apud_fw-la illos_fw-la quae_fw-la nobis_fw-la incesta_fw-la ver._n 28._o and_o pharaoh_n say_v i_o will_v let_v you_o go_v that_o you_o may_v sacrifice_v to_o the_o lord_z your_o god_n in_o the_o wilderness_n he_o do_v not_o say_v express_o they_o shall_v go_v three_o day_n journey_n as_o be_v demand_v which_o have_v make_v some_o think_v this_o be_v but_o a_o niggardly_a concession_n of_o pharaoh_n who_o intend_v to_o deceive_v they_o with_o general_a word_n but_o moses_n understand_v it_o otherwise_o as_o appear_v by_o his_o acceptance_n of_o the_o grant_n only_o you_o shall_v not_o go_v very_o far_o away_o no_o further_o than_o three_o day_n journey_n entreat_v for_o i_o this_o indeed_o be_v add_v so_o quick_o and_o as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o same_o breath_n that_o he_o grant_v their_o three_o day_n journey_n that_o it_o may_v make_v one_o think_v it_o be_v the_o least_o part_n of_o his_o intention_n to_o permit_v that_o but_o only_o to_o get_v rid_v of_o this_o plague_n which_o if_o it_o have_v continue_v long_o the_o egyptian_n must_v have_v leave_v their_o country_n to_o preserve_v themselves_o several_a people_n have_v be_v force_v by_o fly_n to_o quit_v their_o habitation_n as_o many_o ancient_a author_n inform_v we_o mention_v by_o bonfrerius_n and_o bochartus_n ver._n 29._o and_o moses_n say_v behold_v i_o go_v out_o from_o thou_o and_o i_o will_v entreat_v the_o lord_n that_o the_o swarm_n of_o fly_n may_v depart_v etc._n etc._n he_o be_v not_o more_o ready_a to_o desire_v than_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o servant_n moses_n be_v to_o grant_v the_o total_a removal_n of_o this_o plague_n which_o be_v send_v for_o his_o reformation_n not_o his_o destruction_n if_o he_o will_v have_v due_o consider_v it_o to_o morrow_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o pray_v that_o he_o may_v be_v release_v from_o it_o present_o but_o let_v he_o lie_v a_o while_n under_o the_o smart_n of_o this_o rod_n that_o he_o may_v be_v true_o humble_v and_o deal_v no_o more_o deceitful_o with_o he_o as_o he_o fear_v he_o will_v but_o let_v not_o pharaoh_n deal_v deceitful_o any_o more_o etc._n etc._n he_o have_v promise_v fair_a before_o v._o 8._o but_o break_v his_o word_n which_o make_v this_o solemn_a caution_n the_o more_o necessary_a lest_o he_o shall_v be_v guilty_a of_o such_o false_a deal_n again_o ver._n 30._o and_o moses_n go_v out_o from_o pharaoh_n and_o entreat_v the_o lord_n he_o give_v pharaoh_n a_o good_a example_n of_o steadfastness_n by_o make_v good_a his_o promise_n immediate_o which_o he_o give_v he_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o forego_n verse_n ver._n 31._o and_o the_o lord_n do_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o moses_n here_o be_v punctual_a performance_n on_o god_n part_n of_o what_o be_v agree_v between_o he_o and_o pharaoh_n in_o the_o forego_n treaty_n there_o remain_v not_o one_o this_o be_v a_o great_a miracle_n than_o that_o of_o remove_v the_o frog_n for_o they_o remain_v in_o heap_n and_o stanke_z v._n 14._o but_o these_o be_v all_o sweep_v away_o by_o a_o mighty_a wind_n perhaps_o either_o into_o the_o sea_n or_o into_o the_o desert_n of_o libya_n ver._n 32._o and_o pharaoh_n harden_v his_o heart_n at_o this_o time_n also_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v here_o make_v a_o act_n of_o his_o own_o as_o it_o be_v no_o doubt_n in_o all_o the_o former_a refusal_n to_o let_v they_o go_v v._o 15_o 19_o and_o he_o harden_v his_o heart_n by_o not_o harken_v or_o not_o regard_v what_o they_o have_v do_v as_o the_o word_n be_v use_v and_o translate_v ix_o 21._o that_o which_o make_v he_o not_o to_o hearken_v or_o regard_n be_v his_o excessive_a pride_n and_o covetousness_n for_o he_o think_v it_o a_o dishonour_n to_o submit_v to_o moses_n and_o he_o be_v very_o loath_a to_o lose_v the_o service_n of_o so_o many_o slave_n which_o be_v real_o more_o worth_a to_o he_o than_o all_o the_o land_n they_o possess_v in_o egypt_n chap._n ix_o verse_n 1._o then_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n see_v vii_o 1._o go_v in_o unto_o pharaoh_n it_o seem_v now_o he_o go_v to_o the_o palace_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n he_o send_v the_o same_o message_n to_o he_o he_o order_v at_o the_o first_o v._n 13._o and_o have_v continue_v ever_o since_o vii_o 16_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 2._o for_o if_o thou_o refuse_v to_o let_v they_o go_v and_o will_v hold_v they_o still_o if_o thy_o covetous_a gripe_a humour_n make_v thou_o still_o resolve_v to_o detain_v they_o in_o their_o slavery_n ver._n 3._o behold_v this_o word_n as_o in_o most_o other_o place_n as_o dr._n jackson_n note_v be_v here_o a_o special_a character_n of_o the_o speedy_a execution_n of_o the_o plague_n threaten_v and_o of_o the_o remarkable_a manner_n of_o its_o execution_n the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o thy_o cattle_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v he_o will_v smite_v they_o which_o be_v do_v by_o the_o hand_n and_o be_v just_a ready_a to_o do_v the_o execution_n here_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o aaron_n rod_n no_o more_o than_o in_o the_o forego_n plague_n and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n see_v viii_o 21._o a_o very_a grievous_a murrain_n that_o be_v a_o great_a plague_n or_o pestilence_n as_o we_o call_v it_o in_o mankind_n of_o which_o abundance_n of_o cattle_n shall_v die_v for_o so_o the_o word_n cave_a which_o we_o translate_v grievous_a be_v use_v for_o numerous_a see_v viii_o 24._o but_o the_o great_a the_o number_n be_v that_o die_v the_o more_o grievous_a no_o doubt_n be_v the_o calamity_n god_n intend_v to_o deal_v more_o severe_o than_o former_o with_o he_o because_o he_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o a_o fraudulent_a contempt_n of_o his_o former_a solemn_a monition_n viii_o 29._o ver._n 4._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v sever_v between_o the_o cattle_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o cattle_n of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n see_v viii_o 22._o this_o be_v the_o great_a wonder_n as_o the_o word_n import_v because_o the_o israelite_n and_o egyptian_n be_v mingle_v together_o in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n and_o their_o cattle_n breathe_v in_o the_o same_o air_n and_o drink_v of_o the_o same_o water_n etc._n etc._n by_o which_o it_o appear_v this_o pestilence_n be_v not_o natural_a but_o proceed_v as_o be_v say_v before_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n ver._n 5._o and_o the_o lord_n appoint_v a_o set_a time_n that_o they_o may_v know_v this_o stroke_n come_v from_o he_o say_v to_o morrow_n the_o lord_n shall_v do_v this_o thing_n in_o the_o land_n this_o plague_n be_v threaten_v upon_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o viith_z month_n which_o afterward_o be_v change_v into_o the_o first_o month_n of_o the_o year_n and_o inflict_v on_o the_o second_o day_n ver._n 6._o and_o all_o the_o cattle_n of_o egypt_n die_v some_o survive_v it_o be_v plain_a from_o v._o 19_o therefore_o the_o meaning_n be_v either_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o field_n v._n 3._o not_o those_o in_o the_o city_n or_o house_n or_o rather_o a_o great_a many_o of_o all_o sort_n of_o cattle_n as_o drusius_n expound_v it_o omne_fw-la genus_fw-la all_o kind_n as_o the_o word_n all_o must_v be_v expound_v v._o 26._o vide_fw-la l._n 2._o animadvers_fw-la cap._n xviii_o but_o of_o the_o cattle_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n die_v not_o one_o of_o any_o sort_n whatsoever_o ver._n 7._o and_o pharaoh_n send_v and_o behold_v there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o the_o cattle_n of_o the_o israelite_n dead_a we_o do_v not_o find_v that_o he_o send_v to_o make_v any_o such_o enquiry_n in_o the_o former_a plague_n it_o be_v likely_a he_o slight_v what_o they_o say_v and_o will_v not_o do_v they_o the_o honour_n to_o seem_v to_o believe_v they_o moses_n also_o have_v say_v nothing_o of_o this_o difference_n god_n will_v make_v between_o the_o israelite_n and_o they_o till_o the_o last_o plague_n when_o the_o fly_n be_v so_o busy_a and_o vexatious_a that_o it_o make_v travel_v uneasy_a as_o it_o be_v likewise_o in_o the_o two_o other_o before_o that_o when_o they_o can_v tread_v upon_o nothing_o but_o frog_n or_o louse_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n be_v harden_v one_o will_v rather_o have_v expect_v to_o hear_v that_o it_o relent_v because_o he_o take_v the_o pain_n to_o satisfy_v himself_o that_o eevery_a thing_n foretell_v by_o moses_n be_v come_v to_o pass_v which_o look_v as_o if_o he_o mean_v upon_o the_o truth_n of_o that_o information_n to_o alter_v his_o course_n this_o plague_n likewise_o be_v much_o heavy_a than_o all_o or_o most_o of_o the_o precede_a which_o be_v rather_o more_o noisome_a and_o terrible_a as_o dr._n jackson_n speak_v than_o detrimental_a to_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o people_n for_o we_o do_v not_o read_v before_o this_o time_n of_o the_o death_n of_o any_o useful_a creature_n except_o fish_n when_o
a_o while_n in_o the_o air_n over_o the_o whole_a country_n they_o come_v down_o and_o settle_v upon_o the_o ground_n in_o every_o part_n of_o it_o very_o grievous_a be_v they_o by_o their_o vast_a number_n for_o so_o the_o word_n cave_a i_o have_v often_o observe_v signify_v and_o so_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a here_o translate_v innumerable_a before_o they_o there_o be_v no_o such_o locust_n see_v v._o 6._o neither_o after_o they_o shall_v be_v such_o i._n e._n not_o in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n though_o in_o other_o country_n there_o may_v particular_o in_o judea_n when_o god_n bring_v this_o plague_n upon_o it_o i_o joel_n 2._o ver._n 15._o for_o they_o cover_v the_o face_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n etc._n etc._n the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n which_o we_o translate_v face_n signify_v proper_o the_o eye_n it_o induce_v onkelos_n to_o translate_v this_o passage_n they_o cover_v the_o sun_n which_o be_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v there_o be_v such_o a_o thick_a cloud_n of_o they_o before_o they_o fall_v that_o they_o darken_v the_o sun_n as_o when_o they_o be_v fall_v they_o darken_v the_o land_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v or_o the_o meaning_n be_v there_o be_v such_o number_n that_o they_o not_o only_o cover_v the_o earth_n but_o the_o sun_n also_o for_o many_o author_n mention_n such_o prodigious_a cloud_n of_o they_o as_o have_v so_o thicken_v the_o sky_n that_o the_o day_n have_v be_v turn_v into_o night_n see_v bochart_n p._n ii_o hieroz_n l._n iu._n c._n 5._o and_o they_o do_v eat_v every_o herb_n of_o the_o land_n etc._n etc._n see_v v._o 5._o ver._n 16._o then_o pharaoh_n call_v for_o moses_n and_o aaron_n in_o haste_n this_o dr._n jackson_n not_o improper_o call_v another_o rave_a sit_v or_o phrenetical_a symptom_n into_o which_o this_o new_a calamity_n throw_v he_o i_o have_v sin_v against_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n and_o against_o you_o who_o he_o have_v late_o cause_v to_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o his_o presence_n v._n 11._o but_o now_o humble_v himself_o before_o they_o more_o than_o he_o have_v do_v at_o any_o time_n before_o for_o this_o be_v such_o a_o plague_n as_o all_o man_n account_v a_o manifest_a token_n of_o the_o divine_a displeasure_n according_a to_o that_o of_o pliny_n l._n xi_o c._n 29._o deorum_fw-la irae_fw-la pestis_fw-la ea_fw-la intelligitur_fw-la this_o be_v take_v for_o a_o plague_n of_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o god_n or_o as_o some_o copy_n have_v it_o mira_n pestis_fw-la a_o wonderful_a plague_n send_v from_o above_o ver._n 17._o now_o therefore_o forgive_v i_o pray_v you_o my_o sin_n only_o this_o once_o etc._n etc._n nothing_o can_v be_v speak_v more_o humble_o and_o seem_o penitent_a than_o this_o supplication_n which_o include_v in_o it_o also_o a_o promise_n never_o to_o offend_v again_o but_o there_o be_v no_o sincerity_n in_o it_o be_v the_o effect_n only_o of_o a_o great_a fright_n which_o extort_a this_o confession_n and_o submission_n from_o he_o without_o any_o serious_a meaning_n to_o continue_v in_o this_o resolution_n thus_o we_o all_o natural_o think_v of_o repent_v as_o pellicanus_fw-la here_o pious_o reslect_v when_o we_o be_v in_o great_a strait_n nay_o and_o promise_v it_o too_o till_o we_o be_v out_o of_o danger_n when_o we_o perform_v little_a of_o what_o we_o promise_v as_o our_o whole_a life_n testify_v that_o he_o may_v take_v away_o from_o i_o this_o death_n only_o we_o can_v gather_v from_o hence_o that_o the_o locust_n kill_v man_n and_o woman_n as_o the_o hail_n do_v for_o the_o field_n and_o the_o tree_n etc._n etc._n be_v say_v to_o die_v as_o well_o as_o man_n xlvii_o gen._n 19_o fourteen_o job_n 8_o etc._n etc._n but_o the_o locust_n destroy_v the_o support_v of_o life_n by_o eat_v up_o the_o corn_n and_o the_o grass_n etc._n etc._n may_v by_o consequence_n be_v say_v to_o kill_v the_o people_n in_o both_o which_o regard_v pharaoh_n may_v call_v they_o deadly_a locust_n ver._n 18._o and_o he_o go_v out_o from_o pharaoh_n and_o entreat_v the_o lord_n both_o moses_n and_o aaron_n be_v call_v to_o pharaoh_n and_o therefore_o now_o go_v both_o out_o but_o one_o only_o be_v mention_v viz._n moses_n because_o by_o his_o prayer_n this_o plague_n be_v remove_v ver._n 19_o and_o the_o lord_n turn_v this_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v do_v the_o next_o day_n as_o i_o observe_v v._n 12._o according_a to_o what_o be_v say_v viii_o 29._o a_o mighty_a strong_a west-wind_n strong_a wind_n be_v the_o only_a remedy_n to_o free_v a_o country_n from_o this_o plague_n as_o pliny_n have_v observe_v for_o if_o they_o die_v in_o those_o field_n on_o which_o they_o settle_v the_o air_n be_v so_o corrupt_v by_o the_o stench_n that_o it_o breed_v pestilential_a disease_n which_o take_v away_o the_o locust_n and_o cast_v they_o into_o the_o red-sea_n that_o which_o we_o call_v the_o red-sea_n the_o hebrew_n call_v the_o sea_n of_o suph_n i._n e._n of_o flag_n as_o we_o translate_v the_o word_n suph_n in_o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n v._o 3._o because_o it_o be_v full_a of_o a_o certain_a weed_n which_o the_o latin_n call_v alga_n and_o the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o some_o traveller_n have_v affirm_v to_o be_v of_o a_o red_a colour_n and_o to_o make_v the_o water_n appear_v as_o if_o it_o be_v red_a also_o from_o whence_o some_o fancy_n it_o be_v call_v the_o red-sea_n certain_a it_o be_v it_o have_v the_o hebrew_n name_n of_o suph_n from_o hence_o there_o be_v such_o abundance_n of_o this_o weed_n in_o that_o sea_n that_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o coast_n pluck_v it_o up_o out_o of_o the_o water_n and_o lay_v it_o in_o heap_n to_o be_v dry_v by_o the_o sun_n it_o become_v so_o compact_v that_o they_o build_v house_n of_o it_o as_o bochartus_n have_v observe_v in_o his_o phaleg_n l._n iu._n c._n 29._o but_o it_o be_v most_o likely_a to_o have_v have_v the_o name_n of_o the_o red-sea_n from_o this_o that_o what_o the_o hebrew_n call_v the_o sea_n of_o suph_n the_o near_a neighbour_n call_v the_o sea_n of_o edom_n from_o the_o country_n which_o it_o wash_v viz._n idumaea_n 1_o king_n ix_o 26._o xxi_o numb_a 4._o from_o whence_o the_o greek_n who_o know_v not_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o red-sea_n because_o edom_n in_o hebrew_n signify_v red_a as_o we_o find_v xxv_o gen._n 29._o now_o this_o sea_n which_o late_a writer_n call_v sinus_n arabicus_n lie_v east_n of_o egypt_n and_o therefore_o a_o west_n wind_n be_v most_o proper_a to_o drive_v the_o locust_n thither_o there_o remain_v not_o one_o locust_n in_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n the_o power_n of_o god_n appear_v no_o less_o in_o sweep_v they_o all_o away_o than_o in_o bring_v they_o upon_o the_o country_n for_o both_o be_v do_v at_o the_o instance_n of_o moses_n ver._n 20._o but_o the_o lord_z harden_a pharaoh_n be_v heart_n etc._n etc._n see_v ix_o 12._o he_o leave_v he_o to_o himself_o and_o do_v not_o move_v he_o to_o persist_v in_o his_o late_a good_a resolution_n ver._n 21._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n he_o leave_v off_o now_o to_o treat_v with_o pharaoh_n and_o only_o proceed_v in_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o sentence_n of_o utter_a destruction_n which_o he_o have_v decree_v against_o he_o stretch_v out_o thy_o hand_n towards_o heaven_n see_v ix_o 22._o that_o there_o may_v be_v darkness_n over_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n so_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o see_v any_o thing_n at_o noonday_n even_o darkness_n that_o may_v be_v feel_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n he_o call_v it_o thick_a darkness_n which_o be_v make_v i_o suppose_v by_o such_o clammy_a fog_n that_o they_o sensible_o affect_v the_o egyptian_n ver._n 22._o and_o there_o be_v thick_a darkness_n in_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n three_o day_n some_o think_v that_o during_o this_o three_o day_n darkness_n the_o israelite_n be_v circumcise_a when_o the_o egyptian_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a horror_n they_o be_v in_o all_o that_o time_n can_v take_v no_o advantage_n of_o they_o and_o so_o dr._n lightfoot_n expound_v cv_o psal_n 28._o they_o rebel_v not_o against_o his_o word_n but_o submit_v to_o be_v circumcise_a for_o the_o word_n seem_v to_o signify_v some_o special_a piece_n of_o obedience_n which_o they_o then_o perform_v the_o author_n of_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o moses_n will_v have_v it_o that_o they_o punish_v and_o cut_v off_o several_a wicked_a people_n among_o the_o israelite_n themselves_o which_o they_o do_v at_o this_o time_n that_o the_o egyptian_n may_v not_o know_v it_o and_o rejoice_v at_o it_o but_o that_o which_o be_v more_o certain_a be_v that_o if_o the_o former_a plague_n end_v on_o the_o nine_o day_n this_o judgement_n
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interpret_v it_o the_o eternal_a that_o never_o die_v who_o be_o faithful_a to_o my_o promise_n and_o will_v be_v to_o you_o what_o i_o tell_v your_o father_n i_o will_v be_v whatsoever_o i_o say_v in_o the_o day_n of_o abraham_n concern_v the_o give_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n i_o will_v certain_o perform_v for_o i_o change_v not_o thus_o shall_v thou_o say_v to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n i_o be_o have_v send_v i_o unto_o you_o the_o former_a word_n be_v a_o declaration_n of_o god_n nature_n to_o moses_n and_o in_o these_o he_o bid_v he_o in_o brief_a only_o say_v to_o the_o israelite_n that_o he_o be_v send_v by_o he_o who_o be_v that_o be_v as_o be_v say_v before_o necessary_o exist_v always_o be_v and_o ever_o will_v be_v who_o alter_v not_o but_o by_o whatsoever_o name_n he_o make_v himself_o know_v be_v still_o the_o very_a same_o god_n which_o be_v a_o name_n not_o unknown_a to_o the_o gentile_n as_o one_o will_v think_v by_o the_o word_n ei_o which_o be_v inscribe_v in_o 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the_o river_n stanke_z etc._n etc._n and_o there_o be_v blood_n throughout_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n the_o water_n be_v in_o all_o place_n turn_v into_o blood_n except_o perhaps_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n which_o be_v not_o comprehend_v under_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n ver._n 22._o and_o the_o magician_n of_o egypt_n do_v so_o with_o their_o enchantment_n see_v v._o 11._o in_o some_o of_o the_o pool_n or_o lake_n of_o water_n they_o make_v a_o appearance_n of_o the_o like_a change_n which_o make_v pharaoh_n think_v his_o god_n be_v as_o powerful_a as_o the_o god_n of_o the_o hebrew_n the_o land_n of_o goshen_n as_o i_o say_v may_v possible_o be_v free_a from_o this_o plague_n as_o it_o be_v certain_o from_o several_a of_o the_o rest_n viii_o 23._o ix_o 4_o etc._n etc._n and_o some_o fancy_n the_o magician_n have_v water_n from_o thence_o to_o show_v their_o power_n upon_o but_o i_o can_v think_v it_o probable_a that_o they_o make_v pharaoh_n stay_v so_o long_o and_o one_o 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there_o observe_v as_o they_o be_v here_o and_o also_o in_o viii_o 19_o neither_o do_v he_o hearken_v unto_o they_o as_o the_o lord_z have_v say_v iii_o 19_o this_o be_v more_o apt_a to_o move_v his_o heart_n than_o the_o former_a miracle_n because_o it_o continue_v long_o v._o 25._o and_o the_o magician_n can_v not_o by_o all_o their_o spell_n or_o skill_n in_o sorcery_n remove_v this_o plague_n in_o all_o that_o time_n see_v next_o verse_n ver._n 23._o and_o pharaoh_n turn_v and_o go_v unto_o his_o house_n it_o seem_v that_o upon_o his_o refusal_n to_o hearken_v unto_o moses_n his_o monition_n v._n 15_o 16_o etc._n etc._n god_n send_v this_o plague_n that_o very_a morning_n before_o he_o get_v home_o to_o dinner_n so_o that_o there_o be_v not_o time_n to_o fetch_v water_n from_o distant_a place_n but_o the_o magician_n exercise_v their_o enchantment_n upon_o some_o pond_n which_o be_v not_o as_o yet_o turn_v by_o moses_n into_o blood_n neither_o set_v he_o his_o heart_n to_o this_o also_o here_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o his_o heart_n be_v not_o move_v by_o this_o miracle_n he_o do_v not_o serious_o consider_v what_o moses_n have_v do_v and_o examine_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o effect_n of_o his_o power_n and_o that_o of_o the_o magician_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o his_o heart_n be_v harden_v as_o we_o read_v before_o as_o all_o man_n be_v who_o will_v think_v of_o nothing_o but_o only_o to_o have_v their_o own_o humour_n satissy_v ver._n 24._o and_o all_o the_o egyptian_n dig_v round_o about_o the_o river_n for_o water_n to_o drink_v etc._n etc._n the_o whole_a country_n be_v force_v to_o try_v to_o get_v water_n to_o quench_v their_o thirst_n by_o this_o great_a labour_n how_o it_o succeed_v we_o be_v not_o tell_v but_o it_o be_v likely_a they_o find_v clear_a water_n by_o percolation_n through_o the_o earth_n for_o moses_n smite_v only_o the_o pit_n that_o be_v then_o in_o be_v when_o aaron_n stretch_v out_o his_o rod_n which_o have_v no_o effect_n upon_o those_o which_o be_v dig_v afterward_o why_o they_o do_v not_o setch_v it_o from_o goshen_n if_o there_o be_v any_o clear_a water_n there_o as_o we_o can_v but_o think_v there_o be_v for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o israelite_n be_v not_o easy_a to_o determine_v their_o pride_n perhaps_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o till_o they_o have_v try_v other_o way_n to_o supply_v their_o want_n ver._n 25._o and_o seven_o day_n be_v fulfil_v after_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v smite_v the_o river_n the_o rod_n of_o moses_n can_v effect_v nothing_o without_o the_o lord_n by_o who_o power_n this_o change_n be_v make_v in_o the_o water_n which_o last_v seven_o day_n before_o this_o plague_n be_v remove_v by_o which_o mean_v they_o be_v convince_v that_o all_o the_o water_n be_v real_o corrupt_v and_o they_o feel_v the_o heavy_a effect_n of_o it_o in_o a_o grievous_a stench_n and_o perpetual_a labour_n in_o dig_v pit_n all_o about_o the_o river_n whether_o pharaoh_n at_o last_o beg_v to_o have_v this_o plague_n remove_v or_o no_o we_o be_v not_o tell_v it_o be_v likely_a he_o be_v so_o obstinate_a that_o he_o will_v not_o stoop_v to_o ask_v this_o favour_n of_o they_o which_o may_v be_v the_o reason_n it_o last_v so_o long_o to_o see_v whether_o he_o will_v be_v move_v to_o humble_v himself_o so_o far_o to_o which_o when_o he_o will_v not_o yield_v god_n take_v it_o away_o to_o make_v room_n for_o another_o stroke_n or_o as_o some_o think_v it_o continue_v together_o with_o the_o plague_n of_o frog_n and_o be_v both_o remove_v upon_o his_o petition_n it_o be_v a_o weak_a conjecture_n of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n from_o these_o word_n that_o all_o the_o ten_o plague_n last_v seven_o day_n apiece_o which_o be_v plain_o contrary_a to_o the_o story_n chap._n viii_o verse_n 1._o and_z the_o lord_z speak_v unto_o moses_n who_o attend_v upon_o the_o divine_a majesty_n we_o may_v reasonable_o suppose_v every_o day_n to_o know_v his_o pleasure_n and_o after_o the_o seven_o day_n mention_v v._o last_v of_o the_o forego_n chapter_n be_v fulfil_v the_o lord_n command_v he_o to_o address_v himself_o again_o to_o pharaoh_n and_o to_o threaten_v he_o with_o a_o new_a punishment_n which_o be_v inflict_v upon_o the_o xxvth_z day_n of_o the_o six_o month_n and_o take_v away_o the_o day_n after_o v._o 10._o go_v unto_o pharaoh_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n the_o very_a same_o message_n in_o effect_n which_o he_o have_v deliver_v to_o he_o before_o v.i._n vii_o 16_o 17._o ver._n 2._o and_o if_o thou_o refuse_v to_o let_v they_o go_v behold_v etc._n etc._n he_o again_o threaten_v the_o plague_n before_o he_o inflict_v it_o both_o that_o pharaoh_n may_v know_v it_o come_v not_o by_o chance_n but_o by_o the_o determinate_a counsel_n of_o god_n and_o that_o he_o may_v prevent_v it_o by_o repentance_n and_o submission_n to_o god_n command_n i_o will_v smite_v this_o word_n common_o signify_v in_o the_o scripture_n language_n to_o kill_v but_o here_o only_o to_o afflict_v grievous_o see_v lxxviii_o psalm_n 45._o where_n to_o destroy_v they_o signify_v to_o annoy_v they_o all_o thy_o border_n every_o part_n of_o his_o country_n to_o the_o utmost_a extent_n of_o it_o i.e._n in_o all_o place_n where_o the_o egyptian_n dwell_v for_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a the_o israelite_n be_v infest_a with_o they_o see_v v._o 4._o with_o frog_n the_o hebrew_n word_n tsaphadéa_n signify_v as_o eben_n ezra_n think_v a_o egyptian_a fish_n which_o some_o will_v have_v to_o be_v a_o crocodile_n as_o gaulmyn_n observe_v in_o his_o annnotation_n on_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o moses_n p._n 256._o but_o this_o be_v undoubted_o false_a for_o they_o can_v not_o infest_v they_o in_o that_o manner_n as_o be_v describe_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n ver._n 3._o and_o the_o river_n shall_v bring_v forth_o under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o river_n be_v comprehend_v all_o the_o stream_n pond_n lake_n and_o other_o water_n in_o egypt_n as_o appear_v from_o v._o 5._o for_o most_o of_o they_o come_v one_o way_n or_o other_o out_o of_o the_o river_n they_o have_v little_a rain_n in_o egypt_n frog_n abundant_o the_o nile_n natural_o produce_v frog_n but_o such_o great_a abundance_n of_o they_o as_o sill_v the_o country_n be_v miraculous_a especial_o be_v produce_v on_o a_o sudden_a and_o their_o go_v out_o of_o the_o river_n and_o field_n into_o the_o city_n and_o house_n etc._n etc._n be_v still_o more_o miraculous_a which_o shall_v go_v up_o out_o of_o the_o river_n which_o lay_v low_a than_o the_o land_n and_o come_v into_o thy_o house_n etc._n etc._n this_o explain_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o smite_v in_o the_o forego_n verse_n viz._n inflict_v a_o
sore_a plague_n more_o grievous_a than_o the_o former_a for_o that_o spoil_v only_o their_o water_n but_o not_o their_o other_o liquor_n whereas_o this_o make_v they_o uneasy_a day_n and_o night_n in_o every_o place_n whether_o they_o sit_v or_o walk_v or_o lay_v down_o or_o do_v eat_v and_o drink_v for_o their_o very_a dough_n as_o we_o translate_v the_o word_n of_o this_o verse_n in_o the_o margin_n be_v infest_a with_o they_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o have_v knead_v it_o and_o so_o be_v their_o drink_n in_o all_o likelihood_n as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v pour_v into_o their_o cup_n nay_o they_o get_v into_o their_o oven_n so_o that_o for_o the_o present_a i_o suppose_v they_o can_v not_o bake_v their_o bread_n ver._n 4._o and_o the_o frog_n shall_v come_v up_o both_o upon_o thou_o and_o upon_o thy_o people_n etc._n etc._n they_o come_v not_o mere_o into_o their_o house_n but_o crawl_v upon_o their_o person_n and_o here_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o this_o plague_n be_v limit_v to_o the_o egyptian_n pharaoh_n his_o people_n and_o servant_n the_o israelite_n one_o will_v think_v by_o these_o word_n be_v exempt_v from_o it_o ver._n 5._o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v unto_o aaron_n etc._n etc._n no_o doubt_n moses_n deliver_v the_o forego_n message_n unto_o pharaoh_n but_o he_o it_o seem_v turn_v away_o and_o will_v give_v no_o answer_n for_o here_o immediate_o follow_v a_o new_a order_n which_o god_n perhaps_o give_v moses_n upon_o the_o spot_n as_o we_o speak_v before_o he_o return_v home_n to_o inflict_v the_o plague_n he_o have_v bid_v he_o threaten_v ver._n 6._o and_o aaron_n stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n he_o as_o the_o minister_n of_o moses_n who_o be_v to_o he_o as_o god_n iu_o 16._o inflict_v this_o plague_n upon_o egypt_n over_o the_o water_n he_o do_v not_o go_v to_o every_o place_n where_o there_o be_v water_n but_o stand_v by_o the_o river_n and_o stretch_v his_o rod_n over_o it_o towards_o every_o part_n of_o the_o country_n as_o eben_n ezra_n right_o explain_v it_o and_o immediate_o god_n effect_v what_o moses_n have_v denounce_v and_o the_o frog_n come_v up_o and_o cover_v the_o land_n of_o egypt_n that_o be_v there_o be_v vast_a number_n of_o they_o come_v up_o for_o they_o do_v not_o so_o cover_v the_o land_n but_o there_o be_v room_n for_o more_o which_o the_o magician_n counterfeit_v the_o jew_n think_v here_o be_v mensura_fw-la pro_fw-la mensura_fw-la like_v for_o like_a as_o we_o speak_v for_o they_o say_v it_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o their_o bondage_n that_o the_o egyptian_n when_o they_o please_v send_v they_o a_o fish_n and_o now_o god_n make_v the_o river_n spawn_v nothing_o but_o frog_n who_o very_a croak_a other_o of_o they_o think_v put_v the_o egyptian_n in_o mind_n of_o the_o cry_v of_o the_o poor_a child_n who_o they_o barbarous_o murder_v ver._n 7._o and_o the_o magician_n do_v so_o with_o their_o enchantment_n etc._n etc._n they_o shall_v rather_o have_v show_v their_o skill_n in_o remove_v the_o frog_n or_o destroy_v those_o which_o moses_n have_v bring_v which_o one_o will_v think_v pharaoh_n expect_v from_o they_o for_o they_o be_v unable_a to_o do_v this_o he_o betake_v himself_o to_o moses_n who_o he_o entreat_v to_o take_v they_o away_o which_o he_o will_v never_o have_v do_v if_o their_o power_n have_v not_o quite_o fail_v and_o be_v unable_a to_o give_v he_o any_o relief_n so_o aben_n ezra_n observe_v he_o call_v for_o moses_n because_o he_o see_v the_o magician_n have_v only_o add_v to_o the_o plague_n but_o can_v not_o diminish_v it_o ver._n 8._o then_o pharaoh_n call_v for_o moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o say_v entreat_v the_o lord_n that_o he_o may_v take_v away_o the_o frog_n etc._n etc._n he_o that_o have_v proud_o say_v not_o long_o ago_o who_o be_v the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n v._o 2._o now_o say_v entreat_v the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v a_o acknowledgement_n that_o the_o lord_n send_v they_o and_o that_o he_o only_o have_v power_n to_o remove_v they_o in_o the_o former_a plague_n he_o do_v enough_o to_o make_v pharaoh_n know_v he_o be_v the_o lord_n vii_o 17._o but_o this_o have_v that_o effect_n upon_o he_o for_o the_o present_a which_o make_v he_o earnest_o entreat_v those_o who_o he_o have_v scorn_v to_o become_v intercessor_n to_o god_n for_o he_o and_o his_o people_n and_o i_o will_v let_v the_o people_n go_v that_o they_o may_v do_v sacrifice_n unto_o the_o lord_n this_o be_v not_o his_o settle_a resolution_n but_o the_o present_a danger_n make_v he_o consent_v to_o it_o for_o if_o the_o frog_n have_v continue_v long_o there_o have_v be_v no_o live_n in_o the_o country_n as_o appear_v from_o what_o we_o read_v in_o athenaeus_n out_o of_o heraclides_fw-la lembus_fw-la lib._n viii_o deipnos_n cap._n 2._o who_o say_v the_o whole_a country_n of_o paeonia_n and_o dardania_n be_v cover_v with_o frog_n which_o god_n rain_v down_o from_o heaven_n in_o such_o abundance_n that_o the_o house_n and_o highway_n be_v full_a of_o they_o they_o spend_v some_o time_n in_o kill_v of_o they_o and_o by_o keep_v their_o door_n shut_v they_o make_v a_o shift_n for_o a_o while_n to_o bear_v this_o calamity_n but_o when_o it_o do_v no_o good_a but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n all_o their_o vessel_n be_v full_a of_o they_o and_o they_o mingle_v themselves_o with_o their_o meat_n whether_o boil_v or_o roast_a and_o they_o can_v tread_v no_o where_o but_o upon_o frog_n they_o leave_v their_o country_n be_v force_v to_o it_o also_o by_o the_o stench_n of_o the_o frog_n when_o they_o die_v they_o that_o will_v see_v more_o of_o this_o out_o of_o several_a other_o author_n may_v consult_v bonfrerius_n upon_o this_o very_a place_n and_o bochartus_fw-la in_o his_o hierozoic_a p._n 2._o l._n v._o cap._n 2._o p._n 661_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 9_o and_o moses_n say_v unto_o pharaoh_n glory_n over_o i_o when_o shall_v i_o entreat_v for_o thou_o do_v thou_o appoint_v the_o time_n when_o i_o shall_v pray_v for_o thou_o as_o st._n hierom_n translate_v it_o and_o so_o do_v the_o syriack_n and_o onkelos_n and_o the_o lxx_o who_o differ_v from_o the_o hebrew_n text_n in_o word_n only_o not_o in_o sense_n for_o by_o add_v the_o word_n say_v as_o we_o do_v in_o vii_o judg._n 2._o where_o there_o be_v the_o same_o expression_n this_o paraphrase_n of_o bochart_n be_v very_o proper_a hierozoic_a p._n 2._o l._n v._o cap._n 2._o though_o it_o belong_v not_o to_o thou_o to_o determine_v the_o time_n of_o thy_o deliverance_n which_o depend_v whole_o upon_o the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o god_n yet_o i_o who_o be_o his_o minister_n give_v thou_o leave_v to_o take_v so_o much_o upon_o thou_o as_o to_o prescribe_v what_o time_n thou_o please_v for_o the_o removal_n of_o this_o plague_n for_o thus_o he_o think_v moses_n his_o word_n be_v to_o be_v translate_v glory_n over_o i_o by_o tell_v i_o when_o i_o shall_v intercede_v for_o thou_o etc._n etc._n moses_n see_v perhaps_o that_o pharaoh_n be_v much_o addict_v to_o astrologer_n who_o fancy_v all_o thing_n here_o below_o to_o be_v govern_v by_o the_o motion_n and_o influence_n of_o the_o star_n and_o therefore_o will_v have_v he_o name_v the_o time_n that_o he_o may_v be_v satisfy_v there_o be_v no_o day_n nor_o hour_n under_o such_o a_o ill_a aspect_n but_o he_o can_v prevail_v with_o god_n at_o any_o moment_n he_o think_v good_a to_o pitch_v upon_o to_o deliver_v he_o bonfrerius_n i_o think_v have_v express_v in_o short_a the_o literal_a sense_n of_o the_o hebrew_n word_n tibi_fw-la hunc_fw-la honorem_fw-la defero_fw-la ut_fw-la eligas_fw-la quando_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o will_v do_v thou_o the_o honour_n that_o thou_o may_v assign_v the_o time_n and_o our_o dr._n jackson_n still_v short_a glory_n over_o i_o that_o be_v say_v he_o you_o shall_v command_v i_o ver._n 10._o and_o he_o say_v to_o morrow_n but_o why_o not_o on_o that_o very_a day_n all_o man_n natural_o desire_v to_o be_v instant_o relieve_v from_o their_o suffering_n perhaps_o he_o think_v as_o we_o say_v before_o to_o try_v moses_n his_o power_n believe_v the_o next_o day_n not_o to_o be_v so_o lucky_a as_o the_o present_a on_o which_o moses_n have_v condescend_v to_o his_o request_n or_o it_o may_v now_o be_v towards_o night_n when_o he_o call_v for_o moses_n who_o he_o think_v will_v expect_v some_o time_n to_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o what_o he_o desire_v be_v it_o according_a to_o thy_o word_n thou_o shall_v have_v thy_o desire_n that_o thou_o may_v know_v there_o be_v none_o like_o unto_o the_o lord_z our_o god_n may_v no_o long_o depend_v upon_o thy_o magician_n and_o their_o god_n be_v convince_v that_o our_o god_n alone_o who_o we_o call_v jehovah_n can_v wound_v and_o
heal_v ver._n 11._o and_o the_o frog_n shall_v depart_v from_o thou_o etc._n etc._n this_o demonstrate_v the_o power_n of_o moses_n with_o god_n that_o he_o can_v as_o certain_o foretell_v the_o removal_n of_o the_o frog_n as_o he_o have_v do_v the_o bring_v they_o upon_o the_o land_n ver._n 12._o and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n go_v out_o from_o pharaoh_n to_o the_o place_n it_o be_v likely_a where_o moses_n be_v wont_a to_o attend_v upon_o the_o divine_a majesty_n and_o moses_n cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n because_o of_o the_o frog_n in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v cry_v to_o he_o about_o the_o business_n or_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o frog_n which_o god_n have_v send_v upon_o pharaoh_n or_o as_o aben_n ezra_n understand_v it_o concern_v the_o frog_n which_o he_o have_v promise_v pharaoh_n shall_v be_v remove_v as_o if_o the_o word_n shall_v be_v translate_v thus_o he_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n concern_v what_o he_o say_v about_o the_o frog_n and_o appoint_v unto_o pharaoh_n for_o so_o the_o word_n shame_v in_o xv._o 25._o signify_v to_o appoint_v or_o propose_v and_o so_o the_o lxx_o here_o translate_v the_o word_n which_o we_o render_v have_v bring_v against_o pharaoh_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o he_o have_v appoint_v to_o pharaoh_n ver._n 13._o and_o the_o lord_n do_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o moses_n so_o powerful_a be_v he_o with_o god_n in_o prayer_n as_o the_o heathen_n themselves_o observe_v from_o this_o story_n see_v what_o i_o observe_v out_o of_o numenius_n vii_o 12._o and_o the_o frog_n die_v etc._n etc._n the_o egyptian_n can_v not_o kill_v they_o but_o god_n take_v away_o their_o breath_n yet_o not_o remove_v they_o from_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v but_o leave_v they_o dead_a there_o as_o appear_v by_o what_o follow_v ver._n 14._o and_o they_o gather_v they_o together_o on_o heap_n that_o they_o may_v carry_v they_o it_o be_v likely_a into_o the_o river_n and_o so_o they_o may_v go_v down_o into_o the_o sea_n god_n can_v have_v dissolve_v they_o into_o dust_n if_o he_o have_v please_v or_o sweep_v they_o into_o the_o river_n from_o whence_o they_o come_v or_o make_v they_o quite_o vanish_v in_o a_o instant_n but_o he_o will_v have_v they_o lie_v dead_a before_o their_o eye_n as_o a_o token_n they_o be_v real_a frog_n and_o no_o illusion_n of_o their_o sight_n and_o the_o land_n stanke_z this_o be_v a_o further_a sensible_a evidence_n that_o they_o be_v real_a frog_n ver._n 15._o but_o when_o pharaoh_n see_v that_o there_o be_v respite_n that_o he_o be_v free_v from_o the_o great_a strait_n in_o which_o he_o be_v for_o the_o hebrew_n word_n for_o respite_n signify_v breathe_v or_o enlargement_n and_o make_v the_o sense_n to_o be_v this_o that_o when_o the_o burden_n that_o press_v he_o be_v take_v off_o so_o that_o he_o can_v take_v his_o breath_n he_o be_v of_o another_o mind_n etc._n etc._n he_o harden_v his_o heart_n and_o hearken_v not_o unto_o they_o etc._n etc._n be_v not_o so_o good_a as_o his_o word_n v._n 8._o but_o return_v to_o his_o former_a resolution_n not_o to_o let_v israel_n go_v which_o resolution_n grow_v so_o much_o more_o stubborn_a and_o obstinate_a than_o it_o have_v be_v before_o by_o how_o much_o the_o plague_n of_o the_o frog_n have_v soften_v his_o heart_n and_o incline_v it_o to_o yield_v to_o god_n more_o than_o the_o two_o former_a miracle_n have_v do_v ver._n 16._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n say_v unto_o aaron_n the_o lord_z seem_v to_o have_v give_v pharaoh_n no_o warning_n of_o this_o plague_n but_o to_o have_v inflict_v it_o immediate_o upon_o the_o removal_n of_o the_o frog_n viz._n on_o the_o twenty_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o six_o month._n for_o his_o breach_n of_o faith_n be_v such_o a_o high_a provocation_n that_o he_o deserve_v no_o other_o treatment_n but_o a_o more_o notable_a judgement_n smite_v the_o dust_n of_o the_o land_n that_o it_o may_v become_v louse_n some_o will_v have_v the_o hebrew_n word_n cinnim_n to_o signify_v gnat_n or_o some_o such_o kind_n of_o creature_n thus_o many_o of_o the_o ancient_n understand_v it_o and_o artapanus_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o fly_a sort_n of_o live_a creature_n which_o make_v such_o ulcer_n by_o its_o bite_n as_o no_o medicine_n can_v cure_v see_v eusebius_n l._n ix_o praepar_fw-la evang._n p._n 425._o but_o bochartus_n have_v sufficient_o prove_v that_o our_o translation_n be_v right_a and_o that_o out_o of_o the_o very_a text._n for_o gnat_n and_o such_o like_a infect_v be_v breed_v in_o fenny_a place_n but_o these_o be_v bring_v out_o of_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n ver._n 17._o aaron_z stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n with_o his_o rod._n he_o still_o be_v the_o instrument_n to_o execute_v all_o the_o judgement_n which_o moses_n denounce_v as_o he_o be_v his_o mouth_n to_o deliver_v all_o the_o message_n he_o carry_v to_o pharaoh_n and_o smite_v the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o it_o become_v louse_n this_o show_v the_o louse_n be_v not_o a_o natural_a production_n for_o they_o come_v out_o of_o the_o sweat_n and_o filth_n of_o man_n body_n and_o of_o other_o live_v creature_n in_o man_n and_o beast_n this_o prove_v they_o be_v louse_n which_o stick_v fast_o both_o to_o man_n and_o beast_n whereas_o gnat_n though_o they_o sting_v sore_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o man_n and_o beast_n for_o they_o be_v a_o most_o restless_a creature_n continual_o buzz_v about_o and_o never_o settle_v constant_o in_o one_o place_n and_o there_o be_v various_a sort_n of_o these_o louse_n for_o beast_n do_v not_o breed_v the_o same_o that_o man_n do_v nor_o have_v all_o beast_n alike_o but_o some_o be_v peculiar_a to_o horse_n other_o to_o ox_n other_o to_o sheep_n and_o other_o to_o swine_n and_o dog_n all_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o land_n become_v louse_n that_o be_v nothing_o can_v be_v see_v but_o louse_n where_o dust_n be_v before_o or_o louse_n be_v mingle_v every_o where_n with_o the_o dust_n throughout_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n not_o of_o goshen_n it_o be_v very_o probable_a which_o be_v inhabit_v most_o by_o israelites_n ver._n 18._o and_o the_o magician_n do_v so_o etc._n etc._n attempt_v and_o endeavour_v to_o do_v so_o by_o use_v their_o wont_a invocation_n and_o rite_n of_o incantation_n for_o the_o common_a say_n among_o the_o jew_n be_v very_o frivolous_a that_o daemon_n have_v no_o power_n over_o creature_n so_o small_a as_o louse_n the_o meaning_n of_o which_o gaulmyn_n think_v they_o themselves_o do_v not_o understand_v which_o according_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o ancient_a magic_n be_v this_o that_o all_o animal_n have_v a_o particular_a genius_n preside_v over_o they_o by_o who_o assistance_n their_o worshipper_n can_v do_v any_o thing_n among_o that_o sort_n of_o creature_n but_o this_o be_v mean_v only_o of_o perfect_a animal_n not_o of_o infect_v among_o who_o they_o reckon_v louse_n which_o have_v no_o such_o heavenly_a power_n wait_v on_o they_o but_o if_o there_o have_v be_v any_o such_o notion_n then_o these_o magician_n sure_o will_v have_v understand_v it_o and_o not_o fruitless_o have_v attempt_v that_o which_o they_o have_v no_o hope_n to_o produce_v but_o they_o can_v not_o though_o they_o have_v counterfeit_v the_o former_a wonder_n yet_o here_o a_o stop_n be_v put_v to_o their_o power_n so_o that_o they_o themselves_o confess_v their_o weakness_n so_o there_o be_v louse_n upon_o man_n and_o upon_o beast_n this_o seem_v to_o suggest_v that_o since_o they_o can_v not_o produce_v any_o new_a louse_n they_o attempt_v to_o remove_v those_o which_o moses_n have_v bring_v upon_o the_o country_n but_o they_o fail_v in_o that_o also_o for_o notwithstanding_o all_o that_o they_o can_v do_v both_o man_n and_o beast_n be_v pester_v with_o louse_n the_o hebrew_n say_v in_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o moses_n that_o this_o plague_n be_v inflict_v upon_o the_o egyptian_n for_o another_o piece_n of_o oppression_n which_o they_o exercise_v on_o the_o israelite_n to_o who_o they_o say_v go_v sweep_v our_o house_n and_o sweep_v our_o street_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o god_n make_v louse_n to_o cover_v the_o earth_n a_o cubit_n deep_a but_o this_o favour_n too_o much_o of_o their_o fabulous_a invention_n it_o be_v more_o pertinent_a to_o observe_v that_o though_o we_o read_v of_o particular_a person_n who_o for_o great_a crime_n be_v punish_v with_o the_o plague_n of_o louse_n see_v huctius_n l._n ii_o quaest_n cap._n xii_o n._n 12._o yet_o we_o do_v not_o find_v in_o any_o story_n a_o whole_a nation_n infest_a with_o they_o and_o that_o both_o man_n and_o beast_n without_o exception_n the_o magician_n themselves_o in_o all_o likelihood_n be_v sore_o asslict_v with_o they_o which_o make_v they_o cry_v out_o as_o
warn_v of_o their_o danger_n that_o they_o may_v avoid_v it_o ver._n 20._o he_o that_o fear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n among_o the_o servant_n of_o pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n that_o which_o be_v oppose_v to_o this_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n be_v he_o that_o set_v not_o his_o heart_n unto_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n or_o as_o we_o translate_v it_o regard_v it_o not_o i._n e._n do_v not_o attend_v to_o what_o be_v say_v and_o do_v by_o moses_n and_o serious_o consider_v it_o unto_o which_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n move_v all_o those_o who_o be_v possess_v with_o it_o and_o serious_a consideration_n will_v not_o fail_v to_o work_v in_o man_n the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o judgement_n ver._n 21._o and_o he_o that_o regard_v not_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o ruin_n of_o all_o that_o perish_v they_o do_v not_o set_v themselves_o to_o consider_v the_o irresistible_a power_n of_o he_o who_o inflict_v such_o terrible_a judgement_n upon_o they_o as_o moses_n threaten_v for_o at_o last_o they_o grow_v so_o stupid_a that_o they_o can_v not_o consider_v but_o be_v perfect_o infatuate_v ver._n 22._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n stretch_v forth_o thy_o hand_n with_o his_o rod_n in_o it_o as_o it_o be_v explain_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n and_o as_o he_o have_v direct_v on_o other_o occasion_n viii_o 16_o 17._o where_o it_o be_v say_v aaron_n stretch_v out_o he_o and_o with_o his_o rod._n towards_o heaven_n to_o show_v the_o plague_n be_v send_v from_o god_n that_o there_o may_v be_v hail_n on_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n here_o he_o more_o full_o express_v the_o damage_n it_o will_v do_v both_o to_o man_n and_o beast_n and_o to_o the_o herb_n of_o the_o field_n which_o comprehend_v all_o the_o tree_n v._o 25._o ver._n 23._o and_o moses_n stretch_v forth_o his_o rod._n sometime_o aaron_n do_v it_o but_o it_o be_v at_o the_o command_n of_o moses_n and_o as_o his_o minister_n who_o sometime_o do_v it_o himself_o and_o be_v command_v by_o god_n so_o to_o do_v v._o 22._o he_o give_v warning_n of_o this_o plague_n about_o the_o four_o day_n of_o the_o viith_z month_n and_o inflict_v it_o upon_o the_o five_o and_o remove_v it_o the_o six_o the_o author_n of_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o moses_n fancy_n that_o god_n send_v this_o plague_n to_o punish_v the_o egyptian_n for_o the_o drudgery_n they_o impose_v upon_o the_o israelite_n in_o make_v they_o till_o their_o field_n for_o they_o and_o the_o lord_n send_v thunder_n and_o hail_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n there_o shall_v be_v thunder_n but_o the_o clap_v of_o this_o be_v far_o more_o terrible_a than_o any_o that_o have_v be_v hear_v before_o in_o that_o country_n as_o the_o hall_n also_o be_v more_o ponderous_a and_o come_v down_o with_o a_o great_a force_n and_o be_v mix_v with_o fire_n which_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n observe_v chap._n xvi_o as_o a_o thing_n unusual_a and_o herein_o consist_v the_o miraculousness_n of_o this_o plague_n that_o whereas_o other_o storm_n of_o hail_n general_o reach_v but_o a_o little_a way_n sometime_o not_o a_o mile_n this_o spread_v itself_o over_o the_o whole_a country_n v._o 25._o and_o flash_n of_o lightning_n be_v not_o only_o mingle_v with_o it_o but_o fire_n run_v upon_o the_o ground_n and_o kill_v their_o cattle_n lxxviii_o psal_n 48._o when_o at_o the_o same_o time_n all_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n though_o a_o part_n of_o that_o country_n feel_v nothing_o of_o this_o storm_n v._o 26._o and_o the_o lord_n rain_v hail_n upon_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n this_o be_v repeat_v to_o show_v that_o it_o fall_v as_o thick_a as_o rain_v and_o be_v not_o a_o mere_a shower_n but_o a_o continual_a hail_n and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o principal_a part_n of_o this_o plague_n be_v alone_o mention_v v._n 22._o and_o 26._o where_o nothing_o be_v say_v of_o thunder_n or_o fire_n and_o put_v in_o the_o first_o place_n by_o the_o psalmist_n both_o in_o lxxviii_o 48._o and_o cv_o 32._o ver._n 25._o and_o the_o hail_n smite_v etc._n etc._n that_o be_v kill_v every_o man_n and_o beast_n that_o be_v in_o the_o field_n v._o 19_o and_o smite_v every_o herb_n and_o break_v every_o tree_n of_o the_o field_n especial_o their_o vine_n and_o figtree_n as_o the_o psalmist_n tell_v we_o lxxviii_o 47._o cv_o 33._o very_o great_a hailstone_n have_v fall_v in_o several_a country_n some_o of_o a_o prodigious_a bigness_n as_o credible_a historian_n relate_v whereby_o some_o live_a creature_n have_v here_o and_o there_o be_v kill_v but_o none_o ever_o make_v such_o a_o general_a destruction_n as_o this_o storm_n do_v yet_o we_o be_v not_o to_o understand_v it_o as_o if_o no_o green_a thing_n escape_v nor_o a_o bough_n of_o any_o tree_n be_v leave_v but_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o a_o great_a many_o of_o every_o kind_n be_v destroy_v though_o some_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o follow_a chapter_n still_o remain_v ver._n 26._o only_o in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o the_o egyptian_n that_o live_v among_o they_o fare_v the_o better_a it_o be_v think_v at_o this_o time_n for_o their_o sake_n ver._n 27._o and_o pharaoh_n send_v and_o call_v for_o moses_n and_o aaron_n this_o be_v no_o more_o than_o he_o have_v do_v several_a time_n before_o viii_o 8_o 25._o but_o it_o may_v seem_v strange_a he_o shall_v do_v it_o now_o after_o the_o lord_n have_v harden_v his_o heart_n the_o clear_a account_n of_o it_o be_v that_o he_o act_v now_o as_o a_o man_n distract_a and_o fright_v out_o of_o his_o wit_n which_o make_v he_o rave_v and_o cry_v out_o for_o help_n in_o very_o passionate_a word_n without_o any_o serious_a meaning_n i_o have_v sin_v this_o time_n etc._n etc._n the_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o he_o have_v not_o sin_v before_o but_o i_o now_o acknowledge_v my_o offence_n and_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n in_o punish_v the_o wickedness_n of_o i_o and_o of_o my_o people_n which_o confession_n do_v not_o argue_v any_o tenderness_n of_o heart_n but_o be_v extort_a by_o the_o horrible_a fright_v he_o be_v in_o of_o be_v undo_v if_o he_o do_v not_o make_v some_o submission_n ver._n 27._o entreat_v the_o lord_n for_o it_o be_v enough_o or_o beseech_v he_o that_o what_o i_o have_v already_o suffer_v may_v suffice_v that_o there_o be_v no_o more_o mighty_a thundering_n and_o hail_n the_o word_n import_v frightful_a clap_n of_o thunder_n which_o sound_v as_o if_o god_n be_v angry_a with_o they_o especial_o since_o the_o hail_n fall_v like_o thunderbolt_n upon_o their_o head_n and_o strike_v those_o down_o that_o walk_v abroad_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o he_o beg_v their_o prayer_n for_o he_o and_o his_o servant_n can_v not_o always_o continue_v within_o door_n and_o while_o the_o hail_n last_v there_o be_v no_o safety_n abroad_o and_o i_o will_v let_v you_o go_v not_o quite_o away_o but_o three_o day_n journey_n into_o the_o wilderness_n as_o they_o desire_v and_o you_o shall_v stay_v no_o long_o he_o promise_v to_o dismiss_v they_o immediate_o ver._n 29._o and_o moses_n say_v unto_o he_o as_o soon_o as_o i_o be_o go_v out_o of_o the_o city_n by_o this_o he_o demonstrate_v the_o great_a power_n of_o god_n who_o he_o know_v will_v protect_v he_o from_o receive_v any_o harm_n by_o the_o thunder_n lightning_z and_z hail_o which_o kill_v all_o other_o that_o go_v abroad_o into_o the_o field_n i_o will_v spread_v forth_o my_o hand_n unto_o the_o lord_n this_o be_v a_o ancient_a posture_n of_o supplication_n in_o all_o nation_n as_o many_o learned_a man_n have_v show_v whereby_o men_n declare_v that_o god_n be_v the_o giver_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n and_o that_o they_o hope_v to_o receive_v help_n from_o he_o for_o our_o hand_n be_v the_o instrument_n whereby_o we_o receive_v any_o gift_n that_o be_v bestow_v upon_o we_o that_o thou_o may_v know_v how_o that_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n have_v a_o demonstration_n which_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v he_o know_v that_o the_o lord_n govern_v all_o thing_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o cease_n of_o this_o dreadful_a storm_n upon_o moses_n his_o prayer_n to_o god_n as_o well_o as_o by_o the_o pour_v of_o it_o in_o such_o violence_n upon_o they_o ver._n 30._o but_o as_o for_o thou_o and_o thy_o servant_n i_o know_v that_o you_o will_v not_o yet_o fear_v the_o lord_z god_n the_o generality_n of_o the_o court_n he_o know_v will_v continue_v as_o obstinate_a as_o their_o prince_n though_o some_o of_o they_o have_v some_o sense_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o judgement_n as_o we_o read_v v._o 20._o ver._n 31._o and_o the_o flax_n and_o the_o barley_n be_v smite_v etc._n
former_o promise_v to_o direct_v iii_o 21_o 22._o and_o let_v every_o man_n borrow_v of_o his_o neighbour_n etc._n etc._n see_v iii_o 21_o 22._o unto_o which_o this_o may_v be_v add_v that_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n look_v upon_o this_o as_o a_o piece_n of_o justice_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v pay_v their_o wage_n for_o the_o labour_n they_o have_v undergo_v in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o egyptian_n which_o god_fw-we order_n in_o this_o manner_n so_o epiphanius_n in_o his_o ancoratus_fw-la num._n cxii_o cxiii_o where_o he_o give_v this_o account_n of_o the_o israelite_n spoil_v the_o egyptian_n that_o they_o have_v serve_v they_o a_o long_a time_n for_o nothing_o he_o make_v account_v ccxv_o year_n and_o therefore_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n be_v it_o not_o just_a both_o before_o god_n and_o man_n that_o their_o wage_n shall_v be_v pay_v they_o before_o they_o leave_v the_o country_n see_v petavius_n on_o that_o place_n and_o haeres_fw-la lxvi_o lxxi_o lxxxiii_o and_o irinaeus_n l._n iu._n c._n 49._o tertull._n adv_o martion_n l._n ii_o c._n 20._o and_o so_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n take_v it_o x._o 17._o where_o he_o say_v the_o lord_n give_v the_o israelite_n the_o good_n of_o the_o egyptian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o reward_n of_o their_o labour_n see_v more_o xii_o 35._o ver._n 3._o and_o the_o lord_n give_v the_o people_n favour_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o egyptian_n according_a to_o his_o promise_n iii_o 21._o moreover_o the_o man_n moses_n be_v very_o great_a etc._n etc._n this_o seem_v to_o be_v give_v as_o a_o reason_n both_o why_o the_o court_n dare_v not_o meddle_v with_o moses_n though_o he_o have_v bring_v so_o many_o plague_n upon_o they_o and_o why_o the_o people_n be_v forward_o to_o grant_v the_o israelite_n what_o they_o desire_v because_o they_o all_o high_o esteem_v he_o and_o have_v he_o in_o great_a reverence_n as_o a_o person_n that_o have_v extraordinary_a power_n with_o god_n from_o whence_o some_o think_v it_o credible_a that_o their_o posterity_n may_v give_v he_o divine_a honour_n as_o be_v report_v by_o some_o ancient_a writer_n ver._n 4._o and_o moses_n say_v thus_o say_v the_o lord_n it_o be_v manifest_a from_o v._o 8._o that_o these_o word_n be_v speak_v from_o the_o lord_n to_o pharaoh_n but_o it_o be_v a_o great_a question_n when_o they_o be_v speak_v it_o be_v common_o think_v that_o moses_n say_v this_o when_o he_o last_o part_v with_o pharaoh_n and_o tell_v he_o he_o will_v see_v his_o face_n no_o more_o x._o 29._o and_o then_o the_o first_o word_n of_o this_o chapter_n must_v be_v translate_v in_o the_o time_n past_a the_o lord_n have_v say_v unto_o moses_n that_o he_o will_v bring_v one_o plague_n more_o upon_o the_o egyptian_n which_o he_o now_o denounce_v to_o pharaoh_n because_o he_o say_v he_o shall_v not_o have_v the_o liberty_n of_o be_v admit_v to_o he_o again_o or_o else_o pharaoh_n contrary_a to_o his_o peremptory_a resolution_n send_v once_o more_o to_o speak_v with_o moses_n as_o it_o be_v plain_a he_o do_v after_o the_o first-born_a be_v slay_v xii_o 31._o about_o midnight_n about_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o follow_a night_n for_o they_o have_v keep_v the_o passover_n in_o the_o evening_n of_o this_o fourteen_o day_n of_o abib_fw-la the_o first-born_a be_v slay_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o that_o night_n not_o precise_o the_o hebrew_a indicates_z but_o it_o may_v be_v a_o little_a before_o or_o after_o midnight_n see_v theodorick_n haespan_n of_o such_o kind_n of_o speech_n disput_fw-la de_fw-fr locut_fw-la sacris_fw-la n._n iu._n will_v i_o go_v out_o by_o a_o angel_n who_o be_v send_v from_o the_o schechinah_n which_o reside_v in_o some_o part_n of_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n and_o order_v to_o go_v and_o do_v this_o execution_n into_o the_o midst_n of_o egypt_n perhaps_o he_o mean_v the_o royal_a city_n where_o he_o begin_v this_o execution_n and_o then_o smite_v the_o whole_a country_n round_o about_o ver._n 5._o and_o all_o the_o first-born_a in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n shall_v die_v this_o be_v the_o sore_a plague_n that_o have_v be_v hitherto_o inflict_v nothing_o be_v so_o dear_a to_o parent_n as_o their_o child_n especial_o their_o first-born_a from_o the_o first-born_a of_o pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n i._n e._n from_o the_o high_a to_o the_o mean_a person_n in_o the_o kingdom_n that_o sit_v upon_o his_o throne_n it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o this_o relate_v to_o pharaoh_n or_o to_o his_o first-born_a the_o lxx_o seem_v to_o incline_v to_o the_o former_a have_v leave_v out_o the_o pronoun_n his_o and_o simple_o translate_v it_o that_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n but_o the_o chaldee_n determine_v it_o to_o the_o latter_a by_o translate_n it_o who_o be_v to_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o kingdom_n i._n e._n to_o be_v pharaoh_n successor_n the_o heir_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o egypt_n the_o maidservant_n that_o be_v behind_o the_o mill._n none_o be_v more_o miserable_a than_o those_o slave_n who_o work_n it_o be_v to_o turn_v a_o mill_n with_o their_o hand_n and_o grind_v corn_n perpetual_o especial_o when_o they_o be_v condemn_v to_o this_o in_o a_o prison_n nay_o in_o a_o dungeon_n that_o so_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v this_o appear_v from_o xii_o 29._o the_o ancient_a comedian_n often_o mention_v this_o and_o we_o find_v a_o instance_n of_o such_o drudgery_n in_o the_o story_n of_o samson_n xvi_o judg._n 21._o ver._n 6._o and_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o great_a cry_n throughout_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n the_o calamity_n be_v general_a in_o every_o house_n it_o make_v a_o general_n and_o very_a loud_a lamentation_n man_n woman_n child_n and_o servant_n bewail_v the_o loss_n of_o the_o prime_a person_n in_o the_o family_n ver._n 7._o but_o against_o any_o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v not_o a_o dog_n move_v his_o tongue_n etc._n etc._n a_o great_a wonder_n that_o when_o so_o many_o thousand_o people_n be_v upon_o their_o march_n with_o abundance_n of_o cattle_n etc._n etc._n not_o a_o dog_n shall_v stir_v who_o though_o never_o so_o gentle_a yet_o common_o bark_v when_o they_o hear_v the_o least_o noise_n especial_o in_o the_o night_n all_o traveller_n know_v this_o that_o you_o may_v know_v how_o that_o the_o lord_n do_v put_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o egyptian_n and_o israel_n this_o be_v indeed_o a_o plain_a testimony_n of_o god_n special_a care_n and_o providence_n over_o the_o israelite_n that_o when_o there_o be_v such_o a_o great_a cry_n throughout_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n v._n 6._o all_o be_v quiet_a still_o and_o silent_a among_o they_o ver._n 8._o and_o all_o these_o thy_o servant_n shall_v come_v down_o to_o i_o etc._n etc._n you_o that_o now_o forbid_v i_o to_o come_v to_o you_o for_o pharaoh_n himself_o be_v include_v it_o appear_v from_o xii_o 31_o etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v force_v to_o come_v to_o i_o and_o submissive_o entreat_v nay_o press_v i_o to_o be_v go_v etc._n etc._n come_v down_o it_o be_v a_o descent_n from_o that_o part_n of_o egypt_n where_o the_o court_n be_v unto_o goshen_n though_o it_o may_v simple_o signify_v come_v to_o i_o get_v thou_o out_o and_o all_o the_o people_n that_o follow_v thou_o in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v that_o be_v at_o thy_o foot_n that_o be_v to_o the_o very_a last_o man_n for_o they_o that_o bring_v up_o the_o rear_n as_o we_o speak_v or_o march_v last_o after_o their_o commander_n be_v say_v in_o scripture_n to_o be_v at_o their_o foot_n as_o wagenseil_n have_v observe_v in_o his_o confutation_n of_o r._n lipman_n carman_n memoriale_a see_v xlix_o gen._n 10._o and_o after_o that_o i_o will_v go_v out_o when_o you_o shall_v think_v i_o oblige_v you_o to_o leave_v your_o country_n and_o he_o go_v out_o from_o pharaoh_n in_o a_o great_a anger_n it_o move_v the_o meek_a man_n on_o earth_n to_o a_o just_a indignation_n which_o it_o be_v likely_a he_o express_v in_o his_o countenance_n and_o behaviour_n to_o see_v pharaoh_n remain_v so_o stupid_o insensible_a as_o not_o to_o regard_v this_o threaten_v which_o he_o may_v well_o think_v will_v be_v as_o certain_o execute_v as_o all_o the_o rest_n have_v be_v ver._n 9_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n pharaoh_n shall_v not_o hearken_v unto_o you_o that_o be_v i_o tell_v thou_o at_o the_o first_o how_o it_o will_v be_v and_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o iii_o 19_o 20._o of_o which_o it_o be_v very_o proper_a to_o put_v moses_n in_o mind_n at_o this_o time_n when_o he_o be_v go_v to_o fulfil_v the_o last_o part_n of_o those_o word_n after_o that_o after_o this_o last_o plague_n he_o will_v let_v you_o go_v that_o my_o wonder_n may_v be_v multiply_v in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n that_o
he_o may_v do_v one_o wonder_n after_o another_o till_o he_o have_v finish_v pharaoh_n destruction_n see_v vii_o 3._o ver._n 10._o and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n do_v all_o these_o wonder_n before_o pharaoh_n this_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o summary_n of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v hitherto_o concern_v the_o wonderful_a plague_n of_o egypt_n which_o as_o god_n design_v to_o inflict_v upon_o that_o country_n so_o he_o do_v by_o moses_n and_o aaron_n as_o his_o instrument_n and_o the_o lord_z harden_a pharaoh_n be_v heart_n so_o that_o he_o will_v not_o let_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n go_v etc._n etc._n the_o obstinacy_n of_o pharaoh_n under_o several_a severe_a judgement_n be_v so_o notorious_a that_o it_o need_v be_v no_o wonder_n that_o the_o lord_n himself_o harden_v his_o heart_n so_o that_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v the_o people_n to_o depart_v till_o what_o be_v here_o threaten_a be_v execute_v upon_o he_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o justice_n than_o to_o inflict_v heavy_a judgement_n upon_o contumacious_a offender_n and_o no_o punishment_n heavy_a than_o to_o let_v they_o undo_v themselves_o by_o their_o own_o wickedness_n and_o blind_o run_v on_o without_o any_o stop_n in_o their_o evil_a course_n unto_o utter_a ruin_n this_o be_v the_o case_n of_o pharaoh_n of_o which_o the_o heathen_a have_v a_o break_a notion_n when_o they_o say_v quos_fw-la jupiter_n vult_fw-la perdere_fw-la prius_fw-la dementat_fw-la those_o who_o god_n intend_v to_o destroy_v he_o first_o infatuate_v chap._n xii_o verse_n 1._o and_z the_o lord_z speak_v unto_o moses_n and_o aaron_n etc._n etc._n we_o be_v not_o tell_v here_o when_o the_o lord_n speak_v this_o to_o they_o but_o it_o be_v very_o likely_a it_o be_v on_o the_o ten_o day_n of_o this_o month_n before_o he_o bring_v the_o plague_n of_o darkness_n on_o the_o land_n wherein_o he_o give_v the_o israelite_n opportunity_n to_o prepare_v for_o their_o departure_n and_o then_o he_o change_v this_o 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neglect_v it_o and_o it_o be_v necessary_a afterward_o that_o they_o may_v more_o narrow_o observe_v if_o there_o be_v any_o blemish_n in_o the_o lamb_n and_o that_o they_o may_v be_v put_v in_o mind_n to_o dispose_v themselves_o for_o so_o great_a a_o solemnity_n and_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o our_o bless_a saviour_n the_o true_a paschal_n lamb_n come_v to_o jerusalem_n on_o this_o very_a day_n viz._n the_o ten_o of_o nisan_fw-la four_o day_n before_o he_o be_v offer_v xii_o joh._n 1_o 12._o yet_o there_o be_v those_o who_o think_v that_o this_o precept_n be_v peculiar_a to_o this_o time_n of_o their_o departure_n out_o of_o egypt_n for_o they_o that_o come_v in_o after_z age_n out_o of_o all_o part_n of_o the_o country_n to_o worship_n god_n at_o this_o feast_n can_v not_o so_o well_o observe_v it_o unless_o we_o suppose_v they_o to_o have_v come_v some_o day_n before_o to_o jerusalem_n as_o its_o certain_a some_o do_v xi_o joh._n 55._o or_o to_o have_v send_v before_o hand_n thither_o to_o have_v a_o lamb_n prepare_v for_o they_o which_o be_v not_o unlikely_a they_o also_o who_o think_v the_o egyptian_n now_o worship_v such_o kind_n of_o creature_n imagine_v withal_o that_o this_o day_n be_v choose_v in_o opposition_n to_o they_o who_o because_o the_o sun_n enter_v then_o into_o aries_n begin_v on_o this_o day_n the_o solemn_a worship_n of_o this_o creature_n and_o of_o that_o celestial_a sign_n thus_o the_o author_n of_o the_o chronicon_fw-la orientale_n in_o express_a word_n this_o be_v the_o day_n in_o which_o the_o sun_n enter_v the_o first_o sign_n of_o aries_n and_o be_v most_o solemn_a among_o the_o egyptian_n and_o therefore_o god_n command_v the_o israelite_n to_o sacrifice_v that_o creature_n which_o they_o worship_v but_o there_o be_v no_o certainty_n of_o this_o nor_o of_o what_o the_o author_n of_o tzeror_n hamor_n observe_v that_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o egyptian_n be_v at_o its_o height_n on_o the_o fourteen_o day_n god_n order_v the_o kill_n of_o this_o lamb_n at_o that_o time_n which_o be_v the_o great_a contempt_n of_o their_o coniger_n ammon_n who_o they_o worship_v then_o with_o the_o great_a honour_n show_v he_o can_v be_v no_o god_n who_o the_o israelite_n eat_v they_o shall_v take_v to_o they_o every_o man_n a_o lamb._n the_o word_n seh_n signify_v a_o kid_n as_o well_o as_o a_o lamb_n xv_o numb_a 11._o fourteen_o deut._n 4._o and_o it_o be_v evident_a from_o the_o five_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n that_o they_o may_v take_v either_o of_o they_o for_o this_o sacrifice_n but_o common_o they_o make_v choice_n of_o a_o lamb_n as_o the_o fit_a of_o the_o two_o be_v of_o a_o more_o mild_a and_o innocent_a nature_n they_o that_o be_v of_o opinion_n the_o egyptian_n now_o worship_v such_o creature_n imagine_v also_o this_o be_v ordain_v to_o preserve_v the_o israelite_n from_o their_o idolatry_n by_o command_v they_o to_o kill_v such_o beast_n as_o they_o adore_v so_o r._n levi_n be_v gersom_a god_n intend_v by_o this_o to_o expel_v out_o of_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o israelite_n the_o evil_a opinion_n of_o the_o egyptian_n etc._n etc._n a_o lamb_n for_o a_o house_n some_o translate_v it_o for_o a_o family_n but_o that_o be_v not_o true_a for_o as_o tribe_n be_v divide_v into_o family_n so_o be_v family_n into_o house_n and_o when_o many_o lamb_n be_v few_o enough_o for_o a_o whole_a family_n some_o house_n be_v so_o small_a that_o they_o can_v not_o eat_v one_o and_o therefore_o be_v to_o call_v in_o the_o assistance_n of_o their_o neighbour_n as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n ver._n 4._o and_o if_o the_o household_n be_v too_o little_a for_o the_o lamb_n let_v he_o and_o his_o neighbour_n etc._n etc._n they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v few_o than_o ten_o person_n nor_o more_o than_o
place_n in_o egypt_n call_v by_o ezekiel_n xxx_o 15._o the_o strength_n of_o egypt_n and_o by_o suidas_n long_o after_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o key_n of_o egypt_n because_o it_o be_v the_o inlet_n from_o syria_n into_o this_o country_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n as_o diadorus_n say_v lib._n xv._o that_o they_o most_o of_o all_o fortify_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o his_o word_n be_v and_o this_o agree_v with_o the_o signification_n of_o pithom_n if_o d._n chytraeus_n guess_v aright_o which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o pi_n and_o tehom_n i._n e._n the_o mouth_n of_o the_o deep_a be_v seat_v near_o the_o sea_n at_o the_o mouth_n of_o one_o of_o the_o stream_n of_o nile_n and_o thus_o i_o find_v it_o expound_v in_o the_o talmud_n tit._n sota_n in_o the_o gemara_n cap._n i._n sect._n 32._o and_o ramese_n it_o be_v a_o ignorant_a conceit_n of_o benjamin_n tudelensis_n that_o this_o city_n be_v that_o call_v ein-alschemes_a i._n e._n the_o fountain_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o greek_a heliopolis_n see_v his_o itiner_n p._n 120._o and_o l'_fw-mi empereur_n annot._n p._n 223._o for_o this_o city_n be_v in_o the_o upper_a egypt_n whereas_o rameses_n be_v in_o the_o low_a in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n and_o give_v name_n to_o the_o whole_a country_n where_o the_o israelite_n dwell_v xlvii_o gen._n 11._o and_o it_o be_v most_o likely_a it_o be_v a_o frontier_n town_n which_o lie_v in_o the_o entrance_n of_o egypt_n from_o arabia_n or_o some_o of_o the_o neighbour_a country_n they_o that_o take_v the_o name_n of_o the_o king_n who_o now_o reign_v to_o have_v be_v ramess_n think_v this_o city_n have_v its_o name_n from_o he_o and_o the_o other_o call_v pithom_n as_o mercator_n think_v from_o the_o name_n of_o his_o queen_n ver._n 12._o but_o the_o more_o they_o afflict_v they_o the_o more_o they_o multiply_v and_o grow_v here_o be_v a_o new_a word_n different_a from_o all_o the_o former_a ver._n 7._o to_o express_v their_o extraordinary_a increase_n for_o so_o jiphrot_n signify_v break_v out_o as_o water_n do_v which_o burst_v out_o with_o a_o great_a force_n when_o it_o have_v be_v pen_v up_o this_o as_o st._n austin_n observe_v l._n xviii_o de_fw-fr civ_o dei_fw-la c._n 6._o be_v to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o divine_a blessing_n for_o natural_o tiresome_a labour_n will_v have_v dispirited_a they_o and_o make_v they_o less_o fruitful_a and_o they_o be_v grieve_v because_o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n it_o vex_v they_o to_o see_v this_o device_n prove_v so_o unsuccesful_a that_o it_o promote_v what_o they_o think_v to_o hinder_v ver._n 13._o and_o the_o egyptian_n rather_o therefore_o the_o egyptian_n resolve_v to_o take_v a_o more_o severe_a course_n with_o they_o make_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n to_o serve_v with_o rigour_n use_v they_o more_o tyrannical_o and_o cruel_o without_o any_o mercy_n whereby_o their_o strength_n in_o all_o likelihood_n will_v be_v break_v as_o the_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v some_o of_o the_o jew_n think_v they_o beat_v and_o scourge_v they_o sore_o ver._n 14._o and_o they_o make_v their_o life_n bitter_a the_o hebrew_n call_v all_o thing_n bitter_a which_o extreme_o grieve_v and_o afflict_v the_o soul_n xxvii_o gen._n 34._o iii_o lament_n 15._o whence_o naomi_n bid_v her_o daughter_n call_v she_o no_o more_o by_o that_o pleasant_a name_n but_o call_v she_o mara_n i._n e._n bitter_a because_o of_o the_o very_a great_a affliction_n she_o have_v endure_v in_o a_o strange_a country_n with_o hard_a bondage_n such_o drudgery_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v mere_a bondslave_n in_o mortar_n and_o in_o brick_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o make_v clay_n into_o brick_n as_o philo_n well_o interpret_v it_o l._n i._o de_fw-la vita_fw-la mosis_fw-la or_o in_o work_v the_o clay_n and_o then_o turn_v it_o into_o brick_n and_o so_o bochart_n expound_v it_o by_o the_o figure_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lateribus_fw-la ex_fw-la luto_fw-la conficiendis_fw-la there_o be_v great_a store_n of_o 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betake_v himself_o to_o one_o that_o if_o it_o be_v pursue_v can_v not_o but_o prove_v effectual_a some_o will_v have_v these_o midwife_n to_o have_v be_v egyptian_n but_o call_v hebrew_a because_o the_o woman_n of_o that_o nation_n make_v use_v of_o their_o assistance_n when_o they_o be_v in_o labour_n but_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a that_o hebrew_n have_v not_o midwife_n of_o their_o nation_n or_o that_o pharaoh_n will_v impose_v his_o midwife_n upon_o they_o and_o let_v they_o have_v none_o else_o for_o that_o will_v have_v too_o plain_o discover_v his_o drift_n whereas_o he_o intend_v to_o hide_v it_o and_o to_o act_v cunning_o against_o they_o ver._n 10._o the_o name_n of_o the_o one_o be_v siphrah_n etc._n etc._n we_o can_v well_o think_v there_o be_v only_o two_o midwife_n to_o serve_v the_o whole_a nation_n but_o these_o be_v the_o chief_a who_o have_v the_o rest_n under_o their_o government_n and_o give_v order_n and_o direction_n to_o they_o so_o aben_n ezra_n who_o abarbinel_n contradict_v but_o with_o slight_a reason_n to_o advance_v a_o subtle_a rather_o than_o solid_a conceit_n of_o his_o own_o that_o every_o woman_n in_o egypt_n have_v two_o midwife_n and_o those_o be_v the_o common_a name_n of_o they_o signify_v what_o each_o of_o they_o be_v to_o do_v for_o the_o woman_n in_o travel_n there_o be_v those_o among_o the_o jew_n who_o have_v fancy_v jochebed_n the_o mother_n of_o moses_n to_o be_v one_o of_o those_o here_o name_v and_o some_o of_o they_o who_o be_v please_v with_o seem_v ignorant_a of_o nothing_o say_v she_o be_v the_o person_n here_o call_v siphrah_n her_o daughter_n miriam_n be_v the_o other_o call_v puah_n so_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la ver._n 16._o when_o you_o do_v the_o office_n of_o a_o midwife_n etc._n etc._n be_v call_v to_o their_o assistance_n in_o their_o labour_n and_o see_v they_o upon_o the_o stool_n the_o hebrew_n word_n obanajim_v which_o we_o translate_v stool_n be_v so_o obscure_a that_o the_o lxx_o 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no_o child_n at_o all_o but_o such_o as_o will_v be_v half_a egyptian_n and_o in_o time_n be_v whole_o ingraft_v into_o that_o nation_n but_o if_o it_o be_v a_o daughter_n than_o she_o shall_v live_v for_o as_o clemens_n alexandr_n well_o observe_v l._n i._n stromat_n p._n 343._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d woman_n be_v feeble_a and_o unfit_a for_o war_n therefore_o they_o have_v no_o fear_n of_o they_o but_o reserve_v they_o to_o increase_v the_o egyptian_a breed_n ver._n 17._o but_o the_o midwife_n fear_v god_n etc._n etc._n they_o that_o take_v they_o for_o egyptian_n say_v these_o midwife_n be_v proselyte_n to_o the_o jewish_a religion_n but_o such_o faith_n in_o god_n as_o make_v they_o not_o fear_v a_o great_a king_n be_v hardly_o to_o be_v expect_v from_o
good_a while_n ago_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o corruption_n of_o this_o apparition_n to_o moses_n and_o huetius_n late_o in_o his_o demonstr_n evang._n propos_fw-fr iu_o cap._n v._o have_v make_v such_o a_o laborious_a comparison_n between_o what_o be_v say_v of_o moses_n and_o of_o zoroaster_n as_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v it_o probable_a the_o ancient_a persian_n derive_v their_o religion_n from_o these_o book_n of_o moses_n ver._n 3._o and_o moses_n say_v i_o will_v now_o turn_v aside_o it_o seem_v this_o glorious_a appearance_n be_v not_o direct_o before_o he_o but_o on_o one_o side_n of_o he_o and_o some_o distance_n from_o he_o and_o see_v this_o great_a sight_n this_o wonderful_a appearance_n or_o as_o philo_z translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o most_o stupendous_a and_o astonish_a sight_n or_o vision_n why_o the_o bush_n be_v not_o burn_v a_o fire_n which_o do_v not_o burn_v that_o be_v consume_v what_o it_o lay_v hold_v on_o be_v very_o amaze_a yet_o the_o gentile_n do_v not_o think_v such_o thing_n incredible_a as_o appear_v out_o of_o seneca_n in_o his_o thyeste_n where_o he_o speak_v of_o a_o forest_n which_o appear_v all_o on_o a_o flame_n without_o fire_n and_o out_o of_o lucan_n and_o divers_a other_o author_n among_o the_o pagan_n produce_v by_o the_o learned_a huetius_n in_o his_o questiones_fw-la alnetanae_n l._n ii_o cap._n xii_o n._n 10._o ver._n 4._o and_o when_o the_o lord_n see_v that_o he_o turn_v aside_o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v plain_a by_o this_o that_o the_o lord_n himself_o be_v here_o present_a his_o angel_n be_v but_o attendant_n as_o i_o say_v upon_o his_o majesty_n see_v xxii_o gen._n 11.15_o god_n call_v unto_o he_o out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o bush_n he_o now_o call_v he_o god_n who_o just_a before_o he_o call_v lord_z both_o which_o be_v sometime_o put_v together_o as_o comprehend_v all_o the_o divine_a attribute_n maimonides_n who_o make_v eleven_o degree_n of_o prophecy_n or_o divine_a communication_n to_o man_n just_o think_v this_o the_o very_o high_a of_o all_o and_o it_o be_v peculiar_a to_o moses_n to_o hear_v god_n himself_o speak_v to_o he_o in_o a_o vision_n when_o he_o be_v entire_o awake_a and_o say_v moses_n moses_n he_o repeat_v his_o name_n to_o excite_v his_o attention_n and_o some_o take_v it_o for_o a_o token_n of_o familiarity_n see_v xlvi_o gen._n 2._o this_o be_v call_v by_o gregor_n nyssen_n de_fw-la vita_fw-la mosis_fw-la p._n 172._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n a_o voice_n of_o that_o light_n or_o splendour_n i._n e._n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n which_o appear_v to_o he_o and_o he_o say_v here_o be_o 1_n a_o common_a expression_n of_o readiness_n to_o hearken_v and_o to_o obey_v ver._n 5._o and_o he_o say_v draw_v not_o nigh_o hither_o he_o command_v he_o to_o keep_v his_o distance_n and_o not_o to_o approach_v near_o to_o he_o this_o and_o what_o follow_v plain_o demonstrate_v what_o i_o say_v before_o that_o this_o be_v a_o appearance_n of_o the_o schechinah_n or_o divine_a majesty_n to_o who_o he_o can_v not_o pay_v too_o great_a a_o reverence_n put_v off_o thy_o shoe_n from_o off_o thy_o foot_n many_o frivolous_a reason_n have_v be_v give_v of_o this_o precept_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o braunius_n l._n i._o c._n 3._o de_fw-la vestitu_fw-la sacerd._n hebr._n but_o the_o plain_a reason_n be_v immediate_o add_v in_o the_o text_n because_o the_o place_n where_o he_o stand_v be_v holy_a into_o which_o it_o be_v irreverend_a to_o enter_v with_o their_o shoe_n on_o because_o thereby_o it_o may_v be_v defile_v with_o the_o dirt_n that_o adhere_v to_o they_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o in_o the_o temple_n afterward_o the_o priest_n officiate_v barefoot_a and_o all_o the_o eastern_a people_n come_v into_o their_o holy_a place_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n which_o justin_n martyr_n think_v they_o learn_v from_o this_o example_n of_o moses_n but_o mr._n mede_n opinion_n seem_v true_a that_o moses_n do_v not_o give_v the_o first_o beginning_n to_o this_o rite_n but_o it_o be_v derive_v from_o the_o patriarch_n before_o he_o and_o transmit_v to_o future_a time_n from_o that_o ancient_a general_a tradition_n for_o we_o find_v no_o command_n in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n for_o the_o priest_n perform_v the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n without_o shoe_n but_o it_o be_v certain_a they_o do_v so_o from_o immemorial_n custom_n and_o so_o do_v the_o mahometan_n and_o other_o nation_n at_o this_o day_n see_v mr._n mede_n book_n ii_o p._n 442_o etc._n etc._n and_o p._n 516._o and_o huetius_n in_o his_o demonstr_n evang._n propos_fw-fr iu_o cap._n xi_o sect._n 2._o the_o place_n whereon_o thou_o stand_v be_v holy_a ground_n it_o be_v make_v holy_a by_o the_o special_a presence_n of_o god_n which_o be_v now_o there_o who_o be_v most_o holy_a and_o make_v every_o thing_n relate_v unto_o he_o to_o be_v holy_a also_o for_o thus_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o temple_n and_o the_o utensil_n thereof_o with_o all_o thing_n destine_v to_o the_o divine_a service_n be_v call_v holy_a ver._n 6._o moreover_o he_o say_v i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o thy_o father_n i._n e._n of_o amram_n who_o it_o seem_v be_v a_o very_a pious_a man._n and_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n the_o god_n of_o isaac_n and_o the_o god_n of_o jacob._n who_o be_v so_o dear_a to_o he_o that_o he_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o every_o one_o of_o they_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n he_o be_v distinct_o call_v the_o god_n of_o each_o of_o they_o as_o maimonides_n observe_v more_o nev._n p._n iii_o c._n 51._o from_o xxvi_o leu._n 42._o and_o this_o covenant_n be_v that_o he_o will_v be_v their_o god_n after_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n for_o otherwise_o he_o be_v the_o god_n of_o noah_n and_o of_o all_o the_o holy_a patriarch_n before_o he_o but_o he_o be_v call_v the_o god_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n for_o a_o peculiar_a reason_n because_o of_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o these_o three_o of_o the_o bless_a seed_n which_o shall_v spring_v from_o they_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o pretension_n of_o other_o neighbour_a people_n who_o as_o the_o learned_a dr._n alix_n observe_v be_v their_o rival_n in_o that_o hope_n these_o word_n be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v the_o god_n of_o abraham_n and_o not_o of_o lot_n as_o the_o ammonite_n and_o moabite_n pretend_v the_o god_n of_o isaac_n and_o not_o of_o ishmael_n as_o his_o posterity_n pretend_v the_o god_n of_o jacob_n and_o not_o of_o esau_n as_o the_o edomite_n boast_v and_o moses_n hide_v his_o face_n in_o token_n of_o humility_n submission_n and_o reverence_n so_o elijah_n do_v in_o after_o time_n 1_o king_n xix_o 12._o nay_o the_o angel_n cover_v their_o face_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n vi_o isa_n 2._o for_o he_o be_v afraid_a to_o look_v upon_o god_n the_o splendour_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n be_v so_o great_a that_o it_o dazzle_v his_o eye_n and_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o behold_v it_o for_o though_o he_o stir_v not_o a_o step_n further_o after_o god_n prohibit_v he_o to_o come_v near_o yet_o we_o may_v suppose_v he_o to_o be_v now_o near_o to_o it_o than_o he_o be_v at_o the_o first_o ver._n 3._o and_o it_o be_v glory_n also_o be_v much_o increase_v ver._n 7._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v i_o have_v sure_o see_v the_o affliction_n etc._n etc._n to_o see_v signify_v more_o than_o to_o observe_v and_o take_v notice_n include_v in_o it_o such_o resolution_n of_o divine_a providence_n as_o will_v certain_o produce_v their_o deliverance_n for_o the_o double_n of_o the_o expression_n see_v i_o have_v see_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n denote_v there_o be_v no_o doubt_n of_o it_o and_o have_v hear_v their_o cry_n both_o this_o and_o the_o next_o phrase_n know_v their_o sorrow_n signify_v more_o than_o the_o simple_a word_n hear_v and_o know_v import_n viz._n such_o a_o regard_n to_o their_o miserable_a condition_n as_o move_v he_o to_o order_v speedy_a relief_n to_o be_v give_v they_o ver._n 8._o and_o i_o be_o come_v down_o to_o deliver_v they_o i_o now_o appear_v unto_o thou_o for_o that_o purpose_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o egyptian_n from_o their_o tyrannical_a power_n and_o to_o bring_v they_o up_o out_o of_o that_o land_n where_o they_o be_v stranger_n and_o use_v as_o slave_n into_o a_o good_a land_n a_o fruitful_a country_n of_o their_o own_o and_o a_o large_a where_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v pen_v up_o so_o as_o they_o be_v in_o goshen_n and_o if_o it_o be_v consider_v according_a to_o the_o extent_n of_o the_o original_a promise_n it_o be_v large_a and_o spacious_a indeed_o even_o from_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n unto_o euphrates_n xv._o gen._n 18._o unto_o a_o land_n flow_v
meaning_n be_v thou_o shall_v do_v thus_o before_o they_o if_o they_o doubt_v whether_o i_o have_v appear_v to_o thou_o as_o he_o fear_v they_o will_v v._o 1._o to_o convince_v they_o of_o it_o ver._n 6._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v furthermore_o unto_o he_o put_v now_o thy_o hand_n into_o thy_o bosom_n etc._n etc._n he_o do_v not_o ask_v for_o a_o new_a sign_n but_o the_o lord_n be_v gracious_o please_v to_o grant_v he_o a_o further_a confirmation_n of_o his_o faith_n or_o rather_o of_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o israelite_n and_o he_o put_v his_o hand_n into_o his_o bosom_n and_o when_o he_o take_v it_o out_o behold_v it_o be_v leprous_a as_o snow_n it_o be_v a_o wonderful_a thing_n that_o out_o of_o the_o same_o place_n shall_v come_v both_o the_o disease_n and_o the_o cure_n as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n that_o by_o put_v his_o hand_n into_o his_o bosom_n again_o it_o become_v sound_a and_o it_o be_v the_o great_a wonder_n because_o the_o leprosy_n be_v a_o disease_n that_o be_v very_o hard_o to_o be_v cure_v r._n elieser_n in_o the_o place_n forenamed_a do_v not_o give_v so_o good_a a_o reason_n for_o this_o sign_n as_o for_o the_o former_a though_o it_o be_v not_o a_o bad_a one_o for_o he_o make_v a_o question_n why_o god_n shall_v give_v they_o a_o sign_n by_o a_o unclean_a thing_n and_o not_o by_o a_o clean_a make_v this_o answer_n to_o it_o because_o as_o a_o leper_n be_v unclean_a and_o make_v other_o so_o in_o like_a manner_n pharaoh_n and_o the_o impure_a egyptian_n have_v defile_v the_o israelite_n but_o god_n show_v by_o moses_n draw_v his_o hand_n out_o of_o his_o bosom_n again_o pure_a and_o clean_a that_o he_o will_v deliver_v and_o purge_v the_o israelite_n from_o the_o silthiness_n of_o the_o egyptian_n i_o shall_v think_v rather_o that_o the_o leprosy_n represent_v god_n smite_v the_o egyptian_o with_o his_o plague_n and_o the_o cure_n of_o it_o god_n removal_n of_o those_o plague_n at_o moses_n his_o prayer_n but_o there_o be_v no_o end_n of_o such_o conceit_n therefore_o i_o shall_v ra-rath_a observe_v that_o god_n command_v he_o to_o work_v all_o these_o wonder_n before_o pharaoh_n ver_fw-la 21._o it_o be_v very_o probable_a this_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o fabulous_a story_n which_o be_v invent_v in_o future_a age_n that_o moses_n be_v a_o leper_n and_o the_o israelite_n infect_v with_o that_o and_o other_o scabby_a disease_n for_o so_o josephus_n tell_v we_o l._n i._n contra_fw-la apion_n the_o tale_n be_v tell_v in_o manetho_n history_n and_o thence_o descend_v unto_o other_o that_o moses_n be_v drive_v out_o of_o the_o country_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v justin_n l._n xxxv_o c._n 2._o tacitus_n l._n v._o histor_n c._n 3._o because_o he_o have_v the_o leprosy_n which_o as_o manetho_n perhaps_o do_v not_o malicious_o devise_v out_o of_o his_o own_o head_n so_o those_o historian_n from_o who_o he_o borrow_v his_o work_n may_v have_v but_o a_o imperfect_a tradition_n of_o the_o truth_n derive_v from_o this_o passage_n of_o moses_n appear_v with_o a_o leprous_a hand_n before_o pharaoh_n which_o be_v present_o noise_v about_o the_o country_n without_o the_o other_o part_n of_o his_o be_v immediate_o cure_v and_o thus_o helladius_n besantinus_n a_o egyptian_a writer_n in_o his_o chresto-mathia_n mention_n one_o who_o say_v moses_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o his_o body_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v mark_v with_o white_a leprous_a spot_n and_o unto_o this_o lie_n he_o call_v philo_n to_o be_v a_o witness_n the_o very_a same_o be_v affirm_v by_o philemaeus_n hephaestionis_fw-la as_o j._n meursius_n observe_v in_o his_o note_n upon_o the_o forenamed_a author_n ver._n 7._o and_o he_o pluck_v it_o out_o of_o his_o bosom_n and_o behold_v it_o be_v turn_v again_o as_o his_o other_o flesh_n a_o manifest_a token_n as_o con._n pellicanus_fw-la right_o take_v it_o that_o god_n can_v with_o as_o much_o ease_n restore_v his_o oppress_a people_n to_o perfect_a liberty_n ver._n 8._o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v if_o they_o will_v not_o believe_v thou_o nor_o hearken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o first_o sign_n here_o he_o give_v the_o reason_n why_o he_o be_v please_v to_o add_v another_o sign_n to_o the_o former_a that_o he_o may_v overcome_v the_o incredulity_n which_o he_o foresee_v will_v be_v in_o many_o of_o they_o that_o they_o will_v believe_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o latter_a sign_n yield_v their_o consent_n to_o that_o which_o be_v plain_o teach_v they_o by_o both_o these_o sign_n viz._n that_o god_n have_v appear_v to_o he_o and_o order_v he_o to_o say_v what_o he_o do_v and_o he_o say_v they_o will_v believe_v because_o it_o be_v rational_a to_o suppose_v they_o will_v though_o he_o likewise_o suppose_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n some_o might_n still_o remain_v incredulous_a and_o therefore_o he_o add_v another_o ver._n 9_o thou_o shall_v take_v of_o the_o water_n of_o the_o river_n and_o pour_v it_o upon_o the_o dry_a land_n and_o the_o water_n shall_v become_v blood_n this_o sign_n be_v not_o wrought_v now_o when_o god_n talk_v with_o he_o as_o the_o two_o former_a be_v for_o he_o be_v in_o the_o desert_n far_o from_o the_o river_n here_o speak_v of_o and_o near_o no_o river_n at_o all_o therefore_o in_o case_n the_o israelite_n do_v not_o believe_v upon_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o two_o former_a sign_n this_o be_v order_v to_o be_v wrought_v when_o he_o come_v into_o egypt_n for_o their_o conviction_n by_o take_v the_o water_n of_o nilus_n and_o turn_v it_o into_o blood_n which_o may_v be_v well_o look_v upon_o as_o a_o indication_n that_o god_n be_v able_a to_o spoil_v that_o water_n which_o be_v the_o great_a instrument_n of_o the_o fertility_n of_o that_o country_n and_o make_v their_o land_n barren_a and_o also_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n that_o the_o cry_n of_o the_o innocent_a blood_n of_o their_o infant_n which_o have_v be_v drown_v in_o that_o river_n be_v come_v up_o to_o god_n there_o be_v a_o necessity_n that_o moses_n shall_v be_v instruct_v with_o all_o these_o power_n because_o with_o a_o unusual_a commission_n which_o will_v not_o have_v be_v credit_v if_o he_o have_v not_o bring_v such_o extraordinary_a proof_n of_o it_o all_o the_o prophet_n after_o he_o do_v not_o work_v miracle_n which_o be_v necessary_a only_a when_o some_o great_a change_n be_v to_o be_v make_v in_o the_o world_n as_o there_o be_v now_o at_o their_o bring_v out_o of_o egypt_n after_o which_o they_o be_v to_o be_v put_v into_o a_o new_a form_n and_o order_n by_o a_o body_n of_o peculiar_a law_n both_o civil_a and_o religious_a which_o when_o they_o be_v notorious_o violate_v god_n be_v please_v by_o such_o wonder_n as_o moses_n wrought_v to_o turn_v their_o heart_n back_o again_o as_o he_o do_v in_o the_o day_n of_o elijah_n 1_o king_n xviii_o 37._o ver._n 10._o and_o moses_n say_v unto_o the_o lord_n o_o my_o lord_n this_o be_v a_o form_n of_o speech_n whereby_o he_o decline_v this_o great_a employment_n and_o desire_n to_o be_v excuse_v the_o reason_n of_o which_o follow_v i_o be_o not_o eloquent_a in_o the_o hebrew_n be_o not_o a_o man_n of_o word_n i_o e._n not_o a_o good_a speaker_n or_o not_o accustom_v to_o make_v speech_n or_o as_o some_o take_v it_o a_o man_n of_o few_o word_n and_o therefore_o unfit_a to_o be_v send_v to_o the_o israelite_n and_o much_o more_o to_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n to_o who_o none_o but_o great_a orator_n make_v address_n clemens_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n make_v this_o a_o argument_n of_o moses_n his_o humility_n and_o say_v he_o add_v these_o word_n from_o i_o know_v not_o what_o author_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o be_o a_o reek_n from_o a_o pot._n neither_o heretofore_o nor_o since_o thou_o have_v speak_v unto_o thy_o servant_n this_o have_v be_v always_o my_o imperfection_n that_o i_o can_v not_o speak_v fluent_o nor_o do_v i_o find_v that_o i_o be_o alter_v since_o thou_o have_v be_v please_v to_o appear_v to_o i_o and_o give_v i_o this_o commission_n but_o i_o be_o slow_a of_o speech_n and_o of_o a_o slow_a tongue_n can_v bring_v forth_o my_o word_n ready_o nor_o pronounce_v they_o well_o the_o jew_n think_v he_o have_v some_o impediment_n in_o his_o speech_n so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o pronounce_v some_o letter_n or_o word_n exact_o at_o least_o not_o without_o such_o difficulty_n that_o it_o be_v long_o before_o he_o can_v bring_v they_o forth_o but_o the_o lxx_o understand_v these_o word_n slow_a of_o speech_n as_o if_o he_o have_v but_o a_o weak_a small_a or_o slender_a voice_n speaking_z voce_fw-mi gracili_fw-la &_o exili_fw-la as_o it_o may_v be_v translate_v in_o latin_a which_o
deliver_v thy_o people_n at_o all_o he_o may_v have_v remember_v that_o god_n tell_v he_o more_o than_o once_o that_o pharaoh_n will_v not_o obey_v he_o at_o the_o first_o iii_o 19_o iv_o 21._o but_o the_o bitter_a reflection_n which_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n make_v upon_o his_o conduct_n have_v so_o disturb_v his_o mind_n that_o he_o forget_v himself_o so_o far_o as_o to_o ask_v the_o undecent_a question_n mention_v in_o the_o forego_n verse_n and_o complain_v here_o that_o god_n have_v do_v nothing_o to_o fulfil_v his_o promise_n of_o deliverance_n to_o his_o people_n chap._n vi_o verse_n 1._o and_z the_o lord_z say_v unto_o moses_n the_o schechinah_n i_o suppose_v appear_v to_o he_o see_v v._n 12._o as_o it_o have_v do_v often_o before_o since_o he_o be_v first_o send_v upon_o this_o business_n iu_o 22._o and_o gracious_o condescend_v to_o satisfy_v his_o two_o complaint_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o forego_n chapter_n where_o he_o complain_v first_o of_o all_o that_o he_o have_v send_v he_o about_o a_o fruitless_a message_n for_o second_o he_o have_v not_o at_o all_o deliver_v his_o people_n to_o the_o last_o of_o these_o he_o answer_v in_o the_o first_o place_n here_o in_o this_o verse_n where_o he_o tell_v he_o now_o thou_o shall_v see_v what_o i_o will_v do_v to_o pharaoh_n that_o be_v be_v patient_a and_o wait_v a_o while_n and_o thou_o shall_v see_v pharaoh_n compel_v to_o dismiss_v my_o people_n for_o with_o a_o strong_a hand_n shall_v he_o let_v they_o go_v etc._n etc._n i_o will_v so_o terrible_o scourge_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o only_o let_v they_o go_v but_o thrust_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n and_o be_v glad_a to_o be_v rid_v of_o they_o ver._n 2._o and_o god_n speak_v unto_o moses_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n he_o also_o answer_v here_o to_o his_o first_o question_n why_o have_v thou_o send_v i_o by_o tell_v he_o i_o be_o jehovah_n and_o have_v send_v thou_o to_o make_v know_v this_o great_a name_n that_o be_v myself_o who_o be_o constant_a to_o my_o word_n and_o will_v faithful_o perform_v all_o my_o promise_n ver._n 3._o and_o i_o appear_v unto_o abraham_n unto_o isaac_n and_o unto_o jacob_n by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n almighty_n or_o god_n all-sufficient_a as_o the_o word_n el-shaddai_a may_v be_v interpret_v see_n xvii_o gen._n 1._o god_n infinite_a in_o power_n and_o goodness_n of_o which_o he_o give_v their_o father_n abundant_a proof_n by_o deliver_v they_o in_o many_o and_o great_a strait_n but_o by_o my_o name_n jehovah_n be_v i_o not_o know_v to_o they_o this_o name_n of_o four_o letter_n as_o the_o jew_n speak_v be_v by_o the_o ancient_n call_v the_o ineffable_a name_n for_o they_o will_v never_o pronounce_v it_o not_o because_o they_o can_v not_o as_o drusius_n well_o observe_v l._n i._n observat_fw-la cap._n i._o sed_fw-la quod_fw-la religione_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quadam_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la efferendo_fw-la abstinerent_fw-la but_o because_o out_o of_o a_o religious_a reverence_n they_o abstain_v from_o it_o and_o this_o respect_n to_o it_o all_o the_o ancient_a interpreter_n observe_v even_o st._n hierom_n himself_n though_o in_o several_a of_o the_o ancient_a father_n as_o irenaeus_n clem_n alexandrinus_n epiphanius_n and_o theodoret_n and_o in_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_a heathen_n as_o macrobius_n and_o diodorus_n siculus_n it_o be_v express_v by_o jaho_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o greek_a write_v it_o which_o name_n however_o it_o be_v pronounce_v some_o of_o the_o jew_n imagine_v be_v conceal_v till_o moses_n his_o time_n who_o be_v the_o first_o to_o who_o it_o be_v reveal_v but_o this_o be_v evident_o false_a as_o appear_v from_o the_o whole_a book_n of_o genesis_n and_o particular_o from_o xv._o 7._o where_n before_o he_o call_v himself_o el-shaddai_a he_o say_v to_o abraham_n i_o be_o jehovah_n which_o bring_v thou_o out_o of_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n in_o short_a the_o opinion_n of_o reuchlinus_n in_o his_o verb._n mirisicum_n be_v far_o more_o justifiable_a which_o be_v that_o it_o be_v reveal_v to_o our_o first_o parent_n at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o god_n breathe_v into_o they_o the_o breath_n of_o life_n for_o as_o soon_o as_o eve_n bring_v forth_o her_o first-born_a she_o say_v i_o have_v get_v a_o man_n from_o the_o lord_n iv_o gen._n 1._o which_o name_v descend_v in_o a_o perpetual_a succession_n from_o seth_n to_o abraham_n who_o when_o he_o go_v by_o god_n direction_n out_o of_o his_o own_o country_n into_o canaan_n the_o lord_n appear_v to_o he_o there_o and_o there_o he_o build_v a_o altar_n to_o the_o lord_n xii_o gen._n 7_o 8._o and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o he_o do_v not_o say_v to_o moses_n in_o this_o place_n my_o name_n jehovah_n be_v not_o know_v to_o they_o but_o i_o be_v not_o know_v to_o they_o by_o this_o name_n that_o be_v by_o that_o which_o it_o import_v viz._n the_o give_a being_n as_o we_o may_v say_v to_o his_o promise_n by_o the_o actual_a performance_n of_o they_o i._n e._n by_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o in_o order_n to_o it_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n both_o which_o he_o have_v promise_v in_o the_o forenamed_a chapter_n xv_o gen._n 14_o 18._o and_o now_o intend_v to_o make_v good_a and_o thus_o r._n solomon_n interpret_v this_o place_n as_o p._n fagius_n note_n i_o have_v promise_v but_o have_v not_o yet_o perform_v the_o like_a expression_n we_o find_v in_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n as_o theodorick_n hackspan_n have_v observe_v disput_fw-la de_fw-fr nominibus_fw-la divinis_fw-la n._n 15._o lii_o isa_n 5_o 6._o where_o the_o lord_n say_v my_o name_n be_v blaspheme_v every_o day_n continual_o therefore_o my_o people_n shall_v know_v my_o name_n therefore_o they_o shall_v know_v in_o that_o day_n that_o i_o be_o he_o that_o do_v speak_v behold_v it_o be_v i._n which_o can_v signify_v that_o the_o jew_n do_v not_o then_o know_v that_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o name_n of_o god_n but_o that_o all_o who_o blaspheme_v he_o shall_v be_v confute_v by_o sensible_a proof_n which_o he_o will_v give_v of_o his_o own_o unchangeable_a resolution_n to_o fulfil_v his_o promise_n in_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o babylon_n which_o full_o demonstrate_v that_o he_o be_v jehovah_n which_o word_n some_o think_v include_v in_o it_o not_o only_o his_o eternal_a existence_n and_o immutable_a truth_n but_o his_o omnipotent_a power_n which_o give_v be_v to_o all_o thing_n the_o last_o of_o which_o be_v now_o make_v know_v so_o as_o it_o have_v never_o be_v to_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n for_o moses_n be_v the_o first_o that_o wrought_v miracle_n and_o prodigy_n god_n be_v know_v to_o the_o father_n by_o vision_n and_o dream_n but_o not_o by_o sign_n and_o wonder_n moses_n make_v he_o know_v by_o these_o unto_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o upon_o the_o whole_a maimonides_n well_o conclude_v from_o this_o place_n that_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n on_o moses_n be_v more_o excellent_a than_o that_o which_o have_v be_v upon_o any_o before_o he_o more_n nevoch_n p._n ii_o c._n 35._o ver._n 4._o and_o i_o also_o etc._n etc._n the_o hebrew_n word_n vegam_fw-la may_v be_v better_o translate_v although_o which_o make_v a_o clear_a connexion_n of_o this_o verse_n with_o the_o former_a and_o explain_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o name_n jehovah_n by_o which_o he_o be_v not_o know_v in_o former_a time_n although_o he_o have_v make_v a_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n to_o give_v they_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o often_o ratify_v confirm_v and_o establish_v as_o he_o here_o speak_v this_o covenant_n xvii_o gen._n 7_o 8._o xxvi_o 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n but_o now_o he_o not_o only_o declare_v himself_o mindful_a of_o that_o covenant_n v._n 5._o but_o because_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n v._n 6._o will_v deliver_v they_o from_o the_o egyptian_a bondage_n and_o that_o with_o a_o miraculous_a power_n which_o shall_v make_v they_o know_v more_o of_o he_o than_o their_o father_n do_v v._n 7._o both_o by_o his_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n and_o by_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o land_n which_o he_o swear_v he_o will_v give_v to_o their_o father_n v._o 8._o this_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o these_o five_o verse_n the_o land_n of_o their_o pilgrimage_n etc._n etc._n so_o it_o be_v often_o call_v when_o he_o speak_v to_o abraham_n xvii_o gen._n 8._o and_o so_o isaac_n call_v it_o xxviii_o 4._o and_o jacob_n also_o xxxvii_o 1._o and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v call_v not_o only_o with_o respect_n to_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n but_o also_o to_o their_o posterity_n because_o of_o the_o near_a union_n that_o be_v between_o father_n and_o child_n thus_o god_n be_v say_v
child_n of_o israel_n and_o also_o unto_o pharaoh_n so_o these_o word_n have_v respect_n to_o both_o part_n of_o the_o forego_n objection_n and_o give_v they_o a_o charge_n unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n he_o lay_v his_o command_n upon_o they_o strict_o require_v they_o to_o obey_v he_o which_o be_v a_o high_a expression_n than_o we_o meet_v withal_o before_o in_o the_o forego_n injunction_n either_o in_o v._o 6._o or_o 11._o and_o make_v i_o think_v this_o verse_n be_v not_o a_o mere_a recapitulation_n of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v as_o some_o take_v it_o but_o a_o enforcement_n of_o what_o he_o have_v before_o command_v and_o unto_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n to_o bring_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n i_o suppose_v he_o now_o give_v they_o authority_n to_o threaten_v he_o if_o he_o do_v not_o obey_v ver._n 14._o these_o be_v the_o head_n of_o their_o father_n house_n the_o principal_a person_n of_o the_o several_a family_n of_o israel_n the_o son_n of_o reuben_n the_o first-born_a etc._n etc._n see_v xlvi_o gen._n 9_o where_o the_o son_n of_o reuben_n be_v reckon_v up_o in_o this_o very_a order_n in_o which_o they_o be_v here_o mention_v again_o to_o introduce_v the_o genealogy_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n who_o be_v choose_v by_o god_n to_o be_v the_o deliverer_n of_o his_o people_n it_o be_v sit_v to_o show_v that_o they_o be_v of_o the_o same_o stock_n though_o not_o of_o the_o elder_a family_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n to_o who_o god_n promise_v when_o he_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n that_o he_o will_v sure_o bring_v he_o up_o again_o xlvi_o gen._n 4._o that_o be_v in_o his_o posterity_n which_o will_v not_o have_v be_v so_o manifest_o the_o work_n of_o god_n if_o they_o that_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o it_o have_v not_o be_v of_o his_o posterity_n ver._n 15._o the_o son_n of_o simeon_n etc._n etc._n they_o be_v mention_v for_o the_o same_o reason_n and_o in_o the_o same_o order_n that_o they_o be_v in_o genesis_n xlvi_o 10._o ver._n 16._o these_o be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o son_n of_o levi_n etc._n etc._n have_v brief_o set_v down_o the_o head_n of_o the_o two_o elder_a family_n of_o israel_n he_o enlarge_v now_o upon_o the_o three_o from_o which_o he_o himself_o be_v descend_v gershon_n kohath_n and_o merari_fw-la these_o three_o be_v mention_v also_o in_o the_o xlvi_o gen._n 11._o as_o come_v with_o jacob_n into_o egypt_n and_o the_o year_n of_o the_o life_n of_o levi_n be_v a_o hundred_o thirty_o and_o seven_o year_n he_o be_v think_v to_o have_v live_v the_o long_a of_o all_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n none_o of_o who_o age_n be_v record_v in_o scripture_n but_o only_o he_o and_o joseph_n who_o levi_n survive_v twenty_o seven_o year_n though_o he_o be_v much_o the_o elder_a brother_n kohath_fw-mi also_o the_o second_o son_n of_o levi_n attain_v near_o to_o the_o same_o age_n with_o himself_o v._o 18._o and_o his_o grandson_n moses_n his_o father_n live_v just_a so_o long_o as_o 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what_o thing_n may_v be_v do_v and_o what_o not_o on_o these_o day_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o their_o doctor_n ver._n 17._o and_o you_o shall_v observe_v the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n etc._n etc._n he_o repeat_v it_o again_o because_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o great_a moment_n to_o have_v these_o seven_o day_n observe_v entire_o and_o not_o only_o the_o passover_n upon_o the_o fourteen_o day_n in_o the_o evening_n that_o they_o may_v every_o year_n think_v so_o long_o of_o god_n great_a goodness_n in_o deliver_v they_o from_o their_o miserable_a condition_n in_o egypt_n as_o not_o to_o let_v the_o sense_n of_o so_o singular_a a_o benefit_n slip_v at_o any_o time_n quite_o out_o of_o their_o mind_n by_o a_o ordinance_n for_o ever_o see_v v._o 14._o ver._n 18._o in_o the_o first_o month_n on_o the_o fourteen_o day_n of_o the_o month_n at_o even_o etc._n etc._n the_o passover_n be_v celebrate_v in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o fourteen_o day_n of_o this_o month_n just_a before_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o fifteen_o day_n for_o the_o next_o morning_n when_o the_o israelite_n immediate_o after_o they_o have_v eat_v the_o lamb_n be_v hasten_v out_o of_o egypt_n be_v not_o part_n of_o the_o fourteen_o day_n but_o of_o the_o fifteen_o as_o we_o read_v xxxii_o numb_a 3._o until_o the_o one_o and_o twenty_o day_n of_o the_o month_n at_o even_o that_o be_v for_o seven_o day_n as_o be_v say_v before_o v._o 15._o and_o again_o be_v repeat_v v._n 19_o which_o begin_v immediate_o after_o the_o eat_v the_o paschal_n lamb_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o fourteen_o day_n for_o if_o they_o shall_v be_v reckon_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o fourteen_o day_n there_o will_v be_v not_o seven_o but_o eight_o day_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n ver._n 19_o seven_o day_n shall_v there_o be_v no_o leaven_n find_v in_o your_o house_n this_o still_o make_v the_o precept_n strict_a that_o they_o be_v not_o only_o to_o abstain_v from_o any_o thing_n leaven_v but_o not_o so_o much_o as_o to_o have_v it_o in_o their_o habitation_n according_o the_o jew_n tell_v we_o of_o a_o exact_a search_n which_o every_o one_o be_v bind_v to_o make_v with_o light_a wax-candle_n lest_o it_o shall_v remain_v in_o any_o corner_n or_o crevise_v of_o the_o house_n their_o scrupulosity_n in_o this_o matter_n be_v exact_o describe_v by_o buxtorf_n in_o his_o synag_n jud._n cap._n 17._o p._n 394_o etc._n etc._n whether_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v one_o of_o another_o nation_n but_o have_v embrace_v the_o jewish_a religion_n by_o receive_v circumcision_n for_o none_o else_o be_v admit_v to_o eat_v of_o the_o passover_n v._o 48._o such_o a_o person_n be_v call_v by_o the_o greek_n a_o proselyte_n ver._n 20._o you_o shall_v eat_v nothing_o leaven_v this_o according_a to_o the_o jew_n explain_v what_o follow_v in_o all_o your_o habitation_n shall_v you_o eat_v unleavened_a bread_n that_o be_v if_o they_o eat_v any_o bread_n at_o all_o it_o be_v to_o be_v without_o leaven_n see_v v._o 15._o according_o on_o the_o day_n before_o the_o passover_n they_o be_v very_o busy_a in_o make_v cake_n which_o they_o call_v mazzoth_o without_o any_o butter_n or_o oil_n or_o so_o much_o as_o salt_n in_o they_o of_o mere_a water_n and_o flower_n which_o be_v very_o insipid_a some_o make_v bold_a as_o their_o author_n tell_v we_o to_o add_v egg_n and_o sugar_n and_o sometime_o the_o rich_a sort_n make_v they_o of_o mere_a almond_n both_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o feast_n as_o they_o pretend_v and_o for_o the_o comfort_n of_o sick_a and_o infirm_a people_n as_o well_o as_o to_o render_v they_o more_o pleasant_a yet_o on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o feast_n they_o will_v eat_v none_o of_o these_o but_o only_o the_o bread_n of_o affliction_n as_o they_o call_v it_o make_v mere_o of_o meal_n and_o water_n ver._n 21._o then_o moses_n call_v for_o all_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n immediate_o after_o he_o have_v receive_v the_o command_n from_o god_n he_o summon_v they_o to_o deliver_v it_o to_o the_o people_n that_o it_o may_v be_v put_v in_o execution_n concern_v elder_n see_v iii_o 16._o draw_v out_o and_o take_v you_o a_o lamb._n it_o be_v thus_o expound_v by_o jonathan_n in_o his_o paraphrase_n withdraw_v your_o hand_n from_o the_o idol_n of_o egypt_n and_o take_v a_o lamb_n to_o your_o family_n etc._n etc._n by_o which_o it_o appear_v he_o think_v this_o be_v oppose_v to_o the_o rite_n of_o the_o egyptian_n but_o i_o know_v not_o on_o what_o ground_n for_o the_o israelite_n offer_v no_o sacrifice_n there_o according_a to_o your_o family_n see_v v._o 3._o and_o kill_v the_o passover_n it_o belong_v to_o every_o man_n to_o do_v it_o as_o be_v say_v v._n 6._o and_o now_o there_o be_v no_o priest_n as_o yet_o ordain_v but_o every_o father_n of_o a_o family_n exercise_v that_o office_n i_o need_v not_o mention_v the_o manner_n after_o which_o the_o jewish_a writer_n say_v it_o be_v to_o be_v slay_v the_o passover_n the_o hebrew_n word_n pesach_n signify_v principal_o the_o angel_n pass_v by_o the_o israelite_n when_o he_o slay_v the_o egyptian_a child_n from_o whence_o it_o come_v to_o signify_v also_o the_o lamb_n that_o be_v offer_v in_o memory_n of_o this_o deliverance_n and_o be_v a_o mean_n of_o it_o at_o this_o time_n so_o it_o signify_v here_o and_o in_o many_o other_o place_n and_o likewise_o it_o signify_v all_o the_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o accompany_v this_o lamb_n and_o be_v offer_v to_o god_n with_o it_o at_o this_o festival_n xvi_o deut._n 2._o and_o last_o the_o feast_n itself_o be_v call_v by_o this_o name_n xxii_o luke_n 1_o and_o here_o it_o may_v be_v fit_a to_o note_v that_o the_o lamb_n be_v first_o kill_v in_o egypt_n it_o be_v kill_v in_o every_o man_n house_n for_o they_o have_v no_o altar_n there_o nor_o any_o other_o place_n where_o they_o have_v liberty_n to_o kill_v it_o but_o after_o they_o come_v to_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o sacrifice_v it_o any_o where_o but_o in_o the_o place_n which_o god_n appoint_v for_o his_o worship_n xvi_o deut._n 2._o from_o whence_o meimonides_n conclude_v that_o whatsoever_o they_o do_v with_o other_o sacrifice_n yet_o this_o can_v not_o be_v offer_v in_o the_o high_a place_n but_o only_o at_o the_o temple_n and_o it_o be_v likely_a they_o do_v so_o in_o the_o wilderness_n the_o tabernacle_n be_v new_o erect_v at_o the_o keep_n of_o the_o second_o passover_n ix_o numb_a 5._o ver._n 22._o and_o you_o shall_v take_v a_o bunch_n of_o hyssop_n so_o the_o leper_n be_v to_o be_v cleanse_v and_o the_o house_n infect_v with_o leprosy_n fourteen_o leu._n 6_o 7_o 49_o 50_o etc._n etc._n and_o so_o
i._n stromat_n p._n 345._o d._n but_o no_o body_n i_o think_v have_v express_v this_o in_o better_a word_n and_o more_o full_a of_o sense_n than_o our_o famous_a dr._n jackson_n book_n x._o upon_o the_o creed_n chap._n 40._o where_n consider_v god_n as_o become_v the_o king_n of_o this_o people_n in_o a_o proper_a and_o peculiar_a manner_n and_o consider_v also_o what_o unsufferable_a wrong_n the_o king_n and_o people_n of_o egypt_n have_v do_v unto_o this_o people_n of_o god_n who_o be_v now_o become_v his_o peculiar_a subject_n or_o proprietary_a liege_n he_o conclude_v that_o this_o fact_n even_o by_o the_o course_n of_o human_a law_n or_o law_n of_o nation_n be_v more_o justifiable_a than_o royal_a grant_n of_o letter_n of_o mart_n or_o other_o like_a remedy_n be_v against_o such_o other_o nation_n as_o have_v wrong_v their_o subject_n or_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v wrong_v by_o any_o under_o their_o command_n without_o restitution_n when_o they_o solemn_o or_o by_o way_n of_o embassy_n demand_v it_o in_o short_a whatsoever_o the_o hebrew_n woman_n take_v from_o the_o egyptian_n they_o take_v and_o possess_v by_o the_o law_n of_o reprisal_n that_o be_v by_o virtue_n of_o a_o special_a warrant_n grant_v by_o the_o lord_n himself_o as_o he_o be_v now_o become_v in_o special_a not_o only_o the_o god_n of_o his_o people_n but_o their_o king_n ver._n 36._o and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n journey_v from_o ramese_n whether_o this_o be_v a_o city_n or_o a_o country_n the_o israelite_n seem_v in_o this_o place_n to_o have_v make_v a_o general_a rendezvouz_n as_o we_o now_o speak_v it_o be_v well_o know_v to_o they_o for_o they_o be_v thereabouts_o first_o plant_v xlvii_o gen._n 11._o unto_o succoth_n this_o day_n be_v the_o fifteen_o of_o nisan_fw-la they_o begin_v to_o keep_v the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n at_o this_o place_n call_v succoth_n from_o the_o booth_n or_o tent_n which_o be_v here_o first_o erect_v no_o house_n be_v there_o wherein_o they_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o habitation_n the_o alezandrian_a copy_n have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o peregrination_n or_o sojourn_v as_o we_o well_o translate_v it_o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n these_o word_n comprehend_v their_o father_n abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n as_o be_v evident_a from_o hence_o that_o otherwise_o israel_n himself_o shall_v not_o be_v include_v in_o this_o sojourn_v who_o be_v the_o person_n that_o bring_v they_o into_o egypt_n and_o live_v there_o with_o his_o family_n seventeen_o year_n nor_o be_v any_o thing_n more_o ordinary_a in_o scripture_n than_o under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n to_o comprehend_v all_o his_o posterity_n and_o likewise_o when_o the_o posterity_n be_v only_o mention_v to_o intend_v also_o their_o father_n there_o be_v such_o a_o near_a union_n between_o parent_n and_o child_n that_o they_o be_v consider_v as_o one_o person_n xxvi_o deut._n 5_o 9_o x_o judg._n 11_o 12._o xii_o hosea_n 4._o and_o many_o other_o place_n and_o 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of_o gold_n as_o casaubon_n speak_v in_o his_o annotation_n on_o this_o place_n l._n xvi_o p._n 760_o 761._o chap._n xiii_o verse_n 1._o and_z the_o lord_z speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v after_o they_o come_v to_o succoth_n where_o i_o suppose_v the_o schechinah_n appear_v to_o he_o as_o it_o have_v do_v in_o midian_a and_o in_o egypt_n to_o direct_v he_o in_o his_o conduct_n ver._n 2._o sanctify_v unto_o i_o the_o first-born_a separate_a or_o set_v apart_o from_o common_a use_n for_o i_o appropriate_v they_o to_o myself_o as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o verse_n this_o word_n sanctify_v as_o our_o mr._n mede_n observe_v signify_v different_o in_o several_a conjugation_n sometime_o it_o signify_v to_o devote_v and_o consecrate_v to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o sometime_o to_o use_v a_o thing_n as_o holy_a be_v already_o devote_v to_o he_o and_o thus_o he_o reconcile_v this_o place_n where_o he_o bid_v he_o sanctify_v all_o the_o first-born_a i._n e._n look_v upon_o they_o as_o thing_n separate_v to_o his_o own_o use_n and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v use_v by_o they_o with_o another_o place_n xxvii_o leu._n 26._o where_o he_o say_v concern_v the_o first-born_a no_o man_n shall_v sanctify_v it_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n i_o e._n the_o lord_n have_v already_o set_v it_o apart_o to_o himself_o and_o therefore_o no_o man_n be_v to_o consecrate_v that_o again_o which_o god_n have_v already_o consecrate_a that_o be_v take_v for_o his_o own_o see_v l._n ii_o de_fw-la sanctuario_fw-la dei_fw-la p._n 552._o first-born_a there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o first-born_a some_o who_o be_v the_o first-born_a of_o the_o father_n call_v the_o beginning_n of_o his_o strength_n xxi_o deut._n 17._o the_o other_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o mother_n which_o be_v call_v here_o whatsoever_o open_v the_o womb._n the_o hebrew_n make_v a_o great_a difference_n between_o these_o two_o and_o say_v that_o to_o the_o former_a sort_n belong_v the_o prerogative_n both_o of_o have_v the_o inheritance_n of_o his_o father_n and_o also_o the_o priesthood_n but_o to_o the_o latter_a only_o belong_v one_o of_o these_o prerogative_n viz._n the_o priesthood_n and_o they_o gather_v it_o from_o this_o very_a place_n whatsoever_o open_v the_o womb_n which_o be_v the_o first-born_a of_o the_o mother_n be_v i_o i._n e._n shall_v be_v employ_v in_o my_o service_n but_o instead_o of_o these_o god_n take_v the_o levite_n to_o attend_v upon_o he_o iii_o numb_a 12._o after_o which_o the_o first-born_a be_v to_o be_v redeem_v at_o a_o certain_a rate_n which_o be_v part_n of_o the_o priest_n maintenance_n xviii_o numb_a 15_o 16._o see_v selden_n de_fw-fr successionibus_fw-la ad_fw-la leg._n hebr._n c._n 7._o among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n who_o this_o precept_n concern_v peculiar_o but_o no_o other_o people_n therefore_o the_o jew_n say_v that_o if_o one_o of_o they_o and_o a_o gentile_a have_v any_o beast_n in_o common_a between_o they_o the_o first-born_a be_v free_a as_o their_o phrase_n be_v because_o it_o be_v here_o say_v among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n not_o the_o gentile_n see_v buxtorf_n synag_fw-mi jud._n c._n 38._o both_o of_o man_n and_o beast_n as_o be_v further_o direct_v and_o explain_v v._o 12_o 13._o it_o be_v i_o and_o therefore_o be_v to_o be_v offer_v to_o god_n if_o it_o be_v a_o male_a of_o any_o beast_n only_o a_o ass_n be_v to_o be_v redeem_v xxxiv_o 19_o 20._o god_n intend_v by_o this_o law_n to_o teach_v they_o say_v r._n levi_n barzelonita_n that_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v he_o and_o that_o man_n have_v nothing_o in_o it_o but_o by_o his_o gracious_a grant_n who_o challenge_v the_o first-born_a of_o every_o thing_n to_o himself_o because_o all_o be_v he_o for_o the_o first-born_a male_n be_v dear_a to_o a_o man_n say_v he_o than_o the_o apple_n of_o his_o eye_n as_o no_o doubt_n he_o be_v yet_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o consecrate_v he_o to_o god_n but_o the_o plain_a reason_n of_o this_o law_n be_v to_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o god_n miraculous_a providence_n in_o spare_v their_o first-born_a when_o those_o of_o the_o egyptian_n be_v all_o kill_v to_o which_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n add_v a_o more_o ancient_a right_a god_n have_v to_o they_o be_v the_o person_n who_o sacrifice_v to_o god_n before_o priest_n be_v ordain_v by_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n so_o onkelos_n take_v the_o young_a man_n xxiv_o 5._o to_o have_v be_v the_o first-born_a and_o the_o priest_n mention_v xix_o 22._o aben_n ezra_n also_o upon_o xvi_o numb_a 1._o say_v the_o same_o the_o truth_n of_o which_o i_o shall_v examine_v there_o ver._n 3._o and_o moses_n say_v unto_o the_o people_n god_n seem_v to_o have_v command_v moses_n at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o give_v this_o precept_n to_o repeat_v here_o at_o succoth_n what_o he_o have_v say_v to_o they_o in_o egypt_n concern_v the_o observation_n of_o the_o passover_n and_o of_o the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n it_o be_v of_o great_a moment_n to_o have_v the_o benefit_n hereby_o commemorate_a in_o perpetual_a remembrance_n remember_v this_o day_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v the_o first_o day_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n command_v to_o be_v keep_v holy_a xii_o 16._o for_o by_o strength_n of_o hand_n the_o lord_n bring_v you_o out_o that_o be_v by_o a_o miraculous_a power_n which_o constrain_v pharaoh_n to_o let_v you_o go_v much_o against_o his_o will_n so_o god_n promise_v at_o his_o first_o appearance_n to_o moses_n iii_o 19_o there_o shall_v no_o leaven_a bread_n be_v eat_v unleavened_a bread_n be_v to_o be_v eat_v on_o the_o passover_n night_n and_o afterward_o not_o leaven_v bread_n see_v xii_o 15_o etc._n etc._n where_o this_o be_v represent_v as_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o jew_n but_o the_o six_o and_o seven_o verse_n follow_v seem_v to_o say_v otherwise_o ver._n 4._o this_o day_n come_v you_o out_o in_o the_o morning_n of_o this_o day_n they_o begin_v their_o march_n in_o the_o month_n of_o abib_fw-la this_o word_n abib_fw-la signify_v a_o ear_n of_o corn_n for_o then_o barley_n begin_v to_o ear_n the_o syriack_n word_n hababa_fw-la have_v something_o of_o its_o sound_n which_o signify_v a_o flower_n and_o so_o they_o here_o translate_v it_o the_o month_n of_o flower_n whence_o macarius_n say_v god_n bring_v israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o month_n of_o flower_n when_o the_o pleasant_a spring_n first_o appear_v see_v xxiii_o 15._o ver._n 5._o and_o it_o shall_v be_v when_o the_o lord_n shall_v bring_v thou_o into_o the_o land_n etc._n etc._n from_o hence_o they_o conclude_v this_o precept_n do_v not_o oblige_v they_o in_o the_o wilderness_n but_o it_o be_v by_o a_o special_a direction_n and_o command_n that_o they_o observe_v it_o the_o year_n after_o this_o ix_o numb_a 1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n see_v xii_o 25_o 50._o in_o confirmation_n of_o which_o the_o xii_o deut._n 1_o be_v allege_v where_o he_o begin_v to_o recapitulate_v all_o the_o law_n they_o be_v to_o observe_v in_o canaan_n among_o which_o this_o be_v one_o xii_o 5_o 6._o yet_o this_o alone_a will_v not_o have_v be_v sufficient_a to_o prove_v this_o for_o he_o may_v be_v think_v now_o only_o to_o reinforce_v his_o law_n at_o their_o etrance_n into_o canaan_n if_o he_o have_v not_o add_v v._n 8._o you_o shall_v not_o do_v after_o all_o the_o thing_n you_o do_v here_o this_o day_n etc._n etc._n which_o suppose_v that_o in_o the_o unsettle_a condition_n wherein_o they_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n they_o have_v not_o keep_v themselves_o to_o all_o those_o rule_n which_o follow_v and_o have_v be_v former_o deliver_v which_o he_o swear_v unto_o thy_o father_n to_o give_v thou_o etc._n etc._n xv_o gen._n 18_o 19_o etc._n etc._n you_o shall_v keep_v this_o service_n in_o this_o month._n both_o the_o passover_n and_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n xii_o 25._o ver._n 6._o seven_o day_n shall_v thou_o eat_v unleavened_a bread_n this_o seem_v to_o confute_v what_o the_o jew_n say_v that_o they_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o eat_v unleavened_a bread_n but_o only_o when_o they_o eat_v the_o passover_n see_v xii_o 15._o and_o in_o the_o seven_o day_n shall_v be_v a_o feast_n unto_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o first_o day_n be_v holy_a v._n 3._o so_o be_v the_o last_o xii_o 16._o that_o they_o may_v not_o fail_v in_o their_o gratitude_n for_o so_o great_a a_o benefit_n as_o they_o now_o commemorate_a ver._n 7._o unleavened_a bread_n shall_v be_v eat_v seven_o day_n this_o seem_v still_o to_o make_v the_o injunction_n plain_o that_o for_o seven_o day_n together_o they_o shall_v eat_v unleavened_a bread_n which_o be_v so_o often_o repeat_v because_o this_o make_v they_o sensible_a more_o than_o any_o thing_n else_o of_o the_o wonderful_a hand_n of_o god_n in_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o
the_o red-sea_n to_o open_v her_o bosom_n to_o give_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n a_o passage_n and_o i_o will_v get_v i_o honour_n upon_o pharaoh_n and_o upon_o all_o his_o host_n etc._n etc._n by_o give_v they_o such_o a_o overthrow_n as_o shall_v magnify_v both_o my_o power_n and_o my_o justice_n in_o their_o destruction_n all_o the_o former_a judgement_n upon_o their_o cattle_n or_o corn_n and_o the_o annoyance_n on_o their_o body_n by_o frog_n and_o louse_n and_o blain_n be_v the_o just_a award_v as_o the_o forenamed_a dr._n jackson_n speak_v of_o god_n punitive_a justice_n upon_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o servant_n for_o the_o wrong_n that_o he_o have_v do_v to_o his_o people_n by_o bring_v they_o into_o undeserved_a bondage_n but_o he_o have_v not_o yet_o call_v they_o to_o a_o exact_a account_n for_o make_v away_o so_o many_o infant-males_a of_o the_o hebrew_n as_o they_o drown_v in_o the_o river_n for_o that_o innocent_a blood_n he_o reckon_v with_o they_o now_o and_o make_v they_o the_o executioner_n of_o his_o vengeance_n on_o themselves_o by_o give_v they_o over_o to_o their_o own_o proud_a presumption_n of_o good_a success_n in_o pursue_v those_o who_o they_o have_v late_o beseech_v to_o depart_v out_o of_o their_o land_n ver._n 18._o and_o the_o egyptian_n shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n see_v v._o 4._o when_o i_o have_v get_v i_o honour_n upon_o pharaoh_n upon_o his_o chariot_n etc._n etc._n by_o overthrow_v they_o in_o the_o red-sea_n that_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o hebrew_n infant_n may_v be_v require_v of_o they_o according_a to_o the_o i_o awe_n of_o retaliation_n or_o most_o exquisite_a rule_n as_o the_o abovementioned_a author_n speak_v of_o punitive_a justice_n ver._n 19_o and_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o go_v before_o the_o camp_n remove_v and_o go_v behind_o they_o the_o lord_z himself_o be_v say_v to_o go_v before_o they_o xiii_o 21._o see_v there_o but_o we_o must_v understand_v that_o where_o the_o lord_n be_v he_o be_v attend_v by_o his_o angel_n some_o of_o which_o be_v send_v from_o the_o schechinah_n which_o be_v in_o the_o cloud_n to_o conduct_v the_o israelite_n and_o take_v care_n of_o they_o the_o jew_n take_v this_o angel_n to_o have_v be_v michael_n as_o we_o read_v in_o pirke_n elieser_n c._n 42._o he_o send_v michael_n the_o great_a prince_n etc._n etc._n for_o so_o he_o be_v call_v xii_o dan._n 1._o other_o say_v it_o be_v gabriel_n but_o which_o soever_o of_o they_o it_o be_v he_o be_v only_o the_o commander_n of_o that_o host_n which_o by_o the_o lord_n commandment_n go_v before_o the_o israelite_n to_o fight_v for_o they_o the_o jew_n call_v he_o by_o the_o proper_a name_n of_o metraton_n because_o he_o mark_v out_o their_o camp_n for_o they_o where_o they_o be_v to_o stay_v and_o describe_v their_o way_n in_o their_o journey_n to_o their_o several_a station_n especial_o here_o in_o the_o red-sea_n vid._n buxtorf_n histor_n arcae_fw-la c._n 14._o p._n 131._o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o pillar_n of_o the_o cloud_n go_v from_o before_o their_o face_n etc._n etc._n this_o it_o be_v evident_a be_v do_v in_o the_o day_n time_n before_o the_o night_n come_v for_o the_o cloud_n appear_v only_o in_o the_o day_n in_o the_o night_n there_o be_v the_o appearance_n of_o fire_n and_o stand_v behind_o they_o to_o protect_v they_o from_o the_o egyptian_n who_o be_v at_o their_o back_n v._o 9_o 10._o but_o by_o the_o intervention_n of_o this_o cloud_n quite_o lose_v the_o sight_n of_o they_o as_o it_o follow_v v._o 20._o it_o may_v be_v note_v here_o therefore_o once_o for_o all_o that_o there_o be_v several_a use_n of_o this_o cloud_n first_o to_o guide_v they_o in_o their_o journey_n second_o to_o prevent_v they_o from_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o wilderness_n where_o there_o be_v few_o tree_n and_o no_o house_n to_o shelter_v they_o three_o to_o defend_v they_o from_o their_o enemy_n that_o they_o may_v not_o assault_v they_o and_o last_o god_n from_o hence_o when_o there_o be_v occasion_n speak_v with_o moses_n for_o it_o be_v plain_a he_o appear_v in_o this_o cloud_n xxxi_o deut._n 15._o and_o from_o thence_o talk_v with_o moses_n xxxiii_o exod._n 9_o 10._o and_o out_o of_o it_o call_v for_o aaron_n and_o miriam_n to_o come_v before_o he_o xii_o numb_a 5._o ver._n 20._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v between_o the_o camp_n of_o the_o egyptian_n and_o the_o camp_n of_o israel_n this_o be_v do_v as_o i_o say_v in_o the_o day_n time_n and_o in_o the_o next_o word_v moses_n inform_v we_o how_o it_o appear_v in_o the_o night_n and_o it_o be_v a_o cloud_n and_o darkness_n to_o they_o i.e._n to_o the_o egyptian_n but_o it_o give_v light_a by_o night_n to_o these_o to_o the_o israelite_n it_o be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n both_o a_o cloud_n and_o a_o fire_n be_v dark_a on_o the_o one_o side_n next_o to_o the_o egyptian_n but_o bright_a and_o shine_a on_o the_o other_o side_n next_o the_o israelite_n so_o that_o they_o may_v see_v their_o way_n and_o the_o egyptian_n not_o see_v they_o nor_o come_v near_o they_o as_o it_o here_o follow_v all_o the_o night_n ver._n 21._o and_o moses_n stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n over_o the_o sea_n have_v his_o rod_n in_o his_o hand_n v._o 16._o this_o be_v do_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o night_n and_o the_o lord_n cause_v the_o sea_n to_o go_v back_o by_o this_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o schechinah_n or_o divine_a majesty_n be_v present_a and_o employ_v his_o angel_n v._n 19_o in_o this_o work_n as_o it_o be_v well_o explain_v by_o pirke_n elieser_n c._n 42._o the_o holy_a bless_a god_n appear_v in_o his_o glory_n upon_o the_o sea_n and_o it_o flee_v back_o etc._n etc._n so_o the_o psalmist_n understand_v it_o lxxvii_o 16._o the_o water_n see_v thou_o o_o god_n the_o water_n see_v thou_o they_o be_v afraid_a etc._n etc._n and_o v._o 19_o thy_o way_n be_v in_o the_o sea_n and_o thy_o path_n in_o the_o great_a water_n etc._n etc._n by_o a_o strong_a east-wind_n or_o rather_o a_o southwind_n as_o the_o lxx_o translate_v the_o hebrew_n word_n kadim_v which_o though_o it_o proper_o signify_v the_o east_n yet_o in_o many_o place_n it_o be_v use_v as_o bochart_n have_v demonstrate_v for_o the_o south_n p._n ii_o hierozoic_n l._n i._o c._n 15._o all_o that_o night_n all_o the_o forepart_n of_o the_o night_n and_o make_v the_o sea_n dry_a land_n and_o the_o water_n be_v divide_v or_o rather_o after_o the_o water_n be_v divide_v as_o bochart_n show_v it_o shall_v be_v translate_v thus_o lxiv_o isa_n 5._o thou_o be_v wroth_a and_o we_o have_v sin_v the_o meaning_n be_v for_o we_o have_v sin_v as_o kimchi_n and_o we_o ourselves_o also_o there_o translate_v it_o hieroz_n p._n ii_o l._n iii_o c._n 2._o p._n 409._o dry_a land_n the_o memory_n of_o this_o be_v preserve_v by_o the_o heathen_a as_o we_o find_v in_o diodorus_n siculus_n l._n iii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n there_o be_v a_o tradition_n among_o the_o icthyophagi_n who_o border_n upon_o the_o red-sea_n which_o they_o have_v receive_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o their_o progenitor_n and_o be_v preserve_v unto_o that_o time_n how_o that_o upon_o a_o great_a recess_n of_o the_o sea_n every_o place_n of_o that_o gulf_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v quite_o dry_a and_o the_o sea_n fall_v to_o the_o opposite_a part_n the_o bottom_n of_o it_o appear_v green_a from_o the_o weed_n i_o suppose_v that_o be_v in_o it_o but_o return_v back_o with_o a_o mighty_a force_n possess_v again_o its_o former_a place_n no_o man_n be_v so_o blind_a as_o not_o to_o see_v that_o this_o be_v a_o description_n of_o the_o miraculous_a work_n of_o god_n for_o the_o israelite_n the_o memory_n of_o which_o those_o barbarous_a people_n do_v not_o suffer_v to_o perish_v but_o propagate_v it_o to_o their_o posterity_n as_o bochart_n well_o observe_v in_o his_o phaleg_n l._n iu._n c._n 29._o the_o egyptian_n indeed_o we_o may_v well_o think_v endeavour_v to_o blot_v out_o the_o memory_n of_o this_o shameful_a overthrow_n and_o keep_v no_o record_n of_o it_o for_o diodorus_n it_o seem_v can_v learn_v nothing_o of_o it_o among_o they_o though_o he_o live_v a_o considerable_a time_n there_o but_o receive_v this_o intelligence_n from_o the_o poor_a icthyophagi_n among_o who_o this_o tradition_n be_v careful_o preserve_v the_o water_n be_v divide_v into_o twelve_o path_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o their_o tribe_n as_o the_o tradition_n be_v in_o epiphanius_n haeres_fw-la lxiv_o n._n 6_o 9_o which_o he_o have_v from_o the_o hebrew_n who_o affirm_v the_o same_o in_o pirke_n elieser_n c._n 42._o and_o kimchi_n mention_n it_o upon_o cxxxvi_o psal_n 13._o
the_o whole_a channel_n as_o before_o when_o the_o morning_n appear_v when_o it_o be_v light_a and_o the_o egyptian_n flee_v against_o it_o they_o be_v so_o fright_v by_o the_o light_n which_o shine_v in_o their_o face_n and_o by_o the_o thunder_n and_o hail_n etc._n etc._n that_o they_o turn_v back_o and_o like_o man_n distract_v run_v and_o meet_v the_o water_n which_o come_v tumble_v down_o upon_o they_o and_o the_o lord_n overthrow_v the_o egyptian_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o hebrew_a word_n import_v throw_v down_o with_o violence_n and_o precipitation_n and_o may_v be_v translate_v throw_v they_o headlong_o artapanus_n in_o eusebius_n l._n ix_o praepar_fw-la evang._n c._n 27._o tell_v this_o story_n from_o the_o heliopolitan_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o moses_n do_v only_o he_o make_v some_o of_o they_o to_o have_v be_v kill_v with_o lightning_n and_o the_o rest_n drown_v ver._n 28._o and_o the_o water_n return_v and_o cover_v the_o chariot_n etc._n etc._n the_o sea_n return_v to_o its_o former_a depth_n so_o that_o they_o be_v swallow_v up_o and_o all_o the_o host_n of_o pharaoh_n that_o come_v into_o the_o sea_n after_o they_o some_o have_v fancy_v that_o all_o the_o host_n of_o pharaoh_n do_v not_o perish_v but_o only_o so_o many_o of_o they_o as_o pursue_v the_o israelite_n into_o the_o sea_n which_o they_o fancy_v this_o place_n intimate_v some_o do_v not_o but_o the_o plain_a meaning_n be_v that_o they_o all_o come_v into_o the_o sea_n after_o the_o israelite_n and_o be_v all_o drown_v in_o it_o it_o be_v a_o wild_a fancy_n that_o pharaoh_n alone_o be_v save_v by_o the_o angel_n michael_n and_o gabriel_n because_o he_o cry_v out_o as_o he_o have_v do_v heretofore_o ix_o 27._o the_o lord_z be_v righteous_a and_o i_o and_o my_o people_n be_v wicked_a thus_o the_o author_n of_o dibre_n hajamim_n or_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o moses_n who_o say_v they_o transport_v he_o to_o nineveh_n where_o he_o reign_v as_o long_o as_o the_o israelite_n wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n the_o same_o be_v relate_v by_o other_o such_o fabulous_a writer_n who_o be_v sober_o confute_v by_o aben_n ezra_n from_o the_o follow_a word_n there_o remain_v not_o so_o much_o as_o one_o of_o they_o and_o from_o xv._o 4_o 19_o where_o moses_n in_o his_o song_n plain_o make_v pharaoh_n to_o have_v perish_v among_o the_o rest_n and_o with_o he_o a_o old_a midrash_n say_v that_o janne_n and_o jambres_n be_v drown_v who_o have_v be_v the_o great_a instrument_n of_o harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n see_v our_o learned_a j._n gregory_n observe_v c._n 15._o ver._n 29._o but_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n walk_v on_o dry_a land_n etc._n etc._n or_o have_v walk_v for_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o mere_a fancy_n that_o they_o be_v still_o in_o the_o sea_n and_o have_v not_o pass_v quite_o through_o it_o when_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o host_n be_v drown_v for_o which_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n but_o this_o word_n walk_v which_o may_v as_o well_o be_v translate_v in_o the_o time_n perfect_o pass_v as_o in_o the_o present_a and_o so_o i_o doubt_v not_o moses_n mean_v that_o the_o israelite_n be_v safe_a on_o shore_n when_o the_o sea_n return_v upon_o the_o egyptian_n and_o the_o water_n be_v a_o wall_n unto_o they_o etc._n etc._n see_v v._o 22._o ver._n 30._o thus_o the_o lord_n save_v israel_n as_o he_o have_v promise_v v._n 13._o that_o day_n which_o be_v the_o xxi_o st_o of_o nisan_fw-la and_o the_o last_o day_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n which_o by_o god_n command_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v holy_a xii_o 16._o and_o now_o there_o be_v a_o very_a great_a reason_n for_o it_o and_o for_o that_o triumphant_a hymn_n which_o they_o sing_v upon_o this_o solemnity_n chap._n xv._o mr._n mede_n will_v have_v this_o day_n to_o have_v be_v that_o which_o they_o afterward_o keep_v for_o their_o sabbath_n in_o memory_n of_o their_o redemption_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n this_o he_o gather_v from_o the_o repetition_n of_o the_o decalogue_n in_o the_o five_o of_o deuteronomy_n where_o leave_v out_o the_o reason_n for_o this_o commandment_n from_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n moses_n insert_v this_o other_o of_o their_o redemption_n out_o of_o egypt_n as_o the_o ground_n of_o observe_v that_o seven_o day_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o v._o 15._o therefore_o the_o lord_n command_v thou_o to_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n namely_o not_o for_o the_o quotum_fw-la of_o one_o day_n in_o seven_o of_o that_o there_o be_v another_o reason_n from_o the_o example_n of_o god_n in_o the_o creation_n but_o for_o the_o designation_n of_o that_o day_n after_o the_o precede_a six_o day_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o discourse_n xv._o p._n 74._o and_o israel_n see_v the_o egyptian_n dead_a upon_o the_o seashore_n it_o may_v be_v interpret_v that_o as_o they_o stand_v upon_o the_o seashore_n they_o see_v their_o dead_a body_n float_v upon_o the_o water_n but_o it_o be_v likely_a 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jackson_n speak_v to_o the_o promiscuous_a sort_n of_o ravenous_a creature_n which_o inhabit_v the_o desert_n ver._n 31._o and_o israel_n see_v that_o great_a work_n etc._n etc._n of_o make_v a_o path_n for_o they_o to_o walk_v on_o dry_a ground_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o then_o drown_v the_o egyptian_n when_o they_o follow_v they_o in_o the_o same_o path_n and_o the_o people_n fear_v the_o lord_n they_o behold_v and_o consider_v the_o powerful_a hand_n of_o god_n which_o appear_v in_o this_o great_a work_n it_o beget_v in_o they_o for_o the_o present_a high_a and_o awful_a thought_n of_o he_o and_o devout_a affection_n to_o he_o for_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n include_v all_o religion_n or_o if_o we_o take_v the_o word_n fear_v in_o a_o restrain_a sense_n for_o a_o dread_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n the_o meaning_n be_v they_o be_v sensible_a how_o dangerous_a as_o well_o as_o vain_a it_o be_v to_o oppose_v his_o authority_n to_o set_v themselves_o against_o his_o will_n or_o slight_a his_o warning_n as_o pharaoh_n and_o the_o egyptian_n do_v and_o believe_v the_o lord_n and_o his_o servant_n moses_n believe_v the_o promise_n which_o god_n have_v make_v they_o by_o moses_n of_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n iii_o 17._o look_v upon_o moses_n as_o a_o servant_n of_o he_o who_o faithful_o declare_v the_o mind_n and_o will_n of_o god_n unto_o they_o chap._n xv._o verse_n 1._o then_o sing_v moses_n and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n etc._n etc._n upon_o the_o xxith_z of_o nisan_fw-la as_o i_o say_v before_o which_o be_v the_o last_o day_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n when_o they_o come_v safe_a through_o the_o sea_n and_o see_v the_o egyptian_n drown_v they_o sing_v this_o song_n of_o praise_n to_o god_n for_o their_o wonderful_a deliverance_n so_o the_o constant_a tradition_n of_o the_o hebrew_n be_v and_o there_o be_v great_a ground_n for_o it_o this_o song_n call_v the_o song_n of_o moses_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n xv_o rev._n 3_o because_o he_o compose_v it_o by_o a_o divine_a inspiration_n to_o be_v sing_v by_o all_o the_o people_n and_o it_o be_v the_o most_o ancient_a song_n of_o which_o there_o be_v any_o memory_n unto_o the_o lord_n in_o praise_n of_o the_o divine_a power_n and_o goodness_n which_o remarkable_o appear_v in_o this_o deliverance_n josephus_n l._n ii_o c._n ult_n of_o his_o antiquity_n say_v that_o this_o song_n be_v compose_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o hexameter_n verse_n which_o eusebius_n represent_v as_o the_o opinion_n of_o many_o other_o l._n xi_o de_fw-fr praepar_n evang._n c._n 3._o but_o i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o this_o can_v be_v make_v out_o nor_o what_o st._n hierom_n say_v concern_v such_o song_n in_o many_o
place_n and_o after_o all_o the_o pain_n that_o franc._n gomarus_n have_v take_v in_o his_o lyra_n davidis_n to_o find_v of_o what_o sort_n of_o number_n this_o and_o other_o song_n in_o scripture_n consist_v he_o have_v not_o give_v any_o satisfaction_n to_o learned_a men._n who_o think_v as_o ludou._n capellus_n do_v in_o his_o animadversion_n on_o that_o book_n that_o all_o the_o bible_n may_v be_v make_v verse_n according_a to_o his_o method_n nay_o by_o his_o way_n of_o resolve_v sentence_n all_o the_o oration_n of_o tully_n and_o demosthenes_n may_v be_v turn_v into_o verse_n of_o some_o sort_n or_o other_o the_o author_n of_o sepher_n cosri_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o deal_v ingenuous_o who_o when_o the_o king_n of_o cosar_n object_n to_o they_o that_o the_o song_n in_o the_o bible_n be_v not_o artificial_o compose_v according_a to_o number_n and_o quantity_n of_o foot_n and_o syllable_n make_v the_o jew_n answer_n that_o the_o scripture_n poetry_n be_v of_o a_o noble_a sort_n not_o 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be_v praise_v and_o acknowledge_v as_o our_o deliverer_n he_o be_v our_o most_o gracious_a and_o mighty_a god_n for_o who_o we_o will_v prepare_v a_o tabernacle_n wherein_o to_o worship_v he_o our_o father_n have_v great_a experience_n of_o his_o goodness_n and_o therefore_o we_o be_v the_o more_o bind_v to_o make_v he_o our_o most_o thankful_a acknowledgement_n and_o give_v he_o the_o high_a praise_n ver._n 3._o there_o be_v none_o can_v stand_v before_o the_o lord_n who_o have_v perfect_o subdue_v our_o enemy_n and_o faithful_o fulfil_v his_o promise_n to_o his_o servant_n ver._n 4._o for_o he_o have_v cast_v pharaoh_n and_o all_o his_o chariot_n and_o great_a commander_n into_o the_o sea_n as_o easy_o as_o one_o send_v a_o arrow_n out_o of_o a_o bow_n ver._n 5._o they_o be_v bury_v and_o shall_v rise_v up_o no_o more_o ver._n 6._o thou_o have_v manifest_v thy_o omnipotence_n o_o lord_n most_o magnificent_o it_o be_v thy_o irresistible_a power_n o_o lord_n which_o dash_v in_o piece_n such_o mighty_a enemy_n ver._n 7._o it_o be_v a_o work_n of_o thy_o most_o excellent_a power_n which_o will_v be_v ever_o magnify_v in_o the_o overthrow_n of_o such_o adversary_n with_o who_o thou_o no_o soon_o show_v thyself_o displease_v but_o they_o vanish_v as_o stubble_n do_v before_o the_o slame_n ver._n 8._o thou_o do_v but_o give_v the_o command_n and_o by_o a_o vehement_a wind_n the_o water_n of_o the_o sea_n be_v divide_v and_o heap_v up_o so_o that_o they_o swell_v into_o little_a mountain_n and_o be_v campact_v like_o a_o wall_n which_o be_v uphold_v from_o fall_v down_o till_o the_o people_n pass_v through_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n ver._n 9_o our_o enemy_n pursue_v we_o with_o a_o full_a confidence_n that_o they_o shall_v overtake_v and_o make_v a_o prey_n of_o we_o and_o after_o they_o have_v satisfy_v their_o revenge_n upon_o we_o as_o certain_o reduce_v we_o under_o their_o yoke_n as_o they_o draw_v their_o sword_n against_o we_o ver._n 10._o but_o with_o a_o turn_n of_o the_o wind_n all_o their_o vain_a hope_n sink_v on_o a_o sudden_a together_o with_o themselves_o to_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n ver._n 11._o there_o be_v none_o among_o all_o that_o be_v call_v god_n in_o heaven_n or_o in_o earth_n that_o be_v comparable_a to_o thou_o o_o lord_n who_o perfection_n infinite_o transcend_v all_o other_o and_o therefore_o be_v to_o be_v praise_v with_o the_o great_a fear_n and_o reverence_n for_o thy_o very_a work_n be_v wonderful_a and_o to_o be_v have_v in_o admiration_n ver._n 12._o by_o thy_o mighty_a power_n they_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n into_o which_o they_o sink_v ver._n 13._o and_o in_o great_a mercy_n thou_o have_v preserve_v thy_o people_n who_o thou_o have_v bring_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o rescue_v from_o cruel_a servitude_n and_o conduct_v by_o a_o mighty_a providence_n towards_o the_o holy_a land_n which_o thou_o have_v promise_v to_o they_o there_o to_o dwell_v among_o they_o ver._n 14._o and_o why_o shall_v we_o doubt_v of_o our_o come_n thither_o the_o fame_n of_o this_o wonder_n shall_v go_v before_o we_o and_o strike_v a_o terror_n into_o the_o most_o valiant_a inhabitant_n of_o that_o country_n ver._n 15._o nay_o all_o their_o neighbour_n as_o well_o as_o they_o shall_v sin_v their_o heart_n fail_v they_o and_o become_v as_o weak_a as_o water_n ver._n 16._o such_o a_o terror_n shall_v fall_v upon_o they_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o able_a to_o stir_v than_o a_o stone_n when_o they_o hear_v of_o this_o dreadful_a execution_n but_o suffer_v thy_o people_n o_o lord_n to_o pass_v to_o their_o inheritance_n which_o thou_o have_v prepare_v for_o they_o ver._n 17._o thither_o shall_v thou_o bring_v they_o and_o there_o make_v they_o to_o take_v root_n in_o the_o high_a mountain_n of_o that_o country_n where_o thou_o have_v design_v a_o place_n for_o thy_o own_o dwelling_n of_o which_o thy_o power_n also_o will_v lay_v the_o foundation_n ver._n 18._o and_o thou_o 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same_o reason_n they_o be_v not_o to_o acquit_v he_o who_o be_v plain_o convict_v of_o such_o impiety_n for_o i_o will_v not_o justify_v the_o wicked_a i._n e._n such_o a_o unjust_a judge_n ver._n 8._o and_o thou_o shall_v take_v no_o gift_n no_o not_o to_o absolve_v the_o innocent_a or_o to_o condemn_v the_o guilty_a as_o it_o be_v interpret_v in_o siphri_n for_o a_o gift_n blind_v the_o wise_a such_o present_v make_v to_o a_o judge_n be_v apt_a to_o cast_v a_o mist_n as_o we_o speak_v before_o his_o eye_n i.e._n to_o corrupt_v his_o understanding_n though_o he_o be_v otherwise_o perspicacious_a enough_o to_o discern_v between_o truth_n and_o falsehood_n good_a and_o evil_a 1_o sam._n viii_o 3._o the_o word_n which_o we_o translate_v wise_a be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n piccehim_v open_a or_o see_v concern_v which_o consult_v bochart_n l._n i._o canaan_n c._n 16._o p._n 470._o and_o pervert_v the_o word_n of_o the_o righteous_a by_o word_n seem_v to_o be_v mean_v the_o sentence_n of_o 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that_o he_o become_v one_o and_o the_o same_o with_o he_o and_o no_o man_n be_v fit_a to_o be_v judge_n in_o his_o own_o cause_n plato_n think_v this_o so_o necessary_a a_o law_n that_o he_o express_o enact_v l._n xii_o de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la p._n 955._o that_o all_o man_n who_o serve_v their_o country_n in_o any_o office_n shall_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d perform_v their_o duty_n without_o gift_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o offend_v against_o this_o law_n be_v to_o suffer_v death_n which_o be_v the_o law_n of_o the_o xii_o table_n among_o the_o ancient_a roman_n judex_n qui_fw-la ob_fw-la rem_fw-la dicendam_fw-la pecuniam_fw-la accepisse_fw-la convictus_fw-la est_fw-la capite_fw-la punitor_fw-la a_o judge_n that_o be_v convict_v to_o have_v receive_v money_n for_o give_v his_o sentence_n let_v he_o lose_v his_o head_n ver._n 9_o also_o thou_o shall_v not_o oppress_v a_o stranger_n this_o be_v say_v before_o xxii_o 21._o but_o than_o it_o be_v a_o precept_n to_o 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still_o neither_o sow_n nor_o reap_v nor_o prune_v their_o tree_n nor_o gather_v the_o fruit._n the_o poor_a of_o thy_o people_n may_v eat_v and_o the_o levite_n and_o themselves_o also_o who_o may_v take_v their_o share_n not_o to_o lay_v up_o but_o for_o present_a use_n though_o not_o as_o proprietor_n but_o in_o common_a with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o country_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o alexander_n the_o great_a allow_v they_o to_o live_v by_o their_o ancient_a law_n among_o other_o thing_n grant_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d every_o seven_o year_n shall_v be_v tribute_n free_a josephus_n l._n xi_o archaeol_n c._n 8._o for_o since_o they_o receive_v nothing_o it_o seem_v reasonable_a to_o he_o they_o shall_v pay_v nothing_o and_o what_o they_o leave_v the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n shall_v eat_v this_o signify_v god_n send_v such_o vast_a plenty_n when_o they_o observe_v his_o law_n that_o so_o much_o spring_v up_o of_o itself_o as_o will_v more_o than_o satisfy_v man_n and_o 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viii_o c._n 7._o but_o this_o precept_n about_o the_o year_n of_o rest_n be_v more_o full_o deliver_v in_o xxv_o leu._n v._n 2_o 3._o where_o see_v what_o i_o have_v note_v ver._n 12._o six_o day_n thou_o shall_v do_v thy_o work_n and_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n thou_o shall_v rest_v he_o will_v not_o have_v they_o imagine_v they_o shall_v rest_v less_o on_o the_o sabbath_n this_o year_n than_o in_o other_o because_o this_o whole_a year_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o sabbath_n but_o keep_v it_o with_o the_o usual_a strictness_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n perhaps_o of_o the_o repetition_n of_o this_o precept_n in_o this_o place_n that_o thy_o ox_n and_o thy_o ass_n may_v rest_v etc._n etc._n this_o show_v that_o one_o great_a end_n of_o institute_v the_o observation_n of_o this_o day_n