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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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vobiscum_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 24._o v._o 8._o moysi_n autem_fw-la dixit_fw-la aftende_v ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la tu_fw-la &_o aaron_n nadab_n &_o abihu_n &_o septuaginta_fw-la senes_fw-la ex_fw-la israel_n exod._n 24._o v._o 9_o lyranus_fw-la cajetanus_n prados_n in_o ezechielé_n et_fw-la viderunt_fw-la deum_fw-la israel_n &_o sub_fw-la pedibus_fw-la ejus_fw-la quasiopus_fw-la lapidis_fw-la saphirini_fw-la &_o quasi_fw-la caelum_fw-la cum_fw-la serenum_fw-la est_fw-la exod._n 24._o v._o 10._o solusque_fw-la moses_n ascendet_fw-la ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la &_o illi_fw-la non_fw-la appropinquabunt_fw-la nec_fw-la populus_fw-la ascendet_fw-la cum_fw-la eo_fw-la exod_n 24._o v._n 2._o cumque_fw-la ascendisset_fw-la moses_n operuit_fw-la nubes_fw-la montem_fw-la evo_fw-la 24._o v._n 15_o et_fw-la habitavit_fw-la gloria_fw-la domini_fw-la super_fw-la sinai_n etc._n etc._n exod._n 24._o v._o 16._o erat_fw-la autem_fw-la species_n gloriae_fw-la domini_fw-la quasi_fw-la ignis_fw-la 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misfortune_n 29._o coxit_fw-la
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passionate_o crawl_a upon_o vulture_n and_o wolf_n when_o a_o passenger_n meet_v he_o who_o tell_v he_o that_o his_o brethren_n be_v in_o dothaim_n 17._o invenitque_fw-la eum_fw-la vir_fw-la ●rantem_fw-la in_o agro_fw-la &_o interrogavit_fw-la quid_fw-la quareret_fw-la gen._n 37._o v._n 15._o at_o ille_fw-la respondit_fw-la fratres_fw-la meos_fw-la quaero_fw-la gen._n 37._o v._n 16._o dixitque_fw-la ei_fw-la vir_fw-la exaudivi_fw-la eos_fw-la aicentes_n eamus_fw-la in_o dothaim_n gen._n 37._o v._n 17._o ah_o poor_a child_n whether_o go_v thou_o thus_o abandon_v and_o all_o alone_a stray_v in_o the_o desert_n without_o father_n friends_z and_o defence_n joseph_n what_o seek_v thou_o i_o seek_v say_v he_o my_o brethren_n thy_o brother_n deceive_v not_o thyself_o why_o do_v thou_o seek_v they_o do_v thou_o not_o know_v the_o hatred_n they_o bear_v to_o thou_o and_o the_o tragic_a design_n they_o have_v upon_o thy_o life_n my_o god_n how_o secure_a be_v innocence_n how_o calm_a be_v 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assassinate_n the_o wicked_a it_o suffice_v he_o to_o obey_v his_o father_n and_o provide_v he_o meet_v with_o his_o brethren_n his_o mind_n be_v satisfy_v mean_o while_o these_o impious_a spirit_n 18._o qui_fw-la cum_fw-la vidissent_fw-la eum_fw-la procul_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 37._o v._n 18._o which_o extend_v their_o vengeance_n even_o to_o rage_n perceive_v he_o a_o far_o off_o but_o as_o if_o the_o shadow_n of_o their_o own_o crime_n have_v cast_v veyl_n over_o their_o eye_n or_o stifle_v in_o their_o heart_n all_o sense_n of_o nature_n they_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v he_o for_o their_o brother_n or_o at_o least_o they_o will_v not_o call_v he_o by_o this_o so_o amiable_a so_o sweet_a and_o so_o powerful_a a_o name_n 26._o et_fw-la mutuò_fw-la loquebantur_fw-la ecce_fw-la somniator_fw-la venit_fw-la gen._n 37._o v._n 19_o venite_fw-la occidamus_fw-la eü_fw-la &_o mittamus_fw-la in_o cysternam_fw-la veterem_fw-la dicemusque_fw-la fera_fw-fr pessima_fw-la devoravit_fw-la eum_fw-la gen._n 37._o v._n 20._o audience_n autem_fw-la haec_fw-la reuben_n niteb●tur_fw-la liberare_fw-la eum_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 37._o v._n 21._o non_fw-la interficiatis_fw-la animam_fw-la ejus_fw-la nec_fw-la effundatis_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 37._o v._n 22._o hoc_fw-la autem_fw-la dicebat_fw-la volens_fw-la eripere_fw-la eum_fw-la de_fw-la manibus_fw-la corum_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 37._o v._n 22._o confestim_fw-la igitur_fw-la ut_fw-la pervenit_fw-la ad_fw-la fratres_fw-la suos_fw-la nudaverunt_fw-la eum_fw-la tunica_fw-la talari_fw-la &_o polymita_fw-la gen._n 37._o v._n 23._o et_fw-la sedentes_fw-la ut_fw-la comederent_fw-la panem_fw-la viderunt_fw-la ismaclitas_fw-la viato_fw-it es_fw-la venire_fw-la de_fw-fr galaad_n etc._n etc._n gen._n 37._o v._n 25._o dixit_fw-la ergo_fw-la judas_n fratribus_fw-la svas_fw-la quid_fw-la nobis_fw-la prodest_fw-la si_fw-la occiderimus_fw-la fra●rem_fw-la nostr●ü_fw-la &_o celaver●●●●s_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la ipsius_fw-la gen._n 37._o v._n 26._o behold_v this_o dreamer_n say_v they_o who_o come_v unto_o we_o and_o they_o look_v upon_o one_o another_o before_o he_o approach_v any_o near_a they_o resolve_v to_o take_v away_o his_o life_n and_o to_o cast_v he_o into_o a_o well_o which_o be_v near_o at_o hand_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v say_v unto_o jacob_n that_o a_o cruel_a and_o ravenous_a beast_n have_v devour_v joseph_n afterward_o this_o bloody_a design_n will_v have_v be_v accomplish_v if_o reuben_n who_o be_v their_o elder_a brother_n have_v not_o oppose_v it_o remonstrate_v to_o they_o that_o at_o least_o it_o be_v much_o better_a to_o take_v he_o aside_o and_o bury_v he_o alive_a in_o some_o pit_n than_o to_o kill_v he_o and_o that_o by_o this_o mean_n their_o hand_n will_v not_o be_v pollute_v with_o his_o blood_n the_o stain_n whereof_o be_v never_o to_o be_v efface_v this_o be_v a_o pretence_n and_o a_o occasion_n the_o more_o easy_o to_o free_a and_o restore_v he_o unto_o 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the_o merchant_n 28._o exit_fw-la trahentes_fw-la cum_fw-la de_fw-la cysterna_fw-la vendiderunt_fw-la ismaelitis_n gen._n 37._o v._n 28._o but_o if_o death_n be_v sweet_a than_o captivity_n and_o if_o a_o courageous_a person_n have_v less_o repugnancy_n to_o receive_v a_o stab_n with_o a_o dagger_n into_o his_o heart_n than_o to_o have_v manacle_n on_o his_o hand_n this_o generous_a youth_n be_v very_o unhappy_a to_o come_v out_o of_o a_o sepulchre_n to_o serve_v unknown_a master_n and_o a_o sort_n of_o people_n to_o who_o the_o hope_n of_o profit_n render_v all_o thing_n vendible_a even_a liberty_n itself_o which_o be_v yet_o a_o thousand_o time_n more_o precious_a than_o life_n joseph_n then_o be_v set_v to_o sale_n unto_o any_o that_o will_v give_v money_n for_o he_o he_o be_v naked_a but_o resemble_v not_o those_o bird_n which_o be_v most_o value_v for_o their_o feather_n joseph_n the_o proclamation_n of_o joseph_n he_o have_v a_o tender_a and_o delicate_a body_n but_o a_o 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and_o a_o phantasm_n of_o vanity_n all_o these_o motive_n be_v not_o powerful_a enough_o to_o divert_v the_o current_n of_o these_o impious_a and_o execrable_a design_n nevertheless_o the_o fury_n of_o envy_n be_v torrent_n which_o have_v no_o bound_n nor_o limit_n nothing_o be_v able_a to_o stop_v they_o the_o bargain_n be_v then_o make_v joseph_n be_v sell_v 29._o qui_fw-la duxerunt_fw-la eum_fw-la in_o aegyptum_fw-la gen._n 37._o v._n 28._o reversusque_fw-la reuben_n ad_fw-la cysternam_fw-la non_fw-la invenit_fw-la pverum_fw-la gen._n 37._o v._n 29._o and_o they_o that_o buy_v he_o for_o a_o slave_n bring_v he_o into_o egypt_n without_o bear_v any_o respect_n either_o unto_o his_o youth_n beauty_n extraction_n or_o all_o the_o good_a quality_n which_o make_v he_o so_o much_o amiable_a whilst_o they_o be_v carry_v he_o away_o behold_v reuben_n who_o not_o be_v present_a at_o this_o sale_n and_o know_v nothing_o of_o what_o pass_v go_v direct_o unto_o the_o well_o and_o often_o call_v 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cilicio_fw-la lugens_fw-la filium_fw-la suum_fw-la multo_fw-la tempore_fw-la gen._n 37._o v._n 34._o he_o tear_v off_o his_o hair_n and_o dilacerate_v his_o breast_n and_o all_o his_o garment_n but_o his_o tear_n efface_v not_o the_o blood_n before_o his_o eye_n his_o silence_n make_v he_o no_o answer_n and_o the_o holy_a vengeance_n he_o exercise_v on_o himself_o do_v not_o punish_v the_o author_n of_o his_o grief_n 35._o congregatis_fw-la autem_fw-la curctis_fw-la liberis_fw-la ejus_fw-la ut_fw-la lenicent_fw-la delorem_fw-la patris_fw-la notuit_fw-la consolationem_fw-la accipere_fw-la etc._n etc._n genes_n 37._o v._n 35._o meanwhile_o all_o jacob_n friend_n and_o servant_n weep_v bitter_o nothing_o be_v hear_v throughout_o the_o whole_a house_n but_o cry_n sob_n and_o accusation_n every_o one_o strive_v to_o kiss_v his_o garment_n and_o jacob_n can_v hardly_o tear_v it_o out_o of_o their_o hand_n to_o cry_v out_o ah_o this_o
and_o the_o whole_a body_n be_v in_o a_o palpitation_n in_o fine_a after_o this_o commotion_n wine_n eclipse_n of_o reason_n in_o wine_n and_o during_o this_o eclipse_n the_o understanding_n remain_v in_o so_o obscure_a a_o night_n as_o it_o know_v not_o itself_o this_o fountain_n of_o the_o day_n bring_v forth_o nothing_o but_o thunderbolt_n its_o torch_n be_v extinguish_v its_o light_n be_v confuse_v and_o its_o lightning_n be_v but_o stink_a exhalation_n which_o rise_v from_o the_o lees_n of_o wine_n now_o this_o come_v to_o pass_v because_o reason_n though_o most_o pure_a and_o spiritual_a 63._o arist._n lib._n 3_o de_fw-la anim_fw-la 19_o &_o lib._n 1._o de_fw-la anim_fw-la p._n 63._o depend_v on_o gross_a and_o terrestrial_a image_n which_o reside_v in_o the_o fancy_n and_o be_v disquiet_v represent_v unto_o the_o mind_n nothing_o but_o phantasm_n and_o a_o picture_n of_o illusion_n then_o man_n cease_v to_o be_v a_o man_n since_o he_o be_v devoid_a of_o reason_n ●●rietate_fw-la 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what_o inebriation_n of_o love_n what_o excess_n of_o delight_n i_o think_v it_o long_o till_o i_o come_v unto_o this_o banquet_n where_o that_o delicious_a wine_n be_v taste_v which_o use_v to_o bring_v forth_o virgin_n and_o where_o our_o joseph_n or_o brother_n our_o lord_n our_o god_n be_v see_v without_o veil_n or_o cloud_n chap._n viii_o joseph_n know_v by_o his_o brethren_n at_o banquet_n say_v aristides_n it_o often_o happen_v that_o water_n be_v change_v into_o wine_n that_o wine_n be_v mingle_v with_o blood_n and_o that_o overheat_v blood_n beget_v inflammation_n death_n feast_n of_o death_n which_o be_v never_o extinguish_v but_o with_o life_n it_o be_v with_o the_o point_n of_o a_o knife_n and_o upon_o plate_n or_o napkin_n sentence_n of_o death_n and_o decree_n of_o condemnation_n be_v write_v at_o least_o it_o be_v there_o where_o oftentimes_o as_o a_o politician_n have_v observe_v passion_n be_v enkindle_v envy_n be_v feed_v treason_n be_v nourish_v and_o liberty_n 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despair_a man_n they_o find_v no_o consolation_n but_o in_o their_o grief_n 16._o at_o illi_fw-la
moses_n take_v the_o rod_n in_o his_o hand_n as_o god_n have_v command_v he_o and_o then_o he_o take_v leave_v of_o his_o father-in-law_n to_o return_v into_o egypt_n whither_o he_o carry_v his_o wife_n and_o child_n it_o be_v upon_o the_o way_n god_n appear_v to_o he_o the_o second_o time_n 23._o dixitque_fw-la ei_fw-la dominus_fw-la revertenti_fw-la in_o aegyptum_fw-la vide_fw-la ut_fw-la omne_fw-la ostenta_fw-la quae_fw-la posui_fw-la in_o manu_fw-la tua_fw-la sacias_fw-la coram_fw-la phara●ne_fw-la ego_fw-la indurabo_fw-la cor_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o non_fw-la dimittet_fw-la populum_fw-la exod_n 4._o v._n 21._o ecce_fw-la ego_fw-la interficiam_fw-la silium_fw-la tuum_fw-la primogenitum_fw-la exod._n 4._o v._o 23._o and_o where_o he_o advertise_v he_o of_o the_o future_a obduration_n of_o pharaoh_n heart_n and_o that_o after_o so_o many_o sign_n he_o shall_v persist_v in_o his_o obstinacy_n and_o in_o the_o design_n of_o detain_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n it_o be_v also_o command_v he_o to_o carry_v unto_o this_o unfortunate_a prince_n the_o first_o news_n of_o the_o death_n of_o his_o elder_a son_n which_o be_v to_o be_v the_o last_o dart_n of_o the_o revenge_a justice_n of_o god_n and_o that_o which_o be_v to_o open_v the_o eye_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o to_o mollify_v his_o heart_n for_o some_o time_n in_o some_o part_n of_o moses_n journey_n into_o egypt_n 24._o cumque_fw-la esset_fw-la in_o itinere_fw-la in_o d●ersorio_n occurrit_fw-la ei_fw-la dominus_fw-la qui_fw-la volebat_fw-la occidere_fw-la eum_fw-la exod_n 4._o v._n 24._o he_o be_v meet_v by_o a_o angel_n who_o offer_v to_o kill_v he_o with_o the_o sword_n he_o hold_v in_o his_o hand_n rabbi_n solomon_n who_o have_v a_o wit_n more_o inventive_a for_o a_o romance_n than_o a_o true_a one_o for_o a_o history_n will_v induce_v credulous_a mind_n to_o believe_v that_o this_o angel_n have_v appear_v under_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o dragon_n and_o that_o he_o have_v devour_v moses_n even_o to_o the_o place_n of_o the_o body_n where_o circumcision_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v apply_v the_o two_o eusebius_n of_o caesaria_n and_o emissene_n believe_v that_o the_o cause_n why_o god_n threaten_v and_o afflict_a moses_n be_v for_o have_v bring_v his_o wife_n with_o he_o the_o which_o may_v vilify_v his_o mission_n and_o render_v it_o suspect_v unto_o the_o hebrew_n but_o that_o which_o follow_v render_v the_o conception_n of_o st._n isidore_n of_o damietta_n of_o rupertus_n and_o cajetan_n more_o probable_a who_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v do_v to_o punish_v the_o disobedience_n and_o the_o too_o long_a delay_n of_o moses_n to_o who_o he_o have_v give_v command_n to_o circumcise_v his_o child_n 25._o gen._n 17._o v._n 12._o tulit_fw-la illico_fw-la sephora_fw-it acutissimam_fw-la petram_fw-la &_o circumcidit_fw-la praeputium_fw-la silii_fw-la svi_fw-la exod._n 4._o v._o 25._o for_o present_o his_o wife_n desire_v in_o some_o sort_n to_o repair_v this_o fault_n and_o to_o withhold_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o angel_n take_v a_o knife_n make_v of_o a_o stone_n to_o circumcise_v her_o son_n the_o which_o be_v do_v she_o kneel_v down_o to_o mitigate_v the_o wrath_n of_o this_o angel_n who_o vanish_v leave_v the_o husband_n and_o wife_n in_o a_o sad_a astonishment_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o moses_n be_v not_o able_a to_o speak_v a_o word_n cajetanum_n vide_fw-la cajetanum_n and_o sephora_n behold_v his_o eye_n bathe_v in_o tear_n and_o his_o hand_n red_a with_o blood_n can_v not_o open_v her_o mouth_n but_o to_o say_v unto_o moses_n that_o in_o truth_n he_o be_v her_o husband_n but_o a_o bloody_a husband_n mihy_n et_fw-fr ●it_n sponsus_fw-la sanguinum_fw-la tu_fw-la mihy_n and_o who_o she_o have_v as_o it_o be_v acquire_v by_o shed_v the_o blood_n of_o his_o own_o child_n now_o from_o this_o example_n parent_n advice_n to_o parent_n all_o father_n of_o family_n shall_v learn_v to_o obey_v the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o testify_v their_o zeal_n and_o piety_n not_o only_o in_o their_o own_o person_n but_o also_o in_o the_o person_n of_o their_o child_n above_o all_o they_o must_v take_v a_o knife_n into_o their_o hand_n to_o cut_v off_o all_o that_o be_v impure_a and_o if_o man_n be_v therein_o less_o manly_a that_o be_v to_o say_v less_o generous_a than_o their_o wife_n it_o be_v their_o part_n to_o take_v up_o arm_n and_o as_o i_o have_v already_o say_v upon_o two_o or_o three_o occasion_n not_o to_o spare_v either_o fire_n sword_n or_o blood_n provide_v it_o be_v do_v with_o prudence_n counsel_n and_o piety_n chap._n vi_o the_o embassy_n of_o moses_n and_o of_o aaron_n into_o egypt_n to_o the_o end_n god_n may_v be_v obey_v when_o he_o command_v obedience_n necessary_a obedience_n we_o must_v march_v when_o he_o set_v forth_o and_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v silent_a when_o he_o put_v word_n into_o our_o mouth_n to_o speak_v by_o his_o order_n king_n hold_v their_o sceptre_n from_o he_o and_o all_o their_o power_n be_v but_o a_o flash_n of_o light_n which_o issue_v from_o this_o sun_n without_o which_o all_o throne_n empire_n and_o crown_n will_v have_v neither_o lustre_n 2._o post_fw-la haec_fw-la ingressi_fw-la sunt_fw-la moses_n &_o aaron_n &_o dixerunt_fw-la pharaoni_fw-la haec_fw-la d●cit_fw-la domirus_fw-la deus_fw-la israel_n dimitte_n populum_fw-la meum_fw-la exod._n 5._o v._o 1._o at_o ille_fw-la respondit_fw-la quis_fw-la est_fw-la dominus_fw-la ut_fw-la audiam_fw-la vocem_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o dimittam_fw-la israel_n nescio_fw-la dominum_fw-la &_o israel_n non_fw-la dimittam_fw-la exod._n 5._o v._o 2._o nor_o resplendency_n moses_n and_o aaron_n then_o need_v not_o fear_n to_o appear_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o to_o say_v bold_o unto_o he_o that_o he_o who_o be_v their_o lord_n and_o god_n command_v he_o to_o restore_v liberty_n unto_o his_o people_n but_o who_o be_v this_o god_n say_v he_o unto_o moses_n and_o aaron_n of_o who_o you_o speak_v for_o my_o part_n i_o know_v he_o not_o and_o in_o despite_n of_o he_o i_o will_v detain_v this_o people_n which_o you_o demand_v of_o i_o he_o do_v much_o more_o for_o he_o heap_v punishment_n upon_o punishment_n and_o order_n these_o poor_a people_n to_o be_v use_v with_o more_o rigour_n than_o before_o now_o as_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o miserable_a 21._o occurreruntque_fw-la moisi_fw-la &_o aaron_n qui_fw-la stabant_fw-la ex_fw-la adverso_fw-la egredientibus_fw-la à_fw-la pharaont_n &_o dixerunt_fw-la ad_fw-la eos_fw-la videat_fw-la dominus_fw-la &_o judicet_fw-la quoniam_fw-la foetere_fw-la secistis_fw-la odorem_fw-la nostrum_fw-la coram_fw-la pharaone_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 5._o v._o 21._o and_o of_o those_o that_o suffer_v to_o complain_v of_o every_o thing_n and_o oftentimes_o to_o make_v even_o those_o the_o author_n of_o their_o affliction_n who_o endeavour_n to_o procure_v their_o good_a so_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n begin_v even_o to_o murmur_v against_o aaron_n and_o moses_n as_o if_o the_o design_n of_o their_o coming-in_n have_v be_v to_o increase_v their_o suffering_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o cruel_a and_o less_o supportable_a to_o a_o good_a soul_n than_o ingratitude_n it_o be_v the_o just_a occasion_n can_v interrupt_v the_o current_n and_o continuation_n of_o a_o benefit_n and_o not_o whole_o to_o stop_v it_o we_o must_v seek_v constancy_n in_o god_n who_o alone_o have_v power_n and_o goodness_n enough_o to_o oblige_v even_o the_o most_o ungrateful_a person_n it_o be_v also_o to_o he_o moses_n address_v himself_o and_o it_o be_v into_o his_o bosom_n he_o make_v a_o amiable_a discharge_n of_o all_o his_o thought_n alas_o 23._o reversusque_fw-la est_fw-la moses_n ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la &_o ait_fw-la domine_fw-la cur_n afflixisti_fw-la populum_fw-la istum_fw-la quare_fw-la misisti_fw-la i_o exod._n 5._o v._o 22._o exit_fw-la eo_fw-la enim_fw-la quo_fw-la ingressus_fw-la sum_fw-la ad_fw-la pharaonem_fw-la ut_fw-la loque●er_fw-la in_o nomine_fw-la tuo_fw-la afflixit_fw-la populum_fw-la tuum_fw-la &_o non_fw-la liberasti_fw-la ●os_v exod._n 5._o v._o 23._o lord_n say_v he_o why_o do_v thou_o permit_v the_o oppression_n of_o thy_o people_n and_o if_o i_o be_v not_o able_a to_o bring_v they_o relief_n why_o have_v thou_o send_v i_o rather_o to_o exasperate_v than_o comfort_v their_o affliction_n after_o this_o love_a complaint_n god_n discover_v himself_o full_o unto_o moses_n to_o give_v he_o a_o more_o assure_a mark_n of_o his_o love_n go_v from_o i_o say_v he_o and_o know_v that_o i_o be_o that_o adonijah_n who_o name_n be_v ineffable_a and_o who_o the_o quick_a and_o most_o pierce_a eye_n do_v not_o discover_v but_o amid_o obscurity_n yes_o sure_o for_o it_o be_v only_o under_o the_o veil_n of_o faith_n and_o through_o the_o cloud_n which_o cover_v the_o sanctuary_n god_n can_v be_v know_v wisdom_n blindness_n of_o humane_a wisdom_n we_o must_v be_v guide_v by_o his_o obscure_a clarity_n or_o god_n himself_o must_v inform_v we_o who_o he_o be_v otherwise_o we_o shall_v be_v the_o disciple_n of_o aximenes_n who_o will_v swear_v that_o god_n
its_o bowel_n to_o serve_v as_o a_o instrument_n unto_o the_o justice_n of_o its_o god_n witness_v also_o that_o dreadful_a tempest_n which_o shake_v the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o naples_n patriarcham_fw-la vide_fw-la patriarcham_fw-la and_o which_o happen_v in_o the_o year_n three_o hundred_o forty_o and_o three_o under_o the_o government_n of_o jane_n the_o first_o of_o that_o name_n all_o these_o chastisement_n nevertheless_o be_v but_o light_n and_o rather_o threat_n than_o punishment_n if_o we_o compare_v they_o with_o those_o which_o in_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o in_o the_o write_a law_n lay_v desolate_a the_o whole_a universe_n or_o at_o least_o the_o beautiful_a part_n thereof_o water_n begin_v and_o as_o it_o have_v less_o respect_n in_o its_o disorder_n than_o the_o rest_n of_o creature_n it_o spare_v but_o eight_o person_n who_o guide_v into_o the_o ark_n the_o relic_n of_o the_o world_n afterward_o fire_n which_o have_v a_o more_o furious_a and_o violent_a nature_n than_o water_n fall_v sudden_o upon_o four_o infamous_a city_n where_o it_o leave_v nothing_o but_o ash_n and_o stench_n behold_v the_o first_o revenge_n god_n take_v upon_o sinner_n and_o to_o speak_v according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o a_o learned_a divine_a of_o the_o primitive_a church_n photii_fw-la jobius_fw-la movachus_fw-la in_o bibliotheca_fw-la photii_fw-la these_o be_v the_o first_o tremble_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o three_o be_v in_o the_o strange_a punishment_n of_o pharaoh_n common_o call_v the_o plague_n of_o egypt_n which_o happen_v about_o the_o time_n of_o that_o famous_a deluge_n which_o drown_v in_o a_o manner_n all_o greece_n and_o those_o excessive_a heat_n which_o almost_o consume_v the_o whole_a universe_n the_o number_n of_o these_o plague_n be_v ten_o a_o perfect_a number_n and_o which_o denote_v that_o the_o punishment_n be_v to_o pass_v even_o unto_o extremity_n since_o the_o offence_n have_v pass_v even_o unto_o excess_n as_o for_o the_o place_n where_o these_o plague_n begin_v 77._o fecit_fw-la mirabilia_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la aegypti_n in_fw-la campo_fw-it taneos_fw-la psal_n 77._o the_o city_n of_o taniz_n the_o metropolitan_a of_o egypt_n be_v first_o strike_v with_o it_o the_o disease_n come_v first_o from_o they_o as_o out_o of_o a_o fatal_a spring_n which_o afterward_o spread_v itself_o with_o dread_n and_o terror_n over_o the_o land_n of_o that_o empire_n i_o know_v not_o of_o who_o hand_n god_n make_v use_v in_o this_o strange_a ministry_n nevertheless_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a that_o he_o employ_v therein_o those_o spirit_n of_o fire_n and_o flame_n which_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o his_o wrath_n and_o the_o executioner_n of_o his_o severe_a vengeance_n i_o can_v also_o determine_v how_o long_o they_o last_v but_o follow_v the_o narration_n of_o moses_n it_o be_v credible_a that_o their_o course_n be_v six_o or_o seven_o and_o twenty_o day_n wherein_o god_n manifest_v his_o goodness_n and_o mercy_n in_o the_o great_a height_n of_o his_o justice_n for_o he_o may_v have_v destroy_v all_o egypt_n in_o a_o instant_n and_o make_v a_o dreadful_a sepulchre_n of_o this_o infamous_a kingdom_n but_o he_o think_v good_a to_o cast_v his_o dart_n one_o after_o another_o and_o to_o show_v that_o he_o be_v not_o only_o a_o judge_n but_o also_o a_o father_n and_o that_o he_o have_v not_o only_o the_o power_n and_o force_v to_o punish_v but_o also_o the_o patience_n and_o sweetness_n to_o expect_v and_o mollify_v those_o who_o notwithstanding_o become_v more_o and_o more_o obstinate_a as_o we_o shall_v present_o see_v chap._n ix_o the_o water_n of_o egypt_n turn_v into_o blood_n it_o be_v the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o the_o vengeance_n of_o heaven_n to_o punish_v sinner_n with_o the_o same_o weapon_n they_o use_v to_o assault_v it_o and_o it_o be_v for_o this_o cause_n exod._n first_o plague_n quest_n 19_o in_o exod._n as_o theodoret_n observe_v the_o river_n nilus_n of_o which_o egypt_n make_v a_o divinity_n and_o who_o crocodile_n she_o also_o adore_v be_v the_o first_o field_n of_o battle_n in_o which_o god_n give_v they_o the_o first_o alarm_n with_o the_o first_o combat_n upon_o the_o wave_n and_o billow_n of_o blood_n which_o bear_v the_o murderous_a colour_n of_o so_o great_a a_o number_n of_o innocent_n as_o have_v be_v drown_v therein_o 35._o solinus_n c._n 35._o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o then_o the_o angel_n who_o st._n 16._o apocalyp_n 16._o john_n see_v in_o his_o apocalyps_n pour_v into_o the_o water_n of_o egypt_n that_o mortal_a vial_n in_o which_o be_v the_o bloody_a water_n of_o the_o wrath_n and_o indignation_n of_o god_n the_o river_n nilus_n say_v artabau_n increase_v excessive_o and_o its_o wave_n seem_v to_o have_v so_o much_o sense_n as_o to_o complain_v and_o call_v for_o vengeance_n against_o the_o cruelty_n of_o pharaoh_n as_o also_o to_o recall_v into_o his_o memory_n that_o he_o have_v spill_v more_o blood_n than_o need_v to_o make_v a_o great_a river_n now_o it_o be_v not_o only_o of_o a_o vermillion_a colour_n and_o purple_a 21._o et_fw-la eleun_n virgam_fw-la percusit_fw-la aquam_fw-la fluminis_fw-la coram_fw-la pharaone_fw-la &_o seruit_fw-la ejus_fw-la quae_fw-la versa_fw-la est_fw-la in_o sanguinem_fw-la exod._n 7._o v._o 21._o with_o some_o drop_n of_o blood_n which_o have_v dye_v the_o surface_n of_o river_n and_o all_o pond_n but_o also_o all_o the_o water_n of_o egypt_n be_v turn_v into_o blood_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o all_o fish_n die_v therein_o not_o find_v themselves_o any_o long_o in_o their_o natural_a element_n this_o be_v indeed_o a_o triumph_n worth_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o glory_n sanguinem_fw-la dixitque_fw-la dominus_fw-la ad_fw-la moisen_n dic_fw-la aaron_n tolle_fw-la virgam_fw-la tuam_fw-la &_o extend_v manum_fw-la tuam_fw-la super_fw-la aquas_fw-la aegypti_n &_o super_fw-la fluvios_fw-la eorum_fw-la ut_fw-la vertantur_fw-la in_o sanguinem_fw-la to_o see_v moses_n at_o his_o bare_a word_n put_v the_o miraculous_a rod_n into_o aaron_n hand_n and_o who_o have_v command_v he_o by_o order_n from_o his_o god_n to_o hold_v it_o over_o the_o water_n he_o no_o soon_o do_v it_o but_o instant_o this_o body_n though_o insensible_a begin_v to_o have_v sense_n in_o the_o quarrel_n of_o its_o master_n and_o testify_v by_o a_o change_n of_o nature_n and_o by_o a_o general_a corruption_n that_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n which_o ought_v and_o may_v not_o arm_v itself_o against_o creature_n when_o it_o concern_v the_o interest_n of_o their_o creator_n no_o man_n ought_v then_o to_o wonder_v if_o the_o water_n of_o nilus_n and_o of_o egypt_n take_v the_o form_n of_o blood_n if_o this_o blood_n putrify_v and_o if_o all_o the_o fish_n die_v therein_o for_o god_n begin_v on_o the_o water_n to_o hold_v his_o justice-seat_n and_o his_o throne_n must_v be_v expose_v under_o a_o bloody_a canopy_n and_o infectious_a vapour_n must_v be_v see_v to_o rise_v under_o his_o foot_n which_o be_v as_o the_o shadow_n of_o those_o horror_n and_o crime_n which_o have_v be_v commit_v by_o this_o people_n it_o be_v say_v 25._o et_fw-la fuit_fw-la sanguis_fw-la in_o totâ_fw-la ter●â_fw-la aegypti_n exod_n 7._o v._n 21._o avertitque_fw-la se_fw-la &_o ingressus_fw-la est_fw-la domum_fw-la svam_fw-la nec_fw-la apposuit_fw-la coretiam_fw-la hac_fw-la vice_fw-la exod._n 7._o v._o 22._o feceruntque_fw-la similiter_fw-la malefici_fw-la aegyptiorum_n in_o cantationibus_fw-la suis_fw-la exod._n 7._o v._o 22._o foderunt_fw-la autem_fw-la omnes_fw-la aegyptii_fw-la per_fw-la circuitum_fw-la fluminis_fw-la aquam_fw-la ut_fw-la biberent_fw-la exod._n 7._o v._o 24_o impletique_n sunt_fw-la dies_fw-la septem_fw-la post_fw-la quam_fw-la percussit_fw-la dominus_fw-la fluvium_fw-la exod._n 7._o v._o 25._o that_o a_o diamond_n which_o harden_v under_o hammer_n and_o anvil_n be_v break_v with_o blood_n the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n be_v hard_a than_o the_o diamond_n since_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o kingdom_n cover_v over_o with_o blood_n it_o can_v not_o be_v soften_v beside_o he_o turn_v his_o eye_n from_o this_o verity_n and_o that_o he_o may_v not_o hear_v the_o noise_n of_o this_o tempest_n he_o retire_v into_o his_o house_n there_o he_o strive_v to_o flatter_v the_o wound_n god_n neu●ly_o give_v he_o rest_v satisfy_v to_o have_v see_v his_o enchanter_n who_o have_v do_v some_o such_o like_a thing_n but_o instead_o of_o change_a water_n into_o blood_n they_o shall_v have_v do_v better_a to_o have_v change_v blood_n into_o water_n to_o quench_v the_o thirst_n of_o the_o egyptian_n who_o half_o despair_v dig_v pit_n about_o the_o river_n nilus_n to_o seek_v for_o water_n to_o drink_v and_o who_o will_v at_o least_o have_v dye_v in_o this_o sad_a affliction_n if_o god_n after_o seven_o day_n have_v not_o stop_v the_o torrent_n of_o his_o wrath_n and_o stay_v the_o course_n of_o the_o river_n of_o blood_n which_o poison_a and_o choke_v that_o miserable_a people_n chap._n x._o the_o frog_n of_o egypt_n seven_o day_n
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 that_o the_o magician_n of_o pharaoh_n who_o have_v be_v strike_v with_o it_o can_v hardly_o remain_v in_o his_o presence_n but_o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o neither_o they_o nor_o their_o master_n become_v wise_a than_o before_o chap._n xiii_o the_o hail_n storm_n lightning_n and_o thunder_n 22._o hist_o tripart_n lib._n 7._o v._n 22._o the_o ecclesiastical_a history_n assure_v we_o that_o three_o hundred_o sixty_o and_o nine_o year_n after_o the_o birth_n of_o jesus_n christ_n 406._o the_o seven_o plague_n lib._n 10._o c._n 20._o an._n dom._n 406._o there_o fall_v in_o constantinople_n a_o shower_n of_o hailstone_n and_o that_o a_o while_n after_o there_o arise_v in_o the_o same_o city_n almost_o the_o like_a storm_n which_o be_v doubtless_o a_o punishment_n for_o the_o vice_n and_o impiety_n which_o insensible_o render_v this_o famous_a town_n a_o moscho_n fill_v with_o horror_n and_o a_o seraglio_n with_o the_o most_o abominable_a impurity_n a_o long_a time_n after_o 260._o lodovic_n clavitellius_n fol._n 260._o the_o city_n of_o cremona_n be_v beat_v with_o hailstone_n which_o be_v as_o great_a as_o hen-egg_n and_o scarce_o have_v a_o age_n pass_v since_o this_o dreadful_a tempest_n which_o fall_v in_o the_o country_n of_o bolonia_n during_o which_o a_o great_a rain_n of_o blood_n be_v see_v with_o so_o frightful_a a_o hail_n dom._n idem_fw-la an._n dom._n that_o each_o stone_n be_v find_v to_o weigh_v one_o and_o twenty_o pound_n now_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o such_o effect_n common_o speak_v and_o as_o they_o usual_o happen_v can_v proceed_v from_o any_o natural_a cause_n but_o we_o shall_v speak_v like_o atheist_n in_o deny_v that_o he_o who_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v cause_v hail_n snow_n and_o thunder_n to_o march_v before_o he_o as_o messenger_n of_o his_o wrath_n do_v not_o before_o make_v use_n of_o they_o in_o several_a age_n either_o to_o intimidate_n or_o punish_v his_o adversary_n and_o consequent_o that_o 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
dart_n of_o his_o tooth_n and_o tongue_n as_o so_o many_o little_a javelin_n afterward_o he_o cut_v and_o tear_n the_o skin_n and_o than_o if_o a_o man_n do_v not_o give_v way_n to_o he_o and_o cast_v himself_o at_o his_o foot_n he_o kill_v and_o eat_v even_o to_o the_o bone_n we_o must_v be_v then_o foolish_a even_o unto_o madness_n to_o oppose_v god_n true_a wisdom_n consist_v in_o render_v ourselves_o so_o plain_a unto_o his_o command_n that_o we_o must_v never_o so_o much_o as_o provoke_v his_o mild_a vengeance_n otherwise_o we_o shall_v see_v ourselves_o at_o last_o assault_v by_o all_o sort_n of_o enemy_n the_o air_n the_o earth_n the_o sea_n angel_n man_n and_o beast_n will_v arm_v themselves_o to_o punish_v so_o unworthy_a a_o rebellion_n meditation_n a_o fair_a subject_n of_o meditation_n alas_o my_o dear_a reader_n whatever_o thou_o be_v fix_v then_o a_o while_n thy_o eye_n and_o mind_n upon_o this_o scene_n and_o do_v not_o expect_v till_o god_n afflict_v thou_o with_o the_o last_o of_o his_o plague_n if_o thou_o be_v be-nighted_n and_o under_o the_o obscurity_n of_o a_o dismal_a blindness_n pass_v not_o even_o to_o those_o mortal_a darkness_n where_o the_o star_n be_v extinguish_v and_o where_o after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o first-born_a we_o ourselves_o must_v die_v and_o be_v bury_v under_o the_o billow_n of_o a_o ocean_n where_o no_o calm_a can_v ever_o be_v and_o where_o we_o remain_v in_o a_o flux_n and_o reflux_n of_o such_o misery_n as_o will_v never_o end_v chap._n xvii_o the_o paschal_n lamb_n and_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n it_o be_v about_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o night_n feast_n a_o memorable_a feast_n in_o the_o midst_n whereof_o there_o happen_v a_o general_a massacre_n of_o the_o first-born_a of_o egypt_n that_o the_o hebrew_n make_v that_o famous_a feast_n whereof_o the_o bloody_a remnant_n and_o unfortunate_a spoil_n serve_v to_o mark_v on_o the_o side_n of_o their_o door_n and_o on_o their_o threshold_n the_o safeguard_v of_o their_o whole_a nation_n it_o be_v on_o the_o fourteen_o day_n of_o the_o month_n which_o they_o call_v nisan_fw-la when_o the_o moon_n be_v direct_o opposite_a to_o the_o sun_n and_o equal_o share_v with_o he_o the_o empire_n which_o they_o possess_v in_o the_o heaven_n that_o they_o celebrate_v this_o admirable_a sacrifice_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o express_a and_o lively_a figure_n of_o that_o which_o jesus_n christ_n present_v unto_o his_o father_n upon_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o cross_n now_o to_o know_v what_o order_n be_v observe_v therein_o 10._o loquimini_fw-la ad_fw-la universum_fw-la coetum_fw-la siliorum_fw-la israel_n &_o dicite_fw-la eye_n decima_fw-la die_fw-la mensis_fw-la huius_fw-la tollat_fw-la unusquisque_fw-la agnum_fw-la per_fw-la familias_fw-la &_o domos_fw-la svas_fw-la exod._n 12._o v._o 3._o erit_fw-la autem_fw-la agnus_fw-la absque_fw-la macula_fw-la masculus_fw-la annicutus_fw-la exod._n 12._o v._o 5._o et_fw-la sument_fw-la de_fw-fr sanguine_fw-la ejus_fw-la ac_fw-la po●●nt_fw-la super_fw-la utrum_fw-la que_fw-la postem_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 12._o v._o 7._o non_fw-la comedetis_fw-la ex_fw-la eo_fw-la crudum_fw-la quid_fw-la nec_fw-la coctum_fw-la agnum_fw-la sed_fw-la tantum_fw-la assum_fw-la igni_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 12._o v._o 9_o si_fw-mi quid_fw-la residuum_fw-la fuerit_fw-la igne_fw-la comburetis_fw-la exod._n 12._o v._o 10._o and_o what_o ceremony_n be_v use_v first_o god_n have_v command_v moses_n to_o publish_v unto_o all_o his_o people_n that_o on_o the_o ten_o day_n of_o the_o moon_n of_o the_o first_o month_n every_o family_n shall_v have_v a_o lamb_n in_o his_o house_n and_o that_o four_o day_n after_o it_o be_v to_o be_v sacrifice_v without_o break_v any_o part_n of_o his_o bone_n second_o it_o be_v to_o be_v a_o male_a and_o not_o a_o female_a three_o it_o be_v to_o be_v but_o a_o year_n old_a four_o it_o be_v to_o be_v without_o blemish_n or_o defect_n afterward_o the_o threshold_n of_o the_o door_n and_o house_n where_o this_o feast_n have_v be_v keep_v be_v to_o be_v dye_v with_o his_o blood_n it_o be_v also_o ordain_v that_o this_o lamb_n shall_v be_v eat_v neither_o boil_a nor_o raw_a but_o only_o roast_v with_o unlevened_a bread_n and_o with_o wild_a lettuce_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o neither_o foot_n entrail_n nor_o head_n must_v remain_v at_o least_o if_o any_o be_v leave_v it_o be_v to_o be_v throw_v into_o the_o fire_n concern_v the_o ceremony_n which_o they_o oblige_v to_o observe_v at_o this_o feast_n 13._o renes_fw-la vestros_fw-la accingetis_fw-la &_o calceamentu_fw-la habebitis_fw-la in_o pedibus_fw-la tenentes_fw-la baculos_fw-la in_o manibus_fw-la &_o comedetis_fw-la festinanter_fw-la exod._n 12._o v._o 11._o erit_fw-la autem_fw-la sanguis_fw-la vobis_fw-la in_o signum_fw-la in_o aedibus_fw-la in_o quibus_fw-la eritis_fw-la &_o videbo_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la &_o transibo_fw-la vos_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 12._o v._o 13._o they_o 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which_o be_v promise_v she_o and_o into_o some_o holy_a retreat_n but_o we_o must_v fear_v nothing_o since_o we_o need_v but_o lift_v up_o our_o hand_n to_o heaven_n like_o moses_n and_o implore_v the_o assistance_n of_o that_o great_a intelligence_n who_o never_o abandon_v those_o who_o be_v inrole_v under_o his_o standard_n and_o fight_v valiant_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o name_n 11._o cumque_fw-la levaret_fw-la moses_n manus_fw-la vincebat_fw-la israel_n sin_n autem_fw-la paululum_fw-la remisisset_fw-la superabat_fw-la amalec_fw-la exod._n 17._o v._o 11._o yes_o at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o this_o great_a captain_n lift_v up_o his_o arm_n towards_o god_n to_o implore_v his_o aid_n and_o to_o give_v he_o a_o sign_n that_o he_o only_o expect_v the_o victory_n from_o he_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n become_v conqueror_n but_o if_o he_o chance_v never_o so_o little_a to_o let_v down_o his_o hand_n these_o poor_a people_n will_v be_v lose_v and_o overcome_v by_o amaleck_n o_o 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moses_n who_o be_v the_o most_o devout_a ardent_a zealous_a and_o holy_a man_n upon_o earth_n make_v his_o most_o humble_a supplication_n unto_o god_n for_o this_o purpose_n 13._o manus_fw-la autem_fw-la moisi_fw-la erant_fw-la grave_n etc._n etc._n exod._n 17._o v._o 12._o aaron_n autem_fw-la &_o hur_z sustentabant_fw-la manus_fw-la eius_fw-la ex_fw-la utraque_fw-la parte_fw-la exod._n 17._o v._o 13._o but_o i_o fear_v lest_o the_o force_n of_o his_o spirit_n may_v weaken_v those_o of_o the_o body_n and_o that_o at_o last_o his_o arm_n and_o hand_n stretch_v out_o towards_o heaven_n may_v suffer_v themselves_o to_o follow_v their_o natural_a propension_n towards_o the_o earth_n i_o assure_v myself_o that_o hur_z and_z aaron_z have_v the_o same_o apprehension_n for_o behold_v they_o on_o the_o top_n of_o a_o little_a hill_n hur_z on_o the_o one_o side_n and_z aaron_z on_o the_o other_o support_v the_o victorious_a hand_n and_o the_o conquer_a arm_n of_o moses_n 13._o fugavitque_fw-la josue_n amalec_n &_o populum_fw-la eius_fw-la in_o ore_fw-la gladii_fw-la exod._n 17._o v._o 13._o whilst_o josua_n pursue_v and_o put_v to_o the_o sword_n both_o amaleck_n and_o his_o amalekite_n who_o discern_v in_o their_o flight_n and_o by_o their_o defeat_n that_o it_o be_v more_o than_o a_o humane_a hand_n which_o have_v assail_v and_o vanquish_v they_o behold_v then_o the_o victory_n of_o heaven_n and_o crown_n wrought_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n who_o will_v have_v the_o whole_a world_n to_o know_v that_o there_o be_v for_o his_o soldier_n laurel_n and_o palm_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a thunderbolt_n and_o lightning_n to_o dart_v against_o his_o enemy_n 29._o non_fw-la ego_fw-la o_o imperator_fw-la victus_fw-la sum_fw-la sed_fw-la tuipse_n prodidisti_fw-la victo●iam_fw-la qui_fw-la contra_fw-la deum_fw-la aciem_fw-la instruere_fw-la non_fw-la desinis_fw-la deum_fw-la sequitur_fw-la victoria_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la eos_fw-la accedet_fw-la quibus_fw-la se_fw-la deus_fw-la dacem_fw-la praebet_fw-la theo._n lib._n 4._o hist_o c._n 29._o trajan_n be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o this_o when_o have_v be_v send_v by_o valens_n to_o conduct_v troop_n which_o be_v defeat_v under_o his_o command_n he_o have_v the_o courage_n to_o say_v unto_o he_o at_o his_o return_n that_o he_o have_v not_o be_v vanquish_v but_o rather_o the_o person_n that_o send_v he_o and_o who_o be_v so_o temerarious_a as_o to_o raise_v troop_n against_o he_o who_o step_n be_v always_o follow_v by_o those_o of_o victory_n the_o emperor_n theodorus_n have_v the_o same_o thought_n when_o have_v receive_v news_n in_o a_o full_a theatre_n and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sport_n use_v in_o the_o circus_n that_o a_o certain_a tyrant_n his_o enemy_n have_v be_v overcome_v command_v all_o that_o be_v present_a to_o follow_v he_o 7._o niceph._n lib._n 4._o c._n 7._o to_o render_v thanks_o unto_o god_n as_o unto_o the_o author_n of_o this_o prosperous_a success_n france_n also_o know_v the_o glorious_a victory_n which_o clotarius_n gain_v after_o a_o troublesome_a and_o domestic_a war_n 17._o gregorius_n turon_n lib._n 4._o c._n 16._o &_o 17._o by_o the_o help_n of_o prayer_n in_o fine_a not_o to_o search_v further_o into_o former_a age_n and_o to_o dis-int_a so_o many_o prince_n who_o have_v be_v either_o conqueror_n or_o conquer_a by_o this_o kind_n of_o arm_n we_o need_v but_o cast_v our_o eye_n upon_o the_o victory_n of_o our_o incomparable_a lewis_n and_o among_o other_o on_o that_o of_o the_o isle_n of_o ree_n where_o like_o a_o other_o moses_n he_o lift_v up_o his_o hand_n unto_o heaven_n in_o the_o chapel_n of_o saumeur_fw-fr and_o then_o like_o josua_n he_o pursue_v his_o enemy_n even_o to_o the_o destruction_n of_o their_o ship_n and_o even_o into_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o proud_a and_o most_o rebellious_a city_n in_o the_o world_n where_o at_o last_o he_o may_v just_o say_v unto_o his_o france_n what_o god_n say_v
unto_o moses_n after_o the_o destruction_n of_o amaleck_n let_v what_o pass_v at_o this_o time_n be_v write_v in_o annales_n 14._o dixit_fw-la autem_fw-la dominus_fw-la ad_fw-la moisen_n scribe_n hoc_fw-la ob_fw-la monimentum_fw-la in_o libro_fw-la &_o trade_n auribus_fw-la josue_n delebo_fw-la erim_fw-la memoriam_fw-la amalec_fw-la sub_fw-la caelum_fw-la exod._n 17._o v._o 14._o and_o let_v it_o be_v engrave_v upon_o all_o marble_n amaleck_n be_v vanquish_v and_o man_n never_o shall_v more_o speak_v of_o he_o but_o to_o remember_v his_o loss_n and_o misfortune_n after_o which_o moses_n erect_v a_o altar_n for_o a_o eternal_a monument_n 16._o edificavitque_fw-la moses_n altar_n &_o vocavit_fw-la nomen_fw-la ejus_fw-la dominus_fw-la exaltatio_fw-la mea_fw-la dicens_fw-la exod._n 17._o v._o 15._o quia_fw-la manus_fw-la solii_fw-la domini_fw-la &_o bellum_fw-la domini_fw-la erit_fw-la contra_fw-la amalec_fw-la à_fw-la generatione_n &_o generationem_fw-la exod._n 17._o v._o 16._o which_o he_o consecrate_v unto_o god_n as_o unto_o he_o who_o have_v be_v a_o standard_n in_o this_o war_n and_o a_o trophy_n after_o his_o combat_n among_o which_o he_o have_v cast_v down_o the_o throne_n of_o amaleck_n and_o effaced_a his_o name_n and_o memory_n for_o all_o eternity_n after_o this_o let_v any_o one_o be_v so_o rash_a and_o senseless_a as_o to_o attaque_fw-la god_n and_o his_o servant_n to_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v transport_v at_o the_o first_o sight_n and_o at_o the_o first_o assault_n of_o a_o impudent_a love_n of_o a_o carnal_a affection_n of_o a_o violent_a pleasure_n of_o a_o deceitful_a beauty_n of_o a_o charm_a imagination_n of_o a_o contagious_a desire_n of_o a_o brutish_a satisfaction_n of_o a_o mortal_a envy_n and_o of_o so_o many_o passion_n which_o use_v to_o pursue_v those_o who_o forsake_v the_o world_n and_o egypt_n and_o which_o like_o amaleck_n and_o the_o amalekite_n be_v destroy_v by_o the_o least_o shaft_n of_o courage_n and_o virtue_n but_o chief_o of_o piety_n and_o confidence_n in_o god_n the_o which_o may_v be_v easy_o acquire_v and_o preserve_v with_o that_o saint_n who_o have_v make_v and_o do_v make_v every_o day_n so_o many_o saint_n by_o this_o cogitation_n here_o on_o earth_n there_o be_v momentary_a pleasure_n cogita_fw-la sanctus_n franciscus_n modica_n hic_fw-la voluptas_fw-la sed_fw-la postea_fw-la poena_fw-la aeterna_fw-la modicus_fw-la hic_fw-la labour_n sed_fw-la postea_fw-la gloria_fw-la aeterna_fw-la multorum_fw-la vocatio_fw-la paucorum_fw-la electio_fw-la omnium_fw-la retributio_fw-la aeternitatem_fw-la cogita_fw-la and_o afterward_o eternal_a torment_n there_o be_v affliction_n and_o difficulty_n in_o the_o world_n which_o end_n almost_o assoon_o as_o they_o begin_v and_o in_o heaven_n there_o be_v a_o repose_n and_o glory_n which_o shall_v be_v immortal_a many_o be_v call_v but_o few_o choose_v and_o yet_o all_o shall_v be_v reward_v according_a to_o their_o desert_n think_v then_o on_o eternity_n chap._n xxiii_o moses_n be_v visit_v in_o the_o desert_n where_o he_o create_v judge_n and_o magistrate_n scarce_a be_v there_o any_o creature_n in_o this_o world_n which_o be_v not_o fasten_v by_o some_o tie_n but_o among_o other_o man_n be_v there_o as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o dungeon_n or_o galley_n where_o nevertheless_o some_o have_v iron_n and_o chain_n about_o their_o neck_n foot_n and_o hand_n creature_n captivity_n of_o creature_n other_o have_v but_o bond_n of_o silk_n and_o very_o often_o of_o blood_n which_o detain_v they_o like_o so_o many_o andromedes_n upon_o a_o rock_n or_o like_o ravenous_a bird_n upon_o a_o heap_n of_o carrion_n from_o which_o they_o can_v rise_v to_o elevate_v themselves_o into_o the_o ayr._n among_o this_o number_n be_v those_o who_o swear_v not_o but_o by_o their_o country_n and_o by_o those_o little_a god_n the_o ancient_n place_v near_o the_o chimney_n corner_n or_o at_o the_o bed_n foot_n as_o their_o domestic_a tutelary_n and_o the_o genius_n of_o a_o closet_n or_o house_n i_o place_v also_o in_o this_o road_n all_o those_o who_o have_v servile_a amity_n and_o blind_a passion_n for_o trifle_a thing_n unworthy_a to_o be_v regard_v by_o a_o generous_a and_o courageous_a spirit_n who_o nevertheless_o you_o shall_v very_o often_o see_v amuse_v themselves_o in_o the_o chase_n of_o fly_n handle_v a_o spindle_n or_o carry_v a_o distaff_n like_o sardanapalus_n among_o a_o few_o disdainful_a dame_n which_o enslave_v he_o by_o a_o thousand_o childish_a ●oyes_n there_o be_v other_o chain_n which_o though_o lawful_a be_v yet_o often_o more_o dangerous_a not_o to_o be_v break_v but_o with_o violence_n which_o can_v be_v practise_v upon_o ourselves_o without_o a_o most_o particular_a grace_n now_o such_o be_v all_o the_o tie_n which_o nature_n have_v weave_v in_o our_o heart_n and_o in_o our_o vein_n and_o which_o so_o powerful_o fasten_v a_o father_n and_o mother_n unto_o their_o child_n a_o only_a brother_n to_o his_o sister_n a_o servant_n to_o his_o master_n and_o two_o faithful_a friend_n to_o each_o other_o that_o nature_n be_v almost_o oblige_v unto_o a_o miracle_n to_o require_v of_o she_o this_o separation_n nevertheless_o it_o be_v a_o necessity_n which_o can_v almost_o admit_v of_o no_o delay_n and_o from_o which_o a_o man_n can_v be_v exempt_v when_o he_o resolve_v to_o serve_v god_n and_o obey_v his_o most_o holy_a will_n he_o be_v not_o yet_o so_o rigorous_a as_o not_o to_o permit_v the_o exercise_n of_o those_o duty_n which_o every_o condition_n require_v provide_v it_o be_v do_v with_o order_n and_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o prudence_n and_o piety_n for_o in_o such_o a_o case_n he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o nature_n as_o he_o be_v he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o destroy_v she_o as_o on_o the_o contrary_n he_o will_v preserve_v she_o but_o above_o all_o he_o will_v be_v first_o serve_v and_o this_o be_v what_o moses_n do_v when_o he_o be_v command_v to_o obey_v god_n and_o to_o go_v from_o madian_a into_o egypt_n to_o solicit_v his_o affair_n and_o to_o negotiate_v for_o his_o people_n with_o pharaoh_n for_o he_o leave_v his_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o what_o he_o have_v most_o dear_a in_o the_o world_n to_o go_v with_o his_o brother_n aaron_n 14._o cumque_fw-la audisset_fw-la jethro_n sacerdos_fw-la madian_n cognatus_fw-la moysi_n omne_fw-la quae_fw-la secerat_fw-la ei_fw-la d●us_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 18._o v._o 1._o tulit_fw-la sephoram_fw-la vxorem_fw-la moysi_n quam_fw-la remiserat_fw-la exod._n 18._o v._o 2._o et_fw-la dvos_fw-la filios_fw-la esus_fw-la exod._n 18_o v._o 3._o cumque_fw-la intrasset_fw-la tabernaculum_fw-la exod._n 18._o v._o 7._o narravit_fw-la moses_n cognato_fw-la svo_fw-la cuncta_fw-la quae_fw-la fecerat_fw-la dominus_fw-la pharaoni_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 18._o v._o 8._o laetatusque_fw-la est_fw-la jethro_n super_fw-la omnibus_fw-la bonis_fw-la quae_fw-la fecerat_fw-la dominus_fw-la israëli_fw-la exod._n 18._o v._o 9_o obtulit_fw-la ergo_fw-la jethro_n cognatus_fw-la morsi_fw-la holocausta_fw-la &_o hostias_fw-la deo_fw-la veneruntque_fw-la aaron_n &_o omnes_fw-la seniores_fw-la israël_n ut_fw-la comederent_fw-la panem_fw-la cum_fw-la eo_fw-la coram_fw-la deo_fw-la exod_n 18._o v._n 12._o altera_fw-la autem_fw-la die_fw-la sedit_fw-la moses_n ut_fw-la judicaret_fw-la populum_fw-la qui_fw-la assistebat_fw-la moysi_n â_fw-la mane_n usque_fw-la ad_fw-la vesperam_fw-la exod_n 18_o v._n 13._o quod_fw-la cum_fw-la vidisset_fw-la cognatus_fw-la ejus_fw-la omne_fw-la scilicet_fw-la quae_fw-la agebat_fw-la in_o popule_n ait_fw-fr quid_fw-la est_fw-la hoc_fw-la a_o ●od_a facis_fw-la in_o plebe_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 18._o v._o 14._o but_o when_o his_o order_n be_v execute_v and_o when_o pharaoh_n and_o egypt_n amaleck_n and_o the_o amalekite_n be_v exterminate_v and_o the_o israelite_n conduct_v even_o unto_o mount_n sina_n after_o so_o many_o miracle_n wrought_v for_o their_o sake_n behold_v jethro_n the_o priest_n of_o madian_n appear_v who_o bring_v back_o moses_n wife_n and_o two_o son_n who_o he_o have_v leave_v behind_o when_o he_o take_v his_o journey_n into_o egypt_n he_o receive_v he_o with_o very_o great_a affection_n and_o have_v bring_v he_o unto_o his_o tent_n he_o relate_v to_o he_o all_o the_o particular_n of_o what_o have_v pass_v and_o the_o prodigy_n god_n have_v wrought_v by_o his_o hand_n jethro_n then_o manifest_v a_o unspeakable_a joy_n and_o immediate_o render_v thanks_o unto_o god_n who_o have_v free_v they_o all_o from_o the_o tyranny_n of_o egypt_n and_o the_o power_n of_o pharaoh_n free_o confess_v that_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n be_v the_o god_n of_o god_n who_o goodness_n power_n justice_z and_o majesty_n have_v make_v themselves_o to_o be_v see_v and_o feel_v by_o his_o enemy_n in_o testimony_n whereof_o he_o take_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n a_o victim_n and_o sacrifice_n which_o he_o offer_v with_o a_o most_o perfect_a faith_n and_o a_o most_o holy_a piety_n then_o the_o banquet_n follow_v at_o which_o all_o the_o ancient_n of_o the_o people_n be_v present_a with_o a_o intention_n to_o celebrate_v this_o feast_n in_o honour_n of_o their_o god_n the_o next_o
sed_fw-la ego_fw-la scio_fw-la quòd_fw-la non_fw-la dimittat_fw-la vos_fw-la rex_fw-la aegypti_n ut_fw-la eatis_fw-la nisi_fw-la per_fw-la manum_fw-la validam_fw-la exod._n 3._o v._o 19_o extendam_fw-la enim_fw-la manum_fw-la meam_fw-la &_o percutiam_fw-la aegyptum_fw-la in_o cunctis_fw-la mirabilibus_fw-la meis_fw-la quae_fw-la facturus_fw-la sum_fw-la in_o medio_fw-la corum_fw-la posi_fw-la haec_fw-la dimittet_fw-la vos_fw-la exod._n 3._o v._o 20._o that_o the_o god_n of_o the_o hebrew_n have_v enjoin_v they_o to_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o he_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v his_o pleasure_n they_o shall_v withdraw_v themselves_o three_o day_n journey_n off_o for_o that_o end_n mean_a while_n god_n who_o know_v that_o pharaoh_n will_v not_o consent_v thereunto_o advertise_v moses_n of_o it_o and_o say_v unto_o he_o that_o in_o fine_a he_o will_v force_v he_o by_o rigour_n and_o the_o power_n of_o his_o arm_n to_o permit_v they_o to_o depart_v now_o these_o weapon_n be_v no_o other_o than_o those_o of_o the_o misfortune_n which_o befall_v this_o king_n and_o constrain_v he_o to_o give_v liberty_n unto_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n chap._n v._o the_o assure_a mark_n of_o moses_n power_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o charm_v and_o more_o powerful_a to_o captivate_v man_n than_o speech_n speech_n marvellous_a command_n of_o speech_n chief_o when_o it_o proceed_v from_o a_o mouth_n full_a of_o authority_n nevertheless_o there_o be_v some_o untamable_a spirit_n and_o rebellious_a soul_n who_o can_v be_v vanquish_v by_o these_o weapon_n and_o to_o who_o all_o these_o discourse_n at_o most_o serve_v but_o for_o some_o time_n to_o lull_v asleep_o their_o fury_n this_o be_v sometime_o see_v in_o youth_n in_o who_o the_o heat_n of_o their_o age_n and_o the_o boil_a of_o their_o blood_n make_v so_o much_o noise_n and_o stir_v up_o such_o dark_a tempest_n that_o reason_n be_v there_o always_o as_o it_o be_v eclipse_v oftentimes_o also_o there_o be_v person_n of_o experience_n and_o authority_n who_o adore_v only_o some_o old_a error_n and_o admit_v of_o no_o reason_n but_o the_o course_n of_o a_o long_a and_o deprave_a custom_n it_o be_v not_o without_o cause_n that_o moses_n so_o much_o fear_v to_o speak_v unto_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o people_n 1._o respondens_fw-la moses_n ait_fw-la non_fw-fr credent_a mihi_fw-la neque_fw-la audient_fw-la vocem_fw-la meam_fw-la exod._n 4._o v._o 1._o persuade_v himself_o they_o will_v not_o believe_v he_o and_o that_o they_o will_v deride_v both_o himself_o and_o his_o discourse_n but_o god_n make_v he_o see_v prodigy_n which_o be_v to_o be_v infallible_a mark_n of_o his_o power_n over_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o most_o potent_a of_o his_o nation_n the_o first_o be_v the_o rod_n he_o hold_v in_o his_o hand_n which_o become_v a_o serpent_n 9_o dixitque_fw-la dominus_fw-la projice_fw-la eam_fw-la in_o terram_fw-la prosicit_fw-la &_o versa_fw-la est_fw-la in_o colubrum_fw-la exod._n 4._o v._o 3._o daxitque_fw-la dominus_fw-la rursum_fw-la mitte_fw-la manum_fw-la tuam_fw-la in_o sinum_fw-la tuum_fw-la quam_fw-la cum_fw-la misisset_fw-la in_o sinum_fw-la protullt_v leprosam_fw-la exod._n 4._o v._o 6._o retrahe_fw-la ait_fw-la manum_fw-la tuam_fw-la in_o sinum_fw-la tuum_fw-la retraxit_fw-la &_o protulit_fw-la iterum_fw-la &_o erat_fw-la similis_fw-la carni_fw-la reliquae_fw-la exod._n 4._o v._o 7._o quod_fw-la si_fw-la nec_fw-la duobus_fw-la quidem_fw-la his_fw-la signis_fw-la crediderint_fw-la neque_fw-la audierint_fw-la vocem_fw-la tuam_fw-la sum_n aquam_fw-la fluminis_fw-la &_o essunde_fw-la eam_fw-la super_fw-la aridam_fw-la &_o quidquid_fw-la hauseris_fw-la de_fw-la fluvio_fw-la vertetur_fw-la in_o sanguinem_fw-la exod._n 4._o v._o 9_o and_o afterward_o reassume_v its_o former_a nature_n the_o second_o appear_v in_o his_o hand_n which_o he_o have_v no_o soon_o put_v into_o his_o bosom_n but_o it_o become_v leprous_a and_o afterward_o return_v into_o the_o same_o place_n it_o become_v immediate_o like_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o body_n this_o be_v do_v by_o the_o command_n of_o he_o who_o be_v omnipotent_a and_o who_o by_o these_o miraculous_a effect_n will_v encourage_v moses_n and_o assure_v he_o that_o those_o to_o who_o he_o be_v send_v will_v give_v credit_n unto_o these_o prodigy_n he_o say_v far_o to_o he_o that_o if_o they_o be_v so_o obstinate_a as_o not_o to_o believe_v he_o he_o be_v to_o take_v water_n out_o of_o the_o river_n nilus_n and_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v infallible_o change_v into_o blood_n behold_v strange_a metamorphosis_n that_o of_o the_o rod_n into_o a_o serpent_n and_o of_o the_o serpent_n into_o a_o rod_n signify_v three_o very_a different_a state_n of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n in_o egypt_n the_o first_o be_v whilst_o joseph_n live_v during_o who_o life_n they_o have_v possession_n of_o the_o rod_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o sceptre_n and_o government_n of_o egypt_n after_o that_o follow_v the_o death_n of_o this_o great_a patriarch_n and_o from_o that_o time_n all_o these_o poor_a people_n be_v detest_v by_o the_o egyptian_n and_o like_v so_o many_o serpent_n which_o crawl_v on_o the_o earth_n but_o at_o length_n the_o time_n will_v come_v when_o serpent_n shall_v be_v turn_v into_o rod_n and_o be_v powerful_a in_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n the_o second_o metamorphosis_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n signify_v only_o the_o various_a affliction_n of_o the_o hebrew_n and_o the_o different_a alteration_n of_o their_o fortune_n under_o the_o government_n of_o this_o wise_a conductor_n the_o three_o of_o the_o water_n of_o nilus_n do_v foretell_v the_o death_n and_o swallow_v up_o of_o the_o egyptian_n under_o the_o bloody_a and_o murder_a wave_n of_o the_o red_a sea_n notwithstanding_o all_o this_o moses_n persist_v in_o excuse_v himself_o 10._o alt_z moses_n obsecro_fw-la domine_fw-la non_fw-la sum_fw-la eloquens_fw-la ab_fw-la heri_fw-la &_o nudius_fw-la tertius_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la quo_fw-la locutus_fw-la es_fw-la ad_fw-la ser_fw-mi vum_fw-la tuum_fw-la impeditioris_fw-la &_o tardioris_fw-la linguae_fw-la sum_fw-la exod._n 4._o v._o 10._o and_o use_v his_o best_a endeavour_n to_o discharge_v himself_o of_o a_o employment_n in_o which_o he_o foresee_v so_o many_o difficulty_n and_o whereof_o he_o esteem_v himself_o so_o uncapable_a he_o represent_v unto_o god_n the_o trouble_n he_o have_v to_o express_v himself_o and_o how_o that_o since_o the_o very_a hour_n he_o have_v the_o honour_n to_o speak_v unto_o he_o he_o can_v hardly_o draw_v one_o word_n out_o of_o his_o mouth_n lord_n say_v he_o i_o be_o as_o a_o child_n who_o can_v form_v but_o a_o confuse_a sound_n between_o his_o lip_n and_o my_o tongue_n be_v so_o heavy_a and_o fat_a as_o i_o can_v speak_v a_o word_n without_o stammer_n ah_o what_o god_n answer_v he_o 11._o dixitque_fw-la dominus_fw-la ad_fw-la eum_fw-la quis_fw-la secit_fw-la os_fw-la hominis_fw-la aut_fw-la quis_fw-la fabricatus_fw-la est_fw-la mutum_fw-la &_o surdum_fw-la videntem_fw-la &_o caecum_fw-la non_fw-la ego_fw-la exod._n 4._o v._o 11._o be_o i_o not_o he_o who_o have_v form_v man_n with_o my_o own_o hand_n and_o put_v word_n into_o their_o mouth_n and_o be_v it_o not_o i_o who_o render_v they_o deaf_a and_o dumb_a at_o my_o pleasure_n yes_o true_o it_o be_v god_n who_o discover_v thought_n even_o in_o the_o most_o intricate_a mind_n it_o be_v he_o who_o move_v and_o animate_v the_o tongue_n of_o child_n and_o there_o need_v but_o a_o breathe_n from_o his_o mouth_n to_o give_v life_n motion_n and_o voice_n unto_o the_o most_o insensible_a body_n these_o virtue_n be_v too_o well_o know_v 18._o at_o ille_fw-la obsecro_fw-la inquit_fw-la domine_fw-la mitte_fw-la quem_fw-la missurus_fw-la es_fw-la exod._n 4._o v._o 13._o iratus_fw-la dominus_fw-la in_o meisem_fw-la ait_fw-la aaron_n frater_fw-la tuus_fw-la levites_n scio_fw-la quod_fw-la cloquens_fw-la sit_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 4._o v._o 14._o loquere_fw-la ad_fw-la eum_fw-la &_o pone_fw-la versia_fw-la mea_fw-la in_o ore_fw-la ejus_fw-la exod._n 4._o v._o 15._o virgam_fw-la quoquc_fw-la hanc_fw-la sum_n in_fw-la manu_fw-la tua_fw-la exod._n 4._o v._o 17._o abiit_fw-la moses_n &_o reversus_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la jethro_n socerum_fw-la suum_fw-la dixitque_fw-la ei_fw-la vadam_fw-la &_o revertar_fw-la ad_fw-la fratres_fw-la meos_fw-la in_o aegyptum_fw-la exod._n 4._o v._o 18._o and_o i_o be_o astonish_v at_o moses_n who_o persist_v notwithstanding_o in_o his_o demand_n and_o who_o conjure_v god_n to_o send_v in_o his_o place_n the_o person_n who_o he_o be_v to_o send_v now_o it_o be_v doubtless_o the_o messiah_n who_o he_o mean_v but_o the_o happy_a moment_n in_o which_o he_o shall_v be_v bear_v be_v not_o yet_o arrive_v and_o it_o have_v be_v to_o break_v the_o order_n and_o decree_n in_o heaven_n to_o desire_v absolute_o at_o that_o time_n the_o grant_n of_o this_o request_n god_n also_o grow_v angry_a with_o moses_n and_o resolve_v no_o more_o to_o hear_v his_o complaint_n and_o excuse_n he_o be_v content_a to_o say_v unto_o he_o that_o his_o brother_n aaron_n shall_v serve_v he_o for_o interpreter_n to_o declare_v his_o will_n from_o that_o time_n