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his_o brother_n who_o he_o still_o hold_v prisoner_n in_o egypt_n and_o though_o jeremy_n have_v prophesy_v it_o shall_v never_o come_v to_o pass_v as_o we_o find_v jer._n 22.11_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n touch_v shallum_n the_o son_n of_o josiah_n king_n of_o judah_n which_o reign_v instead_o of_o josiah_n his_o father_n and_o who_o go_v forth_o out_o of_o this_o place_n he_o shall_v not_o return_v hither_o any_o more_o but_o shall_v die_v in_o the_o place_n whither_o they_o have_v lead_v he_o captive_a and_o shall_v see_v this_o land_n no_o more_o yet_o the_o fear_n of_o it_o do_v much_o perplex_v he_o so_o that_o he_o be_v now_o in_o a_o great_a straight_o he_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o the_o egyptian_n if_o he_o keep_v faith_n with_o the_o babylonian_n and_o of_o the_o babylonian_n if_o he_o shall_v revolt_v again_o to_o the_o egyptian_n at_o length_n namely_o in_o the_o eight_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n hear_v perhaps_o of_o great_a preparation_n make_v by_o the_o egyptian_n 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and_o praise_v god_n dan._n 3._o wh_o ch._n nabuchadnezzar_n be_v detain_v for_o three_o year_n after_o jehoiakim_n revolt_n by_o other_o occasion_n at_o last_o in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o the_o eleven_o of_o jehoiakim_n with_o a_o army_n consist_v of_o several_a nation_n he_o invade_v judea_n and_o besieges_fw-fr jerusalem_n and_o take_v it_o and_o jehoiakim_n in_o it_o and_o be_v enrage_v against_o he_o for_o his_o perfidiousness_n he_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v bind_v in_o chain_n intend_v to_o carry_v he_o captive_a to_o babylon_n but_o jehoiakim_n through_o grief_n as_o it_o be_v probable_a sudden_o after_o die_v he_o cause_v his_o dead_a body_n to_o be_v drag_v out_o of_o the_o gate_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o cast_v into_o the_o field_n to_o be_v devour_v by_o bird_n and_o beast_n so_o that_o have_v no_o burial_n he_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v bury_v like_o a_o ass_n as_o jeremy_n have_v before_o prophesy_v of_o he_o jer._n 22.18_o 19_o &_o ch._n 36.30_o tho_o 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and_o god_n rest_v on_o the_o seven_o and_o institute_v the_o sabbath_n sect._n 2._o god_n covenant_n with_o man_n in_o the_o state_n of_o innocence_n man_n fall_n the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n sect._n 3_o adam_n and_o eve_n cast_v out_o of_o the_o garden_n of_o eden_n sect._n 4._o cain_n and_o abel_n sacrifice_n cain_n kill_v abel_n cain_n posterity_n lamech_v brings_z in_o polygamy_n sect._n 5._o seth_n bear_v to_o adam_n his_o race_n carry_v on_o to_o the_o flood_n sect._n 6._o noah_n bear_v enoch_n translation_n sect._n 7._o giant_n on_o the_o earth_n the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o old_a world_n god_n determine_v to_o send_v the_o flood_n noah_n character_n sect._n 8._o noah_n three_o son_n bear_v japhet_n sem_fw-mi and_o ham._n noah_n be_v command_v to_o build_v a_o ark._n sect._n 9_o noah_n with_o his_o family_n enter_v the_o ark._n the_o flood_n come_v sect._n 10._o the_o ark_n rest_v on_o ararat_n chap._n ii_o from_o the_o flood_n to_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o abram_n in_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n sect._n 1_o noah_n his_o family_n and_o all_o live_a creature_n leave_v the_o ark._n sect._n 2._o noah_n build_v a_o altar_n the_o rainbow_n a_o pledge_n of_o god_n covenant_n sect._n 3_o noah_n plant_v a_o vineyard_n his_o drunkenness_n i_o be_o curse_v sect._n 4._o the_o tower_n of_o babel_n confusion_n of_o language_n assyrian_a monarchy_n begin_v a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o king_n thereof_o sect._n 5._o the_o earth_n divide_v among_o the_o son_n and_o grandchild_n of_o noah_n the_o original_a of_o nation_n sect._n 6._o man_n life_n shorten_v sem_n posterity_n sect._n 7._o abram_n and_o sarai_n bear_v sect._n 8._o chedorlaomer_n subdue_v the_o king_n of_o pentapolis_n sect._n 9_o abram_n call_v out_o of_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n and_o the_o great_a promise_n that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v spring_v from_o his_o loin_n make_v to_o he_o chap._n iii_o from_o the_o promise_n make_v to_o abram_n to_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n sect._n 1_o abram_n removal_n from_o ur_fw-la to_o charran_n from_o thence_o to_o canaan_n two_o altar_n there_o build_v by_o he_o a_o promise_n of_o that_o land_n make_v to_o his_o posterity_n sect._n 2._o abram_n go_v into_o egypt_n his_o danger_n there_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o sarai_n who_o he_o call_v his_o sister_n from_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n sect._n 3_o abram_n sarai_n and_o lot_n return_v into_o the_o southern_a part_n of_o canaan_n abram_z and_z lot_z part_n a_o new_a promise_n of_o that_o land_n make_v to_o abraham_n posterity_n sect._n 4._o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n with_o the_o petty_a king_n of_o pentapolis_n shake_v off_o the_o yoke_n of_o chedorlaomer_n he_o come_v with_o a_o army_n to_o chastise_v they_o vanquish_v the_o force_n of_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n plunder_v those_o city_n and_o among_o other_o prisoner_n carry_v away_o lot_n who_o dwell_v there_o abram_n pursue_v chedorlaomer_n defeat_v he_o rescues_z lot_z and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o prisoner_n at_o his_o return_n he_o be_v meet_v by_o melchizedek_n and_o bless_v by_o he_o sect._n 5._o a_o son_n promise_v to_o abram_n he_o believe_v and_o be_v justify_v god_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o he_o to_o give_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n to_o his_o posterity_n confirm_v it_o by_o a_o sign_n and_o a_o vision_n sect._n 6._o abram_n take_v hagar_n ishmael_n bear_v sect._n 7._o god_n appear_v again_o to_o abram_n renew_v his_o covenant_n with_o he_o change_v his_o name_n into_o abraham_n institutes_n circumcision_n sect._n 8._o abraham_n entertain_v three_o angel_n sarai'_v laughter_n abraham_n intercede_v for_o sodom_n sect._n 9_o two_o angel_n convey_v lot_n out_o of_o sodom_n his_o wife_n turn_v into_o a_o pillar_n of_o salt_n sodom_n destroy_v lot_n incest_n from_o whence_o issue_v moab_n and_o ammon_n sect._n 10._o abraham_n sojourn_v in_o gerar_n be_v in_o danger_n there_o again_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o his_o wife_n from_o abimelech_n king_n of_o the_o place_n he_o be_v punish_v by_o god_n restore_v sarah_n to_o her_o husband_n abraham_n pray_v for_o he_o whereupon_o he_o and_o his_o family_n be_v cure_v abimelech_n dismiss_v he_o with_o present_n sect._n 11._o isaac_n bear_v hagar_n and_o ishmael_n cast_v out_o abraham_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o abimelech_n sect._n 12._o abraham_n command_v to_o offer_v up_o isaac_n the_o place_n call_v jehovah-jireh_a the_o promise_n renew_v to_o he_o sect._n 13._o sarah_n die_v abraham_n buy_v a_o bury_a place_n for_o she_o sect._n 14._o eliezer_n send_v into_o mesopotamia_n to_o provide_v a_o wife_n for_o isaac_n his_o present_n to_o rebeckah_n isaac_n marriage_n sect._n 15._o abraham_n marry_v keturah_n by_o who_o he_o have_v six_o son_n sect._n 16._o esau_n and_o jacob_n bear_v sect._n 17._o abraham_n die_v sect._n 18._o heber_n die_v sect._n 19_o esau_n sell_v his_o birthright_n sect._n 20._o a_o famine_n in_o the_o land_n isaac_n go_v to_o gerar._n his_o danger_n there_o on_o the_o account_n of_o rebeckah_n who_o he_o also_o call_v his_o sister_n he_o and_o abimelech_n make_v a_o covenant_n sect._n 21._o esau_n displease_v marriage_n sect._n 22._o ishmael_n death_n sect._n 23._o isaac_n dimness_n jacob_n get_v the_o blessing_n esau_n hate_v of_o he_o jacob_n vision_n and_o vow_n sect._n 24._o esau_n marry_v mahalatha_n the_o daughter_n of_o ishmael_n sect._n 25._o jacob_n meet_v rachel_n leah_n give_v he_o for_o a_o wife_n instead_o of_o rachel_n leah_n four_o son_n sect._n 26._o rachel_n barrenness_n jacob_n take_v bilhah_n and_o zilpah_n joseph_n bear_v sect._n 27._o jacob_n fourteen_o year_n service_n and_o great_a increase_n sect._n 28._o jacob_n leave_v laban_n rachel_n teraphim_n the_o covenant_n between_o jacob_n and_o laban_n at_o galeed_n sect._n 29._o jacob_n vision_n of_o angel_n his_o prayer_n and_o wrestle_n sect._n 30._o he_o meet_v esau_n they_o embrace_v each_o other_o jacob_n build_v a_o altar_n at_o sychar_n sect._n 31._o dinah_n ravish_v simeon_n and_o levi's_fw-la revenge_n sect._n 32._o jacob_n go_v to_o bethel_n deborah_n rebeckahs_n nurse_n die_v rachel_n die_v reuben_n defile_v his_o father_n bed_n sect._n 33._o joseph_n dream_n his_o brethren_n sell_v he_o jacob_n mourning_n sect._n 34._o isaac_n death_n sect._n 35._o judah_n incest_n with_o thamar_n pharez_n and_o zarah_n bear_v sect._n 36._o joseph_n sell_v to_o potiphar_n his_o mistress_n false_a accusation_n his_o imprisonment_n sect._n 37._o the_o chief_a butler_n and_o baker_n imprison_v joseph_n interpret_v their_o dream_n sect._n 38._o pharaoh_n dream_n joseph_n advancement_n and_o marriage_n the_o famine_n begin_v sect._n 39_o jacob_n send_v his_o son_n into_o egypt_n simeon_n bind_v sect._n 40._o jacob_n send_v his_o son_n into_o egypt_n again_o simeon_n release_v benjamin_n mess_n sect._n 41._o the_o cup_n in_o benjamin_n sack_n judah_n intercession_n for_o he_o sect._n 42._o joseph_n discover_v himself_o
nimrod_n see_v the_o king_n thereof_o pag._n 15._o of_o chap._n ii_o the_o dispersion_n of_o the_o child_n of_o noah_n the_o original_a of_o several_a nation_n 1819_o serug_v bear_v 1846_o nahor_n bear_v 1878_o terah_n bear_v 2008_o abraham_n bear_v the_o king_n of_o elam_n and_o his_o ally_n conquer_v the_o king_n of_o sodom_n and_o his_o confederate_n 2078_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o abraham_n in_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n the_o three_o age_n from_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o abraham_n in_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n unto_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n 2094_o abraham_n removal_n to_o charran_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o canaan_n two_o altar_n there_o build_v by_o he_o a_o promise_n of_o that_o land_n make_v unto_o his_o posterity_n he_o go_v into_o egypt_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o famine_n in_o canaan_n his_o danger_n there_o on_o the_o account_n of_o sarah_n his_o wife_n he_o return_v into_o canaan_n vanquish_v chedorlaomer_n rescue_v lot_n 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shall_v see_v one_o another_o after_o so_o long_a a_o absence_n then_o he_o kiss_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n and_o weep_v upon_o they_o transport_v with_o the_o affection_n that_o so_o flow_v in_o he_o when_o his_o brethren_n have_v a_o little_a recover_v themselves_o from_o their_o amaze_a astonishment_n and_o fear_n and_o be_v satisfy_v that_o this_o be_v indeed_o their_o brother_n joseph_n and_o that_o he_o have_v a_o cordial_a and_o hearty_a affection_n for_o they_o they_o begin_v to_o cheer_v up_o and_o to_o speak_v somewhat_o more_o free_o and_o familiar_o with_o he_o of_o all_o thing_n that_o he_o ask_v they_o the_o news_n of_o this_o interview_n and_o meeting_n quick_o spread_v itself_o in_o pharaoh_n court_n see_v vers_fw-la 2._o and_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o courtier_n be_v high_o please_v with_o it_o his_o nobles_z not_o envy_v but_o hearty_o honour_v joseph_n then_o pharaoh_n call_v for_o joseph_n and_o command_v he_o to_o order_v his_o brethren_n to_o lade_v their_o beast_n with_o corn_n and_o to_o make_v haste_n home_o to_o their_o father_n and_o to_o invite_v he_o from_o himself_o to_o come_v down_o speedy_o with_o his_o family_n into_o egypt_n and_o he_o will_v give_v they_o of_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o the_o land_n and_o they_o shall_v eat_v of_o the_o fat_a of_o it_o pharaoh_n further_o say_v unto_o he_o see_v thou_o have_v full_a authority_n and_o commission_n from_o i_o to_o do_v it_o say_v to_o thy_o brethren_n take_v you_o wagon_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n for_o your_o father_n your_o wife_n and_o your_o child_n and_o come_v and_o dwell_v here_o and_o let_v it_o not_o be_v grievous_a to_o you_o to_o leave_v some_o of_o your_o householdstuff_n or_o lumber_n behind_o you_o which_o you_o may_v not_o be_v able_a to_o put_v off_o in_o this_o time_n of_o dearth_n to_o the_o full_a value_n and_o worth_n for_o the_o best_a and_o most_o fruitful_a part_n of_o the_o land_n shall_v be_v you_o ch._n 47.6_o and_o joseph_n brethren_n do_v as_o he_o have_v order_v they_o and_o he_o give_v they_o wagon_n as_o pharaoh_n have_v command_v and_o provision_n for_o their_o journey_n then_o he_o give_v to_o they_o all_o change_n of_o raiment_n change_v raiment_n robe_n or_o upper_a garment_n which_o they_o use_v in_o those_o hot_a country_n oft_o to_o change_v probable_o two_o a_o piece_n such_o as_o be_v use_v to_o be_v give_v for_o honour_n or_o reward_n see_v 2_o king_n 5.23_o judg._n 14.12_o but_o unto_o his_o brother_n benjamin_n he_o give_v 300_o piece_n of_o silver_n and_o five_o change_n of_o raiment_n egypt_n raiment_n these_o with_o other_o gift_n he_o give_v they_o not_o only_o to_o show_v his_o love_n but_o that_o they_o may_v confirm_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o message_n and_o make_v both_o their_o wife_n and_o other_o more_o willing_a to_o come_v down_o into_o egypt_n and_o to_o his_o father_n he_o send_v a_o noble_a present_n viz._n ten_o ass_n lade_v with_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o egypt_n and_o ten_o she-ass_n lade_v with_o corn_n and_o such_o provision_n as_o will_v keep_v for_o his_o father_n use_n in_o the_o journey_n then_o kind_o dismiss_v his_o brethren_n he_o give_v they_o this_o solemn_a charge_n see_v that_o you_o fall_v not_o out_o by_o the_o way_n viz._n about_o your_o sell_v of_o i_o or_o any_o thing_n else_o they_o return_v with_o all_o this_o furniture_n to_o canaan_n and_o when_o they_o come_v to_o their_o father_n they_o tell_v he_o in_o a_o great_a transport_v of_o joy_n our_o brother_n joseph_n be_v alive_a and_o governor_n of_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n jacob_n hear_v they_o mention_v his_o son_n joseph_n who_o he_o think_v have_v be_v dead_a above_o 20_o year_n before_o with_o the_o sudden_a astonish_a news_n of_o his_o be_v alive_a his_o heart_n faint_v and_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o swoon_v away_o for_o he_o can_v not_o believe_v it_o to_o be_v true_a it_o seem_v to_o he_o so_o incredible_a but_o when_o they_o have_v relate_v matter_n more_o particular_o to_o he_o and_o the_o word_n joseph_n himself_o have_v speak_v to_o they_o and_o when_o he_o see_v the_o wagon_n that_o be_v send_v by_o joseph_n to_o convey_v he_o into_o egypt_n his_o spirit_n begin_v to_o revive_v and_o he_o say_v it_o be_v enough_o abundant_o enough_o for_o i_o that_o my_o son_n joseph_n be_v yet_o alive_a i_o will_v go_v down_o and_o see_v he_o before_o i_o die_v ch._n 45._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n xliii_o jacob_n be_v at_o this_o time_n in_o the_o 130_o year_n of_o his_o age_n and_o have_v prepare_v himself_o for_o this_o great_a journey_n he_o with_o his_o whole_a family_n now_o set_v forth_o for_o egypt_n and_o come_v to_o beersheba_n which_o be_v the_o south-border_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n ch._n 21.31_o he_o there_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o god_n who_o his_o father_n isaac_n do_v solemn_o adore_v and_o worship_n thereby_o testify_v his_o steadfast_a faith_n in_o the_o promise_v of_o god_n and_o his_o thankfulness_n for_o all_o his_o mercy_n and_o particular_o for_o the_o good_a tiding_n of_o his_o dear_a son_n joseph_n be_v alive_a humble_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o counsel_n and_o direction_n for_o his_o blessing_n and_o protection_n in_o this_o his_o journey_n the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o answer_v he_o and_o to_o speak_v to_o he_o in_o the_o vision_n of_o the_o night_n viz._n by_o some_o kind_n of_o dream_n and_o call_v he_o twice_o by_o his_o name_n jacob_n sorbidden_v jacob_n here_o jacob_n be_v mention_v twice_o for_o israel_n once_o therefore_o the_o name_n jacob_n be_v but_o comparative_o sorbidden_v to_o make_v he_o mind_v it_o the_o more_o he_o say_v i_o be_o god_n the_o god_n of_o thy_o father_n fear_v thither_o fear_v
jacob_n may_v possible_o have_v many_o ground_n of_o fear_n 1._o because_o in_o the_o like_a necessity_n isaac_n be_v forbid_v to_o go_v thither_o gen._n 26.2_o 2._o because_o this_o removal_n with_o his_o whole_a family_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o forsake_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n which_o must_v needs_o be_v the_o more_o grievous_a because_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n be_v a_o sacramental_a pledge_n of_o the_o heavenly_a canaan_n 3._o he_o may_v remember_v what_o god_n have_v foretell_v to_o abraham_n gen._n 15.13_o that_o his_o seed_n shall_v be_v afflict_v in_o egypt_n many_o year_n 4._o he_o may_v fear_v his_o child_n may_v be_v infect_v with_o the_o idolatry_n or_o other_o sin_n of_o egypt_n however_o god_n bid_v he_o not_o to_o fear_v to_o go_v down_o thither_o not_o to_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n i_o will_v there_o make_v of_o thou_o which_o i_o have_v not_o promise_v thou_o before_o a_o great_a nation_n 10.22_o nation_n this_o be_v wonderful_o fulfil_v in_o that_o of_o 70_o soul_n that_o go_v down_o in_o the_o space_n of_o 210_o year_n there_o come_v out_o 600000_o man_n exod._n 12.37_o deut._n 10.22_o i_o will_v go_v down_o with_o thou_o and_o will_v guide_v and_o conduct_v thou_o and_o will_v assure_o bring_v thou_o up_o again_o that_o be_v thy_o dead_a body_n shall_v be_v bring_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o bury_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o i_o will_v afterward_o bring_v thy_o posterity_n out_o of_o that_o land_n canaan_n land_n viz._n by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n exod._n 12.37_o and_o by_o joshua_n shall_v bring_v they_o into_o canaan_n and_o he_o further_o tell_v he_o that_o his_o son_n joseph_n shall_v close_v his_o eye_n and_o so_o he_o shall_v die_v in_o peace_n in_o joseph_n life_n time_n and_o presence_n and_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o other_o child_n jacob_n have_v receive_v this_o encouragement_n from_o the_o lord_n with_o his_o son_n and_o their_o wife_n and_o their_o child_n travail_v towards_o egypt_n they_o take_v with_o they_o their_o cattle_n and_o the_o good_n they_o good_n no_o doubt_n but_o they_o have_v some_o servant_n with_o they_o they_o have_v get_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n their_o name_n and_o number_n be_v careful_o set_v down_o here_o and_o elsewhere_o by_o moses_n 1._o that_o he_o may_v show_v god_n wonderful_a power_n and_o mercy_n in_o multiply_v the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n as_o he_o have_v promise_v 2._o to_o distinguish_v the_o tribe_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o royal_a dignity_n and_o priesthood_n 3._o to_o show_v the_o descent_n of_o the_o messiah_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n all_o the_o soul_n that_o come_v with_o jacob_n into_o egypt_n viz._n that_o come_v out_o of_o his_o loin_n be_v 66_o vers_fw-la 26._o but_o if_o we_o reckon_v in_o himself_o and_o joseph_n and_o his_o two_o son_n they_o be_v altogether_o when_o in_o egypt_n 70_o soul_n as_o we_o read_v deut._n 10.22_o thy_o father_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n with_o threescore_o and_o ten_o person_n the_o septuagint_n have_v add_v five_o more_o 1_o chron._n 7.14_o namely_o the_o five_o grandchild_n that_o be_v bear_v to_o joseph_n avo_fw-la joseph_n he_o hic_fw-la numerantur_fw-la propter_fw-la honorem_fw-la josephi_fw-la &_o quia_fw-la nati_fw-la sunt_fw-la vivente_fw-la josepho_n avo_fw-la in_o egypt_n to_o wit_n shutelah_n and_o tachon_n the_o son_n of_o his_o son_n ephraim_n and_o hadan_n the_o son_n of_o shutelah_n numb_v 26.36_o and_o machir_n the_o son_n of_o manasseh_n and_o gilead_n manasseh_n grandchild_n 1_o chron._n 7.14_o which_o reckon_v the_o evangelist_n luke_n follow_v and_o reckon_v they_o in_o all_o seventy_o five_o person_n chapt._n person_n compare_v the_o name_n in_o this_o genealogy_n with_o the_o repetition_n hereof_o numb_a 26._o 1_o chron._n 6.7_o 8._o chapt._n jacob_n be_v now_o come_v into_o some_o part_n of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n he_o send_v his_o son_n judah_n to_o joseph_n to_o give_v he_o notice_n thereof_o and_o to_o entreat_v he_o to_o direct_v his_o face_n that_o be_v to_o give_v he_o direction_n how_o he_o shall_v set_v his_o face_n and_o whether_o he_o shall_v next_o march_v joseph_n hear_v of_o his_o be_v come_v forthwith_o give_v command_n that_o his_o chariot_n shall_v be_v make_v ready_a and_o so_o he_o haste_v to_o meet_v and_o wait_v upon_o his_o father_n when_o he_o be_v come_v to_o the_o place_n where_o jacob_n be_v with_o a_o lowly_a reverence_n he_o present_v himself_o to_o he_o jacob_n fall_v on_o his_o neck_n and_o kiss_v he_o and_o weep_v with_o tear_n of_o joy_n and_o ravishment_n to_o see_v his_o dear_a joseph_n alive_a who_o he_o think_v have_v be_v dead_a many_o year_n before_o and_o now_o say_v the_o good_a old_a man_n i_o be_o willing_a to_o die_v have_v see_v the_o face_n of_o my_o belove_a joseph_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n when_o these_o endear_n caress_n be_v over_o and_o joseph_n have_v stay_v a_o convenient_a time_n with_o his_o father_n and_o brethren_n he_o tell_v they_o he_o will_v go_v and_o 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come_v into_o egypt_n that_o their_o occupation_n and_o trade_n be_v about_o cattle_n they_o have_v bring_v their_o flock_n and_o herd_n with_o they_o and_o for_o the_o present_a they_o be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n and_o whether_o they_o shall_v stay_v there_o or_o how_o they_o shall_v be_v dispose_v of_o he_o humble_o desire_v to_o know_v his_o majesty_n pleasure_n then_o he_o present_v five_o of_o his_o brethren_n to_o pharaoh_n who_o inquire_v of_o what_o profession_n they_o be_v they_o say_v thy_o servant_n be_v shepherd_n both_o we_o and_o our_o father_n and_o the_o famine_n be_v sore_o in_o canaan_n we_o have_v no_o pasture_n there_o for_o our_o flock_n and_o so_o have_v bring_v they_o hither_o wherefore_o we_o humble_o beseech_v thou_o let_v thy_o servant_n dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n pharaoh_n turn_v unto_o joseph_n tell_v he_o that_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n be_v before_o he_o in_o the_o best_a of_o the_o land_n he_o may_v place_v his_o father_n and_o his_o brethren_n and_o if_o they_o like_v the_o land_n of_o goshen_n better_a than_o any_o other_o they_o may_v free_o dwell_v there_o and_o understanding_n they_o be_v shepherd_n he_o give_v order_n to_o joseph_n that_o if_o any_o among_o they_o be_v man_n of_o activity_n he_o shall_v make_v they_o ruler_n over_o his_o own_o cattle_n short_o after_o joseph_n bring_v his_o father_n and_o present_v he_o before_o pharaoh_n the_o good_a old_a man_n have_v make_v his_o lowly_a reverence_n to_o the_o king_n begin_v to_o bless_v he_o pray_v the_o god_n of_o heaven_n to_o accumulate_v all_o manner_n of_o mercy_n and_o blessing_n upon_o he_o who_o have_v be_v so_o munificent_o bountiful_a to_o his_o son_n joseph_n and_o so_o kind_a and_o gracious_a to_o he_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o child_n pharaoh_n then_o ask_v jacob_n
how_o old_a he_o be_v he_o humble_o answer_v that_o the_o year_n of_o his_o pilgrimage_n be_v a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o 147._o thirty_o abraham_n live_v 175_o year_n isaac_n 180_o jacob_n die_v at_o the_o age_n of_o a_o 147._o few_o and_o evil_n say_v he_o have_v they_o day_n of_o the_o year_n of_o my_o life_n be_v and_o full_a of_o labour_n and_o toil_n trouble_n and_o vexation_n neither_o have_v i_o attain_v to_o the_o year_n of_o my_o father_n and_o many_o more_o thing_n it_o be_v like_a he_o say_v to_o he_o not_o here_o relate_v and_o so_o humble_o take_v his_o leave_n of_o he_o and_o as_o he_o have_v bless_v pharaoh_n at_o his_o first_o come_v to_o he_o so_o he_o do_v now_o again_o at_o his_o departure_n from_o he_o when_o jacob_n be_v go_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o pharaoh_n joseph_n give_v to_o his_o father_n and_o his_o brethren_n habitation_n in_o the_o best_a part_n of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n viz._n in_o goshen_n they_o goshen_n afterward_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n multiply_v and_o spread_v further_o and_o have_v egyptian_a family_n among_o they_o and_o about_o they_o so_o that_o their_o door_n be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o door_n of_o the_o egyptian_o by_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o the_o blood_n exod._n 12.7_o 23._o and_o vers_n 35_o 36._o and_o be_v near_o they_o they_o soon_o borrow_a jewel_n of_o they_o where_o afterward_o their_o posterity_n build_v the_o city_n rameses_n exod._n 1.11_o and_o joseph_n nourish_v his_o father_n and_o all_o his_o father_n family_n with_o bread_n and_o other_o necessary_n express_v all_o manner_n of_o love_n and_o kindness_n to_o they_o and_o a_o very_a great_a care_n of_o they_o gen._n 47._o from_o 1._o to_o 13._o sect_n xlv_o the_o famine_n now_o grow_v very_o sore_o in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n also_o so_o that_o there_o be_v a_o extreme_a want_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o sustenance_n especial_o among_o the_o common_a people_n who_o be_v force_v general_o to_o part_v with_o all_o the_o money_n they_o have_v to_o buy_v corn_n for_o themselves_o and_o their_o family_n of_o joseph_n these_o money_n joseph_n faithful_o dispose_v into_o the_o king_n treasury_n not_o enrich_v himself_o thereby_o nor_o convert_v any_o part_n of_o they_o to_o his_o own_o use_n as_o some_o unfaithful_a courtier_n will_v have_v do_v when_o the_o people_n money_n fail_v joseph_n require_v they_o shall_v bring_v their_o cattle_n to_o he_o janson_n he_o pecora_n alibant_n aegyptii_n ut_fw-la patet_fw-la v._o 16._o si_fw-mi non_fw-la ad_fw-la esum_fw-la saltem_fw-la ad_fw-la utilitatem_fw-la ex_fw-la lacte_fw-la lana_fw-la labour_v &_o venditione_n capiendam_fw-la janson_n and_o he_o will_v give_v they_o corn_n for_o they_o and_o so_o for_o this_o year_n he_o feed_v they_o with_o bread_n for_o their_o cattle_n which_o he_o can_v maintain_v by_o the_o vast_a quantity_n of_o straw_n and_o chaff_n he_o have_v preserve_v when_o that_o year_n be_v end_v which_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o six_o year_n of_o the_o famine_n and_o second_o of_o their_o extremity_n they_o come_v to_o he_o again_o viz._n in_o the_o seven_o and_o last_o year_n of_o the_o famine_n and_o tell_v he_o they_o have_v part_v with_o their_o money_n and_o their_o cattle_n they_o have_v now_o nothing_o leave_v but_o their_o person_n and_o their_o land_n and_o why_o shall_v they_o die_v and_o their_o land_n become_v barren_a waist_n and_o desolate_a they_o desire_v he_o therefore_o to_o buy_v they_o and_o their_o land_n for_o food_n and_o for_o seed_n to_o sow_v their_o land_n with_o and_o they_o themselves_o will_v become_v servant_n and_o their_o land_n shall_v be_v tributary_n to_o pharaoh_n so_o joseph_n buy_v their_o land_n for_o pharaoh_n use_n then_o he_o transplant_v they_o from_o one_o place_n or_o town_n to_o another_o feudatarios_fw-la another_o ut_fw-mi sese_fw-la pharaonis_fw-la agnoscerent_fw-la feudatarios_fw-la not_o leave_v they_o in_o that_o which_o be_v their_o own_o before_o to_o gain_v the_o right_n of_o propriety_n and_o possession_n from_o the_o people_n to_o pharaoh_n the_o people_n mutiny_v not_o in_o all_o these_o extremity_n nor_o break_v open_a the_o granary_n of_o pharaoh_n but_o by_o joseph_n prudence_n and_o god_n overrule_a providence_n keep_v themselves_o quiet_a but_o the_o land_n assign_v for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o priest_n 45._o priest_n some_o by_o priest_n understand_v pharaoh_n chief_a officer_n of_o state_n see_v ch._n 41._o 45._o or_o such_o as_o be_v employ_v about_o their_o public_a heathenish_a worship_n or_o be_v professor_n or_o teacher_n of_o philosophy_n or_o of_o the_o wisdom_n and_o natural_a knowledge_n that_o then_o have_v the_o vogue_n among_o they_o he_o buy_v not_o beneficentia_fw-la not_o hinc_fw-la elicit_fw-la bellarminus_n immunem_fw-la a_o vectigalibus_fw-la esse_fw-la clerum_fw-la exer._n 7.24_o verum_fw-la pro_fw-la lege_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la habenda_fw-la principum_fw-la beneficentia_fw-la for_o though_o those_o land_n in_o that_o extreme_a dearth_n fail_v of_o produce_v any_o thing_n as_o other_o land_n do_v yet_o those_o priest_n have_v a_o portion_n assign_v to_o they_o out_o of_o the_o king_n store_n be_v not_o necessitate_v to_o sell_v their_o land_n as_o other_o be_v that_o have_v no_o such_o provision_n then_o joseph_n tell_v the_o people_n he_o have_v now_o buy_v they_o and_o their_o land_n for_o pharaoh_n but_o he_o will_v deal_v merciful_o with_o they_o and_o not_o make_v his_o utmost_a advantage_n of_o their_o necessity_n he_o will_v therefore_o furnish_v they_o with_o seed_n wherewith_o to_o sow_v their_o land_n and_o of_o the_o increase_n they_o shall_v pay_v only_o the_o five_o part_n to_o pharaoh_n the_o other_o four_o part_n shall_v be_v their_o own_o and_o it_o be_v probable_a he_o restore_v to_o they_o their_o cattle_n also_o else_o how_o can_v they_o have_v till_v their_o land_n this_o be_v grant_v they_o with_o a_o great_a acclamation_n they_o applaud_v his_o generosity_n and_o beneficence_n declare_v that_o he_o have_v save_v their_o life_n and_o see_v they_o have_v find_v so_o much_o favour_n in_o his_o eye_n they_o will_v willing_o serve_v pharaoh_n and_o be_v his_o farmer_n and_o tenant_n on_o those_o condition_n before_o mention_v joseph_n hereupon_o settle_v it_o for_o a_o law_n and_o statute_n in_o egypt_n which_o remain_v still_o in_o force_n among_o they_o when_o this_o be_v write_v that_o the_o land_n shall_v be_v all_o the_o king_n be_v own_a except_v the_o land_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o that_o the_o people_n shall_v pay_v a_o five_o part_n loc_n part_n moderate_a quintam_fw-la donat_fw-la corporibus_fw-la interim_n liberatio_fw-la regem_fw-la prudenter_fw-la locupletat_fw-la ne_fw-la jacobi_n sumptus_fw-la aegre_fw-la ferat_fw-la anonym_n in_o loc_n of_o the_o yearly_a increase_n constant_o to_o he_o as_o a_o tribute_n and_o acknowledgement_n and_o thus_o joseph_n show_v himself_o a_o prudent_a faithful_a and_o very_o profitable_a servant_n to_o pharaoh_n by_o so_o great_o increase_v his_o revenue_n and_o without_o the_o regret_n or_o murmur_a of_o the_o people_n so_o that_o pharaoh_n have_v no_o reason_n to_o think_v much_o of_o those_o land_n and_o possession_n he_o have_v give_v to_o joseph_n brethren_n in_o goshen_n thus_o jacob_n dwell_v very_o comfortable_o in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n he_o and_o his_o son_n have_v possession_n therein_o and_o they_o grow_v and_o multiply_v exceed_o and_o jacob_n live_v after_o his_o first_o settlement_n there_o seventeen_o year_n so_o that_o his_o whole_a age_n be_v 147_o year_n the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n now_o draw_v nigh_o which_o he_o perceive_v either_o by_o the_o decay_n of_o nature_n in_o he_o or_o some_o revelation_n from_o god_n he_o send_v for_o his_o son_n joseph_n and_o desire_v he_o as_o he_o love_v he_o to_o swear_v to_o he_o by_o put_v his_o hand_n under_o his_o thigh_n see_v ch._n 24._o 2._o that_o he_o will_v not_o bury_v he_o in_o egypt_n but_o carry_v he_o and_o bury_v he_o in_o canaan_n with_o his_o father_n abraham_n and_o isaac_n in_o their_o bury_a place_n in_o the_o cave_n of_o macpelah_n in_o hebron_n see_v ch._n 23._o 19_o and_o 25._o 8._o and_o 35_o 29._o whereby_o he_o testify_v his_o faith_n in_o god_n promise_n that_o his_o seed_n shall_v return_v thither_o and_o possess_v that_o land_n 50.25_o land_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n joseph_n also_o order_v his_o own_o bone_n to_o be_v carry_v thither_o ch._n 50.25_o joseph_n swear_v to_o he_o that_o he_o will_v perform_v his_o desire_n then_o jacob_n raise_v himself_o up_o and_o turn_v himself_o towards_o his_o beds-head_n and_o to_o help_v himself_o herein_o possible_o lean_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o his_o staff_n which_o he_o have_v in_o his_o hand_n see_v heb._n 11.21_o anonym_n 11.21_o the_o lxx_o read_v it_o lean_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o his_o staff_n the_o hebrew_n word_n without_o prick_n may_v be_v read_v
either_o mitteh_a a_o bed_n or_o matteh_n a_o staff_n scipione_n nixus_fw-la jacob_n ad_fw-la spondae_fw-la caput_fw-la deum_fw-la moribundus_fw-la adorat_fw-la anonym_n he_o bow_v himself_o to_o god_n by_o way_n of_o thankfulness_n both_o for_o those_o promise_n of_o the_o land_n of_o cannaan_n in_o the_o expectation_n whereof_o he_o desire_v there_o to_o be_v bury_v as_o also_o because_o he_o be_v assure_v by_o joseph_n he_o shall_v be_v bury_v there_o gen._n 47._o from_o vers_n 13._o to_o the_o end_n sect_n xlvi_o sometime_o after_o this_o joseph_n hear_v that_o his_o father_n be_v sick_a and_o he_o go_v to_o visit_v he_o take_v his_o two_o son_n manasseh_n and_o ephraim_n along_o with_o he_o to_o receive_v the_o blessing_n of_o their_o venerable_a grandfather_n when_o israel_n hear_v he_o be_v come_v he_o raise_v up_o himself_o and_o sit_v upon_o the_o bed_n as_o if_o a_o new_a degree_n of_o strength_n have_v be_v add_v to_o he_o then_o he_o speak_v to_o his_o son_n joseph_n after_o this_o manner_n god_n almighty_n appear_v to_o i_o some_o year_n since_o at_o luz_n 35.6_o luz_n or_o bethel_n and_o twice_o see_v ch._n 28._o 13_o 19_o ch._n 35.6_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o bless_v i_o say_v behold_v i_o will_v make_v thou_o fruitful_a and_o multiply_v thou_o and_o will_v make_v of_o thou_o a_o multitude_n tribe_n multitude_n viz._n 13_o populous_a tribe_n of_o people_n and_o will_v give_v this_o land_n to_o thy_o seed_n after_o thou_o for_o a_o everlasting_a possession_n mundus_fw-la possession_n see_v sect._n 3._o and_o gen._n 13.15_o and_o ch._n 17.8_o hac_fw-la locutione_n significat_fw-la israelitas_fw-la sore_n perpetuos_fw-la terrae_fw-la haeredes_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la christi_fw-la adventum_fw-la quo_fw-la renovatus_fw-la fuit_fw-la mundus_fw-la the_o lord_n be_v please_v there_o to_o renew_v and_o confirm_v to_o i_o the_o blessing_n promise_v to_o my_o father_n and_o grandfather_n which_o be_v to_o go_v on_o still_o and_o to_o descend_v on_o our_o posterity_n and_o therefore_o thy_o two_o son_n ephraim_n ephraim_n ephraim_n jacob_n here_o prefer_v ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n though_o by_o birth_n they_o be_v only_o my_o grandchild_n yet_o by_o adoption_n shall_v be_v my_o son_n and_o according_o in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o promise_a land_n they_o shall_v have_v the_o privilege_n of_o my_o son_n each_o of_o they_o shall_v have_v a_o twelve_o share_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v head_n of_o tribe_n no_o less_o than_o reuben_n and_o simeon_n and_o in_o they_o two_o thou_o shall_v have_v a_o double_a portion_n 21.17_o portion_n this_o give_v to_o the_o first-born_a a_o double_a portion_n as_o many_o other_o thing_n beforementioned_a see_v ch._n 38._o be_v in_o practice_n among_o the_o patriarch_n before_o moses_n time_n be_v afterward_o put_v into_o a_o law_n deut._n 21.17_o and_o so_o the_o right_n and_o privilege_n of_o the_o first-born_a 1_o chron._n 5.1_o and_o if_o thou_o shall_v beget_v any_o son_n after_o they_o they_o shall_v be_v thou_o that_o be_v they_o shall_v be_v count_v thy_o offspring_n and_o according_o shall_v be_v ingraft_v into_o the_o stock_n and_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n or_o manasseh_n as_o if_o they_o be_v their_o son_n and_o not_o their_o brethren_n and_o shall_v not_o make_v peculiar_a tribe_n by_o themselves_o as_o these_o two_o shall_v do_v neither_o will_v any_o of_o thy_o brother_n have_v cause_n to_o complain_v that_o i_o give_v thou_o this_o privilege_n of_o the_o first-born_a for_o have_v i_o be_v fair_o deal_v with_o thy_o dear_a mother_n rachel_n have_v be_v my_o only_a wife_n and_o so_o thou_o be_v her_o elder_a son_n have_v have_v that_o right_n unquestionable_o and_o now_o i_o have_v mention_v thy_o dear_a mother_n i_o can_v but_o remember_v with_o grief_n how_o soon_o she_o be_v take_v from_o i_o she_o die_v in_o childbed_n of_o thy_o brother_n benjamin_n ch._n 35.16_o 19_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n near_o bethlem-ephrata_n as_o we_o come_v from_o padan-aram_n and_o she_o die_v in_o that_o manner_n her_o body_n can_v not_o well_o be_v keep_v so_o that_o i_o be_v force_v to_o bury_v she_o there_o and_o can_v not_o carry_v she_o to_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o our_o ancestor_n where_o i_o myself_o desire_v to_o be_v bury_v then_o israel_n who_o eye_n be_v dim_a perceive_v two_o young_a youth_n to_o stand_v before_o he_o but_o not_o know_v they_o he_o ask_v who_o these_o be_v joseph_n answer_v they_o be_v my_o son_n who_o god_n have_v give_v i_o in_o this_o place_n jacob_n say_v bring_v they_o to_o i_o and_o i_o will_v bless_v they_o that_o be_v i_o will_v in_o the_o name_n and_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n declare_v how_o he_o will_v bless_v they_o and_o this_o blessing_n i_o will_v confirm_v to_o they_o by_o lay_v my_o hand_n upon_o they_o they_o be_v bring_v to_o he_o and_o kneel_v down_o between_o his_o knee_n he_o kiss_v they_o and_o embrace_v they_o say_v to_o joseph_n i_o have_v not_o think_v to_o see_v thy_o face_n and_o lo_o god_n have_v show_v i_o thy_o seed_n also_o then_o joseph_n take_v his_o two_o son_n from_o between_o his_o father_n knee_n that_o he_o may_v place_v they_o in_o that_o order_n wherein_o he_o desire_v the_o blessing_n shall_v be_v give_v they_o and_o take_v ephraim_n in_o his_o right_a hand_n opposite_a to_o his_o father_n left_a hand_n and_o manasseh_n in_o his_o left_a hand_n opposite_a to_o his_o father_n right_a hand_n and_o bow_v himself_o before_o he_o in_o token_n of_o reverence_n and_o thankfulness_n for_o adopt_v his_o son_n he_o present_v they_o unto_o he_o jacob_n thereupon_o stretch_v out_o his_o right_a hand_n 4.14_o hand_n here_o be_v the_o first_o express_v mention_n of_o the_o imposition_n of_o â—_o hand_n which_o be_v afterward_o often_o use_v 1._o in_o benediction_n mat._n 19.13_o 2._o in_o extraordinary_a collation_n of_o gift_n and_o grace_n act_n 8.17_o 3._o in_o miraculous_a cure_n mark_v 6.5_o 4._o in_o ordination_n of_o magistrate_n and_o church-officer_n numb_a 8.10_o deut._n 34.9_o act_n 6.6_o and_o 13.3_o 1_o tim._n 4.14_o and_o lay_v it_o upon_o ephraim_n head_n who_o be_v the_o young_a and_o his_o left_a hand_n upon_o manasseh_n head_n who_o be_v the_o elder_a and_o he_o do_v it_o witting_o not_o cross_v his_o arm_n by_o chance_n but_o purposely_o as_o a_o sign_n and_o intimation_n of_o that_o which_o afterward_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v to_o wit_n that_o ephraim_n though_o the_o young_a shall_v have_v the_o pre-eminence_n joseph_n see_v this_o though_o he_o know_v that_o his_o father_n in_o this_o action_n be_v guide_v by_o a_o prophetic_a spirit_n yet_o suppose_v he_o may_v be_v mistake_v in_o this_o circumstance_n of_o lay_v his_o hand_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o dimness_n of_o his_o sight_n he_o seek_v to_o rectify_v his_o suppose_a error_n by_o remove_v his_o right_a hand_n from_o ephraim_n head_n to_o manasseh_n be_v carry_v therein_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a by_o that_o natural_a affection_n that_o 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eos_fw-la in_o filios_fw-la meos_fw-la ut_fw-la mei_fw-la dicantur_fw-la non_fw-la tui_fw-la licet_fw-la a_o te_fw-la geniti_fw-la be_v name_v on_o they_o and_o the_o name_n of_o my_o father_n abraham_n and_o isaac_n that_o be_v let_v they_o be_v account_v and_o call_v abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n child_n let_v they_o be_v esteem_v among_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o israel_n as_o my_o own_o immediate_a issue_n and_o let_v they_o grow_v into_o a_o multitude_n 33.17_o multitude_n there_o be_v eighty_o five_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o man_n of_o war_n of_o these_o two_o tribe_n in_o moses_n time_n numb_a 26.28.34.37_o thus_o moses_n bless_v they_o deut._n 33.17_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o earth_n jacob_n have_v thus_o bless_v these_o young_a youth_n he_o address_v his_o speech_n to_o joseph_n say_v in_o thou_o shall_v israel_n bless_v that_o be_v when_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v bless_v their_o child_n they_o shall_v look_v upon_o thou_o and_o thy_o child_n as_o their_o pattern_n and_o shall_v say_v to_o they_o god_n make_v thou_o as_o ephraim_n and_o as_o fagius_n as_o hinc_fw-la postea_fw-la mos_fw-la in_o israele_n ut_fw-la adducerentur_fw-la putri_fw-la ad_fw-la viros_fw-la conspicuos_fw-la pielate_fw-la ut_fw-la iis_fw-la benedicerent_fw-la &_o bene_fw-la precarentur_fw-la hinc_fw-la pveri_fw-la illi_fw-la ad_fw-la christum_fw-la adducti_fw-la qui_fw-la vero_fw-la iis_fw-la manus_fw-la imponit_fw-la &_o benedicit_fw-la dicit_fw-la si_fw-la filius_fw-la est_fw-la ponat_fw-la te_fw-la deus_fw-la sicut_fw-la ephraim_n &_o sicut_fw-la manassen_n si_fw-mi filia_fw-la ponat_fw-la te_fw-la deus_fw-la sicut_fw-la saram_fw-la &_o rebeccam_fw-la vide_fw-la ruth_n 4.11_o fagius_n manasseh_n then_o israel_n say_v to_o joseph_n behold_v i_o die_v and_o be_o ready_a to_o go_v hence_o but_o god_n will_v be_v with_o you_o and_o will_v assure_o bring_v your_o posterity_n into_o the_o land_n promise_v to_o their_o father_n and_o wherein_o they_o sometime_o dwell_v and_o as_o a_o sign_n and_o token_n that_o i_o do_v firm_o believe_v this_o i_o do_v give_v and_o bequeath_v to_o thou_o and_o therein_o do_v prefer_v thou_o above_o thy_o brethren_n that_o piece_n of_o land_n nigh_o unto_o shechem_n which_o i_o buy_v of_o the_o child_n of_o hamor_n shechem_n father_n see_v sect._n 30._o and_o gen._n 33.19_o which_o though_o it_o be_v little_a in_o itself_o yet_o be_v all_o i_o have_v by_o purchase_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o therefore_o to_o thou_o i_o bequeath_v it_o as_o my_o heir_n 24.1.25.32_o heir_n and_o according_o this_o portion_n of_o land_n become_v afterward_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o ephraimite_n josh_n 16.1_o &_o 20.7_o and_o thither_o afterward_o be_v joseph_n his_o bone_n carry_v and_o bury_v josh_n 24.1.25.32_o this_o piece_n of_o land_n be_v indeed_o seize_v upon_o among_o the_o rest_n by_o the_o neighbour_a amorites_n fecerint_fw-la amorites_n hevaei_fw-la cum_fw-la amoraeis_n ita_fw-la permixti_fw-la erant_fw-la 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therefore_o he_o shall_v not_o excel_v that_o be_v his_o tribe_n shall_v not_o excel_v either_o in_o number_n valour_n or_o any_o excellent_a achievement_n so_o that_o this_o wicked_a fact_n do_v above_o forty_o year_n ago_o soon_o after_o the_o birth_n of_o benjamin_n 35.22_o benjamin_n ch._n 35.22_o be_v here_o severe_o doom_v and_o that_o to_o humble_a reuben_n for_o his_o sin_n and_o to_o teach_v his_o brethren_n to_o take_v heed_n of_o all_o such_o high_a provoke_a transgression_n against_o god_n 2_o he_o come_v to_o simeon_n and_o levi_n who_o he_o say_v be_v brethren_n and_o that_o not_o only_o by_o birth_n be_v child_n of_o the_o same_o father_n and_o mother_n but_o in_o manner_n condition_n and_o wicked_a practice_n god_n practice_n thus_o moses_n impartial_o set_v a_o brand_n of_o infamy_n upon_o levi_n his_o great_a grandfather_n which_o show_v that_o in_o write_v this_o story_n he_o be_v not_o guide_v by_o his_o own_o private_a spirit_n but_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n they_o be_v instrument_n of_o great_a cruelty_n in_o the_o land_n of_o their_o sojourn_v upon_o the_o shechemite_n gen._n 34.13_o 25._o where_o be_v stranger_n they_o endanger_v the_o ruin_n of_o themselves_o and_o their_o father_n house_n then_o by_o a_o pathetical_a apostrophe_n he_o show_v his_o detestation_n of_o their_o outrageous_a fact_n and_o clear_v himself_o of_o all_o suspicion_n of_o his_o favour_v of_o it_o and_o prevent_v all_o aspersion_n which_o otherwise_o after_o his_o death_n may_v possible_o have_v be_v cast_v upon_o he_o for_o it_o o_o my_o soul_n say_v he_o come_v not_o thou_o into_o their_o secret_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v god_n forbid_v that_o ever_o my_o soul_n shall_v join_v in_o such_o a_o villainy_n they_o do_v it_o secret_o without_o my_o knowledge_n and_o when_o they_o assemble_v together_o to_o contrive_v the_o execution_n of_o it_o i_o be_v not_o among_o they_o neither_o do_v my_o soul_n or_o my_o tongue_n praebuit_fw-la tongue_n q._n d._n exit_fw-la animo_fw-la detestor_fw-la hoc_fw-la scelus_fw-la nec_fw-la ullum_fw-la assensum_fw-la lingua_fw-la praebuit_fw-la both_o which_o be_v man_n glory_n ever_o give_v any_o consent_n or_o approbation_n to_o that_o barbarous_a fact_n prophecy_n fact_n the_o author_n of_o the_o apocryphal_a book_n of_o judith_n high_o extol_v this_o fact_n which_o show_v that_o he_o write_v not_o by_o inspiration_n of_o that_o spirit_n of_o god_n that_o the_o patriarch_n jacob_n be_v act_v by_o when_o he_o utter_v this_o prophecy_n for_o in_o their_o wrath_n they_o slay_v hamor_n and_o shechem_n and_o the_o citizen_n of_o their_o city_n and_o in_o their_o rage_n and_o wilfulness_n they_o dig_v raptores_fw-la dig_v we_o read_v not_o of_o this_o before_o ch._n 34._o yet_o it_o seem_v by_o this_o passage_n it_o be_v then_o do_v vers_fw-la 6._o they_o slay_v a_o man_n that_o be_v many_o man_n the_o hebrew_n do_v frequent_o use_v a_o enallage_n of_o a_o singular_a for_o a_o plural_a number_n jun._n &_o trem._n sic_fw-la reddunt_fw-la pro_fw-la viâ_fw-la suâ_fw-la occiderunt_fw-la viros_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la svo_fw-la avulserunt_fw-la vel_fw-la diripuerunt_fw-la
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on_o he_o by_o moses_n exod._n ch._n 7._o from_o 14._o to_o the_o end_n 2._o god_n command_v moses_n and_o aaron_n to_o go_v to_o pharaoh_n again_o frog_n second_o plague_n frog_n and_o to_o require_v he_o to_o let_v his_o people_n go_v and_o to_o tell_v he_o that_o if_o he_o refuse_v to_o do_v it_o he_o will_v smite_v all_o his_o border_n with_o frog_n they_o according_o resolute_o pursue_v their_o commission_n and_o evidence_n their_o courage_n and_o fidelity_n in_o god_n cause_n notwithstanding_o the_o ill_a success_n they_o have_v have_v before_o but_o pharaoh_n will_v not_o give_v ear_n to_o they_o hereupon_o aaron_n stretch_v forth_o his_o rod_n thing_n rod_n the_o rod_n be_v call_v sometime_o the_o rod_n of_o moses_n sometime_o of_o aaron_n sometime_o of_o god_n to_o show_v that_o it_o be_v the_o instrument_n they_o all_o use_v in_o work_v these_o prodigious_a thing_n over_o the_o river_n aegypti_n river_n non_fw-la singulos_fw-la adiit_fw-la fluvios_fw-la sed_fw-la virga_fw-la eminus_fw-la eos_fw-la intenta_fw-la designavit_fw-la extendit_fw-la eam_fw-la versus_fw-la nilum_n &_o intention_n versus_fw-la omnes_fw-la aqas_fw-la aegypti_n over_o the_o stream_n and_o over_o the_o pond_n and_o the_o frog_n come_v up_o in_o great_a abundance_n upon_o the_o land_n namely_o not_o only_o those_o that_o be_v in_o the_o river_n before_o but_o a_o innumerable_a number_n of_o new_a one_o be_v produce_v and_o they_o crawl_v into_o pharaoh_n house_n and_o into_o his_o bedchamber_n he_o bedchamber_n how_o easy_o can_v god_n cast_v contempt_n upon_o prince_n and_o how_o favourable_a be_v he_o to_o man_n who_o by_o his_o ordinary_a providence_n make_v such_o creature_n loath_a to_o come_v where_o man_n have_v to_o do_v which_o be_v so_o loathsome_a to_o he_o yea_o upon_o his_o bed_n and_o into_o the_o house_n of_o his_o courtier_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o people_n yea_o into_o their_o oven_n and_o kneading-trough_n so_o that_o they_o be_v grievous_o annoy_v with_o they_o pharaoh_n call_v for_o his_o magician_n to_o see_v if_o they_o can_v imitate_v this_o miracle_n and_o they_o by_o stretch_v forth_o their_o rod_n over_o the_o river_n do_v by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o devil_n dragon_n devil_n the_o devil_n it_o seem_v much_o delight_n in_o their_o monstrous_a shape_n for_o we_o find_v in_o the_o scripture_n three_o unclean_a spirit_n like_o frog_n come_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o dragon_n bring_v forth_o some_o true_a frog_n by_o unperceptible_a conveyance_n to_o the_o place_n where_o the_o contest_v be_v which_o possible_o at_o this_o present_n be_v not_o cover_v with_o frog_n by_o moses_n work_v though_o it_o be_v like_a they_o be_v but_o very_o few_o in_o comparison_n of_o those_o moses_n and_o aaron_n have_v produce_v and_o when_o they_o have_v bring_v they_o they_o can_v not_o remove_v they_o again_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o people_n be_v thus_o grievous_o distress_v with_o this_o plague_n he_o begin_v to_o stoop_v a_o little_a and_o to_o acknowledge_v god_n who_o before_o he_o will_v not_o know_v and_o therefore_o desire_v moses_n and_o aaron_n to_o entreat_v the_o lord_n to_o remove_v these_o frog_n and_o he_o will_v let_v the_o people_n go_v that_o they_o may_v sacrifice_v unto_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n moses_n know_v that_o he_o be_v constitute_v as_o a_o god_n to_o pharaoh_n ch._n 7._o vers_fw-la 1._o to_o bring_v judgement_n upon_o he_o and_o remove_v they_o at_o god_n appointment_n and_o have_v in_o he_o the_o faith_n of_o miracle_n and_o be_v direct_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n he_o tell_v pharaoh_n he_o will_v do_v he_o the_o honour_n te_fw-la honour_n honorem_fw-la tibi_fw-la sum_n ut_fw-la des_fw-fr mihi_fw-la tempus_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la orem_fw-la pro_fw-la te_fw-la to_o let_v he_o appoint_v the_o time_n when_o he_o shall_v pray_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o and_o by_o his_o power_n deliver_v he_o from_o this_o plague_n and_o say_v he_o if_o my_o prayer_n take_v no_o effect_n then_o do_v thou_o glory_v over_o i_o and_o say_v i_o be_o no_o better_a than_o one_o of_o thy_o magician_n but_o if_o i_o do_v deliver_v thou_o than_o own_o and_o obey_v the_o great_a god_n of_o heaven_n who_o servant_n i_o be_o pharaoh_n desire_v the_o frog_n may_v be_v remove_v by_o the_o next_o morning_n moses_n reply_v be_v it_o according_a to_o thy_o word_n that_o thou_o may_v know_v that_o there_o be_v none_o like_o unto_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n moses_n then_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n to_o remove_v this_o plague_n from_o pharaoh_n and_o the_o lord_n hear_v he_o and_o immediate_o the_o frog_n die_v that_o be_v in_o the_o house_n village_n and_o field_n only_o some_o remain_v in_o the_o river_n and_o they_o gather_v the_o dead_a frog_n together_o and_o cast_v they_o upon_o heap_n so_o that_o the_o land_n stanke_z by_o reason_n of_o they_o but_o when_o this_o plague_n be_v remove_v and_o pharaoh_n see_v there_o be_v some_o respite_n he_o harden_v his_o heart_n and_o hearken_v not_o to_o moses_n and_o aaron_n as_o the_o lord_n have_v foretell_v exod._n ch._n 8._o from_o vers_n 1._o to_o 16._o louse_n three_o plague_n louse_n 3._o pharaoh_n have_v thus_o mock_v god_n promise_v and_o not_o perform_v the_o lord_n to_o manifest_v his_o indignation_n against_o he_o command_v moses_n now_o to_o strike_v he_o with_o a_o new_a judgement_n without_o give_v he_o any_o warning_n as_o at_o other_o time_n he_o have_v do_v aaron_z therefore_o be_v command_v forthwith_o to_o stretch_v out_o his_o rod_n and_o to_o strike_v the_o dust_n of_o the_o land_n that_o it_o may_v become_v louse_n through_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n which_o aaron_n according_o do_v abundance_n of_o louse_n come_v on_o man_n and_o beast_n the_o dust_n in_o very_a part_n of_o the_o land_n that_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o it_o turn_v into_o that_o
with_o the_o same_o degree_n of_o love_n as_o our_o saviour_n pray_v joh._n 17.21_o that_o all_o true_a believer_n may_v be_v one_o with_o he_o and_o his_o father_n not_o with_o the_o same_o union_n but_o with_o a_o likeness_n of_o union_n ch._n 19_o v._n 18._o 7._o com._n we_o be_v forbid_v fornication_n with_o a_o bondmaid_n betroth_v the_o punishment_n scourge_v the_o way_n of_o expiation_n by_o bring_v a_o ram_n for_o a_o trespass-offering_a ch._n 19.20_o 21_o 22_o 29._o adultery_n the_o punishment_n death_n by_o ston_a as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o deut._n ch._n 22._o v._n 22_o 23_o 24._o &_o joh._n 8.4.5_o levit._fw-la 20.10_o incest_n as_o if_o a_o man_n lie_v with_o his_o father_n wife_n or_o his_o daughter-in-law_n or_o if_o he_o marry_v mother_n and_o daughter_n if_o all_o be_v guilty_a they_o shall_v be_v burn_v or_o if_o a_o man_n lie_v with_o his_o sister_n he_o shall_v be_v immediate_o put_v to_o death_n and_o that_o open_o for_o a_o warn_n to_o other_o or_o if_o a_o man_n lie_v with_o his_o aunt_n they_o shall_v die_v childless_a that_o be_v shall_v be_v present_o put_v to_o death_n that_o so_o the_o land_n may_v not_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o issue_n of_o so_o unclean_a a_o mixture_n ch._n 20.11_o 12_o 14_o 17_o 19_o 20_o 21._o sodomy_n or_o lie_v with_o mankind_n both_o be_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n ch._n 20.13_o bestiality_n or_o lie_v with_o beast_n both_o man_n and_o beast_n to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n ch._n 20.15_o 16._o lie_v with_o a_o woman_n have_v her_o sickness_n which_o if_o a_o man_n do_v know_o and_o the_o woman_n consent_v both_o be_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n jansenius_n death_n intelligendum_fw-la est_fw-la autem_fw-la de_fw-fr casu_fw-la quo_fw-la vel_fw-la publicae_fw-la constabat_fw-la vel_fw-la ad_fw-la judices_fw-la res_fw-la deducta_fw-la erat_fw-la nam_fw-la pro_fw-la casibus_fw-la occultis_fw-la decernitur_fw-la supra_fw-la cap._n 15._o v._n 24._o immunditia_fw-la semptem_fw-la dierum_fw-la post_fw-la quos_fw-la ab_fw-la ea_fw-la purificandus_fw-la erat_fw-la jansenius_n but_o if_o he_o know_v she_o not_o to_o be_v in_o that_o condition_n he_o be_v only_o render_v unclean_a thereby_o for_o seven_o day_n and_o to_o be_v purify_v according_a to_o the_o direction_n give_v ch._n 15._o levit._fw-la 20.18_o 8._o com._n you_o shall_v not_o steal_v nor_o deal_v false_o nor_o lie_v one_o to_o another_o ch._n 19.11_o thou_o shall_v not_o defraud_v thy_o neighbour_n nor_o rob_v he_o the_o wage_n of_o he_o that_o be_v hire_v shall_v not_o stay_v with_o thou_o all_o night_n till_o the_o morning_n the_o reason_n of_o which_o law_n seem_v to_o be_v because_o they_o that_o work_v for_o hire_n be_v many_o time_n so_o poor_a that_o they_o have_v not_o provision_n for_o a_o day_n beforehand_o ch._n 19.13_o see_v jer._n 22.13_o job_n 7.2_o you_o shall_v do_v no_o unrighteousness_n in_o judgement_n in_o meteyard_n in_o weight_n or_o in_o measure_n but_o shall_v have_v just_a balance_n just_a weight_n and_o a_o just_a epha_n pint_n epha_n a_o epha_n answer_v to_o our_o bushel_n and_o a_o hin_n contain_v six_o of_o our_o pint_n and_o a_o just_a hin_n ch._n 19.35_o 36._o 9_o com._n thou_o shall_v not_o go_v up_o and_o down_o as_o a_o talebearer_n among_o thy_o people_n ch._n 19.16_o see_v ezek._n 22.9_o in_o thou_o be_v man_n that_o carry_v tale_n to_o shed_v blood_n some_o injunction_n be_v also_o add_v relate_v to_o the_o judicial_a law_n as_o particular_o first_o that_o all_o justice_n be_v impartial_o administer_v without_o respect_n of_o person_n or_o consider_v whither_o they_o be_v poor_a or_o rich_a stranger_n or_o of_o their_o own_o country_n ch._n 19.15_o ch._n 24.22_o yea_o the_o stranger_n sojourn_v with_o they_o be_v to_o be_v use_v as_o those_o bear_v among_o they_o and_o they_o be_v to_o love_v they_o as_o themselves_o remember_v that_o they_o themselves_o be_v once_o stranger_n in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n ch._n 19.33_o 24._o 2_o to_o leave_v the_o corner_n of_o their_o field_n when_o they_o reap_v and_o the_o glean_n thereof_o and_o of_o their_o vineyard_n for_o the_o poor_a and_o stranger_n ch._n 19.9_o 10._o see_v ch._n 23.22_o 3_o not_o to_o permit_v promiscuous_a ingendring_n among_o cattle_n nor_o sow_v their_o field_n with_o mingle_a seed_n nor_o wear_v linsiewolsie_n garment_n intimate_v possible_o how_o all_o mixture_n in_o religion_n of_o man_n devise_v with_o god_n ordinance_n and_o all_o hypocrisy_n contrary_a to_o the_o sincerity_n and_o simplicity_n which_o god_n require_v be_v abominable_a to_o he_o ch._n 19.19_o deut._n 22.11_o 4_o fruit_n of_o tree_n now_o plant_v to_o be_v account_v uncircumcised_a and_o for_o the_o first_o three_o year_n to_o be_v cast_v away_o as_o a_o unclean_a thing_n even_o as_o the_o foreskin_n of_o man_n in_o circumcision_n be_v cut_v off_o and_o cast_v away_o as_o unclean_a in_o the_o four_o year_n they_o be_v to_o be_v holy_a to_o praise_v the_o lord_n withal_o and_o give_v to_o the_o priest_n as_o first-fruit_n who_o do_v eat_v the_o food_n prepare_v for_o and_o dedicate_v unto_o god_n then_o on_o the_o five_o year_n they_o may_v gather_v the_o fruit_n and_o eat_v of_o they_o themselves_o and_o by_o god_n blessing_n this_o their_o obedience_n shall_v tend_v to_o their_o profit_n for_o god_n will_v thereupon_o bless_v they_o with_o increase_n ch._n 19.23_o 24_o 25._o 5_o not_o to_o round_v jansen_n round_v radulphus_fw-la asserit_fw-la gentiles_n cum_fw-la se_fw-la daemonibus_fw-la consecrabant_fw-la capita_fw-la sva_fw-la in_o rotundum_fw-la totondisse_fw-la censebant_fw-la enim_fw-la deos_fw-la gaudere_fw-la figura_fw-la rotundâ_fw-la utpote_fw-la perfectissima_fw-la hic_fw-la diis_fw-la templa_fw-la rotunda_fw-la extruebant_fw-la numa_n vestae_fw-la augustus_n omnibus_fw-la diis_fw-la bochartus_fw-la deus_fw-la ut_fw-la suos_fw-la quam_fw-la remotissime_fw-la ab_fw-la impiis_fw-la &_o profanis_fw-la gentilium_fw-la ritibus_fw-la abstraheret_fw-la opposita_fw-la praecepit_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o multis_fw-la aliis_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o capillorum_fw-la &_o barbae_fw-la figura_fw-la no_o &_o nazaraeatus_n i._n e._n intonsio_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la idcirco_fw-la videtur_fw-la probata_fw-la jansen_n the_o corner_n of_o their_o head_n and_o beard_n after_o the_o superstitious_a manner_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o heathen_a who_o offer_v to_o their_o idol-god_n not_o only_o their_o lock_n but_o their_o beard_n also_o especial_o the_o first_o down_n of_o they_o as_o plutarch_n in_o theseo_n and_o sueton_n in_o nerone_n relate_v or_o possible_o they_o be_v not_o to_o shave_v off_o the_o hair_n of_o their_o head_n and_o beard_n when_o they_o be_v in_o mourning_n and_o extreme_a heaviness_n as_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o heathen_a isa_n 15.2_o &_o jer._n 48.37_o neither_o be_v they_o to_o make_v cut_n in_o their_o flesh_n for_o the_o dead_a as_o the_o heathen_n use_v to_o cut_v and_o lance_n themselves_o in_o their_o mourning_n deut._n 14.1_o jer._n 16.6_o 1_o king_n 18.28_o nor_o to_o imprint_v mark_n upon_o their_o flesh_n by_o cut_v themselves_o and_o then_o fill_v up_o the_o place_n with_o black_a or_o some_o other_o colour_n that_o the_o mark_v thereof_o may_v remain_v which_o be_v token_n of_o idolatry_n and_o superstition_n and_o desperate_a effect_n of_o immoderate_a mourning_n ch._n 19.27_o 28._o ch._n 21.5_o 6_o law_n concern_v the_o priest_n mourn_v for_o the_o dead_a 1._o the_o inferior_a priest_n be_v not_o to_o defile_v themselves_o by_o touch_v the_o dead_a christ_n dead_a which_o be_v a_o admonition_n of_o a_o especial_a purity_n require_v in_o the_o priest_n as_o be_v type_n of_o christ_n or_o lament_v or_o be_v at_o their_o burial_n or_o within_o the_o place_n or_o tent_n where_o any_o dead_a body_n lay_v by_o which_o be_v contract_v a_o ceremonial_a uncleanness_n for_o seven_o day_n see_v numb_a 19.14_o 16._o yet_o the_o priest_n though_o he_o may_v not_o mourn_v for_o any_o of_o the_o people_n he_o may_v mourn_v for_o his_o mother_n father_n son_n daughter_n brother_n sister_n be_v a_o virgin_n nevertheless_o for_o these_o he_o be_v not_o to_o mourn_v after_o the_o idolatrous_a manner_n of_o the_o heathen_n by_o cut_v his_o hair_n beard_n and_o flesh_n as_o they_o use_v to_o do_v he_o be_v a_o chief_a man_n among_o his_o people_n and_o appoint_v to_o offer_v sacrifice_n on_o the_o altar_n and_o shewbread_n on_o the_o table_n of_o the_o lord_n therefore_o a_o more_o especial_a degree_n of_o holiness_n be_v require_v of_o he_o chap._n 21._o from_o 1._o to_o 7._o 2_o they_o be_v not_o to_o marry_v a_o whore_n or_o a_o profane_a woman_n or_o one_o divorce_v from_o her_o husband_n yea_o it_o seem_v they_o may_v not_o marry_v a_o widow_n except_o it_o be_v a_o priest_n widow_n ezek._n 44.22_o this_o be_v enjoin_v to_o maintain_v the_o dignity_n of_o the_o priesthood_n that_o they_o may_v be_v fit_a to_o be_v type_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o people_n according_o be_v enjoin_v to_o account_n and_o esteem_v
man_n see_v exod._n 33.20_o and_o when_o he_o speak_v to_o he_o he_o do_v not_o make_v know_v his_o mind_n to_o he_o in_o obscure_a figurativ_a expression_n as_o he_o do_v to_o some_o of_o the_o prophet_n see_v ezek._n 17.3_o but_o plain_o and_o clear_o and_o see_v he_o have_v manifest_v so_o great_a favour_n to_o moses_n how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v say_v the_o lord_n that_o you_o be_v not_o afraid_a to_o speak_v against_o my_o servant_n moses_n and_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v kindle_v against_o they_o and_o the_o cloud_n the_o sign_n of_o his_o presence_n remove_v from_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o possible_o for_o some_o time_n disappear_v god_n intend_v thereby_o to_o testify_v his_o indignation_n against_o they_o and_o immediate_o miriam_n become_v leprous_a and_o white_a as_o snow_n 24.9_o snow_n see_v deut._n 24.9_o god_n be_v please_v to_o spare_v aaron_z though_o partner_n with_o his_o sister_n in_o this_o sin_n lest_o in_o his_o dishonour_n the_o priesthood_n shall_v suffer_v aaron_n entreat_v moses_n to_o intercede_v with_o the_o lord_n for_o they_o that_o the_o punishment_n of_o this_o sin_n wherein_o they_o have_v do_v foolish_o may_v not_o be_v lay_v upon_o they_o he_o beg_v that_o miriam_n may_v not_o by_o the_o continuance_n of_o this_o white_a leprosy_n upon_o she_o be_v as_o a_o child_n dead_a in_o the_o womb_n who_o flesh_n when_o it_o come_v into_o the_o world_n look_v white_a and_o putrify_a as_o if_o it_o be_v sodden_a and_o half_o consume_v and_o though_o say_v he_o she_o be_v for_o the_o present_a alive_a yet_o as_o one_o dead_a she_o be_v to_o be_v exclude_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n see_v numb_a 5.2_o and_o this_o fret_a plague_n if_o it_o continue_v upon_o she_o will_v in_o the_o end_n utter_o consume_v and_o kill_v she_o moses_n be_v prevail_v with_o to_o pray_v for_o she_o and_o upon_o his_o prayer_n the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o heal_v she_o of_o her_o plague_n yet_o give_v order_n that_o she_o shall_v be_v carry_v out_o of_o the_o camp_n for_o the_o present_a for_o say_v god_n if_o her_o earthly_a father_n have_v in_o great_a displeasure_n spit_v in_o her_o face_n sure_o she_o will_v have_v be_v ashamed_a to_o show_v herself_o for_o a_o time_n and_o therefore_o much_o more_o fit_a be_v it_o that_o in_o such_o a_o case_n as_o this_o she_o shall_v be_v seclude_v from_o the_o congregation_n to_o instruct_v all_o the_o people_n to_o take_v heed_n of_o be_v corrupt_v with_o her_o example_n the_o people_n upon_o this_o sentence_n mourn_v for_o she_o and_o journy_v not_o till_o she_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o camp_n again_o which_o argue_v the_o great_a honour_n and_o respect_n they_o have_v for_o she_o be_v a_o prophetess_n and_o the_o sister_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n after_o this_o the_o people_n remove_v from_o hazeroth_n and_o pitch_v in_o another_o place_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o paran_n call_v rithmath_n see_v ch._n 33.18_o numb_a 12._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n lvii_o the_o people_n be_v now_o come_v near_o to_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o amorites_n upon_o the_o border_n of_o canaan_n moses_n encourage_v they_o to_o go_v up_o and_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o land_n which_o god_n have_v promise_v they_o deut._n 1.20_o 21._o but_o they_o fear_v the_o event_n desire_v that_o they_o may_v first_o send_v some_o spy_n to_o search_v the_o land_n moses_n not_o know_v their_o distrustful_a heart_n like_v well_o their_o motion_n deut._n 1.23_o and_o seek_v counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n about_o it_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o permit_v it_o though_o in_o displeasure_n and_o according_o command_v that_o at_o the_o time_n when_o grape_n first_o grow_v ripe_a they_o shall_v send_v twelve_o principal_a man_n such_o as_o be_v of_o authority_n and_o esteem_n among_o they_o of_o every_o tribe_n one_o of_o which_o caleb_n be_v for_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n be_v then_o forty_o year_n old_a see_v joshua_n 14.7_o and_o hoshea_n people_n hoshea_n hoshea_n signify_v a_o saviour_n but_o by_o add_v jah_n the_o contract_n of_o jehovah_n which_o be_v the_o proper_a name_n of_o god_n psal_n 68.4_o thereby_o be_v signify_v that_o he_o shall_v by_o the_o help_n and_o assistance_n of_o god_n be_v a_o saviour_n of_o the_o people_n the_o son_n of_o nun_n who_o moses_n call_v jehoshua_n or_o joshua_n for_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n to_o discover_v and_o spy_v out_o the_o land_n these_o man_n according_o go_v enter_v into_o canaan_n by_o the_o desert_n of_o zin_n lie_v on_o the_o south_n and_o so_o go_v quite_o through_o it_o to_o the_o very_a north_n part_n thereof_o even_o to_o rehob_n it_o be_v probable_a they_o divide_v themselves_o else_o it_o be_v like_a they_o will_v have_v be_v suspect_v neither_o can_v they_o otherwise_o have_v view_v the_o whole_a country_n in_o so_o short_a a_o time_n numb_a 13._o from_o 1._o to_o 23._o sect_n lviii_o these_o spy_n after_o forty_o day_n return_v from_o search_v the_o land_n and_o come_v to_o the_o camp_n at_o kadesh_n bring_v with_o they_o one_o branch_n of_o a_o vine_n with_o one_o cluster_n or_o bunch_n of_o grape_n upon_o it_o which_o be_v so_o big_a that_o they_o carry_v it_o between_o two_o of_o they_o upon_o a_o staff_n with_o some_o pomegranate_n and_o figgs_n of_o the_o land_n ten_o of_o these_o twelve_o spy_n that_o be_v send_v praise_v indeed_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o land_n but_o magnify_v also_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o city_n thereof_o and_o the_o giantlike_a stature_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n thereby_o dishearten_v the_o people_n from_o march_v any_o further_a towards_o it_o at_o hebron_n a_o city_n in_o the_o south-part_n of_o it_o which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o ancient_a city_n in_o the_o world_n be_v more_o ancient_a than_o zoan_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o egypt_n which_o vaunt_v itself_o to_o be_v of_o very_o great_a antiquity_n see_v isa_n 19.11_o they_o tell_v they_o they_o meet_v with_o giant_n the_o son_n of_o anak_n man_n of_o mighty_a stature_n in_o comparison_n of_o who_o they_o seem_v but_o like_o grasshopper_n they_o tell_v they_o the_o city_n of_o the_o canaanite_n be_v great_a and_o wall_v up_o to_o heaven_n deut._n 1.28_o they_o further_o tell_v they_o that_o the_o amalekite_n dwell_v in_o the_o south_n country_n the_o hittite_n jebusite_n and_o amorites_n in_o the_o mountain_n nigh_o unto_o the_o wilderness_n where_o the_o israelite_n now_o lie_v so_o that_o there_o will_v be_v no_o enter_v the_o land_n on_o the_o south_n because_o of_o those_o mighty_a nation_n that_o will_v be_v there_o ready_a to_o oppose_v they_o and_o in_o case_n they_o shall_v think_v to_o fetch_v a_o compass_n about_o and_o to_o enter_v in_o on_o the_o east-side_n there_o they_o will_v be_v keep_v out_o by_o the_o river_n jordan_n which_o run_v along_o on_o that_o side_n and_o the_o dead-sea_n and_o by_o the_o canaanite_n who_o dwell_v by_o the_o sea_n and_o by_o the_o coast_n of_o jordan_n and_o they_o be_v a_o valiant_a and_o a_o strong_a people_n will_v improve_v those_o advantage_n for_o the_o best_a defence_n of_o their_o country_n thus_o these_o ten_o spy_n discourage_v the_o people_n bring_v a_o evil_a report_n upon_o the_o land_n tell_v they_o it_o be_v a_o land_n that_o eat_v up_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o civil_a war_n and_o frequent_v intestine_a commotion_n that_o arise_v among_o they_o and_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o tyranny_n of_o the_o giant_n who_o oppress_v those_o that_o be_v less_o powerful_a than_o themselves_o and_o if_o several_a of_o the_o native_n of_o the_o land_n be_v expose_v to_o so_o much_o danger_n how_o much_o more_o have_v they_o need_v to_o fear_v that_o be_v stranger_n and_o be_v hold_v their_o common_a enemy_n and_o what_o can_v they_o expect_v but_o to_o be_v eat_v up_o with_o continual_a war_n the_o people_n at_o this_o relation_n be_v great_o terrify_v caleb_n and_o joshua_n rise_v up_o and_o contradict_v this_o false_a report_n and_o encourage_v the_o people_n tell_v they_o they_o may_v easy_o by_o god_n assistance_n conquer_v the_o land_n see_v ch._n 14.6_o 7._o they_o say_v all_o that_o they_o can_v to_o still_o and_o quiet_v they_o and_o to_o hearten_v they_o to_o go_v on_o but_o all_o in_o vain_a for_o they_o now_o fall_v into_o a_o high_a rage_n and_o discontent_n and_o murmur_v against_o moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o wish_v they_o have_v die_v in_o egypt_n or_o the_o wilderness_n nay_o their_o discontent_n and_o impatience_n grow_v so_o high_a that_o they_o say_v deut._n 1.27_o because_o the_o lord_n hate_v we_o he_o have_v bring_v we_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n to_o deliver_v we_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o amorite_n to_o destroy_v we_o and_o that_o ourselves_o our_o wife_n and_o child_n shall_v
be_v a_o prey_n to_o their_o sword_n and_o therefore_o like_o person_n almost_o distract_v they_o say_v one_o to_o another_o come_v let_v we_o choose_v to_o ourselves_o a_o captain_n and_o under_o he_o let_v we_o march_v back_o again_o into_o egypt_n see_v nehem._n 9.17_o but_o they_o do_v not_o consider_v the_o difficulty_n they_o must_v needs_o meet_v with_o have_v they_o proceed_v in_o such_o a_o resolution_n they_o can_v not_o reasonable_o expect_v to_o be_v feed_v with_o manna_n from_o heaven_n in_o their_o return_n be_v in_o rebellion_n against_o god_n nor_o to_o have_v the_o red-sea_n divide_v for_o they_o again_o and_o if_o they_o shall_v though_o very_o unlikely_a ever_o get_v back_o into_o egypt_n what_o scorn_n and_o cruel_a bondage_n must_v they_o there_o expect_v if_o the_o egyptian_n oppress_v they_o before_o how_o much_o more_o hardly_o and_o severe_o will_v they_o deal_v with_o they_o now_o remember_v the_o death_n of_o their_o first-born_a and_o the_o drown_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o army_n in_o the_o red-sea_n but_o man_n in_o passion_n usual_o lose_v all_o consideration_n moses_n and_o aaron_n see_v they_o in_o such_o a_o rage_n and_o mutiny_n fall_v down_o on_o their_o face_n before_o they_o entreat_v they_o to_o desist_v from_o such_o a_o desperate_a purpose_n moses_n earnest_o persuade_v they_o not_o to_o dread_v the_o canaanite_n for_o god_n will_v go_v before_o they_o and_o fight_v for_o they_o deut._n 1.29_o 30_o 31._o and_o caleb_n and_o joshua_n rend_v their_o clothes_n testify_v that_o their_o heart_n be_v rend_v with_o grief_n and_o indignation_n at_o those_o blasphemous_a speech_n the_o people_n have_v utter_v against_o god_n they_o tell_v they_o the_o land_n they_o go_v to_o search_v be_v a_o exceed_a good_a land_n and_o if_o the_o lord_n delight_v in_o they_o he_o will_v bring_v they_o into_o it_o therefore_o they_o shall_v take_v heed_n lest_o by_o their_o rebellion_n they_o provoke_v he_o to_o deprive_v they_o of_o it_o as_o 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servant_n and_o witness_n be_v in_o sudden_o cause_v the_o cloud_n the_o usual_a sign_n when_o he_o mean_v to_o speak_v to_o moses_n concern_v the_o people_n to_o descend_v upon_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o possible_o in_o a_o more_o glorious_a manner_n then_o ordinary_a thereby_o to_o astonish_v the_o people_n and_o to_o stop_v they_o in_o their_o furious_a attempt_n and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n how_o long_o will_v this_o people_n provoke_v i_o and_o how_o long_o will_v it_o be_v ere_o they_o believe_v i_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o sign_n and_o wonder_n i_o have_v show_v among_o they_o i_o be_o even_o ready_a to_o smite_v they_o with_o the_o pestilence_n and_o quite_o disinherit_v they_o and_o deprive_v they_o of_o this_o good_a land_n i_o promise_v to_o their_o father_n and_o in_o their_o stead_n to_o make_v of_o thou_o a_o great_a nation_n than_o they_o moses_n humble_o intercede_v for_o they_o and_o make_v use_v of_o several_a argument_n to_o prevail_v with_o the_o lord_n for_o they_o first_o he_o say_v lord_z if_o thou_o shall_v destroy_v all_o this_o people_n as_o if_o they_o be_v but_o one_o man_n the_o egyptian_n will_v hear_v of_o it_o and_o will_v take_v occasion_n thereupon_o to_o reproach_v thy_o name_n they_o will_v say_v because_o thou_o can_v not_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o land_n which_o thou_o swear_v to_o give_v they_o therefore_o thou_o have_v slay_v they_o in_o the_o wilderness_n though_o they_o know_v thou_o bring_v they_o by_o thy_o almighty_a power_n out_o from_o among_o they_o however_o they_o will_v talk_v insult_o thereof_o to_o the_o nation_n who_o have_v hear_v the_o fame_n of_o thou_o and_o know_v that_o thou_o be_v among_o this_o people_n and_o have_v manifest_v thy_o presence_n frequent_o and_o apparent_o among_o they_o and_o that_o thy_o cloud_n stand_v over_o they_o and_o that_o thou_o go_v before_o they_o in_o the_o daytime_n in_o a_o pillar_n of_o a_o cloud_n and_o in_o a_o pillar_n of_o fire_n by_o night_n 2_o he_o humble_o desire_v of_o the_o lord_n that_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o power_n and_o mercy_n may_v be_v manifest_v in_o pardon_v this_o people_n who_o by_o so_o many_o and_o great_a sin_n have_v so_o high_o provoke_v he_o according_a to_o what_o he_o himself_o have_v speak_v exod._n 34.6_o say_n the_o lord_n be_v long-suffering_a and_o of_o great_a mercy_n forgive_a iniquity_n and_o transgression_n and_o by_o no_o mean_n clear_v the_o guilty_a visit_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o the_o child_n unto_o the_o three_o and_o four_o generation_n by_o which_o word_n whilst_o moses_n sue_v for_o mercy_n to_o many_o of_o they_o he_o seem_v to_o intimate_v a_o assent_n to_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n if_o he_o please_v to_o execute_v it_o upon_o some_o principal_a offender_n among_o they_o which_o if_o cut_v off_o there_o will_v be_v more_o safety_n for_o the_o rest_n only_o he_o desire_v he_o will_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o judgement_n remember_v mercy_n and_o will_v manifest_v as_o great_a a_o willingness_n and_o readiness_n to_o pardon_v they_o now_o as_o he_o have_v do_v from_o egypt_n until_o that_o time_n the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o give_v a_o gracious_a answer_n to_o moses_n prayer_n and_o according_o say_v to_o he_o i_o have_v pardon_v they_o according_a to_o thy_o word_n i_o will_v not_o destroy_v they_o all_o as_o one_o man_n at_o this_o present_a i_o will_v not_o cut_v off_o the_o whole_a nation_n as_o at_o first_o i_o threaten_v he_o further_o tell_v moses_n that_o he_o intend_v to_o get_v unto_o his_o name_n great_a glory_n by_o the_o miraculous_a thing_n that_o he_o will_v do_v for_o his_o people_n in_o carry_v they_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o yet_o withal_o he_o will_v magnify_v his_o justice_n and_o severity_n in_o cut_v off_o those_o who_o have_v see_v the_o miracle_n he_o do_v for_o they_o in_o egypt_n and_o in_o the_o wilderness_n have_v yet_o tempt_v he_o ten_o time_n spy_n time_n 1._o at_o the_o red-sea_n exod._n 14.11_o 2._o at_o marah_n exod._n 15.23_o 3._o in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sin_n exod._n 16.2_o 4._o when_o they_o keep_v manna_n till_o it_o stanke_z exod._n 16.20_o 5._o when_o they_o go_v out_o to_o gather_v manna_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n exod._n 16.27_o 6._o at_o rephidim_n for_o want_v of_o water_n exod._n 17.2_o 7._o when_o they_o make_v the_o golden_a calf_n exod._n 32.1_o 8._o at_o taborah_n numb_a 11.1_o 9_o at_o kebroth-hattaavah_a longing_n for_o quail_n numb_a 11.4_o 10._o at_o this_o time_n after_o the_o return_n of_o the_o spy_n and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n but_o all_o of_o they_o that_o be_v twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_o shall_v die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n except_v only_a joshua_n and_o caleb_n who_o be_v act_v by_o a_o better_a spirit_n and_o have_v follow_v he_o full_o and_o do_v what_o he_o require_v of_o they_o see_v numb_a 32.12_o these_o two_o shall_v enter_v into_o the_o land_n and_o their_o seed_n shall_v possess_v it_o but_o as_o for_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o murmurer_n and_o mutineer_n their_o carcase_n shall_v fall_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o their_o child_n that_o they_o say_v will_v be_v a_o prey_n to_o the_o amorites_n these_o he_o will_v bring_v in_o and_o they_o shall_v know_v and_o enjoy_v the_o good_a land_n which_o their_o father_n have_v so_o reproachful_o reject_v yet_o he_o tell_v they_o their_o child_n shall_v wander_v in_o that_o wilderness_n forty_o year_n that_o be_v till_o they_o have_v make_v up_o the_o year_n of_o their_o wander_a in_o the_o wilderness_n from_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n full_a forty_o year_n and_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o during_o this_o time_n these_o child_n shall_v bear_v their_o father_n whoredom_n that_o be_v their_o father_n unfaithfulness_n disloyalty_n and_o disobedience_n
to_o god_n shall_v bring_v this_o punishment_n of_o forty_o year_n continuance_n in_o the_o wilderness_n upon_o their_o child_n and_o he_o say_v they_o shall_v know_v to_o their_o cost_n what_o a_o dangerous_a thing_n it_o be_v to_o withdraw_v themselves_o or_o break_v off_o pisc_n off_o v._o 34._o scietis_fw-la abruptionem_fw-la meam_fw-la i._n e._n abruptionem_fw-la à _fw-la i_o pisc_n their_o obedience_n to_o he_o they_o shall_v find_v that_o it_o be_v their_o own_o infidelity_n and_o disobedience_n to_o he_o and_o not_o his_o breach_n of_o promise_n with_o they_o that_o keep_v they_o out_o of_o that_o good_a land_n to_o the_o border_n of_o which_o he_o have_v now_o bring_v they_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v consider_v that_o his_o promise_n be_v conditional_a and_o the_o performance_n of_o it_o be_v to_o be_v expect_v only_o by_o those_o that_o perform_v the_o condition_n of_o it_o and_o towards_o they_o it_o shall_v never_o fail_v numb_a 13._o from_o 23._o to_o the_o end_n numb_a 14._o from_o 1._o to_o 36._o joshua_n 5.6_o numb_a 32._o from_o 8._o to_o 14._o deut._n 1._o from_o 26._o to_o 40._o deut._n 9.23_o 24._o psal_n 95._o from_o 8._o to_o the_o end_n psal_n 106._o from_o 23._o to_o 27._o sect_n lix_n the_o ten_o spy_n who_o have_v cause_v this_o meeting_n among_o the_o people_n be_v smite_v by_o god_n with_o a_o extraordinary_a plague_n and_o die_v present_o see_v 1_o cor._n 10.10_o with_o this_o judgement_n the_o people_n be_v grievous_o terrify_v and_o mourn_v exceed_o and_o in_o remembrance_n thereof_o the_o jew_n keep_v a_o feast_n upon_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o six_o month_n call_v ebul_n numb_a 14._o from_o 36._o to_o 40._o sect_n lx._n the_o people_n be_v much_o terrify_v with_o this_o judgement_n and_o more_o especial_o with_o god_n decree_n against_o they_o which_o moses_n have_v acquaint_v they_o with_o and_o be_v very_o sensible_a that_o they_o have_v great_o provoke_v the_o lord_n they_o will_v needs_o now_o in_o all_o have_v gird_v 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for_o you_o and_o for_o the_o strange_a that_o sojourn_v with_o you_o from_z vers_n 13._o to_o 17._o 3ly_n he_o enjoin_v they_o to_o offer_v a_o cake_n of_o the_o first_o of_o their_o dough_n for_o a_o heave-offering_a that_o be_v about_o the_o same_o quantity_n that_o they_o offer_v of_o their_o first_o corn_n they_o shall_v offer_v of_o their_o dough_n and_o both_o to_o be_v offer_v with_o the_o same_o ceremony_n these_o they_o be_v to_o offer_v to_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v to_o the_o priest_n the_o lord_n receiver_n for_o the_o first-fruit_n be_v their_o portion_n ezek._n 44.30_o the_o first_o of_o all_o the_o fruit_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o every_o oblation_n of_o all_o of_o every_o sort_n of_o your_o oblation_n shall_v be_v the_o priest_n from_z vers_n 17._o to_o 22._o 4ly_n law_n be_v give_v concern_v sacrifice_n to_o be_v offer_v when_o either_o the_o whole_a congregation_n or_o a_o single_a person_n have_v sin_v through_o ignorance_n levit._n 4.13_o there_o be_v a_o law_n 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one_o of_o the_o congregation_n go_v out_o presumptuous_o to_o gather_v stick_n on_o the_o sabbath-day_n this_o be_v a_o direct_a violation_n of_o the_o law_n give_v concern_v the_o sabbath_n they_o put_v the_o man_n inward_a till_o they_o have_v inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n what_o shall_v be_v do_v to_o he_o 24.12_o he_o see_v levit._n 24.12_o that_o a_o sabbath_n breaker_n be_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n they_o know_v see_v exod._n 31.14_o &_o 35.2_o but_o what_o kind_n of_o death_n he_o shall_v die_v or_o whither_o this_o gather_n of_o stick_n make_v he_o obnoxious_a to_o that_o sentence_n they_o be_v not_o full_o resolve_v though_o it_o be_v evident_a enough_o to_o they_o he_o have_v do_v it_o presumptuous_o moses_n not_o willing_a to_o take_v away_o his_o life_n without_o certain_a direction_n inquire_v
sin_n that_o be_v he_o die_v a_o natural_a death_n when_o his_o time_n be_v come_v as_o be_v by_o sin_n liable_a to_o death_n as_o all_o other_o man_n be_v they_o further_o urge_v that_o except_o this_o be_v grant_v they_o the_o name_n of_o their_o father_n will_v be_v quite_o extinct_a moses_n inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n concern_v this_o case_n it_o please_v the_o lord_n to_o grant_v these_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n their_o desire_n which_o be_v afterward_o punctual_o perform_v joshua_n as_o we_o may_v read_v josh_n 17.4_o according_a to_o the_o command_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o give_v they_o a_o inheritance_n among_o the_o brethren_n of_o their_o father_n yet_o withal_o there_o be_v afterward_o a_o caution_n add_v to_o wit_n that_o they_o may_v not_o marry_v out_o of_o their_o own_o tribe_n land_n tribe_n hence_o some_o conclude_v that_o when_o a_o man_n die_v without_o issue_n and_o his_o brother_n marry_v his_o widow_n to_o raise_v up_o seed_n unto_o his_o brother_n who_o estate_n he_o inhetlt_v his_o first_o son_n in_o their_o genealogy_n be_v reckon_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o he_o that_o die_v without_o issue_n so_o it_o be_v in_o this_o case_n the_o first_o son_n of_o those_o that_o marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n be_v account_v the_o son_n of_o zelophehad_n and_o so_o under_o his_o name_n do_v inherit_v his_o land_n see_v ch._n 36.6_o and_o upon_o this_o occasion_n be_v the_o law_n for_o succession_n in_o inheritance_n make_v and_o ordain_v numb_a 27._o from_o 1._o to_o 12._o sect_n lxxxiv_o god_n now_o signify_v to_o moses_n that_o he_o shall_v die_v and_o according_o command_v he_o to_o go_v up_o to_o that_o tract_n of_o the_o mountain_n of_o abarim_n 34.1_o abarim_n see_v ch._n 33.47_o deut._n 32.49_o &_o 34.1_o which_o be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n over_o against_o jericho_n and_o on_o one_o of_o the_o high_a of_o they_o call_v nebo_n who_o top_n be_v call_v pisgah_n he_o shall_v see_v that_o good_a land_n into_o which_o he_o may_v not_o enter_v and_o when_o he_o have_v see_v it_o his_o soul_n shall_v be_v gather_v unto_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o pious_a ancestor_n who_o die_v before_o he_o for_o he_o and_o aaron_n have_v rebel_v against_o his_o commandment_n see_v ch._n 20.12_o which_o be_v that_o they_o shall_v by_o faith_n sanctify_v man_n sanctify_v we_o sanctify_v the_o lord_n when_o we_o conceive_v aright_o of_o his_o nature_n and_o attribute_n and_o when_o we_o speak_v so_o reverent_o of_o he_o as_o to_o cause_v his_o name_n to_o be_v praise_v and_o magnify_v among_o man_n he_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o people_n at_o the_o wilderness_n of_o zin_n but_o they_o sanctify_v he_o not_o moses_n humble_o and_o earnest_o beg_v of_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o may_v be_v permit_v to_o go_v over_o and_o see_v that_o good_a land_n deut._n 3.23_o 25._o but_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o please_v to_o grant_v his_o request_n humble_o therefore_o submit_v to_o his_o holy_a will_n he_o now_o earnest_o pray_v to_o god_n who_o be_v the_o god_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o all_o flesh_n and_o not_o only_o the_o creator_n but_o the_o searcher_n and_o trier_n of_o man_n spirit_n and_o know_v what_o be_v in_o man_n and_o can_v frame_v and_o fashion_v man_n spirit_n as_o he_o please_v and_o give_v they_o gift_n and_o grace_n requisite_a for_o the_o place_n he_o call_v they_o unto_o to_o appoint_v a_o successor_n to_o he_o that_o may_v as_o a_o good_a shepherd_n go_v out_o and_o in_o before_o the_o flock_n god_n upon_o his_o prayer_n appoint_v joshua_n to_o succeed_v he_o a_o man_n in_o who_o be_v the_o spirit_n that_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n and_o understanding_n the_o spirit_n of_o counsel_n and_o may_v the_o spirit_n of_o knowledge_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n command_v he_o therefore_o to_o lay_v his_o hand_n 4.14_o hand_n the_o like_a ceremony_n be_v afterward_o use_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o gospel_n when_o man_n be_v separate_v and_o set_v apart_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n 1_o tim._n 4.14_o upon_o joshua_n to_o intimate_v to_o he_o by_o this_o ceremony_n that_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v upon_o he_o to_o defend_v and_o prosper_v he_o in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o that_o he_o will_v confer_v upon_o he_o a_o great_a measure_n of_o the_o gift_n of_o his_o spirit_n answerable_a to_o the_o dignity_n whereunto_o he_o have_v advance_v he_o and_o according_o be_v say_v deut._n 34.9_o that_o joshua_n the_o son_n of_o nun_n be_v full_a of_o wisdom_n for_o moses_n have_v lay_v his_o hand_n on_o he_o moses_n be_v also_o to_o set_v he_o before_o eleazar_n and_o the_o congregation_n and_o to_o give_v he_o a_o charge_n concern_v what_o he_o be_v to_o do_v and_o what_o to_o forbear_v in_o the_o administration_n of_o his_o office_n and_o moses_n be_v further_o command_v to_o put_v some_o of_o his_o own_o honour_n upon_o he_o that_o be_v admit_v he_o into_o some_o partnership_n of_o authority_n and_o dignity_n with_o himself_o and_o so_o cause_v the_o people_n to_o give_v he_o that_o honour_n that_o be_v due_a unto_o moses_n successor_n and_o the_o judge_n elect_v of_o israel_n and_o moses_n tell_v he_o further_o that_o upon_o occasion_n he_o shall_v present_v himself_o before_o eleazar_n that_o he_o may_v inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o after_o the_o judgement_n of_o urim_n that_o be_v put_v on_o the_o ephod_n to_o which_o the_o pectoral_a 28.30_o pectoral_a see_v pharaphrase_n on_o exod._n 28.30_o be_v fasten_v wherein_o be_v the_o vrim_fw-he and_o thummim_n and_o at_o eleazar_n word_n speak_v from_o the_o lord_n he_o and_z the_o people_n shall_v go_v out_o to_o war_n or_o return_v from_o it_o and_o so_o in_o all_o weighty_a affair_n which_o be_v extraordinary_a by_o his_o direction_n they_o shall_v govern_v themselves_o and_o moses_n do_v all_o these_o thing_n which_o the_o lord_n command_v he_o numb_a 27._o from_o 12._o to_o the_o end_n sect_n lxxxv_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n have_v as_o it_o seem_v omit_v their_o sacrifice_n and_o solemn_a feast_n the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o 38_o year_n last_o pass_v by_o reason_n of_o their_o travel_n wherein_o the_o sanctuary_n the_o alar_n and_o other_o holy_a thing_n be_v make_v up_o fit_a for_o removal_n from_o place_n to_o place_n and_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o generation_n from_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a that_o have_v be_v muster_v in_o sinai_n be_v now_o dead_a see_v ch._n 26.64_o the_o lord_n hereupon_o cause_v the_o law_n of_o sacrifice_v to_o be_v again_o here_o repeat_v thereby_o intimate_v to_o they_o that_o when_o they_o come_v into_o the_o land_n which_o he_o promise_v they_o they_o must_v not_o any_o long_o neglect_v his_o ordinance_n as_o they_o have_v do_v in_o the_o wilderness_n see_v deut._n 12.8_o and_o therefore_o first_o in_o the_o general_n he_o charge_v they_o that_o they_o be_v sure_a to_o give_v he_o all_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o offering_n which_o he_o have_v at_o several_a time_n appoint_v they_o to_o offer_v and_o then_o 2_o he_o set_v down_o particular_o what_o they_o be_v to_o offer_v first_o for_o their_o daily_a sacrifice_n from_o vers_fw-la 3._o to_o 9_o second_o for_o their_o weekly_a sacrifice_n every_o sabbath_n omit_v sabbath_n the_o sacrifice_n appoint_v for_o every_o sabbath-day_n be_v full_a double_a to_o those_o appoint_v for_o every_o day_n and_o yet_o the_o daily_a sacrifice_n the_o continual_a burnt-offering_a be_v not_o then_o to_o be_v omit_v day_n from_o vers_fw-la 9_o to_o 10._o three_o for_o their_o monthly_a sacrifice_n every_o new_a moon_n from_o 11._o to_o 16._o and_o fourthly_a for_o their_o yearly_a sacrifice_n first_o at_o the_o passover_n from_o vers_fw-la 16._o to_o 26._o 2ly_n at_o pentecost_n from_o 26._o to_o the_o end_n 3_o he_o mention_n the_o offer_v appoint_v at_o the_o feast_n of_o trumpet_n ch._n 29._o from_o 1._o to_o 7._o 4ly_n the_o offer_n on_o the_o day_n of_o expiation_n from_o 7._o to_o 12._o 5ly_n on_o the_o eight_o day_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n from_o vers_fw-la 12._o to_o 39_o numb_a ch._n 28._o whole_a chapter_n numb_a ch._n 29._o from_o 1._o to_o 39_o sect_n lxxxvi_o beside_o those_o set_n and_o solemn_a sacrifice_n which_o god_n himself_o have_v enjoin_v there_o be_v other_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v to_o be_v offer_v to_o the_o lord_n namely_o such_o as_o man_n voluntary_o offer_v or_o upon_o a_o particular_a vow_n ch._n 29._o v._n 39_o and_o upon_o this_o occasion_n it_o seem_v several_a precept_n concern_v vow_n be_v add_v to_o show_v who_o be_v necessary_o oblige_v to_o perform_v their_o vow_n and_o who_o not_o and_o moses_n make_v know_v these_o law_n to_o the_o head_n of_o the_o tribe_n because_o they_o be_v the_o man_n that_o according_a to_o these_o law_n be_v
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suspend_v miracle_n when_o he_o afford_v mean_n and_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a the_o israelite_n drink_v of_o the_o water_n of_o the_o country_n till_o they_o come_v to_o kadesh_n then_o they_o encamp_v at_o ebronah_n from_o thence_o they_o march_v to_o eziongaber_n a_o place_n by_o the_o red-sea_n where_o be_v a_o harbour_n for_o ship_n in_o edom_n land_n 1_o king_n 9.26_o from_o thence_o to_o kadesh_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o zin_n here_o miriam_n die_v the_o people_n in_o this_o place_n want_v water_n murmur_v again_o and_o have_v water_n again_o give_v they_o out_o of_o a_o rock_n here_o god_n be_v very_o angry_a with_o moses_n and_o aaron_n for_o their_o unbelief_n and_o here_o they_o have_v the_o sentence_n of_o death_n pass_v on_o they_o though_o reprieve_v for_o a_o time_n and_o render_v uncapable_a of_o enter_v into_o canaan_n they_o come_v hither_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o 40th_o year_n and_o hence_o they_o send_v to_o crave_v a_o passage_n through_o edom_n land_n 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the_o land_n of_o canaan_n namely_o because_o they_o trespass_v against_o he_o at_o the_o water_n of_o meribah-kadesh_n and_o sanctify_v he_o not_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o people_n see_v numb_a 20.11_o 12._o that_o be_v they_o do_v not_o at_o that_o time_n public_o show_v before_o the_o people_n such_o a_o affiance_n in_o he_o nor_o do_v so_o glorify_v his_o great_a name_n as_o they_o shall_v have_v do_v moses_n the_o man_n of_o god_n 6.11_o god_n he_o be_v so_o style_v that_o the_o israelite_n may_v assure_v themselves_o that_o what_o he_o speak_v to_o they_o in_o these_o prohetical_a blessing_n he_o speak_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n samuel_n be_v so_o style_v 1_o sam._n 9.6_o 7._o see_v 1_o tim._n 6.11_o viz._n the_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v receive_v that_o charge_n ch._n xxxiii_o to_o go_v up_o to_o mount_n nebo_n where_o he_o be_v to_o die_v he_o now_o immediate_o before_o his_o death_n solemn_o bless_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n pronounce_v such_o 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shall_v fall_v to_o they_o south-west_n in_o reference_n to_o dan_n inheritance_n which_o be_v in_o the_o north._n and_o their_o inheritance_n reach_v to_o the_o sea_n of_o tiberias_n this_o might_n also_o imply_v that_o beside_o the_o other_o rich_a commodity_n of_o the_o land_n they_o shall_v enjoy_v the_o advantage_n of_o merchandize_v also_o last_o he_o come_v to_o asher_n say_v let_v asher_n be_v bless_v with_o child_n that_o be_v with_o many_o and_o good_a child_n who_o for_o their_o amiable_a disposition_n shall_v be_v exceed_o belove_v of_o all_o about_o they_o and_o let_v he_o dip_v his_o foot_n in_o oil_n that_o be_v let_v his_o country_n exceed_o abound_v with_o oil_n jansen_n oil_n ita_fw-la abundabit_fw-la oleo_fw-la ut_fw-la eo_fw-la pedem_fw-la lavare_fw-la possit_fw-la vide_fw-la gen._n 49.20_o job_n 29.6_o jansen_n and_o other_o good_a thing_n and_o under_o his_o shoe_n shall_v be_v iron_n and_o brass_n that_o be_v his_o portion_n shall_v be_v full_a of_o mine_n of_o 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half_a thy_o house_n i_o will_v not_o go_v with_o thou_o neither_o will_v i_o eat_v bread_n or_o drink_v water_n in_o this_o city_n for_o so_o god_n have_v command_v i_o intend_v i_o shall_v show_v my_o detestation_n of_o your_o idolatry_n by_o avoid_v all_o communion_n with_o such_o idolater_n and_o he_o have_v command_v i_o also_o that_o i_o shall_v not_o return_v the_o way_n i_o come_v but_o some_o other_o way_n as_o abhor_v the_o very_a way_n that_o bring_v i_o to_o the_o sight_n of_o such_o abomination_n so_o he_o return_v another_o way_n and_o not_o the_o way_n by_o which_o he_o come_v to_o bethel_n now_o there_o dwell_v a_o old_a prophet_n in_o bethel_n who_o son_n come_v to_o he_o and_o tell_v he_o all_o that_o this_o prophet_n have_v say_v to_o the_o king_n and_o what_o he_o have_v do_v to_o the_o altar_n and_o in_o heal_a jeroboam_n hand_n the_o old_a prophet_n present_o inquire_v which_o way_n this_o prophet_n go_v and_o command_v his_o ass_n to_o be_v present_o saddle_v he_o ride_v thereon_o and_o follow_v after_o he_o find_v he_o sit_v under_o a_o oak_n and_o then_o invite_v he_o to_o come_v home_o with_o he_o to_o eat_v bread_n he_o tell_v he_o can_v not_o do_v it_o for_o he_o be_v express_o forbid_v it_o by_o the_o lord_n the_o old_a prophet_n say_v i_o be_o a_o prophet_n as_o well_o as_o thou_o be_v and_o a_o angel_n speak_v unto_o i_o by_o the_o command_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o i_o shall_v bring_v thou_o back_o to_o my_o house_n to_o eat_v bread_n and_o drink_v water_n but_o he_o lie_v unto_o he_o however_o the_o poor_a delude_a prophet_n upon_o this_o do_v go_v back_o with_o he_o and_o do_v eat_v bread_n and_o drink_v water_n and_o as_o they_o sit_v at_o the_o table_n the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v to_o the_o prophet_n that_o fetch_v he_o back_o by_o some_o internal_a inspiration_n or_o prophetic_a ecstasy_n whereby_o he_o be_v as_o it_o be_v constrain_v to_o denounce_v against_o his_o delude_a guest_n the_o judgement_n that_o will_v fall_v upon_o he_o for_o come_v back_o and_o eat_v and_o drink_v with_o he_o and_o so_o consequent_o to_o condemn_v himself_o for_o the_o gross_a lie_n he_o have_v tell_v he_o tell_v he_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n see_v thou_o have_v not_o keep_v my_o commandment_n but_o come_v back_o and_o have_v eat_v and_o drink_v in_o this_o place_n that_o i_o forbid_v thou_o behold_v thy_o carcase_n shall_v not_o come_v into_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o thy_o father_n and_o thou_o shall_v not_o die_v among_o thy_o own_o kindred_n nor_o be_v bury_v with_o thy_o progenitor_n which_o intimate_v to_o he_o that_o he_o shall_v die_v in_o his_o return_n before_o he_o get_v home_o to_o his_o own_o land_n and_o this_o be_v a_o gracious_a warning_n to_o he_o that_o he_o may_v repent_v of_o his_o sin_n before_o his_o death_n so_o when_o they_o have_v eat_v and_o drunken_a the_o old_a prophet_n cause_v his_o own_o ass_n to_o be_v saddle_v for_o the_o prophet_n he_o have_v bring_v back_o and_o so_o dismiss_v he_o he_o be_v not_o go_v far_o from_o the_o old_a prophet_n house_n before_o a_o lion_n meet_v he_o and_o slay_v he_o and_o his_o body_n be_v fall_v in_o the_o way_n the_o ass_n stand_v by_o it_o as_o also_o the_o lion_n that_o the_o ass_n shall_v not_o fly_v from_o the_o lion_n nor_o the_o lion_n prey_n upon_o the_o live_a ass_n nor_o the_o dead_a body_n of_o the_o prophet_n but_o that_o both_o of_o they_o shall_v stand_v rather_o as_o a_o guard_n to_o preserve_v it_o from_o other_o creature_n and_o that_o the_o ass_n shall_v stay_v there_o as_o it_o be_v on_o purpose_n to_o carry_v back_o the_o dead_a prophet_n body_n to_o bethel_n to_o be_v bury_v there_o these_o be_v strange_a passage_n of_o providence_n and_o do_v show_v that_o it_o be_v not_o hunger_n that_o provoke_v the_o lion_n to_o kill_v the_o prophet_n but_o the_o overrule_a hand_n of_o god_n and_o that_o god_n have_v regard_n to_o the_o prophet_n body_n and_o will_v preserve_v it_o for_o burial_n though_o he_o testify_v his_o displeasure_n against_o his_o sin_n for_o the_o warn_n of_o other_o and_o behold_v man_n pass_v by_o and_o see_v the_o carcase_n cast_v in_o the_o way_n and_o the_o lion_n stand_v by_o the_o carcase_n and_o they_o come_v and_o tell_v it_o in_o the_o city_n where_o the_o old_a prophet_n dwell_v who_o thereupon_o say_v undoubted_o it_o be_v the_o man_n of_o god_n that_o be_v disobedient_a unto_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n therefore_o the_o lord_n have_v deliver_v he_o unto_o the_o lion_n which_o have_v slay_v he_o as_o the_o lord_n threaten_v so_o he_o go_v immediate_o and_o find_v his_o carcase_n cast_v in_o the_o way_n
marry_v a_o wife_n from_o thence_o do_v soon_o set_v up_o his_o wife_n idolatry_n in_o the_o land_n and_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n neglect_v and_o disregard_v and_o the_o prophet_n and_o servant_n of_o god_n that_o will_v not_o bow_v to_o baal_n be_v persecute_v see_v ch._n 19.10_o yet_o there_o be_v never_o more_o prophet_n send_v to_o they_o than_o at_o this_o time_n we_o see_v ch._n 18.13_o that_o obadiah_n have_v hide_v a_o hundred_o of_o they_o in_o cave_n nor_o never_o more_o eminent_a one_o than_o now_o and_o of_o all_o the_o prophet_n that_o god_n raise_v up_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n we_o find_v not_o any_o of_o who_o so_o strange_a thing_n be_v record_v both_o for_o courage_n and_o miracle_n as_o there_o be_v of_o elijah_n and_o therefore_o at_o the_o transfiguration_n of_o christ_n mat._n 17._o elijah_n as_o chief_a of_o the_o prophet_n appear_v together_o with_o moses_n talk_v with_o christ_n to_o signify_v that_o both_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n have_v in_o their_o several_a season_n give_v testimony_n of_o he_o this_o prophet_n elijah_n be_v at_o this_o time_n send_v to_o the_o israelite_n a_o man_n of_o transcendent_a courage_n and_o zeal_n as_o be_v fit_v for_o those_o corrupt_a time_n whence_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o baptist_n who_o in_o his_o ministry_n be_v very_o zealous_a and_o fervent_a luk._n 1.17_o that_o he_o shall_v go_v before_o our_o saviour_n in_o the_o spirit_n and_o power_n of_o elias_n ahab_n and_o jezebel_n be_v very_o zealous_a to_o promote_v idolatry_n and_o now_o god_n raise_v up_o a_o prophet_n as_o zealous_a to_o oppose_v it_o and_o to_o defend_v god_n own_o worship_n elijah_n see_v how_o thing_n go_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n and_o be_v exceed_o move_v with_o the_o horrible_a wickedness_n of_o ahab_n and_o jezabel_n and_o particular_o perhaps_o with_o the_o contempt_n and_o scorn_n they_o cast_v upon_o god_n prophet_n do_v it_o seem_v by_o the_o instinct_n of_o god_n spirit_n pray_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v shut_v up_o the_o heaven_n for_o some_o year_n and_o not_o suffer_v it_o to_o rain_v till_o he_o seek_v unto_o he_o for_o it_o that_o so_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n against_o the_o iniquity_n of_o that_o time_n may_v be_v discover_v and_o the_o precious_a account_n he_o make_v of_o his_o prophet_n may_v be_v manifest_v and_o be_v by_o the_o same_o spirit_n of_o god_n assure_v that_o his_o prayer_n be_v hear_v he_o come_v to_o ahab_n and_o threaten_v he_o beforehand_o that_o he_o may_v see_v it_o be_v of_o god_n with_o a_o approach_a drought_n for_o three_o year_n and_o a_o half_a and_o a_o great_a famine_n that_o shall_v ensue_v thereupon_o as_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n live_v say_v he_o who_o i_o continual_o serve_v and_o in_o who_o presence_n i_o now_o stand_v and_o who_o be_v a_o witness_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o i_o say_v there_o shall_v not_o be_v dew_n or_o rain_v these_o ensue_a year_n but_o according_a to_o my_o word_n and_o as_o i_o have_v declare_v to_o thou_o from_o god_n and_o according_a as_o he_o threaten_v so_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v for_o during_o the_o space_n of_o three_o year_n and_o six_o month_n it_o rain_v not_o see_v jam._n 5.17_o 4.25_o 5.17_o see_v luk._n 4.25_o elias_n be_v a_o man_n subject_n to_o like_a passion_n as_o we_o be_v and_o he_o pray_v earnest_o that_o it_o may_v not_o rain_v and_o it_o rain_v not_o on_o the_o earth_n by_o the_o space_n of_o three_o year_n and_o six_o month_n the_o drought_n now_o beginning_n and_o ahab_n see_v there_o be_v no_o rain_n for_o some_o time_n together_o as_o elijah_n have_v threaten_v he_o be_v great_o enrage_v against_o he_o and_o be_v also_o stir_v up_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a by_o jezabel_n his_o wife_n he_o send_v present_o out_o to_o take_v he_o that_o he_o may_v be_v revenge_v on_o he_o see_v ch._n 18.10_o but_o the_o lord_n foresee_v what_o will_v happen_v give_v his_o prophet_n warning_n of_o it_o and_o appoint_v he_o to_o withdraw_v and_o hide_v himself_o by_o the_o brook_n cherith_n in_o manasseh_n beyond_o jordan_n that_o be_v in_o some_o solitary_a place_n or_o cave_n near_o the_o brook_n where_o he_o shall_v be_v feed_v by_o raven_n with_o bread_n and_o flesh_n morning_n and_o evening_n and_o shall_v drink_v of_o the_o brook_n elijah_n do_v as_o the_o lord_n command_v he_o and_o be_v according_o feed_v by_o raven_n who_o be_v a_o very_a greedy_a and_o ravenous_a kind_n of_o bird_n so_o that_o they_o often_o neglect_v the_o feed_n of_o their_o young_a one_o to_o feed_v themselves_o it_o be_v the_o more_o miraculous_a that_o god_n shall_v make_v they_o caterer_n for_o elijah_n and_o in_o such_o a_o orderly_a manner_n to_o bring_v he_o his_o provision_n morning_n and_o evening_n he_o direct_v they_o where_o they_o shall_v have_v it_o possible_o out_o of_o some_o rich_a man_n pantry_n or_o storehouse_n thus_o we_o see_v by_o what_o unlikely_a mean_v god_n can_v provide_v for_o his_o servant_n when_o they_o be_v in_o their_o strait_n after_o some_o time_n possible_o about_o six_o month_n the_o brook_n quite_o dry_v up_o thus_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v again_o to_o try_v the_o faith_n of_o his_o servant_n elijah_n then_o the_o lord_n command_v he_o to_o go_v to_o a_o widow_n of_o sarepta_n in_o the_o country_n of_o sidon_n tell_v he_o that_o he_o will_v command_v she_o that_o be_v dispose_v her_o heart_n to_o entertain_v he_o according_o he_o go_v thither_o and_o when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n he_o find_v a_o widow-woman_n gather_v stick_n he_o desire_v she_o to_o fetch_v he_o a_o little_a water_n she_o go_v for_o it_o he_o desire_v she_o to_o bring_v he_o also_o a_o morsel_n of_o bread_n she_o know_v he_o by_o his_o habit_n to_o be_v a_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n she_o say_v to_o he_o as_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n live_v i_o have_v not_o a_o cake_n to_o give_v thou_o i_o have_v but_o a_o handful_n of_o meal_n in_o a_o barrel_n and_o a_o little_a oil_n in_o a_o cruse_a and_o behold_v i_o be_o gather_v two_o or_o three_o stick_n that_o i_o may_v go_v and_o dress_v it_o for_o myself_o and_o my_o son_n that_o we_o may_v eat_v it_o and_o so_o die_v hereby_o its_o manifest_a that_o the_o drought_n 26._o drought_n there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o intimation_n of_o any_o want_n of_o rain_n that_o be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n at_o this_o time_n and_o yet_o elijah_n be_v send_v to_o a_o stranger_n rather_o than_o to_o the_o widow_n of_o israel_n or_o judah_n such_o a_o one_o be_v very_o unlikely_a to_o relieve_v he_o especial_o the_o famine_n be_v there_o as_o well_o as_o in_o israel_n but_o herein_o be_v shadow_v forth_o god_n further_a mercy_n intend_v to_o the_o gentile_n when_o the_o jew_n shall_v be_v reject_v whence_o that_o of_o our_o saviour_n luk._n 4.25_o 26._o and_o famine_n be_v in_o the_o country_n of_o tyre_n and_o sidon_n as_o well_o as_o among_o the_o israelite_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v send_v among_o the_o 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refuse_v to_o pay_v he_o tribute_n any_o long_o salmanasser_n understand_v this_o resolve_v to_o revenge_v this_o injury_n wherefore_o first_o of_o all_o make_v sure_o of_o all_o the_o land_n of_o the_o moabite_n that_o he_o may_v have_v no_o enemy_n on_o his_o back_n to_o annoy_v he_o and_o rase_v to_o the_o ground_n their_o two_o chief_a city_n be_v and_o kirharase_v according_a to_o the_o prophecy_n of_o isaiah_n chap._n 15._o he_o then_o go_v through_o and_o waste_v all_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n and_o at_o last_o march_v to_o samaria_n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o hezekiah_n and_o seven_o of_o hoshea_n and_o besiege_v it_o three_o year_n viz._n in_o the_o seven_o eight_o and_o nine_o year_n of_o hoshea_n which_o be_v concurrent_a with_o the_o four_o five_o and_o six_o of_o hezekiah_n isa_n 15._o whole_a chapter_n 2_o king_n 17.4_o 5._o 2_o king_n 18.9_o 10._o towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o three_o year_n of_o the_o siege_n the_o six_o of_o the_o reign_n of_o hezekiah_n and_o 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they_o 2_o king_n 18.12_o and_o 2_o king_n 17.7_o etc._n etc._n for_o so_o it_o be_v that_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n have_v sin_v against_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n who_o have_v bring_v they_o up_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n from_o under_o the_o hand_n of_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n and_o they_o fear_v other_o god_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o heathen_a who_o the_o lord_n have_v cast_v out_o before_o they_o and_o of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n who_o make_v statute_n for_o idolatry_n and_o beside_o their_o open_a idolatry_n they_o do_v secret_o many_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o right_a against_o the_o mind_n and_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n and_o they_o build_v they_o high_a place_n in_o all_o their_o city_n from_o the_o tower_n of_o the_o watchman_n forth_o watchman_n a_o proverbial_a speech_n whereby_o the_o extent_n of_o their_o idolatry_n be_v set_v forth_o to_o their_o fence_a city_n and_o they_o set_v they_o up_o image_n and_o 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the_o house_n of_o ahab_n and_o compel_v the_o people_n of_o judah_n thereunto_o by_o force_n persecute_v such_o as_o refuse_v a_o letter_n whilst_o he_o be_v go_v on_o in_o these_o abominable_a way_n come_v to_o he_o from_o elijah_n who_o before_o his_o translation_n see_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n what_o great_a wickedness_n this_o jehoram_n will_v commit_v and_o what_o punishment_n the_o lord_n will_v inflict_v upon_o he_o for_o it_o this_o letter_n be_v write_v by_o elijah_n syriae_n elijah_n probabile_fw-la est_fw-la eliam_fw-la hoc_fw-la scriptum_n commisisse_fw-la elisaeo_n quia_fw-la certo_fw-la aliud_fw-la ei_fw-la commisit_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la peragendum_fw-la nempe_fw-la ut_fw-la hazaeli_fw-la indicaret_fw-la ipsum_fw-la futurum_fw-la regem_fw-la syriae_n whilst_o he_o live_v upon_o the_o earth_n neither_o need_n that_o seem_v strange_a see_v isaiah_n write_v before_o hand_n concern_v cyrus_n isa_n 45.1_o and_o the_o prophet_n that_o be_v send_v to_o 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also_o slay_v thy_o brethren_n of_o thy_o father_n house_n which_o be_v better_o than_o thyself_o behold_v with_o a_o great_a plague_n will_v the_o lord_n smite_v thou_o and_o will_v punish_v thou_o in_o thy_o people_n and_o thy_o child_n and_o thy_o wife_n and_o all_o thy_o good_n and_o thou_o shall_v have_v great_a sickness_n by_o a_o disease_n of_o thy_o bowel_n who_o haste_n have_v no_o bowel_n towards_o thy_o own_o brethren_n and_o thou_o shall_v day_n by_o day_n without_o intermission_n be_v torment_v with_o it_o till_o thy_o bowel_n fall_v out_o this_o be_v the_o threaten_n of_o elijah_n the_o prophet_n against_o he_o and_o we_o shall_v now_o see_v how_o it_o be_v fulfil_v 1._o the_o edomite_n who_o from_o david_n time_n have_v ever_o be_v in_o subjection_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n see_v 2_o sam._n 8.14_o and_o have_v be_v tributary_n thereunto_o and_o have_v be_v govern_v by_o a_o viceroy_n set_v over_o they_o by_o they_o 1_o king_n 22.47_o now_o fall_v off_o and_o 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