Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	abraham_n	bring_v	zion_n	26	3	8.5666	4	false

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A15408	Hexapla in Genesin & Exodum: that is, a sixfold commentary upon the two first bookes of Moses, being Genesis and Exodus Wherein these translations are compared together: 1. The Chalde. 2. The Septuagint. 3. The vulgar Latine. 4. Pagnine. 5. Montanus. 6. Iunius. 7. Vatablus. 8. The great English Bible. 9. The Geneva edition. And 10. The Hebrew originall. Together with a sixfold vse of every chapter, shewing 1. The method or argument: 2. The divers readings: 3. The explanation of difficult questions and doubtfull places: 4. The places of doctrine: 5. Places of confutation: 6. Morall observations. In which worke, about three thousand theologicall questions are discussed: above forty authors old and new abridged: and together comprised whatsoever worthy of note, either Mercerus out of the Rabbines, Pererius out of the fathers, or Marloran out of the new writers, have in their learned commentaries collected. By Andrew Willet, minister of the gospell of Iesus Christ.	Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621.; Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621. Hexapla in Genesin. aut; Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621. Hexapla in Exodum. aut	1633 (1633)	STC 25685; ESTC S114193	2,366,144	1,184

of_o jephunne_v othoniel_n of_o seraiah_n which_o jephunne_v and_o seraiah_n be_v the_o son_n of_o kenaz_n for_o caleb_n be_v not_o the_o son_n of_o kenaz_n but_o of_o jephunne_v 1_o chron._n 4.15_o yet_o it_o seem_v that_o he_o be_v of_o the_o stock_n of_o kenaz_n as_o grandchild_n unto_o he_o 3._o because_o he_o be_v call_v a_o kenazite_n num._n 23.12_o and_o yet_o the_o son_n of_o jephunneh_n othaniel_n then_o be_v call_v the_o brother_n of_o caleb_n not_o proper_o but_o in_o a_o large_a sense_n as_o lot_n be_v call_v abraham_n brother_n be_v indeed_o his_o brother_n son_n wherefore_o pererius_n in_o follow_v the_o blind_a latin_a text_n be_v much_o deceive_v 6._o moral_a observation_n 1._o obseru._n against_o discontentment_n vers._n 2._o as_o they_o go_v from_o the_o east_n etc._n etc._n chrysostome_n hereupon_o note_v genes_n that_o as_o these_o man_n not_o content_v with_o their_o state_n seek_v out_o a_o new_a country_n so_o mankind_n say_v he_o non_fw-la potest_fw-la intra_fw-la suos_fw-la limit_n consistere_fw-la can_v never_o keep_v itself_o within_o the_o bound_n but_o always_o covet_v more_o 2._o obseru._n against_o continue_v in_o sin_n and_o there_o they_o abide_v philo_n note_v here_o that_o as_o these_o man_n have_v find_v a_o pleasant_a field_n do_v not_o pass_v through_o but_o continue_v there_o so_o sinner_n do_v delight_n to_o continue_v and_o dwell_v in_o sin_n ejus_fw-la malum_fw-la fuisset_fw-la si_fw-la post_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o peccata_fw-la inciderant_fw-la pro_fw-la alicuis_fw-la non_fw-la pro_fw-la domestic_a be_v habuissent_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o have_v be_v a_o less_o evil_a after_o they_o have_v fall_v into_o sin_n if_o they_o have_v use_v it_o not_o as_o a_o domestical_a but_o as_o a_o stranger_n 3._o obseru._n against_o vain_a and_o momentary_a pleasure_n vers._n 3._o come_v let_v we_o make_v brick_n like_a as_o these_o that_o dwell_v in_o shiner_n build_v of_o brick_n sic_fw-la qui_fw-la voluptatib_fw-la carnis_fw-la inserviunt_fw-la de_fw-la fragili_fw-la materia_fw-la etc._n etc._n so_o they_o that_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o pleasure_n do_v build_v with_o brittle_a matter_n that_o can_v continue_v but_o they_o which_o follow_v virtue_n lateres_fw-la in_o lapides_fw-la mutant_fw-la do_v turn_v brick_n into_o hew_a stone_n gregor_n this_o appear_v in_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o rich_a man_n penitential_a luke_n 16._o who_o pleasure_n be_v soon_o over_o but_o lazarus_n joy_n be_v everlasting_a 4._o obseru._n difficulty_n shall_v not_o hinder_v virtuous_a work_n so_o they_o have_v brick_n for_o stone_n etc._n etc._n many_o time_n the_o difficulty_n that_o occur_v do_v cause_n man_n to_o cease_v off_o from_o their_o enterprise_n but_o nothing_o can_v hinder_v these_o man_n though_o they_o have_v neither_o stone_n nor_o mortar_n yet_o they_o will_v build_v a_o tower_n such_o as_o be_v never_o see_v in_o the_o world_n before_o or_o after_o calvin_n we_o learn_v hereby_o that_o nothing_o shall_v discourage_v we_o or_o make_v we_o give_v over_o in_o a_o good_a work_n see_v these_o be_v so_o laborious_a in_o compass_v this_o their_o proud_a and_o ungodly_a enterprise_n 5._o obseru._n against_o building_n for_o ostentation_n vers._n 4._o that_o we_o may_v get_v we_o a_o name_n etc._n etc._n chrysostome_n here_o well_o note_v the_o vanity_n of_o worldly_a man_n that_o build_v house_n and_o make_v great_a work_n ut_fw-la immortalem_fw-la nominis_fw-la memoriam_fw-la relinquant_fw-la to_o leave_v a_o immortal_a memory_n of_o their_o name_n whereas_o both_o they_o fail_v of_o their_o purpose_n hodie_fw-la domus_fw-la dicitur_fw-la huius_fw-la eras_fw-la alterius_fw-la to_o day_n it_o be_v call_v one_o man_n house_n to_o morrow_n another_o and_o so_o their_o name_n be_v extinguish_v and_o they_o may_v take_v a_o more_o sure_a way_n to_o preserve_v their_o name_n by_o do_v of_o good_a while_o they_o live_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o psalm_n 112.9_o he_o have_v distribute_v and_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a his_o righteousness_n remain_v for_o ever_o but_o worldly_a man_n do_v as_o absalon_n do_v because_o he_o have_v no_o child_n leave_v to_o keep_v his_o name_n he_o build_v he_o a_o pillar_n 2_o sam._n 18.18_o so_o they_o want_v good_a work_n which_o be_v the_o true_a fruit_n of_o the_o spiritual_a man_n seek_v to_o make_v themselves_o famous_a by_o sumptuous_a building_n 6._o obseru._n wicked_a man_n proud_a before_o their_o fall_n vers._n 4._o jest_n we_o be_v scatter_v philo_n read_v before_o we_o be_v scatter_v and_o thereupon_o observe_v that_o such_o be_v the_o obstinacy_n of_o the_o wicked_a though_o they_o see_v that_o great_a judgement_n be_v hang_v over_o their_o head_n yet_o they_o will_v go_v on_o in_o their_o wickedness_n as_o the_o conscience_n of_o these_o proud_a man_n give_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o go_v unpunished_a yet_o for_o all_o that_o they_o proceed_v in_o their_o purpose_n thus_o we_o see_v verify_v that_o say_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n prov._n 16.18_o pride_n go_v before_o destruction_n as_o these_o man_n when_o they_o be_v in_o the_o height_n of_o their_o pride_n be_v disperse_v and_o scatter_v like_v as_o saul_n make_v a_o goodly_a place_n for_o himself_o as_o triumph_v for_o the_o late_a victory_n obtain_v against_o amelech_n even_o then_o when_o he_o be_v cast_v off_o from_o be_v king_n 1_o sam._n 15.13_o oecolampad_n in_o hunc_fw-la locum_fw-la 7._o obseru._n not_o to_o condemn_v any_o rash_o vers._n 5._o the_o lord_n come_v down_o to_o see_v etc._n etc._n chrysostome_n note_v vult_fw-la erudiri_fw-la nos_fw-la ne_fw-la unquam_fw-la fratres_fw-la temere_fw-la condemnemis_fw-fr in_o that_o god_n come_v down_o to_o see_v and_o examine_v he_o will_v have_v we_o learn_v never_o without_o due_a examination_n to_o condemn_v our_o brethren_n rash_o and_o it_o be_v especial_o a_o rule_n for_o magistrate_n not_o to_o condemn_v any_o their_o cause_n unheard_a as_o putiphar_n do_v joseph_n gen._n 39.20_o muscul._n 8._o obseru._n the_o division_n of_o the_o wicked_a profitable_a vers._n 8._o so_o the_o lord_n scatter_v they_o etc._n etc._n hence_o gregory_n well_o observe_v that_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v pernicious_a their_o division_n profitable_a so_o paul_n escape_v while_o his_o enemy_n be_v divide_v act._n 23._o eripi●●tur_fw-la justi_fw-la dum_fw-la dividuntur_fw-la injusti_fw-la the_o righteous_a be_v deliver_v while_o the_o unrighteous_a be_v divide_v like_v as_o the_o israelite_n by_o the_o divide_n of_o the_o water_n have_v a_o ready_a passage_n through_o the_o red_a sea_n so_o here_o this_o proud_a and_o vainglorious_a enterprise_n by_o the_o division_n of_o tongue_n be_v disappoint_v chap._n xii_o 1._o the_o argument_n and_o part_n this_o chapter_n have_v two_o part_n the_o first_o show_v the_o occasion_n of_o abraham_n come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n v_o 1._o to_o 6._o the_o second_o contain_v such_o thing_n as_o happen_v to_o he_o there_o from_o v_o 6._o to_o the_o end_n in_o the_o first_o part_n 1._o god_n calling_n be_v set_v forth_o v_o 1._o with_o his_o large_a and_o ample_a promise_n both_o temporal_a to_o abraham_n himself_o that_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v great_a to_o his_o posterity_n that_o a_o great_a nation_n shall_v rise_v of_o he_o v._n 2._o and_o spiritual_a to_o abraham_n i_o will_v bless_v thou_o to_o his_o posterity_n all_o the_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v bless_v in_o he_o v_o 3._o namely_o in_o christ._n 2._o abraham_n obedience_n be_v set_v forth_o with_o the_o circumstance_n of_o his_o age_n v._n 4._o of_o his_o company_n that_o come_v with_o he_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n v_o 5._o in_o the_o second_o part_n be_v describe_v 1._o abraham_n travel_n and_o journey_v in_o canaan_n towards_o shechem_n where_o abraham_n build_v a_o altar_n and_o the_o lord_n appear_v to_o he_o vers_n 6.7_o towards_o bethel_n vers_fw-la 8._o the_o south_n vers_fw-la 9_o 2._o his_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n 1._o the_o occasion_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o famine_n vers_fw-la 10._o 2._o his_o consultation_n with_o sa●a_n to_o say_v she_o be_v his_o sister_n to_o save_v his_o life_n vers_fw-la 11_o 12_o 13._o 3._o pharaoh_n presumption_n in_o take_v abraham_n wife_n to_z vers_n 17._o 4._o god_n revenge_n or_o punishment_n vers_fw-la 17._o which_o bring_v forth_o these_o three_o effect_n 1._o abraham_n admonition_n by_o pharo_n vers_fw-la 18._o 2._o the_o restitution_n of_o his_o wife_n vers_n 19_o 3._o his_o safe_a deliverance_n and_o dimission_n vers_fw-la 20._o 2._o the_o grammatical_a construction_n or_o sense_n cor_o v_o 1._o and_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v s._n ch._n a.b._n but_o the_o lord_n h._n for_o the_o lord_n t.g._n come_v into_o the_o land_n s.h._n into_o the_o land_n caeter_fw-la v_o 5._o the_o soul_n which_o they_o possess_v s._n which_o he_o have_v subject_v to_o the_o law_n c._n which_o he_o have_v make_v h._n get_v t.b._n g._n gnasah_o make_v into_o canaan_n they_o come_v the_o

little_a inferior_a as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o psalm_n 8._o thou_o have_v make_v he_o a_o little_a low_o than_o the_o angel_n 4._o but_o if_o man_n be_v compare_v with_o the_o omnipotent_a and_o eternal_a god_n he_o be_v but_o as_o dust_n and_o ash_n before_o he_o and_o indeed_o as_o nothing_o as_o the_o prophet_n say_v behold_v the_o nation_n be_v as_o a_o drop_n of_o a_o bucket_n and_o as_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o balance_n all_o nation_n be_v before_o he_o as_o nothing_o and_o they_o be_v count_v to_o he_o less_o than_o nothing_o and_o vanity_n isa._n 40.15.17_o therefore_o gregory_n say_v well_o sancti_fw-la quanto_fw-la magis_fw-la interna_fw-la divinitatis_fw-la conspiciunt_fw-la tanto_fw-la magis_fw-la se_fw-la nihil_fw-la esse_fw-la cognoscunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o saint_n the_o more_o they_o consider_v the_o divine_a nature_n of_o god_n m●ral_a so_o much_o the_o more_o they_o acknowledge_v themselves_o to_o be_v nothing_o 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n angel_n be_v not_o to_o be_v adore_v or_o worship_v vers._n 2._o he_o bow_v himself_o to_o the_o ground_n from_o hence_o it_o can_v be_v conclude_v that_o angel_n be_v to_o be_v adore_v and_o worship_v as_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a read_v for_o abraham_n suppose_v these_o to_o be_v man_n and_o not_o angel_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v but_o a_o civil_a kind_n of_o reverence_n which_o he_o give_v unto_o they_o otherwise_o though_o abraham_n shall_v have_v forget_v himself_o in_o yield_v unto_o they_o adoration_n yet_o will_v not_o they_o have_v accept_v it_o as_o the_o angel_n forbid_v john_n to_o worship_v he_o revel_v 22.8_o thomas_n aquinas_n answer_n that_o john_n will_v have_v give_v unto_o the_o angel_n the_o divine_a and_o high_a kind_n of_o worship_n due_a unto_o god_n and_o therefore_o be_v forbid_v be_v insufficient_a for_o this_o be_v to_o make_v so_o great_a a_o apostle_n ignorant_a what_o duty_n be_v only_o to_o be_v yield_v to_o god_n and_o it_o be_v mislike_v by_o pererius_n one_o of_o that_o side_n and_o whereas_o he_o find_v out_o a_o other_o shift_n that_o this_o adoration_n exhibit_v by_o john_n be_v not_o unlawful_a but_o inconvenient_a to_o be_v do_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o great_a excellency_n to_o the_o which_o man_n be_v now_o advance_v by_o christ_n this_o be_v as_o slender_a a_o answer_n as_o the_o other_o for_o in_o that_o the_o angel_n forbid_v john_n to_o worship_v he_o because_o he_o be_v his_o fellow_n servant_n it_o show_v that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o inconvenient_a but_o unlawful_a also_o for_o one_o servant_n to_o worship_v another_o john_n then_o adore_v the_o angel_n not_o of_o ignorance_n but_o of_o forgetfulness_n be_v in_o a_o ecstasis_fw-la of_o mind_n and_o ravish_v with_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o angel_n for_o if_o the_o apostle_n have_v not_o forget_v himself_o he_o will_v not_o twice_o have_v fail_v herein_o apoc._n 19.10.23.9_o 2._o confut._n the_o foresight_n of_o our_o obedience_n not_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o increase_n of_o grace_n vers._n 19_o i_o know_v he_o that_o he_o will_v command_v his_o son_n etc._n etc._n pererius_n here_o note_v that_o god_n foresee_v abraham_n godliness_n and_o obedience_n do_v bestow_v upon_o he_o these_o great_a benefit_n among_o the_o which_o be_v this_o reveal_n of_o his_o council_n concern_v sodom_n whereas_o the_o only_a reason_n as_o vatablus_n well_o note_v why_o the_o lord_n do_v accumulate_v and_o multiply_v his_o grace_n upon_o his_o servant_n be_v his_o own_o fatherly_a love_n towards_o they_o who_o have_v once_o make_v choice_n of_o they_o do_v for_o ever_o love_v they_o for_o what_o else_o do_v the_o lord_n here_o make_v mention_n of_o but_o his_o own_o grace_n vouchsafe_v to_o abraham_n it_o be_v not_o then_o any_o merit_n in_o abraham_n that_o procure_v this_o increase_n of_o grace_n but_o god_n favour_n who_o leave_v not_o he_o but_o add_v grace_n upon_o grace_n till_o he_o have_v accomplish_v their_o salvation_n calvin_n 3._o confut._n chrysost._n error_n of_o freewill_n gen_n here_o further_o may_v be_v note_v chrysostom_n error_n who_o say_v that_o abraham_n ex_fw-la seipso_fw-la &_o scientia_fw-la sibi_fw-la naeturaliter_fw-la insita_fw-la ad_fw-la tantum_fw-la virtutis_fw-la fastigium_fw-la pervenit_fw-la of_o himself_o and_o his_o natural_a knowledge_n do_v attain_v to_o such_o a_o high_a degree_n of_o virtue_n pererius_n will_v thus_o excuse_v chrysostome_n that_o by_o say_v of_o himself_o etc._n etc._n he_o exclude_v all_o external_a help_n by_o the_o instruction_n of_o other_o and_o not_o the_o secret_a revelation_n of_o god_n spirit_n and_o supernatural_a gift_n of_o faith_n if_o chrysostome_n can_v be_v so_o handsome_o expound_v for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o will_v be_v glad_a but_o who_o see_v not_o that_o his_o word_n carry_v another_o sense_n for_o the_o scripture_n use_v to_o set_v these_o two_o one_o against_o another_o by_o grace_n and_o of_o ourselves_o eph._n 2.8_o by_o grace_n be_v you_o save_v through_o faith_n not_o of_o yourselves_o if_o abraham_n then_o be_v make_v righteous_a of_o himself_o it_o be_v not_o by_o grace_n the_o scripture_n also_o show_v that_o god_n first_o call_v abraham_n from_o his_o idolatrous_a country_n before_o he_o do_v yet_o any_o commendable_a work_n corinth_n gen_n 12.1_o wherefore_o all_o abraham_n righteousness_n depend_v upon_o the_o call_n of_o god_n as_o chrysostome_n in_o another_o place_n have_v this_o sound_a say_n quamvis_fw-la fidem_fw-la adducas_fw-la à_fw-la vocatione_n eam_fw-la accepisti_fw-la what_o though_o thou_o have_v faith_n thou_o have_v receive_v it_o from_o thy_o call_n 4._o confut._n there_o be_v no_o preparation_n in_o a_o man_n nature_n to_o his_o call_n vers._n 19_o that_o the_o lord_n may_v bring_v upon_o abraham_n etc._n etc._n hence_o chrysostome_n note_v that_o abraham_n primum_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la virtutis_fw-la suae_fw-la dedit_fw-la specimen_fw-la &_o sic_fw-la divinum_fw-la meruit_fw-la praesidium_fw-la do_v first_o show_v every_o where_o a_o example_n of_o virtue_n and_o so_o merit_v the_o divine_a assistance_n pererius_n two_o way_n will_v justify_v chrysostome_n 1._o he_o say_v he_o speak_v not_o of_o merit_n of_o condignity_n but_o of_o a_o sufficient_a and_o fit_a preparation_n only_o unto_o grace_n 2._o or_o he_o mean_v not_o that_o abraham_n merit_v the_o first_o grace_n of_o justification_n but_o only_o the_o amplification_n or_o increase_n of_o it_o perer._n in_o 18._o genes_n disput_n contra._n 1._o it_o be_v god_n mercy_n and_o love_n which_o first_o call_v we_o before_o we_o can_v be_v any_o way_n prepare_v thereunto_o there_o be_v no_o fitness_n aptness_n or_o congruity_n in_o our_o nature_n but_o all_o be_v of_o grace_n so_o moses_n say_v because_o the_o lord_n love_v thy_o father_n therefore_o he_o choose_v their_o seed_n after_o they_o deut._n 4.37_o god_n love_n be_v the_o first_o motive_n for_o the_o choice_n and_o call_n of_o abraham_n 24.2_o and_o again_o see_v terah_n abraham_n father_n be_v a_o idolater_n under_o who_o abraham_n be_v bring_v up_o and_o by_o all_o likelihood_n infect_v that_o way_n before_o the_o lord_n call_v he_o what_o preparation_n can_v there_o be_v in_o abraham_n merit_v or_o provocation_n to_o his_o call_n 2._o neither_o be_v the_o beginning_n only_o of_o god_n favour_n towards_o abraham_n of_o grace_n the_o increase_n thereof_o by_o merit_n for_o jacob_n be_v of_o abraham_n faith_n confess_v that_o he_o be_v not_o worthy_a or_o less_o than_o the_o least_o of_o god_n mercy_n gen._n 32.10_o he_o confess_v that_o none_o of_o god_n grace_n neither_o first_o or_o last_o be_v confer_v upon_o he_o for_o his_o worthiness_n therefore_o calvin_n well_o note_v that_o this_o word_n that_o consequentiam_fw-la magis_fw-la notat_fw-la quam_fw-la causam_fw-la do_v note_n rather_o a_o consequence_n than_o a_o cause_n where_o the_o lord_n find_v his_o servant_n faithful_a and_o obedient_a he_o will_v increase_v they_o with_o further_a grace_n not_o merit_v by_o their_o obedience_n but_o add_v in_o mercy_n according_a to_o the_o gracious_a promise_n of_o god_n that_o vouchsafe_v of_o his_o fatherly_a goodness_n so_o to_o crown_v the_o faithful_a service_n of_o his_o child_n for_o otherwise_o if_o our_o service_n and_o obedience_n be_v weigh_v in_o itself_o it_o deserve_v nothing_o as_o our_o saviour_n say_v when_o we_o have_v do_v all_o thing_n which_o be_v command_v we_o must_v say_v we_o be_v unprofitable_a servant_n we_o have_v dine_v that_o which_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o do_v luke_n 17.10_o moral_a observation_n 1._o moral_a the_o commendation_n of_o hospitality_n vers._n 2._o he_o run_v to_o meet_v they_o from_o the_o tent_n door_n ambrose_n here_o well_o note_v non_fw-la otiosus_fw-la sedit_fw-la abraham_n in_fw-la ostio_fw-la tabernaculi_fw-la etc._n etc._n abraham_n do_v not_o sit_v idle_o in_o the_o door_n of_o his_o tabernacle_n say_v long_o aspicit_fw-la nec_fw-la aspexisse_fw-la contentus_fw-la concurrit_fw-la obviam_fw-la festin●_n vit_fw-fr

be_v prove_v 2._o that_o he_o be_v set_v over_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o christ_n be_v but_o a_o friar_n dream_n all_o the_o apostle_n be_v in_o equal_a commission_n and_o all_o be_v send_v immediate_o of_o christ_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n a●_n my_o father_n send_v i_o so_o send_v i_o you_o joh._n 20.21_o that_o charge_n of_o our_o saviour_n pasce_fw-la oves_fw-la feed_v my_o sheep_n will_v not_o bear_v such_o universal_a jurisdiction_n for_o neither_o all_o christ_n sheep_n be_v commit_v only_o to_o peter_n and_o feed_v signify_v not_o rule_v or_o command_v but_o teach_v and_o instruct_v a_o duty_n saint_n peter_n himself_o be_v judge_n common_a to_o all_o pastor_n and_o presbyter_n feed_v the_o flock_n etc._n etc._n 1_o peter_n 5.2_o 3._o neither_o be_v it_o true_a that_o saint_n peter_n first_o preach_v to_o the_o gentle_n 1._o for_o saint_n paul_n be_v convert_v gentile_n act._n 9_o before_o peter_n see_v that_o vision_n act._n 10._o who_o immediate_o upon_o his_o conversion_n preach_v to_o the_o gentile_n in_o arabia_n and_o damascus_n galath_n 1.15_o 16_o 17._o 2._o saint_n peter_n indeed_o be_v both_o the_o first_o and_o last_o that_o be_v resolve_v by_o vision_n of_o the_o call_n of_o the_o gentile_n but_o saint_n paul_n be_v sure_a thereof_o before_o by_o revelation_n and_o communicate_v not_o with_o peter_n about_o his_o vision_n before_o he_o preach_v to_o the_o gentile_n galath_n ibid._n 3._o neither_o be_v it_o true_a that_o cornelius_n family_n be_v the_o first_o that_o be_v call_v among_o the_o gentile_n for_o andronicus_n and_o junia_n be_v in_o christ_n before_o paul_n rom._n 16.7_o who_o be_v convert_v before_o cornelius_n be_v call_v 4._o though_o the_o priority_n of_o preach_v to_o the_o gentile_n be_v yield_v to_o peter_n yet_o the_o superiority_n go_v not_o together_o with_o it_o 5._o last_o all_o this_o be_v presuppose_v yet_o it_o be_v but_o a_o simple_a argument_n that_o be_v ground_v upon_o type_n and_o figure_n as_o this_o be_v for_o saint_n peter_n supremacy_n out_o of_o this_o place_n 2._o confut._n marriage_n can_v be_v contract_v by_o proctor_n between_o the_o party_n be_v absent_a vers._n 4._o take_v a_o wife_n to_o my_o son_n thomas_n anglicus_n by_o this_o precedent_n will_v authorise_v the_o marriage_n of_o party_n absent_a by_o messenger_n and_o proctor_n go_v between_o they_o in_o 24._o c._n genes_n but_o no_o such_o thing_n can_v be_v hence_o gather_v for_o abraham_n servant_n do_v not_o conclude_v the_o marriage_n between_o rebecca_n and_o isaac_n but_o only_o procure_v the_o espousal_n and_o promise_n of_o marriage_n which_o be_v not_o full_o contract_v and_o conclude_v till_o they_o both_o meet_v and_o then_o the_o text_n say_v he_o take_v rebeccah_n and_o she_o be_v his_o wife_n v_o 67._o perer._n 3._o confut._n against_o the_o invocation_n of_o angel_n vers._n 42._o o_o lord_n the_o god_n of_o my_o master_n abraham_n though_o abraham_n have_v say_v to_o his_o servant_n that_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n shall_v go_v before_o he_o v_o 7._o yet_o the_o servant_n pray_v not_o to_o this_o angel_n that_o be_v appoint_v to_o be_v the_o precedent_n of_o his_o journey_n but_o he_o only_o direct_v his_o prayer_n unto_o god_n as_o the_o scripture_n bid_v thou_o shall_v worship_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o he_o only_o shall_v thou_o serve_v matth._n 4.10_o 6._o place_n of_o moral_a observation_n 1._o obseru._n not_o to_o swear_v rash_o vers._n 5._o and_o the_o servant_n say_v what_o if_o the_o woman_n will_v not_o come_v etc._n etc._n the_o servant_n be_v very_o cautelous_a and_o circumspect_a in_o take_v his_o oath_n lest_o he_o shall_v bind_v himself_o to_o any_o inconvenience_n by_o his_o oath_n he_o cast_v all_o doubt_n afore_o and_o desire_v to_o have_v the_o matter_n explain_v to_o the_o which_o he_o swear_v muscul._n so_o ought_v we_o to_o be_v well_o advise_v in_o take_v of_o a_o oath_n which_o the_o prophet_n call_v swear_v in_o judgement_n jerem._n 4.2_o 2._o obseru._n our_o country_n not_o to_o be_v hate_v for_o some_o abuse_n therein_o vers._n 4._o thou_o shall_v go_v unto_o my_o country_n etc._n etc._n abraham_n hate_v not_o his_o country_n though_o he_o know_v the_o same_o to_o be_v addict_v to_o idolatry_n as_o many_o do_v in_o these_o day_n who_o be_v runagate_n from_o their_o country_n for_o superstition_n rather_o than_o religion_n have_v practise_v the_o subversion_n of_o prince_n and_o country_n by_o foreign_a invasion_n muscul._n 3._o obseru._n all_o our_o affair_n must_v begin_v with_o prayer_n vers._n 12._o he_o say_v o_o lord_n god_n of_o my_o master_n etc._n etc._n this_o servant_n commend_v the_o success_n of_o his_o business_n and_o journey_n by_o prayer_n unto_o god_n do_v teach_v we_o to_o begin_v all_o our_o action_n and_o enterprise_n with_o prayer_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v i_o will_v that_o man_n pray_v every_o where_o lift_v up_o pure_a hand_n etc._n etc._n 4._o obseru._n a_o faithful_a prayer_n have_v present_a effect_n vers._n 15._o yet_o he_o have_v leave_v speak_v rebecca_n come_v thus_o the_o lord_n give_v present_a audience_n to_o the_o prayer_n of_o his_o servant_n as_o appear_z by_o the_o immediate_a effect_n thereof_o according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o the_o prophet_n before_o they_o call_v will_v i_o answer_v and_o while_o they_o speak_v i_o will_v hear_v isaiah_n 65.24_o mercer_n so_o the_o angel_n say_v to_o daniel_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o thy_o supplication_n the_o commandment_n come_v forth_o dan._n 9.23_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o begin_v to_o pray_v the_o lord_n hear_v he_o 5._o obseru._n child_n must_v not_o be_v bring_v up_o delicate_o vers._n 16._o she_o go_v down_o and_o fill_v her_o pitcher_n etc._n etc._n rebeccah_n be_v train_v up_o by_o her_o mother_n to_o do_v domestical_a and_o household_n work_v she_o be_v not_o bring_v up_o delicate_o even_o she_o that_o be_v appoint_v to_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o patriarch_n prophet_n king_n have_v this_o simple_a and_o hard_a education_n which_o may_v be_v a_o lesson_n to_o father_n and_o master_n not_o to_o bring_v up_o their_o child_n and_o servant_n delicate_o or_o wanton_o but_o to_o bring_v they_o to_o labour_n in_o their_o youth_n and_o child_n and_o servant_n may_v here_o learn_v obedience_n not_o to_o think_v scorn_n to_o do_v such_o homely_a service_n which_o their_o parent_n and_o master_n shall_v think_v good_a to_o require_v of_o they_o musculus_fw-la 6._o obseru._n it_o be_v lawful_a sometime_o to_o conceal_v part_n of_o the_o truth_n vers._n 39_o what_o if_o the_o woman_n will_v not_o follow_v i_o here_o the_o servant_n leave_v out_o in_o his_o discretion_n abraham_n charge_n give_v he_o beware_v that_o thou_o bring_v not_o my_o son_n thither_o again_o vers_fw-la 6._o as_o also_o other_o speech_n of_o his_o master_n as_o the_o lord_n that_o take_v i_o from_o my_o father_n house_n etc._n etc._n for_o these_o speech_n will_v have_v but_o further_o offend_v they_o as_o though_o abraham_n have_v hold_v they_o to_o be_v a_o forlorn_a and_o wicked_a people_n that_o he_o count_v it_o a_o benefit_n that_o god_n call_v he_o out_o from_o they_o and_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n that_o his_o son_n shall_v return_v thither_o mercer_n muscul._n we_o learn_v then_o that_o every_o truth_n in_o all_o place_n and_o upon_o all_o occasion_n be_v not_o to_o be_v utter_v as_o jeremy_n thereunto_o move_v by_o the_o king_n conceal_v the_o chief_a matter_n wherein_o the_o king_n commune_v with_o he_o and_o tell_v the_o prince_n what_o he_o think_v good_a to_o impart_v unto_o they_o jerem._n 38.27_o the_o second_o tome_n or_o part_n of_o genesis_n contain_v the_o history_n of_o the_o three_o patriarch_n isaac_n jacob_n and_o joseph_n divide_v into_o two_o book_n the_o first_o of_o isaac_n and_o jacob_n the_o second_o of_o joseph_n heb._n 11.20_o 21._o 20._o by_o faith_n isaac_n bless_v jacob_n and_o esau_n concern_v thing_n to_o come_v 21._o by_o faith_n jacob_n when_o he_o be_v a_o die_a bless_a both_o the_o son_n of_o joseph_n etc._n etc._n ambros_n officior_fw-la lib._n 1._o quid_fw-la sapientius_fw-la sancto_fw-la jacob_n qui_fw-la deum_fw-la vidit_fw-la fancy_n ad_fw-la faciem_fw-la quid_fw-la justius_fw-la qui_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la acquiserat_fw-la cum_fw-la fratre_fw-la divisit_fw-la quid_fw-la fortius_fw-la qui_fw-la cum_fw-la deo_fw-la luctatus_fw-la est_fw-la quid_fw-la modestius_fw-la qui_fw-la filiae_fw-la injuriam_fw-la mallet_n praetexere_fw-la conjugio_fw-la quam_fw-la vindicare_fw-la what_o be_v wise_a than_o holy_a jacob_n who_o see_v god_n face_n to_o face_n what_o more_o just_a who_o what_o he_o have_v get_v part_v with_o his_o brother_n what_o strong_a than_o he_o who_o do_v wrestle_v with_o god_n what_o more_o modest_a who_o have_v rather_o right_v his_o daughter_n wrong_v with_o marriage_n than_o revenge_v it_o veritas_fw-la ❀_o filia_fw-la ❀_o temporis_fw-la london_n ¶_o print_a by_o

yet_o this_o be_v admit_v that_o some_o alteration_n of_o the_o tongue_n then_o happen_v yet_o this_o show_v no_o more_o that_o this_o word_n jehovah_n shall_v not_o be_v pronounce_v than_o other_o hebrew_n word_n but_o that_o only_o the_o manner_n of_o pronunciation_n be_v change_v which_o thing_n fall_v out_o in_o all_o language_n in_o continuance_n of_o time_n 4._o other_o think_v that_o jehovah_n can_v be_v pronounce_v because_o the_o letter_n whereof_o it_o consist_v make_v no_o perfect_a sound_n 5._o but_o the_o hebrew_n general_o of_o a_o superstition_n conceit_n do_v forbear_v from_o read_v or_o name_v jehovah_n even_o in_o their_o synagogue_n in_o the_o lecture_n of_o the_o law_n think_v that_o holy_a name_n thereby_o to_o be_v profane_v and_o they_o will_v prove_v it_o by_o that_o place_n leu._n 24._o ●6_n that_o he_o which_o name_v the_o name_n jehovah_n shall_v be_v stone_v contr._n 1_o that_o the_o name_n jehovah_n may_v safe_o be_v pronounce_v it_o be_v evident_a by_o this_o place_n because_o the_o lord_n himself_o show_v a_o difference_n between_o his_o name_n jehovah_n and_o other_o name_n which_o moses_n can_v not_o have_v understand_v if_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o speak_v it_o again_o if_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o be_v pronounce_v neither_o be_v it_o to_o be_v write_v if_o the_o hebrew_n do_v the_o one_o why_o not_o the_o other_o they_o themselves_o do_v allow_v that_o the_o high_a priest_n may_v pronounce_v it_o in_o their_o solemn_a feast_n in_o the_o temple_n when_o they_o deliver_v that_o public_a blessing_n which_o be_v prescribe_v numb_a 6.24_o jehovah_n bless_v thou_o and_o keep_v thou_o it_o be_v not_o therefore_o simple_o unlawful_a to_o utter_v that_o reverend_a name_n 2._o that_o place_n allege_v serve_v not_o their_o turn_n for_o beside_o that_o the_o word_n nakab_n signify_v as_o well_o to_o pierce_v through_o and_o consequent_o to_o curse_v as_o to_o name_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o lord_n speak_v not_o of_o simple_a pronounce_v the_o name_n of_o jehovah_n but_o of_o utter_v it_o in_o contempt_n and_o disdain_n as_o there_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n before_o the_o word_n kalal_n be_v use_v which_o signify_v to_o curse_v 6._o wherefore_o the_o conclusion_n be_v this_o that_o we_o grant_v the_o name_n jehovah_n not_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o letter_n but_o of_o that_o which_o be_v thereby_o signify_v the_o nature_n and_o essence_n of_o god_n to_o be_v ineffable_a again_o it_o may_v be_v so_o call_v in_o some_o sense_n because_o this_o reverend_a name_n be_v not_o communicable_a to_o any_o creature_n and_o three_o in_o that_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v profane_v or_o unreverent_o use_v and_o upon_o light_a occasion_n but_o in_o grave_n and_o weighty_a matter_n any_o of_o these_o wayese_n we_o confess_v the_o name_n jehovah_n to_o be_v ineffable_a but_o not_o in_o their_o sense_n as_o though_o it_o be_v impiety_n at_o all_o to_o pronounce_v it_o and_o that_o in_o the_o very_a read_n of_o the_o scripture_n we_o shall_v forbear_v to_o name_v it_o but_o to_o pronounce_v some_o other_o word_n in_o stead_n thereof_o simler_n quest_n vii_o how_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o know_v to_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n by_o his_o name_n jehovah_n vers._n 3._o bbut_n by_o my_o name_n jehovah_n be_v i_o not_o know_v unto_o they_o 1._o some_o think_v that_o the_o lord_n speak_v not_o at_o all_o unto_o abraham_n isaac_n &_o jacob_n by_o the_o name_n jehovah_n but_o that_o moses_n use_v that_o name_n in_o write_v the_o story_n of_o gen._n speak_v according_a to_o his_o time_n osiander_n but_o this_o can_v be_v admit_v for_o than_o whereas_o the_o lord_n be_v bring_v in_o say_v to_o abraham_n i_o be_o jehovah_n genes_n 15._o if_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o there_o give_v himself_o that_o name_n than_o he_o shall_v be_v make_v to_o speak_v otherwise_o than_o he_o do_v and_o again_o whereas_o abraham_n give_v this_o name_n to_o the_o mountain_n jehovah_n ijreh_o the_o lord_n will_v see_v or_o provide_v moses_n shall_v write_v a_o untruth_n if_o that_o abraham_n have_v not_o indeed_o so_o call_v it_o 2._o some_o other_o think_v that_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o god_n have_v not_o show_v his_o power_n before_o in_o work_v of_o such_o wonder_n and_o miracle_n as_o he_o do_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n paulus_n burgen_v rupertus_n but_o beside_o that_o the_o lord_n here_o say_v that_o he_o have_v show_v himself_o unto_o they_o by_o his_o name_n shaddai_n that_o be_v omnipotent_a and_o so_o mighty_a in_o work_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o as_o great_a miracle_n be_v wrought_v before_o as_o the_o take_n up_o of_o henoch_n the_o drown_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n the_o burn_a of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n the_o turn_n of_o lot_n wife_n into_o a_o pillar_n of_o salt_n 3._o some_o think_v that_o by_o this_o speech_n be_v insinuate_v the_o great_a increase_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n which_o be_v more_o full_o reveal_v to_o moses_n than_o to_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n and_o afterward_o be_v great_a in_o david_n and_o so_o the_o near_o they_o come_v unto_o the_o time_n of_o the_o messiah_n and_o the_o apostle_n excel_v all_o that_o go_v before_o they_o in_o knowledge_n sic_fw-la gregor_n and_o gl●ss_n interlinear_o but_o this_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v the_o proper_a meaning_n for_o than_o it_o may_v as_o well_o be_v say_v to_o david_n that_o his_o time_n compare_v with_o moses_n god_n be_v not_o know_v to_o moses_n by_o his_o name_n jehovah_n 4._o other_o do_v thus_o interpret_v that_o god_n have_v not_o to_o any_o of_o they_o declare_v the_o meaning_n of_o this_o name_n jehovah_n as_o he_o do_v to_o moses_n exod._n 3._o where_o he_o call_v himself_o eheje_n which_o a●_n which_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o name_n jehovah_n which_o signify_v the_o essence_n and_o be_v of_o god_n and_o beside_o the_o lord_n do_v more_o full_o reveal_v his_o glory_n unto_o moses_n than_o unto_o any_o other_o prophet_n numb_a 12.8_o he_o shall_v see_v the_o similitude_n of_o god_n lyran._n cajetan_n thostatus_n but_o if_o this_o be_v the_o meaning_n then_o neither_o afterward_o unto_o the_o other_o prophet_n shall_v the_o lord_n have_v be_v know_v by_o the_o name_n jehovah_n see_v moses_n in_o respect_n of_o clear_a illumination_n have_v the_o preeminence_n before_o all_o prophet_n before_o or_o after_o but_o that_o can_v be_v see_v god_n be_v reveal_v unto_o other_o prophet_n by_o that_o name_n 5._o oleaster_n thus_o expound_v i._n that_o whereas_o shaddai_n may_v be_v derive_v either_o of_o shadad_o which_o signify_v to_o spoil_v or_o pray_v upon_o or_o of_o shad_v which_o signify_v the_o ●e●tes_n and_o so_o consequent_o plenty_n and_o jehovah_n be_v take_v either_o from_o the_o root_n havah_n to_o be_v or_o rather_o of_o hovah_n which_o signify_v destruction_n as_o ezech._n 7.26_o god_n be_v know_v to_o the_o father_n both_o in_o give_v they_o plentiful_a grace_n and_o spoil_v their_o enemy_n to_o bestow_v on_o they_o as_o he_o take_v from_o laban_n and_o give_v unto_o jacob_n but_o now_o he_o begin_v to_o be_v know_v by_o that_o name_n jehovah_n in_o destroy_v pharaoh_n and_o the_o egyptian_n etc._n etc._n but_o beside_o that_o oleaster_n in_o derive_v of_o the_o name_n jehovah_n dissent_v from_o all_o other_o his_o collection_n be_v not_o general_o true_a for_o god_n have_v before_o show_v his_o power_n in_o destroy_v the_o wicked_a and_o ungodly_a as_o in_o the_o flood_n and_o in_o the_o overthrow_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n 6._o wherefore_o the_o best_a interpretation_n be_v this_o that_o whereas_o the_o name_n be_v take_v often_o for_o the_o thing_n signify_v by_o the_o name_n as_o act._n 1.15_o the_o number_n of_o the_o name_n that_o be_v in_o ●ne_a place_n be_v etc._n etc._n i._n the_o number_n of_o man_n and_o rev._n 3_o i_o have_v a_o few_o name_n in_o sardis_n so_o here_o the_o name_n jehovah_n be_v take_v for_o god_n himself_o perer._n then_o whereas_o the_o father_n do_v believe_v in_o god_n as_o omnipotent_a and_o all_o sufficient_a able_a to_o effect_v his_o promise_n which_o they_o possess_v only_o in_o hope_n but_o see_v they_o not_o fulfil_v now_o the_o lord_n will_v perform_v unto_o israel_n whatsoever_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o their_o father_n in_o deliver_v they_o from_o their_o enemy_n and_o give_v the_o land_n which_o he_o swear_v unto_o their_o father_n that_o he_o will_v give_v unto_o their_o seed_n as_o the_o lord_n himself_o say_v unto_o moses_n vers_fw-la 7_o 8._o and_o thus_o will_v he_o be_v know_v by_o his_o name_n jehovah_n which_o signify_v be_v of_o himself_o for_o so_o of_o god_n in_o he_o through_o he_o and_o for_o he_o be_v all_o thing_n jun._n simler_n quest_n viii_o why_o the_o genealogy_n of_o reuben_n simeon_n

shall_v be_v a_o cloud_n and_o smoke_n by_o day_n and_o the_o shine_a of_o flame_a fire_n by_o night_n etc._n etc._n and_o a_o cover_n shall_v be_v for_o a_o shadow_n in_o the_o day_n for_o the_o heat_n etc._n etc._n isai._n 4.5.6_o quest_n xx._n how_o this_o cloud_n differ_v from_o other_o cloud_n this_o pillar_n of_o the_o cloud_n be_v much_o differ_v from_o all_o other_o cloud_n 1._o in_o respect_n of_o the_o substance_n it_o be_v clear_a and_o lightsome_a not_o dark_a and_o thick_a as_o other_o cloud_n be_v 2._o it_o be_v in_o figure_n and_o shape_n as_o a_o pillar_n the_o nether_a part_n thereof_o descend_v unto_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o upper_a part_n reach_v aloft_o unto_o heaven_n whereas_o other_o cloud_n descend_v not_o as_o low_o as_o the_o earth_n 3._o it_o always_o keep_v this_o figure_n and_o fashion_n of_o a_o pillar_n whereas_o other_o cloud_n do_v alter_v and_o vary_v in_o shape_n and_o appearance_n 4._o this_o cloud_n move_v of_o itself_o whereas_o other_o cloud_n be_v move_v by_o the_o wind_n and_o of_o themselves_o have_v no_o motion_n this_o way_n or_o that_o way_n but_o only_o as_o they_o ascend_v and_o go_v up_o in_o vapour_n but_o this_o cloud_n both_o ascend_v and_o descend_v 5._o other_o cloud_n be_v make_v of_o natural_a cause_n as_o of_o vapour_n and_o exhalation_n but_o this_o cloud_n be_v raise_v by_o the_o lord_n beside_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n 6._o the_o effect_n be_v divers_a for_o other_o cloud_n be_v apt_a to_o engender_v rain_n and_o drop_v down_o moisture_n but_o this_o be_v not_o ordain_v for_o that_o end_n but_o to_o show_v they_o the_o way_n in_o go_v before_o they_o 7._o this_o cloud_n differ_v in_o motion_n from_o all_o other_o cloud_n for_o they_o be_v carry_v all_o one_o way_n with_o the_o wind_n this_o sometime_o go_v forward_o when_o the_o camp_n remove_v sometime_o it_o come_v back_o and_o stand_v upon_o the_o tabernacle_n it_o go_v sometime_o to_o the_o right_a hand_n sometime_o to_o the_o left_a 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have_v all_o encouragement_n in_o their_o first_o go_v forth_o and_o to_o be_v animate_v in_o their_o journey_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v like_a that_o the_o lord_n do_v at_o the_o very_a first_o show_v these_o comfortable_a sign_n of_o his_o presence_n quest_n xxii_o when_o the_o cloud_n and_o fiery_a pillar_n cease_v and_o as_o the_o cloud_n appear_v not_o so_o late_o as_o hierome_n suppose_v so_o neither_o be_v it_o take_v out_o of_o their_o sigh●_n so_o soon_o as_o the_o hebrew_n imagine_v for_o they_o say_v that_o after_o aaron_n death_n who_o die_v on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n in_o the_o 40._o year_n after_o their_o departure_n out_o of_o egypt_n numb_a 33.38_o the_o pillar_n of_o the_o cloud_n and_o of_o the_o fire_n be_v no_o more_o see_v and_o their_o reason_n be_v because_o that_o after_o that_o time_n no_o more_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o they_o contra._n first_o this_o be_v no_o sufficient_a reason_n for_o neither_o be_v there_o mention_v make_v 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colendum_fw-la they_o special_o take_v he_o to_o be_v their_o god_n to_o worship_n tostat._n quaest_n 2._o quest_n xvi_o why_o their_o deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n be_v here_o mention_v vers._n 2._o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o bondman_n 1._o oleaster_n take_v it_o literal_o that_o the_o israelite_n in_o egypt_n be_v put_v into_o house_n with_o slave_n and_o bondman_n and_o not_o with_o free_a man_n but_o the_o israelite_n do_v inhabit_v together_o and_o be_v not_o always_o as_o slave_n keep_v in_o prison_n therefore_o egypt_n itself_o be_v by_o a_o metaphor_n compare_v unto_o a_o prison_n house_n or_o house_n of_o bondman_n for_o as_o they_o use_v their_o captive_n and_o slave_n by_o day_n to_o grind_v in_o their_o mill_n exodus_fw-la 11.5_o as_o the_o philistines_n serve_v samson_n judg._n 16.21_o and_o in_o the_o night_n shut_v they_o up_o in_o dungeon_n and_o prison_n chap._n 12.29_o so_o the_o israelite_n throughout_o all_o egypt_n have_v be_v keep_v in_o miserable_a bondage_n chap._n 1.11_o so_o that_o all_o egypt_n be_v as_o a_o prison_n house_n or_o house_n of_o bondman_n unto_o they_o jun._n 2._o this_o their_o deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n be_v worthy_a to_o be_v remember_v first_o because_o they_o be_v deliver_v from_o so_o cruel_a bondage_n in_o which_o respect_n it_o be_v call_v the_o iron_n furnace_n of_o egypt_n deut._n 4.20_o second_o because_o such_o a_o great_a multitude_n be_v partaker_n of_o it_o three_o it_o be_v late_o do_v and_o yet_o fresh_a in_o their_o memory_n and_o therefore_o it_o ought_v to_o move_v they_o the_o more_o tostat._n quaest_n 2._o beside_o in_o this_o their_o deliverance_n the_o lord_n show_v his_o great_a love_n to_o his_o people_n and_o his_o great_a power_n in_o do_v such_o wonderful_a work_n in_o egypt_n for_o their_o cause_n as_o be_v never_o see_v in_o the_o world_n before_o simler_n 3._o god_n make_v mention_n of_o this_o deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n because_o it_o be_v late_o perform_v for_o the_o lord_n use_v especial_o to_o remember_v those_o benefit_n which_o be_v near_o and_o new_a rather_o than_o those_o which_o be_v remote_a and_o further_a off_o as_o in_o abraham_n time_n he_o be_v call_v the_o most_o high_a god_n creator_n or_o possessor_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n gen._n 14.19_o afterwards_o when_o he_o have_v reveal_v himself_o to_o the_o father_n he_o be_v name_v the_o god_n of_o abraham_n izhak_n and_o jacob_n gen._n 28.13_o then_o after_o the_o deliverance_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n the_o lord_n call_v himself_o by_o that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o after_o when_o israel_n be_v redeem_v out_o of_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n the_o lord_n style_v himself_o by_o memorial_n of_o that_o benefit_n as_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n say_v behold_v the_o day_n be_v come_v say_v the_o lord_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o say_v the_o lord_n live_v which_o bring_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n but_o the_o lord_n live_v that_o bring_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o north_n jerem._n 16.14_o 15._o and_o after_o our_o saviour_n christ_n be_v come_v the_o redeemer_n of_o mankind_n than_o the_o lord_n be_v call_v the_o father_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ._n lippom._n 4._o this_o reason_n take_v from_o their_o corporal_a redemption_n though_o it_o concern_v not_o we_o yet_o we_o be_v more_o strong_o bind_v to_o obedience_n by_o our_o spiritual_a redemption_n purchase_v by_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n christ_n jesus_n as_o origen_n excellent_o note_v ergo_fw-la dicitur_fw-la &_o tibi_fw-la qui_fw-la per_fw-la jesum_fw-la christum_fw-la existi_fw-la de_fw-fr aegypto_n &_o de_fw-fr domo_fw-la servitutis_fw-la ●eductus_fw-la es_fw-la non_fw-la erunt_fw-la tibi_fw-la dii_o alieni_fw-la praeter_fw-la me_fw-it therefore_o it_o be_v say_v unto_o thou_o which_o through_o jesus_n christ_n be_v

they_o for_o israel_n cause_n be_v overthrow_v and_o drown_v in_o the_o red_a sea_n therefore_o they_o have_v a_o great_a spite_n at_o israel_n than_o ot●er_v nation_n and_o will_v have_v be_v most_o ready_a thus_o to_o have_v object_v tostat._v qu._n 17._o quest_n xxxvi_o in_o what_o sense_n the_o egyptian_n will_v say_v the_o lord_n bring_v they_o out_o to_o slay_v they_o vers._n 12._o he_o have_v bring_v they_o out_o malicious_o or_o of_o a_o evil_a mind_n jun._n or_o for_o a_o mischief_n rather_o vatab._n olea_v to_o slay_v they_o in_o the_o mountain_n 1._o not_o because_o the_o egyptian_n may_v imagine_v that_o god_n can_v not_o slay_v they_o in_o egypt_n the_o constellation_n of_o heaven_n and_o aspect_n of_o the_o planet_n hinder_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o hebrew_n there_o and_o serve_v fit_o in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o mountain_n for_o see_v no_o such_o constellation_n can_v hinder_v the_o servitude_n of_o the_o israelite_n but_o that_o the_o egyptian_n most_o cruel_o 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that_o be_v able_a to_o overthrow_v pharaoh_n and_o his_o host_n and_o all_o the_o power_n of_o egypt_n and_o that_o wrought_v such_o great_a wonder_n for_o they_o in_o the_o desert_n be_v of_o power_n sufficient_a to_o plant_v they_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n cast_v out_o their_o enemy_n before_o they_o tostat._v qu._n 17._o 4._o but_o the_o egyptian_n of_o malice_n only_o without_o any_o ground_n nay_o against_o their_o own_o knowledge_n occasione_n saltem_fw-la levissima_fw-la licèt_fw-la omnìa_fw-la falsa_fw-la cognoscerent_fw-la quaecunque_fw-la tamen_fw-la possent_fw-la in_fw-la deum_fw-la hebraeorum_n probra_fw-la conjicerent_fw-la upon_o a_o light_a occasion_n although_o they_o know_v all_o to_o be_v false_a will_v upbraid_v what_o they_o can_v the_o god_n of_o the_o hebrew_n tostat._v qu._n 18._o quest_n xxxvii_o why_o moses_n make_v mention_n in_o his_o prayer_n of_o abraham_n isaak_n and_o jacob_n vers._n 13._o remember_v abraham_n etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o hebrew_n think_v that_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o these_o three_o to_o escape_v a_o treble_a punishment_n as_o if_o the_o lord_n be_v to_o bring_v down_o fire_n from_o heaven_n upon_o they_o abraham_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o fire_n in_o hur_z of_o the_o chaldee_n if_o the_o lord_n will_v punish_v with_o the_o sword_n isaak_n have_v offer_v himself_o to_o be_v slay_v in_o sacrifice_n by_o his_o father_n if_o with_o exile_n and_o banishment_n jacob_n have_v before_o endure_v it_o and_o therefore_o these_o three_o be_v mention_v that_o by_o their_o merit_n and_o desert_n the_o people_n may_v escape_v these_o three_o judgement_n sic_fw-la lyran._n lippom._n but_o tostatus_n well_o refute_v this_o conceit_n 1._o because_o these_o three_o be_v mention_v as_o well_o when_o any_o blessing_n be_v crave_v of_o god_n as_o when_o any_o judgement_n be_v pray_v against_o 2._o god_n have_v other_o judgement_n beside_o these_o whereby_o to_o punish_v his_o people_n therefore_o in_o other_o ease_v the_o mention_v of_o these_o have_v be_v insufficient_a tostat._v qu._n 20._o 2._o yet_o tostatus_n also_o miss_v the_o mark_n say_v that_o i●_n meritis_fw-la istorum_fw-la fiebat_fw-la salus_fw-la posteris_fw-la eorum_fw-la for_o the_o merit_n of_o these_o their_o posterity_n be_v preserve_v for_o abraham_n himself_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o merit_n but_o by_o faith_n as_o the_o apostle_n show_v rom._n 4._o abraham_n believe_v god_n and_o it_o be_v count_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n therefore_o much_o less_o be_v his_o posterity_n save_v by_o his_o merit_n 3._o therefore_o moses_n in_o bring_v in_o abraham_n isaak_n and_o jacob_n only_o put_v god_n in_o mind_n of_o the_o promise_v make_v unto_o they_o which_o proceed_v only_o of_o the_o mere_a grace_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n towards_o they_o as_o the_o lord_n himself_o say_v because_o the_o lord_n love_v you_o and_o because_o he_o will_v keep_v the_o oath_n which_o he_o have_v swear_v to_o your_o father_n the_o lord_n have_v bring_v you_o out_o with_o a_o mighty_a hand_n deut._n 7.8_o simler_n osiander_n quest_n xxxviii_o how_o the_o israelite_n be_v promise_v to_o possess_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o ever_o verse_n 13._o they_o shall_v inherit_v it_o for_o ever_o 1._o this_o promise_n that_o the_o israelite_n shall_v inhabit_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o ever_o may_v diverse_o be_v understand_v 1._o it_o be_v take_v for_o a_o long_a time_n not_o limit_v nor_o determine_v and_o so_o they_o enjoy_v that_o land_n many_o year_n about_o 1400._o tostat._n qu._n 20._o 2._o or_o it_o may_v be_v likewise_o understand_v during_o the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n and_o ceremony_n which_o be_v to_o continue_v but_o until_o christ_n as_o aaron_n priesthood_n be_v say_v to_o be_v for_o ever_o chap._n 28.43_o and_o the_o keep_n of_o the_o passeover_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o ordinance_n for_o ever_o exod._n 12.17_o tostat._v 3_o or_o it_o may_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o spiritual_a seed_n of_o abraham_n which_o be_v the_o 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of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n whether_o the_o levite_n also_o be_v there_o comprehend_v 34._o qu._n of_o the_o forbid_a use_n whereunto_o this_o ointment_n shall_v not_o be_v put_v 35._o qu._n whether_o the_o anoint_v of_o king_n be_v not_o against_o this_o law_n 36._o qu._n what_o it_o be_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o his_o people_n 37._o qu._n the_o spiritual_a application_n of_o this_o holy_a ointment_n 38._o qu._n of_o the_o spice_n whereof_o the_o holy_a perfume_n be_v make_v 39_o qu._n what_o be_v understand_v here_o by_o the_o word_n samm●m_n spice_n 40._o qu._n of_o the_o composition_n and_o manner_n of_o make_v this_o perfume_n 41._o qu._n of_o the_o spiritual_a application_n of_o this_o incense_n 42._o qu._n how_o the_o lord_n talk_v with_o moses_n in_o the_o mercy_n seat_n whether_o in_o any_o visible_a shape_n question_n upon_o the_o thirty_o one_o chapter_n 1._o quest_n how_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o call_v bezaleel_n by_o name_n 2._o qu._n whether_o caleb_n the_o son_n of_o jephuneh_n be_v grandfather_n to_o this_o bezaleel_n 3._o qu._n whether_o this_o hur_z be_v the_o same_o before_o mention_v chap._n 24.14_o suppose_a to_o be_v moses_n brother_n in_o law_n 4._o qu._n of_o the_o age_n of_o bezaleel_n 5._o qu._n of_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o gift_n of_o wisdom_n understanding_n and_o knowledge_n 6._o qu._n whether_o all_o the_o kind_n of_o work_n be_v rehearse_v here_o which_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o tabernacle_n 7._o qu._n whether_o the_o wise_a in_o heart_n receive_v a_o new_a gift_n or_o increase_v rather_o of_o the_o old_a 8._o qu._n why_o moses_n be_v not_o make_v fit_a to_o do_v the_o work_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n 9_o qu._n of_o the_o garment_n of_o ministration_n what_o they_o be_v 10._o qu._n the_o spiritual_a signification_n of_o the_o furnish_n of_o bezaleel_n and_o aholiab_n with_o gift_n 11._o qu._n why_o the_o precept_n concern_v the_o sabbath_n be_v here_o renew_a 12._o qu._n why_o it_o be_v more_o forbid_v to_o labour_n in_o the_o build_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n than_o for_o the_o priest_n to_o sacrifice_v 13._o qu._n how_o the_o sabbath_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o the_o lord_n do_v sanctify_v they_o 14._o qu._n the_o reason_n why_o the_o sabbath_n must_v be_v observe_v 15._o qu._n what_o death_n be_v mean_v in_o this_o phrase_n he_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n 16._o qu._n why_o the_o seven_o day_n be_v call_v sabbath_n sabbaton_n 17._o qu._n how_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n be_v perpetual_a 18._o qu._n whether_o the_o world_n be_v make_v successive_o in_o time_n or_o in_o a_o instant_n 19_o qu._n how_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o have_v rest_v and_o from_o what_o 20._o qu._n what_o work_n be_v to_o be_v rest_v from_o upon_o the_o lord_n day_n what_o not_o 21._o qu._n whether_o moses_n receive_v the_o direction_n concern_v the_o tabernacle_n 22._o qu._n why_o moses_n stay_v forty_o day_n in_o the_o mount_n with_o the_o lord_n 23._o qu._n why_o the_o lord_n give_v the_o write_a law_n 24._o qu._n why_o the_o lord_n give_v the_o law_n to_o the_o israelite_n and_o to_o no_o other_o people_n 25._o qu._n why_o the_o lord_n deliver_v only_o two_o table_n of_o the_o law_n 26._o qu._n why_o the_o table_n be_v make_v of_o stone_n 27._o qu._n what_o be_v mean_v here_o by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o god_n 28._o qu._n whether_o moses_n do_v write_v upon_o the_o table_n 29._o qu._n how_o the_o law_n be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v ordain_v by_o angel_n question_n upon_o the_o two_o a●d_n thirty_o chapter_n 1._o quest_n whether_o moses_n have_v signify_v unto_o the_o people_n when_o he_o will_v return_v 2._o qu._n whether_o the_o egyptian_n be_v the_o first_o beginner_n and_o motioner_n of_o this_o idolatry_n 3._o qu._n the_o occasion_n of_o idolatry_n in_o general_a and_o particular_o of_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o israelite_n here_o 4._o qu._n of_o the_o divers_a fault_n and_o infirmity_n at_o once_o here_o commit_v by_o the_o people_n 5._o qu._n why_o the_o people_n say_v unto_o aaron_n rise_z 6._o qu._n of_o the_o divers_a kind_n of_o idolatry_n 7._o qu._n why_o they_o say_v make_v we_o god_n not_o god_n 8._o qu._n how_o the_o israelite_n will_v have_v their_o god_n to_o be_v make_v to_o go_v before_o they_o 9_o qu._n why_o the_o people_n come_v to_o aaron_n rather_o than_o to_o hur_z his_o fellow_n governor_n 10._o qu._n whether_o at_o this_o time_n the_o israelite_n want_v the_o presence_n of_o the_o cloud_n 11._o qu._n why_o they_o say_v they_o know_v not_o what_o be_v become_v of_o moses_n 12._o qu._n why_o aaron_n bid_v they_o pull_v off_o their_o earing_n quaest._n 141._o in_o exod._n 13._o qu._n whether_o aaron_n sin_n be_v here_o to_o be_v excuse_v epist._n 83._o 14._o qu._n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o aaron_n sin_n 15._o qu._n why_o it_o please_v god_n to_o suffer_v aaron_n to_o fall_v 16._o qu._n why_o the_o golden_a calf_n be_v say_v to_o be_v fashion_v with_o a_o grave_v tool_n 17._o qu._n why_o aaron_n cause_v the_o likeness_n of_o a_o calf_n to_o be_v make_v rather_o than_o of_o any_o other_o thing_n 18._o qu._n whether_o the_o israelite_n think_v indeed_o the_o golden_a calf_n to_o be_v the_o god_n that_o deliver_v they_o 19_o qu._n why_o aaron_n proceed_v to_o build_v a_o altar_n before_o the_o golden_a calf_n 20._o qu._n how_o aaron_n proclaim_v a_o holy_a day_n unto_o the_o lord_n 21._o qu._n of_o the_o sacrifice_n who_o and_o what_o be_v offer_v upon_o the_o altar_n that_o aaron_n make_v 22._o qu._n what_o be_v mean_v in_o that_o it_o be_v say_v they_o rise_v to_o play_v 23._o qu._n whether_o this_o sin_n of_o aaron_n and_o the_o israelite_n can_v any_o way_n be_v excuse_v 24._o qu._n of_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o play_n and_o recreation_n and_o how_o it_o must_v be_v moderate_v 25._o qu._n why_o the_o lord_n bid_v moses_n get_v he_o down_o 26._o qu._n why_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o moses_n thy_o people_n 27._o qu._n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o israelite_n as_o the_o lord_n himself_o describe_v it_o 28._o qu._n why_o they_o be_v call_v a_o people_n of_o a_o stiff_a neck_n 29._o qu._n why_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o prevent_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n at_o the_o first_o 30._o qu._n why_o and_o in_o what_o sense_n the_o lord_n say_v to_o moses_n let_v i_o alone_o 31._o qu._n whether_o the_o lord_n change_v his_o mind_n in_o say_v i_o will_v destroy_v they_o and_o yet_o destroy_v they_o not_o 32._o qu._n how_o the_o lord_n promise_v to_o make_v a_o great_a nation_n of_o moses_n 33._o qu._n of_o moses_n prayer_n in_o general_a and_o the_o manner_n thereof_o 34._o qu._n of_o the_o reason_n which_o moses_n use_v in_o his_o prayer_n 35._o qu._n why_o the_o egyptian_n be_v more_o like_a thus_o to_o object_n than_o any_o other_o nation_n 36._o qu._n in_o what_o sense_n the_o egyptian_n will_v say_v the_o lord_n bring_v they_o out_o to_o slay_v they_o 37._o qu._n why_o moses_n make_v mention_n in_o his_o prayer_n of_o abraham_n isaak_n and_o jacob._n 38._o qu._n how_o the_o israelite_n be_v promise_v to_o possess_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o ever_o 39_o qu._n how_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o repent_v 40._o qu._n whether_o moses_n at_o this_o time_n be_v keep_v in_o suspense_n or_o indeed_o obtain_v pardon_n for_o the_o people_n 41._o qu._n what_o be_v write_v in_o the_o table_n of_o stone_n 42._o qu._n why_o there_o be_v but_o two_o table_n neither_o more_o nor_o few_o 43._o qu._n how_o the_o table_n be_v write_v on_o both_o side_n 44._o qu._n why_o the_o table_n be_v call_v the_o work_n of_o god_n 45._o qu._n how_o many_o precept_n each_o table_n contain_v 46._o qu._n whether_o the_o writing_n of_o the_o table_n be_v the_o first_o writing_n in_o the_o world_n 47._o qu._n where_o joshua_n stay_v all_o the_o while_n moses_n be_v in_o the_o mount_n 48._o qu._n whether_o joshua_n first_o hear_v the_o noise_n 49._o qu._n why_o moses_n anger_n be_v kindle_v at_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o calf_n and_o not_o before_o 50._o qu._n whether_o moses_n sin_v in_o his_o anger_n 51._o qu._n whether_o moses_n offend_v in_o break_v the_o table_n of_o the_o law_n 52._o qu._n what_o the_o break_n of_o the_o table_n signify_v 53._o qu._n in_o what_o part_n the_o table_n be_v break_v and_o what_o become_v of_o the_o fragment_n 54._o qu._n why_o the_o table_n be_v break_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o mount_n 55._o qu._n whether_o the_o calf_n be_v burn_v to_o powder_v in_o the_o fire_n 56._o qu._n why_o the_o powder_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o river_n 57_o qu._n how_o the_o israelite_n be_v bring_v to_o drink_v of_o the_o water_n

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man_n depart_v to_o be_v worship_v both_o noah_n and_o sem_fw-mi be_v yet_o live_v to_o direct_v the_o righteous_a seed_n 2._o neither_o be_v it_o to_o be_v think_v that_o terah_n be_v so_o gross_a a_o idolater_n sub●●●●_n that_o he_o make_v image_n of_o clay_n to_o be_v worship_v as_o epiphanius_n 3._o neither_o be_v it_o probable_a that_o terah_n be_v altogether_o free_a from_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o chaldean_n and_o that_o he_o be_v cast_v out_o thence_o and_o constrain_v to_o flee_v into_o mesopotamia_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o story_n of_o judith_n chap._n 5._o vers_fw-la 7_o 8._o for_o the_o contrary_n be_v affirm_v josu._n 24.2_o that_o terah_n serve_v other_o go_n 4._o neither_o be_v it_o to_o be_v suppose_v that_o terah_n and_o his_o family_n as_o augustine_n think_v be_v persecute_v of_o the_o chaldean_n for_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n for_o herein_o abraham_n faith_n have_v not_o be_v so_o commendable_a in_o obey_v the_o call_n of_o god_n as_o the_o apostle_n note_v heb._n 11.8_o if_o he_o be_v drive_v out_o before_o and_o force_v to_o flee_v his_o country_n 5._o and_o to_o think_v that_o terah_n be_v first_o a_o worshipper_n of_o god_n and_o afterward_o fall_v to_o idolatry_n in_o charran_n it_o be_v not_o like_a see_v abraham_n leave_v not_o his_o father_n till_o he_o die_v as_o tostatus_n and_o pererius_n imagine_v but_o it_o be_v more_o like_a that_o terah_n be_v at_o the_o first_o a_o idolater_n when_o he_o dwell_v beyond_o the_o river_n in_o chaldea_n as_o be_v express_v by_o josua_n 24.2_o who_o afterward_o obey_v god_n call_v leave_v his_o country_n with_o the_o idolatry_n and_o superstition_n thereof_o and_o come_v out_o with_o his_o son_n to_o haran_n think_v to_o go_v to_o canaan_n but_o be_v strike_v in_o year_n he_o there_o stay_v and_o after_o some_o few_o year_n die_v mercer_n qvest._n xxv_o whether_o abraham_n at_o any_o time_n incline_v to_o superstition_n as_o touch_v abraham_n also_o whether_o he_o be_v at_o any_o time_n infect_v with_o the_o superstition_n of_o the_o chaldee_n there_o be_v divers_a opinion_n as_o they_o be_v cite_v by_o pererius_n 1._o suidas_n think_v that_o abraham_n at_o fourteen_o year_n reprove_v his_o father_n for_o his_o idolatry_n but_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o abraham_n be_v bring_v up_o under_o superstitious_a parent_n not_o yet_o acquaint_v with_o god_n voice_n and_o want_v other_o mean_n be_v so_o soon_o call_v antiquit_n 2._o neither_o do_v i_o think_v with_o philo_n that_o abraham_n know_v not_o god_n but_o postquam_fw-la sol●m_fw-la vertit_fw-la after_o he_o have_v change_v his_o country_n when_o he_o be_v welnie_v 70._o year_n old_a that_o abraham_n be_v so_o long_o nuzz_v up_o in_o superstition_n 3._o neither_o do_v i_o consent_v to_o josephus_n that_o abraham_n ex_fw-la siderum_fw-la observatione_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o abraham_n by_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o star_n the_o earth_n and_o sea_n begin_v first_o to_o acknowledge_v the_o true_a god_n but_o abraham_n first_o call_v be_v from_o god_n the_o lord_n say_v i_o take_v your_o father_n abraham_n from_o beyond_o the_o flood_n josua_n 24.2_o god_n call_v he_o both_o from_o that_o country_n and_o the_o idolatry_n thereof_o 4._o the_o opinion_n of_o some_o hebrew_n be_v more_o probable_a that_o abraham_n at_o forty_o eight_o year_n begin_v to_o acknowledge_v the_o true_a god_n ex_fw-la perer._n but_o at_o what_o time_n of_o his_o life_n abraham_n be_v call_v it_o be_v uncertain_a yet_o as_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o he_o at_o the_o first_o before_o god_n call_v he_o be_v taint_v with_o superstition_n 1._o that_o place_n in_o josua_n seem_v direct_o to_o prove_v it_o your_o father_n be_v dwell_v beyond_o the_o flood_n in_o old_a time_n terah_n the_o father_n of_o abraham_n and_o father_n of_o nachor_n and_o serve_v strange_a god_n josua_n 24.2_o all_o those_o that_o dwell_v beyond_o the_o river_n be_v at_o the_o first_o idolater_n even_o the_o whole_a family_n of_o terah_n sic_fw-la lutherus_n 2._o god_n mercy_n more_o notable_o appear_v in_o that_o he_o call_v abraham_n first_o before_o he_o know_v god_n that_o not_o abraham_n sincerity_n but_o god_n love_n be_v the_o beginning_n of_o his_o call_n as_o moses_n say_v because_o god_n love_v your_o father_n he_o choose_v their_o seed_n deut._n 37._o 3._o it_o be_v not_o like_a but_o that_o abraham_n be_v bring_v up_o in_o a_o superstitious_a family_n do_v also_o at_o the_o first_o savour_n of_o their_o superstition_n and_o therefore_o be_v bid_v to_o come_v out_o of_o his_o father_n house_n gen._n 12.1_o and_o see_v terah_n abraham_n father_n as_o be_v show_v before_o and_o as_o chrysostome_n think_v hom_n 13._o in_o genes_n be_v addict_v to_o idolatry_n till_o he_o obey_v the_o call_n of_o god_n to_o go_v out_o of_o that_o country_n it_o be_v more_o like_a that_o abraham_n also_o do_v sleep_n in_o the_o same_o sin_n till_o god_n rouse_v he_o and_o call_v he_o away_o then_o that_o he_o be_v never_o incline_v to_o idolatry_n 17._o as_o pererius_n think_v 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n 1._o doct._n of_o god_n providence_n vers._n but_o the_o lord_n come_v down_o etc._n etc._n here_o we_o learn_v that_o god_n sit_v in_o heaven_n behold_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v in_o the_o earth_n not_o as_o the_o wicked_a say_v in_o their_o heart_n god_n have_v forget_v and_o hide_v away_o his_o face_n and_o will_v never_o see_v psalm_n 10.11_o but_o as_o the_o psalmist_n say_v in_o another_o place_n he_o that_o dwell_v in_o the_o heaven_n shall_v laugh_v the_o lord_n shall_v have_v they_o in_o derision_n psal._n 2.4_o 2._o doct._n of_o the_o trinity_n vers._n 7._o let_v we_o go_v down_o and_o confound_v etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o speech_n of_o the_o whole_a trinity_n whereby_o may_v be_v prove_v the_o distinction_n of_o person_n and_o whereas_o vers_fw-la 9_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o singular_a number_n the_o lord_n confound_v etc._n etc._n thence_o be_v gather_v the_o unity_n of_o substance_n sic_fw-la calvin_n rupert_n lib._n 4._o comment_n in_o gen._n c._n 42._o 3._o doct._n conditional_a prescience_n in_o god_n vers._n 6._o they_o can_v now_o be_v stop_v from_o whatsoever_o they_o have_v imagine_v etc._n etc._n god_n do_v foresee_v that_o they_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n give_v over_o their_o enterprise_n if_o they_o be_v not_o let_v of_o their_o purpose_n so_o that_o by_o this_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o god_n forsee_v not_o only_o what_o shall_v be_v certain_o do_v in_o the_o world_n but_o what_o may_v be_v conditional_o do_v if_o there_o be_v no_o let_n as_o the_o lord_n tell_v david_n that_o the_o man_n of_o keilah_n will_v deliver_v he_o if_o he_o stay_v there_o 1_o sam._n 23.12_o so_o our_o saviour_n say_v that_o if_o the_o great_a work_n which_o be_v do_v in_o corazin_n and_o bethsaida_n have_v be_v do_v in_o tyrus_n and_o sidon_n they_o have_v repent_v matth._n 11_o ●2_n foretell_v what_o be_v likely_a to_o have_v be_v do_v that_o condition_n presuppose_v where_o we_o see_v a_o manifest_a difference_n between_o god_n power_n his_o prescience_n and_o decree_n or_o predestination_n god_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o omnipotent_a power_n can_v absolute_o do_v more_o than_o he_o do_v or_o will_v do_v in_o respect_n of_o his_o all-seeing_a prescience_n he_o do_v foresee_v not_o only_o simple_o what_o shall_v be_v do_v but_o conditional_o what_o be_v likely_a to_o be_v do_v if_o other_o condition_n and_o circumstance_n concur_v but_o god_n decree_v no_o more_o but_o what_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v his_o counsel_n must_v stand_v his_o decree_n be_v always_o absolute_a not_o conditional_a as_o the_o lord_n say_v by_o his_o prophet_n as_o i_o have_v purpose_v it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v as_o i_o have_v consult_v it_o shall_v stand_v isaiah_n 14_o 24._o 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n against_o julian_n that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n vers._n 7._o come_v let_v we_o go_v down_o wicked_a julian_n urge_v this_o place_n to_o prove_v his_o impious_a polythian_n a_o multiplicity_n of_o god_n for_o here_o not_o one_o say_v he_o but_o many_o of_o like_a authority_n come_v down_o to_o confound_v their_o language_n ex_fw-la muscul._n but_o if_o this_o wicked_a apostata_fw-la have_v look_v a_o little_a further_o into_o the_o nine_o verse_n there_o he_o may_v have_v find_v that_o the_o lord_n jehovah_n not_o many_o but_o one_o do_v confound_v their_o language_n they_o be_v then_o divers_a not_o god_n but_o person_n yet_o one_o godhead_n and_o divine_a power_n 2._o confut._n against_o origen_n that_o the_o lord_n not_o the_o angel_n confound_v tongue_n second_o origen_n think_v that_o the_o angel_n confound_v those_o language_n and_o according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o those_o nation_n so_o be_v there_o several_a angel_n precedent_n over_o

sept._n have_v not_o these_o word_n the_o rest_n have_v t.b.g.r._n v_o 6._o unto_o a_o high_a oak_n s._n famous_a valley_n h._n unto_o the_o plain_a of_o morch_n caet_fw-la celon_fw-fr signify_v both_o a_o oak_n and_o a_o valley_n or_o plain_a v_o 8._o bethel_n towards_o the_o west_n caeter_fw-la towards_o the_o sea_n s._n heb_n because_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n be_v in_o the_o west_n side_n of_o canaan_n c._n v_o 9_o in_o the_o desert_n s._n towards_o the_o south_n caeter_fw-la negebh_o signify_v both_o v_o 11._o take_v his_o journey_n towards_o the_o east_n t._n take_v his_o journey_n first_o c._n from_o the_o east_n c●t_fw-la heb_n micehedem_fw-la towards_o the_o east_n gen._n 28._o diff_n v_o 13._o say_v i_o be_o his_o sister_n s._n thou_o be_v my_o sister_n caet_fw-la i_o shall_v live_v for_o thy_o sake_n h._n t._n by_o thy_o occasion_n b._n shall_v be_v preserve_v by_o thou_o g._n for_o thy_o word_n c._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o of_o thou_o s.p._n heb_n biglal_a propter_fw-la because_o t.b.g.i._n v_o 16._o mule_n and_o camel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d s._n she_o ash_n and_o camel_n c●t_n athon_fw-mi a_o she_o ass_n chamer_n an_o he_o ass_n the_o mule_n be_v the_o she_o v_o 19_o i_o have_v take_v she_o to_o my_o wife_n s.c.p._n i_o may_v have_v take_v she_o caet_fw-la 3._o the_o exegesis_n or_o theological_a explication_n qvest._n i._n where_o and_o how_o the_o lord_n speak_v to_o abraham_n vers._n 1._o for_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v etc._n etc._n 1._o god_n thus_o speak_v to_o abraham_n not_o after_o his_o father_n death_n but_o while_o he_o be_v yet_o in_o mesopotamia_n act._n 7.2_o for_o to_o what_o end_n shall_v the_o lord_n have_v thus_o say_v get_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o country_n etc._n etc._n if_o he_o have_v be_v come_v out_o thence_o already_o calvin_n 2._o we_o read_v that_o god_n speak_v unto_o abraham_n eight_o time_n gen._n 12.1_o again_o v_o 7._o and_o c._n 13.14_o and_o c._n 15.4_o and_o 17.1_o also_o c._n 18.9_o and_o c._n 21.9_o and_o 22._o 1._o it_o be_v like_o that_o divers_a other_o time_n the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o he_o but_o these_o be_v express_v 2._o and_o how_o god_n speak_v unto_o abraham_n basil_n think_v it_o be_v citra_fw-la ullam_fw-la corporis_fw-la vocem_fw-la without_o any_o corporal_a or_o outward_a voice_n isa._n but_o by_o the_o illumination_n of_o his_o mind_n ramban_n think_v it_o be_v by_o dream_n some_o that_o god_n speak_v to_o he_o by_o sem_fw-mi or_o some_o other_o prophet_n but_o in_o this_o place_n it_o be_v like_a that_o god_n speak_v to_o abraham_n either_o by_o himself_o or_o his_o angel_n when_o he_o speak_v by_o dream_n in_o sleep_n or_o by_o vision_n when_o he_o be_v wake_v it_o be_v so_o express_v in_o the_o text_n as_o c._n 15.1_o qvest._n ii_o whether_o god_n name_v it_o a_o country_n to_o abraham_n whither_o he_o call_v he_o to_o the_o land_n that_o i_o will_v show_v thou_o etc._n etc._n 1._o when_o the_o lord_n thus_o call_v to_o abraham_n he_o name_v no_o certain_a country_n whither_o he_o shall_v go_v for_o the_o better_a trial_n of_o his_o faith_n for_o the_o apostle_n say_v he_o know_v not_o whither_o he_o go_v hebr._n 11.8_o and_o stephen_n act._n 7.3_o name_v no_o country_n whither_o he_o be_v call_v 2._o whereas_o canaan_n be_v name_v in_o the_o former_a chapter_n vers_fw-la 31._o either_o moses_n set_v down_o the_o name_n of_o the_o country_n by_o way_n of_o anticipation_n or_o god_n may_v afterward_o show_v unto_o abraham_n as_o he_o go_v whither_o he_o will_v have_v he_o to_o go_v calvin_n r._n isaad_n carus_n think_v that_o at_o the_o first_o abraham_n understand_v that_o country_n to_o the_o which_o he_o be_v call_v to_o be_v canaan_n because_o of_o the_o curse_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o servant_n etc._n etc._n but_o that_o be_v not_o like_a qvest._n iii_o wherefore_o abraham_n be_v call_v out_o of_o chaldea_n into_o canaan_n and_o the_o lord_n call_v abraham_n out_o of_o chaldea_n into_o canaan_n 1._o because_o chaldea_n be_v give_v to_o abominable_a idolatry_n and_o other_o great_a corruption_n of_o life_n where_o abraham_n can_v not_o remain_v without_o great_a danger_n 2._o that_o god_n blessing_n in_o the_o multiply_a of_o abraham_n seed_n may_v better_o appear_v abroad_o in_o a_o strange_a country_n perer._n 3_o but_o the_o great_a cause_n be_v not_o as_o some_o think_v to_o converse_v with_o sem_fw-mi who_o be_v hold_v to_o be_v melchizedek_n but_o that_o abraham_n may_v take_v possession_n of_o that_o country_n and_o by_o faith_n and_o hope_n enjoy_v that_o which_o be_v promise_v to_o be_v give_v to_o his_o seed_n calvin_n qvest._n four_o where_o abraham_n be_v when_o the_o lord_n first_o call_v he_o where_o abraham_n shall_v be_v when_o as_o god_n first_o call_v he_o there_o be_v divers_a opinion_n 1._o it_o can_v neither_o be_v as_o augustine_n think_v that_o abraham_n be_v call_v after_o he_o be_v depart_v out_o of_o chaldea_n 15._o before_o he_o come_v to_o charran_n be_v yet_o in_o mesopotamia_n for_o to_o what_o end_n shall_v the_o lord_n have_v bid_v abraham_n to_o go_v out_o of_o his_o country_n if_o he_o have_v be_v remove_v already_o to_o say_v with_o augustine_n and_o eucherius_n that_o now_o he_o be_v command_v to_o leave_v his_o country_n in_o affection_n as_o he_o have_v already_o do_v in_o body_n have_v no_o probability_n for_o both_o abraham_n shall_v have_v be_v disobedient_a to_o god_n vocation_n be_v wed_v still_o in_o desire_n to_o his_o country_n and_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o return_v to_o a_o idolatrous_a country_n where_o he_o be_v to_o expect_v nothing_o but_o persecution_n steven_n indeed_o say_v he_o be_v in_o mesopotamia_n when_o god_n call_v he_o but_o mesopotamia_n be_v there_o take_v large_o as_o it_o comprehend_v syria_n and_o chaldea_n and_o so_o steven_n say_v that_o he_o come_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o chaldean_n act._n 7.4_o mercer_n 2._o neither_o be_v abraham_n twice_o call_v once_o in_o chaldea_n and_o again_o in_o charran_n as_o rupertus_n and_o tostatus_n think_v upon_o this_o place_n for_o this_o have_v argue_v abraham_n sloth_n and_o negligence_n if_o he_o have_v make_v no_o more_o haste_n to_o obey_v the_o call_n of_o god_n steven_n also_o act._n 7._o make_v mention_n but_o of_o one_o calling_n 3._o to_o say_v further_o that_o steven_n be_v occupy_v with_o other_o matter_n may_v forget_v himself_o and_o not_o well_o remember_v the_o circumstance_n of_o time_n or_o that_o he_o be_v content_v to_o follow_v the_o vulgar_a account_n be_v to_o do_v wrong_a to_o so_o holy_a a_o man_n be_v direct_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n to_o speak_v neither_o do_v eucherius_n answer_v satisfy_v that_o expound_v steven_n thus_o that_o abraham_n be_v place_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n after_o the_o death_n of_o terah_n he_o may_v depart_v from_o charran_n his_o father_n yet_o live_v but_o all_o that_o while_o he_o be_v a_o sojourner_n in_o canaan_n &_o have_v no_o certain_a place_n till_o after_o his_o father_n death_n contra._n but_o this_o sense_n be_v contrary_a to_o the_o text_n that_o god_n after_o his_o father_n death_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d translate_v or_o bring_v abraham_n into_o canaan_n this_o must_v be_v understand_v not_o of_o abraham_n settle_v in_o canaan_n but_o his_o first_o remove_n thither_o 4._o neither_o be_v lyranus_fw-la opinion_n sound_n who_o therein_o follow_v rasi_fw-la and_o mizrahi_n that_o the_o call_n which_o moses_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v that_o in_o charran_n for_o abraham_n be_v bid_v to_o come_v out_o of_o his_o country_n but_o charran_n be_v not_o his_o country_n and_o the_o lord_n say_v he_o bring_v he_o out_o of_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldean_n chap._n 15.7_o not_o out_o of_o charran_n but_o paulus_n burgensis_n opinion_n be_v far_o wide_a that_o charran_n be_v abraham_n country_n not_o chaldea_n for_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n be_v call_v the_o land_n of_o his_o brother_n arans_n nativity_n now_o whereas_o abraham_n call_v it_o his_o country_n where_o na●or_n dwell_v in_o charran_n in_o aram_n naharahim_n or_o mesopotamia_n gen._n 24.8.4.10_o there_o mesopotamia_n or_o naharaim_n the_o country_n between_o the_o river_n place_n be_v take_v in_o a_o large_a sense_n as_o it_o contain_v both_o syria_n and_o chaldea_n as_o be_v before_o show_v or_o for_o that_o all_o his_o kindred_n be_v now_o remove_v thither_o mercer_n 5._o wherefore_o the_o truth_n be_v that_o abraham_n be_v in_o chaldea_n when_o the_o lord_n call_v he_o so_o aben_n ezra_n mercer_n for_o so_o the_o lord_n say_v cap._n 15.7_o and_o although_o he_o be_v bid_v to_o leave_v his_o kindred_n who_o come_v with_o he_o as_o terah_n and_o lot_n yet_o for_o all_o this_o his_o call_n be_v in_o

chaldea_n for_o abraham_n be_v ready_a to_o have_v leave_v his_o kindred_n if_o they_o have_v refuse_v to_o go_v with_o he_o and_o terah_n be_v make_v the_o author_n of_o this_o journey_n not_o as_o though_o they_o go_v forth_o without_o god_n calling_n but_o for_o that_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o go_v with_o abraham_n journey_n whether_o for_o grief_n of_o his_o son_n death_n as_o josephus_n or_o for_o that_o though_o he_o be_v somewhat_o superstitious_o bend_v he_o be_v desirous_a to_o go_v out_o of_o that_o idolatrous_a country_n therefore_o terah_n abraham_n father_n be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o family_n be_v name_v as_o the_o chief_a qvest._n v._o of_o divers_a kind_n of_o call_v and_o renounce_v the_o world_n there_o be_v divers_a kind_n of_o calling_n some_o be_v call_v immediate_o of_o god_n either_o by_o manifest_a revelation_n as_o abraham_n or_o secret_a inspiration_n some_o be_v call_v by_o man_n as_o the_o israelite_n by_o the_o prophet_n some_o be_v call_v by_o affliction_n as_o psal._n 88.34_o when_o he_o slay_v they_o they_o seek_v and_o return_v and_o three_o way_n do_v man_n forsake_v the_o world_n 1._o by_o actual_a leave_v and_o forsake_v all_o they_o have_v as_o abraham_n here_o and_o the_o apostle_n under_o christ._n 2._o by_o mortify_v their_o affection_n as_o david_n be_v like_o a_o wean_a child_n psal._n 131.2_o 3._o by_o sequester_v their_o thought_n to_o the_o contemplation_n of_o heavenly_a thing_n which_o s._n paul_n call_v the_o have_v of_o our_o conversation_n in_o heaven_n phil._n 3.20_o qvest._n vi_o seven_o great_a blessing_n upon_o abraham_n vers._n 2._o i_o will_v make_v of_o thou_o a_o great_a nation_n etc._n etc._n 1._o god_n call_v abraham_n from_o his_o country_n leave_v he_o not_o destitute_a but_o promise_v a_o great_a recompense_n for_o his_o country_n he_o be_v bring_v into_o a_o better_a land_n for_o a_o small_a kindred_n a_o great_a nation_n shall_v come_v out_o of_o he_o he_o be_v call_v from_o his_o father_n house_n but_o god_n will_v make_v he_o a_o father_n of_o many_o nation_n 2._o the_o lord_n bestow_v upon_o abraham_n seven_o great_a blessing_n pepere_a ex_fw-la cajetan_n 1._o i_o will_v make_v thou_o a_o great_a nation_n either_o because_o many_o and_o populous_a nation_n come_v of_o abraham_n by_o hagar_n and_o ketura_n gen._n 25._o or_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n which_o be_v great_a not_o so_o much_o in_o number_n as_o renown_n because_o of_o the_o king_n prophet_n wise_a and_o virtuous_a man_n that_o come_v of_o they_o great_a 2._o i_o will_v bless_v thou_o this_o blessing_n be_v able_a to_o make_v his_o barren_a wife_n sara_n fruitful_a vatablus_n i_o will_v make_v thou_o rich_a prosperous_a musculus_fw-la or_o i_o will_v bless_v thou_o spiritual_o rupertus_n 3._o i_o will_v make_v thy_o name_n great_a 1._o abraham_n name_n be_v reverence_v even_o among_o the_o heathen_a as_o josephus_n show_v lib._n 1._o antiquit_n 2._o it_o be_v great_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o faithful_a that_o be_v call_v the_o child_n of_o abraham_n 3._o great_a because_o the_o lord_n vouchsafe_v to_o call_v himself_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n isaak_n and_o jacob_n 4._o great_a in_o respect_n of_o christ_n that_o come_v of_o abraham_n matth._n 1.1_o perer._n 4._o thou_o shall_v be_v a_o blessing_n 1._o it_o signify_v the_o certainty_n of_o this_o blessing_n who_o man_n bless_v they_o be_v not_o always_o bless_v but_o he_o that_o god_n bless_v shall_v sure_o be_v bless_v 2._o the_o excellency_n of_o this_o blessing_n he_o shall_v not_o only_o be_v bless_v but_o a_o blessing_n itself_o 3._o and_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o form_n of_o blessing_n as_o they_o shall_v say_v the_o god_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n etc._n etc._n bless_v thou_o calvin_n 5._o i_o will_v bless_v they_o that_o bless_v thou_o etc._n etc._n abraham_n friend_n shall_v be_v bless_v for_o his_o sake_n as_o lot_n gen._n 14._o ishmael_n 25._o therefore_o abimelech_n be_v a_o king_n do_v desire_n to_o make_v a_o league_n with_o abraham_n because_o he_o see_v god_n be_v with_o he_o 6._o i_o will_v curse_v they_o etc._n etc._n so_o perish_v pharaoh_n og_n sehon_n the_o assyrian_n chaldean_n be_v punish_v for_o their_o enmity_n against_o the_o people_n of_o god_n luther_n therefore_o balaam_n dare_v not_o curse_v the_o people_n of_o god_n because_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o curse_v they_o numb_a 23._o abraham_n 7._o all_o the_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v bless_v in_o thou_o 1._o not_o only_o because_o they_o shall_v take_v up_o a_o form_n of_o blessing_n as_o the_o hebrew_n interpret_v the_o lord_n bless_v thou_o like_o abraham_n for_o this_o form_n among_o all_o the_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v not_o use_v the_o roman_n in_o the_o coronation_n of_o their_o emperor_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v ●is_fw-la falicior_fw-la augusto_fw-la melior_fw-la trajano_n be_v more_o happy_a than_o augustus_n better_a than_o trajane_n 2._o neither_o so_o only_o because_o all_o gentile_n shall_v be_v bless_v for_o imitate_v the_o example_n of_o faithful_a abraham_n 3._o non_fw-la tantum_fw-la significat_fw-la ipsum_fw-la fore_fw-la exempler_n sed_fw-la causam_fw-la benedictionis_fw-la it_o signify_v he_o shall_v not_o only_o be_v a_o example_n or_o pattern_n but_o a_o cause_n of_o blessing_n because_o in_o christ_n the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n as_o the_o apostle_n expound_v galath_n 3.16_o all_o the_o nation_n in_o the_o world_n be_v bless_v calvin_n qvest._n vii_o of_o the_o computation_n of_o the_o 430._o year_n mention_v by_o s._n paul_n gal._n 3.17_o from_o this_o promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n be_v we_o to_o account_v the_o 430._o year_n which_o s._n paul_n say_v be_v between_o the_o promise_n and_o the_o law_n galath_n 3.17_o 1._o hereunto_o agree_v the_o computation_n of_o moses_n that_o the_o israelite_n dwell_v in_o egypt_n four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n exod._n 12.40_o not_o in_o egypt_n only_o but_o in_o egypt_n and_o canaan_n as_o the_o septuagint_n do_v interpret_v that_o place_n for_o so_o long_o it_o be_v since_o abraham_n first_o begin_v to_o sojourn_v in_o canaan_n at_o what_o time_n also_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o famine_n he_o go_v into_o egypt_n so_o josephus_n make_v his_o computation_n to_o the_o build_n of_o salomon_n temple_n from_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n antiq_n 592._o year_n and_o from_o abraham_n come_v into_o canaan_n a_o thousand_o and_o twenty_o so_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v between_o abraham_n arrival_n in_o canaan_n and_o the_o deliverance_n of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n by_o this_o account_n four_o hundred_o twenty_o eight_o error_n 2._o genebrard_n then_o be_v great_o deceive_v that_o count_v six_o hundred_o year_n from_o abraham_n come_v into_o canaan_n to_o the_o israelite_n go_v out_o of_o egypt_n for_o both_o saint_n paul_n be_v direct_o against_o he_o who_o as_o genebrard_n will_v enforce_v have_v no_o relation_n in_o that_o number_n to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o israelite_n dwell_v in_o egypt_n neither_o do_v the_o computation_n of_o the_o year_n agree_v for_o from_o abraham_n come_v to_o canaan_n till_o jacob_n go_v into_o egypt_n egypt_n be_v but_o year_n 215._o which_o be_v gather_v thus_o from_o the_o promise_n to_o the_o birth_n of_o isaak_n 25._o from_o thence_o to_o the_o birth_n of_o jacob_n 60._o from_o thence_o till_o he_o go_v into_o egypt_n 130._o and_o the_o time_n from_o thence_o till_o the_o israelite_n go_v out_o though_o it_o can_v be_v so_o certain_o gather_v be_v think_v not_o to_o exceed_v two_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o year_n more_o as_o shall_v be_v show_v when_o we_o come_v to_o that_o place_n of_o the_o fifteen_o chapter_n 3._o though_o saint_n paul_n make_v mention_n of_o that_o promise_n which_o be_v make_v to_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v that_o gen._n 22.18_o yet_o by_o the_o account_n of_o the_o year_n it_o must_v be_v refer_v to_o this_o promise_n for_o the_o other_o renew_v when_o isaak_n shall_v have_v be_v offer_v up_o be_v fifty_o year_n if_o isaak_n be_v then_o 25._o as_o josephus_n or_o if_o he_o be_v 37._o as_o some_o other_o hebrew_n think_v it_o be_v 62._o year_n after_o and_o so_o many_o year_n shall_v we_o want_v of_o four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o and_o then_o the_o same_o word_n seed_n be_v not_o here_o use_v yet_o there_o be_v the_o same_o sense_n for_o the_o lord_n in_o say_v in_o thou_o shall_v all_o the_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v mean_v his_o seed_n 4._o further_o whereas_o abraham_n be_v say_v to_o be_v seventy_o five_o year_n old_a at_o his_o departure_n out_o of_o charran_n and_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v before_o he_o come_v out_o of_o chaldea_n his_o time_n of_o abode_n can_v not_o be_v long_o there_o not_o five_o year_n as_o junius_n suppose_v but_o

i_o rather_o think_v with_o augustine_n and_o eucherius_n 24._o that_o all_o be_v do_v in_o a_o year_n or_o two_o at_o the_o most_o mercer_n his_o go_v out_o of_o chaldea_n stay_v at_o charran_n and_o departure_n from_o thence_o for_o it_o be_v not_o like_a but_o that_o abraham_n make_v all_o haste_n to_o obey_v god_n call_v qvest._n viii_o why_o lot_n accompany_v abraham_n vers._n 5._o abraham_n take_v sarai_n etc._n etc._n and_o lot_n 1._o lot_z followed_z not_o abraham_n because_o he_o be_v his_o adopt_a son_n charran_n as_o josephus_n think_v for_o than_o he_o will_v not_o have_v suffer_v he_o to_o go_v apart_o from_o he_o gen._n 13._o and_o he_o call_v he_o his_o brother_n not_o his_o son_n ibid._n but_o lot_n as_o one_o set_v apart_o also_o to_o be_v a_o worshipper_n of_o god_n be_v content_a to_o leave_v his_o other_o kindred_n and_o accompany_v righteous_a abraham_n 2._o where_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o the_o soul_n which_o they_o have_v get_v in_o charran_n it_o be_v neither_o like_o that_o lot_n two_o daughter_n be_v there_o bear_v but_o rather_o at_o sodom_n neither_o by_o soul_n with_o some_o do_v we_o understand_v cattle_n for_o that_o be_v improper_a neither_o need_v we_o refer_v it_o to_o the_o win_n and_o convert_v of_o soul_n damascus_n as_o the_o chalde_n text_n seem_v to_o interpret_v allege_v before_o but_o it_o be_v take_v for_o the_o servant_n which_o abraham_n have_v purchase_v there_o muscul._n and_o such_o as_o be_v bear_v of_o those_o servant_n 3._o but_o as_o for_o that_o opinion_n of_o nicolaus_n damascenus_n and_o justinus_n that_o abraham_n before_o he_o come_v into_o canaan_n be_v king_n of_o damascus_n i_o leave_v it_o as_o a_o fancy_n for_o the_o text_n show_v th●r_n abrah●m_n come_v forthwith_o from_o charran_n to_o canaan_n and_o it_o have_v show_v some_o disobedience_n in_o abraham_n in_o foreslake_v the_o time_n to_o follow_v the_o call_n of_o god_n yea_o we_o find_v not_o that_o abraham_n have_v any_o certain_a dwell_a place_n but_o remove_v from_o place_n to_o place_n and_o be_v as_o a_o pilgrim_n and_o stranger_n therefore_o not_o like_a to_o have_v be_v a_o king_n qvest._n ix_o what_o place_n sechem_n be_v and_o the_o valley_n of_o moreh_n vers._n 6._o abraham_n pass_v through_o the_o land_n to_o the_o place_n of_o sechem_n and_o to_o the_o plain_a of_o moreh_n 1._o this_o sechem_n be_v not_o on_o the_o east_n side_n of_o canaan_n as_o perer._n but_o rather_o towards_o the_o west_n where_o the_o sun_n go_v down_o deut._n 11.30_o 2._o it_o be_v call_v the_o place_n rather_o than_o city_n of_o sechem_n because_o afterward_o there_o be_v build_v the_o city_n sechem_n gen._n 33.18_o so_o call_v of_o sechem_n the_o son_n of_o h●mor_n 3._o eusebius_n make_v two_o sechems_n this_o which_o in_o his_o time_n be_v call_v neapolis_n destroy_v by_o abimelech_n jud._n 9_o re-edify_v by_o jeroboam_fw-la 1_o king_n 12.25_o and_o another_o in_o mount_n ephraim_n which_o pertain_v to_o the_o lot_n of_o the_o priest_n josu._n 21.21_o but_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o these_o be_v all_o one_o for_o jeeroboam_n sechem_n be_v also_o in_o mount_n ephraim_n 1_o king_n 12.25_o neither_o do_v we_o find_v mention_n make_v of_o two_o sechems_n in_o the_o scripture_n not_o far_o from_o this_o city_n be_v the_o mountain_n that_o have_v two_o top_n hebal_n and_o garrizim_n deut._n 11.30_o from_o whence_o the_o blessing_n and_o curse_n be_v deliver_v this_o be_v the_o same_o city_n which_o be_v call_v sychar_n joh._n 4._o near_a unto_o which_o be_v jacob_n well_n mercer_n 4._o not_o far_o from_o sechem_n be_v the_o plain_a of_o morch_n so_o call_v of_o more_o the_o possessor_n thereof_o as_o the_o plain_a of_o mamre_n be_v name_v of_o the_o owner_n mercer_n which_o the_o septuag_n translate_v the_o high_a oak_n the_o truth_n be_v that_o it_o be_v bo●b_v a_o plain_a and_o set_v with_o oakes_n deut._n 11.30_o another_o word_n be_v use_v guerabah_n which_o signify_v a_o plain_a there_o jacob_n under_o a_o oak_n bury_v the_o image_n which_o be_v in_o his_o house_n gen._n 35._o 4._o he_o hide_v they_o under_o a_o oak_n that_o be_v by_o sechem_n josua_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o the_o people_n in_o this_o sechem_n and_o pitch_v a_o stone_n under_o a_o oak_n in_o witness_n thereof_o josua_n 24.26_o in_o this_o plain_n be_v abimelech_n make_v king_n by_o the_o man_n of_o sechem_n jud._n 9.6_o some_o think_v that_o in_o this_o plain_n be_v situate_v the_o five_o city_n sodom_n gomorrha_n adama_n seboim_n zoar_n lyran._n tostat._n qvest._n x._o why_o it_o be_v add_v the_o canaanite_n be_v in_o the_o land_n the_o canaanite_n be_v in_o the_o land_n 1._o these_o canaanite_n be_v not_o they_o which_o give_v denomination_n to_o the_o whole_a country_n and_o land_n of_o canaan_n but_o these_o be_v some_o one_o people_n of_o canaan_n posterity_n which_o be_v especial_o call_v by_o that_o name_n who_o inhabit_v in_o the_o west_n part_n of_o canaan_n by_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o coast_n of_o jordan_n num._n 13.30_o 2._o this_o be_v express_v that_o the_o canaanite_n dwell_v in_o the_o land_n not_o to_o show_v abraham_n right_a because_o he_o come_v of_o sem_fw-mi to_o who_o seed_n this_o country_n appertain_v which_o be_v usurp_v by_o the_o caanite_n for_o it_o appear_v not_o thar_z seem_v posterity_n ever_o inhabit_v this_o country_n and_o if_o it_o have_v be_v abraham_n right_a god_n shall_v have_v give_v he_o but_o his_o own_o whereas_o it_o be_v god_n love_n towards_o abraham_n that_o bring_v he_o to_o this_o country_n deut._n 4.37_o and_o these_o people_n be_v cast_v out_o for_o their_o wickedness_n abraham_n seed_n do_v not_o possess_v it_o for_o their_o righteousness_n deut._n 9.6_o neither_o have_v they_o any_o right_n unto_o it_o but_o of_o god_n favour_n 3._o but_o this_o be_v add_v to_o show_v that_o abraham_n be_v a_o stranger_n in_o canaan_n to_o who_o god_n give_v not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o breadth_n of_o a_o foot_n as_o saint_n stephen_n say_v act._n 7.5_o that_o his_o faith_n hereby_o may_v be_v exercise_v in_o believe_a god_n who_o promise_v it_o to_o his_o seed_n jun._n as_o also_o see_v abraham_n be_v call_v to_o a_o land_n where_o the_o wicked_a dwell_v wherein_o he_o have_v no_o certain_a possession_n give_v he_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v he_o thereby_o to_o be_v put_v in_o mind_n of_o his_o celestial_a country_n as_o the_o apostle_n show_v heb._n 11.16_o calvin_n qvest._n xi_o how_o god_n appear_v to_o abraham_n vers._n 7._o the_o lord_n appear_v to_o abraham_n 1._o god_n be_v not_o say_v before_o to_o have_v appear_v to_o abraham_n and_o how_o he_o appear_v it_o be_v not_o express_v whether_o in_o a_o dream_n in_o vision_n or_o face_n to_o face_n that_o be_v manifest_o not_o dark_o for_o these_o be_v the_o three_o way_n whereby_o god_n appear_v num_fw-la 12.6.8_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o god_n show_v himself_o by_o a_o dream_n as_o cajetan_n think_v for_o the_o scripture_n use_v to_o express_v that_o kind_n of_o apparition_n by_o name_n as_o matth._n 1._o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v to_o joseph_n by_o dream_n but_o after_o some_o other_o manner_n 2._o god_n promise_v to_o abraham_n two_o unlikely_a thing_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v seed_n whereas_o his_o wife_n be_v barren_a that_o his_o seed_n shall_v have_v that_o land_n wherein_o the_o canaanite_n yet_o dwell_v that_o be_v a_o mighty_a nation_n promise_n that_o abraham_n shall_v whole_o depend_v upon_o god_n 3._o and_o the_o lord_n defer_v his_o promise_n both_o that_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n shall_v be_v try_v by_o affliction_n in_o canaan_n and_o egypt_n that_o they_o may_v acknowledge_v god_n free_a gift_n and_o he_o stay_v till_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o canaanite_n be_v come_v to_o the_o full_a genes_n 15.16_o 4._o he_o build_v a_o altar_n to_o testify_v his_o thankfulness_n perer._n not_o without_o god_n warrant_n altar_n for_o the_o lord_n in_o that_o place_n appear_v muscul._n and_o abraham_n do_v testify_v his_o inward_a faith_n by_o his_o outward_a profession_n calvin_n quest_n xii_o why_o abraham_n so_o oft_o remove_v vers._n 8._o he_o remove_v thence_o to_o a_o mountain_n etc._n etc._n 1._o he_o remove_v because_o his_o build_n of_o altar_n be_v offensive_a to_o the_o inhabitant_n and_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n that_o he_o be_v not_o stone_v of_o they_o for_o the_o same_o calvin_n as_o also_o it_o please_v god_n hereby_o to_o try_v abraham_n faith_n be_v toss_v thus_o from_o post_n to_o pillar_n and_o that_o thereby_o he_o may_v be_v a_o mean_a by_o his_o godly_a life_n and_o religion_n to_o call_v that_o people_n to_o repentance_n pererius_n 2._o he_o be_v say_v to_o pitch_v his_o tent_n be_v ready_a as_o soldier_n be_v to_o remove_v their_o camp_n bethel_n

etc._n etc._n this_o call_n of_o abraham_n from_o among_o the_o chaldean_n without_o any_o merit_n or_o desert_n in_o abraham_n who_o lie_v drown_v in_o the_o dregs_n of_o superstition_n be_v a_o argument_n of_o our_o free_a and_o gracious_a election_n in_o christ_n without_o respect_n of_o any_o worthiness_n in_o we_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v we_o be_v save_v by_o grace_n through_o faith_n ephes._n 2.8_o calvin_n perer._n 2._o doct._n vocation_n of_o the_o gentile_n julian_n cyrill_n also_o well_o note_v exit_fw-la vocatione_n abraha_n prasignata_fw-la est_fw-la vocatio_fw-la judaeorum_n &_o gentium_fw-la etc._n etc._n by_o the_o vocation_n of_o abraham_n be_v signify_v the_o call_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o gentile_n who_o be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a and_o believer_n 3._o doct._n canaanite_n in_o the_o church_n vers._n 6._o the_o canaanite_n be_v in_o the_o land_n etc._n etc._n as_o there_o be_v canaanite_n in_o the_o promise_a land_n so_o there_o be_v canaanite_n in_o the_o church_n such_o as_o challenge_v to_o themselves_o the_o name_n and_o profession_n of_o the_o church_n be_v but_o usurper_n and_o canaanite_n who_o god_n shall_v one_o day_n cast_v out_o as_o josua_n do_v the_o canaanite_n marloret_n 4._o doct._n abraham_n faith_n in_o christ._n vers._n 8._o he_o build_v a_o altar_n to_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n abraham_n know_v well_o enough_o that_o god_n be_v not_o please_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o beast_n his_o faith_n therefore_o direct_v he_o to_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n who_o day_n abraham_n see_v and_o rejoice_v joh._n 8.56_o calvin_n 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n against_o the_o jew_n the_o messiah_n shall_v not_o erect_v a_o temporal_a kingdom_n verse_n 3._o in_o thou_o shall_v all_o the_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v etc._n etc._n the_o messiah_n then_o promise_v to_o abraham_n shall_v not_o come_v to_o conquer_v the_o nation_n by_o the_o sword_n or_o to_o erect_v a_o temporal_a kingdom_n as_o the_o jew_n imagine_v but_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o spiritual_a blessing_n to_o deliver_v they_o from_o the_o wrath_n and_o curse_n of_o god_n luther_n 2._o confut._n against_o monk_n that_o pretend_v abraham_n example_n vers._n 4._o so_o abraham_n depart_v etc._n etc._n the_o example_n of_o abraham_n leave_v his_o country_n be_v unfit_o allege_v by_o the_o papist_n as_o a_o ground_n of_o monastical_a life_n 1._o abraham_n have_v the_o express_a commandment_n of_o god_n so_o to_o do_v but_o they_o can_v show_v no_o warrant_n out_o of_o god_n word_n 2._o abraham_n go_v from_o idolater_n but_o monk_n go_v unto_o idolater_n and_o the_o profession_n of_o idolatry_n 3._o abraham_n go_v he_o know_v not_o whither_o but_o the_o monk_n know_v very_o well_o whither_o they_o go_v to_o ease_v pleasure_n riches_n muscul._n 3._o confut._n against_o the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n vers._n 8._o he_o build_v a_o altar_n and_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n etc._n etc._n this_o manner_n of_o invocation_n use_v by_o the_o father_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n shall_v be_v a_o pattern_n unto_o true_a worshipper_n of_o god_n under_o the_o new_a they_o only_o invocate_v and_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o god_n we_o read_v not_o of_o any_o other_o of_o the_o holy_a man_n their_o predecessor_n who_o they_o make_v their_o advocate_n wherefore_o it_o be_v a_o superstitious_a and_o new_a doctrine_n 〈◊〉_d call_v upon_o any_o in_o prayer_n but_o the_o lord_n 4._o confut._n against_o naked_a ceremony_n without_o the_o spiritual_a substance_n further_o the_o build_n of_o the_o altar_n be_v but_o the_o outward_a form_n and_o ceremony_n the_o substance_n be_v the_o invocation_n of_o the_o name_n of_o god_n we_o learn_v that_o ceremony_n be_v but_o vain_a observation_n if_o they_o be_v not_o refer_v to_o the_o spiritual_a worship_n wherefore_o hypocrite_n rely_v upon_o outward_a rite_n do_v but_o worship_n god_n in_o vain_a calvin_n 5._o confut._n against_o pilgrimage_n abraham_n come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n 1._o neither_o of_o a_o unstable_a mind_n which_o make_v many_o to_o change_v country_n 2._o nor_o of_o a_o thirst_a desire_n to_o see_v strange_a fashion_n and_o learn_v curious_a art●_n as_o pythagoras_n empedocles_n plato_n among_o the_o heathen_a travel_v 3._o nor_o yet_o of_o a_o covetous_a mind_n to_o enrich_v himself_o as_o merchant_n use_v 4._o not_o yet_o of_o a_o superstitious_a devotion_n to_o visit_v the_o sepulcher_n of_o holy_a man_n and_o to_o go_v in_o pilgrimage_n to_o holy_a place_n which_o cause_n pererius_n allow_v for_o he_o come_v from_o mesopotamia_n where_o paradise_n be_v and_o by_o likelihood_n adam_n and_o melchisedech_n and_o other_o holy_a patriarch_n bury_v 5._o but_o he_o travel_v both_o to_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o perilous_a society_n of_o idolater_n where_o he_o live_v 10._o as_o also_o with_o a_o purpose_n to_o draw_v other_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n 6._o confut._n against_o they_o that_o measure_n religion_n by_o plenty_n vers._n 10._o then_o there_o come_v a_o famine_n in_o the_o land_n before_o abraham_n come_v into_o canaan_n we_o read_v of_o no_o famine_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v enter_v a_o famine_n follow_v he_o wherefore_o it_o be_v a_o frivolous_a objection_n against_o the_o gospel_n if_o where_o it_o be_v profess_v famine_n sometime_o be_v send_v and_o scarcity_n of_o thing_n for_o so_o in_o the_o time_n of_o elias_n and_o elizeus_fw-la there_o happen_v famine_n and_o in_o saint_n paul_n time_n under_o claudius_n luther_n this_o be_v the_o foolish_a argument_n of_o the_o idolatrous_a woman_n who_o to_o justify_v their_o superstition_n thus_o allege_v when_o we_o burn_v incense_v to_o the_o queen_n of_o heaven_n we_o have_v all_o thing_n plenty_n etc._n etc._n jerem._n 44.17_o 7._o confut._n hebrew_n come_v not_o of_o the_o egyptian_n abraham_n go_v down_o to_o egypt_n 1._o hence_o appear_v the_o error_n of_o possidonius_fw-la appion_n with_o other_o that_o think_v the_o hebrew_n take_v first_o their_o original_n from_o the_o egyptian_n 2._o they_o also_o be_v here_o confute_v 2._o who_o think_v that_o egypt_n before_o homer_n time_n be_v a_o navigable_a sea_n or_o fennie_a ground_n not_o habitable_a which_o in_o continuance_n of_o time_n be_v gain_v from_o the_o water_n herodotus_n call_v it_o accessionem_fw-la terra_fw-la &_o fluminis_fw-la donum_fw-la a_o addition_n to_o the_o land_n and_o a_o gift_n of_o the_o flood_n for_o we_o see_v that_o egypt_n be_v a_o habitable_a country_n in_o abraham_n time_n nine_o hundred_o year_n before_o homer_n who_o live_v as_o most_o hold_v a_o hundred_o year_n after_o the_o trojane_n war_n which_o fall_v out_o about_o the_o same_o time_n that_o heli_n be_v judge_n in_o israel_n so_o that_o homer_n flourish_v under_o solomon_n nine_o hundred_o year_n and_o more_o from_o abraham_n from_o the_o 75._o year_n of_o abraham_n age_n it_o to_o the_o go_v of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n be_v four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n under_o solomon_n four_o hundred_o eighty_o 3._o as_o those_o that_o do_v make_v the_o land_n of_o egypt_n too_o young_a so_o josephus_n make_v it_o too_o ancient_a that_o affirm_v that_o there_o be_v king_n in_o egypt_n for_o the_o space_n of_o 1300._o year_n and_o more_o before_o solomon_n whereas_o from_o the_o flood_n until_o solomon_n there_o be_v not_o account_v above_o 1335._o year_n in_o all_o and_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o within_o 35._o year_n after_o the_o flood_n egypt_n can_v be_v inhabit_v much_o less_o have_v a_o king_n 6._o moral_a observation_n 1._o moral_a obseru._n to_o forsake_v all_o and_o follow_v christ._n vers._n 1._o get_v thou_o out_o of_o thy_o country_n etc._n etc._n by_o the_o example_n of_o abraham_n that_o leave_v his_o country_n and_o kindred_n to_o obey_v the_o call_n of_o god_n we_o learn_v to_o forsake_v father_n and_o mother_n and_o whatsoever_o else_o we_o have_v in_o the_o world_n to_o follow_v christ_n for_o our_o saviour_n say_v he_o that_o love_v father_n or_o mother_n more_o than_o i_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o i_o matth._n 10.37_o marlor_n 2._o moral_a obseru._n a_o good_a name_n the_o gift_n of_o god_n vers._n 2._o i_o will_v make_v thy_o name_n great_a etc._n etc._n as_o man_n ought_v not_o ambitious_o to_o hunt_v after_o the_o praise_n of_o man_n as_o the_o pharisy_n do_v matth._n 6._o so_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o neglect_v a_o good_a name_n in_o the_o world_n we_o see_v here_o it_o be_v the_o blessing_n of_o god_n and_o promise_v to_o abraham_n perer._n the_o apostle_n also_o say_v procure_v thing_n 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o man_n rom._n 12.17_o 3._o moral_a obseru._n good_a man_n have_v their_o enemy_n vers._n 3._o i_o will_v curse_v they_o that_o curse_v thou_o etc._n etc._n abraham_n though_o a_o just_a and_o upright_a man_n yet_o he_o

shall_v find_v evil_a willer_n in_o the_o world_n such_o as_o will_v curse_v and_o not_o bless_v he_o so_o we_o learn_v that_o good_a man_n though_o they_o give_v no_o just_a occasion_n of_o offence_n shall_v not_o want_v their_o enemy_n vatabl._n as_o our_o saviour_n christ_n full_a of_o all_o goodness_n find_v many_o enemy_n in_o the_o world_n and_o few_o friend_n 4._o moral_a obseru._n many_o bless_v for_o good_a man_n sake_n i_o will_v bless_v they_o that_o bless_v thou_o etc._n etc._n we_o see_v that_o many_o be_v bless_v for_o good_a man_n sake_n and_o laban_n fare_v well_o for_o jacob_n egypt_n bless_v for_o josephs_n sake_n philo_n conclude_v well_o abraham_n oremus_fw-la igitur_fw-la ut_fw-la tanquam_fw-la columna_fw-la in_o domo_fw-la etc._n etc._n vir_fw-la iustùs_fw-la permaneat_fw-la ac_fw-la calamitatum_fw-la remedium_fw-la let_v we_o pray_v that_o as_o the_o pillar_n in_o the_o house_n a_o good_a man_n may_v continue_v to_o be_v a_o remedy_n against_o calamity_n 5._o moral_n obseru._n the_o obedience_n and_o love_n of_o wife_n towards_o their_o husband_n vers._n 5._o abraham_n take_v sarai_n his_o wife_n etc._n etc._n chrysostome_n note_v in_o sarai_n her_o great_a obedience_n qua_fw-la taut_fw-fr a_o facilitate_v cum_fw-la viro_fw-la peregrinaretur_fw-la which_o so_o ready_o travel_v and_o take_v pain_n to_o go_v with_o her_o husband_n hom_n 32._o in_o genes_n ambrose_n set_v forth_o her_o love_n qua_fw-la contenta_fw-la periclitari_fw-la pudere_fw-la potius_fw-la quam_fw-la virum_fw-la salute_n which_o do_v choose_v rather_o to_o hazard_v her_o chastity_n than_o her_o husband_n his_o life_n and_o safety_n and_o saint_n peter_n set_v forth_o sarai_n a_o example_n of_o love_a obedience_n to_o all_o wife_n 1_o pet._n 3._o 6._o moral_a obseru._n god_n comfort_v his_o child_n in_o their_o affliction_n verse_n 7._o the_o lord_n appear_v to_o abraham_n god_n leave_v not_o abraham_n comfortless_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o affliction_n but_o he_o do_v refresh_v he_o both_o by_o appear_v to_o he_o and_o renew_v his_o promise_n concern_v canaan_n so_o the_o lord_n do_v visit_v his_o child_n in_o mercy_n both_o by_o the_o secret_a inspiration_n of_o his_o spirit_n and_o by_o the_o inward_a revelation_n of_o the_o joy_n to_o come_v as_o saint_n paul_n express_v both_o rom._n 8._o the_o first_o vers_fw-la 15._o we_o have_v receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n whereby_o we_o cry_v abba_n father_n the_o second_o vers_n 18._o i_o account_v that_o the_o affliction_n of_o this_o life_n be_v not_o worthy_a the_o joy_n which_o shall_v be_v reveal_v 7._o moral_a obseru._n murder_n follow_v unlawful_a lust_n vers._n 12._o they_o will_v kill_v i_o etc._n etc._n such_o be_v the_o force_n of_o unlawful_a lust_n and_o desire_n that_o they_o will_v not_o spare_v to_o kill_v to_o fulfil_v their_o mind_n and_o pleasure_n as_o david_n do_v vriah_n to_o enjoy_v his_o wife_n ahab_n naboth_n for_o his_o vineyard_n musculus_fw-la 8._o moral_a obser._n of_o flatter_a courtier_n vers._n 15._o the_o prince_n of_o pharaoh_n see_v she_o and_o commend_v she_o we_o see_v the_o property_n of_o flatter_a courtier_n that_o seek_v to_o please_v the_o prince_n humour_n and_o to_o feed_v his_o fancy_n and_o devise_v how_o to_o serve_v his_o delight_n calvin_n as_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v of_o a_o prince_n that_o hearken_v to_o lie_n all_o his_o servant_n be_v wicked_a pro._n 29.12_o so_o here_o as_o pharaoh_n give_v his_o mind_n to_o lust_n and_o concupiscence_n his_o servant_n be_v likewise_o addict_v 9_o moral_a obseru._n the_o great_a care_n the_o lord_n have_v over_o the_o righteous_a vers._n 17._o the_o lord_n plague_v pharaoh_n we_o see_v what_o great_a care_n god_n have_v of_o his_o child_n he_o for_o abraham_n sake_n punish_v the_o king_n as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o psalm_n he_o rebuke_v king_n for_o their_o sake_n so_o here_o we_o see_v verify_v that_o say_n psal._n 34.30_o many_o be_v the_o tribulation_n of_o the_o righteous_a but_o the_o lord_n deliver_v they_o out_o of_o all_o wherefore_o happy_a be_v they_o which_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n he_o will_v never_o fail_v such_o 10._o moral_a obseru._n god_n the_o revenger_n of_o wedlocke-breaker_n because_o of_o sarai_n abraham_n wife_n thus_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o god_n be_v the_o revenger_n of_o all_o wedlocke-breaker_n 1._o for_o he_o will_v maintain_v his_o own_o ordinance_n ambrose_n say_v excellent_o nemo_fw-la alienum_fw-la affectit_fw-la ●●rum_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v no_o man_n affect_v another_o bed_n nor_o be_v entice_v thereunto_o inscitia_fw-la vel_fw-la stultitia_fw-la mariti_fw-la vel_fw-la longi●e_fw-la absentia_fw-la by_o the_o ignorance_n simplicity_n or_o absence_n of_o the_o husband_n adest_fw-la praesul_fw-la conjugii_fw-la deus_fw-la vicem_fw-la absentis_fw-la muriti_fw-la tuetur_fw-la observat_fw-la excubias_fw-la god_n the_o patron_n of_o marriage_n be_v present_a he_o supply_v the_o room_n of_o the_o husband_n be_v absent_a he_o keep_v watch_v etc._n etc._n so_o the_o apostle_n also_o say_v whoremonger_n and_o adulterer_n god_n will_v judge_v etc._n etc._n heb._n 13.4_o chap._n xiii_o 1._o the_o method_n and_o content_n there_o be_v three_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n 1._o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n upon_o abraham_n after_o his_o departure_n from_o egypt_n vers_fw-la 1._o to_o vers_n 7._o 2._o the_o departure_n of_o lot_n from_o abraham_n with_o the_o cause_n thereof_o vers_fw-la 7_o to_z vers_n 12._o 3._o the_o renew_n of_o god_n promise_n to_o abraham_n after_o that_o lot_n be_v depart_v vers_fw-la 14._o to_o the_o end_n in_o the_o first_o part_n these_o thing_n be_v more_o particular_o rehearse_v 1._o abraham_n return_n out_o of_o egypt_n vers_fw-la 1._o 2._o his_o wealth_n vers_fw-la 2._o 3._o his_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n vers_fw-la 3.4_o 4._o the_o reward_n of_o thankfulness_n lot_n be_v also_o make_v rich_a for_o abraham_n sake_n vers_fw-la 5._o they_o both_o in_o wealth_n so_o increase_v that_o the_o land_n be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o they_o 6._o in_o the_o second_o be_v set_v forth_o 1._o the_o dissension_n between_o abraham_n and_o lot_n servant_n vers_n 7._o abraham_n reconciliation_n in_o friendly_a admonition_n vers_fw-la 8._o and_o oblation_n of_o choice_n to_o lot_n vers_n 9_o le_fw-fr we_o election_n of_o his_o place_n vers_fw-la 10._o his_o discession_n or_o departure_n vers_fw-la 11._o a_o description_n of_o the_o country_n where_o lot_n dwell_v by_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o ground_n pleasant_a and_o fruitful_a vers_fw-la 10._o of_o the_o people_n they_o be_v wicked_a vers_fw-la 13._o in_o the_o three_o part_n these_o thing_n be_v contain_v 1._o the_o place_n of_o abraham_n dwelling_n when_o lot_n be_v depart_v v_o 12._o 2._o the_o renew_n of_o the_o promise_n both_o for_o the_o possession_n of_o that_o country_n with_o the_o ratify_n thereof_o abraham_n be_v bid_v to_o lift_v up_o his_o eye_n ver_fw-la 14._o walk_n through_o the_o country_n and_o so_o as_o it_o be_v to_o take_v seisin_n thereof_o vers_fw-la 17._o as_o also_o concern_v the_o multiply_a of_o his_o seed_n vers_fw-la 6._o 3._o abraham_n thankfulness_n in_o build_v a_o altar_n unto_o god_n vers_fw-la 18._o 2._o the_o divers_a reading_n or_o translation_n v_o 1._o towards_o the_o desert_n s._n south_n cat_n see_v before_o c._n 12._o v._n 9_o v_o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d agge_n s._n hai._n cat_n hagu●i_fw-la heb_n s.c._n v_o 8._o let_v there_o be_v no_o fight_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d s._n contention_n or_o strife_n cat_n meribah_n strife_n v_o 9_o if_o thou_o will_v go_v to_o the_o north_n i_o unto_o the_o south_n c._n if_o thou_o will_v go_v to_o the_o left_a hand_n i_o to_o the_o right_n cat_n be_v v_o 10._o as_o god_n paradise_n s.h._n as_o the_o garden_n of_o god_n cat_n ghan_fw-mi v_o 11._o seger_n s.h._n s●ger_n c._n soar_n b._n zoar_n g._n tzoar_n ts●guar_n v_o 12._o in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o border_n s._n in_o the_o town_n about_o jardane_n h._n in_o the_o city_n of_o the_o plain_a cat_n cichor_v a_o plain_a pro●●t_fw-la v_o 13._o the_o man_n of_o sodom_n be_v wicked_a in_o their_o riches_n and_o very_o lewd_a in_o their_o body_n add_v c._n be_v evil_a and_o sinner_n against_o god_n caet_fw-la v_o 17._o thy_o seed_n for_o ever_o s._n thy_o seed_n cat_n v_o 18._o oak_n of_o mambre_n s._n plain_a of_o mambre_n cat_n see_v cap._n 12._o v._n 6._o and_o qu._n 9_o add_v the_o theological_a explication_n of_o doubt_n qvest._n i._n how_o and_o wherefore_o abraham_n be_v rich_a vers._n 2._o abraham_n be_v very_o rich_a etc._n etc._n 1._o abraham_n become_v rich_a partly_o by_o the_o good_n leave_v he_o by_o his_o father_n partly_o by_o the_o gift_n of_o pharaoh_n cap._n 12.16_o 2._o thus_o god_n promise_n begin_v to_o be_v perform_v chap._n 12.2_o i_o will_v bless_v thou_o yea_o lot_n also_o be_v bless_v with_o riches_n for_o abraham_n sake_n as_o the_o lord_n promise_v i_o

keep_v a_o account_n of_o yet_o this_o be_v not_o the_o meaning_n here_o 3._o but_o it_o be_v a_o hyperbolical_a speech_n which_o be_v often_o use_v in_o scripture_n whereby_o it_o signify_v not_o indeed_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v in_o number_n as_o the_o dust_n for_o all_o the_o people_n in_o the_o earth_n put_v together_o can_v compare_v with_o the_o dust_n in_o number_n but_o they_o shall_v be_v a_o very_a great_a people_n not_o compare_v with_o other_o for_o so_o many_o people_n be_v great_a than_o they_o deut._n 7.1_o but_o consider_v in_o themselves_o qvest._n xii_o of_o the_o divers_a read_n of_o this_o word_n gnolam_fw-la ever_o in_o scripture_n vers._n 15._o to_o thy_o seed_n forever_o 1._o this_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n gnolam_fw-la which_o the_o septuagint_n translate_v by_o the_o word_n ha●on_n ever_o do_v not_o always_o in_o scripture_n signify_v a_o everlasting_a time_n without_o end_n as_o exod._n 15.18_o the_o lord_n shall_v reign_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o the_o first_o word_n be_v gnolam_fw-la the_o other_o gue_v this_o latter_a signify_v true_a eternity_n as_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o dwell_v in_o eternity_n isaiah_n 57.15_o the_o other_o seem_v to_o imply_v the_o age_n of_o this_o world_n the_o lord_n shall_v reign_v then_o for_o ever_o during_o this_o world_n and_o the_o next_o thus_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v take_v by_o foreign_a writer_n aristotle_n define_v it_o to_o be_v periodus_fw-la durationis_fw-la cujusque_fw-la rei_fw-la the_o period_n or_o time_n of_o continuance_n of_o any_o thing_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la coelo_fw-la so_o horace_n use_v the_o word_n aeternum_fw-la serviet_fw-la aeternum_fw-la qui_fw-la parvo_fw-la nesciatuti_fw-la he_o shall_v ever_o be_v a_o slave_n or_o servant_n 33_o that_o can_v tell_v how_o to_o make_v much_o of_o a_o little_a as_o he_o be_v allege_v by_o augustine_n 2._o yet_o hieromes_n observation_n do_v not_o always_o hold_v that_o gnolam_fw-la be_v with_o van_fw-mi signify_v eternity_n galat._n without_o van_n the_o year_n of_o the_o jubilee_n for_o deut._n 15.17_o gnolam_fw-la be_v with_o van_fw-mi and_o yet_o it_o betoken_v the_o jubilee_n he_o shall_v be_v thy_o servant_n for_o ever_o 3_o wherefore_o this_o word_n be_v diverse_o take_v in_o scripture_n beside_o that_o it_o signify_v a_o everlasting_a time_n without_o end_n 1._o it_o be_v use_v for_o the_o duration_n or_o continuance_n of_o the_o world_n as_o the_o rainbow_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o god_n everlasting_a covenant_n that_o be_v so_o long_o as_o the_o world_n continue_v 2._o it_o signify_v the_o whole_a time_n of_o a_o man_n life_n psal._n 89.1_o i_o will_v sing_v the_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o ever_o that_o be_v as_o long_o as_o i_o live_v so_o anna_n promise_v that_o samuel_n shall_v abide_v before_o the_o lord_n for_o ever_o 1_o sam._n 1.22_o 3._o it_o signify_v a_o long_a indefinite_a time_n though_o not_o infinite_a without_o end_n as_o gen._n 6.4_o which_o of_o old_a time_n be_v man_n of_o renown_n 4._o it_o be_v use_v to_o signify_v the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n which_o be_v the_o space_n of_o fifty_o year_n 5._o that_o be_v call_v eternal_a who_o time_n be_v not_o prefix_v with_o man_n though_o it_o be_v with_o god_n as_o circumcision_n be_v call_v a_o everlasting_a covenant_n because_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v alter_v by_o man_n 6._o some_o thing_n be_v call_v eternal_a not_o in_o respect_n of_o itself_o but_o that_o which_o it_o signify_v as_o some_o think_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n be_v call_v a_o everlasting_a possession_n gen._n 17.8_o because_o it_o be_v a_o figure_n of_o the_o celestial_a canaan_n pererius_n qvest._n xiii_o how_o the_o land_n canaan_n be_v give_v for_o ever_o to_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n now_o in_o that_o the_o lord_n say_v the_o land_n which_o thou_o see_v i_o will_v give_v to_o thou_o and_o thy_o seed_n for_o ever_o these_o word_n be_v take_v by_o some_o literal_o by_o other_o spiritual_o by_o other_o partly_o literal_o partly_o spiritual_o 12._o 1._o augustine_n think_v that_o it_o may_v be_v understand_v simple_o because_o the_o jew_n dwell_v in_o some_o city_n of_o canaan_n still_o though_o they_o be_v expulse_v jerusalem_n but_o though_o it_o be_v so_o yet_o the_o jew_n be_v not_o lord_n or_o possessor_n of_o all_o that_o land_n and_o howsoever_o it_o be_v in_o augustine_n time_n that_o country_n be_v not_o possess_v of_o they_o now_o and_o indeed_o long_o before_o augustine_n time_n the_o jew_n be_v expel_v by_o adrian_n the_o emperor_n 2._o some_o do_v take_v these_o word_n literal_o but_o with_o a_o condition_n that_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n shall_v be_v so_o long_o their_o possession_n as_o they_o walk_v in_o obedience_n before_o god_n as_o deut._n 4.25_o if_o you_o corrupt_v yourselves_o etc._n etc._n you_o shall_v perish_v from_o the_o land_n jun._n mercer_n cajetan_n to_o this_o purpose_n have_v a_o good_a conceit_n as_o if_o the_o lord_n shall_v say_v quamdiu_fw-la erit_fw-la semen_fw-mi tuum_fw-la etc._n etc._n as_o long_o as_o they_o shall_v be_v thy_o seed_n i_o will_v give_v they_o this_o land_n therefore_o when_o they_o begin_v to_o degenerate_v from_o abraham_n and_o be_v not_o his_o right_a child_n god_n be_v no_o long_o tie_v to_o his_o promise_n 3._o some_o further_a that_o like_o best_a of_o the_o literal_a sense_n do_v by_o ever_o understand_v a_o long_a continuance_n of_o time_n for_o so_o the_o israelite_n the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n possess_v canaan_n 1640._o year_n perer._n but_o this_o do_v not_o full_o satisfy_v that_o the_o space_n of_o less_o than_o two_o thousand_o year_n shall_v be_v count_v a_o everlasting_a time_n 4._o other_o by_o ever_o do_v take_v all_o the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n till_o the_o messiah_n come_v that_o shall_v renew_v the_o world_n by_o his_o come_n as_o samuel_n say_v that_o god_n will_v have_v establish_v saul_n kingdom_n for_o ever_o 1_o sam._n 13.13_o musculus_fw-la oecolampad_n this_o sense_n may_v very_o well_o stand_v concern_v the_o ceremony_n that_o be_v to_o give_v place_n unto_o christ_n doctrine_n but_o the_o possession_n of_o canaan_n if_o the_o jew_n have_v believe_v shall_v have_v be_v no_o impediment_n to_o christ_n kingdom_n 5._o some_o do_v understand_v here_o the_o spiritual_a seed_n of_o abraham_n and_o the_o spiritual_a or_o celestial_a canaan_n which_o the_o faithful_a shall_v possess_v for_o ever_o but_o this_o be_v to_o turn_v a_o history_n into_o a_o allegory_n 11._o 6._o they_o which_o interpret_v these_o word_n partly_o spiritual_o partly_o literal_o some_o take_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o that_o country_n which_o be_v show_v abraham_n but_o by_o the_o seed_n they_o will_v have_v understand_v the_o faithful_a the_o spiritual_a kindred_n of_o abraham_n and_o so_o augustine_n say_v that_o the_o christian_n inhabit_v that_o country_n after_o the_o jew_n but_o the_o christian_n inhabit_v it_o not_o now_o for_o saracen_n and_o turk_n have_v subdue_v it_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o their_o possession_n for_o ever_o 7._o other_o understand_v the_o land_n promise_v spiritual_o but_o the_o seed_n literal_o for_o christ_n who_o be_v true_o descend_v of_o abraham_n matth._n 1.1_o and_o so_o saint_n paul_n by_o seed_n insinuate_v christ_n galat._n 3.16_o so_o unto_o christ_n &_o his_o member_n the_o promise_n of_o the_o heavenly_a canaan_n belong_v junius_n this_o sense_n be_v confirm_v by_o the_o prophet_n ezechiel_n 37-24_a david_n my_o servant_n shall_v be_v king_n over_o they_o etc._n etc._n &_o they_o shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o land_n that_o i_o have_v give_v unto_o jacob_n my_o servant_n where_o your_o father_n have_v dwell_v and_o they_o shall_v dwell_v therein_o they_o and_o their_o son_n and_o their_o son_n son_n for_o ever_o saint_n paul_n also_o by_o seed_n understand_v christ_n gal._n 3.16_o thus_o we_o see_v that_o not_o only_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n but_o the_o whole_a earth_n be_v inhabit_v by_o the_o christian_n the_o spiritual_a seed_n of_o christ_n their_o david_n and_o king_n and_o to_o they_o appertain_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o celestial_a canaan_n whereof_o the_o terrestrial_a be_v a_o type_n and_o figure_n mercer_n this_o sense_n together_o with_o the_o second_o before_o allege_v of_o the_o hypotheticall_a that_o be_v conditional_a promise_n seem_v to_o be_v most_o fit_a and_o proper_a and_o before_o the_o rest_n to_o be_v prefer_v qvest._n fourteen_o whether_o abraham_n walk_v through_o the_o land_n as_o the_o lord_n bid_v he_o vers._n 18._o then_o abraham_n remove_v his_o tent_n and_o come_v and_o dwell_v in_o the_o plain_a of_o mamre_n abraham_n do_v not_o present_o as_o some_o hebrew_n think_v go_v over_o all_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n neither_o be_v it_o like_v as_o tostatus_n collect_v because_o abraham_n dwell_v in_o this_o plain_a that_o he_o do_v not_o walk_v through_o the_o land_n as_o the_o

own_o work_n 6._o place_v of_o moral_a observation_n 1._o obseru._n that_o riches_n be_v no_o let_v unto_o our_o vacation_n vers._n 2._o abraham_n be_v very_o rich_a and_o yet_o his_o riches_n be_v no_o impediment_n to_o he_o let_v rich_a man_n learn_v by_o his_o example_n that_o they_o be_v not_o entangle_v and_o hinder_v by_o their_o riches_n from_o go_v forward_o in_o their_o vocation_n calvin_n and_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o they_o be_v not_o high_a mind_v nor_o trust_v in_o uncertain_a riche●_n etc._n etc._n 1_o timoth._n 6.17_o that_o they_o be_v rich_a in_o good_a work_n as_o abraham_n be_v 2._o obseru._n the_o inconvenience_n of_o riches_n vers._n 6._o abraham_n and_o loe_n before_o their_o riches_n do_v so_o mighty_o increase_v be_v inseparable_a companion_n but_o be_v grow_v now_o to_o be_v rich_a they_o can_v no_o long_o dwell_v together_o so_o they_o who_o neither_o poverty_n nor_o want_n not_o weary_a journey_n nor_o strange_a country_n can_v part_v riches_n and_o prosperity_n divide_v if_o 〈◊〉_d these_o holy_a man_n riches_n bring_v forth_o this_o inconvenience_n how_o much_o hard_a be_v it_o for_o rich_a man_n to_o keep_v the●_n within_o bound_n mer._n musculus_fw-la for_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v they_o that_o be_v rich_a fall_v into_o temptation_n and_o snare_n 1_o timoth._n 6.9_o 3._o obseru._n of_o humility_n towards_o our_o inferior_n vers._n 7._o then_o abraham_n say_v to_o lo●_n etc._n etc._n chrysostome_n well_o note_v here_o cogita_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d j●niori_fw-la cesser●●_n patrum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n consider_v how_o the_o elder_a give_v place_n to_o the_o young_a the_o 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o nephew_n he_o that_o have_v receive_v great_a grace_n of_o god_n to_o he_o that_o yet_o have_v show_v no_o proof_n of_o his_o virtue_n we_o learn_v hereby_o not_o only_o to_o honour_v our_o superior_n but_o to_o be_v humble_a towards_o our_o inferior_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v in_o give_v of_o honour_n go_v one_o before_o another_o make_v yourselves_o equal_a to_o they_o of_o the_o low_a sort_n rom._n 12.10_o 16._o 4._o obseru._n god_n patience_n in_o suffer_v the_o wicked_a vers._n 13._o the_o man_n of_o sodom_n be_v wicked_a etc._n etc._n god_n sometime_o bear_v with_o the_o wicked_a yea_o and_o suffer_v they_o to_o enjoy_v temporal_a blessing_n as_o here_o the_o sodomite_n inhabit_v the_o most_o fruitful_a valley_n but_o they_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v 〈◊〉_d the_o riches_n of_o his_o bountifulness_n etc._n etc._n not_o know_v that_o the_o bounty_n of_o god_n lead_v they_o to_o repentance_n rom._n 2.4_o ca●●●●_n 5._o obseru._n god_n will_v not_o show_v himself_o where_o dissension_n be_v vers._n 14._o then_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o abraham_n etc._n etc._n when_o lot_n be_v now_o depart_v and_o the_o occasion_n of_o dissension_n cut_v off_o than_o the_o lord_n appear_v to_o abraham_n so_o that_o god_n will_v not_o show_v himself_o nor_o the_o spirit_n of_o peace_n there_o dwell_v where_o be_v contention_n perer._n as_o saint_n peter_n show_v that_o by_o dissension_n prayer_n be_v interrupt_v 1_o pet._n 3.7_o 6._o obseru._n it_o be_v dangerous_a to_o love_v preeminence_n vers._n 15._o all_o the_o land_n which_o thou_o see_v chrysostome_n note_v quantum_fw-la malum_fw-la si●●mar●_n 〈◊〉_d what_o a_o hurtful_a thing_n it_o be_v to_o love_v to_o have_v preeminence_n because_o lot_n that_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o choose_v first_o and_o as_o he_o think_v the_o best_a ground_n yet_o gain_v nothing_o by_o it_o for_o not_o long_o after_o he_o be_v carry_v away_o captive_a likewise_o we_o see_v what_o a_o rich_a thing_n a_o content_a mind_n be_v abraham_n that_o be_v co●●e●●_n to_o take_v the_o worst_a lot_n gift_n have_v the_o whole_a country_n give_v unto_o he_o so_o the_o lord_n to_o solomon_n that_o only_o ●●●ved_a wisdom_n give_v honour_n and_o riches_n beside_o in_o great_a abundance_n 1_o king_n 3._o marl●rat_fw-la chap._n fourteen_o 1._o the_o part_n and_o content_n this_o chapter_n have_v two_o part_n in_o the_o first_o be_v set_v forth_o the_o overthrow_n of_o sodom_n and_o take_v of_o lot_n prisoner_n in_o the_o second_o the_o victory_n of_o abraham_n in_o the_o first_o be_v express_v 1._o between_o who_o the_o battle_n be_v vers_n 1.2_o 2._o the_o occasion_n vers_fw-la 4._o 3._o the_o order_n first_o they_o fight_v against_o the_o land_n of_o the_o giant_n vers_fw-la 5.6_o then_o against_o the_o five_o king_n of_o the_o plain_a vers_fw-la 8._o 4._o the_o success_n of_o the_o battle_n the_o king_n be_v discomfit_v vers_fw-la 10._o their_o substance_n carry_v away_o vers_n 11._o lot_z taken_z prisoner_n vers_fw-la 13._o in_o the_o second_o 1._o there_o be_v the_o battle_n of_o abraham_n his_o preparation_n vers_fw-la 13._o the_o order_n of_o it_o vers_n 14._o the_o success_n vers_fw-la 15._o 2._o abraham_n triumph_n describe_v by_o the_o person_n that_o meet_v he_o and_o by_o abraham_n behaviour_n the_o person_n that_o come_v to_o meet_v he_o be_v two_o king_n melchisedeck_n that_o bless_a god_n and_o bless_a abraham_n vers_fw-la 19_o 20._o and_o comfort_v he_o with_o bread_n and_o wine_n vers_fw-la 18._o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n that_o will_v only_o have_v reward_v abraham_n temporal_o with_o the_o good_n that_o he_o have_v receive_v vers_fw-la 21._o in_o abraham_n behaviour_n be_v set_v forth_o his_o godliness_n towards_o melchisedeck_n in_o pay_v tithe_n of_o all_o in_o token_n of_o his_o thankfulness_n vers_fw-la 20._o towards_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n his_o wisdom_n in_o refuse_v to_o be_v make_v rich_a by_o he_o vers_n 22_o 23._o his_o justice_n in_o not_o deprive_v his_o confederate_n of_o their_o right_n vers_n 24._o 2._o the_o divers_a reading_n or_o translation_n v_o 1._o king_n of_o babel_n c._n of_o shinar_n c●t_fw-la er_fw-mi v_o 1._o ari●●●_n king_n of_o p●ntus_n h._n king_n of_o ellasar_n c●t_fw-la in_o the_o reign_n of_o a●●aphel_n s._n time_n or_o day_n cat_n v_o 2._o balla._n s._n basa_n h._n bersha_n cat_n king_n of_o sodom_n sensar_a king_n of_o ada●●_n s._n se●a●●_n cat_n v_o 3._o in_o the_o salt_n valley_n s._n woody_a valley_n a_o field_n valley_n c._n valley_n of_o siddim_n t.b.g.p._n shidd●m_n till_a field_n the_o like_a difference_n be_v vers_n 8_o 10._o v_o 5._o giant_n c.s.b._n rephaim_n t.g.h.p._n gen._n 15.20_o t.b.r._n the_o strong_a nation_n with_o they_o s._n the_o zuz●ms_n with_o they_o h._n the_o strong_a man_n in_o h●m_n ch._n the_o zuz●ms_n in_o haem_n t.b.g.p._n zuz_o a_o post_n in_o save_o the_o city_n s_o s●riath●●m_n c.p.g.h._n plain_a of_o c●r●athaim_n t._n b._n shaugh_o to_o be_v make_v plain_a v_o 17._o shaveh_n be_v take_v for_o a_o proper_a name_n v_o 6._o unto_o the_o terebinth_n or_o turpentine_n tree_n of_o paran_n s._n the_o plain_a of_o paran_n c●t_fw-la heb_n ●el_a a_o plain_a pr._n v_o 7._o to_o the_o fountain_n of_o judgement_n s._n to_o the_o plain_a of_o the_o division_n of_o judgement_n c._n to_o the_o fountain_n misphat_n h._n en_fw-fr misphat_n t.b.g.p._n s●●e_z all_o the_o prince_n s._n smite_v or_o destroy_v all_o the_o country_n c●t_fw-la al._n engad●_n c._n haz●z●●_n th●ma●_n cat_n v_o 11._o take_v all_o their_o horse_n s._n substance_n cat_n recouch_o substance_n rec●sh_o horse_n v_o 13._o abraham_n pe●a●e_n the_o passenger_n s._n the_o hebrew_n ca._n g●e●er_n to_o pass_v over_o v_o 14._o he_o number_v s.h._n bring_v forth_o g._n arm_v t.b.p._n heb_n cause_v to_o draw_v a_o weapon_n rich_a to_o draw_v or_o insheath_v a_o weapon_n his_o home-born_a s._n exercise_v h._n well_o instruct_v t.b._n bring_v up_o g._n his_o boy_n or_o servant_n c._n heb_n cha●ich_a ver_fw-la a_o youth_n well_o instruct_v v_o 15._o he_o fall_v upon_o they_o s._n divide_a himself_o cat_n chalach_v to_o divide_v ad_fw-la v_o 17._o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n and_o the_o king_n of_o gomorrhe_n s._n king_n of_o sodom_n cat_n this_o be_v the_o field_n of_o melchisedeck_n s._n the_o place_n of_o refresh_v for_o the_o king_n c._n the_o king_n valley_n cat_n 18._o melchisedeck_n king_n of_o jerusalem_n c._n king_n of_o salem_n cat_n for_o he_o be_v a_o priest_n h._n but_o he_o be_v c._n and_o he_o be_v b.g.p._n as_o he_o be_v s.h.c._n t._n v_o 19_o which_o create_v heaven_n and_o earth_n s._n h._n possessor_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n cha●●●_n to_o possess_v v_o 20._o which_o have_v deliver_v thy_o enemy_n into_o thy_o hand_n c●t_fw-la who_o protect_v thou_o thy_o enemy_n be_v in_o thy_o hand_n h._n heb_n ziggen_a of_o magan_a to_o deliver_v not_o of_o ganan_n to_o defend_v with_o a_o shield_n v_o 20._o give_v he_o one_o of_o the_o ten_o out_o of_o all_o c._n the_o ten_o of_o all_o c●t_n s.h.c._n v_o 21._o give_v i_o the_o man_n take_v the_o horse_n to_o thyself_o s._n give_v i_o the_o soul_n and_o take_v the_o rest_n h._n give_v i_o the_o soul_n and_o take_v the_o go●d●_n

hairy_a of_o esau._n hierome_n qvest._n v._o of_o the_o plain_a of_o paran_n 7._o the_o plain_n of_o paran_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o name_n both_o of_o a_o city_n and_o of_o that_o great_a vast_a desert_n jun._n wherein_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n sojourn_v thirty_o eight_o year_n be_v of_o eleven_o day_n journey_n to_o pass_v through_o barren_a without_o water_n neither_o inhabit_v of_o man_n or_o beast_n and_o full_a of_o rock_n and_o cover_v with_o deep_a sand_n perer._n mispat_o vers._n 7._o they_o return_v and_o come_v to_o en_fw-fr mispat_o which_o be_v interpret_v the_o fountain_n of_o judgement_n so_o call_v because_o there_o the_o lord_n judge_v the_o israelite_n for_o their_o murmur_a hierome_n as_o also_o give_v sentence_n against_o moses_n and_o aaron_n for_o their_o weakness_n and_o want_n of_o faith_n numb_a 20.12_o jun._n qvest._n v._n kadesh_n barnea_n whether_o the_o same_o with_o kadesh_n where_o moses_n murmur_v kadesh_n this_o be_v that_o place_n which_o be_v famous_a for_o miriam_n moses_n sister_n burial_n there_o num._n 20.1_o who_o monument_n hierome_n say_v remain_v till_o his_o time_n it_o be_v in_o the_o utmost_a border_n of_o edom_n kadesh_n ibid._n vers_fw-la 16._o suppose_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o kadesh_n barn_n perer._n afterward_o it_o be_v call_v rechem_n as_o onkeles_n the_o chalde_n paraphrast_n read_v num._n 13.27_o junius_n great_a question_n there_o be_v among_o the_o hebrew_n whether_o kadesh_n barnea_n mention_v deut._n 1.2_o be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o kadesh_n where_o miriam_n die_v num._n 20.1_o ramban_n think_v that_o there_o be_v two_o place_n of_o that_o name_n kadesh_n barnea_n be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o paran_n from_o whence_o the_o spy_n be_v send_v num._n 13.26_o the_o other_o kadesh_n be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sin_n num._n 33.36_o but_o rasi_fw-la and_o elias_n oriental_a take_v they_o to_o be_v all_o one_o and_o make_v the_o desert_n of_o sin_n to_o be_v part_n of_o the_o great_a vast_a wilderness_n of_o paran_n to_o the_o first_o subscribe_v mercerus_n to_o the_o other_o seem_v junius_n to_o incline_v the_o latter_a i_o think_v more_o probable_a for_o the_o kadesh_n where_o miriam_n be_v bury_v and_o moses_n murmur_v be_v in_o the_o confine_n of_o edom_n num._n 20.16_o so_o also_o kadesh_n barnea_n be_v not_o far_o from_o mount_n seir_n deut._n 1.12_o which_o be_v in_o the_o country_n of_o edom._n and_o in_o this_o place_n kadesh_n be_v the_o same_o with_o en_fw-fr misphat_n so_o call_v not_o because_o of_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o king_n in_o that_o place_n as_o mercerus_n conjecture_v but_o of_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o israelite_n because_o there_o they_o murmur_v this_o kadesh_n be_v here_o describe_v not_o to_o be_v far_o from_o mount_n seir_n and_o the_o plain_a of_o pharan_n the_o amalekite_n be_v so_o call_v afterward_o of_o amaleke_n the_o nephew_n of_o esau_n gen._n 36.12_o these_o be_v they_o which_o fight_v against_o israel_n exod._n 17._o and_o be_v destroy_v by_o saul_n 1_o sam._n 15._o amalekite_n hazezon_n tame_a the_o city_n of_o palm_n for_o so_o tamar_n signify_v which_o be_v name_v afterward_o en_fw-fr gaddi_fw-fr hierom_n junius_n hazezon_n qvest._n vi_o how_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrhe_n fall_v into_o the_o slimy_a pit_n vers._n 10._o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrhe_n fall_v there_o etc._n etc._n 1._o these_o be_v not_o empty_a pit_n as_o some_o hebrew_n think_v out_o of_o the_o which_o they_o use_v to_o dig_v slimy_a earth_n but_o they_o be_v full_a of_o slime_n and_o brimstone_n for_o otherwise_o it_o have_v be_v no_o danger_n to_o fall_v into_o they_o 2._o these_o two_o king_n do_v not_o fall_v in_o by_o chance_n as_o they_o flee_v away_o for_o they_o can_v not_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o ground_n 3._o neither_o do_v they_o willing_o cast_v themselves_o in_o as_o ramban_n think_v to_o decline_v the_o force_n of_o the_o battle_n but_o they_o be_v force_v as_o they_o be_v chase_v to_o fall_v into_o they_o 4._o neither_o be_v these_o two_o king_n preserve_v by_o miracle_n there_o and_o afterward_o take_v out_o by_o abraham_n as_o the_o hebrew_n imagine_v for_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n come_v forth_o to_o meet_v abraham_n vers_fw-la 17._o he_o stay_v not_o till_o he_o take_v he_o out_o 5._o neither_o be_v it_o like_o that_o the_o king_n of_o gomorrhe_n as_o ramban_n think_v die_v there_o see_v the_o king_n of_o sodom_n that_o be_v in_o the_o same_o danger_n escape_v 6._o nor_o yet_o need_v we_o to_o say_v that_o these_o king_n army_n there_o fall_v but_o they_o themselves_o flee_v away_o for_o this_o be_v contrary_n to_o the_o text_n 7._o but_o it_o be_v most_o like_a that_o these_o slimy_a pit_n be_v not_o full_a of_o water_n but_o of_o that_o kind_n of_o earth_n so_o that_o they_o which_o fall_v into_o they_o may_v escape_v with_o their_o life_n the_o other_o three_o king_n which_o be_v not_o mention_v may_v be_v of_o that_o number_n that_o flee_v to_o the_o mountain_n and_o so_o be_v reserve_v to_o a_o great_a judgement_n mercer_n qvest._n vii_o of_o the_o messenger_n that_o bring_v abraham_n word_n vers._n 13._o then_o come_v one_o that_o have_v escape_v etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o jew_n do_v but_o trifle_n in_o say_v that_o this_o be_v og_n king_n of_o bashan_n that_o escape_v when_o the_o amorites_n be_v slay_v 2._o neither_o be_v it_o evident_a whether_o this_o messenger_n be_v a_o godly_a and_o faithful_a man_n calvin_n 3._o it_o be_v like_a he_o may_v be_v some_o of_o lot_n domestical_a servant_n or_o one_o that_o be_v acquaint_v with_o abraham_n and_o lot_n kindred_n because_o he_o only_o report_v the_o news_n concern_v lot_n muscul._n 4._o some_o hebrew_n think_v that_o the_o enemy_n which_o have_v take_v lot_n send_v this_o messenger_n of_o purpose_n that_o abraham_n also_o come_v to_o rescue_v lot_n may_v be_v take_v but_o that_o be_v unlike_a qvest._n viii_o whence_o abraham_n be_v call_v the_o hebrew_n to_o abraham_n the_o hebrew_n 1._o the_o hebrew_n be_v not_o so_o call_v of_o abraham_n ●s_a artapanus_n think_v in_o eusebius_n for_o how_o can_v abraham_n give_v a_o name_n to_o himself_o and_o abraham_n begin_v with_o aleph_fw-la gen._n hebrew_n with_o aain_n 2._o neither_o be_v abraham_n so_o call_v of_o haber_n or_o gnabar_fw-la because_o he_o do_v first_o come_v over_o the_o river_n which_o name_n be_v therefore_o as_o chrysostome_n think_v by_o prohecie_n give_v to_o abraham_n foresee_v that_o he_o shall_v go_v over_o euphrates_n to_o palestina_n of_o this_o opinion_n also_o be_v the_o septuagint_n origen_n rupertus_n that_o abraham_n be_v so_o call_v à_fw-la transitu_fw-la of_o his_o go_v over_o 3._o but_o the_o hebrew_n be_v so_o call_v of_o heber_n of_o which_o opinion_n be_v hierom_n josephus_n eusebius_n augustine_n with_o other_o the_o reason_n thereof_o be_v these_o 1._o if_o hebrew_a come_n of_o haber_n rather_o than_o heber_n 3._o the_o word_n shall_v have_v be_v habrew_n rather_o than_o hebrew_n 2._o the_o hebrew_n do_v end_n their_o name_n of_o nation_n and_o kindred_n in_o jod_a as_o juhudi_n amaleci●_n therefore_o this_o name_n hibri_fw-la which_o signify_v a_o hebrew_n be_v most_o like_a to_o be_v derive_v of_o the_o proper_a name_n heber_n sic_fw-la eugubinus_n 3._o but_o augustine_n reason_n be_v best_a who_o think_v that_o sem_fw-mi be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o father_n of_o all_o the_o son_n of_o heber_n gen._n 10.21_o because_o the_o elect_a people_n of_o the_o hebrew_n c●me_v of_o he_o 4._o this_o also_o may_v be_v add_v that_o see_v the_o hebrew_n language_n be_v name_v of_o heber_n because_o it_o be_v preserve_v in_o his_o family_n when_o other_o tongue_n be_v divide_v that_o from_o thence_o also_o the_o nation_n shall_v be_v so_o call_v 4._o but_o where_o it_o be_v object_v that_o many_o nation_n beside_o come_v of_o heber_n that_o be_v not_o call_v hebrew_n they_o only_o keep_v the_o name_n of_o heber_n that_o continue_v in_o heber_n faith_n and_o though_o abraham_n be_v not_o call_v hebrew_a before_o he_o come_v over_o the_o river_n into_o palestina_n so_o neither_o be_v he_o call_v so_o immediate_o upon_o his_o passage_n and_o the_o reason_n hereof_o may_v be_v because_o till_o abraham_n be_v call_v the_o sripture_n make_v no_o mention_n of_o his_o former_a act_n perer._n qvest._n ix_o of_o abraham_n confederacy_n with_o man_n of_o a_o divers_a faith_n vers._n 13._o which_o be_v confederate_a with_o abraham_n the_o question_n here_o be_v whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o abraham_n to_o make_v league_n with_o these_o amorites_n be_v of_o a_o divers_a faith_n the_o answer_n be_v 1._o they_o seek_v it_o of_o abraham_n as_o do_v also_o abimelech_n because_o they_o see_v that_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o he_o and_o therefore_o they_o desire_v his_o friendship_n abraham_n sue_v

not_o to_o they_o 2._o the_o time_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v for_o the_o expelling_a of_o the_o canaanite_n for_o than_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o they_o to_o make_v league_n with_o they_o as_o the_o israelite_n answer_v the_o gibeonite_n josua_n 9.7_o wherefore_o the_o time_n must_v be_v distinguish_v muscul._n 3_o all_o this_o be_v do_v not_o without_o god_n special_a direction_n who_o move_v these_o confederate_n to_o assist_v abraham_n be_v a_o stranger_n in_o the_o land_n and_o of_o no_o great_a power_n calvin_n 4._o the_o hebrew_n also_o think_v that_o those_o three_o be_v of_o abraham_n faith_n and_o worshipper_n of_o god_n and_o that_o abraham_n therefore_o make_v a_o league_n with_o they_o quest_n x._o by_o what_o authority_n abraham_n wage_v battle_n vers._n 14._o when_o abraham_n hear_v that_o his_o brother_n be_v take_v etc._n etc._n the_o question_n be_v by_o what_o authority_n abraham_n address_v he_o to_o battle_n 1._o neither_o be_v the_o authority_n of_o ma●re_n escol_n and_o aver_n lord_n of_o the_o ammorite_n sufficient_a for_o they_o be_v all_o subject_n to_o the_o king_n of_o elam_n vers_fw-la 4._o neither_o do_v the_o king_n of_o elam_n take_v unjust_a war_n in_o hand_n as_o some_o think_v for_o he_o come_v to_o suppress_v rebel_n vers_fw-la 4._o 3._o but_o whereas_o there_o be_v three_o thing_n require_v to_o make_v just_a war_n a_o good_a cause_n a_o good_a affection_n in_o follow_v it_o and_o lawful_a authority_n abraham_n have_v all_o these_o his_o cause_n be_v good_a to_o redeem_v his_o brother_n l●t_o who_o the_o enemy_n have_v unlawful_o take_v captive_a be_v a_o stranger_n and_o not_o accessary_a to_o the_o sodomite_n rebellion_n thus_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v will_v thou_o not_o preserve_v those_o that_o be_v lay_v to_o be_v slay_v prov._n 24.11_o again_o abraham_n affection_n be_v good_a war_n he_o seek_v not_o to_o make_v himself_o rich_a neither_o do_v he_o seek_v himself_o in_o this_o business_n vers_fw-la 22._o but_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n his_o authority_n be_v also_o from_o god_n as_o melchisedeck_n say_v that_o god_n deliver_v his_o enemy_n into_o his_o hand_n vers_n 20._o and_o abraham_n be_v now_o in_o right_a though_o not_o in_o possession_n the_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o this_o country_n whereof_o the_o lord_n will_v aforehand_o give_v some_o testimony_n as_o moses_n by_o slay_v the_o egyptian_a do_v manifest_v his_o call_n exod._n 2._o muscul._n 4._o and_o whereas_o he_o recover_v not_o only_a lot_n but_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o sodomite_n this_o also_o be_v do_v by_o the_o lord_n direction_n because_o he_o have_v reserve_v they_o to_o a_o great_a punishment_n muscul._n but_o these_o particular_a action_n be_v not_o to_o be_v draw_v into_o example_n but_o must_v be_v discern_v from_o the_o general_a duty_n of_o christian_n quest_n xi_o of_o the_o city_n dan._n he_o pursue_v they_o to_o dan_o etc._n etc._n 1._o for_o the_o situation_n dan_o bound_v the_o land_n of_o palestina_n on_o the_o north_n as_o bersabe_n on_o the_o south_n it_o be_v plant_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o libanus_n where_o be_v the_o spring_n head_n of_o the_o flood_n jordan_n junius_n it_o be_v distant_a from_o sidon_n 35._o mile_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v far_o from_o sidon_n jud._n 18.28_o 2._o it_o be_v famous_a for_o many_o act_n and_o exploit_n there_o do_v both_o good_a and_o bad_a there_o jeroboam_fw-la set_v up_o his_o golden_a calf_n 1_o king_n 12._o there_o peter_n utter_v that_o excellent_a confession_n of_o christ_n matth._n 16.13_o and_o the_o woman_n be_v heal_v of_o her_o bloody_a issue_n perer._n 3_o it_o be_v first_o call_v leshem_n jos._n 19.47_o or_o laish_n jud._n 18.28_o then_o paneas_n time_n after_o that_o caesaria_n philippi_n by_o the_o tetrarch_n philippus_n and_o last_o neronia_n by_o agrippa_n in_o the_o honour_n of_o nero._n 4._o but_o whereas_o this_o place_n be_v call_v dan_n long_o after_o moses_n time_n jud._n 18.18_o i_o think_v it_o probable_a that_o ezra_n or_o some_o other_o of_o the_o prophet_n inspire_v of_o god_n that_o do_v digest_v the_o scripture_n into_o order_n do_v insert_v these_o name_n into_o the_o story_n which_o be_v not_o know_v to_o moses_n for_o the_o better_a evidence_n thereof_o but_o that_o ezra_n do_v write_v the_o scripture_n anew_o which_o shall_v be_v burn_v when_o the_o city_n be_v take_v as_o think_v some_o of_o the_o father_n iraeneus_n tertullian_n clem._n alexandrini_n seem_v to_o be_v far_o otherwise_o and_o but_o a_o fable_n borrow_v from_o counterfeit_a ezra_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 14.44_o for_o daniel_n be_v in_o captivity_n make_v mention_n of_o his_o read_n of_o jeremy's_n prophecy_n dan._n 9_o which_o then_o be_v not_o perish_v and_o our_o saviour_n say_v moses_n write_v of_o he_o joh._n 5._o but_o if_o moses_n work_v be_v utter_o perish_v and_o ezra_n have_v renew_v they_o ezra_n not_o moses_n have_v write_v of_o he_o ezra_n may_v restore_v the_o holy_a book_n deface_v in_o continuance_n of_o time_n to_o their_o former_a perfection_n but_o whole_o write_v and_o compose_v they_o again_o he_o do_v not_o quest_n xii_o what_o number_n abraham_n take_v with_o he_o vers._n 15._o he_o and_o his_o servant_n divide_v themselves_o etc._n etc._n 1._o abraham_n arm_v his_o own_o servant_n and_o such_o as_o be_v bear_v in_o his_o house_n which_o will_v be_v more_o trusty_a and_o faithful_a to_o he_o eugubin_n 2._o he_o take_v 318._o person_n which_o be_v not_o the_o chief_a captain_n only_o and_o under_o they_o a_o great_a number_n of_o soldier_n beside_o as_o josephus_n but_o these_o be_v the_o whole_a number_n which_o he_o take_v with_o he_o yet_o be_v they_o not_o all_o his_o house_n for_o there_o be_v woman_n and_o child_n and_o age_a person_n beside_o 3._o rupertus_n allusion_n here_o to_o the_o 318._o father_n in_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a assemble_v against_o arrius_n be_v far_o fetch_v and_o his_o application_n of_o the_o greek_a numeral_a letter_n t.i.h._n the_o first_o to_o betoken_v the_o cross_n the_o other_o two_o the_o name_n jesu_n be_v also_o impertinent_a crosse._n see_v moses_n do_v write_v in_o hebrew_n not_o in_o greek_a 4._o the_o hebrew_n conceit_n also_o be_v vain_a that_o abraham_n have_v none_o but_o eleazar_n his_o servant_n with_o he_o the_o letter_n of_o who_o name_n make_v 318._o quest_n xiii_o abraham_n policy_n in_o battle_n vers._n 15._o divide_v themselves_o by_o night_n 1._o abraham_n who_o be_v before_o in_o egypt_n so_o timorous_a that_o fear_v to_o be_v kill_v he_o desire_v his_o wife_n to_o dissemble_v herself_o yet_o now_o be_v so_o embolden_v that_o he_o dare_v with_o a_o small_a company_n set_v upon_o four_o king_n so_o that_o abraham_n may_v here_o say_v with_o david_n that_o god_n do_v teach_v his_o finger_n to_o fight_v psal._n 144.1_o calvin_n 2._o abraham_n again_o show_v here_o the_o practice_n of_o that_o say_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n by_o counsel_n make_v war_n prov._n 20.18_o for_o he_o both_o divide_v his_o company_n and_o set_v upon_o they_o in_o the_o night_n so_o do_v gideon_n jud._n 7.16_o and_o josua_n 10_o 9_o so_o david_n come_v upon_o saul_n in_o the_o night_n 1_o sam._n 26.11_o muscul._n 3_o he_o take_v his_o own_o servant_n and_o the_o servant_n of_o his_o confederate_n junius_n and_o overtake_v the_o enemy_n the_o five_o night_n and_o surprise_v they_o be_v weary_a of_o their_o journey_n secure_a unarmed_a and_o like_a enough_o also_o drunken_a josephus_n quest_n fourteen_o of_o hoba_n vers._n 15._o hoba_fw-la it_o be_v the_o proper_a name_n of_o a_o place_n not_o a_o epithet_n give_v to_o dan_fw-mi antiquit._n as_o r._n solomon_n think_v it_o signify_v culpa_fw-la a_o fault_n because_o dan_n afterward_o be_v faulty_a in_o idolatrous_a worship_n for_o here_o this_o choba_n be_v describe_v to_o be_v on_o the_o left_a hand_n of_o damascus_n 2._o hierome_n say_v that_o this_o choba_fw-la in_o his_o time_n be_v a_o village_n where_o certain_a hebrew_n dwell_v of_o the_o heresy_n of_o ebion_n which_o retain_v all_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o law_n 3._o but_o it_o be_v most_o like_a to_o be_v opoton_n in_o phenicia_n junius_n and_o so_o some_o latin_a text_n for_o choba_n read_v phenice_n qvest._n xv._n of_o the_o valley_n of_o sheveth_n vers._n 17._o the_o valley_n of_o shaveh_n etc._n etc._n 1._o this_o be_v not_o that_o shave_v mention_v vers_fw-la 5._o that_o be_v beyond_o jordan_n this_o on_o the_o hither_o side_n not_o far_o from_o sodom_n mercer_n 2._o hierome_n think_v it_o be_v a_o valley_n so_o name_v of_o the_o city_n shaveh_n which_o be_v situate_a in_o a_o plain_n not_o far_o from_o sodom_n where_o the_o emims_n dwell_v vers_fw-la 5._o which_o name_n it_o retain_v still_o in_o his_o time_n 3._o botehardus_fw-la think_v it_o be_v the_o same_o valley_n where_o sodom_n and_o gomorrhe_n

33.18_o the_o true_a read_n be_v that_o jacob_n come_v shalem_n safe_a to_o the_o city_n sichem_n as_o the_o chalde_n interprete_v not_o to_o shalem_n a_o city_n of_o sichem_n second_o that_o salim_n where_o john_n baptize_v be_v the_o same_o city_n which_o be_v call_v shagnalim_n or_o schalem_n belong_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n 1_o sam._n 9.4_o wherefore_o this_o shalem_n in_o sichem_n have_v no_o ground_n out_o of_o scripture_n 2._o hierome_n say_v that_o there_o be_v a_o town_n near_o to_o scythopolis_n call_v salem_n in_o his_o time_n where_o the_o ruin_n of_o melchisedecks_n palace_n be_v to_o be_v see_v answ._n but_o whence_o shall_v it_o be_v know_v that_o melchisedecks_n palace_n sometime_o stand_v in_o that_o place_n this_o be_v warrant_v only_o by_o a_o uncertain_a report_n neither_o be_v it_o like_o that_o melchisedeck_n be_v a_o king_n of_o one_o small_a city_n do_v build_v himself_o such_o a_o sumptuous_a and_o great_a palace_n who_o foundation_n shall_v continue_v so_o long_o above_o two_o thousand_o year_n 3._o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v much_o out_o of_o abraham_n way_n as_o he_o return_v from_o dan_n but_o the_o other_o salem_n be_v in_o his_o way_n hierom._n answ._n as_o though_o a_o small_a distance_n of_o way_n can_v hinder_v god_n purpose_n in_o cause_v melchisedeck_n and_o abraham_n to_o meet_v which_o may_v be_v either_o in_o draw_v melchisedech_n somewhat_o from_o home_n to_o salute_v the_o patriarch_n or_o in_o move_a abraham_n to_o visit_v the_o city_n salem_n famous_a for_o the_o true_a worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n 4._o but_o jerusalem_n can_v come_v of_o salem_n for_o so_o two_o word_n of_o divers_a language_n shall_v be_v mix_v together_o the_o first_o name_n be_v greek_n the_o other_o hebrew_n answ._n hierome_n imagine_v that_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o name_n shall_v come_v of_o the_o greek_a hiero_n holy_a for_o so_o jerusalem_n be_v call_v the_o holy_a city_n but_o the_o hebrew_n do_v better_a derive_v the_o name_n of_o jerusalem_n they_o say_v sem_fw-mi call_v it_o salem_n and_o abraham_n jireh_n there_o the_o lord_n will_v be_v see_v gen._n 22.14_o which_o both_o put_v together_o make_v jerusalem_n jerusalem_n which_o signify_v the_o vision_n of_o peace_n so_o midras_n in_o psal._n 76._o this_o derivation_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v more_o probable_a than_o from_o the_o greek_a jireh_n as_o hierome_n or_o from_o jebus_n and_o salem_n which_o make_v jebusalem_n and_o for_o better_a sound_n to_o the_o jerusalem_n as_o pererius_n wherefore_o i_o prefer_v rather_o the_o opinion_n of_o josephus_n that_o this_o salem_n be_v the_o same_o city_n which_o be_v call_v afterward_o jerusalem_n for_o these_o reason_n antiquit_n 1._o because_o there_o be_v no_o evident_a mention_n in_o scripture_n of_o any_o other_o city_n call_v salem_n but_o this_o convert_v into_o the_o name_n of_o jerusalem_n two_o salems_n we_o read_v not_o of_o one_o be_v jerusalem_n 2._o this_o be_v evident_a psal._n 76.2_o in_o shalem_n be_v his_o tabernacle_n his_o dwell_n in_o zion_n zion_n then_o and_o shalem_n be_v both_o in_o one_o place_n 6._o 3._o the_o jew_n also_o hold_v this_o tradition_n that_o the_o place_n where_o david_n and_o solomon_n build_v the_o temple_n in_o the_o flower_n of_o araunah_n be_v the_o same_o place_n where_o abraham_n build_v a_o altar_n and_o will_v have_v sacrifice_v isaac_n where_o noah_n first_o build_v when_o he_o come_v out_o of_o the_o ark_n where_o cain_n and_o abel_n offer_v etc._n etc._n this_o place_n then_o be_v consecrate_v with_o so_o many_o altar_n and_o sacrifice_n be_v like_a to_o be_v the_o place_n where_o the_o great_a sacrificer_n and_o high_a priest_n melchisedeck_n dwell_v 4._o the_o type_n also_o better_a answer_v to_o the_o body_n that_o melchisedeck_n a_o figure_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n jesus_n shall_v there_o dwell_v where_o christ_n afterward_o perform_v that_o great_a and_o divine_a act_n of_o his_o priesthood_n in_o offer_v himself_o up_o in_o sarifice_n upon_o the_o cross_n at_o jerusalem_n qvest._n xviii_o how_o abraham_n be_v bless_v of_o melchisedeck_n vers._n 19_o he_o bless_v he_o etc._n etc._n 1._o it_o be_v like_o that_o melchisedeck_n use_v a_o more_o ample_a form_n and_o manner_n of_o blessing_n which_o be_v here_o only_o abridge_v by_o moses_n luther_n 2._o though_o melchisedeck_n bless_v abraham_n first_o and_o then_o god_n herein_o he_o offend_v not_o as_o the_o hebrew_n affirm_v and_o for_o that_o cause_n they_o say_v his_o priesthood_n be_v translate_v to_o the_o posterity_n of_o abraham_n for_o beside_o that_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n in_o their_o prayer_n be_v carry_v with_o zeal_n forget_v to_o observe_v order_n even_o this_o blessing_n pronounce_v upon_o abraham_n be_v refer_v to_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n as_o also_o the_o apostle_n otherwise_o collect_v that_o melchisedeck_n be_v great_a than_o abraham_n in_o that_o he_o bless_v he_o and_o that_o his_o priesthood_n be_v not_o translate_v to_o aaron_n but_o to_o christ_n ex_fw-la mecrer_n 3._o abraham_n be_v bless_v and_o god_n be_v bless_v but_o god_n be_v bless_v benedictione_n laudis_fw-la with_o the_o blessing_n of_o praise_n abraham_n benedictione_n opitulationis_fw-la with_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n help_n or_o assistance_n cajetan_n 4._o neither_o be_v abraham_n pronounce_v bless_v only_o herein_o because_o he_o have_v obtain_v this_o victory_n but_o aeterni_fw-la faederis_fw-la respectu_fw-la in_o respect_n of_o the_o eternal_a covenant_n which_o god_n make_v with_o he_o and_o his_o seed_n vatablus_n 5._o and_o this_o be_v more_o than_o a_o ordinary_a blessing_n it_o be_v a_o priestly_a benediction_n and_o it_o be_v set_v forth_o as_o a_o act_n of_o melchisedecks_n priesthood_n whereby_o he_o ratify_v the_o promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n calvin_n 6._o melchisedeck_n be_v find_v to_o be_v the_o first_o that_o give_v this_o title_n unto_o god_n in_o scripture_n to_o be_v possessor_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n tostatus_n whereby_o the_o true_a god_n be_v distinguish_v from_o all_o false_a god_n qvest._n xix_o how_o abraham_n pay_v tithe_n vers._n 20._o and_o he_o give_v he_o tithe_n of_o all_o etc._n etc._n 1._o although_o it_o be_v not_o express_v in_o the_o text_n whether_o melchisedeck_n or_o abraham_n give_v tithe_n yet_o the_o apostle_n clear_v this_o doubt_n that_o he_o receive_v tithe_n of_o abraham_n heb._n 7.6_o and_o the_o text_n also_o give_v this_o sense_n for_o see_v melchisedeck_n be_v name_v to_o be_v a_o priest_n he_o be_v more_o fit_a to_o receive_v than_o give_v tithe_n 2._o some_o think_v that_o abraham_n give_v not_o tithe_n of_o all_o the_o good_n recover_v see_v ●e_n after_o refuse_v to_o take_v so_o much_o as_o a_o shoe_n thread_n of_o that_o which_o belong_v to_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n vers_fw-la 25._o he_o then_o give_v tithe_n only_o of_o his_o own_o substance_n calvin_n mercer_n but_o though_o abraham_n refuse_v to_o touch_v any_o part_n of_o the_o sodomite_n substance_n in_o himself_o for_o his_o own_o use_n yet_o he_o may_v even_o of_o that_o offer_v the_o tithe_n unto_o god_n 1._o because_o it_o be_v he_o by_o common_a ●ight_n and_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n 2._o because_o he_o give_v reason_n lest_o he_o shall_v say_v that_o he_o have_v make_v abraham_n rich_a which_o reason_n serve_v only_o against_o the_o private_a and_o proper_a use_n not_o the_o public_a and_o religious_a use_n of_o those_o good_n 3._o if_o abraham_n have_v not_o prevent_v they_o in_o give_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o victory_n unto_o god_n the_o sodomite_n will_v have_v offer_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o sacrifice_n to_o their_o idol_n neither_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o cajetan_n to_o be_v allow_v that_o abraham_n give_v not_o the_o just_a ten_o part_n as_o afterward_o be_v appoint_v by_o the_o law_n but_o a_o certain_a portion_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o ten_o for_o the_o apostle_n show_v that_o abraham_n pay_v tithe_n proper_o and_o levi_n in_o abraham_n be_v tithe_v as_o the_o levite_n receive_v tithe_n afterward_o heb._n 7.5_o 6._o 4._o whereas_o levi_n be_v say_v to_o pay_v tithe_n in_o abraham_n be_v yet_o in_o his_o loin_n and_o thereby_o prove_v the_o priesthood_n of_o melchisedeck_n to_o be_v great_a than_o of_o levi_n that_o be_v so_o say_v because_o the_o priesthood_n go_v then_o by_o carnal_a generation_n 20._o not_o by_o spiritual_a election_n as_o now_o under_o the_o gospel_n 5._o and_o though_o christ_n be_v also_o in_o abraham_n loin_n secundum_fw-la substantiam_fw-la corporalem_fw-la in_o respect_n of_o his_o corporal_a substance_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o there_o secundum_fw-la rationem_fw-la conceptionis_fw-la in_o regard_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o conception_n because_o he_o be_v conceive_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n but_o levi_n be_v in_o abraham_n loin_n both_o way_n and_o therefore_o the_o argument_n for_o superiority_n in_o melchisedeck_n conclude_v well_o

against_o levi_n but_o not_o against_o christ._n qvest._n xx._n of_o the_o lift_n up_o of_o the_o hand_n how_o diverse_o it_o be_v take_v in_o scripture_n vers._n 22._o i_o have_v lift_v up_o my_o hand_n etc._n etc._n the_o learned_a have_v observe_v divers_a signification_n of_o this_o phrase_n in_o scripture_n 1._o it_o betoken_v prayer_n general_o 1_o tim._n 2.8_o saint_n paul_n will_v have_v man_n lift_v up_o pure_a hand_n etc._n etc._n 2._o it_o signify_v special_a suit_n and_o request_n for_o help_v lament_v 2.19_o lift_v up_o thy_o hand_n for_o the_o life_n of_o the_o young_a child_n 3._o it_o be_v a_o gesture_n express_v thankfulness_n nehem._n 8.6_o ezra_n praise_v the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o people_n lift_v up_o their_o hand_n etc._n etc._n and_o worship_v 4._o it_o be_v use_v when_o any_o thing_n be_v do_v with_o a_o willing_a mind_n and_o glad_a heart_n psa._n 119._o i_o have_v lift_v up_o my_o hand_n to_o the_o commandment_n which_o i_o have_v love_v 5._o as_o also_o it_o be_v a_o token_n and_o sign_n of_o call_v isaiah_n 49.22_o i_o have_v l●ft_v and_o stretch_v my_o hand_n to_o the_o gentile_n 6._o it_o betoken_v help_v and_o deliverance_n ezech._n 20._o 5._o i_o lift_v up_o my_o hand_n upon_o the_o seed_n of_o jacob_n and_o be_v know_v unto_o they_o in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n 7._o to_o lift_v up_o the_o hand_n be_v to_o rise_v against_o one_o to_o vex_v and_o oppress_v he_o job._n 31.22_o if_o i_o have_v lift_v up_o my_o hand_n against_o the_o fatherless_a etc._n etc._n perer._n 8._o they_o use_v also_o to_o lift_v up_o their_o hand_n in_o give_v of_o voice_n which_o the_o greek_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d calvin_n 9_o it_o be_v a_o gesture_n use_v in_o take_v of_o a_o oath_n and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n say_v num._n 14.30_o they_o shall_v not_o come_v into_o the_o land_n ever_o the_o which_o i_o lift_v up_o my_o hand_n to_o make_v they_o dwell_v in_o it_o this_o signification_n it_o have_v here_o for_o abraham_n before_o he_o go_v to_o battle_n have_v vow_v unto_o god_n in_o his_o prayer_n as_o the_o chalde_n interpret_v that_o if_o god_n will_v deliver_v the_o enemy_n into_o his_o hand_n he_o will_v not_o seek_v to_o make_v himself_o rich_a thereby_o but_o give_v the_o praise_n to_o god_n qvest._n xxi_o wherefore_o abraham_n take_v a_o oath_n abraham_n therefore_o take_v a_o oath_n swear_v by_o the_o true_a god_n to_o profess_v his_o faith_n and_o religion_n that_o he_o only_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n perer._n 2._o that_o he_o may_v take_v occasion_n hereby_o to_o reprove_v the_o superstitious_a use_n of_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n in_o swear_v by_o their_o idol_n and_o instruct_v he_o concern_v the_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n calvin_n 3._o as_o also_o that_o they_o may_v know_v that_o abraham_n do_v not_o this_o sudden_o or_o of_o vainglory_n but_o of_o a_o religious_a mind_n have_v bind_v himself_o by_o a_o oath_n muscul._n 4._o that_o by_o this_o oath_n as_o with_o a_o shield_n abraham_n may_v be_v preserve_v from_o the_o bait_n of_o covetousness_n wherewith_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n may_v have_v tempt_v he_o if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v firm_a calvin_n qvest._n xxii_o why_o abraham_n refuse_v to_o take_v aught_o of_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n vers._n 23._o i_o will_v not_o take_v of_o all_o that_o be_v thou_o so_o much_o as_o a_o thread_n or_o a_o shoe_n latchet_n 1._o abraham_n refuse_v not_o to_o take_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o four_o king_n who_o he_o have_v conquer_v which_o now_o be_v he_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o just_a victory_n but_o not_o of_o any_o thing_n which_o be_v the_o king_n of_o sodom_n 2._o which_o abraham_n call_v he_o not_o as_o ambrose_n think_v because_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o enemy_n belong_v to_o the_o king_n for_o he_o be_v not_o abraham_n king_n but_o for_o that_o they_o have_v be_v before_o appertain_v to_o the_o king_n 3._o though_o abraham_n may_v have_v challenge_v they_o by_o the_o right_n of_o his_o victory_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o take_v so_o much_o as_o a_o thread_n 1._o lest_o he_o may_v have_v be_v think_v for_o his_o own_o lucre_n to_o have_v wage_v that_o battle_n 2._o he_o will_v do_v justice_n to_o restore_v the_o good_n to_o the_o first_o owner_n 3._o that_o the_o heathen_a king_n shall_v have_v no_o advantage_n to_o think_v abraham_n bind_v unto_o he_o neither_o will_v abraham_n that_o any_o shall_v have_v the_o honour_n and_o praise_n of_o enrich_v he_o but_o only_o god_n of_o who_o blessing_n he_o only_o depend_v pererius_n 4._o abraham_n refuse_v not_o the_o gift_n which_o pharaoh_n bestow_v upon_o he_o gen._n 12.8.16_o but_o he_o will_v take_v nothing_o of_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n the_o reason_n may_v be_v yield_v to_o be_v these_o sodom_n 1._o there_o the_o king_n give_v of_o his_o liberality_n and_o abraham_n can_v not_o refuse_v without_o suspicion_n here_o nothing_o be_v give_v but_o recover_v in_o battle_n 2._o there_o the_o king_n give_v of_o his_o own_o but_o these_o good_n belong_v to_o all_o the_o sodomite_n mercer_n 3._o by_o that_o mean_v it_o please_v god_n that_o abraham_n shall_v be_v then_o enrich_v but_o abraham_n be_v now_o rich_a enough_o he_o need_v no_o such_o help_n 4._o here_o abraham_n may_v have_v be_v think_v if_o he_o have_v take_v any_o thing_n to_o himself_o of_o a_o covetous_a mind_n to_o have_v pursue_v the_o enemy_n and_o so_o god_n shall_v not_o have_v have_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o victory_n but_o here_o be_v no_o such_o fear_n 5._o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n and_o his_o people_n be_v ordain_v for_o a_o great_a destruction_n and_o therefore_o god_n will_v not_o that_o abraham_n shall_v take_v any_o thing_n which_o be_v accurse_v but_o pharaoh_n receive_v mercy_n of_o god_n thus_o the_o case_n be_v much_o different_a between_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o 6._o abraham_n except_v those_o thing_n which_o the_o young_a man_n have_v eat_v make_v no_o mention_n of_o the_o tithe_n which_o he_o have_v give_v before_o because_o that_o be_v take_v not_o out_o of_o the_o king_n of_o sodomes_n substance_n but_o his_o own_o neither_o do_v he_o prejudice_v the_o other_o three_o by_o his_o example_n but_o that_o they_o notwithstanding_o may_v take_v their_o part_n muscul._n 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n 1._o doct._n of_o the_o custom_n of_o pay_v of_o tithe_n vers._n 10._o give_v he_o tithe_v etc._n etc._n we_o see_v how_o ancient_a this_o custom_n of_o pay_v tithe_n to_o the_o priest_n and_o minister_n be_v it_o be_v practise_v before_o the_o law_n as_o appear_v here_o by_o the_o example_n of_o abraham_n 14._o and_o the_o vow_n of_o jacob_n genes_n 28._o yea_o such_o be_v the_o equity_n of_o it_o that_o from_o the_o hebrew_n the_o gentile_n borrow_v that_o use_n the_o roman_n pay_v tithe_n of_o their_o good_n to_o hercules_n pliny_n write_v that_o the_o arabian_n pay_v tithe_n of_o their_o incense_n to_o their_o god_n sabis_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a before_o that_o be_v do_v to_o buy_v or_o sell._n xenophon_n also_o show_v that_o they_o which_o have_v get_v the_o victory_n do_v use_v to_o pay_v tithe_n to_o their_o god_n of_o the_o spoil_n of_o their_o enemy_n perer._n 2._o doct._n of_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o a_o oath_n vers._n 21·_n i_o have_v lift_v up_o my_o hand_n etc._n etc._n in_o that_o abraham_n doubt_v not_o to_o take_v a_o oath_n we_o see_v the_o lawfulness_n thereof_o that_o it_o be_v not_o deny_v unto_o a_o christian_a to_o swear_v cry_n when_o he_o be_v lawful_o call_v thereunto_o contrary_a to_o the_o fantastical_a doctrine_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n that_o simple_o condemn_v the_o use_n of_o a_o oath_n but_o moses_n say_v thou_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o swear_v by_o his_o name_n deut._n 6.13_o muscul._n 3._o doct._n god_n only_o the_o possessor_n and_o true_a owner_n of_o the_o earth_n vers._n 22._o possessor_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n etc._n etc._n philo_n note_v hereupon_o that_o no_o mortal_a man_n be_v proper_o possessor_n or_o true_a lord_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o that_o both_o the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n possession_n and_o we_o be_v but_o tenant_n at_o the_o lord_n pleasure_n as_o the_o lord_n himself_o say_v the_o land_n shall_v not_o be_v sell_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o for_o the_o land_n be_v i_o and_o you_o be_v but_o sojourner_n and_o stranger_n with_o i_o levit._n 29.23_o whereupon_o he_o enforce_v ius_n possessionis_fw-la omnium_fw-la rerum_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la pertinere_fw-la usum_fw-la solum_fw-la ad_fw-la creaturam_fw-la that_o the_o right_n of_o possession_n of_o all_o thing_n belong_v to_o god_n the_o use_n only_o to_o the_o creature_n 5._o place_n of_o

they_o be_v my_o enemy_n psal._n 139.21_o 22._o 6._o obseru._n a_o good_a prince_n prefer_v his_o subject_n live_v before_o wealth_n vers._n 21._o give_v i_o the_o person_n take_v the_o good_n etc._n etc._n herein_o appear_v first_o the_o gratitude_n of_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n to_o abraham_n that_o be_v content_v to_o leave_v unto_o he_o the_o good_n for_o his_o great_a travel_n calvin_n as_o also_o this_o heathen_a king_n show_v one_o good_a part_n of_o a_o just_a prince_n that_o prefer_v the_o life_n of_o his_o subject_n before_o the_o substance_n whereas_o contrariwise_o a_o tyrant_n esteem_v nothing_o of_o man_n life_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o covetous_a desire_n perer._n as_o ahab_n contrive_v naboths_n death_n to_o have_v his_o vineyard_n chap._n xv._n the_o method_n this_o chapter_n have_v two_o part_n contain_v two_o ample_a and_o large_a promise_n make_v by_o the_o lord_n unto_o abraham_n the_o first_o be_v as_o touch_v his_o seed_n vers_fw-la 1._o to_o vers_n 8._o the_o second_o of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o his_o seed_n vers_fw-la 8._o to_o the_o end_n in_o the_o first_o part_n there_o be_v set_v forth_o 1._o on_o god_n behalf_n the_o promise_n 2._o on_o abraham_n behalf_n belief_n vers_fw-la 6._o in_o the_o first_o there_o be_v the_o cause_n god_n goodness_n towards_o abraham_n vers_fw-la 1._o then_o the_o promise_n of_o his_o seed_n both_o to_o be_v of_o his_o body_n which_o be_v amplify_v by_o the_o contrary_a that_o not_o eleazar_n but_o one_o of_o his_o own_o bowel_n shall_v be_v his_o heir_n vers_fw-la 2_o 3_o 4._o then_o the_o number_n thereof_o to_o be_v as_o the_o star_n in_o multitude_n in_o the_o second_o part_n 1._o there_o be_v the_o promise_n in_o general_a for_o the_o inherit_v of_o the_o land_n vers_n 7._o in_o particular_a after_o what_o time_n namely_o 400._o year_n captivity_n 13._o to_o 17._o what_o country_n vers_fw-la 18._o to_o 21._o 2._o the_o ratify_n of_o the_o promise_n by_o certain_a symbol_n where_o we_o have_v the_o prescription_n of_o the_o sign_n and_o ceremony_n to_o be_v use_v vers_fw-la 9_o the_o prepare_v of_o they_o by_o abraham_n vers_fw-la 10_o 11_o 12._o the_o application_n or_o confirmation_n itself_o vers_fw-la 17._o god_n cause_v a_o smoke_a furnace_n to_o pass_v between_o the_o piece_n etc._n etc._n 2._o the_o divers_a reading_n c.c._n v_o 1._o in_o pprophecy_n c._n in_o vision_n caet_fw-la i_o will_v protect_v thou_o h.s._n my_o word_n be_v the_o strength_n c._n i_o be_o thy_o buckler_n caet_fw-la t.r._n v_o 2._o the_o son_n of_o the_o steward_n of_o my_o house_n h._n the_o son_n of_o the_o steward_n which_o be_v in_o my_o house_n c.p._n the_o son_n of_o messech_n bear_v in_o my_o house_n s._n the_o steward_n of_o my_o house_n g._n the_o child_n of_o the_o stewardship_n of_o my_o house_n b._n he_o to_o who_o i_o shall_v leave_v my_o house_n t._n meshek_v a_o steward_n or_o one_o that_o be_v leave_v and_o so_o v_o 3_o he_o call_v he_o the_o son_n of_o his_o house_n that_o be_v bear_v in_o his_o house_n c.c._n v_o 6._o believe_v in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n c._n believe_v in_o the_o lord_n caet_fw-la v_o 7._o out_o of_o the_o region_n of_o the_o chaldee_n s._n from_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n caet_fw-la vrh._n signify_v a_o valley_n v_o 8._o o_o lord_n god_n h.c.p.g.b._n o_o lord_n god_n governor_n s._n lord_n jehovah_n t._n heb_n adonai_n jehova_n v_o 9_o take_v unto_o i_o h.s._n take_v i_o g._n take_v b.p._n take_v and_o offer_v c.t._n heb_n lathak_n take_v three_o heifer_n c._n of_o thre●●_n year_n old_a caet_fw-la a_o dove_n h.s._n a_o young_a pigeon_n b.g._n son_n of_o a_o pigeon_n c._n the_o chicken_n of_o a_o pigeon_n t._n gozal_n a_o pigeon_n ver_fw-la v_o 11._o he_o sit_v with_o they_o s._n he_o drive_v they_o away_o caet_fw-la nashab_o to_o blow_v away_o v_o 12._o a_o ecstasis_fw-la or_o trance_n s._n a_o heavy_a sleep_n fall_v upon_o abraham_n caet_fw-la s.c._n v_o 17._o a_o flame_n be_v make_v s._n a_o dark_a mistress_n h.c._n twilight_n b._n 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the_o lord_n do_v produce_v his_o conference_n until_o the_o evening_n vers_fw-la 17._o when_o the_o star_n appear_v jun._n and_o god_n for_o the_o better_a strengthen_v of_o abraham_n faith_n do_v to_o his_o word_n adjoyne_v some_o visible_a sign_n of_o his_o glory_n oecolam_fw-la 5._o and_o this_o be_v the_o four_o time_n that_o god_n have_v appear_v to_o abraham_n twice_o in_o the_o 12._o chapter_n v_o 1.7_o again_o c._n 13_o 14._o and_o now_o in_o this_o place_n qvest._n ii_o how_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v abraham_n reward_n i_o be_o thy_o buckler_n etc._n etc._n 1._o two_o thing_n do_v cause_n fear_v when_o either_o we_o be_v afraid_a of_o some_o evil_n to_o happen_v to_o we_o or_o that_o some_o good_a which_o we_o desire_v shall_v be_v withheld_a from_o we_o god_n bid_v abraham_n to_o fear_v none_o of_o these_o for_o he_o be_v both_o his_o buckler_n to_o keep_v he_o from_o evil_a and_o his_o great_a reward_n to_o give_v he_o all_o good_a thing_n per._n 2._o some_o think_v 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everlasting_a felicity_n which_o be_v lay_v up_o for_o abraham_n with_o god_n jun._n 4._o so_o that_o here_o god_n promise_v the_o two_o great_a blessing_n that_o can_v be_v one_o in_o this_o life_n of_o perseverance_n in_o that_o god_n say_v he_o will_v be_v his_o buckler_n to_o protect_v and_o preserve_v he_o to_o the_o end_n and_o of_o eternal_a felicity_n in_o say_v i_o be_o thy_o exceed_a great_a reward_n perer._n qvest._n iii_o abraham_n neither_o be_v doubtful_a or_o forgetful_a of_o god_n promise_n vers._n 2._o abraham_n say_v 1_o cajetan_n well_o note_v that_o in_o other_o vision_n abraham_n be_v only_o a_o hearer_n god_n the_o speaker_n but_o here_o abraham_n make_v answer_v to_o god_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o abraham_n do_v grow_v in_o confidence_n and_o familiarity_n with_o god_n 2._o neither_o do_v abraham_n complain_v that_o he_o go_v childless_a as_o though_o he_o have_v set_v light_n by_o the_o lord_n liberal_a offer_n that_o he_o will_v be_v his_o reward_n but_o because_o the_o spiritual_a blessing_n depend_v of_o his_o seed_n he_o crave_v this_o as_o the_o mean_n whereby_o god_n promise_v towards_o he_o concern_v the_o great_a reward_n shall_v be_v effect_v calvin_n 2._o neither_o do_v abraham_n doubt_n or_o be_v forgetful_a of_o god_n promise_n that_o he_o will_v give_v he_o seed_n and_o unto_o his_o seed_n that_o land_n gen._n 13.15_o but_o as_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o express_v unto_o he_o whether_o his_o seed_n shall_v come_v out_o of_o his_o own_o bowel_n as_o here_o the_o lord_n first_o promise_v or_o it_o may_v be_v a_o seed_n or_o son_n adopt_v as_o here_o he_o suppose_v that_o this_o eleazar_n shall_v be_v his_o heir_n sic_fw-la eucher_n rupert_n 4._o or_o that_o

abraham_n as_o impatient_a of_o delay_n that_o god_n have_v not_o yet_o give_v he_o a_o seed_n according_a to_o his_o promise_n be_v bold_a to_o pour_v out_o his_o grief_n before_o god_n that_o the_o lord_n will_v hasten_v to_o accomplish_v his_o desire_n calvin_n qvest._n iu._n of_o the_o divers_a acception_n of_o the_o word_n meshek_n the_o steward_n of_o my_o house_n according_a to_o divers_a interpretation_n of_o the_o word_n mesech_n there_o be_v as_o many_o exposition_n 1._o the_o septuagint_n take_v it_o for_o a_o proper_a name_n as_o though_o mesech_n shall_v be_v the_o name_n of_o eleazers_n mother_n for_o so_o they_o read_v the_o son_n of_o mesech_n bear_v in_o my_o house_n 2._o some_o derive_v it_o of_o the_o word_n shakah_n that_o signify_v to_o bear_v or_o minister_v the_o cup_n and_o so_o read_v the_o son_n of_o my_o cupbearer_n or_o butler_n aquila_n 3._o some_o of_o the_o word_n shakak_v that_o be_v to_o run_v up_o and_o down_o and_o so_o eleazar_n shall_v be_v as_o the_o steward_n or_o bay_n lief_o that_o run_v up_o and_o down_o the_o house_n oleaster_n mercer_n 4._o meshek_n signify_v a_o overseer_n so_o some_o read_v that_o he_o be_v the_o steward_n or_o overseer_n chald._n or_o the_o son_n of_o the_o steward_n theodoret._n hierome_n 5._o meshek_n also_o signify_v a_o leave_v or_o dereliction_n and_o so_o eleazar_n be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o the_o leave_n not_o for_o that_o he_o only_o be_v leave_v of_o abraham_n ancient_a family_n as_o cajetan_n or_o because_o he_o have_v leave_v to_o he_o the_o care_n of_o his_o house_n as_o vatablus_n but_o that_o he_o purpose_v to_o leave_v unto_o he_o the_o inheritance_n of_o all_o innius_n and_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o most_o proper_a sense_n qvest._n v._n wherefore_o eleazar_n be_v call_v of_o damascus_n eleazar_n of_o damascus_n 1._o this_o dames●k_n or_o damascus_n be_v not_o the_o name_n of_o his_o mother_n as_o some_o think_v ex_fw-la calvin_n 2._o neither_o be_v it_o his_o proper_a name_n as_o hierome_n and_o the_o septu_fw-la translate_v of_o who_o the_o city_n damascus_n shall_v be_v name_v tostat_fw-la for_o damascus_n be_v hold_v to_o have_v be_v build_v by_o hus_n the_o son_n of_o aram_n and_o to_o be_v a_o name_n more_o ancient_a than_o abraham_n genes_n 14.15_o 3._o but_o eleazar_n by_o his_o father_n be_v of_o that_o country_n though_o bear_v in_o abraham_n house_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v call_v damascenus_n of_o damascus_n sic_fw-la chald._n jun._n calv._n qvest._n vi._n whether_o abraham_n see_v the_o star_n only_o in_o vision_n 5._o he_o bring_v he_o forth_o and_o say_v look_v up_o now_o to_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n 1._o this_o be_v not_o do_v in_o vision_n only_o as_o cajetan_n think_v but_o as_o the_o word_n import_v abraham_n have_v spend_v a_o good_a part_n of_o the_o day_n in_o prayer_n within_o now_o be_v bid_v to_o go_v forth_o in_o the_o evening_n and_o be_v show_v the_o star_n for_o his_o confirmation_n jun._n 2._o neither_o be_v this_o a_o allegory_n as_o philo_n apply_v it_o who_o say_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n shall_v be_v like_a unto_o heaven_n but_o it_o be_v a_o history_n so_o very_o do_v as_o it_o be_v rehearse_v qvest._n vii_o what_o seed_n of_o abraham_n be_v understand_v carnal_a or_o spiritual_a 2d_o so_o shall_v thy_o seed_n be_v 1._o we_o neither_o think_v with_o augustine_n that_o this_o be_v mean_v of_o abraham_n spiritual_a seed_n only_o magis_fw-la videtur_fw-la promissa_fw-la posteritas_fw-la falicitate_fw-la sublimis_fw-la that_o posterity_n seem_v to_o be_v promise_v which_o be_v bless_v in_o heaven_n 2._o neither_o with_o lyranus_fw-la that_o there_o be_v here_o two_o literal_a sense_n the_o one_o of_o his_o carnal_a seed_n the_o other_o of_o his_o spiritual_a for_o of_o one_o place_n there_o can_v be_v but_o one_o literal_a sense_n 3._o neither_o with_o pererius_n that_o the_o literal_a sense_n concern_v abraham_n carnal_a seed_n the_o mystical_a his_o spiritual_a 4._o but_o these_o word_n have_v one_o whole_a and_o general_a sense_n which_o comprehendenth_n both_o abraham_n kindred_n for_o that_o be_v the_o proper_a and_o literal_a sense_n which_o be_v intend_v by_o the_o spirit_n end_n now_o in_o these_o word_n the_o spirit_n intend_v both_o the_o carnal_a offspring_n of_o abraham_n as_o moses_n expound_v the_o lord_n god_n have_v make_v thou_o as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n in_o multitude_n deut._n 10.22_o as_o also_o the_o spiritual_a seed_n of_o the_o faithful_a as_o saint_n paul_n interprete_v so_o shall_v thy_o seed_n be_v rom._n 4.17_o and_o hence_o conclude_v that_o abraham_n be_v the_o father_n of_o we_o all_o that_o be_v of_o the_o faithful_a qvest._n viii_o wherein_o the_o israelite_n represent_v the_o people_n of_o god_n yet_o we_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o in_o other_o place_n spiritual_a thing_n be_v employ_v by_o temporal_a by_o way_n of_o mystery_n and_o allegory_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v the_o law_n have_v a_o shadow_n of_o good_a thing_n 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doubtfulness_n in_o abraham_n vers._n 8._o whereby_o shall_v i_o know_v etc._n etc._n this_o question_n proceed_v not_o from_o the_o doubtfulness_n or_o weakness_n of_o abraham_n faith_n as_o some_o hebrew_n which_o think_v that_o abraham_n posterity_n be_v punish_v with_o captivity_n because_o of_o doubt_v 1._o for_o the_o apostle_n say_v he_o be_v not_o weak_a in_o faith_n rome_n 4.19_o 2._o and_o see_v he_o believe_v without_o doubt_v a_o hard_a matter_n concern_v one_o to_o come_v out_o of_o his_o own_o bowel_n it_o be_v not_o like_a he_o doubt_v of_o the_o less_o namely_o of_o possess_v that_o country_n 3._o neither_o will_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v give_v such_o a_o commendation_n of_o abraham_n faith_n that_o it_o be_v impute_v for_o righteousness_n if_o he_o have_v waver_v or_o doubt_v 1._o some_o therefore_o think_v that_o abraham_n ask_v a_o sign_n not_o for_o himself_o but_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o posterity_n that_o they_o may_v have_v some_o assurance_n of_o the_o 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theodoret_n and_o this_o be_v rather_o a_o sign_n of_o abraham_n faith_n than_o a_o note_n of_o incredulity_n in_o ask_v this_o question_n for_o the_o wicked_a and_o unbeliever_n at_o the_o first_o reject_v god_n promise_n the_o faithful_a desire_n more_o to_o be_v confirm_v calvin_n 5._o farther_o we_o must_v observe_v that_o there_o be_v special_a motion_n in_o the_o saint_n which_o be_v not_o now_o to_o be_v draw_v into_o example_n as_o gedeon_n and_o ezechias_n ask_v sign_n jud_v 6.37_o 2_o king_n 20.18_o calvin_n and_o so_o aquinas_n say_v well_o abraham_n peti●t_fw-la signum_fw-la ex_fw-la instinctu_fw-la divino_fw-la abraham_n ask_v a_o sign_n of_o a_o divine_a instinct_n qvest._n xii_o why_o abraham_n take_v of_o three_o kind_n of_o beast_n vers._n 9_o take_v i_o a_o heifer_n of_o three_o year_n old_a etc._n etc._n so_o it_o be_v to_o be_v read_v rather_o with_o aben_n ezra_n 2._o than_o three_o heifer_n as_o the_o chalde_n read_v i_o will_v let_v pass_v the_o allegory_n and_o mystical_a signification_n which_o be_v diverse_o gather_v upon_o these_o word_n 1._o some_o by_o the_o beast_n which_o be_v divide_v understand_v the_o evil_n and_o affliction_n which_o happen_v to_o abraham_n posterity_n by_o the_o bird_n not_o divide_v their_o deliverance_n and_o prosperity_n 2_o philo_n think_v that_o these_o three_o kind_n be_v take_v for_o sacrifice_n the_o heifer_n goat_n ram_n because_o of_o their_o meekness_n and_o tameness_n which_o suffer_v themselves_o in_o great_a herd_n to_o be_v drive_v by_o a_o child_n victimi●_n and_o for_o that_o they_o be_v profitable_a for_o labour_n for_o food_n for_o clothing_n 3._o lyranus_fw-la think_v that_o by_o these_o beast_n and_o fowl_n be_v signify_v christ_n virtue_n by_o the_o heifer_n his_o labour_n and_o patience_n by_o the_o sheep_n his_o innocency_n by_o the_o turtle_n his_o continency_n by_o the_o dove_n his_o meekness_n place_n 4._o in_o that_o three_o sort_n of_o beast_n be_v take_v some_o understand_v the_o three_o generation_n while_o the_o people_n be_v oppress_v by_o the_o turtle_n the_o four_o generation_n when_o they_o come_v forth_o into_o the_o wilderness_n theodoret_n some_o the_o renew_n of_o the_o covenant_n with_o the_o three_o patriarch_n abraham_n isaak_n jacob_n or_o the_o three_o kind_n of_o government_n among_o the_o israelite_n of_o judge_n king_n high-priest_n perer._n some_o the_o three_o season_n from_o adam_n to_o noah_n from_o noah_n to_o abraham_n from_o abraham_n to_o david_n augustine_n 5._o by_o the_o divide_n of_o the_o beast_n and_o the_o not_o divide_v of_o the_o fowl_n some_o understand_v by_o the_o first_o the_o affliction_n of_o the_o people_n when_o the_o child_n shall_v be_v separate_v from_o their_o parent_n by_o the_o other_o their_o deliverance_n some_o by_o the_o first_o insinuate_v such_o as_o be_v carnal_a among_o the_o people_n by_o the_o other_o such_o as_o be_v spiritual_a augustine_n 6._o by_o the_o light_n of_o the_o fowl_n upon_o the_o dead_a carcase_n which_o abraham_n drive_v away_o some_o do_v decipher_v the_o attempt_n of_o the_o egyptian_n against_o the_o israelite_n to_o devour_v and_o destroy_v they_o but_o that_o god_n disappoint_v they_o some_o the_o assault_n of_o evil_a spirit_n upon_o carnal_a man_n augustine_n some_o the_o wander_a thought_n that_o seize_v upon_o our_o prayer_n &_o spiritual_a sacrifice_n gregory_n 7._o by_o the_o se●ting_n of_o the_o sun_n v._n 17._o some_o understand_v the_o death_n of_o joseph_n when_o the_o affliction_n of_o the_o hebrew_n begin_n some_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n when_o the_o great_a persecution_n shall_v be_v and_o by_o the_o smoke_a fire_n brand_v the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o fiery_a judgement_n augustine_n but_o we_o need_v not_o thus_o hunt_v for_o allegory_n which_o be_v not_o only_a man_n devise_n as_o it_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o uncertainty_n and_o variety_n thereof_o sundry_a man_n as_o their_o fancy_n lead_v they_o do_v invent_v sundry_a allegory_n it_o shall_v only_o suffice_v we_o to_o know_v that_o god_n appoint_v these_o kind_n to_o be_v offer_v partly_o for_o sacrifice_n as_o josephus_n partly_o to_o be_v as_o sign_n of_o the_o covenant_n which_o the_o lord_n make_v with_o abraham_n and_o as_o chrysostome_n well_o note_v because_o it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o man_n when_o they_o make_v a_o solemn_a covenant_n to_o cut_v a_o calf_n in_o twain_o genes_n and_o to_o walk_v between_o the_o part_n thereof_o jerem._n 34.18_o wish_v the_o like_a to_o themselves_o if_o they_o break_v the_o covenant_n the_o lord_n vouchsafe_v to_o observe_v the_o same_o manner_n qvest._n xiii_o of_o the_o divers_a kind_n of_o trance_n vers._n 12._o a_o heavy_a sleep_n or_o trance_n philo_n note_v four_o kind_n of_o trance_n or_o ecstasis_fw-la in_o the_o scripture_n 1._o madness_n or_o frenzy_n that_o come_v of_o some_o distemperature_n deut._n 28.28_o the_o lord_n shall_v smite_v thou_o with_o madness_n and_o blindness_n and_o astonish_v of_o heart_n 2._o astonishment_n of_o the_o mind_n upon_o some_o sudden_a and_o strange_a accident_n as_o isaak_n be_v astonish_v at_o esau_n come_v in_o after_o jacob_n gen._n 27.33_o 3_o the_o quiet_a rest_n and_o contemplation_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o when_o the_o lord_n cast_v adam_n into_o a_o sleep_n gen._n 2.4_o when_o as_o the_o soul_n be_v ravish_v with_o some_o divine_a inspiration_n and_o revelation_n as_o peter_n be_v act._n 10_o qvest._n fourteen_o the_o time_n of_o the_o dwell_n of_o israel_n in_o egypt_n vers._n 13._o they_o shall_v be_v a_o stranger_n in_o a_o land_n not_o they_o four_o hundred_o year_n 1._o first_o it_o be_v untrue_a that_o the_o israelite_n dwell_v in_o egypt_n full_a four_o hundred_o year_n of_o which_o opinion_n be_v genebrard_n for_o from_o caath_v who_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n with_o jacob_n gen._n 47._o and_o live_v in_o all_o 133._o exod._n 6._o who_o beget_v amram_n who_o live_v ann_n 137._o the_o father_n of_o moses_n who_o be_v 80._o year_n old_a when_o israel_n come_v out_o of_o egypt_n there_o be_v not_o above_o 350._o year_n from_o which_o some_o must_v be_v detract_v wherein_o the_o father_n and_o their_o child_n live_v together_o 2._o neither_o do_v they_o dwell_v in_o egypt_n less_o than_o 200._o as_o chrysostome_n or_o 210._o as_o lyran●●_n but_o 215._o year_n as_o it_o may_v be_v thus_o gather_v s._n paul_n from_o the_o promise_n first_o make_v to_o abraham_n to_o the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o go_v forth_o of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n reckon_v 430._o year_n galat._n 3.17_o of_o this_o sum_n 215._o year_n be_v run_v when_o jacob_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o promise_n in_o the_o 75._o year_n of_o abraham_n age_n till_o isaak_v birth_n in_o the_o 100_o year_n gen._n 22.22.5_o be_v 25._o year_n from_o isaaks_n birth_n to_o jacob_n be_v

16._o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o amorites_n be_v not_o yet_o full_a etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o amorites_n be_v name_v whereas_o there_o be_v other_o people_n of_o the_o canaanite_n because_o they_o be_v the_o most_o mighty_a among_o the_o rest_n both_o in_o power_n and_o stature_n of_o body_n who_o height_n be_v like_o the_o height_n of_o cedar_n amos_n 2.9_o and_o they_o excel_v in_o wickedness_n and_o therefore_o the_o prophet_n set_v forth_o the_o wickedness_n of_o israel_n say_v their_o father_n be_v a_o amorite_n ezech._n 16.2_o 2._o neither_o do_v the_o punishment_n of_o this_o people_n depend_v upon_o any_o fatal_a necessity_n before_o the_o which_o they_o can_v not_o be_v punish_v but_o upon_o god_n will_n and_o purpose_n who_o will_v not_o cut_v they_o off_o at_o the_o first_o but_o in_o his_o just_a judgement_n permit_v they_o till_o they_o come_v to_o the_o height_n of_o iniquity_n 3._o some_o by_o sin_n here_o understand_v the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n which_o god_n suspend_v for_o a_o time_n but_o the_o other_o sense_n be_v better_a to_o take_v the_o word_n proper_o for_o the_o wickedness_n of_o that_o people_n which_o be_v not_o yet_o ripe_a which_o god_n defer_v to_o punish_v both_o to_o make_v they_o excusable_a that_o despise_v so_o long_a a_o time_n of_o repentance_n and_o to_o justify_v his_o own_o judgement_n which_o he_o send_v not_o without_o just_a cause_n 4._o and_o there_o be_v four_o argument_n or_o mark_n of_o the_o ripeness_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o nearness_n of_o god_n judgement_n 1._o the_o quality_n of_o the_o sin_n themselves_o sin_n when_o they_o be_v such_o as_o be_v direct_o against_o god_n as_o superstition_n idolatry_n the_o offer_v up_o of_o their_o own_o child_n in_o the_o fire_n against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n as_o in_o unnatural_a uncleanness_n such_o as_o reign_v among_o the_o sodomite_n against_o humane_a society_n as_o in_o cruelty_n and_o oppression_n as_o in_o the_o old_a world_n gen._n 6.11_o 2._o the_o generality_n of_o sin_n when_o not_o a_o few_o but_o the_o whole_a multitude_n be_v corrupt_a so_o in_o sodom_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v ten_o righteous_a man_n 3._o the_o impudence_n of_o sinner_n that_o be_v not_o ashamed_a open_o to_o transgress_v and_o to_o boast_v of_o their_o sin_n as_o the_o prophet_n complain_v of_o the_o israelite_n they_o have_v declare_v their_o sin_n as_o sodom_n they_o hide_v they_o not_o isa._n 3.9_o 4._o when_o they_o be_v incorrigible_a and_o past_a amendment_n as_o pharaoh_n and_o the_o egyptian_n when_o they_o be_v not_o humble_v with_o those_o ten_o grievous_a plague_n the_o lord_n overthrow_v they_o in_o the_o red_a sea_n perer._n qvest._n xvii_o why_o euphrates_n be_v call_v the_o great_a river_n vers._n 18._o from_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n to_o the_o great_a river_n of_o euphrates_n 1._o euphrates_n be_v call_v the_o great_a river_n not_o as_o the_o talmudist_n think_v because_o it_o confine_v the_o holy_a land_n but_o either_o for_o that_o it_o be_v the_o great_a river_n in_o asia_n as_o danubius_n be_v in_o europe_n nilus_n in_o africa_n in_o india_n ganges_n and_o indus_n or_o for_o that_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o river_n that_o come_v through_o paradise_n as_o for_o the_o same_o cause_n tigris_n or_o hiddekel_n be_v call_v the_o great_a river_n dan._n 10.4_o palestina_n 2._o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n be_v not_o nilus_n as_o r._n solomon_n and_o mercer_n for_o the_o bind_v of_o palestina_n never_o extend_v so_o far_o but_o it_o be_v a_o river_n which_o run_v out_o of_o nilus_n between_o pelusium_n and_o palestina_n through_o a_o great_a desert_n and_o fall_v into_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n this_o river_n be_v call_v sithor_n as_o aben_n ezra_n of_o the_o trouble_a and_o black_a water_n josuah_n 13.3_o which_o it_o borrow_v of_o nilus_n which_o for_o the_o same_o cause_n be_v call_v melas_n black_a it_o be_v term_v also_o the_o river_n of_o the_o wilderness_n amos_n 6.14_o the_o same_o which_o the_o septuagint_n 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the_o river_n euphrates_n etc._n etc._n but_o whereas_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n be_v otherwise_o confine_v numb_a 34.8_o where_o it_o be_v not_o extend_v beyond_o hamath_n which_o be_v a_o great_a way_n on_o this_o side_n euphrates_n and_o the_o usual_a limitation_n and_o border_n be_v from_o dan_n to_o beersheba_n 1_o king_n 4.25_o which_o as_o in_o length_n not_o above_o 160._o mile_n and_o in_o breadth_n from_o joppe_n to_o bethlem_n not_o above_o 46._o mile_n as_o hierome_n witness_v epist_n 129._o ad_fw-la dardan_n a_o great_a question_n be_v here_o move_v how_o their_o border_n can_v reach_v to_o euphrates_n 1._o some_o think_v that_o there_o be_v two_o country_n promise_v to_o abraham_n seed_n the_o less_o of_o canaan_n which_o they_o possess_v and_o a_o large_a extend_v to_o euphrates_n upon_o condition_n if_o they_o walk_v in_o obedience_n which_o condition_n because_o they_o perform_v not_o they_o never_o enjoy_v that_o country_n sic_fw-la hier._n like_v as_o in_o the_o 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a_o city_n upon_o that_o river_n afterward_o call_v amphipolis_n even_o unto_o azzah_n or_o gaza_n 1._o king_n 4.21.24_o august_n qu._n 21._o in_o josue_n to_o who_o agree_v cajetan_n and_o oleaster_n and_o junius_n upon_o this_o place_n and_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o better_a opinion_n for_o we_o be_v not_o to_o think_v but_o that_o this_o promise_v make_v so_o solemn_o to_o abraham_n according_o take_v effect_v 3._o whereas_o it_o be_v object_v that_o all_o the_o country_n to_o the_o river_n euphrates_n be_v never_o give_v unto_o israel_n no_o not_o in_o salomon_n time_n because_o they_o do_v not_o expel_v thence_o the_o inhabitant_n and_o plant_v the_o israelite_n there_o as_o they_o have_v do_v in_o canaan_n first_o augustine_n answer_v that_o concern_v the_o city_n which_o be_v a_o far_o off_o they_o be_v command_v if_o they_o

will_v make_v peace_n not_o to_o smite_v they_o or_o root_v out_o the_o inhabitant_n but_o only_o to_o make_v they_o tributary_n but_o they_o be_v charge_v that_o in_o the_o near_a city_n they_o shall_v save_v none_o alive_a deut._n 20.11.16_o and_o this_o may_v be_v the_o cause_n why_o in_o these_o remote_a country_n they_o expel_v not_o the_o inhabitant_n again_o because_o this_o large_a dominion_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o people_n sin_n continue_v not_o long_o this_o may_v be_v a_o reason_n why_o these_o country_n be_v not_o inhabit_v of_o the_o israelite_n who_o if_o they_o have_v obey_v the_o lord_n he_o will_v have_v make_v it_o a_o firm_a possession_n unto_o they_o as_o the_o other_o of_o canaan_n qvest._n xx._n of_o the_o country_n of_o the_o kenites_n and_o kenezites_n vers._n 19_o the_o kenites_n kenezites_n etc._n etc._n here_o be_v ten_o sundry_a nation_n rehearse_v who_o country_n be_v promise_v to_o abraham_n whereas_o in_o other_o place_n there_o be_v but_o six_o name_v 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able_a to_o number_v they_o etc._n etc._n hence_o than_o it_o may_v well_o be_v enforce_v that_o the_o star_n can_v be_v number_v as_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n say_v 33.22_o as_o the_o army_n of_o heaven_n can_v be_v number_v nor_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n measure_v so_o will_n i_o multiply_v the_o seed_n of_o david_n the_o star_n than_o can_v be_v no_o more_o number_v than_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n measure_v and_o therefore_o this_o be_v set_v forth_o as_o a_o work_n peculiar_a unto_o god_n which_o count_v the_o number_n of_o star_n psal._n 147.4_o wherefore_o aratus_n and_o eudoxus_n be_v deceive_v which_o think_v they_o do_v comprehend_v the_o number_n of_o the_o star_n and_o the_o common_a astronomer_n that_o hold_v there_o there_o be_v not_o above_o a_o 1022._o star_n to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o sky_n for_o if_o it_o be_v so_o it_o have_v be_v a_o unfit_a comparison_n to_o liken_v the_o multitude_n of_o israel_n which_o amount_v to_o more_o than_o 600._o thousand_o exod._n 2.37_o to_o the_o star_n deut._n 10.22_o august_n lib._n 16._o the_o civet_n dei_fw-la c._n 23._o r._n levi_n think_v that_o in_o abraham_n time_n the_o star_n be_v not_o number_v but_o afterward_o they_o be_v by_o astronomer_n but_o neither_o then_o nor_o since_o can_v they_o ever_o be_v number_v as_o have_v be_v show_v 3._o doct._n word_n and_o sacrament_n must_v be_v join_v together_o vers._n 18._o in_o that_o same_o day_n the_o lord_n make_v a_o covenant_n etc._n etc._n here_o the_o word_n and_o promise_n be_v annex_v to_o the_o sign_n precede_v whereby_o we_o learn_v that_o the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n shall_v be_v join_v together_o calvin_n 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n faith_n justify_v not_o meritorious_o but_o by_o way_n of_o apprehension_n and_o application_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ._n vers._n 6._o abraham_n believe_v god_n and_o he_o count_v that_o unto_o he_o for_o righteousness_n etc._n etc._n first_o from_o hence_o that_o popish_a doctrine_n be_v confute_v that_o faith_n justify_v not_o as_o it_o apprehend_v and_o apply_v the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n but_o as_o it_o be_v a_o meritorious_a work_n by_o the_o worthiness_n and_o dignity_n thereof_o remist_n annot_n in_o rom._n 3._o sect._n 3_o but_o the_o apostle_n conclude_v otherwise_o that_o to_o he_o that_o work_v not_o but_o believe_v etc._n etc._n his_o faith_n be_v count_v for_o righteousness_n rom._n 4.5_o where_o righteousness_n then_o be_v impute_v and_o account_v there_o be_v not_o wrought_v or_o obtain_v by_o work_n faith_n then_o justify_v not_o as_o it_o be_v a_o work_n or_o meritorious_a but_o as_o a_o instrument_n in_o apprehend_v the_o justice_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v impute_v by_o faith_n 2._o confut._n faith_n a_o special_a application_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n second_o bellarmine_n collect_v out_o of_o this_o place_n that_o a_o justify_v faith_n be_v not_o a_o special_a application_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n but_o a_o general_a belief_n only_o that_o whatsoever_o god_n say_v be_v true_a as_o abraham_n say_v in_o this_o place_n be_v his_o give_v of_o credit_n to_o god_n speech_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o father_n of_o many_o nation_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr justif_a c._n 8._o contra_fw-la but_o it_o be_v otherwise_o evident_a out_o of_o the_o scripture_n that_o abraham_n believe_v not_o only_a god_n promise_v concern_v his_o carnal_a seed_n but_o his_o faith_n reach_v also_o to_o the_o spiritual_a seed_n which_o be_v christ_n as_o the_o apostle_n apply_v it_o galath_n 3.16_o yea_o abraham_n rejoice_v to_o see_v christ_n day_n john_n 8.16_o as_o have_v a_o particular_a interest_n in_o he_o as_o his_o saviour_n 3._o confut._n that_o faith_n only_o justify_v three_o this_o place_n strong_o prove_v against_o the_o papist_n that_o faith_n only_o justify_v for_o whereas_o abraham_n have_v show_v before_o this_o many_o excellent_a work_n of_o piety_n in_o build_v altar_n in_o many_o place_n and_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o god_n of_o charity_n in_o seek_v reconciliation_n between_o lot_n and_o he_o c._n 13._o of_o mercy_n in_o redeem_v lot_n be_v take_v prisoner_n c._n 14._o contempt_n of_o riches_n in_o refuse_v to_o take_v of_o the_o king_n of_o sodomes_n good_n yet_o none_o of_o all_o these_o work_n be_v reckon_v or_o impute_v unto_o abraham_n for_o righteousness_n but_o only_o his_o faith_n now_o whereas_o perer._n object_v that_o place_n psal._n 106.31_o that_o phinehe_v work_v righteousness_n in_o execute_v judgement_n upon_o the_o adulterer_n and_o adulteress_n be_v likewise_o impute_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n and_o so_o will_v prove_v that_o faith_n only_o be_v not_o impute_v for_o righteousness_n but_o work_n also_o perer._n in_o 15._o genes_n v_o 6._o our_o answer_n be_v further_o this_o that_o the_o prophet_n

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perer._n in_o 15._o genes_n disput_n 3._o numer_n 42._o but_o abraham_n be_v not_o now_o only_o prepare_v or_o beginning_n to_o be_v justify_v for_o he_o have_v do_v already_o many_o excellent_a work_n of_o righteousness_n acceptable_a unto_o god_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o now_o only_o enter_v but_o set_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o godly_a course_n he_o be_v count_v righteous_a by_o faith_n faith_n then_o be_v not_o the_o beginning_n only_o but_o the_o perfection_n and_o consummation_n of_o righteousness_n 5._o confut._n s._n paul_n and_o s._n james_n can_v be_v reconcile_v by_o popish_a doctrine_n five_o whereas_o saint_n paul_n prove_v abraham_n to_o have_v be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o work_n rom._n 4.2.5_o and_o s._n james_n say_v that_o abraham_n be_v justify_v through_o work_n seem_v at_o the_o first_o show_v to_o be_v contrary_a each_o to_o other_o the_o popish_a writer_n go_v about_o three_o way_n to_o reconcile_v these_o place_n first_o the_o rhemists_n note_n that_o 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god_n therefore_o he_o mean_v not_o such_o work_n second_o bellarmine_n say_v that_o saint_n paul_n speak_v de_fw-la fide_fw-la charitate_fw-la formata_fw-la of_o a_o faith_n form_v with_o charity_n and_o furnish_v with_o good_a work_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la justificat_fw-la c._n 23._o and_o such_o a_o faith_n true_o justify_v answer_n true_a it_o be_v that_o abraham_n faith_n which_o saint_n paul_n so_o much_o commend_v be_v a_o lively_a and_o work_a faith_n yet_o it_o do_v not_o justify_v he_o as_o it_o be_v active_a in_o bring_v forth_o good_a work_n but_o as_o it_o be_v passive_a in_o apprehend_v and_o lay_v on_o hold_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n as_o the_o apostle_n show_v that_o abraham_n manner_n of_o justify_v and_o david_n be_v all_o one_o but_o david_n declare_v that_o man_n bless_v to_o who_o god_n impute_v righteousness_n without_o work_n rom._n 4_o 6._o further_o saint_n paul_n thus_o reason_v be_v full_o assure_v that_o he_o which_o have_v promise_v be_v able_a to_o do_v it_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v impute_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n etc._n etc._n v._n 21_o 22._o it_o be_v not_o impute_v for_o the_o work_n of_o his_o faith_n but_o for_o his_o believe_a three_o pererius_n use_v a_o distinction_n of_o first_o and_o second_o justification_n the_o first_o be_v when_o a_o man_n of_o a_o sinner_n be_v make_v just_a the_o second_o when_o a_o just_a man_n become_v more_o just_a disput_n 3._o in_o 15._o genes_n numer_n 48._o of_o the_o first_o they_o say_v saint_n paul_n speak_v of_o the_o second_o s._n james._n bellar._n the_o justif_a lib._n 4._o c._n 18._o contra_fw-la 1._o the_o scripture_n know_v no_o such_o distinction_n of_o first_o and_o second_o justification_n that_o which_o they_o call_v the_o second_o justification_n be_v no_o other_o but_o sanctification_n which_o be_v a_o increase_a and_o go_v forward_o in_o the_o fruit_n and_o further_a assurance_n of_o justification_n the_o prophet_n say_v bless_a be_v they_o who_o iniquity_n be_v forgive_v speak_v of_o that_o justification_n when_o a_o man_n of_o a_o sinner_n be_v become_v just_a before_o god_n which_o they_o call_v the_o first_o justification_n but_o to_o that_o blessedness_n be_v promise_v and_o where_o happiness_n or_o blessedness_n be_v obtain_v no_o other_o justification_n be_v necessary_a wherefore_o the_o first_o and_o one_o justification_n suffice_v there_o need_v not_o a_o second_o 2._o further_o this_o distinction_n admit_v saint_n paul_n rather_o shall_v entreat_v of_o the_o second_o justification_n because_o he_o allege_v the_o example_n of_o abraham_n who_o be_v call_v already_o and_o have_v do_v many_o righteous_a work_n before_o the_o scripture_n make_v mention_n of_o the_o imputation_n of_o righteousness_n unto_o he_o by_o faith_n and_o s._n james_n of_o the_o first_o who_o bring_v in_o the_o example_n of_o rahab_n the_o harlot_n now_o first_o call_v which_o have_v do_v no_o worthy_a work_n before_o reconcile_v wherefore_o thus_o saint_n paul_n and_o saint_n james_n be_v reconcile_v if_o we_o say_v that_o s._n paul_n understand_v that_o justification_n whereby_o abraham_n be_v make_v just_a before_o god_n for_o he_o say_v if_o abraham_n be_v justify_v by_o work_n he_o have_v wherein_o to_o rejoice_v but_o not_o with_o god_n rom._n 4.2_o he_o mean_v then_o that_o justification_n wherein_o a_o man_n may_v rejoice_v with_o god_n which_o be_v by_o faith_n but_o s._n james_n speak_v of_o that_o justification_n whereby_o a_o man_n be_v declare_v to_o be_v just_a before_o man_n whereby_o our_o faith_n be_v justify_v to_o be_v a_o true_a faith_n as_o he_o say_v show_v i_o thy_o faith_n out_o of_o thy_o work_n v_o 18._o he_o urge_v the_o show_v and_o approve_v of_o faith_n so_o he_o say_v abraham_n be_v justify_v through_o faith_n when_o he_o offer_v his_o son_n isaak_n v_o 21._o yet_o before_o god_n abraham_n be_v justify_v before_o by_o faith_n but_o by_o this_o his_o obedience_n his_o faith_n be_v approve_v unto_o god_n and_o make_v know_v to_o man_n neither_o be_v it_o usual_a in_o scripture_n thus_o to_o take_v the_o word_n justify_v as_o wisdom_n be_v say_v to_o be_v justify_v of_o her_o child_n matth._n 11.13_o that_o be_v declare_v or_o approve_v to_o be_v just_a christ_n be_v justify_v in_o the_o spirit_n 1_o timoth._n 3.16_o that_o be_v as_o the_o apostle_n elsewhere_o interprete_v declare_v mighty_o to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n touch_v the_o spirit_n of_o sanctification_n rom._n 2.4_o 6._o moral_a observation_n 1._o obseru._n god_n ample_o reward_v they_o that_o contemn_v thing_n present_a vers._n 1._o i_o be_o thy_o exceed_v great_a reward_n etc._n etc._n because_o abraham_n contemn_v the_o rich_a gift_n of_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n the_o lord_n do_v promise_v more_o abundant_o to_o recompense_v he_o therefore_o as_o ambrose_n well_o note_v ne_fw-la infirmos_fw-la animos_fw-la ob_fw-la dilationem_fw-la mercedis_fw-la subeat_fw-la

penitentiae_fw-la contempsisse_fw-la presentia_fw-la etc._n etc._n because_o the_o reward_n be_v defer_v let_v no_o man_n in_o his_o weakness_n repent_v that_o he_o have_v despise_v thing_n present_a etc._n etc._n lib._n 5._o de_fw-fr abrah_n c._n 3._o for_o god_n will_v be_v their_o exceed_a great_a reward_n as_o our_o saviour_n promise_v to_o his_o disciple_n there_o be_v none_o that_o have_v forsake_v house_n or_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n for_o my_o sake_n and_o the_o gospel_n but_o he_o shall_v receive_v a_o hundred_o fold_n etc._n etc._n mark_n 11.29_o 30._o 2._o obseru._n honest_a marriage_n to_o be_v desire_v to_o have_v lawful_a heir_n vers._n 2._o what_o will_v thou_o give_v i_o see_v i_o go_v childless_a etc._n etc._n abraham_n desire_v not_o riches_n or_o long_a life_n for_o his_o reward_n but_o only_o that_o he_o may_v have_v one_o to_o heir_n &_o inherit_v his_o labour_n ambrose_n note_v hereupon_o be_v very_o apt_a that_o man_n shall_v join_v themselves_o in_o honest_a marriage_n ne_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la suscipiant_fw-la liberos_fw-la quos_fw-la haeredes_fw-la habere_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n lest_o they_o beget_v such_o child_n who_o they_o can_v have_v to_o be_v their_o heir_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr abraham_n c._n 3._o for_o the_o law_n say_v a_o bastard_n can_v enter_v into_o the_o congregation_n to_o the_o ten_o generation_n deuter._n 23._o 2._o man_n therefore_o if_o not_o for_o shame_n yet_o because_o of_o their_o inheritance_n and_o succession_n shall_v give_v themselves_o to_o honest_a life_n not_o to_o live_v in_o adultery_n and_o filthy_a lust_n who_o may_v better_o go_v childless_a than_o to_o beget_v child_n which_o shall_v be_v monument_n of_o their_o shame_n 3._o obseru._n god_n impart_v his_o promise_n not_o all_o at_o once_o but_o by_o degree_n to_o his_o child_n vers._n 4._o one_o that_o come_v out_o of_o thy_o own_o bowel_n etc._n etc._n first_o god_n promise_v that_o abraham_n shall_v have_v a_o innumerable_a seed_n as_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n genes_n 13.17_o but_o yet_o abraham_n know_v not_o whether_o it_o shall_v be_v his_o natural_a or_o adopt_a seed_n now_o the_o lord_n clear_v that_o doubt_n in_o this_o place_n and_o tell_v he_o it_o shall_v be_v out_o of_o his_o own_o bowel_n yet_o abraham_n be_v uncertain_a whether_o his_o seed_n shall_v be_v give_v he_o by_o sara_n his_o wife_n or_o some_o other_o herein_o also_o the_o lord_n resolve_v abraham_n afterward_o genes_n 17.16_o and_o thus_o we_o see_v that_o god_n reveal_v not_o his_o will_n at_o once_o to_o his_o child_n but_o by_o degree_n acquaint_v they_o with_o his_o gracious_a promise_n perer._n and_o thus_o be_v that_o say_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n fulfil_v that_o the_o way_n of_o the_o righteous_a shine_v as_o the_o light_n that_o shine_v more_o and_o more_o unto_o the_o perfect_a day_n proverb_n 4.18_o 4._o obseru._n the_o experience_n of_o god_n former_a mercy_n confirm_v his_o servant_n vers._n 7._o i_o be_o the_o lord_n that_o bring_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o etc._n etc._n by_o past_a experience_n of_o god_n deliverance_n the_o lord_n give_v abraham_n assurance_n of_o his_o protection_n afterward_o thus_o the_o remembrance_n of_o former_a benefit_n receive_v from_o god_n shall_v confirm_v we_o in_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o continuance_n of_o his_o mercy_n muscul_fw-la as_o david_n because_o he_o slay_v the_o lion_n and_o the_o bear_v doubt_v not_o but_o that_o he_o shall_v overcome_v the_o uncircumcised_a philistine_n 1_o sam._n 17.36_o 5._o obseru._n god_n patience_n abuse_v bring_v a_o great_a destruction_n in_o the_o end_n vers._n 16._o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o amorites_n be_v not_o yet_o full_a etc._n etc._n herein_o appear_v the_o great_a long_a suffering_n of_o god_n that_o spare_v the_o wicked_a to_o see_v if_o they_o will_v be_v bring_v to_o repentance_n but_o by_o this_o example_n also_o be_v make_v manifest_a what_o they_o be_v to_o expect_v that_o abuse_n god_n patience_n and_o go_v on_o in_o their_o wickedness_n that_o their_o destruction_n shall_v be_v the_o more_o fearful_a when_o it_o come_v as_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o such_o as_o despise_v the_o patience_n and_o long_a sufferance_n of_o god_n do_v heap_n unto_o themselves_o wrath_n against_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n rom._n 2.4.5_o calvin_n 6._o obseru._n unjust_a complaint_n of_o persecution_n in_o england_n but_o here_o i_o can_v let_v pass_v a_o malicious_a note_n of_o pererius_n upon_o this_o place_n wherein_o he_o glance_v at_o the_o present_a state_n of_o england_n his_o word_n translate_v stand_v thus_o if_o any_o man_n shall_v chance_v to_o marvel_n why_o god_n suffer_v the_o cruel_a persecution_n of_o the_o catholic_n in_o england_n and_o the_o power_n of_o the_o english_a regiment_n so_o long_o to_o continue_v he_o may_v leave_v off_o marvel_v if_o he_o consider_v what_o the_o lord_n here_o say_v that_o the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o amorites_n be_v not_o yet_o full_a at_o the_o length_n the_o english_a shall_v be_v complete_a and_o then_o shall_v come_v the_o time_n of_o the_o divine_a revenge_n which_o may_v seem_v late_o unto_o we_o but_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o secret_a reason_n of_o god_n providence_n timely_a enough_o which_o season_n if_o any_o man_n think_v now_o not_o to_o be_v far_o off_o the_o persecution_n of_o that_o nation_n be_v now_o grow_v unto_o such_o rage_n and_o cruelty_n he_o shall_v not_o in_o my_o opinion_n miss_v the_o truth_n thus_o far_o this_o ignatian_n sectary_n in_o 15._o genes_n numer_n 96._o answ._n 1._o this_o complaint_n of_o persecution_n and_o cruelty_n exercise_v against_o the_o popish_a catholic_n be_v most_o untrue_a if_o it_o be_v persecution_n for_o man_n to_o enjoy_v their_o land_n to_o grow_v rich_a to_o fare_v of_o the_o best_a to_o purchase_v land_n then_o be_v the_o recusant_n in_o england_n persecute_v if_o some_o rebellious_a and_o traitorous_a popish_a priest_n and_o judasite_n have_v worthy_o suffer_v for_o their_o practise_v against_o the_o prince_n and_o state_n this_o be_v no_o persecution_n but_o a_o just_a execution_n upon_o such_o evil_a member_n which_o no_o state_n in_o the_o world_n will_v endure_v the_o protestant_n in_o queen_n mary_n day_n will_v have_v think_v it_o happy_a if_o they_o may_v upon_o like_a condition_n have_v redeem_v their_o conscience_n as_o popish_a recusant_n hitherto_o have_v do_v 2._o this_o frierly_a exclamation_n and_o outcry_n may_v with_o great_a reason_n be_v return_v upon_o their_o own_o head_n catholicon_n for_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o say_v whether_o the_o church_n of_o god_n have_v endure_v great_a persecution_n under_o the_o unchristian_a roman_a emperor_n or_o antichristian_a pope_n they_o have_v so_o rack_v burn_a slaughter_a whip_v wory_v torment_a both_o young_a and_o old_a as_o else_o where_o i_o have_v show_v that_o as_o moses_n describe_v the_o cruelty_n of_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o jew_n so_o it_o have_v be_v true_a of_o they_o they_o will_v not_o regard_v the_o person_n of_o the_o old_a nor_o have_v compassion_n on_o the_o young_a deut._n 28.50_o for_o thus_o have_v they_o not_o spare_v to_o put_v to_o the_o sword_n woman_n great_a with_o child_n and_o to_o make_v their_o mother_n womb_n the_o infant_n sepulcher_n thus_o be_v the_o woman_n of_o merindol_n serve_v the_o mother_n slay_v the_o infant_n tumble_v forth_o of_o their_o mother_n belly_n and_o be_v trample_v upon_o fox_n p._n 952._o and_o thus_o as_o hierome_n complain_v of_o the_o barbarous_a hun_n the_o cruel_a papist_n practise_v non_fw-la aetati_fw-la parcebant_fw-la non_fw-la vagientis_fw-la miserebantur_fw-la infantiae_fw-la cogebantur_fw-la mor●_n qui_fw-la nondum_fw-la vivere_fw-la coeperunt_fw-la they_o spare_v not_o tender_a age_n nor_o pit●ed_n cry_v infant_n they_o be_v force_v to_o die_v which_o have_v not_o begin_v yet_o to_o live_v hierom._n ad_fw-la ocean_n 3._o wherefore_o we_o do_v trust_v as_o the_o apostle_n propehsy_v they_o shall_v prevail_v no_o long_o for_o their_o madness_n shall_v be_v make_v manifest_a to_o all_o man_n 2_o tim._n 3.9_o that_o the_o iniquity_n of_o new_a babylon_n have_v fill_v up_o their_o number_n and_o the_o time_n of_o their_o judgement_n can_v be_v far_o off_o when_o that_o say_n in_o the_o revelation_n shall_v be_v accomplish_v o_o heaven_n rejoice_v of_o she_o and_o you_o holy_a apostle_n and_o prophet_n for_o god_n have_v give_v your_o judgement_n on_o she_o revel_v 18.20_o but_o against_o the_o church_n of_o england_n this_o friar_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o brood_n that_o have_v long_o look_v for_o a_o overthrow_n and_o promise_v themselves_o a_o vain_a hope_n of_o their_o popish_a kingdom_n in_o this_o land_n thanks_o be_v always_o give_v to_o god_n be_v find_v false_a prophet_n god_n have_v disappoint_v they_o whereas_o they_o expect_v a_o change_n in_o the_o next_o change_n england_n we_o in_o this_o change_n i_o trust_v shall_v see_v no_o change_n

even_o in_o that_o place_n in_o the_o wilderness_n she_o have_v see_v a_o angel_n mercer_n 7._o but_o the_o right_n and_o proper_a meaning_n be_v that_o she_o see_v that_o be_v live_v after_o she_o have_v see_v god_n for_o they_o think_v no_o man_n can_v see_v god_n and_o live_v and_o therefore_o jacob_n also_o say_v i_o have_v see_v god_n face_n to_o face_n and_o my_o life_n be_v preserve_v gen._n 32.30_o qvest._n xi_o who_o be_v understand_v by_o the_o live_n and_o see_v vers._n 14._o the_o well_o of_o he_o that_o lo●eth_v and_o see_v 1._o some_o refer_v both_o unto_o god_n 2._o some_o to_o the_o angel_n who_o as_o god_n minister_n though_o not_o as_o god_n live_v and_o see_v 3._o some_o live_v understand_v of_o ishmael_n that_o live_v 4._o but_o hagar_n say_v the_o well_o of_o the_o live_n and_o see_v by_o live_n understand_v herself_o that_o live_v after_o this_o glorious_a sight_n by_o see_v god_n which_o see_v our_o affliction_n qvest._n xii_o of_o cade_n and_o sur._n between_o cadesh_n and_o bere_v 1._o these_o be_v two_o place_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sur_n which_o extend_v to_o the_o red_a sea_n 2._o cadesh_n be_v that_o place_n where_o the_o water_n gush_v out_o of_o the_o rock_n and_o the_o people_n murmur_v against_o god_n numb_a 20._o 3._o it_o be_v call_v a_o well_o and_o before_o a_o fountain_n because_o it_o be_v a_o deep_a fountain_n for_o as_o augustine_n say_v omnis_fw-la putens_fw-la fons_fw-la non_fw-la omnis_fw-la fons_fw-la puteus_fw-la every_o well_o may_v be_v call_v a_o fountain_n not_o every_o fountain_n a_o well_o qvest._n xiii_o why_o abraham_n not_o hagar_n give_v the_o name_n to_o ishmael_n vers._n 15._o abraham_n call_v his_o name_n ishmael_n etc._n etc._n 1._o before_o it_o be_v say_v thou_o shall_v call_v and_o here_o abraham_n give_v the_o name_n as_o he_o have_v learn_v of_o hagar_n and_o so_o in_o effect_n she_o give_v it_o perer._n 2._o for_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o by_o his_o oracle_n diminish_v the_o right_n of_o the_o father_n to_o who_o it_o belong_v to_o give_v the_o name_n muscul._n as_o eva_n be_v say_v to_o have_v give_v seth_n his_o name_n genes_n 4.25_o yet_o adam_n first_o call_v he_o so_o gen._n 5.3_o 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n 1._o doct._n evil_a must_v not_o be_v do_v that_o good_a may_v come_v thereof_o vers._n 2._o i_o pray_v thou_o go_v in_o unto_o my_o maid_n it_o may_v be_v i_o shall_v be_v build_v by_o she_o etc._n etc._n s●ra_n though_o she_o have_v a_o good_a intent_n that_o god_n promise_v concern_v abraham_n seed_n may_v be_v accomplish_v yet_o she_o do_v not_o well_o to_o use_v unlawful_a mean_n that_o abraham_n may_v have_v this_o seed_n by_o a_o concubine_n for_o according_a to_o saint_n paul_n rule_n we_o must_v not_o do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v thereof_o rom._n 3.8_o and_o this_o device_n of_o sara_n prosper_v not_o she_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v build_v and_o increase_v hereby_o that_o the_o posterity_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o ishmael_n the_o ismaelite_n and_o hagarene_n become_v enemy_n afterward_o to_o her_o own_o seed_n musculus_fw-la 2._o doct._n they_o that_o punish_v just_o be_v not_o persecutor_n vers._n 6._o sarai_n deal_v rough_o with_o she_o augustine_n from_o this_o example_n collect_v that_o they_o always_o which_o inflict_v punishment_n be_v not_o persecutor_n and_o that_o discipline_n may_v be_v administer_v just_o against_o the_o obstinate_a as_o sarai_n deal_v with_o hagar_n hagar_n passa_fw-la est_fw-la persecutionem_fw-la à_fw-la sara_n hac_fw-la tamen_fw-la sancta_fw-la erat_fw-la qua_fw-la faciebat_fw-la illa_fw-la iniqua_fw-la quae_fw-la patiebatur_fw-la hagar_n suffer_v persecution_n of_o sara_n and_o yet_o she_o be_v holy_a that_o do_v it_o the_o other_o evil_n that_o suffer_v it_o epist._n 50._o 3._o doct._n religion_n no_o enemy_n to_o politic_a order_n vers._n 9_o hvmble_v thyself_o under_o her_o hand_n hagar_n be_v a_o bond-servant_n who_o condition_n then_o be_v very_o hard_o yet_o the_o lord_n 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all_o minister_a spirit_n send_v forth_o to_o minister_v for_o their_o sake_n that_o shall_v be_v heir_n of_o salvation_n heb._n 1.14_o 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n polygamy_n of_o the_o father_n never_o lawful_a or_o dispense_v with_o vers._n 3._o then_o sarai_n abraham_n wife_n take_v agar_n 1._o some_o think_v that_o abraham_n marriage_n or_o copulation_n rather_o with_o hagar_n be_v lawful_a and_o that_o sarai_n be_v move_v of_o god_n to_o persuade_v this_o marriage_n to_o abraham_n joseph_n lib._n 1._o antiquit_n but_o this_o no_o where_o appear_v for_o though_o god_n approve_v sarai_n her_o advice_n for_o the_o cast_v out_o of_o the_o bondwoman_n with_o her_o son_n gen._n 21.8_o yet_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o god_n like_v of_o her_o counsel_n in_o abraham_n take_v she_o to_o be_v his_o wife_n 2._o some_o think_v that_o adultery_n be_v not_o yet_o forbid_v by_o any_o law_n ambrose_n because_o abraham_n be_v both_o before_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n he_o 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ask_v she_o not_o but_o receive_v she_o and_o he_o to_o this_o purpose_n urge_v the_o apostle_n word_n that_o the_o man_n have_v not_o power_n over_o his_o own_o body_n but_o the_o woman_n 1_o cor._n 7._o contra._n if_o this_o be_v a_o good_a defence_n than_o adam_n excuse_n also_o may_v have_v serve_v because_o the_o woman_n give_v he_o th●_n apple_n and_o he_o do_v eat_v the_o apostle_n give_v the_o woman_n power_n over_o her_o husband_n body_n and_o the_o man_n likewise_o over_o the_o woman_n to_o perform_v mutual_o the_o matrimonial_a duty_n but_o the_o woman_n can_v no_o more_o give_v liberty_n to_o the_o husband_n to_o join_v unto_o strange_a flesh_n than_o the_o husband_n can_v unto_o the_o woman_n as_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o same_o place_n restrain_v that_o liberty_n let_v every_o man_n have_v his_o wife_n let_v every_o woman_n have_v her_o husband_n 1._o

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the_o pattern_n of_o these_o worthy_a example_n we_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o our_o christian_a sovereign_a be_v resolve_v to_o take_v away_o all_o mixture_n of_o religion_n not_o to_o admit_v any_o toleration_n of_o contrary_a worship_n but_o with_o josias_n to_o expel_v all_o idolatrous_a chemarim_n and_o masspriest_n with_o asa_n to_o put_v all_o such_o from_o place_n of_o government_n and_o with_o zerubbabel_n to_o reject_v their_o service_n and_o employment_n either_o in_o church_n or_o common_a wealth_n and_o we_o assure_o trust_v that_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n ark_n among_o we_o shall_v cause_v that_o dagon_n of_o rome_n to_o lose_v both_o his_o hand_n and_o head_n for_o ever_o in_o this_o our_o famous_a and_o thrice_o renown_a country_n of_o britain_n chap._n xviii_o 1._o the_o method_n this_o chapter_n have_v two_o part_n 〈◊〉_d the_o entertainment_n of_o the_o angel_n in_o abraham_n tent_n and_o such_o thing_n as_o there_o be_v do_v to_o vers_n 17._o ●_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n concern_v the_o destruction_n of_o sodom_n with_o abraham_n deprecation_n for_o the_o same_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n in_o the_o first_o part_n 1._o there_o be_v the_o apparition_n of_o the_o angel_n both_o in_o what_o place_n and_o at_o what_o time_n vers_fw-la 1._o and_o in_o what_o manner_n vers_n 2._o 2._o their_o entertainment_n offer_v by_o abraham_n vers_fw-la 3_o 4._o accept_v by_o the_o angel_n vers_fw-la 5._o perform_v by_o abraham_n ver_fw-la 6_o 7_o 8._o 3._o the_o promise_n be_v renew_v concern_v abraham_n and_o sara_n son_n vers_fw-la 10._o and_o sara_n for_o her_o infirmity_n reprove_v both_o for_o her_o laughter_n 12_o 13_o 14._o and_o for_o her_o denial_n vers_fw-la 15._o in_o the_o second_o part_n 1._o the_o lord_n show_v a_o reason_n why_o he_o will_v impart_v his_o counsel_n to_o abraham_n concern_v the_o overthrow_n of_o sodom_n vers_fw-la 18_o 19_o 2._o the_o lord_n propound_v his_o resolution_n with_o the_o cause_n thereof_o vers_fw-la 20_o 21._o 3._o abraham_n intreat_v where_o first_o be_v set_v down_o the_o ground_n of_o his_o prayer_n the_o justice_n of_o god_n 23_o 25._o then_o his_o particular_a request_n six_o time_n repeat_v from_o fifty_o person_n to_o be_v find_v in_o sodom_n to_o ten_o the_o divers_a reading_n sig_n v_o 1._o at_o the_o oak_n of_o mamre_n s._n plain_a or_o valley_n of_o mamre_n caet_fw-la colon_n signify_v both_o a_o plain_a and_o a_o oak_n it_o be_v most_o like_o it_o be_v a_o plain_a set_v with_o oakes_n c._n v_o 2._o he_o worship_v in_o or_o upon_o the_o ground_n s.c.h._n bow_v himself_o towards_o the_o ground_n t.p.b.g._n shachah_o to_o bow_v so_o be_v it_o take_v isa._n 15.23_o bow_v down_o that_o we_o may_v go_v over_o per_n v_o 4._o let_v your_o foot_n be_v wash_v h._n let_v they_o wash_v your_o foot_n s._n wash_v your_o foot_n caet_fw-la sic_fw-la etiam_fw-la hebr_fw-la v_o 5._o you_o shall_v cat_n s._n comfort_n or_o strengthen_v your_o heart_n caet_fw-la t.r._n v_o 8._o he_o 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stand_v yet_o before_o god_n caet_fw-la v_o 28._o will_v thou_o destroy_v for_o forty_o five_o the_o whole_a city_n s._n caet_fw-la for_o five_o the_o explanation_n of_o doubt_n qvest._n i._o of_o the_o vision_n and_o apparition_n make_v to_o abraham_n in_o mamre_n vers._n 1._o again_o the_o lord_n appear_v etc._n etc._n 1._o this_o be_v the_o six_o apparition_n of_o god_n to_o abraham_n take_v those_o two_o in_o the_o fifteen_o chapter_n for_o one_o which_o herein_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o rest_n because_o this_o apparition_n be_v make_v in_o a_o humane_a shape_n which_o be_v not_o express_v in_o the_o rest_n and_o this_o be_v the_o three_o vision_n of_o this_o kind_n as_o cajetan_n note_v when_o the_o lord_n show_v himself_o in_o some_o visible_a form_n 1._o to_o adam_n in_o paradise_n 2._o to_o agar_n in_o the_o wilderness_n gen._n 16.13_o 3._o to_o abraham_n in_o this_o place_n 2._o this_o apparition_n be_v not_o long_o after_o the_o other_o in_o the_o former_a chapter_n for_o in_o both_o after_o a_o year_n a_o son_n be_v promise_v to_o abraham_n rupertus_n and_o the_o promise_n be_v renew_v for_o sarahs_n cause_n calvin_n 3._o it_o be_v now_o in_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o day_n that_o be_v noontide_n septuag_n the_o usual_a time_n of_o rest_n and_o repast_n jun._n when_o abraham_n sit_v at_o his_o door_n to_o take_v shade_n and_o to_o espy_v what_o traveller_n pass_v by_o to_o give_v they_o entertainment_n muscul._n qvest._n ii_o who_o the_o three_o angel_n be_v that_o appear_v to_o abraham_n vers._n 2._o three_o man_n stand_v by_o he_o 1._o they_o be_v not_o three_o man_n but_o so_o appear_v jun._n they_o stand_v not_o hard_o by_o he_o for_o he_o need_v not_o then_o have_v go_v to_o meet_v they_o but_o they_o stand_v before_o he_o or_o over_o against_o he_o for_o so_o the_o word_n gnal_n signify_v muscul._n 2._o abraham_n at_o the_o first_o do_v not_o know_v they_o to_o be_v angel_n for_o he_o receive_v they_o unaware_o heb._n 13.1_o yet_o there_o appear_v some_o extraordinary_a excellency_n in_o they_o in_o that_o abraham_n use_v they_o so_o reverent_o for_o otherwise_o to_o every_o common_a passenger_n he_o will_v not_o have_v give_v such_o reverence_n calvin_n 3._o neither_o can_v it_o be_v certain_o affirm_v that_o these_o three_o man_n be_v the_o three_o angel_n michael_n gabriel_n raphael_n as_o some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n the_o first_o the_o messenger_n to_o abraham_n the_o other_o appoint_v for_o the_o destruction_n of_o sodom_n and_o raphael_n for_o lot_n deliverance_n for_o both_o the_o angel_n that_o go_v towards_o sodom_n be_v in_o equal_a commission_n to_o destroy_v the_o city_n chap._n 19.13_o the_o lord_n have_v send_v we_o to_o destroy_v it_o and_o to_o deliver_v lot_n vers_fw-la 16._o they_o catch_v lot_n and_o his_o wife_n by_o the_o hand_n etc._n etc._n abraham_n do_v reverence_n to_o one_o above_o the_o rest_n call_v he_o lord_n v_o 3._o who_o also_o be_v call_v jehovah_n v_o 17._o their_o opinion_n may_v safe_o be_v receive_v that_o think_v this_o eminent_a person_n with_o who_o abraham_n talk_v to_o be_v christ._n but_o it_o be_v a_o collection_n without_o ground_n by_o the_o apparition_n of_o these_o three_o angel_n to_o conclude_v the_o trinity_n as_o pererius_n seem_v to_o insinuate_v calvin_n qvest._n 3_o why_o abraham_n speak_v to_o one_o of_o the_o 3._o angel_n in_o chief_a vers._n 3._o lord_n if_o i_o have_v find_v favour_n etc._n etc._n abraham_n see_v three_o man_n but_o speak_v as_o to_o one_o 1._o whereby_o neither_o a_o three_o fold_v knowledge_n of_o god_n be_v shadow_v forth_o of_o his_o nature_n by_o his_o benefit_n by_o his_o judgement_n as_o philo_n 2._o nor_o yet_o hereby_o be_v signify_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o trinity_n that_o one_o god_n in_o three_o person_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v as_o rupertus_n 3._o neither_o do_v abraham_n speak_v unto_o every_o one_o of_o they_o particular_o as_o ramban_n 4._o but_o abraham_n salute_v the_o three_o person_n as_o more_o excellent_a either_o for_o the_o dignity_n of_o his_o person_n or_o for_o some_o respect_n which_o the_o other_o two_o have_v unto_o he_o chrysost._n but_o for_o such_o service_n as_o equal_o belong_v to_o they_o all_o he_o speak_v to_o they_o all_o in_o general_a as_o the_o wash_n of_o their_o foot_n 5._o as_o they_o be_v three_o person_n so_o he_o offer_v unto_o they_o three_o service_n to_o wash_v their_o foot_n to_o rest_v they_o under_o the_o tree_n to_o comfort_v their_o heart_n with_o bread_n perer._n qvest._n iu._n of_o the_o hebrew_n measure_n call_v a_o seime_n vers._n 6._o three_o measure_n of_o fine_a meal_n etc._n etc._n the_o word_n be_v seime_n which_o be_v the_o same_o in_o english_a a_o seime_n 1._o which_o neither_o contain_v so_o much_o as_o epiphanius_n

in_o virtue_n but_o that_o be_v not_o the_o meaning_n here_o it_o be_v give_v as_o a_o reason_n why_o sarah_n doubt_v of_o a_o son_n continency_n because_o she_o be_v old_a and_o her_o lord_n also_o 2._o neither_o be_v pererius_n collection_n sound_n that_o because_o sarah_n say_v shall_v i_o have_v lust_n that_o abraham_n and_o sarah_n after_o the_o birth_n of_o ishmael_n have_v consent_v to_o abstinence_n from_o matrimonial_a act_n for_o abraham_n long_o after_o this_o have_v child_n by_o keturah_n which_o show_v that_o there_o be_v in_o abraham_n moderate_a lust_n and_o desire_v and_o sarah_n though_o her_o desire_n that_o way_n have_v be_v extinguish_v yet_o she_o be_v to_o be_v obedient_a sarah_n then_o only_o speak_v comparative_o that_o the_o heat_n and_o lust_n of_o youth_n be_v now_o abate_v in_o she_o qvest._n viii_o whether_o abraham_n be_v simple_o unapt_a for_o generation_n further_o 1._o some_o think_v that_o abraham_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o great_a age_n be_v simple_o unapt_a for_o generation_n in_o himself_o but_o yet_o receive_v a_o generative_a faculty_n from_o god_n to_o beget_v isaak_n sic_fw-la thomas_n aquin._n contr._n abraham_n 37._o year_n after_o by_o keturah_n have_v six_o son_n genes_n 25._o 2._o therefore_o it_o be_v like_a than_o he_o be_v not_o simple_o unapt_a for_o generation_n nor_o yet_o enable_v by_o a_o extraordinary_a faculty_n see_v also_o that_o many_o year_n after_o some_o at_o 80._o year_n of_o age_n and_o more_o have_v child_n as_o cato_z and_o massinissa_n plin._n lib._n 7._o cap._n 14._o 2._o wherefore_o augustine_n opinion_n be_v more_o probable_a that_o abraham_n be_v not_o simple_o unapt_a for_o generation_n genes_n but_o not_o by_o sara_n for_o afterward_o by_o another_o wife_n he_o receive_v child_n 3._o whereas_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o abraham_n body_n be_v now_o dead_a be_v almost_o a_o hundred_o year_n old_a rom._n 4.19_o this_o be_v speak_v in_o respect_n of_o abraham_n own_o opinion_n who_o be_v out_o of_o hope_n to_o have_v child_n he_o consider_v not_o his_o own_o body_n say_v s._n paul_n perer._n and_o comparative_o because_o his_o body_n be_v now_o dead_a be_v almost_o 100_o year_n old_a and_o much_o more_o unable_a than_o before_o and_o if_o in_o his_o young_a year_n he_o receive_v no_o child_n by_o sarah_n much_o less_o hope_n be_v there_o now_o calvin_n qvest._n ix_o the_o reason_n of_o sarahs_n barrenness_n two_o reason_n be_v also_o give_v of_o sarahs_n barrenness_n because_o she_o be_v old_a and_o the_o monthly_a custom_n of_o woman_n have_v leave_v she_o sarah_n be_v now_o thirty_o year_n old_a which_o may_v seem_v in_o those_o day_n when_o they_o live_v long_o as_o sarah_n attain_v to_o a_o 120._o year_n gen._n 23.1_o to_o be_v no_o sufficient_a reason_n of_o she_o not_o bear_v for_o than_o one_o of_o ninety_o year_n may_v be_v esteem_v as_o one_o of_o 50._o now_o beyond_o which_o time_n woman_n common_o bear_v not_o though_o some_o have_v child_n after_o those_o year_n as_o cornelia_n bear_v volusius_n saturninus_n at_o 60._o year_n plin._n lib._n 7._o c._n 14._o 2._o neither_o the_o stay_n of_o the_o monthly_a course_n may_v be_v think_v of_o itself_o a_o sufficient_a cause_n of_o sarahs_n barrenness_n because_o as_o aristotle_n write_v some_o may_v conceive_v without_o they_o though_o it_o be_v rare_a lib._n 7._o the_o histor_n animal_n c._n 2._o 3._o but_o yet_o consider_v that_o sarah_n both_o in_o her_o young_a time_n and_o while_o the_o custom_n of_o woman_n continue_v with_o she_o be_v barren_a she_o be_v now_o both_o old_a and_o that_o use_v discontinue_v must_v needs_o be_v much_o more_o and_o therefore_o those_o both_o concur_v in_o age_a and_o barren_a sarah_n do_v make_v the_o work_n more_o miraculous_a in_o that_o she_o now_o conceive_v qvest._n x._o sarahs_n laughter_n whether_o it_o argue_v her_o incredulity_n vers._n 12._o sarah_n laugh_v 1._o this_o laughter_n of_o sarah_n can_v neither_o be_v altogether_o excuse_v as_o ambrose_n make_v it_o a_o sign_n of_o a_o mystery_n rather_o than_o a_o argument_n of_o incredulity_n 2._o neither_o yet_o do_v sarah_n direct_o detract_v from_o the_o credit_n of_o god_n promise_n for_o she_o do_v not_o yet_o know_v that_o they_o be_v angel_n 3._o but_o of_o a_o womanly_a modesty_n she_o show_v herself_o at_o the_o first_o incredulous_a and_o be_v guilty_a of_o her_o infirmity_n through_o fear_n deny_v it_o but_o yet_o when_o she_o be_v rebuke_v she_o stand_v not_o in_o defence_n thereof_o neither_o reply_v and_o be_v confirm_v in_o her_o faith_n and_o believe_v august_n 4._o and_o herein_o god_n mercy_n appear_v that_o be_v content_v to_o chastise_v sarahs_n incredulity_n with_o a_o simple_a reprehension_n whereas_o zacharie_n for_o the_o like_a offence_n be_v strike_v dumb_a calvin_n 8._o 87._o shall_v i_o hide_v from_o abraham_n 1._o whereas_o the_o septuag_n read_v from_o abraham_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pvero_fw-la my_o child_n ambrose_n show_v that_o abraham_n though_o old_a in_o year_n be_v call_v a_o child_n or_o youth_n 6._o ob_fw-la pueritia_fw-la obsequium_fw-la because_o of_o cheerful_a obedience_n and_o prompt_v and_o ready_a service_n but_o we_o need_v not_o stand_v upon_o this_o note_n see_v the_o word_n be_v not_o in_o the_o original_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v usual_a in_o scripture_n by_o that_o word_n to_o understand_v servant_n qvest._n xi_o how_o a_o thing_n be_v say_v to_o be_v impossible_a 2._o likewise_o where_o the_o latin_a read_v can_v i_o hide_v from_o abraham_n which_o in_o the_o original_n stand_v thus_o shall_v i_o hide_v pererius_n observation_n how_o divers_a way_n a_o thing_n be_v say_v to_o be_v impossible_a or_o that_o can_v be_v be_v impertinent_a yet_o because_o there_o may_v be_v use_n elsewhere_o of_o this_o annotation_n i_o will_v not_o omit_v it_o 1._o a_o thing_n be_v say_v to_o be_v impossible_a when_o mean_n and_o strength_n be_v deny_v 1_o cor._n 3.2_o i_o give_v you_o milk_n to_o drink_v for_o you_o can_v not_o etc._n etc._n 2._o that_o which_o be_v seldom_o do_v though_o it_o may_v be_v do_v matth._n 5._o a_o city_n set_v upon_o a_o hill_n can_v be_v hide_v 3._o that_o which_o be_v not_o fit_v nor_o convenient_a matth._n 9_o the_o child_n of_o the_o bridegroom_n can_v mourn_v so_o long_o as_o the_o bridegroom_n be_v with_o they_o 4._o when_o a_o thing_n may_v be_v do_v but_o against_o the_o will_n gen._n 37._o 4._o the_o brethren_n of_o joseph_n can_v not_o speak_v peaceable_o to_o he_o 5._o that_o which_o can_v be_v do_v of_o man_n or_o by_o any_o natural_a cause_n though_o unto_o god_n not_o impossible_a as_o to_o cause_v a_o camel_n to_o go_v through_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o needle_n matth._n 19.6_o that_o which_o be_v simple_o impossible_a both_o in_o nature_n and_o to_o god_n as_o include_v a_o contradiction_n as_o it_o be_v impossible_a god_n shall_v lie_v heb._n 6.7_o that_o which_o be_v forbid_v by_o a_o superior_a power_n as_o the_o angel_n say_v to_o lot_n gen._n 19.22_o i_o can_v do_v nothing_o till_o thou_o be_v come_v thither_o 8._o that_o which_o be_v evil_a and_o unseemly_a as_o joseph_n say_v to_o his_o mistress_n how_o can_v i_o do_v this_o great_a wickedness_n and_o sin_n against_o god_n gen._n 39.9_o qvest._n xii_o wherefore_o the_o lord_n impart_v his_o counsel_n to_o abraham_n concern_v the_o destruction_n of_o sodom_n vers._n 18._o see_v that_o abraham_n shall_v be_v indeed_o a_o great_a nation_n etc._n etc._n two_o reason_n be_v give_v why_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o conceal_v from_o abraham_n his_o counsel_n concern_v the_o destruction_n of_o sodom_n first_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o dignity_n and_o privilege_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v endue_v abraham_n with_o both_o carnal_a in_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o father_n of_o a_o mighty_a people_n and_o spiritual_a because_o of_o he_o shall_v come_v the_o messiah_n in_o who_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v bless_v 2._o in_o respect_n of_o abraham_n diligence_n and_o duty_n in_o teach_v and_o instruct_v his_o posterity_n after_o he_o for_o this_o shall_v seem_v to_o have_v be_v the_o godly_a practice_n of_o the_o father_n to_o catechise_v their_o family_n and_o instruct_v they_o concern_v the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n transgression_n of_o man_n destruction_n of_o the_o old_a world_n god_n providence_n the_o messiah_n to_o be_v reveal_v everlasting_a life_n to_o come_v and_o such_o like_a perer._n 3_o the_o hebrew_n think_v that_o because_o the_o pentapolis_n or_o valley_n of_o five_o city_n belong_v unto_o canaan_n which_o be_v promise_v to_o abraham_n the_o lord_n impart_v this_o matter_n qvest._n xiii_o of_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o sodom_n vers._n 20._o the_o cry_n of_o sodom_n be_v great_a etc._n etc._n 1._o four_o sin_n be_v note_v in_o scripture_n to_o be_v

cry_v sin_n the_o sin_n of_o blood_n gen._n 4.10_o the_o sin_n of_o oppression_n exod._n 2.23_o the_o detain_v of_o hireling_n wage_n jam._n 5.4_o the_o sin_n of_o uncleanness_n as_o in_o this_o place_n perer._n 2._o by_o the_o cry_n of_o sin_n be_v here_o understand_v the_o impudence_n of_o sinner_n gregor_n peccatum_fw-la cum_fw-la voce_fw-la est_fw-la culpa_fw-la in_o actione_n peccatum_fw-la cum_fw-la clamoro_fw-la est_fw-la culpa_fw-la cum_fw-la libertate_fw-la etc._n etc._n sin_n with_o a_o voice_n be_v a_o fault_n in_o action_n sin_n with_o a_o loud_a cry_n be_v a_o licentious_a liberty_n lib._n 5._o moral_n c._n 7._o 3._o their_o sin_n be_v say_v to_o be_v multiply_v 1._o because_o of_o the_o continual_a custom_n of_o sin_v 2._o the_o number_n of_o offender_n 3._o the_o number_n of_o sin_n as_o pride_n fullness_n of_o bread_n idleness_n contempt_n of_o the_o poor_a ezech._n 16.49_o perer._n 4._o their_o sin_n in_o the_o singular_a number_n be_v say_v to_o be_v increase_v 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with_o beg_v and_o entreat_v can_v hardly_o find_v entertainment_n 2._o moral_a against_o curious_a build_n and_o careless_a hospitality_n vers._n 6._o abraham_n make_v haste_n into_o the_o tent_n to_o sarah_n etc._n etc._n abraham_n be_v not_o curious_a in_o his_o dwell_n but_o courteous_a in_o entertain_v of_o stranger_n much_o unlike_a be_v the_o practice_n of_o these_o day_n great_a man_n delight_v to_o build_v great_a house_n but_o keep_v no_o hospitality_n abraham_n contrariwise_o content_v himself_o to_o dwell_v in_o a_o tent_n yet_o his_o door_n be_v open_a to_o stranger_n this_o example_n of_o abraham_n shall_v condemn_v the_o curiosity_n of_o this_o age_n in_o trim_v their_o house_n and_o their_o carelessness_n in_o entertain_v stranger_n 3._o moral_a woman_n must_v learn_v to_o keep_v their_o own_o house_n beside_o in_o that_o sara_n keep_v in_o her_o tent_n the_o property_n of_o a_o modest_a matron_n be_v express_v which_o keep_v herself_o at_o home_n and_o love_v she_o 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curiosity_n in_o listen_v behind_o the_o door_n what_o the_o angel_n say_v to_o abraham_n which_o be_v a_o fault_n very_o much_o incident_a to_o that_o sex_n to_o be_v harken_v and_o give_v ear_n to_o hear_v thing_n to_o which_o they_o be_v not_o call_v unto_o the_o preacher_n give_v a_o caveat_n against_o such_o curiosity_n of_o the_o ear_n eccl._n 7.23_o give_v not_o thy_o heart_n to_o all_o the_o word_n that_o man_n speak_v etc._n etc._n muscul._n 6._o moral_a against_o marriage_n for_o lust_n in_o old_a person_n vers._n 12._o after_o i_o be_o old_a shall_v i_o have_v lust_n sarah_n think_v it_o a_o shame_n for_o she_o in_o her_o old_a age_n to_o give_v herself_o to_o the_o sport_n and_o pleasure_n of_o youth_n hereby_o the_o dotage_n of_o age_a person_n be_v reprove_v which_o do_v provoke_v their_o decay_a and_o dead_a body_n to_o lust_n again_o and_o do_v revive_v their_o abate_v heat_n by_o unequal_a and_o unseemly_a marriage_n perer._n hereunto_o agree_v the_o counsel_n of_o the_o apostle_n that_o wish_v young_a widow_n to_o marry_v but_o such_o to_o be_v choose_v as_o be_v not_o under_o sixty_o year_n old_a 1_o tim._n 5.10_o suppose_v such_o to_o have_v not_o such_o need_n of_o marriage_n 7._o moral_a the_o duty_n of_o wife_n to_o their_o husband_n vers._n 12._o and_o my_o lord_n also_o saint_n peter_n from_o hence_o exhort_v wife_n to_o be_v obedient_a and_o dutiful_a to_o their_o husband_n as_o sarah_n be_v to_o abraham_n call_v he_o lord_n or_o master_n 1_o pet._n 3.6_o 8._o moral_a sin_n must_v not_o be_v excuse_v but_o acknowledge_v vers._n 15._o sarah_n deny_v etc._n etc._n though_o sarah_n show_v her_o infirmity_n in_o her_o denial_n yet_o be_v convince_v she_o by_o silence_n yield_v she_o in_o obstinacy_n reply_v not_o to_o justify_v her_o sin_n so_o likewise_o peter_n after_o he_o have_v deny_v christ_n do_v not_o double_a his_o sin_n by_o defend_v it_o but_o diminish_v it_o by_o lament_v for_o it_o musculus_fw-la 9_o moral_a god_n love_n appear_v in_o reveal_v his_o will_n to_o his_o servant_n vers._n 17._o shall_v i_o hide_v from_o abraham_n that_o thing_n which_o i_o do_v etc._n etc._n like_a as_o a_o true_a friend_n will_v impart_v and_o reveal_v his_o secret_n to_o his_o friend_n so_o the_o lord_n herein_o show_v his_o love_n to_o abraham_n in_o vouchsafe_v to_o reveal_v unto_o he_o his_o counsel_n so_o our_o saviour_n say_v to_o his_o disciple_n henceforth_o call_v i_o you_o not_o servant_n for_o the_o servant_n know_v not_o what_o his_o master_n do_v but_o i_o have_v call_v you_o friend_n for_o all_o thing_n that_o i_o have_v hear_v of_o my_o father_n have_v i_o make_v know_v to_o you_o john_n 15.15_o even_o so_o also_o be_v the_o faithful_a bind_v to_o propagate_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n as_o abraham_n be_v commend_v because_o he_o will_v teach_v his_o son_n and_o his_o household_n after_o he_o to_o walk_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n calvin_n 10._o moral_a examination_n must_v go_v before_o 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efficacy_n of_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o saint_n vers._n 29._o and_o he_o yet_o speak_v to_o he_o again_o 1._o here_o appear_v the_o great_a liberty_n of_o speech_n and_o boldness_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o their_o prayer_n abraham_n renew_v his_o request_n 9_o time_n 2._o we_o see_v also_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n that_o can_v withstand_v the_o request_n of_o his_o servant_n nor_o be_v offend_v with_o their_o importunity_n muscul._n so_o moses_n when_o god_n have_v purpose_v to_o destroy_v israel_n do_v strive_v in_o his_o prayer_n and_o obtain_v favour_n by_o his_o importunity_n 3._o if_o god_n so_o patient_o hear_v abraham_n pray_v for_o wicked_a sodom_n much_o more_o gracious_o will_v he_o receive_v the_o supplication_n of_o the_o faithful_a for_o his_o church_n calvin_n chap._n xix_o 1._o the_o method_n this_o chapter_n intreat_v of_o such_o thing_n as_o happen_v to_o sodom_n and_o of_o such_o matter_n as_o concern_v lot_n three_o thing_n be_v declare_v touch_v lot_n his_o hospitality_n in_o receive_v the_o angel_n vers_fw-la 1_o 2_o 3._o his_o deliverance_n out_o of_o sodom_n which_o contain_v 1._o the_o warning_n which_o lot_n give_v to_o his_o kindred_n and_o their_o refusal_n vers_fw-la 12_o 13_o 14._o 2._o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n in_o hasten_v and_o pull_v lot_n out_o of_o the_o city_n 15_o 16_o 17._o 3._o the_o request_n of_o lot_n concern_v zoar_n vers_fw-la 19_o to_o vers_n 23._o 4._o the_o judgement_n upon_o lot_n wife_n vers_n 26._o three_o concern_v lot_n be_v express_v the_o incestuous_a practice_n of_o his_o daughter_n and_o the_o fruit_n and_o issue_n thereof_o 31._o to_o the_o end_n concern_v sodom_n first_o their_o sin_n and_o iniquity_n be_v set_v forth_o where_o 1._o we_o have_v their_o ungodly_a attempt_n against_o the_o young_a man_n in_o lot_n house_n vers_n 4_o 5._o 2._o lot_n pacification_n with_o their_o outrage_n

vers_fw-la 5._o to_o 10._o 3._o the_o punishment_n of_o blindness_n upon_o the_o sodomite_n vers_fw-la 11._o second_o the_o overthrow_n and_o destruction_n of_o sodom_n be_v describe_v 1._o the_o cause_n god_n rain_v from_o heaven_n two_o the_o manner_n fire_n and_o brimstone_n 3._o the_o lamentable_a effect_n the_o city_n be_v overthrow_v 2._o the_o divers_a reading_n h.c._n v_o 1._o lot_z sit_z in_o the_o ga●es_n of_o the_o city_n h._n gate_n of_o sodom_n caet_fw-la worship_v with_o his_o face_n to_o the_o ground_n h._n s._n c._n bow_v himself_o with_o his_o face_n t.p.g.b._n heb_n shacah_n to_o bow_n or_o humble_v the_o body_n t.g.r._n v_o 6._o that_o we_o may_v company_n with_o they_o s._n know_v they_o caet_fw-la v_o 9_o he_o come_v in_o as_o a_o stranger_n h._n come_v in_o to_o dwell_v h._n one_o come_v to_o sojourn_v c._n p._n he_o come_v alone_o as_o a_o stranger_n g._n he_o come_v as_o one_o to_o sojourn_v b._n this_o man_n but_o one_o come_v to_o sojourn_v t._n heb_n eechad_fw-mi one_o v_o 14._o which_o marry_v his_o daughter_n s.b.p._n which_o be_v to_o marry_v his_o daughter_n h.t.g.c._n v_o 15._o in_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o city_n t.g._n sin_n of_o the_o city_n sic_fw-la heb_n gnaven_n v_o 16._o and_o set_v they_o without_o the_o city_n sept._n have_v not_o this_o clause_n as_o the_o rest_n have_v v_o 17._o lest_o i_o be_v overtake_v s._n lest_o i_o perish_v caet_fw-la v_o 19_o i_o can_v be_v save_v in_o the_o mountain_n s.c.h.b._n i_o can_v escape_v to_o the_o mountain_n p._n t._n g._n heb_n malat_n to_o escape_v so_o it_o be_v take_v v_o 17._o escape_n to_o the_o mountain_n c._n v_o 20._o be_v it_o not_o a_o little_a one_o mean_v city_n cater_n be_v not_o res_fw-la perixigna_fw-la a_o small_a matter_n i._o which_o i_o ask_v t._n it_o seem_v rather_o to_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o city_n segnai_o little_a whereof_o the_o city_n be_v call_v tsegnar_a or_o zoar._n ad_fw-la my_o soul_n shall_v live_v because_o of_o thou_o s._n my_o soul_n shall_v live_v caeter_fw-la v_o 21._o i_o have_v admire_v thy_o face_n in_o this_o word_n s._n i_o have_v receive_v thy_o face_n in_o this_o thing_n caet_fw-la nasah_n to_o receive_v t._n interp_v inter_fw-la i_o have_v respect_n of_o thou_o or_o unto_o thou_o v_o 26._o his_o wife_n look_v backward_o s._n look_v behind_o she_o h._n c._n lot_n wife_n behind_o he_o g._n or_o follow_v he_o look_v back_o ad_fw-la b._n his_o wife_n look_v back_o behind_o he_o p.t._n sic_fw-la heb_n for_o lot_n go_v after_o his_o wife_n to_o set_v she_o forward_o 28._o flame_n arise_v s._n spark_n h._n smoke_n come_v chit●r_fw-fr smoke_n v_o 33._o he_o know_v not_o when_o he_o sleep_v and_o when_o he_o rise_v s._n when_o he_o lie_v down_o and_o rise_v up_o c●t_n 38._o call_v his_o name_n ammon_n the_o son_n of_o my_o son_n in_o law_n s._n ammon_n 1._o the_o son_n of_o my_o people_n h._n call_v he_o the_o son_n of_o my_o people_n c._n call_v he_o ben_n ammi_n c●t_fw-la sic_fw-la heb_n the_o explanation_n of_o doubt_n qvest._n i._n why_o lot_n sit_v in_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n vers._n 1._o let_v sit_v at_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n etc._n etc._n 1._o neither_o as_o a_o judge_n because_o he_o sit_v in_o the_o gate_n which_o be_v the_o place_n of_o judgement_n 2._o neither_o to_o meet_v his_o shepherd_n with_o their_o flock_n 3._o but_o let_v there_o sit_v as_o abraham_n in_o his_o tent_n door_n to_o take_v occasion_n to_o entertain_v stranger_n as_o also_o know_v the_o wicked_a use_n of_o the_o city_n to_o preserve_v they_o from_o their_o rage_n and_o violence_n calvin_n qvest._n ii_o of_o the_o 2._o angel_n that_o come_v in_o the_o evening_n vers._n 1._o in_o the_o evening_n come_v two_o angel_n these_o two_o be_v not_o the_o son_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o some_o think_v and_o that_o god_n the_o father_n stay_v still_o with_o abraham_n but_o they_o be_v as_o they_o be_v call_v angel_n 2._o they_o be_v two_o nor_o for_o that_o one_o have_v commission_n to_o destroy_v sodom_n the_o other_o to_o deliver_v lot_n or_o as_o though_o one_o angel_n have_v not_o suffice_v for_o this_o business_n but_o they_o be_v both_o join_v in_o commission_n as_o it_o please_v god_n 3._o these_o be_v angel_n and_o not_o prophet_n which_o be_v also_o call_v man_n because_o they_o be_v angel_n in_o nature_n and_o man_n in_o their_o habit_n 4._o they_o stay_v not_o 5._o hour_n in_o the_o way_n as_o the_o hebrew_n think_v but_o sodom_n be_v of_o such_o distance_n from_o abraham_n tent_n that_o the_o journey_n may_v well_o ask_v 5._o or_o 6._o hour_n 5._o they_o come_v about_o eventide_n to_o lot_n at_o noon_n and_o in_o the_o clear_a day_n to_o abraham_n they_o be_v to_o he_o messenger_n of_o joy_n but_o now_o minister_n of_o judgement_n 6._o lot_z bow_v himself_o upon_o his_o face_n aphim_n his_o nose_n touch_v the_o ground_n which_o be_v not_o add_v here_o and_o not_o before_o concern_v abraham_n obeisance_n as_o though_o abraham_n be_v the_o more_o worthy_a person_n will_v not_o bow_v so_o low_a as_o rabbi_n carus_n but_o it_o be_v add_v ex_fw-la abundanti_fw-la mercerus_n qvest._n iii_o of_o lot_n invite_v of_o the_o angel_n into_o his_o house_n vers._n 2._o seemy_n lord_n 1._o it_o be_v but_o a_o curious_a observation_n that_o adonai_fw-mi be_v here_o write_v with_o patach_v as_o be_v but_o a_o civil_a salutation_n and_o before_o c._n 18.3_o with_o camet_n as_o be_v then_o proper_o speak_v of_o god_n for_o neither_o do_v abraham_n know_v they_o at_o the_o first_o to_o be_v angel_n nor_o yet_o be_v the_o word_n in_o most_o copy_n there_o write_v with_o cametz_n 2._o neither_o do_v lot_n say_v turn_v aside_o into_o my_o house_n as_o by_o the_o postern_n or_o privy_a gate_n for_o fear_n of_o the_o sodomite_n as_o rasi_fw-la for_o their_o go_v in_o be_v well_o know_v unto_o they_o 3._o it_o be_v also_o a_o curious_a note_n that_o lot_n will_v have_v they_o first_o go_v in_o and_o then_o wash_v that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v see_v wash_v in_o the_o street_n 4._o neither_o do_v the_o angel_n at_o the_o first_o refuse_v that_o lot_n may_v not_o come_v in_o danger_n for_o lodging_n of_o stranger_n which_o be_v public_o forbid_v as_o some_o think_v in_o sodom_n but_o they_o civil_o refuse_v to_o make_v trial_n of_o lot_n humanity_n as_o for_o the_o same_o cause_n our_o saviour_n do_v the_o like_a to_o make_v his_o two_o disciple_n more_o earnest_a luke_n 24._o mercer_n qvest._n iu._n whether_o the_o child_n and_o all_o the_o people_n of_o sodom_n come_v together_o vers._n 4._o from_o the_o young_a to_o the_o old_a all_o the_o people_n from_o all_o place_n 1._o not_o such_o child_n only_o as_o be_v of_o discretion_n come_v together_o cajetan_n but_o even_o the_o youth_n of_o the_o city_n corrupt_v by_o the_o evil_a example_n of_o the_o rest_n flock_v together_o with_o the_o rest_n calvin_n as_o we_o see_v that_o child_n where_o a_o unruly_a company_n be_v assemble_v do_v run_v on_o heap_n 2._o neither_o as_o lyranus_fw-la and_o tostatus_n be_v it_o a_o hyperbolical_a speech_n that_o all_o the_o people_n come_v together_o but_o it_o be_v most_o like_a that_o this_o be_v a_o general_a concourse_n of_o the_o whole_a city_n all_o beset_a lot_n house_n some_o near_a some_o further_o off_o pererius_n 3._o some_o think_v that_o the_o sodomite_n will_v admit_v no_o stranger_n to_o come_v in_o among_o they_o and_o therefore_o they_o be_v so_o earnest_a against_o these_o young_a man_n for_o whereas_o there_o be_v 4._o property_n among_o man_n 1._o mine_n be_v i_o thou_o be_v thou_o 2._o mine_n be_v thou_o and_o thou_o be_v i_o 3._o mine_n be_v i_o and_o thou_o be_v i_o 4._o mine_n be_v thou_o and_o thou_o be_v thou_o the_o 1._o of_o natural_a man_n the_o 2._o of_o popular_fw-la the_o 3._o of_o cruel_a man_n the_o 4._o of_o godly_a the_o sodomite_n be_v of_o the_o first_o and_o three_o rank_n be_v unmerciful_a to_o other_o all_o have_v to_o themselves_o mercer_n qvest._n v._o of_o the_o beastly_a and_o immoderate_a lust_n of_o the_o sodomite_n vers._n 5._o bring_v they_o to_o we_o that_o we_o may_v know_v they_o etc._n etc._n 1._o their_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o they_o will_v know_v what_o guest_n he_o have_v receive_v into_o his_o house_n 2._o neither_o do_v they_o by_o a_o mannerly_a term_n conceal_v their_o vile_a lust_n calvin_n 3._o but_o they_o be_v come_v to_o that_o impudence_n that_o they_o be_v not_o ashamed_a public_o to_o proclaim_v their_o wickedness_n but_o the_o scripture_n set_v down_o a_o unhonest_a thing_n by_o a_o hohone_a name_n 4._o and_o this_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v extraordinary_a and_o not_o usual_a thus_o to_o beset_v lot_n

perer._n quest_n xxii_o of_o the_o largeness_n of_o the_o plain_a that_o be_v destroy_v verse_n 25._o and_o overthrow_v those_o city_n and_o all_o the_o plain_a etc._n etc._n where_o now_o stand_v the_o dead_a and_o salt_n lake_n or_o sea_n 1._o pliny_n say_v it_o be_v above_o a_o hundred_o mile_n long_o and_o twenty_o five_o broad_a 2._o but_o josephus_n which_o better_a know_v be_v bring_v up_o in_o the_o country_n give_v it_o ●ut_v 580_o furlong_n in_o length_n meteor_n that_o be_v 72._o mile_n and_o somewhat_o more_o and_o 150._o stadia_fw-la or_o furlong_n broad_a that_o be_v nineteen_o mile_n or_o thereabouts_o by_o this_o it_o may_v appear_v what_o a_o great_a destruction_n this_o be_v which_o overflow_v such_o a_o great_a circuit_n of_o ground_n 3._o aristotle_n also_o testify_v by_o hearsay_n that_o the_o thickness_n and_o saltness_n of_o the_o water_n be_v such_o that_o it_o bear_v up_o man_n or_o beast_n throw_v into_o it_o ex_fw-la perer._n quest_n xxiii_o whether_o any_o be_v save_v beside_o lot_n and_o his_o company_n all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o city_n 1._o then_o strabo_n 〈◊〉_d deceive_v which_o think_v that_o some_o of_o the_o city_n be_v forsake_v of_o those_o which_o can_v fly_v away_o lib._n 17._o so_o that_o he_o suppose_v that_o divers_a escape_v but_o the_o scripture_n testify_v that_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n save_v lot_n his_o wife_n and_o two_o daughter_n be_v destroy_v 2._o not_o only_o the_o man_n and_o woman_n but_o the_o infant_n also_o perish_v in_o the_o fire_n so_o that_o there_o remain_v no_o seed_n or_o offspring_n of_o the_o sodomite_n as_o the_o prophet_n witness_v isai._n 1.19_o except_o the_o lord_n have_v reserve_v unto_o we_o a_o seed_n we_o shall_v have_v be_v as_o sodom_n etc._n etc._n this_o the_o lord_n do_v wherefore_o 1._o to_o increase_v their_o sorrow_n and_o torment_n in_o see_v the_o destruction_n of_o their_o child_n 2._o to_o show_v his_o perfect_a detestation_n of_o that_o wicked_a nation_n who_o very_a seed_n be_v accurse_v 3._o although_o those_o infant_n be_v not_o guilty_a of_o their_o father_n actual_a sin_n yet_o it_o may_v stand_v with_o god_n justice_n temporal_o to_o chastise_v the_o child_n for_o their_o father_n sin_n as_o david_n child_n beget_v in_o adultery_n die_v perer._n 4._o god_n have_v absolute_a power_n and_o free_a choice_n to_o show_v mercy_n to_o who_o he_o will_v and_o to_o withhold_v it_o at_o his_o pleasure_n 5._o god_n judgement_n be_v secret_a yet_o most_o just_a na●m_n calvin_n 4._o this_o destruction_n of_o the_o sodomite_n by_o fire_n be_v a_o foreshow_v of_o everlasting_a fire_n the_o vengeance_n whereof_o they_o now_o suffer_v jude_n 7._o therefore_o hierome_n be_v deceive_v that_o say_v deum_fw-la ad_fw-la praes●ns_fw-la reddidisse_fw-la supplici●_n ne_o in_o aeternum_fw-la puniret_fw-la that_o god_n do_v chastise_v they_o present_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o punish_v they_o eternal_o unless_o hierome_n be_v expound_v to_o speak_v conditional_o if_o they_o repent_v which_o it_o be_v not_o like_a they_o do_v we_o may_v therefore_o safe_o subscribe_v to_o the_o sentence_n of_o saint_n jude_n that_o the_o sodomite_n be_v eternal_o punish_v for_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o just_a man_n leave_v after_o lot_n be_v go_v out_o upon_o who_o god_n may_v show_v mercy_n neither_o be_v it_o like_v they_o do_v repent_v in_o that_o instant_n see_v they_o scorn_v lot_n warn_v before_o neither_o can_v any_o temporal_a punishment_n whatsoever_o redeem_v or_o buy_v our_o everlasting_a damnation_n quest_n xxiv_o of_o the_o barrenness_n of_o the_o ground_n where_o sodom_n stand_v and_o the_o strange_a fruit_n there_o grow_v verse_n 25._o and_o all_o that_o grow_v upon_o the_o earth_n 1._o not_o only_o for_o that_o time_n be_v the_o plant_n and_o herb_n smite_v but_o the_o earth_n be_v strike_v with_o barrenness_n for_o ever_o as_o the_o psalm_n have_v reference_n to_o this_o example_n 107.34_o a_o fruitful_a land_n turn_v he_o into_o barrenness_n or_o saltness_n for_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n aristotle_n also_o witness_v that_o the_o bitterness_n and_o saltness_n of_o the_o water_n be_v such_o that_o no_o fish_n can_v live_v therein_o lib._n 2._o meteor_n 2._o borchardus_fw-la also_o that_o spend_v 10._o year_n in_o the_o view_n of_o that_o country_n say_v that_o no_o grass_n grow_v there_o and_o that_o it_o always_o smoke_v 1._o pars_fw-la c._n 7._o num_fw-la 38._o which_o be_v agreeable_a to_o that_o place_n of_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n 34.9_o the_o river_n thereof_o shall_v be_v turn_v into_o pitch_n the_o dust_n thereof_o into_o brimstone_n the_o smoke_n thereof_o shall_v go_v up_o for_o evermore_o 3._o other_o also_o do_v write_v that_o the_o fruit_n which_o there_o grow_v be_v outward_o like_o other_o fruit_n but_o within_o the_o rind_n there_o be_v nothing_o but_o dust_n and_o ash_n joseph_n li._n 5._o the_o bell_n judaio_n solinus_n say_v fuliginem_fw-la favillaceam_fw-la ambitus_fw-la extimae_fw-la cutis_fw-la cohibet_fw-la that_o the_o goodly_a outward_a rind_n or_o skin_n only_o do_v keep_v in_o the_o filthy_a soily_a ember_n cap._n 37._o pererius_n quest_n xxv_o why_o lot_n fear_v to_o stay_v in_o zoar._n vers._n 30._o he_o fear_v to_o tarry_v in_o zoar_n etc._n etc._n 1._o not_o so_o much_o for_o that_o the_o city_n be_v subject_a to_o earthquake_n and_o have_v divers_a time_n before_o be_v thereby_o overthrow_v whereupon_o it_o be_v call_v bala_n of_o balaug_fw-mi which_o signify_v to_o swallow_v or_o devour_v and_o therefore_o lot_n may_v think_v that_o now_o much_o more_o the_o same_o calamity_n may_v befall_v it_o in_o this_o fearful_a tempest_n of_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n sic_fw-la hieron_n in_o tradition_n hebraic_n 2._o but_o rather_o let_v see_v the_o same_o sin_n to_o reign_v in_o this_o place_n may_v fear_v lest_o the_o same_o punishment_n shall_v overtake_v they_o wherein_o notwithstanding_o he_o show_v his_o weakness_n in_o not_o stay_v upon_o the_o lord_n promise_v calvin_n 3._o as_o also_o that_o fearful_a judgement_n which_o fall_v upon_o his_o wife_n at_o his_o enter_v into_o zoar_n may_v move_v he_o the_o soon_o to_o depart_v from_o thence_o quest_n xxvi_o how_o lot_n be_v say_v to_o be_v deliver_v for_o abraham_n sake_n vers._n 29._o god_n think_v upon_o abraham_n and_o send_v lot_n out_o etc._n etc._n it_o may_v be_v here_o question_v how_o lot_n be_v say_v for_o abraham_n sake_n to_o be_v send_v out_o when_o saint_n peter_n say_v that_o just_a lot_n be_v deliver_v 2_o pet._n 3.7_o he_o be_v then_o deliver_v for_o his_o own_o righteousness_n by_o the_o apostle_n sentence_n the_o answer_n here_o be_v not_o that_o lot_n be_v deliver_v for_o his_o service_n to_o abraham_n in_o egypt_n in_o conceal_v sarah_n to_o be_v his_o wife_n or_o follow_v he_o out_o of_o his_o country_n but_o 1._o lot_z be_v indeed_o principal_o deliver_v neither_o for_o abraham_n nor_o his_o own_o righteousness_n but_o for_o the_o lord_n own_o mercy_n and_o 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god_n mercy_n towards_o the_o elect_a psal._n 91.11_o he_o shall_v give_v his_o angel_n charge_v over_o thou_o so_o be_v they_o the_o executor_n of_o god_n judgement_n upon_o the_o wicked_a as_o upon_o the_o host_n of_o senacherib_n 2_o king_n 19_o and_o here_o upon_o the_o city_n of_o sodom_n sometime_o also_o the_o elect_a angel_n do_v execute_v god_n judgement_n upon_o his_o own_o people_n as_o 2_o sam._n 24._o when_o david_n have_v number_v his_o people_n but_o this_o be_v more_o rare_a and_o then_o when_o such_o judgement_n tend_v rather_o to_o our_o good_a than_o hurt_n our_o correction_n rather_o than_o confusion_n 3._o doct._n no_o man_n can_v deliver_v himself_o from_o the_o bondage_n of_o sin_n vers._n 16._o the_o man_n catch_v he_o and_o his_o wife_n by_o the_o hand_n etc._n etc._n as_o lot_n will_v not_o have_v hasten_v to_o come_v out_o of_o sodom_n if_o the_o angel_n have_v not_o pull_v he_o by_o the_o hand_n so_o can_v we_o free_v ourselves_o from_o the_o bondage_n of_o 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his_o seed_n and_o believe_v they_o shall_v possess_v it_o in_o time_n 2._o abraham_n have_v great_a store_n of_o cattle_n treasure_n and_o household_n and_o of_o other_o good_n which_o he_o give_v unto_o isaac_n gen._n 25.5_o bestow_v only_a gift_n upon_o his_o other_o son_n 3._o she_o desire_v that_o isaac_n may_v be_v heir_n of_o abraham_n name_n and_o blood_n as_o the_o lord_n faith_n afterward_o that_o his_o seed_n shall_v be_v call_v in_o isaac_n quest_n vii_o whether_o hagar_n carry_v ishmael_n upon_o her_o shoulder_n vers._n 14._o pvt_v it_o upon_o her_o shoulder_n and_o the_o child_n also_o 1._o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o ishmael_n be_v now_o a_o youth_n of_o twenty_o year_n old_a be_v lay_v upon_o his_o mother_n shoulder_n to_o bear_v as_o the_o septuagint_n read_v or_o that_o abraham_n be_v constrain_v to_o bind_v ishmael_n with_o cord_n and_o lay_v he_o upon_o his_o mother_n for_o v_o 18._o she_o be_v bid_v to_o take_v he_o by_o the_o hand_n not_o to_o lay_v he_o upon_o 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you_o to_o i_o see_v you_o hate_v i_o etc._n etc._n gen._n 26.27_o yet_o abimelech_n desire_v also_o to_o make_v a_o covenant_n of_o friendship_n with_o isaac_n qvest._n xi_o of_o the_o gift_n give_v to_o abimelech_n and_o the_o seven_o lamb_n vers._n 27._o abraham_n take_v sheep_n and_o beef_n etc._n etc._n pererius_n think_v that_o no_o other_o ceremony_n be_v use_v in_o make_v this_o covenant_n but_o only_o a_o oath_n between_o they_o but_o this_o give_v of_o sheep_n to_o abimelech_n show_v that_o some_o other_o rite_n and_o solemnity_n be_v perform_v muscul._n 2._o and_o hereby_o abraham_n do_v acknowledge_v his_o homage_n to_o the_o king_n of_o the_o place_n for_o though_o all_o this_o land_n be_v promise_v to_o abraham_n yet_o the_o time_n of_o his_o actual_a possess_n it_o be_v not_o yet_o come_v 3._o the_o seven_o lamb_n be_v not_o money_n stamp_v with_o that_o mark_n but_o so_o many_o in_o the_o kind_n which_o abraham_n give_v as_o a_o price_n or_o redemption_n of_o his_o 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be_v worship_v in_o pate●●_n and_o open_a place_n not_o in_o secret_a and_o obscure_a corner_n for_o then_o abraham_n will_v not_o have_v worship_v god_n in_o a_o groave_fw-it if_o upon_o these_o ground_n it_o be_v unlawful_a 4._o but_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o prohibition_n be_v the_o superstitious_a practice_n of_o the_o heathen_a that_o have_v abuse_v these_o thing_n to_o idolatry_n to_o who_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o have_v his_o people_n conform_v themselves_o deut._n 12.3_o you_o shall_v break_v down_o their_o pillar_n and_o burn_v down_o their_o groave_n with_o fire_n etc._n etc._n you_o shall_v not_o so_o do_v unto_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n qvest._n fourteen_o how_o long_o abraham_n sojourn_v in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistines_n vers._n 34._o abraham_n be_v a_o stranger_n in_o the_o philistines_n land_n a_o long_a season_n etc._n etc._n 1._o lyranus_fw-la think_v with_o other_o hebrew_n that_o abraham_n sojourn_v in_o this_o country_n 25._o year_n for_o so_o old_a 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as_o it_o be_v set_v forth_o galat._n 4._o v_o 21._o to_o v_o 27._o qvest._n xv._n how_o diverse_o the_o word_n law_n be_v take_v in_o the_o scripture_n vers._n 21._o tell_v i_o etc._n etc._n do_v you_o not_o hear_v the_o law_n etc._n etc._n 1._o sometime_o the_o law_n be_v take_v for_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n as_o joh._n 15.25_o a_o testimony_n allege_v out_o of_o the_o psalm_n be_v say_v to_o be_v write_v in_o their_o law_n 2._o sometime_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v divide_v into_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n matth._n 7.12_o 3._o sometime_o the_o law_n be_v take_v for_o all_o the_o book_n beside_o the_o prophet_n and_o the_o psalm_n luk._n 24.44_o 4._o the_o law_n be_v take_v for_o the_o five_o book_n of_o moses_n as_o here_o for_o genesis_n the_o first_o book_n perer._n qvest._n xvi_o what_o it_o be_v to_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n vers._n 23._o he_o which_o be_v of_o the_o servant_n be_v bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n 1._o sometime_o flesh_n 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two_o testament_n etc._n etc._n 1._o that_o be_v sarai_n and_o hagar_n signify_v two_o testament_n as_o the_o rock_n be_v say_v to_o be_v christ_n 1_o cor._n 10.4_o 2._o they_o be_v call_v two_o testament_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o divers_a time_n and_o the_o divers_a dispensation_n which_o in_o effect_n and_o substance_n be_v not_o two_o for_o the_o law_n be_v a_o schoolmaster_n to_o bring_v unto_o christ_n save_v that_o the_o false_a teacher_n that_o do_v strive_v for_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o law_n against_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o gospel_n do_v make_v they_o not_o only_o divers_a but_o contrary_a beza_n 3._o a_o testament_n be_v proper_o take_v for_o the_o will_n of_o the_o dead_a but_o here_o in_o a_o more_o general_a sense_n it_o signify_v a_o covenant_n and_o so_o be_v the_o greek_a word_n

show_v that_o it_o belong_v to_o parent_n to_o provide_v that_o their_o child_n be_v honest_o bestow_v in_o marriage_n and_o that_o child_n ought_v not_o contract_v themselves_o without_o the_o consent_n of_o their_o parent_n abraham_n provide_v a_o wife_n for_o isaac_n gen._n 24.4_o isaac_n for_o jaacob_n 28.2_o by_o moses_n law_n the_o daughter_n vow_n be_v not_o good_a unless_o the_o father_n do_v ratify_v it_o numb_a 30.6_o wherefore_o the_o canon_n law_n be_v injurious_a that_o allow_v contract_n and_o espousal_n make_v without_o consent_n of_o the_o parent_n muscul._n 4._o doct._n we_o must_v only_o swear_v by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o not_o of_o saint_n vers._n 23._o swear_v unto_o i_o here_o by_o god_n abimelech_n though_o himself_o as_o it_o be_v likely_a be_v a_o worshipper_n of_o other_o god_n yet_o exact_v no_o other_o oath_n of_o abraham_n but_o to_o swear_v by_o god_n only_o superstitious_a then_o be_v the_o use_n of_o papist_n that_o urge_v man_n to_o swear_v not_o only_o by_o god_n but_o by_o the_o virgin_n mary_n and_o other_o saint_n whereas_o the_o scripture_n say_v thou_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o swear_v by_o his_o name_n deut._n 6.13_o muscul._n 5._o doct._n lawful_a to_o take_v a_o oath_n before_o a_o magistrate_n vers._n 24._o abraham_n say_v i_o will_v swear_v this_o example_n condemn_v the_o anabaptist_n and_o show_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o take_v a_o oath_n before_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n either_o to_o testify_v the_o truth_n for_o the_o end_n of_o strife_n heb._n 6._o v_o 12._o or_o for_o the_o confirm_v of_o a_o ●●●gue_n and_o perform_v and_o keep_v of_o faith_n as_o there_o be_v a_o oath_n between_o jacob_n and_o laban_n gen._n 31.50_o luther_n 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n no_o sacrament_n but_o command_v of_o god_n vers._n 4._o abraham_n circumcise_a isaac_n etc._n etc._n as_o god_n have_v command_v wherefore_o in_o religious_a duty_n and_o especial_o in_o the_o administration_n 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the_o contrary_a reason_n of_o any_o value_n 1._o thom._n aquin._n say_v 33._o that_o as_o in_o the_o law_n moses_n allow_v to_o give_v a_o bill_n of_o divorcement_n ad_fw-la evitandum_fw-la uxoricidium_fw-la to_o avoid_v wive-slaughter_n so_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o abraham_n to_o cast_v out_o hagar_n for_o the_o manifest_v of_o that_o mystery_n express_v by_o saint_n paul_n galat._n 4._o contra_fw-la 1._o aquinas_n then_o think_v that_o the_o very_a marriage_n be_v dissolve_v which_o pererius_n deny_v as_o shall_v even_o now_o appear_v 2._o that_o which_o moses_n permit_v be_v no_o approbation_n but_o a_o toleration_n as_o our_o saviour_n say_v for_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n matth._n 29.6_o but_o this_o fact_n of_o abraham_n be_v lawful_a and_o commendable_a the_o example_n therefore_o be_v not_o alike_o 3._o god_n will_v not_o have_v his_o commandment_n break_v to_o make_v a_o mystery_n but_o if_o hagar_n have_v be_v abraham_n wife_n he_o in_o put_v she_o away_o have_v violate_v that_o precept_n they_o two_o shall_v be_v one_o flesh_n 4._o the_o mystery_n better_o hold_v to_o make_v ishmael_n the_o son_n of_o abraham_n bondmaid_n rather_o than_o of_o his_o wife_n 2._o perer._n this_o be_v do_v not_o by_o the_o will_n of_o abraham_n but_o by_o the_o council_n of_o god_n therefore_o abraham_n may_v put_v she_o away_o though_o his_o wife_n in_o v_o 21._o contra._n 1._o prove_v she_o first_o to_o be_v abraham_n wife_n and_o then_o i_o will_v yield_v that_o at_o god_n commandment_n she_o may_v be_v put_v away_o but_o this_o be_v the_o thing_n in_o question_n whether_o she_o be_v abraham_n wife_n it_o be_v more_o probable_a that_o she_o be_v not_o because_o of_o this_o separation_n 2_o god_n use_v not_o to_o dispense_v extraordinary_o with_o his_o law_n whereas_o his_o purpose_n and_o will_n may_v otherwise_o be_v effect_v as_o in_o this_o case_n the_o counsel_n of_o god_n for_o cast_v out_o of_o hagar_n may_v stand_v without_o any_o contradiction_n to_o god_n precept_n if_o hagar_n be_v hold_v to_o be_v abraham_n concubine_n rather_o than_o his_o wife_n 3._o we_o find_v in_o scripture_n that_o god_n bring_v man_n and_o wife_n together_o as_o eve_n to_o adam_n the_o angel_n bid_v joseph_n not_o to_o fear_v to_o take_v marry_o who_o he_o purpose_v secret_o to_o send_v away_o but_o of_o god_n separate_v of_o man_n and_o wife_n but_o in_o the_o case_n except_v we_o read_v not_o 3._o this_o separation_n be_v only_o from_o bed_n and_o board_n not_o otherwise_o the_o marriage_n knot_n remain_v insoluble_a and_o untie_v still_o perer._n ibid._n cont._n if_o the_o marriage_n bond_n remain_v how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o abraham_n after_o sarahs_n death_n take_v a_o new_a wife_n keturah_n and_o not_o his_o former_a wife_n hagar_n 4._o but_o the_o scripture_n say_v hagar_n be_v abraham_n wife_n gen._n 16.3_o wife_n sarah_n give_v she_o to_o abraham_n for_o his_o wife_n contra._n 1._o the_o meaning_n only_o be_v that_o sarah_n give_v hagar_n to_o be_v in_o stead_n of_o his_o wife_n in_o this_o office_n only_o for_o procreation_n of_o child_n and_o to_o be_v in_o her_o place_n for_o she_o say_v it_o may_v be_v i_o shall_v receive_v a_o child_n by_o she_o neither_o be_v hagar_n account_v afterward_o as_o a_o wife_n but_o a_o handmaid_n still_o 2._o or_o we_o may_v say_v that_o hagar_n be_v here_o call_v a_o wife_n improprié_fw-fr improper_o for_o sarah_n have_v no_o power_n to_o give_v abraham_n another_o wife_n calvin_n 3._o confut._n many_o challenge_n to_o be_v true_a catholic_n which_o be_v not_o vers._n 10._o the_o son_n of_o this_o bondwoman_n shall_v not_o be_v heir_n like_a as_o ishmael_n do_v challenge_v the_o birthright_n and_o despise_a isaac_n and_o by_o his_o mother_n instigation_n seek_v the_o inheritance_n and_o bear_v himself_o bold_a of_o his_o eldership_n so_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n if_o that_o they_o which_o be_v but_o a_o bastard_n church_n and_o pseudocatholikes_n do_v appropriate_a unto_o themselves_o the_o name_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n like_v to_o those_o of_o who_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n speak_v which_o be_v of_o the_o synagogue_n of_o satan_n call_v themselves_o jew_n and_o be_v not_o revel_v 3.9_o but_o as_o ishmael_n for_o all_o his_o brag_n be_v no_o whit_n near_o the_o inheritance_n so_o these_o bolster_v out_o and_o emboss_v title_n will_v no_o soon_o make_v they_o the_o church_n of_o god_n 4._o confut._n not_o lawful_a to_o make_v allegory_n of_o scripture_n though_o saint_n paul_n have_v the_o instinct_n of_o god_n spirit_n do_v allegorise_v the_o history_n of_o sarah_n and_o hagar_n it_o be_v therefore_o no_o warrant_n to_o every_o expositor_n and_o interpreter_n to_o make_v allegory_n of_o scripture_n which_o corrupt_v use_v the_o roman_a synagogue_n allow_v and_o other_o practice_n 1._o saint_n

paul_n rare_a use_v of_o allegory_n aught_o to_o teach_v such_o that_o they_o also_o shall_v be_v very_o spare_v 2._o unless_o they_o can_v say_v of_o themselves_o as_o paul_n do_v i_o think_v i_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 7.4_o they_o can_v challenge_v the_o like_a liberty_n in_o expound_v of_o scripture_n as_o s._n paul_n do_v therefore_o it_o may_v be_v say_v unto_o they_o as_o christ_n say_v to_o his_o disciple_n you_o know_v not_o what_o spirit_n you_o be_v of_o luk._n 9.55_o 3._o perer._n to_o this_o purpose_n use_v a_o good_a reason_n it_o only_o belong_v to_o god_n which_o inspire_v the_o scripture_n perfect_o to_o know_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o come_v and_o not_o only_o to_o know_v they_o but_o to_o dispose_v &_o direct_v they_o as_o it_o please_v he_o wherefore_o he_o only_o can_v appoint_v that_o thing_n former_o do_v veram_fw-la totamque_fw-la figuram_fw-la gerant_fw-la etc._n etc._n shall_v bear_v a_o true_a and_o certain_a type_n and_o figure_n of_o thing_n afterward_o to_o be_v do_v man_n therefore_o that_o can_v dispose_v of_o thing_n to_o come_v be_v not_o to_o make_v type_n and_o figure_n according_a to_o his_o own_o device_n 5._o confut._n type_n be_v say_v to_o be_v that_o be_v to_o signify_v the_o thing_n whereof_o they_o be_v type_n and_o saint_n paul_n say_v these_o be_v 2._o testament_n that_o be_v sarah_n and_o hagar_n signify_v two_o testament_n galath_n 4.24_o so_o the_o rock_n be_v say_v to_o be_v christ_n that_o be_v prefigure_v christ_n 1_o cor._n 10.3_o this_o pererius_n acknowledge_v and_o yet_o can_v not_o see_v that_o christ_n etc._n etc._n after_o the_o same_o manner_n say_v this_o be_v my_o body_n that_o be_v a_o figure_n of_o my_o body_n as_o both_o tertullian_n and_o augustine_n expound_v although_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n i_o grant_v between_o the_o figure_n and_o representation_n in_o type_n and_o in_o sacrament_n for_o there_o be_v only_o a_o signification_n of_o spiritual_a thing_n but_o in_o the_o sacrament_n there_o be_v a_o lively_a and_o effectual_a oblation_n of_o the_o thing_n signify_v and_o shadow_v forth_o yet_o in_o the_o phrase_n and_o manner_n of_o speak_v in_o both_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n beza_n 6._o place_n of_o moral_a observation_n 1._o moral_a mother_n shall_v nurse_v their_o own_o child_n vers._n 7._o that_o sarah_n shall_v have_v give_v suck_v etc._n etc._n ambrose_n well_o note_v hereupon_o that_o by_o sarahs_n example_n mother_n shall_v learn_v to_o nurse_v their_o own_o child_n they_o which_o of_o necessity_n for_o want_v of_o milk_n or_o weakness_n do_v put_v forth_o their_o child_n to_o nurse_n be_v excuse_v but_o of_o niceness_n to_o refuse_v this_o duty_n be_v worthy_a of_o blame_n the_o prophet_n say_v thou_o have_v give_v i_o hope_n at_o my_o mother_n breast_n psal._n 22.9_o and_o the_o apostle_n commend_v widow_n that_o have_v nourish_v their_o child_n 1_o timoth._n 5.10_o sheweth_z that_o god_n have_v lay_v this_o duty_n upon_o mother_n which_o they_o that_o refuse_v be_v but_o half_a mother_n which_o nourish_v the_o infant_n in_o their_o womb_n but_o forsake_v it_o when_o it_o come_v into_o the_o world_n 2._o the_o infant_n many_o time_n draw_v the_o milk_n of_o bad_a woman_n do_v imitate_v their_o evil_a manner_n as_o we_o see_v in_o plant_n and_o young_a cattle_n that_o follow_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o ground_n that_o feed_v they_o and_o the_o dam_n that_o suckle_v they_o 3._o the_o purpose_n of_o nature_n be_v make_v frustrate_a when_o for_o this_o end_n god_n have_v provide_v milk_n for_o the_o food_n of_o infant_n for_o god_n have_v make_v nothing_o in_o vain_a calvin_n 4._o by_o this_o mean_n also_o the_o mother_n affection_n be_v alienate_v from_o the_o child_n who_o she_o can_v so_o well_o fancy_n as_o who_o she_o have_v nurse_v and_o kiss_v at_o her_o breast_n perer._n 2._o moral_a our_o affection_n must_v be_v subject_a to_o god_n will_n vers._n 11._o this_o be_v very_o grievous_a to_o abraham_n yet_o abraham_n though_o his_o affection_n stand_v otherwise_o after_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v unto_o he_o do_v bridle_v his_o natural_a affection_n and_o submit_v it_o to_o god_n pleasure_n we_o likewise_o must_v learn_v to_o confirm_v our_o desire_n to_o the_o lord_n will_v and_o if_o commendable_a and_o natural_a love_n such_o as_o abraham_n be_v must_v be_v oversway_v by_o our_o duty_n towards_o god_n how_o much_o more_o unnatural_a and_o unlawful_a lust_n ought_v to_o be_v extinguish_v which_o be_v flat_o opposite_a and_o contrary_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n calvin_n a_o man_n be_v to_o forsake_v and_o deny_v himself_o for_o christ._n mark._n 8.35_o 3._o moral_a the_o counsel_n of_o inferior_n not_o to_o be_v despise_v vers._n 12._o in_o all_o that_o sarah_n shall_v say_v unto_o thou_o hear_v her_o voice_n abraham_n be_v bid_v to_o give_v ear_n to_o the_o counsel_n of_o sarah_n and_o we_o must_v learn_v not_o to_o despise_v the_o advice_n of_o inferior_n when_o they_o speak_v the_o truth_n unto_o we_o and_o persuade_v we_o to_o that_o which_o be_v right_a as_o the_o apostle_n say_v set_v up_o they_o which_o be_v least_o esteem_v in_o the_o church_n 1_o corinth_n 6.4_o muscul._n 4._o moral_a the_o true_a love_n leave_v not_o a_o friend_n no_o not_o in_o the_o instant_n of_o death_n vers._n 16._o i_o will_v not_o see_v the_o death_n of_o the_o child_n hagars_n heart_n will_v not_o serve_v she_o to_o see_v her_o child_n die_v but_o this_o be_v but_o a_o compassionate_a and_o effeminate_a love_n give_v i_o such_o a_o friend_n and_o lover_n as_o will_v not_o forsake_v one_o in_o the_o great_a extremity_n and_o will_v stand_v by_o he_o in_o the_o agony_n of_o death_n when_o he_o have_v most_o need_n of_o comfort_n i_o condemn_v not_o the_o first_o if_o it_o proceed_v of_o tenderness_n of_o affection_n rather_o than_o of_o niceness_n and_o want_n of_o duty_n but_o i_o prefer_v the_o other_o so_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o jacob_n move_v he_o to_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n joseph_n shall_v put_v his_o hand_n upon_o thy_o eye_n genes_n 4.6_o 4._o this_o duty_n be_v the_o dear_a and_o near_a all_o other_o perform_v to_o their_o friend_n to_o close_v their_o eye_n when_o they_o be_v dead_a 5._o moral_a god_n hear_v our_o prayer_n every_o where_o vers._n 17._o god_n hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o child_n etc._n etc._n god_n be_v every_o where_o ready_a to_o hear_v the_o complaint_n of_o the_o poor_a ishmael_n be_v hear_v in_o the_o wilderness_n daniel_n in_o the_o lion_n den_n the_o three_o child_n in_o the_o fiery_a furnace_n jonas_n in_o the_o whale_n belly_n therefore_o saint_n paul_n say_v i_o will_v that_o man_n every_o where_o lift_v up_o pure_a hand_n etc._n etc._n 1_o timoth._n 2.8_o no_o place_n be_v then_o bar_v to_o our_o prayer_n muscul._n 6._o moral_a old_a rancour_n must_v be_v leave_v where_o true_a reconciliation_n be_v make_v vers._n 25._o and_o abraham_n rebuke_v abimelech_n etc._n etc._n abraham_n do_v well_o be_v now_o to_o make_v a_o firm_a and_o faithful_a league_n with_o abimelech_n to_o pour_v forth_o all_o the_o grief_n of_o his_o heart_n at_o once_o not_o as_o the_o fashion_n of_o some_o be_v which_o make_v semblance_n sometime_o of_o reconciliation_n and_o atonement_n and_o yet_o do_v retain_v rancour_n and_o seed_n of_o malice_n in_o their_o heart_n as_o joab_n do_v that_o embrace_v abner_n with_o one_o hand_n and_o strike_v he_o to_o the_o heart_n with_o the_o other_o 7._o moral_a inferior_a officer_n often_o abuse_v the_o name_n and_o authority_n of_o their_o lord_n and_o master_n vers._n 26._o i_o know_v not_o who_o have_v do_v this_o thing_n etc._n etc._n also_o thou_o tolde_v i_o not_o etc._n etc._n abraham_n be_v find_v to_o be_v here_o in_o some_o fault_n that_o find_v himself_o grieve_v and_o wrong_v by_o abimelechs_n servant_n will_v complain_v of_o it_o before_o the_o king_n but_o pour_v it_o out_o upon_o this_o occasion_n luther_n so_o many_o that_o hold_v themselves_o quiet_a a_o long_a time_n sometime_o in_o their_o heat_n will_v utter_v their_o stomach_n but_o the_o great_a fault_n of_o all_o be_v in_o abimelechs_n servant_n who_o abuse_v their_o master_n name_n &_o authority_n do_v without_o his_o knowledge_n take_v away_o a_o well_o from_o abraham_n such_o be_v the_o officious_a disposition_n of_o many_o inferior_a officer_n and_o minister_n under_o prince_n and_o other_o great_a man_n that_o they_o will_v father_n their_o injurious_a deal_n upon_o their_o authority_n that_o neither_o know_v nor_o consent_v so_o gehezi_n abuse_v his_o master_n elisha_n 2_o king_n 5.22_o chap._n xxii_o 1._o the_o method_n this_o chapter_n entreat_v first_o of_o abraham_n purpose_n to_o sacrifice_n isaac_n his_o son_n with_o other_o thing_n adjoin_v vers_fw-la 1._o to_o 20._o second_o of_o

abraham_n kindred_n namely_o of_o the_o issue_n of_o his_o brother_n nachor_n by_o his_o wife_n milcah_n and_o his_o concubine_n reumah_n vers_fw-la 20._o to_o the_o end_n in_o the_o first_o part_n we_o have_v 1._o god_n commandment_n to_o abraham_n to_o sacrifice_v his_o son_n vers_fw-la 1_o 2._o 2._o abraham_n obedience_n vers_fw-la 3_o 4.5_o 3._o the_o preparation_n to_o the_o sacrifice_n the_o wood_n the_o fire_n the_o knife_n the_o altar_n isaack_n bind_v be_v all_o express_v vers_fw-la 6._o to_o vers_n 10._o 4._o god_n prevention_n of_o abraham_n and_o provision_n of_o another_o sacrifice_n vers_fw-la 10._o to_o 15._o 5._o the_o lord_n commendation_n of_o abraham_n faith_n and_o obedience_n with_o renew_v of_o the_o promise_n 2._o the_o divers_a reading_n v_o 2._o only_o beget_v son_n h._n only_a son_n caet_fw-la he_o jachad_fw-mi to_o unite_v into_o the_o land_n of_o vision_n h._n high_a land_n s._n the_o land_n of_o god_n worship_n c._n the_o land_n of_o moriah_n cat_n which_o 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4._o some_o of_o jarah_n to_o teach_v because_o there_o the_o law_n and_o heavenly_a doctrine_n be_v teach_v 5._o oleaster_n fetch_v it_o from_o mar_v bitter_a because_o of_o the_o bitter_a grief_n of_o abraham_n offer_v his_o son_n 6._o but_o we_o need_v not_o go_v far_o for_o the_o derivation_n of_o this_o word_n abraham_n show_v the_o original_a to_o be_v from_o raah_o to_o see_v not_o because_o it_o be_v a_o conspitious_a hill_n and_o easy_a to_o be_v see●_n or_o because_o it_o be_v the_o country_n of_o the_o seer_n and_o prophet_n lyppoman_n but_o because_o the_o lord_n be_v there_o see_v of_o abraham_n and_o do_v provide_v for_o he_o jun._n qvest._n vi_o the_o greatness_n of_o abraham_n tentation_n in_o the_o sacrifice_a of_o isaac_n 2._o take_v now_o thy_o only_a son_n many_o difficulty_n do_v concur_v in_o this_o tentation_n of_o abraham_n 1._o he_o say_v not_o take_v thy_o servant_n but_o thy_o son_n muscul._n 2._o the_o only_a son_n if_o he_o have_v have_v many_o t●e_v 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to_o deal_v with_o the_o gainsaying_n jew_n will_v not_o so_o much_o stand_v upon_o his_o apostolic_a illumination_n neither_o will_v they_o rest_v upon_o it_o 3._o neither_o be_v the_o word_n seed_n take_v here_o not_o singular_o for_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n but_o collective_o for_o the_o whole_a spiritual_a seed_n of_o abraham_n the_o people_n of_o god_n consist_v of_o the_o jew_n and_o gentile_n beza_n for_o this_o sense_n seem_v to_o be_v coact_v and_o not_o proper_a and_o the_o apostle_n himself_o deny_v it_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o many_o but_o of_o one_o 4._o neither_o do_v saint_n paul_n ground_n his_o argument_n upon_o the_o receive_a opinion_n and_o confession_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o he_o be_v experience_v in_o be_v bring_v up_o under_o the_o foot_n of_o gamaliel_n who_o all_o general_o do_v hold_v this_o promise_n of_o blessing_n in_o abraham_n seed_n to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o messiah_n perer._n for_o thus_o the_o apostle_n reason_v shall_v be_v invert_v 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who_o they_o believe_v who_o name_n be_v bless_v among_o they_o who_o can_v this_o else_o be_v but_o jesus_n christ_n the_o messiah_n and_o thus_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o apostle_n have_v reason_v strong_o from_o this_o place_n that_o salvation_n come_v not_o by_o the_o law_n but_o by_o faith_n in_o christ_n which_o be_v the_o thing_n the_o apostle_n in_o this_o place_n intend_v to_o prove_v quest_n xxiii_o whether_o abraham_n obedience_n or_o isaack_n patience_n be_v more_o notable_a it_o may_v seem_v that_o isaack_n obedience_n in_o yield_v himself_o willing_o to_o death_n be_v more_o excellent_a and_o worthy_a of_o note_n than_o abraham_n because_o it_o be_v a_o great_a patience_n to_o suffer_v death_n for_o god_n cause_n than_o to_o infer_v it_o isaac_n also_o shall_v have_v feel_v the_o sorrow_n and_o pang_n of_o death_n in_o his_o body_n which_o abraham_n be_v only_o to_o behold_v notwithstanding_o these_o reason_n abraham_n example_n of_o obedience_n excel_v 1._o because_o he_o be_v to_o sacrifice_v his_o only_a most_o belove_a and_o innocent_a son_n which_o be_v no_o doubt_n more_o grievous_a unto_o he_o than_o if_o he_o have_v die_v himself_o 2._o isaack_n death_n come_v unlooked_a for_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v finish_v at_o once_o abraham_n grief_n as_o it_o pierce_v his_o heart_n three_o continual_a day_n before_o so_o the_o remembrance_n of_o this_o fact_n will_v have_v continue_v still_o 3._o the_o scripture_n give_v sentence_n with_o abraham_n which_o make_v mention_n in_o this_o place_n and_o other_o beside_o of_o abraham_n offer_v up_o of_o isaac_n but_o ascribe_v no_o part_n thereof_o to_o isaac_n now_o because_o that_o example_n of_o the_o king_n of_o moab_n expound_v which_o offer_v up_o the_o king_n of_o edom_n son_n in_o sacrifice_n and_o not_o his_o own_o as_o the_o common_a opinion_n be_v may_v be_v think_v to_o resemble_v abraham_n fact_n here_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v amiss_o brief_o to_o examine_v that_o place_n as_o it_o be_v set_v down_o 2_o king_n 3.27_o quest_n xxiv_o whether_o the_o king_n of_o moab_n sacrifice_v his_o son_n and_o wherefore_o first_o then_o 1._o neither_o be_v it_o like_o that_o the_o king_n of_o moab_n have_v learn_v of_o his_o priest_n that_o god_n prosper_v israel_n because_o of_o abraham_n faith_n which_o doubt_v not_o to_o offer_v his_o son_n as_o lyranus_fw-la therefore_o he_o attempt_v to_o do_v the_o like_a for_o at_o this_o time_n the_o israelite_n do_v not_o so_o great_o prosper_v the_o kingdom_n be_v divide_v because_o of_o the_o idolatry_n of_o solomon_n and_o diverse_o afflict_v and_o the_o king_n of_o moab_n offer_v not_o his_o own_o son_n but_o the_o king_n of_o edom_n as_o it_o be_v expound_v by_o amos_n 2.1_o for_o three_o transgression_n i_o will_v not_o turn_v to_o moab_n etc._n etc._n because_o it_o burn_v the_o bone_n of_o the_o king_n of_o edom_n as_o lime_n 2._o neither_o do_v the_o king_n of_o moab_n this_o by_o the_o advice_n of_o the_o priest_n after_o the_o example_n of_o israel_n because_o they_o use_v to_o offer_v up_o their_o son_n to_o molech_n think_v to_o please_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n hereby_o burgen_n for_o the_o israelite_n rather_o learn_v this_o idolatrous_a use_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o the_o israelite_n prosper_v not_o but_o be_v punish_v of_o god_n for_o such_o impiety_n 3._o nor_o yet_o do_v the_o king_n of_o moab_n this_o to_o move_v the_o israelite_n to_o commiseration_n when_o they_o shall_v see_v to_o what_o misery_n and_o necessity_n he_o be_v bring_v to_o offer_v such_o a_o bloody_a sacrifice_n as_o tostat._n and_o vatab._n for_o he_o do_v it_o rather_o to_o despite_v they_o as_o shall_v even_o now_o appear_v 4._o nor_o yet_o do_v he_o offer_v this_o sacrifice_n only_o with_o a_o intent_n thereby_o to_o appease_v his_o god_n and_o to_o procure_v their_o help_n which_o opinion_n indeed_o the_o heathen_a have_v of_o such_o wicked_a and_o devilish_a offering_n cajetan_n perer._n 5._o but_o it_o be_v most_o likely_a that_o the_o king_n of_o moab_n assay_v to_o break_v through_o to_o the_o king_n of_o edom_n and_o can_v not_o take_v the_o king_n son_n of_o edom_n that_o be_v to_o reign_v after_o he_o and_o therefore_o be_v call_v the_o king_n of_o edom_n amos_n 2.1_o and_o sacrifice_v he_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o his_o father_n to_o his_o great_a grief_n junius_n quest_n xxv_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o indignation_n against_o israel_n second_o where_o it_o follow_v thus_o for_o that_o israel_n be_v sore_o grieve_v and_o they_o depart_v from_o he_o or_o there_o be_v great_a indignation_n against_o israel_n 1._o this_o be_v not_o refer_v to_o the_o indignation_n or_o wrath_n of_o god_n as_o though_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v offend_v with_o israel_n &_o send_v a_o plague_n among_o they_o

only_o lay_v up_o for_o he_o but_o unto_o they_o also_o which_o love_n his_o appear_v 2_o tim._n 4.8_o where_o the_o same_o certainty_n of_o the_o reward_n be_v decree_v the_o like_a assurance_n be_v not_o deny_v 4._o bellarmine_n answer_v that_o hence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o all_o believer_n be_v not_o sure_a of_o their_o justification_n see_v abraham_n that_o have_v serve_v god_fw-we most_o faithful_o before_o yet_o never_o till_o now_o be_v assure_v of_o his_o justification_n lib._n 3._o the_o justif_a cap._n 11._o resp_n ad_fw-la ration_n 1._o contra._n it_o follow_v not_o abraham_n be_v not_o always_o assure_v therefore_o every_o believer_n can_v be_v assure_v but_o it_o well_o follow_v that_o as_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o abraham_n have_v not_o such_o assurance_n so_o the_o faithful_a at_o all_o time_n have_v not_o such_o persuasion_n and_o that_o we_o grant_v 2._o it_o be_v untrue_a that_o abraham_n have_v not_o this_o assurance_n till_o now_o when_o he_o offer_v up_o isaac_n for_o the_o apostle_n show_v that_o then_o he_o have_v this_o assurance_n when_o faith_n be_v impute_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n rom._n 4.22_o 23._o which_o be_v before_o he_o be_v circumcise_v gen._n 15.6_o 5._o bellarmine_n again_o answer_v that_o the_o scripture_n commend_v the_o righteousness_n of_o abraham_n and_o other_o patriarch_n do_v rather_o make_v we_o certain_a and_o sure_a of_o their_o salvation_n than_o themselves_o ibid._n contra._n no_o man_n salvation_n can_v be_v better_o know_v to_o another_o than_o to_o himself_o for_o as_o the_o life_n of_o the_o body_n be_v more_o feel_v where_o that_o life_n be_v than_o of_o other_o that_o see_v the_o body_n to_o live_v so_o say_v which_o be_v the_o life_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o the_o scripture_n say_v the_o just_a shall_v live_v by_o faith_n be_v better_a apprehend_v of_o those_o which_o have_v the_o possession_n of_o it_o than_o of_o such_o as_o only_o behold_v it_o 2._o confut._n the_o promise_v not_o merit_v by_o abraham_n obedience_n vers._n 16._o because_o thou_o have_v do_v this_o thing_n etc._n etc._n from_o hence_o pererius_n infer_v that_o abraham_n egreg●●_n illo_fw-la facto_fw-la meruisse_fw-la deserve_v by_o this_o worthy_a act_n that_o such_o promise_n be_v make_v unto_o he_o and_o that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v be_v bear_v of_o his_o stock_n rather_o than_o of_o any_o other_o contra._n 1._o the_o apostle_n do_v conclude_v the_o contrary_a that_o because_o faith_n be_v impute_v to_o abraham_n for_o righteousness_n he_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o work_n rom._n 4.2_o 4._o 2._o these_o promise_n be_v make_v to_o abraham_n before_o he_o have_v show_v any_o worthy_a work_n even_o then_o when_o he_o be_v first_o call_v out_o of_o his_o country_n gen_n 12.2_o they_o than_o proceed_v from_o god_n mercy_n not_o of_o abraham_n desert_n or_o worthiness_n 3._o the_o lord_n therefore_o crown_v abraham_n obedience_n with_o renew_v his_o promise_n to_o show_v we_o that_o they_o which_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n aught_o to_o proceed_v and_o go_v forward_o in_o good_a work_n whereby_o their_o faith_n be_v approve_v muscul._n 3._o confut._n the_o assumption_n of_o the_o humane_a nature_n to_o the_o godhead_n in_o christ_n not_o merit_v 4._o but_o to_o say_v that_o abraham_n merit_v that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v take_v flesh_n of_o his_o seed_n be_v not_o far_o from_o blasphemy_n for_o than_o he_o shall_v have_v merit_v more_o than_o christ_n himself_o do_v as_o he_o be_v man_n see_v that_o the_o hypostatical_a union_n of_o the_o humane_a nature_n with_o the_o godhead_n in_o one_o person_n be_v of_o grace_n not_o of_o merit_n as_o augustine_n well_o resolve_v quod_fw-la christus_fw-la est_fw-la unigenitus_fw-la aequalis_fw-la patri_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la gratia_fw-la 37._o sed_fw-la natura_fw-la quod_fw-la autem_fw-la in_o unitatem_fw-la personae_fw-la unigeniti_fw-la assumptus_fw-la est_fw-la homo_fw-la gratia_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la natura_fw-la that_o christ_n be_v the_o only_o beget_v son_n equal_a to_o his_o father_n it_o be_v not_o grace_n but_o nature_n but_o in_o that_o man_n nature_n be_v take_v to_o make_v one_o person_n with_o the_o only_o beget_v it_o be_v of_o grace_n and_o not_o by_o nature_n but_o now_o if_o the_o man_n christ_n deserve_v not_o the_o assumption_n or_o take_v of_o the_o humane_a nature_n to_o the_o godhead_n and_o yet_o abraham_n merit_v that_o his_o seed_n shall_v in_o the_o messiah_n be_v unite_v to_o the_o godhead_n it_o will_v follow_v that_o he_o merit_v more_o than_o christ_n wherefore_o that_o be_v a_o sound_n and_o catholic_a conclusion_n of_o augustine_n joan._n neque_fw-la enim_fw-la illam_fw-la susceptionem_fw-la hominis_fw-la ulla_fw-la merita_fw-la praecesserunt_fw-la sed_fw-la ab_fw-la illa_fw-la susceptione_n merita_fw-la ejus_fw-la cuncta_fw-la caeperunt_fw-la before_o the_o take_n of_o man_n nature_n there_o be_v no_o merit_n at_o all_o but_o all_o christ_n merit_n take_v begin_v there_o 4._o confut._n the_o chalde_n paraphrast_n corrupt_a vers._n 18._o in_o thy_o seed_n etc._n etc._n so_o read_v the_o septuagint_n according_a to_o the_o original_n in_o the_o singular_a number_n and_o this_o read_n be_v approve_v by_o the_o apostle_n galath_n 3.16_o wherefore_o the_o chalde_n paraphrast_n be_v find_v here_o to_o be_v corrupt_a which_o read_v thus_o in_o the_o plural_a number_n in_o thy_o son_n shall_v all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v 5._o confut._n many_o in_o scripture_n take_v for_o all_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v bless_v and_o gen._n 17.5_o the_o lord_n say_v a_o father_n of_o many_o nation_n have_v i_o make_v thou_o we_o see_v then_o that_o in_o the_o phrase_n of_o scripture_n sometime_o many_o be_v take_v for_o all_o by_o this_o place_n therefore_o that_o cavil_n of_o the_o pelagian_n may_v be_v answer_v who_o because_o the_o apostle_n say_v by_o one_o man_n disobedience_n many_o be_v make_v sinner_n rom._n 5.19_o will_v infer_v that_o we_o become_v sinner_n not_o by_o original_a corruption_n or_o propagation_n of_o sin_n but_o by_o imitation_n for_o then_o the_o apostle_n will_v have_v say_v not_o many_o but_o all_o but_o the_o apostle_n by_o many_o understand_v all_o as_o he_o affirm_v vers_fw-la 18._o that_o by_o the_o offence_n of_o one_o the_o fault_n come_v upon_o all_o to_o condemnation_n for_o they_o which_o be_v all_o may_v true_o be_v say_v to_o be_v many_o the_o like_a cavil_n in_o another_o question_n be_v urge_v by_o catharinus_n a_o popish_a writer_n who_o because_o it_o be_v say_v in_o daniel_n 12.2_o that_o many_o of_o they_o which_o sleep_n in_o the_o dust_n shall_v awake_v some_o to_o everlasting_a life_n some_o to_o shame_n collect_v that_o all_o shall_v not_o unbaptise_v but_o that_o some_o as_o namely_o infant_n die_v without_o baptism_n shall_v neither_o be_v in_o heaven_n nor_o hell_n but_o this_o objection_n may_v receive_v the_o same_o answer_n that_o as_o in_o the_o promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n many_o be_v take_v for_o all_o so_o also_o be_v it_o in_o this_o place_n of_o the_o prophet_n as_o before_o also_o be_v show_v the_o like_a use_n in_o the_o apostle_n 6._o place_n of_o exhortation_n 1._o obseru._n to_o bear_v the_o death_n of_o child_n patient_o vers._n 10._o abraham_n stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n take_v the_o knife_n etc._n etc._n origen_n from_o this_o example_n of_o abraham_n that_o doubt_v not_o to_o offer_v up_o his_o son_n persuade_v parent_n to_o bear_v patient_o the_o death_n of_o their_o child_n laetus_n offer_v filium_fw-la deo_fw-la esto_fw-la sacerdos_fw-la anima_fw-la silij_fw-la tui_fw-la cheerful_o offer_v thy_o son_n unto_o god_n and_o be_v a_o priest_n of_o his_o soul_n this_o be_v nothing_o say_v he_o to_o abraham_n strength_n which_o bind_v his_o son_n himself_o and_o bend_v his_o sword_n hom._n 8._o in_o gen._n 2._o obseru._n confidence_n in_o god_n providence_n vers._n 14._o in_o the_o mount_n will_v the_o lord_n provide_v etc._n etc._n we_o be_v teach_v with_o the_o like_a confidence_n when_o all_o other_o mean_v fail_v to_o cast_v our_o care_n upon_o god_n as_o abraham_n do_v for_o who_o the_o lord_n provide_v another_o sacrifice_n which_o he_o think_v not_o upon_o in_o stead_n of_o his_o son_n isaac_n calvin_n therefore_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o psalm_n 68.20_o to_o the_o lord_n belong_v the_o issue_n of_o death_n he_o know_v how_o to_o make_v a_o way_n for_o our_o deliverance_n though_o we_o at_o the_o first_o see_v it_o not_o 3._o obseru._n god_n voice_n must_v be_v obey_v vers._n 18._o in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v because_o thou_o have_v obey_v my_o voice_n whereupon_o ambrose_n give_v this_o good_a note_n et_fw-la nos_fw-la ergo_fw-la audiamus_fw-la vocem_fw-la dei_fw-la nostri_fw-la si_fw-la volumus_fw-la apud_fw-la eum_fw-la gratiam_fw-la invenire_fw-la let_v we_o therefore_o hear_v and_o obey_v the_o voice_n of_o god_n if_o

euphrates_n c._n into_o mesopotamia_n h.s.b._n aram_n naharaim_n g.p._n appell_n syria_n between_o the_o flood_n t._n v_o 13._o behold_v i_o stand_v etc._n etc._n s._n i_o stand_v cater_n v_o 14._o till_o they_o leave_v drink_v s._n the_o rest_n have_v not_o this_o clause_n cor_o v_o 15._o before_o he_o have_v leave_v speak_v in_o his_o mind_n s._n within_o himself_o h._n before_o he_o have_v leave_v speak_v caeter_fw-la v_o 22._o he_o put_v a_o jewel_n upon_o her_o nose_n t._n a_o abillement_fw-fr g._n he_o take_v a_o golden_a ear_n caet_fw-la heb_n nezem_o a_o jewel_n a_o ear_n two_o earing_n of_o the_o weight_n of_o a_o drachma_n or_o half_o a_o sickle_n s._n weigh_v two_o sicle_n h._n a_o sickle_n c._n half_a a_o sickle_n b.g.p.t._n beehang_v half_a etc._n etc._n v_o 23._o water_n to_o wash_v the_o foot_n of_o the_o camel_n and_o the_o man_n h._n to_o wash_v his_o foot_n and_o the_o man_n that_n come_v with_o he_o caet_fw-la v_o 33._o and_o they_o set_v before_o he_o bread_n to_o eat_v s._n bread_n be_v set_v in_o his_o sight_n h._n they_o set_v man_n meat_n before_o he_o c.b.g._n they_o set_v before_o he_o to_o eat_v t._n he_o v_o 41._o free_a from_o this_o oath_n b.g._n from_o the_o curse_n cat_n alah_o to_o swear_v to_o curse_v accept_v v_o 40._o the_o lord_n to_o who_o i_o be_o please_v s._n in_o who_o sight_n i_o serve_v c._n walk_n caeter_fw-la t.p.r._n v_o 43._o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o man_n of_o the_o city_n come_v forth_o to_o draw_v water_n s._n a_o virgin_n come_v forth_o to_o draw_v water_n caeter_fw-la v_o 47._o i_o put_v a_o ear_n about_o she_o s._n i_o hang_v a_o ear_n upon_o her_o face_n c.h.b._n a_o habiliment_n upon_o her_o face_n g._n upon_o her_o nose_n t.p._n aph_n the_o nose_n the_o face_n s.c.c._n v_o 50._o we_o can_v beside_o his_o pleasure_n speak_v any_o thing_n with_o thou_o h._n speak_v either_o evil_a or_o good_a caet_fw-la v_o 54._o they_o tarry_v there_o h._n they_o sleep_v s.c._n they_o tarry_v all_o night_n caet_fw-la lun_n 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the_o give_v thereof_o mercer_n 2._o neither_o need_v we_o with_o rupertus_n to_o make_v a_o allegory_n of_o abraham_n old_a age_n that_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v old_a perfectione_n fidei_fw-la in_o the_o perfection_n of_o faith_n but_o he_o be_v call_v old_a and_o the_o first_o so_o name_v in_o scripture_n not_o in_o respect_n of_o those_o long_o live_v patriarch_n but_o in_o comparison_n of_o that_o age_n wherein_o he_o live_v 3._o abraham_n be_v now_o 140._o year_n old_a not_o 137._o as_o lyppoman_n conjecture_v for_o isaac_n be_v now_o 40._o year_n old_a when_o he_o marry_v rebecca_n gen._n 25.20_o who_o be_v bear_v when_o abraham_n be_v in_o his_o hundred_o year_n perer._n quest_n ii_o wherein_o abraham_n be_v so_o exceed_o bless_v the_o lord_n have_v bless_v abraham_n in_o all_o thing_n etc._n etc._n the_o word_n be_v bacol_n which_o some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n dream_n to_o have_v be_v abraham_n daughter_n but_o this_o be_v great_a boldness_n to_o affirm_v that_o which_o the_o scripture_n be_v silent_a in_o and_o if_o abraham_n have_v receive_v a_o daughter_n by_o sarah_n as_o well_o as_o a_o son_n he_o will_v have_v be_v no_o less_o careful_a to_o have_v bestow_v she_o in_o marriage_n than_o he_o be_v for_o isaac_n mercer_n 2._o abraham_n be_v principal_o bless_v in_o four_o thing_n in_o his_o old_a age_n vers_fw-la 1._o in_o his_o great_a substance_n vers_fw-la 35._o in_o his_o issue_n vers_fw-la 16._o and_o in_o the_o victory_n of_o his_o enemy_n perer._n quest_n iii_o why_o abraham_n send_v his_o servant_n and_o who_o his_o servant_n be_v vers._n 2._o abraham_n say_v to_o the_o elder_a servant_n of_o his_o house_n etc._n etc._n 1._o this_o servant_n be_v think_v to_o be_v eliezar_n of_o damascus_n which_o have_v the_o government_n of_o his_o house_n of_o who_o mention_n be_v make_v before_o chap._n 15._o 2._o who_o be_v think_v be_v now_o very_o old_a to_o have_v come_v with_o abraham_n into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n 65._o year_n before_o and_o to_o 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together_o or_o write_v all_o after_o one_o manner_n of_o purpose_n but_o in_o some_o variety_n of_o order_n and_o word_n be_v direct_v by_o the_o spirit_n to_o write_v one_o truth_n other_o rule_v also_o may_v be_v propound_v for_o the_o reconcile_n of_o place_n of_o scripture_n scripture_n which_o seem_v at_o the_o first_o sight_n to_o be_v repugnant_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o divers_a computation_n of_o time_n 1._o when_o as_o one_o writer_n do_v inclusive_o account_v the_o time_n which_o another_o do_v exclusive_o as_o luke_n c._n 9.29_o say_n that_o christ_n about_o a_o 8._o day_n after_o be_v transfigure_v include_v in_o this_o number_n both_o primum_fw-la &_o ultimum_fw-la the_o first_o and_o last_o day_n matthew_n say_v after_o 6._o day_n do_v exclude_v these_o two_o day_n make_v mention_n of_o those_o six_o that_o come_v between_o sic_fw-la augustin_n lib._n de_fw-fr consens_fw-la evang._n c._n 56._o 2._o sometime_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o time_n be_v rehearse_v and_o the_o small_a or_o odd_a number_n omit_v as_o 1_o king_n 2.11_o david_n be_v say_v to_o have_v reign_v 40._o year_n over_o israel_n 7._o year_n in_o hebron_n and_o 33._o year_n in_o jerusalem_n whereas_o the_o precise_a account_n of_o his_o reign_n in_o hebron_n be_v 7._o year_n 6._o month_n and_o in_o jerusalem_n 33._o year_n which_o make_v in_o all_o 40._o year_n 6._o month_n 2_o sam._n 5.5_o 3._o sometime_o the_o year_n of_o a_o king_n reign_n be_v reckon_v which_o he_o reign_v alone_o sometime_o those_o wherein_o he_o reign_v with_o another_o so_o jotham_n reign_v 16._o year_n alone_o but_o twenty_o year_n count_v those_o wherein_o he_o govern_v under_o his_o father_n 2_o king_n 15.5.30.33_o perer._n quest_n xx._n why_o abraham_n servant_n refuse_v to_o eat_v or_o drink_v vers._n 33._o they_o set_v before_o he_o to_o eat_v but_o he_o say_v i_o will_v not_o eat_v 1._o he_o neither_o refuse_v to_o eat_v because_o unusual_a meat_n be_v set_v before_o he_o such_o as_o he_o be_v not_o accustom_v unto_o in_o abraham_n house_n as_o some_o hebrew_n think_v 2._o neither_o do_v he_o defer_v till_o he_o have_v speak_v his_o word_n that_o be_v say_v grace_n as_o some_o interpret_v for_o though_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o they_o use_v in_o abraham_n house_n to_o receive_v their_o meat_n with_o thanksgiving_n yet_o he_o mean_v the_o deliver_n of_o his_o message_n 3._o but_o that_o be_v a_o mere_a fable_n that_o he_o will_v not_o eat_v because_o they_o set_v poison_n before_o he_o to_o have_v his_o good_n which_o poison_n be_v return_v upon_o bethuel_n who_o thereupon_o die_v and_o this_o fable_n the_o hebrew_n will_v build_v upon_o the_o word_n same_o fable_n poison_n answerable_a to_o the_o word_n sum_n here_o use_v which_o signify_v to_o place_n or_o set_v for_o neither_o be_v they_o so_o poor_a that_o they_o need_v abraham_n good_n nor_o so_o unhonest_a so_o to_o deal_v with_o their_o near_a kinsman_n servant_n nor_o yet_o be_v there_o any_o affinity_n between_o those_o two_o word_n the_o one_o beginning_n with_o samech_v the_o other_o with_o shin_n mercer_n 4._o neither_o do_v he_o refrain_v from_o eat_v and_o drink_v fear_v lest_o afterward_o he_o shall_v not_o tell_v a_o sober_a tale_n 5._o but_o his_o diligence_n be_v commend_v who_o prefer_v his_o master_n business_n before_o his_o meat_n and_o drink_n quest_n xxi_o persuasion_n use_v by_o abraham_n servant_n to_o further_a the_o marriage_n ver._n 35._o the_o lord_n have_v bless_v my_o master_n etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o servant_n begin_v to_o use_v persuasion_n to_o make_v a_o way_n for_o the_o marriage_n intend_v 1._o that_o he_o be_v rich_a and_o not_o by_o evil_a mean_n but_o by_o god_n blessing_n muscul._n 2._o that_o isaac_n be_v bear_v of_o sarai_n in_o her_o old_a age_n and_o so_o not_o without_o a_o miracle_n as_o a_o man_n ordain_v of_o god_n for_o some_o great_a matter_n calvin_n 3._o and_o lest_o they_o may_v object_v why_o be_v so_o rich_a he_o take_v not_o a_o wife_n near_o hand_n he_o add_v that_o his_o master_n give_v he_o special_a charge_n not_o to_o take_v a_o wife_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o canaan_n mercer_n quest_n xxii_o certain_a fabulous_a conceit_n of_o the_o hebrew_n refuse_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o note_v certain_a fabulous_a collection_n of_o the_o hebrew_n 1._o vers._n 39_o they_o think_v that_o eliezar_n secret_o insinuate_v that_o if_o he_o can_v not_o otherwise_o provide_v a_o wife_n for_o isaac_n he_o will_v offer_v his_o own_o daughter_n but_o that_o abraham_n absolute_o refuse_v because_o he_o be_v of_o the_o canaanite_n but_o yet_o they_o say_v that_o this_o eliezar_n for_o his_o faithful_a service_n be_v take_v alive_a into_o paradise_n as_o isaac_n come_v alive_a from_o thence_o 2._o vers._n 42._o where_o he_o say_v i_o come_v this_o day_n to_o the_o well_o the_o hebrew_n think_v that_o he_o come_v from_o hebron_n to_o charras_n in_o a_o day_n which_o be_v note_v to_o be_v seventeen_o day_n journey_n and_o this_o day_n note_v the_o time_n not_o of_o his_o departure_n from_o home_n but_o of_o his_o come_n thither_o mercer_n 3._o v._o 47._o they_o note_v that_o he_o put_v the_o jewel_n so_o upon_o her_o face_n that_o he_o touch_v not_o her_o flesh_n whereas_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o he_o give_v she_o they_o rather_o to_o put_v they_o on_o herself_o quest_n xxiii_o whether_o abraham_n servant_n give_v the_o gift_n before_o he_o know_v who_o she_o be_v vers._n 47._o whereas_o before_o v_o 22._o he_o first_o bring_v forth_o the_o jewel_n before_o he_o ask_v she_o who_o daughter_n she_o be_v whereas_o here_o he_o first_o be_v say_v to_o ask_v she_o 1._o neither_o be_v it_o like_v that_o he_o ask_v she_o before_o he_o bring_v they_o forth_o as_o jun._n perer._n 2._o neither_o do_v he_o here_o report_v it_o otherwise_o than_o it_o be_v do_v lest_o they_o may_v have_v accuse_v he_o of_o levity_n to_o give_v jewel_n to_o one_o who_o he_o know_v not_o as_o rasi_fw-la 3._o but_o first_o he_o bring_v they_o forth_o and_o then_o ask_v she_o the_o question_n and_o after_o give_v they_o mercer_n quest_n xxiv_o why_o laban_n be_v set_v before_o bethuel_n vers._n 50._o then_o answer_v laban_n and_o bethuel_n 1._o neither_o be_v this_o bethuel_n the_o brother_n of_o laban_n as_o lyran_n 2._o neither_o be_v bethuel_n rebeccahs_n father_n dead_a as_o josephus_n 3._o neither_o be_v laban_n impiety_n note_v who_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o speak_v before_o his_o father_n as_o rasi_fw-la 4._o nor_o yet_o be_v laban_n first_o name_v as_o more_o excellent_a in_o wisdom_n than_o his_o father_n as_o aben_n ezra_n 5._o but_o for_o that_o his_o father_n be_v old_a or_o sickly_a have_v commit_v his_o household_n government_n to_o laban_n jun._n mercer_n quest_n xxv_o the_o space_n of_o ten_o day_n for_o rebeccahs_n abode_n how_o to_o be_v understand_v vers._n 55._o let_v the_o maid_n abide_v with_o we_o at_o the_o least_o ten_o day_n 1._o she_o mean_v not_o that_o be_v rebeccahs_n mother_n to_o have_v she_o stay_v a_o year_n or_o at_o the_o least_o ten_o month_n as_o the_o hebrew_n and_o onkel●s_n for_o this_o have_v be_v a_o unreasonable_a request_n see_v the_o man_n make_v such_o haste_n 2._o neither_o the_o word_n stand_v thus_o let_v she_o abide_v day_n at_o the_o least_o ten_o by_o day_n be_v understand_v seven_o day_n of_o mourning_n for_o bethuel_n who_o they_o suppose_v to_o have_v be_v dead_a for_o than_o they_o will_v not_o have_v request_v for_o seven_o day_n first_o and_o then_o for_o ten_o but_o have_v begin_v with_o the_o great_a request_n first_o 3._o neither_o be_v the_o vulgar_a read_v the_o best_a to_o join_v the_o word_n together_o at_o the_o least_o ten_o day_n for_o in_o the_o original_n day_n go_v before_o 4._o the_o best_a read_v then_o be_v let_v she_o abide_v day_n that_o be_v certain_a or_o at_o the_o least_o ten_o jun._n quest_n xxvi_o of_o the_o willingness_n of_o rebecca_n vers._n 58._o i_o will_v go_v etc._n etc._n 1._o not_o that_o she_o say_v in_o effect_n i_o will_v go_v though_o you_o will_v not_o as_o rasi_fw-la for_o this_o thought_n or_o speech_n have_v no●_n become_v the_o modesty_n of_o the_o maid_n 2._o but_o rather_o her_o obedience_n to_o her_o parent_n appear_v to_o who_o she_o consent_v calvin_n 3._o and_o her_o will_n be_v no_o doubt_n direct_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n muscul._n quest_n xxvii_o how_o isaac_n dwell_v in_o beersheba_n abraham_n remain_v in_o hebron_n verse_n 6●_n isaack_n come_v from_o the_o way_n of_o beerlahairoi_a etc._n etc._n 1._o not_o that_o isaac_n go_v thither_o to_o fetch_v hagar_n to_o be_v abraham_n wife_n after_o sarahs_n death_n as_o some_o hebrew_n for_o she_o be_v not_o keturah_n as_o shall_v appear_v

it_o must_v be_v expound_v by_o that_o prophecy_n gen._n 16.12_o v_o 20._o of_o mesopotamia_n h.s.c.b._n padan_n aram._n t.g.p._n v_o 22._o why_o have_v i_o conceive_v h._n c._n why_o be_o i_o thus_o cat_n they_o leap_v within_o she_o c._n s._n strive_v together_o or_o beat_v one_o upon_o another_o cater_n ratzatz_fw-ge to_o beat_v hurt_n or_o bruise_v v_o 23._o the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a b._n g._n the_o great_a shall_v serve_v the_o less_o cater_n v_o 25._o as_o a_o rough_a skin_n s._n h._n as_o a_o hairy_a or_o rough_a garment_n cat_n ad●reth_v a_o garment_n s.c._n v_o 26._o hold_v his_o brother_n by_o the_o heel_n h._n esa●_n by_o the_o heel_n cater_n v_o 27._o a_o husband_n man_n h._n a_o man_n go_v into_o the_o field_n c._n a_o field_n man_n or_o wild_a man_n cat_n v_o 27._o jacob_n a_o plain_a man_n without_o deceit_n s.h.g._n a_o perfect_a man_n cat_n minister_v of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o house_n c_o dwell_v at_o home_n s._n dwell_v in_o tent_n cat_n v_o 31._o sell_v i_o thy_o birthright_n h._n sell_v i_o thy_o birthright_n even_o now_o or_o to_o day_n c●t_n b._n v_o 34._o pottage_n of_o rice_n b._n of_o lentil_o cater_n guadash_v a_o lentill_a a_o red_a kind_n of_o pulse_n 3._o the_o explanation_n of_o doubtful_a question_n quest_n i._o why_o abraham_n take_v a_o wife_n in_o his_o old_a age_n vers._n 1._o abraham_n take_v another_o wife_n 1._o not_o give_v way_n unto_o his_o lust_n or_o of_o any_o incontinency_n as_o some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n as_o baal_n haturim_fw-la say_v it_o be_v a_o grief_n to_o see_v a_o man_n eat_v if_o he_o eat_v not_o with_o he_o 2._o neither_o be_v this_o do_v for_o any_o such_o mystery_n as_o origen_n suppose_v to_o signify_v the_o spiritual_a marriage_n of_o the_o mind_n with_o wisdom_n which_o be_v most_o ripe_a in_o old_a age_n hom_n 11._o in_o genes_n 3._o and_o yet_o this_o use_n may_v be_v make_v of_o abraham_n second_o marriage_n to_o convince_v such_o heretic_n as_o condemn_v second_o marriage_n augustin_n lib._n 16._o the_o civet_n dei_fw-la c._n 34._o as_o also_o whereas_o the_o son_n of_o abraham_n by_o hagar_n and_o keturah_n be_v the_o great_a adversary_n to_o the_o israelite_n as_o the_o ismaelite_n the_o madianites_fw-la so_o they_o which_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o the_o church_n as_o papist_n and_o other_o heretic_n be_v the_o great_a enemy_n to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n 4._o but_o the_o special_a cause_n why_o abraham_n marry_v in_o his_o old_a age_n be_v to_o show_v the_o efficacy_n of_o god_n blessing_n in_o increase_v he_o with_o a_o large_a posterity_n as_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o he_o i_o have_v make_v thou_o a_o father_n of_o many_o nation_n genes_n 17.5_o mercery_n as_o also_o to_o have_v a_o comfort_n in_o his_o old_a age_n now_o live_v a_o part_n from_o isaac_n and_o have_v commit_v over_o to_o he_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o household_n cajetan_n quest_n ii_o how_o abraham_n body_n be_v say_v to_o be_v dead_a at_o one_o hundred_o year_n yet_o be_v able_a for_o procreation_n at_o one_o hundred_o forty_o year_n but_o whereas_o saint_n paul_n say_v that_o abraham_n body_n be_v even_o now_o dead_a be_v almost_o 100_o year_n old_a rom._n 4.19_o how_o be_v it_o not_o now_o more_o dead_a be_v 40._o year_n elder_a for_o isaac_n be_v now_o 40._o year_n old_a when_o he_o marry_v rebeccah_n gen._n 25.20_o who_o be_v bear_v in_o abraham_n 100_o year_n to_o this_o some_o answer_n that_o abraham_n body_n be_v say_v to_o be_v dead_a only_o in_o respect_n of_o barren_a sarah_n mercer_n but_o that_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v so_o because_o the_o apostle_n make_v mention_v together_o both_o of_o the_o deadness_n of_o abraham_n body_n and_o sarahs_n womb_n wherefore_o i_o prefer_v rather_o augustine_n opinion_n that_o abraham_n body_n though_o dead_a in_o itself_o be_v revive_v by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n not_o only_o for_o the_o generation_n of_o isaac_n but_o this_o strength_n of_o nature_n continue_v a_o long_a time_n after_o for_o further_a 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and_o therefore_o abraham_n sarah_n be_v dead_a send_v for_o she_o lyranus_fw-la answer_n concern_v the_o signification_n of_o this_o name_n it_o skill_v not_o but_o that_o hagars_n name_n be_v not_o change_v it_o may_v appear_v for_o that_o vers_n 12._o she_o be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o hagar_n still_o 3._o but_o it_o be_v most_o fit_a and_o beseem_v see_v hagar_n have_v be_v abraham_n lawful_a wife_n and_o yet_o live_v that_o he_o shall_v rather_o take_v she_o than_o any_o other_o thomas_n anglic._n answer_n she_o be_v not_o abraham_n lawful_a wife_n but_o his_o concubine_n and_o see_v she_o be_v a_o bondwoman_n there_o be_v no_o reason_n that_o she_o shall_v succeed_v in_o a_o free_a woman_n place_n and_o rather_o because_o of_o that_o mystery_n which_o the_o apostle_n note_v which_o make_v sarah_n and_o agar_n figure_n of_o two_o mother_n one_o of_o the_o carnal_a sort_n the_o other_o of_o the_o fafthfull_a and_o spiritual_a seed_n 4._o therefore_o ishmael_n and_o isaac_n be_v say_v to_o have_v bury_v abraham_n as_o be_v return_v to_o fraternal_a society_n thom._n anglic._n answer_n no_o such_o thing_n can_v be_v gather_v hereby_o that_o hagar_n and_o ishmael_n be_v restore_v to_o abraham_n house_n but_o the_o reason_n why_o ishmael_n only_o be_v join_v with_o isaac_n in_o perform_v this_o last_o duty_n be_v this_o because_o the_o other_o son_n be_v send_v far_o away_o in_o abraham_n life_n time_n into_o the_o east_n country_n but_o ishmael_n be_v near_o dwell_v for_o isaac_n at_o this_o time_n have_v his_o habitation_n about_o hagars_n fountain_n which_o she_o name_v beerlahairoi_a vers_fw-la 11._o will_v not_o be_v want_v in_o this_o office_n towards_o his_o father_n wherefore_o the_o true_a opinion_n be_v that_o this_o keturah_n be_v some_o other_o woman_n and_o not_o hagar_n 1._o the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n give_v it_o that_o abraham_n proceed_v or_o add_v this_o and_o take_v he_o a_o wife_n one_o etc._n etc._n but_o if_o she_o have_v be_v his_o wife_n before_o then_o abraham_n have_v not_o add_v or_o proceed_v to_o do_v as_o it_o be_v a_o new_a work_n cajetan_n 2._o agar_n be_v call_v by_o she_o own_o name_n in_o this_o chapter_n verse_n 12._o therefore_o she_o be_v not_o keturah_n 3._o hagar_n can_v not_o be_v less_o now_o then_o 80._o year_n old_a abraham_n be_v 85._o when_o he_o take_v hagar_n and_o now_o 140._o some_o 55._o year_n before_o and_o hagar_n be_v suppose_v then_o to_o be_v 25._o at_o which_o year_n it_o be_v not_o like_a she_o can_v bring_v abraham_n so_o many_o son_n see_v it_o be_v a_o great_a miracle_n for_o sarah_n to_o bear_v at_o 90._o tostatius_n 4._o abraham_n be_v say_v to_o have_v concubine_n therefore_o more_o than_o one_o concubine_n namely_o hagar_n and_o keturah_n be_v direct_o say_v to_o be_v abraham_n concubine_n 1._o chron._n 1.32_o mercer_n quest_n iv._o keturah_n not_o marry_v in_o sarahs_n life-time_n abraham_n have_v take_v he_o another_o wife_n etc._n etc._n 1._o abraham_n do_v not_o take_v this_o wife_n while_o sarah_n live_v as_o some_o think_v calvin_n genevens_n in_o hunc_fw-la locum_fw-la for_o moses_n set_v down_o the_o story_n in_o order_n and_o see_v he_o take_v not_o hagar_n but_o at_o sarahs_n instance_n and_o because_o he_o have_v no_o son_n it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o have_v two_o son_n he_o will_v grieve_v sarah_n with_o assume_v another_o wife_n and_o where_o it_o be_v object_v that_o abraham_n shall_v have_v stay_v a_o widower_n 3._o year_n if_o he_o marry_v not_o keturah_n till_o now_o this_o need_v not_o seem_v strange_a that_o he_o defer_v his_o second_o marriage_n both_o because_o he_o will_v first_o provide_v a_o wife_n for_o isaac_n and_o for_o that_o he_o mourn_v no_o less_o time_n for_o his_o wife_n

ahaz_n be_v say_v to_o have_v sleep_v with_o his_o father_n 2_o king_n 16.20_o mercer_n for_o if_o it_o be_v no_o more_o but_o thus_o to_o be_v gather_v to_o his_o father_n that_o be_v to_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v the_o same_o be_v say_v before_o and_o such_o repetition_n of_o the_o same_o thing_n may_v be_v think_v needless_a 6._o wherefore_o beside_o this_o sense_n this_o phrase_n do_v further_a show_v the_o divers_a state_n of_o the_o soul_n after_o this_o life_n that_o both_o abraham_n have_v his_o people_n the_o just_a and_o righteous_a to_o who_o he_o be_v gather_v as_o also_o ishmael_n his_o that_o the_o soul_n which_o go_v hence_o be_v not_o solitary_a and_o alone_a but_o go_v as_o it_o be_v from_o one_o people_n to_o another_o from_o one_o city_n to_o another_o luther_n calvin_n perer._n quest_n xvi_o why_o ishmael_n be_v join_v with_o isaac_n in_o the_o burial_n of_o his_o father_n vers._n 9_o his_o son_n isaac_n and_o ishmael_n bury_v he_o etc._n etc._n 1._o isaac_n be_v set_v before_o ishmael_n not_o as_o though_o he_o have_v repent_v he_o of_o his_o presumption_n against_o isaac_n and_o give_v he_o the_o priority_n as_o the_o hebrew_n imagine_v but_o isaac_n be_v prefer_v before_o ishmael_n for_o the_o dignity_n of_o his_o prerogative_n 2._o neither_o do_v this_o show_n that_o abraham_n have_v call_v ishmael_n home_o again_o after_o he_o be_v cast_v out_o for_o that_o have_v be_v against_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n that_o the_o bondwoman_n with_o her_o son_n shall_v be_v cast_v out_o 3._o but_o it_o be_v like_a that_o abraham_n be_v sick_a and_o wear_v away_o send_v for_o ishmael_n dwell_v not_o far_o off_o and_o reconcile_v he_o and_o isaac_n mercer_n quest_n xvii_o how_o isaac_n be_v bless_v after_o abraham_n death_n vers._n 11._o after_o the_o death_n of_o abraham_n god_n bless_v isaac_n etc._n etc._n 1._o we_o refuse_v here_o the_o fond_a conceit_n of_o the_o hebrew_n that_o abraham_n bless_v not_o isaac_n because_o of_o esau_n which_o shall_v come_v of_o he_o and_o therefore_o god_n and_o not_o abraham_n be_v say_v to_o bless_v isaac_n for_o although_o no_o express_a mention_n be_v make_v of_o abraham_n blessing_n isaac_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v think_v that_o abraham_n omit_v it_o and_o see_v god_n bless_a isaac_n abraham_n have_v no_o reason_n to_o withhold_v his_o blessing_n 3._o this_o blessing_n of_o isaac_n be_v rather_o spiritual_a than_o temporal_a for_o isaac_n be_v marry_v twenty_o year_v before_o he_o see_v his_o posterity_n or_o have_v any_o child_n bear_v whereas_o ishmael_n beget_v twelve_o duke_n isaac_n therefore_o with_o patience_n expect_v god_n promise_n and_o blessing_n upon_o he_o mer._n 3._o we_o see_v here_o also_o perform_v that_o promise_n of_o god_n i_o will_v be_v thy_o god_n and_o the_o god_n of_o thy_o seed_n for_o isaac_n be_v bless_v after_o abraham_n death_n mar●●ret_n quest_n xviii_o of_o the_o dwell_n of_o ismaels_n son_n vers._n 13._o these_o be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o son_n of_o ishmael_n etc._n etc._n nebaioth_n kedma_n of_o who_o come_v the_o nabathaei_n in_o arabia_n petraea_n and_o napathaei_n in_o arabia_n foelix_fw-la or_o the_o happy_a of_o kedar_n the_o kedaren_n as_o lampridius_n or_o cedraei_fw-la as_o pliny_n call_v they_o in_o arabia_n petraea_n of_o adbeel_n the_o adubeni_n or_o agubeni_n with_o ptolemy_n in_o arabia_n the_o happy_a of_o mibsam_n the_o mnasemanenses_n in_o arabia_n the_o happy_a of_o mishma_n the_o raabeni_fw-la in_o arabia_n the_o desert_n where_o ptolemy_n place_v the_o town_n zagmais_fw-fr of_o dumah_n the_o dumaei_n between_o the_o adubenes_n and_o raabenes_n where_o be_v the_o town_n dumetha_n of_o massa_n the_o masani_n near_o to_o the_o raabenes_n of_o chadar_n the_o athritaei_n of_o thema_fw-la the_o themanei_n in_o arabia_n foelix_fw-la where_o be_v the_o town_n thema_fw-la of_o jethur_n the_o iturean_o in_o coelae-syria_n of_o naphish_n the_o nubaei_fw-la arabian_n near_o to_o the_o mount_n libanus_n of_o kedma_n the_o cadmonaei_n call_v esites_n because_o they_o worship_v fire_n by_o the_o corrupt_a use_n of_o the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v fire_n ex_fw-la i●ni●_n quest_n xix_o the_o massorite_n curious_a observation_n vers._n 14._o misma_n dumah_n masha_n 1._o of_o dumah_n and_o masha_n mention_n be_v make_v isaiah_n 21.11_o where_o some_o translate_v masha_n burden_n in_o the_o same_o place_n also_o thema_fw-la be_v mention_v verse_n 14._o another_o of_o the_o son_n of_o ishmael_n here_o rehearse_v 2._o the_o massorite_n do_v note_v that_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o 14._o verse_n through_o the_o whole_a bible_n that_o consist_v of_o three_o word_n mercer_n 3._o and_o further_o they_o observe_v that_o these_o three_o name_n the_o first_o derive_v of_o shamang_n to_o hear_v the_o second_o of_o dum_o which_o be_v to_o keep_v silence_n the_o three_o of_o nasha_n to_o bear_v do_v signify_v the_o three_o principal_a thing_n that_o make_v a_o quiet_a and_o good_a life_n to_o hear_v to_o keep_v silence_n to_o bear_v but_o these_o note_n be_v too_o curious_a mercer_n quest_n xx._n why_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o ismaels_n age_n vers._n 17._o there_o be_v the_o year_n of_o the_o life_n of_o ishmael_n 137._o year_n the_o hebrew_n think_v that_o ishmael_n a_o wicked_a man_n age_n be_v record_v for_o this_o end_n that_o we_o may_v have_v a_o perfect_a account_n of_o jacob_n year_n for_o if_o ishmael_n die_v the_o same_o year_n that_o jacob_n go_v from_o his_o father_n unless_o he_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v hide_v himself_o 14._o year_n in_o heber_n house_n before_o he_o come_v to_o laban_n as_o the_o hebrew_n think_v which_o be_v not_o like_a he_o shall_v want_v 14._o year_n of_o his_o age_n as_o they_o further_o gather_v thus_o jacob_n be_v 63._o year_n old_a when_o he_o flee_v from_o his_o father_n house_n because_o of_o esau_n his_o father_n be_v then_o 123._o year_n old_a and_o ishmael_n 137_o 14._o year_n elder_a than_o isaac_n then_o he_o serve_v 14._o year_n before_o josephs_n birth_n joseph_n be_v 30._o year_n old_a when_o he_o stand_v before_o pharaoh_n then_o follow_v 7._o year_n of_o plenty_n and_o two_o year_n of_o dearth_n when_o jacob_n go_v down_o to_o egypt_n all_o make_v but_o 116._o year_n but_o jacob_n then_o confess_v when_o he_o appear_v before_o pharaoh_n to_o be_v 130._o year_n old_a the_o 14._o year_n want_v they_o imagine_v jacob_n to_o have_v spend_v in_o heber_n house_n but_o this_o computation_n of_o the_o hebrew_n fail_v many_o way_n 1._o heber_n be_v dead_a long_o before_o jacob_n 60._o year_n he_o die_v some_o 4._o year_n after_o abraham_n in_o the_o 19_o year_n of_o jacob_n age_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v thus_o house_n heber_n be_v bear_v 67._o year_n after_o the_o flood_n gen._n 11._o v._n 10._o to_o 15._o and_o live_v 464._o year_n which_o make_v together_o 531._o year_n after_o the_o flood_n and_o abraham_n die_v 527._o year_n after_o the_o flood_n as_o be_v before_o show_v quest_n 11._o 2._o it_o be_v also_o a_o uncertain_a conjecture_n that_o ishmael_n die_v the_o same_o year_n that_o jacob_n go_v towards_o mesopotamia_n neither_o can_v it_o be_v prove_v 3._o these_o 14._o year_n may_v be_v otherwise_o supply_v if_o we_o say_v that_o jacob_n may_v be_v 14._o year_n in_o laban_n house_n before_o he_o serve_v for_o his_o wife_n mercer_n or_o which_o be_v the_o more_o likely_a that_o jacob_n be_v 77._o year_n old_a before_o he_o go_v out_o of_o his_o father_n house_n consent_n 4._o therefore_o for_o this_o cause_n be_v mention_v make_v of_o ismaels_n age_n who_o be_v the_o only_a evil_a man_n who_o whole_a age_n be_v record_v in_o scripture_n but_o to_o show_v the_o fulfil_n of_o god_n promise_n who_o condescend_v to_o abraham_n request_n that_o ishmael_n may_v live_v in_o god_n sight_n genes_n 17.18_o for_o so_o the_o lord_n endue_v he_o with_o long_a life_n and_o bless_v he_o with_o much_o prosperity_n and_o a_o honourable_a issue_n quest_n xxi_o how_o ishmael_n be_v say_v to_o dwell_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o brethren_n vers._n 18._o and_o they_o dwell_v from_o havilah_n to_o shur_n etc._n etc._n and_o he_o lay_v or_o his_o lot_n fall_v before_o all_o his_o brethren_n 1._o the_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o ishmael_n do_v issue_n out_o or_o fall_v upon_o all_o his_o brethren_n as_o the_o word_n naphal_n signify_v whereof_o come_v the_o word_n nephilim_n giant_n muscul._n 2._o neither_o that_o he_o full_a that_o be_v died_z aben_n ezra_n 3._o or_o that_o he_o die_v before_o his_o brethren_n that_o be_v his_o son_n in_o a_o full_a age_n lyran._n 4._o or_o that_o he_o die_v before_o his_o brethren_n as_o though_o his_o life_n be_v short_a than_o of_o the_o rest_n 5._o but_o either_o it_o may_v be_v expound_v his_o lot_n fall_v jun._n or_o if_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v coact_v as_o

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egraretur_fw-la praedestinavit_fw-la quo_fw-la tempore_fw-la per_fw-la quos_fw-la qua_fw-la ratione_fw-la salvari_fw-la possunt_fw-la ut_fw-la neque_fw-la merito_fw-la svo_fw-la qui_fw-la salvantur_fw-la neque_fw-la ho●um_fw-la per_fw-la quos_fw-la vocantur_fw-la sed_fw-la dei_fw-la gratia_fw-la istud_fw-la donum_fw-la praestari_fw-la videatur_fw-la per_fw-la fidem_fw-la christi_fw-la god_n have_v predestinate_a how_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v restore_v at_o what_o time_n by_o who_o and_o what_o mean_v he_o shall_v be_v save_v that_o neither_o by_o their_o merit_n that_o be_v save_v nor_o they_o by_o who_o they_o be_v call_v but_o by_o god_n grace_n this_o gift_n be_v bestow_v through_o faith_n in_o christ._n so_o in_o this_o place_n isaack_n prayer_n be_v not_o the_o condition_n cause_n or_o help_v of_o rebeckah_n conceive_v but_o even_o isaack_n prayer_n be_v as_o well_o preordain_v of_o god_n as_o rebecahs_n bearing_n god_n appoint_v that_o isaac_n shall_v pray_v and_o that_o rebeccah_n thereupon_o shall_v conceive_v and_o as_o god_n purpose_n for_o the_o conception_n of_o rebeccah_n can_v not_o be_v alter_v so_o also_o god_n prescience_n concern_v the_o stir_v up_o of_o isaac_n to_o pray_v to_o the_o same_o end_n can_v not_o be_v deceive_v quest_n xxix_o how_o the_o child_n strive_v together_o in_o the_o womb_n vers._n 22._o the_o child_n strive_v together_o etc._n etc._n 1._o they_o do_v not_o exultare_fw-la leap_n as_o ambrose_n read_v nor_o gastire_n skip_v as_o augustine_n o●_n judene_n play_n as_o hierome_n gen._n but_o the_o word_n signify_v to_o beat_v one_o upon_o another_o as_o be_v show_v be_v side_n upon_o 2._o which_o motion_n be_v neither_o natural_a as_o aristotle_n say_v that_o male_a child_n do_v strive_v in_o the_o right_a 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d day_n the_o female_a in_o the_o left_a in_o the_o 90._o day_n the_o histor_n animal_n lib._n 7._o c._n 3.4_o neither_o be_v this_o 〈◊〉_d voluntary_a non_fw-fr 〈…〉_z scientia_fw-la cerrandi_fw-la they_o strive_v not_o together_o as_o have_v any_o skill_n to_o 〈◊〉_d rupert_n but_o 〈…〉_z be_v extraordinary_a both_o because_o rebeccah_n be_v so_o affect_v with_o the_o strangeness_n of_o it_o calvin_n as_o also_o for_o that_o it_o portend_v two_o kind_n of_o people_n that_o shall_v one_o strive_v against_o another_o perer._n quest_n xxx_o why_o rebeccah_n say_v why_o be_o i_o thus_o why_o be_o i_o thus_o 1._o not_o as_o though_o she_o shall_v say_v cur_n vivo_fw-la why_o live_v i_o as_o mercer_n 2._o neither_o yet_o she_o fear_v some_o abortion_n or_o miscarry_v of_o the_o infant_n wish_v she_o have_v not_o conceive_v muscul._n 3_o but_o she_o doubt_v whether_o she_o have_v conceive_v or_o no_o or_o whether_o it_o may_v be_v otherwise_o with_o she_o jun._n quest_n xxxi_o how_o rebeccah_n consult_v with_o god_n vers._n 22._o she_o go_v to_o ask_v the_o lord_n 1._o she_o neither_o take_v a_o journey_n for_o her_o health_n sake_n as_o aristotle_n give_v advice_n that_o woman_n with_o child_n desidia_fw-la non_fw-la torpeant_fw-la sed_fw-la singulis_fw-la diebus_fw-la spatium_fw-la aliquod_fw-la deos_fw-la venerandi_fw-la causa_fw-la conficiant_fw-la shall_v not_o give_v their_o body_n to_o rest_n but_o every_o day_n shall_v take_v some_o journey_n to_o visit_v the_o god_n etc._n etc._n lib._n 7._o politic_a c._n 16._o 2._o neither_o do_v she_o go_v to_o sem_fw-mi who_o be_v dead_a ten_o year_n before_o nor_o to_o heb●r_n who_o dwell_v too_o far_o off_o as_o the_o hebrew_n think_v 3._o neither_o yet_o be_v there_o any_o priest_n to_o who_o she_o shall_v resort_v as_o chrysost._n 4._o not_o yet_o need_v she_o go_v to_o any_o prophet_n as_o oleaster_n her_o husband_n be_v a_o prophet_n 5._o nor_o yet_o be_v it_o like_v she_o go_v to_o melchisedeck_n to_o mount_n moria_n as_o eusch._n gennad_n which_o be_v too_o far_o a_o journey_n of_o three_o day_n at_o the_o least_o gen._n 22.4_o for_o a_o woman_n great_a with_o child_n to_o take_v in_o hand_n and_o if_o sem_fw-mi be_v melchisedeck_n he_o be_v not_o then_o alive_a 6._o neither_o need_v she_o go_v

accident_n give_v he_o a_o name_n edom_n calvin_n this_o action_n be_v govern_v by_o god_n providence_n and_o the_o prophecy_n begin_v now_o to_o take_v place_n the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a quest_n xl._o whether_o jacob_n offend_v in_o cause_v esau_n to_o sell_v his_o birthright_n vers._n 31._o cell_n i_o now_o thy_o birthright_n 1._o jacob_n may_v be_v think_v to_o have_v deal_v cruel_o with_o esau_n and_o uncharitable_o that_o will_v give_v he_o no_o relief_n be_v ready_a to_o die_v but_o upon_o such_o hard_a condition_n but_o the_o answer_n be_v that_o esau_n covet_v jacob_n pottage_n not_o of_o necessity_n for_o there_o be_v other_o meat_n in_o the_o house_n whereby_o he_o may_v have_v satisfy_v his_o hunger_n but_o of_o a_o unsatiable_a greediness_n 2._o but_o jacob_n be_v too_o covetous_a to_o cause_n esau_n to_o sell_v for_o so_o small_a a_o trifle_n so_o rich_a a_o thing_n as_o his_o birthright_n which_o include_v many_o privilege_n as_o the_o priority_n and_o government_n of_o his_o brethren_n a_o double_a portion_n to_o the_o rest_n the_o priesthood_n and_o right_a to_o sacrifice_v exod._n 19.22_o and_o 24.5_o and_o beside_o be_v a_o type_n and_o figure_n of_o everlasting_a life_n vatabl._n here_o the_o answer_n be_v not_o as_o the_o hebrew_n think_v that_o jacob_n give_v a_o great_a sum_n and_o this_o to_o be_v only_o as_o a_o earnest_n for_o no_o such_o thing_n appear_v in_o the_o scripture_n but_o the_o true_a answer_n be_v this_o that_o jacob_n know_v by_o the_o instruction_n of_o his_o mother_n that_o the_o birthright_n by_o god_n appointment_n belong_v unto_o he_o and_o therefore_o as_o a_o wise_a man_n he_o take_v this_o occasion_n to_o recover_v his_o right_n from_o he_o that_o be_v a_o usurper_n of_o it_o 3._o but_o see_v this_o birthright_n be_v a_o sacred_a thing_n for_o otherwise_o esau_n shall_v not_o be_v count_v a_o profane_a person_n for_o sell_v it_o how_o can_v jacob_n buy_v it_o without_o sin_n answer_n jacob_n intelligitur_fw-la svam_fw-la vexationem_fw-la redemisse_fw-la birthright_n jacob_n do_v but_o redeem_v his_o own_o vexation_n he_o buy_v not_o a_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o belong_v to_o he_o but_o only_o recover_v that_o which_o be_v his_o own_o and_o this_o be_v not_o simoniacal_a in_o sacred_a thing_n for_o a_o man_n to_o redeem_v his_o quietness_n and_o peaceable_a possession_n 4._o but_o see_v esau_n sin_v in_o sell_v his_o birthright_n how_o can_v jacob_n be_v without_o sin_n yes_o jacob_n offend_v not_o be_v hereunto_o no_o doubt_n stir_v and_o incite_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o spare_v from_o his_o own_o belly_n to_o obtain_v such_o a_o blessing_n prefer_v thing_n spiritual_a before_o temporal_a but_o esau_n sin_v in_o set_v so_o light_a by_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n as_o shall_v appear_v in_o the_o next_o question_n mer._n yet_o this_o extraordinary_a fact_n of_o jacob_n be_v not_o to_o be_v draw_v into_o imitation_n quest_n xli_o whether_o before_o the_o law_n the_o first_o bear_v do_v always_o exercise_v priesthood_n but_o whether_o the_o priesthood_n do_v go_v with_o the_o birthright_n and_o that_o the_o first_o bear_v do_v execute_v the_o priest_n office_n it_o be_v question_v among_o the_o learned_a for_o the_o solution_n whereof_o 1._o i_o neither_o think_v with_o the_o hebrew_n that_o the_o first_o bear_v of_o the_o family_n always_o have_v the_o pre-eminence_n of_o the_o priesthood_n for_o abel_n the_o young_a brother_n offer_v sacrifice_n as_o well_o as_o cain_n 2._o neither_o with_o oleaster_n that_o this_o be_v never_o practise_v who_o opinion_n be_v that_o the_o priesthood_n be_v not_o due_a to_o the_o first_o bear_v before_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n in_o hunc_fw-la loc_n for_o the_o contrary_n be_v evident_a exod._n 24.5_o 3._o neither_o do_v i_o whole_o assent_v to_o hierome_n who_o think_v that_o omnes_fw-la primogeniti_fw-la ex_fw-la stirpe_fw-la no_n that_o all_o the_o first_o bear_v of_o noah_n stock_n be_v priest_n epist_n 126._o ad_fw-la evag._n for_o then_o japheth_n rather_o then_o sem_fw-mi shall_v have_v have_v that_o prerogative_n for_o he_o be_v elder_a than_o sem_fw-mi be_v bear_v in_o the_o 500_o year_n of_o noah_n age_n gen._n 5.32_o sem_fw-mi two_o year_n after_o gen._n 11.10_o yet_o sem_fw-mi be_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n suppose_v to_o be_v melchisedeck_n and_o noah_n say_v bless_a be_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o sem_fw-mi gen._n 9.26_o 4._o neither_o do_v the_o apostle_n call_v esau_n profane_v only_o as_o pererius_n think_v because_o he_o sell_v the_o priesthood_n annex_v to_o the_o birthright_n for_o it_o be_v a_o holy_a thing_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o spiritual_a blessing_n annex_v unto_o it_o in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v gen._n 22.18_o 5._o this_o then_o be_v our_o opinion_n rather_o that_o before_o moses_n the_o father_n of_o the_o house_n be_v the_o priest_n for_o the_o family_n as_o we_o read_v that_o job_n every_o day_n offer_v sacrifice_n for_o his_o son_n but_o after_o the_o father_n be_v decease_v than_o the_o first_o bear_v succeed_v both_o in_o the_o inheritance_n and_o priesthood_n and_o so_o after_o isaack_n decease_n the_o birthright_n shall_v also_o have_v convey_v with_o it_o the_o priesthood_n mercer_n but_o that_o ordinance_n that_o the_o first_o bear_v shall_v exercise_v the_o priesthood_n and_o offer_v sacrifice_n though_o he_o be_v not_o the_o father_n of_o the_o family_n be_v no_o old_a than_o moses_n exod._n 19.22.24.5_o who_o then_o be_v sanctify_v and_o set_v apart_o unto_o god_n exod._n 13.2_o quest_n xxxvii_o how_o many_o way_n esau_n offend_v in_o sell_v his_o birthright_n vers._n 32._o lo_o i_o be_o almost_o dead_a etc._n etc._n esau_n diverse_o offend_v in_o sell_v his_o birthright_n 1._o because_o he_o esteem_v his_o birthright_n only_o by_o the_o present_a commodity_n and_o pleasure_n of_o this_o life_n for_o whether_o he_o mean_v in_o respect_n of_o his_o daily_a danger_n in_o hunt_v he_o be_v subject_a to_o death_n as_o jun._n or_o general_o speak_v of_o his_o mortality_n as_o mercer_n or_o which_o be_v most_o like_a of_o his_o present_a faintness_n calvin_n he_o only_o limit_v his_o birthright_n to_o this_o life_n as_o though_o it_o can_v not_o profit_v he_o afterward_o whereupon_o the_o hebrew_n gather_v that_o he_o deny_v the_o resurrection_n 2._o esau_n offend_v in_o his_o intemperancy_n and_o ravenous_a desire_n that_o prefer_v his_o belly_n before_o so_o great_a and_o rich_a a_o birthright_n 3._o in_o that_o for_o so_o mean_v a_o value_n he_o will_v forgo_v such_o a_o inheritance_n for_o whereas_o aben_n ezra_n will_v excuse_v the_o matter_n because_o isaac_n be_v now_o become_v very_o poor_a fancy_n and_o therefore_o esau_n set_v the_o less_o by_o his_o patrimony_n it_o have_v no_o ground_n at_o all_o for_o whereas_o abraham_n be_v very_o rich_a and_o leave_v all_o to_o isaac_n and_o god_n bless_v isaac_n beside_o how_o be_v it_o like_o that_o isaac_n in_o so_o short_a a_o time_n can_v be_v waste_v 4._o another_o sin_n be_v esau_n his_o profaneness_n note_v by_o the_o apostle_n heb._n 12.16_o that_o part_v with_o a_o spiritual_a blessing_n for_o a_o temporal_a and_o momentany_a pleasure_n 5._o his_o unthankfulness_n to_o god_n appear_v in_o that_o he_o no_o more_o regard_v the_o dignity_n of_o the_o first_o bear_v give_v unto_o he_o 6._o his_o obstinacy_n in_o that_o he_o repent_v not_o his_o folly_n but_o after_o he_o have_v do_v go_v away_o careless_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v esau_n contemn_v his_o birthright_n vers_fw-la 34._o 7._o his_o falsehood_n and_o perfidious_a nature_n appear_v who_o though_o he_o have_v pass_v over_o his_o birthright_n to_o jacob_n with_o a_o oath_n yet_o seem_v to_o make_v but_o a_o scoff_n of_o it_o and_o purpose_v not_o in_o his_o heart_n to_o perform_v it_o perer._n 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n 1._o doct._n of_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n vers._n 8._o be_v gather_v to_o his_o people_n theodoret_n from_o hence_o well_o conclude_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o resurrection_n for_o if_o man_n whole_o perish_v and_o do_v not_o pass_v to_o another_o life_n moses_n will_v not_o have_v say_v he_o be_v gather_v to_o his_o people_n qu._n 109._o in_o genes_n our_o saviour_n also_o use_v the_o like_a argument_n to_o prove_v that_o abraham_n be_v alive_a to_o god_n because_o the_o lord_n call_v himself_o the_o god_n of_o isaac_n abraham_n and_o jacob_n god_n be_v not_o the_o god_n of_o the_o dead_a but_o the_o live_n matth._n 22.23_o 2_o doct._n order_n of_o time_n not_o always_o observe_v in_o the_o sacred_a history_n vers._n 20._o isaack_n be_v 40._o year_n old_a etc._n etc._n whereas_o moses_n set_v down_o the_o death_n of_o abraham_n and_o of_o ishmael_n before_o he_o describe_v

now_o dead_a otherwise_o he_o shall_v have_v be_v constrain_v also_o to_o have_v sojourn_v for_o the_o famine_n and_o isaac_n be_v now_o towards_o a_o hundred_o year_n old_a see_v he_o be_v 60._o at_o esau_n birth_n who_o in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o chapter_n at_o forty_o take_v a_o wife_n perer._n 4._o isaac_n go_v to_o gerar_n think_v not_o there_o to_o stay_v but_o to_o go_v down_o to_o egypt_n if_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o otherwise_o charge_v he_o for_o egypt_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o overflow_n of_o nilus_n which_o make_v the_o ground_n both_o fat_a and_o moist_a be_v very_o fruitful_a and_o fertile_a pererius_n qvest._n ii_o how_n and_o when_o god_n appear_v to_o isaac_n vers._n 2._o for_o the_o lord_n appear_v unto_o he_o etc._n etc._n 1._o some_o think_v that_o god_n appear_v unto_o he_o not_o by_o dream_n because_o it_o be_v not_o express_v but_o by_o open_a vision_n as_o cajetan_n but_o it_o skill_v not_o how_o god_n appear_v certain_a it_o be_v that_o he_o have_v a_o vision_n 2._o the_o lord_n appear_v not_o so_o often_o to_o isaac_n as_o to_o abraham_n because_o the_o promise_n be_v to_o be_v but_o renew_v and_o confirm_v to_o he_o mercer_n 3._o it_o seem_v that_o this_o vision_n be_v show_v to_o isaac_n before_o he_o take_v his_o journey_n and_o purpose_v to_o go_v into_o egypt_n and_o that_o the_o lord_n at_o the_o first_o name_v not_o the_o place_n where_o he_o will_v have_v he_o stay_v but_o only_o in_o general_n abide_v in_o the_o land_n which_o i_o shall_v show_v thou_o as_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o abraham_n genes_n 12.1_o and_o that_o herein_o he_o have_v some_o particular_a direction_n afterward_o so_o that_o the_o first_o verse_n be_v set_v down_o by_o way_n of_o anticipation_n mercer_n quest_n iii_o why_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o have_v abraham_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n vers._n 2._o go_v not_o down_o to_o egypt_n 1._o isaac_n be_v forbid_v to_o go_v down_o to_o egypt_n not_o because_o he_o be_v consecrate_v unto_o god_n and_o 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rest_n come_v to_o isaac_n vers._n 20._o then_o come_v abimelech_n etc._n etc._n 1._o some_o think_v it_o be_v not_o the_o same_o abimelech_n which_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n so_o long_o before_o well_o nigh_o 80._o year_n but_o his_o son_n bear_v the_o same_o name_n abimelech_n which_o signify_v my_o father_n the_o king_n may_v be_v a_o common_a name_n to_o all_o the_o king_n of_o gerar_n and_o so_o may_v phicol_n which_o signify_v the_o mouth_n of_o all_o be_v a_o title_n proper_a to_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o army_n merc._n muscul._n but_o it_o be_v rather_o like_o that_o it_o be_v the_o same_o abimelech_n because_o of_o the_o same_o chief_a captain_n phicol_n who_o may_v be_v now_o somewhat_o above_o 100_o year_n old_a 2._o ahuzzah_n be_v a_o proper_a name_n of_o one_o of_o his_o chief_a friend_n not_o a_o noun_n collective_a betoken_v the_o college_n or_o company_n

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unto_o feast_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o remit_v and_o forget_v of_o former_a wrong_n as_o augustus_n caesar_n do_v bid_v catullus_n the_o rail_a poet_n to_o supper_n in_o token_n he_o have_v forgive_v he_o though_o alexander_n dissemble_o bring_v philotas_n to_o his_o table_n to_o have_v the_o better_a opportunity_n to_o murder_v he_o as_o absolom_n serve_v his_o brother_n ammon_n 2._o some_o think_v that_o the_o next_o morning_n the_o oath_n before_o between_o they_o make_v be_v again_o ratify_v mer._n but_o it_o be_v more_o like_a that_o the_o oath_n be_v defer_v till_o the_o next_o morning_n as_o be_v the_o fit_a time_n for_o serious_a consultation_n it_o be_v the_o persian_n barbarous_a manner_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o cup_n to_o advise_v of_o their_o weighty_a affair_n perer._n quest_n fourteen_o wherefore_o the_o well_o be_v call_v shibah_n vers._n 33._o so_o he_o call_v it_o shiba_n 1._o some_o interpret_v this_o word_n abundance_n or_o saturity_n because_o of_o the_o 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he_o do_v the_o like_a 2._o this_o his_o marry_v into_o the_o flock_n of_o canaan_n be_v abdicationis_fw-la praeludium_n a_o forerunner_n of_o his_o cast_n off_o and_o miss_v of_o the_o blessing_n as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n calvin_n 3._o tostatus_n think_v that_o in_o the_o forty_o year_n of_o esau_n chronology_n which_o be_v the_o hundred_o of_o isaac_n sem_fw-mi die_v but_o pererius_n think_v to_o correct_v his_o oversight_n fall_v into_o a_o great_a error_n refer_v the_o death_n of_o sem_fw-mi to_o the_o 50._o of_o esau_n and_o 100_o of_o isaac_n whereas_o they_o be_v both_o in_o a_o great_a error_n for_o sem_fw-mi die_v in_o the_o 50._o year_n of_o isaack_n life_n 60._o year_n before_o this_o time_n which_o be_v 502._o year_n after_o the_o flood_n quest_n xvi_o the_o evil_a quality_n of_o esau_n his_o wife_n vers._n 35._o they_o be_v a_o grief_n of_o mind_n 1._o some_o read_v rebellious_a of_o marah_n to_o rebel_v sic_fw-la chald._n but_o it_o rather_o come_v of_o marra_fw-mi to_o be_v bitter_a 2._o and_o so_o be_v the_o wife_n of_o esau_n bitter_a unto_o isaac_n and_o rebeckah_n and_o a_o great_a offence_n of_o mind_n unto_o they_o both_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o corrupt_a manner_n and_o their_o divers_a profession_n be_v give_v to_o idolatry_n as_o the_o canaanite_n be_v tharg_n hierosol_n 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n 1._o doct._n god_n make_v rich_a vers._n 12._o the_o lord_n bless_v he_o god_n blessing_n be_v give_v as_o a_o reason_n of_o isaack_n increase_v and_o grow_v rich_a whereupon_o augustine_n note_v etiam_fw-la ipsa_fw-la bona_fw-la temporalia_fw-la nec_fw-la dari_fw-la posse_fw-la nec_fw-la sperari_fw-la debere_fw-la etc._n etc._n nisi_fw-la ab_fw-la uno_fw-la deo_fw-la that_o these_o temporal_a good_n can_v be_v give_v or_o hope_v for_o but_o from_o the_o only_a god_n quast_o 76._o in_o genes_n as_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v prov._n 10.22_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o lord_n make_v rich_a 2._o doct._n the_o soul_n of_o the_o righteous_a live_v with_o god_n vers._n 24._o i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n abraham_n be_v now_o dead_a and_o yet_o the_o lord_n profess_v himself_o to_o be_v his_o god_n whereby_o we_o be_v teach_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o righteous_a after_o this_o life_n do_v live_v with_o god_n for_o as_o our_o saviour_n say_v he_o be_v not_o the_o god_n of_o the_o dead_a but_o of_o the_o live_n matth._n 22.32_o muscul._n 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n against_o the_o break_n of_o covenant_n vers._n 15._o the_o philistines_n fill_v all_o the_o well_n etc._n etc._n though_o that_o abimelech_n have_v make_v a_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n concern_v the_o well_o gen._n 21.30_o yet_o after_o abraham_n death_n they_o go_v from_o the_o covenant_n such_o be_v the_o enemy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o who_o the_o prophet_n speak_v isa._n 33.8_o he_o have_v break_v the_o covenant_n etc._n etc._n he_o regard_v no_o man_n such_o be_v the_o romanist_n which_o hold_v that_o faith_n be_v not_o to_o be_v keep_v with_o heretic_n as_o they_o break_v the_o safe_a conduct_n grant_v to_o john_n hus_n and_o hierome_n of_o prage_n mercer_n 2._o confut._n of_o restore_v the_o ancient_a doctrine_n with_o the_o ancient_a name_n vers._n 18._o he_o give_v they_o the_o same_o name_n which_o his_o father_n give_v they_o the_o philistines_n both_o stop_v the_o ancient_a well_n and_o abolish_v the_o name_n isaac_n restore_v both_o so_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n have_v abolish_v both_o the_o true_a ancient_a doctrine_n of_o the_o sacrament_n as_o also_o take_v away_o the_o name_n thereof_o call_v it_o by_o a_o idolatrous_a name_n of_o their_o own_o invention_n of_o the_o mass_n muscul._n we_o therefore_o with_o isaac_n have_v restore_v the_o pure_a doctrine_n of_o the_o ancient_a primitive_a church_n together_o with_o the_o name_n as_o the_o communion_n the_o lord_n supper_n the_o lord_n day_n etc._n etc._n as_o the_o prophet_n say_v ask_v for_o the_o old_a way_n which_o be_v the_o good_a way_n and_o walk_v therein_o jerem._n 6.16_o 6._o place_n of_o moral_a observation_n 1._o obseru._n not_o to_o imitate_v our_o father_n infirmity_n vers._n 7._o he_o say_v she_o be_v my_o sister_n abraham_n before_o have_v offend_v in_o the_o same_o kind_n and_o yet_o isaac_n can_v take_v heed_n so_o apt_a child_n be_v to_o imitate_v the_o infirmity_n of_o their_o parent_n mercer_n but_o we_o shall_v rather_o learn_v to_o decline_v from_o our_o parent_n erring_n as_o the_o prophet_n say_v if_o he_o beget_v a_o son_n that_o see_v all_o his_o father_n sin_n etc._n etc._n and_o fear_v neither_o do_v the_o like_a etc._n etc._n ezek._n 18.14_o 2._o obseru._n the_o punishment_n of_o adultery_n vers._n 11._o he_o that_o touch_v this_o man_n or_o his_o wife_n shall_v die_v the_o death_n thus_o by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n they_o be_v teach_v that_o adultery_n be_v a_o grievous_a sin_n and_o abimelech_n pronounce_v the_o sentence_n of_o death_n against_o such_o as_o shall_v violate_v another_o man_n wife_n as_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v before_o to_o abimelech_n thou_o be_v but_o dead_a because_o of_o the_o woman_n which_o thou_o have_v take_v genes_n 20._o vers_fw-la 3._o 3._o obseru._n adversity_n and_o prosperity_n temper_v together_o vers._n 12._o isaack_n sow_v etc._n etc._n thus_o the_o lord_n temper_v adversity_n and_o prosperity_n sorrow_n and_o joy_n together_o like_v as_o the_o night_n and_o day_n summer_n and_o winter_n do_v one_o succeed_v another_o isaac_n after_o these_o grievous_a tentation_n concern_v his_o wife_n be_v increase_v and_o bless_v of_o god_n likewise_o vers_fw-la 20._o when_o his_o servant_n have_v strive_v for_o two_o well_n they_o peaceable_o enjoy_v the_o three_o call_z it_z rehoboth_n roomth_n as_o the_o psalm_n say_v weep_v may_v abide_v in_o the_o evening_n but_o joy_n come_v in_o the_o morning_n

hardly_o be_v excuse_v from_o untruth_n howsoever_o he_o think_v the_o first_o may_n in_o gen._n 27._o numb_a 57_o wherefore_o the_o best_a solution_n of_o this_o question_n be_v that_o jacob_n tell_v a_o officious_a lie_n to_o his_o father_n 1._o as_o be_v evident_a by_o his_o three_o speech_n i_o be_o esau_n thy_o first_o bear_v and_o i_o have_v do_v as_o thou_o bade_v i_o and_o eat_v of_o my_o venison_n for_o none_o of_o all_o these_o be_v true_a 2._o yet_o be_v not_o this_o dissimulation_n of_o jacob_n either_o injurious_a to_o isaac_n for_o he_o in_o this_o his_o error_n perceive_v the_o purpose_n of_o god_n and_o be_v content_v the_o blessing_n shall_v stand_v no●_n yet_o prejudicial_a to_o esau_n who_o in_o effect_n lose_v nothing_o due_a unto_o he_o but_o only_o the_o right_n by_o this_o mean_n be_v restore_v to_o jacob_n 3._o god_n use_v jacob_n infirmity_n and_o make_v it_o to_o serve_v his_o own_o purpose_n this_o lie_n then_o of_o jacob_n though_o in_o respect_n of_o these_o circumstance_n it_o be_v extenuate_v yet_o be_v not_o justify_v nor_o yet_o to_o be_v draw_v into_o example_n of_o this_o opinion_n be_v our_o best_a writer_n calvin_n muscul_n mercer_n luther_n and_o of_o the_o other_o side_n lyranus_fw-la tostatus_n cajetan_n lippoman_n quest_n ix_o of_o the_o midwife_n excuse_v make_v to_o pharaoh_n here_o because_o the_o example_n of_o the_o midwife_n which_o make_v that_o excuse_n to_o pharaoh_n in_o preserve_v the_o child_n life_n be_v some_o what_o like_v to_o this_o of_o jacob_n i_o will_v brief_o show_v what_o be_v to_o be_v think_v thereof_o 1._o gregory_n think_v they_o lie_v say_v to_o pharaoh_n the_o hebrew_n woman_n be_v lively_a and_o be_v deliver_v before_o the_o midwife_n come_v at_o they_o exod._n 2.19_o and_o therefore_o they_o only_o receive_v a_o temporal_a reward_n it_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n make_v they_o house_n &_o ulterius_fw-la quod_fw-la expectarent_fw-la mercedis_fw-la suae_fw-la pramium_fw-la non_fw-la haberent_fw-la and_o therefore_o shall_v look_v for_o no_o further_a reward_n lib._n 18._o moral_n contra._n but_o it_o be_v further_o add_v the_o midwife_n fear_v god_n and_o the_o scripture_n pronounce_v they_o bless_v that_o fear_v the_o lord_n psal._n 112.1_o and_o none_o be_v bless_v without_o the_o assurance_n of_o everlasting_a life_n 2._o thomas_n aquinas_n say_v that_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o fear_n and_o reverence_n of_o god_n they_o be_v everlasting_o reward_v but_o for_o that_o external_a act_n of_o lie_v they_o receive_v only_o a_o temporal_a reward_n in_o 2.2_o qu._n 100_o ar●_n ultim_fw-la contra._n but_o the_o act_n of_o lie_v be_v simple_o evil_a and_o therefore_o be_v worthy_a of_o no_o reward_n god_n prosper_v the_o midwife_n not_o for_o their_o dissemble_n but_o because_o they_o fear_v god_n and_o refuse_v to_o destroy_v the_o infant_n 3._o some_o commend_v the_o midwife_n for_o their_o disobey_v of_o pharaoh_n cruel_a edict_n but_o blame_v they_o for_o their_o dissemble_n genevens_n annot_n at_n 4._o but_o see_v the_o scripture_n commend_v this_o fact_n of_o the_o midwife_n i_o think_v rather_o that_o they_o speak_v the_o truth_n and_o that_o the_o lord_n give_v extraordinary_a strength_n to_o the_o hebrew_n woman_n in_o this_o extremity_n to_o be_v deliver_v with_o speed_n because_o of_o the_o danger_n as_o for_o that_o reward_n in_o build_v of_o they_o house_n it_o be_v to_o be_v refer_v rather_o to_o the_o increase_n and_o propagation_n of_o the_o israelite_n than_o to_o the_o midwife_n as_o the_o 20._o verse_n show_v god_n prosper_v the_o midwife_n and_o the_o people_n be_v multiply_v jun._n quest_n x._o how_o divers_a example_n in_o scripture_n may_v be_v defend_v from_o lie_v now_o that_o we_o may_v know_v how_o to_o discern_v of_o such_o example_n in_o scripture_n which_o be_v produce_v by_o those_o which_o defend_v lie_v whether_o they_o be_v to_o be_v think_v to_o have_v lie_v these_o rule_n must_v be_v observe_v 1._o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o conceal_v the_o truth_n another_o to_o lie_v as_o abraham_n do_v hide_v the_o truth_n when_o he_o say_v sarah_n be_v his_o sister_n 2._o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o lie_v another_o to_o speak_v figurative_o as_o it_o be_v say_v the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n shall_v be_v multiply_v as_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n gen._n 21._o 3._o a_o sentence_n may_v be_v utter_v in_o a_o mystical_a or_o allegorical_a sense_n without_o any_o lie_n or_o untruth_n as_o our_o saviour_n say_v i_o will_v dissolve_v this_o temple_n and_o build_v it_o in_o three_o day_n joh._n 2._o he_o speak_v of_o the_o temple_n of_o his_o body_n 4._o though_o divers_a holy_a man_n and_o woman_n be_v commend_v in_o scripture_n we_o must_v not_o think_v that_o straightway_o all_o they_o do_v or_o say_v be_v commendable_a but_o as_o their_o do_n be_v imperfect_a so_o in_o their_o say_n also_o they_o may_v err_v perer._n quest_n xi_o how_o isaac_n be_v deceive_v in_o all_o his_o sense_n vers._n 20._o how_o have_v thou_o find_v it_o so_o quick_o etc._n etc._n 1._o two_o thing_n give_v occasion_n of_o suspicion_n to_o isaac_n to_o inquire_v whether_o it_o be_v esau_n his_o son_n the_o voice_n of_o jacob_n and_o his_o so_o soon_o return_v 2._o and_o isaac_n be_v thus_o inquisitive_a because_o he_o intend_v to_o bless_v esau_n who_o he_o affect_v because_o he_o be_v serviceable_a and_o obsequious_a and_o provide_v his_o father_n diet_n and_o therefore_o intend_v to_o bestow_v his_o best_a blessing_n upon_o he_o perer._n 3_o he_o mistrust_v his_o sight_n because_o it_o be_v dim_a and_o his_o ear_n be_v heavy_a and_o think_v to_o try_v out_o the_o matter_n by_o his_o feel_n as_o thomas_n will_v not_o believe_v till_o he_o have_v first_o feel_v christ_n side_n the_o hebrew_n say_v isaac_n use_v beside_o the_o sense_n of_o taste_v in_o his_o meat_n and_o of_o smell_v the_o odour_n of_o the_o garment_n and_o so_o use_v all_o his_o sense_n mercer_n 4._o yet_o god_n do_v astonish_v and_o dull_v all_o his_o sense_n to_o show_v that_o man_n purpose_n can_v stand_v against_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n and_o partly_o that_o isaac_n thereby_o may_v be_v rebuke_v for_o his_o preposterous_a love_n to_o esau_n calvin_n quest_n xii_o why_o the_o lord_n suffer_v isaac_n to_o be_v deceive_v vers._n 23._o for_o he_o know_v he_o not_o 1._o isaac_n though_o he_o suspect_v somewhat_o be_v put_v out_o of_o doubt_n by_o his_o feel_n and_o smell_v by_o that_o opinion_n he_o have_v of_o jacob_n simplicity_n and_o for_o that_o he_o think_v he_o have_v speak_v in_o secret_a to_o esau_n without_o any_o other_o privity_n 2._o it_o please_v god_n that_o isaac_n shall_v be_v thus_o deceive_v beside_o the_o reason_n before_o allege_v that_o we_o may_v know_v nullum_fw-la hominem_fw-la plenam_fw-la habuisse_fw-la scientiam_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o no_o man_n ever_o have_v a_o fullness_n of_o knowledge_n but_o christ_n hierom._n epist_n 125._o and_o gregory_n hereby_o think_v the_o call_n of_o the_o gentile_n to_o be_v prefigure_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o psalm_n a_o people_n which_o i_o have_v not_o know_v shall_v serve_v i_o psal._n 18._o hom_n 6._o in_o ezech._n 3_o it_o seem_v good_a also_o unto_o god_n that_o the_o blessing_n shall_v be_v convey_v to_o jacob_n by_o this_o mean_n 1._o that_o the_o manifold_a wisdom_n of_o god_n may_v appear_v in_o bring_v his_o purpose_n to_o pass_v by_o divers_a mean_n and_o way_n 2._o that_o his_o provident_a care_n towards_o jacob_n may_v hereby_o be_v make_v manifest_a 3._o and_o the_o lord_n will_v work_v it_o this_o sudden_a way_n rather_o than_o by_o revelation_n to_o isaac_n le●t_n esau_n a_o furious_a man_n if_o his_o father_n have_v willing_o give_v away_o the_o blessing_n shall_v have_v be_v incense_v against_o his_o parent_n pererius_n quest_n xiii_o why_o isaac_n compare_v his_o son_n to_o the_o smell_n of_o a_o field_n vers._n 27._o the_o smell_n of_o my_o son_n be_v as_o the_o smell_n of_o a_o field_n etc._n etc._n 1._o isaac_n by_o the_o present_a smell_n of_o esau_n garment_n which_o savour_v of_o the_o field_n take_v occasion_n as_o by_o a_o external_a sign_n to_o utter_v a_o spiritual_a blessing_n mercer_n and_o as_o every_o man_n borrow_v similitude_n from_o his_o trade_n as_o the_o mariner_n the_o soldier_n and_o such_o like_a so_o here_o isaac_n bless_v by_o the_o similitude_n of_o the_o field_n wherein_o esau_n be_v exercise_v as_o hierome_n note_v of_o amos_n who_o begin_v his_o prophecy_n thus_o the_o lord_n shall_v roar_v from_o zion_n amos_n 1.2_o because_o he_o be_v a_o field-man_n keep_v the_o wood_n where_o the_o lion_n roar_v 2._o the_o field_n be_v commend_v for_o three_o thing_n pleasure_n in_o the_o variety_n of_o flower_n to_o the_o eye_n sweetness_n of_o the_o fragrant_a odour_n to_o the_o smell_n abundance_n

follow_v that_o because_o they_o suffer_v in_o earth_n they_o shall_v there_o also_o be_v reward_v but_o as_o the_o israelite_n be_v afflict_v in_o egypt_n and_o recompense_v in_o canaan_n so_o the_o faithful_a for_o their_o travel_n and_o labour_n in_o the_o earth_n shall_v find_v rest_n in_o heaven_n 5._o confut._n obedience_n for_o fear_n of_o punishment_n not_o commendable_a vers._n 41._o the_o day_n of_o mourning_n for_o my_o father_n will_v come_v short_o etc._n etc._n esau_n forbear_v a_o while_n from_o slay_v his_o brother_n not_o of_o any_o conscience_n but_o for_o fear_n of_o his_o father_n curse_n &_o displeasure_n we_o see_v then_o that_o obedience_n which_o be_v cause_v for_o fear_n of_o punishment_n be_v but_o a_o force_a obedience_n nor_o of_o any_o acceptance_n with_o god_n which_o notwithstanding_o be_v so_o much_o commend_v of_o the_o papist_n calvin_n saint_n paul_n say_v love_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n rom._n 13.10_o they_o then_o which_o do_v not_o yield_v their_o service_n of_o love_n do_v not_o keep_v and_o fulfil_v the_o law_n 6._o place_n of_o moral_a observation_n 1._o obseru._n the_o meditation_n of_o death_n profitable_a vers._n 2._o i_o know_v not_o the_o day_n of_o my_o death_n the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o time_n of_o our_o end_n ought_v to_o stir_v we_o up_o to_o watchfulness_n and_o to_o make_v all_o thing_n straight_o with_o god_n and_o the_o world_n as_o here_o isaac_n resolve_v to_o hasten_v the_o blessing_n of_o his_o son_n because_o of_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o his_o end_n muscul._n for_o our_o saviour_n exhort_v we_o to_o watch_v because_o we_o know_v not_o when_o the_o master_n of_o the_o house_n will_v come_v mark_n 13.35_o 2._o obseru._n parent_n curse_v how_o much_o to_o be_v fear_v vers._n 12._o so_o shall_v i_o bring_v a_o curse_n upon_o i_o and_o not_o a_o blessing_n etc._n etc._n jacob_n be_v afraid_a to_o purchase_v his_o father_n curse_n whereunto_o the_o scripture_n attribute_v much_o we_o read_v how_o heavy_a noah_n curse_n be_v upon_o cham_n augustine_n report_v a_o strange_a story_n of_o a_o woman_n of_o caesarea_n in_o cappadocia_n who_o after_o the_o death_n of_o her_o husband_n receive_v wrong_a at_o the_o hand_n of_o her_o child_n which_o be_v ten_o in_o number_n mother_n seven_o son_n and_o three_o daughter_n accurse_a they_o all_o whereupon_o present_o they_o be_v all_o strike_v with_o a_o shake_n and_o tremble_v of_o all_o their_o part_n and_o for_o shame_n they_o disperse_v themselves_o into_o divers_a country_n of_o which_o number_n two_o pallus_n and_o paladia_n a_o brother_n and_o sister_n come_v to_o hippo_n lib._n 27._o de_fw-la civit._fw-la dei_fw-la cap._n 8._o 3._o obseru._n god_n must_v be_v seek_v and_o fly_v unto_o in_o time_n vers._n 34._o bless_v i_o also_o my_o father_n etc._n etc._n esau_n come_v too_o late_o for_o the_o blessing_n which_o be_v bestow_v before_o and_o he_o come_v out_o of_o time_n another_o have_v prevent_v he_o can_v not_o obtain_v it_o no_o not_o with_o tear_n we_o must_v seek_v the_o lord_n therefore_o in_o time_n and_o enter_v in_o while_o the_o door_n be_v open_a lest_o if_o we_o stay_v till_o the_o door_n be_v shut_v upon_o we_o we_o remain_v without_o so_o the_o prophet_n say_v seek_v the_o lord_n while_o he_o may_v be_v find_v call_v upon_o he_o while_o he_o be_v near_o isaiah_n 55.6_o calvin_n 4._o obseru._n outward_a blessing_n common_a to_o the_o just_a and_o unjust_a vers._n 39_o the_o fatness_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v thy_o dwell_n etc._n etc._n esau_n be_v bless_v with_o temporal_a gift_n as_o the_o fatness_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o jacob_n be_v before_o so_o that_o we_o see_v that_o these_o external_a blessing_n of_o the_o world_n be_v grant_v as_o well_o to_o the_o ungodly_a as_o the_o righteous_a as_o our_o saviour_n say_v that_o god_n send_v rain_n upon_o the_o just_a and_o unjust_a matth._n 5.45_o perer._n which_o teach_v we_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o much_o care_n for_o these_o outward_a thing_n but_o desire_v the_o best_a and_o more_o principal_a gift_n 5._o obseru._n persecution_n for_o righteousness_n sake_n vers._n 43._o flee_v to_o haran_n etc._n etc._n jacob_n be_v constrain_v to_o flee_v and_o shift_v for_o himself_o because_o of_o the_o blessing_n so_o while_o the_o faithful_a do_v seek_v for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o spiritual_a thing_n they_o must_v make_v account_n to_o find_v hard_a entertainment_n in_o the_o world_n calvin_n but_o christ_n have_v give_v we_o a_o comfort_n bless_v be_v they_o which_o suffer_v persecution_n for_o righteousness_n sake_n matth._n 5.10_o 6._o obseru._n god_n promise_n to_o be_v expect_v with_o patience_n further_o whereas_o jacob_n which_o have_v the_o blessing_n be_v drive_v from_o his_o father_n house_n and_o be_v constrain_v to_o serve_v twenty_o year_n under_o a_o hard_a master_n and_o esau_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n have_v the_o rule_n of_o his_o father_n house_n prosper_v and_o become_v a_o mighty_a man_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o neither_o rebeckah_n nor_o jacob_n despair_v of_o god_n promise_n or_o doubt_v of_o the_o blessing_n it_o teach_v we_o that_o although_o the_o wicked_a do_v for_o a_o while_n flourish_n in_o the_o world_n we_o shall_v not_o doubt_v but_o that_o god_n in_o his_o good_a time_n will_v perform_v his_o promise_n towards_o he_o mercer_n 7._o obseru._n injury_n must_v first_o be_v forget_v and_o then_o forgive_v vers._n 45._o till_o thy_o brother_n wrath_n be_v turn_v away_o etc._n etc._n and_o he_o forget_v etc._n etc._n the_o forgetfulness_n of_o wrong_n bring_v forth_o forgiveness_n but_o where_o injury_n be_v remember_v they_o be_v hardly_o remit_v muscul._n we_o must_v therefore_o forget_v and_o then_o forgive_v as_o joseph_n do_v forget_v all_o the_o wrong_n that_o his_o brethren_n do_v unto_o he_o and_o consider_v how_o the_o lord_n turn_v it_o to_o his_o good_a gen._n 50.20_o 8._o obseru._n wife_n must_v not_o exasperate_v or_o provoke_v their_o husband_n vers._n 46._o i_o be_o weary_a of_o my_o life_n for_o the_o daughter_n of_o hoth_n rebeckah_n as_o a_o wise_a and_o discreet_a woman_n not_o willing_a to_o grieve_v her_o husband_n conceal_v from_o he_o the_o malicious_a hatred_n of_o esau_n towards_o jacob_n and_o pretend_v another_o cause_n of_o send_v away_o jacob_n namely_o to_o provide_v he_o a_o wife_n from_o her_o own_o kindred_n and_o not_o to_o match_v into_o so_o wicked_a a_o race_n as_o esau_n have_v do_v mercer_n by_o which_o example_n woman_n shall_v learn_v that_o as_o their_o husband_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v bitter_a to_o they_o so_o they_o again_o shall_v not_o exasperate_v their_o husband_n with_o quick_a word_n or_o froward_a deed_n as_o sarah_n obey_v abraham_n and_o call_v he_o lord_n 1_o pet._n 3.6_o she_o do_v with_o mild_a and_o dutiful_a word_n seek_v to_o please_v he_o chap._n xxviii_o 1._o the_o argument_n and_o content_n first_o isaack_n charge_v to_o jacob_n concern_v his_o marriage_n and_o his_o blessing_n be_v set_v forth_o vers_fw-la 1.5_o 2._o esau_n his_o hypocrisy_n who_o to_o please_v his_o father_n take_v a_o wife_n from_o ismaels_n house_n vers_n 6._o to_o 10._o 3._o god_n providence_n be_v declare_v in_o a_o vision_n to_o jacob_n how_o the_o lord_n promise_v to_o be_v with_o he_o and_o to_o conduct_v he_o vers_n 10._o to_o 16._o 4._o jacob_n fear_n devotion_n and_o vow_v be_v express_v vers_fw-la 16._o to_o the_o end_n 2._o the_o divers_a reading_n mut_n v_o 2._o into_o mesopotamia_n of_o syria_n h.c._n mesopotamia_n s.b._n padan_n of_o syria_n t._n padan_n aram._n g.p._n v_o 4._o which_o god_n promise_v to_o thy_o grandfather_n h._n which_o god_n give_v to_o abraham_n cater_n v_o 5._o rebeckah_n his_o mother_n h._n the_o mother_n of_o jacob_n and_o esau._n cater_n v_o 8._o prove_v that_o his_o father_n do_v not_o willing_o look_v upon_o the_o daughter_n of_o canaan_n h._n esau_n see_v that_o the_o daughter_n of_o canaan_n displease_v or_o seem_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o isaac_n his_o father_n cater_n cor_o v_o 9_o melech_n the_o daughter_n of_o ishmael_n h._n mahalath_n caet_fw-la v_o 13._o the_o lord_n lean_v upon_o the_o ladder_n h._n the_o glory_n of_o god_n stand_v upon_o it_o c._n the_o lord_n stand_v above_o it_o cater_n v_o 13._o fear_v not_o s._n the_o rest_n have_v not_o these_o word_n v_o 14._o for_o thou_o and_o for_o thy_o child_n shall_v all_o the_o kindred_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v c._n in_o thou_o and_o thy_o seed_n cater_n v_o 16._o in_o truth_n the_o glory_n of_o god_n dwell_v in_o this_o place_n c._n true_o the_o lord_n be_v in_o this_o place_n cat_n v_o 17._o this_o be_v no_o common_a place_n but_o a_o place_n wherein_o god_n be_v please_v and_o over_o against_o this_o place_n be_v the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n c._n this_o be_v no_o

towards_o jacob_n who_o himself_o thank_v god_n that_o whereas_o he_o go_v but_o with_o his_o staff_n he_o return_v with_o band_n gen._n 32.10_o 2._o another_o reason_n be_v this_o jacob_n go_v secret_o and_o not_o accompany_v ut_fw-la melius_fw-la fr●tris_fw-la conatus_fw-la declinaret_fw-la that_o he_o may_v the_o better_o avoid_v the_o practice_n of_o his_o brother_n thom._n anglic._n 3_o beside_o it_o may_v be_v a_o example_n of_o labour_n patience_n and_o frugality_n to_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n ex_fw-la perer._n quest_n viii_o the_o divers_a exposition_n of_o jacob_n ladder_n ver._n 12._o then_o he_o dream_v and_o behold_v there_o stand_v a_o ladder_n upon_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n 1._o some_o by_o this_o ladder_n understand_v the_o genealogy_n of_o christ_n saint_n luke_n set_v forth_o the_o same_o by_o descend_v from_o adam_n downward_o saint_z matthew_n by_o ascend_v from_o joseph_n upward_o 2._o augustine_n by_o god_n stand_v upon_o the_o ladder_n understand_v christ_n hang_v upon_o the_o cross_n by_o the_o angel_n ascend_v the_o preacher_n handle_v mystical_a doctrine_n by_o the_o angel_n descend_v preacher_n apply_v themselves_o to_o moral_a doctrine_n serm._n 79._o de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la 3._o some_o by_o this_o ladder_n interpret_v the_o church_n which_o be_v the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n without_o the_o which_o there_o be_v no_o salvation_n 4._o some_o by_o this_o ladder_n insinuate_v a_o christian_a profession_n in_o the_o which_o be_v divers_a degree_n and_o virtue_n to_o rise_v by_o by_o the_o angel_n ascend_v such_o be_v understand_v as_o be_v give_v to_o contemplation_n by_o the_o angel_n descend_v such_o as_o follow_v a_o active_a and_o practical_a life_n 5._o philo_z sometime_o by_o this_o ladder_n describe_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n the_o head_n he_o make_v the_o understanding_n the_o foot_n the_o affection_n the_o ascend_a &_o descend_v be_v the_o discourse_n of_o the_o reason_n sometime_o he_o expound_v it_o to_o be_v the_o uncertain_a state_n of_o the_o world_n wherein_o as_o in_o a_o ladder_n some_o ascend_v and_o be_v advance_v some_o descend_v and_o be_v dishonour_v ex_fw-la perer._n 6._o but_o the_o proper_a and_o literal_a meaning_n of_o the_o ladder_n be_v to_o set_v forth_o god_n providence_n both_o in_o general_a whereby_o he_o govern_v all_o thing_n in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n psal._n 113.6_o the_o degree_n of_o the_o ladder_n be_v the_o divers_a mean_n which_o god_n use_v the_o angel_n ascend_v and_o descend_v be_v the_o minister_a spirit_n which_o god_n send_v forth_o for_o the_o execution_n of_o his_o will_n even_o the_o heathen_a poet_n homer_n by_o the_o like_a similitude_n of_o a_o golden_a chain_n which_o jupiter_n send_v down_o from_o heaven_n to_o earth_n describe_v the_o divine_a providence_n and_o in_o particular_a the_o special_a care_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v of_o jacob_n to_o protect_v he_o in_o his_o journey_n be_v by_o this_o ladder_n exemplify_v the_o ladder_n be_v the_o way_n that_o jacob_n be_v to_o go_v the_o angel_n ascend_v and_o descend_v do_v conduct_v he_o backward_o and_o forward_o god_n stand_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o the_o ladder_n rule_v all_o by_o his_o providence_n jun._n for_o whereas_o four_o thing_n trouble_v jacob_n his_o departure_n from_o his_o parent_n his_o leave_v of_o his_o country_n his_o solitary_a journey_n his_o poverty_n the_o lord_n do_v give_v he_o spiritual_a comfort_n against_o they_o all_o i_o will_v be_v thy_o keeper_n i_o will_v give_v thou_o this_o land_n he_o see_v angel_n ascend_v and_o descend_v to_o be_v his_o companion_n and_o thou_o shall_v spread_v abroad_o to_o the_o east_n and_o west_n etc._n etc._n perer._n 7._o this_o ladder_n also_o in_o a_o mystical_a signification_n betoken_v christ_n as_o he_o himself_o expound_v joh._n 1.51_o and_o special_o in_o these_o point_n 1._o the_o two_o nature_n of_o christ_n be_v express_v who_o above_o be_v god_n of_o his_o father_n beneath_o be_v man_n out_o of_o jacob_n loin_n 2._o christ_n office_n be_v describe_v who_o be_v the_o only_a way_n and_o the_o ladder_n whereby_o we_o ascend_v to_o heaven_n calvin_n 3._o the_o angel_n ascend_v and_o descend_v be_v the_o bless_a spirit_n which_o first_o minister_v to_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n joh._n 1.51_o and_o second_o do_v minister_n for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o body_n namely_o the_o elect_a heb._n 1.14_o quest_n ix_o how_o in_o jacob_n all_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v bless_v vers._n 14._o thou_o shall_v spread_v abroad_o to_o the_o west_n to_o the_o east_n 1._o this_o be_v first_o understand_v of_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o large_a country_n of_o canaan_n which_o be_v extend_v towards_o the_o four_o part_n of_o heaven_n and_o secondary_o it_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o spiritual_a posterity_n of_o jacob_n that_o shall_v be_v disperse_v throughout_o the_o world_n mercer_n 2._o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v in_o thou_o and_o in_o thy_o seed_n he_o show_v how_o in_o jacob_n all_o nation_n shall_v be_v bless_v because_o of_o he_o shall_v come_v the_o promise_a seed_n calvin_n quest_n x._o what_o thing_n be_v promise_v to_o jacob_n vers._n 15._o i_o will_v never_o forsake_v thou_o etc._n etc._n 1._o because_o these_o promise_n make_v to_o jacob_n in_o christ_n be_v not_o only_o temporal_a but_o spiritual_a not_o only_o concern_v this_o life_n but_o the_o next_o 1_o tim._n 4.8_o jun._n 2._o wheresoever_o thou_o go_v which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v take_v large_o but_o with_o this_o restraint_n so_o long_o as_o he_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n the_o lord_n promise_v to_o be_v his_o guide_n muscul._n 3_o till_o i_o have_v fulfil_v all_o i_o have_v promise_v thou_o not_o only_o these_o thing_n which_o the_o lord_n now_o speak_v as_o mercer_n but_o which_o isaac_n promise_v and_o pronounce_v unto_o jacob_n vers_fw-la 3_o 4._o jun._n yea_o and_o all_o those_o promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n be_v make_v likewise_o to_o jacob_n rasi_fw-la quest_n xi_o how_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o one_o place_n more_o than_o another_o vers._n 16._o the_o lord_n be_v in_o this_o place_n and_o i_o be_v not_o aware_a etc._n etc._n 1._o god_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o power_n and_o local_a presence_n be_v every_o where_o alike_o but_o in_o respect_n of_o some_o special_a declaration_n of_o his_o presence_n he_o be_v more_o in_o one_o place_n than_o another_o as_o in_o some_o apparition_n and_o vision_n as_o the_o lord_n bid_v moses_n put_v off_o his_o shoe_n because_o the_o ground_n be_v holy_a where_o the_o lord_n then_o appear_v exod._n 3._o so_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n where_o the_o lord_n give_v answer_n in_o the_o pool_n of_o bethesda_n where_o the_o angel_n stir_v the_o water_n the_o lord_n be_v present_a after_o a_o special_a manner_n as_o he_o be_v also_o in_o the_o assembly_n and_o congregation_n of_o his_o servant_n and_o as_o here_o in_o this_o heavenly_a apparition_n to_o jacob_n perer._n 2._o the_o hebrew_n imagine_v that_o jacob_n for_o the_o space_n of_o fourteen_o year_n while_o he_o be_v in_o ebers_n house_n never_o almost_o lie_v down_o but_o watch_v give_v himself_o to_o meditation_n and_o therefore_o reprove_v himself_o now_o for_o sleep_v but_o that_o this_o be_v a_o fable_n i_o have_v show_v before_o in_o gen._n 25._o quest_n 20._o 3._o and_o i_o be_v not_o aware_a fable_n so_o the_o lord_n to_o the_o faithful_a perform_v more_o than_o they_o can_v conceive_v and_o expect_v calv._n and_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n perceive_v not_o at_o the_o first_o that_o which_o in_o process_n of_o time_n be_v reveal_v unto_o they_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o samuel_n that_o at_o the_o first_o he_o know_v not_o the_o lord_n neither_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n reveal_v to_o he_o 1_o sam._n 3.4_o that_o be_v in_o such_o familiar_a manner_n as_o afterward_o the_o lord_n show_v himself_o in_o servant_n gregor_n lib._n 2_o in_o 1_o sam._n 4._o bernard_n excellent_o show_v the_o difference_n of_o god_n presence_n est_fw-la in_o omni_fw-la loco_fw-la etc._n etc._n sed_fw-la aliter_fw-la atque_fw-la aliter_fw-la apud_fw-la homines_fw-la male_n est_fw-la puniens_fw-la &_o dissimulans_fw-la apud_fw-la electos_fw-la operans_fw-la &_o servans_fw-la apud_fw-la superos_fw-la pascens_fw-la &_o cubans_fw-la apud_fw-la inferos_fw-la damnans_fw-la &_o arguens_fw-la etc._n etc._n god_n be_v every_o where_o but_o after_o a_o divers_a manner_n he_o be_v among_o the_o wicked_a punish_n yet_o forbear_v among_o the_o elect_a work_n and_o save_v in_o heaven_n refresh_v and_o dwell_v in_o hell_n condemn_v and_o reprove_v serm._n 6._o the_o dedication_n eccles._n etc._n etc._n quest_n xiii_o why_o jacob_n call_v the_o place_n fearful_a vers._n 17._o how_o fearful_a be_v this_o place_n 1._o three_o thing_n be_v here_o wrought_v upon_o jacob_n while_o he_o sleep_v he_o have_v a_o vision_n when_o he_o awake_v he_o have_v the_o revelation_n and_o

rather_o with_o mercerus_n that_o jacob_n be_v not_o perfect_o recover_v of_o this_o grief_n and_o halt_n till_o his_o die_a day_n but_o that_o it_o remain_v though_o not_o always_o alike_o for_o the_o remembrance_n of_o this_o thing_n and_o it_o may_v so_o appear_v the_o rather_o for_o that_o present_o upon_o this_o accident_n they_o do_v forbear_v to_o eat_v the_o sinew_n of_o the_o thigh_n which_o shrink_v whereunto_o the_o halt_a of_o jacob_n be_v continual_o in_o their_o fight_n may_v be_v a_o great_a motive_n and_o so_o this_o custom_n be_v take_v up_o in_o jacob_n time_n be_v retain_v of_o his_o posterity_n the_o israelite_n further_o in_o that_o he_o come_v safe_a to_o sechem_n thereby_o it_o signify_v his_o deliverance_n from_o the_o danger_n which_o he_o fear_v by_o his_o brother_n esau_n rather_o than_o the_o recover_n of_o his_o hurt_n quest_n xviii_o wherefore_o it_o please_v god_n that_o jacob_n shall_v halt_v upon_o the_o hurt_n in_o the_o thigh_n and_o the_o hollow_a of_o jacob_n thigh_n be_v loose_v 1._o augustine_n by_o jacob_n foot_n the_o one_o halt_v the_o other_o go_v upright_o understand_v two_o sort_n of_o people_n among_o the_o jew_n the_o unbeliever_n that_o halt_v in_o their_o faith_n and_o believe_v not_o in_o christ_n and_o those_o which_o believe_v in_o he_o jacob_n overcome_a signify_v the_o jew_n that_o prevail_v against_o christ_n in_o put_v he_o to_o death_n but_o in_o be_v bless_v he_o signify_v those_o which_o worship_v christ_n and_o be_v bless_v of_o he_o serm_n 80._o the_o temper_n 2._o gregory_n understand_v by_o the_o halt_a foot_n the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o flesh_n by_o the_o other_o the_o vigour_n of_o the_o spirit_n for_o so_o in_o the_o child_n of_o god_n as_o our_o saviour_n say_v to_o his_o apostle_n the_o spirit_n be_v ready_a but_o the_o flesh_n 〈◊〉_d sic_fw-la muscul._n 3_o but_o the_o best_a application_n of_o the_o text_n be_v that_o jacob_n be_v strike_v with_o this_o infirmity_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v a_o humble_a and_o lowly_a opinion_n of_o himself_o not_o to_o ascribe_v this_o victory_n to_o his_o own_o strength_n so_o for_o the_o same_o cause_n saint_n paul_n confess_v of_o himself_o lest_o i_o shall_v be_v exalt_v 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d through_o the_o abundance_n of_o revelation_n there_o 〈◊〉_d give_v unto_o i_o a_o prick_n in_o the_o flesh_n the_o messenger_n of_o satan_n to_o b●ff●●_n i_o because_o i_o shall_v not_o 〈◊〉_d exalt_v above_o measure_n 2_o cor._n 12.7_o to_o the_o same_o end_n be_v jacob_n touch_v with_o this_o infirmity_n lest_o he_o may_v have_v be_v 〈◊〉_d much_o lift_v up_o by_o these_o heavenly_a vision_n and_o this_o great_a victory_n which_o he_o obtain_v mercer_n calvin_n quest_n xix_o why_o the_o angel_n 〈◊〉_d to_o depart_v because_o of_o the_o morning_n vers._n 26._o let_v i_o go_v for_o the_o ●●rning_n appear_v 1._o not_o as_o though_o the_o angel_n be_v now_o to_o go_v to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o bless_a company_n of_o the_o angel_n to_o sing_v their_o morning_n hymn_n unto_o god_n as_o the_o hebrew_n imagine_v for_o the_o angel_n not_o only_o in_o the_o morning_n but_o at_o other_o time_n be_v exercise_v in_o praise_v of_o god_n 2._o but_o the_o angel_n thus_o speak_v according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o man_n have_v now_o take_v the_o form_n and_o shape_n of_o a_o man_n as_o though_o he_o have_v haste_n to_o other_o business_n and_o leave_v jacob_n also_o to_o his_o affair_n 3._o as_o also_o because_o the_o angel_n will_v not_o have_v this_o vision_n deserve_v and_o discern_v of_o other_o see_v it_o special_o concern_v jacob_n and_o that_o jacob_n shall_v not_o be_v too_o curious_a in_o gaze_v and_o look_v upon_o that_o humane_a shape_n wherein_o this_o great_a angel_n christ_n appear_v mercer_n quest_n xx._n why_o jacob_n desire_v the_o angel_n to_o bless_v he_o i_o will_v not_o let_v thou_o go_v unless_o thou_o bless_v i_o 1._o not_o as_o though_o this_o be_v esau_n angel_n and_o jacob_n will_v have_v he_o to_o confirm_v the_o blessing_n and_o consent_n unto_o it_o for_o evil_a angel_n bless_v not_o 2._o nor_o as_o some_o other_o hebrew_n as_o though_o jacob_n will_v have_v his_o antagonist_n acknowledge_v he_o to_o be_v the_o superior_a and_o to_o have_v the_o better_a for_o jacob_n perceive_v that_o it_o be_v a_o angel_n and_o therefore_o will_v not_o strive_v for_o superiority_n with_o he_o 3._o neither_o do_v jacob_n desire_v to_o know_v his_o f●tum_n or_o 〈◊〉_d as_o josephus_n say_v what_o shall_v happen_v ●●to_o he_o in_o his_o whole_a life_n for_o jacob_n be_v not_o so_o curious_a 4._o but_o jacob_n well_o perceive_v that_o he_o with_o who_o he_o wrestle_v be_v great_a than_o himself_o desire_v to_o be_v bless_v of_o he_o for_o the_o less_o be_v bless_v of_o the_o great_a heb._n 7.7_o and_o hilary_n beside_o note_v that_o jacob_n acknowledge_v he_o with_o who_o he_o wrestle_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n that_o shall_v become_v man_n for_o we_o tenes_n in_o l●cta_fw-la tua_fw-la hominem_fw-la sed_fw-la hic_fw-la tibi_fw-la home_o deme_a thou_o do_v grapple_v with_o a_o man_n but_o this_o man_n be_v god_n lib._n 5._o de_fw-la trinitat_fw-la and_o therefore_o jacob_n desire_v to_o be_v bless_v of_o he_o in_o who_o all_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v bless_v quest_n xxi_o of_o the_o name_n israel_n and_o the_o true_a derivation_n thereof_o vers._n 28._o thy_o name_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o call_v jacob_n but_o israel_n etc._n etc._n 1._o he_o ask_v jacob_n name_n not_o because_o he_o know_v it_o not_o but_o that_o by_o jacob_n answer_n the_o lord_n may_v take_v occasion_n of_o the_o change_n of_o his_o name_n 2._o neither_o be_v he_o so_o call_v israel_n as_o that_o he_o shall_v no_o more_o be_v name_v jacob_n for_o he_o be_v also_o afterward_o so_o call_v but_o his_o name_n israel_n be_v hereby_o declare_v to_o be_v the_o more_o excellent_a and_o worthy_a name_n which_o be_v also_o give_v unto_o the_o whole_a nation_n of_o his_o posterity_n mercer_n 3._o the_o name_n israel_n 1._o do_v not_o signify_v that_o he_o stand_v against_o a_o angel_n as_o josephus_n derive_v it_o and_o hierome_n therefore_o reprehend_v he_o although_o josephus_n keep_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o name_n 2._o neither_o be_v it_o interpret_v a_o man_n see_v god_n for_o than_o aleph_fw-la shall_v be_v insert_v in_o the_o beginning_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v express_v ishrael_n not_o israel_n with_o shin_n have_v a_o right_a point_n this_o interpretation_n be_v also_o confute_v by_o hierome_n though_o approve_v by_o divers_a of_o the_o ancient_a writer_n as_o origen_n basil_n nazianzen_n chrysostome_n with_o other_o 3._o neither_o do_v it_o betoken_v one_o that_o be_v right_a or_o direct_v of_o god_n as_o hierome_n sometime_o be_v of_o opinion_n whereupon_o he_o think_v that_o genesis_n be_v call_v the_o book_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o right_n that_o be_v of_o abraham_n isaac_n jacob_n comment_n in_o isaiah_n 44._o for_o then_o this_o word_n shall_v be_v derive_v from_o jashar_n and_o so_o we_o shall_v say_v ishrael_n not_o israel_n mercer_n 4._o but_o the_o lord_n himself_o show_v the_o interpretation_n of_o this_o name_n thou_o have_v prevail_v with_o god_n and_o so_o to_o come_v of_o sara_n which_o be_v to_o prevail_v or_o have_v rule_v so_o the_o septuag_n translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o have_v have_v strength_n with_o god_n and_o therefore_o shall_v not_o doubt_v but_o that_o he_o may_v also_o prevail_v with_o man_n as_o before_o with_o laban_n so_o now_o with_o esau._n quest_n xxii_o why_o the_o lord_n refuse_v to_o tell_v jacob_n his_o name_n vers._n 29._o tell_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o thy_o name_n etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n here_o as_o also_o the_o angel_n jud._n 13._o refuse_v to_o tell_v his_o name_n 1._o not_o for_o that_o as_o rasi_fw-la think_v the_o angel_n have_v no_o certain_a or_o fix_a name_n but_o which_o be_v continual_o change_v according_a to_o their_o divers_a ministery_n whereof_o they_o be_v name_v 2._o neither_o as_o tostatus_n because_o the_o angel_n have_v no_o proper_a name_n to_o be_v distinguish_v by_o but_o be_v discern_v one_o from_o another_o by_o their_o nature_n and_o essence_n for_o this_o notwithstanding_o in_o scripture_n for_o our_o understanding_n they_o be_v call_v by_o their_o name_n 3._o nor_o yet_o because_o as_o some_o think_v if_o the_o name_n of_o angel_n be_v know_v they_o will_v come_v at_o our_o call_n this_o be_v but_o a_o fancy_n of_o magician_n ex_fw-la mercer_n 4._o but_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o utter_v his_o name_n thereby_o stay_v jacob_n further_a curiosity_n and_o insinuate_v unto_o he_o that_o his_o name_n which_o be_v himself_o be_v great_a than_o can_v of_o he_o then_o he_o comprehend_v and_o hereupon_o the_o latin_a text_n

at_o this_o time_n about_o 180._o year_n of_o age_n for_o it_o be_v 170._o year_n since_o she_o come_v first_o with_o rebeckah_n into_o canaan_n when_o she_o may_v well_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v be_v 50._o year_n old_a have_v the_o charge_n and_o government_n of_o rebeckah_n 3._o it_o be_v very_o like_a that_o rebeckah_n be_v now_o depart_v for_o otherwise_o deborah_n will_v not_o have_v leave_v she_o so_o long_o as_o she_o live_v 4._o there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o rebeckah_n death_n not_o because_o she_o be_v bury_v obscure_o and_o in_o the_o night_n as_o the_o hebrew_n imagine_v isaac_n be_v blind_a and_o none_o to_o bury_v she_o but_o esau_n but_o it_o be_v the_o use_n of_o scripture_n to_o make_v rare_a mention_n of_o the_o death_n of_o woman_n in_o this_o place_n deborahs_n death_n be_v record_v as_o a_o accident_n that_o fall_v out_o by_o the_o way_n mercer_n quest_n v._o how_o deborah_n come_v to_o be_v in_o jacob_n company_n now_o whereas_o the_o question_n be_v move_v how_o deborah_n come_v to_o be_v in_o jacob_n company_n 1._o neither_o be_v it_o like_v that_o after_o she_o have_v accompany_v rebeckah_n into_o canaan_n she_o go_v back_o again_o and_o be_v now_o desirous_a to_o go_v and_o see_v rebeckah_n as_o chrysostome_n for_o she_o be_v send_v with_o rebeckah_n to_o remain_v with_o she_o 2._o neither_o do_v she_o go_v with_o jacob_n at_o the_o first_o when_o he_o go_v into_o mesopotamia_n as_o calvin_n for_o he_o be_v alone_o in_o bethel_n 3._o neither_o be_v she_o send_v as_o a_o messenger_n to_o fetch_v jacob_n out_o of_o mesopotamia_n as_o the_o hebrew_n for_o he_o return_v at_o god_n commandment_n not_o at_o his_o mother_n call_v 4._o neither_o as_o ramban_n be_v it_o to_o be_v suppose_v that_o rebeckah_n have_v more_o nurse_n than_o one_o 5._o but_o it_o be_v like_a that_o deborah_n be_v send_v to_o meet_v jacob_n be_v return_v mercer_n or_o go_v to_o he_o of_o her_o own_o accord_n after_o rebeckah_n death_n cajetan_n quest_n vi_o of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o vision_n wherein_o god_n appear_v to_o jacob_n vers._n 9_o again_o god_n appear_v unto_o jacob_n etc._n etc._n not_o as_o though_o this_o be_v the_o second_o vision_n in_o all_o which_o jacob_n have_v but_o it_o be_v another_o vision_n beside_o that_o mention_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o chapter_n where_o he_o be_v bid_v to_o go_v up_o to_o bethel_n or_o it_o be_v the_o second_o time_n that_o god_n appear_v unto_o he_o in_o bethel_n for_o otherwise_o to_o count_v all_o the_o vision_n that_o jacob_n have_v this_o be_v in_o number_n the_o seven_o 1._o god_n appear_v unto_o he_o in_o bethel_n in_o the_o vision_n of_o the_o ladder_n 2._o when_o in_o a_o dream_n he_o be_v show_v the_o particoloured_a sheep_n genes_n 31.11_o 3._o when_o the_o lord_n bid_v he_o return_v into_o his_o own_o country_n gen._n 31.3_o 4._o when_o the_o angel_n meet_v he_o gen._n 32.2_o 5._o when_o the_o angel_n wrestle_v with_o he_o 6._o when_o god_n bid_v he_o go_v up_o to_o bethel_n 7._o god_n appear_v again_o unto_o he_o in_o bethel_n perer._n quest_n vii_o whether_o the_o name_n of_o israel_n be_v here_o new_o impose_v or_o but_o renew_v vers._n 10._o thy_o name_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o call_v jacob_n but_o israel_n etc._n etc._n 1._o neither_o i●_n this_o the_o same_o vision_n which_o jacob_n have_v when_o he_o wrestle_v with_o the_o angel_n as_o oleaster_n because_o the_o same_o name_n be_v impose_v for_o the_o text_n say_v that_o god_n appear_v again_o to_o jacob_n vers_fw-la 9_o that_o be_v in_o bethel_n 2._o neither_o as_o hierome_n think_v be_v the_o name_n of_o jacob_n only_o foretell_v then_o and_o impose_v now_o tradit_fw-la in_o genes_n as_o peter_n name_n be_v design_v john_n 1._o but_o actual_o give_v he_o matth._n 12.16_o thom._n anglic._n for_o before_o this_o jacob_n be_v twice_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o israel_n genes_n 33.10_o and_o gen._n 34.7_o 3._o neither_o as_o tostatus_n and_o lyranus_fw-la think_v be_v the_o same_o name_n impose_v in_o both_o place_n but_o upon_o divers_a reason_n for_o in_o the_o first_o place_n he_o be_v call_v israel_n because_o he_o prevail_v with_o god_n and_o therefore_o much_o more_o with_o man_n to_o signify_v his_o fortitude_n in_o the_o active_a life_n but_o here_o be_v name_v israel_n that_o be_v see_v god_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o contemplative_a life_n the_o which_o he_o have_v now_o achieve_v but_o there_o appear_v no_o difference_n at_o all_o in_o the_o reason_n and_o signification_n of_o the_o name_n for_o as_o there_o by_o the_o name_n israel_n he_o be_v comfort_v and_o fortify_v against_o esau_n so_o here_o against_o the_o canaanite_n that_o think_v to_o have_v revenge_v the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o sichemite_n 4._o wherefore_o we_o say_v that_o the_o same_o name_n upon_o the_o like_a occasion_n be_v here_o impose_v and_o that_o this_o be_v but_o a_o repetition_n and_o confirmation_n of_o the_o other_o vision_n and_o thereupon_o jacob_n be_v confident_a do_v now_o more_o open_o call_v himself_o israel_n mercer_n jun._n and_o so_o it_o be_v not_o unusual_a in_o scripture_n to_o have_v the_o same_o promise_n often_o repeat_v as_o those_o make_v to_o abraham_n of_o the_o multiply_a of_o his_o seed_n and_o possess_v of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n which_o be_v often_o revive_v and_o renew_v as_o gen._n 15.17.22_o perer._n quest_n viii_o how_o it_o be_v say_v thy_o name_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o call_v jacob_n fvrth_o whereas_o the_o lord_n say_v thy_o name_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o call_v jacob_n and_o yet_o he_o be_v afterward_o call_v jacob_n 1._o augustine_n think_v that_o he_o be_v call_v jacob_n in_o respect_n of_o this_o life_n only_o where_o he_o shall_v wrestle_v as_o his_o name_n signify_v with_o many_o temptation_n but_o he_o be_v call_v israel_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v quast_o 114._o in_o gen._n but_o this_o solution_n be_v mystical_a and_o this_o mutation_n of_o jacob_n name_n historical_a satisfy_v not_o much_o like_o be_v the_o solution_n of_o tostatus_n that_o he_o be_v call_v jacob_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o active_a life_n but_o israel_n for_o his_o contemplative_a neither_o be_v this_o answer_n sufficient_a to_o say_v he_o shall_v be_v call_v by_o both_o name_n but_o in_o a_o diverse_a sense_n for_o the_o text_n deny_v unto_o he_o the_o name_n of_o jacob_n any_o more_o 3._o nor_o yet_o do_v we_o approve_v the_o solution_n of_o cajetan_n vatab._n that_o for_o ultra_fw-la no_o more_o put_v in_o tantum_fw-la thou_o shall_v not_o only_o be_v call_v jacob_n for_o thus_o the_o text_n be_v force_v 4._o pererius_n thus_o interprete_v not_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v so_o much_o call_v by_o the_o name_n israel_n as_o have_v the_o thing_n thereby_o signify_v as_o strength_n and_o power_n with_o god_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o christ_n he_o shall_v be_v call_v emanuel_n that_o be_v god_n with_o we_o yet_o be_v not_o christ_n so_o call_v who_o be_v indeed_o god_n with_o we_o but_o this_o sense_n be_v not_o so_o proper_a for_o jacob_n be_v usual_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o israel_n 5._o therefore_o the_o meaning_n be_v rather_o this_o that_o although_o the_o name_n of_o jacob_n shall_v remain_v yet_o the_o last_o be_v more_o honourable_a and_o excellent_a and_o shall_v obscure_v that_o other_o muscul._n mercer_n 1._o in_o respect_n of_o the_o author_n the_o name_n jacob_n be_v give_v by_o man_n the_o name_n israel_n by_o god_n 2._o in_o signification_n it_o be_v more_o excellent_a jacob_n signify_v a_o supplant_a because_o he_o hold_v esau_n by_o the_o heel_n but_o israel_n be_v interpret_v one_o that_o prevail_v with_o god_n 3._o the_o name_n israel_n be_v give_v to_o the_o whole_a nation_n and_o posterity_n of_o jacob_n who_o of_o israel_n be_v call_v israelite_n not_o of_o jacob_n jacobite_n quest_n ix_o what_o king_n come_v out_o of_o jacob_n loin_n vers._n 11._o king_n shall_v come_v out_o of_o thy_o loin_n etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o hebrew_n special_o refer_v it_o to_o saul_n and_o isboseth_n that_o be_v king_n of_o benjamin_n and_o to_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n and_o manasses_n 2._o but_o because_o that_o saul_n and_o his_o house_n be_v reject_v of_o god_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n be_v but_o a_o usurpation_n it_o be_v special_o to_o be_v apply_v to_o david_n and_o the_o other_o king_n of_o judah_n calvin_n 3._o it_o may_v also_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o gentile_n convert_v to_o the_o faith_n who_o spiritual_o be_v bear_v of_o jacob_n mercer_n 4._o these_o nation_n that_o come_v out_o of_o jacob_n loin_n be_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n that_o multiply_v &_o increase_v as_o so_o many_o several_a nation_n quest_n x._o how_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n be_v give_v

to_o jacob_n vers._n 12._o i_o will_v give_v the_o land_n etc._n etc._n 1._o jacob_n possess_v this_o promise_a land_n in_o faith_n his_o posterity_n afterward_o actual_o enter_v into_o it_o 2._o the_o hebrew_n here_o understand_v a_o oath_n that_o god_n swear_v unto_o jacob_n as_o moses_n say_v exod._n 32.13_o remember_v abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n thy_o servant_n to_o who_o thou_o swear_v &c._n &c._n but_o here_o no_o oath_n be_v express_v the_o lord_n word_n and_o promise_n include_v a_o secret_a oath_n and_o that_o oath_n which_o the_o lord_n express_o make_v to_o abraham_n concern_v also_o his_o seed_n mercer_n 3._o the_o land_n be_v here_o promise_v to_o all_o jacob_n seed_n but_o it_o be_v to_o abraham_n restrain_v in_o isaac_n ishmael_n be_v exclude_v to_o isaac_n limit_v in_o jacob_n esau_n exclude_v quest_n xi_o how_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o have_v ascend_v from_o jacob_n vers._n 13._o god_n ascend_v from_o he_o or_o over_o he_o in_o the_o place_n etc._n etc._n 1._o god_n in_o respect_n of_o we_o be_v say_v to_o ascend_v and_o descend_v who_o otherwise_o fill_v every_o place_n with_o his_o majesty_n and_o presence_n when_o he_o show_v any_o visible_a sign_n of_o his_o glory_n as_o here_o to_o jacob_n mercer_n 2._o the_o word_n be_v magnal_n over_o or_o upon_o he_o whereupon_o the_o hebrew_n note_n that_o the_o righteous_a be_v as_o the_o lord_n chariot_n wherein_o he_o be_v as_o it_o be_v carry_v mercer_n 3._o this_o ascend_v of_o god_n be_v true_o fulfil_v in_o christ_n who_o ascend_v in_o person_n to_o his_o father_n draw_v we_o by_o faith_n after_o he_o and_o with_o his_o divine_a presence_n still_o comfort_v his_o church_n calvin_n 4._o where_o it_o be_v add_v in_o the_o place_n where_o he_o talk_v with_o he_o etc._n etc._n it_o show_v the_o dignity_n and_o prerogative_n of_o bethel_n which_o jacob_n for_o the_o same_o cause_n so_o much_o honour_v as_o also_o how_o familiar_a unto_o jacob_n these_o heavenly_a vision_n be_v that_o jacob_n 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bethel_n to_o bethlem_n but_o only_o that_o jacob_n depart_v from_o bethel_n vers_fw-la 16._o 2._o neither_o be_v this_o a_o rehearsal_n of_o that_o which_o jacob_n have_v do_v before_o in_o bethel_n as_o calvin_n but_o he_o erect_v a_o pillar_n again_o as_o a_o monument_n of_o this_o second_o apparition_n the_o other_o pillar_n which_o he_o se●_n before_o be_v either_o profane_v or_o in_o the_o space_n of_o thirty_o year_n deface_v jun._n 3._o jacob_n both_o build_v a_o alter_n in_o this_o place_n to_o offer_v sacrifice_n unto_o god_n vers_fw-la 7._o and_o erect_v a_o pillar_n as_o a_o memorial_n of_o this_o heavenly_a vision_n unto_o man_n mercer_n 4._o he_o confirm_v the_o same_o name_n bethel_n which_o he_o have_v give_v it_o before_o like_v as_o isaac_n renew_v the_o name_n of_o beersheba_n gen._n 26._o which_o his_o father_n have_v impose_v upon_o that_o place_n 5._o he_o both_o call_v the_o place_n where_o the_o altar_n be_v bethel_n vers_fw-la 7._o as_o also_o the_o whole_a 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the_o word_n cebarah_n which_o signify_v a_o sieve_n as_o beres_n rab._n to_o betoken_v the_o spring_n time_n when_o the_o ground_n be_v plough_v and_o as_o it_o be_v sift_v or_o as_o hierome_n derive_v it_o from_o barah_n to_o choose_v and_o make_v caph_n not_o a_o radical_a but_o a_o servile_a letter_n because_o it_o be_v now_o the_o spring_n the_o choice_n time_n of_o the_o year_n for_o the_o word_n kibrath_n must_v needs_o be_v take_v for_o a_o space_n of_o ground_n 2._o king_n 5.15_o where_o gehezi_n follow_v after_o naaman_n 4._o but_o this_o word_n betoken_v a_o small_a space_n of_o ground_n pegnin●_n read_v a_o mile_n the_o chalde_n stadium_n a_o race_n the_o septuagint_n hip_n podromum_fw-la a_o horserunne_v or_o race_n oukelos_n as_o much_o ground_n as_o may_v be_v plough_v in_o a_o day_n and_o so_o it_o may_v either_o be_v derive_v from_o kebarah_n as_o rabbi_n levi_n to_o signify_v the_o plough_v till_v or_o sift_v field_n which_o be_v not_o far_o from_o the_o city_n or_o 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tribe_n of_o judah_n as_o ramban_n 3._o nor_o because_o he_o bear_v this_o heavy_a cross_n strong_o as_o lyranus_fw-la 4._o or_o to_o show_v that_o he_o have_v strength_n to_o beget_v a_o child_n in_o his_o old_a age_n as_o oleaster_n 5._o but_o rather_o to_o signify_v how_o dear_a he_o shall_v be_v unto_o he_o for_o his_o mother_n sake_n to_o be_v always_o at_o his_o right_a hand_n muscul._n jun._n as_o also_o jacob_n allude_v to_o the_o name_n that_o rachel_n have_v give_v decline_v as_o little_a as_o may_v be_v both_o from_o the_o sound_n and_o sense_n for_o benoni_n signify_v the_o son_n of_o labour_n or_o strength_n &_o so_o consequent_o do_v benjamin_n the_o son_n of_o the_o right_a hand_n where_o the_o strength_n lie_v mercer_n quest_n xv._n the_o cause_n of_o rachel_n hard_a travel_n which_o procure_v her_o death_n vers._n 19_o thus_o die_v rachel_n etc._n etc._n rachel_n die_v in_o travail_n 1_o it_o be_v impertinent_a here_o and_o unnecessary_a to_o show_v the_o cause_n of_o perilous_a &_o difficult_a travail_n which_o may_v be_v cause_v 1._o either_o by_o some_o defect_n in_o the_o womb_n 2._o or_o by_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o infant_n or_o the_o indisposition_n thereof_o in_o the_o womb_n or_o some_o other_o want_n in_o that_o behalf_n 3._o or_o when_o the_o mother_n labour_v of_o some_o other_o disease_n 4._o or_o the_o woman_n be_v long_o in_o travail_n 5._o or_o be_v give_v to_o rest_v and_o so_o not_o breathe_v for_o aristotle_n say_v that_o exercitatio_fw-la facit_fw-la ut_fw-la spiritum_fw-la re●inere_fw-la possint_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la re_fw-la facilitas_fw-la partus_fw-la conciliatur_fw-la exercise_n cause_v that_o they_o hold_v their_o breath_n which_o make_v the_o birth_n easy_a perer._n ex_fw-la aristot._fw-la whereupon_o pliny_n write_v

departure_n leave_v in_o beerseba_n that_o isaac_n remoove_v thither_o to_o bury_v his_o wife_n there_o muscul._n 3_o jacob_n neither_o come_v to_o isaac_n so_o soon_o as_o some_o hebrew_n think_v that_o he_o minister_v 22._o year_n to_o his_o father_n after_o his_o return_n out_o of_o mesopotamia_n neither_o stay_v he_o away_o from_o he_o so_o long_o as_o some_o gather_v that_o be_v twenty_o year_n in_o mesopotamia_n and_o 23._o year_n in_o canaan_n in_o all_o 43._o year_n muscul._n for_o jacob_n can_v spend_v no_o few_o than_o 9_o or_o .10_o year_n in_o canaan_n before_o he_o come_v to_o isaac_n see_v dinah_n not_o above_o six_o or_o seven_o year_n old_a at_o jacob_n departure_n out_o of_o mesopotamia_n be_v deflower_v at_o 15._o or_o 16._o year_n of_o her_o age_n then_o be_v marriageable_a before_o jacob_n come_v at_o isaack●_n and_o when_o joseph_n be_v 17._o year_n old_a he_o be_v then_o come_v to_o that_o land_n where_o his_o father_n be_v a_o stranger_n gen._n 37.1_o 2._o that_o be_v to_o hebron_n where_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n be_v stranger_n gen._n 35.27_o and_o this_o be_v twelve_o or_o thirteen_o year_n before_o isaac_n die_v as_o shall_v appear_v in_o the_o next_o question_n follow_v quest_n xxi_o joseph_n sell_v into_o egypt_n twelve_o year_n before_o isaac_n die_v yet_o it_o be_v set_v down_o after_o vers._n 21._o the_o day_n of_o isaac_n be_v 180._o this_o be_v set_v down_o by_o way_n of_o anticipation_n for_o joseph_n be_v sell_v into_o egypt_n before_o isaac_n die_v as_o it_o be_v show_v thus_o 1._o jacob_n when_o isaac_n be_v 180._o must_v be_v 120._o year_n old_a for_o he_o be_v bear_v in_o isaack_n 60._o year_n 2._o then_o at_o such_o time_n as_o joseph_n be_v 39_o for_o he_o be_v 30._o when_o he_o stand_v before_o pharaoh_n and_o seven_o year_n of_o plenty_n and_o two_o of_o famine_n be_v pass_v before_o his_o father_n come_v into_o egypt_n then_o be_v jacob_n 130._o and_o at_o seventeen_o year_n old_a be_v joseph_n sell_v into_o egypt_n 3._o if_o at_o josephs_n 39_o jacob_n be_v 130._o then_o at_o josephs_n seventeen_o jacob_n must_v be_v a_o hundred_o and_o eight_o then_o be_v isaac_n but_o 168._o wherefore_o it_o must_v needs_o follow_v that_o joseph_n be_v sell_v into_o egypt_n twelve_o year_n before_o his_o grandfather_n isaac_n die_v and_o that_o so_o long_a jacob_n dwell_v with_o isaac_n for_o it_o be_v not_o like_a but_o that_o isaac_n see_v all_o jacob_n child_n before_o he_o die_v and_o bless_v they_o and_o that_o joseph_n have_v see_v isaac_n before_o he_o be_v sell_v into_o bondage_n 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n 1._o doct._n of_o the_o distinction_n of_o the_o person_n in_o the_o trinity_n vers._n 1._o then_o god_n say_v arise_v etc._n etc._n and_o make_v a_o altar_n unto_o god_n etc._n etc._n although_o it_o be_v the_o use_n of_o the_o hebrew_n speech_n to_o bring_v in_o one_o speak_v of_o himself_o in_o the_o three_o person_n as_o jerem._n 2.19_o know_v that_o it_o be_v a_o evil_a thing_n that_o thou_o have_v forsake_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o that_o my_o fear_n be_v not_o in_o thou_o yet_o notwithstanding_o we_o may_v observe_v in_o this_o manner_n of_o speech_n a_o further_a mystery_n as_o hillary_n and_o augustine_n out_o of_o the_o place_n where_o god_n say_v build_v a_o altar_n unto_o god_n do_v prove_v a_o distinction_n of_o person_n in_o the_o trinite_a deus_fw-la honorem_fw-la deo_fw-la postulat_fw-la god_n will_v honour_n to_o be_v give_v to_o god_n hillar_n god_n the_o father_n to_o god_n the_o son_n 2._o doct._n two_o part_n of_o sanctification_n the_o internal_a and_o external_a vers._n 2._o cleanse_v yourselves_o and_o change_v your_o garment_n here_o be_v two_o part_n of_o their_o sanctification_n express_v the_o internal_a as_o the_o principal_a in_o the_o cleanse_n of_o their_o mind_n the_o external_a in_o the_o change_n of_o their_o garment_n which_o serve_v in_o those_o day_n to_o stir_v up_o their_o inward_a devotion_n so_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o moses_n when_o he_o be_v to_o appear_v in_o mount_n sinai_n sanctify_v they_o etc._n etc._n and_o let_v they_o wash_v their_o clothes_n exod._n 19.10_o but_o the_o inward_a sanctification_n be_v that_o which_o the_o lord_n have_v respect_n unto_o joel._n 2.13_o rend_a your_o heart_n and_o not_o your_o clothes_n and_o turn_v to_o the_o lord_n 3._o doct._n god_n promise_n most_o certain_a vers._n 12._o i_o will_v give_v thou_o this_o land_n which_o i_o give_v to_o abraham_n th●s_n land_n be_v only_o promise_v to_o abraham_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v give_v god_n promise_n than_o be_v so_o certain_a 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v already_o fulfil_v muscul._n so_o the_o prophet_n say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n have_v swear_v sure_o as_o i_o have_v purpose_v so_o shall_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v etc._n etc._n isay._n 14.24_o 4._o doct._n the_o careful_a burial_n of_o the_o dead_a a_o argument_n of_o the_o resurrection_n vers._n 20._o iacob_n set_v a_o pillar_n upon_o her_o grave_n the_o gentile_n do_v bestow_v superfluous_a cost_n upon_o the_o tomb_n of_o the_o dead_a some_o thereby_o think_v to_o find_v solace_n and_o comfort_n in_o their_o grief_n some_o take_a occasion_n thereby_o to_o commit_v idolatry_n but_o jacob_n make_v a_o memorial_n of_o rachel_n sepulture_n not_o only_o to_o testify_v his_o love_n and_o to_o continue_v a_o remembrance_n of_o this_o virtuous_a matron_n one_o of_o the_o mother_n of_o israel_n unto_o posterity_n but_o chief_o to_o express_v and_o profess_v his_o hope_n of_o the_o resurrection_n for_o if_o there_o be_v no_o more_o hope_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o saint_n than_o of_o beast_n to_o what_o end_n shall_v so_o much_o care_n be_v take_v in_o commit_v they_o in_o a_o honest_a and_o decent_a manner_n to_o christian_a sepulture_n calvin_n pererius_n thus_o martha_n confess_v her_o faith_n concern_v her_o brother_n lazarus_n that_o be_v lay_v in_o his_o grave_n i_o know_v he_o shall_v rise_v again_o in_o the_o resurrection_n at_o the_o last_o day_n joh._n 11.24_o 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n against_o the_o 〈…〉_z of_o idolatry_n vers._n 4._o in_o that_o they_o give_v to_o jacob_n their_o earing_n as_o consecrate_v to_o idolatry_n and_o jacob_n bury_v they_o under_o a_o oak_n it_o teach_v we_o that_o all_o the_o monument_n of_o idolatry_n ought_v to_o be_v abolish_v and_o that_o no●_n only_o the_o idol_n themselves_o be_v abominable_a but_o all_o the_o 〈◊〉_d which_o belong_v thereunto_o such_o as_o be_v many_o in_o the_o roman_a synagogue_n who_o garnish_n their_o idol_n with_o ring_n tablet_n precious_a stone_n and_o jewel_n calvin_n all_o which_o thing_n ought_v to_o be_v abhor_v as_o the_o idol_n themselves_o as_o the_o prophet_n say_v you_o shall_v poll●●●_n the_o covering_n of_o the_o image_n of_o silver_n and_o the_o rich_a ornament_n of_o the_o image_n of_o gold_n and_o cast_v they_o away_o as_o a_o monstruous_a cloth_n isay._n 30.22_o 2._o confut._n the_o jew_n call_v gojim_v that_o be_v gentile_n vers._n 11._o mvltitude_n of_o nation_n shall_v spring_v of_o thou_o for_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n be_v as_o so_o many_o nation_n the_o word_n be_v gojim_v which_o the_o jew_n approbrious_o call_v the_o gentile_n by_o whereas_o in_o this_o place_n they_o be_v call_v gojim_n gentiles_n unless_o they_o will_v deny_v themselves_o to_o have_v spring_v out_o of_o jacob_n loin_n muscul._n 3._o confut._n against_o the_o superstitious_a choose_n of_o place_n for_o burial_n vers._n 19_o rakehell_n die_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o way_n to_o ephrath_n in_o that_o jacob_n carry_v not_o rachel_n body_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o mamre_n where_o abraham_n and_o sarah_n be_v bury_v but_o inter_v she_o in_o the_o very_a way_n we_o see_v that_o it_o skill_v not_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o dead_a where_o their_o body_n be_v lay_v muscul._n that_o superstitious_a use_n then_o of_o the_o papist_n be_v reprooved_a in_o transport_v of_o body_n from_o place_n to_o place_n and_o in_o covet_v to_o be_v bury_v in_o one_o place_n more_o than_o another_o of_o a_o superstitious_a mind_n as_o near_o the_o altar_n rather_o than_o further_a of_o and_o in_o the_o church_n of_o such_o a_o order_n of_o friar_n rather_o than_o in_o any_o other_o wheresoever_o the_o body_n be_v lay_v we_o know_v that_o god_n shall_v find_v it_o in_o the_o resurrection_n even_o the_o sea_n shall_v give_v up_o her_o dead_a revelat_fw-la 20.13_o 4._o confut._n god_n election_n certain_a and_o infallible_a vers._n 23._o rvben_n jacob_n elder_a son_n though_o reuben_n have_v fall_v into_o the_o most_o grievous_a sin_n of_o incest_n yet_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o utter_o cast_v he_o off_o but_o reserve_v unto_o he_o a_o place_n and_o call_n among_o the_o 12._o patriarch_n by_o this_o we_o learn_v that_o god_n election_n change_v not_o

command_v they_o after_o he_o to_o keep_v the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o which_o care_n the_o lord_n himself_o commend_v he_o gen._n 18.19_o than_o either_o nachor_n or_o esau_n have_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o unlike_a but_o that_o job_n great_a knowledge_n be_v the_o fruit_n of_o abraham_n instruction_n propagate_v to_o his_o posterity_n quest_n xv._n in_o what_o time_n job_n live_v concern_v the_o time_n wherein_o job_n live_v 1._o he_o be_v neither_o so_o ancient_a as_o jacob_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o philo_n who_o think_v that_o dinah_n jacob_n daughter_n be_v job_n wife_n for_o eliphaz_n the_o temanite_n of_o teman_fw-mi of_o eliphaz_n of_o esau_n the_o three_o from_o esau_n one_o of_o job_n friend_n will_v make_v he_o after_o jacob_n time_n 2._o neither_o be_v job_n in_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n which_o must_v be_v the_o opinion_n of_o hierome_n who_o make_v eli●u_n to_o be_v bala●m_n 3._o much_o less_o live_v he_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n as_o gregory_n think_v for_o at_o such_o time_n as_o job_n live_v who_o be_v commend_v for_o offer_v sacrifice_n the_o sacrifice_a priesthood_n be_v not_o institute_v 4._o wherefore_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o job_n live_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o israelite_n be_v in_o egypt_n after_o the_o death_n of_o joseph_n before_o the_o birth_n of_o moses_n when_o satan_n compass_v the_o earth_n and_o it_o be_v a_o rare_a thing_n to_o find_v a_o righteous_a man_n for_o moses_n be_v hold_v to_o be_v the_o writer_n of_o the_o book_n of_o job_n and_o as_o eliphaz_n of_o teman_fw-mi of_o eliphaz_n of_o esau_n of_o isaac_n of_o abraham_n be_v the_o six_o from_o abraham_n so_o may_v job_n be_v in_o another_o line_n quest_n xvi_o of_o baal-hanan_a the_o seven_o king_n of_o edom._n vers._n 38._o ba●l-hanan_a the_o son_n of_o achbor_n etc._n etc._n in_o that_o the_o city_n or_o country_n of_o this_o baal-hanan_a be_v not_o express_v as_o of_o the_o rest_n 1._o some_o think_v it_o be_v omit_v because_o he_o be_v of_o the_o same_o city_n of_o the_o which_o be_v the_o king_n next_o before_o name_v 2._o some_o because_o he_o have_v many_o adversary_n and_o therefore_o have_v no_o certain_a place_n 3._o some_o as_o ramban_n that_o hanan_n be_v his_o city_n and_o so_o he_o be_v call_v baal-hanan_a that_o be_v lord_n of_o hanan_n 4._o but_o it_o may_v be_v that_o he_o be_v not_o so_o famous_a as_o the_o rest_n and_o therefore_o his_o city_n be_v not_o note_v mercer_n quest_n xvii_o of_o mehetabel_n the_o wife_n of_o hadad_n vers._n 39_o mehetabel_n the_o daughter_n of_o matred_n the_o daughter_n of_o mezab●h_n etc._n etc._n 1._o some_o think_v that_o matred_n be_v her_o father_n mezabah_n her_o mother_n 2._o some_o as_o r._n levi_n will_v have_v she_o the_o natural_a daughter_n of_o matred_n and_o the_o adopt_a daughter_n of_o mezabah_n 3._o some_o think_v that_o mezabah_n be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o place_n otherwise_o call_v medeba_n or_o with_o ptolemy_n medava_n jun._n but_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v somewhat_o coact_v and_o strain_v that_o she_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o daughter_n of_o such_o a_o city_n or_o town_n 4._o therefore_o she_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o matred_n her_o father_n not_o mother_n and_o daughter_n that_o be_v niece_n of_o her_o grandfather_n as_o aholibamah_n before_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o anah_n and_o daughter_n that_o be_v niece_n of_o sibeon_n mercer_n 5._o mezabah_n signify_v golden_a water_n it_o may_v be_v that_o he_o be_v enrich_v by_o such_o water_n where_o gold_n be_v gather_v matred_n also_o be_v interpret_v one_o that_o be_v diligent_a or_o conversant_a in_o his_o work_n of_o the_o word_n tare_v from_o whence_o some_o think_v the_o name_n mithridates_n to_o be_v derive_v mehetabel_n that_o be_v do_v well_o or_o give_v unto_o god_n of_o the_o same_o signification_n with_o the_o name_n theodos●●_n mercer_n quest_n xviii_o of_o the_o duke_n of_o edom._n vers._n 41._o duke_n timna_n etc._n etc._n duke_n aholibamah_n 1._o as_o the_o principality_n of_o edom_n begin_v with_o duke_n and_o rose_z to_o king_n so_o it_o return_v to_o duke_n again_o who_o do_v not_o one_o succeed_v another_o as_o the_o king_n but_o they_o be_v all_o ruler_n together_o in_o divers_a place_n of_o edom_n after_o the_o death_n of_o hadad_n in_o moses_n time_n 1_o chron._n 1.51_o 2._o these_o be_v not_o here_o the_o name_n of_o woman_n as_o think_v aben_n ezra_n that_o first_o the_o duke_n be_v name_v that_o come_v of_o timna_n than_o those_o which_o come_v of_o aholibamah_n neither_o be_v they_o the_o name_n of_o man_n jun._n but_o rather_o of_o the_o place_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o their_o first_o mother_n where_o these_o duke_n have_v their_o seat_n mercer_n muscul._n 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n 1._o doct._n the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a of_o short_a continuance_n vers._n 32._o these_o be_v the_o king_n that_o reign_v etc._n etc._n the_o wicked_a be_v soon_o raise_v to_o honour_n and_o be_v quick_o cast_v down_o again_o as_o esau_n posterity_n be_v speedy_o advance_v to_o a_o kingdom_n but_o it_o continue_v not_o long_o jacob_n seed_n though_o a_o long_a time_n keep_v under_o in_o affliction_n yet_o at_o the_o last_o obtain_v a_o firm_a and_o permanent_a kingdom_n such_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o elect_a though_o of_o a_o long_a time_n their_o happiness_n appear_v not_o yet_o when_o it_o break_v forth_o it_o have_v a_o durable_a continuance_n but_o the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a soon_o fade_v away_o therefore_o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v set_v in_o flippery_a place_n and_o they_o be_v as_o a_o dream_n when_o one_o awake_v psal._n 73.18.20_o mercer_n 2._o doct._n alteration_n of_o state_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n further_o whereas_o first_o the_o horites_n dwell_v in_o mount_n seir_n and_o have_v divers_a dukedom_n and_o principality_n there_o and_o after_o they_o the_o edomite_n be_v first_o duke_n than_o king_n than_o duke_n again_o we_o see_v that_o the_o alteration_n of_o state_n transplant_n and_o change_v of_o kingdom_n be_v in_o the_o lord_n hand_n it_o be_v god_n that_o make_v low_a and_o make_v high_a psal._n 75.7_o muscul._n 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n outward_a prosperity_n no_o sure_a note_n of_o the_o church_n vers._n 32._o these_o be_v the_o king_n that_o reign_v in_o edom_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v divers_a king_n in_o edom_n before_o any_o reign_v in_o israel_n yet_o be_v not_o edom_n the_o church_n of_o god_n but_o israel_n prosperity_n then_o and_o outward_a glory_n be_v no_o sure_a note_n of_o the_o true_a church_n as_o the_o papist_n make_v it_o luther_n for_o then_o moses_n will_v not_o have_v choose_v to_o suffer_v affliction_n with_o the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o have_v refuse_v the_o glory_n pomp_n and_o pleasure_n of_o pharaoh_n court_n heb._n 11.25_o 2._o confut._n against_o the_o jew_n that_o magdiel_n be_v not_o rome_n vers._n 43._o duke_n magdiel_n the_o hebrew_n take_v this_o for_o rome_n because_o they_o think_v that_o the_o roman_n come_v of_o the_o idumean_n but_o they_o have_v no_o reason_n for_o it_o spiritual_o indeed_o the_o romanist_n and_o all_o other_o enemy_n to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n may_v be_v count_v idumean_n but_o otherwise_o there_o be_v no_o affinity_n between_o rome_n and_o idumea_n be_v so_o far_o distant_a magdiel_n be_v a_o place_n in_o edom_n as_o timna_n and_o teman_fw-mi and_o the_o rest_n be_v it_o signify_v annuntians_fw-la deum_fw-la praise_v or_o confess_v god_n in_o which_o sense_n it_o be_v happy_a for_o rome_n now_o spiritual_a babylon_n if_o she_o can_v true_o be_v call_v magdiel_n 6._o place_n of_o moral_a observation_n 1._o obseru._n god_n bless_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o righteous_a for_o their_o father_n sake_n vers._n 15._o these_o be_v the_o duke_n of_o the_o son_n of_o esau_n etc._n etc._n as_o ishmael_n be_v temporal_o bless_v for_o abraham_n sake_n so_o be_v esau_n for_o isaack_n sake_n his_o posterity_n be_v renown_v and_o honourable_a thus_o the_o lord_n often_o vouchsafe_v temporal_a and_o outward_a favour_n even_o to_o the_o degenerate_a seed_n for_o their_o righteous_a forefather_n sake_n as_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o take_v away_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n from_o rehoboam_n that_o david_n still_o may_v have_v a_o light_n in_o jerusalem_n 1_o king_n 11.36_o 2._o obseru._n the_o wicked_a void_a of_o natural_a affection_n vers._n 20._o these_o be_v the_o son_n of_o seir_n the_o horite_n etc._n etc._n esau_n be_v by_o marriage_n ally_v to_o this_o seir_n for_o he_o marry_v aholibamah_n nee●e_v to_o sibeon_n the_o three_o son_n of_o seir_n gen._n 36.2.20_o yet_o the_o child_n of_o esau_n chase_v away_o the_o horim_n and_o destroy_v they_o and_o dwell_v in_o their_o

and_o handle_v they_o rough_o to_o bring_v they_o to_o knowledge_n and_o confession_n of_o their_o treachery_n against_o he_o so_o christian_a governor_n shall_v not_o put_v the_o jew_n to_o death_n but_o use_v they_o hardly_o by_o lay_v tax_n and_o imposition_n upon_o they_o that_o at_o the_o length_n they_o may_v be_v bring_v to_o repentance_n for_o their_o blasphemy_n against_o christ_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o psalm_n slay_v they_o not_o lest_o my_o people_n forget_v it_o but_o scatter_v they_o abroad_o by_o thy_o power_n psal._n 59.12_o rupert_n lib._n 9_o comment_n in_o gen._n cap._n 4._o 2._o doct._n where_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n be_v not_o there_o can_v be_v no_o true_a virtue_n vers._n 18._o this_o do_v and_o live_v for_o i_o fear_v god_n etc._n etc._n joseph_n bid_v they_o be_v secure_a of_o his_o sincere_a and_o true_a deal_n with_o he_o because_o he_o fear_v god_n so_o that_o true_a religion_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o virtue_n and_o honest_a deal_n they_o therefore_o that_o fear_n not_o god_n may_v for_o a_o while_o make_v a_o semblance_n and_o show_v of_o honesty_n but_o it_o can_v be_v in_o truth_n where_o the_o ground_n of_o true_a religion_n be_v want_v where_o therefore_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n be_v not_o we_o can_v expect_v any_o virtuous_a action_n as_o abraham_n reason_v with_o himself_o when_o he_o sojourn_v in_o gerar_n the_o fear_n of_o god_n be_v not_o in_o this_o place_n and_o they_o will_v slay_v i_o for_o my_o wife_n sake_n gen._n 20.12_o 3._o doct._n the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n remain_v when_o the_o act_n be_v past_a vers._n 21._o they_o say_v one_o to_o another_o we_o have_v very_o sin_v against_o our_o brother_n by_o this_o we_o learn_v that_o although_o the_o act_n of_o sin_n be_v do_v and_o pass_v yet_o the_o guilt_n and_o conscience_n of_o sin_n may_v continue_v as_o here_o the_o sin_n which_o they_o have_v commit_v against_o joseph_n 23._o year_n before_o be_v revive_v muscul._n as_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o cain_n if_o thou_o do_v not_o well_o sin_n lie_v at_o the_o door_n gen._n 4.7_o it_o lie_v lurk_v in_o the_o door_n of_o the_o conscience_n ready_a upon_o every_o occasion_n to_o assault_v we_o 4._o doct._n the_o author_n of_o affliction_n it_o come_v not_o by_o chance_n vers._n 28._o what_o be_v this_o that_o god_n have_v do_v unto_o we_o these_o man_n have_v a_o guilty_a conscience_n think_v that_o god_n meet_v with_o they_o in_o every_o corner_n yet_o this_o good_a persuasion_n they_o have_v that_o nothing_o happen_v to_o they_o by_o chance_n as_o this_o the_o find_n of_o their_o money_n in_o their_o sack_n mouth_n but_o they_o ascribe_v all_o to_o god_n providence_n they_o make_v he_o the_o author_n of_o their_o cross_n and_o affliction_n calvin_n as_o david_n in_o like_a manner_n say_v that_o the_o lord_n bid_v shemei_n curse_v he_o 2_o sam._n 16.11_o 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n saint_n paul_n prophecy_n of_o some_o that_o shall_v give_v ear_n to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n fulfil_v in_o the_o synagogue_n of_o rome_n vers._n 6._o they_o bow_v their_o face_n to_o the_o ground_n before_o he_o here_o josephs_n brethren_n unwitting_o do_v fulfil_v josephs_n prophecy_n that_o they_o shall_v fall_v down_o unto_o he_o and_o do_v he_o reverence_n like_v as_o the_o jew_n do_v ignorant_o accomplish_v many_o thing_n in_o the_o passion_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v foretell_v by_o the_o prophet_n so_o also_o they_o which_o in_o these_o day_n give_v ear_n to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n in_o the_o romish_a and_o antichristian_a synagogue_n do_v fulfil_v the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o apostle_n 1_o tim._n 4.1_o some_o of_o they_o of_o ignorance_n and_o simplicity_n but_o their_o blind_a guide_n of_o malice_n and_o obstinacy_n against_o the_o truth_n muscul._n 2._o confut._n against_o purgatory_n vers._n 8._o ioseph_n know_v his_o brethren_n but_o they_o know_v not_o he_o augustine_n propound_v this_o question_n how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o all_o this_o time_n of_o josephs_n prosperity_n he_o send_v no_o word_n to_o jacob_n but_o he_o continue_v still_o mourn_v for_o his_o son_n give_v this_o reason_n quoniam_fw-la sine_fw-la istis_fw-la minutis_fw-la peccatis_fw-la jacob_n esse_fw-la non_fw-la potuit_fw-la volens_fw-la deus_fw-la illa_fw-la parva_fw-la peccata_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la seculo_fw-la igne_fw-la tribulationis_fw-la consumere_fw-la etc._n etc._n because_o jacob_n can_v not_o be_v without_o some_o small_a sin_n god_n will_v by_o this_o mean_n purge_v they_o with_o the_o fire_n of_o tribulation_n in_o this_o world_n serm_n 82._o the_o tempor_n if_o small_a sin_n then_o which_o they_o call_v venial_a be_v purge_v in_o this_o world_n than_o there_o be_v nothing_o remain_v to_o be_v cleanse_v in_o purgatory_n fire_n afterward_o which_o they_o say_v serve_v to_o the_o purge_n not_o of_o mortal_a but_o venial_a sin_n and_o indeed_o job_n well_o show_v that_o our_o purgatory_n fire_n be_v in_o the_o affliction_n and_o sorrow_n of_o this_o life_n where_o he_o say_v exibo_fw-la ut_fw-la aurum_fw-la i_o shall_v come_v forth_o like_o gold_n job_n 23.10_o and_o the_o prophet_n say_v that_o the_o lord_n fire_n be_v in_o zion_n and_o his_o furnace_n at_o jerusalem_n isa._n 31.9_o it_o be_v not_o then_o in_o hell_n or_o purgatory_n i_o much_o muse_n that_o pererius_n allege_v this_o sentence_n of_o augustine_n can_v not_o perceive_v how_o strong_o it_o make_v against_o purgatory_n 3._o confut._n against_o the_o swear_n by_o saint_n vers._n 15._o by_o the_o life_n of_o pharaoh_n you_o shall_v not_o go_v hence_o etc._n etc._n thomas_n aquinas_n justify_v this_o fact_n of_o joseph_n in_o swear_v by_o the_o life_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o will_v warrant_v thereby_o the_o swear_n by_o creature_n as_o namely_o by_o saint_n for_o a_o oath_n say_v he_o be_v make_v two_o way_n by_o execration_n when_o some_o creature_n be_v produce_v that_o god_n shall_v show_v his_o judgement_n upon_o if_o one_o swear_v false_o as_o when_o one_o swear_v by_o his_o head_n or_o such_o like_a the_o other_o way_n be_v by_o contestation_n either_o direct_o when_o the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v mention_v or_o indirect_o when_o some_o creature_n be_v name_v in_o who_o the_o truth_n shall_v be_v manifest_v so_o we_o swear_v by_o the_o gospel_n wherein_o god_n truth_n be_v express_v by_o saint_n that_o believe_v in_o the_o truth_n so_o joseph_n swear_v by_o pharaoh_n a_o minister_n of_o god_n truth_n and_o justice_n thom._n 2.2_o qu._n 89._o be_v 6._o con●ra_fw-la 1._o this_o subtle_a disputer_n do_v justify_v that_o kind_n of_o oath_n which_o be_v direct_o forbid_v by_o our_o saviour_n himself_o as_o to_o swear_v by_o the_o head_n matth._n 5.36_o neither_o shall_v thou_o swear_v by_o thy_o head_n we_o may_v just_o suspect_v he_o in_o the_o rest_n when_o at_o the_o first_o he_o dare_v control_v the_o holy_a doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n 2._o man_n use_v not_o to_o swear_v by_o the_o gospel_n but_o upon_o it_o when_o they_o lie_v their_o hand_n upon_o the_o book_n for_o so_o we_o read_v that_o the_o saint_n have_v use_v some_o visible_a ceremony_n and_o rite_n in_o take_v a_o oath_n as_o abraham_n servant_n lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o his_o master_n thigh_n gen._n 24.3_o jacob_n do_v swear_v unto_o laban_n upon_o a_o heap_n of_o stone_n but_o neither_o do_v the_o one_o swear_v by_o his_o master_n thigh_n nor_o the_o other_o by_o the_o stone_n but_o by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n gen._n 24.3_o gen._n 31.53_o jacob_n swear_v by_o the_o fear_n of_o his_o father_n isaac_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n be_v a_o book_n use_v as_o a_o visible_a object_n for_o further_a evidence_n in_o the_o minister_a of_o a_o oath_n but_o saint_n be_v neither_o visible_a oath_n nor_o present_a and_o therefore_o the_o case_n be_v not_o alike_o 3._o it_o be_v also_o direct_o forbid_v to_o swear_v by_o any_o but_o by_o the_o lord_n deut._n 6.13_o thou_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o serve_v he_o and_o swear_v by_o his_o name_n and_o though_o only_a be_v not_o here_o find_v yet_o our_o saviour_n so_o interprete_v thou_o shall_v worship_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o he_o only_o shall_v thou_o serve_v matth._n 4.10_o and_o so_o consequent_o by_o he_o only_o shall_v thou_o swear_v 4._o concern_v josephs_n act_n i_o have_v show_v before_o quest_n 9_o that_n although_o it_o may_v be_v somewhat_o qualify_v and_o extenuate_v yet_o it_o can_v be_v justify_v but_o it_o savour_v somewhat_o of_o the_o egyptian_a manner_n and_o seem_v to_o be_v against_o that_o place_n zephan_n 1.5_o where_o the_o prophet_n reprove_v those_o that_o swear_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o swear_v by_o malcham_n that_o be_v their_o king_n whether_o they_o make_v the_o idol_n or_o a_o mortal_a man_n their_o king_n both_o abuse_n be_v here_o reprove_v 6._o place_n

that_o god_n have_v show_v before_o by_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o prophet_n that_o christ_n shall_v suffer_v he_o have_v thus_o fulfil_v act._n 3.15_o 18._o 4._o mor._n to_o seek_v to_o maintain_v peace_n vers._n 24._o fall_v not_o out_o by_o the_o way_n joseph_n as_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o make_v peace_n with_o his_o brethren_n and_o to_o be_v at_o one_o with_o they_o so_o he_o labour_v to_o maintain_v peace_n among_o themselves_o thus_o teach_v we_o by_o his_o example_n not_o only_o to_o be_v lover_n of_o peace_n ourselves_o but_o to_o procure_v it_o in_o other_o according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n bless_v be_v the_o peacemaker_n for_o they_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o child_n of_o god_n matth._n 5.9_o 5._o mor._n liar_n shall_v not_o be_v believe_v when_o they_o speak_v the_o truth_n vers._n 26._o for_o he_o believe_v they_o not_o this_o be_v a_o just_a reward_n of_o liar_n that_o when_o they_o speak_v the_o truth_n they_o shall_v not_o be_v believe_v jacob_n son_n have_v tell_v he_o a_o tale_n before_o when_o they_o show_v he_o josephs_n coat_n as_o though_o some_o wild_a beast_n have_v devour_v he_o genes_n 37._o and_o now_o when_o they_o tell_v the_o truth_n that_o joseph_n be_v alive_a no_o credit_n be_v give_v unto_o they_o muscul._n thus_o s._n paul_n will_v not_o endure_v that_o the_o maid_n which_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o divination_n and_o deceive_v the_o people_n with_o lie_n shall_v testify_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o apostle_n that_o they_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n and_o teach_v the_o way_n to_o salvation_n act._n 16.18_o chap._n xlvi_o 1._o the_o method_n and_o argument_n of_o the_o chapter_n first_o we_o have_v here_o set_v down_o jacob_n preparation_n to_o his_o journey_n 1._o he_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o god_n 2._o the_o lord_n answer_v he_o by_o vision_n appear_v unto_o he_o and_o encourage_v he_o to_o go_v down_o to_o egypt_n promise_v he_o both_o a_o prosperous_a journey_n a_o peaceable_a end_n and_o the_o return_n of_o his_o posterity_n vers_fw-la 2._o to_o 5._o second_o the_o journey_n itself_o be_v describe_v vers_fw-la 5._o to_o vers_n 8._o with_o a_o enumeration_n of_o the_o person_n that_o go_v down_o with_o jacob_n 1._o in_o particular_a the_o offspring_n of_o leah_n and_o her_o maid_n zilpah_n the_o offspring_n likewise_o of_o rachel_n and_o her_o maid_n bilhah_n of_o every_o one_o by_o themselves_o from_o v_o 8._o to_o 26._o they_o be_v all_o sum_v in_o gross_a v._n 26.27_o three_o jacob_n arrival_n in_o egypt_n be_v declare_v 1._o how_o he_o send_v for_o joseph_n and_o of_o their_o meeting_n greeting_n and_o salutation_n in_o goshen_n vers_fw-la 27._o to_o 31._o 2._o the_o counsel_n and_o advice_n give_v by_o joseph_n to_o his_o brethren_n how_o they_o shall_v answer_v pharaoh_n that_o they_o may_v obtain_v the_o land_n of_o goshen_n vers_fw-la 31._o to_o the_o end_n 2._o the_o divers_a reading_n where_o the_o translation_n differ_v v_o 1._o he_o come_v to_o the_o well_o of_o the_o oath_n h._n s._n to_o bersheba_n caeter_fw-la t.c.h.r._n v_o 2._o he_o hear_v god_n call_v he_o by_o a_o vision_n of_o the_o night_n h._n god_n say_v to_o israel_n in_o a_o vision_n of_o the_o night_n cat_n v_o 3._o i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o thy_o father_n s._n i_o be_o god_n the_o god_n of_o thy_o father_n b._n g._n i_o be_o the_o mighty_a god_n of_o thy_o father_n caet_fw-la he_o ha●el_n celohe_o the_o strong_a god_n v_o 4._o i_o will_v bring_v thou_o up_o again_o in_o thy_o return_n h._n i_o will_v bring_v that_o back_n again_o in_o the_o end_n t.p.r._n s._n i_o will_v sure_o make_v thou_o come_v up_o again_o c._n b._n i_o will_v bring_v thou_o up_o again_o g._n i_o will_v cause_v thou_o to_o come_v up_o by_o come_v up_o with_o thou_o t.p._n he_o v_o 5._o they_o take_v their_o substance_n s._n their_o father_n child_n and_o wife_n caeter_fw-la c._n v_o 6._o they_o take_v all_o that_o they_o possess_v in_o canaan_n h._n s._n they_o take_v their_o cattle_n and_o good_n which_o they_o have_v get_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n caeter_fw-la he_o racash_v to_o get_v good_n v_o 7._o their_o daughter_n and_o daughter_n daughter_n s._n their_o daughter_n h._n their_o daughter_n and_o son_n daughter_n caet_fw-la d●●_n v_o 10._o jachin_n saher_n h._n b._n achin_n saar_n jachin_n sacher_n c._n jachin_n zohar_n g._n jachin_n tzochar_n t._n he_o sochar_n p._n add_v v_o 12._o ezron_fw-fr amul_fw-la h._n c._n esron_n jemuel_n s._n hezron_n hamul_fw-la b._n g._n chezron_n chamul_fw-la t._n p._n heb_n v_o 13._o thola_n phua_n semron_n h._n thola_n phua_n asum_fw-la sambram_fw-la s._n thola_n phuah_n job_n simron_n caet_fw-la v_o 16._o ar●lis_fw-la s._n haeri_n caet_fw-la v_o 17._o jeul_fw-fr s._n jesui_n caet_fw-la v_o 20._o priest_n of_o on._n t.p.c.g._n cohen_o signify_v both_o a_o prince_n and_o priest_n v_o 21._o the_o son_n of_o manasses_n which_o syra_n his_o concubine_n bare_a unto_o he_o be_v machir_n machir_n beget_v galaad_n the_o son_n of_o ephraim_n manasses_n brother_n sutalaam_n and_o taam_n the_o son_n of_o sutalaam_n edem_n s._n the_o rest_n have_v none_o of_o these_o word_n add_v v_o 21._o mophim_n ophim_n and_o ared_n h._n mamphim_n ophim_n and_o gerah_n beget_v arad_n s._n muppim_fw-la huppim_fw-la and_o arde._n caet_fw-la signif_n v_o 22._o eighteen_o soul_n in_o all_o s._n fourteen_o soul_n all_o caet_fw-la v_o 27._o all_o the_o soul_n be_v seventy_o five_o s._n seventy_o caeter_fw-la the_o son_n of_o joseph_n nine_o soul_n s._n two_o soul_n cater_n v_o 28._o he_o send_v judah_n etc._n etc._n that_o he_o shall_v meet_v he_o at_o the_o city_n of_o the_o noble_n in_o the_o land_n of_o ramesse_n s._n that_o he_o shall_v tell_v he_o that_o he_o may_v meet_v he_o in_o goshen_n h._n to_o prepare_v before_o he_o c._n to_o direct_v his_o face_n to_o goshen_n b._n to_o direct_v his_o way_n to_o goshen_n h._n to_o premonish_v he_o to_o meet_v he_o in_o goshen_n t._n to_o appear_v before_o his_o face_n in_o goshen_n p._n he_o iarah_n to_o appear_v to_o signify_v ad_fw-la v_o 37._o say_v to_o his_o brethren_n s._n say_v to_o his_o brethren_n and_o all_o his_o father_n house_n caet_fw-la v_o 34._o in_o g●sem_n of_o arabia_n s._n in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n caet_fw-la 3._o the_o theological_a explication_n quest_n i._o why_o jacob_n offer_v sacrifice_n in_o bersheba_n vers._n 1._o israel_n come_v to_o bersheba_n etc._n etc._n 1._o this_o place_n be_v interpret_v the_o well_o of_o the_o oath_n or_o of_o seven_o for_o shabang_n signify_v both_o so_o call_v first_o by_o abraham_n where_o he_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o abimelech_n and_o give_v he_o seven_o lamb_n gen._n 21._o and_o afterward_o the_o name_n be_v revive_v by_o isaac_n gen._n 26._o 2._o to_o this_o place_n come_v jacob_n be_v both_o in_o his_o way_n as_o he_o go_v to_o egypt_n for_o it_o be_v in_o the_o utmost_a bound_n of_o canaan_n towards_o the_o south_n as_o also_o because_o there_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n have_v long_o dwell_v build_v altar_n there_o and_o consecrate_v it_o as_o a_o peculiar_a place_n for_o god_n worship_n 3._o he_o offer_v sacrifice_n both_o to_o give_v thanks_o to_o god_n for_o the_o life_n of_o joseph_n and_o to_o desire_v the_o lord_n to_o make_v his_o journey_n prosperous_a jun._n quest_n ii_o of_o the_o lord_n call_v of_o jacob_n vers._n 2._o iacob_n jacob_n who_o answer_v i_o be_o here_o etc._n etc._n 1._o he_o be_v call_v jacob_n not_o israel_n not_o because_o as_o the_o hebrew_n imagine_v he_o shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o man_n in_o egypt_n for_o he_o be_v also_o call_v israel_n in_o egypt_n gen._n 48.29_o but_o when_o as_o the_o lord_n vouchsafe_v to_o speak_v familiar_o unto_o he_o he_o call_v he_o by_o his_o name_n jacob_n mercer_n 2._o the_o name_n be_v double_v to_o stir_v he_o up_o to_o great_a attention_n calvin_n and_o to_o show_v the_o certainty_n of_o that_o which_o god_n speak_v perer._n ●_o jacob_n answer_v ready_o here_o be_o i_o and_o therefore_o josephus_n misreport_v this_o story_n that_o jacob_n shall_v say_v quisnam_fw-la esset_fw-la who_o it_o be_v that_o speak_v unto_o he_o as_o though_o he_o have_v not_o be_v acquaint_v with_o god_n voice_n lib._n 1._o antiquit_n quest_n iii_o who_o it_o be_v that_o speak_v to_o jacob_n vers._n 3._o i_o be_o god_n the_o god_n of_o thy_o father_n 1._o this_o than_o be_v not_o a_o angel_n that_o speak_v in_o the_o person_n of_o god_n but_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n himself_o to_o who_o jacob_n offer_v sacrifice_v vers_fw-la 1._o 2._o who_o be_v call_v the_o god_n of_o his_o father_n rather_o than_o of_o abraham_n because_o jacob_n so_o use_v to_o call_v the_o lord_n the_o fear_n of_o his_o father_n isaac_n genes_n ●1_n 53_o and_o for_o that_o he_o have_v

better_a experience_n of_o the_o mercy_n show_v to_o his_o father_n isaac_n who_o also_o be_v not_o many_o year_n before_o depart_v about_o the_o 30_o year_n of_o josephs_n age_n when_o jacob_n be_v 120._o mercer_n 3._o where_o god_n be_v say_v to_o go_v down_o with_o jacob_n into_o egypt_n it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v by_o the_o effect_n because_o god_n be_v present_a with_o he_o down_o in_o protect_v and_o defend_v he_o for_o otherwise_o the_o godhead_n neither_o ascend_v nor_o descend_v fill_v heaven_n and_o earth_n mercer_n quest_n iv._o the_o divers_a cause_n why_o jacob_n fear_v to_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n remove_v vers._n 3._o fear_v not_o to_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v divers_a cause_n why_o jacob_n fear_v to_o go_v down_o to_o egypt_n which_o cause_v of_o his_o fear_n be_v here_o remove_v by_o the_o lord_n 1._o he_o may_v be_v somewhat_o doubtful_a because_o sometime_o in_o the_o like_a necessity_n of_o famine_n isaac_n be_v forbid_v to_o go_v down_o to_o egypt_n genes_n 26.2_o mercer_n therefore_o to_o help_v this_o the_o same_o god_n that_o charge_v his_o father_n not_o to_o go_v down_o bid_v jacob_n not_o to_o fear_v to_o go_v down_o 2._o he_o may_v fear_v lest_o his_o child_n may_v be_v corrupt_v by_o the_o superstition_n of_o the_o idolater_n and_o about_o this_o time_n as_o augustine_n think_v begin_v that_o gross_a idolatry_n of_o the_o egyptian_n in_o worship_v apis_n apis._n a_o king_n of_o the_o argive_n that_o die_v in_o egypt_n call_v he_o by_o the_o name_n of_o serapis_n which_o be_v compound_v of_o the_o name_n apis_n and_o suros_fw-la the_o coffin_n wherein_o apis_n be_v entomb_v and_o in_o memorial_n of_o this_o apis_n they_o worship_v a_o pied_a bull_n which_o they_o name_v apis_n by_o which_o occasion_n the_o israelite_n learn_v to_o worship_v a_o calf_n august_n lib._n 18._o the_o civet_n dei_fw-la c._n 4._o this_o fear_n jacob_n be_v discharge_v of_o when_o the_o lord_n say_v i_o will_v go_v down_o with_o thou_o etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n promise_v to_o be_v a_o guide_n to_o he_o and_o he_o to_o keep_v they_o in_o his_o fear_n 3._o jacob_n be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o the_o prophecy_n give_v to_o abraham_n that_o his_o seed_n shall_v be_v afflict_v and_o keep_v under_o in_o a_o strange_a land_n therefore_o the_o lord_n to_o take_v away_o that_o scruple_n tell_v he_o that_o his_o posterity_n shall_v increase_v there_o and_o he_o will_v make_v he_o a_o great_a nation_n 4._o he_o may_v think_v that_o his_o posterity_n be_v overtake_v with_o the_o pleasure_n of_o egypt_n will_v hardly_o return_v from_o thence_o and_o so_o he_o shall_v lose_v the_o hope_n of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o canaan_n to_o meet_v with_o this_o doubt_n the_o lord_n say_v vers_fw-la 4._o i_o will_v also_o bring_v thou_o up_o again_o 5._o he_o also_o may_v fear_v leave_v be_v a_o weak_a old_a man_n he_o shall_v die_v by_o the_o way_n before_o he_o come_v to_o joseph_n therefore_o the_o lord_n to_o make_v he_o secure_v in_o this_o tell_v he_o that_o joseph_n shall_v close_v his_o eye_n when_o he_o die_v vers_fw-la 4._o quest_n v._o of_o the_o ancient_a use_n of_o close_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o dead_a vers._n 4._o i_o will_v bring_v thou_o up_o again_o and_o joseph_n etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o lord_n bring_v jacob_n up_o out_o of_o egypt_n when_o his_o body_n be_v carry_v to_o be_v bury_v in_o canaan_n but_o most_o of_o all_o be_v it_o perform_v in_o his_o feed_n who_o the_o lord_n bring_v out_o of_o egypt_n under_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n &_o aaron_n 2._o it_o be_v the_o use_n to_o close_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o dead_a which_o common_o be_v open_v when_o man_n die_v do_v lift_v up_o their_o eye_n to_o heaven_n muscul._n and_o therefore_o they_o that_o stand_v by_o do_v shut_v they_o before_o the_o body_n be_v stiff_a pliny_n make_v mention_n of_o this_o solemn_a use_n among_o the_o roman_n who_o use_v to_o shut_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o dead_a at_o the_o time_n of_o their_o death_n and_o to_o 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their_o servant_n yet_o it_o be_v like_a that_o jacob_n carry_v they_o also_o with_o he_o and_o will_v not_o leave_v they_o behind_o in_o that_o hard_a time_n of_o famine_n calvin_n 2._o though_o pharaoh_n send_v they_o word_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o regard_v their_o stuff_n yet_o they_o take_v their_o substance_n with_o they_o that_o they_o may_v be_v as_o little_a chargeable_a as_o they_o can_v unto_o other_o as_o abraham_n come_v forth_o out_o of_o his_o country_n at_o the_o lord_n commandment_n into_o canaan_n bring_v his_o substance_n with_o he_o gen._n 12.5_o luther_n mulcul_fw-la 3._o mention_n be_v not_o make_v of_o jacob_n good_n get_v in_o mesopotamia_n but_o only_o in_o canaan_n not_o because_o jacob_n have_v give_v those_o good_n to_o esau_n which_o be_v not_o like_a but_o because_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v compare_v to_o his_o substance_n which_o he_o get_v in_o canaan_n and_o moses_n speak_v also_o of_o the_o good_n and_o substance_n of_o his_o son_n that_o get_v 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too_o curious_a out_o of_o this_o place_n to_o prove_v the_o trinity_n because_o god_n be_v twice_o mention_v and_o the_o angel_n in_o the_o three_o place_n 2._o yet_o i_o think_v rather_o with_o calvin_n and_o junius_n that_o the_o angel_n be_v christ_n than_o with_o mercerus_n that_o it_o be_v a_o angel_n to_o who_o jacob_n ascribe_v his_o deliverance_n as_o to_o god_n minister_n and_o that_o for_o these_o reason_n 1._o because_o it_o be_v not_o unusual_a in_o scripture_n to_o call_v christ_n a_o angel_n malach._n 1.1_o 2._o the_o angel_n which_o conduct_v the_o israelite_n be_v call_v jehovah_n exod._n 14.19_o 24._o saint_n paul_n say_v he_o be_v christ_n 1_o cor._n 10.4_o 9_o 3._o because_o christ_n be_v the_o mediator_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o reconciliation_n and_o of_o all_o those_o covenant_n make_v between_o god_n and_o man_n calvin_n 4._o in_o this_o place_n this_o angel_n be_v join_v in_o equal_a power_n of_o blessing_n with_o god_n and_o therefore_o he_o can_v be_v any_o of_o the_o create_a angel_n jun._n 3._o though_o christ_n appear_v in_o the_o form_n and_o shape_n of_o a_o angel_n yet_o he_o take_v not_o upon_o he_o the_o nature_n of_o angel_n but_o of_o man_n as_o the_o angel_n appear_v in_o the_o shape_n of_o man_n yet_o he_o take_v not_o their_o nature_n calvin_n quest_n vii_o the_o great_a increase_n of_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n vers._n 20._o in_o thou_o israel_n shall_v bless_v etc._n etc._n 1._o here_o israel_n be_v take_v not_o for_o the_o proper_a name_n of_o jacob_n but_o for_o the_o name_n of_o the_o whole_a nation_n that_o come_v of_o he_o which_o he_o see_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o his_o posterity_n 2._o in_o thou_o be_v not_o here_o take_v casual_o as_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o abraham_n in_o thou_o shall_v all_o the_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v for_o christ_n of_o abraham_n be_v the_o cause_n and_o author_n of_o this_o blessing_n but_o it_o be_v only_o a_o form_n of_o blessing_n which_o shall_v be_v take_v up_o in_o israel_n the_o lord_n bless_v thou_o as_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n as_o the_o like_a be_v use_v ruth_n 4.11_o the_o lord_n make_v the_o wife_n that_o come_v into_o thy_o house_n like_o rachel_n and_o leah_n 3._o and_o indeed_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n increase_v abundant_o in_o egypt_n even_o as_o the_o fish_n as_o jacob_n bless_v they_o for_o at_o the_o go_v forth_o of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n there_o be_v of_o manasseh_n 42700._o of_o ephraim_n 32500._o and_o all_o these_o perish_v in_o the_o wilderness_n there_o be_v at_o their_o enter_v into_o canaan_n of_o ephraim_n 42500._o of_o manasseh_n 32200._o muscul._n so_o that_o in_o the_o space_n of_o 215._o year_n there_o spring_v out_o of_o joseph_n 75200._o quest_n viii_o what_o portion_n of_o ground_n it_o be_v that_o jacob_n give_v to_o joseph_n vers._n 22._o i_o have_v give_v unto_o thou_o one_o portion_n above_o thy_o brethren_n 1._o this_o portion_n be_v sechem_n which_o neither_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v spiritual_o that_o as_o jacob_n give_v joseph_n that_o place_n where_o he_o bury_v the_o idol_n genes_n 35.4_o so_o christ_n shall_v possess_v the_o gentile_n that_o worship_v idol_n so_o augustine_n qu._n 167._o in_o genes_n 2._o neither_o be_v it_o the_o city_n only_o of_o sechem_n which_o jacob_n here_o give_v as_o chrysost._n hom_n 67_o in_o genes_n for_o jacob_n son_n keep_v their_o sheep_n in_o sechem_n gen._n 37.12_o and_o so_o also_o possess_v the_o ground_n and_o field_n belong_v to_o the_o city_n 3._o neither_o do_v he_o only_o give_v that_o plat_n of_o ground_n which_o he_o buy_v for_o 100_o piece_n of_o money_n gen._n 33.19_o as_o hierom._n tradition_n hebraic_n for_o that_o seem_v to_o be_v no_o great_a circuit_n

be_v hinder_v but_o such_o promise_n have_v need_n of_o a_o great_a faith_n to_o apprehend_v they_o but_o sign_n do_v serve_v to_o confirm_v faith_n not_o for_o faith_n to_o work_v upon_o for_o sign_n be_v visible_a to_o the_o sense_n but_o faith_n be_v of_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o see_v sign_n than_o be_v rather_o the_o cause_n and_o help_v of_o faith_n than_o the_o object_n 4._o yet_o it_o be_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o such_o sign_n as_o have_v relation_n to_o the_o messiah_n and_o be_v accomplish_v in_o he_o be_v effectual_a though_o not_o present_a because_o in_o christ_n all_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n be_v yea_o and_o amen_o such_o be_v that_o sign_n which_o the_o prophet_n give_v to_o ahaz_n isai._n 7.2_o some_o therefore_o do_v think_v that_o this_o sign_n be_v refer_v to_o the_o vision_n go_v before_o of_o the_o fire_n burn_v in_o the_o bush_n jun._n with_o some_o hebrew_n 3._o and_o both_o these_o clause_n may_v be_v join_v together_o that_o god_n confirm_v moses_n both_o by_o that_o sign_n present_a as_o also_o assure_v he_o of_o the_o deliverance_n of_o the_o people_n by_o show_v the_o fruit_n and_o effect_v thereof_o that_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o egypt_n they_o shall_v serve_v god_n in_o that_o place_n to_o this_o purpose_n osiander_n it_o may_v be_v also_o a_o commandment_n that_o be_v deliver_v in_o token_n of_o their_o thankfulness_n they_o shall_v worship_v god_n there_o josephus_n quest_n xxii_o why_o moses_n enquire_v after_o god_n name_n vers._n 13._o if_o they_o say_v unto_o i_o what_o be_v his_o name_n 1._o moses_n in_o move_v this_o question_n do_v neither_o show_v his_o ignorance_n as_o though_o be_v pollute_v with_o the_o corruption_n of_o egypt_n he_o have_v forget_v the_o true_a god_n for_o see_v those_o act_n of_o his_o in_o egypt_n proceed_v of_o faith_n as_o the_o apostle_n show_v heb._n 11._o in_o forsake_v pharaoh_n court_n and_o join_v himself_o to_o the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o afterward_o in_o his_o exile_n in_o the_o 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read_v the_o first_o in_o the_o future_a i_o shall_v be_v the_o second_o in_o the_o preterimperfect_a tense_n which_o be_v piscat_fw-la but_o it_o be_v better_a express_v in_o the_o present_a tense_n as_o it_o be_v usual_a with_o the_o hebrew_n to_o put_v one_o tense_n for_o another_o as_o the_o septuagint_n and_o latin_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_o 2._o some_o make_v they_o both_o a_o proper_a name_n eheje_n &_o eheje_n aretius_n but_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o first_o be_v only_o a_o proper_a name_n as_o it_o be_v take_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o verse_n eheje_n have_v send_v i_o and_o that_o which_o follow_v be_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n because_o i_o be_o rather_o than_o which_o i_o be_o or_o that_o i_o be_o sic_fw-la jun._n simler_n quest_n xxiv_o what_o the_o name_n be_v which_o the_o lord_n here_o give_v himself_o now_o concern_v this_o name_n eheje_n 1._o neither_o be_v it_o a_o divers_a name_n in_o effect_n from_o the_o name_n jehovah_n which_o the_o lord_n proclaim_v afterward_o as_o think_v aquinas_n 3._o for_o they_o be_v both_o derive_v of_o the_o future_a tense_n of_o the_o word_n hajah_n which_o signify_v to_o be_v eugubin_n 2._o neither_o ye●_n be_v here_o two_o 〈◊〉_d express_v one_o of_o the_o essence_n and_o be_v of_o god_n eheje_n or_o jehovah_n the_o other_o of_o grace_n the_o god_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n as_o ferus_fw-la for_o the_o lord_n v_o 15._o join_v they_o altogether_o make_v bu●_n 〈…〉_z of_o they_o all_o 3._o nor_o yet_o do_v the_o lord_n here_o deliver_v his_o name_n never_o hear_v of_o before_o and_o which_o it_o 〈◊〉_d b●fall_v to_o utter_v as_o josephus_n for_o the_o name_n of_o jehovah_n be_v know_v to_o abraham_n gen._n 15.7_o i_o be_o jehovah_n and_o vers_fw-la 8._o abraham_n call_v he_o lord_n jehovi_n therefore_o this_o name_n jehovah_n be_v utter_v as_o it_o may_v appear_v also_o by_o the_o corrupt_a institution_n of_o the_o heathen_a who_o from_o the_o name_n jehovah_n derive_v the_o oblique_a case_n of_o jupiter_n jovis_fw-la jovi_fw-la which_o they_o ascribe_v to_o the_o principal_a god_n 4._o neither_o proper_o have_v the_o lord_n any_o name_n for_o he_o be_v incomprehensible_a and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v limit_v by_o a_o name_n dionys._n dionys._n and_o name_n be_v give_v to_o show_v the_o difference_n of_o thing_n but_o god_n be_v one_o 〈◊〉_d martyr_n but_o here_o the_o lord_n describe_v himself_o by_o his_o everlasting_a be_v who_o be_v of_o himself_o and_o give_v be_v to_o all_o other_o thing_n which_o property_n of_o be_v be_v most_o peculiar_a unto_o god_n as_o best_o show_v what_o he_o be_v of_o all_o other_o attribute_n which_o be_v give_v unto_o he_o quest_n xxv_o of_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o name_n eheje_fw-fr vers._n 19_o for_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o name_n eheje_n 1._o it_o signify_v as_o the_o hebrew_n all_o the_o difference_n of_o time_n both_o past_a present_a and_o to_o come_v as_o this_o name_n i●_n expound_v w●ich_a be_v which_o be_v and_o which_o be_v to_o come_v revel_v 1.8_o so_o also_o gregor_n nazian_n vniversum●d_n quoth_v est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d se_fw-la complectitur_fw-la nec_fw-la pr●●●●pium_fw-la habens_fw-la nec_fw-la finem_fw-la habiturus_fw-la he_o comprehend_v in_o himself_o whatsoever_o be_v neither_o have_v beginning_n or_o end_n 2._o it_o be_v as_o augustine_n say_v nomen_fw-la incommut_n abilitatis_fw-la a_o name_n of_o unchangeableness_n for_o the_o creature_n which_o have_v their_o dependence_n of_o themselves_o can_v say_v er●_n i_o s●all_v be_v simler_n 3._o it_o show_v the_o perfection_n of_o god_n that_o have_v his_o be_v of_o himself_o and_o not_o of_o any_o other_o ferus_fw-la 4._o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n that_o give_v unto_o all_o thing_n their_o be_v rom._n 11.36_o of_o he_o through_z and_o for_o he_o be_v all_o thing_n as_o hierome_n quod_fw-la esse_fw-la decuntur_fw-la id_fw-la habuit_fw-la dei_fw-la bonitate_fw-la do●atum_fw-la in_o that_o thing_n be_v say_v to_o be_v they_o have_v it_o give_v they_o by_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n in_o epist._n ad_fw-la ephes_n cap._n 3._o 5._o it_o declare_v the_o infiniteness_n of_o god_n that_o god_n be_v all_o in_o all_o 1._o cor._n 15.18_o as_o bernard_n well_o note_v hoc_fw-la est_fw-la ●i_fw-la esse_fw-la quòd_fw-la haec_fw-la omne_fw-la esse_fw-la this_o be_v unto_o god_n to_o be_v to_o be_v all_o these_o thing_n as_o wisdom_n goodness_n righteousness_n etc._n etc._n 6._o this_o name_n of_o god_n make_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o true_a god_n who_o only_o be_v and_o the_o false_a god_n of_o the_o egyptian_n and_o other_o heathen_a that_o have_v no_o be_v at_o all_o oleaster_n 7._o rabbi_n solomon_n refer_v it_o to_o the_o deliverance_n of_o these_o israelite_n that_o god_n will_v be_v with_o they_o and_o assist_v they_o but_o this_o be_v a_o name_n to_o continue_v unto_o all_o generation_n vers_fw-la 15._o be_v not_o to_o be_v restrain_v to_o this_o instant_n 8._o some_o refer_v it_o to_o the_o incarnation_n of_o christ_n in_o which_o sense_n the_o lord_n shall_v say_v i_o will_v be_v simler_n 9_o this_o name_n show_v both_o the_o power_n of_o god_n that_o nothing_o can_v hinder_v his_o everlasting_a be_v and_o his_o goodness_n in_o promise_v his_o continual_a presence_n and_o assistance_n with_o the_o church_n of_o god_n simler_n 10._o this_o name_n than_o be_v the_o most_o absolute_a and_o peculiar_a name_n of_o god_n as_o show_v his_o eternity_n without_o either_o beginning_n or_o end_n his_o unchangeable_a nature_n perfection_n goodness_n infiniteness_n perer._n and_o this_o name_n of_o god_n be_v not_o unheard_a of_o among_o the_o wise_a sort_n of_o the_o heathen_a 〈…〉_z write_v that_o this_o sentence_n be_v set_v u●on_o the_o door_n of_o the_o egyptian_a temple_n ego_fw-la sum_fw-la omne_fw-la quoth_v

suppose_v this_o idol_n do_v deliver_v they_o from_o the_o plague_n of_o fly_n as_o pliny_n show_v how_o the_o elean_n do_v worship_v their_o god_n m●iagr●●●_n for_o chase_v away_o the_o fly_n which_o bring_v the_o pestilence_n as_o the_o egyptian_n do_v honour_v the_o bird_n ibis_n that_o devour_v serpent_n likewise_o the_o same_o author_n report_v that_o in_o the_o olympian_a game_n they_o use_v to_o sacrifice_v a_o bull_n to_o the_o idol_n myiades_n and_o the_o cloud_n of_o fly_n present_o vanish_v perer._n junius_n also_o allege_v out_o of_o nazianzen_n that_o this_o idol_n be_v make_v in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o fly_n 3._o hierome_n also_o say_v that_o the_o jew_n in_o derision_n of_o the_o god_n of_o the_o philistines_n do_v give_v the_o same_o name_n to_o the_o prince_n and_o chief_a of_o the_o devil_n perer._n quest_n xxv_o whether_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n be_v exempt_v from_o the_o former_a plague_n vers._n 22._o but_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n will_v i_o separate_v 1._o 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and_o always_o to_o be_v in_o a_o readiness_n because_o we_o know_v not_o when_o the_o master_n of_o the_o house_n will_v come_v at_o even_a or_o at_o midnight_n at_o the_o cock_n crow_v or_o in_o the_o dawn_n mark_n 13.35_o pelican_n chap._n fourteen_o 1._o the_o argument_n and_o method_n in_o this_o chapter_n be_v describe_v the_o most_o miraculous_a and_o admirable_a passage_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n over_o the_o red_a sea_n there_o be_v two_o part_n of_o the_o chapter_n the_o bring_n of_o the_o israelite_n unto_o the_o sea_n to_o vers_n 14._o their_o pass_a over_o the_o sea_n with_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o egyptian_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n in_o the_o first_o part_n be_v set_v forth_o first_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n unto_o moses_n contain_v first_o a_o commandment_n where_o they_o shall_v camp_v vers_fw-la 2._o then_o a_o reason_n thereof_o take_v from_o the_o vain_a consultation_n and_o opinion_n of_o pharaoh_n that_o they_o be_v tangle_v in_o the_o land_n vers_n 4._o then_o the_o execution_n thereof_o in_o follow_v after_o they_o which_o be_v amplify_v by_o the_o overrule_a cause_n god_n providence_n and_o justice_n in_o harden_v his_o heart_n and_o the_o end_n thereof_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n vers_fw-la 4._o 2._o then_o follow_v the_o execution_n first_o in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o people_n they_o do_v as_o the_o lord_n command_v they_o second_o on_o pharaoh_n part_n 1._o both_o in_o pursue_v and_o follow_v after_o they_o with_o the_o occasion_n thereof_o the_o report_n that_o be_v bring_v and_o their_o repentance_n in_o let_v the_o people_n go_v vers_n 5._o the_o manner_n thereof_o he_o make_v ready_a his_o horse_n and_o chariot_n vers_fw-la 6.7_o and_o the_o order_n and_o dispose_v cause_n god_n justice_n in_o harden_v his_o heart_n vers_fw-la 8._o 2._o as_o also_o in_o overtake_v they_o vers_n 9_o 3._o afterwards_o the_o event_n hereof_o be_v declare_v 1._o the_o

like_o sheep_n siml_n the_o other_o word_n nahal_o signify_v to_o carry_v which_o show_v both_o the_o tender_a ca●e_n of_o god_n that_o carry_v his_o child_n as_o the_o mother_n do_v her_o infant_n in_o her_o bosom_n and_o the_o weakness_n &_o infirmity_n of_o the_o people_n that_o have_v need_v to_o be_v carry_v yea_o which_o be_v more_o christ_n have_v not_o only_o carry_v we_o but_o have_v carry_v our_o sin_n fer._n 3_o two_o reason_n moses_n here_o use_v to_o encourage_v the_o people_n not_o to_o doubt_v but_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v protect_v they_o still_o because_o to_o that_o end_n he_o have_v redeem_v they_o and_o beside_o the_o lord_n be_v of_o great_a power_n and_o strength_n to_o carry_v they_o through_o all_o difficulty_n and_o let_n whatsoever_o calvin_n quest_n xix_o what_o be_v mean_v here_o by_o god_n holy_a habitation_n unto_o thy_o holy_a habitation_n 1._o some_o understand_v here_o mount_n sinai_n where_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v first_o erect_v vatab._n but_o 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lord_n heir_n to_o who_o he_o have_v give_v the_o right_a and_o privilege_n of_o the_o first_o bear_v before_o all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o world_n exod._n 4.22_o perer._n 3_o the_o whole_a country_n of_o zion_n be_v understand_v by_o the_o mountain_n of_o god_n inheritance_n because_o it_o be_v a_o land_n of_o hill_n and_o mountain_n deut._n 11.11_o jun._n and_o with_o special_a relation_n also_o unto_o mount_n zion_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v choose_v for_o his_o habitation_n as_o psal._n 132.13_o the_o lord_n have_v choose_v zion_n and_o love_v to_o dwell_v in_o it_o say_v this_o be_v my_o rest_n for_o ever_o here_o will_v i_o dwell_v calvin_n 4._o the_o land_n of_o promise_n be_v here_o set_v forth_o by_o three_o name_n it_o be_v call_v the_o mountain_n of_o god_n inheritance_n prepare_v for_o the_o habitation_n of_o his_o people_n the_o place_n where_o the_o lord_n will_v dwell_v it_o shall_v be_v as_o the_o palace_n of_o the_o great_a king_n the_o lord_n will_v protect_v it_o and_o watch_v over_o it_o it_o be_v also_o call_v the_o sanctuary_n of_o god_n for_o to_o this_o end_n have_v the_o lord_n choose_v that_o land_n therein_o to_o erect_v a_o tabernacle_n and_o the_o public_a worship_n of_o god_n cajetan_n quest_n xxii_o in_o what_o sense_n the_o sanctuary_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v call_v a_o firm_a and_o sure_a tabernacle_n the_o place_n which_o thou_o have_v make_v to_o dwell_v in_o 1._o the_o latin_a translator_n here_o read_v in_o firm●ssimo_fw-la tabernaculo_fw-la in_o the_o most_o sure_a tabernacle_n which_o thou_o have_v make_v but_o the_o word_n be_v macon_n which_o signify_v a_o place_n not_o nacol_n that_o be_v sirme_a sure_a yet_o this_o sense_n and_o interpretation_n be_v true_a that_o it_o be_v call_v a_o sure_a tabernacle_n as_o the_o next_o word_n show_v which_o thy_o hand_n have_v establish_v and_o the_o lord_n promise_v to_o dwell_v for_o ever_o psal._n 132.14_o 2._o it_o be_v then_o a_o firm_a and_o sure_a habitation_n not_o as_o some_o do_v take_v it_o promise_v so_o to_o be_v conditional_o that_o if_o the_o jew_n have_v continue_v in_o the_o obedience_n of_o god_n commandment_n he_o will_v have_v dwell_v among_o they_o for_o ever_o for_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v not_o appoint_v to_o continue_v for_o ever_o but_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o the_o ceremony_n and_o rite_n thereof_o be_v to_o give_v place_n unto_o christ._n but_o it_o be_v a_o firm_a and_o sure_a tabernacle_n because_o there_o the_o lord_n be_v public_o worship_v at_o jerusalem_n above_o a_o thousand_o year_n from_o the_o first_o to_o the_o last_o as_o may_v thus_o appear_v at_o the_o first_o the_o sanctuary_n with_o the_o ark_n be_v in_o shilo_n for_o 300._o year_n and_o more_o from_o the_o first_o entrance_n of_o the_o israelite_n until_o the_o time_n of_o heli_n the_o high_a priest_n then_o the_o philistines_n take_v the_o ark_n where_o it_o stay_v seven_o month_n after_o it_o be_v place_v in_o the_o house_n of_o aminadab_n where_o it_o continue_v about_o 50._o year_n till_o the_o eight_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o david_n than_o it_o abide_v three_o month_n in_o the_o house_n of_o ob●d_n edom_n from_o thence_o it_o be_v remove_v to_o the_o city_n of_o david_n where_o it_o remain_v 42._o year_n till_o it_o be_v carry_v into_o salomon_n temple_n where_o it_o continue_v about_o 420._o year_n from_o the_o 11._o year_n of_o salomon_n reign_n jerusalem_n till_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n and_o after_o the_o captivity_n the_o temple_n be_v re-edify_v endure_v for_o the_o space_n of_o about_o 500_o year_n till_o 42._o year_n after_o the_o death_n of_o our_o saviour_n so_o that_o from_o the_o first_o settle_v of_o the_o ark_n in_o the_o temple_n in_o the_o 11._o year_n of_o salomon_n reign_n until_o the_o dissolution_n thereof_o 42._o year_n after_o

beside_o that_o it_o may_v be_v suppose_v that_o the_o manna_n come_v in_o such_o measure_n every_o day_n as_o suffice_v for_o their_o eat_n so_o that_o much_o remain_v not_o superfluous_a after_o their_o gather_n it_o fall_v like_a unto_o a_o dew_n or_o thin_a frost_n be_v melt_v can_v not_o much_o moisten_v the_o ground_n quest_n xxii_o whence_o it_o be_v call_v manna_n vers._n 15._o it_o be_v man._n 1._o the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v man_n hu_o which_o have_v a_o double_a interpretation_n some_o do_v read_v quid_fw-la hoc_fw-la what_o be_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d septuagint_n who_o josephus_n follow_v and_o the_o latin_a so_o also_o simler_n pelican_n tostat._v rupertus_n and_o then_o they_o take_v man_n hu_o for_o ma●_n hu_o for_o mah_o signify_v what_o and_o then_o they_o will_v have_v the_o letter_n nun_n add_v paragogical_o for_o better_a sound_n ma●_n bach_n some_o think_v that_o man_n in_o the_o chalde_n tongue_n signify_v what_o simler_n and_o this_o interpretation_n best_o agree_v they_o say_v both_o to_o the_o word_n follow_v they_o wist_v not_o what_o it_o be_v and_o to_o moses_n answer_v this_o be_v the_o bread_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v but_o if_o they_o have_v call_v it_o man_n that_o be_v a_o gift_n or_o meat_n prepare_v they_o have_v know_v what_o it_o be_v and_o moses_n need_v not_o to_o have_v tell_v they_o tostat._v lyran._n contra._n 1._o if_o such_o a_o word_n in_o that_o sense_n be_v find_v in_o the_o chalde_n yet_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o think_v that_o moses_n will_v use_v a_o chalde_n word_n here_o 2._o the_o people_n in_o general_a may_v know_v it_o to_o be_v send_v of_o god_n but_o can_v give_v no_o special_a or_o particular_a name_n to_o it_o jun._n galas_n and_o so_o as_o calvin_n say_v colligimu●_n mediam_fw-la fuisse_fw-la eorum_fw-la cognitionem_fw-la etc._n etc._n we_o gather_v that_o they_o have_v a_o mean_a kind_n of_o knowledge_n mix_v with_o ignorance_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v more_o full_o instruct_v of_o moses_n concern_v the_o use_n and_o end_v thereof_o 2._o the_o hebrew_n word_n there_o be_v man_n not_o mah_o it_o be_v more_o likely_a to_o be_v derive_v of_o the_o root_n manah_o which_o signify_v to_o number_n or_o prepare_v some_o will_v have_v it_o call_v man_n because_o it_o fall_v in_o such_o great_a number_n oleaster_n but_o it_o signify_v here_o rather_o a_o gift_n or_o meat_n prepare_v that_o be_v without_o any_o labour_n calvin_n galas_n jun._n vatab._n and_o so_o the_o author_n of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o solomon_n take_v it_o who_o call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ●ibum_fw-la paratum_fw-la meat_n prepare_v chap._n 17.20_o howsoever_o the_o other_o read_v may_v seem_v to_o have_v a_o good_a coherence_n with_o the_o word_n follow_v yet_o because_o it_o answer_v not_o to_o the_o original_a word_n which_o be_v not_o maah_o what_o but_o 〈◊〉_d the_o latter_a be_v to_o be_v prefer_v quest_n xxiii_o why_o the_o manna_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o 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figure_n of_o christ_n who_o the_o angel_n desire_v to_o behold_v borrh_n marbach_n yet_o this_o be_v not_o the_o proper_a and_o literal_a meaning_n 3._o some_o think_v it_o be_v so_o name_v of_o the_o effect_n because_o it_o give_v strength_n unto_o they_o not_o to_o wax_v old_a nor_o feeble_a as_o the_o angel_n be_v preserve_v in_o their_o state_n without_o decay_n such_o a_o operation_n this_o man_n wrought_v in_o caleb_n who_o be_v of_o as_o good_a strength_n at_o 80._o as_o he_o be_v at_o 40._o year_n before_o josh._n 14._o ferus_fw-la but_o this_o be_v speak_v without_o ground_n true_a it_o be_v that_o caleb_n be_v lively_a and_o of_o good_a strength_n in_o his_o old_a age_n but_o this_o he_o have_v not_o by_o the_o eat_n of_o manna_n but_o by_o the_o special_a gift_n of_o god_n and_o this_o be_v but_o one_o special_a example_n make_v not_o a_o general_a rule_n whence_o also_o can_v this_o virtue_n of_o manna_n be_v gather_v see_v all_o the_o 600._o thousand_o which_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n only_a caleb_n and_o joshua_n except_v all_o die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o yet_o they_o do_v eat_v of_o manna_n 4._o some_o think_v therefore_o that_o it_o be_v call_v the_o bread_n of_o angel_n because_o of_o the_o excellency_n of_o it_o as_o s._n paul_n say_v the_o tongue_n of_o angel_n borrh._n but_o the_o right_a meaning_n be_v that_o it_o be_v so_o call_v because_o the_o angel_n be_v god_n minister_n in_o the_o form_n and_o prepare_v of_o manna_n it_o be_v give_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n tostatus_n quaest_n 6._o lyranus_fw-la junius_n marbachius_n quest_n xxiv_o of_o the_o measure_n gomer_n how_o much_o it_o contain_v vers._n 16._o gather_v every_o man_n a_o gomer_n etc._n etc._n 1._o concern_v the_o measure_n of_o the_o gomer_n it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o last_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n to_o be_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o a_o ephah_n which_o according_a to_o the_o estimate_n of_o r._n solomon_n contain_v three_o of_o the_o measure_n call_v seah_n and_o every_o seah_n hold_v six_o of_o the_o measure_n call_v cabi_fw-la and_o every_o ●ab_n hold_v so_o much_o as_o 24._o egg_n so_o that_o the_o gomer_n be_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o a_o epha_n contain_v 42._o egg_n which_o make_v just_a three_o pint_n of_o ale_n measure_n olea_v lyran._n in_o another_o account_n the_o gomer_n contain_v two_o of_o the_o measure_n call_v choenix_n and_o a_o half_a jun._n and_o the_o choenix_n be_v a_o pint_n and_o half_a and_o somewhat_o more_o so_o that_o by_o this_o estimation_n the_o gomer_n shall_v be_v somewhat_o above_o three_o pint_n some_o esteem_v the_o gomer_n at_o a_o pottle_n genevens_n 2._o simlerus_n think_v that_o the_o gomer_n be_v not_o so_o large_a a_o measure_n nor_o yet_o the_o epha_n as_o it_o be_v take_v for_o he_o think_v that_o there_o be_v no_o great_a difference_n between_o the_o choenix_n which_o be_v a_o attic_a measure_n and_o the_o gomer_n so_o also_o budaeus_fw-la for_o the_o chaenix_n be_v the_o ordinary_a 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be_v answer_v 1._o the_o lord_n in_o allow_v unto_o this_o people_n double_v the_o ordinary_a stint_n therein_o show_v his_o liberality_n towards_o they_o jun._n 2._o the_o epha_n though_o it_o shall_v contain_v as_o some_o take_v it_o almost_o 8._o gallon_n equal_a to_o our_o bushel_n be_v not_o too_o great_a a_o burden_n for_o a_o woman_n to_o bear_v neither_o be_v it_o strange_a that_o sarah_n of_o her_o bounty_n especial_o in_o so_o great_a a_o family_n make_v ready_a such_o a_o quantity_n of_o meal_n for_o so_o few_o guest_n 3._o but_o i_o neither_o think_v that_o a_o gomer_n contain_v so_o little_a as_o budaus_n and_o simlerus_n make_v it_o as_o to_o be_v equal_a to_o the_o measure_n choenix_n which_o be_v the_o daily_a allowance_n for_o servant_n for_o in_o

present_a history_n of_o exodus_fw-la and_o other_o his_o historical_a commentary_n which_o be_v likewise_o mention_v chap._n 34.17_o deut._n 31.9.22_o jun._n calvin_n simler_n this_o same_o charge_n be_v likewise_o register_v by_o moses_n deut._n 25.17_o galas_n 6._o this_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v commit_v to_o write_v for_o these_o cause_n 1._o that_o a_o thankful_a memory_n shall_v still_o be_v retain_v in_o time_n to_o come_v of_o this_o great_a deliverance_n 2._o that_o the_o people_n of_o god_n shall_v know_v the_o sentence_n denounce_v against_o amalek_n which_o shall_v be_v execute_v in_o due_a time_n simler_n 3._o and_o that_o saul_n who_o be_v to_o perform_v this_o service_n shall_v with_o better_a courage_n and_o boldness_n set_v upon_o that_o enterprise_n ferus_fw-la quest_n xx._n why_o moses_n be_v command_v to_o rehearse_v it_o to_o joshua_n vers._n 14._o rehearse_v it_o or_o as_o the_o hebrew_n be_v put_v in_o the_o care_n of_o joshua_n 1._o moses_n be_v bid_v to_o intimate_v this_o to_o joshua_n because_o he_o be_v to_o be_v his_o successor_n jun._n 2._o some_o think_v that_o this_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o he_o shall_v rehearse_v to_o joshua_n how_o moses_n by_o his_o prayer_n and_o the_o lift_n up_o of_o his_o hand_n obtain_v the_o victory_n which_o joshua_n be_v not_o present_a to_o see_v pelican_n but_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o word_n what_o it_o be_v namely_o the_o sentence_n of_o god_n for_o the_o utter_a extirpation_n of_o amalek_n 3._o that_o both_o it_o may_v be_v a_o encouragement_n to_o joshua_n against_o the_o rest_n of_o god_n enemy_n see_v that_o they_o which_o make_v the_o first_o attempt_n be_v thus_o judge_v of_o god_n simler_n as_o also_o to_o be_v a_o caveat_n unto_o joshua_n and_o the_o israelite_n that_o they_o shall_v make_v no_o league_n or_o peace_n with_o this_o nation_n which_o before_o the_o lord_n stand_v accurse_v tostat._n 4._o in_o like_a manner_n god_n will_v have_v it_o write_v in_o every_o faithful_a 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offer_v sacrifice_n unto_o god_n and_o to_o show_v his_o thankfulness_n for_o this_o great_a victory_n simler_n 2._o there_o be_v yet_o no_o settle_a priesthood_n ordain_v but_o the_o right_n of_o sacrifice_v belong_v unto_o the_o first_o bear_v as_o mention_n be_v make_v afterward_o of_o certain_a young_a man_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n which_o be_v send_v to_o offer_v sacrifice_n chap._n 24.8_o now_o moses_n though_o he_o be_v not_o the_o first_o bear_v aaron_n be_v elder_n than_o he_o yet_o he_o be_v extraordinary_o consecrate_v of_o god_n both_o prince_n and_o priest_n to_o offer_v sacrifice_n who_o consecrate_v aaron_n afterward_o for_o the_o priesthood_n tostat._v 3_o the_o name_n give_v unto_o this_o altar_n signify_v jehovah_n be_v my_o banner_n which_o name_n some_o think_v be_v not_o give_v to_o the_o altar_n but_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o sacrifice_n there_o offer_v calvin_n and_o so_o the_o chalde_n interprete_v that_o he_o worship_v god_n upon_o that_o altar_n tostatus_n say_v that_o the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v incommunicable_a and_o can_v be_v give_v unto_o the_o creature_n but_o complexè_fw-la with_o some_o other_o addition_n as_o gen._n 22._o abraham_n call_v the_o mountain_n the_o lord_n will_v be_v see_v but_o this_o observation_n be_v not_o always_o true_a for_o jakob_n call_v the_o altar_n which_o he_o set_v up_o in_o sechem_n the_o mighty_a god_n of_o israel_n without_o any_o other_o addition_n where_o notwithstanding_o the_o word_n altar_n must_v be_v supply_v the_o altar_n of_o the_o mighty_a god_n of_o israel_n jun._n as_o we_o use_v common_o to_o say_v we_o will_v go_v to_o s._n andrew_n mean_v the_o church_n so_o call_v oleaster_n so_o the_o word_n altar_n be_v to_o be_v supply_v here_o the_o altar_n of_o jehovah_n my_o banner_n simler_n quest_n xxiii_o of_o the_o meaning_n of_o these_o word_n the_o hand_n be_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o jah_n vers._n 16._o the_o hand_n be_v on_o the_o throne_n of_o jah_n 1._o here_o the_o 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war_n with_o amalek_n for_o as_o man_n use_v to_o lift_v up_o their_o hand_n when_o they_o take_v a_o oath_n as_o abraham_n gen._n 14.22_o so_o the_o like_a phrase_n be_v use_v of_o god_n as_o deut._n 32.40_o i_o lift_v up_o my_o hand_n to_o heaven_n and_o say_v i_o live_v for_o ever_o jun._n analys_n borrh._o pelican_n for_o divers_a form_n be_v set_v forth_o in_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o lord_n oath_n sometime_o he_o swear_v by_o himself_o gen._n 22.16_o sometime_o by_o his_o excellency_n amos_n 8.7_o sometime_o by_o his_o life_n ezech._n 18.3_o as_o i_o live_v say_v the_o lord_n and_o by_o lift_v up_o his_o hand_n to_o heaven_n deut._n 32.40_o and_o by_o his_o throne_n as_o in_o this_o place_n oleaster_n 7._o so_o by_o this_o oath_n the_o lord_n confirm_v his_o sentence_n against_o amalek_n that_o he_o will_v have_v war_n against_o he_o from_o generation_n to_o generation_n that_o be_v continual_o till_o he_o have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o he_o which_o be_v fulfil_v partly_o 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merit_n vers._n 3._o and_o the_o people_n murmur_v etc._n etc._n upon_o these_o word_n rupertus_n have_v this_o good_a note_n 19_o non_fw-la ergo_fw-la ille_fw-la populus_fw-la glorietur_fw-la quod_fw-la pro_fw-la suis_fw-la meritis_fw-la magnificaverit_fw-la cum_fw-la dominus_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v not_o therefore_o that_o people_n baast_a that_o god_n have_v magnify_v they_o for_o their_o merit_n neither_o do_v the_o lord_n look_v upon_o the_o gentile_n in_o make_v they_o his_o people_n for_o any_o worthiness_n in_o they_o but_o for_o his_o own_o mercy_n sake_n have_v he_o call_v we_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o truth_n for_o otherwise_o what_o we_o be_v in_o ourselves_o the_o apostle_n show_v in_o the_o psalm_n they_o have_v all_o go_v out_o of_o the_o way_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v none_o that_o do_v good_a no_o not_o one_o rom._n 3.12_o 2._o conf._n that_o sign_n and_o ceremony_n do_v not_o actual_o confer_v grace_n vers._n 6._o behold_v i_o will_v stand_v there_o in_o 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in_o the_o eucharist_n vers._n 6._o that_o the_o people_n may_v drink_v osiander_n hold_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o lutheran_n the_o carnal_a presence_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o eucharist_n upon_o these_o word_n give_v this_o corrupt_a gloss_n sicut_fw-la inter_fw-la israelitas_fw-la multi_fw-la erant_fw-la impii_fw-la etc._n etc._n as_o among_o the_o israelite_n there_o be_v many_o wicked_a man_n which_o do_v draw_v water_n out_o of_o the_o rock_n which_o notwithstanding_o enter_v not_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n but_o fall_v in_o the_o wilderness_n 1_o cor._n 10._o so_o among_o christian_n many_o do_v drink_v and_o eat_v the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n which_o for_o their_o unbelief_n shall_v not_o enter_v into_o life_n eternal_a his_o position_n here_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o consubstantialist_n be_v therein_o agree_v with_o the_o romanist_n that_o the_o wicked_a and_o unbeliever_n do_v eat_v and_o drink_v the_o very_a body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ._n 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receiver_n and_o no_o otherwise_o 2._o the_o other_o position_n be_v direct_o opposite_a to_o the_o scripture_n whosoever_o eat_v my_o flesh_n and_o drink_v my_o blood_n have_v eternal_a life_n joh._n 6.54_o he_o that_o eat_v my_o flesh_n and_o drink_v my_o blood_n dwell_v in_o i_o and_o i_o in_o he_o vers_n 56._o he_o that_o eat_v i_o even_o he_o shall_v live_v by_o i_o but_o the_o wicked_a and_o unbeliever_n neither_o have_v eternal_a life_n neither_o do_v they_o dwell_v in_o christ_n or_o christ_n in_o they_o neither_o do_v they_o live_v by_o christ_n which_o life_n be_v by_o faith_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v i_o live_v by_o the_o faith_n in_o the_o son_n of_o god_n galath_n 2.20_o therefore_o they_o can_v eat_v or_o drink_v the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ._n 6._o place_n of_o moral_a

of_o to_o be_v of_o this_o three_o kind_n because_o he_o think_v that_o the_o law_n be_v not_o give_v by_o god_n himself_o but_o by_o a_o angel_n represent_v god_n person_n and_o speak_v in_o his_o name_n which_o be_v his_o error_n that_o now_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o be_v discuss_v quest_n xx._n whether_o jehovah_n christ_n jesus_n appear_v not_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n but_o only_o or_o usual_o the_o angel_n tostatus_n opinion_n be_v that_o this_o be_v not_o the_o lord_n himself_o that_o come_v down_o in_o this_o thick_a cloud_n in_o the_o mount_n but_o a_o angel_n in_o the_o person_n of_o god_n and_o he_o have_v beside_o these_o position_n concern_v the_o apparition_n of_o angel_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n 1._o not_o only_o in_o this_o place_n but_o in_o all_o other_o where_o any_o act_n be_v say_v to_o be_v do_v by_o god_n we_o must_v understand_v that_o the_o angel_n do_v it_o nisi_fw-la sit_fw-la talis_fw-la actus_fw-la qui_fw-la excedit_fw-la 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to_o think_v that_o the_o angel_n be_v the_o lord_n 3._o it_o be_v jehovah_n the_o lord_n christ_n and_o not_o a_o minister_a angel_n that_o appear_v to_o hagar_n gen._n 16._o as_o it_o be_v evident_a vers_fw-la 13._o she_o call_v the_o name_n of_o jehovah_n that_o speak_v unto_o she_o and_o the_o destruction_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n be_v the_o lord_n work_v wherein_o notwithstanding_o he_o use_v the_o ministry_n of_o the_o angel_n as_o it_o be_v express_o say_v jehovah_n rain_v upon_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n brimstone_n and_o fire_n from_o jehovah_n etc._n etc._n these_o place_n therefore_o be_v impertinent_o allege_v and_o further_o we_o shall_v find_v in_o scripture_n that_o in_o small_a work_n and_o such_o as_o concern_v

particular_a person_n god_n be_v say_v to_o have_v do_v it_o and_o not_o the_o angel_n as_o it_o be_v say_v god_n prepare_v a_o worm_n to_o smite_v jonas_n gourd_n jon._n 4.7_o therefore_o this_o observation_n also_o of_o tostatus_n be_v untrue_a 4._o but_o this_o evasion_n he_o have_v that_o if_o the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v use_v and_o not_o of_o the_o angel_n in_o such_o small_a and_o particular_a work_n it_o be_v for_o the_o confirm_v of_o those_o that_o be_v weak_a but_o they_o which_o be_v weak_a because_o they_o can_v ascend_v at_o the_o first_o or_o comprehend_v the_o majesty_n and_o omnipotency_n of_o god_n have_v so_o much_o the_o more_o need_n by_o the_o secondary_a ministration_n of_o angel_n to_o be_v bring_v unto_o that_o high_a and_o deep_a apprehension_n of_o god_n and_o indeed_o the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n serve_v especial_o for_o the_o comfort_n and_o support_v of_o the_o weak_a who_o faith_n not_o serve_v they_o immediate_o to_o depend_v upon_o god_n be_v the_o more_o easy_o bring_v to_o have_v confidence_n in_o he_o by_o the_o subordinate_a deputation_n and_o ministry_n of_o angel_n so_o when_o daniel_n be_v in_o great_a distress_n and_o perplexity_n in_o the_o lion_n den_n god_n send_v his_o angel_n to_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lion_n and_o to_o comfort_n daniel_n dan._n 6.22_o so_o when_o joseph_n be_v doubtful_a what_o to_o do_v concern_v mary_n a_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v unto_o he_o in_o a_o dream_n to_o confirm_v he_o say_v fear_v not_o to_o take_v mary_n for_o thy_o wife_n matth._n 1.20_o 5._o that_o instance_n of_o jacob_n vision_n of_o the_o ladder_n direct_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v god_n that_o appear_v unto_o jakob_n and_o not_o a_o angel_n 1._o because_o it_o be_v say_v that_o jehovah_n stand_v upon_o it_o and_o say_v by_o which_o name_n of_o jehovah_n no_o angel_n be_v call_v in_o scripture_n 2._o he_o that_o speak_v to_o jakob_n name_v himself_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o abraham_n 3._o he_o that_o speak_v be_v but_o one_o but_o the_o angel_n which_o ascend_v and_o descend_v be_v many_o 4._o he_o say_v the_o land_n whereon_o thou_o sleep_v will_n i_o give_v thou_o and_o thy_o seed_n but_o the_o earth_n be_v only_o the_o lord_n 5._o jakob_n himself_o say_v that_o jehovah_n be_v in_o that_o place_n gen._n 28.16_o 6._o 1._o the_o people_n be_v but_o yet_o weak_a while_o they_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n yet_o then_o and_o there_o that_o great_a work_n of_o lead_v and_o keep_v the_o people_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n be_v ascribe_v to_o a_o angel_n which_o be_v none_o other_o but_o christ_n the_o angel_n of_o god_n presence_n exod._n 23.20_o 2._o yea_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o mention_n be_v make_v often_o in_o the_o story_n of_o the_o patriarch_n and_o first_o father_n of_o israel_n as_o in_o the_o book_n of_o genesis_n and_o exodus_fw-la when_o they_o be_v yet_o as_o it_o be_v in_o their_o infancy_n of_o the_o apparition_n and_o ministry_n of_o angel_n than_o afterward_o for_o it_o be_v fit_a that_o they_o shall_v be_v confirm_v by_o such_o visible_a and_o sensible_a mean_n therefore_o this_o reason_n here_o allege_v by_o tostatus_n hold_v not_o 3._o and_o in_o that_o place_n whereof_o instance_n be_v give_v by_o angel_n be_v understand_v some_o prophet_n and_o man_n of_o god_n not_o any_o of_o the_o celestial_a spirit_n because_o the_o place_n be_v name_v from_o whence_o he_o come_v from_o gilgal_n and_o he_o be_v say_v to_o ascend_v or_o go_v up_o but_o angel_n descend_v from_o heaven_n and_o it_o be_v not_o unusual_a in_o scripture_n to_o call_v prophet_n the_o lord_n angel_n as_o hagg._n 1.13_o and_o apocal._n 2._o and_o 3._o chapter_n throughout_o quest_n xxi_o whether_o it_o be_v jehovah_n the_o lord_n christ_n or_o a_o angel_n that_o come_v down_o upon_o mount_n sinai_n 7._o but_o that_o it_o be_v jehovah_n himself_o the_o lord_n christ_n that_o appear_v in_o mount_n sinai_n and_o talk_v with_o moses_n and_o give_v they_o the_o law_n it_o be_v thus_o prove_v 1._o because_o he_o be_v call_v jehovah_n which_o name_n be_v never_o in_o scripture_n give_v unto_o angel_n 2._o he_o say_v vers_fw-la 5._o though_o all_o the_o earth_n be_v i_o but_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n psal._n 24._o not_o the_o angel_n 3._o the_o lord_n here_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o his_o people_n vers_fw-la 5._o but_o god_n himself_o not_o the_o angel_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o man_n to_o be_v his_o people_n and_o so_o the_o lord_n say_v he_o be_v a_o husband_n unto_o they_o jere._n 31.32_o but_o christ_n and_o not_o the_o angel_n be_v the_o husband_n of_o the_o church_n behold_v the_o church_n be_v not_o the_o spouse_n of_o the_o angel_n but_o christ_n 4._o he_o which_o write_v the_o law_n in_o table_n of_o stone_n be_v the_o same_o that_o give_v the_o law_n to_o moses_n but_o those_o table_n be_v write_v by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n exod._n 3●_n 18_o the_o same_o finger_n that_o write_v in_o the_o fleshy_a table_n of_o man_n heart_n jerem._n 31.33_o 2._o cor._n 3.2_o 5._o s._n paul_n say_v it_o be_v ordain_v by_o angel_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o mediator_n gal._n 3.14_o the_o angel_n attend_v as_o minister_n and_o as_o the_o lord_n instrument_n be_v use_v in_o those_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n but_o the_o lord_n himself_o the_o mediator_n both_o of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n be_v there_o present_a as_o the_o author_n of_o the_o law_n as_o moses_n say_v the_o lord_n come_v from_o sinai_n etc._n etc._n he_o come_v with_o ten_o thousand_o of_o saint_n and_o at_o his_o right_a hand_n a_o fiery_a law_n for_o they_o deut._n 33.2_o 6._o he_o that_o wrought_v those_o wonder_n in_o egypt_n and_o carry_v the_o people_n as_o upon_o eagle's_n wing_n be_v the_o same_o that_o deliver_v the_o law_n vers_fw-la 4._o but_o jehovah_n himself_o do_v the_o first_o for_o many_o of_o the_o wonder_n in_o egypt_n can_v not_o be_v do_v by_o any_o but_o the_o lord_n as_o in_o convert_v and_o change_v of_o one_o substance_n into_o another_o as_o of_o a_o rod_n into_o a_o serpent_n of_o water_n into_o blood_n of_o the_o dust_n into_o lice_n and_o so_o much_o tostatus_n himself_o confess_v fi●●ant_fw-la talia_fw-la portenta_fw-la quae_fw-la nullus_fw-la poterat_fw-la facere_fw-la nisi_fw-la deus_fw-la such_o wondrous_a thing_n be_v do_v which_o none_o can_v do_v but_o god_n so_o it_o be_v jehovah_n himself_o that_o do_v lead_v the_o people_n through_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o destroy_v the_o egyptian_n as_o chap._n 14.24_o jehovah_n look_v unto_o the_o host_n of_o the_o egyptian_n out_o of_o the_o fiery_a and_o cloudy_a pillar_n who_o be_v before_o call_v the_o angel_n of_o god_n vers_fw-la 19_o which_o be_v the_o lord_n christ_n call_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n malach._n 3.1_o so_o chap._n 15.14_o jehovah_n bring_v the_o water_n of_o the_o sea_n upon_o they_o and_o further_o that_o jehovah_n himself_o conduct_v the_o israelite_n be_v evident_a exod._n 33.15_o my_o presence_n shall_v go_v with_o thou_o and_o yet_o the_o lord_n say_v exod._n 23.20_o behold_v i_o send_v a_o angel_n before_o thou_o to_o keep_v thou_o in_o the_o way_n but_o what_o angel_n this_o be_v be_v express_v afterward_o my_o name_n be_v in_o he_o this_o great_a angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n in_o who_o be_v god_n name_n and_o his_o presence_n who_o else_o can_v it_o be_v but_o the_o lord_n christ_n the_o jehovah_n and_o that_o god_n himself_o appear_v unto_o the_o patriarch_n and_o prophet_n and_o not_o the_o angel_n only_o it_o be_v evident_a numb_a 12.8_o where_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n i_o will_v speak_v mouth_n to_o mouth_n etc._n etc._n he_o shall_v see_v the_o similitude_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o apostle_n witness_v that_o he_o that_o be_v moses_n endure_v at_o he_o which_o see_v he_o which_o be_v in_o visible_a heb._n 11.27_o not_o that_o moses_n do_v see_v the_o very_a glory_n and_o substance_n of_o god_n who_o be_v invisible_a and_o who_o never_o man_n see_v nor_o can_v see_v 1._o tim._n 6.12_o but_o he_o see_v only_o his_o back_n part_n exod._n 33.14_o that_o be_v some_o part_n of_o his_o glory_n as_o the_o lord_n think_v good_a to_o reveal_v according_a as_o moses_n be_v able_a to_o apprehend_v and_o that_o in_o this_o place_n it_o be_v jehovah_n himself_o that_o come_v down_o in_o mount_n sinai_n beside_o these_o reason_n before_o allege_v it_o be_v the_o general_a opinion_n of_o divine_n both_o old_a and_o new_a gregor_n nyssen_n praecepit_fw-la deus_fw-la populo_fw-la per_fw-la mose●_n ut_fw-la tam_fw-la corpore_fw-la quam_fw-la animo_fw-la mundus_fw-la fierit_fw-la god_n command_v the_o people_n by_o moses_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v clean_o both_o in_o body_n and_o soul_n hierom._n

lyranus_fw-la yet_o it_o follow_v not_o but_o that_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o knowledge_n which_o we_o shall_v have_v in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v we_o see_v now_o but_o dark_o and_o as_o in_o a_o cloud_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n he_o allege_v that_o say_n of_o the_o apostle_n now_o we_o see_v through_o a_o glass_n dark_o but_o then_o shall_v we_o see_v face_n to_o face_n now_o i_o know_v in_o part_n but_o then_o shall_v i_o know_v even_o as_o i_o be_o know_v 1_o cor._n 13.12_o lyranus_fw-la annotation_n therefore_o be_v so_o evident_o ground_v upon_o the_o apostle_n direct_v word_n they_o have_v small_a reason_n thus_o to_o carp_v at_o he_o quest_n xxxiv_o of_o the_o blow_n of_o the_o trumpet_n at_o the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n what_o it_o signify_v and_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o trumpet_n exceed_v loud_a 1._o there_o be_v not_o there_o any_o such_o material_a trumpet_n as_o the_o jew_n imagine_v that_o it_o be_v a_o horn_n make_v of_o the_o ram_n horn_n which_o be_v sacrifice_v in_o stead_n of_o izbak_n lyran._n but_o such_o a_o sound_n be_v make_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v the_o blow_n of_o a_o trumpet_n tostat._v for_o as_o s._n stephen_n show_v they_o receive_v the_o law_n by_o ordinance_n of_o angel_n act._n 7.53_o the_o angel_n attend_v upon_o the_o lord_n as_o minister_n when_o the_o law_n be_v give_v simler_n 2._o this_o sound_v of_o the_o trumpet_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n tanquam_fw-la imperatore_fw-la praesente_fw-la as_o if_o a_o great_a emperor_n be_v come_v before_o who_o they_o use_v to_o blow_v trumpet_n chrysost._n 3_o sonitus_fw-la ●●ba_fw-la significat_fw-la gravitatem_fw-la praeceptorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n 4._o the_o sound_n of_o the_o trumpet_n betoken_v the_o heaviness_n of_o the_o commandment_n quibus_fw-la indicebatur_fw-la bellum_fw-la homini_fw-la contra_fw-la seipsum_fw-la by_o the_o which_o war_n be_v proclaim_v to_o man_n against_o himself_o thomas_n 4._o as_o the_o sound_n of_o this_o trumpet_n make_v a_o terrible_a and_o fearful_a noise_n sic_fw-la lex_fw-la tumultum_fw-la excitat_fw-la in_o conscientia_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la so_o the_o law_n raise_v a_o tumult_n in_o the_o conscience_n of_o sinner_n lippoman_n tale_n terrores_fw-la in_o conscientia_fw-la peccatoris_fw-la lex_fw-la dei_fw-la operatur_fw-la such_o terror_n the_o law_n of_o god_n stir_v in_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o sinner_n osiand_n 5._o hereby_o also_o be_v prefigure_v the_o office_n of_o the_o levite_n that_o sound_v afterward_o with_o silver_n trumpet_n which_o also_o be_v a_o figure_n of_o the_o silver_n sound_n which_o the_o live_a trumpet_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n shall_v give_v in_o gather_v together_o the_o faithful_a by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o isaias_n be_v bid_v to_o lift_v up_o his_o voice_n like_o a_o trumpet_n isai._n 58.1_o simler_n herein_o also_o be_v set_v forth_o the_o form_n of_o christ_n come_v to_o judgement_n when_o the_o trump_n shall_v blow_v and_o summon_v all_o both_o the_o live_n and_o dead_a to_o give_v account_n how_o they_o have_v keep_v this_o law_n which_o be_v first_o give_v with_o the_o sound_n of_o a_o trumpet_n of_o the_o blow_n of_o this_o last_o doleful_a and_o dreadful_a trumpet_n speak_v the_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 15.52_o 1_o thess._n 4.16_o 6._o oleaster_n think_v that_o the_o sound_v of_o this_o trumpet_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o the_o depart_n of_o the_o lord_n from_o the_o mount_n and_o of_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o people_n to_o come_v up_o but_o it_o show_v the_o contrary_a that_o god_n be_v then_o come_v down_o upon_o the_o mount_n and_o therefore_o moses_n bring_v the_o people_n out_o of_o their_o tent_n to_o meet_v god_n in_o the_o next_o verse_n hereof_o see_v more_o before_o quest_n 26._o quest_n xxxv_o of_o the_o different_a manner_n of_o the_o deliver_v the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n vers._n 16._o and_o all_o the_o people_n that_o be_v in_o the_o camp_n be_v afraid_a 1._o by_o this_o terrible_a apparition_n which_o wrought_v in_o the_o people_n such_o terror_n and_o fear_n the_o nature_n of_o the_o law_n be_v express_v which_o as_o it_o be_v deliver_v with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a so_o it_o work_v terror_n in_o the_o conscience_n for_o divine_a apparition_n be_v make_v agreeable_a to_o the_o thing_n for_o the_o which_o they_o be_v show_v so_o the_o angel_n appear_v to_o abraham_n in_o humane_a shape_n because_o they_o come_v to_o tell_v abraham_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v a_o son_n when_o the_o israelite_n be_v in_o the_o fiery_a furnace_n of_o affliction_n in_o egypt_n the_o lord_n appear_v in_o a_o flame_n of_o fire_n in_o a_o bush_n when_o joshua_n be_v to_o war_n against_o the_o canaanite_n a_o angel_n appear_v with_o a_o naked_a sword_n so_o because_o a_o law_n here_o be_v give_v which_o shall_v reveal_v sin_n and_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n against_o the_o transgressor_n thereof_o it_o be_v deliver_v with_o fear_n and_o terror_n ferus_fw-la 2._o 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ut_fw-la populus_fw-la etc._n etc._n moses_n fear_v but_o not_o as_o the_o people_n with_o a_o servile_a fear_n but_o with_o a_o filial_a which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o religious_a reverence_n and_o observance_n ferus_fw-la quest_n xxxvi_o what_o it_o be_v that_o moses_n speak_v and_o the_o lord_n answer_v vers._n 19_o moses_n speak_v and_o god_n answer_v 1._o some_o think_v that_o this_o which_o god_n answer_v be_v the_o decalogue_n or_o ten_o commandment_n which_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n osiand_n but_o there_o god_n be_v say_v first_o to_o speak_v he_o answer_v not_o moses_n when_o he_o give_v the_o law_n 2._o some_o think_v that_o moses_n speak_v and_o the_o lord_n answer_v ille_fw-la interrogando_fw-la &_o dominus_fw-la docendo_fw-la moses_n in_o ask_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o lord_n in_o teach_v he_o gloss._n interlin_fw-mi but_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o moses_n in_o this_o great_a fear_n and_o terrible_a sight_n will_v first_o begin_v to_o speak_v 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hominibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o there_o be_v not_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n any_o intercourse_n between_o god_n &_o man_n but_o by_o the_o intercession_n of_o the_o eternal_a wisdom_n of_o god_n the_o son_n of_o god_n that_o as_o he_o be_v now_o the_o mediator_n of_o intercession_n &_o reconciliation_n so_o he_o be_v always_o of_o instruction_n and_o doctrine_n and_o so_o that_o say_n of_o ambrose_n may_v conclude_v this_o point_n quis_fw-la tantus_fw-la esset_fw-la dux_fw-la qui_fw-la prodesset_fw-la omnibus_fw-la nisi_fw-la ille_fw-la qui_fw-la supra_fw-la omnes_fw-la est_fw-la quis_fw-la i_o supra_fw-la mundum_fw-la constituere●_n nisi_fw-la qui_fw-la major_a est_fw-la mundo_fw-la who_o be_v so_o great_a a_o captain_n to_o profit_n and_o do_v good_a to_o all_o but_o he_o which_o be_v above_o all_o who_o shall_v set_v i_o above_o the_o world_n but_o he_o that_o be_v great_a than_o the_o world_n lib._n 4._o in_o luc._n see_v then_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v give_v to_o profit_v all_o people_n and_o not_o the_o jew_n only_o and_o to_o remain_v as_o a_o rule_n of_o righteousness_n as_o long_o as_o god_n have_v his_o church_n upon_o earth_n moses_n can_v not_o be_v that_o mediator_n of_o the_o law_n which_o be_v but_o the_o captain_n of_o that_o one_o people_n but_o he_o which_o be_v the_o prince_n and_o captain_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o god_n forever_o angel_n 4._o but_o that_o place_n will_v be_v object_v heb._n 2.2_o if_o the_o word_n speak_v by_o angel_n be_v steadfast_a etc._n etc._n in_o which_o word_n the_o apostle_n seem_v to_o affirm_v that_o the_o law_n be_v utter_v and_o deliver_v by_o the_o angel_n this_o place_n be_v diverse_o expound_v 1._o some_o by_o angel_n understand_v the_o priest_n prophet_n and_o other_o minister_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n as_o chrysostome_n touch_v this_o exposition_n upon_o the_o like_a place_n galath_n 3.19_o that_o the_o law_n be_v ordain_v by_o angel_n but_o this_o interpretation_n can_v stand_v for_o the_o apostle_n show_v afterward_o what_o angel_n he_o speak_v of_o he_o have_v not_o put_v in_o subjection_n unto_o the_o angel_n the_o world_n to_o come_v vers_n 5._o 2._o some_o by_o angel_n understand_v christ_n simler_n but_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o angel_n in_o the_o plural_a and_o the_o apostle_n compare_v together_o the_o word_n speak_v by_o angel_n and_o the_o word_n preach_v by_o the_o lord_n himself_o which_o comparison_n will_v not_o hold_v if_o the_o lord_n christ_n shall_v be_v understand_v to_o be_v the_o angel_n by_o who_o the_o law_n be_v speak_v 3._o some_o think_v that_o the_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n and_o voice_n of_o the_o trumpet_n be_v cause_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n but_o the_o voice_n which_o deliver_v the_o law_n be_v from_o god_n himself_o simler_n but_o the_o apostle_n say_v more_o that_o the_o word_n be_v speak_v by_o the_o angel_n 4._o some_o apply_v this_o text_n to_o the_o

contrary_a thing_n of_o life_n and_o death_n peace_n and_o terror_n love_n and_o fear_v for_o a_o fountain_n can_v make_v both_o salt_n water_n and_o sweet_a jam._n 3.12_o but_o the_o law_n be_v the_o minister_n of_o death_n of_o fear_n and_o terror_n ergo_fw-la not_o of_o life_n and_o peace_n and_o so_o consequent_o not_o of_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o bring_v all_o these_o 3._o the_o same_o thing_n do_v not_o both_o make_v the_o wound_n and_o give_v a_o plaster_n to_o heal_v it_o the_o law_n do_v show_v we_o our_o sin_n faith_n by_o grace_n in_o christ_n heal_v it_o the_o law_n revive_v sin_n without_o the_o law_n sin_n be_v dead_a rom._n 7.8_o but_o we_o be_v dead_a to_o sin_n and_o alive_a to_o god_n in_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n rom._n 6.11_o the_o same_o can_v make_v we_o both_o to_o die_v unto_o sin_n and_o revive_v sin_n the_o law_n do_v the_o one_o therefore_o not_o the_o other_o so_o augustine_n say_v ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la data_fw-la est_fw-la lex_fw-la ut_fw-la vulnera_fw-la ostenderet_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la qua_fw-la gratiae_fw-la benedictione_n sanaret_fw-la therefore_o be_v the_o law_n give_v that_o it_o shall_v show_v the_o wound_n of_o our_o sin_n which_o it_o shall_v heal_v by_o the_o benediction_n of_o grace_n august_n de_fw-fr penitent_a medic_fw-la 4._o the_o preacher_n publisher_n and_o giver_n of_o the_o law_n and_o gospel_n be_v divers_a the_o law_n be_v give_v by_o moses_n but_o grace_n and_o truth_n come_v by_o jesus_n christ_n joh._n 1.17_o but_o if_o justify_v faith_n be_v command_v in_o the_o law_n than_o grace_n also_o shall_v come_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o moses_n that_o give_v the_o law_n this_o be_v bernard_n reason_n who_o further_o infer_v thus_o venit_fw-la pr●inde_fw-la gratia_fw-la plenus_fw-la &_o veritate_fw-la dominus_fw-la noster_fw-la etc._n etc._n therefore_o christ_n our_o lord_n come_v full_a of_o grace_n and_o truth_n that_o what_o can_v not_o be_v do_v by_o the_o law_n may_v be_v fulfil_v by_o grace_n serm._n par●_n 28._o 5._o the_o quality_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n be_v divers_a the_o law_n promise_v life_n to_o he_o that_o work_v moses_n thus_o describe_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n that_o the_o man_n which_o do_v these_o thing_n shall_v live_v thereby_o rom._n 10.5_o but_o the_o gospel_n require_v not_o the_o condition_n of_o work_v but_o believe_v to_o he_o that_o work_v not_o but_o believe_v in_o he_o that_o justify_v the_o ungodly_a his_o faith_n be_v count_v for_o righteousness_n rom._n 4.5_o if_o then_o faith_n be_v command_v in_o the_o law_n to_o believe_v shall_v also_o be_v a_o work_n of_o the_o law_n then_o the_o apostle_n conclusion_n be_v in_o vain_a i_o conclude_v that_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n but_o if_o faith_n be_v exclude_v out_o of_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n than_o it_o be_v not_o command_v or_o contain_v in_o the_o law_n for_o than_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o work_n of_o the_o law_n 2._o further_o the_o invocation_n of_o angel_n and_o saint_n which_o be_v common_o practise_v and_o stiff_o maintain_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v another_o apparent_a transgression_n of_o this_o first_o commandment_n because_o they_o give_v a_o special_a part_n of_o the_o divine_a worship_n which_o consist_v in_o prayer_n and_o invocation_n unto_o the_o creature_n first_o we_o will_v see_v and_o examine_v the_o argument_n produce_v by_o the_o romanist_n in_o defence_n of_o this_o superstition_n and_o then_o by_o other_o reason_n out_o of_o the_o scripture_n convince_v and_o confute_v they_o the_o romanist_n argument_n answer_v bring_v in_o defence_n of_o the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n 1._o the_o saint_n do_v pray_v for_o we_o therefore_o we_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o pray_v they_o the_o antecedent_n or_o first_o part_n that_o the_o saint_n do_v pray_v for_o we_o they_o will_v prove_v by_o these_o place_n of_o scripture_n exod._n 32.13_o moses_n thus_o say_v in_o his_o prayer_n remember_v abraham_n izhak_n and_o jakob_n thy_o servant_n etc._n etc._n jerem._n 15.1_o though_o moses_n and_o samuel_n stand_v before_o i_o yet_o can_v not_o my_o affection_n be_v towards_o this_o people_n baruch_n 3.4_o o_o lord_n god_n almighty_a hear_v now_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o dead_a israelite_n 2_o macchab._n 14.15_o and_o onias_n speak_v and_o say_v this_o be_v a_o lover_n of_o the_o brethren_n who_o pray_v much_o for_o the_o people_n to_o wit_n jeremias_n the_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n answ._n 1._o as_o for_o the_o testimony_n cite_v out_o of_o baruch_n and_o the_o book_n of_o macchabee_n they_o prove_v nothing_o because_o they_o be_v no_o book_n of_o canonical_a scripture_n 2._o the_o other_o testimony_n be_v impertinent_o allege_v for_o in_o the_o first_o moses_n make_v no_o mention_n of_o the_o prayer_n which_o abraham_n izhak_n and_o jakob_n shall_v make_v for_o the_o people_n but_o of_o the_o covenant_n which_o the_o lord_n make_v 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particular_a necessity_n they_o be_v ignorant_a of_o and_o so_o do_v no●_n make_v particular_a request_n for_o we_o therefore_o the_o argument_n follow_v not_o they_o pray_v by_o their_o general_a desire_n for_o the_o church_n ergo_fw-la they_o pray_v for_o we_o in_o particular_a 4._o see_v that_o the_o romanist_n do_v hold_v that_o the_o patriarch_n and_o father_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v in_o limbo_n which_o they_o make_v a_o member_n or_o part_n of_o hell_n they_o do_v contradict_v themselves_o in_o make_v they_o mediator_n and_o intercessor_n in_o heaven_n 2._o argum._n the_o angel_n they_o say_v know_v our_o affair_n and_o pray_v for_o we_o as_o zachar._n 1.12_o the_o angel_n of_o jehovah_n answer_v and_o say_v o_o lord_n of_o host_n how_o long_o will_v thou_o be_v unmerciful_a to_o jerusalem_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o pray_v to_o the_o angel_n answ._n 1._o that_o the_o angel_n do_v report_v our_o affair_n unto_o god_n and_o so_o may_v make_v relation_n of_o our_o prayer_n and_o word_n also_o as_o of_o our_o other_o gest_n and_o act_n unto_o god_n as_o the_o lord_n messenger_n and_o minister_n we_o will_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o they_o make_v any_o particular_a request_n for_o man_n the_o scripture_n no_o where_o speak_v and_o we_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o believe_v the_o relation_n of_o our_o prayer_n unto_o god_n be_v one_o thing_n and_o mediation_n and_o intercession_n be_v another_o 2._o that_o angel_n of_o jehovah_n which_o pray_v for_o jerusalem_n be_v the_o lord_n christ_n who_o make_v intercession_n for_o his_o church_n unto_o who_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o angel_n return_v their_o message_n vers_fw-la 11._o who_o be_v also_o call_v jehovah_n vers_fw-la 20._o 3._o neither_o do_v it_o follow_v if_o it_o can_v be_v prove_v out_o of_o scripture_n that_o the_o angel_n pray_v fo●_n we_o that_o we_o be_v to_o pray_v to_o they_o because_o they_o be_v not_o always_o present_a to_o hear_v we_o and_o we_o be_v forbid_v in_o 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malo_fw-la non_fw-la fiant_fw-la the_o sin_n of_o the_o wicked_a father_n do_v not_o redound_v to_o the_o child_n if_o they_o do_v not_o imitate_v they_o in_o evil_a exit_fw-la lippom._n all_o these_o father_n do_v understand_v that_o clause_n eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la odorunt_fw-la i_o of_o those_o that_o hate_v i_o not_o of_o the_o father_n alone_a as_o tostatus_n but_o of_o the_o child_n also_o name_v before_o that_o it_o answer_v to_o they_o all_o and_o so_o not_o only_o the_o construction_n of_o the_o word_n give_v it_o for_o this_o clause_n be_v the_o last_o of_o the_o sentence_n show_v it_o have_v reverence_n to_o that_o which_o go_v before_o but_o the_o other_o opposite_a part_n unto_o thousand_o that_o love_n i_o do_v more_o manifest_a it_o for_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v of_o father_n but_o of_o the_o thousand_o generation_n unto_o who_o this_o condition_n be_v annex_v of_o those_o which_o love_v i_o but_o against_o this_o exposition_n which_o in_o this_o place_n i_o prefer_v before_o the_o rest_n it_o will_v be_v thus_o object_v 1._o object_n if_o the_o father_n be_v evil_a and_o the_o son_n evil_a they_o shall_v not_o only_o be_v punish_v unto_o the_o three_o and_o four_o generation_n sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o mille_fw-la but_o to_o a_o thousand_o tostat._n answ._n it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o generation_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v punish_v for_o ever_o so_o long_o as_o they_o continue_v evil_a but_o the_o exemplary_a sin_n of_o the_o father_n be_v say_v to_o be_v visit_v only_o to_o the_o three_o and_o four_o generation_n because_o so_o long_a the_o impiety_n of_o the_o father_n may_v be_v have_v in_o remembrance_n we_o therefore_o here_o understand_v not_o the_o particular_a sin_n only_o of_o the_o wicked_a child_n but_o the_o exemplary_a sin_n also_o of_o the_o father_n concur_v with_o the_o other_o 2._o object_n the_o child_n of_o righteous_a parent_n be_v reward_v to_o a_o thousand_o generation_n only_o for_o the_o righteousness_n 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understand_v these_o four_o generation_n for_o the_o four_o

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of_o blood_n but_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o law_n in_o jeremiam_fw-la c._n 22._o so_o gloss._n interlinear_o index_n non_fw-la occidit_fw-la reum_fw-la sed_fw-la lex_fw-la quae_fw-la jubet_fw-la the_o judge_n kill_v not_o the_o guilty_a party_n but_o the_o law_n which_o command_v 2._o thomas_n say_v id_fw-la quod_fw-la licitum_fw-la est_fw-la deo_fw-la licitum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o ministro_fw-la ipsius_fw-la per_fw-la mandatum_fw-la ejus_fw-la that_o which_o be_v lawful_a unto_o god_n the_o author_n of_o the_o law_n be_v lawful_a unto_o god_n minister_n by_o his_o commandment_n but_o the_o magistrate_n be_v god_n minister_n rom._n 13.4_o 2._o place_n of_o doctrine_n upon_o the_o six_o commandment_n 1._o doct._n of_o the_o general_a content_n of_o this_o commandment_n thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v this_o commandment_n consist_v 1._o partly_o in_o prohibit_v all_o kind_n of_o hurt_n or_o wrong_v to_o our_o neighbour_n either_o in_o leave_v or_o forsake_v he_o or_o in_o do_v he_o hurt_v 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suffer_v of_o they_o to_o serve_v six_o year_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o necessity_n yet_o if_o they_o shall_v hold_v they_o in_o perpetual_a servitude_n they_o shall_v usurp_v upon_o the_o lord_n right_a see_v they_o be_v his_o servant_n 2._o another_o reason_n be_v take_v from_o the_o manner_n and_o condition_n of_o their_o service_n deut._n 15.18_o he_o have_v serve_v six_o year_n which_o be_v the_o double_a worth_n of_o a_o hire_a servant_n which_o be_v so_o say_v either_o because_o the_o service_n of_o six_o year_n be_v double_a to_o the_o time_n of_o hire_a servant_n who_o use_v to_o covenant_n from_o three_o year_n to_o three_o year_n vatab._n or_o rather_o because_o their_o work_n be_v more_o laborious_a than_o be_v the_o hire_a servant_n jun._n for_o he_o be_v to_o do_v his_o work_n for_o the_o which_o he_o be_v hire_v and_o no_o more_o but_o the_o other_o when_o he_o have_v do_v in_o his_o business_n in_o the_o field_n come_v home_o and_o minister_v to_o his_o master_n first_o before_o he_o do_v ea●_n himself_o luk._n 17.10_o and_o they_o only_o serve_v not_o their_o master_n by_o day_n but_o by_o night_n they_o keep_v their_o flock_n in_o the_o field_n as_o be_v evident_a in_o the_o example_n of_o jacob_n gen._n 31.40_o simler_n 3._o a_o three_o reason_n be_v take_v from_o a_o promise_n of_o blessing_n the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v bless_v thou_o in_o all_o that_o thou_o do_v deut._n 15.18_o simler_n 3._o though_o this_o law_n concern_v the_o freedom_n of_o servant_n do_v special_o concern_v the_o policy_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o so_o belong_v not_o unto_o we_o for_o now_o servant_n be_v not_o buy_v and_o sell_v among_o christian●_n in_o the_o roman_a empire_n but_o only_o hire_v osiander_n yet_o the_o equity_n of_o this_o law_n do_v bind_v we_o that_o all_o they_o which_o have_v other_o in_o subjection_n under_o they_o shall_v use_v their_o authority_n moderate_o and_o in_o mercy_n galas_n 4._o the_o word_n here_o use_v ch●pshi_o interpret_v free_a signify_v also_o solitary_a because_o servant_n be_v not_o solitary_a or_o alone_o by_o themselves_o in_o the_o house_n but_o attend_v on_o their_o master_n they_o which_o be_v free_a be_v solitary_a and_o by_o themselves_o give_v no_o attendance_n upon_o any_o oleaster_n quest_n xiii_o why_o the_o space_n of_o six_o year_n be_v limit_v for_o their_o service_n but_o concern_v the_o limit_v of_o the_o space_n of_o six_o year_n for_o service_n and_o the_o appoint_v of_o the_o seven_o for_o liberty_n what_o may_v be_v the_o reason_n thereof_o thus_o it_o be_v diverse_o scan_v 1._o some_o do_v thus_o moralize_v it_o by_o six_o year_n they_o understand_v the_o perfection_n of_o the_o active_a life_n because_o in_o six_o day_n the_o lord_n make_v the_o world_n he_o that_o will_v come_v unto_o contemplation_n must_v first_o approve_v himself_o in_o action_n lyr●n_n 2._o isid●re_n make_v this_o application_n in_o sex_n atatibus_fw-la huius_fw-la s●culi_fw-la servientes_fw-la etc._n etc._n when_o we_o have_v serve_v the_o six_o age_n of_o this_o world_n in_o the_o seven_o which_o be_v the_o eternal_a sabbath_n we_o shall_v be_v free_a 3._o but_o i_o prefer_v rather_o rupertus_n conjecture_v that_o this_o privilege_n of_o go_v out_o free_a in_o the_o seven_o year_n and_o serve_v six_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o hebrew_n quia_fw-la videlicet_fw-la pater_fw-la ●orum_fw-la jacob_n sex_n annis_fw-la pro_fw-la gregibus_fw-la laban_n servivit_fw-la etc._n etc._n because_o jacob_n their_o father_n serve_v six_o year_n for_o laban_n flock_n and_o go_v out_o free_a in_o the_o seven_o choose_v rather_o to_o sojourn_v with_o his_o father_n abraham_n and_o isaac_n than_o to_o serve_v among_o his_o kindred_n for_o more_o profit_n therefore_o haec_fw-la ingenuit_fw-la as_o patris_fw-la illam_fw-la posteris_fw-la apud_fw-la dominum_fw-la thesaurizavit_fw-la this_o ingenuous_a mind_n of_o their_o father_n do_v treasure_n up_o this_o privilege_n before_o the_o lord_n for_o his_o posterity_n that_o none_o shall_v be_v compel_v to_o serve_v above_o six_o year_n rupert_n lib._n 3._o in_o exod._n cap._n 35._o 4._o but_o the_o best_a reason_n of_o all_o be_v because_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v from_o the_o beginning_n give_v they_o a_o sabbath_n of_o day_n which_o be_v the_o seven_o day_n of_o rest_n so_o also_o he_o give_v they_o a_o sabbath_n of_o year_n that_o every_o seven_o year_n the_o land_n shall_v rest_v and_o servant_n shall_v rest_v from_o their_o labour_n and_o debtor_n from_o their_o creditor_n and_o they_o have_v also_o a_o sabbath_n of_o seven_o time_n seven_o year_n prescribe_v that_o when_o they_o have_v count_v seven_o time_n seven_o year_n than_o the_o fifty_o year_n shall_v be_v the_o great_a year_n of_o remission_n the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n which_o be_v a_o lively_a figure_n of_o that_o acceptable_a time_n of_o general_a remission_n at_o the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n quest_n fourteen_o how_o the_o servant_n be_v say_v to_o come_v in_o with_o his_o body_n and_o to_o go_v out_o with_o his_o body_n vers._n 3._o if_o he_o come_v himself_o alone_o 1._o some_o read_v if_o he_o come_v with_o his_o garment_n he_o shall_v go_v out_o with_o his_o garment_n hierom._n lyran._n but_o the_o word_n be_v guph_n which_o signify_v a_o body_n not_o gaph_n a_o wing_n of_o a_o garment_n the_o true_a read_n therefore_o be_v if_o he_o come_v with_o his_o body_n that_o be_v alone_o without_o either_o the_o body_n of_o his_o wife_n or_o child_n oleaster_n and_o so_o read_v both_o the_o chalde_n and_o septuagint_n if_o he_o enter_v alone_o he_o shall_v go_v out_o alone_o 2._o but_o this_o case_n be_v except_v that_o if_o he_o in_o the_o time_n of_o service_n shall_v marry_v a_o free_a woman_n and_o not_o a_o maid_n servant_n give_v he_o by_o his_o master_n in_o this_o case_n the_o free_a woman_n shall_v not_o lose_v her_o freedom_n but_o shall_v go_v out_o with_o her_o husband_n tostat._v qu._n 7._o 3._o and_o beside_o as_o if_o he_o bring_v a_o wife_n with_o he_o he_o go_v out_o with_o his_o wife_n so_o by_o the_o like_a reason_n if_o he_o have_v child_n before_o they_o shall_v be_v free_a likewise_o jun._n nay_o if_o he_o shall_v g●t_v child_n during_o his_o service_n by_o a_o wife_n marry_v before_o his_o service_n those_o child_n also_o shall_v ●oe_v out_o with_o he_o and_o not_o remain_v with_o his_o master_n partus_fw-la sequitur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d the_o child_n follow_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o mother_n tostat._v quaest_n 6._o 4._o and_o of_o the_o former_a read_n if_o he_o come_v in_o with_o his_o body_n rather_o than_o with_o his_o garment_n these_o two_o reason_n be_v give_v 1._o because_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o the_o same_o garment_n with_o the_o which_o he_o enter_v can_v continue_v six_o year_n pallican_n 2._o and_o the_o servant_n be_v not_o to_o be_v send_v out_o with_o his_o garment_n alone_o but_o with_o a_o liberal_a reward_n of_o shrepe_n corn_n and_o wine_n deut._n 15.14_o simler_n 3._o beside_o the_o next_o clause_n confirm_v this_o read_n but_o if_o he_o be_v marry_v etc._n etc._n so_o to_o come_v in_o alone_a be_v to_o come_v without_o a_o wife_n or_o child_n jun._n quest_n xv._n what_o manner_n of_o wife_n the_o master_n be_v to_o give_v to_o his_o servant_n vers._n 4._o if_o his_o master_n have_v give_v he_o a_o wife_n 1._o some_o indifferent_o understand_v any_o maid_n servant_n whether_o a_o stranger_n or_o a_o hebrewesse_n and_o that_o such_o wife_n and_o her_o child_n shall_v be_v her_o master_n till_o the_o time_n of_o servitude_n come_v out_o genevens_n but_o the_o master_n have_v no_o power_n to_o give_v a_o hebrewesse_n maid_n to_o his_o servant_n to_o wife_n but_o he_o must_v either_o take_v she_o himself_o or_o give_v she_o to_o his_o son_n vers_fw-la 7_o 8._o piscat_fw-la tostat._v it_o be_v understand_v therefore_o of_o such_o maid_n servant_n as_o be_v of_o other_o nation_n osiana_n 2._o but_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o master_n can_v not_o give_v a_o cananitish_a woman_n to_o his_o servant_n to_o wife_n for_o they_o be_v forbid_v to_o contract_v marriage_n with_o they_o deut._n 7.4_o tostat._n quaest_n 7._o neither_o have_v the_o master_n power_n to_o give_v any_o free_a woman_n to_o his_o servant_n for_o the_o master_n be_v to_o give_v only_o his_o own_o but_o a_o free_a woman_n be_v none_o of_o his_o possession_n tostat._v 5._o this_o must_v be_v understand_v if_o the_o servant_n will_v take_v a_o wife_n for_o otherwise_o he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v compel_v for_o if_o there_o be_v not_o a_o free_a consent_n it_o be_v hold_v to_o be_v no_o marriage_n and_o the_o master_n can_v no_o more_o compel_v the_o servant_n to_o lie_v with_o a_o maid_n against_o his_o will_n to_o get_v child_n for_o his_o master_n profit_n than_o to_o force_v his_o maid_n to_o

in_o what_o form_n the_o lord_n appear_v like_o consume_a fire_n vers_n 17._o 4._o how_o long_o moses_n stay_v in_o the_o mount_n 40._o day_n and_o 40._o night_n vers_fw-la 18._o 2._o the_o divers_a reading_n vers._n 1._o and_o he_o say_v to_o moses_n i.u.a.p._n cum_fw-la cater_n better_a than_o 〈◊〉_d he_o have_v say_v cater_n g._n as_o though_o this_o w●●y_n transpose_v and_o god_n have_v say_v so_o before_o unto_o moses_n which_o be_v show_v to_o be_v otherwise_o qu._n 1._o follow_v cater_n vers._n 5._o they_o offer_v burn_v offering_n and_o sacrifice_a peace_n offering_n unto_o the_o lord_n of_o bullock_n i.u.a.p._n cum_fw-la cater_n better_o than_o offer_v burn_v offering_n of_o beef_n etc._n etc._n g._n for_o the_o word_n translate_v beef_n be_v the_o last_o in_o the_o verse_n or_o they_o offer_v etc._n etc._n twelve_o calf_n l._n twelve_o be_v not_o in_o the_o original_n i.u._n vers._n 8._o concern_v all_o these_o word_n or_o say_n i.b._n cum_fw-la cater_n all_o these_o thing_n b.g._n but_o they_o be_v word_n or_o say_n which_o be_v rehearse_v out_o of_o the_o book_n vers._n 10._o at_o a_o pavement-worke_n i._o or_o stone-worke_n of_o saphir_n v._o better_o than_o a_o work_n of_o saphir_n b.g._n for_o here_o lib●ath_v stone_n be_v omit_v or_o brickworke_o of_o saphir_n s_o a._n lib●ath_n signify_v here_o stone_n rather_o than_o brick_n or_o a_o work_n of_o the_o stone_n saphir_n p.l._n or_o a_o work_n of_o a_o precious_a stone_n c._n a_o work_n of_o saphir_n h._n that_o be_v a_o stone-worke_n such_o as_o they_o use_v in_o paving_n i.u.a.s._n vers._n 11._o upon_o the_o select_a or_o choice_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n i.u.a.s._n that_o be_v princes_z or_o nobles_z b.g._n c.p._n better_a than_o upon_o those_o which_o go_v back_o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n ●etzile_n separate_v select_v 2._o question_n explain_v quest_n i._o whether_o this_o chapter_n be_v transpose_v in_o part_n or_o in_o whole_a vers._n 1._o now_o he_o have_v say_v to_o moses_n 1._o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o hebrew_n be_v that_o this_o chapter_n be_v transpose_v with_o the_o three_o chapter_n before_o go_v which_o all_o they_o think_v to_o have_v be_v do_v and_o moses_n to_o have_v receive_v the_o former_a judicial_a and_o ceremonial_a law_n before_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v deliver_v in_o mount_n sinai_n so_o that_o they_o think_v these_o thing_n to_o have_v be_v do_v in_o this_o order_n that_o upon_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o three_o month_n the_o whole_a host_n come_v to_o the_o bottom_n of_o mount_n sinai_n and_o that_o moses_n then_o go_v up_o and_o receive_v the_o judicial_a and_o ceremonial_a law_n as_o they_o be_v express_v in_o the_o 21_o 22_o 23._o chapter_n and_o that_o he_o descend_v upon_o the_o four_o day_n and_o confirm_v the_o covenant_n as_o be_v here_o in_o this_o chapter_n declare_v and_o so_o on_o the_o five_o day_n he_o go_v up_o again_o with_o aaron_n nadab_n and_o abihu_n and_o on_o the_o six_o day_n the_o trump_n sound_v and_o then_o the_o law_n be_v deliver_v exit_fw-la lyran●_n contra._n but_o this_o transpose_n of_o the_o story_n can_v be_v admit_v for_o these_o reason_n 1._o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o the_o people_n receive_v the_o judicial_a and_o ceremonial_a law_n before_o they_o be_v wash_v and_o purge_v or_o that_o moses_n will_v sprinkle_v they_o with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v unclean_a but_o if_o on_o the_o four_o day_n they_o receive_v the_o law_n they_o be_v not_o yet_o cleanse_v for_o three_o day_n before_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v give_v which_o be_v as_o they_o say_v on_o the_o six_o day_n they_o be_v command_v by_o moses_n to_o sanctify_v themselves_o and_o to_o wash_v their_o clothes_n chap._n 19_o 2._o the_o ceremonial_a and_o judicial_a law_n do_v depend_v upon_o the_o moral_a law_n and_o be_v but_o particular_a determination_n of_o the_o general_a precept_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n which_o precept_n be_v ground_v upon_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v more_o evident_a than_o any_o other_o positive_a law_n whatsoever_o and_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v to_o remain_v and_o continue_v for_o ever_o so_o be_v not_o the_o other_o positive_a law_n whether_o ceremonial_a or_o judicial_a therefore_o it_o be_v most_o like_a that_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v give_v first_o and_o the_o other_o after_o and_o not_o the_o judicial_n and_o ceremonial_n first_o tostat._n 3_o again_o after_o the_o people_n have_v hear_v the_o lord_n terrible_a voice_n thunder_v out_o the_o law_n they_o be_v afraid_a and_o desire_v that_o moses_n may_v speak_v unto_o they_o from_o god_n chap._n 20._o therefore_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o as_o yet_o before_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v deliver_v moses_n have_v not_o receive_v the_o other_o law_n from_o god_n to_o give_v unto_o the_o people_n but_o god_n speak_v unto_o they_o himself_o lyranus_fw-la 2._o and_o as_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o hebrew_n can_v stand_v that_o hold_v all_o these_o chapter_n to_o be_v transpose_v upon_o the_o former_a reason_n so_o neither_o can_v their_o assertion_n be_v receive_v that_o admit_v no_o transposition_n here_o at_o all_o as_o cajetan_n think_v that_o at_o this_o time_n moses_n be_v with_o god_n and_o yet_o not_o come_v down_o out_o of_o the_o mount_n but_o that_o the_o lord_n in_o effect_n say_v thus_o much_o unto_o he_o after_o thou_o be_v go_v down_o and_o have_v publish_v these_o law_n to_o the_o people_n then_o come_v thou_o up_o again_o with_o aaron_n etc._n etc._n so_o also_o lyranus_fw-la but_o it_o be_v more_o like_a that_o moses_n receive_v this_o commandment_n to_o go_v up_o again_o after_o he_o have_v publish_v the_o law_n and_o perform_v all_o those_o ceremony_n which_o be_v rehearse_v from_o verse_n 3._o to_o verse_n 9_o for_o moses_n be_v now_o come_v down_o when_o the_o lord_n bid_v he_o come_v up_o quomodo_fw-la enim_fw-la praecipitur_fw-la ascendere_fw-la qui_fw-la cum_fw-la eo_fw-la est_fw-la in_o monte_fw-fr etc._n etc._n how_o be_v he_o bid_v to_o ascend_v who_o be_v already_o in_o the_o mount_n hugo_n de_fw-fr s._n victor_n and_o again_o see_v it_o be_v say_v vers_fw-la 9_o then_o go_v up_o moses_n and_o aaron_n it_o be_v like_a that_o then_o moses_n receive_v that_o commandment_n to_o go_v up_o neque_fw-la enim_fw-la acc●ssisset_fw-la moses_n non_fw-la vocatus_fw-la for_o moses_n will_v not_o have_v go_v up_o unto_o god_n not_o be_v call_v the_o two_o first_o verse_n than_o must_v needs_o be_v transpose_v 3._o r._n abraham_n think_v that_o the_o chapter_n before_o go_v be_v not_o transpose_v but_o place_v in_o their_o right_a order_n as_o how_o moses_n remain_v before_o the_o lord_n after_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v give_v and_o receive_v the_o judicial_a and_o ceremonial_a law_n follow_v and_o afterward_o rehearse_v they_o unto_o the_o people_n and_o perform_v the_o other_o ceremony_n here_o set_v down_o from_o verse_n 3._o to_o verse_n 9_o but_o this_o commandment_n that_o moses_n shall_v come_v up_o with_o aaron_n nadab_n and_o abihu_n which_o be_v give_v to_o moses_n vers_fw-la 1_o 2._o and_o execute_v afterward_o vers_fw-la 9_o he_o think_v to_o be_v transpose_v and_o this_o to_o be_v do_v before_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v deliver_v chap._n 20._o so_o also_o gallasius_n contra._n but_o this_o can_v be_v admit_v 1._o because_o before_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v pronounce_v by_o the_o lord_n chap._n 20._o moses_n be_v bid_v to_o come_v and_o aaron_n only_o with_o he_o chap._n 19.24_o but_o here_o nadab_n and_o abihu_n and_o the_o 70._o elder_n he_o be_v charge_v to_o take_v with_o he_o vers_n 1_o 2._o 2._o immediate_o after_o moses_n have_v sacrifice_v and_o sprinkle_v the_o blood_n he_o go_v up_o with_o aaron_n nadab_n and_o abihu_n vers_fw-la 9_o this_o than_o be_v not_o do_v before_o the_o give_n of_o the_o law_n tostatus_n 4._o wherefore_o the_o more_o probable_a opinion_n be_v that_o neither_o the_o chapter_n before_o go_v be_v transpose_v nor_o yet_o this_o chapter_n whole_o nor_o yet_o that_o there_o be_v no_o transposition_n at_o all_o but_o the_o two_o first_o verse_n only_o which_o in_o order_n be_v to_o be_v join_v with_o the_o 9_o verse_n be_v set_v out_o of_o their_o place_n and_o that_o first_o moses_n come_v down_o and_o publish_v the_o law_n to_o the_o people_n as_o the_o lord_n command_v he_o to_o do_v though_o it_o be_v omit_v for_o without_o god_n commandment_n he_o will_v do_v nothing_o &_o his_o facti●_fw-la and_o these_o thing_n be_v do_v than_o he_o be_v bid_v to_o come_v up_o with_o aaron_n nadab_n and_o abihu_n etc._n etc._n tostat._n jun._n olea_v simler_n quest_n ii_o what_o th●se_a 70._o elder_n be_v vers._n 1._o and_o seventy_o of_o the_o elder_n 1._o some_o think_v that_o these_o be_v those_o seventy_o elder_n which_o afterward_o take_v part_n of_o the_o

heaven_n the_o celestial_a conversation_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n 6._o athanasius_n say_v that_o talaris_fw-la tunica_fw-la the_o side_n coat_n be_v a_o type_n of_o humane_a flesh_n which_o christ_n whole_o put_v on_o 7._o prosper_n say_v exod._n the_o bell_n do_v signify_v the_o fiery_a tongue_n that_o sit_v upon_o the_o apostle_n 8._o augustine_n say_v that_o by_o these_o bell_n be_v insinuate_v ut_fw-la nota_fw-la sit_fw-la conversatio_fw-la sacerdotis_fw-la that_o the_o conversation_n of_o the_o priest_n shall_v be_v know_v to_o all_o 9_o procopius_n by_o the_o blue_a robe_n of_o sky_n colour_n understand_v immortality_n the_o pomegranate_n urbium_fw-la quandam_fw-la speciem_fw-la prae_fw-la se_fw-la ferunt_fw-la do_v signify_v city_n which_o consist_v of_o wall_n and_o house_n as_o the_o pomgranate_n of_o the_o bark_n and_o the_o grain_n or_o kirnel_n within_o that_o as_o every_o pomgranate_n have_v a_o bell_n by_o it_o so_o in_o every_o city_n there_o shall_v be_v preach_v 10._o but_o the_o best_a accommodation_n of_o the_o type_n be_v this_o the_o pomegranate_n which_o be_v of_o themselves_o of_o pleasant_a savour_n and_o the_o bell_n do_v show_v that_o deus_fw-la fragrantiam_fw-la in_o illa_fw-la veste_fw-la requirebat_fw-la unà_fw-la cum_fw-la sonitu_fw-la that_o god_n in_o that_o garment_n require_v both_o a_o pleasant_a smell_n and_o sound_a signify_v that_o we_o be_v clothe_v with_o christ_n righteousness_n as_o with_o a_o heavenly_a garment_n be_v acceptable_a unto_o god_n and_o this_o sweet_a savour_n be_v disperse_v and_o communicate_v unto_o we_o by_o the_o sweet_a sound_n of_o the_o gospel_n calvin_n simler_n quest_n xxxv_o of_o the_o golden_a plate_n the_o fashion_n thereof_o inscription_n and_o fasten_v vers._n 36._o thou_o shall_v make_v a_o plate_n etc._n etc._n 1._o concern_v the_o fashion_n of_o this_o plate_n of_o gold_n josephus_n say_v it_o be_v like_a dimidiato_fw-la globo_fw-la to_o a_o half_a circle_n or_o globe_n and_o lyranus_fw-la in_o his_o description_n make_v it_o like_o a_o half_a moon_n or_o a_o horn_n turn_v up_o with_o both_o the_o end_n but_o it_o seem_v by_o the_o text_n that_o it_o lay_v plain_a upon_o the_o forefront_n of_o the_o mitre_n as_o tostatus_n think_v it_o be_v a_o half_a coronet_n reach_v from_o ear_n to_o ear_n which_o be_v most_o like_a because_o it_o be_v afterward_o call_v chap._n 3●_n 30_o the_o holy_a crown_n it_o therefore_o compass_v the_o head_n before_o as_o a_o coronet_n borrh._n pelarg._n 2._o hence_o also_o it_o appear_v see_v the_o text_n make_v mention_v but_o of_o one_o plate_n or_o crown_n that_o josephus_n narration_n have_v no_o warrant_n out_o of_o the_o text_n who_o say_v hunc_fw-la corona_fw-la triplici_fw-la circumdabat_fw-la he_o compass_v the_o mitre_n or_o bonnet_n with_o a_o threefold_a crown_n 3._o this_o plate_n have_v write_v in_o it_o holiness_n to_o the_o lord_n kodesh_a lajovab_n holiness_n to_o jehovah_n not_o la_o adonai_o as_o tostat._v which_o be_v the_o jew_n superstition_n who_o be_v afraid_a to_o pronounce_v the_o name_n of_o jehovah_n but_o in_o stead_n thereof_o say_v adonai_n the_o meaning_n be_v that_o all_o holiness_n belong_v unto_o god_n ille_fw-la solum_fw-la actus_fw-la est_fw-la p●rus_fw-la that_o he_o only_o in_o himself_o be_v a_o pure_a act_n and_o that_o all_o his_o work_n be_v pure_a cajetanae_n it_o also_o signify_v that_o sacerdotalis_fw-la majestas_fw-la sacra_fw-la deo_fw-la that_o the_o priestly_a dignity_n be_v holy_a unto_o god_n borrh._n et_fw-la non_fw-la aliundo_fw-la pe●endam_fw-la esse_fw-la sanctitatem_fw-la and_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o look_v to_o be_v sanctify_v elsewhere_o calvin_n wherein_o the_o high_a priest_n be_v a_o evident_a type_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n who_o sanctify_a himself_n for_o we_o and_o in_o who_o we_o be_v sanctify_v and_o this_o to_o be_v the_o meaning_n the_o next_o word_n do_v show_v because_o aaron_n do_v bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o their_o offering_n and_o sanctify_v they_o 4._o for_o the_o fasten_n of_o this_o plate_n or_o crown_v of_o gold_n tostatus_n think_v it_o be_v tie_v at_o both_o the_o end_n to_o the_o mitre_n with_o two_o silk_n lace_n at_o the_o two_o ear_n but_o the_o text_n make_v mention_v only_o of_o one_o silk_n lace_n cajetan_n say_v that_o the_o plate_n do_v lie_v and_o rest_n upon_o this_o silk_n string_n or_o lace_n which_o be_v in_o infima_fw-la parte_fw-la in_o the_o nether_a part_n thereof_o and_o so_o it_o stand_v upright_o neque_fw-la inclinabatur_fw-la ad_fw-la mitram_fw-la and_o be_v not_o put_v close_o to_o the_o mitre_n but_o the_o golden_a plate_n can_v not_o lie_v without_o some_o fasten_n therefore_o junius_n better_a give_v the_o sense_n app●nas_fw-la cum_fw-la vitta_fw-la hyacinthina_fw-la thou_o shall_v put_v it_o to_o with_o a_o blue_a lace_n quest_n xxxvi_o how_o aaron_n be_v say_v to_o bear_v their_o iniquity_n vers._n 38._o that_o aaron_n may_v bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o offering_n exod._n 1._o augustine_n by_o iniquity_n here_o understand_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v offer_v for_o their_o iniquity_n qua_fw-la peccata_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la quia_fw-la pro_fw-la peccatis_fw-la offeruntur_fw-la etc._n etc._n which_o be_v call_v sin_n because_o they_o be_v offer_v for_o sin_n and_o so_o his_o meaning_n seem_v to_o be_v that_o aaron_n shall_v take_v those_o thing_n which_o the_o people_n offer_v for_o their_o sin_n but_o in_o say_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o offering_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o in_o this_o place_n a_o difference_n be_v make_v between_o the_o offering_n themselves_o and_o the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o offering_n 2._o oleaster_n take_v here_o iniquity_n pro_fw-la poena_fw-la iniquitatis_fw-la for_o the_o punishment_n of_o iniquity_n and_o will_v have_v this_o to_o be_v the_o meaning_n that_o if_o any_o oversight_n be_v commit_v by_o the_o people_n in_o their_o offering_n in_o not_o do_v as_o they_o shall_v by_o aaron_n default_n who_o be_v to_o look_v unto_o it_o he_o shall_v be_v punish_v for_o it_o but_o the_o word_n follow_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o verse_n to_o make_v they_o acceptable_a before_o the_o lord_n show_v that_o the_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o aaron_n shall_v be_v punish_v but_o that_o by_o his_o office_n their_o offering_n though_o otherwise_o imperfect_a shall_v be_v accept_v 3._o some_o think_v if_o any_o error_n be_v commit_v in_o the_o ceremony_n id_fw-la remissum_fw-la fuisse_fw-la sacerdotis_fw-la precibus_fw-la that_o it_o be_v pardon_v by_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o priest_n but_o calvin_n call_v this_o frigidum_fw-la a_o slender_a conceit_n for_o here_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v of_o any_o prayer_n of_o the_o priest_n but_o only_o of_o the_o have_v the_o golden_a plate_n in_o his_o forehead_n 4._o tostatus_n give_v this_o reason_n why_o the_o priest_n herein_o be_v acceptable_a unto_o god_n quia_fw-la sola_fw-la erat_fw-la obedientia_fw-la in_o istis_fw-la qua_fw-la deo_fw-la placebat_fw-la because_o it_o be_v obedience_n only_o in_o these_o thing_n which_o please_v god_n which_o the_o lord_n so_o high_o esteem_v of_o that_o where_o obedience_n be_v want_v thing_n otherwise_o command_v be_v not_o accept_v as_o saul_n sacrifice_n and_o where_o it_o be_v find_v even_o the_o service_n in_o thing_n of_o themselves_o evil_a be_v please_v unto_o god_n as_o abraham_n obedience_n in_o sacrifice_v his_o son_n tostat._n 19_o who_o have_v give_v a_o good_a reason_n why_o the_o priest_n in_o his_o own_o person_n shall_v be_v accept_v of_o god_n perform_v his_o obedience_n in_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v command_v but_o the_o priest_n obedience_n be_v no_o cause_n why_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v please_v with_o the_o people_n for_o the_o word_n be_v lahem_n that_o with_o they_o god_n may_v be_v please_v 5._o cajetan_n say_v this_o be_v the_o reason_n ut_fw-la profitendo_fw-la sanctitatem_fw-la summo_fw-la deo_fw-la tollat_fw-la immunditiam_fw-la sacrificiorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o in_o profess_v holiness_n unto_o god_n as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o his_o forehead_n he_o may_v take_v away_o the_o uncleanness_n of_o their_o offering_n but_o tostatus_n add_v further_a hoc_fw-la protestari_fw-la meritorium_fw-la est_fw-la to_o profess_v this_o that_o be_v to_o give_v god_n the_o praise_n and_o to_o ascribe_v all_o holiness_n to_o he_o be_v meritorius_fw-la but_o aaron_n herein_o merit_v not_o for_o himself_o much_o less_o for_o other_o the_o bear_n of_o the_o plate_n can_v be_v no_o such_o meritorius_fw-la thing_n of_o itself_o 6._o herein_o therefore_o the_o high_a priest_n be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n condonabitur_fw-la propter_fw-la sacerdotem_fw-la summum_fw-la it_o shall_v be_v pardon_v because_o of_o the_o high_a priest_n who_o represent_v christ_n vatabl._n sic_fw-la in_o front_n unici_fw-la sacerdotis_fw-la omnes_fw-la sensus_fw-la nostri_fw-la defixi_fw-la maneant_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v all_o our_o sense_n be_v so_o fix_v in_o the_o forehead_n of_o the_o only_a high_a priest_n that_o we_o may_v know_v that_o all_o holiness_n flow_v forth_o

chapter_n somewhat_o will_v be_v brief_o touch_v concern_v the_o difference_n between_o this_o golden_a altar_n which_o moses_n make_v and_o that_o which_o solomon_n erect_v 1._o some_o think_v that_o solomon_n make_v a_o new_a altar_n of_o incense_n as_o comestor_n tostat._n qu._n 16._o in_o cap._n 6._o 1._o reg._n because_o this_o be_v make_v of_o shittim_n wood_n but_z salomon_n of_o cedar_n but_o ribera_n answer_v that_o it_o be_v not_o say_v that_o solomon_n make_v the_o golden_a altar_n of_o cedar_n but_o only_o cover_v it_o with_o cedar_n 1_o king_n 6.22_o that_o be_v enlarge_v it_o lib._n 2._o cap._n 8._o de_fw-fr templ_n 2._o but_o beda_n and_o lyranus_fw-la be_v far_o wide_a who_o think_v that_o solomon_n make_v the_o altar_n of_o incense_n of_o stone_n which_o be_v cover_v over_o with_o cedar_n osiander_n the_o text_n before_o allege_v be_v evident_a that_o it_o be_v of_o cedar_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v of_o stone_n 3._o junius_n his_o opinion_n be_v that_o it_o be_v the_o same_o altar_n and_o read_v thus_o obduxit_fw-la altar_n c●drinum_fw-la he_o lay_v over_o the_o altar_n of_o cedar_n not_o with_o cedar_n but_o gold_n as_o it_o follow_v ibid._n v._n 22._o but_o the_o altar_n which_o moses_n make_v be_v of_o shittim_n wood_n the_o cedar_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o enrit_n seem_v then_o they_o be_v two_o divers_a kind_n of_o wood_n 4._o ribera_n therefore_o think_v that_o 〈◊〉_d first_o do_v enlarge_v the_o golden_a altar_n with_o god_n 〈◊〉_d and_o then_o cover_v it_o with_o gold_n so_o that_o it_o be_v the_o same_o altar_n but_o enlarge_v so_o also_o borrhaius_n for_o the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n be_v 2._o he_o cover_v the_o golden_a altar_n with_o cedar_n and_o josephus_n write_v evident_o that_o solomon_n do_v build_v a_o new_a brazen_a altar_n but_o of_o make_v a_o new_a golden_a altar_n he_o make_v no_o mention_n ribera_n ibid._n so_o some_o thing_n be_v make_v new_a by_o solomon_n as_o the_o brazen_a altar_n and_o the_o brazen_a sea_n or_o lover_n ten_o golden_a candlestick_n ten_o table_n 2_o chron._n 4._o some_o thing_n he_o only_o beautify_v and_o enlarge_v as_o the_o ark_n over_o the_o which_o he_o make_v two_o cherubim_n beside_o those_o upon_o the_o mercy_n seat_n 1_o king_n 6.23_o likewise_o he_o enlarge_v the_o altar_n of_o incense_n for_o one_o altar_n may_v serve_v to_o burn_v incense_n upon_o though_o for_o other_o service_n the_o number_n of_o vessel_n and_o instrument_n be_v increase_v according_a to_o the_o proportion_n of_o the_o temple_n which_o be_v large_a than_o the_o tabernacle_n quest_n xv._n whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o number_v the_o people_n and_o wherein_o david_n offend_v vers._n 12._o when_o thou_o take_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n etc._n etc._n 1._o simple_o then_o it_o be_v not_o unlawful_a to_o number_v the_o people_n which_o may_v be_v do_v upon_o two_o necessary_a occasion_n as_o when_o either_o a_o public_a collection_n be_v to_o be_v 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curavit_fw-la domino_fw-la persolvi_fw-la tributum_fw-la he_o do_v not_o cause_v this_o tribute_n here_o appoint_v to_o be_v give_v unto_o god_n so_o also_o beda_n but_o this_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n neither_o for_o neither_o do_v moses_n when_o he_o number_v the_o people_n which_o he_o do_v thrice_o exod._n 38._o numb_a 10._o and_o 26._o neither_o be_v it_o like_o that_o david_n be_v so_o ignorant_a of_o the_o law_n 3._o oleaster_n make_v this_o the_o reason_n because_o the_o lord_n promise_v to_o multiply_v the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n without_o number_n therefore_o he_o be_v angry_a whensoever_o they_o be_v number_v but_o by_o this_o reason_n they_o shall_v never_o have_v be_v number_v at_o all_o rather_o this_o may_v tend_v to_o god_n glory_n in_o see_v by_o the_o number_n of_o the_o people_n how_o the_o lord_n perform_v his_o promise_n 4._o this_o rather_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o god_n indignation_n because_o 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3._o but_o the_o lord_n rather_o hereby_o show_v that_o he_o remember_v his_o mercy_n in_o judgement_n signify_v se_fw-la posse_fw-la teneri_fw-la that_o he_o can_v be_v stay_v ferus_fw-la 4._o yea_o hereby_o he_o incourage_v moses_n rather_o to_o pray_v for_o the_o people_n like_v as_o a_o father_n be_v angry_a and_o make_v as_o though_o he_o will_v smite_v his_o son_n say_v to_o one_o stand_v by_o ne_o retineas_fw-la i_o à_fw-la percussione_n hold_v i_o not_o from_o smite_v mean_v the_o contrary_a that_o he_o will_v have_v he_o interpose_v himself_o and_o mediate_v for_o his_o son_n lyran._n tostat._n mosen_n hortatur_fw-la ne_fw-la cunctotur_fw-la precari_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o exhort_v moses_n not_o to_o defer_v to_o pray_v for_o the_o people_n procopius_n because_o he_o otherwise_o may_v have_v be_v afraid_a to_o have_v pray_v consider_v the_o greatness_n of_o their_o sin_n so_o also_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n gregory_n 11._o quid_fw-la est_fw-la serum_n dicere_fw-la 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when_o verbum_fw-la dei_fw-la

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he_o pray_v so_o secret_o thereby_o he_o do_v insinate_n that_o by_o prayer_n his_o judgement_n may_v be_v stay_v junius_n 3._o moses_n pray_v with_o a_o vehement_a interrogation_n why_o do_v thy_o wrath_n wax_v hot_a which_o be_v not_o a_o expostulate_v with_o god_n justice_n but_o rather_o admonentis_fw-la de_fw-la benignitate_fw-la of_o one_o admonish_v god_n of_o his_o clemency_n and_o gracious_a promise_n borrhaius_n neither_o do_v moses_n thus_o speak_v why_o etc._n etc._n as_o though_o god_n have_v no_o cause_n to_o be_v angry_a for_o it_o be_v well_o know_v to_o moses_n that_o god_n have_v but_o too_o just_a cause_n at_o this_o time_n against_o his_o people_n but_o though_o god_n have_v just_a cause_n his_o meaning_n be_v non_fw-la debere_fw-la irasci_fw-la quia_fw-la redundaret_fw-la in_o ipsius_fw-la dedecus_fw-la that_o he_o ought_v not_o now_o to_o be_v angry_a because_o it_o will_v redound_v to_o god_n dishonour_n tostat._n 4._o further_o it_o be_v say_v that_o moses_n 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sibi_fw-la crediti_fw-la erant_fw-la perire_fw-la quam_fw-la sine_fw-la illis_fw-la salvus_fw-la esse_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la majorem_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la assumi_fw-la praetulit_fw-la but_o rather_o choose_v to_o perish_v together_o with_o those_o which_o be_v commit_v to_o his_o trust_n than_o without_o they_o to_o be_v advance_v to_o great_a honour_n quest_n xxxiii_o how_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o be_v angry_a why_o do_v thy_o wrath_n wax_v hot_a god_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o wrath_n and_o anger_n and_o other_o humane_a passion_n as_o man_n be_v but_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v angry_a when_o he_o take_v revenge_n of_o sinner_n 1._o vltio_fw-la divina_fw-la furor_fw-la vel_fw-la ira_fw-la dicitur_fw-la the_o divine_a revenge_n be_v call_v rage_n or_o anger_n hierom._n and_o this_o be_v speak_v to_o our_o understanding_n and_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n quia_fw-la homines_fw-la non_fw-la puniunt_fw-la nisi_fw-la irati_fw-la because_o man_n use_v not_o to_o punish_v but_o when_o they_o be_v angry_a therefore_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v angry_a when_o he_o punish_v because_o he_o so_o seem_v to_o be_v unto_o we_o tostat._v qu._n 16._o 2._o another_o reason_n why_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v angry_a be_v in_o respect_n of_o we_o quod_fw-la nos_fw-la qui_fw-la delinquimus_fw-la nisi_fw-la irascentem_fw-la audicrimus_fw-la dominum_fw-la non_fw-la timeamus_fw-la because_o we_o when_o we_o sin_n isai●_n unless_o we_o hear_v that_o god_n be_v angry_a will_v not_o fear_v and_o stand_v in_o awe_n of_o he_o 3._o again_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v angry_a for_o the_o more_o ample_a commendation_n and_o set_v forth_o of_o his_o mercy_n facillimus_fw-la enim_fw-la ad_fw-la deponendam_fw-la iram_fw-la for_o he_o be_v most_o ready_a to_o lay_v aside_o his_o anger_n not_o like_a unto_o earthly_a prince_n 5._o that_o be_v angry_a will_v admit_v no_o reconciliation_n cyril_n this_o therefore_o do_v more_o set_v forth_o the_o mercy_n and_o clemency_n of_o god_n that_o be_v as_o it_o be_v inflame_v with_o anger_n be_v so_o soon_o turn_v unto_o mercy_n as_o in_o this_o place_n his_o anger_n be_v mitigate_v by_o the_o prayer_n of_o moses_n quest_n xxxiv_o of_o the_o reason_n which_o moses_n use_v in_o his_o prayer_n against_o thy_o people_n etc._n etc._n moses_n use_v divers_a forcible_a and_o effectual_a reason_n to_o persuade_v the_o lord_n in_o this_o his_o earnest_n and_o zealous_a prayer_n 1._o non_fw-la excusat_fw-la peccatum_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o do_v not_o excuse_v their_o sin_n but_o acknowledge_v and_o confess_v it_o ferus_fw-la 2._o his_o second_o reason_n be_v à_fw-la pecul●o_fw-la &_o haereditate_fw-la from_o the_o peculiar_a inheritance_n of_o god_n he_o call_v they_o thy_o people_n pelarg._n occurrit_fw-la sermoni_fw-la domini_fw-la &_o piè_fw-la corrigit_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o do_v as_o it_o be_v correct_v the_o lord_n speech_n in_o a_o pious_a and_o dutiful_a manner_n the_o lord_n have_v call_v they_o moses_n people_n but_o moses_n return_v that_o speech_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o call_v they_o his_o people_n lippom._n not_o therein_o contradict_v the_o lord_n but_o rely_v upon_o his_o promise_n 3._o from_o the_o memory_n of_o god_n benefit_n which_o thou_o have_v bring_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n all_o which_o shall_v have_v be_v in_o vain_a if_o the_o lord_n will_v now_o destroy_v his_o people_n pelarg._n jun._n 4._o from_o the_o inconvenience_n that_o will_v ensue_v that_o while_o he_o think_v to_o take_v revenge_n upon_o his_o enemy_n saviret_fw-la in_o se_fw-la he_o shall_v in_o a_o manner_n rage_n against_o himself_o the_o hurt_n will_v redound_v unto_o god_n his_o name_n will_v thereby_o be_v blaspheme_v oleaster_n so_o praetendit_fw-la gloriam_fw-la dei_fw-la he_o pretend_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n which_o be_v like_a to_o be_v obscure_v and_o hinder_v by_o this_o mean_n for_o the_o egyptian_n will_v take_v occasion_n hereby_o to_o blaspheme_v and_o to_o accuse_v the_o lord_n of_o malice_n against_o his_o people_n and_o of_o weakness_n and_o impotency_n junius_n pelarg._n this_o argument_n be_v most_o forcible_a and_o therefore_o our_o bless_a saviour_n teach_v we_o to_o pray_v hallow_a be_v thy_o name_n ferus_fw-la 5._o last_o he_o put_v god_n in_o mind_n of_o his_o promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n izaak_n and_o jacob_n which_o promise_v the_o lord_n bind_v with_o a_o oath_n and_o two_o thing_n the_o lord_n promise_v the_o multiply_a of_o their_o seed_n and_o the_o inheritance_n of_o canaan_n and_o so_o moses_n say_v in_o effect_n if_o thou_o change_v in_o these_o thing_n nemo_fw-la tibi_fw-la amplius_fw-la credet_fw-la no_o man_n will_v give_v credit_n unto_o thou_o hereafter_o ferus_fw-la quest_n xxxv_o why_o the_o egyptian_n be_v more_o like_a thus_o to_o object_n than_o any_o other_o nation_n vers._n 12._o wherefore_o shall_v the_o egyptian_n speak_v etc._n etc._n 1._o other_o nation_n likewise_o may_v so_o object_v as_o the_o amalekite_n moabite_n edomite_n canaanite_n which_o be_v all_o enemy_n unto_o israel_n and_o be_v afraid_a of_o they_o as_o moses_n say_v in_o his_o song_n of_o thanksgiving_n chap._n 15.15_o then_o the_o duke_n of_o edom_n shall_v be_v amaze_v and_o tremble_a shall_v come_v upon_o the_o great_a man_n of_o moab_n all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o canaan_n shall_v wax_v fainthearted_a and_o therefore_o they_o will_v have_v rejoice_v likewise_o in_o the_o destruction_n of_o israel_n 2._o but_o instance_n be_v special_o give_v of_o the_o egyptian_n in_o this_o place_n and_o yet_o numb_a 14.14_o both_o the_o egyptian_n and_o other_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o canaan_n be_v bring_v in_o thus_o speak_v for_o these_o cause_n 1._o because_o they_o have_v endure_v more_o for_o oppress_v the_o israelite_n than_o any_o other_o nation_n even_o those_o ten_o grievous_a plague_n send_v upon_o egypt_n 2._o they_o have_v lose_v more_o than_o any_o other_o people_n in_o a_o manner_n half_a their_o substance_n when_o they_o give_v unto_o the_o israelite_n at_o their_o departure_n jewel_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n 3._o

any_o evil_a course_n cyril_n ibid._n it_o be_v therefore_o by_o a_o metaphor_n ascribe_v unto_o god_n by_o a_o similitude_n take_v from_o the_o husband_n who_o can_v endure_v that_o the_o love_n which_o his_o wife_n owe_v unto_o he_o shall_v be_v impart_v to_o another_o gallas_n 4._o beside_o he_o be_v call_v el_n zelo●es_o a_o jealous_a god_n or_o strong_a and_o jealous_a signify_v non_fw-la impune_fw-la plebem_fw-la svam_fw-la per_fw-la alienos_fw-la deos_fw-la fornicaturam_fw-la that_o his_o people_n shall_v not_o without_o punishment_n commit_v fornication_n with_o other_o god_n augustin_n ibid._n fortis_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la propulsandam_fw-la injuriam_fw-la he_o be_v strong_a to_o defend_v his_o own_a wrong_n etc._n etc._n and_o to_o punish_v the_o offender_n cajetan_n vindex_n est_fw-la deus_fw-la fidei_fw-la rupiae_fw-la god_n be_v a_o avenger_n of_o violate_a faith_n simler_n and_o as_o the_o wiseman_n say_v jealousy_n be_v the_o rage_n of_o man_n and_o he_o will_v not_o spare_v in_o the_o day_n of_o vengeance_n prov._n 6.34_o much_o more_o will_v the_o lord_n be_v avenge_v of_o those_o which_o seek_v his_o dishonour_n quest_n xxxi_o why_o they_o be_v command_v to_o cut_v down_o the_o grove_n vers._n 13._o and_o cut_v down_o their_o grove_n 1._o the_o gentile_n use_v to_o plant_v wood_n and_o grove_n by_o their_o idolatrous_a altar_n which_o superstitious_a use_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o have_v his_o people_n to_o imitate_v the_o reason_n whereof_o be_v these_o 1._o tostatus_n think_v that_o they_o make_v certain_a image_n and_o figure_n in_o the_o bark_n of_o tree_n which_o they_o use_v to_o consult_v with_o quaest_n 13._o but_o to_o this_o end_n rather_o as_o oleaster_n note_v out_o of_o r._n salom._n they_o plant_v wood_n that_o they_o may_v under_o the_o shadow_n of_o they_o eat_v and_o drink_v and_o give_v themselves_o to_o all_o carnal_a pleasure_n so_o also_o lyranus_fw-la as_o also_o they_o place_v a_o certain_a religion_n in_o the_o shadow_n of_o tree_n and_o in_o the_o top_n of_o hill_n as_o the_o prophet_n jeremie_n note_v chap._n 2.20_o calvin_n therefore_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o have_v such_o grove_n either_o to_o be_v plant_v by_o his_o people_n or_o be_v plant_v b●fore_o to_o stand_v josiah_n be_v commend_v for_o his_o zeal_n in_o break_v down_o of_o the_o altar_n and_o cut_v down_o of_o grove_n 2_o chron._n 33.8_o 2._o if_o abraham_n example_n be_v object_v who_o plant_v a_o grove_n in_o beersheba_n and_o there_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n gen._n 21._o the_o answer_n in_o general_n be_v that_o abraham_n do_v not_o plant_v that_o wood_n for_o any_o religious_a use_n the_o word_n there_o use_v be_v eshel_n which_o signify_v any_o kind_n of_o fruitful_a tree_n but_o the_o word_n here_o be_v ashera_fw-la which_o signify_v tree_n which_o be_v consecrate_v to_o the_o worship_n of_o some_o god_n paguin_n but_o in_o particular_a it_o may_v be_v further_o answer_v with_o calvin_n that_o the_o plant_n of_o this_o wood_n be_v tranquilla_fw-la fixaque_fw-la habitationis_fw-la signum_fw-la a_o sign_n of_o a_o quiet_a and_o settle_a habitation_n that_o abraham_n rest_v in_o this_o place_n and_o for_o his_o more_o commodious_a dwelling_n plant_v a_o grove_n or_o with_o pelican_n out_o of_o targ._n hierasolym_n that_o abraham_n plant_v fruitful_a tree_n for_o hospitality_n to_o entertain_v stranger_n that_o they_o eat_v of_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o may_v be_v stir_v up_o to_o praise_v god_n borrhaim_n add_v further_a that_o abraham_n here_o build_v a_o altar_n and_o so_o call_v upon_o god_n the_o wood_n be_v not_o make_v to_o that_o end_n and_o yet_o if_o abraham_n have_v intend_v any_o religious_a use_n in_o make_v this_o grove_n as_o a_o temple_n to_o serve_v god_n in_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o law_n then_o to_o the_o contrary_a nor_o yet_o do_v we_o read_v of_o any_o such_o superstition_n take_v up_o in_o those_o time_n as_o afterward_o quest_n xxxii_o why_o idolatry_n be_v call_v fornication_n vers._n 15._o and_o when_o they_o go_v a_o whore_v after_o their_o god_n 1._o as_o there_o be_v a_o bodily_a fornication_n which_o be_v a_o unlawful_a copulation_n of_o the_o body_n with_o those_o who_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o come_v near_o so_o there_o be_v a_o spiritual_a fornication_n cum_fw-la mens_fw-la contra_fw-la debitum_fw-la divini_fw-la ordinis_fw-la conjungatur_fw-la quibus●ibet_fw-la aliis_fw-la re●●us_fw-la etc._n etc._n when_o the_o mind_n be_v beside_o the_o divine_a order_n join_v to_o any_o other_o thing_n than_o unto_o god_n so_o there_o i●_n also_o a_o spiritual_a chastity_n si_fw-mi mens_fw-la hominis_fw-la delectetur_fw-la in_o spirituali_fw-la conjunctione_n ad_fw-la id_fw-la cui_fw-la debet_fw-la conjungi_fw-la scilicet_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la etc._n etc._n if_o the_o mind_n be_v delight_v in_o spiritual_a conjunction_n to_o that_o to_o the_o which_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v join_v unto_o that_o be_v unto_o god_n and_o do_v abstain_v from_o all_o other_o thomas_n cor_fw-la 2._o and_o in_o three_o thing_n be_v idolatry_n compare_v to_o fornication_n 1._o in_o that_o fides_fw-la deo_fw-la data_fw-la violatur_fw-la faith_n make_v to_o god_n be_v violate_v as_o in_o bodily_a fornication_n and_o adultery_n the_o faith_n which_o each_o give_v to_o other_o be_v falsify_v 2._o as_o they_o which_o be_v give_v to_o carnal_a wantonness_n think_v no_o cost_n too_o much_o that_o be_v bestow_v that_o way_n but_o do_v dote_v upon_o their_o pleasure_n so_o idololatrae_fw-la sunt_fw-la prodigi_fw-la in_o idola_fw-la etc._n etc._n idolater_n be_v prodigal_a upon_o their_o idol_n 3._o because_o fornicatio_fw-la cum_fw-la idololatria_fw-la pleri●nque_fw-la conjuncta_fw-la est_fw-la fornication_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n join_v with_o idolatry_n as_o among_o the_o gentile_n near_o unto_o their_o idolatrous_a temple_n they_o have_v their_o brothelhouse_n and_o in_o many_o of_o their_o sacrifice_n and_o idol_n service_n as_o of_o bacchus_n flora_n priapus_n they_o use_v much_o obscenity_n and_o filthiness_n so_o the_o israelite_n when_o they_o couple_v themselves_o with_o baal_n poor_a commit_v both_o spiritual_a and_o bodily_a fornication_n numb_a 25._o and_o how_o these_o two_o still_o be_v join_v together_o where_o popish_a idolatry_n be_v practise_v the_o history_n of_o former_a time_n and_o the_o experience_n of_o those_o day_n do_v evident_o testify_v simler_n quest_n xxxiii_o how_o far_o it_o be_v lawful_a and_o unlawful_a to_o eat_v of_o thing_n consecrate_v to_o idol_n vers._n 15._o and_o they_o call_v thou_o and_o thou_o eat_v of_o their_o sacrifice_n etc._n etc._n 1._o concern_v thing_n offer_v unto_o idol_n of_o themselves_o the_o meat_n be_v not_o pollute_v or_o defile_v thereby_o for_o a_o idol_n as_o saint_n paul_n say_v be_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n nihil_fw-la habet_fw-la deitatis_fw-la it_o have_v no_o deity_n in_o it_o it_o be_v of_o no_o power_n and_o therefore_o non_fw-la potest_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la derivari_fw-la virtus_fw-la etc._n etc._n there_o can_v no_o virtue_n be_v derive_v from_o it_o be_v but_o make_v of_o wood_n stone_n or_o mettle_n or_o such_o like_a into_o that_o which_o be_v consecrate_v to_o it_o and_o so_o the_o creature_n be_v good_a still_o though_o it_o be_v superstitious_o abuse_v and_o therefore_o such_o meat_n of_o themselves_o may_v as_o well_o be_v use_v after_o they_o be_v so_o offer_v to_o idol_n as_o before_o 2._o but_o there_o be_v certain_a let_n and_o scandal_n which_o may_v arise_v of_o eat_v such_o thing_n which_o make_v it_o unlawful_a 1._o the_o first_o let_v be_v in_o a_o man_n himself_o if_o he_o be_v not_o well_o persuade_v and_o resolve_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o eat_v such_o thing_n for_o than_o he_o sin_v against_o his_o own_o conscience_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v he_o that_o doubt_v be_v condemn_v if_o he_o eat_v rom._n 14.23_o 2._o then_o offence_n may_v be_v give_v unto_o the_o weak_a brethren_n who_o against_o their_o conscience_n see_v another_o to_o eat_v may_v be_v encourage_v to_o do_v the_o like_a and_o so_o their_o conscience_n be_v wound_v in_o which_o respect_n saint_n paul_n say_v he_o will_v not_o eat_v flesh_n as_o long_o as_o the_o world_n stand_v to_o offend_v his_o brother_n 1_o corin._n 8.13_o 3._o a_o offence_n may_v be_v give_v unto_o the_o infidel_n who_o by_o our_o eat_n of_o their_o sacrifice_n will_v judge_v we_o to_o favour_v their_o idol_n and_o so_o have_v a_o evil_a opinion_n of_o we_o as_o dissembler_n and_o condemn_v our_o liberty_n yet_o here_o a_o divers_a case_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v for_o if_o the_o infidel_n do_v not_o tell_v we_o or_o suppose_v we_o know_v not_o that_o the_o meat_n be_v offer_v to_o idol_n than_o it_o may_v be_v eat_v without_o any_o offence_n give_v but_o if_o any_o man_n say_v this_o be_v sacrifice_v to_o idol_n eat_v it_o not_o say_v the_o apostle_n because_o of_o his_o conscience_n that_o show_v it_o thou_o 1_o corinth_n

feast_n be_v celebriora_fw-la more_o solemn_a and_o keep_v with_o great_a majesty_n 6._o hereby_o also_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n be_v prefigure_v that_o in_o he_o there_o shall_v be_v but_o one_o shepherd_n and_o one_o sheepfold_n he_o shall_v be_v the_o only_a priest_n and_o mediator_n and_o he_o shall_v prescribe_v one_o faith_n one_o baptism_n simler_n see_v more_o hereof_o quest_n 36._o chap._n 23._o quest_n xliv_o who_o be_v bind_v to_o go_v up_o to_o the_o feast_n now_o whereas_o the_o male_n only_o be_v to_o appear_v before_o the_o lord_n 1._o the_o woman_n be_v except_v because_o they_o be_v unfit_a both_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o domestical_a business_n which_o be_v to_o be_v care_v for_o in_o the_o absence_n of_o their_o husband_n as_o also_o for_o that_o they_o may_v be_v often_o let_v by_o give_v suck_n or_o be_v with_o child_n and_o they_o be_v not_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o tenderness_n of_o their_o sex_n to_o take_v so_o long_a a_o journey_n and_o yet_o devout_a 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stud_v girdle_n here_o and_o numb_a 31.50_o vers._n 34._o both_o he_o and_o aholiab_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v god_n have_v call_v both_o he_o and_o aholiab_n jun._n l_o so_o also_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a put_v it_o in_o the_o accusative_a likewise_o a.p._n better_a than_o in_o the_o nominative_a as_o v.b.g.s.c._n for_o so_o it_o have_v no_o grammatical_a construction_n with_o the_o precedent_a sentence_n 3._o the_o question_n discuss_v quest_n i._o why_o the_o precept_n of_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n be_v so_o often_o inculcate_v vers._n 1._o it_o shall_v be_v unto_o you_o the_o holy_a sabbath_n of_o rest_n unto_o the_o lord_n 1._o cajetan_n think_v that_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o sabbath_n be_v here_o iterate_v because_o moses_n propositurus_fw-la ceremonialia_fw-la be_v to_o propound_v ceremonial_a law_n begin_v with_o the_o chief_a of_o they_o which_o be_v concern_v the_o sabbath_n but_o the_o preamble_n vers_fw-la 1._o these_o be_v the_o word_n 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the_o lord_n day_n lippomnn_n but_o this_o their_o superstition_n be_v convince_v by_o their_o own_o practice_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n where_o the_o priest_n do_v keep_v fire_n on_o the_o lord_n day_n upon_o the_o altar_n which_o be_v never_o to_o go_v out_o 2._o some_o of_o our_o own_o writer_n think_v that_o by_o this_o they_o be_v forbid_v to_o make_v a_o fire_n ad_fw-la calefaciendum_fw-la to_o warm_v they_o by_o and_o therefore_o the_o man_n that_o gather_v stick_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n day_n be_v stone_v to_o death_n gallas_n but_o see_v the_o sabbath_n be_v make_v for_o man_n that_o be_v for_o his_o good_a not_o for_o his_o hurt_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o in_o extremity_n of_o cold_a for_o the_o preservation_n of_o their_o health_n it_o be_v lawful_a for_o they_o to_o warm_v they_o at_o the_o fire_n the_o man_n be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o gather_v stick_n not_o for_o kindle_v of_o a_o fire_n and_o he_o do_v it_o with_o a_o high_a hand_n that_o be_v of_o a_o 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pasch_fw-mi chap._n 12.16_o 5._o r._n abraham_n aben_n ezra_n do_v hold_v it_o lawful_a to_o kindle_v a_o fire_n upon_o the_o lord_n day_n to_o warm_v they_o by_o though_o not_o to_o dress_v their_o meat_n whereupon_o the_o other_o rabbin_n will_v have_v pronounce_v he_o a_o heretic_n and_o they_o write_v a_o book_n against_o he_o under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o sabbath_n as_o though_o the_o sabbath_n itself_o have_v speak_v against_o he_o but_o as_o herein_o aben_n ezra_n do_v hit_v upon_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o law_n yet_o he_o be_v deceive_v in_o another_o point_n that_o though_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o kindle_v a_o fire_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n from_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n to_o the_o set_v thereof_o yet_o they_o may_v do_v it_o in_o the_o night_n before_o but_o they_o use_v in_o the_o account_n of_o their_o feast_n to_o begin_v from_o the_o evening_n before_o as_o they_o begin_v the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n upon_o the_o 14._o day_n at_o even_o exod._n 16.18_o they_o observe_v then_o their_o feast_n according_a to_o the_o natural_a day_n which_o contain_v both_o the_o day_n and_o the_o night_n not_o after_o the_o artificial_a from_o sun_n to_o sun_n tostat._v qu._n 1._o 6._o this_o precept_n of_o not_o kindle_v a_o fire_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n must_v be_v understand_v extra_fw-la casum_fw-la necessitatis_fw-la beside_o the_o case_n of_o necessity_n marbach_n for_o otherwise_o to_o kindle_v a_o fire_n to_o dress_v meat_n rather_o than_o to_o starve_v and_o to_o comfort_v the_o sick_a be_v not_o forbid_v 7._o it_o be_v add_v throughout_o their_o habitation_n that_o be_v their_o private_a dwelling_n for_o otherwise_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n they_o do_v kindle_v a_o fire_n and_o do_v other_o bodily_a work_n which_o concern_v the_o service_n of_o god_n tostat._n quaest_n 1._o quest_n iii_o why_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v his_o temple_n build_v sumptuous_o vers._n 5._o let_v he_o bring_v a_o offering_n to_o the_o lord_n gold_n silver_z etc._n etc._n 1._o moses_n to_o show_v his_o faithfulness_n in_o execute_v god_n commandment_n neither_o add_v thereto_o nor_o take_v any_o thing_n therefrom_o repeat_v in_o these_o chapter_n this_o and_o the_o rest_n follow_v almost_o the_o same_o thing_n verbatim_o which_o be_v prescribe_v before_o to_o be_v make_v concern_v the_o tabernacle_n chap._n 25_o 26_o 27_o 28._o gallas_n and_o therefore_o the_o reader_n be_v to_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o large_a treatise_n and_o question_n there_o handle_v if_o he_o desire_v in_o any_o thing_n to_o be_v satisfy_v 2._o the_o people_n than_o have_v both_o silver_n and_o gold_n and_o other_o jewel_n which_o they_o bring_v out_o of_o egypt_n with_o they_o neither_o have_v they_o bestow_v all_o upon_o the_o golden_a calf_n 3._o it_o so_o seem_v good_a unto_o god_n that_o his_o tabernacle_n shall_v be_v build_v sumptuous_o

lord_n bid_v he_o vers_n 17._o and_o therefore_o he_o say_v it_o be_v not_o imperium_fw-la but_o motivum_fw-la ad_fw-la gaudium_fw-la it_o be_v no_o commandment_n but_o a_o motive_n to_o abraham_n to_o his_o far_a joy_n etc._n etc._n for_o abraham_n have_v walk_v through_o a_o good_a part_n already_o and_o no_o doubt_n do_v also_o take_v a_o view_n of_o the_o rest_n to_o his_o far_a comfort_n as_o time_n and_o opportunity_n serve_v calvin_n musculus_fw-la mercer_n it_o be_v not_o like_a he_o will_v neglect_v any_o thing_n that_o may_v either_o increase_v his_o joy_n or_o confirm_v his_o faith_n 2._o this_o plain_a of_o mamre_n near_o hebron_n be_v not_o out_o of_o that_o country_n call_v canaan_n as_o cajetan_n think_v for_o hebron_n be_v in_o canaan_n genes_n 23.2_o and_o this_o abode_n of_o abraham_n in_o hebron_n be_v that_o dwell_n of_o abraham_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n mention_v vers_fw-la 12._o 3._o this_o plain_a or_o valley_n in_o hebrew_n eelou_n which_o signify_v a_o oak_n as_o the_o septuagint_n translate_v be_v beset_v and_o plant_v with_o oak_n and_o other_o tree_n genes_n 18.8_o 4._o it_o be_v call_v of_o mamre_n the_o amorite_n either_o the_o plant_a of_o the_o tree_n or_o possessor_n of_o the_o ground_n who_o have_v two_o other_o brother_n eschol_n and_o aner_n confederate_a with_o abraham_n genes_n 14.13.24_o qvest._n xv._n of_o the_o situation_n antiquity_n and_o name_n of_o hebron_n concern_v hebron_n three_o thing_n brief_o shall_v be_v declare_v 1._o the_o description_n and_o situation_n of_o it_o 2._o the_o antiquity_n 3._o of_o the_o name_n 1._o hebron_n be_v situate_a in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n there_o be_v the_o habitation_n of_o abraham_n and_o there_o first_o reign_v david_n two_o famous_a monument_n this_o city_n have_v the_o tree_n that_o abraham_n entertain_v the_o angel_n under_o gen._n 18.8_o for_o the_o tree_n josephus_n say_v it_o be_v a_o turpentine_n tree_n hebraicis_fw-la terebinthus_n think_v to_o have_v continue_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n till_o his_o time_n hierome_n say_v it_o be_v a_o oak_n that_o last_v till_o constantine_n reign_n borchardus_fw-la say_v it_o be_v vlmus_fw-la a_o elm_n tree_n which_o be_v to_o be_v see_v till_o his_o time_n who_o live_v some_o 300._o year_n since_o yet_o not_o the_o same_o tree_n but_o another_o which_o do_v spring_n out_o of_o the_o root_n of_o the_o old_a and_o that_o be_v most_o like_a there_o also_o be_v the_o double_a cave_n which_o abraham_n buy_v for_o burial_n where_o josephus_n say_v in_o his_o time_n be_v to_o be_v see_v abraham_n and_o the_o other_o patriarch_n monument_n of_o marble_n hebron_n borchardus_fw-la say_v in_o his_o time_n there_o be_v build_v a_o church_n hierome_n that_o abraham_n mansoleum_fw-la or_o tomb_n remain_v there_o till_o his_o time_n ex_fw-la perer._n borchard_n make_v mention_n of_o two_o other_o monument_n in_o hebron_n of_o a_o certain_a cave_n not_o far_o off_o in_o a_o rock_n where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o adam_n and_o eve_n continue_v 100_o year_n mourn_v for_o their_o son_n abel_n as_o also_o of_o a_o certain_a field_n that_o have_v soft_a red_a earth_n pliable_a like_o wax_n whereout_o they_o say_v adam_n be_v make_v but_o these_o be_v but_o conjecture_n of_o no_o certainty_n and_o so_o be_v also_o that_o of_o hierome_n that_o adam_n be_v bury_v in_o hebron_n because_o the_o latin_a text_n read_v thus_o josu._n 14.85_o ibi_fw-la adam_n maximus_fw-la inter_fw-la enacim_fw-la situs_fw-la est_fw-la there_o adam_n the_o great_a of_o the_o anakims_n be_v place_v hebron_n which_o word_n be_v otherwise_o in_o the_o hebrew_n he_o that_o be_v arba_n be_v a_o great_a man_n among_o the_o anakims_n adam_n be_v not_o here_o a_o name_n proper_a but_o appellative_a and_o adam_n by_o the_o most_o of_o the_o ancient_a writer_n be_v hold_v to_o have_v be_v bury_v not_o in_o hebron_n but_o in_o mount_n calvarie_n as_o origen_n cyprian_n athanasius_n ambrose_n with_o other_o 2._o for_o the_o antiqrity_n of_o hebron_n 1._o it_o can_v be_v so_o old_a as_o some_o think_v ancient_a that_o it_o be_v the_o first_o city_n which_o be_v build_v in_o the_o world_n by_o adam_n and_o there_o noah_n to_o have_v be_v bear_v joan._n annius_n for_o henoch_n build_v by_o cain_n be_v the_o first_o city_n name_v in_o scripture_n 2._o neither_o be_v it_o so_o ancient_a as_o some_o hebrew_n conjecture_n to_o have_v be_v build_v by_o cham_n as_o rabbi_n solomon_n or_o within_o 90._o year_n after_o the_o flood_n as_o josephus_n who_o make_v it_o 2300._o year_n elder_a than_o his_o time_n for_o the_o tower_n and_o city_n of_o babel_n which_o be_v build_v somewhat_o above_o 100_o year_n after_o the_o flood_n be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o first_o after_o the_o flood_n 3._o and_o whether_o hebron_n be_v more_o ancient_a than_o memphis_n be_v uncertain_a as_o josephus_n say_v it_o be_v but_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o it_o be_v build_v seven_o year_n before_o zoan_n in_o egypt_n num._n 13.23_o which_o be_v not_o memphis_n but_o tanis_n in_o egypt_n as_o both_o the_o chald._n and_o greek_a interpreter_n read_v in_o that_o place_n 3._o this_o hebron_n be_v first_o call_v the_o city_n of_o arba_n genes_n 23.2_o josua_n 14.15_o arbe_n signify_v four_o it_o be_v not_o so_o name_v either_o because_o the_o four_o patriarch_n adam_n abraham_n isaach_n jacob_n and_o the_o four_o matron_n eva_n sara_n rebecca_n lea_n be_v there_o bury_v as_o the_o hebrew_n think_v for_o whether_o adam_n and_o eva_n be_v there_o bury_v be_v uncertain_a nor_o yet_o because_o it_o be_v tetrapolis_n a_o city_n consist_v of_o four_o part_n joan._n annius_n but_o it_o be_v so_o call_v of_o arba_n the_o father_n or_o founder_n of_o the_o great_a anakims_n josua_n 14.15_o it_o be_v afterward_o call_v chebron_n not_o of_o chebron_n the_o son_n of_o marescah_n the_o son_n of_o caleb_n mention_v 1_o chro._n 2.42_o as_o hierome_n and_o musculus_fw-la think_v for_o it_o have_v that_o name_n long_o before_o that_o chebron_n be_v bear_v call_v but_o i_o rather_o approve_v origens_n conjecture_n who_o allude_v to_o the_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n which_o betoken_v a_o conjunction_n or_o join_v together_o of_o the_o root_n chabar_fw-la because_o there_o say_v he_o conjugia_fw-la patrum_fw-la &_o reliquia_fw-la jacent_fw-la the_o body_n of_o those_o marry_a couple_n abraham_n with_o sara_n isaad_v with_o rebecca_n josuah_n jacob_n with_o lea_n be_v there_o bury_v 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n 1._o doct._n faith_n be_v of_o thing_n not_o see_v but_o hope_v for_o vers._n 15._o all_o the_o land_n which_o thou_o see_v etc._n etc._n here_o that_o say_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v verify_v faith_n be_v the_o evidence_n of_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o see_v heb._n 11.1_o for_o abraham_n have_v not_o yet_o the_o breadth_n of_o a_o foot_n in_o all_o this_o country_n which_o be_v promise_v he_o but_o by_o faith_n he_o see_v far_o off_o and_o believe_v it_o shall_v be_v give_v to_o his_o seed_n 2._o doct._n god_n allow_v of_o no_o will-worship_n vers._n 18._o in_o that_o abraham_n build_v a_o altar_n he_o do_v it_o not_o of_o himself_o but_o as_o he_o be_v direct_v by_o god_n whereby_o we_o be_v teach_v that_o nothing_o shall_v be_v bring_v into_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n without_o his_o warrant_n calvin_n all_o such_o worship_n be_v call_v by_o the_o apostle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d will-worship_n 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n riches_n not_o to_o be_v cast_v away_o vers._n 2._o abraham_n be_v very_o rich_a in_o cattle_n silver_n and_o gold_n etc._n etc._n hence_o appear_v the_o superstition_n of_o monk_n and_o friar_n that_o think_v that_o perfection_n consist_v in_o poverty_n riches_n be_v not_o then_o to_o be_v cast_v away_o abraham_n enjoy_v they_o rich_a man_n may_v please_v god_n in_o their_o rich_a estate_n so_o they_o set_v not_o their_o heart_n upon_o their_o wealth_n augustine_n well_o show_v it_o in_o that_o parable_n luk._n 16._o lazarus_n pauper_fw-la in_o sinum_fw-la divitis_fw-la abrahami_n receptus_fw-la est_fw-la poor_a lazarus_n be_v receive_v into_o rich_a abraham_n bosom_n both_o rich_a and_o poor_a then_o if_o they_o be_v faithful_a may_v enter_v into_o heaven_n calvin_n 2._o confut._n the_o vulgar_a latin_a text_n not_o of_o hieromes_n translation_n vers._n 13._o whereas_o the_o septuagint_n translate_v exceed_v sinner_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n hierome_n find_v fault_n with_o that_o translation_n and_o say_v it_o be_v superfluous_o add_v for_o the_o sodomite_n be_v sinner_n also_o before_o man_n but_o whereas_o the_o latin_a text_n to_o the_o same_o sense_n read_v coram_fw-la domino_fw-la before_o the_o lord_n hence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o it_o be_v not_o hieromes_n translation_n though_o it_o common_o bear_v his_o name_n for_o it_o be_v not_o like_a he_o will_v reprove_v his_o

for_o so_o say_v he_o the_o word_n signify_v in_o the_o punic_a language_n but_o we_o must_v not_o f●tch_v the_o original_n of_o a_o hebrew_n word_n from_o another_o tongue_n 5._o wherefore_o the_o best_a read_n be_v he_o find_v mule_n that_o be_v first_o couple_v divers_a kind_n together_o the_o ●e_z ass_n and_o the_o mare_n of_o who_o come_v the_o mule_n thus_o the_o word_n be_v best_a interpret_v though_o it_o be_v only_o find_v in_o this_o place_n both_o because_o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o place_n give_v it_o for_o he_o keep_v his_o father_n ass_n as_o also_o the_o thing_n may_v be_v note_v for_o the_o strangeness_n of_o it_o be_v a_o mixture_n of_o divers_a kind_n against_o nature_n and_o therefore_o the_o mule_n engender_v not_o and_o forbid_v also_o by_o moses_n law_n levit_fw-la 19.19_o thou_o shall_v not_o suffer_v thy_o cattle_n to_o gender_n with_o other_o kind_n sic_fw-la musul_n mercer_n jun._n rupert_n lyran._n etc._n etc._n but_o pererius_n mislike_v this_o opinion_n though_o with_o no_o great_a reason_n quest_n xii_o of_o dishon_n and_o aholibamah_n vers._n 25._o the_o child_n of_o anah_n be_v these_o dishon_n and_o aholibamah_n etc._n etc._n 1._o this_o anah_n be_v not_o the_o same_o which_o in_o the_o verse_n before_o be_v say_v to_o have_v find_v out_o the_o mule_n but_o he_o be_v the_o four_o son_n of_o seir_n name_v before_o vers_fw-la 20._o for_o the_o generation_n of_o seir_n seven_o son_n be_v set_v down_o in_o order_n it_o seem_v then_o as_o there_o be_v two_o call_v anah_n one_o the_o brother_n of_o sibeon_n vers_fw-la 20._o the_o other_o the_o son_n of_o sibeon_n vers_fw-la 24._o so_o there_o be_v two_o woman_n of_o the_o same_o name_n aholibamah_n one_o the_o daughter_n of_o anah_n sibeons_n brother_n here_o mention_v the_o other_o the_o daughter_n of_o anah_n sibeons_n son_n the_o wife_n of_o esau_n vers_fw-la 2._o so_o that_o this_o aholibamah_n be_v not_o the_o same_o with_o the_o other_o as_o junius_n with_o some_o other_o hebrew_n think_v 2._o so_o dishon_n here_o be_v the_o son_n of_o anah_n the_o four_o son_n of_o seir_n name_n there_o be_v another_o dishon_n also_o brother_n to_o anah_n the_o five_o son_n of_o seir_n who_o generation_n be_v express_v verse_n 27._o there_o be_v a_o three_o dishon_n or_o dishan_n brother_n to_o this_o last_o dishan_n the_o 7_o son_n of_o seir_n who_o be_v call_v dishan_n vers_fw-la 21._o with_o this_o difference_n the_o first_o dishon_n be_v write_v dishon_n with_o van_n without_o jod_n the_o second_o the_o seven_o son_n of_o seir_n dishan_n with_o j●d_n without_o van_fw-mi the_o three_o the_o son_n of_o anah_n without_o either_o jod_a or_o van_fw-mi although_o this_o difference_n be_v not_o always_o keep_v for_o vers_fw-la 26.28_o they_o be_v both_o call_v dishan_n with_o the_o same_o letter_n quest_n xiii_o of_o the_o number_n and_o time_n of_o the_o king_n of_o edom._n vers._n 31._o these_o be_v the_o king_n that_o reign_v in_o the_o land_n of_o edom_n etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o hebrew_n be_v somewhat_o curious_a who_o against_o these_o eight_o king_n of_o the_o edomite_n set_v as_o many_o king_n of_o judah_n saul_n isboseth_n david_n solomon_n rehoboam_n abia_n asa_n jehosapha●_n during_o who_o time_n there_o be_v no_o king_n in_o edom_n but_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o joram_n jehosaphats_n son_n the_o edomite_n rebel_v and_o make_v themselves_o a_o king_n 2_o king_n 8.20_o that_o king_n of_o edom_n in_o the_o time_n of_o jehosaphat_n be_v no_o absolute_a king_n but_o a_o viceroy_n depute_v by_o the_o jew_n 1_o king_n 22.47_o beside_o they_o note_v that_o edom_n have_v 8._o king_n because_o jacob_n 8._o time_n call_v esau_n adonai_n lord_n mercer_n 2._o he_o mean_v not_o those_o king_n of_o israel_n which_o succeed_v after_o saul_n as_o mercer_n for_o there_o be_v many_o more_o king_n in_o edom_n before_o saul_n be_v elect_v their_o king_n though_o i_o deny_v not_o but_o moses_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n do_v foresee_v that_o 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