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best_a expound_v another_o after_o which_o preliminary_n i_o address_v myself_o to_o answer_v the_o first_o objection_n thus_o first_o 1._o it_o be_v still_o to_o be_v remember_v that_o it_o be_v above_o two_o hundred_o and_o ten_o year_n since_o abram_n arm_v three_o hundred_o and_o eighteen_o train_a servant_n bear_v in_o his_o own_o house_n to_o pursue_v the_o king_n that_o have_v take_v lot_n prisoner_n and_o if_o seventy_o person_n only_o in_o two_o hundred_o and_o ten_o year_n or_o thereabouts_o may_v become_v such_o a_o incredible_a number_n as_o the_o possibility_n have_v be_v demonstrate_v what_o may_v we_o think_v of_o three_o hundred_o and_o eighteen_o more_o in_o the_o same_o family_n partaker_n of_o the_o like_a blessing_n so_o far_o as_o their_o increase_n be_v the_o increase_n of_o abraham_n wealth_n and_o strength_n but_o not_o to_o be_v entangle_v with_o too_o many_o difficulty_n to_o think_v modesty_n jacob_n can_v scarce_o have_v less_o than_o a_o thousand_o soul_n 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himself_o beyond_o recovery_n unless_o he_o do_v content_a himself_o in_o this_o that_o there_o be_v a_o time_n to_o be_v when_o it_o please_v god_n that_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o gentile_n shall_v come_v in_o so_o a_o reason_n may_v be_v give_v against_o ishmael_n he_o be_v not_o only_o the_o son_n of_o the_o bondwoman_n that_o misbehave_v herself_o towards_o her_o mistress_n but_o a_o malicious_a scorner_n of_o the_o true_a heir_n the_o son_n of_o the_o freewoman_n and_o a_o wild-man_n but_o of_o the_o son_n of_o keturah_n what_o have_v we_o to_o say_v more_o than_o of_o japhet_n save_v only_o that_o of_o midian_a one_o of_o they_o come_v jethro_n and_o the_o kenites_n friend_n and_o partaker_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n what_o wonder_v though_o esau_n be_v permit_v to_o seek_v his_o fortune_n in_o mount_n seir_n he_o have_v match_v with_o the_o daughter_n of_o heth_n and_o ishmael_n to_o the_o grief_n of_o his_o parent_n and_o so_o without_o their_o like_n and_o be_v 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my_o lord_n thou_o be_v a_o mighty_a prince_n among_o we_o in_o the_o choice_n of_o our_o sepulcher_n bury_v thou_o thy_o dead_a as_o if_o there_o have_v be_v yet_o some_o civility_n among_o these_o hitty_n of_o the_o race_n of_o cham_n somewhat_o of_o kin_n to_o piety_n but_o when_o abram_n return_v with_o victory_n over_o the_o king_n which_o he_o have_v pursue_v then_o melchizedeck_v king_n of_o salem_n come_v forth_o to_o meet_v he_o etc._n and_o he_o bring_v forth_o bread_n and_o wine_n mofen_n because_o he_o be_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n and_o he_o bless_v he_o and_o say_v bless_a be_v abram_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n possessor_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o abram_n give_v he_o tithe_n of_o all_o his_fw-la spoil_n as_o the_o apostle_n do_v expound_v it_o heb._n 7.4_o so_o that_o here_o we_o be_v point_v to_o observe_v another_o church_n without_o the_o house_n of_o abram_n which_o have_v a_o high_a priest_n whereas_o abram_n himself_o have_v no_o great_a title_n than_o that_o of_o a_o prophet_n 20.7_o nor_o any_o great_a right_o to_o handle_v divine_a mystery_n than_o any_o other_o father_n of_o a_o family_n which_o derive_v priesthood_n down_o from_o adam_n so_o that_o abram_n pay_v tithe_n unto_o he_o not_o to_o enter_v into_o the_o whole_a dispute_n about_o melchisedeck_v 3_o saint_n paul_n prefer_v ancient_a thing_n before_o the_o latter_a set_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n before_o the_o law_n four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n and_o thereby_o prove_v the_o excellency_n of_o it_o above_o the_o latter_a and_o to_o show_v that_o our_o lord_n christ_n be_v of_o a_o royal_a priesthood_n far_o above_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n he_o prove_v that_o levi_n himself_o pay_v both_o tithe_n and_o homage_n to_o he_o by_o abraham_n in_o his_o antitype_n melchisedeck_v while_o levi_n be_v in_o the_o loin_n of_o his_o progenitor_n abraham_n as_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n and_o king_n of_o righteousness_n and_o king_n of_o peace_n by_o augmentation_n of_o his_o title_n king_n and_o priest_n from_o ancient_a time_n agree_v in_o the_o same_o person_n till_o god_n appropriate_v the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n for_o the_o better_a preservation_n of_o purity_n after_o many_o of_o the_o head_n of_o family_n be_v find_v so_o prone_a unto_o degeneracy_n whatever_o proper_a name_n he_o may_v have_v beside_o the_o generality_n agree_v that_o he_o be_v a_o 3._o mortal_a man_n immortal_a only_o as_o a_o type_n of_o christ_n and_o some_o think_v as_o à _fw-la ..._o lapide_fw-la quote_v the_o author_n that_o he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o roytelet_n of_o canaan_n who_o by_o god_n providence_n be_v preserve_v to_o be_v both_o a_o faithful_a man_n and_o a_o good_a king_n among_o they_o 7
of_o moses_n and_o although_o cunaeus_n do_v collect_v in_o favour_n it_o may_v be_v of_o some_o opinion_n that_o the_o church_n of_o old_a be_v still_o restrain_v unto_o one_o family_n as_o from_o adam_n to_o seth_n and_o so_o to_o noah_n and_o to_o sem_fw-mi alone_o of_o his_o and_o to_o abram_n alone_o of_o his_o 17._o and_o to_o isaac_n alone_o of_o his_o line_n and_o that_o god_n despise_v all_o other_o nation_n as_o profane_v until_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n yet_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o although_o many_o family_n and_o nation_n do_v not_o escape_v corruption_n yet_o some_o true_a worshipper_n there_o be_v here_o and_o there_o without_o those_o house_n and_o without_o that_o nation_n but_o the_o first_o church_n be_v the_o metropolis_n only_o of_o all_o the_o rest_n three_o and_o now_o we_o may_v perceive_v the_o reason_n why_o abram_n servant_n also_o must_v be_v circumcise_v to_o the_o solution_n of_o the_o question_n with_o favour_n against_o pererius_n that_o 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and_o it_o may_v be_v his_o steward_n eliezer_n before_o isaac_n be_v bear_v i_o leave_v the_o brethren_n that_o be_v most_o concern_v to_o inquire_v but_o that_o part_n of_o this_o question_n which_o relate_v to_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n with_o reference_n as_o a_o seal_n unto_o some_o covenant_n that_o we_o may_v not_o be_v delay_v in_o our_o progress_n here_o will_v fall_v in_o in_o a_o proper_a place_n in_o order_n chap._n xvii_o abraham_n obedience_n so_o acceptable_a unto_o god_n that_o he_o make_v himself_o know_v to_o he_o in_o a_o more_o familiar_a way_n than_o ever_o before_o that_o abraham_n know_v nothing_o to_o the_o contrary_a why_o there_o may_v not_o be_v more_o righteous_a people_n in_o sodom_n than_o his_o brother_n lot_n his_o various_a peregrination_n be_v recount_v and_o further_a question_n propound_v to_o be_v inquire_v into_o such_o have_v be_v the_o acceptation_n of_o a_o liberal_a obedience_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o generous_a prince_n both_o of_o ancient_a and_o late_a time_n that_o they_o have_v not_o think_v much_o to_o go_v out_o of_o their_o way_n and_o to_o come_v incogniti_fw-la to_o visit_v one_o or_o other_o of_o their_o mean_a subject_n who_o they_o have_v know_v by_o such_o a_o character_n in_o the_o like_a manner_n after_o abraham_n have_v circumcise_v all_o his_o male_n it_o please_v god_n not_o to_o defer_v as_o in_o former_a time_n but_o 〈◊〉_d to_o make_v haste_n to_o come_v and_o see_v he_o incognito_o but_o in_o a_o more_o familiar_a manner_n than_o before_o to_o make_v the_o last_o promise_n or_o to_o confirm_v all_o the_o former_a to_o he_o to_o be_v sure_o make_v good_a to_o he_o within_o the_o set_a time_n mention_v before_o so_o that_o to_o keep_v reckon_v 18.20_o we_o may_v account_v it_o to_o have_v be_v within_o a_o month_n or_o two_o after_o the_o last_o appearance_n to_o this_o be_v add_v the_o great_a favour_n of_o almighty_a god_n for_o when_o do_v he_o ever_o do_v so_o by_o 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altar_n to_o the_o lord_n for_o remembrance_n because_o the_o lord_n have_v there_o appear_v to_o he_o it_o be_v only_o say_v that_o he_o come_v unto_o the_o place_n of_o sichem_n unto_o the_o plain_a of_o morch_n and_o that_o the_o canaanite_n be_v then_o in_o the_o land_n so_o that_o it_o seem_v not_o likely_a to_o i_o that_o he_o enter_v into_o the_o city_n at_o all_o whether_o it_o be_v a_o wall_a city_n as_o be_v most_o probable_a it_o be_v a_o great_a and_o ancient_a one_o or_o only_o a_o city_n of_o street_n as_o we_o find_v such_o account_v in_o the_o number_n before_o the_o nation_n be_v replenish_v but_o he_o remove_v journey_v southwards_o 28.19_o and_o about_o luz_n or_o bethel_n which_o be_v after_o call_v so_o by_o jacob_n he_o build_v another_o altar_n for_o constant_a worship_n 12.8_o and_o there_o he_o call_v on_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o the_o very_a next_o year_n as_o it_o may_v seem_v he_o be_v drive_v into_o egypt_n by_o famine_n 13._o and_o the_o 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of_o age_n and_o his_o son_n jacob_n fifteen_o 23.9_o and_o his_o son_n isaac_n and_o ishmael_n bury_v he_o with_o sarah_n in_o the_o cave_n of_o machpelah_n so_o that_o all_o the_o expedition_n of_o abraham_n be_v 1._o from_o the_o remote_a part_n of_o chaldea_n unto_o charran_n from_o thence_o 2._o unto_o sichem_n from_o thence_o 3._o to_o bethel_n from_o thence_o 4._o to_o egypt_n from_o thence_o 5._o back_n again_o to_o bethel_n from_o thence_o 6._o to_o the_o plain_a of_o mamre_n which_o be_v hebron_n or_o kiriath-arba_a from_o thence_o 7._o to_o the_o part_n of_o gerar_n and_o from_o thence_o 8._o back_n again_o to_o hebron_n of_o the_o son_n of_o heth._n that_o which_o remain_v to_o be_v inquire_v be_v first_o what_o use_n abraham_n make_v of_o his_o altar_n second_o how_o he_o govern_v his_o
say_v that_o every_o shepherd_n be_v a_o abomination_n unto_o the_o egyptian_n citâ—tis_fw-la but_o also_o that_o the_o egyptian_n may_v not_o eat_v bread_n with_o the_o hebrew_n for_o that_o be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o egyptian_n as_o if_o it_o be_v so_o to_o those_o more_o than_o to_o the_o hebrew_n to_o eat_v with_o they_o i_o will_v glad_o know_v then_o how_o they_o can_v hold_v any_o time_n together_o for_o i_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v 7._o that_o jacob_n will_v rather_o starve_v than_o want_v a_o altar_n at_o ramese_n or_o some_o other_o part_n of_o goshen_n it_o be_v the_o first_o thing_n he_o do_v to_o erect_v one_o and_o to_o purge_v his_o house_n from_o idol_n in_o other_o place_n or_o how_o the_o egyptian_n can_v bear_v their_o sacrifice_n better_a than_o their_o trade_n or_o diet_n i_o can_v doubt_v but_o that_o there_o be_v egyptian_n in_o goshen_n before_o a_o fertile_a plat_v and_o a_o frontier_n and_o some_o of_o these_o shepherds_z and_o hersman_n too_o 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