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people_n to_o serve_v the_o lord_n and_o not_o to_o turn_v back_o after_o vain_a thing_n which_o can_v profit_v you_o nor_o deliver_v you_o 1_o sam._n 12.21_o and_o further_o the_o word_n pesel_n here_o use_v signify_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v grave_v of_o pasal_n to_o grave_n oleaster_n 2._o this_o then_o be_v the_o difference_n between_o these_o two_o word_n pesel_n a_o grave_a image_n and_o temunah_n a_o similitude_n or_o likeness_n the_o first_o be_v a_o picture_n proportion_v and_o fashion_v out_o of_o stone_n wood_n or_o mettle_n and_o so_o carve_v and_o grave_v a_o similitude_n be_v a_o image_n picta_fw-la in_o planiâ—_n superficiebus_fw-la ex_fw-la solis_fw-la coloribus_fw-la facta_fw-la paint_v in_o plain_a table_n only_o make_v of_o colour_n and_o these_o similitude_n though_o they_o be_v evil_a yet_o non_fw-la tantum_fw-la nocent_a sicut_fw-la statuae_fw-la do_v not_o so_o much_o hurt_v as_o the_o other_o resemblance_n because_o these_o come_v near_o to_o â—he_n nature_n 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vestra_fw-la quam_fw-la privatim_fw-la expertus_fw-la sum_fw-la ut_fw-la liberiùs_fw-la animi_fw-la mei_fw-la sensa_fw-la palam_fw-la expromerem_fw-la vestrae_fw-la enim_fw-la humanitati_fw-la sit_v sciâ—_n probatur_fw-la augustini_fw-la consilium_fw-la 71._o si_fw-la quisquam_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la non_fw-la audet_fw-la ingerere_fw-la ad_fw-la amicitiam_fw-la faciendam_fw-la cum_fw-la aliquo_fw-la nostro_fw-la temporali_fw-la honore_fw-la aut_fw-la dignitate_fw-la revocetur_fw-la offerendum_fw-la est_fw-la illi_fw-la quadam_fw-la commitate_v &_o submissione_n animi_fw-la quod_fw-la petere_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la ipse_fw-la non_fw-la audet_fw-la desino_fw-la jam_fw-la plurib_n molestus_fw-la esse_fw-la excessi_fw-la mensuram_fw-la epistolae_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la excessi_fw-la doloris_fw-la modum_fw-la ut_fw-la ait_fw-la hieronym_n precor_fw-la jam_fw-la ut_fw-la qua_fw-la ipsi_fw-la fratres_fw-la &_o conservos_fw-la miseratione_n dignemini_fw-la in_o terris_fw-la ipsi_fw-la abundè_fw-la cumulatam_fw-la apud_fw-la misericordem_fw-la patrem_fw-la in_o coelis_fw-la inveniatis_fw-la pammach_n vestrae_fw-la reverentiae_fw-la observantiss_fw-la andrea_n willettus_fw-la the_o first_o book_n of_o moses_n call_v genesis_n chap._n i._n the_o analysis_n or_o logical_a resolution_n in_o this_o chapter_n moses_n treat_v of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n first_o in_o general_n how_o god_n create_v heaven_n and_o earth_n vers_fw-la 1._o then_o in_o particular_a in_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o chapter_n where_o we_o have_v the_o several_a work_n of_o god_n and_o their_o several_a approbation_n that_o they_o seem_v good_a unto_o the_o makeâ—_n the_o several_a work_n be_v distinguish_v into_o six_o day_n and_o in_o every_o day_n work_v there_o be_v four_o thing_n to_o be_v observe_v the_o authority_n whereby_o they_o be_v make_v as_o v_o 3._o the_o lord_n say_v let_v there_o be_v light_n etc._n etc._n the_o obedience_n of_o the_o creature_n in_o be_v make_v 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the_o six_o day_n or_o the_o reasonable_a creature_n man_n and_o woman_n make_v the_o six_o day_n in_o the_o frame_n and_o bring_v forth_o of_o man_n there_o be_v set_v forth_o first_o the_o consultation_n of_o the_o trinity_n v_o 26._o let_v we_o make_v man_n etc._n etc._n then_o the_o creation_n wherein_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v the_o substance_n and_o form_n of_o man_n creation_n according_a to_o god_n own_o image_n v_o 27._o the_o endowment_n of_o man_n create_v in_o his_o pre-eminence_n and_o domination_n over_o all_o other_o creature_n vers_fw-la 28._o his_o increase_n and_o procreation_n bâ—ing_v forth_o fruit_n and_o multiply_v his_o maintenance_n and_o preservation_n vers_fw-la 29._o i_o have_v give_v unto_o you_o every_o herb_n etc._n etc._n that_o shall_v be_v to_o you_o for_o meat_n the_o genesis_n or_o grammatical_a construction_n where_o the_o translation_n differ_v v_o 1._o god_n create_v b.g._n t.h.p._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d make_v s_o bara_fw-it create_v heb_n v_o 2._o be_v without_o form_n b.g._n t._n empty_a h._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d invisible_a s_o solitudo_fw-la vast_a solitary_a p._n tohu_o heb_n 3._o move_v upon_o the_o water_n b.g._n incubabat_fw-la do_v sit_v upon_o t._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v carry_v upon_o etc._n etc._n s._n motabat_fw-la ad_fw-la do_v flutter_v upon_o h._n p._n rachaph_n 6._o the_o firmament_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d b.g._n h.p.s._n expansum_fw-la the_o broad_a or_o spread_v heaven_n t._n heb_n rachang_n to_o spread_v 11._o bud_n and_o herb_n b._n bud_n of_o the_o herb_n g._n herbam_fw-la virentem_fw-la green_a herb_n h._n herbam_fw-la teneram_fw-la tender_a herb_n or_o grass_n t._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o herb_n of_o grass_n s._n bud_n herb_n p._n heb_n seed_v seed_n g.s._n t.p._n heb_n make_v seed_n h._n apt_a to_o seed_n b._n 12._o after_o his_o kind_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o his_o likeness_n this_o be_v add_v by_o the_o septuagint_n 18._o to_o rule_n in_o the_o day_n g._n to_o rule_v the_o day_n b._n t.h.p._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o rule_v the_o day_n s.p._n heb_n 20._o let_v the_o water_n bring_v forth_o b._n h._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d s._n bring_v forth_o in_o abundance_n g._n t._n bring_v forth_o as_o worm_n that_o be_v in_o abundance_n p._n heb_n sharat_n 29._o every_o tree_n b.g._n t.p._n heb_n gnet_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lignum_fw-la every_o kind_n of_o wood_n bear_v fruit_n s._n h._n s.h._n 3._o the_o exegesis_n or_o theological_a explication_n of_o doubtful_a question_n and_o obscure_a place_n qvest._n i._n what_o the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v create_v in_o the_o beginning_n vers_fw-la 1._o vers._n 1._o in_o the_o beginning_n god_n make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n etc._n etc._n 1._o moses_n here_o do_v not_o only_o general_o or_o summary_o set_v down_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n which_o afterward_o be_v describe_v in_o particular_a which_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o 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de_fw-fr genes_z ad_fw-la lit_fw-fr c._n 21._o the_o same_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o philo_n judaeus_fw-la procopius_n and_o cajetanus_n a_o popish_a writer_n but_o this_o opinion_n can_v stand_v 1._o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o scripture_n exod_n 21.11_o for_o in_o six_o day_n god_n make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o moses_n write_v the_o story_n of_o the_o creation_n must_v be_v take_v plain_o as_o he_o write_v for_o if_o the_o world_n be_v make_v at_o once_o how_o can_v it_o be_v true_a that_o it_o be_v make_v in_o six_o day_n 2_o augustine_n otherwhere_a hold_v the_o contrary_a that_o the_o world_n be_v not_o make_v in_o one_o day_n but_o in_o order_n and_o he_o give_v this_o reason_n because_o if_o the_o creature_n have_v be_v make_v together_o non_fw-la haberent_fw-la sensum_fw-la infirmitatis_fw-la etc._n etc._n they_o shall_v not_o have_v the_o like_a sense_n of_o their_o infirmity_n as_o now_o they_o have_v one_o see_v another_o make_v before_o they_o quaest_n 106._o 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worship_v he_o as_o also_o this_o line_n be_v continue_v to_o show_v the_o accomplishment_n of_o god_n promise_n that_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n shall_v break_v the_o serpent_n head_n and_o so_o s._n luke_n do_v fetch_v the_o pedigree_n of_o christ_n after_o the_o flesh_n from_o these_o father_n before_o the_o flood_n 2._o vers._n 22._o in_o that_o henoch_n first_o walk_v with_o god_n in_o earth_n before_o he_o walk_v with_o he_o in_o heaven_n glory_n it_o show_v that_o we_o must_v first_o seek_v god_n glory_n in_o earth_n before_o we_o can_v be_v admit_v unto_o that_o everlasting_a glory_n so_o saint_n peter_n reason_v that_o because_o we_o look_v for_o new_a heaven_n and_o a_o new_a earth_n we_o shall_v be_v diligent_a to_o be_v find_v of_o he_o without_o spot_n etc._n etc._n 1_o pet._n 3.13_o 3._o vers._n 29._o in_o that_o lamech_n say_v of_o his_o son_n noah_n this_o same_o shall_v comfort_v we_o etc._n etc._n it_o appear_v that_o the_o faithful_a then_o look_v for_o a_o 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name_n god_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bethink_v himself_o s._n say_v to_o he_o h._n say_v in_o his_o word_n c._n say_v in_o his_o heart_n caet_fw-la cor_o because_o of_o man_n work_n s._n man_n sin_n ch._n because_o of_o man_n caet_fw-la the_o cogitation_n of_o man_n be_v diligent_o bend_v to_o evil_a ch_n s._n prone_a to_o evil_n h._n be_v evil_a from_o his_o infancy_n câ—t_n raugh_o evil_a pl._n v._n 22._o summer_n and_o the_o spring_n s._n summer_n and_o winter_n caet_fw-la choreph_v winter_n 3._o the_o explanation_n of_o doubt_n qvest._n i._n how_o god_n be_v say_v to_o have_v remember_v noah_n vers._n 1._o god_n remember_v &c._n &c._n not_o that_o there_o be_v oblivion_n or_o forgetfulness_n with_o god_n but_o then_o god_n be_v say_v to_o remember_v when_o he_o show_v by_o the_o effect_n that_o he_o have_v care_n of_o man_n so_o god_n be_v say_v to_o remember_v man_n sin_n when_o he_o punish_v they_o mercer_n as_o the_o widow_n say_v to_o the_o prophet_n be_v thou_o 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note_n be_v too_o violent_a that_o noah_n do_v not_o here_o as_o god_n bid_v he_o but_o abstain_v still_o from_o the_o company_n of_o his_o wife_n because_o he_o fear_v lest_o man_n may_v kill_v one_o another_o as_o cain_n do_v abel_n or_o because_o he_o expect_v another_o flood_n the_o simplicity_n of_o the_o text_n warrant_v no_o such_o thing_n 3._o musculus_fw-la note_v the_o obedience_n in_o noah_n family_n that_o they_o enter_v in_o and_o go_v forth_o according_a to_o noah_n direction_n 4._o luther_n observe_v also_o the_o singular_a order_n in_o the_o creature_n that_o go_v not_o forth_o confuse_o together_o but_o according_a to_o their_o kind_n or_o as_o the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v family_n every_o one_o sort_v to_o his_o like_a qvest._n xvi_o noah_n build_v a_o altar_n not_o without_o god_n direction_n vers._n 20._o noah_n build_v a_o altar_n etc._n etc._n 1._o though_o noah_n have_v no_o express_a commandment_n now_o to_o offer_v sacrifice_n for_o as_o ambrose_n say_v non_fw-la debuit_fw-la deus_fw-la quasi_fw-la avarus_fw-la mercedem_fw-la gratia_fw-la postulare_fw-la it_o be_v not_o fit_a that_o god_n as_o one_o covetous_a shall_v require_v the_o reward_n of_o thanks_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o without_o direction_n in_o this_o case_n calvins_n reason_n be_v because_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o he_o in_o this_o story_n do_v nothing_o without_o a_o warrant_n from_o god_n â—2_n he_o will_v not_o come_v forth_o of_o the_o ark_n though_o the_o earth_n be_v dry_a till_o god_n bid_v he_o oecolampadiâ—â—_n prove_v it_o by_o these_o word_n that_o god_n smell_v a_o savour_n of_o rest_n but_o every_o thing_n stink_v before_o god_n that_o be_v not_o according_a to_o his_o word_n wherefore_o noah_n know_v by_o the_o example_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o patriarch_n that_o god_n be_v please_v with_o this_o kind_n of_o worship_n by_o sacrifice_n as_o also_o he_o be_v direct_v thereunto_o because_o to_o this_o end_n there_o be_v seven_o of_o the_o clean_a creature_n take_v 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the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o gentile_n by_o their_o pompous_a and_o magnificent_a sacrifice_n a_o three_o end_n be_v mystical_a well_o touch_v by_o calvin_n semper_fw-la illis_fw-la ante_fw-la oculos_fw-la symbola_fw-la proponi_fw-la oportuit_fw-la etc._n etc._n these_o sacrifice_n be_v as_o symbol_n and_o sign_n to_o preach_v and_o prefigure_v unto_o they_o their_o mediator_n and_o atonement_n maker_n jesus_n christ_n without_o who_o nothing_o be_v acceptable_a to_o god_n and_o further_o although_o noah_n give_v thanks_o also_o to_o god_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o unclean_a creature_n as_o for_o the_o clean_a yet_o he_o offer_v only_o of_o the_o clean_a because_o he_o have_v so_o learn_v from_o the_o patriarch_n that_o god_n be_v please_v with_o such_o sacrifice_n before_o who_o otherwise_o nothing_o be_v unclean_a but_o in_o respect_n of_o man_n and_o whereas_o he_o offer_v of_o all_o clean_a both_o beast_n and_o fowl_n it_o be_v like_a he_o take_v of_o more_o kind_n than_o those_o five_o use_v in_o the_o law_n that_o be_v ox_n sheep_n with_o goat_n dove_n and_o turtle_n further_o he_o offer_v burn_v sacrifice_n rather_o than_o oblation_n eucharistical_a not_o as_o the_o hebrew_n imagine_v for_o his_o own_o sin_n but_o because_o such_o sacrifice_n be_v most_o use_v before_o the_o law_n and_o be_v best_a accept_v when_o as_o the_o whole_a sacrifice_n be_v consume_v upon_o the_o altar_n mercer_n qvest._n xviii_o how_o god_n smell_v a_o savour_n of_o rest_n vers._n 21._o god_n smell_v a_o savour_n of_o rest_n 1._o as_o man_n be_v delight_v with_o pleasant_a savour_n so_o this_o service_n and_o sacrifice_n of_o noah_n be_v please_v unto_o god_n as_o the_o chalde_n paraphrast_n read_v 2._o not_o that_o the_o external_a act_n of_o sacrifice_v in_o itself_o please_v god_n but_o the_o thankful_a mind_n of_o the_o sacrificer_n calvin_n 3._o all_o our_o act_n have_v a_o double_a smell_n one_o outward_a before_o man_n another_o inward_a before_o god_n cain_n and_o abel_n sacrifice_n have_v one_o outward_a smell_n but_o abel_n have_v a_o sweet_a savour_n beside_o within_o muscul._n 4._o and_o this_o savour_n herein_o differ_v from_o all_o sensible_a savour_n for_o there_o may_v be_v satiety_n in_o the_o most_o pleasant_a odour_n but_o with_o this_o sweet_a savour_n the_o lord_n be_v never_o fill_v or_o weary_v but_o always_o delight_v with_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o saint_n cajetan_n qvest._n xix_o how_o the_o lord_n will_v no_o more_o curse_v the_o earth_n vers._n 21._o i_o will_v not_o henceforth_o curse_v the_o ground_n any_o more_o for_o man_n sake_n etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o lord_n speak_v not_o general_o of_o all_o kind_n of_o curse_v the_o earth_n for_o those_o curse_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o earth_n for_o man_n sin_n gen._n 3.17.4.12_o be_v not_o take_v away_o but_o he_o mean_v this_o particular_a curse_n by_o water_n that_o all_o flesh_n shall_v no_o more_o perish_v by_o they_o as_o be_v show_v cap._n 9.21_o for_o the_o world_n notwithstanding_o shall_v be_v destroy_v by_o fire_n 2._o where_o it_o be_v add_v as_o a_o reason_n for_o the_o imagination_n of_o man_n heart_n be_v evil_a etc._n etc._n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v take_v as_o rupertus_n collect_v that_o god_n will_v spare_v the_o earth_n and_o beast_n because_o man_n be_v subject_a to_o sin_n but_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v special_o for_o man_n that_o see_v he_o be_v by_o nature_n subdue_v to_o sin_n he_o be_v to_o be_v pity_v and_o not_o for_o every_o offence_n according_a to_o his_o desert_n to_o be_v judge_v for_o then_o the_o lord_n shall_v continual_o overflow_v the_o world_n calvin_n 3._o and_o whereas_o this_o reason_n be_v give_v why_o the_o lord_n will_v destroy_v the_o world_n gen._n 6.6_o because_o the_o imagination_n of_o his_o heart_n be_v evil_a it_o may_v seem_v strange_a that_o the_o same_o cause_n be_v allege_v here_o why_o from_o henceforth_o the_o lord_n will_v spare_v the_o world_n therefore_o this_o be_v here_o add_v to_o show_v the_o original_a beginning_n of_o this_o mercy_n not_o to_o proceed_v from_o man_n who_o be_v altogether_o corrupt_a by_o nature_n but_o from_o god_n own_o gracious_a favour_n mercer_n 4._o further_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v god_n say_v in_o his_o heart_n youth_n this_o be_v not_o only_o secret_o purpose_v by_o the_o lord_n not_o utter_v but_o either_o reveal_v to_o noah_n as_o a_o prophet_n or_o to_o moses_n the_o writer_n as_o some_o hebrew_n but_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o the_o lord_n thus_o speak_v to_o noah_n who_o be_v say_v thus_o to_o speak_v in_o his_o heart_n as_o take_v counsel_n and_o deliberation_n with_o himself_o mercer_n 5._o from_o his_o youth_n not_o only_o from_o his_o youthful_a estate_n which_o age_n be_v more_o prone_a unto_o sin_n commit_v the_o same_o with_o rage_n and_o violence_n as_o tostatus_n or_o when_o man_n begin_v to_o have_v use_n of_o reason_n and_o freewill_n as_o rupertus_n but_o man_n thought_n be_v evil_a even_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v able_a to_o conceive_v or_o think_v any_o thing_n yea_o our_o nature_n be_v evil_a from_o the_o cradle_n â—â—_o calvin_n though_o as_o ambrose_n well_o say_v crescit_fw-la cum_fw-la aetatibus_fw-la culpa_fw-la as_o age_n grow_v so_o sin_n increase_v qvest._n xx._n how_o the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n be_v promise_v always_o to_o continue_v vers._n 22._o sow_v time_n and_o harvest_n etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o lord_n do_v not_o promise_v that_o for_o ever_o these_o season_n of_o the_o year_n shall_v continue_v for_o after_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n they_o shall_v cease_v but_o all_o the_o day_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v so_o long_o as_o the_o earth_n continue_v in_o this_o state_n muscul._n 2._o neither_o be_v this_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o every_o particular_a country_n for_o sometime_o and_o in_o some_o place_n it_o fall_v out_o through_o
the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n that_o there_o be_v neither_o seed_n time_n nor_o harvest_n as_o it_o happen_v under_o elias_n 1_o king_n 17._o but_o it_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o general_a condition_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n wherein_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o perpetual_a succession_n of_o these_o season_n 3._o the_o year_n be_v not_o here_o divide_v into_o six_o part_n as_o the_o jew_n imagine_v give_v unto_o each_o part_n two_o month_n but_o moses_n divide_v the_o year_n according_a to_o the_o popular_a estimation_n into_o two_o part_n cold_a and_o heat_n summer_n and_o winter_n and_o by_o seed_n time_n and_o harvest_n be_v understand_v the_o benefit_n that_o arise_v unto_o man_n by_o the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n luther_n perer._n mercer_n or_o by_o they_o the_o two_o other_o part_n of_o the_o year_n be_v imply_v the_o spring_n and_o autumn_n 4._o further_o it_o be_v say_v day_n and_o night_n shall_v not_o cease_v not_o because_o there_o be_v no_o distinction_n between_o the_o day_n and_o night_n during_o the_o time_n of_o the_o flood_n as_o some_o hebrew_n for_o we_o see_v that_o noah_n account_v the_o day_n when_o he_o send_v out_o the_o dove_n which_o can_v not_o have_v search_v about_o in_o the_o dark_a but_o there_o be_v not_o such_o apparent_a distinction_n of_o the_o day_n and_o night_n as_o before_o the_o whole_a frame_n of_o the_o world_n be_v then_o out_o of_o course_n like_a as_o when_o the_o sky_n be_v darken_v in_o sea_n tempest_n as_o act._n 27.20_o neither_o sun_n nor_o star_n appear_v in_o many_o day_n the_o sun_n and_o star_n than_o keep_v their_o course_n but_o not_o to_o any_o such_o use_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o this_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v general_o for_o the_o continuance_n of_o day_n and_o night_n in_o the_o whole_a earth_n for_o in_o particular_a place_n the_o night_n may_v be_v alter_v as_o in_o egypt_n and_o the_o day_n as_o when_o the_o sun_n stand_v still_o in_o the_o time_n of_o josua_n mercer_n 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n 1._o doct._n nothing_o acceptable_a to_o god_n without_o faith_n vers._n 21._o and_o the_o lord_n smell_v a_o savour_n of_o rest_n etc._n etc._n because_o noah_n offer_v up_o his_o sacrifice_n in_o faith_n therefore_o it_o have_v a_o pleasant_a smell_n before_o god_n whereby_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o all_o service_n which_o be_v offer_v unto_o god_n be_v not_o mix_v with_o faith_n do_v stink_n before_o he_o sic_fw-la oecolampadius_n 2._o doct._n original_a sin_n not_o by_o corrupt_a imitation_n vers._n 21._o from_o his_o youth_n this_o place_n direct_o prove_v original_a sin_n against_o the_o pelagian_n who_o deny_v it_o to_o be_v a_o depravation_n of_o our_o nature_n but_o a_o corrupt_a imitation_n but_o here_o we_o see_v that_o even_o in_o the_o very_a youth_n and_o first_o age_n of_o man_n when_o he_o be_v not_o yet_o so_o apt_a to_o imitate_v there_o be_v evilnesse_n and_o corruption_n in_o the_o heart_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o proverb_n 20.11_o a_o child_n be_v know_v by_o his_o do_n whether_o his_o work_n be_v pure_a or_o right_a 3._o doct._n excommunication_n how_o to_o be_v use_v vers._n 21._o i_o will_v no_o more_o curse_v the_o earth_n &c_n &c_n neither_o will_v i_o from_o henceforth_o smite_v etc._n etc._n here_o curse_v and_o smite_v go_v together_o first_o god_n curse_v than_o he_o smite_v after_o this_o rule_n none_o ought_v to_o be_v smite_v by_o the_o spiritual_a censure_n of_o the_o church_n but_o such_o as_o stand_v first_o accurse_v before_o god_n not_o as_o the_o pope_n smite_v with_o his_o thunderbolt_n even_o those_o that_o be_v the_o faithful_a servant_n of_o christ_n but_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v that_o a_o curse_v causeless_a shall_v not_o come_v proverb_n 26.2_o 4._o doct._n the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n from_o noah_n time_n 1_o vers._n 22._o cool_v and_o heat_n shall_v not_o cease_v etc._n etc._n that_o therefore_o be_v but_o a_o fabulous_a conceit_n of_o ovid_n that_o in_o saturn_n time_n 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the_o hebrew_n read_v the_o thought_n of_o man_n heart_n be_v evil_a etc._n etc._n the_o latin_a do_v mitigate_v the_o speech_n and_o say_v prone_a to_o evil_n such_o liberty_n that_o corrupt_a translation_n take_v which_o they_o make_v authentical_a to_o chap_v and_o change_v the_o original_a text_n as_o likewise_o in_o the_o four_o verse_n for_o the_o 17._o day_n of_o the_o month_n the_o latin_a read_v the_o 27._o day_n 2._o confut._n god_n create_v nothing_o evil_a vers._n 21._o the_o imagination_n of_o man_n heart_n jetser_n figmentum_fw-la the_o frame_n or_o fashion_n of_o man_n heart_n etc._n etc._n which_o must_v be_v understand_v not_o passive_o for_o that_o frame_n of_o the_o heart_n which_o be_v create_v of_o god_n for_o that_o be_v good_a but_o active_o for_o that_o which_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n imagine_v and_o frame_v it_o to_o itself_o which_o be_v call_v the_o imagination_n and_o frame_n of_o the_o thought_n substance_n chap._n 6._o vers_fw-la 5._o and_o that_o be_v evil_a wherefore_o this_o place_n neither_o give_v any_o advantage_n to_o profane_a person_n to_o conceive_v of_o god_n as_o though_o he_o be_v author_n of_o evil_a for_o the_o heart_n as_o it_o be_v create_v of_o god_n be_v good_a the_o substance_n thereof_o be_v of_o god_n the_o evil_a quality_n thereof_o be_v of_o the_o corruption_n of_o our_o own_o nature_n neither_o do_v this_o place_n serve_v to_o uphold_v illyricus_n conceit_n that_o original_a sin_n shall_v be_v a_o substantial_a thing_n 6._o place_n of_o exhortation_n and_o moral_a use_n 1._o moral_n compassion_n towards_o the_o creature_n vers._n 1._o god_n remember_v noah_n and_o every_o beast_n etc._n etc._n god_n merciful_a providence_n appear_v that_o watch_v not_o only_o over_o man_n but_o over_o the_o inferior_a creature_n for_o man_n sake_n according_a to_o the_o psalm_n 36.6_o thou_o o_o lord_n save_v man_n and_o beast_n whereby_o man_n be_v teach_v to_o be_v like_a to_o his_o creator_n in_o compassion_n to_o extend_v mercy_n even_o unto_o the_o bruit_n beast_n as_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v a_o righteous_a man_n regard_v the_o life_n of_o his_o beast_n prov._n 12.10_o xenocrates_n a_o heathen_a philosopher_n be_v commend_v for_o his_o pitiful_a heart_n who_o succour_v in_o his_o bosom_n a_o poor_a sparrow_n that_o come_v fly_v to_o he_o pursue_v of_o a_o hawk_n and_o afterward_o let_v the_o bird_n go_v away_o say_v se_fw-la supplicem_fw-la non_fw-la prodidisse_fw-la that_o he_o have_v not_o betray_v his_o poor_a suppliant_a 〈◊〉_d 2._o moral_a obser_n obedience_n vers._n 14._o then_o god_n speak_v to_o noah_n the_o earth_n be_v now_o perfect_o dry_a and_o noah_n may_v have_v go_v out_o if_o he_o will_v but_o he_o wait_v upon_o god_n that_o as_o he_o enter_v into_o the_o ark_n by_o his_o appointment_n so_o he_o will_v not_o go_v forth_o without_o his_o commandment_n so_o ambrose_n note_v well_o siccata_fw-la erat_fw-la terra_fw-la exire_fw-la potuit_fw-la noah_n de_fw-fr arca_n etc._n etc._n sed_fw-la iustùs_fw-la nihil_fw-la sibi_fw-la arrogat_fw-la se_fw-la totum_fw-la sed_fw-la divino_fw-la committit_fw-la imperio_fw-la 11._o the_o earth_n be_v now_o dry_v noah_n may_v have_v go_v forth_o but_o the_o just_a man_n do_v arrogate_v nothing_o to_o himself_o he_o whole_o commit_v himself_o to_o god_n commandment_n by_o this_o we_o be_v teach_v obedient_o in_o all_o our_o way_n to_o depend_v upon_o god_n 3._o moral_a obser_n thanksgiving_n for_o benefit_n receive_v vers._n 20._o he_o offer_v burn_v offering_n to_o testify_v his_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n for_o this_o his_o great_a deliverance_n so_o the_o godly_a be_v teach_v for_o all_o the_o benefit_n which_o they_o receive_v to_o yield_v due_a thanks_o unto_o god_n and_o acknowledge_v he_o only_o the_o author_n and_o giver_n of_o they_o as_o david_n say_v what_o shall_v i_o render_v
a_o fragrant_a smell_n as_o aristotle_n and_o plinâ—e_n write_v and_o therefore_o fit_a in_o this_o behalf_n to_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o grace_n and_o favour_n 6._o further_o their_o imagination_n be_v fond_a that_o think_v there_o shall_v be_v no_o rainbow_n 40._o year_n before_o the_o end_n and_o destruction_n of_o the_o world_n by_o fire_n because_o the_o air_n say_v they_o must_v be_v a_o long_a time_n before_o prepare_v by_o a_o continual_a dryness_n for_o that_o combustion_n as_o though_o god_n can_v at_o once_o make_v the_o world_n combustible_a as_o the_o rain_n and_o flood_n be_v gather_v together_o speedy_o for_o the_o inundation_n further_o if_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o rain_n for_o forty_o year_n before_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n how_o shall_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v preserve_v great_a famine_n and_o misery_n must_v needs_o follow_v in_o the_o world_n whereas_o it_o seem_v at_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n there_o shall_v be_v pleasant_a time_n and_o full_a of_o mirth_n wherein_o they_o shall_v eat_v and_o drink_v marry_o and_o be_v give_v in_o marriage_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n matth._n 24.7_o last_o rupertus_n opinion_n want_v sufficient_a ground_n who_o apply_v this_o covenant_n signify_v by_o the_o rainbow_n whole_o unto_o christ_n and_o make_v it_o altogether_o mystical_a we_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o the_o rainbow_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o temporal_a benefit_n may_v be_v a_o type_n and_o figure_n of_o god_n everlasting_a mercy_n in_o christ_n as_o revel_v 4.3_o the_o throne_n of_o god_n be_v describe_v have_v a_o rainbow_n round_o about_o it_o yet_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o god_n covenant_v here_o with_o noah_n for_o this_o temporal_a benefit_n and_o with_o all_o other_o creature_n and_o live_a thing_n to_o who_o the_o spiritual_a covenant_n in_o christ_n appertain_v not_o and_o whereas_o other_o mystical_a signification_n be_v make_v of_o the_o rainbow_n as_o that_o the_o two_o colour_n of_o water_n and_o fire_n in_o the_o rainbow_n the_o one_o blue_a the_o other_o red_a do_v betoken_v the_o baptism_n of_o christ_n by_o water_n and_o fire_n and_o the_o two_o judgement_n of_o the_o world_n the_o one_o already_o past_a by_o water_n the_o other_o to_o come_v by_o fire_n these_o application_n and_o the_o like_a be_v witty_a rather_o and_o pretty_a than_o wise_a and_o pithy_a 8._o further_o ezech._n whereas_o other_o covenant_n be_v make_v with_o condition_n of_o obedience_n this_o covenant_n be_v absolute_a that_o howsoever_o man_n wickedness_n may_v deserve_v other_o particular_a punishment_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o any_o more_o destroy_v the_o world_n with_o water_n 9_o this_o covenant_n the_o prophet_n say_v be_v make_v with_o a_o oath_n isaiah_n 54.9_o and_o yet_o no_o oath_n be_v here_o express_v because_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v as_o sure_a and_o steadfast_a as_o a_o oath_n noah_n as_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o have_v swear_v to_o abraham_n concern_v the_o multiply_a of_o his_o seed_n exod._n 32.13_o and_o yet_o no_o oath_n be_v mention_v where_o that_o promise_n be_v make_v gen._n 12._o and_o 15.10_o ramban_n note_v that_o the_o bow_n be_v turn_v with_o the_o end_n downward_o and_o the_o back_n to_o heaven_n therein_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o mercy_n for_o he_o that_o shoot_v arrow_n hold_v the_o back_n of_o the_o bow_n from_o he_o 11._o the_o jew_n when_o they_o see_v the_o bow_n go_v forth_o and_o confess_v their_o sin_n and_o will_v not_o look_v upon_o it_o with_o their_o eye_n such_o superstition_n we_o allow_v not_o but_o it_o be_v mere_a that_o the_o sight_n thereof_o will_v put_v we_o in_o mind_n of_o god_n great_a mercy_n in_o spare_v the_o world_n 12._o this_o speech_n of_o the_o lord_n concern_v the_o heavenly_a bow_n be_v neither_o utter_v to_o noah_n alone_o and_o by_o he_o to_o his_o child_n as_o some_o think_v or_o to_o sem_fw-mi only_a and_o japheth_n of_o his_o son_n but_o to_o i_o be_o with_o the_o rest_n who_o sin_n yet_o appear_v not_o and_o this_o be_v a_o temporal_a blessing_n as_o wicked_a cham_n be_v a_o partaker_n in_o it_o so_o the_o covenant_n may_v be_v make_v with_o he_o see_v that_o therein_o even_o other_o creature_n also_o be_v comprehend_v ex_fw-la mercer_n qvest._n xi_o how_o god_n be_v say_v to_o remember_v vers._n 15._o then_o will_v i_o remember_v my_o covenant_n 1._o not_o that_o god_n need_v to_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o put_v he_o in_o remembrance_n but_o either_o thereby_o be_v mean_v that_o god_n will_v never_o forget_v his_o covenant_n in_o that_o it_o shall_v appear_v by_o the_o effect_n that_o god_n think_v of_o his_o covenant_n to_o perform_v it_o or_o rather_o it_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o faith_n of_o man_n that_o they_o shall_v well_o perceive_v that_o god_n be_v faithful_a in_o his_o promise_n calvin_n so_o that_o god_n be_v say_v to_o remember_v because_o he_o make_v we_o to_o know_v and_o remember_v chrysostome_n covenant_n 2._o here_o it_o be_v call_v a_o covenant_n in_o a_o large_a sense_n for_o proper_o a_o covenant_n be_v not_o without_o a_o contract_n sine_fw-la dato_fw-la &_o accepto_fw-la a_o promise_n and_o a_o condition_n but_o such_o a_o covenant_n be_v not_o here_o make_v which_o be_v extend_v to_o the_o bruit_n beast_n it_o then_o here_o signify_v the_o absolute_a disposition_n and_o gracious_a purpose_n of_o god_n towards_o man_n and_o all_o flesh_n for_o their_o preservation_n tremel_n qvest._n xii_o whether_o noah_n have_v more_o son_n beside_o the_o three_o that_o be_v name_v vers._n 18._o the_o son_n of_o noah_n go_v forth_o of_o the_o ark_n etc._n etc._n berosus_n annianus_n think_v that_o noah_n beget_v other_o son_n after_o the_o flood_n to_o the_o number_n of_o thirty_o which_o be_v call_v titanaes_n of_o their_o mother_n titaa_n and_o that_o one_o tuisco_n the_o father_n of_o the_o german_n be_v the_o four_o son_n of_o noah_n muscul._n but_o all_o these_o be_v fable_n 1._o because_o it_o it_o like_v that_o moses_n will_v have_v make_v some_o mention_n 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canaan_n be_v bear_v in_o the_o ark_n both_o because_o mention_n be_v make_v only_o of_o noah_n and_o his_o wife_n and_o his_o son_n and_o their_o wife_n that_o come_v out_o of_o the_o ark_n eight_o person_n in_o all_o gen._n 8._o ver_fw-la 16._o as_o also_o see_v canaan_n be_v the_o young_a of_o cham_n son_n gen._n 10.6_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o three_o elder_a son_n cush_n misraim_n puâ—_n be_v bear_v before_o canaan_n and_o so_o before_o the_o flood_n shall_v have_v enter_v into_o the_o ark_n contrary_a to_o the_o scripture_n which_o remember_v but_o eight_o person_n to_o have_v be_v save_v in_o the_o ark_n 1_o pet_n 3.20_o 2._o neither_o as_o ambrose_n conjecture_v 18._o be_v canaan_n mention_v to_o exaggerate_v cham_n disobedience_n that_o have_v a_o son_n to_o who_o he_o be_v father_n do_v forget_v his_o duty_n to_o his_o father_n and_o therefore_o be_v just_o punish_v with_o a_o wicked_a son_n 3._o but_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o reason_n moses_n apply_v the_o story_n to_o his_o time_n when_o as_o now_o the_o israelite_n be_v go_v to_o possess_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n that_o they_o may_v know_v that_o now_o be_v the_o time_n when_o the_o curse_n of_o canaan_n and_o his_o posterity_n shall_v take_v place_n sic_fw-la muscul._n qvest._n fourteen_o whether_o noah_n be_v the_o first_o inventor_n of_o wine_n vers._n 20._o noah_n plant_v a_o vineyard_n 1._o noah_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o man_n of_o the_o earth_n not_o because_o he_o be_v a_o great_a man_n or_o live_v in_o the_o field_n without_o city_n as_o ramban_n but_o because_o he_o delight_v in_o husbandry_n 2._o if_o it_o be_v ask_v whence_o noah_n have_v these_o vine-plant_n either_o as_o ambrose_n think_v ca_fw-mi they_o sprout_v
sin_n be_v but_o secret_a infirmity_n they_o may_v be_v bear_v with_o for_o a_o time_n but_o see_v they_o justify_v open_a impiety_n and_o their_o filthiness_n be_v manifest_a to_o all_o the_o world_n now_o a_o cloak_n can_v hide_v they_o muscul._n 6._o confut._n the_o pope_n how_o a_o servant_n of_o servant_n vers._n 25._o a_o servant_n of_o servant_n etc._n etc._n this_o title_n pererius_n say_v the_o pope_n do_v usurp_v as_o a_o sign_n of_o great_a humility_n 〈…〉_z but_o we_o rather_o trust_v that_o as_o another_o caiphas_n so_o the_o pope_n propehsy_v the_o ruin_n of_o his_o own_o kingdom_n that_o he_o shall_v become_v one_o day_n a_o servant_n of_o servant_n indeed_o as_o canaan_n be_v and_o beâ—_n make_v a_o servant_n to_o those_o that_o have_v serve_v he_o 7._o confut._n the_o tent_n of_o sem_fw-mi not_o of_o the_o pope_n or_o romanist_n have_v the_o pre-eminence_n vers._n 27._o to_o dwell_v in_o the_o tent_n of_o sem_fw-mi etc._n etc._n thus_o we_o see_v that_o sem_fw-mi have_v the_o prerogative_n and_o that_o the_o gentile_n receive_v their_o light_n from_o the_o jew_n but_o the_o pope_n will_v draw_v this_o privilege_n from_o the_o jew_n to_o the_o roman_n that_o whereas_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o the_o jew_n bear_v the_o gentile_n as_o the_o root_n the_o branch_n and_o not_o they_o the_o jew_n rom._n 11.18_o yet_o the_o pope_n will_v have_v the_o faith_n and_o profession_n of_o the_o roman_n to_o be_v the_o root_n and_o foundation_n of_o all_o believer_n 6._o place_n of_o moral_a observation_n 1._o moral_a man_n must_v not_o rule_v over_o man_n as_o beast_n vers._n 2._o the_o fear_n of_o you_o shall_v be_v upon_o every_o beast_n gregory_n here_o have_v a_o good_a note_n that_o the_o fear_n of_o man_n must_v be_v not_o upon_o man_n but_o beast_n that_o man_n shall_v not_o by_o cruelty_n or_o tyranny_n seek_v to_o be_v fear_v of_o man_n and_o yet_o good_a man_n sometime_o desire_v to_o be_v fear_v of_o other_o but_o it_o be_v when_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n be_v not_o among_o they_o that_o they_o which_o fear_v not_o the_o divine_a judgement_n 1â—_n may_v be_v by_o fear_n of_o man_n keep_v in_o some_o awe_n and_o then_o non_fw-la tam_fw-la hominib_fw-la quam_fw-la brutis_fw-la annimalib_a dominantur_fw-la they_o do_v not_o rule_v so_o much_o over_o man_n as_o bruit_v beast_n 2._o moral_a sobriety_n in_o meat_n command_v vers._n 3._o as_o the_o green_a herb_n although_o god_n yield_v to_o the_o use_n of_o man_n for_o his_o food_n all_o kind_n of_o fowl_n fish_n beast_n yet_o he_o will_v have_v man_n to_o use_v they_o moderate_o and_o sober_o not_o to_o abuse_v they_o to_o gluttony_n or_o excess_n or_o not_o content_v with_o such_o kind_n as_o be_v at_o hand_n to_o search_v the_o deep_a for_o fish_n to_o ascend_v the_o mountain_n to_o catch_v foul_a to_o hunt_v up_o and_o down_o the_o wilderness_n only_o to_o satisfy_v his_o greedy_a appetite_n but_o he_o ought_v to_o use_v the_o flesh_n of_o beast_n as_o the_o green_a herb_n that_o be_v sober_o and_o without_o curiosity_n to_o take_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v at_o hand_n 3._o moral_a god_n great_a care_n in_o preserve_v the_o life_n of_o man_n vers._n 5._o i_o will_v sure_o require_v your_o blood_n where_o we_o see_v the_o great_a care_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v in_o preserve_v the_o life_n of_o man_n 26._o he_o will_v require_v it_o at_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o beast_n yea_o of_o a_o man_n brother_n neither_o shall_v he_o go_v unpunished_a by_o this_o it_o appear_v domesticum_fw-la &_o familiarem_fw-la deo_fw-la hominis_fw-la esse_fw-la naturam_fw-la that_o man_n nature_n be_v as_o domestical_a and_o familiar_a unto_o god_n and_o that_o therefore_o god_n will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o be_v unpunished_a that_o offer_v wrong_a as_o it_o be_v to_o his_o domestical_a and_o familiar_a by_o this_o man_n be_v teach_v both_o to_o take_v heed_n of_o blood_n shed_v and_o so_o to_o fall_v into_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n neither_o much_o to_o fear_v the_o sword_n of_o the_o wicked_a see_v the_o lord_n himself_o will_v revenge_v the_o death_n of_o the_o innocent_a 4._o moral_a the_o bow_n a_o sign_n of_o god_n justice_n and_o mercy_n vers._n 13._o i_o have_v set_v my_o bow_n in_o the_o cloud_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o sign_n etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o bow_n be_v a_o notable_a monument_n of_o god_n justice_n to_o call_v to_o our_o mind_n the_o sin_n of_o the_o old_a world_n for_o the_o which_o it_o be_v destroy_v that_o we_o fear_v to_o offend_v god_n in_o the_o â—ike_a it_o be_v also_o a_o sign_n of_o god_n mercy_n in_o forbear_v to_o bring_v the_o like_a destruction_n upon_o the_o world_n again_o justice_n and_o if_o god_n show_v such_o mercy_n even_o to_o wicked_a man_n and_o bruit_n beast_n how_o great_a be_v his_o mercy_n that_o he_o lay_v up_o in_o store_n for_o his_o elect_a 2._o we_o see_v also_o how_o far_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n exceed_v his_o mercy_n the_o rigour_n of_o his_o justice_n be_v but_o for_o a_o time_n in_o once_o destroy_v the_o woâ—ld_n by_o water_n but_o his_o mercy_n be_v perpetual_a in_o the_o continual_a preservation_n thereof_o so_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n say_v 54.9_o for_o a_o moment_n in_o my_o anger_n i_o hide_v my_o face_n from_o thou_o etc._n etc._n but_o with_o everlasting_a mercy_n have_v i_o have_v compassion_n upon_o thou_o this_o be_v unto_o i_o as_o the_o water_n of_o no_o perer._n 5._o moral_a the_o miraculous_a propagation_n of_o mankind_n vers._n 19_o of_o they_o be_v the_o whole_a world_n overspread_v etc._n etc._n here_o appear_v the_o wonderful_a providence_n of_o god_n that_o by_o three_o man_n the_o whole_a world_n be_v replenish_v when_o as_o they_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o rage_n and_o invasion_n of_o beast_n and_o want_v many_o necessary_a thing_n the_o earth_n have_v not_o yet_o recover_v her_o former_a vigour_n and_o force_n decay_v by_o the_o flood_n the_o like_a matter_n be_v to_o be_v see_v say_v chrysostome_n in_o the_o christian_a faith_n that_o god_n per_fw-la duodecem_fw-la piscatores_fw-la illiteratos_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o god_n by_o twelve_o fisherman_n unlearned_a etc._n etc._n have_v subdue_v the_o whole_a world_n to_o himself_o and_o propagate_v the_o faith_n 6._o moral_a noah_n awake_n out_o of_o drunkenness_n what_o it_o signify_v vers._n 14._o then_o noah_n awake_v etc._n etc._n this_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v say_v musculus_fw-la that_o they_o which_o be_v the_o patriarch_n and_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o be_v the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n be_v herein_o like_a unto_o noah_n to_o awake_v also_o from_o their_o drunkenness_n their_o ignorance_n error_n and_o superstition_n as_o also_o all_o intemperate_a and_o riotous_a person_n be_v to_o learn_v by_o this_o precedent_n to_o awake_v from_o their_o sin_n and_o not_o to_o continue_v in_o their_o licentious_a course_n nor_o make_v a_o continual_a trade_n and_o occupation_n of_o drunkenness_n chap._n x._o 1._o the_o method_n and_o part_n of_o the_o chapter_n this_o chapter_n have_v three_o part_n according_a to_o the_o several_a generation_n of_o the_o three_o son_n of_o noah_n japheth_n cham_n sem_fw-mi by_o who_o the_o world_n be_v replenish_v the_o generation_n of_o japheth_n be_v express_v from_o v_o 1._o to_o v_o 6._o their_o name_n v_o 2_o 3_o 4._o their_o habitation_n and_o place_n of_o dwell_v v_o 5._o the_o generation_n of_o cham_n rehearse_v from_o v_o 6._o to_o 21._o their_o several_a name_n together_o with_o their_o habitation_n then_o follow_v the_o generation_n of_o sem_fw-mi their_o name_n from_o v_o 22._o to_o v_o 30._o their_o habitation_n vers_fw-la 30._o 2._o the_o grammatical_a sense_n or_o difference_n of_o translation_n alt_z 2._o thobel_n mesoâ—eh_n s._n thubal_n mesech_n h._n thubal_n mesech_n etc._n etc._n 4._o citij_fw-la rhodij_fw-la h.s._n cethim_n dodanim_fw-la h._n câ—ttâ—m_o donanim_fw-la etc._n etc._n tr._n 7._o regma_n sabathaca_n s._n h._n ch._n raamah_n sabtecha_n t._n b._n g._n a._n heb_n ragmah_n 8._o a_o giant_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o earth_n s._n a_o mighty_a man_n etc._n etc._n ghibbâ—r_n robustus_fw-la strong_a 9_o a_o giant_n hunter_n s._n a_o mighty_a hunter_n h._n b._n g._n a_o mighty_a man_n ch._n mighty_a in_o hunt_v t._n p._n heb_n 10._o arach_n s._n h._n erech_n cat_n eerech_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o land_n of_o babylon_n ch._n sennaer_n or_o sinhar_n cat_n sic_fw-la &_o heb_n 11._o out_o of_o that_o land_n come_v assur_n s._n h._n cum_fw-la caeter_fw-la out_o of_o this_o land_n he_o come_v into_o assur_n tr._n build_v the_o street_n of_o the_o city_n h._n rahoboth_n the_o city_n caeter_fw-la rachab_n breadth_n add_v 12._o dasem_fw-la s._n resen_fw-mi caet_fw-la 14_o cappadoces_n ch._n captharim_n caeter_fw-la 18._o cynaeum_fw-la s.h._n ch._n cynaum_n caet_fw-la cum_fw-la s._n sini_fw-la eveum_fw-la
hinder_v a_o great_a good_a namely_o the_o people_n and_o replenish_n of_o the_o world_n but_o the_o contrary_n be_v evident_a that_o they_o great_o sin_v in_o this_o their_o proud_a enterprise_n 1._o their_o impiety_n towards_o god_n appear_v augustine_n say_v erigebant_fw-la turrim_fw-la contra_fw-la dominum_fw-la they_o erect_v a_o tower_n in_o despite_n of_o god_n 4._o as_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n according_a to_o this_o pattern_n bring_v in_o the_o king_n of_o babel_n vaunt_v himself_o i_o will_v ascend_v above_o the_o height_n of_o the_o cloud_n i_o will_v be_v like_o the_o most_o high_a isaiah_n 14.14_o 2._o their_o vanity_n appear_v that_o seek_v to_o be_v famous_a in_o earth_n not_o by_o good_a work_n to_o be_v glorious_a in_o heaven_n calvin_n vide_fw-la radicem_fw-la mali_fw-la say_v chrysostome_n see_v the_o root_n of_o evil_a they_o seek_v to_o be_v famous_a â—dificiis_fw-la non_fw-la eleâ—mâ—synis_fw-la by_o building_n not_o by_o alm_n 3._o josephus_n note_v their_o disobedience_n that_o know_v as_o it_o be_v most_o like_a from_o noah_n that_o it_o be_v god_n ordinance_n that_o by_o they_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v replenish_v yet_o wilful_o oppose_v themselves_o to_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n 4._o philo_n observe_v their_o impudence_n o_o insignem_fw-la impudentiam_fw-la that_o whereas_o they_o shall_v rather_o have_v cover_v their_o sin_n they_o proclaim_v their_o pride_n tyranny_n voluptuousness_n to_o all_o posterity_n present_a it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o noah_n be_v present_a it_o be_v most_o like_a he_o be_v not_o or_o that_o he_o consent_v not_o unto_o they_o and_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o punishment_n that_o god_n mislike_v their_o very_a act_n for_o he_o say_v vers_fw-la 6._o neither_o can_v they_o now_o be_v stop_v from_o whatsoever_o they_o have_v imagine_v that_o be_v they_o proceed_v with_o a_o violent_a rage_n that_o nothing_o can_v stay_v they_o neither_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n nor_o the_o expectation_n of_o his_o judgement_n but_o whatsoever_o they_o have_v proud_o devise_v they_o will_v as_o wicked_o prosecute_v qvest._n vii_o how_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o descend_v vers._n 5._o but_o the_o lord_n come_v down_o to_o see_v the_o city_n etc._n etc._n god_n be_v not_o say_v to_o descend_v to_o see_v 1._o as_o though_o any_o thing_n hinder_v his_o sight_n in_o heaven_n for_o all_o thing_n be_v naked_a and_o open_a to_o his_o eye_n ii_o bâ—_n 4.13_o 2._o neither_o as_o though_o god_n go_v from_o place_n to_o place_n or_o be_v absent_a any_o where_o for_o the_o lord_n fill_v heaven_n and_o earth_n heaven_n be_v my_o throne_n earth_n be_v my_o footstool_n etc._n etc._n what_o place_n be_v it_o that_o i_o shall_v rest_v in_o act._n 7.49_o but_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o descend_v to_o see_v etc._n etc._n 1._o in_o respect_n of_o the_o new_a effect_n in_o manifest_v his_o judgement_n re_fw-la ipsa_fw-la patefecit_fw-la he_o show_v indeed_o that_o he_o be_v not_o ignorant_a what_o he_o do_v augustine_n calvin_n 2._o or_o for_o that_o he_o cause_v his_o angel_n to_o descend_v and_o so_o be_v say_v to_o descend_v in_o his_o minister_n augustine_n 3._o or_o as_o cajetan_n quia_fw-la extendit_fw-la se_fw-la cura_fw-la &_o providentia_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la infima_fw-la 5._o because_o god_n extend_v his_o care_n even_o unto_o the_o low_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o psalm_n who_o be_v like_a unto_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n who_o abase_v himself_o to_o behold_v thing_n in_o the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n psal_n 113.5_o 4._o god_n hereby_o also_o show_v his_o patience_n non_fw-la ab_fw-la initio_fw-la illorum_fw-la repressiâ—_n insaniam_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o do_v not_o at_o the_o first_o repress_v their_o madness_n but_o use_v lenity_n towards_o they_o 5._o vult_fw-la nos_fw-la admoneri_fw-la ne_fw-la fratres_fw-la temere_fw-la condemnemus_fw-la etc._n etc._n god_n will_v have_v we_o teach_v hereby_o not_o rash_o to_o condemn_v our_o brethren_n chrysost._n god_n therefore_o give_v a_o rule_n to_o man_n first_o to_o examine_v a_o cause_n before_o they_o judge_v as_o the_o lord_n first_o see_v and_o know_v before_o he_o punish_v muscul._n 6._o and_o by_o descend_v here_o be_v understand_v the_o punishment_n which_o follow_v as_o if_o god_n shall_v have_v say_v non_fw-la amplius_fw-la dissimulâ—mus_fw-la eorum_fw-la sâ—elira_fw-la sed_fw-la quam_fw-la primum_fw-la ea_fw-la puniamus_fw-la let_v we_o no_o long_o wink_v at_o their_o sin_n but_o present_o punish_v they_o rabbi_n moses_n aegyptius_n basil_n make_v this_o distinction_n that_o god_n de_fw-fr coelo_fw-la aspicit_fw-la part_n be_v say_v from_o heaven_n to_o behold_v the_o righteous_a but_o descendendo_fw-la dicitur_fw-la invisere_fw-la deus_fw-la etc._n etc._n god_n be_v say_v to_o descend_v to_o visit_v the_o ungodly_a but_o this_o distinction_n always_o hold_v not_o for_o both_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o look_v down_o from_o heaven_n upon_o the_o wicked_a psal._n 141._o and_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o descend_v for_o the_o deliverance_n of_o his_o people_n exod._n 3.8_o qvest._n viii_o to_o who_o god_n speak_v say_v come_v let_v we_o go_v down_o vers._n 7._o come_v let_v we_o go_v down_o etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o lord_n speak_v not_o here_o to_o the_o angel_n as_o august_n gregory_n philo_z cajetan_n with_o other_o or_o to_o the_o person_n of_o the_o trinity_n and_o angel_n together_o mercer_n 2._o but_o this_o be_v the_o consultation_n of_o the_o whole_a trinity_n as_o v_o 8._o it_o be_v say_v jehovah_n scatter_v they_o this_o speech_n be_v answerable_a to_o that_o gen._n 1._o in_o the_o creation_n of_o man_n come_v let_v we_o make_v man_n and_o those_o to_o who_o god_n speak_v here_o he_o make_v as_o equal_v in_o the_o same_o degree_n come_v let_v we_o go_v down_o job._n sic_fw-la raban_n rupert_n calvin_n 3._o god_n indeed_o sometime_o use_v the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n not_o that_o he_o need_v their_o help_n but_o as_o philo_n say_v videt_fw-la quid_fw-la se_fw-la quid_fw-la creaturas_fw-la deceat_fw-la god_n see_v what_o be_v meet_v for_o himself_o what_o for_o the_o creature_n for_o god_n be_v more_o honour_a in_o such_o minister_n and_o man_n infirmity_n thereby_o help_v but_o at_o this_o time_n and_o in_o this_o case_n god_n need_v not_o the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n this_o confusion_n of_o tongue_n be_v his_o immediate_a work_n as_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o tongue_n act_n 1.4_o wherefore_o to_o dispute_v there_o how_o god_n speak_v to_o angel_n and_o invisible_a spirit_n be_v superfluous_a which_o may_v notwithstanding_o be_v do_v two_o way_n either_o as_o augustine_n say_v veritas_fw-la incommutabilis_fw-la per_fw-la seipsam_fw-la ineffabiliter_fw-la loquor_fw-la the_o unchangeable_a verity_n speak_v by_o itself_o after_o a_o ineffable_a manner_n gregory_z show_v another_o way_n quicquid_fw-la agere_fw-la debent_fw-la in_o ipsa_fw-la contemplatione_fw-la veritatis_fw-la legunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n they_o do_v 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chrysost._n 3_o not_o every_o man_n language_n be_v confound_v for_o then_o all_o society_n will_v have_v be_v take_v away_o even_o in_o family_n but_o the_o speech_n of_o certain_a kindred_n and_o company_n be_v change_v qvest._n x._o what_o cause_v they_o to_o leave_v off_o build_n vers._n 8._o they_o leave_v off_o building_n etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o confusion_n then_o of_o tongue_n make_v they_o leave_v off_o build_n not_o any_o great_a wind_n or_o tempest_n that_o tumble_v down_o their_o work_n as_o sibylla_n and_o abidenus_n in_o eusebius_n neither_o be_v the_o tongue_n confound_v by_o little_a and_o little_a as_o aben_n ezra_n but_o all_o at_o once_o ult_n mercer_n 2._o the_o building_n of_o the_o city_n be_v intermit_v for_o a_o hundred_o year_n until_o semiramis_n but_o the_o tower_n of_o babel_n be_v not_o heighten_v but_o only_o enclose_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o belus_n which_o continue_v till_o herodotus_n time_n a_o 1400._o year_n perer._n qvest._n xi_o of_o the_o name_n of_o babel_n vers._n 9_o
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this_o division_n of_o tongue_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v historical_o not_o in_o allegory_n 6._o fourthly_o philo_n draw_v this_o story_n of_o the_o confusion_n of_o tongue_n to_o a_o allegory_n to_o signify_v the_o confusion_n of_o vice_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la nunc_fw-la propositum_fw-la sub_fw-la figura_fw-la confusionis_fw-la linguarum_fw-la dijicere_fw-la constipatuâ—_n vitiorum_fw-la cuneum_fw-la this_o be_v moses_n purpose_n under_o this_o figure_n of_o confusion_n of_o tongue_n to_o cast_v down_o the_o conjoin_v muster_n of_o vice_n for_o to_o speak_v proper_o this_o part_n of_o one_o language_n into_o many_o be_v a_o separation_n rather_o than_o a_o confusion_n contra._n 1._o after_o this_o manner_n the_o whole_a story_n of_o genesis_n may_v be_v allegorize_v so_o that_o we_o shall_v have_v neither_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n nor_o inundation_n of_o the_o same_o in_o true_a history_n but_o in_o devise_v allegory_n 2._o this_o division_n of_o tongue_n be_v call_v a_o 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confusion_n where_o the_o people_n understand_v not_o the_o priest_n noâ—_n one_o another_o in_o their_o latin_a service_n and_o prayer_n muscul._n 10._o confut._n against_o pererius_n the_o marry_v of_o the_o uncle_n and_o niece_n unlawful_a 10._o vers._n 29._o the_o name_n of_o abraham_n wife_n be_v sarai_n who_o be_v hold_v to_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o haran_n abraham_n brother_n which_o marriage_n be_v not_o then_o forbid_v by_o any_o law_n but_o afterward_o they_o be_v 208._o where_o the_o error_n of_o the_o papist_n and_o namely_o of_o bellarmine_n and_o pererius_n may_v be_v note_v who_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v not_o forbid_v by_o moses_n law_n for_o the_o uncle_n to_o marry_v his_o niece_n for_o othoniel_n the_o young_a brother_n of_o caleb_n marry_v achsa_n calebs_n daughter_n jud._n 1.13_o contra._n 1._o to_o marry_v in_o this_o degree_n be_v forbid_v in_o leviticus_n by_o necessary_a collection_n levit._fw-la 18.12_o thou_o shall_v not_o uncover_v the_o shame_n of_o 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jacob_n who_o himself_o thank_v god_n that_o whereas_o he_o go_v but_o with_o his_o staff_n he_o return_v with_o band_n gen._n 32.10_o 2._o another_o reason_n be_v this_o jacob_n go_v secret_o and_o not_o accompany_v ut_fw-la melius_fw-la frâ—tris_fw-la conatus_fw-la declinaret_fw-la that_o he_o may_v the_o better_o avoid_v the_o practice_n of_o his_o brother_n thom._n anglic._n 3_o beside_o it_o may_v be_v a_o example_n of_o labour_n patience_n and_o frugality_n to_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n ex_fw-la perer._n quest_n viii_o the_o divers_a exposition_n of_o jacob_n ladder_n ver._n 12._o then_o he_o dream_v and_o behold_v there_o stand_v a_o ladder_n upon_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n 1._o some_o by_o this_o ladder_n understand_v the_o genealogy_n of_o christ_n saint_n luke_n set_v forth_o the_o same_o by_o descend_v from_o adam_n downward_o saint_z matthew_n by_o ascend_v from_o joseph_n upward_o 2._o augustine_n by_o god_n stand_v upon_o the_o ladder_n understand_v christ_n hang_v 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jacob_n be_v to_o go_v the_o angel_n ascend_v and_o descend_v do_v conduct_v he_o backward_o and_o forward_o god_n stand_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o the_o ladder_n rule_v all_o by_o his_o providence_n jun._n for_o whereas_o four_o thing_n trouble_v jacob_n his_o departure_n from_o his_o parent_n his_o leave_v of_o his_o country_n his_o solitary_a journey_n his_o poverty_n the_o lord_n do_v give_v he_o spiritual_a comfort_n against_o they_o all_o i_o will_v be_v thy_o keeper_n i_o will_v give_v thou_o this_o land_n he_o see_v angel_n ascend_v and_o descend_v to_o be_v his_o companion_n and_o thou_o shall_v spread_v abroad_o to_o the_o east_n and_o west_n etc._n etc._n perer._n 7._o this_o ladder_n also_o in_o a_o mystical_a signification_n betoken_v christ_n as_o he_o himself_o expound_v joh._n 1.51_o and_o special_o in_o these_o point_n 1._o the_o two_o nature_n of_o christ_n be_v express_v who_o above_o be_v god_n of_o his_o father_n beneath_o be_v man_n out_o of_o jacob_n loin_n 2._o christ_n office_n be_v describe_v who_o be_v the_o only_a way_n and_o the_o ladder_n whereby_o we_o ascend_v to_o heaven_n calvin_n 3._o the_o angel_n ascend_v and_o descend_v be_v the_o bless_a spirit_n which_o first_o minister_v to_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n joh._n 1.51_o and_o second_o do_v minister_n for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o body_n namely_o the_o elect_a heb._n 1.14_o quest_n ix_o how_o in_o jacob_n all_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v bless_v vers._n 14._o thou_o shall_v spread_v abroad_o to_o the_o west_n to_o the_o east_n 1._o this_o be_v first_o understand_v of_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o large_a country_n of_o canaan_n which_o be_v extend_v towards_o the_o four_o part_n of_o heaven_n and_o secondary_o it_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o spiritual_a posterity_n of_o jacob_n that_o shall_v be_v disperse_v throughout_o the_o world_n mercer_n 2._o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v in_o thou_o and_o in_o thy_o seed_n he_o show_v how_o in_o jacob_n all_o nation_n shall_v be_v bless_v because_o of_o he_o shall_v come_v the_o promise_a seed_n calvin_n quest_n x._o what_o thing_n be_v promise_v to_o jacob_n vers._n 15._o i_o will_v never_o forsake_v thou_o etc._n etc._n 1._o because_o these_o promise_n make_v to_o jacob_n in_o christ_n be_v not_o only_o temporal_a but_o spiritual_a not_o only_o concern_v this_o life_n but_o the_o next_o 1_o tim._n 4.8_o jun._n 2._o wheresoever_o thou_o go_v which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v take_v large_o but_o with_o this_o restraint_n so_o long_o as_o he_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n the_o lord_n promise_v to_o be_v his_o guide_n muscul._n 3_o till_o i_o have_v fulfil_v all_o i_o have_v promise_v thou_o not_o only_o these_o thing_n which_o the_o lord_n now_o speak_v as_o mercer_n but_o which_o isaac_n promise_v and_o pronounce_v unto_o jacob_n vers_fw-la 3_o 4._o jun._n yea_o and_o all_o those_o promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n be_v make_v likewise_o to_o jacob_n rasi_fw-la quest_n xi_o how_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o one_o place_n more_o than_o another_o vers._n 16._o the_o lord_n be_v in_o this_o place_n and_o i_o be_v not_o aware_a etc._n etc._n 1._o god_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o power_n and_o local_a presence_n be_v every_o where_o alike_o but_o in_o respect_n of_o some_o special_a declaration_n of_o his_o presence_n he_o be_v more_o in_o one_o place_n than_o another_o as_o in_o some_o apparition_n and_o vision_n as_o the_o lord_n bid_v moses_n put_v off_o his_o shoe_n because_o the_o ground_n be_v holy_a where_o the_o lord_n then_o appear_v exod._n 3._o so_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n where_o the_o lord_n give_v answer_n in_o the_o pool_n of_o bethesda_n where_o the_o angel_n stir_v the_o water_n the_o lord_n be_v present_a after_o a_o special_a manner_n as_o he_o be_v also_o in_o the_o assembly_n and_o congregation_n of_o his_o servant_n and_o as_o here_o in_o this_o heavenly_a apparition_n to_o jacob_n perer._n 2._o the_o hebrew_n imagine_v that_o jacob_n for_o the_o space_n of_o fourteen_o year_n while_o he_o be_v in_o ebers_n house_n never_o almost_o lie_v down_o but_o watch_v give_v himself_o to_o meditation_n and_o therefore_o reprove_v himself_o now_o for_o sleep_v but_o that_o this_o be_v a_o fable_n i_o have_v show_v before_o in_o gen._n 25._o quest_n 20._o 3._o and_o i_o be_v not_o aware_a fable_n so_o the_o lord_n to_o the_o faithful_a perform_v more_o than_o they_o can_v conceive_v and_o expect_v calv._n and_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n perceive_v not_o at_o the_o first_o that_o which_o in_o process_n of_o time_n be_v reveal_v unto_o they_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o samuel_n that_o at_o the_o first_o he_o know_v not_o the_o lord_n neither_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n reveal_v to_o he_o 1_o sam._n 3.4_o that_o be_v in_o such_o familiar_a manner_n as_o afterward_o the_o lord_n show_v himself_o in_o servant_n gregor_n lib._n 2_o in_o 1_o sam._n 4._o bernard_n excellent_o show_v the_o difference_n of_o god_n presence_n est_fw-la in_o omni_fw-la loco_fw-la etc._n etc._n sed_fw-la aliter_fw-la atque_fw-la aliter_fw-la apud_fw-la homines_fw-la male_n est_fw-la puniens_fw-la &_o dissimulans_fw-la apud_fw-la electos_fw-la operans_fw-la &_o servans_fw-la apud_fw-la superos_fw-la pascens_fw-la &_o cubans_fw-la apud_fw-la inferos_fw-la damnans_fw-la &_o arguens_fw-la etc._n etc._n god_n be_v every_o where_o but_o after_o a_o divers_a manner_n he_o be_v among_o the_o wicked_a punish_n yet_o forbear_v among_o the_o elect_a work_n and_o save_v in_o heaven_n refresh_v and_o dwell_v in_o hell_n condemn_v and_o reprove_v serm._n 6._o the_o dedication_n eccles._n etc._n etc._n quest_n xiii_o why_o jacob_n call_v the_o place_n fearful_a vers._n 17._o how_o fearful_a be_v this_o place_n 1._o three_o thing_n be_v here_o wrought_v upon_o jacob_n while_o he_o sleep_v he_o have_v a_o vision_n when_o he_o awake_v he_o have_v the_o revelation_n and_o understanding_n
cordis_fw-la quam_fw-la fancy_n corporis_fw-la fair_o in_o the_o light_n of_o his_o soul_n than_o in_o the_o face_n of_o his_o body_n augustine_n 4._o in_o who_o appear_v four_o principal_a virtue_n his_o temperance_n in_o not_o be_v entice_v no_o not_o by_o his_o mistress_n his_o justice_n in_o not_o yield_v to_o do_v this_o wrong_n and_o dishonour_n to_o his_o master_n his_o fortitude_n in_o not_o suffer_v himself_o by_o many_o attempt_n and_o assault_n to_o be_v overcome_v his_o prudence_n in_o choose_v rather_o at_o once_o to_o reject_v she_o and_o leave_v his_o garment_n than_o to_o keep_v she_o in_o suspense_n rupertus_n quest_n v._o how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o joseph_n be_v imprison_v not_o put_v to_o death_n vers._n 20._o after_o this_o manner_n do_v thy_o sâ—rvant_n unto_o i_o and_o josephs_n master_n take_v he_o and_o put_v he_o in_o prison_n 1._o that_o be_v a_o obscure_a colection_n of_o rasi_fw-la that_o potiphars_n wife_n be_v in_o bed_n with_o her_o husband_n show_v how_o joseph_n will_v have_v do_v unto_o she_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o she_o stay_v so_o long_o to_o make_v her_o complaint_n but_o as_o josephus_n think_v she_o sit_v weep_v and_o mourn_v tell_v her_o tale_n as_o soon_o as_o her_o lord_n come_v in_o 2._o in_o that_o potiphar_n cast_v joseph_n into_o prison_n and_o killeh_o he_o not_o i_o neither_o think_v with_o perer_n that_o it_o proceed_v of_o his_o master_n love_n towards_o he_o nor_o with_o musculus_fw-la that_o he_o be_v commit_v to_o custody_n there_o to_o be_v keep_v till_o he_o receive_v the_o sentence_n of_o death_n but_o i_o rather_o with_o chrysostome_n ascribe_v it_o to_o god_n providence_n who_o so_o wrought_v in_o pharaoh_n heart_n that_o he_o have_v no_o such_o purpose_n to_o put_v joseph_n to_o death_n as_o also_o josephs_n innocence_n may_v appear_v imprisonment_n for_o the_o which_o cause_n the_o chief_a keeper_n under_o potiphar_n show_v he_o favour_n 3._o it_o seem_v that_o joseph_n be_v put_v into_o a_o dungeon_n chap._n 40.15_o the_o word_n sohar_n signify_v a_o round_a vault_a house_n such_o be_v this_o where_o the_o king_n prisoner_n lay_v bind_v and_o whither_o joseph_n be_v send_v not_o of_o favour_n as_o some_o think_v but_o for_o more_o sure_a keep_n and_o there_o he_o lay_v bind_v with_o fetter_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o psal._n 105.18_o they_o hold_v his_o foot_n in_o the_o stock_n and_o he_o be_v lay_v miron_n 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n 1._o doct._n the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o righteous_a must_v be_v ascribe_v to_o god_n providence_n vers._n 2._o the_o lord_n be_v with_o joseph_n and_o he_o prosper_v josephs_n prosperity_n be_v ascribe_v to_o god_n providence_n the_o world_n use_v to_o impute_v such_o thing_n to_o chance_n and_o fortune_n but_o we_o must_v look_v towards_o god_n the_o author_n of_o our_o prosperous_a state_n and_o moderator_n of_o our_o affliction_n calvin_n that_o we_o may_v say_v with_o david_n who_o have_v i_o in_o heaven_n but_o thou_o and_o i_o have_v desire_v none_o in_o the_o earth_n with_o thou_o psal._n 73.25_o 2._o doct._n why_o adultery_n be_v call_v a_o great_a sin_n and_o against_o god_n vers._n 9_o how_o can_v i_o do_v this_o great_a wickedness_n and_o sin_n against_o god_n adultery_n be_v call_v a_o great_a sin_n as_o abimeleck_n say_v to_o abraham_n what_o have_v i_o offend_v thou_o that_o thou_o have_v bring_v upon_o i_o and_o my_o kingdom_n this_o great_a sin_n gene._n 20.9_o it_o be_v a_o great_a sin_n because_o there_o be_v dishonour_v do_v to_o the_o husband_n who_o bed_n be_v defile_v the_o childeren_n be_v wrong_v who_o be_v illegitimate_a be_v get_v in_o adultery_n the_o woman_n also_o break_v her_o faith_n and_o vow_v make_v to_o her_o husband_n and_o this_o sin_n be_v special_o say_v to_o be_v against_o god_n who_o be_v the_o author_n of_o holy_a wedlock_n who_o institution_n be_v by_o this_o mean_v violate_v and_o break_v as_o david_n therefore_o say_v psal._n 51.4_o against_o thou_o against_o thou_o only_o have_v i_o sin_v muscul._n 3._o doct._n fear_v of_o evil_a report_n must_v not_o make_v we_o leave_v our_o duty_n vers._n 12._o he_o leave_v his_o garment_n and_o flee_v joseph_n do_v choose_v rather_o to_o keep_v his_o innocence_n though_o it_o be_v with_o infamy_n and_o false_a report_n for_o as_o according_a to_o s._n paul_n rule_n we_o must_v not_o do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v of_o it_o rom._n 3.8_o so_o we_o must_v not_o leave_v off_o to_o do_v good_a though_o evil_a do_v ensue_v upon_o it_o we_o ought_v to_o use_v all_o mean_n to_o have_v good_a report_n but_o rather_o than_o we_o shall_v hazard_v our_o faith_n and_o innocence_n we_o must_v arm_v ourselves_o with_o joseph_n to_o pass_v by_o honour_n and_o dishonour_n by_o evil_a report_n and_o good_a report_n 2_o cor._n 6.8_o 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n against_o merit_n vers._n 21._o the_o lord_n be_v with_o joseph_n and_o show_v he_o mercy_n etc._n etc._n although_o joseph_n fear_v god_n and_o be_v a_o virtuous_a man_n yet_o this_o favour_n which_o he_o find_v be_v ascribe_v to_o god_n mercy_n not_o to_o any_o merit_n or_o worthiness_n in_o he_o for_o although_o the_o lord_n reward_v his_o innocence_n and_o integrity_n by_o this_o mean_n yet_o be_v it_o in_o mercy_n calvin_n so_o jacob_n before_o acknowledge_v all_o to_o be_v of_o god_n mercy_n gen._n 32.10_o i_o be_o not_o worthy_a of_o the_o least_o of_o all_o thy_o mercy_n and_o gene._n 33.10_o god_n have_v have_v mercy_n on_o i_o and_o therefore_o i_o have_v all_o thing_n 2._o confut._n against_o the_o descension_n of_o christ_n into_o limbus_n patrum_fw-la vers._n 22._o and_o the_o keeper_n commit_v all_o the_o prisoner_n to_o josephs_n hand_n etc._n etc._n pererius_n here_o make_v joseph_n a_o type_n and_o figure_n of_o christ_n that_o as_o the_o prisoner_n be_v commit_v to_o his_o charge_n who_o he_o be_v a_o great_a comfort_n unto_o and_o prophesy_v unto_o some_o of_o their_o deliverance_n so_o christ_n descend_v to_o hell_n deliver_v from_o thence_o those_o which_o be_v there_o bind_v in_o prison_n contra._n beside_o that_o such_o devise_a allegory_n be_v but_o simple_a ground_n of_o matter_n of_o faith_n such_o as_o the_o papist_n make_v the_o descension_n of_o christ_n to_o limbus_n patrum_fw-la to_o be_v this_o comparison_n between_o joseph_n and_o christ_n have_v small_a agreement_n in_o this_o point_n 1._o joseph_n be_v put_v into_o the_o dungeon_n as_o a_o prisoner_n himself_o i_o hope_v they_o will_v not_o say_v that_o christ_n be_v as_o a_o prisoner_n in_o hell_n 2._o joseph_n deliver_v none_o but_o foreshow_v the_o deliverance_n of_o some_o but_o christ_n must_v be_v a_o deliverer_n 3._o some_o of_o these_o prisoner_n be_v not_o deliver_v but_o condemn_v but_o christ_n they_o say_v harrow_v that_o hell_n to_o the_o which_o he_o descend_v and_o deliver_v all_o 6._o place_n of_o moral_a observation_n 1._o observ._n family_n and_o kingdom_n bless_v for_o the_o righteous_a sake_n vers._n 5._o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o all_o that_o he_o have_v in_o the_o house_n and_o in_o the_o field_n thus_o we_o see_v that_o god_n bless_v potiphars_n house_n for_o josephs_n sake_n as_o laban_n prosper_v because_o of_o jacob_n thus_o house_n family_n city_n and_o kingdom_n be_v bless_v because_o of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n the_o world_n therefore_o have_v reason_n to_o make_v much_o of_o they_o as_o potiphar_n do_v of_o joseph_n not_o to_o hate_v and_o deâ—ide_v they_o as_o the_o fashion_n of_o this_o untoward_a age_n be_v 2._o observ._n beauty_n a_o deceitful_a gift_n vers._n 6._o ioseph_n be_v a_o fair_a person_n joseph_n by_o occasion_n of_o his_o beauty_n and_o favour_n be_v in_o great_a danger_n to_o have_v be_v supplant_v and_o entice_v to_o evil_a which_o teach_v we_o that_o although_o favour_n and_o beauty_n be_v a_o precious_a gift_n from_o god_n and_o as_o the_o poet_n can_v say_v gratior_fw-la est_fw-la pulchro_fw-la veniens_fw-la è_fw-la corpore_fw-la virtus_fw-la virtue_n have_v a_o better_a grace_n that_o shine_v from_o a_o beautiful_a face_n yet_o there_o be_v better_a gift_n to_o be_v desire_v which_o bring_v no_o such_o inconvenience_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v desire_v you_o the_o best_a gift_n 1_o cor_fw-la 12.31_o muscul_n calvin_n 3._o observ._n the_o three_o engine_n and_o weapon_n of_o harlot_n vers._n 7._o his_o master_n wife_n cast_v her_o eye_n upon_o joseph_n wanton_n woman_n have_v three_o principal_a weapon_n that_o they_o fight_v with_o prima_fw-la adultera_fw-la oculorum_fw-la telâ—_n sunt_fw-la a_o harlot_n first_o engine_n be_v her_o eye_n as_o here_o josephs_n mistress_n first_o cast_v her_o eye_n upon_o he_o secunda_fw-la verborum_fw-la the_o second_o be_v her_o entice_a word_n as_o here_o she_o impudent_o say_v come_v lie_v with_o i_o
charge_n chrysost._n mercer_n vatab._n jun._n quest_n xii_o how_o jacob_n heart_n be_v say_v to_o fail_v or_o faint_v and_o for_o what_o cause_n vers._n 29._o iacobs_n heart_n fail_v etc._n etc._n 1._o jacob_n be_v astonish_v at_o the_o report_n of_o his_o son_n that_o joseph_n yet_o live_v â—ables_n he_o have_v not_o hear_v it_o then_o before_o as_o the_o hebrew_n fable_n how_o serah_n aser_n daughter_n have_v tell_v jacob_n that_o joseph_n be_v alive_a and_o therefore_o she_o be_v translate_v alive_a into_o paradise_n ex_fw-la munster_n 2._o the_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o jacob_n withdraw_v his_o heart_n and_o attention_n from_o they_o and_o great_o regard_v they_o not_o as_o r._n sel._n or_o as_o the_o latin_a translator_n he_o be_v as_o raise_v out_o of_o a_o heavy_a sleep_n that_o be_v attonitus_fw-la &_o stupidus_fw-la ad_fw-la intelligendum_fw-la heavy_a and_o hard_a to_o understand_v as_o a_o man_n new_o awake_v as_o rupertus_n expound_v 3._o nor_o yet_o as_o ramban_n and_o 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augustine_n will_v hereby_o understand_v the_o poet_n of_o the_o gentile_n which_o as_o by_o the_o crooking_a of_o frog_n so_o by_o their_o vain_a babble_n have_v bring_v in_o many_o impious_a and_o deceitful_a fable_n 2._o grâ—gorie_n nyssenus_n make_v these_o frog_n a_o type_n and_o figure_n of_o the_o epicure_n and_o licentious_a life_n which_o enter_v into_o pharaoh_n house_n that_o be_v most_o abound_v in_o the_o house_n of_o prince_n and_o great_a man_n 3._o ferus_fw-la do_v take_v it_o in_o the_o better_a part_n that_o hereby_o the_o conversion_n of_o a_o sinner_n be_v set_v forth_o god_n send_v frog_n upon_o the_o land_n when_o he_o show_v a_o man_n his_o own_o filthiness_n 4._o but_o that_o other_o application_n of_o ferus_fw-la be_v more_o apt_a who_o by_o the_o crooking_a of_o frog_n understand_v heretic_n that_o do_v open_a their_o mouth_n against_o the_o truth_n as_o revel_v 16.13_o the_o unclean_a spirit_n that_o come_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o dragon_n and_o 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frog_n quite_o vers._n 14._o and_o they_o gather_v they_o together_o by_o heap_n 1._o the_o egyptian_n have_v be_v able_a of_o themselves_o to_o have_v destroy_v these_o frog_n but_o that_o god_n arm_v they_o against_o they_o and_o their_o number_n be_v so_o infinite_a that_o they_o can_v not_o resist_v they_o like_v as_o the_o history_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o mentz_n be_v famous_a that_o be_v destroy_v of_o rat_n and_o mouse_n follow_v he_o into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o river_n of_o rhine_n where_o yet_o the_o rat_n tower_n so_o call_v be_v to_o be_v see_v simler_n and_o our_o english_a chronicle_n also_o do_v make_v mention_n of_o a_o young_a man_n table_n pursue_v by_o â—oades_n who_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v defend_v from_o they_o but_o be_v hang_v in_o the_o top_n of_o a_o tree_n in_o a_o trunk_n they_o craul_v up_o thither_o and_o devour_v he_o 2._o god_n can_v either_o have_v cast_v these_o frog_n into_o the_o river_n again_o or_o cause_v they_o to_o vanish_v but_o it_o please_v he_o they_o shall_v remain_v in_o heap_n as_o a_o spectacle_n to_o the_o egyptian_n both_o to_o show_v that_o it_o be_v a_o true_a miracle_n and_o that_o the_o stink_n thereof_o in_o 〈◊〉_d nose_n may_v put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o their_o sin_n that_o make_v they_o stink_v before_o god_n ferus_fw-la quest_n xi_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o three_o plague_n of_o lice_n from_o the_o former_a vers._n 17._o all_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v lice_n 1._o in_o this_o plague_n there_o go_v no_o commination_n or_o denounce_v before_o for_o because_o pharaoh_n have_v mock_v with_o god_n and_o his_o minister_n and_o have_v harden_v his_o heart_n he_o be_v worthy_a of_o no_o admonition_n simler_n 2._o this_o plague_n be_v bring_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n as_o the_o two_o first_o out_o of_o the_o water_n for_o the_o egyptian_n be_v worthy_a to_o be_v punish_v in_o both_o because_o they_o have_v show_v their_o cruelty_n in_o both_o in_o destroy_v the_o infant_n in_o the_o water_n and_o in_o oppress_v the_o israelite_n by_o work_v in_o clay_n and_o therefore_o out_o of_o the_o clay_n and_o dust_n be_v they_o punish_v simler_n 3._o in_o the_o other_o plague_n in_o the_o first_o the_o lord_n show_v his_o power_n in_o change_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o creature_n in_o the_o second_o in_o command_v they_o in_o the_o three_o in_o use_v they_o as_o instrument_n of_o his_o revenge_n the_o first_o plague_n be_v horrible_a to_o the_o sight_n in_o see_v the_o bloody_a water_n the_o second_o be_v both_o horrible_a to_o the_o sight_n and_o troublesome_a the_o three_o be_v both_o these_o and_o bring_v grief_n and_o vexation_n beside_o ferus_fw-la quest_n xii_o whether_o the_o three_o plague_n be_v of_o lice_n now_o what_o manner_n of_o plague_n this_o be_v whether_o of_o lice_n or_o some_o other_o shall_v brief_o be_v examine_v 1._o the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v cinnim_n which_o the_o latin_a translate_v sciniphe_n and_o the_o septuag_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d derive_v with_o some_o small_a change_n from_o the_o hebrew_n temper_n origen_n who_o augustine_n follow_v take_v they_o for_o certain_a small_a fly_n with_o wing_n that_o can_v scarce_o be_v see_v as_o they_o fly_v yet_o with_o their_o sting_n do_v prick_v very_o sharp_o 2._o alberâ—us_n magnus_n say_v that_o they_o have_v the_o tail_n of_o worm_n the_o head_n and_o wing_n of_o fly_n and_o be_v engender_v in_o fenny_a place_n and_o do_v special_o follow_v and_o light_n upon_o man_n lib._n 26._o the_o animalib_a this_o description_n agree_v to_o those_o fly_n which_o we_o call_v gnat_n 3._o suidas_n take_v it_o to_o be_v a_o worm_n that_o eat_v wood_n 4._o pererius_n think_v it_o be_v a_o new_a kind_n of_o vermin_n not_o know_v before_o 5._o but_o i_o think_v rather_o with_o josephus_n that_o they_o be_v lice_n so_o also_o jun._n vatab._n pagnin_n montan._n translate_v so_o r._n solomon_n understand_v the_o word_n cinnim_fw-la and_o they_o be_v such_o lice_n as_o do_v cleave_v and_o swarm_v upon_o the_o body_n that_o will_v not_o be_v kill_v with_o any_o ointment_n or_o other_o medicine_n as_o josephus_n but_o they_o do_v gnaw_v upon_o their_o flesh_n much_o like_a to_o the_o lousy_a disease_n that_o sylla_n and_o the_o two_o herod_n die_v of_o simler_n and_o philo_n say_v they_o do_v not_o only_o sting_v the_o flesh_n but_o enter_v in_o at_o the_o ear_n and_o nostril_n and_o pain_v the_o eye_n and_o though_o most_o of_o they_o be_v of_o this_o kind_n of_o vermin_n of_o lice_n which_o come_v of_o the_o slime_n and_o dust_n resemble_v the_o same_o in_o colour_n also_o oleaster_n yet_o it_o be_v like_a that_o other_o vermin_n as_o gnat_n and_o other_o bite_a fly_n and_o vermin_n be_v mingle_v among_o they_o borrh._n quest_n xiii_o why_o the_o lord_n plague_v the_o egyptian_n with_o lice_n and_o whereas_o god_n may_v have_v turn_v by_o his_o great_a power_n the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n into_o lion_n and_o bear_n which_o shall_v have_v destroy_v the_o people_n yet_o it_o please_v he_o for_o these_o cause_n to_o punish_v they_o with_o this_o contemptible_a vermin_n 1._o because_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o consume_v they_o all_o at_o once_o but_o give_v they_o space_n to_o come_v to_o repentance_n philo._n 2._o and_o that_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o haughty_a pride_n of_o the_o egyptian_n may_v be_v abate_v see_v that_o god_n be_v able_a to_o punish_v they_o by_o such_o contemptible_a and_o base_a creature_n as_o proud_a tyrant_n be_v most_o daunt_v when_o they_o be_v quail_v by_o weak_a and_o impotent_a mean_n as_o abimelech_n think_v it_o a_o dishonour_n unto_o he_o to_o be_v kill_v by_o a_o woman_n ferus_fw-la 3._o this_o plague_n also_o serve_v to_o keep_v they_o in_o awe_n for_o if_o god_n
divers_a reading_n quest_n fourteen_o what_o be_v the_o strong_a before_o who_o the_o lord_n be_v prefer_v vers._n 11._o who_o be_v like_a unto_o the_o lord_n among_o the_o mighty_a 1._o this_o be_v utter_v with_o a_o interrogation_n be_v more_o emphatical_a than_o if_o it_o have_v be_v bare_o affirm_v calvin_n 2._o the_o most_o read_v among_o the_o god_n but_o the_o word_n eâ—lim_fw-la be_v also_o take_v for_o the_o mighty_a as_o psalm_n 29.1_o give_v unto_o the_o lord_n you_o son_n of_o the_o mighty_a give_v unto_o the_o lord_n glory_n and_o it_o have_v a_o more_o general_a signification_n prefer_v god_n before_o the_o angel_n both_o good_a and_o evil_n which_o of_o the_o latter_a sort_n assist_v the_o magician_n against_o moses_n and_o before_o the_o idol_n of_o the_o egyptian_n upon_o who_o the_o lord_n also_o execute_v judgement_n chap._n 12.12_o and_o before_o the_o mighty_a of_o the_o earth_n for_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o prince_n be_v confound_v 3._o this_o exposition_n be_v warrant_v by_o the_o like_a place_n psal._n 89.6_o who_o be_v equal_a to_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o heaven_n and_o who_o be_v like_o the_o lord_n among_o the_o son_n of_o the_o strong_a psal._n 89.6_o quest_n xv._n how_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o be_v fearful_a in_o praise_n vers._n 11._o who_o be_v like_o thou_o so_o glorious_a 1._o in_o three_o thing_n god_n be_v prefer_v before_o all_o other_o in_o holiness_n for_o the_o very_a angel_n be_v imperfect_a in_o his_o fight_n in_o fear_n and_o reverence_n none_o be_v so_o to_o be_v reverence_v as_o the_o lord_n who_o glory_n the_o angel_n can_v endure_v to_o behold_v and_o in_o the_o power_n of_o his_o work_n siml_n 2._o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v fearful_a in_o praise_n which_o some_o do_v interpret_v that_o whereas_o the_o devil_n be_v fear_v because_o they_o work_v mischief_n god_n be_v fear_v because_o his_o work_n be_v merciful_a and_o praiseworthy_a as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o psal._n 130.3_o mercy_n be_v with_o thou_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v fear_v some_o expound_v it_o that_o god_n be_v not_o to_o be_v praise_v without_o fear_n and_o tremble_a but_o the_o fit_a sense_n be_v quod_fw-la deus_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la rite_n laudâ—ri_fw-la 〈◊〉_d rapiuntur_fw-la omnes_fw-la in_o stuporem_fw-la that_o god_n can_v due_o be_v praise_v but_o all_o man_n fall_v into_o astonishment_n no_o man_n can_v praise_v he_o as_o he_o be_v worthy_a calv._n to_o this_o purpose_n the_o prophet_n david_n psal._n 89.7_o god_n be_v very_o terrible_a in_o the_o assembly_n of_o his_o saint_n even_o the_o saint_n the_o holy_a angel_n do_v tremble_v and_o wonder_v when_o they_o consider_v god_n praise_n 3._o last_o god_n be_v say_v to_o do_v wonder_n many_o thing_n among_o man_n be_v count_v wonder_n which_o wise_a man_n do_v not_o admire_v and_o many_o thing_n be_v miraculous_a even_o unto_o wise_a man_n which_o be_v not_o so_o to_o the_o angel_n but_o god_n do_v wonder_n which_o be_v a_o astonishment_n even_o to_o the_o angel_n simler_n quest_n xvi_o wherein_o the_o egyptian_n be_v compare_v unto_o lead_n vers._n 10._o they_o sink_v as_o lead_v in_o the_o mighty_a water_n etc._n etc._n 1._o impurissimo_fw-la metallo_fw-la comparantur_fw-la they_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o most_o impure_a mettle_n not_o to_o silver_n and_o gold_n but_o to_o lead_v which_o be_v call_v ghopher_v derive_v of_o ghophir_n which_o signify_v dust_n or_o earth_n because_o lead_v be_v of_o the_o most_o terrene_a and_o earthly_a nature_n of_o all_o the_o metal_n borrh._n 2._o likewise_o they_o be_v compare_v to_o lead_v quia_fw-la peccatum_fw-la sua_fw-la mole_n ad_fw-la inferna_fw-la trahit_fw-la because_o sin_n by_o the_o weight_n thereof_o draw_v into_o hell_n and_o therefore_o by_o the_o prophet_n wickedness_n be_v compare_v to_o a_o talon_n of_o lead_n zachar._n 5.7_o ferus_fw-la 3._o neither_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o weight_n of_o their_o sin_n only_o but_o of_o the_o heaviness_n of_o their_o judgement_n do_v 〈◊〉_d similitude_n agree_v unto_o they_o onere_fw-la perfidiae_fw-la &_o gravitate_fw-la judicii_fw-la divini_fw-la in_o altum_fw-la depressi_fw-la they_o be_v bear_v down_o into_o the_o deep_a with_o the_o burden_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o the_o heaviness_n of_o god_n judgement_n borrh._n 4._o and_o beside_o nullus_fw-la fuit_fw-la evitandi_fw-la locus_fw-la there_o be_v no_o way_n for_o they_o to_o escape_v as_o lead_v swim_v not_o neither_o float_v in_o the_o water_n but_o sink_v down_o to_o the_o bottom_n osiander_n 5._o beside_o whereas_o omnia_fw-la qua_fw-la in_o opere_fw-la metallorum_fw-la conflatoriâ—_n usurpantur_fw-la hic_fw-la nominantur_fw-la all_o thing_n which_o be_v use_v in_o melt_v of_o metal_n be_v here_o name_v as_o fire_n spirit_n or_o wind_n lead_v borrh._n herein_o also_o they_o be_v liken_v unto_o lead_n because_o that_o mettle_n be_v soon_o of_o all_o metal_n melt_v waste_a and_o consume_v in_o the_o fire_n and_o so_o the_o wicked_a be_v sweep_v away_o with_o god_n judgement_n whereas_o the_o righteous_a be_v thereby_o try_v and_o purify_v as_o silver_n and_o gold_n so_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n say_v the_o bellows_n be_v burn_v the_o lead_n be_v consume_v in_o the_o fire_n jer._n 6.29_o 6._o likewise_o this_o similitude_n show_v that_o this_o their_o sink_v down_o like_o lead_n betoken_v their_o everlasting_a punishment_n malitia_fw-la grave_n &_o importabiles_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o hominibus_fw-la abjiciuntur_fw-la in_o abyssum_fw-la inferni_fw-la cum_fw-la satin_n &_o angelis_n illius_fw-la discruciandi_fw-la they_o be_v weigh_v down_o with_o malice_n and_o importable_a to_o god_n and_o man_n be_v cast_v down_o into_o the_o bottom_n of_o hell_n for_o ever_o to_o â—e_v torment_v with_o satan_n and_o his_o angel_n pelican_n quest_n xvii_o how_o the_o earth_n be_v say_v to_o have_v swallow_v they_o vers._n 12._o the_o earth_n swallow_v they_o 1._o neither_o be_v the_o water_n here_o understand_v by_o the_o earth_n as_o the_o earth_n be_v sometime_o take_v for_o 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narration_n of_o the_o fact_n 5._o therefore_o by_o the_o earth_n here_o be_v understand_v alvens_n â—â—ariâ—_n the_o channel_n of_o the_o sea_n hem_v in_o and_o compass_v of_o the_o mountain_n as_o jonas_n describe_v the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n i_o go_v down_o to_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o mountain_n the_o earth_n with_o her_o bar_n be_v about_o i_o for_o ever_o jonah_n 2.6_o jun._n 6._o ferus_fw-la by_o the_o earth_n understand_v hell_n vbi_fw-la nullus_fw-la ordo_fw-la sed_fw-la sempiternus_fw-la horror_n inhabitat_fw-la where_o there_o be_v no_o order_n but_o everlasting_a horror_n and_o confusion_n but_o the_o other_o sense_n better_o agree_v to_o the_o history_n 7._o wherein_o appear_v the_o correspondency_n of_o the_o judgement_n of_o their_o state_n amatores_fw-la terrenâ—rum_fw-la deuâ—rabuntur_fw-la à _fw-la terra_fw-la the_o lover_n of_o earthly_a thing_n be_v devour_v of_o the_o earth_n pelican_n quest_n xviii_o how_o the_o lord_n will_v lead_v and_o carry_v his_o people_n vers._n 13._o thou_o will_v carry_v they_o in_o thy_o strength_n unto_o thy_o holy_a habitation_n 1._o the_o word_n in_o the_o original_n be_v in_o the_o preterperfect_a tense_n thou_o have_v carry_v not_o that_o moses_n only_o wish_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v carry_v they_o to_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n but_o he_o speak_v confident_o that_o the_o lord_n which_o have_v redeem_v they_o will_v not_o now_o leave_v they_o till_o he_o have_v accomplish_v his_o good_a work_n towards_o they_o and_o it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o prophet_n to_o speak_v of_o thing_n to_o come_v as_o already_o do_v and_o pass_v because_o of_o the_o certainty_n of_o god_n promise_n siml_n 2._o here_o moses_n use_v two_o effectual_a word_n the_o one_o be_v â—achah_n which_o signify_v to_o lead_v as_o a_o shepherd_n lead_v which_o show_v the_o provident_a care_n of_o god_n as_o a_o faithful_a and_o careful_a shepherd_n lead_v his_o people_n like_o sheep_n siml_n the_o other_o
for_o that_o heathenish_a conceit_n of_o the_o philosopher_n that_o virtue_n be_v not_o proper_o say_v to_o be_v in_o woman_n it_o be_v contrary_a to_o that_o position_n of_o the_o apostle_n that_o in_o christ_n there_o be_v neither_o male_a nor_o female_a galath_n 3.28_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n can_v plant_v grace_n and_o virtue_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o woman_n as_o well_o as_o of_o man_n nay_o often_o the_o lord_n choose_v the_o weak_a thing_n of_o this_o world_n to_o confound_v the_o mighty_a thing_n 1._o cor._n 1.27_o and_o the_o example_n of_o so_o many_o virtuous_a and_o good_a woman_n in_o the_o scripture_n of_o sara_n rebecca_n anna_n the_o shunamite_n and_o the_o rest_n in_o the_o old_a of_o marie_n anna_n martha_n lydia_n dorcas_n and_o many_o other_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n do_v evident_o confute_v that_o profane_a paradox_n of_o the_o philosopher_n 4._o and_o to_o deliver_v the_o regiment_n of_o woman_n from_o the_o cardinal_n vile_a and_o impure_a slander_n this_o country_n and_o nation_n of_o we_o as_o be_v have_v find_v the_o government_n of_o a_o woman_n the_o worst_a in_o the_o late_a marian_n persecution_n when_o more_o good_a man_n and_o woman_n saint_n of_o god_n be_v put_v to_o death_n than_o in_o any_o three_o king_n reign_v beside_o so_o have_v we_o see_v it_o in_o the_o next_o change_n the_o best_a of_o all_o other_o prince_n reign_v that_o go_v before_o famous_a queen_n elizabeth_n government_n as_o for_o flourish_a peace_n government_n honourable_a fame_n and_o name_n enrich_v of_o the_o land_n subdue_a of_o foreign_a enemy_n enact_v of_o good_a law_n may_v be_v compare_v with_o the_o reign_n of_o any_o former_a king_n so_o for_o the_o advance_n of_o true_a religion_n increase_v of_o learning_n propagate_a the_o gospel_n none_o of_o her_o predecessor_n come_v near_o she_o that_o as_o the_o refine_n of_o coin_n be_v reduce_v from_o base_a money_n to_o pure_a silver_n and_o gold_n be_v her_o honour_n in_o the_o civil_a state_n so_o the_o purge_n of_o religion_n according_a to_o the_o purity_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v her_o everlasting_a fame_n in_o the_o world_n and_o be_v her_o eternal_a reward_n with_o god_n 4._o confut._n that_o christ_n shall_v have_v no_o judge_n under_o he_o at_o the_o latter_a day_n but_o shall_v be_v the_o only_a judge_n himself_o vers._n 22._o let_v they_o judge_v all_o small_a cause_n origen_n upon_o these_o word_n have_v this_o private_a conceit_n hanc_fw-la sâ—guram_fw-la judicum_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la seculo_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o futuro_fw-la servandam_fw-la etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d this_o form_n of_o judge_n shall_v be_v observe_v not_o only_o in_o this_o world_n but_o in_o the_o next_o and_o then_o he_o allege_v that_o text_n matth._n 18.28_o that_o when_o the_o son_n of_o man_n shall_v sit_v in_o the_o throne_n of_o majesty_n you_o which_o have_v follow_v i_o in_o the_o regeneration_n shall_v sit_v upon_o twelve_o seat_n and_o judge_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o israel_n whereupon_o he_o infer_v that_o christ_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n shall_v appoint_v other_o judge_n beside_o himself_o qui_fw-la judicent_fw-la populum_fw-la de_fw-la mineribus_fw-la causiâ—_n etc._n etc._n which_o shall_v judge_v the_o people_n in_o small_a cause_n refer_v the_o great_a to_o he_o the_o rhemisnis_n and_o romanistes_n who_o manner_n be_v to_o scrape_v all_o the_o refuse_v of_o the_o father_n affirm_v likewise_o that_o the_o faithful_a shall_v judge_v and_o give_v sentence_n with_o christ_n at_o the_o latter_a day_n wrest_v the_o same_o text_n in_o matthew_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n contra._n 1._o the_o apostle_n and_o saint_n be_v say_v indeed_o to_o judge_v the_o world_n but_o not_o in_o that_o sense_n as_o christ_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o judge_n of_o the_o world_n but_o as_o he_o say_v his_o word_n shall_v judge_v they_o at_o the_o latter_a day_n joh._n 12.48_o that_o be_v be_v a_o witness_n against_o they_o so_o the_o word_n preach_v by_o the_o saint_n in_o their_o life_n and_o their_o conversation_n follow_v the_o same_o shall_v be_v a_o witness_n against_o the_o world_n and_o so_o their_o condemnation_n like_v as_o in_o the_o process_n of_o judgement_n here_o in_o earth_n the_o evidence_n that_o be_v bring_v in_o and_o the_o witness_n produce_v be_v say_v to_o condemn_v the_o guilty_a party_n and_o to_o judge_v they_o though_o the_o judge_n only_o give_v sentence_n thus_o ambrose_n fit_o expound_v this_o phrase_n judicabunt_fw-la sancti_fw-la hunc_fw-la mundum_fw-la quia_fw-la exemplo_fw-la fidei_fw-la illorum_fw-la perfidia_fw-la mundi_fw-la damnabitur_fw-la the_o saint_n shall_v judge_v the_o world_n because_o by_o example_n of_o their_o faith_n their_o perfidiousness_n shall_v be_v condemn_v 2._o for_o otherwise_o if_o christ_n shall_v observe_v the_o same_o form_n which_o moses_n do_v to_o appoint_v coadjutor_n because_o he_o alone_o suffice_v not_o this_o be_v to_o derogate_v from_o his_o all_o sufficient_a power_n who_o need_v not_o as_o man_n any_o assistant_n or_o fellow_n helper_n vers._n 22._o every_o great_a matter_n let_v they_o bring_v to_o thou_o upon_o this_o precedent_n the_o romanistes_n will_v ground_v the_o papal_a reservation_n of_o case_n from_o who_o no_o appeal_n say_v they_o be_v to_o be_v make_v as_o there_o be_v not_o from_o moses_n tostat._n quaest_n 11._o in_o 18._o cap._n exod._n contra._n 1._o there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o the_o reservation_n of_o matter_n to_o moses_n and_o of_o certain_a case_n to_o the_o pope_n for_o moses_n be_v set_v over_o but_o one_o nation_n which_o at_o this_o time_n encamp_v together_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o not_o many_o mile_n and_o so_o they_o may_v with_o ease_n bring_v the_o weighty_a cause_n to_o he_o but_o the_o pope_n challenge_v to_o be_v the_o supreme_a judge_n over_o all_o the_o world_n and_o so_o without_o infinite_a trouble_n the_o great_a cause_n can_v be_v bring_v unto_o he_o 2._o moses_n judgement_n be_v seek_v for_o because_o he_o can_v not_o err_v have_v often_o conference_n with_o god_n to_o direct_v he_o as_o the_o pope_n have_v not_o and_o this_o testatus_fw-la confess_v romanus_n pontifex_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o roman_a bishop_n though_o he_o have_v great_a power_n sometime_o be_v not_o a_o man_n very_o virtuous_a and_o though_o he_o be_v because_o he_o have_v not_o god_n present_v to_o answer_v unto_o all_o his_o demand_n facilius_fw-la errare_fw-la potest_fw-la he_o may_v more_o easy_o err_v therefore_o that_o be_v but_o a_o foppish_a and_o fawn_a conclusion_n of_o the_o canonist_n that_o the_o pope_n have_v omnia_fw-la jura_fw-la in_o scrinio_fw-la pectoris_fw-la all_o law_n in_o his_o breast_n 3._o whereas_o jethro_n intend_v in_o this_o device_n the_o people_n ease_n not_o to_o go_v far_o for_o their_o cause_n and_o moses_n ability_n to_o perform_v his_o office_n neither_o of_o these_o inconvenience_n be_v help_v in_o 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motive_n in_o our_o day_n to_o cut_v off_o idle_a if_o not_o very_o profane_a conference_n when_o we_o meet_v remember_v ever_o that_o of_o idle_a word_n we_o must_v give_v a_o account_n b._n babington_n 2._o observ._n work_n must_v be_v join_v with_o faith_n vers._n 12._o then_o jethro_n take_v burn_v offering_n etc._n etc._n have_v be_v thankful_a in_o word_n now_o he_o add_v deed_n for_o s._n james_n call_v that_o a_o dead_a faith_n where_o work_n want_v if_o we_o join_v both_o these_o together_o as_o jethro_n do_v we_o shall_v full_o give_v assurance_n both_o to_o other_o and_o to_o ourselves_o of_o our_o true_a faith_n b._n babington_n 3._o obs._n that_o we_o shall_v do_v all_o our_o work_n as_o in_o god_n sight_n vers._n 12._o they_o come_v to_o eat_v bread_n with_o moses_n father_n in_o law_n before_o god_n hereupon_o origen_n well_o note_v sancti_fw-la manducant_fw-la &_o bibunt_fw-la in_o conspectu_fw-la dei_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o
the_o preposition_n in_o be_v take_v in_o the_o latin_a and_o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o place_n show_v it_o to_o be_v so_o for_o the_o angel_n of_o jehovah_n which_o speak_v to_o zacharie_n be_v the_o man_n that_o stand_v among_o the_o myrrh_n tree_n call_v the_o angel_n of_o jehovah_n that_o stand_v among_o the_o myrrh_n tree_n five_o 10.11_o if_o he_o be_v among_o the_o myrrh_n tree_n than_o be_v he_o not_o in_o zacharie_n to_o speak_v within_o he_o and_o if_o angel_n can_v speak_v to_o the_o heart_n it_o must_v needs_o follow_v that_o they_o know_v the_o heart_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o scripture_n for_o god_n only_o know_v the_o heart_n of_o all_o man_n 1_o king_n 8.39_o and_o whereas_o the_o lord_n himself_o speak_v to_o the_o heart_n herein_o the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n shall_v be_v superfluous_a further_o also_o if_o the_o other_o read_v be_v admit_v that_o the_o angel_n speak_v in_o the_o prophet_n it_o be_v no_o create_v angel_n but_o the_o great_a angel_n of_o jehovah_n the_o mediator_n of_o the_o covenant_n christ_n jesus_n who_o make_v intercession_n for_o his_o people_n as_o here_o in_o this_o place_n this_o angel_n say_v unto_o the_o lord_n o_o lord_n of_o host_n how_o long_o will_v thou_o be_v unmerciful_a to_o jerusalem_n etc._n etc._n vers_fw-la 12._o and_o then_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n the_o lord_n answer_v the_o angel_n that_o talk_v with_o i_o with_o good_a and_o comfortable_a word_n beside_o that_o it_o be_v the_o great_a angel_n of_o jehovah_n the_o mediator_n the_o commander_n of_o other_o angel_n it_o appear_v vers_fw-la 12._o the_o other_o angel_n which_o be_v send_v abroad_o into_o the_o world_n return_v their_o message_n unto_o he_o they_o answer_v the_o angel_n of_o jehovah_n and_o say_v etc._n etc._n we_o have_v go_v through_o the_o world_n etc._n etc._n this_o angel_n of_o jehovah_n can_v talk_v within_o and_o to_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o prophet_n as_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n he_o can_v 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be_v deceive_v the_o angel_n indeed_o be_v call_v elohim_n god_n which_o title_n be_v sometime_o give_v unto_o man_n and_o excellent_a person_n here_o as_o judge_n be_v call_v elohim_n god_n exod._n 22.28_o and_o as_o dominus_fw-la testament_n lord_n be_v the_o interpretation_n of_o adonai_n so_o also_o it_o be_v give_v unto_o angel_n and_o unto_o man_n as_o abraham_n servant_n call_v he_o adonai_n his_o lord_n or_o master_n gen._n 24._o but_o as_o jehovah_n be_v translate_v dominus_fw-la the_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o both_o the_o latin_a and_o septuagint_n interpret_v so_o it_o be_v not_o compatible_a to_o any_o but_o unto_o god_n the_o lord_n say_v it_o shall_v be_v his_o name_n for_o ever_o exod._n 3.15_o neither_o can_v it_o be_v show_v throughout_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o scripture_n that_o the_o name_n jehovah_n be_v ever_o give_v unto_o any_o but_o unto_o god_n only_o 2._o moses_n himself_o say_v that_o jehovah_n speak_v unto_o you_o out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o fire_n deut._n 4.11_o it_o be_v the_o voice_n then_o of_o god_n himself_o deut._n 4.12_o simler_n 3._o another_o reason_n may_v be_v take_v from_o the_o office_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o mediator_n both_o of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n as_o the_o law_n be_v say_v to_o be_v ordain_v by_o angel_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o mediator_n galath_n 3.19_o which_o though_o beza_n contend_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o moses_n yet_o the_o exposition_n of_o chrysostome_n and_o calvine_n upon_o that_o place_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v which_o interpret_v it_o of_o christ_n both_o because_o of_o the_o word_n follow_v a_o mediator_n be_v not_o of_o one_o that_o be_v but_o both_o of_o jew_n and_o gentile_n but_o moses_n be_v not_o the_o mediator_n of_o the_o gentile_n as_o also_o the_o title_n of_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v give_v only_o unto_o christ_n 1_o tim._n 2.5_o so_o chrysostome_n mediatorem_fw-la hic_fw-la appellat_fw-la christum_fw-la declarans_fw-la quod_fw-la ipse_fw-la ante_fw-la legem_fw-la fuerit_fw-la &_o legem_fw-la tulerit_fw-la he_o call_v christ_n the_o mediator_n declare_v that_o he_o be_v before_o the_o law_n and_o that_o he_o give_v the_o law_n and_o origen_n thus_o expound_v the_o same_o place_n in_o fine_a seculorum_fw-la homo_fw-la factus_fw-la est_fw-la jesus_n christus_fw-la sed_fw-la ante_fw-la hunc_fw-la manifestum_fw-la â—n_fw-la carâ—e_fw-la adventum_fw-la mediator_n quidem_fw-la erat_fw-la hominum_fw-la sed_fw-la nondum_fw-la erat_fw-la homo_fw-la in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n jesus_n christ_n become_v man_n but_o before_o his_o manifestation_n in_o the_o flesh_n he_o be_v the_o mediator_n of_o man_n though_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o man_n wherefore_o that_o be_v a_o sound_a assertion_n of_o master_n calvine_n nullam_fw-la abusque_fw-la mundi_fw-la initio_fw-la dei_fw-la fuisse_fw-la communicationem_fw-la cum_fw-la hominibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o there_o be_v not_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n any_o intercourse_n between_o god_n &_o man_n but_o by_o the_o intercession_n of_o the_o eternal_a wisdom_n of_o god_n the_o son_n of_o god_n that_o as_o he_o be_v now_o the_o mediator_n of_o intercession_n &_o reconciliation_n so_o he_o be_v always_o of_o instruction_n and_o doctrine_n and_o so_o that_o say_n of_o ambrose_n may_v conclude_v this_o point_n quis_fw-la tantus_fw-la esset_fw-la dux_fw-la qui_fw-la prodesset_fw-la omnibus_fw-la nisi_fw-la ille_fw-la qui_fw-la supra_fw-la omnes_fw-la est_fw-la quis_fw-la i_o supra_fw-la mundum_fw-la constituereâ—_n nisi_fw-la qui_fw-la major_a est_fw-la mundo_fw-la who_o be_v so_o great_a a_o captain_n to_o profit_n and_o do_v good_a to_o all_o but_o he_o which_o be_v above_o all_o who_o shall_v set_v i_o above_o the_o world_n but_o he_o that_o be_v great_a than_o the_o world_n lib._n 4._o in_o luc._n see_v then_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v give_v to_o profit_v all_o people_n and_o not_o the_o jew_n only_o and_o to_o remain_v as_o a_o rule_n of_o righteousness_n as_o long_o as_o god_n have_v his_o church_n upon_o earth_n moses_n can_v not_o be_v that_o mediator_n of_o the_o law_n which_o be_v but_o the_o captain_n of_o that_o one_o people_n but_o he_o which_o be_v the_o prince_n and_o captain_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o god_n forever_o angel_n 4._o but_o that_o place_n will_v be_v object_v heb._n 2.2_o if_o the_o word_n speak_v by_o angel_n be_v steadfast_a etc._n etc._n in_o which_o word_n the_o apostle_n seem_v to_o affirm_v that_o the_o law_n be_v utter_v and_o deliver_v by_o the_o angel_n this_o place_n be_v diverse_o expound_v 1._o some_o by_o angel_n understand_v the_o priest_n prophet_n and_o other_o minister_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n as_o chrysostome_n touch_v this_o exposition_n upon_o the_o like_a place_n galath_n 3.19_o that_o the_o law_n be_v ordain_v by_o angel_n but_o this_o interpretation_n can_v stand_v for_o the_o apostle_n show_v afterward_o what_o angel_n he_o speak_v of_o he_o have_v not_o put_v in_o subjection_n unto_o the_o angel_n the_o world_n to_o come_v vers_n 5._o 2._o some_o by_o angel_n understand_v christ_n simler_n but_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o angel_n in_o the_o plural_a and_o the_o apostle_n compare_v together_o the_o word_n speak_v by_o angel_n and_o the_o word_n preach_v by_o the_o lord_n himself_o which_o comparison_n will_v not_o hold_v if_o the_o lord_n christ_n shall_v be_v understand_v to_o be_v the_o angel_n by_o who_o the_o law_n be_v speak_v 3._o some_o think_v that_o the_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n and_o voice_n of_o the_o trumpet_n be_v cause_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n but_o the_o voice_n which_o deliver_v the_o law_n be_v from_o god_n himself_o simler_n but_o the_o apostle_n say_v more_o that_o the_o word_n be_v speak_v by_o the_o angel_n 4._o some_o apply_v this_o text_n to_o the_o whole_a ministration_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n
multitude_n of_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v to_o be_v offer_v therein_o as_o be_v prescribe_v numb_a 28.29_o 4._o and_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o continuance_n for_o two_o of_o they_o the_o pasch_fw-mi and_o feast_v of_o tabernacle_n continue_v each_o of_o they_o seven_o day_n the_o pasch_fw-mi hold_v from_o the_o 15._o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n unto_o the_o 21._o day_n and_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n likewise_o begin_v the_o 15._o day_n of_o the_o seven_o month_n and_o end_v the_o 21._o day_n pentecost_n only_o have_v one_o day_n allow_v which_o be_v the_o 50._o day_n after_o the_o passeover_n levit._n 23.16_o tostat._n 5._o these_o feast_n also_o be_v observe_v in_o remembrance_n of_o three_o great_a benefit_n the_o passeover_n of_o their_o deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n the_o pentecost_n of_o deliver_v the_o law_n and_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n of_o their_o preservation_n in_o the_o wilderness_n lyranus_fw-la quest_n xxxi_o of_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o passeover_n vers._n 15._o thou_o shall_v eat_v unleavened_a bread_n 1._o this_o be_v the_o feast_n of_o the_o passeover_n or_o of_o unleavened_a bread_n which_o be_v not_o two_o feast_n concur_v together_o as_o cyril_n seem_v to_o think_v alia_fw-la est_fw-la solemnitas_fw-la paschae_fw-la ilia_fw-la azymâ—rum_fw-la licet_fw-la conjuncta_fw-la vidiatur_fw-la etc._n etc._n there_o be_v one_o solemnity_n of_o the_o pasch_fw-mi another_o of_o unleavened_a bread_n though_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v join_v together_o 2._o mention_n be_v not_o here_o make_v of_o the_o paschal_n lamb_n but_o only_o of_o unleavened_a bread_n not_o as_o cajetan_n think_v quia_fw-la non_fw-la singulis_fw-la annis_fw-la omnes_fw-la tenerentur_fw-la ad_fw-la immotandum_fw-la agnum_fw-la paschalem_fw-la etc._n etc._n because_o all_o be_v not_o bind_v every_o year_n to_o offer_v a_o paschal_n lamb_n but_o to_o eat_v unleavened_a bread_n seven_o day_n they_o be_v bind_v etc._n etc._n for_o the_o contrary_n appear_v exod._n 12.24_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o keep_v the_o passeover_n as_o a_o ordinance_n for_o ever_o but_o the_o feast_n have_v the_o denomination_n of_o the_o great_a part_n because_o they_o do_v eat_v the_o passeover_n but_o one_o day_n but_o unleavened_a bread_n they_o do_v eat_v seven_o day_n together_o 3._o in_o this_o feast_n they_o offer_v a_o sheaf_n of_o the_o first_o ripe_a corn_n which_o as_o josephus_n write_v be_v do_v in_o this_o manner_n siccantes_fw-la spicarâ—â—_n manipulum_fw-la &_o commandentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n they_o dry_v a_o handful_n of_o ear_n and_o so_o rub_v or_o bruise_v they_o and_o then_o offer_v they_o lib._n 3._o antiquit._n quest_n xxxii_o why_o pentecost_n be_v call_v the_o feast_n of_o the_o first_o fruit_n vers._n 16._o the_o feast_n of_o the_o harvest_n of_o the_o first_o fruit_n of_o thy_o labour_n this_o be_v call_v the_o feast_n of_o first_o fruit_n and_o yet_o in_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o passeover_n the_o first_o sheaf_n be_v offer_v 1._o quod_fw-la primi_fw-la paâ—es_n nunc_fw-la offerebantur_fw-la deo_fw-la sicut_fw-la in_o fine_fw-la paschae_fw-la primae_fw-la spiâ—ae_fw-la etc._n etc._n because_o the_o first_o bread_n or_o loaf_n of_o the_o new_a fruit_n be_v then_o offer_v as_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o pasch_fw-mi the_o first_fw-mi ear_n cajetan_n which_o be_v not_o then_o so_o ripe_a to_o make_v bread_n of_o 2._o or_o because_o now_o they_o present_v the_o first_o fruit_n of_o all_o their_o labour_n that_o be_v of_o all_o that_o they_o have_v sow_v but_o before_o they_o bring_v the_o first_o fruit_n of_o some_o one_o kind_n of_o grain_n only_o which_o be_v first_o ripe_a tostat._n 3_o or_o then_o they_o offer_v only_o the_o first_o ripe_a ear_n as_o if_o a_o man_n go_v into_o the_o field_n and_o espy_v 〈◊〉_d aliquas_fw-la appropinquantes_fw-la ad_fw-la maturitatem_fw-la aâ—â—e_n alias_o some_o ear_n hasten_v to_o be_v ripe_a before_o the_o rest_n they_o he_o gather_v and_o offer_v unto_o the_o lord_n but_o now_o in_o the_o feast_n of_o pentecost_n they_o bring_v the_o first_o fruit_n of_o all_o lyran._n 4._o this_o feast_n be_v celebrate_v propter_fw-la benefictum_fw-la legis_fw-la data_fw-la for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n lyran._n which_o be_v give_v the_o 50._o day_n after_o their_o go_v out_o of_o egypt_n tostat._n and_o in_o remembrance_n ingressionis_fw-la in_o terrum_fw-la promissam_fw-la of_o their_o entrance_n into_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n when_o they_o do_v first_o eat_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o land_n theodoret._n and_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o the_o give_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o descend_v on_o the_o 50._o day_n after_o the_o resurrection_n lyran._n quest_n xxxiii_o how_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o year_n vers._n 16._o the_o feast_n of_o gather_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o year_n 1._o oleaster_n and_o tostatus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o common_a account_n of_o the_o year_n begin_v in_o the_o seven_o month_n when_o it_o be_v think_v that_o the_o world_n be_v create_v but_o that_o upon_o occasion_n of_o the_o deliverance_n of_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o first_o month_n of_o the_o spring_n that_o be_v consecrate_v to_o be_v the_o first_o as_o touch_v the_o keep_n of_o their_o feast_n but_o the_o former_a order_n remain_v still_o for_o the_o account_n of_o civil_a matter_n but_o it_o be_v before_o show_v that_o the_o institution_n of_o abib_n to_o be_v the_o first_o month_n be_v rather_o then_o revive_v than_o of_o new_a ordain_v 2._o and_o that_o be_v the_o more_o probable_a opinion_n that_o the_o world_n be_v create_v in_o the_o spring_n and_o that_o in_o remembrance_n thereof_o that_o be_v count_v the_o first_o month_n 2._o cajetan_n say_v it_o be_v call_v the_o end_n of_o the_o year_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v then_o all_o gather_v as_o both_o grape_n and_o olive_n not_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n for_o september_n be_v the_o first_o month_n of_o the_o next_o year_n and_o so_o it_o shall_v rather_o have_v be_v say_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o year_n than_o in_o the_o end_n but_o see_v the_o same_o month_n be_v both_o the_o end_n of_o one_o year_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o another_o it_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o year_n though_o in_o the_o first_o month_n of_o the_o civil_a year_n quòd_fw-la medicùm_fw-la distat_fw-la inesse_fw-la videtur_fw-la it_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o it_o though_o it_o be_v distant_a a_o little_a tostat._v so_o also_o lyran._n immediate_o after_o the_o end_n of_o the_o year_n 3._o and_o we_o be_v here_o to_o understand_v the_o gather_n of_o all_o the_o fruit_n not_o only_o come_v which_o be_v before_o in_v and_o in_o the_o barn_n see_v it_o be_v ripe_a four_o month_n before_o in_o the_o feast_n of_o pentecost_n but_o all_o other_o fruit_n as_o wine_n and_o olive_n which_o be_v then_o gather_v as_o deut._n 16.13_o tostat._n quest_n xxxiv_o which_o be_v the_o three_o feast_n wherein_o they_o be_v to_o appear_v before_o the_o lord_n vers._n 17._o three_o time_n in_o the_o year_n etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o israelite_n have_v divers_a festival_n time_n in_o the_o year_n as_o beside_o the_o continual_a and_o daily_a sacrifice_n they_o have_v seven_o other_o feast_n day_n every_o week_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n every_o month_n upon_o the_o first_o day_n thereof_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o pasch_fw-mi and_o pentecost_n and_o in_o the_o seven_o month_n they_o have_v three_o more_o the_o feast_n of_o blow_v of_o trumpet_n upon_o the_o first_o day_n the_o feast_n of_o reconciliation_n upon_o the_o ten_o 10._o and_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n upon_o the_o 15._o which_o continue_v until_o the_o 21._o thomas_n now_o they_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o come_v together_o in_o all_o these_o feast_n but_o only_o at_o three_o of_o they_o 2._o though_o it_o be_v not_o express_v here_o which_o three_o feast_n they_o be_v to_o go_v up_o in_o yet_o it_o be_v evident_a in_o other_o place_n the_o feast_n of_o the_o passeover_n be_v one_o deut._n 16.2_o they_o be_v to_o offer_v it_o in_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n shall_v choose_v and_o the_o continual_a practice_n show_v the_o same_o as_o be_v evident_a luk._n 2.41_o the_o parent_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n go_v up_o every_o year_n to_o the_o passeover_n so_o in_o the_o feast_n of_o pentecost_n they_o be_v all_o to_o rejoice_v before_o the_o lord_n they_o their_o son_n and_o daughter_n servant_n and_o maid_n deut._n 16.11_o 3._o only_o the_o question_n be_v concern_v the_o three_o time_n of_o their_o appear_v before_o the_o lord_n which_o some_o think_v be_v at_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o blow_n of_o trumpet_n in_o the_o 1._o day_n of_o the_o seven_o month_n and_o so_o they_o continue_v there_o during_o the_o two_o
exod._n 21.13_o tostatus_n who_o also_o include_v the_o punishment_n of_o death_n inflict_v by_o the_o magistrate_n that_o when_o the_o transgression_n be_v apparent_a and_o find_v out_o by_o witness_n than_o the_o magistrate_n put_v to_o death_n as_o the_o man_n be_v stone_v that_o gather_v stick_n numb_a 15._o but_o if_o the_o profaner_n of_o the_o sabbath_n escape_v the_o punishment_n of_o man_n the_o judgement_n of_o god_n shall_v overtake_v he_o tostat._v qu._n 12._o 6._o but_o beside_o these_o kind_n of_o death_n which_o shall_v be_v inflict_v here_o in_o that_o it_o be_v say_v he_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n the_o other_o phrase_n in_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o among_o his_o people_n show_v that_o beside_o there_o remain_v for_o they_o everlasting_a punishment_n in_o the_o next_o world_n as_o the_o lord_n threaten_v to_o the_o profane_a fire_n unquenchable_a ezech._n 20.47_o quest_n xvi_o why_o the_o seven_o day_n be_v call_v sabbath_n sabbaton_n vers._n 15._o in_o the_o seven_o day_n be_v the_o sabbath_n of_o holy_a rest_n unto_o jehovah_n 1._o whereas_o the_o word_n in_o the_o original_n be_v sabbath_n sabbaton_n some_o hebrew_n by_o the_o first_o understand_v the_o determine_a time_n of_o the_o sabbath_n from_o evening_n to_o evening_n but_o because_o they_o know_v not_o certain_o where_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o sabbath_n shall_v begin_v and_o where_o it_o shall_v end_v they_o have_v add_v a_o hour_n more_o at_o the_o beginning_n and_o a_o hour_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o sabbath_n and_o this_o they_o say_v be_v call_v sabbaton_n which_o be_v a_o diminutive_a word_n which_o be_v form_v by_o put_v to_o on_o as_o of_o be_v a_o man_n be_v derive_v ishon_fw-mi a_o little_a man_n but_o it_o be_v a_o weak_a conceit_n to_o imagine_v that_o their_o addition_n which_o be_v bring_v in_o only_o by_o their_o tradition_n shall_v be_v ground_v upon_o scripture_n 2._o oleaster_n therefore_o as_o the_o hebrew_n make_v both_o these_o word_n sabbath_n and_o sabbaton_n proper_a name_n for_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o rest_n so_o he_o translate_v they_o thus_o requies_fw-la requiri_fw-la it_o shall_v be_v a_o rest_n of_o rest_n make_v they_o both_o appellative_a and_o common_a name_n because_o there_o be_v a_o great_a rest_n require_v on_o the_o sabbath_n than_o upon_o any_o other_o day_n whereupon_o in_o the_o gospel_n joh._n 19.31_o the_o sabbath_n be_v call_v a_o great_a or_o high_a day_n it_o be_v great_a than_o the_o passeover_n but_o oleaster_n be_v deceive_v in_o this_o collection_n 1._o for_o that_o sabbath_n be_v call_v a_o high_a day_n because_o the_o passeover_n do_v fall_v out_o upon_o that_o sabbath_n 2._o and_o though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o sabbath_n be_v a_o great_a day_n of_o rest_n than_o the_o passeover_n wherein_o they_o be_v allow_v to_o do_v such_o work_v as_o be_v about_o that_o which_o they_o shall_v eat_v exod._n 12.16_o which_o be_v not_o lawful_a upon_o the_o sabbath_n exod._n 16.23_o yet_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o sabbath_n be_v not_o great_a than_o of_o all_o other_o festival_n for_o the_o ten_o day_n of_o the_o seven_o 〈…〉_z where_o the_o same_o word_n be_v use_v 3._o therefore_o it_o be_v better_a interpret_v it_o be_v the_o sabbath_n of_o rest_n to_o make_v the_o first_o a_o proper_a name_n and_o peculiar_a to_o the_o seven_o day_n and_o the_o other_o common_a so_o read_v vatad_n jun._n pagâ—in_n agree_v with_o the_o lat._n chald._n septuag_n who_o thus_o interpret_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o sabbath_n a_o rest_n holy_a unto_o the_o lord_n 4._o now_o in_o that_o there_o be_v so_o often_o mention_v make_v of_o rest_n there_o be_v more_o intend_a than_o the_o outward_a rest_n of_o the_o body_n only_o as_o though_o it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o spend_v all_o the_o day_n in_o lie_v down_o play_v sleep_v 〈…〉_z die_v â—acra_fw-la opera_fw-la perficienda_fw-la sunt_fw-la but_o upon_o that_o holy_a and_o sacred_a day_n sacred_a exercise_n also_o shall_v be_v perform_v lippoman_n quest_n xvii_o how_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n be_v perpetual_a vers._n 16._o that_o they_o may_v observe_v the_o sabbath_n 〈…〉_z their_o generation_n for_o a_o everlasting_a covenant_n 1._o the_o jew_n hereupon_o do_v take_v occasion_n to_o rail_v upon_o christ_n tanquam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d as_o a_o law_n breaker_n for_o abolish_n the_o sabbath_n and_o so_o they_o press_v these_o word_n literal_o as_o though_o the_o lord_n ordain_v that_o the_o sabbath_n enjoin_v they_o shall_v be_v perpetual_a but_o beside_o that_o the_o word_n gholam_fw-la or_o 〈◊〉_d do_v not_o always_o signify_v that_o which_o be_v indeed_o perpetual_a and_o eternal_a but_o sometime_o only_a a_o long_a time_n calvine_n or_o 〈…〉_z a_o time_n not_o limit_v or_o determine_v the_o word_n which_o be_v annex_v throughout_o your_o generation_n show_v that_o the_o perpetuity_n of_o this_o sabbath_n be_v restrain_v to_o their_o posterity_n and_o that_o as_o long_o as_o their_o policy_n and_o commonwealth_n continue_v osiander_n 2._o some_o do_v understand_v it_o to_o be_v eternal_a in_o this_o sense_n quia_fw-la erat_fw-la â—terna_fw-la rei_fw-la signum_fw-la because_o it_o be_v sign_n of_o a_o thing_n eternal_a august_n qu._n 139._o that_o be_v of_o our_o everlasting_a rest_n in_o christ_n aternum_fw-la manet_fw-la ipso_fw-la effectu_fw-la it_o remain_v eternal_a in_o effect_n calvine_n that_o be_v in_o cease_v from_o the_o work_n of_o sin_n 3._o some_o think_v that_o it_o be_v call_v perpetual_a with_o relation_n unto_o the_o time_n of_o ceremony_n quamdiu_fw-la vellet_fw-la deus_fw-la observari_fw-la statum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d imperfectum_fw-la judaicum_fw-la etc._n etc._n as_o long_o as_o god_n will_v have_v that_o imperfect_a state_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o be_v observe_v tostat._v 4._o but_o as_o i_o refuse_v not_o these_o two_o last_o interpretation_n so_o i_o think_v that_o there_o be_v more_o signify_v that_o god_n will_v have_v perpetual_o observe_v a_o day_n of_o rest_n set_v apart_o for_o his_o service_n though_o not_o that_o precise_a day_n prescribe_v to_o the_o jew_n as_o long_o as_o the_o world_n endure_v so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o only_a spiritualiter_fw-la sed_fw-la moraliter_fw-la aternum_fw-la spiritual_o but_o moral_o eternal_a pelarg._n and_o not_o only_o appoint_v for_o a_o politic_a order_n to_o avoid_v confusion_n that_o the_o people_n shall_v have_v some_o certain_a day_n to_o meet_v together_o in_o to_o hear_v the_o word_n and_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n gallas_n for_o if_o the_o keep_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n be_v only_o ground_v upon_o policy_n then_o any_o other_o day_n may_v as_o well_o be_v set_v apart_o as_o this_o which_o be_v now_o observe_v but_o i_o say_v further_o with_o pelargus_n nobis_fw-la seruâ—vissime_fw-la demandatam_fw-la religionis_fw-la exercenda_fw-la curam_fw-la that_o the_o care_n of_o the_o practice_n of_o religion_n upon_o the_o lord_n day_n be_v strait_o command_v we_o atque_fw-la ad_fw-la cam_fw-la noâ—_n perpetuo_fw-la â—lligari_fw-la and_o that_o we_o be_v for_o ever_o tie_v unto_o it_o by_o the_o institution_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o apostle_n act._n 20.7_o 1_o cor._n 16.2_o who_o as_o gallasius_n well_o conclude_v do_v substitute_v the_o lord_n day_n in_o remembrance_n of_o christ_n resurrection_n in_o stead_n of_o the_o old_a sabbath_n spiritu_fw-la dei_fw-la quo_fw-la ipsi_fw-la regebantur_fw-la by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n whereby_o they_o be_v guide_v and_o here_o thomas_n give_v a_o good_a note_n why_o the_o sabbath_n only_o be_v here_o mention_v the_o other_o festival_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v omit_v wherein_o there_o be_v a_o commemoration_n of_o some_o particular_a benefit_n as_o in_o the_o pasch_fw-mi of_o their_o deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n on_o the_o sabbath_n pracipuum_fw-la beneficium_fw-la creationis_fw-la the_o principal_a benefit_n of_o the_o creation_n be_v remember_v which_o be_v general_a to_o all_o people_n and_o not_o peculiar_a only_o to_o the_o jew_n 2._o beside_o therein_o be_v prefigure_v quies_n mentis_fw-la in_o deâ—_n in_o prasenti_fw-la per_fw-la gratiam_fw-la in_fw-la futuro_fw-la per_fw-la gloriam_fw-la the_o rest_n of_o the_o mind_n in_o god_n in_o the_o present_a by_o grace_n and_o in_o time_n to_o come_v by_o glory_n thomas_n therefore_o see_v the_o seven_o day_n of_o rest_n be_v a_o commemoration_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o include_v a_o memorial_n of_o christ_n resurrection_n upon_o that_o day_n and_o be_v a_o symbol_n of_o our_o everlasting_a rest_n in_o heaven_n it_o ought_v to_o be_v perpetual_o observe_v quest_n xviii_o whether_o the_o world_n be_v make_v successive_o in_o time_n or_o in_o a_o instant_n vers._n 17._o for_o in_o six_o day_n the_o lord_n make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n 1._o oleaster_n well_o conclude_v from_o hence_o that_o god_n make_v the_o world_n and_o the_o thing_n therein_o not_o all_o at_o once_o but_o successive_o one_o day_n after_o another_o which_o he_o prove_v by_o these_o reason_n 1._o
for_o noah_n be_v the_o first_o that_o use_v a_o ship_n yet_o it_o be_v without_o doubt_n that_o the_o whole_a earth_n be_v overflow_v see_v the_o high_a hill_n be_v so_o far_o under_o the_o water_n mercer_n 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n the_o general_a flood_n past_a and_o not_o to_o come_v first_o out_o of_o this_o chapter_n wherein_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o flood_n the_o beginning_n thereof_o and_o continuance_n be_v set_v down_o the_o error_n of_o seneca_n be_v refell_v who_o dream_v of_o two_o destruction_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v by_o fire_n and_o water_n he_o do_v not_o believe_v that_o the_o universal_a flood_n be_v past_a sed_fw-la inundationem_fw-la futuram_fw-la that_o it_o be_v yet_o to_o come_v 2._o confut._n all_o perish_v not_o in_o the_o flood_n again_o in_o that_o inundation_n he_o imagine_v that_o all_o mankind_n and_o beast_n shall_v utter_o be_v extinguish_v for_o thus_o he_o write_v peracto_fw-la exitio_fw-la generis_fw-la humani_fw-la extinctisque_fw-la pariter_fw-la feris_fw-la etc._n etc._n omne_fw-la ex_fw-la integro_fw-la animal_n gloriabitur_fw-la natural_a dabiturque_fw-la terris_fw-la homo_fw-la inscius_fw-la scelerum_fw-la the_o destruction_n of_o mankind_n be_v finish_v and_o all_o beast_n perish_v every_o creature_n shall_v be_v renew_v and_o man_n restore_v to_o the_o earth_n without_o sin_n but_o these_o fancy_n be_v refute_v by_o moses_n who_o show_v how_o man_n and_o beast_n in_o the_o ark_n be_v preserve_v 3._o confut._n the_o fish_n perish_v not_o in_o the_o flood_n vers._n 32._o every_o thing_n in_o who_o nostril_n the_o spirit_n of_o life_n do_v breath_n by_o this_o that_o fancy_n of_o some_o of_o the_o rabbin_n be_v confute_v who_o think_v that_o the_o fish_n also_o be_v destroy_v by_o the_o water_n which_o they_o suppose_v to_o have_v be_v hot_a in_o the_o flood_n for_o only_o those_o thing_n perish_v which_o breathe_v upon_o the_o dry_a land_n sic_fw-la vatablus_n in_fw-la hunc_fw-la locum_fw-la 4._o confut._n the_o truth_n of_o noah_n flood_n prove_v by_o testimony_n of_o the_o heathen_a vers._n 20._o fifteen_o cubit_n upward_o from_o hence_o some_o will_v gather_v that_o the_o flood_n do_v ascend_v to_o the_o middle_a region_n of_o the_o ark_n for_o it_o be_v high_a than_o the_o mountain_n who_o top_n do_v touch_v the_o middle_a region_n and_o sometime_o be_v above_o the_o cloud_n as_o they_o give_v instance_n of_o the_o hill_n olympus_n which_o be_v so_o high_a that_o the_o ash_n leave_v of_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v neither_o disperse_v by_o the_o wind_n nor_o dissolve_v by_o the_o rain_n if_o then_o the_o flood_n be_v high_a than_o that_o place_n where_o the_o rain_n be_v engender_v the_o water_n can_v not_o increase_v so_o high_a by_o the_o rain_n and_o thus_o they_o will_v impair_v the_o credit_n of_o this_o story_n and_o consequent_o infer_v that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o flood_n answ._n 1._o that_o report_n of_o olympus_n be_v find_v to_o be_v untrue_a as_o lodovicus_n vives_n affirm_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o philadelphius_fw-la 27._o who_o go_v up_o to_o the_o hill_n of_o purpose_n to_o try_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o report_n but_o find_v no_o such_o thing_n 2._o no_o mountain_n can_v be_v so_o high_a as_o the_o middle_a region_n which_o be_v distant_a 50._o mile_n from_o the_o earth_n whereas_o no_o hill_n exceed_v 4._o mile_n in_o height_n 3._o solinus_n report_v that_o in_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n atho_n there_o be_v a_o town_n situate_a and_o divers_a inhabit_v there_o which_o live_v half_o again_o so_o long_o as_o other_o man_n do_v it_o seem_v then_o to_o have_v be_v a_o most_o wholesome_a place_n for_o air_n then_o be_v it_o not_o in_o the_o middle_a region_n which_o be_v full_a of_o cloud_n and_o foggy_a mist_n and_o beside_o they_o affirm_v that_o the_o top_n of_o the_o hill_n atlas_n be_v always_o cover_v with_o snow_n than_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o snow_n be_v not_o there_o engender_v 4._o though_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o the_o flood_n may_v rise_v to_o the_o nether_a and_o low_a part_n of_o the_o middle_a region_n yet_o the_o upper_a part_n thereof_o be_v far_o remote_a from_o whence_o rain_n may_v be_v minister_v abundant_o 5._o last_o this_o universal_a inundation_n of_o the_o world_n want_v not_o testimony_n from_o the_o heathen_a as_o josephus_n allege_v out_o of_o berosus_n hieronymus_n 4._o which_o write_v the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o phoenicians_n muaseas_n and_o nicolaus_n damascenus_n who_o write_v of_o one_o that_o be_v carry_v in_o a_o ark_n and_o do_v stick_v in_o the_o mountain_n baris_n in_o armenia_n eusebius_n report_v out_o of_o abidenus_n how_o one_o sissithras_n escape_v in_o a_o ship_n to_o armenia_n be_v foretell_v of_o a_o great_a inundation_n by_o saturn_n and_o how_o by_o send_v out_o of_o bird_n he_o search_v whether_o the_o earth_n be_v dry_a pererius_n in_o his_o learned_a commentary_n cit_v beside_o cyrillus_n who_o allege_v alexander_n polihistor_n for_o the_o same_o and_o plato_n in_o timaâ—_n plutarch_n also_o make_v mention_n 13._o how_o deucalion_n send_v a_o dove_n out_o of_o the_o ark_n pompon_n melae_n plinius_n solinus_n write_v that_o joppe_n be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o most_o ancient_a city_n in_o the_o world_n and_o to_o have_v be_v before_o the_o flood_n which_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o general_a flood_n in_o the_o time_n of_o noah_n for_o ogyges_n flood_n be_v only_o in_o attica_n and_o deucalion_n in_o thessalia_n which_o come_v not_o near_o palestina_n where_o joppe_n be_v and_o many_o city_n in_o the_o world_n be_v more_o ancient_a than_o those_o flood_n flood_n that_o of_o ogyges_n be_v 500_o year_n and_o more_o after_o noah_n flood_n about_o the_o 90._o year_n of_o jacob_n age_n the_o other_o of_o deucalion_n 230._o after_o that_o about_o the_o 50._o year_n of_o moses_n age_n as_o pererius_n show_v out_o of_o eusebius_n and_o orosius_n thus_o the_o heathen_a be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o this_o great_a judgement_n of_o water_n upon_o the_o world_n but_o they_o obscure_v the_o truth_n with_o their_o fable_n give_v othâ—â—_n name_n unto_o noah_n as_o of_o sissitheus_n ogyges_n deucalion_n etc._n etc._n vers._n 21._o and_o every_o man_n perish_v like_o as_o from_o this_o general_a proposition_n some_o be_v except_v as_o noah_n and_o the_o rest_n â—â—oud_n which_o be_v with_o he_o so_o notwithstanding_o all_o high_a mountain_n be_v say_v to_o be_v cover_v with_o the_o water_n v_o 19_o yet_o some_o may_v be_v except_v they_o only_o be_v mention_v where_o the_o wicked_a inhabit_v sic_fw-la bellarm._n de_fw-la gratia_fw-la primi_fw-la hominis_fw-la c._n 14._o contra._n the_o comparison_n be_v not_o alike_o between_o these_o two_o general_a proposition_n for_o from_o the_o first_o noah_n and_o his_o company_n be_v by_o special_a word_n exempt_v v_o 23._o noah_n only_o remain_v and_o they_o that_o be_v with_o he_o in_o the_o ark_n but_o no_o such_o thing_n concern_v the_o hill_n be_v express_v in_o scripture_n that_o any_o of_o they_o be_v privilege_v from_o the_o water_n 12_o 6._o v._n 2._o of_o unclean_a beast_n thou_o shall_v take_v of_o by_o couple_n from_o these_o word_n the_o canon_n do_v conclude_v most_o corrupt_o non_fw-la esse_fw-la bonum_fw-la duplicem_fw-la numerum_fw-la qui_fw-la praefigurat_n foedera_fw-la nuptiarum_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o a_o double_a number_n be_v not_o good_a whereby_o marriage_n be_v prefigure_v whereupon_o all_o the_o beast_n that_o enter_v by_o two_o and_o two_o be_v unclean_a impar_fw-la numerus_fw-la est_fw-la mundus_fw-la the_o old_a number_n be_v clean_o contra._n 1._o but_o the_o clean_a and_o unclean_a enter_v by_o couple_n v._n 8._o of_o the_o clean_a and_o unclean_a there_o come_v two_o and_o two_o therefore_o this_o be_v a_o false_a note_n 2._o the_o unclean_a be_v not_o such_o because_o of_o their_o number_n but_o for_o their_o kind_n 3._o by_o this_o rule_n noah_n and_o his_o son_n shall_v have_v be_v unclean_a that_o go_v into_o the_o ark_n by_o couple_n namely_o with_o their_o wife_n 6._o place_n of_o moral_a observation_n affliction_n 1._o vers._n 3._o to_o keep_v seed_n alive_a upon_o the_o earth_n hence_o calvin_n note_v well_o that_o god_n temper_v the_o affliction_n of_o his_o servant_n with_o comfort_n as_o here_o noah_n the_o destruction_n of_o the_o world_n be_v at_o hand_n be_v put_v in_o hope_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v restore_v again_o so_o as_o the_o prophet_n say_v thy_o rod_n and_o thy_o staff_n do_v comfort_v i_o as_o god_n correct_v with_o the_o rod_n of_o affliction_n so_o he_o uphold_v he_o with_o the_o staff_n of_o consolation_n 2_o v._n 9_o there_o come_v two_o and_o two_o male_a and_o female_a by_o this_o that_o to_o one_o male_a there_o be_v but_o one_o female_a preserve_v both_o of_o man_n and_o beast_n we_o see_v the_o right_a use_n of_o marriage_n approve_v condemn_v and_o polygamy_n
his_o return_n jacob_n gen._n 35.9_o 4._o she_o fear_v to_o be_v deprive_v of_o they_o both_o in_o one_o day_n not_o because_o as_o the_o hebrew_n think_v as_o they_o be_v bear_v together_o they_o die_v together_o but_o lest_o that_o if_o esau_n kill_v jacob_n she_o know_v god_n justice_n will_v overtake_v the_o other_o mercer_n 3._o place_n of_o doctrine_n 1._o doct._n we_o must_v be_v clothe_v with_o christ_n righteousness_n vers._n 15._o she_o clothe_v jacob_n etc._n etc._n like_a as_o jacob_n be_v apparel_v with_o fair_a perfume_a garment_n be_v accept_v of_o his_o father_n so_o we_o can_v be_v please_v unto_o god_n unless_o we_o be_v clothe_v with_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v not_o have_v my_o own_o righteousness_n but_o that_o which_o be_v through_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n calvin_n in_o vers_n 27._o 2._o doct._n the_o patriarch_n by_o temporal_a blessing_n be_v stir_v up_o to_o seek_v for_o spiritual_a vers._n 28._o god_n give_v thou_o of_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n the_o father_n rest_v not_o in_o these_o temporal_a blessing_n but_o thereby_o as_o by_o certain_a degree_n be_v to_o ascend_v high_a and_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o meditation_n of_o heavenly_a thing_n mercer_n as_o the_o apostle_n show_v if_o they_o have_v be_v mindful_a of_o that_o country_n from_o whence_o they_o come_v out_o they_o have_v leisure_n to_o have_v return_v but_o now_o they_o desire_v a_o better_a that_o be_v a_o heavenly_a heb._n 11.16_o 3._o doct._n election_n not_o of_o work_n but_o of_o grace_n vers._n 30._o then_o come_v esau_n from_o hunt_v if_o esau_n and_o jacob_n work_n be_v compare_v here_o together_o we_o shall_v see_v that_o esau_n do_v nothing_o but_o praiseworthy_a he_o obey_v his_o father_n mind_n take_v great_a pain_n to_o hunt_v for_o flesh_n he_o careful_o make_v it_o ready_a but_o contrariwise_o jacob_n dissemble_v he_o offer_v kid_n flesh_n for_o venison_n make_v himself_o esau_n deceive_v his_o father_n and_o this_o difference_n be_v set_v forth_o to_o this_o end_n to_o show_v that_o election_n stand_v not_o by_o work_n but_o be_v of_o grace_n calvin_n as_o saint_n paul_n say_v that_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n may_v remain_v according_a to_o election_n not_o by_o work_n by_o he_o that_o call_v rom._n 9.11_o 4._o doct._n the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o blessing_n depend_v not_o upon_o the_o minister_n but_o the_o word_n of_o god_n vers._n 33._o i_o have_v bless_v he_o therefore_o he_o shall_v be_v bless_v though_o isaac_n ignorant_o have_v pronounce_v the_o blessing_n upon_o jacob_n yet_o it_o remain_v effectual_a and_o of_o force_n so_o they_o which_o bless_v and_o pronounce_v remission_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n though_o they_o be_v weak_a man_n and_o compass_v with_o infirmity_n yet_o their_o sentence_n shall_v stand_v be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n the_o force_n thereof_o depend_v not_o upon_o their_o ministry_n but_o upon_o the_o word_n of_o god_n whatsoever_o you_o bind_v in_o earth_n shall_v be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n matth._n 18.18_o calvin_n 5._o doct._n the_o jew_n supplication_n why_o not_o hear_v vers._n 38._o he_o lift_v up_o his_o voice_n and_o weep_v esau_n because_o he_o seek_v a_o blessing_n apart_o to_o himself_o and_o scorn_v to_o associate_v himself_o to_o jacob_n to_o who_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v can_v not_o prevail_v with_o his_o tear_n so_o the_o jew_n notwithstanding_o their_o prayer_n fasting_n howl_n lamentation_n pour_v forth_o unto_o god_n be_v not_o hear_v because_o they_o refuse_v the_o true_a messiah_n and_o seek_v a_o way_n by_o themselves_o to_o go_v unto_o heaven_n luther_n 6._o doct._n the_o mean_n which_o serve_v under_o god_n providence_n must_v not_o be_v neglect_v vers._n 43._o arise_v and_o fly_v to_o haran_n etc._n etc._n rebecca_n though_o she_o be_v full_o assure_v that_o jacob_n shall_v have_v the_o blessing_n and_o inheritance_n yet_o she_o be_v careful_a to_o use_v the_o mean_n and_o not_o immediate_o to_o depend_v upon_o god_n providence_n whereby_o we_o be_v teach_v that_o as_o we_o be_v not_o to_o rely_v upon_o the_o mean_n which_o the_o lord_n set_v before_o we_o for_o our_o deliverance_n and_o for_o the_o perfitting_a of_o his_o good_a pleasure_n towards_o we_o yet_o we_o must_v not_o neglect_v they_o our_o saviour_n promise_v to_o be_v with_o his_o disciple_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n yet_o he_o wish_v they_o if_o they_o be_v persecute_v in_o one_o city_n to_o fly_v to_o another_o matth._n 10.23_o 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n saint_n peter_n reprove_v for_o his_o dissimulation_n vers._n 19_o i_o be_o esau_n thy_o first_o bear_v etc._n etc._n pererius_n well_o collect_v that_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o exempt_v jacob_n here_o from_o a_o venial_a sin_n see_v that_o saint_n peter_n who_o be_v not_o inferior_a in_o grace_n and_o knowledge_n be_v note_v for_o his_o dissimulation_n and_o thereof_o reprove_v by_o saint_n paul_n in_o 27._o gen._n numer_n 46._o contrary_n to_o the_o opinion_n of_o hierome_n who_o will_v excuse_v peter_n from_o all_o fault_n and_o think_v that_o all_o that_o discourse_n be_v but_o a_o set_a match_n between_o they_o to_o this_o opinion_n the_o rhemist_n seem_v to_o incline_v galath_n 2._o sect._n 9_o but_o it_o be_v confute_v by_o augustine_n epist._n 19_o who_o discuss_v this_o point_n at_o large_a with_o hierome_n say_v he_o quadratus_n front_n in_o altero_fw-la reprehendit_fw-la quod_fw-la ipse_fw-la commisit_fw-la with_o what_o face_n can_v saint_n paul_n have_v reprehend_v that_o in_o another_o which_o he_o do_v himself_o if_o so_o this_o have_v be_v a_o set_a match_n between_o they_o epist._n 11._o 2._o confut._n against_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o book_n of_o toby_n pererius_n will_v excuse_v this_o dissimulation_n of_o jacob_n say_v i_o be_o esau_n etc._n etc._n by_o that_o of_o the_o angel_n who_o to_o toby_n inquire_v of_o his_o tribe_n and_o kindred_n answer_v i_o be_o azarias_n of_o ananias_n the_o great_a toby_n 5.12_o for_o as_o this_o speech_n be_v figurative_a that_o the_o angel_n be_v not_o the_o son_n of_o ananias_n so_o call_v but_o of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o be_v signify_v by_o that_o word_n and_o so_o jacob_n mean_v that_o he_o be_v not_o esau_n in_o person_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o prerogative_n contra._n thus_o he_o have_v shape_v a_o defence_n of_o one_o lie_v by_o another_o for_o the_o angel_n say_v he_o be_v of_o ananias_n and_o of_o thy_o brethren_n he_o mean_v then_o that_o ananias_n which_o be_v of_o kindred_n to_o toby_n and_o this_o be_v one_o reason_n which_o impair_v the_o credit_n of_o this_o book_n because_o the_o angel_n be_v bring_v in_o lie_v which_o be_v not_o the_o use_n of_o the_o holy_a angel_n in_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n 3._o confut._n sacrament_n depend_v not_o upon_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o minister_n vers._n 23._o wherefore_o he_o bless_v he_o etc._n etc._n the_o blessing_n which_o isaac_n pronounce_v lose_v not_o his_o force_n by_o his_o ignorance_n or_o wrong_a intention_n who_o purpose_v to_o bless_a esau_n and_o not_o jacob_n but_o upon_o the_o promise_n and_o word_n of_o god_n whereby_o be_v confute_v that_o point_n of_o popish_a doctrine_n that_o the_o sacrament_n depend_v upon_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o minister_n as_o though_o it_o be_v in_o man_n power_n to_o frustrate_v the_o institution_n of_o god_n calvin_n the_o apostle_n say_v shall_v their_o unbelief_n make_v the_o faith_n of_o god_n without_o effect_n rome_n 3.3_o neither_o shall_v the_o unbelieved_a or_o not_o right_o intend_v minister_n frustrate_v the_o force_n of_o the_o sacrament_n 4._o confut._n against_o the_o error_n of_o the_o chiliastes_n vers._n 28._o god_n give_v thou_o of_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o fatness_n of_o the_o earth_n upon_o this_o place_n with_o the_o like_a tertullian_n found_v his_o error_n which_o be_v call_v of_o the_o chiliastes_n that_o christ_n shall_v reign_v with_o the_o saint_n a_o thousand_o year_n here_o upon_o the_o earth_n vtriusque_fw-la indulgentia_fw-la exempla_fw-la sunt_fw-la siquidem_fw-la justum_fw-la est_fw-la deo_fw-la ellic_fw-la exultare_fw-la famulos_fw-la ubi_fw-la sunt_fw-la ipsius_fw-la nomine_fw-la afflicti_fw-la etc._n etc._n here_o say_v tertullian_n in_o isaack_n blessing_n upon_o jacob_n both_o be_v promise_v the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n and_o of_o earth_n and_o it_o be_v just_a with_o god_n that_o his_o servant_n shall_v there_o rejoice_v where_o they_o be_v for_o his_o name_n afflict_v lib._n 3._o cont_n martion_n contra._n isaac_n here_o propehsy_v not_o of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n after_o this_o life_n but_o in_o this_o world_n unless_o they_o will_v say_v that_o in_o the_o next_o life_n we_o shall_v have_v wheat_n and_o wine_n which_o be_v here_o mention_v neither_o do_v it_o follow_v
that_o because_o they_o suffer_v in_o earth_n they_o shall_v there_o also_o be_v reward_v but_o as_o the_o israelite_n be_v afflict_v in_o egypt_n and_o recompense_v in_o canaan_n so_o the_o faithful_a for_o their_o travel_n and_o labour_n in_o the_o earth_n shall_v find_v rest_n in_o heaven_n 5._o confut._n obedience_n for_o fear_n of_o punishment_n not_o commendable_a vers._n 41._o the_o day_n of_o mourning_n for_o my_o father_n will_v come_v short_o etc._n etc._n esau_n forbear_v a_o while_n from_o slay_v his_o brother_n not_o of_o any_o conscience_n but_o for_o fear_n of_o his_o father_n curse_n &_o displeasure_n we_o see_v then_o that_o obedience_n which_o be_v cause_v for_o fear_n of_o punishment_n be_v but_o a_o force_a obedience_n nor_o of_o any_o acceptance_n with_o god_n which_o notwithstanding_o be_v so_o much_o commend_v of_o the_o papist_n calvin_n saint_n paul_n say_v love_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n rom._n 13.10_o they_o then_o which_o do_v not_o yield_v their_o service_n of_o love_n do_v not_o keep_v and_o fulfil_v the_o law_n 6._o place_n of_o moral_a observation_n 1._o observ._n the_o meditation_n of_o death_n profitable_a vers._n 2._o i_o know_v not_o the_o day_n of_o my_o death_n the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o time_n of_o our_o end_n ought_v to_o stir_v we_o up_o to_o watchfulness_n and_o to_o make_v all_o thing_n straight_o with_o god_n and_o the_o world_n as_o here_o isaac_n resolve_v to_o hasten_v the_o blessing_n of_o his_o son_n because_o of_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o his_o end_n muscul._n for_o our_o saviour_n exhort_v we_o to_o watch_v because_o we_o know_v not_o when_o the_o master_n of_o the_o house_n will_v come_v mark_n 13.35_o 2._o observ._n parent_n curse_v how_o much_o to_o be_v fear_v vers._n 12._o so_o shall_v i_o bring_v a_o curse_n upon_o i_o and_o not_o a_o blessing_n etc._n etc._n jacob_n be_v afraid_a to_o purchase_v his_o father_n curse_n whereunto_o the_o scripture_n attribute_v much_o we_o read_v how_o heavy_a noah_n curse_n be_v upon_o cham_n augustine_n report_v a_o strange_a story_n of_o a_o woman_n of_o caesarea_n in_o cappadocia_n who_o after_o the_o death_n of_o her_o husband_n receive_v wrong_a at_o the_o hand_n of_o her_o child_n which_o be_v ten_o in_o number_n mother_n seven_o son_n and_o three_o daughter_n accurse_a they_o all_o whereupon_o present_o they_o be_v all_o strike_v with_o a_o shake_n and_o tremble_v of_o all_o their_o part_n and_o for_o shame_n they_o disperse_v themselves_o into_o divers_a country_n of_o which_o number_n two_o pallus_n and_o paladia_n a_o brother_n and_o sister_n come_v to_o hippo_n lib._n 27._o de_fw-la civit._fw-la dei_fw-la cap._n 8._o 3._o observ._n god_n must_v be_v seek_v and_o fly_v unto_o in_o time_n vers._n 34._o bless_v i_o also_o my_o father_n etc._n etc._n esau_n come_v too_o late_o for_o the_o blessing_n which_o be_v bestow_v before_o and_o he_o come_v out_o of_o time_n another_o have_v prevent_v he_o can_v not_o obtain_v it_o no_o not_o with_o tear_n we_o must_v seek_v the_o lord_n therefore_o in_o time_n and_o enter_v in_o while_o the_o door_n be_v open_a lest_o if_o we_o stay_v till_o the_o door_n be_v shut_v upon_o we_o we_o remain_v without_o so_o the_o prophet_n say_v seek_v the_o lord_n while_o he_o may_v be_v find_v call_v upon_o he_o while_o he_o be_v near_o isaiah_n 55.6_o calvin_n 4._o observ._n outward_a blessing_n common_a to_o the_o just_a and_o unjust_a vers._n 39_o the_o fatness_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v thy_o dwell_n etc._n etc._n esau_n be_v bless_v with_o temporal_a gift_n as_o the_o fatness_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o jacob_n be_v before_o so_o that_o we_o see_v that_o these_o external_a blessing_n of_o the_o world_n be_v grant_v as_o well_o to_o the_o ungodly_a as_o the_o righteous_a as_o our_o saviour_n say_v that_o god_n send_v rain_n upon_o the_o just_a and_o unjust_a matth._n 5.45_o perer._n which_o teach_v we_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o much_o care_n for_o these_o outward_a thing_n but_o desire_v the_o best_a and_o more_o principal_a gift_n 5._o observ._n persecution_n for_o righteousness_n sake_n vers._n 43._o flee_v to_o haran_n etc._n etc._n jacob_n be_v constrain_v to_o flee_v and_o shift_v for_o himself_o because_o of_o the_o blessing_n so_o while_o the_o faithful_a do_v seek_v for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o spiritual_a thing_n they_o must_v make_v account_n to_o find_v hard_a entertainment_n in_o the_o world_n calvin_n but_o christ_n have_v give_v we_o a_o comfort_n bless_v be_v they_o which_o suffer_v persecution_n for_o righteousness_n sake_n matth._n 5.10_o 6._o observ._n god_n promise_n to_o be_v expect_v with_o patience_n further_o whereas_o jacob_n which_o have_v the_o blessing_n be_v drive_v from_o his_o father_n house_n and_o be_v constrain_v to_o serve_v twenty_o year_n under_o a_o hard_a master_n and_o esau_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n have_v the_o rule_n of_o his_o father_n house_n prosper_v and_o become_v a_o mighty_a man_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o neither_o rebeckah_n nor_o jacob_n despair_v of_o god_n promise_n or_o doubt_v of_o the_o blessing_n it_o teach_v we_o that_o although_o the_o wicked_a do_v for_o a_o while_n flourish_n in_o the_o world_n we_o shall_v not_o doubt_v but_o that_o god_n in_o his_o good_a time_n will_v perform_v his_o promise_n towards_o he_o mercer_n 7._o observ._n injury_n must_v first_o be_v forget_v and_o then_o forgive_v vers._n 45._o till_o thy_o brother_n wrath_n be_v turn_v away_o etc._n etc._n and_o he_o forget_v etc._n etc._n the_o forgetfulness_n of_o wrong_n bring_v forth_o forgiveness_n but_o where_o injury_n be_v remember_v they_o be_v hardly_o remit_v muscul._n we_o must_v therefore_o forget_v and_o then_o forgive_v as_o joseph_n do_v forget_v all_o the_o wrong_n that_o his_o brethren_n do_v unto_o he_o and_o consider_v how_o the_o lord_n turn_v it_o to_o his_o good_a gen._n 50.20_o 8._o observ._n wife_n must_v not_o exasperate_v or_o provoke_v their_o husband_n vers._n 46._o i_o be_o weary_a of_o my_o life_n for_o the_o daughter_n of_o hoth_n rebeckah_n as_o a_o wise_a and_o discreet_a woman_n not_o willing_a to_o grieve_v her_o husband_n conceal_v from_o he_o the_o malicious_a hatred_n of_o esau_n towards_o jacob_n and_o pretend_v another_o cause_n of_o send_v away_o jacob_n namely_o to_o provide_v he_o a_o wife_n from_o her_o own_o kindred_n and_o not_o to_o match_v into_o so_o wicked_a a_o race_n as_o esau_n have_v do_v mercer_n by_o which_o example_n woman_n shall_v learn_v that_o as_o their_o husband_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v bitter_a to_o they_o so_o they_o again_o shall_v not_o exasperate_v their_o husband_n with_o quick_a word_n or_o froward_a deed_n as_o sarah_n obey_v abraham_n and_o call_v he_o lord_n 1_o pet._n 3.6_o she_o do_v with_o mild_a and_o dutiful_a word_n seek_v to_o please_v he_o chap._n xxviii_o 1._o the_o argument_n and_o content_n first_o isaack_n charge_v to_o jacob_n concern_v his_o marriage_n and_o his_o blessing_n be_v set_v forth_o vers_fw-la 1.5_o 2._o esau_n his_o hypocrisy_n who_o to_o please_v his_o father_n take_v a_o wife_n from_o ismaels_n house_n vers_n 6._o to_o 10._o 3._o god_n providence_n be_v declare_v in_o a_o vision_n to_o jacob_n how_o the_o lord_n promise_v to_o be_v with_o he_o and_o to_o conduct_v he_o vers_n 10._o to_o 16._o 4._o jacob_n fear_n devotion_n and_o vow_v be_v express_v vers_fw-la 16._o to_o the_o end_n 2._o the_o divers_a reading_n mut_n v_o 2._o into_o mesopotamia_n of_o syria_n h.c._n mesopotamia_n s.b._n padan_n of_o syria_n t._n padan_n aram._n g.p._n v_o 4._o which_o god_n promise_v to_o thy_o grandfather_n h._n which_o god_n give_v to_o abraham_n cater_n v_o 5._o rebeckah_n his_o mother_n h._n the_o mother_n of_o jacob_n and_o esau._n cater_n v_o 8._o prove_v that_o his_o father_n do_v not_o willing_o look_v upon_o the_o daughter_n of_o canaan_n h._n esau_n see_v that_o the_o daughter_n of_o canaan_n displease_v or_o seem_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o isaac_n his_o father_n cater_n cor_o v_o 9_o melech_n the_o daughter_n of_o ishmael_n h._n mahalath_n caet_fw-la v_o 13._o the_o lord_n lean_v upon_o the_o ladder_n h._n the_o glory_n of_o god_n stand_v upon_o it_o c._n the_o lord_n stand_v above_o it_o cater_n v_o 13._o fear_v not_o s._n the_o rest_n have_v not_o these_o word_n v_o 14._o for_o thou_o and_o for_o thy_o child_n shall_v all_o the_o kindred_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v c._n in_o thou_o and_o thy_o seed_n cater_n v_o 16._o in_o truth_n the_o glory_n of_o god_n dwell_v in_o this_o place_n c._n true_o the_o lord_n be_v in_o this_o place_n cat_n v_o 17._o this_o be_v no_o common_a place_n but_o a_o place_n wherein_o god_n be_v please_v and_o over_o against_o this_o place_n be_v the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n c._n this_o be_v no_o other_o
for_o god_n express_v no_o condition_n in_o his_o promise_n 4._o nor_o yet_o need_v we_o answer_v that_o jacob_n do_v not_o vow_v the_o general_a worship_n of_o god_n whereunto_o he_o be_v bind_v by_o his_o profession_n have_v receive_v circumcision_n but_o a_o special_a service_n in_o consecrate_v that_o place_n to_o god_n service_n and_o offer_v of_o tithe_n or_o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o man_n to_o tie_v himself_o by_o a_o new_a bond_n to_o perform_v that_o to_o god_n which_o he_o be_v otherwise_o bind_v to_o do_v as_o the_o prophet_n david_n say_v psal._n 119.126_o i_o have_v swear_v and_o will_v perform_v it_o that_o i_o will_v keep_v thy_o righteous_a judgement_n both_o these_o answer_n be_v true_a though_o not_o pertinent_a to_o this_o place_n ex_fw-la perer._n 5._o wherefore_o jacob_n do_v not_o bring_v this_o forth_o as_o a_o condition_n if_o god_n will_v be_v with_o i_o this_o particle_n in_o be_v not_o here_o a_o conditional_a but_o a_o word_n of_o time_n as_o it_o be_v take_v vers_fw-la 15._o until_o if_o that_o be_v when_o i_o have_v perform_v etc._n etc._n so_o be_v it_o take_v here_o when_o god_n have_v be_v with_o i_o and_o keep_v i_o in_o this_o journey_n jun_n mercer_n and_o the_o word_n follow_v be_v not_o to_o be_v read_v than_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v my_o god_n but_o when_o the_o lord_n have_v be_v my_o god_n so_o they_o be_v not_o parcel_n of_o the_o vow_n which_o be_v complete_a in_o the_o 22._o vers_fw-la but_o they_o be_v part_n of_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o vow_n rasi_fw-la jun._n quest_n xviii_o to_o who_o jacob_n vow_v to_o pay_v the_o ten_o vers._n 22._o i_o will_v give_v the_o ten_o 1._o some_o think_v that_o he_o pay_v the_o ten_o to_o sem_fw-mi or_o eber_n but_o sem_fw-mi die_v before_o jacob_n be_v bear_v and_o eber_n also_o be_v dead_a many_o year_n before_o this_o in_o the_o 19_o year_n of_o jacob_n who_o be_v now_o suppose_a to_o have_v be_v 77._o year_n old_a 2._o therefore_o this_o give_v of_o tithe_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o consecrate_v of_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o his_o good_n to_o be_v bestow_v in_o building_n of_o altar_n and_o in_o sacrifice_n for_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v devote_v to_o religious_a use_n be_v true_o say_v to_o be_v give_v unto_o god_n sic_fw-la cajetan_n mercer_n 3._o some_o hebrew_n refer_v this_o to_o the_o consecrate_v of_o levi_n to_o the_o priesthood_n but_o as_o aben_n ezra_n not_o man_n but_o cattle_n and_o beast_n use_v to_o be_v tithe_v 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n 1._o doct._n the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n vers._n 12._o the_o angel_n of_o god_n go_v up_o and_o down_o by_o this_o be_v express_v the_o ministry_n of_o the_o angel_n that_o be_v continual_o employ_v for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o elect_a they_o ascend_v to_o report_v our_o necessity_n they_o descend_v to_o be_v minister_n of_o god_n mercy_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v be_v they_o not_o all_o minister_a spirit_n send_v forth_o to_o minister_v for_o their_o sake_n that_o shall_v be_v heir_n of_o salvation_n heb._n 1.14_o 2._o doct._n how_o god_n providence_n be_v see_v in_o permit_v evil_a to_o be_v do_v in_o the_o world_n hereby_o also_o be_v set_v forth_o god_n providence_n that_o watch_v over_o all_o thing_n for_o the_o lord_n stand_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o this_o ladder_n whereby_o be_v signify_v the_o administration_n and_o government_n of_o the_o world_n against_o which_o providence_n whereas_o it_o be_v object_v that_o many_o evil_a thing_n be_v commit_v in_o the_o world_n to_o the_o which_o the_o lord_n be_v no_o way_n consent_v thomas_n aquine_n answer_v that_o although_o some_o defect_n be_v against_o the_o particular_a nature_n of_o thing_n yet_o they_o be_v for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o universal_a and_o therefore_o as_o augustine_n say_v deus_fw-la non_fw-la sineret_fw-la malumesse_n in_o operib_n suis_fw-fr nisi_fw-la sciret_fw-la benefacere_fw-la etiam_fw-la de_fw-la malâ—_n god_n will_v not_o suffer_v evil_a to_o be_v in_o his_o work_n if_o he_o do_v not_o know_v how_o to_o turn_v evil_a into_o good_a but_o it_o will_v be_v say_v god_n ought_v to_o draw_v man_n against_o their_o will_n unto_o good_a dionysius_n answer_v non_fw-la est_fw-la providentia_fw-la divinae_fw-la violare_fw-la naturam_fw-la sed_fw-la est_fw-la cujusque_fw-la naturae_fw-la conservatrix_fw-la god_n providence_n do_v not_o change_n or_o violate_v nature_n but_o be_v the_o preserver_n of_o nature_n leave_v to_o thing_n endue_v with_o reason_n to_o follow_v their_o own_o will_n and_o inclination_n lib._n de_fw-fr divin_n nominib_fw-la cap._n 4_o par_fw-fr 4._o 3._o doct._n how_o god_n forsake_v not_o the_o elect_v final_o vers._n 15._o i_o will_v not_o forsake_v thou_o etc._n etc._n god_n promise_n to_o his_o servant_n be_v so_o stable_a and_o firm_a in_o christ_n that_o they_o be_v sure_o final_o not_o to_o be_v forsake_v as_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o josua_n i_o will_v never_o fail_v thou_o nor_o forsake_v thou_o heb._n 13.4_o calvin_n 4._o doct._n lawful_a to_o vow_v vers._n 20._o if_o god_n will_v be_v with_o i_o etc._n etc._n by_o jacob_n vow_v both_o their_o error_n be_v condemn_v that_o take_v away_o the_o use_n of_o all_o vow_n from_o christian_n and_o their_o superstition_n that_o vow_v not_o as_o they_o ought_v jacob_n 1._o direct_v his_o vow_n to_o god_n make_v the_o papist_n vow_v unto_o saint_n 2._o he_o vow_v to_o testify_v his_o thankfulness_n they_o vow_v to_o merit_v 3._o he_o vow_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v in_o his_o power_n as_o to_o pay_v tithe_n they_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v beyond_o their_o reach_n as_o single_a life_n where_o the_o gift_n be_v not_o 4._o jacob_n vow_v such_o thing_n as_o god_n command_v they_o vow_v thing_n of_o their_o own_o invent_v as_o to_o go_v in_o pilgrimage_n to_o fast_o with_o bread_n and_o water_n to_o garnish_v idol_n and_o such_o like_a concern_v the_o which_o we_o may_v say_v with_o the_o prophet_n who_o require_v this_o at_o your_o hand_n isaiah_n 1_o â—2_n calvin_n 5._o doct._n sign_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o thing_n vers._n 22._o this_o stone_n shall_v be_v the_o house_n of_o god_n this_o stone_n be_v not_o god_n house_n but_o a_o monument_n or_o sign_n of_o the_o place_n of_o god_n worship_n for_o there_o jacob_n to_o fulfil_v this_o vow_n afterward_o at_o his_o return_n build_v a_o altar_n to_o god_n gen._n 35.7_o thus_o by_o a_o metonymy_n that_o which_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o thing_n be_v give_v to_o the_o sign_n in_o which_o sense_n the_o bread_n in_o the_o eucharist_n be_v call_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n marlâ—r_n 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n how_o the_o angel_n be_v reporter_n of_o our_o prayer_n unto_o god_n and_o yet_o no_o mediator_n vers._n 12._o lo_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n ascend_v and_o descend_v upon_o it_o hence_o pererius_n will_v gather_v that_o the_o angel_n descend_v from_o heaven_n to_o reveal_v unto_o we_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n and_o to_o execute_v his_o will_n so_o their_o office_n be_v by_o ascend_v to_o report_v unto_o god_n our_o prayer_n vow_n and_o necessity_n in_o gen._n 25._o numer_n 23._o we_o grant_v that_o the_o angel_n do_v report_n unto_o god_n the_o affair_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o act_n and_o gest_n of_o man_n and_o so_o their_o supplication_n in_o general_a but_o this_o they_o do_v as_o messenger_n not_o as_o mediator_n the_o prophet_n zachary_n show_v a_o distinct_a office_n of_o the_o angelical_a spirit_n and_o jesus_n christ_n there_o call_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n they_o return_v this_o answer_n to_o christ_n wâ—e_v have_v go_v through_o the_o world_n and_o behold_v all_o the_o world_n sit_v still_o and_o be_v at_o rest_n but_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n christ_n the_o mediator_n of_o his_o church_n step_v forth_o and_o pray_v o_o lord_n of_o host_n how_o long_o will_v thou_o be_v unmerciful_a to_o jerusalem_n zach._n 1.12_o so_o then_o though_o the_o angel_n be_v witness_n of_o our_o devotion_n and_o beholder_n of_o our_o tear_n and_o plaint_n they_o have_v no_o office_n of_o mediation_n neither_o have_v we_o any_o warrant_v to_o pray_v unto_o they_o 2._o confut._n against_o the_o platonist_n that_o make_v three_o kind_n of_o providence_n vers._n 12._o there_o stand_v a_o ladder_n upon_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o top_n reach_v to_o heaven_n god_n providence_n than_o descend_v from_o heaven_n to_o earth_n contrary_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o platonist_n note_v by_o gregor_n nyssen_n lib._n 8._o the_o provident_a cap._n 3._o who_o make_v three_o kind_n of_o providence_n the_o first_o of_o god_n in_o take_v care_n only_o for_o thing_n celestial_a and_o spiritual_a and_o the_o general_a cause_n of_o other_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n the_o second_o they_o
attribute_v to_o the_o second_o rank_n of_o god_n who_o provide_v for_o all_o thing_n between_o the_o moon_n and_o the_o earth_n the_o three_o they_o yield_v to_o the_o spirit_n who_o govern_v the_o action_n of_o man_n but_o the_o scripture_n teach_v we_o that_o all_o thing_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v rule_v by_o god_n providence_n in_o so_o much_o that_o a_o sparrow_n can_v fall_v upon_o the_o ground_n without_o the_o will_n of_o god_n matth._n 10.29_o as_o the_o prophet_n david_n also_o say_v who_o be_v like_a unto_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n that_o have_v his_o dwell_n on_o high_a who_o abase_v himself_o to_o behold_v thing_n in_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n psal._n 113.5_o 6._o 3._o confut._n jacob_n ladder_n do_v not_o signify_v the_o monastical_a profession_n pererius_n interprete_v this_o ladder_n out_o of_o a_o counterfeit_a piece_n of_o bernard_n to_o be_v the_o discipline_n of_o monastical_a life_n and_o namely_o the_o way_n and_o rule_v of_o benet_n order_n whereby_o the_o founder_n of_o that_o order_n s._n benedict_n go_v to_o heaven_n numer_n 34._o contra._n 1._o first_o than_o it_o be_v requisite_a if_o this_o ladder_n signify_v monastical_a discipline_n that_o he_o which_o first_o see_v it_o shall_v have_v be_v a_o profess_a monk_n but_o i_o think_v they_o will_v not_o say_v that_o jacob_n be_v a_o monk_n the_o most_o special_a part_n of_o which_o profession_n consist_v in_o the_o vow_n of_o single_a life_n 2._o christ_n himself_o stand_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o this_o ladder_n to_o who_o the_o way_n and_o ladder_n be_v direct_v he_o than_o that_o climb_v this_o ladder_n must_v ascend_v by_o faith_n in_o christ_n but_o the_o monk_n think_v to_o climb_v up_o to_o heaven_n by_o their_o merit_n 3._o jacob_n be_v a_o figure_n of_o christ_n upon_o who_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n shall_v ascend_v and_o descend_v joh._n 1.51_o it_o be_v great_a presumption_n then_o to_o put_v benet_n in_o christ_n place_n that_o jacob_n shall_v be_v a_o figure_n of_o he_o 4._o this_o ladder_n show_v the_o way_n that_o every_o true_a israelite_n of_o jacob_n shall_v ascend_v by_o but_o every_o true_a israelite_n and_o christian_n be_v not_o a_o monk_n 4._o confut._n philo_n confute_v concern_v the_o ascend_a and_o descend_v of_o soul_n philo_z understand_v the_o air_n to_o be_v this_o ladder_n basis_n terra_fw-la coelum_fw-la caput_fw-la the_o earth_n be_v the_o foot_n of_o this_o ladder_n the_o heaven_n be_v the_o head_n or_o top_n the_o angel_n be_v the_o soul_n quas_fw-la aer_fw-la habet_fw-la stellis_fw-la pares_fw-la which_o the_o air_n be_v fill_v with_o equal_a to_o the_o star_n in_o number_n some_o of_o these_o descend_v into_o the_o body_n some_o ascend_v alia_fw-la ad_fw-la corpora_fw-la recurrunt_fw-la some_o return_n to_o the_o body_n again_o thus_o philo_n platonize_v lib._n de_fw-fr somniis_fw-la in_o this_o device_n of_o philo_n three_o notable_a error_n be_v discover_v 1._o the_o air_n be_v not_o the_o seat_n or_o region_n of_o soul_n but_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o just_a be_v in_o heaven_n where_o jesus_n christ_n be_v and_o the_o holy_a angel_n heb._n 12.22_o 23_o 24._o 2._o the_o soul_n have_v no_o be_v before_o their_o body_n that_o they_o shall_v descend_v into_o they_o as_o from_o another_o place_n god_n form_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n within_o he_o zachar._n 12.1_o 3._o neither_o do_v the_o soul_n once_o separate_v from_o the_o body_n return_v any_o more_o to_o cohabit_v in_o earthly_a and_o mortal_a body_n the_o spirit_n return_v to_o god_n that_o give_v it_o eccles_n 12.7_o 5._o confut._n against_o the_o helvidian_o vers._n 15._o i_o will_v not_o forsake_v thou_o till_o i_o have_v perform_v etc._n etc._n the_o helvidian_o because_o it_o be_v say_v that_o joseph_n know_v not_o mary_n â—â—ll_v she_o have_v bring_v forth_o her_o firstborn_a son_n matth._n 1.25_o will_v gather_v thereupon_o that_o he_o know_v she_o afterward_o they_o may_v as_o well_o conclude_v here_o that_o after_o god_n have_v perform_v to_o jacob_n that_o which_o he_o promise_v that_o he_o do_v forsake_v he_o then_o muscul._n 6._o confut._n temple_n have_v no_o inherent_a holiness_n but_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o use_n vers._n 17._o this_o be_v no_o other_o but_o god_n house_n etc._n etc._n this_o prove_v not_o that_o temple_n and_o church_n be_v more_o holy_a place_n in_o themselves_o which_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o romanist_n 1._o their_o temple_n be_v pollute_v with_o idolatry_n be_v profane_a and_o unholy_a 2._o though_o before_o christ_n come_v the_o lord_n choose_v his_o special_a place_n where_o he_o will_v have_v sacrifice_n offer_v and_o not_o in_o any_o place_n beside_o and_o so_o some_o place_n be_v privilege_v with_o a_o legal_a kind_n of_o sanctity_n more_o than_o other_o yet_o now_o since_o that_o christ_n have_v every_o where_o open_v heaven_n to_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o faithful_a that_o distinction_n remain_v not_o 3._o even_o bethel_n retain_v not_o a_o inherent_a holiness_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o religious_a use_n for_o after_o that_o it_o be_v by_o jeroboam_fw-la defile_v with_o idolatry_n it_o be_v no_o more_o bethel_n the_o house_n of_o god_n but_o bethaven_n the_o house_n of_o iniquity_n 7._o confut._n against_o the_o anoint_v of_o altar_n vers._n 18._o he_o pour_v oil_n upon_o the_o top_n of_o it_o etc._n etc._n hence_o rabanus_n ground_v that_o superstitious_a use_n of_o anoint_v the_o altar_n with_o oil_n altar_n post_fw-la aspersionem_fw-la aquae_fw-la chrysmate_n ungitur_fw-la ad_fw-la imitationem_fw-la patâ—iarcha_n jacob_n the_o altar_n after_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o water_n be_v anoint_v with_o chrism_n after_o the_o imitation_n of_o the_o patriarch_n jacob_n lib._n de_fw-fr institut_n clericor_n cap._n 45._o contra._n 1._o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o law_n which_o be_v figure_n and_o shadow_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v be_v not_o meet_v ornament_n for_o the_o gospel_n such_o be_v their_o wash_n anointing_n sacrifice_n and_o 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