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they_o that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o metropolis_n the_o same_o sense_n will_v arise_v nor_o can_v it_o be_v pretend_v that_o this_o expression_n be_v incongruous_a let_v we_o build_v we_o a_o city_n and_o tower_n and_o make_v we_o a_o metropolis_n lest_o we_o be_v disperse_v through_o all_o the_o earth_n and_o therefore_o the_o intention_n of_o mankind_n perhaps_o may_v be_v to_o build_v a_o mother-city_n or_o metropolis_n in_o the_o vale_n of_o shinaar_n to_o which_o the_o city_n around_o it_o shall_v be_v subject_a thus_o upon_o the_o build_n of_o this_o metropolis_n there_o will_v have_v be_v but_o one_o empire_n in_o the_o world_n which_o perhaps_o be_v design_v at_o first_o with_o no_o ill_a intention_n but_o because_o this_o project_n draw_v several_a great_a inconvenience_n along_o with_o it_o as_o we_o shall_v hereafter_o observe_v god_n be_v please_v to_o blast_v and_o disappoint_v it_o iii_o by_o the_o child_n of_o man_n bochart_n phal_a l._n 1._o c._n 10._o with_o several_a 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of_o a_o indifferent_a city_n much_o less_o can_v we_o suppose_v that_o any_o of_o they_o refuse_v to_o give_v their_o assistance_n towards_o so_o vast_a a_o undertake_n which_o require_v so_o many_o hand_n four_o noah_n and_o the_o rest_n from_o who_o the_o hebrew_n be_v descend_v be_v without_o reason_n exempt_v out_o of_o this_o number_n since_o this_o attempt_n have_v nothing_o of_o impiety_n in_o it_o although_o we_o own_v it_o be_v undiscreet_a and_o not_o agreeable_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n as_o shall_v be_v demonstrate_v below_o neither_o if_o there_o have_v be_v any_o harm_n in_o it_o do_v it_o therefore_o follow_v that_o man_n obnoxious_a to_o sin_n although_o in_o other_o respect_v they_o be_v not_o bad_a abstain_v from_o it_o beside_o who_o can_v imagine_v that_o while_n noah_n and_o his_o son_n be_v alive_a at_o so_o small_a a_o distance_n too_o from_o the_o flood_n mankind_n be_v divide_v into_o faithful_a and_o unfaithful_a we_o may_v indeed_o rational_o enough_o 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adviser_n 2_o chron._n 10.9_o esdras_n 4.18_o thus_o god_n himself_o also_o be_v describe_v like_o a_o king_n consult_v his_o nobleman_n 1_o king_n 22.20_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v who_o shall_v persuade_v ahab_n that_o he_o may_v go_v up_o and_o fall_v at_o ramoth-gilead_n and_o one_o say_v on_o this_o manner_n and_o another_o say_v on_o that_o manner_n other_o pretend_v there_o be_v no_o necessity_n to_o have_v recourse_n to_o this_o custom_n of_o king_n since_o sometime_o we_o find_v in_o the_o hebrew_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o greek_a and_o latin_a language_n particular_a man_n speak_v of_o themselves_o in_o the_o plural_a number_n thus_o bildad_n speak_v to_o job_n when_o only_o they_o two_o be_v together_o quando_fw-la tandem_fw-la finem_fw-la imponetis_fw-gr sermonibus_fw-la intelligite_fw-la &_o postea_fw-la loquemur_fw-la cur_n reputamur_fw-la ut_fw-la jumentum_fw-la &_o sorduimus_fw-la in_o oculis_fw-la vestris_fw-la job_n 18.2_o 3._o see_v likewise_o cant._n 1.4_o 2_o sam._n 16.20_o and_o dan._n 2.36_o some_o of_o the_o late_a rabbin_n as_o well_o as_o the_o ancient_a jew_n maintain_v that_o god_n speak_v to_o his_o angel_n here_o as_o to_o his_o guard_n the_o chaldaean_n wise_a man_n indeed_o never_o describe_v god_n do_v any_o thing_n but_o without_o a_o great_a attendance_n of_o angel_n as_o jamblichus_n often_o inform_v we_o and_o particular_o §_o 5._o c._n 21._o that_o all_o those_o power_n that_o be_v subject_a to_o they_o go_v before_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o god_n and_o whenever_o they_o make_v a_o procession_n to_o the_o earth_n bear_v they_o company_n and_o the_o jewish_a master_n who_o as_o some_o learned_a man_n imagine_v borrow_a their_o doctrine_n concern_v angel_n out_o of_o chaldaea_n be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n origen_n in_o his_o homily_n upon_o number_n 11._o be_v
the_o other_o two_o go_v to_o carry_v god_n command_n to_o lot_n but_o other_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o he_o who_o be_v call_v jehovah_n v._o 13_o 14_o 17_o 20_o 22._o and_o who_o abraham_n call_v the_o judge_n of_o the_o earth_n v._o 25.27_o be_v the_o second_o person_n of_o the_o holy_a trinity_n but_o as_o these_o people_n make_v the_o divinity_n assume_v a_o humane_a shape_n upon_o trivial_a ground_n not_o altogether_o so_o become_v the_o divine_a majesty_n so_o they_o have_v none_o of_o the_o jew_n that_o live_v in_o the_o apostolical_a time_n to_o countenance_v their_o opinion_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o if_o abraham_n do_v real_o entertain_v the_o high_a god_n the_o exhortation_n of_o the_o author_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n ch_n 13.2_o be_v one_o of_o the_o cold_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n be_v not_o forgetful_a to_o entertain_v stranger_n for_o thereby_o some_o have_v entertain_v angel_n unaware_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v add_v nay_o and_o god_n himself_o 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to_o support_v they_o upon_o the_o road._n for_o in_o those_o age_n there_o be_v no_o inn_n in_o the_o eastern_a country_n no_o more_o than_o there_o be_v now_o a_o day_n except_o a_o sew_v kervansera_n as_o they_o call_v they_o for_o the_o reception_n of_o stranger_n so_o that_o they_o must_v either_o lie_v all_o night_n in_o the_o street_n if_o they_o come_v to_o any_o town_n or_o else_o lie_v in_o some_o body_n house_n who_o be_v so_o kind_a as_o to_o receive_v they_o a_o remarkable_a instance_n of_o this_o we_o find_v in_o judge_n ch_z 19.15_o thus_o likewise_o among_o the_o greek_n and_o roman_n though_o in_o the_o latter_a age_n they_o have_v inn_n and_o victual_v house_n yet_o former_o they_o have_v none_o hence_o come_v the_o fashion_n of_o lodging_n in_o private_a house_n and_o hence_o hospitality_n come_v to_o be_v so_o much_o commend_v upon_o which_o argument_n consult_v tomasinus_n de_fw-fr tesseris_fw-la and_o abraham_n there_o call_v on_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o everlasting_a god_n ch_n 21.33_o perhaps_o the_o sacred_a historian_n add_v this_o epithet_n here_o to_o distinguish_v the_o true_a god_n who_o abraham_n worship_v from_o those_o divinity_n that_o be_v sometime_o bear_v and_o be_v to_o die_v at_o last_o if_o philo_n byblius_n sanchoniathon_n be_v a_o faithful_a expositor_n of_o the_o phaenician_a theology_n those_o people_n only_o own_a two_o god_n to_o be_v eternal_a and_o hold_v that_o the_o rest_n be_v generate_v for_o after_o that_o manner_n do_v he_o explain_v their_o doctrine_n in_o eusebius_n dem._n evang._n l._n 1._o c._n 10._o he_o teach_v that_o the_o first_o principle_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v a_o dark_a dusky_a air_n full_a of_o wind_n or_o the_o breath_n of_o a_o dusky_a air_n and_o a_o turbid_v chaos_n encompass_v with_o darkness_n that_o these_o be_v eternal_a and_o have_v not_o a_o end_n in_o many_o age_n and_o afterward_o relate_v the_o generation_n of_o the_o god_n who_o alone_o be_v worship_v the_o grecian_n believe_v that_o the_o nymph_n be_v bear_v with_o oak_n and_o that_o they_o die_v along_o with_o they_o and_o perhaps_o they_o borrow_v this_o opinion_n from_o the_o oriental_a nation_n as_o they_o do_v several_a more_o thus_o we_o find_v in_o plutarch_n de_fw-fr oracul_fw-la defectu_fw-la that_o cleombrotus_n suppose_v those_o deity_n that_o have_v be_v the_o precedent_n of_o oracle_n former_o to_o be_v dead_a upon_o which_o follow_v the_o famous_a story_n of_o the_o death_n of_o pan_n the_o great_a and_o other_o relation_n of_o that_o nature_n by_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o nymph_n and_o daemon_n or_o their_o god_n of_o the_o low_a rank_n be_v common_o believe_v to_o be_v mortal_a although_o they_o be_v long-lived_a therefore_o abraham_n seem_v to_o have_v oppose_v the_o everlasting_a god_n who_o have_v no_o beginning_n and_o who_o be_v capable_a of_o no_o end_n to_o some_o such_o sort_n of_o a_o opinion_n receive_v by_o the_o eastern_a people_n and_o there_o be_v set_v meat_n before_o he_o to_o eat_v but_o he_o say_v i_o will_v not_o eat_v till_o i_o have_v tell_v my_o errand_n in_o the_o ancient_a time_n it_o be_v usual_a to_o receive_v stranger_n and_o entertain_v they_o with_o a_o repast_n before_o they_o ask_v they_o any_o question_n thus_o after_o nestor_n have_v give_v a_o plentiful_a meal_n to_o telemachus_n odyssey_n l_o 3._o and_o the_o other_o have_v eat_v as_o much_o as_o be_v sufficient_a then_o at_o last_o the_o old_a gentleman_n think_v it_o high_a time_n to_o examine_v he_o it_o be_v best_a to_o ask_v news_n of_o stranger_n say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n after_o they_o have_v fill_v their_o belly_n nay_o sometime_o several_a day_n pass_v over_o their_o head_n before_o they_o think_v fit_a to_o lay_v down_o the_o occasion_n of_o their_o come_n thus_o esdras_n and_o his_o companion_n who_o bring_v the_o vessel_n belong_v to_o the_o temple_n stay_v three_o day_n in_o jerusalem_n before_o they_o restore_v they_o to_o the_o priest_n thus_o iliad_n 8._o homer_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o king_n of_o lycia_n entertain_v bellerophon_n for_o nine_o day_n successive_o and_o that_o when_o the_o ten_o morning_n appear_v he_o begin_v to_o ask_v he_o question_n dare_v phrygius_n speak_v of_o antenon_n who_o be_v send_v ambassador_n to_o peleus_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o latter_a wellcomed_n he_o for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o day_n but_o on_o the_o four_o inquire_v upon_o what_o message_n he_o come_v die_v quarto_fw-la rogat_fw-la eum_fw-la quid_fw-la venerit_fw-la after_o the_o same_o manner_n laban_n here_o take_v abraham_n servant_n within_o door_n and_o set_v some_o meat_n before_o he_o though_o he_o have_v no_o acquaintance_n with_o he_o and_o ask_v he_o no_o question_n but_o the_o other_o find_v that_o god_n have_v direct_o send_v he_o to_o abraham_n relation_n be_v in_o pain_n till_o he_o have_v deliver_v his_o errand_n tell_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o thy_o name_n ch_z 32.22_o some_o interpreter_n suspect_v that_o jacob_n know_v his_o antagonist_n with_o who_o he_o wrestle_v to_o be_v a_o angel_n because_o he_o desire_v he_o to_o bless_v he_o but_o then_o this_o passage_n make_v they_o at_o a_o stand_n for_o how_o can_v he_o imagine_v to_o be_v a_o jot_n the_o better_a after_o he_o know_v the_o angel_n name_n we_o be_v desirous_a to_o know_v the_o name_n of_o those_o with_o who_o we_o have_v any_o deal_n because_o when_o we_o once_o know_v that_o we_o may_v find_v out_o who_o and_o what_o manner_n of_o man_n they_o be_v by_o inquire_v of_o those_o that_o be_v better_o acquaint_v with_o they_o but_o since_o there_o be_v no_o correspondence_n between_o we_o and_o the_o angel_n after_o we_o know_v the_o name_n of_o two_o or_o three_o of_o they_o we_o know_v they_o no_o more_o than_o we_o do_v before_o thus_o manoah_n who_o take_v the_o angel_n that_o appear_v to_o he_o for_o a_o prophet_n desire_v he_o to_o tell_v he_o his_o name_n and_o subjoin_v this_o reason_n for_o it_o that_o when_o thy_o say_n be_v come_v to_o pass_v we_o may_v do_v thou_o honour_n that_o be_v give_v thou_o all_o the_o respect_n that_o be_v usual_o pay_v to_o a_o prophet_n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o other_o eastern_a people_n talk_v much_o of_o the_o name_n of_o angel_n in_o the_o follow_a time_n but_o it_o be_v scarce_o credible_a that_o in_o jacob_n day_n such_o notion_n be_v current_a nor_o do_v we_o find_v the_o least_o footstep_n of_o they_o in_o the_o bible_n before_o daniel_n ask_v i_o never_o so_o much_o dowry_n and_o gift_n ch_n 34.12_o it_o be_v the_o fashion_n of_o that_o age_n for_o the_o suitor_n to_o offer_v present_n to_o the_o young_a woman_n parent_n as_o appear_v plain_o by_o this_o passage_n thus_o also_o in_o the_o heroical_a
time_n quorum_fw-la mores_fw-la say_v our_o author_n multa_fw-la orientalibus_fw-la habent_fw-la similia_fw-la among_o the_o greek_n the_o son-in-law_n that_o be_v to_o be_v pay_v his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o father_n of_o the_o girl_n which_o we_o learn_v from_o several_a place_n of_o homer_n collect_v by_o feithius_n in_o his_o antiquitates_fw-la homericae_n l._n 2._o c._n ii_o as_o for_o instance_n in_o the_o odyssey_n where_o vulcan_n be_v say_v to_o find_v mars_n in_o very_o scurvy_a circumstance_n with_o his_o wife_n and_o to_o chain_v they_o both_o to_o their_o good_a behaviour_n he_o protest_v he_o will_v not_o release_v they_o till_o her_o father_n return_v every_o farthing_n of_o the_o portion_n he_o give_v he_o for_o his_o harlot_n of_o a_o daughter_n because_o she_o be_v handsome_a hence_o aristotle_n polit._n l_o 2._o c._n 8._o relate_v the_o most_o ancient_a manner_n of_o the_o greek_n tell_v we_o among_o other_o thing_n that_o they_o purchase_v their_o wife_n of_o one_o another_o at_o this_o day_n the_o same_o be_v practise_v by_o the_o turk_n and_o persian_n see_v thevenot_n travel_n l._n 1._o c._n 41._o and_o they_o give_v unto_o jacob_n all_o the_o strange_a god_n and_o all_o their_o earring_n c._n 35.4_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o earring_n one_o of_o which_o be_v chief_o wear_v by_o the_o woman_n for_o ornament_n sake_n but_o be_v not_o mean_v in_o this_o place_n the_o other_o be_v esteem_v sacred_a and_o the_o man_n use_v to_o wear_v they_o as_o a_o amulet_n to_o preserve_v they_o from_o all_o harm_n perhaps_o too_o some_o figure_n be_v ingrave_v upon_o they_o under_o a_o certain_a constellation_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o talismans_n which_o the_o idolatrous_a people_n fond_o imagine_v to_o have_v great_a efficacy_n in_o they_o among_o the_o carthaginian_n not_o only_o the_o free_a man_n but_o their_o very_a slave_n have_v their_o ear_n load_v with_o ring_n plautus_n in_o paenulo_n act_v 5._o sc_n 2._o speak_v of_o the_o punic_a slave_n introduce_v milphio_n thus_o discourse_v with_o agorastocles_n i_o suppose_v these_o fellow_n be_v trouble_v with_o no_o such_o thing_n as_o finger_n ag._n why_o so_o mc_n because_o they_o carry_v their_o ring_n in_o their_o ear_n these_o ring_n hang_v down_o from_o the_o top_n of_o the_o ear_n as_o appear_v from_o st._n austin_n in_o who_o time_n this_o superstition_n still_o continue_v among_o some_o african_a chrstian_n these_o be_v his_o word_n in_o epist_n 73._o execranda_fw-la autem_fw-la superstitio_fw-la ligaturarum_fw-la in_fw-la quibus_fw-la etiam_fw-la inaures_fw-la virorum_fw-la in_o summis_fw-la ex_fw-la unâ_fw-la parte_fw-la auriculis_fw-la suspensae_fw-la deputantur_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la serviendum_fw-la daemonibus_fw-la adhibetur_fw-la these_o ring_n in_o his_o question_n upon_o this_o place_n he_o call_v the_o phylactery_n of_o idol_n jacob_n servant_n here_o seem_v to_o have_v carry_v such_o sort_n of_o ring_n in_o their_o ear_n which_o he_o command_v they_o to_o lay_v aside_o as_o be_v consecrate_v to_o strange_a go_n and_o they_o sit_v down_o to_o eat_v ch_z 37._o v._n 25._o after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o oriental_a people_n who_o use_v to_o lay_v a_o carpet_n upon_o the_o floor_n and_o so_o sit_v down_o to_o eat_v which_o custom_n still_o continue_v and_o when_o they_o be_v in_o the_o country_n either_o sit_v upon_o the_o green_a grass_n or_o upon_o the_o skin_n of_o some_o beast_n among_o the_o ancient_a persian_n their_o king_n seem_v to_o have_v observe_v the_o same_o posture_n as_o appear_v by_o darius_n table_n which_o be_v so_o low_a that_o when_o alexander_n sit_v upon_o cyrus_n throne_n it_o serve_v he_o for_o a_o footstool_n for_o thus_o curtius_n l._n 5._o c._n 2._o tell_v we_o that_o afterward_o he_o sit_v in_o the_o royal_a throne_n which_o be_v much_o too_o high_a for_o he_o and_o as_o his_o foot_n do_v not_o touch_v the_o low_a step_n one_o of_o the_o king_n page_n put_v a_o table_n under_o they_o which_o a_o little_a below_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o same_o where_o darius_n dine_v homer_n hero_n too_o sit_v at_o their_o meat_n but_o upon_o seat_n i_o will_v go_v down_o into_o the_o grave_a to_o my_o son_n ch_z 37._o v._n 35._o in_o the_o hebrew_n it_o be_v scholah_n the_o lxx_o have_v render_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o vulgar_a in_o infernum_fw-la this_o word_n and_o the_o ancient_a translation_n of_o it_o have_v not_o a_o little_a employ_v the_o interpreter_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n we_o shall_v set_v down_o the_o undoubted_a signification_n of_o it_o as_o brief_o as_o we_o can_v and_o then_o inquire_v in_o what_o sense_n it_o be_v here_o to_o be_v take_v in_o the_o first_o place_n it_o signify_v any_o place_n below_o the_o superficies_n of_o the_o earth_n whether_o make_v hollow_a by_o art_n or_o nature_n hence_o isaiah_n metaphorical_o use_v it_o to_o denote_v a_o low_a and_o mean_a condition_n ch_n 14.11_o and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n ionas_n call_v the_o fish_n belly_n by_o the_o same_o name_n second_o it_o be_v take_v for_o a_o grave_a or_o sepulchre_n be_v 14.15_o where_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n be_v say_v to_o be_v bring_v down_o to_o hell_n to_o the_o side_n of_o the_o pit_n which_o word_n be_v there_o set_v down_o as_o synonime_n see_v likewise_o psalm_n 141.7_o in_o the_o three_o place_n it_o do_v not_o so_o much_o seem_v to_o signify_v the_o grave_a as_o the_o state_n of_o the_o dead_a or_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v poetical_o feign_v to_o rest_n and_o discourse_v together_o thus_o in_o the_o 14_o chapter_n of_o isaiah_n the_o king_n of_o babylon_n who_o be_v express_o say_v v._o 19_o 20._o to_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o grave_a and_o to_o be_v deny_v a_o burial_n be_v yet_o in_o the_o nine_o verse_n suppose_v to_o go_v scholah_n to_o hell_n where_o the_o dead_a come_v to_o meet_v he_o hell_n schol_n from_o beneath_o be_v move_v for_o thou_o to_o meet_v thou_o at_o thy_o come_n it_o stir_v up_o the_o dead_a for_o thou_o even_o all_o the_o chief_a one_o of_o the_o earth_n it_o have_v raise_v up_o from_o their_o throne_n all_o the_o king_n of_o the_o nation_n all_o they_o shall_v speak_v etc._n etc._n see_v ezekiel_n ch_n 32._o and_o by_o this_o word_n be_v mean_v not_o the_o mansion_n of_o the_o happy_a such_o as_o the_o elysian_a field_n or_o the_o fortunate_a island_n be_v among_o the_o grecian_n but_o the_o common_a receptacle_n of_o the_o dead_a in_o general_n as_o appear_v not_o only_o by_o the_o abovementioned_a place_n but_o job_n c._n 2.17_o ch_n 10.21_o and_o several_a other_o passage_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n now_o it_o be_v past_a dispute_n that_o it_o be_v not_o here_o to_o be_v take_v in_o the_o first_o signification_n so_o that_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o jacob_n mean_v the_o grave_a or_o else_o the_o place_n and_o state_n of_o the_o dead_a it_o can_v be_v pretend_v that_o he_o mean_v the_o former_a for_o how_o can_v he_o say_v i_o will_v go_v down_o into_o the_o grave_a to_o my_o son_n since_o he_o do_v not_o believe_v he_o to_o be_v bury_v but_o to_o be_v tear_v to_o piece_n by_o a_o wild_a beast_n therefore_o we_o must_v understand_v it_o of_o the_o place_n or_o state_n of_o the_o dead_a as_o the_o lxx_o interpreter_n have_v do_v who_o have_v render_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o vulgar_a descendam_fw-la ad_fw-la filium_fw-la meum_fw-la lugens_fw-la in_o infernum_fw-la but_o what_o sentiment_n jacob_n have_v of_o that_o state_n or_o receptacle_n of_o the_o decease_a no_o circumstance_n out_o of_o history_n inform_v we_o nor_o can_v we_o safe_o judge_v of_o he_o by_o our_o own_o opinion_n upon_o that_o matter_n you_o be_v spy_n to_o see_v the_o nakedness_n of_o the_o land_n be_v you_o come_v ch_n 42.9_o this_o suspicion_n of_o joseph_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o plausible_a because_o his_o brother_n come_v from_o those_o part_n by_o which_o alone_a egypt_n be_v accessible_a on_o the_o side_n of_o asia_n this_o be_v the_o only_a place_n say_v herodotus_n l._n 3._o c._n 5._o where_o egypt_n can_v be_v open_o enter_v where_o he_o relate_v at_o large_a how_o cambyses_n invade_v it_o and_o march_v with_o his_o army_n this_o way_n consult_v but_o ptolomy_n table_n and_o the_o matter_n appear_v plain_a enough_o it_o be_v on_o all_o side_n secure_v from_o the_o hostile_a incursion_n of_o the_o african_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v diodorus_n siculus_n lib._n 1._o bibl._n by_o large_a unpassable_a desert_n the_o sea_n which_o lie_v to_o the_o northwards_o of_o it_o be_v shallow_a and_o destitute_a of_o harbour_n so_o that_o it_o do_v not_o fear_v a_o invasion_n from_o that_o quarter_n only_o on_o the_o eastern_a frontier_n it_o lay_v open_a and_o unguarded_a for_o this_o reason_n sesostris_n to_o secure_v
his_o pass_n against_o the_o eruption_n of_o the_o syrian_n and_o arabian_n fortify_v it_o with_o a_o wall_n fifteen_o hundred_o furlong_n in_o length_n which_o reach_v from_o pelusium_n to_o heliopolis_n diod._n lib._n 1._o p._n 52._o and_o upon_o the_o same_o account_n perhaps_o it_o be_v that_o nero_n the_o son_n of_o psammetichus_n king_n of_o egypt_n draw_v a_o trench_n from_o the_o pelusiac_a arm_n of_o the_o nile_n to_o the_o gulf_n of_o arabia_n and_o endeavour_v to_o join_v the_o mediterranean_a to_o the_o southern_a sea_n they_o know_v not_o that_o joseph_n understand_v they_o for_o he_o speak_v unto_o they_o by_o a_o interpreter_n ch_z 42.23_o although_o the_o egyptian_a and_o hebrew_a language_n near_o resemble_v one_o another_o yet_o there_o may_v be_v that_o difference_n between_o they_o as_o the_o canaanite_n and_o the_o egyptian_n can_v not_o understand_v one_o another_o in_o ordinary_a discourse_n thus_o we_o see_v the_o french_a dont_fw-fr understand_v the_o italian_n or_o spaniard_n although_o these_o three_o language_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o latin_a and_o thus_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o king_n the_o jew_n do_v not_o common_o understand_v the_o chaldean_a tongue_n as_o appear_v from_o 2_o king_n ch_z 18._o v._n 26._o now_o it_o be_v evident_a from_o this_o place_n that_o jacob_n son_n speak_v in_o the_o canaanitish_a language_n unless_o we_o will_v rather_o suppose_v they_o to_o speak_v chaldee_n and_o not_o a_o tongue_n which_o be_v only_o peculiar_a to_o one_o family_n as_o the_o rabbin_n pretend_v for_o then_o how_o have_v it_o be_v possible_a to_o have_v procure_v a_o interpreter_n unless_o we_o suppose_v that_o one_o of_o jacob_n servant_n have_v run_v away_o from_o his_o master_n and_o flee_v into_o egypt_n of_o which_o we_o do_v find_v the_o least_o mention_n they_o sit_v before_o he_o the_o first-born_a according_a to_o his_o birthright_n and_o the_o young_a according_a to_o his_o youth_n and_o he_o take_v and_o send_v mess_n unto_o they_o but_o benjamin_n be_v mess_n be_v five_o time_n so_o much_o as_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n ch_z 43._o v._n 33._o though_o we_o have_v no_o account_n in_o any_o profane_a author_n of_o the_o custom_n use_v by_o the_o ancient_n at_o their_o feast_n which_o equal_a this_o in_o antiquity_n yet_o it_o may_v receive_v some_o illustration_n from_o what_o we_o find_v in_o homer_n in_o the_o first_o place_n homer_n hero_n do_v not_o sit_v down_o promiscuous_o as_o we_o do_v about_o our_o round_a table_n but_o every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o quality_n or_o the_o respect_n which_o the_o master_n of_o the_o feast_n be_v mind_v to_o show_v he_o thus_o hector_n upbraid_v diomedes_n when_o he_o run_v away_o that_o the_o grecian_n honour_v he_o with_o a_o seat_n and_o flesh_n and_o full_a cup_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o eustathius_n have_v remark_v upon_o this_o place_n that_o be_v the_o 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his_o valour_n so_o joseph_n order_v benjamin_n to_o be_v treat_v after_o this_o manner_n honoris_fw-la causâ_fw-la the_o cup_n whereby_o my_o lord_n divine_v chap._n 44.5_o the_o sacred_a volume_n no_o where_n take_v notice_n of_o any_o divination_n perform_v by_o a_o cup_n and_o what_o several_a learned_a man_n have_v tell_v we_o of_o the_o effusion_n of_o wine_n in_o the_o jewish_a sacrifice_n out_o of_o a_o cup_n be_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n since_o it_o do_v not_o at_o all_o appear_v that_o they_o gather_v any_o augury_n that_o way_n the_o ancient_a grecian_n indeed_o make_v a_o judgement_n of_o future_a event_n by_o the_o noise_n of_o the_o wine_n pour_v out_o in_o honour_n of_o the_o divinity_n and_o before_o their_o libation_n pray_v to_o the_o god_n to_o send_v they_o some_o auspicious_a sign_n sometime_o too_o they_o throw_v this_o wine_n into_o the_o fire_n and_o the_o great_a the_o flame_n be_v so_o much_o the_o better_a be_v the_o omen_n we_o find_v in_o 2_o 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