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A94392 The holy history. Written in French by Nicolas Talon. S.I. and translated into English by the Marquess of Winchester.; Histoire sainte. English Talon, Nicolas, 1605-1691.; Winchester, John Paulet, Earl of, 1598-1675. 1653 (1653) Wing T132; Thomason E212_1; ESTC R9096 367,834 440

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redemption_n and_o the_o punishment_n their_o insolence_n have_v merit_v will_v pursue_v they_o without_o relaxation_n term_n or_o pity_n 27._o et_fw-la creavit_fw-la deus_fw-la hominem_fw-la ad_fw-la imaginem_fw-la &_o similitudinem_fw-la dei_fw-la creavit_fw-la illum_fw-la gen._n 1._o v._n 27._o it_o be_v concern_v man_n &_o his_o creation_n that_o the_o decree_n be_v past_a it_o be_v on_o he_o god_n reflect_v and_o it_o be_v he_o who_o must_v be_v substitute_v in_o the_o place_n of_o angel_n it_o be_v this_o act_n which_o make_v the_o world_n behold_v god_n masterpiece_n the_o object_n of_o his_o favour_n and_o the_o most_o glorious_a term_n of_o his_o power_n o_o sun_n stop_v here_o thy_o course_n &_o be_v witness_n of_o his_o birth_n who_o have_v be_v the_o cause_n and_o end_n of_o thou_o it_o be_v as_o i_o conceive_v about_o high_a noon_n when_o the_o earth_n be_v resplendent_a with_o light_n creation_n the_o time_n of_o
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rain_n of_o sulphur_n with_o a_o deluge_n of_o fire_n and_o with_o a_o inundation_n of_o burn_a coal_n and_o flame_n what_o thunder_n what_o spoil_n what_o desolation_n of_o wood-pile_n of_o house_n and_o furnace_n bed_n table_n cupboard_n gold_n iron_n marble_n and_o diamond_n turn_v into_o firebrand_n alas_o where_o be_v the_o heaven_n where_o be_v the_o air_n where_o be_v the_o sea_n and_o earth_n when_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v on_o fire_n ah_o poor_a lot_n what_o be_v become_v of_o thy_o wife_n and_o where_o be_v thy_o kindred_n and_o what_o may_v thy_o daughter_n think_v behold_v the_o smoke_n of_o that_o fire_n which_o devour_v the_o body_n of_o their_o unfortunate_a husband_n i_o think_v i_o see_v he_o with_o his_o daughter_n in_o the_o fold_n of_o a_o mountain_n 32._o et_fw-la mansit_fw-la in_o spelunca_fw-la ipse_fw-la &_o dvae_fw-la siliae_fw-la ejus_fw-la cum_fw-la eo_fw-la gen._n 19_o v._n 30._o dixitque_fw-la major_n ad_fw-la minorem_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 19_o v._n 31._o veni_fw-la intoriemus_fw-la eum_fw-la vino_fw-la dormi●musque_fw-la cum_fw-la eo_fw-la ut_fw-la seruare_fw-la possimus_fw-la ex_fw-la patre_fw-la nostro_fw-la ●emen_n gen._n 19_o v._n 32._o where_o he_o endeavour_v to_o shelter_v himself_o from_o these_o frightful_a inundation_n which_o burn_v and_o desolate_a all_o his_o country_n but_o with_o what_o grief_n will_v abraham_n chaste_a heart_n be_v touch_v when_o he_o know_v that_o the_o daughter_n of_o lot_n be_v consume_v with_o a_o other_o fire_n and_o they_o enkindle_v such_o black_a flame_n as_o even_o hinder_v they_o from_o know_v their_o own_o father_n or_o at_o least_o from_o treat_v he_o with_o that_o respect_n and_o piety_n which_o nature_n require_v blind_a nation_n brutish_a treason_n crime_n who_o horror_n have_v not_o a_o name_n in_o nature_n thy_o firebrand_n and_o murder_v dart_n must_v pierce_v the_o side_n of_o a_o mountain_n to_o defile_v and_o destroy_v what_o god_n have_v reserve_v to_o himself_o 27._o 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incestuous_a brutality_n let_v there_o never_o be_v any_o mention_n make_v of_o sodom_n nor_o of_o the_o land_n which_o be_v complice_n in_o her_o disloyalty_n let_v no_o man_n ever_o think_v on_o she_o unless_o it_o be_v to_o place_n before_o his_o eye_n the_o image_n of_o god_n judgement_n and_o of_o the_o eternal_a punishment_n of_o hell_n there_o will_v never_o be_v a_o more_o sensible_a and_o exact_a draught_n of_o those_o endless_a torment_n than_o sodom_n gomorrha_n adama_n seboim_n and_o all_o their_o neighbourhood_n let_v we_o have_v then_o a_o horror_n to_o enter_v into_o these_o flame_a prison_n and_o into_o these_o sulphurous_a dungeon_n hell_n the_o picture_n of_o hell_n let_v we_o listen_v awhile_o unto_o these_o sigh_n sorrow_n and_o lamentation_n which_o rise_v from_o the_o bottom_n of_o these_o abysses_n my_o eye_n what_o do_v you_o see_v what_o phantasm_n what_o spectre_n what_o torment_n what_o monster_n my_o heart_n be_v thou_o not_o affright_v at_o the_o sight_n of_o these_o flame_a furnace_n of_o these_o mountain_n of_o fire_n of_o these_o dead_a which_o be_v always_o live_v and_o of_o these_o life_n still_o die_v amid_o immortal_a languishment_n and_o endless_a torment_n o_o my_o god_n how_o will_v it_o be_v when_o thou_o shall_v descend_v upon_o the_o cloud_n and_o on_o a_o flame_a chariot_n to_o enfire_z not_o only_o five_o city_n but_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o universe_n where_o will_v the_o most_o shameful_a and_o detestable_a of_o all_o vice_n find_v cave_n deep_a enough_o when_o at_o the_o sound_n of_o trumpet_n and_o clarion_n the_o earth_n shall_v open_v her_o sepulcher_n like_v so_o many_o furnace_n which_o will_v vomit_v forth_o man_n all_o environ_v with_o fire_n whither_o will_v the_o confederate_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n go_v when_o all_o the_o saint_n and_o angel_n of_o heaven_n shall_v even_o wax_v pale_a with_o fear_n will_v vice_n be_v in_o a_o place_n of_o security_n when_o virtue_n itself_o shall_v hardly_o find_v a_o sanctuary_n the_o pillar_n of_o heaven_n will_v shake_v 73._o luc._n 21._o d._n thom._n sup_v q._n 73._o the_o cypress_n tree_n and_o oak_n of_o libanus_n will_v roar_v out_o all_o tree_n will_v melt_v into_o drop_n of_o blood_n the_o sun_n and_o moon_n will_v change_v their_o countenance_n all_o the_o planet_n will_v make_v a_o stand_n or_o dread_n will_v even_o tear_v they_o from_o their_o orb_n to_o follow_v 5._o pugnabit_fw-la cum_fw-la eo_fw-la orbis_fw-la contra_fw-la insensatos_fw-la eccl._n 5._o like_a train_n of_o fire_n the_o astonish_a splendour_n of_o god_n the_o earth_n though_o most_o insensible_a will_v arm_v itself_o in_o so_o just_a a_o quarrel_n afterward_o the_o ocean_n touch_v with_o so_o cruel_a a_o sympathy_n will_v raise_v its_o billow_n and_o wave_n even_o five_o cubit_n high_a above_o the_o mountain_n 1._o sign_n of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n give_v by_o the_o hebrew_n collect_v by_o st._n jerom._n relate_v by_o st._n thomas_n sup_v q._n 73._o a._n 1._o immediate_o after_o they_o will_v tumble_v down_o to_o make_v abysses_n and_o present_o extend_v themselves_o upon_o their_o ordinary_a bed_n then_o will_v all_o fish_n though_o natural_o dumb_a cast_v forth_o fearful_a moaning_n and_o outcry_n in_o the_o air_n bird_n will_v tune_v sad_a note_n and_o their_o sweet_a harmony_n will_v be_v but_o song_n of_o death_n nothing_o but_o hairy_a blue_a sparkle_a burn_a and_o bloody_a comet_n will_v be_v see_v and_o nothing_o but_o cry_n howl_n and_o dreadful_a lamentation_n will_v be_v hear_v not_o only_o among_o man_n but_o also_o among_o the_o fierce_a beast_n and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o least_o sensible_a and_o most_o inflexible_a body_n in_o fine_a this_o will_v be_v the_o great_a day_n denounce_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n by_o that_o of_o the_o prophet_n and_o of_o which_o sodom_n have_v be_v but_o the_o first_o draught_n if_o then_o the_o representation_n thereof_o be_v able_a to_o affright_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o impure_a soul_n and_o to_o stop_v the_o course_n and_o torrent_n of_o so_o many_o flame_n which_o a_o infernal_a and_o diabolical_a love_n cast_v into_o heart_n i_o will_v willing_o advise_v the_o most_o part_n of_o man_n to_o have_v the_o picture_n of_o sodom_n always_o before_o their_o eye_n to_o the_o end_n so_o tragic_a a_o misfortune_n may_v at_o lest_o divert_v a_o far_o more_o dismal_a disaster_n but_o all_o these_o picture_n be_v too_o weak_a if_o love_n take_v not_o off_o the_o cover_n and_o if_o faith_n shall_v not_o open_v the_o eye_n my_o god_n dissipate_v then_o all_o the_o shadow_n of_o sodom_n and_o fix_v our_o eye_n upon_o the_o light_n of_o zion_n o_o god_n illuminate_v our_o mind_n and_o inflame_v our_o heart_n to_o the_o end_n we_o may_v follow_v the_o bright_a splendour_n of_o thy_o adorable_a bounty_n and_o that_o our_o soul_n may_v never_o be_v consume_v but_o by_o the_o fire_n of_o thy_o love_n chap._n ix_o the_o birth_n of_o isaac_n
keep_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v a_o present_a they_o receive_v from_o heaven_n eight_o day_n after_o moses_n have_v consecrate_a aaron_n and_o enjoin_v he_o to_o offer_v his_o first_o sacrifice_n this_o be_v in_o testimony_n that_o god_n approve_v they_o and_o to_o imprint_v deep_o in_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o people_n the_o honour_n and_o reverence_n they_o be_v to_o bear_v unto_o their_o high-priest_n and_o to_o these_o public_a act_n of_o their_o religion_n afterward_o the_o gentile_n endeavour_v to_o disturb_v these_o mystery_n and_o often_o seek_v to_o make_v we_o believe_v that_o their_o god_n keep_v amorous_a thunderbolt_n &_o sacred_a flame_n for_o the_o advantage_n of_o their_o religion_n and_o for_o this_o purpose_n they_o have_v give_v name_n unto_o some_o as_o a_o mark_n of_o the_o favour_n they_o have_v receive_v from_o they_o in_o their_o sacrifice_n which_o as_o they_o give_v out_o have_v be_v often_o enkindle_v by_o their_o hand_n nevertheless_o these_o be_v but_o fable_n and_o impiety_n and_o sacrilege_n afford_v no_o coal_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n nor_o any_o flame_n of_o heaven_n like_o those_o which_o fire_v the_o holocau_v and_o victim_n of_o aaron_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o people_n who_o do_v partake_v of_o the_o sacrifice_n 23._o apparuitque_fw-la gloria_fw-la domini_fw-la omni_fw-la multitudini_fw-la levit._fw-la 9_o v._o 23._o as_o complice_n of_o that_o sin_n for_o which_o it_o be_v offer_v at_o that_o time_n the_o glory_n of_o our_o lord_n appear_v on_o the_o altar_n and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o these_o ceremony_n now_o this_o glory_n be_v but_o a_o visible_a fire_n which_o surround_v the_o whole_a holocaust_n 24._o et_fw-la ecce_fw-la egressus_fw-la ignis_fw-la à_fw-la domino_fw-la devor●vit_fw-la holocausium_fw-la &_o adipet_fw-la qui_fw-la erant_fw-la super_fw-la altar_n etc._n etc._n levit._n 9_o v._o 24._o and_o consume_v it_o just_a in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o the_o common_a fire_n will_v have_v do_v although_o some_o hebrew_n have_v invent_v in_o their_o usual_a dream_n first_o that_o the_o face_n of_o a_o lion_n appear_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o flame_n second_o that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v quench_v even_o in_o water_n three_o that_o they_o be_v to_o be_v keep_v in_o a_o purple_a cloth_n but_o their_o imagination_n have_v more_o resemble_v truth_n god_n fair_a analogy_n of_o fire_n with_o god_n if_o instead_o of_o amuse_v themselves_o on_o these_o dream_n they_o have_v say_v that_o this_o be_v the_o most_o ordinary_a figure_n by_o which_o god_n use_v to_o erect_v a_o throne_n of_o light_n and_o ardour_n unto_o his_o love_n which_o be_v but_o a_o most_o pure_a fire_n without_o mixture_n which_o descend_v from_o heaven_n upon_o earth_n to_o cause_v a_o general_a inflagration_n in_o all_o heart_n which_o to_o speak_v proper_o aught_o to_o be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o most_o illustrious_a sacrifice_n of_o love_n faith_n and_o religion_n concern_v which_o god_n have_v be_v please_v to_o give_v mark_n and_o sign_n of_o his_o particular_a presence_n cause_v himself_o to_o be_v see_v and_o feel_v under_o the_o form_n of_o fire_n which_o of_o natural_a body_n resemble_v he_o the_o most_o so_o that_o moses_n dare_v say_v unto_o his_o people_n 21._o deut._n 4._o v._o 21._o that_o his_o god_n be_v a_o consume_a fire_n in_o the_o first_o place_n because_o this_o element_n have_v more_o resemblance_n with_o its_o creator_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o power_n and_o command_v it_o have_v receive_v beyond_o other_o second_o because_o as_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o amiable_a and_o terrible_a than_o fire_n so_o there_o be_v nothing_o which_o equal_v the_o goodness_n god_n express_v to_o the_o virtuous_a and_o the_o chastisement_n he_o implore_v to_o take_v revenge_n on_o the_o wicked_a three_o it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o fire_n as_o well_o as_o the_o property_n of_o god_n to_o enlighten_v the_o night_n to_o melt_v ice_n to_o warm_v those_o that_o approach_v it_o 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qui●quaginta_fw-la juste_v in_o medio_fw-la civitatis_fw-la dimittam_fw-la omni_fw-la loco_fw-la propter_fw-la eos_fw-la gen._n 18._o v._n 26._o and_o capable_a of_o move_v even_o the_o bowel_n of_o god_n mercy_n indeed_o god_n promise_v he_o to_o deliver_v all_o those_o that_o be_v invelape_v in_o that_o crime_n in_o case_n there_o be_v find_v not_o fifty_o but_o ten_o only_a worthy_a of_o pardon_n but_o it_o seem_v the_o iniquity_n of_o man_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o enormous_a as_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n be_v immense_a and_o admirable_a goodness_n ineffable_a goodness_n who_o will_v believe_v this_o if_o truth_n itself_o have_v not_o reveal_v it_o 23._o et_fw-la dixit_fw-la non_fw-la delebo_fw-la propter_fw-la decem_fw-la gen._n 18._o v._n 23._o who_o will_v credit_v it_o if_o god_n himself_o have_v not_o say_v it_o and_o who_o will_v believe_v that_o virtue_n and_o piety_n be_v in_o such_o sort_n banish_v from_o the_o earth_n as_o some_o good_a man_n may_v not_o be_v 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a_o ostrich_n and_o a_o world_n on_o which_o certain_a enigmatical_a term_n be_v read_v yet_o clear_a enough_o to_o manifest_v that_o it_o be_v the_o picture_n of_o god_n sovereign_a justice_n which_o hold_v in_o one_o of_o her_o hand_n all_o the_o law_n and_o in_o the_o other_o a_o sceptre_n of_o clemency_n and_o severity_n the_o world_n be_v under_o her_o foot_n as_o under_o her_o empire_n and_o close_o by_o she_o the_o ostrich_n which_o digest_v iron_n sufficient_o evidence_v that_o her_o rigour_n break_v diamond_n like_o straw_n and_o consume_v steel_n and_o iron_n like_o air_n and_o wind._n behold_v the_o portrait_n of_o god_n justice_n her_o sceptre_n have_v not_o be_v see_v hitherto_o in_o the_o land_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n but_o upon_o the_o wing_n of_o a_o stork_n that_o be_v to_o say_v by_o clemency_n and_o meekness_n now_o the_o hippocentaur_n and_o the_o ostrige_n will_v serve_v she_o for_o support_v and_o a_o hand_n of_o justice_n will_v short_o appear_v in_o the_o cloud_n which_o will_v power_n down_o upon_o these_o rebellious_a city_n a_o flood_n of_o sulphur_n ash_n &_o fire_n and_o true_o if_o god_n have_v not_o a_o hand_n of_o justice_n how_o can_v he_o govern_v the_o world_n who_o empire_n can_v rowl_n but_o upon_o two_o command_a wheel_n which_o be_v justice_n and_o goodness_n moreover_o if_o god_n have_v no_o other_o mark_n but_o of_o meekness_n and_o love_n the_o earth_n say_v aristotle_n will_v be_v without_o a_o sun_n and_o the_o elect_n as_o well_o as_o the_o reprobate_n will_v be_v see_v perish_v in_o the_o selfsame_a chaos_n final_o criminal_n will_v have_v no_o terror_n which_o may_v induce_v they_o to_o penance_n and_o the_o just_a will_v want_v motive_n to_o preserve_v their_o purity_n it_o stand_v then_o with_o reason_n that_o god_n shall_v have_v justice_n and_o that_o his_o wrath_n shall_v from_o time_n to_o time_n power_n down_o upon_o the_o head_n of_o sinner_n too_o long_o have_v the_o horror_n of_o sodom_n irritate_v and_o provoke_v he_o the_o night_n already_o approach_v 3._o veneruntque_fw-la due_a angeli_fw-la sodomam_fw-la vespere_fw-la &_o sede●e_v loath_a in_o soribus_fw-la civitatis_fw-la gen._n 19_o v._n 1._o qui_fw-la cum_fw-la vidisset_fw-la eos_fw-la surrexit_fw-la &_o ivit_fw-la obviam_fw-la eye_n adorautique_fw-la pronus_fw-la in_o terram_fw-la &_o dixit_fw-la obsecro_fw-la domini_fw-la declinate_a in_o d●mum_fw-la pucri_fw-la vestri_fw-la qui_fw-la dexerunt_fw-la minimè_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o platea_fw-la mancbimus_fw-la gen._n 19_o v._n 2._o compalit_fw-la eos_fw-la oppido_fw-la ut_fw-la divertereat_fw-la aa_o eum_fw-la s●cit_fw-la convivium_fw-la &_o comederunt_fw-la gen._n 19_o v._n 3._o and_o there_o remain_v no_o day_n but_o to_o behold_v two_o angel_n in_o the_o habit_n of_o pilgrim_n who_o seek_v out_o lot_n even_o at_o the_o gate_n of_o sodom_n observe_v how_o welcome_a they_o be_v and_o certain_o they_o have_v meet_v with_o a_o heart_n who_o perfect_o understand_v the_o right_n of_o hospitality_n observe_v what_o have_v he_o make_v to_o they_o how_o he_o cast_v himself_o at_o their_o foot_n
autem_fw-la jacob_n pulmentum_fw-la ad_fw-la quem_fw-la cum_fw-la venisset_fw-la esaü_fw-la de_fw-la apro_fw-la lassus_fw-la gen._n 25._o v._n 29._o for_o this_o poor_a chaser_n come_v one_o day_n weary_a and_o hungry_a from_o hunt_v and_o meet_v with_o jacob_n who_o have_v cause_v some_o pulse_n to_o be_v sod_a he_o entreat_v he_o to_o give_v he_o a_o share_n of_o it_o to_o which_o jacob_n willing_o agree_v 34._o ait_fw-fr da_fw-la mibi_fw-la de_fw-la coctione_fw-la hac_fw-la rufa_fw-la quia_fw-la oppido_fw-la lassus_fw-la sum_fw-la gen._n 25._o v._n 31._o cui_fw-la dixit_fw-la jacob_n vende_v mibi_fw-la primogeni_fw-la ta_fw-fr gen._n 25._o v._n 31._o ille_fw-la respondit_fw-la en_fw-fr morior_fw-la quid_fw-la mibi_fw-la proderunt_fw-la primogenita_fw-la gen._n 25._o v._n 32._o ait_fw-fr jacob_n jura_n ergo_fw-la mihi_fw-la juravit_fw-la ei_fw-la esau_n &_o vendidit_fw-la primogenita_fw-la gen._n 25._o v._n 33._o et_fw-la sic_fw-la accepto_fw-la pane_fw-la &_o lentis_fw-la edulio_fw-it comedit_fw-la &_o bibit_fw-la &_o abiit_fw-la parvipendens_fw-la quod_fw-la primogenita_fw-la vendidisset_fw-la gen._n 25._o v._n 34._o upon_o condition_n he_o will_v yield_v up_o to_o he_o his_o right_n of_o primogeniture_n alas_o i_o die_v for_o very_a hunger_n answer_v esau_n what_o will_v this_o right_n avail_v thou_o after_o my_o death_n if_o it_o be_v so_o reply_v jacob_n take_v a_o oath_n that_o thou_o will_v give_v it_o i_o well_o in_o truth_n than_o i_o swear_v it_o say_v esau_n and_o i_o acknowledge_v thou_o in_o quality_n of_o my_o elder_a brother_n whereupon_o this_o poor_a wretch_n take_v immediate_o bread_n and_o pulse_n from_o his_o brother_n hand_n little_o value_v the_o loss_n he_o have_v make_v of_o the_o first_o advantage_n wherewith_o god_n and_o nature_n have_v favour_v he_o what_o infamy_n what_o ingratitude_n and_o what_o impiety_n can_v a_o man_n represent_v unto_o himself_o so_o weak_a a_o act_n as_o to_o part_v with_o the_o singular_a favour_n of_o god_n for_o a_o bit_n of_o bread_n be_v there_o any_o ingratitude_n more_o enormous_a than_o to_o misprise_v the_o gift_n of_o nature_n and_o be_v it_o not_o a_o sacrilege_n and_o simony_n to_o sell_v his_o priesthood_n for_o a_o mess_n of_o pottage_n in_o fine_a be_v it_o not_o to_o be_v hunger-starve_v even_o unto_o rage_n to_o swallow_v with_o the_o pulse_n the_o right_a of_o his_o primogeniture_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o illustrious_a quality_n a_o man_n can_v possess_v in_o his_o family_n it_o be_v this_o brutish_a appetite_n which_o desolate_v the_o terrestrial_a paradise_n which_o consume_v sodom_n gluttony_n the_o disaster_n of_o gluttony_n which_o daily_o devour_v the_o wealth_n of_o the_o rich_a and_o most_o illustrious_a house_n it_o be_v the_o well_o of_o the_o abyss_n the_o cistern_n of_o babylon_n and_o the_o gulf_n of_o heil_n the_o air_n the_o earth_n and_o the_o sea_n can_v satiate_v these_o devour_a ardour_n and_o this_o fire_n which_o still_o require_v aliment_n these_o be_v those_o horseleech_n which_o never_o quench_v their_o thirst_n these_o be_v the_o man_n who_o have_v their_o eye_n in_o their_o belly_n and_o their_o reason_n bury_v in_o wine_n i_o be_o deceive_v these_o be_v not_o man_n but_o sponge_n and_o tun_n like_o those_o of_o the_o danaides_n into_o which_o the_o ocean_n may_v enter_v without_o shilling_n they_o final_o it_o be_v this_o infamous_a vice_n which_o cause_v esau_n to_o direct_v his_o first_o step_n into_o the_o precipice_n where_o afterward_o he_o be_v swallow_v up_o chap._n iii_o the_o dexterity_n of_o rebecca_n to_o procure_v for_o jacob_n the_o blessing_n of_o isaac_n there_o be_v a_o false_a divinity_n in_o the_o world_n which_o have_v temple_n in_o the_o lung_n psych_n deus_fw-la tibi_fw-la venture_n est_fw-la &_o pulmo_fw-la templum_fw-la tertul._n advers._fw-la psych_n and_o altar_n in_o the_o belly_n of_o most_o men._n the_o appetite_n of_o gluttony_n be_v the_o origin_n of_o all_o vice_n the_o furnace_n in_o which_o the_o most_o dreadful_a flame_n of_o impurity_n be_v nourish_v and_o enkindle_v we_o must_v not_o then_o wonder_v if_o esau_n who_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o sell_v the_o right_n of_o his_o primogeniture_n to_o satisfy_v a_o gluttonous_a desire_n have_v the_o impudence_n afterward_o to_o mary_n against_o the_o will_n of_o his_o parent_n and_o to_o take_v two_o foreign_a insolent_a and_o furious_a wife_n and_o which_o be_v worse_o addict_v to_o the_o worship_n of_o false_a go_n these_o be_v two_o incarnate_a devil_n and_o two_o spirit_n bear_v neither_o respect_n nor_o any_o pity_n towards_o isaac_n and_o rebecca_n they_o raise_v also_o a_o war_n and_o tumult_n in_o the_o whole_a house_n and_o sufficient_o manifest_v what_o a_o woman_n can_v do_v when_o she_o have_v once_o tread_v honour_n and_o devotion_n under_o her_o foot_n nevertheless_o isaac_n wax_v old_a amid_o these_o misfortune_n 2._o senuit_fw-la autem_fw-la isaac_n &_o caligaverunt_fw-la oculi_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o videre_fw-la non_fw-la poterat_fw-la gen._n 27._o v._n 2._o insensible_o feel_v the_o approach_n of_o death_n and_o as_o if_o his_o eye_n abhor_v to_o serve_v as_o witness_n to_o the_o disaster_n of_o his_o old_a age_n they_o cover_v themselves_o with_o the_o darkness_n of_o a_o lamentable_a blindness_n among_o these_o accident_n his_o eye_n be_v shut_v against_o all_o the_o clarity_n of_o life_n uncertainty_n vocavitque_fw-la esau_n filium_fw-la suum_fw-la majorem_fw-la &_o dixit_fw-la ei_fw-la fili_fw-la mi_fw-mi gen._n 27._o v._n 2._o vides_fw-la inquit_fw-la quod_fw-la senuerim_fw-la &_o ignorem_fw-la diem_fw-la mortis_fw-la me●e_fw-la gen._n 27._o v._n 2._o a_o most_o uncertain_a uncertainty_n his_o soul_n go_v penetrate_v the_o shade_n and_o night_n of_o the_o tomb._n he_o call_v esau_n and_o say_v to_o he_o with_o a_o pitiful_a tone_n alas_o my_o son_n i_o be_o upon_o the_o brink_n of_o my_o grave_n and_o yet_o i_o know_v not_o when_o i_o shall_v descend_v into_o it_o sure_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o certain_a than_o the_o end_n of_o life_n and_o nothing_o less_o certain_a than_o the_o time_n when_o we_o must_v die_v the_o sun_n be_v not_o more_o clear_a and_o perspicuous_a in_o the_o heaven_n than_o this_o decree_n on_o earth_n one_o must_v be_v a_o beast_n among_o man_n and_o dead_a in_o the_o world_n to_o doubt_v of_o this_o verity_n this_o hinder_v we_o not_o from_o provide_v for_o our_o necessity_n and_o prudence_n enjoin_v that_o meditate_v upon_o death_n we_o forget_v not_o the_o duty_n of_o life_n as_o isaac_n do_v this_o good_a man_n feel_v his_o life_n to_o extinguish_v as_o a_o lamp_n who_o oil_n begin_v to_o fail_v call_v esau_n 12._o vocavitque_fw-la esau_n si_fw-la lium_o majorem_fw-la &_o dixit_fw-la ei_fw-la fili_fw-la mi_fw-mi qui_fw-la respondit_fw-la adsum_fw-la gen._n 27._o v._n 1._o sume_fw-la arma_fw-la tua_fw-la pharetram_fw-la &_o arcum_fw-la &_o egredere_fw-la for_o as_o cumque_fw-la venatu_fw-la aliquid_fw-la apprehender●s_fw-la gen._n 27._o v._n 3._o fac_n mihi_fw-la inde_fw-la pulmentum_fw-la sicut_fw-la velle_fw-la i_o nosti_fw-la &_o offer_fw-mi ut_fw-la comedam_fw-la &_o benedicat_fw-la tibi_fw-la anima_fw-la mea_fw-la antequam_fw-la moriar_fw-la gen._n 27._o v._n 4._o quod_fw-la cum_fw-la audisser_fw-fr rebecca_n &_o ille_fw-la abiesset_fw-la in_o agrum_fw-la ut_fw-la jussionem_fw-la patris_fw-la impleret_fw-la gen._n 27._o v._n 5._o ambr._n lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr jacob_n &_o vita_fw-la beata_fw-la c._n 2._o rebecca_n non_fw-la silium_fw-la filio_fw-la sed_fw-la justum_fw-la praeferebat_fw-la infusto_fw-la etc._n etc._n nunc_fw-la ergo_fw-la fili_fw-la mi_fw-mi acquiesce_v co●si_fw-la iis_fw-la meis_fw-la gen._n 27._o v._n 8._o pergen_n add_v gregen_o adfer_fw-la mihi_fw-la dvos_fw-la ●●●dos_fw-la optimos_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 27._o v._n 9_o quos_fw-la cum_fw-la intuleris_fw-la &_o comederit_fw-la benedicat_fw-la tibi_fw-la prius_fw-la quam_fw-la moriatur_fw-la gen._n 27._o v._n 10._o cui_fw-la ille_fw-la respondit_fw-la n●sti_fw-la quod_fw-la esau_n frater_fw-la meus_fw-la homo_fw-la pilosus_fw-la sit_fw-la &_o ego_fw-la lenis_fw-la gen._n 27._o v._o 1●_n si_fw-mi attractaverit_fw-la i_o pater_fw-la meus_fw-la &_o senserit_fw-la time●ne_fw-la putet_fw-la i_o sibi_fw-la voluisse_fw-la illudere_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 27._o v._n 12._o and_o command_v he_o to_o take_v his_o quiver_n his_o bow_n and_o arrow_n and_o to_o go_v a_o hunt_n that_o he_o may_v bring_v he_o something_o to_o eat_v with_o this_o promise_n that_o at_o his_o return_n he_o will_v give_v he_o his_o benediction_n before_o his_o death_n esau_n immediate_o perform_v what_o his_o father_n have_v command_v he_o rebecca_n who_o hear_v isaack_n whole_a discourse_n make_v use_v of_o her_o time_n very_o seasonable_o to_o do_v what_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n direct_v she_o ah_o how_o ingenious_a be_v virtue_n and_o how_o dexterous_a be_v love_n when_o it_o follow_v the_o will_n of_o god_n who_o will_v believe_v that_o a_o woman_n dare_v undertake_v what_o rebecca_n do_v her_o design_n be_v not_o say_v st._n ambrose_n to_o prefer_v the_o young_a before_o the_o elder_a but_o only_o the_o merit_n and_o perfection_n of_o
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vocavit_fw-la eum_fw-la de_fw-la medio_fw-la rubi_fw-la &_o ait_fw-la moses_n moses_n qui_fw-la respondit_fw-la adsum_fw-la exed_a 3._o v._n 4._o at_o ill●_n ne_o appropy_n inquit_fw-la huc_fw-la solve_v calceamentum_fw-la de_fw-la ●edibus_fw-la tuis_fw-la locus_fw-la enim_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la stas_fw-la terra_fw-la sancta_fw-la est_fw-la exod._n 3._o v._o 5._o et_fw-fr ait_fw-fr ego_fw-la sum_fw-la deus_fw-la patris_fw-la tui_fw-la deus_fw-la abrabam_fw-la deus_fw-la isaac_n &_o deus_fw-la jacob._n exod._n 3._o v._o 6._o abscondit_fw-la moses_n faciem_fw-la suay_n non_fw-la enim_fw-la audebat_fw-la aspicere_fw-la contra_fw-la deum_fw-la exod._n 3._o v._o 6_o i_o hear_v already_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n who_o call_v this_o happy_a solitary_a person_n and_o who_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o this_o flame_a pyle_n say_v unto_o he_o moses_n moses_n lord_n what_o be_v thy_o pleasure_n answer_v this_o amiable_a shepherd_n behold_v i_o ready_a to_o do_v all_o that_o thou_o shall_v command_v the_o sight_n of_o this_o sacred_a bush_n have_v surprise_v he_o and_o give_v he_o a_o holy_a curiosity_n to_o approach_v and_o see_v it_o near_o at_o hand_n but_o as_o he_o advance_v god_n say_v unto_o he_o that_o the_o place_n where_o he_o set_v his_o foot_n be_v holy_a ground_n that_o he_o must_v put_v off_o his_o shoe_n and_o beside_o he_o that_o have_v speak_v to_o he_o be_v the_o great_a god_n of_o his_o father_n the_o god_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob._n at_o these_o word_n moses_n remain_v so_o much_o astonish_v and_o the_o sight_n of_o this_o object_n ravish_v he_o with_o so_o sweet_a a_o violence_n as_o he_o be_v enforce_v to_o veil_v his_o eye_n too_o weak_a to_o endure_v the_o splendour_n and_o majesty_n of_o god_n who_o see_v he_o so_o pliable_a and_o obedient_a speak_v to_o he_o as_o a_o good_a father_n who_o feel_v his_o heart_n touch_v with_o compassion_n for_o the_o misery_n of_o his_o poor_a child_n i_o have_v 12._o cui_fw-la ait_fw-la vidi_n
be_v but_o air_n which_o spread_v itself_o to_o a_o infinity_o other_o will_v follow_v democritus_n who_o adore_v no_o other_o god_n than_o fire_n or_o else_o anaximander_n who_o have_v no_o other_o divinity_n but_o the_o star_n or_o diogenes_n who_o ascribe_v unto_o he_o a_o body_n of_o wind_n animate_v with_o reason_n or_o chrysippus_n who_o fasten_v he_o to_o a_o cruel_a destiny_n or_o parmenides_n who_o make_v he_o to_o be_v a_o circle_n to_o surround_v the_o heaven_n or_o stratonicus_n who_o sacrifice_v all_o his_o love_n unto_o nature_n or_o epicurus_n who_o amaze_v himself_o to_o form_v a_o god_n of_o atom_n and_o in_o fine_a some_o other_o will_v side_n with_o varro_n cleanthes_n and_o anaxagoras_n or_o some_o other_o dreamer_n who_o never_o know_v the_o true_a god_n of_o moses_n and_o though_o his_o name_n be_v ineffable_a and_o his_o essence_n incomprehensible_a yet_o we_o can_v be_v ignorant_a of_o his_o power_n and_o goodness_n chap._n vii_o the_o obduration_n of_o pharaoh_n be_v heart_n nature_n can_v give_v unto_o man_n nature_n finite_a power_n of_o nature_n but_o what_o be_v within_o her_o sphere_n and_o as_o her_o power_n be_v finite_a so_o she_o can_v only_o give_v they_o finite_a and_o limit_v present_n god_n alone_o to_o who_o all_o be_v possible_a can_v only_o bestow_v favour_n on_o we_o which_o be_v not_o common_a and_o it_o belong_v only_o unto_o he_o to_o convert_v glass_n into_o silver_n straw_n into_o gold_n and_o to_o make_v god_n of_o man_n if_o he_o so_o please_v he_o do_v it_o once_o by_o unite_n two_o nature_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o subject_a and_o make_v god_n man_n who_o be_v god_n no_o less_o than_o himself_o but_o without_o speak_v of_o this_o mystery_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v parallel_v be_v but_o once_o do_v god_n have_v be_v often_o please_v to_o make_v man_n god_n to_o who_o without_o communicate_v his_o nature_n he_o have_v impart_v to_o they_o his_o most_o illustrious_a quality_n and_o chief_o the_o power_n he_o have_v over_o all_o create_a thing_n which_o be_v proper_o to_o make_v god_n on_o earth_n or_o at_o least_o man_n who_o be_v demi_fw-fr god_n in_o this_o manner_n saint_n basil_n be_v the_o god_n of_o the_o emperor_n valens_n saint_n ambrose_n of_o the_o empress_n justinia_n saint_n athanasius_n and_o saint_n hillary_n of_o constantine_n and_o in_o the_o first_o age_n elias_n of_o king_n achab_n but_o this_o glorious_a title_n be_v give_v unto_o moses_n by_o a_o particular_a privilege●_n 6._o dixitque_fw-la dominus_fw-la ad_fw-la moisen_n ecce_fw-la constitui_fw-la te_fw-la deum_fw-la pharaonis_fw-la &_o aaron_n frater_fw-la tuus_fw-la erit_fw-la propheta_fw-la tuus_fw-la exod._n 7._o v._o 1._o fecit_fw-la itaque_fw-la moses_n &_o aaron_n sicut_fw-la praeceperat_fw-la dominus_fw-la exod._n 7._o v._o 6._o when_o god_n from_o his_o own_o mouth_n establish_v he_o for_o the_o god_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o when_o at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o give_v he_o his_o brother_n for_o a_o prophet_n present_o after_o this_o god_n and_o this_o prophet_n i_o mean_v this_o moses_n and_o his_o brother_n who_o be_v instruct_v what_o to_o do_v and_o concern_v what_o be_v to_o happen_v return_v unto_o pharaoh_n and_o there_o moses_n show_v he_o prodigy_n which_o be_v evident_a token_n of_o the_o power_n god_n have_v give_v he_o first_o 12._o tulitque_fw-la aaron_n virgam_fw-la coram_fw-la pharaone_fw-la &_o seruis_fw-la ejus_fw-la quae_fw-la versa_fw-la est_fw-la in_o colubrum_fw-la exod._n 7._o v._o 10._o vocavit_fw-la autem_fw-la pharaoh_n sapientes_fw-la &_o maleficos_fw-la &_o secerunt_fw-la etiam_fw-la ipsi_fw-la per_fw-la incantationes_fw-la aegyptiacas_fw-la &_o arcana_fw-la quad●m_fw-la similiter_fw-la exod_n 7._o v._n 11._o projeceruntque_fw-la finguli_fw-la virgas_fw-la svas_fw-la quae_fw-la versae_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o dracones_fw-la exod._n 7._o v._o 12._o have_v cast_v upon_o the_o ground_n the_o rod_n he_o carry_v in_o his_o hand_n it_o become_v spot_v with_o scales_n and_o change_v into_o a_o serpent_n which_o after_o a_o thousand_o little_a wind_n extend_v itself_o at_o its_o full_a length_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o pharaoh_n who_o be_v surprise_v therewith_o and_o not_o know_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o prodigious_a change_n assemble_v the_o wise_a man_n of_o egypt_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o enchanter_n and_o magician_n who_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o do_v the_o same_o that_o moses_n do_v and_o in_o effect_n after_o some_o charm_n show_v dragon_n into_o who_o shape_n god_n have_v permit_v they_o to_o metamorphize_v their_o wand_n that_o it_o may_v appear_v what_o magic_n can_v do_v and_o how_o it_o deceive_v we_o by_o its_o enchantment_n as_o also_o to_o try_v the_o constancy_n and_o faith_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o hebrew_n who_o be_v present_a and_o to_o teach_v we_o that_o the_o devil_n be_v but_o a_o ape_n who_o imitate_v and_o counterfeit_v truth_n 12._o sed_fw-la devoravit_fw-la virga_fw-la aaron_n virgas_fw-la corum_fw-la exod._n 7._o v._o 12._o in_o fine_a god_n permit_v it_o to_o confound_v these_o magician_n for_o all_o their_o prodigy_n and_o all_o their_o little_a serpent_n be_v instant_o devour_v by_o that_o of_o moses_n such_o be_v common_o the_o end_n and_o success_n of_o the_o invention_n and_o masterpiece_n of_o the_o devil_n the_o beginning_n be_v always_o fair_a the_o appearance_n have_v splendour_n but_o they_o be_v but_o false_a star_n form_v in_o a_o cloud_n cipher_n engrave_v on_o sand_n and_o in_o a_o word_n phantasm_n and_o idol_n which_o have_v nothing_o real_a but_o falsehood_n or_o at_o least_o what_o last_v but_o for_o a_o time_n history_n be_v fill_v with_o example_n which_o prove_v this_o very_o but_o to_o express_v what_o seem_v to_o i_o most_o important_a upon_o this_o matter_n god_n as_o i_o have_v say_v often_o permit_v prodigious_a effect_n unto_o cheater_n and_o false_a prophet_n for_o those_o reason_n i_o new_o touch_v but_o that_o which_o astonish_v i_o the_o 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seruis_fw-la ejus_fw-la quae_fw-la versa_fw-la est_fw-la in_o sanguinem_fw-la exod._n 1._o v._o 20._o et_fw-la pisces_fw-la qui_fw-la erant_fw-la in_o slumine_fw-la mortui_fw-la sunt_fw-la exod._n 7._o v._o 21._o who_o change_v his_o rod_n into_o a_o serpent_n and_o this_o serpent_n take_v the_o form_n of_o a_o rod._n he_o see_v the_o water_n of_o nilus_n and_o egypt_n which_o be_v strike_v by_o it_o be_v convert_v into_o blood_n and_o all_o the_o fish_n which_o die_v therein_o he_o persist_v notwithstanding_o in_o his_o first_o design_n and_o in_o stead_n of_o humble_v himself_o under_o the_o omnipotent_a hand_n of_o god_n under_o the_o rod_n of_o moses_n and_o at_o the_o sight_n of_o these_o bloody_a wave_n which_o glide_v along_o the_o river_n nilus_n and_o have_v cause_v the_o death_n of_o fish_n as_o it_o be_v to_o advertise_v man_n of_o the_o like_a disaster_n he_o amuze_v himself_o with_o the_o illusion_n of_o some_o enchanter_n who_o flatter_v he_o by_o show_v he_o some_o 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this_o
france_n may_v boast_v that_o she_o have_v have_v hyppocrateses_n and_o galens_n who_o have_v even_o pierce_v the_o source_n of_o this_o disease_n and_o all_o general_o conclude_v that_o among_o all_o malady_n this_o have_v something_o i_o know_v not_o what_o of_o divine_a in_o a_o word_n it_o be_v ordinary_o the_o scourge_n of_o heaven_n of_o which_o we_o must_v not_o often_o seek_v out_o other_o cause_n than_o god_n and_o these_o be_v the_o arm_n wherewith_o he_o make_v himself_o to_o be_v feel_v in_o egypt_n which_o become_v more_o insensible_a by_o the_o stroke_n of_o aaron_n and_o moses_n rod._n 9.4_o ecce_fw-la manus_fw-la mea_fw-la ibit_fw-la super_fw-la agros_fw-la tuos_fw-la et_fw-la super_fw-la equos_fw-la &_o asinos_fw-la &_o camelos_fw-la &_o boves_fw-la &_o oves_fw-la pestis_fw-la valde_fw-la gravis_fw-la exod._n 9_o v._o 3._o et_fw-la faciet_fw-la dominus_fw-la mirabile_fw-la inter_fw-la poffession●●_n israel_n exod._n 9.4_o i_o will_v lift_v up_o my_o hand_n say_v he_o over_o the_o field_n of_o egypt_n and_o the_o plague_n shall_v choke_v its_o horse_n its_o ox_n and_o sheep_n and_o that_o which_o will_v be_v more_o prodigious_a the_o heritage_n and_o the_o flock_n of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n shall_v receive_v no_o damage_n by_o it_o in_o such_o a_o case_n remedy_n be_v useless_a all_o the_o aspect_n of_o the_o planet_n be_v malignant_a the_o whole_a air_n be_v contagious_a the_o most_o solid_a meat_n corrupt_v the_o best_a wine_n be_v convert_v into_o poison_n purgation_n make_v of_o saffron_n myrrh_n and_o aloe_n prove_v mortal_a all_o the_o dose_n of_o mithridate_n serve_v but_o to_o enkindle_v the_o fire_n and_o all_o the_o fumigation_n of_o incense_n juniper_n and_o turpentine_n make_v but_o a_o gross_a smoke_n which_o cause_v blindness_n to_o march_v before_o death_n in_o vain_a then_o do_v pharaoh_n labour_n unprofitable_a labour_n and_o his_o enchanter_n strive_v to_o quench_v these_o flame_n because_o they_o be_v enkindle_v by_o a_o hand_n which_o can_v in_o a_o moment_n consume_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o after_o remake_v it_o just_a as_o it_o be_v and_o it_o be_v this_o hand_n which_o give_v virtue_n unto_o herb_n and_o without_o which_o all_o medicine_n be_v convert_v into_o poison_n behold_v the_o hand_n of_o god_n 6._o mortuaque_fw-la sunt_fw-la omne_fw-la animantia_fw-la aegyptiorum_n exod._n 9_o v._o 6._o and_o who_o ever_o will_v know_v the_o force_n and_o rigour_n of_o it_o let_v he_o see_v how_o in_o one_o day_n it_o make_v a_o bloody_a butchery_n of_o all_o the_o animal_n which_o be_v find_v in_o egypt_n this_o be_v the_o five_o plague_n of_o pharaoh_n the_o sixth_o which_o follow_v plague_n the_o sixth_o plague_n happen_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n god_n command_v moses_n and_o aaron_n to_o fill_v their_o hand_n with_o ash_n 21._o et_fw-la dixit_fw-la dominus_fw-la ad_fw-la moisen_n &_o aaron_n tollite_fw-la plenas_fw-la manus_fw-la cineris_fw-la de_fw-la camino_fw-la &_o steterunt_fw-la coram_fw-la pharaone_fw-la &_o sparsit_fw-la illum_fw-la moses_n in_fw-la coelum_fw-la factaque_fw-la sunt_fw-la ulcera_fw-la vesicarum_fw-la turgentium_fw-la in_o hominibus_fw-la &_o jumentis_fw-la exod._n 9.10_o videbatur_fw-la unum_fw-la ulcus_fw-la à_fw-la vertice_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la fine_n pedis_fw-la philo._n nec_fw-la poterant_fw-la malefici_fw-la stare_v coram_fw-la moise_n propter_fw-la ulcera_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o illis_fw-la erant_fw-la exod._n 9_o v._o 21._o and_o then_o to_o cast_v they_o into_o the_o air_n the_o which_o moses_n have_v no_o soon_o do_v but_o present_o after_o there_o be_v form_v in_o the_o eye_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o of_o all_o egypt_n as_o it_o be_v a_o vast_a cloud_n of_o dust_n which_o pour_v down_o itself_o and_o fall_v on_o their_o body_n cover_v they_o with_o certain_a tumour_n and_o with_o a_o general_a ebolition_n which_o break_v the_o skin_n make_v the_o whole_a body_n but_o as_o one_o great_a ulcer_n the_o smart_n and_o pain_n be_v so_o extreme_a 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he_o form_v they_o in_o a_o instant_n as_o great_a prodigy_n which_o spring_n from_o a_o supernatural_a source_n such_o be_v then_o the_o hail_n which_o fall_v upon_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n in_o so_o great_a a_o quantity_n and_o with_o so_o much_o violence_n that_o all_o that_o chance_v to_o be_v in_o the_o field_n be_v strike_v by_o it_o 25._o pluitque_fw-la dominus_fw-la grandine_n super_fw-la terram_fw-la aegypti_n exod._n 9_o v._o 23._o et_fw-la percussit_fw-la grando_fw-la in_o omni_fw-la terra_fw-la aegypti_n cuncta_fw-la quae_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la in_o agris_fw-la ab_fw-la homine_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la jumentum_fw-la exod._n 9_o v._o 25._o and_o there_o be_v neither_o man_n nor_o beast_n which_o can_v save_v themselves_o from_o it_o this_o be_v the_o seven_o scourge_n of_o egypt_n and_o that_o wherein_o god_n especial_o begin_v to_o cause_v the_o rigour_n of_o his_o arm_n and_o the_o weight_n of_o his_o hand_n to_o be_v feel_v go_v then_o again_o unto_o pharaoh_n say_v he_o unto_o moses_n and_o let_v this_o inflexible_a person_n learn_v to_o bow_v under_o my_o law_n for_o i_o be_o resolve_v at_o his_o cost_n to_o make_v my_o power_n and_o authority_n thunder_v out_o to_o the_o end_n it_o may_v be_v every_o where_o know_v that_o i_o be_o his_o lord_n and_o god_n at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o hour_n be_v suspend_v for_o punishment_n the_o next_o day_n at_o the_o prefix_a time_n and_o in_o the_o same_o moment_n which_o have_v be_v appoint_v the_o air_n begin_v to_o melt_v into_o so_o prodigious_a and_o thick_a a_o hail_n 24._o et_fw-la dominus_fw-la dedit_fw-la tonitrua_fw-la &_o grandinem_fw-la ac_fw-la discurrentia_fw-la fulgura_fw-la super_fw-la terram_fw-la exod._n 9_o v._o 23._o tantaque_fw-la fuit_fw-la magnitudinis_fw-la quanta_fw-la ante_fw-la nunquam_fw-la apparuit_fw-la in_o universa_fw-la terra_fw-la aegypti_n exod._n 9_o v._o 24._o et_fw-la grando_fw-la &_o ignis_fw-la mista_fw-la pariter_fw-la ferebantur_fw-la exod._n 9_o v._o 24._o that_o egypt_n have_v never_o see_v any_o thing_n like_o it_o that_o which_o render_v the_o accident_n more_o dreadful_a and_o strange_a be_v the_o noise_n of_o thunder_n and_o the_o frightful_a mixture_n of_o air_n fire_n lightning_n and_o rain_n which_o make_v throughout_o this_o unfortunate_a country_n a_o abyss_n of_o horror_n and_o misery_n i_o leave_v you_o to_o think_v what_o dread_n and_o affrightment_n must_v this_o prince_n have_v who_o have_v enkindle_v all_o these_o fire_n and_o raise_v all_o these_o storm_n over_o his_o own_o head_n and_o that_o of_o his_o subject_n alas_o how_o frail_a be_v the_o sceptre_n of_o this_o world_n how_o weak_a be_v the_o splendour_n of_o crown_n and_o how_o little_a resistance_n have_v throne_n since_o there_o need_v but_o one_o furious_a clap_n of_o thunder_n but_o one_o deluge_n of_o rain_n one_o lightning_n in_o the_o cloud_n one_o wind_n one_o storm_z of_o hail_o one_o exhalation_n or_o some_o vapour_n to_o ravage_v to_o destroy_v to_o drown_v to_o bury_v in_o a_o tomb_n of_o ash_n and_o flame_n all_o these_o proud_a colossus_n and_o those_o
have_v pass_v and_o know_v that_o he_o can_v not_o forbear_v earnest_o to_o call_v upon_o his_o clemency_n for_o these_o guilty_a man_n he_o speak_v unto_o he_o just_a as_o if_o his_o hand_n have_v be_v tie_v behind_o he_o and_o as_o if_o he_o can_v not_o have_v dart_v the_o thunderbolt_n of_o his_o wrath_n until_o moses_n have_v consent_v thereunto_o moses_n 10._o dimitte_v i_o ut_fw-la irascatur_fw-la furor_fw-la meus_fw-la contra_fw-la eos_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 32._o v._o 10._o say_v he_o thy_o people_n have_v sin_v against_o i_o and_o their_o sin_n cry_v out_o for_o vengeance_n but_o the_o prayer_n thou_o make_v for_o they_o keep_v back_o my_o arm_n and_o i_o can_v cause_v my_o lightning_n to_o break_v forth_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o detain_v those_o ejaculation_n and_o flame_n which_o oppose_v i_o and_o reinkindle_v my_o goodness_n even_o in_o the_o bosom_n of_o my_o severe_a justice_n not_o that_o god_n niel_n st._n hieron_n in_o 5_o da._n niel_n say_v saint_n jerome_n be_v changeable_a or_o that_o he_o can_v change_v for_o his_o nature_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o mutation_n but_o the_o order_n of_o thing_n may_v alter_v according_a to_o the_o course_n of_o his_o divine_a providence_n we_o must_v not_o also_o imagine_v that_o his_o decree_n can_v be_v change_v within_o himself_o for_o they_o be_v eternal_a 24._o consilium_fw-la deus_fw-la non_fw-la mutat_fw-la sedrem_fw-la greg._n lib._n 20._o moral_a 24._o and_o engrave_v in_o his_o proper_a essence_n all_o the_o change_n in_o this_o case_n befall_v the_o soul_n of_o sinner_n as_o they_o be_v absolve_v and_o free_v from_o the_o pain_n they_o have_v merit_v the_o which_o be_v do_v not_o by_o any_o change_n in_o god_n or_o in_o his_o decree_n but_o in_o those_o against_o who_o the_o sentence_n of_o condemnation_n have_v be_v give_v and_o this_o change_n arise_v either_o from_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n or_o by_o the_o intercession_n of_o his_o saint_n it_o be_v then_o for_o moses_n sake_n 10._o faciamque_fw-la te_fw-la in_o gentem_fw-la magnam_fw-la exod._n 32._o v._o 10._o god_n will_v seem_v to_o alter_v his_o design_n for_o notwithstanding_o all_o that_o god_n say_v to_o he_o his_o zeal_n pass_v yet_o far_o and_o he_o refuse_v all_o the_o offer_v make_v he_o even_o of_o another_o people_n and_o of_o a_o more_o ample_a government_n to_o assist_v these_o ungrateful_a person_n it_o seem_v say_v saint_n gregory_n 7._o charitas_fw-la in_o sancto_fw-la ejus_fw-la pectore_fw-la ex_fw-la persecutione_n ●●nescebat_fw-la magis_fw-la greg._n 27._o mor._n 7._o that_o love_n and_o compassion_n be_v the_o more_o inflame_v by_o the_o breath_n of_o the_o injury_n and_o affront_v which_o be_v offer_v he_o just_a as_o water_v which_o become_v the_o hot_a the_o more_o cold_a the_o air_n be_v which_o incompass_v it_o and_o a_o fire_n who_o ardour_n become_v more_o violent_a 27._o ut_fw-la perire_fw-la malint_fw-la cum_fw-la his_fw-la qui_fw-la sibi_fw-la crediti_fw-la sunt_fw-la quam_fw-la sine_fw-la illit_fw-la salvos_fw-la esse_fw-la chrysost_n hom._n 12._o in_o cap._n 1._o s._n joan._n placatusque_fw-la est_fw-la dominus_fw-la ne_fw-la faceret_fw-la malum_fw-la quod_fw-la locutus_fw-la fuerat_fw-la adversus_fw-la populum_fw-la suum_fw-la exod_n 32._o v._o 14._o et_fw-la reversus_fw-la est_fw-la morse_n de_fw-fr monte_fw-fr portans_fw-la dvas_fw-la tabulas_fw-la testimonii_fw-la in_o manu_fw-la sva_fw-la scriptas_fw-la ex_fw-la utraque_fw-la parte_fw-la exod._n 32._o v._o 15._o cumque_fw-la appropinquasset_fw-la ad_fw-la castra_fw-la vidit_fw-la vitulum_fw-la &_o choros_fw-la iratusque_fw-la valde_fw-la projecit_fw-la de_fw-la manu_fw-la tabulas_fw-la &_o confregit_fw-la eas_fw-la ad_fw-la radicem_fw-la montis_fw-la exo._n 32._o v._o 19_o arripiensque_fw-la virtulum_fw-la quem_fw-la fecerant_fw-la combussit_fw-la &_o contrivit_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la pulverem_fw-la quem_fw-la sparsit_fw-la in_o aquam_fw-la exo._n 32.20_o dixitque_fw-la ad_fw-la aaron_n quid_fw-la tibi_fw-la fecit_fw-la hic_fw-la populus_fw-la ut_fw-la induceres_fw-la super_fw-la eum_fw-la peccatum_fw-la maximum_fw-la exod._n 32._o v._o 21._o cui_fw-la ille_fw-la respondit_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 32._o v._o 22._o et_fw-la stans_fw-la in_o porta_fw-la castrorum_fw-la ait_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la est_fw-la domini_fw-la jungatur_fw-la mihi_fw-la congregatique_fw-la sunt_fw-la ad_fw-la eum_fw-la omnes_fw-la fitu_fw-la levi._n exod._n 32._o v._o 26._o s._n greg._n in_o 1_o reg._n 14._o rupertn_n &_o alti_fw-la passim_fw-la quibus_fw-la ait_fw-la haec_fw-la dicit_fw-la dominus_fw-la deus_fw-la israel_n ponat_fw-la vir_fw-la gladium_fw-la super_fw-la femur_fw-la suum_fw-la ice_n &_o reddite_fw-la de_fw-la porta_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la portam_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 32._o v._o 27._o proportionable_o as_o the_o cold_a which_o press_v it_o be_v more_o forcible_a behold_v say_v saint_n john_n chrysostom_n the_o antiperistasis_n of_o perfect_a charity_n wherein_o all_o heart_n which_o have_v any_o charge_n of_o soul_n aught_o to_o find_v the_o increase_n of_o their_o most_o holy_a and_o just_a ardour_n and_o this_o be_v what_o moses_n do_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o contempt_n and_o persecution_n of_o all_o his_o people_n for_o who_o when_o he_o have_v obtain_v some_o easment_n of_o pain_n and_o some_o diminution_n of_o the_o punishment_n they_o have_v deserve_v he_o descend_v from_o the_o mountain_n carry_v between_o his_o arm_n the_o table_n in_o which_o the_o law_n be_v write_v on_o both_o side_n which_o he_o think_v not_o yet_o convenient_a to_o give_v unto_o such_o unworthy_a people_n and_o pollute_a with_o the_o most_o heinous_a of_o all_o sacrilege_n but_o have_v break_v they_o in_o piece_n he_o go_v direct_o to_o cast_v down_o the_o golden_a calf_n and_o dissolve_v it_o into_o dust_n which_o he_o afterward_o throw_v into_o the_o stream_n of_o a_o torrent_n which_o issue_v forth_o of_o mount_n sina_n and_o pass_v through_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o hebrew_n camp_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v swallow_v down_o these_o funestous_a relic_n and_o that_o no_o man_n may_v ever_o behold_v they_o without_o horror_n afterward_o he_o blame_v aaron_n as_o the_o author_n of_o this_o crime_n who_o endeavour_v to_o excuse_v himself_o relate_v to_o he_o in_o order_n what_o have_v pass_v the_o which_o do_v not_o yet_o divert_v moses_n from_o do_v what_o his_o zeal_n inspire_v he_o for_o from_o thence_o he_o come_v to_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o camp_n where_o make_v a_o stand_n he_o cry_v out_o that_o all_o that_o be_v of_o god_n party_n and_o have_v not_o participate_v of_o idolatry_n shall_v follow_v he_o which_o the_o child_n of_o levi_n hear_v who_o tribe_n have_v continue_v most_o faithful_a unto_o god_n put_v themselves_o in_o a_o ring_n about_o moses_n who_o follow_v the_o sovereign_a power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v from_o god_n command_v they_o to_o betake_v themselves_o to_o their_o arm_n and_o lay_v about_o they_o without_o spare_v any_o of_o the_o guilty_a either_o brother_n friend_n neighbor_n or_o any_o person_n among_o these_o impious_a man_n so_o that_o the_o number_n of_o the_o dead_a amount_v to_o three_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o behold_v a_o strange_a massacre_n nevertheless_o it_o be_v a_o effect_n of_o meekness_n which_o have_v change_v its_o countenance_n and_o take_v that_o of_o severity_n these_o be_v shaft_n which_o issue_v out_o of_o a_o heart_n the_o full_a of_o pity_n and_o clemency_n which_o be_v then_o in_o the_o world_n but_o shoot_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o justice_n if_o such_o as_o govern_v republic_n and_o state_n have_v nothing_o but_o crown_n to_o recompense_v their_o merit_n 28._o misericordia_fw-la &_o veritas_fw-la custodiunt_fw-la regein_o &_o roboratur_fw-la clementia_fw-la thronus_fw-la ejus_fw-la exod._n 20._o v._o 28._o and_o no_o thunderbolt_n to_o punish_v the_o wicked_a quick_o will_v insolence_n treachery_n concussion_n robbery_n and_o all_o the_o abomination_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v see_v hold_v the_o reign_v of_o empire_n and_o in_o fine_a virtue_n groan_v under_o the_o foot_n of_o vice_n and_o impiety_n a_o prince_n ought_v to_o have_v the_o meekness_n of_o a_o lamb_n and_o the_o terror_n of_o a_o lion_n otherwise_o man_n abuse_v he_o and_o his_o power_n seem_v but_o for_o a_o support_n unto_o the_o black_a dissolution_n the_o people_n also_o ought_v to_o love_n with_o fear_n otherwise_o their_o love_n degenerate_v into_o contempt_n i_o know_v that_o throne_n have_v no_o foundation_n more_o solid_a and_o immovable_a than_o when_o they_o be_v support_v by_o the_o heart_n of_o their_o subject_n but_o if_o guard_n be_v not_o place_v about_o they_o as_o so_o many_o pillar_n there_o need_v but_o one_o storm_n to_o overthrow_v they_o it_o can_v be_v doubt_v but_o this_o kind_n of_o mixture_n be_v full_a of_o difficulty_n but_o as_o a_o body_n be_v never_o in_o perfect_a health_n but_o when_o all_o its_o four_o humour_n be_v in_o a_o equal_a temper_n so_o kingdom_n be_v never_o better_o govern_v than_o when_o they_o equal_o use_v meekness_n and_o severity_n choler_n be_v the_o touchstone_n of_o virtue_n meekness_n
erat_fw-la quasi_fw-la species_n ignis_fw-la usque_fw-la mane_n num._n 9_o v._n 15._o sic_fw-la siebat_fw-la jugiter_fw-la per_fw-la diem_fw-la operiebat_fw-la illud_fw-la nubes_fw-la &_o per_fw-la nectem_fw-la quasi_fw-la species_n ignis_fw-la num._n 9_o v._n 16._o the_o last_o prodigy_n be_v the_o pillar_n which_o serve_v they_o for_o a_o torch_n amid_o the_o obscurity_n of_o the_o night_n and_o for_o a_o umbrello_n to_o oppose_v the_o overviolent_a ardour_n of_o the_o day_n it_o be_v a_o chariot_n of_o fire_n and_o a_o cloud_n conduct_v by_o a_o intelligence_n which_o hold_v the_o reign_v thereof_o and_o guide_v it_o according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n it_o be_v a_o bark_n in_o the_o air_n more_o fortunate_a than_o that_o which_o heretofore_o carry_v in_o artificial_a fire_n the_o hope_n of_o greece_n for_o this_o vessel_n have_v real_a fire_n its_o pilot_n mark_v out_o as_o some_o have_v believe_v the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n and_o the_o hour_n of_o the_o day_n and_o night_n it_o be_v a_o standard_n which_o accompany_v and_o precede_v all_o the_o triumph_n and_o victory_n of_o the_o hebrew_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n rout_v their_o enemy_n it_o be_v the_o holy_a standard_n who_o cipher_n be_v love-net_n and_o draught_n of_o clemency_n it_o be_v a_o sun_n in_o eclipse_n and_o a_o cloud_n where_o the_o sun_n be_v in_o his_o meridian_n the_o morning_n and_o evening_n star_n see_v this_o veil_n hang_v over_o the_o camp_n of_o the_o israelite_n when_o they_o be_v enforce_v to_o make_v a_o halt_n and_o fly_v when_o they_o be_v to_o march_v god_n himself_o make_v sometime_o use_v of_o it_o as_o his_o throne_n 21._o si_fw-mi fuisset_fw-la nubes_fw-la à_fw-la vespere_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la mane_n &_o statim_fw-la diluculum_fw-la tabernaculum_fw-la reliquisset_fw-la proficiscebantur_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la post_fw-la diem_fw-la &_o noctem_fw-la recessisset_fw-la dissipabant_fw-la tentoria_fw-la num._n 9_o v._n 21._o and_o these_o resplendent_a 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by_o wisdom_n and_o such_o as_o have_v the_o gift_n of_o discretion_n by_o knowledge_n and_o by_o the_o various_a trial_n they_o shall_v have_v chap._n xlvi_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n 1._o quod_fw-la cum_fw-la audisset_fw-la chananaeus_n rex_fw-la arad_n qui_fw-la babitabat_fw-la ad_fw-la meridiem_fw-la venisse_fw-la scilicet_fw-la israel_n per_fw-la explorator_fw-la ●_o viam_fw-la pugnavit_fw-la contra_fw-la illum_fw-la &_o victor_n existens_fw-la duxit_fw-la ex_fw-la eo_fw-la praedam_fw-la num._n 21._o v._n 1._o a_o while_n after_o the_o death_n of_o mary_n and_o aaron_n when_o the_o people_n pursue_v their_o voyage_n towards_o the_o holy_a land_n arad_n king_n of_o the_o canaanite_n have_v no_o soon_o hear_v the_o news_n of_o it_o but_o he_o instant_o take_v the_o field_n to_o hinder_v their_o further_a advance_n it_o be_v upon_o the_o same_o way_n that_o two_o year_n after_o their_o departure_n out_o of_o egypt_n the_o hebrew_n have_v send_v their_o spy_n into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o this_o be_v the_o occasion_n which_o move_v arad_n to_o raise_v force_n in_o great_a haste_n imagine_v that_o all_o these_o traveller_n and_o stranger_n have_v no_o other_o intention_n than_o to_o invade_v his_o territory_n and_o render_v themselves_o master_n of_o his_o country_n the_o first_o conflict_n be_v very_o prosperous_a to_o this_o prince_n 5._o at_o israel_n voto_fw-la se_fw-la domino_fw-la obligans_fw-la ait_fw-la si_fw-la tradideris_fw-la populum_fw-la istum_fw-la in_o manu_fw-la mea_fw-la delebo_fw-la urbes_fw-la ejus_fw-la num._n 21._o v._n 2._o exaudivitque_fw-la dominus_fw-la preces_fw-la israel_n &_o tradidit_fw-la chananaeum_fw-la quem_fw-la ille_fw-la interfecit_fw-la subversis_fw-la urbibus_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o vocavit_fw-la nomen_fw-la illius_fw-la horma_n id_fw-la est_fw-la anathema_n num._n 21._o v._n 3._o profecti_fw-la sunt_fw-la autem_fw-la de_fw-fr monte_fw-fr hor_n per_fw-la viam_fw-la quae_fw-la ducit_fw-la ad_fw-la mare_fw-la rubrum_fw-la ut_fw-la circumirent_fw-la terram_fw-la edom._n et_fw-la taedere_fw-la coepit_fw-la populum_fw-la itineris_fw-la ac_fw-la laboris_fw-la num._n 21._o v._n 4._o locutusque_fw-la contra_fw-la deum_fw-la &_o moisen_n ait_fw-fr curio_n eduxisti_fw-la nos_fw-la de_fw-la aegypto_n ut_fw-la moreremur_fw-la in_o solitudine_fw-la do_v panis_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la aquae_fw-la anima_fw-la nostra_fw-la jam_fw-la nauseat_n super_fw-la cibo_fw-la isto_fw-la levissimo_fw-la num._n 21._o v._n 5._o and_o i_o be_o confident_a he_o will_v have_v defeat_v his_o enemy_n if_o god_n have_v not_o combine_v against_o he_o according_a to_o the_o solemn_a vow_n the_o israelite_n make_v to_o demolish_v for_o his_o honour_n all_o the_o strong_a hold_v of_o this_o king_n and_o to_o lay_v so_o many_o anathemaes_n on_o they_o that_o there_o may_v remain_v nothing_o but_o the_o execrable_a footstep_n and_o bloody_a mark_n of_o the_o abomination_n and_o impiety_n which_o reign_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o 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