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the_o voice_n and_o command_v of_o god_n of_o the_o word_n and_o of_o their_o love_n o_o god_n o_o power_n o_o love_n what_o word_n what_o speech_n and_o what_o voice_n we_o must_v proceed_v in_o order_n and_o pursue_v the_o same_o which_o god_n himself_o have_v follow_v the_o word_n be_v in_o god_n the_o father_n and_o this_o word_n be_v god_n from_o that_o beginning_n which_o can_v never_o begin_v the_o common_a spirit_n of_o god_n animate_v the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n but_o in_o fine_a this_o glorious_a and_o happy_a moment_n which_o see_v the_o birth_n of_o time_n and_o season_n be_v arrive_v the_o eternal_a god_n see_v no_o object_n out_o of_o himself_o which_o can_v deserve_v his_o love_n and_o beside_o this_o love_n be_v incite_v by_o a_o holy_a desire_n of_o communicate_v itself_o it_o be_v requisite_a to_o frame_v a_o copy_n of_o the_o intellectual_a original_a which_o be_v in_o his_o idea_n world_n love_v the_o architect_n of_o the_o world_n and_o in_o his_o heavenly_a mind_n from_o that_o instant_n the_o world_n then_o but_o a_o lively_a vacuum_n but_o a_o universal_a privation_n of_o form_n and_o quality_n be_v choose_v as_o the_o blank_a table_n whereon_o he_o resolve_v to_o draw_v the_o first_o stroke_n of_o his_o goodness_n that_o nothing_o which_o have_v but_o the_o bare_a name_n man_n give_v it_o 1._o in_o principio_fw-la creavit_fw-la deus_fw-la coelum_fw-la &_o terram_fw-la gen._n 1._o v._n 1._o become_v immediate_o a_o fruitful_a abyss_n of_o essence_n and_o nature_n be_v engender_v out_o of_o it_o by_o the_o sole_a power_n of_o the_o divinity_n first_o heaven_n earth_n water_n and_o darkness_n appear_v in_o a_o instant_n as_o the_o field_n on_o which_o all_o the_o effect_n of_o a_o most_o amorous_a and_o sage_a prodigality_n be_v to_o be_v display_v 2._o terra_fw-la autem_fw-la erat_fw-la inanis_fw-la &_o vacua_fw-la &_o tënebrae_fw-la crant_fw-la super_fw-la saciem_fw-la abyssi_fw-la gen._n 1._o v._n 2._o it_o be_v before_o any_o other_o thing_n that_o this_o tenebrous_a compound_v this_o confuse_a medley_n and_o this_o heap_n of_o water_n and_o earth_n be_v the_o object_n of_o he_o who_o alone_o be_v able_a to_o chase_v away_o its_o shadow_n and_o convert_v its_o dust_n into_o gold_n and_o crystal_n this_o be_v the_o throne_n on_o which_o the_o title_n of_o sovereign_a monarch_n and_o lawgiver_n shall_v be_v see_v ingrave_v but_o what_o this_o theatre_n be_v too_o obscure_a to_o behold_v therein_o the_o birth_n of_o the_o world_n we_o must_v expect_v the_o aurora_n and_o the_o ray_n of_o the_o day_n chap._n ii_o the_o work_n of_o the_o six_o day_n nature_n awake_a creation_n the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o creation_n it_o be_v time_n for_o the_o world_n to_o rise_v the_o night_n have_v precede_v and_o twelve_o hour_n be_v as_o it_o be_v already_o past_a since_o heaven_n and_o earth_n have_v be_v in_o obscurity_n 3._o dixitque_fw-la deus_fw-la fiat_fw-la tax_v &_o facta_fw-la est_fw-la lux_fw-la gen._n c._n 1._o v._n 3._o behold_v the_o break_n of_o day_n and_o those_o delightful_a colour_n which_o play_v upon_o the_o water_n be_v the_o companion_n of_o that_o light_n which_o in_o palestine_n have_v already_o open_v the_o door_n and_o window_n of_o the_o east_n and_o be_v go_v to_o spread_v itself_o upon_o another_o hemisphere_n nevertheless_o to_o finish_v this_o career_n to_o perfect_v this_o course_n and_o to_o round_o the_o whole_a globe_n twelve_o hour_n more_o be_v require_v and_o then_o count_v from_o evening_n till_o morning_n and_o from_o morning_n till_o evening_n you_o shall_v find_v all_o the_o moment_n which_o form_n the_o first_o day_n a_o glorious_a day_n a_o day_n illustrious_a for_o have_v first_o receive_v the_o light_n which_o give_v glory_n and_o splendour_n to_o all_o day_n 1._o et_fw-la vidit_fw-la deus_fw-la lucem_fw-la quod_fw-la esset_fw-la bona_fw-la gen._n 1._o v._n 1._o god_n himself_o make_v even_o a_o stand_n to_o be_v
and_o say_v unto_o she_o go_v agar_n and_o return_v to_o thy_o son_n take_v he_o by_o the_o hand_n and_o reanimate_a this_o little_a die_a body_n o_o god_n who_o will_v not_o admire_v thy_o sage_a providence_n and_o the_o miraculous_a conduct_n of_o thy_o design_n who_o will_v not_o remain_v astonish_v in_o contemplation_n of_o thy_o work_n and_o above_o all_o when_o he_o shall_v discern_v the_o care_n thou_o have_v of_o thy_o elect_n alas_o 18._o surge_n tolle_fw-la pverum_fw-la &_o tene_fw-la manum_fw-la illius_fw-la quia_fw-la in_o gentem_fw-la magnam_fw-la faciam_fw-la eum_fw-la gen._n 21._o v._n 18._o how_o stupid_a be_v the_o wisdom_n of_o man_n how_o imprudent_a be_v their_o conceptious_a and_o how_o feeble_a be_v all_o the_o force_n of_o their_o understanding_n when_o they_o be_v sever_v from_o thou_o there_o need_v but_o one_o heavenly_a ray_n to_o inlighten_v all_o the_o obscurity_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o on_o single_a drop_n of_o dew_n to_o soften_v all_o the_o rock_n and_o but_o one_o glance_n of_o god_n eye_n to_o give_v a_o soul_n and_o life_n unto_o all_o the_o most_o inanimate_v body_n in_o nature_n in_o fine_a when_o a_o man_n think_v himself_o lose_v he_o present_o find_v his_o way_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o his_o wander_n and_o there_o be_v no_o climate_n nor_o earth_n so_o dry_a 19_o aperuitque_fw-la oculos_fw-la ejus_fw-la deus_fw-la quae_fw-la videns_fw-la puteum_fw-la aquae_fw-la abiit_fw-la &_o implevit_fw-la utrem_fw-la deditque_fw-la pvero_fw-la bibere_fw-la gen._n 21._o v._n 19_o and_o aride_n where_o his_o omnipotent_a goodness_n may_v not_o cause_v a_o thousand_o fountain_n and_o spring_n to_o rise_v to_o the_o end_n it_o may_v be_v every_o where_o know_v that_o he_o be_v the_o source_n of_o live_v and_o salutiferous_a water_n who_o be_v able_a to_o quench_v as_o he_o show_v to_o agar_n the_o most_o ardent_a thirst_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o desert_n and_o solitude_n chap._n x._o the_o sacrifice_n of_o abraham_n and_o the_o admirable_a artifices_fw-la of_o god_n to_o try_v his_o constancy_n and_o fidelity_n i_o can_v almost_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o complain_v of_o god_n and_o to_o accuse_v the_o apparent_a rigour_n he_o exercise_v on_o his_o favourite_n if_o the_o little_a experience_n i_o have_v in_o the_o life_n of_o saint_n have_v not_o teach_v i_o that_o there_o be_v admirable_a secret_n to_o try_v his_o most_o faithful_a servant_n to_o this_o effect_n hicracb_fw-la mobilis_fw-la semper_fw-la incâ—ssâ—bilis_fw-la calidus_fw-la fervidus_fw-la dionys._n cap._n 7._o coel_n hicracb_fw-la say_v st._n denis_n he_o be_v always_o in_o motion_n never_o at_o rest_n and_o his_o ardour_n be_v so_o penetrate_v and_o lively_a that_o he_o pass_v like_o a_o inflame_a arrow_n even_o into_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o heart_n to_o see_v there_o all_o that_o be_v enclose_v nevertheless_o he_o be_v not_o like_o those_o petty_a tyrant_n who_o cover_v their_o eye_n place_n veil_v over_o their_o forehead_n and_o hold_v torch_n bow_n and_o arrow_n in_o their_o hand_n as_o weapon_n which_o they_o use_v to_o give_v death_n with_o blindness_n but_o if_o divine_a love_n have_v veil_v they_o be_v wrought_v with_o the_o pure_a light_n of_o heaven_n love_n trial_o of_o love_n and_o if_o it_o have_v shaft_n it_o be_v to_o open_a heart_n and_o its_o torch_n serve_v but_o to_o disclose_v all_o the_o secret_n of_o soul_n in_o which_o nothing_o can_v remain_v conceal_v it_o be_v for_o this_o he_o be_v compare_v to_o a_o goldsmith_n who_o purify_v gold_n and_o silver_n in_o the_o crucet_n to_o a_o captain_n who_o try_v the_o valour_n dexterity_n and_o courage_n of_o a_o soldier_n or_o rather_o to_o a_o friend_n who_o neither_o promise_v nor_o bestow_v his_o amity_n but_o after_o very_o long_a trial_n behold_v doubtless_o what_o god_n do_v when_o he_o tempt_v abraham_n as_o the_o most_o faithful_a most_o constant_a and_o most_o affectionate_a person_n that_o live_v in_o his_o time_n nevertheless_o i_o be_o trouble_v to_o say_v god_n can_v perform_v the_o office_n of_o a_o temptor_n since_o the_o least_o of_o his_o look_n pierce_v all_o the_o cloud_n of_o future_a thing_n epist_n nemo_fw-la cum_fw-la tentatur_fw-la dicat_fw-la quia_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la tentatur_fw-la jacob._n c._n 1._o epist_n and_o that_o st._n james_n in_o his_o canonical_a epistle_n say_v in_o express_a term_n that_o god_n can_v tempt_v no_o man_n because_o he_o can_v be_v the_o author_n of_o evil_n but_o this_o be_v to_o be_v ignorant_a in_o the_o nature_n of_o temptation_n genesâ—â—_n ambros._n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr abraham_n cap._n 8._o aug_n q._n 57_o in_o genesâ—â—_n and_o to_o have_v never_o read_v st._n ambrose_n st._n austin_n and_o the_o major_a part_n of_o the_o father_n concern_v this_o point_n who_o sufficient_o evidence_n that_o there_o be_v blind_a and_o wicked_a temptation_n which_o can_v come_v from_o god_n as_o also_o prudent_a and_o officious_a one_o which_o be_v as_o the_o shaft_n and_o stimulation_n of_o love_n or_o else_o like_o sound_v plummet_n wherewith_o the_o extent_n and_o capacity_n of_o heart_n be_v measure_v so_o god_n know_v but_o too_o well_o how_o great_a be_v the_o love_n of_o abraham_n but_o it_o be_v requisite_a that_o this_o love_n shall_v appear_v and_o with_o arm_n in_o its_o hand_n to_o acquire_v a_o force_n whole_o new_a and_o in_o a_o fresh_a combat_n we_o must_v not_o wonder_v that_o god_n tempt_v abraham_n faith_n exercise_n of_o faith_n since_o this_o kind_n of_o temptation_n be_v but_o a_o excercise_n of_o his_o fidelity_n and_o a_o trial_n of_o his_o affection_n 13._o exercitium_fw-la fidei_fw-la tentatio_fw-la d_o ambr._n in_o 8._o luc._n tentat_fw-la vos_fw-la deus_fw-la ut_fw-la sciatsi_fw-la diligitis_fw-la illum_fw-la deut._n 13._o just_o as_o the_o master_n in_o academy_n and_o fencer_n in_o their_o school_n use_v to_o do_v when_o by_o some_o sophism_n or_o feign_a thrust_n they_o exercise_v the_o spirit_n dexterity_n and_o courage_n 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be_v my_o son_n garment_n it_o be_v the_o garment_n of_o my_o joseph_n ah_o my_o son_n jacob._n mournful_a complaint_n of_o jacob._n my_o joseph_n it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o thy_o death_n i_o deplore_v as_o the_o loss_n i_o procure_v to_o myself_o during_o thy_o life_n by_o send_v thou_o too_o soon_o out_o of_o my_o house_n and_o beside_o by_o what_o more_o strange_a kind_n of_o death_n can_v thou_o be_v take_v from_o i_o at_o least_o if_o i_o have_v be_v a_o witness_n of_o this_o sad_a accident_n and_o if_o thy_o body_n have_v remain_v with_o i_o i_o shall_v have_v have_v this_o chaste_a pledge_n to_o charm_v my_o sadness_n if_o some_o sickness_n have_v carry_v thou_o away_o in_o my_o presence_n i_o shall_v have_v render_v thou_o all_o the_o duty_n which_o a_o father_n can_v deny_v a_o son_n i_o shall_v have_v kiss_v thy_o mouth_n i_o shall_v have_v close_v thy_o eye_n i_o shall_v have_v receive_v thy_o last_o word_n and_o sigh_n i_o shall_v possess_v in_o a_o tomb_n the_o ash_n of_o a_o phoenix_n and_o i_o may_v have_v erect_v on_o his_o sepulchre_n a_o pile_n and_o altar_n to_o enlighten_v my_o hope_n and_o entertain_v my_o vow_n but_o i_o snatch_v away_o thy_o life_n before_o thy_o death_n i_o lose_v thou_o during_o thy_o life_n and_o my_o excessive_a compliance_n have_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o my_o son_n i_o have_v lose_v thou_o i_o have_v slay_v thou_o and_o i_o know_v not_o where_o be_v thy_o tomb_n o_o heaven_n o_o god_n alas_o at_o least_o have_v the_o toil_n of_o his_o journey_n leave_v he_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o some_o tree_n or_o have_v he_o be_v bury_v in_o some_o corner_n of_o the_o earth_n i_o shall_v enjoy_v the_o contentment_n to_o seek_v he_o out_o and_o i_o shall_v comfort_v myself_o in_o possess_v but_o a_o part_n of_o my_o son_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o other_o but_o o_o the_o most_o disconsolate_a and_o the_o most_o unhappy_a of_o all_o father_n i_o can_v have_v nothing_o of_o my_o joseph_n but_o this_o bloody_a garment_n the_o 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the_o fair_a flower_n and_o seek_v out_o milk_n and_o honey_n to_o spread_v its_o venom_n on_o they_o second_o it_o be_v less_o reasonable_a by_o how_o much_o it_o have_v more_o of_o reason_n for_o be_v find_v only_o among_o man_n it_o render_v they_o more_o inhuman_a than_o beast_n which_o can_v be_v move_v by_o these_o tragic_a instigation_n three_o the_o fury_n of_o envy_n be_v so_o shameful_a as_o they_o seek_v always_o to_o pass_v under_o the_o colour_n of_o some_o other_o passion_n four_o its_o breath_n though_o stink_a fasten_v on_o virtue_n but_o the_o sting_n of_o it_o be_v as_o honourable_a to_o that_o person_n who_o bear_v they_o as_o infamous_a to_o he_o that_o cause_v they_o five_o it_o have_v the_o eye_n of_o a_o owl_n which_o be_v dazzle_v at_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o fair_a light_n and_o which_o can_v endure_v the_o splendour_n of_o a_o most_o luminous_a day_n invid_n basilius_n in_o homil._n de_fw-fr invid_n six_o it_o have_v more_o cruel_a talon_n and_o tooth_n than_o tiger_n and_o dragon_n for_o it_o spare_v neither_o parent_n friend_n nor_o benefactor_n seven_o its_o nourishment_n repose_n and_o delight_n be_v in_o bitterness_n and_o acerbity_n hence_o it_o proceed_v that_o the_o mouth_n and_o heart_n of_o it_o be_v still_o infectious_a eight_o it_o be_v a_o viper_n which_o draw_v death_n upon_o itself_o in_o give_v life_n unto_o her_o young_a and_o tear_n its_o own_o belly_n to_o produce_v some_o venomous_a serpent_n nine_o it_o be_v a_o chameleon_n which_o convert_v itself_o into_o a_o thousand_o colour_n and_o every_o moment_n change_v its_o skin_n lest_o we_o discern_v its_o nature_n and_o inclination_n in_o fine_a it_o be_v a_o monstrous_a cerberus_n which_o have_v the_o heart_n and_o head_n of_o all_o the_o most_o dreadful_a animal_n under_o heaven_n it_o be_v the_o ape_n which_o in_o the_o time_n of_o augustus_n enter_v the_o temple_n of_o ceres_n the_o owl_n which_o fly_v even_o over_o the_o altar_n of_o concord_n the_o dragon_n with_o two_o head_n which_o devast_v part_n of_o the_o universe_n and_o which_o have_v exhale_v his_o venom_n upon_o the_o cradle_n of_o the_o world_n will_v never_o cease_v till_o he_o have_v vomit_v forth_o the_o remainder_n of_o his_o rage_n in_o the_o tomb_n chap._n ii_o the_o combat_n of_o joseph_n for_o defence_n of_o his_o chastity_n it_o be_v true_a that_o envy_n be_v a_o ravenous_a beast_n but_o yet_o what_o ever_o we_o may_v say_v its_o fury_n be_v not_o to_o be_v compare_v with_o those_o of_o love_n when_o it_o have_v once_o break_v the_o chain_n wherewith_o god_n and_o nature_n fasten_v it_o it_o be_v this_o devil_n which_o disturb_v family_n arm_n province_n ruin_n state_n desolate_v paradise_n and_o people_n hell_n it_o be_v a_o flame_a torch_n which_o inkindle_v fire_n even_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o water_n a_o northern_a wind_n which_o raise_v a_o thousand_o tempest_n a_o lightning_n which_o consume_v man_n spirit_n and_o in_o fine_a it_o be_v a_o passion_n ever_o blind_a yet_o cover_v over_o with_o eye_n which_o serve_v it_o as_o gate_n by_o which_o it_o use_v to_o steal_v in_o under_o perfidious_a bait_n and_o enchant_a look_n shaft_n deadly_a shaft_n it_o be_v for_o this_o reason_n the_o profane_a paint_a their_o love_n with_o dart_n of_o death_n which_o they_o cast_v at_o each_o other_o and_o which_o as_o a_o grecian_a say_v be_v as_o so_o many_o glance_n which_o they_o wanton_o give_v one_o another_o though_o their_o eye_n ought_v to_o be_v veil_v but_o love_n have_v insolence_n enough_o to_o lift_v up_o the_o scarf_n which_o cover_v its_o eye_n or_o at_o least_o it_o see_v notwithstanding_o this_o veil_n and_o common_o it_o mingle_v shaft_n and_o glance_n to_o commit_v sacrilege_n and_o murder_n this_o homicide_n lay_v ten_o thousand_o snare_n he_o be_v always_o watchful_a and_o there_o be_v no_o dove_n this_o vulture_n assault_v not_o as_o soon_o as_o she_o appear_v and_o when_o by_o mishap_n he_o have_v seize_v on_o she_o i_o know_v not_o by_o what_o enchantment_n and_o by_o what_o spell_n the_o heart_n of_o this_o unfortunate_a prey_n be_v take_v but_o it_o seem_v in_o a_o instant_a to_o become_v a_o furnace_n and_o that_o the_o flame_n enkindle_v therein_o issue_v through_o the_o eye_n may_v change_v the_o earth_n into_o a_o pyle_n obser_n franciseas_n valeriota_n lib._n 2._o obser_n these_o be_v insulphure_v vapour_n fiery_a smoke_n dreadful_a exhalation_n dark_a shadow_n idol_n and_o unchaste_a image_n vigilia_fw-la arist_n lib._n de_fw-fr somno_fw-la &_o vigilia_fw-la at_o the_o sight_n whereof_o the_o eye_n be_v dazzle_v and_o reason_n become_v blind_a then_o piety_n be_v but_o idolatry_n love_n disorder_n of_o love_n all_o duty_n become_v scorn_n complacence_n treachery_n empire_n servitude_n liberty_n bondage_n loves-alurement_n snare_n throne_n precipice_n and_o a_o chaos_n where_o house_n be_v overthrow_v temple_n profane_v and_o all_o law_n confound_v what_o horror_n what_o disorder_n what_o abomination_n even_o woman_n who_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o refuge_n of_o honour_n chaos_n horrible_a chaos_n and_o a_o sanctuary_n of_o purity_n jac._n mulier_fw-la amissa_fw-la pudicicitia_fw-la null_a they_o flagitii_fw-la respuiâ—_n cor._n jac._n often_o serve_v as_o a_o retreat_n unto_o the_o fond_a affection_n and_o there_o be_v no_o faith_n no_o sacrament_n no_o modesty_n they_o do_v not_o violate_v when_o once_o their_o heart_n have_v escape_v through_o their_o eye_n the_o wife_n of_o putiphar_n 1._o enritque_fw-la eum_fw-la putiphar_n de_fw-la manu_fw-la ismaelitarum_fw-la gen._n 39_o v._n 1._o to_o who_o joseph_n be_v sell_v by_o the_o ismaelite_n make_v it_o sufficient_o appear_v when_o she_o be_v so_o impudent_a as_o to_o attempt_v the_o chastity_n of_o her_o servant_n this_o female_a wolf_n have_v only_a
as_o far_o as_o the_o city_n of_o sidon_n issachar_n shall_v make_v choice_n of_o a_o more_o happy_a and_o quiet_a life_n he_o shall_v delight_v in_o tillage_n and_o the_o fertile_a land_n which_o shall_v fall_v to_o his_o lot_n he_o shall_v cultivate_v with_o no_o less_o peace_n than_o perseverance_n his_o pain_n shall_v not_o be_v fruitless_a and_o in_o the_o continent_n he_o shall_v have_v all_o the_o advantage_n of_o those_o country_n which_o lie_v near_o the_o sea_n make_v a_o exchange_n with_o they_o of_o its_o corn_n and_o fruit_n for_o those_o merchandise_n which_o come_v from_o remote_a nation_n he_o will_v impart_v the_o riches_n which_o agriculture_n shall_v afford_v he_o unto_o those_o who_o shall_v govern_v the_o republic_n and_o purchase_v his_o repose_n by_o the_o contribution_n he_o shall_v voluntary_o give_v for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o such_o as_o bear_v arm_n so_o long_o as_o he_o shall_v live_v quiet_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o possession_n 16._o dan_fw-mi judicabit_fw-la populum_fw-la suum_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 49._o v._n 16._o dan_fw-mi shall_v be_v the_o judge_n of_o his_o people_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o other_o tribe_n of_o israel_n dan_o by_o surprise_n shall_v ruin_v his_o enemy_n 17._o fiat_n dan_fw-mi coluber_fw-la in_o via_fw-la ceraste_v in_o semite_n mordens_fw-la ungulas_fw-la equi_fw-la ut_fw-la cadat_fw-la ascensor_fw-la ejus_fw-la retiò_fw-la gen._n 49._o v._n 17._o even_o as_o snake_n which_o hide_v themselves_o on_o the_o side_n of_o highway_n to_o destroy_v passenger_n who_o stand_v not_o sufficient_o on_o their_o guard_n or_o as_o that_o crafty_a serpent_n which_o bite_v the_o hoof_n of_o a_o horse_n to_o make_v his_o rider_n fall_v and_o to_o infect_v he_o with_o his_o venom_n when_o he_o be_v throw_v on_o the_o ground_n notwithstanding_o the_o artifices_fw-la man_n may_v use_v to_o defend_v themselves_o i_o shall_v never_o think_v that_o all_o their_o force_n and_o wile_n can_v equal_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o protection_n which_o the_o messiah_n will_v give_v we_o 18._o salutare_fw-la tuum_fw-la expectabo_fw-la do_v nine_o gen._n 49._o v._n 18._o i_o shall_v always_o expect_v it_o and_o never_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v any_o assurance_n comparable_a to_o that_o which_o we_o shall_v receive_v from_o the_o affection_n and_o power_n of_o this_o great_a prince_n gad_n have_v receive_v his_o share_n 19_o gad_n accinctas_fw-la praeliabitur_fw-la ante_fw-la eum_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la acciugitur_fw-la retrorssum_fw-la gen._n 49._o v._n 19_o shall_v march_v in_o the_o head_n of_o his_o brethren_n to_o establish_v they_o in_o their_o possession_n and_o return_v unto_o his_o territory_n load_v with_o booty_n he_o will_v make_v his_o retreat_n in_o so_o good_a order_n as_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v disturb_v by_o his_o enemy_n asser_n shall_v possess_v the_o portion_n of_o palestine_n which_o look_v towards_o the_o sea_n 20._o aser_n pinguis_fw-la panis_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o praebebit_fw-la delicias_fw-la regibus_fw-la gen._n 49._o v._n 20._o this_o land_n do_v produce_v all_o thing_n desirable_a for_o the_o entertainment_n and_o comfort_n of_o life_n both_o corn_n and_o fruit_n be_v there_o so_o excellent_a as_o they_o will_v serve_v for_o delicacy_n unto_o king_n nephtali_n will_v testify_v his_o courage_n 21._o cervus_fw-la emissus_fw-la &_o dans_fw-fr eloquia_fw-la pulcritudinis_fw-la gen._n 49._o v._n 21._o cast_v himself_o into_o danger_n to_o defend_v his_o brethren_n and_o shall_v give_v they_o cause_n to_o admire_v and_o praise_v he_o he_o will_v break_v all_o the_o obstaele_n which_o shall_v oppose_v his_o generous_a design_n as_o a_o wound_a hart_n which_o though_o timorous_a by_o nature_n lipoman_n vide_fw-la caietanum_n &_o lipoman_n break_v yet_o sometime_o through_o the_o toil_n of_o hunter_n and_o from_o the_o cruel_a tooth_n of_o dog_n to_o defend_v that_o life_n which_o they_o will_v violent_o take_v from_o he_o the_o felicity_n of_o joseph_n shall_v still_o increase_v 23._o filius_fw-la accrescens_fw-la joseph_n &_o decorus_a aspectu_fw-la filiae_fw-la discurrerunt_fw-la super_fw-la murum_fw-la gen._n 49._o v._n 22._o sed_fw-la exasperaverunt_fw-la eum_fw-la &_o jurgati_fw-la sunt_fw-la invideruntque_fw-la illi_fw-la habentes_fw-la jacula_fw-la gen._n 49._o v._n 23._o his_o beauty_n be_v so_o extraordinary_a as_o lady_n esteem_v themselves_o happy_a to_o see_v he_o and_o they_o place_v themselves_o at_o door_n and_o window_n to_o look_v on_o he_o as_o he_o pass_v through_o the_o street_n nevertheless_o such_o as_o aught_o most_o to_o love_v he_o have_v conspire_v his_o ruin_n and_o transport_v by_o a_o furious_a passion_n of_o envy_n seek_v to_o hinder_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o heaven_n but_o as_o the_o design_n of_o man_n can_v alter_v the_o decree_n and_o ordinance_n of_o god_n so_o innocence_n prove_v strong_a than_o malice_n and_o the_o chain_n wherewith_o his_o unchaste_a mistress_n have_v load_v he_o and_o the_o slavery_n to_o which_o his_o own_o brethren_n have_v reduce_v he_o be_v the_o mean_n whereof_o divine_a providence_n make_v use_v to_o make_v he_o king_n of_o egypt_n and_o to_o secure_v and_o preserve_v the_o good_n and_o life_n of_o those_o who_o wish_v his_o death_n my_o most_o dear_a son_n 25._o deus_fw-la patris_fw-la tui_fw-la erit_fw-la adjutor_fw-la tuus_fw-la gen._n 49._o v._n 25._o the_o god_n who_o thy_o father_n adore_v will_v always_o assist_v thou_o he_o will_v replenish_v thou_o with_o benediction_n and_o cause_v the_o most_o favourable_a dew_n to_o fall_v upon_o thy_o land_n he_o will_v cause_v stream_n of_o live_a water_n to_o flow_v into_o their_o bosom_n and_o bowel_n for_o the_o refresh_n and_o inlve_a thy_o root_n plant_n and_o tree_n thou_o shall_v have_v a_o particular_a blessing_n in_o thy_o child_n lip_n vide_fw-la lyram_fw-la abul_n per._n rupert_n cajet_fw-fr lip_n and_o their_o great_a number_n shall_v manifest_v that_o thou_o be_v the_o object_n of_o the_o dear_a and_o most_o exquisite_a providence_n which_o god_n declare_v to_o have_v for_o man_n thy_o father_n have_v be_v more_o favour_v than_o his_o ancestor_n thou_o shall_v enjoy_v both_o their_o favour_n and_o i_o and_o the_o blessing_n i_o promise_v thou_o shall_v never_o cease_v until_o god_n have_v give_v himself_o unto_o man_n in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o messiah_n shall_v no_o long_o testify_v his_o particular_a affection_n towards_o his_o friend_n in_o give_v they_o perishable_a good_n all_o these_o grace_n and_o favour_n be_v due_a unto_o thy_o virtue_n which_o have_v conserve_v its_o self_n without_o stain_n and_o have_v also_o render_v thou_o as_o considerable_a among_o thy_o brethren_n as_o the_o nazarite_n who_o peculiar_o consecrate_v themselves_o unto_o the_o service_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n benjamin_n as_o a_o ravenous_a wolf_n shall_v in_o the_o morning_n devour_v his_o prey_n 29._o bâ—njamin_n â—upus_fw-la rapax_fw-la mane_n comedet_fw-la praedam_fw-la &_o vesyere_o divide_v spolia_fw-la gen._n 49._o v._n 27._o vide_fw-la procop._n euseb_n theodoret._n abul_n etc._n etc._n er_fw-mi praecepit_fw-la eye_v dicens_fw-la ego_fw-la congregor_fw-la ad_fw-la populum_fw-la meum_fw-la sepelite_fw-la i_o cum_fw-la patribus_fw-la in_o spelunca_fw-la duplici_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la in_o agro_fw-la ephron_n hethaei_n gen._n 49._o v._n 29._o and_o in_o the_o evening_n share_n and_o divide_v the_o spoil_n behold_v the_o benediction_n jacob_n by_o heaven_n direction_n give_v to_o each_o of_o his_o child_n he_o afterward_o recommend_v unto_o they_o the_o burial_n of_o his_o body_n in_o the_o tomb_n of_o his_o forefather_n and_o have_v exhort_v they_o to_o remain_v constant_a in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n die_v peaceable_o in_o his_o bed_n can_v we_o represent_v unto_o ourselves_o a_o end_n more_o sweet_a and_o quiet_a i_o well_o know_v that_o the_o like_a death_n be_v see_v in_o sacred_a house_n i_o have_v see_v such_o with_o my_o own_o eye_n and_o with_o my_o ear_n i_o have_v hear_v of_o some_o jacob_n who_o have_v close_v their_o mouth_n with_o benediction_n and_o canticle_n of_o victory_n i_o have_v see_v stander_n by_o bathe_v in_o tear_n and_o yet_o their_o heart_n fill_v with_o joy_n receive_v the_o last_o word_n and_o benediction_n of_o die_a man_n i_o know_v that_o the_o like_a effect_n be_v sometime_o see_v in_o the_o world_n and_o there_o have_v be_v some_o king_n and_o queen_n father_n and_o mother_n man_n and_o woman_n of_o all_o state_n and_o condition_n who_o have_v speak_v on_o their_o deathbed_n with_o so_o much_o judgement_n and_o force_n of_o spirit_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v upon_o a_o throne_n or_o in_o a_o pulpit_n likewise_o from_o thence_o edict_n law_n and_o lesson_n be_v hear_v in_o which_o there_o can_v be_v no_o deceit_n nor_o disguisment_n but_o it_o will_v be_v grant_v i_o that_o these_o example_n be_v very_o rare_a among_o those_o who_o life_n pass_v away_o in_o noise_n and_o tumult_n for_o death_n be_v a_o echo_n which_o answer_v life_n and_o a_o night_n which_o resent_v the_o calm_a
moses_n take_v the_o rod_n in_o his_o hand_n as_o god_n have_v command_v he_o and_o then_o he_o take_v leave_v of_o his_o father-in-law_n to_o return_v into_o egypt_n whither_o he_o carry_v his_o wife_n and_o child_n it_o be_v upon_o the_o way_n god_n appear_v to_o he_o the_o second_o time_n 23._o dixitque_fw-la ei_fw-la dominus_fw-la revertenti_fw-la in_o aegyptum_fw-la vide_fw-la ut_fw-la omne_fw-la ostenta_fw-la quae_fw-la posui_fw-la in_o manu_fw-la tua_fw-la sacias_fw-la coram_fw-la pharaâ—ne_fw-la ego_fw-la indurabo_fw-la cor_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o non_fw-la dimittet_fw-la populum_fw-la exod_n 4._o v._n 21._o ecce_fw-la ego_fw-la interficiam_fw-la silium_fw-la tuum_fw-la primogenitum_fw-la exod._n 4._o v._o 23._o and_o where_o he_o advertise_v he_o of_o the_o future_a obduration_n of_o pharaoh_n heart_n and_o that_o after_o so_o many_o sign_n he_o shall_v persist_v in_o his_o obstinacy_n and_o in_o the_o design_n of_o detain_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n it_o be_v also_o command_v he_o to_o carry_v unto_o this_o unfortunate_a prince_n the_o first_o news_n of_o the_o death_n of_o his_o elder_a son_n which_o be_v to_o be_v the_o last_o dart_n of_o the_o revenge_a justice_n of_o god_n and_o that_o which_o be_v to_o open_v the_o eye_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o to_o mollify_v his_o heart_n for_o some_o time_n in_o some_o part_n of_o moses_n journey_n into_o egypt_n 24._o cumque_fw-la esset_fw-la in_o itinere_fw-la in_o dâ—ersorio_n occurrit_fw-la ei_fw-la dominus_fw-la qui_fw-la volebat_fw-la occidere_fw-la eum_fw-la exod_n 4._o v._n 24._o he_o be_v meet_v by_o a_o angel_n who_o offer_v to_o kill_v he_o with_o the_o sword_n he_o hold_v in_o his_o hand_n rabbi_n solomon_n who_o have_v a_o wit_n more_o inventive_a for_o a_o romance_n than_o a_o true_a one_o for_o a_o history_n will_v induce_v credulous_a mind_n to_o believe_v that_o this_o angel_n have_v appear_v under_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o dragon_n and_o that_o he_o have_v devour_v moses_n even_o to_o the_o place_n of_o the_o body_n where_o circumcision_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v apply_v the_o two_o eusebius_n of_o caesaria_n and_o emissene_n believe_v that_o the_o cause_n why_o god_n threaten_v and_o afflict_a moses_n be_v for_o have_v bring_v his_o wife_n with_o he_o the_o which_o may_v vilify_v his_o mission_n and_o render_v it_o suspect_v unto_o the_o hebrew_n but_o that_o which_o follow_v render_v the_o conception_n of_o st._n isidore_n of_o damietta_n of_o rupertus_n and_o cajetan_n more_o probable_a who_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v do_v to_o punish_v the_o disobedience_n and_o the_o too_o long_a delay_n of_o moses_n to_o who_o he_o have_v give_v command_n to_o circumcise_v his_o child_n 25._o gen._n 17._o v._n 12._o tulit_fw-la illico_fw-la sephora_fw-it acutissimam_fw-la petram_fw-la &_o circumcidit_fw-la praeputium_fw-la silii_fw-la svi_fw-la exod._n 4._o v._o 25._o for_o present_o his_o wife_n desire_v in_o some_o sort_n to_o repair_v this_o fault_n and_o to_o withhold_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o angel_n take_v a_o knife_n make_v of_o a_o stone_n to_o circumcise_v her_o son_n the_o which_o be_v do_v she_o kneel_v down_o to_o mitigate_v the_o wrath_n of_o this_o angel_n who_o vanish_v leave_v the_o husband_n and_o wife_n in_o a_o sad_a astonishment_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o moses_n be_v not_o able_a to_o speak_v a_o word_n cajetanum_n vide_fw-la cajetanum_n and_o sephora_n behold_v his_o eye_n bathe_v in_o tear_n and_o his_o hand_n red_a with_o blood_n can_v not_o open_v her_o mouth_n but_o to_o say_v unto_o moses_n that_o in_o truth_n he_o be_v her_o husband_n but_o a_o bloody_a husband_n mihy_n et_fw-fr â—it_n sponsus_fw-la sanguinum_fw-la tu_fw-la mihy_n and_o who_o she_o have_v as_o it_o be_v acquire_v by_o shed_v the_o blood_n of_o his_o own_o child_n now_o from_o this_o example_n parent_n advice_n to_o parent_n all_o father_n of_o family_n shall_v learn_v to_o obey_v the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o testify_v their_o zeal_n and_o piety_n not_o only_o in_o their_o own_o person_n but_o also_o in_o the_o person_n of_o their_o child_n above_o all_o they_o must_v take_v a_o knife_n into_o their_o hand_n to_o cut_v off_o all_o that_o be_v impure_a and_o if_o man_n be_v therein_o less_o manly_a that_o be_v to_o say_v less_o generous_a than_o their_o wife_n it_o be_v their_o part_n to_o take_v up_o arm_n and_o as_o i_o have_v already_o say_v upon_o two_o or_o three_o occasion_n not_o to_o spare_v either_o fire_n sword_n or_o blood_n provide_v it_o be_v do_v with_o prudence_n counsel_n and_o piety_n chap._n vi_o the_o embassy_n of_o moses_n and_o of_o aaron_n into_o egypt_n to_o the_o end_n god_n may_v be_v obey_v when_o he_o command_v obedience_n necessary_a obedience_n we_o must_v march_v when_o he_o set_v forth_o and_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v silent_a when_o he_o put_v word_n into_o our_o mouth_n to_o speak_v by_o his_o order_n king_n hold_v their_o sceptre_n from_o he_o and_o all_o their_o power_n be_v but_o a_o flash_n of_o light_n which_o issue_v from_o this_o sun_n without_o which_o all_o throne_n empire_n and_o crown_n will_v have_v neither_o lustre_n 2._o post_fw-la haec_fw-la ingressi_fw-la sunt_fw-la moses_n &_o aaron_n &_o dixerunt_fw-la pharaoni_fw-la haec_fw-la dâ—cit_fw-la domirus_fw-la deus_fw-la israel_n dimitte_n populum_fw-la meum_fw-la exod._n 5._o v._o 1._o at_o ille_fw-la respondit_fw-la quis_fw-la est_fw-la dominus_fw-la ut_fw-la audiam_fw-la vocem_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o dimittam_fw-la israel_n nescio_fw-la dominum_fw-la &_o israel_n non_fw-la dimittam_fw-la exod._n 5._o v._o 2._o nor_o resplendency_n moses_n and_o aaron_n then_o need_v not_o fear_n to_o appear_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o to_o say_v bold_o unto_o he_o that_o he_o who_o be_v their_o lord_n and_o god_n command_v he_o to_o restore_v liberty_n unto_o his_o people_n but_o who_o be_v this_o god_n say_v he_o unto_o moses_n and_o aaron_n of_o who_o you_o speak_v for_o my_o part_n i_o know_v he_o not_o and_o in_o despite_n of_o he_o i_o will_v detain_v this_o people_n which_o you_o demand_v of_o i_o he_o do_v much_o more_o for_o he_o heap_v punishment_n upon_o punishment_n and_o order_n these_o poor_a people_n to_o be_v use_v with_o more_o rigour_n than_o before_o now_o as_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o miserable_a 21._o occurreruntque_fw-la moisi_fw-la &_o aaron_n qui_fw-la stabant_fw-la ex_fw-la adverso_fw-la egredientibus_fw-la à _fw-la pharaont_n &_o dixerunt_fw-la ad_fw-la eos_fw-la videat_fw-la dominus_fw-la &_o judicet_fw-la quoniam_fw-la foetere_fw-la secistis_fw-la odorem_fw-la nostrum_fw-la coram_fw-la pharaone_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 5._o v._o 21._o and_o of_o those_o that_o suffer_v to_o complain_v of_o every_o thing_n and_o oftentimes_o to_o make_v even_o those_o the_o author_n of_o their_o affliction_n who_o endeavour_n to_o procure_v their_o good_a so_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n begin_v even_o to_o murmur_v against_o aaron_n and_o moses_n as_o if_o the_o design_n of_o their_o coming-in_n have_v be_v to_o increase_v their_o suffering_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o cruel_a and_o less_o supportable_a to_o a_o good_a soul_n than_o ingratitude_n it_o be_v the_o just_a occasion_n can_v interrupt_v the_o current_n and_o continuation_n of_o a_o benefit_n and_o not_o whole_o to_o stop_v it_o we_o must_v seek_v constancy_n in_o god_n who_o alone_o have_v power_n and_o goodness_n enough_o to_o oblige_v even_o the_o most_o ungrateful_a person_n it_o be_v also_o to_o he_o moses_n address_v himself_o and_o it_o be_v into_o his_o bosom_n he_o make_v a_o amiable_a discharge_n of_o all_o his_o thought_n alas_o 23._o reversusque_fw-la est_fw-la moses_n ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la &_o ait_fw-la domine_fw-la cur_n afflixisti_fw-la populum_fw-la istum_fw-la quare_fw-la misisti_fw-la i_o exod._n 5._o v._o 22._o exit_fw-la eo_fw-la enim_fw-la quo_fw-la ingressus_fw-la sum_fw-la ad_fw-la pharaonem_fw-la ut_fw-la loqueâ—er_fw-la in_o nomine_fw-la tuo_fw-la afflixit_fw-la populum_fw-la tuum_fw-la &_o non_fw-la liberasti_fw-la â—os_v exod._n 5._o v._o 23._o lord_n say_v he_o why_o do_v thou_o permit_v the_o oppression_n of_o thy_o people_n and_o if_o i_o be_v not_o able_a to_o bring_v they_o relief_n why_o have_v thou_o send_v i_o rather_o to_o exasperate_v than_o comfort_v their_o affliction_n after_o this_o love_a complaint_n god_n discover_v himself_o full_o unto_o moses_n to_o give_v he_o a_o more_o assure_a mark_n of_o his_o love_n go_v from_o i_o say_v he_o and_o know_v that_o i_o be_o that_o adonijah_n who_o name_n be_v ineffable_a and_o who_o the_o quick_a and_o most_o pierce_a eye_n do_v not_o discover_v but_o amid_o obscurity_n yes_o sure_o for_o it_o be_v only_o under_o the_o veil_n of_o faith_n and_o through_o the_o cloud_n which_o cover_v the_o sanctuary_n god_n can_v be_v know_v wisdom_n blindness_n of_o humane_a wisdom_n we_o must_v be_v guide_v by_o his_o obscure_a clarity_n or_o god_n himself_o must_v inform_v we_o who_o he_o be_v otherwise_o we_o shall_v be_v the_o disciple_n of_o aximenes_n who_o will_v swear_v that_o god_n
day_n moses_n begin_v to_o hold_v his_o session_n to_o render_v justice_n unto_o the_o people_n who_o from_o morning_n till_o evening_n stand_v round_o about_o he_o the_o which_o jethro_n see_v astonish_v at_o the_o care_n &_o pain_n he_o take_v in_o a_o employment_n where_o he_o scarce_o have_v any_o intermission_n he_o ask_v he_o why_o he_o take_v single_o upon_o himself_o so_o difficult_a a_o charge_n and_o of_o so_o great_a concernment_n to_o which_o moses_n have_v give_v he_o this_o answer_n that_o he_o can_v not_o be_v quit_v of_o this_o multitude_n who_o desire_v from_o his_o mouth_n to_o learn_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o to_o decide_v their_o difference_n 23._o cuirespondit_fw-fr moses_n venit_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o populus_fw-la quaerens_fw-la sententiam_fw-la dei_fw-la exod._n 18_o v._o 15._o at_o ille_fw-la non_fw-la bonam_fw-la inquit_fw-la rem_fw-la sacis_fw-la exod_n 18._o v._o 17._o stulto_fw-la labour_v consumeris_fw-la &_o tu_fw-la &_o populas_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 18._o v._o 18._o provide_v autem_fw-la de_fw-la omni_fw-la plebe_fw-la viros_fw-la potentes_fw-la &_o timentes_fw-la deum_fw-la in_fw-la quibas_fw-la sit_fw-la veritas_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 18._o v._o 21._o heb._n chald._n septuag_n &_o latina_fw-la romana_fw-la et_fw-fr constitue_a ex_fw-la eye_v tribunos_fw-la centuriones_n &_o quinquagenarios_fw-la &_o decanos_fw-la exod._n 18._o v._o 21._o qui_fw-la judicent_fw-la populum_fw-la omni_fw-la tempore_fw-la quidquid_fw-la autem_fw-la majus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la referant_fw-la ad_fw-la te_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 18._o v._o 22._o si_fw-mi hoc_fw-la feceris_fw-la implebis_fw-la imperium_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o praecepta_fw-la ejus_fw-la poteris_fw-la sustentare_fw-la &_o omnis_fw-la hic_fw-la populus_fw-la revertetur_fw-la ad_fw-la loca_fw-la sva_fw-la cum_fw-la pace_fw-la exod._n 18._o v._o 23._o true_o say_v jethro_n you_o be_v a_o good_a man_n and_o you_o put_v yourself_o unprofitable_o unto_o much_o trouble_n do_v you_o not_o perceive_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o you_o to_o content_v and_o exact_o to_o satisfy_v all_o party_n rest_v satisfy_v then_o to_o teach_v they_o what_o pure_o appertain_v unto_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o to_o the_o ceremony_n they_o must_v observe_v to_o lead_v a_o holy_a life_n in_o their_o religion_n as_o for_o affair_n of_o less_o importance_n establish_v judge_n and_o magistrate_n which_o may_v be_v powerful_a in_o authority_n sincere_a and_o real_a in_o their_o word_n enemy_n to_o avarice_n and_o above_o all_o fear_v god_n to_o this_o effect_n create_v tribune_n centurion_n quinquagenarian_n and_o decemviri_fw-la which_o ought_v to_o be_v ready_a at_o all_o time_n and_o if_o any_o difficult_a point_n arise_v they_o will_v address_v themselves_o unto_o you_o that_o their_o jurisdiction_n may_v extend_v only_o to_o what_o shall_v be_v of_o less_o consequence_n and_o so_o every_o one_o have_v his_o office_n you_o will_v be_v more_o light_a and_o easy_a to_o bear_v if_o you_o perform_v what_o i_o say_v you_o will_v do_v what_o you_o ought_v and_o what_o god_n require_v at_o your_o hand_n and_o all_o this_o people_n will_v return_v from_o hence_o in_o peace_n and_o concord_n to_o their_o own_o house_n moses_n follow_v his_o counsel_n and_o do_v his_o best_a to_o choose_v such_o man_n as_o may_v have_v the_o quality_n which_o jethro_n have_v require_v these_o be_v also_o the_o four_o wheel_n upon_o which_o justice_n be_v to_o move_v power_n go_v first_o 25._o quibus_fw-la auditis_fw-la moses_n fecit_fw-la omuia_fw-la quae_fw-la ille_fw-la suggesserat_fw-la exod._n 18._o v._o 24._o et_fw-la electis_fw-la viris_fw-la strenuiâ—_n de_fw-la cuncto_fw-la israël_n constituit_fw-la eos_fw-la princrpe_n populi_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 18._o v._o 25._o and_o this_o be_v a_o certain_a authority_n which_o appear_v ever_o on_o the_o face_n acquire_v by_o the_o virtue_n of_o courage_n by_o resolution_n in_o its_o enterprise_n by_o constancy_n in_o 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and_o that_o in_o all_o country_n where_o justice_n move_v plenty_n peace_n and_o all_o the_o pleasure_n of_o life_n will_v be_v quick_o see_v follow_v their_o mother_n and_o mistress_n with_o crown_n of_o olive-branch_n on_o their_o head_n and_o palm_n in_o their_o hand_n song_n victory_n and_o triumph_n in_o their_o mouth_n to_o publish_v every_o where_o that_o their_o empire_n be_v as_o great_a as_o can_v be_v desire_v chap._n xxiv_o the_o sanctification_n of_o the_o people_n to_o receive_v the_o law_n of_o god_n upon_o mount_n sina_n in_o beast_n we_o very_o often_o observe_v certain_a instinct_n divinity_n fair_a draught_n of_o the_o divinity_n which_o have_v something_o i_o know_v not_o what_o of_o human_a and_o it_o seem_v also_o that_o god_n have_v be_v please_v to_o cast_v into_o their_o soul_n the_o seed_n of_o his_o own_o nature_n who_o although_o infinite_o elevate_v above_o all_o being_n yet_o abase_v himself_o even_o unto_o the_o most_o vile_a and_o weak_a creature_n to_o 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the_o hand_n of_o the_o sacrificer_n and_o lay_v she_o upon_o a_o
take_v he_o 11._o sex_n enim_fw-la diebusfecit_fw-la dominus_fw-la caelum_fw-la &_o terram_fw-la &_o mare_n &_o omne_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o eye_n sunt_fw-la &_o requievit_fw-la die_fw-la septimo_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 20._o v._o 11._o seven_o day_n after_o the_o creaation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o to_o the_o end_n every_o week_n we_o may_v have_v a_o set_a time_n to_o think_v on_o this_o amiable_a benefit_n and_o to_o render_v thanks_o for_o it_o unto_o our_o creator_n it_o be_v do_v also_o to_o the_o end_n the_o hebrew_n may_v have_v this_o day_n to_o celebrate_v that_o of_o their_o departure_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o of_o their_o deliverance_n and_o that_o all_o man_n and_o maidservant_n may_v at_o least_o have_v this_o day_n to_o give_v some_o ease_n unto_o their_o labour_n plutarch_n be_v then_o deceive_v who_o affirm_v that_o the_o hebrew_n have_v institute_v this_o sabbath_n in_o honour_n of_o bacchus_n as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o gentile_n who_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v do_v in_o honour_n of_o saturn_n for_o the_o ground_n of_o this_o feast_n be_v no_o other_o than_o what_o i_o new_o relate_v and_o the_o order_n observe_v in_o gather_v up_o of_o the_o manna_n be_v but_o for_o the_o same_o end_n chap._n xxix_o the_o duty_n of_o child_n towards_o their_o parent_n honour_n thy_o father_n and_o mother_n commandment_n the_o four_o commandment_n that_o thy_o day_n may_v be_v long_o upon_o the_o earth_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n will_v give_v thou_o 12._o honora_n patrem_fw-la tuum_fw-la &_o matrem_fw-la tuam_fw-la ut_fw-la sis_fw-la longaevus_fw-la super_fw-la terram_fw-la quam_fw-la dominus_fw-la deus_fw-la dabit_fw-la tibi_fw-la exod_n 20._o v._n 12._o in_o truth_n it_o be_v a_o very_a reasonable_a thing_n to_o bear_v respect_n and_o love_n to_o succour_v and_o obey_v those_o to_o who_o next_o unto_o god_n we_o owe_v our_o life_n and_o we_o must_v be_v more_o insensible_a and_o more_o unnatural_a than_o beast_n to_o refuse_v these_o 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glory_n will_v not_o find_v its_o period_n but_o in_o eternity_n which_o can_v never_o have_v a_o end_n chap._n xxx_o a_o sentence_n of_o death_n against_o murderer_n thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v 13._o the_o five_o commandment_n nonoccides_n exod._n 20._o v._o 13._o this_o precept_n do_v not_o only_o forbid_v those_o execrable_a murderer_n who_o sword_n and_o dagger_n be_v plunge_v into_o man_n bosom_n and_o those_o horrid_a butchery_n where_o fury_n be_v animate_v against_o a_o body_n to_o gnaw_v it_o as_o a_o vulture_n will_v do_v his_o prey_n or_o like_o a_o tiger_n to_o tear_v and_o eat_v it_o even_o to_o the_o bone_n or_o to_o consume_v it_o with_o a_o slow_a fire_n like_o a_o devil_n who_o torment_n give_v death_n without_o take_v away_o life_n it_o be_v then_o by_o this_o law_n that_o god_n prohibit_v not_o only_a murder_n but_o all_o sort_n of_o exterior_a violence_n and_o injury_n which_o may_v be_v offer_v unto_o the_o body_n and_o life_n of_o our_o neighbour_n it_o be_v also_o a_o sentence_n of_o death_n pronounce_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n against_o all_o those_o who_o be_v causer_n of_o other_o man_n death_n and_o make_v no_o more_o account_n of_o a_o man_n life_n than_o of_o a_o fly_n i_o will_v glad_o know_v whether_o they_o find_v in_o the_o decalogue_n a_o challenge_n a_o assassination_n and_o all_o those_o violence_n which_o be_v practise_v upon_o a_o man_n as_o upon_o a_o beast_n i_o will_v willing_o see_v they_o make_v their_o randezvous_n and_o assignation_n upon_o mount_n sina_n where_o they_o shall_v behold_v a_o god_n thunder_v and_o lighten_v over_o their_o head_n but_o it_o will_v be_v more_o grateful_a unto_o i_o to_o see_v they_o perform_v a_o honourable_a penance_n in_o this_o life_n and_o satisfy_a justice_n and_o piety_n before_o their_o death_n than_o afterward_o to_o expect_v a_o eternity_n of_o punishment_n and_o severity_n chap._n xxxi_o the_o triumph_n of_o chastity_n thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n 14._o the_o sixth_o commandemâ—â—t_n nonâ—â—aechaberis_fw-la exod_n 20._o v._n 14._o honour_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v less_o precious_a unto_o man_n than_o life_n and_o if_o both_o be_v in_o danger_n it_o be_v certain_a we_o shall_v rather_o abandon_v the_o last_o than_o the_o first_o and_o say_v as_o the_o ermine_n fâ—â—â—ari_fw-la motto_n of_o the_o ermine_n malo_fw-la mori_fw-la quam_fw-la fâ—â—â—ari_fw-la i_o have_v rather_o die_v than_o receive_v a_o stain_n for_o my_o part_n i_o admire_v that_o christian_a woman_n who_o in_o the_o time_n of_o maxentius_n plunge_v a_o dagger_n in_o to_o her_o heart_n to_o end_v her_o life_n by_o eternize_n her_o honour_n for_o indeed_o it_o be_v a_o glorious_a death_n to_o find_v by_o a_o particular_a inspiration_n from_o heaven_n a_o purple_a robe_n in_o our_o blood_n and_o in_o our_o tear_n a_o veil_n of_o white_a satin_n to_o cover_v our_o purity_n which_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o our_o life_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o body_n this_o be_v the_o nuptial_a garment_n which_o we_o must_v never_o put_v off_o even_o in_o the_o sepulchre_n and_o he_o that_o be_v clothe_v with_o it_o aught_o to_o be_v so_o full_a of_o respect_n and_o circumspection_n as_o he_o must_v even_o blush_v say_v tertullian_n at_o his_o own_o virtue_n and_o if_o we_o meet_v with_o soul_n which_o have_v impudence_n enough_o not_o to_o change_v countenance_n neither_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n who_o look_v upon_o they_o nor_o in_o regard_n of_o man_n who_o behold_v they_o they_o shall_v one_o day_n feel_v he_o who_o they_o have_v not_o see_v and_o such_o as_o have_v be_v complice_n or_o witness_n of_o their_o crime_n shall_v be_v their_o executioner_n and_o then_o shall_v all_o the_o lightning_n of_o hell_n enkindle_v flame_n to_o stifle_v they_o and_o lascivious_a hand_n wander_v and_o impure_a eye_n unchaste_a breast_n maegera_n head_n diabolical_a heart_n and_o the_o
156_o secret_n to_o become_v master_n of_o heart_n 162_o lamentable_a separation_n 141_o sephora_n the_o command_n which_o be_v give_v she_o to_o circumcise_v her_o son_n 266_o diabolical_a serpent_n which_o deceive_v eve_n in_o the_o terrestrial_a paradise_n 20_o brazen_a serpent_n which_o god_n command_v moses_n to_o make_v and_o set_v up_o in_o the_o wilderness_n 381_o sigibertus_n leave_v england_n to_o become_v religious_a 58_o sign_n of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n 89_o simeon_n and_o levi_n their_o fury_n and_o cruelty_n upon_o the_o sichemite_v 163_o please_a spectacle_n 120_o twoedged_n sword_n 136_o stratagem_n of_o the_o angel_n raphael_n 137_o stratagem_n of_o abraham_n 61_o statue_n of_o justice_n among_o the_o ancient_a 86_o soul_n of_o a_o just_a man_n be_v the_o throne_n of_o god_n 186_o interest_v soul_n 66_o soul_n source_n of_o beauty_n and_o operation_n 14_o slavery_n of_o love_n 150_o spirit_n of_o peace_n become_v furious_a when_o it_o be_v irritate_v 69_o t._n tabernacle_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n 372_o time_n of_o man_n creation_n 12_o dreadful_a tempest_n 275_o temptation_n their_o nature_n and_o diversity_n 97_o temptation_n exercise_n of_o faith_n ibid._n furious_a temptation_n 183_o discreet_a tenderness_n 211_o testament_n of_o jacob_n 236_o thales_n his_o opinion_n of_o god_n 262_o theodosius_n leave_v the_o empire_n of_o greece_n to_o become_v a_o religious_a man_n 58_o the_o thanksgiving_n he_o render_v unto_o god_n for_o one_o of_o his_o vanquish_a enemy_n 333_o tomb_n of_o concupiscence_n 352_o thunder_n plague_n of_o egypt_n 286_o tower_n of_o babel_n 49_o trajan_n a_o gallant_a answer_n make_v by_o he_o to_o the_o emperor_n valens_n 333_o warlike_a tranquillity_n 68_o triumph_n of_o love_n on_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o abraham_n 96_o trial_n of_o love_n 97_o thing_n difficult_a to_o comprehend_v in_o the_o world_n 166_o tear_n quench_v the_o ardour_n of_o our_o soul_n 242_o delicious_a tear_n 120_o v._n vengeance_n and_o its_o degree_n 297_o vanity_n of_o worldly_a man_n in_o building_n 50_o veremond_n king_n of_o castille_n become_v a_o religious_a man_n 58_o verity_n make_v a_o breach_n every_o where_o 199_o vesuvia_n the_o fire_n of_o it_o 275_o vicissitude_n of_o life_n 168_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n 145_o vocation_n of_o holy_a soul_n 57_o voice_n of_o god_n in_o silence_n 143_o voyage_n of_o abraham_n and_o sarah_n into_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n 59_o his_o victory_n and_o the_o assurance_n which_o god_n give_v he_o of_o a_o flourish_a posterity_n 68_o voyage_n of_o the_o child_n of_o jacob_n into_o egypt_n 199_o vestment_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n 374_o w._n water_n of_o jordan_n respectful_a to_o the_o priest_n who_o carry_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o testament_n 186_o water_n of_o egypt_n convert_v into_o blood_n 277_o constant_a woman_n 106_o weakness_n worthy_a of_o compassion_n 46_o weakness_n of_o courage_n 152_o eternal_a war_n between_o the_o woman_n and_o the_o serpent_n 23_o work_n of_o uncreated_a wisdom_n 148_o work_n of_o the_o six_o day_n 4_o wisdom_n resemble_v the_o sun_n 141_o wine_n its_o unhappy_a effect_n 48_o z._n zeal_n the_o excellency_n and_o source_n of_o it_o 238_o zeal_n of_o the_o ranter_n of_o the_o world_n 254_o indiscreet_a zeal_n ibid._n true_a zeal_n 255_o finis_fw-la the_o printer_n to_o the_o reader_n his_o lordship_n be_v be_v out_o of_o town_n have_v occasion_v some_o error_n in_o the_o print_n which_o the_o reader_n may_v thus_o correct_a pag._n 3._o line_n 33._o read_v liveless_a p._n 5._o l._n 16._o r._n ardour_n p._n 9_o l._n 16._o r._n to_o his_o love_n p._n 44._o l._n 8._o add_v while_n p._n 55._o l._n 5._o r._n heaven_n p._n 60._o l._n 28._o r._n castle_n for_o dungeon_n p._n 74._o l._n 30._o r._n covenant_n p._n 98._o l._n 37._o r._n love_n be_v content_a p._n 100_o l._n 3._o r._n benediction_n p._n 102._o l._n 15._o r._n clarity_n p._n 108._o l._n 12._o r._n isaac_n be_v cost_v p._n 129._o l._n 4._o r._n avail_v i_o p._n 142._o l._n 13._o r._n now_o time_n l._n 14._o r._n not_o for_o needs_o p._n 173._o l._n 9_o deal_n much_o p._n 204._o l._n 15._o r._n powder_v p._n 207._o l._n 1._o r._n law_n p._n 217._o l._n 22._o r._n even_o ready_a p._n 255._o l._n 2._o r._n specious_a title_n p._n 269._o l._n 3._o r._n amaze_v himself_o p._n 295._o l._n 6._o r._n be_v see_v cleathe_v p._n 300._o l._n 1._o r._n be_v oblige_v p._n 301._o l._n 30._o r._n by_o it_o p._n 307._o l._n 1._o deal_n to_o p._n 343._o l._n 29._o deal_n nevertheless_o p._n 379._o l._n 9_o r._n he_o employ_v with_o other_o fault_n of_o lesser_a importance_n beside_o these_o in_o the_o text_n and_o marginal_a note_n