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the_o apostle_n show_v to_o what_o people_n the_o faithful_a be_v gather_v you_o be_v come_v etc._n etc._n to_o the_o company_n of_o innumerable_a angel_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o spirit_n of_o just_a and_o perfect_a man_n heb._n 12.22_o 23._o where_o then_o the_o spirit_n of_o just_a man_n be_v there_o also_o be_v the_o angel_n for_o so_o we_o read_v that_o lazarus_n soul_n be_v carry_v by_o the_o angel_n into_o abraham_n bosom_n but_o the_o angel_n be_v not_o in_o limbus_n patrum_fw-la upon_o this_o reason_n lyranus_fw-la refuse_v the_o interpretation_n of_o augustine_n and_o tostatus_n gen._n who_o by_o this_o people_n to_o the_o which_o abraham_n be_v gather_v understand_v the_o society_n of_o angel_n which_o be_v in_o no_o place_n but_o heaven_n lyranus_fw-la also_o hold_v that_o all_o the_o just_a man_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n go_v to_o limbus_n be_v confute_v by_o paulus_n burgen_v who_o say_v that_o abraham_n be_v the_o first_o that_o go_v to_o limbus_n 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chapter_n he_o treat_v of_o eternal_a 2._o neither_o yet_o be_v this_o outward_a pre-eminence_n of_o jacob_n and_o refusal_n of_o esau_n a_o sign_n only_o and_o figure_n of_o their_o eternal_a election_n and_o reprobation_n as_o lyranus_fw-la in_o 1._o malach._n and_o therefore_o not_o direct_o imply_v in_o the_o word_n but_o so_o apply_v by_o the_o apostle_n for_o as_o the_o preacher_n say_v no_o man_n know_v either_o love_n or_o hatred_n of_o all_o that_o be_v before_o they_o eccles._n 9.4_o that_o be_v god_n love_n or_o hatred_n be_v not_o discern_v by_o the_o condition_n of_o outward_a thing_n 3._o neither_o be_v it_o the_o literal_a and_o historical_a sense_n only_o to_o show_v that_o esau_n be_v temporal_o reject_v but._n s._n paul_n by_o his_o divine_a spirit_n do_v draw_v it_o to_o a_o mystical_a sense_n as_o pererius_n think_v in_o 25._o gen._n numer_n 45._o for_o s._n paul_n understand_v moses_n no_o otherwise_o than_o malachy_n do_v esau_n have_v i_o hate_v jacob_n have_v i_o love_v chap._n 1.1_o who_o out_o of_o moses_n word_n infer_v a_o conclusion_n of_o god_n everlasting_a love_n towards_o jacob_n 4._o wherefore_o the_o truth_n be_v that_o the_o very_a literal_a and_o proper_a sense_n of_o these_o word_n the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a write_v first_o by_o moses_n and_o cite_v by_o s._n paul_n do_v principal_o describe_v the_o everlasting_a state_n and_o condition_n before_o god_n and_o be_v especial_o to_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o celestial_a inheritance_n but_o secondary_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o external_a inheritance_n of_o canaan_n be_v here_o also_o comprehend_v this_o may_v be_v make_v evident_a by_o these_o two_o reason_n 1._o that_o be_v the_o proper_a sense_n of_o the_o place_n which_o be_v principal_o and_o chief_o intend_v by_o the_o spirit_n but_o so_o be_v this_o spiritual_a sense_n as_o
and_o then_o a_o brief_a catalogue_n of_o esau_n offspring_n come_v between_o the_o story_n return_v to_o jacob_n and_o his_o generation_n jun._n among_o the_o which_o moses_n insist_v upon_o joseph_n as_o the_o most_o worthy_a quest_n ii_o joseph_n sell_v into_o egypt_n while_o isaac_n be_v alive_a vers._n 2._o when_o joseph_n be_v 17._o year_n old_a etc._n etc._n 1._o whereas_o the_o death_n of_o isaac_n be_v mention_v before_o c._n 35._o when_o he_o be_v 180._o year_n old_a and_o jacob_n 120._o who_o be_v but_o 60._o year_n young_a than_o isaac_n this_o story_n of_o josephs_n sell_v into_o egypt_n when_o he_o be_v but_o 17._o year_n old_a must_v needs_o go_v before_o isaack_n death_n 12._o or_o 13._o year_n for_o if_o jacob_n when_o joseph_n be_v 39_o that_o be_v 30._o year_n old_a when_o he_o stand_v before_o pharaoh_n and_o nine_o year_n more_o that_o be_v count_v 7._o year_n of_o plenty_n and_o two_o of_o famine_n if_o jacob_n be_v then_o 130._o gen._n 47.9_o then_o at_o josephs_n seventeen_o jacob_n exceed_v not_o 108._o year_n but_o he_o be_v 120._o when_o isaac_n die_v and_o then_o be_v joseph_n 31._o year_n old_a or_o there_o about_o 2._o now_o where_o it_o be_v add_v be_v yet_o a_o child_n before_o 1._o neither_o need_v we_o with_o ramban_n to_o transpose_v the_o word_n and_o join_v it_o with_o his_o year_n and_o read_v thus_o when_o joseph_n be_v a_o child_n of_o 17._o year_n for_o the_o order_n of_o the_o text_n will_v not_o bear_v it_o to_o be_v so_o transpose_v 2._o neither_o be_v that_o the_o best_a read_v to_o say_v and_o the_o child_n be_v with_o the_o son_n of_o bilha_n etc._n etc._n aâ—_n b.g._n do_v read_v but_o with_o a_o parenthesis_n thus_o be_v yet_o a_o child_n 3._o which_o be_v add_v not_o to_o signify_v his_o age_n express_v before_o nor_o yet_o that_o he_o be_v as_o a_o servant_n and_o minister_n to_o his_o father_n and_o brethren_n as_o the_o word_n â—â—guar_fw-mi sometime_o signify_v as_o josua_n be_v call_v pver_fw-la mosis_fw-la moses_n boy_n jun._n but_o to_o declare_v the_o simplicity_n of_o his_o mind_n that_o he_o do_v not_o of_o malice_n accuse_v his_o brethren_n mercer_n and_o the_o purity_n of_o his_o affection_n that_o at_o those_o year_n can_v not_o abide_v sin_n rupert_n and_o cruelty_n of_o his_o brethren_n that_o deal_v so_o hardly_o with_o he_o be_v a_o child_n chrysost._n and_o beside_o his_o age_n be_v mention_v to_o show_v how_o long_o a_o time_n joseph_n continue_v in_o miserable_a captivity_n full_o 14._o year_n from_o 17._o till_o he_o be_v 30._o for_o so_o old_a he_o be_v when_o he_o stand_v before_o pharaoh_n perâ—â—_n quest_n iii_o why_o joseph_n keep_v with_o the_o son_n of_o the_o handmaid_n vers._n 2._o with_o the_o son_n of_o zilphah_n and_o of_o bilhah_n joseph_n keep_v sheep_n with_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n concubine_n rather_o than_o the_o other_o 1._o not_o because_o as_o rasi_fw-la think_v the_o son_n of_o leah_n despise_v the_o son_n of_o the_o handmaid_n and_o therefore_o joseph_n join_v himself_o unto_o they_o not_o scorn_v they_o for_o then_o these_o son_n of_o the_o handmaid_n will_v have_v be_v the_o ready_a to_o have_v deliver_v joseph_n whereas_o reuben_n and_o judah_n the_o son_n of_o leah_n be_v his_o best_a friend_n 2._o therefore_o jacob_n commit_v joseph_n to_o their_o custody_n because_o the_o other_o brethren_n of_o leah_n can_v not_o well_o brook_v the_o son_n of_o rachel_n who_o jacob_n love_v better_a than_o their_o mother_n ramban_n and_o beside_o rachel_n be_v dead_a joseph_n be_v as_o bilhas_n son_n and_o her_o child_n be_v as_o rachel_n and_o so_o brethren_n to_o joseph_n as_o both_o by_o father_n and_o mother_n side_n muscul._n he_o keep_v company_n also_o with_o zilphas_n son_n because_o it_o seem_v the_o son_n of_o the_o handmaid_n sort_v together_o quest_n four_o what_o sin_n it_o be_v whereof_o joseph_n accuse_v his_o brethren_n to_o his_o father_n and_o joseph_n bring_v to_o their_o father_n their_o evil_a say_n 1._o the_o other_o brethren_n accuse_v not_o joseph_n to_o theiâ—_n father_n as_o the_o septuagint_n in_o some_o translation_n read_v but_o joseph_n accuse_v they_o whereupon_o they_o hate_v he_o 2._o neither_o do_v joseph_o only_o complain_v of_o the_o handmaid_n son_n as_o cajetan_n though_o it_o may_v be_v think_v that_o their_o servile_a nature_n be_v most_o prone_a to_o evil_a but_o of_o the_o rest_n also_o for_o they_o all_o hate_v he_o jun._n 3._o that_o which_o he_o complain_v of_o be_v not_o 1._o either_o any_o wrong_n do_v to_o himself_o as_o vatablus_n 2._o not_o of_o any_o particular_a sin_n as_o the_o latin_a translator_n read_v as_o either_o of_o the_o sin_n of_o sodomitry_n as_o rupertus_n 3._o or_o of_o the_o incest_n of_o reuben_n as_o gloss_n interlinear_o for_o reuben_n afterward_o be_v josephs_n best_a friend_n 4._o or_o of_o that_o horrible_a sin_n of_o bestial_a copulation_n as_o tostat._n thom._n it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o jacob_n son_n though_o licentious_a enough_o be_v so_o filthilie_o give_fw-ge 5._o or_o that_o they_o do_v eat_v raw_a flesh_n contrary_a to_o the_o precept_n of_o noah_n as_o the_o hebrew_n 6._o but_o i_o rather_o think_v that_o he_o bring_v to_o jacob_n their_o evil_a fame_n or_o report_n as_o the_o word_n signify_v that_o be_v complain_v general_o of_o their_o evil_a life_n for_o the_o which_o they_o be_v infamous_a as_o either_o their_o contention_n among_o themselves_o or_o defile_v themselves_o with_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o heathen_a or_o such_o like_a mercer_n perer._n quest_n v._o whether_o joseph_n do_v well_o in_o accuse_v his_o brethren_n to_o their_o father_n now_o lest_o joseph_n may_v be_v think_v to_o have_v deal_v uncharitablie_o with_o his_o brethren_n in_o accuse_v they_o to_o his_o father_n for_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o title_n give_v unto_o satan_n who_o be_v call_v a_o accuser_n of_o the_o brethren_n apocal._n 12._o 1._o it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o joseph_n might_n first_o private_o admonish_v they_o before_o he_o tell_v his_o father_n although_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o scripture_n direct_o express_v tostat._v 2._o or_o it_o may_v seem_v that_o praemonitiâ—_n non_fw-la fuit_fw-la necessaria_fw-la cum_fw-la crimen_fw-la esset_fw-la publicum_fw-la admonition_n be_v not_o necessary_a where_o the_o crime_n waâ—_n public_a thom._n 3._o or_o joseph_n do_v perceive_v that_o his_o admonition_n will_v not_o prevail_v but_o that_o they_o will_v have_v hate_v he_o the_o more_o as_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v reproove_v a_o scorâ—er_n and_o he_o will_v hate_v thou_o prov._n 9_o and_o in_o this_o case_n one_o may_v forbear_v private_a admonition_n as_o augustine_n well_o note_v si_fw-la vel_fw-la opportuniâ—s_fw-la â—â—mpus_fw-la querit_fw-la accusation_n vel_fw-la metuit_fw-la â—e_n deteriores_fw-la efficiantur_fw-la if_o either_o he_o watch_v a_o fit_a time_n or_o be_v afraid_a they_o shall_v wax_v worse_o in_o such_o case_n to_o refrain_v and_o not_o for_o fear_v of_o displeasure_n or_o any_o temporal_a loss_n it_o be_v consilium_fw-la charitatis_fw-la a_o charitable_a consideration_n 4._o it_o may_v be_v observe_v that_o joseph_n do_v not_o publish_v or_o divulgate_v abroad_o to_o every_o one_o his_o brethren_n sin_n but_o only_o inform_v his_o father_n for_o otherwise_o as_o augustine_n si_fw-mi coram_fw-la omnibus_fw-la â—is_fw-la arguere_fw-la non_fw-la eris_fw-la correptâ—r_fw-la sed_fw-la proditor_n etc._n etc._n if_o thou_o will_v reproove_v before_o all_o what_o thâ—â—_n know_v by_o thy_o brother_n thou_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o reproover_n but_o a_o betrayer_n sâ—r_n 16._o de_fw-fr verb._n domin_v 5._o joseph_n do_v not_o accuse_v his_o brethren_n of_o a_o malicious_a mind_n be_v yet_o in_o a_o manner_n but_o a_o child_n but_o of_o a_o desire_n to_o have_v they_o amend_v for_o as_o augustine_n say_v debemuâ—_n amando_fw-la corripere_fw-la non_fw-la nocendi_fw-la â—viditute_n sâ—d_v study_v câ—rrigâ—ndi_fw-la we_o must_v reproove_v in_o louâ—_n not_o in_o a_o desire_n to_o hurt_v but_o a_o study_n to_o correct_v quest_n vi_o whether_o jacob_n love_v joseph_n chief_o because_o he_o be_v bear_v in_o his_o old_a age_n vers._n 3._o israel_n love_v joseph_n because_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o his_o old_a age_n 1._o we_o need_v not_o with_o rupertus_n to_o understand_v this_o mystical_o by_o israel_n old_a age_n his_o perfection_n of_o virtue_n and_o that_o therefore_o he_o love_v joseph_n best_o because_o he_o do_v imitate_v his_o father_n virtue_n 2._o nor_o yet_o with_o onkelâ—s_n and_o paul_n burgen_v do_v we_o refer_v it_o to_o joseph_n that_o he_o be_v the_o child_n of_o old_a age_n that_o be_v a_o wise_a sober_a and_o grave_a child_n for_o this_o be_v coact_v and_o strain_v 3._o but_o indeed_o jacob_n love_v he_o because_o he_o have_v he_o in_o his_o old_a age_n be_v then_o 91._o year_n old_a when_o joseph_n be_v
2._o josephus_n add_v further_a that_o the_o israelite_n make_v ditch_n and_o trench_n to_o convey_v the_o river_n and_o build_v the_o great_a pyramid_n of_o brick_n yea_o they_o carry_v the_o filth_n and_o dust_n out_o of_o the_o city_n lib._n 2._o antiquit_n cap._n 5._o 3._o eusebius_n out_o of_o eupolimus_n write_v that_o to_o make_v the_o hebrew_n more_o odious_a they_o be_v command_v to_o go_v otherwise_o apparel_v than_o the_o egyptian_n 4._o but_o we_o need_v not_o seek_v further_o than_o in_o the_o scripture_n as_o the_o business_n of_o their_o work_n be_v set_v forth_o vers_fw-la 14._o they_o wrought_v in_o clay_n and_o brick_n and_o in_o all_o manner_n of_o rural_a work_n exod._n 5._o they_o be_v compel_v to_o seek_v straw_n themselves_o to_o make_v their_o brick_n with_o and_o yet_o nothing_o be_v diminish_v of_o their_o daily_a task_n &_o if_o they_o fail_v their_o officer_n be_v beat_v and_o therefore_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o hard_a servitude_n the_o lord_n say_v he_o break_v the_o band_n of_o their_o yoke_n levit._n 26.13_o and_o take_v they_o out_o of_o the_o iron_n furnace_n deut._n 4.20_o 5._o thus_o the_o egyptian_n three_o way_n keep_v they_o under_o they_o exact_v of_o they_o tribute_n to_o empoverish_v their_o wealth_n bor._n they_o lay_v burden_n upon_o they_o to_o weaken_v their_o body_n and_o by_o this_o mean_v they_o think_v to_o hinder_v their_o generation_n and_o increase_n simler_n quest_n xi_o of_o the_o city_n pithom_n and_o rameses_n which_o the_o israelite_n build_v for_o pharaoh_n vers._n 11._o and_o they_o build_v the_o city_n of_o munition_n pithom_n and_o ruhumses_n 1._o the_o word_n be_v mischenoth_v which_o signify_v not_o tabernacle_n as_o the_o latin_a translation_n read_v be_v deceive_v as_o be_v like_a by_o the_o similitude_n of_o this_o word_n and_o succoth_a which_o signify_v tabernacle_n most_o read_v the_o city_n of_o treasure_n as_o sochen_n be_v take_v for_o a_o treasurer_n isa._n 22.15_o the_o hebrew_n take_v they_o to_o be_v granary_n where_o the_o egyptian_n lay_v up_o their_o store_n of_o corn_n which_o be_v the_o riches_n and_o treasure_n of_o egypt_n &_o so_o vatablus_n read_v repositoria_fw-la storehouse_n lyranus_fw-la think_v they_o be_v call_v city_n of_o treasure_n because_o they_o be_v so_o sure_a that_o they_o may_v serve_v for_o the_o keep_n of_o treasure_n oleaster_n derive_v the_o word_n of_o suchan_n to_o enclose_v or_o shut_v up_o as_o it_o be_v take_v psal._n 139.3_o thou_o have_v shut_v up_o all_o my_o way_n and_o so_o mischenoth_v shall_v signify_v place_n make_v to_o keep_v or_o shut_v up_o any_o thing_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n they_o may_v be_v take_v city_n of_o defence_n enclose_v with_o wall_n pererius_n and_o so_o it_o be_v most_o likely_a that_o these_o be_v city_n of_o munition_n as_o the_o septuagint_n read_v and_o as_o the_o word_n be_v take_v 1_o king_n 9.19_o sic_fw-la jun._n 2._o pithom_n some_o think_v to_o be_v the_o town_n butis_fw-la or_o buto_n at_o one_o of_o the_o mouth_n or_o door_n of_o nilus_n famous_a for_o the_o oracle_n of_o latona_n but_o it_o be_v rather_o the_o town_n patraion_n in_o the_o border_n of_o egypt_n towards_o arabia_n petraea_n whither_o reach_v the_o great_a ditch_n make_v from_o nilus_n to_o the_o red_a sea_n suppose_v to_o be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o israelite_n which_o herodotus_n false_o ascribe_v to_o pharaoh_n necho_n jun._n 3._o the_o other_o city_n rahamses_n tostatus_n think_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o in_o the_o land_n of_o gosen_n mention_v gen._n 47.11_o by_o anticipation_n not_o bear_v then_o that_o name_n but_o so_o call_v when_o moses_n write_v that_o book_n hierome_n think_v that_o it_o be_v there_o the_o name_n of_o a_o province_n hebrâ—iâ—_n here_o of_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o province_n perer._n which_o be_v most_o like_a because_o the_o israelite_n take_v their_o journey_n from_o rameses_n but_o from_o one_o city_n be_v so_o many_o they_o can_v not_o go_v it_o seem_v by_o the_o hebrew_n point_n to_o be_v a_o divers_a place_n from_o the_o other_o for_o that_o be_v call_v rahmeses_n this_o rahamses_n and_o so_o think_v junius_n 4._o the_o septuagint_n beside_o these_o two_o city_n make_v mention_n also_o in_o this_o place_n of_o on_o which_o be_v heliopolis_n but_o this_o city_n be_v not_o now_o build_v by_o the_o israelite_n as_o hierome_n well_o observe_v see_v long_o before_o in_o the_o story_n of_o joseph_n pâ—tipherah_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o prince_n of_o on._n and_o the_o septuag_n gen._n 41._o do_v make_v it_o to_o be_v heliopolis_n quest_n xii_o how_o many_o year_n the_o affliction_n of_o the_o israelite_n be_v suppose_v to_o have_v continue_v now_o concern_v the_o continuance_n of_o the_o servitude_n of_o the_o israelite_n 1._o it_o be_v neither_o so_o long_o as_o josephus_n think_v four_o hundred_o year_n for_o see_v the_o whole_a time_n of_o their_o be_v in_o egypt_n can_v not_o be_v above_o four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n exod._n 12.40_o and_o joseph_n live_v seventy_o year_n after_o jacob_n come_v into_o egypt_n it_o will_v follow_v that_o this_o affliction_n begin_v forty_o year_n before_o josephs_n death_n and_o beside_o josephus_n be_v herein_o contrary_a to_o himself_o who_o in_o the_o same_o book_n lib._n 2._o antiquit_n make_v the_o whole_a time_n of_o the_o israelite_n abode_n in_o egypt_n but_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o year_n 2._o neither_o yet_o be_v the_o time_n so_o long_o as_o eusebius_n conjecture_v 144._o year_n from_o the_o death_n of_o joseph_n for_o not_o only_a joseph_n but_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o generation_n be_v dead_a before_o their_o oppression_n begin_v of_o the_o which_o number_n be_v levi_n who_o live_v 23._o year_n after_o joseph_n for_o he_o be_v four_o year_n elder_a than_o he_o and_o live_v 137._o year_n and_o joseph_n die_v at_o 110._o year_n 3._o neither_o be_v the_o conjecture_n of_o the_o hebrew_n certain_a that_o the_o affliction_n take_v beginning_n at_o the_o death_n of_o levi_n from_o whence_o to_o the_o go_v out_o of_o the_o israelite_n be_v 122._o year_n or_o thereabouts_o for_o not_o only_a levi_n but_o all_o of_o that_o generation_n be_v dead_a whereof_o some_o come_v very_o young_a into_o egypt_n as_o phares_n not_o then_o above_o a_o year_n old_a who_o be_v like_a to_o have_v survive_v levi_n long_o ex_fw-la perer._n 4._o nor_o yet_o do_v their_o servitude_n continue_v a_o hundred_o &_o fifteen_o year_n begin_v after_o one_o hundred_o year_n of_o their_o be_v in_o egypt_n which_o be_v a_o full_a generation_n simler_n for_o phares_n be_v of_o that_o generation_n who_o be_v likely_a to_o have_v exceed_v a_o hundred_o year_n 5._o wherefore_o see_v all_o that_o generation_n be_v first_o dead_a of_o the_o which_o phares_n be_v one_o who_o be_v a_o year_n old_a at_o jacob_n come_v into_o egypt_n may_v be_v suppose_v to_o live_v according_a to_o the_o rate_n of_o the_o year_n of_o man_n life_n then_o which_o be_v about_o 130._o as_o 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of_o their_o virginity_n be_v press_v and_o they_o commit_v fornication_n in_o their_o youth_n in_o egypt_n esa_n 23.2_o &_o it_o appear_v by_o their_o set_n up_o of_o the_o golden_a calf_n which_o be_v a_o resemblance_n of_o the_o egyptian_n god_n apis_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o they_o practise_v idolatry_n while_o joseph_n live_v nor_o general_o be_v corrupt_v for_o then_o the_o egyptian_n in_o all_o likelihood_n will_v not_o have_v so_o hate_v they_o if_o they_o have_v be_v conformable_a unto_o they_o in_o their_o idolatrous_a worship_n 2._o other_o reason_n therefore_o may_v be_v better_o yield_v why_o the_o lord_n suffer_v his_o people_n to_o be_v thus_o try_v 1._o that_o the_o israelite_n shall_v hate_v the_o impure_a manner_n and_o superstition_n of_o egypt_n 2._o that_o by_o this_o mean_v
the_o masculine_a gender_n better_a than_o to_o read_v it_o in_o the_o feminine_a as_o v.l.i.a.p._n l.s.c._n vers._n 18._o when_o they_o come_v to_o revel_v their_o father_n i.g.b._n cum_fw-la câ—ter_fw-la not_o jethro_n l._n i.a.p._n vers._n 22._o here_o the_o latin_a and_o septuagint_n make_v mention_n also_o of_o the_o birth_n of_o eliezar_n transpose_v it_o out_o of_o the_o 18._o chapter_n but_o no_o such_o thing_n be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n vers._n 23._o it_o come_v to_o pass_v after_o these_o day_n i.a.p.s._n rather_o than_o in_o process_n of_o time_n g._n b._n or_o when_o many_o day_n be_v pass_v v._o the_o sense_n rather_o than_o the_o word_n day_n be_v here_o put_v for_o year_n for_o this_o be_v 4â—_n year_n after_o 3._o the_o explanation_n of_o doubtful_a question_n quest_n i._o of_o amram_n moses_n father_n vers._n 1._o there_o go_v a_o man_n of_o levi._n this_o be_v amram_n the_o son_n of_o kabath_n the_o son_n of_o levi_n who_o live_v 137._o year_n exod._n 6.20_o he_o be_v bear_v as_o eusebius_n write_v 14._o year_n before_o the_o death_n of_o joseph_n that_o be_v 55._o year_n after_o jacob_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n who_o say_v he_o beget_v moses_n at_o 77._o year_n perer._n moses_n yet_o make_v no_o mention_n of_o his_o parent_n name_n lest_o he_o shall_v seem_v to_o boast_v of_o his_o parentage_n ferus_fw-la 2._o the_o hebrew_n have_v here_o a_o notable_a fiction_n that_o this_o amram_n live_v unto_o the_o time_n of_o ahiah_n the_o silomite_n who_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la that_o be_v above_o six_o hundred_o year_n for_o from_o the_o go_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n unto_o the_o four_o year_n of_o salomon_n reign_n be_v number_v 480._o year_n add_v unto_o these_o 77._o year_n of_o amrams_n age_n when_o he_o beget_v moses_n and_o 80._o year_n the_o age_n of_o moses_n at_o the_o return_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n so_o we_o shall_v have_v above_o 600._o year_n whereas_o the_o scripture_n testify_v that_o he_o live_v but_o 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and_o therefore_o both_o jeroboam_fw-la sin_v that_o afterward_o set_v up_o two_o other_o altar_n one_o in_o dan_n the_o other_o in_o beersheba_n and_o urias_n the_o high_a priest_n who_o to_o please_v the_o idolatrous_a king_n ahaz_n cause_v a_o new_a altar_n to_o be_v set_v up_o after_o the_o pattern_n of_o the_o altar_n of_o damascus_n 16._o this_o one_o altar_n be_v a_o type_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n who_o only_o satisfy_v for_o our_o sin_n neither_o be_v we_o to_o use_v any_o other_o help_v in_o our_o own_o work_n or_o in_o the_o merit_n or_o mediation_n of_o saint_n beside_o christ_n for_o this_o be_v nothing_o else_o quam_fw-la aliud_fw-la novum_fw-la altar_n prater_fw-la christum_fw-la instituere_fw-la then_o to_o appoint_v another_o new_a altar_n beside_o christ_n who_o only_o be_v ordain_v of_o god_n to_o be_v the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n marbach_n as_o s._n peter_n say_v neither_o be_v there_o salvation_n in_o any_o other_o for_o among_o man_n there_o be_v give_v 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woman_n one_o with_o another_o be_v mingle_v together_o oleaster_n this_o be_v s._n paul_n rule_n that_o all_o thing_n be_v do_v honest_o and_o by_o order_n 1_o cor._n 14.40_o 3._o doct._n the_o mystery_n of_o christian_a religion_n be_v manifest_v to_o all_o vers._n 16._o in_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o court_n shall_v be_v a_o veil_n of_o twenty_o cubit_n although_o the_o court_n be_v compass_v about_o with_o curtain_n yet_o ostium_n satis_fw-la amplum_fw-la habuit_fw-la it_o have_v a_o door_n wide_a enough_o through_o the_o which_o they_o may_v see_v all_o the_o breadth_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o the_o hebrew_n think_v that_o the_o curtain_n be_v make_v with_o hole_n quibus_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o atrio_fw-la agebantur_fw-la conspici_fw-la potuerint_fw-la whereby_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v do_v in_o the_o court_n may_v be_v see_v by_o the_o which_o be_v signify_v that_o the_o holy_a mystery_n of_o the_o church_n be_v not_o such_o as_o the_o ceremony_n of_o ceres_n of_o eleusis_n which_o be_v not_o impart_v to_o stranger_n or_o of_o juno_n of_o coos_n unto_o the_o which_o servant_n be_v not_o admit_v but_o the_o secret_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v reveal_v to_o all_o the_o world_n pelargus_n lippoman_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v if_o our_o gospel_n be_v hide_v it_o be_v hide_v to_o they_o that_o be_v lose_v 2_o cor._n 4.3_o 5._o place_n of_o controversy_n 1._o confut._n against_o free_a will_n in_o good_a thing_n vers._n 4._o thou_o shall_v make_v unto_o it_o a_o grate_n like_o network_n etc._n etc._n beda_n think_v that_o the_o fire_n be_v make_v under_o tbis_fw-la grate_n and_o that_o through_o the_o hole_n thereof_o the_o flame_n ascend_v and_o consume_v the_o sacrifice_n whereupon_o he_o give_v this_o note_n nequaquam_fw-la obduremus_fw-la corda_fw-la nostra_fw-la more_fw-it pelagianorum_n etc._n etc._n sed_fw-la liberè_fw-la aperiamus_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v we_o not_o harden_v our_o heart_n and_o lock_v they_o up_o as_o the_o pelagian_n against_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n but_o so_o open_v they_o that_o as_o through_o many_o door_n in_o all_o thing_n that_o we_o begin_v well_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n may_v illuminate_v we_o etc._n etc._n and_o he_o show_v what_o the_o error_n of_o the_o pelagian_n be_v sâ—â—e_z gratia_fw-la dei_fw-la se_fw-la aliquid_fw-la boni_fw-la perficere_fw-la posse_fw-la praesumunt_fw-la they_o presume_v they_o can_v without_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n do_v some_o good_a thing_n and_o so_o they_o do_v not_o set_v a_o grate_n before_o their_o heart_n for_o the_o sacred_a fire_n of_o god_n spirit_n to_o enter_v sed_fw-la quasi_fw-la parietem_fw-la solidum_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la &_o ignâ—m_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la interponunt_fw-la but_o do_v put_v a_o thick_a wall_n between_o they_o and_o the_o sire_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n lest_o they_o shall_v be_v heat_v thereby_o and_o warm_v with_o love_n with_o the_o pelagian_n herein_o consent_v the_o romanist_n who_o assertion_n be_v this_o that_o a_o man_n natural_o without_o faith_n both_o with_o special_a assistance_n from_o god_n 9_o and_o without_o it_o can_v perform_v some_o moral_a good_a work_n if_o no_o temptation_n let_v bellarmin_n but_o against_o both_o these_o may_v be_v oppose_v that_o say_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n without_o i_o can_v you_o do_v nothing_o joh._n 15.5_o see_v more_o hereof_o synops._n centur._n 4._o err_v 43._o 2._o confut._n against_o altar_n in_o popish_a church_n vers._n 7._o the_o bar_n shall_v be_v in_o the_o two_o side_n of_o the_o altar_n etc._n etc._n this_o altar_n be_v a_o type_n and_o figure_n of_o christ_n and_o it_o be_v to_o continue_v till_o christ_n the_o true_a sacrificer_n shall_v offer_v himself_o upon_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o cross_n but_o now_o the_o church_n of_o god_n know_v no_o such_o material_a altar_n as_o rupertus_n well_o observe_v this_o altar_n be_v holy_a antequam_fw-la christus_fw-la qui_fw-la per_fw-la hoc_fw-la promittebatur_fw-la veniret_fw-la etc._n etc._n before_o christ_n come_v who_o be_v promise_v by_o it_o but_o after_o that_o he_o be_v enter_v into_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n nunc_fw-la reprobatum_fw-la &_o abjectum_fw-la est_fw-la now_o it_o be_v repel_v and_o reject_v the_o romanist_n therefore_o do_v judaize_n in_o retain_v still_o altar_n in_o their_o church_n antiquity_n know_v no_o such_o altar_n of_o stone_n as_o celsus_n as_o origen_n say_v object_v it_o as_o a_o fault_n among_o the_o christian_n quod_fw-la nec_fw-la imagine_v nec_fw-la templa_fw-la nec_fw-la arras_n haberent_fw-la that_o they_o have_v neither_o image_n temple_n nor_o altar_n augustine_n call_v it_o mensam_fw-la domini_fw-la the_o table_n of_o the_o lord_n chrysostom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o holy_a board_n athanasius_n mensam_fw-la ligneam_fw-la the_o table_n of_o wood_n b._n babe_v neither_o have_v they_o any_o colour_n for_o their_o altar_n out_o of_o that_o place_n heb._n 13._o we_o have_v a_o altar_n whereof_o they_o have_v no_o authority_n to_o eat_v which_o serve_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o apostle_n there_o speak_v of_o no_o material_a altar_n but_o of_o the_o death_n and_o passion_n of_o christ_n as_o it_o follow_v vers_fw-la 12._o and_o bellarmin_n forbear_v to_o urge_v this_o place_n because_o divers_a of_o their_o own_o writer_n apply_v it_o to_o christ_n cross_n lib._n 5._o the_o miss_n cap._n 9_o 3._o confut._n against_o the_o set_n up_o of_o candle_n in_o the_o day_n in_o popish_a church_n vers._n 1._o shall_v dress_v they_o from_o evening_n to_o morning_n the_o lamp_n burn_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n only_o in_o the_o night_n and_o be_v put_v out_o in_o the_o day_n as_o be_v before_o show_v quest_n 21._o which_o show_v that_o the_o romanist_n be_v herein_o more_o superstitious_a than_o the_o jew_n in_o set_v up_o candle_n and_o taper_n by_o day_n in_o their_o church_n hierom_n say_v ceras_fw-la non_fw-la clara_fw-la luce_fw-fr accendimus_fw-la etc._n etc._n we_o
accident_n give_v he_o a_o name_n edom_n calvin_n this_o action_n be_v govern_v by_o god_n providence_n and_o the_o prophecy_n begin_v now_o to_o take_v place_n the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a quest_n xl._o whether_o jacob_n offend_v in_o cause_v esau_n to_o sell_v his_o birthright_n vers._n 31._o cell_n i_o now_o thy_o birthright_n 1._o jacob_n may_v be_v think_v to_o have_v deal_v cruel_o with_o esau_n and_o uncharitable_o that_o will_v give_v he_o no_o relief_n be_v ready_a to_o die_v but_o upon_o such_o hard_a condition_n but_o the_o answer_n be_v that_o esau_n covet_v jacob_n pottage_n not_o of_o necessity_n for_o there_o be_v other_o meat_n in_o the_o house_n whereby_o he_o may_v have_v satisfy_v his_o hunger_n but_o of_o a_o unsatiable_a greediness_n 2._o but_o jacob_n be_v too_o covetous_a to_o cause_n esau_n to_o sell_v for_o so_o small_a a_o trifle_n so_o rich_a a_o thing_n as_o his_o birthright_n which_o include_v many_o privilege_n as_o the_o priority_n and_o government_n of_o his_o brethren_n a_o double_a portion_n to_o the_o rest_n the_o priesthood_n and_o right_a to_o sacrifice_v exod._n 19.22_o and_o 24.5_o and_o beside_o be_v a_o type_n and_o figure_n of_o everlasting_a life_n vatabl._n here_o the_o answer_n be_v not_o as_o the_o hebrew_n think_v that_o jacob_n give_v a_o great_a sum_n and_o this_o to_o be_v only_o as_o a_o earnest_n for_o no_o such_o thing_n appear_v in_o the_o scripture_n but_o the_o true_a answer_n be_v this_o that_o jacob_n know_v by_o the_o instruction_n of_o his_o mother_n that_o the_o birthright_n by_o god_n appointment_n belong_v unto_o he_o and_o therefore_o as_o a_o wise_a man_n he_o take_v this_o occasion_n to_o recover_v his_o right_n from_o he_o that_o be_v a_o usurper_n of_o it_o 3._o but_o see_v this_o birthright_n be_v a_o sacred_a thing_n for_o otherwise_o esau_n shall_v not_o be_v count_v a_o profane_a person_n for_o sell_v it_o how_o can_v jacob_n buy_v it_o without_o sin_n answer_n jacob_n intelligitur_fw-la svam_fw-la vexationem_fw-la redemisse_fw-la birthright_n jacob_n do_v but_o redeem_v his_o own_o vexation_n he_o buy_v not_o a_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o belong_v to_o he_o but_o only_o recover_v that_o which_o be_v his_o own_o and_o this_o be_v not_o simoniacal_a in_o sacred_a thing_n for_o a_o man_n to_o redeem_v his_o quietness_n and_o peaceable_a possession_n 4._o but_o see_v esau_n sin_v in_o sell_v his_o birthright_n how_o can_v jacob_n be_v without_o sin_n yes_o jacob_n offend_v not_o be_v hereunto_o no_o doubt_n stir_v and_o incite_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o spare_v from_o his_o own_o belly_n to_o obtain_v such_o a_o blessing_n prefer_v thing_n spiritual_a before_o temporal_a but_o esau_n sin_v in_o set_v so_o light_a by_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n as_o shall_v appear_v in_o the_o next_o question_n mer._n yet_o this_o extraordinary_a fact_n of_o jacob_n be_v not_o to_o be_v draw_v into_o imitation_n quest_n xli_o whether_o before_o the_o law_n the_o first_o bear_v do_v always_o exercise_v priesthood_n but_o whether_o the_o priesthood_n do_v go_v with_o the_o birthright_n and_o that_o the_o first_o bear_v do_v execute_v the_o priest_n office_n it_o be_v question_v among_o the_o learned_a for_o the_o solution_n whereof_o 1._o i_o neither_o think_v with_o the_o hebrew_n that_o the_o first_o bear_v of_o the_o family_n always_o have_v the_o pre-eminence_n of_o the_o priesthood_n for_o abel_n the_o young_a brother_n offer_v sacrifice_n as_o well_o as_o cain_n 2._o neither_o with_o oleaster_n that_o this_o be_v never_o practise_v who_o opinion_n be_v that_o the_o priesthood_n be_v not_o due_a to_o the_o first_o bear_v before_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n in_o hunc_fw-la loc_n for_o the_o contrary_n be_v evident_a exod._n 24.5_o 3._o neither_o do_v i_o whole_o assent_v to_o hierome_n who_o think_v that_o omnes_fw-la primogeniti_fw-la ex_fw-la stirpe_fw-la no_n that_o all_o the_o first_o bear_v of_o noah_n stock_n be_v priest_n epist_n 126._o ad_fw-la evag._n for_o then_o japheth_n rather_o then_o sem_fw-mi shall_v have_v have_v that_o prerogative_n for_o he_o be_v elder_a than_o sem_fw-mi be_v bear_v in_o the_o 500_o year_n of_o noah_n age_n gen._n 5.32_o sem_fw-mi two_o year_n after_o gen._n 11.10_o yet_o sem_fw-mi be_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n suppose_v to_o be_v melchisedeck_n and_o noah_n say_v bless_a be_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o sem_fw-mi gen._n 9.26_o 4._o neither_o do_v the_o apostle_n call_v esau_n profane_v only_o as_o pererius_n think_v because_o he_o sell_v the_o priesthood_n annex_v to_o the_o birthright_n for_o it_o be_v a_o holy_a thing_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o spiritual_a blessing_n annex_v unto_o it_o in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v gen._n 22.18_o 5._o this_o then_o be_v our_o opinion_n rather_o that_o before_o moses_n the_o father_n of_o the_o house_n be_v the_o priest_n for_o the_o family_n as_o we_o read_v that_o job_n every_o day_n offer_v sacrifice_n for_o his_o son_n but_o after_o the_o father_n be_v decease_v than_o the_o first_o bear_v succeed_v both_o in_o the_o inheritance_n and_o priesthood_n and_o so_o after_o isaack_n decease_n the_o birthright_n shall_v also_o have_v convey_v with_o it_o the_o priesthood_n mercer_n but_o that_o ordinance_n that_o the_o first_o bear_v shall_v exercise_v the_o priesthood_n and_o offer_v sacrifice_n though_o he_o be_v not_o the_o father_n of_o the_o family_n be_v no_o old_a than_o moses_n exod._n 19.22.24.5_o who_o then_o be_v sanctify_v and_o set_v apart_o unto_o god_n exod._n 13.2_o quest_n xxxvii_o how_o many_o way_n esau_n offend_v in_o sell_v his_o birthright_n vers._n 32._o lo_o i_o be_o almost_o dead_a etc._n etc._n esau_n diverse_o offend_v in_o sell_v his_o birthright_n 1._o because_o he_o esteem_v his_o birthright_n only_o by_o the_o present_a commodity_n and_o pleasure_n of_o this_o life_n for_o whether_o he_o mean_v in_o respect_n of_o his_o daily_a danger_n in_o hunt_v he_o be_v subject_a to_o death_n as_o jun._n or_o general_o speak_v of_o his_o mortality_n as_o mercer_n or_o which_o be_v most_o like_a of_o his_o present_a faintness_n calvin_n he_o only_o limit_v his_o birthright_n to_o this_o life_n as_o though_o it_o can_v not_o profit_v he_o afterward_o whereupon_o the_o hebrew_n gather_v that_o he_o deny_v the_o resurrection_n 2._o esau_n offend_v in_o his_o intemperancy_n and_o ravenous_a desire_n that_o prefer_v his_o belly_n before_o so_o great_a and_o rich_a a_o birthright_n 3._o in_o that_o for_o so_o mean_v a_o value_n he_o will_v forgo_v such_o a_o inheritance_n for_o whereas_o aben_n ezra_n will_v excuse_v the_o matter_n because_o isaac_n be_v now_o become_v very_o poor_a fancy_n and_o therefore_o esau_n set_v the_o less_o by_o his_o patrimony_n it_o have_v no_o ground_n at_o all_o for_o whereas_o abraham_n be_v very_o rich_a and_o leave_v all_o to_o isaac_n and_o god_n bless_v isaac_n beside_o how_o be_v it_o like_o that_o isaac_n in_o so_o short_a a_o time_n can_v be_v waste_v 4._o another_o sin_n be_v esau_n his_o profaneness_n note_v by_o the_o apostle_n heb._n 12.16_o that_o part_v with_o a_o spiritual_a blessing_n for_o a_o temporal_a and_o momentany_a pleasure_n 5._o his_o unthankfulness_n to_o god_n appear_v in_o that_o he_o no_o more_o regard_v the_o dignity_n of_o the_o first_o bear_v give_v unto_o he_o 6._o his_o obstinacy_n in_o that_o he_o repent_v not_o his_o folly_n but_o after_o he_o have_v do_v go_v away_o careless_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v esau_n contemn_v his_o birthright_n vers_fw-la 34._o 7._o his_o falsehood_n and_o perfidious_a nature_n appear_v who_o though_o he_o have_v pass_v over_o his_o birthright_n to_o jacob_n with_o a_o oath_n yet_o seem_v to_o make_v but_o a_o scoff_n of_o it_o and_o purpose_v not_o in_o his_o heart_n to_o perform_v it_o perer._n 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n 1._o doct._n of_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n vers._n 8._o be_v gather_v to_o his_o people_n theodoret_n from_o hence_o well_o conclude_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o resurrection_n for_o if_o man_n whole_o perish_v and_o do_v not_o pass_v to_o another_o life_n moses_n will_v not_o have_v say_v he_o be_v gather_v to_o his_o people_n qu._n 109._o in_o genes_n our_o saviour_n also_o use_v the_o like_a argument_n to_o prove_v that_o abraham_n be_v alive_a to_o god_n because_o the_o lord_n call_v himself_o the_o god_n of_o isaac_n abraham_n and_o jacob_n god_n be_v not_o the_o god_n of_o the_o dead_a but_o the_o live_n matth._n 22.23_o 2_o doct._n order_n of_o time_n not_o always_o observe_v in_o the_o sacred_a history_n vers._n 20._o isaack_n be_v 40._o year_n old_a etc._n etc._n whereas_o moses_n set_v down_o the_o death_n of_o abraham_n and_o of_o ishmael_n before_o he_o describe_v