call_v it_o prospicietur_fw-la in_fw-la monte_fw-fr jehovae_fw-la since_o the_o person_n that_o add_v it_o to_o the_o text_n seem_v to_o speak_v of_o it_o as_o if_o it_o be_v still_o use_v in_o his_o time_n but_o why_o may_v not_o moses_n say_v that_o this_o proverb_n be_v in_o use_n etiamnum_fw-la hodie_fw-la since_o perhaps_o this_o form_n be_v use_v from_o the_o day_n of_o abraham_n down_o to_o moses_n this_o i_o be_o certain_a of_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o whole_a matter_n which_o do_v not_o fit_o agree_v with_o moses_n time_n there_o be_v a_o convenient_a distance_n enough_o between_o abraham_n and_o moses_n for_o the_o latter_a to_o take_v notice_n that_o the_o aforesaid_a form_n of_o which_o abraham_n be_v the_o author_n continue_v till_o his_o own_o time_n nay_o if_o the_o interval_n have_v not_o be_v quite_o so_o great_a yet_o moses_n may_v very_o warrantable_o express_v himself_o after_o that_o manner_n since_o this_o form_n be_v sometime_o use_v by_o those_o that_o write_v but_o a_o few_o year_n after_o of_o which_o we_o find_v two_o example_n in_o st._n matthew_n chap._n 27.8_o chap._n 28.15_o as_o other_o have_v observe_v before_o i_o to_o these_o we_o may_v add_v suchlike_a passage_n out_o of_o st._n jerom_n for_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n of_o his_o own_o age_n express_v himself_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n saebadius_n bishop_n of_o agennum_n in_o france_n vivit_fw-la usque_fw-la hodie_fw-la live_v till_o now_o or_o to_o this_o day_n decrepitâ_fw-la senectute_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o greek_a interpreter_n have_v render_v it_o didymus_n of_o alexandria_n vivit_fw-la usque_fw-la hodie_fw-la and_o have_v pass_v the_o eighti_v year_n of_o his_o age_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epiphanius_n bishop_n of_o salamis_n in_o cyprus_n superest_fw-la usque_fw-la hodie_fw-la and_o in_o his_o old_a age_n be_v write_v several_a book_n eunomius_n of_o the_o arian_n party_n usque_fw-la hodie_fw-la vivere_fw-la dicitur_fw-la priscillianus_n bishop_n of_o abila_n usque_fw-la hodie_fw-la to_o this_o very_a day_n be_v accuse_v by_o some_o of_o the_o gnostick_n heresy_n though_o other_o maintain_v that_o he_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o what_o be_v lay_v to_o his_o charge_n priscillianus_n be_v slay_v by_o maximus_n the_o tyrant_n but_o seven_o year_n before_o st._n jerom_n write_v this_o we_o have_v touch_v upon_o this_o somewhat_o large_o because_o several_a place_n in_o the_o sacred_a historian_n be_v illustrate_v by_o this_o observation_n 8._o likewise_o they_o object_v the_o name_n of_o migdal_n hede_a gen._n 35.21_o that_o be_v the_o tower_n of_o the_o flock_n by_o which_o name_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v mean_v a_o tower_n upon_o one_o of_o the_o gate_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v call_v the_o sheep-gate_n but_o this_o be_v uncertain_a however_o if_o we_o may_v believe_v latter_a age_n the_o tower_n of_o the_o flock_n do_v not_o belong_v to_o jerusalem_n consult_v our_o be_v our_o there_o be_v a_o tower_n at_o jerusalem_n or_o not_o far_o from_o that_o city_n of_o the_o same_o name_n as_o we_o be_v inform_v by_o micah_n 4.8_o st._n jerom_n follow_v the_o tradition_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n in_o his_o time_n place_n it_o not_o far_o from_o bethlehem_n in_o his_o epitaph_n of_o paula_n who_o after_o she_o have_v visit_v bethlehem_n not_o for_o from_o thence_o say_v she_o she_o descend_v to_o the_o tower_n of_o ader_n i._n e._n of_o the_o flock_n near_o which_o jacob_n feed_v his_o flock_n and_o the_o shepherd_n watch_v by_o night_n be_v so_o happy_a as_o to_o hear_v glory_n be_v to_o god_n on_o high_a etc._n etc._n which_o as_o it_o may_v be_v true_a so_o it_o receive_v no_o great_a confirmation_n from_o so_o fabulous_a a_o voucher_n as_o tradition_n be_v observation_n upon_o this_o place_n of_o genesis_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o reason_n why_o this_o place_n shall_v not_o retain_v its_o ancient_a name_n in_o follow_v age_n 9_o they_o suppose_v that_o moses_n can_v not_o possible_o write_v chap._n 36.31_o nor_o reckon_v up_o so_o many_o king_n of_o edom._n now_o these_o be_v the_o king_n that_o reign_v in_o edom_n before_o there_o be_v any_o king_n in_o israel_n after_o this_o follow_v the_o name_n of_o eight_o king_n who_o reign_v successive_o one_o after_o another_o and_o make_v as_o many_o generation_n as_o there_o be_v from_o jacob_n to_o obed_n grandfather_n to_o david_n and_o contemporary_a to_o saul_n the_o first_o king_n of_o judea_n since_o from_o jacob_n to_o moses_n there_o be_v only_o four_o taking_z moses_n into_o the_o account_n now_o some_o answer_n that_o moses_n foreknow_v that_o the_o israelite_n will_v set_v up_o king_n over_o themselves_o to_o which_o purpose_n they_o cite_v deuteronomy_n chap._n 17.14_o but_o be_v it_o credible_a that_o god_n likewise_o reveal_v to_o he_o how_o many_o king_n the_o edomite_n be_v to_o have_v and_o by_o what_o name_v they_o be_v to_o be_v call_v before_o the_o jewish_a theocracy_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o kingly_a government_n now_o moses_n not_o where_o tell_v we_o that_o such_o a_o revelation_n happen_v to_o he_o and_o indeed_o whoever_o will_v read_v over_o the_o nine_o verse_n wherein_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o king_n of_o edom_n be_v contain_v will_v soon_o be_v satisfy_v that_o there_o be_v no_o prophecy_n in_o the_o case_n for_o the_o sacred_a historian_n there_o speak_v as_o of_o a_o thing_n past_a and_o go_v that_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o clear_o express_v for_o what_o more_o evident_a testimony_n can_v there_o be_v give_v that_o the_o thing_n be_v already_o past_a than_o these_o phrase_n and_o he_o die_v and_o there_o reign_v in_o his_o stead_n some_o body_n who_o name_n have_v escape_v i_o solve_v it_o another_o way_n for_o he_o humble_o suppose_v that_o these_o king_n reign_v at_o the_o same_o time_n in_o different_a place_n and_o for_o my_o part_n i_o humble_o suppose_v he_o never_o read_v this_o chapter_n his_o head_n be_v certain_o fill_v with_o metaphysical_a contemplation_n to_o deal_v ingenious_o with_o the_o reader_n the_o best_a way_n to_o get_v clear_a of_o this_o difficulty_n will_v be_v to_o own_o frank_o that_o these_o nine_o verse_n from_o v._o 31_o to_o 39_o be_v add_v by_o some_o one_o who_o live_v after_o the_o kingly_a government_n be_v set_v up_o in_o israel_n 10._o some_o have_v object_v that_o canaan_n be_v call_v the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n chap._n 40.15_o which_o in_o propriety_n of_o speech_n can_v be_v say_v only_o at_o that_o time_n when_o the_o hebrew_n have_v possess_v themselves_o of_o it_o and_o that_o therefore_o the_o sacred_a historian_n who_o be_v late_a than_o moses_n accommodate_v joseph_n way_n of_o speak_v to_o the_o style_n of_o his_o own_o time_n but_o we_o have_v force_n have_v it_o be_v plain_a enough_o say_v our_o author_n upon_o this_o place_n that_o after_o joshua_n have_v lead_v the_o israelite_n into_o canaan_n all_o that_o country_n may_v be_v call_v and_o real_o be_v call_v the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n but_o if_o we_o shall_v take_v it_o in_o this_o sense_n it_o will_v follow_v that_o this_o passage_n be_v write_v after_o the_o time_n of_o joshua_n as_o some_o have_v believe_v if_o we_o will_v have_v it_o write_v by_o moses_n we_o must_v only_o understand_v some_o part_n of_o canaan_n where_o the_o hebrew_n general_o feed_v their_o flock_n without_o any_o disturbance_n for_o though_o they_o be_v stranger_n and_o wander_v from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o yet_o those_o field_n may_v proper_o enough_o be_v say_v to_o belong_v to_o they_o where_o they_o have_v pitch_v their_o tent_n for_o several_a year_n with_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o old_a inhabitant_n now_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o book_n of_o genesis_n that_o they_o sojourn_v for_o the_o great_a part_n about_o mamre_n and_o hebron_n as_o far_o as_o sichem_n partly_o by_o the_o permission_n of_o the_o native_n and_o partly_o by_o force_n answer_v this_o objection_n in_o our_o commentary_n 11._o in_o exodus_fw-la chap._n 6._o after_o the_o sacred_a historian_n have_v inform_v we_o of_o aaron_n and_o moses_n pedigree_n he_o thus_o go_v on_o v._o 26._o these_o be_v that_o aaron_n and_o moses_n to_o who_o the_o lord_n say_v bring_v out_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n from_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n according_a to_o their_o army_n these_o be_v they_o that_o speak_v to_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n to_o bring_v out_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n from_o egypt_n these_o be_v that_o moses_n and_o aaron_n now_o we_o do_v not_o urge_v the_o three_o person_n here_o say_v some_o which_o it_o be_v plain_a several_a historian_n have_v use_v but_o the_o demonstrative_a pronoun_n that_o and_o they_o which_o moses_n will_v scarce_o make_v use_n of_o while_o he_o be_v alive_a and_o write_v of_o himself_o but_o we_o must_v here_o call_v to_o mind_n that_o moses_n
it_o be_v worth_a observation_n say_v our_o author_n here_o that_o the_o two_o word_n of_o which_o this_o name_n be_v compound_v signify_v in_o the_o arabian_a laminam_fw-la airy_a aut_fw-la ferri_fw-la but_o as_o far_o as_o we_o can_v find_v by_o the_o holy_a writ_n which_o be_v our_o only_a resort_n in_o this_o case_n they_o be_v whole_o unknown_a to_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n though_o as_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o context_n there_o be_v no_o question_n to_o be_v make_v but_o this_o be_v the_o true_a signification_n of_o they_o chapter_n v._n 22._o beside_o the_o etymology_n of_o the_o word_n babel_n be_v more_o happy_o deduce_v from_o the_o chaldee_n word_n bilbel_n confudit_fw-la than_o from_o the_o hebrew_n balal_n which_o signify_v the_o same_o for_o there_o be_v a_o great_a affinity_n between_o babel_n and_o bilbel_n than_o between_o babel_n and_o balal_n but_o to_o deliver_v my_o sentiment_n free_o concern_v the_o antediluvian_n and_o some_o other_o ancient_a name_n many_o of_o they_o be_v not_o so_o much_o give_v they_o as_o name_n at_o their_o birth_n to_o distinguish_v they_o from_o other_o man_n as_o they_o be_v to_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o surname_n afterward_o bestow_v upon_o they_o for_o some_o particular_a event_n or_o accident_n that_o befall_v they_o and_o from_o hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v as_o we_o have_v already_o show_v that_o these_o name_n be_v change_v by_o the_o hebrew_n as_o it_o be_v certain_a some_o of_o they_o be_v change_v by_o the_o arabian_n the_o first_o beget_v son_n of_o adam_n be_v cain_n as_o moses_n tell_v we_o a_o tiller_n of_o the_o ground_n which_o furnish_v the_o arabian_n with_o a_o occasion_n to_o reckon_v the_o lord_n know_v who_o one_o habdel_n hharit_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o servant_n of_o a_o tiller_n among_o the_o son_n of_o adam_n which_o rather_o signify_v cain_n manner_n of_o live_v than_o another_o son_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n as_o some_o people_n imagine_v concern_v which_o consult_v schickard_n in_o the_o prooemium_fw-la to_o his_o catalogue_n of_o the_o persian_a king_n his_o other_o son_n be_v call_v hebel_n that_o be_v a_o fade_a thing_n that_o soon_o disappear_v because_o he_o be_v kill_v by_o his_o brother_n in_o his_o youth_n we_o know_v indeed_o that_o some_o expositor_n have_v conjecture_v that_o from_o a_o prophetical_a spirit_n this_o name_n be_v give_v he_o at_o his_o birth_n by_o his_o parent_n but_o a_o bare_a simple_a conjecture_n can_v never_o amount_v to_o a_o demonstration_n a_o person_n of_o singular_a piety_n and_o consequent_o instruct_v in_o all_o the_o knowledge_n of_o divine_a matter_n which_o those_o time_n be_v capable_a of_o be_v call_v hhanoch_n from_o the_o verb_n hhanach_n that_o be_v docuit_fw-la instituit_fw-la whence_o the_o participle_n hhanouch_v doctus_fw-la learned_a for_o this_o reason_n the_o same_o man_n be_v call_v by_o the_o arabian_n idris_n which_o signify_v learned_a for_o daras_fw-mi with_o the_o hebrew_n and_o arabian_n be_v accuratè_fw-la &_o subtiliter_fw-la indagavit_fw-la his_o son_n be_v call_v in_o after-age_n methouschelahh_o i._n e._n after_o his_o death_n a_o break_n out_o to_o wit_n of_o water_n happen_v after_o the_o flood_n peleg_n that_o be_v division_n the_o son_n of_o heber_n in_o who_o day_n the_o earth_n be_v divide_v chap._n 10._o v._n 25._o we_o have_v also_o observe_v on_o the_o forget_v the_o mounseur_fw-fr le_fw-fr clerk_n here_o observe_v that_o nimrod_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o hebrew_n radix_fw-la marad_n to_o rebel_n from_o whence_o the_o arabic_a word_n maridon_n be_v derive_v which_o signify_v obstinate_a proud_a or_o insolent_a and_o such_o sort_n of_o a_o man_n he_o must_v needs_o be_v continues_z our_o author_n who_o first_o dissolve_v the_o paternal_a government_n and_o affect_v a_o superiority_n over_o his_o brethren_n i_o can_v never_o persuade_v myself_o that_o this_o name_n be_v give_v he_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v bear_v no_o more_o than_o several_a other_o name_n be_v give_v to_o other_o which_o have_v a_o relation_n to_o their_o disposition_n or_o the_o invention_n they_o find_v out_o they_o rather_o seem_v to_o be_v their_o cognomina_fw-la or_o surname_n of_o which_o their_o posterity_n have_v some_o remembrance_n when_o their_o name_n be_v utter_o forget_v ten_o chapter_n v._n 8._o that_o nimrod_n be_v not_o very_o honourable_a title_n for_o he_o to_o who_o it_o be_v give_v perhaps_o we_o may_v discover_v several_a other_o of_o the_o like_a kind_n if_o we_o have_v a_o full_a and_o large_a history_n of_o those_o time_n but_o these_o we_o have_v cite_v be_v more_o than_o sufficient_a to_o show_v that_o some_o of_o those_o surname_n may_v be_v change_v by_o moses_n and_o therefore_o their_o argument_n of_o primitive_a antiquity_n deduce_v bare_o from_o name_n be_v not_o of_o that_o consequence_n as_o the_o rabbin_n and_o those_o that_o implicit_o follow_v their_o authority_n may_v imagine_v however_o since_o the_o other_o reason_n that_o be_v allege_v by_o the_o jew_n fall_v infinite_o short_a of_o this_o we_o lie_v under_o no_o obligation_n to_o trifle_v away_o our_o time_n in_o confute_v they_o especial_o since_o the_o vanity_n of_o they_o have_v be_v already_o demonstrate_v by_o the_o learned_a huetius_n iii_o there_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v but_o one_o language_n before_o the_o deluge_n this_o we_o be_v sure_a of_o that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o in_o the_o family_n of_o noah_n till_o the_o fantastical_a project_n of_o the_o building_n of_o babel_n be_v set_v on_o foot_n that_o be_v to_o say_v as_o long_o as_o they_o continue_v all_o in_o the_o same_o place_n but_o after_o that_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o some_o difference_n arise_v at_o babylon_n mankind_n be_v disperse_v into_o several_a province_n of_o the_o world_n and_o when_o in_o process_n of_o time_n these_o distant_a family_n preserve_v either_o none_o or_o but_o a_o small_a correspondence_n one_o with_o another_o several_a new_a dialect_v spring_v up_o thus_o we_o see_v that_o the_o latin_a tongue_n have_v give_v birth_n to_o the_o italian_a spanish_a and_o french_a tongue_n not_o to_o mention_v the_o several_a dialect_n of_o each_o of_o these_o so_o the_o saxon_a tongue_n alone_o beget_v the_o modern_a german_a the_o dutch_a and_o english_a we_o have_v dissertation_n have_v see_v this_o handle_v at_o large_a in_o the_o six_o dissertation_n elsewhere_o show_v that_o the_o variety_n of_o language_n do_v not_o immediate_o arise_v by_o any_o sudden_a miraculous_a impression_n of_o the_o divine_a power_n and_o indeed_o those_o that_o maintain_v the_o contrary_a opinion_n own_o that_o there_o be_v rather_o a_o variety_n of_o dialect_n than_o of_o new_a tongue_n therefore_o the_o primitive_a or_o first_o language_n have_v upon_o several_a account_n be_v change_v as_o for_o instance_n it_o be_v turn_v by_o the_o arabian_n into_o the_o arabic_a by_o the_o chaldee_n it_o be_v wrest_v into_o the_o chaldean_a and_o by_o the_o canaanite_n insensible_o change_v into_o the_o canaanean_a dialect_n the_o jew_n who_o fancy_v it_o to_o be_v the_o hebrew_n tongue_n pretend_v it_o remain_v without_o change_n or_o corruption_n in_o the_o family_n of_o heber_n which_o nevertheless_o be_v no_o where_o attest_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n nay_o on_o the_o other_o side_n it_o sufficient_o intimate_v that_o the_o posterity_n of_o heber_n who_o continue_v on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o euphrates_n rather_o speak_v chaldee_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v anon_o since_o therefore_o the_o rabbin_n be_v not_o able_a to_o produce_v one_o positive_a testimony_n out_o of_o the_o bible_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o antediluvian_n language_n come_v down_o entire_a and_o incorrupted_a to_o the_o descendant_n of_o heber_n they_o endeavour_v which_o be_v the_o last_o refuge_n of_o a_o decline_a cause_n to_o evince_v it_o by_o far-fetched_a reason_n they_o pretend_v that_o neither_o heber_n nor_o his_o son_n peleg_n from_o who_o the_o israelite_n be_v lineal_o descend_v be_v concern_v in_o build_v the_o tower_n of_o babel_n but_o this_o be_v a_o downright_a dream_n support_v by_o no_o manner_n of_o reason_n as_o we_o have_v show_v in_o our_o six_o dissertation_n first_o they_o pretend_v that_o the_o family_n of_o cham_n assist_v by_o some_o of_o the_o posterity_n of_o shem_n and_o japhet_n fall_v upon_o this_o design_n and_o that_o nimrod_n be_v the_o chief_a surveyor_n and_o encourager_n of_o the_o work_n which_o they_o gather_v chief_o from_o gen._n 10.9_o 10._o where_o babel_n erech_n acchad_n and_o chalne_v in_o the_o land_n of_o sinaar_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o beginning_n of_o nimrod_n kingdom_n but_o nothing_o more_o can_v be_v evince_v from_o hence_o but_o only_o that_o nimrod_n after_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n have_v quit_v babylon_n continue_v there_o still_o with_o his_o family_n and_o be_v either_o the_o master_n or_o founder_n of_o those_o city_n second_o they_o mighty_o inveigh_v against_o
expression_n be_v to_o be_v find_v 2_o sam._n 8.13_o isaiah_n 63.12_o jer_n 32.20_o &_o dan._n 9.15_o and_o so_o this_o tower_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v build_v in_o nomen_fw-la i._n e._n to_o spread_v the_o fame_n of_o the_o builder_n all_o over_o the_o world_n which_o phrase_n be_v to_o be_v meet_v with_o 1_o chron._n 22.5_o where_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o the_o building_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n but_o this_o can_v possible_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o this_o place_n for_o what_o a_o odd_a sort_n of_o a_o conclusion_n will_v this_o be_v let_v we_o acquire_v ourselves_o a_o reputation_n lest_o we_o be_v disperse_v all_o over_o the_o earth_n beside_o with_o who_o will_v all_o mankind_n which_o be_v concern_v in_o the_o building_n of_o this_o city_n have_v get_v glory_n and_o fame_n with_o their_o posterity_n as_o some_o will_v be_v apt_a to_o say_v but_o than_o what_o fine_a sense_n will_v this_o make_v let_v we_o make_v ourselves_o famous_a with_o posterity_n lest_o we_o be_v scatter_v into_o several_a country_n if_o we_o careful_o examine_v these_o word_n and_o revolve_v the_o whole_a history_n in_o our_o mind_n we_o shall_v find_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o place_n to_o be_v to_o this_o or_o the_o like_a purpose_n let_v we_o build_v we_o a_o city_n that_o may_v be_v the_o metropolis_n of_o all_o the_o world_n in_o which_o let_v there_o be_v one_o government_n the_o seat_n of_o which_o empire_n shall_v be_v perpetual_o in_o that_o city_n lest_o mankind_n be_v scatter_v all_o over_o the_o world_n according_a to_o the_o fancy_n of_o every_o ramble_a family_n if_o this_o interpretation_n be_v admit_v it_o will_v follow_v that_o to_o make_v we_o a_o name_n at_o least_o in_o this_o place_n signify_v in_o a_o manner_n the_o same_o as_o to_o leave_v our_o name_n somewhere_o i._n e._n to_o make_v a_o place_n famous_a with_o our_o habitation_n so_o that_o it_o derive_v its_o name_n from_o the_o inhabitant_n see_v 1_o king_n 9.3_o &_o 14.21_o perhaps_o a_o name_n here_o denote_v a_o monument_n which_o be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o person_n that_o erect_v it_o thus_o absalon_n in_o his_o life_n time_n have_v rear_v up_o for_o himself_o a_o pillar_n which_o be_v in_o the_o king_n dale_n for_o he_o say_v i_o have_v no_o son_n to_o keep_v my_o name_n in_o remembrance_n and_o he_o call_v the_o pillar_n after_o his_o own_o name_n and_o it_o be_v call_v unto_o this_o day_n absalom_n place_n 2_o sam._n 18.18_o so_o cain_n not_o long_o after_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n build_v a_o city_n which_o he_o call_v after_o the_o name_n of_o his_o son_n gen._n 4.17_o in_o like_a manner_n man_n be_v now_o resolve_v to_o build_v a_o city_n which_o perhaps_o they_o will_v have_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o by_o some_o such_o sort_n of_o a_o name_n but_o if_o instead_o of_o the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d schem_n a_o name_n we_o change_v one_o letter_n and_o read_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o metropolis_n the_o same_o sense_n will_v arise_v nor_o can_v it_o be_v pretend_v that_o this_o expression_n be_v incongruous_a let_v we_o build_v we_o a_o city_n and_o tower_n and_o make_v we_o a_o metropolis_n lest_o we_o be_v disperse_v through_o all_o the_o earth_n and_o therefore_o the_o intention_n of_o mankind_n perhaps_o may_v be_v to_o build_v a_o mother-city_n or_o metropolis_n in_o the_o vale_n of_o shinaar_n to_o which_o the_o city_n around_o it_o shall_v be_v subject_a thus_o upon_o the_o build_n of_o this_o metropolis_n there_o will_v have_v be_v but_o one_o empire_n in_o the_o world_n which_o perhaps_o be_v design_v at_o first_o with_o no_o ill_a intention_n but_o because_o this_o project_n draw_v several_a great_a inconvenience_n along_o with_o it_o as_o we_o shall_v hereafter_o observe_v god_n be_v please_v to_o blast_v and_o disappoint_v it_o iii_o by_o the_o child_n of_o man_n bochart_n phal_a l._n 1._o c._n 10._o with_o several_a other_o will_v understand_v the_o unfaithful_a only_o because_o the_o daughter_n of_o man_n gen._n 6.2_o signify_v the_o female_a descendant_n of_o cain_n distinguish_v from_o those_o of_o seth_n and_o think_v it_o by_o no_o mean_n probable_a that_o noah_n shem_o arphaxad_n salah_n and_o heber_n be_v concern_v in_o the_o build_n of_o so_o vain_a and_o dare_a a_o structure_n but_o in_o the_o first_o place_n it_o be_v evident_a enough_o that_o all_o mankind_n consist_v of_o the_o faithful_a as_o well_o as_o the_o unfaithful_a be_v general_o mean_v by_o the_o child_n of_o men._n second_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o this_o phrase_n be_v here_o to_o be_v take_v in_o that_o sense_n from_o the_o first_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n where_o they_o be_v call_v the_o whole_a earth_n as_o well_o as_o from_o the_o silence_n of_o moses_n three_o the_o posterity_n of_o three_o woman_n and_o that_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o a_o age_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o have_v lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o a_o indifferent_a city_n much_o less_o can_v we_o suppose_v that_o any_o of_o they_o refuse_v to_o give_v their_o assistance_n towards_o so_o vast_a a_o undertake_n which_o require_v so_o many_o hand_n four_o noah_n and_o the_o rest_n from_o who_o the_o hebrew_n be_v descend_v be_v without_o reason_n exempt_v out_o of_o this_o number_n since_o this_o attempt_n have_v nothing_o of_o impiety_n in_o it_o although_o we_o own_v it_o be_v undiscreet_a and_o not_o agreeable_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n as_o shall_v be_v demonstrate_v below_o neither_o if_o there_o have_v be_v any_o harm_n in_o it_o do_v it_o therefore_o follow_v that_o man_n obnoxious_a to_o sin_n although_o in_o other_o respect_v they_o be_v not_o bad_a abstain_v from_o it_o beside_o who_o can_v imagine_v that_o while_n noah_n and_o his_o son_n be_v alive_a at_o so_o small_a a_o distance_n too_o from_o the_o flood_n mankind_n be_v divide_v into_o faithful_a and_o unfaithful_a we_o may_v indeed_o rational_o enough_o suppose_v that_o some_o of_o they_o be_v not_o so_o pious_a as_o other_o but_o however_o they_o do_v not_o therefore_o deserve_v to_o be_v stigmatise_v by_o the_o odious_a character_n of_o unbeliever_n iv_o let_v we_o go_v down_o the_o interpreter_n be_v divide_v about_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o passage_n as_o well_o as_o that_o of_o let_v we_o make_v man_n in_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o genesis_n some_o both_o jew_n and_o christian_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o god_n be_v here_o introduce_v speak_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d after_o the_o manner_n of_o king_n who_o as_o they_o act_n not_o only_o by_o their_o own_o judgement_n but_o that_o of_o their_o privy-counsellor_n use_v the_o plural_a number_n when_o they_o speak_v to_o their_o people_n nay_o sometime_o they_o speak_v after_o this_o fashion_n when_o they_o consult_v their_o noble_n thus_o 1_o king_n 12.9_o what_o counsel_n give_v you_o that_o we_o may_v answer_v this_o people_n say_v rehoboam_n to_o his_o young_a adviser_n 2_o chron._n 10.9_o esdras_n 4.18_o thus_o god_n himself_o also_o be_v describe_v like_o a_o king_n consult_v his_o nobleman_n 1_o king_n 22.20_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v who_o shall_v persuade_v ahab_n that_o he_o may_v go_v up_o and_o fall_v at_o ramoth-gilead_n and_o one_o say_v on_o this_o manner_n and_o another_o say_v on_o that_o manner_n other_o pretend_v there_o be_v no_o necessity_n to_o have_v recourse_n to_o this_o custom_n of_o king_n since_o sometime_o we_o find_v in_o the_o hebrew_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o greek_a and_o latin_a language_n particular_a man_n speak_v of_o themselves_o in_o the_o plural_a number_n thus_o bildad_n speak_v to_o job_n when_o only_o they_o two_o be_v together_o quando_fw-la tandem_fw-la finem_fw-la imponetis_fw-gr sermonibus_fw-la intelligite_fw-la &_o postea_fw-la loquemur_fw-la cur_n reputamur_fw-la ut_fw-la jumentum_fw-la &_o sorduimus_fw-la in_o oculis_fw-la vestris_fw-la job_n 18.2_o 3._o see_v likewise_o cant._n 1.4_o 2_o sam._n 16.20_o and_o dan._n 2.36_o some_o of_o the_o late_a rabbin_n as_o well_o as_o the_o ancient_a jew_n maintain_v that_o god_n speak_v to_o his_o angel_n here_o as_o to_o his_o guard_n the_o chaldaean_n wise_a man_n indeed_o never_o describe_v god_n do_v any_o thing_n but_o without_o a_o great_a attendance_n of_o angel_n as_o jamblichus_n often_o inform_v we_o and_o particular_o §_o 5._o c._n 21._o that_o all_o those_o power_n that_o be_v subject_a to_o they_o go_v before_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o god_n and_o whenever_o they_o make_v a_o procession_n to_o the_o earth_n bear_v they_o company_n and_o the_o jewish_a master_n who_o as_o some_o learned_a man_n imagine_v borrow_a their_o doctrine_n concern_v angel_n out_o of_o chaldaea_n be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n origen_n in_o his_o homily_n upon_o number_n 11._o be_v
ancient_n to_o who_o god_n vouchsafe_v to_o reveal_v himself_o be_v able_a to_o discover_v he_o therefore_o we_o have_v nothing_o more_o leave_v we_o to_o do_v but_o out_o of_o the_o several_a history_n we_o find_v scatter_v up_o and_o down_o the_o sacred_a writer_n to_o gather_v as_o many_o circumstance_n of_o this_o matter_n as_o we_o can_v brief_o then_o both_o god_n and_o angel_n be_v say_v to_o have_v appear_v by_o night_n and_o by_o day_n in_o dream_n and_o in_o wake_v to_o abraham_n and_o several_a more_o beside_o he_o ii_o by_o night_n he_o say_v those_o thing_n to_o abraham_n which_o we_o read_v of_o chapter_n the_o fifteen_o where_o god_n be_v say_v to_o have_v speak_v to_o he_o in_o a_o vision_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o same_o as_o in_o the_o vision_n of_o the_o night_n ch._n 46._o v._n 2._o in_o the_o same_o viz._n the_o 15_o chapter_n abraham_n be_v fast_o asleep_a hear_v the_o voice_n of_o god_n call_v out_o to_o he_o jacob_n likewise_o see_v and_o hear_v god_n in_o his_o sleep_n ch_z 27.12_o 13._o and_o elsewhere_o nay_o god_n warn_v abimelech_n ch_n 20.20_o and_o laban_n ch_n 31.24_o when_o they_o be_v asleep_a now_o it_o appear_v from_o the_o abovementioned_a place_n that_o they_o hear_v a_o certain_a voice_n in_o their_o sleep_n but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o perspicuous_a from_o whence_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o word_n seem_v to_o proceed_v neither_o do_v moses_n inform_v we_o what_o sort_n of_o idea_n or_o image_n affect_v their_o mind_n when_o they_o understand_v that_o god_n speak_v to_o they_o perhaps_o no_o impression_n be_v make_v upon_o they_o but_o only_o a_o voice_n hear_v as_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o history_n of_o samuel_n 1_o sam._n 3._o who_o hear_v a_o voice_n which_o awake_v he_o other_o in_o their_o sleep_n think_v they_o hear_v a_o voice_n and_o make_v answer_v again_o as_o abimelech_n ch_n 20._o and_o abraham_n ch_n 15._o jacob_n also_o see_v a_o certain_a resemblance_n of_o god_n sit_v upon_o a_o ladder_n which_o seem_v to_o speak_v ch_n 27.19_o but_o moses_n do_v not_o subjoin_v what_o it_o be_v however_o it_o appear_v to_o have_v be_v the_o same_o which_o be_v see_v by_o those_o that_o be_v awake_a of_o which_o we_o shall_v discourse_v anon_o if_o any_o one_o shall_v here_o inquire_v how_o they_o distinguish_v divine_a dream_n from_o those_o that_o be_v pure_o natural_a it_o be_v easy_a to_o acquaint_v he_o with_o what_o other_o have_v conjecture_v than_o to_o give_v any_o positive_a determination_n of_o the_o matter_n but_o the_o mischief_n be_v that_o what_o they_o tell_v we_o upon_o this_o occasion_n be_v not_o draw_v from_o their_o own_o experience_n nor_o from_o the_o relation_n of_o those_o who_o have_v actual_o try_v these_o thing_n but_o from_o certain_a philosophical_a conjecture_n as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o jamblichus_n the_o myster_n sect._n 3._o cap._n 2._o and_o seqq._n and_o j._n smith_n who_o in_o his_o dissertation_n of_o prophecy_n ch_n 3._o and_o 4._o have_v gather_v all_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_n about_o this_o difficult_a point_n if_o we_o be_v oblige_v out_o of_o the_o several_a conjecture_n to_o choose_v that_o which_o please_v we_o most_o we_o shall_v believe_v that_o those_o speak_v most_o judicious_o to_o the_o business_n in_o hand_n who_o affirm_v that_o divine_a dream_n be_v no_o otherwise_o to_o be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o rest_n than_o that_o 1._o they_o have_v none_o of_o those_o confuse_a and_o idle_a phantasm_n that_o delude_v we_o in_o other_o dream_n but_o distinct_o represent_v to_o our_o mind_n whatever_o thing_n or_o be_v god_n be_v please_v to_o send_v without_o any_o mixture_n of_o foreign_a image_n or_o word_n so_o that_o every_o thing_n be_v very_o plain_o see_v or_o hear_v 2._o that_o they_o be_v more_o lively_a than_o other_o dream_n and_o make_v a_o more_o forcible_a impression_n upon_o the_o mind_n so_o that_o they_o be_v deep_o sixth_o in_o the_o memory_n which_o however_o do_v not_o always_o happen_v as_o appear_v by_o nebuchadnezzar_n dream_n dan._n 2._o where_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v forget_v it_o although_o he_o know_v that_o daniel_n when_o he_o remember_v he_o of_o it_o speak_v the_o truth_n to_o he_o 3._o that_o they_o shall_v hear_v god_n or_o his_o angel_n so_o speak_v to_o they_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v full_o convince_v that_o their_o dream_n proceed_v from_o they_o now_o if_o all_o these_o circumstance_n concur_v in_o a_o dream_n there_o will_v be_v no_o room_n leave_v to_o doubt_n but_o that_o they_o be_v divine_o inspire_v especial_o when_o it_o be_v a_o receive_a opinion_n that_o god_n almighty_a reveal_v himself_o oftentimes_o to_o man_n in_o dream_n admonish_v of_o several_a thing_n when_o they_o be_v asleep_a and_o that_o these_o be_v the_o true_a characteristic_n of_o divine_a dream_n neither_o be_v it_o to_o be_v suppose_v that_o god_n who_o see_v and_o hear_v all_o thing_n shall_v suffer_v those_o that_o love_v he_o to_o be_v impose_v upon_o by_o unclean_a spirit_n or_o even_o perplex_v by_o the_o santastical_a operation_n of_o nature_n itself_o so_o as_o to_o be_v deceive_v in_o a_o affair_n of_o this_o consequence_n iii_o to_o come_v now_o to_o those_o divine_a appearance_n that_o affect_v they_o by_o day_n and_o when_o they_o be_v awake_a 2._o a_o voice_n be_v hear_v without_o any_o resemblance_n or_o image_n which_o be_v enough_o to_o have_v awake_v they_o though_o they_o be_v asleep_a thus_o samuel_n be_v call_v by_o name_n awake_v and_o distinct_o hear_v the_o other_o word_n which_o god_n speak_v to_o he_o 1_o sam._n 3._o thus_o likewise_o elias_n hear_v a_o strong_a and_o vehement_a wind_n overturning_a mountain_n and_o bruise_v the_o rock_n before_o the_o lord_n after_o this_o he_o perceive_v a_o commotion_n and_o after_o that_o he_o see_v a_o fire_n than_o he_o hear_v the_o whistle_n of_o a_o small_a wind_n which_o be_v do_v a_o voice_n come_v to_o he_o say_v what_o do_v thou_o do_v here_o elias_n 1_o king_n 19.11_o and_o seqq._n without_o any_o form_n or_o representation_n at_o all_o 2._o sometime_o that_o voice_n be_v send_v down_o from_o heaven_n as_o that_o which_o abraham_n hear_v when_o he_o be_v go_v to_o sacrifice_v his_o son_n isaac_n 3._o a_o voice_n at_o other_o time_n do_v proceed_v neither_o from_o heaven_n or_o the_o cloud_n only_o but_o from_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o fire_n or_o storm_n as_o exod._n 19_o and_o 20._o and_o no_o form_n be_v discover_v of_o he_o that_o speak_v after_o this_o manner_n god_n speak_v to_o job_n out_o of_o a_o whirlwind_n 4._o a_o resemolance_n show_v itself_o to_o man_n that_o be_v awake_a sometime_o discourse_v with_o they_o and_o do_v several_a thing_n in_o their_o sight_n so_o that_o one_o man_n think_v he_o speak_v all_o the_o while_n with_o another_o man_n whereas_o it_o appear_v by_o what_o follow_v and_o the_o whole_a narration_n that_o god_n or_o a_o angel_n lay_v hide_v under_o a_o humane_a shape_n as_o gen._n 18._o and_o elsewhere_o see_v likewise_o judg._n 13.5_o and_o seqq._n oftentimes_o too_o god_n appear_v like_o a_o man_n in_o prophetical_a vision_n by_o night_n as_o isa_n 6.1_o ezek._n 1.26_o i_o be_o of_o opinion_n that_o as_o often_o as_o we_o meet_v with_o this_o expression_n and_o god_n be_v see_v as_o in_o gen._n ch_z 12.7_o that_o a_o humane_a shape_n be_v see_v thus_o we_o have_v show_v how_o many_o several_a way_n god_n be_v say_v to_o have_v reveal_v himself_o to_o those_o that_o be_v asleep_a and_o awake_a but_o so_o that_o we_o do_v not_o make_v any_o distinction_n between_o the_o divine_a appearance_n and_o those_o of_o angel_n it_o remain_v for_o we_o now_o to_o inquire_v by_o what_o mean_v they_o can_v secure_v themselves_o from_o humane_a imposture_n and_o next_o how_o they_o know_v god_n from_o a_o good_a angel_n and_o a_o good_a angel_n from_o a_o bad_a one_o whenever_o any_o of_o the_o abovementioned_a revelation_n happen_v to_o they_o iv_o that_o there_o be_v no_o humane_a fraud_n or_o imposture_n use_v if_o a_o voice_n be_v hear_v do_v appear_v from_o hence_o 1._o because_o sometime_o this_o voice_n be_v much_o great_a than_o a_o man_n such_o be_v that_o which_o from_o the_o top_n of_o mount_n sinai_n a_o very_a high_a mountain_n be_v on_o every_o side_n hear_v by_o the_o whole_a people_n of_o israel_n st._n john_n rev._n 1.10_o compare_v the_o voice_n of_o christ_n appear_v to_o the_o sound_n of_o a_o trumpet_n nay_o to_o the_o noise_n of_o the_o sea_n or_o a_o mighty_a river_n in_o the_o 15_o verse_n of_o the_o same_o chapter_n 2._o because_o it_o come_v from_o those_o place_n where_o no_o man_n be_v or_o from_o whence_o it_o can_v not_o be_v send_v by_o man_n as_o when_o samuel_n hear_v a_o voice_n proceed_v from_o the_o place_n
nature_n which_o use_v to_o abuse_v god_n almighty_n gift_n abandon_v themselves_o to_o all_o the_o degree_n of_o wickedness_n as_o moses_n particular_o inform_v we_o gen._n 18_o &_o 19_o after_o man_n be_v satiate_v with_o good_a thing_n say_v philo_n in_o his_o book_n concern_v abraham_n this_o satiety_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o world_n soon_o beget_v wantonness_n if_o we_o may_v take_v cicero_n word_n for_o it_o man_n derive_v their_o manner_n not_o so_o much_o from_o the_o seed_n of_o their_o parent_n as_o from_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v afford_v by_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o soil_n and_o our_o manner_n of_o live_v the_o carthaginian_n be_v not_o bear_v deceitful_a and_o liar_n but_o make_v so_o by_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o place_n for_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o abundance_n of_o their_o harbour_n and_o their_o frequent_a deal_n with_o merchant_n and_o stranger_n the_o desire_n of_o gain_n put_v they_o upon_o the_o art_n of_o trick_v and_o cheat_v the_o genoeses_n inhabit_v a_o hilly_a country_n be_v hard_o and_o clownish_a the_o very_a nature_n of_o their_o soil_n teach_v they_o this_o which_o produce_v nothing_o but_o with_o much_o cultivate_a and_o labour_n the_o campanian_o be_v always_o proud_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a fertility_n of_o their_o land_n the_o plenty_n of_o fruit_n the_o wholesomeness_n and_o beauty_n of_o their_o city_n from_o this_o abundance_n and_o superfluity_n of_o every_o thing_n arise_v that_o pride_n which_o dispose_v these_o people_n to_o demand_v of_o the_o ancient_a roman_n that_o one_o of_o the_o consul_n shall_v be_v choose_v out_o of_o capua_n and_o afterward_o that_o luxury_n which_o help_v to_o ruin_n hannibal_n who_o all_o the_o difficulty_n and_o fatigue_n of_o war_n can_v not_o conquer_v cicero_n argue_v after_o this_o rate_n in_o his_o oration_n de_fw-fr lege_fw-la argrario_fw-la deliver_v before_o the_o people_n against_o rullus_n and_o likewise_o in_o another_o which_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o senate-house_n he_o be_v utter_o against_o the_o send_v a_o colony_n to_o that_o place_n which_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o soil_n and_o the_o plenty_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v say_v to_o have_v beget_v pride_n and_o cruelty_n all_o which_o thing_n exact_o prove_v true_a in_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o plain_a of_o jordan_n who_o soil_n that_o we_o may_v observe_v this_o by_o the_o by_o be_v not_o unlike_a that_o of_o the_o campanian_o which_o to_o this_o day_n abound_v in_o bitumen_n and_o sulphur_n now_o these_o people_n as_o they_o be_v corrupt_v by_o prosperity_n so_o it_o seem_v adversity_n make_v not_o the_o least_o impression_n upon_o their_o mind_n or_o reform_v their_o manner_n although_o they_o be_v conquer_v by_o the_o etymaeans_n and_o their_o confederate_n which_o affliction_n may_v have_v awaken_v a_o less_o flagitious_a people_n to_o a_o sense_n of_o their_o duty_n yet_o it_o wrought_v not_o any_o good_a effect_n upon_o these_o debauchee_n who_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o captivity_n carry_v their_o old_a custom_n and_o vice_n home_n along_o with_o they_o see_v the_o 14_o chapter_n of_o genesis_n now_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o these_o people_n do_v not_o only_o consist_v in_o this_o that_o they_o be_v give_v to_o uncleanness_n and_o lasciviousness_n as_o appear_v from_o gen._n ch_z 19_o but_o in_o all_o manner_n of_o wickedness_n certain_o the_o debauchery_n of_o that_o place_n can_v admit_v of_o no_o new_a accession_n but_o be_v already_o arrive_v to_o its_o height_n where_o they_o can_v think_v of_o abuse_v stranger_n after_o so_o abominable_a a_o manner_n therefore_o josephus_n deserve_o begin_v this_o history_n with_o the_o follow_a word_n the_o sodomite_n wax_v proud_a for_o their_o riches_n and_o wealth_n grow_v contumelious_a towards_o man_n and_o impious_a towards_o god_n so_o that_o they_o be_v whole_o unmindful_a of_o the_o favour_n they_o receive_v from_o he_o they_o hate_v stranger_n and_o burn_v in_o mutual_a lust_n with_o one_o another_o hence_o we_o see_v that_o in_o the_o prophet_n the_o proverbial_a appellation_n of_o wicked_a man_n be_v that_o of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n thus_o isaiah_n call_v the_o people_n of_o jerusalem_n ch_n 1.10_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n you_o prince_n of_o sodom_n listen_v to_o the_o law_n of_o your_o god_n you_o people_n of_o gomorrah_n see_v likewise_o ezekiel_n 16.46_o &_o seqq._n iu._n and_o therefore_o the_o divine_a justice_n offend_v at_o these_o horrid_a enormity_n resolve_v utter_o to_o destroy_v some_o city_n situate_v in_o the_o far_a part_n of_o the_o plain_a of_o jordan_n which_o moses_n relate_v to_o have_v be_v do_v in_o the_o follow_a manner_n the_o lord_n rain_v upon_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n brimstone_n and_o fire_n from_o the_o lord_n out_o of_o heaven_n and_o he_o overthrow_v those_o city_n and_o all_o the_o plain_a and_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o city_n and_o that_o which_o grow_v upon_o the_o ground_n gen._n 19.24_o 25._o we_o have_v already_o show_v that_o this_o whole_a tract_n of_o land_n be_v full_a of_o bitumen_n which_o as_o it_o will_v easy_o take_v fire_n be_v soon_o kindle_v by_o the_o lightning_n and_o the_o flame_n be_v not_o only_o to_o be_v see_v upon_o the_o superficies_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o frequent_o happen_v in_o such_o place_n without_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n but_o so_o pierce_v into_o the_o subterranean_a vein_n of_o brimstone_n and_o bitumen_n that_o that_o matter_n be_v destroy_v the_o whole_a earth_n sink_v down_o and_o offord_v a_o receptacle_n to_o the_o water_n flow_v thither_o all_o which_o particular_n we_o will_v now_o endeavour_v to_o handle_v more_o copious_o and_o to_o illustrate_v by_o other_o example_n first_o though_o moses_n only_o mention_n two_o city_n which_o god_n destroy_v by_o lightning_n namely_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n yet_o there_o be_v two_o more_o destroy_v at_o the_o same_o time_n adma_n and_o zeboim_n which_o lie_v near_o the_o two_o abovementioned_a city_n as_o appear_v from_o chapter_n 14.2_o nay_o moses_n himself_o affirm_v as_o much_o deut._n 29.23_o where_o take_v occasion_n to_o describe_v the_o punishment_n with_o which_o god_n will_v visit_v the_o wicked_a israelite_n he_o tell_v they_o that_o stranger_n as_o they_o travel_v that_o way_n shall_v gaze_v upon_o their_o land_n burn_v up_o with_o brimstone_n and_o salt_n in_o which_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o sow_v nor_o shall_v any_o thing_n grow_v nor_o any_o herb_n appear_v as_o in_o the_o destruction_n of_o sodom_n gomorrah_n adma_n and_o zeboim_n which_o the_o lord_n overthrow_v in_o his_o anger_n and_o wrath._n see_v likewise_o hosea_n 11.8_o now_o the_o reason_n why_o these_o two_o last_o city_n be_v omit_v seem_v to_o be_v because_o perhaps_o the_o king_n of_o these_o place_n be_v tributary_n to_o those_o of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n strabo_n indeed_o in_o his_o sixteenth_o book_n do_v not_o mention_v that_o only_o four_o city_n be_v subvert_v by_o this_o subterranean_a fire_n but_o thirteen_o but_o perhaps_o he_o may_v be_v deceive_v in_o this_o matter_n as_o well_o as_o he_o be_v in_o believe_v that_o the_o lacus_n serbonis_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o asphaltites_n .._o perhaps_o to_o nine_o other_o small_a town_n which_o depend_v upon_o these_o four_o be_v destroy_v at_o the_o same_o time_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o ezekiel_n do_v not_o only_o make_v mention_n of_o sodom_n but_o its_o daughter_n chap._n 16._o that_o be_v the_o city_n that_o be_v situate_a in_o the_o same_o province_n as_o i_o live_v say_v the_o lord_n god_n to_o jerusalem_n thy_o sister_n sodom_n and_o the_o daughter_n thereof_o that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o city_n which_o it_o have_v build_v around_o it_o or_o else_o send_v colony_n into_o have_v not_o do_v as_o thou_o and_o thy_o daughter_n have_v do_v it_o may_v not_o improbable_o be_v suppose_v that_o strabo_n a_o man_n of_o great_a diligence_n and_o infinite_a read_n may_v have_v a_o account_n of_o the_o number_n of_o these_o city_n from_o some_o writer_n of_o the_o phoenician_n history_n second_o god_n be_v say_v to_o have_v rain_v down_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n from_o the_o lord_n which_o be_v a_o periphrasis_n for_o lightning_n as_o in_o psalm_n 9_o ver_fw-la 6._o he_o will_v rain_v whirlwind_n upon_o the_o wicked_a fire_n and_o brimstone_n and_o ezekiel_n 38.22_o i_o will_v punish_v he_o with_o pestilence_n and_o blood_n a_o mighty_a shower_n stone_n of_o hail_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n will_v i_o rain_v down_o upon_o he_o now_o thunder_n be_v therefore_o call_v fire_n and_o brimstone_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v brimstone_n set_v on_o fire_n and_o light_v so_o in_o the_o three_o of_o genesis_n v._o 16._o we_o find_v pain_n and_o conception_n that_o be_v pain_n which_o follow_v conception_n he_o that_o be_v desirous_a to_o see_v more_o example_n
of_o this_o nature_n let_v he_o consult_v h._n grotius_n upon_o john_n 3.5_o but_o the_o reason_n why_o thunder_n be_v thus_o describe_v no_o one_o certain_o can_v be_v ignorant_a of_o that_o have_v either_o smell_v those_o place_n that_o have_v be_v strike_v by_o thunder_n or_o have_v read_v what_o learned_a man_n have_v write_v upon_o this_o occasion_n i_o will_v only_o give_v myself_o the_o trouble_n to_o set_v down_o two_o or_o three_o testimony_n thunder_z and_o lightning_n likewise_o say_v pliny_n lib._n 35._o c._n 15._o have_v the_o smell_v of_o brimstone_n and_o the_o very_a light_n or_o flame_n of_o they_o be_v sulphureous_a and_o seneca_n in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o his_o natural_a question_n ch_n 21._o tell_v we_o that_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v strike_v by_o lightning_n have_v a_o sulphureous_a smell_n and_o indeed_o our_o natural_a philosopher_n have_v plain_o demonstrate_v that_o the_o thunderbolt_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o sulphureous_a exhalation_n for_o this_o persius_n in_o his_o second_o satire_n call_v it_o sulphus_n sacrum_n ignovisse_fw-la putas_fw-la quia_fw-la cum_fw-la tonet_fw-la ocyus_fw-la ilex_fw-la sulphur_n discutitur_fw-la sacro_fw-la quam_fw-la túque_fw-la domúsque_fw-la on_o the_o other_o hand_n because_o the_o thunderbolt_n be_v of_o a_o sulphureous_a nature_n the_o greek_n seem_v to_o have_v call_v brimstone_n in_o their_o language_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v divine_a by_o a_o proper_a name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o it_o come_v from_o god_n now_o god_n be_v not_o bare_o say_v to_o have_v rain_v down_o brimstone_n and_o fire_n but_o brimstone_n and_o fire_n from_o the_o lord_n where_o the_o addition_n of_o from_o the_o lord_n which_o at_o first_o sight_n may_v appear_v to_o be_v superfluous_a do_v more_o particular_o describe_v the_o thunderbolt_n which_o by_o the_o hebrew_n and_o other_o nation_n be_v frequent_o call_v the_o fire_n of_o god_n and_o fire_n from_o god_n thus_o in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o king_n c._n 1._o v._n 12._o the_o fire_n of_o god_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n and_o devour_v he_o see_v likewise_o job_n 1._o v._o 16._o isaiah_n use_v the_o same_o expression_n c._n 66._o v._n 16._o he_o shall_v be_v punish_v with_o the_o fire_n of_o the_o lord_z after_o this_o manner_n the_o latin_a poet_n speak_v herein_o intimate_v the_o grecian_n as_o ovid._n met._n l._n 15._o jamque_fw-la opus_fw-la exegi_fw-la quod_fw-la nec_fw-la jovis_n ira_fw-la nec_fw-la ignes_fw-la nec_fw-la poterit_fw-la ferrum_fw-la nec_fw-la edax_fw-la abolere_fw-la vetustas_fw-la statius_n in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o his_o thebais_n ilicet_fw-la igne_fw-la jovis_n lapsisque_fw-la citatior_fw-la astris_fw-la tristibus_fw-la exiluit_fw-la ripis_fw-la because_o man_n have_v no_o power_n over_o these_o kind_n of_o meteor_n and_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o they_o by_o any_o contrivance_n to_o ascend_v up_o to_o the_o cloud_n therefore_o god_n be_v suppose_v to_o dwell_v there_o and_o to_o cast_v his_o dart_n from_o thence_o although_o he_o be_v equal_o present_a in_o all_o place_n and_o do_v not_o send_v his_o thunderbolt_n for_o any_o peculiar_a reason_n three_o though_o moses_n do_v not_o inform_v we_o after_o what_o manner_n the_o thunderbolt_n subvert_v these_o unhappy_a city_n and_o the_o adjoin_a territory_n yet_o since_o he_o make_v mention_n of_o they_o we_o can_v comprehend_v how_o it_o happen_v any_o otherwise_o than_o that_o the_o thunderbolt_n fall_v in_o great_a plenty_n upon_o some_o pit_n of_o bitumen_n the_o vein_n of_o that_o combustible_a matter_n take_v fire_n immediate_o and_o as_o the_o fire_n penetrate_v into_o the_o lowermost_a bowel_n of_o this_o bituminous_a soil_n these_o wicked_a city_n be_v subvert_v by_o a_o tremor_n and_o sink_v down_o of_o the_o ground_n we_o will_v not_o here_o enlarge_v how_o easy_o naphtha_n which_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o liquid_a bitumen_n be_v set_v on_o fire_n the_o reader_n may_v at_o his_o leisure_n consult_v what_o strabo_n l._n 16._o plutarch_n in_o the_o life_n of_o alexander_n and_o pliny_n l._n 2._o c._n 105._o have_v say_v upon_o this_o subject_a perhaps_o in_o some_o part_n of_o this_o delicious_a plain_n which_o be_v overthrow_v there_o be_v only_o the_o thick_a bitumen_n but_o even_o the_o very_a vapour_n of_o that_o matter_n which_o exhale_v from_o ground_n impregnate_v with_o it_o be_v easy_o set_v on_o fire_n in_o lycia_n the_o hephoestian_a mountain_n if_o you_o do_v but_o touch_v they_o with_o a_o light_a torch_n immediate_o take_v fire_n so_o that_o the_o very_a stone_n in_o the_o river_n and_o the_o sand_n in_o the_o water_n burn_v if_o you_o take_v a_o stick_v out_o of_o these_o water_n and_o draw_v furrow_n upon_o the_o ground_n with_o it_o according_a to_o the_o common_a report_n a_o tract_n of_o fire_n follow_v it_o these_o be_v pliny_n word_n l._n 2._o c._n 106._o there_o be_v a_o small_a hill_n in_o the_o province_n belong_v to_o grenoble_n from_o whence_o a_o smoke_n of_o a_o bituminous_a smell_n be_v perpetual_o see_v to_o proceed_v now_o this_o smoke_n by_o a_o light_a flambeau_n or_o chaff_n be_v soon_o set_v on_o fire_n which_o we_o ourselves_o know_v to_o be_v true_a by_o ocular_a experience_n in_o that_o lamentable_a earthquake_n which_o in_o the_o month_n of_o january_n 1693._o shake_v all_o sicily_n after_o so_o prodigious_a and_o miserable_a a_o manner_n some_o author_n of_o very_a good_a credit_n have_v assure_v we_o that_o thunderbolt_n fall_v in_o several_a place_n of_o the_o island_n and_o this_o observation_n be_v not_o unknown_a to_o the_o ancient_n for_o seneca_n quoest_n nat._n l._n 2._o c._n 30._o say_v aetna_n have_v sometime_o burn_v exceed_o and_o throw_v up_o a_o wonderful_a quantity_n of_o burn_a sand_n the_o day_n obscure_v by_o the_o smoke_n and_o ash_n so_o that_o the_o people_n be_v terrify_v at_o so_o unexpected_a a_o scence_z of_o darkness_n at_o these_o time_n as_o the_o common_a tradition_n go_v there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n and_o therefore_o the_o bitumen_n which_o be_v so_o plentiful_o find_v in_o the_o soil_n of_o sodom_n may_v be_v set_v on_o fire_n by_o a_o thunderbolt_n and_o since_o it_o flow_v or_o be_v dig_v not_o from_o the_o superficies_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o from_o vein_n of_o a_o mighty_a depth_n when_o once_o it_o have_v take_v fire_n the_o flame_n must_v of_o necessity_n run_v along_o all_o those_o vein_n and_o at_o last_o shake_v and_o subvert_v the_o ground_n the_o same_o thing_n frequent_o happen_v to_o the_o field_n about_o aetna_n and_o vesuvius_n for_o the_o very_a same_o reason_n innumerable_a author_n have_v write_v of_o the_o soil_n of_o sicily_n but_o justin_n shall_v serve_v for_o all_o who_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o four_o book_n thus_o describe_v it_o the_o earth_n be_v natural_o thin_a and_o friable_a and_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o several_a cavern_n and_o pipe_n so_o penetrable_a that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o it_o be_v expose_v to_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o wind_n nay_o the_o genius_n of_o the_o soil_n be_v proper_a for_o generate_a and_o nourish_v of_o fire_n because_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v crust_v within_o with_o sulphur_n and_o bitumen_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o when_o the_o wind_n struggle_v with_o the_o fire_n under_o ground_n it_o frequent_o belch_v out_o sometime_o flame_n sometime_o vapour_n and_o sometime_o smoke_n and_o that_o in_o several_a place_n cornelius_n severus_n prosecute_v this_o argument_n at_o large_a in_o his_o poem_n entitle_v aetna_n the_o same_o observation_n have_v be_v make_v of_o the_o ground_n that_o lie_v about_o the_o vesuvius_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n and_o several_a town_n have_v frequent_o be_v there_o overthrow_v by_o earthquake_n pliny_n the_o young_a in_o the_o 16_o epistle_n l._n 6._o where_o he_o relate_v the_o death_n of_o his_o learned_a uncle_n who_o be_v suffocate_v as_o he_o approach_v too_o near_o the_o fire_n of_o that_o mountain_n the_o house_n say_v he_o with_o frequent_a and_o prodigious_a tremble_n nod_v and_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v remove_v from_o their_o foundation_n seem_v to_o move_v this_o way_n and_o that_o way_n and_o seneca_n in_o the_o six_o book_n of_o his_o natural_a question_n ch_n 1._o have_v the_o follow_a passage_n we_o be_v tell_v that_o pompeii_n a_o famous_a city_n of_o campania_n be_v subvert_v by_o a_o earthquake_n this_o concussion_n happen_v on_o the_o five_o the_o which_o be_v our_o five_o nones_n of_o february_n under_o the_o consulate_a of_o regulus_n and_o virginius_n and_o occasion_v incredible_a loss_n in_o campania_n which_o though_o it_o be_v never_o free_a from_o these_o motion_n yet_o it_o seldom_o suffer_v by_o they_o that_o which_o seneca_n tell_v we_o happen_v to_o the_o city_n of_o pompeii_n do_v we_o say_v be_v the_o very_a same_o calamity_n which_o visit_v these_o city_n in_o the_o plain_a of_o