not_o so_o in_o those_o country_n for_o the_o noble_a person_n ancient_o ride_v on_o they_o as_o appear_v by_o a_o great_a many_o place_n of_o holy_a scripture_n xxii_o gen._n 1._o xxii_o numb_a 21._o 2_o sam._n xix_o 6._o and_o several_a other_o which_o be_v reckon_v up_o by_o bochart_n p._n i._o l._n ii_o cap._n xiii_o hierozoic_n and_o he_o return_v to_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n set_a out_o and_o begin_v his_o journey_n to_o that_o country_n and_o moses_n take_v the_o rod_n of_o god_n so_o call_v because_o god_n order_v he_o to_o carry_v it_o with_o he_o v._n 17._o and_o have_v appoint_v it_o to_o be_v the_o instrument_n wherewith_o he_o shall_v work_v wonder_n in_o his_o hand_n as_o a_o sign_n of_o his_o authority_n so_o conr._n pellicanus_fw-la have_v not_o unfit_o explain_v it_o he_o return_v with_o the_o rod_n of_o god_n signo_fw-la apostolatus_fw-la &_o ducatus_fw-la a_o sign_n or_o token_n of_o his_o embassy_n and_o government_n ver._n 21._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n when_o thou_o go_v to_o return_v into_o egypt_n when_o thou_o be_v come_v thither_o see_v that_o thou_o do_v all_o those_o wonder_n before_o pharaoh_n the_o sign_n mention_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o chapter_n with_o which_o he_o be_v to_o begin_v which_o i_o have_v put_v in_o thy_o hand_n give_v thou_o power_n to_o do_v but_o i_o will_v harden_v his_o heart_n etc._n etc._n the_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o god_n will_v harden_v his_o heart_n at_o the_o first_o as_o soon_o as_o moses_n begin_v to_o work_v his_o sign_n no_o more_o than_o that_o he_o will_v at_o the_o first_o slay_v his_o first-born_a as_o he_o threaten_v v._o 23._o but_o as_o at_o last_o he_o intend_v to_o slay_v his_o first-born_a if_o he_o will_v not_o be_v humble_v by_o other_o plague_n so_o in_o conclusion_n he_o resolve_v to_o harden_v his_o heart_n after_o pharaoh_n have_v often_o harden_v it_o himself_o there_o be_v three_o distinct_a word_n use_v in_o this_o story_n about_o this_o matter_n the_o first_o be_v chazak_n the_o next_o be_v rashah_n and_o the_o three_o be_v cavad_n which_o seem_v to_o signify_v a_o gradual_a increase_n of_o his_o obstinacy_n till_o at_o last_o it_o grow_v very_o grievous_a for_o the_o last_o word_n cavad_n intend_v and_o increase_v the_o sense_n whether_o it_o be_v in_o good_a or_o evil_a quality_n ver._n 22._o and_o thou_o shall_v say_v unto_o pharaoh_n in_o this_o god_n begin_v to_o fulfil_v his_o promise_n to_o moses_n that_o he_o will_v teach_v he_o what_o he_o shall_v say_v v._o 12._o and_o 15_o 16._o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n this_o show_v he_o come_v to_o pharaoh_n in_o the_o name_n and_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n israel_n be_v my_o son_n even_o my_o first-born_a most_o dear_a to_o i_o and_o belove_v above_o all_o people_n as_o the_o first-born_a son_n common_o be_v above_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o child_n god_n have_v choose_v and_o adopt_v they_o to_o be_v his_o peculiar_a people_n on_o who_o he_o bestow_v singular_a privilege_n and_o blessing_n thus_o god_n speak_v of_o david_n lxxxix_o psal_n 28._o and_o eben-ezra's_a interpretation_n of_o this_o phrase_n be_v not_o improper_a that_o their_o ancestor_n from_o the_o beginning_n have_v be_v worshipper_n of_o he_o the_o true_a god_n ver._n 23._o and_o i_o say_v unto_o thou_o i_o command_v and_o require_v thou_o so_o the_o word_n say_v here_o signify_v let_v my_o son_n go_v that_o he_o may_v serve_v i_o not_o to_o keep_v my_o people_n in_o thy_o servitude_n any_o long_o but_o to_o dismiss_v they_o that_o they_o may_v worship_v i_o as_o my_o servant_n ought_v to_o do_v and_o if_o thou_o refuse_v to_o let_v he_o go_v behold_v i_o will_v slay_v thy_o son_n even_o thy_o first-born_a not_o upon_o his_o first_o refusal_n see_v v._n 21._o but_o after_o a_o long_a course_n of_o other_o judgement_n which_o will_v end_v if_o he_o be_v not_o reform_v by_o they_o in_o this_o at_o last_o with_o which_o he_o therefore_o terrify_v he_o that_o he_o may_v prevent_v it_o ver._n 24._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v by_o the_o way_n to_o egypt_n in_o the_o inn_n where_o they_o take_v up_o their_o lodging_n at_o night_n that_o the_o lord_n meet_v he_o the_o schechinah_n i_o suppose_v appear_v to_o he_o from_o whence_o a_o angel_n be_v dispatch_v to_o do_v as_o follow_v and_o so_o both_o the_o lxx_o and_o the_o chaldee_n interpret_v it_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n because_o the_o lord_n send_v a_o angel_n to_o execute_v what_o be_v here_o relate_v and_o seek_v to_o kill_v he_o appear_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o if_o he_o intend_v to_o fall_v upon_o he_o with_o a_o draw_a sword_n perhaps_o as_o he_o do_v to_o balaam_n and_o david_n which_o threaten_v posture_n can_v not_o but_o very_o much_o affright_v he_o and_o put_v he_o into_o disorder_n other_o imagine_v he_o inflict_v a_o sudden_a disease_n upon_o he_o or_o make_v as_o if_o he_o will_v strangle_v he_o they_o that_o interpret_v this_o of_o kill_v his_o child_n as_o many_o do_v see_v mr._n selden_n l._n i._n de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n vi_o p._n 88_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o have_v no_o reason_n on_o their_o side_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o a_o child_n in_o the_o forego_n story_n but_o only_o of_o his_o son_n therefore_o chaskuni_fw-la have_v right_o observe_v that_o this_o verse_n be_v connect_v with_o the_o last_o word_n of_o the_o 20_o the_o three_o following_z coming_z by_o a_o parenthesis_n and_o can_v refer_v to_o none_o but_o moses_n all_o the_o difficulty_n be_v to_o find_v why_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v put_v he_o in_o fear_n of_o present_a death_n when_o he_o be_v go_v upon_o god_n message_n the_o resolution_n of_o which_o seem_v to_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n ver._n 25._o then_o zipporah_n his_o wife_n present_o apprehend_v what_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o moses_n his_o danger_n viz._n because_o her_o child_n of_o which_o she_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v be_v not_o long_o ago_o deliver_v be_v not_o circumcise_a and_o therefore_o she_o immediate_o dispatch_v that_o work_n her_o husband_n be_v in_o such_o a_o consternation_n that_o he_o can_v not_o do_v it_o himself_o but_o as_o kimchi_n will_v have_v it_o call_v to_o she_o to_o do_v it_o or_o she_o of_o herself_o go_v about_o it_o have_v be_v the_o cause_n that_o it_o be_v not_o do_v before_o take_v a_o sharp_a stone_n or_o a_o sharp_a knife_n make_v of_o a_o flint_n for_o such_o they_o use_v which_o justin_n martyr_n in_o his_o dialogue_n with_o trypho_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o the_o lxx_o and_o the_o jew_n say_v that_o knife_n be_v common_o use_v in_o this_o work_n and_o cut_v the_o foreskin_n of_o her_o son_n but_o how_o come_v moses_n to_o neglect_v this_o duty_n most_o say_v his_o wife_n be_v unwilling_a to_o it_o not_o because_o she_o abhor_v this_o rite_n as_o cruel_a and_o unnatural_a for_o she_o be_v of_o a_o race_n which_o come_v from_o abraham_n who_o first_o receive_v this_o command_n of_o circumcise_n all_o his_o child_n and_o she_o understand_v it_o appear_v how_o to_o do_v it_o ready_o without_o endanger_n the_o child_n which_o have_v scarce_o be_v possible_a if_o she_o have_v be_v a_o stranger_n to_o it_o but_o because_o the_o midianite_n perhaps_o do_v not_o circumcise_v so_o soon_o as_o the_o israelite_n but_o imitate_v their_o neighbour_n the_o ishmaelite_n who_o defer_v it_o till_o their_o child_n be_v thirteen_o year_n old_a at_o which_o age_n ishmael_n be_v circumcise_a xvii_o gen._n 25._o or_o rather_o because_o they_o be_v about_o to_o take_v a_o journey_n when_o she_o think_v it_o may_v be_v omit_v till_o they_o come_v to_o be_v settle_v among_o the_o israelite_n and_o true_o this_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v a_o good_a reason_n to_o defer_v circumcision_n beyond_o the_o eight_o day_n motion_n be_v dangerous_a when_o the_o child_n be_v sore_o but_o such_o a_o man_n as_o moses_n shall_v have_v trust_v god_n to_o take_v care_n of_o his_o child_n and_o not_o have_v be_v afraid_a of_o the_o consequence_n if_o he_o have_v perform_v his_o duty_n and_o because_o he_o follow_v the_o tender_a inclination_n of_o his_o wife_n rather_o than_o a_o plain_a precept_n xvii_o gen._n 12_o 13_o etc._n etc._n he_o fall_v into_o this_o great_a danger_n many_o other_o account_n be_v give_v of_o this_o for_o the_o truth_n be_v the_o whole_a matter_n be_v very_o obscure_a but_o i_o see_v none_o more_o probable_a than_o what_o i_o have_v mention_v and_o cast_v it_o at_o his_o foot_n it_o be_v uncertain_a at_o who_o sit_fw-mi she_o cast_v it_o whether_o at_o he_o husband_n be_v or_o the_o child_n or_o the_o angel_n the_o first_o seem_v most_o probable_a if_o the_o next_o word_n be_v speak_v to_o
homer_n to_o have_v change_v vlysses_n companion_n into_o hog_n but_o there_o be_v those_o who_o take_v these_o to_o have_v be_v real_a serpent_n bring_v hither_o by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o devil_n who_o withdraw_v their_o rod_n and_o put_v these_o which_o he_o sudden_o transport_v from_o some_o other_o place_n in_o their_o room_n which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a it_o make_v the_o power_n that_o wrought_v by_o moses_n the_o more_o wonderful_a who_o serpent_n devour_v they_o all_o but_o aaron_n be_v rod_n swallow_v up_o their_o rods._n the_o serpent_n into_o which_o aaron_n rod_n be_v turn_v move_v towards_o they_o and_o eat_v they_o up_o which_o be_v as_o i_o say_v the_o more_o astonish_a if_o they_o be_v real_a serpent_n of_o the_o same_o bigness_n as_o we_o may_v well_o suppose_v they_o will_v endeavour_v to_o bring_v with_o that_o of_o moses_n however_o their_o serpent_n whatsoever_o they_o be_v can_v not_o stand_v before_o he_o but_o be_v swallow_v up_o while_o his_o still_o remain_v this_o may_v have_v convince_v pharaoh_n if_o his_o magician_n have_v not_o make_v he_o believe_v that_o they_o will_v in_o time_n sin_v a_o power_n superious_a to_o moses_n the_o jew_n also_o imagine_v pharaoh_n himself_o be_v a_o magician_n and_o help_v to_o get_v out_o of_o moses_n the_o secret_a whereby_o he_o wrought_v these_o wonder_n which_o be_v the_o great_a because_o moses_n no_o doubt_n in_o conclusion_n take_v this_o serpent_n by_o the_o tail_n as_o god_n have_v command_v he_o iu_o 4._o and_o it_o become_v a_o rod_n in_o his_o hand_n again_o whereas_o the_o egyptian_a sorcerer_n have_v no_o rod_n remain_v to_o take_v up_o they_o be_v vanish_v with_o their_o serpent_n greg._n nyssen_n l._n de_fw-la vita_fw-la mosis_fw-la p._n 173._o take_v the_o devour_a of_o their_o rod_n to_o have_v be_v a_o plain_a argument_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o the_o rod_n i._n e._n serpent_n of_o the_o magician_n have_v no_o vital_a power_n in_o they_o able_a to_o defend_v themselves_o but_o be_v mere_a delusion_n without_o any_o real_a virtue_n and_o here_o i_o can_v but_o take_v notice_n of_o a_o remarkable_a passage_n in_o numenius_n a_o pythagoraean_a philosopher_n record_v by_o eusebius_n l._n ix_o praepar_fw-la evang._n cap._n viii_o where_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o numenius_n in_o this_o three_o book_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d express_o say_v that_o janne_n and_o jambres_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inferior_a to_o none_o in_o magical_a skill_n and_o therefore_o choose_v by_o the_o common_a consent_n of_o the_o egyptian_n to_o oppose_v musaeus_n as_o the_o heathen_n call_v moses_n the_o leader_n of_o the_o jew_n of_o who_o he_o give_v this_o noble_a character_n that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n most_o powerful_a with_o god_n in_o prayer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v a_o plain_a confession_n that_o he_o take_v moses_n to_o be_v as_o he_o be_v call_v in_o these_o book_n a_o man_n of_o god_n and_o may_v serve_v to_o shame_v those_o who_o either_o believe_v not_o this_o history_n or_o think_v moses_n to_o have_v be_v only_o a_o great_a magician_n ver._n 13._o and_o he_o harden_a pharaoh_n be_v heart_n or_o rather_o pharaoh_n heart_n be_v harden_v for_o so_o we_o translate_v this_o very_a hebrew_n phrase_n v._o 22._o and_o i_o can_v give_v no_o account_n why_o we_o translate_v it_o otherwise_o here_o especial_o since_o the_o vulgar_a and_o the_o chaldee_n so_o render_v it_o and_o the_o lxx_o also_o in_o this_o verse_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pharaoh_n be_v heart_n grow_v stiff_a or_o wax_v strong_a and_o stubborn_a and_o v._o 22._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o heart_n be_v harden_v and_o it_o be_v plain_o the_o like_a form_n of_o speech_n with_o that_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n 14._o where_n god_n himself_o interpret_v his_o own_o meaning_n pharaoh_n heart_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v heavy_a and_o will_v not_o stir_v nor_o be_v there_o in_o any_o of_o these_o three_o verse_n the_o least_o mention_n of_o any_o person_n by_o who_o his_o heart_n be_v harden_v that_o he_o hearken_v not_o unto_o they_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v it_o be_v likely_a upon_o the_o first_o sight_n of_o the_o serpent_n his_o heart_n be_v incline_v to_o hearken_v but_o see_v the_o magician_n do_v the_o same_o it_o return_v to_o its_o first_o bent_n and_o there_o fix_v notwithstanding_o moses_n rod_n devour_v they_o this_o god_n have_v predict_v iii_o 19_o know_v his_o wicked_a disposition_n will_v not_o yield_v to_o any_o mean_n he_o shall_v think_v sit_v to_o use_v for_o his_o reformation_n ver._n 14._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v likely_a moses_n after_o he_o have_v be_v with_o pharaoh_n and_o wrought_v this_o miracle_n return_v to_o the_o place_n where_o the_o divine_a majesty_n be_v wont_a to_o appear_v unto_o he_o vi_o 12_o 30._o and_o give_v he_o a_o account_n of_o what_o have_v pass_v whereupon_o the_o lord_n tell_v he_o he_o see_v pharaoh_n be_v resolve_v in_o his_o way_n and_o therefore_o it_o will_v be_v to_o no_o purpose_n to_o wait_v to_o see_v what_o will_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o late_a miracle_n but_o bid_v he_o go_v the_o next_o morning_n and_o carry_v a_o threaten_a message_n to_o he_o pharaoh_n be_v heart_n be_v harden_v he_o refuse_v to_o let_v the_o people_n go_v it_o be_v observable_a that_o he_o do_v not_o say_v i_o have_v harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n and_o therefore_o there_o shall_v have_v be_v no_o such_o intimation_n in_o our_o translation_n of_o v._o 13._o but_o pharaoh_n heart_n be_v harden_v which_o can_v imply_v no_o other_o harden_v than_o what_o proceed_v from_o his_o own_o settle_a resolution_n not_o to_o lose_v the_o service_n of_o the_o israelite_n ver._n 15._o get_v thou_o unto_o pharaoh_n in_o the_o morning_n of_o the_o very_a next_o day_n after_o he_o have_v wrought_v the_o forego_n miracle_n and_o now_o begin_v the_o first_o of_o the_o ten_o plague_n which_o god_n send_v upon_o the_o egyptian_n for_o disobey_v his_o ambassador_n who_o treaty_n with_o pharaoh_n as_o jacobus_n capellus_n ad_fw-la a._n m._n 2502._o think_v continue_v about_o eleven_o month_n from_o the_o end_n of_o harvest_n which_o he_o make_v account_n be_v in_o our_o may_n to_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o next_o year_n which_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n but_o our_o excellent_a primate_n usher_n think_v that_o all_o the_o follow_a plague_n be_v inflict_v within_o the_o space_n of_o one_o month_n in_o such_o order_n of_o time_n as_o i_o shall_v observe_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o each_o of_o they_o and_o bochartus_n give_v good_a reason_n for_o it_o in_o his_o hierozoic_a p._n 2._o l._n iu_o cap._n viii_o for_o we_o be_v tell_v here_o v._o 7._o that_o moses_n be_v fourscore_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o treat_v with_o pharaoh_n and_o in_o five_o josh_n 6._o that_o they_o walk_v forty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n now_o if_o he_o have_v spend_v a_o year_n in_o inflict_v these_o plague_n moses_n who_o die_v just_a as_o they_o be_v enter_v into_o canaan_n must_v have_v be_v a_o hundred_o and_o one_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a whereas_o he_o be_v but_o a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o as_o we_o read_v xxxiv_o deut._n 5._o nor_o be_v it_o suitable_a to_o the_o divine_a goodness_n to_o be_v so_o long_o in_o deliver_v his_o people_n who_o be_v reduce_v to_o extreme_a misery_n it_o be_v but_o just_a also_o that_o god_n shall_v follow_v pharaoh_n who_o heart_n be_v so_o obstinate_o hard_a with_o one_o plague_n upon_o the_o neck_n of_o another_o and_o give_v he_o no_o time_n to_o breathe_v after_o one_o be_v remove_v before_o another_o come_v upon_o he_o lo_o he_o go_v out_o unto_o the_o water_n god_n who_o know_v all_o thing_n foresee_v his_o motion_n before_o hand_n and_o speak_v as_o if_o he_o than_o see_v he_o actual_o go_v out_o of_o his_o palace_n to_o the_o river_n either_o to_o walk_v there_o for_o recreation_n or_o to_o worship_n the_o river_n nile_n for_o as_o bochart_n who_o word_n these_o be_v observe_v out_o of_o plutarch_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nothing_o be_v have_v in_o such_o honour_n among_o the_o egyptian_n as_o the_o river_n nile_n if_o it_o be_v so_o in_o moses_n his_o day_n it_o be_v not_o unlikely_a that_o he_o go_v to_o pay_v his_o morning_n devotion_n to_o it_o or_o if_o he_o be_v a_o magician_n as_o the_o hebrew_n fancy_n he_o may_v be_v skill_v in_o that_o which_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o so_o he_o observe_v they_o say_v in_o the_o talmud_n and_o make_v this_o the_o reason_n of_o pharaoh_n go_v to_o the_o river_n which_o jonathan_n follow_v in_o his_o paraphrase_n behold_v he_o go_v out_o to_o observe_v
heal_v ver._n 11._o and_o the_o frog_n shall_v depart_v from_o thou_o etc._n etc._n this_o demonstrate_v the_o power_n of_o moses_n with_o god_n that_o he_o can_v as_o certain_o foretell_v the_o removal_n of_o the_o frog_n as_o he_o have_v do_v the_o bring_v they_o upon_o the_o land_n ver._n 12._o and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n go_v out_o from_o pharaoh_n to_o the_o place_n it_o be_v likely_a where_o moses_n be_v wont_a to_o attend_v upon_o the_o divine_a majesty_n and_o moses_n cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n because_o of_o the_o frog_n in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v cry_v to_o he_o about_o the_o business_n or_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o frog_n which_o god_n have_v send_v upon_o pharaoh_n or_o as_o aben_n ezra_n understand_v it_o concern_v the_o frog_n which_o he_o have_v promise_v pharaoh_n shall_v be_v remove_v as_o if_o the_o word_n shall_v be_v translate_v thus_o he_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n concern_v what_o he_o say_v about_o the_o frog_n and_o appoint_v unto_o pharaoh_n for_o so_o the_o word_n shame_v in_o xv._o 25._o signify_v to_o appoint_v or_o propose_v and_o so_o the_o lxx_o here_o translate_v the_o word_n which_o we_o render_v have_v bring_v against_o pharaoh_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o he_o have_v appoint_v to_o pharaoh_n ver._n 13._o and_o the_o lord_n do_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o moses_n so_o powerful_a be_v he_o with_o god_n in_o prayer_n as_o the_o heathen_n themselves_o observe_v from_o this_o story_n see_v what_o i_o observe_v out_o of_o numenius_n vii_o 12._o and_o the_o frog_n die_v etc._n etc._n the_o egyptian_n can_v not_o kill_v they_o but_o god_n take_v away_o their_o breath_n yet_o not_o remove_v they_o from_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v but_o leave_v they_o dead_a there_o as_o appear_v by_o what_o follow_v ver._n 14._o and_o they_o gather_v they_o together_o on_o heap_n that_o they_o may_v carry_v they_o it_o be_v likely_a into_o the_o river_n and_o so_o they_o may_v go_v down_o into_o the_o sea_n god_n can_v have_v dissolve_v they_o into_o dust_n if_o he_o have_v please_v or_o sweep_v they_o into_o the_o river_n from_o whence_o they_o come_v or_o make_v they_o quite_o vanish_v in_o a_o instant_n but_o he_o will_v have_v they_o lie_v dead_a before_o their_o eye_n as_o a_o token_n they_o be_v real_a frog_n and_o no_o illusion_n of_o their_o sight_n and_o the_o land_n stanke_z this_o be_v a_o further_a sensible_a evidence_n that_o they_o be_v real_a frog_n ver._n 15._o but_o when_o pharaoh_n see_v that_o there_o be_v respite_n that_o he_o be_v free_v from_o the_o great_a strait_n in_o which_o he_o be_v for_o the_o hebrew_n word_n for_o respite_n signify_v breathe_v or_o enlargement_n and_o make_v the_o sense_n to_o be_v this_o that_o when_o the_o burden_n that_o press_v he_o be_v take_v off_o so_o that_o he_o can_v take_v his_o breath_n he_o be_v of_o another_o mind_n etc._n etc._n he_o harden_v his_o heart_n and_o hearken_v not_o unto_o they_o etc._n etc._n be_v not_o so_o good_a as_o his_o word_n v._n 8._o but_o return_v to_o his_o former_a resolution_n not_o to_o let_v israel_n go_v which_o resolution_n grow_v so_o much_o more_o stubborn_a and_o obstinate_a than_o it_o have_v be_v before_o by_o how_o much_o the_o plague_n of_o the_o frog_n have_v soften_v his_o heart_n and_o incline_v it_o to_o yield_v to_o god_n more_o than_o the_o two_o former_a miracle_n have_v do_v ver._n 16._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n say_v unto_o aaron_n the_o lord_z seem_v to_o have_v give_v pharaoh_n no_o warning_n of_o this_o plague_n but_o to_o have_v inflict_v it_o immediate_o upon_o the_o removal_n of_o the_o frog_n viz._n on_o the_o twenty_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o six_o month._n for_o his_o breach_n of_o faith_n be_v such_o a_o high_a provocation_n that_o he_o deserve_v no_o other_o treatment_n but_o a_o more_o notable_a judgement_n smite_v the_o dust_n of_o the_o land_n that_o it_o may_v become_v louse_n some_o will_v have_v the_o hebrew_n word_n cinnim_n to_o signify_v gnat_n or_o some_o such_o kind_n of_o creature_n thus_o many_o of_o the_o ancient_n understand_v it_o and_o artapanus_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o fly_a sort_n of_o live_a creature_n which_o make_v such_o ulcer_n by_o its_o bite_n as_o no_o medicine_n can_v cure_v see_v eusebius_n l._n ix_o praepar_fw-la evang._n p._n 425._o but_o bochartus_n have_v sufficient_o prove_v that_o our_o translation_n be_v right_a and_o that_o out_o of_o the_o very_a text._n for_o gnat_n and_o such_o like_a infect_v be_v breed_v in_o fenny_a place_n but_o these_o be_v bring_v out_o of_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n ver._n 17._o aaron_z stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n with_o his_o rod._n he_o still_o be_v the_o instrument_n to_o execute_v all_o the_o judgement_n which_o moses_n denounce_v as_o he_o be_v his_o mouth_n to_o deliver_v all_o the_o message_n he_o carry_v to_o pharaoh_n and_o smite_v the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o it_o become_v louse_n this_o show_v the_o louse_n be_v not_o a_o natural_a production_n for_o they_o come_v out_o of_o the_o sweat_n and_o filth_n of_o man_n body_n and_o of_o other_o live_v creature_n in_o man_n and_o beast_n this_o prove_v they_o be_v louse_n which_o stick_v fast_o both_o to_o man_n and_o beast_n whereas_o gnat_n though_o they_o sting_v sore_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o man_n and_o beast_n for_o they_o be_v a_o most_o restless_a creature_n continual_o buzz_v about_o and_o never_o settle_v constant_o in_o one_o place_n and_o there_o be_v various_a sort_n of_o these_o louse_n for_o beast_n do_v not_o breed_v the_o same_o that_o man_n do_v nor_o have_v all_o beast_n alike_o but_o some_o be_v peculiar_a to_o horse_n other_o to_o ox_n other_o to_o sheep_n and_o other_o to_o swine_n and_o dog_n all_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o land_n become_v louse_n that_o be_v nothing_o can_v be_v see_v but_o louse_n where_o dust_n be_v before_o or_o louse_n be_v mingle_v every_o where_n with_o the_o dust_n throughout_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n not_o of_o goshen_n it_o be_v very_o probable_a which_o be_v inhabit_v most_o by_o israelites_n ver._n 18._o and_o the_o magician_n do_v so_o etc._n etc._n attempt_v and_o endeavour_v to_o do_v so_o by_o use_v their_o wont_a invocation_n and_o rite_n of_o incantation_n for_o the_o common_a say_n among_o the_o jew_n be_v very_o frivolous_a that_o daemon_n have_v no_o power_n over_o creature_n so_o small_a as_o louse_n the_o meaning_n of_o which_o gaulmyn_n think_v they_o themselves_o do_v not_o understand_v which_o according_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o ancient_a magic_n be_v this_o that_o all_o animal_n have_v a_o particular_a genius_n preside_v over_o they_o by_o who_o assistance_n their_o worshipper_n can_v do_v any_o thing_n among_o that_o sort_n of_o creature_n but_o this_o be_v mean_v only_o of_o perfect_a animal_n not_o of_o infect_v among_o who_o they_o reckon_v louse_n which_o have_v no_o such_o heavenly_a power_n wait_v on_o they_o but_o if_o there_o have_v be_v any_o such_o notion_n then_o these_o magician_n sure_o will_v have_v understand_v it_o and_o not_o fruitless_o have_v attempt_v that_o which_o they_o have_v no_o hope_n to_o produce_v but_o they_o can_v not_o though_o they_o have_v counterfeit_v the_o former_a wonder_n yet_o here_o a_o stop_n be_v put_v to_o their_o power_n so_o that_o they_o themselves_o confess_v their_o weakness_n so_o there_o be_v louse_n upon_o man_n and_o upon_o beast_n this_o seem_v to_o suggest_v that_o since_o they_o can_v not_o produce_v any_o new_a louse_n they_o attempt_v to_o remove_v those_o which_o moses_n have_v bring_v upon_o the_o country_n but_o they_o fail_v in_o that_o also_o for_o notwithstanding_o all_o that_o they_o can_v do_v both_o man_n and_o beast_n be_v pester_v with_o louse_n the_o hebrew_n say_v in_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o moses_n that_o this_o plague_n be_v inflict_v upon_o the_o egyptian_n for_o another_o piece_n of_o oppression_n which_o they_o exercise_v on_o the_o israelite_n to_o who_o they_o say_v go_v sweep_v our_o house_n and_o sweep_v our_o street_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o god_n make_v louse_n to_o cover_v the_o earth_n a_o cubit_n deep_a but_o this_o favour_n too_o much_o of_o their_o fabulous_a invention_n it_o be_v more_o pertinent_a to_o observe_v that_o though_o we_o read_v of_o particular_a person_n who_o for_o great_a crime_n be_v punish_v with_o the_o plague_n of_o louse_n see_v huctius_n l._n ii_o quaest_n cap._n xii_o n._n 12._o yet_o we_o do_v not_o find_v in_o any_o story_n a_o whole_a nation_n infest_a with_o they_o and_o that_o both_o man_n and_o beast_n without_o exception_n the_o magician_n themselves_o in_o all_o likelihood_n be_v sore_o asslict_v with_o they_o which_o make_v they_o cry_v out_o as_o
here_o follow_v ver._n 19_o then_o the_o magician_n say_v unto_o pharaoh_n this_o be_v the_o singer_n of_o god_n the_o same_o with_o what_o be_v call_v in_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n the_o hand_n of_o god_n cix_o psal_n 27._o that_o be_v his_o power_n there_o be_v those_o particular_o bochartus_n who_o think_v these_o magician_n do_v not_o by_o these_o word_n give_v glory_n to_o god_n but_o think_v to_o save_v their_o own_o credit_n with_o pharaoh_n by_o tell_v he_o that_o it_o be_v not_o moses_n or_o aaron_n who_o be_v too_o hard_o for_o they_o but_o a_o divine_a power_n superior_a to_o they_o all_o to_o this_o purpose_n jonathan_n but_o they_o ought_v then_o to_o have_v be_v sensible_a that_o the_o power_n which_o they_o deal_v withal_o be_v far_o from_o be_v supreme_a be_v unable_a to_o assist_v they_o upon_o all_o occasion_n and_o no_o doubt_n god_n intend_v to_o confound_v they_o by_o take_v that_o time_n to_o disable_v they_o when_o they_o least_o expect_v it_o for_o why_o shall_v not_o their_o power_n have_v extend_v to_o such_o a_o small_a thing_n as_o this_o when_o they_o have_v do_v great_a but_o god_n will_v not_o let_v they_o always_o abuse_v pharaoh_n with_o their_o illusion_n and_o give_v they_o a_o check_n when_o they_o think_v themselves_o most_o sure_o of_o success_n and_o pharaoh_n be_v heart_n be_v harden_v one_o will_v have_v rather_o expect_v to_o have_v hear_v that_o his_o heart_n begin_v to_o relent_v when_o he_o see_v his_o magician_n not_o only_o puzzle_v but_o quite_o baffle_v so_o that_o they_o own_v moses_n act_v by_o a_o power_n above_o they_o but_o this_o it_o be_v not_o to_o stick_v to_o the_o good_a resolution_n which_o have_v late_o be_v wrought_v in_o he_o v._o 8._o from_o which_o he_o not_o only_o revolt_v but_o grow_v more_o resolute_a not_o to_o yield_v to_o god_n the_o effect_n of_o which_o be_v this_o further_a induration_n it_o be_v natural_a for_o evil_a man_n who_o resist_v the_o mean_n of_o their_o cure_n to_o grow_v worse_o and_o worse_o affect_v this_o miracle_n also_o of_o the_o louse_n be_v more_o loathsome_a to_o pharaoh_n than_o terrible_a may_v haply_o be_v the_o reason_n as_o dr._n jackson_n conjecture_n that_o he_o do_v not_o entreat_v moses_n and_o aaron_n to_o pray_v for_o he_o as_o he_o have_v do_v upon_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o frog_n and_o as_o he_o straightway_o do_v after_o he_o feel_v the_o next_o plague_n of_o the_o fly_n i_o can_v but_o add_v also_o this_o further_a reflection_n of_o he_o book_n x._o on_o the_o creed_n chap._n xl._n that_o though_o the_o singer_n of_o god_n be_v very_o remarkable_a in_o produce_v the_o louse_n which_o the_o magician_n can_v not_o yet_o it_o be_v no_o way_n remarkable_a in_o harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n for_o it_o be_v neither_o say_v nor_o intimate_v that_o the_o singer_n of_o god_n harden_v it_o but_o pharaoh_n heart_n be_v harden_v that_o be_v remain_v obstinate_a the_o cause_n of_o which_o be_v his_o not_o harken_v to_o they_o as_o it_o have_v be_v before_o v._o 15._o ver._n 20._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n rise_v up_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o stand_v before_o pharaoh_n as_o he_o have_v order_v he_o to_o do_v before_o he_o send_v the_o second_o plague_n vii_o 15._o lo_o he_o come_v forth_o to_o the_o water_n this_o confirm_v what_o be_v say_v there_o that_o in_o the_o morning_n it_o be_v usual_a with_o he_o to_o walk_v out_o by_o the_o river_n either_o for_o his_o refreshment_n or_o for_o his_o devotion_n perhaps_o that_o after_o wash_v he_o may_v worship_v the_o rise_v sun_n for_o moses_n be_v command_v to_o rise_v up_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o present_v himself_o before_o he_o and_o say_v unto_o he_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n let_v my_o people_n go_v etc._n etc._n the_o same_o message_n he_o have_v often_o send_v he_o vii_o 16_o 17._o viii_o 1._o together_o with_o a_o admonition_n and_o warn_v of_o his_o danger_n which_o god_n have_v not_o give_v he_o before_o the_o last_o plague_n v._o 16._o ver._n 21._o behold_v i_o will_v send_v swarm_n of_o fly_n upon_o thou_o etc._n etc._n the_o hebrew_n word_n arob_v be_v general_o think_v to_o come_v from_o a_o word_n which_o signify_v to_o mingle_v interpreter_n common_o think_v it_o denote_v a_o mixture_n of_o several_a sort_n of_o creature_n and_o some_o take_v it_o as_o we_o seem_v here_o to_o do_v for_o all_o manner_n of_o fly_n which_o aquila_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o sort_n of_o infect_v other_o take_v it_o as_o it_o be_v in_o our_o margin_n for_o a_o mixture_n of_o noisome_a beast_n and_o so_o the_o author_n of_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o moses_n god_n send_v lion_n wolf_n bear_n and_o leopard_n and_o suck_v like_o wild_a beast_n which_o kill_v not_o only_o their_o cattle_n in_o the_o field_n but_o their_o child_n in_o their_o house_n and_o so_o josephus_n expound_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o bochartus_n have_v confute_v this_o notion_n by_o very_o good_a argument_n in_o his_o hierozoicon_n p._n 2._o l._n iu_o cap._n xv._o where_o he_o show_v no_o word_n have_v more_o signification_n than_o the_o hebrew_n word_n arab_n which_o signify_v not_o only_o to_o mingle_v but_o among_o many_o other_o thing_n to_o obscure_v and_o darken_v from_o whence_o the_o even_o time_n be_v call_v ereb_n and_o therefore_o with_o great_a reason_n he_o approve_v of_o the_o lxx_o version_n who_o translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o flesh-s_o very_o bold_a and_o troublesome_a be_v not_o easy_o drive_v away_o which_o infest_v dog_n very_o much_o especial_o about_o the_o flappe_n of_o their_o ear_n some_o take_v it_o for_o that_o large_a black_a fly_n which_o fasten_v upon_o beast_n and_o suck_v their_o blood_n call_v arob_v from_o its_o black_a colour_n as_o oreb_n from_o thence_o signify_v a_o crow_n and_o so_o philo_n describe_v this_o fly_n call_v cynomya_n that_o it_o be_v as_o impudent_a as_o a_o dog_n and_o make_v its_o assault_n with_o great_a violence_n like_o a_o dart_n fasten_v its_o tooth_n so_o deep_a in_o the_o flesh_n and_o stick_v so_o close_o that_o it_o make_v cattle_n run_v mad_a this_o plague_n the_o jew_n say_v in_o the_o forename_a book_n of_o the_o life_n of_o moses_n be_v send_v upon_o the_o egyptian_n because_o of_o the_o hard_a service_n they_o make_v the_o israelite_n undergo_v in_o feed_v their_o cattle_n ver._n 22._o and_o i_o will_v sever_v in_o that_o day_n the_o land_n of_o goshen_n in_o which_o my_o people_n dwell_v etc._n etc._n here_o now_o the_o distinguish_a mercy_n of_o god_n to_o the_o israelite_n be_v plain_o express_v which_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v in_o the_o forego_n plague_n and_o the_o hebrew_n word_n as_o well_o as_o the_o chaldee_n signify_v i_o will_v make_v a_o wondrous_a difference_n so_o jonathan_n in_o that_o day_n i_o will_v work_v a_o miracle_n in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n for_o indeed_o it_o be_v a_o marvellous_a thing_n that_o country_n so_o near_o one_o another_o shall_v be_v in_o such_o a_o different_a condition_n at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o it_o be_v the_o more_o wonderful_a because_o there_o be_v such_o store_n of_o cattle_n in_o goshen_n who_o dung_n be_v apt_a to_o breed_v fly_n that_o thou_o may_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o earth_n who_o govern_v all_o thing_n here_o below_o or_o that_o have_v a_o special_a care_n of_o my_o people_n for_o so_o bochart_n understand_v by_o earth_n the_o land_n of_o goshen_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o which_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v because_o he_o defend_v and_o deliver_v they_o from_o this_o sore_a calamity_n which_o their_o neighbour_n suffer_v for_o thus_o this_o phrase_n be_v use_v in_o many_o place_n vii_o deut._n 22._o xxiii_o 14._o xlvi_o psal_n 6_o etc._n etc._n and_o thus_o conr._n pellicanus_fw-la seem_v to_o have_v understand_v this_o passage_n which_o he_o interpret_v you_o shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n and_o prince_n of_o this_o country_n ver._n 23._o i_o will_v put_v a_o division_n between_o thy_o people_n and_o my_o people_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v repeat_v again_o because_o it_o be_v a_o remarkable_a thing_n and_o denote_v the_o israelite_n to_o be_v god_n peculiar_a people_n for_o who_o he_o have_v a_o singular_a favour_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o this_o mercy_n be_v call_v here_o a_o redemption_n as_o the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n signify_v which_o we_o translate_v division_n because_o god_n exempt_v and_o deliver_v the_o israelite_n from_o those_o fly_n which_o sore_o infest_a all_o the_o rest_n of_o pharaoh_n dominion_n to_o morrow_n shall_v this_o sign_n be_v the_o finger_n of_o god_n be_v so_o remarkable_a in_o the_o last_o plague_n v._n 19_o that_o
the_o water_n be_v turn_v into_o blood_n and_o that_o calamity_n be_v not_o so_o universal_a neither_o be_v only_o in_o the_o river_n and_o some_o think_v only_o near_o the_o court_n as_o this_o murrain_n which_o be_v all_o over_o the_o country_n and_o do_v they_o a_o far_o great_a mischief_n but_o have_v accustom_v himself_o to_o do_v evil_a he_o grow_v still_o more_o obstinate_a and_o harden_a in_o pride_n and_o covetousness_n for_o he_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o pray_v to_o be_v deliver_v from_o this_o plague_n which_o have_v do_v all_o the_o execution_n he_o think_v that_o be_v design_v and_o he_o intend_v perhaps_o to_o repair_v his_o loss_n out_o of_o the_o flock_n and_o herd_n of_o the_o israelite_n which_o haply_o may_v make_v he_o less_o affect_v with_o this_o wonder_n than_o he_o have_v be_v with_o some_o of_o the_o former_a ver._n 8._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n and_o aaron_n the_o former_a plague_n have_v so_o little_o move_v his_o proud_a and_o stubborn_a heart_n the_o lord_n instant_o without_o any_o further_a message_n to_o he_o as_o be_v now_o in_o process_n of_o sentence_n say_v dr._n jackson_n command_v they_o to_o bring_v another_o judgement_n upon_o the_o egyptian_n more_o dreadful_a and_o noisome_a than_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n have_v be_v take_v to_o you_o handful_n of_o ash_n of_o the_o furnace_n in_o which_o pharaoh_n have_v make_v they_o labour_n iv_o deut._n 20._o which_o move_v god_n to_o punish_v he_o and_o his_o people_n with_o this_o plague_n for_o their_o cruel_a usage_n of_o his_o people_n there_o and_o let_v moses_n sprinkle_v it_o the_o jew_n think_v god_n employ_v he_o only_o in_o execute_v this_o judgement_n be_v much_o heavy_a than_o all_o the_o forego_n but_o both_o he_o and_o aaron_n be_v command_v to_o take_v ash_n in_o the_o word_n forego_v as_o we_o read_v they_o do_v v._n 10._o it_o be_v more_o probable_a they_o both_o sprinkle_v and_o so_o the_o meaning_n be_v let_v moses_n as_o well_o as_o aaron_n sprinkle_v it_o towards_o heaven_n to_o show_v that_o the_o plague_n come_v from_o thence_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o pharaoh_n that_o he_o may_v be_v convince_v of_o it_o ver._n 9_o and_o it_o shall_v become_v small_a dust_n in_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n instead_o of_o these_o ash_n which_o they_o throw_v up_o into_o the_o air_n there_o come_v down_o a_o small_a sleet_n as_o we_o call_v it_o like_o that_o of_o snow_n or_o the_o hoar-frost_n which_o scald_v the_o flesh_n of_o man_n and_o beast_n and_o raise_v a_o blister_v in_o every_o part_n upon_o which_o it_o fall_v the_o poison_n of_o which_o penetrate_v into_o the_o flesh_n make_v sore_a swell_n like_o those_o we_o now_o call_v bubo_n insomuch_o that_o as_o philo_z understand_v it_o l._n i._n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la mosis_fw-la they_o be_v full_a of_o blotche_n from_o head_n to_o foot_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o the_o hebrew_n word_n schechni_n signify_v a_o inflammation_n that_o make_v a_o tumour_n or_o bile_n as_o we_o translate_v the_o word_n xiii_o levit._fw-la 18_o 19_o which_o turn_v into_o such_o a_o grievous_a ulcer_n that_o moses_n speak_v of_o it_o afterward_o as_o a_o unusual_a plague_n which_o he_o call_v the_o botch_n of_o egypt_n xxviii_o deut._n 27._o dr._n lightfoot_n indeed_o observe_v that_o in_o the_o book_n of_o job_n ii_o 7_o 8._o it_o signify_v only_o a_o burn_a itch_n or_o a_o inflame_a scab_n a_o intolerable_a dry_a itch_n which_o his_o nail_n can_v not_o scratch_v off_o but_o he_o be_v glad_a to_o make_v use_n of_o a_o potsherd_n to_o scrub_n himself_o but_o then_o he_o confess_v that_o this_o schechni_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v high_a than_o that_o have_v blain_n and_o boil_n that_o break_v out_o with_o it_o which_o job_n have_v not_o so_o that_o the_o egyptian_n he_o think_v be_v vex_v with_o a_o double_a punishment_n at_o once_o ache_n boil_n and_o a_o fiery_a itch._n but_o our_o interpreter_n take_v it_o otherwise_o and_o say_v that_o job_n also_o be_v smite_v with_o boil_n which_o in_o conclusion_n perhaps_o have_v a_o scab_n that_o itch_v very_o much_o ver._n 10._o and_o they_o take_v ash_n of_o the_o furnace_n etc._n etc._n this_o plague_n be_v inflict_v about_o the_o three_o day_n of_o the_o seven_o month_n according_a to_o archbishop_n vsher_n computation_n who_o think_v it_o probable_a as_o many_o other_o do_v that_o from_o hence_o the_o tale_n be_v spread_v among_o the_o heathen_n that_o the_o egyptian_n drive_v the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n because_o they_o be_v scabby_a lest_o the_o infection_n shall_v spread_v all_o over_o the_o country_n for_o they_o endeavour_v in_o future_a age_n to_o make_v it_o be_v believe_v that_o what_o befall_v themselves_o be_v a_o plague_n upon_o the_o israelite_n ver._n 11._o and_o the_o magician_n can_v not_o stand_v before_o moses_n because_o of_o the_o boil_n etc._n etc._n this_o plague_n seize_v on_o they_o as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o egyptian_n and_o that_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o pharaoh_n as_o these_o word_n seem_v to_o import_v which_o perfect_o confound_v they_o for_o though_o since_o the_o plague_n of_o louse_n which_o they_o can_v not_o counterfeit_v we_o read_v of_o no_o attempt_n they_o venture_v to_o make_v to_o vie_v miracle_n with_o moses_n and_o aaron_n yet_o they_o still_o continue_v about_o pharaoh_n it_o appear_v from_o this_o place_n and_o endeavour_v to_o settle_v he_o in_o his_o resolution_n not_o to_o let_v israel_n go_v persuade_v he_o perhaps_o that_o though_o moses_n for_o the_o present_a have_v find_v out_o some_o secret_n beyond_o their_o skill_n they_o shall_v at_o last_o be_v too_o hard_a for_o he_o but_o now_o be_v on_o a_o sudden_a smite_v with_o these_o ulcer_n they_o be_v so_o amaze_v that_o we_o do_v not_o find_v they_o appear_v again_o to_o look_v moses_n in_o the_o face_n for_o now_o as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v their_o folly_n be_v manifest_v to_o all_o man_n 1_o tim._n iii_o 8_o 9_o in_o that_o they_o can_v not_o defend_v themselves_o from_o this_o terrible_a stroke_n whick_z public_o seize_v on_o they_o before_o moses_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o all_o his_o servant_n render_v they_o so_o contemptible_a that_o we_o never_o hear_v more_o of_o they_o ver._n 12._o and_o the_o lord_n harden_v the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n if_o we_o suppose_v that_o the_o magician_n who_o have_v hitherto_o confirm_v pharaoh_n in_o his_o obstinacy_n be_v force_v to_o withdraw_v in_o great_a confusion_n when_o they_o be_v smite_v with_o the_o boil_n one_o will_v have_v think_v the_o next_o thing_n we_o shall_v have_v hear_v will_v have_v be_v that_o pharaoh_n relent_v but_o here_o be_v not_o the_o least_o token_n of_o that_o mention_v in_o this_o history_n but_o rather_o the_o express_a contrary_n that_o god_n be_v so_o angry_a with_o he_o that_o he_o himself_o harden_v his_o heart_n which_o he_o have_v never_o do_v before_o this_o harden_v therefore_o which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v god_n do_v be_v something_o sure_a very_o extraordinary_a yet_o it_o be_v not_o a_o infusion_n of_o any_o bad_a quality_n or_o ungodly_a resolution_n into_o pharaoh_n heart_n but_o only_o that_o god_n do_v not_o vouchsafe_v he_o those_o conviction_n that_o may_v have_v soften_v he_o and_o give_v he_o up_o to_o his_o own_o heart_n lust_n and_o likewise_o order_v thing_n so_o to_o fall_v out_o that_o he_o shall_v hereafter_o be_v make_v by_o they_o more_o and_o more_o obdurate_a for_o he_o have_v harden_v himself_o against_o five_o plague_n therefore_o god_n leave_v he_o to_o himself_o and_o resolve_v he_o shall_v continue_v in_o his_o hardness_n according_o he_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o desire_v to_o be_v free_v from_o this_o plague_n no_o more_o than_o he_o have_v do_v in_o the_o former_a which_o be_v nothing_o so_o grievous_a the_o effect_n of_o such_o induration_n be_v well_o express_v by_o dau._n chytraeus_n in_o these_o word_n cor_fw-la induratum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la nec_fw-la compunctione_n scinditur_fw-la etc._n etc._n a_o harden_a heart_n be_v neither_o cut_n by_o compunction_n nor_o soften_v by_o any_o sense_n of_o piety_n it_o be_v neither_o move_v by_o prayer_n and_o entreaty_n nor_o yield_v to_o threaten_n nor_o feel_v the_o smart_n of_o scourge_v it_o be_v ungrateful_a for_o benefit_n treacherous_a to_o counsel_n sullen_a to_o judgement_n shameless_a to_o thing_n most_o base_a fearless_a of_o danger_n for_o getful_a of_o thing_n past_a negligent_a of_o thing_n present_a improvident_a for_o the_o future_a in_o short_a it_o neither_o fear_v god_n nor_o reverence_v man._n as_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v unto_o moses_n the_o margin_n of_o our_o bible_n direct_v the_o reader_n to_o iu_o 21._o where_o god_n say_v i_o will_v harden_v etc._n etc._n see_v there_o and_o iii_o 19_o and_o observe_v
that_o all_o along_o from_o thence_o to_o this_o place_n it_o be_v very_o often_o say_v in_o the_o close_a of_o the_o former_a plague_n that_o pharaoh_n heart_n be_v harden_v as_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v vii_o 13_o 22._o viii_o 15_o 19_o 32._o but_o this_o be_v the_o first_o time_n that_o it_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n harden_v the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n as_o he_o have_v speak_v unto_o moses_n which_o different_a close_n give_v we_o to_o understand_v that_o now_o after_o the_o plague_n of_o blain_n the_o sentence_n of_o destruction_n be_v irreversible_o denounce_v against_o he_o and_o god_n resolve_v to_o dispose_v thing_n so_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o repent_v but_o run_v headlong_o to_o his_o ruin_n ver._n 13._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n rise_v up_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n that_o he_o may_v speak_v with_o pharaoh_n before_o he_o go_v abroad_o or_o at_o his_o go_v out_o of_o his_o palace_n and_o stand_v before_o pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n present_v thyself_o unto_o he_o with_o the_o same_o message_n that_o i_o have_v often_o send_v to_o he_o see_v v._o 3._o vii_o 16_o etc._n etc._n let_v my_o people_n go_v that_o they_o may_v serve_v i_o but_o why_o do_v he_o send_v any_o more_o message_n to_o he_o may_v some_o say_v after_o he_o have_v harden_v he_o and_o know_v he_o will_v not_o submit_v to_o which_o dr._n jael_n sâ—n's_n answer_n be_v very_o apposite_a that_o god_n deal_v with_o pharaoh_n just_a as_o he_o have_v do_v with_o the_o poor_a oppress_a israelite_n after_o moses_n have_v deliver_v his_o first_o message_n to_o he_o pharaoh_n immediate_o forbid_v his_o taskmaster_n to_o give_v they_o any_o straw_n and_o yet_o require_v the_o same_o tale_n of_o brick_n which_o they_o make_v when_o they_o have_v straw_n enough_o the_o lord_n in_o like_a manner_n demand_v the_o same_o obedience_n of_o pharaoh_n after_o he_o have_v deprive_v he_o of_o understanding_n and_o of_o all_o good_a motion_n which_o he_o have_v demand_v of_o he_o before_o or_o at_o the_o first_o exhibition_n of_o his_o sign_n and_o wonder_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o question_n we_o find_v ix_o rom._n 19_o why_o do_v he_o yet_o find_v fault_n to_o which_o there_o need_v no_o further_a satisfaction_n in_o this_o place_n ver._n 14._o for_o i_o will_v at_o this_o time_n for_o now_o i_o will_v begin_v to_o send_v more_o terrible_a plague_n upon_o thou_o one_o after_o another_o till_o i_o have_v destroy_v thou_o send_v all_o my_o plague_n all_o that_o i_o have_v resolve_v to_o inflict_v as_o menochius_fw-la true_o expound_v it_o not_o all_o that_o i_o be_o able_a but_o all_o that_o i_o design_n to_o send_v for_o thy_o destruction_n upon_o thy_o heart_n such_o as_o shall_v make_v thy_o heart_n ache_v as_o we_o now_o speak_v not_o only_o afflict_v thy_o body_n and_o good_n but_o fill_v thy_o soul_n with_o terror_n or_o grief_n or_o rage_n that_o thou_o may_v know_v there_o be_v none_o like_o i_o in_o all_o the_o earth_n to_o teach_v thou_o by_o sad_a experience_n that_o my_o power_n be_v superior_a to_o all_o other_o to_o which_o another_o reason_n be_v add_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n that_o all_o the_o world_n may_v see_v the_o same_o and_o a_o three_o x._o 2._o that_o israel_n may_v learn_v to_o worship_n he_o alone_o and_o teach_v their_o child_n to_o do_v so_o likewise_o ver._n 15_o 16._o for_o now_o i_o will_v stretch_v out_o my_o hand_n that_o i_o may_v smite_v thou_o and_o thy_o people_n with_o pestilence_n etc._n etc._n i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o this_o translation_n can_v be_v maintain_v for_o we_o do_v not_o read_v that_o god_n after_o this_o send_v a_o new_a pestilence_n upon_o pharaoh_n and_o the_o hebrew_n word_n deber_n signify_v nothing_o else_o this_o therefore_o must_v needs_o refer_v to_o the_o time_n past_a and_o the_o sense_n of_o these_o three_o verse_n 14_o 15_o 16._o must_v be_v this_o i_o will_v send_v more_o plague_n on_o thou_o and_o on_o thy_o servant_n as_o be_v threaten_v v._n 14._o for_o the_o truth_n be_v i_o have_v now_o stretch_v out_o my_o hand_n to_o destroy_v both_o thou_o and_o thy_o people_n by_o my_o late_a pestilence_n wherewith_o you_o have_v all_o be_v cut_v off_o have_v it_o not_o be_v that_o i_o reserve_v you_o for_o further_a punishment_n for_o which_o very_a cause_n i_o make_v thou_o to_o stand_v when_o thou_o be_v fall_v i._n e._n keep_v thou_o from_o die_a that_o i_o may_v send_v more_o plague_n upon_o thou_o and_o make_v thy_o destruction_n more_o notorious_a to_o all_o the_o world_n see_v paulus_n fagius_n and_o theod._n hackspan_n and_o fr._n junius_n also_o who_o translate_v these_o word_n i_o have_v smite_v thou_o and_o thy_o people_n with_o pestilence_n i._n e._n when_o he_o destroy_v their_o cattle_n with_o a_o murrain_n and_o then_o have_v thou_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o earth_n as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o verse_n that_o be_v when_o the_o boil_v break_v out_o upon_o the_o magician_n ver._n 16._o and_o in_o very_a deed_n for_o this_o cause_n have_v i_o raise_v thou_o up_o in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v i_o have_v make_v thou_o stand_v that_o be_v preserve_v thou_o alive_a when_o the_o pestilence_n will_v have_v cut_v thou_o off_o as_o the_o murrain_n do_v thy_o cattle_n if_o i_o have_v not_o keep_v thou_o from_o perish_v then_o that_o i_o may_v destroy_v thou_o in_o a_o more_o remarkable_a manner_n and_o thus_o the_o lxx_o understand_v it_o when_o they_o translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o have_v be_v preserve_v that_o be_v from_o destruction_n with_o which_o the_o apostle_n agree_v though_o he_o do_v not_o here_o follow_v their_o translation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o have_v raise_v thou_o i._n e._n from_o the_o forego_n sickness_n ix_o rom._n 17._o spare_v thou_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o malignant_a ulcer_n for_o to_o show_v in_o thou_o my_o power_n by_o send_v more_o dreadful_a plague_n upon_o he_o and_o at_o last_o overwhelm_v he_o in_o the_o sea_n and_o that_o my_o name_n may_v be_v declare_v throughout_o all_o the_o world_n if_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o people_n have_v all_o perish_v by_o the_o pestilence_n when_o the_o cattle_n do_v or_o die_v when_o smite_v with_o blain_n the_o terror_n of_o god_n powerful_a displeasure_n have_v not_o be_v so_o visible_a to_o all_o the_o world_n as_o it_o be_v in_o overthrow_v the_o whole_a strength_n of_o egypt_n in_o the_o red_a sea_n ver._n 17._o as_o yet_o exalt_a thou_o thyself_o against_o my_o people_n etc._n etc._n in_o these_o word_n he_o return_v to_o finish_v his_o message_n begin_v v._o 13._o which_o he_o conclude_v with_o this_o expostulation_n which_o upbraid_v he_o with_o his_o senseless_a obstinacy_n which_o in_o other_o word_n may_v be_v thus_o paraphrase_a do_v thou_o still_o notwithstanding_o all_o that_o i_o have_v do_v to_o humble_v thou_o proud_o insult_v over_o my_o people_n and_o resolve_v to_o keep_v they_o in_o bondage_n this_o expostulation_n which_o be_v very_o sharp_a and_o cut_a may_v seem_v to_o some_o unseasonable_a now_o that_o god_n himself_o have_v harden_v he_o and_o take_v his_o understanding_n from_o he_o though_o before_o nothing_o can_v have_v be_v more_o proper_a while_o there_o be_v a_o possibility_n of_o penetrate_v his_o heart_n but_o god_n can_v lose_v his_o right_n to_o demand_v that_o obedience_n which_o man_n have_v make_v themselves_o unable_a to_o pay_v and_o it_o be_v but_o just_o he_o shall_v be_v upbraid_v with_o his_o obstinacy_n even_o when_o he_o can_v not_o comply_v because_o he_o have_v bring_v upon_o himself_o this_o punishment_n of_o stupid_a insensibility_n see_v v._o 13._o ver._n 18._o behold_v to_o morrow_n about_o this_o time_n as_o his_o destruction_n be_v determine_v so_o it_o be_v to_o come_v speedy_o upon_o he_o and_o therefore_o there_o be_v but_o one_o day_n between_o this_o plague_n and_o the_o former_a i_o will_v send_v a_o very_a grievous_a hail_n great_a hailstone_n fall_v very_o thick_a as_o we_o speak_v such_o as_o have_v not_o be_v in_o egypt_n since_o the_o foundation_n thereof_o since_o it_o have_v be_v inhabit_v this_o show_n that_o though_o rain_n be_v not_o frequent_a in_o egypt_n yet_o sometime_o they_o have_v both_o rain_n and_o hail_n also_o otherwise_o there_o can_v not_o have_v be_v a_o comparison_n make_v between_o this_o and_o former_a hail_n if_o there_o never_o have_v be_v any_o at_o all_o ver._n 19_o send_v therefore_o now_o and_o gather_v thy_o cattle_n etc._n etc._n it_o appear_v by_o the_o next_o verse_n that_o though_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o grandee_n can_v not_o be_v move_v by_o all_o these_o judgement_n yet_o there_o be_v some_o person_n in_o the_o court_n who_o be_v better_o dispose_v for_o who_o sake_n god_n give_v this_o
warn_v of_o their_o danger_n that_o they_o may_v avoid_v it_o ver._n 20._o he_o that_o fear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n among_o the_o servant_n of_o pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n that_o which_o be_v oppose_v to_o this_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n be_v he_o that_o set_v not_o his_o heart_n unto_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n or_o as_o we_o translate_v it_o regard_v it_o not_o i._n e._n do_v not_o attend_v to_o what_o be_v say_v and_o do_v by_o moses_n and_o serious_o consider_v it_o unto_o which_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n move_v all_o those_o who_o be_v possess_v with_o it_o and_o serious_a consideration_n will_v not_o fail_v to_o work_v in_o man_n the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o judgement_n ver._n 21._o and_o he_o that_o regard_v not_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o ruin_n of_o all_o that_o perish_v they_o do_v not_o set_v themselves_o to_o consider_v the_o irresistible_a power_n of_o he_o who_o inflict_v such_o terrible_a judgement_n upon_o they_o as_o moses_n threaten_v for_o at_o last_o they_o grow_v so_o stupid_a that_o they_o can_v not_o consider_v but_o be_v perfect_o infatuate_v ver._n 22._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n stretch_v forth_o thy_o hand_n with_o his_o rod_n in_o it_o as_o it_o be_v explain_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n and_o as_o he_o have_v direct_v on_o other_o occasion_n viii_o 16_o 17._o where_o it_o be_v say_v aaron_n stretch_v out_o he_o and_o with_o his_o rod._n towards_o heaven_n to_o show_v the_o plague_n be_v send_v from_o god_n that_o there_o may_v be_v hail_n on_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n here_o he_o more_o full_o express_v the_o damage_n it_o will_v do_v both_o to_o man_n and_o beast_n and_o to_o the_o herb_n of_o the_o field_n which_o comprehend_v all_o the_o tree_n v._o 25._o ver._n 23._o and_o moses_n stretch_v forth_o his_o rod._n sometime_o aaron_n do_v it_o but_o it_o be_v at_o the_o command_n of_o moses_n and_o as_o his_o minister_n who_o sometime_o do_v it_o himself_o and_o be_v command_v by_o god_n so_o to_o do_v v._o 22._o he_o give_v warning_n of_o this_o plague_n about_o the_o four_o day_n of_o the_o viith_z month_n and_o inflict_v it_o upon_o the_o five_o and_o remove_v it_o the_o six_o the_o author_n of_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o moses_n fancy_n that_o god_n send_v this_o plague_n to_o punish_v the_o egyptian_n for_o the_o drudgery_n they_o impose_v upon_o the_o israelite_n in_o make_v they_o till_o their_o field_n for_o they_o and_o the_o lord_n send_v thunder_n and_o hail_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n there_o shall_v be_v thunder_n but_o the_o clap_v of_o this_o be_v far_o more_o terrible_a than_o any_o that_o have_v be_v hear_v before_o in_o that_o country_n as_o the_o hall_n also_o be_v more_o ponderous_a and_o come_v down_o with_o a_o great_a force_n and_o be_v mix_v with_o fire_n which_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n observe_v chap._n xvi_o as_o a_o thing_n unusual_a and_o herein_o consist_v the_o miraculousness_n of_o this_o plague_n that_o whereas_o other_o storm_n of_o hail_n general_o reach_v but_o a_o little_a way_n sometime_o not_o a_o mile_n this_o spread_v itself_o over_o the_o whole_a country_n v._o 25._o and_o flash_n of_o lightning_n be_v not_o only_o mingle_v with_o it_o but_o fire_n run_v upon_o the_o ground_n and_o kill_v their_o cattle_n lxxviii_o psal_n 48._o when_o at_o the_o same_o time_n all_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n though_o a_o part_n of_o that_o country_n feel_v nothing_o of_o this_o storm_n v._o 26._o and_o the_o lord_n rain_v hail_n upon_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n this_o be_v repeat_v to_o show_v that_o it_o fall_v as_o thick_a as_o rain_v and_o be_v not_o a_o mere_a shower_n but_o a_o continual_a hail_n and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o principal_a part_n of_o this_o plague_n be_v alone_o mention_v v._n 22._o and_o 26._o where_o nothing_o be_v say_v of_o thunder_n or_o fire_n and_o put_v in_o the_o first_o place_n by_o the_o psalmist_n both_o in_o lxxviii_o 48._o and_o cv_o 32._o ver._n 25._o and_o the_o hail_n smite_v etc._n etc._n that_o be_v kill_v every_o man_n and_o beast_n that_o be_v in_o the_o field_n v._o 19_o and_o smite_v every_o herb_n and_o break_v every_o tree_n of_o the_o field_n especial_o their_o vine_n and_o figtree_n as_o the_o psalmist_n tell_v we_o lxxviii_o 47._o cv_o 33._o very_o great_a hailstone_n have_v fall_v in_o several_a country_n some_o of_o a_o prodigious_a bigness_n as_o credible_a historian_n relate_v whereby_o some_o live_a creature_n have_v here_o and_o there_o be_v kill_v but_o none_o ever_o make_v such_o a_o general_a destruction_n as_o this_o storm_n do_v yet_o we_o be_v not_o to_o understand_v it_o as_o if_o no_o green_a thing_n escape_v nor_o a_o bough_n of_o any_o tree_n be_v leave_v but_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o a_o great_a many_o of_o every_o kind_n be_v destroy_v though_o some_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o follow_a chapter_n still_o remain_v ver._n 26._o only_o in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o the_o egyptian_n that_o live_v among_o they_o fare_v the_o better_a it_o be_v think_v at_o this_o time_n for_o their_o sake_n ver._n 27._o and_o pharaoh_n send_v and_o call_v for_o moses_n and_o aaron_n this_o be_v no_o more_o than_o he_o have_v do_v several_a time_n before_o viii_o 8_o 25._o but_o it_o may_v seem_v strange_a he_o shall_v do_v it_o now_o after_o the_o lord_n have_v harden_v his_o heart_n the_o clear_a account_n of_o it_o be_v that_o he_o act_v now_o as_o a_o man_n distract_a and_o fright_v out_o of_o his_o wit_n which_o make_v he_o rave_v and_o cry_v out_o for_o help_n in_o very_o passionate_a word_n without_o any_o serious_a meaning_n i_o have_v sin_v this_o time_n etc._n etc._n the_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o he_o have_v not_o sin_v before_o but_o i_o now_o acknowledge_v my_o offence_n and_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n in_o punish_v the_o wickedness_n of_o i_o and_o of_o my_o people_n which_o confession_n do_v not_o argue_v any_o tenderness_n of_o heart_n but_o be_v extort_a by_o the_o horrible_a fright_v he_o be_v in_o of_o be_v undo_v if_o he_o do_v not_o make_v some_o submission_n ver._n 27._o entreat_v the_o lord_n for_o it_o be_v enough_o or_o beseech_v he_o that_o what_o i_o have_v already_o suffer_v may_v suffice_v that_o there_o be_v no_o more_o mighty_a thundering_n and_o hail_n the_o word_n import_v frightful_a clap_n of_o thunder_n which_o sound_v as_o if_o god_n be_v angry_a with_o they_o especial_o since_o the_o hail_n fall_v like_o thunderbolt_n upon_o their_o head_n and_o strike_v those_o down_o that_o walk_v abroad_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o he_o beg_v their_o prayer_n for_o he_o and_o his_o servant_n can_v not_o always_o continue_v within_o door_n and_o while_o the_o hail_n last_v there_o be_v no_o safety_n abroad_o and_o i_o will_v let_v you_o go_v not_o quite_o away_o but_o three_o day_n journey_n into_o the_o wilderness_n as_o they_o desire_v and_o you_o shall_v stay_v no_o long_o he_o promise_v to_o dismiss_v they_o immediate_o ver._n 29._o and_o moses_n say_v unto_o he_o as_o soon_o as_o i_o be_o go_v out_o of_o the_o city_n by_o this_o he_o demonstrate_v the_o great_a power_n of_o god_n who_o he_o know_v will_v protect_v he_o from_o receive_v any_o harm_n by_o the_o thunder_n lightning_z and_z hail_o which_o kill_v all_o other_o that_o go_v abroad_o into_o the_o field_n i_o will_v spread_v forth_o my_o hand_n unto_o the_o lord_n this_o be_v a_o ancient_a posture_n of_o supplication_n in_o all_o nation_n as_o many_o learned_a man_n have_v show_v whereby_o men_n declare_v that_o god_n be_v the_o giver_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n and_o that_o they_o hope_v to_o receive_v help_n from_o he_o for_o our_o hand_n be_v the_o instrument_n whereby_o we_o receive_v any_o gift_n that_o be_v bestow_v upon_o we_o that_o thou_o may_v know_v how_o that_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n have_v a_o demonstration_n which_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v he_o know_v that_o the_o lord_n govern_v all_o thing_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o cease_n of_o this_o dreadful_a storm_n upon_o moses_n his_o prayer_n to_o god_n as_o well_o as_o by_o the_o pour_v of_o it_o in_o such_o violence_n upon_o they_o ver._n 30._o but_o as_o for_o thou_o and_o thy_o servant_n i_o know_v that_o you_o will_v not_o yet_o fear_v the_o lord_z god_n the_o generality_n of_o the_o court_n he_o know_v will_v continue_v as_o obstinate_a as_o their_o prince_n though_o some_o of_o they_o have_v some_o sense_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o judgement_n as_o we_o read_v v._o 20._o ver._n 31._o and_o the_o flax_n and_o the_o barley_n be_v smite_v etc._n
a_o while_n in_o the_o air_n over_o the_o whole_a country_n they_o come_v down_o and_o settle_v upon_o the_o ground_n in_o every_o part_n of_o it_o very_o grievous_a be_v they_o by_o their_o vast_a number_n for_o so_o the_o word_n cave_a i_o have_v often_o observe_v signify_v and_o so_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a here_o translate_v innumerable_a before_o they_o there_o be_v no_o such_o locust_n see_v v._o 6._o neither_o after_o they_o shall_v be_v such_o i._n e._n not_o in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n though_o in_o other_o country_n there_o may_v particular_o in_o judea_n when_o god_n bring_v this_o plague_n upon_o it_o i_o joel_n 2._o ver._n 15._o for_o they_o cover_v the_o face_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n etc._n etc._n the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n which_o we_o translate_v face_n signify_v proper_o the_o eye_n it_o induce_v onkelos_n to_o translate_v this_o passage_n they_o cover_v the_o sun_n which_o be_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v there_o be_v such_o a_o thick_a 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these_o word_n which_o he_o quote_v for_o the_o proof_n of_o it_o pars_fw-la iu._n sect._n 3_o fearful_a in_o praise_n i_o see_v no_o solidity_n in_o the_o gloss_n of_o r._n elieser_n that_o moses_n speak_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n because_o the_o angel_n praise_v god_n above_o when_o the_o israelite_n praise_v he_o below_o pirke_n eli'_v c._n 42._o the_o plain_a meaning_n be_v that_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v praise_v with_o the_o great_a reverence_n for_o to_o he_o alone_o as_o conradus_n pellicanus_fw-la gloss_n belong_v all_o honour_n and_o glory_n who_o can_v never_o enough_o be_v praise_v ver._n 12._o the_o earth_n swallow_v they_o they_o who_o be_v drown_v in_o the_o sea_n be_v here_o say_v to_o be_v swallow_v up_o in_o the_o earth_n just_a as_o jonah_n say_v when_o he_o be_v in_o the_o sea_n that_o he_o go_v down_o to_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o mountain_n and_o the_o earth_n with_o her_o bar_n be_v about_o he_o for_o ever_o ii_o 6._o because_o the_o sea_n which_o swallow_v both_o he_o and_o the_o egyptian_n be_v in_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o earth_n r._n elieser_n think_v that_o they_o be_v throw_v upon_o the_o seashore_n fourteen_o 30._o the_o earth_n open_v her_o mouth_n and_o swallow_v they_o up_o which_o be_v possible_a but_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n of_o so_o understand_v it_o rather_o after_o the_o israelite_n have_v spoil_v they_o the_o sea_n which_o have_v cast_v they_o on_o shore_n afterward_o as_o be_v usual_a carry_v they_o off_o again_o and_o bury_v they_o in_o the_o sand_n or_o mud._n ver._n 13._o thy_o holy_a habitation_n the_o country_n where_o god_n himself_o intend_v to_o have_v a_o dwell_a place_n v._o 17._o ver._n 14._o the_o inhabitant_n of_o palestina_n the_o philistine_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v the_o most_o valiant_a people_n in_o that_o country_n to_o which_o the_o israelite_n be_v to_o go_v and_o therefore_o here_o mention_v ver._n 15._o the_o duke_n of_o edom._n concern_v the_o word_n alluphe_fw-mi see_v xxxvi_o gen._n 18._o 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xxii_o gen._n ver._n 18._o the_o lord_z shall_v reign_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o it_o may_v signify_v that_o when_o they_o come_v thither_o they_o will_v always_o acknowledge_v he_o for_o their_o sovereign_n who_o have_v do_v such_o mighty_a thing_n for_o they_o ver._n 19_o the_o horse_n of_o pharaoh_n go_v in_o with_o his_o chariot_n etc._n etc._n in_o this_o which_o the_o greek_n call_v the_o epiphonema_n of_o the_o song_n moses_n brief_o comprehend_v the_o whole_a matter_n of_o it_o and_o make_v it_o end_n as_o it_o begin_v ver._n 20._o and_o miriam_n or_o as_o the_o lxx_o the_o syriac_a and_o other_o read_v it_o mariam_n which_o some_o think_v come_v from_o marah_n which_o signify_v bitterness_n as_o the_o arabic_a word_n marara_n do_v and_o
to_o have_v give_v to_o these_o three_o patriarch_n as_o the_o famous_a primate_n usher_n observe_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o a_o inheritance_n cv_o psal_n 11._o which_o be_v not_o fulfil_v to_o they_o but_o to_o their_o posterity_n and_o as_o the_o possession_n of_o posterity_n be_v attribute_v to_o the_o father_n so_o upon_o the_o same_o ground_n he_o think_v the_o peregrination_n of_o the_o father_n be_v attribute_v here_o to_o the_o child_n chronol_n sacra_fw-la cap._n viii_o ver._n 5._o and_o i_o have_v also_o etc._n etc._n this_o verse_n also_o begin_v with_o the_o same_o particle_n vegam_fw-la and_o must_v be_v translate_v although_o if_o the_o former_a interpretation_n be_v right_a or_o else_o those_o word_n by_o my_o name_n jehovah_n be_v i_o not_o know_v to_o they_o must_v come_v in_o by_o a_o parenthesis_n and_o both_o these_o verse_n be_v connect_v with_o what_o go_v before_o appear_v unto_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n almighty_n to_o 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psal_n 17._o xix_o prov._n 29._o 2_o chron._n xx._n 12._o ver._n 7._o and_o i_o will_v take_v you_o to_o i_o for_o a_o people_n by_o the_o right_n of_o redemption_n before_o mention_v and_o i_o will_v be_v to_o you_o a_o god_n he_o be_v so_o before_o but_o now_o after_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n and_o you_o shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n etc._n etc._n by_o see_v my_o promise_n to_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n fulfil_v ver._n 8._o and_o i_o will_v bring_v you_o unto_o the_o land_n concern_v which_o i_o do_v swear_v to_o give_v it_o etc._n etc._n two_o thing_n be_v promise_v to_o abraham_n in_o that_o vision_n mention_v xv_o gen._n first_o that_o he_o will_v deliver_v his_o seed_n from_o this_o nation_n which_o oppress_v they_o v._n 14._o and_o second_o that_o he_o will_v bring_v they_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n v._o 16._o both_o these_o he_o now_o declare_v shall_v be_v fulfil_v the_o former_a in_o the_o forego_n verse_n and_o the_o latter_a in_o 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egypt_n etc._n etc._n the_o lord_z bid_v he_o go_v again_o to_o pharaoh_n and_o renew_v the_o demand_v he_o make_v before_o v._o 1._o ver._n 12._o and_o moses_n speak_v before_o the_o lord_n this_o phrase_n liphne_n jehovah_n before_o the_o lord_n plain_o denote_v that_o god_n appear_v unto_o he_o in_o a_o visible_a majesty_n as_o i_o observe_v above_o v._o 1._o and_o see_v xi_o 4._o behold_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n have_v not_o hearken_v to_o i_o how_o then_o shall_v pharaoh_n hear_v i_o their_o faint-heartedness_n dishearten_v moses_n also_o and_o make_v he_o unwilling_a to_o renew_v his_o address_n unto_o pharaoh_n and_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v good_a reason_n in_o what_o he_o say_v if_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n who_o interest_n it_o be_v to_o give_v ear_n to_o he_o do_v not_o believe_v he_o what_o hope_n be_v there_o that_o pharaoh_n shall_v comply_v against_o his_o interest_n who_o be_o of_o uncircumcised_a li_n this_o reason_n he_o have_v allege_v before_o and_o be_v full_o answer_v iv_o 10_o 11_o etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v be_v repeat_v now_o for_o his_o be_v of_o uncircumcised_a lip_n signify_v no_o more_o than_o that_o he_o be_v a_o ill_a speaker_n and_o want_v eloquence_n it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o hebrew_n to_o call_v those_o part_n uncircumcised_a which_o be_v inept_v to_o the_o use_n for_o which_o they_o be_v design_v and_o can_v do_v their_o office_n thus_o jeremy_n say_v of_o the_o jew_n that_o their_o ear_n be_v uncircumcised_a and_o add_v the_o explication_n they_o can_v hearken_v vi_o jer._n 10._o in_o like_a manner_n uncircumcised_a lip_n be_v lip_n that_o can_v utter_v word_n as_o uncircumcised_a in_o heart_n ix_o jer._n 26._o be_v such_o as_o can_v understand_v st._n stephen_n put_v both_o together_o uncircumcised_a in_o heart_n and_o ear_n vii_o act_n 51._o perhaps_o moses_n think_v it_o some_o disparagement_n to_o he_o that_o he_o be_v not_o able_a himself_o to_o deliver_v his_o mind_n in_o a_o handsome_a manner_n unto_o pharaoh_n and_o therefore_o mention_n this_o again_o to_o move_v the_o divine_a majesty_n to_o circumcise_v his_o lip_n as_o they_o speak_v that_o be_v remove_v this_o impediment_n ver._n 13._o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n and_o unto_o aaron_n here_o be_v no_o express_a answer_n make_v to_o his_o objection_n but_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v include_v in_o god_n speak_v unto_o moses_n and_o unto_o aaron_n whereas_o before_o he_o have_v speak_v only_o to_o moses_n v._o 1_o 10._o and_o it_o be_v likely_a moses_n be_v admonish_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v he_o aaron_z to_o supply_v his_o defect_n he_o ought_v to_o be_v satisfy_v therewith_o and_o go_v with_o he_o and_o renew_v his_o address_n both_o to_o the_o
nabi_n they_o fancy_v be_v not_o now_o in_o use_n to_o signify_v a_o prophet_n as_o appear_v say_v they_o from_o 1_o sam._n ix_o 9_o where_o it_o be_v say_v he_o that_o be_v now_o call_v nabi_n a_o prophet_n be_v before_o time_n call_v roch_n a_o seer_n which_o seem_v to_o signify_v that_o the_o word_n nabi_n which_o moses_n here_o use_v for_o a_o prophet_n be_v but_o new_o come_v into_o use_n in_o samuel_n day_n but_o this_o be_v very_o far_o from_o samuel_n meaning_n who_o plain_a sense_n be_v this_o that_o he_o who_o foretell_v thing_n to_o come_v or_o discover_v secret_n be_v ancient_o call_v a_o seer_n not_o a_o prophet_n which_o signify_v heretofore_o only_o a_o interpreter_n of_o the_o divine_a will_n but_o now_o they_o begin_v in_o samuel_n day_n to_o apply_v the_o word_n nabi_n or_o prophet_n to_o those_o who_o can_v reveal_v any_o secret_a or_o foresee_v thing_n future_a which_o have_v not_o be_v the_o use_n of_o the_o word_n former_o but_o it_o signify_v as_o i_o say_v one_o that_o be_v familiar_a with_o god_n and_o know_v his_o mind_n and_o deliver_v it_o to_o other_o as_o i_o observe_v upon_o xx_o gen._n 7._o where_o god_n himself_o call_v abraham_n a_o prophet_n as_o he_o here_o call_v aaron_n and_o what_o holy_a writer_n will_v dare_v to_o alter_v the_o word_n which_o god_n himself_o use_v which_o be_v far_o more_o proper_a also_o to_o this_o purpose_n than_o either_o roeh_n or_o choseh_n which_o these_o man_n sancy_n be_v the_o word_n in_o use_n in_o moses_n his_o time_n not_o nabi_n for_o they_o do_v not_o answer_v the_o intention_n of_o god_n in_o this_o speech_n concern_v aaron_n who_o be_v not_o to_o see_v and_o divine_a or_o to_o receive_v revelation_n from_o god_n but_o to_o be_v a_o mouth_n to_o moses_n to_o utter_v what_o god_n reveal_v to_o he_o not_o to_o aaron_n which_o be_v the_o original_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n nabi_n there_o be_v no_o derivation_n of_o it_o so_o natural_a that_o i_o can_v find_v as_o that_o of_o r._n solomon_n from_o the_o word_n nub_n which_o signify_v to_o utter_v or_o to_o bring_v forth_o x_o prov._n 31._o ver._n 2._o thou_o shall_v speak_v all_o that_o i_o command_v thou_o etc._n etc._n this_o explain_v the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o former_a verse_n that_o moses_n shall_v deliver_v god_n mind_n to_o aaron_n and_o aaron_n shall_v deliver_v it_o to_o pharaoh_n require_v he_o from_o god_n to_o dismiss_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o his_o country_n ver._n 3._o and_o i_o will_v harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n or_o but_o i_o will_v harden_v etc._n etc._n which_o avenarius_n translate_v i_o will_v permit_v his_o heart_n to_o be_v harden_v though_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o it_o for_o god_n here_o only_o foretell_v what_o pharaoh_n will_v force_v he_o to_o do_v see_v iu._n 21._o after_o several_a sign_n and_o wonder_n have_v be_v wrought_v to_o move_v he_o to_o obedience_n for_o he_o be_v so_o stupid_a and_o harden_v his_o heart_n so_o often_o viii_o 15_o 32._o that_o in_o conclusion_n god_n harden_v he_o by_o withdraw_v all_o good_a motion_n from_o he_o and_o therefore_o the_o first_o time_n that_o jehovah_n be_v say_v to_o harden_v his_o heart_n there_o be_v a_o special_a remembrance_n of_o this_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v foretell_v it_o ix_o 12._o and_o multiply_v my_o sign_n and_o my_o wonder_n etc._n etc._n the_o first_o plague_n that_o be_v inflict_v on_o he_o prove_v ineffectual_a it_o be_v necessary_a to_o send_v more_o and_o great_a that_o if_o it_o have_v be_v possible_a his_o heart_n may_v have_v be_v mollify_v ver._n 4._o but_o pharaoh_n will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o you_o or_o rather_o and_o pharaoh_n shall_v not_o hearken_v to_o your_o demand_n for_o this_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o his_o harden_v that_o i_o may_v lay_v my_o hand_n upon_o egypt_n smite_v all_o their_o first-born_a upon_o which_o immediate_o follow_v their_o march_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o bring_v forth_o my_o army_n etc._n etc._n all_o the_o tribe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n which_o be_v so_o multiply_v that_o every_o one_o of_o they_o single_o make_v a_o army_n see_v vi_o 26._o by_o great_a judgement_n that_o be_v grievous_a plague_n which_o he_o inflict_v on_o they_o one_o after_o another_o and_o thereby_o make_v good_a his_o word_n that_o moses_n shall_v be_v a_o god_n to_o pharaoh_n v._o 1._o that_o be_v a_o judge_n as_o the_o word_n elohim_n sometime_o signify_v see_v vi_o 6._o ver._n 5._o and_o the_o egyptian_n shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n be_v convince_v or_o make_v sensible_a that_o none_o can_v withstand_v i_o when_o i_o stretch_v forth_o my_o hand_n against_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v most_o especial_o fulfil_v when_o he_o smite_v their_o first-born_a which_o make_v they_o look_v upon_o themselves_o as_o lose_v man_n if_o they_o continue_v disobedient_a xii_o 33._o ver._n 6._o and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n do_v as_o the_o lord_n command_v they_o so_o do_v they_o he_o repeat_v what_o he_o say_v of_o their_o obedience_n to_o god_n command_n because_o from_o this_o time_n forward_o they_o no_o long_o dispute_v nor_o make_v any_o objection_n but_o roundly_o go_v about_o their_o business_n ver._n 7._o and_o moses_n be_v fourscore_o year_n old_a etc._n etc._n the_o israelite_n be_v under_o a_o heavy_a persecution_n when_o moses_n be_v bear_v and_o god_n exercise_v their_o patience_n it_o appear_v by_o this_o a_o very_a long_a time_n that_o their_o deliverance_n may_v be_v for_o ever_o remember_v with_o the_o great_a thankfulness_n and_o obedience_n such_o grave_a person_n as_o these_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v employ_v as_o god_n commissioner_n in_o this_o affair_n for_o they_o can_v not_o well_o be_v think_v to_o be_v hotheaded_a man_n who_o thrust_v themselves_o forward_o into_o this_o embassy_n without_o a_o warrant_n so_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n very_o judicious_o have_v observe_v that_o god_n make_v choice_n of_o age_a man_n to_o work_v all_o his_o miracle_n before_o pharaoh_n and_o to_o receive_v his_o revelation_n because_o they_o be_v not_o apt_a to_o invent_v nor_o to_o be_v under_o the_o power_n of_o fancy_n at_o those_o year_n see_v sepher_n cosri_n l._n i._o sect._n 83._o where_o buxtorf_n note_v that_o aben_n ezra_n observe_v upon_o this_o place_n that_o none_o beside_o moses_n and_o aaron_n ever_o prophesy_v in_o their_o old_a age_n because_o they_o be_v more_o excellent_a than_o all_o the_o prophet_n ver._n 8._o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n and_o aaron_n say_v when_o they_o be_v about_o to_o renew_v their_o address_n to_o pharaoh_n god_n be_v please_v again_o to_o appear_v and_o give_v they_o his_o direction_n in_o their_o proceed_n ver._n 9_o when_o pharaoh_n shall_v speak_v unto_o you_o say_v show_v a_o miracle_n for_o you_o it_o be_v likely_a that_o pharaoh_n will_v when_o he_o be_v not_o in_o a_o passion_n ask_v how_o shall_v i_o know_v that_o you_o come_v from_o god_n with_o this_o message_n to_o i_o give_v i_o some_o proof_n of_o your_o authority_n and_o such_o a_o proof_n as_o can_v be_v do_v by_o none_o but_o by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o god_n direct_v moses_n what_o to_o do_v in_o this_o case_n say_v unto_o aaron_n take_v thy_o rod._n the_o same_o rod_n be_v sometime_o call_v the_o rod_n of_o god_n iu_o 20._o sometime_o moses_n his_o rod_n and_o sometime_o aaron_n as_o we_o find_v it_o in_o many_o place_n v._o 10._o &_o 19_o of_o this_o chapter_n and_o viii_o 5.19_o etc._n etc._n because_o god_n wrought_v all_o the_o follow_a miracle_n by_o this_o rod_n which_o sometime_o moses_n and_o sometime_o aaron_n hold_v in_o their_o hand_n but_o common_o moses_n deliver_v it_o unto_o aaron_n as_o a_o agent_n under_o he_o to_o stretch_v it_o out_o for_o the_o effect_n of_o wonder_n for_o he_o tell_v pharaoh_n in_o this_o very_a chapter_n that_o with_o the_o rod_n which_o be_v in_o his_o hand_n he_o will_v smite_v the_o water_n etc._n etc._n v._n 17._o and_o immediate_o the_o lord_n bid_v he_o say_v unto_o aaron_n take_v thy_o rod_n and_o stretch_v out_o thy_o hand_n upon_o the_o water_n of_o egypt_n v._o 19_o by_o which_o it_o appear_v he_o have_v deliver_v the_o rod_n unto_o aaron_n for_o a_o rod_n be_v the_o ensign_n of_o authority_n prophet_n be_v wont_a to_o carry_v one_o in_o their_o hand_n in_o token_n of_o their_o office_n and_o so_o do_v the_o egyptian_a magician_n also_o who_o have_v every_o one_o their_o rod_n ready_a to_o throw_v down_o v._o 12._o and_o mercury_n who_o the_o egyptian_n count_v a_o prophet_n and_o thence_o call_v he_o anubis_n be_v represent_v with_o a_o wand_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o cast_v it_o before_o pharaoh_n as_o god_n have_v before_o direct_v moses_n iu_o 3_o 21._o ver._n 10._o and_o
apud_fw-la illos_fw-la quae_fw-la nobis_fw-la incesta_fw-la ver._n 28._o and_o pharaoh_n say_v i_o will_v let_v you_o go_v that_o you_o may_v sacrifice_v to_o the_o lord_z your_o god_n in_o the_o wilderness_n he_o do_v not_o say_v express_o they_o shall_v go_v three_o day_n journey_n as_o be_v demand_v which_o have_v make_v some_o think_v this_o be_v but_o a_o niggardly_a concession_n of_o pharaoh_n who_o intend_v to_o deceive_v they_o with_o general_a word_n but_o moses_n understand_v it_o otherwise_o as_o appear_v by_o his_o acceptance_n of_o the_o grant_n only_o you_o shall_v not_o go_v very_o far_o away_o no_o further_o than_o three_o day_n journey_n entreat_v for_o i_o this_o indeed_o be_v add_v so_o quick_o and_o as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o same_o breath_n that_o he_o grant_v their_o three_o day_n journey_n that_o it_o may_v make_v one_o think_v it_o be_v the_o least_o part_n of_o his_o intention_n to_o permit_v that_o but_o only_o to_o get_v rid_v of_o this_o plague_n which_o if_o it_o have_v continue_v long_o the_o egyptian_n must_v have_v leave_v their_o country_n to_o preserve_v themselves_o several_a people_n have_v be_v force_v by_o fly_n to_o quit_v their_o habitation_n as_o many_o ancient_a author_n inform_v we_o mention_v by_o bonfrerius_n and_o bochartus_n ver._n 29._o and_o moses_n say_v behold_v i_o go_v out_o from_o thou_o and_o i_o will_v entreat_v the_o lord_n that_o the_o swarm_n of_o fly_n may_v depart_v etc._n etc._n he_o be_v not_o more_o ready_a to_o desire_v than_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o servant_n moses_n be_v to_o grant_v the_o total_a removal_n of_o this_o plague_n which_o be_v send_v for_o his_o reformation_n not_o his_o destruction_n if_o he_o will_v have_v due_o consider_v it_o to_o morrow_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o pray_v that_o he_o may_v be_v release_v from_o it_o present_o but_o let_v he_o lie_v a_o while_n under_o the_o smart_n of_o this_o rod_n that_o he_o may_v be_v true_o humble_v and_o deal_v no_o more_o deceitful_o with_o he_o as_o he_o fear_v he_o will_v but_o let_v not_o pharaoh_n deal_v deceitful_o any_o more_o etc._n etc._n he_o have_v promise_v fair_a before_o v._o 8._o but_o break_v his_o word_n which_o make_v this_o solemn_a caution_n the_o more_o necessary_a lest_o he_o shall_v be_v guilty_a of_o such_o false_a deal_n again_o ver._n 30._o and_o moses_n go_v out_o from_o pharaoh_n and_o entreat_v the_o lord_n he_o give_v pharaoh_n a_o good_a example_n of_o steadfastness_n by_o make_v good_a his_o promise_n immediate_o which_o he_o give_v he_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o forego_n verse_n ver._n 31._o and_o the_o lord_n do_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o moses_n here_o be_v punctual_a performance_n on_o god_n part_n of_o what_o be_v agree_v between_o he_o and_o pharaoh_n in_o the_o forego_n treaty_n there_o remain_v not_o one_o this_o be_v a_o great_a miracle_n than_o that_o of_o remove_v the_o frog_n for_o they_o remain_v in_o heap_n and_o stanke_z v._n 14._o but_o these_o be_v all_o sweep_v away_o by_o a_o mighty_a wind_n perhaps_o either_o into_o the_o sea_n or_o into_o the_o desert_n of_o libya_n ver._n 32._o and_o pharaoh_n harden_v his_o heart_n at_o this_o time_n also_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v here_o make_v a_o act_n of_o his_o own_o as_o it_o be_v no_o doubt_n in_o all_o the_o former_a refusal_n to_o let_v they_o go_v v._o 15_o 19_o and_o he_o harden_v his_o heart_n by_o not_o harken_v or_o not_o regard_v what_o they_o have_v do_v as_o the_o word_n be_v use_v and_o translate_v ix_o 21._o that_o which_o make_v he_o not_o to_o hearken_v or_o regard_n be_v his_o excessive_a pride_n and_o covetousness_n for_o he_o think_v it_o a_o dishonour_n to_o submit_v to_o moses_n and_o he_o be_v very_o loath_a to_o lose_v the_o service_n of_o so_o many_o slave_n which_o be_v real_o more_o worth_a to_o he_o than_o all_o the_o land_n they_o possess_v in_o egypt_n chap._n ix_o verse_n 1._o then_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n see_v vii_o 1._o go_v in_o unto_o pharaoh_n it_o seem_v now_o he_o go_v to_o the_o palace_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n he_o send_v the_o same_o message_n to_o he_o he_o order_v at_o the_o first_o v._n 13._o and_o have_v continue_v ever_o since_o vii_o 16_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 2._o for_o if_o thou_o refuse_v to_o let_v they_o go_v and_o will_v hold_v they_o still_o if_o thy_o covetous_a gripe_a humour_n make_v thou_o still_o resolve_v to_o detain_v they_o in_o their_o slavery_n ver._n 3._o behold_v this_o word_n as_o in_o most_o other_o place_n as_o dr._n jackson_n note_v be_v here_o a_o special_a character_n of_o the_o speedy_a execution_n of_o the_o plague_n threaten_v and_o of_o the_o remarkable_a manner_n of_o its_o execution_n the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o thy_o cattle_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v he_o will_v smite_v they_o which_o be_v do_v by_o the_o hand_n and_o be_v just_a ready_a to_o do_v the_o execution_n here_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o aaron_n rod_n no_o more_o than_o in_o the_o forego_n plague_n and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n see_v viii_o 21._o a_o very_a grievous_a murrain_n that_o be_v a_o great_a plague_n or_o pestilence_n as_o we_o call_v it_o in_o mankind_n of_o which_o abundance_n of_o cattle_n shall_v die_v for_o so_o the_o word_n cave_a which_o we_o translate_v grievous_a be_v use_v for_o numerous_a see_v viii_o 24._o but_o the_o great_a the_o number_n be_v that_o die_v the_o more_o grievous_a no_o doubt_n be_v the_o calamity_n god_n intend_v to_o deal_v more_o severe_o than_o former_o with_o he_o because_o he_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o a_o fraudulent_a contempt_n of_o his_o former_a solemn_a monition_n viii_o 29._o ver._n 4._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v sever_v between_o the_o cattle_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o cattle_n of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n see_v viii_o 22._o this_o be_v the_o great_a wonder_n as_o the_o word_n import_v because_o the_o israelite_n and_o egyptian_n be_v mingle_v together_o in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n and_o their_o cattle_n breathe_v in_o the_o same_o air_n and_o drink_v of_o the_o same_o water_n etc._n etc._n by_o which_o it_o appear_v this_o pestilence_n be_v not_o natural_a but_o proceed_v as_o be_v say_v before_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n ver._n 5._o and_o the_o lord_n appoint_v a_o set_a time_n that_o they_o may_v know_v this_o stroke_n come_v from_o he_o say_v to_o morrow_n the_o lord_n shall_v do_v this_o thing_n in_o the_o land_n this_o plague_n be_v threaten_v upon_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o viith_z month_n which_o afterward_o be_v change_v into_o the_o first_o month_n of_o the_o year_n and_o inflict_v on_o the_o second_o day_n ver._n 6._o and_o all_o the_o cattle_n of_o egypt_n die_v some_o survive_v it_o be_v plain_a from_o v._o 19_o therefore_o the_o meaning_n be_v either_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o field_n v._n 3._o not_o those_o in_o the_o city_n or_o house_n or_o rather_o a_o great_a many_o of_o all_o sort_n of_o cattle_n as_o drusius_n expound_v it_o omne_fw-la genus_fw-la all_o kind_n as_o the_o word_n all_o must_v be_v expound_v v._o 26._o vide_fw-la l._n 2._o animadvers_fw-la cap._n xviii_o but_o of_o the_o cattle_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n die_v not_o one_o of_o any_o sort_n whatsoever_o ver._n 7._o and_o pharaoh_n send_v and_o behold_v there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o the_o cattle_n of_o the_o israelite_n dead_a we_o do_v not_o find_v that_o he_o send_v to_o make_v any_o such_o enquiry_n in_o the_o former_a plague_n it_o be_v likely_a he_o slight_v what_o they_o say_v and_o will_v not_o do_v they_o the_o honour_n to_o seem_v to_o believe_v they_o moses_n also_o have_v say_v nothing_o of_o this_o difference_n god_n will_v make_v between_o the_o israelite_n and_o they_o till_o the_o last_o plague_n when_o the_o fly_n be_v so_o busy_a and_o vexatious_a that_o it_o make_v travel_v uneasy_a as_o it_o be_v likewise_o in_o the_o two_o other_o before_o that_o when_o they_o can_v tread_v upon_o nothing_o but_o frog_n or_o louse_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n be_v harden_v one_o will_v rather_o have_v expect_v to_o hear_v that_o it_o relent_v because_o he_o take_v the_o pain_n to_o satisfy_v himself_o that_o eevery_a thing_n foretell_v by_o moses_n be_v come_v to_o pass_v which_o look_v as_o if_o he_o mean_v upon_o the_o truth_n of_o that_o information_n to_o alter_v his_o course_n this_o plague_n likewise_o be_v much_o heavy_a than_o all_o or_o most_o of_o the_o precede_a which_o be_v rather_o more_o noisome_a and_o terrible_a as_o dr._n jackson_n speak_v than_o detrimental_a to_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o people_n for_o we_o do_v not_o read_v before_o this_o time_n of_o the_o death_n of_o any_o useful_a creature_n except_o fish_n when_o
be_v order_v upon_o the_o ten_o of_o the_o month_n abib_fw-la on_o which_o day_n they_o begin_v to_o prepare_v for_o the_o passover_n by_o take_v up_o the_o lamb_n which_o be_v to_o be_v then_o slay_v four_o day_n after_o and_o god_n appoint_v this_o to_o be_v the_o first_o month_n of_o the_o year_n which_o hitherto_o have_v be_v the_o seven_o xii_o 2_o 3_o 4._o ver._n 23._o they_o see_v not_o one_o another_o we_o may_v well_o look_v upon_o this_o as_o a_o emblem_n of_o the_o blindness_n of_o their_o mind_n which_o be_v so_o great_a that_o they_o have_v not_o the_o least_o discern_v of_o their_o approach_a destruction_n some_o of_o the_o roman_n mention_v such_o darkness_n for_o a_o short_a time_n as_o be_v count_v prodigious_a by_o livy_n and_o julius_n obsequens_n particular_o at_o the_o death_n of_o the_o emperor_n carus_n there_o be_v such_o a_o mist_n that_o one_o man_n can_v not_o know_v another_o see_v more_o example_n in_o huetius_n l._n ii_o alnet_n quaest_n c._n 12._o p._n 203_o etc._n etc._n but_o of_o such_o a_o darkness_n as_o this_o which_o continue_v to_o obscure_v all_o thing_n three_o day_n together_o there_o be_v no_o record_n but_o in_o this_o sacred_a story_n which_o no_o man_n have_v the_o least_o reason_n to_o disbelieve_v it_o be_v as_o easy_a for_o god_n to_o continue_v it_o for_o three_o day_n as_o for_o one_o hour_n there_o be_v also_o a_o very_a great_a reason_n for_o it_o both_o to_o punish_v the_o egyptian_n and_o relieve_v the_o israelite_n neither_o rose_n any_o from_o his_o place_n none_o stir_v out_o of_o their_o house_n for_o they_o can_v not_o see_v one_o another_o within_o door_n no_o not_o by_o the_o help_n of_o a_o candle_n or_o a_o fire_n as_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n understand_v it_o xvii_o 5._o where_o he_o also_o suppose_v that_o they_o be_v affright_v with_o apparition_n and_o their_o own_o evil_a conscience_n be_v also_o a_o great_a terror_n to_o they_o while_o they_o remain_v prisoner_n so_o long_o in_o dismal_a darkness_n and_o the_o psalmist_n justify_v he_o in_o part_n when_o instead_o of_o mention_v this_o plague_n of_o darkness_n as_o he_o do_v the_o rest_n which_o be_v inflict_v on_o the_o egyptian_n he_o say_v god_n send_v evil_a angel_n among_o they_o lxxviii_o psal_n 49._o but_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n have_v light_a in_o their_o dwelling_n whereby_o they_o be_v enable_v to_o go_v about_o their_o business_n and_o get_v all_o thing_n ready_a for_o their_o departure_n without_o any_o notice_n of_o the_o egyptian_n much_o less_o any_o hindrance_n from_o they_o who_o be_v in_o a_o mist_n and_o can_v not_o see_v what_o they_o be_v a_o do_v ver._n 24._o and_o pharaoh_n call_v unto_o moses_n he_o be_v so_o terrify_v by_o the_o horrible_a apparition_n he_o have_v see_v that_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o three_o day_n of_o darkness_n he_o send_v a_o messenger_n to_o call_v moses_n for_o before_o that_o time_n none_o can_v find_v their_o way_n to_o he_o or_o perhaps_o the_o meaning_n may_v be_v that_o in_o his_o raven_a sit_v he_o call_v for_o moses_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v near_o he_o and_o say_v when_o moses_n come_v he_o make_v his_o former_a confession_n a_o little_o large_a but_o have_v not_o the_o heart_n to_o comply_v entire_o go_v you_o serve_v the_o lord_n only_o let_v the_o flock_n and_o the_o herd_n be_v stay_v etc._n etc._n it_o be_v a_o perfect_a infatuation_n to_o higgle_v as_o we_o speak_v with_o moses_n and_o still_o drive_v his_o bargain_n as_o low_a as_o he_o can_v when_o he_o be_v reduce_v to_o such_o distress_n that_o he_o be_v upon_o the_o brink_n of_o destruction_n but_o this_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o his_o covetousness_n which_o be_v incurable_a and_o will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o part_v with_o they_o but_o still_o to_o keep_v a_o pawn_n for_o their_o return_n to_o his_o servitude_n let_v your_o little_a one_o go_v with_o you_o his_o blindness_n make_v he_o think_v this_o a_o great_a condescension_n because_o he_o have_v deny_v it_o before_o v._o 10._o ver._n 25._o and_o moses_n say_v thou_o must_v give_v we_o also_o sacrifice_n and_o burnt-offering_n that_o i_o may_v sacrifice_n etc._n etc._n the_o difference_n between_o sacrifice_n and_o burnt-offering_n see_v xviii_o 12._o as_o they_o be_v to_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o lord_z their_o god_n which_o be_v the_o service_n he_o require_v so_o they_o be_v to_o hold_v a_o feast_n unto_o he_o at_o which_o both_o sacrifice_n and_o burnt-offering_n be_v necessary_a ver._n 26._o our_o cattle_n also_o shall_v go_v with_o we_o i._n e._n therefore_o we_o can_v leave_v our_o cattle_n here_o because_o we_o must_v use_v they_o in_o sacrifice_n etc._n etc._n there_o shall_v not_o a_o hoof_n he_o leave_v behind_o i._n e._n the_o small_a thing_n for_o this_o be_v a_o proverbial_a speech_n in_o the_o eastern_a country_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o like_a say_n among_o the_o arabian_n which_o be_v first_o use_v about_o horse_n and_o afterward_o translate_v to_o other_o thing_n present_v money_n even_o to_o a_o hoof_n that_o be_v they_o will_v not_o part_v with_o a_o horse_n or_o any_o other_o commodity_n till_o the_o buyer_n have_v lay_v down_o the_o price_n of_o it_o to_o a_o farthing_n as_o we_o now_o speak_v or_o according_a to_o the_o present_a german_a language_n the_o hoof_n may_v be_v put_v for_o the_o whole_a beast_n and_o the_o meaning_n be_v we_o will_v not_o leave_v so_o much_o as_o one_o behind_o we_o so_o conr._n pellicanus_fw-la for_o thereof_o must_v we_o take_v to_o serve_v the_o lord_n our_o god_n to_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o he_o and_o we_o know_v not_o with_o what_o we_o must_v serve_v the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n who_o be_v to_o appoint_v his_o own_o sacrifice_n as_o he_o afterward_o do_v when_o they_o come_v into_o the_o wilderness_n ver._n 27._o but_o the_o lord_n harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n etc._n etc._n he_o do_v not_o incline_v pharaoh_n to_o comply_v with_o this_o motion_n but_o suffer_v he_o to_o persist_v in_o his_o obstinate_a resolution_n not_o quite_o to_o part_v with_o they_o see_v v._o 20._o ver._n 28._o and_o pharaoh_n say_v unto_o he_o get_v thou_o from_o i_o this_o sound_n as_o if_o he_o intend_v again_o to_o have_v he_o drive_v from_o his_o presence_n as_o v._o 11._o so_o soon_o do_v he_o forget_v his_o own_o humble_a confession_n and_o supplication_n to_o he_o v._o 16_o 17._o and_o return_v to_o his_o frantic_a rage_n and_o fury_n against_o he_o take_v heed_n to_o thyself_o see_v my_o face_n no_o more_o for_o in_o that_o day_n thou_o see_v my_o face_n thou_o shall_v die_v a_o speech_n more_o foolish_a than_o proud_a as_o dr._n jackson_n observe_v to_o come_v from_o a_o man_n who_o the_o lord_n have_v so_o much_o impoverish_v and_o so_o often_o humble_v and_o give_v sufficient_a proof_n of_o his_o power_n not_o only_o to_o bring_v great_a plague_n immediate_o upon_o he_o but_o to_o cut_v he_o off_o ver._n 29._o and_o moses_n say_v thou_o have_v speak_v well_o i_o will_v see_v thy_o face_n again_o no_o more_o that_o be_v unless_o i_o be_v call_v for_o as_o one_o will_v think_v he_o be_v because_o moses_n do_v deliver_v one_o message_n more_o to_o he_o xi_o 4_o 8._o though_o we_o may_v suppose_v he_o deliver_v it_o now_o or_o that_o he_o do_v not_o deliver_v it_o himself_o but_o by_o some_o other_o person_n but_o that_o do_v not_o agree_v with_o the_o last_o word_n of_o v._o 8._o of_o the_o next_o chapter_n and_o we_o read_v also_o xii_o 31._o that_o pharaoh_n call_v for_o moses_n and_o aaron_n by_o night_n who_o perhaps_o do_v not_o go_v but_o only_o receive_v his_o message_n chap._n xi_o verse_n 1._o and_z the_o lord_z say_v unto_o moses_n it_o be_v uncertain_a when_o the_o lord_n speak_v this_o i_o suppose_v it_o be_v as_o soon_o as_o he_o come_v out_o from_o pharaoh_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o three_o day_n darkness_n which_o continue_v the_o eleven_o twelve_o and_o thirteen_o of_o the_o month_n abib_fw-la and_o on_o the_o fourteen_o in_o the_o morning_n moses_n receive_v this_o new_a revelation_n yet_o i_o will_v bring_v one_o plague_n more_o upon_o pharaoh_n and_o upon_o egypt_n the_o kill_n of_o their_o first-born_a which_o be_v the_o last_o plague_n inflict_v on_o they_o in_o egypt_n afterward_o he_o will_v let_v you_o go_v hence_o etc._n etc._n not_o only_o consent_v to_o dismiss_v you_o entire_o but_o be_v earnest_n with_o you_o and_o urge_v you_o to_o depart_v so_o we_o find_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v xii_o 31_o 33._o thrust_v you_o out_o altogether_o perfect_o and_o complete_o with_o some_o kind_n of_o compulsion_n ver._n 2._o speak_v now_o in_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n give_v order_n therefore_o to_o the_o israelite_n as_o i_o
here_o he_o give_v the_o reason_n for_o this_o order_n that_o pharaoh_n may_v be_v entice_v to_o pursue_v they_o imagine_v they_o be_v in_o such_o difficulty_n that_o they_o can_v not_o avoid_v fall_v into_o his_o hand_n they_o be_v entangle_v in_o the_o land_n perplex_v or_o dubious_a not_o know_v which_o way_n to_o go_v the_o wilderness_n have_v shut_v they_o in_o they_o be_v coop_v up_o he_o think_v by_o the_o sea_n and_o by_o craggy_a mountain_n which_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o they_o to_o pass_v especial_o be_v encumber_v with_o a_o multitude_n of_o woman_n child_n and_o cattle_n ver._n 4._o and_o i_o will_v harden_v pharaoh_n be_v heart_n he_o have_v harden_v it_o before_o ix_o 12._o x._o 1._o but_o now_o order_v thing_n so_o that_o he_o be_v more_o senseless_a than_o ever_o he_o have_v be_v for_o have_v late_o feel_v such_o a_o heavy_a stroke_n upon_o all_o the_o first-born_a as_o mollify_v his_o heart_n for_o the_o present_a and_o move_v he_o to_o let_v israel_n go_v it_o be_v the_o high_a degree_n of_o infatuation_n not_o to_o fear_v as_o former_o they_o have_v do_v xii_o 33._o that_o the_o next_o blow_n if_o he_o pursue_v they_o will_v be_v at_o himself_o and_o his_o follower_n and_o i_o will_v be_v honour_v upon_o pharaoh_n and_o upon_o all_o his_o host._n show_v my_o power_n and_o justice_n in_o their_o destruction_n which_o will_v not_o have_v be_v so_o visible_a have_v they_o die_v of_o the_o pestilence_n when_o the_o cattle_n die_v of_o the_o murrain_n and_o pharaoh_n heart_n be_v first_o harden_v as_o it_o be_v by_o harden_v he_o so_o far_o as_o to_o follow_v the_o israelite_n into_o the_o red-sea_n where_o he_o and_o his_o whole_a host_n be_v overthrow_v which_o make_v the_o terror_n of_o the_o lord_n wrath_n manifest_a to_o all_o the_o world_n that_o the_o egyptian_n may_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n have_v the_o great_a demonstration_n of_o my_o irresistible_a power_n vii_o 5._o for_o the_o more_o strange_a the_o infatuation_n be_v 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it_o on_o the_o ground_n etc._n etc._n as_o he_o be_v to_o do_v when_o he_o come_v before_o pharaoh_n vii_o 10._o that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v think_v moses_n his_o hand_n contribute_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o change_n but_o it_o may_v appear_v to_o be_v wrought_v by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n and_o it_o become_v a_o serpent_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o philo_n speak_v immediate_o it_o be_v inlve_v and_o crawl_v about_o the_o word_n nachash_n comprehend_v all_o sort_n of_o serpent_n and_o r._n eliezer_n take_v it_o to_o have_v be_v a_o fly_a serpent_n but_o our_o doctor_n lightfoot_n rather_o think_v it_o be_v a_o crocodile_n for_o which_o there_o be_v some_o reason_n for_o that_o which_o be_v here_o call_v nachash_n which_o most_o think_v signify_v a_o common_a snake_n or_o serpent_n when_o he_o throw_v down_o his_o staff_n before_o pharaoh_n vii_o 10._o be_v call_v tannin_n which_o signify_v a_o serpent_n of_o the_o large_a dimension_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d philo_n 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silence_v all_o your_o murmur_n ver._n 15._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n see_v v._o 1._o wherefore_o cry_v thou_o unto_o i_o he_o do_v not_o blame_v he_o for_o cry_v unto_o he_o for_o help_v but_o bid_v he_o continue_v his_o prayer_n no_o long_o for_o he_o will_v do_v as_o he_o desire_v greg._n nyssen_n call_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o cry_n without_o a_o voice_n a_o silent_a cry_n without_o speak_v a_o word_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la mosis_fw-la p._n 175._o speak_v to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n that_o they_o go_v forward_o towards_o the_o sea_n before_o which_o they_o lay_v encamp_v v._o 2_o 9_o ver._n 16._o but_o lift_v thou_o up_o thy_o rod_n and_o stretch_v out_o thy_o hand_n over_o the_o sea_n by_o that_o rod_n wherewith_o he_o have_v do_v such_o wonder_n in_o egypt_n he_o bid_v he_o believe_v he_o will_v work_v a_o passage_n for_o they_o even_o through_o the_o sea_n and_o divide_v it_o command_v that_o it_o be_v divide_v and_o i_o will_v effect_v it_o 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stir_v up_o to_o be_v the_o more_o liberal_a in_o their_o offer_n when_o they_o see_v how_o many_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v do_v ver._n 20._o and_o all_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n who_o he_o have_v summon_v to_o meet_v together_o v._o 1._o depart_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o moses_n when_o he_o have_v report_v to_o they_o what_o order_n he_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o divine_a majesty_n in_o the_o mount_n v._o 4_o 5_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 21._o and_o they_o come_v be_v dismiss_v to_o their_o own_o tent_n they_o go_v thither_o only_o to_o fetch_v a_o offer_n to_o the_o lord_n which_o they_o come_v and_o bring_v immediate_o every_o one_o who_o heart_n stir_v he_o up_o who_o mind_n be_v raise_v to_o a_o free_a and_o cheerful_a readiness_n the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v lift_v he_o up_o that_o be_v have_v animum_fw-la excelsum_fw-la a_o noble_a mind_n or_o be_v of_o a_o generous_a spirit_n as_o the_o follow_a word_n import_v every_o one_o who_o his_o spirit_n make_v willing_a and_o they_o bring_v the_o lord_n offering_z an_z offering_z to_z the_o lord_z as_o moses_n exhort_v v._n 5._o to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n for_o the_o build_n a_o sanctuary_n wherein_o god_n may_v dwell_v among_o they_o xxv_o 8._o and_o for_o all_o his_o service_n for_o all_o that_o belong_v to_o the_o furniture_n of_o it_o both_z within_z and_o without_o which_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o verse_n before-going_a and_o for_o the_o holy_a garment_n that_o the_o priest_n may_v minister_v there_o in_o their_o office_n v._o 19_o ver._n 22._o and_o they_o come_v both_o man_n and_o woman_n as_o many_o as_o be_v willing-hearted_n who_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o bring_v bracelet_n and_o earring_n and_o ring_n they_o be_v no_o less_o forward_o to_o offer_v to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n than_o they_o have_v be_v to_o the_o make_v the_o golden_a calf_n xxxii_o 2_o 3._o for_o which_o offence_n they_o now_o make_v some_o sort_n of_o satisfaction_n be_v more_o liberal_a in_o contribute_v to_o this_o work_n than_o they_o be_v to_o that_o for_o we_o read_v there_o only_o of_o their_o earring_n which_o they_o break_v off_o from_o their_o ear_n and_o bring_v to_o aaron_n but_o here_o of_o their_o bracelet_n also_o and_o ring_n with_o other_o thing_n for_o though_o they_o may_v be_v suppose_v to_o have_v part_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n on_o that_o wicked_a account_n it_o do_v not_o make_v those_o who_o be_v touch_v with_o what_o moses_n say_v less_o willing_a to_o give_v a_o fresh_a to_o a_o holy_a use_n tablet_n the_o hebrew_n word_n comaz_n or_o camaz_n be_v of_o very_o uncertain_a signification_n for_o some_o make_v it_o a_o ornament_n of_o the_o arm_n and_o other_o of_o some_o other_o part_n but_o the_o chaldee_n take_v it_o for_o something_o about_o the_o breast_n a_o fascia_fw-la say_v elias_n wherewith_o woman_n tie_v up_o and_o compress_v their_o breast_n to_o make_v they_o appear_v more_o beautiful_a by_o be_v round_o this_o bochartus_fw-la approve_v in_o his_o canaan_n l._n ii_o c._n 5._o all_o jewel_n of_o gold_n all_o the_o four_o forename_a sort_n of_o ornament_n be_v of_o gold_n and_o every_o man_n that_o offer_v offer_v a_o offer_n of_o gold_n unto_o the_o lord_n the_o first_o oblation_n that_o be_v bring_v either_o by_o the_o woman_n or_o the_o man_n be_v all_o of_o gold_n and_o then_o follow_v mean_a thing_n which_o the_o people_n of_o low_a condition_n bring_v to_o the_o lord_n ver._n 23._o and_o every_o man_n with_o who_o be_v find_v blue_a and_o purple_a and_o scarlet_a and_o sine_fw-la linen_n etc._n etc._n the_o common_a sort_n of_o people_n also_o offer_v such_o as_o they_o have_v yarn_n and_o sine_fw-la linen_n goatshair_n and_o skin_n see_v xxv_o 4_o 5._o ver._n 24._o every_o one_o that_o do_v offer_v a_o offer_n of_o silver_n and_o brass_n etc._n etc._n those_o of_o a_o middle_a condition_n offer_v silver_n and_o brass_n and_o shittim-wood_n all_o which_o be_v necessary_a for_o several_a use_n for_o the_o ark_n and_o the_o table_n be_v to_o be_v overlay_v with_o gold_n of_o which_o the_o candlestick_n and_o several_a other_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v make_v see_v chap._n xxv_o the_o inward_a curtain_n be_v to_o be_v make_v of_o the_o yarn_n and_o the_o outward_a of_o goatshair_n and_o the_o cover_v of_o both_o of_o skin_n the_o foundation_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v of_o silver_n and_o the_o tache_n of_o the_o curtain_n and_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_a of_o brass_n and_o shittim-wood_n be_v use_v about_o the_o board_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o ark_n table_n etc._n etc._n see_v chap._n xxv_o xxvi_o xxvii_o ver._n 25._o and_o all_o the_o woman_n that_o be_v wisehearted_a do_v spin_v with_o their_o hand_n and_o bring_v that_o which_o they_o have_v spin_v etc._n etc._n not_o only_o the_o man_n but_o the_o woman_n also_o bring_v material_n for_o the_o house_n and_o more_o than_o that_o such_o as_o be_v skilful_a among_o they_o spin_v both_o yarn_n and_o thread_n which_o be_v the_o proper_a work_n of_o woman_n not_o of_o men._n unto_o which_o work_n alone_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o apply_v themselves_o if_o by_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o place_n no_o other_o work_n such_o as_o knit_n and_o sew_v with_o their_o needle_n etc._n etc._n be_v usual_o perform_v by_o they_o as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v l._n iii_o de_fw-la vxor_fw-la hebr._n c._n 10._o where_o he_o treat_v of_o all_o the_o employment_n of_o their_o woman_n ver._n 26._o and_o all_o the_o woman_n who_o heart_n stir_v they_o up_o who_o mind_n be_v elevate_v to_o excellent_a contrivance_n in_o wisdom_n spin_a goatshair_n with_o great_a art_n spin_v goatshair_n which_o be_v not_o so_o easy_a as_o to_o spin_v wool_n and_o flax._n for_o though_o their_o goat_n be_v shear_v in_o those_o country_n as_o sheep_n be_v here_o their_o hair_n be_v long_o than_o we_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o skill_n require_v to_o work_v it_o into_o a_o thread_n and_o to_o make_v stuff_n of_o it_o see_v bochart_n hierozoic_n p._n i._o l._n ii_o c._n 51._o in_o old_a time_n also_o woman_n be_v wont_a to_o weave_v as_o well_o as_o spin_v as_o appear_v not_o only_o out_o of_o the_o sacred_a book_n but_o out_o of_o homer_n plato_n cicero_n and_o many_o other_o author_n mention_v by_o braunius_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr vestitu_fw-la sacerd._n hebr._n l._n i._n c._n 17._o where_o he_o observe_v n._n 33._o out_o of_o herodotus_n that_o he_o show_v the_o egyptian_a custom_n to_o be_v different_a in_o many_o thing_n from_o those_o of_o other_o nation_n mention_n this_o among_o the_o rest_n that_o their_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sit_v at_o home_n and_o weave_v while_o their_o woman_n go_v abroad_o and_o buy_v and_o sell_v l._n ii_o c._n 35._o ver._n 27._o and_o the_o ruler_n bring_v onyx-stone_n and_o stone_n to_o be_v set_v for_o the_o ephod_n and_o for_o the_o breastplate_n the_o great_a man_n also_o offer_v suitable_a to_o their_o quality_n such_o thing_n as_o the_o people_n can_v not_o furnish_v viz._n precious_a stone_n for_o use_n mention_v xxv_o 7._o xxviii_o 9_o 17_o 18_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 28._o and_o spice_n and_o oil_n for_o the_o light_n and_o for_o the_o anoint_v oil_n etc._n etc._n such_o principal_a spice_n as_o we_o translate_v it_o mention_v xxx_o 23_o 34._o together_o with_o oil_n for_o the_o light_n xxvii_o 20._o which_o be_v so_o pure_a that_o ordinary_a person_n have_v it_o not_o for_o there_o be_v several_a sort_n of_o olive_n as_o fort._n scacchus_n show_v myrothec_n sacr._n elaeochrism_n p._n i._o c._n 4_o 5._o some_o of_o which_o be_v not_o so_o common_a as_o the_o other_o and_o therefore_o of_o great_a value_n ver._n 29._o the_o child_n of_o israel_n bring_v a_o willing_a offer_n etc._n etc._n to_o sum_v up_o all_o in_o a_o few_o word_n they_o bring_v whatsoever_o be_v necessary_a for_o all_o manner_n of_o work_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v to_o be_v make_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n who_o he_o employ_v to_o deliver_v these_o command_n to_o his_o people_n ver._n 30._o and_o moses_n say_v see_v the_o lord_n have_v call_v by_o name_n etc._n etc._n have_v principal_o make_v choice_n of_o bezaleel_n to_o undertake_v and_o perform_v this_o work_n this_o he_o say_v that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v solicitous_a about_o artist_n to_o make_v all_o that_o be_v propound_v for_o they_o know_v that_o there_o be_v none_o among_o they_o breed_v to_o such_o employment_n moses_n therefore_o inform_v they_o in_o the_o first_o place_n that_o god_n have_v provide_v himself_o of_o a_o master-workman_n as_o he_o tell_v he_o xxxi_o 1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 31._o and_o he_o have_v fill_v he_o with_o the_o
spirit_n of_o god_n in_o wisdom_n etc._n etc._n this_o verse_n be_v explain_v before_o xxxi_o 3_o 6._o only_a i_o shall_v add_v that_o the_o extraordinary_a skill_n which_o any_o man_n have_v without_o teach_v in_o common_a art_n be_v by_o the_o heathen_n ascribe_v to_o their_o go_n there_o be_v several_a instance_n of_o it_o observe_v by_o maximus_n tyrius_n dissert_n xxii_o where_o he_o argue_v that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v think_v strange_a if_o a_o man_n be_v make_v virtuous_a by_o a_o divine_a inspiration_n when_o some_o have_v no_o otherways_o become_v admirable_a artist_n among_o which_o he_o mention_n demodocus_n a_o musician_n who_o homer_n introduce_v speak_v thus_o of_o himself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o be_v never_o teach_v by_o any_o body_n but_o the_o god_n bestow_v on_o i_o the_o gift_n of_o sing_v the_o latter_a end_n of_o which_o verse_n be_v a_o little_a otherways_o in_o homer_n as_o we_o now_o have_v he_o odyss_n x._o but_o to_o the_o same_o sense_n and_o it_o be_v phemius_n not_o demodocus_n who_o there_o speak_v as_o petrus_n petitus_fw-la have_v observe_v in_o his_o miscell_n observe_v l._n 1._o c._n 19_o ver._n 32._o and_o to_o devise_v curious_a work_n the_o hebrew_n word_n chaschab_n signify_v to_o devise_v and_o excogitate_v whence_o macheschaboth_n which_o we_o translate_v curious_a work_n and_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o next_o verse_n cunning_a work_n be_v as_o much_o as_o ingenious_a invention_n devise_v with_o much_o art_n such_o be_v the_o engine_n make_v by_o king_n vzziah_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v invent_v by_o cunning_a man_n or_o excellent_a engineer_n as_o we_o now_o speak_v 2_o chron._n xxvi_o 15._o see_v xxxi_o 4._o where_o this_o verse_n have_v be_v explain_v ver._n 33._o and_o in_o the_o cut_n of_o stone_n etc._n etc._n see_v xxxi_o 5._o ver._n 34._o and_o he_o have_v put_v in_o his_o heart_n that_o he_o may_v teach_v instruct_v other_o in_o his_o arts._n for_o this_o be_v a_o gift_n of_o god_n as_o much_o as_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n to_o be_v able_a to_o inform_v other_o dextrous_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o he_o know_v himself_o as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v able_a to_o comprehend_v what_o moses_n tell_v he_o god_n have_v order_v and_o put_v it_o in_o execution_n for_o god_n give_v moses_n the_o pattern_n according_a to_o which_o all_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v wrought_v and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o peculiar_a gift_n of_o god_n which_o enable_v he_o to_o represent_v to_o bezaleel_n what_o have_v be_v set_v before_o he_o so_o it_o be_v by_o a_o extraordinary_a operation_n on_o his_o mind_n that_o he_o conceive_v present_o what_o be_v represent_v and_o have_v skill_n to_o perform_v it_o according_a to_o direction_n ver._n 35._o they_o have_v he_o fill_v with_o wisdom_n of_o heart_n to_o work_v all_o manner_n of_o work_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v repeat_v so_o often_o and_o such_o particular_a mention_n be_v here_o make_v again_o of_o their_o skill_n in_o every_o thing_n though_o of_o never_o so_o difficult_a contrivance_n to_o assure_v the_o israelite_n that_o they_o be_v so_o well_o qualify_v for_o the_o work_n that_o they_o may_v be_v entrust_v with_o the_o offering_n they_o have_v make_v and_o according_o they_o be_v xxxvi_o 3._o chap._n xxxvi_o verse_n 1._o then_o wrought_v bezaleel_n and_o aholiab_n and_o every_o wisehearted_a man_n etc._n etc._n this_o verse_n be_v only_o a_o general_a account_n of_o what_o follow_v more_o particular_o concern_v the_o execution_n of_o that_o which_o god_n have_v command_v and_o for_o the_o effect_n of_o which_o the_o people_n have_v liberal_o contribute_v it_o be_v not_o say_v where_o they_o wrought_v but_o some_o think_v it_o be_v in_o that_o very_a space_n of_o ground_n where_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v set_v up_o when_o perfect_v ver._n 2._o and_o moses_n call_v bezaleel_n and_o aholiab_n and_o every_o wisehearted_a man_n in_o who_o heart_n the_o lord_n have_v put_v wisdom_n it_o appear_v by_o this_o that_o all_o the_o low_a artificer_n who_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o master-workman_n bezaleel_n and_o aholiab_n be_v also_o dispose_v by_o god_n to_o learn_v he_o give_v they_o a_o quickness_n of_o apprehension_n and_o sagacity_n beyond_o what_o be_v natural_a to_o they_o even_o every_o one_o who_o heart_n stir_v he_o up_o to_o come_v unto_o the_o work_n to_o do_v it_o yet_o this_o signify_v they_o have_v also_o a_o natural_a genius_n which_o incline_v and_o prompt_v they_o to_o such_o employment_n ver._n 3._o and_o they_o receive_v of_o moses_n all_o the_o offering_n which_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n have_v bring_v for_o the_o work_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n etc._n etc._n into_o the_o hand_n of_o all_o these_o artist_n moses_n deliver_v the_o offering_n that_o have_v be_v make_v and_o direct_v they_o what_o to_o do_v with_o they_o and_o they_o bring_v yet_o unto_o he_o free-offering_n every_o morning_n the_o heart_n of_o the_o people_n be_v so_o enlarge_v that_o every_o day_n they_o bring_v new_a contribution_n unto_o moses_n who_o send_v they_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o next_o verse_n to_o the_o workman_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o receive_v they_o ver._n 4._o and_o all_o the_o wise_a man_n which_o wrought_v all_o the_o work_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n come_v every_o man_n from_o his_o work_n which_o he_o make_v after_o they_o have_v continue_v some_o time_n at_o their_o work_n they_o all_o agree_v to_o desist_v a_o while_n and_o go_v to_o moses_n to_o let_v he_o know_v that_o there_o need_v no_o further_a offering_n for_o they_o have_v sufficient_a already_o nay_o more_o than_o enough_o as_o it_o follow_v v._o 5._o ver._n 5._o and_o they_o speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v the_o people_n bring_v much_o more_o than_o enough_o for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o work_n etc._n etc._n a_o wonderful_a instance_n of_o integrity_n that_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v one_o man_n find_v among_o they_o for_o the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v very_o emphatical_a isch_fw-mi isch_fw-ge man_n man_n that_o be_v none_o except_v who_o be_v incline_v to_o purloin_v any_o thing_n for_o his_o own_o proper_a use_n but_o by_o common_a consent_n they_o leave_v their_o work_n to_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o all_o further_a contribution_n a_o sign_n they_o be_v man_n endue_v with_o extraordinary_a virtue_n as_o well_o as_o skill_n in_o their_o employment_n ver._n 6._o and_o moses_n give_v commandment_n to_o those_o that_o attend_v on_o he_o or_o perhaps_o to_o bezaleel_n and_o aholiab_n and_o the_o rest_n and_o they_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v proclaim_v throughout_o the_o camp_n by_o some_o under-officer_n who_o it_o be_v likely_a be_v wont_a to_o execute_v such_o command_n say_v let_v neither_o man_n nor_o woman_n make_v any_o more_o work_n for_o the_o offer_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n it_o seem_v some_o man_n prepare_v and_o make_v ready_a some_o of_o the_o thing_n which_o they_o offer_v as_o the_o woman_n spin_v yarn_n and_o hair_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o moses_n for_o it_o be_v not_o hard_a to_o plain_a board_n for_o instance_n though_o the_o join_v they_o together_o as_o god_n appoint_v be_v beyond_o the_o skill_n of_o common_a people_n ver._n 7._o for_o the_o stuff_n they_o have_v be_v sufficient_a etc._n etc._n there_o be_v material_n of_o all_o sort_n for_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o be_v make_v beyond_o what_o be_v necessary_a ver._n 8._o and_o every_o wisehearted_a man_n among_o they_o that_o wrought_v the_o work_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n etc._n etc._n they_o begin_v first_o as_o be_v but_o fit_a with_o the_o house_n of_o god_n before_o they_o make_v the_o furniture_n for_o that_o be_v first_o order_v in_o general_a word_n xxv_o 8._o though_o the_o structure_n of_o it_o be_v not_o direct_v till_o the_o xxvith_z chapter_n where_o every_o thing_n mention_v in_o this_o be_v explain_v and_o therefore_o there_o will_v need_v no_o more_o to_o be_v do_v here_o but_o to_o point_v to_o a_o few_o thing_n which_o be_v explain_v elsewhere_o particular_o in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n ver._n 14._o he_o make_v curtain_n of_o goatshair_n for_o the_o tent_n over_o the_o tabernacle_n what_o be_v here_o mean_v by_o tent_n see_v xxxv_o 11._o ver._n 19_o he_o make_v a_o cover_n for_o the_o tent._n this_o curtain_n cover_v the_o tent_n as_o the_o curtain_n of_o which_o the_o tent_n be_v make_v cover_v the_o tabernacle_n see_v xxvi_o 14._o xxxv_o 11._o of_o rams-skin_n die_v red_a the_o particle_n man_n here_o be_v cut_v off_o before_o skin_n as_o it_o be_v in_o several_a verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n 8_o 34_o 35._o and_o other_o cover_v of_o badgers-skin_n i_o observe_v on_o xxvi_o 14._o that_o thacas_n do_v not_o signify_v a_o badger_n but_o a_o certain_a colour_n and_o allege_v that_o place_n in_o xvi_o ezek._n 10._o for_o the_o proof_n of_o it_o where_o god_n set_v forth_o his_o kindness_n
the_o red-sea_n to_o open_v her_o bosom_n to_o give_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n a_o passage_n and_o i_o will_v get_v i_o honour_n upon_o pharaoh_n and_o upon_o all_o his_o host_n etc._n etc._n by_o give_v they_o such_o a_o overthrow_n as_o shall_v magnify_v both_o my_o power_n and_o my_o justice_n in_o their_o destruction_n all_o the_o former_a judgement_n upon_o their_o cattle_n or_o corn_n and_o the_o annoyance_n on_o their_o body_n by_o frog_n and_o louse_n and_o blain_n be_v the_o just_a award_v as_o the_o forenamed_a dr._n jackson_n speak_v of_o god_n punitive_a justice_n upon_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o servant_n for_o the_o wrong_n that_o he_o have_v do_v to_o his_o people_n by_o bring_v they_o into_o undeserved_a bondage_n but_o he_o have_v not_o yet_o call_v they_o to_o a_o exact_a account_n for_o make_v away_o so_o many_o infant-males_a of_o the_o hebrew_n as_o they_o drown_v in_o the_o river_n for_o that_o innocent_a blood_n he_o reckon_v with_o they_o now_o and_o make_v they_o the_o executioner_n of_o his_o vengeance_n on_o themselves_o by_o give_v they_o over_o to_o their_o own_o proud_a presumption_n of_o good_a success_n in_o pursue_v those_o who_o they_o have_v late_o beseech_v to_o depart_v out_o of_o their_o land_n ver._n 18._o and_o the_o egyptian_n shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n see_v v._o 4._o when_o i_o have_v get_v i_o honour_n upon_o pharaoh_n upon_o his_o chariot_n etc._n etc._n by_o overthrow_v they_o in_o the_o red-sea_n that_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o hebrew_n infant_n may_v be_v require_v of_o they_o according_a to_o the_o i_o awe_n of_o retaliation_n or_o most_o exquisite_a rule_n as_o the_o abovementioned_a author_n speak_v of_o punitive_a justice_n ver._n 19_o and_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o go_v before_o the_o camp_n remove_v and_o go_v behind_o they_o the_o lord_z himself_o be_v say_v to_o go_v before_o they_o xiii_o 21._o see_v there_o but_o we_o must_v understand_v that_o where_o the_o lord_n be_v he_o be_v attend_v by_o his_o angel_n some_o of_o which_o be_v send_v from_o the_o schechinah_n which_o be_v in_o the_o cloud_n to_o conduct_v the_o israelite_n and_o take_v care_n of_o they_o the_o jew_n take_v this_o angel_n to_o have_v be_v michael_n as_o we_o read_v in_o pirke_n elieser_n c._n 42._o he_o send_v michael_n the_o great_a prince_n etc._n etc._n for_o so_o he_o be_v call_v xii_o dan._n 1._o other_o say_v it_o be_v gabriel_n but_o which_o soever_o of_o they_o it_o be_v he_o be_v only_o the_o commander_n of_o that_o host_n which_o by_o the_o lord_n commandment_n go_v before_o the_o israelite_n to_o fight_v for_o they_o the_o jew_n call_v he_o by_o the_o proper_a name_n of_o metraton_n because_o he_o mark_v out_o their_o camp_n for_o they_o where_o they_o be_v to_o stay_v and_o describe_v their_o way_n in_o their_o journey_n to_o their_o several_a station_n especial_o here_o in_o the_o red-sea_n vid._n buxtorf_n histor_n arcae_fw-la c._n 14._o p._n 131._o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o pillar_n of_o the_o cloud_n go_v from_o before_o their_o face_n etc._n etc._n this_o it_o be_v evident_a be_v do_v in_o the_o day_n time_n before_o the_o night_n come_v for_o the_o cloud_n appear_v only_o in_o the_o day_n in_o the_o night_n there_o be_v the_o appearance_n of_o fire_n and_o stand_v behind_o they_o to_o protect_v they_o from_o the_o egyptian_n who_o be_v at_o their_o back_n v._o 9_o 10._o but_o by_o the_o intervention_n of_o this_o cloud_n quite_o lose_v the_o sight_n of_o they_o as_o it_o follow_v v._o 20._o it_o may_v be_v note_v here_o therefore_o once_o for_o all_o that_o there_o be_v several_a use_n of_o this_o cloud_n first_o to_o guide_v they_o in_o their_o journey_n second_o to_o prevent_v they_o from_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o wilderness_n where_o there_o be_v few_o tree_n and_o no_o house_n to_o shelter_v they_o three_o to_o defend_v they_o from_o their_o enemy_n that_o they_o may_v not_o assault_v they_o and_o last_o god_n from_o hence_o when_o there_o be_v occasion_n speak_v with_o moses_n for_o it_o be_v plain_a he_o appear_v in_o this_o cloud_n xxxi_o deut._n 15._o and_o from_o thence_o talk_v with_o moses_n xxxiii_o exod._n 9_o 10._o and_o out_o of_o it_o call_v for_o aaron_n and_o miriam_n to_o come_v before_o he_o xii_o numb_a 5._o ver._n 20._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v between_o the_o camp_n of_o the_o egyptian_n and_o the_o camp_n of_o israel_n this_o be_v do_v as_o i_o say_v in_o the_o day_n time_n and_o in_o the_o next_o word_v moses_n inform_v we_o how_o it_o appear_v in_o the_o night_n and_o it_o be_v a_o cloud_n and_o darkness_n to_o they_o i.e._n to_o the_o egyptian_n but_o it_o give_v light_a by_o night_n to_o these_o to_o the_o israelite_n it_o be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n both_o a_o cloud_n and_o a_o fire_n be_v dark_a on_o the_o one_o side_n next_o to_o the_o egyptian_n but_o bright_a and_o shine_a on_o the_o other_o side_n next_o the_o israelite_n so_o that_o they_o may_v see_v their_o way_n and_o the_o egyptian_n not_o see_v they_o nor_o come_v near_o they_o as_o it_o here_o follow_v all_o the_o night_n ver._n 21._o and_o moses_n stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n over_o the_o sea_n have_v his_o rod_n in_o his_o hand_n v._o 16._o this_o be_v do_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o night_n and_o the_o lord_n cause_v the_o sea_n to_o go_v back_o by_o this_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o schechinah_n or_o divine_a majesty_n be_v present_a and_o employ_v his_o angel_n v._n 19_o in_o this_o work_n as_o it_o be_v well_o explain_v by_o pirke_n elieser_n c._n 42._o the_o holy_a bless_a god_n appear_v in_o his_o glory_n upon_o the_o sea_n and_o it_o flee_v back_o etc._n etc._n so_o the_o psalmist_n understand_v it_o lxxvii_o 16._o the_o water_n see_v thou_o o_o god_n the_o water_n see_v thou_o they_o be_v afraid_a etc._n etc._n and_o v._o 19_o thy_o way_n be_v in_o the_o sea_n and_o thy_o path_n in_o the_o great_a water_n etc._n etc._n by_o a_o strong_a east-wind_n or_o rather_o a_o southwind_n as_o the_o lxx_o translate_v the_o hebrew_n word_n kadim_v which_o though_o it_o proper_o signify_v the_o east_n yet_o in_o many_o place_n it_o be_v use_v as_o bochart_n have_v demonstrate_v for_o the_o south_n p._n ii_o hierozoic_n l._n i._o c._n 15._o all_o that_o night_n all_o the_o forepart_n of_o the_o night_n and_o make_v the_o sea_n dry_a land_n and_o the_o water_n be_v divide_v or_o rather_o after_o the_o water_n be_v divide_v as_o bochart_n show_v it_o shall_v be_v translate_v thus_o lxiv_o isa_n 5._o thou_o be_v wroth_a and_o we_o have_v sin_v the_o meaning_n be_v for_o we_o have_v sin_v as_o kimchi_n and_o we_o ourselves_o also_o there_o translate_v it_o hieroz_n p._n ii_o l._n iii_o c._n 2._o p._n 409._o dry_a land_n the_o memory_n of_o this_o be_v preserve_v by_o the_o heathen_a as_o we_o find_v in_o diodorus_n siculus_n l._n iii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n there_o be_v a_o tradition_n among_o the_o icthyophagi_n who_o border_n upon_o the_o red-sea_n which_o they_o have_v receive_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o their_o progenitor_n and_o be_v preserve_v unto_o that_o time_n how_o that_o upon_o a_o great_a recess_n of_o the_o sea_n every_o place_n of_o that_o gulf_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v quite_o dry_a and_o the_o sea_n fall_v to_o the_o opposite_a part_n the_o bottom_n of_o it_o appear_v green_a from_o the_o weed_n i_o suppose_v that_o be_v in_o it_o but_o return_v back_o with_o a_o mighty_a force_n possess_v again_o its_o former_a place_n no_o man_n be_v so_o blind_a as_o not_o to_o see_v that_o this_o be_v a_o description_n of_o the_o miraculous_a work_n of_o god_n for_o the_o israelite_n the_o memory_n of_o which_o those_o barbarous_a people_n do_v not_o suffer_v to_o perish_v but_o propagate_v it_o to_o their_o posterity_n as_o bochart_n well_o observe_v in_o his_o phaleg_n l._n iu._n c._n 29._o the_o egyptian_n indeed_o we_o may_v well_o think_v endeavour_v to_o blot_v out_o the_o memory_n of_o this_o shameful_a overthrow_n and_o keep_v no_o record_n of_o it_o for_o diodorus_n it_o seem_v can_v learn_v nothing_o of_o it_o among_o they_o though_o he_o live_v a_o considerable_a time_n there_o but_o receive_v this_o intelligence_n from_o the_o poor_a icthyophagi_n among_o who_o this_o tradition_n be_v careful_o preserve_v the_o water_n be_v divide_v into_o twelve_o path_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o their_o tribe_n as_o the_o tradition_n be_v in_o epiphanius_n haeres_fw-la lxiv_o n._n 6_o 9_o which_o he_o have_v from_o the_o hebrew_n who_o affirm_v the_o same_o in_o pirke_n elieser_n c._n 42._o and_o kimchi_n mention_n it_o upon_o cxxxvi_o psal_n 13._o