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send_v before_o when_o the_o other_o plague_n be_v but_o the_o scripture_n make_v no_o mention_n of_o it_o as_o many_o matter_n of_o fact_n be_v omit_v beside_o but_o thostatus_n refuse_v this_o conjecture_n for_o why_o shall_v this_o be_v only_o here_o express_v that_o pharaoh_n send_v if_o he_o have_v do_v it_o at_o other_o time_n 2._o some_o think_v that_o the_o other_o plague_v all_o but_o the_o first_o as_o of_o the_o frog_n the_o lice_n and_o swarm_n be_v such_o as_o pharaoh_n can_v not_o send_v and_o in_o the_o plague_n follow_v but_o in_o the_o first_o pharaoh_n do_v not_o then_o bethink_v himself_o of_o any_o such_o thing_n perer._n 3_o but_o it_o be_v more_o likely_a that_o pharaoh_n though_o now_o twice_o he_o have_v be_v tell_v so_o much_o by_o moses_n do_v neglect_v to_o try_v whether_o the_o israelite_n be_v exempt_v from_o these_o plague_n or_o no._n simler_n quest_n vii_o why_o pharaoh_n call_v not_o to_o moses_n to_o pray_v pharaoh_n entreat_v not_o moses_n at_o this_o time_n to_o pray_v to_o god_n to_o remove_v this_o plague_n partly_o through_o envy_n and_o grief_n to_o see_v the_o privilege_n and_o freedom_n of_o the_o israelite_n which_o be_v a_o occasion_n of_o the_o harden_v of_o his_o heart_n partly_o because_o the_o other_o plague_n continue_v sometime_o and_o so_o may_v be_v remove_v but_o this_o plague_n of_o mortality_n and_o murrain_n come_v all_o at_o once_o and_o sudden_o sweep_v the_o cattle_n away_o so_o that_o no_o remedy_n be_v leave_v neither_o be_v there_o place_n for_o prayer_n to_o remove_v it_o after_o this_o plague_n have_v sudden_o smite_v their_o cattle_n in_o all_o their_o coast_n pererius_n quest_n viii_o whether_o this_o plague_n be_v natural_a or_o supernatural_a concern_v the_o kind_n of_o this_o plague_n 1._o it_o be_v evident_a that_o it_o be_v no_o natural_a plague_n but_o supernatural_a for_o the_o text_n say_v the_o hand_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v upon_o their_o cattle_n that_o be_v shall_v smite_v they_o immediate_o no_o mean_n be_v use_v at_o all_o not_o so_o much_o as_o aaron_n rod_n whereby_o other_o plague_n be_v call_v for_o and_o beside_o it_o be_v not_o infectious_a as_o other_o natural_a plague_n be_v for_o the_o cattle_n of_o the_o israelite_n feed_v among_o the_o egyptian_n cattle_n they_o dwell_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o be_v not_o smite_v at_o all_o with_o this_o plague_n simler_n 2._o yet_o there_o may_v be_v some_o preparation_n unto_o this_o plague_n by_o the_o former_a as_o it_o be_v mention_v cap._n 8.14_o that_o the_o land_n stink_v of_o the_o dead_a frog_n and_o so_o both_o the_o air_n and_o ground_n be_v corrupt_v apt_a to_o breed_v putrefaction_n perer._n but_o this_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o plague_n for_o if_o the_o earth_n and_o air_n general_o have_v be_v corrupt_v the_o man_n have_v die_v as_o well_o as_o the_o beast_n quest_n ix_o why_o moses_n be_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o six_o plague_n vers._n 10._o and_o moses_n sprinkle_v they_o towards_o heaven_n 1._o they_o both_o take_v the_o ash_n out_o of_o the_o furnace_n but_o moses_n sprinkle_v they_o towards_o heaven_n philo_n say_v that_o aaron_n be_v the_o minister_n of_o those_o plague_n wherewith_o the_o earth_n and_o water_n be_v smite_v and_o moses_n of_o those_o which_o come_v from_o heaven_n &_o out_o of_o the_o air_n augustine_n give_v this_o reason_n because_o aaron_n office_n be_v to_o speak_v to_o the_o people_n he_o work_v upon_o the_o earth_n and_o water_n because_o moses_n be_v in_o the_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o god_n he_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o those_o plague_n which_o come_v from_o above_o but_o these_o be_v curious_a observation_n the_o reason_n rather_o be_v this_o they_o stand_v both_o before_o pharaoh_n and_o therefore_o moses_n as_o the_o chief_a who_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v as_o pharaoh_n god_n he_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o this_o wonder_n ferus_fw-la 2._o as_o the_o two_o first_o sign_n be_v of_o the_o water_n the_o two_o next_o on_o the_o earth_n so_o this_o be_v wrought_v in_o the_o air_n simler_n rather_o than_o the_o element_n of_o fire_n as_o ferus_fw-la quest_n x._o of_o the_o six_o plague_n of_o boil_n and_o of_o the_o manner_n thereof_o vers._n 10._o and_o there_o come_v boil_n break_v out_o first_o the_o handful_n of_o ash_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o air_n there_o be_v raise_v as_o a_o cloud_n of_o white_a dust_n like_o unto_o the_o ash_n of_o the_o furnace_n over_o all_o egypt_n which_o dust_n can_v not_o be_v engender_v of_o that_o handful_n but_o upon_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o the_o ash_n the_o lord_n by_o his_o great_a power_n cause_v that_o cloud_n of_o dust_n in_o the_o air_n over_o all_o egypt_n 2._o the_o matter_n which_o be_v here_o use_v be_v somewhat_o answerable_a to_o the_o effect_n for_o as_o moses_n take_v of_o the_o white_a ash_n of_o the_o furnace_n so_o they_o fall_v upon_o man_n &_o beast_n cause_v burn_v boil_n which_o at_o the_o first_o swell_v &_o hove_v the_o flesh_n &_o then_o break_v forth_o into_o sore_n the_o word_n here_o use_v for_o blister_n be_v derive_v of_o bagnah_n which_o signify_v to_o boil_v up_o as_o the_o water_n do_v at_o the_o fire_n borrh._o perer._n philo._n think_v that_o these_o sore_n or_o boil_v be_v over_o all_o their_o body_n &_o grow_v into_o one_o be_v most_o grievous_a to_o behold_v 3._o this_o plague_n be_v answerable_a to_o the_o egyptian_n sin_n for_o as_o they_o oppress_v the_o israelite_n with_o furnace_n work_n in_o the_o burn_a of_o brick_n so_o they_o be_v punish_v with_o burn_a sore_n which_o come_v of_o the_o ash_n take_v out_o of_o the_o furnace_n perer._n quest_n xi_o why_o the_o egyptian_n be_v smite_v with_o ulcer_n vers._n 11._o and_o the_o boil_n be_v upon_o the_o enchanter_n 1._o this_o show_v that_o the_o magician_n though_o before_o they_o have_v confess_v the_o power_n of_o god_n yet_o do_v persist_v still_o in_o their_o malice_n against_o moses_n simler_n hereupon_o cajetan_n think_v that_o they_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v the_o power_n of_o god_n before_o but_o rather_o some_o superior_a power_n of_o the_o spirit_n but_o this_o follow_v not_o because_o they_o resist_v moses_n still_o that_o they_o do_v not_o confess_v the_o power_n of_o god_n before_o for_o like_a as_o the_o same_o air_n that_o be_v illuminate_v by_o the_o sun_n be_v darken_v when_o the_o sun_n be_v go_v away_o so_o no_o marvel_n if_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o wicked_a after_o they_o have_v receive_v some_o light_n be_v darken_v again_o perer._n 2._o this_o be_v the_o three_o time_n that_o these_o sorcerer_n be_v confound_v first_o when_o aaron_n serpent_n eat_v up_o they_o second_o when_o their_o power_n be_v restrain_v in_o the_o three_o plague_n and_o now_o because_o they_o will_v not_o yet_o give_v over_o they_o be_v punish_v 3._o like_o unto_o these_o sorcerer_n be_v all_o unfaithful_a counsellor_n to_o prince_n who_o the_o lord_n in_o like_a manner_n will_v plague_v borrh._n and_o thus_o the_o magician_n of_o that_o pharaoh_n of_o rome_n be_v smite_v with_o exulcerate_v conscience_n which_o swell_v with_o pride_n and_o hypocrisy_n do_v bring_v forth_o most_o vile_a ulcer_n of_o impiety_n simlerus_n quest_n xii_o of_o the_o harden_v of_o pharaoh_n heart_n vers._n 12._o and_o the_o lord_n harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n 1._o the_o word_n signify_v to_o obfirme_v or_o strengthen_v chazak_v because_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o strength_n or_o rather_o stubburnenes_n to_o stand_v against_o god_n there_o be_v another_o word_n use_v to_o signify_v the_o same_o thing_n cabadh_fw-mi to_o make_v heavy_a as_o cap._n 8.15_o pharaoh_n first_o by_o his_o own_o corrupt_a mind_n harden_v or_o make_v his_o heart_n heavy_a the_o lord_n as_o by_o cast_v a_o heavy_a weight_n upon_o it_o make_v it_o heavy_a jun._n 2._o origen_n well_o note_v how_o sometime_o pharaoh_n be_v say_v to_o harden_v his_o own_o heart_n c._n 8.15_o sometime_o the_o lord_n as_o in_o this_o place_n the_o first_o kind_n of_o harden_v be_v declare_v by_o the_o apostle_n how_o it_o come_v when_o man_n by_o their_o impenitency_n abuse_v the_o lenity_n and_o longanimitie_n of_o god_n rom._n 2.5_o but_o the_o same_o apostle_n make_v mention_n of_o the_o other_o harden_v by_o the_o lord_n rom._n 9_o he_o pass_v it_o over_o and_o it_o may_v be_v think_v to_o be_v one_o of_o those_o high_a matter_n which_o paul_n hear_v be_v take_v up_o into_o paradise_n and_o be_v not_o to_o be_v utter_v thus_o origen_n count_v this_o a_o great_a secret_a how_o god_n be_v say_v to_o harden_v the_o heart_n and_o so_o it_o be_v yet_o not_o such_o a_o secret_a but_o that_o we_o find_v the_o same_o open_v in_o scripture_n how_o the_o lord_n by_o give_v wicked_a man_n over_o to_o themselves_o and_o withdraw_v his_o
be_v show_v before_o in_o the_o divers_a reading_n quest_n fourteen_o what_o be_v the_o strong_a before_o who_o the_o lord_n be_v prefer_v vers._n 11._o who_o be_v like_a unto_o the_o lord_n among_o the_o mighty_a 1._o this_o be_v utter_v with_o a_o interrogation_n be_v more_o emphatical_a than_o if_o it_o have_v be_v bare_o affirm_v calvin_n 2._o the_o most_o read_v among_o the_o go_n but_o the_o word_n eâ—lim_fw-la be_v also_o take_v for_o the_o mighty_a as_o psalm_n 29.1_o give_v unto_o the_o lord_n you_o son_n of_o the_o mighty_a give_v unto_o the_o lord_n glory_n and_o it_o have_v a_o more_o general_a signification_n prefer_v god_n before_o the_o angel_n both_o good_a and_o evil_n which_o of_o the_o latter_a sort_n assist_v the_o magician_n against_o moses_n and_o before_o the_o idol_n of_o the_o egyptian_n upon_o who_o the_o lord_n also_o execute_v judgement_n chap._n 12.12_o and_o before_o the_o mighty_a of_o the_o earth_n for_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o prince_n be_v confound_v 3._o this_o exposition_n be_v warrant_v by_o the_o like_a place_n psal._n 89.6_o who_o be_v equal_a to_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o heaven_n and_o who_o be_v like_o the_o lord_n among_o the_o son_n of_o the_o strong_a psal._n 89.6_o quest_n xv._n how_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o be_v fearful_a in_o praise_n vers._n 11._o who_o be_v like_o thou_o so_o glorious_a 1._o in_o three_o thing_n god_n be_v prefer_v before_o all_o other_o in_o holiness_n for_o the_o very_a angel_n be_v imperfect_a in_o his_o fight_n in_o fear_n and_o reverence_n none_o be_v so_o to_o be_v reverence_v as_o the_o lord_n who_o glory_n the_o angel_n can_v endure_v to_o behold_v and_o in_o the_o power_n of_o his_o work_n siml_n 2._o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v fearful_a in_o praise_n which_o some_o do_v interpret_v that_o whereas_o the_o devil_n be_v fear_v because_o they_o work_v mischief_n god_n be_v fear_v because_o his_o work_n be_v merciful_a and_o praiseworthy_a as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o psal._n 130.3_o mercy_n be_v with_o thou_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v fear_v some_o expound_v it_o that_o god_n be_v not_o to_o be_v praise_v without_o fear_n and_o tremble_a but_o the_o fit_a sense_n be_v quod_fw-la deus_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la rite_n laudâ—ri_fw-la 〈◊〉_d rapiuntur_fw-la omnes_fw-la in_o stuporem_fw-la that_o god_n can_v due_o be_v praise_v but_o all_o man_n fall_v into_o astonishment_n no_o man_n can_v praise_v he_o as_o he_o be_v worthy_a calv._n to_o this_o purpose_n the_o prophet_n david_n psal._n 89.7_o god_n be_v very_o terrible_a in_o the_o assembly_n of_o his_o saint_n even_o the_o saint_n the_o holy_a angel_n do_v tremble_v and_o wonder_v when_o they_o consider_v god_n praise_n 3._o last_o god_n be_v say_v to_o do_v wonder_n many_o thing_n among_o man_n be_v count_v wonder_n which_o wise_a man_n do_v not_o admire_v and_o many_o thing_n be_v miraculous_a even_o unto_o wise_a man_n which_o be_v not_o so_o to_o the_o angel_n but_o god_n do_v wonder_n which_o be_v a_o astonishment_n even_o to_o the_o angel_n simler_n quest_n xvi_o wherein_o the_o egyptian_n be_v compare_v unto_o lead_n vers._n 10._o they_o sink_v as_o lead_v in_o the_o mighty_a water_n etc._n etc._n 1._o impurissimo_fw-la metallo_fw-la comparantur_fw-la they_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o most_o impure_a mettle_n not_o to_o silver_n and_o gold_n but_o to_o lead_v which_o be_v call_v ghopher_v derive_v of_o ghophir_n which_o signify_v dust_n or_o earth_n because_o lead_v be_v of_o the_o most_o terrene_a and_o earthly_a nature_n of_o all_o the_o metal_n borrh._n 2._o likewise_o they_o be_v compare_v to_o lead_v quia_fw-la peccatum_fw-la sua_fw-la mole_n ad_fw-la inferna_fw-la trahit_fw-la because_o sin_n by_o the_o weight_n thereof_o draw_v into_o hell_n and_o therefore_o by_o the_o prophet_n wickedness_n be_v compare_v to_o a_o talon_n of_o lead_n zachar._n 5.7_o ferus_fw-la 3._o neither_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o weight_n of_o their_o sin_n only_o but_o of_o the_o heaviness_n of_o their_o 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will_v lead_v and_o carry_v his_o people_n vers._n 13._o thou_o will_v carry_v they_o in_o thy_o strength_n unto_o thy_o holy_a habitation_n 1._o the_o word_n in_o the_o original_n be_v in_o the_o preterperfect_a tense_n thou_o have_v carry_v not_o that_o moses_n only_o wish_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v carry_v they_o to_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n but_o he_o speak_v confident_o that_o the_o lord_n which_o have_v redeem_v they_o will_v not_o now_o leave_v they_o till_o he_o have_v accomplish_v his_o good_a work_n towards_o they_o and_o it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o prophet_n to_o speak_v of_o thing_n to_o come_v as_o already_o do_v and_o pass_v because_o of_o the_o certainty_n of_o god_n promise_n siml_n 2._o here_o moses_n use_v two_o effectual_a word_n the_o one_o be_v â—achah_n which_o signify_v to_o lead_v as_o a_o shepherd_n lead_v which_o show_v the_o provident_a care_n of_o god_n as_o a_o faithful_a and_o careful_a shepherd_n lead_v his_o people_n
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rest_n with_o they_o 4._o we_o request_v the_o living_n to_o pray_v for_o we_o because_o they_o be_v present_a with_o we_o but_o the_o dead_a be_v absent_a and_o hear_v we_o not_o it_o may_v as_o well_o be_v infer_v from_o hence_o that_o we_o may_v also_o consult_v with_o the_o dead_a and_o ask_v counsel_n of_o they_o which_o be_v direct_o forbid_v deut._n 18.11_o 4._o argum._n absolom_n can_v not_o be_v admit_v to_o his_o father_n presence_n till_o joab_n have_v mediate_v for_o he_o and_o bethshaba_n salomon_n mother_n entreat_v for_o adoniah_n so_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o have_v mediator_n to_o come_v unto_o god_n answer_n 1._o we_o have_v also_o one_o sufficient_a mediator_n christ_n jesus_n who_o be_v able_a sufficient_o to_o reconcile_v we_o unto_o god_n 2._o though_o many_o mediator_n be_v use_v in_o prince_n court_n because_o either_o the_o prince_n be_v ignorant_a of_o our_o affair_n or_o his_o affection_n estrange_v yet_o it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o god_n who_o know_v all_o thing_n and_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n towards_o we_o exceed_v the_o love_n of_o all_o other_o inferior_a mediator_n which_o man_n can_v seek_v unto_o 3._o the_o example_n of_o bethshaba_n be_v unfit_o allege_v for_o she_o obtain_v not_o her_o suit_n 5._o argum._n invocation_n of_o saint_n be_v warrant_v by_o the_o scripture_n 1._o gen._n 48.16_o jacob_n say_v concern_v josephs_n two_o son_n let_v my_o name_n be_v name_v upon_o they_o 2._o job_n 5.1_o eliphaz_n say_v to_o job_n call_v now_o if_o any_o will_v answer_v thou_o and_o to_o which_o of_o the_o saint_n will_v thou_o turn_v thou_o 3._o praise_v the_o lord_n in_o his_o saint_n psal._n 150.1_o 4._o ezeâ—h_o 22.30_o i_o seek_v for_o a_o man_n among_o they_o that_o shall_v make_v up_o the_o hedge_n and_o stand_v in_o the_o gap_n before_o 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n but_o i_o find_v none_o answer_n 1._o jacob_n mean_v by_o that_o phrase_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v call_v by_o his_o name_n and_o count_v as_o his_o child_n as_o the_o same_o phrase_n be_v use_v isai._n 4.1_o seven_o woman_n shall_v take_v hold_n of_o one_o man_n and_o say_v etc._n etc._n let_v thy_o name_n be_v call_v upon_o we_o who_o will_v say_v that_o they_o pray_v to_o their_o husband_n they_o desire_v to_o be_v call_v by_o his_o name_n 2._o though_o that_o have_v be_v eliphaz_n meaning_n that_o job_n shall_v have_v make_v some_o of_o the_o saint_n depart_v his_o patroness_n yet_o because_o job_n friend_n maintain_v a_o evil_a cause_n and_o afterward_o be_v reprove_v of_o god_n for_o it_o all_o that_o they_o say_v be_v not_o to_o be_v justify_v but_o that_o be_v not_o eliphaz_n meaning_n he_o speak_v of_o the_o saint_n and_o righteous_a live_n to_o see_v if_o job_n can_v find_v among_o any_o of_o they_o a_o patron_n to_o defend_v his_o cause_n 3._o the_o place_n in_o the_o psalm_n be_v to_o be_v read_v praise_v god_n in_o his_o holiness_n jun._n or_o in_o his_o sanctuary_n vatab._n neither_o do_v it_o follow_v because_o god_n be_v praise_v in_o his_o saint_n therefore_o we_o be_v to_o pray_v to_o saint_n as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o word_n praise_v he_o in_o the_o firmament_n will_v they_o have_v also_o the_o firmament_n pray_v unto_o 4._o that_o place_n in_o ezechiel_n be_v understand_v of_o man_n live_v not_o of_o the_o dead_a 6._o argum._n the_o honour_n give_v unto_o the_o saint_n redound_v unto_o christ_n as_o he_o say_v matth._n 25.45_o in_o as_o much_o as_o you_o do_v it_o unto_o one_o of_o the_o least_o of_o those_o you_o do_v it_o unto_o i_o answ._n our_o saviour_n speak_v of_o his_o member_n live_v here_o upon_o earth_n to_o who_o we_o be_v to_o extend_v our_o charity_n not_o of_o the_o dead_a and_o of_o such_o honour_n as_o be_v due_a unto_o the_o saint_n not_o of_o that_o which_o be_v due_a unto_o god_n for_o to_o give_v that_o to_o any_o creature_n be_v not_o to_o honour_v but_o dishonour_n god_n 7._o argum._n many_o miracle_n have_v be_v do_v at_o the_o tomb_n and_o sepulchre_n of_o the_o dead_a where_o prayer_n be_v make_v therefore_o god_n be_v well_o please_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v pray_v unto_o answer_n 1._o the_o argument_n follow_v not_o so_o by_o the_o touch_n of_o elishaes_n bone_n one_o that_o be_v dead_a be_v restore_v to_o life_n this_o be_v to_o confirm_v their_o doctrine_n and_o prophetical_a call_n 2._o many_o of_o those_o miracle_n be_v feign_v and_o small_a credit_n be_v to_o be_v give_v unto_o they_o 3._o some_o of_o they_o be_v wrought_v by_o the_o operation_n of_o satan_n to_o deceive_v as_o the_o lord_n warn_v his_o people_n to_o take_v heed_n of_o such_o false_a prophet_n which_o show_v sign_n deut._n 13._o and_o s._n paul_n say_v that_o antichrist_n shall_v come_v by_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n etc._n etc._n in_o lie_v wonder_n among_o the_o gentile_n such_o miracle_n and_o wonder_n also_o be_v wrought_v this_o may_v suffice_v for_o a_o answer_n to_o their_o reason_n our_o argument_n follow_v reason_n out_o of_o scripture_n disprove_v the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n 1._o there_o be_v neither_o precept_n nor_o example_n extant_a in_o scripture_n to_o warrant_v the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n the_o scripture_n send_v we_o to_o god_n call_v upon_o i_o in_o the_o day_n of_o trouble_n and_o our_o saviour_n teach_v we_o to_o pray_v to_o his_o father_n our_o father_n in_o matter_n of_o doctrine_n a_o argument_n draw_v negative_o from_o the_o scripture_n do_v conclude_v strong_o 2._o the_o saint_n know_v not_o our_o affair_n abraham_n be_v ignorant_a of_o we_o isai._n 63.16_o they_o be_v not_o present_a to_o hear_v we_o they_o be_v at_o peace_n their_o soul_n rest_n under_o the_o altar_n revelat._n 6._o they_o do_v not_o know_v our_o heart_n therefore_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v pray_v unto_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v requisite_a in_o they_o to_o who_o we_o shall_v offer_v our_o prayer_n but_o they_o say_v that_o the_o saint_n in_o the_o divine_a essence_n as_o in_o a_o glass_n do_v behold_v our_o affair_n contra_fw-la whether_o do_v they_o behold_v all_o or_o what_o it_o please_v god_n to_o show_v they_o not_o the_o first_o for_o they_o know_v not_o the_o time_n of_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n to_o judgement_n if_o the_o second_o than_o god_n must_v first_o be_v pray_v unto_o to_o reveal_v our_o affair_n unto_o they_o be_v it_o not_o then_o much_o better_a for_o we_o to_o go_v the_o next_o way_n unto_o god_n 3._o s._n john_n say_v we_o have_v a_o advocate_n with_o the_o father_n jesus_n christ_n the_o righteous_a 1_o joh._n 2.8_o we_o need_v then_o no_o other_o advocate_n for_o we_o have_v great_a cause_n to_o doubt_v of_o the_o love_n and_o inclination_n of_o the_o saint_n towards_o we_o than_o of_o the_o love_n of_o christ._n 4._o christ_n bid_v we_o ask_v in_o his_o name_n and_o promise_v we_o shall_v receive_v joh._n 16.24_o then_o be_v prayer_n make_v to_o other_o superfluous_a see_v by_o christ_n we_o be_v promise_v to_o obtain_v our_o request_n 5._o there_o be_v none_o other_o name_n under_o heaven_n than_o christ_n whereby_o we_o must_v be_v save_v if_o we_o have_v salvation_n in_o christ_n than_o all_o other_o good_a thing_n it_o be_v the_o apostle_n reason_n if_o god_n give_v his_o son_n for_o we_o how_o shall_v he_o not_o with_o he_o give_v we_o all_o thing_n also_o rom._n 8.32_o 6._o this_o invocation_n of_o the_o saint_n make_v a_o way_n for_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n for_o so_o the_o heathen_a do_v invocate_v the_o name_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o place_v they_o in_o the_o number_n of_o the_o god_n erect_v temple_n and_o altar_n and_o consecrate_v festival_n day_n unto_o they_o 7._o god_n only_o be_v to_o be_v worship_v invocation_n be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o divine_a worship_n
in_o mind_n by_o this_o sudden_a sickness_n of_o his_o fault_n and_o speak_v or_o make_v sign_n to_o his_o wife_n to_o circumcise_v the_o child_n aben_n ezra_n simler_n but_o the_o suddenness_n and_o greatness_n of_o the_o sickness_n which_o make_v moses_n altogether_o unable_a to_o do_v it_o himself_o may_v be_v think_v also_o to_o have_v give_v he_o small_a respite_n either_o to_o bethink_v himself_o or_o to_o give_v notice_n to_o his_o wife_n 3._o some_o think_v that_o she_o have_v hear_v before_o of_o her_o husband_n how_o straight_o they_o be_v enjoin_v to_o circumcise_v their_o child_n the_o eight_o day_n and_o that_o of_o herself_o it_o come_v into_o her_o mind_n that_o they_o have_v not_o do_v well_o in_o omit_v the_o child_n circumcision_n osiander_n but_o it_o seem_v by_o her_o word_n of_o indignation_n that_o she_o have_v not_o so_o reverend_a a_o opinion_n of_o the_o necessity_n of_o circumcision_n as_o of_o herself_o to_o enter_v into_o a_o action_n so_o much_o displease_v unto_o she_o 4._o therefore_o i_o consent_v with_o junius_n that_o whether_o the_o angel_n appear_v in_o visible_a shape_n or_o no_o as_o some_o think_v yet_o by_o evident_a sign_n it_o appear_v both_o to_o moses_n and_o zipporah_n that_o god_n wrath_n come_v upon_o he_o for_o that_o cause_n the_o phrase_n here_o use_v that_o the_o lord_n occurrebat_fw-la ei_fw-la come_v upon_o he_o &_o dimisit_fw-la cum_fw-la and_o depart_v from_o he_o do_v show_v that_o god_n after_o some_o sensible_a manner_n assault_v moses_n that_o they_o both_o know_v both_o from_o whence_o that_o sudden_a stroke_n come_v and_o for_o what_o cause_n quest_n xxxii_o who_o it_o be_v that_o depart_v from_o moses_n vers._n 26._o so_o he_o depart_v from_o he_o 1._o not_o zipporah_n take_v her_o leave_n of_o moses_n and_o return_v to_o her_o father_n as_o lyranus_fw-la for_o beside_o that_o the_o verb_n be_v put_v in_o the_o masculine_a gender_n in_o the_o original_n it_o be_v more_o like_a that_o moses_n send_v zâ—pporah_n back_o than_o that_o she_o first_o seek_v it_o 2._o nor_o yet_o be_v the_o meaning_n that_o moses_n leave_v he_o that_o be_v his_o child_n new_o circumcise_v and_o send_v he_o back_o to_o his_o father_n in_o law_n as_o paulus_n burgensis_n it_o shall_v have_v be_v say_v then_o that_o moses_n leave_v she_o which_o be_v his_o wife_n rather_o than_o he_o that_o be_v the_o infant_n that_o can_v not_o shift_v for_o himself_o perer._n 3_o and_o to_o understand_v it_o of_o the_o disease_n that_o it_o leave_v he_o be_v somewhat_o improper_a but_o it_o must_v be_v refer_v to_o the_o angel_n for_o he_o depart_v now_o from_o moses_n that_o before_o â—an_v upon_o he_o meet_v he_o or_o assault_v he_o sic_fw-la august_n q._n 11._o in_o exod._n quest_n xxxiii_o of_o the_o mystical_a application_n of_o this_o story_n now_o for_o the_o mystical_a application_n of_o this_o story_n 1._o that_o of_o gregory_n nyssen_n be_v somewhat_o far_o fetch_v that_o moses_n marry_v to_o zipporah_n a_o midianitish_a woman_n show_v a_o christian_a teacher_n addict_v to_o philosophy_n which_o he_o must_v circumcise_v and_o pare_v off_o many_o error_n from_o before_o it_o can_v be_v admit_v in_o christianity_n 2._o so_o be_v also_o that_o application_n of_o pererius_n not_o so_o fit_a that_o as_o moses_n be_v chastise_v because_o one_o of_o his_o child_n be_v uncircumcised_a though_o the_o other_o have_v receive_v circumcision_n so_o it_o suffice_v not_o the_o judgement_n only_o to_o be_v reform_v and_o circumcise_v but_o the_o will_n and_o affection_n also_o must_v be_v purge_v 3._o that_o of_o ferus_fw-la be_v more_o fit_a that_o christ_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v our_o husband_n of_o blood_n by_o who_o blood_n we_o be_v purge_v and_o zipporah_n betoken_v the_o church_n which_o by_o repentance_n do_v circumcise_v her_o child_n to_o make_v they_o acceptable_a unto_o god_n quest_n xxxiv_o what_o manner_n of_o faith_n it_o be_v which_o the_o people_n have_v in_o believe_a moses_n vers._n 31._o so_o the_o people_n believe_v 1._o not_o all_o the_o people_n who_o the_o egyptian_a taskmaster_n will_v not_o suffer_v to_o intermit_v their_o work_n simler_n but_o a_o convenient_a number_n of_o the_o people_n gather_v together_o with_o the_o elder_n pelican_n 2._o these_o have_v see_v the_o sign_n before_o mention_v as_o the_o rod_n turn_v into_o a_o serpent_n mosâ—s_n hand_n sudden_o to_o become_v leprous_a and_o to_o be_v heal_v again_o and_o the_o water_n turn_v into_o blood_n give_v credit_n unto_o moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o believe_v they_o be_v send_v of_o god_n osiander_n 3._o but_o this_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v but_o a_o temporary_a faith_n for_o a_o while_n after_o they_o be_v offend_v with_o moses_n and_o aaron_n when_o their_o affliction_n at_o the_o first_o be_v make_v more_o heavy_a simler_n 4._o and_o now_o they_o see_v the_o effect_n of_o god_n promise_n that_o the_o people_n shall_v at_o the_o first_o hearken_v unto_o they_o chap._n 3.18_o borrh._n 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n 1._o doct._n the_o use_n of_o true_a miracle_n vers._n 5._o that_o they_o may_v believe_v the_o end_n then_o and_o use_v of_o true_a miracle_n be_v to_o confirm_v faith_n whatsoever_o miracle_n be_v wrought_v to_o any_o other_o end_n as_o to_o persuade_v any_o false_a doctrine_n and_o to_o draw_v away_o the_o people_n from_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n be_v false_a miracle_n wrought_v by_o the_o operation_n of_o satan_n and_o be_v not_o to_o be_v regard_v as_o moses_n show_v deut._n 13.2_o simler_n 2._o doct._n thing_n by_o their_o nature_n noxious_a and_o hurtful_a be_v subdue_v to_o the_o faithful_a vers._n 4._o he_o put_v forth_o his_o hand_n and_o catch_v it_o by_o this_o that_o this_o serpent_n be_v turn_v again_o into_o a_o rod_n and_o have_v no_o power_n to_o hurt_v or_o harm_n moses_n we_o see_v that_o by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n thing_n by_o nature_n hurtful_a yet_o to_o the_o believe_a and_o faithful_a be_v not_o noxious_a or_o discommodious_a the_o lion_n mouth_n be_v stop_v against_o daniel_n the_o viper_n that_o leap_v upon_o paul_n hand_n forget_v her_o kind_n this_o power_n and_o privilege_n flow_v from_o christ_n our_o head_n which_o as_o it_o be_v external_o show_v in_o such_o miraculous_a work_n so_o spiritual_o it_o be_v now_o see_v in_o that_o the_o old_a serpent_n the_o enemy_n of_o mankind_n have_v no_o power_n to_o hurt_v any_o of_o the_o member_n of_o christ._n simlerus_n 3._o doct._n temporary_a obedience_n do_v often_o turn_v aside_o a_o temporary_a punishment_n vers._n 26._o so_o he_o depart_v from_o he_o etc._n etc._n zipporah_n here_o not_o of_o any_o devotion_n but_o of_o necessity_n circumcise_v her_o son_n yet_o it_o please_v god_n so_o to_o accept_v of_o this_o force_a obedience_n that_o he_o spare_v moses_n so_o many_o time_n a_o temporary_a and_o external_a obedience_n do_v turn_v away_o a_o temporal_a punishment_n as_o ahab_n sackcloth_n put_v off_o the_o punishment_n threaten_v that_o it_o come_v not_o in_o his_o day_n so_o the_o samaritan_n corrupt_a worship_n of_o god_n deliver_v they_o from_o the_o lion_n 2._o king_n 17._o simler_n piscator_fw-la if_o god_n be_v so_o please_v sometime_o with_o outward_a service_n accept_v the_o small_a beginning_n of_o those_o that_o be_v come_v unto_o he_o how_o much_o more_o acceptable_a unto_o he_o be_v the_o true_a spiritual_a worship_n 5._o place_n of_o controversy_n 1._o cont._n against_o popish_a transubstantiation_n vers._n 3._o and_o it_o be_v turn_v into_o a_o serpent_n this_o can_v give_v no_o warrant_n to_o the_o popish_a transubstantiation_n and_o that_o imagine_a conversion_n of_o the_o bread_n into_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n for_o here_o both_o the_o scripture_n testify_v that_o the_o rod_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o serpent_n and_o the_o sense_n discern_v it_o but_o they_o can_v show_v neither_o word_n for_o their_o devise_a change_n and_o sense_n also_o be_v against_o it_o simler_n 2._o cont._n against_o the_o arrian_n that_o christ_n be_v a_o true_a god_n vers._n 16._o thou_o shall_v be_v to_o he_o as_o god_n the_o arrian_n most_o blasphemous_o abuse_v this_o place_n make_v christ_n no_o otherwise_o god_n than_o moses_n be_v call_v god_n cont._n 1._o not_o the_o name_n elohim_o only_o be_v give_v unto_o christ_n but_o jehovah_n which_o be_v give_v to_o no_o creature_n 2._o not_o only_o the_o name_n of_o god_n but_o honour_n and_o worship_n be_v give_v unto_o he_o and_o to_o no_o creature_n beside_o let_v all_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n worship_v he_o hebr._n 1.6_o simler_n 3._o where_o the_o word_n elohim_n be_v give_v unto_o man_n it_o be_v not_o proper_o attribute_v unto_o they_o but_o by_o way_n of_o comparison_n with_o other_o as_o here_o in_o respect_n of_o aaron_n moses_n be_v so_o call_v as_o by_o way_n of_o relation_n unto_o god_n because_o they_o
be_v in_o his_o stead_n in_o earth_n but_o the_o godhead_n and_o name_n of_o god_n be_v simple_o and_o proper_o give_v unto_o christ._n 3._o cont._n ecclesiastical_a person_n subject_a to_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n further_o though_o aaron_n be_v moses_n mouth_n and_o speak_v for_o he_o to_o the_o people_n yet_o moses_n be_v make_v his_o superior_a so_o though_o the_o priest_n and_o minister_n do_v declare_v unto_o the_o people_n the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o the_o law_n be_v to_o be_v require_v at_o their_o mouth_n yet_o be_v they_o subject_a to_o the_o civil_a power_n as_o here_o aaron_n to_o moses_n pelican_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n rom._n 13.1_o 4._o cont._n against_o the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n by_o woman_n vers._n 25._o and_o zipporah_n take_v a_o sharp_a knife_n this_o example_n be_v allege_v by_o the_o romanist_n to_o prove_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o baptism_n by_o woman_n in_o the_o case_n of_o necessity_n bellar._n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr bapt._n cap._n 7._o contra_fw-la but_o this_o example_n can_v serve_v their_o turn_n 1._o because_o the_o minister_n of_o circumcision_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v not_o precise_o appoint_v as_o the_o minister_n of_o baptism_n be_v for_o the_o levite_n and_o priest_n be_v not_o special_o charge_v by_o commandment_n to_o be_v minister_n of_o circumcision_n but_o that_o charge_n do_v indifferent_o lie_v upon_o the_o master_n of_o the_o family_n gen._n 17.9_o but_o in_o the_o gospel_n they_o be_v bid_v to_o baptise_v that_o be_v command_v to_o teach_v mat._n 28.20_o piscatoâ—_fw-la 2._o the_o romanist_n lie_v upon_o baptism_n a_o necessity_n of_o salvation_n but_o here_o the_o necessity_n be_v not_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o infant_n uncircumcised_a but_o in_o regard_n of_o moses_n and_o not_o a_o necessity_n of_o eternal_a salvation_n but_o of_o preserve_v the_o outward_a life_n piscator_fw-la 3._o zipporah_n do_v it_o in_o presence_n of_o moses_n by_o this_o example_n they_o may_v allow_v woman_n also_o to_o baptise_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lawful_a minister_n simler_n 4._o and_o though_o it_o please_v god_n to_o remit_v the_o temporal_a punishment_n upon_o this_o external_a obedience_n yet_o this_o show_v not_o that_o god_n do_v approve_v this_o act_n as_o before_o instance_n be_v give_v of_o the_o samaritan_n who_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o lion_n be_v but_o half_a worshipper_n of_o god_n 2._o king_n 17._o the_o lord_n only_o show_v hereby_o that_o it_o be_v please_v unto_o he_o that_o the_o external_a discipline_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v preserve_v simler_n 5._o this_o then_o be_v in_o itself_o a_o unlawful_a act_n in_o zipporah_n save_v that_o necessity_n force_v it_o and_o extraordinary_a it_o can_v be_v draw_v to_o a_o ordinary_a practice_n special_o where_o there_o can_v be_v no_o such_o necessity_n jun._n 6._o this_o example_n rather_o show_v that_o baptism_n though_o by_o a_o unlawful_a minister_n be_v to_o be_v hold_v to_o be_v baptism_n as_o after_o zipporah_n have_v circumcise_v her_o son_n he_o be_v not_o circumcise_v again_o then_o that_o such_o be_v to_o be_v allow_v lawful_a minister_n heretic_n be_v not_o fit_a minister_n of_o baptism_n yet_o if_o they_o keep_v the_o true_a form_n of_o baptism_n 13._o the_o church_n use_v not_o to_o baptise_v after_o they_o for_o as_o augustine_n well_o say_v that_o which_o be_v give_v 〈◊〉_d be_v say_v not_o to_o be_v give_v although_o it_o may_v be_v right_o say_v not_o to_o be_v right_o give_v 5._o cont._n that_o the_o punishment_n for_o the_o contempt_n of_o circumcision_n be_v not_o only_o temporal_a but_o in_o god_n justice_n eternal_a vers._n 24._o the_o lord_n meet_v he_o and_o will_v have_v kill_v he_o bellarmine_n from_o hence_o will_v prove_v that_o the_o penalty_n of_o the_o neglect_n of_o circumcision_n be_v only_o temporal_a and_o consequent_o that_o circumcision_n have_v not_o to_o it_o annex_v the_o promise_n of_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o deliverance_n from_o eternal_a death_n as_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n have_v lib_n 2._o the_o effect_n sacrament_n cap._n 17._o resp._n 33._o ad_fw-la argum_fw-la 1._o cont._n 1._o the_o penalty_n inflict_v for_o the_o omission_n of_o circumcision_n be_v lay_v upon_o the_o party_n himself_o that_o be_v not_o circumcise_v even_o that_o person_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o gen._n 17.4_o therefore_o this_o example_n of_o punishment_n impose_v upon_o the_o parent_n for_o the_o neglect_n of_o it_o in_o his_o son_n be_v not_o fit_o urge_v to_o that_o end_n 2._o that_o law_n be_v make_v against_o those_o that_o willing_o neglect_v circumcision_n and_o so_o wilful_o break_v the_o lord_n covenant_n but_o here_o be_v no_o contempt_n but_o only_a negligence_n and_o oversight_n 3._o it_o follow_v not_o moses_n only_o shall_v have_v be_v temporal_o chastice_v for_o this_o negligence_n therefore_o the_o neglect_n of_o circumcision_n be_v only_o punish_v by_o temporal_a death_n like_v as_o god_n will_v have_v kill_v aaron_n with_o temporal_a death_n for_o consent_v to_o the_o idolatry_n of_o israel_n deut._n 9.20_o do_v it_o therefore_o follow_v that_o the_o punishment_n of_o idolatry_n be_v only_o temporal_a god_n unto_o his_o servant_n remit_v in_o mercy_n the_o eternal_a debt_n chastise_v they_o only_o temporal_o for_o their_o own_o amendment_n and_o the_o example_n of_o other_o 4._o but_o that_o the_o contempt_n of_o circumcision_n deserve_v everlasting_a death_n in_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n appear_v both_o by_o the_o phrase_n that_o soul_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o his_o people_n which_o signify_v a_o final_a perish_v from_o the_o church_n of_o god_n both_o in_o this_o world_n and_o in_o the_o next_o as_o it_o be_v take_v levit_fw-la 20.3_o that_o he_o which_o give_v his_o seed_n to_o moloch_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o as_o also_o by_o the_o reason_n there_o give_v because_o he_o have_v break_v the_o lord_n covenant_n and_o curse_a be_v every_o one_o which_o transgress_v any_o part_n of_o the_o law_n deut._n 27.26_o and_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n be_v not_o only_o temporal_a but_o eternal_a 5._o further_o that_o circumcision_n have_v annex_v to_o it_o a_o promise_n of_o grace_n and_o remission_n of_o sin_n the_o apostle_n show_v call_z circumcision_n the_o seal_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n rom._n 4.11_o and_o the_o outward_a circumcision_n represent_v the_o circumcision_n of_o the_o heart_n who_o praise_n be_v not_o of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n rom._n 2.29_o 6._o cont._n against_o the_o necessity_n of_o baptism_n neither_o can_v this_o example_n of_o zipporahs_n necessary_a circumcision_n of_o her_o son_n be_v fit_o allege_v to_o prove_v a_o absolute_a necessity_n of_o baptism_n a_o hypotheticall_a that_o be_v a_o conditional_a necessity_n depend_v upon_o the_o precept_n of_o christ_n we_o grant_v that_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o baptism_n both_o in_o general_n shall_v be_v retain_v in_o the_o church_n because_o christ_n have_v institute_v it_o and_o in_o particular_a that_o every_o one_o shall_v yield_v ready_a obedience_n thereunto_o as_o unto_o christ_n ordinance_n when_o it_o may_v be_v convenient_o have_v but_o such_o a_o penal_a necessity_n as_o to_o imagine_v child_n die_v without_o baptism_n to_o be_v exclude_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n can_v be_v admit_v 1._o this_o be_v to_o tie_v salvation_n unto_o the_o external_a sign_n and_o so_o to_o limit_v the_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n 2._o some_o of_o the_o father_n indeed_o as_o augustine_n hold_v such_o a_o necessity_n but_o he_o make_v the_o same_o necessity_n of_o the_o other_o sacrament_n upon_o these_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n joh._n 6.53_o except_o you_o eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n etc._n etc._n you_o have_v no_o life_n in_o you_o etc._n etc._n simler_n 3._o there_o be_v not_o the_o like_a necessity_n of_o baptism_n now_o and_o of_o circumcision_n then_o for_o that_o be_v tie_v to_o the_o eight_o day_n so_o be_v not_o baptism_n and_o the_o necessity_n be_v not_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o infant_n but_o of_o the_o parent_n that_o neglect_v it_o as_o the_o child_n here_o be_v not_o in_o danger_n but_o moses_n himself_o 6._o moral_a observation_n 1._o obseru._n that_o one_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o another_o gift_n vers._n 14._o do_v not_o i_o know_v aaron_n thy_o brother_n etc._n etc._n that_o he_o shall_v speak_v god_n can_v if_o it_o have_v please_v he_o have_v give_v unto_o moses_n the_o gift_n of_o eloquence_n &_o utterance_n but_o he_o rather_o join_v aaron_n as_o assistant_n unto_o moses_n not_o give_v all_o gift_n unto_o one_o but_o so_o diverslie_o dispense_n and_o dispose_v his_o grace_n that_o one_o may_v stand_v in_o need_n of_o another_o even_o as_o the_o member_n of_o the_o body_n can_v say_v one_o to_o another_o i_o have_v no_o need_n of_o thou_o 1_o
as_o a_o reason_n of_o his_o presence_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v allege_v before_o as_o a_o cause_n of_o his_o departure_n chap._n 33.3_o then_o he_o intreat_v the_o lord_n by_o his_o own_o merciful_a nature_n which_o be_v ready_a to_o give_v pardon_n and_o three_o he_o put_v god_n in_o mind_n of_o his_o covenant_n which_o he_o have_v make_v with_o his_o people_n to_o be_v his_o inheritance_n jun._n 3._o and_o moses_n confess_v and_o say_v our_o sin_n include_v also_o himself_o because_o there_o be_v none_o perfect_a in_o god_n sight_n simler_n as_o daniel_n also_o pray_v dan._n 9.5_o we_o have_v sin_v and_o commit_v iniquity_n cajetan_n think_v he_o have_v relation_n to_o aaron_n sin_n for_o the_o which_o he_o intreat_v but_o the_o other_o sense_n be_v better_a 4._o moses_n make_v mention_v only_o of_o iniquity_n and_o sin_n omit_v the_o three_o that_o be_v transgression_n which_o proceed_v of_o pride_n and_o contempt_n against_o god_n tostatus_n and_o cajetan_n give_v this_o reason_n because_o the_o people_n be_v not_o guilty_a of_o that_o kind_n of_o sin_n to_o offend_v against_o god_n excontemptu_fw-la of_o contempt_n but_o by_o these_o two_o all_o other_o sin_n rather_o be_v understand_v simler_n for_o moses_n will_v make_v a_o full_a and_o ample_a confession_n of_o their_o sin_n that_o he_o may_v move_v the_o lord_n to_o compassion_n 5._o moses_n also_o wise_o frame_v his_o prayer_n and_o ground_v it_o upon_o the_o lord_n own_o word_n for_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v profess_v himself_o ready_a to_o forgive_v sin_n and_o iniquity_n so_o moses_n say_v pardon_v our_o iniquity_n and_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v that_o he_o reserve_v mercy_n to_o thousand_o so_o moses_n intreat_v that_o he_o will_v take_v they_o for_o his_o inheritance_n for_o ever_o ferus_fw-la quest_n xx._n what_o covenant_n the_o lord_n here_o renew_v with_o moses_n vers._n 10._o behold_v i_o will_v make_v a_o covenant_n before_o all_o the_o people_n 1._o cajetan_n seem_v to_o think_v that_o this_o be_v the_o special_a covenant_n make_v with_o aaron_n and_o moses_n the_o one_o to_o be_v the_o governor_n of_o the_o people_n the_o other_o to_o be_v the_o high_a priest_n but_o moses_n make_v no_o suit_n or_o request_n for_o himself_o but_o only_o in_o the_o people_n name_n and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n mean_v that_o general_a covenant_n which_o he_o will_v now_o â—enue_v with_o his_o people_n as_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o ordinance_n which_o be_v here_o propound_v which_o concern_v the_o people_n in_o general_a simler_n 2._o ferus_fw-la seem_v to_o understand_v this_o covenant_n of_o that_o solemn_a league_n which_o moses_n make_v with_o the_o people_n deut._n 29._o in_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n but_o that_o be_v only_o a_o renew_v of_o the_o covenant_n here_o make_v because_o the_o people_n which_o have_v see_v the_o lord_n great_a wonder_n in_o egypt_n be_v all_o then_o dead_a this_o covenant_n than_o be_v at_o this_o time_n revive_v when_o the_o lord_n write_v the_o second_o time_n the_o commandment_n in_o the_o table_n of_o stone_n which_o be_v sign_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o send_v down_o moses_n with_o they_o unto_o the_o people_n simler_n 3._o there_o be_v two_o special_a part_n of_o this_o covenant_n one_o be_v absolute_a that_o the_o bless_a messiah_n shall_v be_v bear_v of_o that_o nation_n the_o other_o be_v conditional_a for_o the_o inherit_v of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n which_o afterward_o through_o their_o disobedience_n they_o be_v deprive_v of_o when_o they_o go_v into_o captivity_n simler_n quest_n xxi_o of_o the_o divers_a kind_n of_o marvel_n vers._n 10_o i_o will_v do_v marvellous_a there_o be_v three_o kind_n of_o wonder_n or_o marvel_n in_o the_o world_n 1._o some_o be_v such_o as_o be_v strange_a and_o unusual_a yet_o not_o beside_o the_o order_n and_o course_n of_o nature_n but_o be_v wrought_v by_o the_o skill_n and_o device_n of_o man_n such_o be_v those_o which_o be_v call_v the_o wonder_n of_o the_o world_n as_o the_o temple_n of_o diâ—na_n at_o ephesus_n mausâ—lus_n tomb_n the_o image_n of_o the_o sun_n at_o rhodes_n and_o juppiters_n image_n at_o olympus_n make_v by_o phidias_n the_o wall_n of_o babylon_n which_o semiramis_n make_v and_o the_o pyramid_n in_o egypt_n 2._o some_o be_v do_v beside_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n by_o the_o operation_n of_o spirit_n but_o they_o differ_v from_o true_a miracle_n and_o wonder_n for_o either_o they_o be_v counterfeit_a work_n do_v by_o the_o deceit_n and_o collusion_n of_o satan_n such_o be_v the_o magician_n serpent_n that_o contend_v with_o moses_n and_o the_o wonder_n which_o antichrist_n shall_v work_v by_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n 2_o thessaly_n 2._o or_o they_o be_v do_v to_o a_o false_a end_n to_o confirm_v superstition_n and_o false_a religion_n such_o as_o have_v be_v practise_v by_o superstitious_a monk_n in_o pilgrimage_n and_o at_o the_o relic_n of_o saint_n to_o hold_v the_o people_n in_o error_n simler_n 3._o but_o the_o true_a miracle_n be_v indeed_o such_o as_o be_v wrought_v by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n above_o and_o beyond_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n and_o these_o be_v of_o three_o sort_n either_o such_o which_o only_o work_v terror_n and_o admiration_n such_o as_o be_v the_o sound_n of_o the_o trumpet_n and_o thunder_n and_o the_o appearance_n of_o fire_n in_o mount_n sinai_n when_o the_o law_n be_v deliver_v or_o such_o as_o be_v for_o some_o necessary_a use_n and_o present_a benefit_n as_o the_o rain_v of_o manna_n the_o bring_v forth_o of_o water_n out_o of_o the_o rock_n and_o such_o be_v all_o our_o bless_a saviour_n miracle_n which_o always_o tend_v to_o some_o profitable_a end_n or_o they_o be_v such_o as_o be_v send_v for_o the_o destruction_n and_o punishment_n of_o the_o wicked_a as_o be_v the_o open_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o swallow_v up_o cora_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n and_o the_o sudden_a death_n of_o ananias_n and_o sapphira_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n act._n 5._o simler_n quest_n xxii_o what_o marvel_v these_o be_v which_o the_o lord_n here_o say_v he_o will_v do_v vers._n 10._o marvel_n such_o as_o have_v not_o be_v do_v in_o all_o the_o world_n 1._o some_o understand_v these_o marvel_n to_o be_v those_o wonderful_a sign_n which_o shall_v be_v show_v in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n for_o otherwise_o these_o sign_n be_v never_o give_v unto_o the_o jew_n ad_fw-la literam_fw-la according_a to_o the_o letter_n gloss._n interlinear_o but_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o lord_n speak_v of_o such_o sign_n as_o moses_n and_o the_o people_n among_o who_o he_o be_v shall_v see_v they_o be_v present_o then_o to_o be_v perform_v and_o such_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a work_n the_o lord_n show_v indeed_o unto_o his_o people_n in_o the_o wilderness_n 2._o rupertus_n understand_v they_o of_o the_o incarnation_n passion_n resurrection_n of_o christ_n so_o ferus_fw-la of_o the_o miracle_n which_o christ_n wrought_v in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n for_o otherwise_o say_v rupertus_n majora_n signa_fw-la visae_fw-la sunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n great_a sign_n be_v see_v in_o egypt_n than_o any_o do_v among_o that_o people_n before_o christ_n come_v but_o the_o lord_n here_o speak_v of_o such_o work_n as_o he_o will_v do_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o moses_n it_o be_v a_o terrible_a thing_n that_o i_o will_v do_v with_o thou_o that_o be_v by_o the_o ministry_n jun._n 3._o oleaster_n refer_v it_o to_o that_o familiarity_n which_o moses_n have_v with_o god_n like_a as_o never_o any_o have_v before_o he_o or_o after_o but_o that_o be_v no_o terrible_a thing_n but_o rather_o gracious_a and_o favourable_a 4._o tostatus_n understand_v these_o marvellous_a thing_n of_o the_o shine_a of_o moses_n face_n because_o that_o serve_v special_o as_o a_o sign_n to_o confirm_v the_o covenant_n and_o league_n make_v here_o with_o the_o people_n the_o other_o wonder_n which_o be_v do_v after_o in_o the_o wilderness_n be_v so_o long_o after_o do_v not_o so_o proper_o belong_v to_o the_o confirmation_n of_o this_o covenant_n qu._n 11._o contra._n 1._o the_o wonder_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v such_o as_o shall_v be_v terrible_a but_o the_o shine_a of_o moses_n countenance_n be_v not_o terrible_a but_o glorious_a which_o they_o be_v notwithstanding_o afraid_a to_o behold_v for_o the_o great_a glory_n 2._o and_o that_o be_v but_o one_o wonderful_a work_n but_o these_o be_v many_o here_o speak_v of_o 3._o and_o all_o the_o sign_n and_o wonder_n which_o the_o lord_n wrought_v for_o his_o people_n in_o the_o desert_n be_v confirmation_n of_o his_o love_n and_o evident_a sign_n of_o his_o presence_n 5._o cajetan_n especial_o refer_v these_o marvel_n to_o those_o terrible_a sign_n which_o be_v special_o show_v to_o confirm_v moses_n and_o aaron_n in_o their_o office_n and_o calling_n as_o the_o
swallow_a up_o of_o cora_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n by_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o burn_a of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o seditious_a with_o fire_n numb_a 16._o but_o as_o well_o this_o as_o all_o other_o wonder_n which_o the_o lord_n do_v for_o his_o people_n must_v be_v here_o comprehend_v see_v the_o covenant_n be_v make_v with_o they_o all_o 6._o wherefore_o here_o be_v understand_v better_o all_o those_o wonder_n which_o god_n wrought_v for_o the_o people_n in_o the_o desert_n by_o moses_n and_o afterward_o in_o canaan_n under_o joshua_n jun._n marbach_n as_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o foresay_a rebellious_a company_n the_o divide_v of_o the_o water_n of_o jordan_n the_o stand_v still_o of_o the_o sun_n lyran._n the_o overthrow_n and_o subversion_n of_o the_o canaanite_n and_o the_o victorious_a conquest_n over_o they_o calvin_n balaams_n ass_n speak_v and_o god_n miraculous_o turn_v his_o curse_v into_o blessing_n simler_n to_o know_v then_o what_o these_o marvel_n be_v we_o must_v learn_v out_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o book_n follow_v what_o great_a thing_n the_o lord_n do_v for_o his_o people_n gallas_n osiander_n quest_n xxiii_o why_o the_o girgashites_n be_v here_o omit_v vers._n 11._o i_o will_v cast_v out_o before_o thou_o the_o amorites_n etc._n etc._n here_o be_v only_o six_o nation_n of_o the_o canaanite_n rehearse_v the_o girgashites_n be_v omit_v 1._o lippoman_n think_v this_o to_o be_v the_o reason_n thereof_o because_o before_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o israelite_n into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n forte_fw-fr de_fw-fr terra_fw-la illa_fw-la recesserat_fw-la it_o may_v be_v that_o they_o be_v depart_v out_o of_o the_o country_n but_o it_o be_v like_a that_o they_o will_v rather_o have_v make_v a_o league_n with_o joshua_n as_o the_o gibeonite_n do_v than_o have_v forsake_v their_o country_n for_o fear_n of_o the_o israelite_n 2._o some_o think_v they_o be_v not_o name_v because_o they_o do_v not_o fight_v against_o joshua_n exit_fw-la tostat._n quaest_n 79._o in_o exod._n 23._o but_o the_o contrary_n appear_v josh._n 4.10_o where_o the_o girgashites_n be_v rehearse_v among_o those_o nation_n who_o the_o lord_n will_v cast_v out_o before_o they_o and_o none_o of_o the_o canaanite_n save_v only_o the_o gibeonite_n be_v say_v to_o have_v make_v peace_n with_o joshuah_n josh._n 11.19_o 3._o the_o septuagint_n who_o manner_n be_v to_o supply_v out_o of_o one_o place_n that_o which_o be_v want_v in_o another_o do_v here_o also_o insert_v the_o girgashite_v but_o this_o be_v too_o great_a boldness_n to_o add_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o authentical_a original_n 4._o wherefore_o the_o girgashites_n either_o be_v a_o small_a people_n may_v be_v comprehend_v under_o the_o rest_n tostat_n or_o by_o a_o synecdoche_n when_o part_n be_v take_v for_o the_o whole_a under_o these_o nation_n here_o name_v the_o other_o also_o be_v signify_v which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o sometime_o two_o or_o three_o of_o these_o nation_n be_v set_v down_o often_o for_o all_o the_o rest_n calvin_n quest_n xxiv_o how_o it_o stand_v with_o god_n justice_n to_o destroy_v all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o canaan_n i_o will_v cast_v out_o it_o may_v seem_v both_o a_o cruel_a edict_n decree_v of_o god_n for_o the_o utter_a extirpation_n of_o these_o inhabitant_n of_o canaan_n and_o as_o cruel_o to_o have_v be_v execute_v by_o the_o israelite_n 1._o the_o equity_n of_o god_n in_o decree_a this_o to_o be_v do_v may_v thus_o appear_v 1._o if_o god_n may_v rightful_o assign_v that_o country_n unto_o his_o people_n as_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o fullness_n thereof_o he_o may_v dispose_v of_o it_o at_o his_o pleasure_n then_o by_o the_o same_o right_n it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o lord_n to_o expel_v and_o root_v out_o the_o former_a inhabitant_n 2._o yet_o there_o be_v another_o reason_n beside_o of_o god_n equity_n the_o lord_n have_v now_o spare_v they_o a_o long_a time_n even_o 400._o year_n expect_v their_o repentance_n and_o they_o wax_v worse_a the_o lord_n say_v in_o abraham_n time_n and_o to_o abraham_n the_o sin_n of_o the_o amorites_n be_v not_o yet_o full_a genes_n 15.16_o now_o then_o after_o so_o long_a patience_n in_o forbear_v these_o wicked_a nation_n non_fw-la fuit_fw-la crudelitas_fw-la poenae_fw-la gravitate_fw-la moram_fw-la pensare_fw-la it_o be_v no_o cruelty_n with_o greatness_n of_o punishment_n to_o recompense_v the_o long_a stay_n thereof_o calvin_n 3._o the_o earth_n be_v say_v to_o have_v spew_v out_o this_o people_n for_o their_o great_a impiety_n si_fw-mi mortuo_fw-la elemento_fw-la intolerabilis_fw-la est_fw-la impietas_fw-la etc._n etc._n if_o their_o impiety_n be_v intolerable_a to_o the_o very_a dead_a element_n how_o much_o more_o may_v the_o lord_n exercise_v his_o judgement_n with_o rigour_n calvin_n 4._o again_o the_o lord_n have_v decree_v to_o plant_v his_o people_n in_o canaan_n be_v to_o expel_v the_o idolatrous_a inhabitant_n lest_o they_o may_v have_v be_v a_o ruin_n and_o occasion_n of_o fall_v to_o his_o people_n marbach_n 2._o and_o as_o the_o lord_n decree_n be_v just_a again_o these_o wicked_a inhabitant_n so_o the_o execution_n thereof_o by_o the_o israelite_n in_o destroy_v they_o all_o be_v also_o just_a 1._o because_o non_fw-la est_fw-la hominiâ—_n revocare_fw-la pâ—â—am_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v not_o in_o man_n power_n to_o revoke_v the_o punishment_n decree_v by_o the_o lord_n for_o than_o they_o shall_v have_v incur_v the_o same_o penalty_n themselves_o as_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o prophet_n say_v to_o ahab_n who_o have_v let_v benhadad_n go_v 20.42_o because_o thou_o have_v let_v go_v out_o of_o thy_o hand_n a_o man_n who_o i_o appoint_v to_o die_v thy_o life_n shall_v go_v for_o he_o marbach_n 2._o see_v the_o victory_n and_o conquest_n of_o those_o nation_n be_v only_o of_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v just_a and_o right_a ipsum_fw-la leges_fw-la victoriae_fw-la statuere_fw-la that_o he_o shall_v set_v the_o law_n of_o the_o victory_n who_o be_v to_o be_v spare_v who_o not_o therefore_o the_o israelite_n can_v not_o alter_v any_o part_n of_o god_n will_v on_o that_o behalf_n gallas_n 3._o and_o if_o the_o israelite_n have_v spare_v they_o privassent_v se_fw-la legitima_fw-la haereditate_fw-la etc._n etc._n they_o have_v deprive_v themselves_o of_o the_o lawful_a inheritance_n which_o be_v ordain_v they_o of_o god_n calvin_n quest_n xxv_o why_o they_o be_v to_o make_v no_o compact_n with_o the_o canaanite_n vers._n 12._o thou_o shall_v make_v no_o compact_n with_o they_o 1._o the_o israelite_n be_v special_o warn_v to_o take_v heed_n of_o the_o canaanite_n to_o make_v no_o league_n with_o they_o because_o they_o be_v most_o in_o danger_n to_o be_v corrupt_v by_o they_o see_v they_o be_v not_o all_o destroy_v at_o once_o but_o many_o remain_v and_o dwell_v among_o they_o not_o only_o in_o city_n by_o themselves_o as_o the_o canaanite_n have_v their_o city_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o ephraim_n and_o manasses_n josh._n 16.10_o and_o 17.16_o but_o they_o dwell_v among_o they_o in_o the_o same_o city_n as_o the_o jebusite_n do_v in_o jerusalem_n josh._n 15.63_o there_o be_v not_o so_o much_o danger_n to_o be_v fear_v by_o the_o nation_n which_o be_v further_o off_o and_o therefore_o when_o they_o take_v any_o of_o their_o city_n they_o may_v save_v their_o person_n alive_a but_o if_o it_o be_v a_o city_n of_o the_o canaanite_n they_o be_v to_o save_v none_o alive_a deut._n 20.15_o 16._o tostat._n quaest_n 12._o 2._o another_o cause_n of_o this_o prohibition_n be_v the_o great_a impiety_n and_o wickedness_n of_o the_o canaanite_n among_o who_o be_v practise_v all_o ungodliness_n for_o the_o which_o cause_n their_o land_n spew_v they_o out_o levit._n 18.28_o and_o this_o reason_n be_v touch_v here_o lest_o they_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o thy_o ruin_n this_o amity_n and_o league_n between_o they_o may_v be_v a_o mean_n to_o draw_v they_o to_o idolatry_n marbach_n 3._o further_o the_o lord_n have_v appoint_v the_o canaanite_n to_o destruction_n and_o therefore_o with_o such_o as_o be_v god_n enemy_n no_o league_n be_v to_o be_v make_v simler_n 4._o by_o this_o mean_n also_o legitima_fw-la sua_fw-la haereditate_fw-la privarent_fw-la they_o shall_v deprive_v themselves_o of_o their_o lawful_a inheritance_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v promise_v to_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n and_o to_o their_o seed_n simler_n 5._o duos_fw-la pessimos_fw-la fructus_fw-la illiciti_fw-la foederis_fw-la numerat_fw-la he_o reckon_v up_o two_o very_a bad_a fruit_n of_o this_o unlawful_a league_n the_o land_n shall_v be_v defile_v with_o their_o altar_n and_o superstitious_a monument_n which_o they_o will_v erect_v under_o the_o colour_n of_o this_o league_n and_o beside_o humanitatis_fw-la praetextu_fw-la populum_fw-la corrumpent_fw-la they_o will_v corrupt_v the_o people_n under_o pretence_n of_o humanity_n in_o call_v they_o to_o their_o idolatrous_a feast_n calvin_n 6._o but_o