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A52807 A compleat history and mystery of the Old and New Testament logically discust and theologically improved : in four volumes ... the like undertaking (in such a manner and method) being never by any author attempted before : yet this is now approved and commended by grave divines, &c. / by Christopher Ness ... Ness, Christopher, 1621-1705. 1696 (1696) Wing N449; ESTC R40047 3,259,554 1,966

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and_o almond_n as_o a_o present_a to_o his_o joseph_n the_o lord_n of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n gen._n 43.11_o how_o much_o more_o ought_v we_o to_o prepare_v the_o best_a of_o our_o performance_n as_o a_o spiritual_a present_a to_o our_o joseph_n our_o jesus_n who_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o all_o act_v 10.36_o lord_n of_o all_o land_n of_o all_o person_n of_o all_o thing_n lord_n of_o the_o church_n and_o lord_n of_o the_o world_n yea_o lord_n of_o heaven_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o earth_n mat._n 11.27_o and_o 28.18_o can_v we_o et_fw-fr any_o thing_n too_o good_a for_o so_o good_a a_o lord_n 2._o we_o shall_v tremble_v to_o be_v cainites_n in_o our_o worship_n of_o god_n lest_o cain_n curse_n come_v upon_o we_o josephus_n give_v this_o character_n of_o cain_n that_o he_o be_v covetous_a and_o narrow-souled_n grudge_v god_n his_o best_a yea_o turn_v over_o many_o a_o sheaf_n to_o pick_v out_o the_o worst_a and_o light_v for_o his_o offering_n to_o the_o lord_n just_o such_o do_n be_v find_v among_o too_o many_o man_n there_o be_v three_o sort_n of_o cainites_n in_o the_o world_n 1._o such_o as_o spend_v many_o hour_n in_o vanity_n yet_o can_v spare_v one_o hour_n for_o god_n and_o the_o good_a of_o their_o soul_n 2._o such_o as_o be_v profuse_a in_o villainy_n upon_o their_o lust_n yet_o can_v find_v nothing_o to_o bestow_v in_o pious_a and_o charitable_a use_n upon_o the_o lord_n 3._o such_o as_o swatter_v away_o all_o their_o youth-time_n while_o the_o bone_n be_v full_a of_o marrow_n and_o vein_n full_a of_o blood_n both_o as_o ponderous_a sheaf_n in_o way_n of_o both_o vanity_n and_o villainy_n and_o think_v to_o put_v off_o god_n with_o the_o poor_a pine_a sheaf_n of_o their_o old-age_n as_o if_o the_o great_a god_n will_v be_v put_v off_o with_o the_o devil_n leave_n whereas_o all_o our_o four_o age_n be_v due_a to_o god_n three_o cain_n offer_v of_o dead_a thing_n as_o be_v his_o sheaf_n but_o abel_n of_o live_v thing_n as_o be_v his_o sheep_n as_o sensitive_a thing_n be_v of_o a_o more_o noble_a nature_n than_o vegetative_a so_o live_v service_n be_v better_a than_o dead_a one_o and_o such_o be_v all_o duty_n do_v in_o a_o formal_a perfunctory_a and_o superficial_a manner_n as_o cain_n do_v it_o be_v true_a abel_n burnt-offering_a be_v more_o honourable_a than_o cain_n minchah_n or_o meat-offering_a in_o themselves_o for_o shed_v of_o blood_n be_v the_o staple_n service_n in_o slay_v their_o sacrifice_n which_o point_v the_o lamb_n slay_v from_o the_o world_n foundation_n and_o there_o be_v no_o shed_n of_o blood_n in_o cain_n sheaf_n as_o there_o be_v in_o abel_n sheep_n yet_o have_v cain_n minchah_n be_v the_o best_a of_o the_o kind_n it_o have_v be_v acceptable_a but_o cain_n carelessness_n in_o the_o choice_n be_v the_o aggravation_n and_o the_o dead_a fly_n in_o the_o apothecary_n pot_n of_o precious_a ointment_n eccles_n 10.1_o he_o do_v not_o offer_v in_o faith_n as_o abel_n do_v but_o doubt_o and_o grudge_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o lose_a labour_n what_o he_o lay_v out_o upon_o the_o lord_n and_o never_o mind_v the_o recompense_n of_o reward_n heb._n 11.26_o it_o be_v the_o father_n say_v opimum_fw-la deo_fw-la debetur_fw-la optimum_fw-la pro_fw-la religione_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la gratitudine_fw-la optimum_fw-la god_n may_v challenge_v all_o from_o we_o who_o receive_v our_o all_o from_o he_o why_o shall_v we_o grudge_v our_o fat_a and_o our_o strength_n for_o god_n and_o lay_v out_o as_o liberal_o for_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o lord_n lay_v out_o liberal_o for_o we_o why_o shall_v his_o heart_n and_o hand_n be_v enlarge_v towards_o we_o and_o our_o heart_n and_o hand_n be_v straighten_a towards_o he_o the_o second_o difference_n in_o their_o action_n be_v in_o respect_n of_o their_o devotion_n and_o affection_n abel_n offer_v in_o sincerity_n but_o cain_n in_o hypocrisy_n abel_n do_v it_o out_o of_o conscience_n to_o please_v god_n his_o heavenly_a father_n but_o cain_n do_v it_o out_o of_o conformity_n only_o to_o please_v adam_n his_o earthly_a father_n who_o have_v bring_v he_o up_o in_o that_o way_n of_o worship_n and_o not_o out_o of_o any_o love_n to_o god_n hence_o the_o second_o observation_n the_o bare_a outward_a action_n of_o divine_a worship_n will_v not_o commend_v we_o to_o god_n without_o inward_a affection_n god_n be_v not_o take_v with_o gloze_a show_n and_o formality_n but_o require_v truth_n in_o the_o inward_a part_n psal_n 51.6_o and_o will_v be_v serve_v sincere_o out_o of_o love_n to_o his_o name_n and_o zeal_n to_o his_o glory_n he_o love_v not_o a_o seem_v without_o a_o be_v and_o real_a religion_n he_o seek_v true_a worshipper_n joh._n 4.23_o 24._o inference_n then_o god_n be_v great_o to_o be_v fear_v in_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o saint_n psal_n 89.7_o he_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v every_o where_o but_o especial_o in_o the_o place_n of_o his_o worship_n the_o heathen_a poet_n can_v say_v jovis_n omne_fw-la plenae_fw-la all_o place_n be_v fill_v with_o jehovah_n especial_o bethel_n the_o house_n of_o god_n though_o out_o of_o door_n and_o in_o the_o open_a air_n gen._n 28.17_o where_o christ_n disciple_n be_v gather_v together_o in_o his_o name_n mat._n 18.20_o oh_o then_o how_o shall_v we_o demean_v ourselves_o as_o in_o god_n presence_n act._n 10.33_o be_v woman_n enjoin_v modesty_n because_o of_o the_o angel_n 1_o cor._n 11.10_o how_o much_o more_o we_o sound_v piety_n because_o of_o the_o god_n of_o angel_n we_o shall_v all_o be_v what_o we_o seem_v to_o be_v be_v to_o god_n what_o we_o seem_v to_o be_v to_o man_n and_o we_o shall_v be_v to_o god_n at_o all_o time_n what_o we_o s●●m_o to_o be_v to_o man_n at_o any_o time_n therefore_o shall_v we_o have_v grace_n whereby_o we_o may_v serve_v god_n acceptable_o with_o reverence_n and_o godly_a fear_n for_o our_o god_n be_v a_o consume_a fire_n heb._n 12.28_o 29._o allude_v to_o that_o fire_n which_o consume_v nadah_n and_o abihu_n for_o offer_v strange_a fire_n leu._n 10.1_o 2._o false_a affection_n be_v no_o better_o than_o strange_a fire_n oh_o that_o all_o may_v beware_v of_o of_o strange_a fire_n lest_o consume_a fire_n come_v down_o upon_o we_o and_o so_o write_v our_o sin_n upon_o our_o punishment_n or_o at_o least_o that_o cain_n doom_n come_v not_o upon_o we_o to_o be_v reject_v of_o god_n but_o the_o 3._o and_o principal_a difference_n that_o distinguish_v cain_n and_o abel_n action_n be_v faith_n which_o be_v indeed_o the_o prime_a cause_n of_o all_o the_o other_o difference_n abel_n offer_v in_o faith_n but_o cain_n do_v not_o so_o heb._n 11.4_o it_o be_v faith_n that_o denominated_a abel_n a_o righteous_a man_n and_o cain_n be_v a_o wicked_a man_n because_o he_o want_v faith_n it_o be_v faith_n that_o make_v abel_n offer_n uberiorem_fw-la agnum_fw-la as_o erasmus_n read_v it_o a_o fat_a and_o full_a lamb_n or_o plurimam_fw-la hostiam_fw-la according_a to_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a a_o more_o plentiful_a sacrifice_n by_o faith_n abel_n offer_v up_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o montague_n such_o as_o be_v first_o in_o nature_n in_o order_n and_o in_o excellency_n but_o cain_n infidelity_n or_o want_v of_o faith_n undo_v he_o he_o do_v not_o only_o bring_v macrum_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la a_o lean_a sacrifice_n but_o he_o do_v not_o divide_v aright_o for_o god_n cain_n rectè_fw-la obtulit_fw-la non_fw-la rectè_fw-la divisit_fw-la he_o offer_v right_o but_o he_o divide_v not_o right_o he_o give_v god_n opus_fw-la personae_fw-la not_o ipsam_fw-la personam_fw-la not_o himself_o but_o of_o he_o abel_n offer_v as_o well_o see_v ut_fw-la de_fw-la suis_fw-la himself_o as_o his_o sacrifice_n which_o cain_n do_v not_o from_o hence_o the_o three_o observation_n every_o devout_a and_o divine_a action_n receive_v from_o this_o grace_n of_o faith_n its_o due_a and_o dignify_n denomination_n it_o be_v faith_n here_o that_o distinguish_v the_o matter_n nature_n and_o property_n of_o this_o religious_a action_n it_o be_v faith_n that_o make_v abel_n come_v to_o god_n with_o a_o honest_a and_o good_a heart_n luk._n 8.15_o and_o out_o of_o a_o sense_n of_o duty_n and_o love_n to_o god_n but_o cain_n come_v in_o his_o infidelity_n with_o a_o false_a and_o unsound_a heart_n so_o offer_v up_o his_o poor_a staruling_n sacrifice_n to_o god_n this_o may_v thus_o be_v exemplify_v isaac_n command_v his_o son_n to_o make_v he_o savoury_a meat_n such_o as_o he_o love_v gen._n 27.4_o and_o hereupon_o both_o jacob_n and_o esau_n his_o two_o son_n prepare_v savoury_a morsel_n for_o he_o and_o bring_v it_o to_o their_o father_n but_o it_o be_v faith_n that_o do_v distinguish_v both_o their_o person_n and_o action_n jacob_n by_o his_o have_a faith_n get_v the_o blessing_n and_o esau_n by_o his_o want_a faith_n lose_v it_o it_o
christ_n deal_v with_o his_o disciple_n who_o over_o curious_o ask_v he_o will_v it_o thou_o at_o this_o time_n restore_v again_o the_o kingdom_n to_o israel_n he_o answer_v it_o be_v not_o for_o you_o to_o know_v the_o time_n and_o the_o season_n but_o that_o which_o be_v far_o better_a for_o you_o you_o shall_v receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n etc._n etc._n so_o this_o blessing_n christ_n give_v jacob_n here_o be_v answerable_a to_o that_o christ_n give_v to_o his_o disciple_n there_o act._n 1.6_o 7_o 8._o to_o wit_n the_o best_a of_o blessing_n for_o the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o luk._n 11.13_o be_v call_v all_o good_a thing_n mat._n 7.11_o it_o follow_v then_o that_o this_o blessing_n wherewith_o christ_n here_o bless_v jacob_n be_v the_o most_o divine_a blessing_n that_o have_v all_o other_o blessing_n in_o the_o bowel_n of_o it_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o throne_n that_o comprehend_v in_o it_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o footstool_n jacob_n have_v get_v already_o a_o great_a store_n of_o footstool_n mercy_n much_o wealth_n wife_n and_o child_n &_o these_o worldly_a blessing_n will_v not_o and_o indeed_o can_v not_o content_v he_o he_o tugg_v hard_a still_o and_o must_v have_v some_o better_a mercy_n than_o these_o even_o the_o throne_n mercy_n to_o wit_n peace_n with_o god_n well_o know_v that_o will_v bring_v peace_n with_o his_o brother_n and_o all_o other_o good_a thing_n as_o job_n 22.21_o acquaint_v thyself_o with_o god_n and_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o he_o and_o thereby_o good_a shall_v come_v unto_o thou_o he_o know_v his_o power_n to_o prevail_v with_o emmanuel_n himself_o will_v more_o enable_v he_o with_o power_n to_o prevail_v with_o esau_n second_o it_o be_v still_o more_o apparent_a if_o gen._n 35.9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o be_v likewise_o well_o consider_v where_o god_n give_v a_o explanation_n of_o this_o blessing_n wherewith_o he_o have_v bless_a jacob_n for_o there_o he_o as_o he_o do_v usual_o revive_v and_o reneve_v his_o promise_n with_o a_o fresh_a supply_n of_o comfort_n upon_o his_o soul_n now_o again_o sadden_v both_o by_o his_o fear_n of_o the_o canaanite_n etc._n etc._n gen._n 34.30_o and_o by_o the_o death_n of_o his_o dear_a and_o well_o deserve_a deborah_n gen._n 35.8_o for_o a_o further_a confirmation_n of_o his_o faith_n upon_o the_o promiser_n the_o sum_n of_o the_o six_o appearance_n of_o god_n to_o jacob_n be_v express_v in_o one_o word_n and_o he_o bless_v he_o v._o 9_o how_o this_o be_v do_v be_v declare_v to_o be_v by_o two_o way_n 1._o by_o another_o imposition_n of_o his_o new_a name_n israel_n to_o his_o further_a assurance_n that_o he_o shall_v still_o prevail_v with_o god_n in_o new_a temptation_n as_o he_o have_v do_v in_o his_o late_a wrest_v and_o with_o man_n too_o as_o he_o have_v already_o prevail_v with_o both_o laban_n and_o esau_n 2._o by_o a_o new_a enlargement_n upon_o the_o short_a benediction_n only_o name_v before_o gen._n 32.29_o but_o here_o ample_o specify_v gen._n 35.10_o 11_o 12._o that_o jacob_n may_v be_v blessed_v both_o by_o word_n and_o deed_n yea_o bless_a with_o covenant-mercy_n which_o be_v the_o best_a of_o blessing_n for_o god_n make_v it_o plain_a here_o that_o the_o blessing_n wherewith_o he_o bless_v jacob_n gen._n 32.29_o be_v very_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o covenant_n yea_o of_o the_o same_o covenant_n which_o god_n make_v with_o his_o grandfather_n abraham_n they_o both_o have_v the_o self_n same_o ground_n of_o believe_v god_n keep_v covenant_n with_o they_o to_o wit_n i_o be_o god_n almighty_a el-shaddai_a or_o all-sufficient_a greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d self-sufficient_a not_o need_v any_o creature_n to_o help_v i_o but_o be_o able_a of_o myself_o alone_o both_o to_o redeem_v you_o both_o and_o to_o ruin_n all_o your_o enemy_n compare_v gen._n 17.1_o 2._o etc._n etc._n with_o 35.11_o where_o the_o grand_a charter_n or_o covenant_n of_o both_o a_o numerous_a and_o a_o royal_a offspring_n of_o the_o possession_n of_o canaan_n but_o especial_o of_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o covenant_n give_v to_o jacob_n do_v exact_o agree_v with_o that_o before_o give_v to_o abraham_n gen._n 17.6_o 8._o this_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o very_a sweet_a allay_n to_o jacob_n fear_n from_o esau_n accost_v he_o in_o a_o hostile_a manner_n if_o he_o understand_v god_n blessing_n thus_o gen._n 32.29_o at_o god_n explain_v it_o to_o he_o after_o gen._n 35.9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o he_o may_v then_o argue_v his_o soul_n out_o of_o unbelief_n say_v god_n can_v be_v a_o liar_n to_o i_o in_o let_v esau_n cut_v i_o off_o how_o then_o shall_v i_o come_v to_o canaan_n etc._n etc._n when_o jacob_n be_v thus_o blessed_v after_o prayer_n and_o prevail_a he_o then_o master_v his_o own_o fear_n make_v use_v of_o two_o most_o probable_a prudential_a mean_n 1._o marshal_n his_o company_n in_o the_o best_a manner_n for_o save_v of_o the_o last_o at_o the_o least_o 2._o march_v before_o they_o himself_o and_o do_v low_a obeisance_n to_o his_o lord_n esau_n who_o meeting_n he_o find_v the_o full_a issue_n of_o his_o faith_n to_o which_o those_o his_o prudential_o be_v only_a subservient_fw-fr that_o god_n have_v chain_v up_o yea_o change_v his_o brother_n heart_n from_o his_o former_a hatred_n into_o present_a love_n and_o he_o that_o come_v to_o kiss_v who_o he_o think_v come_v to_o kill_v yea_o and_o shed_v tear_n to_o he_o who_o blood_n to_o shed_v he_o expect_v his_o brother_n approach_v then_o can_v he_o not_o but_o see_v god_n and_o his_o goodness_n in_o this_o unexpected_a kindness_n when_o he_o see_v the_o face_n of_o esau_n which_o so_o much_o he_o fear_v to_o see_v as_o though_o he_o have_v see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n thus_o have_v he_o esau_n reconcile_v his_o way_n please_v the_o lord_n prov._n 16.7_o for_o this_o he_o erect_v a_o altar_n of_o praise_n call_v it_o el_fw-es elohe-israel_n join_v his_o name_n with_o his_o own_o therein_o as_o a_o memorial_n of_o his_o power_n of_o prevail_a both_o with_o god_n and_o men._n gen._n 33.1_o 4_o 10_o 20._o jacob_n after_o this_o covenant-blessing_n meet_v with_o many_o cross_n and_o calamity_n notwithstanding_o and_o such_o as_o be_v cross_n from_o within_o even_o in_o his_o own_o family_n beside_o all_o the_o other_o foremention_v be_v cross_n from_o without_o which_o be_v principal_o five_o first_o the_o ravishment_n of_o his_o only_a daughter_n beautiful_a dinah_n second_o the_o massacre_n make_v upon_o the_o shechemite_n by_o his_o two_o son_n simeon_n and_o levi_n in_o revenge_n of_o the_o injury_n do_v to_o their_o sister_n gen._n 34._o throughout_o three_o the_o death_n of_o his_o dear_a and_o best_a belove_a rachel_n whereof_o the_o death_n of_o deborah_n his_o kind_a nurse_n be_v the_o forerunner_n four_o the_o incest_n of_o his_o elder_a son_n reuben_n five_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n isaac_n the_o last_o three_o gen._n 35._o give_v a_o account_n of_o these_o five_o sad_a providence_n attend_v jacob_n in_o his_o return_n from_o syria_n or_o padan-aram_n to_o canaan_n though_o he_o have_v god_n command_n for_o his_o return_v and_o his_o covenant_n of_o weal_n and_o welldoing_a in_o it_o there_o be_v yet_o other_o two_o dark_a and_o dismal_a dispensation_n to_o make_v the_o five_o aforesaid_a seven_o that_o number_n of_o perfection_n in_o imperfection_n misery_n which_o well_o nigh_o destroy_v jacob_n after_o he_o be_v get_v into_o canaan_n that_o land_n of_o promise_n from_o which_o he_o have_v be_v absent_a about_o thirty_o year_n the_o first_o of_o these_o last_o two_o be_v the_o suppose_a destruction_n of_o his_o dear_a jewel_n joseph_n gen._n 37._o the_o second_o be_v the_o real_a and_o long_a famine_n which_o drive_v he_o and_o he_o out_o of_o canaan_n the_o land_n whereof_o he_o be_v true_a proprietary_n by_o god_n promise_n as_o well_o as_o present_v possessor_n down_o into_o egypt_n where_o he_o die_v and_o where_o before_o his_o death_n he_o bless_v joseph_n two_o son_n ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n and_o all_o his_o own_o son_n the_o patriarch_n and_o where_o also_o he_o swear_v joseph_n to_o carry_v his_o corpse_n out_o of_o egypt_n into_o canaan_n and_o to_o bury_v he_o there_o as_o gen._n 45_o 47_o 48_o 49_o 50._o chapter_n do_v full_o declare_v a_o brief_a touch_n upon_o these_o in_o their_o order_n first_o dinah_n ravishment_n after_o that_o friendly_a meeting_n and_o part_v of_o jacob_n and_o esau_n which_o indeed_o be_v no_o less_o than_o a_o double_a miracle_n that_o the_o latter_a shall_v be_v so_o change_v and_o the_o former_a so_o cheer_v with_o his_o deliverance_n jacob_n come_v first_o to_o succoth_n gen._n 33.17_o where_o his_o first_o house_n after_o so_o long_a a_o pilgrimage_n be_v a_o tent_n or_o booth_n as_o succoth_n hebr._n signify_v wherein_o he_o sojourn_v till_o his_o cattle_n v._n 13._o have_v
much_o more_o for_o hurt_v she_o with_o both_o virulent_a tongue_n and_o violent_a hand_n isa_n 21.11_o &_o 34.5_o jer._n 49.7_o ezek._n 25.12_o joel_n 3.9_o amos_n 1.11_o obad._n v._n 11._o mal._n 1.3_o thus_o oft_o god_n tell_v his_o people_n of_o this_o lest_o they_o shall_v stumble_v at_o edom_n prosperity_n while_o they_o be_v in_o adversity_n assure_v they_o once_o and_o again_o yea_o god_n speak_v it_o more_o than_o twice_o psal_n 62.11_o yea_o even_o eight_o time_n that_o this_o grass_n though_o never_o so_o goodly_a shall_v be_v cut_v down_o but_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n shall_v endure_v for_o ever_o psal_n 102.28_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o that_o mystical_a union_n with_o god_n therein_o which_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o a_o everlasting_a communion_n this_o be_v that_o which_o make_v the_o church_n both_o immortal_a and_o immutable_a moses_n first_o extol_v esau_n family_n gen._n 36._o as_o if_o god_n blessing_n have_v rest_v rather_o upon_o it_o than_o upon_o jacob_n yet_o afterward_o he_o pass_v over_o it_o with_o silence_n and_o it_o almost_o quite_o perish_v out_o of_o the_o mind_n and_o memory_n of_o mankind_n esau_n be_v equal_a to_o jacob_n in_o blood_n birth_n and_o breed_n have_v the_o worldly_a blessing_n of_o pomp_n principality_n and_o prosperity_n first_o while_o jacob_n live_v obscure_o as_o sojourner_n only_o not_o possess_v any_o part_n of_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n in_o his_o own_o right_n but_o by_o the_o leave_n of_o other_o the_o true_a proprietor_n then_o thereof_o thus_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n as_o well_o as_o jacob_n all_o confess_v themselves_o to_o be_v but_o stranger_n and_o pilgrim_n upon_o earth_n heb._n 11.13_o 14._o this_o abraham_n do_v gen._n 23.4_o who_o purchase_v a_o possession_n of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n the_o first_o purchase_n of_o possession_n that_o be_v mention_v in_o scripture_n not_o to_o build_v on_o but_o to_o bury_v in_o ver_fw-la 9_o 11_o 13._o where_o ephron_n and_o abraham_n strive_v to_o gratify_v one_o another_o ephron_n offer_v abraham_n the_o free_a use_n of_o their_o burial-place_n say_v none_o of_o we_o shall_v with_o hold_v from_o thou_o his_o sepulchre_n ver_fw-la 6._o but_o abraham_n be_v desirous_a rather_o to_o pay_v for_o his_o propriety_n in_o a_o distinct_a possession_n that_o he_o may_v be_v separate_v from_o they_o in_o burial_n who_o do_v not_o believe_v with_o he_o a_o better_a resurrection_n therefore_o he_o offer_v the_o full_a value_n for_o the_o cave_n of_o machpelah_n no_o say_v ephron_n the_o field_n i_o give_v thou_o etc._n etc._n v._n 13._o it_o be_v a_o most_o brave_a speech_n speak_v forth_o a_o most_o bountiful_a spirit_n to_o a_o stranger_n especial_o which_o be_v a_o good_a copy_n of_o kjndness_n among_o friend_n and_o a_o exalt_v example_n of_o justice_n among_o chapman_n in_o their_o barter_n and_o bargain_v together_o v._o 15_o 17_o 20._o such_o be_v the_o care_n of_o the_o true_o conscientious_a that_o they_o will_v give_v the_o full_a worth_n of_o the_o commodity_n and_o rather_o lose_v of_o their_o own_o than_o be_v injurious_a to_o or_o usurp_v of_o another_o give_v all_o that_o be_v due_a both_o in_o quantity_n and_o quality_n in_o this_o bargain_n the_o seller_n do_v not_o ask_v too_o much_o nor_o the_o buyer_n bid_v too_o little_a as_o it_o be_v after_o here_o in_o the_o sale_n of_o joseph_n only_a one_o price_n be_v pitch_v on_o and_o pay_v down_o yet_o though_o abraham_n have_v hereby_o purchase_v a_o little_a land_n in_o canaan_n the_o protomartyr_n stephen_n say_v god_n give_v he_o no_o inheritance_n not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o foot_n it_o act._n 7.5_o that_o be_v though_o he_o be_v the_o heir_n of_o the_o world_n rom._n 4.13_o and_o a_o prince_n of_o god_n gen._n 23.6_o yet_o god_n give_v he_o no_o place_n whereon_o to_o build_v a_o princely_a palace_n for_o himself_o and_o he_o while_o live_v to_o dwell_v in_o but_o only_o a_o double_a cave_n as_o machpelah_n by_o interpretation_n be_v one_o for_o man_n and_o another_o for_o woman_n or_o one_o within_o another_o wherein_o to_o bury_v himself_o and_o his_o when_z dead_a to_o sleep_v in_o that_o sepulchre_n till_o the_o resurrection_n or_o god_n give_v he_o not_o that_o general_a and_o full_a possession_n of_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n as_o he_o give_v it_o to_o his_o posterity_n after_o but_o let_v he_o be_v as_o a_o stranger_n in_o it_o all_o his_o day_n as_o he_o call_v himself_o gen._n 23.4_o and_o a_o great_a traveller_n travel_v to_o and_o fro_o as_o be_v compute_v in_o the_o patriarch_n travel_n no_o less_o than_o 1794_o mile_n and_o as_o abrabam_fw-la confess_v this_o so_o do_v his_o son_n isaac_n be_v another_o pilgrim_n as_o heb._n 11.13_o 14_o 15._o travel_v likewise_o to_o and_o fro_o a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o eight_o mile_n yea_o and_o jacob_n confess_v the_o same_o likewise_o when_o he_o stand_v before_o pharaoh_n call_v the_o year_n of_o his_o life_n the_o day_n of_o his_o pilgrimage_n gen._n 47.9_o in_o very_o variable_a and_o remote_a remove_n 1._o from_o canaan_n to_o mesopotamia_n gen._n 28.5_o about_o five_o hundred_o mile_n distant_a 2._o from_o thence_o back_o again_o thither_o gen._n 31.17_o 18._o the_o same_o number_n of_o miles_n and_o now_o be_v return_v to_o canaan_n he_o shift_v from_o place_n to_o place_n as_o 3._o from_o succoth_n to_o shechem_n gen._n 33.17_o 18._o compute_v eight_o mile_n 4._o from_o thence_o to_o bethel_n gen._n 35.1_o 6._o about_o twenty_o eight_o mile_n 5._o from_o bethel_n to_o bethlehem_n twelve_o mile_n ver_fw-la 16._o 6._o from_o thence_o to_o his_o father_n in_o hebron_n which_o be_v twenty_o mile_n more_o there_o he_o be_v but_o a_o sojourner_n when_o this_o unhappy_a sale_n of_o his_o only_a jewel_n joseph_n happen_v whereof_o after_n so_o that_o now_o this_o patriarch_n have_v travel_v a_o thousand_o and_o sixty_o eight_o mile_n yet_o be_v he_o not_o get_v to_o the_o end_n of_o his_o pilgrimage_n for_o after_o all_o the_o aforesaid_a he_o travel_v 7._o from_o hebron_n to_o beershebah_n gen._n 46.1_o which_o be_v eight_o german_a or_o thirty_o two_o mile_n english_a the_o outmost_a part_n of_o canaan_n southward_o towards_o egypt_n whither_o he_o be_v force_v to_o go_v by_o famine_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n which_o be_v jacob_n seven_o cross_n or_o calamity_n after_o this_o sixth_z cross_n the_o sale_n of_o his_o son_n joseph_n thither_o to_o be_v discourse_v upon_o after_o in_o its_o proper_a place_n and_o order_n and_o yet_o 8._o jacob_n have_v a_o long_a stage_n from_o beershebah_n to_o goshen_n in_o egypt_n to_o heliopolis_n say_v josephus_n to_o on_o joseph_n chiet_a seat_n of_o residency_n gen._n 41.45_o say_v other_o which_o be_v a_o hundred_o sixty_o and_o eight_o mile_n a_o great_a journey_n for_o jacob_n now_o a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n old_a gen._n 45.10_o and_o 46.28.34_o still_o 9_o he_o travel_v thence_o to_o zoan_v the_o metropolis_n of_o egypt_n where_o king_n pharaoh_n keep_v his_o court_n and_o where_o joseph_n present_v his_o father_n to_o pharaoh_n gen._n 47.7_o which_o be_v twenty_o eight_o mile_n more_o into_o the_o land_n and_o 10._o the_o complete_a pythagorical_a number_n according_a to_o his_o own_o choice_n jacob_n remove_v back_o from_o this_o metropolitan_a city_n and_o from_o pharaoh_n court_n to_o the_o country_n of_o ramese_n so_o call_v gen._n 47.11_o or_o goshen_n ver_fw-la 27._o which_o be_v another_o twenty_o eight_o mile_n back_o again_o this_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o patriarch_n travel_n make_v up_o two_o hundred_o fifty_o and_o six_o mile_n which_o be_v add_v to_o his_o former_a part_n thereof_o be_v compute_v a_o thousand_o and_o sixty_o eighty_o both_o these_o number_n be_v put_v together_o do_v amount_v to_o one_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o four_o mile_n no_o wonder_n then_o if_o this_o holy_a patriarch_n be_v common_o call_v the_o father_n of_o the_o brood_n of_o traveller_n as_o the_o vulgar_a sing_a psalm_n do_v translate_v that_o psal_n 24.6_o he_o be_v though_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o promise_n and_o of_o the_o promise_a land_n a_o most_o prodigious_a traveller_n have_v no_o endure_v city_n heb._n 11.9_o and_o 13.14_o nay_o he_o travel_v as_o it_o be_v when_o he_o be_v dead_a when_o his_o body_n be_v carry_v back_o to_o be_v bury_v from_o goshen_n to_o canaan_n gen._n 50.7_o 11_o 13._o thus_o be_v jacob_n a_o profess_a pilgrim_n live_v and_o die_v all_o this_o be_v record_v for_o our_o instruction_n and_o comfort_n rom._n 15.4_o that_o though_o we_o have_v the_o like_a affliction_n of_o be_v constrain_v to_o remove_v from_o place_n to_o place_n in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o pilgrimage_n as_o jacob_n be_v and_o my_o self_n have_v be_v yet_o may_v we_o but_o carry_v along_o with_o we_o the_o like_a affection_n
sin_n 3._o of_o his_o master_n who_o over-credulous_o cast_v he_o down_o into_o the_o dungeon_n god_n suffer_v all_o these_o in_o silence_n but_o not_o withstand_v all_o these_o injury_n do_v to_o joseph_n by_o divine_a permission_n yet_o it_o plain_o appear_v that_o divine_a providence_n all_o along_o dropd_v down_o many_o sweet_a allay_v both_o to_o qualify_v and_o to_o dulcify_v joseph_n bitter_a potion_n all_o which_o be_v sovereign_a cordial_n and_o sacred_a memorial_n of_o divine_a mercy_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o worst_a misery_n as_o 1._o when_o his_o barbarous_a brethren_n desperate_o design_n to_o destroy_v he_o either_o by_o the_o sword_n god_n raise_v up_o reuben_n to_o save_v he_o from_o that_o or_o by_o famine_n god_n jostle_v in_o judah_n to_o deliver_v he_o from_o that_o 2._o when_o he_o be_v sell_v for_o a_o slave_n then_o there_o god_n be_v with_o he_o and_o give_v he_o great_a favour_n in_o his_o master_n eye_n so_o that_o he_o become_v advance_v to_o the_o high_a honour_n in_o his_o master_n house_n 3._o when_o his_o miscreant_n mistress_n will_v have_v seduce_v his_o soul_n to_o sin_n god_n strengthen_v he_o to_o resist_v it_o and_o to_o obtain_v a_o conquest_n over_o that_o temptation_n 4._o when_o that_o wicked_a woman_n have_v high_o incense_v her_o husband_n by_o her_o false_a accusation_n against_o he_o so_o that_o the_o rage_n of_o jealousy_n may_v have_v immediate_o transport_v he_o into_o a_o bloody_a revenge_n for_o ravish_v his_o wife_n as_o he_o be_v make_v to_o believe_v and_o to_o execute_v joseph_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n yet_o god_n restrain_v that_o rage_n psal_n 76.10_o and_o manacle_v the_o hand_n of_o enrage_a potiphar_n as_o he_o have_v do_v joseph_n brethren_n before_o so_o that_o as_o they_o only_o can_v cast_v he_o into_o the_o pit_n he_o only_o can_v cast_v he_o into_o the_o prison_n neither_o of_o they_o can_v kill_v he_o or_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v kill_v by_o other_o hand_n 5._o when_o joseph_n be_v cast_v down_o into_o the_o dungeon_n so_o his_o prison_n be_v call_v gen._n 40.15_o &_o 41.14_o yet_o god_n who_o suffer_v joseph_n to_o be_v cast_v thither_o suffer_v himself_o as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v cast_v thither_o also_o for_o god_n be_v with_o joseph_n there_o gen._n 39.21_o as_o he_o have_v be_v with_o he_o in_o his_o slavery_n v._o 2._o god_n will_v own_v he_o well_o know_v his_o innocency_n though_o the_o world_n disow_v he_o and_o deal_v most_o mischievous_o with_o he_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v the_o worst_a miscreant_n in_o the_o world_n oh_o how_o good_a it_o be_v to_o have_v god_n our_o friend_n who_o will_v be_v with_o we_o while_o we_o be_v with_o he_o 2_o chron._n 15.3_o in_o our_o adversity_n as_o well_o as_o in_o our_o prosperity_n god_n be_v present_a with_o joseph_n as_o he_o be_v with_o god_n every_o where_n and_o god_n presence_n with_o he_o make_v he_o like_o a_o pearl_n in_o a_o puddle_n while_o he_o be_v in_o egypt_n he_o still_o retain_v his_o orient_a and_o genuine_a virtue_n both_o in_o his_o prison_n and_o in_o his_o palace_n though_o some_o while_n he_o seem_v to_o relinquish_v his_o radiant_a lustre_n and_o splendour_n though_o god_n suffer_v he_o to_o be_v imprison_v and_o do_v not_o immediate_o by_o some_o miracle_n release_v he_o out_o of_o prison_n because_o of_o his_o innocency_n but_o let_v he_o be_v let_v down_o into_o a_o dark_a dungeon_n yet_o do_v not_o god_n desert_v he_o but_o be_v gracious_o present_a with_o he_o and_o show_v he_o light_a in_o that_o place_n of_o darkness_n psal_n 112.4_o though_o it_o be_v the_o darkness_n of_o a_o dungeon_n this_o be_v the_o first_o harbinger_n of_o his_o exaltation_n aforemention_v to_o wit_n the_o abatement_n of_o his_o suffering_n as_o the_o second_o be_v his_o releasement_n from_o they_o though_o god_n do_v indeed_o suffer_v joseph_n be_v suffering_n to_o lie_v sore_o and_o severe_a upon_o he_o for_o some_o time_n and_o let_v he_o lie_v two_o or_o three_o year_n in_o prison_n pray_v weep_v cry_v toil_a and_o sweat_v there_o that_o he_o may_v be_v thorough_o exercise_v in_o the_o practice_n of_o piety_n and_o so_o the_o better_o prepare_v for_o the_o best_a preferment_n yea_o god_n permit_v innocent_a joseph_n to_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o king_n prison_n gen._n 39.20_o the_o worst_a place_n for_o traitor_n as_o guilty_a of_o high_a treason_n he_o as_o it_o be_v pass_v through_o the_o traitor_n gate_n into_o the_o tower_n house_n or_o dungeon_n where_o he_o be_v lay_v in_o iron_n which_o do_v eat_v into_o his_o flesh_n or_o enter_v into_o his_o soul_n psal_n 105.18_o as_o a_o sword_n be_v say_v to_o pierce_v through_o the_o soul_n of_o our_o lord_n mother_n luk._n 2.35_o that_o be_v bitter_a sorrow_n do_v sore_o afflict_v she_o for_o her_o son_n suffering_n so_o it_o can_v not_o but_o be_v a_o sad_a cordolium_a to_o good_a joseph_n soul_n his_o heart_n must_v be_v wound_v to_o have_v his_o reputation_n thus_o wound_v by_o a_o wicked_a woman_n and_o for_o no_o crime_n to_o be_v cast_v into_o prison_n in_o peril_n of_o his_o life_n beside_o it_o can_v not_o choose_v but_o wound_v his_o mind_n to_o meditate_v upon_o his_o forlorn_a condition_n seem_v now_o to_o be_v a_o mere_a castaway_n from_o the_o church_n of_o god_n where_o before_o he_o have_v be_v bless_v to_o hear_v the_o joyful_a sound_n of_o god_n word_n and_o promise_n psal_n 89.15_o in_o his_o father_n house_n instead_o whereof_o he_o be_v continual_o follow_v with_o many_o contrary_a cross_a providence_n and_o out_o of_o this_o complication_n of_o mischief_n befalling_a he_o the_o devil_n frame_v a_o chain_n of_o despair_n complicate_v of_o many_o link_n and_o far_o worse_a than_o those_o fetter_n upon_o his_o foot_n wherewith_o to_o chain_n down_o his_o soul_n and_o cause_v it_o to_o sink_v into_o the_o pit_n of_o desperation_n in_o his_o own_o sad_a self-reflection_n and_o to_o strike_v he_o down_o dead_a the_o more_o the_o devil_n may_v suggest_v to_o he_o that_o his_o dear_a father_n be_v dead_a at_o the_o news_n of_o his_o be_v devour_v by_o wild_a beast_n all_o these_o and_o many_o more_o may_v unquestionable_o torment_v joseph_n mind_n more_o than_o his_o iron-fetter_n can_v do_v his_o body_n yet_o all_o pass_v through_o the_o hand_n of_o permissive_a providence_n which_o appoint_v the_o time_n the_o place_n the_o manner_n and_o the_o measure_n of_o they_o overrule_a they_o to_o god_n glory_n and_o to_o joseph_n advancement_n cause_v this_o very_a imprisonment_n to_o be_v the_o mean_n thereunto_o for_o unless_o he_o have_v be_v cast_v into_o prison_n and_o into_o the_o king_n prison_n too_o he_o have_v not_o be_v make_v know_v to_o the_o king_n nor_o thereby_o exalt_v it_o be_v god_n presence_n with_o joseph_n in_o prison_n that_o make_v his_o bow_n still_o abide_v in_o strength_n as_o his_o father_n say_v of_o he_o gen._n 49.24_o and_o arm_v he_o against_o these_o archer_n the_o arrow_n of_o his_o mistress_n false_a accusation_n and_o of_o his_o master_n furious_a indignation_n can_v not_o both_o of_o they_o kill_v he_o the_o god_n of_o jacob_n the_o shepherd_n and_o stone_n of_o israel_n defend_v he_o yea_o and_o notwithstanding_o all_o these_o archer_n against_o he_o make_v he_o a_o shepherd_n and_o feeder_n of_o all_o his_o adversary_n and_o a_o stone_n for_o israel_n to_o rest_v upon_o in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n ☞_o hence_o we_o may_v learn_v 1._o though_o we_o be_v traduce_v as_o be_v joseph_n no_o beast_n bite_v worse_o than_o pickthank_n say_v demosthenes_n 2._o though_o the_o prince_n favour_n towards_o we_o be_v turn_v into_o frown_n upon_o we_o there_o be_v no_o frust_n to_o be_v put_v in_o they_o psal_n 146.3_o as_o potiphar_n be_v to_o joseph_n 3._o though_o cast_v into_o prison_n as_o he_o be_v all_o these_o may_v not_o daunt_v we_o god_n presence_n may_v be_v still_o with_o we_o none_o of_o these_o evil_n shall_v prevent_v but_o all_o shall_v promote_v god_n promise_n by_o his_o presence_n god_n be_v now_o fetch_v a_o compass_n which_o be_v both_o strange_a and_o wide_a he_o have_v a_o wheel_n within_o a_o wheel_n ezek._n 1.16_o all_o work_a one_o way_n yet_o unseen_a in_o the_o work_n all_o prepare_v the_o way_n and_o straightning_n crooked_a path_n for_o accomplish_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o latter_a day_n yea_o and_o prepare_v we_o to_o be_v ripe_a for_o they_o moses_n prove_v that_o god_n presence_n be_v with_o joseph_n by_o a_o threefold_a argument_n the_o first_o be_v plain_o demonstrative_a by_o its_o effect_n to_o wit_n the_o abatement_n and_o mitigation_n of_o joseph_n present_a prison-misery_n the_o second_o be_v more_o plain_o demonstrative_a in_o joseph_n enlargement_n and_o releasement_n out_o of_o prison_n but_o the_o three_o be_v most_o of_o all_o so_o
against_o joseph_n yea_o they_o furious_o rage_v at_o he_o as_o the_o hebr._n vatelah_n signify_v and_o be_v so_o render_v prov._n 26.18_o where_o and_o here_o only_o that_o word_n be_v use_v in_o scripture_n they_o be_v transport_v into_o such_o a_o fury_n by_o their_o sore_a famine_n that_o it_o make_v they_o mad_a man_n and_o furious_o to_o cast_v their_o firebrand_n at_o he_o even_o the_o devil_n arrow_n and_o so_o become_v they_o arch-archer_n indeed_o let_v fly_n at_o joseph_n for_o want_v of_o bread_n he_o have_v foretell_v they_o of_o the_o seven_o year_n famine_n but_o saturity_n and_o security_n have_v so_o besot_v they_o that_o they_o fear_v nothing_o till_o they_o feel_v it_o fullness_n have_v breed_v forgetfulness_n and_o now_o when_o they_o be_v pinch_v with_o that_o penury_n which_o they_o may_v have_v by_o a_o prudent_a provision_n out_o of_o the_o seven_o year_n plenty_n prevent_v they_o come_v with_o their_o outrageous_a clamour_n to_o joseph_n cry_v why_o shall_v we_o die_v in_o thy_o presence_n etc._n etc._n gen_n 47.15_o when_o it_o be_v in_o thy_o power_n to_o save_v we_o alive_a in_o this_o our_o extreme_a indigency_n this_o speech_n and_o why_o or_o for_o why_o savour_n of_o strong_a passion_n speak_v in_o a_o murmur_a mad_a mutinous_a manner_n agreeable_a to_o the_o word_n labah_n v._n 13._o which_o be_v the_o radix_fw-la of_o vatelah_n and_o which_o signify_v to_o be_v frantic_a or_o out_o of_o their_o wit_n both_o junius_n and_o tremellius_n and_o the_o tigurine_a version_n render_v it_o fùrebat_fw-la extreme_a famine_n make_v they_o extreme_a mad_a and_o that_o they_o be_v so_o may_v seem_v also_o more_o probable_a even_o from_o a_o natural_a cause_n it_o may_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o their_o feed_n upon_o course_n and_o foul_a matter_n such_o as_o carrion_n hem●●●_n and_o other_o sordid_a stuff_n that_o brute_n do_v devour_v of_o bad_a juice_n to_o humane_a stomach_n as_o well_o as_o of_o bad_a taste_n to_o their_o palate_n this_o be_v do_v in_o famine_n as_o both_o civil_a and_o sacred_a history_n hold_v forth_o as_o 2_o kin._n 6.25_o etc._n etc._n thereby_o may_v they_o fall_v into_o a_o frenzy_n which_o be_v the_o far_o punsh_v on_o by_o the_o permanent_a power_n and_o last_a force_n of_o the_o famine_n beside_o the_o many_o aggravation_n they_o lie_v under_o to_o blow_v they_o up_o into_o this_o madness_n against_o joseph_n as_o 1._o their_o loss_n of_o meat_n famine_n be_v such_o a_o merciless_a tyrant_n that_o it_o have_v make_v even_o a_o tender_a mother_n to_o use_v her_o tooth_n instead_o of_o her_o lip_n to_o her_o own_o dear_a child_n to_o bite_v it_o without_o pity_n who_o she_o use_v to_o kiss_v with_o love_n and_o instead_o of_o give_v it_o suck_v to_o let_v out_o its_o blood_n deut._n 28.57_o lam._n 4.10_o yea_o sometime_o it_o have_v make_v man_n eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o their_o own_o arm_n isa_n 9.20_o the_o people_n here_o lay_v under_o the_o lash_n of_o this_o fierce_a tyrant_n the_o loss_n of_o meat_n 2._o the_o loss_n of_o money_n they_o come_v and_o complain_v to_o joseph_n all_o our_o money_n be_v exhaust_v and_o expend_v gen._n 47.14_o 15._o now_o money_n bear_v the_o mastery_n with_o most_o mortal_a man_n and_o with_o some_o worldling_n the_o loss_n of_o their_o wealth_n have_v cost_v they_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o wit_n they_o have_v run_v distract_v upon_o it_o miser_n will_v assoon_o and_o as_o easy_o part_v with_o their_o blood_n as_o with_o their_o good_a yet_o here_o meat_n be_v better_a than_o money_n and_o therefore_o so_o they_o may_v have_v the_o former_a they_o will_v part_v with_o the_o latter_a but_o now_o all_o their_o stock_n be_v spend_v they_o can_v purchase_v no_o more_o meat_n for_o want_n of_o money_n they_o gaze_v upon_o one_o another_o as_o man_n out_o of_o their_o wit_n gen._n 42.1_o what_o to_o do_v they_o know_v not_o yet_o sober_v better_o upon_o it_o they_o come_v to_o joseph_n with_o a_o 3._o complaint_n who_o give_v they_o meat_n in_o exchange_n for_o their_o cattle_n this_o be_v their_o three_o loss_n now_o they_o soften_v yet_o more_o as_o to_o word_n at_o least_o say_v we_o will_v not_o hide_v from_o my_o lord_n gen._n 47._o ver_fw-la 17_o 18_o etc._n etc._n nb._n alas_o all_o this_o time_n they_o can_v not_o plead_v kindred_n they_o be_v alien_n to_o joseph_n and_o he_o to_o they_o but_o our_o joseph_n our_o jesus_n be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o call_v we_o brethren_n heb._n 2.11_o if_o we_o hide_v not_o our_o want_n from_o he_o he_o will_v supply_v we_o with_o food_n much_o more_o than_o joseph_n do_v these_o alien_n even_o for_o soul_n and_o body_n then_o come_v their_o 4._o loss_n the_o loss_n of_o their_o land_n in_o the_o second_o year_n to_o wit_n of_o the_o extreme_a famine_n which_o be_v the_o six_o year_n thereof_o for_o the_o five_o year_n of_o it_o be_v the_o first_o year_n which_o bring_v they_o to_o such_o strait_n as_o they_o have_v no_o money_n leave_v but_o buy_v bread_n with_o flesh_n even_o the_o flesh_n of_o their_o cattle_n and_o when_o no_o cattle_n be_v leave_v by_o the_o five_o which_o be_v the_o first_o year_n of_o extremity_n as_o be_v express_v gen._n 45.11_o they_o come_v to_o he_o at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o six_o year_n call_v here_o the_o second_o of_o cruel_a hardship_n and_o sell_v their_o land_n to_o pharaoh_n for_o bread_n and_o then_o 5._o their_o body_n themselves_o as_o slave_n gen._n 47._o ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o 20_o 23_o 25._o it_o may_v not_o therefore_o seem_v absurd_a to_o suppose_v that_o this_o hunger-starved_a people_n be_v sometime_o enrage_v at_o joseph_n according_a to_o the_o genuine_a signification_n of_o the_o hebrew_n word_n vatelah_n to_o be_v mad_a or_o transport_v into_o frantic_a and_o furious_a fit_n and_o to_o be_v reckon_v as_o the_o last_o sort_n of_o those_o arch-archer_n which_o let_v fly_v their_o arrow_n at_o least_o word_n of_o reproach_n against_o joseph_n we_o say_v loser_n may_v have_v leave_n to_o talk_v and_o great_a loser_n than_o these_o who_o lose_v their_o meat_n money_n cattle_n land_n and_o liberty_n can_v well_o be_v to_o want_v corn_n coin_n and_o cattle_n must_v needs_o pinch_v they_o much_o but_o when_o joseph_n will_v have_v their_o land_n and_o liberty_n too_o destroy_v their_o property_n in_o their_o ancient_a patrimony_n by_o remove_v they_o into_o rent_a farm_n ver_fw-la 20_o 21._o and_o so_o set_v up_o imperium_fw-la despoticum_fw-la un_fw-fr absolute_a monarchy_n the_o property_n of_o their_o land_n must_v be_v alter_v and_o they_o must_v all_o turn_v tenant_n and_o farmer_n to_o pharaoh_n whereas_o time_n out_o of_o mind_n they_o and_o their_o progenitor_n have_v be_v true_a proprietor_n and_o right_a owner_n of_o those_o ancient_a possession_n yet_o now_o have_v make_v no_o new_a forfeiture_n of_o they_o they_o know_v of_o no_o praemunire_n in_o their_o case_n therefore_o may_v it_o seem_v strange_a that_o this_o many-headed_a multitude_n so_o pinch_v with_o penury_n etc._n etc._n shall_v not_o part_v with_o those_o five_o near_a dear_a and_o precious_a thing_n especial_o the_o two_o last_o rather_o with_o great_a passion_n than_o patience_n when_o of_o free_a subject_n they_o must_v now_o be_v make_v the_o king_n slave_n and_o vassal_n all_o the_o free_a bear_v people_n must_v hereby_o become_v the_o prince_n peasant_n solomon_n say_v that_o oppression_n make_v wiseman_n mad_a eccles_n 7.7_o which_o he_o set_v off_o with_o a_o sure_o and_o he_o further_o say_v that_o therefore_o oppress_v prince_n be_v no_o better_a than_o fool_n void_a of_o understanding_n prov._n 28.15_o 16._o they_o be_v out_o of_o their_o wit_n themselves_o for_o drive_v their_o poor_a people_n out_o of_o their_o wit_n by_o exhaust_v their_o all_o from_o they_o and_o utter_o undo_v they_o though_o they_o think_v they_o deal_v wise_o as_o another_o pharaoh_n do_v exod._n 1.10_o yet_o these_o lion-rampants_a do_v foolish_o in_o enrage_v their_o subject_n for_o they_o usual_o come_v to_o untimely_a end_n as_o most_o of_o the_o caesar_n till_o constantine_n do_v if_o oppression_n make_v wiseman_n much_o more_o these_o half-famish_a '_o d-man_n mad_a it_o be_v a_o wonder_n say_v rivetus_n that_o the_o mad_a multitude_n be_v make_v mad_a by_o the_o famine_n extremity_n do_v not_o meet_v tumultuous_o make_v a_o mutiny_n and_o have_v now_o lose_v their_o mind_n as_o well_o as_o their_o mean_n by_o force_n break_v open_v the_o barn_n so_o plunder_v all_o the_o storehouse_n in_o every_o city_n where_o the_o corn_n be_v keep_v thus_o junius_n and_o piscator_fw-la in_o concurrence_n with_o rivet_n interpret_v vatelah_n to_o signify_v that_o the_o egyptian_n make_v tumult_n the_o famine_n bereave_v they_o of_o their_o wit_n assure_o they_o can_v never_o give_v up_o their_o liberty_n and_o property_n have_v not_o stark_a hunger_n
sea_n foam_v out_o mire_n and_o dirt_n yet_o god_n still_v they_o and_o make_v as_o at_o his_o check_n and_o beck_n a_o sweet_a calm_a at_o his_o pleasure_n all_o masterless_a man_n yea_o and_o spiteful_a devil_n who_o will_v lay_v zion_n level_v god_n muzzle_v their_o mouth_n and_o manacle_n their_o hand_n from_o harm_v his_o joseph_n man_n indeed_o may_v stir_v up_o strife_n but_o god_n alone_o can_v stint_v it_o with_o bound_n answer_v the_o second_o as_o to_o joseph_n vindication_n 1._o all_o joseph_n do_v to_o this_o people_n as_o above_o be_v not_o only_o with_o their_o consent_n but_o also_o at_o their_o request_n as_o buy_v us_o and_o our_o land_n for_o bread_n gen._n 47.18_o 19_o volenti_fw-la non_fw-la fit_a injuria_fw-la 2._o as_o his_o act_n be_v not_o injurious_a so_o nor_o uncharitable_a for_o it_o be_v charity_n in_o he_o to_o remit_v their_o service_n and_o retain_v only_o their_o land_n when_o both_o be_v sell_v he_o 3._o he_o use_v liberality_n in_o his_o charity_n towards_o they_o for_o whereas_o he_o may_v have_v take_v half_a or_o four_o part_n of_o their_o land_n when_o he_o restore_v they_o to_o their_o liberty_n and_o leave_v they_o but_o the_o other_o half_a or_o but_o one_o of_o five_o yet_o he_o allow_v they_o four_o part_n and_o be_v content_v to_o take_v but_o one_o part_n for_o pharaoh_n which_o be_v no_o more_o than_o be_v lay_v up_o in_o the_o year_n of_o plenty_n gen._n 41.34_o whereas_o it_o be_v common_a in_o the_o country_n to_o let_n land_n to_o half-part_n for_o half_a the_o profit_n 4._o the_o corn_n which_o joseph_n sell_v they_o be_v the_o king_n buy_v with_o the_o king_n money_n and_o therefore_o be_v he_o bind_v in_o fidelity_n to_o the_o king_n to_o take_v a_o valuable_a consideration_n for_o it_o the_o king_n be_v no_o way_n oblige_v to_o give_v his_o corn_n gratis_o to_o they_o see_v they_o have_v the_o same_o liberty_n that_o pharaoh_n have_v to_o buy_v in_o and_o lay_v up_o store_v of_o it_o in_o the_o year_n of_o plenty_n joseph_n have_v foretell_v they_o of_o the_o approach_a famine_n have_v he_o give_v they_o the_o corn_n free_o he_o have_v be_v a_o unfaithful_a steward_n to_o the_o king_n 5._o though_o joseph_n seem_v to_o make_v a_o monopoly_n of_o all_o the_o money_n as_o well_o as_o corn_n he_o gather_v up_o all_o the_o money_n of_o the_o land_n gen._n 47.14_o as_o he_o have_v do_v all_o the_o corn_n gen._n 41.48_o 49._o yet_o do_v not_o convert_v either_o the_o corn_n or_o the_o money_n to_o his_o own_o private_a profit_n as_o for_o the_o corn_n he_o lay_v up_o in_o apothecas_fw-la regis_fw-la the_o king_n storehouse_n so_o junius_n read_v gen._n 41.35_o under_o the_o hand_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o not_o for_o his_o own_o particular_a use_n and_o so_o the_o money_n joseph_n gather_v up_o he_o do_v not_o hoard_v in_o his_o own_o private_a coffer_n to_o enrich_v himself_o by_o his_o office_n but_o like_o a_o faithful_a officer_n to_o pharaoh_n lay_v it_o all_o up_o in_o the_o king_n 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now_o become_v cruelty_n in_o their_o owner_n to_o keep_v they_o any_o long_o and_o it_o will_v be_v a_o courtesy_n and_o kindness_n in_o joseph_n to_o keep_v they_o alive_a for_o common_a good_a and_o what_o good_a can_v their_o good_n or_o cattle_n do_v they_o if_o themselves_o shall_v die_v for_o want_v of_o corn_n as_o doubtless_o many_o do_v die_v both_o by_o famine_n and_o plague_n though_o moses_n mention_v it_o not_o for_o these_o two_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v very_o rare_o find_v asunder_o 7._o but_o it_o seem_v hard_a of_o all_o that_o joseph_n will_v take_v their_o land_n and_o liberty_n too_o when_o both_o their_o coin_n and_o their_o cattle_n be_v go_v from_o they_o yet_o still_o all_o along_o here_o be_v a_o lesser_a good_a exchange_v for_o a_o great_a and_o a_o lesser_a loss_n or_o evil_n still_o prevent_v a_o worse_a life_n be_v a_o great_a good_a and_o the_o loss_n of_o life_n a_o great_a evil_n than_o coin_n cattle_n land_n or_o liberty_n or_o the_o loss_n 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but_o his_o master_n now_o no_o man_n must_v be_v liberal_a of_o that_o which_o be_v another_o man_n be_v without_o the_o owner_n consent_v yea_o the_o poor_a and_o the_o rich._n 8._o and_o last_o they_o do_v all_o universal_o acknowledge_v that_o joseph_n have_v be_v true_o liberal_a as_o well_o as_o merciful_a to_o they_o insomuch_o that_o though_o god_n be_v now_o punish_v they_o for_o their_o riotous_a and_o licentious_a life_n in_o the_o year_n of_o plenty_n by_o these_o year_n of_o extreme_a and_o starve_a scarcity_n teach_v they_o hereby_o the_o worth_n of_o those_o blessing_n by_o the_o want_n of_o they_o yet_o joseph_n have_v preserve_v they_o from_o perish_v as_o many_o other_o do_v and_o have_v save_v their_o life_n which_o be_v far_o better_a than_o all_o they_o part_v with_o to_o purchase_v they_o yea_o and_o their_o liberty_n too_o to_o become_v farmer_n to_o pharaoh_n upon_o which_o account_n he_o restore_v their_o land_n and_o all_o their_o lnstrument_n of_o husbandry_n as_o plough_n cart_n etc._n etc._n they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o complain_v that_o they_o thank_v he_o for_o his_o kindness_n gen._n 47.25_o thus_o it_o be_v plain_a it_o be_v not_o injustice_n in_o joseph_n but_o his_o equity_n fidelity_n and_o pious_a prudence_n whereby_o he_o save_v both_o king_n and_o kingdom_n alive_a etc._n etc._n n_o b._n in_o this_o history_n of_o joseph_n there_o be_v a_o manifold_a mystery_n 1._o as_o he_o be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n 2._o of_o the_o church_n 3._o of_o a_o christian_a 1._o as_o of_o christ_n something_o be_v say_v before_o to_o which_o more_o be_v here_o to_o be_v add_v as_o to_o both_o his_o state_n of_o humiliation_n and_o exaltation_n 1._o in_o his_o humble_v estate_n joseph_n represent_v our_o dear_a jesus_n thus_o 1._o as_o jacob_n be_v solicitous_a for_o his_o son_n welfare_n send_v his_o dear_a joseph_n as_o his_o ambassador_n to_o bring_v he_o tiding_n how_o it_o fare_v with_o they_o and_o with_o their_o flock_n gen._n 37.13_o 14._o thus_o god_n so_o love_v the_o world_n that_o he_o send_v his_o only_o beget_v son_n job_n 3.16_o christ_n be_v send_v to_o the_o lose_a sheep_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n his_o brethren_n mat._n 15.24_o not_o so_o much_o to_o know_v as_o to_o purchase_v and_o procure_v their_o peace_n luk._n 19.42_o 2._o as_o joseph_n so_o jesus_n come_v unto_o his_o own_o and_o his_o own_o receive_v he_o not_o joh._n 1.11_o when_o he_o come_v to_o seek_v and_o save_v that_o which_o be_v lose_v luk._n 19.10_o yea_o and_o find_v they_o in_o dothan_n too_o in_o a_o state_n of_o defection_n as_o before_o they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o receive_v this_o their_o physician_n who_o come_v to_o heal_v and_o help_v
portion_n gen._n 48.5.22_o num._n 1.10_o 1_o chron._n 5.1_o thus_o christian_n be_v the_o first-born_a of_o god_n hebr._n 12.23_o have_v special_a prerogative_n as_o those_o under_o the_o law_n have_v deut._n 21.17_o even_o a_o double_a portion_n of_o grace_n and_o glory_n 2._o as_o joseph_n wear_v a_o particoloured_a coat_n so_o christian_n be_v clothe_v with_o variety_n of_o grace_n joh._n 1.16_o 2_o per._n 1.4_o 5_o 6_o etc._n etc._n 3._o as_o joseph_n be_v the_o best_a belove_a of_o his_o earthly_a father_n gen._n 37.3_o so_o be_v christian_n of_o their_o heavenly_a 4._o they_o be_v envy_v by_o false_a brethren_n nickname_v persecute_v etc._n etc._n as_o joseph_n be_v 5._o the_o keeper_n of_o they_o will_v take_v away_o their_o coat_n or_o vail_n cant._n 5.7_o and_o if_o the_o world_n or_o sin_n become_v their_o mistress_n it_o will_v make_v they_o naked_a exod._n 32.25_o 6._o their_o bow_n also_o abide_v in_o strength_n etc._n etc._n be_v make_v more_o than_o conqueror_n rom._n 8.37_o even_o triumpher_n 2_o cor._n 2.14_o 7._o they_o be_v first_o humble_v then_o exalt_v 8._o they_o be_v exalt_v to_o high_a honour_n 1_o sam._n 2.30_o make_v king_n and_o priest_n to_o god_n rev._n 1.6_o 9_o they_o likewise_o feed_v many_o prov._n 10.21_o 10._o their_o bone_n also_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o valley_n of_o anchor_n in_o the_o door_n of_o hope_n viz._n of_o a_o better_a resurrection_n hebr._n 11.35_o prov._n 14.32_o chap._n xv._o the_o history_n and_o mystery_n of_o jacob_n and_o joseph_n intermingle_v unto_o both_o their_o death_n have_v handle_v the_o history_n of_o jacob_n six_o cross_n to_o wit_n the_o suppose_a death_n of_o his_o jewel_n joseph_n under_o which_o he_o long_o mourn_v even_o twenty_o three_o year_n gen._n 37.34_o but_o at_o last_o be_v comfort_v with_o that_o joyful_a news_n joseph_n be_v yet_o alive_a gen._n 45.26_o he_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o he_o have_v send_v for_o we_o all_o to_o dwell_v with_o he_o though_o these_o 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give_v they_o benjamin_n show_v he_o the_o three_o hundred_o shekel_n and_o five_o costly_a suit_n bestow_v by_o his_o brother_n upon_o he_o above_o all_o they_o all_o set_v before_o he_o the_o ten_o he_o ass_n load_v with_o the_o precious_a thing_n of_o egypt_n as_o well_o as_o the_o ten_o she-ass_n carry_v corn_n and_o bread_n etc._n etc._n for_o himself_o by_o the_o way_n and_o last_o the_o wagon_n and_o royal_a chariot_n relate_v withal_o all_o they_o have_v see_v and_o hear_v be_v the_o undeniable_a demonstration_n then_o his_o spirit_n return_v to_o his_o heart_n after_o a_o sad_a recoil_v and_o he_o recover_v out_o of_o his_o sudden_a consternation_n be_v cheer_v up_o with_o a_o belief_n of_o all_o gen._n 47.19_o 22_o 23_o 26_o 27_o 28._o hereupon_o as_o strange_o transport_v he_o cry_v it_o be_v enough_o leap_v levalto_n as_o it_o be_v he_o rejoice_v more_o for_o his_o son_n joseph_n life_n than_o for_o his_o lordship_n ☞_o thus_o jacob_n twenty_o three_o year_n sorrow_n and_o that_o for_o a_o matter_n which_o be_v only_o suspect_v not_o real_a for_o all_o this_o time_n joseph_n be_v alive_a ever_o and_o anon_o in_o great_a favour_n while_o his_o father_n sorrow_v for_o he_o as_o if_o dead_a god_n gracious_o convert_v into_o great_a joy_n he_o than_o be_v no_o stoic_a as_o one_o without_o passion_n his_o belief_n raise_v he_o up_o as_o his_o unbelief_n cast_v he_o down_o rom._n 5.1_o 4._o and_o thus_o also_o we_o childish_o torment_v ourselves_o with_o our_o oft_o conceit_a and_o groundless_a fear_n as_o he_o do_v fear_n have_v torment_n 1_o john_n 4.18_o set_v the_o soul_n as_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o rack_n and_o render_v it_o restless_a but_o faith_n work_v hope_n peace_n and_o joy_n rom._n 15.13_o fill_v the_o soul_n with_o a_o contentful_a complacency_n and_o acquiescency_n no_o soon_o have_v he_o well_o digest_v this_o fear_n but_o another_o fear_n come_v upon_o he_o to_o wit_n jacob_n seven_o cross_n to_o make_v up_o his_o calamity_n into_o the_o perfect_a sabbatical_a number_n of_o seven_o his_o fear_n to_o go_v down_o to_o egypt_n though_o it_o be_v to_o see_v his_o jewel_n joseph_n there_o and_o his_o own_o late_a resolve_n so_o to_o do_v this_o grand_a doubt_n lie_v first_o about_o his_o warrant_n for_o his_o peregrination_n or_o journey_n to_o egypt_n when_o this_o be_v remove_v he_o trust_v god_n for_o his_o welcome_n thither_o and_o welfare_n there_o such_o fear_n do_v fall_v upon_o he_o that_o in_o his_o consult_v with_o god_n about_o it_o god_n give_v he_o this_o answer_n fear_v not_o to_o go_v down_o to_o egypt_n gen._n 46.1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o though_o he_o have_v good_a ground_n of_o hope_n as_o to_o his_o prospect_n of_o present_a providence_n in_o humane_a matter_n for_o 1._o he_o be_v now_o force_v out_o of_o canaan_n by_o that_o famine_n which_o god_n have_v call_v for_o psal_n 105.16_o so_o his_o call_n from_o that_o place_n seem_v clear_a to_o he_o 2._o he_o understand_v that_o there_o be_v corn_n no_o where_o but_o in_o egypt_n hereupon_o he_o say_v to_o his_o son_n why_o gaze_v you_o one_o upon_o another_o as_o at_o your_o wit_n end_n we_o must_v have_v corn_n from_o thence_o or_o we_o can_v live_v we_o must_v certain_o die_v gen._n 42.1.2_o therefore_o his_o call_n to_o that_o place_n seem_v clear_a also_o 3._o he_o have_v likewise_o the_o royal_a invitation_n of_o pharaoh_n thither_o and_o all_o accommodation_n for_o ease_n and_o honour_n as_o well_o as_o for_o subsistency_n in_o his_o undertake_n the_o journey_n 4._o he_o have_v as_o joyful_a as_o well_o as_o lawful_a a_o errand_n as_o ever_o mortal_a man_n have_v to_o see_v his_o own_o best-beloved_a joseph_n who_o he_o have_v not_o see_v for_o twenty_o three_o year_n but_o think_v very_o he_o have_v be_v bury_v so_o long_o ago_o in_o the_o belly_n of_o some_o brute_n beast_n that_o have_v devour_v he_o 5._o the_o lord_n of_o the_o land_n be_v his_o jewel_n joseph_n who_o have_v send_v for_o he_o also_o by_o royal_a authority_n and_o send_v both_o such_o wagon_n and_o such_o provision_n not_o only_o of_o common_a but_o of_o precious_a thing_n as_o make_v he_o his_o son_n their_o wife_n and_o child_n all_o willing_a and_o desirous_a to_o take_v this_o tedious_a journey_n remark_n first_o the_o common_a course_n of_o divine_a providence_n in_o humane_a affair_n be_v that_o parent_n do_v provide_v for_o their_o child_n not_o child_n for_o parent_n 2_o cor._n 12.14_o it_o be_v their_o duty_n to_o lay_v up_o portion_n and_o provision_n for_o their_o posterity_n but_o here_o it_o be_v just_a contrary_n the_o son_n be_v the_o storer_n and_o the_o father_n be_v the_o starve_a god_n way_n be_v not_o as_o man_n have_v man_n be_v god_n counsellor_n he_o will_v have_v counsel_v thus_o see_v canaan_n be_v promise_v to_o abraham_n offspring_n let_v jacob_n lie_v up_o provision_n in_o his_o own_o land_n and_o let_v joseph_n be_v famish_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o force_v home_o to_o his_o father_n house_n and_o so_o possess_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n no_o say_v the_o most_o wise_a god_n it_o shall_v be_v thus_o jacob_n the_o father_n must_v be_v starve_v in_o that_o land_n of_o promise_n which_o flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n and_o joseph_n the_o son_n must_v be_v the_o storer_n in_o egypt_n that_o curse_a country_n of_o cham_n as_o david_n call_v it_o psal_n 105.23_o 27._o and_o 78.51_o and_o though_o this_o seem_v absurd_a to_o humane_a apprehension_n and_o apparent_o repugnant_a to_o my_o express_a promise_n yet_o jacob_n must_v leave_v his_o land_n of_o canaan_n wherein_o he_o have_v seat_v himself_o as_o now_o a_o possessor_n of_o my_o promise_n so_o oft_o renew_v and_o must_v go_v down_o into_o a_o strange_a country_n there_o to_o be_v a_o poor_a pilgrim_n
their_o convoy_n by_o sea_n and_o their_o conduct_n by_o land_n if_o caesar_n bargeman_n can_v be_v comfort_v with_o caesar_n word_n in_o a_o storm_n quid_fw-la time_n caesarem_fw-la vehis_fw-la &_o ejus_fw-la fortunam_fw-la be_n not_o too_o timorous_a in_o this_o terrible_a tempest_n but_o cheer_v up_o thou_o carry_v caesar_n so_o can_v miscarry_v a_o child_n of_o light_n walk_v in_o darkness_n need_n fear_v nothing_o while_o his_o heavenly_a father_n hold_v he_o fast_o by_o the_o hand_n psal_n 23.4_o and_o 138.7_o isa_n 50.10_o 2._o when_o they_o die_v and_o go_v down_o to_o the_o grave_a as_o jacob_n do_v go_v down_o to_o egypt_n god_n so_o say_v to_o they_o as_o he_o say_v to_o he_o fear_v not_o to_o enter_v into_o that_o sleeping-place_n of_o the_o sepulchre_n i_o will_v sure_o awake_v you_o again_o and_o bring_v you_o back_o from_o the_o jaw_n of_o a_o temporal_a death_n to_o the_o joy_n of_o a_o eternal_a life_n and_o your_o frail_a body_n that_o now_o death_n and_o grave_n do_v swallow_v up_o shall_v certain_o rise_v again_o and_o by_o their_o very_a rot_a shall_v be_v the_o more_o refine_a at_o the_o grand_a resurrection_n 1_o cor._n 15.36_o 42_o 43_o 44_o etc._n etc._n the_o second_o inference_n be_v god_n come_v usual_o to_o his_o servant_n as_o he_o come_v here_o to_o his_o servant_n jacob_n while_o he_o be_v in_o suspense_n and_o do_v hang_v betwixt_o hope_n and_o fear_n god_n love_v to_o perfect_v his_o strength_n in_o our_o weakness_n 2_o cor._n 12.9_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n be_v not_o in_o a_o capable_a case_n for_o receive_v divine_a promise_n till_o it_o be_v first_o free_v from_o false_a fear_n therefore_o god_n come_v to_o comfort_n abraham_n with_o fear_n not_o before_o he_o give_v he_o the_o promise_n gen._n 15.1_o so_o his_o grandson_n jacob_n have_v the_o same_o cordial_n fear_v not_o before_o the_o promise_n both_o of_o his_o own_o personal_a safety_n and_o of_o his_o numberless_a posterity_n have_v god_n give_v jacob_n only_o that_o general_n promise_n i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o it_o indeed_o have_v be_v enough_o have_v he_o say_v no_o more_o for_o a_o sufficient_a security_n against_o all_o his_o particular_a doubt_n and_o fear_n yet_o out_o of_o his_o super-abundant_a bounty_n he_o give_v a_o distinct_a answer_n and_o what_o may_v be_v satisfactory_a in_o every_o particular_a say_v in_o effect_n to_o he_o 1._o i_o approve_v of_o thy_o enterprise_n my_o command_n be_v thy_o warrant_n i_o will_v make_v thy_o journey_n prosperous_a according_a to_o thy_o prayer_n 2._o thy_o change_n of_o place_n shall_v neither_o change_v my_o promise_n to_o thou_o nor_o thy_o company_n with_o i_o i_o be_o not_o chain_v to_o one_o place_n but_o be_o present_a in_o every_o place_n not_o tie_v to_o canaan_n but_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o in_o egypt_n 3._o though_o thou_o for_o a_o time_n forsake_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n yet_o thither_o will_v i_o again_o bring_v thou_o when_o dead_a and_o thy_o posterity_n while_o live_v for_o who_o thy_o body_n bury_v there_o shall_v take_v and_o keep_v possession_n till_o their_o return_n so_o that_o this_o promise_n contain_v the_o history_n of_o many_o yea_o more_o than_o two_o hundred_o year_n 4._o and_o thy_o jewel_n joseph_n who_o thou_o think_v be_v lose_v have_v be_v but_o lend_v to_o the_o lord_n who_o will_v return_v he_o who_o now_o thou_o so_o much_o long_a to_o see_v with_o advantage_n he_o be_v lose_v a_o slave_n but_o shall_v he_o find_v a_o lord_n yea_o a_o lord_n of_o lord_n and_o of_o the_o whole_a land_n 5._o yea_o thy_o joseph_n who_o thou_o give_v up_o for_o dead_a shall_v close_o up_o thy_o eye_n when_o thou_o die_v wherein_o god_n promise_v he_o both_o a_o quiet_a life_n and_o a_o comfortable_a death_n in_o egypt_n his_o dear_a joseph_n be_v present_a with_o he_o shall_v have_v the_o honour_n above_o all_o his_o son_n to_o do_v that_o last_o office_n of_o love_n of_o put_v his_o hand_n upon_o his_o father_n eye_n which_o be_v lift_v up_o wide_a open_a towards_o heaven_n when_o he_o die_v have_v hope_n in_o his_o death_n prov._n 14.32_o to_o shut_v they_o up_o which_o shall_v short_o be_v open_v again_o to_o see_v god_n in_o the_o flesh_n job_n 19.26_o by_o all_o these_o particular_n god_n assure_v jacob_n and_o so_o he_o do_v no_o less_o to_o we_o the_o child_n of_o jacob_n that_o there_o be_v a_o paternal_a providence_n of_o god_n always_o attend_v upon_o he_o and_o all_o his_o who_o he_o will_v never_o fail_v nor_o forsake_v josh_n 1.5_o and_o hebr._n 13.5_o the_o particular_a promise_n to_o joshua_n be_v general_o apply_v by_o the_o apostle_n to_o all_o believer_n blessed_n shall_v thou_o be_v in_o thy_o go_v out_o and_o bless_a in_o thy_o come_n in_o deut._n 28.6_o i_o will_v carry_v thou_o down_o and_o i_o will_v bring_v thou_o up_o say_v god_n to_o jacob_n thou_o shall_v not_o want_v my_o presence_n at_o no_o time_n and_o in_o no_o place_n semel_fw-la electus_n semper_fw-la dilectus_fw-la say_v austin_n which_o be_v well_o english_v who_o god_n once_o love_v he_o ever_o love_v even_o to_o the_o end_n joh._n 13.1_o this_o bless_a patriarch_n have_v now_o this_o double_a compellation_n jacob_n jacob_n and_o this_o treble_a yea_o quadruple_a consolation_n from_o heaven_n his_o heart_n be_v much_o ease_v of_o his_o fear_n his_o spirit_n lighten_v from_o his_o doubt_n his_o faith_n now_o get_v above_o his_o fear_n by_o the_o help_n of_o this_o heavenly_a vision_n that_o he_o rise_v up_o from_o beershebah_n v._n 5._o the_o word_n rose_n up_o have_v a_o emphatical_a sense_n signify_v alacrity_n import_v that_o his_o faith_n be_v now_o confirm_v his_o joint_n be_v oil_v and_o his_o leg_n make_v nimble_a by_o this_o oracle_n of_o god_n as_o it_o have_v be_v with_o he_o by_o his_o vision_n at_o bethel_n gen._n 28.12_o so_o that_o he_o do_v now_o as_o he_o do_v then_o gen._n 29.1_o hebr._n even_o lift_v up_o his_o foot_n go_v lusty_o on_o his_o way_n as_o fast_o and_o as_o far_o as_o his_o leg_n will_v carry_v he_o he_o do_v so_o from_o bethel_n though_o now_o he_o have_v pharaoh_n royal_a chariot_n to_o rest_v his_o old_a leg_n in_o he_o go_v cheerful_o end_v way_n to_o egypt_n when_o his_o encouragement_n outweigh_v his_o discouragement_n as_o in_o david_n when_o distress_v 1_o sam._n 30.6_o take_v along_o with_o he_o his_o cattle_n and_o good_n v._o 6._o though_o pharaoh_n have_v in_o a_o court_n compliment_n forbid_v it_o gen._n 45.20_o yet_o this_o prudent_a patriarch_n will_v not_o go_v down_o like_o a_o beggar_n by_o careless_o cast_v away_o his_o all_o in_o this_o transport_n of_o joy_n as_o 2_o sam._n 19.30_o and_o so_o to_o become_v a_o trencher-f_o to_o other_o he_o have_v learn_v that_o lesson_n it_o be_v better_a to_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o lawful_a use_n of_o mean_n subservient_fw-fr to_o providence_n than_o to_o put_v confidence_n in_o any_o man_n though_o his_o own_o son_n or_o in_o the_o great_a of_o man_n who_o be_v prince_n as_o pharaoh_n psal_n 118.8_o 9_o who_o oft_o prove_v but_o a_o lie_n psal_n 62.9_o they_o may_v die_v or_o their_o love_n may_v die_v and_o they_o themselves_z may_v live_v he_o have_v learn_v that_o also_o why_o shall_v we_o be_v chargeable_a to_o thou_o my_o son_n 2_o sam._n 13.25_o therefore_o he_o carry_v what_o provision_n he_o have_v with_o he_o and_o his_o family_n consist_v of_o sixty_o six_o soul_n v._o 26._o go_v along_o with_o he_o to_o which_o if_o jacob_n joseph_n and_o his_o two_o son_n manasseh_n and_o ephraim_n be_v add_v they_o make_v up_o the_o number_n of_o seventy_o v._o 27._o though_o they_o be_v reckon_v by_o follow_v the_o septuagint_n than_o most_o in_o use_n to_o be_v five_o more_o act._n 7.14_o suppose_v so_o yet_o even_o that_o be_v but_o a_o small_a number_n to_o descend_v from_o abraham_n in_o 215_o year_n time_n after_o the_o promise_n of_o multiply_v his_o seed_n as_o the_o star_n etc._n etc._n the_o five_o remark_n be_v moses_n mention_n this_o small_a number_n that_o go_v down_o with_o jacob_n thus_o industrious_o not_o only_o for_o distinguish_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n nor_o to_o show_v out_o of_o what_o family_n christ_n shall_v descend_v name_v perez_n and_o hezron_n which_o be_v name_v in_o christ_n genealogy_n matth._n 1.3_o and_o luk_n 3.33_o but_o the_o principal_a reason_n be_v that_o this_o inconsiderable_a number_n at_o israel_n go_v into_o egypt_n may_v the_o more_o magnify_v the_o mercy_n truth_n and_o power_n of_o god_n in_o multiply_v these_o few_o into_o a_o innumerable_a number_n in_o egypt_n so_o that_o these_o seventy_o soul_n be_v become_v six_o hundred_o thousand_o beside_o old_a people_n women_z and_o child_n in_o 215_o year_n more_o when_o israel_n come_v out_o of_o egypt_n this_o
can_v not_o without_o a_o divine_a miracle_n and_o a_o signal_n singular_a blessing_n of_o heaven_n be_v accomplish_v upon_o earth_n all_o which_o do_v show_v 1._o that_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n must_v not_o be_v over-hasty_o expect_v in_o its_o performance_n god_n give_v abraham_n his_o promise_n of_o make_v he_o a_o great_a nation_n etc._n etc._n gen._n 12.2_o 3._o yet_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o year_n after_o that_o his_o offspring_n be_v increase_v to_o no_o more_o than_o to_o seventy_o soul_n god_n have_v signify_v to_o he_o that_o his_o seed_n shall_v be_v evil_o entreat_v four_o hundred_o year_n gen._n 15.13_o which_o must_v begin_v when_o ishmael_n mock_v isaac_n he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o hagar_n the_o egyptian_a gen._n 21.9_o gal._n 4.29_o this_o persection_n happen_v thirty_o year_n after_o that_o first_o promise_n gen._n 12.2_o 3._o which_o promise_n be_v four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n before_o the_o law_n gal._n 3.17_o and_o four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n after_o that_o promise_n come_v israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n exod._n 12.40_o when_o jac●b_n come_v down_o into_o egypt_n he_o be_v 130_o year_n old_a and_o then_o the_o just_a half_n of_o the_o 430_o year_n betwixt_o the_o promise_n to_o abraham_n and_o israel_n deliverance_n out_o of_o bondage_n to_o wit_n the_o 215_o year_n be_v exact_o expire_v this_o half_a be_v thus_o reckon_v by_o parcel_n it_o be_v 25_o year_n after_o abraham_n be_v come_v into_o the_o land_n before_o he_o have_v isaac_n it_o be_v 60_o year_n more_o before_o isaac_n have_v jacob_n and_o it_o be_v 130_o year_n more_o which_o be_v the_o age_n and_o time_n of_o jacob_n come_v to_o joseph_n all_o which_o amount_v to_o 215_o yet_o all_o this_o long_a period_n god_n promise_n lie_v dormant_n as_o to_o its_o performance_n the_o number_n of_o star_n and_o sand_n promise_v be_v circle_v in_o only_o 70_o soul_n thus_o that_o promise_n which_o be_v the_o first_o in_o the_o world_n of_o the_o woman_n seed_n break_v the_o serpent_n head_n have_v not_o its_o accomplishment_n till_o shilo_n come_v which_o be_v about_o four_o thousand_o year_n after_o the_o make_n of_o that_o promise_n to_o adam_n thus_o that_o promise_v to_o ahaz_n that_o a_o virgin_n shall_v conceive_v a_o son_n isa_n 7.14_o yet_o neither_o he_o nor_o his_o see_v its_o performance_n thus_o also_o daniel_n 70_o week_n or_o 490_o year_n have_v a_o long_a commencement_n after_o daniel_n day_n before_o the_o messiah_n come_v to_o take_v away_o transgression_n etc._n etc._n thus_o abraham_n 430_o year_n be_v a_o long_a parenthesis_n betwixt_o the_o promise_n and_o the_o performance_n of_o god_n give_v he_o that_o land_n yea_o we_o must_v reckon_v 40_o year_n move_v to_o the_o 430_o for_o so_o long_a abraham_n seed_n wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n before_o they_o come_v to_o possess_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n and_o indeed_o the_o performance_n of_o that_o promise_n of_o all_o nation_n to_o be_v bless_v in_o abraham_n seed_n be_v much_o long_o after_o that_o even_o not_o till_o christ_n come_v the_o oath_n which_o he_o swear_v to_o our_o father_n abraham_n luk._n 1.73_o note_v 2._o god_n church_n be_v oft_o reduce_v into_o a_o narrow_a compass_n and_o small_a number_n as_o here_o into_o 70_o soul_n unable_a to_o subsist_v among_o the_o 70_o nation_n which_o apostatise_v at_o the_o build_n of_o babel_n yet_o god_n the_o church_n rock_n protect_v she_o from_o their_o malice_n psal_n 105.12_o 13_o 14_o 15._o and_o raise_v she_o up_o from_o this_o small_a foundation_n to_o a_o prodigious_a multiplication_n v._o 26._o and_o that_o all_o the_o time_n under_o the_o cross_n in_o despite_n of_o all_o the_o power_n of_o egypt_n engage_v against_o they_o the_o more_o molest_v they_o the_o more_o multiply_v have_v handle_v jacob_n peregrination_n into_o egypt_n the_o next_o remark_n be_v his_o commoration_n in_o egypt_n wherein_o two_o thing_n be_v considerable_a 1._o his_o honourable_a welcome_n thither_o and_o 2._o his_o comfortable_a welfare_n there_o first_o of_o the_o first_o 1._o jacob_n have_v not_o only_o a_o common_a welcome_n but_o a_o honourable_a one_o when_o he_o have_v quell_v and_o kill_v his_o fear_n for_o he_o first_o fear_v to_o go_v till_o god_n promise_v he_o his_o presence_n and_o protection_n by_o the_o power_n and_o force_v of_o his_o faith_n gen._n 46.3_o 4_o 5._o he_o come_v down_o thither_o comfortable_o commit_v his_o all_o to_o a_o faithful_a creator_n who_o he_o find_v far_o better_o to_o he_o than_o his_o own_o fear_n who_o give_v he_o not_o only_o a_o welcome_a thither_o but_o also_o a_o welfare_n there_o for_o jacob_n best_o and_o happy_a day_n be_v those_o he_o spend_v in_o egypt_n with_o his_o jewel_n joseph_n lord_n of_o the_o land_n it_o be_v for_o joseph_n sake_n that_o jacob_n and_o his_o family_n have_v their_o welcome_n to_o egypt_n and_o welfare_n in_o it_o so_o it_o be_v for_o jesus_n sake_n that_o we_o have_v both_o these_o both_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o grace_n and_o in_o that_o of_o glory_n that_o jacob_n may_v have_v his_o welcome_n thither_o he_o send_v judah_n as_o his_o praecursor_n or_o harbinger_n be_v a_o man_n of_o more_o excellent_a part_n and_o of_o great_a authority_n among_o his_o son_n both_o wise_a and_o well-spoken_a as_o appear_v by_o that_o exquisite_a oration_n he_o make_v to_o joseph_n gen._n 44.18_o to_o the_o 34._o wherein_o he_o prefer_v his_o father_n life_n before_o his_o own_o liberty_n he_o can_v not_o live_v to_o see_v jacob_n die_v he_o he_o send_v to_o give_v joseph_n notice_n that_o his_o father_n be_v at_o hand_n gen._n 46.28_o thus_o this_o good_a man_n guide_v his_o matter_n with_o discretion_n psal_n 112.5_o in_o send_v this_o son_n judah_n as_o his_o messenger_n who_o do_v not_o only_o excel_v all_o his_o other_o son_n in_o prudence_n and_o power_n but_o also_o be_v most_o acceptable_a to_o his_o father_n in_o become_a surety_n for_o benjamin_n his_o brother_n wherein_o he_o be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n descend_v from_o he_o who_o be_v our_o surety_n heb._n 7.22_o gen._n 43.9_o yea_o and_o he_o be_v most_o acceptable_a to_o his_o brother_n joseph_n too_o for_o his_o cogent_n argument_n wherewith_o he_o overcome_v his_o bloody-minded_n brethren_n to_o save_v joseph_n from_o perish_v in_o the_o pit_n gen._n 37.26_o etc._n etc._n thus_o jesus_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n deliver_v we_o out_o of_o the_o pit_n zech._n 9.11_o ☞_o behold_v here_o the_o prudence_n and_o providence_n of_o this_o pious_a patriarch_n thus_o to_o prepare_v his_o way_n for_o his_o welcome_n lest_o the_o inhabitant_n shall_v make_v a_o insurrection_n against_o he_o when_o they_o see_v he_o a_o mere_a stranger_n intrude_v as_o a_o under_o settle_v and_o a_o interloper_n among_o they_o to_o eat_v the_o bread_n whereof_o they_o then_o have_v too_o little_a for_o themselves_o out_o of_o their_o mouth_n with_o his_o seventy_o soul_n beside_o his_o great_a train_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o cattle_n this_o admonish_v we_o to_o do_v nothing_o unadvised_o lest_o our_o rashness_n work_v our_o ruth_n and_o ruin_n give_v no_o offence_n careless_o take_v no_o offence_n causeless_o as_o jacob_n will_v not_o trouble_v any_o so_o he_o prudent_o prevent_v his_o be_v trouble_v by_o any_o joseph_n hear_v by_o judah_n that_o jacob_n be_v get_v to_o the_o border_n of_o egypt_n go_v forth_o to_o give_v he_o his_o welcome_n and_o oh_o what_o a_o joyful_a meeting_n be_v this_o of_o father_n and_o son_n who_o have_v not_o see_v one_o another_o in_o long_o twenty_o three_o year_n how_o joyful_a this_o be_v to_o jacob_n appear_v 1._o in_o his_o fall_n upon_o the_o neck_n of_o joseph_n and_o weep_v over_o he_o with_o tear_n of_o exceed_v great_a joy_n oh_o how_o joyful_a will_v be_v the_o meeting_n of_o saint_n in_o heaven_n as_o jacob_n may_v here_o say_v to_o joseph_n oh_o my_o dear_a child_n where_o have_v thou_o be_v all_o this_o while_n i_o think_v thou_o have_v be_v dead_a thus_o the_o father_n say_v to_o his_o penitent_a prodigal_n with_o exceed_a joy_n thou_o waste_v dead_a but_o now_o alive_a thou_o be_v lose_v but_o be_v find_v luke_n 15.20.32_o and_o thus_o christ_n shall_v say_v come_v you_o bless_v of_o my_o father_n mat._n 25.34_o as_o if_o he_o say_v my_o dear_a child_n where_o have_v you_o be_v all_o this_o time_n john_n 17.24_o it_o be_v his_o joy_n to_o have_v they_o with_o he_o etc._n etc._n he_o will_v have_v all_o his_o redeem_v with_o he_o he_o do_v not_o so_o much_o pray_v it_o as_o say_v it_o with_o authority_n he_o say_v i_o will_v have_v it_o so_o he_o say_v it_o as_o one_o in_o joint-commission_n with_o god_n i_o will_v have_v i_o with_o i_o i_o have_v merit_v it_o for_o they_o and_o i_o can_v account_v myself_o happy_a enough_o without_o they_o
into_o vast_a multitude_n they_o spread_v further_o than_o goshen_n and_o have_v egyptian_a family_n nigh_o and_o among_o they_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o destroy_a angel_n do_v distinguish_v their_o door_n by_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o blood_n exod._n 1.2.7.23_o and_o that_o the_o israelite_n depart_v borrow_a of_o their_o neighbour_n the_o egyptian_n jewel_n and_o earring_n etc._n etc._n v._n 35_o 37._o yet_o none_o save_v joseph_n be_v say_v to_o live_v at_o the_o court_n account_v with_o david_n that_o one_o day_n in_o god_n court_n be_v better_a than_o a_o thousand_o in_o saul_n or_o pharaoh_n court_n psal_n 84.10_o and_o with_o moses_n esteem_v it_o better_a to_o suffer_v affliction_n with_o the_o people_n of_o god_n than_o to_o enjoy_v the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n for_o a_o season_n hebr._n 11.25_o 26._o 6._o it_o teach_v that_o as_o those_o shepherd_n israelites_n be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o more_o courtly_a egyptian_n so_o every_o israelite_n indeed_o joh._n 1.47_o be_v still_o abominable_a to_o the_o gypsy_n of_o the_o world_n solomon_n say_v he_o that_o be_v upright_o in_o the_o way_n be_v abomination_n to_o the_o wicked_a prov._n 29.27_o where_o he_o show_v there_o be_v no_o love_n lose_v betwixt_o they_o there_o be_v antipathy_n in_o nature_n as_o betwixt_o the_o lion_n and_o the_o cock_n the_o dog_n and_o the_o sheep_n etc._n etc._n but_o none_o like_o that_o of_o the_o old_a enmity_n gen._n 3.15_o betwixt_o the_o godly_a and_o the_o wicked_a yet_o thus_o differ_v the_o former_a hate_n non_fw-la virum_fw-la sed_fw-la vitium_fw-la not_o the_o person_n but_o the_o sin_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n as_o the_o physician_n hate_v the_o disease_n but_o love_v the_o patient_n but_o the_o latter_a hate_v both_o the_o grace_n and_o the_o gracious_a 1._o grace_n because_o it_o contradict_v his_o vice_n which_o he_o so_o dear_o love_v 2._o the_o gracious_a because_o such_o have_v a_o countermotion_n to_o he_o and_o justle_v as_o it_o be_v against_o he_o with_o his_o contrary_a course_n 1_o joh._n 3.12_o second_o have_v view_v jacob_n prosperity_n come_v we_o now_o to_o his_o adversity_n the_o catastrophe_n and_o epilogue_n of_o his_o pilgrimage-comedy_n god_n do_v with_o he_o as_o the_o bridegroom_n be_v say_v to_o do_v joh._n 2.10_o keep_v the_o best_a wine_n for_o the_o last_o jacob_n tell_v pharaoh_n his_o day_n have_v be_v full_a of_o evil_n gen._n 47.9_o he_o have_v many_o cross_n attend_v he_o i_o have_v as_o the_o hebrew_n do_v number_v seven_o principal_a one_o there_o be_v other_o less_o principal_a that_o pinch_v he_o as_o 1._o his_o hard_a service_n in_o laban_n house_n 2._o the_o suborn_n of_o leah_n for_o rachel_n 3._o the_o fornication_n of_o judah_n with_o thamar_n unlike_a joseph_n for_o chastity_n 4._o the_o detain_v of_o simeon_n in_o egypt_n prison_n 5._o the_o bereave_v he_o of_o his_o dear_a benjamin_n etc._n etc._n yet_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o he_o bear_v he_o through_o all_o as_o psal_n 34.19_o and_o at_o last_o bring_v he_o to_o a_o wealthy_a place_n psal_n 66.12_o even_o to_o sit_v down_o without_o any_o more_o cross_n in_o the_o fat_a of_o that_o fat_a land_n of_o egypt_n for_o his_o last_o seventeen_o year_n gen._n 47.28_o so_o long_a jacob_n have_v nourish_v joseph_n gen._n 37.2_o and_o just_o so_o long_a joseph_n nourish_v jacob_n bis_n pveri_fw-la senes_fw-la old_a man_n be_v twice_o child_n the_o sweet_a day_n jacob_n ever_o see_v be_v these_o seventeen_o his_o time_n in_o egypt_n be_v the_o large_a white_a of_o mercy_n with_o the_o least_o black_a of_o misery_n in_o the_o whole_a table_n of_o this_o holy_a patriarch_n life_n god_n reserve_v his_o best_a for_o jacob_n last_o yet_o this_o do_v not_o last_v always_o for_o at_o last_o the_o infirmity_n and_o imbecility_n of_o old_a age_n which_o be_v call_v a_o evil_a age_n eccles_n 12.1_o come_v upon_o he_o which_o make_v his_o second_o state_n a_o state_n of_o adversity_n that_o usher_v in_o death_n by_o a_o linger_a sickness_n yet_o before_o this_o he_o see_v god_n promise_n begin_v to_o be_v accomplish_v god_n have_v say_v i_o will_v make_v of_o thou_o a_o great_a nation_n in_o egypt_n gen._n 46.3_o and_o he_o see_v before_o his_o last_o sickness_n that_o his_o offspring_n grow_v and_o multiply_v exceed_o gen._n 47.27_o god_n die_v not_o in_o any_o man_n debt_n neither_o will_v he_o let_v jacob_n die_v till_o he_o see_v some_o part_n of_o the_o payment_n of_o his_o promise_n god_n be_v never_o short_a but_o oft_o over_o hit_v promise_n nor_o will_v he_o suffer_v his_o church_n to_o suffer_v this_o seventeen_o year_n in_o egypt_n though_o the_o first_o five_o of_o they_o be_v year_n of_o sore_a famine_n for_o moses_n in_o a_o few_o word_n of_o this_o 27_o verse_n mind_v we_o how_o 1._o the_o church_n be_v commodious_o seat_v in_o goshen_n 2._o be_v accommodate_v with_o peaceable_a possession_n either_o farm_a under_o pharaoh_n for_o the_o land_n sell_v to_o he_o by_o the_o famine_n ver_fw-la 21._o or_o frank_o rather_o as_o a_o donative_n bestow_v upon_o she_o by_o he_o 3._o be_v wonderful_o advance_v with_o a_o increase_n of_o wealth_n both_o in_o coin_n and_o cattle_n 4._o and_o be_v mighty_o and_o marvellous_o multiply_v with_o a_o numerous_a offspring_n above_o ordinary_a custom_n which_o moses_n further_o mention_n as_o a_o divine_a miracle_n exod._n 1.12_o but_o that_o which_o be_v adverse_a to_o jacob_n after_o his_o so_o long_o prosperous_a estate_n be_v his_o fatal_a sickness_n the_o harbinger_n of_o his_o death_n the_o time_n draw_v nigh_o that_o israel_n must_v die_v gen._n 47.29_o or_o hebr._n the_o day_n of_o israel_n draw_v nigh_o to_o die_v that_o be_v wherein_o he_o must_v yield_v to_o the_o stroke_n of_o death_n he_o lie_v many_o day_n under_o this_o last_o sickness_n be_v sick_a unto_o death_n this_o jacob_n understand_v by_o a_o natural_a instinct_n or_o it_o be_v reveal_v to_o he_o by_o a_o prophetic_a spirit_n hereupon_o by_o his_o paternal_a authority_n he_o exact_v a_o oath_n of_o his_o son_n joseph_n not_o to_o bury_v he_o in_o egypt_n but_o in_o canaan_n ver_fw-la 29_o 30._o here_o we_o have_v these_o follow_a remark_n first_o while_o jacob_n as_o a_o father_n do_v impose_v a_o oath_n upon_o joseph_n his_o son_n yet_o as_o he_o be_v a_o private_a person_n and_o his_o son_n a_o public_a magistrate_n he_o use_v expression_n of_o homage_n intermingle_v with_o his_o injunction_n say_v if_o now_o i_o have_v find_v grace_n in_o thy_o sight_n and_o i_o pray_v thou_o deal_v kind_o and_o true_o with_o i_o or_o hebr._n do_v with_o i_o mercy_n and_o truth_n wherein_o as_o he_o injoin_v joseph_n as_o a_o son_n so_o he_o reverence_v he_o as_o a_o prince_n thus_o as_o joseph_n do_v not_o disdain_v to_o honour_n jacob_n as_o his_o father_n according_a to_o the_o five_o command_n honour_v thy_o father_n and_o mother_n etc._n etc._n though_o he_o be_v but_o a_o poor_a old_a shepherd_n and_o that_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o such_o egyptian_a courtier_n then_o of_o his_o retinue_n to_o who_o shepherd_n be_v a_o abomination_n at_o their_o first_o meeting_n gen._n 46.29_o so_o jacob_n the_o father_n deem_v it_o his_o duty_n to_o give_v due_a honour_n to_o his_o son_n joseph_n who_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o land_n at_o their_o last_o part_n as_o the_o divine_a and_o natural_a law_n do_v command_v that_o subjection_n which_o the_o son_n pay_v to_o the_o father_n in_o the_o former_a instance_n so_o the_o civil_a and_o national_a law_n do_v require_v this_o homage_n that_o the_o father_n a_o subject_a pay_v to_o his_o son_n a_o prince_n in_o the_o latter_a and_o herein_o joseph_n dream_n be_v accomplish_v here_o that_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n shall_v do_v obeisance_n to_o i_o gen._n 37.9_o the_o second_o remark_n be_v god_n be_v more_o gracious_a to_o jacob_n than_o his_o own_o say_n sentiment_n or_o expectation_n when_o he_o meet_v his_o son_n joseph_n he_o say_v now_o let_v i_o die_v etc._n etc._n gen._n 46.30_o yet_o god_n be_v so_o good_a to_o he_o as_o to_o give_v he_o a_o long_a lease_n of_o his_o life_n than_o he_o desire_v he_o that_o can_v have_v be_v content_a to_o have_v die_v at_o that_o instant_n of_o have_v see_v his_o jewel_n joseph_n shall_v live_v by_o a_o divine_a grant_n much_o long_o and_o that_o a_o life_n of_o peace_n and_o plenty_n the_o best_a part_n of_o jacob_n life_n as_o to_o the_o quality_n of_o it_o be_v then_o to_o come_v when_o he_o wish_v to_o be_v go_v and_o die_v few_o and_o evil_n have_v be_v his_o former_a day_n as_o himself_o say_v to_o pharaoh_n gen._n 47.9_o but_o his_o day_n which_o follow_v that_o time_n be_v few_o and_o good_a even_o all_o those_o seventeen_o year_n wherein_o joseph_n nourish_v he_o pay_v his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
when_o together_o it_o be_v only_o from_o god_n the_o three_o thing_n be_v the_o action_n wait_n for_o this_o now_o wait_v be_v a_o servant_n work_v psal_n 123.2_o if_o i_o be_v a_o master_n say_v god_n where_o be_v my_o service_n mal._n 1.6_o david_n expectando_fw-la expectavit_fw-la hebr._fw-la kavah_n kivethi_fw-la psal_n 40.1_o in_o wait_v wait_v he_o pray_v and_o wait_v he_o wait_v and_o pray_v he_o first_o pray_v and_o then_o wait_v to_o see_v the_o issue_n psal_n 5.3_o wait_v be_v a_o act_n of_o the_o soul_n wherein_o it_o earnest_o look_v for_o some_o promise_v good_a from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n wait_v be_v a_o compound_v of_o many_o grace_n faith_n and_o patience_n like_o the_o two_o cherubim_n which_o cover_v the_o mercy-seat_n have_v their_o face_n look_v one_o towards_o another_o and_o join_v their_o wing_n together_o over-shadowing_a the_o soul_n in_o this_o wait_a work_n these_o two_o grace_n do_v support_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n as_o aaron_z and_z hur_z do_v the_o hand_n of_o moses_n exod._n 17.12_o hope_n be_v the_o pulse_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o expectation_n be_v its_o perspective-glass_n as_o the_o body_n life_n spirando_fw-la by_o breathe_n so_o the_o soul_n life_n sperando_fw-la by_o hope_v and_o the_o more_o lively_a that_o hope_n be_v the_o more_o lively_a be_v the_o soul_n for_o god_n expectation_n discover_v thing_n afar_o off_o in_o faith_n perspective_n glass_n as_o if_o they_o be_v at_o hand_n john_n 8.56_o hereby_o abraham_n see_v christ_n day_n and_o as_o faith_n have_v a_o strong_a sight_n so_o it_o have_v a_o long_a hand_n wherewith_o it_o both_o espy_v and_o embrace_v remote_a mercy_n heb._n 11.13_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o believe_v the_o promise_n in_o the_o truth_n of_o they_o nor_o to_o hope_v for_o the_o good_a of_o they_o which_o be_v lay_v up_o in_o they_o but_o we_o must_v patient_o wait_v and_o expect_v till_o that_o good_a be_v give_v out_o to_o we_o by_o the_o god_n of_o judgement_n time_v all_o our_o mercy_n for_o best_a to_o we_o the_o remain_a part_n of_o the_o patriarch_n jacob_n history_n may_v be_v reduce_v to_o these_o few_o remark_n the_o first_o be_v when_o jacob_n have_v bestow_v his_o patriarchal_a and_o prophetical_a benediction_n upon_o all_o his_o son_n be_v both_o break_a with_o old_a age_n and_o weary_v with_o so_o long_a a_o funeral_n oration_n which_o he_o have_v deliver_v with_o his_o utmost_a extension_n of_o speech_n intention_n of_o spirit_n and_o retention_n of_o memory_n he_o quiet_o compose_v himself_o to_o die_v and_o sweet_o to_o sleep_v in_o jesus_n well_o know_v with_o job_n that_o his_o redeemer_n live_v and_o be_v ready_a to_o receive_v he_o into_o a_o mansion_n of_o glory_n gen._n 49.29_o 33._o he_o have_v hitherto_o raise_v up_o himself_o into_o so_o reverend_a a_o posture_n it_o be_v suppose_v he_o sit_v on_o his_o bedside_n with_o his_o foot_n hang_v down_o as_o his_o infirm_a body_n will_v permit_v in_o reverence_n to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o he_o then_o deliver_v etc._n etc._n so_o draw_v up_o his_o foot_n and_o die_v the_o apostle_n express_v die_v jacob_n posture_n lean_v on_o his_o staff_n heb._n 11.21_o where_o likewise_o he_o mention_v only_a jacob_n blessing_n the_o two_o son_n of_o joseph_n because_o bear_v out_o of_o his_o family_n in_o a_o foreign_a land_n yet_o by_o faith_n both_o be_v adopt_a by_o jacob_n for_o his_o own_o child_n and_o where_o the_o apostle_n also_o follow_v the_o septuagint_n who_o in_o their_o unpricked_a bibles_n do_v read_v matteh_n a_o rod_n for_o mittah_n a_o bed_n the_o hebrew_n read_v be_v he_o bow_v himself_o upon_o the_o beds-head_n gen._n 47.31_o the_o romish_a vulgar_a read_n leave_v out_o upon_o to_o make_v way_n for_o their_o worship_v the_o cross_n suppose_v the_o read_n be_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o his_o staff_n instead_o of_o the_o head_n of_o his_o bed_n then_o may_v it_o figure_v the_o rod_n or_o sceptre_n of_o christ_n otherwise_o it_o have_v not_o be_v faith_n as_o the_o apostle_n call_v it_o here_o but_o superstition_n but_o the_o genuine_a true_a sense_n be_v that_o jacob_n raise_v himself_o on_o the_o pillow_n be_v now_o a_o clynick_n or_o bedrid_a at_o the_o beds-head_n support_v his_o feeble_a arm_n with_o his_o staff_n which_o some_o not_o improbable_o put_v both_o the_o hebrew_n word_n mittah_n and_o matteh_n together_o suppose_v be_v his_o bedstaff_n when_o he_o take_v joseph_n swear_v to_o bury_v he_o in_o canaan_n so_o bow_v himself_o forward_o with_o his_o head_n in_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n who_o have_v not_o only_o give_v he_o the_o sight_n of_o joseph_n who_o he_o have_v reckon_v dead_a and_o devour_v by_o wild_a beast_n and_o his_o two_o son_n also_o in_o great_a grandeur_n and_o likewise_o some_o sure_a hope_n to_o be_v bury_v himself_o in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n as_o a_o earnest_a and_o hansel_n of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n possess_v it_o the_o second_o remark_n be_v the_o sweet_a day_n that_o ever_o jacob_n see_v be_v those_o day_n he_o live_v in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n immediate_o before_o his_o death_n joseph_n feed_v his_o father_n with_o his_o whole_a family_n full_a seventeen_o year_n before_o his_o father_n death_n gen._n 47.28_o and_o so_o long_a jacob_n have_v nourish_v joseph_n full_a seventeen_o year_n before_o he_o be_v sordid_o sell_v by_o his_o brethren_n who_o he_o now_o nourish_v gen._n 37.2_o that_o the_o son_n shall_v feed_v his_o old_a father_n and_o family_n in_o a_o time_n of_o most_o dangerous_a famine_n be_v but_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o pay_a nourishment_n to_o he_o from_o who_o he_o have_v first_o his_o own_o before_o yet_o such_o be_v his_o son_n capacity_n as_o lord_n of_o the_o land_n that_o it_o make_v jacob_n last_o day_n his_o best_a day_n he_o be_v a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n when_o he_o be_v bring_v before_o pharaoh_n gen._n 47.9_o and_o he_o live_v in_o goshen_n till_o he_o be_v a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o seven_o year_n old_a ver_fw-la 28._o god_n reserve_v his_o best_a wine_n till_o the_o last_o for_o he_o as_o his_o nature_n and_o outward_a man_n be_v most_o comfortable_o accommodate_v by_o his_o son_n in_o goshen_n so_o no_o less_o be_v his_o grace_n and_o inner_a man_n by_o his_o god_n to_o the_o last_o for_o his_o grace_n like_o good_a liquor_n as_o above_o run_v fresh_a to_o the_o bottom_n mark_v the_o perfect_a man_n and_o behold_v the_o upright_a for_o be_v his_o beginning_n and_o his_o middle_a never_o so_o troublesome_a the_o end_n of_o that_o man_n be_v peace_n psal_n 37.37_o a_o goshen_n he_o shall_v have_v either_o here_o or_o in_o heaven_n hereafter_o the_o three_o remark_n be_v at_o jacob_n come_v down_o into_o egypt_n do_v the_o first_o half_a of_o the_o four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n mention_v in_o exod._n 12.40_o and_o gal._n 3.17_o expire_v commence_v from_o abraham_n go_v out_o of_o canaan_n gen._n 12.4_o 10._o as_o a_o sojourner_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o from_o this_o time_n israel_n be_v in_o egypt_n for_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o year_n more_o before_o their_o deliverance_n thence_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o these_o four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n be_v to_o be_v compute_v from_o the_o first_o promise_v make_v to_o abraham_n gen._n 12.1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n to_o the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n gal._n 3.17_o and_o it_o be_v plain_a also_o there_o be_v only_o four_o hundred_o year_n of_o this_o term_n to_o come_v in_o gen._n 15.13_o for_o then_o the_o thirty_o year_n be_v expire_v the_o text_n exod._n 12.40_o do_v not_o confine_v their_o sojourn_v to_o egypt_n only_o but_o in_o canaan_n also_o which_o be_v not_o they_o then_o by_o actual_a possession_n gen._n 15.13_o but_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n etc._n etc._n be_v stranger_n in_o it_o gen._n 17.8_o psal_n 105.11_o 12._o the_o hebrew_n word_n moshab_n and_o toshab_n sojourner_n have_v their_o emphasis_n abraham_n be_v the_o first_o founder_n of_o this_o famous_a peregrination_n or_o sojourn_v which_o first_o begin_v in_o canaan_n while_o israel_n as_o levi_n be_v in_o his_o loin_n heb._n 7.9_o and_o end_v in_o egypt_n when_o the_o other_o moiety_n of_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o year_n expire_v after_o jacob_n come_v thither_o the_o remain_v part_n of_o the_o patriarch_n joseph_n history_n be_v also_o reducible_a to_o these_o sew_v remark_n the_o first_o be_v as_o they_o be_v methodise_v in_o the_o last_o chapter_n of_o genesis_n his_o great_a filial_a honour_n to_o and_o care_n of_o his_o dear_a father_n dead_a body_n both_o in_o weep_v upon_o it_o as_o willing_a if_o possible_a to_o have_v weep_v he_o alive_a again_o and_o in_o embalm_v it_o gen._n 50.1_o 2_o 3._o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o egyptian_a country_n wherewith_o he_o comply_v partly_o in_o
veneration_n and_o godly_a affection_n to_o so_o worthy_a a_o parent_n and_o patriarch_n who_o have_v so_o long_o mourn_v for_o he_o when_o he_o suppose_v his_o son_n be_v devour_v by_o a_o evil_a beast_n therefore_o he_o honour_v he_o with_o these_o solemnity_n and_o partly_o to_o preserve_v the_o corpse_n sweet_a so_o long_o as_o the_o many_o day_n time_n of_o mourn_v and_o the_o long_a journey_n to_o machpelah_n his_o buryingplace_n in_o canaan_n require_v but_o principal_o to_o testify_v his_o faith_n of_o the_o resurrection_n and_o that_o incorruption_n he_o hope_v for_o at_o the_o last_o day_n the_o second_o remark_n of_o joseph_n concern_v jacob_n also_o be_v the_o funeral_z solemnity_n of_o his_o father_n interment_n when_o joseph_n have_v get_v leave_n of_o pharaoh_n by_o the_o mediation_n of_o messenger_n for_o he_o be_v a_o mourner_n must_v not_o come_v before_o king_n esth_n 4.2_o to_o fulfil_v the_o will_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o the_o command_n of_o his_o father_n together_o with_o the_o obligation_n of_o his_o solemn_a oath_n the_o sacredness_n whereof_o and_o the_o execration_n of_o perjury_n the_o light_n of_o nature_n discover_v to_o these_o heathen_n pharaoh_n and_o his_o courtier_n he_o march_v to_o canaan_n with_o a_o most_o pompous_a retinue_n both_o of_o courtier_n counsellor_n captain_n and_o a_o strong_a convoy_n or_o conduct_n for_o their_o defence_n in_o case_n of_o opposition_n and_o there_o afford_v his_o father_n a_o most_o honourable_a burial_n gen._n 50.4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o make_v a_o grievous_a mourn_v for_o he_o beyond_o jordan_n ver_fw-la 10_o 11_o 12._o the_o place_n be_v thence_o call_v abel-mizraim_a the_o mourn_v of_o the_o egyptian_n which_o be_v a_o good_a providence_n for_o confirm_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o israelite_n when_o they_o be_v to_o pass_v over_o jordan_n afterward_o by_o this_o stand_a monument_n of_o jacob_n transportation_n out_o of_o egypt_n into_o canaan_n for_o his_o burial_n the_o three_o remark_n be_v joseph_n kindness_n to_o his_o brethren_n who_o have_v be_v notorious_o unkind_a to_o he_o and_o who_o be_v now_o jealous_a he_o will_v be_v revenge_v of_o they_o ver_fw-la 14_o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o see_v the_o force_n of_o conscience_n though_o for_o a_o while_o it_o be_v still_o and_o seem_o asleep_a yet_o be_v faithful_a in_o record_v and_o fearful_a in_o reprove_v albeit_o it_o do_v not_o always_o execute_v the_o act_n of_o accuse_v yet_o then_o have_v it_o always_o the_o habit_n of_o it_o and_o when_o awaken_v with_o loss_n and_o cross_n bring_v old_a sin_n to_o a_o new_a reckon_n what_o they_o say_v to_o joseph_n of_o their_o father_n command_n look_v like_o a_o loud_a lie_n ver_fw-la 16._o for_o have_v jacob_n know_v of_o their_o ill_a usage_n of_o joseph_n he_o will_v have_v brand_v they_o with_o it_o gen._n 49._o as_o he_o do_v simeon_n and_o levi_n for_o their_o cruelty_n and_o he_o will_v himself_o have_v speak_v to_o joseph_n before_o he_o die_v for_o pardon_v they_o they_o repent_v this_o purchase_v joseph_n be_v pardon_n and_o he_o nourish_v they_o that_o will_v have_v starve_v he_o in_o the_o waterless_a pit_n etc._n etc._n gen._n 37.22_o 24._o the_o four_o remark_n be_v concern_v joseph_n in_o four_o respect_n 1._o his_o age_n ver_fw-la 22._o 2._o his_o offspring_n ver_fw-la 23._o 3._o his_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n ver_fw-la 24_o 25._o and_o 4._o his_o death_n and_o burial_n ver_fw-la 26._o first_o of_o the_o first_o of_o these_o joseph_n age_n he_o live_v a_o hundred_o and_o ten_o year_n ver_fw-la 22._o mark_v the_o divine_a comment_fw-fr god_n make_v upon_o solomon_n sapiential_a say_n prosperity_n be_v set_v over_o against_o adversity_n eccles_n 7.14_o and_o the_o marvellous_a proportion_n of_o both_o he_o do_v not_o only_o receive_v good_a from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o well_o as_o evil_a job_n 2.10_o but_o also_o his_o good_a far_o exceed_v his_o evil_n see_v for_o his_o about_o thirteen_o year_n adversity_n he_o enjoy_v after_o that_o full_a eighty_o year_n of_o the_o most_o honourable_a prosperity_n even_o as_o much_o happiness_n as_o this_o low_a world_n can_v well_o afford_v he_o thus_o also_o god_n deal_v with_o job_n give_v he_o a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o year_n of_o temporal_a as_o well_o as_o spiritual_a blessing_n in_o abundance_n after_o the_o lord_n turn_v his_o captivity_n job_n 42.10_o 12_o 16_o 17._o thus_o god_n honour_v joseph_n in_o egypt_n where_o he_o have_v no_o divine_a oracle_n or_o angel_n to_o speak_v to_o he_o as_o the_o other_o patriarch_n have_v yet_o be_v he_o all_o along_o like_o a_o pearl_n in_o a_o puddle_n keep_v his_o virtue_n still_o wherever_o he_o come_v as_o god_n be_v with_o he_o gen._n 39.2_o and_o last_o so_o god_n fear_v be_v before_o he_o ver_fw-la 9_o though_o the_o iron_n enter_v into_o his_o soul_n psal_n 105.18_o or_o his_o soul_n come_v into_o iron_n hebrew_a yet_o sin_n can_v not_o enter_v into_o his_o heart_n because_o it_o be_v fraught_v with_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n when_o it_o be_v suggest_v to_o he_o that_o his_o become_v a_o minion_n to_o one_o of_o the_o great_a lady_n in_o egypt_n will_v not_o only_o afford_v he_o much_o carnal_a pleasure_n but_o also_o release_v he_o out_o of_o prison_n and_o advance_v he_o to_o the_o high_a worldly_a honour_n he_o contemn_v the_o temptation_n furnish_v the_o tempter_n with_o nothing_o but_o wet_a tinder_n to_o strike_v fire_n upon_o resolve_v to_o lie_v still_o in_o the_o dust_n rather_o than_o rise_v by_o any_o way_n of_o wickedness_n this_o be_v strong_a faith_n and_o therefore_o be_v he_o make_v the_o ten_o exemplary_a witness_n of_o faith_n heb._n 11.22_o second_o joseph_n offspring_n god_n bless_v he_o for_o his_o holiness_n with_o so_o long_a a_o life_n after_o his_o affliction_n that_o he_o live_v to_o see_v his_o son_n ephraim_n grand_a child_n child_n gen._n 50.23_o yea_o and_o to_o dance_n and_o dandle_v with_o great_a delight_n upon_o his_o lap_n the_o grandchild_n of_o his_o son_n manasseh_n this_o be_v another_o branch_n of_o god_n blessing_n upon_o he_o for_o his_o holiness_n shine_v forth_o so_o splendid_o in_o he_o notwithstanding_o his_o want_n of_o those_o help_n in_o egypt_n of_o god_n or_o angel_n speak_v audible_o to_o he_o which_o his_o forefather_n have_v dr._n lightfoot_n affirm_v that_o ephraim_n at_o joseph_n death_n can_v not_o be_v less_o than_o threescore_o and_o fifteen_o year_n old_a and_o therefore_o that_o passage_n concern_v ephraim_n son_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o man_n of_o gath_n 1_o chron._n 7.21_o 22_o 23._o seem_v to_o be_v not_o very_o long_o after_o joseph_n death_n if_o not_o before_o it_o it_o be_v probable_a say_v he_o that_o three_o generation_n of_o ephraim_n mention_v gen._n 50.23_o be_v the_o person_n so_o unhappy_o slay_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n in_o those_o ancient_a time_n it_o be_v usual_a for_o one_o country_n to_o invade_v another_o adjacent_a as_o philistines_n or_o man_n of_o gath_n the_o egyptian_n their_o next_o neighbour_n and_o to_o carry_v thence_o their_o booty_n this_o probable_o have_v be_v do_v upon_o goshen_n the_o utmost_a part_n of_o egypt_n and_o border_v on_o the_o philistines_n the_o child_n of_o ephraim_n presume_v on_o their_o number_n and_o strength_n may_v attempt_v to_o requite_v the_o plunderer_n and_o recover_v their_o loss_n wherein_o they_o miscarry_v as_o be_v relate_v for_o which_o ephraim_n mourn_v many_o day_n etc._n etc._n three_o joseph_n last_o will_v and_o testament_n gen._n 50.24_o 25._o which_o he_o deliver_v by_o faith_n heb._n 11.22_o consist_v of_o two_o branch_n 1._o his_o mention_v israel_n exodus_fw-la or_o departure_n out_o of_o egypt_n foresee_v they_o will_v be_v hardly_o use_v after_o his_o decease_n yet_o god_n will_v visit_v they_o with_o grace_n and_o mercy_n after_o he_o have_v visit_v they_o with_o justice_n and_o anger_n to_o wean_v they_o from_o the_o idolatry_n of_o egypt_n that_o they_o may_v not_o carry_v it_o along_o with_o they_o into_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n and_o because_o they_o be_v taint_v therewith_o therefore_o the_o lord_n air_v and_o sweeten_v they_o from_o the_o stench_n thereof_o full_o forty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o then_o bring_v they_o into_o canaan_n joseph_n live_v with_o his_o brethren_n after_o his_o return_n with_o they_o from_o burying_n jacob_n in_o egypt_n fifty_o three_o year_n or_o more_o in_o great_a peace_n and_o plenty_n but_o at_o his_o death_n begin_v their_o egyptian_a bondage_n their_o liberty_n and_o worldly_a felicity_n die_v with_o joseph_n as_o afterward_o israel_n prosperity_n die_v with_o josiah_n yet_o die_v joseph_n foretell_v they_o by_o faith_n that_o the_o promise_n of_o fetch_v they_o forth_o and_o give_v they_o canaan_n will_v assure_o be_v accomplish_v which_o prophecy_n of_o joseph_n be_v fulfil_v
about_o a_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o year_n after_o his_o death_n so_o long_o do_v their_o misery_n and_o slavery_n last_o before_o moses_n come_v the_o second_o branch_n of_o joseph_n last_o will_n be_v a_o command_n concern_v his_o bone_n heb._n 11.22_o he_o say_v not_o my_o body_n but_o my_o bone_n because_o he_o foresee_v that_o his_o body_n will_v be_v consume_v in_o the_o coffin_n before_o their_o departure_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o nothing_o but_o his_o bone_n will_v then_o remain_v unchanged_a this_o high_o commend_v joseph_n faith_n who_o though_o he_o see_v the_o promise_n afar_o off_o heb._n 11.13_o even_o a_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o year_n distance_n betwixt_o his_o death_n and_o israel_n departure_n yet_o he_o embrace_v it_o neither_o despise_v it_o nor_o doubt_v of_o its_o truth_n hence_o the_o four_o respect_n be_v introduce_v to_o wit_n his_o death_n and_o his_o order_n of_o the_o place_n of_o his_o burial_n his_o good_a father_n leave_v his_o son_n a_o good_a example_n jacob_n will_v not_o be_v bury_v in_o egypt_n the_o jewish_a rabbi_n say_v because_o he_o foresee_v that_o the_o dust_n of_o egypt_n will_v by_o moses_n be_v turn_v into_o louse_n etc._n etc._n what_o a_o shame_n it_o be_v that_o many_o man_n be_v bury_v quick_a in_o the_o world_n and_o in_o sin_n this_o show_v joseph_n goodness_n in_o imitate_v 1._o so_o good_a a_o father_n not_o to_o lay_v his_o bone_n in_o so_o bad_a a_o place_n hope_v a_o better_a resurrection_n 2._o in_o discharge_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o die_a saint_n remember_v god_n promise_v whereby_o david_n do_v still_o all_o murmur_n psal_n 77.9_o 10_o 11._o 3._o in_o retain_v his_o love_n to_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n it_o seem_v hereby_o egypt_n have_v not_o joseph_n heart_n and_o affection_n though_o he_o have_v his_o honour_n and_o grandeur_n therein_o for_o he_o take_v care_v his_o bone_n shall_v be_v carry_v thence_o 4._o in_o provide_v such_o a_o stand_a memorial_n of_o israel_n deliverance_n from_o bondage_n the_o 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than_o ordinary_a in_o they_o mark_v here_o the_o mistake_n of_o josephus_n who_o say_v that_o joseph_n brethren_n find_v no_o fault_n with_o he_o at_o the_o tell_n of_o his_o first_o dream_n whereas_o the_o text_n say_v express_o they_o say_v shall_v thou_o indeed_o reign_v over_o we_o v._n 8._o and_o that_o they_o say_v nothing_o at_o the_o rehearse_n of_o the_o second_o refer_v it_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o their_o father_n to_o who_o it_o be_v tell_v again_o by_o joseph_n who_o therefore_o his_o father_n rebuke_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o brethren_n and_o therefore_o they_o spare_v their_o reproof_n but_o all_o this_o moses_n may_v think_v meet_a to_o omit_v as_o mercer_n think_v 6._o the_o six_o remark_n be_v joseph_n in_o dream_v and_o declare_v his_o dream_n thus_o do_v not_o deserve_v 1_o any_o real_a
holy_a martyr_n of_o jesus_n since_o the_o first_o plant_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o this_o day_n have_v go_v before_o we_o in_o the_o same_o path_n we_o shall_v therefore_o account_v it_o a_o honour_n to_o have_v such_o associate_n and_o we_o shall_v fetch_v comfort_n from_o hence_o that_o it_o be_v but_o for_o a_o time_n deus_fw-la dabit_fw-la he_o quoque_fw-la finem_fw-la better_o will_v come_v after_o post_fw-la tenebras_fw-la splendet_fw-la surgit_fw-la post_fw-la nubila_fw-la phoebus_n the_o upright_a shall_v have_v deliverance_n out_o of_o prison_n psal_n 146.7_o as_o peter_n have_v act_v 12._o and_o therefore_o speak_v his_o own_o experience_n say_v the_o lord_n know_v how_o to_o deliver_v the_o righteous_a 2_o pet._n 2.9_o and_o as_o joseph_n have_v here_o yea_o and_o they_o shall_v have_v dominion_n as_o well_o as_o deliverance_n psal_n 49.14_o when_o god_n have_v fit_v they_o by_o their_o affliction_n as_o he_o do_v david_n by_o saul_n persecute_v he_o for_o many_o year_n till_o his_o soul_n become_v as_o a_o wean_a child_n psal_n 131.2_o as_o he_o do_v moses_n by_o his_o forty_o year_n banishment_n into_o the_o land_n of_o midian_a and_o as_o he_o do_v our_o joseph_n here_o by_o his_o eleven_o year_n slavery_n or_o servitude_n and_o his_o above_o two_o year_n imprisonment_n then_o to_o wit_n at_o god_n time_n king_n pharaoh_n send_v and_o loose_v he_o psal_n 105.20_o and_o that_o by_o his_o own_o master_n potiphar_n who_o have_v clap_v he_o up_o there_o by_o his_o wanton_a wife_n wicked_a instigation_n he_o have_v be_v bind_v ignominious_o but_o now_o come_v he_o to_o be_v loose_v honourable_o and_o this_o be_v not_o all_o joseph_n be_v not_o let_v loose_a and_o so_o bid_v to_o shift_v for_o himself_o no_o but_o pharaoh_n make_v he_o lord_n of_o his_o house_n psal_n 105.21_o who_o have_v be_v make_v a_o lesser_a lord_n twice_o in_o prince_n potiphar_n be_v palace_n and_o in_o the_o royal_a prison_n he_o have_v palace-preferment_n and_o 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the_o abatement_n and_o mitigation_n of_o his_o sorrow_n and_o suffering_n come_v next_o to_o the_o second_o to_o wit_n his_o releasement_n out_o of_o prison_n where_o he_o 1._o declare_v the_o preparatory_a providence_n fall_v out_o in_o tendency_n towards_o it_o and_o 2._o the_o providential_a performance_n of_o it_o first_o of_o the_o first_o first_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o preparation_n towards_o it_o be_v most_o remarkable_a in_o many_o eminent_a occurrence_n concur_v to_o joseph_n deliverance_n for_o in_o order_n to_o it_o 1._o two_o of_o pharaoh_n prince_n must_v offend_v king_n pharaoh_n 2._o these_o two_o must_v be_v cast_v into_o prison_n for_o that_o offence_n 3._o into_o that_o very_a prison_n where_o joseph_n be_v 4._o joseph_n must_v then_o be_v the_o ruler_n of_o that_o prison_n 5._o the_o provost_z marshal_z even_o potiphar_n must_v have_v these_o two_o offender_n commit_v to_o he_o as_o his_o prisoner_n 6._o potiphar_n must_v give_v joseph_n now_o 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god_n love_v to_o go_v a_o way_n of_o his_o own_o which_o be_v always_o a_o good_a way_n yea_o the_o best_a way_n though_o it_o seem_v to_o humane_a eye_n oft_o but_o a_o crooked_a way_n god_n love_v to_o walk_v the_o maze_n in_o many_o meander_n wind_n and_o turn_n and_o be_v never_o at_o such_o a_o loss_n in_o any_o labyrinth_n but_o by_o the_o clew_n of_o his_o own_o wisdom_n he_o can_v extricate_v himself_o and_o his_o own_o work_n upon_o the_o wheel_n and_o he_o will_v certain_o unravel_v all_o those_o intricacy_n of_o our_o present_a time_n bring_v they_o all_o to_o a_o glorious_a issue_n as_o he_o do_v all_o those_o intrigue_n about_o poor_a joseph_n the_o like_a limit_n be_v allot_v to_o we_o now_o as_o be_v allot_v to_o god_n people_n of_o old_a even_o a_o limit_n or_o border_n of_o fetch_v a_o compass_n numb_a 34.5_o though_o we_o be_v passive_a and_o god_n only_o active_a herein_o and_o though_o providence_n have_v its_o pause_n it_o have_v also_o as_o the_o planet_n its_o 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thing_n happen_v to_o mankind_n which_o to_o we_o seem_v altogether_o fortuitous_a casual_a and_o contingent_a yet_o at_o the_o length_n appear_v to_o be_v so_o dispose_v and_o order_v by_o a_o divine_a hand_n that_o god_n be_v all_o that_o time_n and_o in_o all_o those_o circumstance_n lead_v his_o servant_n by_o the_o arm_n hos_n 11.3_o through_o many_o crooked_a way_n and_o wind_n to_o a_o very_a happy_a and_o joyful_a event_n what_o thing_n seem_v to_o happen_v by_o accident_n or_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o country_n as_o that_o those_o two_o courtier_n offend_v the_o king_n shall_v be_v cast_v into_o the_o king_n prison_n which_o be_v under_o potiphar_n chief_a charge_n etc._n etc._n as_o to_o man_n yet_o as_o to_o god_n they_o fall_v out_o necessary_o and_o unavoidable_o as_o this_o do_v that_o these_o two_o offender_n must_v be_v cast_v into_o the_o same_o prison_n
his_o honourable_a principality_n for_o he_o be_v go_v on_o seventeen_o when_o he_o be_v sell_v gen._n 37.2_o and_o he_o be_v thirty_o complete_a when_o he_o stand_v before_o pharaoh_n gen._n 41.46_o about_o nine_o year_n after_o he_o receive_v his_o father_n into_o egypt_n after_o which_o he_o live_v in_o honour_n seventy_o one_o year_n and_o die_v at_o a_o hundred_o and_o ten_o year_n old_a gen._n 50.26_o this_o may_v comfort_v god_n suffer_v servant_n and_o cheer_v up_o their_o heart_n that_o though_o for_o a_o season_n they_o suffer_v hard_a thing_n under_o the_o prevail_a power_n of_o ungodly_a persecutor_n yet_o may_v they_o be_v assure_v that_o if_o they_o suffer_v not_o as_o evil_a doer_n 1_o pet._n 4.15_o god_n will_v plead_v their_o cause_n do_v they_o justice_n and_o make_v they_o full_a amends_o for_o all_o their_o injury_n as_o he_o do_v to_o joseph_n and_o if_o he_o do_v it_o not_o as_o to_o he_o here_o be_v sure_a it_o shall_v be_v do_v hereafter_o here_o be_v the_o 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this_o time_n the_o devil_n who_o ply_v his_o time_n rev._n 12.12_o think_v it_o now_o high_a time_n to_o call_v out_o his_o artillery-company_n his_o archest-archer_n all_o to_o shoot_v at_o this_o high_a mark_n with_o their_o fork_a and_o poison_a arrow_n this_o be_v fit_a matter_n for_o soul_n malice_n in_o that_o envious_a one_o that_o even_o in_o one_o hour_n he_o envious_o behold_v joseph_n iron-fetter_n change_v into_o a_o chain_n of_o gold_n his_o filthy_a rag_n into_o fine_a robe_n his_o strain_v stock_n into_o a_o stately_a chariot_n his_o dark_a and_o nasty_a dungeon_n into_o a_o splendid_a and_o glorious_a palace_n yea_o potiphar_n slave_n and_o captive_n satan_n see_v be_v now_o become_v his_o old_a master_n lord_n and_o master_n and_o the_o rattle_a noise_n of_o his_o fetter_n which_o can_v not_o but_o be_v irksome_a to_o joseph_n ear_n but_o delightsome_a to_o the_o devil_n be_v turn_v into_o the_o honourable_a trumpeting_n forth_o of_o abrech_n or_o bow_v the_o knee_n 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that_o religion_n which_o i_o receive_v by_o tradition_n from_o my_o forefather_n though_o it_o be_v but_o a_o rot_a romish_a idolatrous_a religion_n how_o much_o more_o may_v these_o silly_a soul_n say_v so_o and_o therefore_o they_o must_v have_v a_o prejudicate_a opinion_n of_o all_o that_o he_o say_v and_o do_v especial_o if_o as_o some_o say_v that_o he_o press_v upon_o this_o people_n the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o circumcision_n though_o this_o s●●lls_n like_o a_o jewish_a fable_n and_o be_v not_o do_v to_o their_o provocation_n yet_o be_v there_o enough_o do_v in_o all_o these_o premise_a passage_n to_o provoke_v they_o into_o rage_n as_o before_o notwithstanding_o all_o his_o prudence_n and_o therefore_o that_o no_o mischief_n follow_v flow_v from_o those_o that_o be_v too_o apt_a to_o judge_v according_a to_o appearance_n etc._n etc._n must_v be_v attribute_v more_o to_o god_n power_n and_o providence_n than_o to_o joseph_n prudence_n and_o policy_n no_o doubt_n but_o 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thirty_o after_o three_o day_n be_v raise_v thus_o congruous_a be_v the_o type_n with_o the_o antitype_n herein_o but_o much_o more_o in_o the_o exalt_v state_n as_o joseph_n so_o jesus_n bow_n abode_n in_o strength_n and_o as_o joseph_n be_v raise_v out_o of_o the_o dungeon_n seat_v at_o pharaoh_n right_a hand_n save_v egypt_n and_o his_o brethren_n from_o perish_v so_o jesus_n be_v raise_v out_o of_o death_n dungeon_n seat_v at_o his_o father_n right_a hand_n and_o save_v his_o church_n and_o brethren_n from_o utter_a destruction_n more_o particular_o 1._o as_o joseph_n be_v so_o jesus_n be_v the_o grand_a zapnath_n paaneach_n the_o revealer_n of_o secret_n joh._n 1.18_o and_o the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n isa_n 4.3.11_o act._n 4.12_o 2._o as_o joseph_n have_v fullness_n of_o all_o food_n lay_v up_o for_o the_o hungry_a so_o it_o please_v the_o father_n that_o in_o our_o jesus_n shall_v all_o fullness_n dwell_v col._n 1.19_o 3._o as_o joseph_n full_a garner_n invite_v all_o 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but_o their_o step_v out_o of_o their_o tent_n door_n and_o it_o lay_v ready_a there_o for_o they_o yea_o quail_n as_o well_o as_o manna_n which_o come_v down_o in_o the_o dew_n as_o christ_n that_o angel_n food_n do_v in_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n bless_a be_v god_n we_o have_v yet_o neither_o a_o famine_n of_o bread_n as_o those_o poor_a egyptian_n then_o have_v nor_o a_o famine_n of_o the_o word_n we_o need_v not_o go_v from_o sea_n to_o sea_n etc._n etc._n to_o seek_v it_o and_o yet_o not_o find_v it_o as_o amos_n 8.11_o 12._o yet_o though_o the_o word_n be_v nigh_o we_o our_o joseph_n or_o jesus_n his_o storehouse_n be_v in_o every_o city_n and_o in_o every_o part_n in_o this_o city_n some_o be_v so_o lazy_a they_o will_v not_o stir_v to_o the_o door_n to_o it_o nay_o some_o be_v so_o wretched_a that_o unless_o god_n will_v set_v up_o a_o pulpit_n at_o a_o playhouse_n or_o alehouse_n door_n they_o will_v not_o come_v to_o hear_v it_o 5._o as_o there_o be_v no_o press_v to_o joseph_n till_o plain_a poverty_n most_o penury_n most_o powerful_o pinch_v they_o gen._n 42.1_o 2._o they_o be_v hopeless_a and_o helpless_a as_o to_o themselves_o gaze_v upon_o one_o another_o as_o at_o their_o wit_n end_n and_o not_o know_v whither_o to_o turn_v they_o so_o till_o we_o be_v empty_v of_o all_o the_o dough_n of_o our_o own_o righteousness_n we_o bring_v out_o of_o egypt_n with_o we_o exod._n 12.34_o 39_o then_o and_o not_o till_o then_o do_v we_o hunger_n after_o the_o heavenly_a manna_n it_o be_v the_o pinch_a soul_n that_o prize_v christ_n that_o soul_n cry_v like_o one_o ready_a to_o perish_v by_o famine_n give_v i_o bread_n give_v i_o christ_n or_o i_o die_v i_o can_v live_v without_o he_o i_o dare_v not_o die_v without_o he_o 6._o as_o joseph_n the_o viceroy_n and_o lord_n of_o the_o land_n have_v the_o king_n privy-seal_n a_o gold_n chain_n and_o royal_a rubes_fw-la do_v make_v himself_o strange_a and_o sp●●e_o rough_o to_o his_o almost_o famish_a brethren_n when_o they_o come_v to_o he_o for_o corn_n gen._n 42.7_o notwithstanding_o their_o bow_n to_o he_o ver_fw-la 6._o wherein_o they_o unwitting_o accomplish_v his_o prophetic_a dream_n which_o those_o mocker_n little_o think_v ever_o to_o have_v do_v to_o that_o dreamer_n that_o he_o may_v bring_v they_o the_o soon_o to_o a_o sight_n and_o sense_n of_o their_o sin_n yet_o all_o along_o scatter_a pledge_n of_o his_o favour_n to_o they_o as_o fill_v their_o sack_n and_o restore_v their_o money_n ver_fw-la 25_o 28._o this_o be_v all_o the_o revenge_n he_o design_v against_o they_o for_o all_o their_o roguery_n against_o he_o he_o steal_v these_o two_o kindness_n upon_o they_o notwithstanding_o all_o his_o strangeness_n and_o roughness_n towards_o they_o even_o so_o deal_v our_o dear_a jesus_n with_o his_o brethren_n though_o they_o come_v bow_v before_o he_o he_o hide_v his_o love_n from_o job_n but_o it_o be_v from_o increasement_n of_o love_n to_o make_v he_o know_v his_o transgression_n and_o his_o sin_n job_n 13.23_o 24_o and_o 19.11_o job_n judge_v himself_o as_o hate_v of_o god_n like_o a_o enemy_n all_o that_o fire_n of_o wrath_n which_o he_o complain_v of_o be_v but_o to_o burn_v up_o his_o corruption_n only_o and_o to_o sever_v the_o sin_n which_o god_n hate_v from_o the_o son_n who_o god_n love_v jesus_n be_v never_o near_o mary_v magdalen_n than_o when_o she_o be_v blear_v with_o tear_n for_o his_o absence_n john_n 20.13_o 16._o and_o though_o he_o speak_v rough_o to_o the_o syrophoenician_n woman_n call_v her_o a_o gentile-dog_n yet_o have_v he_o a_o design_n of_o love_n upon_o she_o mat._n 15.25_o 28._o he_o give_v her_o the_o key_n of_o his_o full_a treasury_n not_o only_o fill_v her_o sack_n but_o also_o restore_v not_o her_o money_n but_o what_o be_v better_a her_o daughter_n our_o jesus_n the_o father_n viceroy_n lord_n of_o all_o act_v 10.36_o have_v the_o signet_n of_o the_o everlasting_a gospel_n and_o be_v clothe_v with_o the_o royal_a robe_n of_o the_o rich_a righteousness_n do_v sometime_o take_v state_n upon_o he_o seem_v as_o a_o stranger_n jer._n 14.8_o 9_o and_o suffer_v the_o child_n of_o light_a to_o walk_v a_o while_n in_o darkness_n isa_n 50.10_o till_o they_o be_v due_o true_o and_o thorough_o humble_v then_o do_v he_o they_o good_a at_o the_o latter_a end_n deut._n 8.16_o 7._o as_o joseph_n can_v no_o long_o refrain_v himself_o than_o while_o his_o brethren_n be_v bring_v lieu_n enough_o upon_o the_o rack_n of_o conscience_n gen._n 42.21_o 28_o 35._o and_o 43.18_o and_o 44.13_o 14_o 16_o 34._o but_o passionate_o proclaim_v i_o be_o joseph_n your_o brother_n gen._n 45.1_o 3._o no_o soon_o have_v their_o sin_n find_v they_o out_o numb_a 31.23_o their_o own_o gild_n make_v they_o timorous_a and_o every_o strange_a occurrence_n affright_v they_o make_v they_o mistake_v and_o misinterpret_v mercy_n for_o mischief_n but_o immediate_o they_o have_v joseph_n steward_n comfort_v their_o distress_a conscience_n say_v peace_n be_v unto_o you_o fear_v not_o etc._n etc._n gen._n 43.20_o 23._o but_o bring_v benjamin_n with_o they_o than_o they_o shall_v be_v cheat_v with_o the_o best_a of_o good_a cheer_n they_o be_v rich_o feast_v and_o make_v exceed_o merry_a v._o 29.30_o 34._o yet_o all_o this_o while_n they_o know_v not_o that_o all_o this_o kindness_n come_v from_o joseph_n their_o brother_n this_o be_v a_o high_a point_n of_o heavenly_a wisdom_n in_o joseph_n who_o well_o know_v how_o hypocrite_n will_v hang_v down_o their_o head_n like_o a_o bulrush_n isa_n 58.5_o while_o some_o storm_n of_o trouble_n lie_v upon_o they_o yet_o if_o fair-weather_n follow_v they_o lift_v up_o their_o head_n as_o bolt-upright_a as_o ever_o something_o they_o will_v do_v
25._o never_a prince_n be_v better_o serve_v he_o will_v not_o let_v any_o of_o his_o be_v lose_v joh._n 17.12_o or_o perish_v in_o a_o wilderness-famine_n psal_n 37.19_o there_o be_v other_o congruity_n i_o for_o brevity_n sake_n must_v omit_v in_o a_o bare_a name_v they_o as_o 1._o joseph_n teach_v his_o brethren_n unity_n gen._n 45.24_o fear_v they_o may_v fall_v out_o by_o the_o way_n and_o quarrel_n about_o their_o crime_n concern_v he_o who_o have_v both_o remit_v it_o and_o be_v reconcile_v to_o they_o all_o equal_o so_o jesus_n oft_o press_v his_o brethren_n to_o love_v one_o another_o joh._n 13.3_o 4._o and_o 15.17_o rom._n 13.8_o 1_o thess_n 4.9_o 1_o joh._n 3.11_o and_o 4.7_o 12._o and_o to_o keep_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o bond_n of_o peace_n eph._n 4.3.13_o the_o daughter_n of_o dissension_n be_v dissolution_n 2._o as_o joseph_n present_v his_o brethren_n to_o pharaoh_n notwithstanding_o all_o their_o unkindness_n to_o he_o whereby_o they_o become_v acceptable_a though_o in_o themselves_o as_o hebrew_n they_o be_v abominable_a to_o he_o and_o capable_a of_o both_o preservation_n and_o preferment_n gen._n 47.2_o and_o no_o doubt_n but_o he_o do_v commend_v reuben_n judah_n and_o benjamin_n to_o the_o king_n these_o three_o being_n most_o endear_v to_o himself_o so_o jesus_n present_v all_o his_o brethren_n to_o the_o king_n of_o king_n isa_n 8.18_o have_v all_o their_o name_n write_v upon_o his_o heart_n as_o aaron_n have_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n upon_o his_o breastplate_n through_o he_o we_o have_v access_n eph._n 2.5_o and_o acceptance_n also_o eph._n 1.6_o 3._o as_o joseph_n be_v not_o ashamed_a of_o his_o brethren_n though_o he_o the_o lord_n of_o egypt_n and_o they_o shepherd_n so_o a_o abomination_n to_o the_o egyptian_n instruct_v they_o what_o to_o say_v to_o pharaoh_n gen._n 46.33_o 34._o he_o teach_v they_o to_o tell_v the_o truth_n and_o not_o be_v ashamed_a of_o their_o trade_n though_o it_o be_v mean_a and_o despicable_a especial_o to_o the_o egyptian_n prudent_o propose_v that_o with_o his_o prince_n approbation_n without_o which_o though_o so_o great_a a_o favourite_n he_o will_v do_v nothing_o for_o his_o friend_n he_o may_v have_v goshen_n most_o fertile_a fit_a for_o their_o cattle_n near_o to_o canaan_n and_o where_o they_o may_v live_v unmingled_a with_o the_o idolatrous_a so_o jesus_n instruct_v we_o what_o to_o say_v to_o the_o father_n for_o we_o know_v not_o what_o to_o pray_v for_o as_o we_o ought_v rom._n 8.26_o neither_o for_o matter_n nor_o manner_n but_o as_o he_o by_o his_o spirit_n teach_v we_o therefore_o do_v his_o disciple_n say_v lord_n teach_v we_o to_o pray_v as_o john_n teach_v his_o disciple_n luk._n 11._o ●_o 4._o as_o joseph_n say_v to_o his_o brethren_n come_v down_n to_o i_o that_o you_o may_v be_v near_o i_o and_o tarry_v not_o also_o regard_v not_o your_o stuff_n etc._n etc._n gen._n 45.9,10_o 18_o 20._o so_o say_v jesus_n to_o we_o come_n unto_o i_o and_o you_o shall_v find_v rest_n for_o your_o soul_n matth._n 11.29_o yea_o he_o will_v send_v his_o cherubim_n his_o chariot_n of_o cloud_n to_o fetch_v we_o up_o to_o himself_o as_o joseph_n do_v for_o they_o v._o 19.21_o that_o where_o he_o be_v there_o may_v we_o be_v also_o 1_o thess_n 4.15_o and_o joh._n 17.24_o he_o say_v likewise_o regard_v not_o your_o lumber_n but_o take_v the_o loss_n of_o your_o good_n joyful_o why_o shall_v we_o with_o lot_n play_v at_o loath_a to_o depart_v see_v christ_n have_v far_o better_a riches_n for_o we_o the_o good_a of_o all_o the_o land_n of_o glory_n be_v before_o we_o all_o be_v but_o trash_n and_o trumpery_n to_o this_o true_a treasure_n of_o grace_n and_o glory_n last_o he_o give_v they_o provision_n for_o the_o way_n as_o joseph_n do_v v._o 21._o even_o hide_a manna_n rev._n 2.17_o such_o as_o the_o world_n know_v nothing_o of_o joh._n 4.32_o and_o prov._n 14.10_o the_o cate_n and_o delicate_n of_o faith_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n rom._n 15.13_o prov._n 15.15_o which_o they_o go_v feed_v upon_o as_o samson_n do_v upon_o his_o honeycomb_n till_o he_o come_v to_o his_o parent_n judg._n 14.9_o to_o their_o father_n house_n thus_o far_o the_o congruity_n now_o see_v some_o disparity_n as_o 1._o joseph_n accuse_v his_o brethren_n to_o their_o earthly_a father_n and_o bring_v to_o he_o their_o evil_a report_n gen._n 37.2_o but_o our_o dear_a jesus_n excuse_v we_o to_o our_o heavenly_a father_n intercede_v for_o we_o with_o he_o hebr._n 9.24_o rom._n 8.34_o he_o be_v our_o advocate_n with_o the_o father_n 1_o joh._n 2.1_o answer_v all_o satan_n accusation_n who_o be_v our_o accuser_n to_o the_o father_n rev._n 12.10_o as_o the_o lawyer_n do_v for_o his_o client_n open_v their_o case_n plead_v their_o cause_n so_o it_o be_v carry_v nonsuit_v all_o satan_n action_n uxori_fw-la lie_fw-la non_fw-la intenditur_fw-la he_o can_v commence_v a_o suit_n against_o christ_n spouse_n she_o say_v go_v sue_v my_o husband_n i_o be_o under_o covert-baron_n etc._n etc._n 2._o joseph_n be_v taint_v with_o the_o corrupt_a language_n of_o flatter_a courtier_n in_o swear_v twice_o by_o the_o life_n of_o the_o king_n which_o be_v a_o great_a oath_n in_o egypt_n gen._n 42.15_o 16._o as_o it_o be_v in_o spain_n while_o she_o be_v aspire_v after_o a_o absolute_a monarchy_n as_o france_n do_v now_o in_o their_o profane_a pride_n use_v to_o swear_v by_o the_o life_n of_o their_o king_n so_o joseph_n here_o that_o he_o may_v seem_v enough_o a_o egyptian_a in_o his_o friendly_a dissimulation_n swear_v heathenish_o as_o the_o egyptian_n usual_o do_v partly_o out_o of_o flattery_n and_o partly_o out_o of_o superstition_n it_o be_v like_a he_o have_v contract_v this_o evil_a custom_n accustom_v among_o the_o heathen_n to_o swear_v by_o the_o soul_n of_o their_o emperor_n by_o his_o be_v so_o long_o conversant_a about_o 23_o year_n in_o such_o evil_a company_n as_o pharaoh_n court_n consist_v of_o which_o be_v a_o corrupt_a air_n for_o so_o godly_a a_o man_n to_o breathe_v in_o where_o he_o may_v have_v complain_v with_o the_o prophet_n woe_n be_v i_o that_o i_o become_v a_o man_n of_o unclean_a lip_n by_o dwell_v among_o a_o people_n of_o unclean_a lip_n isa_n 6.5_o for_o there_o he_o contract_v that_o sinful_a custom_n of_o the_o court_n sin_n be_v as_o catch_v as_o the_o plague_n as_o it_o be_v hard_a for_o sheep_n to_o lie_v among_o briar_n and_o thorn_n and_o not_o to_o lose_v some_o part_n of_o their_o fleece_n so_o it_o be_v of_o equal_a difficulty_n for_o saint_n to_o live_v in_o a_o familiar_a converse_n among_o wicked_a man_n and_o not_o to_o lose_v some_o part_n of_o their_o piety_n and_o former_a fervency_n yea_o some_o guilt_n and_o filth_n of_o sin_n will_v cleave_v to_o their_o conscience_n as_o some_o briar_n or_o thorn_n do_v to_o the_o tail_n or_o side_n of_o the_o sheep_n but_o it_o be_v not_o thus_o with_o our_o dear_a jesus_n though_o he_o be_v conversant_a among_o publican_n and_o sinner_n matth._n 9.10_o 11._o and_o 11.19_o and_o mark_v 2.15_o for_o which_o indeed_o the_o pharisee_n do_v calumniate_v christ_n import_v he_o can_v not_o be_v the_o messiah_n because_o he_o keep_v such_o ill_a company_n this_o be_v to_o find_v fault_n quòd_fw-la in_o domum_fw-la aegroti_fw-la intravit_fw-la medice_fw-la that_o the_o physician_n venture_v to_o visit_v the_o sick_a say_v austin_n the_o sick_a be_v the_o proper_a objest_n of_o the_o physician_n and_o to_o visit_v they_o yea_o those_o that_o be_v infect_v with_o the_o plague_n be_v his_o proper_a office_n yet_o do_v he_o secure_v himself_o from_o infection_n by_o sovereign_a antidote_n but_o none_o like_o that_o which_o our_o rophe_n giantlike_a so_o call_v exod._n 15.26_o or_o almighty_a physician_n be_v endow_v with_o to_o wit_n his_o divine_a nature_n which_o secure_v his_o humane_a nature_n from_o all_o infect_v tincture_n he_o can_v converse_v with_o sinner_n his_o very_a errand_n into_o the_o world_n and_o neither_o countenance_n sin_n nor_o contract_v it_o none_o of_o their_o evil_a communication_n can_v corrupt_v his_o good_a manner_n as_o 1_o cor._n 15.33_o the_o devil_n drivel_n that_o leave_v a_o foul_a stain_n upon_o the_o speaker_n can_v not_o fasten_v the_o like_a as_o it_o oft_o do_v on_o we_o upon_o he_o the_o holy_a hearer_n and_o though_o sometime_o he_o get_v grief_n yet_o never_o gild_n by_o they_o more_o disparity_n may_v be_v mention_v which_o i_o omit_v as_o likewise_o for_o avoid_v prolixity_n the_o three_o congruity_n betwixt_o joseph_n the_o type_n and_o a_o christian_a in_o particular_a as_o before_o the_o church_n in_o general_n the_o antitype_n a_o touch_n only_o upon_o this_o 1._o as_o joseph_n be_v in_o jacob_n intention_n his_o first-born_a gen._n 29.18_o and_o 30.23_o 24._o so_o have_v the_o double_a
eph._n 1.22_o 23._o thus_o joseph_n will_v have_v as_o pharaoh_n viceroy_n all_o him_z father_n family_n with_o he_o that_o where_o he_o be_v in_o pomp_n peace_n and_o plenty_n there_o they_o may_v be_v also_o and_o thus_o jesus_n our_o brother_n will_v have_v all_o his_o brethren_n with_o he_o it_o be_v part_n of_o his_o joy_n on_o earth_n while_o he_o be_v below_o to_o have_v they_o about_o he_o mat._n 28.10_o go_v tell_v my_o brethren_n they_o must_v meet_v i_o in_o galilee_n etc._n etc._n mark_v 16.7_o how_o much_o more_o to_o have_v they_o with_o he_o in_o heaven_n the_o head_n will_v draw_v up_o all_o the_o member_n not_o leave_v so_o much_o as_o a_o little_a toe_n here_o below_o into_o the_o father_n bosom_n this_o meeting_n of_o head_n and_o member_n one_o with_o another_o shall_v be_v a_o more_o joyful_a meeting_n than_o that_o of_o jacob_n and_o joseph_n etc._n etc._n or_o of_o the_o two_o cousin_n mary_n and_o elizabeth_n the_o presence_n of_o christ_n though_o but_o then_o in_o the_o womb_n make_v john_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o skip_v and_o spring_v more_o like_o a_o suckling_n at_o the_o breast_n than_o a_o embryo_n in_o the_o womb_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o dance_v a_o galliard_n as_o the_o two_o greek_a word_n import_n luke_n 1.44_o 46._o leap_a levalto_n for_o the_o saviour_n come_v what_o shall_v the_o presence_n of_o our_o joseph_n or_o jesus_n do_v in_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n if_o that_o joy_n of_o jacob_n and_o joseph_n meeting_n can_v be_v conceive_v much_o more_o incomprehensible_a be_v the_o joy_n of_o our_o meeting_n our_o lord_n in_o the_o air_n 1_o thes_n 4.17_o as_o jacob_n family_n meet_v joseph_n in_o goshen_n gen._n 46.29_o sermo_n non_fw-la valet_fw-la exprimere_fw-la experimento_fw-la opus_fw-la est_fw-la it_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v believe_v than_o possible_a to_o be_v discourse_v yea_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v discover_v 1_o cor._n 2.9_o we_o may_v as_o soon_o compass_v heaven_n with_o a_o span_n or_o contain_v the_o ocean_n in_o a_o nutshell_n the_o second_o evidence_n of_o jacob_n joyfulness_n at_o this_o meeting_n of_o joseph_n be_v his_o say_n now_o let_v i_o die_v etc._n etc._n gen._n 46.30_o jacob_n can_v hardly_o hear_v the_o news_n of_o joseph_n and_o live_v his_o heart_n faint_v when_o he_o hear_v that_o joseph_n be_v yet_o alive_a gen._n 45.26_o but_o when_o once_o he_o see_v he_o now_o say_v he_o let_v i_o die_v he_o have_v say_v before_o upon_o the_o tiding_n of_o joseph_n life_n it_o be_v enough_o joseph_n be_v yet_o alive_a i_o will_v go_v down_o to_o see_v he_o before_o i_o die_v gen._n 45.28_o he_o have_v almost_o pine_v away_o in_o a_o linger_a desire_n of_o his_o son_n joseph_n long_o 23_o year_n and_o hear_v he_o be_v live_v when_o he_o think_v he_o all_o that_o time_n dead_a than_o he_o cry_v it_o be_v enough_o i_o have_v enough_o of_o content_a and_o enough_o of_o life_n may_v i_o be_v but_o so_o happy_a as_o to_o see_v he_o once_o before_o i_o die_v and_o now_o have_v obtain_v that_o desirable_a and_o delightful_a fight_n of_o his_o suppose_a lose_a son_n he_o calm_o compose_v himself_o to_o a_o willingness_n to_o die_v say_v i_o have_v live_v enough_o i_o have_v my_o life_n for_o his_o life_n be_v bind_v up_o in_o the_o life_n of_o the_o lad_n i_o have_v long_v enough_o i_o have_v my_o love_n for_o he_o love_v he_o above_o all_o his_o son_n i_o have_v sorrow_v enough_o i_o have_v my_o joy_n and_o i_o have_v see_v enough_o in_o see_v he_o who_o my_o soul_n desire_v to_o see_v the_o sight_n and_o embracement_n of_o joseph_n be_v to_o jacob_n so_o transport_v as_o be_v that_o of_o the_o bless_a babe_n jesus_n at_o bethlehem_n to_o good_a old_a simeon_n who_o sing_v his_o soul_n as_o it_o be_v out_o of_o his_o body_n when_o he_o have_v lay_v christ_n in_o his_o heart_n as_o well_o as_o leap_v he_o in_o his_o arm_n sing_v i_o fear_v no_o sin_n i_o dread_v no_o death_n sweet_a babe_n of_o bethlehem_n let_v this_o song_n serve_v for_o a_o lullaby_n to_o thou_o and_o for_o a_o funeral_n to_o i_o oh_o sleep_n thou_o in_o my_o bosom_n and_o let_v i_o sleep_v in_o thy_o peace_n luk._n 2.29_o 30._o thus_o jacob_n in_o his_o embrace_v of_o joseph_n be_v under_o the_o like_a rapture_n rejoice_v more_o for_o joseph_n life_n he_o have_v from_o he_o his_o father_n than_o for_o his_o honour_n he_o derive_v from_o pharaoh_n thus_o as_o jacob_n be_v welcome_a first_o to_o joseph_n so_o second_o be_v he_o welcome_a to_o pharaoh_n for_o joseph_n sake_n that_o it_o may_v be_v so_o joseph_n put_v forth_o his_o great_a prudence_n piety_n and_o humility_n in_o many_o particular_n as_o 1._o he_o at_o this_o merry_a meeting_n instruct_v his_o brethren_n unacquainted_a with_o courtship_n be_v whole_o educate_v in_o country_n affair_n how_o they_o may_v comport_v themselves_o before_o the_o king_n and_o his_o courtier_n when_o he_o present_v they_o to_o he_o for_o he_o bring_v his_o brethren_n to_o pharaoh_n before_o he_o bring_v his_o father_n gen._n 46.31_o 32_o 33._o with_o 47.2_o 7._o wise_o suppose_v that_o the_o king_n will_v desire_v to_o see_v these_o same_o new_a strange_a guest_n his_o high_o honour_v joseph_n relation_n 2._o he_o foresee_v his_o next_o work_n after_o meet_v his_o father_n and_o his_o family_n be_v that_o he_o may_v now_o procure_v a_o commodious_a place_n of_o residence_n for_o they_o which_o pharaoh_n have_v promise_v in_o the_o general_n you_o shall_v eat_v of_o the_o fat_a of_o the_o land_n gen._n 45.18_o 20_o now_o he_o will_v have_v that_o royal_a general_n promise_v confirm_v to_o that_o particular_a place_n of_o goshen_n in_o their_o presence_n and_o audience_n 3._o though_o joseph_n have_v this_o frank_a offer_n of_o pharaoh_n be_v his_o great_a favourite_n and_o viceroy_n yea_o and_o have_v invite_v his_o father_n with_o a_o promise_n to_o nourish_v he_o and_o his_o family_n particular_o in_o goshen_n gen._n 45.10_o 11._o all_o the_o five_o follow_a year_n of_o the_o sore_a famine_n yet_o will_v joseph_n do_v nothing_o for_o his_o friend_n notwithstanding_o his_o princely_a power_n to_o fix_v they_o in_o that_o fertile_a country_n without_o the_o king_n privity_n and_o approbation_n 4._o as_o joseph_n promise_v goshen_n to_o jacob_n either_o out_o of_o conference_n he_o have_v with_o pharaoh_n concern_v it_o or_o out_o of_o confidence_n of_o his_o royal_a assent_n whenever_o the_o motion_n be_v make_v to_o he_o as_o it_o be_v gen._n 47.4_o 6._o so_o for_o his_o actual_a perform_v of_o that_o promise_n he_o effectual_o obtain_v the_o king_n grant_v and_o royal_a licence_n whereby_o he_o prudent_o prevent_v the_o arrow_n of_o those_o arch-archer_n aforementioned_a the_o envious_a courtier_n who_o be_v never_o want_v to_o wait_v for_o his_o halt_n and_o will_v have_v shoot_v sore_o at_o he_o for_o abuse_v his_o authority_n well-knowing_a that_o envy_n attend_v upon_o honour_n and_o always_o aim_v at_o the_o high_a the_o tall_a tree_n be_v weak_a at_o the_o top_n his_o providence_n in_o avoid_v that_o offence_n have_v he_o act_v by_o his_o single_a principality_n be_v as_o a_o back_n of_o steel_n to_o make_v his_o bow_n abide_v in_o strength_n 5._o his_o marvellous_a w_n sdom_n and_o pious_a modesty_n appear_v in_o this_o also_o that_o he_o do_v not_o send_v any_o of_o those_o courtier_n that_o attend_v he_o in_o his_o ride_v to_o meet_v his_o father_n in_o princely_a equipage_n with_o his_o chariot_n and_o much_o attendance_n gen._n 46.29_o but_o as_o he_o humble_v himself_o to_o his_o father_n and_o his_o family_n jump_v out_o of_o his_o chariot_n as_o the_o rabby_n relate_v and_o cast_v away_o his_o princely_a bonnet_n and_o other_o ornament_n of_o honour_n that_o they_o may_v the_o better_o discern_v he_o and_o fall_v down_o before_o his_o father_n in_o all_o filial_a subjection_n and_o reverence_n wherein_o he_o be_v not_o to_o act_v the_o part_n of_o a_o potent_a prince_n but_o of_o a_o dutiful_a and_o submissive_a son_n so_o here_o he_o humble_v himself_o to_o become_v their_o messenger_n himself_z to_o pharaoh_n say_v i_o will_v go_v up_o and_o show_v pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n gen._n 46.31_o for_o none_o can_v expedite_v that_o affair_n so_o well_o as_o himself_o have_v the_o king_n ear_n and_o so_o high_a in_o his_o favour_n that_o pharaoh_n can_v deny_v he_o nothing_o he_o request_v this_o teach_v that_o what_o we_o can_v and_z oughts_z to_z do_v ourselves_o and_o that_o best_a of_o all_o with_o our_o own_o hand_n we_o may_v not_o commit_v it_o to_o be_v do_v by_o other_o hand_n as_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o careless_a and_o slothful_a one_o non-residents_a carry_v on_o their_o cure_n of_o soul_n by_o their_o curate_n or_o journeyman_n 6._o joseph_n
though_o a_o prince_n be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o own_o his_o own_o kindred_n though_o their_o trade_n be_v mean_a and_o despicable_a especial_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o egyptian_n for_o he_o do_v not_o only_o vouchsafe_v to_o meet_v they_o in_o their_o way_n but_o also_o 1._o to_o present_v some_o of_o his_o brethren_n poor_a shepherd_n to_o the_o king_n gen._n 47.2_o who_o ask_v they_o what_o be_v your_o occupation_n ver_fw-la 3._o a_o meet_a question_n for_o a_o good_a magistrate_n to_o ask_v that_o they_o have_v one_o pharaoh_n take_v for_o grant_v this_o prudent_a prince_n suffer_v none_o of_o his_o subject_n to_o live_v idle_o without_o employ_v god_n make_v leviathan_n to_o play_v in_o the_o sea_n psal_n 104.26_o but_o none_o to_o do_v so_o on_o earth_n he_o that_o will_v not_o work_v shall_v not_o eat_v 2_o thes_n 3.10_o paul_n condemn_v idleness_n as_o a_o capital_a crime_n to_o the_o pain_n of_o death_n yea_o to_o one_o of_o the_o worst_a of_o death_n to_o die_v by_o famine_n it_o be_v a_o law_n lay_v upon_o all_o mortal_n to_o sweat_n out_o a_o poor_a live_n by_o some_o lawful_a labour_n and_o to_o earn_v what_o they_o eat_v by_o the_o sweat_n either_o of_o the_o brow_n or_o of_o the_o brain_n gen._n 3.19_o yea_o paradise_n itself_o which_o be_v adam_n storehouse_n be_v his_o workhouse_n also_o .._o he_o must_v take_v pain_n though_o then_o without_o pain_n or_o weariness_n as_o well_o as_o have_v the_o pleasure_n thereof_o gen._n 2.15_o such_o as_o do_v not_o serve_v god_n in_o a_o honest_a call_v will_v soon_o as_o all_o loose_a person_n do_v listen_v themselves_o to_o serve_v the_o devil_n joseph_n here_o have_v instruct_v his_o brethren_n to_o tell_v pharaoh_n the_o truth_n and_o not_o to_o be_v ashamed_a of_o their_o trade_n though_o grazier_n or_o shepherd_n be_v abominable_a in_o egypt_n every_o lawful_a call_v have_v its_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o decorum_n a_o honour_n put_v upon_o it_o by_o god_n it_o be_v the_o unlawful_a only_o that_o be_v shameful_a a_o gamester_n a_o cheater_n a_o kid-nap_a a_o usurer_n etc._n etc._n be_v ashamed_a to_o own_v themselves_o as_o such_o when_o ask_v what_o their_o occupation_n be_v whereas_o the_o honest_a scavenger_n chimney-sweeper_n tankard-bearer_n etc._n etc._n be_v ready_a to_o own_v themselves_o so_o it_o be_v the_o language_n of_o our_o law_n to_o bridewell_n with_o they_o that_o can_v give_v no_o true_a account_n of_o some_o just_a employ_v 2._o joseph_n likewise_o present_v his_o father_n though_o a_o poor_a age_a man_n to_o pharaoh_n gen._n 47.7_o he_o be_v not_o like_o those_o unnatural_a child_n of_o our_o day_n who_o think_v it_o a_o disgrace_n to_o acknowledge_v their_o poor_a parent_n david_n do_v not_o so_o who_o bring_v his_o father_n and_o mother_n to_o the_o king_n of_o moab_n to_o keep_v they_o haply_o plead_v that_o his_o father_n jesse_n grandmother_n ruth_n be_v a_o moabitess_n 1_o sam._n 22.3_o 4._o and_o joseph_n do_v not_o so_o who_o set_v his_o old_a father_n before_o pharaoh_n who_o wonder_v at_o the_o whiteness_n of_o his_o hoary_a head_n as_o the_o king_n see_v joseph_n brethren_n young_a man_n and_o fit_a for_o labour_n therefore_o ask_v they_o about_o their_o occupation_n and_o they_o answer_v that_o they_o be_v not_o like_a body-lice_n which_o live_v not_o by_o their_o own_o sweat_n but_o upon_o the_o sweat_n of_o other_o they_o live_v by_o their_o own_o labour_n and_o not_o upon_o the_o labour_n of_o other_o so_o it_o be_v no_o sin_n to_o succour_v they_o so_o he_o see_v joseph_n father_n a_o very_a old_a man_n and_o past_o his_o labour_n ask_v he_o only_o of_o his_o age_n but_o nothing_o of_o his_o occupation_n jacob_n be_v now_o a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n old_a just_a the_o half_a of_o the_o four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n between_o the_o promise_n to_o abraham_n and_o the_o delivery_n out_o of_o egypt_n to_o wit_n two_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o year_n be_v at_o this_o very_a time_n expire_v as_o before_o it_o be_v strange_a news_n in_o egypt_n to_o see_v so_o old_a a_o man_n as_o jacob._n pharaoh_n design_v no_o more_o in_o his_o demand_n how_o old_a be_v thou_o gen._n 47.8_o than_o what_o a_o blind_a heathen_a can_v do_v namely_o to_o know_v his_o year_n and_o the_o age_n of_o his_o life_n yet_o god_n so_o dispose_v of_o jacob_n answer_n that_o a_o excellent_a lecture_n be_v read_v to_o that_o heathen_a king_n ver_fw-la 9_o how_o heaven_n be_v man_n home_n this_o world_n be_v but_o as_o a_o inn_n where_o man_n sojourn_v for_o a_o while_n and_o wherein_o he_o as_o a_o poor_a pilgrim_n be_v expose_v to_o manifold_a evil_n yea_o and_o that_o through_o the_o former_a sin_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n nature_n begin_v to_o decay_v and_o man_n life_n grow_v short_a than_o former_o insomuch_o that_o neither_o jacob_n himself_o nor_o any_o other_o man_n now_o attain_v to_o the_o year_n of_o the_o life_n of_o their_o forefather_n in_o the_o day_n of_o their_o pilgrimage_n for_o jacob_n father_n isaac_n live_v to_o a_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o year_n of_o age_n gen._n 35.28_o and_o his_o grandfather_n abraham_n to_o one_o hundred_o seventy_o five_o gen._n 25.7_o whereas_o he_o himself_o be_v the●_n but_o a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o and_o be_v so_o very_o old_a he_o find_v his_o strength_n decay_n therefore_o do_v he_o both_o before_o then_o and_o after_o make_v death_n familiar_a to_o he_o at_o bed_n and_o board_n learn_v to_o die_v daily_o and_o often_o cry_v let_v i_o die_v gen._n 45.28_o and_o 46.30_o and_o lo_o i_o die_v gen._n 48.21_o and_o 50.5_o yet_o god_n be_v better_a to_o he_o than_o his_o expectation_n for_o he_o live_v seventeen_o year_n after_o his_o conference_n with_o pharaoh_n gen._n 37.28_o die_v at_o a_o hundred_o forty_o and_o seven_o year_n still_o short_a both_o of_o his_o father_n and_o grandfather_n as_o before_o after_o these_o thing_n be_v transact_v jacob_n and_o his_o son_n have_v pharaoh_n hearty_a welcome_n as_o they_o have_v joseph_n before_o they_o desire_v to_o live_v in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n according_a to_o joseph_n instruction_n not_o only_o because_o 1._o it_o be_v near_a to_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n so_o stand_v most_o commodious_a for_o their_o return_n out_o of_o that_o country_n to_o their_o own_o 2._o it_o be_v most_o fruitful_a fat_a and_o fit_a for_o feed_v their_o cattle_n but_o also_o because_o 3._o that_o they_o may_v dwell_v apart_o from_o the_o egyptian_n and_o so_o not_o be_v corrupt_v with_o their_o idolatry_n josephus_n add_v that_o joseph_n will_v not_o have_v his_o brethren_n disperse_v among_o egyptian_n for_o this_o will_v have_v divide_v they_o one_o from_o another_o yet_o be_v there_o some_o egyptian_n inhabitant_n among_o the_o israelite_n in_o goshen_n of_o who_o they_o borrow_a jewel_n at_o their_o departure_n exod._n 11.2_o however_o pharaoh_n give_v they_o his_o royal_a grant_n of_o goshen_n gen._n 47.4_o 5_o 6.11_o at_o their_o petition_n for_o joseph_n sake_n kind_a he_o be_v and_o constant_a in_o his_o respect_n to_o so_o good_a a_o servant_n it_o please_v pharaoh_n well_o only_o to_o hear_v of_o his_o servant_n brethren_n gen._n 45.16_o yea_o and_o his_o courtier_n too_o at_o least_o in_o counterfeit_a kindness_n they_o must_v love_v who_o the_o king_n love_v they_o do_v but_o humour_n pharaoh_n while_o they_o honour_v joseph_n yea_o so_o good-humoured_a god_n make_v pharaoh_n to_o joseph_n that_o he_o offer_v he_o to_o make_v such_o of_o his_o brethren_n as_o be_v man_n of_o activity_n of_o shepherd_n to_o become_v courtier_n gen._n 47.6_o but_o we_o find_v not_o that_o joseph_n accept_v of_o this_o royal-off_a as_o be_v loath_a to_o adventure_v they_o among_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o court_n though_o god_n have_v give_v he_o grace_n to_o be_v as_o fresh_a fish_n in_o a_o salt_n sea_n and_o his_o bow_n abode_n in_o strength_n etc._n etc._n yet_o may_v he_o well_o question_v whether_o it_o will_v be_v so_o well_o with_o they_o etc._n etc._n in_o all_o which_o joseph_n resemble_v our_o sweet_a jesus_n who_o though_o a_o lord_n not_o only_o of_o one_o as_o joseph_n but_o of_o all_o land_n yea_o of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n yet_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o acknowledge_v the_o mean_a of_o the_o saint_n as_o his_o brethren_n hebr._n 2.11_o he_o present_v we_o to_o the_o father_n in_o who_o we_o be_v accept_v eph._n 1.6_o and_o provide_v a_o goshen_n a_o land_n of_o light_n for_o we_o joh._n 14.3_o and_o instruct_v we_o how_o to_o comport_v ourselves_o before_o his_o father_n etc._n etc._n have_v see_v jacob_n welcome_a to_o egypt_n now_o his_o welfare_n in_o it_o be_v next_o to_o be_v consider_v as_o the_o first_o be_v honourable_a so_o the_o second_o be_v comfortable_a his_o condition_n in_o egypt_n be_v
nourishment_n for_o nourishment_n to_o the_o utmost_a penny_n the_o sweet_a year_n the_o good_a old_a patriarch_n have_v ever_o see_v and_o this_o be_v the_o more_o remarkable_a that_o god_n grant_v of_o addition_n to_o jacob_n life_n be_v two_o year_n more_o than_o that_o grant_v to_o hezekiah_n for_o that_o be_v only_o for_o fifteen_o year_n 2_o king_n 20.6_o but_o this_o to_o jacob_n be_v for_o seventeen_o whereas_o we_o be_v wont_v to_o reckon_v seven_o year_n for_o the_o life_n of_o a_o man_n as_o god_n grant_v more_o by_o one_o year_n than_o two_o life_n to_o hezekiah_n so_o he_o add_v to_o jacob_n more_o than_o two_o life_n even_o three_o year_n which_o be_v almost_o half_a of_o a_o three_o life_n and_o what_o it_o want_v in_o quantity_n or_o number_n it_o be_v supply_v in_o quality_n or_o sweetness_n so_o god_n out-bade_a his_o hope_n desire_n and_o desert_n as_o he_o oft_o do_v we_o gen._n 48.11_o i_o have_v not_o think_v to_o see_v thy_o face_n and_o now_o i_o see_v thy_o seed_n too_o thus_o god_n show_v we_o thing_n not_o hope_v for_o isa_n 64.2_o the_o three_o remark_n be_v jacob_n take_v care_n for_o his_o burial_n and_o the_o place_n of_o it_o before_o his_o sickness_n be_v sensible_a of_o some_o summons_n to_o death_n by_o the_o decay_n of_o nature_n and_o learning_n to_o die_v daily_o as_o 1_o cor._n 15.31_o yet_o will_v not_o be_v bury_v in_o egypt_n though_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o fullness_n of_o it_o psal_n 24.1_o and_o though_o he_o be_v then_o convenient_o seat_v there_o with_o his_o whole_a family_n but_o request_n he_o may_v be_v bury_v in_o canaan_n not_o from_o any_o superstitious_a conceit_n that_o one_o country_n be_v holy_a than_o another_o and_o near_a heaven_n but_o upon_o far_o grave_a ground_n as_o 1._o to_o testify_v his_o faith_n concern_v the_o promise_a land_n a_o type_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o resurrection_n 2._o to_o confirm_v his_o family_n in_o the_o same_o faith_n that_o they_o may_v live_v as_o stranger_n in_o egypt_n wean_v from_o its_o pleasure_n and_o treasure_n and_o wait_v for_o their_o return_n to_o canaan_n which_o god_n have_v promise_v to_o give_v they_o and_o which_o he_o though_o dead_a will_v not_o relinquish_v his_o right_n in_o lest_o he_o shall_v seem_v to_o distrust_n god_n though_o yet_o he_o see_v it_o not_o fulfil_v 3._o to_o declare_v his_o love_n to_o his_o godly_a ancestor_n above_o all_o vain_a idolater_n these_o latter_a jacob_n never_o love_v while_o live_v and_o therefore_o will_v not_o lie_v among_o they_o when_o dead_a but_o the_o former_a he_o judge_v it_o his_o felicity_n to_o have_v fellowship_n with_o both_o in_o life_n and_o death_n 4._o because_o canaan_n not_o egypt_n be_v the_o country_n christ_n the_o world_n redeemer_n be_v to_o lead_v his_o life_n receive_v his_o death_n be_v raise_v therein_o and_o from_o thence_o to_o ascend_v into_o heaven_n jacob_n therefore_o desire_v to_o be_v bury_v there_o where_o the_o world_n redemption_n be_v to_o be_v transact_v where_o christ_n must_v die_v and_o rise_v again_o that_o he_o may_v at_o length_n rise_v again_o with_o he_o hence_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n say_v that_o this_o jacob_n and_o the_o other_o patriarch_n do_v bodily_a rise_v again_o with_o christ_n because_o it_o be_v say_v mat._n 27.52_o 53._o the_o grave_n be_v open_v and_o many_o body_n of_o saint_n which_o sleep_v arise_v etc._n etc._n to_o wit_n those_o holy_a patriarch_n who_o before_o be_v keep_v bind_v in_o their_o sepulcher_n till_o the_o very_a heartstring_n of_o death_n now_o swallow_v up_o in_o victory_n by_o life_n essential_a be_v quite_o break_v even_o by_o the_o death_n and_o resurrection_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o life_n than_o be_v they_o enlarge_v to_o become_v witness_n and_o attendant_n of_o christ_n resurrection_n and_o who_o appear_v be_v know_v to_o many_o in_o the_o city_n as_o moses_n and_o elias_n be_v know_v to_o the_o three_o apostle_n in_o the_o mount_n at_o christ_n transfiguration_n either_o by_o a_o special_a revelation_n or_o by_o that_o celestial_a illumination_n which_o will_v be_v much_o more_o in_o heaven_n as_o adam_n know_v eve_n in_o his_o state_n of_o innocency_n gen._n 2.23_o or_o last_o by_o the_o familiar_a conference_n wherein_o they_o may_v learn_v who_o they_o be_v betwixt_o christ_n and_o they_o mat._n 17.3_o but_o modern_a author_n say_v they_o be_v such_o as_o be_v late_o dead_a who_o be_v well_o remember_v by_o those_o that_o be_v live_v suppose_v to_o be_v simeon_n the_o just_a anna_n the_o prophetess_n zacharias_n lazarus_n and_o other_o late_o dead_a who_o body_n be_v not_o yet_o consume_v as_o those_o of_o the_o patriarch_n be_v not_o only_o bury_v so_o long_o before_o but_o also_o so_o far_o off_o as_o makpelah_n hebr._n the_o double_a cave_n be_v thirty_o mile_n from_o jerusalem_n we_o shall_v therefore_o leave_v it_o undecided_a whether_o jacob_n request_v to_o lie_v in_o that_o land_n because_o he_o hope_v as_o lyranus_fw-la affirm_v to_o be_v one_o of_o those_o which_o shall_v rise_v out_o of_o his_o grave_n at_o christ_n resurrection_n and_o to_o accompany_v he_o in_o his_o ascension_n into_o heaven_n this_o seem_v something_o too_o curious_a though_o it_o seem_v more_o comely_a and_o more_o glorious_a both_o to_o the_o patriarch_n and_o to_o christ_n the_o jew_n add_v a_o five_o reason_n why_o jacob_n will_v not_o be_v bury_v in_o egypt_n because_o he_o foresee_v the_o dust_n of_o egypt_n will_v be_v turn_v into_o louse_n etc._n etc._n when_o jacob_n do_v thus_o give_v order_n for_o his_o burial_n swear_v his_o son_n joseph_n to_o observe_v the_o place_n of_o it_o this_o he_o do_v not_o as_o if_o he_o disinherit_v jeseph_n naked_a promise_n but_o he_o require_v a_o oath_n gen._n 47.31_o because_o 1._o he_o will_v have_v they_o all_o know_v it_o be_v no_o trifle_n he_o require_v but_o a_o weighty_a matter_n and_o of_o great_a moment_n for_o fortify_v his_o family_n faith_n and_o for_o oblige_v they_o more_o firm_o to_o expect_v their_o return_n 2._o that_o jacob_n may_v die_v in_o full_a satisfaction_n and_o assurance_n that_o this_o thing_n he_o desire_v will_v be_v faithful_o do_v know_v that_o the_o sanction_n of_o a_o sacred_a oath_n will_v better_v outweigh_a opposition_n than_o a_o bare_a promise_n 3._o that_o joseph_n may_v do_v it_o with_o less_o offence_n and_o envy_n to_o the_o king_n and_o his_o courtier_n for_o the_o carry_v away_o of_o jacob_n corpse_n do_v seem_v to_o carry_v a_o kind_n of_o contempt_n with_o it_o the_o egyptian_n may_v well_o object_v be_v our_o land_n good_a enough_o for_o you_o to_o live_v in_o while_o alive_a and_o be_v it_o too_o bad_a for_o you_o to_o lie_v in_o when_o dead_a hereupon_o joseph_n may_v have_v be_v otherwise_o persuade_v and_o overrule_v by_o pharaoh_n but_o this_o oath_n answer_v all_o contrary_a objection_n for_o they_o that_o like_v not_o to_o have_v their_o land_n undervalved_n yet_o allow_v that_o joseph_n holy_a oath_n shall_v be_v religious_o observe_v therefore_o joseph_n to_o procure_v this_o grant_n of_o the_o king_n urge_v this_o oath_n which_o he_o make_v to_o his_o father_n gen._n 50.6_o with_o 4_o 5._o ☞_o whence_o we_o learn_v that_o oath_n be_v both_o lawful_a and_o needful_a for_o man_n be_v mutable_a even_o betwixt_o these_o two_o holy_a patriarch_n the_o son_n must_v be_v bind_v by_o a_o oath_n to_o the_o father_n though_o joseph_n may_v otherwise_o have_v fulfil_v jacob_n will_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o judge_v amiss_o to_o lay_v this_o sacred_a obligation_n upon_o he_o which_o be_v so_o reverence_v among_o heathen_n how_o may_v this_o condemn_v christian_n both_o such_o as_o allow_v no_o swear_v at_o all_o though_o paul_n call_v it_o the_o end_n of_o strife_n heb._n 6.16_o and_o especial_o such_o as_o make_v no_o conscience_n to_o keep_v oath_n when_o swear_v but_o sport_n with_o they_o as_o child_n do_v with_o their_o slip_n or_o as_o monkey_n with_o their_o collar_n who_o slip_v they_o on_o for_o their_o master_n pleasure_n but_o off_o for_o their_o own_o both_o play_n at_o fast_o and_o loose_a according_a to_o their_o like_n pharaoh_n and_o the_o egyptian_n will_v rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o such_o jesuitical_a mock-christians_a and_o god_n himself_o will_v in_o time_n take_v his_o vengeance_n upon_o they_o yea_o and_o how_o pharaoh_n approve_v joseph_n filial_a respect_n and_o obedience_n to_o his_o father_n will_n condemn_v such_o graceless_a child_n who_o frequent_o contemn_v the_o authority_n of_o their_o parent_n and_o tear_v in_o piece_n their_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n it_o be_v a_o notorious_a shame_n that_o so_o many_o nominal_a christian_n shall_v be_v so_o far_o outdo_v by_o those_o poor_a blind_a heathen_n who_o have_v a_o reverence_n both_o for_o
mark_v the_o perfect_a man_n and_o behold_v the_o upright_a for_o be_v his_o beginning_n and_o middle_a never_o so_o troublesome_a yet_o the_o end_n of_o that_o man_n be_v peace_n psal_n 37.37_o or_o at_o least_o his_o after-end_a he_o shall_v have_v a_o goshen_n a_o shalom_n or_o salem_n hebr._n peace_n either_o here_o or_o in_o heaven_n he_o shall_v by_o death_n enter_v into_o peace_n rest_v in_o his_o bed_n isa_n 57.2_o though_o he_o shall_v not_o die_v in_o his_o nest_n as_o jacob_n do_v here_o and_o job_n desire_v job_n 29.18_o and_o according_o do_v so_o notwithstanding_o all_o his_o affliction_n both_o job_n and_o jacob_n have_v this_o commendable_a confidence_n ground_v upon_o god_n promise_n it_o be_v not_o a_o carnal_a but_o a_o spiritual_a security_n a_o bless_a calm_a and_o composedness_n a_o sabbath_n of_o spirit_n flow_v from_o faith_n and_o found_v upon_o a_o good_a conscience_n of_o their_o own_o uprightness_n which_o cause_v shalom_n shalom_n great_a peace_n and_o joy_n isa_n 26.3_o there_o be_v two_o branch_n of_o jacob_n first_o part_n of_o his_o will._n the_o first_o concern_v joseph_n who_o presence_n and_o influence_n have_v so_o affect_v his_o old_a father_n heart_n and_o quicken_v his_o die_a spirit_n so_o with_o new_a strength_n as_o to_o rouse_v himself_o up_o from_o his_o lie_v along_o upon_o his_o deathbed_n to_o who_o jacob_n declare_v how_o he_o have_v full_a power_n to_o bequeath_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n as_o he_o please_v though_o then_o he_o be_v but_o a_o pilgrim_n in_o egypt_n yet_o prize_v he_o and_o dispose_v of_o his_o interest_n in_o canaan_n so_o we_o in_o faith_n of_o heaven_n absent_a in_o body_n yet_o possess_v it_o with_o our_o heart_n as_o he_o do_v with_o his_o bone_n etc._n etc._n because_o god_n have_v give_v it_o he_o by_o promise_n for_o a_o everlasting_a possession_n upon_o condition_n of_o keep_v covenant_n with_o god_n v._n 4._o intimate_v thereby_o that_o joseph_n be_v now_o a_o mighty_a prince_n in_o egypt_n may_v possible_o the_o less_o think_v of_o the_o promise_a land_n therefore_o his_o father_n give_v he_o a_o grave_n and_o godly_a avocation_n from_o the_o treasure_n pleasure_n and_o honour_n of_o that_o land_n whereof_o he_o be_v now_o the_o lord_n and_o a_o solemn_a and_o serious_a invitation_n to_o consider_v of_o and_o comply_v with_o that_o great_a promise_n of_o canaan_n that_o he_o will_v now_o take_v up_o new_a thought_n to_o join_v himself_o again_o to_o the_o people_n of_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n from_o who_o he_o now_o seem_v for_o a_o little_a to_o be_v separate_v gen._n 49.27_o and_o to_o corroborate_v his_o confidence_n the_o more_o in_o god_n promise_n of_o that_o country_n he_o will_v joseph_n as_o his_o legacy_n and_o portion_n some_o part_n of_o the_o promise_a land_n to_o wit_n the_o city_n and_o country_n of_o shechem_n over_o and_o above_o all_o his_o brethren_n gen._n 48.21_o 21._o so_o that_o as_o judah_n have_v the_o dignity_n from_o reuben_n who_o forfeit_v it_o by_o his_o incest_n joseph_n have_v the_o double_a portion_n 1_o chron._n 5.1_o 2_o 3._o joseph_n have_v his_o part_n in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o his_o father_n will_n among_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n gen._n 49.23_o etc._n etc._n as_o well_o as_o this_o part_n here_o his_o be_v a_o double_a part_n or_o portion_n and_o this_o shechem_n be_v ephraim_n joseph_n son_n inheritance_n josh_n 20.7_o with_o 16.1_o etc._n etc._n joh._n 4.5_o and_o thither_o be_v joseph_n bone_n carry_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o there_o bury_v josh_n 24.1.25.32_o and_o jacob_n mention_n his_o dear_a rachel_n death_n with_o a_o great_a conflict_n and_o concussion_n of_o passionate_a affection_n as_o his_o as_o for_o i_o she_o die_v by_o i_o import_v gen._n 48.7_o upon_o a_o double_a account_n first_o to_o render_v a_o reason_n why_o he_o bury_v not_o rachel_n in_o the_o double_a cave_n where_o his_o ancestor_n be_v bury_v by_o couple_n abraham_n und_fw-ge sarah_n isaac_n and_o rebekah_n and_o where_o he_o have_v swear_v joseph_n to_o bury_v he_o because_o she_o die_v in_o childbed_n by_o the_o way_n so_o can_v not_o be_v keep_v unbury_v till_o bring_v to_o the_o patriarch_n sepulchre_n through_o the_o slow_a march_n of_o his_o tender_a flock_n second_o that_o joseph_n may_v know_v why_o he_o give_v he_o a_o double_a portion_n because_o his_o mother_n rachel_n be_v intentional_o and_o by_o right_a his_o first_o wife_n and_o have_v not_o laban_n cheat_v he_o joseph_n have_v be_v his_o first-born_a this_o bring_v in_o the_o second_o branch_n of_o the_o first_o part_n of_o jacob_n will_n which_o second_o concern_v joseph_n two_o son_n manasseh_n and_o ephraim_n who_o jacob_n here_o adopt_v not_o as_o his_o grandchild_n but_o as_o his_o immediate_a child_n yea_o as_o his_o elder_a son_n as_o in_o room_n of_o or_o for_o reuben_n and_o simeon_n so_o bequeath_v they_o the_o birthright_n and_o therewith_o a_o double_a portion_n make_v they_o two_o distinct_a and_o particular_a tribe_n which_o be_v not_o vouchsafe_v to_o any_o of_o the_o child_n of_o his_o other_o son_n joseph_n brethren_n and_o therefore_o see_v joseph_n two_o son_n be_v hereby_o make_v the_o father_n of_o two_o tribe_n this_o make_v joseph_n their_o father_n part_v double_a to_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o jacob_n son_n v._o 5._o moreover_o jacob_n may_v mention_v rachel_n upon_o other_o respect_n as_o 1._o to_o mind_n joseph_n that_o as_o his_o dear_a mother_n forsake_v her_o father_n house_n in_o syria_n and_o sojourn_v with_o her_o husband_n in_o canaan_n so_o her_o son_n joseph_n must_v be_v willing_a by_o his_o mother_n pious_a example_n much_o more_o to_o leave_v his_o honour_n in_o egypt_n which_o be_v not_o his_o native_a country_n and_o go_v take_v possession_n of_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n which_o he_o do_v in_o his_o bone_n when_o dead_a exod._n 13.19_o josh_n 24.32_o though_o he_o can_v not_o for_o many_o cogent_a reason_n aftermentioned_a do_v it_o with_o his_o body_n while_o live_v 2._o jacob_n may_v hope_v that_o see_v my_o dear_a rachel_n be_v snatch_v away_o from_o i_o by_o a_o preposterous_a death_n when_o i_o expect_v she_o will_v live_v be_v young_a and_o bring_v i_o forth_o a_o numerous_a offspring_n which_o god_n promise_v shall_v spring_v from_o my_o loin_n yet_o bring_v forth_o only_o two_o son_n joseph_n and_o benjamin_n therefore_o god_n will_v recompense_n i_o and_o make_v up_o my_o loss_n by_o adopt_v joseph_n two_o son_n that_o god_n promise_n in_o multiply_v his_o seed_n may_v be_v fulfil_v in_o and_o by_o they_o two_o the_o remarkable_a mystery_n that_o lie_v couch_v in_o this_o famous_a history_n be_v these_o 1._o as_o joseph_n present_v his_o son_n to_o his_o earthly_a father_n to_o be_v bless_v by_o he_o say_v these_o be_v my_o son_n who_o god_n have_v give_v i_o gen._n 48.9_o so_o jesus_n present_v all_o his_o saint_n to_o his_o heavenly_a father_n say_v in_o like_a sort_n here_o be_o i_o and_o the_o child_n which_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o isa_n 8.18_o joh._n 6.37_o 39_o as_o the_o highpriest_n do_v present_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n to_o god_n as_o well_o as_o represent_v they_o before_o he_o exod._n 28.29_o so_o do_v christ_n we_o col._n 1.22_o judas_n v._n 24._o eph._n 5.27_o hebr._n 9.24_o etc._n etc._n and_o to_o he_o the_o father_n reply_v as_o jacob_n do_v to_o joseph_n here_o bring_v they_o now_o to_o i_o and_o i_o will_v bless_v they_o which_o he_o do_v likewise_o with_o kiss_n and_o embrace_n this_o congruity_n be_v yet_o attend_v with_o one_o disparity_n jacob_n adopt_v joseph_n child_n at_o first_o as_o absent_v v._o 5._o but_o after_o discern_v two_o young_a man_n stand_v at_o distance_n probable_o behind_o their_o father_n back_n for_o reverence-sake_n but_o through_o the_o dimness_n of_o his_o decay_a eye_n he_o be_v disenable_v to_o distinguish_v their_o person_n therefore_o he_o ask_v who_o be_v these_o upon_o which_o joseph_n inform_v his_o dim-sighted_a father_n but_o christ_n father_n and_o we_o in_o he_o 2_o thess_n 1.1_o 2._o with_o eph._n 1.3_o etc._n etc._n can_v never_o be_v so_o dim-sighted_a as_o not_o to_o discern_v and_o distinguish_v we_o either_o at_o a_o distance_n or_o in_o the_o dark_a he_o can_v distinct_o discover_v we_o when_o under_o the_o figtree_n cover_v as_o joh._n 1.48_o his_o all-seeing_a eye_n run_v to_o and_o fro_o throughout_o the_o whole_a earth_n 2_o chron._n 16.9_o and_o behold_v what_o man_n do_v in_o the_o dark_a ezek._n 8.22_o yea_o darkness_n and_o light_n be_v all_o one_o with_o he_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o eye_n and_o know_v all_o psal_n 139.2_o to_o 14._o neither_o do_v god_n bless_v any_o as_o absent_a from_o he_o enter_v praesenter_fw-la deus_fw-la hic_fw-la &_o ubique_fw-la potenter_fw-la god_n presence_n fill_v all_o place_n he_o
38.2_o contrary_n to_o his_o duty_n gen._n 24.3_o and_o 27.46_o and_o 28.1_o whereof_o judah_n can_v not_o be_v ignorant_a yea_o and_o before_o salmon_n marry_v rahab_n of_o jericho_n there_o be_v other_o of_o jacob_n offspring_n that_o marry_v wife_n descend_v from_o cham_n as_o simeon_n have_v saul_n the_o son_n of_o a_o canaanitess_n gen._n 46.10_o upon_o this_o account_n therefore_o joseph_n present_v these_o his_o two_o son_n to_o jacob_n that_o they_o may_v receive_v his_o patriarchal_a blessing_n that_o they_o may_v be_v adopt_v by_o he_o as_o his_o proper_a son_n and_o have_v israel_n name_n put_v upon_o they_o gen._n 48.5.16_o lest_o any_o shall_v judge_v it_o some_o prejudice_n to_o they_o because_o bear_v in_o egypt_n and_o of_o a_o egyptian_a mother_n so_o reckon_v they_o of_o the_o curse_a stock_n of_o cham_n and_o not_o heir_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o of_o the_o promise_a possession_n hereupon_o also_o the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n ch._n 11.21_o mention_n jacob_n bless_v these_o two_o son_n of_o joseph_n by_o faith_n but_o not_o a_o word_n of_o his_o blessing_n the_o twelve_o patriarch_n mention_v by_o moses_n gen._n 49._o which_o jacob_n undoubted_o do_v by_o faith_n also_o the_o reason_n be_v this_o because_o it_o be_v a_o more_o transcendent_a act_n of_o faith_n in_o jacob_n to_o bless_v these_o two_o son_n of_o joseph_n be_v half_o the_o son_n of_o curse_a cham_n by_o their_o mother_n side_n than_o it_o be_v to_o bless_v his_o own_o twelve_o son_n who_o be_v immediate_o descend_v from_o he_o in_o his_o marriage_n at_o his_o father_n appointment_n gen._n 28.2_o both_o rachel_n and_o leah_n own_v and_o obey_v the_o true_a god_n gen._n 29.32_o 33_o 34_o 35._o and_o 30.6_o 8_o 13_o 17_o 18_o 20_o 22_o 23._o and_o 31.16_o ruth_n 4.11_o whereas_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n mother_n be_v the_o daughter_n of_o a_o heathenish_a idolatrous_a sun-worshipping_a priest_n gen._n 41.45_o in_o a_o city_n of_o wickedness_n as_o on_o or_o aven_n ezek._n 30.17_o signify_v because_o they_o sacrifice_v to_o the_o sun_n there_o thence_o be_v it_o call_v heliopolis_n a_o city_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o potipherah_n chief_a ruler_n thereof_o under_o pharaoh_n be_v high_a priest_n of_o the_o sun_n therefore_o must_v it_o need_v be_v a_o high_a eminent_a and_o most_o sublime_a act_n of_o jacob_n best_o and_o most_o raise_a faith_n to_o adopt_v and_o bless_v the_o offspring_n of_o such_o a_o mother_n wherein_o he_o overlook_v the_o honour_n of_o she_o extract_n be_v a_o princess_n as_o well_o as_o a_o priest_n daughter_n as_o before_o it_o seem_v priest_n be_v no_o mean_a man_n among_o the_o egyptian_n for_o one_o man_n may_v be_v both_o prince_n and_o priest_n and_o some_o suppose_v joseph_n spare_v the_o priest_n land_n for_o his_o feather_n in_o law_n sake_n gen._n 47.22_o other_o better_a say_v it_o be_v joseph_n burden_n to_o indulge_v idolatry_n he_o have_v no_o heart_n to_o it_o yet_o must_v have_v a_o hand_n in_o it_o and_o can_v not_o help_v it_o as_o the_o king_n officer_n who_o command_n he_o must_v obey_v herein_o or_o incur_v the_o utmost_a displeasure_n both_o of_o prince_n and_o people_n which_o yet_o condemn_v the_o contempt_n of_o a_o better_a ministry_n now_o half-starved_a by_o man_n of_o better_a knowledge_n jacob_n have_v no_o respect_n either_o to_o the_o nobility_n of_o their_o blood_n they_o be_v bear_v of_o or_o the_o vastness_n of_o that_o wealth_n and_o honour_n they_o be_v bear_v to_o or_o yet_o the_o goodly_a stature_n and_o properness_n of_o their_o person_n for_o that_o be_v a_o see_v as_o man_n see_v and_o judge_v by_o the_o eye_n of_o sense_n 1_o sam._n 16.7_o but_o he_o look_v upon_o they_o with_o a_o eye_n of_o faith_n yea_o of_o a_o strong_a lively_a faith_n in_o his_o weak_a and_o die_a state_n a_o faith_n most_o illustrious_o illuminate_v by_o a_o extraordinary_a prophetic_a spirir_fw-fr whereby_o though_o now_o he_o be_v a_o poor_a pilgrim_n in_o egypt_n lean_v upon_o his_o pilgrim-staff_n he_o mention_n gen._n 32.10_o yet_o now_o present_v it_o as_o a_o sceptre_n to_o joseph_n signify_v his_o dominion_n put_v the_o name_n of_o israel_n which_o be_v the_o great_a of_o name_n upon_o both_o his_o son_n so_o that_o they_o be_v call_v no_o more_o the_o child_n of_o joseph_n as_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n the_o child_n of_o reuben_n etc._n etc._n but_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o last_o he_o no_o otherwise_o dispose_v of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o canaan_n to_o they_o than_o if_o himself_o have_v be_v peaceable_o possess_v of_o the_o royal_a throne_n in_o jerusalem_n jacob_n act_v in_o blessing_n joseph_n two_o son_n as_o one_o of_o god_n privy_a council_n prefer_v the_o young_a before_o the_o elder_a this_o be_v his_o heavenly_a wisdom_n which_o he_o will_v have_v have_v no_o need_n of_o have_v the_o elder_a right_n to_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o his_o right-hand_a blessing_n that_o be_v do_v in_o the_o common_a course_n and_o custom_n of_o nature_n but_o here_o he_o be_v to_o show_v the_o freedom_n of_o grace_n which_o require_v more_o than_o ordinary_a wisdom_n make_v the_o last_o to_o be_v first_o and_o the_o first_o last_o what_o he_o do_v herein_o be_v by_o divine_a inspiration_n and_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v one_o of_o god_n high_a courtier_n as_o well_o as_o counselor_n he_o bestow_v both_o temporal_a and_o spiritual_a blessing_n upon_o they_o v._o 16.20_o as_o if_o the_o key_n of_o el-shaddai_a have_v hang_v at_o his_o girdle_n and_o as_o if_o the_o bona_n &_o dona_n throni_n &_o seabelli_n the_o good_a gift_n both_o of_o god_n throne_n and_o of_o his_o footstool_n the_o riches_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n have_v be_v all_o in_o his_o power_n to_o bequeath_v to_o who_o he_o will_v at_o his_o pleasure_n my_o redeemer_n say_v he_o bless_v both_o the_o lad_n there_o he_o put_v the_o blessing_n of_o redemption_n upon_o they_o and_o let_v they_o both_o increase_n like_o fish_n into_o a_o multitude_n there_o be_v the_o blessing_n of_o providence_n which_o do_v so_o miraculous_o multiply_v they_o that_o at_o their_o go_v out_o of_o egypt_n manasseh_n be_v forty_o two_o thousand_o seven_o hundred_o and_o ephraim_n be_v thirty_o two_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o and_o though_o all_o these_o perish_v in_o the_o wilderness_n yet_o be_v they_o at_o their_o entry_n into_o canaan_n again_o multiply_v in_o both_o these_o son_n to_o eighty_o five_o thousand_o and_o two_o hundred_o man_n meet_v for_o war_n numb_a 26.28_o 34_o 37._o the_o like_a blessing_n be_v confirm_v on_o they_o by_o moses_n deut._n 33.17_o and_o joshuah_n acknowledge_v they_o to_o be_v a_o great_a people_n josh_n 17.17_o all_o which_o spring_v out_o of_o joseph_n who_o jacob_n bewail_v for_o dead_a twenty_o three_o year_n learn_v here_o from_o this_o history_n a_o manifold_a mystery_n as_o 1._o as_o these_o two_o son_n be_v bear_v in_o egypt_n and_o of_o a_o egyptian_a mother_n so_o we_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o state_n of_o sin_n and_o by_o our_o mother_n we_o be_v child_n of_o wrath_n yet_o may_v our_o heavenly_a father_n adopt_v we_o and_o put_v his_o name_n upon_o we_o 2._o as_o the_o elder_n have_v the_o left_a hand_n and_o the_o young_a the_o right_a so_o be_v it_o as_o to_o the_o jewish_a and_o gentile_a church_n hold_v forth_o in_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o prodigal_n who_o be_v feast_v within_o door_n though_o the_o young_a and_o less_o deserve_v while_o the_o elder_a be_v without_o luk._n 15._o 3._o it_o teach_v also_o that_o the_o church_n of_o believer_n shall_v stand_v at_o god_n right_a hand_n as_o sheep_n and_o shall_v have_v right_a hand_n blessing_n upper_a spring_n to_o bring_v they_o thither_o whereas_o the_o people_n of_o the_o world_n be_v put_v oft_o with_o left_a hand_n blessing_n only_o nether_a spring_n and_o at_o last_o turn_v oft_o as_o goat_n to_o christ_n left_a hand_n 4._o may_v we_o become_v through_o grace_n ephraim_n which_o signify_v fruitful_a and_o manasseh_n which_o signify_v forgetful_a or_o forget_v can_v we_o but_o forget_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v behind_o our_o own_o folly_n and_o vanity_n and_o learn_v to_o be_v fruitful_a in_o good_a work_n god_n have_v a_o liberal_a legacy_n for_o we_o and_o will_v bring_v we_o out_o of_o this_o low_a egypt_n to_o his_o high_a and_o heavenly_a canaan_n 5._o may_v we_o be_v but_o joseph_n as_o jewel_n in_o a_o puddle_n retain_v our_o lustre_n as_o he_o do_v in_o egyptian_n slavery_n and_o hold_v fast_o our_o righteousness_n not_o let_v it_o go_v in_o the_o worst_a of_o time_n and_o place_n etc._n etc._n job_n 27.6_o and_o hold_v hold_v up_o hold_v out_o hold_v on_o hold_v fast_o and_o firm_a our_o hope_n and_o confidence_n to_o the_o end_n heb._n 3.6_o then_o doubt_v not_o but_o jesus_n the_o bless_a testator_n
it_o be_v the_o more_o probable_a to_o begin_v the_o account_n of_o 430_o year_n at_o abraham_n receive_v the_o promise_n gen._n 12._o because_o soon_o after_o a_o famine_n drive_v he_o into_o egypt_n as_o after_o it_o do_v the_o patriarch_n his_o posterity_n where_o sarah_n be_v seize_v upon_o by_o pharaoh_n but_o then_o be_v rescue_v from_o he_o and_o his_o court_n parasite_n by_o the_o lord_n himself_o plague_v he_o and_o his_o people_n gen._n 12.14_o 15_o 17._o which_o be_v a_o plain_a prefiguration_n of_o god_n plague_a this_o new_a pharaoh_n and_o the_o egyptian_n for_o deal_v so_o injurious_o with_o his_o spouse_n the_o church_n who_o be_v the_o posterity_n of_o abraham_n and_o sarah_n their_o seed_n that_o be_v bless_v in_o isaac_n etc._n etc._n and_o this_o affliction_n of_o israel_n in_o abraham_n loin_n as_o it_o begin_v soon_o after_o the_o first_o promise_n be_v give_v he_o of_o god_n in_o the_o seventy_o five_o year_n of_o his_o age_n when_o sarah_n his_o wife_n be_v endanger_v in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n gen._n 12.2_o 4_o 11_o etc._n etc._n so_o that_o affliction_n be_v carry_v on_o successive_o when_o ishmael_n the_o son_n of_o hagar_n a_o egyptian_a woman_n mock_v isaac_n the_o promise_a seed_n gen._n 16.3_o and_o 21.9_o which_o be_v call_v persecution_n gal._n 4.29_o where_o begin_v the_o four_o hundred_o year_n mention_v gen._n 15.13_o this_o be_v likewise_o note_v with_o a_o accent_n that_o at_o the_o end_n of_o four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n the_o very_a precise_a point_n of_o time_n prefix_v by_o god_n do_v israel_n depart_v out_o of_o egypt_n the_o selfsame_a day_n be_v twice_o mention_v ver_fw-la 41._o and_o 51._o exod._n 12._o to_o show_v how_o exact_a and_o punctual_a the_o lord_n be_v in_o perform_v his_o promise_n as_o he_o be_v in_o this_o to_o abraham_n gen._n 15.13_o that_o after_o four_o hundred_o year_n he_o will_v bring_v his_o seed_n forth_o with_o great_a substance_n which_o term_n precise_o begin_v at_o the_o son_n of_o the_o egyptian_a woman_n persecute_v the_o son_n of_o the_o free_a deride_v the_o covenant_n challenge_v the_o birthright_n etc._n etc._n when_o isaac_n be_v but_o five_o year_n old_a and_o abraham_n a_o hundred_o and_o five_o just_a thirty_o year_n after_o he_o have_v receive_v the_o promise_n at_o seventy_o five_o gen._n 12._o 2.4_o the_o selfsame_a four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n before_o when_o he_o have_v get_v the_o promise_n of_o canaan_n and_o when_o be_v begin_v to_o pass_v into_o egypt_n gen._n 12.7.10_o that_o very_o same_o day_n god_n bring_v israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n with_o great_a substance_n as_o he_o have_v so_o long_o before_o promise_v god_n say_v one_o have_v well-nigh_o forfeit_v his_o bond_n here_o but_o before_o the_o sun_n go_v down_o he_o pay_v his_o debt_n though_o it_o be_v a_o old_a bond_n of_o four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n stand_v this_o may_v teach_v we_o that_o god_n promise_n be_v good_a sure_a hold_n he_o will_v keep_v touch_n even_o to_o a_o day_n therefore_o may_v we_o be_v confident_a that_o whatever_o god_n have_v prophesy_v and_o promise_v though_o not_o yet_o perform_v such_o as_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o jew_n the_o fullness_n of_o the_o gentile_n the_o fall_n of_o antichrist_n the_o new_a jerusalem_n etc._n etc._n shall_v in_o god_n own_o appoint_a time_n have_v all_o their_o full_a accomplishment_n as_o this_o promise_n have_v and_o that_o also_o of_o send_v the_o messiah_n the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n a_o promise_n far_o old_a than_o this_o here_o the_o three_o circumstance_n of_o their_o departure_n namely_o the_o person_n that_o depart_v afford_v a_o three_o remark_n which_o be_v this_o when_o god_n turn_v again_o the_o captivity_n of_o his_o people_n there_o shall_v not_o want_v number_n nor_o ability_n yet_o some_o mixture_n may_v be_v among_o they_o as_o it_o be_v in_o this_o case_n assure_o there_o be_v the_o signal_n and_o singular_a blessing_n of_o god_n upon_o this_o oppress_a people_n that_o maugre_o the_o malice_n of_o all_o their_o mad_a persecutor_n there_o be_v yet_o reserve_v six_o hundred_o thousand_o strong_a stout_a man_n beside_o old_a man_n woman_n and_o child_n to_o depart_v out_o of_o egypt_n exod._n 12.37_o and_o not_o one_o feeble_a person_n among_o they_o psal_n 105.37_o but_o all_o able_a to_o march_v in_o a_o military_a manner_n without_o the_o help_n of_o horse_n or_o cart_n to_o carry_v they_o viatico_fw-la &_o firmâ_fw-la valetudine_fw-la instructi_fw-la say_v mollerus_a and_o beside_o that_o vast_a number_n the_o more_o molest_v the_o more_o multiply_v there_o be_v a_o mix_a multitude_n ver_fw-la 38._o which_o together_o with_o the_o old_a man_n woman_n and_o child_n be_v suppose_v to_o make_v up_o other_o three_o hundred_o thousand_o who_o these_o be_v be_v not_o tell_v we_o in_o scripture_n it_o be_v suppose_v they_o be_v stranger_n as_o the_o chaldee_n say_v whether_o egyptian_n or_o of_o other_o nation_n that_o be_v servant_n to_o israel_n who_o be_v move_v with_o the_o miracle_n which_o they_o see_v in_o egypt_n to_o take_v hold_n of_o the_o skirt_n of_o those_o jew_n and_o say_v we_o will_v go_v with_o you_o etc._n etc._n zech._n 8_o 23._o so_o remove_v out_o of_o egypt_n with_o they_o and_o it_o need_v not_o be_v wonder_v at_o that_o egypt_n now_o almost_o desolate_a be_v no_o more_o startle_v at_o the_o departure_n of_o so_o many_o stranger_n etc._n etc._n for_o under_o that_o consternation_n they_o can_v not_o mind_v it_o as_o this_o first_o be_v a_o specimen_fw-la of_o the_o call_v of_o the_o gentile_n join_v themselves_o to_o the_o church_n so_o second_o y_o it_o show_v many_o be_v call_v and_o few_o be_v choose_v for_o those_o seem_n convert_v soon_o turn_v their_o tippet_n fall_v a_o lust_a gross_o and_o grievous_o and_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n numb_a 11.4_o it_o be_v not_o casie_a to_o touch_v pitch_n and_o not_o be_v defile_v with_o it_o and_o handle_v hot_a coal_n will_v either_o burn_v or_o grime_n we_o etc._n etc._n the_o four_o circumstance_n be_v the_o place_n of_o israel_n rendezvouz_n in_o order_n to_o their_o march_n which_o be_v express_o call_v ramese_n exod._n 12.37_o not_o the_o city_n only_o which_o israel_n in_o their_o bondage_n build_v for_o pharaoh_n exod._n 1.11_o for_o that_o place_n can_v not_o contain_v so_o many_o hundred_o thousand_o that_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o all_o part_n of_o egypt_n thither_o especial_o proselyte_n but_o the_o country_n of_o ramese_n so_o call_v gen._n 47.11_o and_o from_o thence_o they_o march_v to_o succoth_n so_o call_v because_o either_o the_o israelite_n leave_v their_o house_n in_o egypt_n first_o build_v booth_n or_o tabernacle_n there_o of_o the_o bough_n of_o tree_n in_o commemoration_n whereof_o god_n appoint_v a_o yearly_a feast_n of_o tabernacle_n levit._n 23.42_o 43_o or_o because_o the_o pillar_n of_o glory_n come_v thither_o to_o become_v their_o first_o cover_v as_o the_o word_n succoth_n signify_v from_o all_o annoyance_n of_o either_o person_n or_o thing_n this_o place_n be_v in_o the_o confine_n or_o border_n of_o egypt_n and_o in_o the_o way_n to_o the_o red_a sea_n the_o second_o observable_a this_o bring_v we_o unto_o be_v the_o conduct_n of_o the_o cloudy_a pillar_n etc._n etc._n which_o though_o no_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o it_o till_o their_o three_o station_n or_o pitch_v of_o the_o people_n at_o aetham_n which_o be_v the_o edge_n of_o the_o wilderness_n exod._n 13.20_o yet_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a the_o cloud_n come_v to_o cover_v they_o at_o succoth_n their_o second_a mansion_n for_o joseph_n bone_n which_o undoubted_o they_o bring_v out_o of_o egypt_n with_o they_o be_v not_o mention_v till_o then_o also_o exod._n 13.19_o which_o can_v not_o but_o be_v a_o great_a confirmation_n of_o israel_n faith_n that_o god_n will_v carry_v they_o to_o canaan_n as_o he_o have_v deliver_v they_o from_o egypt_n according_a to_o joseph_n faith_n which_o he_o evidence_v at_o his_o death_n concern_v their_o deliverance_n and_o which_o not_o interpose_v difficulty_n and_o distance_n of_o time_n so_o very_o long_o after_o his_o death_n can_v not_o interrupt_v as_o to_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o the_o promise_n gen._n 50.24_o 25._o where_o he_o ordain_v by_o a_o oath_n that_o his_o bone_n shall_v be_v preserve_v not_o as_o relic_n to_o be_v adore_v but_o to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n as_o according_o they_o be_v josh_n 24.32_o thus_o far_o do_v joseph_n faith_n reach_v heb._n 11.22_o and_o much_o far_o for_o he_o die_v upon_o the_o promise_n and_o hold_v as_o well_o as_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o promise_a land_n by_o his_o bone_n even_o when_o his_o person_n be_v out_o of_o sight_n and_o all_o his_o good_a action_n be_v out_o of_o mind_n too_o exod._n 1.8_o to_o testify_v
and_o woe_n to_o sinner_n that_o be_v alive_a in_o that_o day_n as_o few_o shall_v desire_v to_o live_v and_o see_v it_o so_o few_o shall_v survive_v and_o over_o live_v it_o last_o balaam_n foretell_v the_o fall_a fate_n of_o other_o nation_n as_o of_o the_o assyrian_n of_o the_o hebrew_n of_o the_o greek_n and_o of_o the_o roman_n v._o 24._o so_o that_o his_o prophecy_n reach_v from_o his_o own_o time_n to_o the_o world_n end_n the_o first_o remark_n concern_v ashur_n or_o the_o assyrian_n the_o first_o of_o the_o four_o great_a monarchy_n call_v by_o daniel_n the_o golden_a head_n of_o the_o image_n dan._n 2.32_o 38._o the_o ship_n from_o the_o coast_n of_o chittim_n mention_v also_o in_o dan._n 11.30_o some_o suppose_v to_o be_v mean_v the_o roman_n and_o so_o the_o chaldee_n here_o expound_v it_o and_o the_o old_a latin_a version_n read_v it_o from_o italy_n but_o other_o say_v that_o chittim_n the_o son_n of_o javan_n the_o son_n of_o japhet_n the_o son_n of_o noah_n gen._n 10.4_o his_o posterity_n seat_v themselves_o in_o greece_n and_o italy_n therefore_o chittim_n be_v take_v sometime_o for_o the_o one_o and_o sometime_o for_o the_o other_o and_o here_o it_o must_v be_v mean_v of_o the_o greek_a alexander_n the_o great_a who_o be_v say_v to_o come_v from_o the_o land_n of_o chittim_n 1_o mac._n 1.1_o who_o subdue_v this_o golden-head_n the_o assyrian_a empire_n and_o the_o silver_n breast_n that_o of_o the_o med●s_n and_o persian_n which_o succeed_v it_o yea_o and_o the_o roman_n who_o be_v italian_n often_o infest_a they_o and_o final_o overthrow_v they_o by_o the_o war_n of_o vespasian_n and_o titus_n joseph_n de_fw-fr bell_n jud._n lib._n 7._o the_o second_o remark_n concern_v the_o hebrew_n the_o posterity_n of_o heber_n gen._n 10.24_o 25._o exod._n 1.15_o 16_o etc._n etc._n all_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n descend_v from_o he_o the_o ship_n from_o the_o coast_n of_o chittim_n say_v balaam_n shall_v also_o infest_v the_o hebrew_n if_o we_o take_v 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distinct_o of_o they_o as_o divine_a daniel_n do_v all_o which_o have_v their_o time_n and_o their_o turn_n yea_o their_o ruin_n as_o well_o as_o their_o rise_n and_o reign_v here_o we_o have_v in_o few_o word_n the_o whole_a sum_n of_o the_o scripture_n thus_o balaam_n as_o he_o begin_v with_o blessing_n of_o israel_n so_o end_v with_o the_o destruction_n of_o all_o their_o enemy_n and_o pour_v out_o god_n curse_n upon_o they_o god_n by_o his_o mouth_n confirm_v the_o promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n and_o to_o his_o seed_n for_o ever_o all_o which_o be_v accomplish_v in_o christ_n the_o six_o and_o last_o remark_n be_v the_o closure_n of_o this_o last_o attempt_n balak_n and_o balaam_n be_v both_o of_o they_o overpower_v and_o overwitted_n by_o the_o most_o wise_a and_o almighty_a god_n be_v constrain_v to_o give_v up_o their_o cause_n for_o lose_v and_o to_o give_v over_o any_o further_a or_o four_o attempt_n just_a as_o their_o master_n satan_n do_v in_o his_o temptation_n against_o christ_n mat._n 4.10_o etc._n etc._n so_o here_o balak_n go_v his_o way_n without_o have_v his_o will_n and_o balaam_n go_v his_o way_n also_o without_o have_v his_o wage_n v._o 25._o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o balak_n return_v to_o his_o palace_n as_o much_o grieve_v in_o his_o mind_n for_o this_o his_o so_o notorious_a disappointment_n of_o curse_v israel_n as_o ahab_n be_v when_o disappoint_v of_o naboth_n vineyard_n who_o then_o go_v to_o his_o house_n all_o off_o the_o hook_n with_o discontent_n and_o be_v sick_a of_o the_o sullen_n as_o we_o say_v lay_v down_o upon_o his_o bed_n and_o turn_v away_o his_o face_n as_o not_o care_v to_o see_v any_o or_o to_o be_v see_v of_o any_o one_o and_o will_v eat_v no_o bread_n as_o if_o resolve_v to_o starve_v himself_o 1_o king_n 21._o v._n 3.4_o the_o like_a may_v well_o enough_o be_v suppose_v of_o balak_n for_o his_o carnal_a mind_n at_o enmity_n with_o god_n rom._n 8.7_o be_v a_o empty_a house_n well_o enough_o prepare_v for_o the_o devil_n of_o discontent_n to_o take_v possession_n of_o and_z whosoever_o such_o a_o unclean_a spirit_n do_v possess_v it_o make_v his_o heart_n a_o little_a hell_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hell_n be_v derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o trouble_v trouble_a soul_n have_v a_o hell_n upon_o earth_n but_o the_o great_a doubt_n be_v whither_o balaam_n go_v it_o be_v say_v of_o he_o halak_n ledarko_n abijt_fw-la in_o viam_fw-la svam_fw-la v._n 25._o whereof_o be_v three_o opinion_n and_o interpretation_n first_o that_o balaam_n go_v away_o with_o a_o purpose_n only_o of_o return_v into_o his_o own_o country_n for_o man_n be_v say_v to_o do_v what_o they_o only_a purpose_n and_o endeavour_v to_o do_v exod._n 8.18_o numb_a 14_o 40._o qui_fw-la
light_n and_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n till_o then_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n pray_v for_o and_o preach_v to_o the_o people_n and_o because_o minister_n shall_v be_v sure_a to_o have_v many_o enemy_n for_o so_o do_v therefore_o must_v the_o people_n pray_v for_o they_o and_o if_o man_n will_v not_o right_o they_o light_n be_v offensive_a to_o sore_a eye_n etc._n etc._n god_n himself_o will_v by_o strike_v through_o the_o loin_n of_o those_o that_o injure_v they_o v._o 11._o as_o korah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n be_v do_v to_o levi_n have_v no_o portion_n but_o the_o lord_n who_o therefore_o be_v their_o avenger_n the_o 5_o remark_n be_v the_o public_a exercise_n of_o religion_n promise_v to_o benjamin_n ver_fw-la 12._o who_o have_v be_v his_o old_a father_n darling_n gen._n 42.4_o and_o now_o must_v become_v a_o darling_n to_o god_n himself_o benjamin_n must_v live_v by_o levi_n because_o the_o temple_n wherein_o the_o levite_n minister_v stand_v upon_o mount_n moriah_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n be_v the_o northern_a part_n of_o jerusalem_n though_o the_o southern_a part_n wherein_o mount_n zion_n stand_v belong_v to_o judah_n tribe_n the_o valley_n of_o millo_n betwixt_o those_o two_o hill_n mount_n zion_n and_o moriah_n be_v fill_v up_o and_o make_v plain_a by_o solomon_n whereby_o those_o two_o hill_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v but_o one_o and_o the_o great_a communicate_v its_o name_n to_o the_o lesser_a hereupon_o god_n be_v say_v synechdochical_o to_o dwell_v upon_o mount_n zion_n thus_o benjamin_n do_v dwell_v betwixt_o the_o two_o shoulder_n of_o the_o lord_n those_o two_o holy_a hill_n from_o both_o side_n of_o the_o temple_n as_o the_o head_n on_o the_o body_n the_o 6_o remark_n be_v the_o blessing_n of_o joseph_n in_o both_o his_o son_n ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n wherein_o be_v promise_v 1._o a_o confluence_n of_o all_o creature-comfort_n from_o earth_n and_o heaven_n ver_fw-la 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o and_o 2._o a_o most_o potent_a kingdom_n ver_fw-la 17._o moses_n pray_v here_o that_o the_o sun_n with_o its_o warmth_n and_o the_o moon_n with_o its_o moisture_n may_v make_v joseph_n land_n fruitful_a and_o that_o the_o messiah_n who_o appear_v to_o he_o in_o the_o bush_n exod._n 3.2_o may_v both_o preserve_v joshuah_n of_o joseph_n tribe_n in_o his_o war_n as_o the_o bush_n in_o the_o flame_n and_o bless_v he_o with_o a_o conquest_n over_o canaan_n as_o with_o the_o horn_n of_o a_o unicorn_n etc._n etc._n the_o seven_o and_o 8_o remark_n relate_v to_o zabulon_n and_o issachar_n both_o son_n of_o leah_n who_o moses_n join_v together_o in_o one_o blessing_n ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o to_o who_o he_o promise_v vast_a treasure_n by_o sea-traffick_n zabulon_n be_v foretell_v to_o dwell_v by_o the_o sea_n shore_n gen._n 49.13_o issachar_n have_v also_o some_o city_n by_o the_o sea_n side_n though_o they_o most_o delight_v in_o a_o quiet_a country_n life_n of_o feed_v sheep_n and_o till_v the_o ground_n from_o whence_o they_o suck_v in_o prodigious_a profit_n both_o those_o tribe_n shall_v not_o forget_v to_o return_v their_o praise_n to_o god_n from_o who_o they_o receive_v all_o those_o profit_n they_o shall_v call_v the_o people_n to_o the_o mount_n of_o god_n the_o 9th_o remark_n respect_v gad_n to_o who_o be_v promise_v 1._o most_o renown_a victory_n ver_fw-la 20._o and_o 2._o a_o most_o reverend_a prophet_n to_o spring_n out_o of_o that_o tribe_n to_o wit_n elijah_n the_o thisbite_n ver_fw-la 21._o who_o execute_v the_o lord_n vengeance_n upon_o baal_n priest_n 1_o king_n 18._o as_o likewise_o of_o a_o most_o resolute_a prince_n namely_o jehu_n of_o this_o tribe_n who_o furious_o pour_v forth_o god_n fury_n upon_o the_o idolatrous_a house_n of_o ahab_n etc._n etc._n 2_o king_n 9_o and_o 10._o chap._n and_o though_o this_o tribe_n have_v their_o portion_n on_o this_o side_n jordan_n where_o their_o lawgiver_n moses_n have_v his_o lot_n to_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o yet_o be_v they_o as_o courageous_a as_o any_o to_o conquer_v canaan_n for_o their_o brethren_n numb_a 32.23_o 29_o 33._o 1._o chro._n 12.8_o and_o 5.18_o to_o 22._o the_o 10_o remark_n relate_v to_o dan_n to_o who_o military_a prowess_n be_v promise_v ver_fw-la 22._o who_o be_v by_o jacob_n call_v a_o serpent_n gen._n 49.17_o for_o his_o subtle_a and_o secret_a surprise_v of_o his_o adversary_n but_o here_o by_o moses_n he_o be_v liken_v to_o a_o lion_n that_o lurk_v in_o bashan_n the_o place_n where_o lion_n be_v breed_v and_o sudden_o jump_v upon_o their_o prey_n that_o pass_v by_o so_o dan_n jump_v sudden_o on_o laish_n josh_n 18._o the_o 11_o remark_n concern_v naphthali_n to_o who_o be_v promise_v all_o sort_n of_o prosperity_n even_o to_o full_a satisfaction_n ver_fw-la 23._o for_o they_o lay_v upon_o the_o sea_n and_o trade_v with_o tyre_n sidon_n etc._n etc._n can_v not_o well_o want_v the_o most_o contentful_a provision_n both_o for_o quantity_n and_o quality_n more_o especial_o come_v with_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n to_o they_o there_o the_o light_n of_o god_n favour_n in_o christ_n appear_v matth._n 4.13.16_o the_o 12_o and_o last_o remark_n upon_o the_o tribe_n be_v on_o asser_n or_o ashur_n ver_fw-la 24_o 25._o to_o who_o be_v promise_v a_o plentiful_a portion_n both_o above_o ground_n for_o fruit_n and_o under_o ground_n for_o metal_n together_o with_o multitude_n of_o child_n this_o tribe_n have_v now_o 53_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o man_n of_o war_n numb_a 26.47_o and_o be_v far_o promise_v that_o while_o their_o day_n last_v their_o strength_n shall_v last_v also_o as_o moses_n be_v lusty_a in_o his_o old_a age_n deut._n 34.7_o the_o three_o part_n of_o deut._n 33._o be_v the_o epilogue_n or_o conclusion_n wherein_o moses_n give_v one_a a_o graphical_a character_n of_o the_o high_a praise_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n both_o in_o his_o own_o nature_n and_o majesty_n ver_fw-la 26_o 27._o and_o in_o his_o transcendent_a love_a kindness_n to_o his_o people_n israel_n ver_fw-la 28._o and_o two_o shut_v up_o all_o with_o a_o most_o elegant_a epiphonema_n which_o be_v eucharistical_a ver_fw-la 29._o remarks_n hereon_o be_v one_a this_o conclusion_n concern_v all_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n in_o general_a unanimous_o celebrate_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n in_o his_o goodness_n to_o his_o church_n in_o the_o wilderness_n they_o all_o partake_v thereof_o to_o their_o everlasting_a happiness_n jeshurun_v the_o chaldee_n explain_v it_o israel_n and_o the_o greek_a translate_v it_o belove_v or_o it_o come_v of_o jashar_n hebr._n righteous_a for_o they_o be_v belove_v of_o god_n and_o righteous_a in_o his_o eye_n yet_o soon_o they_o lose_v their_o uprightness_n and_o kick_v against_o god_n like_o a_o shar_n hebr._n bullock_n or_o young_a mule_n qui_fw-la matrem_fw-la suis_fw-la regratulatur_fw-la calcibus_fw-la that_o kick_v his_o dam_n after_o he_o have_v suck_v her_o dug_n deut._n 32.15_o the_o 2d_o remark_n be_v god_n be_v a_o all-sufficient_a succour_n to_o israel_n while_o they_o retain_v their_o uprightness_n god_n ride_v upon_o the_o heaven_n for_o 26._o be_v a_o evidence_n of_o triumph_n 2_o sam._n 22.11_o hab._n 3.8_o revel_v 6.2_o and_o 19.11_o 16._o have_v all_o the_o celestial_a creature_n for_o his_o cavalry_n or_o horseman_n and_o all_o the_o terrestrial_a for_o his_o infantry_n or_o footman_n what_o foe_n can_v stand_v before_o he_o and_o he_o etc._n etc._n the_o three_o remark_n be_v the_o safety_n of_o the_o church_n under_o such_o a_o protector_n the_o ancient_n of_o days_n be_v their_o refuge_n ver_fw-la 27._o their_o protection_n be_v both_o above_o and_o below_o they_o a_o child_n of_o god_n can_v fall_v so_o far_o as_o to_o fall_v below_o the_o everlasting_a arm_n of_o god_n cant._n 2.6_o much_o less_o can_v all_o his_o child_n christ_n destroy_v the_o devil_n that_o have_v the_o power_n of_o death_n heb._n 2.14_o and_o with_o he_o all_o their_o enemy_n be_v destroy_v the_o four_o remark_n be_v god_n church_n be_v a_o people_n separate_v from_o the_o world_n that_o lay_v in_o wickedness_n 1_o joh._n 5.19_o they_o dwell_v alone_o ver_fw-la 28._o numb_a 23.9_o they_o mingle_v not_o with_o the_o heathen_a nor_o meddle_v with_o their_o worship_n or_o manner_n esth_n 3.8_o be_v a_o peculiar_a treasure_n to_o god_n exod._n 19.5_o tit._n 2.14_o have_v a_o better_a fountain_n to_o feed_v on_o than_o the_o break_a cistern_n of_o the_o world_n no_o foe_n shall_v usurp_v their_o place_n the_o five_o and_o last_o remark_n from_o the_o epiphonema_n be_v god_n people_n be_v the_o world_n paragon_n none-such_a ver_fw-la 29._o such_o as_o the_o world_n be_v not_o worthy_a of_o heb._n 11.38_o in_o their_o have_v ossensive_a as_o well_o as_o defensive_a armour_n whereby_o they_o pull_v down_o the_o strong_a hold_v of_o satan_n 2_o cor._n 10.4_o 5._o as_o it_o be_v god_n glory_n to_o tread_v
year_n up_o ezek._n 4.5_o reckon_n from_o jeroboani_n apostasy_n for_o israel_n and_o the_o forty_o year_n for_o judah_n from_o huldah_n prophecy_n in_o the_o eighteen_o of_o josiah_n then_o the_o last_o relic_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n be_v carry_v captive_a etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o three_o the_o case_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o jew_n after_o this_o dismal_a destruction_n of_o their_o city_n and_o temple_n the_o conqueror_n say_v sir_n walter_n raleigh_n exercise_v his_o absolute_a dominion_n over_o the_o conquer_a who_o upon_o a_o second_o search_n fly_v seventy_o two_o more_o that_o have_v hide_v themselves_o beside_o the_o seven_o man_n seize_v upon_o before_o jer._n 52.25_o but_o only_o five_o of_o they_o be_v slay_v 2_o king_n 25.19_o for_o jeremy_n and_o ebedmelech_n be_v two_o of_o the_o seven_o take_v by_o nebuzaradan_n say_v dr._n lightfoot_n and_o they_o both_o be_v deliver_v yet_o seventy_o two_o other_o be_v slaughter_v at_o riblah_n jer._n 52.25_o 26_o 27._o which_o number_n have_v a_o considerable_a reflection_n on_o the_o seventy_o two_o elder_n that_o make_v up_o the_o sanhedrim_n who_o have_v be_v first_o choose_v over_o they_o numb_a 11.26_o 27._o and_o after_o this_o he_o take_v the_o strong_a of_o the_o people_n captive_a to_o babylon_n leave_v the_o weak_a sort_n behind_o to_o till_o the_o ground_n 2_o king_n 25.12_o who_o will_v rather_o be_v a_o burden_n than_o a_o benefit_n to_o they_o remark_n the_o four_o the_o conqueror_n appoint_v gedaliah_n who_o according_a to_o jeremy_n advice_n have_v submit_v in_o due_a season_n to_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n to_o be_v governor_n over_o this_o poor_a sort_n of_o people_n 2_o king_n 25.22_o who_o josephus_n call_v virum_fw-la aequum_fw-la &_o bonum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o moderate_a and_o just_a man_n in_o who_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n much_o confide_v and_o therefore_o make_v he_o viceroy_n and_o tributary_n say_v menochius_fw-la it_o appear_v that_o this_o ahikam_n the_o son_n of_o shaphan_n be_v a_o righteous_a man_n and_o a_o friend_n to_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n jer._n 26.24_o ahikam_n have_v be_v one_o of_o good_a josiah_n counselor_n 2_o king_n 22.12_o by_o this_o man_n authority_n and_o influence_n jeremy_n be_v deliver_v and_o god_n reward_v he_o in_o make_v his_o son_n gedaliah_n governor_n gedaliah_n hebr._n signify_v a_o great_a lord_n he_o be_v a_o pious_a prudent_a and_o meek_a spirit_v man._n the_o prophet_n jeremy_n be_v commit_v to_o gedaliah_n care_n jer._n 39.11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o yet_o by_o some_o oversight_n of_o officer_n he_o be_v bring_v bind_v to_o ramah_n the_o place_n of_o the_o chaldee_n rendezvouz_n jer._n 40.1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o there_o be_v a_o sad_a mourn_v of_o all_o the_o captive_n at_o ramah_n jer._n 31.15_o matth._n 2.18_o but_o jeremy_n be_v lose_v from_o the_o bond_n which_o the_o jew_n have_v put_v upon_o he_o and_o be_v dismiss_v to_o go_v back_o to_o gedaliah_n when_o it_o be_v perceive_v he_o have_v no_o mind_n for_o babylon_n now_o that_o promise_n take_v place_v i_o will_v cause_v the_o enemy_n to_o treat_v there_o well_o jer._n 15.11_o probatum_fw-la est_fw-la nebuzaradan_n be_v now_o as_o active_a in_o honour_v the_o lord_n prophet_n as_o before_o he_o have_v be_v in_o destroy_v the_o lord_n temple_n and_o the_o place_n where_o his_o honour_n dwell_v remark_n the_o five_o the_o mighty_a overrule_a power_n that_o the_o almighty_a god_n have_v over_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o most_o mighty_a man_n as_o here_o over_o that_o most_o mighty_a monarch_n nabuchadnezzar_n who_o now_o bid_v fare_n to_o be_v the_o absolute_a monarch_n of_o the_o world_n when_o he_o conquer_a nation_n after_o nation_n jer._n 25.15_o to_o 32._o in_o who_o eye_n god_n give_v jeremy_n so_o much_o favour_n as_o to_o take_v a_o fatherlike_a care_n for_o his_o preservation_n and_o future_a provision_n jer._n 39.11_o etc._n etc._n have_v hear_v of_o his_o preach_a submission_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n in_o yield_v etc._n etc._n as_o this_o divine_a heart-changing_a power_n be_v make_v more_o manifest_a upon_o nabuchadnezzar_n afterward_o when_o god_n send_v he_o a_o graze_a etc._n etc._n dan._n 4.31_o to_o 37._o so_o now_o it_o must_v eminent_o appear_v in_o change_v the_o heart_n of_o nebuzaradan_n that_o praefectus_fw-la laniorum_fw-la the_o prince_n of_o butcher_n and_o cause_v he_o to_o become_v so_o divine_a a_o preacher_n jer._n 40.2_o 3_o 4._o say_v the_o lord_n by_o god_n have_v bring_v all_o this_o evil_n he_o have_v pronounce_v against_o this_o place_n etc._n etc._n n.b._n a_o strange_a good_a and_o pious_a speech_n to_o come_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o so_o have_v a_o man._n how_o can_v the_o captive_a jew_n who_o be_v now_o present_a hear_v it_o but_o be_v much_o affect_v with_o it_o especial_o hear_v he_o say_v behold_v i_o dismiss_v thou_o with_o all_o due_a honour_n as_o a_o true_a prophet_n however_o despise_v and_o afflict_v by_o thy_o own_o worthless_a countryman_n i_o will_v not_o only_o loose_v those_o bond_n which_o they_o base_o put_v upon_o thou_o but_o i_o will_v look_v well_o to_o thou_o so_o that_o thou_o shall_v lack_v nothing_o and_o behold_v all_o the_o land_n be_v before_o thou_o etc._n etc._n what_o can_v pharaoh_n say_v more_o to_o joseph_n gen._n 47.6_o or_o abraham_n to_o lot_n gen._n 13.9_o in_o grant_v so_o noble_a a_o choice_n and_o moreover_o he_o give_v jeremy_n necessary_n for_o his_o journey_n come_v so_o naked_a and_o needy_a out_o of_o his_o late_a prison_n and_o a_o present_a fit_n for_o a_o prophet_n jer._n 40._o ver_fw-la 5._o remark_n the_o six_o the_o fate_n of_o that_o remnant_n who_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n leave_v behind_o 2_o king_n 25.23_o to_o 26._o jer._n 40.6_o 7._o mark_v 1_o it_o be_v god_n kindness_n to_o this_o poor_a people_n in_o move_a nabuchadnezzar_n to_o make_v so_o good_a a_o man_n one_o of_o their_o own_o country_n as_o gedaliah_n be_v to_o be_v their_o governor_n have_v a_o babylonian_a officer_n be_v set_v over_o they_o he_o will_v have_v rule_v over_o they_o with_o rigour_n gedaliah_n be_v know_v to_o be_v a_o prudent_a and_o pious_a man_n jeremy_n be_v leave_v to_o his_o choice_n come_v to_o he_o and_o so_o do_v the_o remnant_n of_o the_o jew_n even_o all_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o army_n which_o have_v be_v scatter_v from_o zedekiah_n in_o his_o flight_n 2_o king_n 25.5_o 23._o mark_v 2._o and_o among_o the_o rest_n come_v ishmael_n of_o the_o blood-royal_a jer._n 40.8_o and_o 41.1_o therefore_o he_o envy_v gedaliah_n for_o such_o great_a preferment_n look_v upon_o he_o as_o a_o traitor_n to_o his_o country_n in_o become_v governor_n by_o a_o babylonish_n power_n which_o yet_o he_o do_v in_o obedience_n to_o god_n word_n by_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n but_o who_o can_v stand_v before_o envy_n that_o sharp_a fange_v malignity_n prov._n 27.4_o which_o after_o cut_v down_o good_a gedaliah_n mark_v 3_o though_o ishmael_n prove_v a_o very_a judas_n yet_o 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