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i_o may_v eat_v that_o my_o soul_n may_v bless_v thou_o before_o that_o i_o die_v 5_o but_o rebecca_n hear_v when_o isahac_n speak_v to_o esau_n his_o son_n and_o esau_n go_v into_o the_o field_n to_o hunt_v venison_n and_o to_o bring_v it_o 6_o and_o rebecca_n speak_v unto_o jacob_n her_o son_n say_v behold_v i_o have_v hear_v thy_o father_n talk_v with_o esau_n thy_o brother_n and_o say_v 7_o bring_v i_o venison_n and_o make_v i_o dainty_a meat_n that_o i_o may_v eat_v and_o bless_v thou_o before_o the_o lord_n afore_o my_o death_n 6_o now_o therefore_o my_o son_n hear_v my_o voice_n in_o that_o which_o i_o command_v thou_o 9_o get_v thou_o to_o the_o flock_n and_o bring_v i_o thence_o two_o good_a kid_n from_o the_o goat_n and_o i_o will_v make_v of_o they_o pleasant_a meat_n for_o thy_o father_n such_o as_o he_o love_v 10_o and_o thou_o shall_v bring_v it_o to_o thy_o father_n that_o he_o may_v eat_v and_o that_o he_o may_v bless_v thou_o before_o his_o death_n 11_z then_o say_v jacob_n to_o rebecca_n his_o mother_n behold_v esau_n my_o brother_n be_v a_o hairy_a man_n and_o i_o be_o smooth_a 12_o my_o father_n shall_v peradventure_o feel_v i_o and_o i_o shall_v seem_v unto_o he_o as_o though_o i_o go_v about_o to_o beguile_v he_o and_o so_o shall_v i_o bring_v a_o curse_n upon_o i_o and_o not_o a_o blessing_n 13_o and_o his_o mother_n say_v unto_o he_o upon_o i_o be_v the_o curse_n my_o 〈◊〉_d only_o hear_v my_o voice_n and_o go_v and_o fetch_v i_o they_o 14_o and_o jacob_n go_v and_o fetch_v they_o and_o bring_v they_o to_o his_o mother_n and_o his_o mother_n make_v
now_o his_o blood_n be_v require_v 23_o they_o be_v not_o aware_a that_o joseph_n understand_v they_o for_o he_o speak_v unto_o they_o by_o a_o interpreter_n 24_o and_o he_o turn_v from_o they_o and_o weep_v and_o turn_v to_o they_o again_o and_o commune_v with_o they_o and_o take_v out_o simeon_n from_o amongst_o they_o and_o bind_v he_o before_o their_o eye_n 25_o and_o joseph_n command_v to_o fill_v their_o sack_n with_o corn_n and_o put_v every_o man_n money_n in_o his_o sack_n and_o to_o give_v they_o victual_n to_o spend_v by_o the_o way_n and_o thus_o do_v he_o unto_o they_o 26_o and_o they_o jade_v their_o ass_n with_o the_o corn_n and_o depart_v thence_o 27_o and_o as_o one_o of_o they_o open_v his_o sack_n for_o to_o give_v his_o ass_n provender_n in_o the_o inn_n he_o espy_v his_o money_n for_o it_o be_v in_o his_o sack_n mouth_n 28_o and_o he_o say_v unto_o his_o brethren_n my_o money_n be_v restore_v to_o i_o again_o for_o lo_o it_o be_v in_o my_o sack_n and_o their_o heart_n fail_v they_o and_o they_o be_v astonish_v and_o say_v one_o to_o another_o why_o have_v god_n deal_v thus_o with_o we_o 29_o and_o they_o come_v unto_o jacob_n their_o father_n unto_o the_o land_n of_o chanaan_n and_o tell_v he_o all_o that_o befall_v unto_o they_o say_v 30_o the_o man_n who_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o land_n speak_v rough_o to_o we_o and_o take_v we_o for_o spy_n of_o the_o country_n 31_o and_o we_o say_v unto_o he_o we_o mean_v true_o we_o never_o be_v spy_n 32_o we_o be_v twelve_o brethren_n son_n of_o our_o father_n one_o be_v away_o and_o the_o young_a be_v this_o day_n with_o our_o father_n in_o the_o land_n of_o chanaan_n 33_o and_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o country_n say_v again_o unto_o we_o hereby_o shall_v i_o know_v that_o you_o mean_v true_o leave_v one_o of_o your_o brethren_n here_o with_o i_o and_o take_v food_n to_o put_v away_o the_o famine_n from_o your_o household_n and_o get_v you_o away_o 34_o and_o bring_v your_o young_a brother_n 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joseph_n brethren_n come_v 6._o and_o bow_v themselves_o before_o he_o etc_n etc_n the_o dream_n that_o joseph_n tell_v to_o his_o brethren_n cap._n 37._o 9_o be_v here_o perform_v but_o utter_o as_o yet_o unknown_a to_o themselves_o as_o often_o prophecy_n be_v fulfil_v by_o the_o ignorance_n of_o man_n in_o god_n affair_n it_o be_v prophesy_v that_o the_o jew_n shall_v reject_v and_o put_v to_o death_n christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n which_o they_o do_v in_o deed_n by_o ignorance_n for_o if_o they_o have_v know_v it_o they_o will_v not_o have_v crucify_v the_o lord_n of_o glory_n 17._o act._n 8._o 3._o 1._o cor._n 2._o the_o apostle_n prophese_v that_o in_o the_o latter_a day_n some_o shall_v attend_v to_o false_a spirit_n and_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n 1._o tim._n 4._o 1._o and_o so_o we_o see_v it_o to_o have_v fall_v out_o but_o not_o with_o the_o knowledge_n and_o confession_n of_o they_o that_o do_v it_o who_o obstinate_o stand_v in_o this_o that_o they_o defend_v nothing_o but_o truth_n and_o godliness_n 5._o but_o *_o god_n will_v be_v always_o justify_v in_o his_o prophecy_n and_o promise_n 9_o and_o all_o *_o man_n shall_v be_v find_v liar_n 11._o when_o joseph_n see_v his_o brethren_n he_o know_v etc_n etc_n â—_o and_o speak_v rough_o unto_o they_o etc_n etc_n this_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v of_o 〈◊〉_d or_o upon_o desire_n of_o revengement_n that_o joseph_n use_v the_o 〈◊〉_d rough_o but_o we_o 〈…〉_o the_o act_n of_o good_a man_n by_o the_o 〈…〉_o at_o the_o first_o until_o we_o see_v the_o end_n of_o their_o do_n for_o oftentimes_o they_o have_v other_o cause_n 〈…〉_o then_o common_o to_o all_o man_n be_v know_v christ_n himself_o speak_v *_o 26._o rough_o to_o the_o 〈…〉_o the_o first_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o end_n he_o 〈…〉_o with_o clement_n joseph_n know_v by_o his_o 〈…〉_o the_o wickedness_n of_o his_o brethren_n may_v 〈◊〉_d doubt_n whether_o they_o have_v 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈…〉_o his_o young_a brother_n 〈…〉_o to_o bolt_n it_o out_o whether_o it_o 〈…〉_o and_o joseph_n 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cor._n 11._o that_o there_o must_v be_v pycte_n in_o the_o church_n that_o they_o that_o be_v prove_v may_v be_v know_v for_o this_o cause_n then_o god_n suffer_v such_o soducer_n to_o be_v in_o his_o church_n that_o by_o they_o the_o hypocrite_n and_o dissimuler_n may_v be_v try_v from_o the_o faithful_a and_o elect_v child_n of_o god_n the_o good_a man_n may_v some_o time_n by_o such_o mean_n fall_v into_o error_n and_o be_v entrap_v of_o the_o wicked_a but_o it_o be_v only_o in_o some_o part_n and_o for_o a_o time_n and_o after_o return_v again_o by_o repentance_n which_o god_n suffer_v in_o he_o to_o punish_v his_o negligence_n that_o do_v not_o bestow_v sufficient_a diligence_n in_o study_v and_o meditate_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o do_v not_o live_v severe_o according_a to_o his_o profession_n and_o calling_n 5._o when_o in_o the._n 5._o verse_n moses_n say_v and_o the_o prophet_n or_o dreamer_n of_o dream_n shall_v die_v 1._o etc_n etc_n he_o declare_v that_o we_o must_v 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and_o utter_o to_o subvert_v the_o same_o and_o last_o that_o the_o crime_n must_v be_v evident_o know_v and_o try_v and_o the_o party_n full_o convict_v it_o seem_v to_o many_o that_o it_o be_v extremity_n &_o trueltie_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n &_o conscience_n to_o use_v the_o punishment_n of_o death_n and_o they_o say_v that_o christ_n be_v mild_a and_o merciful_a &_o require_v his_o disciple_n to_o follow_v his_o step_n in_o so_o much_o that_o when_o they_o desire_v fire_n to_o come_v from_o heaven_n to_o punish_v evil_a person_n he_o say_v 55._o they_o know_v not_o of_o what_o spirit_n they_o wear_v but_o let_v those_o man_n
fifty_o righteous_a within_o the_o city_n will_v thou_o destroy_v and_o not_o spare_v the_o place_n for_o the_o fifty_o righteous_a that_o be_v therein_o 25_o that_o be_v far_o from_o thou_o that_o thou_o shall_v do_v after_o this_o manner_n and_o slay_v the_o righteous_a with_o the_o wicked_a and_o that_o the_o righteous_a shall_v be_v as_o the_o wicked_a that_o be_v far_o from_o thou_o shall_v not_o the_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o world_n do_v according_a to_o right_n 26_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v if_o i_o find_v in_o sodom_n fifty_o righteous_a within_o the_o city_n i_o will_v spare_v all_o the_o place_n for_o their_o sake_n 27_o and_o abraham_n answer_v say_v behold_v i_o have_v take_v upon_o i_o to_o speak_v unto_o the_o lord_n which_o be_o but_o dust_n and_o ash_n 28_o if_o there_o shall_v lack_v five_o of_o fifty_o righteous_a will_v thou_o destroy_v all_o the_o city_n for_o lack_n of_o five_o and_o he_o say_v if_o i_o find_v there_o forty_o and_o five_o i_o will_v not_o 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