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the_o earth_n for_o the_o water_n and_o raise_v the_o earth_n above_o it_o that_o it_o may_v be_v fit_a for_o man_n habitation_n ver._n 10._o and_o call_v the_o dry_a land_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v sufficient_o explain_v by_o what_o have_v be_v say_v upon_o verse_n 5_o &_o 8._o only_a this_o may_v be_v add_v that_o the_o word_n eretz_n earth_n in_o arabic_a signify_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v low_a and_o sink_v beneath_o opposite_a to_o schamaim_v heaven_n which_o in_o that_o language_n as_o i_o note_v before_o signify_v high_a and_o lift_v up_o ver._n 11._o and_o god_n say_v let_v the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o grass_n the_o herb_n yield_v etc._n etc._n or_o rather_o it_o shall_v be_v translate_v and_o the_o herb_n yield_v
and_o animal_n the_o former_a of_o which_o spring_n out_o of_o the_o earth_n indeed_o but_o continue_v fix_v in_o it_o and_o perish_v if_o they_o be_v separate_v from_o it_o whereas_o animal_n though_o make_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n and_o live_v upon_o it_o have_v a_o separate_a existence_n and_o do_v not_o still_o adhere_v to_o it_o after_o his_o kind_n three_o sort_n of_o live_a creature_n be_v immediate_o mention_v which_o be_v form_v out_o of_o such_o matter_n as_o the_o earth_n afford_v not_o simple_a earth_n we_o must_v understand_v no_o more_o than_o before_o simple_a water_n for_o it_o be_v impregnate_v with_o many_o other_o principle_n the_o first_o of_o which_o behemah_n which_o we_o translate_v cattle_n always_o signify_v the_o flock_n and_o herd_n of_o tame_a beast_n when_o it_o be_v distinguish_v from_o chaja_n which_o we_o translate_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o verse_n beast_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v wild_a beast_n between_o which_o two_o he_o mention_n a_o three_o kind_n of_o live_a creature_n on_o the_o earth_n which_o he_o call_v remesh_n creep_v thing_n because_o whatever_o foot_n they_o have_v they_o be_v so_o short_a and_o small_a that_o they_o seem_v to_o the_o naked_a eye_n to_o have_v none_o at_o all_o but_o to_o crawl_v on_o their_o belly_n upon_o the_o ground_n of_o all_o these_o three_o kind_n there_o be_v various_a sort_n wherewith_o god_n have_v replenish_v the_o earth_n and_o of_o every_o kind_n some_o vast_o great_a and_o other_o very_o little_a as_o abarbinel_n note_v even_o among_o reptile_n there_o be_v serpent_n of_o a_o prodigious_a length_n and_o other_o creep_a thing_n far_o small_a than_o ants._n ver._n 25._o and_o god_n make_v etc._n etc._n the_o earth_n do_v not_o bring_v they_o forth_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o influence_n of_o heaven_n upon_o prepare_a matter_n but_o god_n frame_v they_o out_o of_o the_o matter_n so_o prepare_v and_o produce_v they_o in_o their_o full_a perfection_n after_o their_o several_a kind_n and_o god_n see_v it_o be_v good_a be_v please_v with_o the_o great_a variety_n of_o these_o creature_n and_o their_o complete_a structure_n fit_v they_o for_o their_o several_a use_n ver._n 26._o let_v we_o make_v man._n god_n not_o only_o reserve_v man_n for_o the_o last_o of_o his_o work_n but_o do_v as_o it_o be_v advise_v and_o consult_v about_o his_o production_n not_o to_o signify_v any_o deliberation_n within_o himself_o or_o any_o difficulty_n in_o the_o work_n but_o to_o represent_v to_o we_o the_o dignity_n of_o man_n and_o that_o he_o be_v make_v as_o abarbinel_n gloss_n with_o admirable_a wisdom_n and_o great_a prudence_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n s._n chrysostom_n here_o speak_v and_o see_v greg._n nyssen_n de_fw-fr opificio_fw-la hominis_fw-la cap._n 3._o and_o orat._n i._n on_o these_o word_n with_o greg._n nazianzen_n orat._n xliii_o p._n 699._o who_o observe_v that_o god_n bring_v he_o into_o this_o world_n as_o into_o a_o noble_a palace_n ready_o furnish_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o thing_n which_o be_v the_o notion_n also_o of_o methodius_n see_v epiphanius_n haeres_fw-la lxiv_o n._n 18._o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v also_o that_o god_n do_v not_o say_v let_v the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o man_n as_o he_o say_v before_o verse_n 24._o of_o other_o animal_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n to_o represent_v man_n as_o a_o far_o more_o noble_a work_n than_o any_o other_o upon_o earth_n for_o though_o he_o be_v make_v as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n of_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o ground_n yet_o a_o great_a power_n and_o skill_n be_v employ_v in_o produce_v a_o creature_n of_o such_o beauty_n and_o majesty_n let_v we_o the_o ancient_a christian_n look_v upon_o this_o as_o a_o plain_a intimation_n of_o a_o plurality_n of_o person_n in_o the_o godhead_n insomuch_o that_o epiphanius_n say_v this_o be_v the_o language_n of_o god_n to_o his_o word_n and_o only_o beget_v as_o all_o the_o faithful_a believe_v haeres_fw-la xxiii_o n._n 2._o and_o see_v haeres_fw-la xliv_o n._n 4._o and_o haeres_fw-la xlvi_o n._n 3._o where_o he_o say_v adam_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d form_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o which_o one_o can_v but_o incline_v who_o consider_v how_o poor_o the_o jew_n expound_v this_o place_n who_o fancy_n a_o kind_n of_o senate_n or_o council_n of_o angel_n without_o who_o god_n do_v nothing_o which_o they_o ground_n upon_o dan._n iu._n 14._o whereas_o there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o signification_n as_o yet_o of_o any_o such_o being_n much_o less_o that_o they_o have_v any_o hand_n in_o the_o make_n man_n who_o be_v not_o make_v in_o their_o image_n but_o in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n yet_o thus_o saturnilus_fw-la foolish_o expound_v these_o word_n as_o epiphanius_n inform_v we_o in_o the_o forenamed_a haeres_fw-la p._n 62._o edit_fw-la paris_n and_o moses_n gerundensis_n still_o more_o foolish_o imagine_v god_n speak_v to_o the_o earth_n that_o it_o shall_v bring_v forth_o man_n as_o it_o have_v do_v other_o creature_n but_o maimonides_n who_o magnify_v that_o say_v of_o their_o master_n that_o god_n do_v nothing_o without_o his_o council_n be_v force_v to_o acknowledge_v more_n nevoch_n p._n ii_o cap._n 6._o that_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v as_o if_o he_o ask_v their_o advice_n or_o be_v assist_v by_o their_o judgement_n but_o only_o that_o he_o use_v they_o as_o instrument_n in_o the_o produce_v of_o every_o thing_n which_o be_v direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o very_a word_n which_o be_v not_o in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o command_n but_o of_o a_o consultation_n before_o execution_n other_o therefore_o think_v god_n speak_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o king_n who_o advise_v with_o their_o council_n but_o do_v thing_n themselves_o and_o be_v wont_a to_o speak_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n when_o they_o declare_v their_o pleasure_n but_o i_o take_v this_o to_o be_v a_o custom_n much_o late_a than_o the_o day_n of_o moses_n when_o they_o speak_v as_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n do_v to_o joseph_n gen._n xli_o 41_o 44._o i_o be_o pharaoh_n and_o see_v i_o have_v set_v thou_o not_o we_o have_v set_v thou_o over_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n in_o which_o style_n the_o king_n of_o persia_n write_v long_o after_o this_o ezra_n vi_o 8._o i_o darius_n make_v a_o decree_n all_o these_o poor_a shift_n be_v a_o plain_a confession_n that_o they_o find_v it_o very_o hard_a as_o the_o socinian_o do_v at_o this_o day_n to_o give_v any_o account_n of_o this_o way_n of_o speak_v without_o grant_v a_o plurality_n of_o person_n in_o the_o godhead_n and_o therefore_o menasseh_n ben_n israel_n in_o his_o conciliator_n mention_n one_o of_o their_o doctor_n who_o in_o bereschith_fw-mi rabath_n say_v that_o when_o moses_n by_o god_n direction_n be_v about_o to_o write_v these_o word_n let_v we_o make_v man_n he_o cry_v out_o o_o lord_n of_o the_o world_n why_o will_v thou_o give_v man_n occasion_n to_o err_v about_o thy_o most_o simple_a unity_n to_o which_o he_o receive_v this_o answer_n write_v as_o i_o bid_v thou_o and_o if_o any_o man_n love_n to_o err_v let_v he_o err_v the_o same_o story_n be_v tell_v by_o joseph_n albo._n which_o show_v that_o their_o doctor_n have_v be_v long_o puzzle_v with_o this_o manner_n of_o speech_n which_o unavoidable_o suggest_v to_o their_o thought_n more_o than_o one_o person_n in_o the_o deity_n which_o till_o they_o believe_v they_o be_v at_o a_o loss_n what_o to_o say_v about_o it_o in_o our_o image_n after_o our_o likeness_n two_o word_n some_o think_v to_o express_v the_o same_o thing_n with_o this_o difference_n only_o as_o abarbinel_n explain_v it_o that_o the_o last_o word_n after_o our_o likeness_n give_v we_o to_o understand_v that_o man_n be_v not_o create_v proper_o and_o perfect_o in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n but_o in_o a_o resemblance_n of_o he_o for_o he_o do_v not_o say_v in_o our_o likeness_n say_v that_o author_n as_o he_o have_v say_v in_o our_o image_n but_o after_o our_o likeness_n where_o the_o caph_n of_o similitude_n as_o they_o call_v it_o abate_v something_o of_o the_o sense_n of_o what_o follow_v and_o make_v it_o signify_v only_o a_o approach_n to_o the_o divine_a likeness_n in_o understanding_n freedom_n of_o choice_n spirituality_n immortality_n etc._n etc._n thus_o tertullian_n explain_v it_o habens_fw-la illas_fw-la ubique_fw-la lineas_fw-la dei_fw-la quà _fw-la immortalis_fw-la anima_fw-la quà _fw-la libera_fw-la &_o svi_fw-la arbitrii_fw-la quà _fw-la praescia_fw-la plerumque_fw-la quà _fw-la rationalis_fw-la capax_fw-la intellectus_fw-la &_o scientiae_fw-la l._n ii_o contra_fw-la martion_n cap._n 9_o and_o so_o gregor_n nyssen_n cap._n 16._o de_fw-fr opific_n hom._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n all_o have_v a_o power_n of_o consider_v and_o design_v of_o consult_v
and_o fore-appointing_a what_o we_o intend_v to_o do_v purity_n and_o holiness_n likewise_o seem_v to_o be_v comprehend_v in_o this_o as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o the_o apostle_n coloss_n iii_o 10._o for_o the_o new_a man_n consist_v in_o righteousness_n and_o true_a holiness_n ephes_n iv_o 24._o but_o though_o he_o be_v create_v with_o a_o faculty_n to_o judge_v aright_o and_o with_o a_o power_n to_o govern_v his_o appetite_n which_o he_o can_v control_v more_o easy_o than_o we_o can_v do_v now_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o make_v immutable_o good_a quia_fw-la hoc_fw-la soli_fw-la deo_fw-la cedit_fw-la which_o belong_v to_o god_n alone_o as_o tertullian_n excellent_o discourse_n in_o that_o place_n but_o may_v without_o due_a care_n be_v induce_v to_o do_v evil_a as_o we_o see_v he_o do_v for_o a_o habituate_v confirm_a estate_n of_o goodness_n be_v even_o then_o to_o have_v be_v acquire_v by_o watchfulness_n and_o exercise_n whereby_o in_o process_n of_o time_n he_o may_v have_v become_v so_o steadfast_a that_o he_o can_v not_o have_v be_v prevail_v upon_o by_o any_o temptation_n to_o do_v contrary_a to_o his_o duty_n and_o let_v they_o have_v dominion_n etc._n etc._n some_o have_v think_v the_o image_n of_o god_n consist_v in_o this_o alone_a see_v greg._n nyssen_n cap._n 4._o de_fw-fr opific_n hom._n p._n 143._o which_o rather_o follow_v upon_o man_n be_v make_v in_o god_n image_n viz._n a_o intelligent_a be_v which_o give_v he_o dominion_n over_o other_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o endue_v with_o such_o understanding_n i_o conclude_v this_o note_n with_o a_o very_a pertinent_a observation_n of_o he_o in_o that_o book_n cap._n 16._o that_o moses_n speak_v more_o magnificent_o of_o man_n than_o any_o philosopher_n ever_o do_v for_o they_o can_v say_v nothing_o of_o he_o beyond_o this_o that_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o little_a world_n but_o according_a to_o the_o church_n account_n his_o greatness_n consist_v not_o in_o his_o likeness_n to_o the_o create_a world_n but_o in_o his_o be_v make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d after_o the_o image_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o creator_n of_o all_o thing_n over_o all_o the_o earth_n over_o all_o fourfooted_a creature_n in_o the_o earth_n though_o never_o so_o wild_a as_o bochartus_n observe_v ver._n 27._o and_o god_n create_v man_n in_o his_o own_o image_n from_o these_o word_n origen_n gather_v there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o difference_n between_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d image_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d likeness_n because_o though_o god_n say_v verse_n 26._o let_v we_o make_v man_n in_o our_o image_n and_o after_o our_o likeness_n yet_o here_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v make_v he_o only_o in_o his_o own_o image_n and_o not_o for_o the_o present_a after_o his_o likeness_n for_o that_o say_v he_o lib._n iu._n contra_fw-la celsum_fw-la be_v reserve_v to_o the_o other_o world_n when_o as_o st._n john_n say_v 1_o epist_n iii_o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o shall_v be_v like_o he_o but_o this_o seem_v too_o curious_a no_o doubt_n god_n make_v man_n just_a as_o he_o design_v in_o such_o a_o complete_a resemblance_n of_o himself_o that_o there_o be_v no_o creature_n like_a to_o man_n no_o more_o than_o god_n have_v any_o equal_a to_o himself_o as_o some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n explain_v this_o matter_n and_o therefore_o moses_n repeat_v it_o again_o in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n create_v he_o he_o to_o imprint_v upon_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n a_o sense_n of_o the_o great_a dignity_n of_o humane_a nature_n which_o be_v foul_o debase_v by_o worship_v any_o creature_n male_a and_o female_a create_v he_o they_o he_o make_v woman_n the_o same_o day_n he_o make_v man_n as_o he_o do_v both_o sex_n of_o all_o other_o live_v creature_n and_o as_o he_o make_v herb_n and_o plant_n with_o seed_n in_o they_o to_o propagate_v their_o species_n on_o the_o same_o day_n they_o be_v produce_v it_o be_v plain_a by_o this_o also_o that_o woman_n as_o well_o as_o man_n be_v make_v in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v pertinent_o observe_v by_o abarbinel_n that_o moses_n here_o again_o use_v the_o word_n create_v and_o that_o three_o time_n to_o denote_v the_o original_a of_o humane_a soul_n which_o be_v not_o make_v out_o of_o pre-existent_a matter_n as_o our_o body_n be_v but_o by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n when_o they_o have_v no_o be_v at_o all_o ver._n 28._o and_o god_n bless_v they_o etc._n etc._n the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o blessing_n be_v fruitful_a and_o multiply_v god_n have_v bestow_v before_o verse_n 22._o upon_o other_o creature_n unto_o which_o he_o add_v two_o thing_n here_o replenish_v the_o earth_n and_o subdue_v it_o he_o give_v they_o the_o whole_a earth_n for_o their_o possession_n with_o a_o power_n to_o subdue_v it_o that_o be_v to_o make_v it_o fit_a for_o their_o habitation_n by_o bring_v under_o or_o drive_v away_o wild_a beast_n for_o second_o he_o give_v they_o the_o dominion_n unto_o which_o he_o design_v they_o in_o their_o creation_n over_o all_o other_o creature_n whether_o in_o the_o water_n air_n or_o earth_n and_o he_o speak_v to_o they_o in_o the_o plural_a number_n which_o be_v a_o demonstration_n that_o man_n and_o woman_n be_v both_o create_v and_o receive_v his_o blessing_n on_o the_o same_o day_n ver._n 29._o behold_v i_o have_v give_v you_o etc._n etc._n here_o he_o assign_v they_o their_o food_n and_o make_v no_o mention_n at_o all_o of_o beast_n but_o only_o of_o plant_n and_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o beast_n be_v make_v by_o pair_n in_o their_o several_a species_n we_o may_v well_o suppose_v as_o man_n and_o woman_n be_v and_o not_o be_v yet_o multiply_v the_o kill_n of_o beast_n bird_n and_o fish_n will_v have_v be_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o kind_n whereas_o there_o be_v plant_n innumerable_a and_o great_a variety_n of_o fruit_n for_o their_o sustenance_n and_o therefore_o here_o be_v no_o grant_n make_v to_o they_o of_o animal_n for_o their_o food_n though_o no_o prohibition_n neither_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a they_o abstain_v from_o eat_a flesh_n till_o after_o the_o flood_n when_o god_n express_o give_v they_o every_o live_a thing_n for_o meat_n as_o much_o as_o the_o herb_n ix_o 2._o unless_o it_o be_v upon_o some_o special_a occasion_n as_o perhaps_o when_o they_o sacrifice_v live_v creature_n which_o they_o do_v in_o process_n of_o time_n iu_o 4_o though_o not_o at_o the_o first_o ver._n 30._o and_o to_o every_o beast_n etc._n etc._n here_o he_o give_v to_o the_o beast_n and_o fowl_n and_o creep_v thing_n all_o herb_n for_o their_o food_n but_o say_v nothing_o of_o fruit_n from_o which_o we_o can_v well_o think_v the_o bird_n will_v abstain_v and_o therefore_o they_o be_v include_v in_o the_o phrase_n of_o every_o green_a herb._n ver._n 31._o very_o good_a from_o these_o word_n epiphanius_n confute_v the_o manichee_n haeres_fw-la lxvi_o n._n 18._o where_o there_o be_v a_o explanation_n of_o this_o phrase_n god_n see_v that_o it_o be_v good_a throughout_o this_o whole_a chapter_n where_o it_o be_v say_v at_o the_o end_n of_o every_o day_n be_v work_n god_n see_v it_o be_v good_a and_o particular_o here_o on_o the_o six_o day_n before_o he_o have_v quite_o end_v the_o work_n of_o it_o he_o say_v so_o of_o the_o formation_n of_o the_o beast_n ver_fw-la 25._o abarbinel_n will_v have_v this_o to_o relate_v peculiar_o to_o the_o creation_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n but_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o verse_n plain_o show_v that_o he_o speak_v of_o every_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v make_v and_o therefore_o their_o doctor_n in_o bereschith_n rabath_n who_o he_o mention_n say_v a_o great_a deal_n better_o that_o man_n be_v mean_v in_o the_o first_o and_o principal_a place_n when_o moses_n say_v god_n see_v every_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v make_v and_o behold_v it_o be_v very_o good_a chap._n ii_o moses_n have_v give_v a_o short_a account_n of_o the_o orderly_a production_n of_o all_o thing_n from_o the_o mean_a to_o the_o noble_a explain_v more_o large_o in_o this_o chapter_n some_o thing_n which_o be_v deliver_v brief_o in_o the_o forego_n because_o he_o will_v not_o too_o much_o interrupt_v the_o coherence_n of_o his_o discourse_n about_o the_o work_n of_o the_o six_o day_n particular_o he_o relate_v how_o eve_n be_v make_v and_o also_o further_o illustrate_v the_o production_n of_o adam_n etc._n etc._n ver._n 1._o thus_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n i._n e._n the_o visible_a world_n be_v finish_v bring_v to_o that_o perfection_n wherein_o we_o see_v they_o and_o all_o the_o host_n of_o they_o that_o be_v all_o creature_n in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n which_o be_v call_v host_n or_o army_n because_o of_o their_o vast_a
moses_n can_v not_o have_v say_v there_o be_v no_o man_n to_o till_o the_o earth_n ver._n 6._o but_o there_o go_v up_o a_o mist_n etc._n etc._n many_o think_v this_o will_v best_o cohere_v with_o what_o go_v before_o by_o translate_n it_o nor_o do_v there_o take_v the_o particle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o from_o the_o forego_n verse_n as_o be_v usual_a a_o mist_n go_v up_o from_o the_o earth_n see_v drusius_n levit._n x._o 6._o and_o hottinger_n in_o hexapl._n paris_n p._n 89._o but_o i_o see_v no_o necessity_n of_o this_o and_o think_v it_o more_o likely_a there_o do_v go_v up_o a_o vapour_n or_o steam_n out_o of_o the_o earth_n when_o it_o come_v reek_v out_o of_o the_o water_n as_o be_v say_v upon_o verse_n 9_o of_o the_o 1._o chap._n to_o moisten_v the_o superficies_n of_o it_o before_o any_o cloud_n be_v raise_v by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o sun_n to_o give_v rain_n ver._n 7._o out_o of_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o ground_n not_o dry_a but_o moist_a dust_n as_o the_o lxx_o have_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o whence_o the_o apostle_n call_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o corinth_n xv._o 47._o which_o teach_v we_o this_o dust_n be_v mix_v with_o water_n for_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v lincus_n as_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a have_v it_o which_o agree_v with_o the_o hebrew_n jatzar_n form_v which_o be_v use_v concern_v potter_n who_o make_v their_o vessel_n of_o clay_n not_o of_o dry_a earth_n diodorus_n siculus_n seem_v to_o have_v have_v some_o notion_n of_o this_o when_o he_o say_v man_n be_v make_v out_o of_o the_o slime_n or_o mud_n of_o nile_n upon_o which_o original_a of_o man_n body_n the_o ancient_a father_n make_v many_o pious_a reflection_n but_o none_o better_o or_o short_a than_o that_o of_o nazianzen_n who_o say_v it_o be_v to_o teach_v we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o when_o we_o be_v apt_a to_o be_v lift_v up_o because_o we_o be_v make_v after_o god_n image_n the_o thought_n of_o the_o dirt_n out_o of_o which_o we_o be_v take_v may_v humble_v and_o lay_v we_o low_o and_o god_n breathe_v into_o his_o nostril_n the_o breath_n of_o life_n this_o be_v say_v of_o no_o other_o creature_n lead_v we_o to_o conceive_v not_o only_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v a_o distinct_a thing_n of_o a_o different_a original_a from_o his_o body_n but_o that_o a_o more_o excellent_a spirit_n be_v put_v into_o he_o by_o god_n as_o appear_v by_o its_o operation_n than_o into_o other_o animal_n for_o though_o the_o simple_a speech_n of_o inspire_v he_o with_o the_o breath_n of_o life_n will_v not_o prove_v this_o yet_o moses_n speak_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n that_o god_n breathe_v into_o he_o nischmath_n chajim_v the_o breath_n or_o spirit_n of_o life_n it_o plain_o denote_v not_o only_o that_o spirit_n which_o make_v man_n breathe_v and_o move_v but_o think_v also_o reason_n and_o discourse_n and_o he_o become_v a_o live_a soul_n this_o be_v the_o immediate_a result_n of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o the_o body_n which_o eusebius_n thus_o explain_v l._n vii_o praepar_fw-la evang._n cap._n 10._o moses_n have_v lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o religion_n beforementioned_a viz._n the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n proceed_v to_o another_o point_n of_o doctrine_n most_o necessary_a to_o be_v understand_v which_o be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o a_o man_n self_n to_o which_o he_o lead_v he_o by_o show_v the_o difference_n between_o his_o soul_n and_o his_o body_n his_o soul_n be_v a_o intelligent_a substance_n make_v after_o the_o image_n of_o god_n his_o body_n only_o a_o earthly_a cover_v of_o the_o soul_n to_o which_o moses_n add_v a_o three_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n a_o certain_a vital_a breath_n whereby_o the_o other_o two_o be_v unite_v and_o link_v together_o by_o a_o powerful_a bond_n or_o strong_a tie_n his_o soul_n it_o be_v manifest_a do_v not_o come_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n or_o any_o power_n of_o matter_n but_o from_o the_o power_n of_o god_n who_o infuse_v it_o into_o he_o by_o his_o divine_a inspiration_n and_o this_o be_v the_o original_a of_o eve_n soul_n also_o though_o it_o be_v not_o mention_v for_o if_o her_o soul_n have_v be_v make_v out_o of_o adam_n as_o her_o body_n be_v he_o will_v have_v say_v not_o only_o she_o be_v bone_n of_o my_o bone_n but_o soul_n of_o my_o soul_n which_o will_v have_v mighty_o strengthen_v the_o bond_n of_o marriage_n and_o exceed_o heighten_v conjugal_a affection_n ver._n 8._o and_o the_o lord_n god_n plant_v or_o have_v plant_v for_o it_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o new_a thing_n a_o garden_n a_o most_o pleasant_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n eastward_o or_o as_o other_o translate_v it_o before_z in_o the_o beginning_n viz._n on_o the_o three_o day_n when_o he_o make_v all_o vegetable_n and_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v that_o mikkedem_fw-la may_v signify_v time_n as_o well_o as_o place_n but_o as_o the_o great_a part_n of_o interpreter_n ancient_a and_o modern_a take_v it_o here_o to_o signify_v place_n so_o moses_n himself_o use_v it_o in_o the_o follow_a part_n of_o this_o book_n iii_o 24._o xi_o 2._o xii_o 8._o xiii_o 11._o in_o eden_n a_o country_n as_o most_o understand_v it_o so_o call_v perhaps_o from_o its_o pleasure_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o theophilus_n ad_fw-la autolyc_a speak_v l._n ii_o where_o eden_n be_v there_o be_v two_o or_o three_o place_n of_o scripture_n that_o give_v some_o direction_n to_o our_o search_n 2_o king_n xix_o 12._o isa_n xxxvii_o 12._o ezek._n xxvii_o 23._o which_o show_v there_o be_v a_o country_n that_o for_o many_o age_n after_o this_o retain_v the_o name_n of_o eden_n and_o that_o eastward_o as_o moses_n here_o tell_v we_o it_o be_v situate_v that_o be_v eastward_o of_o judaea_n or_o of_o the_o desert_n of_o the_o amorites_n where_o he_o write_v these_o book_n for_o the_o scripture_n call_v those_o people_n the_o child_n of_o the_o east_n who_o dwell_v in_o arabia_n mesopotamia_n and_o persia_n but_o in_o what_o country_n of_o the_o east_n eden_n be_v will_v be_v best_a understand_v from_o ver_fw-la 10._o and_o there_o he_o put_v the_o man_n who_o he_o have_v form_v he_o be_v form_v we_o must_v suppose_v in_o some_o other_o place_n and_o conduct_v hither_o by_o god_n in_o token_n of_o his_o singular_a kindness_n to_o he_o where_o he_o declare_v he_o say_v a_o syriac_a writer_n mention_v by_o hottinger_n in_o his_o dissert_n de_fw-fr hexaplis_n paris_n p._n 115._o a_o heir_n of_o paradise_n and_o make_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o king_n a_o priest_n and_o a_o prophet_n ver._n 9_o and_o out_o of_o the_o ground_n of_o that_o garden_n beforementioned_a make_v the_o lord_n god_n to_o grow_v every_o tree_n etc._n etc._n the_o great_a variety_n of_o the_o choice_a plant_n flower_n and_o fruit_n for_o tree_n comprehend_v every_o thing_n that_o grow_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n pleasant_n to_o the_o sight_n he_o gratify_v man_n eye_n as_o well_o as_o his_o taste_n and_o his_o smell_n the_o tree_n of_o life_n so_o call_v because_o there_o be_v a_o virtue_n in_o it_o as_o several_a of_o the_o ancient_a father_n think_v not_o only_o to_o repair_v the_o animal_n spirit_n as_o other_o nourishment_n do_v but_o also_o to_o preserve_v and_o maintain_v they_o and_o all_o the_o organ_n of_o the_o body_n in_o the_o same_o equal_a temper_n and_o state_n wherein_o they_o be_v create_v without_o any_o decay_n until_o man_n shall_v have_v be_v fit_a to_o be_v translate_v into_o another_o world_n to_o this_o purpose_n irenaeus_n st._n chrysostom_n theodoret_n but_o especial_o greg._n nazianzen_n speak_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n if_o therefore_o we_o have_v continue_v what_o we_o be_v and_o keep_v the_o commandment_n we_o shall_v have_v be_v what_o we_o be_v not_o by_o come_v to_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v make_v immortal_a and_o approach_v nigh_o to_o god_n orat._n xliii_o p._n 699._o d._n and_o why_o we_o shall_v think_v it_o impossible_a or_o unlikely_a that_o god_n shall_v make_v such_o a_o fruit_n i_o do_v not_o see_v nay_o it_o seem_v necessary_a there_o shall_v have_v be_v such_o a_o kind_n of_o food_n unless_o we_o will_v suppose_v god_n will_v have_v preserve_v adam_n have_v he_o continue_v innocent_a from_o die_v by_o a_o continual_a miracle_n which_o be_v a_o hard_a supposition_n than_o the_o other_o but_o this_o garden_n be_v also_o a_o type_n of_o heaven_n perhaps_o god_n intend_v by_o this_o tree_n to_o represent_v that_o immortal_a life_n which_o he_o mean_v to_o bestow_v upon_o man_n with_o himself_o revel_v xxii_o 2._o and_o so_o st._n
any_o body_n himself_o and_o therefore_o may_v reasonable_o hope_v no_o body_n will_v hurt_v he_o and_o then_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o next_o verse_n be_v easy_a ver._n 24._o if_o cain_n shall_v be_v avenge_v seven_o fold_n true_o lamech_v seventy_o and_o seven_o fold_n if_o god_n have_v guard_v cain_n so_o strong_o who_o be_v a_o murderer_n as_o to_o threaten_v great_a and_o long_a punishment_n to_o those_o that_o slay_v he_o he_o will_v punish_v they_o far_o more_o and_o pursue_v they_o with_o a_o long_a vengeance_n who_o shall_v slay_v i_o be_v a_o guiltless_a person_n there_o be_v divers_a other_o interpretation_n which_o i_o shall_v not_o mention_v because_o this_o be_v most_o pertinent_a to_o the_o precede_a discourse_n ver._n 25._o bear_v a_o son_n the_o jew_n think_v he_o be_v bear_v a_o year_n after_o abel_n be_v kill_v and_o call_v his_o name_n seth._n mother_n ancient_o give_v name_n to_o their_o child_n as_o well_o as_o the_o father_n and_o eve_n give_v this_o son_n the_o name_n of_o seth_n because_o she_o look_v upon_o he_o as_o appoint_v so_o the_o word_n signify_v by_o god_n to_o be_v what_o cain_n she_o think_v shall_v have_v be_v till_o god_n reject_v his_o sacrifice_n and_o he_o slay_v abel_n in_o who_o room_n she_o believe_v god_n have_v substitute_v this_o son_n to_o be_v the_o seed_n from_o who_o the_o redeemer_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v come_v the_o arabian_n say_v particular_o elmacinus_n p._n 7._o that_o seth_n be_v the_o inventor_n of_o letter_n and_o write_v as_o jubal_n be_v of_o music_n and_o tubal-cain_n of_o arm_n which_o so_o much_o surpass_v all_o other_o invention_n that_o some_o as_o cedrenus_n tell_v we_o call_v he_o a_o god_n i._n e._n the_o high_a benefactor_n to_o mankind_n which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a we_o may_v think_v that_o thence_o his_o child_n be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o god_n vi_o 1._o but_o it_o be_v most_o likely_a this_o mistake_n arise_v from_o symmachus_n his_o translation_n of_o the_o last_o word_n of_o the_o next_o verse_n which_o if_o we_o may_v believe_v suidas_n be_v thus_o then_o begin_v seth_n to_o be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n for_o which_o there_o be_v no_o foundation_n either_o there_o or_o any_o where_o else_o in_o scripture_n for_o though_o it_o be_v say_v that_o moses_n be_v make_v a_o god_n to_o pharaoh_n yet_o he_o be_v never_o simple_o call_v a_o god_n as_o jacobus_n capellus_n well_o observe_v nor_o be_v any_o king_n or_o prince_n call_v by_o that_o name_n particular_o in_o scripture_n though_o in_o general_a it_o say_v of_o they_o all_o that_o they_o be_v go_n ver._n 26._o to_o he_o also_o be_v bear_v a_o son_n when_o he_o be_v a_o hundred_o and_o five_o year_n old_a as_o we_o read_v v._o 6._o and_o he_o call_v his_o name_n enos_n signify_v the_o weak_a and_o miserable_a condition_n of_o mankind_n which_o he_o seem_v by_o give_v he_o this_o name_n to_o deplore_v then_o begin_v man_n to_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n this_o do_v not_o 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water_n which_o word_n be_v write_v as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v direct_v to_o make_v a_o commentary_n upon_o moses_n ver._n 12._o and_o the_o rain_n be_v upon_o the_o earth_n forty_o day_n etc._n etc._n it_o continue_v rain_v so_o long_o without_o any_o intermission_n ver._n 13._o in_o the_o selfsame_a day_n etc._n etc._n in_o that_o very_a day_n when_o the_o rain_n begin_v do_v noah_n and_o his_o family_n etc._n etc._n finish_v their_o go_n into_o the_o ark._n which_o can_v not_o be_v do_v in_o a_o day_n or_o two_o but_o require_v a_o good_a deal_n of_o time_n and_o now_o he_o have_v complete_v it_o the_o very_a last_o creature_n be_v there_o bestow_v for_o it_o be_v likely_a he_o put_v in_o all_o other_o thing_n first_o and_o then_o go_v in_o himself_o with_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o their_o wife_n who_o be_v no_o soon_o enter_v but_o the_o water_n break_v in_o upon_o the_o earth_n from_o beneath_o and_o come_v down_o pour_v from_o above_o ver._n 16._o the_o lord_z shut_v he_o 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ishmaelite_n be_v say_v to_o have_v dwell_v from_o havilah_n to_o shur_n gen._n xxv_o 18._o that_o be_v before_o egypt_n è_fw-la region_fw-la egypti_n over-against_o egypt_n as_o bochart_n translate_v it_o that_o be_v havilah_n bound_v they_o on_o the_o north-east_n and_o shur_n on_o the_o south-west_n which_o shur_n be_v near_o to_o egypt_n and_o so_o saul_n be_v say_v to_o have_v smite_v the_o amalekite_n from_o havilah_n to_o shur_n etc._n etc._n 1_o sam._n xv._o 7._o where_o we_o translate_v the_o last_o word_n over_o against_o egypt_n sabta_fw-la or_o sabtha_n who_o the_o ancient_n call_v sabatha_n or_o sabathe_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v settle_v in_o that_o part_n of_o arabia_n foelix_n call_v leanitis_n upon_o the_o persian_a sea_n where_o there_o be_v a_o city_n not_o far_o distant_a from_o the_o sea_n call_v by_o ptolemy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o whence_o they_o send_v colony_n over_o the_o sea_n into_o persia_n as_o bochart_n show_v by_o several_a argument_n l._n iu._n c._n 10._o for_o there_o be_v a_o island_n on_o that_o coast_n call_v sophtha_n and_o a_o people_n call_v messabatae_fw-la or_o massabathae_n upon_o the_o confine_n of_o media_n from_o the_o chaldaean_a word_n mesa_n which_o signify_v middle_a and_o sabatha_n as_o if_o one_o will_v say_v the_o mediterranean_a sabtae_n raamah_n or_o as_o the_o ancient_n pronounce_v his_o name_n rhegma_n be_v situate_v in_o the_o same_o arabia_n upon_o the_o persian_a sea_n where_o there_o be_v a_o city_n mention_v by_o ptolomy_n table_n rhegama_n in_o the_o greek_a text_n express_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rhegma_n and_o so_o stephanus_n mention_n both_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d about_o the_o persian_a gulf_n sabtecha_n or_o sabtheca_n as_o some_o read_v it_o be_v the_o young_a son_n of_o cush_n except_o nimrod_n who_o be_v mention_v by_o himself_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o find_v the_o place_n of_o his_o habitation_n but_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o son_n 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persian_a gulf_n out_o of_o arabia_n i_o see_v nothing_o any_o where_n more_o probable_a than_o this_o conjecture_n of_o a_o very_a learned_a man._n l._n iu._n phaleg_n c._n 4._o and_o the_o son_n of_o ramah_n sheba_n and_o dedan_n he_o give_v a_o account_n of_o none_o of_o cush_n other_o son_n posterity_n but_o only_o of_o this_o who_o two_o son_n be_v seat_v near_o he_o and_o one_o another_o for_o the_o young_a of_o they_o dedan_n seem_v to_o have_v leave_v his_o name_n in_o a_o city_n now_o call_v dadan_n hard_o by_o rhegma_n upon_o the_o same_o shore_n eastward_o and_o from_o this_o dadan_n the_o country_n now_o have_v its_o name_n of_o which_o ezekiel_n speak_v xxvii_o 15._o as_o bochart_n show_v plain_o l._n iu._n c._n 6._o and_o sheba_n or_o as_o other_o read_v it_o seba_n or_o saba_n his_o elder_a brother_n be_v seat_v in_o the_o same_o country_n not_o far_o from_o dedan_n where_o pomponius_n mention_n a_o people_n call_v sabaei_n and_o arrianus_n speak_v of_o a_o great_a mountain_n not_o far_o off_o call_v sabo_n from_o this_o saba_n who_o posterity_n easy_o pass_v over_o the_o strait_n beforementioned_a into_o caramania_n may_v possible_o give_v name_n to_o a_o city_n there_o which_o ptolemy_n call_v sabis_n and_o pliny_n mention_n a_o river_n of_o the_o same_o name_n and_o diony_n periegetes_n speak_v of_o a_o people_n call_v sabae_n of_o who_o the_o scripture_n seem_v to_o speak_v in_o those_o place_n where_o sheba_n and_o seba_n be_v join_v together_o lxxii_o 10._o the_o king_n of_o sheba_n i_o e._n of_o this_o country_n and_o seba_n shall_v offer_v gift_n and_o sometime_o sheba_n and_o raamah_n for_o rhegma_n be_v join_v ezek._n xxvii_o 22._o where_o the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o this_o sheba_n the_o son_n of_o rhegma_n who_o bring_v those_o precious_a commodity_n there_o mention_v out_o of_o arabia_n they_o lie_v very_o commodious_o for_o traffic_n upon_o the_o persian_a gulf_n and_o these_o be_v the_o people_n also_o mention_v verse_n 23._o of_o that_o chapter_n with_o sundry_a other_o nation_n who_o live_v upon_o tigris_n and_o euphrates_n which_o run_v into_o the_o persian_a sea_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v reasonable_a to_o think_v that_o sheba_n posterity_n live_v near_o the_o same_o sea_n ver._n 8._o and_o cush_n beget_v nimrod_n beside_o all_o the_o forementioned_a he_o also_o beget_v this_o son_n who_o moses_n distinguish_v from_o the_o rest_n and_o mention_n he_o alone_o by_o himself_o because_o he_o be_v the_o most_o eminent_a among_o his_o brethren_n though_o bear_v the_o last_o a_o mighty_a commander_n as_o moses_n here_o describe_v he_o thus_o in_o the_o title_n of_o psal_n xviii_o it_o be_v say_v david_n be_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o all_o his_o enemy_n and_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o saul_n who_o be_v particular_o mention_v by_o himself_o because_o he_o be_v his_o chief_a enemy_n sir_n w._n raleigh_n think_v he_o be_v beget_v by_o cush_n when_o his_o other_o child_n be_v become_v father_n and_o so_o be_v young_a than_o his_o grandson_n he_o be_v name_v after_o a_o account_n be_v give_v of_o every_o one_o of_o they_o nimrod_n the_o author_n of_o the_o chronicon_fw-la alexandr_n think_v he_o be_v the_o same_o with_o ninus_n but_o vossius_fw-la rather_o take_v he_o for_o he_o who_o the_o greek_a writer_n call_v belus_n that_o be_v lord_n and_o that_o ninus_n be_v his_o son_n so_o call_v from_o the_o very_a thing_n itself_o nin_n in_o hebrew_a signify_v a_o son_n l._n i._n de_fw-fr idolol_n cap._n 24._o the_o same_o chronicon_fw-la say_v that_o nimrod_n teach_v the_o assyrian_n to_o worship_v the_o fire_n and_o both_o elmacinus_n and_o patricide_n affirm_v the_o same_o see_v hotting_n smegma_fw-la orient_n l._n i._o c._n 8._o p._n 272._o which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a i_o doubt_v not_o be_v as_o a_o emblem_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n which_o use_v to_o appear_v in_o a_o glorious_a flame_n ur_fw-la a_o city_n of_o chaldaea_n seem_v to_o have_v have_v its_o name_n from_o the_o fire_n which_o be_v there_o worship_v and_o that_o ur_fw-la also_o from_o whence_o abraham_n come_v the_o hebrew_n fancy_n have_v the_o same_o original_n for_o their_o fable_n be_v that_o abraham_n be_v throw_v into_o the_o fire_n because_o he_o will_v not_o worship_v it_o and_o by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n deliver_v as_o st._n hierom_n tell_v we_o in_o his_o question_n upon_o genesis_n he_o begin_v to_o be_v a_o mighty_a one_o in_o the_o earth_n he_o be_v the_o first_o great_a warrior_n and_o conqueror_n so_o gibbor_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v not_o for_o a_o giant_n or_o man_n of_o great_a stature_n but_o for_o a_o potent_a person_n and_o as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o a_o more_o severe_a governor_n than_o they_o have_v be_v who_o only_o exercise_v paternal_a authority_n for_o he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o put_v down_o the_o government_n of_o eldership_n or_o paternity_n as_o sir_n w._n raleigh_n speak_v and_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o sovereign_a rule_n ver._n 9_o he_o be_v a_o mighty_a hunter_n or_o rather_o mighty_a in_o hunt_v for_o the_o word_n tzid_v do_v not_o signify_v a_o hunter_n but_o hunt_v which_o show_v by_o what_o mean_v he_o come_v to_o be_v so_o great_a a_o monarch_n he_o harden_v himself_o to_o labour_n by_o this_o exercise_n which_o be_v very_o toilsome_a and_o draw_v together_o a_o great_a company_n of_o robu_v young_a man_n to_o attend_v he_o in_o this_o sport_n who_o be_v hereby_o also_o fit_v to_o pursue_v man_n as_o they_o have_v do_v wild_a beast_n for_o this_o be_v look_v upon_o in_o all_o age_n as_o the_o rudiment_n of_o warfare_n as_o bochart_n show_v out_o of_o a_o great_a many_o author_n l._n iu._n cap._n 12._o all_o the_o hero_n of_o old_a such_o as_o nestor_n theseus_n castor_n pollux_n ulysses_n diomedes_n achilles_n aeneas_n etc._n
from_o who_o come_v the_o hebrew_n nation_n as_o be_v say_v before_o verse_n 21._o abraham_n be_v descend_v from_o he_o in_o the_o six_o generation_n all_o other_o derivation_n of_o the_o name_n of_o hebrew_n have_v great_a objection_n lie_v against_o they_o but_o this_o have_v none_o that_o i_o can_v see_v and_o be_v most_o agreeable_a to_o the_o grammar_n of_o that_o language_n in_o which_o all_o such_o name_n end_v in_o jod_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v be_v note_v to_o come_v either_o from_o a_o place_n or_o country_n or_o people_n or_o author_n therefore_o since_o there_o be_v no_o country_n or_o place_n from_o which_o the_o name_n of_o hebrew_n can_v be_v derive_v it_o be_v most_o reasonable_a to_o deduce_v it_o from_o the_o author_n of_o this_o people_n heber_n and_o it_o be_v authorize_v by_o that_o speech_n of_o balaam_n numb_a xxiv_o 24._o where_o as_o by_o ashur_n be_v mean_v the_o assyrian_n so_o by_o heber_n in_o all_o reason_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v the_o hebrew_n ver._n 25._o peleg_n either_o he_o or_o some_o of_o his_o posterity_n in_o memory_n of_o he_o it_o be_v not_o unlikely_a give_v name_n to_o a_o town_n upon_o euphrates_n call_v phalga_n not_o far_o from_o the_o place_n where_o the_o river_n chaboras_n run_v into_o it_o upon_o which_o charrah_n stand_v build_v by_o charan_n the_o brother_n of_o abraham_n for_o in_o his_o day_n be_v the_o earth_n divide_v the_o great_a dispersion_n which_o we_o read_v of_o in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n fall_v out_o just_a when_o he_o be_v bear_v which_o make_v his_o father_n call_v he_o by_o this_o name_n signify_v division_n and_o separation_n which_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o account_n give_v of_o his_o ancestor_n xi_o from_o verse_n 10_o to_o 16._o happen_v in_o the_o hundred_o and_o first_o year_n after_o the_o flood_n in_o that_o year_n the_o tower_n of_o babel_n and_o their_o language_n be_v confound_v upon_o which_o necessary_o follow_v the_o separation_n here_o mention_v the_o age_n that_o precede_v from_o the_o deluge_n to_o this_o division_n be_v call_v by_o the_o ancient_a poet_n the_o golden_a age_n as_o bochart_n observe_v l._n i._o phaleg_n c._n 9_o because_o the_o earth_n not_o be_v divide_v they_o enjoy_v all_o thing_n in_o common_a and_o noah_n who_o they_o call_v saturn_n govern_v they_o not_o as_o king_n do_v their_o subject_n but_o as_o parent_n their_o child_n not_o so_o much_o with_o fear_n and_o dread_a as_o with_o love_n and_o reverence_n to_o his_o fatherly_a authority_n it_o make_v the_o world_n so_o happy_a as_o it_o have_v not_o be_v since_o joktan_n or_o jektan_n the_o brother_n of_o peleg_n have_v a_o numerous_a offspring_n of_o thirteen_o son_n all_o seat_v in_o the_o inmost_a part_n of_o arabia_n foelix_n so_o the_o arabian_n it_o be_v certain_a derive_v their_o own_o original_a who_o in_o this_o may_v as_o well_o be_v credit_v as_o the_o europaean_n who_o derive_v themselves_o from_o japetus_n or_o japhet_n and_o the_o african_n from_o cham_n or_o hammon_n they_o call_v he_o cahtan_n as_o our_o mr._n pocock_n as_o well_o as_o other_o observe_v by_o which_o name_n the_o arabic_a paraphra_v upon_o this_o place_n explain_v that_o of_o jektan_n and_o this_o cahtan_a they_o say_v express_o be_v the_o son_n of_o eber_n the_o son_n of_o salah_n etc._n etc._n from_o whence_o the_o name_n of_o catanitae_n a_o people_n in_o arabia_n foelix_fw-la mention_v by_o ptolemy_n and_o a_o city_n in_o the_o territory_n of_o mecha_n still_o retain_v the_o very_a name_n of_o jektan_n be_v call_v baisath-jektan_a i._n e._n the_o seat_n or_o habitation_n of_o jektan_n in_o the_o arabian_a geographer_n see_v mr._n pocock_n note_n upon_o abulfarajus_a concern_v the_o original_a of_o the_o arabian_n p._n 38_o 39_o ver._n 26._o almodad_n the_o elder_a son_n of_o joktan_n seem_v to_o have_v give_v name_n to_o the_o people_n who_o ptolemy_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o middle_n of_o arabia_n foelix_n near_o the_o original_a of_o the_o river_n lar_n which_o run_v into_o the_o persian_a gulf_n the_o greek_n who_o know_v little_a of_o this_o people_n who_o live_v a_o great_a way_n from_o the_o sea_n may_v easy_o mispronounce_v their_o name_n call_v they_o allumaeotae_n instead_o of_o almodaei_n sheleph_n or_o saleph_n be_v it_o be_v likely_a the_o father_n of_o the_o salapeni_n for_o such_o a_o people_n there_o be_v mention_v by_o ptolemy_n who_o call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o be_v remote_a from_o the_o rest_n about_o the_o neck_n of_o arabia_n not_o far_o from_o the_o spring_n of_o the_o river_n betius_n hatzermave_v though_o the_o arabian_n write_v this_o name_n with_o the_o very_a same_o letter_n yet_o it_o sound_v among_o they_o thus_o hadramuth_n or_o chadramuth_n which_o the_o greek_n pronounce_v divers_a way_n because_o of_o the_o ambiguous_a sound_n of_o the_o two_o letter_n tzadi_n and_o ch_v for_o sometime_o he_o be_v call_v asarmoth_n sometime_o without_o a_o a._n sarmoth_n and_o armoth_n and_o atermoth_n as_o bochartus_n have_v observe_v who_o think_v the_o country_n call_v chatramitis_n or_o atramitis_n chatramotis_n or_o atramotis_n to_o have_v be_v people_v by_o the_o child_n of_o this_o hadramuth_n as_o the_o arabian_n pronounce_v this_o name_n hatazmave_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d salmasius_n show_v be_v the_o name_n of_o a_o city_n or_o place_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o a_o people_n or_o nation_n exercit._n in_o solin_n p._n 489._o and_o the_o same_o people_n he_o observe_v p._n 490._o be_v call_v by_o artemidorus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o country_n be_v that_o part_n of_o arabia_n which_o abound_v with_o frankincense_n myrrh_n cassia_n and_o cinnamon_n as_o theophrastus_n tell_v we_o and_o strabo_n call_v they_o as_o he_o there_o note_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o vranius_n in_o stephanus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o different_o be_v this_o hard_a word_n pronounce_v who_o be_v so_o famous_a that_o eustathius_n antioch_n eusebius_n and_o other_o make_v this_o hatzermave_v the_o father_n of_o the_o arabian_n and_o epiphanius_n derive_v their_o language_n from_o he_o which_o they_o as_o be_v say_v before_o derive_v from_o jektan_n himself_o look_v upon_o the_o dialect_n of_o chadramitis_n as_o barbarous_a see_v bochartus_n l._n ii_o phaleg_n c._n 16._o where_o he_o observe_v that_o hatzermave_v in_o hebrew_a signify_v the_o entrance_n of_o death_n and_o hadhramauth_v in_o arabic_a the_o region_n of_o death_n because_o the_o air_n of_o that_o country_n be_v very_o thick_a and_o foggy_a and_o consequent_o unwholesome_a as_o arrianus_n relate_v who_o say_v that_o the_o frankincense_n and_o myrrh_n be_v therefore_o gather_v only_o by_o the_o king_n slave_n and_o by_o condemn_a person_n jerah_n or_o jerach_n from_o who_o come_v the_o people_n call_v jerachaei_n who_o live_v near_o the_o red-sea_n call_v by_o agatharcides_n and_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d alilaei_n which_o be_v the_o very_a same_o in_o arabic_a with_o the_o other_o in_o hebrew_n for_o hilal_n be_v the_o moon_n in_o that_o language_n as_o jerach_n be_v in_o hebrew_n and_o the_o nubiensian_a geographer_n mention_n a_o people_n about_o mecha_n who_o at_o this_o day_n be_v call_v bene-hilal_a the_o child_n of_o jerach_n as_o the_o hebrew_n will_v have_v express_v it_o it_o seem_v they_o be_v come_v more_o towards_o the_o east_n when_o ancient_o they_o dwell_v in_o the_o south_n ptolemy_n mention_n also_o a_o island_n upon_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o alilaei_n which_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o it_o do_v not_o signify_v the_o isle_n of_o hawk_n as_o the_o greek_n fancy_v who_o imagine_v all_o these_o old_a word_n to_o come_v from_o their_o tongue_n but_o of_o the_o jerachaei_n ver._n 27._o hadoram_fw-la he_o seem_v to_o have_v fix_v his_o seat_n in_o the_o utmost_a corner_n of_o arabia_n towards_o the_o east_n where_o there_o be_v a_o people_n who_o pliny_n call_v drimati_n a_o name_n easy_o make_v from_o hadoramus_n and_o the_o extreme_a promontory_n of_o that_o country_n be_v call_v by_o the_o greek_n corodamon_n by_o transpose_v the_o letter_n d_o and_o r_o from_o hadoramus_n i_o can_v find_v nothing_o more_o likely_a than_o this_o conjecture_n of_o that_o great_a man_n bochartus_n who_o have_v outdo_v all_o that_o go_v before_o he_o in_o this_o argument_n l._n ii_o phaleg_n c._n 20._o vzal_n abraham_n zachut_v as_o he_o also_o observe_v say_v the_o jew_n who_o in_o his_o time_n dwell_v there_o call_v the_o chief_a city_n of_o aljeman_n by_o the_o name_n of_o vzal_n now_o the_o kingdom_n of_o aljeman_n or_o jeman_n be_v the_o south-part_n of_o arabia_n foelix_n as_o the_o very_a name_n of_o jeman_n import_v which_o signify_v both_o the_o right-hand_a and_o the_o south_n diklah_n both_o in_o the_o chaldee_n and_o
syriack_n language_n dicla_n signify_v a_o palm_n or_o a_o grove_n of_o palm_n which_o lead_v bochartus_n to_o conclude_v that_o the_o minaei_n a_o people_n of_o arabia_n foelix_n who_o country_n abound_v with_o such_o tree_n be_v the_o posterity_n of_o this_o diklah_n both_o pliny_n and_o strabo_n mention_v they_o and_o this_o be_v far_o more_o probable_a than_o the_o conjecture_n of_o ludovicus_n capellus_n that_o the_o country_n of_o dangala_n in_o aethiopia_n near_o egypt_n may_v have_v its_o name_n from_o this_o man_n for_o that_o be_v too_o remote_a from_o the_o rest_n of_o this_o man_n posterity_n and_o so_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mention_v as_o he_o observe_v by_o herodotus_n chronolog_n sacra_fw-la p._n 108._o ver._n 28._o and_o obal_n which_o in_o the_o arabic_a pronunciation_n be_v aubal_n as_o cocab_n a_o star_n in_o hebrew_n be_v in_o arabic_a caucab_n etc._n etc._n the_o posterity_n of_o this_o aubal_n or_o obal_n bochart_n think_v pass_v over_o the_o strait_n of_o the_o sinus_n arabicus_n out_o of_o arabia_n foelix_n into_o arabia_n troglodytica_fw-la where_o we_o meet_v with_o this_o name_n in_o the_o sinus_n abalites_n which_o other_o call_v analites_n and_o in_o a_o great_a trade_n town_n call_v by_o arrianus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o a_o people_n who_o live_v in_o that_o sinus_n call_v by_o ptolemy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o believe_v it_o shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o this_o obal_n abimael_n which_o the_o arabian_n pronounce_v abimâl_a i._n e._n the_o father_n of_o mali_n or_o the_o malitae_n a_o people_n in_o arabia_n next_o to_o the_o minaei_n beforementioned_a theophrastus_n say_v mali_n be_v the_o metropolis_n of_o a_o country_n in_o arabia_n the_o spicy_a from_o whence_o the_o people_n call_v malitae_n who_o ptolemy_n call_v manitae_n by_o a_o usual_a change_n of_o the_o letter_n l_o into_o n_n as_o nabonidus_n be_v the_o same_o with_o labonidus_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o mali_n be_v the_o contraction_n of_o abimali_fw-la nothing_n be_v more_o common_a than_o in_o compound_a name_n to_o omit_v the_o first_o part_n as_o sittim_n numb_a xxv_o 1._o for_o abel-sittim_a xxx_o 49._o hermon_n very_o often_o for_o baal-hermon_n judg._n iii_o 3._o nimrim_a for_o beth-nimrim_a and_o salem_n for_o jerusalem_n sheba_n from_o who_o come_v the_o sabaean_n who_o sometime_o comprehend_v a_o great_a many_o people_n but_o here_o be_v to_o be_v take_v strict_o for_o those_o upon_o the_o red-sea_n between_o the_o minaei_n and_o the_o catabanes_n who_o metropolis_n which_o stand_v upon_o a_o high_a mountain_n full_a of_o tree_n be_v call_v by_o ancient_a author_n saba_n and_o sabai_n sabo_n and_o sabas_n as_o salmasius_n show_v out_o of_o stephanus_n agatharcides_n and_o other_o who_o say_v that_o this_o city_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d much_o the_o fair_a of_o all_o in_o arabia_n excerc_n in_o solin_n p._n 491_o 492_o etc._n etc._n in_o latter_a time_n this_o name_n be_v change_v into_o mariaba_n the_o ancient_a name_n be_v lose_v as_o the_o same_o salmasius_n there_o observe_v p._n 497_o &_o 1118._o which_o pliny_n say_v signify_v as_o much_o as_o dominos_fw-la omnium_fw-la the_o lord_n of_o all_o for_o from_o rabath_n to_o rule_v come_v marab_n which_o signify_v in_o their_o language_n as_o bochart_n observe_v the_o seat_n of_o those_o that_o rule_n that_o be_v the_o royal_a city_n where_o their_o king_n live_v the_o nubiensian_a geographer_n say_v the_o queen_n of_o sheba_n come_v from_o hence_o to_o hear_v the_o wisdom_n of_o solomon_n ver._n 29._o and_o ophir_n which_o the_o arabian_n pronounce_v auphir_n signify_v abundance_n gold_n be_v find_v there_o in_o such_o plenty_n that_o they_o exchange_v it_o for_o brass_n and_o iron_n give_v a_o double_a or_o triple_a proportion_n of_o gold_n for_o they_o bochart_n think_v he_o give_v the_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o a_o island_n in_o the_o red-sea_n mention_v by_o eupolemus_n in_o eusebius_n and_o observe_v that_o there_o be_v two_o ophir_n one_o belong_v to_o india_n whither_o solomon_n ship_n go_v once_o in_o three_o year_n which_o he_o take_v for_o taprobana_n now_o zeilan_n and_o the_o other_o belong_v to_o arabia_n where_o the_o posterity_n of_o this_o ophir_n here_o mention_v settle_a who_o country_n he_o take_v to_o have_v be_v near_o to_o the_o sabaean_n their_o brethren_n which_o stephanus_n and_o ptolemy_n call_v cassanitis_n the_o same_o in_o sense_n with_o ophir_n for_o chosan_n be_v a_o treasure_n which_o the_o arabian_n write_v chazan_n from_o which_o come_v the_o word_n gaza_n for_o abundance_n of_o riches_n havilah_n or_o chavilah_n see_v verse_n 7._o where_o we_o have_v this_o name_n before_o among_o the_o son_n of_o cush_n from_o who_o the_o havilah_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v very_o different_a give_v name_n it_o be_v probable_a to_o the_o country_n which_o the_o nubiensian_a geographer_n call_v chaulan_n and_o say_v it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o arabia_n foelix_n nigh_o also_o to_o the_o sabaean_n which_o he_o accurate_o describe_v see_v phaleg_n l._n ii_o cap._n 28._o jobab_n the_o father_n of_o the_o jobabite_n near_o to_o the_o sachalite_n as_o ptolemy_n express_o say_v if_o instead_o of_o jobaritae_n in_o he_o we_o read_v jobabitae_n as_o bochartus_n correct_v the_o passage_n with_o great_a reason_n and_o think_v also_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o name_n to_o be_v plain_a for_o jebab_v in_o arabic_a signify_v a_o desert_n and_o there_o be_v many_o such_o in_o the_o country_n of_o the_o jobabite_n above_o the_o sinus_n of_o sachalites_n ver._n 30._o and_o their_o dwell_n be_v from_o mesha_n etc._n etc._n this_o conclusion_n confirm_v what_o have_v be_v say_v that_o all_o the_o thirteen_o son_n of_o joktan_n be_v seat_v in_o arabia_n foelix_fw-la except_o obal_n who_o go_v its_o likely_a after_o moses_n time_n over_o into_o abalites_n the_o passage_n be_v short_a cross_n that_o straight_a beforementioned_a verse_n 28._o which_o be_v not_o above_o four_o or_o five_o mile_n broad_a for_o arabia_n foelix_n lie_v between_o the_o red-sea_n and_o the_o persian_a gulf_n now_o mesa_n or_o musa_n or_o muza_n be_v a_o famous_a port-town_n in_o the_o red-sea_n which_o the_o egyptian_n and_o aethiopian_n frequent_v in_o their_o way_n to_o the_o country_n of_o the_o sapharites_n in_o the_o east_n from_o who_o they_o bring_v myrrh_n frankincense_n and_o such_o like_a thing_n ptolomy_n table_n plain_o snow_v this_o that_o from_o musa_n the_o sapharitae_n lie_v direct_o eastward_o and_o saphar_n be_v the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o country_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o mountain_n climax_n which_o ancient_o it_o be_v likely_a be_v call_v saphar_n from_o the_o city_n at_o the_o bottom_n of_o it_o and_o thus_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v moses_n when_o he_o say_v here_o that_o sepher_n be_v a_o mountain_n of_o the_o east_n not_o eastward_o from_o judaea_n but_o from_o mesha_n which_o be_v in_o the_o west_n see_v bochart_n l._n ii_o phaleg_n c._n 30._o where_o he_o observe_v that_o the_o arabic_a paraphra_v of_o the_o paris_n edition_n take_v mesha_n to_o be_v meccha_n and_o instead_o of_o from_o mesha_n to_o sephar_n say_v from_o meccha_n to_o medina_n which_o be_v near_a truth_n than_o their_o opinion_n who_o place_n the_o child_n of_o joktan_n about_o cophete_n upon_o the_o coast_n of_o india_n but_o he_o show_v that_o some_o of_o the_o child_n of_o cush_n settle_v between_o meccha_n and_o medina_n and_o it_o sufficient_o appear_v that_o joktan_n child_n dwell_v in_o the_o inmost_a part_n of_o arabia_n foelix_n and_o be_v the_o genuine_a arabian_n ver._n 31._o this_o be_v explain_v verse_n 5._o ver._n 32._o by_o these_o be_v the_o nation_n divide_v after_o the_o flood_n they_o and_o their_o descendant_n share_v the_o whole_a earth_n among_o they_o as_o it_o be_v say_v express_o ix_o 18._o of_o they_o be_v the_o whole_a earth_n overspread_v but_o according_a to_o the_o forego_n account_v we_o find_v only_o three_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n europe_n asia_n and_o africa_n possess_v by_o the_o three_o son_n of_o noah_n and_o their_o child_n which_o have_v make_v some_o so_o bold_a as_o to_o say_v there_o be_v other_o people_n in_o america_n who_o be_v not_o drown_v by_o the_o flood_n and_o one_o of_o their_o reason_n why_o it_o be_v not_o people_v from_o any_o of_o the_o other_o three_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v that_o we_o can_v give_v no_o account_n how_o lion_n bear_n wolf_n fox_n and_o suchlike_a creature_n shall_v get_v thither_o for_o none_o sure_a will_v carry_v they_o by_o ship_n though_o man_n themselves_o may_v by_o that_o mean_n pass_v over_o into_o those_o region_n but_o this_o difficulty_n be_v not_o so_o great_a as_o they_o make_v it_o for_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o though_o the_o
continent_n of_o america_n be_v find_v full_a of_o such_o beast_n when_o the_o spaniard_n first_o come_v thither_o yet_o none_o of_o the_o island_n though_o very_o large_a which_o lie_v remote_a from_o the_o land_n have_v any_o lion_n tiger_n or_o suchlike_a creature_n in_o they_o which_o be_v a_o demonstration_n that_o these_o creature_n be_v not_o original_o from_o that_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o then_o the_o island_n will_v have_v be_v furnish_v with_o they_o as_o well_o as_o the_o continent_n just_a as_o they_o be_v with_o all_o sort_n of_o vegetable_n and_o consequent_o the_o continent_n itself_o be_v store_v with_o these_o creature_n from_o some_o other_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o may_v be_v do_v by_o some_o neck_n of_o land_n not_o yet_o discover_v which_o join_v some_o part_n of_o europe_n or_o asia_n to_o the_o continent_n of_o america_n or_o if_o there_o be_v no_o such_o neck_n of_o land_n now_o extant_a yet_o there_o may_v have_v be_v such_o a_o bridge_n as_o 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parable_n as_o he_o call_v they_o in_o one_o of_o which_o every_o word_n have_v some_o peculiar_a signification_n in_o the_o other_o the_o whole_a parable_n represent_v the_o thing_n intend_v but_o every_o word_n have_v not_o its_o weight_n some_o serve_v only_o for_o elegance_n among_o the_o first_o sort_n he_o reckon_v this_o in_o which_o the_o ladder_n may_v be_v think_v to_o represent_v the_o divine_a providence_n which_o govern_v all_o thing_n and_o particular_o now_o direct_v jacob_n in_o his_o journey_n every_o step_n of_o which_o be_v under_o god_n guidance_n it_o be_v set_v upon_o the_o earth_n denote_v he_o think_v the_o steadfastness_n of_o providence_n which_o nothing_o be_v able_a to_o shake_v and_o the_o top_n of_o it_o reach_v to_o heaven_n signify_v that_o it_o extend_v itself_o all_o the_o world_n over_o to_o every_o thing_n great_a or_o small_a high_a or_o low_o and_o the_o several_a step_n in_o the_o ladder_n the_o motion_n and_o action_n of_o divine_a providence_n the_o angel_n which_o go_v up_o and_o down_o signify_v that_o they_o be_v the_o great_a minister_n of_o god_n providence_n by_o who_o he_o manage_n all_o thing_n here_o below_o and_o that_o they_o be_v never_o idle_a but_o always_o in_o motion_n to_o serve_v those_o especial_o who_o serve_v god_n faithful_o their_o ascend_a represent_v their_o go_v to_o receive_v the_o divine_a order_n and_o command_n and_o their_o descend_v the_o execution_n of_o his_o order_n or_o with_o a_o peculiar_a respect_n to_o jacob_n present_a condition_n the_o one_o signify_v their_o safe_a conduct_n of_o he_o in_o his_o journey_n to_o padan-aram_n and_o the_o other_o their_o bring_v he_o safe_a home_n again_o this_o be_v infinite_o more_o solid_a than_o the_o conceit_n of_o almost_o all_o the_o ancient_a rabbin_n that_o god_n represent_v in_o this_o ladder_n the_o rise_n and_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o four_o great_a monarchy_n for_o where_o be_v there_o any_o mention_n in_o this_o dream_n of_o four_o angel_n or_o of_o seventy_o step_n represent_v the_o seventy_o year_n captivity_n in_o babylon_n or_o of_o two_o and_o fifty_o step_n represent_v the_o time_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o four_o king_n of_o persia_n and_o media_n according_a to_o their_o computation_n etc._n etc._n all_o this_o be_v the_o pure_a invention_n of_o idle_a man_n who_o dream_n upon_o the_o holy_a scripture_n ver._n 13._o and_o behold_v the_o lord_n stand_v above_o it_o final_o he_o see_v the_o divine_a majesty_n or_o glory_n so_o the_o targum_fw-la here_o expound_v it_o as_o the_o unmovable_a mover_n of_o all_o thing_n from_o who_o all_o come_v as_o the_o first_o cause_n and_o to_o who_o all_o return_n as_o the_o last_o end_n i_o be_o the_o lord_n god_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o first_o time_n that_o we_o read_v of_o god_n appear_v to_o jacob_n and_o it_o be_v only_o in_o a_o dream_n but_o it_o make_v such_o a_o deep_a impression_n upon_o he_o that_o he_o doubt_v not_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o be_v now_o express_o promise_v he_o by_o god_n himself_o that_o he_o shall_v have_v the_o blessing_n of_o abraham_n as_o his_o father_n have_v tell_v he_o verse_n 4._o ver._n 15._o behold_v i_o be_o with_o thou_o or_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o i._n e._n my_o peculiar_a providence_n shall_v be_v over_o thou_o and_o take_v care_n of_o thy_o safety_n as_o maimonides_n well_o expound_v it_o in_o his_o more_n nevoch_n p._n iii_o cap._n 18._o i_o will_v not_o leave_v thou_o etc._n etc._n this_o show_v the_o intent_n of_o the_o dream_n be_v to_o comfort_n jacob_n in_o his_o solitary_a and_o poor_a condition_n by_o a_o assurance_n that_o god_n watchful_a providence_n shall_v attend_v he_o till_o he_o have_v accomplish_v all_o his_o promise_n to_o he_o ver._n 16._o sure_o the_o lord_n be_v in_o this_o place_n by_o his_o special_a extraordinary_a presence_n for_o here_o he_o have_v manifest_v himself_o to_o he_o and_o give_v he_o singular_a assurance_n of_o his_o favour_n and_o that_o the_o very_o first_o night_n after_o he_o go_v from_o home_n which_o make_v this_o place_n more_o acceptable_a to_o he_o than_o his_o father_n house_n for_o now_o he_o be_v become_v a_o prophet_n as_o maimonides_n observe_v more_o nevoch_n p._n ii_o cap._n 45._o where_o he_o say_v that_o they_o who_o prophesy_v in_o a_o dream_n do_v not_o call_v it_o a_o dream_n after_o prophecy_n be_v come_v to_o they_o in_o a_o dream_n but_o simple_o say_v it_o be_v a_o prophecy_n thus_o the_o patriarch_n jacob_n after_o he_o awake_v out_o of_o his_o prophetic_a dream_n wherein_o he_o hear_v the_o lord_n speak_v to_o he_o verse_n 13_o 14._o he_o do_v not_o call_v it_o a_o dream_n but_o roundly_o say_v sure_o the_o lord_n be_v in_o this_o place_n etc._n etc._n and_o i_o know_v it_o not_o i_o do_v not_o expect_v to_o meet_v with_o such_o a_o divine_a appearance_n and_o revelation_n to_o i_o ver._n 17._o and_o he_o be_v afraid_a possess_v with_o a_o religious_a awful_a apprehension_n of_o god_n which_o make_v he_o say_v how_o dreadful_a be_v this_o place_n with_o what_o reverence_n ought_v i_o here_o to_o behave_v myself_o this_o be_v none_o other_o but_o the_o house_n of_o god_n the_o divine_a majesty_n dwell_v here_o this_o be_v not_o a_o common_a place_n but_o a_o sacred_a have_v a_o divine_a presence_n in_o it_o and_o this_o be_v the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n here_o god_n keep_v his_o court_n attend_v by_o his_o holy_a angel_n who_o he_o have_v see_v come_v from_o heaven_n hither_o and_o go_v up_o from_o hence_o thither_o so_o mr._n mede_n explain_v it_o book_n ii_o p._n 436._o the_o presence_n of_o god_n in_o one_o place_n more_o than_o another_o consist_v in_o his_o train_n or_o retinue_n a_o king_n be_v there_o where_o his_o court_n be_v and_o so_o god_n be_v there_o special_o present_a where_o the_o angel_n keep_v their_o station_n which_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n i._n e._n heaven_n court_n for_o the_o gate_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v the_o judgment-hall_n and_o the_o place_n where_o king_n and_o senator_n use_v to_o sit_v attend_v by_o their_o guard_n and_o minister_n ver._n 18._o take_v the_o stone_n and_o set_v it_o up_o for_o a_o pillar_n upon_o the_o top_n of_o some_o other_o stone_n which_o he_o heap_v up_o together_o that_o it_o may_v remain_v as_o a_o monument_n of_o the_o divine_a mercy_n to_o he_o and_o preserve_v the_o memory_n of_o this_o heavenly_a vision_n and_o that_o by_o this_o token_n he_o may_v know_v this_o place_n when_o god_n bring_v he_o back_o again_o and_o commemorate_v his_o goodness_n to_o he_o here_o this_o stone_n be_v hold_v in_o great_a veneration_n by_o the_o jew_n in_o future_a time_n and_o translate_v to_o jerusalem_n after_o the_o destruction_n of_o which_o by_o titus_n they_o be_v wont_a upon_o that_o day_n when_o it_o be_v take_v which_o be_v the_o only_a day_n they_o be_v permit_v to_o come_v thither_o with_o great_a lamentation_n and_o rend_v their_o garment_n to_o go_v and_o anoint_v this_o stone_n such_o be_v the_o power_n of_o fond_a superstition_n see_v vossius_fw-la de_fw-la idolol_fw-la lib._n vi_o cap._n 38._o pour_v oil_n on_o the_o top_n of_o it_o not_o in_o honour_n of_o this_o stone_n as_o bonfrerius_n himself_o confess_v much_o less_o of_o any_o idol_n to_o which_o it_o be_v dedicate_v but_o to_o consecrate_v it_o as_o a_o monument_n of_o god_n great_a mercy_n to_o he_o in_o the_o beforementioned_a celestial_a vision_n oil_n it_o appear_v by_o this_o be_v ancient_o use_v in_o consecrate_v thing_n before_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o not_o only_o in_o this_o family_n but_o in_o other_o also_o it_o be_v probable_a from_o whence_o the_o pagan_a custom_n come_v of_o anoint_v stone_n which_o by_o theophrastus_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d upon_o which_o superstitious_a people_n be_v wont_a when_o they_o meet_v with_o they_o in_o the_o highway_n to_o pour_v oil_n and_o fall_v down_o and_o worship_n a_o great_a many_o author_n mention_n they_o which_o be_v collect_v by_o elmenhorstius_n in_o his_o observation_n upon_o arnobius_n p._n 37._o they_o that_o will_v be_v satisfy_v how_o wretched_o some_o of_o the_o romish_a writer_n plead_v for_o the_o worship_n of_o image_n from_o this_o very_a place_n may_v read_v dr._n jackson_n treatise_n of_o the_o original_a of_o unbelief_n chap._n xxxv_o where_o he_o excellent_o explain_v this_o action_n of_o jacob_n n._n 5_o 6_o 7._o ver._n 19_o and_o he_o call_v the_o name_n of_o that_o place_n bethel_n from_o this_o word_n bethel_n come_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o scaliger_n in_o his_o animadv_n upon_o euseb_n p._n 198._o and_o other_o think_v among_o the_o heathen_a whereby_o they_o denote_v rude_a stone_n which_o they_o worship_v either_o as_o symbol_n of_o divinity_n or_o
so_o extreme_o trouble_v at_o barrenness_n she_o shall_v bear_v upon_o my_o knee_n bring_v i_o a_o child_n who_o i_o may_v set_v upon_o my_o knee_n as_o my_o own_o for_o so_o it_o follow_v that_o i_o may_v have_v child_n though_o not_o by_o my_o own_o body_n yet_o by_o she_o for_o she_o be_v rachel_n servant_n the_o child_n that_o be_v bear_v of_o she_o be_v rachel_n child_n not_o her_o own_o ver._n 4._o and_o she_o give_v he_o bilhah_n her_o handmaid_n to_o wife_n of_o such_o kind_n of_o wife_n as_o this_o and_o zilpah_n verse_n 9_o see_v xxv_o 6._o ver._n 6._o god_n have_v judge_v i_o decide_v the_o controversy_n between_o i_o and_o my_o sister_n and_o give_v sentence_n on_o my_o side_n she_o call_v his_o name_n dan._n the_o mother_n be_v sometime_o give_v name_n to_o their_o child_n as_o leah_n have_v do_v to_o she_o mention_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n but_o with_o the_o approbation_n of_o the_o father_n who_o sometime_o control_v they_o xxxv_o 18._o ver._n 8._o with_o great_a wrestle_n etc._n etc._n i_o have_v struggle_v exceed_v hard_o i._n e._n in_o incessant_a vehement_a desire_n and_o perhaps_o in_o prayer_n to_o god_n to_o have_v another_o child_n before_o my_o sister_n and_o have_v prevail_v ver._n 9_o take_v zilpah_n her_o maid_n and_o give_v she_o to_o jacob_n to_o wife_n imitate_v her_o sister_n and_o perhaps_o out_o of_o the_o same_o principle_n hope_v some_o or_o other_o of_o her_o child_n may_v be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o messiah_n and_o therefore_o the_o more_o child_n she_o have_v the_o more_o likely_a some_o of_o they_o may_v be_v so_o happy_a ver._n 11._o a_o troop_n come_v the_o hebrew_n writer_n general_o expound_v it_o good_a fortune_n come_v as_o mr._n selden_n show_v in_o his_o syntagm_n de_fw-fr diis_fw-la syris_n cap._n i._n and_o the_o lxx_o translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o a_o lucky_a hour_n and_o other_o greek_a version_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o in_o st._n chrysostom_n hom._n lvi_o on_o this_o book_n who_o expound_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o have_v obtain_v my_o aim_n other_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v the_o same_o whence_o the_o latin_a ancient_o have_v it_o beata_fw-la facta_fw-la or_o foelix_fw-la sum_fw-la as_o in_o st._n austin_n q._n xci_o in_o gen._n and_o this_o seem_v to_o some_o to_o be_v near_o to_o the_o hebrew_n than_o any_o other_o translation_n because_o what_o other_o way_n soever_o we_o expound_v the_o word_n gad_n either_o for_o a_o troop_n or_o fortune_n we_o must_v make_v two_o word_n of_o bagad_n as_o the_o masorite_n do_v and_o take_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o signify_v as_o much_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a as_o we_o translate_v it_o a_o troop_n come_v or_o good_a fortune_n come_v but_o i_o see_v no_o necessity_n of_o this_o for_o take_v gad_n for_o a_o troop_n it_o may_v be_v simple_o translate_v with_o a_o troop_n a_o troop_n shall_v follow_v this_o i._n e._n a_o great_a many_o more_o child_n and_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o jacob_n in_o his_o blessing_n xlix_o 19_o do_v allude_v to_o this_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n which_o i_o doubt_v not_o be_v the_o true_a for_o gad_n or_o gada_n never_o denote_v fortune_n any_o where_o but_o in_o the_o targum_fw-la of_o onkelos_n and_o jonathan_n and_o among_o the_o rabbin_n who_o follow_v they_o and_o therefore_o this_o may_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o late_a not_o the_o ancient_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n ver._n 14._o in_o the_o day_n of_o wheat-harvest_n which_o begin_v at_o pentecost_n when_o the_o first-fruit_n of_o it_o be_v offer_v as_o barley-harvest_n begin_v at_o the_o passover_n mandrake_n in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v dudaim_v which_o here_o signify_v the_o fruit_n of_o a_o tree_n or_o plant_n whatsoever_o it_o be_v and_o in_o the_o book_n of_o canticle_n vii_o 13._o it_o signify_v the_o flower_n and_o these_o be_v the_o only_a two_o place_n where_o this_o word_n be_v find_v in_o the_o bible_n which_o job_n ludolphus_n give_v many_o reason_n to_o prove_v can_v signify_v a_o mandrake_n for_o the_o flower_n of_o that_o have_v a_o bad_a smell_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o it_o a_o bad_a taste_n and_o therefore_o after_o great_a variety_n of_o opinion_n he_o conclude_v it_o to_o be_v that_o which_o in_o syria_n they_o call_v mauz_fw-fr which_o be_v a_o excellent_a sort_n of_o fruit_n grow_v upon_o a_o plant_n in_o the_o top_n of_o which_o there_o be_v great_a bunch_n of_o it_o like_o a_o cucumer_n from_o whence_o he_o fancy_n this_o fruit_n be_v ancient_o call_v dudaim_n from_o the_o hebrew_n word_n dud_n which_o signify_v propinquus_fw-la cognatus_fw-la amicus_fw-la a_o neighbour_n kinsman_n or_o friend_n such_o be_v these_o dudaim_n which_o he_o call_v cognatos_fw-la ant_n patrueles_a ab_fw-la una_fw-la stirpe_fw-la profectos_fw-la vide_fw-la comment_fw-fr in_o l._n i._n histor_n aethiop_n cap._n 9_o n._n 72._o ver._n 15._o take_v away_o my_o husband_n it_o seem_v he_o have_v estrange_v himself_o for_o some_o time_n from_o leah_n bed_n out_o of_o his_o great_a love_n to_o rachel_n or_o because_o he_o take_v little_a delight_n in_o she_o or_o rachel_n envy_n at_o she_o have_v so_o many_o child_n when_o she_o herself_o have_v none_o make_v she_o contrive_v way_n to_o keep_v he_o from_o leah_n ver._n 16._o thou_o must_v come_v in_o to_o i_o etc._n etc._n i_o can_v think_v of_o any_o good_a reason_n either_o of_o this_o contention_n among_o jacob_n wife_n for_o his_o company_n or_o their_o give_v he_o their_o maid_n to_o be_v his_o wife_n or_o for_o moses_n his_o take_v such_o particular_a notice_n of_o all_o this_o but_o only_o the_o earnest_n desire_v they_o have_v to_o fulfil_v the_o promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n that_o his_o seed_n shall_v be_v as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n for_o multitude_n and_o that_o in_o one_o seed_n of_o his_o the_o messiah_n all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v bless_v it_o have_v be_v below_o the_o dignity_n of_o such_o a_o sacred_a history_n as_o this_o be_v to_o relate_v such_o thing_n if_o there_o have_v not_o be_v something_o of_o great_a consideration_n in_o they_o and_o what_o can_v that_o be_v but_o chief_o the_o birth_n of_o the_o bless_a seed_n which_o be_v the_o object_n of_o the_o hope_n of_o all_o pious_a people_n in_o those_o day_n for_o it_o be_v evident_a both_o by_o rachel_n and_o her_o sister_n that_o it_o be_v child_n they_o desire_v and_o not_o mere_o the_o company_n of_o their_o husband_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v verse_n 17._o ver._n 17._o god_n hearken_v to_o leah_n to_o her_o earnest_a prayer_n or_o vehement_a desire_n and_o give_v she_o another_o son_n ver._n 18._o god_n have_v give_v i_o my_o hire_n i_o purchase_v my_o husband_n company_n and_o god_n have_v repay_v i_o by_o the_o gift_n of_o another_o son_n unto_o which_o she_o add_v a_o further_a reflection_n as_o if_o this_o be_v the_o reward_n of_o her_o kindness_n to_o her_o husband_n in_o bestow_v her_o maid_n upon_o he_o to_o be_v his_o wife_n ver._n 19_o conceive_a again_o the_o birth_n of_o this_o son_n beget_v a_o great_a kindness_n between_o they_o and_o make_v he_o less_o a_o stranger_n to_o her_o bed_n ver._n 20._o god_n have_v endow_v i_o with_o a_o good_a dowry_n by_o restore_v her_o husband_n to_o she_o and_o bestow_v new_a fruitfulness_n upon_o she_o for_o she_o have_v cease_v to_o bear_v xxix_o ult_n ver._n 21._o dinah_n no_o reason_n be_v give_v of_o her_o name_n but_o it_o seem_v to_o have_v the_o same_o with_o that_o of_o rachel_n first-born_a by_o bilhah_n verse_n 6._o for_o as_o if_o she_o have_v now_o get_v the_o better_a of_o rachel_n she_o call_v this_o child_n by_o a_o name_n import_v judgement_n ver._n 22._o god_n remember_v rachel_n he_o will_v not_o have_v leah_n insult_v over_o she_o nor_o triumph_v too_o much_o and_o therefore_o bless_a rachel_n with_o a_o son_n out_o of_o her_o own_o womb._n for_o that_o be_v to_o remember_v she_o ver._n 24._o joseph_n his_o name_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v take_v both_o from_o end_v her_o reproach_n which_o she_o mention_n before_o verse_n 23._o the_o lord_z have_v take_v away_o asaph_n the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v my_o reproach_n and_o from_o add_v another_o son_n to_o this_o god_n shall_v add_v to_o i_o another_o son_n this_o be_v a_o great_a expression_n of_o her_o faith_n more_o than_o we_o find_v in_o all_o the_o former_a birth_n ver._n 25._o send_v i_o away_o it_o be_v plain_a by_o this_o that_o the_o seven_o year_n service_n for_o rachel_n be_v now_o finish_v just_o when_o joseph_n be_v bear_v and_o therefore_o he_o desire_v to_o be_v dismiss_v have_v live_v with_o he_o fourteen_o year_n to_o my_o own_o
upon_o its_o proper_a day_n as_o he_o show_v lib._n iii_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n cap._n 19_o but_o the_o more_o they_o labour_v to_o find_v out_o this_o mystery_n the_o more_o they_o be_v puzzle_v and_o perplex_v in_o their_o thought_n nor_o can_v their_o prayer_n if_o they_o go_v that_o way_n to_o work_v help_v they_o to_o disclose_v the_o secret_n ver._n 9_o i_o do_v remember_v my_o fault_n this_o day_n call_v to_o mind_n the_o offence_n i_o commit_v against_o pharaoh_n or_o as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o my_o ingratitude_n to_o one_o who_o be_v in_o prison_n with_o i_o ver._n 11._o each_o man_n according_a to_o the_o interpretation_n of_o his_o dream_n just_o according_a to_o the_o event_n be_v each_o of_o our_o dream_n ver._n 13._o as_o he_o interpret_v to_o we_o so_o it_o be_v he_o repeat_v the_o thing_n often_o to_o show_v how_o exact_o joseph_n hit_v the_o truth_n in_o his_o interpretation_n i_o he_o restore_v to_o my_o office_n etc._n etc._n he_o tell_v i_o that_o on_o such_o a_o day_n i_o shall_v be_v restore_v to_o my_o office_n and_o he_o tell_v the_o other_o he_o shall_v be_v hang_v ver._n 14._o bring_v he_o hasty_o with_o all_o speed_n that_o pharaoh_n may_v not_o continue_v in_o suspense_n out_o of_o the_o dungeon_n it_o be_v reasonable_a to_o think_v that_o though_o he_o be_v throw_v into_o the_o dungeon_n at_o the_o first_o xl._n 15._o he_o do_v not_o continue_v there_o when_o he_o look_v after_o all_o the_o prisoner_n and_o do_v the_o whole_a business_n of_o a_o keeper_n thirty-nine_o 22_o 23._o therefore_o this_o part_n as_o be_v usual_a be_v put_v for_o the_o whole_a signify_v no_o more_o than_o that_o they_o bring_v he_o out_o of_o prison_n where_o he_o have_v be_v in_o the_o dungeon_n and_o he_o shave_v himself_o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v the_o custom_n in_o most_o country_n when_o man_n be_v in_o a_o mournful_a condition_n to_o neglect_v their_o hair_n both_o of_o the_o head_n and_o the_o beard_n and_o not_o to_o shift_v their_o clothes_n as_o in_o prosperity_n but_o to_o continue_v in_o a_o rueful_a dress_n whereby_o they_o express_v the_o sense_n they_o have_v of_o their_o calamity_n ver._n 16._o it_o be_v not_o in_o i_o a_o modest_a answer_n i_o do_v not_o pretend_v to_o more_o wisdom_n than_o those_o thou_o have_v already_o consult_v god_n shall_v give_v pharaoh_n a_o answer_n of_o peace_n but_o god_n i_o doubt_v not_o will_v direct_v i_o to_o give_v the_o king_n a_o satisfactory_a answer_n nay_o a_o answer_n that_o shall_v be_v serviceable_a to_o he_o and_o to_o his_o kingdom_n ver._n 17._o and_o pharaoh_n say_v unto_o joseph_n etc._n etc._n we_o may_v well_o suppose_v that_o joseph_n desire_v to_o know_v the_o dream_n which_o pharaoh_n repeat_v in_o this_o and_o the_o follow_a verse_n something_o more_o full_o than_o it_o be_v set_v down_o before_o ver._n 21._o when_o they_o have_v eat_v they_o up_o it_o can_v not_o be_v know_v that_o they_o have_v eat_v they_o etc._n etc._n a_o emblem_n of_o a_o very_a grievous_a famine_n which_o be_v represent_v not_o only_o by_o the_o lean_a kine_n devour_v the_o fat_a as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v the_o barren_a year_n consume_v all_o the_o growth_n of_o the_o fertile_a but_o by_o their_o remain_v lean_a as_o if_o they_o have_v eat_v nothing_o which_o represent_v what_o often_o happen_v in_o famine_n that_o man_n eat_v greedy_o but_o be_v not_o satisfy_v because_o god_n break_v the_o staff_n of_o bread_n levit._n xxvi_o 26._o i._n e._n take_v away_o its_o nourish_a virtue_n as_o bochart_n expound_v it_o hierozoic_n p._n i._o lib._n ii_o cap._n 41._o but_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o strain_n of_o that_o phrase_n break_v the_o staff_n of_o bread_n which_o signify_v no_o more_o than_o want_v of_o bread_n to_o support_v man_n life_n and_o all_o that_o can_v be_v gather_v from_o this_o part_n of_o the_o dream_n be_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v such_o exceed_a great_a scarcity_n that_o man_n shall_v have_v but_o just_a enough_o to_o keep_v they_o alive_a ver._n 25._o the_o dream_n of_o pharaoh_n be_v one_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n be_v represent_v by_o two_o several_a figure_n god_n have_v show_v pharaoh_n what_o he_o be_v about_o to_o do_v god_n have_v in_o these_o dream_n reveal_v to_o pharaoh_n what_o he_o intend_v short_o to_o bring_v to_o pass_v ver._n 26._o the_o seven_o good_a kine_n etc._n etc._n he_o represent_v in_o this_o and_o in_o the_o follow_a verse_n how_o one_o thing_n be_v signify_v by_o two_o dream_n seven_o good_a kine_n and_o seven_o good_a ear_n represent_v seven_o year_n of_o plenty_n and_o seven_o lean_a kine_n and_o seven_o empty_a ear_n as_o many_o year_n of_o scarcity_n ver._n 28._o this_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o i_o have_v speak_v etc._n etc._n i_o have_v tell_v the_o king_n in_o short_a what_o the_o divine_a providence_n be_v about_o to_o effect_v ver._n 29._o behold_v there_o come_v seven_o year_n etc._n etc._n i_o will_v repeat_v it_o more_o at_o large_a take_v notice_n then_o that_o in_o the_o next_o seven_o year_n to_o this_o there_o shall_v be_v very_o great_a crop_n of_o corn_n every_o where_o throughout_o the_o whole_a country_n ver._n 30._o and_o there_o shall_v arise_v after_o they_o etc._n etc._n and_o immediate_o after_o they_o be_v end_v shall_v follow_v seven_o year_n as_o barren_a as_o the_o former_a be_v fruitful_a the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o little_a or_o no_o corn._n which_o will_v make_v so_o great_a a_o famine_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o memory_n of_o the_o forego_n plenty_n for_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o corn_n leave_v but_o all_o eat_v up_o throughout_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n ver._n 31._o and_o the_o plenty_n shall_v not_o be_v know_v etc._n etc._n i_o say_v there_o shall_v be_v no_o mark_n remain_v of_o the_o forego_n plenty_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o extreme_a scarcity_n in_o the_o follow_a year_n which_o will_v be_v very_o heavy_a ver._n 32._o and_o for_o that_o the_o dream_n be_v double_v etc._n etc._n the_o repetition_n of_o the_o dream_n signify_v the_o certainty_n of_o what_o i_o say_v god_n have_v so_o determine_v who_o will_v short_o justify_v the_o truth_n of_o my_o prediction_n both_o here_o and_o in_o the_o forego_n discourse_n verse_n 25_o 28._o he_o direct_v pharaoh_n to_o look_v up_o unto_o god_n as_o the_o author_n of_o all_o these_o event_n and_o that_o not_o in_o a_o ordinary_a but_o extraordinary_a manner_n for_o such_o fertility_n and_o such_o famine_n do_v not_o proceed_v from_o mere_a natural_a cause_n but_o from_o a_o overrule_v providence_n it_o be_v observe_v by_o pliny_n l._n v._o nat._n hist_o cap._n 9_o that_o when_o nile_n rise_v only_o twelve_o cubit_n a_o famine_n follow_v when_o thirteen_o great_a scarcity_n when_o fourteen_o they_o have_v a_o good_a year_n when_o fifteen_o a_o very_a good_a and_o if_o it_o rise_v sixteen_o it_o make_v delicias_fw-la luxuriant_a plenty_n and_o the_o great_a increase_n they_o ever_o know_v be_v to_o eighteen_o cubit_n now_o that_o this_o river_n shall_v overflow_v so_o large_o for_o seven_o year_n together_o as_o to_o make_v vast_a plenty_n and_o then_o for_o the_o next_o seven_o year_n not_o to_o overflow_v its_o bank_n at_o all_o or_o very_o little_a and_o so_o make_v a_o sore_a and_o long_a famine_n can_v be_v ascribe_v to_o nothing_o but_o a_o extraordinary_a hand_n of_o god_n it_o be_v quite_o out_o of_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n and_o indeed_o the_o dream_n seem_v to_o signify_v something_o beyond_o that_o for_o it_o be_v unnatural_a for_o ox_n to_o devour_v one_o another_o ver._n 33._o look_v out_o a_o man_n discreet_a and_o wise_a one_o fit_a to_o manage_v so_o great_a a_o affair_n he_o that_o can_v foretell_v such_o event_n be_v fit_a to_o advise_v what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v upon_o the_o foresight_n of_o they_o but_o it_o be_v probable_a he_o do_v not_o presume_v to_o give_v such_o direction_n till_o he_o be_v ask_v his_o opinion_n ver._n 34._o let_v pharaoh_n do_v this_o when_o this_o be_v do_v let_v he_o appoint_v officer_n let_v that_o chief_a ruler_n appoint_v officer_n under_o he_o in_o the_o several_a province_n of_o the_o kingdom_n such_o as_o the_o roman_n call_v praefectos_fw-la annonae_fw-la take_v up_o a_o five_o part_n some_o have_v ask_v why_o not_o the_o half_a since_o there_o be_v to_o be_v as_o many_o year_n of_o famine_n as_o of_o plenty_n to_o which_o such_o answer_n as_o these_o have_v be_v give_v by_o interpreter_n that_o the_o great_a and_o rich_a sort_n be_v wont_v in_o time_n of_o plenty_n to_o fill_v their_o storehouse_n as_o a_o provision_n against_o a_o scarce_a year_n which_o sometime_o happen_v and_o second_o that_o in_o time_n of_o famine_n man_n be_v wont_a to_o live_v more_o frugal_o and_o not_o
make_a earnest_a petition_n to_o the_o king_n for_o relief_n of_o their_o necessity_n ver._n 56._o and_o the_o famine_n be_v over_o all_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n grow_v still_o great_a in_o all_o the_o neighbour_a country_n and_o the_o famine_n wax_v sore_o in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n for_o the_o egyptian_n themselves_o have_v spend_v all_o their_o own_o store_n be_v sore_o pinch_v ver._n 57_o and_o all_o country_n come_v to_o buy_v corn_n etc._n etc._n i._n e._n the_o neighbour_a country_n as_o be_v say_v before_o verse_n 54_o for_o if_o the_o most_o distant_a have_v come_v the_o storehouse_n have_v be_v soon_o empty_v because_o the_o famine_n be_v sore_o in_o all_o land_n it_o increase_v more_o and_o more_o in_o those_o country_n beforenamed_n which_o be_v grievous_o afflict_v by_o it_o chap._n xlii_o ver._n 1._o and_o when_o jacob_n see_v that_o there_o be_v corn_n in_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n he_o see_v perhaps_o some_o pass_n by_o lade_v with_o corn_n which_o they_o 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