_o daughter_n to_o those_o benjamite_n that_o escape_v the_o sword_n of_o war_n or_o justice_n in_o marriage_n to_o they_o after_o they_o have_v destroy_v all_o the_o woman_n maid_n and_o child_n of_o that_o tribe_n and_o likewise_o they_o vow_v likely_a to_o put_v to_o the_o sword_n the_o man_n of_o any_o town_n or_o city_n who_o come_v not_o up_o to_o assist_v they_o in_o this_o war_n which_o vow_n they_o may_v ratify_v with_o a_o oath_n as_o be_v intimate_v chap._n 21._o ver_fw-la 1.5_o n._n b._n after_o this_o vow_n confirm_v with_o a_o oath_n they_o send_v to_o shilo_n for_o council_n from_o god_n which_o of_o the_o tribe_n shall_v go_v first_o to_o the_o battle_n ver_fw-la 18._o here_o begin_v israel_n presumption_n to_o sprout_v forth_o they_o do_v not_o ask_v of_o god_n shall_v we_o go_v 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he_o will_v do_v you_o hurt_v after_o he_o have_v do_v you_o good_a josh_n 24.19_o 20._o so_o they_o presume_v and_o be_v punish_v the_o second_o time_n ver_fw-la 24_o 25._o five_o and_o last_o god_n suffer_v this_o second_o loss_n of_o eighteen_o thousand_o man_n to_o be_v add_v to_o their_o former_a loss_n of_o twenty_o two_o thousand_o to_o avenge_v his_o own_o cause_n against_o idolatry_n because_o israel_n be_v not_o still_o stir_v up_o to_o avenge_v god_n cause_n against_o idolater_n they_o that_o can_v be_v so_o sensible_a of_o a_o injury_n do_v to_o a_o sorry_a whore_n in_o gibeah_n still_o do_v remain_v senseless_a of_o the_o injury_n do_v to_o the_o great_a god_n of_o heaven_n by_o dan_n idolatry_n n._n b._n therefore_o see_v vice_n come_v still_o to_o correct_a sin_n many_o achan_n many_o gross_a offender_n be_v still_o in_o their_o army_n they_o can_v not_o proceed_v with_o any_o prosperous_a success_n moreover_o divine_a providence_n ought_v not_o atheistical_o to_o be_v 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learn_v the_o use_n of_o their_o armour_n v._o 18._o because_o they_o border_v upon_o the_o philistine_n upon_o who_o they_o may_v retrieve_v their_o lose_a honour_n and_o he_o instance_n in_o the_o bow_n both_o in_o honour_n of_o jonathan_n who_o be_v so_o skilful_a at_o it_o ver_fw-la 22._o and_o that_o they_o may_v match_v the_o philistine_n archer_n who_o have_v beeen_n so_o mischievous_a to_o their_o mighty_a one_o this_o the_o general_n chronicle_n amplify_v josh_n 10.13_o mention_n this_o book_n of_o jasher_n which_o signify_v recti_fw-la the_o book_n of_o right_n or_o of_o the_o law_n a_o directory_n for_o prince_n and_o people_n to_o right_a duty_n on_o both_o side_n the_o jew_n take_v it_o for_o genesis_n the_o story_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n those_o three_o righteous_a man_n but_o than_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v jasher_n but_o jasharim_n plural_a it_o be_v rather_o the_o blessing_n of_o jacob_n gen._n 49.8_o judah_n hand_n shall_v be_v on_o the_o neck_n of_o his_o enemy_n so_o david_n of_o that_o tribe_n be_v to_o be_v in_o this_o be_v insert_v this_o song_n the_o foot_n and_o burden_n whereof_o be_v how_o be_v the_o mighty_a fall_v oft_o repeat_v v._o 19.25_o 27._o this_o book_n teach_v the_o use_n of_o the_o bow_n and_o artillery_n but_o be_v now_o lose_v be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n etc._n etc._n 2_o samuel_n chap._n ii_o this_o chapter_n contain_v david_n come_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o his_o state_n of_o exaltation_n as_o before_o be_v record_v the_o whole_a history_n of_o david_n state_n of_o humiliation_n a_o perfect_a type_n of_o christ_n his_o antitype_n who_o pass_v likewise_o out_o of_o the_o one_o into_o the_o other_o this_o chapter_n consist_v of_o three_o part_n antecedent_n concomitant_n and_o consequent_n first_o the_o antecedent_n have_v these_o remark_n as_o first_o david_n beginning_n at_o the_o right_a end_n and_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o his_o promise_a kingdom_n in_o consult_v with_o god_n according_a to_o god_n own_o ordinance_n numb_a 27.21_o and_o notwithstanding_o all_o his_o peerless_a persecution_n he_o dare_v not_o now_o stir_v one_o step_n without_o divine_a direction_n v._o 1._o have_v smart_v so_o much_o for_o follow_v his_o own_o humane_a policy_n and_o prudence_n 1_o sam._n 27.1_o he_o ask_v god_n to_o what_o city_n of_o judah_n shall_v i_o go_v god_n answer_n to_o hebron_n ziklag_n be_v only_a achish_n donative_n to_o david_n a_o remote_a place_n so_o not_o for_o his_o present_a purpose_n but_o god_n gift_n to_o he_o be_v hebron_n the_o metropolis_n of_o judah_n more_o ancient_a than_o zoan_n of_o egypt_n numb_a 13.22_o a_o city_n of_o refuge_n josh_n 20.7_o and_o more_o renown_a because_o the_o patriarch_n to_o who_o canaan_n be_v promise_v lie_v bury_v there_o and_o thereby_o as_o it_o be_v hold_v possession_n of_o it_o the_o second_o remark_n be_v thither_o david_n go_v as_o god_n direct_v he_o into_o the_o very_a heart_n of_o his_o own_o tribe_n whence_o he_o expect_v most_o acceptance_n and_o assistance_n and_o his_o two_o wife_n with_o he_o ver_fw-la 2._o to_o share_n with_o he_o in_o his_o prosperity_n as_o they_o have_v do_v in_o his_o adversity_n n._n b._n note_v well_o wherein_o we_o have_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n which_o when_o it_o have_v suffer_v with_o he_o shall_v also_o reign_v with_o he_o 2_o tim._n 2.12_o luk._n 22.28_o 29._o our_o lord_n will_v remove_v his_o spouse_n from_o the_o land_n of_o her_o banishment_n from_o the_o ash_n of_o her_o forlorn_a ziklag_n to_o the_o hebron_n of_o her_o peace_n and_o glory_n he_o have_v take_v order_n for_o it_o already_o joh._n 17.24_o and_o be_v go_v a_o little_a before_o to_o prepare_v mansion_n for_o she_o joh._n 14.2_o 3._o yea_o and_o count_v not_o himself_o complete_a till_o he_o have_v we_o all_o with_o he_o ephes_n 1.23_o nor_o do_v david_n cashier_v those_o his_o man_n that_o have_v mutinied_a at_o ziklag_n 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rebellion_n against_o david_n among_o the_o other_o tribe_n v._o 8_o 9_o but_o also_o it_o become_v a_o ill_a precedent_n and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o preparative_n to_o that_o fatal_a schism_n in_o rehoboam_n reign_n which_o can_v never_o be_v patch_v up_o again_o the_o second_o part_n be_v the_o concomitant_n the_o remark_n of_o it_o be_v first_o the_o elder_n of_o judah_n with_o the_o concurrence_n of_o the_o worthy_n out_o of_o other_o tribe_n anoint_v david_n king_n over_o judah_n v._o 4._o this_o be_v david_n second_o anoint_v to_o be_v king_n samuel_n have_v annoit_v he_o private_o before_o which_o only_o give_v jus_fw-la ad_fw-la rem_fw-la not_o jus_n in_o re_n a_o right_a title_n to_o it_o but_o not_o a_o actual_a possession_n of_o it_o as_o this_o second_o anoint_v do_v now_o david_n be_v king_n both_o de_fw-fr jure_fw-la and_o de_fw-la facto_fw-la david_n have_v
but_o he_o modest_o say_v he_o deceive_v i_o by_o carry_v away_o the_o ass_n which_o i_o bid_v he_o saddle_n for_o i_o for_o his_o own_o use_n v._o 26._o nor_o do_v he_o mention_v the_o slander_n until_o he_o be_v necessitate_v thereto_o by_o david_n question_n for_o his_o just_a defence_n v._o 27._o and_o even_o then_o with_o submission_n to_o david_n himself_o who_o be_v wise_a as_o a_o angel_n of_o god_n to_o distinguish_v between_o reality_n and_o undue_a reproach_n v._o 28._o courtier_n like_o complement_n i_o can_v complain_v of_o his_o treachery_n nor_o of_o my_o own_o infelicity_n etc._n etc._n mark_v four_o david_n sentence_n hereupon_o wherein_o mephibosheth_n acquiesce_v v._o 29_o 30._o first_o as_o to_o david_n sentence_n some_o justify_v it_o say_v he_o mean_v only_o that_o mephibosheth_n shall_v let_v ziba_n have_v his_o land_n to_o half_a part_n as_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o landlord_n to_o their_o tenant_n in_o some_o country_n that_o ziba_n have_v many_o son_n and_o servant_n shall_v till_o and_o take_v all_o the_o pain_n and_o for_o so_o do_v shall_v have_v equal_a profit_n with_o his_o master_n the_o landlord_n according_a to_o david_n first_o order_n chap._n 9.9_o 10._o and_o this_o seem_v to_o correspond_v with_o the_o second_o part_n to_o wit_n mephibosheth_n answer_n to_o david_n sentence_n yea_o let_v he_o take_v all_o i_o expect_v not_o to_o continue_v either_o the_o owner_n of_o my_o grandfather_n saul_n land_n or_o the_o joiner_n of_o half_a the_o profit_v thereof_o i_o be_o well_o enough_o and_o i_o be_o rich_a enough_o see_v my_o lord_n the_o king_n be_v so_o safe_a return_v to_o his_o own_o throne_n and_o dignity_n second_o but_o other_o be_v of_o another_o opinion_n say_v david_n be_v now_o in_o haste_n have_v the_o weighty_a affair_n of_o settle_v a_o unhinged_a and_o a_o unsertled_a kingdom_n upon_o his_o hand_n so_o have_v not_o time_n to_o examine_v matter_n thorought_o at_o this_o time_n though_o ziba_n be_v present_a v._o 17._o 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he_o do_v not_o only_o now_o intend_v to_o be_v better_o inform_v afterward_o when_o he_o can_v be_v at_o better_a leisure_n but_o also_o that_o he_o make_v mephibosheth_n amends_o for_o this_o wrong_n some_o other_o way_n the_o five_o remark_n be_v barzilai_n congratulate_v david_n safe_a return_n and_o conduct_v he_o over_o jordan_n in_o his_o way_n to_o jerusalem_n v._o 31_o 32_o 33_o to_o 40._o wherein_o mark_z first_o barzilai_n be_v one_o of_o those_o three_o that_o bring_v provision_n to_o david_n in_o his_o banishment_n chap._n 17.27_o 28._o we_o hear_v no_o more_o of_o the_o other_o two_o some_o suspect_n that_o david_n some_o way_n do_v disoblige_v they_o show_v all_o his_o respect_n to_o barzilai_n as_o be_v intimate_v his_o charge_n to_o solomon_n 1_o king_n 2.7_o not_o name_v their_o kindness_n there_o though_o both_o of_o they_o be_v honourable_a as_o well_o as_o wealthy_a person_n for_o as_o for_o machir_n he_o be_v the_o nobleman_n with_o who_o mephibosheth_n have_v be_v bring_v up_o chap._n 9.4_o who_o see_v david_n unexpected_a kindness_n to_o jonathan_n poor_a cripple_n son_n who_o he_o expect_v will_v be_v cut_v off_o for_o saul_n sake_n and_o therefore_o hide_v he_o come_v at_o that_o time_n to_o minister_n unto_o david_n want_n and_o as_o for_o shobi_n he_o be_v not_o only_a second_o brother_n to_o unworthy_a hanun_n as_o be_v note_v before_o upon_o that_o place_n who_o david_n worthy_o depose_v and_o set_v up_o this_o brother_n in_o his_o stead_n to_o be_v king_n over_o those_o injurious_a ammonite_n therefore_o this_o thankful_a shobi_n minister_n to_o david_n with_o machir_n also_o but_o to_o clear_a david_n from_o the_o odious_a ingratitude_n to_o this_o kind_a king_n whereof_o grateful_a david_n be_v rare_o find_v guilty_a we_o find_v it_o on_o record_n that_o he_o marry_v his_o son_n solomon_n to_o naamah_n suppose_v to_o be_v this_o shobi_n sister_n or_o daughter_n but_o a_o proselyte_n to_o the_o jewish_a religion_n 1_o king_n 14.21_o mark_v second_o however_o david_n be_v grateful_a enough_o to_o old_a barzilai_n in_o offer_v he_o the_o pleasant_a and_o plentiful_a life_n of_o a_o courtier_n but_o his_o modesty_n and_o piety_n refuse_v the_o king_n kindness_n v._o 32_o 33_o 34_o 35_o 36._o plead_v his_o old_a age_n that_o he_o be_v senex_n quasi_fw-la seminex_fw-la half_a dead_a i_o be_o die_v say_v he_o by_o piecemeal_n sensim_fw-la sine_fw-la sensu_fw-la i_o die_v daily_o as_o paul_n say_v and_o be_o yield_v somewhat_o to_o death_n every_o day_n therefore_o be_o unfit_a for_o courtly_a pleasure_n i_o know_v thou_o to_o be_v a_o musical_a man_n and_o must_v have_v variety_n of_o voice-musick_n and_o melodious_a instrument_n play_v at_o thy_o meal_n which_o also_o will_v be_v furnish_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o dainty_n and_o delight_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n unto_o all_o which_o choice_a meat_n and_o music_n i_o be_o already_o dead_a eccles_n 12.2_o 3_o 4._o it_o be_v high_a time_n for_o i_o and_o all_o such_o old_a people_n to_o make_v and_o pack_v up_o our_o farthel_n and_o prepare_v to_o go_v hence_o into_o a_o better_a world_n see_v my_o continuance_n in_o this_o world_n can_v be_v but_o short_a it_o be_v not_o adviseable_a to_o alter_v my_o habitation_n where_o i_o ought_v to_o prepare_v for_o death_n and_o to_o lay_v hold_n on_o eternal_a life_n and_o not_o come_v to_o court_v where_o i_o shall_v be_v but_o burdensome_a to_o the_o king_n and_o his_o courtier_n who_o will_v have_v such_o consort_n as_o can_v discourse_v and_o be_v jocular_a with_o they_o which_o my_o decrepit_a age_n disenable_v i_o for_o beside_o why_o shall_v the_o king_n recompense_v my_o small_a favour_n with_o so_o rich_a a_o reward_n v._n 36._o n._n b._n thus_o shall_v we_o all_o say_v to_o god_n and_o sure_o glorify_a saint_n do_v so_o admire_v that_o weight_n of_o glory_n etc._n etc._n mark_v three_o barzilai_n offer_v his_o son_n chimham_n v._o 37._o and_o the_o king_n accept_v he_o v._o 38_o 39_o 40._o and_o make_v he_o a_o fellow-commoner_n with_o solomon_n his_o son_n 1_o king_n 2.7_o n._n b._n learn_v we_o hence_o to_o offer_v our_o child_n to_o the_o king_n of_o king_n that_o he_o may_v make_v they_o christ_n companion_n the_o last_o remark_n be_v the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n quarrel_n with_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n for_o steal_v away_o the_o king_n from_o they_o v._o 40_o 41_o 42_o 43._o wherein_n mark_z first_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n be_v upon_o second_o thought_n convince_v of_o their_o madness_n in_o rebel_a with_o absalon_n before_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n be_v so_o and_o be_v thereupon_o at_o strife_n among_o themselves_o for_o recall_v their_o rightful_a king_n v._o 9_o 10._o mark_v second_o the_o better_a and_o prevail_a part_n for_o it_o be_v but_o half_a of_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n v._o 40._o the_o worst_a part_n lay_v lurk_v at_o home_n fit_a for_o be_v fire_v into_o the_o follow_a rebellion_n chap._n 20._o mark_v three_o this_o better_a part_n blame_v judah_n for_o arrogate_a the_o recalling_a of_o the_o king_n whole_o to_o themselves_o without_o request_v their_o concurrence_n therein_o as_o if_o they_o design_v to_o engross_v david_n whole_o to_o themselves_o v._o 41._o wherein_o they_o tax_v david_n himself_o for_o not_o send_v zadock_n etc._n etc._n to_o treat_v with_o their_o elder_n as_o he_o have_v do_v with_o the_o elder_n of_o judah_n v._o 11_o etc._n etc._n as_o well_o as_o for_o permit_v such_o a_o preposterous_a precipitation_n mark_v four_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n plead_v kindred_n to_o the_o king_n and_o that_o they_o study_v more_o their_o office_n than_o their_o benefit_n in_o what_o they_o have_v do_v we_o look_v for_o no_o wage_n for_o our_o work_n v._o 42._o you_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v as_o much_o and_o not_o to_o have_v come_v
spirit_n thus_o the_o bridegroom_n adopt_v the_o bride_n ruth_n 3.9_o and_o so_o do_v god_n to_o we_o ezek._n 16.8_o if_o call_v etc._n etc._n mark_v 3_o when_o this_o rich_a farmer_n be_v son_n find_v his_o heart_n change_v by_o this_o habit_n he_o leave_v his_o plough_n and_o beg_v leave_v of_o a_o farewell_n to_o his_o parent_n this_o great_a change_n upon_o elisha_n by_o only_a the_o mantle_n of_o elijah_n make_v up_o his_o eight_o miracle_n mark_v 4._o elijah_n grant_v it_o grace_n destroy_v not_o nature_n nor_o sanctity_n civility_n parent_n do_v consent_n elisha_n come_v without_o dally_v and_o delay_v not_o as_o he_o do_v matth._n 8.21_o luke_n 9.59_o and_o ver_fw-la 61_o 62._o where_o christ_n grant_v not_o to_o he_o what_o elijah_n here_o grant_v because_o christ_n know_v all_o man_n john_n 2.24_o and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o pretence_n only_o to_o leave_v christ_n mark_v 5._o elisha_n friendly_a farewell_n be_v speedy_a this_o divine_a impression_n make_v he_o willing_a to_o leave_v his_o parent_n his_o plough_n his_o fat_a farm_n his_o all_o for_o god_n etc._n etc._n he_o slay_v his_o ox_n he_o plow_v with_o boil_v the_o flesh_n with_o the_o plough_n and_o wooden_a instrument_n make_v a_o farewell_n feast_n for_o all_o his_o friend_n here_o be_v no_o weep_v say_v peter_z martyr_n but_o all_o joy_n at_o this_o happy_a day_n and_o more_o honourable_a employ_v thus_o levi_n do_v luke_n 5.29_o 1_o king_n chap._n xx._n this_o chapter_n be_v a_o narrative_a of_o ahab_n two_o great_a victory_n over_o the_o syrian_n for_o two_o year_n together_o first_o of_o the_o first_o victory_n in_o which_o the_o antecedent_n concomitant_n and_o consequent_n be_v remarkable_a remarks_n first_o upon_o the_o antecedent_n as_o 1._o benhadad_o the_o son_n of_o he_o who_o have_v spoil_v sundry_a city_n in_o israel_n chap._n 15.20_o and_o the_o same_o who_o hazael_n murder_v and_o succeed_v 2_o king_n 8.15_o wage_v war_n against_o ahab_n the_o cause_n of_o this_o war_n be_v various_o assign_v as_o 1._o the_o syrian_n above_o thirty_o year_n before_o have_v be_v invite_v in_o by_o asa_n to_o assist_v he_o against_o baasha_n and_o then_o conquer_a some_o city_n 1_o king_n 15.17_o 18._o they_o have_v feel_v the_o sweetness_n of_o the_o soil_n of_o israel_n and_o now_o they_o will_v have_v all_o n.b._n this_o be_v oft_o the_o fate_n of_o call_v in_o foreign_a power_n for_o the_o suppression_n of_o a_o homebred_a enemy_n the_o remedy_n oft_o prove_v worse_a than_o the_o disease_n the_o second_o cause_o say_v p._n martyr_n be_v ahab_n refuse_v to_o pay_v tribute_n to_o benhadad_n which_o before_o he_o have_v pay_v he_o for_o those_o city_n that_o have_v be_v take_v from_o baasha_n and_o some_o also_o from_o omri_n ahab_n father_n not_o mention_v in_o sacred_a story_n but_o imply_v here_o ver_fw-la 34._o but_o the_o 3d._n and_o true_a cause_n of_o this_o war_n be_v god_n great_a displeasure_n against_o israel_n for_o their_o idolatry_n and_o apostasy_n and_o benhadad_n ambition_n in_o amplify_a those_o conquest_n his_o father_n have_v make_v chap._n 15.20_o be_v but_o the_o rod_n in_o god_n hand_n to_o chastise_v the_o impiety_n of_o his_o child_n remark_n the_o second_o benhadad_n gather_v a_o vast_a host_n consist_v of_o thirty_o two_o king_n etc._n etc._n wherewith_o he_o come_v up_o and_o besiege_v samaria_n the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n design_v to_o catch_v and_o conquer_v that_o kingdom_n whole_o to_o himself_o ver_fw-la 1._o hereupon_o he_o send_v his_o ambassador_n from_o the_o siege_n into_o the_o city_n to_o demand_v all_o ahab_n treasure_n his_o wife_n and_o child_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 2_o 3._o or_o expect_v no_o peace_n but_o a_o sudden_a assault_n remark_n the_o three_o timorous_a ahab_n find_v himself_o not_o only_o hard_o press_v with_o a_o close_a siege_n without_o but_o also_o worse_o oppress_v with_o a_o guilty_a conscience_n within_o make_v a_o most_o pusillanimous_a truckle_n to_o benhadad_n insolent_a demand_n say_v i_o be_o thou_o and_o all_o that_o i_o have_v for_o 4._o a_o evil_a conscience_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o cowardice_n n.b._n some_o indeed_o more_o charitable_o call_v this_o prudence_n in_o ahab_n that_o by_o a_o soft_a answer_n he_o may_v mollify_v the_o mind_n of_o a_o barbarian_a king_n so_o say_v menochius_fw-la and_o that_o he_o speak_v not_o this_o serious_o but_o only_o officious_o to_o pacify_v benhadad_o nor_o will_v such_o a_o proud_a imperious_a dame_n as_o be_v jezebel_n suffer_v he_o to_o do_v otherwise_o as_o loath_a enough_o to_o be_v deliver_v up_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o barbarous_a benhadad_n and_o dr._n hall_n say_v that_o ahab_n do_v wise_o like_o a_o reed_n in_o the_o tempest_n stoop_v to_o this_o violent_a charge_n of_o so_o potent_a a_o enemy_n he_o be_v but_o half_a a_o king_n while_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n be_v divide_v from_o he_o and_o benhadad_o have_v two_o and_o thirty_o king_n in_o conjunction_n with_o he_o it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o overpower_v to_o expostulate_v in_o capitulation_n weakness_n must_v not_o argue_v but_o yield_v may_v many_o time_n run_v down_o right_o remark_n the_o four_o benhadad_o insolent_o incroach_v upon_o this_o first_o submission_n of_o ahab_n ver_fw-la 5_o 6._o ahab_n offer_v to_o be_v a_o tributary_n king_n to_o he_o and_o to_o hold_v his_o all_o in_o homage_n and_o fealty_n under_o he_o so_o the_o propriety_n and_o present_a possession_n may_v be_v but_o he_o no_o say_v benhadad_o in_o his_o second_o message_n i_o will_v not_o only_o have_v dominion_n over_o thy_o all_o but_o i_o will_v have_v present_a possession_n of_o thy_o all_o without_o any_o subordinate_a interest_n reserve_v to_o thyself_o and_o not_o of_o thy_o all_o only_a but_o the_o all_o of_o all_o thy_o subject_n shall_v be_v i_o in_o hold_n also_o thus_o insolency_n be_v both_o unsatiable_a and_o unreasonable_a too_o the_o unjust_a know_v no_o shame_n zeph._n 3.5_o he_o will_v have_v his_o jezebel_n too_o together_o with_o the_o treasure_n of_o the_o city_n as_o well_o as_o the_o royal_a city_n and_o all_o the_o cash_n jewel_n plate_n and_o portable_a good_n of_o the_o citizen_n all_o shall_v be_v actual_o i_o say_v he_o nor_o will_v i_o stay_v till_o thou_o deliver_v they_o but_o i_o will_v send_v to_o fetch_v they_o remark_n the_o five_o upon_o the_o antecedent_n ahab_n now_o consult_v with_o the_o elder_n who_o wealth_n be_v now_o equal_o involve_v and_o encroach_v upon_o with_o his_o own_o ver_fw-la 7._o p._n martyr_n mark_n well_o here_o that_o ahab_n neither_o consult_v god_n at_o this_o pinch_n nor_o acknowledge_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o it_o he_o tell_v those_o elder_n i_o have_v not_o deny_v to_o become_v his_o vassal_n but_o nothing_o will_v satisfy_v he_o save_o the_o plunder_v of_o our_o house_n the_o ravish_a of_o our_o wife_n and_o the_o spoil_v we_o of_o our_o all_o that_o be_v comfortable_a this_o over-strained_n subjection_n turn_v desperate_a and_o hereupon_o the_o elder_n advise_v he_o to_o a_o denial_n and_o rather_o stand_v it_o out_o to_o the_o issue_n of_o a_o bloody_a war_n ver_fw-la 8._o then_o ahab_n give_v in_o his_o denial_n but_o faint_o in_o say_v i_o may_v not_o do_v it_o for_o 9_o whereas_o a_o right_a generous_a spirit_n will_v have_v say_v i_o will_v not_o do_v it_o thy_o encroach_a term_n require_v be_v worse_o than_o death_n etc._n etc._n n.b._n ahab_n be_v of_o such_o a_o abject_a temper_n that_o he_o will_v have_v submit_v to_o the_o second_o message_n say_v p._n martyr_n but_o that_o he_o fear_v a_o sedition_n among_o his_o subject_n send_v his_o answer_n in_o such_o a_o sordid_a dress_n tell_v my_o lord_n the_o king_n that_o thy_o servant_n will_v do_v all_o demand_v at_o first_o he_o may_v as_o well_o have_v say_v be_v the_o second_o too_o but_o my_o subject_n will_v not_o suffer_v i_o remark_n the_o six_o ahab_n denial_n put_v benhadad_o into_o a_o desperate_a outrage_n ver_fw-la 10._o he_o stamp_v and_o stare_v he_o brag_v and_o threat_n yea_o and_o swear_v by_o his_o god_n that_o he_o will_v immediate_o turn_v the_o city_n samaria_n into_o a_o dust-heap_n and_o though_o every_o of_o his_o soldier_n shall_v but_o each_o take_v up_o one_o handful_a they_o shall_v be_v sufficient_a to_o carry_v the_o whole_a city_n out_o of_o its_o place_n n.b._n such_o prodigious_a pride_n and_o presumption_n usual_o precede_v utter_v destruction_n which_o all_o benhadad_n dunghil-deity_n can_v not_o deliver_v from_o now_o indeed_o ahab_n answer_v wise_o ver_fw-la 11._o and_o a_o little_a more_o courageous_o than_o before_o leave_v out_o that_o slavish_a title_n my_o lord_n but_o use_v a_o proverbial_a speech_n let_v not_o he_o that_o gird_v on_o his_o armour_n boast_v as_o he_o that_o put_v it_o off_o n.b._n it_o be_v sublime_a folly_n to_o sound_v a_o
than_o his_o adversity_n p._n 389._o providence_n the_o womb_n of_o it_o describe_v p._n 221._o it_o make_v thing_n casual_a as_o to_o we_o to_o fall_v out_o necessary_o p._n 343._o it_o overrule_v wicked_a man_n work_n p._n 348._o as_o of_o late_a in_o the_o popish_a plot_n wherein_o the_o patriarch_n of_o rome_n act_v like_o those_o patriarch_n against_o joseph_n p._n 349_o 350._o it_o be_v predominant_a over_o all_o humane_a action_n p._n 386._o purchase_v the_o first_o be_v to_o bury_v in_o why_o p._n 138_o 139._o q._n quarrel_n about_o religion_n be_v the_o fierce_a p._n 59_o froward_a child_n strive_v about_o the_o cup_n until_o they_o spill_v the_o wine_n p._n 407._o quarrel_n about_o ceremony_n be_v ancient_a p._n 421_o 422._o r._n refuge_n be_v threefold_a p._n 121_o 122._o religion_n its_o antiquity_n p._n 58._o see_v quarrel_n how_o the_o true_a religion_n differ_v from_o the_o false_a p._n 59_o repentance_n how_o it_o be_v in_o god_n p._n 100_o never_o too_o late_o in_o 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