as_o he_o do_v xv._o 21._o or_o in_o general_a all_o the_o nation_n which_o the_o israelite_n afterward_o destroy_v it_o seem_v to_o i_o the_o first_o of_o these_o be_v mean_v and_o that_o by_o land_n he_o mean_v only_o that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n where_o sichem_n lie_v which_o be_v then_o possess_v by_o this_o particular_a people_n for_o in_o the_o next_o place_n that_o abram_n go_v to_o it_o be_v say_v the_o canaanite_n and_o the_o perizzite_n dwell_v then_o in_o the_o land_n fourteen_o 7._o i._n e._n in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n where_o we_o do_v not_o read_v what_o entertainment_n abram_n meet_v withal_o but_o i_o take_v it_o as_o a_o argument_n of_o abram_n great_a faith_n that_o he_o will_v adventure_v among_o such_o a_o rough_a and_o fierce_a people_n who_o have_v no_o kindness_n for_o the_o posterity_n of_o shem_n upon_o a_o old_a score_n and_o if_o the_o ancient_a tradition_n in_o epiphanius_n be_v true_a upon_o a_o fresh_a account_n for_o he_o say_v haeres_fw-la lxvi_o n._n 84._o that_o this_o country_n call_v canaan_n do_v real_o belong_v to_o the_o child_n of_o shem_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o division_n make_v among_o the_o son_n of_o noah_n but_o the_o child_n of_o canaan_n have_v dispossess_v they_o so_o that_o these_o word_n the_o canaanite_n be_v then_o in_o the_o land_n signify_v they_o have_v already_o invade_v this_o country_n before_o abram_n come_v thither_o to_o who_o god_n promise_v to_o give_v it_o he_o only_o restore_v the_o posterity_n of_o shem_n from_o who_o abram_n descend_v unto_o that_o which_o the_o child_n of_o ham_n have_v wrongful_o seize_v by_o all_o which_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o see_v how_o frivolous_a their_o reason_n be_v who_o from_o this_o place_n conclude_v moses_n do_v not_o write_v this_o book_n because_o these_o word_n seem_v to_o signify_v the_o writer_n of_o they_o live_v after_o the_o canaanite_n be_v throw_v out_o of_o this_o land_n which_o be_v after_o moses_n his_o death_n if_o these_o man_n have_v not_o a_o great_a inclination_n to_o cavil_v than_o to_o find_v out_o the_o truth_n they_o will_v rather_o have_v say_v the_o meaning_n be_v the_o canaanite_n be_v possess_v of_o this_o part_n of_o the_o country_n in_o abraham_n time_n though_o throw_v out_o of_o it_o by_o jacob_n son_n gen._n xxxiv_o before_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n which_o be_v another_o way_n of_o explain_v these_o word_n against_o which_o i_o see_v no_o objection_n but_o this_o that_o their_o prince_n be_v call_v a_o hivite_n xxxiv_o 2._o to_o which_o there_o be_v a_o answer_n verse_n 30._o which_o show_v the_o people_n be_v partly_o canaanites_n ver._n 7._o and_o the_o lord_n appear_v unto_o abram_n as_o he_o have_v do_v before_o verse_n 1_o but_o now_o it_o be_v likely_a in_o a_o more_o glorious_a manner_n to_o establish_v he_o in_o faith_n and_o obedience_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o etc._n etc._n there_o be_v a_o voice_n come_v from_o the_o schechinah_n or_o divine_a glory_n which_o now_o appear_v to_o he_o and_o tell_v he_o this_o be_v the_o country_n he_o intend_v to_o bestow_v upon_o his_o posterity_n it_o be_v very_o remarkable_a that_o he_o no_o soon_o enter_v canaan_n but_o god_n renew_v his_o promise_n to_o he_o make_v before_o he_o come_v out_o of_o his_o own_o country_n and_o it_o be_v further_a observable_a as_o we_o shall_v see_v in_o the_o follow_a story_n that_o abram_n obedience_n be_v constant_o reward_v in_o kind_n according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o service_n he_o perform_v though_o in_o quantity_n the_o reward_n far_o exceed_v the_o service_n thus_o have_v leave_v his_o own_o country_n and_o father_n house_n which_o be_v the_o first_o trial_n of_o his_o obedience_n god_n promise_v to_o give_v he_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o canaan_n and_o to_o make_v his_o posterity_n a_o mighty_a nation_n see_v xvii_o 6._o xxii_o 16._o and_o there_o he_o build_v a_o altar_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v so_o glorious_a a_o appearance_n that_o it_o move_v he_o to_o offer_v up_o a_o solemn_a sacrifice_n to_o god_n for_o which_o he_o build_v a_o altar_n here_o in_o sichem_n and_o it_o be_v the_o first_o that_o he_o build_v in_o this_o country_n it_o make_v this_o become_v the_o first_o place_n that_o be_v establish_v for_o public_a worship_n after_o the_o israelite_n conquer_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o here_o be_v the_o sanctuary_n of_o god_n in_o joshua_n time_n near_o this_o very_a grove_n where_o abram_n first_o pitch_v his_o tent_n and_o build_v a_o altar_n josh_n xxiv_o 1_o 25_o 26._o it_o continue_v famous_a also_o in_o aftertime_n as_o appear_v from_o judg._n ix_o 6._o ver._n 8._o and_o he_o remove_v from_o thence_o unto_o a_o mountain_n etc._n etc._n though_o the_o lord_n here_o appear_v to_o he_o yet_o he_o do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o trust_v himself_o among_o the_o canaanite_n who_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o wicked_a nation_n that_o possess_v this_o land_n or_o he_o think_v fit_a to_o see_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o country_n which_o god_n promise_v to_o give_v he_o and_o therefore_o come_v hither_o which_o be_v about_o twenty_o mile_n further_a southward_o and_o there_o he_o build_v a_o altar_n upon_o the_o mountain_n where_o they_o ancient_o choose_v to_o sacrifice_v rather_o than_o in_o other_o place_n and_o it_o be_v likely_a god_n again_o appear_v to_o he_o here_o to_o encourage_v and_o strengthen_v he_o against_o all_o his_o fear_n which_o make_v he_o build_v a_o new_a altar_n and_o offer_v sacrifice_n of_o thanksgiving_n to_o god_n to_o implore_v his_o continue_a favour_n and_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o the_o promise_n which_o god_n make_v in_o the_o former_a place_n verse_n 7._o he_o renew_v again_o in_o this_o and_o more_o at_o large_a after_o he_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n xiii_o 3_o 4_o 14_o 15_o 16._o on_o the_o east_n of_o bethel_n so_o it_o be_v call_v in_o aftertime_n ver._n 9_o and_o abram_n journey_v etc._n etc._n he_o do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o fix_v yet_o in_o the_o forenamed_a place_n but_o make_v a_o further_a progress_n into_o the_o southern_a part_n of_o the_o country_n yet_o after_o he_o have_v be_v in_o egypt_n the_o story_n of_o which_o follow_v he_o return_v to_o this_o place_n ver._n 10._o a_o famine_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n he_o go_v down_o egypt_n lay_v low_a in_o comparison_n with_o canaan_n to_o sojourn_v not_o to_o dwell_v there_o for_o he_o doubt_v not_o of_o god_n promise_n to_o he_o of_o possess_v the_o land_n which_o he_o have_v leave_v ver._n 11._o thou_o be_v a_o fair_a woman_n etc._n etc._n she_o be_v now_o threescore_o year_n old_a but_o have_v comely_a feature_n and_o be_v of_o a_o fair_a complexion_n in_o comparison_n with_o the_o egyptian_n who_o be_v sallow_a she_o seem_v to_o be_v young_a than_o she_o be_v ver._n 12._o they_o will_v kill_v i_o know_v they_o to_o be_v a_o libidinous_a people_n he_o be_v afraid_a they_o may_v be_v tempt_v to_o make_v he_o away_o that_o they_o may_v have_v his_o wife_n ver._n 13._o say_v thou_o be_v my_o sister_n he_o himself_o upon_o another_o occasion_n explain_v in_o what_o sense_n she_o be_v so_o xx._n 12._o therefore_o he_o teach_v she_o not_o to_o tell_v a_o lie_n but_o to_o conceal_v the_o truth_n ver._n 15._o pharaoh_n the_o egyptian_a kingdom_n begin_v about_o three_o hundred_o year_n before_o this_o in_o the_o day_n of_o ragau_n xi_o 18._o if_o the_o arabian_a writer_n say_v true_a and_o now_o be_v grow_v to_o be_v very_o powerful_a by_o the_o mean_n of_o some_o king_n of_o this_o name_n which_o it_o appear_v by_o this_o place_n be_v very_o ancient_a and_o continue_v to_o be_v the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n till_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n and_o we_o know_v not_o how_o much_o long_o just_o as_o ptolemy_n be_v their_o name_n after_o the_o time_n of_o alexander_n and_o caesar_n and_o augustus_n be_v the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o emperor_n of_o rome_n and_o candace_n of_o all_o the_o queen_n of_o aethiopia_n and_o the_o like_a may_v be_v observe_v in_o several_a other_o country_n ludolphus_n take_v pharaoh_n to_o be_v a_o compound_n word_n signify_v as_o much_o as_o father_n of_o the_o country_n for_o that_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o phar-ot_a in_o the_o aethiopic_a language_n as_o pharmut_n be_v mother_n of_o the_o country_n the_o prince_n also_o etc._n etc._n the_o courtier_n who_o study_v to_o gratify_v their_o prince_n pleasure_n be_v take_v into_o pharaoh_n house_n into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o woman_n it_o be_v probable_a for_o the_o egyptian_a king_n be_v now_o as_o i_o say_v very_o great_a like_o those_o of_o persia_n in_o aftertime_n intend_v to_o make_v she_o one_o of_o his_o concubine_n ver._n 16._o and_o he_o have_v sheep_n and_o ox_n etc._n etc._n by_o the_o
better_a plant_n and_o thou_o shall_v eat_v the_o herb_n of_o the_o field_n be_v content_n with_o such_o thing_n as_o the_o common_a field_n produce_v instead_o of_o the_o delicious_a fruit_n of_o paradise_n here_o the_o rabbin_n cry_v out_o mensura_fw-la pro_fw-la mensura_fw-la behold_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n who_o serve_v man_n in_o his_o kind_n he_o be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o the_o choice_a fruit_n of_o the_o garden_n in_o which_o god_n put_v he_o and_o therefore_o he_o take_v they_o from_o he_o and_o send_v he_o to_o eat_v the_o ordinary_a food_n of_o beast_n and_o that_o not_o without_o hard_a labour_n maimon_n more_n nevoch_n p._n i._o cap._n 2._o ver._n 19_o in_o the_o sweat_n of_o thy_o face_n etc._n etc._n some_o conclude_v from_o hence_o that_o the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o before_o the_o fall_n without_o any_o pain_n to_o cultivate_v it_o and_o indeed_o there_o need_v none_o all_o thing_n be_v produce_v at_o the_o first_o by_o the_o divine_a power_n in_o full_a perfection_n but_o what_o labour_n will_v have_v be_v necessary_a in_o time_n if_o man_n have_v continue_v innocent_a we_o do_v not_o know_v only_o these_o word_n signify_v that_o less_o toil_n will_v have_v serve_v than_o man_n must_v now_o take_v for_o their_o sustenance_n some_o of_o the_o jew_n reckon_v up_o nine_o punishment_n beside_o death_n which_o god_n inflict_v upon_o adam_n and_o as_o many_o upon_o eve_n see_v pirke_n elieser_n cap._n fourteen_o and_o vorstius_n upon_o he_o till_o thou_o return_v to_o the_o ground_n i._n e._n till_o thou_o die_v and_o mould_n rest_n into_o dust_n for_o out_o of_o it_o thou_o be_v take_v from_o whence_o thou_o be_v take_v as_o it_o be_v explain_v verse_n 23._o which_o show_v the_o particle_n ki_n be_v not_o always_o to_o be_v translate_v for_o but_o sometime_o whence_o or_o who_o as_o iu_o 25._o god_n have_v give_v i_o another_o seed_n instead_o of_o abel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o cain_n slay_v the_o rest_n of_o this_o verse_n need_v no_o explication_n ver._n 20._o call_v her_o name_n eve_n some_o think_v she_o be_v call_v isscha_n before_o and_o now_o he_o change_v her_o name_n into_o eve_n in_o belief_n that_o god_n will_v make_v she_o the_o mother_n of_o all_o mankind_n and_o of_o the_o promise_a seed_n particular_o by_o who_o as_o d._n chytraeus_n add_v he_o hope_v to_o be_v raise_v from_o the_o dead_a to_o immortal_a life_n mother_n of_o all_o live_n of_o all_o man_n that_o shall_v live_v hereafter_o or_o of_o he_o that_o shall_v give_v life_n to_o mankind_n so_o havah_n may_v be_v interpret_v viva_fw-la or_o vivificatrix_fw-la because_o she_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o all_o mankind_n or_o because_o mankind_n now_o sentence_v to_o death_n be_v by_o her_o seed_n to_o be_v make_v alive_a ver._n 21._o unto_o adam_n and_o his_o wife_n do_v the_o lord_n god_n make_v coat_n of_o skin_n etc._n etc._n the_o first_o clothes_n of_o mankind_n be_v of_o the_o leave_n of_o tree_n which_o they_o make_v themselves_o be_v ready_a at_o hand_n weave_v by_o divine_a art_n the_o next_o be_v of_o the_o skin_n of_o beast_n which_o be_v much_o warm_a and_o better_a able_a to_o defend_v they_o from_o the_o injury_n of_o cold_a and_o weather_n and_o these_o be_v make_v by_o god_n direction_n who_o have_v make_v a_o most_o gracious_a covenant_n with_o our_o first_o parent_n verse_n 15._o it_o seem_v not_o unreasonable_a to_o suppose_v that_o he_o also_o signify_v to_o they_o they_o shall_v for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o it_o offer_v to_o he_o sacrifice_n by_o the_o blood_n of_o which_o covenant_n be_v ratify_v in_o aftertime_n from_o this_o example_n for_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a that_o the_o beast_n of_o who_o skin_n these_o coat_n be_v make_v die_v of_o themselves_o or_o that_o they_o be_v kill_v mere_o for_o this_o use_n or_o for_o their_o food_n and_o therefore_o what_o be_v so_o probable_a as_o that_o by_o god_n order_n they_o be_v slay_v for_o a_o sacrifice_n to_o he_o the_o better_a to_o represent_v to_o they_o their_o gild_n and_o that_o the_o promise_a seed_n shall_v vanquish_v the_o devil_n and_o redeem_v they_o by_o shed_v his_o blood_n and_o that_o of_o the_o skin_n of_o those_o beast_n god_n direct_v coat_n to_o be_v make_v to_o clothe_v they_o but_o whether_o by_o dress_v they_o and_o make_v leather_n of_o they_o or_o only_o by_o dry_v they_o and_o let_v the_o hair_n still_o continue_v on_o they_o we_o can_v tell_v certain_a it_o be_v that_o this_o be_v a_o very_a ancient_a sort_n of_o clothing_n as_o we_o learn_v not_o only_o from_o profane_a author_n but_o from_o the_o sacred_a particular_o heb._n xi_o 37._o the_o jewish_a doctor_n have_v carry_v this_o matter_n so_o far_o as_o to_o say_v that_o adam_n be_v a_o priest_n these_o be_v his_o priestly_a garment_n the_o skin_n indeed_o of_o the_o burnt-offering_a under_o the_o law_n be_v give_v to_o the_o priest_n leu._n vii_o 8._o but_o not_o to_o make_v he_o clothes_n and_o eve_n if_o this_o be_v true_a must_v have_v be_v a_o priest_n also_o for_o she_o have_v a_o coat_n make_v of_o skin_n no_o less_o than_o adam_n who_o they_o fancy_n leave_v this_o coat_n to_o his_o posterity_n so_o that_o noah_n abraham_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o patriarch_n as_o abel_n they_o say_v do_v sacrifice_v in_o the_o very_a same_o coat_n till_o aaron_n be_v make_v highpriest_n and_o have_v special_a garment_n appoint_v he_o by_o god_n among_o which_o one_o be_v call_v by_o this_o very_a name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d exod._n xxviii_o it_o give_v ground_n to_o this_o idle_a conceit_n ver._n 22._o behold_v the_o man_n be_v become_v etc._n etc._n man_n in_o this_o place_n include_v woman_n and_o these_o word_n be_v general_o think_v to_o be_v speak_v sarcastical_o to_o reprove_v their_o great_a folly_n in_o think_v to_o increase_v their_o knowledge_n whether_o god_n will_v for_o no._n like_o one_o of_o we_o these_o word_n plain_o insinuate_v a_o plurality_n of_o person_n in_o the_o godhead_n and_o all_o other_o explication_n of_o they_o seem_v to_o we_o force_v and_o unnatural_a that_o of_o mr._n calvin_n be_v as_o disagreeable_a to_o the_o hebrew_n phrase_n as_o that_o of_o socinus_n to_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n this_o i_o think_v be_v well_o prove_v by_o theodorick_n hackspan_n disput_fw-la iu._n de_fw-fr locut_n sacris_fw-la n._n 15_o etc._n etc._n and_o now_o lest_o he_o put_v forth_o his_o hand_n etc._n etc._n this_o seem_v a_o abrupt_a kind_n of_o speech_n something_o be_v keep_v back_o as_o let_v we_o turn_v he_o out_o or_o some_o suchlike_a word_n lest_o he_o take_v also_o of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o live_v for_o ever_o which_o many_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n look_v upon_o as_o a_o merciful_a dispensation_n that_o man_n may_v not_o be_v perpetuate_v in_o a_o state_n of_o sin_n so_o irenaeus_n l._n iii_o cap._n 37._o and_o greg._n nazianz._n orat._n xxxviii_o p._n 619._o god_n thus_o order_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o sin_n may_v not_o be_v immortal_a and_o the_o punishment_n may_v be_v a_o kindness_n which_o he_o repeat_v orat._n xlii_o p._n 681._o so_o epiphanius_n also_o haeres_fw-la xxxvii_o n._n 1._o when_o man_n have_v spoil_v himself_o god_n unmake_v he_o that_o he_o may_v make_v he_o better_o and_o methodius_n in_o he_o haeres_fw-la xliv_o n._n 24_o 25_o etc._n etc._n and_o 29._o where_o he_o proceed_v so_o far_o as_o to_o say_v that_o death_n be_v not_o send_v upon_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o any_o evil_a design_n to_o he_o but_o as_o a_o mercy_n ver._n 23._o therefore_o god_n send_v he_o forth_o etc._n etc._n or_o cast_v he_o out_o and_o that_o with_o reproach_n and_o disgrace_n as_o aben_n ezra_n observe_v the_o hebrew_n word_n in_o this_o form_n to_o signify_v and_o so_o cast_v he_o out_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o return_v again_o to_o till_o the_o ground_n from_o whence_o he_o be_v take_v this_o confirm_v what_o i_o say_v upon_o the_o second_o chapter_n ver_fw-la 8._o that_o adam_n be_v make_v in_o another_o place_n and_o thence_o bring_v into_o paradise_n from_o whence_o be_v now_o expel_v he_o be_v send_v back_o to_o the_o place_n where_o he_o be_v first_o form_v there_o to_o labour_v in_o all_o the_o toil_v of_o husbandry_n though_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v these_o word_n may_v signify_v no_o more_o than_o those_o verse_n 19_o of_o this_o chapter_n that_o he_o have_v his_o original_a from_o the_o earth_n by_o the_o till_v of_o which_o he_o be_v put_v in_o mind_n of_o his_o return_n thither_o ver._n 24._o so_o he_o drive_v out_o the_o man._n with_o his_o wife_n or_o as_o aben_n ezra_n translate_v it_o after_o he_o have_v drive_v he_o out_o he_o place_v etc._n etc._n this_o
his_o son_n lamech_v the_o name_n of_o one_o of_o cain_n grandchild_n iu_o 18._o ver._n 12._o beget_v mahalaleel_n this_o name_n import_v as_o much_o as_o a_o praiser_n of_o god_n which_o cainan_n impose_v upon_o this_o son_n of_o he_o as_o jacobus_n capellus_n fancy_n because_o he_o be_v bear_v after_o he_o have_v live_v ten_o week_n of_o year_n i._n e._n when_o he_o be_v seventy_o year_n old_a in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o sabbatick_a year_n which_o be_v the_o eight_o jubilee_n from_o the_o creation_n for_o as_o there_o be_v sacrifice_n and_o a_o distinction_n of_o clean_a beast_n and_o unclean_a so_o he_o conceive_v there_o may_v be_v a_o distribution_n of_o year_n by_o seven_o or_o week_n as_o they_o speak_v in_o aftertime_n from_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o the_o world_n but_o there_o be_v no_o certainty_n of_o this_o nor_o of_o what_o the_o forenamed_a arabian_a writer_n say_v of_o this_o mahalaleel_n that_o he_o make_v his_o child_n swear_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o abel_n so_o patricide_n not_o to_o come_v down_o from_o the_o mountainous_a country_n where_o they_o dwell_v to_o converse_v with_o the_o child_n of_o cain_n he_o be_v mention_v also_o by_o the_o mahometan_n as_o hottinger_n observe_v in_o his_o histor_n orient_n p._n 20._o ver._n 15._o beget_v jared_n the_o same_o arabian_a writer_n make_v he_o also_o a_o strict_o pious_a man_n and_o a_o excellent_a governor_n but_o say_v that_o in_o his_o day_n some_o of_o seth_n posterity_n about_o a_o hundred_o in_o number_n notwithstanding_o all_o his_o persuasion_n to_o the_o contrary_a will_v go_v down_o and_o converse_v with_o the_o child_n of_o cain_n by_o who_o they_o be_v corrupt_v and_o thence_o they_o fancy_n he_o be_v call_v jared_n which_o signify_v descend_v either_o because_o they_o go_v down_o from_o the_o holy_a mountain_n as_o they_o call_v it_o where_o seth_n posterity_n dwell_v or_o piety_n in_o his_o time_n begin_v very_o much_o to_o decline_v see_v hottinger_n smegma_fw-la orient_n l._n i._o cap._n 8._o p._n 235_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 18._o beget_v enoch_n who_o the_o arabian_n call_v edris_n and_o represent_v he_o as_o a_o very_a learned_a man_n as_o well_o as_o a_o prophet_n and_o especial_o skill_v in_o astronomy_n see_v hottinger_n histor_n orient_n l._n i._o c._n 3._o and_o smegma_fw-la orient_n p._n 240._o the_o greek_n ancient_o have_v the_o same_o notion_n of_o he_o as_o appear_v by_o a_o discourse_n of_o eupolemus_n which_o eusebius_n quote_v out_o of_o alexand._n polyhistor_n l._n ix_o praepar_fw-la evang._n c._n 17._o where_o he_o say_v enoch_n be_v the_o first_o who_o teach_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o star_n and_o that_o he_o himself_o be_v teach_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n and_o be_v the_o same_o person_n who_o the_o greek_n call_v atlas_n certain_a it_o be_v his_o story_n be_v not_o altogether_o unknown_a to_o the_o ancient_a greek_n as_o appear_v in_o what_o they_o say_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o enoch_n who_o name_n in_o hebrew_n be_v chanoch_n for_o stephanus_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr vrbibus_fw-la say_v that_o this_o annacus_n live_v above_o three_o hundred_o year_n and_o the_o oracle_n tell_v the_o people_n that_o when_o he_o die_v they_o shall_v all_o perish_v as_o they_o do_v in_o the_o flood_n of_o deucalion_n in_o which_o he_o confound_v the_o history_n of_o enoch_n and_o methuselah_n as_o bochart_n well_o observe_v l._n ii_o phaleg_n c._n 13._o ver._n 21._o beget_v methuselah_n enoch_n be_v a_o prophet_n as_o we_o learn_v from_o st._n judas_n and_o foresee_v the_o destruction_n that_o be_v come_v upon_o the_o earth_n by_o a_o deluge_n immediate_o after_o the_o death_n of_o this_o son_n of_o he_o give_v he_o this_o name_n of_o methusela_n which_o import_v as_o much_o for_o the_o first_o part_n of_o it_o methu_n evident_o carry_v in_o it_o the_o name_n of_o death_n be_v as_o much_o as_o he_o die_v and_o sela_o signify_v the_o send_v forth_o of_o water_n in_o job_n v._n 10._o and_o therefore_o methusela_n be_v as_o much_o as_o when_o he_o be_v dead_a shall_v ensue_v a_o emission_n or_o inundation_n of_o water_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n which_o ingenious_a conjecture_n of_o bochartus_n in_o his_o phaleg_n l._n ii_o c._n 13._o be_v far_o more_o probable_a than_o any_o other_o account_n of_o his_o name_n ver._n 22._o enoch_n walk_v with_o god_n after_o he_o beget_v methuselah_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n moses_n only_o say_v they_o live_v after_o they_o beget_v those_o son_n here_o mention_v but_o of_o this_o man_n that_o he_o walk_v with_o god_n i._n e._n be_v not_o only_o sincere_o obedient_a to_o god_n as_o we_o suppose_v his_o forefather_n to_o have_v be_v but_o of_o a_o extraordinary_a sanctity_n beyond_o the_o rate_n of_o other_o holy_a man_n and_o hold_v on_o also_o in_o a_o long_a course_n of_o such_o singular_a piety_n notwithstanding_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o age_n wherein_o he_o live_v and_o the_o very_a same_o character_n be_v give_v of_o noah_n vi_o 9_o it_o may_v incline_v we_o to_o believe_v that_o as_o noah_n be_v a_o preacher_n of_o righteousness_n so_o enoch_n be_v a_o prophet_n be_v not_o only_o exemplary_a in_o his_o life_n but_o also_o severe_o reprove_v the_o wickedness_n of_o that_o age_n by_o his_o word_n ver._n 24._o and_o enoch_n walk_v with_o god_n persevere_v in_o that_o course_n beforementioned_a to_o the_o end_n of_o his_o day_n and_o be_v not_o he_o do_v not_o say_v that_o he_o die_v as_o he_o do_v of_o the_o rest_n in_o this_o chapter_n both_o before_o and_o after_o but_o that_o he_o be_v not_o any_o long_o among_o man_n in_o this_o world_n for_o god_n take_v he_o translate_v he_o to_o another_o place_n which_o plain_o signify_v the_o different_a manner_n of_o his_o leave_v this_o world_n in_o so_o much_o that_o the_o apostle_n faith_n he_o do_v not_o see_v death_n heb._n xi_o 5._o which_o confute_v the_o conceit_n of_o aben_n ezra_n and_o r._n solomon_n and_o other_o who_o will_v have_v this_o word_n take_v to_o signify_v that_o he_o be_v snatch_v away_o by_o a_o untimely_a death_n contrary_n to_o the_o opinion_n of_o their_o other_o better_a author_n particular_o menachem_n who_o in_o his_o commentary_n on_o this_o place_n say_v that_o god_n take_v from_o enoch_n his_o bodily_a clothes_n and_o give_v he_o spiritual_a raiment_n but_o whither_o he_o be_v translate_v we_o be_v not_o tell_v the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n of_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la chap._n xliv_o according_a to_o the_o vulgar_a translation_n say_v into_o paradise_n and_o upon_o this_o supposition_n the_o aethiopic_a interpreter_n have_v add_v these_o word_n to_o the_o text_n god_n translate_v he_o into_o paradise_n as_o ludolphus_n observe_v l._n iii_o commentar_n in_o aethiop_n hist_o cap._n v._o n._n 40._o and_o according_o we_o find_v in_o the_o calendar_n of_o that_o church_n a_o festival_n upon_o july_n xxv_o call_v the_o ascension_n of_o enoch_n into_o heaven_n for_o they_o be_v not_o so_o foolish_a as_o to_o understand_v by_o paradise_n a_o place_n upon_o earth_n but_o a_o heavenly_a mansion_n unto_o which_o he_o be_v advance_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o eusebius_n speak_v l._n vii_o praepar_fw-la evang._n cap._n 8._o because_o of_o his_o consummate_a virtue_n and_o it_o be_v no_o unreasonable_a conjecture_n that_o god_n be_v gracious_o please_v to_o take_v he_o unto_o himself_o at_o this_o time_n to_o support_v and_o comfort_v mankind_n in_o their_o state_n of_o mortality_n adam_n the_o father_n of_o they_o all_o be_v dead_a not_o above_o fifty-seven_a year_n before_o with_o the_o hope_n of_o a_o better_a life_n in_o the_o other_o world_n for_o which_o reason_n it_o be_v not_o improbable_a that_o he_o be_v translate_v in_o some_o such_o visible_a manner_n as_o elijah_n afterward_o be_v by_o a_o glorious_a appearance_n of_o the_o schechinah_n from_o whence_o some_o heavenly_a minister_n be_v send_v to_o carry_v he_o up_o above_o ver._n 25._o beget_v lamech_v the_o same_o name_n with_o one_o of_o cain_n posterity_n iu_o 18._o but_o as_o he_o be_v of_o another_o race_n so_o he_o be_v the_o grandchild_n and_o the_o father_n of_o the_o best_a man_n in_o those_o day_n viz._n enoch_n and_o noah_n ver._n 27._o all_o the_o day_n of_o methuselah_n etc._n etc._n what_o be_v want_v in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o father_n god_n in_o some_o sort_n make_v up_o in_o his_o age_n which_o be_v extend_v to_o the_o long_a term_n of_o all_o other_o men._n he_o die_v in_o the_o very_a year_n of_o the_o deluge_n according_a to_o the_o import_n of_o his_o name_n see_v verse_n 21._o ver._n 29._o he_o call_v his_o name_n noah_n which_o signify_v rest_n or_o refreshment_n which_o proceed_v from_o
by_o chance_n their_o forefather_n have_v so_o long_o before_o predict_v the_o very_a portion_n they_o shall_v inherit_v ver._n 14._o issachar_n be_v a_o strong_a ass_n as_o he_o compare_v judah_n to_o a_o lion_n because_o of_o his_o valour_n so_o he_o compare_v issachar_n to_o a_o ass_n and_o a_o strong_a ass_n because_o he_o foresee_v they_o will_v be_v very_o patient_a and_o unwearied_a in_o rustical_a labour_n in_o which_o ass_n be_v principal_o employ_v in_o those_o country_n couch_v down_o between_o two_o burden_n there_o be_v various_a opinion_n about_o the_o signification_n of_o that_o word_n which_o we_o translate_v burden_n but_o none_o seem_v to_o i_o so_o apt_a as_o that_o to_o express_v the_o great_a strength_n of_o a_o ass_n which_o lie_v down_o with_o its_o load_n hang_v down_o on_o both_o side_n whence_o a_o she_o ass_n be_v call_v athon_n as_o bochart_n observe_v from_o the_o word_n ethan_n which_o signify_v strength_n because_o no_o beast_n of_o that_o bigness_n can_v carry_v such_o heavy_a burden_n ver._n 15._o and_o he_o see_v that_o rest_n be_v good_a or_o as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o their_o rest_a place_n the_o country_n that_o fall_v to_o their_o share_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n no_o part_n of_o which_o be_v more_o fruitful_a than_o some_o part_n of_o issachar_n portion_n which_o way_n soever_o we_o take_v it_o he_o seem_v to_o foretell_v they_o will_v choose_v to_o follow_v husbandry_n rather_o than_o merchandise_n as_o zebulon_n do_v and_o love_v quiet_a and_o peace_n as_o husbandman_n do_v especial_o when_o they_o live_v in_o a_o rich_a soil_n as_o this_o tribe_n do_v for_o so_o it_o follow_v and_o the_o land_n that_o it_o be_v pleasant_a the_o famous_a valley_n of_o jezreel_n be_v in_o this_o tribe_n who_o border_n extend_v as_o far_o as_o jordan_n where_o there_o be_v a_o very_a pleasant_a country_n josh_n xix_o 18_o 22._o bow_v his_o shoulder_n to_o bear_v take_v any_o pain_n to_o till_o the_o land_n and_o to_o carry_v in_o the_o corn_n with_o other_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o become_v a_o servant_n unto_o tribute_n submit_v to_o the_o heavy_a tax_n rather_o than_o lose_v their_o repose_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o which_o they_o be_v content_a to_o give_v any_o money_n that_o they_o may_v redeem_v their_o service_n in_o the_o war_n or_o otherways_o by_o large_a contribution_n ver._n 16._o dan_fw-mi shall_v judge_v his_o people_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o word_n judge_v he_o allude_v to_o the_o name_n of_o dan_n which_o signify_v judge_v i._n e._n ruling_n and_o govern_v a_o great_a many_o follow_n onkelos_n who_o expound_v it_o thus_o a_o man_n shall_v arise_v out_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n in_o who_o day_n the_o people_n shall_v be_v deliver_v etc._n etc._n and_o according_o we_o read_v that_o samson_n who_o be_v of_o this_o tribe_n judge_v israel_n twenty_o year_n so_o the_o meaning_n be_v the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n shall_v have_v the_o honour_n to_o produce_v a_o judge_n as_o well_o as_o other_o tribe_n but_o there_o be_v this_o exception_n to_o this_o interpretation_n that_o all_o the_o tribe_n do_v not_o produce_v judge_n and_o all_o israel_n who_o the_o judge_n govern_v can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v dan_n people_n but_o by_o his_o people_n who_o he_o be_v say_v here_o to_o judge_v be_v proper_o mean_v those_o of_o his_o tribe_n and_o therefore_o jacob_n meaning_n be_v that_o though_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o a_o concubine_n yet_o his_o posterity_n shall_v be_v govern_v by_o a_o head_n of_o their_o own_o tribe_n as_o the_o other_o tribe_n of_o israel_n be_v so_o by_o this_o he_o take_v away_o all_o distinction_n between_o the_o son_n of_o his_o concubine_n of_o who_o dan_n be_v the_o first_o and_o those_o which_o he_o have_v by_o leah_n and_o rachel_n ver._n 17._o dan_fw-mi shall_v be_v a_o serpent_n by_o the_o way_n the_o next_o word_n show_v what_o kind_n of_o serpent_n he_o shall_v be_v like_a a_o adder_n in_o the_o path._n the_o hebrew_n word_n schephiphon_n some_o take_v for_o a_o basilisk_n other_o for_o a_o asp_n or_o a_o viper_n other_o a_o snake_n or_o adder_n etc._n etc._n the_o vulgar_a translate_v it_o cerastes_n which_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o viper_n and_o bochartus_fw-la in_o his_o hierozoicon_n p._n ii_o l._n iii_o c._n 12._o have_v confirm_v this_o translation_n by_o show_v how_o well_o it_o agree_v to_o the_o character_n which_o author_n give_v of_o it_o that_o it_o lie_v in_o sand_n and_o in_o the_o rut_n which_o cart-wheel_n make_v in_o the_o highway_n and_o so_o be_v ready_a to_o bite_v traveller_n or_o their_o horse_n which_o be_v the_o hard_a to_o be_v avoid_v because_o it_o be_v of_o a_o sandy_a colour_n so_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d many_o tread_n upon_o it_o unaware_o and_o nicander_n say_v the_o poison_n of_o these_o serpent_n be_v chief_o feel_v in_o the_o thigh_n and_o ham_n of_o those_o they_o bite_v which_o perfect_o agree_v with_o what_o jacob_n say_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n that_o bit_v the_o 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