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 audens_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod_n 24._o v._n 17._o et_fw-la fuit_fw-la ibi_fw-la moses_n quadraginta_fw-la diebus_fw-la &_o quadraginta_fw-la noctibus_fw-la exod._n 24._o v._o 18._o out_o of_o which_o it_o never_o depart_v but_o to_o guide_v we_o first_o unto_o god_n as_o unto_o the_o father_n of_o union_n and_o unto_o the_o author_n of_o wisdom_n who_o desire_v orderly_o to_o rule_v and_o govern_v the_o whole_a universe_n be_v oblige_v to_o give_v law_n and_o precept_n on_o which_o policy_n ought_v to_o move_v as_o the_o heaven_n do_v upon_o their_o pole_n now_o it_o have_v not_o be_v sufficient_a to_o have_v reveal_v they_o unto_o moses_n but_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o publish_v they_o to_o all_o the_o people_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v be_v oblige_v to_o observe_v they_o after_o their_o reception_n moses_n then_o declare_v unto_o the_o hebrew_n all_o that_o god_n command_v they_o unto_o which_o they_o all_o consent_v cry_v out_o unanimous_o that_o these_o law_n be_v just_a and_o that_o they_o will_v willing_o keep_v they_o this_o be_v like_o a_o oath_n of_o fidelity_n after_o which_o moses_n erect_v a_o altar_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o mountain_n and_o raise_v twelve_o step_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n for_o who_o he_o cause_v holocau_v to_o be_v offer_v up_o unto_o god_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o first_o bear_v of_o israel_n which_o be_v bear_v priest_n in_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n these_o sacrifice_n be_v make_v moses_n gather_v up_o in_o cup_n the_o one_o half_a of_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n cast_v the_o rest_n upon_o the_o altar_n after_o which_o he_o take_v the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n to_o have_v it_o read_v unto_o the_o whole_a assembly_n who_o have_v again_o accept_v it_o be_v sprinkle_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o victim_n in_o witness_n of_o the_o compact_a and_o agreement_n which_o have_v be_v new_o make_v and_o which_o they_o be_v inviolable_o to_o observe_v towards_o god_n after_o this_o ceremony_n moses_n go_v up_o to_o the_o mountain_n with_o aaron_n nadab_n abihu_n and_o seventy_o old_a man_n choose_v out_o of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n who_o have_v the_o honour_n to_o see_v god_n at_o a_o near_a distance_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o young_a prince_n surround_v with_o ray_n of_o glory_n who_o have_v under_o his_o foot_n as_o it_o be_v a_o large_a throne_n of_o saphire_n who_o splendour_n resemble_v that_o which_o we_o see_v in_o the_o sky_n when_o they_o appear_v enamel_v with_o star_n sparkle_v like_o so_o many_o diamond_n it_o be_v in_o this_o pomp_n and_o magnific_a state_n god_n command_v moses_n to_o draw_v near_o he_o and_o to_o ascend_v high_a even_o to_o the_o top_n of_o mount_n sina_n where_o be_v arrive_v he_o be_v encompass_v with_o a_o great_a cloud_n which_o cover_v the_o whole_a mountain_n and_o form_v as_o it_o be_v a_o great_a pavilion_n of_o fire_n and_o cloud_n through_o which_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n make_v itself_o feel_v and_o know_v and_o where_o moses_n spend_v forty_o day_n and_o as_o many_o night_n without_o either_o eat_n or_o drink_v thereby_o keep_v the_o first_o lend_v which_o be_v ever_o celebrate_v chap._n xxxvii_o the_o adoration_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n nothing_o be_v so_o great_a a_o blemish_n unto_o paganism_n as_o to_o see_v the_o wise_a and_o most_o learned_a among_o these_o idolater_n render_v honour_n and_o adoration_n unto_o wood_n stone_n and_o live_a creature_n and_o even_o the_o first_o of_o their_o god_n who_o abandon_v his_o throne_n and_o change_v his_o thunderbolt_n and_o sceptre_n for_o a_o pencil_n to_o paint_v goat_n and_o hippocentaur_n upon_o the_o cloud_n but_o it_o be_v a_o more_o ridiculous_a and_o strange_a spectacle_n in_o the_o time_n of_o christianity_n to_o see_v man_n and_o demigod_n who_o have_v lose_v all_o thought_n of_o heaven_n and_o glory_n to_o which_o they_o be_v ordain_v descend_v even_o beneath_o themselves_o to_o adore_v brutish_a passion_n and_o to_o set_v in_o the_o place_n of_o god_n and_o piety_n infamous_a idol_n 17._o videns_fw-la autem_fw-la populus_fw-la quod_fw-la moram_fw-la faccret_a descendendi_fw-la de_fw-fr monte_fw-fr moses_n etc._n etc._n et_fw-la fecit_fw-la exeis_fw-la vitulum_fw-la conflatilem_fw-la diâ—cruntque_fw-la hi_o sunt_fw-la dâ—i_fw-la tui_fw-la israël_n qui_fw-la te_fw-la eduxerunt_fw-la de_fw-fr terra_fw-la agypti_n exo._n 32._o v._o 17._o imitate_v aaron_n and_o the_o israelite_n who_o see_v that_o moses_n stay_v long_o upon_o the_o mountain_n where_o god_n detain_v he_o to_o deliver_v he_o the_o table_n of_o the_o law_n be_v so_o stupid_a and_o ungrateful_a as_o to_o make_v a_o golden_a calf_n in_o imitation_n of_o the_o serapis_n of_o egypt_n and_o to_o take_v it_o for_o their_o god_n and_o conductor_n in_o the_o remainder_n of_o their_o voyage_n do_v we_o ever_o hear_v of_o a_o more_o brutish_a blindness_n and_o of_o a_o more_o execrable_a idolatry_n these_o sacrilegious_a people_n who_o have_v neither_o life_n nor_o liberty_n but_o by_o moses_n mean_v and_o by_o the_o almost_o continual_a miracle_n which_o god_n wrought_v for_o their_o sake_n prefer_v nevertheless_o their_o passion_n before_o both_o of_o they_o and_o efface_v out_o of_o their_o soul_n all_o the_o remembrance_n of_o what_o have_v pass_v to_o satisfy_v a_o foolish_a imagination_n which_o make_v they_o contemn_v all_o manner_n of_o piety_n and_o gratitude_n but_o who_o will_v have_v ever_o believe_v that_o aaron_n 5._o dixitque_fw-la ad_fw-la eos_fw-la aaron_n tollite_fw-la inaures_fw-la aureas_fw-la de_fw-la uxorum_fw-la filiorumque_fw-la &_o filiarum_fw-la auribus_fw-la &_o afferte_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o exod._n 32._o v._o 2._o quas_fw-la cum_fw-la ille_fw-la accepisset_fw-la formavit_fw-la opere_fw-la fusorio_n &_o fecit_fw-la ex_fw-la eit_n vitulum_fw-la conflatilem_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 32._o v._o 4._o quod_fw-la cum_fw-la vidisset_fw-la aaron_n adificavit_fw-la altar_n coram_fw-la co_fw-la exod._n 32._o v._o 5._o who_o have_v be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o interpreter_n of_o god_n and_o moses_n to_o work_v so_o many_o miracle_n upon_o the_o people_n shall_v serve_v as_o the_o most_o fatal_a instrument_n of_o their_o idolatry_n erect_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n a_o altar_n to_o this_o abominable_a statue_n and_o receive_v the_o profane_a acclamation_n of_o all_o this_o people_n who_o cry_v out_o behold_v behold_v our_o god_n o_o god_n of_o god_n what_o applause_n what_o congratulation_n what_o solemnity_n i_o know_v not_o whether_o the_o devil_n have_v ever_o celebrate_v a_o sabbath_n or_o the_o gentile_n a_o feast_n more_o full_a of_o abomination_n methinks_v i_o see_v lucifer_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o troop_n when_o i_o behold_v aaron_n among_o these_o people_n who_o shall_v rather_o suffer_v his_o throat_n to_o be_v cut_v by_o these_o ungrateful_a wretch_n than_o give_v way_n to_o their_o impiety_n psych_n et_fw-la sedit_fw-la populus_fw-la manducare_fw-la &_o bibere_fw-la &_o surrexerunt_fw-la ludere_fw-la exod._n 32._o v._o 6._o pro_fw-la vitulo_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la vitulo_fw-la vitulati_fw-la sunt_fw-la tertul._n lib._n de_fw-la jes_n contra_fw-la psych_n the_o altar_n of_o aaron_n be_v a_o altar_n of_o sacrilege_n this_o high_a priest_n be_v a_o prevaricator_n their_o religion_n be_v idolatry_n perfume_n be_v change_v into_o blasphemy_n and_o instead_o of_o the_o ineffable_a name_n of_o jehovah_n the_o head_n of_o a_o golden_a calf_n be_v see_v about_o which_o they_o laugh_v they_o leap_v they_o carouse_v they_o eat_v and_o commit_v a_o thousand_o sort_n of_o impurity_n alas_o what_o sacrifice_n what_o sport_n 7._o locutus_fw-la est_fw-la dominus_fw-la ad_fw-la maisen_n dicens_fw-la vade_fw-la descend_v peccavit_fw-la populus_fw-la tuus_fw-la quem_fw-la eduxisti_fw-la de_fw-la terra_fw-la aegypti_n exod._n 32._o v._o 7._o what_o festival_n nevertheless_o god_n who_o goodness_n be_v infinite_a and_o who_o be_v not_o resolve_v to_o inflict_v the_o last_o punishment_n on_o these_o impious_a people_n nor_o to_o destroy_v they_o for_o ever_o but_o only_o in_o case_n no_o man_n shall_v address_v himself_o to_o implore_v favour_n for_o they_o reveal_v unto_o moses_n what_o
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the_o voice_n and_o command_v of_o god_n of_o the_o word_n and_o of_o their_o love_n o_o god_n o_o power_n o_o love_n what_o word_n what_o speech_n and_o what_o voice_n we_o must_v proceed_v in_o order_n and_o pursue_v the_o same_o which_o god_n himself_o have_v follow_v the_o word_n be_v in_o god_n the_o father_n and_o this_o word_n be_v god_n from_o that_o beginning_n which_o can_v never_o begin_v the_o common_a spirit_n of_o god_n animate_v the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n but_o in_o fine_a this_o glorious_a and_o happy_a moment_n which_o see_v the_o birth_n of_o time_n and_o season_n be_v arrive_v the_o eternal_a god_n see_v no_o object_n out_o of_o himself_o which_o can_v deserve_v his_o love_n and_o beside_o this_o love_n be_v incite_v by_o a_o holy_a desire_n of_o communicate_v itself_o it_o be_v requisite_a to_o frame_v a_o copy_n of_o the_o intellectual_a original_a which_o be_v in_o his_o idea_n world_n love_v the_o architect_n of_o the_o world_n and_o in_o his_o heavenly_a 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carry_v away_o the_o chaste_a sara_n and_o bring_v she_o to_o court_n which_o be_v a_o seraglio_n of_o luxury_n and_o lubricity_n mean_a while_n what_o can_v a_o chaste_a and_o courageous_a husband_n say_v or_o think_v who_o see_v before_o his_o eye_n the_o rape_n of_o his_o wife_n unfortunate_a abraham_n what_o will_v thou_o do_v be_v these_o the_o promise_n which_o god_n so_o often_o make_v thou_o of_o fill_v thou_o with_o all_o his_o favour_n and_o benediction_n ah_o what_o can_v the_o loss_n of_o a_o wife_n make_v a_o man_n a_o father_n of_o all_o people_n and_o nation_n and_o be_v this_o the_o recompense_n of_o that_o faith_n obedience_n and_o piety_n which_o seem_v not_o to_o raise_v up_o thy_o body_n from_o the_o earth_n but_o to_o elevate_v it_o to_o the_o heaven_n behold_v war_n on_o the_o one_o side_n thunder_v against_o thou_o and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n famine_n pursue_v thou_o and_o egypt_n which_o have_v ravish_v from_o thou_o all_o the_o honour_n pleasure_n and_o 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thou_o into_o unknown_a country_n i_o confess_v that_o common_o these_o be_v the_o western_a wind_n which_o swell_v the_o sail_n of_o those_o who_o travel_n either_o on_o land_n or_o sea_n but_o certain_o as_o for_o abraham_n nothing_o less_o than_o such_o design_n why_o then_o will_v you_o tell_v i_o that_o it_o be_v god_n who_o afflict_v he_o and_o wherefore_o be_v that_o which_o he_o do_v for_o his_o sake_n so_o rude_o and_o furious_o cross_v ah_o my_o friend_n whoever_o thou_o be_v who_o ask_v this_o question_n take_v not_o ill_a what_o i_o say_v unto_o thou_o that_o thou_o be_v a_o stranger_n and_o pilgrim_n in_o the_o land_n of_o god_n and_o in_o the_o way_n of_o virtue_n in_o a_o word_n constancy_n trial_o of_o constancy_n thou_o know_v not_o the_o secret_n of_o a_o conduct_n whole_o divine_a which_o be_v accustom_v to_o employ_v all_o the_o instrument_n of_o mishap_n and_o all_o the_o disgrace_n of_o fortune_n to_o erect_v trophy_n unto_o its_o dear_a friend_n often_o war_n 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servant_n circumcision_n commandment_n for_o circumcision_n and_o in_o general_a for_o all_o those_o that_o shall_v be_v number_v among_o his_o generation_n 12._o hoc_fw-la est_fw-la pactum_fw-la meum_fw-la quod_fw-la observabitis_fw-la inter_fw-la i_o &_o vos_fw-la &_o seman_n tuum_fw-la post_fw-la te_fw-la circumcidetur_fw-la ex_fw-la volis_fw-la omne_fw-la masculum_fw-la gen._n 17._o v._n 10._o infans_fw-la osto_fw-la dicrum_fw-la circumcidetur_fw-la in_o vobis_fw-la omne_fw-la masculum_fw-la in_o generationibus_fw-la vestris_fw-la tam_fw-la vernaculus_fw-la quam_fw-la emptitius_fw-la circumcidetur_fw-la &_o quicumque_fw-la non_fw-la suerit_fw-la de_fw-fr stirpe_fw-la vestra_fw-la gen._n 17._o v._n 12._o provide_v nevertheless_o they_o be_v males_n for_o woman_n be_v exempt_v from_o the_o law_n concern_v the_o time_n prefix_v for_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o this_o precept_n it_o be_v not_o to_o pass_v the_o term_n of_o eight_o day_n and_o the_o propose_a end_n be_v no_o other_o 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the_o jew_n from_o other_o nation_n so_o that_o as_o heretofore_o the_o grecian_n esteem_v all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o world_n barbarous_a and_o brutal_a so_o the_o jew_n have_v a_o custom_n to_o call_v all_o those_o uncircumcised_a who_o will_v not_o subject_v themselves_o to_o circumcision_n in_o fine_a this_o rigour_n and_o this_o bloody_a precept_n god_n impose_v on_o the_o hebrew_n be_v a_o effect_n of_o the_o first_o disafter_o which_o deserve_v tear_n and_o cicatrice_n of_o blood_n this_o be_v the_o remedy_n which_o man_n have_v to_o heal_v this_o satall_a wound_n which_o remain_v still_o bleed_v now_o there_o need_v such_o a_o heal_a hand_n as_o that_o of_o abraham_n to_o receive_v this_o bloody_a but_o efficacious_a medicine_n which_o be_v to_o mollify_v not_o only_o the_o obduration_n of_o the_o jew_n but_o have_v also_o a_o secret_a virtue_n to_o wipe_v away_o the_o stain_n of_o that_o mortal_a poison_n which_o the_o serpent_n of_o paradise_n or_o rather_o of_o hell_n have_v vomit_v into_o all_o heart_n this_o be_v then_o a_o particular_a favour_n of_o god_n unto_o abraham_n but_o it_o be_v not_o the_o last_o for_o he_o give_v he_o afterward_o the_o ultimate_a assurance_n that_o sara_n who_o be_v 90._o year_n old_a shall_v be_v the_o mother_n of_o a_o son_n 17._o et_fw-la ex_fw-la illa_fw-la dabo_fw-la tibi_fw-la silium_fw-la cvi_fw-la benedicturus_fw-la sum_fw-la criâ—que_fw-la innationes_fw-la &_o reges_fw-la populorum_fw-la orientur_fw-la ex_fw-la eo_fw-la gen._n 17._o v._n 16._o et_fw-fr ait_fw-fr deus_fw-la ad_fw-la abraham_n sara_n uxor_fw-la tua_fw-la pariet_fw-la tibi_fw-la filium_fw-la vocabisque_fw-la nomen_fw-la ejus_fw-la isaac_n etc._n etc._n gen._n 17._o 1_o cecidit_fw-la abraham_n in_fw-la faciem_fw-la svam_fw-la &_o risit_fw-la dicent_fw-la in_o cord_n shoâ—_n putasue_v cen_n enario_fw-la nascetur_fw-la filius_fw-la &_o sara_n nonagenaria_fw-la pariet_fw-la gen._n 17._o v._n 17._o who_o be_v to_o be_v not_o only_o the_o prince_n but_o the_o head_n and_o father_n of_o nation_n this_o son_n at_o the_o same_o time_n receive_v his_o name_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n even_o before_o his_o birth_n and_o the_o name_n impose_v on_o he_o be_v that_o of_o isaac_n a_o happy_a and_o please_a name_n which_o sound_v so_o sweet_o in_o the_o ear_n of_o abraham_n as_o present_o his_o poor_a soul_n be_v unable_a to_o bear_v the_o excess_n of_o this_o contentment_n he_o feel_v himself_o surprise_v with_o a_o amorous_a faint_a which_o cast_v he_o upon_o the_o earth_n and_o leave_v he_o no_o word_n in_o his_o mouth_n but_o smile_o to_o say_v my_o god_n be_v it_o possible_a that_o a_o age_a man_n a_o hundred_o year_n old_a shall_v be_v the_o father_n of_o a_o child_n omnipotent_a god_n what_o news_n do_v thou_o bring_v unto_o these_o poor_a parent_n what_o joy_n what_o pleasure_n and_o what_o transport_v in_o their_o soul_n what_o will_v man_n say_v when_o sara_n shall_v grow_v great_a with_o child_n by_o a_o miracle_n from_o heaven_n what_o
song_n of_o triumph_n and_o what_o acclamation_n will_v there_o not_o be_v hear_v throughout_o all_o judea_n will_v not_o so_o many_o servant_n and_o handmaid_n who_o see_v all_o their_o hope_n die_v with_o abraham_n resume_v a_o new_a life_n when_o they_o shall_v perceive_v the_o birth_n of_o a_o master_n who_o life_n must_v be_v their_o only_a support_n in_o truth_n these_o thought_n and_o a_o thousand_o such_o as_o use_v to_o happen_v upon_o a_o like_a accident_n be_v too_o deep_o engrave_v in_o nature_n and_o in_o our_o heart_n to_o appear_v bare_o on_o the_o lip_n and_o upon_o paper_n the_o spirit_n may_v well_o conceive_v they_o but_o hand_n have_v but_o too_o weak_a and_o liveless_a touch_n to_o frame_v some_o draught_n of_o they_o resentment_n most_o just_a resentment_n it_o appertain_v only_o unto_o silence_n and_o rapture_n to_o say_v what_o we_o can_v scarce_o believe_v or_o think_v france_n i_o call_v thou_o as_o a_o witness_n for_o thou_o can_v represent_v unto_o we_o if_o thou_o will_v a_o image_n of_o abraham_n and_o sara_n joy_n thou_o can_v publish_v to_o we_o if_o thou_o be_v so_o please_v the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o just_a and_o most_o holy_a king_n and_o queen_n in_o this_o world_n for_o who_o felicity_n we_o can_v but_o wish_v the_o birth_n of_o a_o child_n at_o least_o we_o shall_v even_o hear_v themselves_o when_o heaven_n give_v they_o a_o dolphin_n who_o be_v expect_v for_o the_o space_n of_o two_o and_o twenty_o year_n and_o then_o we_o may_v have_v behold_v on_o their_o face_n the_o smile_n of_o abraham_n and_o sara_n we_o may_v have_v see_v that_o which_o can_v be_v express_v by_o word_n and_o final_o those_o echo_n which_o correspond_v with_o the_o public_a acclamation_n may_v have_v open_v to_o the_o understanding_n what_o i_o can_v lively_o enough_o explain_v chap._n vii_o the_o charity_n of_o abraham_n towards_o pilgrim_n and_o the_o tenderness_n of_o god_n towards_o he_o i_o know_v not_o whether_o i_o ought_v rather_o to_o admire_v the_o continuation_n of_o god_n favour_n to_o abraham_n or_o the_o constancy_n of_o his_o virtue_n and_o piety_n towards_o god_n and_o his_o neighbour_n love_n god_n paternal_a love_n god_n cease_v not_o to_o follow_v he_o and_o since_o his_o departure_n out_o of_o his_o country_n as_o a_o good_a father_n shall_v do_v to_o his_o child_n he_o always_o hold_v he_o by_o the_o hand_n and_o abraham_n hardly_o ever_o lose_v sight_n of_o he_o or_o at_o lest_o his_o heart_n have_v always_o most_o dear_o conserve_v he_o the_o life_n of_o abraham_n then_o be_v a_o combat_n of_o constancy_n and_o a_o duel_n of_o love_n where_o on_o the_o one_o side_n when_o god_n attaque_v he_o this_o generous_a courage_n correspond_v on_o the_o other_o side_n and_o make_v a_o strong_a defence_n it_o be_v a_o pilgrimage_n in_o which_o god_n go_v first_o and_o abraham_n next_o these_o be_v but_o research_v pursuit_n and_o solicitation_n god_n give_v himself_o entire_o to_o abraham_n and_o abraham_n have_v nothing_o which_o he_o give_v not_o for_o his_o sake_n he_o make_v this_o evident_o appear_v 1._o apparâ—it_fw-la autem_fw-la ti_fw-mi duminus_fw-la in_o convalle_n mâ—mbre_n sedente_fw-la ostio_fw-la tabernaculi_fw-la svi_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la servore_fw-la dici_fw-la gen._n 18._o v._n 1._o when_o be_v in_o the_o valley_n of_o mambre_n at_o the_o open_n of_o his_o tent_n about_o high_a noon_n he_o see_v three_o pilgrim_n tan_v with_o the_o ardour_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o tire_v at_o least_o in_o appearance_n with_o the_o pain_n and_o toil_n of_o their_o journey_n for_o immediate_o this_o magnificent_a cordial_a and_o devout_a man_n 1._o cumque_fw-la elevasset_fw-la oenlos_fw-la aparuerunt_fw-la ei_fw-la tres_fw-la viri_fw-la stantes_fw-la propè_fw-la cum_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 18_o v._n 2._o et_fw-la dixit_fw-la domine_v inveni_fw-la grattam_fw-la in_o oculis_fw-la tuis_fw-la â—ne_n transeas_fw-la servum_fw-la tuum_fw-la gen._n 18._o v._n 3._o sed_fw-la asseram_fw-la pauxillum_fw-la aquae_fw-la &_o lâ—uâ—te_fw-la pedes_fw-la vestros_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 18._o v._n 1._o who_o bear_v god_n and_o man_n in_o his_o heart_n prevent_v these_o traveler_n and_o his_o soul_n which_o always_o discover_v truth_n amid_o shadow_n adore_v the_o majesty_n of_o one_o god_n hide_v under_o the_o habit_n of_o these_o three_o pilgrim_n afterward_o he_o offer_v they_o his_o table_n and_o house_n and_o not_o satisfy_v with_o these_o proffer_n he_o treat_v they_o in_o word_n and_o deed_n and_o then_o to_o render_v his_o duty_n more_o perfect_a he_o mix_v they_o with_o so_o much_o sweetness_n so_o much_o cordiality_n and_o so_o much_o reverence_n that_o afterward_o he_o will_v needs_o wash_v their_o foot_n honour_v they_o not_o only_o as_o guest_n but_o also_o as_o master_n of_o his_o house_n wherein_o i_o first_o observe_v the_o promptitude_n of_o a_o good_a work_n and_o of_o a_o charity_n which_o shall_v have_v wing_n to_o fly_v and_o prevent_v he_o that_o receive_v it_o it_o be_v a_o verity_n prove_v by_o axiom_n too_o popular_a to_o be_v doubt_v of_o and_o the_o freedom_n and_o cordiallity_n benef_n liberalitas_fw-la quod_fw-la è_fw-la libero_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la prosiciscatur_fw-la nominata_fw-la est_fw-la senec._n de_fw-fr beat_v vit_fw-mi c._n 24._o &_o lib._n 2_o the_o benef_n which_o be_v so_o natural_a to_o magnificence_n must_v partake_v of_o this_o promptitude_n it_o be_v likewise_o to_o take_v away_o its_o arm_n and_o eye_n and_o even_o its_o name_n as_o seneca_n say_v excellent_o well_o if_o one_o shall_v make_v a_o man_n liberal_a without_o the_o freeness_n of_o this_o cordial_a liberty_n three_o this_o bountiful_a cordiality_n ought_v in_o some_o manner_n to_o be_v blind_a though_o discreet_a for_o it_o be_v oblige_v to_o discern_v what_o be_v seem_v and_o what_o be_v real_a but_o when_o once_o necessity_n be_v discover_v the_o heart_n say_v st._n denyse_n ought_v to_o be_v like_o god_n and_o the_o sun_n who_o inlighten_v all_o shadow_n and_o have_v no_o disdainful_a brightness_n but_o communicate_v themselves_o unto_o all_o body_n and_o it_o be_v for_o this_o reason_n as_o i_o believe_v strom._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sines_n ep_v 31._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d clem._n alexand._n lib._n 2_o strom._n that_o the_o learned_a sinesius_n call_v liberality_n a_o virtue_n common_a to_o god_n and_o man_n and_o clement_n alexandrinus_n term_v it_o the_o image_n and_o picture_n of_o the_o divinity_n st._n austen_n add_v that_o present_n must_v be_v make_v with_o mouth_n heart_n and_o hand_n final_o honour_n and_o respect_n be_v requisite_a to_o it_o as_o a_o mark_n favour_n season_v of_o favour_n that_o we_o acknowledge_v god_n in_o man_n and_o that_o we_o be_v bountiful_a unto_o man_n for_o his_o sake_n this_o be_v what_o our_o incomparable_a host_n do_v when_o after_o all_o sort_n of_o courtesy_n and_o duty_n he_o further_o desire_v to_o wash_v the_o foot_n of_o these_o three_o pilgrim_n the_o 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take_v their_o birth_n from_o the_o first_o sin_n of_o our_o unfortunate_a parent_n who_o leave_v unto_o their_o child_n for_o a_o inheritance_n and_o punishment_n a_o chain_n wrought_v with_o all_o sort_n of_o infelicity_n this_o yoke_n than_o be_v common_a to_o all_o man_n and_o there_o be_v no_o person_n who_o god_n have_v not_o subject_v to_o the_o law_n of_o this_o sad_a captivity_n the_o strict_a union_n must_v break_v the_o sincere_a friendship_n must_v have_v a_o end_n and_o even_a marriage_n themselves_o of_o which_o god_n be_v the_o sacred_a knot_n must_v at_o length_n make_v a_o tragic_a divorce_n upon_o a_o bed_n which_o be_v the_o most_o common_a theatre_n of_o the_o blind_a fury_n of_o death_n we_o ought_v to_o confess_v nevertheless_o that_o it_o be_v a_o spectacle_n able_a to_o excite_v the_o constancy_n of_o a_o good_a courage_n when_o we_o shall_v behold_v this_o unmerciful_a murderess_n which_o snatch_v away_o daughter_n out_o of_o their_o mother_n bosom_n and_o son_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o their_o father_n and_o wife_n between_o the_o arm_n of_o their_o husband_n in_o such_o a_o case_n if_o nature_n have_v not_o some_o tenderness_n she_o will_v be_v unnatural_a and_o we_o must_v have_v heart_n of_o marble_n not_o to_o be_v touch_v with_o some_o sense_n of_o grief_n and_o pity_n abraham_n have_v then_o just_a cause_n to_o testify_v by_o his_o tear_n the_o regret_n he_o have_v for_o his_o dear_a sara_n death_n 1._o vixit_fw-la autem_fw-la sara_n centum_fw-la viginti_fw-la septem_fw-la annis_fw-la gen._n 23._o v._n 1._o and_o sure_o since_o he_o lose_v so_o rare_a a_o blessing_n well_o may_v he_o disconsolat_o bewayl_v it_o this_o mourning_n be_v not_o yet_o unblamable_a and_o he_o be_v very_o careful_a not_o to_o do_v like_o those_o who_o bury_v all_o their_o affection_n in_o the_o preparation_n of_o a_o funeral_n pomp_n and_o who_o have_v but_o a_o shadow_a mien_n or_o else_o not_o be_v able_a
sufficient_o to_o disguise_v their_o look_n strive_v to_o hide_v under_o the_o veil_n and_o shadow_n of_o a_o bed_n or_o dark_a chamber_n the_o shame_n of_o their_o insensibility_n abraham_n shed_v more_o tear_n from_o his_o heart_n 2._o et_fw-la mortua_fw-la est_fw-la in_o civitate_fw-la arbee_n quae_fw-la est_fw-la hebron_n in_fw-la terra_fw-la chanaan_n venitque_fw-la abraham_n ut_fw-la plangeret_fw-la &_o fleret_fw-la eam_fw-la gen._n 23._o v._n 2._o than_o by_o his_o eye_n and_o in_o render_v all_o duty_n to_o nature_n and_o his_o wife_n he_o most_o ample_o satisfy_v god_n and_o his_o own_o piety_n while_o he_o be_v a_o pilgrim_n and_o stranger_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n sara_n be_v dead_a in_o the_o city_n of_o hebron_n he_o go_v direct_o into_o the_o place_n where_o his_o wife_n body_n repose_v there_o he_o offer_v up_o his_o prayer_n unto_o god_n and_o kiss_v a_o thousand_o time_n these_o amiable_a relic_n water_v they_o from_o time_n to_o time_n with_o his_o tear_n all_o those_o who_o assist_v this_o holy_a man_n may_v well_o perceive_v the_o tear_n which_o distil_v from_o his_o eye_n and_o hear_v the_o groan_n which_o issue_v forth_o of_o his_o mouth_n but_o god_n alone_o know_v the_o act_n of_o resignation_n he_o present_o entreat_v ephron_n to_o sell_v he_o a_o double_a cave_n which_o be_v close_o by_o the_o vale_n of_o mambre_n to_o inter_v sara_n in_o that_o place_n ephron_n be_v willing_a to_o grant_v what_o he_o ask_v but_o be_v at_o last_o as_o it_o be_v enforce_v to_o take_v a_o sum_n of_o money_n for_o the_o purchase_n of_o his_o land_n abraham_n become_v master_n of_o the_o field_n and_o grot_n in_o which_o he_o lay_v the_o body_n of_o his_o dear_a moiety_n it_o be_v in_o this_o monument_n where_o the_o most_o generous_a woman_n of_o her_o time_n repose_v 19_o atque_fw-la ita_fw-la sepelivit_fw-la abrahum_fw-la saram_fw-la vxorem_fw-la svam_fw-la in_o spelunca_fw-la 〈◊〉_d duplici_fw-la gen._n 23._o v._n 19_o and_o under_o this_o rock_n of_o diamond_n will_v be_v find_v a_o diamantine_a heart_n in_o the_o body_n of_o sara_n who_o be_v a_o perfect_a pattern_n of_o constancy_n and_o fidelity_n chap._n xiii_o the_o marriage_n of_o isaac_n with_o rebecca_n and_o the_o death_n of_o abraham_n the_o world_n be_v a_o theatre_n on_o which_o very_a different_a action_n be_v see_v there_o voluptuousness_n smile_v and_o grief_n have_v tear_n in_o its_o eye_n hope_n fly_v in_o the_o imbaulmed_a air_n and_o despair_n plunge_v itself_o into_o a_o abyss_n of_o gall_n and_o poison_n love_n and_o sweetness_n catch_v man_n in_o net_n wrought_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o grace_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a hatred_n and_o envy_n assassinate_n the_o heart_n of_o man_n with_o enchant_a dart_n amphitheatre_n a_o bloody_a amphitheatre_n in_o fine_a whilst_o life_n be_v fow_v on_o all_o side_n death_n mow_v down_o all_o before_o she_o behold_v the_o common_a object_n of_o the_o world_n pleasure_n sorrow_n hope_n despair_n love_n envy_n fury_n flattery_n marriage_n solemnity_n life_n death_n birth_n a_o chaos_n of_o disorder_n a_o labyrinth_n of_o union_n and_o divorce_n which_o make_v the_o course_n of_o this_o life_n but_o a_o list_n and_o theatre_n where_o all_o we_o can_v imagine_v be_v to_o be_v see_v have_v we_o not_o behold_v all_o this_o in_o the_o life_n of_o abraham_n this_o poor_a man_n than_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o providence_n as_o a_o feather_n in_o the_o air_n which_o serve_v for_o sport_n unto_o the_o wind_n and_o as_o a_o planet_n in_o the_o heaven_n which_o never_o rest_v or_o as_o a_o wheel_n in_o the_o water_n which_o be_v always_o turn_v and_o in_o a_o continual_a motion_n god_n lead_v he_o out_o of_o chaldea_n mesopotamia_n canaan_n and_o egypt_n from_o thence_o he_o cause_v he_o to_o return_v unto_o the_o cunanite_n where_o he_o stay_v for_o some_o time_n in_o the_o city_n of_o sichem_n sometime_o in_o that_o of_o hebron_n afterward_o in_o gerara_n and_o then_o in_o bershabe_n and_o again_o in_o hebron_n as_o if_o he_o can_v not_o live_v but_o in_o travel_v during_o who_o voyage_n heaven_n be_v please_v to_o afford_v he_o a_o thousand_o combat_n and_o as_o many_o occasion_n of_o victory_n in_o fine_a after_o the_o deliverance_n of_o his_o son_n 4._o â—rat_fw-la antem_fw-la abraliam_fw-la senex_fw-la dierumqtie_fw-la multorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 2d_o v._o 1._o â—orrvaque_fw-la ad_fw-la servom_fw-la seniorem_fw-la domus_fw-la suae_fw-la qui_fw-la praeerat_fw-la omnibus_fw-la quae_fw-la dabebat_fw-la pone_fw-la manum_fw-la tuum_fw-la sulter_n sâ—mur_fw-la meum_fw-la gen._n 24._o v._n 2._o ut_fw-la adjurem_fw-la teper_n dominum_fw-la deum_fw-la caela_fw-la &_o terrae_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la accipias_fw-la uâ—oâ—em_fw-la filio_fw-la meo_fw-la de_fw-la filithus_fw-la chananaeorum_n inter_fw-la quos_fw-la habito_fw-la gen._n 24._o v._n 3._o sed_fw-la ad_fw-la terram_fw-la &_o cognationem_fw-la meam_fw-la praficisearis_fw-la &_o inde_fw-la accipias_fw-la uâ—â—orem_fw-la filio_fw-la meo_fw-la isaac_n gen._n 24._o v._n 4._o and_o the_o death_n of_o his_o wife_n he_o feel_v himself_o whole_o break_v with_o old_a age_n and_o upon_o the_o point_n of_o follow_v the_o happy_a lot_n of_o sara_n resolve_v to_o seek_v a_o wife_n for_o isaac_n and_o for_o that_o end_n he_o call_v one_o of_o the_o most_o faithful_a servant_n of_o his_o house_n call_v eliezer_n and_o have_v command_v he_o to_o lay_v his_o hand_n under_o his_o thigh_n he_o conjure_v he_o by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n to_o seek_v a_o match_n for_o his_o son_n in_o the_o land_n of_o haram_n as_o if_o this_o country_n have_v inherit_v from_o cham_n its_o first_o lord_n the_o malediction_n which_o noah_n have_v fulminate_v against_o he_o which_o be_v do_v this_o wise_a ambassador_n choose_v among_o the_o domestic_n of_o abraham_n begin_v his_o journey_n to_o execute_v the_o design_n and_o commission_n of_o his_o master_n 10._o posuitergo_fw-la servus_n manum_fw-la subsemore_n abraham_n domini_fw-la sus_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 24._o v._n 9_o tult_v quc_fw-la decem_fw-la camelos_fw-la degrege_fw-la domini_fw-la svi_fw-la &_o â—biit_fw-la ex_fw-la omnibus_fw-la honis_fw-la esus_fw-la portans_fw-la secum_fw-la profâ—â—tusque_fw-la pervexit_fw-la in_o mesopotamiam_fw-la ad_fw-la worse_fw-mi they_o nachor_n gen._n 24._o v._n 10._o and_o depart_v from_o bershabe_n he_o go_v direct_o to_o mesopotaneia_n carry_v with_o he_o ten_o large_a camel_n load_v with_o the_o rare_a and_o most_o magnificent_a present_n which_o be_v in_o abraham_n house_n behold_v he_o then_o in_o the_o city_n of_o nachor_n meditate_v with_o himself_o upon_o all_o the_o ready_a and_o most_o facile_a mean_n to_o expedite_v what_o have_v be_v give_v he_o incharge_v what_o will_v he_o do_v first_o he_o depart_v out_o of_o the_o city_n and_o repair_v where_o woman_n in_o their_o turn_n be_v wont_a to_o draw_v water_n 11._o cumque_fw-la camelos_fw-la fecisset_fw-la accumbere_fw-la extra_fw-la open_fw-mi illum_fw-la juxta_fw-la puteun_fw-mi aquae_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 24._o v._n 11._o he_o there_o rest_v his_o camel_n expect_v until_o heaven_n shall_v offer_v the_o opportunity_n he_o desire_v during_o this_o expectation_n he_o offer_v up_o his_o prayer_n unto_o god_n say_v lord_n god_n of_o abraham_n 21._o dominus_fw-la meus_fw-la demini_fw-la meet_v abraham_n occur_v obsecro_fw-la milu_fw-la hodie_fw-la &_o fac_fw-la miseâ—â—cordiam_fw-la cum_fw-la domino_fw-la meo_fw-la abraham_n gen._n 24._o v._n 12._o ecce_fw-la ego_fw-la sto_z prope_fw-la fontem_fw-la aquae_fw-la &_o filiae_fw-la habitatorum_fw-la huius_fw-la civitatis_fw-la egredientur_fw-la ad_fw-la hauriendam_fw-la aquam_fw-la gen._n 24._o v._n 13._o igitur_fw-la pvella_fw-la cvi_fw-la ego_fw-la dixero_fw-la inclina_fw-la hydriam_fw-la tuam_fw-la ut_fw-la bibam_fw-la &_o illa_fw-la responderit_fw-la bibe_fw-la quin_fw-la &_o camelis_fw-la tuis_fw-la dabo_fw-la potum_fw-la ipsa_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la praeparasli_fw-la servo_fw-la tue_o isaac_n etc._n etc._n gen._n 24._o v._n 14._o nec_fw-la dum_fw-la intra_fw-la se_fw-la verba_fw-la compleverat_fw-la &_o ecce_fw-la rebecca_n egrediebatur_fw-la habens_fw-la bydriam_fw-la in_o scapula_fw-la sva_fw-la gen._n 24._o v._n 15._o occurritque_fw-la ei_fw-la ser_n vus_o &_o ait_fw-la pauxillum_fw-la aquae_fw-la mihi_fw-la ad_fw-la bibendum_fw-la praebe_fw-la de_fw-la hydria_fw-la tua_fw-la gen._n 24._o v._n 17._o quae_fw-la respondit_fw-la bibe_fw-la domine_fw-la mi_fw-mi etc._n etc._n gen._n 24._o v._n 18._o ipse_fw-la autem_fw-la contemplebatur_fw-la eam_fw-la tacitus_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 24._o v._n 21._o cast_v i_o beseech_v thou_o some_o propitious_a and_o favourable_a look_n upon_o the_o design_n of_o my_o master_n great_a god_n take_v pity_n of_o abraham_n thy_o faithful_a servant_n it_o be_v by_o his_o appointment_n i_o be_o in_o these_o territory_n i_o expect_v here_o but_o the_o hour_n when_o the_o maid_n shall_v come_v to_o draw_v water_n out_o of_o this_o fountain_n if_o then_o my_o god_n thou_o do_v give_v i_o this_o advice_n i_o resolve_v to_o entreat_v the_o first_o which_o shall_v approach_v it_o to_o afford_v i_o some_o water_n to_o drink_v if_o she_o grant_v i_o
28._o venerontque_fw-la ad_fw-la jacob_n patrem_fw-la suum_fw-la in_o terram_fw-la chanaan_n etc._n etc._n gen._n 42_o v._n 29._o locutus_fw-la est_fw-la nobis_fw-la dominus_fw-la terrae_fw-la dure_v etc._n etc._n gen._n 42._o v._n 30._o his_o aictus_fw-la oùm_fw-la frumenta_fw-la effunderent_fw-la singult_fw-la reperierunt_fw-la in_o ore_fw-la saccorum_fw-la ligatas_fw-la pecunias_fw-la exterritisque_fw-la simut_n omnibus_fw-la dixit_fw-la pater_fw-la jacob_n absque_fw-la lioeru_fw-la i_o esse_fw-la fecistis_fw-la joseph_n non_fw-la est_fw-la super_fw-la simeon_n tenetur_fw-la in_o vinculis_fw-la &_o benjamin_n auferetis_fw-la in_o i_o haec_fw-la omne_fw-la mala_fw-la râ—â—ederunt_fw-la they_o present_o begin_v their_o journey_n but_o scarce_o be_v they_o arrive_v at_o their_o first_o night_n lodging_n when_o one_o of_o they_o have_v open_v his_o sack_n find_v there_o his_o money_n he_o call_v his_o brethren_n and_o tell_v they_o what_o have_v happen_v to_o he_o whereupon_o be_v all_o astonish_a they_o say_v to_o one_o another_o alas_o what_o design_n have_v god_n on_o we_o and_o whence_o arrive_v to_o we_o all_o these_o adventure_n from_o thence_o hold_v on_o their_o journey_n they_o go_v direct_o unto_o chanaan_n to_o find_v jacob_n to_o who_o they_o relate_v what_o have_v pass_v and_o how_o they_o have_v be_v harsh_o receive_v by_o the_o governor_n of_o egypt_n who_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o assurance_n they_o have_v give_v he_o of_o their_o design_n and_o innocence_n have_v take_v they_o for_o spy_n but_o at_o last_o he_o permit_v they_o to_o return_v and_o likewise_o to_o carry_v with_o they_o the_o provision_n they_o have_v buy_v upon_o condition_n nevertheless_o speedy_o to_o bring_v unto_o he_o the_o young_a among_o they_o who_o as_o they_o say_v be_v leave_v alone_o at_o home_n to_o solace_n the_o discommodity_n and_o old_a age_n of_o their_o father_n do_v this_o he_o promise_v they_o that_o simeon_n shall_v be_v release_v and_o that_o they_o shall_v have_v liberty_n to_o continue_v their_o traffic_n and_o commerce_n in_o egypt_n upon_o this_o they_o open_v their_o sack_n where_o have_v find_v all_o their_o money_n they_o remain_v very_o much_o astonish_v but_o chief_o jacob_n be_v as_o much_o or_o more_o surprise_v than_o his_o child_n whereupon_o he_o can_v not_o contain_v himself_o from_o say_v to_o they_o ah_o poor_a wretch_n that_o you_o be_v you_o have_v reduce_v i_o into_o such_o a_o estate_n as_o i_o be_o now_o leave_v without_o a_o child_n joseph_n be_v no_o more_o and_o if_o what_o you_o say_v be_v true_a simeon_n be_v detain_v in_o prison_n not_o content_a with_o this_o you_o will_v also_o take_v my_o benjamin_n from_o i_o o_o god_n what_o calamity_n all_o at_o once_o â—las_o on_o what_o side_n shall_v i_o turn_v i_o and_o where_o may_v i_o find_v some_o consolation_n joseph_n be_v no_o more_o simeon_n be_v a_o captive_n and_o you_o will_v carry_v away_o my_o benjamin_n who_o be_v the_o support_n of_o my_o life_n and_o the_o delight_n of_o my_o heart_n poor_a father_n that_o i_o be_o whither_o shall_v i_o go_v famine_n besiege_v i_o my_o child_n betray_v i_o the_o power_n of_o the_o world_n combine_v against_o i_o old_a age_n oppress_v i_o and_o death_n pursue_v i_o 38._o cui_fw-la respondit_fw-la reuben_n dvos_fw-la filtos_fw-la meos_fw-la interfice_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la reduxero_fw-la illum_fw-la tibi_fw-la trade_n illum_fw-la in_o manu_fw-la mea_fw-la &_o ego_fw-la cum_fw-la tibi_fw-la restituam_fw-la gen._n 42._o v._n 37._o at_o ille_fw-la non_fw-la descendet_fw-la inquit_fw-la filius_fw-la meus_fw-la vobiscum_fw-la frater_fw-la ejus_fw-la mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la solus_fw-la remansit_fw-la si_fw-mi quid_fw-la ei_fw-la adversi_fw-la acciderit_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la ad_fw-la quam_fw-la pergitâ—s_fw-la deducetis_fw-la canos_fw-la meos_fw-la cum_fw-la doloread_n inferos_fw-la gen._n 42._o v._n 38._o jacob_n whither_o will_v thou_o go_v father_n say_v reuben_n do_v not_o afflict_v 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family_n alas_o what_o will_v he_o do_v o_o god_n will_v you_o have_v benjamin_n also_o will_v you_o commind_v jacob_n to_o immolate_v this_o victim_n and_o must_v he_o go_v into_o egypt_n and_o leave_v his_o father_n who_o live_v only_o by_o he_o o_o world_n how_o disloyal_a be_v thou_o father_n and_o mother_n what_o child_n have_v you_o and_o where_o do_v you_o place_v all_o your_o hope_n all_o these_o elder_a son_n who_o you_o breed_v up_o so_o delicious_o will_v deceive_v you_o this_o joseph_n who_o you_o idolatrise_v will_v prove_v a_o torment_n to_o you_o and_o even_o in_o despite_n of_o you_o this_o so_o beautiful_a world_n perfidiousness_n of_o the_o world_n so_o sweet_a so_o amiable_a and_o so_o accomplish_v benjamin_n must_v leave_v you_o first_o or_o last_o to_o go_v among_o the_o egyptian_n but_o what_o must_v jacob_n also_o resolve_v to_o leave_v benjamin_n how_o will_v you_o have_v he_o live_v if_o his_o heart_n be_v take_v from_o he_o and_o be_v not_o the_o remove_v he_o from_o a_o person_n who_o place_v on_o he_o all_o his_o hope_n and_o the_o support_n of_o his_o life_n a_o condemnation_n unto_o death_n chap._n vii_o jacob_n resolve_v to_o send_v benjamin_n into_o egypt_n in_o the_o world_n there_o be_v inexorable_a cave_n and_o fatal_a necessity_n which_o can_v hardly_o be_v avoid_v we_o must_v often_o swim_v over_o the_o arm_n of_o the_o sea_n not_o to_o perish_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o ocean_n necessity_n fatal_a necessity_n and_o some_o there_o be_v who_o resolve_n rather_o to_o die_v stifle_v with_o smoke_n than_o to_o fall_v into_o a_o flame_a fire_n nothing_o be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o life_n next_o unto_o god_n and_o honour_n and_o we_o usual_o give_v what_o we_o have_v to_o preserve_v it_o it_o be_v for_o this_o reason_n with_o our_o hand_n we_o keep_v off_o the_o dart_n which_o be_v throw_v at_o our_o heart_n and_o there_o be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o body_n which_o serve_v not_o for_o a_o buckler_n when_o life_n be_v to_o be_v save_v in_o fine_a the_o fear_n of_o death_n be_v a_o blind_a passion_n which_o know_v neither_o friend_n nor_o child_n jacob_n then_o must_v suffer_v his_o benjamin_n to_o depart_v but_o it_o be_v not_o without_o much_o grief_n and_o without_o fight_v many_o battle_n with_o a_o love_n so_o cordial_a and_o a_o affection_n a_o father_n ought_v to_o have_v for_o a_o child_n so_o worthy_a to_o be_v belove_v he_o must_v die_v then_o of_o famine_n or_o benjamin_n must_v depart_v but_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o that_o the_o rest_n return_v and_o this_o dear_a child_n remain_v with_o his_o father_n no_o 4._o dixit_fw-la jacob_n ad_fw-la filios_fw-la suos_fw-la revertimins_n &_o emitte_v nobis_fw-la pauxillum_fw-la escarum_fw-la gen._n 43._o v._n 2._o consumptisque_fw-la cibis_fw-la quos_fw-la ex_fw-la aegipto_n detulerant_fw-la gen._n 43._o v._n 2._o respondit_fw-la judas_n denunciavit_fw-la nobis_fw-la vir_fw-la ille_fw-la attestatione_n dicens_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 43._o v._n 3._o si_fw-mi ergo_fw-la vis_fw-la eum_fw-la mittere_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la pergemus_fw-la pariter_fw-la &_o ememus_fw-la tibi_fw-la necessaria_fw-la gen._n 43._o v._n 4._o go_v then_o my_o child_n say_v jacob_n return_v into_o egypt_n to_o buy_v we_o something_o for_o our_o sustenance_n for_o nothing_o be_v leave_v of_o all_o that_o you_o bring_v we_o father_n reply_v judas_n you_o know_v that_o we_o tell_v you_o that_o the_o governor_n of_o egypt_n have_v forbid_v we_o to_o return_v into_o his_o presence_n if_o we_o do_v not_o bring_v he_o our_o little_a brother_n if_o you_o will_v permit_v he_o then_o to_o go_v thither_o we_o will_v all_o accompany_v he_o and_o buy_v all_o thing_n necessary_a we_o be_v engage_v by_o promise_n and_o oath_n to_o bring_v he_o or_o never_o more_o to_o come_v into_o egypt_n what_o promise_n and_o what_o engagement_n answer_v jacob_n you_o have_v then_o conspire_v to_o undo_v i_o 6._o dixit_fw-la eye_n israel_n in_o meam_fw-la hoc_fw-la fecistis_fw-la miseriam_fw-la gen._n 43._o v._n 6._o
before_o i_o die_v o_o god_n what_o consolation_n for_o a_o good_a father_n to_o see_v again_o a_o good_a son_n he_o be_v dead_a in_o his_o thought_n and_o behold_v he_o rise_v again_o he_o be_v lose_v and_o be_v find_v again_o a_o cruel_a bear_n have_v devour_v he_o and_o of_o all_o his_o relic_n there_o be_v only_o leave_v he_o a_o bloody_a garment_n change_n a_o strange_a change_n and_o behold_v he_o on_o a_o throne_n and_o master_n of_o one_o of_o the_o fair_a empire_n in_o the_o universe_n what_o alteration_n and_o what_o metamorphosis_n humane_a prudence_n what_o say_v thou_o unto_o this_o be_v not_o thou_o then_o ravish_v at_o the_o sight_n of_o these_o prodigy_n have_v thou_o not_o a_o desire_n to_o submit_v unto_o the_o law_n of_o this_o wise_a intelligence_n which_o sport_n with_o these_o counsel_n and_o go_v even_o under_o the_o abysses_n of_o misfortune_n there_o to_o produce_v peace_n glory_n and_o immortality_n as_o a_o fair_a day_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o darkness_n yes_o true_o but_o to_o adore_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n and_o the_o most_o absolute_a power_n it_o have_v over_o our_o life_n and_o honour_n we_o must_v follow_v jacob_n and_o go_v visit_n joseph_n love_n have_v wing_n at_o his_o foot_n like_o fame_n 1._o profectusque_fw-la israel_n cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la quae_fw-la habâ—bat_fw-la venit_fw-la ad_fw-la puteum_fw-la juramenti_fw-la gen._n 46._o v._n 1._o he_o know_v not_o what_o delay_n and_o retardment_n mean_v jacob_n be_v on_o his_o way_n to_o see_v joseph_n he_o be_v already_o in_o bershabe_n near_o unto_o that_o famous_a well_o where_o abraham_n heretofore_o make_v a_o solemn_a agreement_n with_o abimelech_n and_o where_o both_o of_o they_o swear_v a_o inviolable_a peace_n there_o it_o be_v where_o jacob_n stay_v to_o offer_v his_o sacrifice_n unto_o god_n upon_o the_o altar_n of_o abraham_n adsum_fw-la et_fw-la mactatis_fw-la ibi_fw-la victimis_fw-la deo_fw-la patris_fw-la svi_fw-la isaac_n gen._n 46._o v._n 1._o audivit_fw-la cum_fw-la per_fw-la visionem_fw-la noctis_fw-la vocantem_fw-la se_fw-la &_o dicentem_fw-la sibi_fw-la jacob_n jacob_n cvi_fw-la respondit_fw-la ecce_fw-la adsum_fw-la there_o have_v immolate_a victime_n he_o resign_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n all_o the_o design_n of_o his_o voyage_n he_o resolve_v to_o pass_v away_o one_o night_n in_o that_o place_n but_o scarce_o have_v he_o close_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o body_n but_o those_o of_o his_o soul_n be_v open_v to_o see_v and_o hear_v the_o god_n of_o his_o father_n isaac_n who_o call_v jacob_n jacob_n to_o which_o jacob_n have_v nothing_o else_o to_o say_v but_o that_o he_o hear_v his_o voice_n and_o be_v most_o ready_a to_o execute_v his_o command_n courage_n than_o jacob_n 4._o ait_fw-fr illi_fw-la deus_fw-la ego_fw-la sum_fw-la fortissimus_fw-la deus_fw-la patris_fw-la tui_fw-la noli_fw-la timere_fw-la descend_v in_o aegyptum_fw-la quia_fw-la in_o gentem_fw-la magnam_fw-la faciâ—mâ—te_fw-la ibi_fw-la gâ—â—_n 46._o v._n 4._o joseph_n queque_fw-la ponet_fw-la manus_fw-la suos_fw-la super_fw-la oculos_fw-la tuos_fw-la gen._n 46._o v._n 4._o for_o it_o be_v the_o most_o powerful_a god_n of_o thy_o father_n isaac_n who_o call_v and_o appoint_v thou_o to_o pass_v into_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o there_o it_o be_v where_o he_o intend_v to_o make_v thou_o a_o father_n of_o many_o nation_n yes_o say_v he_o i_o promise_v thou_o jacob_n that_o i_o will_v go_v with_o thou_o and_o i_o assure_v thou_o that_o joseph_n shall_v close_v thy_o eye_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n o_o god_n what_o sacrifice_n what_o vision_n what_o speech_n and_o what_o oath_n as_o for_o the_o sacrifice_n in_o the_o first_o place_n what_o jacob_n do_v aught_o to_o be_v a_o instruction_n to_o all_o those_o who_o leave_v their_o country_n and_o intend_v to_o alter_v the_o course_n of_o their_o life_n that_o before_o all_o thing_n they_o shall_v consult_v with_o god_n and_o take_v he_o for_o their_o guide_n in_o the_o voyage_n &_o design_n they_o take_v in_o hand_n for_o it_o be_v unto_o he_o we_o ought_v first_o to_o sacrifice_n our_o heart_n and_o immolate_v all_o our_o hope_n otherwise_o we_o shall_v look_v behind_o we_o like_o that_o waver_a woman_n who_o for_o her_o inconstancy_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o statue_n of_o salt_n second_o the_o apparition_n of_o god_n which_o jacob_n see_v be_v a_o certain_a token_n that_o his_o eye_n still_o watch_v over_o those_o who_o dedicate_v themselves_o unto_o he_o and_o that_o he_o be_v neither_o deaf_a nor_o dumb_a to_o those_o that_o speak_v unto_o he_o three_o god_n promise_n be_v too_o faithful_a and_o his_o love_n too_o generous_a to_o forsake_v those_o who_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n and_o have_v take_v he_o for_o their_o guide_n four_o when_o god_n promise_v jacob_n to_o bring_v he_o back_o out_o of_o egypt_n this_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o his_o posterity_n and_o of_o the_o israelite_n jacob_n successor_n who_o god_n after_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o year_n bring_v back_o out_o of_o egypt_n into_o chanaan_n touch_v jacob_n he_o die_v in_o egypt_n between_o joseph_n arm_n as_o we_o be_v go_v to_o see_v in_o the_o sequel_n of_o this_o history_n it_o suffice_v for_o the_o present_a to_o follow_v he_o in_o the_o remainder_n of_o his_o voyage_n it_o be_v about_o the_o morning_n of_o the_o second_o day_n that_o jacob_n forsake_v bershabe_n to_o pursue_v his_o journey_n 6._o surexit_fw-la autem_fw-la jacob_n à _fw-la puteo_fw-la juramenti_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 46._o v._n 6._o it_o be_v indeed_o one_o of_o the_o fair_a spectacle_n which_o ever_o appear_v on_o the_o confine_n of_o palestine_n to_o see_v he_o in_o the_o head_n of_o his_o troop_n as_o a_o good_a father_n follow_v by_o his_o child_n but_o i_o assure_v myself_o it_o have_v be_v most_o delicious_a and_o profitable_a to_o hear_v they_o if_o the_o holy_a scripture_n will_v have_v give_v we_o some_o brief_a relation_n of_o their_o discourse_n nevertheless_o 26._o cunctae_fw-la animae_fw-la ingressae_fw-la sunt_fw-la cum_fw-la jacob_n in_o aegyptum_fw-la sexaginta_fw-la gen._n 46._o v._n 26._o it_o acquaint_v we_o with_o the_o number_n of_o these_o happy_a traveller_n which_o be_v seventy_o in_o all_o comprise_v therein_o joseph_n with_o manasses_n and_o ephraim_n his_o two_o son_n who_o be_v bear_v there_o hence_o it_o evident_o follow_v that_o when_o moses_n say_v there_o go_v thither_o sixty_o and_o six_o he_o do_v neither_o put_v in_o the_o list_n jacob_n nor_o joseph_n manasses_n nor_o ephraim_n on_o the_o contrary_a when_o saint_n luke_n reckon_v seventy_o and_o five_o he_o comprehend_v in_o that_o number_n the_o son_n and_o nephew_n of_o joseph_n who_o birth_n happen_v during_o the_o life_n and_o residence_n of_o this_o holy_a patriarch_n in_o egypt_n meanwhile_o jacob_n pursue_v his_o journey_n 28._o misit_fw-la autem_fw-la judam_fw-la ante_fw-la se_fw-la ad_fw-la joseph_n ut_fw-la nunciaret_fw-la ei_fw-la &_o occurreret_fw-la in_o gessen_n gea_n 46._o v._n 28._o but_o before_o his_o set_a foot_n in_o egypt_n he_o send_v judas_n to_o find_v out_o joseph_n that_o he_o may_v be_v advertise_v of_o his_o come_n and_o go_v forth_o to_o receive_v he_o in_o the_o land_n of_o gessen_n joseph_n have_v no_o soon_o hear_v this_o news_n 29._o quò_fw-la cum_fw-la pervenissent_fw-la juncto_fw-la joseph_n curru_fw-la ascendit_fw-la obviam_fw-la patri_fw-la ad_fw-la eundem_fw-la locum_fw-la gen._n 46._o v._n 29._o but_o he_o set_v forth_o to_o meet_v jacob_n god_n know_v whether_o the_o time_n may_v seem_v long_o unto_o he_o and_o whether_o his_o heart_n and_o mind_n go_v not_o fast_o than_o his_o body_n god_n know_v also_o the_o various_a thought_n jacob_n have_v in_o expect_v joseph_n say_v alas_o what_o pain_n for_o one_o pleasure_n what_o desire_n for_o one_o fruition_n what_o thorn_n for_o one_o rose_n what_o night_n for_o one_o day_n and_o how_o many_o combat_n and_o danger_n for_o one_o triumph_n in_o fine_a behold_v joseph_n in_o jacob_n bosom_n 34._o vidensque_fw-la eum_fw-la irruit_fw-la super_fw-la collum_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o inter_fw-la amplexus_fw-la flevit_fw-la gen._n 46._o v._n 29._o dixiâ—que_fw-la pater_fw-la ad_fw-la joseph_n jam_fw-la laetus_fw-la morior_fw-la quia_fw-la vidi_fw-la faciem_fw-la tuam_fw-la &_o superstitem_fw-la te_fw-la relinquo_fw-la gen_n 46._o v._n 30._o at_o ille_fw-la locutus_fw-la est_fw-la aâ—_n fratres_fw-la suos_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la omnem_fw-la domum_fw-la patris_fw-la svi_fw-la ascendam_fw-la &_o nunciabo_fw-la pharaoni_fw-la dicamque_fw-la â—i_fw-la fratres_n mei_fw-la &_o domit_v patris_fw-la mei_fw-la qui_fw-la erant_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la chanaan_n venerunt_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o gen._n 46._o v._n 31._o cumque_fw-la vocaverit_fw-la &_o dixerit_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la opus_fw-la vestrum_fw-la gen_n 46._o v._n 33_o respondebitis_fw-la viri_fw-la pastor_n sumus_fw-la servi_fw-la tui_fw-la ab_fw-la infantia_fw-la nostra_fw-la usque_fw-la in_o praesens_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la &_o patres_fw-la nostri_fw-la gen._n 46._o v._n 34._o behold_v the_o father_n in_o the_o arm_n of_o his_o son_n joseph_n leap_v
huc_fw-la atque_fw-la illuc_fw-la &_o nullum_fw-la adesse_fw-la vidâ—ssâ—t_fw-la percussum_fw-la aegyptium_fw-la abscondit_fw-la sabalo_fw-it exod._n 2._o v._o 12._o and_o doubtless_o such_o a_o one_o be_v that_o of_o moses_n as_o he_o sufficient_o manifest_v when_o see_v a_o egyptian_a who_o torment_v his_o brethren_n and_o be_v a_o public_a enemy_n to_o his_o nation_n he_o resolve_v to_o take_v a_o just_a revenge_n on_o this_o persecutor_n it_o be_v god_n who_o put_v arm_n into_o his_o hand_n and_o this_o brave_a courage_n fear_v no_o danger_n in_o undertake_v a_o quarrel_n in_o which_o god_n nature_n and_o reason_n engage_v he_o this_o zeal_n be_v neither_o rash_a furious_a nor_o interest_v but_o prudent_a and_o ground_v upon_o reason_n and_o the_o public_a good_a it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o justice_n by_o which_o he_o begin_v to_o exercise_v the_o honourable_a office_n of_o a_o judge_n and_o regent_n over_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n this_o generous_a and_o magnanimous_a enterprise_n must_v not_o then_o authorise_v the_o liberty_n of_o certain_a swordman_n ranter_n zeal_n of_o ranter_n who_o speak_v only_o of_o cut_v off_o arm_n and_o leg_n these_o common_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o people_n as_o i_o conceive_v who_o have_v courage_n and_o boldness_n enough_o to_o kill_v a_o man_n who_o have_v a_o scarf_n over_o his_o eye_n and_o his_o hand_n bind_v behind_o he_o but_o i_o be_o afraid_a that_o in_o the_o scuffle_n and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o combat_n upon_o a_o fair_a occasion_n they_o will_v be_v see_v with_o pale_a look_n and_o make_v more_o use_n of_o their_o foot_n than_o their_o hand_n the_o courage_n of_o moses_n be_v never_o of_o this_o temper_n and_o these_o vapor_n and_o boast_v people_n draw_v no_o more_o advantage_n from_o it_o zeal_n indiscreet_a zeal_n than_o those_o who_o desire_v to_o pass_v for_o zelots_n and_o who_o think_v under_o pretence_n of_o zeal_n that_o every_o thing_n be_v lawful_a for_o they_o these_o be_v indeed_o insupportable_a tyrant_n and_o very_o often_o all_o these_o flame_a devotion_n and_o these_o ardent_a zeal_n be_v but_o veil_n of_o indiscretion_n pride_n presumption_n self-love_n and_o a_o malignant_a humour_n which_o seek_v to_o subject_v the_o whole_a world_n to_o their_o will_n and_o to_o complete_a this_o they_o make_v use_v of_o all_o sort_n of_o weapon_n this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v zealous_a but_o to_o show_v ignorance_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o that_o divine_a zeal_n wherewith_o moses_n be_v inflame_v to_o make_v its_o frenzy_n fury_n and_o most_o infamous_a passion_n pass_v under_o so_o fair_a pretence_n and_o such_o specious_a bill_n zeal_n always_o go_v on_o four_o wheel_n that_o be_v to_o say_v zeal_n true_a zeal_n justice_z fortitude_n knowledge_n and_o charity_n and_o it_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o move_v those_o wheel_n and_o be_v the_o conductor_n of_o this_o chariot_n but_o you_o will_v ask_v i_o perchance_o 52._o timuit_fw-la moses_n &_o ait_fw-la quomodo_fw-la palam_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la verbum_fw-la istud_fw-la exod._n 2._o v._o 14._o cumque_fw-la circumspexit_fw-la but_o atque_fw-la illuc_fw-la &_o nullum_fw-la adisse_fw-la vidisset_fw-la percussum_fw-la aegyptium_fw-la abscondit_fw-la sabulo_fw-la exod_n 2._o v._n 52._o why_o then_o do_v moses_n fear_n if_o god_n put_v the_o sword_n into_o his_o hand_n why_o do_v he_o fly_v after_o so_o just_a and_o holy_a a_o exploit_n and_o why_o do_v he_o bury_v under_o the_o earth_n a_o trophy_n which_o he_o ought_v to_o present_v unto_o the_o eye_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o whole_a court_n his_o fear_n be_v not_o servile_a nor_o his_o flight_n unmanly_a and_o indiscreet_a but_o he_o that_o have_v give_v the_o courage_n to_o expose_v himself_o unto_o danger_n bestow_v on_o he_o counsel_n and_o mean_n to_o avoid_v it_o and_o beside_o as_o st._n paul_n have_v note_v 1â—_n fide_fw-la reliquit_fw-la aegyptum_fw-la non_fw-la verilus_fw-la animositatem_fw-la regis_fw-la ad_fw-la heb._n c._n 1â—_n it_o be_v faith_n and_o not_o the_o fear_n of_o pharaoh_n indignation_n which_o oblige_v moses_n to_o leave_v egypt_n it_o be_v a_o stratagem_n of_o the_o holy_a providence_n of_o god_n who_o will_v leave_v we_o this_o example_n for_o a_o image_n of_o courtly_a and_o worldly_a favour_n which_o have_v their_o flux_n and_o reflux_n like_o the_o sea_n and_o where_o such_o a_o one_o be_v adopt_v to_o day_n to_o hold_v the_o sceptre_n who_o shall_v be_v to_o morrow_n disinherited_a and_o chase_v away_o with_o dishonour_n so_o that_o moses_n who_o after_o he_o have_v be_v treat_v as_o the_o son_n of_o a_o queen_n be_v constrain_v to_o depart_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o to_o leave_v the_o court_n of_o pharaoh_n have_v no_o other_o companion_n in_o his_o voyage_n but_o misery_n poverty_n contempt_n and_o even_a ingratitude_n from_o those_o who_o he_o have_v oblige_v behold_v this_o favourite_n of_o the_o king_n behold_v this_o person_n who_o after_o his_o adoption_n can_v expect_v nothing_o but_o a_o sceptre_n and_o crown_n abandon_v and_o unknown_a in_o a_o foreign_a country_n behold_v he_o a_o fugitive_n in_o the_o land_n of_o madian_n alas_o what_o will_v he_o do_v can_v it_o possible_a happen_v that_o after_o his_o escape_n amid_o the_o wave_n of_o nilus_n he_o shall_v perish_v on_o the_o earth_n and_o on_o the_o brink_n of_o a_o well_o be_v there_o not_o still_o some_o young_a princess_n who_o will_v take_v pity_n on_o he_o and_o if_o such_o a_o one_o be_v find_v in_o egypt_n who_o be_v please_v to_o be_v his_o mother_n have_v not_o madian_n some_o one_o who_o will_v be_v his_o wife_n and_o spouse_n moses_n tire_v with_o travel_v 24._o moratus_fw-la est_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la madian_n et_fw-la sedit_fw-la juxta_fw-la puteum_fw-la exod._n 2._o v._o 15_o erant_fw-la autem_fw-la sacerdoti_fw-la madian_n septem_fw-la filiae_fw-la quae_fw-la venerunt_fw-la ad_fw-la hauriendam_fw-la aquevam_fw-la &_o impletis_fw-la canalibus_fw-la adaquare_fw-la cupiebant_fw-la greges_fw-la patris_fw-la svi_fw-la exod._n 2._o v._o 16._o supervenere_fw-la pastor_n &_o ejecerunt_fw-la eas_fw-la surrexitque_fw-la moses_n &_o defensis_fw-la puellis_fw-la adaquavit_n oves_fw-la earum_fw-la exod._n 2_o v._o 17._o quae_fw-la cum_fw-la revertissent_fw-la ad_fw-la raguel_n patrem_fw-la suum_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 2._o v._o 18._o responderunt_fw-la vir_fw-la aegyptius_n liberavit_fw-la nos_fw-la de_fw-la manu_fw-la pastorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 2._o v._o 19_o at_o ille_fw-la ubiest_n inquit_fw-la vocate_n eum_fw-la ut_fw-la comedat_fw-la panem_fw-la exod._n 2._o v._o 20._o juravit_fw-la ergo_fw-la moses_n quod_fw-la habitaret_fw-la cum_fw-la co_fw-la accepitque_fw-la sephoram_fw-la filiam_fw-la ejus_fw-la exod._n 2._o v._o 21._o quae_fw-la peperit_fw-la ei_fw-la filium_fw-la quem_fw-la vocavit_fw-la gersan_n alterum_fw-la vero_fw-la peperit_fw-la quem_fw-la vocavit_fw-la eliezer_n etc._n etc._n exod._n 2._o v._o 22._o post_fw-la multum_fw-la verò_fw-la temporis_fw-la mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la rex_fw-la aegypti_n etc._n etc._n exod._n 2._o v._o 23._o et_fw-la audivit_fw-la gemitum_fw-la corum_fw-la ac_fw-la recordatus_fw-la est_fw-la faederis_fw-la quod_fw-la pepigit_fw-la cum_fw-la abraham_n isaac_n &_o jacob._n exod._n 2._o v._o 24._o and_o weary_a with_o his_o journey_n know_v not_o whither_o to_o go_v he_o be_v constrain_v to_o repose_v himself_o near_o a_o well_o and_o expect_v like_o a_o flower_n scorch_a by_o the_o sun_n some_o breath_n of_o wind_n and_o some_o drop_n of_o dew_n from_o the_o bosom_n and_o hand_n of_o he_o who_o nourish_v all_o creature_n and_o replenish_v all_o heart_n with_o benediction_n as_o he_o be_v in_o this_o expectation_n he_o perceive_v seven_o daughter_n of_o raguel_n prince_n of_o madian_n come_v to_o water_v their_o flock_n but_o when_o these_o illustrious_a shepherdess_n have_v draw_v water_n for_o this_o end_n some_o shepherd_n who_o follow_v they_o be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o attempt_v the_o take_v some_o of_o it_o to_o water_v their_o own_o then_o moses_n not_o be_v able_a to_o endure_v so_o great_a a_o indignity_n take_v upon_o himself_o the_o just_a quarrel_n of_o these_o maid_n and_o have_v chase_v away_o these_o presumptuous_a person_n he_o himself_o draw_v water_n out_o of_o this_o well_o and_o give_v it_o unto_o their_o sheep_n which_o be_v the_o occasion_n raguel_n who_o be_v present_o advertise_v of_o what_o have_v pass_v send_v for_o he_o to_o espouse_v unto_o he_o one_o of_o his_o daughter_n name_v sephora_n by_o who_o moses_n have_v two_o son_n who_o name_n serve_v to_o leave_v a_o monument_n of_o their_o father_n fortune_n unto_o posterity_n for_o the_o first_o be_v call_v gerza_n which_o signify_v the_o abode_n of_o moses_n in_o foreign_a country_n the_o other_o call_v eleazar_n in_o remembrance_n of_o the_o favour_n god_n have_v show_v he_o take_v he_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n and_o fury_n of_o pharaoh_n from_o who_o in_o fine_a a_o long_a time_n after_o death_n who_o spare_v no_o man_n force_v the_o crown_n and_o sceptre_n of_o egypt_n which_o give_v liberty_n unto_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n to_o
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 terâ—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 neuâ—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 poffessionâ—â—_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
and_o the_o sound_n of_o trumpet_n a_o herald_n be_v so_o clothe_v in_o black_a and_o cover_v with_o a_o large_a cypress_n veil_v wrought_v with_o thunderbolt_n and_o crown_a dart_n who_o proclaim_v that_o this_o queen_n be_v unpittifull_a and_o that_o she_o intend_v speedy_o to_o make_v a_o horrid_a sepulchre_n of_o a_o great_a kingdom_n but_o this_o funeral_n pomp_n be_v not_o full_o end_v when_o the_o most_o mutinous_a and_o most_o seditious_a appear_v who_o ask_v pardon_v and_o esteem_v themselves_o more_o happy_a to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o king_n who_o may_v chastise_v they_o without_o deprive_v they_o of_o life_n than_o of_o a_o queen_n who_o can_v punish_v but_o with_o death_n it_o be_v i_o believe_v for_o the_o same_o reason_n togaris_n the_o physician_n of_o leon_n the_o armenian_a cure_v all_o the_o malady_n and_o pain_n which_o extend_v not_o unto_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o body_n and_o soul_n in_o effect_n there_o be_v nothing_o so_o terrible_a and_o dreadful_a as_o death_n and_o god_n himself_o have_v never_o erect_v more_o tragic_a theater_n than_o when_o he_o will_v cause_v this_o cruel_a tyrant_n to_o march_v which_o make_v all_o the_o catastrophe_n of_o life_n and_o after_o many_o combat_n and_o action_n at_o last_o destroy_v creature_n without_o any_o possibility_n of_o their_o foresee_v the_o place_n or_o moment_n of_o their_o destruction_n hear_v then_o it_o be_v where_o after_o a_o war_n of_o all_o the_o element_n element_n war_n of_o all_o the_o element_n and_o a_o duel_n of_o total_a nature_n against_o the_o egyptian_n these_o miserable_a wretch_n will_v find_v at_o length_n a_o revenge_a hand_n which_o be_v ready_a to_o cut_v off_o the_o first_o fruit_n of_o their_o marriage_n and_o the_o most_o amiable_a delight_n of_o their_o family_n methinks_v i_o hear_v the_o herald_n already_o pronounce_v the_o sentence_n and_o condemn_v the_o first-born_a of_o egypt_n unto_o death_n it_o be_v moses_n who_o speak_v or_o rather_o our_o lord_n by_o his_o mouth_n for_o he_o be_v but_o the_o echo_n of_o his_o voice_n and_o the_o instrument_n of_o his_o most_o holy_a and_o severe_a decree_n to_o thou_o egypt_n 5._o media_fw-la nocte_fw-la ingrediar_fw-la in_o aegyptum_fw-la exod._n 11._o v._o 4._o et_fw-la morietur_fw-la omne_fw-la primogenitum_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la aegyptiorum_n à _fw-la primogenito_fw-la pharaonis_fw-la qui_fw-la sedet_fw-la in_o solio_fw-la illius_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la primogenitum_fw-la ancillae_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la molam_fw-la &_o omne_fw-la primogenita_fw-la jumentorum_fw-la exod._n 11._o v._o 5._o and_o to_o thou_o pharaoh_n god_n will_v manifest_v by_o this_o blow_n that_o he_o be_v thy_o god_n that_o be_v to_o say_v not_o only_o most_o good_a but_o most_o just_a and_o most_o powerful_a behold_v the_o last_o of_o dart_n of_o his_o wrath_n which_o be_v ready_a to_o be_v cast_v upon_o thy_o palace_n and_o upon_o thy_o empire_n and_o then_o a_o sad_a necessity_n and_o a_o extreme_a disafter_o will_v oblige_v thou_o to_o do_v by_o constraint_n what_o thou_o ough_v to_o do_v through_o sweetness_n when_o all_o egypt_n shall_v be_v bury_v in_o a_o profound_a sleep_n the_o angel_n of_o god_n shall_v go_v into_o all_o house_n and_o his_o revenge_a sword_n will_v have_v no_o more_o respect_n for_o he_o who_o shall_v one_o day_n ascend_v a_o throne_n and_o bear_v the_o crown_n of_o a_o king_n than_o for_o the_o mean_a of_o thy_o vassal_n or_o beast_n of_o which_o he_o shall_v choose_v the_o prince_n to_o sacrifice_n unto_o his_o indignation_n but_o who_o can_v have_v ever_o paint_v out_o to_o we_o a_o face_n cover_v over_o with_o so_o many_o horror_n if_o after_o the_o first_o colour_n which_o have_v be_v lay_v moses_n the_o most_o learned_a and_o prudent_a of_o man_n have_v not_o be_v please_v to_o add_v some_o touch_n of_o his_o pencil_n unto_o this_o dreadful_a image_n 16._o cum_fw-la enim_fw-la quietum_fw-la silentium_fw-la con_v incret_a emnia_fw-la &_o nox_fw-la in_o svo_fw-la cursu_fw-la medium_n iter_fw-la haberet_fw-la sap._n 18._o v._n 14._o omnipotens_fw-la sermo_fw-la tuus_fw-la de_fw-la caelum_fw-la à _fw-la regalibus_fw-la sedibus_fw-la durus_fw-la debellator_fw-la in_o mediam_fw-la exterminii_fw-la terram_fw-la prosiluit_fw-la sap._n 18._o v._n 15._o gladius_n acutus_fw-la insimulatum_fw-la imperium_fw-la portans_fw-la &_o stans_fw-la replevit_fw-la omne_fw-la murte_n &_o usque_fw-la ad_fw-la caelum_fw-la attingebat_fw-la stans_fw-la in_o ter_z ram_n sap._n 18._o v._n 16._o it_o be_v even_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o night_n say_v solomon_n that_o this_o ineffable_a word_n to_o who_o all_o be_v possible_a descend_v from_o the_o height_n of_o the_o impyreall_a heaven_n and_o thunder_v over_o this_o abominable_a land_n which_o be_v choose_v as_o the_o theatre_n on_o which_o the_o bloody_a spoil_n of_o the_o rage_n and_o obstinacy_n of_o egypt_n be_v to_o be_v see_v it_o carry_v a_o two_o edged-sword_n which_o transpierce_v on_o every_o side_n without_o pity_n and_o this_o sword_n be_v no_o other_o than_o this_o irrevocable_a decree_n which_o be_v as_o soon_o execute_v as_o pronounce_v in_o egypt_n fill_v the_o whole_a country_n with_o horror_n desolation_n and_o death_n the_o exterminate_a angel_n go_v from_o door_n to_o door_n and_o when_o any_o one_o door_n be_v find_v who_o threshold_n be_v not_o sprinkle_v with_o the_o innocent_a blood_n of_o the_o lamb_n he_o enter_v and_o have_v draw_v the_o curtain_n and_o search_v the_o bed_n in_o which_o the_o first_o bear_v of_o egypt_n repose_v he_o make_v upon_o their_o life_n a_o bloody_a proof_n of_o god_n indignation_n and_o wrath_n in_o fine_a there_o be_v no_o family_n in_o which_o they_o deplore_v not_o some_o infant_n slay_v by_o this_o merciless_a executioner_n of_o god_n decree_n this_o punishment_n be_v so_o universal_a 30._o neque_fw-la enim_fw-la erat_fw-la do_v mus_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la faceret_fw-la mortuus_fw-la exod._n 12._o v._o 30._o that_o both_o lord_n and_o vassal_n mourn_v for_o the_o same_o accident_n and_o therein_o the_o usage_n of_o the_o people_n differ_v not_o from_o that_o of_o their_o king_n so_o that_o such_o as_o remain_v alive_a can_v not_o receive_v consolation_n from_o any_o person_n since_o all_o have_v need_v thereof_o and_o they_o can_v not_o rest_v satisfy_v even_o with_o render_v the_o last_o duty_n unto_o their_o dead_a so_o disconsolate_a they_o be_v and_o their_o own_o grief_n join_v with_o that_o of_o their_o ally_n friend_n and_o their_o near_a kindred_n do_v scarce_o permit_v they_o to_o be_v attentive_a to_o their_o own_o misery_n a_o more_o general_a and_o sensible_a desolation_n be_v never_o see_v for_o all_o this_o great_a and_o flourish_a empire_n do_v swim_v in_o tear_n and_o almost_o in_o a_o moment_n all_o its_o hope_n be_v see_v extinguish_v in_o blood_n beside_o all_o these_o disaster_n happen_v for_o no_o other_o cause_n than_o for_o not_o have_v believe_v what_o be_v denounce_v to_o they_o and_o confirm_v by_o so_o many_o exemplary_a and_o prodigious_a chastisement_n wherewith_o they_o have_v be_v late_o afflict_v 33._o vrgebantque_fw-la aegyâ—tis_fw-la populum_fw-la â—exire_fw-la de_fw-la terra_fw-la velociter_fw-la dicentes_fw-la omnes_fw-la moriemur_fw-la exod._n 12._o v._o 33._o it_o must_v be_v grant_v then_o that_o all_o these_o tribulation_n and_o punishment_n be_v the_o inevitable_a effect_n of_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n in_o this_o last_o misfortune_n whereby_o the_o egyptian_n see_v themselves_o deprive_v of_o their_o elder_a son_n they_o can_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o the_o israelite_n be_v under_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o almighty_a and_o from_o that_o time_n they_o promise_v to_o consent_v unto_o their_o departure_n behold_v the_o degree_n vengeance_n degree_n of_o vengeance_n by_o which_o vengeance_n go_v ascend_v even_o unto_o the_o height_n we_o see_v some_o mark_n of_o it_o in_o the_o cloud_n which_o never_o break_v in_o 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against_o jacob_n and_o the_o hebrew_n who_o descend_v from_o he_o this_o be_v the_o motive_n of_o their_o take_n up_o arm_n beside_o their_o fear_n see_v this_o great_a multitude_n lead_v by_o moses_n who_o march_v towards_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n as_o if_o the_o happy_a moment_n be_v come_v in_o which_o the_o benediction_n which_o jacob_n have_v in_o a_o manner_n force_v from_o esau_n be_v to_o be_v accomplish_v methinks_v when_o i_o cast_v my_o eye_n upon_o these_o mutinous_a troop_n which_o forage_v the_o country_n and_o pursue_v the_o hebrew_n with_o so_o much_o fury_n and_o animosity_n i_o see_v a_o army_n of_o hobgoblin_n which_o be_v common_o call_v the_o inciter_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n which_o have_v no_o soon_o perceive_v a_o soul_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o out_o of_o the_o empire_n of_o carnal_a and_o mundane_a pleasure_n but_o they_o present_o take_v the_o field_n to_o assault_v she_o and_o to_o disturb_v her_o entry_n into_o the_o happy_a land_n 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 god_n prayer_n the_o efficacy_n of_o prayer_n what_o victory_n king_n captains_z soldiers_z entire_a legion_n be_v defeat_v by_o the_o ejaculation_n sigh_n and_o prayer_n of_o one_o single_a man_n what_o efficacy_n of_o prayer_n it_o be_v theatre_n where_o death_n find_v life_n a_o throne_n where_o weakness_n take_v force_n and_o majesty_n a_o field_n where_o laurel_n and_o palm_n be_v reap_v a_o sea_n which_o have_v always_o prosperous_a gale_n and_o a_o air_n where_o grace_n and_o angel_n incessant_o fly_v prayer_n be_v not_o only_o as_o st._n ephraim_n say_v the_o monument_n and_o sepulchre_n of_o die_a man_n the_o sanctuary_n of_o the_o afflict_a the_o advocate_n of_o criminal_n the_o seal_n and_o character_n of_o purity_n the_o nurse_n of_o temperance_n the_o bridle_n of_o impatience_n the_o conserver_n of_o peace_n but_o the_o standard_n also_o of_o war_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o all_o our_o triumph_n who_o will_v wonder_v then_o if_o the_o amalekite_n be_v defeat_v since_o 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 victoâ—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
take_v he_o 11._o sex_n enim_fw-la diebusfecit_fw-la dominus_fw-la caelum_fw-la &_o terram_fw-la &_o mare_n &_o omne_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o eye_n sunt_fw-la &_o requievit_fw-la die_fw-la septimo_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 20._o v._o 11._o seven_o day_n after_o the_o creaation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o to_o the_o end_n every_o week_n we_o may_v have_v a_o set_a time_n to_o think_v on_o this_o amiable_a benefit_n and_o to_o render_v thanks_o for_o it_o unto_o our_o creator_n it_o be_v do_v also_o to_o the_o end_n the_o hebrew_n may_v have_v this_o day_n to_o celebrate_v that_o of_o their_o departure_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o of_o their_o deliverance_n and_o that_o all_o man_n and_o maidservant_n may_v at_o least_o have_v this_o day_n to_o give_v some_o ease_n unto_o their_o labour_n plutarch_n be_v then_o deceive_v who_o affirm_v that_o the_o hebrew_n have_v institute_v this_o sabbath_n in_o honour_n of_o bacchus_n as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o gentile_n who_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v do_v in_o honour_n of_o saturn_n for_o the_o ground_n of_o this_o feast_n be_v no_o other_o than_o what_o i_o new_o relate_v and_o the_o order_n observe_v in_o gather_v up_o of_o the_o manna_n be_v but_o for_o the_o same_o end_n chap._n xxix_o the_o duty_n of_o child_n towards_o their_o parent_n honour_n thy_o father_n and_o mother_n commandment_n the_o four_o commandment_n that_o thy_o day_n may_v be_v long_o upon_o the_o earth_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n will_v give_v thou_o 12._o honora_n patrem_fw-la tuum_fw-la &_o matrem_fw-la tuam_fw-la ut_fw-la sis_fw-la longaevus_fw-la super_fw-la terram_fw-la quam_fw-la dominus_fw-la deus_fw-la dabit_fw-la tibi_fw-la exod_n 20._o v._n 12._o in_o truth_n it_o be_v a_o very_a reasonable_a thing_n to_o bear_v respect_n and_o love_n to_o succour_v and_o obey_v those_o to_o who_o next_o unto_o god_n we_o owe_v our_o life_n and_o we_o must_v be_v more_o insensible_a and_o more_o unnatural_a than_o beast_n to_o refuse_v these_o 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now_o these_o temple_n and_o altar_n where_o do_v we_o see_v such_o daughter_n give_v suck_v unto_o their_o mother_n as_o this_o gallant_a roman_a do_v or_o father_n to_o have_v daughter_n like_o this_o other_o of_o who_o valerius_n maximus_n make_v mention_v 5._o valer._n max._n lib._n 5._o who_o find_v out_o the_o mean_n to_o nourish_v her_o father_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o have_v the_o honour_n to_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o her_o father_n who_o render_v his_o last_o sigh_n in_o her_o bosom_n suck_v a_o drop_n of_o milk_n from_o her_o breast_n moreover_o if_o i_o be_o not_o deceive_v can_v there_o be_v find_v more_o daughter_n than_o son_n who_o work_v the_o like_a miracle_n their_o sex_n be_v more_o inclinable_a to_o sweetness_n and_o piety_n and_o to_o those_o amiable_a tenderness_n which_o reach_v even_o to_o the_o high_a pitch_n of_o generosity_n there_o have_v be_v heretofore_o man_n who_o desire_v to_o suffer_v death_n for_o their_o father_n have_v render_v themselves_o immortal_a such_o a_o one_o be_v that_o lock-smith_n of_o toledo_n who_o expose_v himself_o unto_o the_o extreme_a torture_n to_o free_v his_o father_n and_o to_o obtain_v his_o life_n with_o his_o pardon_n but_o the_o example_n of_o alexius_n son_n to_o the_o emperor_n isaac_n be_v more_o illustrious_a who_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o acclamation_n of_o greece_n which_o salute_v he_o king_n have_v no_o ear_n but_o to_o hear_v the_o plaint_n of_o his_o father_n no_o eye_n but_o to_o behold_v his_o misery_n and_o no_o power_n but_o to_o replace_v he_o on_o his_o throne_n and_o in_o the_o empire_n whereof_o his_o brother_n have_v deprive_v he_o it_o be_v not_o then_o against_o this_o young_a prince_n nor_o against_o his_o like_a that_o sina_n will_v shoot_v poisonous_a dart_n and_o deadly_a arrow_n as_o against_o parricide_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a after_o a_o long_a sequel_n of_o year_n they_o shall_v have_v live_v in_o this_o world_n the_o course_n of_o their_o glory_n will_v not_o find_v its_o period_n but_o in_o eternity_n which_o can_v never_o have_v a_o end_n chap._n xxx_o a_o sentence_n of_o death_n against_o murderer_n thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v 13._o the_o five_o commandment_n nonoccides_n exod._n 20._o v._o 13._o this_o precept_n do_v not_o only_o forbid_v those_o execrable_a murderer_n who_o sword_n and_o dagger_n be_v plunge_v into_o man_n bosom_n and_o those_o horrid_a butchery_n where_o fury_n be_v animate_v against_o a_o body_n to_o gnaw_v it_o as_o a_o vulture_n will_v do_v his_o prey_n or_o like_o a_o tiger_n to_o tear_v and_o eat_v it_o even_o to_o the_o bone_n or_o to_o consume_v it_o with_o a_o slow_a fire_n like_o a_o devil_n who_o torment_n give_v death_n without_o take_v away_o life_n it_o be_v then_o by_o this_o law_n that_o god_n prohibit_v not_o only_a murder_n but_o all_o sort_n of_o exterior_a violence_n and_o injury_n which_o may_v be_v offer_v unto_o the_o body_n and_o life_n of_o our_o neighbour_n it_o be_v also_o a_o sentence_n of_o death_n pronounce_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n against_o all_o those_o who_o be_v causer_n of_o other_o man_n death_n and_o make_v no_o more_o account_n of_o a_o man_n life_n than_o of_o a_o fly_n i_o will_v glad_o know_v whether_o they_o find_v in_o the_o decalogue_n a_o challenge_n a_o assassination_n and_o all_o those_o violence_n which_o be_v practise_v upon_o a_o man_n as_o upon_o a_o beast_n i_o will_v willing_o see_v they_o make_v their_o randezvous_n and_o assignation_n upon_o mount_n sina_n where_o they_o shall_v behold_v a_o god_n thunder_v and_o lighten_v over_o their_o head_n but_o it_o will_v be_v more_o grateful_a unto_o i_o to_o see_v they_o perform_v a_o honourable_a penance_n in_o this_o life_n and_o satisfy_a justice_n and_o piety_n before_o their_o death_n than_o afterward_o to_o expect_v a_o eternity_n of_o punishment_n and_o severity_n chap._n xxxi_o the_o triumph_n of_o chastity_n thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n 14._o the_o sixth_o commandemâ—â—t_n nonâ—â—aechaberis_fw-la exod_n 20._o v._n 14._o honour_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v less_o precious_a unto_o man_n than_o life_n and_o if_o both_o be_v in_o danger_n it_o be_v certain_a we_o shall_v rather_o abandon_v the_o last_o than_o the_o first_o and_o say_v as_o the_o ermine_n fâ—â—â—ari_fw-la motto_n of_o the_o ermine_n malo_fw-la mori_fw-la quam_fw-la fâ—â—â—ari_fw-la i_o have_v rather_o die_v than_o receive_v a_o stain_n for_o my_o part_n i_o admire_v that_o christian_a woman_n who_o in_o the_o time_n of_o maxentius_n plunge_v a_o dagger_n in_o to_o her_o heart_n to_o end_v her_o life_n by_o eternize_n her_o honour_n for_o indeed_o it_o be_v a_o glorious_a death_n to_o find_v by_o a_o particular_a inspiration_n from_o heaven_n a_o purple_a robe_n in_o our_o blood_n and_o in_o our_o tear_n a_o veil_n of_o white_a satin_n to_o cover_v our_o purity_n which_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o our_o life_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o body_n this_o be_v the_o nuptial_a garment_n which_o we_o must_v never_o put_v off_o even_o in_o the_o sepulchre_n and_o he_o that_o be_v clothe_v with_o it_o aught_o to_o be_v so_o full_a of_o respect_n and_o circumspection_n as_o he_o must_v even_o blush_v say_v tertullian_n at_o his_o own_o virtue_n and_o if_o we_o meet_v with_o soul_n which_o have_v impudence_n enough_o not_o to_o change_v countenance_n neither_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n who_o look_v upon_o they_o nor_o in_o regard_n of_o man_n who_o behold_v they_o they_o shall_v one_o day_n feel_v he_o who_o they_o have_v not_o see_v and_o such_o as_o have_v be_v complice_n or_o witness_n of_o their_o crime_n shall_v be_v their_o executioner_n and_o then_o shall_v all_o the_o lightning_n of_o hell_n enkindle_v flame_n to_o stifle_v they_o and_o lascivious_a hand_n wander_v and_o impure_a eye_n unchaste_a breast_n maegera_n head_n diabolical_a heart_n and_o the_o
keep_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v a_o present_a they_o receive_v from_o heaven_n eight_o day_n after_o moses_n have_v consecrate_a aaron_n and_o enjoin_v he_o to_o offer_v his_o first_o sacrifice_n this_o be_v in_o testimony_n that_o god_n approve_v they_o and_o to_o imprint_v deep_o in_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o people_n the_o honour_n and_o reverence_n they_o be_v to_o bear_v unto_o their_o high-priest_n and_o to_o these_o public_a act_n of_o their_o religion_n afterward_o the_o gentile_n endeavour_v to_o disturb_v these_o mystery_n and_o often_o seek_v to_o make_v we_o believe_v that_o their_o god_n keep_v amorous_a thunderbolt_n &_o sacred_a flame_n for_o the_o advantage_n of_o their_o religion_n and_o for_o this_o purpose_n they_o have_v give_v name_n unto_o some_o as_o a_o mark_n of_o the_o favour_n they_o have_v receive_v from_o they_o in_o their_o sacrifice_n which_o as_o they_o give_v out_o have_v be_v often_o enkindle_v by_o their_o hand_n nevertheless_o these_o be_v but_o fable_n and_o impiety_n and_o sacrilege_n afford_v no_o coal_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n nor_o any_o flame_n of_o heaven_n like_o those_o which_o fire_v the_o holocau_v and_o victim_n of_o aaron_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o people_n who_o do_v partake_v of_o the_o sacrifice_n 23._o apparuitque_fw-la gloria_fw-la domini_fw-la omni_fw-la multitudini_fw-la levit._fw-la 9_o v._o 23._o as_o complice_n of_o that_o sin_n for_o which_o it_o be_v offer_v at_o that_o time_n the_o glory_n of_o our_o lord_n appear_v on_o the_o altar_n and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o these_o ceremony_n now_o this_o glory_n be_v but_o a_o visible_a fire_n which_o surround_v the_o whole_a holocaust_n 24._o et_fw-la ecce_fw-la egressus_fw-la ignis_fw-la à _fw-la domino_fw-la devorâ—vit_fw-la holocausium_fw-la &_o adipet_fw-la qui_fw-la erant_fw-la super_fw-la altar_n etc._n etc._n levit._n 9_o v._o 24._o and_o consume_v it_o just_a in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o the_o common_a fire_n will_v have_v do_v although_o some_o hebrew_n have_v invent_v in_o their_o usual_a dream_n first_o that_o the_o face_n of_o a_o lion_n appear_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o flame_n second_o that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v quench_v even_o in_o water_n three_o that_o they_o be_v to_o be_v keep_v in_o a_o purple_a cloth_n but_o their_o imagination_n have_v more_o resemble_v truth_n god_n fair_a analogy_n of_o fire_n with_o god_n if_o instead_o of_o amuse_v themselves_o on_o these_o dream_n they_o have_v say_v that_o this_o be_v the_o most_o ordinary_a figure_n by_o which_o god_n use_v to_o erect_v a_o throne_n of_o light_n and_o ardour_n unto_o his_o love_n which_o be_v but_o a_o most_o pure_a fire_n without_o mixture_n which_o descend_v from_o heaven_n upon_o earth_n to_o cause_v a_o general_a inflagration_n in_o all_o heart_n which_o to_o speak_v proper_o aught_o to_o be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o most_o illustrious_a sacrifice_n of_o love_n faith_n and_o religion_n concern_v which_o god_n have_v be_v please_v to_o give_v mark_n and_o sign_n of_o his_o particular_a presence_n cause_v himself_o to_o be_v see_v and_o feel_v under_o the_o form_n of_o fire_n which_o of_o natural_a body_n resemble_v he_o the_o most_o so_o that_o moses_n dare_v say_v unto_o his_o people_n 21._o deut._n 4._o v._o 21._o that_o his_o god_n be_v a_o consume_a fire_n in_o the_o first_o place_n because_o this_o element_n have_v more_o resemblance_n with_o its_o creator_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o power_n and_o command_v it_o have_v receive_v beyond_o other_o second_o because_o as_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o amiable_a and_o terrible_a than_o fire_n so_o there_o be_v nothing_o which_o equal_v the_o goodness_n god_n express_v to_o the_o virtuous_a and_o the_o chastisement_n he_o implore_v to_o take_v revenge_n on_o the_o wicked_a three_o it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o fire_n as_o well_o as_o the_o property_n of_o god_n to_o enlighten_v the_o night_n to_o melt_v ice_n to_o warm_v those_o that_o approach_v it_o and_o to_o burn_v such_o as_o will_v touch_v it_o moreover_o it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o they_o both_o incessant_o and_o vigorous_o to_o act_v and_o to_o communicate_v themselves_o without_o loss_n or_o alteration_n to_o be_v most_o pure_a simple_a and_o subtle_a to_o harden_v and_o mollify_v substance_n and_o always_o to_o ascend_v in_o fine_a the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n break_v forth_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o sparkle_a fire_n his_o goodness_n in_o its_o ardour_n and_o his_o power_n to_o which_o all_o be_v possible_a in_o those_o flame_n which_o god_n can_v resist_v and_o as_o heat_n and_o light_a spring_n from_o fire_n so_o the_o son_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v produce_v from_o the_o father_n as_o from_o their_o beginning_n and_o origin_n it_o be_v not_o then_o without_o reason_n god_n take_v veil_n of_o fire_n to_o cover_v his_o majesty_n and_o that_o he_o often_o appear_v under_o this_o shape_n in_o sacrifice_n since_o these_o fire_n be_v kindle_v by_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o by_o the_o torch_n of_o his_o love_n unto_o which_o we_o must_v approach_v with_o the_o same_o reverence_n as_o to_o the_o bush_n of_o moses_n 1._o areptisque_fw-la nadab_n &_o abihu_n filu_fw-fr aaron_n thâ—â—â—â—bulis_fw-la posuerunt_fw-la ignem_fw-la &_o incensum_fw-la desuper_fw-la offerentes_fw-la coâ—am_fw-la domino_fw-la ignem_fw-la alienum_fw-la quod_fw-la eye_v praeceptum_fw-la non_fw-la erat_fw-la levit._fw-la â—0_n v._o 1._o otherwise_o we_o find_v nothing_o there_o but_o our_o own_o misfortune_n among_o devour_a flame_n and_o kill_a ardour_n follow_v by_o smoke_n tear_n and_o obscurity_n which_o form_n the_o veil_n of_o a_o dismal_a blindness_n we_o must_v chief_o beware_v of_o do_v like_o nadab_n and_o abihu_n who_o be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o put_v into_o their_o censor_n a_o other_o fire_n than_o that_o of_o the_o sanctuary_n for_o that_o be_v to_o mingle_v sacrilege_n with_o religion_n heaven_n with_o earth_n and_o piety_n with_o profanation_n nevertheless_o this_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o these_o person_n who_o be_v so_o presumptuous_a as_o to_o speak_v unto_o god_n by_o lip_n pollute_v with_o blasphemy_n and_o to_o touch_v his_o altar_n with_o impure_a hand_n to_o kiss_v his_o image_n with_o lip_n wither_v by_o wanton_a kiss_n and_o to_o love_v the_o holy_a bridegroom_n with_o a_o heart_n which_o they_o have_v already_o sell_v or_o mortgage_v unto_o his_o rival_n god_n also_o want_v not_o arm_n to_o punish_v these_o profane_a person_n he_o have_v kill_v thunderbolt_n and_o amorous_a shaft_n he_o have_v gentle_a wind_n to_o enkindle_v fire_n 3._o sanctificabor_n in_o iis_fw-la qui_fw-la appropinquant_fw-la mihi_fw-la &_o in_o conspectu_fw-la omnis_fw-la populi_fw-la glorificabor_fw-la levit_fw-la 10._o v._n 3._o and_o torrent_n to_o quench_v they_o there_o be_v victim_n which_o he_o crown_v with_o flame_n and_o spoil_n which_o he_o reduce_v into_o ash_n and_o oftentimes_o the_o sacrificer_n who_o ought_v only_o to_o attract_v blessing_n and_o dew_n from_o heaven_n draw_v upon_o themselves_o a_o deluge_n of_o pain_n and_o punishment_n god_n be_v the_o holy_a of_o holies_n and_o he_o can_v breathe_v but_o in_o sanctity_n which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v his_o element_n life_n and_o paradise_n chap._n xlv_o the_o pillar_n of_o fire_n and_o the_o cloud_n among_o all_o the_o miracle_n which_o god_n wrought_v for_o his_o people_n 5._o adduxit_fw-la vos_fw-la quadraginta_fw-la annis_fw-la per_fw-la desertum_fw-la etc._n etc._n deut._n 29._o v._o 5._o and_o continue_v for_o the_o space_n of_o forty_o year_n during_o their_o voyage_n from_o their_o departure_n out_o of_o egypt_n until_o their_o entry_n into_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n the_o first_o be_v that_o among_o three_o million_o of_o people_n there_o be_v not_o any_o one_o either_o sick_a faint_a or_o weary_a during_o all_o these_o wander_n and_o amid_o the_o danger_n and_o encounter_n not_o to_o be_v avoid_v by_o those_o that_o make_v long_a journey_n the_o second_o wonder_n appear_v in_o their_o garment_n which_o be_v not_o in_o any_o sort_n wear_v out_o 6._o non_fw-la sunt_fw-la attrita_fw-la vestimenta_fw-la vestra_fw-la nec_fw-la calceamenta_fw-la pedum_fw-la vestrorum_fw-la vetustate_fw-la consumpta_fw-la sunt_fw-la deut._n 29._o v._o 5._o panem_fw-la non_fw-la comedislis_fw-la vinum_fw-la &_o siceram_fw-la non_fw-la bibistis_fw-la etc._n etc._n deut._n 29._o v._o 6._o as_o if_o they_o have_v bring_v they_o out_o of_o their_o mother_n belly_n increase_v with_o their_o body_n they_o also_o have_v no_o need_n of_o sutler_n nor_o any_o of_o those_o provision_n which_o be_v necessary_a for_o livelihood_n for_o there_o fall_v every_o day_n so_o well-seasoned_n manna_n as_o they_o need_v only_o to_o take_v and_o put_v it_o into_o their_o mouth_n to_o find_v therein_o all_o sort_n of_o gust_n and_o the_o most_o delicious_a taste_n they_o can_v desire_v in_o fine_a 16._o igitur_fw-la die_fw-la qua_fw-la erectum_fw-la est_fw-la tabernaculum_fw-la operuit_fw-la illud_fw-la nubes_fw-la a_o vespere_fw-la autem_fw-la super_fw-la tentorium_fw-la
let_v the_o memory_n of_o the_o favour_n confer_v on_o thou_o and_o the_o hope_n of_o a_o future_a good_a incite_v thou_o let_v not_o so_o many_o benefit_n be_v forget_v and_o let_v the_o hand_n from_o whence_o they_o flow_v oblige_v thou_o eternal_o to_o preserve_v they_o in_o thy_o remembrance_n be_v not_o these_o word_n worthy_a the_o zeal_n of_o moses_n and_o these_o flame_n powerful_a enough_o to_o enkindle_v love_n or_o to_o reduce_v heart_n hard_a than_o diamond_n into_o ash_n but_o this_o exhortation_n seem_v to_o they_o too_o general_a and_o for_o this_o reason_n he_o descend_v more_o to_o particular_n and_o command_v first_o not_o to_o immolate_v any_o more_o their_o victim_n nor_o to_o present_v their_o desire_n in_o wood_n and_o upon_o mountain_n but_o in_o some_o place_n which_o god_n have_v choose_v and_o appoint_v for_o this_o purpose_n second_o he_o make_v a_o edict_n in_o which_o it_o be_v decree_v that_o they_o who_o shall_v be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o teach_v and_o introduce_v any_o foreign_a and_o sacrilegious_a worship_n shall_v be_v present_o put_v to_o death_n and_o public_o stone_v without_o exception_n either_o of_o kindred_n or_o friend_n in_o case_n by_o mishap_n they_o be_v guilty_a three_o he_o make_v mention_n of_o particularity_n which_o concern_v the_o manner_n which_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o common_a use_n of_o these_o animal_n which_o may_v be_v eat_v and_o there_o he_o remark_n some_o duty_n touch_v the_o ten_o to_o which_o they_o be_v oblige_v from_o thence_o he_o proceed_v to_o the_o jubilee_n which_o be_v celebrate_v every_o seven_o year_n after_o which_o the_o jew_n give_v mutual_o a_o general_a acquittance_n of_o all_o the_o debt_n they_o have_v contract_v and_o at_o that_o time_n all_o servant_n be_v set_v free_a in_o such_o sort_n that_o their_o master_n be_v even_o oblige_v to_o give_v they_o a_o viaticum_fw-la 15._o sed_fw-la dabis_fw-la viaticum_fw-la de_fw-la gregibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n deut._n 15._o v._o 14._o tribus_fw-la vicibus_fw-la per_fw-la annum_fw-la apparebit_fw-la omne_fw-la masculinum_fw-la tuum_fw-la in_o conspectu_fw-la demini_fw-la dei_fw-la tui_fw-la in_fw-la leco_fw-la quem_fw-la elegerit_fw-la in_o soâ—emnitate_fw-la azymorumin_fw-la solemnitate_fw-la hebdomadarum_fw-la &_o in_o solemnitate_fw-la tabernaculorum_fw-la deut._n 16._o v._o 16._o veniesque_fw-la ad_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la levitici_fw-la generis_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la judicem_fw-la qui_fw-la suerit_fw-la illo_fw-la tempore_fw-la etc._n etc._n deut._n 17._o v._o 9_o et_fw-la dixeris_fw-la constituam_fw-la super_fw-la i_o regem_fw-la sicut_fw-la habent_fw-la omnes_fw-la per_fw-la circaitum_fw-la nationes_fw-la deut._n 17.14_o non_fw-la habebunt_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la &_o levitae_fw-la &_o omne_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-la eadem_fw-la tribu_fw-la sunt_fw-la partem_fw-la &_o haereditatem_fw-la cum_fw-la relic_n israel_n deut._n 18._o v._o 1._o nec_fw-la incantator_n nec_fw-la qui_fw-la pychones_fw-mi consultat_fw-la &_o divinos_fw-la etc._n etc._n deut._n 18._o v._o 11._o prophetam_fw-la suscitabe_v eos_fw-la etc._n etc._n deu._n 18._o v._n 18._o haec_fw-la erit_fw-la lex_fw-la bomicidae_fw-la fugientis_fw-la cujus_fw-la vita_fw-la servanda_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la percusserit_fw-la proximum_fw-la svam_fw-la nesciens_fw-la etc._n etc._n deut._n 19_o v._o 4._o si_fw-mi quis_fw-la autem_fw-la odio_fw-la habens_fw-la proximum_fw-la suum_fw-la etc._n etc._n deut._n 19_o v._o 11._o mittent_fw-la seniores_fw-la civitatis_fw-la illius_fw-la &_o arripient_fw-la eum_fw-la de_fw-la loco_fw-la effagaii_fw-la etc._n etc._n deut._n 19_o v._o 13._o non_fw-la stabit_fw-la testis_fw-la unus_fw-la contra_fw-la aliquem_fw-la etc._n etc._n deut._n 19_o v._o 15._o which_o be_v as_o a_o general_a salary_n due_a unto_o the_o toil_n of_o their_o service_n four_o have_v speak_v concern_v the_o offering_n which_o be_v to_o be_v make_v of_o the_o first-born_a he_o make_v a_o new_a publication_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o easter_n of_o pentecost_n and_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n which_o be_v to_o be_v celebrate_v in_o a_o design_a place_n and_o where_o the_o male-children_n be_v bind_v to_o be_v present_a present_o after_o he_o make_v a_o decree_n of_o death_n against_o idolater_n and_o command_v all_o the_o people_n to_o repair_v unto_o their_o priest_n in_o legal_a matter_n and_o to_o consult_v they_o in_o their_o doubt_n and_o concern_v the_o difference_n which_o have_v reference_n to_o the_o law_n then_o about_o the_o end_n of_o the_o same_o chapter_n he_o command_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n to_o choose_v a_o king_n of_o their_o own_o nation_n and_o describe_v the_o quality_n which_o be_v requisite_a for_o this_o dignity_n five_o he_o ordain_v by_o his_o order_n that_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n shall_v have_v only_o the_o victim_n offering_n and_o ten_o for_o their_o share_n in_o canaan_n afterward_o he_o make_v a_o public_a act_n prohibit_v any_o consultation_n with_o diviner_n and_o sorcerer_n and_o promise_v they_o a_o prophet_n who_o shall_v declare_v to_o they_o all_o the_o command_v of_o god_n six_o moses_n enjoin_v that_o three_o town_n shall_v be_v design_v for_o refuge_n and_o which_o may_v serve_v as_o a_o sanctuary_n for_o those_o who_o shall_v by_o mishap_n kill_v a_o man_n against_o their_o will_n that_o if_o it_o be_v do_v voluntary_o the_o author_n thereof_o be_v to_o be_v banish_v and_o draw_v from_o these_o town_n first_o to_o be_v put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o adversary_n and_o afterward_o punish_v with_o exemplary_a death_n as_o for_o false_a witness_n who_o tongue_n be_v as_o much_o or_o more_o to_o be_v fear_v than_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o murderer_n they_o be_v all_o condemn_v unto_o that_o kind_n of_o punishment_n which_o chastice_v proportionable_o to_o the_o crime_n and_o demand_n in_o rigour_n life_n for_o life_n and_o such_o a_o punishment_n as_o punctual_o suit_n with_o the_o offence_n of_o the_o criminal_a seven_o 1._o si_fw-mi exieris_fw-la ad_fw-la bellum_fw-la contra_fw-la host_n tuos_fw-la &_o videris_fw-la equitatus_fw-la &_o currus_fw-la etc._n etc._n deut._n 20._o v._o 1._o he_o pass_v to_o law_n and_o custom_n which_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o war_n and_o in_o a_o conceal_a murder_n in_o which_o case_n the_o offending-party_n be_v bind_v to_o make_v some_o expiation_n of_o his_o crime_n and_o receive_v at_o least_o some_o immunity_n and_o favour_n from_o his_o judge_n which_o consist_v particular_o in_o a_o public_a oath_n and_o in_o a_o general_a protestation_n make_v before_o they_o as_o concern_v the_o disobedience_n of_o such_o child_n as_o be_v refractory_a to_o their_o father_n command_n 19_o si_fw-mi genuerit_fw-la homo_fw-la filium_fw-la contumacem_fw-la &_o protervum_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la audiat_fw-la patris_fw-la &_o matris_fw-la imperium_fw-la &_o coercitus_fw-la obedire_fw-la contempserit_fw-la deu._n 21._o v._n 18._o apprehendent_fw-la eum_fw-la &_o ducent_fw-la ad_fw-la seniores_fw-la civitatis_fw-la illius_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la portam_fw-la judicii_fw-la deut._n 21._o v._o 19_o no_o other_o punishment_n be_v to_o be_v inflict_v on_o they_o than_o death_n after_o they_o have_v be_v first_o put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o most_o ancient_a of_o the_o people_n who_o have_v hear_v the_o report_n examine_v the_o fact_n and_o confront_v the_o witness_n be_v oblige_v to_o leave_v they_o unto_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o people_n to_o stone_n they_o to_o death_n which_o be_v also_o observe_v concern_v adulterer_n who_o to_o this_o end_n be_v lead_v out_o of_o the_o city_n with_o those_o that_o be_v to_o be_v stone_v eight_o 3._o ammonite_n &_o moabite_n ctiam_fw-la post_fw-la decimam_fw-la generationem_fw-la non_fw-la intrabunt_fw-la ecclestam_fw-la domini_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la deut._n 23._o v._o 3._o he_o frame_v a_o brief_a catalogue_n of_o some_o ecclesiastical_a law_n and_o chief_o of_o such_o person_n as_o be_v forbid_v entrance_n into_o the_o holy_a place_n among_o which_o be_v the_o ammonite_n the_o idumean_n the_o moabite_n and_o the_o egyptian_n even_o to_o the_o ten_o generation_n nine_o 11._o si_fw-mi acceperit_fw-la homo_fw-la vxorem_fw-la &_o habuerit_fw-la eam_fw-la &_o non_fw-la invenerit_fw-la gratiam_fw-la ante_fw-la oculos_fw-la ejus_fw-la propter_fw-la aliquam_fw-la soeditatem_fw-la scribet_fw-la lil_fw-la ellum_fw-la repudii_fw-la &_o dabit_fw-la in_o manu_fw-la illius_fw-la &_o dimittet_fw-la eam_fw-la de_fw-la domo_fw-la sva_fw-la deut._n 24._o v._o 1._o non_fw-la deerunt_fw-la pauperes_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la habitationis_fw-la tuus_fw-la idcirco_fw-la ego_fw-la praecipio_fw-la tibi_fw-la ut_fw-la aperias_fw-la manumfratri_fw-la tuo_fw-la egeno_fw-la &_o pauperi_fw-la qui_fw-la tecum_fw-la versatur_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la deut._n 15._o v._o 11._o upon_o just_a reason_n he_o permit_v the_o hebrew_n to_o separate_v themselves_o from_o their_o wife_n and_o exhibit_v on_o this_o occasion_n a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n in_o which_o they_o set_v down_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o repudiation_n ten_o he_o prescribe_v they_o law_n and_o motive_n which_o be_v to_o invite_v they_o unto_o mercy_n and_o compassion_n towards_o the_o poor_a which_o certain_o be_v so_o agreeable_a unto_o reason_n and_o fasten_v to_o nature_n that_o a_o man_n must_v be_v more_o than_o infensible_a
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
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 pharaâ—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 dâ—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 â—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 dâ—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 loqueâ—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 â—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