virtue_n but_o that_o be_v not_o the_o meaning_n here_o it_o be_v give_v as_o a_o reason_n why_o sarah_n doubt_v of_o a_o son_n continency_n because_o she_o be_v old_a and_o her_o lord_n also_o 2._o neither_o be_v pererius_n collection_n sound_n that_o because_o sarah_n say_v shall_v i_o have_v lust_n that_o abraham_n and_o sarah_n after_o the_o birth_n of_o ishmael_n have_v consent_v to_o abstinence_n from_o matrimonial_a act_n for_o abraham_n long_o after_o this_o have_v child_n by_o keturah_n which_o show_v that_o there_o be_v in_o abraham_n moderate_a lust_n and_o desire_v and_o sarah_n though_o her_o desire_n that_o way_n have_v be_v extinguish_v yet_o she_o be_v to_o be_v obedient_a sarah_n then_o only_o speak_v comparative_o that_o the_o heat_n and_o lust_n of_o youth_n be_v now_o abate_v in_o she_o qvest._n viii_o whether_o abraham_n be_v simple_o unapt_a for_o generation_n further_o 1._o some_o think_v that_o abraham_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o great_a age_n be_v simple_o 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make_v it_o a_o sign_n of_o a_o mystery_n rather_o than_o a_o argument_n of_o incredulity_n 2._o neither_o yet_o do_v sarah_n direct_o detract_v from_o the_o credit_n of_o god_n promise_n for_o she_o do_v not_o yet_o know_v that_o they_o be_v angel_n 3._o but_o of_o a_o womanly_a modesty_n she_o show_v herself_o at_o the_o first_o incredulous_a and_o be_v guilty_a of_o her_o infirmity_n through_o fear_n deny_v it_o but_o yet_o when_o she_o be_v rebuke_v she_o stand_v not_o in_o defence_n thereof_o neither_o reply_v and_o be_v confirm_v in_o her_o faith_n and_o believe_v august_n 4._o and_o herein_o god_n mercy_n appear_v that_o be_v content_v to_o chastise_v sarahs_n incredulity_n with_o a_o simple_a reprehension_n whereas_o zacharie_n for_o the_o like_a offence_n be_v strike_v dumb_a calvin_n 8._o 87._o shall_v i_o hide_v from_o abraham_n 1._o whereas_o the_o septuag_n read_v from_o abraham_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pvero_fw-la my_o child_n ambrose_n show_v that_o abraham_n though_o old_a in_o year_n be_v call_v a_o child_n or_o youth_n 6._o ob_fw-la pueritia_fw-la obsequium_fw-la because_o of_o cheerful_a obedience_n and_o prompt_v and_o ready_a service_n but_o we_o need_v not_o stand_v upon_o this_o note_n see_v the_o word_n be_v not_o in_o the_o original_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v usual_a in_o scripture_n by_o that_o word_n to_o understand_v servant_n qvest._n xi_o how_o a_o thing_n be_v say_v to_o be_v impossible_a 2._o likewise_o where_o the_o latin_a read_v can_v i_o hide_v from_o abraham_n which_o in_o the_o original_n stand_v thus_o shall_v i_o hide_v pererius_n observation_n how_o divers_a way_n a_o thing_n be_v say_v to_o be_v impossible_a or_o that_o can_v be_v be_v impertinent_a yet_o because_o there_o may_v be_v use_n elsewhere_o of_o this_o annotation_n i_o will_v not_o omit_v it_o 1._o a_o thing_n be_v say_v to_o be_v impossible_a when_o mean_n and_o strength_n be_v deny_v 1_o cor._n 3.2_o i_o give_v you_o milk_n to_o drink_v for_o you_o can_v not_o etc._n etc._n 2._o that_o which_o be_v seldom_o do_v though_o it_o may_v be_v do_v matth._n 5._o a_o city_n set_v upon_o a_o hill_n can_v be_v hide_v 3._o that_o which_o be_v not_o fit_v nor_o convenient_a matth._n 9_o the_o child_n of_o the_o bridegroom_n can_v mourn_v so_o long_o as_o the_o bridegroom_n be_v with_o they_o 4._o when_o a_o thing_n may_v be_v do_v but_o against_o the_o will_n gen._n 37._o 4._o the_o brethren_n of_o joseph_n can_v not_o speak_v peaceable_o to_o he_o 5._o that_o which_o can_v be_v do_v of_o man_n or_o by_o any_o natural_a cause_n though_o unto_o god_n not_o impossible_a as_o to_o cause_v a_o camel_n to_o go_v through_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o needle_n matth._n 19.6_o that_o which_o be_v simple_o impossible_a both_o in_o nature_n and_o to_o god_n as_o include_v a_o contradiction_n as_o it_o be_v impossible_a god_n shall_v lie_v heb._n 6.7_o that_o which_o be_v forbid_v by_o a_o superior_a power_n as_o the_o angel_n say_v to_o lot_n gen._n 19.22_o i_o can_v do_v nothing_o till_o thou_o be_v come_v thither_o 8._o that_o which_o be_v evil_a and_o unseemly_a as_o joseph_n say_v to_o his_o mistress_n how_o can_v i_o do_v this_o great_a wickedness_n and_o sin_n against_o god_n gen._n 39.9_o qvest._n xii_o wherefore_o the_o lord_n impart_v his_o counsel_n to_o abraham_n concern_v the_o destruction_n of_o sodom_n vers._n 18._o see_v that_o abraham_n shall_v be_v indeed_o a_o great_a nation_n etc._n etc._n two_o reason_n be_v give_v why_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o conceal_v from_o abraham_n his_o counsel_n concern_v the_o destruction_n of_o sodom_n first_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o dignity_n and_o privilege_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v endue_v abraham_n with_o both_o carnal_a in_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o father_n of_o a_o mighty_a people_n and_o spiritual_a because_o of_o he_o shall_v come_v the_o messiah_n in_o who_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v bless_v 2._o in_o respect_n of_o abraham_n diligence_n and_o duty_n in_o teach_v and_o instruct_v his_o posterity_n after_o he_o for_o this_o shall_v seem_v to_o have_v be_v the_o godly_a practice_n of_o the_o father_n to_o catechise_v their_o family_n and_o instruct_v they_o concern_v the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n transgression_n of_o man_n destruction_n of_o the_o old_a world_n god_n providence_n the_o messiah_n to_o be_v reveal_v everlasting_a life_n to_o come_v and_o such_o like_a perer._n 3_o the_o hebrew_n think_v that_o because_o the_o pentapolis_n or_o valley_n of_o five_o city_n belong_v unto_o canaan_n which_o be_v promise_v to_o abraham_n the_o lord_n impart_v this_o matter_n qvest._n xiii_o of_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o sodom_n vers._n 20._o the_o cry_n of_o sodom_n be_v great_a etc._n etc._n 1._o four_o sin_n be_v note_v in_o scripture_n to_o be_v cry_v
lay_v up_o for_o he_o but_o unto_o they_o also_o which_o love_n his_o appear_v 2_o tim._n 4.8_o where_o the_o same_o certainty_n of_o the_o reward_n be_v decree_v the_o like_a assurance_n be_v not_o deny_v 4._o bellarmine_n answer_v that_o hence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o all_o believer_n be_v not_o sure_a of_o their_o justification_n see_v abraham_n that_o have_v serve_v god_fw-we most_o faithful_o before_o yet_o never_o till_o now_o be_v assure_v of_o his_o justification_n lib._n 3._o the_o justif_a cap._n 11._o resp_n ad_fw-la ration_n 1._o contra._n it_o follow_v not_o abraham_n be_v not_o always_o assure_v therefore_o every_o believer_n can_v be_v assure_v but_o it_o well_o follow_v that_o as_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o abraham_n have_v not_o such_o assurance_n so_o the_o faithful_a at_o all_o time_n have_v not_o such_o persuasion_n and_o that_o we_o grant_v 2._o it_o be_v untrue_a that_o abraham_n have_v not_o this_o assurance_n till_o now_o when_o he_o offer_v up_o isaac_n for_o the_o apostle_n show_v that_o then_o he_o have_v this_o assurance_n when_o faith_n be_v impute_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n rom._n 4.22_o 23._o which_o be_v before_o he_o be_v circumcise_v gen._n 15.6_o 5._o bellarmine_n again_o answer_v that_o the_o scripture_n commend_v the_o righteousness_n of_o abraham_n and_o other_o patriarch_n do_v rather_o make_v we_o certain_a and_o sure_a of_o their_o salvation_n than_o themselves_o ibid._n contra._n no_o man_n salvation_n can_v be_v better_o know_v to_o another_o than_o to_o himself_o for_o as_o the_o life_n of_o the_o body_n be_v more_o feel_v where_o that_o life_n be_v than_o of_o other_o that_o see_v the_o body_n to_o live_v so_o say_v which_o be_v the_o life_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o the_o scripture_n say_v the_o just_a shall_v live_v by_o faith_n be_v better_a apprehend_v of_o those_o which_o have_v the_o possession_n of_o it_o than_o of_o such_o as_o only_o behold_v it_o 2._o confut._n the_o promise_v not_o merit_v by_o abraham_n obedience_n vers._n 16._o because_o thou_o have_v do_v this_o thing_n etc._n etc._n from_o hence_o pererius_n infer_v that_o abraham_n egregâ—â—_n illo_fw-la facto_fw-la meruisse_fw-la deserve_v by_o this_o worthy_a act_n that_o such_o promise_n be_v make_v unto_o he_o and_o that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v be_v bear_v of_o his_o stock_n rather_o than_o of_o any_o other_o contra._n 1._o the_o apostle_n do_v conclude_v the_o contrary_a that_o because_o faith_n be_v impute_v to_o abraham_n for_o righteousness_n he_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o work_n rom._n 4.2_o 4._o 2._o these_o promise_n be_v make_v to_o abraham_n before_o he_o have_v show_v any_o worthy_a work_n even_o then_o when_o he_o be_v first_o call_v out_o of_o his_o country_n gen_n 12.2_o they_o than_o proceed_v from_o god_n mercy_n not_o of_o abraham_n desert_n or_o worthiness_n 3._o the_o lord_n therefore_o crown_v abraham_n obedience_n with_o renew_v his_o promise_n to_o show_v we_o that_o they_o which_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n aught_o to_o proceed_v and_o go_v forward_o in_o good_a work_n whereby_o their_o faith_n be_v approve_v muscul._n 3._o confut._n the_o assumption_n of_o the_o humane_a nature_n to_o the_o godhead_n in_o christ_n not_o merit_v 4._o but_o to_o say_v that_o abraham_n merit_v that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v take_v flesh_n of_o his_o seed_n be_v not_o far_o from_o blasphemy_n for_o than_o he_o shall_v have_v merit_v more_o than_o christ_n himself_o do_v as_o he_o be_v man_n see_v that_o the_o hypostatical_a union_n of_o the_o humane_a nature_n with_o the_o godhead_n in_o one_o person_n be_v of_o grace_n not_o of_o merit_n as_o augustine_n well_o resolve_v quod_fw-la christus_fw-la est_fw-la unigenitus_fw-la aequalis_fw-la patri_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la gratia_fw-la 37._o sed_fw-la natura_fw-la quod_fw-la autem_fw-la in_o unitatem_fw-la personae_fw-la unigeniti_fw-la assumptus_fw-la est_fw-la homo_fw-la gratia_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la natura_fw-la that_o christ_n be_v the_o only_o beget_v son_n equal_a to_o his_o father_n it_o be_v not_o grace_n but_o nature_n but_o in_o that_o man_n nature_n be_v take_v to_o make_v one_o person_n with_o the_o only_o beget_v it_o be_v of_o grace_n and_o not_o by_o nature_n but_o now_o if_o the_o man_n christ_n deserve_v not_o the_o assumption_n or_o take_v of_o the_o humane_a nature_n to_o the_o godhead_n and_o yet_o abraham_n merit_v that_o his_o seed_n shall_v in_o the_o messiah_n be_v unite_v to_o the_o godhead_n it_o will_v follow_v that_o he_o merit_v more_o than_o christ_n wherefore_o that_o be_v a_o sound_n and_o catholic_a conclusion_n of_o augustine_n joan._n neque_fw-la enim_fw-la illam_fw-la susceptionem_fw-la hominis_fw-la ulla_fw-la merita_fw-la praecesserunt_fw-la sed_fw-la ab_fw-la illa_fw-la susceptione_n merita_fw-la ejus_fw-la cuncta_fw-la caeperunt_fw-la before_o the_o take_n of_o man_n nature_n there_o be_v no_o merit_n at_o all_o but_o all_o christ_n merit_n take_v begin_v there_o 4._o confut._n the_o chalde_n paraphrast_n corrupt_a vers._n 18._o in_o thy_o seed_n etc._n etc._n so_o read_v the_o septuagint_n according_a to_o the_o original_n in_o the_o singular_a number_n and_o this_o read_n be_v approve_v by_o the_o apostle_n galath_n 3.16_o wherefore_o the_o chalde_n paraphrast_n be_v find_v here_o to_o be_v corrupt_a which_o read_v thus_o in_o the_o plural_a number_n in_o thy_o son_n shall_v all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v 5._o confut._n many_o in_o scripture_n take_v for_o all_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v bless_v and_o gen._n 17.5_o the_o lord_n say_v a_o father_n of_o many_o nation_n have_v i_o make_v thou_o we_o see_v then_o that_o in_o the_o phrase_n of_o scripture_n sometime_o many_o be_v take_v for_o all_o by_o this_o place_n therefore_o that_o cavil_n of_o the_o pelagian_n may_v be_v answer_v who_o because_o the_o apostle_n say_v by_o one_o man_n disobedience_n many_o be_v make_v sinner_n rom._n 5.19_o will_v infer_v that_o we_o become_v sinner_n not_o by_o original_a corruption_n or_o propagation_n of_o sin_n but_o by_o imitation_n for_o then_o the_o apostle_n will_v have_v say_v not_o many_o but_o all_o but_o the_o apostle_n by_o many_o understand_v all_o as_o he_o affirm_v vers_fw-la 18._o that_o by_o the_o offence_n of_o one_o the_o fault_n come_v upon_o all_o to_o condemnation_n for_o they_o which_o be_v all_o may_v true_o be_v say_v to_o be_v many_o the_o like_a cavil_n in_o another_o question_n be_v urge_v by_o catharinus_n a_o popish_a writer_n who_o because_o it_o be_v say_v in_o daniel_n 12.2_o that_o many_o of_o they_o which_o sleep_n in_o the_o dust_n shall_v awake_v some_o to_o everlasting_a life_n some_o to_o shame_n collect_v that_o all_o shall_v not_o unbaptise_v but_o that_o some_o as_o namely_o infant_n die_v without_o baptism_n shall_v neither_o be_v in_o heaven_n nor_o hell_n but_o this_o objection_n may_v receive_v the_o same_o answer_n that_o as_o in_o the_o promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n many_o be_v take_v for_o all_o so_o also_o be_v it_o in_o this_o place_n of_o the_o prophet_n as_o before_o also_o be_v show_v the_o like_a use_n in_o the_o apostle_n 6._o place_n of_o exhortation_n 1._o observ._n to_o bear_v the_o death_n of_o child_n patient_o vers._n 10._o abraham_n stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n take_v the_o knife_n etc._n etc._n origen_n from_o this_o example_n of_o abraham_n that_o doubt_v not_o to_o offer_v up_o his_o son_n persuade_v parent_n to_o bear_v patient_o the_o death_n of_o their_o child_n laetus_n offer_v filium_fw-la deo_fw-la esto_fw-la sacerdos_fw-la anima_fw-la silij_fw-la tui_fw-la cheerful_o offer_v thy_o son_n unto_o god_n and_o be_v a_o priest_n of_o his_o soul_n this_o be_v nothing_o say_v he_o to_o abraham_n strength_n which_o bind_v his_o son_n himself_o and_o bend_v his_o sword_n hom._n 8._o in_o gen._n 2._o observ._n confidence_n in_o god_n providence_n vers._n 14._o in_o the_o mount_n will_v the_o lord_n provide_v etc._n etc._n we_o be_v teach_v with_o the_o like_a confidence_n when_o all_o other_o mean_v fail_v to_o cast_v our_o care_n upon_o god_n as_o abraham_n do_v for_o who_o the_o lord_n provide_v another_o sacrifice_n which_o he_o think_v not_o upon_o in_o stead_n of_o his_o son_n isaac_n calvin_n therefore_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o psalm_n 68.20_o to_o the_o lord_n belong_v the_o issue_n of_o death_n he_o know_v how_o to_o make_v a_o way_n for_o our_o deliverance_n though_o we_o at_o the_o first_o see_v it_o not_o 3._o observ._n god_n voice_n must_v be_v obey_v vers._n 18._o in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v because_o thou_o have_v obey_v my_o voice_n whereupon_o ambrose_n give_v this_o good_a note_n et_fw-la nos_fw-la ergo_fw-la audiamus_fw-la vocem_fw-la dei_fw-la nostri_fw-la si_fw-la volumus_fw-la apud_fw-la eum_fw-la gratiam_fw-la invenire_fw-la let_v we_o therefore_o hear_v and_o obey_v the_o voice_n of_o god_n if_o we_o
think_v diversum_fw-la aliquid_fw-la hic_fw-la notari_fw-la that_o some_o divers_a thing_n be_v here_o note_v than_o before_o for_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o go_v before_o they_o and_o to_o go_v with_o they_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o but_o in_o that_o the_o lord_n say_v again_o vers_fw-la 17._o i_o will_v do_v this_o thing_n also_o which_o thou_o have_v say_v it_o be_v evident_a that_o moses_n add_v somewhat_o to_o his_o former_a request_n and_o beg_v somewhat_o which_o be_v not_o yet_o grant_v though_o calvin_n think_v it_o be_v but_o the_o repetition_n of_o the_o same_o thing_n tollenda_fw-la dubitationis_fw-la causa_fw-la to_o take_v from_o moses_n all_o doubt_v so_o also_o oleaster_n 2._o some_o do_v think_v that_o moses_n here_o ask_v a_o divers_a thing_n from_o that_o which_o the_o lord_n grant_v where_o there_o be_v divers_a opinion_n 1._o lyranus_fw-la take_v it_o that_o whereas_o god_n promise_v to_o go_v before_o moses_n he_o further_o entreat_v that_o he_o will_v totum_fw-la populum_fw-la praecedere_fw-la go_v before_o not_o he_o only_o but_o all_o the_o people_n etc._n etc._n but_o the_o lord_n promise_v be_v general_a that_o his_o presence_n shall_v go_v before_o not_o express_v who_o and_o moses_n request_n which_o the_o lord_n yield_v unto_o wherein_o he_o make_v mention_n of_o the_o people_n vers_fw-la 13._o show_v that_o the_o lord_n so_o mean_v that_o he_o will_v be_v a_o guide_n to_o all_o the_o people_n 2._o cajetan_n say_v because_o the_o lord_n have_v promise_v only_o in_o general_n my_o face_n shall_v go_v not_o express_v whether_o antâ—_n eos_fw-la cum_fw-la eye_n post_fw-la eos_fw-la before_o they_o with_o they_o or_o behind_o they_o now_o he_o entreat_v that_o he_o will_v go_v with_o he_o but_o moses_n repeat_v god_n word_n do_v put_v to_o no_o such_o limitation_n only_o he_o say_v if_o thy_o presence_n go_v not_o carry_v we_o not_o hence_o by_o which_o repeat_v of_o god_n word_n moses_n know_v well_o 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to_o infinite_a danger_n partly_o he_o intreat_v that_o god_n will_v not_o only_o go_v before_o they_o as_o he_o do_v before_o other_o of_o the_o heathen_a who_o he_o use_v in_o his_o service_n as_o he_o raise_v and_o stir_v up_o cyrus_n 2._o who_o he_o conduct_v as_o the_o lord_n say_v by_o his_o prophet_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n to_o cyrus_n his_o anointed_n who_o right_a hand_n i_o have_v hold_v to_o subdue_v nation_n before_o he_o etc._n etc._n i_o will_v go_v before_o thou_o and_o make_v the_o crooked_a strait_n etc._n etc._n but_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v also_o dwell_v among_o they_o in_o his_o tabernacle_n as_o he_o purpose_v and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n herein_o condescend_v to_o moses_n say_v afterward_o vers_fw-la 17._o i_o will_v do_v this_o also_o which_o thou_o have_v say_v that_o be_v non_fw-la solum_fw-la praibo_fw-la sed_fw-la vobiscum_fw-la ero_fw-la i_o will_v not_o only_o go_v before_o you_o but_o with_o you_o also_o gallas_n so_o moses_n also_o in_o say_v that_o the_o people_n may_v have_v pre-eminence_n entreat_v ut_fw-la non_fw-la cesset_fw-la deus_fw-la facere_fw-la signa_fw-la coram_fw-la gentibus_fw-la that_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o cease_v still_o to_o do_v sign_n and_o wonder_n for_o his_o people_n before_o the_o nation_n that_o they_o may_v know_v that_o god_n be_v among_o they_o ferus_fw-la simlerus_n osiander_n for_o the_o faithful_a be_v not_o satisfy_v nisi_fw-la deum_fw-la totum_fw-la habeant_fw-la unless_o they_o have_v god_n whole_o and_o all_o ferus_fw-la quest_n xxxii_o why_o moses_n add_v carry_v we_o not_o hence_o see_v even_o in_o that_o place_n also_o they_o have_v need_n of_o god_n protection_n vers._n 15._o carry_v we_o not_o hence_o 1._o calvin_n so_o understand_v moses_n here_o as_o though_o he_o shall_v mean_v that_o it_o be_v better_a perire_fw-la in_o deserto_fw-la to_o perish_v in_o the_o desert_n than_o to_o go_v forward_o without_o god_n presence_n but_o moses_n by_o no_o mean_n will_v have_v wish_v the_o perish_v of_o the_o people_n for_o who_o preservation_n he_o entreat_v so_o earnest_o before_o wish_v himself_o rather_o to_o be_v race_v out_o of_o god_n book_n than_o they_o to_o perish_v 2._o rupertus_n draw_v it_o to_o a_o mystical_a sense_n carry_v we_o not_o hence_o etc._n etc._n quid_fw-la attinet_fw-la nos_fw-la vivere_fw-la etc._n etc._n to_o what_o end_n shall_v we_o live_v and_o beget_v child_n unless_o thou_o come_v which_o only_a can_v regenerate_a unto_o life_n those_o which_o be_v bear_v to_o death_n etc._n etc._n he_o apply_v it_o to_o the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n but_o the_o phrase_n here_o use_v carry_v we_o not_o hence_o show_v that_o moses_n here_o speak_v of_o go_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o otherwise_o the_o messiah_n may_v have_v be_v give_v unto_o they_o as_o well_o in_o this_o place_n as_o in_o canaan_n 3._o his_o meaning_n therefore_o be_v melius_fw-la esse_fw-la iter_fw-la non_fw-la ingredi_fw-la that_o it_o be_v better_o for_o they_o not_o to_o go_v thence_o at_o all_o unless_o god_n will_v be_v their_o guide_n simler_n not_o to_o stir_v one_o foot_n from_o thence_o 4._o which_o moses_n speak_v not_o as_o though_o they_o need_v not_o god_n protection_n and_o preservation_n there_o but_o because_o they_o be_v subject_a to_o many_o more_o danger_n in_o walk_v forward_o still_o for_o they_o be_v to_o pass_v by_o the_o country_n of_o divers_a nation_n who_o will_v suspect_v they_o as_o have_v a_o purpose_n to_o invade_v their_o land_n whereas_o now_o remain_v still_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v molest_v of_o any_o tostat._v qu._n 16._o quest_n xxxiii_o why_o it_o be_v add_v people_n upon_o the_o earth_n vers._n 16._o all_o the_o people_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o earth_n 1._o this_o be_v not_o add_v by_o way_n of_o distinction_n as_o though_o there_o be_v any_o people_n under_o the_o earth_n they_o which_o be_v go_v out_o of_o the_o world_n be_v call_v people_n 2d_o as_o abraham_n be_v say_v to_o be_v gather_v unto_o his_o people_n but_o not_o proper_o because_o they_o be_v spirit_n and_o not_o man_n in_o hell_n there_o can_v be_v no_o people_n because_o there_o be_v no_o order_n nor_o community_n as_o where_o a_o people_n be_v there_o be_v a_o mutual_a community_n and_o they_o be_v govern_v by_o law_n nor_o yet_o in_o heaven_n be_v there_o say_v to_o be_v a_o people_n proper_o their_o body_n be_v lay_v aside_o their_o spirit_n only_o there_o live_v in_o bliffe_n 2._o neither_o be_v those_o which_o be_v call_v antipode_n which_o dwell_v on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o earth_n under_o but_o upon_o the_o earth_n as_o we_o be_v 3._o sed_fw-la positum_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la superabundantia_fw-la this_o be_v add_v of_o abundance_n for_o more_o plain_a evidence_n and_o demonstration_n tostat._v qu._n 16._o quest_n xxxiv_o whether_o moses_n desire_v to_o see_v the_o very_a divine_a nature_n and_o essence_n of_o god_n vers._n 18._o i_o beseech_v thou_o show_v i_o thy_o glory_n 1._o ferus_fw-la think_v that_o moses_n only_o ask_v of_o god_n to_o show_v he_o certain_a sign_n and_o evidence_n of_o his_o glory_n quibus_fw-la omnes_fw-la homines_fw-la te_fw-la agnoscant_fw-la credant_fw-la whereby_o all_o man_n may_v acknowledge_v thou_o and_o believe_v in_o thou_o but_o this_o have_v be_v a_o lawful_a request_n and_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o have_v deny_v it_o 2._o some_o think_v that_o moses_n desire_v ostendi_fw-la sibi_fw-la aspectabilem_fw-la formam_fw-la divinae_fw-la majestatis_fw-la that_o there_o may_v be_v show_v unto_o he_o some_o visible_a form_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n not_o for_o his_o own_o satisfaction_n but_o to_o content_v the_o rude_a people_n that_o he_o may_v make_v some_o description_n thereof_o unto_o they_o who_o desire_v to_o be_v instruct_v by_o some_o visible_a demonstration_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o they_o cause_v in_o moses_n absence_n a_o calf_n
of_o jephunne_v othoniel_n of_o seraiah_n which_o jephunne_v and_o seraiah_n be_v the_o son_n of_o kenaz_n for_o caleb_n be_v not_o the_o son_n of_o kenaz_n but_o of_o jephunne_v 1_o chron._n 4.15_o yet_o it_o seem_v that_o he_o be_v of_o the_o stock_n of_o kenaz_n as_o grandchild_n unto_o he_o 3._o because_o he_o be_v call_v a_o kenazite_n num._n 23.12_o and_o yet_o the_o son_n of_o jephunneh_n othaniel_n then_o be_v call_v the_o brother_n of_o caleb_n not_o proper_o but_o in_o a_o large_a sense_n as_o lot_n be_v call_v abraham_n brother_n be_v indeed_o his_o brother_n son_n wherefore_o pererius_n in_o follow_v the_o blind_a latin_a text_n be_v much_o deceive_v 6._o moral_a observation_n 1._o observ._n against_o discontentment_n vers._n 2._o as_o they_o go_v from_o the_o east_n etc._n etc._n chrysostome_n hereupon_o note_v genes_n that_o as_o these_o man_n not_o content_v with_o their_o state_n seek_v out_o a_o new_a country_n so_o mankind_n say_v he_o non_fw-la potest_fw-la intra_fw-la suos_fw-la limit_n consistere_fw-la can_v never_o keep_v itself_o within_o the_o bound_n but_o always_o covet_v more_o 2._o observ._n against_o continue_v in_o sin_n and_o there_o they_o abide_v philo_n note_v here_o that_o as_o these_o man_n have_v find_v a_o pleasant_a field_n do_v not_o pass_v through_o but_o continue_v there_o so_o sinner_n do_v delight_n to_o continue_v and_o dwell_v in_o sin_n ejus_fw-la malum_fw-la fuisset_fw-la si_fw-la post_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o peccata_fw-la inciderant_fw-la pro_fw-la alicuis_fw-la non_fw-la pro_fw-la domestic_a be_v habuissent_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o have_v be_v a_o less_o evil_a after_o they_o have_v fall_v into_o sin_n if_o they_o have_v use_v it_o not_o as_o a_o domestical_a but_o as_o a_o stranger_n 3._o observ._n against_o vain_a and_o momentary_a pleasure_n vers._n 3._o come_v let_v we_o make_v brick_n like_a as_o these_o that_o dwell_v in_o shiner_n build_v of_o brick_n sic_fw-la qui_fw-la voluptatib_fw-la carnis_fw-la inserviunt_fw-la de_fw-la fragili_fw-la materia_fw-la etc._n etc._n so_o they_o that_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o pleasure_n do_v build_v with_o brittle_a matter_n that_o can_v continue_v but_o they_o which_o follow_v virtue_n lateres_fw-la in_o lapides_fw-la mutant_fw-la do_v turn_v brick_n into_o hew_a stone_n gregor_n this_o appear_v in_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o rich_a man_n penitential_a luke_n 16._o who_o pleasure_n be_v soon_o over_o but_o lazarus_n joy_n be_v everlasting_a 4._o observ._n difficulty_n shall_v not_o hinder_v virtuous_a work_n so_o they_o have_v brick_n for_o stone_n etc._n etc._n many_o time_n the_o difficulty_n that_o occur_v do_v cause_n man_n to_o cease_v off_o from_o their_o enterprise_n but_o nothing_o can_v hinder_v these_o man_n though_o they_o have_v neither_o stone_n nor_o mortar_n yet_o they_o will_v build_v a_o tower_n such_o as_o be_v never_o see_v in_o the_o world_n before_o or_o after_o calvin_n we_o learn_v hereby_o that_o nothing_o shall_v discourage_v we_o or_o make_v we_o give_v over_o in_o a_o good_a work_n see_v these_o be_v so_o laborious_a in_o compass_v this_o their_o proud_a and_o ungodly_a enterprise_n 5._o observ._n against_o building_n for_o ostentation_n vers._n 4._o that_o we_o may_v get_v we_o a_o name_n etc._n etc._n chrysostome_n here_o well_o note_v the_o vanity_n of_o worldly_a man_n that_o build_v house_n and_o make_v great_a work_n ut_fw-la immortalem_fw-la nominis_fw-la memoriam_fw-la relinquant_fw-la to_o leave_v a_o immortal_a memory_n of_o their_o name_n whereas_o both_o they_o fail_v of_o their_o purpose_n hodie_fw-la domus_fw-la dicitur_fw-la huius_fw-la eras_fw-la alterius_fw-la to_o day_n it_o be_v call_v one_o man_n house_n to_o morrow_n another_o and_o so_o their_o name_n be_v extinguish_v and_o they_o may_v take_v a_o more_o sure_a way_n to_o preserve_v their_o name_n by_o do_v of_o good_a while_o they_o live_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o psalm_n 112.9_o he_o have_v distribute_v and_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a his_o righteousness_n remain_v for_o ever_o but_o worldly_a man_n do_v as_o absalon_n do_v because_o he_o have_v no_o child_n leave_v to_o keep_v his_o name_n he_o build_v he_o a_o pillar_n 2_o sam._n 18.18_o so_o they_o want_v good_a work_n which_o be_v the_o true_a fruit_n of_o the_o spiritual_a man_n seek_v to_o make_v themselves_o famous_a by_o sumptuous_a building_n 6._o observ._n wicked_a man_n proud_a before_o their_o fall_n vers._n 4._o jest_n we_o be_v scatter_v philo_n read_v before_o we_o be_v scatter_v and_o thereupon_o observe_v that_o such_o be_v the_o obstinacy_n of_o the_o wicked_a though_o they_o see_v that_o great_a judgement_n be_v hang_v over_o their_o head_n yet_o they_o will_v go_v on_o in_o their_o wickedness_n as_o the_o conscience_n of_o these_o proud_a man_n give_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o go_v unpunished_a yet_o for_o all_o that_o they_o proceed_v in_o their_o purpose_n thus_o we_o see_v verify_v that_o say_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n prov._n 16.18_o pride_n go_v before_o destruction_n as_o these_o man_n when_o they_o be_v in_o the_o height_n of_o their_o pride_n be_v disperse_v and_o scatter_v like_v as_o saul_n make_v a_o goodly_a place_n for_o himself_o as_o triumph_v for_o the_o late_a victory_n obtain_v against_o amelech_n even_o then_o when_o he_o be_v cast_v off_o from_o be_v king_n 1_o sam._n 15.13_o oecolampad_n in_o hunc_fw-la locum_fw-la 7._o observ._n not_o to_o condemn_v any_o rash_o vers._n 5._o the_o lord_n come_v down_o to_o see_v etc._n etc._n chrysostome_n note_v vult_fw-la erudiri_fw-la nos_fw-la ne_fw-la unquam_fw-la fratres_fw-la temere_fw-la condemnemis_fw-fr in_o that_o god_n come_v down_o to_o see_v and_o examine_v he_o will_v have_v we_o learn_v never_o without_o due_a examination_n to_o condemn_v our_o brethren_n rash_o and_o it_o be_v especial_o a_o rule_n for_o magistrate_n not_o to_o condemn_v any_o their_o cause_n unheard_a as_o putiphar_n do_v joseph_n gen._n 39.20_o muscul._n 8._o observ._n the_o division_n of_o the_o wicked_a profitable_a vers._n 8._o so_o the_o lord_n scatter_v they_o etc._n etc._n hence_o gregory_n well_o observe_v that_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v pernicious_a their_o division_n profitable_a so_o paul_n escape_v while_o his_o enemy_n be_v divide_v act._n 23._o eripiâ—â—tur_fw-la justi_fw-la dum_fw-la dividuntur_fw-la injusti_fw-la the_o righteous_a be_v deliver_v while_o the_o unrighteous_a be_v divide_v like_v as_o the_o israelite_n by_o the_o divide_n of_o the_o water_n have_v a_o ready_a passage_n through_o the_o red_a sea_n so_o here_o this_o proud_a and_o vainglorious_a enterprise_n by_o the_o division_n of_o tongue_n be_v disappoint_v chap._n xii_o 1._o the_o argument_n and_o part_n this_o chapter_n have_v two_o part_n the_o first_o show_v the_o occasion_n of_o abraham_n come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n v_o 1._o to_o 6._o the_o second_o contain_v such_o thing_n as_o happen_v to_o he_o there_o from_o v_o 6._o to_o the_o end_n in_o the_o first_o part_n 1._o god_n calling_n be_v set_v forth_o v_o 1._o with_o his_o large_a and_o ample_a promise_n both_o temporal_a to_o abraham_n himself_o that_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v great_a to_o his_o posterity_n that_o a_o great_a nation_n shall_v rise_v of_o he_o v._n 2._o and_o spiritual_a to_o abraham_n i_o will_v bless_v thou_o to_o his_o posterity_n all_o the_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v bless_v in_o he_o v_o 3._o namely_o in_o christ._n 2._o abraham_n obedience_n be_v set_v forth_o with_o the_o circumstance_n of_o his_o age_n v._n 4._o of_o his_o company_n that_o come_v with_o he_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n v_o 5._o in_o the_o second_o part_n be_v describe_v 1._o abraham_n travel_n and_o journey_v in_o canaan_n towards_o shechem_n where_o abraham_n build_v a_o altar_n and_o the_o lord_n appear_v to_o he_o vers_n 6.7_o towards_o bethel_n vers_fw-la 8._o the_o south_n vers_fw-la 9_o 2._o his_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n 1._o the_o occasion_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o famine_n vers_fw-la 10._o 2._o his_o consultation_n with_o saâ—a_n to_o say_v she_o be_v his_o sister_n to_o save_v his_o life_n vers_fw-la 11_o 12_o 13._o 3._o pharaoh_n presumption_n in_o take_v abraham_n wife_n to_z vers_n 17._o 4._o god_n revenge_n or_o punishment_n vers_fw-la 17._o which_o bring_v forth_o these_o three_o effect_n 1._o abraham_n admonition_n by_o pharo_n vers_fw-la 18._o 2._o the_o restitution_n of_o his_o wife_n vers_n 19_o 3._o his_o safe_a deliverance_n and_o dimission_n vers_fw-la 20._o 2._o the_o grammatical_a construction_n or_o sense_n cor_o v_o 1._o and_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v s._n ch._n a.b._n but_o the_o lord_n h._n for_o the_o lord_n t.g._n come_v into_o the_o land_n s.h._n into_o the_o land_n caeter_fw-la v_o 5._o the_o soul_n which_o they_o possess_v s._n which_o he_o have_v subject_v to_o the_o law_n c._n which_o he_o have_v make_v h._n get_v t.b._n g._n gnasah_o make_v into_o canaan_n they_o come_v the_o sept._n
by_o his_o holiness_n goodness_n etc._n etc._n do_v pledge_v they_o that_o unless_o that_o be_v which_o he_o say_v he_o will_v lose_v they_o and_o swear_v by_o himself_o he_o bind_v his_o godhead_n for_o the_o performance_n as_o though_o he_o shall_v say_v in_o effect_n if_o this_o be_v not_o let_v i_o be_v no_o more_o god_n calvin_n qvest._n xxi_o why_o the_o lord_n take_v a_o oath_n but_o further_o it_o will_v be_v ask_v what_o need_n god_n have_v to_o take_v a_o oath_n see_v the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v certain_a of_o itself_o and_o need_v no_o confirmation_n and_o a_o oath_n be_v use_v in_o doubtful_a case_n but_o to_o god_n nothing_o be_v doubtful_a or_o uncertain_a a_o oath_n be_v use_v when_o the_o party_n can_v be_v credit_v without_o a_o oath_n but_o abraham_n do_v believe_v god_n the_o answer_n than_o be_v this_o 1._o the_o lord_n swear_v not_o to_o any_o such_o end_n as_o though_o any_o more_o credit_n and_o certainty_n by_o his_o oath_n may_v be_v win_v unto_o his_o promise_n 2._o and_o yet_o we_o take_v not_o this_o to_o be_v a_o metaphorical_a speech_n only_o with_o cajetan_n that_o god_n be_v say_v to_o swear_v by_o himself_o 3._o but_o the_o lord_n take_v a_o oath_n ad_fw-la ampliorem_fw-la confirmationem_fw-la fidei_fw-la nostra_fw-la for_o the_o better_a confirmation_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o he_o do_v it_o the_o apostle_n say_v ex_fw-la abundanti_fw-la more_o abundant_o to_o show_v the_o stableness_n of_o his_o counsel_n heb._n 6.17_o calvin_n 4._o where_o we_o may_v note_v the_o difference_n between_o this_o oath_n and_o other_o oath_n oath_n 1._o god_n take_v this_o oath_n willing_o not_o force_v thereto_o of_o any_o necessity_n 2._o he_o swear_v by_o himself_o as_o have_v not_o a_o great_a to_o swear_v by_o and_o philo_z show_v the_o reason_n solus_fw-la de_fw-la seipso_fw-la asseverare_fw-la potest_fw-la quia_fw-la solus_fw-la ipse_fw-la svam_fw-la novit_fw-la naturam_fw-la he_o only_o can_v bear_v witness_n of_o himself_o because_o he_o only_o know_v his_o own_o nature_n 3._o he_o also_o further_o say_v sententiae_fw-la nostra_fw-la ex_fw-la juramento_fw-la fides_fw-la accedit_fw-la ipsi_fw-la juramento_fw-la ex_fw-la ipso_fw-la deo_fw-la fides_fw-la astruitur_fw-la our_o sentence_n be_v credit_v because_o of_o our_o oath_n but_o this_o oath_n be_v believe_v because_o of_o god_n that_o take_v it_o quest_n xxii_o whether_o the_o promise_n here_o make_v be_v new_a or_o the_o old_a renew_v vers._n 18._o in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v 1._o it_o be_v of_o all_o hand_n confess_v that_o the_o other_o three_o promise_n be_v make_v unto_o abraham_n before_o 1._o that_o abraham_n shall_v be_v bless_v genes_n 12.2_o 2._o that_o his_o seed_n shall_v be_v multiply_v as_o the_o star_n and_o as_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n genes_n 13.16_o 3._o that_o his_o seed_n shall_v possess_v the_o gate_n of_o his_o enemy_n which_o be_v in_o effect_n the_o same_o with_o that_o genes_n 13.12_o all_o this_o land_n will_v i_o give_v thou_o etc._n etc._n god_n promise_v abraham_n the_o land_n of_o the_o canaanite_n which_o be_v his_o enemy_n 2._o but_o ambrose_n think_v that_o this_o be_v a_o new_a blessing_n contain_v a_o promise_n of_o the_o messiah_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr abraham_n c._n 8._o paulus_n burgensis_n confirm_v the_o same_o by_o these_o reason_n because_o saint_n paul_n rehearse_v this_o as_o a_o special_a blessing_n concern_v christ_n urge_v these_o word_n in_o thy_o seed_n which_o be_v only_o find_v here_o and_o the_o lord_n confirm_v this_o by_o a_o oath_n as_o zachary_n in_o his_o song_n make_v mention_n of_o this_o oath_n which_o he_o swear_v to_o our_o father_n abraham_n luke_n 1.73_o 3._o but_o these_o reason_n be_v easy_o answer_v 1._o saint_n paul_n cit_v rather_o that_o promise_v make_v genes_n 12.3_o in_o thou_o shall_v all_o the_o gentile_n be_v bless_v galath_n 3.8_o for_o he_o speak_v of_o that_o promise_n which_o be_v make_v 430._o year_n before_o the_o law_n which_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o former_a give_v to_o abraham_n at_o the_o 75._o year_n of_o his_o age_n but_o there_o will_v want_v 50._o year_n of_o that_o sum_n if_o the_o account_n shall_v begin_v at_o this_o time_n when_o abraham_n be_v 125._o year_n old_a and_o whereas_o saint_n paul_n also_o allude_v unto_o this_o place_n v_o 16._o and_o thy_o seed_n and_o so_o expound_v one_o place_n by_o another_o he_o show_v that_o in_o effect_n they_o be_v both_o but_o one_o promise_n 2._o the_o add_v of_o the_o oath_n make_v it_o not_o a_o new_a promise_n but_o confirm_v only_o the_o former_a otherwise_o by_o this_o reason_n all_o these_o promise_n shall_v be_v new_o make_v see_v the_o oath_n go_v before_o they_o all_o and_o indeed_o not_o only_o this_o promise_n of_o the_o messiah_n but_o the_o other_o also_o concern_v the_o possess_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n be_v ratify_v by_o a_o oath_n exod._n 13.5_o perer._n 4._o wherefore_o here_o be_v no_o other_o promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n but_o such_o as_o he_o have_v hear_v before_o but_o the_o same_o more_o ample_o and_o full_o confirm_v by_o a_o oath_n and_o again_o renew_v both_o to_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n in_o which_o two_o respect_n this_o promise_n be_v more_o excellent_a than_o the_o former_a calvin_n quest_n xxiii_o how_o saint_n paul_n apply_v this_o word_n seed_n only_o to_o christ._n 3_o to_o the_o galath_n here_o by_o the_o way_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o explain_v that_o place_n of_o saint_n paul_n galath_n 3.16_o where_o the_o apostle_n press_v the_o word_n seed_n show_v that_o because_o he_o say_v seed_n not_o seed_n it_o must_v be_v refer_v to_o one_o namely_o christ._n the_o jew_n do_v make_v two_o principal_a objection_n against_o this_o place_n 1._o they_o urge_v that_o this_o word_n metaphorical_o take_v for_o the_o offspring_n of_o man_n be_v a_o noun_n collective_a never_o use_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n but_o put_v in_o the_o singular_a only_o signify_v a_o multitude_n as_o likewise_o do_v the_o word_n populus_fw-la vulgus_fw-la people_n commonalty_n etc._n etc._n answer_v answer_n 1._o true_a it_o be_v that_o the_o word_n zeraugh_n in_o the_o singular_a number_n do_v often_o signify_v a_o multitude_n but_o sometime_o in_o scripture_n it_o be_v restrain_v to_o one_o as_o gen._n 4.25_o the_o name_n of_o seed_n be_v give_v to_o seth_n the_o lord_n have_v appoint_v i_o another_o seed_n for_o habel_n genes_n 21.13_o ishmael_n be_v call_v abraham_n seed_n wherefore_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o say_v that_o this_o word_n in_o the_o singular_a be_v sometime_o take_v for_o a_o multitude_n unless_o they_o can_v show_v it_o so_o to_o be_v use_v here_o beza_n 2._o the_o apostle_n then_o be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o the_o phrase_n and_o usage_n of_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n do_v not_o contend_v about_o the_o word_n but_o the_o sense_n that_o the_o word_n seed_n in_o this_o place_n be_v not_o take_v for_o seed_n that_o be_v many_z but_o for_o seed_n that_o be_v one_o special_o perer._n 21._o they_o object_n further_o that_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v this_o be_v but_o a_o form_n of_o blessing_n by_o way_n of_o comparison_n like_v to_o that_o gen._n 48.20_o god_n make_v thou_o as_o ephraim_n etc._n etc._n ans._n 1._o if_o this_o speech_n do_v only_o show_v a_o form_n not_o the_o cause_n of_o blessing_n it_o need_v not_o have_v be_v say_v in_o thy_o seed_n but_o in_o thou_o that_o be_v abraham_n god_n make_v thou_o like_o abraham_n 2._o where_o such_o form_n of_o blessing_n be_v use_v they_o be_v restrain_v to_o israel_n as_o in_o the_o place_n allege_v gen._n 48._o in_o thou_o israel_n shall_v bless_v but_o here_o all_o nation_n shall_v be_v bless_v how_o shall_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o all_o nation_n shall_v not_o bless_v themselves_o but_o be_v bless_v but_o in_o be_v call_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n which_o be_v by_o christ_n wherefore_o these_o word_n show_v the_o cause_n of_o blessing_n not_o the_o form_n calvin_n now_o then_o their_o objection_n be_v thus_o answer_v i_o will_v show_v the_o right_a meaning_n of_o the_o apostle_n 1._o i_o first_o reject_v hieromes_n collection_n expound_v reprove_v by_o erasmus_n paulum_fw-la hoc_fw-la argumento_fw-la abusum_fw-la apud_fw-la crassos_fw-la galataâ—_n that_o paul_n abuse_v this_o argument_n have_v to_o do_v with_o the_o dull_a galatian_n for_o it_o become_v we_o not_o so_o to_o think_v of_o so_o grave_a a_o apostle_n write_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 2._o neither_o be_v it_o enough_o to_o say_v that_o paul_n by_o the_o same_o spirit_n whereby_o moses_n do_v write_v do_v understand_v he_o to_o speak_v of_o christ_n cajetan_n in_o 3._o ad_fw-la galat._n for_o paul_n have_v to_o
give_v he_o a_o name_n edom_n calvin_n this_o action_n be_v govern_v by_o god_n providence_n and_o the_o prophecy_n begin_v now_o to_o take_v place_n the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a quest_n xl._o whether_o jacob_n offend_v in_o cause_v esau_n to_o sell_v his_o birthright_n vers._n 31._o cell_n i_o now_o thy_o birthright_n 1._o jacob_n may_v be_v think_v to_o have_v deal_v cruel_o with_o esau_n and_o uncharitable_o that_o will_v give_v he_o no_o relief_n be_v ready_a to_o die_v but_o upon_o such_o hard_a condition_n but_o the_o answer_n be_v that_o esau_n covet_v jacob_n pottage_n not_o of_o necessity_n for_o there_o be_v other_o meat_n in_o the_o house_n whereby_o he_o may_v have_v satisfy_v his_o hunger_n but_o of_o a_o unsatiable_a greediness_n 2._o but_o jacob_n be_v too_o covetous_a to_o cause_n esau_n to_o sell_v for_o so_o small_a a_o trifle_n so_o rich_a a_o thing_n as_o his_o birthright_n which_o include_v many_o privilege_n as_o the_o priority_n and_o government_n of_o his_o brethren_n a_o double_a portion_n to_o the_o rest_n the_o priesthood_n and_o right_a to_o sacrifice_v exod._n 19.22_o and_o 24.5_o and_o beside_o be_v a_o type_n and_o figure_n of_o everlasting_a life_n vatabl._n here_o the_o answer_n be_v not_o as_o the_o hebrew_n think_v that_o jacob_n give_v a_o great_a sum_n and_o this_o to_o be_v only_o as_o a_o earnest_n for_o no_o such_o thing_n appear_v in_o the_o scripture_n but_o the_o true_a answer_n be_v this_o that_o jacob_n know_v by_o the_o instruction_n of_o his_o mother_n that_o the_o birthright_n by_o god_n appointment_n belong_v unto_o he_o and_o therefore_o as_o a_o wise_a man_n he_o take_v this_o occasion_n to_o recover_v his_o right_n from_o he_o that_o be_v a_o usurper_n of_o it_o 3._o but_o see_v this_o birthright_n be_v a_o sacred_a thing_n for_o otherwise_o esau_n shall_v not_o be_v count_v a_o profane_a person_n for_o sell_v it_o how_o can_v jacob_n buy_v it_o without_o sin_n answer_n jacob_n intelligitur_fw-la svam_fw-la vexationem_fw-la redemisse_fw-la birthright_n jacob_n do_v but_o redeem_v his_o own_o vexation_n he_o buy_v not_o a_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o belong_v to_o he_o but_o only_o recover_v that_o which_o be_v his_o own_o and_o this_o be_v not_o simoniacal_a in_o sacred_a thing_n for_o a_o man_n to_o redeem_v his_o quietness_n and_o peaceable_a possession_n 4._o but_o see_v esau_n sin_v in_o sell_v his_o birthright_n how_o can_v jacob_n be_v without_o sin_n yes_o jacob_n offend_v not_o be_v hereunto_o no_o doubt_n stir_v and_o incite_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o spare_v from_o his_o own_o belly_n to_o obtain_v such_o a_o blessing_n prefer_v thing_n spiritual_a before_o temporal_a but_o esau_n sin_v in_o set_v so_o light_a by_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n as_o shall_v appear_v in_o the_o next_o question_n mer._n yet_o this_o extraordinary_a fact_n of_o jacob_n be_v not_o to_o be_v draw_v into_o imitation_n quest_n xli_o whether_o before_o the_o law_n the_o first_o bear_v do_v always_o exercise_v priesthood_n but_o whether_o the_o priesthood_n do_v go_v with_o the_o birthright_n and_o that_o the_o first_o bear_v do_v execute_v the_o priest_n office_n it_o be_v question_v among_o the_o learned_a for_o the_o solution_n whereof_o 1._o i_o neither_o think_v with_o the_o hebrew_n that_o the_o first_o bear_v of_o the_o family_n always_o have_v the_o pre-eminence_n of_o the_o priesthood_n for_o abel_n the_o young_a brother_n offer_v sacrifice_n as_o well_o as_o cain_n 2._o neither_o with_o oleaster_n that_o this_o be_v never_o practise_v who_o opinion_n be_v that_o the_o priesthood_n be_v not_o due_a to_o the_o first_o bear_v before_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n in_o hunc_fw-la loc_n for_o the_o contrary_n be_v evident_a exod._n 24.5_o 3._o neither_o do_v i_o whole_o assent_v to_o hierome_n who_o think_v that_o omnes_fw-la primogeniti_fw-la ex_fw-la stirpe_fw-la noah_n that_o all_o the_o first_o bear_v of_o noah_n stock_n be_v priest_n epist_n 126._o ad_fw-la evag._n for_o then_o japheth_n rather_o then_o sem_fw-mi shall_v have_v have_v that_o prerogative_n for_o he_o be_v elder_a than_o sem_fw-mi be_v bear_v in_o the_o 500_o year_n of_o noah_n age_n gen._n 5.32_o sem_fw-mi two_o year_n after_o gen._n 11.10_o yet_o sem_fw-mi be_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n suppose_v to_o be_v melchisedeck_n and_o noah_n say_v bless_a be_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o sem_fw-mi gen._n 9.26_o 4._o neither_o do_v the_o apostle_n call_v esau_n profane_v only_o as_o pererius_n think_v because_o he_o sell_v the_o priesthood_n annex_v to_o the_o birthright_n for_o it_o be_v a_o holy_a thing_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o spiritual_a blessing_n annex_v unto_o it_o in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v gen._n 22.18_o 5._o this_o then_o be_v our_o opinion_n rather_o that_o before_o moses_n the_o father_n of_o the_o house_n be_v the_o priest_n for_o the_o family_n as_o we_o read_v that_o job_n every_o day_n offer_v sacrifice_n for_o his_o son_n but_o after_o the_o father_n be_v decease_v than_o the_o first_o bear_v succeed_v both_o in_o the_o inheritance_n and_o priesthood_n and_o so_o after_o isaack_n decease_n the_o birthright_n shall_v also_o have_v convey_v with_o it_o the_o priesthood_n mercer_n but_o that_o ordinance_n that_o the_o first_o bear_v shall_v exercise_v the_o priesthood_n and_o offer_v sacrifice_n though_o he_o be_v not_o the_o father_n of_o the_o family_n be_v no_o old_a than_o moses_n exod._n 19.22.24.5_o who_o then_o be_v sanctify_v and_o set_v apart_o unto_o god_n exod._n 13.2_o quest_n xxxvii_o how_o many_o way_n esau_n offend_v in_o sell_v his_o birthright_n vers._n 32._o lo_o i_o be_o almost_o dead_a etc._n etc._n esau_n diverse_o offend_v in_o sell_v his_o birthright_n 1._o because_o he_o esteem_v his_o birthright_n only_o by_o the_o present_a commodity_n and_o pleasure_n of_o this_o life_n for_o whether_o he_o mean_v in_o respect_n of_o his_o daily_a danger_n in_o hunt_v he_o be_v subject_a to_o death_n as_o jun._n or_o general_o speak_v of_o his_o mortality_n as_o mercer_n or_o which_o be_v most_o like_a of_o his_o present_a faintness_n calvin_n he_o only_o limit_v his_o birthright_n to_o this_o life_n as_o though_o it_o can_v not_o profit_v he_o afterward_o whereupon_o the_o hebrew_n gather_v that_o he_o deny_v the_o resurrection_n 2._o esau_n offend_v in_o his_o intemperancy_n and_o ravenous_a desire_n that_o prefer_v his_o belly_n before_o so_o great_a and_o rich_a a_o birthright_n 3._o in_o that_o for_o so_o mean_v a_o value_n he_o will_v forgo_v such_o a_o inheritance_n for_o whereas_o aben_n ezra_n will_v excuse_v the_o matter_n because_o isaac_n be_v now_o become_v very_o poor_a fancy_n and_o therefore_o esau_n set_v the_o less_o by_o his_o patrimony_n it_o have_v no_o ground_n at_o all_o for_o whereas_o abraham_n be_v very_o rich_a and_o leave_v all_o to_o isaac_n and_o god_n bless_v isaac_n beside_o how_o be_v it_o like_o that_o 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his_o people_n theodoret_n from_o hence_o well_o conclude_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o resurrection_n for_o if_o man_n whole_o perish_v and_o do_v not_o pass_v to_o another_o life_n moses_n will_v not_o have_v say_v he_o be_v gather_v to_o his_o people_n qu._n 109._o in_o genes_n our_o saviour_n also_o use_v the_o like_a argument_n to_o prove_v that_o abraham_n be_v alive_a to_o god_n because_o the_o lord_n call_v himself_o the_o god_n of_o isaac_n abraham_n and_o jacob_n god_n be_v not_o the_o god_n of_o the_o dead_a but_o the_o live_n matth._n 22.23_o 2_o doct._n order_n of_o time_n not_o always_o observe_v in_o the_o sacred_a history_n vers._n 20._o isaack_n be_v 40._o year_n old_a etc._n etc._n whereas_o moses_n set_v down_o the_o death_n of_o abraham_n and_o of_o ishmael_n before_o he_o describe_v the_o
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of_o this_o matter_n be_v one_o that_o see_v rachel_n die_v leave_v no_o great_a issue_n behind_o she_o jacob_n hope_v that_o god_n promise_n for_o the_o multiply_a of_o his_o seed_n shall_v be_v fulfil_v in_o these_o two_o mercer_n the_o other_o that_o see_v joseph_n be_v the_o elder_a by_o his_o principal_a wife_n jacob_n may_v show_v how_o just_o the_o birthright_n be_v translate_v from_o reuben_n to_o joseph_n and_o his_o son_n jun._n quest_n iv._n why_o jacob_n know_v not_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n at_o the_o first_o and_o why_o joseph_n remove_v they_o vers._n 12._o and_o joseph_n take_v they_o away_o from_o his_o knee_n 1._o whereas_o jacob_n before_o vers_fw-la 8._o ask_v who_o they_o be_v namely_o manasseh_n and_o ephraim_n it_o be_v not_o for_o that_o jacob_n foresee_v that_o wicked_a jeroboam_fw-la shall_v come_v of_o ephraim_n and_o jehu_n of_o manasseh_n do_v therefore_o at_o the_o first_o take_v no_o knowledge_n of_o they_o but_o defer_v his_o blessing_n as_o some_o hebrew_n imagine_v but_o the_o cause_n be_v show_v vers_fw-la 10._o because_o jacob_n eye_n be_v dim_a and_o he_o can_v not_o well_o see_v 2._o jacob_n cause_v they_o to_o be_v bring_v near_o he_o that_o he_o may_v embrace_v they_o they_o be_v not_o set_v upon_o the_o bed_n for_o they_o be_v some_o 22._o or_o 23._o year_n old_a be_v bear_v in_o the_o year_n of_o plenty_n some_o 4._o or_o 5._o year_n before_o jacob_n come_v down_o into_o egypt_n who_o have_v be_v there_o now_o 17._o year_n 3._o joseph_n take_v they_o not_o from_o his_o own_o knee_n but_o from_o his_o father_n as_o the_o latin_a text_n read_v though_o in_o the_o original_n it_o be_v from_o his_o knee_n not_o his_o father_n knee_n that_o he_o may_v place_v they_o in_o order_n to_o receive_v their_o father_n blessing_n mercer_n for_o joseph_n may_v perceive_v either_o by_o the_o name_n of_o ephraim_n before_o manasseh_n or_o by_o jacob_n embrace_v they_o that_o he_o more_o incline_v to_o ephraim_n before_o manasseh_n and_o 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out_o of_o this_o place_n to_o prove_v the_o trinity_n because_o god_n be_v twice_o mention_v and_o the_o angel_n in_o the_o three_o place_n 2._o yet_o i_o think_v rather_o with_o calvin_n and_o junius_n that_o the_o angel_n be_v christ_n than_o with_o mercerus_n that_o it_o be_v a_o angel_n to_o who_o jacob_n ascribe_v his_o deliverance_n as_o to_o god_n minister_n and_o that_o for_o these_o reason_n 1._o because_o it_o be_v not_o unusual_a in_o scripture_n to_o call_v christ_n a_o angel_n malach._n 1.1_o 2._o the_o angel_n which_o conduct_v the_o israelite_n be_v call_v jehovah_n exod._n 14.19_o 24._o saint_n paul_n say_v he_o be_v christ_n 1_o cor._n 10.4_o 9_o 3._o because_o christ_n be_v the_o mediator_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o reconciliation_n and_o of_o all_o those_o covenant_n make_v between_o god_n and_o man_n calvin_n 4._o in_o this_o place_n this_o angel_n be_v join_v in_o equal_a power_n of_o blessing_n with_o god_n and_o therefore_o he_o can_v be_v any_o of_o the_o create_a angel_n jun._n 3._o though_o christ_n appear_v in_o the_o form_n and_o shape_n of_o a_o angel_n yet_o he_o take_v not_o upon_o he_o the_o nature_n of_o angel_n but_o of_o man_n as_o the_o angel_n appear_v in_o the_o shape_n of_o man_n yet_o he_o take_v not_o their_o nature_n calvin_n quest_n vii_o the_o great_a increase_n of_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n vers._n 20._o in_o thou_o israel_n shall_v bless_v etc._n etc._n 1._o here_o israel_n be_v take_v not_o for_o the_o proper_a name_n of_o jacob_n but_o for_o the_o name_n of_o the_o whole_a nation_n that_o come_v of_o he_o which_o he_o see_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o his_o posterity_n 2._o in_o thou_o be_v not_o here_o take_v casual_o as_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o abraham_n in_o thou_o shall_v all_o the_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v for_o christ_n of_o abraham_n be_v the_o cause_n and_o author_n of_o this_o blessing_n but_o it_o be_v only_o a_o form_n of_o blessing_n which_o shall_v be_v take_v up_o in_o israel_n the_o lord_n bless_v thou_o as_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n as_o the_o like_a be_v use_v ruth_n 4.11_o the_o lord_n make_v the_o wife_n that_o come_v into_o thy_o house_n like_o rachel_n and_o leah_n 3._o and_o indeed_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n increase_v abundant_o in_o egypt_n even_o as_o the_o fish_n as_o jacob_n bless_v they_o for_o at_o the_o go_v forth_o of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n there_o be_v of_o manasseh_n 42700._o of_o ephraim_n 32500._o and_o all_o these_o perish_v in_o the_o wilderness_n there_o be_v at_o their_o enter_v into_o canaan_n of_o ephraim_n 42500._o of_o manasseh_n 32200._o muscul._n so_o that_o in_o the_o space_n of_o 215._o year_n there_o spring_v out_o of_o joseph_n 75200._o quest_n viii_o what_o portion_n of_o ground_n it_o be_v that_o jacob_n give_v to_o joseph_n vers._n 22._o i_o have_v give_v unto_o thou_o one_o portion_n above_o thy_o brethren_n 1._o this_o portion_n be_v sechem_n which_o neither_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v spiritual_o that_o as_o jacob_n give_v joseph_n that_o place_n where_o he_o bury_v the_o idol_n genes_n 35.4_o so_o christ_n shall_v possess_v the_o gentile_n that_o worship_v idol_n so_o augustine_n qu._n 167._o in_o genes_n 2._o neither_o be_v it_o the_o city_n only_o of_o sechem_n which_o jacob_n here_o give_v as_o chrysost._n hom_n 67_o in_o genes_n for_o jacob_n son_n keep_v their_o sheep_n in_o sechem_n gen._n 37.12_o and_o so_o also_o possess_v the_o ground_n and_o field_n belong_v to_o the_o city_n 3._o neither_o do_v he_o only_o give_v that_o plat_n of_o ground_n which_o he_o buy_v for_o 100_o piece_n of_o money_n gen._n 33.19_o as_o hierom._n tradition_n hebraic_n for_o that_o seem_v to_o be_v no_o great_a circuit_n buy_v
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burn_a of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o seditious_a with_o fire_n numb_a 16._o but_o as_o well_o this_o as_o all_o other_o wonder_n which_o the_o lord_n do_v for_o his_o people_n must_v be_v here_o comprehend_v see_v the_o covenant_n be_v make_v with_o they_o all_o 6._o wherefore_o here_o be_v understand_v better_o all_o those_o wonder_n which_o god_n wrought_v for_o the_o people_n in_o the_o desert_n by_o moses_n and_o afterward_o in_o canaan_n under_o joshua_n jun._n marbach_n as_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o foresay_a rebellious_a company_n the_o divide_v of_o the_o water_n of_o jordan_n the_o stand_v still_o of_o the_o sun_n lyran._n the_o overthrow_n and_o subversion_n of_o the_o canaanite_n and_o the_o victorious_a conquest_n over_o they_o calvin_n balaams_n ass_n speak_v and_o god_n miraculous_o turn_v his_o curse_v into_o blessing_n simler_n to_o know_v then_o what_o these_o marvel_n be_v we_o must_v learn_v out_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o book_n follow_v what_o great_a 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4.10_o where_o the_o girgashites_n be_v rehearse_v among_o those_o nation_n who_o the_o lord_n will_v cast_v out_o before_o they_o and_o none_o of_o the_o canaanite_n save_v only_o the_o gibeonite_n be_v say_v to_o have_v make_v peace_n with_o joshuah_n josh._n 11.19_o 3._o the_o septuagint_n who_o manner_n be_v to_o supply_v out_o of_o one_o place_n that_o which_o be_v want_v in_o another_o do_v here_o also_o insert_v the_o girgashite_v but_o this_o be_v too_o great_a boldness_n to_o add_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o authentical_a original_n 4._o wherefore_o the_o girgashites_n either_o be_v a_o small_a people_n may_v be_v comprehend_v under_o the_o rest_n tostat_n or_o by_o a_o synecdoche_n when_o part_n be_v take_v for_o the_o whole_a under_o these_o nation_n here_o name_v the_o other_o also_o be_v signify_v which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o sometime_o two_o or_o three_o of_o these_o nation_n be_v set_v down_o often_o for_o all_o the_o rest_n calvin_n quest_n xxiv_o how_o it_o stand_v with_o god_n justice_n to_o destroy_v all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o canaan_n i_o will_v cast_v out_o it_o may_v seem_v both_o a_o cruel_a edict_n decree_v of_o god_n for_o the_o utter_a extirpation_n of_o these_o inhabitant_n of_o canaan_n and_o as_o cruel_o to_o have_v be_v execute_v by_o the_o israelite_n 1._o the_o equity_n of_o god_n in_o decree_a this_o to_o be_v do_v may_v thus_o appear_v 1._o if_o god_n may_v rightful_o assign_v that_o country_n unto_o his_o people_n as_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o fullness_n thereof_o he_o may_v dispose_v of_o it_o at_o his_o pleasure_n then_o by_o the_o same_o right_n it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o lord_n to_o expel_v and_o root_v out_o the_o former_a inhabitant_n 2._o yet_o there_o be_v another_o reason_n beside_o of_o god_n equity_n the_o lord_n have_v now_o spare_v they_o a_o long_a time_n even_o 400._o year_n expect_v their_o repentance_n and_o they_o wax_v worse_a the_o lord_n say_v in_o abraham_n time_n and_o to_o 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as_o the_o lord_n decree_n be_v just_a again_o these_o wicked_a inhabitant_n so_o the_o execution_n thereof_o by_o the_o israelite_n in_o destroy_v they_o all_o be_v also_o just_a 1._o because_o non_fw-la est_fw-la hominiâ—_n revocare_fw-la pâ—â—am_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v not_o in_o man_n power_n to_o revoke_v the_o punishment_n decree_v by_o the_o lord_n for_o than_o they_o shall_v have_v incur_v the_o same_o penalty_n themselves_o as_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o prophet_n say_v to_o ahab_n who_o have_v let_v benhadad_n go_v 20.42_o because_o thou_o have_v let_v go_v out_o of_o thy_o hand_n a_o man_n who_o i_o appoint_v to_o die_v thy_o life_n shall_v go_v for_o he_o marbach_n 2._o see_v the_o victory_n and_o conquest_n of_o those_o nation_n be_v only_o of_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v just_a and_o right_a ipsum_fw-la leges_fw-la victoriae_fw-la statuere_fw-la that_o he_o shall_v set_v the_o law_n of_o the_o victory_n who_o be_v to_o be_v spare_v who_o not_o therefore_o the_o israelite_n can_v not_o alter_v any_o part_n of_o god_n will_v on_o that_o behalf_n gallas_n 3._o and_o if_o the_o israelite_n have_v spare_v they_o privassent_v se_fw-la legitima_fw-la haereditate_fw-la etc._n etc._n they_o have_v deprive_v themselves_o of_o the_o lawful_a inheritance_n which_o be_v ordain_v they_o of_o god_n calvin_n quest_n xxv_o why_o they_o be_v to_o make_v no_o compact_n with_o the_o canaanite_n vers._n 12._o thou_o shall_v make_v no_o compact_n with_o they_o 1._o the_o israelite_n be_v special_o warn_v to_o take_v heed_n of_o the_o canaanite_n to_o make_v no_o league_n with_o they_o because_o they_o be_v most_o in_o danger_n to_o be_v corrupt_v by_o they_o see_v they_o be_v not_o all_o destroy_v at_o once_o but_o many_o remain_v and_o dwell_v among_o they_o not_o only_o in_o city_n by_o themselves_o as_o the_o canaanite_n have_v their_o city_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o ephraim_n and_o manasses_n josh._n 16.10_o and_o 17.16_o but_o they_o dwell_v among_o they_o 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of_o