puniantur_fw-la qui_fw-la solum_fw-la de_fw-fr omissa_fw-la circumcisione_n jurae_fw-la culpanda_fw-la sunt_fw-la it_o be_v fit_a that_o none_o shall_v be_v punish_v but_o they_o which_o have_v commit_v the_o fault_n but_o infant_n can_v commit_v no_o fault_n therefore_o the_o punishment_n here_o design_v do_v belong_v only_o unto_o the_o adulti_fw-la that_o they_o only_o be_v worthy_o punish_v which_o only_o be_v rightful_o blame_v for_o the_o omission_n of_o circumcision_n now_o put_v baptism_n in_o the_o place_n of_o circumcision_n and_o this_o sentence_n be_v most_o true_a as_o well_o of_o the_o one_o as_o of_o the_o other_o that_o as_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n why_o a_o infant_n shall_v perish_v for_o want_v of_o circumcision_n which_o be_v not_o his_o fault_n so_o neither_o for_o the_o not_o have_v of_o baptism_n if_o then_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o law_n be_v not_o urge_v with_o such_o strict_a necessity_n there_o be_v no_o cause_n to_o impose_v such_o a_o yoke_n now_o under_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o gospel_n moral_a observation_n 1._o obseru._n affection_n may_v sometime_o be_v blind_v even_o in_o the_o righteous_a vers._n 18._o o_o that_o ishmael_n may_v live_v etc._n etc._n 1._o though_o abraham_n neither_o doubt_v to_o receive_v a_o son_n by_o sarah_n and_o so_o pray_v for_o ishmael_n 2._o neither_o yet_o fear_v lest_o ishmael_n shall_v have_v die_v another_o son_n be_v promise_v as_o some_o think_v 3._o but_o only_o desire_v that_o ishmael_n together_o with_o the_o promise_a child_n may_v be_v bless_v and_o do_v in_o thus_o pray_v acknowledge_v himself_o unworthy_a of_o such_o a_o extraordinary_a blessing_n hold_v himself_o content_v if_o it_o so_o please_v god_n with_o this_o son_n which_o he_o have_v already_o have_v live_v mercer_n 4._o yet_o abraham_n show_v his_o humane_a infirmity_n and_o blind_a affection_n towards_o ishmael_n and_o thus_o we_o see_v that_o oftentimes_o righteous_a man_n may_v be_v blind_v in_o their_o affection_n as_o isaac_n be_v towards_o esau_n who_o he_o will_v have_v bless_v joseph_n towards_o manasses_n before_o who_o jacob_n prefer_v ephraim_n the_o young_a gen._n 48._o so_o samuel_n be_v deceive_v in_o take_v eliab_n the_o elder_a brother_n of_o david_n for_o the_o lord_n anoint_v 1_o sam._n 16.6_o 1_o obseru._n of_o the_o true_a joy_n of_o the_o spirit_n vers._n 17._o abraham_n laugh_v oukelos_n read_v rejoice_v and_o indeed_o this_o laughter_n of_o abraham_n proceed_v not_o of_o incredulity_n but_o show_v the_o great_a gladness_n of_o heart_n which_o he_o conceive_v upon_o this_o promise_n of_o the_o messiah_n which_o shall_v come_v of_o his_o seed_n of_o this_o joy_n our_o saviour_n speak_v in_o the_o gospel_n your_o father_n abraham_n rejoice_v to_o see_v my_o day_n he_o see_v it_o and_o be_v glad_a joh._n 8.56_o there_o be_v no_o joy_n then_o to_o the_o joy_n of_o the_o spirit_n neither_o any_o gladness_n like_a to_o that_o which_o arise_v of_o our_o hope_n of_o salvation_n in_o christ._n 3._o obseru._n abraham_n obedience_n in_o keep_v circumcision_n vers._n 23._o abraham_n take_v ishmael_n etc._n etc._n abraham_n obedience_n diverse_o appear_v 1._o in_o that_o he_o defer_v not_o the_o time_n but_o the_o self_n same_o day_n circumâ—â—seth_v his_o family_n 2._o in_o that_o he_o circumcise_v all_o the_o male_n of_o his_o house_n omit_v none_o 3._o he_o perform_v this_o ministry_n and_o service_n chief_o himself_o wherein_o he_o may_v use_v also_o the_o help_n of_o other_o for_o he_o alone_o be_v not_o able_a to_o circumcise_v 318._o person_n for_o so_o many_o he_o have_v in_o his_o house_n 4._o he_o refuse_v not_o to_o be_v circumcise_v at_o the_o age_n of_o 99_o year_n this_o example_n of_o faithful_a and_o obedient_a abraham_n teach_v we_o how_o diligent_a we_o ought_v to_o be_v in_o keep_v god_n commandment_n and_o how_o exact_a in_o celebrate_v the_o mystical_a rite_n and_o sacrament_n of_o religion_n 4._o obseru._n the_o duty_n of_o the_o master_n of_o family_n further_o in_o that_o abraham_n circumcise_v his_o whole_a family_n it_o show_v what_o the_o duty_n of_o parent_n and_o master_n of_o family_n be_v to_o see_v that_o all_o in_o their_o house_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n for_o this_o cause_n be_v abraham_n commend_v of_o god_n gen._n 18.18_o and_o the_o law_n the_o charge_n of_o keep_v holy_a the_o sabbath_n both_o for_o the_o child_n servant_n stranger_n and_o sojourner_n in_o the_o house_n be_v lay_v upon_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o family_n exod._n 20.10_o abraham_n also_o begin_v with_o his_o own_o son_n ishmael_n and_o so_o shall_v parent_n give_v good_a example_n to_o other_o in_o their_o govern_n of_o their_o own_o child_n mercer_n 5._o obseru._n the_o righteous_a have_v in_o remembrance_n with_o god_n vers._n 24._o abraham_n be_v 99_o year_n old_a etc._n etc._n the_o scripture_n do_v most_o exact_o set_v down_o the_o year_n of_o abraham_n life_n in_o five_o several_a place_n he_o be_v 75._o year_n old_a when_o he_o go_v out_o of_o haran_n gen._n 12.4_o he_o be_v 86._o when_o ishmael_n be_v bear_v gen._n 16.16_o ninety_o nine_o when_o he_o receive_v circumcision_n gen._n 17.24_o a_o hundred_o year_n old_a when_o isaac_n be_v bear_v gen._n 21.5_o and_o the_o whole_a time_n of_o his_o life_n be_v set_v down_o a_o hundred_o and_o seventy_o five_o year_n gen._n 25.7_o this_o be_v do_v to_o none_o other_o end_n but_o to_o show_v we_o that_o the_o righteous_a be_v have_v in_o remembrance_n with_o god_n that_o their_o year_n day_n month_n yea_o the_o hair_n of_o their_o head_n before_o he_o be_v number_v perer._n 6._o obseru._n contrary_a religion_n not_o to_o be_v suffer_v in_o one_o kingdom_n vers._n 12._o he_o that_o be_v bear_v in_o thy_o house_n and_o buy_v with_o thy_o money_n must_v needs_o be_v circumcise_v mercerus_n well_o collect_v hereupon_o that_o neither_o king_n in_o their_o kingdom_n nor_o father_n in_o their_o family_n shall_v tolerate_v any_o contrary_a religion_n but_o bring_v all_o under_o their_o charge_n to_o the_o obedience_n of_o faith_n first_o this_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o precept_n and_o commandment_n of_o god_n in_o scripture_n 1._o for_o the_o charge_n of_o keep_v holy_a the_o lord_n day_n be_v lay_v upon_o the_o father_n of_o the_o house_n both_o for_o himself_o and_o all_o that_o be_v within_o his_o gate_n exod._n 20.10_o but_o idolater_n and_o superstitious_a person_n can_v sanctify_v or_o keep_v holy_a the_o sabbath_n to_o the_o lord_n 2._o the_o lord_n command_v that_o if_o any_o person_n shall_v entice_v to_o idolatry_n or_o any_o city_n shall_v set_v up_o a_o new_a worship_n the_o one_o shall_v be_v kill_v the_o other_o destroy_v deut._n 13.9.13_o 3._o to_o this_o belong_v that_o precept_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o separate_v the_o precious_a from_o the_o vile_a jer._n 15.19_o true_a worshipper_n must_v be_v sever_v &_o discern_v from_o false_a 4._o this_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o law_n levit._n 19_o 19_o not_o to_o sow_v the_o field_n with_o divers_a seed_n nor_o to_o wear_v a_o garment_n of_o divers_a thing_n so_o divers_a religion_n and_o profession_n in_o one_o kingdom_n be_v not_o to_o be_v admit_v or_o suffer_v likewise_o moses_n say_v deut._n 12.10_o thou_o shall_v not_o plough_v with_o a_o ox_n and_o a_o ass_n together_o which_o saint_n paul_n thus_o expound_v 2_o cor._n 6.14_o be_v not_o unequal_o yoke_v with_o infidel_n etc._n etc._n what_o communion_n between_o light_n and_o darkness_n etc._n etc._n second_o this_o have_v be_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n in_o all_o age_n to_o cast_v out_o the_o leaven_n of_o contrary_a doctrine_n and_o profession_n in_o the_o time_n of_o enos_n before_o the_o flood_n the_o servant_n of_o god_n and_o true_a worshipper_n begin_v to_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o god_n that_o be_v to_o serve_v the_o lord_n apart_o in_o their_o holy_a assembly_n and_o to_o separate_v and_o divide_v themselves_o from_o the_o profane_a generation_n of_o cain_n ishmael_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o abraham_n house_n because_o he_o be_v a_o scorner_n of_o isaac_n as_o all_o idolater_n be_v of_o true_a worshipper_n jacob_n reform_v his_o house_n and_o put_v away_o the_o strange_a god_n gen._n 35.2_o josua_n make_v the_o gibeonite_n hewer_n of_o wood_n and_o drawer_n of_o water_n for_o the_o house_n of_o god_n josua_n 9.13_o david_n expel_v the_o idolatrous_a jebusite_n out_o of_o jerusalem_n 2_o sam._n 5.8_o asa_n put_v maacah_n his_o mother_n from_o her_o regiment_n because_o she_o be_v a_o idolatress_n and_o break_v down_o her_o idol_n 2_o chron._n 15.16_o josias_n put_v down_o the_o chemarim_n a_o sect_n of_o idolatrous_a priest_n 2_o king_n 23.5_o zerubbabel_n will_v not_o suffer_v the_o adversary_n of_o judah_n to_o build_v the_o temple_n with_o they_o but_o refuse_v their_o service_n which_o they_o offer_v ezra_n 4.3_o according_a to_o
be_v 4._o junius_n place_v it_o near_o unto_o jerusalem_n be_v the_o same_o valley_n where_o absalon_n rear_v his_o pillar_n 2._o sam._n 18.18_o and_o hereunto_o the_o septuagint_n agree_v which_o interpret_v in_o the_o valley_n of_o melchisedeck_n and_o it_o seem_v indeed_o not_o to_o be_v far_o off_o from_o salem_n which_o be_v jerusalem_n where_o melchisedeck_n be_v king_n because_o he_o meet_v abraham_n there_o with_o bread_n and_o wine_n 5._o it_o be_v not_o at_o this_o time_n but_o afterward_o call_v the_o king_n dale_n vatab._n not_o because_o the_o king_n use_v there_o to_o exercise_n and_o disport_v themselves_o chald._a neither_o be_v it_o so_o name_v of_o some_o king_n calvin_n but_o rather_o it_o be_v call_v the_o king_n dale_n for_o the_o excellency_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o same_o which_o be_v call_v vallis_n illustris_fw-la the_o famous_a valley_n perer._n qvest._n xvi_o who_o melchisedeck_n be_v vers._n 18_o melchisedeck_n etc._n etc._n 1._o origen_n and_o dydimus_n think_v that_o melchisedeck_n be_v a_o angel_n but_o the_o text_n be_v contrary_a that_o make_v he_o king_n of_o salem_n 2._o some_o think_v that_o this_o melchisedeck_n be_v the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o opinion_n be_v defend_v by_o the_o author_n of_o the_o question_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n i_o 109._o which_o go_v under_o augustine_n name_n but_o it_o be_v none_o of_o augustine_n work_n for_o he_o number_v the_o melchsedechians_n among_o the_o heretic_n ghost_n here_o be_v 34._o and_o it_o be_v a_o erroneous_a opinion_n 1._o for_o this_o melchisedeck_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o priest_n to_o the_o most_o high_a god_n but_o every_o priest_n be_v take_v from_o among_o man_n heb._n 5.1_o 2._o if_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v a_o priest_n unto_o god_n he_o therein_o shall_v be_v inferior_a unto_o god_n and_o so_o not_o god_n for_o in_o the_o godhead_n there_o be_v equality_n 3._o neither_o do_v the_o holy_a ghost_n ever_o descend_v from_o heaven_n to_o be_v incarnate_a but_o only_o the_o son_n of_o god_n joh._n 3.13_o 4._o and_o whereas_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o melchisedeck_n be_v without_o father_n or_o mother_n and_o without_o beginning_n of_o day_n or_o end_n of_o life_n heb._n 7.3_o whence_o they_o will_v enforce_v that_o melchesedeck_n be_v not_o a_o mortal_a man_n but_o of_o a_o immortal_a nature_n the_o apostle_n have_v there_o relation_n only_o to_o the_o story_n in_o this_o place_n melchisedeck_n be_v not_o set_v forth_o in_o story_n by_o his_o kindred_n his_o birth_n and_o death_n he_o have_v both_o father_n and_o mother_n be_v bear_v and_o die_v but_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v of_o it_o and_o so_o hierome_n expound_v that_o word_n use_v by_o the_o apostle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d genealogy_n be_v not_o express_v or_o mention_v 3._o a_o three_o opinion_n there_o be_v that_o melchisedeck_n be_v a_o king_n of_o canaan_n and_o not_o of_o abraham_n line_n of_o which_o opinion_n be_v irenaeus_n eusebius_n caesarion_n apollinarius_n eustathius_n as_o hierome_n testify_v canaanite_n and_o among_o the_o new_a writer_n calvin_n junius_n musculus_fw-la mercerus_n pererius_n with_o other_o 1._o pererius_n urge_v that_o place_n heb._n 7.6_o he_o who_o kindred_n be_v not_o count_v among_o they_o which_o prove_v not_o that_o melchisedeck_n simple_o be_v not_o of_o abraham_n kindred_n but_o that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o express_v in_o story_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o epiphanius_n say_v so_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o rehearse_v in_o genealogy_n here_o use_v by_o the_o apostle_n be_v the_o same_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o kindred_n vers_fw-la 3._o 2._o and_o see_v canaan_n be_v under_o god_n curse_n and_o sem_fw-mi have_v the_o chief_a blessing_n how_o it_o be_v like_o that_o one_o of_o canaan_n shall_v bless_v abraham_n of_o sem._n 3._o and_o the_o apostle_n conclude_v that_o melchisedeck_n be_v great_a than_o abraham_n because_o he_o bless_v he_o but_o none_o of_o the_o canaanite_n which_o be_v the_o curse_a seed_n can_v be_v great_a than_o abraham_n the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a of_o bless_a sem._n 4._o the_o four_o opinion_n of_o the_o rest_n most_o probable_a be_v that_o this_o melchisedeck_n be_v sem_fw-mi which_o opinion_n be_v strengthen_v with_o many_o argument_n melchisedeck_n 1._o sem_fw-mi only_o of_o all_o man_n live_v be_v great_a than_o abraham_n as_o syracides_n say_v sem_fw-mi and_o seth_n be_v in_o great_a honour_n among_o the_o child_n of_o man_n 49.16_o though_o arphaxad_n selah_n and_o heber_n yet_o live_v yet_o sem_fw-mi be_v the_o most_o honourable_a in_o respect_n of_o his_o year_n his_o knowledge_n who_o see_v the_o old_a world_n his_o prerogative_n in_o noah_n blessing_n and_o whereas_o abraham_n predecessor_n be_v idolater_n none_o of_o sems_n progenitor_n be_v note_v that_o way_n therefore_o see_v melchisedeck_n be_v great_a than_o abraham_n and_o none_o then_o live_v be_v great_a than_o sem_fw-mi he_o be_v most_o like_a to_o be_v the_o melchisedeck_n 2._o that_o be_v the_o place_n of_o sem_n dwell_v whence_o in_o time_n japheths_n son_n shall_v learn_v to_o dwell_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o god_n so_o reason_v midras_n but_o from_o zion_n come_v forth_o the_o law_n and_o word_n from_o jerusalem_n melchisedeck_n isaiah_n 2.3_o at_o salem_n therefore_o be_v the_o tent_n of_o sem._n 3._o hierome_n allege_v this_o reason_n use_v by_o some_o that_o melchisedeck_n bring_v forth_o bread_n and_o wine_n to_o abraham_n for_o his_o repast_n see_v he_o owe_v this_o duty_n to_o his_o grandchild_n evagr._fw-la tom_n 4._o 4._o melancthon_n thus_o argue_v therefore_o god_n bring_v abraham_n to_o sem_fw-mi the_o father_n of_o his_o ancestor_n to_o join_v together_o a_o notable_a company_n of_o the_o church_n 5._o some_o use_n this_o reason_n a_o kingdom_n be_v more_o ancient_a than_o a_o tyranny_n but_o unless_o we_o make_v sem_fw-mi to_o be_v melchisedeck_n we_o can_v plain_o prove_v that_o a_o king_n reign_v before_o nimrod_n treat_v of_o melchis_n 6._o melchisedeck_n be_v interpret_v a_o king_n of_o righteousness_n this_o melchisedeck_n have_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o true_a justice_n and_o righteousness_n by_o faith_n in_o christ_n but_o in_o all_o the_o scripture_n shall_v we_o read_v of_o none_o call_v to_o the_o faith_n but_o man_n acquaint_v with_o abraham_n house_n with_o himself_o or_o isaack_n line_n or_o the_o child_n of_o the_o east_n the_o son_n of_o keturah_n in_o the_o book_n of_o job._n 7._o that_o this_o melchisedeck_n a_o king_n of_o canaan_n shall_v be_v sem_fw-mi agree_v to_o the_o pprophecy_n gen._n 9.27_o let_v canaan_n be_v his_o servant_n 8._o also_o in_o that_o he_o be_v call_v a_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n this_o also_o agree_v to_o sem_fw-mi who_o have_v that_o prerogative_n of_o priesthood_n not_o as_o some_o hebrew_n think_v by_o his_o birthright_n for_o japheth_n be_v elder_a but_o by_o his_o father_n blessing_n bless_a be_v the_o god_n of_o sem_fw-mi who_o be_v more_o like_a to_o be_v this_o great_a high_a priest_n of_o sems_n god_n than_o sem_fw-mi himself_o 9_o melchisedeck_n be_v king_n of_o salem_n which_o signify_v peace_n and_o indeed_o this_o salem_n have_v a_o special_a prerogative_n of_o peace_n for_o when_o the_o four_o king_n smite_v other_o part_n of_o the_o country_n of_o canaan_n as_o be_v set_v forth_o in_o this_o chapter_n it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o salem_n shall_v have_v be_v spare_v if_o the_o king_n thereof_o have_v be_v a_o canaanite_n if_o there_o have_v not_o be_v great_a respect_n to_o the_o person_n of_o age_a melchisedeck_n or_o sem._n 10._o where_o melchisedeck_n be_v set_v forth_o without_o father_n or_o mother_n begin_v of_o life_n or_o end_n of_o day_n this_o also_o most_o fit_o agree_v to_o sem_fw-mi who_o be_v bear_v before_o the_o flood_n who_o father_n noah_n be_v now_o dead_a who_o live_v 600._o year_n so_o that_o no_o man_n live_v at_o that_o time_n can_v remember_v his_o birth_n or_o death_n or_o parent_n 11._o see_v also_o that_o heber_n language_n be_v preserve_v in_o salem_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o name_n of_o melchisedeck_n it_o be_v most_o probable_a that_o this_o king_n of_o salem_n be_v of_o that_o line_n who_o together_o with_o the_o true_a faith_n retain_v that_o holy_a language_n 12._o last_o see_v melchisedeck_n be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n psal._n 10._o that_o come_v of_o sem_fw-mi and_o no_o type_n or_o figure_n of_o christ_n be_v express_v in_o scripture_n but_o of_o sems_n line_n none_o be_v more_o like_a to_o be_v this_o representer_n and_o foreshewer_n of_o christ_n everlasting_a priesthood_n than_o sem_fw-mi himself_o then_o live_v it_o be_v most_o unlike_a that_o any_o priest_n not_o of_o sem_fw-mi shall_v shadow_v forth_o the_o high_a priest_n christ_n of_o sem_fw-mi
at_o that_o time_n in_o great_a want_n but_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n to_o live_v ex_fw-la perer._n quest_n ix_o why_o joseph_n advise_v to_o have_v the_o five_o part_n take_v vers._n 34._o take_v up_o the_o five_o part_n of_o the_o land_n etc._n etc._n 1._o he_o mean_v the_o five_o part_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o land_n which_o be_v do_v at_o the_o king_n charge_n for_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o he_o take_v away_o the_o five_o part_n from_o the_o owner_n though_o afterward_o it_o be_v make_v a_o law_n but_o it_o be_v buy_v with_o the_o king_n money_n mercer_n jun._n 2._o raâ—i_fw-la follow_v oukelos_n read_v let_v they_o defend_v the_o land_n of_o egypt_n against_o the_o famine_n by_o set_v the_o people_n a_o work_n to_o gather_v the_o corn_n because_o the_o word_n be_v so_o take_v exod._n 13.18_o where_o it_o be_v say_v the_o israelite_n come_v up_o arm_v gird_v under_o the_o five_o rib_n but_o this_o read_n be_v improper_a and_o that_o the_o five_o part_n be_v understand_v appear_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o five_o part_n reserve_v to_o pharaoh_n gen._n 47.24_o 3._o the_o five_o part_n be_v think_v sufficient_a for_o it_o be_v like_o beside_o that_o other_o rich_a man_n follow_v the_o king_n precedent_n lay_v up_o some_o what_o in_o store_n also_o and_o in_o the_o year_n of_o famine_n somewhat_o may_v grow_v though_o not_o much_o and_o they_o make_v great_a spare_v in_o the_o time_n of_o scarcity_n perer._n mercer_n 4._o josephs_n prudence_n appear_v preserve_v in_o preserve_v the_o corn_n so_o long_o for_o seven_o year_n which_o be_v not_o do_v by_o use_v sand_n and_o quicksilver_n as_o ramban_n suppose_v but_o as_o philo_n well_o conjecture_v by_o lay_v up_o the_o corn_n in_o the_o straw_n for_o by_o this_o mean_v it_o will_v keep_v long_o sweet_a and_o the_o poor_a may_v be_v employ_v in_o thresh_v of_o it_o out_o as_o also_o they_o have_v straw_n for_o their_o cattle_n perer._n ex_fw-la philon._n quest_n x._o of_o the_o ring_n fine_a linen_n and_o other_o ensign_n of_o josephs_n honour_n vers._n 42._o pharaoh_n take_v off_o his_o ring_n etc._n etc._n 1._o pliny_n be_v here_o in_o a_o error_n that_o the_o use_n of_o ring_n come_v not_o up_o before_o the_o trojane_n war_n whereas_o joseph_n be_v honour_v of_o pharaoh_n with_o a_o ring_n who_o be_v six_o hundred_o year_n before_o the_o ruin_n of_o troy_n likewise_o the_o same_o author_n say_v that_o the_o egyptian_n use_v no_o ring_n to_o seal_v with_o lib._n 33._o c._n 1._o whereas_o it_o be_v most_o like_a that_o pharaoh_n give_v this_o ring_n to_o joseph_n for_o that_o use_n as_o assuerus_n give_v haman_n his_o ring_n to_o seal_v letter_n in_o the_o king_n name_n esther_n 3.9_o 2._o it_o be_v like_o that_o joseph_n go_v apart_o till_o pharaoh_n have_v consult_v with_o his_o noble_n who_o all_o by_o their_o silence_n give_v consent_v that_o joseph_n be_v the_o fit_a man_n 3._o these_o than_o be_v the_o ensign_n of_o josephs_n honour_n the_o king_n give_v he_o a_o ring_n than_o he_o be_v array_v with_o fine_a linen_n or_o white_a silk_n whereof_o there_o be_v great_a store_n in_o egypt_n which_o be_v make_v of_o certain_a cotton_n or_o bombasine_n that_o come_v of_o the_o gosipon_n tree_n call_v xilinon_n jun._n perer._n the_o three_o sign_n of_o honour_n be_v a_o golden_a chain_n which_o be_v in_o great_a request_n afterward_o among_o the_o roman_n the_o four_o be_v josephs_n ride_n in_o the_o second_o chariot_n appoint_v for_o he_o that_o be_v the_o viceroy_n next_o in_o authority_n to_o the_o king_n assuerus_n cause_v mordechai_n in_o token_n of_o honour_n &_o of_o the_o king_n favour_n to_o ride_v upon_o his_o horse_n esther_n 6._o and_o in_o the_o same_o place_n mordechai_n be_v adorn_v with_o the_o like_a ornament_n as_o with_o royal_a apparel_n and_o a_o princely_a diadem_n and_o proclamation_n to_o be_v make_v before_o he_o as_o be_v here_o before_o joseph_n so_o king_n balthasar_n promise_v the_o like_a reward_n to_o he_o that_o can_v interpret_v the_o writing_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v clothe_v with_o purple_a and_o shall_v have_v a_o chain_n of_o gold_n about_o his_o neck_n and_o be_v the_o three_o ruler_n in_o the_o kingdom_n dan._n 5.7_o quest_n x._o the_o great_a authority_n commit_v to_o joseph_n vers._n 44._o i_o be_o pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n 1._o this_o be_v not_o a_o oath_n as_o some_o think_v that_o pharaoh_n swear_v by_o his_o honour_n but_o he_o only_o reserve_v unto_o himself_o the_o kingly_a name_n and_o majesty_n as_o before_o vers_n 40._o only_o in_o this_o throne_n will_v i_o be_v above_o thou_o 2._o in_o that_o he_o say_v none_o shall_v lift_v up_o his_o hand_n without_o thou_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v not_o of_o private_a but_o of_o the_o public_a affair_n of_o the_o kingdom_n mercer_n 3._o the_o hebrew_n here_o note_v that_o as_o joseph_n before_o humble_v himself_o and_o say_v without_o i_o shall_v god_n make_v answer_n to_o pharaoh_n so_o now_o he_o be_v exalt_v and_o pharaoh_n say_v without_o thou_o shall_v no_o man_n lift_v up_o his_o hand_n etc._n etc._n quest_n xi_o of_o the_o change_n of_o josephs_n name_n and_o the_o signification_n of_o it_o vers._n 45._o pharaoh_n call_v josephs_n name_n zaphnath-paaneah_a etc._n etc._n 1._o these_o be_v neither_o hebrew_n word_n as_o ramban_n think_v for_o although_o the_o first_o may_v be_v derive_v from_o tsaphan_n which_o signify_v to_o hide_v yet_o the_o original_n of_o the_o other_o in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n can_v be_v find_v mercer_n hierome_n think_v it_o signify_v saviour_n of_o the_o world_n in_o the_o egyptian_a tongue_n who_o eugubinus_n follow_v but_o it_o be_v most_o like_a that_o it_o signify_v the_o revealer_n of_o secret_n as_o josephus_n oukelos_n the_o septuag_n some_o think_v he_o be_v a_o prince_n rather_o as_o the_o chalde_n translate_v than_o priest_n of_o on_o because_o the_o priest_n of_o all_o other_o be_v most_o superstitious_a jun._n this_o on_o be_v not_o the_o city_n no_o mention_a ezech._n 30.16_o which_o be_v alexandria_n but_o rather_o heliopolis_n as_o hierome_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o regiment_n of_o heliopolis_n ptolemie_n call_v onium_fw-la on._n 4._o asenath_n can_v be_v the_o daughter_n of_o dina_n jacob_n daughter_n as_o the_o hebrew_n dream_n be_v a_o egyptian_a woman_n joseph_n marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o a_o idolater_n because_o he_o can_v not_o take_v a_o wife_n of_o his_o father_n kindred_n be_v in_o a_o strange_a country_n so_o also_o do_v jacob_n marry_v laban_n daughter_n that_o be_v a_o idolater_n idolater_n and_o moses_n a_o madianitish_a woman_n who_o afterward_o they_o convert_v to_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n as_o joseph_n do_v his_o wife_n and_o this_o may_v well_o be_v a_o type_n and_o figure_n of_o the_o call_n of_o the_o idolatrous_a gentile_n mercer_n quest_n xii_o potiphars_n whether_o two_o of_o that_o name_n the_o daughter_n of_o potipherah_n 1._o we_o refuse_v here_o the_o opinion_n of_o hierome_n that_o think_v this_o potiphar_n to_o have_v be_v the_o same_o who_o joseph_n before_o serve_v and_o we_o hold_v that_o to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o fable_n of_o the_o hebrew_n that_o this_o potiphar_n josephs_n master_n have_v a_o purpose_n to_o use_v joseph_n to_o incontinency_n be_v strike_v of_o god_n with_o dryness_n and_o wither_v in_o his_o secret_a part_n and_o afterward_o become_v a_o priest_n 2._o i_o rather_o prefer_v augustine_n judgement_n who_o upon_o these_o reason_n rather_o think_v that_o this_o be_v a_o divers_a potiphar_n from_o the_o other_o 1._o because_o it_o have_v be_v much_o for_o josephs_n honour_n that_o his_o master_n who_o servant_n he_o be_v do_v now_o bestow_v upon_o he_o his_o daughter_n and_o therefore_o moses_n will_v not_o have_v conceal_v it_o 2._o the_o other_o potiphar_n be_v the_o captain_n of_o pharaoh_n soldier_n this_o priest_n of_o on._n two_o office_n much_o unlike_a 3._o this_o on_o or_o heliopolis_n be_v about_o twenty_o mile_n distant_a from_o memphis_n the_o king_n city_n but_o the_o other_o potiphar_n be_v a_o continual_a officer_n in_o pharaoh_n house_n thus_o augustine_n qu._n 136._o in_o gen._n 3._o chrysostome_n think_v that_o they_o be_v two_o divers_a man_n but_o of_o one_o name_n hom_n 63._o in_o gen._n but_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o their_o name_n also_o differ_v for_o the_o first_o be_v call_v potiphar_n the_o second_o with_o the_o letter_n ain_o in_o the_o end_n potipherang_v beside_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o joseph_n will_v marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o that_o adulteress_n and_o wanton_a woman_n who_o evil_a manner_n he_o have_v experience_n of_o mercer_n muscul._n quest_n xiii_o to_o what_o end_n mention_n be_v make_v of_o josephs_n be_v vers._n 46._o ioseph_n be_v thirty_o year_n old_a etc._n etc._n mention_n be_v make_v of_o
buy_v for_o so_o little_a calvin_n 4._o neither_o be_v this_o portion_n a_o several_a lot_n to_o joseph_n beside_o the_o portion_n that_o afterward_o fall_v unto_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n for_o they_o have_v it_o in_o their_o lot_n josu._n 24.32_o mercer_n 5._o wherefore_o this_o portion_n give_v to_o joseph_n be_v both_o the_o city_n sechem_n and_o territory_n adjoin_v whereof_o mention_n be_v make_v john_n 4.5_o for_o though_o sechem_n be_v not_o here_o a_o proper_a name_n as_o the_o septuag_n read_v because_o of_o the_o word_n achad_fw-mi one_o that_o be_v join_v with_o it_o for_o there_o be_v but_o one_o sechem_n yet_o in_o this_o word_n which_o signify_v a_o part_n or_o portion_n there_o be_v a_o fit_a allusion_n also_o to_o the_o place_n itself_o which_o jacob_n give_v jun._n quest_n ix_o how_o jacob_n be_v say_v to_o have_v get_v sechem_n by_o his_o sword_n and_o bow_n vers._n 22._o which_o i_o get_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o amorite_n by_o my_o sword_n and_o bow_n 1._o neither_o be_v this_o understand_v of_o the_o violent_a take_n of_o the_o city_n by_o the_o sword_n of_o simeon_n and_o levi_n which_o jacob_n shall_v count_v his_o act_n because_o his_o family_n assist_v they_o and_o for_o his_o cause_n god_n spare_v they_o euseb._n chrysostome_n for_o jacob_n afterward_o accurse_v they_o for_o this_o cruel_a act_n and_o profess_v that_o he_o no_o way_n consent_v to_o it_o into_o their_o secret_n let_v not_o my_o soul_n come_v gen._n 49.6_o 2._o nor_o yet_o by_o the_o sword_n and_o bow_n jacob_n innocence_n and_o justice_n be_v understand_v whereby_o he_o be_v deliver_v hierom._n or_o his_o prayer_n as_o the_o chalde_n for_o we_o need_v not_o fly_v unto_o metaphor_n and_o figure_n where_o the_o historical_a and_o literal_a sense_n may_v serve_v 4._o it_o be_v also_o a_o coact_v and_o force_a interpretarion_n that_o jacob_n get_v it_o by_o his_o sword_n that_o be_v by_o his_o money_n which_o he_o have_v by_o his_o labour_n gather_v hierom._n 5._o and_o to_o apply_v it_o by_o the_o figure_n prolepsis_n to_o the_o time_n follow_v when_o the_o israelite_n expel_v the_o canaanite_n by_o force_n as_o junius_n do_v be_v not_o so_o sin_n for_o this_o have_v be_v no_o gift_n at_o all_o and_o beside_o jacob_n have_v already_o possession_n of_o sechem_n in_o canaan_n and_o so_o may_v dispose_v of_o it_o 6._o neither_o because_o it_o fall_v to_o the_o lot_n and_o share_n of_o ephraim_n and_o manasses_n be_v it_o say_v to_o be_v give_v to_o joseph_n but_o joseph_n have_v a_o peculiar_a right_n in_o it_o and_o therefore_o be_v bury_v there_o 7._o some_o by_o the_o sword_n and_o bow_n expound_v the_o favour_n and_o grace_n which_o jacob_n find_v with_o hemor_n to_o buy_v the_o ground_n for_o so_o little_a money_n but_o force_n and_o favour_n be_v two_o contrary_a thing_n 8._o some_o think_v that_o jacob_n use_v some_o ceremony_n by_o the_o cast_n of_o a_o arrow_n and_o hold_v out_o a_o sword_n as_o joas_n do_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o elisha_n 2_o king_n 9_o so_o give_v joseph_n possession_n of_o that_o country_n but_o jacob_n speak_v of_o the_o time_n past_a which_o i_o have_v get_v not_o any_o thing_n do_v then_o present_o 9_o some_o think_v that_o jacob_n do_v indeed_o some_o such_o exploit_n by_o force_n of_o arm_n against_o the_o amorites_n as_o abraham_n do_v against_o the_o four_o king_n genes_n 14._o though_o it_o be_v not_o express_v cajetan_n andre_n masius_n but_o where_o the_o scripture_n suffice_v we_o need_v not_o devise_v unwritten_a story_n 10._o wherefore_o i_o expound_v this_o place_n by_o that_o gen._n 35._o vers_fw-la 5._o where_o after_o that_o the_o sichemite_n be_v destroy_v and_o jacob_n at_o god_n appointment_n remove_v to_o bethel_n god_n send_v a_o fear_n upon_o the_o city_n round_o about_o that_o they_o dare_v not_o encounter_v with_o jacob_n and_o his_o family_n who_o as_o be_v most_o like_a stand_v upon_o their_o guard_n and_o arm_v themselves_o 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with_o the_o hebrew_n letter_n ch_v amorite_n with_o aleph_o 2._o neither_o need_v we_o suppose_v that_o jacob_n after_o he_o have_v buy_v a_o piece_n of_o ground_n of_o hemor_n do_v afterward_o enlarge_v it_o by_o expel_v the_o amorites_n as_o masius_n there_o be_v no_o such_o express_v in_o the_o story_n 3._o neither_o yet_o with_o pererius_n be_v we_o force_v to_o say_v that_o all_o the_o canaanite_n be_v call_v amorites_n 4._o but_o it_o be_v most_o like_a that_o the_o hivites_n and_o amorites_n be_v mix_v together_o and_o that_o the_o denomination_n be_v take_v from_o the_o amorite_n as_o the_o more_o valiant_a people_n mercer_n this_o also_o confirm_v ouâ—_n former_a exposition_n that_o jacob_n iâ—_n say_v which_o i_o get_v by_o my_o sword_n and_o bow_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o amorite_n mean_v noâ—_n the_o surprise_v of_o the_o sichemite_n by_o simeon_n and_o levi_n for_o they_o be_v hivites_n not_o amorites_n but_o rather_o the_o keep_n of_o that_o possession_n afterward_o from_o the_o amorites_n which_o inhabit_v other_o city_n adjoin_v who_o will_v have_v invade_v jacob_n but_o that_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n come_v upon_o they_o that_o they_o dare_v attempt_v nothing_o against_o jacob_n son_n who_o they_o hold_v to_o be_v man_n of_o valour_n 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n 1._o doct._n minister_n have_v no_o power_n in_o themselves_o to_o bless_v but_o only_o in_o god_n name_n vers._n 16._o the_o angel_n bless_v the_o child_n jacob_n take_v not_o upon_o he_o to_o bless_v in_o his_o own_o name_n but_o as_o a_o minister_n only_o and_o pronouncer_n of_o the_o blessing_n desire_v god_n to_o bless_v the_o child_n minister_n than_o have_v no_o power_n actual_o in_o themselves_o to_o bless_v or_o curse_v but_o only_o as_o instrument_n and_o messenger_n they_o pronounce_v the_o sentence_n of_o blessing_n or_o curse_v in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n so_o that_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v he_o that_o plant_v be_v nothing_o nor_o he_o that_o water_v but_o god_n that_o give_v the_o increase_n 1_o cor._n 3.7_o calvin_n 2._o doct._n god_n bestow_v his_o gift_n free_o without_o respect_n to_o our_o worthiness_n vers._n 19_o his_o young_a brother_n shall_v be_v great_a than_o he_o ephraim_n be_v prefer_v before_o his_o elder_a brother_n manasseh_n and_o therefore_o his_o tribe_n bear_v the_o name_n of_o his_o father_n joseph_n apocalyp_n 7.8_o whereas_o manassehs_n tribe_n be_v rehearse_v under_o his_o own_o name_n so_o be_v abel_n prefer_v before_o cain_n isaac_n before_o ishmael_n jacob_n before_o esau_n this_o be_v not_o for_o any_o worthiness_n in_o ephraim_n more_o than_o in_o manasseh_n for_o wicked_a jeroboam_fw-la that_o cause_v israel_n to_o sin_n come_v of_o ephraim_n but_o that_o we_o shall_v know_v that_o all_o be_v of_o god_n grace_n without_o any_o respect_n unto_o man_n work_n as_o the_o scripture_n say_v i_o will_v have_v mercy_n on_o he_o to_o who_o i_o will_v show_v mercy_n rom._n 9.15_o 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n against_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a translation_n vers._n 12._o ioseph_n do_v reverence_v down_o to_o the_o ground_n if_o joseph_n do_v show_v such_o great_a reverence_n to_o his_o father_n bow_v himself_o down_o to_o the_o ground_n it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o jacob_n adore_v or_o worship_v the_o rod_n and_o sceptre_n of_o joseph_n thereby_o give_v honour_n to_o his_o son_n as_o the_o blind_a latin_a translation_n read_v hebr._n 11.21_o see_v before_o chap._n 47._o confut_o 1._o 2._o confut._n against_o the_o superstitious_a use_n of_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n vers._n 14._o direct_v his_o hand_n of_o purpose_n etc._n etc._n hence_o perer._n note_v that_o jacob_n of_o purpose_n lay_v his_o hand_n across_o to_o prefigure_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o cross_n whereby_o the_o
good_a effect_n 3._o doct._n to_o love_v our_o enemy_n vers._n 21._o fear_v not_o i_o will_v nourish_v you_o thus_o we_o be_v teach_v by_o joseph_n to_o love_v our_o enemy_n to_o do_v good_a to_o they_o that_o hate_v we_o according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o saviour_n 〈◊〉_d 44._o for_o so_o joseph_n be_v a_o foster-father_n unto_o they_o that_o will_v have_v starve_v he_o in_o the_o pit_n muscul._n 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n against_o mass_n and_o trentâ—li_n for_o the_o dead_a vers._n 3._o the_o egyptian_n bewail_v he_o 70._o day_n petrus_n comestâ—r_o divide_v this_o number_n into_o 40_o day_n and_o 30._o day_n the_o first_o be_v the_o time_n of_o the_o egyptian_n mourning_n the_o other_o of_o the_o hebrew_n whereupon_o he_o ground_v the_o superstitious_a use_n of_o the_o christian_n in_o mourning_n and_o say_v mass_n 30._o day_n for_o the_o dead_a cap._n 114._o histor_n scholastic_a in_o genes_n contra._n 1._o the_o text_n say_v that_o the_o egyptian_n not_o the_o hebrew_n mourn_v these_o 70._o day_n and_o that_o use_v take_v up_o afterward_o by_o the_o hebrew_n be_v borrow_v from_o the_o egyptian_n for_o the_o stint_n of_o mourn_v use_v among_o the_o faithful_a be_v but_o for_o seven_o day_n so_o long_o mourn_v joseph_n ver_fw-la 10._o 2._o though_o the_o hebrew_n mourn_v 30._o day_n yet_o do_v they_o not_o pray_v for_o their_o soul_n or_o offer_v any_o sacrifice_n for_o they_o nor_o yet_o do_v any_o penance_n for_o the_o dead_a which_o seem_v to_o be_v direct_o forbid_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o cut_v their_o hair_n or_o their_o beard_n or_o make_v any_o print_n in_o their_o flesh_n for_o the_o dead_a levit._fw-la 19.28_o as_o though_o the_o dead_a be_v profit_v by_o any_o such_o afflict_a of_o themselves_o 2._o confut._n against_o the_o superstitious_a choice_n of_o the_o place_n of_o burial_n vers._n 13._o they_o bury_v he_o in_o the_o cave_n of_o the_o field_n etc._n etc._n thus_o be_v it_o the_o use_n among_o the_o hebrew_n to_o bury_v their_o dead_a without_o the_o city_n as_o we_o may_v read_v luk._n 7.12_o where_o our_o saviour_n do_v meet_v the_o people_n at_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n carry_v a_o young_a man_n to_o be_v bury_v this_o custom_n of_o a_o long_a time_n be_v retain_v among_o the_o gentile_n as_o among_o the_o athenian_n who_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n grant_v to_o servius_n sulpitius_n a_o place_n of_o burial_n within_o the_o city_n cicer._n epist_n famil_n lib._n 4._o plato_n also_o prescribe_v that_o the_o dead_a shall_v be_v bury_v in_o the_o field_n and_o such_o as_o be_v barren_a and_o good_a for_o nothing_o else_o lib._n 2._o the_o legib_n it_o be_v also_o forbid_v by_o the_o roman_a jew_n hominem_fw-la mortuum_fw-la in_o urbe_fw-la ne_fw-la sepelite_n bury_v not_o a_o dead_a man_n in_o the_o city_n the_o christian_n be_v the_o first_o which_o bury_v the_o dead_a in_o their_o church_n not_o as_o tostatus_n which_o first_o bury_v they_o within_o their_o city_n or_o house_n as_o pererius_n therein_o confute_v he_o show_v out_o of_o diodorus_n that_o it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o egyptian_n to_o keep_v their_o dead_a in_o coffin_n at_o home_n place_v they_o upright_o and_o to_o give_v their_o body_n as_o pledge_n to_o their_o creditor_n diodor._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 11._o and_o out_o of_o herodotus_n how_o the_o egyptian_n do_v enclose_v their_o dead_a in_o vessel_n of_o glass_n in_o their_o house_n and_o make_v picture_n of_o they_o herod_n lib._n 3._o but_o this_o use_n to_o bury_v the_o dead_a in_o church_n and_o near_o unto_o they_o for_o more_o holiness_n of_o the_o place_n be_v first_o take_v up_o by_o superstitious_a christian_n which_o respect_n of_o the_o place_n if_o it_o be_v only_o civil_o use_v we_o condemn_v not_o as_o lycurgus_n ordain_v that_o the_o dead_a shall_v be_v bury_v near_o unto_o the_o temple_n that_o other_o pass_v by_o may_v be_v stir_v up_o by_o the_o sight_n of_o their_o monument_n to_o imitate_v their_o virtue_n plutar._n in_o lycurg_n but_o to_o place_v the_o dead_a in_o church_n or_o churchyard_n to_o be_v help_v by_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o live_n as_o tostatus_n and_o pererius_n be_v a_o superstitious_a device_n of_o fantastical_a man_n without_o any_o warrant_n of_o scripture_n for_o if_o they_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n they_o rest_v from_o their_o labour_n and_o their_o work_n follow_v they_o revel_v 14.13_o if_o otherwise_o they_o be_v in_o the_o place_n of_o torment_n from_o whence_o be_v no_o return_n luk._n 16.26_o and_o our_o prayer_n can_v do_v they_o no_o good_a 3._o confut._n against_o tradition_n and_o vision_n vers._n 25._o god_n will_v sure_o visit_v you_o joseph_n though_o he_o have_v receive_v no_o vision_n or_o revelation_n from_o god_n concern_v this_o yet_o he_o do_v very_o believe_v the_o word_n and_o promise_n of_o god_n which_o he_o have_v hear_v of_o jacob_n which_o show_v their_o error_n that_o as_o not_o content_v with_o the_o scripture_n seek_v other_o help_n as_o the_o papist_n by_o their_o blind_a tradition_n the_o anabaptist_n by_o their_o fantastical_a vision_n calvin_n but_o we_o be_v teach_v that_o the_o scripture_n be_v sufficient_a to_o lead_v we_o into_o all_o truth_n and_o that_o they_o which_o do_v teach_v otherwise_o though_o a_o angel_n from_o heaven_n be_v to_o be_v hold_v as_o accurse_v galath_n 1.8_o 4._o confut._n against_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a vers._n 25._o you_o shall_v carry_v my_o bone_n hence_o the_o patriarch_n jacob_n and_o joseph_n desire_v to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n 1._o because_o that_o be_v the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n do_v choose_v for_o his_o people_n to_o dwell_v in_o 2._o they_o do_v hereby_o testify_v their_o faith_n in_o god_n promise_n that_o he_o will_v bring_v their_o seed_n thither_o 3._o they_o desire_v to_o be_v bury_v with_o their_o father_n as_o have_v the_o same_o hope_n of_o the_o resurrection_n 4._o they_o foresee_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v be_v bear_v there_o 5._o but_o this_o be_v no_o cause_n 2._o as_o bellarmine_n imagine_v that_o they_o may_v receive_v benefit_n by_o the_o prayer_n and_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o dead_a 1._o for_o at_o this_o time_n and_o 200._o year_n after_o jacob_n death_n there_o be_v no_o worship_n of_o god_n nor_o public_a prayer_n profess_v in_o canaan_n till_o the_o israelite_n return_v out_o of_o egypt_n 2._o and_o if_o prayer_n be_v available_a for_o the_o dead_a it_o may_v profit_v they_o which_o be_v bury_v in_o egypt_n far_o off_o as_o well_o as_o near_a hand_n 3._o no_o example_n can_v be_v produce_v out_o of_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n that_o ever_o any_o pray_v for_o the_o dead_a 5._o confut._n against_o the_o carry_v about_o of_o relic_n vers._n 26._o they_o put_v he_o in_o a_o chest_n in_o egypt_n joseph_n be_v lay_v up_o in_o a_o coffin_n and_o there_o keep_v they_o do_v not_o rake_v in_o his_o ash_n and_o take_v out_o his_o bone_n and_o carry_v they_o about_o to_o work_v miracle_n as_o they_o serve_v the_o body_n of_o saint_n in_o the_o popish_a church_n if_o they_o be_v their_o body_n pliny_n make_v mention_n of_o pyrrhus_n that_o his_o great_a toe_n on_o the_o right_a foot_n can_v not_o be_v burn_v with_o his_o body_n and_o that_o it_o give_v help_v be_v touch_v to_o those_o which_o have_v the_o swell_a of_o the_o spleen_n whereupon_o it_o be_v lay_v up_o in_o the_o temple_n plin._n l._n 7._o this_o whether_o it_o be_v a_o imposture_n of_o satan_n or_o one_o of_o pliny_n fable_n i_o can_v say_v many_o like_a tale_n be_v current_a among_o the_o romanist_n but_o josias_n practise_v the_o contrary_a who_o will_v not_o suffer_v the_o bone_n of_o the_o prophet_n of_o judah_n to_o be_v remove_v that_o prophesy_v of_o he_o by_o name_n 2_o king_n 23.17_o 6._o place_n of_o moral_a observation_n 1._o moâ—_n to_o mourn_v moderate_o for_o the_o dead_a vers._n 3._o the_o egyptian_n bewail_v he_o 70._o day_n but_o joseph_n only_o mourn_v for_o his_o father_n seven_o day_n vers_fw-la 10._o wherein_o appear_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o mourning_n of_o the_o faithful_a which_o have_v hope_n and_o of_o infidel_n which_o have_v no_o hope_n of_o the_o resurrection_n the_o one_o be_v moderate_a the_o other_o excessive_a so_o the_o apostle_n teach_v that_o we_o shall_v not_o mourn_v for_o the_o dead_a as_o those_o that_o have_v no_o hope_n 1_o thess._n 4.13_o but_o with_o sobriety_n and_o in_o measure_n 2._o mor._n unity_n of_o religion_n the_o bond_n of_o peace_n vers._n 17._o forgive_v the_o trespass_n of_o the_o servant_n of_o thy_o father_n god_n there_o be_v nothing_o which_o ought_v more_o to_o persuade_v man_n to_o unity_n than_o that_o they_o worship_v one_o and_o
punish_v than_o adultery_n which_o far_o exceed_v the_o other_o as_o the_o wise_a man_n compare_v they_o together_o prov._n 6.30.32_o that_n which_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v judge_v to_o be_v the_o weighty_a sin_n by_o man_n balance_n can_v be_v make_v light_a and_o hereof_o erasmus_n complaint_n in_o his_o time_n be_v just_a savitur_fw-la passim_fw-la in_o miseros_fw-la fures_fw-la etc._n etc._n poor_a thief_n be_v every_o where_o straight_o handle_v whereas_o neither_o draco_n nor_o the_o roman_a nor_o moses_n law_n punish_v theft_n with_o death_n then_o he_o proceed_v avaritia_fw-la nostra_fw-la facit_fw-la ut_fw-la ideo_fw-la magnum_fw-la malum_fw-la existimemus_fw-la furium_fw-la quia_fw-la pecuniam_fw-la summi_fw-la boni_fw-la loco_fw-la ducimus_fw-la innocentium_n our_o covetousness_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o we_o count_v theft_n such_o a_o great_a evil_n because_o we_o hold_v money_n to_o be_v so_o great_a a_o good_a this_o may_v suffice_v of_o this_o question_n 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n out_o of_o the_o whole_a book_n 1._o doct._n god_n election_n sure_a and_o infallible_a first_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o this_o book_n of_o exodus_fw-la wherein_o be_v set_v forth_o unto_o we_o how_o diverse_o the_o people_n provoke_v god_n by_o their_o sin_n as_o their_o idolatry_n lust_n murmur_a impatience_n yet_o god_n continue_v their_o merciful_a lord_n still_o that_o god_n election_n be_v immutable_a and_o who_o he_o love_v he_o love_v to_o the_o end_n joh._n 13.1_o genevens_n 2._o doct._n which_o be_v the_o best_a form_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n second_o in_o this_o book_n also_o be_v describe_v the_o best_a form_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n when_o as_o both_o prince_n nobles_z and_o people_n have_v their_o due_n that_o form_n which_o be_v mix_v of_o these_o three_o state_n be_v the_o happy_a and_o least_o subject_a to_o change_v and_o free_a from_o mutiny_n so_o be_v it_o in_o israel_n in_o moses_n time_n in_o his_o sole_a government_n there_o be_v a_o monarchy_n in_o the_o 70._o elder_n assistant_n a_o aristocracy_n in_o that_o out_o of_o every_o tribe_n the_o senator_n and_o elder_n be_v indifferent_o choose_v therein_o there_o be_v a_o shadow_n of_o the_o democraticall_a state_n sâ—mler_n this_o mix_a form_n of_o government_n be_v well_o see_v in_o our_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n where_o there_o be_v a_o concurrence_n of_o three_o estate_n 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confutation_n against_o election_n by_o work_n first_o this_o book_n show_v on_o the_o one_o side_n the_o ingratitude_n and_o disobedience_n of_o the_o people_n on_o the_o other_o the_o steadfast_a love_n of_o god_n towards_o they_o afford_v a_o evident_a argument_n of_o god_n free_a election_n without_o any_o respect_n to_o work_n against_o those_o which_o defend_v election_n ex_fw-la praevisis_fw-la operibus_fw-la of_o work_n foresee_v before_o and_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n out_o of_o this_o book_n allege_v that_o notable_a text_n i_o will_v have_v mercy_n on_o he_o upon_o who_o i_o will_v have_v mercy_n rom._n 9.15_o borrhaius_n 2._o confutation_n against_o those_o which_o say_v all_o thing_n be_v carnal_a to_o the_o father_n further_n some_o out_o of_o serveius_n school_n which_o have_v teach_v that_o the_o father_n in_o the_o law_n have_v only_o a_o carnal_a imagination_n of_o terrene_a thing_n and_o no_o knowledge_n of_o the_o messiah_n be_v in_o this_o book_n confute_v for_o s._n paul_n show_v how_o that_o in_o their_o external_a action_n and_o symbol_n baptism_n be_v shadow_v forth_o and_o christ_n both_o their_o spiritual_a meat_n and_o drink_n and_o we_o 1._o cor._n 10.2.3_o and_o though_o the_o apostle_n expect_v a_o terrene_a kingdom_n act._n 1._o that_o they_o do_v draw_v from_o the_o error_n of_o those_o time_n it_o be_v a_o general_a receive_v opinion_n but_o they_o themselves_o before_o that_o join_v with_o peter_n in_o confess_v christ_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n matth._n 16._o and_o 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weep_v when_o the_o amalekite_n have_v smite_v ziklag_n 1_o sam._n 30.4_o contrary_a hereunto_o be_v hardness_n of_o heart_n to_o have_v no_o feel_a compassion_n as_o the_o rich_a glutton_n have_v not_o of_o lazarus_n luk._n 16._o exit_fw-la vrsin_n 3._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n against_o the_o stoike_n that_o deny_v any_o passion_n at_o all_o to_o be_v in_o a_o wise_a man_n whereas_o it_o be_v show_v before_o that_o even_o rash_a and_o unadvised_a anger_n be_v forbid_v in_o this_o precept_n according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n matth._n 5.22_o the_o stoike_n be_v confute_v who_o opinion_n be_v that_o the_o passion_n of_o anger_n and_o of_o other_o such_o like_a affection_n be_v not_o incident_a unto_o wise_a man_n but_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o peripatetike_n be_v that_o ira_fw-la cadit_fw-la in_o sapientem_fw-la sed_fw-la moderata_fw-la that_o anger_n be_v incident_a to_o a_o wise_a man_n but_o moderate_a and_o temperate_a which_o opinion_n 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the_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n which_o sometime_o be_v order_v and_o rule_v by_o reason_n as_o when_o one_o be_v angry_a quando_fw-la debet_fw-la quantum_fw-la debet_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la quo_fw-la debet_fw-la when_o he_o ought_v as_o much_o as_o he_o ought_v and_o for_o what_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v angry_a and_o then_o it_o be_v a_o note_n of_o zeal_n three_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o anger_n qua_fw-la refugit_fw-la judicium_fw-la rationis_fw-la which_o refuse_v and_o reject_v the_o judgement_n and_o direction_n of_o reason_n and_o this_o be_v always_o sin_n thomas_n in_o opuscul_fw-la 2._o confut._n against_o those_o that_o think_v no_o anger_n to_o be_v forbid_v there_o be_v some_o further_a that_o do_v hold_v that_o anger_n be_v not_o at_o all_o forbid_a in_o this_o precept_n 1._o because_o it_o be_v natural_a 2._o we_o read_v that_o god_n himself_o in_o scripture_n be_v say_v to_o be_v angry_a 3._o christ_n himself_o be_v and_o the_o holy_a saint_n and_o prophet_n as_o moses_n and_o paul_n 4._o the_o apostle_n forbid_v not_o to_o be_v angry_a but_o only_o to_o persevere_v and_o continue_v in_o it_o ephes._n 4.26_o answ._n 1._o natural_a and_o moderate_a affection_n be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n and_o so_o they_o be_v not_o forbid_v but_o those_o affection_n which_o be_v perfect_a and_o good_a in_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n before_o sin_v enter_v be_v now_o through_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n pervert_v and_o corrupt_v and_o refuse_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o reason_n and_o so_o have_v need_v to_o be_v reform_v by_o grace_n these_o violent_a and_o intemperate_a affection_n be_v forbid_v and_o so_o anger_n not_o simple_o for_o to_o be_v angry_a with_o that_o which_o be_v evil_a be_v commendable_a so_o our_o saviour_n condemn_v not_o all_o anger_n but_o when_o a_o man_n be_v angry_a with_o his_o brother_n unadvised_o matth._n 19.22_o 2._o god_n be_v not_o say_v to_o be_v angry_a as_o man_n be_v it_o be_v no_o passion_n or_o 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