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jacob_n may_v possible_o have_v many_o ground_n of_o fear_n 1._o because_o in_o the_o like_a necessity_n isaac_n be_v forbid_v to_o go_v thither_o gen._n 26.2_o 2._o because_o this_o removal_n with_o his_o whole_a family_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o forsake_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n which_o must_v needs_o be_v the_o more_o grievous_a because_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n be_v a_o sacramental_a pledge_n of_o the_o heavenly_a canaan_n 3._o he_o may_v remember_v what_o god_n have_v foretell_v to_o abraham_n gen._n 15.13_o that_o his_o seed_n shall_v be_v afflict_v in_o egypt_n many_o year_n 4._o he_o may_v fear_v his_o child_n may_v be_v infect_v with_o the_o idolatry_n or_o other_o sin_n of_o egypt_n however_o god_n bid_v he_o not_o to_o fear_v to_o go_v down_o thither_o not_o to_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n i_o will_v there_o make_v of_o thou_o which_o i_o have_v not_o promise_v thou_o before_o a_o great_a nation_n 10.22_o nation_n this_o be_v wonderful_o fulfil_v in_o that_o of_o 70_o soul_n that_o go_v down_o in_o the_o space_n of_o 210_o year_n there_o come_v out_o 600000_o man_n exod._n 12.37_o deut._n 10.22_o i_o will_v go_v down_o with_o thou_o and_o will_v guide_v and_o conduct_v thou_o and_o will_v assure_o bring_v thou_o up_o again_o that_o be_v thy_o dead_a body_n shall_v be_v bring_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o bury_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o i_o will_v afterward_o bring_v thy_o posterity_n out_o of_o that_o land_n canaan_n land_n viz._n by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n exod._n 12.37_o and_o by_o joshua_n shall_v bring_v they_o into_o canaan_n and_o he_o further_o tell_v he_o that_o his_o son_n joseph_n shall_v close_v his_o eye_n and_o so_o he_o shall_v die_v in_o peace_n in_o joseph_n life_n time_n and_o presence_n and_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o other_o child_n jacob_n have_v receive_v this_o encouragement_n from_o the_o lord_n with_o his_o son_n and_o their_o wife_n and_o their_o child_n travail_v towards_o egypt_n they_o take_v with_o they_o their_o cattle_n and_o the_o good_n they_o good_n no_o doubt_n but_o they_o have_v some_o servant_n with_o they_o they_o have_v get_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n their_o name_n and_o number_n be_v careful_o set_v down_o here_o and_o elsewhere_o by_o moses_n 1._o that_o he_o may_v show_v god_n wonderful_a power_n and_o mercy_n in_o multiply_v the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n as_o he_o have_v promise_v 2._o to_o distinguish_v the_o tribe_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o royal_a dignity_n and_o priesthood_n 3._o to_o show_v the_o descent_n of_o the_o messiah_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n all_o the_o soul_n that_o come_v with_o jacob_n into_o egypt_n viz._n that_o come_v out_o of_o his_o loin_n be_v 66_o vers_fw-la 26._o but_o if_o we_o reckon_v in_o himself_o and_o joseph_n and_o his_o two_o son_n they_o be_v altogether_o when_o in_o egypt_n 70_o soul_n as_o we_o read_v deut._n 10.22_o thy_o father_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n with_o threescore_o and_o ten_o person_n the_o septuagint_n have_v add_v five_o more_o 1_o chron._n 7.14_o namely_o the_o five_o grandchild_n that_o be_v bear_v to_o joseph_n avo_fw-la joseph_n he_o hic_fw-la numerantur_fw-la propter_fw-la honorem_fw-la josephi_fw-la &_o quia_fw-la nati_fw-la sunt_fw-la vivente_fw-la josepho_n avo_fw-la in_o egypt_n to_o wit_n shutelah_n and_o tachon_n the_o son_n of_o his_o son_n ephraim_n and_o hadan_n the_o son_n of_o shutelah_n numb_v 26.36_o and_o machir_n the_o son_n of_o manasseh_n and_o gilead_n manasseh_n grandchild_n 1_o chron._n 7.14_o which_o reckon_v the_o evangelist_n luke_n follow_v and_o reckon_v they_o in_o all_o seventy_o five_o person_n chapt._n person_n compare_v the_o name_n in_o this_o genealogy_n with_o the_o repetition_n hereof_o numb_a 26._o 1_o chron._n 6.7_o 8._o chapt._n jacob_n be_v now_o come_v into_o some_o part_n of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n he_o send_v his_o son_n judah_n to_o joseph_n to_o give_v he_o notice_n thereof_o and_o to_o entreat_v he_o to_o direct_v his_o face_n that_o be_v to_o give_v he_o direction_n how_o he_o shall_v set_v his_o face_n and_o whether_o he_o shall_v next_o march_v joseph_n hear_v of_o his_o be_v come_v forthwith_o give_v command_n that_o his_o chariot_n shall_v be_v make_v ready_a and_o so_o he_o haste_v to_o meet_v and_o wait_v upon_o his_o father_n when_o he_o be_v come_v to_o the_o place_n where_o jacob_n be_v with_o a_o lowly_a reverence_n he_o present_v himself_o to_o he_o jacob_n fall_v on_o his_o neck_n and_o kiss_v he_o and_o weep_v with_o tear_n of_o joy_n and_o ravishment_n to_o see_v his_o dear_a joseph_n alive_a who_o he_o think_v have_v be_v dead_a many_o year_n before_o and_o now_o say_v the_o good_a old_a man_n i_o be_o willing_a to_o die_v have_v see_v the_o face_n of_o my_o belove_a joseph_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n when_o these_o endear_n caress_n be_v over_o and_o joseph_n have_v stay_v a_o convenient_a time_n with_o his_o father_n and_o brethren_n he_o tell_v they_o he_o will_v go_v and_o acquaint_v pharaoh_n that_o they_o be_v come_v and_o will_v intimate_v to_o he_o that_o their_o trade_n have_v be_v about_o cattle_n and_o that_o they_o have_v bring_v their_o flock_n and_o their_o herd_n along_o with_o they_o thus_o we_o see_v that_o joseph_n in_o all_o his_o height_n and_o greatness_n be_v not_o ashamed_a of_o his_o kindred_n nor_o of_o their_o mean_a trade_n and_o condition_n joseph_n also_o give_v instruction_n to_o his_o brethren_n that_o when_o they_o come_v before_o pharaoh_n and_o he_o shall_v inquire_v what_o their_o occupation_n be_v they_o shall_v say_v thy_o servant_n trade_n have_v be_v about_o cattle_n from_o our_o youth_n to_o this_o day_n and_o this_o he_o intimate_v will_v be_v a_o mean_n to_o dispose_v and_o incline_v pharaoh_n to_o order_v their_o dwell_n in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n which_o be_v a_o fruitful_a pasture-country_n and_o further_o it_o be_v like_a he_o tell_v they_o that_o by_o their_o live_n there_o together_o they_o will_v be_v less_o in_o danger_n of_o be_v corrupt_v with_o the_o idolatry_n and_o superstition_n of_o the_o egyptian_n and_o less_o offensive_a to_o they_o by_o their_o trade_n of_o shepherdy_n every_o shepherd_n egyptian_n shepherd_n see_v note_n on_o gen._n 43.32_o it_o be_v evident_a the_o egyptian_n have_v flock_n of_o sheep_n both_o the_o king_n and_o people_n for_o chap._n 47.6_o pharaoh_n proffer_v joseph_n to_o make_v his_o brethren_n ruler_n over_o his_o cattle_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n over_o their_o sheep_n but_o it_o seem_v they_o keep_v they_o rather_o for_o their_o wool_n and_o milk_n than_o any_o thing_n else_o and_o haply_o those_o that_o keep_v they_o be_v stranger_n rather_o than_o egyptian_n as_o the_o hebrew_n general_o be_v be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o egyptian_n on_o the_o account_n before_o mention_v sect._n 39_o gen._n 46._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n xliv_o joseph_n be_v come_v to_o pharaoh_n he_o acquaint_v he_o that_o his_o father_n and_o his_o brethren_n be_v come_v into_o egypt_n that_o their_o occupation_n and_o trade_n be_v about_o cattle_n they_o have_v bring_v their_o flock_n and_o herd_n with_o they_o and_o for_o the_o present_a they_o be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n and_o whether_o they_o shall_v stay_v there_o or_o how_o they_o shall_v be_v dispose_v of_o he_o humble_o desire_v to_o know_v his_o majesty_n pleasure_n then_o he_o present_v five_o of_o his_o brethren_n to_o pharaoh_n who_o inquire_v of_o what_o profession_n they_o be_v they_o say_v thy_o servant_n be_v shepherd_n both_o we_o and_o our_o father_n and_o the_o famine_n be_v sore_o in_o canaan_n we_o have_v no_o pasture_n there_o for_o our_o flock_n and_o so_o have_v bring_v they_o hither_o wherefore_o we_o humble_o beseech_v thou_o let_v thy_o servant_n dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n pharaoh_n turn_v unto_o joseph_n tell_v he_o that_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n be_v before_o he_o in_o the_o best_a of_o the_o land_n he_o may_v place_v his_o father_n and_o his_o brethren_n and_o if_o they_o like_v the_o land_n of_o goshen_n better_a than_o any_o other_o they_o may_v free_o dwell_v there_o and_o understanding_n they_o be_v shepherd_n he_o give_v order_n to_o joseph_n that_o if_o any_o among_o they_o be_v man_n of_o activity_n he_o shall_v make_v they_o ruler_n over_o his_o own_o cattle_n short_o after_o joseph_n bring_v his_o father_n and_o present_v he_o before_o pharaoh_n the_o good_a old_a man_n have_v make_v his_o lowly_a reverence_n to_o the_o king_n begin_v to_o bless_v he_o pray_v the_o god_n of_o heaven_n to_o accumulate_v all_o manner_n of_o mercy_n and_o blessing_n upon_o he_o who_o have_v be_v so_o munificent_o bountiful_a to_o his_o son_n joseph_n and_o so_o kind_a and_o gracious_a to_o he_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o child_n pharaoh_n then_o ask_v jacob_n
how_o old_a he_o be_v he_o humble_o answer_v that_o the_o year_n of_o his_o pilgrimage_n be_v a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o 147._o thirty_o abraham_n live_v 175_o year_n isaac_n 180_o jacob_n die_v at_o the_o age_n of_o a_o 147._o few_o and_o evil_n say_v he_o have_v they_o day_n of_o the_o year_n of_o my_o life_n be_v and_o full_a of_o labour_n and_o toil_n trouble_n and_o vexation_n neither_o have_v i_o attain_v to_o the_o year_n of_o my_o father_n and_o many_o more_o thing_n it_o be_v like_a he_o say_v to_o he_o not_o here_o relate_v and_o so_o humble_o take_v his_o leave_n of_o he_o and_o as_o he_o have_v bless_v pharaoh_n at_o his_o first_o come_v to_o he_o so_o he_o do_v now_o again_o at_o his_o departure_n from_o he_o when_o jacob_n be_v go_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o pharaoh_n joseph_n give_v to_o his_o father_n and_o his_o brethren_n habitation_n in_o the_o best_a part_n of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n viz._n in_o goshen_n they_o goshen_n afterward_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n multiply_v and_o spread_v further_o and_o have_v egyptian_a family_n among_o they_o and_o about_o they_o so_o that_o their_o door_n be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o door_n of_o the_o egyptian_o by_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o the_o blood_n exod._n 12.7_o 23._o and_o vers_n 35_o 36._o and_o be_v near_o they_o they_o soon_o borrow_a jewel_n of_o they_o where_o afterward_o their_o posterity_n build_v the_o city_n rameses_n exod._n 1.11_o and_o joseph_n nourish_v his_o father_n and_o all_o his_o father_n family_n with_o bread_n and_o other_o necessary_n express_v all_o manner_n of_o love_n and_o kindness_n to_o they_o and_o a_o very_a great_a care_n of_o they_o gen._n 47._o from_o 1._o to_o 13._o sect_n xlv_o the_o famine_n now_o grow_v very_o sore_o in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n also_o so_o that_o there_o be_v a_o extreme_a want_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o sustenance_n especial_o among_o the_o common_a people_n who_o be_v force_v general_o to_o part_v with_o all_o the_o money_n they_o have_v to_o buy_v corn_n for_o themselves_o and_o their_o family_n of_o joseph_n these_o money_n joseph_n faithful_o dispose_v into_o the_o king_n treasury_n not_o enrich_v himself_o thereby_o nor_o convert_v any_o part_n of_o they_o to_o his_o own_o use_n as_o some_o unfaithful_a courtier_n will_v have_v do_v when_o the_o people_n money_n fail_v joseph_n require_v they_o shall_v bring_v their_o cattle_n to_o he_o janson_n he_o pecora_n alibant_n aegyptii_n ut_fw-la patet_fw-la v._o 16._o si_fw-mi non_fw-la ad_fw-la esum_fw-la saltem_fw-la ad_fw-la utilitatem_fw-la ex_fw-la lacte_fw-la lana_fw-la labour_v &_o venditione_n capiendam_fw-la janson_n and_o he_o will_v give_v they_o corn_n for_o they_o and_o so_o for_o this_o year_n he_o feed_v they_o with_o bread_n for_o their_o cattle_n which_o he_o can_v maintain_v by_o the_o vast_a quantity_n of_o straw_n and_o chaff_n he_o have_v preserve_v when_o that_o year_n be_v end_v which_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o six_o year_n of_o the_o famine_n and_o second_o of_o their_o extremity_n they_o come_v to_o he_o again_o viz._n in_o the_o seven_o and_o last_o year_n of_o the_o famine_n and_o tell_v he_o they_o have_v part_v with_o their_o money_n and_o their_o cattle_n they_o have_v now_o nothing_o leave_v but_o their_o person_n and_o their_o land_n and_o why_o shall_v they_o die_v and_o their_o land_n become_v barren_a waist_n and_o desolate_a they_o desire_v he_o therefore_o to_o buy_v they_o and_o their_o land_n for_o food_n and_o for_o seed_n to_o sow_v their_o land_n with_o and_o they_o themselves_o will_v become_v servant_n and_o their_o land_n shall_v be_v tributary_n to_o pharaoh_n so_o joseph_n buy_v their_o land_n for_o pharaoh_n use_n then_o he_o transplant_v they_o from_o one_o place_n or_o town_n to_o another_o feudatarios_fw-la another_o ut_fw-mi sese_fw-la pharaonis_fw-la agnoscerent_fw-la feudatarios_fw-la not_o leave_v they_o in_o that_o which_o be_v their_o own_o before_o to_o gain_v the_o right_n of_o propriety_n and_o possession_n from_o the_o people_n to_o pharaoh_n the_o people_n mutiny_v not_o in_o all_o these_o extremity_n nor_o break_v open_a the_o granary_n of_o pharaoh_n but_o by_o joseph_n prudence_n and_o god_n overrule_a providence_n keep_v themselves_o quiet_a but_o the_o land_n assign_v for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o priest_n 45._o priest_n some_o by_o priest_n understand_v pharaoh_n chief_a officer_n of_o state_n see_v ch._n 41._o 45._o or_o such_o as_o be_v employ_v about_o their_o public_a heathenish_a worship_n or_o be_v professor_n or_o teacher_n of_o philosophy_n or_o of_o the_o wisdom_n and_o natural_a knowledge_n that_o then_o have_v the_o vogue_n among_o they_o he_o buy_v not_o beneficentia_fw-la not_o hinc_fw-la elicit_fw-la bellarminus_n immunem_fw-la a_o vectigalibus_fw-la esse_fw-la clerum_fw-la exer._n 7.24_o verum_fw-la pro_fw-la lege_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la habenda_fw-la principum_fw-la beneficentia_fw-la for_o though_o those_o land_n in_o that_o extreme_a dearth_n fail_v of_o produce_v any_o thing_n as_o other_o land_n do_v yet_o those_o priest_n have_v a_o portion_n assign_v to_o they_o out_o of_o the_o king_n store_n be_v not_o necessitate_v to_o sell_v their_o land_n as_o other_o be_v that_o have_v no_o such_o provision_n then_o joseph_n tell_v the_o people_n he_o have_v now_o buy_v they_o and_o their_o land_n for_o pharaoh_n but_o he_o will_v deal_v merciful_o with_o they_o and_o not_o make_v his_o utmost_a advantage_n of_o their_o necessity_n he_o will_v therefore_o furnish_v they_o with_o seed_n wherewith_o to_o sow_v their_o land_n and_o of_o the_o increase_n they_o shall_v pay_v only_o the_o five_o part_n to_o pharaoh_n the_o other_o four_o part_n shall_v be_v their_o own_o and_o it_o be_v probable_a he_o restore_v to_o they_o their_o cattle_n also_o else_o how_o can_v they_o have_v till_v their_o land_n this_o be_v grant_v they_o with_o a_o great_a acclamation_n they_o applaud_v his_o generosity_n and_o beneficence_n declare_v that_o he_o have_v save_v their_o life_n and_o see_v they_o have_v find_v so_o much_o favour_n in_o his_o eye_n they_o will_v willing_o serve_v pharaoh_n and_o be_v his_o farmer_n and_o tenant_n on_o those_o condition_n before_o mention_v joseph_n hereupon_o settle_v it_o for_o a_o law_n and_o statute_n in_o egypt_n which_o remain_v still_o in_o force_n among_o they_o when_o this_o be_v write_v that_o the_o land_n shall_v be_v all_o the_o king_n be_v own_a except_v the_o land_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o that_o the_o people_n shall_v pay_v a_o five_o part_n loc_n part_n moderate_a quintam_fw-la donat_fw-la corporibus_fw-la interim_n liberatio_fw-la regem_fw-la prudenter_fw-la locupletat_fw-la ne_fw-la jacobi_n sumptus_fw-la aegre_fw-la ferat_fw-la anonym_n in_o loc_n of_o the_o yearly_a increase_n constant_o to_o he_o as_o a_o tribute_n and_o acknowledgement_n and_o thus_o joseph_n show_v himself_o a_o prudent_a faithful_a and_o very_o profitable_a servant_n to_o pharaoh_n by_o so_o great_o increase_v his_o revenue_n and_o without_o the_o regret_n or_o murmur_a of_o the_o people_n so_o that_o pharaoh_n have_v no_o reason_n to_o think_v much_o of_o those_o land_n and_o possession_n he_o have_v give_v to_o joseph_n brethren_n in_o goshen_n thus_o jacob_n dwell_v very_o comfortable_o in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n he_o and_o his_o son_n have_v possession_n therein_o and_o they_o grow_v and_o multiply_v exceed_o and_o jacob_n live_v after_o his_o first_o settlement_n there_o seventeen_o year_n so_o that_o his_o whole_a age_n be_v 147_o year_n the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n now_o draw_v nigh_o which_o he_o perceive_v either_o by_o the_o decay_n of_o nature_n in_o he_o or_o some_o revelation_n from_o god_n he_o send_v for_o his_o son_n joseph_n and_o desire_v he_o as_o he_o love_v he_o to_o swear_v to_o he_o by_o put_v his_o hand_n under_o his_o thigh_n see_v ch._n 24._o 2._o that_o he_o will_v not_o bury_v he_o in_o egypt_n but_o carry_v he_o and_o bury_v he_o in_o canaan_n with_o his_o father_n abraham_n and_o isaac_n in_o their_o bury_a place_n in_o the_o cave_n of_o macpelah_n in_o hebron_n see_v ch._n 23._o 19_o and_o 25._o 8._o and_o 35_o 29._o whereby_o he_o testify_v his_o faith_n in_o god_n promise_n that_o his_o seed_n shall_v return_v thither_o and_o possess_v that_o land_n 50.25_o land_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n joseph_n also_o order_v his_o own_o bone_n to_o be_v carry_v thither_o ch._n 50.25_o joseph_n swear_v to_o he_o that_o he_o will_v perform_v his_o desire_n then_o jacob_n raise_v himself_o up_o and_o turn_v himself_o towards_o his_o beds-head_n and_o to_o help_v himself_o herein_o possible_o lean_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o his_o staff_n which_o he_o have_v in_o his_o hand_n see_v heb._n 11.21_o anonym_n 11.21_o the_o lxx_o read_v it_o lean_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o his_o staff_n the_o hebrew_n word_n without_o prick_n may_v be_v read_v
the_o day_n of_o manasses_n and_o josiah_n for_o he_o forewarn_v the_o jew_n of_o their_o approach_a destruction_n by_o the_o chaldean_n 9_o zephany_n in_o the_o day_n of_o josiah_n 10._o jeremy_n begin_v to_o prophesy_v in_o the_o 13_o year_n of_o josiah_n and_o continue_v prophesy_v till_o the_o final_a captivity_n of_o judah_n and_o two_o year_n after_o in_o egypt_n the_o lamentation_n seem_v to_o be_v write_v by_o he_o upon_o judah_n captivity_n 11._o ezekiel_n begin_v to_o prophesy_v in_o babylon_n in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o jehoiakin_n captivity_n and_o continue_v prophesy_v about_o two_o and_o twenty_o year_n 12._o obadiah_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v contemporary_a with_o jeremy_n and_o ezekiel_n for_o he_o prophecy_n against_o the_o idumean_n in_o almost_a the_o same_o word_n and_o phrase_n that_o they_o do_v compare_v his_o prophecy_n with_o jer._n 49._o and_o ezek._n 25._o 13._o daniel_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o belshazzar_n have_v the_o vision_n of_o the_o four_o beast_n and_o in_o his_o three_o year_n the_o vision_n of_o the_o ram_n and_o he-goat_n and_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o darius_n the_o angel_n gabriel_n inform_v he_o concern_v the_o seventy_o week_n these_o three_o last_o prophesy_v after_o the_o return_n from_o captivity_n viz._n haggai_n zachary_n malachi_n thus_o have_v give_v a_o short_a account_n of_o this_o my_o undertake_n and_o humble_o desire_v that_o god_n may_v have_v glory_n and_o my_o reader_n much_o benefit_n and_o advantage_n thereby_o i_o shall_v conclude_v this_o preface_n with_o that_o short_a but_o fervent_a prayer_n which_o that_o excellent_a person_n nehemiah_n put_v up_o for_o himself_o when_o he_o conclude_v his_o book_n and_o therewith_o the_o history_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n remember_v i_o o_o my_o god_n for_o good_n may_v 5._o 1683._o the_o content_n of_o the_o chapter_n chap._n i._o from_o the_o creation_n to_o the_o flood_n sect._n 1_o of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n in_o six_o day_n and_o god_n rest_v on_o the_o seven_o and_o institute_v the_o sabbath_n sect._n 2._o god_n covenant_n with_o man_n in_o the_o state_n of_o innocence_n man_n fall_n the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n sect._n 3_o adam_n and_o eve_n cast_v out_o of_o the_o garden_n of_o eden_n sect._n 4._o cain_n and_o abel_n sacrifice_n cain_n kill_v abel_n cain_n posterity_n lamech_v brings_z in_o polygamy_n sect._n 5._o seth_n bear_v to_o adam_n his_o race_n carry_v on_o to_o the_o flood_n sect._n 6._o noah_n bear_v enoch_n translation_n sect._n 7._o giant_n on_o the_o earth_n the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o old_a world_n god_n determine_v to_o send_v the_o flood_n noah_n character_n sect._n 8._o noah_n three_o son_n bear_v japhet_n sem_fw-mi and_o ham._n noah_n be_v command_v to_o build_v a_o ark._n sect._n 9_o noah_n with_o his_o family_n enter_v the_o ark._n the_o flood_n come_v sect._n 10._o the_o ark_n rest_v on_o ararat_n chap._n ii_o from_o the_o flood_n to_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o abram_n in_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n sect._n 1_o noah_n his_o family_n and_o all_o live_a creature_n leave_v the_o ark._n sect._n 2._o noah_n build_v a_o altar_n the_o rainbow_n a_o pledge_n of_o god_n covenant_n sect._n 3_o noah_n plant_v a_o vineyard_n his_o drunkenness_n i_o be_o curse_v sect._n 4._o the_o tower_n of_o babel_n confusion_n of_o language_n assyrian_a monarchy_n begin_v a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o king_n thereof_o sect._n 5._o the_o earth_n divide_v among_o the_o son_n and_o grandchild_n of_o noah_n the_o original_a of_o nation_n sect._n 6._o man_n life_n shorten_v sem_n posterity_n sect._n 7._o abram_n and_o sarai_n bear_v sect._n 8._o chedorlaomer_n subdue_v the_o king_n of_o pentapolis_n sect._n 9_o abram_n call_v out_o of_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n and_o the_o great_a promise_n that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v spring_v from_o his_o loin_n make_v to_o he_o chap._n iii_o from_o the_o promise_n make_v to_o abram_n to_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n sect._n 1_o abram_n removal_n from_o ur_fw-la to_o charran_n from_o thence_o to_o canaan_n two_o altar_n there_o build_v by_o he_o a_o promise_n of_o that_o land_n make_v to_o his_o posterity_n sect._n 2._o abram_n go_v into_o egypt_n his_o danger_n there_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o sarai_n who_o he_o call_v his_o sister_n from_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n sect._n 3_o abram_n sarai_n and_o lot_n return_v into_o the_o southern_a part_n of_o canaan_n abram_z and_z lot_z part_n a_o new_a promise_n of_o that_o land_n make_v to_o abraham_n posterity_n sect._n 4._o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n with_o the_o petty_a king_n of_o pentapolis_n shake_v off_o the_o yoke_n of_o chedorlaomer_n he_o come_v with_o a_o army_n to_o chastise_v they_o vanquish_v the_o force_n of_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n plunder_v those_o city_n and_o among_o other_o prisoner_n carry_v away_o lot_n who_o dwell_v there_o abram_n pursue_v chedorlaomer_n defeat_v he_o rescues_z lot_z and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o prisoner_n at_o his_o return_n he_o be_v meet_v by_o melchizedek_n and_o bless_v by_o he_o sect._n 5._o a_o son_n promise_v to_o abram_n he_o believe_v and_o be_v justify_v god_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o he_o to_o give_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n to_o his_o posterity_n confirm_v it_o by_o a_o sign_n and_o a_o vision_n sect._n 6._o abram_n take_v hagar_n ishmael_n bear_v sect._n 7._o god_n appear_v again_o to_o abram_n renew_v his_o covenant_n with_o he_o change_v his_o name_n into_o abraham_n institutes_n circumcision_n sect._n 8._o abraham_n entertain_v three_o angel_n sarai'_v laughter_n abraham_n intercede_v for_o sodom_n sect._n 9_o two_o angel_n convey_v lot_n out_o of_o sodom_n his_o wife_n turn_v into_o a_o pillar_n of_o salt_n sodom_n destroy_v lot_n incest_n from_o whence_o issue_v moab_n and_o ammon_n sect._n 10._o abraham_n sojourn_v in_o gerar_n be_v in_o danger_n there_o again_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o his_o wife_n from_o abimelech_n king_n of_o the_o place_n he_o be_v punish_v by_o god_n restore_v sarah_n to_o her_o husband_n abraham_n pray_v for_o he_o whereupon_o he_o and_o his_o family_n be_v cure_v abimelech_n dismiss_v he_o with_o present_n sect._n 11._o isaac_n bear_v hagar_n and_o ishmael_n cast_v out_o abraham_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o abimelech_n sect._n 12._o abraham_n command_v to_o offer_v up_o isaac_n the_o place_n call_v jehovah-jireh_a the_o promise_n renew_v to_o he_o sect._n 13._o sarah_n die_v abraham_n buy_v a_o bury_a place_n for_o she_o sect._n 14._o eliezer_n send_v into_o mesopotamia_n to_o provide_v a_o wife_n for_o isaac_n his_o present_n to_o rebeckah_n isaac_n marriage_n sect._n 15._o abraham_n marry_v keturah_n by_o who_o he_o have_v six_o son_n sect._n 16._o esau_n and_o jacob_n bear_v sect._n 17._o abraham_n die_v sect._n 18._o heber_n die_v sect._n 19_o esau_n sell_v his_o birthright_n sect._n 20._o a_o famine_n in_o the_o land_n isaac_n go_v to_o gerar._n his_o danger_n there_o on_o the_o account_n of_o rebeckah_n who_o he_o also_o call_v his_o sister_n he_o and_o abimelech_n make_v a_o covenant_n sect._n 21._o esau_n displease_v marriage_n sect._n 22._o ishmael_n death_n sect._n 23._o isaac_n dimness_n jacob_n get_v the_o blessing_n esau_n hate_v of_o he_o jacob_n vision_n and_o vow_n sect._n 24._o esau_n marry_v mahalatha_n the_o daughter_n of_o ishmael_n sect._n 25._o jacob_n meet_v rachel_n leah_n give_v he_o for_o a_o wife_n instead_o of_o rachel_n leah_n four_o son_n sect._n 26._o rachel_n barrenness_n jacob_n take_v bilhah_n and_o zilpah_n joseph_n bear_v sect._n 27._o jacob_n fourteen_o year_n service_n and_o great_a increase_n sect._n 28._o jacob_n leave_v laban_n rachel_n teraphim_n the_o covenant_n between_o jacob_n and_o laban_n at_o galeed_n sect._n 29._o jacob_n vision_n of_o angel_n his_o prayer_n and_o wrestle_n sect._n 30._o he_o meet_v esau_n they_o embrace_v each_o other_o jacob_n build_v a_o altar_n at_o sychar_n sect._n 31._o dinah_n ravish_v simeon_n and_o levi's_fw-la revenge_n sect._n 32._o jacob_n go_v to_o bethel_n deborah_n rebeckahs_n nurse_n die_v rachel_n die_v reuben_n defile_v his_o father_n bed_n sect._n 33._o joseph_n dream_n his_o brethren_n sell_v he_o jacob_n mourning_n sect._n 34._o isaac_n death_n sect._n 35._o judah_n incest_n with_o thamar_n pharez_n and_o zarah_n bear_v sect._n 36._o joseph_n sell_v to_o potiphar_n his_o mistress_n false_a accusation_n his_o imprisonment_n sect._n 37._o the_o chief_a butler_n and_o baker_n imprison_v joseph_n interpret_v their_o dream_n sect._n 38._o pharaoh_n dream_n joseph_n advancement_n and_o marriage_n the_o famine_n begin_v sect._n 39_o jacob_n send_v his_o son_n into_o egypt_n simeon_n bind_v sect._n 40._o jacob_n send_v his_o son_n into_o egypt_n again_o simeon_n release_v benjamin_n mess_n sect._n 41._o the_o cup_n in_o benjamin_n sack_n judah_n intercession_n for_o he_o sect._n 42._o joseph_n discover_v himself_o
they_o again_o he_o be_v joseph_n their_o brother_n who_o they_o have_v sell_v into_o egypt_n he_o bid_v they_o not_o disquiet_v or_o be_v vex_v at_o themselves_o for_o what_o be_v do_v but_o look_v up_o to_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n who_o have_v turn_v their_o sin_n to_o so_o much_o good_a for_o say_v he_o god_n do_v send_v i_o hither_o before_o you_o that_o i_o may_v be_v a_o mean_n in_o this_o sore_a famine_n to_o preserve_v your_o life_n and_o that_o you_o may_v be_v save_v in_o this_o general_a calamity_n and_o to_o preserve_v your_o posterity_n that_o they_o may_v remain_v after_o you_o for_o there_o be_v five_o year_n more_o of_o the_o famine_n to_o come_v wherein_o there_o shall_v be_v neither_o plough_v nor_o sow_v ear-ring_n nor_o harvest_n therefore_o it_o be_v not_o you_o that_o send_v i_o hither_o but_o god_n and_o he_o have_v make_v i_o a_o father_n to_o pharaoh_n that_o be_v his_o principal_a counsellor_n of_o state_n and_o i_o have_v the_o supreme_a guidance_n and_o direction_n of_o all_o his_o affair_n and_o by_o my_o advice_n pharaoh_n yield_v himself_o to_o be_v guide_v as_o a_o son_n do_v by_o his_o father_n have_v make_v i_o ruler_n over_o all_o his_o house_n and_o over_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n under_o himself_o go_v up_o therefore_o to_o my_o father_n and_o tell_v he_o that_o joseph_n his_o son_n be_v yet_o alive_a and_o that_o god_n have_v make_v he_o lord_n of_o all_o egypt_n and_o tell_v he_o that_o i_o desire_v he_o to_o come_v down_o speedy_o to_o i_o both_z he_o and_o his_o child_n and_o his_o child_n child_n with_o their_o flock_n and_o herd_n and_o all_o that_o they_o have_v and_o they_o shall_v live_v in_o that_o fruitful_a part_n of_o egypt_n call_v goshen_n a_o province_n abound_v with_o pasture_n and_o so_o most_o commodious_a for_o they_o that_o deal_v in_o cattle_n goshen_n cattle_n on_o that_o city_n whence_o he_o marry_v and_o where_o he_o most_o reside_v be_v near_o to_o goshen_n and_o so_o they_o shall_v be_v near_o i_o consent_n i_o this_o he_o say_v presume_v on_o pharaoh_n consent_n and_o there_o i_o will_v maintain_v and_o nourish_v they_o that_o they_o perish_v not_o in_o the_o five_o succeed_v year_n of_o famine_n a_o do_v not_o doubt_v but_o i_o will_v real_o perform_v what_o i_o say_v to_o you_o for_o the_o eye_n of_o you_o all_o do_v see_v that_o it_o be_v my_o own_o mouth_n that_o speak_v these_o thing_n to_o you_o in_o your_o own_o language_n and_o not_o by_o a_o interpreter_n and_o you_o shall_v go_v and_o tell_v my_o father_n of_o all_o this_o glory_n and_o splendour_n you_o have_v see_v i_o to_o be_v in_o that_o he_o may_v hasten_v down_o to_o i_o then_o he_o fall_v upon_o his_o brother_n benjamin_n neck_n and_o kiss_v he_o and_o weep_v jacob_n weep_v see_v ch._n 33.4_o of_o esau_n and_o jacob_n and_o ch._n 46.29_o joseph_n meeting_n with_o his_o father_n jacob_n over_o he_o and_o benjamin_n weep_v upon_o his_o neck_n through_o the_o exuberance_n of_o joy_n that_o they_o shall_v see_v one_o another_o after_o so_o long_a a_o absence_n then_o he_o kiss_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n and_o weep_v upon_o they_o transport_v with_o the_o affection_n that_o so_o flow_v in_o he_o when_o his_o brethren_n have_v a_o little_a recover_v themselves_o from_o their_o amaze_a astonishment_n and_o fear_n and_o be_v satisfy_v that_o this_o be_v indeed_o their_o brother_n joseph_n and_o that_o he_o have_v a_o cordial_a and_o hearty_a affection_n for_o they_o they_o begin_v to_o cheer_v up_o and_o to_o speak_v somewhat_o more_o free_o and_o familiar_o with_o he_o of_o all_o thing_n that_o he_o ask_v they_o the_o news_n of_o this_o interview_n and_o meeting_n quick_o spread_v itself_o in_o pharaoh_n court_n see_v vers_fw-la 2._o and_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o courtier_n be_v high_o please_v with_o it_o his_o nobles_z not_o envy_v but_o hearty_o honour_v joseph_n then_o pharaoh_n call_v for_o joseph_n and_o command_v he_o to_o order_v his_o brethren_n to_o lade_v their_o beast_n with_o corn_n and_o to_o make_v haste_n home_o to_o their_o father_n and_o to_o invite_v he_o from_o himself_o to_o come_v down_o speedy_o with_o his_o family_n into_o egypt_n and_o he_o will_v give_v they_o of_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o the_o land_n and_o they_o shall_v eat_v of_o the_o fat_a of_o it_o pharaoh_n further_o say_v unto_o he_o see_v thou_o have_v full_a authority_n and_o commission_n from_o i_o to_o do_v it_o say_v to_o thy_o brethren_n take_v you_o wagon_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n for_o your_o father_n your_o wife_n and_o your_o child_n and_o come_v and_o dwell_v here_o and_o let_v it_o not_o be_v grievous_a to_o you_o to_o leave_v some_o of_o your_o householdstuff_n or_o lumber_n behind_o you_o which_o you_o may_v not_o be_v able_a to_o put_v off_o in_o this_o time_n of_o dearth_n to_o the_o full_a value_n and_o worth_n for_o the_o best_a and_o most_o fruitful_a part_n of_o the_o land_n shall_v be_v you_o ch._n 47.6_o and_o joseph_n brethren_n do_v as_o he_o have_v order_v they_o and_o he_o give_v they_o wagon_n as_o pharaoh_n have_v command_v and_o provision_n for_o their_o journey_n then_o he_o give_v to_o they_o all_o change_n of_o raiment_n change_v raiment_n robe_n or_o upper_a garment_n which_o they_o use_v in_o those_o hot_a country_n oft_o to_o change_v probable_o two_o a_o piece_n such_o as_o be_v use_v to_o be_v give_v for_o honour_n or_o reward_n see_v 2_o king_n 5.23_o judg._n 14.12_o but_o unto_o his_o brother_n benjamin_n he_o give_v 300_o piece_n of_o silver_n and_o five_o change_n of_o raiment_n egypt_n raiment_n these_o with_o other_o gift_n he_o give_v they_o not_o only_o to_o show_v his_o love_n but_o that_o they_o may_v confirm_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o message_n and_o make_v both_o their_o wife_n and_o other_o more_o willing_a to_o come_v down_o into_o egypt_n and_o to_o his_o father_n he_o send_v a_o noble_a present_n viz._n ten_o ass_n lade_v with_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o egypt_n and_o ten_o she-ass_n lade_v with_o corn_n and_o such_o provision_n as_o will_v keep_v for_o his_o father_n use_n in_o the_o journey_n then_o kind_o dismiss_v his_o brethren_n he_o give_v they_o this_o solemn_a charge_n see_v that_o you_o fall_v not_o out_o by_o the_o way_n viz._n about_o your_o sell_v of_o i_o or_o any_o thing_n else_o they_o return_v with_o all_o this_o furniture_n to_o canaan_n and_o when_o they_o come_v to_o their_o father_n they_o tell_v he_o in_o a_o great_a transport_v of_o joy_n our_o brother_n joseph_n be_v alive_a and_o governor_n of_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n jacob_n hear_v they_o mention_v his_o son_n joseph_n who_o he_o think_v have_v be_v dead_a above_o 20_o year_n before_o with_o the_o sudden_a astonish_a news_n of_o his_o be_v alive_a his_o heart_n faint_v and_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o swoon_v away_o for_o he_o can_v not_o believe_v it_o to_o be_v true_a it_o seem_v to_o he_o so_o incredible_a but_o when_o they_o have_v relate_v matter_n more_o particular_o to_o he_o and_o the_o word_n joseph_n himself_o have_v speak_v to_o they_o and_o when_o he_o see_v the_o wagon_n that_o be_v send_v by_o joseph_n to_o convey_v he_o into_o egypt_n his_o spirit_n begin_v to_o revive_v and_o he_o say_v it_o be_v enough_o abundant_o enough_o for_o i_o that_o my_o son_n joseph_n be_v yet_o alive_a i_o will_v go_v down_o and_o see_v he_o before_o i_o die_v ch._n 45._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n xliii_o jacob_n be_v at_o this_o time_n in_o the_o 130_o year_n of_o his_o age_n and_o have_v prepare_v himself_o for_o this_o great_a journey_n he_o with_o his_o whole_a family_n now_o set_v forth_o for_o egypt_n and_o come_v to_o beersheba_n which_o be_v the_o south-border_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n ch._n 21.31_o he_o there_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o god_n who_o his_o father_n isaac_n do_v solemn_o adore_v and_o worship_n thereby_o testify_v his_o steadfast_a faith_n in_o the_o promise_v of_o god_n and_o his_o thankfulness_n for_o all_o his_o mercy_n and_o particular_o for_o the_o good_a tiding_n of_o his_o dear_a son_n joseph_n be_v alive_a humble_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o counsel_n and_o direction_n for_o his_o blessing_n and_o protection_n in_o this_o his_o journey_n the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o answer_v he_o and_o to_o speak_v to_o he_o in_o the_o vision_n of_o the_o night_n viz._n by_o some_o kind_n of_o dream_n and_o call_v he_o twice_o by_o his_o name_n jacob_n sorbidden_v jacob_n here_o jacob_n be_v mention_v twice_o for_o israel_n once_o therefore_o the_o name_n jacob_n be_v but_o comparative_o sorbidden_v to_o make_v he_o mind_v it_o the_o more_o he_o say_v i_o be_o god_n the_o god_n of_o thy_o father_n fear_v thither_o fear_v
see_v ch._n 27.43_o &_o ch._n 32._o &_o 33._o and_o the_o edomite_n shall_v be_v more_o potent_a than_o the_o israelite_n see_v numb_a 20.18_o yet_o in_o conclusion_n the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a that_o be_v the_o israelite_n shall_v subdue_v the_o edomite_n 2_o sam._n 8.14_o 1_o king_n 22.47_o obadiah_n v._n 17_o 18._o and_o the_o young_a shall_v have_v a_o great_a pre-eminence_n above_o the_o elder_a in_o respect_n of_o spiritual_a privilege_n he_o shall_v have_v the_o birthright_n and_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n out_o of_o his_o loin_n the_o messiah_n shall_v come_v and_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o adoption_n and_o covenant_n shall_v be_v confer_v on_o he_o and_o his_o posterity_n all_o these_o blessing_n seem_v contain_v in_o that_o oracle_n v._o 23._o the_o elder_n shall_v serve_v the_o young_a see_v rom._n 9.12_o but_o yet_o it_o be_v probable_a isaac_n do_v not_o right_o understand_v this_o prediction_n as_o rebecca_n do_v which_o make_v the_o one_o seek_v so_o much_o to_o favour_n esau_n the_o other_o jacob._n and_o it_o be_v likely_a that_o this_o be_v the_o very_a reason_n why_o rebecca_n believe_v it_o to_o be_v thus_o decree_v of_o god_n do_v so_o confident_o afterward_o plot_n and_o contrive_v to_o have_v the_o blessing_n confer_v on_o the_o young_a contrary_a to_o the_o mind_n and_o intention_n of_o isaac_n when_o the_o time_n of_o her_o delivery_n come_v the_o first_o that_o come_v forth_o be_v red_a and_o all_o over_o hairy_a and_o they_o call_v his_o name_n esau_n which_o signify_v make_v or_o perfect_v as_o if_o he_o be_v bear_v a_o man_n rather_o than_o a_o child_n then_o come_v forth_o the_o other_o taking_z hold_v on_o esau_n heel_n hosea_n 12.3_o as_o if_o he_o will_v have_v pull_v he_o back_o that_o he_o may_v be_v bear_v before_o he_o which_o be_v doubtless_o purposely_o so_o dispose_v by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n as_o a_o sign_n presage_v what_o shall_v afterward_o come_v to_o pass_v to_o wit_n that_o he_o shall_v overthrow_v and_o supplant_v his_o brother_n and_o get_v the_o birthright_n and_o blessing_n from_o he_o and_z according_o his_o name_n be_v call_v jacob_n that_o be_v a_o holder_n by_o the_o heel_n or_o a_o supplant_a ch._n 25._o from_o v._o 20._o to_o 27._o sect_n xvii_o abraham_n live_v after_o the_o birth_n of_o jacob_n fifteen_o year_n with_o who_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v live_v in_o tent_n heb._n 11.9_o by_o faith_n he_o sojourn_v in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n as_o in_o a_o strange_a country_n with_o isaac_n and_o jacob_n the_o heir_n with_o he_o of_o the_o same_o promise_n and_o now_o be_v 175_o year_n old_a a_o 100_o year_n after_o his_o first_o come_v into_o canaan_n he_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n and_o be_v gather_v to_o his_o people_n that_o be_v the_o society_n of_o the_o just_a such_o as_o he_o be_v he_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o cave_n of_o machpelah_n with_o sarah_n his_o wife_n by_o his_o son_n isaac_n and_o ishmael_n which_o latter_a though_o never_o receive_v again_o into_o his_o father_n family_n after_o his_o first_o dismission_n yet_o dwell_v not_o so_o far_o off_o but_o that_o he_o hear_v of_o his_o father_n death_n and_o come_v to_o his_o burial_n isaac_n after_o his_o death_n dwell_v by_o the_o well_o lahairoi_fw-mi see_v ch._n 16.14_o and_o there_o the_o lord_n exceed_o bless_v he_o ch._n 25._o from_o 7._o to_o 12._o sect_n xviii_o about_o this_o time_n heber_n the_o 5_o from_o noah_n die_v 430_o year_n after_o the_o birth_n of_o his_o son_n peleg_n gen._n 11.17_o this_o man_n live_v the_o long_a of_o any_o that_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o flood_n and_o outlive_v abraham_n himself_o and_o from_o he_o abraham_n come_v first_o to_o be_v surname_v the_o hebrew_n gen._n 14.13_o and_o in_o after-times_a all_o the_o posterity_n of_o his_o grandchild_n jacob_n be_v call_v by_o the_o same_o name_n gen._n 40.15_o i_o be_v steal_v away_o say_v joseph_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n whence_o observe_v that_o canaan_n be_v call_v the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n while_o the_o canaanite_n be_v still_o live_v in_o that_o land_n sect_n xix_o esau_n and_o jacob_n be_v now_o grow_v up_o discover_v themselves_o to_o be_v of_o very_o different_a temper_n and_o different_a way_n of_o life_n esau_n be_v a_o cunning_a hunter_n and_o a_o man_n of_o the_o field_n like_o nimrod_n or_o ishmael_n valorous_a and_o fierce_a and_o follow_v his_o pleasure_n jacob_n a_o good_a plain_a man_n dwell_v in_o tent_n live_v a_o plain_a shepherd_n life_n keep_v home_n and_o look_v to_o household_n affair_n a_o man_n of_o little_a note_n in_o comparison_n of_o his_o brother_n now_o isaac_n affection_n be_v most_o to_o esau_n because_o he_o observe_v his_o officiousness_n care_n and_o diligence_n to_o please_v he_o and_o to_o provide_v such_o meat_n for_o he_o as_o he_o love_v which_o he_o take_v as_o a_o sign_n that_o he_o do_v great_o reverence_n respect_n and_o love_v he_o and_o he_o think_v of_o the_o two_o he_o will_v prove_v the_o most_o able_a and_o active_a and_o fit_a for_o great_a employment_n and_o the_o best_a and_o stout_a stay_n and_o support_v of_o his_o family_n yet_o in_o all_o this_o isaac_n do_v not_o so_o well_o consider_v as_o he_o shall_v have_v do_v the_o divine_a oracle_n concern_v jacob_n record_v vers_fw-la 23._o and_o it_o be_v like_a on_o this_o account_n rebeccas_fw-la affection_n be_v most_o to_o jacob._n but_o to_o proceed_v on_o in_o the_o story_n of_o these_o two_o brother_n jacob_n one_o day_n have_v provide_v for_o himself_o red_a pottage_n make_v of_o lentil_o a_o kind_n of_o pulse_n and_o possible_o have_v put_v some_o cordial_a ingredient_n into_o it_o which_o not_o only_o colour_v it_o but_o make_v it_o seem_v very_o desirable_a to_o the_o palate_n this_o though_o a_o small_a matter_n yet_o conduce_v as_o we_o shall_v see_v to_o the_o fulfil_n of_o a_o great_a promise_n ch._n 27.29_o esau_n come_v in_o from_o hunt_v with_o a_o hunter_n stomach_n extreme_a sharp_a set_n and_o ready_a to_o faint_v and_o see_v this_o broth_n and_o have_v a_o strong_a appetite_n to_o it_o he_o earnest_o desire_v jacob_n to_o give_v he_o some_o of_o it_o jacob_n as_o it_o seem_v apprehend_v the_o birthright_n according_a to_o the_o oracle_n vers_fw-la 23._o the_o elder_n shall_v serve_v the_o young_a to_o belong_v to_o he_o he_o make_v use_v of_o this_o his_o brother_n present_a necessity_n and_o ask_v he_o to_o sell_v he_o his_o birthright_n for_o the_o pottage_n esau_n feel_v himself_o faint_a and_o ready_a to_o die_v with_o hunger_n say_v what_o will_v my_o birthright_n with_o all_o the_o privilege_n belong_v to_o it_o profit_v i_o if_o i_o instant_o die_v therefore_o relieve_v my_o present_a necessity_n and_o take_v it_o but_o jacob_n will_v not_o take_v his_o bare_a word_n for_o it_o but_o require_v that_o he_o shall_v swear_v to_o he_o that_o he_o shall_v have_v 20._o have_v the_o privilege_n of_o the_o birthright_n be_v these_o 1._o lordship_n over_o his_o brethren_n ch._n 4.7_o &_o 49.3_o 2_o a_o double_a portion_n of_o good_n deut._n 21.17_o 3_o the_o right_a of_o preisthood_n after_o the_o father_n decease_n until_o the_o preisthood_n be_v transfer_v on_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n numb_a 8._o from_o 16._o to_o 20._o it_o esau_n do_v so_o and_o thereupon_o jacob_n give_v he_o bread_n and_o pottage_n and_o he_o so_o greedy_o desire_v red_a pottage_n and_o so_o ungracious_o despise_v and_o sell_v his_o birthright_n for_o it_o see_v heb._n 12.16_o get_v he_o the_o nickname_n and_o brand_n of_o edom_n which_o signify_v red_a and_o when_o he_o have_v eat_v and_o drink_v his_o fill_n he_o go_v away_o like_o one_o that_o have_v despise_v his_o birthright_n yet_o possible_o afterward_o he_o do_v think_v of_o recover_v it_o again_o by_o force_n or_o some_o other_o way_n from_o his_o brother_n for_o we_o find_v he_o after_o this_o plead_v his_o birthright_n to_o his_o father_n ch._n 27.32_o chap._n 25._o from_o 27._o to_o the_o end_n sect_n xx._n about_o this_o time_n there_o be_v a_o famine_n or_o great_a scarcity_n of_o provision_n in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n where_o isaac_n dwell_v and_o he_o have_v thought_n of_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n as_o his_o father_n have_v do_v on_o the_o like_a occasion_n gen._n 12.10_o but_o god_n appear_v to_o he_o bid_v he_o he_o shall_v not_o go_v thither_o but_o stay_v in_o canaan_n and_o he_o will_v be_v with_o he_o and_o bless_v he_o and_o give_v to_o he_o that_o land_n by_o way_n of_o promise_n and_o to_o his_o posterity_n by_o way_n of_o actual_a possession_n and_o the_o inheritance_n of_o all_o those_o country_n possess_v by_o so_o many_o several_a nation_n shall_v be_v they_o and_o he_o will_v
be_v force_v to_o go_v alone_o and_o give_v it_o vent_v in_o secret_a weep_n but_o that_o be_v over_o on_o the_o three_o day_n he_o send_v for_o they_o again_o and_o tell_v they_o if_o they_o will_v do_v what_o he_o now_o intend_v to_o require_v of_o they_o they_o shall_v save_v their_o life_n and_o not_o be_v take_v for_o spy_n and_o he_o be_v a_o man_n that_o fear_v god_n see_v neh._n 5.15_o and_o therefore_o will_v be_v true_a and_o faithful_a in_o perform_v what_o he_o promise_v they_o he_o tell_v they_o therefore_o that_o he_o will_v detain_v one_o of_o they_o in_o prison_n and_o pass_v by_o reuben_n remember_v how_o he_o have_v plead_v for_o he_o he_o take_v simeon_n his_o father_n second_o son_n who_o be_v the_o elder_a of_o those_o that_o be_v most_o virulent_o bend_v against_o he_o and_o command_v he_o to_o be_v bind_v before_o their_o eye_n intend_v possible_o when_o they_o be_v go_v to_o give_v he_o some_o more_o liberty_n than_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o he_o permit_v the_o rest_n of_o they_o to_o go_v back_o to_o canaan_n to_o carry_v corn_n to_o relieve_v their_o family_n now_o distress_v with_o scarcity_n and_o famine_n but_o this_o he_o peremptory_o require_v of_o they_o that_o they_o shall_v bring_v down_o their_o young_a brother_n with_o they_o when_o they_o come_v again_o and_o then_o he_o shall_v account_v they_o true_a and_o honest_a man_n they_o humble_o submit_v to_o what_o he_o enjoin_v they_o then_o he_o give_v order_n that_o their_o sack_n shall_v be_v fill_v with_o corn_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v have_v such_o provision_n as_o be_v needful_a for_o their_o journey_n and_o he_o give_v order_n to_o his_o steward_n that_o he_o shall_v private_o put_v every_o man_n money_n which_o he_o receive_v of_o they_o for_o their_o corn_n into_o his_o sack_n which_o possible_o he_o do_v fear_v lest_o his_o father_n may_v be_v in_o want_n if_o he_o take_v their_o money_n these_o thing_n be_v do_v they_o jade_v their_o ass_n with_o their_o corn_n and_o provision_n and_o depart_a every_o one_o of_o they_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a have_v several_a ass_n lade_v some_o with_o breadcorn_n and_o some_o with_o provender_n as_o they_o journey_v when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o inn_n one_o of_o they_o open_v his_o sack_n to_o give_v his_o ass_n some_o provender_n and_o there_o he_o find_v the_o money_n which_o he_o have_v pay_v for_o his_o corn_n they_o see_v this_o begin_v to_o be_v in_o great_a apprehension_n and_o perplexity_n about_o it_o suspect_v some_o plot_n lay_v for_o their_o ruin_n or_o at_o least_o that_o some_o danger_n will_v come_v to_o their_o brother_n simeon_n hereby_o and_o they_o say_v among_o themselves_o what_o have_v god_n do_v to_o we_o for_o both_o by_o this_o accident_n and_o what_o have_v late_o happen_v to_o they_o they_o fear_v god_n be_v sore_o displease_v with_o they_o when_o they_o come_v home_o to_o their_o father_n jacob_n they_o tell_v he_o what_o have_v happen_v to_o they_o in_o egypt_n and_o how_o rough_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o land_n have_v handle_v they_o and_o how_o he_o take_v they_o for_o spy_n but_o they_o tell_v he_o they_o be_v true_a man_n and_o be_v once_o twelve_o brethren_n the_o son_n of_o one_o man_n that_o their_o young_a brother_n be_v now_o with_o their_o father_n and_o one_o be_v dead_a and_o he_o tell_v they_o by_o this_o he_o will_v discover_v whither_o they_o be_v true_a man_n or_o no._n they_o shall_v leave_v one_o of_o their_o number_n as_o a_o hostage_n with_o he_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o they_o shall_v take_v food_n for_o the_o relief_n of_o their_o family_n and_o shall_v bring_v down_o their_o young_a brother_n to_o he_o that_o he_o may_v see_v he_o and_o then_o he_o will_v deliver_v their_o other_o brother_n to_o they_o and_o they_o may_v traffic_n in_o the_o land_n when_o they_o have_v acquaint_v their_o father_n with_o these_o thing_n they_o go_v to_o empty_v their_o sack_n affirmatur_fw-la sack_n what_o judah_n say_v ch._n 43.21_o as_o if_o they_o have_v all_o open_v their_o sack_n and_o find_v their_o money_n in_o they_o at_o the_o inn_n we_o must_v understand_v it_o that_o what_o happen_v to_o one_o of_o they_o they_o reckon_v as_o happen_v to_o they_o all_o quod_fw-la uni_fw-la in_o diversorio_n accidit_fw-la de_fw-la omnibus_fw-la affirmatur_fw-la of_o the_o corn_n that_o they_o have_v bring_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o behold_v they_o find_v every_o one_o his_o purse_n of_o money_n that_o he_o have_v pay_v for_o his_o corn_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o one_o of_o his_o sack_n when_o they_o see_v this_o both_o they_o and_o their_o father_n be_v great_o afraid_a apprehend_v they_o may_v upon_o this_o account_n be_v accuse_v of_o theft_n or_o cheat_v but_o old_a jacob_n hear_v that_o his_o dear_a son_n benjamin_n must_v go_v down_o into_o egypt_n can_v not_o forbear_v express_v a_o great_a grief_n and_o resentment_n thereat_o what_o say_v he_o will_v you_o thus_o bereave_v i_o of_o my_o child_n you_o know_v your_o brother_n joseph_n be_v lose_v long_o ago_o and_o now_o i_o look_v upon_o simeon_n as_o in_o a_o manner_n lose_v also_o it_o be_v very_o doubtful_a whither_o he_o will_v ever_o get_v out_o of_o prison_n again_o and_o will_v you_o now_o take_v away_o from_o i_o my_o dear_a benjamin_n also_o wo_n and_o alas_o all_o these_o thing_n make_v against_o i_o he_o i_o the_o good_a old_a man_n do_v not_o see_v that_o all_o these_o thing_n make_v for_o he_o and_o how_o shall_v i_o be_v able_a to_o bear_v up_o under_o they_o i_o can_v be_v content_a on_o any_o term_n that_o my_o son_n benjamin_n shall_v go_v down_o with_o you_o reuben_n say_v if_o thou_o will_v permit_v he_o to_o go_v along_o with_o we_o if_o i_o do_v not_o bring_v he_o safe_a to_o thou_o again_o slay_v these_o my_o two_o son_n that_o be_v at_o present_a with_o i_o by_o which_o passionate_a speech_n he_o think_v to_o induce_v his_o father_n to_o believe_v that_o he_o have_v some_o reason_n for_o his_o so_o confident_a undertake_n for_o benjamin_n return_n however_o jacob_n be_v very_o still_o unwilling_a to_o it_o allege_v that_o joseph_n be_v dead_a and_o benjamin_n be_v now_o the_o only_a son_n of_o his_o mother_n rachel_n and_o if_o he_o shall_v suffer_v he_o to_o go_v along_o with_o they_o and_o any_o mischief_n shall_v befall_v he_o in_o the_o way_n they_o will_v bring_v down_o his_o gray_a hair_n with_o sorrow_n to_o the_o grave_a gen._n 42._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n xl._n the_o famine_n continue_v sore_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o they_o have_v almost_o spend_v the_o corn_n and_o provision_n they_o have_v before_o bring_v out_o of_o egypt_n jacob_n speak_v to_o his_o son_n to_o go_v down_o again_o thither_o to_o buy_v food_n judah_n tell_v he_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o country_n do_v solemn_o protest_v to_o they_o they_o shall_v not_o see_v his_o face_n except_o they_o bring_v their_o young_a brother_n with_o they_o and_o they_o dare_v not_o by_o any_o mean_n go_v without_o he_o son_n he_o v._o 8._o the_o lad_n benjamin_n be_v now_o about_o 27_o year_n of_o age_n be_v 12_o or_o 13_o year_n young_a than_o joseph_n he_o have_v now_o nine_o or_o ten_o son_n ch._n 46.21_o he_o be_v call_v a_o lad_n comparative_o be_v the_o young_a of_o jacob_n son_n israel_n ask_v they_o why_o they_o will_v deal_v so_o ill_o by_o he_o as_o to_o tell_v the_o governor_n of_o egypt_n they_o have_v another_o brother_n they_o say_v he_o examine_v they_o so_o strict_o about_o their_o kindred_n as_o whither_o their_o father_n be_v yet_o alive_a and_o whither_o they_o have_v another_o brother_n etc._n etc._n that_o they_o can_v not_o avoid_v tell_v he_o little_o imagine_v that_o he_o will_v require_v they_o shall_v bring_v he_o down_o to_o he_o judah_n far_o say_v that_o in_o case_n his_o father_n will_v let_v benjamin_n go_v down_o with_o they_o he_o will_v be_v surety_n for_o he_o of_o his_o hand_n he_o shall_v require_v he_o and_o if_o he_o bring_v he_o not_o safe_a again_o he_o will_v for_o ever_o bear_v the_o blame_n thereof_o therefore_o say_v he_o i_o beseech_v thou_o let_v he_o go_v down_o with_o we_o for_o if_o thou_o have_v not_o stay_v we_o by_o thy_o unwillingness_n to_o part_v with_o benjamin_n we_o may_v have_v make_v a_o second_o return_n with_o corn_n by_o this_o time_n israel_n see_v there_o be_v no_o remedy_n and_o that_o he_o have_v better_o adventure_v one_o to_o a_o uncertain_a danger_n than_o cast_v the_o whole_a family_n upon_o certain_a ruin_n he_o consent_v that_o they_o shall_v go_v and_o take_v benjamin_n with_o they_o and_o have_v have_v before_o experience_n of_o the_o efficacy_n of_o present_n ch._n 32.20_o he_o think_v he_o will_v now_o also_o
afterward_o give_v he_o zipporah_n converterunt_fw-la zipporah_n patriarcha_fw-la ex_fw-la cognatione_fw-la suâ_fw-la filiis_fw-la vxores_fw-la capiebant_fw-la ne_fw-la illae_fw-la filios_fw-la a_o religione_fw-la averterent_fw-la sed_fw-la joseph_n &_o moses_n illo_fw-la metu_fw-la liberi_fw-la ex_fw-la gentilibus_fw-la vxores_fw-la duxerunt_fw-la nec_fw-la ab_fw-la illis_fw-la aversi_fw-la sunt_fw-la a_o religione_fw-la sed_fw-la eas_fw-la converterunt_fw-la his_o daughter_n to_o wife_n who_o bear_v he_o a_o son_n who_o he_o call_v gershom_n whereby_o he_o intimate_v that_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n in_o that_o land_n and_o yet_o god_n have_v comfortable_o provide_v for_o he_o another_o son_n he_o have_v also_o afterward_o by_o she_o who_o he_o call_v eliezer_n ch._n 18._o 4._o by_o which_o name_n he_o signify_v that_o god_n be_v his_o helper_n in_o process_n of_o time_n that_o cruel_a tyrant_n pharaoh_n of_o who_o moses_n be_v so_o much_o afraid_a die_v but_o though_o the_o tyrant_n be_v go_v yet_o the_o tyranny_n remain_v for_o another_o pharaoh_n arise_v who_o make_v the_o burden_n and_o affliction_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n as_o heavy_a or_o heavy_a than_o they_o be_v before_o they_o sigh_v and_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o oppression_n and_o god_n hear_v their_o groan_a and_o remember_v his_o covenant_n which_o he_o have_v make_v with_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n to_o own_v they_o for_o his_o people_n and_o according_o resolve_v to_o deliver_v they_o in_o such_o way_n as_o be_v most_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o great_a name_n and_o for_o their_o profit_n and_o advantage_n exod._n 2._o from_o vers_n 16._o to_o the_o end_n sect_n lvii_o about_o this_o time_n caleb_n the_o son_n of_o jephunneh_n be_v bear_v viz._n forty_o year_n before_o he_o be_v send_v by_o moses_n to_o spy_v out_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n see_v josh_n 14.7_o 10._o sect_n lviii_o moses_n since_o he_o come_v into_o jethro_n family_n have_v as_o it_o seem_v betake_v himself_o to_o the_o pastoral_n employment_n as_o a_o exercise_n that_o allow_v great_a liberty_n and_o opportunity_n for_o contemplation_n and_o keep_v his_o father-in-law_n sheep_n in_o the_o desert_n that_o he_o may_v provide_v fresh_a pasture_n for_o they_o he_o drive_v they_o to_o the_o further_a side_n of_o the_o desert_n nigh_o to_o mount_n horeb._n people_n horeb._n this_o mountain_n seem_v like_o parnassus_n to_o have_v have_v two_o top_n one_o call_v sinai_n the_o other_o horeb._n call_v in_o this_o place_n by_o anticipation_n the_o mountain_n of_o god_n because_o here_o god_n afterward_o in_o so_o wonderful_a a_o manner_n appear_v to_o moses_n and_o give_v he_o the_o law_n and_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o the_o people_n here_o christ_n the_o eternal_a son_n of_o god_n the_o messenger_n or_o angel_n nunâ—iavit_fw-la angel_n magni_fw-la concilii_fw-la angelus_n dei_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la nobis_fw-la nunâ—iavit_fw-la of_o the_o covenant_n mal._n 3.1_o appear_v to_o he_o out_o of_o a_o burn_a bush_n which_o though_o it_o burn_v yet_o it_o be_v not_o consume_v moses_n be_v strike_v with_o admiration_n at_o the_o sight_n and_o not_o know_v at_o first_o what_o to_o think_v of_o it_o he_o determine_v to_o approach_v near_o to_o it_o hope_v thereby_o better_a to_o inform_v himself_o the_o lord_n call_v to_o he_o out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o bush_n moses_n moses_n moses_n hear_v himself_o call_v by_o his_o name_n answer_v here_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n then_o charge_v he_o not_o to_o draw_v too_o nigh_o to_o the_o bush_n but_o to_o put_v off_o his_o shoe_n that_o be_v that_o he_o shall_v in_o all_o humility_n present_v himself_o before_o he_o as_o a_o poor_a caytiff_n not_o worthy_a to_o stand_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o so_o great_a a_o majesty_n he_o further_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o place_n whereon_o he_o stand_v be_v holy_a ground_n that_o be_v make_v holy_a at_o this_o time_n through_o the_o presence_n and_o apparition_n of_o god_n without_o which_o it_o be_v but_o like_o other_o ground_n and_o therefore_o by_o that_o outward_a expression_n he_o shall_v testify_v the_o inward_a reverence_n of_o his_o mind_n moreover_o the_o lord_n say_v i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o thy_o father_n the_o god_n of_o abraham_n 32._o abraham_n the_o lord_n express_v this_o as_o in_o the_o present_a tense_n i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n etc._n etc._n speak_v of_o man_n long_o since_o dead_a it_o be_v doubtless_o not_o only_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o immortality_n of_o their_o soul_n but_o also_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o certain_a resurrection_n of_o their_o body_n too_o and_o therefore_o our_o saviour_n allege_v this_o place_n to_o prove_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n against_o the_o sadducee_n mat._n 22.31_o 32._o isaac_n and_o jacob_n to_o who_o i_o promise_v to_o be_v their_o god_n and_o the_o god_n of_o their_o seed_n after_o they_o moses_n hear_v this_o hide_v his_o face_n 6.3_o face_n so_o elijah_n wrap_v his_o face_n in_o a_o mantle_n 1_o king_n 19.13_o see_v esay_n 6.3_o out_o of_o a_o awful_a reverence_n of_o so_o great_a a_o majesty_n be_v afraid_a through_o a_o sense_n of_o his_o own_o vileness_n to_o look_v up_o towards_o god_n the_o lord_n further_o say_v unto_o moses_n i_o have_v see_v the_o affliction_n of_o my_o people_n in_o egypt_n and_o hear_v their_o cry_n then_o speak_v of_o himself_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n he_o tell_v he_o he_o be_v come_v down_o 35.13_o down_o see_v gen._n 11.7_o &_o 18.21_o &_o 35.13_o to_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o their_o bondage_n and_o to_o bring_v they_o into_o a_o good_a and_o large_a land_n 15._o land_n though_o judea_n contain_v in_o length_n from_o dan_n to_o bâ—ersheba_n but_o a_o 160_o and_o in_o breadth_n from_o joppa_n to_o jordan_n but_o 60_o mile_n yet_o it_o may_v be_v call_v large_a in_o respect_n of_o goshen_n where_o the_o israelite_n for_o the_o most_o part_n dwell_v see_v gen._n 13.14_o 15._o a_o land_n flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n and_o he_o intend_v to_o send_v he_o to_o speak_v to_o pharaoh_n to_o let_v his_o people_n go_v so_o that_o the_o secret_a inspiration_n which_o moses_n have_v before_o from_o god_n exod._n 2.11_o be_v here_o now_o advance_v to_o a_o open_a call_n and_o full_a commission_n at_o his_o first_o call_n he_o be_v very_o forward_o and_o kill_v the_o egyptian_a but_o since_o his_o flight_n out_o of_o egypt_n he_o be_v become_v more_o cautious_a therefore_o he_o say_v unto_o the_o lord_n who_o be_o i_o a_o mean_a man_n that_o i_o shall_v go_v to_o pharaoh_n a_o great_a proud_a and_o tyrannical_a prince_n and_o shall_v think_v to_o deliver_v a_o distress_a people_n out_o of_o his_o power_n the_o lord_n answer_v i_o will_v certain_o be_v with_o thou_o so_o that_o thou_o need_v not_o fear_v either_o thy_o own_o weakness_n or_o the_o power_n of_o they_o to_o who_o i_o send_v thou_o and_o this_o present_a apparition_n of_o i_o out_o of_o the_o burn_a but_o not_o burn_v bush_n shall_v be_v a_o token_n and_o evidence_n to_o thou_o that_o at_o this_o time_n i_o have_v send_v thou_o and_o hereafter_o when_o thou_o have_v bring_v the_o people_n out_o of_o egypt_n this_o may_v further_o serve_v to_o strengthen_v thy_o faith_n in_o my_o power_n and_o providence_n over_o they_o i_o do_v now_o foretell_v thou_o you_o shall_v serve_v i_o upon_o this_o mountain_n moses_n conceive_v himself_o now_o after_o so_o many_o year_n absence_n in_o a_o manner_n unknown_a to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n he_o begin_v to_o think_v that_o they_o may_v question_v whither_o indeed_o he_o be_v send_v of_o god_n or_o no_o and_o may_v demand_v of_o he_o under_o what_o name_n or_o title_n god_n have_v make_v know_v himself_o to_o he_o if_o that_o shall_v so_o happen_v he_o humble_o desire_v to_o know_v by_o what_o name_n or_o title_n the_o lord_n will_v please_v to_o be_v mention_v to_o they_o see_v many_o of_o his_o name_n be_v abuse_v by_o application_n of_o they_o to_o idol_n the_o lord_n answer_v if_o thou_o enquire_v concern_v my_o name_n i_o be_o that_o i_o be_o therefore_o go_v and_o tell_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n that_o i_o be_o have_v send_v thou_o unto_o they_o and_o further_o tell_v they_o that_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o their_o father_n the_o god_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n have_v send_v thou_o unto_o they_o and_o tell_v they_o this_o be_v my_o name_n for_o ever_o and_o this_o be_v my_o memorial_n unto_o all_o generation_n that_o be_v by_o this_o name_n shall_v all_o generation_n remember_v me._n go_v then_o therefore_o and_o call_v the_o head_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n together_o and_o deliver_v this_o message_n to_o they_o that_o they_o may_v acquaint_v their_o brethren_n of_o the_o several_a tribe_n here-with_a and_o tell_v they_o that_o i_o have_v by_o the_o watchful_a eye_n
of_o my_o providence_n merciful_o visit_v they_o and_o have_v observe_v what_o have_v be_v do_v unto_o they_o in_o egypt_n and_o that_o i_o do_v intend_v assure_o to_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n and_o will_v bring_v they_o into_o canaan_n a_o land_n abound_v with_o all_o thing_n serve_v both_o for_o necessity_n and_o delight_n and_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o people_n shall_v hearken_v unto_o thou_o and_o shall_v go_v along_o with_o thou_o to_o pharaoh_n he_o pharaoh_n the_o denial_n of_o this_o will_v make_v pharaoh_n the_o more_o inexcusable_a and_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n more_o manifest_a upon_o he_o and_o you_o shall_v say_v unto_o he_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o the_o hebrew_n have_v appear_v to_o we_o and_o command_v we_o to_o offer_v to_o he_o a_o sacrifice_n and_o to_o celebrate_v to_o he_o a_o feast_n thereon_o and_o have_v command_v we_o to_o come_v to_o thou_o and_o to_o request_v of_o thou_o so_o much_o liberty_n that_o we_o may_v go_v three_o 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acknowledge_v god_n who_o before_o he_o will_v not_o know_v and_o therefore_o desire_v moses_n and_o aaron_n to_o entreat_v the_o lord_n to_o remove_v these_o frog_n and_o he_o will_v let_v the_o people_n go_v that_o they_o may_v sacrifice_v unto_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n moses_n know_v that_o he_o be_v constitute_v as_o a_o god_n to_o pharaoh_n ch._n 7._o vers_fw-la 1._o to_o bring_v judgement_n upon_o he_o and_o remove_v they_o at_o god_n appointment_n and_o have_v in_o he_o the_o faith_n of_o miracle_n and_o be_v direct_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n he_o tell_v pharaoh_n he_o will_v do_v he_o the_o honour_n te_fw-la honour_n honorem_fw-la tibi_fw-la sum_n ut_fw-la des_fw-fr mihi_fw-la tempus_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la orem_fw-la pro_fw-la te_fw-la to_o let_v he_o appoint_v the_o time_n when_o he_o shall_v pray_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o and_o by_o his_o power_n deliver_v he_o from_o this_o plague_n and_o say_v he_o if_o my_o prayer_n take_v no_o effect_n then_o do_v thou_o glory_v over_o i_o and_o say_v i_o be_o no_o better_a than_o one_o of_o thy_o magician_n but_o if_o i_o do_v deliver_v thou_o than_o own_o and_o obey_v the_o great_a god_n of_o heaven_n who_o servant_n i_o be_o pharaoh_n desire_v the_o frog_n may_v be_v remove_v by_o the_o next_o morning_n moses_n reply_v be_v it_o according_a to_o thy_o word_n that_o thou_o may_v know_v that_o there_o be_v none_o like_o unto_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n moses_n then_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n to_o remove_v this_o plague_n from_o pharaoh_n and_o the_o lord_n hear_v he_o and_o immediate_o the_o frog_n die_v that_o be_v in_o the_o house_n village_n and_o field_n only_o some_o remain_v in_o the_o river_n and_o they_o gather_v the_o dead_a frog_n together_o and_o cast_v they_o upon_o heap_n so_o that_o the_o land_n stanke_z by_o reason_n of_o they_o but_o when_o this_o plague_n be_v remove_v and_o pharaoh_n see_v there_o be_v some_o respite_n he_o harden_v his_o heart_n and_o hearken_v not_o to_o moses_n and_o aaron_n as_o the_o lord_n have_v foretell_v exod._n ch._n 8._o from_o vers_n 1._o to_o 16._o louse_n three_o plague_n louse_n 3._o pharaoh_n have_v thus_o mock_v god_n promise_v and_o not_o perform_v the_o lord_n to_o manifest_v his_o indignation_n against_o he_o command_v moses_n now_o to_o strike_v he_o with_o a_o new_a judgement_n without_o give_v he_o any_o warning_n as_o at_o other_o time_n he_o have_v do_v aaron_z therefore_o be_v command_v forthwith_o to_o stretch_v out_o his_o rod_n and_o to_o strike_v the_o dust_n of_o the_o land_n that_o it_o may_v become_v louse_n through_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n which_o aaron_n according_o do_v abundance_n of_o louse_n come_v on_o man_n and_o beast_n the_o dust_n in_o very_a part_n of_o the_o land_n that_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o it_o turn_v into_o that_o
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not_o regard_v this_o threaten_n the_o very_a next_o morning_n there_o come_v a_o grievous_a swarm_n of_o divers_a sort_n of_o fly_n god_n fly_n we_o read_v not_o of_o any_o use_n make_v of_o moses_n s_o rod_n to_o bring_v this_o plague_n and_o it_o be_v like_o it_o be_v not_o use_v that_o it_o may_v appear_v the_o power_n of_o those_o plague_n be_v not_o in_o the_o rod_n but_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n see_v psal_n 78.45_o psal_n 105.31_o into_o the_o house_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o servant_n and_o into_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n so_o that_o the_o people_n of_o egypt_n be_v wonderful_o annoy_v with_o they_o and_o as_o it_o seem_v several_a of_o they_o destroy_v by_o they_o pharaoh_n be_v now_o terrify_v with_o this_o plague_n he_o yield_v thus_o far_o that_o the_o israelite_n shall_v have_v liberty_n to_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n provide_v they_o go_v not_o out_o of_o egypt_n to_o do_v it_o manner_n it_o so_o that_o it_o seem_v they_o be_v not_o suffer_v during_o their_o bondage_n in_o egypt_n open_o to_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o the_o lord_n what_o they_o do_v this_o way_n be_v do_v in_o a_o private_a manner_n this_o moses_n will_v not_o accept_v of_o but_o require_v they_o may_v have_v liberty_n to_o go_v three_o day_n journey_n into_o the_o wilderness_n to_o offer_v this_o sacrifice_n for_o say_v he_o if_o we_o shall_v in_o egypt_n offer_v unto_o our_o god_n ox_n cow_n calf_n and_o bullock_n which_o the_o egyptian_n exhibit_v divine_a honour_n unto_o it_o will_v seem_v a_o abominable_a thing_n unto_o they_o and_o they_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o stone_n we_o pharaoh_n tell_v they_o they_o shall_v then_o go_v into_o the_o wilderness_n provide_v they_o will_v not_o go_v very_o far_o and_o will_v pray_v for_o he_o that_o this_o plague_n may_v be_v remove_v moses_n promise_v that_o they_o will_v pray_v for_o he_o but_o entreat_v he_o to_o be_v true_a and_o faithful_a to_o his_o word_n and_o promise_n and_o not_o to_o deal_v any_o more_o deceitful_o with_o they_o moses_n go_v out_o according_o and_o and_o entreat_v the_o lord_n to_o remove_v this_o plague_n from_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o people_n and_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v present_o to_o do_v it_o so_o that_o the_o next_o day_n this_o dreadful_a host_n of_o fly_n wasp_n and_o hornet_n be_v quite_o go_v but_o though_o the_o plague_n be_v remove_v yet_o pharaoh_n obstinacy_n be_v not_o for_o he_o will_v not_o yet_o let_v the_o people_n go_v exod._n ch._n 8._o from_o 20._o to_o the_o end_n 5._o beast_n five_o plague_n murrain_n on_o beast_n upon_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o seven_o month_n which_o be_v short_o after_o make_v the_o first_o month_n of_o the_o year_n god_n command_v moses_n to_o go_v to_o pharaoh_n again_o and_o to_o tell_v he_o that_o if_o he_o will_v not_o let_v his_o people_n go_v but_o do_v obstinate_o keep_v they_o still_o he_o will_v smite_v all_o sort_n of_o his_o cattle_n with_o a_o grievous_a murrain_n viz._n horse_n ass_n camel_n ox_n and_o sheep_n and_o this_o judgement_n he_o tell_v he_o shall_v be_v inflict_v the_o very_a next_o day_n and_o so_o according_o it_o be_v by_o which_o the_o generality_n angel_n generality_n v._o 6._o all_o his_o cattle_n die_v all_o be_v here_o to_o be_v take_v communiter_fw-la not_o universaliter_fw-la viz._n for_o the_o great_a or_o most_o considerable_a number_n for_o some_o cattle_n be_v assure_o kill_v by_o the_o hail_v as_o we_o find_v exod._n 9.25_o and_o in_o the_o ten_o plague_n the_o first-born_a of_o beast_n be_v destroy_v by_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o cattle_n of_o the_o egyptian_n die_v but_o of_o the_o cattle_n of_o tne_n child_n of_o israel_n die_v not_o one_o and_o pharaoh_n send_v into_o goshen_n to_o see_v whether_o the_o cattle_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n have_v escape_v and_o he_o find_v it_o be_v so_o yet_o notwithstanding_o his_o heart_n be_v harden_v and_o swell_v with_o pride_n and_o malice_n against_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n so_o that_o he_o will_v not_o let_v they_o go_v exod._n ch._n 9_o from_o vers_n 1._o to_o 8._o 6._o boil_n six_o plague_n blain_n and_o boil_n about_o the_o three_o day_n of_o this_o month_n god_n intend_v to_o bring_v a_o six_o plague_n upon_o pharaoh_n and_o the_o egyptian_n he_o command_v moses_n and_o aaron_n to_o go_v to_o he_o and_o to_o take_v handful_n of_o ash_n out_o of_o the_o furnace_n and_o to_o sprinkle_v the_o ash_n towards_o heaven_n to_o intimate_v to_o pharaoh_n that_o the_o plague_n come_v from_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n and_o that_o as_o he_o and_o his_o people_n have_v oppress_v the_o israelite_n with_o furnace-work_n in_o force_v they_o to_o burn_v brick_n for_o they_o so_o they_o now_o shall_v be_v punish_v with_o burn_a sore_n turgidis_fw-la sore_n ulceribus_fw-la calore_fw-la &_o saniâ—_fw-la turgidis_fw-la cause_v by_o ash_n take_v out_o of_o the_o furnace_n and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n do_v as_o god_n command_v and_o they_o sprinkle_v handful_n of_o ash_n towards_o heaven_n which_o miraculous_o by_o the_o mighty_a power_n of_o god_n become_v a_o cloud_n of_o small_a dust_n overspreading_a the_o whole_a land_n of_o egypt_n and_o so_o fall_v down_o both_o upon_o man_n and_o beast_n and_o this_o dust_n where_o it_o fall_v cause_v blain_n and_o boil_n and_o as_o it_o seem_v of_o a_o extraordinary_a nature_n for_o they_o be_v thus_o describe_v deut._n 28.27_o the_o boil_n of_o egypt_n which_o can_v be_v cure_v and_o the_o magician_n themselves_o who_o it_o seem_v continue_v to_o harden_v and_o embolden_v pharaoh_n not_o to_o be_v move_v with_o the_o thing_n do_v by_o moses_n tell_v he_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o they_o be_v do_v by_o magic_n and_o be_v still_o at_o hand_n to_o resist_v moses_n and_o aaron_n as_o far_o as_o they_o can_v be_v now_o smite_v with_o these_o
boil_n and_o blain_n break_v out_o upon_o they_o so_o that_o they_o be_v force_v to_o go_v away_o and_o cease_v fight_v against_o god_n but_o yet_o pharaoh_n heart_n be_v so_o harden_v that_o he_o will_v not_o let_v the_o people_n go_v for_o all_o this_o exod._n ch._n 9_o from_o 8._o to_o vers_fw-la 13._o hail_o seven_o plague_n hail_o 7._o some_o few_o day_n after_o god_n send_v moses_n again_o to_o pharaoh_n to_o require_v he_o to_o let_v his_o people_n go_v that_o they_o may_v serve_v he_o and_o to_o let_v he_o know_v that_o though_o his_o hand_n have_v be_v already_o heavy_a upon_o he_o yet_o there_o be_v far_o sore_a plague_n still_o behind_o which_o he_o have_v determine_v to_o bring_v upon_o he_o and_o his_o people_n if_o he_o continue_v obstinate_a and_o which_o shall_v sting_v he_o to_o the_o very_a heart_n and_o these_o he_o will_v present_o pour_v forth_o thick_a and_o threefold_a upon_o he_o that_o he_o may_v know_v there_o be_v no_o god_n like_o to_o the_o great_a 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against_o god_n and_o confess_v that_o god_n be_v righteous_a and_o he_o and_o his_o people_n wicked_a he_o desire_v they_o therefore_o to_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n to_o remove_v this_o judgement_n and_o that_o there_o may_v be_v no_o more_o such_o dreadful_a thunder_n and_o hail_n and_o he_o will_v let_v they_o go_v they_o shall_v stay_v no_o long_o moses_n promise_v as_o soon_o as_o he_o shall_v be_v out_o of_o the_o city_n he_o will_v stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n in_o prayer_n to_o the_o lord_n he_o know_v by_o inspiration_n from_o god_n that_o then_o the_o thunder_n and_o hail_n shall_v immediate_o cease_v and_o pharaoh_n may_v hereby_o be_v instruct_v that_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o whole_a creation_n be_v at_o his_o disposal_n but_o as_o for_o thou_o and_o thy_o servant_n say_v he_o i_o know_v beforehand_o that_o you_o will_v be_v never_o a_o whit_n the_o better_a for_o the_o removal_n of_o this_o judgement_n and_o the_o event_n prove_v it_o to_o be_v so_o 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the_o lord_n then_o moses_n and_o aaron_n go_v to_o pharaoh_n again_o and_o expostulate_v with_o he_o ask_v he_o how_o long_o he_o will_v refuse_v to_o humble_v himself_o before_o the_o lord_n and_o keep_v his_o people_n from_o go_v to_o serve_v he_o they_o tell_v he_o if_o he_o continue_v still_o obstinate_a on_o the_o morrow_n the_o lord_n will_v send_v grasshopper_n and_o locust_n into_o all_o his_o quarter_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v send_v in_o such_o vast_a number_n that_o they_o shall_v in_o a_o manner_n cover_v the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n from_o man_n sight_n and_o shall_v devour_v the_o residue_n of_o the_o grass_n herb_n and_o what_o be_v green_a on_o the_o tree_n and_o the_o wheat_n and_o corn_n which_o have_v escape_v the_o hail_n and_o they_o shall_v fill_v his_o house_n and_o the_o house_n of_o his_o servant_n and_o of_o all_o the_o egyptian_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o neither_o he_o nor_o his_o ancestor_n nor_o any_o that_o live_v in_o egypt_n before_o he_o 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stroke_n shall_v befall_v their_o idol_n as_o do_v the_o philistine_n dagon_n aegyptiaca_n dagon_n dicunt_fw-la hebraei_n nocte_fw-la illa_fw-la idola_fw-la lignea_fw-la subito_fw-la putrefacta_fw-la &_o metallica_fw-la resoluta_fw-la &_o lapidea_fw-la comminuta_fw-la artapanus_n apud_fw-la euseb_n lib._n 9_o praepar_fw-la dicit_fw-la motu_fw-la terra_fw-la concidisse_fw-la pleraque_fw-la templa_fw-la aegyptiaca_n before_o the_o ark_n 1_o sam._n 5.3_o or_o else_o perhaps_o he_o intend_v hereby_o to_o signify_v that_o he_o will_v make_v it_o appear_v that_o their_o idol-god_n be_v vain_a and_o unable_a to_o preserve_v themselves_o against_o his_o hand_n who_o be_v the_o true_a and_o only_o god_n 13._o this_o passover_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v by_o they_o afterward_o in_o succeed_a generation_n for_o a_o memorial_n of_o this_o great_a deliverance_n and_o they_o be_v to_o observe_v it_o for_o ever_o that_o be_v all_o the_o time_n that_o that_o ceremonial_a service_n shall_v last_v namely_o till_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o true_a passover_n shall_v be_v sacrifice_v who_o fulfil_v all_o the_o figure_n shall_v abolish_v the_o use_n of_o they_o and_o bring_v in_o a_o new_a age_n and_o state_n into_o the_o church_n 14._o a_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n must_v be_v observe_v the_o seven_o day_n immediate_o follow_v the_o first_o of_o these_o seven_o day_n be_v the_o 15_o day_n of_o this_o month_n and_o begin_v at_o the_o evening_n immediate_o after_o the_o eat_n of_o the_o passover_n which_o they_o be_v to_o eat_v at_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o 14_o day_n as_o be_v say_v before_o and_o every_o person_n whether_o stranger_n or_o bear_v in_o the_o land_n that_o do_v eat_v leaven_n during_o that_o time_n be_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o communion_n with_o the_o church_n and_o in_o case_n of_o contumacy_n and_o contempt_n be_v liable_a to_o capital_a puniment_n from_o god_n or_o the_o magistrate_n see_v gen._n 17.14_o exod._n 31.14_o the_o first_o and_o last_o day_n of_o this_o feast_n be_v to_o be_v holy_a convocation_n and_o to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o manner_n of_o sabbath_n and_o no_o servile-work_n to_o be_v do_v in_o they_o yet_o with_o this_o difference_n that_o on_o these_o day_n meat_n may_v be_v dress_v but_o not_o on_o the_o sabbath_n and_o on_o these_o day_n the_o people_n be_v to_o meet_v for_o the_o public_a worship_n of_o god_n last_o they_o be_v to_o acquaint_v their_o child_n from_o generation_n to_o generation_n with_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o passover_n and_o upon_o what_o occasion_n it_o be_v institute_v moses_n have_v receive_v these_o direction_n from_o god_n communicate_v they_o to_o the_o people_n command_v they_o to_o draw_v out_o their_o lamb_n according_a to_o their_o family_n and_o to_o set_v they_o apart_o on_o this_o 10_o day_n to_o be_v in_o readiness_n against_o the_o 14_o as_o be_v prescribe_v and_o further_o he_o enjoin_v they_o that_o when_o they_o be_v to_o march_v out_o of_o egypt_n for_o which_o they_o shall_v now_o prepare_v themselves_o they_o shall_v borrow_v of_o the_o egyptian_n jewel_n and_o vessel_n of_o silver_n and_o of_o gold_n jans_n gold_n nempe_fw-la eo_fw-la pratextu_fw-la quasi_fw-la ad_fw-la sacrificia_fw-la &_o solemnitatem_fw-la domini_fw-la usui_fw-la essent_fw-la futura_fw-la jans_n and_o precious_a vestment_n and_o possible_o rich_a furniture_n and_o such_o kind_n of_o thing_n and_o that_o god_n will_v dispose_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o egyptian_n to_o lend_v they_o any_o thing_n rather_o than_o that_o they_o shall_v stay_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n when_o they_o hear_v these_o thing_n bow_v the_o head_n and_o worship_v in_o token_n of_o their_o ready_a submission_n and_o reverend_a acceptance_n of_o these_o command_n from_o god_n and_o their_o willingness_n to_o obey_v they_o ch._n 12._o from_o vers_n 1._o to_o 29._o 9_o god_n now_o command_v moses_n by_o stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n towards_o the_o heaven_n darkness_n nine_o plague_n three_o day_n darkness_n to_o bring_v a_o nine_o plague_n on_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o people_n which_o be_v three_o day_n of_o palpable_a darkness_n thick_a cloud_n gross_a mist_n and_o moist_a vapour_n as_o it_o be_v probable_a so_o thickening_a and_o condensate_v the_o aer_fw-la that_o it_o may_v be_v feel_v and_o in_o likelihood_n by_o their_o moistness_n extinguish_v all_o fire_n and_o artificial_a light_n as_o candle_n use_v to_o be_v put_v out_o by_o a_o damp_n neither_o it_o seem_v have_v they_o any_o light_n from_o sun_n moon_n or_o star_n from_o above_o but_o the_o darkness_n be_v so_o thick_o they_o can_v not_o see_v one_o another_o for_o three_o day_n together_o and_o with_o the_o terror_n thereof_o they_o dare_v not_o so_o much_o as_o move_v from_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v and_o be_v under_o the_o arrest_n of_o this_o hideous_a darkness_n they_o sit_v still_o not_o see_v whether_o to_o go_v or_o what_o to_o do_v and_o as_o some_o gather_v from_o psal_n 78.49_o they_o have_v at_o that_o time_n many_o frightful_a apparition_n of_o devil_n and_o evil_a spirit_n among_o they_o obduruit_fw-la they_o horrifica_fw-la tum_fw-la spectra_fw-la daemonum_n viderunt_fw-la quod_fw-la idcirco_fw-la memoratur_fw-la psal_n 78.49_o loco_fw-la plagae_fw-la tenebrarum_fw-la quae_fw-la ibi_fw-la nec_fw-la nominantur_fw-la hâ—nc_fw-la pharaonem_fw-la plurimum_fw-la commovet_fw-la hac_fw-la plaga_fw-la qui_fw-la ad_fw-la priora_fw-la obduruit_fw-la but_o the_o israelite_n have_v all_o this_o while_n light_n in_o their_o dwelling_n as_o at_o other_o time_n and_o may_v have_v in_o these_o three_o day_n time_n go_v away_o with_o all_o that_o they_o have_v but_o god_n will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o go_v away_o as_o fugitive_n but_o to_o march_v out_o in_o a_o way_n of_o honourable_a and_o triumphant_a victory_n over_o their_o enemy_n when_o the_o three_o day_n darkness_n be_v over_o on_o the_o 14_o day_n of_o this_o month_n pharaoh_n send_v for_o moses_n in_o great_a haste_n and_o offer_v that_o they_o shall_v all_o go_v man_n woman_n and_o child_n only_o their_o flock_n and_o herd_n shall_v be_v leave_v there_o as_o a_o pledge_n and_o pawn_n of_o their_o return_n but_o moses_n reply_v thou_o must_v not_o only_o give_v way_n that_o we_o ourselves_o may_v go_v but_o must_v permit_v we_o to_o take_v our_o cattle_n also_o that_o we_o may_v have_v wherewith_o to_o sacrifice_v to_o our_o god_n for_o we_o know_v not_o what_o sort_n or_o what_o number_n of_o cattle_n we_o shall_v be_v order_v to_o sacrifice_v to_o the_o lord_n till_o we_o come_v thither_o therefore_o our_o cattle_n must_v go_v with_o we_o there_o shall_v not_o a_o hoof_n be_v leave_v behind_o but_o pharaoh_n heart_n be_v so_o harden_v that_o he_o will_v not_o consent_v to_o this_o but_o fall_v into_o a_o great_a rage_n and_o passion_n with_o moses_n he_o bid_v he_o get_v he_o out_o of_o his_o sight_n and_o never_o see_v his_o face_n more_o if_o he_o do_v he_o shall_v die_v for_o it_o moses_n tell_v he_o he_o have_v speak_v right_o in_o that_o for_o he_o shall_v see_v his_o face_n no_o more_o but_o god_n have_v reveal_v to_o he_o what_o he_o intend_v to_o do_v to_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o people_n he_o acquaint_v he_o bold_o with_o a_o ten_o plague_n and_o a_o very_a dreadful_a one_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v bring_v upon_o they_o he_o tell_v he_o that_o very_a night_n about_o midnight_n god_n will_v by_o his_o job_n his_o most_o usual_o the_o wicked_a be_v destroy_v by_o good_a angel_n and_o the_o godly_a be_v chastise_v by_o the_o bad_a as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o case_n of_o job_n holy_a angel_n see_v exod._n 12.23_o slay_v the_o first-born_a in_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n from_o the_o first-born_a of_o pharaoh_n that_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n to_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o maid-servant_n that_o be_v grind_v they_o grind_v or_o behind_o the_o mill_n those_o that_o thus_o work_v at_o these_o hand-mill_n be_v say_v to_o be_v behind_o they_o because_o they_o 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israelite_n over_o against_o beth-peor_n and_o there_o bury_v it_o neither_o do_v any_o man_n know_v the_o place_n where_o he_o lay_v it_o to_o this_o day_n and_o this_o the_o lord_n seem_v to_o have_v do_v that_o the_o israelite_n may_v not_o in_o a_o preposterous_a zeal_n give_v superstitious_a honour_n either_o to_o his_o dead_a body_n or_o sepulchre_n indeed_o it_o be_v say_v judas_n v._o 9_o that_o michael_n the_o archangel_n contend_v with_o the_o devil_n and_o dispute_v about_o the_o body_n of_o moses_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o devil_n will_v have_v have_v the_o place_n of_o his_o burial_n make_v know_v that_o it_o may_v have_v be_v the_o occasion_n of_o idolatry_n as_o chrysostome_n in_o his_o first_o homily_n on_o matthew_n and_o theodoret_n upon_o deut._n quest_n 43._o with_o other_o do_v conjecture_n but_o the_o lord_n prevent_v the_o devil_n design_v herein_o and_o possible_o god_n foresee_v that_o if_o the_o israelite_n have_v know_v the_o place_n where_o the_o body_n of_o moses_n be_v bury_v they_o will_v in_o a_o unwarrantable_a way_n have_v take_v it_o up_o and_o carry_v it_o with_o they_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n as_o they_o do_v joseph_n bone_n whereas_o god_n have_v declare_v he_o shall_v not_o come_v thither_o moses_n be_v dead_a the_o israelite_n mourn_v for_o he_o 30_o day_n 20.28_o day_n so_o long_o they_o mourn_v for_o aaron_n numb_a 20.28_o and_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n for_o it_o for_o there_o arise_v not_o a_o prophet_n since_o in_o israel_n like_v unto_o moses_n who_o the_o lord_n know_v face_n to_o face_n that_o be_v speak_v to_o in_o a_o wondrous_a familiar_a manner_n with_o a_o audible_a articulate_a voice_n as_o one_o friend_n speak_v to_o another_o and_o discover_v to_o he_o more_o of_o his_o glory_n than_o ever_o he_o do_v to_o the_o eye_n of_o mortal_a man_n see_v exod._n 33.20_o there_o be_v none_o like_o unto_o he_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o great_a miracle_n which_o the_o lord_n enable_v he_o to_o do_v in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n before_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o servant_n and_o the_o wonderful_a work_n of_o mighty_a power_n which_o he_o since_o perform_v in_o the_o wilderness_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o israel_n whereby_o the_o lord_n magnify_v his_o own_o majesty_n and_o power_n and_o put_v a_o great_a honour_n on_o his_o servant_n moses_n and_o his_o ministry_n but_o though_o this_o great_a moses_n be_v go_v yet_o god_n leave_v not_o his_o people_n without_o a_o governor_n for_o he_o have_v beforehand_o appoint_v joshua_n to_o succeed_v he_o who_o be_v a_o man_n endue_v with_o a_o great_a measure_n of_o wisdom_n which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v give_v he_o for_o the_o right_a execution_n of_o his_o office_n for_o moses_n have_v lay_v his_o hand_n on_o he_o according_a to_o god_n command_n numb_a 27.18_o by_o that_o ceremony_n consecrate_v he_o unto_o god_n and_o engage_v he_o faithful_o to_o administer_v the_o charge_n and_o office_n he_o be_v appoint_v unto_o and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n hearken_v unto_o he_o and_o obey_v he_o as_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n to_o enjoin_v they_o sect_n xciv_o we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o the_o book_n of_o joshua_n joshua_n the_o book_n of_o joshua_n which_o be_v not_o probable_o write_v by_o himself_o masius_n himself_o if_o we_o shall_v suppose_v this_o book_n for_o the_o main_a to_o be_v write_v by_o joshua_n yet_o some_o passage_n may_v be_v insert_v afterward_o by_o some_o other_o holy_a penman_n so_o in_o the_o book_n of_o moses_n we_o find_v some_o passage_n which_o can_v not_o be_v write_v by_o moses_n himself_o but_o be_v afterward_o add_v by_o some_o other_o holy_a man_n as_o deut._n 34.5_o qui_fw-la hanc_fw-la historiam_fw-la ex_fw-la sacris_fw-la annalibus_fw-la conscripsit_fw-la usus_fw-la est_fw-la svi_fw-la seculi_fw-la nominibus_fw-la masius_n at_o least_o not_o all_o of_o it_o though_o it_o contain_v his_o act_n and_o achievement_n indeed_o joshua_n either_o write_v himself_o or_o order_v some_o of_o the_o priest_n to_o write_v the_o word_n of_o the_o covenant_n which_o he_o cause_v the_o people_n to_o enter_v into_o with_o all_o the_o circumstance_n of_o it_o ch._n 24.26_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o be_v write_v by_o moses_n and_o put_v in_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n that_o so_o it_o may_v be_v a_o witness_n against_o they_o if_o they_o transgress_v it_o but_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n contain_v in_o this_o book_n which_o be_v think_v to_o be_v do_v after_o joshua_n death_n as_o the_o conquer_a of_o leshem_n or_o laish_n by_o the_o danite_n ch._n 19.47_o judg._n 18.7_o to_o 29._o and_o ch._n 24._o from_o 29._o to_o 32._o his_o death_n and_o burial_n be_v mention_v some_o other_o thing_n seem_v to_o argue_v that_o it_o be_v write_v by_o some_o prophet_n masius_n prophet_n a_o propheta_fw-la aliquo_fw-la collectus_fw-la videtur_fw-la hic_fw-la libre_fw-la ex_fw-la antiquis_fw-la diariis_fw-la &_o annalibus_fw-la masius_n long_o after_o his_o death_n as_o that_o phrase_n 15.63_o phrase_n see_v ch._n 4._o 6._o &_o 6.29_o &_o 7.26_o &_o 8.29_o &_o 9.27_o &_o 10.27_o &_o 13.13_o &_o 14.14_o &_o 15.63_o remain_v unto_o this_o day_n so_o frequent_o use_v do_v intimate_v and_o the_o book_n of_o jasher_n 102._o jasher_n see_v sect._n 102._o be_v here_o name_v ch._n 10.13_o which_o seem_v write_v at_o soon_a in_o david_n time_n as_o record_v a_o act_n of_o he_o 2_o sam._n 1.18_o unless_o we_o shall_v suppose_v which_o be_v not_o improbable_a that_o this_o book_n of_o jasher_n be_v begin_v in_o moses_n time_n and_o continue_v on_o and_o enlarge_v afterward_o by_o add_v several_a memorable_a act_n and_o passage_n unto_o it_o joshua_n be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n numb_a 13.8_o he_o be_v six_o full_a year_n in_o conquer_a the_o land_n and_o in_o the_o seven_o divide_v it_o by_o lot_n among_o the_o nine_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a and_o divers_a year_n he_o live_v and_o govern_v after_o that_o time_n but_o how_o many_o be_v uncertain_a yet_o it_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v about_o ten_o year_n and_o so_o this_o book_n contain_v a_o history_n of_o seventeen_o year_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o joshua_n government_n to_o his_o death_n which_o happen_v when_o he_o be_v a_o hundred_o and_o ten_o year_n old_a ch._n 24.29_o and_o so_o much_o by_o way_n of_o preface_n we_o now_o come_v to_o the_o history_n itself_o after_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n the_o lord_n speak_v to_o joshua_n moses_n minister_n who_o have_v for_o many_o year_n daily_a and_o continual_a conversation_n with_o he_o and_o so_o can_v not_o but_o have_v learned_a much_o thereby_o to_o fit_v he_o for_o this_o great_a service_n but_o whither_o the_o lord_n speak_v to_o he_o by_o audible_a voice_n or_o the_o secret_a instinct_n of_o his_o spirit_n or_o in_o some_o dream_n or_o by_o the_o high_a priest_n inquire_v for_o he_o by_o urim_n and_o thummim_n we_o can_v determine_v but_o however_o it_o be_v he_o speak_v to_o he_o and_o command_v he_o to_o arise_v and_o lead_v his_o people_n over_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n which_o he_o have_v before_o promise_v they_o and_o intend_v now_o actual_o to_o give_v they_o he_o tell_v he_o that_o every_o place_n in_o the_o land_n which_o the_o sole_a of_o their_o foot_n shall_v tread_v upon_o from_o the_o wilderness_n of_o zin_n which_o be_v the_o south-bound_a to_o lebanon_n which_o be_v the_o north-bound_a and_o the_o great_a sea_n or_o midland-sea_n which_o be_v the_o western-bound_a and_o the_o river_n euphrates_n border_n euphrates_n that_o the_o israelite_n do_v never_o extend_v their_o bound_n thus_o far_o be_v evident_a for_o though_o in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n and_o solomon_n all_o the_o nation_n as_o far_o as_o euphrates_n become_v tributary_n to_o they_o 1_o king_n 4.21_o yet_o they_o never_o destroy_v the_o inhabitant_n there_o and_o plant_v themselves_o in_o their_o country_n as_o they_o do_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o be_v because_o the_o israelite_n fail_v of_o keep_v covenant_n with_o god_n and_o it_o be_v only_o upon_o condition_n of_o their_o obedience_n that_o god_n promise_v thus_o to_o enlarge_v their_o border_n which_o be_v the_o eastern-bound_a even_o all_o the_o land_n of_o the_o hittite_n which_o seem_v here_o mention_v by_o a_o synecdoche_n for_o all_o the_o seven_o nation_n shall_v be_v their_o coast_n the_o lord_n tell_v he_o that_o not_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o stand_v before_o he_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n but_o as_o he_o be_v with_o moses_n so_o he_o will_v be_v with_o he_o and_o will_v never_o leave_v he_o nor_o forsake_v he_o he_o bid_v he_o therefore_o be_v strong_a and_o of_o a_o good_a courage_n for_o he_o shall_v divide_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n to_o the_o people_n of_o
they_o to_o make_v a_o better_a use_n of_o the_o success_n he_o have_v give_v his_o people_n than_o their_o neighbour_n do_v according_o they_o send_v some_o of_o their_o city_n unto_o joshua_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v ambassador_n from_o a_o far_a country_n with_o old_a sack_n upon_o their_o ass_n and_o old_a wine_n bottle_n patch_v and_o mend_v with_o old_a clout_a shoe_n on_o their_o foot_n and_o old_a garment_n upon_o their_o back_n and_o old_a mouldy_a and_o dry_a bread_n and_o they_o come_v to_o joshua_n at_o gilgal_n and_o tell_v he_o they_o be_v come_v from_o a_o far_a country_n for_o they_o have_v hear_v as_o it_o seem_v that_o god_n have_v forbid_v the_o israelite_n to_o make_v peace_n with_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o cannon_n vers_fw-la 24._o to_o desire_v he_o to_o make_v a_o league_n with_o they_o which_o the_o israelite_n may_v do_v with_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o remote_a country_n provide_v they_o will_v submit_v to_o become_v tributary_n unto_o they_o see_v deut._n 20.11_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n reply_v that_o peradventure_o they_o dwell_v near_o they_o in_o that_o very_a land_n that_o they_o be_v come_v to_o take_v possession_n of_o and_o then_o they_o may_v not_o make_v a_o league_n with_o they_o nor_o let_v they_o dwell_v among_o they_o see_v deut._n 20.15_o 16._o the_o gibeonite_n apply_v themselves_o to_o joshua_n who_o they_o discover_v to_o be_v the_o general_n of_o the_o army_n say_v unto_o he_o we_o be_v thy_o servant_n we_o pray_v thou_o look_v upon_o we_o not_o as_o enemy_n to_o thou_o as_o the_o canaanite_n be_v but_o as_o those_o that_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v thy_o faithful_a ally_n yea_o thy_o servant_n and_o whole_o to_o submit_v themselves_o to_o thy_o pleasure_n and_o to_o accept_v of_o any_o condition_n thou_o shall_v please_v to_o impose_v on_o we_o joshua_n ask_v they_o whence_o they_o come_v they_o reply_v they_o come_v from_o a_o very_a far_a country_n where_o they_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o god_n 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house_n on_o the_o day_n we_o come_v out_o and_o these_o leathern_a wine-sack_n or_o bottle_n which_o we_o fill_v with_o wine_n be_v new_a when_o we_o come_v out_o and_o behold_v they_o be_v now_o rend_v and_o tear_v and_o our_o very_a garment_n and_o shoe_n you_o see_v be_v become_v old_a by_o reason_n of_o our_o very_a long_a journey_n then_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n take_v and_o look_v on_o their_o victual_n and_o through_o too_o much_o credulity_n judge_v by_o their_o mouldy_a bread_n that_o they_o be_v indeed_o come_v from_o a_o far_a country_n never_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o high_a priest_n what_o answer_v they_o shall_v give_v they_o hereupon_o joshua_n make_v peace_n with_o they_o and_o a_o league_n promise_v that_o they_o shall_v live_v and_o not_o be_v destroy_v by_o they_o and_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o congregation_n swear_v to_o they_o to_o perform_v this_o covenant_n this_o they_o may_v lawful_o do_v as_o we_o say_v before_o to_o city_n that_o be_v far_o 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have_v say_v that_o he_o lift_v up_o his_o voice_n and_o weep_v and_o say_v be_v this_o thy_o voice_n my_o son_n david_n thou_o be_v more_o righteous_a than_o i_o for_o thou_o have_v do_v i_o good_a and_o i_o have_v reward_v thou_o with_o evil_n i_o be_o convince_v that_o thou_o have_v deal_v exceed_v kind_o with_o i_o for_o when_o the_o lord_n have_v deliver_v i_o into_o thy_o hand_n thou_o do_v not_o take_v away_o my_o life_n if_o a_o man_n find_v his_o enemy_n and_o have_v he_o at_o a_o advantage_n will_v he_o let_v he_o go_v away_o without_o do_v he_o any_o hurt_n this_o be_v not_o the_o common_a course_n of_o the_o world_n the_o lord_n therefore_o reward_v thou_o for_o the_o great_a kindness_n thou_o have_v show_v i_o this_o day_n and_o now_o i_o know_v assure_o that_o thou_o shall_v be_v king_n see_v ch._n 15.28_o &_o 23.17_o see_v god_n have_v endue_v thou_o with_o such_o heroic_a and_o kingly_a virtue_n and_o do_v so_o eminent_o prosper_v thou_o in_o all_o thy_o undertake_n i_o 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that_o murder_v ishbosheth_n though_o he_o have_v rise_v against_o he_o 2_o sam._n 4._o and_o by_o his_o preserve_n and_o cherish_v mephibosheth_n 2_o sam._n 9_o but_o in_o the_o case_n before_o mention_v he_o be_v not_o leave_v to_o his_o own_o choice_n but_o necessitate_v by_o a_o special_a command_n from_o god_n to_o deliver_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o gibeonite_n for_o their_o satisfaction_n that_o god_n wrath_n be_v appease_v the_o heavy_a judgement_n of_o famine_n under_o which_o they_o lay_v may_v be_v remove_v from_o the_o land_n see_v 2_o sam._n 21.6_o 9_o and_o therefore_o in_o this_o he_o break_v not_o his_o oath_n martyr_n oath_n omnia_fw-la pacta_fw-la promissa_fw-la vota_fw-la jurejuranda_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la caput_fw-la referenda_fw-la
church_n and_o people_n in_o regard_n whereof_o in_o time_n of_o great_a joy_n they_o use_v it_o seem_v to_o sing_v this_o psalm_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o isa_n 12.4_o it_o begin_v give_v thanks_o unto_o the_o lord_n call_v upon_o his_o name_n make_v know_v his_o deed_n among_o the_o people_n set_v forth_o his_o glorious_a attribute_n seek_v to_o know_v the_o lord_n and_o his_o strength_n and_o resort_v to_o the_o ark_n from_o whence_o he_o use_v to_o give_v forth_o his_o oracle_n exod._n 25.22_o and_o be_v the_o symbol_n of_o his_o almighty_a presence_n among_o we_o and_o therefore_o call_v the_o ark_n of_o his_o strength_n psal_n 132.8_o yea_o seek_v his_o favour_n continual_o day_n after_o day_n as_o occasion_n require_v remember_v the_o judgement_n of_o his_o mouth_n which_o he_o first_o threaten_v and_o then_o execute_v o_o you_o seed_n of_o jacob_n who_o be_v his_o adopt_a and_o peculiar_a people_n free_o choose_v by_o he_o he_o be_v our_o god_n he_o execute_v his_o judgement_n on_o his_o enemy_n throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n o_o let_v we_o be_v mindful_a always_o of_o his_o covenant_n wherein_o he_o have_v declare_v what_o duty_n he_o expect_v from_o we_o and_o what_o reward_v we_o may_v expect_v from_o he_o upon_o our_o obedience_n gen._n 17.7_o 9_o which_o covenant_n he_o have_v command_v to_o be_v observe_v by_o we_o and_o the_o generation_n follow_v we_o even_o the_o covenant_n which_o he_o make_v with_o abraham_n gen._n 17.7_o &_o 15.18_o and_o his_o oath_n unto_o isaac_n gen._n 26.3_o 4._o renew_v the_o same_o covenant_n to_o he_o which_o by_o oath_n he_o have_v confirm_v unto_o abraham_n gen_n 22.16_o 17._o and_o which_o he_o give_v to_o jacob_n for_o a_o law_n or_o statute_n and_o to_o israel_n for_o a_o everlasting_a covenant_n gen._n 28.13_o say_n unto_o thou_o and_o thy_o seed_n will_v i_o give_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o a_o inheritance_n and_o this_o promise_n he_o make_v to_o they_o when_o they_o be_v but_o few_o in_o 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the_o 34_o ver_fw-la the_o psalmist_n it_o seem_v afterward_o make_v a_o new_a psalm_n of_o viz._n the_o 96_o the_o drift_n of_o which_o be_v to_o stir_v up_o all_o nation_n to_o praise_v the_o lord_n and_o consequent_o include_v a_o prophecy_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o gather_v all_o nation_n into_o the_o church_n by_o the_o preach_a of_o the_o gospel_n it_o begin_v sing_v unto_o the_o lord_n all_o you_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n show_v forth_o from_o day_n to_o day_n and_o time_n to_o time_n as_o occasion_n be_v offer_v his_o salvation_n viz._n the_o redemption_n and_o salvation_n purchase_v by_o the_o messiah_n great_a be_v the_o lord_n and_o great_o to_o be_v fear_v above_o all_o go_n for_o the_o god_n of_o the_o heathen_a be_v idol_n but_o our_o god_n make_v the_o heaven_n god_n be_v a_o king_n of_o infinite_a majesty_n glory_n and_o honour_n most_o strong_a and_o mighty_a the_o fountain_n of_o all_o strength_n and_o gladness_n to_o his_o people_n such_o his_o people_n find_v he_o in_o his_o sanctuary_n where_o he_o reveal_v himself_o unto_o they_o and_o such_o with_o glad_a heart_n they_o acknowledge_v he_o to_o be_v see_v psal_n 96.6_o o_o you_o kindred_n and_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n ascribe_v unto_o the_o lord_n glory_n and_o strength_n give_v unto_o he_o the_o glory_n due_a unto_o his_o name_n that_o be_v which_o be_v due_a unto_o he_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o glorious_a attribute_n bring_v a_o offering_n and_o come_v into_o his_o court_n the_o place_n appoint_v for_o his_o solemn_a worship_n and_o worship_v he_o in_o his_o glorious_a holy_a sanctuary_n ment_fw-la sanctuary_n 1_o chron._n 16._o v._o 29._o worship_v he_o in_o the_o beauty_n of_o holiness_n sanctitas_fw-la pro_fw-la sanctuario_fw-la per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la adjuncti_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o ornatu_fw-la sanctitatis_fw-la i._n e._n pura_fw-la ment_fw-la fear_v before_o he_o all_o you_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o he_o the_o world_n be_v make_v at_o first_o and_o by_o his_o support_a providence_n it_o be_v establish_v and_o firm_o settle_v and_o therefore_o we_o need_v not_o fear_v but_o he_o will_v also_o support_v his_o church_n and_o people_n let_v the_o heaven_n be_v glad_a and_o the_o earth_n rejoice_v and_o let_v man_n say_v one_o to_o another_o the_o lord_n reign_v let_v the_o sea_n roar_v duty_n roar_v humane_a affection_n be_v here_o ascribe_v to_o insensible_a creature_n thereby_o to_o set_v out_o man_n duty_n with_o the_o fullness_n thereof_o that_o be_v with_o all_o that_o therein_o be_v thereby_o as_o it_o be_v express_v its_o joy_n let_v the_o field_n also_o rejoice_v and_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o wood_n sing_v out_o before_o the_o lord_n when_o he_o come_v to_o judge_n the_o world_n that_o be_v to_o rule_v and_o govern_v it_o which_o he_o will_v do_v with_o righteousness_n and_o faithfulness_n o_o give_v thanks_o unto_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o be_v good_a his_o mercy_n endure_v for_o ever_o save_v we_o o_o god_n of_o our_o salvation_n and_o gather_v we_o together_o and_o firm_o unite_v we_o who_o have_v be_v before_o too_o much_o rend_v and_o divide_v and_o deliver_v we_o from_o the_o heathen_a that_o we_o may_v glory_v in_o thy_o praiseworthy_a work_n and_o count_v it_o our_o happiness_n and_o glory_n that_o we_o may_v serve_v and_o praise_v thou_o bless_a be_v god_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o and_o let_v all_o the_o people_n say_v amen_n 1_o chron._n ch._n 16._o from_o v._o 4_o to_o the_o end_n sect_n clxxxviii_o david_n at_o this_o present_a enjoy_n peace_n and_o quietness_n be_v not_o disturb_v with_o the_o invasion_n of_o neighbour_a nation_n he_o begin_v to_o take_v into_o his_o pious_a thought_n the_o build_n of_o a_o temple_n for_o god_n and_o his_o ark._n in_o order_n hereunto_o he_o send_v for_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n to_o advise_v with_o he_o about_o it_o he_o tell_v he_o he_o be_v come_v to_o dwell_v in_o a_o stately_a house_n which_o he_o have_v build_v for_o himself_o hiram_n king_n of_o tyre_n have_v furnish_v he_o with_o cedar-tree_n and_o carpenter_n and_o mason_n for_o that_o purpose_n but_o he_o think_v it_o unfit_a that_o he_o shall_v dwell_v in_o so_o stately_a a_o palace_n and_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v lodge_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n only_o in_o a_o tabernacle_n cover_v with_o skin_n and_o curtain_n indeed_o while_o the_o israelite_n be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n in_o a_o flit_a condition_n the_o public_a place_n of_o god_n worship_n be_v only_o a_o tent_n or_o tabernacle_n which_o may_v easy_o be_v remove_v with_o they_o but_o now_o they_o be_v settle_v in_o canaan_n he_o think_v it_o more_o suitable_a to_o their_o present_a state_n that_o the_o house_n allot_v to_o god_n service_n shall_v be_v no_o long_o a_o movable_a tabernacle_n but_o a_o stand_a temple_n especial_o consider_v that_o he_o have_v say_v that_o when_o they_o be_v come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o their_o inheritance_n he_o will_v choose_v out_o a_o place_n for_o they_o to_o cause_v his_o name_n to_o dwell_v there_o deut._n 12.10_o 11_o 14._o and_o therefore_o upon_o these_o consideration_n and_o in_o zeal_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n he_o have_v thought_n of_o build_v a_o temple_n for_o his_o public_a worship_n nathan_n be_v much_o please_v with_o the_o design_n and_o great_o encourage_v he_o in_o it_o say_v to_o he_o go_v on_o 26.6_o on_o hence_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o prophet_n have_v not_o always_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n upon_o they_o but_o speak_v sometime_o as_o private_a man_n as_o samuel_n do_v 1_o sam._n 26.6_o build_v a_o house_n for_o the_o lord_n as_o thou_o have_v design_v he_o seem_v to_o have_v move_v thou_o to_o it_o and_o undoubted_o will_v answer_v thou_o in_o it_o this_o approbation_n of_o nathan_n so_o far_o encourage_v david_n that_o as_o some_o think_v he_o
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or_o a_o slave_n who_o mercy_n be_v great_a then_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n it_o be_v true_a the_o sword_n and_o famine_n be_v send_v by_o god_n yet_o in_o they_o he_o use_v other_o instrument_n beside_o and_o when_o the_o lord_n punish_v by_o man_n he_o usual_o suffer_v they_o to_o deal_v with_o great_a severity_n and_o cruelty_n even_o more_o than_o himself_o be_v wont_a to_o deal_v with_o when_o he_o take_v they_o into_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o this_o be_v the_o main_a cause_n why_o david_n choose_v the_o pestilence_n yet_o withal_o this_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o he_o choose_v such_o a_o calamity_n as_o will_v not_o spare_v the_o prince_n any_o more_o than_o the_o people_n for_o no_o antidote_n or_o preservative_n can_v secure_v he_o against_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o angel_n whereas_o in_o war_n he_o may_v have_v get_v into_o some_o strong_a fort_n and_o in_o famine_n may_v have_v store_v up_o provision_n for_o himself_o and_o so_o have_v escape_v but_o what_o fence_n be_v there_o against_o the_o destroy_a angel_n but_o only_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o almighty_a david_n therefore_o have_v choose_v that_o judgement_n the_o lord_n send_v a_o pestilence_n from_o the_o morning_n of_o that_o day_n that_o gad_n come_v first_o to_o he_o until_o the_o evening_n of_o the_o three_o day_n after_o and_o there_o die_v of_o the_o people_n from_o dan_n to_o beersheba_n seventy_o thousand_o and_o thus_o be_v david_n punish_v in_o the_o very_a way_n wherein_o he_o have_v sin_v his_o heart_n be_v proud_a and_o lift_v up_o because_o of_o the_o number_n of_o his_o people_n and_o now_o their_o number_n be_v sad_o diminish_v by_o this_o sore_a judgement_n the_o angel_n go_v still_o on_o destroy_v and_o at_o last_o stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n over_o jerusalem_n and_o as_o he_o
the_o three_o solemn_a feast_n of_o passover_n pentecost_n and_o tabernacle_n offer_v burnt-offering_n and_o peace-offering_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o priest_n upon_o the_o altar_n he_o have_v build_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o incense_v upon_o the_o altar_n of_o incense_n according_a to_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n 1_o king_n 10.25_o 2_o chron._n 8.12_o 13._o sect_n xii_o solomon_n now_o flourish_v in_o all_o splendour_n and_o glory_n which_o will_v plain_o appear_v to_o we_o if_o we_o consider_v these_o thing_n 1._o the_o extent_n of_o his_o dominion_n 2._o his_o great_a wealth_n and_o riches_n 3._o his_o grandeur_n and_o magnificence_n 1._o let_v we_o consider_v the_o extent_n of_o his_o dominion_n he_o reign_v over_o all_o the_o kingdom_n round_o about_o israel_n from_o the_o river_n euphrates_n the_o north-east_n coast_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n even_o from_o tipsah_n a_o city_n on_o that_o river_n to_o azzah_n or_o gaza_n see_v jer._n 25.10_o in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n their_o western_a bound_n and_o unto_o the_o border_n of_o egypt_n which_o be_v the_o river_n sihor_n josh_n 13.3_o which_o be_v the_o south_n bound_n from_o all_o these_o coast_n they_o bring_v present_n to_o he_o in_o testimony_n of_o fealty_n and_o serve_v solomon_n pay_v he_o tribute_n as_o long_o as_o he_o live_v and_o thus_o be_v that_o promise_n fulfil_v which_o be_v make_v to_o abraham_n gen._n 15.18_o unto_o thy_o seed_n have_v i_o give_v this_o land_n from_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n unto_o the_o great_a river_n even_o the_o river_n euphrates_n solomon_n have_v also_o peace_n he_o peace_n indeed_o god_n stir_v up_o some_o adversary_n against_o he_o after_o his_o apostasy_n see_v ch._n 11.14_o 15_o 16._o but_o they_o do_v more_o hurt_v unto_o his_o posterity_n than_o unto_o he_o on_o all_o side_n round_o about_o he_o and_o judah_n and_o israel_n be_v many_o as_o the_o sand_n which_o be_v on_o the_o seashore_n for_o multitude_n and_o so_o that_o promise_n be_v fulfil_v gen._n 22.17_o i_o will_v multiply_v thy_o seed_n as_o the_o star_n and_o as_o the_o sand_n which_o be_v on_o the_o seashore_n and_o they_o live_v in_o a_o very_a comfortable_a condition_n every_o man_n dwell_v safe_o under_o his_o own_o vine_n and_o under_o his_o own_o figtree_n he_o figtree_n the_o like_a blessing_n be_v not_o grant_v to_o any_o king_n of_o israel_n before_o he_o or_o after_o he_o david_n have_v many_o trouble_n so_o have_v asà _fw-fr jehoshaphat_n hezekiah_n and_o josiah_n which_o be_v the_o most_o flourish_a king_n that_o succeed_v he_o eat_v and_o drink_v and_o make_v merry_a even_o from_o dan_n to_o beersheba_n all_o the_o day_n of_o solomon_n 1_o king_n 4.20_o 21_o 24_o 25._o 2_o chron._n 9.26_o 2._o let_v we_o consider_v his_o great_a riches_n and_o wealth_n solomon_n have_v for_o divers_a year_n one_o after_o another_o bring_v in_o by_o his_o ship_n that_o go_v to_o ophir_n and_o tarshish_n six_o hundred_o threescore_o and_o six_o talent_n of_o gold_n for_o though_o from_o ophir_n there_o be_v bring_v in_o but_o four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o talent_n 2_o chron._n 8.18_o yet_o from_o ophir_n tarshish_n and_o other_o place_n he_o may_v receive_v six_o hundred_o sixty_o six_o talent_n in_o a_o year_n which_o amount_v to_o two_o million_o four_o hundred_o ninety_o seven_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o pound_n beside_o what_o he_o have_v of_o merchantman_n factor_n and_o customer_n and_o by_o the_o traffic_n of_o the_o spice-merchant_n who_o commodity_n be_v precious_a they_o pay_v it_o be_v like_a great_a custom_n to_o he_o for_o liberty_n to_o bring_v in_o some_o and_o carry_v out_o other_o commodity_n and_o furthermore_o all_o the_o petty_a king_n and_o lord_n of_o arabia_n that_o be_v subdue_v by_o david_n and_o so_o bring_v under_o his_o dominion_n pay_v he_o tribute_n and_o bring_v he_o rich_a present_n viz._n vessel_n of_o silver_n and_o vessel_n of_o gold_n rich_a vest_n harness_n spice_n horse_n mule_n every_o year_n they_o bring_v a_o proportion_n of_o these_o present_n 2_o chron._n 9.13_o 14_o 24._o 1_o king_n 10.14_o 15._o thus_o solomon_n make_v silver_n and_o gold_n in_o jerusalem_n to_o be_v as_o plenteous_a as_o stone_n and_o cedar-tree_n as_o sycamore_n that_o grow_v in_o every_o field_n so_o that_o this_o be_v the_o golden_a age_n of_o the_o israelite_n under_o the_o peaceable_a and_o flourish_a reign_n of_o solomon_n 1_o king_n 10.14_o 15_o 25_o 27._o 2_o chron._n 1.15_o 2_o chron._n 9.13_o 14._o &_o 23.24_o 27._o 3._o let_v we_o consider_v his_o grandeur_n and_o magnificence_n solomon_n get_v for_o himself_o chariot_n and_o horse_n and_o have_v a_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o chariot_n and_o four_o thousand_o repair_n thousand_o there_o be_v in_o each_o stall_n a_o horse_n and_o four_o horse_n for_o every_o chariot_n the_o 4000_o stall_n will_v stand_v with_o a_o 1000_o chariot_n as_o for_o the_o 400_o chariot_n overplus_n they_o possible_o be_v appoint_v to_o be_v in_o readiness_n when_o any_o of_o they_o fail_v or_o be_v our_o of_o repair_n stall_n for_o his_o horse_n and_o chariot_n see_v 1_o king_n 9.19_o and_o twelve_o thousand_o horseman_n who_o he_o bestow_v in_o his_o chariot-city_n he_o order_v some_o of_o they_o to_o be_v in_o his_o own_o court_n or_o near_o it_o if_o any_o one_o shall_v wonder_v how_o solomon_n come_v by_o all_o those_o horse_n they_o may_v consider_v that_o they_o bring_v he_o horse_n out_o of_o all_o land_n near_o he_o especial_o his_o merchant_n and_o factor_n do_v buy_v horse_n for_o he_o and_o linen_n yarn_n traffic_n yarn_n horse_n and_o linen_n yarn_n be_v the_o chief_a commodity_n of_o egypt_n cant._n 1.9_o ezek._n 17.7_o and_o it_o be_v by_o the_o special_a favour_n of_o pharaoh_n who_o daughter_n solomon_n have_v marry_v that_o he_o enjoy_v that_o traffic_n in_o egypt_n the_o linen_n yarn_n at_o such_o a_o price_n as_o be_v agree_v upon_o between_o the_o egyptian_n and_o they_o and_o the_o horse_n cost_v one_o horse_n 150_o shekel_n and_o therefore_o so_o many_o horse_n as_o use_v to_o draw_v one_o chariot_n viz._n four_o cost_n four_o time_n as_o much_o viz._n six_o hundred_o shekel_n of_o silver_n and_o these_o merchant_n buy_v horse_n not_o only_o to_o serve_v their_o own_o prince_n and_o country_n but_o also_o for_o other_o border_a king_n and_o kingdom_n how_o far_o his_o multiply_v of_o horse_n and_o his_o multiply_v of_o wife_n 1_o king_n 11.3_o and_o his_o multiply_a of_o gold_n and_o silver_n so_o excessive_o 1_o king_n 10.21_o 27._o do_v agree_v with_o that_o law_n make_v for_o king_n deut._n 17.16_o 17._o possible_o solomon_n in_o that_o height_n of_o his_o prosperity_n do_v not_o consider_v 1_o king_n 1.14_o 16_o 17._o 1_o king_n 10.26_o 28_o 29._o 2_o chron._n 41.14_o 16_o 17._o 2_o chron._n 9.25_o 28._o sect_n xiii_o we_o have_v speak_v of_o solomon_n glory_n pomp_n and_o magnificence_n but_o that_o which_o wrought_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o people_n whither_o his_o own_o subject_n or_o foreigner_n so_o great_a a_o veneration_n for_o he_o be_v that_o extraordinary_a measure_n of_o wisdom_n with_o which_o the_o lord_n have_v endow_v he_o in_o the_o 1_o king_n 4.2_o it_o be_v say_v god_n give_v he_o wisdom_n and_o understanding_n exceed_v much_o and_o largeness_n of_o heart_n even_o as_o the_o sand_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o seashore_n his_o wisdom_n excel_v the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o child_n of_o the_o east_n and_o all_o the_o wisdom_n of_o egypt_n the_o arabian_n and_o chaldean_n be_v at_o this_o time_n famous_a for_o their_o learning_n especial_o philosophy_n and_o astronomy_n and_o so_o be_v also_o the_o egyptian_n see_v act._n 7.22_o isa_n 19.11_o 12._o and_o yet_o solomon_n excel_v these_o he_o be_v wise_a than_o all_o man_n then_o live_v wise_a than_o ethan_n the_o ezrahite_a heman_n chalioc_n and_o darda_fw-it who_o it_o seem_v be_v man_n famous_a for_o wisdom_n and_o learning_n among_o the_o israelite_n see_v 1_o chron._n 2.6_o they_o be_v also_o as_o it_o seem_v famous_a for_o divine_a poetry_n if_o these_o be_v the_o ethan_n and_o heman_n mention_v in_o the_o title_n of_o the_o 88_o and_o 89_o psalm_n solomon_n renown_n be_v very_o great_a in_o all_o nation_n round_o about_o he_o and_o there_o come_v of_o all_o sort_n of_o people_n and_o ambassador_n from_o all_o king_n that_o be_v any_o thing_n near_o he_o to_o hear_v his_o wisdom_n and_o to_o learn_v of_o he_o he_o discover_v his_o great_a wisdom_n in_o these_o particular_n 1._o in_o choose_v his_o officer_n of_o state_n for_o a_o wise_a king_n will_v always_o choose_v wise_a statesman_n and_o nothing_o do_v more_o discover_v the_o wisdom_n and_o sufficiency_n of_o a_o prince_n than_o to_o choose_v out_o of_o his_o kingdom_n wise_a able_a and_o good_a man_n to_o be_v his_o counsellor_n officer_n of_o state_n
much_o of_o the_o book_n of_o ecclesiastes_n sect_n xvii_o god_n threaten_v solomon_n 2_o sam._n 7.13_o 14_o 15._o that_o if_o he_o commit_v iniquity_n he_o will_v chasten_v he_o with_o the_o rod_n of_o man_n and_o with_o the_o stripe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o man_n but_o his_o mercy_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o he_o and_o according_o he_o now_o stir_v up_o three_o adversary_n revolt_n adversary_n though_o solomon_n enemy_n have_v herein_o their_o own_o end_n yet_o the_o lord_n use_v they_o as_o instrument_n of_o his_o justice_n to_o punish_v his_o revolt_n against_o he_o 1._o hadad_n the_o edomite_n when_o david_n subdue_v the_o edomite_n it_o be_v say_v 2_o sam._n 8.14_o he_o put_v garrison_n through_o all_o edom_n and_o they_o become_v his_o servant_n and_o at_o this_o time_n as_o it_o seem_v whilst_o joab_n pursue_v his_o victory_n slay_v all_o the_o male_n where_o he_o come_v hadad_n then_o be_v very_o young_a be_v hide_v and_o afterward_o secret_o carry_v away_o by_o some_o of_o his_o father_n servant_n who_o also_o take_v some_o out_o of_o paran_n that_o lie_v in_o the_o way_n to_o attend_v he_o into_o egypt_n where_o he_o be_v kind_o entertain_v by_o pharaoh_n who_o give_v he_o a_o house_n and_o land_n and_o appoint_v he_o victual_n and_o a_o constant_a table_n and_o in_o time_n he_o come_v to_o be_v in_o so_o great_a favour_n with_o he_o that_o he_o give_v he_o to_o wife_n his_o own_o queen_n sister_n who_o bear_v he_o a_o son_n that_o be_v educate_v in_o pharaoh_n house_n when_o this_o hadad_n hear_v in_o egypt_n that_o david_n and_o joab_n be_v dead_a he_o desire_v leave_v of_o pharaoh_n to_o return_v into_o his_o own_o country_n pharaoh_n ask_v he_o what_o he_o lack_v there_o he_o say_v nothing_o however_o i_o desire_v to_o return_v to_o my_o own_o country_n that_o i_o may_v recover_v my_o kingdom_n again_o pharaoh_n hear_v this_o kind_o dismiss_v he_o and_o he_o come_v to_o his_o own_o country_n where_o he_o be_v receive_v for_o their_o king_n yet_o it_o be_v manifest_a he_o attempt_v nothing_o against_o solomon_n for_o a_o long_a time_n after_o this_o for_o till_o solomon_n fall_n in_o his_o old_a age_n his_o enemy_n stir_v not_o see_v 1_o king_n 5.4_o so_o that_o it_o be_v like_a hadad_n at_o first_o make_v some_o covenant_n with_o solomon_n and_o be_v his_o tributary_n for_o his_o kingdom_n but_o at_o last_o he_o stir_v against_o he_o and_o create_v he_o much_o trouble_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o able_a quite_o to_o shake_v off_o his_o yoke_n for_o the_o edomite_n continue_a tributary_n to_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n till_o jehoram_n reign_v 2_o chron._n 21.10_o 2_o god_n stir_v up_o another_o enemy_n against_o solomon_n viz._n rezon_n who_o when_o david_n have_v get_v the_o better_a of_o his_o master_n in_o battle_n and_o have_v vanquish_v the_o syrian_n see_v 2_o sam._n 10.18_o he_o gather_v together_o such_o of_o they_o as_o be_v put_v to_o flight_n and_o make_v himself_o captain_n over_o they_o and_o for_o some_o time_n it_o be_v like_a live_v by_o rob_v and_o pillage_n till_o solomon_n decline_a day_n and_o though_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o solomon_n lose_v any_o thing_n of_o that_o which_o his_o father_n have_v get_v till_o himself_o fall_v from_o god_n yet_o then_o it_o seem_v rezon_n take_v courage_n to_o set_v upon_o damascus_n into_o which_o david_n have_v put_v a_o garrison_n 2_o sam._n 8.6_o and_o take_v it_o from_o solomon_n and_o there_o reign_v as_o king_n so_o that_o solomon_n have_v now_o one_o enemy_n in_o the_o north_n and_o another_o in_o the_o south_n 3_o a_o three_o enemy_n who_o god_n stir_v up_o against_o he_o be_v jeroboam_n his_o own_o servant_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n who_o have_v be_v raise_v and_o prefer_v by_o he_o and_o the_o occasion_n of_o his_o rise_n be_v this_o solomon_n when_o he_o build_v millo_n of_o which_o see_n ch._n 9.15_o and_o repair_v the_o breach_n in_o zion_n the_o city_n of_o david_n go_v out_o often_o to_o see_v sweat_v see_v the_o master_n eye_n they_o say_v make_v the_o horse_n fat_a and_o the_o servant_n to_o sweat_v his_o workman_n and_o to_o encourage_v they_o to_o diligence_n he_o observe_v jeroboam_n who_o be_v then_o but_o a_o young_a man_n to_o be_v very_o active_a and_o industrious_a in_o those_o labour_n and_o service_n he_o be_v set_v about_o whereupon_o solomon_n take_v a_o like_n to_o he_o prefer_v he_o and_o in_o time_n make_v he_o receiver_n or_o treasurer_n for_o all_o the_o king_n revenue_n in_o the_o two_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n upon_o a_o time_n when_o he_o go_v out_o of_o jerusalem_n to_o execute_v his_o office_n it_o happen_v that_o the_o prophet_n ahijah_n 9.29_o ahijah_n he_o who_o with_o some_o other_o pen_v the_o act_n of_o solomon_n 2_o chron._n 9.29_o the_o shilonite_n who_o have_v clad_v himself_o with_o a_o new_a garment_n meet_v he_o and_o desire_v some_o private_a conference_n with_o he_o and_o when_o they_o be_v alone_o he_o take_v off_o his_o new_a garment_n and_o rend_v it_o into_o twelve_o piece_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n and_o give_v ten_o of_o they_o to_o jeroboam_n say_v thus_o say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v rend_v the_o kingdom_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o solomon_n and_o will_v give_v ten_o tribe_n to_o thou_o because_o they_o kingdom_n they_o solomon_n give_v way_n to_o his_o wife_n idolatry_n prove_v a_o snare_n to_o the_o people_n and_o occasion_v their_o revolt_n from_o god_n and_o in_o this_o rent_n the_o people_n suffer_v as_o well_o as_o rehoboam_n the_o rent_n in_o the_o kingdom_n prove_v a_o occasion_n of_o continual_a war_n between_o judah_n and_o israel_n which_o bring_v in_o many_o misery_n from_o foreign_a nation_n upon_o both_o kingdom_n have_v forsake_v i_o and_o worship_v ashtaroth_n and_o chemosh_fw-mi and_o moloch_n and_o have_v not_o walk_v in_o my_o way_n to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o my_o eye_n and_o to_o keep_v my_o statute_n and_o judgement_n as_o do_v david_n my_o servant_n howbeit_o i_o will_v not_o take_v the_o kingdom_n from_o solomon_n while_o he_o live_v but_o he_o shall_v be_v king_n thereof_o all_o his_o day_n for_o david_n my_o servant_n sake_n who_o i_o choose_v because_o he_o keep_v my_o commandment_n and_o my_o statute_n but_o i_o will_v take_v the_o kingdom_n out_o of_o his_o son_n hand_n viz._n ten_o tribe_n of_o it_o and_o will_v give_v they_o unto_o thou_o and_o unto_o his_o son_n will_v i_o give_v one_o entire_a tribe_n viz._n judah_n with_o simeon_n benjaminis_fw-la simeon_n ac_fw-la proinde_fw-la synecdochice_v includitur_fw-la nam_n e_o benjamine_n tantum_fw-la pars_fw-la penes_fw-la eum_fw-la fuit_fw-la jeroboamo_n cesserunt_fw-la bethel_n &_o ephraim_n quae_fw-la erant_fw-la oppida_fw-la benjaminis_fw-la that_o be_v mix_v with_o it_o together_o with_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n that_o david_n my_o servant_n may_v have_v a_o light_n always_o before_o i_o in_o jerusalem_n that_o be_v a_o royal_a glory_n shine_v in_o one_o of_o his_o posterity_n who_o as_o a_o light_n may_v shine_v before_o the_o people_n and_o direct_v they_o as_o long_o as_o that_o kingdom_n shall_v last_v see_v 2_o sam._n 21.17_o 1_o king_n 15.4_o and_o that_o in_o jerusalem_n where_o my_o temple_n be_v build_v and_o where_o my_o name_n be_v solemn_o call_v upon_o and_o which_o be_v call_v after_o my_o name_n the_o city_n of_o god_n and_o i_o will_v take_v thou_o and_o make_v thou_o king_n over_o the_o ten_o tribe_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v a_o sovereign_a king_n and_o not_o under_o any_o superior_a on_o earth_n so_o that_o thou_o may_v reign_v according_a as_o thy_o soul_n desire_v and_o if_o thou_o will_v hearken_v unto_o all_o that_o i_o command_v thou_o and_o will_v walk_v in_o my_o way_n and_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o my_o sight_n to_o keep_v my_o statute_n and_o commandment_n as_o david_n my_o servant_n do_v i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o and_o build_v thou_o a_o sure_a house_n that_o be_v so_o establish_v thy_o kingdom_n that_o it_o shall_v continue_v in_o thy_o posterity_n as_o i_o promise_v to_o david_n and_o though_o i_o will_v by_o this_o division_n of_o the_o kingdom_n sore_o afflict_v the_o house_n of_o david_n yet_o i_o will_v not_o do_v it_o for_o ever_o for_o though_o they_o shall_v be_v carry_v into_o captivity_n yet_o they_o shall_v be_v bring_v back_o again_o and_o the_o messiah_n shall_v at_o last_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o seed_n of_o david_n who_o shall_v continue_v to_o reign_v most_o glorious_o for_o ever_o ahijah_n have_v deliver_v what_o god_n command_v he_o to_o jeroboam_n take_v his_o leave_n of_o he_o how_o jeroboam_n be_v affect_v with_o this_o surprise_v message_n we_o may_v easy_o imagine_v it_o seem_v he_o
their_o sin_n 1_o sam._n 15.2_o before_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o punish_v i_o for_o they_o by_o take_v away_o my_o son_n possible_o she_o think_v that_o elijah_n have_v beseech_v god_n thus_o to_o punish_v she_o as_o by_o his_o prayer_n he_o have_v bring_v the_o drought_n and_o famine_n upon_o the_o land_n or_o that_o he_o be_v send_v as_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n wrath_n to_o take_v away_o her_o son_n from_o she_o elijah_n say_v to_o she_o give_v i_o thy_o son_n and_o he_o take_v he_o out_o of_o her_o bosom_n and_o carry_v he_o to_o a_o upper_a loft_n and_o lay_v he_o on_o his_o own_o bed_n and_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o say_v o_o lord_n my_o god_n let_v i_o humble_o plead_v with_o thou_o why_o have_v thou_o bring_v so_o great_a a_o evil_n upon_o this_o widow_n with_o who_o i_o sojourn_v as_o to_o take_v away_o her_o son_n i_o be_o afraid_a thy_o name_n will_v hence_o come_v to_o be_v blaspheme_v and_o thy_o prophet_n despise_v and_o it_o will_v be_v say_v it_o have_v be_v well_o for_o this_o woman_n if_o this_o prophet_n have_v never_o come_v into_o her_o house_n have_v thus_o say_v he_o stretch_v himself_o upon_o the_o child_n three_o time_n put_v his_o mouth_n upon_o the_o child_n mouth_n and_o his_o eye_n upon_o the_o child_n eye_n and_o his_o hand_n upon_o the_o child_n hand_n and_o he_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o say_v o_o lord_n i_o pray_v thou_o let_v this_o child_n soul_n come_v into_o he_o again_o and_o the_o lord_n gracious_o hear_v his_o prayer_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o child_n come_v immediate_o into_o he_o again_o and_o he_o revive_v so_o the_o prophet_n take_v the_o child_n and_o deliver_v he_o to_o his_o mother_n alive_a grot._n alive_a see_v the_o like_a miracle_n wrought_v by_o elisha_n 2_o king_n 4.34_o and_o by_o paul_n act._n 20.10_o see_v also_o heb._n 11.35_o cum_fw-la grave_n imminerent_fw-la vexationes_fw-la &_o religionem_fw-la magis_fw-la indy_n piis_fw-la deus_fw-la aperire_fw-la aliquid_fw-la voluit_fw-la de_fw-la immortalitate_fw-la animarum_fw-la grot._n then_o say_v the_o woman_n by_o this_o i_o know_v that_o thou_o be_v a_o true_a prophet_n and_o that_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o thy_o mouth_n be_v truth_n namely_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v foretell_v by_o thou_o concern_v the_o continuance_n of_o the_o drought_n and_o the_o increase_n of_o my_o meal_n and_o oil_n and_o this_o child_n be_v the_o first_o that_o we_o read_v of_o in_o the_o scripture_n that_o be_v dead_a be_v restore_v to_o life_n again_o the_o drought_n have_v now_o continue_v well_o nigh_o three_o year_n and_o six_o month_n elijah_n go_v to_o present_v himself_o unto_o ahab_n and_o to_o give_v notice_n to_o he_o that_o they_o shall_v have_v rain_n that_o so_o what_o he_o have_v say_v to_o he_o before_o may_v be_v make_v good_a to_o wit_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o rain_n but_o according_a to_o his_o word_n the_o governor_n of_o ahabs_n house_n at_o this_o time_n be_v obadiah_n a_o excellent_a person_n and_o one_o who_o fear_v the_o lord_n great_o and_o worship_v he_o in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n and_o keep_v himself_o from_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o time_n though_o he_o go_v not_o up_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o peform_v the_o ceremonial_a worship_n there_o require_v it_o be_v a_o wonder_n there_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o pious_a person_n in_o so_o corrupt_a a_o court_n but_o god_n order_v it_o so_o by_o his_o alwise_a providence_n for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o prophet_n for_o when_o jezabel_n slay_v and_o cut_v off_o the_o prophet_n prophet_n prophet_n they_o that_o give_v themselves_o to_o be_v thorough_o instruct_v in_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o be_v ready_a on_o all_o occasion_n to_o declare_v the_o same_o to_o other_o be_v style_v prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o take_v a_o hundred_o of_o they_o and_o hide_v they_o by_o fifty_o in_o a_o cave_n and_o feed_v they_o with_o bread_n and_o water_n it_o be_v like_o some_o other_o pious_a man_n also_o in_o israel_n beside_o obadiah_n hide_v and_o preserve_v several_a prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n from_o her_o fury_n but_o the_o drought_n now_o be_v very_o sore_a ahab_n order_v obadiah_n to_o go_v one_o way_n as_o he_o himself_o will_v another_o that_o so_o traverse_v all_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n they_o may_v find_v herbage_n and_o water_n for_o their_o horse_n and_o mule_n which_o be_v ready_a to_o perish_v for_o want_v of_o it_o elijah_n meet_v obadiah_n who_o know_v he_o fall_v on_o his_o face_n before_o he_o and_o say_v to_o he_o be_v not_o thou_o my_o lord_n elijah_n he_o answer_v i_o be_o and_o i_o desire_v thou_o to_o go_v and_o tell_v thy_o lord_n and_o master_n that_o elijah_n be_v here_o obadiah_n answer_v wherein_o have_v i_o so_o offend_v thou_o that_o thou_o shall_v deliver_v thy_o servant_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o ahab_n to_o slay_v i_o i_o protest_v unto_o thou_o that_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n have_v seek_v thou_o not_o only_o in_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n but_o also_o in_o all_o the_o neighbour_a country_n and_o among_o all_o the_o nation_n that_o be_v in_o league_n with_o he_o and_o he_o have_v press_v they_o so_o far_o that_o they_o be_v fain_o upon_o their_o oath_n to_o avow_v that_o they_o know_v nothing_o of_o thou_o he_o thou_o how_o elijah_n be_v conceal_v in_o sarepta_n we_o need_v not_o inquire_v see_v he_o be_v inform_v of_o his_o danger_n the_o widow_n may_v use_v mean_n to_o hide_v he_o and_o now_o why_o enjoyne_v thou_o i_o to_o go_v and_o tell_v ahab_n that_o thou_o be_v here_o possible_o as_o soon_o as_o i_o be_o go_v from_o thou_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n lord_n what_o be_v do_v by_o any_o supernatural_a work_n of_o god_n they_o use_v to_o say_v be_v do_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n that_o be_v some_o wind_n from_o the_o lord_n or_o some_o angel_n will_v take_v thou_o up_o 8.19_o up_o it_o seem_v in_o those_o time_n elijah_n be_v usual_o thus_o miraculous_o catch_v up_o and_o so_o perhaps_o other_o prophet_n too_o and_o carry_v from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o when_o elijah_n be_v at_o last_o take_v up_o into_o heaven_n the_o young_a prophet_n will_v needs_o send_v out_o to_o seek_v he_o 2_o king_n 2.16_o the_o like_a we_o read_v of_o philip_n act._n 8.19_o and_o carry_v thou_o to_o some_o other_o place_n and_o then_o the_o king_n will_v slay_v i_o either_o because_o i_o do_v not_o apprehend_v thou_o when_o i_o see_v thou_o or_o because_o i_o shall_v seem_v to_o have_v delude_v he_o by_o tell_v he_o that_o which_o he_o will_v not_o find_v upon_o search_n to_o be_v true_a i_o thy_o servant_n have_v desire_v to_o fear_v the_o lord_n from_o my_o youth_n and_o to_o cleave_v unto_o he_o and_o have_v be_v kind_a to_o his_o servant_n the_o prophet_n in_o hide_v many_o of_o they_o from_o the_o fury_n of_o jezebel_n as_o i_o suppose_v thou_o have_v hear_v and_o i_o may_v be_v further_a useful_a to_o they_o and_o therefore_o i_o hope_v thou_o will_v not_o lay_v upon_o i_o so_o perilous_a a_o command_n elijah_n assure_v he_o he_o be_v resolve_v to_o show_v himself_o unto_o ahab_n hereupon_o obadiah_n go_v and_o acquaint_v the_o king_n therewith_o who_o present_o come_v out_o to_o he_o and_o in_o a_o very_a angry_a manner_n say_v what!_o be_v thou_o he_o that_o trouble_v israel_n no_o say_v elijah_n thou_o and_o thy_o father_n house_n have_v trouble_v israel_n in_o forsake_v god_n and_o follow_v baal_n after_o some_o vehement_a contest_v between_o they_o about_o the_o baal-worship_n the_o prophet_n have_v doubtless_o receive_v it_o in_o charge_n from_o god_n before_o as_o may_v appear_v from_o ver_fw-la 36._o propound_v to_o the_o king_n a_o way_n of_o trial_n to_o be_v perform_v on_o mount_n carmel_n which_o stand_v near_o the_o sea_n whither_o god_n be_v god_n or_o baal_n be_v god_n the_o god_n answer_v by_o fire_n say_v he_o and_o consume_v the_o sacrifice_n from_o heaven_n let_v he_o be_v acknowledge_v for_o the_o true_a god_n the_o king_n be_v confident_a that_o the_o way_n of_o his_o worship_n be_v right_a agree_v thereto_o and_o possible_o the_o natural_a desire_n that_o be_v in_o all_o man_n to_o see_v thing_n strange_a and_o unusual_a as_o this_o trial_n be_v may_v the_o more_o incline_v he_o to_o it_o according_o he_o assemble_v the_o prophet_n of_o baal_n viz._n those_o that_o live_v disperse_v up_o and_o down_o in_o the_o country_n and_o the_o head_n of_o the_o people_n to_o see_v the_o issue_n of_o this_o strange_a trial_n elijah_n when_o the_o people_n be_v meet_v together_o speak_v to_o they_o say_v how_o long_o will_v you_o halt_v between_o two_o opinion_n if_o the_o lord_n be_v god_n follow_v he_o but_o if_o baal_n
17.21_o then_o go_v to_o her_o husband_n but_o not_o acquaint_v he_o with_o the_o death_n of_o the_o child_n she_o desire_v he_o to_o let_v she_o have_v one_o of_o the_o servant_n out_o of_o the_o field_n to_o attend_v she_o and_o one_o of_o the_o ass_n that_o she_o may_v make_v haste_n to_o the_o man_n of_o god_n and_o she_o will_v speedy_o come_v again_o her_o husband_n not_o imagine_v as_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o child_n have_v be_v so_o sick_a much_o less_o that_o he_o have_v be_v dead_a ask_v she_o why_o she_o will_v go_v then_o it_o be_v neither_o new-moon_n nor_o sabbath_n on_o which_o day_n they_o usual_o go_v as_o it_o seem_v to_o the_o prophet_n to_o be_v instruct_v and_o not_o often_o on_o other_o day_n she_o reply_v it_o will_v be_v well_o enough_o the_o prophet_n will_v take_v no_o offence_n at_o my_o come_n then_o she_o order_v her_o ass_n to_o be_v immediate_o saddle_v and_o get_v up_o speak_v to_o her_o servant_n that_o ride_v on_o another_o ass_n before_o she_o that_o 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own_o motion_n without_o my_o ask_n why_o be_o i_o now_o so_o soon_o bereave_v of_o he_o i_o hope_v thou_o will_v by_o thy_o prayer_n endeavour_v to_o have_v he_o restore_v to_o i_o again_o and_o this_o be_v a_o great_a evidence_n of_o her_o faith_n by_o which_o she_o receive_v her_o dead_a raise_v to_o life_n again_o heb._n 11.35_o then_o elisha_n speak_v to_o his_o servant_n say_v gird_v up_o thy_o loin_n and_o take_v my_o staff_n in_o thy_o hand_n and_o go_v with_o all_o haste_n to_o the_o house_n where_o the_o dead_a child_n be_v not_o stay_v by_o the_o way_n to_o offer_v or_o answer_v any_o courtesy_n or_o civility_n and_o when_o thou_o be_v come_v thithither_o lay_v my_o staff_n on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o child_n but_o the_o mother_n say_v as_o the_o lord_n live_v and_o as_o thy_o soul_n live_v i_o will_v not_o leave_v thou_o till_o thou_o go_v with_o i_o thyself_o the_o prophet_n thereupon_o arise_v and_o go_v with_o she_o but_o gehazi_n get_v thither_o before_o they_o and_o 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brain_n will_v thou_o dash_v out_o and_o rip_v up_o their_o woman_n with_o child_n hazael_n reply_v be_v thy_o servant_n a_o dog_n that_o i_o shall_v ever_o be_v guilty_a of_o such_o great_a horrible_a barbarity_n and_o inhuman_a cruelty_n mutant_fw-la cruelty_n fortuna_fw-la &_o potestat_fw-la etiam_fw-la mores_fw-la &_o ingenium_fw-la mutant_fw-la it_o be_v like_a he_o do_v not_o think_v at_o this_o time_n that_o ever_o he_o shall_v do_v such_o cruel_a act_n but_o no_o man_n know_v the_o depth_n of_o that_o corruption_n that_o be_v in_o his_o heart_n which_o will_v soon_o discover_v itself_o if_o god_n leave_v he_o to_o himself_o see_v what_o he_o afterward_o do_v 2_o king_n 10.32_o 33._o and_o ch._n 13.3_o elisha_n reply_v the_o lord_n have_v show_v i_o that_o thou_o will_v be_v king_n over_o syria_n and_o then_o thou_o will_v bear_v the_o same_o deadly_a hatred_n to_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n which_o thy_o predecessor_n have_v do_v before_o and_o the_o lord_n as_o a_o just_a and_o righteous_a judge_n will_v permit_v thou_o to_o come_v into_o that_o throne_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v a_o scourge_n to_o punish_v the_o idolatrous_a and_o rebellious_a israelite_n so_o hazael_n depart_v from_o the_o prophet_n and_o come_v to_o his_o master_n benhadad_n tell_v he_o that_o the_o prophet_n say_v he_o shall_v certain_o recover_v but_o therein_o he_o deliver_v not_o to_o he_o the_o true_a sense_n of_o the_o prophet_n then_o consider_v with_o himself_o what_o elisha_n have_v tell_v he_o viz._n that_o he_o shall_v be_v king_n of_o syria_n and_o apprehend_v that_o if_o his_o master_n do_v recover_v of_o this_o sickness_n it_o may_v be_v difficult_a for_o he_o to_o attain_v the_o crown_n and_o be_v impatient_a of_o delay_n and_o unwilling_a to_o stay_v god_n time_n for_o the_o bring_n about_o of_o that_o he_o have_v promise_v
the_o twenty_o of_o jotham_n because_o according_a to_o they_o jotham_n still_o have_v the_o title_n of_o king_n though_o he_o have_v resign_v the_o kingdom_n four_o year_n before_o it_o be_v say_v indeed_o in_o 2_o king_n 17.1_o that_o hoshea_n begin_v to_o reign_v in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o ahaz_n because_o though_o he_o thrust_v himself_o into_o the_o kingdom_n before_o yet_o he_o be_v oppose_v as_o a_o usurper_n till_o the_o twelve_o of_o ahaz_n at_o which_o time_n it_o seem_v he_o have_v the_o crown_n confirm_v to_o he_o and_o afterward_o reign_v four_o year_n in_o ahaz'_v time_n and_o five_o in_o hezekiah_n in_o all_o nine_o year_n 2_o king_n 15.30_o 31._o hoshea_n the_o son_n of_o ela_n have_v murder_v pekah_n get_v the_o kingdom_n into_o his_o own_o hand_n hoshea_n the_o 19_o king_n of_o israel_n hoshea_n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o ahaz_n yet_o by_o reason_n of_o stir_n and_o tumult_n that_o arise_v hereupon_o he_o can_v not_o quiet_o enjoy_v it_o but_o that_o state_n continue_v in_o confusion_n and_o a_o kind_n of_o anarchy_n for_o the_o space_n of_o nine_o year_n hoshea_n have_v at_o length_n compose_v all_o difference_n at_o home_n begin_v now_o quiet_o to_o reign_v in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o ahaz_n and_o reign_v nine_o year_n he_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o not_o as_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n that_o be_v before_o he_o for_o though_o he_o continue_v jeroboam_n idolatry_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n yet_o he_o abandon_v the_o grosser_n idolatry_n of_o many_o of_o his_o predecessor_n and_o beside_o he_o suffer_v such_o of_o his_o subject_n as_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o it_o to_o go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o worship_v there_o which_o the_o former_a king_n of_o israel_n will_v not_o permit_v for_o when_o hezekiah_n have_v proclaim_v a_o solemn_a passover_n many_o of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n go_v up_o to_o keep_v their_o passover_n in_o jerusalem_n as_o we_o read_v 2_o chron._n 30.11_o 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