and_o under_o the_o veil_n of_o the_o divinity_n 3._o jacob._n c._n 3._o it_o come_v from_o heaven_n as_o the_o apostle_n st._n james_n affirm_v and_o there_o its_o origine_fw-la and_o source_n be_v to_o be_v find_v 3._o baruch_n v._n 3._o as_o the_o prophet_n baruch_n assure_v it_o issue_v out_o of_o heart_n and_o out_o of_o the_o most_o intimate_a secret_n of_o our_o soul_n diodorus_n diodorus_n as_o the_o sun_n and_o light_n from_o the_o obscure_a night_n and_o it_o be_v peradventure_o for_o this_o reason_n the_o egyptian_n draw_v the_o picture_n of_o osiris_n the_o husband_n of_o isis_n who_o preside_v over_o wisdom_n like_o a_o sun_n sun_n wisdom_n like_o the_o sun_n who_o ray_n be_v as_o so_o many_o eye_n which_o penetrate_v the_o dark_a obscurity_n in_o like_a manner_n also_o in_o the_o most_o holy_a picture_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n wisdom_n be_v represent_v as_o a_o good_a mother_n and_o as_o a_o brave_a mistress_n which_o keep_v a_o academy_n and_o change_v man_n into_o planet_n full_a of_o brightness_n i_o know_v not_o whether_o this_o be_v not_o the_o reason_n 36._o artemidorus_n lib._n 26._o c._n 36._o as_o artemidorus_n believe_v which_o heretofore_o move_v father_n and_o mother_n to_o call_v their_o child_n sun_n have_v no_o clear_a term_n to_o flatter_v their_o wisdom_n and_o the_o excellency_n of_o their_o wit_n however_o it_o be_v divine_a wisdom_n be_v a_o sun_n which_o be_v always_o in_o his_o high_a noon_n and_o at_o the_o same_o instant_n inlighten_v the_o evening_n and_o morning_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o future_a and_o past_a time_n as_o well_o as_o the_o present_a these_o way_n though_o oblique_a go_v always_o straight_o and_o soon_o or_o late_o bring_v we_o to_o the_o haven_n wisdom_n the_o course_n of_o wisdom_n it_o be_v this_o wise_a conductor_n which_o lead_n abraham_n in_o all_o his_o pilgrimage_n and_o it_o be_v she_o at_o present_a as_o the_o wiseman_n himself_o assure_v we_o who_o take_v her_o jacob_n by_o the_o hand_n and_o divert_v he_o insensible_o from_o the_o abyss_n into_o which_o esau_n despair_n intend_v to_o lead_v he_o 10._o haec_fw-la prosugum_fw-la irae_fw-la fratris_fw-la justum_fw-la deduxit_fw-la per_fw-la vias_fw-la rectas_fw-la sap._n c._n 10._o it_o be_v this_o wisdom_n say_v solomon_n which_o free_v a_o innocent_a from_o the_o rage_n and_o fury_n of_o a_o brother_n who_o contrive_v his_o death_n to_o this_o effect_n it_o cast_v some_o stream_n of_o light_n into_o rebeccas_fw-la soul_n who_o present_o know_v the_o design_n which_o esan_n have_v on_o jacob._n afterward_o this_o prudent_a woman_n go_v to_o find_v out_o isaac_n and_o remonstrate_v to_o he_o that_o it_o be_v not_o time_n to_o marry_v jacob_n but_o that_o he_o must_v needs_o permit_v he_o to_o take_v a_o wife_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o chanaan_n isaac_n though_o blind_a clear_o discern_v what_o his_o wife_n pretend_v 2._o vocavit_fw-la itaque_fw-la isaac_n jacob_n &_o benedixit_fw-la cam_fw-la praecepique_n ei_fw-la dicens_fw-la genes_n 28._o v._n 1._o vade_fw-la &_o presiciscere_fw-la in_o meseâ—r_fw-la tamtam_fw-la syriae_n ad_fw-la domum_fw-la bathâ—â—l_fw-la patras_fw-la matris_fw-la tuus_fw-la &_o accipe_fw-la tibi_fw-la indâ—_n vxorem_fw-la de_fw-la siliabus_fw-la laâ—â—an_n evunculitui_fw-la gen._n 28._o v._n 2._o and_o then_o feel_v some_o touch_n of_o this_o wise_a hand_n which_o manage_v the_o whole_a business_n he_o command_v jacob_n presence_n to_o give_v he_o his_o blessing_n and_o to_o express_v unto_o he_o his_o trouble_n to_o see_v he_o depart_v out_o of_o his_o house_n before_o his_o death_n but_o nevertheless_o since_o time_n press_v he_o for_o his_o marriage_n it_o be_v most_o convenient_a to_o take_v the_o way_n of_o mesopotamia_n to_o obtain_v one_o of_o laban_n daughter_n for_o his_o wife_n go_v then_o my_o dear_a child_n 28.5.4_o deus_fw-la autem_fw-la omnipoeens_fw-mi benediâ—a_fw-la tibi_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 28._o v._n 3._o et_fw-fr det_fw-la lib._n benedicâ—â—anes_fw-la abrahae_fw-la &_o semini_fw-la tuo_fw-la post_fw-la te_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 28.5.4_o say_v this_o good_a old_a man_n go_v and_o let_v the_o god_n of_o abraham_n be_v thy_o guide_n during_o thy_o whole_a voyage_n for_o my_o part_n i_o beseech_v he_o to_o augment_v on_o thou_o the_o benediction_n i_o have_v most_o willing_o give_v thou_o above_o all_o i_o beg_v of_o he_o to_o multiply_v thy_o offspring_n and_o to_o put_v thou_o in_o possession_n of_o the_o country_n where_o thou_o shall_v be_v as_o a_o stranger_n or_o pilgrim_n farewell_n then_o my_o most_o dear_a son_n separation_n a_o sensible_a separation_n farewell_n all_o my_o joy_n and_o all_o the_o love_n of_o my_o house_n which_o say_v he_o kiss_v he_o he_o embrace_v he_o he_o water_v he_o with_o his_o tear_n nevertheless_o rebecca_n to_o who_o all_o moment_n be_v long_o than_o day_n endeavour_v speedy_o to_o draw_v he_o thence_o that_o she_o may_v put_v he_o in_o the_o equipage_n of_o a_o traveller_n and_o give_v he_o her_o farewell_n lest_o esan_n shall_v disturb_v the_o departure_n and_o the_o design_n of_o this_o voyage_n it_o be_v indeed_o a_o trial_n of_o constancy_n for_o this_o poor_a mother_n when_o she_o must_v leave_v this_o son_n but_o at_o last_o she_o have_v he_o adieu_o and_o bring_v he_o on_o his_o way_n after_o she_o have_v speak_v to_o he_o some_o few_o word_n which_o issue_v less_o from_o her_o mouth_n than_o from_o her_o heart_n i_o wonder_v how_o the_o father_n mother_n and_o son_n do_v not_o die_v upon_o this_o sad_a separation_n but_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n who_o be_v as_o the_o wheel_n of_o all_o these_o motion_n know_v how_o to_o moderate_v the_o excess_n of_o her_o grief_n by_o the_o hope_n of_o that_o good_a which_o will_v arise_v from_o thence_o nevertheless_o to_o speak_v truth_n these_o combat_n be_v very_o rigorous_a and_o there_o need_v a_o isaac_n a_o jacob_n and_o a_o rebecca_n to_o accomplish_v this_o resolution_n in_o fine_a the_o wise_a providence_n of_o god_n expect_v jacob_n at_o his_o rest_a place_n and_o intend_v by_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o night_n visible_o to_o discover_v the_o manner_n of_o his_o conduct_n and_o the_o model_n of_o his_o government_n jacob_n be_v go_v then_o from_o bershabè_n and_o travel_n all_o alone_a under_o the_o protection_n of_o heaven_n 11._o igitur_fw-la egressus_fw-la jacob_n de_fw-fr bersabee_n pergebat_fw-la hatam_fw-la gen._n 28._o v._n 10._o cumque_fw-la venisset_fw-la ad_fw-la quendam_fw-la locum_fw-la &_o vellet_fw-la in_o es_fw-la requiescere_fw-la post_fw-la solis_fw-la occubitum_fw-la tulit_fw-la de_fw-la lapidibus_fw-la qui_fw-la jacebant_fw-la &_o supponens_fw-la capiti_fw-la svo_fw-la dormivit_fw-la in_o codem_fw-la loco_fw-la gen._n 28._o v._n 11._o and_o with_o this_o confidence_n that_o god_n will_v never_o abandon_v he_o but_o what_o behold_v night_n already_o sound_v the_o retreat_n and_z shuting_z up_o all_o passage_n to_o our_o pilgrim_n he_o behold_v the_o sun_n steal_v from_o his_o eye_n and_o the_o moon_n give_v no_o light_n but_o to_o discover_v to_o he_o on_o the_o plain_n of_o bethel_n a_o bed_n of_o earth_n and_o some_o stone_n to_o serve_v he_o for_o a_o bolster_n poor_a jacob_n what_o bed_n what_o bolster_n what_o night_n and_o what_o inn_n without_o doubt_n here_o be_v the_o place_n where_o long_o since_o god_n appear_v unto_o abraham_n and_o it_o be_v this_o so_o famous_a bethel_n where_o he_o see_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n beside_o it_o be_v in_o the_o night_n god_n disclose_v his_o light_n silence_n the_o voice_n of_o god_n in_o silence_n it_o be_v amid_o silence_n we_o hear_v his_o voice_n and_o in_o solitude_n he_o use_v to_o reveal_v his_o secret_n repose_v then_o jacob_n and_o spend_v all_o the_o night_n in_o security_n since_o god_n have_v be_v please_v to_o assign_v you_o this_o lodging_n o_o happy_a retreat_n o_o please_a night_n o_o delicious_a bed_n o_o divine_a repose_n jacob_n be_v fall_v a_o sleep_n caeli_fw-la viditque_fw-la in_o somnis_fw-la scalam_fw-la stantem_fw-la super_fw-la terram_fw-la &_o cacumine_fw-la illius_fw-la tangens_fw-la caelum_fw-la anâ—â—lâ—s_fw-la quoque_fw-la dei_fw-la asceadentes_fw-la per_fw-la eum_fw-la gen._n 28._o v._n 12._o et_fw-la donanum_fw-la innio_fw-la they_o scalae_fw-la gen._n 28._o v._n 13._o cumque_fw-la vigilasset_fw-la jacob_n de_fw-la sumno_fw-la aiâ—_n uâ—_n è_fw-fr domiâ—uâ—â—st_n in_o â—oco_fw-la â—sto_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d alâ—us_fw-la nist_n domus_fw-la dâ—i_fw-la &_o po_fw-la ta_fw-mi caeli_fw-la but_o god_n who_o always_o watch_v show_v he_o a_o prodigious_a ladder_n which_o touch_v the_o earth_n with_o one_o end_n and_o the_o heaven_n with_o the_o other_o angel_n by_o turn_n descend_v and_o ascend_v this_o ladder_n and_o on_o the_o top_n god_n himself_o appear_v as_o it_o be_v support_v by_o it_o but_o behold_v indeed_o a_o strange_a spectacle_n upon_o a_o theatre_n of_o sanctity_n i_o be_o not_o astonish_v if_o after_o jacob_n have_v take_v his_o rest_n he_o awake_v at_o this_o vision_n bear_v god_n in_o his_o
mouth_n and_o heart_n he_o call_v heaven_n to_o witness_v and_o protest_v that_o bethel_n be_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n where_o the_o most_o glorious_a ray_n of_o his_o majesty_n be_v see_v ah_o say_v he_o how_o venerable_a be_v this_o place_n and_o how_o full_a of_o a_o holy_a terror_n it_o be_v the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n and_o if_o jacob_n can_v live_v a_o hundred_o thousand_o year_n he_o will_v have_v no_o other_o god_n than_o he_o that_o appear_v to_o he_o beside_o more_o authentical_o to_o seal_v his_o confession_n and_o promise_n he_o pour_v oil_n out_o of_o a_o bottle_n which_o he_o carry_v for_o his_o provision_n desuper_fw-la surgens_fw-la ergo_fw-la jacob_n manâ—_n tulit_fw-la lapidem_fw-la quem_fw-la supposuerat_fw-la â—piti_fw-la svo_fw-la &_o exerit_fw-la in_o titulum_fw-la sundens_fw-la oleum_fw-la desuper_fw-la and_o anoint_v therewith_o the_o stone_n which_o during_o the_o night_n have_v serve_v he_o for_o a_o pillow_n behold_v in_o truth_n strange_a mystery_n but_o i_o will_v willing_o have_v demand_v of_o god_n the_o explication_n of_o they_o if_o i_o have_v be_v in_o jacob_n place_n i_o know_v nevertheless_o that_o some_o have_v think_v that_o it_o be_v a_o figure_n of_o the_o temporal_a generation_n of_o the_o word_n who_o descend_v from_o abraham_n even_o unto_o joseph_n and_o mary_n and_o who_o ascend_v from_o joseph_n and_o mary_n unto_o adam_n and_o god_n himself_o it_o be_v the_o incarnation_n of_o the_o word_n whereby_o god_n descend_v on_o earth_n and_o meâ—mount_n up_o to_o heaven_n incarnation_n a_o picture_n of_o the_o incarnation_n as_o god_n he_o be_v impassable_a in_o the_o bosom_n of_o his_o father_n and_o mortal_a in_o the_o womb_n of_o his_o mother_n subject_a to_o time_n and_o death_n it_o be_v god_n unite_v unto_o man_n who_o rest_v on_o this_o sacred_a wood_n and_o it_o be_v hâ—_n who_o send_v his_o angel_n as_o his_o nuncios_fw-la and_o ambassador_n st._n austin_n frame_v another_o sense_n upon_o this_o enigma_n and_o he_o conceive_v that_o this_o ladder_n be_v a_o draught_n of_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o jesus_n christ_n isaac_n represent_v god_n the_o father_n jacob_n be_v the_o image_n of_o the_o son_n temp_n the_o image_n of_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o jesus_n aug._n ser_n 79._o the_o temp_n and_o the_o angel_n which_o ascend_v and_o descend_v be_v the_o apostle_n and_o preacher_n who_o elevate_v themselves_o unto_o god_n by_o their_o thought_n and_o stoop_v even_o to_o the_o gross_a understanding_n by_o mean_n of_o their_o word_n these_o two_o explication_n to_o speak_v the_o truth_n be_v most_o sublime_a but_o st._n basill_n expound_v the_o three_o and_o thirty_o psalm_n give_v a_o other_o explanation_n which_o will_v be_v more_o profitable_a this_o ladder_n say_v he_o be_v the_o exercise_n soul_n the_o description_n of_o a_o perfect_a soul_n or_o rather_o the_o picture_n of_o a_o soul_n which_o raise_v herself_o unto_o the_o high_a pitch_n of_o perfection_n first_o to_o the_o end_n god_n may_v descend_v into_o this_o soul_n creature_n the_o forsake_v of_o creature_n and_o that_o this_o soul_n may_v ascend_v unto_o god_n she_o must_v forsake_v the_o earth_n and_o renounce_v the_o world_n this_o be_v the_o first_o step_n second_o she_o ought_v to_o make_v a_o generous_a divorce_n from_o all_o creature_n and_o even_o efface_v out_o of_o her_o memory_n all_o their_o footstep_n and_o all_o the_o species_n of_o her_o dear_a affection_n three_o world_n contempt_n of_o the_o world_n she_o must_v have_v nothing_o but_o contempt_n and_o disdain_n for_o that_o which_o before_o she_o adore_v at_o the_o four_o step_n she_o must_v resolve_v to_o trample_v over_o her_o friend_n and_o all_o her_o kindred_n god_n estimation_n of_o god_n that_o be_v to_o say_v she_o must_v prefer_v god_n before_o they_o and_o bold_o reject_v their_o design_n when_o they_o be_v opposite_a unto_o the_o will_n of_o god_n the_o five_o step_n pass_v even_o unto_o death_n mortification_n extreme_a mortification_n for_o the_o soul_n ought_v less_o to_o esteem_n life_n than_o her_o god_n and_o if_o god_n suffer_v she_o to_o live_v long_o her_o life_n be_v but_o a_o live_a death_n which_o find_v its_o tomb_n in_o she_o nothing_o it_o be_v for_o this_o consideration_n she_o remain_v in_o a_o most_o profound_a humility_n self_n annihilation_n of_o oâ—â—_n self_n and_o in_o a_o most_o inflame_a charity_n which_o communicat_o her_o flame_n and_o zeal_n not_o only_o to_o her_o friend_n but_o also_o to_o her_o enemy_n in_o fine_a soul_n union_n of_o the_o soul_n god_n be_v present_a at_o the_o top_n of_o the_o ladder_n unite_v unto_o the_o soul_n and_o it_o be_v upon_o she_o he_o repose_v and_o be_v unite_v to_o she_o and_o she_o to_o he_o philo_z and_o origen_n have_v yet_o lay_v some_o other_o touch_v on_o this_o picture_n many_o also_o have_v since_o labour_v therein_o but_o have_v peruse_v all_o their_o work_n and_o collect_v all_o their_o opinion_n i_o think_v that_o god_n design_n be_v to_o manifest_v unto_o jacob_n in_o this_o vision_n the_o care_n his_o divine_a providence_n take_v of_o he_o providence_n the_o ladder_n of_o divine_a providence_n jacob_n ladder_n then_o be_v a_o most_o lively_a draught_n of_o the_o wise_a conduct_n of_o almighty_a god_n concern_v jacob_n and_o of_o the_o universal_a government_n of_o the_o world_n which_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o divinity_n the_o bound_n and_o limit_n of_o this_o empire_n be_v infinite_a con_fw-la huic_fw-la ex_fw-la alto_fw-mi cunesa_fw-la tuenti_fw-la nulla_fw-la terrae_fw-la mole_n resistunt_fw-la non_fw-la nox_fw-la atâ—is_fw-la nulubus_fw-la obstat_fw-la vno_fw-la cernit_fw-la mentis_fw-la erictu_fw-la quae_fw-la sint_fw-la quae_fw-la fueriat_fw-la quae_fw-la veniantque_fw-la boet._n lib._n de_fw-la con_fw-la and_o his_o sceptre_n extend_v itself_o over_o the_o earth_n and_o over_o the_o heaven_n where_o he_o absolute_o reside_v and_o behold_v all_o the_o event_n like_o a_o sun_n say_v boetius_fw-la which_o penetrate_v every_o where_o and_o guide_v all_o creature_n by_o mean_n of_o his_o splendour_n the_o two_o side_n of_o the_o ladder_n represent_v power_n and_o sweetness_n which_o be_v as_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n which_o go_v mount_v and_o descend_v from_o heaven_n to_o earth_n by_o divers_a step_n that_o be_v to_o say_v by_o divers_a sweet_a and_o admirable_a walk_n and_o way_n through_o which_o the_o world_n be_v insensible_o guide_v unto_o the_o period_n and_o term_n propose_v to_o it_o god_n nevertheless_o rest_v himself_o on_o the_o top_n of_o this_o ladder_n and_o from_o thence_o depute_v his_o angel_n and_o ambassador_n which_o be_v as_o st._n gregory_n say_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n it_o be_v then_o in_o the_o company_n of_o these_o most_o heavenly_a spirit_n that_o jacob_n be_v on_o his_o way_n to_o renew_v his_o journey_n unto_o mesopotamia_n in_o fine_a 15._o ego_fw-la sum_fw-la dominus_fw-la sum_fw-la dominus_fw-la deus_fw-la abraham_n patris_fw-la tui_fw-la &_o deus_fw-la isaac_n terram_fw-la in_o qua_fw-la dormis_fw-la tibi_fw-la dabo_fw-la &_o semini_fw-la tuo_fw-la gen._n 28._o v._n 13_o eritque_fw-la seman_n tuum_fw-la quasi_fw-la pulvis_fw-la terrae_fw-la dilat_fw-la aberis_fw-la ad_fw-la occidentem_fw-la &_o orientem_fw-la &_o septentrionem_fw-la &_o meridiem_fw-la gen._n 28._o v._n 14._o et_fw-la ero_fw-la custos_fw-la tuus_fw-la quocunque_fw-la perrexeris_fw-la &_o reducam_fw-la te_fw-la in_o terram_fw-la hanc_fw-la nec_fw-la dimittam_fw-la nisi_fw-la complevero_fw-la universa_fw-la quae_fw-la dixi_fw-la gen._n 28._o v._n 15._o under_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n jacob_n pursue_v his_o design_n and_o this_o be_v the_o promise_n make_v he_o during_o his_o vision_n yea_o jacob_n say_v god_n i_o be_o the_o lord_n of_o thy_o progenitor_n abraham_n and_o isaac_n and_o i_o will_v bestow_v the_o land_n where_o thou_o repose_a on_o thyself_o and_o all_o 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the_o sight_n of_o this_o sacred_a bush_n have_v surprise_v he_o and_o give_v he_o a_o holy_a curiosity_n to_o approach_v and_o see_v it_o near_o at_o hand_n but_o as_o he_o advance_v god_n say_v unto_o he_o that_o the_o place_n where_o he_o set_v his_o foot_n be_v holy_a ground_n that_o he_o must_v put_v off_o his_o shoe_n and_o beside_o he_o that_o have_v speak_v to_o he_o be_v the_o great_a god_n of_o his_o father_n the_o god_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob._n at_o these_o word_n moses_n remain_v so_o much_o astonish_v and_o the_o sight_n of_o this_o object_n ravish_v he_o with_o so_o sweet_a a_o violence_n as_o he_o be_v enforce_v to_o veil_v his_o eye_n too_o weak_a to_o endure_v the_o splendour_n and_o majesty_n of_o god_n who_o see_v he_o so_o pliable_a and_o obedient_a speak_v to_o he_o as_o a_o good_a father_n who_o feel_v his_o heart_n touch_v with_o compassion_n for_o the_o misery_n of_o his_o poor_a child_n i_o have_v 12._o cui_fw-la ait_fw-la vidi_n
and_o resemble_v tomb_n in_o which_o they_o be_v imprison_v their_o punishment_n say_v the_o wiseman_n be_v suitable_a to_o the_o horror_n of_o those_o crime_n where_o with_o they_o be_v pollute_v in_o the_o obscurity_n of_o cave_n and_o subterranean_a place_n where_o they_o think_v to_o shun_v the_o sight_n of_o he_o who_o eye_n illuminate_v the_o purte_a clarity_n of_o the_o heaven_n in_o this_o dreadful_a state_n they_o be_v terrify_v by_o spectre_n which_o fly_v before_o their_o eye_n they_o have_v sometime_o the_o use_n of_o their_o sight_n to_o be_v affright_v by_o these_o tenebrous_a phantasm_n every_o where_o they_o be_v in_o fear_n and_o follow_v by_o terror_n which_o trouble_v their_o guilty_a conscience_n they_o also_o hear_v dreadful_a noise_n which_o make_v they_o even_o die_v with_o fear_n 8._o cum_fw-la sit_fw-la enim_fw-la timida_fw-la nequitia_fw-la dâ—t_fw-la testimoniunt_fw-la condemnationis_fw-la semper_fw-la enim_fw-la praesumit_fw-la saeva_fw-la perturbata_fw-la conseientia_fw-la sap._n 17._o v._n 10._o aliquando_fw-la monstrorum_fw-la â—xagâ—tabantur_fw-la timore_fw-la etc._n etc._n sap._n 17._o v._n 14._o et_fw-la ignis_fw-la quidem_fw-la nulla_fw-la vis_fw-la poterat_fw-la illis_fw-la lumen_fw-la praebere_fw-la nec_fw-la siderum_fw-la limpidae_fw-la slammae_fw-la illaminare_fw-la poterant_fw-la illam_fw-la noctem_fw-la horrendam_fw-la sap._n 17._o v._n 5._o apparebat_fw-la autem_fw-la illis_fw-la subitaneus_fw-la ignis_fw-la timore_fw-la plâ—nus_fw-la &_o timore_fw-la pereulsi_fw-la illius_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la videbatur_fw-la faciei_fw-la aestimabant_fw-la deteriora_fw-la esse_fw-la quae_fw-la vidâ—bantur_fw-la sap._n 17._o v._n 6._o et_fw-la magicae_fw-la a_o this_fw-mi apposici_fw-la erant_fw-la derisus_fw-la &_o sapientiae_fw-la gloriae_fw-la correptio_fw-la cum_fw-la contumelia_fw-la sap._n 17._o v._n 7._o illienim_fw-la qui_fw-la promittebant_fw-la timores_fw-la &_o perturbationes_fw-la expellere_fw-la so_o ab_fw-la anima_fw-la languente_fw-la by_o cum_fw-la derisu_fw-la pleni_fw-la timore_fw-la languebant_fw-la sap._n 17._o v._n 8._o and_o the_o hideous_a shape_n which_o be_v present_v to_o they_o among_o these_o dreadful_a noise_n so_o lively_o affright_v they_o that_o for_o their_o last_o remedy_n they_o desire_v nothing_o but_o death_n this_o horrid_a night_n can_v not_o be_v dissipate_v by_o the_o ray_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n and_o notwithstanding_o the_o fire_n which_o be_v kindle_v on_o all_o side_n nothing_o but_o black_a vapour_n appear_v which_o be_v so_o sensible_a that_o man_n may_v even_o feel_v they_o but_o the_o lightning_n which_o from_o time_n to_o time_n withdraw_v these_o black_a veil_n represent_v to_o they_o such_o strange_a form_n that_o they_o then_o imagine_v to_o see_v what_o have_v never_o be_v the_o most_o learned_a be_v the_o most_o confound_v and_o the_o diabolical_a art_n of_o enchanter_n find_v real_a matter_n for_o humiliation_n this_o infamous_a and_o proud_a art_n 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object_n wherewith_o the_o imagination_n can_v be_v disquiet_v 8._o behold_v the_o dreadful_a state_n wherein_o these_o infortunate_a people_n remain_v during_o the_o excess_n of_o so_o horrid_a a_o obscurity_n which_o last_v for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o day_n and_o that_o which_o ought_v to_o appear_v more_o strange_a be_v that_o among_o these_o tenebrous_a exhalation_n and_o these_o shadow_n of_o hell_n their_o mind_n be_v even_o darken_v and_o their_o understanding_n become_v no_o less_o blind_a than_o their_o eye_n brief_o they_o suffer_v both_o in_o body_n and_o soul_n such_o convulsion_n and_o torture_n as_o can_v be_v express_v 18._o una_fw-la enim_fw-la catena_fw-la tenebrarum_fw-la omnes_fw-la erant_fw-la colligati_fw-la sive_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sibilans_fw-la aut_fw-la vis_fw-la aquae_fw-la decurrentis_fw-la nimium_fw-la sap._n 17._o v._n 17._o aut_fw-la sonus_fw-la volidus_fw-la praecipitatarum_fw-la petrarum_fw-la etc._n etc._n sap._n 17._o v._n 18._o all_o that_o be_v shut_v up_o in_o this_o labyrinth_n resemble_v galleyslave_n tie_v by_o a_o chain_n of_o darkness_n which_o hold_v they_o as_o fast_o as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v of_o iron_n in_o this_o slavery_n they_o be_v tie_v by_o invisible_a enemy_n which_o the_o wiseman_n describe_v under_o the_o figure_n of_o a_o whirlwind_n which_o grumble_v in_o the_o air_n or_o of_o a_o rapid_a torrent_n which_o make_v a_o sea_n of_o the_o field_n or_o of_o a_o rock_n which_o cleave_v and_o be_v break_v into_o shiver_n by_o the_o violence_n of_o a_o storm_n with_o a_o dreadful_a noise_n which_o continue_v until_o it_o fall_v into_o the_o bottom_n of_o some_o precipice_n now_o all_o this_o be_v but_o a_o rough_a draught_n and_o a_o sign_n of_o the_o horror_n which_o after_o the_o expiration_n of_o some_o age_n and_o revolution_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o day_n be_v to_o produce_v a_o night_n which_o shall_v never_o enjoy_v light_n and_o a_o general_a eclipse_n which_o shall_v endure_v for_o all_o eternity_n 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non_fw-la &_o ipsi_fw-la eadem_fw-la passi_fw-la erant_fw-la magnificabunt_fw-la te_fw-la sap._n 18._o v._n 1._o the_o child_n of_o light_n and_o they_o that_o walk_v among_o the_o splendour_n of_o virtue_n and_o sanctity_n shall_v have_v no_o share_n in_o this_o great_a obscurity_n they_o shall_v enjoy_v a_o evershining_a brightness_n and_o whilst_o the_o egyptian_n shall_v howl_v like_o despair_a man_n in_o the_o abyss_n of_o their_o darkness_n they_o shall_v magnify_v the_o ineffable_a grandure_v and_o the_o most_o powerful_a bounty_n of_o he_o who_o be_v able_a at_o the_o same_o time_n to_o reward_v the_o innocent_a and_o punish_v the_o guilty_a and_o cause_v the_o sun_n to_o rise_v under_o the_o foot_n of_o saint_n whilst_o he_o inkindle_v his_o lightning_n and_o comet_n over_o the_o head_n of_o the_o wicked_a such_o will_v be_v the_o great_a day_n and_o night_n full_a of_o horror_n and_o misery_n in_o which_o light_n shall_v apparent_o decay_v and_o ash_n and_o dust_n shall_v 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if_o you_o be_v so_o unhappy_a as_o to_o infringe_v the_o least_o of_o these_o commandment_n and_o contemn_v these_o law_n i_o have_v so_o often_o declare_v to_o you_o or_o those_o ceremony_n i_o have_v so_o public_o establish_v your_o privilege_n shall_v be_v change_v into_o punishment_n and_o your_o favour_n into_o execration_n which_o will_v at_o last_o make_v you_o the_o subject_n of_o all_o the_o plague_n wherewith_o egypt_n have_v be_v heretofore_o so_o cruel_o afflict_v and_o you_o shall_v even_o feel_v some_o which_o you_o never_o yet_o hear_v of_o or_o at_o least_o whereof_o you_o shall_v not_o find_v any_o mention_n in_o this_o book_n what_o pity_n will_v it_o be_v to_o see_v you_o a_o reproach_n and_o scorn_n to_o the_o most_o barbarous_a nation_n in_o the_o world_n among_o who_o you_o shall_v nevertheless_o be_v disperse_v to_o serve_v their_o unknown_a god_n and_o master_n who_o will_v give_v you_o neither_o truce_n nor_o repose_n no_o more_o than_o your_o own_o 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