Selected quad for the lemma: life_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
life_n	body_n	soul_n	unite_v	6,137	5	9.8589	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78452	The innocent lord; or, The divine providence. Being the incomparable history of Joseph. / Written originally in French, and illustrated by the unparallel'd pen of the learned De Ceriziers, almoner to my lord the Kings brother. And now rendred into English by Sir William Lowre Knight.; Joseph, ou la Providence divine. English	Cerisiers, René de, 1609-1662.; Lower, William, Sir, 1600?-1662.	1654 (1654)	Wing C1681; Thomason E1480_3; ESTC R208739	71,959	184

you_o owe_v to_o your_o good_a father_n and_o if_o you_o owe_v any_o thing_n unto_o she_o from_o who_o you_o derive_v your_o birth_n know_v that_o i_o transfer_v all_o the_o right_a thereof_o unto_o he_o to_o the_o end_n to_o augment_v your_o respect_n and_o your_o service_n you_o have_v a_o great_a number_n of_o brother_n let_v love_n tie_v you_o more_o unto_o they_o then_o nature_n and_o let_v the_o honour_n which_o you_o bear_v they_o be_v a_o mark_n of_o your_o good_a will_n never_o give_v their_o action_n a_o ill_a interpretation_n and_o if_o any_o one_o of_o you_o displease_v they_o endeavour_v to_o amend_v it_o keep_v always_o your_o spirit_n prepare_v for_o injury_n which_o you_o may_v receive_v perhaps_o this_o advice_n of_o i_o be_v not_o unseasonable_a have_v so_o perfect_a a_o resemblance_n with_o your_o father_n i_o fear_v that_o you_o shall_v resemble_v he_o also_o in_o this_o the_o affliction_n of_o the_o young_a brother_n be_v one_o of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o your_o house_n the_o son_n of_o hagar_n can_v not_o endure_v the_o son_n of_o sarah_n esau_n persecute_v your_o father_n in_o the_o belly_n of_o rebecca_n take_v heed_n that_o the_o same_o happen_v not_o unto_o you_o but_o if_o god_n permit_v it_o think_v that_o your_o affliction_n shall_v be_v rather_o a_o testimony_n of_o his_o love_n than_o a_o effect_n of_o his_o hate_n adieu_o my_o dear_a son_n and_o retain_v the_o last_o word_n of_o your_o poor_a mother_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o true_a than_o this_o opinion_n which_o will_v that_o a_o innocent_a life_n end_v always_o with_o a_o happy_a death_n rahel_n have_v scarce_o end_v the_o last_o word_n of_o those_o which_o she_o leave_v to_o her_o son_n but_o she_o cease_v to_o live_v with_o so_o much_o constancy_n that_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o judge_v that_o the_o fair_a face_n of_o the_o world_n fear_v not_o that_o which_o be_v esteem_v the_o most_o ugly_a but_o certain_o if_o her_o courage_n show_v the_o contempt_n of_o her_o death_n the_o tear_n of_o her_o friend_n witness_v enough_o how_o precious_a her_o life_n be_v to_o they_o the_o poor_a joseph_n who_o have_v receive_v the_o soul_n of_o his_o mother_n upon_o his_o lip_n remain_v long_o time_n in_o a_o sound_n upon_o her_o body_n and_o as_o their_o embracement_n have_v strait_o unite_v they_o one_o will_v have_v believe_v that_o death_n not_o able_a neither_o to_o separate_v they_o nor_o choose_v they_o have_v not_o offend_v the_o mother_n without_o hurt_v the_o son_n o_o how_o happy_a have_v he_o be_v if_o that_o death_n have_v dure_v more_o than_o a_o quarter_n of_o a_o hour_n since_o he_o must_v not_o live_v long_o but_o to_o suffer_v nor_o suffer_v but_o to_o instruct_v himself_o from_o the_o experience_n of_o his_o mean_a evil_n how_o he_o shall_v prepare_v himself_o for_o the_o misery_n of_o slavery_n let_v we_o not_o engage_v we_o in_o the_o regret_v of_o this_o desolate_a family_n the_o silence_n of_o great_a grief_n make_v they_o better_o comprehend_v than_o the_o discourse_n that_o one_o endeavour_n to_o make_v thereof_o the_o eloquence_n of_o a_o few_o sigh_n be_v strong_a than_o that_o of_o many_o word_n jacob_n have_v never_o so_o much_o trouble_v as_o to_o leave_v that_o which_o rest_v to_o he_o of_o his_o dear_a wife_n notwithstanding_o he_o must_v quit_v it_o and_o receive_v for_o consolation_n the_o confidence_n to_o be_v more_o aid_v by_o her_o intercession_n then_o by_o her_o presence_n and_o then_o be_v perfect_o submit_v to_o the_o will_n of_o heaven_n he_o consent_v that_o it_o shall_v enrich_v itself_o with_o the_o most_o precious_a of_o his_o loss_n and_o that_o it_o shall_v increase_v its_o felicity_n with_o his_o misery_n these_o consideration_n and_o time_n have_v give_v some_o comfort_n to_o his_o grief_n he_o continue_v his_o way_n towards_o hebron_n where_o he_o be_v no_o soon_o arrive_v but_o the_o good_a isaak_n run_v to_o meet_v he_o if_o to_o go_v so_o fast_o as_o one_o can_n may_v be_v say_v to_o run_v what_o pen_n be_v capable_a to_o describe_v the_o caress_n which_o be_v sweet_a enough_o to_o leave_v no_o more_o bitterness_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o jacob_n and_o to_o blot_v out_o the_o remembrance_n of_o 20._o year_n travel_n all_o the_o child_n of_o this_o holy_a patriarch_n participate_v of_o this_o encounter_n but_o joseph_n take_v the_o great_a part_n thereof_o there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o they_o that_o admire_v not_o the_o majesty_n of_o that_o venerable_a old_a man_n who_o have_v never_o be_v so_o if_o the_o angel_n have_v permit_v he_o to_o obey_v entire_o and_o if_o god_n have_v not_o love_v he_o better_o for_o offer_v then_o for_o victim_n some_o day_n be_v pass_v away_o in_o feast_n and_o rejoice_n every_o one_o resume_v the_o care_n of_o good_a husbandry_n isaak_n be_v very_o glad_a to_o see_v that_o idleness_n never_o find_v his_o nephew_n at_o leisure_n and_o that_o their_o diligence_n receive_v not_o such_o soft_a temptation_n as_o those_o of_o sloth_n but_o his_o joy_n be_v perfect_a when_o he_o observe_v in_o joseph_n that_o courageous_a virtue_n which_o have_v almost_o make_v he_o the_o martyr_n of_o abraham_n though_o abraham_n shall_v not_o be_v the_o tyrant_n of_o isaak_n and_o to_o say_v true_a it_o be_v a_o thing_n very_o considerable_a to_o see_v with_o what_o attention_n this_o little_a innocent_a study_v the_o desire_n of_o his_o parent_n and_o how_o careful_a he_o be_v to_o know_v their_o inclination_n oftentimes_o his_o obedience_n prevent_v their_o command_n for_o fear_v they_o may_v have_v the_o trouble_n to_o speak_v and_o he_o the_o blame_n to_o know_v their_o will_n without_o accomplish_v it_o the_o difficulty_n render_v his_o obedience_n more_o ready_a and_o if_o he_o find_v excuse_n it_o be_v to_o cover_v the_o imperfection_n of_o another_o and_o not_o to_o flatter_v his_o negligence_n all_o those_o that_o see_v he_o without_o envy_n see_v he_o with_o love_n the_o father_n who_o have_v long_a time_n dissemble_v his_o contentment_n resolve_v to_o give_v he_o testimony_n thereof_o and_o to_o make_v they_o appear_v with_o more_o lustre_n he_o cause_v a_o melley_n coat_n to_o be_v make_v he_o where_o the_o blue_a the_o carnation_n the_o white_a and_o the_o other_o colour_n be_v so_o perfect_o mingle_v that_o every_o one_o can_v judge_v that_o art_n have_v those_o beauty_n which_o surpass_v the_o natural_a infancy_n please_v itself_o more_o with_o that_o which_o shine_v then_o with_o that_o which_o profit_v our_o young_a man_n hold_v yet_o of_o that_o age_n so_o wear_v he_o not_o this_o coat_n but_o with_o the_o sally_n of_o a_o innocent_a joy_n but_o too_o simple_a poor_a child_n you_o know_v not_o that_o to_o cover_v you_o with_o this_o coat_n be_v to_o charge_v you_o with_o the_o hatred_n of_o your_o brethren_n and_o that_o the_o love_n of_o your_o father_n shall_v be_v the_o chief_a cause_n of_o your_o misfortune_n this_o favour_n be_v so_o grievous_a to_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o other_o child_n of_o jacob_n that_o they_o can_v not_o long_o dissemble_v their_o displeasure_n nothing_o be_v hear_v but_o plaint_n and_o murmur_n in_o their_o house_n some_o of_o they_o be_v bold_a enough_o to_o say_v that_o he_o love_v this_o minion_n like_o a_o legitimate_a and_o his_o elder_a like_o bastard_n it_o be_v not_o hard_a to_o foresee_v the_o evil_a consequence_n which_o so_o many_o ill_a word_n promise_v isaak_n blind_a as_o he_o be_v see_v it_o well_o and_o to_o bring_v some_o sweet_a remedy_n to_o this_o evil_a he_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o joseph_n shall_v withdraw_v himself_o for_o some_o day_n from_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o brethren_n this_o counsel_n be_v think_v good_a and_o the_o mean_n to_o execute_v it_o easy_a it_o be_v suppose_v that_o the_o child_n of_o bilhah_n and_o of_o zilpah_n will_v suffer_v josoph_n more_o willing_o than_o those_o of_o leah_n who_o know_v too_o well_o the_o advantage_n of_o their_o birth_n behold_v he_o then_o make_v a_o shepherd_n as_o well_o as_o his_o brethren_n the_o innocence_n of_o this_o life_n give_v he_o such_o perfect_a joy_n that_o he_o will_v scarce_o change_v his_o sheephook_n for_o a_o king_n sceptre_n the_o sense_n of_o these_o delight_n make_v he_o believe_v that_o he_o have_v not_o live_v until_o then_o and_o that_o to_o amuse_v he_o in_o his_o father_n house_n they_o have_v make_v he_o to_o see_v the_o picture_n of_o that_o which_o he_o have_v before_o his_o eye_n in_o the_o field_n the_o meadow_n produce_v he_o not_o more_o flower_n than_o pleasure_n it_o be_v from_o thence_o that_o he_o take_v occasion_n to_o admire_v the_o rare_a perfection_n of_o god_n and_o to_o say_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o excess_n of_o his_o devotion_n oh_o my_o god_n how_o fair_a be_v thou_o since_o that_o a_o little_a tract_n of_o

of_o the_o courage_n of_o joseph_n to_o believe_v that_o the_o persecution_n of_o his_o brother_n or_o the_o ambition_n of_o greatness_n have_v conduct_v he_o into_o egypt_n the_o only_a necessity_n to_o nourish_v his_o father_n who_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n have_v render_v poor_a oblige_v he_o to_o quit_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n i_o adore_v that_o providence_n which_o have_v charge_v i_o with_o the_o same_o duty_n and_o i_o conjure_v it_o if_o it_o be_v for_o my_o good_a and_o its_o glory_n to_o clear_v the_o truth_n thereof_o i_o abandon_v without_o trouble_v my_o fortune_n to_o a_o goodness_n to_o which_o i_o refer_v willing_o the_o care_n of_o my_o salvation_n saint_n paul_n permit_v the_o wise_a to_o judge_v of_o all_o thing_n i_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o limit_v their_o power_n what_o severity_n soever_o they_o use_v in_o my_o behalf_n i_o respect_v their_o judgement_n without_o distrust_v their_o justice_n for_o those_o who_o have_v not_o receive_v the_o same_o authority_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o of_o their_o prudence_n i_o as_o little_o seek_v their_o approbation_n as_o i_o fear_v their_o censure_n thanks_o unto_o god_n all_o those_o that_o judge_n be_v not_o of_o the_o parliament_n one_o may_v mock_v at_o their_o prate_n if_o they_o can_v defend_v it_o as_o i_o despise_v generous_o the_o liberty_n of_o fool_n who_o make_v themselves_o arbiter_n of_o the_o most_o important_a affair_n of_o the_o world_n i_o reverence_v with_o submission_n the_o examen_fw-la of_o those_o that_o resemble_v thou_o but_o if_o this_o short_a declaration_n render_v i_o not_o worthy_a of_o thy_o esteem_n and_o that_o thy_o curiosity_n can_v be_v satisfy_v from_o my_o own_o testimony_n address_v thou_o to_o the_o r._n r._n p._n p._n jaquinot_n le_fw-fr cazre_n saint_n mary_n marquenat_n dagonel_n and_o ricueil_n i_o assure_v i_o that_o thou_o will_v understand_v from_o they_o that_o i_o have_v do_v without_o crime_n what_o i_o think_v i_o ought_v to_o do_v in_o conscience_n i_o have_v receive_v too_o much_o honour_n in_o their_o company_n to_o fly_v it_o i_o have_v live_v innocent_o enough_o to_o abide_v there_o my_o departure_n be_v the_o tyranny_n of_o a_o indispensable_a necessity_n and_o not_o the_o humour_n of_o a_o ridiculous_a inconstancy_n but_o if_o i_o have_v not_o find_v in_o religion_n a_o succour_n which_o i_o seek_v in_o the_o world_n assure_v thyself_o that_o some_o other_o reason_n then_o my_o defect_n have_v hinder_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o most_o ardent_a of_o my_o desire_n after_o the_o suffrage_n of_o these_o great_a man_n which_o i_o have_v observe_v because_o they_o have_v examine_v my_o change_n i_o assure_v i_o that_o no_o body_n will_v condemn_v it_o but_o those_o who_o have_v neither_o the_o interest_n of_o father_n or_o mother_n nor_o the_o sense_n of_o true_a child_n my_o dear_a reader_n attend_v the_o rest_n of_o my_o apology_n from_o that_o which_o remain_v of_o my_o life_n the_o honour_n which_o i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o conserve_v i_o among_o good_a man_n shall_v lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o all_o the_o praise_n that_o i_o pretend_v from_o thy_o good_a will_n i_o tell_v thou_o this_o because_o i_o desire_v to_o keep_v i_o in_o thy_o memory_n protest_v that_o i_o shall_v be_v very_o sorry_a that_o my_o style_n shall_v please_v thou_o if_o my_o conduct_n may_v displease_v thou_o joseph_n or_o the_o divine_a providence_n never_o see_v egypt_n a_o fair_a day_n then_o that_o which_o begin_v the_o glory_n of_o joseph_n the_o heaven_n communicate_v new_a light_n to_o illustrate_v the_o apparel_n of_o his_o triumph_n and_o the_o earth_n seem_v to_o paint_v herself_o to_o appear_v beauteous_a to_o the_o eye_n of_o this_o new_a god_n the_o trumpet_n make_v so_o please_v a_o noise_n that_o all_o the_o house_n become_v so_o many_o echo_n to_o repeat_v it_o the_o tapestry_n be_v no_o more_o the_o ornament_n of_o the_o wall_n but_o the_o litter_n of_o the_o horse_n which_o trample_v upon_o indifferent_o both_o the_o purple_a and_o the_o silk_n it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o find_v all_o the_o mine_n of_o gold_n which_o shine_v in_o the_o street_n of_o that_o proud_a city_n the_o pearl_n and_o diamond_n pass_v for_o common_a stone_n what_o need_v i_o say_v that_o the_o hero_n and_o soldier_n be_v clothe_v with_o cloth_n of_o gold_n and_o cloth_n of_o silver_n the_o beast_n of_o charge_n and_o elephant_n be_v cover_v therewith_o will_v not_o leave_v that_o advantage_n unto_o man_n the_o prince_n of_o the_o court_n be_v so_o glorious_a and_o so_o proud_o adorn_v that_o without_o appearance_n of_o deceit_n they_o may_v have_v be_v take_v for_o king_n one_o will_v have_v think_v that_o the_o lady_n have_v borrow_v other_o visage_n than_o their_o ordinary_a one_o all_o be_v change_v while_o our_o slave_n lead_v the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n in_o triumph_n this_o spectacle_n have_v nothing_o in_o it_o of_o low_a as_o no_o body_n have_v mean_a ecstasy_n but_o perhaps_o the_o glory_n of_o so_o magnific_a a_o pomp_n rather_o weary_v your_o eye_n then_o recreate_v they_o and_o to_o consider_v long_o these_o marvel_n will_v but_o augment_v your_o trouble_n the_o sun_n be_v always_o fair_a notwithstanding_o one_o have_v oftentimes_o more_o pleasure_n to_o see_v he_o rise_v on_o the_o top_n of_o a_o mountain_n then_o to_o admire_v he_o in_o his_o meridian_n because_o his_o first_o ray_n suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v look_v upon_o whereas_o it_o seem_v that_o that_o great_a excess_n of_o light_n with_o which_o he_o be_v glorious_o encompass_v be_v but_o to_o hide_v he_o from_o our_o eye_n or_o to_o punish_v our_o curiosity_n perhaps_o the_o infancy_n of_o our_o patriarch_n will_v please_v you_o no_o less_o than_o his_o perfect_a age_n and_o his_o first_o virtue_n than_o his_o full_a perfection_n and_o as_o there_o be_v a_o all-particular_a providence_n that_o make_v he_o pass_v from_o contempt_n unto_o glory_n so_o i_o will_v fain_o make_v he_o appear_v miserable_a at_o first_o to_o the_o end_n that_o you_o may_v consider_v he_o with_o more_o pleasure_n in_o the_o happiness_n of_o his_o fortune_n it_o be_v in_o the_o fourteen_o year_n of_o jacob_n service_n that_o rachel_n be_v mother_n of_o another_o child_n then_o that_o of_o her_o servant_n bilhah_n and_o see_v her_o sel●_n pay_v for_o all_o her_o prayer_n wherewith_o she_o importune_v heaven_n this_o childbed_n make_v she_o more_o happy_a though_o less_o fruitful_a than_o her_o sister_n forasmuch_o as_o she_o possess_v more_o in_o this_o only_a son_n than_o leah_n have_v in_o all_o she_o if_o the_o benefit_n of_o grace_n surpass_v not_o infinite_o those_o of_o nature_n it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o judge_v which_o of_o the_o two_o have_v be_v more_o liberal_a to_o he_o and_o without_o do_v wrong_n to_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o it_o may_v have_v be_v say_v that_o he_o have_v all_o the_o virtue_n of_o his_o father_n and_o the_o beauty_n of_o his_o mother_n so_o many_o grace_n perfectionated_a his_o body_n that_o all_o which_o can_v have_v be_v wish_v he_o be_v no_o more_o the_o object_n of_o a_o reasonable_a desire_n oftentimes_o the_o neighbour_n will_v come_v unto_o the_o house_n of_o laban_n to_o see_v only_o his_o visage_n which_o dissipate_v the_o black_a sorrow_n and_o to_o carry_v unto_o their_o house_n the_o contentment_n which_o they_o fonnd_v in_o his_o company_n that_o which_o most_o powerful_o ravish_v heart_n have_v a_o lustre_n more_o glorious_a than_o that_o of_o the_o colour_n and_o be_v fix_v to_o something_o more_o noble_a than_o the_o body_n a_o ancient_n say_v that_o beauty_n be_v the_o facility_n of_o the_o eye_n though_o to_o speak_v proper_o it_o be_v ordinary_o but_o the_o ruin_n of_o soul_n or_o at_o best_o but_o the_o perfection_n of_o woman_n our_o little_a infant_n have_v other_o attraction_n since_o he_o possess_v that_o beauty_n which_o be_v not_o belove_v but_o of_o pure_a soul_n and_o of_o he_o who_o glory_v to_o be_v the_o spouse_n of_o they_o it_o be_v true_a that_o his_o age_n seem_v not_o yet_o to_o be_v that_o of_o virtue_n notwithstanding_o it_o appear_v so_o visible_o on_o his_o visage_n and_o in_o all_o his_o action_n that_o one_o may_v think_v it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o that_o spirit_n which_o animate_v they_o or_o if_o it_o be_v any_o thing_n separate_v that_o it_o be_v rather_o bear_v with_o he_o then_o get_v by_o the_o custom_n of_o practise_v it_o above_o all_o there_o be_v see_v so_o rare_a a_o modesty_n in_o he_o that_o all_o his_o companion_n can_v correct_v themselves_o by_o his_o example_n and_o regulate_v themselves_o by_o his_o conduct_n it_o be_v she_o that_o open_v and_o that_o shut_v his_o eye_n it_o be_v she_o that_o make_v he_o speak_v by_o civility_n and_o be_v silent_a by_o discretion_n it_o be_v she_o that_o count_v his_o

pace_n and_o that_o compose_v his_o countenance_n it_o be_v she_o that_o govern_v he_o so_o absolute_o that_o he_o never_o offend_v the_o mean_a of_o the_o servant_n not_o so_o much_o as_o with_o one_o word_n speak_v in_o contempt_n or_o escape_v by_o precipitation_n this_o good_a quality_n render_v he_o amiable_a unto_o man_n and_o his_o piety_n unto_o god_n never_o rise_v he_o or_o go_v to_o bed_n but_o he_o make_v his_o little_a devotion_n and_o though_o he_o can_v scarce_o pronounce_v the_o name_n of_o god_n he_o adore_v the_o majesty_n of_o he_o it_o be_v a_o pleasure_n which_o draw_v tear_n of_o joy_n from_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n to_o see_v he_o pray_v with_o so_o good_a a_o grace_n and_o to_o speak_v truth_n even_o those_o who_o have_v no_o interest_n in_o his_o good_a inclination_n will_v be_v trouble_v not_o to_o please_v he_o who_o can_v behold_v without_o ravishment_n a_o child_n of_o five_o or_o six_o year_n to_o adore_v god_n with_o a_o affection_n so_o instant_a and_o recollect_v as_o if_o he_o have_v have_v no_o imagination_n or_o that_o his_o imagination_n have_v be_v determine_v to_o this_o only_a action_n to_o see_v he_o on_o his_o knee_n his_o hand_n join_v his_o eye_n half_o shut_v one_o will_v have_v think_v that_o it_o be_v a_o statue_n of_o marble_n if_o those_o lip_n have_v not_o give_v some_o motion_n to_o his_o prayer_n or_o a_o angel_n if_o he_o have_v not_o sigh_v sometime_o i_o speak_v not_o of_o the_o reverence_n with_o which_o he_o honour_v his_o parent_n the_o belief_n thereof_o be_v easy_a through_o the_o sweetness_n that_o render_v he_o please_v to_o all_o the_o world_n one_o may_v produce_v many_o proof_n thereof_o but_o it_o suffice_v i_o to_o assure_v that_o there_o be_v no_o choler_n so_o kindle_v nor_o rage_n so_o fierce_a that_o will_v not_o be_v change_v in_o his_o presence_n jacob_n know_v it_o well_o this_o good_a patriarch_n vex_v with_o sorrow_n which_o for_o twenty_o year_n have_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o breath_n beside_o believe_v to_o have_v buy_v two_o wife_n and_o some_o sheep_n too_o dear_a resolve_v to_o take_v his_o leave_n since_o that_o his_o father_n in_o law_n refuse_v he_o behold_v then_o this_o holy_a man_n constrain_v to_o cover_v himself_o with_o the_o same_o darkness_n that_o thief_n and_o robber_n hide_v themselves_o under_o he_o depart_v in_o the_o night_n with_o his_o train_n for_o fear_v the_o brightness_n of_o the_o day_n may_v publish_v that_o which_o he_o will_v keep_v secret_a i_o leave_v that_o which_o arrive_v during_o this_o flight_n to_o laban_n as_o not_o belong_v to_o my_o subject_n this_o man_n which_o be_v to_o wrestle_v with_o god_n fear_v the_o encounter_n of_o a_o brother_n who_o his_o virtue_n have_v make_v a_o enemy_n to_o he_o his_o former_a menace_n that_o fury_n which_o render_v he_o more_o savage_a than_o a_o bear_n the_o hair_n with_o which_o he_o be_v cover_v give_v he_o more_o fear_n of_o his_o hate_n than_o blood_n and_o nature_n assurance_n of_o his_o love_n notwithstanding_o choose_v rather_o to_o hazard_v once_o his_o life_n then_o to_o lead_v it_o always_o in_o so_o painful_a labour_n he_o fix_v himself_o to_o his_o first_o design_n from_o which_o all_o the_o consideration_n that_o he_o have_v can_v not_o divert_v he_o after_o have_v think_v of_o the_o mean_n of_o his_o reconciliation_n the_o cruelty_n of_o esau_n seem_v not_o unto_o he_o a_o invincible_a passion_n that_o thought_n which_o he_o approve_v most_o of_o all_o upon_o this_o subject_n be_v to_o divide_v his_o train_n into_o two_o band_n and_o to_o send_v they_o successive_o to_o the_o encounter_n of_o his_o brother_n but_o the_o secret_a of_o the_o artifice_n be_v to_o put_v joseph_n and_o his_o mother_n in_o the_o last_o to_o the_o end_n that_o their_o beauty_n mingle_v with_o the_o sweetness_n of_o so_o pitiful_a a_o spectacle_n may_v change_v the_o heart_n of_o this_o barbarous_a man_n if_o the_o massacre_n of_o those_o that_o precede_v it_o nor_o the_o consideration_n of_o blood_n have_v not_o stop_v his_o fury_n i_o know_v not_o what_o magic_n a_o innocent_a beauty_n use_v but_o we_o see_v the_o effect_n as_o admirable_a as_o the_o cause_n thereof_o be_v secret_a and_o little_a know_v how_o many_o time_n have_v we_o see_v tyrant_n become_v idolater_n of_o those_o who_o they_o persecute_v and_o take_v the_o subject_n of_o their_o love_n from_o whence_o they_o draw_v the_o motive_n of_o their_o hate_n the_o tiger_n themselves_o and_o the_o panther_n have_v they_o not_o quit_v their_o nature_n to_o take_v sweet_a sentiment_n than_o be_v necessary_a to_o devour_v innocent_n the_o lion_n and_o the_o leopard_n have_v render_v they_o homage_n humble_v their_o cruelty_n before_o those_o who_o they_o think_v to_o devour_v they_o have_v adore_v their_o victim_n and_o their_o prey_n the_o artifice_n of_o jacob_n be_v not_o then_o evil_a since_o he_o endeavour_v to_o take_v his_o brother_n by_o that_o which_o gain_v the_o most_o savage_a beast_n notwithstanding_o god_n dispose_v thereof_o otherwise_o and_o because_o he_o will_v not_o divide_v with_o any_o one_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o that_o benefit_n he_o will_v that_o he_o shall_v owe_v all_o the_o obligation_n thereof_o to_o his_o goodness_n esau_n become_v man_n and_o receive_v he_o with_o caress_n who_o expect_v nought_o from_o he_o but_o persecution_n it_o be_v at_o the_o sight_n of_o this_o happy_a canaan_n that_o jacob_n seem_v to_o live_v another_o life_n then_o that_o which_o he_o lead_v in_o mesopotomia_n and_o though_o two_o great_a river_n give_v it_o its_o name_n and_o fecundity_n that_o land_n notwithstanding_o appear_v unto_o he_o more_o fair_a and_o more_o fertile_a than_o that_o where_o appear_v the_o first_o paradise_n of_o man_n the_o joy_n to_o have_v no_o more_o esau_n the_o hope_n to_o embrace_v the_o good_a isaak_n give_v so_o sweet_a sally_n to_o his_o heart_n that_o he_o think_v he_o shall_v have_v need_n of_o some_o misfortune_n to_o moderate_v his_o joy_n while_o that_o they_o travel_v towards_o hebron_n they_o perceive_v a_o little_a town_n situate_v on_o the_o brow_n of_o a_o hill_n which_o defend_v it_o from_o the_o north._n our_o patriarch_n no_o soon_o see_v it_o but_o he_o command_v all_o his_o people_n to_o put_v themselves_o on_o their_o knee_n which_o he_o first_o do_v himself_o to_o give_v they_o example_n of_o obedience_n this_o command_n can_v not_o be_v without_o reason_n come_v from_o so_o wise_a a_o man_n notwithstanding_o rahel_n take_v the_o liberty_n to_o ask_v it_o he_o which_o oblige_v he_o to_o tell_v they_o that_o it_o be_v the_o place_n where_o the_o messiah_n shall_v take_v birth_n and_o begin_v that_o which_o god_n only_o can_v finish_v alas_o how_o difficult_a be_v it_o for_o prosperity_n to_o last_v long_o and_o how_o hard_o to_o find_v a_o happiness_n constant_a out_o of_o that_o residence_n which_o be_v to_o be_v eternal_a jacob_n begin_v to_o be_v no_o more_o miserable_a when_o the_o most_o sensible_a of_o all_o his_o affliction_n arrive_v unto_o he_o it_o be_v the_o death_n of_o his_o poor_a rahel_n who_o can_v not_o give_v life_n to_o her_o benoni_n without_o lose_v it_o herself_o i_o leave_v the_o regret_v and_o the_o tear_n which_o follow_v her_o death_n but_o i_o can_v pass_v in_o silence_n a_o action_n that_o precede_v it_o since_o it_o touch_v joseph_n his_o good_a mother_n see_v that_o her_o life_n will_v henceforth_o advantage_v he_o nothing_o desire_v that_o the_o last_o moment_n thereof_o shall_v be_v useful_a unto_o he_o have_v then_o cause_v he_o to_o come_v to_o she_o she_o lean_v upon_o his_o bosom_n and_o moisten_v his_o visage_n with_o her_o tear_n she_o speak_v unto_o he_o in_o this_o manner_n my_o son_n i_o can_v die_v without_o bid_v you_o adieu_n and_o wish_v you_o a_o blessing_n which_o i_o beseech_v the_o will_n of_o heaven_n to_o accomplish_v i_o be_o in_o a_o condition_n where_o interest_n make_v no_o body_n speak_v therefore_o if_o i_o leave_v you_o any_o advice_n i_o suppose_v you_o will_v not_o believe_v that_o any_o consideration_n of_o i_o come_v to_o mingle_v therein_o i_o have_v always_o as_o much_o love_v your_o virtue_n and_o good_a inclination_n as_o your_o person_n it_o be_v therefore_o i_o desire_v you_o but_o so_o much_o life_n as_o they_o shall_v last_v it_o be_v not_o the_o fear_n of_o your_o inconstancy_n that_o make_v i_o speak_v in_o this_o manner_n but_o the_o ardent_a desire_n which_o i_o have_v of_o your_o perfection_n make_v then_o your_o virtue_n to_o grow_v with_o your_o age_n and_o never_o think_v to_o have_v enough_o of_o those_o good_n who_o abundance_n can_v make_v no_o excess_n let_v the_o service_n of_o our_o great_a god_n be_v your_o principal_a occupation_n be_v never_o want_v to_o the_o respect_n which_o