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A11058	An exposition on the fourteene first chapters of Genesis, by way of question and answere Collected out of ancient and recent writers: both briefely and subtilly propounded and expounded. By Abraham [sic] Rosse of Aberden, preacher at St. Maries neere South-Hampton, and one of his Maiesties chaplaines.	Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654.; Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654. First booke of questions and answers upon Genesis. aut; Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654. Second booke of questions and answers upon Genesis. aut	1626 (1626)	STC 21324; ESTC S116181	141,572	354

This towne was also called Cesaria-Philippi by Philip Tetrac●… of Traco●…ites in honour of the Romane Casars Agrippa also inlarged this Citie and called it Neronia in honour of Nero. Iosep. ant 20. cap. 6. Now we must not thinke that this was rashnesse and temperitie in Abraham with so few men to follow so great an armie so farre but rather true courage and fortitude because he was led by Gods spirit and because hee was assured of Gods helpe therefore hee knew there were more with him then against him besides the iustnesse of the cause the good end that Abraham did ayme at in this fight his vpright life and the testimonie of his conscience made him bold to despise death it selfe Sapiens non metu frangitur non potestate mutatur non extollitur prosperis non mergitur tristibus Amb. ad Simpl. And if any thing make a man feare it is the guiltinesse of his conscience Nam ●…imidum nil facit animum nisi reprehensibili●… vit ae conscientia Sen. 4. de virtut Q. What successe had Abraham in this battle against the foure kings A. He smote them and persued them to Hoba he rescued Lot and his goods the Sodomites and their goods and here we may see Abrahams policie in diuiding his seruants and that in the night to teach vs that it is lawfull to vse policie and subtiltie against our enemies if there bee no falsehood and vniustice ●…ound in it We know that God commanded Ioshua to lay an ambush behinde the Citie Ai for to take it Iosh. 8. 2. He came suddenly vpon the fiue kings in the night Iosh. 10. 9. Gedion vsed the stratagem of trumpets pitchers and lampes to ouercome his enemies Iudg. 7. 16. And Dauid the meanes of an Amalekite to ouercome the Amalekites 1. Sam. 30. 15. For if it be lawfull vpon iust occasion to raise warres against our enemies it is also lawful to vse such stratagems as may further vs in obtaining the victorie Secondly wee must not attribute this victorie of Abrahams to his strength or policie but to the Lord who made him rule ouer kings and gaue them as the dust to the sword c. Isay 41. 2. Thirdly God would haue Abraham to bring backe the Sodomites and their goods that both God might show his wonderfull mercy and patience as also make them inexcusable Fourthly this Hoba into which Abraham persued his enemies was a village in Hieromes time where certaine Ebeonite Hebrewes dwelt Fifthly as the foure kings troubled Canaan but are ouercome by Abraham So the foure great kingdomes of the world haue troubled the Church but are ouercome of Christ the Sonne of Abraham Q. What was Melchisedec A. Not the holy Ghost as some heretikes haue affirmed for the holy Ghost is not a man nor king of Salem nor a priest nor priest of the most high God except we will make him inferiour to God Secondly not an Angel for the Scripture showeth no such thing neither is an Angel a priest for euery high priest is taken from amongst men Heb. 5. 1. Thirdly not the Sonne of God for he is not Melchisedech the priest but a priest after the order of Melchisedech Psal. 110. 4. Fourthly not Sem the Sonne of Noah as the Hebrewes affirme rather of malice then sound iudgement because they cannot endure any stranger should be thought superiour in any thing to their father Abraham for is Sem was Melchisedech Moses had not concealed it being an honour to haue such a noble progenitor Secondly Melchisedechs genealogie is not mentioned in Scripture but Sems is Thirdly Melchisedechs descent is not counted from the Hebrewes progenitors Heb. 7. 6. Which plainely sheweth he descended of another stocke then the Iewes did who came of Sem. Fourthly all this country in which Melchisedech reigned was possessed by Canaans posterity Therefore Sem could not bare rule here to be both a king and a priest among them Fifthly if we should yeeld that Melchisedech was Sem wee must be forced to deny a chiefe relation betweene Melchisedech and Christ which Paul toucheth Heb. 7. Which is this as Melchisedech beeing a stranger from the family of Sem was notwithstanding a priest and king so Christ though a stranger from the tribe of Leui which onely was appointed for the priesthood is notwithstanding a king and priest for euer Sixthly Melchisedech had no successour in his priest-hood but Sem had for Abraham was a priest so was Isaac Iacob and the children of Leui. Seauenthly if Melchisedcch was Sem. Then whereas Leui payd tithes being in the loynes of Abraham he being also in the loynes of Sem because Abraham came of Sem did pay tithes to Sem which is absurd Eighthly if this be true then we must confesse that in the person of Sem both the priesthood of Aaron and Melchisedech was ioyned together for Aron was in the loynes of Sem and so we must yeelde that Christ in that he was a priest after the order of Melchisedech he was also after the order of Aaron Ninthly if Melchisedech had beene Sem it it is very like that Abraham all this while that he was in Canaan would not neglected to haue sought him out and conuersed with him both for his further comfort strength and instruction then the fift opinion is soundest which holdeth Melchisedech to haue beene a Cananite yet a true worshipper of God for it is very like that as God had his priests amongst the Iewes so he had some amongst the Gentiles and as Aaron among the Iewes was eminent so Melchisedech among the Gentiles for God is the God of the Gentiles as well as of the Iewes and besides that Philo and Iosephus are of this opinion the chiefest of the auncient Fathers doe defend the same Q. Where did Melchisedech and the king of Sodom meete Abraham A. At the valey of Saueth not farre from Ierusalem where Absolom set vp his pillar 2. Sam. 18. 18. This valley is called the kings dale eyther because the kings and princes did vse to exercise themselues heere in running or els because of the excellency and pleasantnesse thereof being a place fit for kings Herein the king of Sodom though a prophane man we see great humanity and thankfulnesse that hee would goe to meete Abraham and reioyce with him at his happy successe humanity and gratitude are commendable in al for Be●…eficiorum memoria non debet senescere Senec. lib. de benif Q. Of what place was Melchisedech king A. He was king of Salem which afterward was called Ierusalem from Iereth and Salem that is the vision of peace for Abraham called the hil on which he would haue sacrificed his Sonne Iebouah Iereth Gen. 22. Then Iereth being put to the old name Salem is made vp Ierusalem after Melchisedech the Iebusites had the dominion of this city and from them it was called Iebub Ios. 18. 28. Iud. 19. 10. But afterward Dauid conquered it and did enlarge it with many goodly buildings so that it became

if it is lawfull to defend the poore to releeue the oppressed to punish the wicked to preserue our selues friends children and goods if the Magistrate beareth not the sword in vaine if God himselfe hath prescribed the manner and forme of fighting if Abraham Moses Iosuah Dauid and other holy men haue made warres then it is lawfull for Kings and Princes to raise warres the former conditions being obserued but because peace is better then warres as saith the Poet. Pax vna triumphis innumeris potior Kings must be slow to vndertake warres as Hozekias was with the kings of Assyria and some iniuries must be winked at which doth show the magnanimitie of a King not for euery small iniurie to be inflamed with wrath but rather to forget them as Caesar by Cicero was commended that hee did vse to forget nothing except iniuries and aboue all things crueltie in warres is to be hated for Pax homines suas trux decet iraferas Q. But may Christians vnder the Gospel raise warres A. Yes but they must be very carefull to auoide warres and to vse all the lawfull meanes they can to maintaine peace For Christ the Prince of peace hath left his peace with vs. Ioh. 5. It was foretold that wee shovld beat our swords into plow shares and our speares into pruning hookes Esay 2. It was Christs commandement that wee loue one another Ioh. 15. We must not resist euill Matth. 5. Wee must not reuenge but giue place to wrath Rom. 13. Our greatest strife and warres must be against our spirituall enemies therefore we are exhorted to put on the whole armour of God Eph. 6. This spirituall armour did the Christians vse in the Primitiue Church to subdue the greatest Monarches in the world and to propagate the Gospel Peter is commanded to put his sword into his sheath Matth. 26. And we are all commanded to loue our enemies to blesse them that curse vs to doe good to them that hate vs. Matth. 5. Which testimonies doe alleadge not altogether to condemne warres in case of necessitie but to show how loath Christian Princes should bee to raise warres and how rather they should loose some of their right and dignity then to trouble the peace of Ierusalem to shed the blood of their brethren whom Christ hath bought with his owne blood to bereaue parents of their children wiues of their husbands to defloure virgins ouerturne Churches and Chappels destroy religion extinguish learning and discipline lawes and iustice and to make away for the Turke the Diuels eldest sonne the professed enemie of our Sauiour the scourge of Christians the rod of Gods indignation to sweepe away that little remnant of the Christian world which is left and to ouerthrow all with that not Aegyptian but Tartarian darkenesse of Mahomets doctrine as he hath already done these glorious Countries and Churches which wee haue shamefully lost through our pride and contention Heu quo discordia ciues perduxit miseros Q. Why did Chedorlaomer raise armies against these other kings A. Because they rebelled against him and here we may see that it is not lawfull for any people to rebell against their kings although their gouernment be vniust Secondly they deserued to be tributaries and seruants to a strange king because they were the seruants of filthy and strange sinnes neither are they worthy to be a free people whom the sonne hath not made free Thirdly the truth of Noahs prophesie may here be seene that Canan is Sems seruant Chedorlaomer of Sem is king at this time ouer the Cananites Fourthly here we may see what a dangerous thing it is for a people to rebell against their kings for by this meanes vnitie is broken order and discipline is euerted lawes and religion are extinguished and all things turned vpside downe and therefore the authors of rebellion haue beene most fearefully punished as the examples of Core Dathan and Abiram against Moses and Aaron Absalom and Seba against Dauid and many more can witnesse Therefore kings must be obeyed in all matters indifferent but not in those things that are against the glory of God for it is better to obey God then man and they who doe not obey their kings in matters against God are not to be accounted rebels except we will make Moses and Aaron who resisted Pharaoh Christ Iohn Baptist and the Apostles who resisted the Iewes the Christians who resisted Idolaters to be rebels which to thinke is impious Q. Why did the king of Elam with his confederates kill the Rephaims A. These Rephaims or Gyants with the Zuzims Emims and Horites tooke part as it is thought with the Sodomites and did hinder the king of Elam from taking Sodome and Moses here mentioneth their ouerthrow to show vs of what great power the king of Elam was then that he was able to ouerthrow so many nations now these Rephaims were a people then dwelling in Canan Gen. 15. And are here ouerthrowne in Ashteroth a citie in Basan where Og afterward was king Iosh. 13. 31. The Zuzims are these people as it is thought who in Deut. 2. 20. Are called Zamzummims and they are ouerthrowne at the citie Ham where they dwelt the Emims were a great people and accounted Gyants Deut. 2. 10. These are ouercome in Shaneth or the plaine of Kiriathim the Horites were a people that dwelt in Seir where they are now ouercome Esau and his sonnes afterward droue them out from thence and this mount was called not Seir at this time but afterward had this name from Esau. Seir signifieth Heary these then were chased by Chedorlaomer his confederates vnto El-paran or the plaine of Paran which is a barren or comfortlesse wildernesse neere to the desart of Sinai and heere the Israelites wandered thirty eight yeares Q. What was En-mishpat A. The name of that place where the Israelites were iudged and reprooued by God because they murmured for want of water for En-mishpat doth signifie the wel of iudgment this is called also Cades which is a city in Arabia where Mirian Moses sister was buried the desart next adiacent is called Cades and Cades-barne from whence Moses sent the twelue spyes to Canaan Hither Chedorlaomer returned with his confederate kings and smote the Amalakites and Amorites in Hazezon Thamar a city in Canaan which afterward fell to the tribe of Iuda and was called Engedi Ios. 15. 62. Here wee may see what happy successe Chedorlaomer hath ouer his enemies which is neither to be ascribed to fortune or his courage but to him who is the Lord of hosts there is no king saued by the multitude of an host a mighty man is not deliuered by much strength Psal. 33. 16. Yet this we must commend in him that he vsed such diligence and expedition in suppressing these rebels before they grew stronger It was the praise of Alexander Macedo that whatsoeuer battell hee vndertooke he did it with wonderfull celerity and expedition Curtius lib. 5. And that was a meanes that