they_o what_o power_n what_o victory_n and_o what_o command_n do_v thou_o exercise_n on_o the_o heart_n of_o abraham_n whence_o come_v these_o dazzle_a charity_n thou_o mingle_v with_o thy_o kill_v shaft_n and_o with_o thy_o consume_a fire_n my_o god_n what_o miracle_n of_o power_n what_o prodigy_n of_o faith_n what_o triumph_n of_o constancy_n a_o heart_n without_o motion_n eye_n without_o tear_n a_o silent_a tongue_n a_o father_n without_o regret_n without_o grief_n and_o without_o complaint_n upon_o the_o tomb_n of_o one_o only_a and_o dear_o belove_a son_n this_o faithful_a minister_n of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n will_v be_v much_o more_o grieve_v that_o other_o hand_n than_o his_o shall_v be_v use_v and_o that_o a_o sacrificer_n shall_v be_v seek_v elsewhere_o the_o spirit_n of_o abraham_n be_v like_o a_o rock_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o ocean_n immobâ—â—is_fw-mi the_o emblem_n of_o that_o rock_n immobâ—â—is_fw-mi beat_v with_o wave_n water_v with_o rain_n subject_n unto_o wind_n and_o tempest_n whatsoever_o happen_v always_o unmoveable_a ever_o immutable_a it_o be_v enough_o that_o god_n speak_v all_o come_v from_o he_o all_o be_v he_o and_o all_o must_v return_v to_o he_o it_o suffice_v abraham_n that_o god_n be_v the_o master_n of_o abraham_n and_o the_o father_n of_o isaac_n it_o be_v enough_o that_o god_n be_v the_o king_n the_o master_n and_o the_o father_n of_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o be_v disquiet_v since_o it_o suffice_v that_o god_n command_v and_o that_o whatever_o he_o enjoin_v be_v perform_v and_o to_o live_v in_o the_o practice_n of_o this_o verity_n be_v to_o be_v in_o the_o paradise_n of_o this_o world_n and_o to_o enjoy_v beatitude_n by_o anticipation_n it_o be_v to_o row_v upon_o the_o sea_n as_o a_o vessel_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o a_o pilot_n who_o can_v be_v deceive_v it_o be_v to_o be_v at_o court_n under_o the_o command_n of_o a_o most_o sage_a and_o powerful_a prince_n who_o seek_v only_o to_o replenish_v we_o with_o his_o favour_n or_o like_o a_o star_n guide_v by_o a_o intelligence_n which_o can_v stray_v out_o of_o the_o way_n mark_v out_o unto_o it_o perform_v then_o abraham_n all_o that_o god_n say_v unto_o thou_o and_o thou_o o_o my_o god_n command_n abraham_n all_o that_o thou_o desire_v be_v it_o his_o life_n thou_o require_v it_o be_v thou_o be_v it_o that_o of_o isaac_n it_o be_v thyself_o who_o have_v bestow_v it_o on_o he_o take_v they_o both_o but_o o_o god_n of_o goodness_n remember_v that_o abraham_n be_v a_o man_n that_o he_o be_v a_o father_n that_o he_o have_v but_o one_o son_n and_o that_o he_o love_v nothing_o in_o comparison_n of_o this_o son_n place_v not_o all_o these_o object_n of_o pity_n before_o his_o eye_n rest_v sattisfy_v in_o sacrifice_v the_o son_n without_o cause_v the_o death_n of_o the_o father_n lay_v some_o cover_n over_o the_o before_o head_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o over_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o victim_n and_o do_v not_o solicit_v the_o tenderness_n of_o either_o and_o speak_v neither_o of_o abraham_n nor_o isaac_n nor_o of_o the_o father_n or_o son_n but_o pronounce_v the_o decree_n in_o most_o rigorous_a term_n and_o call_v no_o more_o upon_o the_o name_n of_o sweetness_n and_o love_n for_o that_o be_v to_o solicit_v his_o disobedience_n god_n nevertheless_o call_v abraham_n twice_o love_n martyrdom_n of_o love_n and_o express_o command_v he_o to_o sacrifice_n his_o son_n and_o not_o only_o his_o son_n but_o also_o his_o only_a son_n and_o to_o wound_v he_o yet_o more_o to_o the_o quick_a he_o add_v the_o name_n of_o his_o belove_a son_n that_o be_v of_o isaac_n o_o god_n what_o shaft_n what_o thunderbolt_n and_o what_o light_v in_o truth_n say_v procopius_n any_o one_o but_o abrahâ—m_n have_v take_v this_o advertisement_n from_o god_n for_o a_o illusion_n or_o for_o a_o subject_n of_o contempt_n but_o as_o abbot_n gueâ—y_n have_v excellent_o well_o note_v this_o venerable_a title_n of_o father_n and_o this_o amable_a name_n of_o son_n serve_v but_o to_o conjoin_v love_n with_o piety_n and_o oblige_v abraham_n to_o perform_v more_o religious_o and_o cordial_o what_o be_v give_v he_o in_o charge_n hic_fw-la ut_fw-la postea_fw-la praepovat_fw-la amorem_fw-la dei_fw-la svo_fw-la carnali_fw-la emori_fw-la ut_fw-la cum_fw-la vintet_fw-la gloriosier_n esset_fw-la victoria_fw-la hugâ—_n à _fw-la sâ—ncto_fw-la victore_fw-la ann_n in_o 22._o gen._n sint_fw-la &_o in_fw-la hoc_fw-la parenti_fw-la triplicata_fw-la supplicia_fw-la etc._n etc._n origenes_n hic_fw-la moreover_o say_v huge_a of_o st._n victor_n god_n recall_v into_o his_o thought_n that_o this_o be_v his_o only_a son_n as_o if_o he_o have_v desire_v the_o more_o to_o excite_v his_o natural_a affection_n to_o the_o end_n the_o victory_n and_o triumph_n may_v be_v the_o more_o famous_a since_o the_o love_n of_o god_n become_v master_n of_o his_o heart_n in_o fine_a as_o the_o subtle_a and_o learned_a origen_n conclude_v god_n will_v have_v abraham_n first_o sacrifice_n his_o only_a son_n second_o his_o only_a and_o well-beloved_a son_n and_o three_o his_o only_a son_n and_o his_o dear_a isaac_n as_o if_o he_o have_v mean_v by_o these_o three_o shaft_n of_o love_n to_o have_v three_o sacrifice_n and_o three_o conquest_n of_o obedience_n faith_n and_o love_n behold_v very_o powerful_a combat_n and_o as_o many_o stroke_n of_o death_n as_o word_n abraham_n do_v not_o yet_o change_v colour_n and_o his_o face_n be_v as_o the_o sun_n which_o see_v all_o the_o horror_n of_o the_o earth_n without_o emotion_n his_o constancy_n appear_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o passion_n abraham_n the_o emblem_n of_o the_o fish_n immersabilis_fw-la nec_fw-la dolour_n patri_fw-la lacrymas_fw-la persuasit_fw-la sed_fw-la exultat_fw-la &_o gaudet_fw-la s._n zeno_n veron_n serm_n 1._o de_fw-fr abraham_n like_o the_o dolphin_n in_o a_o tempest_n and_o storm_n without_o danger_n of_o drown_v this_o magnanimous_a soul_n this_o generous_a heart_n and_o this_o obedient_a spirit_n shed_v but_o tear_n of_o joy_n and_o his_o thought_n be_v fix_v only_o on_o hope_n love_n and_o resignation_n chap._n xi_o the_o masterpiece_n of_o obedience_n and_o the_o triumph_n of_o love_n in_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o abraham_n a_o heart_n perfect_o submissive_a and_o obedient_a unto_o god_n will_n dispensat_fw-la s._n bernard_n de_fw-fr praecepto_fw-la &_o dispensat_fw-la know_v not_o what_o languishment_n refusal_n grief_n and_o delay_n mean_v it_o be_v enough_o that_o he_o be_v command_v to_o obey_v all_o the_o rest_n be_v indifferent_a to_o he_o and_o it_o be_v peradventure_o for_o this_o cause_n that_o even_o the_o civil_a law_n moderate_v the_o rigour_n of_o justice_n aquisiam_fw-la justâ—_n home_fw-fr ad_fw-la legem_fw-la aquisiam_fw-la when_o we_o proceed_v against_o those_o who_o have_v act_v in_o pure_a obedience_n and_o in_o such_o a_o case_n he_o be_v to_o be_v fall_v upon_o who_o give_v the_o command_n provide_v nevertheless_o he_o have_v the_o power_n to_o command_v even_o so_o when_o it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o a_o sovereign_n all_o subject_n ought_v to_o obey_v and_o chief_o when_o god_n who_o be_v the_o absolute_a monarch_n of_o the_o universe_n do_v command_n nothing_o must_v appear_v under_o his_o empire_n which_o adore_v not_o his_o law_n and_o follow_v not_o his_o light_n even_o amid_o the_o shadow_n of_o a_o affectionate_a blindness_n such_o be_v abraham_n occasum_fw-la the_o symbol_n of_o the_o heliotropium_fw-la non_fw-la possum_fw-la altò_fw-la i_o vertere_fw-la typ_n in_o symb._n a_o solis_fw-la ortu_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la occasum_fw-la and_o his_o spirit_n blind_a as_o it_o be_v amid_o the_o splendour_n of_o faith_n and_o obedience_n resemble_v that_o flower_n which_o incessant_o court_v the_o sun_n and_o have_v neither_o life_n motion_n nor_o eye_n but_o from_o morning_n till_o evening_n to_o follow_v this_o star_n he_o set_v forth_o as_o soon_o as_o god_n command_v he_o and_o as_o if_o his_o eye_n have_v be_v shut_v against_o the_o light_n of_o the_o day_n he_o rise_v in_o the_o night_n by_o the_o favour_n of_o those_o light_n and_o ray_n which_o god_n communicate_v unto_o he_o amid_o the_o obscurity_n of_o the_o shade_n to_o serve_v he_o for_o a_o watchtower_n sun_n and_o day_n this_o happy_a parricide_n as_o st._n austin_n say_v undertake_v the_o murder_n of_o his_o son_n with_o the_o same_o devotion_n where_o with_o he_o have_v demand_v his_o birth_n and_o life_n and_o lest_o the_o morning_n 73._o devotus_fw-la pater_fw-la eo_fw-la voto_fw-la suscepit_fw-la paricidium_fw-la quo_fw-la susceperat_fw-la filium_fw-la aug._n ser._n 73._o say_v rupertus_n shall_v prevent_v his_o desire_n he_o rise_v before_o day_n and_o present_o provide_v himself_o of_o all_o necessary_n for_o his_o journey_n and_o for_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o his_o son_n my_o god_n 3._o igitur_fw-la abraham_n de_fw-la nocte_fw-la consurgens_fw-la stravit_fw-la asinum_fw-la suum_fw-la ducens_fw-la secum_fw-la due_n juvenes_fw-la &_o
it_o be_v so_o let_v we_o banish_v these_o disquiet_n and_o perplexity_n which_o ravish_v from_o we_o the_o confidence_n we_o ought_v to_o have_v in_o god_n my_o god_n my_o hope_n be_v then_o in_o thou_o and_o i_o resign_v my_o life_n my_o pleasure_n my_o design_n my_o desire_n my_o interest_n and_o all_o my_o affection_n into_o the_o bosom_n of_o thy_o providence_n and_o beside_o i_o make_v a_o vow_n with_o jacob_n to_o live_v and_o dye_v in_o the_o quality_n of_o thy_o son_n and_o of_o thy_o most_o humble_a creature_n who_o have_v no_o life_n nor_o motion_n but_o by_o thou_o and_o for_o thou_o lord_n accept_v this_o offering_n confirm_v this_o promise_n and_o in_o give_v affection_n unto_o my_o heart_n to_o love_v thou_o deny_v not_o light_n unto_o my_o soul_n for_o the_o guidance_n and_o strengthen_n of_o it_o against_o all_o obstacle_n which_o may_v divert_v it_o from_o approach_v direct_o to_o thou_o and_o reach_v the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n where_o it_o hope_v both_o to_o see_v and_o enjoy_v thou_o for_o all_o eternity_n chap._n vi_o the_o constancy_n of_o jacob_n in_o the_o quest_n of_o rachel_n it_o be_v then_o the_o wise_a providence_n of_o god_n which_o can_v just_o attribute_v this_o honour_n unto_o itself_o as_o to_o say_v i_o preside_v in_o council_n and_o it_o be_v by_o the_o favour_n of_o my_o light_n man_n in_o the_o most_o importune_a affair_n conceive_v their_o grave_a and_o most_o mature_a resolution_n i_o be_o wisdom_n the_o work_n of_o the_o increated_a wisdom_n say_v providence_n the_o end_n of_o god_n wonder_n by_o i_o he_o begin_v his_o rare_a work_n to_o finish_v they_o in_o i_o and_o i_o be_o the_o archetype_n and_o the_o project_n of_o his_o most_o admirable_a design_n it_o be_v this_o providence_n which_o have_v the_o model_n of_o the_o universe_n when_o the_o element_n be_v in_o confusion_n and_o it_o be_v by_o her_o disposure_n the_o world_n receive_v its_o law_n and_o all_o its_o order_n moreover_o in_o the_o sequence_n of_o age_n she_o take_v all_o her_o choice_a delight_n upon_o the_o vast_a globe_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o her_o sweet_a divertisement_n among_o man_n which_o serve_v as_o pastime_n to_o her_o most_o holy_a entertainment_n i_o know_v not_o whether_o the_o philosophy_n of_o plato_n be_v pure_a enough_o to_o understand_v these_o verity_n but_o he_o concur_v it_o seem_v in_o this_o opinion_n when_o he_o say_v that_o divine_a providence_n sport_n with_o man_n in_o a_o way_n paternal_o affectionate_a and_o full_a of_o miracle_n plato_n homo_fw-la est_fw-la ludus_fw-la deorum_fw-la plato_n now_o if_o this_o pastime_n appear_v in_o the_o life_n of_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n it_o be_v no_o less_o visible_a i_o think_v in_o that_o of_o jacob._n sport_n admirable_a sport_n first_o god_n sport_v with_o he_o in_o his_o mother_n womb_n when_o he_o stir_v his_o hand_n to_o wrestle_v with_o his_o brother_n esau_n and_o to_o take_v he_o by_o the_o sole_n of_o his_o foot_n that_o he_o may_v cause_v he_o to_o fall_v from_o the_o right_n to_o which_o he_o pretend_v second_o god_n sport_v with_o jacob_n when_o he_o disguise_v he_o by_o the_o intervention_n of_o his_o mother_n to_o obtain_v the_o benediction_n of_o isaac_n three_o the_o ladder_n jacob_n see_v in_o a_o dream_n be_v as_o we_o have_v say_v but_o a_o pastime_n and_o spectacle_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n and_o at_o present_a god_n continue_v to_o sport_n with_o he_o in_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o journey_n afterward_o in_o the_o house_n of_o laban_n and_o final_o in_o a_o thousand_o other_o rencounter_n where_o it_o will_v appear_v that_o even_a god_n combat_n with_o jacob_n be_v but_o sport_n and_o artifices_fw-la whereinis_fw-la god_n take_v pleasure_n to_o recreate_v himself_o with_o he_o jacob_n be_v then_o wake_v out_o of_o this_o mysterious_a sleep_n and_o divine_a rapture_n 9_o profectus_fw-la ergo_fw-la jacob_n venit_fw-la in_o terram_fw-la orientalem_fw-la gen._n 29._o v._n 1._o et_fw-la vidit_fw-la puteum_fw-la in_o agro_fw-la tres_fw-la queque_fw-la greges_fw-la ovium_fw-la accubantes_fw-la juxta_fw-la eum_fw-la gen._n 29._o v._n 2._o quos_fw-la interrogans_fw-la numqaid_fw-la ait_fw-la nostis_fw-la laban_n gen._n 29_o v._n 5._o et_fw-la ecce_fw-la rachel_n ventebat_fw-la cum_fw-la outbus_fw-la svi_fw-la patris_fw-la nam_fw-la gregem_fw-la ipsa_fw-la pascobat_fw-la gen._n 29._o v._n 9_o in_o which_o god_n have_v keep_v he_o for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o whole_a night_n on_o the_o plain_n of_o bethel_n he_o take_v his_o way_n towards_o the_o east_n where_o a_o while_n after_o near_o unto_o a_o well_o he_o meet_v with_o flock_n of_o sheep_n and_o shepherd_n of_o who_o he_o inquire_v whether_o they_o be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o laban_n and_o whether_o they_o know_v not_o his_o house_n behold_v at_o the_o same_o time_n a_o rachel_n approach_v the_o second_o daughter_n of_o laban_n who_o keep_v her_o father_n sheep_n and_o lead_v they_o to_o drink_v where_o jacob_n stay_v i_o know_v not_o whether_o the_o day_n be_v far_o advance_v but_o in_o some_o part_n of_o its_o course_n where_o the_o sun_n may_v be_v see_v i_o be_o well_o assure_v that_o the_o eye_n of_o rachel_n do_v cast_v forth_o a_o thousand_o love-dart_n and_o light_n into_o the_o soul_n of_o jacob._n rachel_n be_v a_o aurora_n which_o march_v before_o the_o sun_n and_o instant_o these_o two_o planet_n do_v that_o which_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n can_v not_o effect_v since_o their_o creation_n jacob_n kiss_v rachel_n 14._o quam_fw-la cum_fw-la vidisset_fw-la jacob_n &_o sciret_fw-la consobrinam_fw-la svam_fw-la gen._n 29._o v._n 10._o osculectus_fw-la est_fw-la eam_fw-la &_o elevata_fw-la voce_fw-la flevit_fw-la gen._n 29._o v._n 11._o et_fw-la indicavit_fw-la ei_fw-la quod_fw-la frater_fw-la esset_fw-la patris_fw-la svi_fw-la &_o filius_fw-la rebeccae_n at_o illa_fw-la festinans_fw-la nuntiavit_fw-la patri_fw-la svo_fw-la gen._n 29._o v._n 12._o qui_fw-la cum_fw-la audisset_fw-la venisse_fw-la jacob_n filium_fw-la â—ororis_fw-la suae_fw-la cucurrit_fw-la obvianei_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 29._o v._n 14._o and_o know_v that_o she_o be_v his_o cousin_n he_o begin_v sweet_o to_o cry_v out_o and_o present_o his_o eye_n shed_v some_o tear_n which_o express_v the_o excess_n of_o his_o contentment_n rachel_n will_v have_v do_v the_o same_o if_o her_o eye_n have_v be_v long_o fix_v on_o jacob_n but_o she_o run_v from_o thence_o to_o advertise_v her_o father_n that_o not_o far_o from_o the_o house_n she_o have_v happy_o meet_v with_o one_o of_o her_o cousin-german_n the_o son_n of_o isaac_n and_o rebecca_n which_o laban_n hear_v go_v to_o meet_v and_o bring_v he_o to_o his_o lodging_n as_o also_o to_o know_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o come_n jacob_n free_o declare_v to_o he_o what_o have_v pass_v to_o which_o laban_n answer_v he_o be_v very_o welcome_a and_o that_o he_o receive_v he_o as_o his_o dear_a nephew_n 15._o diâ—itei_n nam_fw-la quia_fw-la frater_fw-la meuse_n gratis_o seruâ—es_v mihi_fw-la lic_fw-la quid_fw-la mercedis_fw-la accipias_fw-la gen._n 29._o v._n 15._o and_o as_o a_o part_n of_o himself_o but_o for_o the_o rest_n although_o he_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o entertain_v he_o as_o his_o own_o brother_n yet_o he_o must_v resolve_v to_o serve_v and_o merit_v some_o way_n by_o his_o labour_n jacob_n have_v no_o mercenary_a spirit_n nor_o a_o body_n train_v up_o to_o labour_n nevertheless_o of_o a_o master_n he_o must_v become_v a_o servant_n and_o learn_v by_o serve_v other_o more_o prudent_o to_o command_v hereafter_o he_o make_v a_o contract_n then_o with_o his_o uncle_n 17._o serviam_fw-la tibi_fw-la pro_fw-la rachel_n filta_fw-la tua_fw-la mimoâ—â—_n septem_fw-la annos_fw-la gen._n 29._o v._n 18._o respondit_fw-la laban_n meâ—â—as_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la tibi_fw-la eam_fw-la de_fw-la quam_fw-la altere_fw-la uno_fw-la gen._n 29._o v._n 19_o sed_fw-la lâ—a_fw-la lipâ—is_fw-la erat_fw-la ocult_v racitel_n detora_fw-la fact_n &_o venusto_fw-la aspectu_fw-la gen._n 29._o v._n 17._o and_o oblige_v himself_o to_o serve_v he_o for_o the_o space_n of_o seven_o year_n at_o the_o end_n of_o which_o laban_n promise_v to_o marry_v he_o unto_o rachel_n the_o young_a but_o the_o fair_a of_o his_o daughter_n the_o elder_a which_o be_v call_v leah_n have_v a_o face_n of_o wax_n which_o melt_v through_o her_o eye_n and_o render_v she_o deform_v and_o bleareyed_n but_o the_o young_a have_v so_o many_o beauty_n and_o attractive_n as_o the_o least_o of_o her_o glance_n have_v power_n enough_o to_o render_v her_o mistress_n of_o jacob_n affection_n it_o be_v for_o her_o sake_n and_o for_o the_o love_n he_o boâ—e_n she_o that_o he_o become_v a_o servant_n and_o that_o of_o a_o pilgrim_n he_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o quality_n of_o a_o guest_n affection_n well_o regulate_v affection_n who_o lodge_v in_o his_o heart_n all_o the_o duty_n of_o a_o most_o pure_a and_o holy_a amity_n his_o love_n be_v not_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o those_o petty_a devil_n 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venite_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o &_o
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father_n to_o offer_v the_o sacrifice_n in_o verity_n the_o figure_n whereof_o have_v precede_v no_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v isaac_n thou_o must_v immolate_v but_o this_o ram_n which_o thou_o see_v in_o this_o bush_n surround_v with_o bramble_n and_o crown_v with_o thorn_n take_v he_o and_o burn_v this_o victim_n till_o a_o man-god_n come_v in_o isaack_n place_n it_o be_v enough_o for_o i_o say_v god_n unto_o abraham_n to_o know_v that_o thou_o love_v i_o and_o i_o can_v now_o no_o long_o doubt_n after_o so_o long_a and_o sensible_a trial_n it_o be_v the_o hand_n and_o not_o the_o mouth_n which_o have_v give_v i_o the_o assurance_n of_o it_o it_o be_v also_o rather_o by_o effect_n than_o compliment_n that_o i_o try_v thy_o fidelity_n o_o god_n of_o heart_n it_o be_v then_o in_o verity_n that_o heart_n must_v be_v sacrifice_v to_o thou_o father_n and_o mother_n if_o god_n will_v have_v your_o child_n make_v a_o free_a gift_n of_o they_o if_o god_n be_v content_a with_o you_o offer_v yourselves_o unto_o he_o my_o god_n i_o will_v even_o now_o then_o consecrate_v my_o heart_n to_o thou_o i_o renounce_v at_o present_a all_o those_o thing_n i_o may_v not_o love_n with_o thou_o i_o present_v unto_o thou_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o my_o humiliate_v spirit_n and_o i_o refuse_v no_o pain_n if_o thou_o ordaine_v it_o for_o i_o burn_v sacrifice_n and_o spare_v neither_o health_n honour_n riches_n child_n nor_o friend_n i_o be_o even_o content_a to_o immolate_v my_o isaac_n to_o thou_o that_o be_v my_o soul_n my_o affection_n and_o my_o life_n provide_v i_o may_v live_v with_o thou_o and_o love_v thou_o in_o glory_n and_o eternity_n chap._n xii_o the_o death_n of_o sara_n a_o certain_a person_n holy_o curioius_n go_v heretofore_o examine_v all_o that_o be_v disperse_v in_o nature_n i_o ask_v say_v he_o of_o the_o sun_n whether_o he_o be_v a_o god_n and_o he_o answer_v i_o no_o in_o regard_n he_o be_v subject_a to_o eclipse_n circumvolution_n vicissitude_n 13._o gen._n 22._o v._n 13._o and_o a_o thousand_o period_n which_o keep_v he_o in_o a_o perpetual_a mutation_n thing_n inconstancy_n of_o create_a thing_n i_o entreat_v the_o moon_n to_o tell_v i_o whether_o she_o be_v a_o divinity_n and_o she_o protest_v to_o i_o no_o by_o reason_n of_o exile_n defection_n retrogradation_n ascendant_n conjunction_n separation_n elevation_n and_o fall_v to_o which_o she_o be_v liable_a all_o the_o rest_n of_o create_a nature_n will_v confess_v the_o same_o if_o we_o interrogate_v she_o in_o particular_a upon_o this_o verity_n god_n only_o can_v say_v i_o be_o god_n and_o i_o neither_o can_v nor_o do_v change_n because_o i_o be_o god_n he_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o world_n as_o the_o immovable_a centre_n in_o a_o circle_n about_o which_o all_o be_v in_o motion_n he_o be_v as_o a_o rock_n upon_o the_o ocean_n who_o behold_v the_o wave_n and_o billow_n roll_a under_o his_o foot_n without_o inconstancy_n and_o astonishment_n he_o be_v please_v nevertheless_o to_o see_v those_o he_o love_v in_o the_o flux_n and_o reflux_n of_o a_o thousand_o accident_n which_o teach_v they_o that_o their_o fortune_n hope_n affection_n and_o delight_n may_v alter_v every_o moment_n that_o the_o most_o smile_a prosperity_n often_o swim_v amid_o tear_n the_o clear_a and_o most_o serene_a day_n be_v follow_v sometime_o by_o the_o obscure_a and_o most_o dusky_a night_n body_n for_o companion_n have_v their_o own_o shadow_n rose_n be_v mix_v with_o thorn_n and_o even_o the_o life_n of_o man_n never_o end_v but_o in_o death_n to_o see_v abraham_n sara_n and_o isaac_n after_o their_o deliverance_n and_o the_o trial_n god_n have_v of_o their_o fidelity_n will_v not_o one_o have_v believe_v they_o almost_o immortal_a and_o exempt_v from_o all_o the_o misery_n of_o life_n aquavitae_fw-la tunc_fw-la est_fw-la tentatio_fw-la fiaienda_fw-la quando_fw-la finitur_fw-la &_o pugna_fw-la &_o tunc_fw-la finienda_fw-la est_fw-la pugna_fw-la quando_fw-la post_fw-la hanc_fw-la vitam_fw-la succedit_fw-la pugnae_fw-la secura_fw-la victoria_fw-la s._n prosper_n lib._n 3._o the_o cont_n aquavitae_fw-la and_o yet_o scarce_o be_v they_o return_v to_o their_o own_o home_n but_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n meet_v with_o a_o new_a occasion_n of_o grief_n for_o the_o death_n of_o sara_n and_o no_o wonder_n say_v st._n prosperus_fw-la since_o the_o life_n of_o man_n be_v a_o war_n without_o truce_n and_o since_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o hope_n or_o expect_v peace_n but_o in_o the_o tomb._n and_o indeed_o as_o hildebert_n have_v well_o note_v it_o be_v not_o without_o reason_n that_o these_o storm_n succeed_v one_o another_o 56._o attend_v miscrias_fw-la hominis_fw-la intuere_fw-la cineres_fw-la vectigalia_fw-la peccati_fw-la sunt_fw-la s._n hild._n ep._n 56._o and_o that_o usual_o one_o vapour_n draw_v other_o by_o reason_n the_o earth_n since_o the_o contagion_n of_o the_o terrestrial_a paradise_n have_v be_v a_o fatal_a source_n of_o misery_n and_o calamity_n which_o 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