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A22641 St. Augustine, Of the citie of God vvith the learned comments of Io. Lod. Viues. Englished by I.H.; De civitate Dei. English Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo.; Healey, John, d. 1610.; Vives, Juan Luis, 1492-1540. 1610 (1610) STC 916; ESTC S106897 1,266,989 952

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and_o allege_v this_o place_n of_o pliny_n barbarus_fw-la seem_v to_o be_v of_o his_o mind_n also_o the_o ●…gar_n call_v it_o musaicum_fw-la because_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o work_n of_o great_a wit_n and_o industry_n 〈◊〉_d cynocephali_n worde_n for_o word_n dogges-head_n solinus_n make_v they_o a_o kind_n of_o ape_n ●…nd_v possible_a to_o be_v turn_v from_o ever_o be_v wild_a again_o diodorus_n account_n th●…m_v wild_a people_n beast_n g_o at_o hippon_n some_o have_v add_v in_o the_o margin_n diaritum_fw-la and_o zar●…tum_fw-la it_o shall_v be_v diarrhytum_fw-la mela_n strabo_n pliny_n and_o ptolemy_n speak_v of_o two_o 〈◊〉_d in_o africa_n have_v their_o name_n from_o knight_n or_o horseman_n for_o so_o be_v the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d interpret_v the_o one_o call_v hippon_n diarrhytus_n near_o carthage_n a_o little_a on_o this_o side_n and_o 〈◊〉_d be_v augustine_n bishop_n the_o other_o call_v hippon_n regius_n be_v far_a east_n and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d ancient_a seat_n as_o silius_n say_v tum_o vaga_fw-la &_o antiquis_fw-la dilectus_fw-la regibus_fw-la hippon_n vaga_n and_o hippon_n that_o old_a seat_n of_o king_n touch_v at_o they_o both_o h_z curious_a history_n which_o he_o speak_v on_o before_o ay_o hermaphrodyte_n 〈◊〉_d verbal_o from_o the_o greek_a be_v the_o word_n androgyws_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o woman_n but_o they_o be_v call_v hermaphrote_n because_o the_o son_n of_o hermes_n and_o aphrodite_n that_o be_v mercury_n and_o venus_n be_v hold_v to_o be_v the_o first_o halfe-male_a k_o the_o chiese_n the_o masculine_a so_o say_v the_o latin_a semi-mas_n when_o those_o be_v bear_v they_o be_v count_v prodigy_n in_o old_a time_n l●…_n lucan_n etc._n etc._n l_o the_o east_n in_o the_o east_n part_n of_o africa_n lie_v towards_o nilus_n and_o cyrene_n 〈◊〉_d ●…le_a part_n africa_n on_o the_o east_n from_o asia_n m_o exorbitant_a out_o of_o orbita_fw-la the_o right_a path_n of_o nature_n n_o definable_a it_o be_v know_v that_o the_o philosopher_n define_v man_n to_o be_v a_o reasonable_a creature_n and_o add_v mortal_a because_o they_o hold_v the_o most_o of_o their_o god_n and_o the_o demon_n to_o be_v reasonable_a creature_n and_o yet_o immortal_a o_o monkey_n cercopitheri_n tayled_a ape_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o monkey_n tail_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o ape_n marshal_n callidus_n admissas_fw-la eludere_fw-la simius_n hastas_fw-la si_fw-la mihi_fw-la cauda_fw-la foret_fw-la cercopithecus_fw-la eram_fw-la i_o mock_v their_o dart_v staff_n without_o fail_n just_o like_o a_o monkey_n have_v i_o have_v a_o tail_n aristotle_n call_v those_o tailed_a ape_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr animal_n lib._n 2._o but_o some_o beast_n there_o be_v with_o lion_n face_n and_o panther_n body_n as_o big_a as_o a_o hind_n which_o he_o call_v cepi_n lib._n 10._o there_o be_v also_o a_o people_n near_o the_o fen_n of_o meotis_n call_v cepi_n p_o baboon_n sphynga_n a_o creature_n sphinx_n not_o much_o unlike_o a_o ape_n but_o big_a with_o a_o face_n like_o a_o woman_n and_o two_o dug_n dangle_v before_o solinus_z faith_n they_o live_v in_o ethiope_n and_o be_v easy_o teach_v and_o tame_v the_o poet_n give_v the_o sphinx_n a_o virgin_n face_n a_o lion_n paw_n and_o a_o griffon_n wing_n whether_o there_o be_v any_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n call_v the_o antipode_n chap._n 9_o but_o whereas_o they_o fable_n of_o a_o a_o people_n that_o inhabit_v that_o land_n where_o the_o sun_n rise_v when_o it_o set_v with_o we_o and_o go_v with_o b_o their_z foot_n towards_o we_o it_o be_v incredible_a they_o have_v no_o authority_n for_o it_o but_o only_o c_o conjecture_n that_o such_o a_o thing_n may_v be_v because_o the_o earth_n hang_v within_o the_o orb_n of_o heaven_n and_o each_o e_o part_n of_o the_o world_n be_v above_o and_o below_o alike_o and_o thence_o they_o gather_v that_o the_o other_o hemysphere_n can_v want_v inhabitant_n now_o they_o consider_v not_o that_o although_o that_o it_o be_v globous_a as_o we_o be_v yet_o it_o may_v be_v all_o cover_v with_o sea_n and_o if_o it_o be_v bare_a yet_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o it_o be_v inhabit_v see_v that_o the_o scripture_n that_o prove_v all_o that_o it_o say_v to_o be_v true_a by_o the_o true_a event_n that_o 〈◊〉_d presage_v never_o make_v mention_n of_o any_o such_o thing_n and_o it_o be_v too_o absurd_a to_o say_v that_o man_n may_v sail_v over_o that_o huge_a ocean_n and_o go_v inhabit_v there_o that_o the_o progeny_n of_o the_o first_o man_n may_v people_n that_o part_n also_o but_o let_v we_o go_v and_o seek_v among_o those_o seventy_o two_o nation_n and_o their_o language_n whether_o ●…ee_n can_v find_v that_o city_n of_o god_n which_o remain_v a_o continual_a pilgrim_n on_o 〈◊〉_d until_o the_o deluge_n and_o be_v show_v to_o persevere_v among_o the_o son_n of_o 〈◊〉_d after_o their_o blessing_n chief_o in_o sem_fw-mi noah_n elder_a son_n for_o japhets_n blessing_n 〈◊〉_d to_o dwell_v in_o the_o tent_n of_o his_o brother_n l._n vives_n people_n a_o that_o all_o cosmographer_n divide_v the_o heaven_n and_o consequent_o the_o earth_n into_o five_o antipode_n zone_n the_o utmost_a whereof_o lie_v under_o the_o pole_n and_o far_o from_o the_o heaven_n motion_n and_o the_o sun_n heat_n be_v insufferable_o cold_a the_o mid-most_a be_v in_o the_o most_o violent_a motion_n of_o heaven_n and_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v intolerable_o hot_a the_o two_o be_v interpose_v between_o both_o extreme_n be_v habitable_a one_o temperate_a zone_n lie_v towards_o the_o north_n and_o the_o other_o towards_o the_o south_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o both_o be_v call_v autichthones_n now_o cleomedes_n bid_v we_o divide_v those_o two_o zone_n into_o four_o equal_a part_n those_o that_o dwell_v in_o the_o part_n that_o lie_v in_o the_o same_o zone_n be_v call_v periaeci_n circumferentiall_a inhabitant_n those_o that_o dwell_v in_o diverse_a or_o in_o a_o unequal_a distance_n from_o the_o pole_n and_o equal_a from_o the_o equinoctial_a be_v call_v antoeci_n or_o opposite_n they_o that_o dwell_v in_o equal_a distance_n from_o both_o be_v call_v antipode_n the_o periaeci_n differ_v in_o their_o day_n and_o night_n but_o not_o in_o season_n of_o the_o year_n the_o antoeci_n just_a contrary_n the_o antipode_n in_o both_o it_o be_v a_o old_a opinion_n which_o tully_n mela_n and_o other_o chief_a man_n follow_v that_o never_o 6._o man_n have_v any_o knowledge_n of_o the_o south_n tully_n put_v the_o great_a ocean_n between_o it_o and_o we_o which_o no_o man_n ever_o pass_v macrobius_n discourse_v at_o large_a hereupon_o i_o do_v but_o glance_v at_o this_o for_o fear_v of_o clog_a my_o reader_n this_o be_v a_o great_a persuasion_n to_o augustine_n to_o follow_v lactantius_n and_o deny_v the_o antipode_n for_o the_o learned_a man_n see_v well_o that_o grant_v man_n no_o passage_n over_o that_o great_a sea_n unto_o the_o temperate_a southern_a climate_n as_o tully_n and_o other_o great_a author_n utter_o deny_v they_o and_o then_o they_o that_o dwell_v there_o can_v not_o possible_o be_v of_o adam_n stock_n so_o that_o he_o have_v rather_o deny_v they_o habitation_n there_o then_o contend_v in_o argument_n against_o so_o many_o learned_a opposite_n but_o it_o be_v most_o sure_o once_o that_o antipode_n there_o be_v and_o that_o we_o have_v find_v away_o unto_o they_o not_o only_o in_o old_a time_n but_o even_o by_o late_a sea_n master_n for_o of_o old_a diverse_a fly_v into_o the_o persian_a gulf_n for_o fear_n of_o augustus_n sail_v by_o the_o coast_n of_o ethiopia_n and_o the_o atlantike_a sea_n unto_o hercules_n pillar_n and_o in_o the_o prime_n of_o carthage_n height_n some_o sail_v from_o thence_o through_o hercules_n his_o strait_n into_o the_o red_a sea_n of_o arabia_n and_o then_o be_v not_o the_o bay_n of_o persia_n
a_o horn_n thus_o much_o hierome_n in_o spain_n this_o proverb_n remain_v still_o but_o not_o as_o augustine_n take_v it_o the_o lord_n will_v be_v altogether_o see_v but_o in_o a_o manner_n that_o be_v his_o help_n shall_v be_v see_v d_o obey_v ob-audisti_a and_o so_o the_o old_a writersuse_v to_o say_v in_o steed_n of_o obedisti_fw-la of_o rebecca_n nachor'_v niece_n who_o isaac_n marry_v chap_n 33._o then_o isaac_n be_v forty_o year_n old_a marry_v rebecca_n niece_n to_o his_o uncle_n nachor_n three_o year_n after_o his_o mother_n death_n his_o father_n be_v a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o year_n old_a and_o when_o abraham_n send_v his_o servant_n into_o mesopotamia_n to_o fetch_v she_o and_o say_v unto_o he_o put_v thy_o hand_n under_o my_o thigh_n and_o i_o will_v swear_v thou_o by_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o lord_n of_o earth_n that_o thou_o shall_v not_o take_v my_o son_n isaac_n a_o wife_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o canaan_n what_o be_v mean_v by_o this_o but_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o lord_n of_o earth_n that_o be_v to_o proceed_v of_o those_o loin_n be_v these_o mean_a prophecy_n and_o presage_n of_o that_o which_o we_o see_v now_o fulfil_v in_o christ._n of_o abraham_n marry_v kethurah_n after_o sarahs_n death_n and_o the_o meaning_n therefore_o chap._n 34._o but_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o abraham_n marry_v kethurah_n after_o sarahs_n death_n god_n defend_v we_o from_o suspect_n of_o incontinency_n in_o he_o be_v so_o old_a and_o so_o holy_a and_o faithful_a desire_v he_o more_o son_n god_n have_v promise_v to_o make_v the_o seed_n of_o isaac_n 〈◊〉_d the_o star_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o if_o agar_n and_o hismaell_n do_v signify_v the_o mortal_n to_o the_o old-testament_n as_o the_o apostle_n teach_v why_o may_v not_o kethurah_n and_o her_o son_n signify_v the_o mortal_n belong_v to_o the_o new-testament_n they_o both_o be_v call_v abraham_n wife_n &_o his_o concubine_n but_o sarah_n be_v never_o call_v his_o concubine_n but_o his_o wife_n only_o for_o it_o be_v thus_o write_v of_o sarahs_n give_v agar_n unto_o abraham_n then_o sarah_n abraham_n wife_n take_v agar_n the_o egyptian_a she_o maid_n after_o abraham_n have_v dwell_v ten_o year_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o give_v she_o to_o her_o husband_n abraham_n for_o his_o wife_n and_o of_o kethurah_n we_o read_v thus_o of_o his_o take_v she_o after_o sarahs_n death_n now_o abraham_n have_v take_v he_o another_o wife_n call_v kethurah_n here_o now_o you_o hear_v they_o both_o call_v his_o wife_n but_o the_o scripture_n call_v they_o both_o his_o concubine_n also_o say_v afterward_o abraham_n gaeve_fw-la all_o his_o good_n unto_o isaac_n but_o unto_o the_o son_n of_o his_o concubine_n he_o give_v gift_n and_o send_v they_o away_o from_o isaac_n his_o son_n while_o 〈◊〉_d he_o yet_o live_v eastward_o into_o the_o east_n country_n thus_o the_o concubine_n son_n have_v some_o gift_n but_o none_o of_o they_o attain_v the_o promise_a kingdom_n neither_o the_o carnal_a jew_n nor_o the_o heretic_n for_o none_o be_v heir_n but_o isaac_n nor_o be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o flesh_n the_o son_n of_o god_n but_o those_o of_o the_o promise_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v in_o isaac_n shall_v be_v call_v thy_o seed_n for_o i_o can_v see_v how_o kethurah_n who_o he_o marry_v after_o sarahs_n death_n shall_v be_v call_v his_o concubine_n but_o in_o this_o respect_n but_o he_o that_o will_v not_o understand_v these_o thing_n thus_o let_v he_o not_o slander_n abraham_n for_o what_o if_o this_o be_v appoint_v by_o god_n to_o show_v a_o those_o future_a heretic_n that_o deny_v second_o marriage_n in_o this_o great_a father_n of_o so_o many_o nation_n that_o it_o be_v no_o sin_n to_o many_o after_o the_o first_o wife_n be_v dead_a now_o abraham_n die_v be_v a_o hundred_o seaventy_fw-la five_o year_n old_a and_o isaac_n who_o he_o beget_v when_o he_o be_v a_o hundred_o be_v seventy_o five_o year_n of_o age_n at_o his_o death_n l._n vives_n defective_a those_o ah_o future_a the_o cataphrygian_o that_o hold_v second_o marriage_n to_o be_v fornication_n aug_n ad_fw-la quod_fw-la vult_fw-la hierome_n against_o jovinian_a do_v not_o only_o abhor_v second_o marriage_n but_o even_o dislike_v of_o the_o first_o for_o he_o be_v a_o single_a man_n and_o bare_a marriage_n no_o good_a will_n the_o appointment_n of_o god_n concern_v the_o two_o twin_n in_o rebeccas_fw-la womb_n chap._n 33._o now_o let_v we_o see_v the_o proceed_n of_o the_o city_n of_o god_n after_o abraham_n death_n so_o then_o from_o isaac_n birth_n to_o the_o sixtith_n year_n of_o his_o age_n wherein_o he_o have_v child_n there_o be_v this_o one_o thing_n to_o be_v note_v that_o when_o as_o he_o have_v pray_v for_o her_o frutefulnes_n who_o be_v barren_a and_o that_o god_n have_v hear_v he_o and_o open_v her_o womb_n and_o she_o conceive_v the_o two_o twin_n a_o play_v in_o her_o womb_n wherewith_o she_o be_v trou_fw-fr bleed_v ask_v the_o lord_n pleasure_n and_o be_v answer_v thus_o two_o nation_n be_v in_o thy_o womb_n and_o two_o manner_n of_o people_n shall_v be_v divide_v out_o of_o thy_o bowel_n and_o the_o one_o 25._o shall_v be_v mighty_a than_o the_o other_o and_o the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a wherein_o peter_n the_o apostle_n understand_v the_o great_a mystery_n of_o grace_n in_o that_o ere_o they_o be_v bear_v and_o either_o do_v evil_a or_o good_a the_o one_o be_v elect_v and_o the_o other_o reject_v and_o doubtless_o as_o concern_v original_a sin_n both_o be_v alike_o and_o guilty_a and_o as_o concern_v actual_a both_o a_o like_a and_o clear_a but_o my_o intent_n in_o this_o work_n curb_v i_o from_o further_a discourse_n of_o this_o point_n we_o have_v handle_v it_o in_o other_o volume_n but_o that_o say_n the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a all_o man_n interpret_v of_o the_o jew_n serve_v the_o christian_n and_o though_o it_o seem_v fulfil_v in_o b_o idumaea_n which_o come_v of_o the_o elder_a esau_n or_o edom_n for_o he_o have_v two_o name_n because_o it_o be_v afterward_o subdue_v by_o the_o israelite_n that_o come_v of_o the_o young_a yet_o notwithstanding_a that_o prophecy_n must_v needs_o have_v a_o great_a intent_n than_o so_o and_o what_o be_v that_o but_o to_o be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o christian_n l._n vives_n the_o two_o twin_n a_o play_v so_o say_v the_o seventy_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o kick_v hierome_n say_v move_v movebantur_fw-la aquila_n say_v be_v crush_v confringebantur_fw-la and_o symmachus_n compare_v their_o motion_n to_o a_o empty_a ship_n at_o sea_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d b_o idumaea_n stephanus_n derive_v their_o nation_n from_o idumaas_n semiramis_n her_o son_n as_o judaea_n from_o judas_n another_o of_o her_o son_n but_o he_o be_v deceive_v idumaea_n of_o a_o promise_n and_o blessing_n receive_v by_o isaac_n in_o the_o manner_n that_o abraham_n have_v receive_v he_o chap._n 36._o now_o isaac_n receive_v such_o a_o instruction_n from_o god_n as_o his_o father_n have_v do_v diverse_a time_n before_o it_o be_v record_v thus_o there_o be_v a_o famine_n in_o the_o land_n beside_o the_o first_o famine_n that_o be_v in_o abraham_n time_n and_o isaac_n go_v to_o abymelech_n king_n of_o 1._o the_o philistine_n in_o gerara_n and_o the_o lord_n appear_v unto_o he_o and_o say_v go_v not_o down_o into_o egypt_n but_o abide_v in_o the_o land_n which_o i_o shall_v show_v thou_o dwell_v in_o this_o land_n and_o i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o and_o bless_v thou_o for_o to_o thou_o and_o to_o thy_o seed_n will_v i_o give_v this_o land_n and_o i_o will_v establish_v my_o oath_n which_o i_o swear_v to_o abraham_n thy_o father_n and_o will_v multiply_v thy_o seed_n as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n and_o give_v all_o this_o land_n unto_o thy_o seed_n and_o in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v because_o thy_o father_n abraham_n obey_v my_o voice_n and_o keep_v my_o ordinance_n my_o commandment_n my_o statute_n and_o my_o law_n now_o this_o patriarch_n have_v no_o wife_n nor_o concubine_n more_o than_o his_o first_o but_o rest_v content_a with_o the_o two_o son_n that_o god_n send_v he_o at_o one_o birth_n and_o he_o also_o fear_v his_o wife_n beauty_n among_o those_o stranger_n and_o do_v as_o his_o father_n have_v do_v before_o he_o with-h_a call_v her_o sister_n only_o and_o not_o wife_n she_o be_v indeed_o his_o kinswoman_n both_o by_o father_n and_o mother_n but_o when_o the_o stranger_n know_v that_o she_o be_v his_o wife_n they_o let_v she_o quiet_o alone_a with_o he_o we_o not_o prefer_v he_o before_o his_o father_n tho_o in_o that_o he_o compare_v have_v but_o one_o
wife_n without_o all_o doubt_n his_o father_n obedience_n be_v of_o the_o great_a merit_n so_o that_o for_o his_o sake_n god_n say_v that_o he_o will_v do_v isaac_n that_o good_a that_o he_o do_v he_o in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n be_v bless_v say_v he_o because_o thy_o father_n abraham_n obey_v my_o voice_n etc._n etc._n again_o say_v he_o the_o god_n of_o thy_o father_n abraham_n fear_v not_o for_o i_o be_o with_o thou_o and_o have_v bless_v thou_o and_o will_v multiply_v thy_o seed_n for_o abraham_n thy_o father_n sake_n to_o show_v all_o those_o carnal_o mind_a man_n that_o think_v singleness_n it_o be_v lust_n that_o make_v abraham_n do_v as_o it_o be_v record_v that_o he_o do_v it_o with_o no_o lust_n at_o all_o but_o a_o chaste_a intent_n teach_v we_o beside_o that_o we_o ought_v not_o compare_v man_n worth_n by_o singularity_n but_o to_o take_v they_o with_o all_o their_o quality_n together_o for_o a_o man_n may_v excel_v another_o in_o this_o or_o that_o virtue_n who_o excel_v he_o as_o far_o in_o another_o as_o good_a and_o albeit_a it_o be_v true_a that_o continence_n be_v better_a than_o marriage_n yet_o the_o faithful_a marry_a man_n be_v better_a than_o the_o continent_n infidel_n for_o such_o 〈◊〉_d one_o a_o be_v not_o only_o not_o to_o be_v praise_v for_o his_o continency_n since_o he_o believe_v not_o but_o rather_o high_o to_o be_v dispraise_v for_o not_o believe_v see_v he_o be_v continent_n but_o to_o grant_v they_o both_o good_a a_o marry_a man_n of_o great_a faith_n and_o obedience_n in_o jesus_n christ_n be_v better_a than_o a_o continent_n man_n with_o less_o but_o if_o they_o be_v equal_a who_o make_v any_o question_n that_o the_o continent_n man_n be_v the_o more_o excellent_a l._n vives_n such_o a_o a_o one_o be_v not_o herein_o be_v apparent_a how_o fruitless_a external_a work_n be_v without_o the_o dew_n of_o grace_n do_v ripen_v they_o in_o the_o heart_n the_o bruges_n copy_n read_v not_o this_o place_n so_o well_o in_o my_o judgement_n of_o esau_n and_o jacob_n and_o the_o mystery_n include_v in_o they_o both_o chap._n 27._o so_o isaac_n two_o son_n esau_n and_o jacob_n be_v bring_v up_o together_o now_o the_o young_a get_v the_o birthright_n of_o the_o elder_a by_o a_o bargain_n make_v for_o a_o lentiles_n and_o pottage_n which_o jacob_n have_v prepare_v &_o esau_n long_v for_fw-mi exceed_o &_o so_o sell_v he_o his_o birthright_n for_o some_o of_o they_o and_o confirm_v the_o bargain_n with_o a_o oath_n here_o now_o may_v we_o learn_v that_o it_o be_v b_o not_o the_o kind_n of_o meat_n but_o the_o gluttonous_a affect_v that_o hurt_v to_o proceed_v isaac_n grow_v old_a and_o his_o sight_n fail_v he_o he_o will_v willing_o bless_v his_o elder_a son_n and_o not_o know_v he_o bless_v the_o young_a who_o have_v counterfeit_v his_o brother_n roughness_n of_o body_n by_o put_v goat_n skin_n upon_o his_o neck_n and_o hand_n and_o so_o let_v his_o father_n feel_v he_o now_o lest_o some_o shall_v think_v that_o this_o be_v c_o ●…lent_a deceit_n in_o jacob_n the_o scripture_n say_v before_o esau_n be_v a_o cunning_a hunter_n 〈◊〉_d ●…ed_v in_o the_o fiele_n but_o jacob_n be_v a_o simple_a plain_a man_n and_o keep_v at_o home_n d_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ●…lesse_a one_o without_o counterfeit_n what_o be_v the_o deceit_n then_o of_o this_o pla●…_n deal_v man_n in_o get_v of_o this_o blessing_n what_o can_v the_o guile_n of_o a_o guiltless_a true_a heart_a soul_n be_v in_o this_o case_n but_o a_o deep_a mystery_n of_o the_o truth_n what_o be_v the_o blessing_n behold_v say_v he_o the_o smell_n of_o my_o son_n be_v as_o the_o smell_n of_o a_o field_n which_o the_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d bless_a god_n give_v thou_o therefore_o of_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o fatness_n of_o earth_n ●…d_v plenty_n of_o wheat_n and_o wine_n let_v the_o nation_n be_v thy_o servant_n and_o prince_n bow_v down_o i●…cob_n unto_o thou_o be_v lord_n over_o thy_o brother_n and_o let_v thy_o mother_n child_n honour_v thou_o curse_a be_v he_o that_o curse_v thou_o and_o bless_v be_v he_o that_o bless_v thou_o thus_o this_o blessing_n of_o jacob_n be_v the_o preach_n of_o christ_n unto_o all_o the_o nation_n this_o be_v the_o whole_a scope_n in_o isaac_n be_v the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n and_o by_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v christ_n bless_v unknowen_a to_o they_o because_o he_o know_v not_o they_o the_o odour_n of_o his_o name_n fill_v the_o world_n like_o a_o field_n the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n be_v his_o divine_a doctrine_n the_o fertile_a ●…th_n be_v the_o faithful_a church_n the_o plenty_n of_o wheat_n and_o wine_n be_v the_o multitude_n ●…ed_v in_o christ_n by_o the_o sacrament_n of_o his_o body_n and_o blood_n he_o do_v nation_n serve_v and_o prince_n adore_v he●…_n be_v lord_n over_o his_o brother_n for_o his_o people_n rule_v o●…r_o the_o jew_n the_o son_n of_o his_o father_n that_o be_v abraham_n son_n in_o the_o faith_n do_v honour_n he_o for_o he_o be_v abraham_n son_n in_o the_o flesh_n curse_a be_v he_o that_o curse_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bless_a be_v he_o that_o bless_v he_o christ_n i_o mean_v our_o saviour_n bless_v that_o be_v ●…ly_o ●…ught_v by_o the_o prophet_n of_o the_o wound_a jew_n and_o be_v still_o bless_a by_o o●…_n of_o they_o that_o as_o yet_o erroneous_o expect_v his_o come_n and_o now_o come_v 〈◊〉_d ●…er_n for_o the_o blessing_n promise_v then_o be_v isaac_n afraid_a and_o know_v he_o have_v bless_v the_o one_o for_o the_o other_o he_o wonder_v and_o ask_v who_o he_o be_v yet_o complain_v he_o not_o of_o the_o deceit_n but_o have_v the_o mystery_n thereof_o open_v in_o his_o heart_n he_o forbear_v fretn_a and_o confirm_v the_o blessing_n who_o be_v he_o then_o say_v he_o that_o hunt_v and_o take_v venison_n for_o i_o and_o i_o have_v eat_v of_o it_o all_o before_o thou_o come_v and_o i_o have_v bless_v he_o and_o he_o shall_v be_v bless_v who_o will_v not_o have_v here_o expect_v a_o curse_n rather_o but_o that_o his_o mind_n be_v alter_v by_o a_o divine_a inspiration_n o_o true_a do_v deed_n but_o yet_o all_o prophetical_a on_o earth_n but_o all_o by_o heaven_n by_o man_n but_o all_o for_o god_n whole_a volume_n will_v not_o hold_v all_o the_o mystery_n that_o they_o conceive_v but_o we_o must_v restrain_v ourselves_o the_o process_n of_o the_o work_n call_v we_o on_o unto_o other_o matter_n l._n vives_n for_o a_o lentiles_n there_o be_v lenticula_fw-la a_o vessel_n of_o oil_n and_o lenticula_fw-la of_o lens_fw-la a_o little_a fitchie_a kind_n of_o pease_n the_o other_o come_v of_o lentitas_fw-la because_o the_o oil_n can_v run_v but_o gentle_o lent_fw-la be_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n it_o be_v so_o straight_o but_o the_o scripture_n say_v that_o they_o be_v only_o read_v po●…ge_n that_o esau_n sell_v his_o birthright_n for_o and_o therefore_o he_o be_v call_v edom_n red_a b_o not_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o this_n be_v a_o true_a precept_n of_o the_o evangelicall_a law_n here_o i_o may_v inscribe_v much_o not_o allow_v the_o commons_o any_o licentiousness_n but_o to_o teach_v the_o ruler_n diverse_a thing_n which_o i_o must_v let_v alone_o for_o once_o c_o fraudulent_a deceit_n for_o deceit_n may_v be_v either_o good_a or_o bad_a of_o jacob_n journey_n into_o mesopotamia_n for_o a_o wife_n his_o vision_n in_o the_o night_n as_o he_o go_v his_o return_n with_o four_o woman_n whereas_o he_o go_v but_o for_o one_o chap._n 38._o iacobs_n parent_n send_v he_o into_o mesopotamia_n there_o to_o get_v a_o wife_n his_o father_n dismiss_v he_o with_o these_o word_n thou_o shall_v take_v thou_o no_o wife_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o canaan_n arise_v get_v thou_o to_o mesopotamia_n to_o the_o house_n of_o bathuel_n thy_o mother_n father_n 〈◊〉_d thence_o take_v thou_o a_o wife_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o laban_n thy_o mother_n brother_n my_o god_n bless_v thou_o and_o increase_v thou_o and_o multiply_v thou_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v a_o multitude_n of_o people_n and_o give_v the_o blessing_n of_o abraham_n to_o thou_o and_o to_o thy_o seed_n after_o thou_o that_o 〈◊〉_d may_v inherit_v the_o land_n wherein_o thou_o be_v a_o stranger_n which_o god_n give_v abraham_n here_o we_o see_v jacob_n the_o one_o half_a of_o isaac_n seed_n sever_v from_o esau_n the_o other_o half_o for_o when_o it_o be_v say_v in_o isaac_n shall_v thy_o seed_n be_v call_v that_o be_v the_o seed_n pertain_v to_o god_n holy_a city_n than_o be_v abraham_n other_o seed_n the_o bond-womans_n son_n sever_v from_o this_o other_o as_o kethurahs_n be_v also_o to_o be_v do_v with_o afterward_o but_o now_o there_o be_v this_o doubt_n rise_v about_o isaac_n two_o son_n whether_o
the_o eye_n of_o the_o spirit_n though_o not_o of_o the_o dull_a flesh_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o scripture_n call_v a_o prophecy_n a_o vision_n and_o nathan_n be_v call_v the_o seer_n 1._o king_n the_o greek_n sometime_o use_v the_o name_n of_o prophet_n for_o their_o priest_n poet_n or_o teacher_n adam_n be_v the_o first_o man_n and_o the_o first_o prophet_n who_o see_v the_o mystery_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n in_o his_o sleep_n then_o follow_v enoch_n noah_n abraham_n isaac_n jacob_n and_o his_o child_n moses_n etc._n etc._n yet_o be_v not_o these_o reckon_v among_o the_o prophet_n for_o none_o of_o they_o leave_v any_o book_n of_o the_o vision_n but_o moses_n who_o book_n concern_v ceremony_n sacrifice_n and_o civil_a order_n also_o but_o these_o be_v all_o figure_n of_o future_a thing_n nor_o be_v those_o the_o prophetical_a time_n as_o those_o from_o samuel_n be_v wherein_o there_o never_o be_v prophet_n want_v whereas_o before_o god_n speak_v but_o seldom_o and_o his_o vision_n be_v not_o so_o manifest_a as_o they_o be_v from_o the_o first_o king_n unto_o the_o captivity_n wherein_o be_v four_o great_a book_n of_o prophecy_n write_v and_o twelve_o of_o the_o small_a at_o what_o time_n god_n promise_v concern_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n be_v fulfil_v and_o israel_n receive_v it_o to_o dwell_v in_o and_o possess_v chap._n 2._o we_o say_v in_o the_o last_o book_n that_o god_n promise_v two_o thing_n unto_o abraham_n one_o be_v the_o possession_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o his_o seed_n in_o these_o word_n go_v into_o the_o land_n that_o i_o will_v show_v thou_o and_o i_o will_v make_v thou_o a_o great_a nation_n etc._n etc._n the_o other_o of_o far_o more_o excellence_n not_o concern_v the_o carnal_a but_o the_o spiritual_a seed_n nor_o israel_n only_o but_o all_o the_o believe_a nation_n of_o the_o world_n in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v all_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v etc._n etc._n this_o we_o confirm_v by_o many_o testi●…_n 12._o now_o therefore_o be_v abraham_n carnal_a seed_n that_o be_v the_o israelite_n in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d promise_n now_o have_v they_o town_n city_n yea_o and_o king_n therein_o and_o god_n 〈◊〉_d be_v perform_v unto_o they_o in_o great_a measure_n not_o only_o those_o that_o he_o 〈◊〉_d sign_n or_o by_o word_n of_o mouth_n unto_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n but_o even_o 〈◊〉_d ●…so_o that_o moses_n who_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o the_o egyptian_a bondage_n or_o any_o 〈◊〉_d he_o unto_o this_o instant_n have_v promise_v they_o from_o god_n but_o the_o pro●…●…cerning_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n that_o israel_n shall_v reign_v over_o it_o from_o the_o 〈◊〉_d egypt_n unto_o the_o great_a euphrates_n be_v neither_o fulfil_v by_o josuah_n that_o wor●…_n of_o they_o into_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n and_o he_o that_o divide_v the_o whole_a a●…_n the_o twelve_o tribe_n nor_o by_o any_o other_o of_o the_o judge_n in_o all_o the_o time_n after_o 〈◊〉_d be_v there_o any_o more_o 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〈◊〉_d ●…7_n 2_o 〈◊〉_d 4●…_n 1_o 〈◊〉_d ●…6_n how_o god_n speak_v unto_o man_n no_o godhead_n of_o the_o son_n wai_v in_o his_o assumption_n of_o man_n faith_n concern_v thing_n invisible_a sens●…_n to_o see_v whether_o the_o world_n be_v create_v m●…odorus_n 〈◊〉_d time_n eternity_n gal._n 4._o 26._o knowledge_n of_o a_o creature_n god_n rest_v not_o personal_a but_o efficient_a job._n 38._o 7●…_n unity_n in_o 〈◊〉_d religious_a phrase_n god_n ●…ly_a 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_z a_o pure_a conscience_n joh._n 8._o 44._o 〈◊〉_d 1._o 3._o 8._o th●…_n 〈◊〉_d john_n 8._o 44_o ps●…_n 17._o 16._o 〈◊〉_d ●…4_n 12_o 〈◊〉_d 28._o 13._o 〈◊〉_d 15._o job._n 40._o psal._n 104_o good_a 〈◊〉_d better_a 〈◊〉_d bad_a angel_n job._n 40_o 〈◊〉_d ●…ill_n c●…_n 1_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d th●…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d louvaine_o copy_n defective_a gen_n 1._o 4._o 5._o darkness_n gen._n 1._o plato_n the_o just_a cause_n of_o the_o world_n creation_n nothing_o ●…aturaly_a ●…ell_n questons_n in_o the_o consideration_n 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dis●…_n among_o man_n wor●…_n gen._n 2._o breathe_v in_o his_o face_n 1._o cor._n 11._o angel_n the_o creator_n of_o nothing_o angel_n god_n deputy_n and_o ●…rs_n gen._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d cor._n 37._o 1._o cor._n 1538_o hier._n 1._o pli●…ib_n 8._o a_o child_n like_o a_o d●…uill_n john_n lamuza_n woman_n longing_n that_o be_v with_o child_n alexandria_n psal._n 46._o 8._o in_o timaeo_n marriage_n commend_v in_o the_o creation_n psa._n 25._o 10_o the_o lovaynist_n be_v deaf_a on_o this_o side_n but_o not_o blind_a they_o can_v see_v to_o leave_v out_o all_o this_o the_o forsake_v of_o god_n ●…e_v death_n of_o the_o soul_n ma●…_n 10._o 28_o death_n by_o sin_n psal_n 49_o ●…0_n infant_n weak_a the●…_n the_o young_a of_o any_o other_o creature_n why_o death_n remain_v after_o baptis●…_n gen._n 2._o
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endeavour_n be_v by_o themselves_o propound_v to_o themselves_o the_o fame_n namely_o and_o domination_n of_o this_o world_n and_o not_o the_o eternity_n of_o heaven_n not_o in_o the_o everlasting_a life_n but_o in_o their_o own_o end_n and_o the_o mouth_n of_o their_o posterity_n what_o shall_v they_o jove_n but_o glory_n whereby_o they_o desire_v to_o survive_v after_o death_n in_o the_o e_z memory_n and_o mouth_n of_o such_o as_o commend_v they_o l._n vives_n then_o yield_v ah_o to_o it_o so_o must_v the_o sense_n be_v we_o must_v resist_v the_o desire_n of_o glory_n and_o not_o yield_v to_o it_o b_o not_o only_o not_o we_o have_v give_v it_o the_o best_a read_v of_o all_o i_o think_v and_o the_o near_a to_o likelihood_n c_o before_o my_o father_n matt._n 10._o 33._o d_o before_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n luc._n 12._o 9_o e_z memory_n and_o mouth_n i_o fly_v as_o live_v through_o the_o mouth_n of_o man_n ●…aith_o ennius_n of_o the_o temporal_a reward_n that_o god_n bestow_v upon_o 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their_o country_n freedom_n and_o live_v according_a to_o their_o law_n without_o touch_n of_o lust_n or_o guilt_n these_o seem_v to_o go_v the_o right_a way_n to_o get_v themselves_o honour_n and_o do_v so_o honour_v they_o be_v almost_o all_o the_o world_n over_o all_o nation_n very_o near_o receive_v their_o law_n honour_v be_v they_o then_o in_o all_o man_n mouth_n and_o now_o in_o most_o man_n write_n through_o the_o world_n thus_o have_v they_o no_o reason_n to_o complain_v of_o god_n justice_n they_o have_v their_o reward_n l._n vives_n call_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o worship_n or_o to_o serve_v latria_n of_o the_o reward_n of_o the_o eternal_a citizen_n of_o heaven_n to_o who_o the_o example_n of_o the_o roman_n virtue_n be_v of_o good_a use_n chap._n 16._o but_o as_o for_o their_o reward_n that_o endure_v reproach_n here_o on_o earth_n for_o the_o city_n of_o god_n which_o the_o lover_n of_o the_o world_n do_v hate_n and_o 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