before_o i_o die_v o_o god_n what_o consolation_n for_o a_o good_a father_n to_o see_v again_o a_o good_a son_n he_o be_v dead_a in_o his_o thought_n and_o behold_v he_o rise_v again_o he_o be_v lose_v and_o be_v find_v again_o a_o cruel_a bear_n have_v devour_v he_o and_o of_o all_o his_o relic_n there_o be_v only_o leave_v he_o a_o bloody_a garment_n change_n a_o strange_a change_n and_o behold_v he_o on_o a_o throne_n and_o master_n of_o one_o of_o the_o fair_a empire_n in_o the_o universe_n what_o alteration_n and_o what_o metamorphosis_n humane_a prudence_n what_o say_v thou_o unto_o this_o be_v not_o thou_o then_o ravish_v at_o the_o sight_n of_o these_o prodigy_n have_v thou_o not_o a_o desire_n to_o submit_v unto_o the_o law_n of_o this_o wise_a intelligence_n which_o sport_n with_o these_o counsel_n and_o go_v even_o under_o the_o abysses_n of_o misfortune_n there_o to_o produce_v peace_n glory_n and_o immortality_n as_o a_o fair_a day_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o darkness_n yes_o true_o but_o to_o adore_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n and_o the_o most_o absolute_a power_n it_o have_v over_o our_o life_n and_o honour_n we_o must_v follow_v jacob_n and_o go_v visit_n joseph_n love_n have_v wing_n at_o his_o foot_n like_o fame_n 1._o profectusque_fw-la israel_n cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la quae_fw-la habâ—bat_fw-la venit_fw-la ad_fw-la puteum_fw-la juramenti_fw-la gen._n 46._o v._n 1._o he_o know_v not_o what_o delay_n and_o retardment_n mean_v jacob_n be_v on_o his_o way_n to_o see_v joseph_n he_o be_v already_o in_o bershabe_n near_o unto_o that_o famous_a well_o where_o abraham_n heretofore_o make_v a_o solemn_a agreement_n with_o abimelech_n and_o where_o both_o of_o they_o swear_v a_o inviolable_a peace_n there_o it_o be_v where_o jacob_n stay_v to_o offer_v his_o sacrifice_n unto_o god_n upon_o the_o altar_n of_o abraham_n adsum_fw-la et_fw-la mactatis_fw-la ibi_fw-la victimis_fw-la deo_fw-la patris_fw-la svi_fw-la isaac_n gen._n 46._o v._n 1._o audivit_fw-la cum_fw-la per_fw-la visionem_fw-la noctis_fw-la vocantem_fw-la se_fw-la &_o dicentem_fw-la sibi_fw-la jacob_n jacob_n cvi_fw-la respondit_fw-la ecce_fw-la adsum_fw-la there_o have_v immolate_a victime_n he_o resign_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n all_o the_o design_n of_o his_o voyage_n he_o resolve_v to_o pass_v away_o one_o night_n in_o that_o place_n but_o scarce_o have_v he_o close_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o body_n but_o those_o of_o his_o soul_n be_v open_v to_o see_v and_o hear_v the_o god_n of_o his_o father_n isaac_n who_o call_v jacob_n jacob_n to_o which_o jacob_n have_v nothing_o else_o to_o say_v but_o that_o he_o hear_v his_o voice_n and_o be_v most_o ready_a to_o execute_v his_o command_n courage_n than_o jacob_n 4._o ait_fw-fr illi_fw-la deus_fw-la ego_fw-la sum_fw-la fortissimus_fw-la deus_fw-la patris_fw-la tui_fw-la noli_fw-la timere_fw-la descend_v in_o aegyptum_fw-la quia_fw-la in_o gentem_fw-la magnam_fw-la faciâ—mâ—te_fw-la ibi_fw-la gâ—â—_n 46._o v._n 4._o joseph_n queque_fw-la ponet_fw-la manus_fw-la suos_fw-la super_fw-la oculos_fw-la tuos_fw-la gen._n 46._o v._n 4._o for_o it_o be_v the_o most_o powerful_a god_n of_o thy_o father_n isaac_n who_o call_v and_o appoint_v thou_o to_o pass_v into_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o there_o it_o be_v where_o he_o intend_v to_o make_v thou_o a_o father_n of_o many_o nation_n yes_o say_v he_o i_o promise_v thou_o jacob_n that_o i_o will_v go_v with_o thou_o and_o i_o assure_v thou_o that_o joseph_n shall_v close_v thy_o eye_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n o_o god_n what_o sacrifice_n what_o vision_n what_o speech_n and_o what_o oath_n as_o for_o the_o sacrifice_n in_o the_o first_o place_n what_o jacob_n do_v aught_o to_o be_v a_o instruction_n to_o all_o those_o who_o leave_v their_o country_n and_o intend_v to_o alter_v the_o course_n of_o their_o life_n that_o before_o all_o thing_n they_o shall_v consult_v with_o god_n and_o take_v he_o for_o their_o guide_n in_o the_o voyage_n &_o design_n they_o take_v in_o hand_n for_o it_o be_v unto_o he_o we_o ought_v first_o to_o sacrifice_n our_o heart_n and_o immolate_v all_o our_o hope_n otherwise_o we_o shall_v look_v behind_o we_o like_o that_o waver_a woman_n who_o for_o her_o inconstancy_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o statue_n of_o salt_n second_o the_o apparition_n of_o god_n which_o jacob_n see_v be_v a_o certain_a token_n that_o his_o eye_n still_o watch_v over_o those_o who_o dedicate_v themselves_o unto_o he_o and_o that_o he_o be_v neither_o deaf_a nor_o dumb_a to_o those_o that_o speak_v unto_o he_o three_o god_n promise_n be_v too_o faithful_a and_o his_o love_n too_o generous_a to_o forsake_v those_o who_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n and_o have_v take_v he_o for_o their_o guide_n four_o when_o god_n promise_v jacob_n to_o bring_v he_o back_o out_o of_o egypt_n this_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o his_o posterity_n and_o of_o the_o israelite_n jacob_n successor_n who_o god_n after_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o year_n bring_v back_o out_o of_o egypt_n into_o chanaan_n touch_v jacob_n he_o die_v in_o egypt_n between_o joseph_n arm_n as_o we_o be_v go_v to_o see_v in_o the_o sequel_n of_o this_o history_n it_o suffice_v for_o the_o present_a to_o follow_v he_o in_o the_o remainder_n of_o his_o voyage_n it_o be_v about_o the_o morning_n of_o the_o second_o day_n that_o jacob_n forsake_v bershabe_n to_o pursue_v his_o journey_n 6._o surexit_fw-la autem_fw-la jacob_n à _fw-la puteo_fw-la juramenti_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 46._o v._n 6._o it_o be_v indeed_o one_o of_o the_o fair_a spectacle_n which_o ever_o appear_v on_o the_o confine_n of_o palestine_n to_o see_v he_o in_o the_o head_n of_o his_o troop_n as_o a_o good_a father_n follow_v by_o his_o child_n but_o i_o assure_v myself_o it_o have_v be_v most_o delicious_a and_o profitable_a to_o hear_v they_o if_o the_o holy_a scripture_n will_v have_v give_v we_o some_o brief_a relation_n of_o their_o discourse_n nevertheless_o 26._o cunctae_fw-la 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46._o v._n 28._o but_o before_o his_o set_a foot_n in_o egypt_n he_o send_v judas_n to_o find_v out_o joseph_n that_o he_o may_v be_v advertise_v of_o his_o come_n and_o go_v forth_o to_o receive_v he_o in_o the_o land_n of_o gessen_n joseph_n have_v no_o soon_o hear_v this_o news_n 29._o quò_fw-la cum_fw-la pervenissent_fw-la juncto_fw-la joseph_n curru_fw-la ascendit_fw-la obviam_fw-la patri_fw-la ad_fw-la eundem_fw-la locum_fw-la gen._n 46._o v._n 29._o but_o he_o set_v forth_o to_o meet_v jacob_n god_n know_v whether_o the_o time_n may_v seem_v long_o unto_o he_o and_o whether_o his_o heart_n and_o mind_n go_v not_o fast_o than_o his_o body_n god_n know_v also_o the_o various_a thought_n jacob_n have_v in_o expect_v joseph_n say_v alas_o what_o pain_n for_o one_o pleasure_n what_o desire_n for_o one_o fruition_n what_o thorn_n for_o one_o rose_n what_o night_n for_o one_o day_n and_o how_o many_o combat_n and_o danger_n for_o one_o triumph_n in_o fine_a behold_v joseph_n in_o jacob_n bosom_n 34._o vidensque_fw-la eum_fw-la irruit_fw-la super_fw-la collum_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o inter_fw-la amplexus_fw-la flevit_fw-la gen._n 46._o v._n 29._o dixiâ—que_fw-la pater_fw-la ad_fw-la joseph_n jam_fw-la laetus_fw-la morior_fw-la quia_fw-la vidi_fw-la faciem_fw-la tuam_fw-la &_o superstitem_fw-la te_fw-la relinquo_fw-la gen_n 46._o v._n 30._o at_o ille_fw-la locutus_fw-la est_fw-la aâ—_n fratres_fw-la suos_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la omnem_fw-la domum_fw-la patris_fw-la svi_fw-la ascendam_fw-la &_o nunciabo_fw-la pharaoni_fw-la dicamque_fw-la â—i_fw-la fratres_n mei_fw-la &_o domit_v patris_fw-la mei_fw-la qui_fw-la erant_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la chanaan_n venerunt_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o gen._n 46._o v._n 31._o cumque_fw-la vocaverit_fw-la &_o dixerit_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la opus_fw-la vestrum_fw-la gen_n 46._o v._n 33_o respondebitis_fw-la viri_fw-la pastor_n sumus_fw-la servi_fw-la tui_fw-la ab_fw-la infantia_fw-la nostra_fw-la usque_fw-la in_o praesens_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la &_o patres_fw-la nostri_fw-la gen._n 46._o v._n 34._o behold_v the_o father_n in_o the_o arm_n of_o his_o son_n joseph_n leap_v
we_o only_o consider_v the_o durance_n thereof_o and_o very_o long_o if_o we_o will_v contemplate_v the_o misfortune_n contract_v at_o his_o birth_n never_o to_o forsake_v he_o but_o as_o the_o set_a sun_n use_v to_o dissipate_v the_o cloud_n which_o have_v obscure_v it_o in_o the_o day_n and_o as_o sometime_o wind_n rain_n and_o a_o tempest_n cease_v in_o the_o evening_n so_o jacob_n at_o the_o end_n of_o his_o life_n begin_v to_o enter_v into_o a_o calm_a and_o to_o enjoy_v fair_a weather_n it_o be_v in_o the_o city_n of_o heros_n 47.11_o joseph_n verò_fw-la patri_fw-la &_o fratribus_fw-la suis_fw-la dedit_fw-la possessionem_fw-la in_o agypto_n in_o optimo_fw-la terrae_fw-la loco_fw-la ramess_n ut_fw-la pâ—aeceperat_v pharaoh_o gen._n 47.11_o as_o the_o septuagint_n have_v expound_v it_o or_o else_o in_o ramasses_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o land_n of_o gessen_n where_o jacob_n make_v his_o last_o abode_n and_o where_o he_o find_v at_o last_o a_o haven_n after_o all_o his_o misery_n as_o we_o be_v go_v to_o see_v chap._n x._o the_o last_o word_n of_o jacob._n alas_o there_o be_v nothing_o eternal_a among_o create_a thing_n and_o nothing_o which_o begin_v not_o to_o wax_v old_a assoon_o as_o it_o begin_v to_o live_v life_n and_o deathare_n inseparable_a companion_n which_o follow_v each_o other_o at_o a_o near_a distance_n and_o tread_v even_o upon_o the_o same_o step_n god_n himself_o say_v tertullian_n 30._o roc_n stipulata_fw-la est_fw-la dei_fw-la vox_fw-la hoc_fw-la spopandit_n omnt_fw-la quod_fw-la nascitur_fw-la etc._n etc._n tertul._n lib._n the_o a_o cap._n 30._o be_v as_o it_o be_v engage_v thereunto_o by_o his_o word_n and_o all_o creature_n at_o their_o birth_n be_v oblige_v unto_o it_o by_o promise_n at_o the_o very_a instant_n they_o enter_v into_o the_o world_n life_n notwithstanding_o have_v no_o regular_a period_n and_o though_o he_o that_o make_v every_o thing_n with_o weight_n and_o measure_n have_v shut_v up_o creature_n in_o the_o circle_n of_o age_n yet_o he_o have_v not_o prescribe_v they_o equal_a limit_n but_o there_o be_v some_o who_o make_v their_o voyage_n long_o or_o short_a than_o other_o however_o in_o vain_a be_v it_o to_o stray_v and_o take_v byway_n for_o we_o must_v either_o in_o the_o morning_n at_o noon_n or_o in_o the_o evening_n arrive_v at_o our_o lodging_n and_o after_o a_o thousand_o and_o a_o thousand_o wind_n at_o our_o final_a rest_a place_n it_o be_v there_o say_v calisthenes_n where_o father_n and_o child_n m.s._n calesthenes_n m.s._n young_a and_o old_a wise_a man_n and_o fool_n the_o strong_a and_o weak_a and_o even_o the_o demigod_n find_v themselves_o confuse_v with_o plant_n and_o beast_n death_n say_v a_o favourite_n of_o justinian_n pitch_v every_o where_o his_o tent_n and_o we_o as_o often_o hear_v mournful_a ditty_n under_o velvet_n canopy_n and_o in_o balister_n of_o ivory_n as_o under_o pavilion_n of_o coarse_a cloth_n and_o cottage_n thatch_v with_o straw_n we_o see_v in_o town_n ditch_n and_o under_o the_o dust_n of_o battle_n captain_n lie_v among_o soldier_n we_o behold_v under_o merciless_a blade_n and_o among_o scymiter_n people_n lie_v with_o their_o magistrate_n and_o at_o best_a there_o be_v but_o some_o stone_n some_o cipher_n and_o epitaph_n which_o distinguish_v they_o death_n then_o be_v more_o just_a and_o civil_a than_o birth_n the_o last_o have_v complacence_n for_o some_o and_o rigour_n for_o other_o but_o the_o first_o be_v indifferent_a towards_o all_o and_o we_o see_v at_o her_o foot_n sceptre_n among_o scythe_n with_o this_o inscription_n parco_fw-la the_o motto_n of_o death_n nemini_fw-la parco_fw-la i_o spare_v not_o man_n death_n suffer_v not_o its_o self_n to_o be_v corrupt_v by_o favour_n it_o be_v on_o the_o river_n of_o oblivion_n and_o all_o the_o body_n he_o ferry_v over_o in_o his_o boat_n be_v naked_a not_o to_o appear_v different_a one_o from_o the_o other_o it_o be_v for_o this_o reason_n as_o the_o incomparable_a picus_n of_o mirandula_n say_v advice_n most_o important_a advice_n wise_a man_n during_o their_o life_n and_o especial_o upon_o the_o approach_n of_o death_n aught_o to_o perform_v such_o action_n as_o their_o memory_n may_v be_v immortal_a to_o the_o end_n if_o death_n be_v common_a to_o they_o the_o manner_n of_o die_v may_v be_v peculiar_a the_o phoenix_n be_v no_o less_o subject_n unto_o death_n than_o owl_n but_o owl_n die_v in_o the_o night_n and_o in_o a_o hollow_a place_n of_o some_o rot_a tree_n whereas_o the_o phoenix_n expire_v in_o the_o ray_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o upon_o a_o pile_n of_o cinnamon_n and_o musk._n the_o swan_n be_v no_o more_o exempt_a from_o it_o than_o the_o raven_n but_o the_o raven_n die_v crake_v upon_o some_o carrion_n and_o the_o swan_n sing_v upon_o the_o bank_n of_o some_o fair_a river_n jacob_n who_o as_o the_o father_n of_o nation_n seem_v to_o have_v right_a unto_o immortality_n be_v yet_o no_o more_o immortal_a than_o esau_n but_o their_o death_n will_v be_v very_o different_a for_o esau_n die_v sudden_o like_o a_o raven_n and_o a_o owl_n but_o jacob_n a_o far_o off_o see_v his_o hour_n approach_v like_o a_o phoenix_n and_o as_o a_o swan_n which_o sing_v according_a to_o the_o common_a say_n when_o he_o be_v breathe_v his_o last_o he_o be_v a_o hundred_o forty_o and_o seven_o year_n old_a when_o he_o perceive_v the_o arrival_n of_o that_o moment_n which_o be_v to_o finish_v the_o course_n of_o his_o life_n hic_fw-la factique_fw-la sunt_fw-la omnes_fw-la dies_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la illius_fw-la centum_fw-la quadraginta_fw-la septem_fw-la annorum_fw-la gen._n 47._o five_o 28._o cumque_fw-la appropinquare_fw-la cerneret_fw-la diem_fw-la mortis_fw-la suae_fw-la vocavit_fw-la filium_fw-la suum_fw-la joseph_n &_o dixit_fw-la ad_fw-la eum_fw-la si_fw-la inveni_fw-la gratiam_fw-la in_o conspectu_fw-la tuo_fw-la pone_fw-la manum_fw-la tuam_fw-la sub_fw-la femoâ—e_fw-la meo_fw-la &_o facies_fw-la mihi_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la &_o uâ—ritatem_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la sepelias_fw-la me_fw-it in_o aegypto_n gen._n 47._o v._n 29._o sed_fw-la dormiam_fw-la cum_fw-la patribus_fw-la meis_fw-la &_o auseras_fw-la i_o de_fw-la terra_fw-la hac_fw-la condasq_fw-la in_fw-la sepulchno_fw-la majorum_fw-la meorum_fw-la gen._n 47._o v._n 30._o rupertus_n hic_fw-la then_o this_o happy_a patriarch_n command_v josephs_n presence_n say_v unto_o he_o my_o son_n it_o be_v time_n for_o i_o to_o die_v there_o be_v no_o appeal_n i_o go_v whither_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n be_v go_v before_o and_o you_o shall_v come_v thither_o after_o i_o meanwhile_o i_o prithee_o if_o thou_o love_v i_o put_v thy_o hand_n under_o my_o thigh_n and_o assure_v i_o that_o after_o my_o death_n thou_o will_v transport_v my_o body_n out_o of_o egypt_n into_o chanaan_n to_o bury_v it_o in_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o my_o fore_a father_n this_o be_v all_o i_o ask_v and_o all_o the_o favour_n i_o expect_v from_o thy_o love_n and_o goodness_n jacob_n have_v reason_n to_o desire_v to_o be_v carry_v into_o chanaan_n and_o lay_v in_o the_o monument_n of_o his_o ancestor_n for_o this_o be_v the_o land_n promise_v to_o his_o child_n and_o which_o be_v to_o be_v one_o day_n consecrate_v by_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o by_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o messiah_n as_o for_o the_o the_o oath_n to_o which_o he_o oblige_v joseph_n it_o do_v not_o proceed_v from_o any_o distrust_n of_o his_o affection_n and_o fidelity_n 1._o adoravit_fw-la isâ—ael_n deum_fw-la conversus_fw-la ad_fw-la lectuli_fw-la caput_fw-la gen._n 47._o v._n 31._o ribera_n in_o c._n 11._o ad_fw-la heb._n abulensis_n et_fw-la alii_fw-la hic_fw-la his_o ita_fw-la transactis_fw-la nunctatum_fw-la &_o joseph_n quod_fw-la aegrotaret_fw-la pater_fw-la fuus_fw-la qui_fw-la assumptis_fw-la dâ—oobus_fw-la filiis_fw-la manasse_n &_o ephraim_n ire_n perrexit_fw-la gen._n 48._o v._n 1._o but_o it_o be_v only_o do_v to_o the_o end_n that_o if_o pharaoh_n shall_v hinder_v he_o from_o render_v this_o duty_n unto_o his_o father_n he_o may_v answer_v he_o be_v engage_v thereto_o by_o oath_n after_o this_o protestation_n jacob_n adore_v god_n first_o turn_v his_o head_n towards_o the_o bed_n side_n where_o joseph_n stand_v and_o direct_o towards_o the_o east_n because_o it_o be_v in_o this_o place_n they_o be_v accustom_v to_o offer_v sacrifice_n and_o erect_v altar_n or_o rather_o to_o cast_v some_o look_n towards_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n on_o which_o he_o have_v already_o place_v all_o his_o hope_n and_o desire_n afterward_o jacob_n chance_v to_o fall_v sick_a the_o news_n of_o of_o it_o be_v present_o bring_v unto_o joseph_n who_o immediate_o take_v with_o he_o his_o two_o son_n manasses_n and_o ephraim_n to_o see_v he_o once_o more_o that_o they_o may_v receive_v his_o last_o benediction_n 6._o dictumque_fw-la est_fw-la seni_fw-la ecce_fw-la filius_fw-la tun_n joseph_n venit_fw-la ad_fw-la te_fw-la qui_fw-la confortatus_fw-la sedit_fw-la in_o lectulo_fw-la gen._n 48._o v._n 2._o et_fw-la ingresso_fw-la ad_fw-la se_fw-la ait_fw-la deus_fw-la
of_o possession_n but_o that_o ephraim_n though_o he_o be_v the_o least_o and_o young_a shall_v exceed_v he_o and_o have_v a_o large_a posterity_n than_o he_o in_o effect_n he_o give_v they_o his_o benediction_n and_o prefer_v the_o young_a before_o the_o elder_a he_o finish_v this_o ceremony_n in_o say_v israel_n shall_v be_v bless_v in_o you_o and_o when_o parent_n shall_v give_v their_o blessing_n unto_o their_o child_n they_o shall_v beseech_v god_n to_o multiply_v they_o as_o he_o have_v multiply_v those_o of_o ephraim_n and_o manasses_n after_o this_o jacob_n begin_v to_o turn_v himself_o towards_o joseph_n to_o advertise_v he_o that_o he_o be_v now_o die_v and_o that_o for_o the_o rest_n god_n will_v be_v with_o he_o and_o his_o child_n and_o will_v bring_v they_o all_o back_n into_o the_o country_n of_o their_o fore_a father_n in_o fine_a he_o give_v unto_o joseph_n as_o a_o birthright_n above_o his_o brethren_n the_o land_n he_o have_v in_o sichem_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o fair_a part_n of_o his_o possession_n and_o which_o he_o particular_o affect_v as_o have_v former_o acquire_v it_o by_o force_n of_o arm_n from_o the_o amorites_n chap._n xi_o the_o last_o will_v and_o testament_n of_o jacob_n contain_v the_o benediction_n give_v unto_o the_o twelve_o patriarch_n among_o all_o the_o exercise_n of_o life_n there_o be_v not_o any_o one_o more_o necessary_a and_o more_o important_a than_o timely_a to_o learn_v the_o manner_n of_o die_a pioussy_n death_n lay_v every_o where_o ambush_n for_o we_o and_o only_o wait_v for_o the_o hour_n to_o surprise_v we_o well_o it_o be_v a_o difficult_a art_n to_o die_v well_o but_o there_o be_v scarce_o any_o person_n who_o can_v dispose_v himself_o to_o expect_v it_o by_o reason_n the_o bare_a thought_n of_o it_o use_v to_o terrify_v we_o nevertheless_o we_o must_v grow_v familiar_a with_o this_o cruel_a tyrant_n and_o perform_v very_o often_o during_o life_n what_o we_o can_v wish_v lie_v in_o our_o power_n to_o do_v at_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n otherwise_o we_o find_v ourselves_o surprise_v when_o this_o merciless_a executioner_n take_v a_o trumpet_n in_o his_o hand_n to_o sound_v the_o last_o retreat_n which_o must_v be_v make_v unto_o the_o tomb_n then_o be_v it_o that_o the_o loud_a talker_n become_v dumb_a and_o that_o the_o bold_a be_v whole_o out_o of_o countenance_n and_o many_o in_o this_o state_n be_v so_o far_o from_o think_v on_o other_o as_o they_o hardly_o know_v themselves_o it_o be_v a_o great_a comfort_n nevertheless_o 1._o vocavit_fw-la autem_fw-la jacob_n filios_fw-la suos_fw-la &_o ait_fw-la eye_n congregamini_fw-la ut_fw-la annuntiem_fw-la quae_fw-la ventura_fw-la sunt_fw-la vobis_fw-la in_o diebus_fw-la novissimis_fw-la gen._n 49._o v._n 1._o to_o have_v word_n and_o blessing_n in_o our_o mouth_n even_o to_o the_o last_o gasp_n and_o to_o be_v able_a to_o die_v like_o jacob_n who_o draw_v near_o his_o passage_n call_v together_o his_o child_n and_o particular_o remonstrate_v unto_o each_o of_o they_o in_o these_o term_n the_o condition_n and_o course_n wherein_o their_o affaris_fw-la shall_v be_v in_o ti_fw-mi meto_fw-la come_v reuben_n my_o elder_a son_n 3._o reuben_n primogenitus_fw-la tu_fw-la fortitudo_fw-la mea_fw-la &_o principium_fw-la doloris_fw-la mei_fw-la prio_fw-la in_o donis_fw-la major_a in_o imperio_fw-la gen._n 49._o v._n 3._o i_o give_v thou_o life_n be_v in_o the_o flower_n and_o strength_n of_o my_o age_n thou_o be_v the_o first_o for_o who_o i_o have_v those_o care_n and_o disquiet_v which_o father_n common_o have_v in_o the_o education_n of_o their_o child_n thy_o advantage_n and_o privilege_n ought_v to_o be_v great_a than_o those_o of_o other_o and_o thy_o posterity_n more_o powerful_a than_o that_o of_o thy_o brethren_n nature_n make_v thou_o their_o chief_n and_o their_o prince_n 4._o effusus_fw-la eye_n sicut_fw-la aqua_fw-la non_fw-la crescas_fw-la quia_fw-la ascendisti_fw-la cubile_fw-la patris_fw-la tui_fw-la &_o maculasti_fw-la stratum_fw-la cjus_o gen._n 49._o v._n 4._o but_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n who_o never_o leave_v a_o crime_n unpunished_a will_v revenge_v that_o which_o thou_o have_v commit_v in_o stain_v my_o bed_n and_o as_o odour_n which_o be_v taint_v lose_v their_o virtue_n so_o the_o effusion_n and_o prostitution_n thou_o have_v make_v of_o thyself_o will_v occasion_v that_o thy_o race_n and_o posterity_n shall_v never_o be_v considerable_a either_o by_o authority_n number_n or_o riches_n simeon_n and_o levi_n impious_a warrior_n 5._o simeon_n &_o levi_n siatre_n vasa_fw-la iniquitatis_fw-la bellantia_fw-la gen._n 49._o five_o 5._o who_o a_o blind_a fury_n have_v render_v more_o like_a than_o nature_n and_o blood_n you_o be_v the_o instrument_n and_o author_n of_o the_o unjust_a and_o bloody_a slaughter_n of_o the_o sichemite_n 6._o in_o consilium_fw-la corum_fw-la non_fw-la veniat_fw-la anima_fw-la mea_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 49._o v._n 6._o i_o do_v not_o approve_v the_o effect_n of_o your_o cruel_a revenge_n when_o it_o be_v execute_v i_o then_o condemn_v it_o and_o shall_v condemn_v it_o now_o die_v and_o detest_v the_o fury_n and_o brutish_a perfidiousness_n which_o make_v you_o surprise_v and_o massacre_n hemor_n sichem_n the_o father_n and_o son_n with_o their_o subject_n 9_o maledictus_fw-la suror_n eorum_fw-la quia_fw-la pertinax_fw-la &_o indignatio_fw-la corum_fw-la quia_fw-la dura_fw-la dâ—vidam_fw-la vos_fw-la in_o jacob_n &_o dispergam_fw-la eos_fw-la in_o israel_n gen._n 49._o v._n 9_o the_o disclaim_v i_o make_v of_o your_o cruelty_n shall_v not_o be_v without_o effect_n because_o you_o have_v conspire_v to_o do_v mischief_n you_o shall_v be_v for_o ever_o separate_v so_o obstinate_a and_o inveterate_a hatred_n as_o you_o deserve_v a_o last_a chastisement_n which_o will_v take_v from_o you_o all_o the_o power_n of_o reunite_v yourselves_o to_o execute_v your_o wicked_a design_n juda_n 8._o juda_n te_fw-la laudabunt_fw-la fratres_fw-la tui_fw-la manus_fw-la tua_fw-la in_o cervicibus_fw-la inimicorum_fw-la tuorum_fw-la adorabunt_fw-la te_fw-la silij_fw-la patris_fw-la tui_fw-la gen._n 49._o v._n 8._o you_o shall_v be_v praise_v and_o honour_v by_o your_o brethren_n they_o shall_v adore_v and_o acknowledge_v you_o for_o their_o king_n you_o shall_v triumph_v over_o your_o enemy_n and_o be_v more_o dreadful_a than_o a_o young_a lion_n who_o hunger_n excite_v to_o the_o rage_n which_o be_v natural_a to_o he_o you_o shall_v march_v with_o your_o victorious_a army_n to_o make_v the_o usurper_n feel_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o long_o enjoy_v their_o tyrannical_a conquest_n the_o happiness_n inseparable_o fasten_v to_o your_o arm_n shall_v render_v you_o formidable_a when_o you_o be_v in_o peace_n and_o you_o shall_v have_v no_o neighbour_n so_o bold_a as_o to_o declare_v war_n against_o you_o to_o regain_v what_o you_o have_v take_v from_o he_o the_o crown_n shall_v not_o depart_v out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o juda_n and_o it_o shall_v give_v king_n unto_o judea_n even_o till_o the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n etc._n non_fw-la auferetur_fw-la sceptrum_fw-la de_fw-la juda_n etc._n etc._n who_o will_v be_v the_o desire_n and_o general_a expectation_n of_o all_o nation_n in_o the_o world_n this_o great_a prince_n shall_v unite_v the_o jew_n and_o gentile_n 10._o donec_fw-la veniat_fw-la qui_fw-la mittendus_fw-la est_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la erit_fw-la expectatio_fw-la gentium_fw-la gen._n 49._o v._n 10._o and_o these_o two_o people_n shall_v make_v but_o one_o it_o be_v true_a that_o this_o union_n shall_v cost_v he_o dear_a for_o have_v but_o one_o deportment_n and_o countenance_n to_o which_o all_o people_n shall_v bear_v respect_n and_o invest_v he_o with_o the_o power_n of_o command_v they_o as_o a_o sovereign_n his_o eye_n be_v full_a of_o splendour_n and_o lightning_n 12._o pulcriores_fw-la sunt_fw-la oculi_fw-la ejus_fw-la vino_fw-la &_o dentes_fw-la ejus_fw-la lacte_fw-la candidiores_fw-la gen._n 49._o v._n 12._o he_o be_v the_o most_o beautiful_a and_o most_o accomplish_a of_o all_o man_n will_v not_o rest_v satisfy_v by_o his_o incomparable_a attractive_n to_o vanquish_v heart_n and_o link_v they_o fast_o together_o but_o will_v mingle_v a_o effusion_n of_o his_o divine_a blood_n to_o perfect_v this_o alliance_n chrys_n vide_fw-la tertul._n s._n ambros_n ubi_fw-la de_fw-la benedictione_n patriae_fw-la c._n 4._o &_o s._n chrys_n and_o will_v die_v in_o blood_n his_o sacred_a body_n which_o as_o a_o robe_n &_o precious_a mantle_n shall_v cover_v the_o wonder_n of_o the_o divinity_n personal_o unite_v to_o he_o zabulon_n shall_v dwell_v on_o the_o seashore_n 15._o zabulon_n littore_fw-la maris_fw-la babitabit_fw-la &_o in_o station_n navium_fw-la pertingens_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la sidonem_fw-la gen._n 49._o v._n 13._o issachar_n asinus_fw-la fortis_fw-la accubans_fw-la inter_fw-la termi_fw-la nos_fw-la gen._n 49_o v._n 14._o vidit_fw-la requiem_n quod_fw-la esset_fw-la bona_fw-la &_o terram_fw-la quod_fw-la optima_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 49._o v._n 15._o and_o in_o the_o havens_n which_o be_v on_o the_o coast_n of_o palestine_n even_o
omnipotens_fw-la apparuit_fw-la mihi_fw-la in_o luza_n quae_fw-la est_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la chanaan_n benedixitque_fw-la mihi_fw-la gen._n 48._o v._n 3._o et_fw-fr ait_fw-fr ego_fw-la te_fw-la ougebo_fw-la &_o multiplicabo_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 48._o v._n 4._o duo_o ergo_fw-la filti_fw-la tui_fw-la qui_fw-la nati_fw-la sunt_fw-la tibi_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la aegypti_n antequam_fw-la bue_fw-la venirem_fw-la ad_fw-la te_fw-la mei_fw-la erunt_fw-la ephraim_n &_o manasses_n sicut_fw-la reuben_n &_o simeon_n reputabuntur_fw-la mihi_fw-la gen._n 48._o v._n 4._o reliquos_fw-la autem_fw-la quos_fw-la genueris_fw-la post_fw-la eos_fw-la tui_fw-la erunt_fw-la &_o nomine_fw-la fratrum_fw-la suorum_fw-la vocabuntur_fw-la in_o possessionibus_fw-la suis_fw-la gen._n 48._o v._n 6._o at_o the_o report_n of_o josephs_n return_n jacob_n more_o vigorous_a than_o before_o raise_v himself_o half_a up_o in_o his_o bed_n and_o perceive_v he_o enter_v he_o say_v unto_o he_o my_o son_n it_o be_v necessary_a thou_o shall_v know_v that_o the_o omnipotent_a god_n of_o my_o forefather_n appear_v unto_o i_o in_o luz_n which_o be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o chanaan_n to_o give_v i_o his_o benediction_n and_o to_o assure_v i_o i_o shall_v be_v the_o father_n of_o a_o long_a posterity_n and_o that_o one_o day_n my_o child_n shall_v be_v heir_n of_o this_o most_o bless_a land_n i_o adopt_v then_o thy_o two_o child_n which_o be_v bear_v in_o egypt_n before_o i_o come_v into_o these_o part_n and_o i_o will_v have_v they_o from_o hence_o forth_o repute_v no_o less_o i_o than_o reuben_n and_o simeon_n thereby_o joseph_n come_v to_o know_v that_o manasses_n and_o ephraim_n shall_v have_v their_o tribe_n a_o part_n and_o their_o share_n of_o succession_n in_o chanaan_n as_o well_o as_o reuben_n and_o simeon_n and_o his_o other_o child_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n he_o far_o say_v unto_o joseph_n that_o if_o he_o chance_v to_o have_v other_o child_n they_o shall_v be_v only_o in_o such_o sort_n esteem_v he_o as_o not_o to_o have_v other_o tribe_n than_o that_o of_o manasses_n and_o ephraim_n and_o no_o other_o share_n of_o the_o possession_n in_o chanaan_n rachel_n be_v not_o forget_v in_o his_o will_n for_o jacob_n have_v speak_v of_o his_o child_n remember_v she_o and_o say_v to_o joseph_n my_o son_n i_o adopt_v thy_o child_n hic_fw-la mibi_fw-la enim_fw-la quando_fw-la venicham_n de_fw-fr mesopotamia_n mortua_fw-la est_fw-la rechel_n in_fw-la terra_fw-la chanaan_n in_fw-la ipso_fw-la itinere_fw-la &_o sepelivi_fw-la eam_fw-la juxta_fw-la viam_fw-la euphratae_fw-la quae_fw-la alio_fw-la nomine_fw-la appellabatur_fw-la bethlem_n gen._n 48._o v._n 7_o vatabius_n hic_fw-la for_o rachel_n by_o who_o i_o may_v yet_o have_v have_v more_o child_n die_v too_o soon_o for_o i_o and_o for_o the_o good_a of_o my_o whole_a family_n it_o be_v at_o my_o return_n from_o mesopotamia_n in_o the_o land_n of_o chanaan_n and_o very_o near_o unto_o ephrata_n that_o be_v bethelem_n where_o she_o be_v inter_v it_o be_v probable_a that_o jacob_n may_v have_v say_v more_o and_o that_o he_o may_v have_v stay_v long_o upon_o the_o sad_a memory_n of_o his_o dear_a rachel_n if_o at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o have_v not_o have_v a_o glimpse_n of_o manasses_n and_o ephraim_n who_o joseph_n present_v to_o he_o 10._o adduc_fw-la inquit_fw-la eorad_v i_o ut_fw-la benedicam_fw-la illis_fw-la gen._n 48._o v._n 9_o oculi_fw-la enim_fw-la israel_n caligabant_fw-la pâ—ae_fw-la nimia_fw-la senectute_fw-la &_o clâ—â—è_fw-la videre_fw-la non_fw-la poterat_fw-la gen._n 48._o v._n 10._o applicitosque_fw-la ad_fw-la se_fw-la de_fw-la osculatus_fw-la est_fw-la &_o circumplexus_fw-la eos_fw-la gen._n 48._o v._n 10._o to_o receive_v a_o second_o time_n his_o benediction_n i_o know_v not_o whether_o joseph_n and_o all_o that_o be_v witness_n of_o this_o interview_n can_v restrain_v their_o tear_n but_o to_o speak_v the_o truth_n it_o be_v a_o spectacle_n worthy_a of_o compassion_n to_o behold_v jacob_n upon_o his_o deathbed_n strive_v to_o see_v the_o two_o child_n of_o joseph_n who_o draw_v near_o he_o and_o who_o he_o can_v hardly_o have_v know_v if_o joseph_n have_v not_o name_v they_o and_o assure_v he_o that_o they_o be_v his_o child_n then_o both_o of_o they_o cast_v themselves_o gentle_o on_o his_o body_n which_o jacob_n feel_v he_o kiss_v they_o one_o after_o the_o other_o and_o then_o have_v embrace_v they_o he_o turn_v his_o eye_n towards_o joseph_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o my_o son_n 11._o dixit_fw-la ad_fw-la filium_fw-la suum_fw-la non_fw-la sum_fw-la fraudatus_fw-la aspectu_fw-la tuo_fw-la insuper_fw-la ostendit_fw-la mihi_fw-la deus_fw-la semen_fw-mi tuum_fw-la gen._n 48._o v._n 11._o what_o a_o happiness_n be_v it_o for_o i_o to_o see_v thou_o before_o i_o die_v ah_o sure_o i_o never_o can_v have_v believe_v it_o but_o at_o last_o he_o that_o never_o forsake_v those_o who_o serve_v he_o have_v hitherto_o preserve_v thou_o and_o it_o be_v he_o who_o at_o this_o instant_n make_v i_o enjoy_v the_o sight_n of_o thou_o and_o thy_o child_n jacob_n notwithstanding_o do_v not_o suffer_v manasses_n and_o ephraim_n to_o depart_v but_o hold_v they_o still_o in_o his_o arm_n and_o on_o his_o breast_n until_o joseph_n who_o fear_v they_o may_v disease_v he_o 15._o cumque_fw-la tulisset_fw-la eos_fw-la joseph_n '_o de_fw-la gremio_fw-la patris_fw-la adoravit_fw-la pronus_fw-la in_o terram_fw-la gen._n 48._o v._n 12._o et_fw-la posuit_fw-la ephraim_n ad_fw-la dexteram_fw-la svam_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la sinistram_fw-la israel_n manassen_n verò_fw-la in_o sinistra_fw-la sva_fw-la ad_fw-la dextram_fw-la scilicet_fw-la patris_fw-la applicuitque_fw-la ambe_n ad_fw-la eum_fw-la gen._n 48._o v._n 13._o benedicitque_fw-la jacob_n filiis_fw-la joseph_n &_o ait_fw-la gen._n 48._o v._n 15._o which_o be_v do_v he_o cast_v himself_o on_o his_o knee_n near_o jacobs_n bed_n to_o adore_v his_o god_n and_o to_o thank_v he_o for_o the_o favour_n his_o goodness_n have_v impart_v to_o he_o afterward_o perceive_v that_o this_o holy_a man_n by_o little_a and_o little_o draw_v near_o his_o end_n he_o set_v ephraim_n at_o his_o right_a side_n and_o manasses_n at_o his_o left_a to_o place_n manasses_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o jacob_n ephraim_n on_o the_o left_a but_o jacob_n who_o see_v less_o with_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o body_n than_o with_o those_o of_o his_o soul_n and_o who_o consider_v not_o so_o much_o the_o present_a as_o the_o future_a hold_v his_o arm_n across_o lay_v his_o right_a hand_n on_o the_o head_n of_o ephraim_n who_o be_v the_o young_a and_o his_o left_a on_o manasses_n who_o be_v the_o elder_a and_o bless_v they_o both_o in_o this_o manner_n 15._o deus_fw-la in_o cujus_fw-la conpsecta_fw-la ambulaverunt_fw-la pitre_n mei_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 48._o v._n 15._o i_o beseech_v with_o my_o whole_a heart_n that_o god_n in_o who_o presence_n my_o forefather_n abraham_n and_o isaac_n have_v walk_v that_o god_n who_o nourish_v i_o from_o my_o tender_a youth_n even_o to_o this_o day_n 16._o angelus_n qui_fw-la eruit_fw-la i_o de_fw-la cunctis_fw-la malis_fw-la benedicat_fw-la pveris_fw-la istis_fw-la &_o invocetur_fw-la super_fw-la eos_fw-la nomen_fw-la meum_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 48._o v._n 16._o that_o angel_n who_o have_v guard_v i_o from_o all_o evil_a to_o vouchsafe_v a_o blessing_n unto_o these_o two_o child_n let_v my_o name_n and_o that_o of_o my_o forefather_n abraham_n and_o isaac_n be_v earnest_o call_v upon_o for_o they_o and_o may_v they_o have_v large_a increase_n upon_o the_o earth_n joseph_n grow_v sad_a 17._o videns_fw-la autem_fw-la joseph_n quod_fw-la posuisset_fw-la pater_fw-la suus_fw-la dexteram_fw-la manum_fw-la super_fw-la caput_fw-la ephraim_n graviter_fw-la accepit_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 48._o v._n 17._o see_v his_o father_n lay_v his_o right_a hand_n on_o the_o head_n of_o ephraim_n and_o endeavour_v to_o put_v it_o on_o that_o of_o manasses_n advertise_v jacob_n that_o he_o have_v take_v the_o young_a for_o the_o elder_a brother_n but_o jacob_n answer_v 22._o qui_fw-la renuens_fw-la ait_fw-la scie_a fili_fw-la mi_fw-it scio_fw-la &_o iste_fw-la quidem_fw-la erit_fw-la in_o populos_fw-la &_o multiplicabitur_fw-la sed_fw-la frater_fw-la ejus_fw-la minor_fw-la maior_fw-la erit_fw-la illo_fw-la &_o seman_n illius_fw-la crescet_fw-la in_o gentes_fw-la gen._n 48._o v._n 19_o benedixitque_fw-la eye_n in_o tempore_fw-la illo_fw-la dicens_fw-la in_fw-la te_fw-la benedicetur_fw-la israel_n atque_fw-la dicetur_fw-la faciat_fw-la tibi_fw-la deus_fw-la sicut_fw-la ephraim_n &_o manasse_n constituitque_fw-la ephraim_n ante_fw-la manassen_n gen._n 48._o v._n 20._o et_fw-fr ait_fw-fr ad_fw-la joseph_n filium_fw-la suum_fw-la en_fw-fr ego_fw-la morior_fw-la &_o erit_fw-la deus_fw-la vobiscum_fw-la reducetque_fw-la vos_fw-la ad_fw-la terram_fw-la patrum_fw-la vestrorum_fw-la gen._n 48._o v._n 21._o do_v tibi_fw-la partem_fw-la unant_fw-la extra_fw-la sratres_fw-la tuos_fw-la quam_fw-la tuti_fw-la de_fw-la manu_fw-la amorrhaeâ—in_fw-la gladio_fw-la &_o arcu_fw-la meo_fw-la gen._n 48._o v._n 22._o that_o he_o well_o know_v what_o he_o do_v and_o that_o for_o the_o rest_n manasses_n shall_v be_v powerful_a in_o people_n and_o in_o all_o sort_n
brightness_n of_o heaven_n can_v be_v see_v amid_o the_o shade_n and_o smoke_n of_o thy_o country_n but_o what_o must_v poor_a abraham_n leave_v himself_o o_o my_o god_n why_o do_v thou_o oblige_v he_o to_o forsake_v his_o belove_a chaldea_n and_o why_o will_v thou_o have_v he_o separate_v himself_o from_o his_o kindred_n and_o friend_n he_o be_v in_o a_o flourish_a city_n and_o thou_o perchance_o will_v lead_v he_o into_o some_o solitary_a place_n or_o desert_n he_o live_v in_o glory_n and_o honour_n and_o possible_o thou_o intend_v to_o reduce_v he_o into_o a_o state_n of_o scorn_n and_o contempt_n he_o want_v nothing_o at_o home_n and_o it_o may_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o every_o thing_n will_v fail_v he_o among_o stranger_n these_o motive_n be_v too_o weak_a to_o break_v the_o desire_n and_o design_n of_o a_o soul_n which_o god_n court_v it_o be_v a_o delicious_a thing_n to_o leave_v the_o stream_n for_o their_o source_n and_o to_o forsake_v ourselves_o to_o give_v ourselves_o unto_o our_o maker_n the_o world_n and_o chaldea_n be_v but_o a_o point_n in_o comparison_n of_o the_o firmament_n and_o all_o the_o element_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o impyreall_a heaven_n be_v but_o a_o heap_n of_o vapour_n and_o a_o globe_n of_o exhalation_n to_o this_o i_o add_v that_o the_o most_o people_a city_n and_o province_n be_v frightful_a den_n liveless_a body_n and_o most_o solitary_a desert_n if_o god_n be_v not_o there_o and_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o most_o dreadful_a solitude_n and_o least_o inhabit_a grot_n become_v court_n and_o palace_n as_o soon_o as_o god_n and_o his_o spirit_n reside_v therein_o final_o all_o repose_v be_v disquiet_a all_o peace_n be_v but_o war_n all_o honour_n be_v contempt_n parent_n be_v traitor_n brother_n envious_a friend_n deceiver_n house_n and_o bed_n sepulcher_n and_o life_n be_v but_o a_o death_n or_o at_o best_o but_o a_o long_a and_o dolorous_a sickness_n unless_o god_n be_v the_o loadstone_n of_o our_o heart_n the_o high_a 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and_o to_o bring_v away_o all_o his_o good_n and_o baggage_n before_o his_o kindred_n can_v have_v notice_n of_o it_o then_o god_n know_v what_o noise_n what_o tumult_n what_o astonishment_n in_o the_o whole_a family_n and_o among_o his_o ally_n god_n know_v whether_o friend_n appear_v troublesome_a and_o whether_o the_o most_o indifferent_a strive_v in_o this_o case_n to_o express_v their_o passion_n let_v every_o one_o represent_v unto_o himself_o what_o may_v befall_v he_o and_o what_o be_v wont_a to_o surprise_v all_o those_o that_o depart_v out_o their_o country_n and_o be_v oblige_v to_o forsake_v their_o friend_n they_o imagine_v that_o even_a iron_n stone_n tree_n and_o beast_n look_v upon_o they_o with_o the_o eye_n of_o compassion_n and_o that_o what_o ever_o have_v least_o of_o animation_n assume_v voice_n and_o tongue_n to_o testify_v their_o regret_n and_o bid_v they_o adieu_o a_o poor_a soul_n have_v then_o very_a sensible_a convulsion_n and_o amid_o so_o violent_a and_o sweet_a assault_n it_o be_v almost_o impossible_a to_o remain_v a_o conqueror_n it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o advertise_v he_o that_o it_o be_v god_n who_o speak_v unto_o he_o that_o it_o be_v a_o inspiration_n from_o heaven_n which_o press_v he_o and_o that_o they_o be_v the_o grace_n of_o paradise_n which_o will_v triumph_v over_o nature_n and_o hell_n notwithstanding_o these_o thought_n and_o inspiration_n the_o sun_n do_v not_o rise_v but_o to_o present_v unto_o he_o a_o thousand_o portraiture_n of_o those_o who_o he_o have_v leave_v behind_o the_o moon_n and_o star_n show_v he_o by_o night_n and_o in_o sleep_n nothing_o but_o the_o image_n of_o those_o who_o he_o have_v abandon_v and_o he_o awake_v a_o thousand_o time_n with_o sigh_n from_o his_o heart_n and_o tear_n in_o his_o eye_n to_o embrace_v the_o shadow_n and_o phantasm_n of_o his_o dear_a friend_n this_o be_v that_o at_o last_o which_o make_v he_o often_o renounce_v his_o good_a purpose_n and_o take_v truth_n for_o illusious_a and_o darkness_n for_o ray_n of_o light_n alas_o what_o shame_n and_o cowardice_n this_o poor_a man_n be_v not_o go_v a_o musket-shot_a from_o the_o city_n and_o scarce_o have_v lose_v the_o sight_n of_o his_o steeple_n but_o he_o present_o reassume_v his_o former_a way_n and_o return_n with_o a_o intent_n to_o build_v his_o tower_n or_o rather_o his_o tomb_n on_o his_o chimney_n hearth_n abraham_n be_v far_o more_o courageous_a and_o the_o ray_n which_o god_n dart_v into_o his_o heart_n make_v not_o only_o more_o lively_a but_o more_o constant_a impression_n therein_o for_o immediate_o he_o begin_v his_o journey_n he_o go_v on_o without_o prefix_v any_o limit_v to_o himself_o he_o obey_v a_o single_a voice_n and_o follow_v a_o guide_n who_o have_v once_o speak_v disappear_v let_v any_o one_o stay_v he_o that_o will_v his_o heart_n cease_v not_o continual_o to_o fly_v his_o spirit_n see_v a_o object_n which_o be_v invisible_a and_o leave_v what_o he_o have_v he_o be_v assure_v to_o find_v what_o be_v promise_v he_o be_v not_o this_o a_o strange_a resolution_n and_o will_v not_o these_o generosity_n be_v think_v too_o blind_a in_o a_o worldly_a mind_n no_o true_o these_o thought_n will_v never_o fall_v into_o a_o soul_n which_o know_v the_o force_n and_o power_n of_o a_o vocation_n whole_o divine_a such_o as_o be_v that_o of_o this_o incomparable_a man_n 2._o faciam_fw-la te_fw-la in_o gentem_fw-la magnam_fw-la &_o benedicam_fw-la tibi_fw-la &_o magnificabo_fw-la nomen_fw-la tuum_fw-la eriâ—que_fw-la benedictus_n gen._n 12._o v._n 2._o choose_v to_o be_v the_o father_n of_o nation_n and_o in_o who_o person_n god_n bless_v all_o people_n and_o generation_n well_o then_o be_v not_o the_o first_o effect_n of_o this_o vocation_n great_a prodigy_n it_o be_v peradventure_o for_o this_o reason_n gregory_n nazianzen_n term_n the_o vocation_n of_o holy_a soul_n a_o grace_n 〈◊〉_d s._n greg._n naz._n orat_fw-la 3._o ac_fw-la orat_fw-la 20_o &_o orat_fw-la 25._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d zozomenus_n lib._n 2._o c._n 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o have_v nothing_o common_a in_o nature_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o induce_v zozemenus_n to_o call_v it_o a_o convice_a revelation_n and_o who_o lightning_n be_v like_o a_o thunderbolt_n which_o carry_v away_o all_o that_o stand_v before_o it_o whatever_o it_o be_v the_o vocation_n of_o abraham_n be_v a_o stroke_n from_o heaven_n and_o one_o of_o the_o fair_a conquest_n god_n have_v ever_o make_v over_o heart_n march_v then_o abraham_n carry_v with_o thou_o that_o happy_a sara_n who_o make_v up_o the_o moiety_n of_o thyself_o and_o till_o god_n shall_v please_v to_o give_v thou_o child_n let_v lot_n be_v the_o son_n and_o be_v thou_o a_o father_n to_o he_o farewell_n then_o for_o ever_o dear_a land_n of_o chaldea_n and_o you_o let_v abraham_n and_o sara_n go_v joyful_o unto_o canaan_n they_o be_v already_o go_v 6._o pertransivit_fw-la abraham_n terram_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la locum_fw-la sichem_n usque_fw-la ad_fw-la vallem_fw-la illustrem_fw-la gen._n 12._o v._n 6._o and_o i_o see_v they_o depart_v out_o of_o the_o territory_n of_o sichem_n to_o advance_v direct_o unto_o the_o plain_n of_o more_v it_o be_v in_o this_o famous_a plain_n and_o in_o this_o delightful_a valley_n which_o divide_v the_o mountain_n of_o gelboa_n from_o that_o of_o hermon_n 7_o borcardus_n 1._o paral._n c._n 7._o aparuit_fw-la autem_fw-la dominus_fw-la abram_n &_o dixit_fw-la ei_fw-la semini_fw-la tuo_fw-la dabo_fw-la terram_fw-la hanc_fw-la gen._n 12._o v._n 7_o where_o the_o more_o languish_v and_o less_o rapid_a wave_n of_o jordan_n be_v see_v there_o god_n a_o second_o time_n appear_v to_o abraham_n and_o there_o also_o he_o give_v he_o both_o the_o promise_n and_o possession_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o himself_o and_o his_o posterity_n magnificence_n admirable_a magnificence_n be_v
on_o his_o neck_n and_o dear_o embrace_v he_o but_o he_o have_v no_o other_o than_o tear_n to_o utter_v what_o then_o can_v jacob_n say_v ah_o my_o son_n say_v he_o now_o that_o i_o have_v see_v thy_o face_n i_o be_o content_a and_o after_o this_o i_o shall_v willing_o die_v for_o it_o suffice_v i_o to_o leave_v thou_o alive_a after_o this_o joseph_n turn_v himself_o towards_o his_o brethren_n and_o towards_o all_o those_o of_o jacob_n house_n begin_v to_o say_v unto_o they_o that_o he_o be_v go_v unto_o pharaoh_n to_o advertise_v he_o that_o his_o brethren_n be_v arrive_v with_o their_o whole_a family_n and_o that_o they_o have_v bring_v their_o flock_n and_o good_n with_o they_o and_o when_o command_n shall_v be_v give_v they_o to_o see_v the_o king_n if_o he_o chance_v to_o ask_v they_o of_o what_o trade_n they_o be_v they_o shall_v answer_v they_o have_v no_o other_o than_o that_o of_o mere_a shepherd_n and_o that_o all_o their_o â—indred_n who_o be_v as_o well_o as_o themselves_o his_o most_o humble_a servant_n and_o resolve_v to_o live_v and_o die_v in_o his_o service_n never_o have_v any_o other_o employment_n since_o their_o birth_n behold_v the_o instruction_n joseph_n give_v to_o all_o his_o brethren_n whilst_o he_o conduct_v they_o with_o his_o father_n to_o salute_v pharaoh_n now_o it_o be_v not_o out_o of_o compliment_n he_o put_v these_o word_n into_o their_o mouth_n but_o upon_o design_n that_o the_o king_n hear_v they_o be_v shepherd_n and_o bring_v up_o in_o this_o profession_n may_v permit_v they_o to_o live_v peaceable_o together_o with_o their_o father_n in_o the_o land_n of_o gessen_n 34._o ut_fw-la habitare_fw-la positis_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la gessen_n quia_fw-la detestantur_fw-la aegyptii_fw-la omnes_fw-la pastor_n ovium_fw-la gen._n 46._o v._n 34._o which_o be_v near_a unto_o chanaan_n where_o there_o be_v also_o lovely_a pasture_n and_o where_o they_o shall_v be_v sever_v from_o the_o egyptian_n who_o mortal_o hate_v all_o the_o shepherd_n 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journey_n true_o be_v very_o short_a if_o you_o only_o consider_v its_o durance_n but_o very_o long_o if_o you_o cast_v your_o eye_n on_o the_o misery_n of_o my_o life_n nevertheless_o i_o be_o not_o yet_o arrive_v to_o the_o term_n of_o my_o forefather_n few_o old_a man_n will_v be_v find_v in_o the_o world_n who_o may_v not_o say_v the_o same_o for_o life_n be_v but_o a_o course_n in_o which_o we_o go_v from_o our_o cradle_n to_o the_o tomb._n day_n month_n year_n and_o entire_a age_n be_v but_o moment_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n man_n be_v but_o but_o a_o flower_n which_o begin_v to_o blow_v at_o the_o break_n of_o day_n to_o fade_v about_o noon_n and_o to_o drop_v away_o at_o night_n he_o be_v a_o shadow_n which_o pass_v away_o a_o feather_n which_o fly_v a_o reed_n which_o break_v a_o image_n which_o lose_v its_o luster_n a_o vapour_n which_o be_v dissipate_v a_o beauty_n which_o perish_v a_o breath_n a_o smoke_n and_o a_o puff_n of_o air_n which_o swell_v in_o the_o midst_n 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esau_n who_o come_v to_o assail_v he_o with_o four_o hundred_o man_n we_o must_v see_v he_o in_o the_o affrightment_n he_o take_v at_o the_o murder_n his_o child_n commit_v upon_o the_o sichemite_n have_v he_o not_o also_o some_o cause_n to_o die_v at_o the_o death_n of_o rachel_n and_o to_o expire_v on_o her_o body_n which_o enclose_v the_o moiety_n of_o his_o life_n but_o who_o can_v behold_v the_o sorrow_n which_o pierce_v his_o heart_n when_o his_o child_n be_v so_o impudent_a as_o to_o bring_v incest_n even_o into_o his_o house_n sure_o he_o will_v have_v say_v that_o his_o life_n be_v but_o a_o web_n of_o misfortune_n if_o we_o join_v with_o it_o the_o loss_n of_o joseph_n the_o separation_n of_o benjamin_n the_o captivity_n of_o simeon_n and_o final_o his_o last_o departure_n out_o of_o chanaan_n long_o life_n both_o very_a short_a and_o long_o who_o will_v deny_v he_o have_v reason_n to_o say_v that_o his_o life_n have_v be_v very_o short_a if_o
as_o far_o as_o the_o city_n of_o sidon_n issachar_n shall_v make_v choice_n of_o a_o more_o happy_a and_o quiet_a life_n he_o shall_v delight_v in_o tillage_n and_o the_o fertile_a land_n which_o shall_v fall_v to_o his_o lot_n he_o shall_v cultivate_v with_o no_o less_o peace_n than_o perseverance_n his_o pain_n shall_v not_o be_v fruitless_a and_o in_o the_o continent_n he_o shall_v have_v all_o the_o advantage_n of_o those_o country_n which_o lie_v near_o the_o sea_n make_v a_o exchange_n with_o they_o of_o its_o corn_n and_o fruit_n for_o those_o merchandise_n which_o come_v from_o remote_a nation_n he_o will_v impart_v the_o riches_n which_o agriculture_n shall_v afford_v he_o unto_o those_o who_o shall_v govern_v the_o republic_n and_o purchase_v his_o repose_n by_o the_o contribution_n he_o shall_v voluntary_o give_v for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o such_o as_o bear_v arm_n so_o long_o as_o he_o shall_v live_v quiet_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o possession_n 16._o dan_fw-mi judicabit_fw-la populum_fw-la suum_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 49._o v._n 16._o dan_fw-mi shall_v be_v the_o judge_n of_o his_o people_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o other_o tribe_n of_o israel_n dan_o by_o surprise_n shall_v ruin_v his_o enemy_n 17._o fiat_n dan_fw-mi coluber_fw-la in_o via_fw-la ceraste_v in_o semite_n mordens_fw-la ungulas_fw-la equi_fw-la ut_fw-la cadat_fw-la ascensor_fw-la ejus_fw-la retiò_fw-la gen._n 49._o v._n 17._o even_o as_o snake_n which_o hide_v themselves_o on_o the_o side_n of_o highway_n to_o destroy_v passenger_n who_o stand_v not_o sufficient_o on_o their_o guard_n or_o as_o that_o crafty_a serpent_n which_o bite_v the_o hoof_n of_o a_o horse_n to_o make_v his_o rider_n fall_v and_o to_o infect_v he_o with_o his_o venom_n when_o he_o be_v throw_v on_o the_o ground_n notwithstanding_o the_o artifices_fw-la man_n may_v use_v to_o defend_v themselves_o i_o shall_v never_o think_v that_o all_o their_o force_n and_o wile_n can_v equal_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o protection_n which_o the_o messiah_n will_v give_v we_o 18._o salutare_fw-la tuum_fw-la expectabo_fw-la do_v nine_o gen._n 49._o v._n 18._o i_o shall_v always_o expect_v it_o and_o never_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v any_o assurance_n comparable_a to_o that_o which_o we_o shall_v receive_v from_o the_o affection_n and_o power_n of_o this_o great_a prince_n gad_n have_v receive_v his_o share_n 19_o gad_n accinctas_fw-la praeliabitur_fw-la ante_fw-la eum_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la acciugitur_fw-la retrorssum_fw-la gen._n 49._o v._n 19_o shall_v march_v in_o the_o head_n of_o his_o brethren_n to_o establish_v they_o in_o their_o possession_n and_o return_v unto_o his_o territory_n load_v with_o booty_n he_o will_v make_v his_o retreat_n in_o so_o good_a order_n as_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v disturb_v by_o his_o enemy_n asser_n shall_v possess_v the_o portion_n of_o palestine_n which_o look_v towards_o the_o sea_n 20._o aser_n pinguis_fw-la panis_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o praebebit_fw-la delicias_fw-la regibus_fw-la gen._n 49._o v._n 20._o this_o land_n do_v produce_v all_o thing_n desirable_a for_o the_o entertainment_n and_o comfort_n of_o life_n both_o corn_n and_o fruit_n be_v there_o so_o excellent_a as_o they_o will_v serve_v for_o delicacy_n unto_o king_n nephtali_n will_v testify_v his_o courage_n 21._o cervus_fw-la emissus_fw-la &_o dans_fw-fr eloquia_fw-la pulcritudinis_fw-la gen._n 49._o v._n 21._o cast_v himself_o into_o danger_n to_o defend_v his_o brethren_n and_o shall_v give_v they_o cause_n to_o admire_v and_o praise_v he_o he_o will_v break_v all_o the_o obstaele_n which_o shall_v oppose_v his_o generous_a design_n as_o a_o wound_a hart_n which_o though_o timorous_a by_o nature_n lipoman_n vide_fw-la caietanum_n &_o lipoman_n break_v yet_o sometime_o through_o the_o toil_n of_o hunter_n and_o from_o the_o cruel_a tooth_n of_o dog_n to_o defend_v that_o life_n which_o they_o will_v violent_o take_v from_o he_o the_o felicity_n of_o joseph_n shall_v still_o increase_v 23._o filius_fw-la accrescens_fw-la joseph_n &_o decorus_a aspectu_fw-la filiae_fw-la discurrerunt_fw-la super_fw-la murum_fw-la gen._n 49._o v._n 22._o sed_fw-la exasperaverunt_fw-la eum_fw-la &_o jurgati_fw-la sunt_fw-la invideruntque_fw-la illi_fw-la habentes_fw-la jacula_fw-la gen._n 49._o v._n 23._o his_o beauty_n be_v so_o extraordinary_a as_o lady_n esteem_v themselves_o happy_a to_o see_v he_o and_o they_o place_v themselves_o at_o door_n and_o window_n to_o look_v on_o he_o as_o he_o pass_v through_o the_o street_n nevertheless_o such_o as_o aught_o most_o to_o love_v he_o have_v conspire_v his_o ruin_n and_o transport_v by_o a_o furious_a passion_n of_o envy_n seek_v to_o hinder_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o heaven_n but_o as_o the_o design_n of_o man_n can_v alter_v the_o decree_n and_o ordinance_n of_o god_n so_o innocence_n prove_v strong_a than_o malice_n and_o the_o chain_n wherewith_o his_o unchaste_a mistress_n have_v load_v he_o and_o the_o slavery_n to_o which_o his_o own_o brethren_n have_v reduce_v he_o be_v the_o mean_n whereof_o divine_a providence_n make_v use_v to_o make_v he_o king_n of_o egypt_n and_o to_o secure_v and_o preserve_v the_o good_n and_o life_n of_o those_o who_o wish_v his_o death_n my_o most_o dear_a son_n 25._o deus_fw-la patris_fw-la tui_fw-la erit_fw-la adjutor_fw-la tuus_fw-la gen._n 49._o v._n 25._o the_o god_n who_o thy_o father_n adore_v will_v always_o assist_v thou_o he_o will_v replenish_v thou_o with_o benediction_n and_o cause_v the_o most_o favourable_a dew_n to_o fall_v upon_o thy_o land_n he_o will_v cause_v stream_n of_o live_a water_n to_o flow_v into_o their_o bosom_n and_o bowel_n for_o the_o refresh_n and_o inlve_a thy_o root_n plant_n and_o tree_n thou_o shall_v have_v a_o particular_a blessing_n in_o thy_o child_n lip_n vide_fw-la lyram_fw-la abul_n per._n rupert_n cajet_fw-fr lip_n and_o their_o great_a number_n shall_v manifest_v that_o thou_o be_v the_o object_n of_o the_o dear_a and_o most_o exquisite_a providence_n which_o god_n declare_v to_o have_v for_o man_n thy_o father_n have_v be_v more_o favour_v than_o his_o ancestor_n thou_o shall_v enjoy_v both_o their_o favour_n and_o i_o and_o the_o blessing_n i_o promise_v thou_o shall_v never_o cease_v until_o god_n have_v give_v himself_o unto_o man_n in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o messiah_n shall_v no_o long_o testify_v his_o particular_a affection_n towards_o his_o friend_n in_o give_v they_o perishable_a good_n all_o these_o grace_n and_o favour_n be_v due_a unto_o thy_o virtue_n which_o have_v conserve_v its_o self_n without_o stain_n and_o have_v also_o render_v thou_o as_o considerable_a among_o thy_o brethren_n as_o the_o nazarite_n who_o peculiar_o consecrate_v themselves_o unto_o the_o service_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n benjamin_n as_o a_o ravenous_a wolf_n shall_v in_o the_o morning_n devour_v his_o prey_n 29._o bâ—njamin_n â—upus_fw-la rapax_fw-la mane_n comedet_fw-la praedam_fw-la &_o vesyere_o divide_v spolia_fw-la gen._n 49._o v._n 27._o vide_fw-la procop._n euseb_n theodoret._n abul_n etc._n etc._n er_fw-mi praecepit_fw-la eye_v dicens_fw-la ego_fw-la congregor_fw-la ad_fw-la populum_fw-la meum_fw-la sepelite_fw-la i_o cum_fw-la patribus_fw-la in_o spelunca_fw-la duplici_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la in_o agro_fw-la ephron_n hethaei_n gen._n 49._o v._n 29._o and_o in_o the_o evening_n share_n and_o divide_v the_o spoil_n behold_v the_o benediction_n jacob_n by_o heaven_n direction_n give_v to_o each_o of_o his_o child_n he_o afterward_o recommend_v unto_o they_o the_o burial_n of_o his_o body_n in_o the_o tomb_n of_o his_o forefather_n and_o have_v exhort_v they_o to_o remain_v constant_a in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n die_v peaceable_o in_o his_o bed_n can_v we_o represent_v unto_o ourselves_o a_o end_n more_o sweet_a and_o quiet_a i_o well_o know_v that_o the_o like_a death_n be_v see_v in_o sacred_a house_n i_o have_v see_v such_o with_o my_o own_o eye_n 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