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etc._n etc._n this_o call_n of_o abraham_n from_o among_o the_o chaldean_n without_o any_o merit_n or_o desert_n in_o abraham_n who_o lie_v drown_v in_o the_o dregs_n of_o superstition_n be_v a_o argument_n of_o our_o free_a and_o gracious_a election_n in_o christ_n without_o respect_n of_o any_o worthiness_n in_o we_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v we_o be_v save_v by_o grace_n through_o faith_n ephes._n 2.8_o calvin_n perer._n 2._o doct._n vocation_n of_o the_o gentile_n julian_n cyrill_n also_o well_o note_v exit_fw-la vocatione_n abraha_n prasignata_fw-la est_fw-la vocatio_fw-la judaeorum_n &_o gentium_fw-la etc._n etc._n by_o the_o vocation_n of_o abraham_n be_v signify_v the_o call_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o gentile_n who_o be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a and_o believer_n 3._o doct._n canaanite_n in_o the_o church_n vers._n 6._o the_o canaanite_n be_v in_o the_o land_n etc._n etc._n as_o there_o be_v canaanite_n in_o the_o promise_a land_n so_o there_o be_v canaanite_n in_o 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hundred_o and_o thirty_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n under_o solomon_n four_o hundred_o eighty_o 3._o as_o those_o that_o do_v make_v the_o land_n of_o egypt_n too_o young_a so_o josephus_n make_v it_o too_o ancient_a that_o affirm_v that_o there_o be_v king_n in_o egypt_n for_o the_o space_n of_o 1300._o year_n and_o more_o before_o solomon_n whereas_o from_o the_o flood_n until_o solomon_n there_o be_v not_o account_v above_o 1335._o year_n in_o all_o and_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o within_o 35._o year_n after_o the_o flood_n egypt_n can_v be_v inhabit_v much_o less_o have_v a_o king_n 6._o moral_a observation_n 1._o moral_a obseru._n to_o forsake_v all_o and_o follow_v christ._n vers._n 1._o get_v thou_o out_o of_o thy_o country_n etc._n etc._n by_o the_o example_n of_o abraham_n that_o leave_v his_o country_n and_o kindred_n to_o obey_v the_o call_n of_o god_n we_o learn_v to_o forsake_v father_n and_o mother_n and_o whatsoever_o else_o we_o have_v in_o the_o world_n to_o follow_v christ_n for_o our_o saviour_n say_v he_o that_o love_v father_n or_o mother_n more_o than_o i_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o i_o matth._n 10.37_o marlor_n 2._o moral_a obseru._n a_o good_a name_n the_o gift_n of_o god_n vers._n 2._o i_o will_v make_v thy_o name_n great_a etc._n etc._n as_o man_n ought_v not_o ambitious_o to_o hunt_v after_o the_o praise_n of_o man_n as_o the_o pharisy_n do_v matth._n 6._o so_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o neglect_v a_o good_a name_n in_o the_o world_n we_o see_v here_o it_o be_v the_o blessing_n of_o god_n and_o promise_v to_o abraham_n perer._n the_o apostle_n also_o say_v procure_v thing_n 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o man_n rom._n 12.17_o 3._o moral_a obseru._n good_a man_n have_v their_o enemy_n vers._n 3._o i_o will_v curse_v they_o that_o curse_v thou_o etc._n etc._n abraham_n though_o a_o just_a and_o upright_a man_n yet_o he_o
sodomite_n 2._o that_o abraham_n may_v have_v occasion_n to_o show_v his_o valour_n in_o redeem_v lot_n from_o his_o enemy_n 3._o that_o hereby_o may_v be_v signify_v the_o separation_n of_o abraham_n posterity_n in_o the_o israelite_n and_o of_o lot_n in_o the_o moabite_n and_o ammonite_n 4._o that_o lot_n may_v see_v by_o experience_n the_o difference_n between_o dwell_v with_o good_a man_n and_o evil_a 5._o lot_z though_o he_o live_v among_o the_o evil_a consent_v not_o to_o their_o sin_n as_o some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n think_v but_o be_v grieve_v with_o their_o unjust_a conversation_n as_o saint_n peter_n say_v 2_o epist._n 2.7_o therefore_o the_o hebrew_n be_v injurious_a to_o lot_n to_o think_v that_o of_o purpose_n he_o choose_v to_o dwell_v among_o the_o sodomite_n because_o they_o be_v evil_a and_o like_a to_o himself_o for_o lot_n be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o manner_n of_o that_o place_n as_o it_o seem_v abraham_n also_o be_v by_o his_o prayer_n which_o he_o make_v for_o 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as_o some_o think_v when_o abraham_n pitch_v his_o tent_n in_o a_o mountain_n eastward_o from_o bethel_n gen._n 12.8_o for_o lot_n come_v up_o with_o abraham_n out_o of_o egypt_n gen._n 13.1_o 3._o neither_o yet_o with_o oukelos_n who_o fagius_n follow_v it_o be_v a_o proper_a read_n to_o say_v lot_n depart_v from_o abraham_n first_o as_o the_o chalde_n paraphrast_n interprete_v 4._o nor_o yet_o need_v we_o with_o some_o hebrew_n to_o fly_v unto_o allegory_n that_o let_v depart_v from_o the_o east_n that_o be_v from_o the_o place_n of_o light_n unto_o a_o place_n of_o corruption_n and_o unhappiness_n to_o his_o own_o destruction_n 5._o therefore_o the_o true_a read_n be_v that_o abraham_n go_v not_o from_o the_o east_n but_o towards_o the_o east_n for_o so_o the_o word_n here_o use_v micchedem_fw-la be_v take_v gen._n 2.8_o god_n plant_v a_o garden_n michedem_fw-la towards_o the_o east_n not_o from_o the_o east_n jun._n mercer_n qvest._n viii_o of_o the_o sin_n and_o wickedness_n of_o 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for_o great_a and_o high_a cedar_n or_o mountain_n but_o by_o this_o phrase_n be_v express_v their_o impudency_n and_o obstinacy_n that_o sin_v without_o any_o fear_n of_o god_n or_o man_n as_o appear_v gen._n 19_o when_o they_o furious_o beset_v lot_n house_n to_o obtain_v their_o filthy_a pleasure_n so_o cap._n 6.11_o the_o earth_n be_v say_v to_o be_v corrupt_a before_o god_n jun._n 2._o josephus_n writing_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o sodom_n say_v they_o be_v in_o homines_fw-la contumeliosi_fw-la erga_fw-la deum_fw-la impii_fw-la contumelious_a towards_o man_n 16.49_o and_o impious_a towards_o god_n so_o the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n say_v the_o sin_n of_o sodom_n be_v pride_n fullness_n of_o bread_n abundance_n of_o idleness_n they_o stretch_v not_o the_o hand_n to_o the_o poor_a and_o among_o other_o sin_n that_o sin_n against_o nature_n do_v reign_v among_o they_o which_o saint_n paul_n show_v to_o have_v be_v familiar_a among_o the_o heathen_a rom._n 1.27_o the_o man_n burn_v in_o their_o lust_n one_o towards_o another_o yea_o the_o philosopher_n and_o wise_a man_n among_o the_o heathen_a be_v patron_n of_o this_o sin_n as_o cicero_n complain_v of_o plato_n further_o this_o pollution_n of_o their_o body_n sheweth_z they_o be_v corrupt_v also_o in_o their_o religion_n and_o give_v to_o idolatry_n as_o saint_n paul_n show_v one_o to_o be_v the_o consequent_a of_o the_o other_o rom._n 1.26_o qvest._n ix_o whether_o abraham_n see_v all_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n vers._n 14._o lift_v up_o thy_o eye_n etc._n etc._n 1._o abraham_n neither_o can_v see_v the_o whole_a land_n of_o canaan_n at_o once_o that_o be_v promise_v he_o 2._o neither_o be_v it_o show_v unto_o he_o in_o vision_n as_o occolampad_n 3._o neither_o be_v a_o image_n or_o idea_n of_o the_o country_n represent_v unto_o he_o as_o pererius_n think_v the_o like_a be_v exhibit_v to_o moses_n deut._n 34._o and_o matth._n 4._o to_o our_o saviour_n christ_n which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o turn_v a_o 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how_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n be_v give_v to_o abraham_n vers._n 15._o i_o will_v give_v unto_o thou_o yet_o abraham_n have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o breadth_n of_o a_o foot_n chrysostome_n show_v well_o how_o this_o may_v be_v multa_fw-la in_o altis_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la in_fw-la aliis_fw-la implentur_fw-la math._n in_o the_o scripture_n many_o thing_n be_v say_v of_o some_o and_o fulfil_v in_o other_o as_o noah_n say_v of_o canaan_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o servant_n to_o his_o brethren_n which_o be_v not_o fulfil_v in_o he_o but_o in_o his_o posterity_n the_o gibeonite_n so_o jacob_n say_v concern_v levi_n i_o will_v divide_v he_o in_o jacob_n etc._n etc._n which_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o levite_n which_o be_v of_o his_o seed_n so_o that_o which_o be_v here_o promise_v to_o abraham_n be_v accomplish_v in_o his_o posterity_n qvest._n xi_o how_o the_o israelite_n be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o number_n as_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n vers._n 16._o i_o will_v make_v thy_o seed_n as_o the_o dust_n etc._n etc._n 1._o hereby_o be_v signify_v the_o great_a increase_n both_o of_o abraham_n carnal_a and_o spiritual_a kindred_n that_o shall_v be_v in_o number_n as_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n 2._o some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n as_o rabbi_n solomon_n take_v this_o to_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o reprobate_n which_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o dust_n because_o they_o be_v not_o have_v in_o any_o remembrance_n or_o number_n before_o god_n true_a it_o be_v that_o the_o elect_v be_v number_v with_o god_n and_o he_o know_v also_o the_o number_n of_o the_o wicked_a but_o regard_v they_o not_o like_a as_o he_o that_o build_v a_o house_n number_v not_o the_o stone_n that_o go_v to_o the_o building_n yet_o the_o principal_a part_n and_o division_n in_o the_o house_n he_o
hairy_a of_o esau._n hierome_n qvest._n v._o of_o the_o plain_a of_o paran_n 7._o the_o plain_n of_o paran_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o name_n both_o of_o a_o city_n and_o of_o that_o great_a vast_a desert_n jun._n wherein_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n sojourn_v thirty_o eight_o year_n be_v of_o eleven_o day_n journey_n to_o pass_v through_o barren_a without_o water_n neither_o inhabit_v of_o man_n or_o beast_n and_o full_a of_o rock_n and_o cover_v with_o deep_a sand_n perer._n mispat_o vers._n 7._o they_o return_v and_o come_v to_o en_fw-fr mispat_o which_o be_v interpret_v the_o fountain_n of_o judgement_n so_o call_v because_o there_o the_o lord_n judge_v the_o israelite_n for_o their_o murmur_a hierome_n as_o also_o give_v sentence_n against_o moses_n and_o aaron_n for_o their_o weakness_n and_o want_n of_o faith_n numb_a 20.12_o jun._n qvest._n v._n kadesh_n barnea_n whether_o the_o same_o with_o kadesh_n where_o moses_n murmur_v kadesh_n this_o be_v that_o place_n which_o be_v famous_a for_o miriam_n moses_n sister_n burial_n there_o num._n 20.1_o who_o monument_n hierome_n say_v remain_v till_o his_o time_n it_o be_v in_o the_o utmost_a border_n of_o edom_n kadesh_n ibid._n vers_fw-la 16._o suppose_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o kadesh_n barn_n perer._n afterward_o it_o be_v call_v rechem_n as_o onkeles_n the_o chalde_n paraphrast_n read_v num._n 13.27_o junius_n great_a question_n there_o be_v among_o the_o hebrew_n whether_o kadesh_n barnea_n mention_v deut._n 1.2_o be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o kadesh_n where_o miriam_n die_v num._n 20.1_o ramban_n think_v that_o there_o be_v two_o place_n of_o that_o name_n kadesh_n barnea_n be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o paran_n from_o whence_o the_o spy_n be_v send_v num._n 13.26_o the_o other_o kadesh_n be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sin_n num._n 33.36_o but_o rasi_fw-la and_o elias_n oriental_a take_v they_o to_o be_v all_o one_o and_o make_v the_o desert_n of_o sin_n to_o be_v part_n of_o the_o great_a vast_a wilderness_n of_o paran_n to_o the_o first_o subscribe_v mercerus_n to_o the_o other_o seem_v junius_n to_o incline_v the_o latter_a i_o think_v more_o probable_a for_o the_o kadesh_n where_o miriam_n be_v bury_v and_o moses_n murmur_v be_v in_o the_o confine_n of_o edom_n num._n 20.16_o so_o also_o kadesh_n barnea_n be_v not_o far_o from_o mount_n seir_n deut._n 1.12_o which_o be_v in_o the_o country_n of_o edom._n and_o in_o this_o place_n kadesh_n be_v the_o same_o with_o en_fw-fr misphat_n so_o call_v not_o because_o of_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o king_n in_o that_o place_n as_o mercerus_n conjecture_v but_o of_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o israelite_n because_o there_o they_o murmur_v this_o kadesh_n be_v here_o describe_v not_o to_o be_v far_o from_o mount_n seir_n and_o the_o plain_a of_o pharan_n the_o amalekite_n be_v so_o call_v afterward_o of_o amaleke_n the_o nephew_n of_o esau_n gen._n 36.12_o these_o be_v they_o which_o fight_v against_o israel_n exod._n 17._o and_o be_v destroy_v by_o saul_n 1_o sam._n 15._o amalekite_n hazezon_n tame_a the_o city_n of_o palm_n for_o so_o tamar_n signify_v which_o be_v name_v afterward_o en_fw-fr gaddi_fw-fr hierom_n junius_n hazezon_n qvest._n vi_o how_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrhe_n fall_v into_o the_o slimy_a pit_n vers._n 10._o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrhe_n fall_v there_o etc._n etc._n 1._o these_o be_v not_o empty_a pit_n as_o some_o hebrew_n think_v out_o of_o the_o which_o they_o use_v to_o dig_v slimy_a earth_n but_o they_o be_v full_a of_o slime_n and_o brimstone_n for_o otherwise_o it_o have_v be_v no_o danger_n to_o fall_v into_o they_o 2._o these_o two_o king_n do_v not_o fall_v in_o by_o chance_n as_o they_o flee_v away_o for_o they_o can_v not_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o ground_n 3._o neither_o do_v they_o willing_o cast_v themselves_o in_o as_o ramban_n think_v to_o decline_v the_o force_n of_o the_o battle_n but_o they_o be_v force_v as_o they_o be_v chase_v to_o fall_v into_o they_o 4._o neither_o be_v these_o two_o king_n preserve_v by_o miracle_n there_o and_o afterward_o take_v out_o by_o abraham_n as_o the_o hebrew_n imagine_v for_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n come_v forth_o to_o meet_v abraham_n vers_fw-la 17._o he_o stay_v not_o till_o he_o take_v he_o out_o 5._o neither_o be_v it_o like_o that_o the_o king_n of_o gomorrhe_n as_o ramban_n think_v die_v there_o see_v the_o king_n of_o sodom_n that_o be_v in_o the_o same_o danger_n escape_v 6._o nor_o yet_o need_v we_o to_o say_v that_o these_o king_n army_n there_o fall_v but_o they_o themselves_o flee_v away_o for_o this_o be_v contrary_n to_o the_o text_n 7._o but_o it_o be_v most_o like_a that_o these_o slimy_a pit_n be_v not_o full_a of_o water_n but_o of_o that_o kind_n of_o earth_n so_o that_o they_o which_o fall_v into_o they_o may_v escape_v with_o their_o life_n the_o other_o three_o king_n which_o be_v not_o mention_v may_v be_v of_o that_o number_n that_o flee_v to_o the_o mountain_n and_o so_o be_v reserve_v to_o a_o great_a judgement_n mercer_n qvest._n vii_o of_o the_o messenger_n that_o bring_v abraham_n word_n vers._n 13._o then_o come_v one_o that_o have_v escape_v etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o jew_n do_v but_o trifle_n in_o say_v that_o this_o be_v og_n king_n of_o bashan_n that_o escape_v when_o the_o amorites_n be_v slay_v 2._o neither_o be_v it_o evident_a whether_o this_o messenger_n be_v a_o godly_a and_o faithful_a man_n calvin_n 3._o it_o be_v like_a he_o may_v be_v some_o of_o lot_n domestical_a servant_n or_o one_o that_o be_v acquaint_v with_o abraham_n and_o lot_n kindred_n because_o he_o only_o report_v the_o news_n concern_v lot_n muscul._n 4._o some_o hebrew_n think_v that_o the_o enemy_n which_o have_v take_v lot_n send_v this_o messenger_n of_o purpose_n that_o abraham_n also_o come_v to_o rescue_v lot_n may_v be_v take_v but_o that_o be_v unlike_a qvest._n viii_o whence_o abraham_n be_v call_v the_o hebrew_n to_o abraham_n the_o hebrew_n 1._o the_o hebrew_n be_v not_o so_o call_v of_o abraham_n â—s_a artapanus_n think_v in_o eusebius_n for_o how_o can_v abraham_n give_v a_o name_n to_o himself_o and_o abraham_n begin_v with_o aleph_fw-la gen._n hebrew_n with_o aain_n 2._o neither_o be_v abraham_n so_o call_v of_o haber_n or_o gnabar_fw-la because_o he_o do_v first_o come_v over_o the_o river_n which_o name_n be_v therefore_o as_o chrysostome_n think_v by_o prohecie_n give_v to_o abraham_n foresee_v that_o he_o shall_v go_v over_o euphrates_n to_o palestina_n of_o this_o opinion_n also_o be_v the_o septuagint_n origen_n rupertus_n that_o abraham_n be_v so_o call_v à _fw-la transitu_fw-la of_o his_o go_v over_o 3._o but_o the_o hebrew_n be_v so_o call_v of_o heber_n of_o which_o opinion_n be_v hierom_n josephus_n eusebius_n augustine_n with_o other_o the_o reason_n thereof_o be_v these_o 1._o if_o hebrew_a come_n of_o haber_n rather_o than_o heber_n 3._o the_o word_n shall_v have_v be_v habrew_n rather_o than_o hebrew_n 2._o the_o hebrew_n do_v end_n their_o name_n of_o nation_n and_o kindred_n in_o jod_a as_o juhudi_n amaleciâ—_n therefore_o this_o name_n hibri_fw-la which_o signify_v a_o hebrew_n be_v most_o like_a to_o be_v derive_v of_o the_o proper_a name_n heber_n sic_fw-la eugubinus_n 3._o but_o augustine_n reason_n be_v best_a who_o think_v that_o sem_fw-mi be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o father_n of_o all_o the_o son_n of_o heber_n gen._n 10.21_o because_o the_o elect_a people_n of_o the_o hebrew_n câ—me_v of_o he_o 4._o this_o also_o may_v be_v add_v that_o see_v the_o hebrew_n language_n be_v name_v of_o heber_n because_o it_o be_v preserve_v in_o his_o family_n when_o other_o tongue_n be_v divide_v that_o from_o thence_o also_o the_o nation_n shall_v be_v so_o call_v 4._o but_o where_o it_o be_v object_v that_o many_o nation_n beside_o come_v of_o heber_n that_o be_v not_o call_v hebrew_n they_o only_o keep_v the_o name_n of_o heber_n that_o continue_v in_o heber_n faith_n and_o though_o abraham_n be_v not_o call_v hebrew_a before_o he_o come_v over_o the_o river_n into_o palestina_n so_o neither_o be_v he_o call_v so_o immediate_o upon_o his_o passage_n and_o the_o reason_n hereof_o may_v be_v because_o till_o abraham_n be_v call_v the_o sripture_n make_v no_o mention_n of_o his_o former_a act_n perer._n qvest._n ix_o of_o abraham_n confederacy_n with_o man_n of_o a_o divers_a faith_n vers._n 13._o which_o be_v confederate_a with_o abraham_n the_o question_n here_o be_v whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o abraham_n to_o make_v league_n with_o these_o amorites_n be_v of_o a_o divers_a faith_n the_o answer_n be_v 1._o they_o seek_v it_o of_o abraham_n as_o do_v also_o abimelech_n because_o they_o see_v that_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o he_o and_o therefore_o they_o desire_v his_o friendship_n abraham_n sue_v
not_o to_o they_o 2._o the_o time_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v for_o the_o expelling_a of_o the_o canaanite_n for_o than_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o they_o to_o make_v league_n with_o they_o as_o the_o israelite_n answer_v the_o gibeonite_n josua_n 9.7_o wherefore_o the_o time_n must_v be_v distinguish_v muscul._n 3_o all_o this_o be_v do_v not_o without_o god_n special_a direction_n who_o move_v these_o confederate_n to_o assist_v abraham_n be_v a_o stranger_n in_o the_o land_n and_o of_o no_o great_a power_n calvin_n 4._o the_o hebrew_n also_o think_v that_o those_o three_o be_v of_o abraham_n faith_n and_o worshipper_n of_o god_n and_o that_o abraham_n therefore_o make_v a_o league_n with_o they_o quest_n x._o by_o what_o authority_n abraham_n wage_v battle_n vers._n 14._o when_o abraham_n hear_v that_o his_o brother_n be_v take_v etc._n etc._n the_o question_n be_v by_o what_o authority_n abraham_n address_v he_o to_o battle_n 1._o neither_o be_v the_o authority_n of_o maâ—re_n escol_n and_o aver_n lord_n of_o the_o ammorite_n sufficient_a for_o they_o be_v all_o subject_n to_o the_o king_n of_o elam_n vers_fw-la 4._o neither_o do_v the_o king_n of_o elam_n take_v unjust_a war_n in_o hand_n as_o some_o think_v for_o he_o come_v to_o suppress_v rebel_n vers_fw-la 4._o 3._o but_o whereas_o there_o be_v three_o thing_n require_v to_o make_v just_a war_n a_o good_a cause_n a_o good_a affection_n in_o follow_v it_o and_o lawful_a authority_n abraham_n have_v all_o these_o his_o cause_n be_v good_a to_o redeem_v his_o brother_n lâ—t_o who_o the_o enemy_n have_v unlawful_o take_v captive_a be_v a_o stranger_n and_o not_o accessary_a to_o the_o sodomite_n rebellion_n thus_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v will_v thou_o not_o preserve_v those_o that_o be_v lay_v to_o be_v slay_v prov._n 24.11_o again_o abraham_n affection_n be_v good_a war_n he_o seek_v not_o to_o make_v himself_o rich_a neither_o do_v he_o seek_v himself_o in_o this_o business_n vers_fw-la 22._o but_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n his_o authority_n be_v also_o from_o god_n as_o melchisedeck_n say_v that_o god_n deliver_v his_o enemy_n into_o his_o hand_n vers_n 20._o and_o abraham_n be_v now_o in_o right_a though_o not_o in_o possession_n the_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o this_o country_n whereof_o the_o lord_n will_v aforehand_o give_v some_o testimony_n as_o moses_n by_o slay_v the_o egyptian_a do_v manifest_v his_o call_n exod._n 2._o muscul._n 4._o and_o whereas_o he_o recover_v not_o only_a lot_n but_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o sodomite_n this_o also_o be_v do_v by_o the_o lord_n direction_n because_o he_o have_v reserve_v they_o to_o a_o great_a punishment_n muscul._n but_o these_o particular_a action_n be_v not_o to_o be_v draw_v into_o example_n but_o must_v be_v discern_v from_o the_o general_a duty_n of_o christian_n quest_n xi_o of_o the_o city_n dan._n he_o pursue_v they_o to_o dan_o etc._n etc._n 1._o for_o the_o situation_n dan_o bound_v the_o land_n of_o palestina_n on_o the_o 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ezra_n or_o some_o other_o of_o the_o prophet_n inspire_v of_o god_n that_o do_v digest_v the_o scripture_n into_o order_n do_v insert_v these_o name_n into_o the_o story_n which_o be_v not_o know_v to_o moses_n for_o the_o better_a evidence_n thereof_o but_o that_o ezra_n do_v write_v the_o scripture_n anew_o which_o shall_v be_v burn_v when_o the_o city_n be_v take_v as_o think_v some_o of_o the_o father_n iraeneus_n tertullian_n clem._n alexandrini_n seem_v to_o be_v far_o otherwise_o and_o but_o a_o fable_n borrow_v from_o counterfeit_a ezra_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 14.44_o for_o daniel_n be_v in_o captivity_n make_v mention_n of_o his_o read_n of_o jeremy's_n prophecy_n dan._n 9_o which_o then_o be_v not_o perish_v and_o our_o saviour_n say_v moses_n write_v of_o he_o joh._n 5._o but_o if_o moses_n work_v be_v utter_o perish_v and_o ezra_n have_v renew_v they_o ezra_n not_o moses_n have_v write_v of_o he_o ezra_n may_v restore_v the_o holy_a book_n deface_v in_o continuance_n of_o time_n to_o their_o former_a perfection_n but_o whole_o write_v and_o compose_v they_o again_o he_o do_v not_o quest_n xii_o what_o number_n abraham_n take_v with_o he_o vers._n 15._o he_o and_o his_o servant_n divide_v themselves_o etc._n etc._n 1._o abraham_n arm_v his_o own_o servant_n and_o such_o as_o be_v bear_v in_o his_o house_n which_o will_v be_v more_o trusty_a and_o faithful_a to_o he_o eugubin_n 2._o he_o take_v 318._o person_n which_o be_v not_o the_o chief_a captain_n only_o and_o under_o they_o a_o great_a number_n of_o soldier_n beside_o as_o josephus_n but_o these_o be_v the_o whole_a number_n which_o he_o take_v with_o he_o yet_o be_v they_o not_o all_o his_o house_n for_o there_o be_v woman_n and_o child_n and_o age_a person_n beside_o 3._o rupertus_n allusion_n here_o to_o the_o 318._o father_n in_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a assemble_v against_o arrius_n be_v far_o fetch_v and_o his_o application_n of_o the_o greek_a numeral_a letter_n t.i.h._n the_o first_o to_o betoken_v the_o cross_n the_o other_o two_o the_o name_n jesu_n be_v also_o impertinent_a crosse._n see_v moses_n do_v write_v in_o hebrew_n not_o in_o greek_a 4._o the_o hebrew_n conceit_n also_o be_v vain_a that_o abraham_n have_v none_o but_o eleazar_n his_o servant_n with_o he_o the_o letter_n of_o who_o name_n make_v 318._o quest_n xiii_o abraham_n policy_n in_o battle_n vers._n 15._o divide_v themselves_o by_o night_n 1._o abraham_n who_o be_v before_o in_o egypt_n so_o timorous_a that_o fear_v to_o be_v kill_v he_o desire_v his_o wife_n to_o dissemble_v herself_o yet_o now_o be_v so_o embolden_v that_o he_o dare_v with_o a_o small_a company_n set_v upon_o four_o king_n so_o that_o abraham_n may_v here_o say_v with_o david_n that_o god_n do_v teach_v his_o finger_n to_o fight_v psal._n 144.1_o calvin_n 2._o abraham_n again_o show_v here_o the_o practice_n of_o that_o say_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n by_o counsel_n make_v war_n prov._n 20.18_o for_o he_o both_o divide_v his_o company_n and_o set_v upon_o they_o in_o the_o night_n so_o do_v gideon_n jud._n 7.16_o and_o josua_n 10_o 9_o so_o david_n come_v upon_o saul_n in_o the_o night_n 1_o sam._n 26.11_o muscul._n 3_o he_o take_v his_o own_o servant_n and_o the_o servant_n of_o his_o confederate_n junius_n and_o overtake_v the_o enemy_n the_o five_o night_n and_o surprise_v they_o be_v weary_a of_o their_o journey_n secure_a unarmed_a and_o like_a enough_o also_o drunken_a josephus_n quest_n fourteen_o of_o hoba_n vers._n 15._o hoba_fw-la it_o be_v the_o proper_a name_n of_o a_o place_n not_o a_o epithet_n give_v to_o dan_fw-mi antiquit._n as_o r._n solomon_n think_v it_o signify_v culpa_fw-la a_o fault_n because_o dan_n afterward_o be_v faulty_a in_o idolatrous_a worship_n for_o here_o this_o choba_n be_v describe_v to_o be_v on_o the_o left_a hand_n of_o damascus_n 2._o hierome_n say_v that_o this_o choba_fw-la in_o his_o time_n be_v a_o village_n where_o certain_a hebrew_n dwell_v of_o the_o heresy_n of_o ebion_n which_o retain_v all_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o law_n 3._o but_o it_o be_v most_o like_a to_o be_v opoton_n in_o phenicia_n junius_n and_o so_o some_o latin_a text_n for_o choba_n read_v phenice_n qvest._n xv._n of_o the_o valley_n of_o sheveth_n vers._n 17._o the_o valley_n of_o shaveh_n etc._n etc._n 1._o this_o be_v not_o that_o shave_v mention_v vers_fw-la 5._o that_o be_v beyond_o jordan_n this_o on_o the_o hither_o side_n not_o far_o from_o sodom_n mercer_n 2._o hierome_n think_v it_o be_v a_o valley_n so_o name_v of_o the_o city_n shaveh_n which_o be_v situate_a in_o a_o plain_n not_o far_o from_o sodom_n where_o the_o emims_n dwell_v vers_fw-la 5._o which_o name_n it_o retain_v still_o in_o his_o time_n 3._o botehardus_fw-la think_v it_o be_v the_o same_o valley_n where_o sodom_n and_o gomorrhe_n
against_o levi_n but_o not_o against_o christ._n qvest._n xx._n of_o the_o lift_n up_o of_o the_o hand_n how_o diverse_o it_o be_v take_v in_o scripture_n vers._n 22._o i_o have_v lift_v up_o my_o hand_n etc._n etc._n the_o learned_a have_v observe_v divers_a signification_n of_o this_o phrase_n in_o scripture_n 1._o it_o betoken_v prayer_n general_o 1_o tim._n 2.8_o saint_n paul_n will_v have_v man_n lift_v up_o pure_a hand_n etc._n etc._n 2._o it_o signify_v special_a suit_n and_o request_n for_o help_v lament_v 2.19_o lift_v up_o thy_o hand_n for_o the_o life_n of_o the_o young_a child_n 3._o it_o be_v a_o gesture_n express_v thankfulness_n nehem._n 8.6_o ezra_n praise_v the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o people_n lift_v up_o their_o hand_n etc._n etc._n and_o worship_v 4._o it_o be_v use_v when_o any_o thing_n be_v do_v with_o a_o willing_a mind_n and_o glad_a heart_n psa._n 119._o i_o have_v lift_v up_o my_o hand_n to_o the_o commandment_n which_o i_o have_v love_v 5._o as_o also_o it_o be_v a_o token_n and_o sign_n of_o call_v isaiah_n 49.22_o i_o have_v lâ—ft_v and_o stretch_v my_o hand_n to_o the_o gentile_n 6._o it_o betoken_v help_v and_o deliverance_n ezech._n 20._o 5._o i_o lift_v up_o my_o hand_n upon_o the_o seed_n of_o jacob_n and_o be_v know_v unto_o they_o in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n 7._o to_o lift_v up_o the_o hand_n be_v to_o rise_v against_o one_o to_o vex_v and_o oppress_v he_o job._n 31.22_o if_o i_o have_v lift_v up_o my_o hand_n against_o the_o fatherless_a etc._n etc._n perer._n 8._o they_o use_v also_o to_o lift_v up_o their_o hand_n in_o give_v of_o voice_n which_o the_o greek_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d calvin_n 9_o it_o be_v a_o gesture_n use_v in_o take_v of_o a_o oath_n and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n say_v num._n 14.30_o they_o shall_v not_o come_v into_o the_o land_n ever_o the_o which_o i_o lift_v up_o my_o hand_n to_o make_v they_o dwell_v in_o it_o this_o signification_n it_o have_v here_o for_o abraham_n before_o he_o go_v to_o battle_n have_v vow_v unto_o god_n in_o his_o prayer_n as_o the_o chalde_n interpret_v that_o if_o god_n will_v deliver_v the_o enemy_n into_o his_o hand_n he_o will_v not_o seek_v to_o make_v himself_o rich_a thereby_o but_o give_v the_o praise_n to_o god_n qvest._n xxi_o wherefore_o abraham_n take_v a_o oath_n abraham_n therefore_o take_v a_o oath_n swear_v by_o the_o true_a god_n to_o profess_v his_o faith_n and_o religion_n that_o he_o only_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n perer._n 2._o that_o he_o may_v take_v occasion_n hereby_o to_o reprove_v the_o superstitious_a use_n of_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n in_o swear_v by_o their_o idol_n and_o instruct_v he_o concern_v the_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n calvin_n 3._o as_o also_o that_o they_o may_v know_v that_o abraham_n do_v not_o this_o sudden_o or_o of_o vainglory_n but_o of_o a_o religious_a mind_n have_v bind_v himself_o by_o a_o oath_n muscul._n 4._o that_o by_o this_o oath_n as_o with_o a_o shield_n abraham_n may_v be_v preserve_v from_o the_o bait_n of_o covetousness_n wherewith_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n may_v have_v tempt_v he_o if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v firm_a calvin_n qvest._n xxii_o why_o abraham_n refuse_v to_o take_v aught_o of_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n vers._n 23._o i_o will_v not_o take_v of_o all_o that_o be_v thou_o so_o much_o as_o a_o thread_n or_o a_o shoe_n latchet_n 1._o abraham_n refuse_v not_o to_o take_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o four_o king_n who_o he_o have_v conquer_v which_o now_o be_v he_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o just_a victory_n but_o not_o of_o any_o thing_n which_o be_v the_o king_n of_o sodom_n 2._o which_o abraham_n call_v he_o not_o as_o ambrose_n think_v because_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o enemy_n belong_v to_o the_o king_n for_o he_o be_v not_o abraham_n king_n but_o for_o that_o they_o have_v be_v before_o appertain_v to_o the_o king_n 3._o though_o abraham_n may_v have_v challenge_v they_o by_o the_o right_n of_o his_o victory_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o take_v so_o much_o as_o a_o thread_n 1._o lest_o he_o may_v have_v be_v think_v for_o his_o own_o lucre_n to_o have_v wage_v that_o battle_n 2._o he_o will_v do_v justice_n to_o restore_v the_o good_n to_o the_o first_o owner_n 3._o that_o the_o heathen_a king_n shall_v have_v no_o advantage_n to_o think_v abraham_n bind_v unto_o he_o neither_o will_v abraham_n that_o any_o shall_v have_v the_o honour_n and_o praise_n of_o enrich_v he_o but_o only_o god_n of_o who_o blessing_n he_o only_o depend_v pererius_n 4._o abraham_n refuse_v not_o the_o gift_n which_o pharaoh_n bestow_v upon_o he_o gen._n 12.8.16_o but_o he_o will_v take_v nothing_o of_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n the_o reason_n may_v be_v yield_v to_o be_v these_o sodom_n 1._o there_o the_o king_n give_v of_o his_o liberality_n and_o abraham_n can_v not_o refuse_v without_o suspicion_n here_o nothing_o be_v give_v but_o recover_v in_o battle_n 2._o there_o the_o king_n give_v of_o his_o own_o but_o these_o good_n belong_v to_o all_o the_o sodomite_n mercer_n 3._o by_o that_o mean_v it_o please_v god_n that_o abraham_n shall_v be_v then_o enrich_v but_o abraham_n be_v now_o rich_a enough_o he_o need_v no_o such_o help_n 4._o here_o abraham_n may_v have_v be_v think_v if_o he_o have_v take_v any_o thing_n to_o himself_o of_o a_o covetous_a mind_n to_o have_v pursue_v the_o enemy_n and_o so_o god_n shall_v not_o have_v have_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o victory_n but_o here_o be_v no_o such_o fear_n 5._o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n and_o his_o people_n be_v ordain_v for_o a_o great_a destruction_n and_o therefore_o god_n will_v not_o that_o abraham_n shall_v take_v any_o thing_n which_o be_v accurse_v but_o pharaoh_n receive_v mercy_n of_o god_n thus_o the_o case_n be_v much_o different_a between_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o 6._o abraham_n except_v those_o thing_n which_o the_o young_a man_n have_v eat_v make_v no_o mention_n of_o the_o tithe_n which_o he_o have_v give_v before_o because_o that_o be_v take_v not_o out_o of_o the_o king_n of_o sodomes_n substance_n but_o his_o own_o neither_o do_v he_o prejudice_v the_o other_o three_o by_o his_o example_n but_o that_o they_o notwithstanding_o may_v take_v their_o part_n muscul._n 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n 1._o doct._n of_o the_o custom_n of_o pay_v of_o tithe_n vers._n 10._o give_v he_o tithe_v etc._n etc._n we_o see_v how_o ancient_a this_o custom_n of_o pay_v tithe_n to_o the_o priest_n and_o minister_n be_v it_o be_v practise_v before_o the_o law_n as_o appear_v here_o by_o the_o example_n of_o abraham_n 14._o and_o the_o vow_n of_o jacob_n genes_n 28._o yea_o such_o be_v the_o equity_n of_o it_o that_o from_o the_o hebrew_n the_o gentile_n borrow_v that_o use_n the_o roman_n pay_v tithe_n of_o their_o good_n to_o hercules_n pliny_n write_v that_o the_o arabian_n pay_v tithe_n of_o their_o incense_n to_o their_o god_n sabis_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a before_o that_o be_v do_v to_o buy_v or_o sell._n xenophon_n also_o show_v that_o they_o which_o have_v get_v the_o victory_n do_v use_v to_o pay_v tithe_n to_o their_o god_n of_o the_o spoil_n of_o their_o enemy_n perer._n 2._o doct._n of_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o a_o oath_n vers._n 21·_n i_o have_v lift_v up_o my_o hand_n etc._n etc._n in_o that_o abraham_n doubt_v not_o to_o take_v a_o oath_n we_o see_v the_o lawfulness_n thereof_o that_o it_o be_v not_o deny_v unto_o a_o christian_a to_o swear_v cry_n when_o he_o be_v lawful_o call_v thereunto_o contrary_a to_o the_o fantastical_a doctrine_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n that_o simple_o condemn_v the_o use_n of_o a_o oath_n but_o moses_n say_v thou_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o swear_v by_o his_o name_n deut._n 6.13_o muscul._n 3._o doct._n god_n only_o the_o possessor_n and_o true_a owner_n of_o the_o earth_n vers._n 22._o possessor_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n etc._n etc._n philo_n note_v hereupon_o that_o no_o mortal_a man_n be_v proper_o possessor_n or_o true_a lord_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o that_o both_o the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n possession_n and_o we_o be_v but_o tenant_n at_o the_o lord_n pleasure_n as_o the_o lord_n himself_o say_v the_o land_n shall_v not_o be_v sell_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o for_o the_o land_n be_v i_o and_o you_o be_v but_o sojourner_n and_o stranger_n with_o i_o levit._n 29.23_o whereupon_o he_o enforce_v ius_n possessionis_fw-la omnium_fw-la rerum_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la pertinere_fw-la usum_fw-la solum_fw-la ad_fw-la creaturam_fw-la that_o the_o right_n of_o possession_n of_o all_o thing_n belong_v to_o god_n the_o use_n only_o to_o the_o creature_n 5._o place_n of_o
they_o be_v my_o enemy_n psal._n 139.21_o 22._o 6._o obseru._n a_o good_a prince_n prefer_v his_o subject_n live_v before_o wealth_n vers._n 21._o give_v i_o the_o person_n take_v the_o good_n etc._n etc._n herein_o appear_v first_o the_o gratitude_n of_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n to_o abraham_n that_o be_v content_v to_o leave_v unto_o he_o the_o good_n for_o his_o great_a travel_n calvin_n as_o also_o this_o heathen_a king_n show_v one_o good_a part_n of_o a_o just_a prince_n that_o prefer_v the_o life_n of_o his_o subject_n before_o the_o substance_n whereas_o contrariwise_o a_o tyrant_n esteem_v nothing_o of_o man_n life_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o covetous_a desire_n perer._n as_o ahab_n contrive_v naboths_n death_n to_o have_v his_o vineyard_n chap._n xv._n the_o method_n this_o chapter_n have_v two_o part_n contain_v two_o ample_a and_o large_a promise_n make_v by_o the_o lord_n unto_o abraham_n the_o first_o be_v as_o touch_v his_o seed_n vers_fw-la 1._o to_o vers_n 8._o the_o second_o of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o his_o seed_n vers_fw-la 8._o to_o the_o end_n in_o the_o first_o part_n there_o be_v set_v forth_o 1._o on_o god_n behalf_n the_o promise_n 2._o on_o abraham_n behalf_n belief_n vers_fw-la 6._o in_o the_o first_o there_o be_v the_o cause_n god_n goodness_n towards_o abraham_n vers_fw-la 1._o then_o the_o promise_n of_o his_o seed_n both_o to_o be_v of_o his_o body_n which_o be_v amplify_v by_o the_o contrary_a that_o not_o eleazar_n but_o one_o of_o his_o own_o bowel_n shall_v be_v his_o heir_n vers_fw-la 2_o 3_o 4._o then_o the_o number_n thereof_o to_o be_v as_o the_o star_n in_o multitude_n in_o the_o second_o part_n 1._o there_o be_v the_o promise_n in_o general_a for_o the_o inherit_v of_o the_o land_n vers_n 7._o in_o particular_a after_o what_o time_n namely_o 400._o year_n captivity_n 13._o to_o 17._o what_o country_n vers_fw-la 18._o to_o 21._o 2._o the_o ratify_n of_o the_o promise_n by_o certain_a symbol_n where_o we_o have_v the_o 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he_o only_o know_v his_o own_o nature_n 3._o he_o also_o further_o say_v sententiae_fw-la nostra_fw-la ex_fw-la juramento_fw-la fides_fw-la accedit_fw-la ipsi_fw-la juramento_fw-la ex_fw-la ipso_fw-la deo_fw-la fides_fw-la astruitur_fw-la our_o sentence_n be_v credit_v because_o of_o our_o oath_n but_o this_o oath_n be_v believe_v because_o of_o god_n that_o take_v it_o quest_n xxii_o whether_o the_o promise_n here_o make_v be_v new_a or_o the_o old_a renew_v vers._n 18._o in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v 1._o it_o be_v of_o all_o hand_n confess_v that_o the_o other_o three_o promise_n be_v make_v unto_o abraham_n before_o 1._o that_o abraham_n shall_v be_v bless_v genes_n 12.2_o 2._o that_o his_o seed_n shall_v be_v multiply_v as_o the_o star_n and_o as_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n genes_n 13.16_o 3._o that_o his_o seed_n shall_v possess_v the_o gate_n of_o his_o enemy_n which_o be_v in_o effect_n the_o same_o with_o that_o genes_n 13.12_o all_o this_o land_n will_v i_o give_v thou_o etc._n etc._n god_n promise_v abraham_n the_o land_n of_o the_o canaanite_n which_o be_v his_o enemy_n 2._o but_o ambrose_n think_v that_o this_o be_v a_o new_a blessing_n contain_v a_o promise_n of_o the_o messiah_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr abraham_n c._n 8._o paulus_n burgensis_n confirm_v the_o same_o by_o these_o reason_n because_o saint_n paul_n rehearse_v this_o as_o a_o special_a blessing_n concern_v christ_n urge_v these_o word_n in_o thy_o seed_n which_o be_v only_o find_v here_o and_o the_o lord_n confirm_v this_o by_o a_o oath_n as_o zachary_n in_o his_o song_n make_v mention_n of_o this_o oath_n which_o he_o swear_v to_o our_o father_n abraham_n luke_n 1.73_o 3._o but_o these_o reason_n be_v easy_o answer_v 1._o saint_n paul_n cit_v rather_o that_o promise_v make_v genes_n 12.3_o in_o thou_o shall_v all_o the_o gentile_n be_v bless_v galath_n 3.8_o for_o he_o speak_v of_o that_o promise_n which_o be_v make_v 430._o year_n before_o the_o law_n which_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o former_a give_v to_o abraham_n at_o the_o 75._o year_n of_o his_o age_n but_o there_o will_v want_v 50._o year_n of_o that_o sum_n if_o the_o account_n shall_v begin_v at_o this_o time_n when_o abraham_n be_v 125._o year_n old_a and_o whereas_o saint_n paul_n also_o allude_v unto_o this_o place_n v_o 16._o and_o thy_o seed_n and_o so_o expound_v one_o place_n by_o another_o he_o show_v that_o in_o effect_n they_o be_v both_o but_o one_o promise_n 2._o the_o add_v of_o the_o oath_n make_v it_o not_o a_o new_a promise_n but_o confirm_v only_o the_o former_a otherwise_o by_o this_o reason_n all_o these_o promise_n shall_v be_v new_o make_v see_v the_o oath_n go_v before_o they_o all_o and_o indeed_o not_o only_o this_o promise_n of_o the_o messiah_n but_o the_o other_o also_o concern_v the_o possess_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n be_v ratify_v by_o a_o oath_n exod._n 13.5_o perer._n 4._o wherefore_o here_o be_v no_o other_o promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n but_o such_o as_o he_o have_v hear_v before_o but_o the_o same_o more_o ample_o and_o full_o confirm_v by_o a_o oath_n and_o again_o renew_v both_o to_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n in_o which_o two_o respect_n this_o promise_n be_v more_o excellent_a than_o the_o former_a calvin_n quest_n xxiii_o how_o saint_n paul_n apply_v this_o word_n seed_n only_o to_o christ._n 3_o to_o the_o galath_n here_o by_o the_o way_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o explain_v that_o place_n of_o saint_n paul_n galath_n 3.16_o where_o the_o apostle_n press_v the_o word_n seed_n show_v that_o because_o he_o say_v seed_n not_o seed_n it_o must_v be_v refer_v to_o one_o namely_o christ._n the_o jew_n do_v make_v two_o principal_a objection_n against_o this_o place_n 1._o they_o urge_v that_o this_o word_n metaphorical_o take_v for_o the_o offspring_n of_o man_n be_v a_o noun_n collective_a never_o use_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n but_o put_v in_o the_o singular_a only_o signify_v a_o multitude_n as_o likewise_o do_v the_o word_n populus_fw-la vulgus_fw-la people_n commonalty_n etc._n etc._n answer_v answer_n 1._o true_a it_o be_v that_o the_o word_n zeraugh_n in_o the_o singular_a number_n do_v often_o signify_v a_o multitude_n but_o sometime_o in_o scripture_n it_o be_v restrain_v to_o one_o as_o gen._n 4.25_o the_o name_n of_o seed_n be_v give_v to_o seth_n the_o lord_n have_v appoint_v i_o another_o seed_n for_o habel_n genes_n 21.13_o ishmael_n be_v call_v abraham_n seed_n wherefore_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o say_v that_o this_o word_n in_o the_o singular_a be_v sometime_o take_v for_o a_o multitude_n unless_o they_o can_v show_v it_o so_o to_o be_v use_v here_o beza_n 2._o the_o apostle_n then_o be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o the_o phrase_n and_o usage_n of_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n do_v not_o contend_v about_o the_o word_n but_o the_o sense_n that_o the_o word_n seed_n in_o this_o place_n be_v not_o take_v for_o seed_n that_o be_v many_z but_o for_o seed_n that_o be_v one_o special_o perer._n 21._o they_o object_n further_o that_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v this_o be_v but_o a_o form_n of_o blessing_n by_o way_n of_o comparison_n like_v to_o that_o gen._n 48.20_o god_n make_v thou_o as_o ephraim_n etc._n etc._n ans._n 1._o if_o this_o speech_n do_v only_o show_v a_o form_n not_o the_o cause_n of_o blessing_n it_o need_v not_o have_v be_v say_v in_o thy_o seed_n but_o in_o thou_o that_o be_v abraham_n god_n make_v thou_o like_o abraham_n 2._o where_o such_o form_n of_o blessing_n be_v use_v they_o be_v restrain_v to_o israel_n as_o in_o the_o place_n allege_v gen._n 48._o in_o thou_o israel_n shall_v bless_v but_o here_o all_o nation_n shall_v be_v bless_v how_o shall_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o all_o nation_n shall_v not_o bless_v themselves_o but_o be_v bless_v but_o in_o be_v call_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n which_o be_v by_o christ_n wherefore_o these_o word_n show_v the_o cause_n of_o blessing_n not_o the_o form_n calvin_n now_o then_o their_o objection_n be_v thus_o answer_v i_o will_v show_v the_o right_a meaning_n of_o the_o apostle_n 1._o i_o first_o reject_v hieromes_n collection_n expound_v reprove_v by_o erasmus_n paulum_fw-la hoc_fw-la argumento_fw-la abusum_fw-la apud_fw-la crassos_fw-la galataâ—_n that_o paul_n abuse_v this_o argument_n have_v to_o do_v with_o the_o dull_a galatian_n for_o it_o become_v we_o not_o so_o to_o think_v of_o so_o grave_a a_o apostle_n write_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 2._o neither_o be_v it_o enough_o to_o say_v that_o paul_n by_o the_o same_o spirit_n whereby_o moses_n do_v write_v do_v understand_v he_o to_o speak_v of_o christ_n cajetan_n in_o 3._o ad_fw-la galat._n for_o paul_n have_v
euphrates_n c._n into_o mesopotamia_n h.s.b._n aram_n naharaim_n g.p._n appell_n syria_n between_o the_o flood_n t._n v_o 13._o behold_v i_o stand_v etc._n etc._n s._n i_o stand_v cater_n v_o 14._o till_o they_o leave_v drink_v s._n the_o rest_n have_v not_o this_o clause_n cor_o v_o 15._o before_o he_o have_v leave_v speak_v in_o his_o mind_n s._n within_o himself_o h._n before_o he_o have_v leave_v speak_v caeter_fw-la v_o 22._o he_o put_v a_o jewel_n upon_o her_o nose_n t._n a_o abillement_fw-fr g._n he_o take_v a_o golden_a ear_n caet_fw-la heb_n nezem_o a_o jewel_n a_o ear_n two_o earing_n of_o the_o weight_n of_o a_o drachma_n or_o half_o a_o sickle_n s._n weigh_v two_o sicle_n h._n a_o sickle_n c._n half_a a_o sickle_n b.g.p.t._n beehang_v half_a etc._n etc._n v_o 23._o water_n to_o wash_v the_o foot_n of_o the_o camel_n and_o the_o man_n h._n to_o wash_v his_o foot_n and_o the_o man_n that_n come_v with_o he_o caet_fw-la v_o 33._o and_o they_o set_v before_o he_o bread_n to_o eat_v s._n bread_n be_v set_v in_o his_o sight_n h._n they_o set_v man_n meat_n before_o he_o c.b.g._n they_o set_v before_o he_o to_o eat_v t._n he_o v_o 41._o free_a from_o this_o oath_n b.g._n from_o the_o curse_n cat_n alah_o to_o swear_v to_o curse_v accept_v v_o 40._o the_o lord_n to_o who_o i_o be_o please_v s._n in_o who_o sight_n i_o serve_v c._n walk_n caeter_fw-la t.p.r._n v_o 43._o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o man_n of_o the_o city_n come_v forth_o to_o draw_v water_n s._n a_o virgin_n come_v forth_o to_o draw_v water_n caeter_fw-la v_o 47._o i_o put_v a_o ear_n about_o she_o s._n i_o hang_v a_o ear_n upon_o her_o face_n c.h.b._n a_o habiliment_n upon_o her_o face_n g._n upon_o her_o nose_n t.p._n aph_n the_o nose_n the_o face_n s.c.c._n v_o 50._o we_o can_v beside_o his_o pleasure_n speak_v any_o thing_n with_o thou_o h._n speak_v either_o evil_a or_o good_a caet_fw-la v_o 54._o they_o tarry_v there_o h._n they_o sleep_v s.c._n they_o tarry_v all_o night_n caet_fw-la lun_n to_o lodge_v all_o night_n 55._o about_o ten_o month_n c._n ten_o day_n cat_n jamim_fw-la s.e._n 57_o let_v we_o know_v her_o mind_n h._n hear_v what_o she_o say_v c._n ask_v of_o her_o mouth_n caet_fw-la 59_o her_o substance_n s._n her_o nurse_n caet_fw-la menech_v a_o nurse_n of_o jannach_n to_o give_v suck_v v_o 61._o make_v haste_n he_o return_v to_o his_o master_n he_o take_v rebecca_n and_o depart_v cat_n v_o 62._o isaac_n walk_v by_o the_o desert_n near_o to_o the_o well_o of_o vision_n s._n come_v from_o the_o well_o where_o the_o angel_n of_o life_n have_v appear_v c._n the_o well_o of_o the_o live_n and_o see_v not_o h.b._n from_o beer_n lahairo_fw-la g._n the_o well_o of_o lahairo_n tr._n p._n v_o 63._o to_o meditate_v h._n to_o be_v exercise_v s._n to_o pray_v cat_n suach_v to_o meditate_v to_o pray_v v_o 67._o isaac_n enter_v into_o the_o house_n of_o his_o mother_n s._n bring_v she_o into_o the_o tent_n of_o sarah_n his_o mother_n caeter_fw-la and_o he_o see_v and_o behold_v her_o work_n be_v right_a as_o the_o work_n of_o sarah_n his_o mother_n c._n this_o clause_n be_v not_o in_o the_o hebrew_n ad_fw-la 67._o he_o love_v she_o so_o much_o that_o he_o temper_v the_o grief_n which_o happen_v by_o the_o death_n of_o his_o mother_n h._n isaac_n comfort_v himself_o after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o mother_n 3._o the_o explanation_n of_o doubtful_a question_n quest_n i._o why_o abraham_n be_v say_v to_o be_v old_a vers._n 1._o now_o abraham_n be_v old_a 1._o neither_o be_v the_o conjecture_n of_o some_o hebrew_n to_o be_v receive_v that_o think_v because_o abraham_n be_v say_v to_o be_v old_a at_o a_o hundred_o year_n gen._n 18.11_o that_o even_o than_o abraham_n give_v this_o charge_n to_o his_o servant_n to_o provide_v isaac_n a_o wife_n but_o he_o defer_v the_o execution_n of_o it_o till_o now_o when_o isaac_n be_v of_o ripe_a year_n for_o it_o be_v evident_a vers_fw-la 10._o that_o the_o execution_n of_o this_o charge_n follow_v immediate_o upon_o the_o give_v thereof_o mercer_n 2._o neither_o need_v we_o with_o rupertus_n to_o make_v a_o allegory_n of_o abraham_n old_a age_n that_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v old_a perfectione_n fidei_fw-la in_o the_o perfection_n of_o faith_n but_o he_o be_v call_v old_a and_o the_o first_o so_o name_v in_o scripture_n not_o in_o respect_n of_o those_o long_o live_v patriarch_n but_o in_o comparison_n of_o that_o age_n wherein_o he_o live_v 3._o abraham_n be_v now_o 140._o year_n old_a not_o 137._o as_o lyppoman_n conjecture_v for_o isaac_n be_v now_o 40._o year_n old_a when_o he_o marry_v rebecca_n gen._n 25.20_o who_o be_v bear_v when_o abraham_n be_v in_o his_o hundred_o year_n perer._n quest_n ii_o wherein_o abraham_n be_v so_o exceed_o bless_v the_o lord_n have_v bless_v abraham_n in_o all_o thing_n etc._n etc._n the_o word_n be_v bacol_n which_o some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n dream_n to_o have_v be_v abraham_n daughter_n but_o this_o be_v great_a boldness_n to_o affirm_v that_o which_o the_o scripture_n be_v silent_a in_o and_o if_o abraham_n have_v receive_v a_o daughter_n by_o sarah_n as_o well_o as_o a_o son_n he_o will_v have_v be_v no_o less_o careful_a to_o have_v bestow_v she_o in_o marriage_n than_o he_o be_v for_o isaac_n mercer_n 2._o abraham_n be_v principal_o bless_v in_o four_o thing_n in_o his_o old_a age_n vers_fw-la 1._o in_o his_o great_a substance_n vers_fw-la 35._o in_o his_o issue_n vers_fw-la 16._o and_o in_o the_o victory_n of_o his_o enemy_n perer._n quest_n iii_o why_o abraham_n send_v his_o servant_n and_o who_o his_o servant_n be_v vers._n 2._o abraham_n say_v to_o the_o elder_a servant_n of_o his_o house_n etc._n etc._n 1._o this_o servant_n be_v think_v to_o be_v eliezar_n of_o damascus_n which_o have_v the_o government_n of_o his_o house_n of_o who_o mention_n be_v make_v before_o chap._n 15._o 2._o who_o be_v think_v be_v now_o very_o old_a to_o have_v come_v with_o abraham_n into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n 65._o year_n before_o and_o to_o have_v know_v all_o abraham_n kindâ—ed_n cajetan_n 3._o abraham_n send_v not_o isaac_n who_o then_o of_o 40._o year_n may_v be_v judge_v as_o one_o of_o 25._o now_o lest_o the_o canaanite_n may_v have_v abuse_v his_o flexible_a youth_n and_o therefore_o he_o commit_v this_o business_n to_o his_o grave_n and_o prudent_a servant_n quest_n iv._o of_o the_o put_v the_o hand_n under_o the_o thigh_n vers._n 2._o put_v now_o thy_o hand_n under_o my_o thigh_n 1._o this_o be_v neither_o the_o general_a custom_n of_o those_o time_n as_o chrysostome_n think_v for_o neither_o abimelech_n with_o abraham_n gen._n 20._o nor_o afterward_o with_o isaac_n gen._n 26._o and_o laban_n with_o jacob_n make_v a_o covenant_n gen._n 32._o and_o one_o swear_v to_o another_o do_v use_v this_o ceremony_n which_o show_v it_o to_o have_v be_v no_o general_a custom_n 2._o neither_o be_v this_o custom_n derive_v from_o the_o indian_n as_o aben_n ezra_n who_o in_o honour_n of_o bacchus_n who_o be_v fable_v to_o have_v come_v forth_o of_o jupiters_n thigh_n and_o for_o reverence_n unto_o the_o instrument_n of_o generation_n which_o they_o worship_v under_o the_o name_n of_o priapus_n do_v use_v in_o take_v of_o a_o oath_n to_o put_v their_o hand_n under_o the_o thigh_n for_o neither_o abraham_n will_v have_v imitate_v such_o a_o idolatrous_a usage_n and_o dionysius_n call_v bacchus_n be_v find_v to_o have_v be_v long_o after_o abraham_n in_o the_o time_n of_o josua_n 3._o neither_o be_v it_o sufficient_a to_o say_v that_o this_o manner_n be_v use_v to_o signify_v the_o firmness_n of_o a_o oath_n because_o the_o thigh_n be_v as_o the_o pillar_n of_o the_o body_n oleaster_n for_o the_o strength_n of_o man_n as_o well_o consist_v in_o his_o arm_n and_o leg_n 4._o nor_o yet_o be_v this_o a_o token_n of_o subjection_n only_o and_o superiority_n for_o joseph_n a_o prince_n in_o egypt_n gen._n put_v his_o hand_n under_o his_o father_n thigh_n gen._n 47.29_o 5._o but_o either_o we_o must_v say_v with_o hierome_n that_o this_o usage_n be_v retain_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o circumcision_n which_o be_v perform_v in_o the_o part_n next_o adjoin_v 6._o or_o with_o ambrose_n and_o augustine_n we_o understand_v a_o mystery_n in_o this_o ceremony_n because_o christ_n be_v to_o come_v in_o that_o flesh_n quae_fw-la de_fw-la illa_fw-la femore_fw-la propaganda_fw-la erat_fw-la which_o shall_v be_v propagate_v out_o of_o that_o thigh_n quest_n v._o of_o the_o divers_a kind_n of_o adjure_a vers._n 3._o i_o will_v make_v thou_o swear_v or_o adjure_v thou_o etc._n etc._n this_o word_n to_o adjure_v one_o be_v take_v two_o wave_n in_o scripture_n either_o active_o when_o we_o by_o the_o reverence_n of_o the_o divine_a
of_o his_o friend_n as_o onkelos_n lyranus_fw-la tostat._n 3_o abimelech_n come_v a_o far_a journey_n not_o of_o love_n or_o good_a will_n but_o partly_o prick_v in_o conscience_n for_o the_o wrong_n which_o he_o have_v offer_v to_o isaac_n chrysost._n hom_n 52._o in_o gen._n partly_o provide_v for_o their_o posterity_n that_o isaac_n will_v do_v they_o no_o hurt_n mercer_n 4._o origen_n by_o these_o three_o that_o come_v to_o isaac_n understand_v the_o tripartite_a wisdom_n of_o the_o gentile_n the_o moral_a natural_a rational_a which_o dissent_v at_o the_o first_o from_o the_o christian_a faith_n be_v afterward_o reconcile_v to_o it_o hom_n 14._o in_o genes_n quest_n xiii_o why_o isaac_n make_v a_o feast_n to_o abimelech_n and_o his_o company_n vers._n 3._o he_o make_v they_o a_o feast_n 1._o isaac_n do_v this_o of_o a_o simple_a and_o sincere_a affection_n that_o they_o may_v know_v there_o remain_v no_o grudge_n or_o purpose_n of_o revenge_n in_o his_o mind_n for_o to_o invite_v unto_o feast_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o remit_v and_o forget_v of_o former_a wrong_n as_o augustus_n caesar_n do_v bid_v catullus_n the_o rail_a poet_n to_o supper_n in_o token_n he_o have_v forgive_v he_o though_o alexander_n dissemble_o bring_v philotas_n to_o his_o table_n to_o have_v the_o better_a opportunity_n to_o murder_v he_o as_o absolom_n serve_v his_o brother_n ammon_n 2._o some_o think_v that_o the_o next_o morning_n the_o oath_n before_o between_o they_o make_v be_v again_o ratify_v mer._n but_o it_o be_v more_o like_a that_o the_o oath_n be_v defer_v till_o the_o next_o morning_n as_o be_v the_o fit_a time_n for_o serious_a consultation_n it_o be_v the_o persian_n barbarous_a manner_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o cup_n to_o advise_v of_o their_o weighty_a affair_n perer._n quest_n fourteen_o wherefore_o the_o well_o be_v call_v shibah_n vers._n 33._o so_o he_o call_v it_o shiba_n 1._o some_o interpret_v this_o word_n abundance_n or_o saturity_n because_o of_o the_o plenty_n of_o water_n that_o be_v find_v as_o hierome_n who_o find_v fault_n with_o the_o septuagint_n because_o they_o translate_v it_o oath_n but_o sabang_n signify_v to_o abound_v not_o shabang_n which_o be_v here_o use_v 2._o it_o be_v more_o like_a that_o this_o be_v both_o the_o same_o well_o which_o abraham_n dig_v and_o the_o same_o name_n derive_v from_o the_o oath_n which_o be_v make_v between_o isaac_n and_o abimelech_n as_o before_o between_o abraham_n and_o abimelech_n for_o so_o this_o story_n say_v that_o isaac_n give_v they_o the_o same_o name_n which_o his_o father_n give_v they_o vers_n 18._o mercer_n calvin_n quest_n xv._n of_o the_o marriage_n of_o esau._n vers._n 34._o when_o esau_n be_v forty_o year_n old_a etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o hebrew_n think_v that_o esau_n till_o he_o be_v forty_o year_n old_a give_v himself_o to_o a_o vicious_a and_o a_o licentious_a life_n which_o may_v well_o be_v and_o that_o to_o imitate_v his_o father_n who_o be_v marry_v at_o forty_o he_o do_v the_o like_a 2._o this_o his_o marry_v into_o the_o flock_n of_o canaan_n be_v abdicationis_fw-la praeludium_n a_o forerunner_n of_o his_o cast_n off_o and_o miss_v of_o the_o blessing_n as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n calvin_n 3._o tostatus_n think_v that_o in_o the_o forty_o year_n of_o esau_n chronology_n which_o be_v the_o hundred_o of_o isaac_n sem_fw-mi die_v but_o pererius_n think_v to_o correct_v his_o oversight_n fall_v into_o a_o great_a error_n refer_v the_o death_n of_o sem_fw-mi to_o the_o 50._o of_o esau_n and_o 100_o of_o isaac_n whereas_o they_o be_v both_o in_o a_o great_a error_n for_o sem_fw-mi die_v in_o the_o 50._o year_n of_o isaack_n life_n 60._o year_n before_o this_o time_n which_o be_v 502._o year_n after_o the_o flood_n quest_n xvi_o the_o evil_a quality_n of_o esau_n his_o wife_n vers._n 35._o they_o be_v a_o grief_n of_o mind_n 1._o some_o read_v rebellious_a of_o marah_n to_o rebel_v sic_fw-la chald._n but_o it_o rather_o come_v of_o marra_fw-mi to_o be_v bitter_a 2._o and_o so_o be_v the_o wife_n of_o esau_n bitter_a unto_o isaac_n and_o rebeckah_n and_o a_o great_a offence_n of_o mind_n unto_o they_o both_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o corrupt_a manner_n and_o their_o divers_a profession_n be_v give_v to_o idolatry_n as_o the_o canaanite_n be_v tharg_n hierosol_n 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n 1._o doct._n god_n make_v rich_a vers._n 12._o the_o lord_n bless_v he_o god_n blessing_n be_v give_v as_o a_o reason_n of_o isaack_n increase_v and_o grow_v rich_a whereupon_o augustine_n note_v etiam_fw-la ipsa_fw-la bona_fw-la temporalia_fw-la nec_fw-la dari_fw-la posse_fw-la nec_fw-la sperari_fw-la debere_fw-la etc._n etc._n nisi_fw-la ab_fw-la uno_fw-la deo_fw-la that_o these_o temporal_a good_n can_v be_v give_v or_o hope_v for_o but_o from_o the_o only_a god_n quast_o 76._o in_o genes_n as_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v prov._n 10.22_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o lord_n make_v rich_a 2._o doct._n the_o soul_n of_o the_o righteous_a live_v with_o god_n vers._n 24._o i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n abraham_n be_v now_o dead_a and_o yet_o the_o lord_n profess_v himself_o to_o be_v his_o god_n whereby_o we_o be_v teach_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o righteous_a after_o this_o life_n do_v live_v with_o god_n for_o as_o our_o saviour_n say_v he_o be_v not_o the_o god_n of_o the_o dead_a but_o of_o the_o live_n matth._n 22.32_o muscul._n 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n against_o the_o break_n of_o covenant_n vers._n 15._o the_o philistines_n fill_v all_o the_o well_n etc._n etc._n though_o that_o abimelech_n have_v make_v a_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n concern_v the_o well_o gen._n 21.30_o yet_o after_o abraham_n death_n they_o go_v from_o the_o covenant_n such_o be_v the_o enemy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o who_o the_o prophet_n speak_v isa._n 33.8_o he_o have_v break_v the_o covenant_n etc._n etc._n he_o regard_v no_o man_n such_o be_v the_o romanist_n which_o hold_v that_o faith_n be_v not_o to_o be_v keep_v with_o heretic_n as_o they_o break_v the_o safe_a conduct_n grant_v to_o john_n hus_n and_o hierome_n of_o prage_n mercer_n 2._o confut._n of_o restore_v the_o ancient_a doctrine_n with_o the_o ancient_a name_n vers._n 18._o he_o give_v they_o the_o same_o name_n which_o his_o father_n give_v they_o the_o philistines_n both_o stop_v the_o ancient_a well_n and_o abolish_v the_o name_n isaac_n restore_v both_o so_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n have_v abolish_v both_o the_o true_a ancient_a doctrine_n of_o the_o sacrament_n as_o also_o take_v away_o the_o name_n thereof_o call_v it_o by_o a_o idolatrous_a name_n of_o their_o own_o invention_n of_o the_o mass_n muscul._n we_o therefore_o with_o isaac_n have_v restore_v the_o pure_a doctrine_n of_o the_o ancient_a primitive_a church_n together_o with_o the_o name_n as_o the_o communion_n the_o lord_n supper_n the_o lord_n day_n etc._n etc._n as_o the_o prophet_n say_v ask_v for_o the_o old_a way_n which_o be_v the_o good_a way_n and_o walk_v therein_o jerem._n 6.16_o 6._o place_n of_o moral_a observation_n 1._o obseru._n not_o to_o imitate_v our_o father_n infirmity_n vers._n 7._o he_o say_v she_o be_v my_o sister_n abraham_n before_o have_v offend_v in_o the_o same_o kind_n and_o yet_o isaac_n can_v take_v heed_n so_o apt_a child_n be_v to_o imitate_v the_o infirmity_n of_o their_o parent_n mercer_n but_o we_o shall_v rather_o learn_v to_o decline_v from_o our_o parent_n erring_n as_o the_o prophet_n say_v if_o he_o beget_v a_o son_n that_o see_v all_o his_o father_n sin_n etc._n etc._n and_o fear_v neither_o do_v the_o like_a etc._n etc._n ezek._n 18.14_o 2._o obseru._n the_o punishment_n of_o adultery_n vers._n 11._o he_o that_o touch_v this_o man_n or_o his_o wife_n shall_v die_v the_o death_n thus_o by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n they_o be_v teach_v that_o adultery_n be_v a_o grievous_a sin_n and_o abimelech_n pronounce_v the_o sentence_n of_o death_n against_o such_o as_o shall_v violate_v another_o man_n wife_n as_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v before_o to_o abimelech_n thou_o be_v but_o dead_a because_o of_o the_o woman_n which_o thou_o have_v take_v genes_n 20._o vers_fw-la 3._o 3._o obseru._n adversity_n and_o prosperity_n temper_v together_o vers._n 12._o isaack_n sow_v etc._n etc._n thus_o the_o lord_n temper_v adversity_n and_o prosperity_n sorrow_n and_o joy_n together_o like_v as_o the_o night_n and_o day_n summer_n and_o winter_n do_v one_o succeed_v another_o isaac_n after_o these_o grievous_a tentation_n concern_v his_o wife_n be_v increase_v and_o bless_v of_o god_n likewise_o vers_fw-la 20._o when_o his_o servant_n have_v strive_v for_o two_o well_n they_o peaceable_o enjoy_v the_o three_o call_z it_z rehoboth_n roomth_n as_o the_o psalm_n say_v weep_v may_v abide_v in_o the_o evening_n but_o joy_n come_v in_o the_o morning_n
make_v they_o house_n vers._n 22._o and_o because_o the_o midwife_n fear_v god_n and_o he_o make_v they_o house_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v two_o general_a exposition_n of_o this_o place_n some_o do_v interpret_v the_o word_n lahem_n they_o of_o the_o midwife_n some_o of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n of_o the_o first_o 1._o some_o refer_v it_o to_o the_o israelite_n that_o they_o provide_v for_o the_o midwife_n and_o keep_v they_o from_o pharaoh_n but_o that_o be_v not_o like_a see_v the_o israelite_n can_v not_o at_o this_o time_n defend_v themselves_o from_o pharaoh_n rage_n 2._o some_o understand_v it_o of_o pharaoh_n that_o he_o make_v strong_a house_n for_o they_o that_o all_o the_o hebrew_n woman_n shall_v come_v to_o they_o to_o be_v deliver_v but_o that_o have_v be_v a_o thing_n impossible_a 3._o some_o refer_v it_o to_o god_n that_o he_o make_v they_o house_n which_o be_v diverse_o expound_v the_o hebrew_n suppose_v these_o midwife_n to_o be_v jochebed_n and_o miriam_n by_o house_n understand_v the_o kingdom_n and_o priesthood_n which_o be_v settle_v afterward_o in_o their_o offspring_n for_o jochebed_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o aaron_n and_o miriam_n they_o say_v marry_v to_o calâ—b_n but_o this_o be_v uncertain_a josephus_n write_v lib._n 3._o antiquit_n that_o she_o be_v the_o wife_n of_o hur_z and_o it_o be_v before_o show_v that_o miriam_n for_o her_o age_n can_v be_v none_o of_o they_o david_n chimhi_n understand_v it_o of_o their_o preserve_n from_o the_o rage_n of_o pharaoh_n tostatus_n of_o their_o incorporate_n and_o graft_n into_o the_o nation_n and_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n as_o rahab_n be_v but_o it_o be_v more_o like_a they_o be_v hebrew_n woman_n as_o be_v before_o also_o touch_v and_o need_v no_o such_o engraff_n hierome_n understand_v it_o of_o spiritual_a house_n in_o heaven_n isai._n so_o also_o rupertus_n augustine_n and_o theodoret_n of_o give_v they_o riches_n pererius_n of_o increase_v their_o family_n for_o so_o be_v the_o phrase_n use_v sarah_n say_v when_o she_o give_v hagar_n to_o abraham_n i_o may_v be_v build_v by_o she_o gen._n 16._o and_o this_o uncertainty_n there_o be_v in_o the_o first_o exposition_n 4._o therefore_o the_o second_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v prefer_v to_o understand_v it_o of_o the_o people_n that_o god_n make_v they_o house_n that_o be_v family_n and_o increase_v they_o for_o these_o reason_n 1._o because_o in_o the_o hebrew_n there_o be_v a_o masculine_a pronoune_n lahem_o which_o although_o some_o think_v be_v sometime_o take_v for_o the_o feminine_a as_o exod._n 2.17_o piscator_fw-la and_o elsewhere_o and_o vatablus_n say_v that_o man_n be_v sometime_o take_v for_o nun_n yet_o it_o be_v more_o proper_o take_v in_o the_o native_a and_o original_a use_n where_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n otherwise_o to_o enforce_v it_o jun._n 2._o because_o the_o house_n and_o famille_fw-fr be_v not_o build_v by_o the_o woman_n but_o by_o the_o man_n simler_n 3._o this_o better_a agree_v to_o the_o word_n go_v before_o that_o the_o people_n multiply_v vers_fw-la 20._o and_o the_o word_n follow_v if_o we_o read_v they_o thus_o and_o so_o it_o be_v because_o the_o midwife_n fear_v god_n and_o he_o make_v they_o house_n that_o pharaoh_n charge_v all_o his_o people_n etc._n etc._n pharaoh_n see_v that_o god_n by_o the_o mean_n and_o occasion_n of_o the_o midwife_n as_o the_o instrument_n god_n as_o the_o author_n and_o chief_a cause_n increase_v the_o people_n than_o he_o cast_v about_o another_o way_n how_o to_o effect_v this_o cruel_a purpose_n jun._n simler_n quest_n xviii_o whether_o the_o midwife_n only_o be_v temporal_o reward_v now_o what_o manner_n of_o reward_n it_o be_v which_o the_o lord_n here_o give_v it_o may_v thus_o be_v brief_o resolve_v 1._o neither_o with_o gregory_n be_v it_o to_o be_v think_v that_o because_o of_o their_o dissimulation_n they_o be_v only_o temporal_o reward_v for_o the_o text_n say_v they_o fear_v god_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n be_v 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scripture_n may_v receive_v five_o several_a exposition_n 105._o which_o may_v all_o together_o be_v receive_v first_o god_n be_v say_v to_o turn_v their_o heart_n not_o effective_a but_o permissive_a not_o by_o way_n of_o work_v but_o permit_v or_o suffer_v as_o theodoret_n because_o he_o give_v way_n to_o their_o wicked_a will_n corumque_fw-la insidias_fw-la â—inimè_fw-la prohibuerit_fw-la and_o hinder_v not_o their_o evil_a purpose_n 2._o god_n be_v say_v to_o do_v it_o as_o he_o harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n subtrahendo_fw-la gratiam_fw-la by_o withhold_v his_o grace_n and_o leave_v they_o to_o themselves_o cajetan_n 3._o god_n do_v it_o as_o a_o universal_a cause_n because_o in_o he_o we_o move_v we_o live_v and_o have_v our_o be_v act._n 17._o not_o as_o a_o particular_a agent_n as_o rupertus_n use_v this_o comparison_n quemadmodum_fw-la sol_fw-la molle_fw-la lutum_fw-la convertit_fw-la in_o durum_fw-la as_o the_o sun_n turn_v the_o clay_n and_o mire_n from_o soft_a to_o hard_a of_o 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veritatem_fw-la in_o truth_n but_o this_o can_v agree_v unto_o joshua_n at_o all_o no_o not_o as_o the_o type_n of_o christ_n for_o the_o reason_n before_o allege_v 4._o lyranus_fw-la and_o lippomanus_n do_v interpret_v this_o place_n of_o a_o create_a angel_n the_o same_o which_o go_v before_o they_o in_o a_o pillar_n of_o fire_n and_o in_o that_o he_o say_v my_o name_n be_v in_o he_o the_o meaning_n be_v quicquid_fw-la loquor_fw-la 〈◊〉_d nomine_fw-la loquetur_fw-la etc._n etc._n whatsoever_o he_o speak_v he_o shall_v speak_v in_o my_o name_n lippoman_n contra._n 1._o that_o angel_n which_o go_v before_o the_o people_n in_o a_o cloudy_a and_o fiery_a pillar_n be_v no_o create_v angel_n but_o god_n himself_o for_o he_o be_v call_v jehovah_n chap._n 13.21_o gallas_n 2._o whereas_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o moses_n that_o he_o will_v not_o go_v himself_o with_o they_o but_o send_v his_o angel_n chap._n 33._o 2._o and_o yet_o afterward_o be_v entreat_v by_o moses_n grant_v that_o his_o presence_n shall_v go_v with_o they_o chap._n 33.14_o hence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o thâ—â—_n be_v not_o such_o a_o angel_n as_o he_o say_v he_o will_v send_v and_o not_o go_v himself_o but_o such_o a_o angel_n wherein_o his_o presence_n shall_v be_v simler_n 5._o wherefore_o this_o angel_n be_v none_o other_o but_o christ_n that_o great_a angel_n of_o god_n counsel_n who_o god_n send_v into_o the_o world_n as_o appear_v evident_o by_o these_o reason_n 1._o the_o text_n say_v my_o name_n be_v in_o he_o pro_fw-la naturali_fw-la divinitate_fw-la eodem_fw-la quo_fw-la &_o ego_fw-la censetur_fw-la nomine_fw-la in_o respect_n of_o his_o deity_n which_o he_o have_v by_o nature_n he_o be_v call_v by_o the_o same_o name_n that_o i_o be_o exod._n rupertus_n ferus_fw-la 2._o augustine_n take_v he_o to_o be_v the_o same_o angel_n which_o wrestle_v with_o jacob_n and_o change_v his_o name_n gen._n 32._o which_o be_v god_n himself_o christ_n in_o humane_a shape_n wrestle_v with_o jacob_n for_o jacob_n be_v call_v israel_n because_o he_o have_v prevail_v with_o god_n 3._o this_o be_v the_o same_o angel_n which_o be_v call_v the_o angel_n of_o god_n covenant_n malach._n 3.1_o ferus_fw-la but_o herein_o he_o be_v deceive_v he_o think_v this_o to_o be_v majorem_fw-la angelum_fw-la a_o great_a angel_n than_o that_o angel_n which_o go_v before_o they_o in_o a_o cloud_n whereas_o he_o be_v the_o very_a same_o angel_n 4._o this_o angel_n be_v call_v jehovah_n chap._n 13.21_o jun._n piscator_fw-la 5._o they_o be_v bid_v not_o to_o provoke_v this_o angel_n but_o it_o be_v christ_n who_o they_o tempt_v and_o provoke_v in_o the_o wilderness_n 1_o cor._n 10.9_o and_o heb._n 3.9_o simler_n 6._o angelus_n iste_fw-la judex_fw-la statuitur_fw-la etc._n etc._n this_o angel_n be_v appoint_v their_o judge_n if_o they_o do_v offend_v he_o will_v not_o spare_v your_o misdeed_n calvin_n 7._o again_o he_o say_v if_o thou_o harken_v unto_o he_o and_o do_v all_o that_o i_o speak_v etc._n etc._n signify_v parem_fw-la ab_fw-la illis_fw-la secum_fw-la obedientiam_fw-la flagitare_fw-la that_o he_o require_v of_o they_o the_o same_o obedience_n with_o god_n himself_o as_o be_v of_o the_o same_o power_n majesty_n authority_n as_o our_o bless_a saviour_n say_v in_o the_o gospel_n joh._n 10._o i_o and_o my_o father_n be_v one_o marbach_n 8._o judicium_fw-la occultorum_fw-la eidem_fw-la tribuitur_fw-la etc._n etc._n unto_o this_o angel_n be_v give_v the_o judgement_n of_o secret_a thing_n he_o will_v not_o spare_v etc._n etc._n simler_n pelarg._n etsi_fw-la enim_fw-la magistratus_fw-la non_fw-la omne_fw-la delicta_fw-la vidit_fw-la &_o novit_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o although_o the_o magistrate_n do_v not_o see_v and_o punish_v all_o offence_n yet_o god_n see_v and_o in_o time_n will_v be_v avenge_v osiander_n 9_o this_o be_v the_o same_o angel_n which_o here_o perform_v that_o which_o be_v promise_v to_o abraham_n long_v before_o i_o will_v curse_v they_o that_o curse_v thou_o gen._n 12.3_o as_o here_o he_o say_v i_o will_v be_v a_o enemy_n to_o thy_o enemy_n and_o that_o be_v jehovah_n gen._n 12.1_o pelican_n quest_n xlv_o why_o in_o this_o place_n the_o prohibition_n of_o idolatry_n be_v insert_v vers._n 24._o thou_o shall_v not_o bow_v down_o to_o their_o god_n etc._n etc._n 1._o this_o law_n be_v annex_v to_o the_o former_a exhortation_n of_o obedience_n because_o idolatry_n be_v the_o very_a root_n and_o foundation_n of_o all_o iniquity_n and_o the_o whole_a law_n and_o commandment_n of_o god_n be_v neglect_v by_o idolater_n so_o that_o nothing_o be_v more_o contrary_a to_o their_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n than_o idolatry_n simlerus_n 2._o and_o see_v they_o be_v to_o cast_v out_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o canaan_n which_o worship_v idol_n they_o be_v charge_v also_o together_o with_o they_o to_o cast_v out_o their_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n tostat._v quaest_n 81._o 3._o quia_fw-la proclive_n sunt_fw-la animi_fw-la hominum_fw-la ad_fw-la superstitionem_fw-la etc._n etc._n because_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v prone_a unto_o superstition_n therefore_o this_o precept_n be_v often_o here_o repeat_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o serve_v other_o god_n nor_o do_v after_o their_o work_n but_o abolish_v and_o destroy_v all_o monument_n of_o superstition_n gallas_n ferus_fw-la 4._o and_o three_o thing_n be_v forbid_v touch_v idolatry_n first_o they_o must_v not_o bow_v unto_o they_o give_v they_o any_o external_a sign_n of_o reverence_n then_o they_o must_v not_o serve_v they_o by_o sacrifice_v unto_o they_o erect_v temple_n altar_n and_o such_o like_a oleaster_n three_o nor_o do_v after_o their_o work_n that_o be_v follow_v other_o their_o superstitious_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n and_o general_o tota_fw-la eorum_fw-la conversatio_fw-la prohibita_fw-la est_fw-la their_o whole_a conversation_n be_v naught_o and_o therefore_o be_v forbid_v tostat._v quaest_n 81._o 5._o and_o because_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o decline_v from_o superstition_n si_fw-la religione_fw-la carâ—as_fw-la if_o thou_o want_v religion_n therefore_o as_o they_o be_v forbid_v the_o worship_n of_o false_a god_n so_o they_o be_v command_v to_o serve_v the_o lord_n vers_n 25._o gallas_n quest_n xlvi_o what_o manner_n of_o promise_n be_v here_o make_v and_o why_o vers._n 25._o and_o he_o shall_v bless_v thy_o bread_n etc._n etc._n 1._o this_o must_v be_v here_o observe_v that_o these_o promise_n here_o make_v be_v only_o temporal_a because_o the_o people_n than_o be_v carnal_a and_o only_o seek_v such_o thing_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n christ_n do_v not_o promise_v these_o terrene_a and_o temporal_a blessing_n to_o his_o apostle_n non_fw-la quia_fw-la illis_fw-la haec_fw-la invidebat_fw-la etc._n etc._n not_o because_o he_o do_v envy_v they_o these_o thing_n but_o because_o he_o have_v great_a blessing_n for_o they_o like_v as_o the_o father_n when_o his_o son_n be_v come_v to_o age_n do_v no_o more_o entice_v he_o with_o apple_n but_o bestow_v
quam_fw-la bonitas_fw-la nothing_o be_v more_o proper_a unto_o he_o than_o goodness_n and_o mercy_n calvin_n et_fw-la quia_fw-la multi_fw-la effectus_fw-la and_o because_o there_o be_v many_o effect_n of_o the_o divine_a mercy_n ferus_fw-la slow_a to_o anger_n erech_v aphaim_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d long_o suffer_v god_n straightway_o punish_v not_o man_n when_o they_o sin_n anger_n but_o spare_v they_o emendationem_fw-la expectando_fw-la in_o expect_v their_o amendment_n lyran._n peccata_fw-la eorum_fw-la dissimulando_fw-la as_o it_o be_v dissemble_v and_o wink_v at_o their_o sin_n to_o bring_v they_o to_o repentance_n as_o he_o do_v forbear_v the_o old_a world_n 120._o year_n burgen_n poenam_fw-la differendo_fw-la in_o defer_v the_o punishment_n ferus_fw-la god_n do_v not_o present_o punish_v as_o though_o he_o either_o know_v not_o or_o neglect_v our_o sin_n but_o that_o we_o shall_v come_v to_o amendment_n of_o life_n marbach_n as_o saint_n peter_n show_v 2_o pet._n 3.9_o pelarg._n this_o be_v a_o singular_a effect_n of_o god_n mercy_n oleaster_n abundant_a in_o kindness_n rabh_o chesedh_fw-mi god_n be_v so_o rich_a in_o mercy_n that_o he_o have_v more_o compassion_n of_o we_o than_o we_o have_v of_o ourselves_o kindness_n tostat._v he_o diverse_o show_v the_o effect_n of_o his_o piety_n and_o pity_n lyran._n he_o be_v propensus_fw-la ad_fw-la beneficentiam_fw-la prone_a and_o ready_a unto_o mercy_n borrh._o he_o extend_v his_o mercy_n unto_o all_o olea_v and_o he_o be_v multa_fw-la pietatis_fw-la of_o great_a pity_n towards_o all_o man_n pelargus_n multifarie_a impendit_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la he_o many_o way_n bestow_v his_o mercy_n 1._o sometime_o when_o he_o see_v man_n in_o misery_n he_o have_v compassion_n on_o they_o as_o upon_o the_o israelite_n in_o egypt_n 2._o sometime_o ex_fw-la gratuita_fw-la voluntate_fw-la of_o his_o own_o gracious_a will_n though_o they_o be_v in_o no_o trouble_n as_o christ_n in_o mercy_n look_v upon_o paul_n when_o he_o convert_v he_o 3._o sometime_o he_o spare_v the_o wicked_a for_o the_o righteous_a among_o they_o as_o he_o promise_v abraham_n not_o to_o have_v destroy_v sodom_n if_o ten_o righteous_a person_n can_v have_v be_v find_v among_o they_o 4._o god_n also_o spare_v his_o people_n lest_o the_o enemy_n shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o blaspheme_v as_o moses_n intreat_v god_n chap._n 32.12_o 5._o god_n oftentimes_o show_v mercy_n to_o a_o multitude_n for_o the_o zeal_n of_o one_o righteous_a man_n as_o phinche_n by_o his_o zeal_n appease_v god_n wrath_n towards_o the_o people_n 6._o sometime_o the_o lord_n consider_v the_o frailty_n and_o weakness_n of_o man_n and_o so_o forbear_v they_o as_o psal._n 78.38_o he_o oft_o time_n call_v back_o his_o anger_n etc._n etc._n for_o he_o remember_v that_o they_o be_v flesh_n burgen_n and_o in_o truth_n veem_v as_o god_n be_v merciful_a in_o promise_v so_o he_o be_v most_o true_a stable_n truth_n and_o constant_a in_o perform_v his_o promise_n lyranus_fw-la and_o burgensis_n understand_v this_o of_o god_n justice_n verax_fw-la â—dest_fw-la justin_a true_a that_o be_v just_a as_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v just_a of_o his_o word_n and_o promise_n it_o may_v be_v so_o interpret_v but_o not_o as_o god_n justice_n and_o severity_n be_v compare_v with_o his_o mercy_n for_o that_o property_n of_o god_n be_v describe_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n here_o god_n truth_n have_v relation_n to_o his_o mercy_n and_o promise_n he_o be_v verax_fw-la promissa_fw-la servando_fw-la true_a in_o keep_v his_o promise_n ferus_fw-la god_n be_v faithful_a he_o deceive_v none_o he_o can_v lie_v and_o if_o god_n promise_n be_v not_o perform_v it_o be_v because_o the_o condition_n be_v not_o keep_v and_o so_o the_o fail_a be_v not_o on_o god_n behalf_n but_o on_o man_n such_o be_v that_o promise_n make_v to_o david_n psal._n 131.12_o if_o thy_o son_n keep_v my_o covenant_n etc._n etc._n their_o son_n shall_v sit_v upon_o thy_o throne_n for_o ever_o tostat._v qu._n 7._o this_o mercy_n and_o truth_n of_o god_n non_fw-la aliter_fw-la comprehendi_fw-la potest_fw-la quam_fw-la ex_fw-la verbi_fw-la testimony_n can_v be_v otherwise_o comprehend_v than_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o his_o word_n calvin_n and_o the_o lord_n special_o make_v mention_v here_o of_o his_o truth_n ad_fw-la consolandum_fw-la mosem_fw-la to_o comfort_n moses_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o doubt_v but_o that_o god_n will_v make_v good_a all_o his_o promise_n to_o israel_n borrh._n vers._n 7._o reserve_v mercy_n for_o thousand_o 1._o here_o a_o definit_a number_n be_v put_v for_o a_o indefinite_a thousand_o he_o mean_v all_o the_o posterity_n of_o the_o faithful_a pelarg._n he_o show_v mercy_n not_o only_o to_o those_o with_o who_o he_o covenant_v sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la descendentibus_fw-la ex_fw-la eye_n but_o to_o those_o which_o descend_v of_o they_o lyran._n olea_v as_o the_o israelite_n now_o find_v by_o experience_n that_o god_n respect_v they_o for_o their_o father_n borrh._n and_o long_o after_o even_o in_o the_o latter_a time_n qua_fw-la sunt_fw-la valde_fw-la distantia_fw-la à _fw-la temporibus_fw-la patrum_fw-la which_o be_v far_o distant_a from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o father_n god_n remember_v his_o mercy_n as_o levit._n 26.41_o i_o will_v remember_v my_o covenant_n with_o jacob_n etc._n etc._n yea_o this_o promise_n comprehend_v all_o the_o time_n both_o of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n for_o god_n remember_v his_o promise_n to_o the_o father_n send_v his_o son_n into_o the_o world_n but_o this_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o such_o generation_n as_o do_v not_o obicem_fw-la ponere_fw-la which_o be_v not_o a_o bar_n unto_o themselves_o by_o their_o sin_n and_o disobedience_n burgen_n here_o god_n mercy_n reach_v unto_o a_o thousand_o generation_n his_o justice_n but_o unto_o the_o three_o or_o four_o simlerus_n forgive_a iniquity_n transgression_n and_o sin_n etc._n 1._o lyranus_fw-la by_o these_o three_o understand_v sin_n commit_v against_o our_o neighbour_n against_o god_n or_o against_o ourselves_o 2._o burgensis_n by_o the_o first_o will_v have_v signify_v sin_n of_o infirmity_n by_o the_o second_o sin_n of_o malice_n by_o the_o three_o sin_n of_o ignorance_n 3._o but_o thus_o be_v they_o better_o distinguish_v the_o first_o word_n ghauâ—n_o or_o as_o oleaster_n pronounce_v it_o aon_n come_v of_o that_o root_n which_o signify_v to_o be_v crooked_a it_o betoken_v crooked_a offence_n which_o proceed_v of_o malice_n or_o ex_fw-la proposito_fw-la of_o purpose_n the_o second_o peshagh_o be_v of_o pâ—shagh_o which_o be_v to_o deal_v unfaithful_o signify_v such_o sin_n as_o be_v treacherous_o commit_v against_o god_n as_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o idolatry_n commit_v against_o the_o israelite_n tostat._n pelarg._n such_o sin_n which_o proceed_v ex_fw-la superbia_fw-la of_o pride_n oleaster_n exit_fw-la contemptu_fw-la of_o contempt_n cajetan_n the_o three_o chataah_o general_o signify_v sin_n but_o be_v more_o special_o here_o take_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o ignorance_n and_o infirmity_n tostat._v quaest_n 7._o oleaster_n cajetan_n pelarg._n 4._o wherein_o appear_v god_n singular_a mercy_n not_o only_o to_o the_o righteous_a but_o to_o the_o unrighteous_a ferus_fw-la 5._o et_fw-la non_fw-la levibus_fw-la tantum_fw-la dâ—lictis_fw-la sed_fw-la gravissimis_fw-la sceleribus_fw-la that_fw-mi veniam_fw-la who_o only_o do_v not_o pardon_v small_a offence_n but_o most_o grievous_a sin_n calvin_n quest_n xi_o how_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v not_o to_o make_v innocent_a by_o no_o mean_n make_v the_o wicked_a innocent_a 1._o the_o word_n in_o the_o original_n be_v thus_o in_o make_v innocent_a word_n he_o will_v not_o make_v innocent_a which_o ferus_fw-la follow_v the_o chalde_n paraphra_v divide_v into_o two_o sentence_n he_o make_v innocent_a or_o dismiss_v unpunished_a they_o which_o do_v repent_v yet_o justify_v not_o those_o which_o be_v impenitent_a but_o the_o grammatical_a construction_n will_v not_o bear_v this_o sense_n in_o absolve_v he_o will_v not_o absolve_v but_o eat_v refer_v to_o the_o same_o object_n 2._o osiander_n understand_v it_o of_o such_o as_o make_v themselves_o innocent_a before_o god_n who_o the_o lord_n notwithstanding_o will_v not_o hold_v to_o be_v innocent_a but_o nakeh_o here_o be_v not_o a_o noun_n but_o a_o verb_n in_o make_v innocent_a etc._n etc._n 3._o the_o latin_a read_v thus_o nullus_fw-la apud_fw-la te_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la innocens_fw-la none_o be_v with_o thou_o of_o himself_o hold_v to_o be_v innocent_a that_o be_v none_o of_o himself_o or_o of_o his_o own_o power_n can_v be_v innocent_a before_o thou_o so_o tostat._n qu._n 8._o but_o these_o word_n with_o thou_o and_o of_o himself_o be_v not_o in_o the_o original_n 4._o lyranus_fw-la thus_o interprete_v that_o none_o be_v innocent_a before_o god_n as_o have_v either_o actual_a or_o original_a sin_n but_o the_o word_n nakeh_fw-it be_v here_o a_o verb_n naki_n signify_v the_o innocent_a the_o other_o to_o make_v innocent_a it_o can_v therefore_o be_v thus_o construe_v the_o innocent_a he_o
feast_n be_v celebriora_fw-la more_o solemn_a and_o keep_v with_o great_a majesty_n 6._o hereby_o also_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n be_v prefigure_v that_o in_o he_o there_o shall_v be_v but_o one_o shepherd_n and_o one_o sheepfold_n he_o shall_v be_v the_o only_a priest_n and_o mediator_n and_o he_o shall_v prescribe_v one_o faith_n one_o baptism_n simler_n see_v more_o hereof_o quest_n 36._o chap._n 23._o quest_n xliv_o who_o be_v bind_v to_o go_v up_o to_o the_o feast_n now_o whereas_o the_o male_n only_o be_v to_o appear_v before_o the_o lord_n 1._o the_o woman_n be_v except_v because_o they_o be_v unfit_a both_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o domestical_a business_n which_o be_v to_o be_v care_v for_o in_o the_o absence_n of_o their_o husband_n as_o also_o for_o that_o they_o may_v be_v often_o let_v by_o give_v suck_n or_o be_v with_o child_n and_o they_o be_v not_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o tenderness_n of_o their_o sex_n to_o take_v so_o long_a a_o journey_n and_o yet_o devout_a woman_n special_o when_o they_o dwell_v not_o far_o off_o from_o the_o place_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n do_v use_v to_o go_v up_o as_o anna_n the_o mother_n of_o samuel_n and_o the_o virgin_n marie_n tostat._n quaest_n 22._o 2._o as_o for_o their_o servant_n the_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o go_v up_o as_o well_o as_o their_o master_n there_o be_v one_o law_n for_o both_o the_o maid_n also_o sometime_o go_v up_o with_o their_o master_n but_o they_o be_v not_o bind_v as_o deut._n 12.18_o and_o chap._n 16.14_o both_o they_o their_o son_n daughter_n servant_n maid_n be_v to_o rejoice_v before_o the_o lord_n in_o their_o solemn_a feast_n 3._o neither_o be_v all_o the_o male_n bind_v to_o go_v up_o as_o the_o child_n which_o be_v not_o able_a to_o go_v nor_o yet_o be_v of_o discretion_n to_o understand_v what_o they_o there_o hear_v or_o see_v do_v tostatus_n ibid._n 4._o neither_o be_v the_o male_a child_n bind_v to_o go_v up_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o begin_v to_o be_v of_o discretion_n as_o tostatus_n give_v instance_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n who_o at_o twelve_o year_n old_a go_v up_o with_o his_o mother_n for_o both_o that_o example_n be_v extraordinary_a no_o child_n at_o those_o year_n be_v to_o be_v compare_v unto_o christ_n and_o beside_o when_o such_o child_n go_v up_o with_o their_o parent_n it_o be_v voluntary_a not_o exact_v by_o law_n 5._o wherefore_o such_o male_n must_v be_v understand_v qui_fw-la sub_fw-la censum_fw-la transibant_fw-la which_o pass_v under_o the_o sum_n or_o account_n who_o be_v under_o twenty_o calvin_n and_o exceed_v not_o fifty_o as_o the_o hebrew_n think_v simlerus_n quest_n xlv_o whether_o all_o the_o male_n be_v bind_v every_o year_n to_o go_v up_o thrice_o to_o the_o sanctuary_n vers._n 24._o i_o will_v cast_v out_o the_o nation_n before_o thou_o 1._o here_o the_o lord_n prevent_v a_o objection_n the_o people_n be_v require_v thrice_o in_o a_o year_n to_o go_v up_o to_o the_o sanctuary_n may_v have_v doubt_v that_o their_o enemy_n may_v have_v take_v advantage_n of_o their_o absence_n and_o so_o have_v invade_v they_o the_o lord_n therefore_o bid_v they_o to_o be_v secure_a for_o that_o matter_n for_o he_o will_v cast_v out_o their_o enemy_n before_o they_o and_o so_o work_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o desire_v their_o land_n and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v afraid_a to_o go_v up_o to_o appear_v before_o the_o lord_n gallasius_n 2._o some_o think_v that_o this_o law_n of_o appear_v thrice_o in_o a_o year_n before_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o bind_v but_o until_o such_o time_n as_o their_o border_n be_v enlarge_v quando_fw-la secura_fw-la universa_fw-la regio_fw-la futura_fw-la erat_fw-la when_o the_o whole_a land_n shall_v be_v quiet_a cajetan_n which_o calvin_n think_v be_v not_o till_o god_n have_v subdue_v all_o his_o enemy_n sanctuarium_fw-la suum_fw-la locavit_fw-la in_o zion_n have_v place_v his_o sanctuary_n in_o zion_n etc._n etc._n but_o this_o be_v not_o like_a that_o the_o people_n keep_v not_o this_o law_n till_o david_n and_o salomon_n time_n for_o they_o be_v command_v to_o observe_v all_o the_o law_n and_o ordinance_n when_o they_o be_v come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o rest_n deut._n 12.9_o so_o that_o by_o enlarge_n of_o their_o coast_n be_v not_o mean_v the_o make_n of_o they_o large_a but_o the_o plant_n of_o they_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n tostat._n qu._n 22._o 3._o some_o think_v that_o this_o never_o happen_v unto_o the_o jew_n according_a to_o the_o letter_n that_o all_o their_o enemy_n be_v subdue_v unto_o they_o and_o therefore_o in_o futura_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la complebitur_fw-la it_o shall_v be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o next_o life_n gloss._n interlin_fw-mi but_o if_o this_o have_v never_o be_v perform_v how_o shall_v the_o people_n have_v be_v encourage_v by_o this_o promise_n to_o go_v up_o thrice_o in_o a_o year_n true_a it_o be_v that_o there_o be_v some_o canaanite_n still_o dwell_v among_o they_o yet_o be_v the_o nation_n of_o they_o destroy_v though_o not_o every_o particular_a one_o of_o the_o nation_n 4._o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o this_o promise_n be_v make_v with_o a_o condition_n if_o they_o do_v then_o endeavour_v to_o keep_v their_o bound_n and_o set_v watchman_n and_o garrison_n in_o their_o border_n that_o then_o the_o lord_n will_v protect_v they_o that_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o male_n might_n safe_o go_v up_o exit_fw-la lippom._n but_o when_o shall_v those_o male_n which_o keep_v the_o garrison_n have_v go_v up_o they_o can_v not_o then_o observe_v this_o law_n to_o go_v up_o thrice_o in_o a_o year_n 5._o some_o think_v that_o every_o three_o year_n only_o they_o which_o dwell_v far_a off_o come_v up_o to_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o two_o year_n they_o be_v free_a because_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o tithe_n to_o be_v lay_v up_o in_o the_o end_n of_o three_o year_n deut._n 14.29_o but_o that_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o another_o ten_o part_n beside_o that_o which_o be_v to_o be_v pay_v yearly_o vers_fw-la 22._o which_o they_o be_v yearly_a to_o eat_v before_o the_o lord_n vers_n 23._o and_o therefore_o that_o can_v stand_v that_o every_o three_o year_n only_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o go_v up_o 6._o tostatus_n his_o opinion_n be_v because_o it_o be_v both_o chargeable_a for_o they_o to_o go_v thrice_o and_o come_v thrice_o that_o be_v six_o time_n in_o all_o in_o a_o year_n and_o they_o in_o that_o time_n lose_v their_o labour_n at_o home_n and_o beside_o in_o the_o space_n of_o six_o month_n between_o the_o six_o and_o seven_o month_n wherein_o all_o these_o three_o principal_a feast_n be_v observe_v these_o six_o journey_n fall_v out_o and_o within_o one_o month_n after_o their_o return_n from_o the_o passeover_n they_o be_v to_o come_v up_o again_o to_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o pentecost_n he_o think_v therefore_o that_o they_o only_a which_o dwell_v near_o hand_n come_v up_o thrice_o in_o the_o year_n they_o which_o be_v further_o off_o only_o go_v up_o once_o in_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o passeover_n and_o in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o remission_n twice_o in_o the_o say_a feast_n and_o at_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n when_o they_o be_v to_o hear_v the_o law_n read_v unto_o they_o deut._n 31.12_o quast_o 21._o contra._n 1._o the_o word_n of_o the_o precept_n be_v general_a three_o time_n in_o a_o year_n shall_v all_o the_o male_n appear_v before_o the_o lord_n deut._n 16.16_o there_o be_v none_o except_v 2._o yea_o special_a order_n be_v take_v for_o they_o which_o dwell_v far_o off_o that_o they_o may_v turn_v their_o offering_n into_o money_n deut._n 14.25_o and_o every_o year_n they_o be_v to_o give_v the_o tithe_n of_o their_o increase_n and_o eat_v it_o before_o the_o lord_n 7._o wherefore_o the_o true_a opinion_n be_v that_o all_o the_o male_n which_o be_v appoint_v to_o come_v up_o ascend_v thrice_o every_o year_n whereupon_o it_o be_v evident_a non_fw-la tam_fw-la longam_fw-la vel_fw-la latam_fw-la fuisse_fw-la promissionis_fw-la terram_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n be_v not_o so_o long_o and_o large_a that_o in_o the_o space_n of_o four_o month_n or_o at_o the_o most_o six_o they_o can_v come_v and_o go_v thrice_o to_o jerusalem_n lippom._n for_o as_o hierom_n write_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n be_v not_o above_o a_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o mile_n long_o and_o sixty_o mile_n broad_a allow_v then_o the_o further_a part_n of_o the_o land_n to_o be_v a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o mile_n from_o the_o sanctuary_n for_o we_o must_v not_o imagine_v that_o it_o be_v place_v in_o the_o utmost_a coast_n it_o will_v ask_v they_o but_o a_o seven_o night_n journey_n to_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o as_o much_o homeward_o that_o be_v six_o week_n in_o the_o year_n somewhat_o above_o the_o
shall_v find_v evil_a willer_n in_o the_o world_n such_o as_o will_v curse_v and_o not_o bless_v he_o so_o we_o learn_v that_o good_a man_n though_o they_o give_v no_o just_a occasion_n of_o offence_n shall_v not_o want_v their_o enemy_n vatabl._n as_o our_o saviour_n christ_n full_a of_o all_o goodness_n find_v many_o enemy_n in_o the_o world_n and_o few_o friend_n 4._o moral_a obseru._n many_o bless_v for_o good_a man_n sake_n i_o will_v bless_v they_o that_o bless_v thou_o etc._n etc._n we_o see_v that_o many_o be_v bless_v for_o good_a man_n sake_n and_o laban_n fare_v well_o for_o jacob_n egypt_n bless_v for_o josephs_n sake_n philo_n conclude_v well_o abraham_n oremus_fw-la igitur_fw-la ut_fw-la tanquam_fw-la columna_fw-la in_o domo_fw-la etc._n etc._n vir_fw-la iustùs_fw-la permaneat_fw-la ac_fw-la calamitatum_fw-la remedium_fw-la let_v we_o pray_v that_o as_o the_o pillar_n in_o the_o house_n a_o good_a man_n may_v continue_v to_o be_v a_o remedy_n against_o calamity_n 5._o moral_n obseru._n the_o obedience_n and_o love_n of_o wife_n towards_o their_o husband_n vers._n 5._o abraham_n take_v sarai_n his_o wife_n etc._n etc._n chrysostome_n note_v in_o sarai_n her_o great_a obedience_n qua_fw-la taut_fw-fr a_o facilitate_v cum_fw-la viro_fw-la peregrinaretur_fw-la which_o so_o ready_o travel_v and_o take_v pain_n to_o go_v with_o her_o husband_n hom_n 32._o in_o genes_n ambrose_n set_v forth_o her_o love_n qua_fw-la contenta_fw-la periclitari_fw-la pudere_fw-la potius_fw-la quam_fw-la virum_fw-la salute_n which_o do_v choose_v rather_o to_o hazard_v her_o chastity_n than_o her_o husband_n his_o life_n and_o safety_n and_o saint_n peter_n set_v forth_o sarai_n a_o example_n of_o love_a obedience_n to_o all_o wife_n 1_o pet._n 3._o 6._o moral_a obseru._n god_n comfort_v his_o child_n in_o their_o affliction_n verse_n 7._o the_o lord_n appear_v to_o abraham_n god_n leave_v not_o abraham_n comfortless_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o affliction_n but_o he_o do_v refresh_v he_o both_o by_o appear_v to_o he_o and_o renew_v his_o promise_n concern_v canaan_n so_o the_o lord_n do_v visit_v his_o child_n in_o mercy_n both_o by_o the_o secret_a inspiration_n of_o his_o spirit_n and_o by_o the_o inward_a revelation_n of_o the_o joy_n to_o come_v as_o saint_n paul_n express_v both_o rom._n 8._o the_o first_o vers_fw-la 15._o we_o have_v receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n whereby_o we_o cry_v abba_n father_n the_o second_o vers_n 18._o i_o account_v that_o the_o affliction_n of_o this_o life_n be_v not_o worthy_a the_o joy_n which_o shall_v be_v reveal_v 7._o moral_a obseru._n murder_n follow_v unlawful_a lust_n vers._n 12._o they_o will_v kill_v i_o etc._n etc._n such_o be_v the_o force_n of_o unlawful_a lust_n and_o desire_n that_o they_o will_v not_o spare_v to_o kill_v to_o fulfil_v their_o mind_n and_o pleasure_n as_o david_n do_v vriah_n to_o enjoy_v his_o wife_n ahab_n naboth_n for_o his_o vineyard_n musculus_fw-la 8._o moral_a obser._n of_o flatter_a courtier_n vers._n 15._o the_o prince_n of_o pharaoh_n see_v she_o and_o commend_v she_o we_o see_v the_o property_n of_o flatter_a courtier_n that_o seek_v to_o please_v the_o prince_n humour_n and_o to_o feed_v his_o fancy_n and_o devise_v how_o to_o serve_v his_o delight_n calvin_n as_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v of_o a_o prince_n that_o hearken_v to_o lie_n all_o his_o servant_n be_v wicked_a pro._n 29.12_o so_o here_o as_o pharaoh_n give_v his_o mind_n to_o lust_n and_o concupiscence_n his_o servant_n be_v likewise_o addict_v 9_o moral_a obseru._n the_o great_a care_n the_o lord_n have_v over_o the_o righteous_a vers._n 17._o the_o lord_n plague_v pharaoh_n we_o see_v what_o great_a care_n god_n have_v of_o his_o child_n he_o for_o abraham_n sake_n punish_v the_o king_n as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o psalm_n he_o rebuke_v king_n for_o their_o sake_n so_o here_o we_o see_v verify_v that_o say_n psal._n 34.30_o many_o be_v the_o tribulation_n of_o the_o righteous_a but_o the_o lord_n deliver_v they_o out_o of_o all_o wherefore_o happy_a be_v they_o which_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n he_o will_v never_o fail_v such_o 10._o moral_a obseru._n god_n the_o revenger_n of_o wedlocke-breaker_n because_o of_o sarai_n abraham_n wife_n thus_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o god_n be_v the_o revenger_n of_o all_o wedlocke-breaker_n 1._o for_o he_o will_v maintain_v his_o own_o ordinance_n ambrose_n say_v excellent_o nemo_fw-la alienum_fw-la affectit_fw-la â—â—rum_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v no_o man_n affect_v another_o bed_n nor_o be_v entice_v thereunto_o inscitia_fw-la vel_fw-la stultitia_fw-la mariti_fw-la vel_fw-la longiâ—e_fw-la absentia_fw-la by_o the_o ignorance_n simplicity_n or_o absence_n of_o the_o husband_n adest_fw-la praesul_fw-la conjugii_fw-la deus_fw-la vicem_fw-la absentis_fw-la muriti_fw-la tuetur_fw-la observat_fw-la excubias_fw-la god_n the_o patron_n of_o marriage_n be_v present_a he_o supply_v the_o room_n of_o the_o husband_n be_v absent_a he_o keep_v watch_v etc._n etc._n so_o the_o apostle_n also_o say_v whoremonger_n and_o adulterer_n god_n will_v judge_v etc._n etc._n heb._n 13.4_o chap._n xiii_o 1._o the_o method_n and_o content_n there_o be_v three_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n 1._o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n upon_o abraham_n after_o his_o departure_n from_o egypt_n vers_fw-la 1._o to_o vers_n 7._o 2._o the_o departure_n of_o lot_n from_o abraham_n with_o the_o cause_n thereof_o vers_fw-la 7_o to_z vers_n 12._o 3._o the_o renew_n of_o god_n promise_n to_o abraham_n after_o that_o lot_n be_v depart_v vers_fw-la 14._o to_o the_o end_n in_o the_o first_o part_n these_o thing_n be_v more_o particular_o rehearse_v 1._o abraham_n return_n out_o of_o egypt_n vers_fw-la 1._o 2._o his_o wealth_n vers_fw-la 2._o 3._o his_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n vers_fw-la 3.4_o 4._o the_o reward_n of_o thankfulness_n lot_n be_v also_o make_v rich_a for_o abraham_n sake_n vers_fw-la 5._o they_o both_o in_o wealth_n so_o increase_v that_o the_o land_n be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o they_o 6._o in_o the_o second_o be_v set_v forth_o 1._o the_o dissension_n between_o abraham_n and_o lot_n servant_n vers_n 7._o abraham_n reconciliation_n in_o friendly_a admonition_n vers_fw-la 8._o and_o oblation_n of_o choice_n to_o lot_n vers_n 9_o le_fw-fr we_o election_n of_o his_o place_n vers_fw-la 10._o his_o discession_n or_o departure_n vers_fw-la 11._o a_o description_n of_o the_o country_n where_o lot_n dwell_v by_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o ground_n pleasant_a and_o fruitful_a vers_fw-la 10._o of_o the_o people_n they_o be_v wicked_a vers_fw-la 13._o in_o the_o three_o part_n these_o thing_n be_v contain_v 1._o the_o place_n of_o abraham_n dwelling_n when_o lot_n be_v depart_v v_o 12._o 2._o the_o renew_n of_o the_o promise_n both_o for_o the_o possession_n of_o that_o country_n with_o the_o ratify_n thereof_o abraham_n be_v bid_v to_o lift_v up_o his_o eye_n ver_fw-la 14._o walk_n through_o the_o country_n and_o so_o as_o it_o be_v to_o take_v seisin_n thereof_o vers_fw-la 17._o as_o also_o concern_v the_o multiply_a of_o his_o seed_n vers_fw-la 6._o 3._o abraham_n thankfulness_n in_o build_v a_o altar_n unto_o god_n vers_fw-la 18._o 2._o the_o divers_a reading_n or_o translation_n v_o 1._o towards_o the_o desert_n s._n south_n cat_n see_v before_o c._n 12._o v._n 9_o v_o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d agge_n s._n hai._n cat_n haguâ—i_fw-la heb_n s.c._n v_o 8._o let_v there_o be_v no_o fight_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d s._n contention_n or_o strife_n cat_n meribah_n strife_n v_o 9_o if_o thou_o will_v go_v to_o the_o north_n i_o unto_o the_o south_n c._n if_o thou_o will_v go_v to_o the_o left_a hand_n i_o to_o the_o right_n cat_n be_v v_o 10._o as_o god_n paradise_n s.h._n as_o the_o garden_n of_o god_n cat_n ghan_fw-mi v_o 11._o seger_n s.h._n sâ—ger_n c._n soar_n b._n zoar_n g._n tzoar_n tsâ—guar_n v_o 12._o in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o border_n s._n in_o the_o town_n about_o jardane_n h._n in_o the_o city_n of_o the_o plain_a cat_n cichor_v a_o plain_a proâ—â—t_fw-la v_o 13._o the_o man_n of_o sodom_n be_v wicked_a in_o their_o riches_n and_o very_o lewd_a in_o their_o body_n add_v c._n be_v evil_a and_o sinner_n against_o god_n caet_fw-la v_o 17._o thy_o seed_n for_o ever_o s._n thy_o seed_n cat_n v_o 18._o oak_n of_o mambre_n s._n plain_a of_o mambre_n cat_n see_v cap._n 12._o v._n 6._o and_o qu._n 9_o add_v the_o theological_a explication_n of_o doubt_n qvest._n i._n how_o and_o wherefore_o abraham_n be_v rich_a vers._n 2._o abraham_n be_v very_o rich_a etc._n etc._n 1._o abraham_n become_v rich_a partly_o by_o the_o good_n leave_v he_o by_o his_o father_n partly_o by_o the_o gift_n of_o pharaoh_n cap._n 12.16_o 2._o thus_o god_n promise_n begin_v to_o be_v perform_v chap._n 12.2_o i_o will_v bless_v thou_o yea_o lot_n also_o be_v bless_v with_o riches_n for_o abraham_n sake_n as_o the_o lord_n promise_v i_o
will_v bless_v they_o that_o bless_v thou_o jun._n 3._o thus_o temporal_a blessing_n more_o abound_v under_o the_o law_n when_o as_o yet_o the_o rich_a blessing_n of_o heavenly_a thing_n in_o christ_n be_v not_o manifest_o reveal_v 4._o this_o return_v of_o abraham_n rich_a out_o of_o egypt_n be_v a_o type_n and_o figure_n of_o the_o rich_a estate_n of_o the_o israelite_n at_o their_o return_n out_o of_o egypt_n mercer_n qvest._n ii_o the_o cause_n of_o contention_n between_o abraham_n and_o lot_n servant_n vers._n 7._o there_o be_v debate_n etc._n etc._n 1._o this_o debate_n fall_v out_o that_o it_o may_v be_v as_o a_o bridle_n to_o abraham_n not_o to_o set_v his_o mind_n too_o much_o upon_o his_o wealth_n and_o prosperity_n calvin_n 2._o the_o cause_n of_o their_o fall_v out_o philo_z think_v to_o be_v the_o insolency_n of_o lot_n servant_n that_o be_v bear_v out_o by_o their_o master_n the_o latin_a text_n read_v as_o though_o abraham_n and_o lot_n flock_n be_v all_o one_o and_o keep_v together_o between_o the_o shepherd_n of_o the_o flock_n of_o abraham_n and_o lot_n but_o in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v repeat_v between_o the_o shepherd_n of_o abraham_n and_o the_o shepherd_n of_o lot_n neither_o be_v the_o cause_n as_o the_o hebrew_n imagine_v for_o that_o abraham_n servant_n be_v more_o righteous_a reprove_v lot_n servant_n for_o feed_v the_o corn_n field_n and_o invade_v other_o man_n ground_n it_o be_v like_o therefore_o they_o contend_v for_o want_v of_o pasture_n because_o the_o land_n be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o they_o both_o vers_n 6_o oecolamp_n junius_n as_o also_o for_o their_o water_a place_n which_o in_o that_o dry_a country_n be_v very_o scant_o so_o we_o read_v that_o isaack_n servant_n and_o the_o philistines_n contend_v about_o the_o weâ—â—_n which_o they_o dig_v genes_n 26._o perer._n 3_o it_o be_v add_v the_o cananite_n be_v in_o the_o land_n not_o for_o that_o abraham_n fear_v lest_o if_o their_o flock_n keep_v together_o their_o wealth_n shall_v appear_v the_o more_o or_o for_o that_o abraham_n shall_v be_v force_v to_o make_v they_o umpire_n and_o arbitrator_n of_o this_o contention_n but_o to_o show_v that_o by_o reason_n that_o the_o canaanite_n possess_v the_o better_a ground_n abraham_n and_o lot_n be_v drive_v to_o a_o strait_a for_o their_o cattle_n as_o also_o it_o be_v a_o reason_n that_o move_v abraham_n to_o break_v off_o strife_n lest_o it_o may_v have_v be_v a_o offence_n to_o the_o heathen_a quest_n iii_o how_o abraham_n give_v lot_n his_o choice_n vers._n 9_o if_o thou_o will_v take_v the_o left_a hand_n etc._n etc._n 1._o abraham_n be_v the_o elder_a and_o more_o worthy_a person_n depart_v from_o his_o right_n for_o peace_n sake_n and_o offer_v the_o choice_n to_o lot_n muscul._n from_o whence_o as_o rupertus_n think_v this_o custom_n do_v grow_v that_o in_o part_v of_o inheritance_n major_a dividat_fw-la minor_fw-la eligat_fw-la the_o elder_a shall_v divide_v the_o young_a choose_v 2._o for_o the_o left_a hand_n the_o chalde_n read_v the_o north_n for_o it_o shall_v seem_v that_o abraham_n have_v pitch_v his_o tent_n towards_o the_o east_n have_v the_o north_n on_o his_o left_a hand_n the_o south_n on_o the_o right_n 3._o and_o the_o meaning_n also_o may_v be_v this_o that_o they_o will_v not_o go_v far_o asunder_o but_o be_v still_o helpful_a one_o to_o another_o as_o the_o right_a hand_n to_o the_o left_a perer._n qvest._n iu._n of_o the_o situation_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n vers._n 10._o let_v lift_v up_o his_o eye_n and_o see_v all_o the_o plain_a etc._n etc._n 1._o he_o can_v not_o see_v all_o the_o plain_a of_o jordan_n at_o once_o but_o that_o part_n of_o it_o where_o the_o pentapolis_n i._o those_o five_o city_n stand_v 2._o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n be_v name_v as_o the_o principal_a because_o they_o exceed_v in_o all_o iniquity_n whereas_o there_o be_v five_o city_n in_o all_o their_o country_n be_v pleasant_a before_o they_o be_v destroy_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o overflow_a of_o the_o sweet_a water_n of_o jordan_n at_o this_o time_n when_o moses_n do_v write_v it_o be_v inhabitable_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o pestilent_a and_o stink_a smell_n but_o at_o lot_n first_o come_v this_o she_o which_o be_v twenty_o year_n before_o the_o destruction_n it_o be_v a_o fruitful_a country_n 3._o like_o unto_o the_o paradise_n wherein_o adam_n be_v create_v which_o though_o never_o any_o mortal_a man_n see_v but_o adam_n and_o eve_n yet_o it_o may_v appear_v what_o it_o be_v by_o moses_n description_n this_o pleasant_a vallie_n then_o be_v water_v with_o jordan_n as_o paradise_n with_o euphrates_n and_o egypt_n with_o nilus_n though_o egypt_n be_v water_v with_o much_o more_o labour_n deut._n 11.10_o 4._o the_o word_n be_v not_o so_o to_o be_v read_v as_o though_o it_o be_v like_o that_o part_n of_o egypt_n as_o one_o go_v to_o zoar_v for_o there_o be_v many_o more_o town_n and_o city_n situate_v between_o egypt_n and_o zoar_n at_o this_o time_n call_v bela_n gen._n â—4_n 2_o which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o five_o city_n as_o vatablus_n read_v and_o lyranus_fw-la but_o rather_o this_o be_v the_o right_a construction_n to_o join_v the_o last_o clause_n as_o one_o go_v to_o zoar_v to_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o sentence_n so_o that_o the_o sense_n be_v this_o that_o that_o part_n of_o the_o plain_a as_o one_o go_v to_o zoar_v as_o more_o fruitful_a than_o the_o rest_n be_v like_a to_o paradise_n and_o egypt_n sic_fw-la muscul._n jun._n mercer_n per._n qvest._n v._o of_o the_o river_n jordan_n the_o beginning_n and_o end_n thereof_o iordan_n 1._o this_o flood_n take_v beginning_n from_o the_o mountain_n libanus_n arise_v out_o of_o two_o fountain_n call_v dan_n and_o jor_n which_o join_v together_o make_v the_o name_n jordan_n 2._o pliny_n and_o solinus_n derive_v jordan_n from_o the_o fountain_n paneas_n but_o joseph_n fetch_v it_o further_o off_o from_o a_o round_a fountain_n or_o spring_n head_n call_v phiale_n from_o whence_o 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jordan_n so_o that_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v in_o a_o great_a error_n that_o affirm_v jordan_n to_o run_v into_o the_o ground_n before_o it_o come_v at_o this_o dead_a sea_n call_v the_o lake_n asphaltitis_fw-la or_o of_o brimstone_n for_o the_o scripture_n testify_v the_o contrary_a josu._n 3.16_o where_o the_o neither_o water_n of_o jordan_n be_v say_v to_o run_v into_o the_o salt_n sea_n 5._o it_o may_v be_v that_o before_o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n be_v destroy_v wrought_v when_o there_o be_v no_o salt_n lake_n but_o a_o plain_a jordan_n have_v some_o other_o current_n but_o now_o it_o be_v swallow_v up_o of_o that_o lake_n and_o have_v no_o issue_n forth_o again_o but_o pass_v by_o a_o gulf_n into_o the_o earth_n 6._o this_o jordan_n be_v the_o noble_a of_o all_o river_n because_o of_o that_o miracle_n in_o the_o pass_n over_o of_o the_o israelite_n the_o part_n of_o the_o water_n again_o by_o the_o prophet_n elias_n and_o elizeus_fw-la the_o heal_n of_o naaman_n leprosy_n the_o 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