synedris_n c._n 6._o the_o sense_n be_v this_o in_o short_a he_o that_o violate_v a_o negative_a precept_n as_o they_o call_v it_o either_o do_v it_o secret_o which_o be_v most_o frequent_a or_o open_o which_o happen_v seldom_o unless_o a_o man_n be_v one_o of_o those_o profligate_v wretch_n who_o we_o call_v apostate_n now_o he_o that_o secret_o break_v the_o sabbath_n the_o scripture_n threaten_v with_o cut_v off_o viz._n by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n according_a to_o what_o be_v write_v here_o in_o this_o place_n in_o like_a manner_n incestuous_a and_o unlawful_a conjunction_n be_v threaten_v xviii_o leu._n 29._o because_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v commit_v secret_o but_o if_o any_o man_n do_v any_o work_n open_o on_o the_o sabbath_n so_o that_o there_o be_v witness_n of_o it_o he_o be_v to_o be_v stone_v according_a to_o what_o be_v say_v xv_o numb_a 35._o though_o if_o he_o do_v it_o out_o of_o mistake_n either_o secret_o or_o open_o he_o be_v only_o to_o bring_v a_o sacrifice_n for_o his_o error_n and_o if_o he_o offend_v against_o any_o of_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o wiseman_n about_o the_o sabbath_n he_o be_v to_o be_v beat_v or_o if_o there_o be_v no_o court_n of_o judgement_n in_o the_o place_n as_o now_o in_o their_o present_a condition_n than_o all_o such_o transgressor_n be_v leave_v to_o god_n to_o punish_v they_o of_o whatsoever_o sort_n they_o be_v ver._n 15._o six_o day_n may_v work_v be_v do_v but_o in_o the_o seven_o be_v the_o sabbath_n of_o rest_n holy_a to_o the_o lord_n so_o it_o be_v call_v also_o xxxv_o 2._o and_o xxiii_o leu._n 3._o and_o so_o the_o sabbath_n wherein_o the_o land_n rest_v be_v likewise_o call_v xxv_o leu._n 4._o but_o the_o hebrew_n word_n schabbat_v schabbaton_n sabbath_n of_o rest_n proper_o signify_v sabbath_n above_o all_o sabbath_n i._n e._n the_o great_a sabbath_n on_o which_o a_o rest_n be_v to_o be_v most_o punctual_o observe_v from_o all_o manner_n of_o work_n which_o the_o jew_n as_o de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr note_n call_v the_o weighty_a sabbath_n as_o if_o other_o day_n of_o rest_n be_v but_o light_a in_o comparison_n with_o this_o according_a to_o that_o say_n of_o r._n josee_n great_a be_v circumcision_n because_o the_o weighty_a sabbath_n give_v place_n to_o it_o that_o be_v admit_v of_o this_o work_n though_o the_o rest_n on_o this_o sabbath_n be_v so_o very_o great_a shall_v sure_o be_v put_v to_o death_n as_o a_o idolater_n who_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v the_o creator_n of_o the_o world_n see_v before_o v._o 14._o ver._n 16._o wherefore_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v keep_v the_o sabbath_n to_o observe_v the_o sabbath_n throughout_o their_o generation_n for_o a_o perpetual_a covenant_n the_o most_o literal_a interpretation_n of_o this_o verse_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v that_o of_o lud._n de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v keep_v the_o sabbath_n by_o make_v the_o sabbath_n a_o perpetual_a covenant_n throughout_o their_o generation_n that_o be_v by_o never_o suffer_v it_o to_o be_v interrupt_v they_o make_v it_o a_o perpetual_a covenant_n between_o god_n and_o they_o throughout_o all_o age_n ver._n 17._o it_o be_v a_o sign_n between_o i_o and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n for_o ever_o a_o badge_n and_o livery_n that_o they_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o the_o most_o high_a who_o make_v the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n a_o mark_n of_o their_o be_v devote_v to_o he_o and_o continue_v in_o covenant_n with_o he_o no_o less_o than_o circumcision_n for_o in_o six_o day_n the_o lord_n make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n in_o memory_n of_o which_o the_o sabbath_n be_v first_o institute_v to_o preserve_v perpetual_o and_o establish_v that_o most_o precious_a history_n and_o doctrine_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n as_o maimonides_n speak_v more_o nevoch_n p._n iii_o c._n 43._o and_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n he_o rest_v and_o be_v refresh_v delight_v in_o the_o contemplation_n of_o all_o his_o work_n which_o he_o see_v be_v very_o good_a i_o gen._n 31._o the_o same_o maimonides_n observe_v that_o the_o word_n jinnaphash_v which_o we_o translate_v be_v refresh_v come_v from_o nephesh_n which_o among_o other_o thing_n signify_v the_o intention_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o will_v and_o therefore_o the_o sense_n of_o this_o phrase_n be_v all_z the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v perfect_v and_o bring_v to_o a_o conclusion_n his_o whole_a good_a pleasure_n be_v absolute_o finish_v on_o the_o seven_o day_n more_o nevoch_n p._n i._o c._n 67._o ver._n 18._o and_o he_o give_v unto_o moses_n when_o he_o make_v a_o end_n of_o commune_v with_o he_o upon_o mount_n sinai_n when_o he_o dismiss_v he_o have_v say_v all_o that_o be_v before_o relate_v during_o his_o forty_o day_n stay_v with_o he_o in_o the_o mount_n he_o deliver_v unto_o he_o two_o table_n of_o testimony_n to_o carry_v down_o with_o he_o to_o the_o people_n two_o table_n of_o testimony_n wherein_o god_n testify_v to_o they_o his_o mind_n and_o will_n in_o the_o principal_a thing_n which_o concern_v their_o duty_n see_v xvi_o 34._o table_n of_o stone_n that_o what_o be_v write_v upon_o they_o may_v be_v more_o durable_a there_o be_v no_o ground_n to_o think_v that_o these_o table_n be_v make_v of_o some_o precious_a stone_n as_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n cosri_n and_o other_o jew_n fancy_n for_o the_o word_n eben_n in_o the_o hebrew_n simple_o signify_v any_o sort_n of_o stone_n and_o be_v wont_a to_o have_v some_o other_o join_v to_o it_o when_o precious_a stone_n be_v mean_v as_o in_o 2_o sam._n xii_o 30._o 1_o king_n x._o 2._o 2_o chron._n iii_o 6._o write_a with_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n i._n e._n by_o god_n himself_o just_o as_o the_o heaven_n say_v maimonides_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o work_n of_o his_o finger_n viii_o psal_n 4._o which_o he_o interpret_v in_o another_o place_n xxxiii_o 6._o by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o heaven_n make_v therefore_o write_v by_o the_o singer_n of_o god_n be_v as_o much_o say_v he_o as_o by_o the_o word_n that_o be_v the_o will_n and_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n more_n nevoch_n p._n i._o c._n 66._o in_o short_a this_o phrase_n signify_v that_o god_n employ_v neither_o moses_n nor_o any_o other_o instrument_n in_o this_o write_n but_o it_o be_v do_v by_o his_o own_o powerful_a operation_n for_o all_o thing_n that_o we_o do_v be_v wrought_v by_o our_o hand_n and_o our_o finger_n these_o word_n be_v use_v to_o express_v god_n power_n see_v xxxii_o 16._o this_o be_v a_o thing_n so_o notorious_a in_o ancient_a time_n and_o so_o much_o believe_v by_o those_o who_o be_v not_o jew_n that_o many_o other_o nation_n pretend_v to_o the_o like_a divine_a write_n that_o they_o may_v gain_v the_o great_a authority_n to_o their_o law_n thus_o the_o brahmin_n report_n in_o their_o history_n that_o the_o book_n of_o their_o law_n which_o they_o call_v caster_n be_v deliver_v by_o god_n to_o bremavius_n upon_o a_o mount_n in_o a_o cloud_n and_o that_o god_n give_v also_o another_o book_n of_o law_n to_o brammon_n in_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o world_n the_o persian_n say_v the_o same_o of_o those_o of_o zoroaster_n and_o the_o getes_n of_o xamolxis_n nay_o the_o brahmin_n have_v a_o decalogue_n like_o this_o of_o moses_n and_o accurate_a interpretation_n of_o it_o in_o which_o they_o say_v there_o be_v this_o prophecy_n that_o one_o day_n there_o shall_v be_v one_o law_n alone_o throughout_o the_o world_n this_o evident_o show_v how_o well_o the_o world_n be_v ancient_o acquaint_v with_o these_o book_n of_o moses_n and_o what_o a_o high_a esteem_n they_o have_v of_o they_o see_v huetius_n l._n ii_o alnetan_n quaest_n c._n 12._o n._n 19_o chap._n xxxii_o verse_n 1._o and_o when_o the_o people_n not_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o congregation_n but_o so_o many_o of_o they_o that_o the_o rest_n dare_v not_o appear_v to_o oppose_v their_o desire_n see_v that_o moses_n delay_v to_o come_v down_o out_o of_o the_o mount_n the_o jew_n fancy_n that_o he_o stay_v beyond_o the_o time_n that_o he_o have_v appoint_v for_o his_o return_n to_o they_o but_o that_o be_v not_o likely_a for_o he_o himself_o be_v not_o tell_v how_o long_a god_n will_v detain_v he_o there_o see_v xxiv_o 14._o the_o meaning_n therefore_o be_v that_o he_o stay_v long_o than_o they_o expect_v so_o that_o they_o do_v not_o know_v what_o to_o think_v of_o it_o and_o have_v as_o yet_o receive_v no_o direction_n about_o the_o service_n of_o god_n for_o which_o they_o be_v call_v out_o of_o egypt_n vii_o 16._o and_o other_o place_n they_o think_v it_o be_v time_n to_o desire_n aaron_n to_o set_v about_o it_o in_o such_o a_o way_n as_o other_o people_n serve_v their_o go_n the_o people_n gather_v themselves_o
jethro_n have_v two_o name_n nay_o they_o fancy_v he_o have_v three_o be_v call_v hobab_v they_o think_v iv_o judg._n 11._o where_o hobab_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o father_n in_o law_n of_o moses_n but_o the_o word_n son_n be_v there_o to_o be_v supply_v which_o in_o other_o place_n be_v sometime_o to_o be_v understand_v he_o seem_v to_o be_v jethro_n son_n brother_n to_o zipporah_n and_o according_o be_v say_v x_o numb_a 29._o to_o be_v son_n of_o raguel_n the_o midianite_n i._n e._n of_o jethro_n as_o many_o understand_v it_o see_v there_o and_o he_o lead_v the_o flock_n to_o the_o backside_n of_o the_o desert_n or_o as_o st._n hierom_n understand_v it_o ad_fw-la interiora_fw-la deserti_fw-la to_o the_o inner_a part_n of_o the_o desert_n where_o there_o be_v better_a pasture_n than_o in_o the_o place_n where_o he_o be_v before_o to_o which_o he_o be_v conduct_v by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n who_o intend_v here_o to_o reveal_v himself_o more_o full_o to_o he_o and_o come_v to_o the_o mountain_n of_o god_n even_o to_o horeb._n sheep_n delight_n to_o feed_v on_o mountain_n as_o bochart_n observe_v out_o of_o theocritus_n and_o virgil._n whence_o such_o mountainous_a place_n be_v often_o call_v in_o homer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sheep-walk_n they_o be_v wont_a to_o feed_v there_o as_o eustathius_n and_o hesychius_n interpret_v it_o see_v hierozoic_a p._n 1._o l._n ii_o c._n 46._o and_o this_o be_v call_v the_o mountain_n of_o god_n because_o when_o moses_n write_v this_o book_n there_o have_v be_v a_o divine_a appearance_n upon_o horeb_n which_o st._n stephen_n call_v sinai_n vii_o act_n 30._o for_o horeb_n and_o sinai_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v two_o top_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o mountain_n which_o it_o be_v plain_a by_o this_o be_v not_o far_o from_o the_o country_n of_o midian_a we_o understand_v also_o by_o st._n stephen_n word_n when_o this_o fall_v out_o viz._n after_o he_o have_v dwell_v forty_o year_n in_o midian_a for_o so_o long_o it_o be_v certain_a he_o continue_v there_o vii_o exod_n 7._o but_o how_o he_o employ_v all_o that_o time_n we_o be_v not_o tell_v no_o doubt_n in_o something_o else_o than_o mere_a feed_a sheep_n for_o be_v learn_v in_o all_o the_o egyptian_a wisdom_n we_o may_v well_o think_v he_o both_o teach_v other_o and_o make_v also_o great_a improvement_n himself_o in_o study_v the_o record_n of_o that_o and_o all_o other_o neighbour_a country_n and_o beside_o receive_v it_o be_v likely_a divine_a revelation_n there_o be_v those_o likewise_o who_o think_v he_o now_o write_v the_o book_n of_o job_n to_o comfort_v the_o israelite_n by_o the_o example_n of_o his_o admirable_a patience_n under_o their_o heavy_a oppression_n in_o egypt_n and_o the_o book_n of_o genesis_n also_o that_o they_o may_v the_o better_o understand_v what_o promise_n have_v be_v make_v to_o their_o noble_a ancestor_n abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n and_o that_o the_o time_n draw_v near_a when_o they_o will_v be_v fulfil_v it_o be_v note_v by_o ludovicus_n capellus_n in_o his_o chronolog_n sacra_fw-la that_o the_o number_n forty_o be_v much_o observe_v in_o the_o administration_n of_o divine_a providence_n moses_n be_v xl_o year_n old_a when_o he_o flee_v into_o midian_a and_o stay_v there_o another_o xl_o year_n and_o then_o leave_v the_o world_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o next_o xl_o year_n of_o his_o age._n it_o be_v so_o many_o year_n before_o the_o israelite_n get_v to_o canaan_n after_o they_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o egypt_n forty_o day_n moses_n continue_v with_o god_n in_o the_o mount_n both_o the_o first_o and_o second_o time_n of_o his_o go_v up_o thither_o so_o many_o day_n the_o spy_n be_v in_o search_v out_o the_o land_n and_o the_o israelite_n have_v just_a so_o many_o mansion_n in_o the_o wilderness_n their_o first_o judge_n govern_v just_a xl._n year_n and_o the_o next_o twice_o as_o many_o deborah_n barak_n gideon_n eli_n all_o judge_v xl_o year_n and_o so_o long_a david_n reign_v ver._n 2._o and_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v to_o he_o so_o st._n stephen_n also_o vii_o act_n 30._o by_o which_o some_o understand_v the_o eternal_a word_n the_o second_o person_n in_o the_o bless_a trinity_n but_o i_o think_v he_o be_v not_o call_v simple_o a_o angel_n any_o where_o but_o with_o some_o addition_n as_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n for_o it_o will_v be_v a_o dangerous_a insinuation_n that_o he_o be_v but_o a_o mere_a creature_n yet_o i_o believe_v he_o be_v not_o here_o to_o be_v exclude_v for_o i_o take_v this_o to_o have_v be_v the_o appearance_n of_o the_o schechinah_n which_o comprehend_v both_o the_o lord_n himself_o and_o the_o angel_n that_o attend_v he_o as_o his_o minister_n one_o of_o which_o now_o appear_v so_o glorious_o that_o he_o show_v god_n to_o be_v present_a and_o according_o we_o find_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n that_o he_o himself_o speak_v to_o moses_n and_o thus_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o have_v send_v his_o angel_n when_o they_o cry_v to_o he_o and_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n xx_o numb_a 16._o which_o angel_n be_v call_v michael_n by_o menachem_n and_o the_o same_o which_o they_o also_o call_v goel_n who_o redeem_v jacob_n from_o all_o evil_a xlviii_o gen._n 16._o in_o a_o flame_n of_o sire_n the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o schechinah_n be_v frequent_o call_v appear_v in_o a_o flame_a manner_n like_o fire_n exceed_v bright_a and_o with_o a_o amaze_a splendour_n so_o it_o appear_v though_o not_o so_o bright_a when_o the_o first_o promise_n be_v make_v of_o their_o deliverance_n xv_o gen._n 17_o 18._o out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o bush_n to_o show_v say_v the_o jew_n in_o pirke_n eliezer_n cap._n xl._n that_o god_n be_v present_a with_o they_o in_o their_o great_a affliction_n and_o tribulation_n which_o be_v represent_v by_o this_o bush_n of_o thorn_n or_o brier_n for_o so_o the_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v such_o a_o bush_n as_o prick_v those_o that_o touch_v it_o or_o as_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n speak_v lxiii_o 9_o in_o all_o their_o affliction_n he_o be_v afflict_v and_o by_o his_o providence_n order_v thing_n so_o that_o their_o affliction_n do_v not_o consume_v they_o but_o rather_o multiply_v and_o increase_v they_o for_o as_o it_o there_o follow_v the_o angel_n of_o his_o presence_n save_v they_o and_o thus_o eusebius_n tell_v we_o in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o l._n v._o demonstr_n evang._n c._n 13._o some_o christian_n understand_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n this_o fire_n also_o in_o the_o bush_n may_v be_v intend_v to_o show_v that_o god_n will_v there_o meet_v with_o the_o israelite_n and_o give_v they_o his_o law_n in_o fire_n and_o lightning_n and_o yet_o not_o consume_v they_o for_o this_o be_v the_o place_n where_o god_n after_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n deliver_v the_o law_n to_o they_o which_o thence_o be_v call_v sinai_n say_v the_o forenamed_a author_n in_o pirke_n elieser_n from_o this_o bush_n which_o in_o hebrew_n be_v see_v and_o signify_v in_o arabic_a a_o thorn-bush_n whereas_o before_o this_o it_o be_v call_v horeb_n from_o its_o dryness_n and_o barrenness_n as_o that_o word_n import_v and_o behold_v the_o bush_n burn_v with_o sire_n and_o the_o bush_n be_v not_o consume_v the_o heathen_n have_v either_o read_v or_o hear_v of_o this_o wonder_n as_o appear_v by_o artapanus_n who_o mention_n it_o in_o eusebius_n l._n ix_o praepar_fw-la evang._n c._n 27._o but_o he_o disguise_v it_o and_o misreport_v it_o say_v it_o be_v a_o fire_n which_o sudden_o break_v forth_o out_o of_o the_o earth_n and_o flame_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o there_o be_v no_o matter_n nor_o any_o kind_n of_o wood_n in_o the_o place_n to_o feed_v it_o but_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n but_o one_o a_o ancient_a tragedian_n report_v it_o exact_o say_v just_a as_o moses_n do_v here_o that_o the_o bush_n burn_v in_o a_o great_a fire_n and_o yet_o remain_v entire_a and_o green_a in_o the_o slame_n which_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a miracle_n the_o meaning_n of_o which_o i_o have_v already_o explain_v in_o the_o forego_n observation_n there_o be_v a_o story_n something_o like_o this_o in_o dion_n prusaeus_n orat._n xxxvi_o where_o he_o say_v the_o persian_n relate_v concern_v zoroaster_n that_o the_o love_n of_o wisdom_n and_o virtue_n lead_v he_o to_o a_o solitary_a life_n separate_v from_o company_n upon_o a_o mountain_n he_o find_v it_o one_o day_n all_o in_o a_o flame_n shine_v with_o celestial_a fire_n out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o which_o he_o come_v without_o any_o harm_n and_o institute_v certain_a sacrifice_n to_o god_n who_o then_o he_o make_v account_n appear_v to_o he_o which_o joh._n henricus_n vrsinus_n a_o
interpret_v it_o the_o eternal_a that_o never_o die_v who_o be_o faithful_a to_o my_o promise_n and_o will_v be_v to_o you_o what_o i_o tell_v your_o father_n i_o will_v be_v whatsoever_o i_o say_v in_o the_o day_n of_o abraham_n concern_v the_o give_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n i_o will_v certain_o perform_v for_o i_o change_v not_o thus_o shall_v thou_o say_v to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n i_o be_o have_v send_v i_o unto_o you_o the_o former_a word_n be_v a_o declaration_n of_o god_n nature_n to_o moses_n and_o in_o these_o he_o bid_v he_o in_o brief_a only_o say_v to_o the_o israelite_n that_o he_o be_v send_v by_o he_o who_o be_v that_o be_v as_o be_v say_v before_o necessary_o exist_v always_o be_v and_o ever_o will_v be_v who_o alter_v not_o but_o by_o whatsoever_o name_n he_o make_v himself_o know_v be_v still_o the_o very_a same_o god_n which_o be_v a_o name_n not_o unknown_a to_o the_o gentile_n as_o one_o will_v think_v by_o the_o word_n ei_o which_o be_v inscribe_v in_o the_o front_n of_o the_o delphic_a temple_n as_o plutarch_n tell_v we_o and_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o contraction_n of_o eimi_n which_o signify_v i_o am._n or_o if_o we_o take_v ei_o to_o be_v a_o entire_a word_n as_o it_o be_v common_o think_v signify_v thou_o be_v ammonius_n right_o understand_v it_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o plutarch_n report_v his_o word_n in_o a_o treatise_n on_o this_o subject_a the_o most_o absolute_o perfect_a name_n and_o compellation_n of_o god_n for_o god_n say_v he_o in_o the_o other_o inscription_n on_o the_o temple_n speak_v to_o we_o who_o approach_v he_o say_v to_o every_o one_o know_v thyself_o and_o we_o be_v teach_v to_o answer_v to_o he_o again_o in_o the_o word_n of_o this_o inscription_n thou_o art_n ascribe_v to_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o true_a undoubted_a and_o only_a appellation_n which_o belong_v to_o he_o alone_o for_o he_o only_o be_v we_o be_v not_o etc._n etc._n thus_o he_o declare_v this_o word_n to_o express_v most_o perfect_o the_o divine_a essence_n which_o be_v distinguish_v hereby_o from_o all_o false_a go_n see_v eusebius_n l._n xi_o praep._n evang._n c._n 11._o and_o in_o the_o two_o forego_v chapter_n where_o he_o take_v a_o deal_n of_o pain_n to_o show_v that_o plato_n borrow_v this_o notion_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o be_v that_o be_v always_o but_o have_v no_o beginning_n from_o these_o word_n of_o moses_n and_o numenius_n a_o pythagoraean_a speak_v it_o more_o plain_o when_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o be_v be_v eternal_a and_o steadfast_a always_o the_o very_a same_o without_o variation_n and_o no_o wonder_n these_o man_n if_o they_o meet_v with_o this_o passage_n in_o moses_n be_v high_o please_v with_o it_o for_o st._n hilary_n himself_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o light_v upon_o these_o word_n as_o he_o be_v muse_v about_o god_n and_o religion_n before_o he_o be_v a_o christian_a be_v strike_v with_o admiration_n there_o be_v nothing_o so_o proper_a to_o god_n as_o to_o be_v and_o therefore_o he_o think_v it_o worthy_a of_o god_n to_o say_v of_o himself_o i_o be_o that_o i_o be_o and_o he_o that_o be_v so_o he_o translate_v the_o last_o word_n have_v send_v i_o unto_o you_o l._n i._n de_fw-fr trinitate_fw-la ver._n 15._o and_o say_v moreover_o unto_o moses_n thus_o shall_v thou_o say_v etc._n etc._n for_o a_o further_a explication_n of_o what_o he_o have_v now_o say_v and_o a_o further_a satisfaction_n of_o their_o mind_n the_o lord_n god_n of_o your_o father_n the_o god_n of_o abraham_n etc._n etc._n the_o name_n jehovah_n as_o we_o pronounce_v it_o seem_v to_o be_v in_o sense_n the_o same_o with_o ehjeh_n before_o mention_v which_o as_o it_o declare_v his_o nature_n so_o the_o word_n god_n add_v to_o it_o express_v his_o favour_n care_n and_o providence_n and_o consequent_o he_o bid_v moses_n tell_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n that_o he_o who_o be_v the_o eternal_a be_v the_o god_n of_o their_o father_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n to_o who_o he_o have_v make_v many_o promise_n that_o he_o will_v be_v gracious_a to_o their_o posterity_n this_o be_v sufficient_a for_o they_o to_o know_v of_o he_o this_o be_v my_o name_n for_o ever_o and_o this_o be_v my_o memorial_n etc._n etc._n some_o refer_v the_o first_o word_n this_o be_v my_o name_n unto_o the_o forego_n verse_n i_o be_o and_o the_o next_o this_o be_v my_o memorial_n to_o those_o which_o immediate_o precede_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o your_o father_n which_o in_o truth_n include_v the_o whole_a jehovah_n be_v the_o same_o with_o i_o be_o and_o the_o meaning_n be_v i_o will_v be_v for_o ever_o remember_v celebrate_v praise_v and_o invoke_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o your_o father_n etc._n etc._n ver._n 16._o go_v and_o gather_v the_o elder_n of_o israel_n together_o the_o word_n elder_n in_o these_o book_n sometime_o signify_v the_o man_n of_o the_o great_a sanhedrin_n as_o they_o speak_v in_o after_o time_n or_o the_o judge_n in_o the_o high_a court_n xxi_o deut._n 2_o etc._n etc._n sometime_o the_o judge_n in_o the_o low_a court_n xix_o deut._n 12._o xxii_o 15._o sometime_o it_o only_o signify_v the_o head_n of_o the_o tribe_n as_o here_o in_o this_o place_n for_o now_o there_o be_v no_o such_o court_n of_o judicature_n constitute_v see_v selden_n vxor_fw-la hebr._n l._n i._n cap._n xv._o some_o indeed_o particular_o corn._n bertram_n think_v it_o reasonable_a to_o suppose_v that_o the_o israelite_n have_v judge_n among_o they_o all_o the_o time_n they_o dwell_v in_o egypt_n though_o not_o mention_v in_o scripture_n as_o they_o have_v no_o doubt_n a_o form_n of_o religion_n though_o we_o read_v nothing_o of_o it_o and_o moses_n he_o think_v be_v here_o order_v to_o send_v for_o these_o who_o be_v their_o ruler_n and_o administer_v public_a affair_n among_o they_o but_o there_o be_v this_o argument_n against_o it_o that_o after_o this_o time_n when_o moses_n have_v bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n there_o be_v no_o such_o judge_n among_o they_o but_o moses_n as_o we_o find_v xviii_o exod._n judge_v all_o himself_o to_o his_o exceed_a great_a trouble_n and_o therefore_o by_o elder_n we_o be_v here_o to_o understand_v only_o the_o wise_a and_o grave_a man_n of_o the_o nation_n who_o be_v in_o great_a esteem_n among_o they_o as_o mr._n selden_n afterward_o speak_v l._n i._n de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n xv._o p._n 523_o etc._n etc._n or_o as_o be_v say_v before_o the_o head_n of_o their_o tribe_n the_o famous_a h._n grotius_n confirm_v this_o by_o a_o nice_a observation_n that_o both_o here_o and_o ver._n 18._o they_o be_v bare_o call_v zikne_v not_o hazikne_v because_o there_o be_v not_o as_o yet_o certum_fw-la collegium_fw-la sed_fw-la sola_fw-la qualitas_fw-la denotatur_fw-la as_o he_o speak_v l._n de_fw-fr imp._n sum._n potest_fw-la circa_fw-la sacra_fw-la cap._n xi_o n._n 15._o a_o certain_a college_n or_o society_n of_o they_o but_o their_o quality_n only_o be_v denote_v and_o no_o doubt_n the_o word_n always_o signify_v man_n of_o dignity_n or_o chief_a rank_n among_o other_o both_o among_o the_o israelite_n and_o among_o the_o egyptian_n as_o i_o have_v observe_v on_o xxiv_o gen._n 2._o l._n 6._o and_o say_v unto_o they_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o your_o father_n etc._n etc._n see_v this_o explain_v ver._n 6._o have_v appear_v unto_o i_o ver._n 2_o 4._o say_v sure_o i_o have_v visit_v you_o so_o joseph_n when_o he_o die_v assure_v they_o god_n will_v do_v l_o gen._n 24._o where_o i_o observe_v to_o visit_v they_o be_v to_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n and_o so_o it_o signify_v here_o as_o be_v evident_a from_o what_o god_n say_v to_o moses_n when_o he_o appear_v to_o he_o v._o 8._o i_o be_o come_v down_o to_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o egyptian_n which_o be_v not_o yet_o actual_o do_v but_o so_o absolute_o decree_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n that_o he_o may_v say_v he_o have_v already_o do_v it_o or_o the_o word_n pakad_n may_v be_v translate_v here_o as_o it_o be_v elsewhere_o i_o have_v remember_v you_o 1_o sam._n xv._o 2._o that_o be_v so_o as_o to_o resolve_v to_o deliver_v they_o and_o then_o the_o next_o word_n may_v depend_v on_o this_o and_o that_o which_o be_v do_v to_o you_o in_o egypt_n for_o the_o word_n see_v be_v not_o in_o the_o original_a but_o either_o way_n it_o relate_v to_o what_o god_n say_v to_o moses_n ver._n 7_o 9_o ver._n 17._o and_o i_o have_v say_v determine_v or_o resolve_v i_o will_v bring_v you_o out_o of_o the_o affliction_n of_o egypt_n into_o the_o land_n of_o the_o canaanite_n etc._n etc._n see_v v._o 9_o ver._n 18_o and_o
heal_v ver._n 11._o and_o the_o frog_n shall_v depart_v from_o thou_o etc._n etc._n this_o demonstrate_v the_o power_n of_o moses_n with_o god_n that_o he_o can_v as_o certain_o foretell_v the_o removal_n of_o the_o frog_n as_o he_o have_v do_v the_o bring_v they_o upon_o the_o land_n ver._n 12._o and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n go_v out_o from_o pharaoh_n to_o the_o place_n it_o be_v likely_a where_o moses_n be_v wont_a to_o attend_v upon_o the_o divine_a majesty_n and_o moses_n cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n because_o of_o the_o frog_n in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v cry_v to_o he_o about_o the_o business_n or_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o frog_n which_o god_n have_v send_v upon_o pharaoh_n or_o as_o aben_n ezra_n understand_v it_o concern_v the_o frog_n which_o he_o have_v promise_v pharaoh_n shall_v be_v remove_v as_o if_o the_o word_n shall_v be_v translate_v thus_o he_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n concern_v what_o he_o say_v about_o the_o frog_n and_o appoint_v unto_o pharaoh_n for_o so_o the_o word_n shame_v in_o xv._o 25._o signify_v to_o appoint_v or_o propose_v and_o so_o the_o lxx_o here_o translate_v the_o word_n which_o we_o render_v have_v bring_v against_o pharaoh_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o he_o have_v appoint_v to_o pharaoh_n ver._n 13._o and_o the_o lord_n do_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o moses_n so_o powerful_a be_v he_o with_o god_n in_o prayer_n as_o the_o heathen_n themselves_o observe_v from_o this_o story_n see_v what_o i_o observe_v out_o of_o numenius_n vii_o 12._o and_o the_o frog_n die_v etc._n etc._n the_o egyptian_n can_v not_o kill_v they_o but_o god_n take_v away_o their_o breath_n yet_o not_o remove_v they_o from_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v but_o leave_v they_o dead_a there_o as_o appear_v by_o what_o follow_v ver._n 14._o and_o they_o gather_v they_o together_o on_o heap_n that_o they_o may_v carry_v they_o it_o be_v likely_a into_o the_o river_n and_o so_o they_o may_v go_v down_o into_o the_o sea_n god_n can_v have_v dissolve_v they_o into_o dust_n if_o he_o have_v please_v or_o sweep_v they_o into_o the_o river_n from_o whence_o they_o come_v or_o make_v they_o quite_o vanish_v in_o a_o instant_n but_o he_o will_v have_v they_o lie_v dead_a before_o their_o eye_n as_o a_o token_n they_o be_v real_a frog_n and_o no_o illusion_n of_o their_o sight_n and_o the_o land_n stanke_z this_o be_v a_o further_a sensible_a evidence_n that_o they_o be_v real_a frog_n ver._n 15._o but_o when_o pharaoh_n see_v that_o there_o be_v respite_n that_o he_o be_v free_v from_o the_o great_a strait_n in_o which_o he_o be_v for_o the_o hebrew_n word_n for_o respite_n signify_v breathe_v or_o enlargement_n and_o make_v the_o sense_n to_o be_v this_o that_o when_o the_o burden_n that_o press_v he_o be_v take_v off_o so_o that_o he_o can_v take_v his_o breath_n he_o be_v of_o another_o mind_n etc._n etc._n he_o harden_v his_o heart_n and_o hearken_v not_o unto_o they_o etc._n etc._n be_v not_o so_o good_a as_o his_o word_n v._n 8._o but_o return_v to_o his_o former_a resolution_n not_o to_o let_v israel_n go_v which_o resolution_n grow_v so_o much_o more_o stubborn_a and_o obstinate_a than_o it_o have_v be_v before_o by_o how_o much_o the_o plague_n of_o the_o frog_n have_v soften_v his_o heart_n and_o incline_v it_o to_o yield_v to_o god_n more_o than_o the_o two_o former_a miracle_n have_v do_v ver._n 16._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n say_v unto_o aaron_n the_o lord_z seem_v to_o have_v give_v pharaoh_n no_o warning_n of_o this_o plague_n but_o to_o have_v inflict_v it_o immediate_o upon_o the_o removal_n of_o the_o frog_n viz._n on_o the_o twenty_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o six_o month._n for_o his_o breach_n of_o faith_n be_v such_o a_o high_a provocation_n that_o he_o deserve_v no_o other_o treatment_n but_o a_o more_o notable_a judgement_n smite_v the_o dust_n of_o the_o land_n that_o it_o may_v become_v louse_n some_o will_v have_v the_o hebrew_n word_n cinnim_n to_o signify_v gnat_n or_o some_o such_o kind_n of_o creature_n thus_o many_o of_o the_o ancient_n understand_v it_o and_o artapanus_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o fly_a sort_n of_o live_a creature_n which_o make_v such_o ulcer_n by_o its_o bite_n as_o no_o medicine_n can_v cure_v see_v eusebius_n l._n ix_o praepar_fw-la evang._n p._n 425._o but_o bochartus_n have_v sufficient_o prove_v that_o our_o translation_n be_v right_a and_o that_o out_o of_o the_o very_a text._n for_o gnat_n and_o such_o like_a infect_v be_v breed_v in_o fenny_a place_n but_o these_o be_v bring_v out_o of_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n ver._n 17._o aaron_z stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n with_o his_o rod._n he_o still_o be_v the_o instrument_n to_o execute_v all_o the_o judgement_n which_o moses_n denounce_v as_o he_o be_v his_o mouth_n to_o deliver_v all_o the_o message_n he_o carry_v to_o pharaoh_n and_o smite_v the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o it_o become_v louse_n this_o show_v the_o louse_n be_v not_o a_o natural_a production_n for_o they_o come_v out_o of_o the_o sweat_n and_o filth_n of_o man_n body_n and_o of_o other_o live_v creature_n in_o man_n and_o beast_n this_o prove_v they_o be_v louse_n which_o stick_v fast_o both_o to_o man_n and_o beast_n whereas_o gnat_n though_o they_o sting_v sore_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o man_n and_o beast_n for_o they_o be_v a_o most_o restless_a creature_n continual_o buzz_v about_o and_o never_o settle_v constant_o in_o one_o place_n and_o there_o be_v various_a sort_n of_o these_o louse_n for_o beast_n do_v not_o breed_v the_o same_o that_o man_n do_v nor_o have_v all_o beast_n alike_o but_o some_o be_v peculiar_a to_o horse_n other_o to_o ox_n other_o to_o sheep_n and_o other_o to_o swine_n and_o dog_n all_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o land_n become_v louse_n that_o be_v nothing_o can_v be_v see_v but_o louse_n where_o dust_n be_v before_o or_o louse_n be_v mingle_v every_o where_n with_o the_o dust_n throughout_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n not_o of_o goshen_n it_o be_v very_o probable_a which_o be_v inhabit_v most_o by_o israelites_n ver._n 18._o and_o the_o magician_n do_v so_o etc._n etc._n attempt_v and_o endeavour_v to_o do_v so_o by_o use_v their_o wont_a invocation_n and_o rite_n of_o incantation_n for_o the_o common_a say_n among_o the_o jew_n be_v very_o frivolous_a that_o daemon_n have_v no_o power_n over_o creature_n so_o small_a as_o louse_n the_o meaning_n of_o which_o gaulmyn_n think_v they_o themselves_o do_v not_o understand_v which_o according_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o ancient_a magic_n be_v this_o that_o all_o animal_n have_v a_o particular_a genius_n preside_v over_o they_o by_o who_o assistance_n their_o worshipper_n can_v do_v any_o thing_n among_o that_o sort_n of_o creature_n but_o this_o be_v mean_v only_o of_o perfect_a animal_n not_o of_o infect_v among_o who_o they_o reckon_v louse_n which_o have_v no_o such_o heavenly_a power_n wait_v on_o they_o but_o if_o there_o have_v be_v any_o such_o notion_n then_o these_o magician_n sure_o will_v have_v understand_v it_o and_o not_o fruitless_o have_v attempt_v that_o which_o they_o have_v no_o hope_n to_o produce_v but_o they_o can_v not_o though_o they_o have_v counterfeit_v the_o former_a wonder_n yet_o here_o a_o stop_n be_v put_v to_o their_o power_n so_o that_o they_o themselves_o confess_v their_o weakness_n so_o there_o be_v louse_n upon_o man_n and_o upon_o beast_n this_o seem_v to_o suggest_v that_o since_o they_o can_v not_o produce_v any_o new_a louse_n they_o attempt_v to_o remove_v those_o which_o moses_n have_v bring_v upon_o the_o country_n but_o they_o fail_v in_o that_o also_o for_o notwithstanding_o all_o that_o they_o can_v do_v both_o man_n and_o beast_n be_v pester_v with_o louse_n the_o hebrew_n say_v in_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o moses_n that_o this_o plague_n be_v inflict_v upon_o the_o egyptian_n for_o another_o piece_n of_o oppression_n which_o they_o exercise_v on_o the_o israelite_n to_o who_o they_o say_v go_v sweep_v our_o house_n and_o sweep_v our_o street_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o god_n make_v louse_n to_o cover_v the_o earth_n a_o cubit_n deep_a but_o this_o favour_n too_o much_o of_o their_o fabulous_a invention_n it_o be_v more_o pertinent_a to_o observe_v that_o though_o we_o read_v of_o particular_a person_n who_o for_o great_a crime_n be_v punish_v with_o the_o plague_n of_o louse_n see_v huctius_n l._n ii_o quaest_n cap._n xii_o n._n 12._o yet_o we_o do_v not_o find_v in_o any_o story_n a_o whole_a nation_n infest_a with_o they_o and_o that_o both_o man_n and_o beast_n without_o exception_n the_o magician_n themselves_o in_o all_o likelihood_n be_v sore_o asslict_v with_o they_o which_o make_v they_o cry_v out_o as_o
here_o follow_v ver._n 19_o then_o the_o magician_n say_v unto_o pharaoh_n this_o be_v the_o singer_n of_o god_n the_o same_o with_o what_o be_v call_v in_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n the_o hand_n of_o god_n cix_o psal_n 27._o that_o be_v his_o power_n there_o be_v those_o particular_o bochartus_n who_o think_v these_o magician_n do_v not_o by_o these_o word_n give_v glory_n to_o god_n but_o think_v to_o save_v their_o own_o credit_n with_o pharaoh_n by_o tell_v he_o that_o it_o be_v not_o moses_n or_o aaron_n who_o be_v too_o hard_o for_o they_o but_o a_o divine_a power_n superior_a to_o they_o all_o to_o this_o purpose_n jonathan_n but_o they_o ought_v then_o to_o have_v be_v sensible_a that_o the_o power_n which_o they_o deal_v withal_o be_v far_o from_o be_v supreme_a be_v unable_a to_o assist_v they_o upon_o all_o occasion_n and_o no_o doubt_n god_n intend_v to_o confound_v they_o by_o take_v that_o time_n to_o disable_v they_o when_o they_o least_o expect_v it_o for_o why_o shall_v not_o their_o power_n have_v extend_v to_o such_o a_o small_a thing_n as_o this_o when_o they_o have_v do_v great_a but_o god_n will_v not_o let_v they_o always_o abuse_v pharaoh_n with_o their_o illusion_n and_o give_v they_o a_o check_n when_o they_o think_v themselves_o most_o sure_o of_o success_n and_o pharaoh_n be_v heart_n be_v harden_v one_o will_v have_v rather_o expect_v to_o have_v hear_v that_o his_o heart_n begin_v to_o relent_v when_o he_o see_v his_o magician_n not_o only_o puzzle_v but_o quite_o baffle_v so_o that_o they_o own_v moses_n act_v by_o a_o power_n above_o they_o but_o this_o it_o be_v not_o to_o stick_v to_o the_o good_a resolution_n which_o have_v late_o be_v wrought_v in_o he_o v._o 8._o from_o which_o he_o not_o only_o revolt_v but_o grow_v more_o resolute_a not_o to_o yield_v to_o god_n the_o effect_n of_o which_o be_v this_o further_a induration_n it_o be_v natural_a for_o evil_a man_n who_o resist_v the_o mean_n of_o their_o cure_n to_o grow_v worse_o and_o worse_o affect_v this_o miracle_n also_o of_o the_o louse_n be_v more_o loathsome_a to_o pharaoh_n than_o terrible_a may_v haply_o be_v the_o reason_n as_o dr._n jackson_n conjecture_n that_o he_o do_v not_o entreat_v moses_n and_o aaron_n to_o pray_v for_o he_o as_o he_o have_v do_v upon_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o frog_n and_o as_o he_o straightway_o do_v after_o he_o feel_v the_o next_o plague_n of_o the_o fly_n i_o can_v but_o add_v also_o this_o further_a reflection_n of_o he_o book_n x._o on_o the_o creed_n chap._n xl._n that_o though_o the_o singer_n of_o god_n be_v very_o remarkable_a in_o produce_v the_o louse_n which_o the_o magician_n can_v not_o yet_o it_o be_v no_o way_n remarkable_a in_o harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n for_o it_o be_v neither_o say_v nor_o intimate_v that_o the_o singer_n of_o god_n harden_v it_o but_o pharaoh_n heart_n be_v harden_v that_o be_v remain_v obstinate_a the_o cause_n of_o which_o be_v his_o not_o harken_v to_o they_o as_o it_o have_v be_v before_o v._o 15._o ver._n 20._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n rise_v up_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o stand_v before_o pharaoh_n as_o he_o have_v order_v he_o to_o do_v before_o he_o send_v the_o second_o plague_n vii_o 15._o lo_o he_o come_v forth_o to_o the_o water_n this_o confirm_v what_o be_v say_v there_o that_o in_o the_o morning_n it_o be_v usual_a with_o he_o to_o walk_v out_o by_o the_o river_n either_o for_o his_o refreshment_n or_o for_o his_o devotion_n perhaps_o that_o after_o wash_v he_o may_v worship_v the_o rise_v sun_n for_o moses_n be_v command_v to_o rise_v up_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o present_v himself_o before_o he_o and_o say_v unto_o he_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n let_v my_o people_n go_v etc._n etc._n the_o same_o message_n he_o have_v often_o send_v he_o vii_o 16_o 17._o viii_o 1._o together_o with_o a_o admonition_n and_o warn_v of_o his_o danger_n which_o god_n have_v not_o give_v he_o before_o the_o last_o plague_n v._o 16._o ver._n 21._o behold_v i_o will_v send_v swarm_n of_o fly_n upon_o thou_o etc._n etc._n the_o hebrew_n word_n arob_v be_v general_o think_v to_o come_v from_o a_o word_n which_o signify_v to_o mingle_v interpreter_n common_o think_v it_o denote_v a_o mixture_n of_o several_a sort_n of_o creature_n and_o some_o take_v it_o as_o we_o seem_v here_o to_o do_v for_o all_o manner_n of_o fly_n which_o aquila_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o sort_n of_o infect_v other_o take_v it_o as_o it_o be_v in_o our_o margin_n for_o a_o mixture_n of_o noisome_a beast_n and_o so_o the_o author_n of_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o moses_n god_n send_v lion_n wolf_n bear_n and_o leopard_n and_o suck_v like_o wild_a beast_n which_o kill_v not_o only_o their_o cattle_n in_o the_o field_n but_o their_o child_n in_o their_o house_n and_o so_o josephus_n expound_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o bochartus_n have_v confute_v this_o notion_n by_o very_o good_a argument_n in_o his_o hierozoicon_n p._n 2._o l._n iu_o cap._n xv._o where_o he_o show_v no_o word_n have_v more_o signification_n than_o the_o hebrew_n word_n arab_n which_o signify_v not_o only_o to_o mingle_v but_o among_o many_o other_o thing_n to_o obscure_v and_o darken_v from_o whence_o the_o even_o time_n be_v call_v ereb_n and_o therefore_o with_o great_a reason_n he_o approve_v of_o the_o lxx_o version_n who_o translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o flesh-s_o very_o bold_a and_o troublesome_a be_v not_o easy_o drive_v away_o which_o infest_v dog_n very_o much_o especial_o about_o the_o flappe_n of_o their_o ear_n some_o take_v it_o for_o that_o large_a black_a fly_n which_o fasten_v upon_o beast_n and_o suck_v their_o blood_n call_v arob_v from_o its_o black_a colour_n as_o oreb_n from_o thence_o signify_v a_o crow_n and_o so_o philo_n describe_v this_o fly_n call_v cynomya_n that_o it_o be_v as_o impudent_a as_o a_o dog_n and_o make_v its_o assault_n with_o great_a violence_n like_o a_o dart_n fasten_v its_o tooth_n so_o deep_a in_o the_o flesh_n and_o stick_v so_o close_o that_o it_o make_v cattle_n run_v mad_a this_o plague_n the_o jew_n say_v in_o the_o forename_a book_n of_o the_o life_n of_o moses_n be_v send_v upon_o the_o egyptian_n because_o of_o the_o hard_a service_n they_o make_v the_o israelite_n undergo_v in_o feed_v their_o cattle_n ver._n 22._o and_o i_o will_v sever_v in_o that_o day_n the_o land_n of_o goshen_n in_o which_o my_o people_n dwell_v etc._n etc._n here_o now_o the_o distinguish_a mercy_n of_o god_n to_o the_o israelite_n be_v plain_o express_v which_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v in_o the_o forego_n plague_n and_o the_o hebrew_n word_n as_o well_o as_o the_o chaldee_n signify_v i_o will_v make_v a_o wondrous_a difference_n so_o jonathan_n in_o that_o day_n i_o will_v work_v a_o miracle_n in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n for_o indeed_o it_o be_v a_o marvellous_a thing_n that_o country_n so_o near_o one_o another_o shall_v be_v in_o such_o a_o different_a condition_n at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o it_o be_v the_o more_o wonderful_a because_o there_o be_v such_o store_n of_o cattle_n in_o goshen_n who_o dung_n be_v apt_a to_o breed_v fly_n that_o thou_o may_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o earth_n who_o govern_v all_o thing_n here_o below_o or_o that_o have_v a_o special_a care_n of_o my_o people_n for_o so_o bochart_n understand_v by_o earth_n the_o land_n of_o goshen_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o which_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v because_o he_o defend_v and_o deliver_v they_o from_o this_o sore_a calamity_n which_o their_o neighbour_n suffer_v for_o thus_o this_o phrase_n be_v use_v in_o many_o place_n vii_o deut._n 22._o xxiii_o 14._o xlvi_o psal_n 6_o etc._n etc._n and_o thus_o conr._n pellicanus_fw-la seem_v to_o have_v understand_v this_o passage_n which_o he_o interpret_v you_o shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n and_o prince_n of_o this_o country_n ver._n 23._o i_o will_v put_v a_o division_n between_o thy_o people_n and_o my_o people_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v repeat_v again_o because_o it_o be_v a_o remarkable_a thing_n and_o denote_v the_o israelite_n to_o be_v god_n peculiar_a people_n for_o who_o he_o have_v a_o singular_a favour_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o this_o mercy_n be_v call_v here_o a_o redemption_n as_o the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n signify_v which_o we_o translate_v division_n because_o god_n exempt_v and_o deliver_v the_o israelite_n from_o those_o fly_n which_o sore_o infest_a all_o the_o rest_n of_o pharaoh_n dominion_n to_o morrow_n shall_v this_o sign_n be_v the_o finger_n of_o god_n be_v so_o remarkable_a in_o the_o last_o plague_n v._n 19_o that_o
that_o have_v be_v see_v and_o they_o be_v a_o frequent_a plague_n in_o those_o country_n either_o in_o bigness_n or_o in_o in_o number_n or_o in_o both_o that_o be_v all_o that_o have_v be_v see_v in_o egypt_n for_o in_o other_o country_n perhaps_o there_o may_v have_v be_v as_o large_a if_o pliny_n may_v be_v believe_v that_o in_o india_n there_o have_v be_v some_o see_v three_o foot_n long_o the_o jew_n in_o the_o book_n call_v the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o moses_n fancy_v these_o to_o have_v be_v of_o such_o a_o vast_a bulk_n that_o their_o jaw-teeth_n be_v like_o those_o of_o lion_n but_o it_o be_v likely_a moses_n speak_v here_o only_o of_o their_o multitude_n for_o the_o prophet_n joel_n have_v such_o a_o expression_n when_o he_o speak_v also_o of_o their_o be_v without_o number_n i_o joel_n 6._o who_o tooth_n be_v the_o tooth_n of_o a_o lion_n i._n e._n they_o devour_v all_o thing_n greedy_o and_o speedy_o and_o he_o turn_v himself_o and_o go_v out_o from_o pharaoh_n either_o moses_n do_v not_o stay_v for_o a_o answer_n know_v he_o will_v give_v he_o none_o better_o than_o former_o or_o pharaoh_n answer_v so_o churlish_o that_o moses_n hasty_o turn_v about_o as_o the_o word_n seem_v to_o import_v and_o go_v away_o in_o some_o indignation_n ver._n 7._o and_o pharaoh_n be_v servant_n say_v some_o of_o his_o counsellor_n or_o courtier_n who_o fear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n ix_o 20._o or_o perhaps_o the_o whole_a court_n begin_v now_o to_o be_v sensible_a of_o their_o danger_n how_o long_o shall_v this_o man._n they_o seem_v to_o speak_v contemptible_o of_o moses_n to_o please_v pharaoh_n who_o they_o be_v afraid_a will_v not_o like_v their_o counsel_n unless_o they_o flatter_v he_o be_v a_o snare_n to_o we_o the_o lxx_o and_o the_o vulgar_a translate_v it_o be_v a_o stumbling-block_n i._n e._n lay_v before_o we_o the_o occasion_n of_o our_o fall_n into_o one_o calamity_n after_o another_o or_o involve_v and_o entangle_v we_o in_o so_o many_o mischief_n know_v thou_o not_o yet_o that_o egypt_n be_v destroy_v do_v thou_o not_o consider_v that_o so_o many_o plague_n have_v ruin_v our_o country_n ver._n 8._o and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n be_v bring_v again_o unto_o pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n upon_o this_o advice_n he_o command_v they_o to_o be_v call_v back_o again_o and_o consent_v to_o let_v they_o go_v with_o some_o limitation_n to_o which_o moses_n can_v not_o agree_v but_o who_o be_v they_o that_o shall_v go_v in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v but_o who_o and_o who_o that_o be_v name_v the_o particular_n for_o his_o covetousness_n will_v not_o suffer_v the_o whole_a nation_n to_o go_v but_o he_o will_v keep_v some_o fast_n in_o his_o hand_n as_o a_o pledge_n for_o the_o return_n of_o the_o rest_n ver._n 9_o and_o moses_n say_v we_o will_v go_v with_o our_o young_a and_o our_o old_a etc._n etc._n with_o our_o flock_n and_o with_o our_o herd_n etc._n etc._n the_o reason_n of_o this_o large_a demand_n be_v give_v in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o verse_n they_o do_v not_o know_v what_o and_o how_o often_o they_o must_v sacrifice_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v necessary_a their_o flock_n and_o herd_n shall_v go_v with_o they_o and_o they_o be_v to_o hold_v a_o feast_n unto_o the_o lord_n none_o of_o they_o be_v to_o be_v absent_a from_o the_o solemnity_n hold_v a_o feast_n unto_o the_o lord_n it_o appear_v from_o v._o 1_o 3._o that_o it_o be_v to_o be_v a_o feast_n upon_o a_o sacrifice_n of_o which_o every_o one_o be_v to_o be_v a_o partaker_n ver._n 10._o and_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o let_v the_o lord_n be_v so_o with_o you_o as_o i_o will_v let_v you_o go_v etc._n etc._n most_o take_v this_o for_o a_o form_n of_o imprecation_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o wish_v you_o may_v prosper_v no_o better_o than_o i_o will_v accord_v to_o your_o desire_n but_o some_o look_n upon_o it_o as_o a_o irrision_n or_o jeer_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v you_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n let_v he_o do_v all_o he_o can_v to_o deliver_v you_o as_o i_o be_o resolve_v to_o keep_v you_o here_o this_o justify_v the_o truth_n of_o their_o observation_n who_o say_v that_o pharaoh_n at_o the_o first_o behave_v himself_o like_o a_o proud_a fantastic_a humorist_n who_o slight_v all_o that_o moses_n say_v or_o do_v but_o since_o the_o plague_n of_o murrain_n on_o the_o cattle_n and_o blain_n upon_o the_o egyptian_n like_o a_o fantastic_a distract_a bedlam_n who_o rave_v as_o if_o his_o brain_n have_v be_v blast_v to_o use_v dr._n jackson_n phrase_n with_o the_o fume_n of_o his_o sear_a conscience_n look_v you_o to_o it_o for_o evil_a be_v before_o you_o it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o he_o mean_v evil_a that_o they_o design_v against_o he_o or_o which_o he_o design_v against_o they_o the_o former_a best_o agree_v with_o what_o follow_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v you_o intend_v a_o rebellion_n therefore_o i_o will_v let_v none_o but_o the_o man_n go_v or_o more_o plain_o it_o be_v visible_a you_o design_v some_o evil_n i._n e._n you_o have_v conspire_v to_o be_v go_v and_o make_v a_o revolt_n or_o it_o be_v plain_a and_o manifest_a by_o your_o very_a countenance_n that_o you_o intend_v some_o evil_n if_o we_o take_v it_o the_o other_o way_n for_o evil_a which_o he_o threaten_v to_o they_o the_o meaning_n must_v be_v mark_v what_o i_o say_v i_o will_v take_v a_o course_n with_o you_o unless_o you_o be_v content_a to_o go_v and_o sacrifice_n upon_o my_o term_n i_o e._n the_o man_n only_o ver._n 11._o not_o so_o you_o shall_v not_o have_v your_o will_n go_v now_o you_o that_o be_v man_n and_o serve_v the_o lord_n for_o that_o you_o do_v desire_v so_o he_o interpret_v their_o demand_n v._o 1._o pretend_v that_o woman_n and_o child_n need_v not_o to_o attend_v upon_o sacrifice_n and_o they_o be_v drive_v out_o from_o pharaoh_n be_v presence_n it_o be_v likely_a he_o say_v i_o have_v no_o more_o to_o say_v to_o you_o or_o you_o know_v my_o mind_n and_o therefore_o get_v you_o go_v and_o then_o command_v his_o officer_n to_o thrust_v they_o out_o of_o door_n which_o they_o do_v with_o some_o violence_n this_o show_v he_o be_v in_o a_o fury_n which_o make_v he_o neither_o regard_n god_n nor_o man_n but_o reject_v the_o good_a counsel_n his_o own_o servant_n have_v give_v he_o v._n 7._o as_o well_o as_o the_o command_n which_o moses_n from_o god_n have_v deliver_v to_o he_o ver._n 12._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n siretch_v out_o thy_o hand_n etc._n etc._n upon_o this_o the_o lord_n immediate_o order_v moses_n to_o execute_v the_o judgement_n he_o have_v denounce_v which_o as_o i_o say_v before_o be_v threaten_v about_o the_o seven_o day_n and_o inflict_v upon_o the_o next_o and_o remove_v on_o the_o nine_o day_n of_o abib_fw-la compare_v v._o 4_o 13_o 19_o ver._n 13._o and_o moses_n stretch_v forth_o his_o rod_n over_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n see_v viii_o 6._o and_o the_o lord_n bring_v a_o east_n wind_n etc._n etc._n though_o the_o hebrew_n word_n kadim_v do_v proper_o signify_v the_o east_n yet_o it_o be_v sometime_o use_v for_o the_o south_n as_o boehart_n have_v demonstrate_v p._n ii_o hieroz_n l._n i._o c._n 15._o and_o so_o the_o lxx_o here_o understand_v it_o for_o though_o in_o arabia_n which_o lie_v east_n of_o egypt_n there_o be_v great_a store_n of_o locust_n yet_o not_o such_o number_n as_o be_v in_o ethiopia_n which_o lie_v south_n of_o it_o and_o abound_v with_o they_o more_o than_o any_o country_n in_o the_o world_n some_o people_n there_o live_v upon_o nothing_o else_o but_o locust_n which_o be_v bring_v thither_o in_o the_o spring_n about_o the_o vernal_a aequinox_n in_o vast_a quantity_n partly_o by_o the_o western_a and_o partly_o by_o the_o southern_a wind_n as_o the_o same_o bochart_n show_v out_o of_o good_a author_n l._n iu._n c._n 3._o and_o now_o it_o be_v about_o that_o time_n of_o the_o year_n when_o by_o a_o wind_n blow_v from_o those_o part_n they_o be_v bring_v into_o egypt_n see_v lxxviii_o psal_n 26._o ver._n 14._o and_o the_o locust_n go_v up_o over_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n be_v lift_v up_o by_o the_o wind_n as_o pliny_n speak_v they_o sly_a in_o the_o air_n in_o a_o great_a cloud_n which_o now_o it_o seem_v spread_v itself_o over_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n solicitè_fw-fr spectantibus_fw-la populis_fw-la etc._n etc._n as_o the_o same_o author_n speak_v people_n look_v on_o they_o in_o great_a fear_n lest_o they_o fall_v down_o and_o cover_v their_o country_n as_o the_o word_n follow_v tell_v we_o they_o do_v here_o in_o egypt_n and_o rest_v in_o all_o the_o coast_n of_o egypt_n after_o they_o have_v hover_v
a_o while_n in_o the_o air_n over_o the_o whole_a country_n they_o come_v down_o and_o settle_v upon_o the_o ground_n in_o every_o part_n of_o it_o very_o grievous_a be_v they_o by_o their_o vast_a number_n for_o so_o the_o word_n cave_a i_o have_v often_o observe_v signify_v and_o so_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a here_o translate_v innumerable_a before_o they_o there_o be_v no_o such_o locust_n see_v v._o 6._o neither_o after_o they_o shall_v be_v such_o i._n e._n not_o in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n though_o in_o other_o country_n there_o may_v particular_o in_o judea_n when_o god_n bring_v this_o plague_n upon_o it_o i_o joel_n 2._o ver._n 15._o for_o they_o cover_v the_o face_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n etc._n etc._n the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n which_o we_o translate_v face_n signify_v proper_o the_o eye_n it_o induce_v onkelos_n to_o translate_v this_o passage_n they_o cover_v the_o sun_n which_o be_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v there_o be_v such_o a_o thick_a cloud_n of_o they_o before_o they_o fall_v that_o they_o darken_v the_o sun_n as_o when_o they_o be_v fall_v they_o darken_v the_o land_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v or_o the_o meaning_n be_v there_o be_v such_o number_n that_o they_o not_o only_o cover_v the_o earth_n but_o the_o sun_n also_o for_o many_o author_n mention_n such_o prodigious_a cloud_n of_o they_o as_o have_v so_o thicken_v the_o sky_n that_o the_o day_n have_v be_v turn_v into_o night_n see_v bochart_n p._n ii_o hieroz_n l._n iu._n c._n 5._o and_o they_o do_v eat_v every_o herb_n of_o the_o land_n etc._n etc._n see_v v._o 5._o ver._n 16._o then_o pharaoh_n call_v for_o moses_n and_o aaron_n in_o haste_n this_o dr._n jackson_n not_o improper_o call_v another_o rave_a sit_v or_o phrenetical_a symptom_n into_o which_o this_o new_a calamity_n throw_v he_o i_o have_v sin_v against_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n and_o against_o you_o who_o he_o have_v late_o cause_v to_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o his_o presence_n v._n 11._o but_o now_o humble_v himself_o before_o they_o more_o than_o he_o have_v do_v at_o any_o time_n before_o for_o this_o be_v such_o a_o plague_n as_o all_o man_n account_v a_o manifest_a token_n of_o the_o divine_a displeasure_n according_a to_o that_o of_o pliny_n l._n xi_o c._n 29._o deorum_fw-la irae_fw-la pestis_fw-la ea_fw-la intelligitur_fw-la this_o be_v take_v for_o a_o plague_n of_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o god_n or_o as_o some_o copy_n have_v it_o mira_n pestis_fw-la a_o wonderful_a plague_n send_v from_o above_o ver._n 17._o now_o therefore_o forgive_v i_o pray_v you_o my_o sin_n only_o this_o once_o etc._n etc._n nothing_o can_v be_v speak_v more_o humble_o and_o seem_o penitent_a than_o this_o supplication_n which_o include_v in_o it_o also_o a_o promise_n never_o to_o offend_v again_o but_o there_o be_v no_o sincerity_n in_o it_o be_v the_o effect_n only_o of_o a_o great_a fright_n which_o extort_a this_o confession_n and_o submission_n from_o he_o without_o any_o serious_a meaning_n to_o continue_v in_o this_o resolution_n thus_o we_o all_o natural_o think_v of_o repent_v as_o pellicanus_fw-la here_o pious_o reslect_v when_o we_o be_v in_o great_a strait_n nay_o and_o promise_v it_o too_o till_o we_o be_v out_o of_o danger_n when_o we_o perform_v little_a of_o what_o we_o promise_v as_o our_o whole_a life_n testify_v that_o he_o may_v take_v away_o from_o i_o this_o death_n only_o we_o can_v gather_v from_o hence_o that_o the_o locust_n kill_v man_n and_o woman_n as_o the_o hail_n do_v for_o the_o field_n and_o the_o tree_n etc._n etc._n be_v say_v to_o die_v as_o well_o as_o man_n xlvii_o gen._n 19_o fourteen_o job_n 8_o etc._n etc._n but_o the_o locust_n destroy_v the_o support_v of_o life_n by_o eat_v up_o the_o corn_n and_o the_o grass_n etc._n etc._n may_v by_o consequence_n be_v say_v to_o kill_v the_o people_n in_o both_o which_o regard_v pharaoh_n may_v call_v they_o deadly_a locust_n ver._n 18._o and_o he_o go_v out_o from_o pharaoh_n and_o entreat_v the_o lord_n both_o moses_n and_o aaron_n be_v call_v to_o pharaoh_n and_o therefore_o now_o go_v both_o out_o but_o one_o only_o be_v mention_v viz._n moses_n because_o by_o his_o prayer_n this_o plague_n be_v remove_v ver._n 19_o and_o the_o lord_n turn_v this_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v do_v the_o next_o day_n as_o i_o observe_v v._n 12._o according_a to_o what_o be_v say_v viii_o 29._o a_o mighty_a strong_a west-wind_n strong_a wind_n be_v the_o only_a remedy_n to_o free_v a_o country_n from_o this_o plague_n as_o pliny_n have_v observe_v for_o if_o they_o die_v in_o those_o field_n on_o which_o they_o settle_v the_o air_n be_v so_o corrupt_v by_o the_o stench_n that_o it_o breed_v pestilential_a disease_n which_o take_v away_o the_o locust_n and_o cast_v they_o into_o the_o red-sea_n that_o which_o we_o call_v the_o red-sea_n the_o hebrew_n call_v the_o sea_n of_o suph_n i._n e._n of_o flag_n as_o we_o translate_v the_o word_n suph_n in_o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n v._o 3._o because_o it_o be_v full_a of_o a_o certain_a weed_n which_o the_o latin_n call_v alga_n and_o the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o some_o traveller_n have_v affirm_v to_o be_v of_o a_o red_a colour_n and_o to_o make_v the_o water_n appear_v as_o if_o it_o be_v red_a also_o from_o whence_o some_o fancy_n it_o be_v call_v the_o red-sea_n certain_a it_o be_v it_o have_v the_o hebrew_n name_n of_o suph_n from_o hence_o there_o be_v such_o abundance_n of_o this_o weed_n in_o that_o sea_n that_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o coast_n pluck_v it_o up_o out_o of_o the_o water_n and_o lay_v it_o in_o heap_n to_o be_v dry_v by_o the_o sun_n it_o become_v so_o compact_v that_o they_o build_v house_n of_o it_o as_o bochartus_n have_v observe_v in_o his_o phaleg_n l._n iu._n c._n 29._o but_o it_o be_v most_o likely_a to_o have_v have_v the_o name_n of_o the_o red-sea_n from_o this_o that_o what_o the_o hebrew_n call_v the_o sea_n of_o suph_n the_o near_a neighbour_n call_v the_o sea_n of_o edom_n from_o the_o country_n which_o it_o wash_v viz._n idumaea_n 1_o king_n ix_o 26._o xxi_o numb_a 4._o from_o whence_o the_o greek_n who_o know_v not_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o red-sea_n because_o edom_n in_o hebrew_n signify_v red_a as_o we_o find_v xxv_o gen._n 29._o now_o this_o sea_n which_o late_a writer_n call_v sinus_n arabicus_n lie_v east_n of_o egypt_n and_o therefore_o a_o west_n wind_n be_v most_o proper_a to_o drive_v the_o locust_n thither_o there_o remain_v not_o one_o locust_n in_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n the_o power_n of_o god_n appear_v no_o less_o in_o sweep_v they_o all_o away_o than_o in_o bring_v they_o upon_o the_o country_n for_o both_o be_v do_v at_o the_o instance_n of_o moses_n ver._n 20._o but_o the_o lord_z harden_a pharaoh_n be_v heart_n etc._n etc._n see_v ix_o 12._o he_o leave_v he_o to_o himself_o and_o do_v not_o move_v he_o to_o persist_v in_o his_o late_a good_a resolution_n ver._n 21._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n he_o leave_v off_o now_o to_o treat_v with_o pharaoh_n and_o only_o proceed_v in_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o sentence_n of_o utter_a destruction_n which_o he_o have_v decree_v against_o he_o stretch_v out_o thy_o hand_n towards_o heaven_n see_v ix_o 22._o that_o there_o may_v be_v darkness_n over_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n so_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o see_v any_o thing_n at_o noonday_n even_o darkness_n that_o may_v be_v feel_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n he_o call_v it_o thick_a darkness_n which_o be_v make_v i_o suppose_v by_o such_o clammy_a fog_n that_o they_o sensible_o affect_v the_o egyptian_n ver._n 22._o and_o there_o be_v thick_a darkness_n in_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n three_o day_n some_o think_v that_o during_o this_o three_o day_n darkness_n the_o israelite_n be_v circumcise_a when_o the_o egyptian_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a horror_n they_o be_v in_o all_o that_o time_n can_v take_v no_o advantage_n of_o they_o and_o so_o dr._n lightfoot_n expound_v cv_o psal_n 28._o they_o rebel_v not_o against_o his_o word_n but_o submit_v to_o be_v circumcise_a for_o the_o word_n seem_v to_o signify_v some_o special_a piece_n of_o obedience_n which_o they_o then_o perform_v the_o author_n of_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o moses_n will_v have_v it_o that_o they_o punish_v and_o cut_v off_o several_a wicked_a people_n among_o the_o israelite_n themselves_o which_o they_o do_v at_o this_o time_n that_o the_o egyptian_n may_v not_o know_v it_o and_o rejoice_v at_o it_o but_o that_o which_o be_v more_o certain_a be_v that_o if_o the_o former_a plague_n end_v on_o the_o nine_o day_n this_o judgement_n
he_o may_v do_v one_o wonder_n after_o another_o till_o he_o have_v finish_v pharaoh_n destruction_n see_v vii_o 3._o ver._n 10._o and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n do_v all_o these_o wonder_n before_o pharaoh_n this_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o summary_n of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v hitherto_o concern_v the_o wonderful_a plague_n of_o egypt_n which_o as_o god_n design_v to_o inflict_v upon_o that_o country_n so_o he_o do_v by_o moses_n and_o aaron_n as_o his_o instrument_n and_o the_o lord_z harden_a pharaoh_n be_v heart_n so_o that_o he_o will_v not_o let_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n go_v etc._n etc._n the_o obstinacy_n of_o pharaoh_n under_o several_a severe_a judgement_n be_v so_o notorious_a that_o it_o need_v be_v no_o wonder_n that_o the_o lord_n himself_o harden_v his_o heart_n so_o that_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v the_o people_n to_o depart_v till_o what_o be_v here_o threaten_a be_v execute_v upon_o he_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o justice_n than_o to_o inflict_v heavy_a judgement_n upon_o contumacious_a offender_n and_o no_o punishment_n heavy_a than_o to_o let_v they_o undo_v themselves_o by_o their_o own_o wickedness_n and_o blind_o run_v on_o without_o any_o stop_n in_o their_o evil_a course_n unto_o utter_a ruin_n this_o be_v the_o case_n of_o pharaoh_n of_o which_o the_o heathen_a have_v a_o break_a notion_n when_o they_o say_v quos_fw-la jupiter_n vult_fw-la perdere_fw-la prius_fw-la dementat_fw-la those_o who_o god_n intend_v to_o destroy_v he_o first_o infatuate_v chap._n xii_o verse_n 1._o and_z the_o lord_z speak_v unto_o moses_n and_o aaron_n etc._n etc._n we_o be_v not_o tell_v here_o when_o the_o lord_n speak_v this_o to_o they_o but_o it_o be_v very_o likely_a it_o be_v on_o the_o ten_o day_n of_o this_o month_n before_o he_o bring_v the_o plague_n of_o darkness_n on_o the_o land_n wherein_o he_o give_v the_o israelite_n opportunity_n to_o prepare_v for_o their_o departure_n and_o then_o he_o change_v this_o month_n from_o the_o seven_o as_o it_o be_v before_o to_o the_o first_o as_o it_o here_o follow_v ver._n 2._o this_o month._n which_o in_o process_n of_o time_n be_v call_v abib_fw-la xiii_o 4._o xxiii_o 15._o because_o then_o the_o corn_n be_v ear_v and_o grow_v towards_o ripeness_n for_o abib_fw-la signify_v a_o ear_n of_o corn_n and_o be_v in_o after_o age_n call_v nisan_fw-la two_o nehem._n 1._o iii_o esth_n 7._o which_o be_v a_o chaldee_n word_n denote_v this_o to_o be_v the_o month_n wherein_o they_o go_v out_o to_o war_n from_o nissin_n which_o signify_v ensign_n or_o banner_n as_o bochart_n probable_o conjecture_n which_o at_o that_o season_n be_v usual_o advance_v viz._n in_o the_o spring_n time_n so_o the_o hebrew_n understand_v that_o place_n 2_o sam._n xi_o 1._o shall_v be_v unto_o you_o the_o begin_n of_o month_n i.e._n the_o principal_a month_n of_o the_o year_n it_o shall_v be_v the_o first_o month_n of_o the_o year_n to_o you_o and_o therefore_o be_v hereafter_o to_o begin_v the_o year_n which_o be_v a_o plain_a intimation_n that_o the_o year_n have_v another_o beginning_n before_o this_o time_n which_o be_v in_o the_o month_n they_o call_v tisri_n about_o autumn_n but_o be_v now_o translate_v unto_o the_o spring_n and_o so_o we_o find_v that_o all_o the_o ancient_a nation_n begin_v their_o year_n after_o their_o harvest_n and_o vintage_n which_o be_v the_o conclusion_n of_o their_o year_n but_o from_o hence_o forward_a the_o jewish_a computation_n be_v from_o this_o month_n of_o abib_fw-la at_o least_o as_o to_o their_o feast_n and_o thing_n sacred_a though_o their_o civil_a year_n still_o begin_v where_o it_o do_v before_o for_o after_o this_o we_o sin_v the_o old_a account_n continue_v as_o appear_v from_o the_o xxiii_o 16._o where_o the_o harvest_n be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o year_n and_o yet_o the_o author_n of_o meor_n e_o najim_n as_o guliel_n vorstius_n show_v in_o his_o observation_n upon_o r._n d._n ganz_n affirm_v that_o the_o ancient_a hebrew_n follow_v this_o new_a account_n from_o the_o time_n of_o their_o go_v out_o of_o egypt_n till_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n in_o all_o their_o contract_n and_o affair_n use_v this_o aera_fw-la of_o exodus_fw-la in_o memory_n of_o that_o illustrious_a deliverance_n as_o after_o that_o time_n till_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n they_o date_v all_o their_o write_n from_o the_o building_n of_o the_o temple_n ver._n 3._o in_o the_o ten_o day_n of_o this_o month._n this_o be_v a_o law_n which_o have_v respect_n to_o all_o future_a age_n as_o well_o as_o to_o this_o present_a time_n that_o they_o shall_v begin_v to_o prepare_v for_o the_o passover_n four_o day_n before_o for_o which_o the_o jew_n give_v such_o reason_n as_o these_o viz._n it_o be_v necessary_a when_o they_o go_v out_o of_o egypt_n to_o make_v this_o preparation_n lest_o a_o multitude_n of_o business_n when_o they_o be_v press_v to_o be_v go_v in_o haste_n shall_v have_v make_v they_o neglect_v it_o and_o it_o be_v necessary_a afterward_o that_o they_o may_v more_o narrow_o observe_v if_o there_o be_v any_o blemish_n in_o the_o lamb_n and_o that_o they_o may_v be_v put_v in_o mind_n to_o dispose_v themselves_o for_o so_o great_a a_o solemnity_n and_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o our_o bless_a saviour_n the_o true_a paschal_n lamb_n come_v to_o jerusalem_n on_o this_o very_a day_n viz._n the_o ten_o of_o nisan_fw-la four_o day_n before_o he_o be_v offer_v xii_o joh._n 1_o 12._o yet_o there_o be_v those_o who_o think_v that_o this_o precept_n be_v peculiar_a to_o this_o time_n of_o their_o departure_n out_o of_o egypt_n for_o they_o that_o come_v in_o after_z age_n out_o of_o all_o part_n of_o the_o country_n to_o worship_n god_n at_o this_o feast_n can_v not_o so_o well_o observe_v it_o unless_o we_o suppose_v they_o to_o have_v come_v some_o day_n before_o to_o jerusalem_n as_o its_o certain_a some_o do_v xi_o joh._n 55._o or_o to_o have_v send_v before_o hand_n thither_o to_o have_v a_o lamb_n prepare_v for_o they_o which_o be_v not_o unlikely_a they_o also_o who_o think_v the_o egyptian_n now_o worship_v such_o kind_n of_o creature_n imagine_v withal_o that_o this_o day_n be_v choose_v in_o opposition_n to_o they_o who_o because_o the_o sun_n enter_v then_o into_o aries_n begin_v on_o this_o day_n the_o solemn_a worship_n of_o this_o creature_n and_o of_o that_o celestial_a sign_n thus_o the_o author_n of_o the_o chronicon_fw-la orientale_n in_o express_a word_n this_o be_v the_o day_n in_o which_o the_o sun_n enter_v the_o first_o sign_n of_o aries_n and_o be_v most_o solemn_a among_o the_o egyptian_n and_o therefore_o god_n command_v the_o israelite_n to_o sacrifice_v that_o creature_n which_o they_o worship_v but_o there_o be_v no_o certainty_n of_o this_o nor_o of_o what_o the_o author_n of_o tzeror_n hamor_n observe_v that_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o egyptian_n be_v at_o its_o height_n on_o the_o fourteen_o day_n god_n order_v the_o kill_n of_o this_o lamb_n at_o that_o time_n which_o be_v the_o great_a contempt_n of_o their_o coniger_n ammon_n who_o they_o worship_v then_o with_o the_o great_a honour_n show_v he_o can_v be_v no_o god_n who_o the_o israelite_n eat_v they_o shall_v take_v to_o they_o every_o man_n a_o lamb._n the_o word_n seh_n signify_v a_o kid_n as_o well_o as_o a_o lamb_n xv_o numb_a 11._o fourteen_o deut._n 4._o and_o it_o be_v evident_a from_o the_o five_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n that_o they_o may_v take_v either_o of_o they_o for_o this_o sacrifice_n but_o common_o they_o make_v choice_n of_o a_o lamb_n as_o the_o fit_a of_o the_o two_o be_v of_o a_o more_o mild_a and_o innocent_a nature_n they_o that_o be_v of_o opinion_n the_o egyptian_n now_o worship_v such_o creature_n imagine_v also_o this_o be_v ordain_v to_o preserve_v the_o israelite_n from_o their_o idolatry_n by_o command_v they_o to_o kill_v such_o beast_n as_o they_o adore_v so_o r._n levi_n be_v gersom_a god_n intend_v by_o this_o to_o expel_v out_o of_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o israelite_n the_o evil_a opinion_n of_o the_o egyptian_n etc._n etc._n a_o lamb_n for_o a_o house_n some_o translate_v it_o for_o a_o family_n but_o that_o be_v not_o true_a for_o as_o tribe_n be_v divide_v into_o family_n so_o be_v family_n into_o house_n and_o when_o many_o lamb_n be_v few_o enough_o for_o a_o whole_a family_n some_o house_n be_v so_o small_a that_o they_o can_v not_o eat_v one_o and_o therefore_o be_v to_o call_v in_o the_o assistance_n of_o their_o neighbour_n as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n ver._n 4._o and_o if_o the_o household_n be_v too_o little_a for_o the_o lamb_n let_v he_o and_o his_o neighbour_n etc._n etc._n they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v few_o than_o ten_o person_n nor_o more_o than_o
egypt_n which_o be_v so_o sudden_a and_o hasty_a that_o they_o have_v not_o time_n to_o bake_v the_o dough_n they_o have_v prepare_v nor_o so_o much_o as_o put_v leaven_n to_o it_o xii_o 39_o there_o shall_v no_o leaven_a bread_n be_v see_v with_o thou_o from_o whence_o the_o jew_n conclude_v that_o not_o only_o all_o such_o bread_n be_v to_o be_v careful_o seek_v for_o and_o throw_v out_o of_o their_o house_n but_o all_o their_o vessel_n that_o have_v be_v use_v the_o year_n before_o thorough_o scour_v lest_o any_o thing_n shall_v remain_v in_o they_o that_o may_v give_v a_o tincture_n of_o acidity_n to_o the_o bread_n that_o may_v be_v make_v in_o they_o in_o which_o work_n they_o spend_v some_o day_n before_o the_o passover_n as_o buxtorf_n observe_v in_o his_o synag_n jud._n c._n 17._o neither_o shall_v there_o be_v leaven_n see_v with_o thou_o etc._n etc._n for_o which_o cause_n as_o he_o there_o observe_v they_o abstain_v all_o the_o time_n of_o this_o feast_n from_o all_o such_o thing_n as_o may_v possible_o have_v some_o leaven_n in_o they_o as_o from_o honey_n and_o sugar_n which_o be_v often_o adulterate_v with_o flower_n etc._n etc._n ver._n 8._o and_o thou_o shall_v show_v thy_o son_n in_o that_o day_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n it_o be_v to_o be_v a_o part_n of_o their_o religion_n to_o instruct_v their_o child_n in_o the_o meaning_n of_o their_o kill_v the_o lamb_n and_o their_o abstinence_n from_o leaven_n this_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n make_v one_o of_o the_o dcxiii_o precept_n that_o parent_n shall_v tell_v the_o whole_a story_n of_o their_o go_v out_o of_o egypt_n on_o the_o fifteen_o day_n of_o nisan_fw-la when_o every_o one_o according_a to_o his_o ability_n be_v bind_v in_o his_o own_o language_n to_o bless_v and_o praise_v the_o name_n of_o god_n for_o all_o his_o miracle_n which_o he_o wrought_v for_o they_o they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o r._n levi_n of_o barcelona_n ver._n 9_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v for_o a_o sign_n unto_o thou_o these_o seem_v to_o be_v still_o the_o word_n that_o the_o parent_n be_v to_o say_v to_o their_o child_n upon_o these_o festival_n whereby_o they_o teach_v they_o to_o look_v upon_o this_o observation_n as_o a_o token_n or_o memorial_n of_o what_o god_n have_v do_v for_o their_o forefather_n when_o he_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n upon_o thy_o hand_n and_o for_o a_o memorial_n between_o thy_o eye_n to_o make_v thou_o as_o sensible_a of_o god_n goodness_n as_o of_o that_o which_o thou_o have_v in_o thy_o hand_n or_o of_o a_o thing_n that_o be_v continual_o before_o thy_o eye_n the_o jewish_a superstition_n about_o their_o phylactery_n take_v its_o rise_n from_o hence_o but_o without_o any_o good_a ground_n it_o be_v evident_a he_o speak_v not_o of_o tie_v parchment_n or_o any_o thing_n else_o about_o their_o wrist_n etc._n etc._n but_o of_o teach_v their_o child_n the_o meaning_n of_o their_o holy_a rite_n and_o so_o some_o of_o themselves_o have_v expound_v it_o particular_o the_o forementioned_a r._n levi_n of_o barcelona_n who_o give_v this_o reason_n why_o such_o abundant_a care_n be_v take_v to_o have_v these_o thing_n remember_v because_o say_v he_o this_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o our_o law_n and_o of_o our_o religion_n for_o which_o cause_n in_o all_o our_o blessing_n and_o prayer_n we_o commemorate_v our_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n because_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n to_o we_o and_o a_o perfect_a demonstration_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o that_o our_o lord_n god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o creature_n and_o do_v what_o he_o please_v etc._n etc._n for_o who_o but_o he_o can_v change_v the_o course_n of_o nature_n and_o work_v such_o great_a and_o unheard_a of_o sign_n as_o he_o do_v this_o be_v sufficient_a to_o confute_v those_o that_o deny_v the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o to_o establish_v we_o in_o the_o belief_n of_o god_n most_o bless_v and_o to_o persuade_v both_o that_o there_o be_v a_o providence_n and_o that_o his_o power_n extend_v to_o all_o thing_n both_o in_o general_a and_o particular_a so_o he_o see_v v._o 16._o that_o the_o lord_n law_n may_v be_v in_o thy_o mouth_n that_o their_o child_n may_v be_v able_a to_o declare_v to_o their_o posterity_n the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n about_o these_o matter_n for_o with_o a_o strong_a hand_n have_v the_o lord_n bring_v thou_o out_o of_o egypt_n by_o slay_v all_o their_o first-born_a in_o one_o night_n see_v iii_o 19_o ver._n 10._o thou_o shall_v therefore_o keep_v this_o ordinance_n of_o the_o passover_n and_o of_o the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n in_o this_o season_n from_o year_n to_o year_n on_o the_o fourteen_o and_o the_o seven_o follow_a day_n of_o the_o first_o month._n ver._n 11._o and_o it_o shall_v be_v when_o the_o lord_n shall_v bring_v thou_o into_o the_o land_n of_o the_o canaanite_n etc._n etc._n under_o the_o name_n of_o canaanites_n he_o comprehend_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o seven_o nation_n and_o these_o word_n seem_v to_o import_v that_o the_o law_n of_o the_o first-born_a be_v not_o to_o take_v place_n till_o they_o come_v into_o the_o promised_n land_n yet_o we_o find_v iii_o numb_a 12_o 13._o that_o god_n demand_v all_o the_o first-born_a of_o they_o though_o he_o take_v the_o levite_n in_o their_o stead_n and_o both_o be_v number_v and_o there_o be_v two_o hundred_o seventy_o three_o first-born_a male_n more_o than_o there_o be_v levites_n v._n 41_o 42_o 43._o he_o require_v they_o to_o be_v redeem_v at_o five_o shekel_n apiece_o and_o the_o money_n to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o priest_n v._o 46_o 47_o 48._o but_o perhaps_o after_o this_o the_o law_n be_v not_o observe_v till_o they_o come_v to_o canaan_n which_o he_o swear_v unto_o thy_o father_n etc._n etc._n see_v v._o 5._o ver._n 12._o that_o thou_o shall_v set_v apart_o unto_o the_o lord_z all_o that_o open_v the_o matrix_fw-la here_o he_o show_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o that_o sanctification_n of_o the_o first-born_a which_o be_v mention_v v._n 2._o and_o for_o what_o end_n and_o reason_n this_o be_v ordain_v for_o that_o which_o be_v call_v sanctify_v there_o be_v here_o call_v set_v apart_o or_o separate_v it_o from_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o kind_n of_o creature_n for_o another_o use_n viz._n to_o be_v sacrifice_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o word_n heevarta_fw-la which_o we_o translate_v set_v apart_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n make_v to_o pass_v over_o which_o be_v explain_v xxii_o 30._o thou_o shall_v give_v it_o unto_o i_o viz._n to_o be_v offer_v at_o the_o altar_n the_o male_n the_o first-born_a be_v only_o mention_v v._o 2._o but_o here_o it_o be_v explain_v to_o signify_v only_o the_o male_n if_o a_o female_a come_v first_o and_o afterward_o a_o male_a that_o male_a be_v not_o devote_v unto_o god_n because_o it_o do_v not_o open_v the_o womb_n a_o female_a come_n before_o it_o shall_v be_v the_o lord_n and_o therefore_o set_v apart_o from_o common_a use_n to_o be_v employ_v in_o his_o service_n that_o be_v every_o firstling_n male_a of_o a_o cow_n sheep_n or_o goat_n be_v to_o be_v offer_v in_o sacrifice_n and_o the_o blood_n be_v sprinkle_v on_o the_o altar_n the_o flesh_n of_o they_o be_v give_v to_o the_o priest_n see_v xviii_o numb_a 17_o 18._o where_o what_o be_v here_o brief_o deliver_v be_v there_o more_o large_o explain_v ver._n 8._o and_o every_o firstling_n of_o a_o ass_n there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n for_o horse_n and_o camel_n but_o a_o ass_n be_v only_o mention_v because_o abundance_n of_o ass_n be_v breed_v in_o judea_n where_o there_o be_v few_o horse_n or_o camel_n and_o therefore_o xviii_o numb_a 15._o it_o be_v say_v in_o general_a the_o firstling_n of_o unclean_a beast_n thou_o shall_v redeem_v thou_o shall_v redeem_v with_o a_o lamb._n which_o be_v to_o be_v sacrifice_v to_o god_n if_o a_o man_n have_v not_o a_o lamb_n he_o be_v to_o give_v the_o price_n of_o one_o and_o because_o all_o lamb_n be_v not_o of_o a_o equal_a price_n some_o be_v worth_n more_o than_o other_o the_o rabbin_n say_v that_o a_o good_a eye_n i._n e._n a_o liberal_a man_n give_v a_o shekel_n a_o evil_a eye_n half_a as_o much_o and_o a_o middle_a sort_n of_o man_n give_v three_o quarter_n it_o be_v to_o be_v redeem_v also_o within_o thirty_o day_n if_o thou_o will_v not_o redeem_v it_o than_o thou_o shall_v break_v or_o cut_v off_o its_o neck_n it_o be_v to_o die_v one_o way_n or_o other_o and_o not_o to_o be_v employ_v in_o common_a use_n but_o thus_o to_o be_v dispose_v of_o if_o they_o will_v not_o give_v a_o lamb_n or_o its_o value_n in_o exchange_n for_o it_o which_o man_n may_v sometime_o be_v unwilling_a to_o
where_o because_o god_n be_v say_v to_o have_v divide_v the_o red-sea_n into_o part_n they_o sancy_v there_o be_v twelve_o division_n every_o one_o defend_v with_o a_o wall_n of_o water_n but_o there_o be_v no_o foundation_n for_o this_o in_o these_o word_n nor_o in_o lxxvii_o psal_n 19_o where_o path_n be_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n they_o thence_o also_o deduce_v the_o same_o conceit_n of_o a_o several_a path_n to_o every_o tribe_n see_v simeon_n de_fw-fr muis_fw-la on_o that_o place_n ver._n 22._o and_o the_o israelite_n go_v in_o to_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n about_o the_o second_o watch_n of_o the_o night_n which_o be_v at_o midnight_n and_o about_o break_v of_o day_n they_o be_v get_v quite_o through_o upon_o the_o dry_a ground_n this_o be_v not_o look_v upon_o by_o the_o ancient_a heathen_a as_o incredible_a for_o homer_n make_v neptune_n drive_v his_o chariot_n upon_o the_o wave_n and_o the_o sea_n withdraw_v its_o water_n and_o the_o water_n of_o scamander_n be_v swell_v to_o destroy_v achilles_n he_o make_v to_o be_v dry_v up_o by_o vulcan_n as_o nonnus_n also_o make_v bacchus_n dry_v up_o hydaspes_n and_o smite_v orontes_n with_o his_o thyrsus_n to_o have_v go_v over_o it_o see_v the_o learned_a huetius_n in_o his_o quaestiones_fw-la alnetanae_n p._n 206_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o water_n be_v a_o wall_n unto_o they_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o on_o the_o left_a the_o strong_a east-wind_n contribute_v no_o doubt_n to_o the_o cut_n of_o the_o water_n in_o two_o though_o not_o without_o the_o help_n of_o angelical_a power_n but_o i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o it_o can_v do_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o compact_n of_o the_o water_n to_o such_o a_o degree_n that_o they_o be_v no_o long_o fluid_v but_o firm_a as_o a_o wall_n or_o bank_n on_o each_o side_n of_o they_o see_v xv._o 8._o which_o be_v effect_v whole_o by_o the_o angelical_a ministry_n who_o uphold_v the_o water_n in_o that_o solid_a posture_n till_o the_o israelite_n be_v get_v quite_o out_o of_o the_o sea_n it_o have_v be_v a_o old_a question_n whether_o they_o go_v quite_o cross_a the_o red-sea_n or_o only_o fetch_v a_o compass_n and_o come_v out_o upon_o the_o same_o shore_n from_o which_o they_o go_v in_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o they_o do_v not_o go_v over_o to_o the_o opposite_a shore_n but_o make_v a_o kind_n of_o semicircle_n find_v themselves_o when_o they_o come_v out_o in_o the_o same_o country_n where_o they_o be_v before_o their_o reason_n be_v because_o they_o can_v not_o in_o so_o small_a a_o time_n have_v march_v so_o far_o for_o in_o the_o narrow_a place_n that_o gulf_n be_v xii_o or_o xv._o german_n mile_n over_o so_o that_o they_o can_v not_o all_o have_v pass_v through_o in_o less_o than_o three_o or_o four_o day_n as_o david_n chytraeus_n make_v the_o computation_n but_o especial_o because_o moses_n express_o make_v their_o next_o station_n to_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o etham_n xxxiii_o numb_a 8._o in_o which_o place_n they_o be_v the_o day_n before_o they_o come_v to_o the_o sea_n xiii_o exod._n 20._o therefore_o they_o be_v still_o in_o the_o same_o wilderness_n ver._n 23._o and_o the_o egyptian_n pursue_v and_o go_v in_o after_o they_o into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n etc._n etc._n imagine_v perhaps_o they_o be_v still_o upon_o the_o land_n or_o on_o the_o shore_n where_o the_o sea_n be_v retire_v the_o darkness_n of_o the_o night_n not_o suffer_v they_o to_o see_v the_o mountain_n of_o water_n on_o each_o side_n or_o rather_o their_o mind_n be_v so_o intent_n to_o overtake_v the_o israelite_n that_o they_o regard_v nothing_o else_o for_o when_o man_n be_v engage_v in_o a_o fierce_a chase_n of_o any_o thing_n with_o eager_a desire_n and_o confident_a hope_n of_o it_o it_o take_v up_o all_o their_o thought_n and_o make_v they_o overlook_v what_o lie_v before_o their_o eye_n thus_o by_o their_o own_o violent_a passion_n and_o proud_a imagination_n god_n blind_v their_o mind_n and_o harden_v their_o heart_n as_o he_o say_v he_o will_v v._o 17._o to_o rush_v into_o their_o own_o destruction_n ver._n 24._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o in_o the_o morning_n watch_n the_o roman_n and_o the_o hebrew_n also_o divide_v the_o night_n into_o four_o part_n contain_v three_o hour_n apiece_o at_o the_o beginning_n of_o which_o the_o guard_n of_o soldier_n who_o keep_v watch_v by_o night_n be_v change_v and_o thence_o they_o be_v call_v watch_n two_o of_o they_o we_o find_v mention_v by_o st._n luke_n xii_o 38._o and_o st._n mark_v mention_n they_o all_o xiii_o 35._o and_o particular_o the_o four_o watch_n vi_o mark_v 48._o call_v here_o the_o morning_n watch_n which_o be_v the_o last_o of_o they_o between_o daybreak_n and_o the_o morning_n the_o lord_z look_v unto_o the_o host_n of_o the_o egyptian_n he_o frown_v upon_o they_o as_o we_o speak_v now_o in_o our_o language_n for_o in_o scripture_n god_n be_v say_v sometime_o to_o look_v upon_o those_o who_o he_o be_v about_o to_o punish_v civ_o psalm_n 32._o ix_o amos_n 4._o iii_o habakkuk_n 6._o through_o the_o pillar_n of_o fire_n and_o the_o cloud_n by_o this_o it_o be_v manifest_a there_o be_v but_o one_o pillar_n which_o have_v different_a appearance_n and_o that_o the_o schechinah_n or_o divine_a majesty_n be_v in_o it_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o also_o very_o probable_a that_o whereas_o the_o cloudy_a part_n of_o the_o pillar_n have_v be_v towards_o the_o egyptian_n hitherto_o now_o it_o turn_v the_o other_o side_n towards_o they_o and_o the_o fiery_a part_n appear_v let_v they_o see_v the_o danger_n wherein_o they_o be_v and_o by_o its_o amaze_a brightness_n perfect_o confound_v they_o so_o philo_n seem_v to_o have_v understand_v it_o when_o he_o say_v l._n iii_o de_fw-la vita_fw-la mosis_fw-la that_o from_o the_o cloud_n that_o be_v in_o the_o rear_n of_o the_o israelite_n there_o shine_v a_o fiery_a appearance_n of_o the_o deity_n which_o may_v well_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v look_v through_o the_o pillar_n of_o fire_n and_o trouble_v the_o host_n of_o the_o egyptian_n this_o glorious_a light_n i_o suppose_v flash_v in_o their_o face_n put_v they_o into_o a_o consternation_n but_o josephus_n add_v in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o his_o second_o book_n of_o antiquity_n that_o there_o be_v a_o dreadful_a storm_n or_o tempest_n with_o thunder_n lightning_n and_o hailstone_n from_o the_o cloud_n which_o put_v they_o into_o the_o great_a disorder_n as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n hither_o dr._n hammond_n refer_v those_o word_n of_o the_o psalmist_n lxxvii_o 17_o 18._o the_o cloud_n pour_v out_o water_n the_o sky_n send_v out_o a_o sound_n thy_o arrow_n also_o go_v abroad_o the_o voice_n of_o thy_o thunder_n be_v in_o the_o heaven_n the_o lightning_n lighten_v the_o world_n the_o earth_n tremble_v and_o shake_v etc._n etc._n ver._n 25._o and_o take_v off_o their_o chariot_n wheel_v some_o of_o their_o wheel_n be_v break_v by_o the_o hailstone_n or_o burn_v with_o lightning_n with_o which_o its_o likely_a their_o horse_n be_v so_o affright_v that_o they_o fall_v into_o disorder_n and_o one_o chariot_n run_v against_o another_o some_o of_o their_o wheel_n be_v take_v off_o that_o they_o drive_v heavy_o they_o can_v scarce_o move_v or_o but_o very_o slow_o when_o their_o wheel_n be_v break_v or_o take_v off_o and_o those_o wheel_n that_o remain_v sink_v deep_a into_o the_o sand_n when_o the_o water_n return_v upon_o it_o so_o that_o the_o egyptian_n say_v etc._n etc._n they_o cry_v one_o to_o another_o let_v we_o give_v over_o the_o pursuit_n for_o the_o lord_n fight_v for_o they_o etc._n etc._n now_o moses_n his_o word_n be_v make_v good_a v._n 14._o and_o the_o egyptian_n themselves_o acknowledge_v it_o v._o 18._o ver._n 26._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n he_o speak_v to_o he_o out_o of_o the_o cloud_n where_o the_o schechinah_n be_v as_o i_o have_v often_o say_v stretch_v out_o thy_o hand_n over_o the_o sea_n that_o the_o water_n may_v return_v again_o upon_o the_o egyptian_n etc._n etc._n god_n be_v please_v to_o use_v the_o ministry_n of_o moses_n in_o the_o drown_n of_o the_o egyptian_n as_o he_o have_v do_v in_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o sea_n v._n 16_o 21._o that_o all_o the_o people_n may_v honour_v and_o reverence_v he_o and_o be_v obedient_a to_o his_o direction_n ver._n 27._o and_o the_o sea_n return_v to_o its_o strength_n the_o sense_n be_v true_o express_v by_o the_o vulgar_a the_o sea_n return_v to_o its_o former_a place_n the_o great_a wall_n or_o heap_n of_o water_n which_o be_v on_o either_o side_n of_o they_o fall_v down_o and_o rush_v upon_o they_o with_o a_o mighty_a force_n overwhelm_v they_o and_o fill_v
the_o whole_a channel_n as_o before_o when_o the_o morning_n appear_v when_o it_o be_v light_a and_o the_o egyptian_n flee_v against_o it_o they_o be_v so_o fright_v by_o the_o light_n which_o shine_v in_o their_o face_n and_o by_o the_o thunder_n and_o hail_n etc._n etc._n that_o they_o turn_v back_o and_o like_o man_n distract_v run_v and_o meet_v the_o water_n which_o come_v tumble_v down_o upon_o they_o and_o the_o lord_n overthrow_v the_o egyptian_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o hebrew_a word_n import_v throw_v down_o with_o violence_n and_o precipitation_n and_o may_v be_v translate_v throw_v they_o headlong_o artapanus_n in_o eusebius_n l._n ix_o praepar_fw-la evang._n c._n 27._o tell_v this_o story_n from_o the_o heliopolitan_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o moses_n do_v only_o he_o make_v some_o of_o they_o to_o have_v be_v kill_v with_o lightning_n and_o the_o rest_n drown_v ver._n 28._o and_o the_o water_n return_v and_o cover_v the_o chariot_n etc._n etc._n the_o sea_n return_v to_o its_o former_a depth_n so_o that_o they_o be_v swallow_v up_o and_o all_o the_o host_n of_o pharaoh_n that_o come_v into_o the_o sea_n after_o they_o some_o have_v fancy_v that_o all_o the_o host_n of_o pharaoh_n do_v not_o perish_v but_o only_o so_o many_o of_o they_o as_o pursue_v the_o israelite_n into_o the_o sea_n which_o they_o fancy_v this_o place_n intimate_v some_o do_v not_o but_o the_o plain_a meaning_n be_v that_o they_o all_o come_v into_o the_o sea_n after_o the_o israelite_n and_o be_v all_o drown_v in_o it_o it_o be_v a_o wild_a fancy_n that_o pharaoh_n alone_o be_v save_v by_o the_o angel_n michael_n and_o gabriel_n because_o he_o cry_v out_o as_o he_o have_v do_v heretofore_o ix_o 27._o the_o lord_z be_v righteous_a and_o i_o and_o my_o people_n be_v wicked_a thus_o the_o author_n of_o dibre_n hajamim_n or_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o moses_n who_o say_v they_o transport_v he_o to_o nineveh_n where_o he_o reign_v as_o long_o as_o the_o israelite_n wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n the_o same_o be_v relate_v by_o other_o such_o fabulous_a writer_n who_o be_v sober_o confute_v by_o aben_n ezra_n from_o the_o follow_a word_n there_o remain_v not_o so_o much_o as_o one_o of_o they_o and_o from_o xv._o 4_o 19_o where_o moses_n in_o his_o song_n plain_o make_v pharaoh_n to_o have_v perish_v among_o the_o rest_n and_o with_o he_o a_o old_a midrash_n say_v that_o janne_n and_o jambres_n be_v drown_v who_o have_v be_v the_o great_a instrument_n of_o harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n see_v our_o learned_a j._n gregory_n observe_v c._n 15._o ver._n 29._o but_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n walk_v on_o dry_a land_n etc._n etc._n or_o have_v walk_v for_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o mere_a fancy_n that_o they_o be_v still_o in_o the_o sea_n and_o have_v not_o pass_v quite_o through_o it_o when_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o host_n be_v drown_v for_o which_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n but_o this_o word_n walk_v which_o may_v as_o well_o be_v translate_v in_o the_o time_n perfect_o pass_v as_o in_o the_o present_a and_o so_o i_o doubt_v not_o moses_n mean_v that_o the_o israelite_n be_v safe_a on_o shore_n when_o the_o sea_n return_v upon_o the_o egyptian_n and_o the_o water_n be_v a_o wall_n unto_o they_o etc._n etc._n see_v v._o 22._o ver._n 30._o thus_o the_o lord_n save_v israel_n as_o he_o have_v promise_v v._n 13._o that_o day_n which_o be_v the_o xxi_o st_o of_o nisan_fw-la and_o the_o last_o day_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n which_o by_o god_n command_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v holy_a xii_o 16._o and_o now_o there_o be_v a_o very_a great_a reason_n for_o it_o and_o for_o that_o triumphant_a hymn_n which_o they_o sing_v upon_o this_o solemnity_n chap._n xv._o mr._n mede_n will_v have_v this_o day_n to_o have_v be_v that_o which_o they_o afterward_o keep_v for_o their_o sabbath_n in_o memory_n of_o their_o redemption_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n this_o he_o gather_v from_o the_o repetition_n of_o the_o decalogue_n in_o the_o five_o of_o deuteronomy_n where_o leave_v out_o the_o reason_n for_o this_o commandment_n from_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n moses_n insert_v this_o other_o of_o their_o redemption_n out_o of_o egypt_n as_o the_o ground_n of_o observe_v that_o seven_o day_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o v._o 15._o therefore_o the_o lord_n command_v thou_o to_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n namely_o not_o for_o the_o quotum_fw-la of_o one_o day_n in_o seven_o of_o that_o there_o be_v another_o reason_n from_o the_o example_n of_o god_n in_o the_o creation_n but_o for_o the_o designation_n of_o that_o day_n after_o the_o precede_a six_o day_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o discourse_n xv._o p._n 74._o and_o israel_n see_v the_o egyptian_n dead_a upon_o the_o seashore_n it_o may_v be_v interpret_v that_o as_o they_o stand_v upon_o the_o seashore_n they_o see_v their_o dead_a body_n float_v upon_o the_o water_n but_o it_o be_v likely_a also_o that_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o by_o the_o divine_a providence_n many_o of_o their_o body_n be_v cast_v on_o shore_n that_o the_o israelite_n may_v have_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o spoil_n and_o especial_o of_o their_o arm_n which_o they_o want_v and_o be_v now_o by_o this_o overthrow_n furnish_v withal_o this_o shore_n be_v inhabit_v by_o the_o icthyophagi_n among_o who_o the_o memory_n of_o this_o recess_n and_o return_n of_o the_o sea_n be_v preserve_v as_o i_o observe_v upon_o v._o 21._o and_o unto_o who_o the_o dead_a body_n be_v give_v for_o food_n as_o the_o psalmist_n say_v lxxiv_o 14._o that_o be_v to_o the_o beast_n and_o bird_n of_o prey_n which_o people_v the_o neighbour_a wilderness_n this_o be_v do_v by_o the_o righteous_a judgement_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o the_o hebrew_n who_o make_v this_o proud_a prince_n his_o statesman_n and_o army_n a_o prey_n not_o only_o to_o the_o fish_n and_o sea-monster_n but_o a_o visible_a booty_n as_o dr._n jackson_n speak_v to_o the_o promiscuous_a sort_n of_o ravenous_a creature_n which_o inhabit_v the_o desert_n ver._n 31._o and_o israel_n see_v that_o great_a work_n etc._n etc._n of_o make_v a_o path_n for_o they_o to_o walk_v on_o dry_a ground_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o then_o drown_v the_o egyptian_n when_o they_o follow_v they_o in_o the_o same_o path_n and_o the_o people_n fear_v the_o lord_n they_o behold_v and_o consider_v the_o powerful_a hand_n of_o god_n which_o appear_v in_o this_o great_a work_n it_o beget_v in_o they_o for_o the_o present_a high_a and_o awful_a thought_n of_o he_o and_o devout_a affection_n to_o he_o for_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n include_v all_o religion_n or_o if_o we_o take_v the_o word_n fear_v in_o a_o restrain_a sense_n for_o a_o dread_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n the_o meaning_n be_v they_o be_v sensible_a how_o dangerous_a as_o well_o as_o vain_a it_o be_v to_o oppose_v his_o authority_n to_o set_v themselves_o against_o his_o will_n or_o slight_a his_o warning_n as_o pharaoh_n and_o the_o egyptian_n do_v and_o believe_v the_o lord_n and_o his_o servant_n moses_n believe_v the_o promise_n which_o god_n have_v make_v they_o by_o moses_n of_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n iii_o 17._o look_v upon_o moses_n as_o a_o servant_n of_o he_o who_o faithful_o declare_v the_o mind_n and_o will_n of_o god_n unto_o they_o chap._n xv._o verse_n 1._o then_o sing_v moses_n and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n etc._n etc._n upon_o the_o xxith_z of_o nisan_fw-la as_o i_o say_v before_o which_o be_v the_o last_o day_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n when_o they_o come_v safe_a through_o the_o sea_n and_o see_v the_o egyptian_n drown_v they_o sing_v this_o song_n of_o praise_n to_o god_n for_o their_o wonderful_a deliverance_n so_o the_o constant_a tradition_n of_o the_o hebrew_n be_v and_o there_o be_v great_a ground_n for_o it_o this_o song_n call_v the_o song_n of_o moses_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n xv_o rev._n 3_o because_o he_o compose_v it_o by_o a_o divine_a inspiration_n to_o be_v sing_v by_o all_o the_o people_n and_o it_o be_v the_o most_o ancient_a song_n of_o which_o there_o be_v any_o memory_n unto_o the_o lord_n in_o praise_n of_o the_o divine_a power_n and_o goodness_n which_o remarkable_o appear_v in_o this_o deliverance_n josephus_n l._n ii_o c._n ult_n of_o his_o antiquity_n say_v that_o this_o song_n be_v compose_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o hexameter_n verse_n which_o eusebius_n represent_v as_o the_o opinion_n of_o many_o other_o l._n xi_o de_fw-fr praepar_n evang._n c._n 3._o but_o i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o this_o can_v be_v make_v out_o nor_o what_o st._n hierom_n say_v concern_v such_o song_n in_o many_o
to_o grind_v and_o bake_v it_o etc._n etc._n v._n 23._o and_o make_v ready_a all_o thing_n that_o be_v necessary_a against_o the_o next_o day_n which_o be_v to_o be_v a_o festival_n viz._n the_o sabbath_n on_o which_o they_o be_v to_o do_v nothing_o for_o the_o sabbath_n be_v not_o to_o be_v disturb_v with_o such_o kind_n of_o work_n but_o though_o on_o other_o festival_n they_o may_v prepare_v their_o meat_n and_o only_o abstain_v from_o labour_n yet_o on_o this_o they_o may_v not_o so_o much_o as_o dress_v their_o meat_n but_o it_o be_v to_o the_o do_v the_o evening_n before_o on_o which_o they_o be_v to_o prepare_v every_o thing_n for_o the_o next_o day_n from_o which_o preparation_n this_o day_n be_v call_v the_o parascue_n xxiii_o luke_n 54._o the_o preparation_n for_o the_o sabbath_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v twice_o as_o much_o as_o they_o gather_v daily_o enough_o that_o be_v for_o two_o day_n viz._n that_o six_o day_n and_o the_o next_o which_o be_v to_o be_v the_o sabbath_n v._o 23._o where_o what_o be_v here_o brief_o say_v in_o general_a be_v more_o particular_o and_o large_o explain_v the_o talmudist_n be_v general_o of_o a_o opinion_n that_o the_o xvth_z day_n of_o the_o second_o month_n when_o they_o come_v hither_o v._n 1._o be_v the_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o week_n see_v mr._n selden_n l._n iii_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n c._n 11._o which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a they_o know_v nothing_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o sabbath_n for_o they_o travel_v upon_o this_o day_n but_o mr._n mede_n have_v observe_v that_o it_o be_v altogether_o uncertain_a whether_o or_o no_o it_o be_v the_o seven_o day_n from_o the_o creation_n it_o may_v possible_o fall_v out_o so_o by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n that_o the_o seven_o day_n design_v by_o he_o for_o their_o sabbath_n may_v be_v both_o the_o seven_o in_o order_n from_o the_o creation_n and_o also_o from_o the_o day_n of_o their_o deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n but_o that_o which_o now_o determine_v this_o seven_o day_n after_o six_o day_n labour_n to_o be_v their_o rest_n be_v their_o redemption_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o the_o overwhelm_a of_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o host_n in_o the_o red_a sea_n which_o be_v upon_o this_o very_a day_n the_o example_n of_o the_o creation_n be_v a_o reason_n for_o sanctify_v one_o day_n in_o seven_o but_o the_o designation_n of_o this_o seven_o day_n be_v as_o i_o say_v from_o their_o wonderful_a deliverance_n see_v discourse_n xv._o book_n 1._o ver._n 6._o and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n say_v unto_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n what_o god_n speak_v to_o moses_n alone_o v._o 4._o be_v deliver_v to_o the_o people_n by_o aaron_n also_o who_o be_v assistant_n to_o his_o brother_n in_o the_o government_n of_o they_o at_o even_o on_o the_o evening_n of_o this_o fifteen_o day_n god_n send_v they_o quail_n as_o we_o translate_v v._o 13._o then_o you_o shall_v know_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v bring_v you_o out_o from_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n be_v convince_v that_o it_o be_v by_o the_o lord_n direction_n and_o command_n that_o you_o be_v bring_v out_o of_o egypt_n into_o this_o place_n and_o therefore_o you_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o quarrel_v with_o we_o who_o do_v nothing_o of_o ourselves_o without_o his_o order_n but_o rather_o to_o trust_v in_o he_o who_o can_v make_v as_o good_a provision_n for_o you_o here_o in_o the_o wilderness_n as_o ever_o you_o see_v in_o egypt_n ver._n 7._o and_o in_o the_o morning_n when_o the_o manna_n fall_v down_o v._o 13._o then_o you_o shall_v see_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n his_o great_a power_n some_o interpret_v it_o in_o send_v they_o bread_n from_o heaven_n and_o flesh_n also_o with_o it_o but_o i_o take_v it_o rather_o to_o refer_v unto_o the_o visible_a appearance_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n which_o they_o see_v present_o after_o this_o v._o 10._o and_o be_v convince_v of_o his_o real_a presence_n in_o that_o cloud_n by_o the_o descent_n of_o the_o manna_n from_o thence_o next_o morning_n which_o no_o power_n but_o the_o divine_a can_v produce_v and_o so_o i_o find_v abarbinel_n himself_o interpret_v it_o their_o see_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o bread_n or_o the_o flesh_n he_o send_v they_o but_o of_o the_o fire_n which_o appear_v to_o all_o the_o people_n to_o reprove_v they_o for_o their_o murmur_n for_o that_o he_o hear_v your_o murmur_n against_o the_o lord_n he_o be_v present_a among_o you_o and_o take_v notice_n of_o your_o ungrateful_a behaviour_n towards_o he_o for_o what_o be_v we_o that_o you_o murmur_v against_o we_o alas_o we_o be_v but_o poor_a instrument_n of_o he_o who_o have_v do_v all_o the_o wonder_v you_o have_v see_v and_o by_o that_o mean_v bring_v you_o hither_o and_o therefore_o why_o do_v you_o complain_v of_o we_o as_o if_o we_o act_v any_o thing_n by_o our_o own_o authority_n ver._n 8._o and_o moses_n say_v this_o shall_v be_v when_o the_o lord_n shall_v give_v you_o etc._n etc._n i_o say_v again_o therefore_o mark_v it_o when_o the_o lord_n shall_v give_v you_o flesh_n to_o eat_v in_o the_o evening_n and_o in_o the_o morning_n bread_n to_o the_o full_a than_o you_o shall_v be_v convince_v that_o he_o have_v take_v notice_n of_o your_o murmur_n which_o be_v real_o against_o he_o who_o employ_v we_o only_o as_o his_o minister_n and_o will_v be_v so_o gracious_a as_o not_o to_o punish_v your_o discontent_n but_o provide_v for_o your_o necessity_n ver._n 9_o and_o moses_n speak_v unto_o aaron_n who_o be_v his_o minister_n as_o moses_n be_v more_o immediate_o god_n speak_v unto_o the_o whole_a congregation_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n who_o be_v all_o engage_v in_o this_o undutiful_a murmur_a v._o 2._o come_v near_o before_o the_o lord_n before_o the_o schechinah_n or_o divine_a majesty_n which_o be_v in_o the_o cloud_n as_o i_o observe_v xiii_o 21._o and_o now_o be_v about_o to_o break_v forth_o upon_o they_o in_o a_o glorious_a manner_n but_o because_o of_o their_o murmur_n the_o cloud_n be_v remove_v it_o be_v probable_a to_o a_o great_a distance_n from_o they_o than_o it_o use_v to_o be_v bonfrerius_n will_v have_v it_o that_o they_o be_v to_o come_v near_o to_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o moses_n where_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v xxxiii_o 7_o 9_o but_o there_o be_v no_o proof_n that_o it_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v there_o till_o that_o occasion_n see_v upon_o that_o place_n for_o he_o have_v hear_v your_o murmur_n he_o will_v show_v that_o he_o be_v among_o you_o and_o observe_v how_o ungrateful_o you_o requite_v he_o it_o be_v not_o unlikely_a that_o moses_n bad_a aaron_n go_v and_o speak_v to_o the_o people_n because_o he_o himself_o retire_v to_o speak_v to_o god_n that_o be_v to_o pray_v for_o they_o and_o to_o acknowledge_v his_o great_a goodness_n in_o pass_v by_o their_o murmur_n ver._n 10._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v as_o aaron_z speak_v unto_o the_o whole_a congregation_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n according_a to_o the_o command_n of_o moses_n v._o 9_o that_o they_o look_v they_o be_v sudden_o surprise_v i_o conceive_v with_o a_o unwonted_a brightness_n which_o make_v they_o look_v about_o to_o see_v whence_o it_o come_v or_o aaron_n perhaps_o bid_v they_o look_v that_o way_n towards_o the_o wilderness_n whether_o the_o cloud_n have_v conduct_v they_o and_o stand_v at_o some_o distance_n from_o they_o and_o behold_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v in_o the_o cloud_n the_o divine_a majesty_n appear_v in_o flame_a light_n such_o as_o they_o have_v never_o see_v before_o see_v xiii_o 21._o thus_o n._n lyra_n true_o expound_v fulgour_fw-la quidam_fw-la insolitus_fw-la etc._n etc._n a_o unusual_a splendour_n represent_v the_o divine_a power_n to_o reprove_v the_o murmur_n of_o the_o people_n ver._n 11._o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n who_o be_v go_v as_o i_o say_v to_o pray_v unto_o god_n whilst_o aaron_n be_v speak_v unto_o the_o people_n ver._n 12._o i_o have_v hear_v the_o murmur_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n etc._n etc._n he_o repeat_v to_o moses_n what_o he_o have_v bid_v he_o tell_v they_o v._n 4_o 5_o 6._o and_o perhaps_o speak_v it_o from_o the_o cloud_n of_o glory_n in_o the_o audience_n of_o all_o the_o people_n in_o the_o evening_n you_o shall_v eat_v flesh_n v._n 8._o and_o in_o the_o morning_n you_o shall_v be_v sill_v with_o bread_n v._n 4._o and_o you_o shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n who_o bring_v you_o out_o of_o egypt_n and_o will_v provide_v for_o you_o here_o in_o the_o wilderness_n ver._n 13._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o at_o even_o according_a to_o god_n promise_n v._o 6_o 8._o the_o quail_n
19_o who_o be_v then_o in_o attendance_n upon_o the_o divine_a majesty_n as_o his_o retinue_n when_o he_o speak_v all_o these_o word_n that_o follow_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o seventeen_o verse_n which_o be_v call_v the_o ten_o word_n or_o commandment_n in_o xxxiv_o 28._o and_o he_o speak_v they_o with_o so_o great_a a_o voice_n v_n deut._n 22._o that_o all_o the_o people_n who_o be_v very_o numerous_a plain_o hear_v they_o which_o be_v very_o wonderful_a this_o be_v upon_o the_o six_o day_n of_o the_o three_o month_n call_v sivan_n see_v selden_n l._n iii_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n c._n 11._o ver._n 2._o i_o be_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n which_o have_v bring_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n in_o this_o preface_n to_o the_o ten_o commandment_n he_o assert_v his_o right_n to_o give_v they_o law_n not_o only_o in_o general_n as_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o all_o but_o by_o a_o peculiar_a title_n he_o have_v to_o their_o obedience_n who_o he_o have_v take_v to_o himself_o after_o a_o special_a manner_n to_o be_v his_o people_n by_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o the_o servitude_n under_o which_o they_o groan_v there_o this_o be_v a_o benefit_n fresh_a in_o their_o mind_n and_o most_o apt_a to_o affect_v their_o heart_n and_o therefore_o he_o do_v not_o say_v as_o the_o author_n of_o sepher_n cosri_n observe_v p._n i._o sect._n 27._o i_o be_o the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n or_o i_o be_o thy_o creator_n but_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n who_o have_v show_v a_o particular_a favour_n and_o kindness_n to_o thou_o by_o bring_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n when_o he_o become_v their_o king_n by_o a_o special_a title_n as_o i_o observe_v iii_o 10._o and_o upon_o that_o account_n give_v they_o these_o law_n whereby_o they_o be_v to_o be_v govern_v and_o give_v they_o peculiar_o to_o they_o as_o the_o forenamed_a author_n note_n who_o be_v tie_v to_o the_o observance_n of_o they_o by_o virtue_n of_o their_o deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o god_n place_v his_o glory_n among_o they_o whereas_o if_o they_o have_v be_v tie_v to_o they_o by_o virtue_n of_o their_o creation_n they_o will_v have_v belong_v to_o all_o nation_n as_o much_o as_o unto_o they_o thus_o he._n maimonides_n will_v have_v these_o word_n i_o be_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n to_o signify_v the_o existence_n of_o god_n and_o the_o next_o v._n 3._o his_o unity_n which_o two_o be_v the_o great_a foundation_n of_o religion_n more_o nevoch_n p._n ii_o c._n 33._o and_o indeed_o the_o word_n jehovah_n or_o lord_n be_v general_o think_v to_o signify_v he_o who_o be_v of_o himself_o and_o the_o next_o word_n elohim_n which_o be_v the_o most_o ancient_a name_n of_o god_n in_o scripture_n learned_a man_n of_o late_o derive_v from_o the_o arabic_a word_n alaha_n there_o be_v no_o root_n in_o hebrew_a remain_v from_o whence_o it_o can_v so_o regular_o come_v which_o signify_v to_o worship_n serve_v and_o adore_v hottinger_n have_v take_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o pain_n in_o his_o hexaemeron_n and_o elsewhere_o to_o confirm_v this_o out_o of_o that_o and_o out_o of_o the_o ethiopic_a language_n also_o the_o jew_n say_v indeed_o that_o elohim_n be_v the_o name_n of_o judgement_n as_o jehovah_n be_v of_o mercy_n but_o abarbinel_n confute_v this_o to_o establish_v a_o notion_n of_o his_o own_o viz._n the_o omnipotent_a cause_n of_o all_o thing_n which_o other_o oppose_v as_o much_o as_o he_o do_v the_o former_a and_o therefore_o most_o i_o think_v now_o rest_n in_o the_o forenamed_a notion_n that_o it_o proper_o signify_v he_o who_o only_o be_v to_o be_v religious_o worship_v and_o adore_v as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o word_n ver._n 3._o thou_o shall_v have_v no_o other_o go_n that_o be_v believe_v in_o one_o god_n or_o believe_v there_o be_v no_o other_o god_n but_o i_o as_o nachman_n interpret_v it_o and_o consequent_o worship_n no_o other_o god_n this_o be_v the_o great_a foundation_n as_o the_o hebrew_n speak_v of_o the_o law_n for_o whosoever_o confess_v any_o other_o god_n he_o deny_v the_o whole_a law_n and_o they_o true_o observe_v also_o that_o this_o negative_a precept_n include_v the_o affirmative_a viz._n a_o command_n to_o worship_v he_o the_o only_a god_n as_o when_o naaman_n say_v he_o will_v neither_o offer_v burnt-offering_a nor_o sacrifice_n to_o any_o other_o god_n but_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v plain_a he_o mean_v that_o he_o will_v sacrifice_v to_o he_o 1_o kings_z v._n 17._o see_v selden_n l._n iii_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n c._n 1._o before_o i_o as_o they_o be_v not_o to_o forsake_v he_o and_o worship_v some_o other_o god_n so_o not_o to_o worship_v any_o other_o god_n together_o with_o he_o as_o many_o do_v 2_o king_n xvii_o 33._o for_o in_o his_o presence_n he_o can_v not_o endure_v any_o competitor_n ver._n 4._o thou_o shall_v not_o make_v unto_o thou_o any_o grave_a image_n etc._n etc._n the_o difference_n between_o pesel_n which_o we_o translate_v grave_v image_n and_o temunah_n which_o we_o translate_v likeness_n seem_v to_o be_v that_o the_o former_a be_v a_o protuberant_a image_n or_o a_o statue_n make_v of_o wood_n stone_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o other_o only_o a_o picture_n draw_v in_o colour_n upon_o a_o wall_n or_o board_n etc._n etc._n both_o which_o some_o have_v think_v they_o be_v prohibit_v here_o so_o much_o as_o to_o make_v whether_o it_o be_v the_o image_n or_o picture_n of_o the_o star_n or_o bird_n or_o man_n or_o beast_n or_o fish_n for_o fear_v they_o shall_v be_v draw_v to_o worship_v they_o thus_o it_o be_v certain_a origen_n understand_v this_o commandment_n when_o he_o say_v there_o be_v not_o permit_v to_o be_v so_o much_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n a_o picture-drawer_n or_o a_o maker_n of_o statue_n in_o their_o commonwealth_n to_o take_v away_o all_o occasion_n of_o draw_v man_n mind_n from_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n l._n iu._n contra_fw-la cell_n p._n 181._o clemens_n alexandrinus_n be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n l._n v._o stromat_n and_o tertullian_n l._n de_fw-fr spectaculis_fw-la c._n 23._o which_o they_o derive_v in_o all_o probability_n from_o the_o jew_n who_o from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o maccabee_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n think_v they_o be_v forbid_v by_o this_o law_n to_o make_v a_o image_n or_o figure_n of_o any_o live_a creature_n especial_o of_o a_o man._n this_o harmannus_n conringius_n have_v plain_o demonstrate_v in_o his_o paradoxa_fw-la de_fw-la nummis_fw-la ebraeorum_n c._n 5._o out_o of_o many_o place_n in_o philo_n and_o in_o josephus_n the_o latter_a of_o which_o tell_v we_o l._n xviii_o archaeolog_fw-la c._n 5._o that_o all_o their_o governor_n before_o pilate_n be_v wont_a to_o use_v ensign_n in_o jerusalem_n without_o the_o image_n of_o caesar_n in_o they_o because_o their_o law_n forbid_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o make_n of_o image_n and_o when_o vitellius_n be_v to_o lead_v the_o roman_a army_n through_o judaea_n against_o the_o arabian_n with_o image_n in_o their_o ensign_n the_o people_n run_v to_o meet_v he_o beseech_v he_o to_o forbear_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o it_o be_v not_o consonant_a to_o the_o law_n of_o their_o country_n to_o see_v image_n bring_v into_o it_o but_o whether_o this_o be_v the_o ancient_a exposition_n of_o the_o law_n before_o those_o time_n may_v be_v doubt_v the_o talmudist_n think_v it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o make_v any_o figure_n of_o celestial_a body_n either_o prominent_a or_o plain_a though_o it_o be_v for_o ornament_n sake_n but_o as_o for_o animal_n they_o may_v make_v prominent_a statue_n of_o they_o except_o only_o of_o man_n the_o image_n of_o who_o they_o may_v draw_v on_o a_o plain_a see_v selden_n l._n i._o de_fw-la jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n c._n 6_o 7_o 8._o which_o distinction_n most_o look_v upon_o as_o ungrounded_a and_o the_o common_a opinion_n be_v that_o moses_n do_v not_o forbid_v the_o very_a make_n of_o a_o image_n but_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o make_v they_o to_o set_v up_o in_o the_o place_n of_o divine_a worship_n ver._n 5._o thou_o shall_v not_o bow_v down_o thyself_o to_o they_o nor_o serve_v they_o if_o they_o see_v a_o image_n as_o they_o must_v needs_o do_v in_o other_o country_n though_o we_o suppose_v they_o have_v none_o among_o themselves_o he_o require_v they_o not_o to_o use_v any_o gesture_n or_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n that_o may_v signify_v reverence_n or_o honour_n give_v to_o they_o such_o be_v prostrate_v themselves_o before_o they_o bow_v their_o body_n kiss_v their_o hand_n much_o less_o to_o offer_v sacrifice_n or_o burn_v incense_n etc._n etc._n to_o they_o here_o seem_v
day_n the_o lord_n make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n there_o be_v two_o reason_n for_o the_o sanctification_n of_o this_o day_n one_o be_v because_o god_n rest_v from_o his_o work_n of_o creation_n on_o the_o seven_o day_n which_o be_v mention_v here_o the_o other_o be_v because_o he_o have_v give_v they_o rest_n from_o their_o labour_n in_o egypt_n which_o he_o mention_n in_o the_o vth_z of_o deuteronomy_n there_o be_v no_o body_n have_v explain_v both_o these_o better_a than_o maimonides_n more_n nevoch_n p._n ii_o c._n 31._o there_o be_v two_o different_a cause_n say_v he_o for_o this_o precept_n from_o two_o different_a effect_n for_o when_o moses_n first_o explain_v to_o we_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o celebration_n in_o the_o promulgation_n of_o the_o x._o commandment_n he_o say_v it_o be_v because_o in_o six_o day_n the_o lord_n make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n but_o in_o the_o repetition_n of_o they_o he_o say_v remember_v that_o thou_o be_v a_o servant_n in_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n command_v thou_o to_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n day_n five_o deut._n 15._o the_o first_o cause_n be_v the_o glory_n and_o magnificence_n of_o this_o day_n as_o it_o be_v say_v therefore_o the_o lord_n bless_v the_o seven_o day_n and_o sancify_v it_o two_o gen._n 3._o this_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o that_o cause_n for_o in_o six_o day_n he_o make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n this_o be_v the_o reason_n he_o mean_v of_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o the_o sabbath_n but_o that_o he_o give_v this_o precept_n of_o the_o sabbath_n unto_o we_o i.e._n the_o israelite_n and_o command_v we_o to_o observe_v it_o be_v from_o the_o other_o cause_n which_o follow_v the_o first_o cause_n because_o we_o be_v servant_n in_o egypt_n all_o which_o time_n we_o can_v not_o serve_v according_a to_o our_o own_o will_n and_o pleasure_n nor_o have_v any_o rest_n or_o observe_v a_o sabbath_n and_o therefore_o god_n give_v we_o this_o special_a precept_n of_o rest_a and_o cessation_n from_o labour_n to_o join_v together_o these_o two_o reason_n viz._n the_o belief_n of_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n which_o present_o suggest_v to_o we_o the_o be_v of_o god_n and_o then_o the_o memory_n of_o god_n benefit_n unto_o we_o in_o give_v we_o rest_n from_o our_o intolerable_a burden_n in_o egypt_n wherefore_o he_o bless_v the_o sabbath_n day_n and_o hallow_v it_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n he_o bless_v the_o seven_o day_n two_o gen._n 3._o and_o now_o particular_o choose_v this_o seven_o day_n for_o a_o sabbath_n which_o he_o order_v they_o to_o observe_v in_o memory_n of_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n on_o that_o day_n as_o i_o observe_v xvi_o 5_o 23._o by_o which_o he_o preserve_v in_o their_o mind_n that_o singular_a benefit_n which_o he_o have_v bestow_v upon_o they_o and_o most_o manifest_o say_v maimonides_n in_o another_o place_n p._n iii_o c._n 43._o procure_v great_a ease_n to_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n by_o free_v a_o seven_o part_n of_o their_o life_n from_o wearisome_a labour_n which_o have_v another_o blessing_n in_o conjunction_n with_o it_o that_o it_o perpetual_o preserve_v and_o confirm_v that_o most_o precious_a history_n and_o doctrine_n concern_v the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n ver._n 12._o honour_n thy_o father_n and_o thy_o mother_n in_o another_o place_n they_o be_v command_v to_o fear_v they_o xix_o leu._n 3._o and_o as_o here_o the_o father_n be_v put_v before_o the_o mother_n so_o there_o the_o mother_n be_v put_v before_o the_o father_n to_o show_v as_o maimonides_n take_v it_o in_o his_o treatise_n call_v memarim_n c._n 6._o that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o make_v any_o difference_n between_o they_o but_o they_o be_v both_o equal_o to_o be_v honour_v and_o reverence_v which_o be_v a_o duty_n of_o such_o great_a concernment_n that_o we_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o place_n of_o this_o commandment_n immediate_o after_o those_o which_o peculiar_o relate_v to_o god_n worship_n that_o next_o to_o his_o majesty_n our_o parent_n be_v to_o be_v honour_v with_o that_o reverence_n love_n obedience_n and_o maintenance_n which_o be_v due_a to_o they_o and_o therefore_o notorious_a disobedience_n to_o they_o be_v threaten_v with_o death_n as_o well_o as_o apostasy_n from_o god_n wherein_o this_o honour_n or_o fear_n do_v consist_v be_v teach_v in_o all_o book_n of_o religion_n and_o mr._n selden_n have_v name_v a_o great_a many_o thing_n wherein_o the_o jew_n place_n it_o as_o the_o learned_a reader_n may_v see_v l._n ii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n c._n 13._o p._n 558_o etc._n etc._n i_o shall_v only_o add_v that_o this_o be_v a_o law_n among_o the_o heathen_n mention_v by_o saleucus_n charondas_n and_o other_o in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v child_n honour_v their_o parent_n and_o thus_o ulpian_n express_v it_o filio_fw-la semper_fw-la honesta_fw-la &_o sancta_fw-la persona_fw-la patris_fw-la videri_fw-la debet_fw-la and_o afterward_o filium_fw-la patrem_fw-la &_o matrem_fw-la venerari_fw-la oportet_fw-la with_o much_o more_o that_o hen._n stephanus_n have_v collect_v in_o his_o fontes_n &_o rivi_fw-la juris_fw-la civilis_fw-la that_o thy_o day_n may_v be_v long_o in_o the_o land_n etc._n etc._n as_o disobedience_n to_o parent_n be_v by_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n threaten_v to_o be_v punish_v with_o death_n so_o on_o the_o contrary_a long_a life_n which_o be_v the_o great_a worldly_a blessing_n be_v promise_v to_o the_o obedient_a and_o that_o in_o their_o own_o country_n which_o god_n have_v peculiar_o enrich_v with_o abundance_n of_o his_o blessing_n heathen_n also_o give_v the_o very_a same_o encouragement_n say_v that_o such_o child_n shall_v be_v dear_a to_o the_o god_n both_o live_a and_o dead_a so_o euripides_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o this_o famous_a senarius_fw-la mention_v by_o the_o fame_n henr._n stephanus_n with_o many_o other_o notable_a passage_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o shall_v live_v long_o or_o as_o long_o as_o thou_o can_v desire_v if_o thou_o nourish_v thy_o ancient_a parent_n whence_o child_n be_v call_v by_o xenophon_n and_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ver._n 13._o thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v after_o the_o command_n about_o the_o respect_n due_a to_o parent_n natural_o follow_v the_o regard_n we_o ought_v to_o have_v to_o all_o other_o man_n who_o spring_n from_o they_o and_o the_o great_a injury_n we_o can_v do_v another_o be_v to_o take_v away_o his_o life_n whereby_o he_o be_v deprive_v of_o all_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o this_o world_n and_o humane_a society_n itself_o be_v also_o wound_v which_o can_v subsist_v if_o its_o innocent_a member_n can_v be_v safe_a innocent_a i_o say_v for_o this_o commandment_n do_v not_o hinder_v man_n from_o defend_v themselves_o from_o violence_n xxii_o 2._o nor_o forbid_v magistrate_n to_o punish_v those_o with_o death_n who_o commit_v crime_n worthy_a of_o it_o for_o this_o be_v to_o preserve_v the_o life_n of_o other_o man_n xxii_o 18_o 19_o 20._o ver._n 14._o thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n next_o to_o a_o man_n self_n his_o wife_n be_v near_a to_o he_o than_o any_o other_o person_n they_o two_o be_v one_o flesh_n which_o make_v the_o injury_n do_v to_o he_o in_o her_o person_n a_o breach_n of_o humane_a society_n next_o to_o murder_n nay_o the_o lxx_o place_n this_o commandment_n before_o the_o other_o thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v virtuous_a woman_n value_v their_o chastity_n more_o than_o their_o life_n and_o the_o crime_n to_o which_o mere_a pleasure_n tempt_v man_n be_v more_o grievous_a in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o great_a philosopher_n than_o those_o to_o which_o they_o be_v stimulate_v by_o anger_n whoredom_n be_v also_o forbid_a in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o incest_n as_o wound_v any_o man_n be_v as_o well_o as_o murder_n but_o in_o these_o x._o word_n which_o be_v a_o short_a abridgement_n of_o their_o duty_n it_o be_v sufficient_a only_o to_o mention_v the_o principal_a thing_n of_o every_o kind_n which_o be_v hateful_a to_o god_n and_o injurious_a to_o men._n ver._n 15._o thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v this_o be_v to_o injure_v man_n in_o their_o good_n and_o possession_n either_o by_o open_a rapine_n or_o by_o craft_n and_o cheat_v against_o which_o god_n intend_v to_o secure_v they_o by_o this_o precept_n several_a sort_n of_o this_o sin_n be_v afterward_o mention_v in_o particular_a law_n ver._n 16._o thou_o shall_v not_o bear_v false_a witness_n against_o thy_o neighbour_n as_o our_o neighbour_n be_v not_o to_o be_v injure_v by_o we_o in_o deed_n so_o not_o in_o word_n by_o give_v a_o false_a testimony_n against_o he_o before_o a_o judge_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a sin_n of_o this_o kind_n this_o be_v both_o a_o injury_n to_o our_o neighbour_n and_o a_o affront_n to_o god_n in_o who_o place_n
of_o two_o eye-witness_n and_o they_o make_v this_o precept_n as_o much_o as_o thou_o shall_v not_o judge_v out_o of_o conjecture_n nay_o if_o there_o be_v two_o witness_n that_o do_v not_o speak_v to_o the_o same_o matter_n he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v condemn_v as_o if_o one_o witness_v say_v he_o see_v such_o a_o man_n break_v the_o sabbath_n and_o another_o say_v he_o see_v he_o commit_v idolatry_n judgement_n be_v not_o to_o be_v give_v against_o he_o upon_o this_o testimony_n because_o moses_n say_v slay_v not_o the_o innocent_a another_o example_n of_o which_o be_v still_o more_o close_o which_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o t._n sanhedrim_n if_o one_o say_v he_o see_v he_o worship_n the_o moon_n and_o another_o that_o he_o see_v he_o worship_n the_o sun_n the_o man_n be_v not_o to_o be_v condemn_v who_o be_v thus_o accuse_v because_o the_o witness_n do_v not_o speak_v to_o the_o same_o sort_n of_o idolatry_n see_v selden_n l._n ii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n c._n 13._o p._n 567._o by_o the_o same_o reason_n they_o be_v not_o to_o acquit_v he_o who_o be_v plain_o convict_v of_o such_o impiety_n for_o i_o will_v not_o justify_v the_o wicked_a i._n e._n such_o a_o unjust_a judge_n ver._n 8._o and_o thou_o shall_v take_v no_o gift_n no_o not_o to_o absolve_v the_o innocent_a or_o to_o condemn_v the_o guilty_a as_o it_o be_v interpret_v in_o siphri_n for_o a_o gift_n blind_v the_o wise_a such_o present_v make_v to_o a_o judge_n be_v apt_a to_o cast_v a_o mist_n as_o we_o speak_v before_o his_o eye_n i.e._n to_o corrupt_v his_o understanding_n though_o he_o be_v otherwise_o perspicacious_a enough_o to_o discern_v between_o truth_n and_o falsehood_n good_a and_o evil_a 1_o sam._n viii_o 3._o the_o word_n which_o we_o translate_v wise_a be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n piccehim_v open_a or_o see_v concern_v which_o consult_v bochart_n l._n i._o canaan_n c._n 16._o p._n 470._o and_o pervert_v the_o word_n of_o the_o righteous_a by_o word_n seem_v to_o be_v mean_v the_o sentence_n of_o those_o who_o may_v otherwise_o have_v be_v incline_v to_o be_v righteous_a and_o upright_a judge_n the_o hebrew_n lawyer_n say_v that_o not_o only_o pecuniary_a gift_n be_v here_o forbid_v but_o such_o word_n also_o i_o suppose_v they_o mean_v promise_n of_o reward_n as_o may_v win_v the_o affection_n and_o that_o he_o who_o give_v the_o present_n be_v guilty_a as_o well_o as_o he_o that_o receive_v it_o see_v selden_n de_fw-fr synedriis_fw-la l._n ii_o c._n 13._o p._n 570._o but_o especial_o joh._n coch._n add_v excerpt_v gem._n sanhedrim_n cap._n 1._o sect_n 10._o annot._fw-la 4._o where_o among_o other_o thing_n he_o give_v this_o ingenious_a derivation_n of_o the_o hebrew_n word_n schochad_fw-mi which_o we_o translate_v gift_n out_o of_o the_o treatise_n call_v chetuboth_o where_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v as_o much_o as_o schechu_n have_v that_o be_v whereby_o he_o be_v one_o for_o the_o party_n who_o receive_v the_o gift_n have_v his_o mind_n so_o draw_v to_o the_o giver_n that_o he_o become_v one_o and_o the_o same_o with_o he_o and_o no_o man_n be_v fit_a to_o be_v judge_n in_o his_o own_o cause_n plato_n think_v this_o so_o necessary_a a_o law_n that_o he_o express_o enact_v l._n xii_o de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la p._n 955._o that_o all_o man_n who_o serve_v their_o country_n in_o any_o office_n shall_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d perform_v their_o duty_n without_o gift_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o offend_v against_o this_o law_n be_v to_o suffer_v death_n which_o be_v the_o law_n of_o the_o xii_o table_n among_o the_o ancient_a roman_n judex_n qui_fw-la ob_fw-la rem_fw-la dicendam_fw-la pecuniam_fw-la accepisse_fw-la convictus_fw-la est_fw-la capite_fw-la punitor_fw-la a_o judge_n that_o be_v convict_v to_o have_v receive_v money_n for_o give_v his_o sentence_n let_v he_o lose_v his_o head_n ver._n 9_o also_o thou_o shall_v not_o oppress_v a_o stranger_n this_o be_v say_v before_o xxii_o 21._o but_o than_o it_o be_v a_o precept_n to_o all_o israel_n which_o be_v here_o apply_v peculiar_o to_o judge_n who_o he_o will_v have_v to_o deal_v equal_o with_o stranger_n and_o to_o make_v no_o difference_n between_o they_o and_o israelite_n remember_v what_o they_o themselves_o be_v not_o long_o ago_o and_o that_o they_o find_v by_o experience_n it_o be_v affliction_n enough_o to_o be_v stranger_n that_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o what_o follow_v in_o this_o verse_n for_o you_o know_v the_o heart_n of_o a_o stranger_n see_v you_o be_v stranger_n in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n you_o have_v feel_v what_o a_o distress_a condition_n that_o be_v how_o friendless_a and_o helpless_a see_v xxiv_o deut._n 17_o 18._o xxvii_o 19_o ver._n 10._o and_o six_o year_n thou_o shall_v sow_v thy_o land_n there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n for_o dress_v their_o tree_n and_o gather_v in_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o together_o with_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o tree_n ver._n 11._o but_o the_o seven_o year_n thou_o shall_v let_v it_o rest_n and_o lie_v still_o neither_o sow_n nor_o reap_v nor_o prune_v their_o tree_n nor_o gather_v the_o fruit._n the_o poor_a of_o thy_o people_n may_v eat_v and_o the_o levite_n and_o themselves_o also_o who_o may_v take_v their_o share_n not_o to_o lay_v up_o but_o for_o present_a use_n though_o not_o as_o proprietor_n but_o in_o common_a with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o country_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o alexander_n the_o great_a allow_v they_o to_o live_v by_o their_o ancient_a law_n among_o other_o thing_n grant_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d every_o seven_o year_n shall_v be_v tribute_n free_a josephus_n l._n xi_o archaeol_n c._n 8._o for_o since_o they_o receive_v nothing_o it_o seem_v reasonable_a to_o he_o they_o shall_v pay_v nothing_o and_o what_o they_o leave_v the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n shall_v eat_v this_o signify_v god_n send_v such_o vast_a plenty_n when_o they_o observe_v his_o law_n that_o so_o much_o spring_v up_o of_o itself_o as_o will_v more_o than_o satisfy_v man_n and_o afford_v food_n to_o the_o beast_n in_o like_a manner_n thou_o shall_v deal_v with_o thy_o vineyard_n and_o olive-yard_n under_o these_o two_o be_v comprehend_v all_o other_o sort_n of_o fruit-tree_n as_o the_o hebrew_n themselves_o acknowledge_v who_o give_v several_a reason_n for_o this_o law_n which_o be_v ordain_v say_v maimonides_n p._n iii_o more_o nevoch_n c._n 39_o in_o compassion_n to_o all_o man_n in_o general_a that_o they_o may_v have_v some_o time_n of_o breathe_v and_o refreshment_n but_o principal_o say_v other_o of_o they_o to_o be_v a_o memorial_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o production_n of_o all_o thing_n by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n in_o six_o day_n and_o his_o rest_v on_o the_o seventhâ—_n their_o expose_v all_o thing_n in_o common_a which_o that_o year_n produce_v as_o well_o as_o let_v the_o land_n rest_n put_v they_o in_o remembrance_n say_v r._n levi_n of_o barcelona_n precept_n lxix_o that_o god_n be_v their_o preserver_n as_o well_o as_o creator_n the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o fruit_n every_o year_n not_o by_o its_o own_o proper_a strength_n or_o of_o its_o own_o accord_n but_o because_o it_o have_v a_o lord_n upon_o who_o it_o depend_v who_o when_o he_o speak_v have_v a_o right_a to_o dispose_v of_o its_o fruit_n to_o a_o public_a use_n this_o command_n also_o breed_v in_o they_o a_o trust_n in_o god_n and_o in_o his_o providence_n and_o be_v a_o curb_n to_o covetousness_n and_o teach_v they_o mercy_n also_o and_o liberality_n philo_n add_v that_o this_o be_v a_o politic_a contrivance_n to_o let_v the_o earth_n rest_n partly_o that_o it_o may_v have_v time_n to_o recruit_v its_o strength_n that_o it_o may_v bring_v forth_o more_o plentiful_o and_o partly_o that_o the_o people_n may_v grow_v strong_a and_o more_o apt_a for_o all_o employment_n by_o so_o long_a forbearance_n of_o their_o labour_n this_o eusebius_n think_v worthy_a to_o transcribe_v out_o of_o he_o at_o large_a in_o his_o praepar_n evang._n l._n viii_o c._n 7._o but_o this_o precept_n about_o the_o year_n of_o rest_n be_v more_o full_o deliver_v in_o xxv_o leu._n v._n 2_o 3._o where_o see_v what_o i_o have_v note_v ver._n 12._o six_o day_n thou_o shall_v do_v thy_o work_n and_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n thou_o shall_v rest_v he_o will_v not_o have_v they_o imagine_v they_o shall_v rest_v less_o on_o the_o sabbath_n this_o year_n than_o in_o other_o because_o this_o whole_a year_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o sabbath_n but_o keep_v it_o with_o the_o usual_a strictness_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n perhaps_o of_o the_o repetition_n of_o this_o precept_n in_o this_o place_n that_o thy_o ox_n and_o thy_o ass_n may_v rest_v etc._n etc._n this_o show_v that_o one_o great_a end_n of_o institute_v the_o observation_n of_o this_o day_n
gate_n throughout_o the_o camp_n they_o be_v not_o to_o go_v into_o their_o tent_n where_o they_o who_o be_v sensible_a of_o god_n displeasure_n it_o may_v be_v presume_v be_v bemoan_v their_o sin_n but_o to_o kill_v every_o one_o they_o meet_v in_o the_o street_n and_o slay_v every_o man_n his_o brother_n and_o every_o man_n his_o companion_n etc._n etc._n all_o the_o israelite_n be_v brethren_n and_o they_o be_v command_v to_o spare_v none_o they_o meet_v withal_o because_o they_o be_v near_a relation_n or_o friend_n or_o next_o neighbour_n some_o may_v imagine_v this_o too_o hazerdous_a a_o undertake_n the_o levite_n be_v but_o a_o very_a small_a number_n in_o comparison_n with_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n but_o have_v god_n warrant_n they_o be_v confident_a none_o will_v have_v the_o courage_n to_o oppose_v they_o for_o gild_n make_v man_n timorous_a and_o the_o levite_n also_o find_v they_o as_o man_n use_v to_o be_v at_o the_o conclusion_n of_o a_o festival_n weary_a with_o their_o dance_a and_o sport_n beside_o there_o be_v those_o who_o by_o their_o be_v naked_a v._o 25._o understand_v they_o be_v unarm_v for_o aaron_n have_v disarm_v they_o to_o their_o shame_n by_o set_v up_o the_o calf_n for_o they_o to_o dance_v about_o which_o make_v they_o lay_v aside_o all_o thought_n of_o their_o arm_n and_o so_o be_v more_o easy_o slay_v by_o the_o levite_n ver._n 28._o and_o the_o child_n of_o levi_n do_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o moses_n who_o be_v under_o god_n their_o chief_a ruler_n pass_v this_o extraordinary_a sentence_n upon_o the_o offender_n without_o the_o common_a process_n in_o court_n of_o judgement_n as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v l._n ii_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n c._n 2._o in_o the_o end_n of_o it_o and_o there_o fall_v of_o the_o people_n that_o day_n about_o three_o thousand_o man_n the_o vulgar_a have_v twenty_o three_o thousand_o contrary_a to_o the_o lxx_o as_o well_o as_o the_o hebrew_n text_n and_o all_o the_o eastern_a version_n except_o the_o arabic_a print_v at_o rome_n in_o this_o age_n and_o manifest_o out_o of_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a as_o mr._n selden_n have_v observe_v in_o the_o same_o place_n and_o bochart_n show_v large_o to_o be_v against_o all_o the_o ancient_a translation_n and_o writer_n hieroz_n p._n i._o l._n ii_o c._n 34._o p._n 353._o where_o he_o note_v also_o out_o of_o philo_n these_o three_o thousand_o to_o have_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o principal_a ringleader_n of_o this_o impiety_n in_o memory_n of_o these_o disaster_n the_o break_v of_o the_o table_n and_o this_o slaughter_n the_o jew_n keep_v a_o fast_a every_o year_n on_o the_o xviith_z of_o tamuz_n which_o by_o jac._n capellus_n computation_n answer_v to_o the_o xvith_z of_o our_o july_n ver._n 29._o for_o moses_n have_v say_v consecrate_v yourselves_o to_o day_n to_o the_o lord_n or_o moses_n say_v you_o have_v consecrate_v yourselves_o etc._n etc._n which_o way_n soever_o we_o take_v it_o either_o as_o speak_v before_o the_o execution_n to_o encourage_v they_o to_o it_o or_o afterward_o to_o commend_v they_o for_o it_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o this_o act_n be_v as_o acceptable_a to_o god_n as_o a_o sacrifice_n and_o have_v procure_v they_o the_o honour_n to_o wait_v upon_o he_o as_o his_o minister_n every_o man_n upon_o his_o son_n and_o upon_o his_o brother_n this_o seem_v to_o signify_v that_o some_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n have_v also_o prevaricate_v to_o who_o these_o pious_a levite_n have_v no_o regard_n but_o kill_v they_o indifferent_o with_o the_o rest_n though_o they_o meet_v with_o one_o of_o their_o own_o child_n for_o which_o they_o be_v high_o commend_v by_o moses_n in_o his_o blessing_n xxxiii_o deut._n 9_o but_o it_o may_v signify_v no_o more_o but_o that_o they_o go_v out_o with_o this_o sincere_a resolution_n to_o spare_v none_o though_o never_o so_o dear_a to_o they_o that_o he_o may_v bestow_v upon_o you_o a_o blessing_n this_o day_n this_o blessing_n be_v the_o preferment_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n to_o be_v god_n minister_n in_o his_o house_n and_o to_o enjoy_v all_o the_o ten_o of_o the_o land_n for_o a_o inheritance_n xviii_o numb_a 21_o 24._o ver._n 30._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v on_o the_o morrow_n which_o be_v the_o xviiith_z day_n of_o tamuz_n or_o our_o xviith_z of_o july_n that_o moses_n say_v unto_o the_o people_n who_o he_o assemble_v together_o that_o he_o may_v make_v they_o sensible_a of_o their_o sin_n you_o have_v sin_v a_o great_a sin_n he_o set_v their_o sin_n before_o they_o it_o be_v likely_a in_o all_o its_o aggravate_v circumstance_n and_o now_o i_o will_v go_v up_o unto_o the_o lord_n but_o he_o will_v not_o have_v they_o despair_v of_o recover_v god_n favour_n though_o he_o can_v not_o absolute_o assure_v they_o of_o it_o peradventure_o i_o shall_v make_v a_o atonement_n for_o your_o sin_n that_o god_n may_v not_o inflict_v any_o further_a punishment_n upon_o they_o ver._n 31._o and_o moses_n return_v unto_o the_o lord_n not_o as_o yet_o to_o the_o place_n where_o he_o be_v before_o with_o the_o lord_n for_o forty_o day_n but_o to_o some_o part_n of_o the_o mount_n where_o he_o may_v put_v up_o his_o most_o fervent_a prayer_n to_o god_n by_o which_o his_o anger_n be_v turn_v away_o as_o well_o as_o by_o sacrifice_n and_o say_v o_o this_o people_n have_v sin_v a_o great_a sin_n he_o begin_v his_o prayer_n with_o a_o confession_n of_o their_o gild_n in_o a_o most_o pathetical_a manner_n and_o have_v make_v they_o god_n of_o gold_n contrary_n to_o the_o express_v repeat_v command_n of_o god_n xx._n 4_o 23._o ver._n 32._o yet_o now_o here_o follow_v his_o earnest_n and_o most_o affectionate_a deprecation_n for_o they_o if_o thou_o will_v forgive_v their_o sin_n be_v thou_o please_v or_o o_o that_o thou_o will_v forgive_v they_o see_v dr._n hammond_n upon_o xcv_o psal_n not_o 6._o or_o if_o not_o blot_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o out_o of_o thy_o book_n which_o thou_o have_v write_v let_v i_o die_v rather_o than_o live_v to_o see_v the_o evil_n that_o be_v come_v on_o they_o if_o thou_o punish_v they_o as_o they_o deserve_v god_n have_v no_o need_n of_o a_o book_n wherein_o to_o register_n and_o record_v any_o of_o his_o purpose_n but_o the_o scripture_n use_v the_o language_n of_o man_n as_o the_o jew_n speak_v who_o to_o this_o day_n retain_v this_o form_n of_o speech_n in_o their_o prayer_n wherewith_o they_o begin_v the_o new-year_n o_o our_o father_n and_o our_o king_n write_v we_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o best_a life_n in_o the_o book_n of_o righteousness_n in_o the_o book_n of_o redemption_n they_o desire_v that_o be_v to_o be_v preserve_v that_o year_n in_o a_o happy_a condition_n free_a from_o sin_n from_o want_n and_o from_o danger_n see_v theodorick_n hackspan_n in_o his_o annotation_n on_o this_o place_n ver._n 33._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n whosoever_o have_v sin_v against_o i_o he_o will_v i_o blot_v out_o of_o my_o book_n this_o be_v all_o the_o answer_n moses_n can_v obtain_v that_o they_o only_o shall_v perish_v who_o have_v offend_v the_o divine_a majesty_n which_o do_v not_o deny_v they_o a_o pardon_n if_o they_o cease_v to_o offend_v he_o ver._n 34._o therefore_o now_o go_v speak_v no_o more_o of_o this_o matter_n but_o return_v to_o the_o camp_n lead_v the_o people_n unto_o the_o place_n of_o which_o i_o have_v speak_v unto_o thou_o take_v the_o conduct_n of_o the_o people_n upon_o thou_o to_o the_o land_n which_o i_o promise_v to_o bestow_v on_o they_o this_o suppose_v god_n will_v not_o punish_v they_o as_o they_o deserve_v though_o by_o the_o word_n follow_v it_o appear_v he_o abate_v something_o of_o his_o wont_a kindness_n to_o they_o behold_v my_o angel_n shall_v go_v before_o thou_o not_o the_o angel_n speak_v of_o xxiii_o 20._o but_o some_o lesser_a minister_n in_o the_o heavenly_a court_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o next_o chapter_n v._o 2._o where_o he_o say_v only_o i_o will_v send_v a_o angel_n before_o thou_o viz._n in_o the_o pillar_n of_o cloud_n and_o fire_n xiii_o 22._o nevertheless_o in_o the_o day_n when_o i_o visit_v i_o will_v visit_v their_o sin_n upon_o they_o upon_o the_o next_o occasion_n to_o punish_v other_o offence_n i_o will_v further_o punish_v this_o whence_o the_o say_n of_o r._n isaac_n in_o the_o gemara_fw-la sanhedrim_n c._n 11._o there_o have_v no_o vengeance_n come_v upon_o the_o world_n in_o which_o there_o have_v not_o be_v half_o a_o ounce_n of_o the_o first_o calf_n to_o which_o r._n vschajah_n there_o have_v respect_n in_o these_o word_n till_o the_o day_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o israelite_n suck_v but_o of_o one_o calf_n but_o afterward_o of_o three_o that_o be_v their_o punishment_n be_v