world_n account_v go_n for_o he_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v any_o more_o divine_a power_n than_o one_o but_o he_o speak_v according_a to_o the_o common_a opinion_n man_n have_v in_o those_o day_n of_o other_o god_n beside_o the_o most_o high_a this_o be_v a_o common_a acknowledgement_n of_o good_a man_n in_o after_o time_n lxxxvi_o psal_n 8_o 10._o cxxxv_o 5._o for_o in_o the_o thing_n wherein_o they_o deal_v proud_o he_o be_v above_o they_o if_o we_o refer_v this_o to_o what_o immediate_o go_v before_o viz._n all_o god_n the_o meaning_n be_v that_o the_o lord_n appear_v superior_a to_o all_o the_o egyptian_a god_n who_o insolent_o attempt_v by_o the_o magician_n to_o equal_v he_o in_o his_o wonderful_a work_n but_o be_v baffle_v and_o expose_v to_o contempt_n and_o at_o last_o throw_v down_o in_o their_o image_n viii_o 19_o ix_o 11._o xii_o 12._o but_o it_o be_v common_o think_v to_o relate_v to_o the_o egyptian_n and_o pharaoh_n mention_v in_o the_o forego_n verse_n and_o then_o the_o 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any_o other_o jethro_n to_o who_o these_o thing_n may_v possible_o be_v think_v to_o belong_v take_v a_o burnt-offering_a which_o be_v to_o be_v whole_o consume_v upon_o the_o altar_n and_o nothing_o of_o it_o eat_v by_o any_o body_n i_o leu._n 9_o this_o now_o may_v be_v think_v to_o have_v be_v do_v after_o the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n at_o mount_n sinai_n which_o moses_n here_o mention_n because_o he_o will_v put_v together_o all_o that_o belong_v to_o jethro_n story_n though_o not_o all_o do_v at_o the_o very_a same_o time_n just_a as_o i_o say_v he_o do_v what_o belong_v to_o the_o history_n of_o the_o manna_n xvi_o 33_o 35._o see_v there_o and_o sacrifice_n i._n e._n peace-offering_n of_o which_o the_o people_n as_o well_o as_o the_o priest_n be_v to_o be_v partaker_n vii_o leu._n 34._o xxvi_o deut._n 7._o and_o regular_o there_o never_o be_v any_o burnt-offering_n make_v which_o be_v whole_o consume_v upon_o the_o altar_n but_o peace-offering_n attend_v upon_o they_o if_o 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unto_o god_n who_o offer_v they_o we_o be_v not_o tell_v but_o it_o shall_v seem_v by_o the_o word_n take_v that_o jethro_n himself_o who_o be_v a_o priest_n be_v permit_v to_o perform_v this_o office_n in_o token_n that_o they_o own_v he_o to_o be_v a_o faithful_a servant_n and_o minister_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n as_o melchizedeck_v be_v and_o according_o it_o follow_v that_o aaron_n be_v invite_v with_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n to_o come_v and_o feast_n with_o he_o upon_o these_o sacrifice_n and_o aaron_n come_v this_o seem_v to_o signify_v that_o aaron_n be_v but_o a_o guest_n and_o have_v not_o be_v the_o priest_n who_o offer_v the_o sacrifice_n for_o though_o we_o suppose_v the_o law_n to_o have_v be_v now_o give_v yet_o it_o be_v likely_a aaron_n and_o his_o son_n be_v not_o yet_o consecrate_v nor_o the_o service_n of_o god_n as_o yet_o order_v according_a to_o the_o law_n that_o have_v be_v deliver_v no_o more_o than_o judicature_n be_v erect_v as_o after_o this_o 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sit_v that_o be_v the_o posture_n of_o judge_n to_o judge_v the_o people_n to_o hear_v cause_n and_o determine_v they_o and_o the_o people_n stand_v by_o moses_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v the_o posture_n both_o of_o the_o plaintiff_n and_o the_o defendant_n and_o there_o be_v now_o so_o may_v cause_n bring_v before_o he_o that_o they_o take_v up_o the_o whole_a day_n so_o that_o he_o have_v not_o time_n to_o eat_v and_o refresh_v himself_o ver._n 14._o and_o when_o moses_n father-in-law_n see_v all_o that_o he_o do_v to_o the_o people_n he_o either_o be_v present_a and_o observe_v himself_o or_o be_v inform_v by_o other_o what_o insupportable_a pain_n he_o take_v he_o say_v what_o be_v this_o thing_n that_o thou_o do_v to_o the_o people_n what_o a_o burden_n be_v this_o to_o judge_v the_o cause_n of_o a_o whole_a nation_n why_o sit_v thou_o thyself_o alone_o take_v more_o upon_o thou_o than_o any_o one_o person_n be_v able_a to_o bear_v and_o all_o the_o people_n stand_v by_o thou_o from_o morning_n to_o the_o even_o till_o both_o thou_o and_o they_o be_v tire_v ver._n 15._o because_o the_o people_n come_v unto_o i_o to_o inquire_v of_o god_n i_o can_v refuse_v to_o do_v justice_n and_o there_o be_v none_o but_o myself_o to_o declare_v what_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v in_o such_o case_n as_o be_v bring_v before_o i_o to_o inquire_v of_o god_n do_v not_o signify_v here_o to_o desire_v he_o to_o consult_v the_o divine_a majesty_n for_o they_o but_o to_o decide_v their_o controversy_n according_a to_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n declare_v in_o the_o law_n he_o have_v give_v he_o so_o the_o lxx_o to_o seek_v for_o judgement_n from_o god_n and_o the_o vulgar_a to_o seek_v god_n sentence_n for_o what_o be_v determine_v according_a to_o god_n law_n be_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n and_o so_o it_o be_v call_v by_o moses_n see_v mr._n selden_n l._n i._n de_fw-fr synedr_n c._n 15._o p._n 610._o ver._n 16._o when_o they_o have_v matter_n of_o controversy_n they_o come_v to_o i_o that_o i_o may_v decide_v it_o and_o i_o judge_v between_o one_o and_o another_o determine_v where_o the_o right_a lie_n and_o i_o do_v make_v they_o know_v the_o statute_n of_o god_n and_o his_o law_n this_o explain_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o inquire_v of_o god_n i._n e._n what_o be_v the_o law_n of_o god_n in_o the_o case_n bring_v before_o he_o from_o which_o we_o may_v probable_a gather_v that_o the_o law_n be_v already_o give_v from_o mount_n sinai_n and_o all_o the_o other_o law_n and_o statute_n which_o follow_v chap._n xxi_o xxii_o xxiii_o before_o this_o happen_v unless_o we_o will_v say_v as_o some_o do_v that_o moses_n be_v direct_v upon_o the_o spot_n as_o we_o speak_v by_o
his_o contemptuous_a disregard_n of_o it_o be_v very_o provoke_v so_o that_o god_n will_v forbear_v no_o long_o than_o till_o the_o next_o morning_n before_o he_o scourge_v he_o with_o this_o new_a judgement_n which_o be_v very_o grievous_a and_o noisome_a as_o appear_v by_o the_o follow_a word_n especial_o by_o his_o willingness_n to_o grant_v more_o than_o he_o have_v do_v before_o that_o he_o may_v be_v rid_v of_o it_o ver._n 24._o and_o the_o lord_n do_v so_o here_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o aaron_n stretch_v out_o his_o rod_n as_o at_o other_o time_n but_o this_o be_v do_v immediate_o by_o god_n himself_o that_o the_o egpytian_n may_v not_o imagine_v there_o be_v any_o secret_a virtue_n in_o the_o rod_n but_o ascribe_v all_o to_o the_o divine_a power_n this_o plague_n be_v threaten_v about_o the_o xxviiith_z day_n of_o the_o six_o month_n and_o inflict_v on_o the_o xxixth_z and_o remove_v on_o the_o xxxth_z and_o there_o come_v a_o grievous_a swarm_n of_o fly_n etc._n etc._n or_o a_o vast_a number_n of_o fly_n for_o so_o the_o word_n cave_a which_o we_o here_o translate_v grievous_a or_o heavy_a be_v use_v in_o l_o gen._n 9_o see_v there_o and_o the_o land_n be_v corrupt_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o swarm_n of_o fly_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v here_o by_o the_o land_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n who_o blood_n these_o fly_v suck_v and_o leave_v such_o a_o poison_n in_o it_o that_o their_o body_n swell_v and_o many_o of_o they_o die_v so_o the_o psalmist_n understand_v it_o lxxviii_o 45._o there_o be_v something_o like_o this_o record_v in_o heathen_a story_n particular_o they_o say_v that_o when_o trajan_n make_v war_n upon_o the_o agarens_n he_o be_v so_o assault_v with_o fly_n when_o he_o sit_v down_o to_o eat_v that_o he_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o send_v by_o god_n and_o desist_v from_o his_o enterprise_n and_o that_o whole_a country_n have_v be_v infest_a with_o they_o appear_v from_o a_o number_n of_o god_n that_o be_v worship_v because_o they_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v drive_v they_o away_o at_o acaron_n and_o several_a other_o place_n mention_v by_o the_o learned_a aretius_n in_o the_o place_n above_o quote_v from_o whence_o come_v the_o name_n of_o jupiter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o of_o hercules_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n ver._n 25._o and_o pharaoh_n call_v for_o moses_n and_o aaron_n etc._n etc._n send_v a_o messenger_n to_o call_v they_o to_o he_o go_v you_o sacrifice_n to_o your_o god_n in_o the_o land_n he_o have_v consent_v to_o let_v they_o sacrifice_n when_o he_o last_o send_v for_o they_o v._o 8._o but_o he_o name_v no_o place_n and_o also_o quick_o repent_v of_o the_o concession_n but_o now_o he_o determine_v it_o to_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n where_o he_o grant_v they_o licence_n to_o offer_v public_a sacrifice_n but_o this_o moses_n tell_v he_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n be_v not_o fit_a for_o they_o to_o accept_v nor_o be_v it_o what_o god_n demand_v ver._n 26._o and_o moses_n say_v it_o be_v not_o meet_v so_o to_o do_v beside_o that_o this_o be_v not_o the_o thing_n that_o god_n require_v it_o be_v not_o prudent_a because_o it_o be_v not_o safe_a for_o we_o to_o do_v it_o for_o we_o shall_v sacrifice_v the_o abomination_n of_o the_o egyptian_n to_o the_o lord_z our_o god_n there_o be_v no_o indication_n that_o i_o can_v find_v of_o any_o such_o sottish_a idolatry_n now_o among_o the_o egyptian_n as_o be_v it_o be_v certain_a in_o after_z age_n but_o what_o seem_v to_o be_v suggest_v in_o this_o place_n which_o learned_a man_n have_v general_o interpret_v as_o if_o the_o sense_n be_v this_o we_o must_v sacrifice_v to_o our_o god_n ox_n sheep_n and_o goat_n which_o the_o egyptian_n worship_n and_o adore_v and_o that_o will_v be_v such_o a_o abominable_a thing_n in_o their_o account_n to_o kill_v their_o god_n that_o it_o will_v give_v they_o the_o high_a provocation_n thus_o both_o the_o chaldee_n interpreter_n the_o syriack_n st._n hierom_n and_o other_o which_o bochartus_n himself_o approve_v of_o in_o his_o hierozoic_a p._n 1._o l._n ii_o cap._n xxxiv_o &_o liii_o and_o more_o large_o p._n 2._o l._n iv_o cap._n xvii_o but_o there_o be_v a_o objection_n lie_v against_o this_o interpretation_n that_o long_o after_o moses_n his_o time_n the_o egyptian_n themselves_o do_v offer_v all_o the_o forementioned_a creature_n to_o their_o god_n for_o herodotus_n relate_v in_o his_o euterpe_n cap._n xli_o after_o what_o manner_n they_o sacrifice_v a_o ox_n in_o his_o time_n and_o though_o some_o part_n of_o the_o country_n abstain_v from_o sheep_n yet_o they_o sacrifice_v goat_n as_o on_o the_o contrary_a other_o abstain_v from_o goat_n and_o sacrifice_a sheep_n see_v upon_o xliii_o gen._n 23._o therefore_o it_o may_v be_v a_o question_n whether_o these_o word_n do_v not_o refer_v only_o to_o the_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n of_o sacrifice_a and_o to_o the_o quality_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o beast_n which_o be_v offer_v about_o which_o the_o egyptian_n in_o after_o age_n be_v very_o curious_a for_o the_o same_o herodotus_n tell_v we_o in_o the_o same_o book_n cap._n xxxviii_o how_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v examine_v by_o the_o priest_n and_o none_o allow_v to_o be_v offer_v but_o those_o which_o have_v his_o mark_n upon_o they_o and_o so_o plutarch_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr isid_n &_o osir_z that_o the_o egyptian_n think_v typho_n to_o have_v be_v red_a sacrifice_v only_o such_o ox_n as_o be_v of_o a_o red_a colour_n make_v such_o a_o accurate_a scrutiny_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o if_o a_o beast_n be_v find_v to_o have_v one_o hair_n black_a or_o white_a it_o be_v judge_v unfit_a for_o sacrifice_n the_o forename_a herodotus_n indeed_o say_v they_o will_v not_o sacrifice_v cow_n because_o they_o be_v sacred_a to_o isis_n which_o show_v that_o in_o his_o time_n there_o be_v great_a superstition_n about_o such_o creature_n so_o that_o none_o dare_v offer_v the_o least_o violence_n to_o they_o but_o as_o we_o have_v no_o evidence_n that_o in_o the_o day_n of_o moses_n they_o be_v infect_v with_o such_o opinion_n so_o their_o sacrifice_v such_o creature_n as_o the_o jew_n do_v long_o after_o his_o day_n and_o all_o mankind_n have_v do_v from_o the_o beginning_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o prejudice_n against_o that_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n which_o be_v general_o put_v upon_o they_o but_o there_o be_v so_o many_o various_a way_n of_o sacrifice_v in_o the_o world_n that_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a the_o egyptian_n differ_v very_o much_o from_o the_o israelite_n who_o may_v offer_v also_o its_o likely_a such_o creature_n as_o the_o egyptian_n think_v unclean_a whereby_o they_o may_v be_v enrage_v at_o their_o profaneness_n maimonides_n fancy_v the_o egyptian_n worship_v the_o sign_n or_o constellation_n call_v aries_n and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o this_o speech_n for_o which_o i_o can_v see_v no_o reason_n more_o nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n xlvi_o and_o will_v they_o not_o stone_n we_o we_o can_v gather_v from_o hence_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o punishment_n among_o the_o egyptian_n as_o ston_a man_n to_o death_n for_o he_o do_v not_o speak_v here_o of_o punishment_n by_o their_o law_n but_o of_o what_o may_v happen_v from_o a_o popular_a fury_n ver._n 27._o we_o will_v go_v three_o day_n journey_n into_o the_o wilderness_n etc._n etc._n so_o god_n have_v direct_v they_o and_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o they_o to_o sacrifice_n in_o any_o place_n but_o where_o he_o appoint_v philo_z gives_z this_o reason_n why_o they_o be_v to_o go_v into_o a_o solitary_a place_n there_o to_o receive_v command_n from_o god_n about_o sacrifice_n and_o all_o other_o part_n of_o his_o worship_n because_o god_n intend_v to_o give_v they_o a_o law_n different_a from_o those_o of_o other_o nation_n or_o rather_o quite_o opposite_a unto_o they_o in_o which_o there_o be_v so_o many_o singular_a rite_n that_o they_o will_v have_v offend_v other_o people_n and_o seem_v to_o they_o profane_a if_o they_o have_v exercise_v they_o among_o they_o de_fw-fr vita_fw-la mosis_fw-la p._n 615._o and_o thus_o corn._n tacitus_n understand_v the_o design_n of_o moses_n not_o to_o bring_v the_o israelite_n to_o as_o near_o a_o conformity_n as_o he_o can_v with_o the_o gentile_n which_o some_o now_o in_o these_o day_n fancy_n but_o to_o keep_v they_o at_o the_o great_a distance_n from_o other_o nation_n by_o opposite_a rite_n of_o worship_n his_o word_n be_v remarkable_a l._n v._o histor_n cap._n iu._n moses_n quo_fw-la sibi_fw-la in_o posterum_fw-la gentem_fw-la sirmaret_fw-la novos_fw-la ritus_fw-la contrariosque_fw-la caeteris_fw-la mortalibus_fw-la indidit_fw-la profana_fw-la illis_fw-la omne_fw-la quae_fw-la apud_fw-la nos_fw-la sacra_fw-la rursum_fw-la concessa_fw-la
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
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 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never_o go_v without_o a_o staff_n both_o to_o support_v they_o in_o slippery_a place_n and_o to_o defend_v they_o against_o assault_n xxxii_o gen._n 10._o they_o seem_v now_o to_o have_v eat_v the_o lamb_n lean_v on_o their_o staff_n and_o therefore_o stand_v all_o the_o time_n as_o man_n ready_a to_o depart_v but_o these_o be_v thing_n peculiar_a only_o to_o that_o pasover_n which_o they_o keep_v in_o egypt_n afterward_o they_o be_v not_o tie_v to_o they_o you_o shall_v eat_v it_o in_o haste_n as_o man_n expect_v every_o moment_n to_o begin_v their_o journey_n this_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o many_o of_o the_o law_n about_o the_o passover_n as_o maimonides_n observe_v p._n iii_o more_o nev._n c._n 46._o it_o be_v the_o lord_n be_v passover_n to_o be_v keep_v in_o memory_n of_o his_o wonderful_a mercy_n in_o spare_v the_o israelite_n when_o he_o destroy_v the_o egyptian_n and_o deliver_v they_o from_o their_o cruel_a bondage_n ver._n 12._o for_o i_o will_v pass_v through_o the_o 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blood_n wheresoever_o my_o angel_n find_v this_o blood_n upon_o the_o door-post_n i_o will_v pass_v over_o you_o etc._n etc._n here_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n of_o pesach_n as_o the_o hebrew_n call_v it_o or_o pischa_n or_o pascha_fw-la as_o it_o be_v call_v by_o the_o chaldee_n because_o god_n order_v his_o angel_n to_o pass_v over_o or_o pass_v by_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o not_o to_o smite_v any_o body_n in_o their_o family_n when_o he_o smite_v every_o first-born_a of_o the_o egyptian_n v._o 23._o ver._n 14._o and_o this_o day_n shall_v be_v unto_o you_o for_o a_o memorial_n to_o preserve_v in_o mind_n god_n wonderful_a work_n which_o he_o make_v to_o be_v remember_v cxi_o psal_n 4._o that_o be_v order_v and_o dispose_v thing_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v forget_v particular_o by_o institute_v a_o festival_n solemnity_n upon_o this_o day_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v and_o you_o shall_v keep_v it_o a_o feast_n to_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n call_v the_o feast_n of_o the_o passover_n the_o rite_n of_o which_o be_v all_o manifest_o contrive_v to_o preserve_v a_o memory_n of_o the_o benefit_n they_o now_o receive_v a_o ordinance_n for_o ever_o to_o the_o end_n of_o that_o oeconomy_n for_o it_o often_o signify_v only_o a_o long_a duration_n as_o xv_o deut._n 17._o and_o here_o import_v no_o more_o but_o that_o they_o shall_v keep_v this_o ordinance_n not_o only_o now_o but_o when_o they_o come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n ver._n 15._o seven_o day_n shall_v you_o eat_v unleavend_v bread_n the_o seven_o day_n follow_v the_o feast_n of_o the_o passover_n be_v observe_v as_o a_o distinct_a festival_n and_o call_v the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n v._o 17._o because_o no_o bread_n that_o have_v any_o leaven_n in_o it_o may_v be_v eat_v all_o that_o time_n which_o the_o jew_n expound_v thus_o not_o that_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o eat_v unleavened_a bread_n all_o those_o seven_o day_n which_o be_v 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etc._n the_o sea_n return_v to_o its_o former_a depth_n so_o that_o they_o be_v swallow_v up_o and_o all_o the_o host_n of_o pharaoh_n that_o come_v into_o the_o sea_n after_o they_o some_o have_v fancy_v that_o all_o the_o host_n of_o pharaoh_n do_v not_o perish_v but_o only_o so_o many_o of_o they_o as_o pursue_v the_o israelite_n into_o the_o sea_n which_o they_o fancy_v this_o place_n intimate_v some_o do_v not_o but_o the_o plain_a meaning_n be_v that_o they_o all_o come_v into_o the_o sea_n after_o the_o israelite_n and_o be_v all_o drown_v in_o it_o it_o be_v a_o wild_a fancy_n that_o pharaoh_n alone_o be_v save_v by_o the_o angel_n michael_n and_o gabriel_n because_o he_o cry_v out_o as_o he_o have_v do_v heretofore_o ix_o 27._o the_o lord_z be_v righteous_a and_o i_o and_o my_o people_n be_v wicked_a thus_o the_o author_n of_o dibre_n hajamim_n or_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o moses_n who_o say_v they_o transport_v he_o to_o nineveh_n where_o he_o reign_v as_o long_o as_o 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translate_v in_o the_o time_n perfect_o pass_v as_o in_o the_o present_a and_o so_o i_o doubt_v not_o moses_n mean_v that_o the_o israelite_n be_v safe_a on_o shore_n when_o the_o sea_n return_v upon_o the_o egyptian_n and_o the_o water_n be_v a_o wall_n unto_o they_o etc._n etc._n see_v v._o 22._o ver._n 30._o thus_o the_o lord_n save_v israel_n as_o he_o have_v promise_v v._n 13._o that_o day_n which_o be_v the_o xxi_o st_o of_o nisan_fw-la and_o the_o last_o day_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n which_o by_o god_n command_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v holy_a xii_o 16._o and_o now_o there_o be_v a_o very_a great_a reason_n for_o it_o and_o for_o that_o triumphant_a hymn_n which_o they_o sing_v upon_o this_o solemnity_n chap._n xv._o mr._n mede_n will_v have_v this_o day_n to_o have_v be_v that_o which_o they_o afterward_o keep_v for_o their_o sabbath_n in_o memory_n of_o their_o redemption_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n this_o he_o gather_v from_o the_o repetition_n of_o the_o decalogue_n in_o the_o five_o of_o deuteronomy_n where_o leave_v out_o the_o reason_n for_o this_o commandment_n from_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n moses_n insert_v this_o other_o of_o their_o redemption_n out_o of_o egypt_n as_o the_o ground_n of_o observe_v that_o seven_o day_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o v._o 15._o therefore_o the_o lord_n command_v thou_o to_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n namely_o not_o for_o the_o quotum_fw-la of_o one_o day_n in_o seven_o of_o that_o there_o be_v another_o reason_n from_o the_o example_n of_o god_n in_o the_o creation_n but_o for_o the_o designation_n of_o that_o day_n after_o the_o precede_a six_o day_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o discourse_n xv._o p._n 74._o and_o israel_n see_v the_o egyptian_n dead_a upon_o the_o seashore_n it_o may_v be_v interpret_v that_o as_o they_o stand_v upon_o the_o seashore_n they_o see_v their_o dead_a body_n float_v upon_o the_o water_n but_o it_o be_v likely_a also_o that_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o by_o the_o divine_a providence_n many_o of_o their_o body_n be_v cast_v on_o shore_n that_o the_o israelite_n may_v have_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o spoil_n and_o especial_o of_o their_o arm_n which_o they_o want_v and_o be_v now_o by_o this_o overthrow_n furnish_v withal_o this_o shore_n be_v inhabit_v by_o the_o icthyophagi_n among_o who_o the_o memory_n of_o this_o recess_n and_o return_n of_o the_o sea_n be_v preserve_v as_o i_o observe_v upon_o v._o 21._o and_o unto_o who_o the_o dead_a body_n be_v give_v for_o food_n as_o the_o psalmist_n say_v lxxiv_o 14._o that_o be_v to_o the_o beast_n and_o bird_n of_o prey_n which_o people_v the_o neighbour_a wilderness_n this_o be_v do_v by_o the_o righteous_a judgement_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o the_o hebrew_n who_o make_v this_o proud_a prince_n his_o statesman_n and_o army_n a_o prey_n not_o only_o to_o the_o fish_n and_o sea-monster_n but_o a_o visible_a booty_n as_o dr._n jackson_n speak_v to_o the_o promiscuous_a sort_n of_o ravenous_a creature_n which_o inhabit_v the_o desert_n ver._n 31._o and_o israel_n see_v that_o great_a work_n etc._n etc._n of_o make_v a_o path_n for_o they_o to_o walk_v on_o dry_a ground_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o then_o drown_v the_o egyptian_n when_o they_o follow_v they_o in_o the_o same_o path_n and_o the_o people_n fear_v the_o lord_n they_o behold_v and_o consider_v the_o powerful_a hand_n of_o god_n which_o appear_v in_o this_o great_a work_n it_o beget_v in_o they_o for_o the_o present_a high_a and_o awful_a thought_n of_o he_o and_o devout_a affection_n to_o he_o for_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n include_v all_o religion_n or_o if_o we_o take_v the_o word_n fear_v in_o a_o restrain_a sense_n for_o a_o dread_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n the_o meaning_n be_v they_o be_v sensible_a how_o dangerous_a as_o well_o as_o vain_a it_o be_v to_o oppose_v his_o authority_n to_o set_v themselves_o against_o his_o will_n or_o slight_a his_o warning_n as_o pharaoh_n and_o the_o egyptian_n do_v and_o believe_v the_o lord_n and_o his_o servant_n moses_n believe_v the_o promise_n which_o god_n have_v make_v they_o by_o moses_n of_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n iii_o 17._o look_v upon_o moses_n as_o a_o servant_n of_o he_o who_o faithful_o declare_v the_o mind_n and_o will_n of_o god_n unto_o they_o chap._n xv._o verse_n 1._o then_o sing_v moses_n and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n etc._n etc._n upon_o the_o xxith_z of_o nisan_fw-la as_o i_o say_v before_o which_o be_v the_o last_o day_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n when_o they_o come_v safe_a through_o the_o sea_n and_o see_v the_o egyptian_n drown_v they_o sing_v this_o song_n of_o praise_n to_o god_n for_o their_o wonderful_a deliverance_n so_o the_o constant_a tradition_n of_o the_o hebrew_n be_v and_o there_o be_v great_a ground_n for_o it_o this_o song_n call_v the_o song_n of_o moses_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n xv_o rev._n 3_o because_o he_o compose_v it_o by_o a_o divine_a inspiration_n to_o be_v sing_v by_o all_o the_o people_n and_o it_o be_v the_o most_o ancient_a song_n of_o which_o there_o be_v any_o memory_n unto_o the_o lord_n in_o praise_n of_o the_o divine_a power_n and_o goodness_n which_o remarkable_o appear_v in_o this_o deliverance_n josephus_n l._n ii_o c._n ult_n of_o his_o antiquity_n say_v that_o this_o song_n be_v compose_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o hexameter_n verse_n which_o eusebius_n represent_v as_o the_o opinion_n of_o many_o other_o l._n xi_o de_fw-fr praepar_n evang._n c._n 3._o but_o i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o this_o can_v be_v make_v out_o nor_o what_o st._n hierom_n say_v concern_v such_o song_n in_o many_o
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the_o creator_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n but_o they_o worship_v they_o as_o maimonides_n well_o observe_v as_o thing_n intermediate_v between_o the_o most_o high_a and_o they_o which_o be_v here_o forbid_a more_o nevoch_n p._n i._o c._n 36._o and_o he_o shall_v bless_v thy_o bread_n and_o thy_o water_n and_o i_o will_v take_v sickness_n away_o from_o thou_o this_o be_v a_o promise_n that_o he_o will_v abundant_o supply_v they_o with_o meat_n and_o drink_n and_o also_o give_v they_o health_n without_o which_o they_o can_v take_v no_o comfort_n in_o that_o plentiful_a provision_n ver._n 26._o there_o shall_v nothing_o cast_v their_o young_a nor_o be_v barren_a in_o thy_o land_n abortion_n and_o barrenness_n hinder_v all_o propagation_n both_o in_o man_n and_o beast_n and_o therefore_o to_o the_o two_o forego_v blessing_n of_o plenty_n and_o health_n he_o add_v two_o more_o in_o this_o place_n a_o numerous_a increase_n of_o their_o cattle_n and_o of_o their_o own_o progeny_n together_o 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into_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o canaan_n before_o thou_o come_v thither_o which_o shall_v facilitate_v the_o conquest_n of_o they_o see_v two_o joshua_n 9_o 10._o with_o which_o agree_v the_o story_n that_o be_v tell_v in_o the_o gemara_fw-la hierosol_n ad_fw-la tit._n shebiith_o by_o r._n samuel_n ben_fw-mi nachman_n that_o upon_o joshua_n denounce_v war_n against_o the_o vii_o nation_n the_o gergasite_n flee_v into_o africa_n which_o may_v be_v true_a perhaps_o of_o a_o part_n of_o they_o but_o not_o of_o they_o all_o for_o some_o of_o they_o be_v remain_v it_o appear_v from_o the_o book_n of_o joshua_n iii_o 10._o xxiv_o 11._o this_o be_v confirm_v by_o another_o story_n in_o the_o talmud_n of_o the_o african_n sue_v to_o alexander_n the_o great_a to_o be_v restore_v to_o their_o ancient_a possession_n in_o canaan_n which_o i_o mention_v before_o and_o the_o old_a inscription_n in_o procopius_n l._n ii_o de_fw-la rebus_fw-la vandal_n not_o far_o from_o tangier_n which_o say_v the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n of_o that_o country_n flee_v from_o the_o face_n of_o joshua_n the_o son_n of_o nun._n selden_n l._n vi_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n c._n 13._o p._n 736._o and_o i_o will_v destroy_v all_o the_o people_n to_o who_o thou_o shall_v come_v make_v they_o more_o afraid_a when_o they_o come_v to_o fight_v so_o that_o present_o they_o shall_v run_v away_o and_o be_v easy_o slay_v for_o that_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o last_o word_n i_o will_v make_v all_o thy_o enemy_n turn_v their_o back_n to_o thou_o ver._n 28._o and_o i_o will_v send_v hornet_n before_o thou_o either_o before_o they_o come_v thither_o or_o when_o they_o march_v against_o the_o people_n of_o that_o country_n both_o seem_v to_o be_v true_a that_o many_o of_o they_o be_v force_v to_o quit_v their_o country_n when_o it_o be_v infest_a by_o the_o hornet_n god_n send_v in_o great_a swarm_n among_o they_o and_o that_o they_o who_o remain_v when_o they_o come_v to_o sight_n be_v assault_v by_o these_o hornet_n which_o fly_v in_o their_o face_n and_o so_o fore_o prick_v their_o eye_n as_o kimchi_n and_o r._n solomon_n take_v it_o that_o they_o can_v not_o see_v to_o strike_v a_o stroke_n whence_o those_o word_n of_o joshua_n who_o express_o say_v this_o be_v fulfil_v xxiv_o 12._o that_o the_o amorites_n be_v not_o drive_v out_o by_o the_o sword_n and_o bow_n of_o the_o israelite_n but_o by_o the_o sting_n of_o these_o hornet_n which_o seem_v also_o to_o have_v pursue_v they_o when_o they_o flee_v away_o and_o kill_v they_o in_o their_o lurk_a hole_n where_o they_o hide_v themselves_o after_o the_o fight_n vii_o deut._n 20._o which_o shall_v drive_v out_o that_o several_a nation_n have_v be_v drive_v out_o of_o their_o country_n by_o contemptible_a creature_n such_o as_o frog_n mouse_n snake_n and_o gnat_n be_v make_v good_a by_o bochartus_n out_o of_o several_a author_n and_o he_o have_v particular_o show_v that_o by_o these_o very_a creature_n wasp_n and_o bee_n people_n have_v be_v force_v to_o forsake_v their_o country_n as_o herodotus_n appianus_n and_o strabo_n testisie_n see_v his_o hierozoic_a p._n ii_o l._n iu_o c._n 13._o p._n 539_o etc._n etc._n where_o he_o show_v the_o sting_n of_o this_o sort_n of_o wasp_n call_v a_o hornet_n be_v of_o all_o other_o the_o most_o pernicious_a for_o it_o be_v big_a than_o the_o ordinary_a wasp_n and_o fierce_a seldom_o sting_v as_o pliny_n say_v without_o put_v man_n into_o a_o fever_n ib._n p._n 543._o and_o of_o their_o fly_v at_o man_n eye_n see_v what_o he_o allege_v out_o of_o good_a author_n p._n 535._o the_o hivite_n the_o canaanite_n and_o the_o hittite_n from_o before_o thou_o these_o three_o nation_n it_o seem_v be_v principal_o infest_a by_o the_o hornet_n among_o who_o perhaps_o they_o be_v more_o venomous_a than_o elsewhere_o for_o so_o r._n solomon_n say_v their_o poison_n be_v deadly_a though_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o nation_n also_o feel_v their_o sting_n as_o we_o read_v in_o xxiv_o josh_n 11_o 12._o ver._n 29._o i_o will_v not_o drive_v they_o out_o from_o before_o thou_o in_o one_o year_n all_o the_o reason_n of_o which_o be_v not_o here_o declare_v as_o they_o be_v elsewhere_o iii_o judg._n 1_o 2_o 3._o because_o he_o will_v not_o dishearten_v they_o lest_o the_o land_n become_v desolate_a etc._n etc._n i.e._n let_v some_o part_n of_o the_o land_n shall_v be_v leave_v without_o inhabitant_n and_o so_o be_v possess_v by_o wild_a beast_n which_o may_v have_v be_v very_o dangerous_a to_o the_o israelite_n in_o other_o part_n where_o they_o be_v settle_v for_o if_o all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o vii_o nation_n have_v be_v destroy_v at_o once_o the_o israelite_n be_v not_o yet_o numerous_a enough_o to_o people_n the_o whole_a country_n especial_o when_o two_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a be_v settle_v on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o jordan_n ver._n 30._o by_o little_a and_o little_o i_o will_v drive_v they_o out_o before_o thou_o diminish_v they_o by_o degree_n till_o they_o be_v whole_o expel_v until_o thou_o be_v increase_v and_o inherit_v the_o land_n until_o the_o israelite_n be_v grow_v so_o numerous_a that_o they_o be_v able_a to_o stock_n the_o whole_a country_n ver._n 31._o and_o i_o will_v set_v thy_o bound_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o utmost_a extent_n of_o the_o country_n which_o he_o intend_v to_o bestow_v upon_o they_o see_v xv_o gen._n 18_o but_o they_o do_v not_o enjoy_v it_o till_o the_o time_n of_o david_n 2_o sam._n viii_o 1_o 3_o etc._n etc._n and_o solomon_n 1_o king_n iu_o 21_o 24._o when_o their_o dominion_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v enlarge_v not_o only_o to_o euphrates_n but_o even_o beyond_o it_o iv_o ezra_n 16_o 20._o see_v my_o paraphrase_n upon_o lxxii_o psal_n 8._o before_o these_o time_n
people_n go_v up_o with_o he_o but_o stay_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o mount_n as_o they_o do_v before_o the_o give_v the_o x._o commandment_n xix_o 17._o below_o the_o place_n where_o the_o elder_n be_v so_o i_o think_v maimonides_n right_o understand_v this_o place_n in_o his_o more_n nevoch_n p._n ii_o c._n 32._o where_n speak_v of_o the_o several_a degree_n of_o prophecy_n or_o familiarity_n with_o god_n he_o observe_v that_o moses_n be_v here_o place_v in_o the_o supreme_a degree_n he_o alone_o be_v allow_v to_o come_v near_o the_o lord_n below_o he_o be_v aaron_n place_v and_o below_o he_o nadab_n and_o abihu_n and_o below_o they_o the_o lxx_o elder_n and_o beneath_o they_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n which_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o that_o say_n of_o their_o wise_a man_n moses_n be_v a_o wall_n by_o himself_o and_o aaron_n a_o wall_n by_o himself_o that_o be_v they_o be_v in_o separate_a apartment_n at_o this_o glorious_a appearance_n of_o god_n ver._n 3._o and_o moses_n come_v from_o the_o mount_n where_o he_o have_v receive_v the_o precept_n mention_v in_o the_o three_o forego_v chapter_n and_o tell_v the_o people_n all_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o all_o the_o judgement_n some_o understand_v here_o by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o ten_o commandment_n call_v the_o ten_o word_n xxxviii_o 18._o but_o these_o word_n the_o people_n hear_v speak_v by_o god_n himself_o and_o not_o by_o the_o report_n of_o moses_n therefore_o i_o take_v these_o word_n to_o signisie_n rather_o what_o he_o have_v speak_v in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o forego_n chapter_n from_o the_o 20_o verse_n to_o the_o end_n and_o then_o by_o all_o the_o judgement_n he_o mean_v those_o law_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v for_o their_o good_a government_n in_o the_o xxi_o xxii_o chapter_n and_o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o xxiii_o and_o all_o the_o people_n answer_v with_o one_o voice_n and_o say_v in_o all_o likelihood_n moses_n have_v tell_v the_o 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record_n of_o they_o that_o the_o people_n may_v not_o only_o hear_v but_o read_v what_o they_o have_v to_o do_v and_o rise_v up_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n the_o next_o morning_n it_o be_v likely_a after_o he_o have_v receive_v those_o judgement_n and_o deliver_v they_o to_o the_o people_n and_o write_v they_o in_o a_o book_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o sivan_n as_o i_o observe_v xx._n 21._o that_o be_v on_o the_o six_o of_o our_o june_n as_o jac._n capellus_n reckon_v therefore_o on_o the_o eight_o of_o sivan_n he_o build_v the_o altar_n etc._n etc._n as_o it_o here_o follow_v and_o build_v a_o altar_n under_o the_o hill_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o hill_n where_o the_o people_n be_v allow_v to_o stand_v this_o altar_n be_v to_o represent_v god_n to_o who_o sacrifice_n be_v offer_v upon_o it_o and_o twelve_o pillar_n according_a to_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o israel_n this_o be_v to_o represent_v all_o the_o people_n the_o gentile_n abuse_v such_o pillar_n to_o idolatrous_a use_n the_o erect_n of_o they_o be_v afterward_o forbid_a in_o the_o law_n but_o before_o the_o build_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n moses_n here_o erect_v they_o as_o jacob_n have_v pious_o do_v in_o former_a time_n xxxv_o gen._n 14._o see_v selden_n l._n ii_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n c._n 6._o p._n 185._o ver._n 5._o and_o he_o send_v young_a man_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n these_o be_v say_v by_o the_o hebrew_n to_o be_v the_o first-born_a as_o onkelos_n here_o express_o translate_v it_o he_o send_v the_o first-born_a and_o the_o paraphrase_n ascribe_v to_o vzielides_n follow_v he_o add_v this_o reason_n because_o the_o aaronical_a priest_n be_v not_o yet_o consecrate_v the_o arabic_a and_o persian_a version_n say_v the_o same_o as_o mr._n selden_n have_v observe_v l._n i._n de_fw-fr succession_n ad_fw-la pontif._n c._n 1._o and_o most_o interpreter_n have_v be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n but_o i_o have_v often_o observe_v before_o particular_o xix_o 22._o that_o i_o can_v see_v no_o proof_n of_o this_o that_o they_o only_o officiate_v as_o priest_n every_o man_n ancient_o in_o his_o own_o family_n have_v a_o right_a to_o offer_v sacrifice_n till_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n restrain_v it_o to_o the_o family_n of_o aaron_n therefore_o i_o take_v these_o young_a man_n to_o have_v be_v the_o choice_a person_n among_o they_o whether_o first-born_a or_o other_o who_o have_v be_v appoint_v to_o minister_n unto_o god_n for_o joshua_n who_o be_v call_v here_o v._n 13._o moses_n his_o minister_n be_v in_o xi_o numb_a 28._o call_v his_o young_a man_n such_o be_v fit_a for_o all_o service_n especial_o for_o that_o of_o sacrifice_v to_o god_n for_o which_o they_o ancient_o choose_v the_o strong_a and_o proper_a person_n as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o greek_a story_n of_o jason_n which_o our_o learned_a dr._n spencer_n observe_v p._n 140._o who_o sacrifice_n be_v lead_v to_o the_o altar_n by_o the_o young_a man_n of_o his_o company_n i._n e._n man_n 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speak_v before_o the_o execution_n to_o encourage_v they_o to_o it_o or_o afterward_o to_o commend_v they_o for_o it_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o this_o act_n be_v as_o acceptable_a to_o god_n as_o a_o sacrifice_n and_o have_v procure_v they_o the_o honour_n to_o wait_v upon_o he_o as_o his_o minister_n every_o man_n upon_o his_o son_n and_o upon_o his_o brother_n this_o seem_v to_o signify_v that_o some_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n have_v also_o prevaricate_v to_o who_o these_o pious_a levite_n have_v no_o regard_n but_o kill_v they_o indifferent_o with_o the_o rest_n though_o they_o meet_v with_o one_o of_o their_o own_o child_n for_o which_o they_o be_v high_o commend_v by_o moses_n in_o his_o blessing_n xxxiii_o deut._n 9_o but_o it_o may_v signify_v no_o more_o but_o that_o they_o go_v out_o with_o this_o sincere_a resolution_n to_o spare_v none_o though_o never_o so_o dear_a to_o they_o that_o he_o may_v bestow_v upon_o you_o a_o blessing_n this_o day_n this_o blessing_n 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return_v unto_o the_o lord_n not_o as_o yet_o to_o the_o place_n where_o he_o be_v before_o with_o the_o lord_n for_o forty_o day_n but_o to_o some_o part_n of_o the_o mount_n where_o he_o may_v put_v up_o his_o most_o fervent_a prayer_n to_o god_n by_o which_o his_o anger_n be_v turn_v away_o as_o well_o as_o by_o sacrifice_n and_o say_v o_o this_o people_n have_v sin_v a_o great_a sin_n he_o begin_v his_o prayer_n with_o a_o confession_n of_o their_o gild_n in_o a_o most_o pathetical_a manner_n and_o have_v make_v they_o god_n of_o gold_n contrary_n to_o the_o express_v repeat_v command_n of_o god_n xx._n 4_o 23._o ver._n 32._o yet_o now_o here_o follow_v his_o earnest_n and_o most_o affectionate_a deprecation_n for_o they_o if_o thou_o will_v forgive_v their_o sin_n be_v thou_o please_v or_o o_o that_o thou_o will_v forgive_v they_o see_v dr._n hammond_n upon_o xcv_o psal_n not_o 6._o or_o if_o not_o blot_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o out_o of_o thy_o book_n which_o thou_o have_v write_v let_v i_o die_v rather_o than_o live_v to_o see_v the_o evil_n that_o be_v come_v on_o they_o if_o thou_o punish_v they_o as_o they_o deserve_v god_n have_v no_o need_n of_o a_o book_n wherein_o to_o register_n and_o record_v any_o of_o his_o purpose_n but_o the_o scripture_n use_v the_o language_n of_o man_n as_o the_o jew_n speak_v who_o to_o this_o day_n retain_v this_o form_n of_o speech_n in_o their_o prayer_n wherewith_o they_o begin_v the_o new-year_n o_o our_o father_n and_o our_o king_n write_v we_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o best_a life_n in_o the_o book_n of_o righteousness_n in_o the_o book_n of_o redemption_n they_o desire_v that_o be_v to_o be_v preserve_v that_o year_n in_o a_o happy_a condition_n free_a from_o sin_n from_o want_n and_o from_o danger_n see_v theodorick_n hackspan_n in_o his_o annotation_n on_o this_o place_n ver._n 33._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n whosoever_o have_v sin_v against_o i_o he_o will_v i_o blot_v out_o of_o my_o book_n this_o be_v all_o the_o answer_n moses_n can_v obtain_v that_o they_o only_o shall_v perish_v who_o have_v offend_v the_o divine_a majesty_n which_o do_v not_o deny_v they_o a_o pardon_n if_o they_o cease_v to_o offend_v he_o ver._n 34._o therefore_o now_o go_v speak_v no_o more_o of_o this_o matter_n but_o return_v to_o the_o camp_n lead_v the_o people_n unto_o the_o place_n of_o which_o i_o have_v speak_v unto_o thou_o take_v the_o conduct_n of_o the_o people_n upon_o thou_o to_o the_o land_n which_o i_o promise_v to_o bestow_v on_o they_o this_o suppose_v god_n will_v not_o punish_v they_o as_o they_o deserve_v though_o by_o the_o word_n follow_v it_o appear_v he_o abate_v something_o of_o his_o wont_a kindness_n to_o they_o behold_v my_o angel_n shall_v go_v before_o thou_o not_o the_o angel_n speak_v of_o xxiii_o 20._o but_o some_o lesser_a minister_n in_o the_o heavenly_a court_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o next_o chapter_n v._o 2._o where_o he_o say_v only_o i_o will_v send_v a_o angel_n before_o thou_o viz._n in_o the_o pillar_n of_o cloud_n and_o fire_n xiii_o 22._o nevertheless_o in_o the_o day_n when_o i_o visit_v i_o will_v visit_v their_o sin_n upon_o they_o upon_o the_o next_o occasion_n to_o punish_v other_o offence_n i_o will_v further_o punish_v this_o whence_o the_o say_n of_o r._n isaac_n in_o the_o gemara_fw-la sanhedrim_n c._n 11._o there_o have_v no_o vengeance_n come_v upon_o the_o world_n in_o which_o there_o have_v not_o be_v half_o a_o ounce_n of_o the_o first_o calf_n to_o which_o r._n vschajah_n there_o have_v respect_n in_o these_o word_n till_o the_o day_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o israelite_n suck_v but_o of_o one_o calf_n but_o afterward_o of_o three_o that_o be_v their_o punishment_n be_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