better_a plant_n and_o thou_o shall_v eat_v the_o herb_n of_o the_o field_n be_v content_n with_o such_o thing_n as_o the_o common_a field_n produce_v instead_o of_o the_o delicious_a fruit_n of_o paradise_n here_o the_o rabbin_n cry_v out_o mensura_fw-la pro_fw-la mensura_fw-la behold_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n who_o serve_v man_n in_o his_o kind_n he_o be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o the_o choice_a fruit_n of_o the_o garden_n in_o which_o god_n put_v he_o and_o therefore_o he_o take_v they_o from_o he_o and_o send_v he_o to_o eat_v the_o ordinary_a food_n of_o beast_n and_o that_o not_o without_o hard_a labour_n maimon_n more_n nevoch_n p._n i._o cap._n 2._o ver._n 19_o in_o the_o sweat_n of_o thy_o face_n etc._n etc._n some_o conclude_v from_o hence_o that_o the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o before_o the_o fall_n without_o any_o pain_n to_o cultivate_v it_o and_o indeed_o there_o need_v none_o all_o thing_n be_v produce_v at_o the_o first_o by_o the_o divine_a power_n in_o full_a perfection_n but_o what_o labour_n will_v have_v be_v necessary_a in_o time_n if_o man_n have_v continue_v innocent_a we_o do_v not_o know_v only_o these_o word_n signify_v that_o less_o toil_n will_v have_v serve_v than_o man_n must_v now_o take_v for_o their_o sustenance_n some_o of_o the_o jew_n reckon_v up_o nine_o punishment_n beside_o death_n which_o god_n inflict_v upon_o adam_n and_o as_o many_o upon_o eve_n see_v pirke_n elieser_n cap._n fourteen_o and_o vorstius_n upon_o he_o till_o thou_o return_v to_o the_o ground_n i._n e._n till_o thou_o die_v and_o mould_n rest_n into_o dust_n for_o out_o of_o it_o thou_o be_v take_v from_o whence_o thou_o be_v take_v as_o it_o be_v explain_v verse_n 23._o which_o show_v the_o particle_n ki_n be_v not_o always_o to_o be_v translate_v for_o but_o sometime_o whence_o or_o who_o as_o iu_o 25._o god_n have_v give_v i_o another_o seed_n instead_o of_o abel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o cain_n slay_v the_o rest_n of_o this_o verse_n need_v no_o explication_n ver._n 20._o call_v her_o name_n eve_n some_o think_v she_o be_v call_v isscha_n before_o and_o now_o he_o change_v her_o name_n into_o eve_n in_o belief_n that_o god_n will_v make_v she_o the_o mother_n of_o all_o mankind_n and_o of_o the_o promise_a seed_n particular_o by_o who_o as_o d._n chytraeus_n add_v he_o hope_v to_o be_v raise_v from_o the_o dead_a to_o immortal_a life_n mother_n of_o all_o live_n of_o all_o man_n that_o shall_v live_v hereafter_o or_o of_o he_o that_o shall_v give_v life_n to_o mankind_n so_o havah_n may_v be_v interpret_v viva_fw-la or_o vivificatrix_fw-la because_o she_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o all_o mankind_n or_o because_o mankind_n now_o sentence_v to_o death_n be_v by_o her_o seed_n to_o be_v make_v alive_a ver._n 21._o unto_o adam_n and_o his_o wife_n do_v the_o lord_n god_n make_v coat_n of_o skin_n etc._n etc._n the_o first_o clothes_n of_o mankind_n be_v of_o the_o leave_n of_o tree_n which_o they_o make_v themselves_o be_v ready_a at_o hand_n weave_v by_o divine_a art_n the_o next_o be_v of_o the_o skin_n of_o beast_n which_o be_v much_o warm_a and_o better_a able_a to_o defend_v they_o from_o the_o injury_n of_o cold_a and_o weather_n and_o these_o be_v make_v by_o god_n direction_n who_o have_v make_v a_o most_o gracious_a covenant_n with_o our_o first_o parent_n verse_n 15._o it_o seem_v not_o unreasonable_a to_o suppose_v that_o he_o also_o signify_v to_o they_o they_o shall_v for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o it_o offer_v to_o he_o sacrifice_n by_o the_o blood_n of_o which_o covenant_n be_v ratify_v in_o aftertime_n from_o this_o example_n for_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a that_o the_o beast_n of_o who_o skin_n these_o coat_n be_v make_v die_v of_o themselves_o or_o that_o they_o be_v kill_v mere_o for_o this_o use_n or_o for_o their_o food_n and_o therefore_o what_o be_v so_o probable_a as_o that_o by_o god_n order_n they_o be_v slay_v for_o a_o sacrifice_n to_o he_o the_o better_a to_o represent_v to_o they_o their_o gild_n and_o that_o the_o promise_a seed_n shall_v vanquish_v the_o devil_n and_o redeem_v they_o by_o shed_v his_o blood_n and_o that_o of_o the_o skin_n of_o those_o beast_n god_n direct_v coat_n to_o be_v make_v to_o clothe_v they_o but_o whether_o by_o dress_v they_o and_o make_v leather_n of_o they_o or_o only_o by_o dry_v they_o and_o let_v the_o hair_n still_o continue_v on_o they_o we_o can_v tell_v certain_a it_o be_v that_o this_o be_v a_o very_a ancient_a sort_n of_o clothing_n as_o we_o learn_v not_o only_o from_o profane_a author_n but_o from_o the_o sacred_a particular_o heb._n xi_o 37._o the_o jewish_a doctor_n have_v carry_v this_o matter_n so_o far_o as_o to_o say_v that_o adam_n be_v a_o priest_n these_o be_v his_o priestly_a garment_n the_o skin_n indeed_o of_o the_o burnt-offering_a under_o the_o law_n be_v give_v to_o the_o priest_n leu._n vii_o 8._o but_o not_o to_o make_v he_o clothes_n and_o eve_n if_o this_o be_v true_a must_v have_v be_v a_o priest_n also_o for_o she_o have_v a_o coat_n make_v of_o skin_n no_o less_o than_o adam_n who_o they_o fancy_n leave_v this_o coat_n to_o his_o posterity_n so_o that_o noah_n abraham_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o patriarch_n as_o abel_n they_o say_v do_v sacrifice_v in_o the_o very_a same_o coat_n till_o aaron_n be_v make_v highpriest_n and_o have_v special_a garment_n appoint_v he_o by_o god_n among_o which_o one_o be_v call_v by_o this_o very_a name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d exod._n xxviii_o it_o give_v ground_n to_o this_o idle_a conceit_n ver._n 22._o behold_v the_o man_n be_v become_v etc._n etc._n man_n in_o this_o place_n include_v woman_n and_o these_o word_n be_v general_o think_v to_o be_v speak_v sarcastical_o to_o reprove_v their_o great_a folly_n in_o think_v to_o increase_v their_o knowledge_n whether_o god_n will_v for_o no._n like_o one_o of_o we_o these_o word_n plain_o insinuate_v a_o plurality_n of_o person_n in_o the_o godhead_n and_o all_o other_o explication_n of_o they_o seem_v to_o we_o force_v and_o unnatural_a that_o of_o mr._n calvin_n be_v as_o disagreeable_a to_o the_o hebrew_n phrase_n as_o that_o of_o socinus_n to_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n this_o i_o think_v be_v well_o prove_v by_o theodorick_n hackspan_n disput_fw-la iu._n de_fw-fr locut_n sacris_fw-la n._n 15_o etc._n etc._n and_o now_o lest_o he_o put_v forth_o his_o hand_n etc._n etc._n this_o seem_v a_o abrupt_a kind_n of_o speech_n something_o be_v keep_v back_o as_o let_v we_o turn_v he_o out_o or_o some_o suchlike_a word_n lest_o he_o take_v also_o of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o live_v for_o ever_o which_o many_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n look_v upon_o as_o a_o merciful_a dispensation_n that_o man_n may_v not_o be_v perpetuate_v in_o a_o state_n of_o sin_n so_o irenaeus_n l._n iii_o cap._n 37._o and_o greg._n nazianz._n orat._n xxxviii_o p._n 619._o god_n thus_o order_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o sin_n may_v not_o be_v immortal_a and_o the_o punishment_n may_v be_v a_o kindness_n which_o he_o repeat_v orat._n xlii_o p._n 681._o so_o epiphanius_n also_o haeres_fw-la xxxvii_o n._n 1._o when_o man_n have_v spoil_v himself_o god_n unmake_v he_o that_o he_o may_v make_v he_o better_o and_o methodius_n in_o he_o haeres_fw-la xliv_o n._n 24_o 25_o etc._n etc._n and_o 29._o where_o he_o proceed_v so_o far_o as_o to_o say_v that_o death_n be_v not_o send_v upon_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o any_o evil_a design_n to_o he_o but_o as_o a_o mercy_n ver._n 23._o therefore_o god_n send_v he_o forth_o etc._n etc._n or_o cast_v he_o out_o and_o that_o with_o reproach_n and_o disgrace_n as_o aben_n ezra_n observe_v the_o hebrew_n word_n in_o this_o form_n to_o signify_v and_o so_o cast_v he_o out_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o return_v again_o to_o till_o the_o ground_n from_o whence_o he_o be_v take_v this_o confirm_v what_o i_o say_v upon_o the_o second_o chapter_n ver_fw-la 8._o that_o adam_n be_v make_v in_o another_o place_n and_o thence_o bring_v into_o paradise_n from_o whence_o be_v now_o expel_v he_o be_v send_v back_o to_o the_o place_n where_o he_o be_v first_o form_v there_o to_o labour_v in_o all_o the_o toil_v of_o husbandry_n though_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v these_o word_n may_v signify_v no_o more_o than_o those_o verse_n 19_o of_o this_o chapter_n that_o he_o have_v his_o original_a from_o the_o earth_n by_o the_o till_v of_o which_o he_o be_v put_v in_o mind_n of_o his_o return_n thither_o ver._n 24._o so_o he_o drive_v out_o the_o man._n with_o his_o wife_n or_o as_o aben_n ezra_n translate_v it_o after_o he_o have_v drive_v he_o out_o he_o place_v etc._n etc._n this_o
same_o interest_n i_o shall_v think_v also_o that_o have_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n not_o far_o from_o they_o verse_n 18._o they_o be_v good_a pious_a people_n rather_o than_o conclude_v as_o i_o find_v some_o do_v that_o they_o be_v utter_a stranger_n to_o the_o true_a religion_n which_o make_v abram_n more_o forward_o to_o embrace_v if_o not_o to_o court_v their_o friendship_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o amorites_n be_v not_o yet_o full_a xv._o 16._o there_o may_v be_v some_o remainder_n of_o true_a piety_n among_o they_o and_o it_o be_v no_o argument_n that_o because_o these_o three_o family_n be_v of_o that_o nation_n they_o be_v wicked_a idolater_n ver._n 14._o arm_a his_o train_a servant_n draw_v forth_o a_o select_a number_n of_o his_o servant_n who_o he_o have_v instruct_v to_o handle_v arm_n in_o case_n of_o any_o assault_n by_o robber_n or_o injurious_a neighbour_n we_o read_v before_o xii_o 5._o of_o the_o servant_n they_o bring_v with_o they_o from_o haran_n and_o now_o they_o be_v more_o increase_v as_o their_o cattle_n be_v xii_o 16._o xiii_o 2_o 6._o so_o that_o he_o may_v well_o make_v a_o little_a army_n out_o of_o they_o and_o pursue_v they_o to_o dan._n as_o far_o as_o that_o place_n where_o one_o of_o the_o head_n or_o spring_n of_o jordan_n break_v forth_o call_v dan_n as_o josephus_n relate_v where_o he_o speak_v of_o this_o very_a history_n l._n i._o antiq._n c._n 10._o this_o plain_a and_o short_a account_n of_o this_o word_n dan_n overthrow_v the_o argument_n which_o caviller_n draw_v from_o hence_o to_o prove_v that_o moses_n do_v not_o write_v this_o book_n ver._n 15._o and_o he_o divide_v himself_o against_o they_o he_o and_o his_o servant_n by_o night_n the_o vulgar_a latin_a here_o read_v his_o companion_n be_v divide_v he_o fall_v upon_o they_o by_o night_n mind_v rather_o the_o sense_n than_o the_o word_n for_o here_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o but_o abram_n and_o his_o servant_n though_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o last_o verse_n of_o the_o chapter_n that_o his_o confederate_n beforementioned_a verse_n 13._o aner_n eshcol_n and_o mamre_o join_v with_o he_o in_o this_o expedition_n which_o they_o manage_v with_o great_a judgement_n for_o stratagem_n in_o war_n be_v never_o want_v from_o the_o beginning_n abram_n and_o his_o servant_n make_v one_o troop_n or_o battalion_n as_o they_o now_o speak_v and_o the_o confederate_n make_v three_o more_o who_o divide_v themselves_o fall_v upon_o the_o four_o king_n in_o the_o four_o quarter_n of_o their_o camp_n that_o they_o may_v the_o more_o distract_v they_o and_o make_v they_o apprehend_v their_o force_n to_o be_v more_o numerous_a than_o indeed_o they_o be_v they_o be_v put_v also_o into_o the_o great_a confusion_n because_o this_o assault_n be_v make_v in_o the_o night_n when_o perhaps_o they_o be_v bury_v both_o in_o wine_n and_o in_o sleep_n ver._n 15._o unto_o hobah_n which_o lie_v in_o the_o vale_n between_o libanus_n and_o antilibanus_n call_v by_o amos_n i._n 5._o the_o valley_n of_o aven_n and_o beth-eden_n or_o the_o seat_n of_o pleasure_n in_o this_o vale_n be_v damascus_n seat_v ver._n 16._o he_o bring_v back_o all_o the_o good_n etc._n etc._n all_o the_o prey_n whether_o in_o money_n cattle_n or_o other_o thing_n which_o the_o four_o king_n have_v carry_v away_o the_o woman_n also_o and_o the_o people_n it_o seem_v they_o have_v carry_v away_o all_o the_o people_n of_o pentapolis_n who_o do_v not_o flee_v to_o the_o mountain_n or_o fence_v city_n and_o woman_n in_o those_o day_n be_v a_o special_a part_n of_o their_o booty_n ver._n 17._o go_v out_o to_o meet_v he_o to_o congratulate_v his_o victory_n and_o to_o desire_v his_o people_n may_v be_v restore_v to_o he_o at_o the_o valley_n of_o shaveh_n this_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v a_o pleasant_a place_n wherein_o the_o king_n that_o be_v melchizedeck_v i_o guess_v by_o what_o follow_v take_v delight_n whence_o it_o be_v call_v the_o king's-dale_n in_o which_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n meet_v abram_n and_o melchizedeck_v entertain_v he_o with_o bread_n and_o wine_n ver._n 18._o and_o melchizedeck_v the_o jew_n general_o say_v this_o be_v shem_n the_o son_n of_o noah_n but_o we_o have_v reason_n to_o look_v upon_o this_o opinion_n as_o proceed_v from_o their_o pride_n and_o vanity_n which_o can_v not_o endure_v to_o think_v the_o father_n of_o their_o nation_n have_v any_o superior_a in_o another_o nation_n especial_o among_o the_o canaanite_n and_o therefore_o they_o will_v have_v abram_n to_o have_v be_v bless_v by_o his_o great_a ancestor_n shem_o to_o who_o also_o he_o pay_v tithe_n which_o be_v a_o fancy_n so_o plain_o confute_v by_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n that_o it_o be_v strange_a any_o christian_n shall_v follow_v it_o for_o he_o say_v express_o that_o melchizedeck_v be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vii_o 6._o his_o descent_n or_o pedigree_n be_v not_o count_v from_o they_o which_o be_v not_o true_a of_o shem._n nor_n can_v shem_n be_v say_v to_o be_v without_o father_n or_o mother_n who_o genealogy_n be_v evident_a from_o adam_n nor_o be_v shem_n priesthood_n if_o he_o have_v any_o of_o a_o different_a order_n from_o levi's_fw-la who_o be_v in_o his_o loin_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o loin_n of_o abram_n and_o therefore_o it_o can_v not_o be_v say_v that_o levi_n pay_v he_o tithe_n in_o the_o loin_n of_o abram_n but_o it_o will_v be_v as_o true_a that_o he_o receive_v tithe_n in_o the_o loin_n of_o shem_n for_o according_a to_o this_o interpretation_n he_o be_v in_o the_o loin_n both_o of_o he_o that_o receive_v tithe_n and_o of_o he_o that_o pay_v they_o and_o so_o the_o whole_a argumentation_n of_o the_o apostle_n fall_v to_o the_o ground_n but_o set_v aside_o these_o and_o other_o christian_a reason_n which_o be_v strong_o urge_v by_o bochartus_n l._n ii_o phaleg_n c._n 1._o there_o be_v no_o cause_n that_o we_o can_v discern_v why_o moses_n shall_v call_v shem_n who_o he_o so_o often_o 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rest_n be_v suppose_v in_o those_o word_n verse_n 19_o i_o will_v make_v he_o a_o help_n meet_v for_o he_o which_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a right_o translate_v simile_n ei_fw-la like_v unto_o he_o for_o so_o the_o hebrew_n word_n kenegdo_n be_v use_v by_o the_o jewish_a writer_n particular_o by_o benjamin_n in_o his_o itinerary_n where_o speak_v of_o the_o jew_n at_o germuda_n and_o name_v several_a he_o say_v there_o be_v many_o more_o kenegdem_n like_a unto_o they_o and_o so_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d among_o the_o greek_n denote_v likeness_n and_o similitude_n as_o well_o as_o contrary_v of_o which_o see_v const_n l'_fw-mi empereur_n annot._n in_o benj._n tudel_n p._n 138._o the_o woman_n therefore_o be_v in_o all_o thing_n like_o he_o only_o he_o make_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n she_o out_o of_o he_o that_o he_o may_v cleave_v to_o she_o with_o the_o dear_a love_n and_o affection_n it_o be_v also_o say_v before_o this_o i._o 27._o that_o both_o man_n and_o woman_n be_v make_v in_o the_o likeness_n of_o god_n and_o close_v up_o the_o flesh_n in_o stead_n thereof_o make_v the_o flesh_n as_o firm_a as_o it_o be_v before_o ver._n 22._o and_o the_o rib_n etc._n etc._n make_v he_o woman_n which_o be_v as_o easy_a for_o the_o divine_a power_n to_o do_v as_o to_o make_v the_o man_n himself_o out_o of_o the_o earth_n and_o bring_v she_o to_o he_o not_o mere_o by_o conduct_v she_o to_o the_o same_o place_n where_o he_o be_v but_o the_o divine_a majesty_n which_o now_o appear_v to_o eve_n present_v and_o give_v she_o to_o he_o to_o be_v his_o wife_n god_n himself_o make_v the_o espousal_n if_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v between_o they_o and_o join_v they_o together_o in_o marriage_n ver._n 23._o and_o adam_n say_v etc._n etc._n now_o indeed_o i_o have_v find_v what_o i_o can_v not_o see_v before_o among_o all_o god_n creature_n another_o self_n therefore_o she_o shall_v be_v call_v woman_n etc._n etc._n partake_v of_o my_o name_n as_o she_o do_v of_o my_o nature_n for_o he_o call_v her_o isscha_n as_o he_o be_v call_v issch_n from_o whence_o sepher_n cosri_n and_o abarbinel_n endeavour_v in_o a_o very_a long_a discourse_n to_o prove_v the_o hebrew_n to_o be_v the_o primitive_a language_n and_o abarbinel_n observe_v the_o christian_n to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n quote_v for_o a_o proof_n of_o it_o st._n augustine_n book_n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la ver._n 24._o therefore_o shall_v a_o man_n leave_v his_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o cleave_v to_o his_o wife_n cohabit_v with_o she_o rather_o than_o with_o his_o parent_n if_o they_o can_v all_o dwell_v together_o and_o be_v join_v to_o she_o in_o the_o close_a and_o most_o inseparable_a affection_n as_o if_o they_o be_v but_o one_o person_n and_o have_v but_o one_o soul_n and_o one_o body_n that_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o next_o word_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v one_o flesh_n most_o intimate_o conjoin_v in_o entire_a and_o inseparable_a love_n which_o arise_v from_o the_o singular_a union_n of_o the_o flesh_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n one_o of_o they_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o other_o from_o whence_o maimonides_n and_o other_o hebrew_n doctor_n infer_v all_o mixture_n with_o beast_n to_o be_v contrary_a to_o nature_n who_o be_v neither_o one_o flesh_n with_o we_o nor_o one_o with_o another_o for_o in_o this_o our_o body_n as_o well_o as_o our_o soul_n have_v a_o pre-eminence_n above_o they_o which_o be_v not_o make_v one_o flesh_n after_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o man_n and_o woman_n be_v they_o hence_o also_o conclude_v all_o incestuous_a marriage_n etc._n etc._n to_o be_v unlawful_a as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o mr._n selden_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n lib_n v._o cap._n
our_o ass_n ver._n 19_o they_o come_v near_o to_o the_o steward_n etc._n etc._n they_o desire_v to_o speak_v with_o he_o before_o they_o enter_v into_o the_o house_n that_o they_o may_v set_v themselves_o right_a in_o his_o opinion_n ver._n 20._o we_o come_v at_o the_o first_o time_n to_o buy_v food_n and_o we_o pay_v for_o it_o what_o be_v demand_v ver._n 21._o when_o we_o come_v to_o the_o inn_n etc._n etc._n there_o we_o find_v that_o very_a money_n to_o a_o farthing_n in_o our_o sack_n be_v mouth_n etc._n etc._n ver._n 22._o we_o can_v tell_v who_o put_v our_o money_n etc._n etc._n we_o be_v ignorant_a how_o it_o come_v there_o but_o suppose_v it_o be_v by_o some_o mistake_n and_o therefore_o have_v bring_v it_o again_o with_o new_a money_n for_o another_o purchase_n ver._n 23._o peace_n be_v to_o you_o trouble_v not_o yourselves_o about_o that_o matter_n your_o god_n and_o the_o god_n of_o your_o father_n etc._n etc._n this_o steward_n have_v learn_v of_o joseph_n the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o true_a god_n to_o who_o kindness_n he_o bid_v they_o ascribe_v this_o event_n and_o he_o bring_v simeon_n out_o unto_o they_o unbind_v as_o free_a as_o themselves_o ver._n 24._o give_v they_o water_n order_v water_n to_o be_v bring_v as_o the_o custom_n be_v to_o wash_v their_o foot_n see_v xviii_o 4._o ver._n 26._o bow_v themselves_o to_o the_o ground_n here_o again_o be_v joseph_n dream_n fulfil_v see_v xlii_o 6._o ver._n 28._o thy_o servant_n our_o father_n etc._n etc._n here_o they_o make_v a_o reverence_n to_o he_o in_o the_o name_n of_o their_o father_n whereby_o that_o part_n of_o the_o dream_n xxxvii_o 9_o 10._o which_o concern_v he_o be_v also_o fulfil_v and_o they_o speak_v likewise_o of_o he_o in_o a_o humble_a style_n signify_v his_o inferiority_n to_o joseph_n ver._n 29._o see_v his_o brother_n benjamin_n he_o have_v see_v he_o before_o verse_n 16._o but_z do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o take_v notice_n of_o he_o at_o the_o first_o or_o perhaps_o be_v then_o full_a of_o business_n when_o they_o present_v themselves_o at_o their_o first_o appearance_n and_o have_v not_o leisure_n to_o speak_v with_o they_o till_o dinnertime_n god_n be_v gracious_a unto_o thou_o my_o son_n he_o bless_v he_o as_o superior_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v those_o below_o they_o who_o they_o call_v their_o son_n with_o respect_n to_o themselves_o as_o father_n of_o the_o country_n ver._n 30._o his_o bowel_n do_v yern_v he_o feel_v a_o great_a commotion_n within_o himself_o which_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o keep_v from_o break_v out_o and_o therefore_o he_o make_v haste_n out_o of_o the_o room_n where_o they_o be_v as_o if_o some_o other_o business_n call_v he_o away_o ver._n 31._o set_a on_o bread_n set_a the_o dinner_n upon_o the_o table_n ver._n 32._o and_o they_o set_v on_o for_o he_o by_o himself_o etc._n etc._n there_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v three_o table_n one_o where_o he_o sit_v alone_o in_o state_n another_o where_o his_o brethren_n sit_v and_o a_o three_o where_o the_o great_a man_n of_o egypt_n be_v entertain_v for_o the_o egyptian_n may_v not_o eat_v bread_n with_o the_o hebrew_n etc._n etc._n because_o the_o hebrew_n say_v jonathan_n do_v eat_v those_o beast_n which_o the_o egyptian_n worship_v and_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n write_v onkelos_n in_o which_o regard_n the_o egyptian_n be_v as_o scrupulous_a to_o eat_v with_o a_o grecian_a in_o aftertime_n as_o now_o with_o a_o hebrew_n so_o bochart_n observe_v out_o of_o athenaeus_n l._n vii_o deipnos_n where_o anaxandrides_n a_o comedian_n jeer_v the_o egyptian_n for_o worship_v a_o eel_n as_o a_o great_a god_n who_o we_o say_v he_o think_v to_o be_v most_o excellent_a meat_n and_o out_o of_o herodotus_n who_o in_o his_o euterpe_n cap._n 41._o say_v no_o egyptian_a man_n or_o woman_n will_v kiss_v the_o mouth_n of_o a_o greek_a nor_o make_v use_n of_o a_o knife_n a_o spit_n or_o a_o pot_n belong_v to_o they_o nor_o take_v a_o bit_n of_o beef_n cut_v with_o a_o greek_n knife_n see_v bochart_n hierozoic_a p._n i._o lib._n ii_o cap._n 53._o and_o dr._n spencer_n de_fw-fr rit_fw-fr hebr._n p._n 125._o but_o though_o it_o appear_v by_o such_o passage_n that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o herodotus_n and_o other_o forenamed_a writer_n several_a animal_n be_v hold_v so_o sacred_a among_o the_o egyptian_n that_o they_o will_v not_o eat_v they_o yet_o it_o may_v well_o be_v question_v whether_o it_o be_v so_o in_o the_o day_n of_o joseph_n for_o there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o sign_n of_o it_o in_o this_o story_n much_o less_o of_o their_o worship_v such_o creature_n the_o worship_n of_o the_o famous_a ox_n call_v apis_n be_v a_o much_o late_a invention_n as_o many_o learned_a man_n have_v demonstrate_v and_o some_o of_o they_o have_v give_v probable_a reason_n that_o joseph_n himself_o be_v the_o person_n at_o first_o represent_v by_o that_o figure_n under_o the_o name_n of_o ab_n i._n e._n father_n of_o his_o country_n see_v ger._n vossius_fw-la l._n i._n de_fw-fr idol_n cap._n 29._o therefore_o it_o be_v most_o likely_a that_o this_o abhorrence_n be_v to_o be_v resolve_v only_o into_o the_o very_a different_a manner_n of_o the_o hebrew_n from_o the_o egyptian_n particular_o at_o their_o meal_n in_o the_o way_n of_o dress_v their_o meat_n or_o in_o their_o eat_n for_o we_o know_v some_o of_o the_o jew_n themselves_o afterward_o scruple_v to_o eat_v with_o those_o who_o have_v unwashen_v hand_n and_o several_a nation_n have_v avoid_v such_o familiarity_n with_o other_o mere_o on_o the_o account_n of_o their_o different_a custom_n of_o which_o the_o egyptian_n be_v exceed_v tenacious_a as_o herodotus_n himself_o inform_v we_o particular_o in_o their_o eat_n for_o he_o conclude_v his_o discourse_n about_o their_o feast_n with_o this_o observation_n in_o his_o book_n beforementioned_a cap._n 28._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d use_v their_o own_o country_n custom_n they_o receive_v no_o other_o and_o in_o the_o ninety_o first_o chapter_n of_o the_o same_o book_n he_o say_v that_o as_o they_o will_v use_v no_o greek_a custom_n so_o to_o speak_v all_o in_o a_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n neither_o will_v they_o use_v the_o custom_n of_o any_o other_o man_n in_o the_o world_n whatsoever_o nay_o one_o part_n of_o egypt_n differ_v extreme_o from_o another_o for_o in_o the_o theban_a province_n they_o abstain_v from_o sheep_n and_o sacrifice_v goat_n but_o in_o the_o mendesian_n quite_o contrary_a they_o abstain_v from_o goat_n and_o sacrifice_a sheep_n as_o he_o tell_v we_o in_o his_o euterpe_n cap._n 42._o and_o the_o wise_a of_o they_o be_v so_o nice_o superstitious_a that_o some_o of_o they_o think_v it_o unlawful_a to_o eat_v of_o the_o head_n of_o any_o live_a creature_n other_o of_o the_o shoulderblade_n other_o of_o the_o foot_n other_o of_o some_o like_a part_n so_o sextus_n empiricus_n tell_v we_o lib._n iii_o pyrrh_n hypot_n cap._n 24._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n upon_o which_o score_n i_o do_v not_o know_v but_o such_o kind_n of_o people_n may_v be_v so_o whimsical_a as_o to_o refuse_v to_o eat_v with_o one_o another_o ver._n 33._o they_o sit_v before_o he_o for_o that_o be_v the_o custom_n before_o the_o way_n of_o lie_v upon_o bed_n be_v invent_v see_v xxvii_o 19_o xxxvii_o 25._o and_o the_o man_n marvel_v one_o at_o another_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v so_o exact_o dispose_v according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o their_o birth_n and_o so_o kind_o treat_v by_o one_o that_o have_v late_o use_v they_o very_o rough_o ver._n 34._o and_o he_o take_v and_o send_v mess_n etc._n etc._n order_v those_o that_o wait_v to_o take_v and_o carry_v mess_n from_o his_o own_o table_n unto_o they_o for_o such_o be_v the_o ancient_a custom_n for_o great_a man_n to_o honour_v such_o as_o be_v in_o their_o favour_n by_o send_v dish_n to_o they_o which_o be_v first_o serve_v up_o to_o themselves_o from_o whence_o they_o be_v call_v missa_fw-la mess_n thing_n send_v the_o ancient_a way_n of_o eat_v also_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v which_o be_v not_o like_o we_o as_o appear_v by_o plutarch_n in_o his_o sympo_n lib._n ii_o q._n ult_n where_o he_o dispute_v which_o be_v the_o better_a custom_n to_o eat_v out_o of_o one_o common_a dish_n or_o every_o one_o to_o have_v a_o dish_n to_o himself_o as_o the_o manner_n be_v in_o old_a time_n when_o all_o the_o meat_n be_v set_v on_o the_o table_n the_o master_n of_o the_o feast_n distribute_v to_o every_o one_o their_o portion_n benjamin_n mess_n be_v five_o time_n as_o much_o etc._n etc._n he_o have_v five_o dish_n to_o their_o one_o which_o be_v intend_v as_o a_o peculiar_a respect_n to_o he_o or_o as_o other_o understand_v it_o there_o be_v five_o time_n as_o much_o