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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
etc._n etc._n though_o the_o copula_fw-la be_v omit_v which_o be_v usual_a in_o scripture_n particular_o in_o habak_n iii_o 11._o the_o sun_n moon_n i._n e._n the_o sun_n and_o moon_n moses_n have_v show_v how_o the_o first_o matter_n ver_fw-la 2._o and_o then_o the_o element_n of_o thing_n as_o we_o call_v they_o ver_fw-la 3_o 6_o 9_o 10._o be_v produce_v he_o proceed_v to_o the_o production_n of_o more_o compound_a body_n and_o here_o a_o account_n be_v give_v of_o all_o sort_n of_o vegetable_n which_o be_v range_v under_o three_o head_n grass_n which_o come_v up_o every_o year_n without_o sow_v herb_n bear_v a_o seed_n which_o comprehend_v as_o abarbinel_n here_o note_n all_o sort_n of_o corn_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v sow_o and_o tree_n which_o also_o bear_v fruit._n there_o be_v several_a kind_n of_o all_o these_o which_o some_o have_v cast_v into_o eighteen_o other_o into_o six_o and_o thirty_o class_n none_o of_o which_o can_v at_o the_o first_o spring_n out_o of_o the_o earth_n 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the_o sun_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o the_o element_n porphyry_n himself_o also_o l._n ii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can_v observe_v out_o of_o theophrastus_n that_o the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o tree_n and_o herb_n before_o beast_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n which_o eusebius_n remember_v in_o his_o praepar_n evang._n l._n i._o c._n 9_o p._n 28._o ver._n 14._o let_v there_o be_v light_n this_o be_v a_o different_a word_n from_o what_o we_o have_v verse_n 3._o signify_v as_o paulus_n fagius_n observe_v that_o which_o be_v make_v out_o of_o light_n luminous_a body_n whereby_o light_n be_v communicate_v to_o we_o the_o hebrew_a particle_n man_n before_o a_o word_n be_v use_v to_o express_v the_o instrument_n of_o a_o action_n and_o so_o now_o we_o be_v to_o conceive_v that_o the_o light_n produce_v at_o first_o have_v for_o three_o day_n circulate_v about_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o near_a unto_o it_o to_o further_o the_o production_n of_o the_o 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plough_v sow_v plant_v prune_v reap_v vintage_n sail_v etc._n etc._n l._n de_fw-fr scientiis_fw-la mathemat_fw-la c._n 38._o and_o for_o day_n and_o year_n by_o a_o speedy_a swift_a motion_n round_o in_o twentyfour_o hour_n to_o make_v day_n and_o by_o a_o slow_a long_a motion_n to_o make_v year_n and_o a_o grateful_a variety_n of_o season_n in_o the_o several_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o by_o this_o annual_a motion_n be_v all_o visit_v with_o the_o sun_n beam_n ver._n 15._o and_o let_v they_o be_v for_o light_n etc._n etc._n i._n e._n let_v they_o there_o continue_v to_o give_v constant_a light_n and_o warmth_n to_o the_o earth_n and_o so_o they_o do_v immovable_o ver._n 16._o and_o god_n make_v two_o great_a light_n it_o be_v observable_a that_o nothing_o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v create_v since_o the_o first_o matter_n out_o of_o which_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v or_o form_v and_o the_o two_o great_a light_n or_o luminary_n inlightner_n as_o the_o word_n signify_v be_v the_o sun_n which_o inlighten_v we_o by_o day_n and_o the_o moon_n which_o inlighten_v we_o by_o night_n the_o moon_n indeed_o be_v not_o so_o great_a as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o planet_n for_o it_o be_v the_o least_o of_o all_o except_o mercury_n but_o it_o afford_v the_o great_a light_n to_o we_o by_o reflect_v the_o beam_n of_o the_o sun_n to_o we_o in_o its_o absence_n and_o thereby_o very_o much_o abate_v the_o disconsolate_a darkness_n of_o the_o night_n he_o make_v the_o star_n also_o that_o be_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o planet_n and_o their_o attendant_n ver._n 17._o and_o god_n set_v they_o in_o the_o firmament_n of_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n by_o the_o repetition_n of_o this_o so_o often_o moses_n intend_v to_o fix_v in_o the_o people_n mind_n this_o notion_n that_o though_o the_o heavenly_a body_n be_v very_o glorious_a yet_o they_o be_v but_o creature_n make_v by_o god_n and_o set_v or_o appoint_v by_o his_o order_n to_o give_v we_o light_n and_o therefore_o he_o alone_o be_v to_o be_v worship_v not_o they_o it_o be_v common_o take_v notice_n of_o that_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o angel_n in_o all_o this_o history_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o need_n of_o it_o for_o the_o ancient_a idolatry_n consist_v in_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o very_a name_n of_o the_o most_o ancient_a idol_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n such_o as_o moloch_n ashtaroth_n and_o the_o like_a which_o they_o believe_v to_o be_v eternal_a being_n the_o great_a design_n of_o moses_n be_v to_o confute_v this_o opinion_n by_o represent_v they_o over_z and_z over_o as_o the_o work_n of_o the_o eternal_a god_n which_o strike_v at_o the_o very_a root_n of_o idolatry_n the_o worship_n of_o
angel_n be_v a_o late_a invention_n ver._n 18._o and_o to_o rule_v over_o the_o day_n and_o over_o the_o night_n some_o have_v fancy_v that_o the_o ancient_a idolatry_n spring_v from_o this_o word_n rule_n man_n look_v upon_o these_o glorious_a light_n as_o have_v a_o dominion_n over_o they_o whence_o the_o sun_n be_v call_v baal_n that_o be_v lord_n or_o governor_n by_o the_o eastern_a people_n and_o moloch_n that_o be_v king_n by_o the_o egyptian_n but_o one_o word_n sure_o be_v not_o the_o ground_n of_o so_o foul_a a_o error_n when_o the_o scope_n of_o moses_n be_v to_o show_v that_o these_o thing_n be_v make_v by_o a_o high_o be_v and_o make_v not_o to_o rule_v over_o man_n but_o over_o the_o day_n and_o the_o night_n which_o the_o sun_n make_v when_o it_o rise_v and_o set_v by_o the_o order_n and_o appointment_n of_o god_n and_o god_n see_v that_o it_o be_v good_a he_o be_v please_v with_o this_o work_n as_o suitable_a to_o the_o end_n for_o which_o he_o intend_v it_o the_o 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the_o air_n which_o all_o live_a thing_n even_o fish_v themselves_o need_v nay_o the_o plant_n also_o which_o have_v vessel_n for_o convey_v air_n to_o all_o their_o part_n will_v have_v be_v so_o very_o hot_a that_o it_o will_v have_v afford_v no_o refreshment_n to_o they_o therefore_o it_o be_v good_a that_o it_o shall_v be_v advance_v into_o the_o firmament_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o there_o embody_v in_o those_o luminary_n which_o be_v remove_v further_o from_o we_o give_v such_o a_o moderate_a heat_n as_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o preservation_n of_o we_o and_o of_o all_o thing_n live_v that_o dwell_v upon_o the_o earth_n ver._n 19_o and_o the_o evening_n etc._n etc._n thus_o the_o four_o day_n conclude_v ver._n 20._o and_o god_n say_v let_v the_o water_n etc._n etc._n now_o god_n proceed_v to_o form_v the_o low_a sort_n of_o animal_n or_o live_a creature_n viz._n the_o fish_n and_o the_o fowl_n which_o be_v in_o many_o respect_v inferior_a to_o beast_n and_o the_o fish_n be_v call_v move_v in_o the_o hebrew_n creep_v creature_n because_o their_o belly_n touch_v the_o water_n as_o creep_v thing_n do_v the_o earth_n both_o fish_n and_o fowl_n be_v make_v out_o of_o the_o water_n that_o be_v out_o of_o such_o matter_n as_o be_v mix_v with_o the_o water_n which_o contain_v in_o they_o many_o thing_n beside_o simple_a water_n for_o the_o sea_n and_o rivers_n be_v still_o very_o rich_o furnish_v with_o various_a compound_n for_o the_o nourishment_n of_o a_o innumerable_a multitude_n of_o fish_n the_o great_a congruity_n that_o there_o be_v between_o fish_n and_o fowl_n in_o many_o particular_n will_v not_o let_v we_o doubt_v they_o have_v the_o same_o original_a for_o they_o be_v both_o oviparous_a which_o make_v they_o more_o fruitful_a than_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o earth_n neither_o of_o they_o have_v any_o teat_n they_o both_o direct_a and_o as_o i_o may_v say_v steer_v their_o course_n by_o their_o tail_n etc._n etc._n see_v ger._n vossius_fw-la de_fw-fr orig._n &_o progr_n idolol_n l._n iii_o c._n 78._o bring_v forth_o abundant_o that_o be_v various_a sort_n of_o both_o kind_n there_o be_v many_o hundred_o kind_n of_o fish_n and_o bird_n or_o fowl_n many_o of_o the_o latter_a of_o which_o live_v in_o the_o water_n which_o show_v their_o original_a to_o have_v be_v from_o thence_o and_o other_o of_o they_o live_v both_o in_o the_o air_n and_o water_n the_o formation_n of_o these_o creature_n be_v in_o every_o part_n of_o they_o very_o wonderful_a especial_o in_o those_o part_n whereby_o they_o be_v fit_v to_o swim_v and_o to_o fly_v which_o demonstrate_v a_o most_o wise_a agent_n by_o who_o infinite_a power_n they_o be_v so_o contrive_v as_o to_o be_v able_a also_o to_o propagate_v their_o kind_a ver._n 21._o and_o god_n create_v great_a whale_n the_o vastness_n of_o these_o creature_n perhaps_o make_v moses_n again_o use_v the_o word_n create_v which_o he_o have_v not_o do_v since_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o chapter_n not_o because_o they_o be_v make_v as_o the_o chaos_n be_v out_o of_o nothing_o but_o because_o it_o require_v a_o great_a power_n to_o make_v out_o of_o the_o precedent_a matter_n move_v thing_n of_o so_o huge_a a_o bulk_n and_o of_o such_o great_a agility_n than_o to_o make_v any_o other_o thing_n hitherto_o form_v the_o hebrew_n word_n tanim_fw-la which_o we_o translate_v whale_n comprehend_v several_a sort_n of_o great_a fish_n as_o bochartus_n observe_v in_o his_o hierozoic_a p._n 1._o l._n i._o c._n 7._o where_o he_o show_v the_o prodigious_a bigness_n of_o some_o of_o they_o but_o he_o shall_v have_v add_v that_o this_o word_n also_o signify_v crocodile_n which_o he_o himself_o show_v be_v set_v forth_o in_o job_n xli_o as_o the_o most_o astonish_a work_n of_o god_n for_o job_n ludolphus_n i_o think_v have_v demonstrate_v that_o nothing_o but_o the_o crocodile_n can_v be_v mean_v by_o this_o word_n tanim_fw-la in_o ezek._n xxix_o 3._o and_o xxxii_o 2._o and_o some_o other_o place_n vid._n l._n i._o comment_n in_o histor_n aethiop_n cap._n xi_o n._n 86._o and_o god_n see_v that_o it_o be_v good_a be_v please_v with_o the_o structure_n of_o these_o several_a creature_n of_o the_o bird_n who_o be_v furnish_v with_o wing_n to_o fly_v in_o the_o air_n and_o of_o the_o fish_n who_o fin_n serve_v they_o to_o swim_v in_o the_o water_n and_o of_o waterfowl_n who_o foot_n be_v form_v so_o as_o to_o serve_v for_o the_o same_o use_n and_o some_o of_o they_o such_o as_o dive_v under_o water_n cover_v so_o thick_a with_o feather_n and_o those_o so_o smooth_a and_o slippery_a as_o the_o learned_a and_o pious_a mr._n ray_n have_v observe_v that_o their_o body_n be_v thereby_o defend_v from_o the_o cold_a of_o the_o water_n which_o can_v penetrate_v or_o moisten_v they_o see_v wisdom_n of_o god_n in_o the_o creation_n p._n i._o p._n 135._o ver._n 22._o and_o god_n bless_v they_o etc._n etc._n his_o blessing_n they_o be_v give_v they_o a_o power_n to_o multiply_v and_o increase_v till_o they_o have_v fill_v the_o water_n with_o fish_n and_o the_o air_n with_o fowl_n which_o require_v a_o particular_a care_n of_o divine_a providence_n as_o abarbinel_n observe_v because_o they_o do_v not_o bring_v forth_o young_a one_o perfect_o form_v as_o the_o beast_n do_v but_o lay_v their_o egg_n in_o which_o they_o be_v form_v when_o they_o be_v out_o of_o their_o body_n this_o say_v he_o be_v a_o wonderful_a thing_n that_o when_o the_o womb_n as_o we_o may_v call_v it_o be_v separate_z from_o the_o genitor_fw-la a_o live_a creature_n like_o itself_o shall_v be_v produce_v which_o be_v the_o reason_n he_o fancy_n that_o a_o blessing_n be_v here_o pronounce_v upon_o they_o and_o not_o on_o the_o beast_n that_o be_v make_v the_o next_o day_n the_o ancient_a father_n be_v wont_a to_o observe_v that_o the_o first_o blessing_n be_v give_v to_o the_o water_n as_o a_o type_n of_o baptism_n theophilus_n ad_fw-la autolyc_a l._n ii_o and_o tertullian_n de_fw-fr baptismo_fw-la cap._n 3._o and_o let_v fowl_n multiply_v in_o the_o earth_n there_o for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o have_v their_o habitation_n and_o their_o food_n though_o some_o live_v upon_o the_o water_n ver._n 23._o see_v verse_n 19_o ver._n 24._o and_o god_n say_v let_v the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o thus_o by_o a_o gradual_a process_n the_o divine_a power_n produce_v creature_n still_o more_o noble_a the_o matter_n be_v more_o digest_v and_o prepare_v in_o five_o day_n time_n than_o it_o be_v at_o first_o i_o do_v not_o know_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o weight_n in_o the_o note_n of_o abarbinel_n who_o observe_v that_o moses_n here_o use_v a_o new_a word_n which_o we_o translate_v bring_v forth_o to_o show_v the_o difference_n between_o plant_n
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
indeed_o l._n i._n de_fw-fr gubern_n dei_fw-la think_v this_o speech_n proceed_v from_o atheism_n and_o that_o in_o those_o early_a day_n the_o opinion_n spring_v up_o which_o in_o his_o time_n have_v infect_v many_o deum_fw-la terrestria_fw-la non_fw-la respicere_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o god_n do_v not_o mind_n what_o we_o do_v on_o earth_n but_o the_o foul_a fact_n may_v be_v cover_v with_o a_o lye_n but_o this_o conceit_n be_v confute_v by_o the_o very_a question_n which_o be_v put_v to_o cain_n ver._n 10._o and_o he_o say_v what_o have_v thou_o do_v consider_v what_o a_o heinous_a crime_n thou_o have_v commit_v which_o can_v be_v conceal_v from_o i_o for_o the_o voice_n of_o thy_o brother_n blood_n cry_v &c_n &c_n call_n for_o speedy_a and_o severe_a vengeance_n in_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v blood_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n because_o say_v the_o hebrew_n doctor_n he_o kill_v abel_n and_o all_o his_o posterity_n which_o be_v in_o his_o loin_n according_a to_o what_o we_o read_v 2_o king_n ix_o 26._o i_o have_v see_v the_o blood_n of_o naboth_n and_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o son_n though_o we_o read_v of_o no_o body_n stone_v but_o naboth_n himself_n say_v the_o lord_n and_o i_o will_v requite_v thou_o in_o this_o plat_v etc._n etc._n see_v sanhedrim_n cap._n iu._n and_o excerpt_v gemara_n cap._n vi_o n._n 7._o à _fw-la joh._n coch._n ver._n 11._o and_o now_o thou_o be_v curse_v from_o the_o earth_n which_o have_v open_v etc._n etc._n i_o pass_v a_o sentence_n of_o perpetual_a banishment_n upon_o thou_o from_o this_o country_n which_o have_v drink_v in_o the_o blood_n of_o thy_o brother_n hitherto_o adam_n and_o his_o child_n have_v live_v together_o but_o now_o as_o aben_n ezra_n well_o observe_v cain_n be_v banish_v into_o a_o region_n far_o off_o from_o his_o father_n who_o dwell_v in_o the_o neighbourhood_n of_o paradise_n ver._n 12._o and_o when_o thou_o till_a the_o ground_n etc._n etc._n and_o wheresoever_o thou_o shall_v flee_v the_o earth_n 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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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i._n e._n upon_o one_o of_o the_o mountain_n as_o xix_o 29._o god_n overthrow_v the_o city_n in_o which_o lot_n dwell_v i._n e._n in_o one_o of_o which_o he_o dwell_v judg._n xii_o 7._o jephtah_n be_v bury_v in_o the_o city_n of_o gilead_n i._n e._n in_o one_o of_o the_o city_n for_o there_o be_v no_o one_o mountain_n call_v by_o this_o name_n of_o ararat_n but_o it_o belong_v to_o a_o long_a ridge_n of_o mountain_n like_o the_o alps_o or_o pyrenaean_a which_o be_v name_n appertain_v not_o to_o one_o but_o to_o all_o and_o sir_n w._n raleigh_n i_o think_v true_o judge_n that_o all_o the_o long_a ridge_n of_o mountain_n which_o run_v through_o armenia_n mesopotamia_n assyria_n media_n susiana_n etc._n etc._n i._n e._n from_o cilian_a to_o paraponisus_n be_v call_v by_o
the_o dove_n will_v stay_v the_o earth_n it_o be_v likely_a remain_v very_o chill_a ver._n 12._o and_o he_o stay_v yet_o other_o seven_o day_n see_v verse_n 10._o the_o observation_n there_o be_v confirm_v by_o what_o be_v repeat_v here_o return_v not_o again_o to_o he_o any_o more_o there_o want_v neither_o food_n nor_o a_o nest_n wherein_o to_o repose_v itself_o by_o which_o noah_n understand_v the_o earth_n be_v not_o only_o dry_a and_o fit_a to_o be_v inhabit_v but_o that_o it_o be_v not_o quite_o spoil_v by_o the_o flood_n but_o will_v afford_v food_n for_o all_o creature_n ver._n 13._o noah_n remove_v the_o cover_n of_o the_o ark._n some_o of_o the_o board_n on_o the_o top_n for_o he_o can_v see_v further_o by_o look_v out_o there_o than_o if_o he_o look_v out_o at_o the_o door_n or_o the_o window_n which_o give_v he_o a_o prospect_n but_o one_o way_n the_o face_n of_o the_o ground_n be_v dry_a quite_o free_v from_o water_n but_o yet_o so_o soft_a and_o muddy_a that_o it_o be_v not_o fit_a to_o be_v inhabit_v as_o appear_v by_o his_o stay_n still_o almost_o two_o month_n more_o before_o he_o think_v fit_a to_o go_v out_o so_o the_o follow_a verse_n tell_v we_o ver._n 14._o in_o the_o second_o month_n etc._n etc._n if_o their_o month_n be_v such_o as_o we_o twelve_o of_o which_o make_v three_o hundred_o sixty_o five_o day_n than_o noah_n stay_v in_o the_o ark_n a_o whole_a year_n and_o ten_o day_n as_o appear_v by_o compare_v this_o verse_n with_o vii_o 11._o but_o if_o they_o be_v lunar_a month_n which_o be_v most_o probable_a than_o he_o be_v in_o the_o ark_n just_a one_o of_o our_o year_n go_v out_o on_o the_o three_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o five_o day_n after_o his_o entrance_n into_o it_o be_v the_o earth_n dry_v perfect_o dry_v so_o that_o no_o moisture_n remain_v and_o grass_n it_o be_v likely_a be_v spring_v up_o for_o the_o cattle_n it_o need_v not_o seem_v a_o wonder_n that_o moses_n give_v so_o punctual_a and_o particular_a a_o account_n of_o this_o whole_a matter_n and_o of_o all_o that_o follow_v for_o he_o live_v within_o eight_o hundred_o year_n of_o the_o flood_n and_o therefore_o may_v very_o well_o know_v what_o have_v be_v do_v within_o that_o period_n and_o easy_o tell_v how_o the_o world_n be_v people_v by_o the_o posterity_n of_o noah_n which_o can_v not_o but_o be_v fresh_a in_o memory_n when_o man_n live_v so_o long_o that_o not_o much_o above_o three_o generation_n have_v pass_v from_o the_o flood_n to_o moses_n for_o shem_n who_o see_v the_o flood_n be_v contemporary_a with_o abraham_n as_o he_o be_v with_o jacob_n who_o great_a grandchild_n be_v the_o father_n of_o moses_n ver._n 16._o go_v forth_o out_o of_o the_o ark._n though_o he_o see_v the_o earth_n be_v fit_a to_o be_v inhabit_v yet_o he_o wait_v for_o god_n order_n to_o go_v out_o of_o the_o ark_n as_o he_o have_v it_o for_o his_o enter_v into_o it_o thou_o and_o thy_o wife_n etc._n etc._n i_o do_v not_o think_v the_o observation_n of_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n be_v absurd_a who_o by_o compare_v this_o verse_n with_o vii_o 13._o make_v this_o collection_n that_o while_o they_o be_v in_o the_o ark_n the_o man_n do_v not_o cohabit_v with_o their_o wife_n it_o be_v a_o time_n of_o great_a affliction_n and_o therefore_o they_o keep_v asunder_o in_o separate_a apartment_n so_o r._n elieser_n in_o his_o pirke_n cap._n xxiii_o where_o r._n levitas_n thus_o gather_v it_o when_o they_o go_v into_o the_o ark_n it_o be_v say_v vii_o 13._o noah_n and_o his_o son_n enter_v and_o then_o noah_n wife_n and_o his_o son_n wife_n behold_v say_v he_o here_o the_o man_n be_v put_v together_o and_o the_o woman_n together_o but_o when_o they_o come_v out_o it_o be_v here_o say_v go_v forth_o thou_o and_o thy_o wife_n and_o thy_o son_n and_o thy_o son_n wife_n with_o thou_o lo_o here_o they_o be_v couple_v together_o as_o before_o they_o be_v separate_v and_o so_o we_o find_v they_o again_o verse_n 18_o where_o it_o be_v say_v noah_n go_v forth_o and_o his_o wife_n etc._n etc._n ver._n 17._o bring_v forth_o every_o live_a creature_n etc._n etc._n that_o they_o may_v breed_v etc._n etc._n one_o will_v think_v by_o this_o that_o no_o creature_n breed_v in_o the_o ark_n no_o more_o than_o man_n but_o now_o be_v send_v forth_o to_o breed_v and_o multiply_v in_o the_o earth_n ver._n 20._o and_o noah_n build_v a_o altar_n to_o the_o lord_n we_o never_o read_v of_o any_o build_v before_o this_o time_n though_o we_o may_v reasonable_o conclude_v there_o be_v a_o altar_n upon_o which_o cain_n and_o abel_n offer_v in_o the_o place_n appoint_v for_o divine_a worship_n offer_a burnt-offering_n he_o restore_v the_o ancient_a rite_n of_o divine_a service_n which_o his_o son_n and_o their_o posterity_n follow_v some_o think_v these_o burnt-offering_n have_v something_o in_o they_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o propitiatory_a sacrifice_n as_o well_o as_o eucharistical_a which_o they_o certain_o be_v for_o their_o deliverance_n from_o the_o flood_n their_o reason_n be_v take_v from_o what_o follow_v ver._n 21._o the_o lord_z smell_v a_o sweet_a savour_n that_o be_v as_o munster_n understand_v it_o he_o cease_v from_o his_o anger_n and_o be_v appease_v so_o the_o syriack_n also_o and_o josephus_n l._n i._o antiq._n c._n 4._o but_o it_o may_v signify_v no_o more_o but_o that_o his_o thankfulness_n be_v as_o grateful_a to_o god_n as_o sweet_a odour_n be_v to_o we_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v in_o his_o heart_n he_o determine_v or_o resolve_v in_o himself_o the_o vulgar_a understand_v this_o as_o if_o the_o lord_n speak_v comfortable_o to_o noah_n which_o in_o the_o hebrew_n phrase_n be_v speak_v to_o one_o heart_n and_o say_v i_o will_v not_o again_o curse_v the_o ground_n any_o more_o i._n e._n after_o this_o manner_n with_o a_o deluge_n for_o the_o imagination_n of_o man_n heart_n be_v evil_a from_o his_o youth_n such_o a_o proclivity_n there_o be_v in_o man_n to_o evil_a that_o if_o i_o shall_v scourge_v they_o thus_o as_o often_o as_o they_o deserve_v there_o will_v be_v no_o end_n of_o deluge_n but_o the_o word_n may_v have_v a_o quite_o different_a sense_n be_v connect_v with_o what_o go_v before_o in_o this_o manner_n i_o will_v not_o curse_v the_o ground_n any_o more_o for_o man_n sake_n though_o he_o be_v so_o very_o evil_o dispose_v etc._n etc._n those_o word_n from_o his_o youth_n signify_v a_o long_o radicate_v corruption_n as_o appear_v from_o many_o place_n isa_n xlvii_o 12_o 15._o jerem._n iii_o 25._o ezek._n xxiii_o 8_o etc._n etc._n sol._n jarchi_n extend_v it_o so_o far_o as_o to_o signify_v from_o his_o mother_n be_v womb._n ver._n 22._o while_o the_o earth_n remain_v while_o man_n shall_v inhabit_v the_o earth_n seedtime_n and_o harvest_n etc._n etc._n there_o shall_v not_o be_v such_o a_o year_n as_o this_o last_o have_v be_v in_o which_o there_o be_v neither_o sow_v nor_o reap_v nor_o any_o distinction_n of_o season_n till_o the_o rain_n be_v do_v day_n and_o night_n shall_v not_o cease_v one_o will_v think_v by_o this_o expression_n that_o the_o day_n do_v not_o much_o differ_v from_o night_n while_o the_o heaven_n be_v cover_v with_o thick_a cloud_n which_o fall_v in_o dismal_a flood_n of_o rain_n chap._n ix_o ver._n 1._o and_o god_n bless_v noah_n and_o his_o son_n etc._n etc._n the_o divine_a majesty_n appear_v now_o to_o noah_n and_o his_o son_n to_o assure_v they_o of_o his_o favour_n and_o protection_n and_o to_o renew_v the_o blessing_n bestow_v upon_o adam_n as_o after_o a_o new_a creation_n say_v increase_n and_o multiply_v ver._n 2._o the_o fear_n of_o you_o etc._n etc._n he_o seem_v also_o to_o confirm_v to_o they_o the_o dominion_n which_o god_n give_v to_o adam_n at_o first_o over_o all_o creature_n i._o 26._o ver._n 3._o every_o move_a thing_n that_o live_v shall_v be_v meat_n for_o you_o etc._n etc._n here_o the_o first_o grant_v make_v to_o mankind_n concern_v food_n be_v enlarge_v as_o st._n basil_n observe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o legislation_n grant_v to_o they_o the_o use_n of_o fruit_n but_o now_o of_o all_o live_a creature_n which_o they_o be_v as_o free_o permit_v to_o eat_v of_o as_o former_o of_o all_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o garden_n for_o god_n see_v man_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d contumacious_a as_o greg._n nyss_n express_v it_o tom._n i._n p._n 157._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o concede_v to_o they_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o all_o thing_n this_o be_v the_o general_a fence_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o of_o the_o christian_a father_n and_o of_o the_o first_o reformer_n of_o religion_n they_o that_o will_v have_v this_o only_a a_o renewal_n of_o such_o a_o old_a charter_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
just_a at_o his_o birth_n which_o st._n austin_n take_v to_o have_v be_v the_o reason_n why_o his_o father_n call_v he_o peleg_n quia_fw-la tunc_fw-la ei_fw-la natus_fw-la est_fw-la quando_fw-la per_fw-la linguas_fw-la terra_fw-la divisa_fw-la est_fw-la because_o he_o be_v then_o bear_v to_o he_o when_o the_o earth_n be_v divide_v by_o their_o language_n but_o the_o text_n do_v not_o make_v this_o out_o for_o it_o only_o say_v in_o his_o day_n the_o earth_n be_v divide_v and_o the_o thirteen_o son_n of_o joktan_n peleg_n brother_n who_o have_v their_o share_n in_o this_o division_n be_v not_o then_o bear_v we_o must_v conclude_v that_o if_o this_o division_n begin_v at_o peleg_n birth_n it_o be_v not_o finish_v till_o some_o year_n after_o elmacinus_n say_v in_o the_o forty_o year_n of_o peleg_n age_n the_o hebrew_n general_o say_v at_o his_o death_n see_v hottinger_n smegma_fw-la orient_n p._n 62._o and_o 166._o and_o they_o leave_v off_o to_o build_v the_o tower_n i_o see_v no_o reason_n to_o believe_v that_o god_n overturn_v it_o by_o a_o terrible_a tempest_n as_o epiphanius_n express_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o josephus_n l._n i._o c._n 5._o antiq._n and_o abydenus_n mention_v by_o eusebius_n l._n ix_o c._n 4._o praepar_fw-la evang._n and_o divers_a other_o of_o the_o ancient_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o ground_n for_o what_o other_o say_v particular_o benjamin_n tudel_n in_o his_o itinerary_n p._n 77._o that_o it_o be_v burn_v by_o fire_n from_o heaven_n for_o moses_n do_v not_o intimate_v that_o it_o be_v either_o burn_v or_o over-turned_n but_o only_o that_o they_o desist_v from_o their_o enterprise_n which_o natural_o cease_v when_o they_o can_v no_o long_o join_v to_o carry_v on_o the_o building_n which_o may_v rather_o lead_v we_o to_o think_v that_o the_o city_n and_o tower_n stand_v long_o after_o this_o and_o that_o bochart_n conjecture_n be_v not_o unreasonable_a that_o it_o be_v the_o very_a tower_n which_o be_v afterward_o consecrate_v to_o belus_n describe_v by_o herodotus_n l._n i._n for_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o though_o this_o city_n and_o country_n lie_v waste_v for_o some_o time_n man_n be_v fright_v by_o the_o confusion_n of_o their_o language_n from_o live_v there_o yet_o nimrod_n a_o bold_a man_n come_v and_o make_v this_o the_o seat_n of_o his_o empire_n and_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a carry_v on_o that_o work_n which_o be_v break_v off_o by_o the_o dispersion_n for_o it_o be_v not_o say_v gen._n x._o 10._o that_o he_o build_v babel_n as_o he_o do_v niniveh_n and_o other_o city_n verse_n 11._o but_o only_a that_o it_o be_v the_o beginning_n of_o his_o kingdom_n the_o head_n city_n where_o he_o make_v his_o residence_n ver._n 9_o therefore_o be_v the_o name_n of_o it_o call_v babel_n which_o signify_v in_o hebrew_a confusion_n so_o frivolous_a be_v their_o conceit_n who_o make_v it_o to_o have_v be_v call_v by_o this_o name_n from_o babylon_n the_o son_n of_o belus_n all_o the_o difficulty_n be_v to_o know_v who_o call_v it_o by_o this_o name_n some_o think_v the_o child_n of_o heber_n in_o who_o family_n the_o original_a language_n continue_v but_o it_o may_v be_v as_o rational_o conceive_v that_o in_o the_o confusion_n of_o language_n all_o retain_v some_o of_o the_o ancient_a word_n and_o particular_o this_o by_o which_o they_o all_o common_o call_v this_o place_n confound_v the_o language_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v the_o language_n of_o all_o those_o people_n who_o be_v in_o this_o western_a colony_n not_o the_o language_n of_o noah_n and_o his_o plantation_n more_o easterly_a who_o keep_v as_o i_o say_v the_o primitive_a language_n scatter_v they_o abroad_o upon_o the_o face_n etc._n etc._n this_o dispersion_n be_v so_o order_v that_o each_o family_n and_o each_o nation_n dwell_v by_o itself_o which_o can_v not_o well_o be_v do_v as_o mr._n mede_n observe_v but_o by_o direct_v a_o orderly_a division_n either_o by_o cast_v of_o lot_n or_o choose_v according_a to_o their_o birthright_n after_o portion_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v set_v out_o according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o their_o nation_n and_o family_n for_o otherwise_o some_o will_v not_o have_v be_v content_a to_o go_v so_o far_o north_n as_o magog_n do_v and_o other_o suffer_v to_o enjoy_v more_o pleasant_a country_n ver._n 10._o these_o be_v the_o generation_n of_o shem._n it_o appear_v from_o the_o forego_n chapter_n that_o these_o here_o mention_v be_v not_o all_o the_o person_n who_o descend_v from_o he_o but_o these_o be_v the_o ancestor_n of_o abraham_n who_o moses_n derive_v by_o these_o from_o shem._n ver._n 11._o live_v after_o he_o beget_v arphaxad_a five_o hundred_o year_n so_o that_o as_o he_o have_v see_v methuselah_n and_o lamech_v before_o the_o flood_n he_o may_v also_o see_v not_o only_a abraham_n but_o his_o son_n isaac_n who_o by_o this_o account_n be_v one_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a when_o shem_n die_v ver._n 14._o beget_v eber._n who_o be_v the_o father_n of_o those_o from_o who_o come_v the_o hebrew_n nation_n abraham_n be_v descend_v from_o he_o in_o the_o six_o generation_n and_o that_o nation_n be_v call_v eber_n numb_a xxiv_o 24._o and_o the_o child_n of_o eber_n gen._n x._o 21._o it_o be_v not_o reasonable_a as_o i_o observe_v before_o to_o seek_v for_o any_o other_o derivation_n of_o the_o name_n of_o hebrew_n ver._n 16._o peleg_n or_o phaleg_n it_o be_v not_o unlikely_a that_o either_o he_o or_o some_o of_o his_o posterity_n in_o memory_n of_o he_o 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 chaborus_n run_v into_o it_o upon_o which_o harah_n or_o charrah_n stand_v build_v by_o haran_n abraham_n brother_n ver._n 18._o reu_fw-fr or_o ragau._n as_o some_o pronounce_v the_o hebrew_n word_n give_v name_n to_o a_o field_n near_o assyria_n judith_n i._n 5._o or_o as_o tobit_n say_v in_o media_n where_o strabo_n mention_n a_o city_n call_v raga_n and_o so_o do_v stephanus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n of_o his_o life_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v elmacinus_n p._n 29._o nimrod_n begin_v to_o reign_v in_o babylon_n and_o in_o his_o day_n also_o he_o say_v the_o egyptian_a kingdom_n begin_v which_o need_v not_o seem_v strange_a though_o scarce_o two_o hundred_o year_n be_v pass_v since_o the_o flood_n when_o we_o consider_v the_o vast_a increase_n of_o people_n in_o these_o age_n from_o a_o few_o planter_n within_o such_o a_o compass_n of_o time_n and_o likewise_o the_o extraordinary_a fruitfulness_n which_o god_n after_o the_o flood_n bestow_v upon_o they_o for_o the_o people_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o he_o say_v twice_o to_o noah_n and_o his_o son_n immediate_o after_o they_o come_v out_o of_o the_o ark_n increase_n and_o multiply_v ix_o 1_o 7._o and_o replenish_v the_o earth_n from_o this_o antiquity_n of_o the_o egyptian_a kingdom_n it_o be_v that_o the_o late_a pharaoh_n call_v themselves_o the_o son_n of_o ancient_a king_n isai_n xix_o 11._o in_o reu_n time_n also_o both_o the_o egyptian_n and_o babylonian_n now_o begin_v to_o make_v image_n and_o worship_n they_o if_o patricide_n may_v be_v credit_v see_v hotting_n smegma_fw-la orient_n cap._n 8._o n._n 16._o ver._n 20._o beget_v serug_v from_o who_o bochartus_n think_v some_o of_o his_o descendant_n may_v call_v the_o city_n sarug_n which_o the_o arabian_a geographer_n say_v be_v near_o to_o charrae_fw-la or_o haran_n he_o first_o begin_v to_o celebrate_v every_o year_n the_o memory_n of_o famous_a man_n after_o they_o be_v dead_a and_o command_v they_o to_o be_v honour_v as_o benefactor_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v suidas_n in_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o damascen_n and_o a_o long_a roll_n of_o other_o author_n mention_v by_o jacobus_n geusius_fw-la par._n i._o c._n 2._o de_fw-fr victimis_fw-la humanis_fw-la ver._n 22._o beget_v nahor_n the_o same_o writer_n say_v that_o idolatry_n increase_v much_o in_o his_o day_n there_o be_v a_o great_a earthquake_n the_o first_o that_o have_v be_v observe_v which_o overturn_v their_o temple_n and_o break_v their_o image_n in_o arabia_n ver._n 24._o terah_n who_o they_o make_v to_o have_v be_v a_o idolatrous_a priest_n but_o to_o have_v repent_v and_o be_v convert_v to_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n see_v verse_n 31._o ver._n 26._o and_o terah_n live_v seventy_o year_n and_o beget_v abraham_n nahor_n and_o haran_n i._n e._n he_o be_v seventy_o year_n old_a before_o he_o have_v any_o child_n and_o then_o have_v three_o son_n one_o after_o another_o who_o be_v not_o set_v down_o in_o the_o order_n wherein_o they_o be_v bear_v for_o abraham_n being_n first_o name_v do_v not_o prove_v he_o to_o have_v be_v the_o elder_a son_n of_o terah_n no_o more_o
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