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the_o time_n that_o he_o have_v appoint_v for_o his_o return_n to_o they_o but_o that_o be_v not_o likely_a for_o he_o himself_o be_v not_o tell_v how_o long_a god_n will_v detain_v he_o there_o see_v xxiv_o 14._o the_o meaning_n therefore_o be_v that_o he_o stay_v long_o than_o they_o expect_v so_o that_o they_o do_v not_o know_v what_o to_o think_v of_o it_o and_o have_v as_o yet_o receive_v no_o direction_n about_o the_o service_n of_o god_n for_o which_o they_o be_v call_v out_o of_o egypt_n vii_o 16._o and_o other_o place_n they_o think_v it_o be_v time_n to_o desire_n aaron_n to_o set_v about_o it_o in_o such_o a_o way_n as_o other_o people_n serve_v their_o go_n the_o people_n gather_v themselves_o
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next_o verse_n bring_v out_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n from_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n assure_v they_o of_o their_o deliverance_n notwithstanding_o the_o pressure_n under_o which_o they_o groan_v according_a to_o their_o army_n not_o by_o a_o disorderly_a flight_n but_o every_o family_n in_o such_o good_a order_n as_o a_o army_n keep_v xii_o exod._n 41_o 51._o xiii_o 18._o ver._n 27._o these_o be_v they_o that_o speak_v to_o pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n who_o carry_v the_o message_n from_o god_n to_o pharaoh_n require_v he_o to_o let_v israel_n go_v out_o of_o egypt_n v._o 1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n vi_o 13._o these_o be_v that_o moses_n and_o aaron_n he_o repeat_v it_o again_o that_o all_o generation_n may_v mark_v who_o be_v the_o man_n that_o god_n employ_v in_o this_o great_a and_o hazardous_a work_v of_o demand_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n from_o pharaoh_n servitude_n and_o effect_v it_o in_o such_o manner_n as_o be_v afterward_o relate_v in_o this_o book_n there_o 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v._n 13._o to_o deliver_v a_o new_a message_n unto_o pharaoh_n ver._n 30._o and_o moses_n say_v before_o the_o lord_n we_o read_v the_o very_a same_o v._o 12._o which_o make_v i_o think_v this_o be_v not_o a_o new_a objection_n but_o mere_o a_o recital_n of_o what_o he_o have_v object_v there_o see_v what_o i_o have_v say_v on_o the_o forego_n verse_n behold_v i_o be_o of_o uncircumcised_a lip_n etc._n etc._n see_v v._o 12._o chap._n vii_o verse_n 1._o and_z the_o lord_z say_v unto_o moses_n he_o receive_v new_a order_n from_o the_o schechinah_n or_o divine_a majesty_n before_o who_o he_o stand_v vi_o 12_o 30._o see_n mark_v what_o i_o say_v in_o answer_n to_o all_o thy_o objection_n i_o have_v make_v thou_o a_o god_n to_o pharaoh_n therefore_o why_o shall_v thou_o fear_v to_o appear_v before_o he_o who_o be_v but_o a_o man_n moses_n be_v not_o call_v absolute_o a_o god_n but_o only_o a_o god_n unto_o pharaoh_n which_o denote_v that_o he_o have_v only_o the_o authority_n and_o power_n 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203_o etc._n etc._n but_o of_o such_o a_o darkness_n as_o this_o which_o continue_v to_o obscure_v all_o thing_n three_o day_n together_o there_o be_v no_o record_n but_o in_o this_o sacred_a story_n which_o no_o man_n have_v the_o least_o reason_n to_o disbelieve_v it_o be_v as_o easy_a for_o god_n to_o continue_v it_o for_o three_o day_n as_o for_o one_o hour_n there_o be_v also_o a_o very_a great_a reason_n for_o it_o both_o to_o punish_v the_o egyptian_n and_o relieve_v the_o israelite_n neither_o rose_n any_o from_o his_o place_n none_o stir_v out_o of_o their_o house_n for_o they_o can_v not_o see_v one_o another_o within_o door_n no_o not_o by_o the_o help_n of_o a_o candle_n or_o a_o fire_n as_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n understand_v it_o xvii_o 5._o where_o he_o also_o suppose_v that_o they_o be_v affright_v with_o apparition_n and_o their_o own_o evil_a conscience_n be_v also_o a_o great_a terror_n to_o they_o while_o they_o remain_v prisoner_n so_o long_o in_o dismal_a darkness_n and_o the_o psalmist_n justify_v he_o in_o part_n when_o instead_o of_o mention_v this_o plague_n of_o darkness_n as_o he_o do_v the_o rest_n which_o be_v inflict_v on_o the_o egyptian_n he_o say_v god_n send_v evil_a angel_n among_o they_o lxxviii_o psal_n 49._o but_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n have_v light_a in_o their_o dwelling_n whereby_o they_o be_v enable_v to_o go_v about_o their_o business_n and_o get_v all_o thing_n ready_a for_o their_o departure_n without_o any_o notice_n of_o the_o egyptian_n much_o less_o any_o hindrance_n from_o they_o who_o be_v in_o a_o mist_n and_o can_v not_o see_v what_o they_o be_v a_o do_v ver._n 24._o and_o pharaoh_n call_v unto_o moses_n he_o be_v so_o terrify_v by_o the_o horrible_a apparition_n he_o have_v see_v that_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o three_o day_n of_o darkness_n he_o send_v a_o messenger_n to_o call_v moses_n for_o before_o that_o time_n none_o can_v find_v their_o way_n to_o he_o or_o perhaps_o the_o meaning_n may_v be_v that_o in_o his_o raven_a sit_v he_o call_v for_o moses_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v near_o he_o and_o say_v when_o moses_n come_v he_o make_v his_o former_a confession_n a_o little_o large_a but_o have_v not_o the_o heart_n to_o comply_v entire_o go_v you_o serve_v the_o lord_n only_o let_v the_o flock_n and_o the_o herd_n be_v stay_v etc._n etc._n it_o be_v a_o perfect_a infatuation_n to_o higgle_v as_o we_o speak_v with_o moses_n and_o still_o drive_v his_o bargain_n as_o low_a as_o he_o can_v when_o he_o be_v reduce_v to_o such_o distress_n that_o he_o be_v upon_o the_o brink_n of_o destruction_n but_o this_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o his_o covetousness_n which_o be_v incurable_a and_o will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o part_v with_o they_o but_o still_o to_o keep_v a_o pawn_n for_o their_o return_n to_o his_o servitude_n let_v your_o little_a one_o go_v with_o you_o his_o blindness_n make_v he_o think_v this_o a_o great_a condescension_n because_o 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obstinate_a resolution_n not_o quite_o to_o part_v with_o they_o see_v v._o 20._o ver._n 28._o and_o pharaoh_n say_v unto_o he_o get_v thou_o from_o i_o this_o sound_n as_o if_o he_o intend_v again_o to_o have_v he_o drive_v from_o his_o presence_n as_o v._o 11._o so_o soon_o do_v he_o forget_v his_o own_o humble_a confession_n and_o supplication_n to_o he_o v._o 16_o 17._o and_o return_v to_o his_o frantic_a rage_n and_o fury_n against_o he_o take_v heed_n to_o thyself_o see_v my_o face_n no_o more_o for_o in_o that_o day_n thou_o see_v my_o face_n thou_o shall_v die_v a_o speech_n more_o foolish_a than_o proud_a as_o dr._n jackson_n observe_v to_o come_v from_o a_o man_n who_o the_o lord_n have_v so_o much_o impoverish_v and_o so_o often_o humble_v and_o give_v sufficient_a proof_n of_o his_o power_n not_o only_o to_o bring_v great_a plague_n immediate_o upon_o he_o but_o to_o cut_v he_o off_o ver._n 29._o and_o moses_n say_v thou_o have_v speak_v well_o i_o will_v see_v thy_o face_n again_o no_o more_o that_o be_v unless_o i_o be_v call_v for_o as_o one_o will_v think_v he_o be_v because_o moses_n do_v deliver_v one_o message_n more_o to_o he_o xi_o 4_o 8._o though_o we_o may_v suppose_v he_o deliver_v it_o now_o or_o that_o he_o do_v not_o deliver_v it_o himself_o but_o by_o some_o other_o person_n but_o that_o do_v not_o agree_v with_o the_o last_o word_n of_o v._o 8._o of_o the_o next_o chapter_n and_o we_o read_v also_o xii_o 31._o that_o pharaoh_n call_v for_o moses_n and_o aaron_n by_o night_n who_o perhaps_o do_v not_o go_v but_o only_o receive_v his_o message_n chap._n xi_o verse_n 1._o and_z the_o lord_z say_v unto_o moses_n it_o be_v uncertain_a when_o the_o lord_n speak_v this_o i_o suppose_v it_o be_v as_o soon_o as_o he_o come_v out_o from_o pharaoh_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o three_o day_n darkness_n which_o continue_v the_o eleven_o twelve_o and_o thirteen_o of_o the_o month_n abib_fw-la and_o on_o the_o fourteen_o in_o the_o morning_n moses_n receive_v this_o new_a revelation_n yet_o i_o will_v bring_v one_o plague_n more_o upon_o pharaoh_n and_o upon_o egypt_n the_o kill_n of_o their_o first-born_a which_o be_v the_o last_o plague_n inflict_v on_o they_o in_o egypt_n afterward_o he_o will_v let_v you_o go_v hence_o etc._n etc._n not_o only_o consent_v to_o dismiss_v you_o entire_o but_o be_v earnest_n with_o you_o and_o urge_v you_o to_o depart_v so_o we_o find_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v xii_o 31_o 33._o thrust_v you_o out_o altogether_o perfect_o and_o complete_o with_o some_o kind_n of_o compulsion_n ver._n 2._o speak_v now_o in_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n give_v order_n therefore_o to_o the_o israelite_n as_o i_o
eat_v lest_o they_o shall_v make_v the_o bed_n dirty_a on_o which_o they_o lie_v lean_v but_o bochart_n have_v demonstrate_v that_o this_o custom_n be_v not_o so_o ancient_a but_o that_o in_o moses_n his_o time_n and_o after_o they_o sit_v at_o their_o table_n as_o we_o do_v now_o of_o which_o there_o be_v many_o instance_n in_o the_o book_n of_o genesis_n and_o elsewhere_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v more_o likely_a the_o jew_n be_v wont_a to_o go_v without_o shoe_n when_o they_o be_v in_o egypt_n for_o ancient_o man_n do_v so_o and_o that_o be_v a_o hot_a country_n there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o they_o and_o beside_o they_o be_v so_o oppress_v that_o they_o may_v well_o be_v suppose_v to_o want_v many_o such_o conveniency_n of_o life_n but_o now_o god_n command_v they_o to_o put_v on_o shoe_n be_v to_o travel_v a_o long_a journey_n see_v his_o hierozoicon_n p._n i._o l._n 2._o c._n 50._o p._n 508._o and_o your_o staff_n in_o your_o hand_n still_o the_o posture_n of_o traveller_n who_o never_o go_v without_o a_o staff_n both_o to_o support_v they_o in_o slippery_a place_n and_o to_o defend_v they_o against_o assault_n xxxii_o gen._n 10._o they_o seem_v now_o to_o have_v eat_v the_o lamb_n lean_v on_o their_o staff_n and_o therefore_o stand_v all_o the_o time_n as_o man_n ready_a to_o depart_v but_o these_o be_v thing_n peculiar_a only_o to_o that_o pasover_n which_o they_o keep_v in_o egypt_n afterward_o they_o be_v not_o tie_v to_o they_o you_o shall_v eat_v it_o in_o haste_n as_o man_n expect_v every_o moment_n to_o begin_v their_o journey_n this_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o many_o of_o the_o law_n about_o the_o passover_n as_o maimonides_n observe_v p._n iii_o more_o nev._n c._n 46._o it_o be_v the_o lord_n be_v passover_n to_o be_v keep_v in_o memory_n of_o his_o wonderful_a mercy_n in_o spare_v the_o israelite_n when_o he_o destroy_v the_o egyptian_n and_o deliver_v they_o from_o their_o cruel_a bondage_n ver._n 12._o for_o i_o will_v pass_v through_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n this_o night_n see_v xi_o 4._o and_o will_v smite_v all_o the_o first-born_a etc._n etc._n a_o most_o grievous_a judgement_n all_o child_n be_v very_o dear_a to_o their_o parent_n especial_o their_o first-born_a and_o those_o more_o especial_o who_o be_v their_o only_a child_n as_o it_o be_v likely_a they_o be_v to_o many_o in_o egypt_n it_o be_v the_o fore_a plague_n also_o because_o no_o man_n child_n be_v spare_v that_o he_o may_v comfort_v his_o neighbour_n but_o they_o be_v all_o at_o the_o same_o time_n bewail_v their_o loss_n it_o be_v not_o certain_a by_o what_o sort_n of_o death_n they_o be_v smite_v but_o it_o be_v sudden_a and_o extinguish_v they_o all_o in_o the_o same_o moment_n and_o against_o all_o the_o god_n of_o egypt_n i_o will_v execute_v judgement_n and_o so_o moses_n tell_v we_o he_o do_v xxxiii_o numb_a 4._o from_o whence_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o egyptian_n be_v idolater_n in_o moses_n his_o day_n and_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n will_v have_v it_o that_o all_o their_o idol_n be_v destroy_v this_o night_n so_o jonathan_n in_o his_o paraphrase_n their_o melt_a image_n be_v dissolve_v and_o melt_v down_o their_o image_n of_o stone_n be_v dash_v in_o piece_n their_o image_n make_v of_o earth_n be_v crumble_v into_o bit_n and_o their_o wooden_a one_o reduce_v to_o ash_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o which_o we_o can_v be_v assure_v though_o we_o meet_v with_o it_o not_o only_o in_o pirke_n elieser_n c._n 48._o but_o in_o the_o author_n of_o dibre_fw-la hajamim_fw-la etc._n etc._n or_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o moses_n who_o word_n be_v these_o all_o the_o first-born_a both_o of_o man_n and_o beast_n be_v smite_v the_o image_n also_o and_o picture_n destroy_v whereupon_o the_o jew_n borrow_v gold_n silver_n and_o garment_n of_o the_o egyptian_n they_o go_v away_o lade_v with_o riches_n according_a to_o what_o god_n say_v to_o abraham_n xv_o gen._n 14._o that_o nation_n who_o they_o shall_v serve_v will_v i_o judge_v and_o afterward_o shall_v they_o come_v out_o with_o great_a substance_n this_o the_o heathen_a seem_v to_o have_v understand_v for_o this_o story_n reach_v they_o as_o if_o they_o have_v carry_v away_o the_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o garment_n of_o the_o egyptian_a idol_n for_o so_o trogus_n report_v it_o in_o justin_n l._n xxxvi_o c._n 2._o that_o when_o moses_n lead_v the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n sacra_fw-la aegyptiorum_n furto_fw-la abstulit_fw-la he_o steal_v away_o the_o holy_a thing_n of_o the_o egyptian_n which_o he_o make_v the_o reason_n why_o pharaoh_n pursue_v they_o artapanus_n also_o in_o eusebius_n say_v that_o most_o of_o their_o temple_n be_v overthrow_v by_o a_o earthquake_n l._n ix_o praepar_fw-la evang._n c._n 27._o there_o be_v those_o who_o by_o elohim_n understand_v nothing_o but_o their_o prince_n or_o judge_n the_o great_a man_n of_o the_o kingdom_n upon_o who_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n be_v now_o execute_v but_o another_o place_n in_o this_o book_n xx._n 23._o plain_o determine_v it_o to_o signify_v image_n i_o be_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v no_o other_o god_n but_o i_o as_o he_o have_v say_v he_o will_v make_v both_o the_o israelite_n and_o pharaoh_n also_o to_o know_v x._o 2._o xi_o 7._o ver._n 13._o and_o the_o blood_n shall_v be_v to_o you_o for_o a_o token_n or_o a_o sign_n by_o which_o the_o israelite_n be_v assure_v of_o safety_n and_o deliverance_n from_o the_o destroy_a angel_n of_o which_o token_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v epiphanius_n there_o be_v a_o memorial_n preserve_v even_o among_o the_o egyptian_n themselves_o though_o they_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o original_a of_o their_o own_o rite_n for_o at_o the_o aequinox_n which_o be_v the_o time_n of_o the_o passover_n they_o mark_v their_o cattle_n and_o their_o tree_n and_o one_o another_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o red_a ochre_n or_o some_o such_o thing_n which_o they_o fancy_v will_v be_v a_o preservative_n to_o they_o and_o when_o i_o see_v the_o blood_n wheresoever_o my_o angel_n find_v this_o blood_n upon_o the_o door-post_n i_o will_v pass_v over_o you_o etc._n etc._n here_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n of_o pesach_n as_o the_o hebrew_n call_v it_o or_o pischa_n or_o pascha_fw-la as_o it_o be_v call_v by_o the_o chaldee_n because_o god_n order_v his_o angel_n to_o pass_v over_o or_o pass_v by_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o not_o to_o smite_v any_o body_n in_o their_o family_n when_o he_o smite_v every_o first-born_a of_o the_o egyptian_n v._o 23._o ver._n 14._o and_o this_o day_n shall_v be_v unto_o you_o for_o a_o memorial_n to_o preserve_v in_o mind_n god_n wonderful_a work_n which_o he_o make_v to_o be_v remember_v cxi_o psal_n 4._o that_o be_v order_v and_o dispose_v thing_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v forget_v particular_o by_o institute_v a_o festival_n solemnity_n upon_o this_o day_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v and_o you_o shall_v keep_v it_o a_o feast_n to_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n call_v the_o feast_n of_o the_o passover_n the_o rite_n of_o which_o be_v all_o manifest_o contrive_v to_o preserve_v a_o memory_n of_o the_o benefit_n they_o now_o receive_v a_o ordinance_n for_o ever_o to_o the_o end_n of_o that_o oeconomy_n for_o it_o often_o signify_v only_o a_o long_a duration_n as_o xv_o deut._n 17._o and_o here_o import_v no_o more_o but_o that_o they_o shall_v keep_v this_o ordinance_n not_o only_o now_o but_o when_o they_o come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n ver._n 15._o seven_o day_n shall_v you_o eat_v unleavend_v bread_n the_o seven_o day_n follow_v the_o feast_n of_o the_o passover_n be_v observe_v as_o a_o distinct_a festival_n and_o call_v the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n v._o 17._o because_o no_o bread_n that_o have_v any_o leaven_n in_o it_o may_v be_v eat_v all_o that_o time_n which_o the_o jew_n expound_v thus_o not_o that_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o eat_v unleavened_a bread_n all_o those_o seven_o day_n which_o be_v necessary_a only_o on_o that_o night_n when_o the_o passover_n be_v kill_v but_o only_o not_o to_o eat_v leaven_v bread_n that_o be_v utter_o unlawful_a but_o they_o may_v eat_v rice_n or_o parch_a corn_n or_o any_o such_o thing_n see_v petavius_n in_o epiphan_n haeres_fw-la lxx_o n._n xi_o at_o their_o march_n indeed_o out_o of_o egypt_n they_o be_v force_v to_o eat_v unleavened_a bread_n have_v none_o else_o to_o eat_v not_o only_o for_o seven_o day_n but_o for_o a_o whole_a month_n that_o be_v from_o the_o fifteen_o of_o the_o first_o month_n to_o the_o fifteen_o and_o sixteenth_o of_o the_o next_o when_o god_n give_v they_o manna_n and_o quail_n xvi_o 1_o 12_o 13._o but_o necessity_n as_o i_o say_v compel_v they_o to_o this_o they_o have_v
year_n and_o from_o his_o family_n come_v into_o egypt_n till_o their_o departure_n be_v just_a as_o many_o more_o which_o agree_v perfect_o with_o what_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o the_o promise_v make_v by_o god_n to_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n can_v not_o be_v make_v void_a by_o the_o law_n which_o be_v four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n after_o iii_o galat._n 16_o 17._o how_o the_o first_o promise_v make_v to_o abraham_n be_v when_o god_n bid_v he_o go_v to_o canaan_n xii_o gen._n 3._o see_v xv_o gen._n 13._o there_o be_v some_o indeed_o that_o reckon_v their_o stay_n in_o egypt_n to_o have_v be_v only_o two_o hundred_o and_o ten_o year_n and_o then_o they_o take_v in_o the_o five_o year_n abraham_n stay_v at_o charran_n after_o he_o leave_v ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n to_o make_v up_o these_o four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n of_o which_o opinion_n be_v drusius_n in_o the_o place_n above_o mention_v but_o josephus_n say_v express_o that_o they_o depart_v out_o of_o egypt_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n after_o jacob_n come_v into_o it_o l._n ii_o antiq._n c._n 5._o all_o the_o difficulty_n that_o have_v be_v raise_v by_o commentator_n in_o the_o exposition_n of_o these_o word_n be_v avoid_v by_o this_o interpretation_n if_o we_o admit_v that_o be_v only_o these_o two_o synechdoche_n the_o figure_n of_o part_n for_o the_o whole_a first_o that_o under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v comprehend_v israel_n himself_o with_o his_o father_n and_o grandfather_n and_o second_o that_o their_o sojourn_v comprehend_v the_o whole_a time_n that_o this_o nation_n dwell_v in_o a_o land_n that_o be_v not_o they_o half_a of_o which_o time_n at_o least_o be_v spend_v in_o egypt_n see_v guil._n vorstius_n in_o his_o note_n upon_o tzemach_n david_n p._n 200._o &_o 205._o ludou._n capellus_n chron._n sacra_fw-la p._n 135._o but_o especial_o our_o most_o learned_a primate_n usher_n chron._n sacr._n c._n 8._o where_o he_o large_o confute_v the_o contrary_a opinion_n which_o if_o any_o one_o desire_n to_o see_v defend_v i_o know_v none_o that_o have_v do_v it_o better_o than_o gerhardus_fw-la j._n vossius_fw-la in_o his_o isagogue_n chronologica_fw-la dissert_n vii_o c._n 1_o etc._n etc._n where_o he_o fair_o represent_v the_o argument_n on_o both_o side_n but_o incline_v himself_o to_o think_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n dwell_v ccccxxx_n year_n in_o egypt_n and_o endeavour_n to_o answer_v those_o who_o assert_v that_o interpretation_n which_o i_o have_v give_v cap._n 12._o but_o acknowledge_v ingenuous_o cap._n 6._o that_o it_o be_v the_o sense_n not_o only_o of_o the_o ancient_a jew_n but_o of_o the_o ancient_a christian_n such_o as_o eusebius_n epiphanius_n and_o st._n chrysostom_n among_o the_o greek_n and_o st._n hierom_n st._n austin_n etc._n etc._n among_o the_o latin_n and_o of_o a_o vast_a number_n of_o late_a writer_n ver._n 41._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n these_o year_n say_v st._n hierom_n in_o iii_o galat._n be_v to_o be_v compute_v ab_fw-la eo_fw-la tempore_fw-la quo_fw-la deus_fw-la ad_fw-la abrahamum_fw-la locutus_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n from_o the_o time_n when_o god_n say_v to_o abraham_n in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o nation_n be_v bless_v i._n e._n when_o he_o go_v first_o to_o canaan_n even_o the_o self_n same_o day_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v they_o all_o go_v out_o on_o one_o day_n or_o they_o go_v out_o that_o very_a day_n four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n after_o abraham_n come_v to_o canaan_n so_o faithful_a be_v god_n in_o his_o promise_n to_o his_o faithful_a servant_n that_o all_o the_o host_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n so_o they_o be_v call_v for_o the_o lord_n be_v become_v their_o king_n as_o i_o observe_v iii_o 10._o and_o now_o lead_v they_o forth_o as_o their_o captain_n general_n and_o this_o word_n host_n import_v that_o they_o go_v out_o not_o confuse_o but_o in_o good_a order_n see_v xiii_o 18._o which_o be_v the_o more_o wonderful_a there_o be_v such_o a_o vast_a number_n of_o they_o v._n 37_o 38._o that_o one_o will_v think_v they_o can_v not_o so_o soon_o get_v together_o especial_o in_o any_o order_n but_o josephus_n have_v well_o resolve_v this_o that_o moses_n have_v notice_n of_o god_n intention_n some_o day_n before_o see_v v._n 1_o have_v dispose_v they_o for_o their_o departure_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o distribute_v they_o into_o several_a company_n have_v appoint_v they_o the_o place_n of_o general_a rendezvouz_n as_o we_o now_o speak_v or_o at_o least_o direct_v who_o shall_v march_v first_o and_o what_o order_n they_o shall_v observe_v that_o they_o may_v not_o hinder_v one_o another_o in_o their_o march_n ver._n 42._o it_o be_v a_o night_n to_o be_v much_o observe_v in_o the_o hebrew_n as_o the_o margin_n note_n a_o night_n of_o observation_n that_o be_v a_o very_a remarkable_a night_n or_o a_o night_n in_o which_o there_o be_v many_o precept_n to_o be_v observe_v as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o or_o as_o conradus_n pellicanus_fw-la a_o night_n in_o which_o the_o lord_n after_o a_o special_a manner_n watch_v over_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n for_o which_o reason_n the_o jew_n expect_v their_o messiah_n to_o come_v in_o this_o night_n foolish_o imagine_v he_o will_v then_o find_v they_o all_o most_o ready_a to_o follow_v he_o to_o jerusalem_n for_o they_o have_v now_o corrupt_v a_o ancient_a tradition_n which_o i_o observe_v before_o v._o 6._o be_v remarkable_o fulfil_v in_o our_o saviour_n suffering_n that_o very_a evening_n when_o the_o paschal_n lamb_n be_v kill_v and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n redeem_v from_o the_o egyptian_a bondage_n unto_o the_o lord_n in_o honour_n of_o he_o who_o have_v gracious_o begin_v to_o fulfil_v his_o promise_n make_v to_o their_o forefather_n vi_o 2_o 3_o 4._o this_o be_v that_o night_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n which_o god_n have_v command_v to_o be_v observe_v because_o they_o come_v out_o at_o that_o season_n xvi_o dent._n 6._o under_o his_o conduct_n from_o the_o egyptian_a bondage_n or_o it_o may_v be_v call_v that_o night_n of_o the_o lord_n because_o his_o power_n and_o mercy_n and_o faithfulness_n to_o his_o promise_n so_o signal_o appear_v that_o night_n ver._n 43._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n and_o aaron_n at_o the_o same_o time_n i_o suppose_v that_o he_o institute_v the_o passover_n v._n 1._o he_o add_v this_o caution_n about_o it_o this_o be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o passover_n a_o further_a rule_n to_o be_v observe_v at_o this_o feast_n there_o shall_v no_o stranger_n eat_v thereof_o several_a of_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n by_o the_o son_n of_o a_o stranger_n understand_v a_o apostate_n from_o the_o religion_n of_o israel_n to_o strange_a worship_n i._n e._n idolatry_n as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v l._n i._n de_fw-fr synedr_n c._n 12._o p._n 479._o but_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v so_o restrain_v as_o appear_v from_o the_o next_o verse_n which_o be_v a_o further_a explication_n of_o this_o wherein_o he_o ordain_v that_o no_o man_n who_o do_v not_o embrace_v their_o faith_n and_o religion_n shall_v eat_v of_o the_o passover_n though_o he_o be_v a_o proselyte_n so_o far_o as_o to_o be_v permit_v to_o live_v among_o they_o for_o this_o be_v a_o commemoration_n of_o the_o great_a deliverance_n bestow_v upon_o the_o israelite_n none_o but_o they_o be_v to_o partake_v of_o it_o unless_o they_o will_v be_v circumcise_a and_o thereby_o come_v into_o the_o covenant_n make_v with_o abraham_n which_o give_v they_o a_o title_n to_o all_o the_o privilege_n of_o his_o child_n and_o oblige_v they_o as_o well_o as_o the_o natural_a israelite_n to_o give_v public_a thanks_o for_o this_o work_n of_o their_o redemption_n from_o egyptian_a bondage_n to_o worship_n and_o serve_v their_o god_n according_a as_o he_o direct_v ver._n 44._o and_o every_o manservant_n that_o be_v buy_v for_o money_n as_o many_o be_v in_o those_o time_n and_o country_n who_o become_v their_o master_n proper_a good_n as_o much_o as_o their_o cattle_n when_o thou_o have_v circumcise_a he_o then_o shall_v he_o eat_v thereof_o he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v circumcise_a against_o his_o will_n but_o if_o he_o refuse_v after_o a_o year_n trial_n as_o maimonides_n expound_v it_o to_o receive_v circumcision_n his_o master_n be_v to_o sell_v he_o again_o for_o it_o be_v very_o unreasonable_a to_o think_v that_o he_o be_v to_o be_v compel_v to_o be_v circumcise_a as_o those_o hebrew_n doctor_n seem_v to_o understand_v it_o who_o say_v that_o both_o master_n and_o servant_n be_v forbid_v to_o eat_v of_o it_o till_o the_o servant_n be_v circumcise_a see_v selden_n l._n ii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n c._n 1._o where_o he_o show_v at_o large_a
of_o gold_n as_o casaubon_n speak_v in_o his_o annotation_n on_o this_o place_n l._n xvi_o p._n 760_o 761._o chap._n xiii_o verse_n 1._o and_z the_o lord_z speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v after_o they_o come_v to_o succoth_n where_o i_o suppose_v the_o schechinah_n appear_v to_o he_o as_o it_o have_v do_v in_o midian_a and_o in_o egypt_n to_o direct_v he_o in_o his_o conduct_n ver._n 2._o sanctify_v unto_o i_o the_o first-born_a separate_a or_o set_v apart_o from_o common_a use_n for_o i_o appropriate_v they_o to_o myself_o as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o verse_n this_o word_n sanctify_v as_o our_o mr._n mede_n observe_v signify_v different_o in_o several_a conjugation_n sometime_o it_o signify_v to_o devote_v and_o consecrate_v to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o sometime_o to_o use_v a_o thing_n as_o holy_a be_v already_o devote_v to_o he_o and_o thus_o he_o reconcile_v this_o place_n where_o he_o bid_v he_o sanctify_v all_o the_o first-born_a i._n e._n look_v upon_o they_o as_o thing_n separate_v to_o his_o own_o use_n and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v use_v by_o they_o with_o another_o place_n xxvii_o leu._n 26._o where_o he_o say_v concern_v the_o first-born_a no_o man_n shall_v sanctify_v it_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n i_o e._n the_o lord_n have_v already_o set_v it_o apart_o to_o himself_o and_o therefore_o no_o man_n be_v to_o consecrate_v that_o again_o which_o god_n have_v already_o consecrate_a that_o be_v take_v for_o his_o own_o see_v l._n ii_o de_fw-la sanctuario_fw-la dei_fw-la p._n 552._o first-born_a there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o first-born_a some_o who_o be_v the_o first-born_a of_o the_o father_n call_v the_o beginning_n of_o his_o strength_n xxi_o deut._n 17._o the_o other_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o mother_n which_o be_v call_v here_o whatsoever_o open_v the_o womb._n the_o hebrew_n make_v a_o great_a difference_n between_o these_o two_o and_o say_v that_o to_o the_o former_a sort_n belong_v the_o prerogative_n both_o of_o have_v the_o inheritance_n of_o his_o father_n and_o also_o the_o priesthood_n but_o to_o the_o latter_a only_o belong_v one_o of_o these_o prerogative_n viz._n the_o priesthood_n and_o they_o gather_v it_o from_o this_o very_a place_n whatsoever_o open_v the_o womb_n which_o be_v the_o first-born_a of_o the_o mother_n be_v i_o i._n e._n shall_v be_v employ_v in_o my_o service_n but_o instead_o of_o these_o god_n take_v the_o levite_n to_o attend_v upon_o he_o iii_o numb_a 12._o after_o which_o the_o first-born_a be_v to_o be_v redeem_v at_o a_o certain_a rate_n which_o be_v part_n of_o the_o priest_n maintenance_n xviii_o numb_a 15_o 16._o see_v selden_n de_fw-fr successionibus_fw-la ad_fw-la leg._n hebr._n c._n 7._o among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n who_o this_o precept_n concern_v peculiar_o but_o no_o other_o people_n therefore_o the_o jew_n say_v that_o if_o one_o of_o they_o and_o a_o gentile_a have_v any_o beast_n in_o common_a between_o they_o the_o first-born_a be_v free_a as_o their_o phrase_n be_v because_o it_o be_v here_o say_v among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n not_o the_o gentile_n see_v buxtorf_n synag_fw-mi jud._n c._n 38._o both_o of_o man_n and_o beast_n as_o be_v further_o direct_v and_o explain_v v._o 12_o 13._o it_o be_v i_o and_o therefore_o be_v to_o be_v offer_v to_o god_n if_o it_o be_v a_o male_a of_o any_o beast_n only_o a_o ass_n be_v to_o be_v redeem_v xxxiv_o 19_o 20._o god_n intend_v by_o this_o law_n to_o teach_v they_o say_v r._n levi_n barzelonita_n that_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v he_o and_o that_o man_n have_v nothing_o in_o it_o but_o by_o his_o gracious_a grant_n who_o challenge_v the_o first-born_a of_o every_o thing_n to_o himself_o because_o all_o be_v he_o for_o the_o first-born_a male_n be_v dear_a to_o a_o man_n say_v he_o than_o the_o apple_n of_o his_o eye_n as_o no_o doubt_n he_o be_v yet_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o consecrate_v he_o to_o god_n but_o the_o plain_a reason_n of_o this_o law_n be_v to_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o god_n miraculous_a providence_n in_o spare_v their_o first-born_a when_o those_o of_o the_o egyptian_n be_v all_o kill_v to_o which_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n add_v a_o more_o ancient_a right_a god_n have_v to_o they_o be_v the_o person_n who_o sacrifice_v to_o god_n before_o priest_n be_v ordain_v by_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n so_o onkelos_n take_v the_o young_a man_n xxiv_o 5._o to_o have_v be_v the_o first-born_a and_o the_o priest_n mention_v xix_o 22._o aben_n ezra_n also_o upon_o xvi_o numb_a 1._o say_v the_o same_o the_o truth_n of_o which_o i_o shall_v examine_v there_o ver._n 3._o and_o moses_n say_v unto_o the_o people_n god_n seem_v to_o have_v command_v moses_n at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o give_v this_o precept_n to_o repeat_v here_o at_o succoth_n what_o he_o have_v say_v to_o they_o in_o egypt_n concern_v the_o observation_n of_o the_o passover_n and_o of_o the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n it_o be_v of_o great_a moment_n to_o have_v the_o benefit_n hereby_o commemorate_a in_o perpetual_a remembrance_n remember_v this_o day_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v the_o first_o day_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n command_v to_o be_v keep_v holy_a xii_o 16._o for_o by_o strength_n of_o hand_n the_o lord_n bring_v you_o out_o that_o be_v by_o a_o miraculous_a power_n which_o constrain_v pharaoh_n to_o let_v you_o go_v much_o against_o his_o will_n so_o god_n promise_v at_o his_o first_o appearance_n to_o moses_n iii_o 19_o there_o shall_v no_o leaven_a bread_n be_v eat_v unleavened_a bread_n be_v to_o be_v eat_v on_o the_o passover_n night_n and_o afterward_o not_o leaven_v bread_n see_v xii_o 15_o etc._n etc._n where_o this_o be_v represent_v as_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o jew_n but_o the_o six_o and_o seven_o verse_n follow_v seem_v to_o say_v otherwise_o ver._n 4._o this_o day_n come_v you_o out_o in_o the_o morning_n of_o this_o day_n they_o begin_v their_o march_n in_o the_o month_n of_o abib_fw-la this_o word_n abib_fw-la signify_v a_o ear_n of_o corn_n for_o then_o barley_n begin_v to_o ear_n the_o syriack_n word_n hababa_fw-la have_v something_o of_o its_o sound_n which_o signify_v a_o flower_n and_o so_o they_o here_o translate_v it_o the_o month_n of_o flower_n whence_o macarius_n say_v god_n bring_v israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o month_n of_o flower_n when_o the_o pleasant_a spring_n first_o appear_v see_v xxiii_o 15._o ver._n 5._o and_o it_o shall_v be_v when_o the_o lord_n shall_v bring_v thou_o into_o the_o land_n etc._n etc._n from_o hence_o they_o conclude_v this_o precept_n do_v not_o oblige_v they_o in_o the_o wilderness_n but_o it_o be_v by_o a_o special_a direction_n and_o command_n that_o they_o observe_v it_o the_o year_n after_o this_o ix_o numb_a 1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n see_v xii_o 25_o 50._o in_o confirmation_n of_o which_o the_o xii_o deut._n 1_o be_v allege_v where_o he_o begin_v to_o recapitulate_v all_o the_o law_n they_o be_v to_o observe_v in_o canaan_n among_o which_o this_o be_v one_o xii_o 5_o 6._o yet_o this_o alone_a will_v not_o have_v be_v sufficient_a to_o prove_v this_o for_o he_o may_v be_v think_v now_o only_o to_o reinforce_v his_o law_n at_o their_o etrance_n into_o canaan_n if_o he_o have_v not_o add_v v._n 8._o you_o shall_v not_o do_v after_o all_o the_o thing_n you_o do_v here_o this_o day_n etc._n etc._n which_o suppose_v that_o in_o the_o unsettle_a condition_n wherein_o they_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n they_o have_v not_o keep_v themselves_o to_o all_o those_o rule_n which_o follow_v and_o have_v be_v former_o deliver_v which_o he_o swear_v unto_o thy_o father_n to_o give_v thou_o etc._n etc._n xv_o gen._n 18_o 19_o etc._n etc._n you_o shall_v keep_v this_o service_n in_o this_o month._n both_o the_o passover_n and_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n xii_o 25._o ver._n 6._o seven_o day_n shall_v thou_o eat_v unleavened_a bread_n this_o seem_v to_o confute_v what_o the_o jew_n say_v that_o they_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o eat_v unleavened_a bread_n but_o only_o when_o they_o eat_v the_o passover_n see_v xii_o 15._o and_o in_o the_o seven_o day_n shall_v be_v a_o feast_n unto_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o first_o day_n be_v holy_a v._n 3._o so_o be_v the_o last_o xii_o 16._o that_o they_o may_v not_o fail_v in_o their_o gratitude_n for_o so_o great_a a_o benefit_n as_o they_o now_o commemorate_a ver._n 7._o unleavened_a bread_n shall_v be_v eat_v seven_o day_n this_o seem_v still_o to_o make_v the_o injunction_n plain_o that_o for_o seven_o day_n together_o they_o shall_v eat_v unleavened_a bread_n which_o be_v so_o often_o repeat_v because_o this_o make_v they_o sensible_a more_o than_o any_o thing_n else_o of_o the_o wonderful_a hand_n of_o god_n in_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o
egypt_n which_o be_v so_o sudden_a and_o hasty_a that_o they_o have_v not_o time_n to_o bake_v the_o dough_n they_o have_v prepare_v nor_o so_o much_o as_o put_v leaven_n to_o it_o xii_o 39_o there_o shall_v no_o leaven_a bread_n be_v see_v with_o thou_o from_o whence_o the_o jew_n conclude_v that_o not_o only_o all_o such_o bread_n be_v to_o be_v careful_o seek_v for_o and_o throw_v out_o of_o their_o house_n but_o all_o their_o vessel_n that_o have_v be_v use_v the_o year_n before_o thorough_o scour_v lest_o any_o thing_n shall_v remain_v in_o they_o that_o may_v give_v a_o tincture_n of_o acidity_n to_o the_o bread_n that_o may_v be_v make_v in_o they_o in_o which_o work_n they_o spend_v some_o day_n before_o the_o passover_n as_o buxtorf_n observe_v in_o his_o synag_n jud._n c._n 17._o neither_o shall_v there_o be_v leaven_n see_v with_o thou_o etc._n etc._n for_o which_o cause_n as_o he_o there_o observe_v they_o abstain_v all_o the_o time_n of_o this_o feast_n from_o all_o such_o thing_n as_o may_v possible_o have_v some_o leaven_n in_o they_o as_o from_o honey_n and_o sugar_n which_o be_v often_o adulterate_v with_o flower_n etc._n etc._n ver._n 8._o and_o thou_o shall_v show_v thy_o son_n in_o that_o day_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n it_o be_v to_o be_v a_o part_n of_o their_o religion_n to_o instruct_v their_o child_n in_o the_o meaning_n of_o their_o kill_v the_o lamb_n and_o their_o abstinence_n from_o leaven_n this_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n make_v one_o of_o the_o dcxiii_o precept_n that_o parent_n shall_v tell_v the_o whole_a story_n of_o their_o go_v out_o of_o egypt_n on_o the_o fifteen_o day_n of_o nisan_fw-la when_o every_o one_o according_a to_o his_o ability_n be_v bind_v in_o his_o own_o language_n to_o bless_v and_o praise_v the_o name_n of_o god_n for_o all_o his_o miracle_n which_o he_o wrought_v for_o they_o they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o r._n levi_n of_o barcelona_n ver._n 9_o and_o it_o shall_v 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have_v expound_v it_o particular_o the_o forementioned_a r._n levi_n of_o barcelona_n who_o give_v this_o reason_n why_o such_o abundant_a care_n be_v take_v to_o have_v these_o thing_n remember_v because_o say_v he_o this_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o our_o law_n and_o of_o our_o religion_n for_o which_o cause_n in_o all_o our_o blessing_n and_o prayer_n we_o commemorate_v our_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n because_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n to_o we_o and_o a_o perfect_a demonstration_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o that_o our_o lord_n god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o creature_n and_o do_v what_o he_o please_v etc._n etc._n for_o who_o but_o he_o can_v change_v the_o course_n of_o nature_n and_o work_v such_o great_a and_o unheard_a of_o sign_n as_o he_o do_v this_o be_v sufficient_a to_o confute_v those_o that_o deny_v the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o to_o establish_v we_o in_o the_o belief_n of_o god_n most_o bless_v and_o to_o persuade_v both_o that_o there_o be_v a_o providence_n and_o that_o his_o power_n extend_v to_o all_o thing_n both_o in_o general_a and_o particular_a so_o he_o see_v v._o 16._o that_o the_o lord_n law_n may_v be_v in_o thy_o mouth_n that_o their_o child_n may_v be_v able_a to_o declare_v to_o their_o posterity_n the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n about_o these_o matter_n for_o with_o a_o strong_a hand_n have_v the_o lord_n bring_v thou_o out_o of_o egypt_n by_o slay_v all_o their_o first-born_a in_o one_o night_n see_v iii_o 19_o ver._n 10._o thou_o shall_v therefore_o keep_v this_o ordinance_n of_o the_o passover_n and_o of_o the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n in_o this_o season_n from_o year_n to_o year_n on_o the_o fourteen_o and_o the_o seven_o follow_a day_n of_o the_o first_o month._n ver._n 11._o and_o it_o shall_v be_v when_o the_o lord_n shall_v bring_v thou_o into_o the_o land_n of_o the_o canaanite_n etc._n etc._n under_o the_o name_n of_o canaanites_n he_o comprehend_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o seven_o nation_n and_o these_o word_n seem_v to_o import_v that_o the_o law_n of_o the_o first-born_a be_v not_o to_o take_v place_n till_o they_o come_v into_o the_o promised_n land_n yet_o we_o find_v iii_o numb_a 12_o 13._o that_o god_n demand_v all_o the_o first-born_a of_o they_o though_o he_o take_v the_o levite_n in_o their_o stead_n and_o both_o be_v number_v and_o there_o be_v two_o hundred_o seventy_o three_o first-born_a male_n more_o than_o there_o be_v levites_n v._n 41_o 42_o 43._o he_o require_v they_o to_o be_v redeem_v at_o five_o shekel_n apiece_o and_o the_o money_n to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o priest_n v._o 46_o 47_o 48._o but_o perhaps_o after_o this_o the_o law_n be_v not_o observe_v till_o they_o come_v to_o canaan_n which_o he_o swear_v unto_o thy_o father_n etc._n etc._n see_v v._o 5._o ver._n 12._o that_o thou_o shall_v set_v apart_o unto_o the_o lord_z all_o that_o open_v the_o matrix_fw-la here_o he_o show_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o that_o sanctification_n of_o the_o first-born_a which_o be_v mention_v v._n 2._o and_o for_o what_o end_n and_o reason_n this_o be_v ordain_v for_o that_o which_o be_v call_v sanctify_v there_o be_v here_o call_v set_v apart_o or_o separate_v it_o from_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o kind_n of_o creature_n for_o another_o use_n viz._n to_o be_v sacrifice_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o word_n heevarta_fw-la which_o we_o translate_v set_v apart_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n make_v to_o pass_v over_o which_o be_v explain_v xxii_o 30._o thou_o shall_v give_v it_o unto_o i_o viz._n to_o be_v offer_v at_o the_o altar_n the_o male_n the_o first-born_a be_v only_o mention_v v._o 2._o but_o here_o it_o be_v explain_v to_o signify_v only_o the_o male_n if_o a_o female_a come_v first_o and_o afterward_o a_o male_a that_o male_a be_v not_o devote_v unto_o god_n because_o it_o do_v not_o open_v the_o womb_n a_o female_a come_n before_o it_o shall_v be_v the_o lord_n and_o therefore_o set_v apart_o from_o common_a use_n to_o be_v employ_v in_o his_o service_n that_o be_v every_o firstling_n male_a of_o a_o cow_n sheep_n or_o goat_n be_v to_o be_v offer_v in_o sacrifice_n and_o the_o blood_n be_v sprinkle_v on_o the_o altar_n the_o flesh_n of_o they_o be_v give_v to_o the_o priest_n see_v xviii_o numb_a 17_o 18._o where_o what_o be_v here_o brief_o deliver_v be_v there_o more_o large_o explain_v ver._n 8._o and_o every_o firstling_n of_o a_o ass_n there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n for_o horse_n and_o camel_n but_o a_o ass_n be_v only_o mention_v because_o abundance_n of_o ass_n be_v breed_v in_o judea_n where_o there_o be_v few_o horse_n or_o camel_n and_o therefore_o xviii_o numb_a 15._o it_o be_v say_v in_o general_a the_o firstling_n of_o unclean_a beast_n thou_o shall_v redeem_v thou_o shall_v redeem_v with_o a_o lamb._n which_o be_v to_o be_v sacrifice_v to_o god_n if_o a_o man_n have_v not_o a_o lamb_n he_o be_v to_o give_v the_o price_n of_o one_o and_o because_o all_o lamb_n be_v not_o of_o a_o equal_a price_n some_o be_v worth_n more_o than_o other_o the_o rabbin_n say_v that_o a_o good_a eye_n i._n e._n a_o liberal_a man_n give_v a_o shekel_n a_o evil_a eye_n half_a as_o much_o and_o a_o middle_a sort_n of_o man_n give_v three_o quarter_n it_o be_v to_o be_v redeem_v also_o within_o thirty_o day_n if_o thou_o will_v not_o redeem_v it_o than_o thou_o shall_v break_v or_o cut_v off_o its_o neck_n it_o be_v to_o die_v one_o way_n or_o other_o and_o not_o to_o be_v employ_v in_o common_a use_n but_o thus_o to_o be_v dispose_v of_o if_o they_o will_v not_o give_v a_o lamb_n or_o its_o value_n in_o exchange_n for_o it_o which_o man_n may_v sometime_o be_v unwilling_a to_o
but_o all_o this_o be_v a_o mere_a fancy_n to_o excuse_v his_o foresather_n who_o shall_v rather_o have_v pray_v to_o god_n than_o murmur_v against_o moses_n for_o we_o read_v express_o god_n do_v not_o take_v away_o the_o pillar_n of_o the_o cloud_n by_o day_n and_o the_o pillar_n of_o fire_n by_o night_n from_o before_o the_o people_n xiii_o 22._o that_o be_v it_o constant_o guide_v they_o in_o the_o way_n wherein_o they_o shall_v go_v whether_o they_o travel_v by_o day_n or_o by_o night_n and_o in_o that_o very_a place_n which_o he_o build_v his_o opinion_n upon_o where_o it_o be_v say_v they_o journy_v according_a to_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v also_o express_o record_v that_o there_o be_v no_o water_n for_o the_o people_n to_o drink_v xvii_o 1._o ver._n 25._o and_o he_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n he_o do_v what_o they_o shall_v have_v do_v make_v his_o earnest_a prayer_n to_o god_n to_o relieve_v they_o in_o this_o distress_n which_o he_o instant_o vouchsafe_v to_o do_v and_o the_o lord_n show_v he_o a_o tree_n we_o be_v not_o tell_v what_o tree_n this_o be_v who_o wood_n be_v throw_v into_o the_o water_n take_v off_o their_o bitterness_n but_o to_o increase_v the_o miracle_n the_o jew_n will_v have_v this_o to_o have_v be_v a_o tree_n of_o bitter_a taste_n which_o jonathan_n call_v ardophne_n which_o natural_o will_v have_v make_v the_o water_n bitter_a if_o they_o have_v be_v sweet_a demetrius_n mention_n this_o wonderful_a cure_n of_o the_o water_n in_o eusebius_n his_o praepar_n evang._n l._n ix_o c._n 29._o which_o when_o he_o have_v cast_v into_o the_o water_n by_o the_o order_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o show_v he_o the_o tree_n for_o the_o wonder_n do_v not_o consist_v as_o huetius_n think_v in_o his_o quaestiones_fw-la alnetanae_n in_o cure_v the_o water_n by_o throw_v the_o wood_n into_o it_o for_o that_o may_v be_v do_v natural_o as_o pliny_n show_v but_o that_o he_o find_v this_o wood_n in_o the_o wilderness_n by_o the_o direction_n 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parent_n because_o those_o two_o commandment_n be_v press_v upon_o they_o in_o deuteronomy_n with_o this_o particular_a enforcement_n as_o the_o lord_n command_v thou_o v_z deut._n 12_o 16._o which_o they_o will_v have_v to_o relate_v unto_o this_o command_n at_o marah_n see_v mr._n selden_n l._n iii_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n c._n 9_o p._n 314_o 333_o etc._n etc._n and_o perhaps_o these_o two_o may_v be_v in_o the_o number_n but_o it_o be_v probable_a there_o be_v more_o command_n beside_o these_o which_o be_v now_o give_v they_o as_o the_o follow_a verse_n seem_v to_o intimate_v and_o there_o he_o prove_v they_o he_o begin_v there_o to_o make_v a_o trial_n of_o their_o obedience_n whether_o they_o will_v observe_v these_o law_n or_o no._n ver._n 26._o and_o say_v if_o thou_o will_v diligent_o hearken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o main_a thing_n he_o require_v of_o they_o as_o jeremiah_n observe_v vii_o 22_o 23._o where_o he_o say_v god_n speak_v nothing_o to_o they_o in_o the_o day_n when_o he_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n i_o e._n at_o this_o time_n concern_v burnt-offering_n and_o sacrifice_n but_o only_o command_v they_o say_v obey_v my_o voice_n and_o this_o maimonides_n himself_o confess_v in_o his_o more_n nevoch_n p._n iii_o c._n 32._o it_o appear_v from_o the_o scripture_n and_o the_o cabala_n also_o that_o the_o first_o precept_n which_o god_n give_v we_o after_o we_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n be_v not_o concern_v burnt-offering_n and_o sacrifice_n but_o it_o be_v that_o give_v we_o at_o marah_n if_o thou_o will_v diligent_o hearken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n where_o he_o give_v we_o a_o statute_n and_o a_o judgement_n and_o it_o be_v a_o certain_a tradition_n that_o the_o statute_n be_v the_o sabbath_n and_o the_o judgement_n be_v the_o take_v away_o all_o iniquity_n i._n e._n do_v justice_n i_o will_v put_v none_o of_o those_o disease_n upon_o thou_o which_o i_o have_v bring_v upon_o the_o egyptian_n he_o incourage_v their_o obedience_n by_o a_o gracious_a promise_n to_o preserve_v they_o from_o those_o terrible_a plague_n which_o he_o inflict_v upon_o the_o egyptian_n for_o their_o disobedience_n which_o be_v a_o indication_n withal_o that_o if_o the_o israelite_n prove_v like_o they_o they_o shall_v be_v punish_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o he_o threaten_v afterward_o xxviii_o deut._n 59_o etc._n etc._n i_o be_o the_o lord_n that_o heal_v thou_o there_o be_v two_o part_n of_o a_o physician_n office_n to_o cure_v man_n when_o they_o be_v sick_a and_o to_o preserve_v they_o in_o health_n when_o they_o be_v well_o the_o latter_a be_v here_o chief_o intend_v which_o the_o psalmist_n take_v notice_n of_o when_o he_o say_v cv_o 37._o there_o be_v not_o one_o feeble_a person_n among_o their_o tribe_n ver._n 27._o and_o they_o come_v to_o elim_n they_o seem_v to_o have_v stay_v but_o a_o day_n at_o marah_n and_o on_o the_o xxvth_z 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praepar_fw-la evang_v c._n 29._o where_o be_v twelve_o well_n of_o water_n and_o threescore_o and_o ten_o palm-tree_n twelve_o well_n of_o water_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o xii_o tribe_n and_o lxx_o palm_n tree_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n say_v the_o hiorusalem_fw-la targum_fw-la and_o jonathan_n paraphrase_n which_o nachmanides_n so_o much_o believe_v that_o he_o say_v each_o tribe_n pitch_v their_o tent_n about_o one_o of_o these_o fountain_n and_o the_o lxx_o elder_n sit_v down_o under_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o palm_n tree_n give_v thanks_o to_o god_n for_o the_o benefit_n they_o now_o receive_v upon_o dry_a land_n as_o late_o they_o have_v do_v in_o the_o sea_n but_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o think_v that_o the_o high_a court_n consist_v of_o so_o many_o elder_n be_v now_o constitute_v as_o i_o have_v observe_v before_o of_o which_o see_v mr._n selden_n l._n i._n de_fw-fr synedr_n c._n 15._o p._n 626_o etc._n etc._n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o story_n neither_o to_o warrant_v what_o ezekiel_n say_v in_o the_o place_n beforenamed_n that_o these_o twelve_o spring_n all_o gush_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o one_o rock_n which_o be_v in_o this_o beautiful_a plain_n no_o more_o than_o there_o be_v for_o what_o follow_v in_o he_o concern_v a_o marvellous_a strange_a bird_n such_o as_o no_o man_n ever_o see_v before_o as_o big_a again_o as_o a_o eagle_n of_o various_a colour_n and_o a_o most_o sweet_a voice_n which_o appear_v to_o they_o upon_o this_o occasion_n which_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v have_v out_o of_o some_o talmudical_a fable_n palm-tree_n this_o tree_n delight_v in_o watery_a place_n and_o therefore_o no_o wonder_n so_o many_o be_v plant_v here_o by_o these_o fountain_n
to_o grind_v and_o bake_v it_o etc._n etc._n v._n 23._o and_o make_v ready_a all_o thing_n that_o be_v necessary_a against_o the_o next_o day_n which_o be_v to_o be_v a_o festival_n viz._n the_o sabbath_n on_o which_o they_o be_v to_o do_v nothing_o for_o the_o sabbath_n be_v not_o to_o be_v disturb_v with_o such_o kind_n of_o work_n but_o though_o on_o other_o festival_n they_o may_v prepare_v their_o meat_n and_o only_o abstain_v from_o labour_n yet_o on_o this_o they_o may_v not_o so_o much_o as_o dress_v their_o meat_n but_o it_o be_v to_o the_o do_v the_o evening_n before_o on_o which_o they_o be_v to_o prepare_v every_o thing_n for_o the_o next_o day_n from_o which_o preparation_n this_o day_n be_v call_v the_o parascue_n xxiii_o luke_n 54._o the_o preparation_n for_o the_o sabbath_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v twice_o as_o much_o as_o they_o gather_v daily_o enough_o that_o be_v for_o two_o day_n viz._n that_o six_o day_n and_o the_o next_o which_o be_v to_o be_v the_o sabbath_n v._o 23._o where_o what_o be_v here_o brief_o say_v in_o general_a be_v more_o particular_o and_o large_o explain_v the_o talmudist_n be_v general_o of_o a_o opinion_n that_o the_o xvth_z day_n of_o the_o second_o month_n when_o they_o come_v hither_o v._n 1._o be_v the_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o week_n see_v mr._n selden_n l._n iii_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n c._n 11._o which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a they_o know_v nothing_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o sabbath_n for_o they_o travel_v upon_o this_o day_n but_o mr._n mede_n have_v observe_v that_o it_o be_v altogether_o uncertain_a whether_o or_o no_o it_o be_v the_o seven_o day_n from_o the_o creation_n it_o may_v possible_o fall_v out_o so_o by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n that_o the_o seven_o day_n design_v by_o he_o for_o their_o sabbath_n may_v be_v both_o the_o seven_o in_o order_n from_o the_o creation_n and_o also_o from_o the_o day_n of_o their_o deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n but_o that_o which_o now_o determine_v this_o seven_o day_n after_o six_o day_n labour_n to_o be_v their_o rest_n be_v their_o redemption_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o the_o overwhelm_a of_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o host_n in_o the_o red_a sea_n which_o be_v upon_o this_o very_a day_n the_o example_n of_o the_o creation_n be_v a_o reason_n for_o sanctify_v one_o day_n in_o seven_o but_o the_o designation_n of_o this_o seven_o day_n be_v as_o i_o say_v from_o their_o wonderful_a deliverance_n see_v discourse_n xv._o book_n 1._o ver._n 6._o and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n say_v unto_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n what_o god_n speak_v to_o moses_n alone_o v._o 4._o be_v deliver_v to_o the_o people_n by_o aaron_n also_o who_o be_v assistant_n to_o his_o brother_n in_o the_o government_n of_o they_o at_o even_o on_o the_o evening_n of_o this_o fifteen_o day_n god_n send_v they_o quail_n as_o we_o translate_v v._o 13._o then_o you_o shall_v know_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v bring_v you_o out_o from_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n be_v convince_v that_o it_o be_v by_o the_o lord_n direction_n and_o command_n that_o you_o be_v bring_v out_o of_o egypt_n into_o this_o place_n and_o therefore_o you_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o quarrel_v with_o we_o who_o do_v nothing_o of_o ourselves_o without_o his_o order_n but_o rather_o to_o trust_v in_o he_o who_o can_v make_v as_o good_a provision_n for_o you_o here_o in_o the_o wilderness_n as_o ever_o you_o see_v in_o egypt_n ver._n 7._o and_o in_o the_o morning_n when_o the_o manna_n fall_v down_o v._o 13._o then_o you_o shall_v see_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n his_o great_a power_n some_o interpret_v it_o in_o send_v they_o bread_n from_o heaven_n and_o flesh_n also_o with_o it_o but_o i_o take_v it_o rather_o to_o refer_v unto_o the_o visible_a appearance_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n which_o they_o see_v present_o after_o this_o v._o 10._o and_o be_v convince_v of_o his_o real_a presence_n in_o that_o cloud_n by_o the_o descent_n of_o the_o manna_n from_o thence_o next_o morning_n which_o no_o power_n but_o the_o divine_a can_v produce_v and_o so_o i_o find_v abarbinel_n himself_o interpret_v it_o their_o see_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o bread_n or_o the_o flesh_n he_o send_v they_o but_o of_o the_o fire_n which_o appear_v to_o all_o the_o people_n to_o reprove_v they_o for_o their_o murmur_n for_o that_o he_o hear_v your_o murmur_n against_o the_o lord_n he_o be_v present_a among_o you_o and_o take_v notice_n of_o your_o ungrateful_a behaviour_n towards_o he_o for_o what_o be_v we_o that_o you_o murmur_v against_o we_o alas_o we_o be_v but_o poor_a instrument_n of_o he_o who_o have_v do_v all_o the_o wonder_v you_o have_v see_v and_o by_o that_o mean_v bring_v you_o hither_o and_o therefore_o why_o do_v you_o complain_v of_o we_o as_o if_o we_o act_v any_o thing_n by_o our_o own_o authority_n ver._n 8._o and_o moses_n say_v this_o shall_v be_v when_o the_o lord_n shall_v give_v you_o etc._n etc._n i_o say_v again_o therefore_o mark_v it_o when_o the_o lord_n shall_v give_v you_o flesh_n to_o eat_v in_o the_o evening_n and_o in_o the_o morning_n bread_n to_o the_o full_a than_o you_o shall_v be_v convince_v that_o he_o have_v take_v notice_n of_o your_o murmur_n which_o be_v real_o against_o he_o who_o employ_v we_o only_o as_o his_o minister_n and_o will_v be_v so_o gracious_a as_o not_o to_o punish_v your_o discontent_n but_o provide_v for_o your_o necessity_n ver._n 9_o and_o moses_n speak_v unto_o aaron_n who_o be_v his_o minister_n as_o moses_n be_v more_o immediate_o god_n speak_v unto_o the_o whole_a congregation_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n who_o be_v all_o engage_v in_o this_o undutiful_a murmur_a v._o 2._o come_v near_o before_o the_o lord_n before_o the_o schechinah_n or_o divine_a majesty_n which_o be_v in_o the_o cloud_n as_o i_o observe_v xiii_o 21._o and_o now_o be_v about_o to_o break_v forth_o upon_o they_o in_o a_o glorious_a manner_n but_o because_o of_o their_o murmur_n the_o cloud_n be_v remove_v it_o be_v probable_a to_o a_o great_a distance_n from_o they_o than_o it_o use_v to_o be_v bonfrerius_n will_v have_v it_o that_o they_o be_v to_o come_v near_o to_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o moses_n where_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v xxxiii_o 7_o 9_o but_o there_o be_v no_o proof_n that_o it_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v there_o till_o that_o occasion_n see_v upon_o that_o place_n for_o he_o have_v hear_v your_o murmur_n he_o will_v show_v that_o he_o be_v among_o you_o and_o observe_v how_o ungrateful_o you_o requite_v he_o it_o be_v not_o unlikely_a that_o moses_n bad_a aaron_n go_v and_o speak_v to_o the_o people_n because_o he_o himself_o retire_v to_o speak_v to_o god_n that_o be_v to_o pray_v for_o they_o and_o to_o acknowledge_v his_o great_a goodness_n in_o pass_v by_o their_o murmur_n ver._n 10._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v as_o aaron_z speak_v unto_o the_o whole_a congregation_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n according_a to_o the_o command_n of_o moses_n v._o 9_o that_o they_o look_v they_o be_v sudden_o surprise_v i_o conceive_v with_o a_o unwonted_a brightness_n which_o make_v they_o look_v about_o to_o see_v whence_o it_o come_v or_o aaron_n perhaps_o bid_v they_o look_v that_o way_n towards_o the_o wilderness_n whether_o the_o cloud_n have_v conduct_v they_o and_o stand_v at_o some_o distance_n from_o they_o and_o behold_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v in_o the_o cloud_n the_o divine_a majesty_n appear_v in_o flame_a light_n such_o as_o they_o have_v never_o see_v before_o see_v xiii_o 21._o thus_o n._n lyra_n true_o expound_v fulgour_fw-la quidam_fw-la insolitus_fw-la etc._n etc._n a_o unusual_a splendour_n represent_v the_o divine_a power_n to_o reprove_v the_o murmur_n of_o the_o people_n ver._n 11._o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n who_o be_v go_v as_o i_o say_v to_o pray_v unto_o god_n whilst_o aaron_n be_v speak_v unto_o the_o people_n ver._n 12._o i_o have_v hear_v the_o murmur_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n etc._n etc._n he_o repeat_v to_o moses_n what_o he_o have_v bid_v he_o tell_v they_o v._n 4_o 5_o 6._o and_o perhaps_o speak_v it_o from_o the_o cloud_n of_o glory_n in_o the_o audience_n of_o all_o the_o people_n in_o the_o evening_n you_o shall_v eat_v flesh_n v._n 8._o and_o in_o the_o morning_n you_o shall_v be_v sill_v with_o bread_n v._n 4._o and_o you_o shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n who_o bring_v you_o out_o of_o egypt_n and_o will_v provide_v for_o you_o here_o in_o the_o wilderness_n ver._n 13._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o at_o even_o according_a to_o god_n promise_n v._o 6_o 8._o the_o quail_n
not_o require_v so_o much_o as_o other_o ver._n 18._o and_o when_o they_o do_v mete_v it_o with_o a_o omer_n when_o it_o be_v bring_v unto_o their_o tent_n v._n 16._o then_o the_o father_n of_o the_o family_n or_o some_o of_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o congregation_n v._n 22._o measure_v what_o they_o have_v gather_v with_o a_o omer_n and_o give_v to_o every_o one_o his_o proportion_n according_a as_o god_n direct_v he_o that_o gather_v much_o have_v nothing_o over_o have_v no_o more_o than_o his_o omer_n and_o he_o that_o gather_v little_a have_v no_o lack_n he_o that_o have_v not_o gather_v enough_o to_o make_v a_o omer_n for_o every_o man_n have_v it_o make_v up_o to_o he_o out_o of_o other_o man_n gather_n who_o have_v more_o than_o enough_o abarbinel_n will_v have_v it_o that_o they_o be_v so_o direct_v by_o a_o miraculous_a providence_n as_o to_o gather_v just_a so_o much_o for_o their_o several_a family_n that_o every_o person_n be_v share_n will_v come_v to_o a_o omer_n and_o neither_o more_o nor_o less_o and_o so_o greg._n nyssen_n call_v this_o the_o second_o miracle_n which_o be_v in_o the_o manna_n have_v observe_v one_o before_o v._o 14._o but_o other_o think_v that_o if_o any_o part_n of_o it_o remain_v after_o every_o one_o in_o the_o family_n have_v a_o omer_n it_o be_v food_n for_o their_o cattle_n which_o in_o the_o wilderness_n want_v grass_n sufficient_a for_o they_o and_o this_o seem_v the_o more_o probable_a because_o otherwise_o we_o must_v make_v a_o new_a miracle_n that_o every_o man_n woman_n and_o child_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o eat_v a_o omer_n which_o all_o grant_n be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o sustenance_n of_o any_o man_n whatsoever_o but_o be_v too_o much_o sure_a for_o a_o child_n they_o gather_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o eat_n as_o they_o be_v direct_v v._n 16._o ver._n 19_o and_o moses_n say_v let_v no_o man_n leave_v of_o it_o till_o the_o morning_n it_o be_v therefore_o to_o be_v all_o spend_v one_o way_n or_o other_o the_o same_o day_n it_o fall_v which_o be_v the_o law_n of_o all_o the_o holy_a feast_n particular_o of_o the_o passover_n xii_o 10._o and_o of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o peace-offering_n xxi_o leu._n 30._o beside_o god_n will_v have_v they_o depend_v upon_o his_o providence_n and_o trust_v he_o for_o fresh_a supply_v every_o day_n as_o aben-ezra_n well_o note_n and_o r._n levi_n be_v gersom_a he_o that_o keep_v it_o till_o the_o morning_n betray_v his_o want_n of_o faith_n and_o fear_v god_n will_v send_v no_o more_o for_o if_o he_o believe_v to_o what_o purpose_n shall_v he_o be_v at_o the_o pain_n to_o keep_v it_o here_o be_v a_o new_a wonder_n that_o as_o it_o fall_v every_o day_n for_o forty_o year_n together_o both_o in_o winter_n and_o in_o summer_n and_o likewise_o fall_v in_o such_o quantity_n that_o every_o one_o have_v a_o omer_n and_o none_o want_v this_o measure_n so_o it_o will_v not_o keep_v till_o the_o next_o morning_n which_o it_o may_v have_v do_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n and_o do_v once_o in_o a_o week_n and_o in_o the_o ark_n be_v preserve_v to_o many_o generation_n ver._n 20._o notwithstanding_o they_o hearken_v not_o unto_o moses_n but_o some_o of_o they_o leave_v of_o it_o till_o the_o morning_n either_o through_o unbelief_n or_o mere_a negligence_n or_o a_o wanton_a inclination_n to_o make_v a_o experiment_n some_o among_o they_o disobey_v his_o command_n and_o it_o breed_v worm_n and_o stanke_z this_o be_v a_o wonder_n also_o that_o such_o a_o heavenly_a food_n so_o pure_a and_o simple_a shall_v not_o only_o breed_v worm_n but_o also_o stink_n which_o be_v a_o punishment_n for_o their_o disobedience_n though_o a_o merciful_a one_o in_o that_o god_n do_v not_o inflict_v it_o upon_o themselves_o but_o upon_o their_o food_n the_o jew_n common_o take_v these_o word_n to_o be_v transpose_v thing_n be_v wont_v first_o to_o putrify_v and_o then_o to_o breed_v worm_n and_o in_o that_o order_n moses_n relate_v this_o matter_n when_o it_o be_v lay_v up_o for_o the_o sabbath_n v._o 24._o that_o it_o neither_o stanke_z neither_o be_v any_o worm_n therein_o but_o abarbinel_n think_v that_o moses_n here_o speak_v of_o it_o according_a to_o the_o order_n wherein_o they_o find_v it_o which_o be_v that_o first_o worm_n appear_v in_o it_o to_o their_o eye_n and_o then_o they_o smell_v the_o stink_n but_o in_o speak_v of_o what_o fall_v out_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n he_o follow_v the_o natural_a order_n and_o say_v it_o do_v not_o stink_n neither_o be_v any_o worm_n in_o it_o and_o moses_n be_v wroth_a with_o they_o chide_v they_o severe_o for_o their_o disobedience_n to_o he_o who_o have_v bestow_v such_o a_o singular_a benefit_n upon_o they_o ver._n 21._o and_o they_o gather_v it_o every_o morning_n every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o eat_n this_o be_v not_o needless_o repeat_v but_o a_o further_a explication_n of_o their_o care_n and_o diligence_n to_o furnish_v themselves_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n with_o as_o much_o 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it_o be_v but_o reason_n that_o this_o which_o contain_v such_o a_o precious_a monument_n of_o god_n mercy_n shall_v be_v of_o the_o same_o metal_n lay_v it_o up_o before_o the_o lord_n i.e._n before_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o testimony_n as_o it_o be_v explain_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n which_o show_v that_o this_o command_n be_v give_v after_o the_o build_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o be_v here_o mention_v because_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o same_o matter_n which_o moses_n relate_v in_o this_o chapter_n other_o suppose_v it_o be_v speak_v by_o way_n of_o prolepsis_n which_o seem_v not_o to_o i_o so_o probable_a ver._n 34._o so_o aaron_n lay_v it_o up_o when_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v build_v before_o the_o testimony_n this_o be_v the_o same_o with_o before_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o forego_n verse_n for_o the_o divine_a glory_n dwell_v between_o the_o cherubim_n which_o be_v over_o the_o ark_n which_o be_v common_o call_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o testimony_n xxx_o 6._o xl._n 3_o 5._o but_o here_o and_o xxv_o 36._o be_v simple_o call_v the_o testimony_n by_o a_o ellipsis_n or_o leave_v out_o the_o first_o word_n which_o be_v very_o usual_a in_o other_o instance_n for_o thus_o it_o be_v call_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n strength_n 2_o chron._n vi_o 41._o but_o elsewhere_o the_o first_o word_n be_v omit_v it_o be_v call_v only_o his_o strength_n lxxviii_o psalm_n 61._o cv_o 4._o and_o therefore_o the_o ark_n be_v call_v the_o testimony_n partly_o because_o there_o god_n give_v they_o a_o special_a token_n of_o his_o dwelling_n among_o they_o and_o partly_o because_o the_o two_o table_n of_o stone_n be_v in_o the_o ark_n which_o be_v call_v the_o testimony_n xl._n 20._o where_o it_o be_v say_v moses_n put_v the_o testimony_n into_o the_o ark_n and_o then_o immediate_o v._o 21._o he_o call_v it_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o testimony_n ver._n 35._o and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n do_v eat_v manna_n forty_o year_n within_o a_o month_n which_o want_v to_o make_v complete_a forty_o year_n for_o it_o begin_v to_o fall_v just_a xxx_o day_n after_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n on_o the_o xvth_z of_o april_n and_o cease_v to_o fall_v on_o the_o xvth_z or_o xvith_z of_o march_n the_o day_n after_o the_o passover_n which_o they_o keep_v in_o the_o forty_o year_n five_o josh_n 11_o 12._o now_o in_o all_o writer_n some_o day_n under_o or_o over_o be_v not_o wont_a to_o be_v consider_v when_o there_o be_v a_o round_a number_n but_o there_o be_v those_o who_o fancy_n these_o word_n be_v put_v into_o this_o book_n after_o moses_n his_o death_n for_o which_o i_o can_v see_v no_o ground_n for_o it_o be_v certain_a he_o live_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o forty_o year_n after_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o the_o border_n of_o canaan_n within_o sight_n of_o it_o i_o dent._n 3._o xxxiv_o 1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o may_v well_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v add_v these_o word_n himself_o to_o this_o history_n as_o he_o do_v the_o forego_n v._o 32._o that_o all_o belong_v to_o this_o matter_n may_v be_v put_v together_o in_o one_o place_n until_o they_o come_v to_o a_o land_n inhabit_v i._n e._n to_o canaan_n or_o the_o border_n of_o it_o as_o it_o here_o follow_v for_o these_o word_n say_v aben-ezra_n have_v respect_n to_o the_o wilderness_n in_o which_o they_o now_o be_v which_o be_v not_o inhabit_v until_o they_o come_v unto_o the_o border_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n that_o be_v say_v he_o to_o gilgal_n which_o be_v the_o border_n when_o they_o have_v pass_v over_o jordan_n when_o they_o do_v eat_v of_o the_o corn_n of_o the_o land_n and_o have_v no_o
dress_v up_o the_o high_a priest_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o the_o liberty_n and_o freedom_n also_o wherein_o they_o be_v instate_v i_o doubt_v not_o be_v signify_v by_o these_o word_n king_n and_o priest_n as_o onkelos_n translate_v they_o and_o as_o it_o be_v express_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n i_o revel_v 6._o v._o 10._o and_o the_o syriac_a also_o kingdom_n and_o priesthood_n for_o king_n and_o priest_n be_v of_o all_o other_o man_n free_v from_o oppression_n and_o thus_o i_o sin_v our_o mr._n thorndike_n a_o most_o learned_a man_n gloss_n upon_o thess_n word_n review_n of_o the_o right_n of_o the_o church_n p._n 132._o god_n call_v they_o king_n because_o redeem_v from_o the_o servitude_n of_o stranger_n to_o be_v a_o people_n lord_n of_o themselves_o and_o priest_n because_o redeem_v to_o spend_v their_o time_n in_o sacrifice_v and_o feast_v upon_o their_o sacrifice_n under_o which_o figure_n he_o afterward_o represent_v the_o happy_a estate_n of_o his_o church_n lxi_o isa_n 6._o though_o they_o sacrifice_v not_o in_o person_n but_o by_o their_o priest_n appoint_v in_o their_o stead_n by_o imposition_n of_o the_o elder_n hand_n viii_o numb_a 10._o a_o holy_a nation_n a_o people_n separate_v to_o god_n from_o all_o other_o nation_n and_o from_o their_o idolatry_n to_o serve_v god_n in_o a_o acceptable_a manner_n these_o be_v the_o word_n which_o thou_o shall_v speak_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n the_o sum_n of_o what_o he_o be_v to_o say_v to_o they_o comprehend_v both_o their_o duty_n and_o their_o high_a privilege_n ver._n 7._o and_o moses_n come_v down_o from_o the_o mount_n where_o he_o have_v be_v with_o god_n v._o 3._o and_o call_v for_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o people_n the_o principal_a person_n in_o the_o several_a tribe_n see_v iii_o 16._o which_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v do_v in_o the_o evening_n of_o the_o second_o day_n of_o the_o month._n and_o lay_v before_o their_o face_n all_o these_o word_n etc._n etc._n plain_o declare_v to_o they_o what_o god_n have_v give_v he_o in_o charge_n which_o they_o go_v and_o propound_v to_o the_o people_n of_o the_o several_a tribe_n who_o they_o represent_v ver._n 8._o and_o all_o the_o people_n answer_v together_o and_o say_v all_o with_o one_o consent_n declare_v as_o here_o follow_v all_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v we_o will_v do_v they_o consent_v to_o have_v the_o lord_n for_o their_o king_n and_o promise_v to_o be_v obedient_a to_o his_o will._n and_o moses_n return_v the_o word_n of_o the_o people_n unto_o the_o lord_n this_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v do_v the_o next_o day_n which_o be_v the_o three_o day_n of_o the_o three_o month._n upon_o which_o report_n make_v to_o god_n of_o the_o people_n consent_n he_o proceed_v after_o a_o few_o day_n preparation_n to_o declare_v the_o law_n by_o which_o they_o shall_v be_v govern_v chap._n xx_o xxi_o xxii_o xxiii_o and_o then_o in_o the_o xxivth_z chapter_n these_o law_n pass_v into_o a_o covenant_n between_o god_n and_o they_o here_o moses_n plain_o act_v as_o a_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o the_o people_n ver._n 9_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n lo_o i_o will_v come_v unto_o thou_o appear_v upon_o the_o mount_n in_o a_o thick_a cloud_n in_o a_o dark_a cloud_n than_o that_o which_o have_v hitherto_o go_v before_o they_o to_o conduct_v they_o so_o that_o they_o shall_v see_v nothing_o but_o flash_n of_o lightning_n which_o come_v out_o of_o it_o in_o a_o very_a frightful_a manner_n v._n 16_o 18._o for_o that_o there_o be_v sire_n in_o it_o appear_v from_o iv_o dent._n 11._o v._o 22_o 23._o though_o at_o first_o perhaps_o only_o a_o thick_a cloud_n appear_v as_o a_o token_n of_o his_o approach_n that_o the_o people_n may_v hear_v when_o i_o speak_v with_o thou_o though_o they_o see_v no_o similitude_n yet_o they_o plain_o hear_v a_o voice_n speak_v unto_o moses_n and_o declare_v their_o duty_n maimonides_n indeed_o think_v that_o the_o word_n be_v direct_v only_o unto_o moses_n and_o that_o the_o israelite_n hear_v mere_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o word_n but_o do_v not_o distinct_o understand_v they_o more_n nevoch_n p._n ii_o c._n 33._o which_o be_v direct_o against_o what_o moses_n say_v iv_o deut._n 12._o the_o lord_z speak_v unto_o you_o out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sire_n etc._n etc._n and_o v._o 4_o 5._o the_o lord_z talk_v with_o you_o face_n to_o face_n in_o the_o mount_n etc._n etc._n say_v i_o be_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n etc._n etc._n which_o word_n be_v plain_o direct_v to_o all_o the_o people_n and_o believe_v thou_o for_o ever_o they_o have_v be_v stagger_v in_o their_o belief_n after_o they_o have_v profess_v it_o at_o the_o red_a sea_n xv._o ult_n but_o after_o this_o it_o may_v be_v expect_v they_o will_v never_o question_v his_o authority_n any_o more_o and_o moses_n tell_v the_o word_n of_o the_o people_n unto_o the_o lord_n or_o rather_o for_o moses_n have_v tell_v etc._n etc._n upon_o which_o account_n god_n be_v please_v to_o make_v the_o forego_n declaration_n till_o they_o have_v own_v he_o for_o the_o lord_z their_o god_n i.e._n their_o king_n and_o governor_n he_o do_v not_o speak_v unto_o they_o at_o all_o but_o only_o unto_o moses_n but_o now_o that_o they_o have_v consent_v to_o be_v his_o he_o resolve_v to_o speak_v audible_o to_o they_o and_o henceforth_o to_o dwell_v among_o they_o and_o in_o order_n to_o it_o six_z his_o tabernacle_n with_o they_o for_o which_o he_o give_v order_n chap._n xxv_o etc._n etc._n immediate_o after_o they_o have_v enter_v into_o covenant_n to_o do_v as_o they_o have_v promise_v or_o these_o word_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o needless_a repetition_n may_v relate_v to_o that_o which_o follow_v and_o be_v translate_v thus_o moses_n have_v tell_v the_o word_n of_o the_o people_n unto_o the_o lord_n the_o lord_z say_v unto_o moses_n go_v unto_o the_o people_n and_o sanctify_v they_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 10._o go_v unto_o the_o people_n and_o sanctify_v they_o to_o day_n and_o to_o morrow_n this_o show_n that_o moses_n be_v send_v down_o early_o on_o the_o four_o day_n to_o prepare_v they_o for_o the_o appearance_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n among_o they_o by_o sanctify_v they_o that_o be_v separate_v they_o from_o all_o uncleanness_n or_o rather_o from_o all_o common_a and_o ordinary_a employment_n that_o they_o may_v give_v themselves_o to_o fast_v and_o prayer_n and_o abstinence_n from_o otherwise_o lawful_a pleasure_n for_o pirke_n elieser_n take_v abstinence_n from_o their_o wife_n mention_v v._n 15._o as_o a_o part_n of_o this_o sanctification_n cap._n 41._o and_o so_o do_v gregory_n nyssen_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la mosis_fw-la p._n 178._o and_o maimonides_n observe_v that_o separation_n from_o wine_n and_o strong_a drink_n be_v call_v holiness_n in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o nazarite_n vi_o numb_a 5._o and_o therefore_o may_v be_v think_v part_n of_o the_o sanctification_n here_o require_v more_o nevoch_n p._n i._o c._n 33._o and_o let_v they_o wash_v their_o clothes_n the_o hebrew_n understand_v it_o of_o wash_v their_o whole_a body_n for_o thus_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n be_v to_o be_v consecrate_v to_o their_o office_n xxix_o 4._o xl._n 12._o and_o therefore_o thus_o the_o people_n be_v now_o to_o be_v make_v a_o holy_a people_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o make_v sit_v for_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n under_o who_o wing_n as_o they_o speak_v none_o be_v receive_v in_o future_a time_n i.e._n make_v proselyte_n but_o by_o baptism_n or_o wash_v of_o their_o whole_a body_n which_o be_v take_v from_o this_o pattern_n and_o according_o where_o we_o read_v in_o the_o law_n of_o particular_a purification_n by_o wash_v their_o clothes_n in_o case_n of_o any_o uncleanness_n as_o xi_o leu._n 25_o 28_o 40._o fourteen_o 8_o 47._o where_o moses_n speak_v of_o cleanse_v a_o leprous_a person_n xxxi_o numb_a 24._o where_o he_o speak_v of_o cleanse_v soldier_n and_o many_o other_o case_n they_o understand_v it_o in_o the_o very_a same_o manner_n in_o some_o case_n indeed_o it_o be_v express_o prescribe_v xv_o leu._n 5_o 6_o 7._o xvi_o 26_o etc._n etc._n and_o they_o expound_v all_o other_o where_o clothes_n only_o be_v mention_v by_o the_o same_o rule_n as_o mr._n selden_n show_v i._n 1._o de_fw-fr synedr_n c._n 3._o where_o he_o observe_v that_o in_o the_o pagan_a language_n pure_a garment_n signify_v the_o wash_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n see_v p._n 29._o ver._n 11._o and_o be_v ready_a against_o the_o three_o day_n he_o do_v not_o mean_v the_o three_o day_n of_o the_o month_n but_o the_o three_o day_n after_o this_o command_n to_o sanctify_v themselves_o in_o which_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o spend_v two_o entire_a day_n and_o then_o the_o lord_n promise_v to_o
19_o who_o be_v then_o in_o attendance_n upon_o the_o divine_a majesty_n as_o his_o retinue_n when_o he_o speak_v all_o these_o word_n that_o follow_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o seventeen_o verse_n which_o be_v call_v the_o ten_o word_n or_o commandment_n in_o xxxiv_o 28._o and_o he_o speak_v they_o with_o so_o great_a a_o voice_n v_n deut._n 22._o that_o all_o the_o people_n who_o be_v very_o numerous_a plain_o hear_v they_o which_o be_v very_o wonderful_a this_o be_v upon_o the_o six_o day_n of_o the_o three_o month_n call_v sivan_n see_v selden_n l._n iii_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n c._n 11._o ver._n 2._o i_o be_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n which_o have_v bring_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n in_o this_o preface_n to_o the_o ten_o commandment_n he_o assert_v his_o right_n to_o give_v they_o law_n not_o only_o in_o general_n as_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o all_o but_o by_o a_o peculiar_a title_n he_o have_v to_o their_o obedience_n who_o he_o have_v take_v to_o himself_o after_o a_o special_a manner_n to_o be_v his_o people_n by_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o the_o servitude_n under_o which_o they_o groan_v there_o this_o be_v a_o benefit_n fresh_a in_o their_o mind_n and_o most_o apt_a to_o affect_v their_o heart_n and_o therefore_o he_o do_v not_o say_v as_o the_o author_n of_o sepher_n cosri_n observe_v p._n i._o sect._n 27._o i_o be_o the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n or_o i_o be_o thy_o creator_n but_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n who_o have_v show_v a_o particular_a favour_n and_o kindness_n to_o thou_o by_o bring_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n when_o he_o become_v their_o king_n by_o a_o special_a title_n as_o i_o observe_v iii_o 10._o and_o upon_o that_o account_n give_v they_o these_o law_n whereby_o they_o be_v to_o be_v govern_v and_o give_v they_o peculiar_o to_o they_o as_o the_o forenamed_a author_n note_n who_o be_v tie_v to_o the_o 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worship_n serve_v and_o adore_v hottinger_n have_v take_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o pain_n in_o his_o hexaemeron_n and_o elsewhere_o to_o confirm_v this_o out_o of_o that_o and_o out_o of_o the_o ethiopic_a language_n also_o the_o jew_n say_v indeed_o that_o elohim_n be_v the_o name_n of_o judgement_n as_o jehovah_n be_v of_o mercy_n but_o abarbinel_n confute_v this_o to_o establish_v a_o notion_n of_o his_o own_o viz._n the_o omnipotent_a cause_n of_o all_o thing_n which_o other_o oppose_v as_o much_o as_o he_o do_v the_o former_a and_o therefore_o most_o i_o think_v now_o rest_n in_o the_o forenamed_a notion_n that_o it_o proper_o signify_v he_o who_o only_o be_v to_o be_v religious_o worship_v and_o adore_v as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o word_n ver._n 3._o thou_o shall_v have_v no_o other_o go_n that_o be_v believe_v in_o one_o god_n or_o believe_v there_o be_v no_o other_o god_n but_o i_o as_o nachman_n interpret_v it_o and_o consequent_o worship_n no_o other_o god_n this_o be_v the_o great_a foundation_n as_o the_o hebrew_n speak_v of_o the_o law_n for_o whosoever_o confess_v any_o other_o god_n he_o deny_v the_o whole_a law_n and_o they_o true_o observe_v also_o that_o this_o negative_a precept_n include_v the_o affirmative_a viz._n a_o command_n to_o worship_v he_o the_o only_a god_n as_o when_o naaman_n say_v he_o will_v neither_o offer_v burnt-offering_a nor_o sacrifice_n to_o any_o other_o god_n but_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v plain_a he_o mean_v that_o he_o will_v sacrifice_v to_o he_o 1_o kings_z v._n 17._o see_v selden_n l._n iii_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n c._n 1._o before_o i_o as_o they_o be_v not_o to_o forsake_v he_o and_o worship_v some_o other_o god_n so_o not_o to_o worship_v any_o other_o god_n together_o with_o he_o as_o many_o do_v 2_o king_n xvii_o 33._o for_o in_o his_o presence_n he_o can_v not_o endure_v any_o competitor_n ver._n 4._o thou_o shall_v not_o make_v unto_o thou_o any_o grave_a image_n etc._n etc._n the_o difference_n between_o pesel_n which_o we_o translate_v grave_v image_n and_o temunah_n which_o we_o translate_v likeness_n seem_v to_o be_v that_o the_o former_a be_v a_o protuberant_a image_n or_o a_o statue_n make_v of_o wood_n stone_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o other_o only_o a_o picture_n draw_v in_o colour_n upon_o a_o wall_n or_o board_n etc._n etc._n both_o which_o some_o have_v think_v they_o be_v prohibit_v here_o so_o much_o as_o to_o make_v whether_o it_o be_v the_o image_n or_o picture_n of_o the_o star_n or_o bird_n or_o man_n or_o beast_n or_o fish_n for_o fear_v they_o shall_v be_v draw_v to_o worship_v they_o thus_o it_o be_v certain_a origen_n understand_v this_o commandment_n when_o he_o say_v there_o be_v not_o permit_v to_o be_v so_o much_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n a_o picture-drawer_n or_o a_o maker_n of_o statue_n in_o their_o commonwealth_n to_o take_v away_o all_o occasion_n of_o draw_v man_n mind_n from_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n l._n iu._n contra_fw-la cell_n p._n 181._o clemens_n alexandrinus_n be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n l._n v._o stromat_n and_o tertullian_n l._n de_fw-fr spectaculis_fw-la c._n 23._o which_o they_o derive_v in_o all_o probability_n from_o the_o jew_n who_o from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o maccabee_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n think_v they_o be_v forbid_v by_o this_o law_n to_o make_v a_o image_n or_o figure_n of_o any_o live_a creature_n especial_o of_o a_o man._n this_o harmannus_n conringius_n have_v plain_o demonstrate_v in_o his_o paradoxa_fw-la de_fw-la nummis_fw-la ebraeorum_n c._n 5._o out_o of_o many_o place_n in_o philo_n and_o in_o josephus_n the_o latter_a of_o which_o tell_v we_o l._n xviii_o archaeolog_fw-la c._n 5._o that_o all_o their_o governor_n before_o pilate_n be_v wont_a to_o use_v ensign_n in_o jerusalem_n without_o the_o image_n of_o caesar_n in_o they_o because_o their_o law_n forbid_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o make_n of_o image_n and_o when_o vitellius_n be_v to_o lead_v the_o roman_a army_n through_o judaea_n against_o the_o arabian_n with_o image_n in_o their_o ensign_n the_o people_n run_v to_o meet_v he_o beseech_v he_o to_o forbear_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o it_o be_v not_o consonant_a to_o the_o law_n of_o their_o country_n to_o see_v image_n bring_v into_o it_o but_o whether_o this_o be_v the_o ancient_a exposition_n of_o the_o law_n before_o those_o time_n may_v be_v doubt_v the_o talmudist_n think_v it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o make_v any_o figure_n of_o celestial_a body_n either_o prominent_a or_o plain_a though_o it_o be_v for_o ornament_n sake_n but_o as_o for_o animal_n they_o may_v make_v prominent_a statue_n of_o they_o except_o only_o of_o man_n the_o image_n of_o who_o they_o may_v draw_v on_o a_o plain_a see_v selden_n l._n i._o de_fw-la jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n c._n 6_o 7_o 8._o which_o distinction_n most_o look_v upon_o as_o ungrounded_a and_o the_o common_a opinion_n be_v that_o moses_n do_v not_o forbid_v the_o very_a make_n of_o a_o image_n but_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o make_v they_o to_o set_v up_o in_o the_o place_n of_o divine_a worship_n ver._n 5._o thou_o shall_v not_o bow_v down_o thyself_o to_o they_o nor_o serve_v they_o if_o they_o see_v a_o image_n as_o they_o must_v needs_o do_v in_o other_o country_n though_o we_o suppose_v they_o have_v none_o among_o themselves_o he_o require_v they_o not_o to_o use_v any_o gesture_n or_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n that_o may_v signify_v reverence_n or_o honour_n give_v to_o they_o such_o be_v prostrate_v themselves_o before_o they_o bow_v their_o body_n kiss_v their_o hand_n much_o less_o to_o offer_v sacrifice_n or_o burn_v incense_n etc._n etc._n to_o they_o here_o seem_v
heaven_n and_o earth_n there_o be_v two_o reason_n for_o the_o sanctification_n of_o this_o day_n one_o be_v because_o god_n rest_v from_o his_o work_n of_o creation_n on_o the_o seven_o day_n which_o be_v mention_v here_o the_o other_o be_v because_o he_o have_v give_v they_o rest_n from_o their_o labour_n in_o egypt_n which_o he_o mention_n in_o the_o vth_z of_o deuteronomy_n there_o be_v no_o body_n have_v explain_v both_o these_o better_a than_o maimonides_n more_n nevoch_n p._n ii_o c._n 31._o there_o be_v two_o different_a cause_n say_v he_o for_o this_o precept_n from_o two_o different_a effect_n for_o when_o moses_n first_o explain_v to_o we_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o celebration_n in_o the_o promulgation_n of_o the_o x._o commandment_n he_o say_v it_o be_v because_o in_o six_o day_n the_o lord_n make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n but_o in_o the_o repetition_n of_o they_o he_o say_v remember_v that_o thou_o be_v a_o servant_n in_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n command_v thou_o to_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n day_n five_o deut._n 15._o the_o first_o cause_n be_v the_o glory_n and_o magnificence_n of_o this_o day_n as_o it_o be_v say_v therefore_o the_o lord_n bless_v the_o seven_o day_n and_o sancify_v it_o two_o gen._n 3._o this_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o that_o cause_n for_o in_o six_o day_n he_o make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n this_o be_v the_o reason_n he_o mean_v of_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o the_o sabbath_n but_o that_o he_o give_v this_o precept_n of_o the_o sabbath_n unto_o we_o i.e._n the_o israelite_n and_o command_v we_o to_o observe_v it_o be_v from_o the_o other_o cause_n which_o follow_v the_o first_o cause_n because_o we_o be_v servant_n in_o egypt_n all_o which_o time_n we_o can_v not_o serve_v according_a to_o our_o own_o will_n and_o pleasure_n nor_o have_v any_o rest_n or_o observe_v a_o sabbath_n and_o therefore_o god_n give_v we_o this_o special_a precept_n of_o rest_a and_o cessation_n from_o labour_n to_o join_v together_o these_o two_o reason_n viz._n the_o belief_n of_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n which_o present_o suggest_v to_o we_o the_o be_v of_o god_n and_o then_o the_o memory_n of_o god_n benefit_n unto_o we_o in_o give_v we_o rest_n from_o our_o intolerable_a burden_n in_o egypt_n wherefore_o he_o bless_v the_o sabbath_n day_n and_o hallow_v it_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n he_o bless_v the_o seven_o day_n two_o gen._n 3._o and_o now_o particular_o choose_v this_o seven_o day_n for_o a_o sabbath_n which_o he_o order_v they_o to_o observe_v in_o memory_n of_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n on_o that_o day_n as_o i_o observe_v xvi_o 5_o 23._o by_o which_o he_o preserve_v in_o their_o mind_n that_o singular_a benefit_n which_o he_o have_v bestow_v upon_o they_o and_o most_o manifest_o say_v maimonides_n in_o another_o place_n p._n iii_o c._n 43._o procure_v great_a ease_n to_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n by_o free_v a_o seven_o part_n of_o their_o life_n from_o wearisome_a labour_n which_o have_v another_o blessing_n in_o conjunction_n with_o it_o that_o it_o perpetual_o preserve_v and_o confirm_v that_o most_o precious_a history_n and_o doctrine_n concern_v the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n ver._n 12._o honour_n thy_o father_n and_o thy_o mother_n in_o another_o place_n they_o be_v command_v to_o fear_v they_o xix_o leu._n 3._o and_o as_o here_o the_o father_n be_v put_v before_o the_o mother_n so_o there_o the_o mother_n be_v put_v before_o the_o father_n to_o show_v as_o maimonides_n take_v it_o in_o his_o treatise_n call_v memarim_n c._n 6._o that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o make_v any_o difference_n between_o they_o but_o they_o be_v both_o equal_o to_o be_v honour_v and_o reverence_v which_o be_v a_o duty_n of_o such_o great_a concernment_n that_o we_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o place_n of_o this_o commandment_n immediate_o after_o those_o which_o peculiar_o relate_v to_o god_n worship_n that_o next_o to_o his_o majesty_n our_o parent_n be_v to_o be_v honour_v with_o that_o reverence_n love_n obedience_n and_o maintenance_n which_o be_v due_a to_o they_o and_o therefore_o notorious_a disobedience_n to_o they_o be_v threaten_v with_o death_n as_o well_o as_o apostasy_n from_o god_n wherein_o this_o honour_n or_o fear_n do_v consist_v be_v teach_v in_o all_o book_n of_o religion_n and_o mr._n selden_n have_v name_v a_o great_a many_o thing_n wherein_o the_o jew_n place_n it_o as_o the_o learned_a reader_n may_v see_v l._n ii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n c._n 13._o p._n 558_o etc._n etc._n i_o shall_v only_o add_v that_o this_o be_v a_o law_n among_o the_o heathen_n mention_v by_o saleucus_n charondas_n and_o other_o in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v child_n honour_v their_o parent_n and_o thus_o ulpian_n express_v it_o filio_fw-la semper_fw-la honesta_fw-la &_o sancta_fw-la persona_fw-la patris_fw-la videri_fw-la debet_fw-la and_o afterward_o filium_fw-la patrem_fw-la &_o matrem_fw-la venerari_fw-la oportet_fw-la with_o much_o more_o that_o hen._n stephanus_n have_v collect_v in_o his_o fontes_n &_o rivi_fw-la juris_fw-la civilis_fw-la that_o thy_o day_n may_v be_v long_o in_o the_o land_n etc._n etc._n as_o disobedience_n to_o parent_n be_v by_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n threaten_v to_o be_v punish_v with_o death_n so_o on_o the_o contrary_a long_a life_n which_o be_v the_o great_a worldly_a blessing_n be_v promise_v to_o the_o obedient_a and_o that_o in_o their_o own_o country_n which_o god_n have_v peculiar_o enrich_v with_o abundance_n of_o his_o blessing_n heathen_n also_o give_v the_o very_a same_o encouragement_n say_v that_o such_o child_n shall_v be_v dear_a to_o the_o god_n both_o live_a and_o dead_a so_o euripides_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o this_o famous_a senarius_fw-la mention_v by_o the_o fame_n henr._n stephanus_n with_o many_o other_o notable_a passage_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o shall_v live_v long_o or_o as_o long_o as_o thou_o can_v desire_v if_o thou_o nourish_v thy_o ancient_a parent_n whence_o child_n be_v call_v by_o xenophon_n and_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ver._n 13._o thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v after_o the_o command_n about_o the_o respect_n due_a to_o parent_n natural_o follow_v the_o regard_n we_o ought_v to_o have_v to_o all_o other_o man_n who_o spring_n from_o they_o and_o the_o great_a injury_n we_o can_v do_v another_o be_v to_o take_v away_o his_o life_n whereby_o he_o be_v deprive_v of_o all_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o this_o world_n and_o humane_a society_n itself_o be_v also_o wound_v which_o can_v subsist_v if_o its_o innocent_a member_n can_v be_v safe_a innocent_a i_o say_v for_o this_o commandment_n do_v not_o hinder_v man_n from_o defend_v themselves_o from_o violence_n xxii_o 2._o nor_o forbid_v magistrate_n to_o punish_v those_o with_o death_n who_o commit_v crime_n worthy_a of_o it_o for_o this_o be_v to_o preserve_v the_o life_n of_o other_o man_n xxii_o 18_o 19_o 20._o ver._n 14._o thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n next_o to_o a_o man_n self_n his_o wife_n be_v near_a to_o he_o than_o any_o other_o person_n they_o two_o be_v one_o flesh_n which_o make_v the_o injury_n do_v to_o he_o in_o her_o person_n a_o breach_n of_o humane_a society_n next_o to_o murder_n nay_o the_o lxx_o place_n this_o commandment_n before_o the_o other_o thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v virtuous_a woman_n value_v their_o chastity_n more_o than_o their_o life_n and_o the_o crime_n to_o which_o mere_a pleasure_n tempt_v man_n be_v more_o grievous_a in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o great_a philosopher_n than_o those_o to_o which_o they_o be_v stimulate_v by_o anger_n whoredom_n be_v also_o forbid_a in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o incest_n as_o wound_v any_o man_n be_v as_o well_o as_o murder_n but_o in_o these_o x._o word_n which_o be_v a_o short_a abridgement_n of_o their_o duty_n it_o be_v sufficient_a only_o to_o mention_v the_o principal_a thing_n of_o every_o kind_n which_o be_v hateful_a to_o god_n and_o injurious_a to_o men._n ver._n 15._o thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v this_o be_v to_o injure_v man_n in_o their_o good_n and_o possession_n either_o by_o open_a rapine_n or_o by_o craft_n and_o cheat_v against_o which_o god_n intend_v to_o secure_v they_o by_o this_o precept_n several_a sort_n of_o this_o sin_n be_v afterward_o mention_v in_o particular_a law_n ver._n 16._o thou_o shall_v not_o bear_v false_a witness_n against_o thy_o neighbour_n as_o our_o neighbour_n be_v not_o to_o be_v injure_v by_o we_o in_o deed_n so_o not_o in_o word_n by_o give_v a_o false_a testimony_n against_o he_o before_o a_o judge_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a sin_n of_o this_o kind_n this_o be_v both_o a_o injury_n to_o our_o neighbour_n and_o a_o affront_n to_o god_n in_o who_o place_n
the_o judge_n be_v who_o we_o go_v about_o to_o deceive_v large_a commentary_n on_o these_o commandment_n be_v not_o to_o be_v expect_v which_o may_v be_v find_v in_o many_o author_n common_o know_v ver._n 17._o thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v thy_o neighbour_n house_n etc._n etc._n here_o be_v forbid_v so_o much_o as_o the_o design_v any_o mischief_n to_o other_o in_o any_o of_o the_o thing_n foremention_v for_o as_o all_o injury_n in_o word_n or_o deed_n be_v prohibit_v in_o the_o iv_o precede_a commandment_n so_o in_o this_o he_o prohibit_v those_o which_o be_v only_o in_o the_o heart_n or_o counsel_n of_o man_n but_o never_o come_v to_o light_v and_o in_o the_o enumeration_n of_o the_o thing_n they_o be_v not_o to_o covet_v he_o begin_v first_o with_o that_o which_o be_v last_o mention_v and_o so_o backard_n to_o the_o other_o for_o he_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v thy_o neighbour_n house_n by_o design_v to_o bear_v false_a witness_n or_o to_o commit_v theft_n and_o then_o follow_v thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v thy_o neighbour_n wife_n by_o intend_v to_o abuse_v she_o if_o opportunity_n serve_v nor_o his_o manservant_n nor_o his_o maidservant_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v his_o principal_a good_n he_o say_v nothing_o of_o thirst_v after_o his_o life_n which_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v unlawful_a because_o less_o than_o that_o be_v forbid_v menander_n have_v something_o like_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o covet_v the_o thread_n of_o a_o needle_n for_o god_n see_v thou_o be_v intimate_o present_a with_o thou_o see_v more_o in_o grotius_n his_o prolegomena_n in_o excerpta_fw-la ex_fw-la stobaeo_n ver._n 18._o and_o all_o the_o people_n see_v the_o thundering_n etc._n etc._n see_v be_v the_o principal_a sense_n it_o be_v frequent_o put_v for_o the_o rest_n and_o this_o passage_n may_v be_v translate_v they_o sensible_o perceive_v etc._n etc._n see_v xlii_o gen._n 1._o and_o drusius_n quaestiones_fw-la hebr._n l._n i._n c._n 10._o the_o thundering_n and_o the_o lightning_n xix_o 16._o and_o the_o noise_n of_o the_o trumpet_n which_o cease_v while_o god_n speak_v the_o x._o word_n to_o they_o but_o now_o begin_v again_o together_o with_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n when_o they_o be_v end_v for_o as_o they_o be_v introduce_v in_o a_o most_o majestic_a manner_n to_o raise_v their_o attention_n and_o strike_v a_o awe_n into_o they_o so_o they_o be_v close_v that_o they_o may_v be_v the_o more_o sensible_a of_o the_o dreadfulness_n of_o that_o majesty_n who_o speak_v to_o they_o and_o that_o they_o may_v have_v a_o great_a reverence_n to_o his_o law_n they_o removed_z and_o stand_v afar_o off_o they_o be_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o mount_n while_o god_n speak_v to_o they_o but_o now_o start_v back_o for_o fear_v those_o flame_n they_o see_v upon_o the_o mountain_n v_n deut._n 25._o and_o perhaps_o flash_v from_o thence_o in_o a_o terrible_a manner_n shall_v devour_v they_o how_o far_o they_o remove_v we_o know_v not_o some_o think_v to_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v encamp_v before_o this_o glorious_a appearance_n out_o of_o which_o moses_n bring_v they_o to_o meet_v with_o god_n xix_o 2_o 17._o ver._n 19_o and_o they_o say_v unto_o moses_n by_o the_o head_n of_o their_o tribe_n and_o their_o elder_n v_n deut._n 23._o who_o come_v from_o the_o people_n to_o moses_n while_o he_o remain_v still_o in_o his_o place_n for_o he_o say_v there_o they_o come_v near_o unto_o he_o when_o they_o speak_v these_o word_n which_o signify_v they_o be_v at_o some_o distance_n before_o speak_v thou_o with_o we_o and_o we_o will_v hear_v etc._n etc._n they_o desire_v that_o what_o god_n have_v far_a to_o command_v they_o he_o will_v be_v please_v to_o acquaint_v moses_n with_o it_o and_o they_o will_v receive_v it_o as_o his_o own_o word_n but_o shall_v die_v with_o fear_n if_o they_o hear_v he_o speak_v any_o more_o with_o his_o own_o voice_n this_o be_v more_o large_o relate_v v_o deut._n 24_o 25_o etc._n etc._n and_o according_o god_fw-we afterward_o communicate_v to_o moses_n alone_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o law_n both_o concern_v religion_n and_o civil_a government_n ver._n 20._o and_o moses_n say_v unto_o the_o people_n he_o bid_v the_o elder_n return_v this_o answer_n to_o the_o people_n that_o send_v they_o fear_v not_o be_v not_o afraid_a of_o your_o life_n no_o hurt_n shall_v come_v to_o you_o for_o god_n be_v come_v to_o prove_v you_o god_n intend_v by_o this_o dreadful_a appearance_n to_o discover_v unto_o yourselves_o and_o other_o whether_o you_o will_v be_v such_o as_o you_o pretend_v xix_o 8._o and_o that_o his_o fear_n may_v be_v before_o your_o face_n and_o that_o you_o may_v have_v a_o awful_a sense_n of_o he_o in_o your_o mind_n by_o have_v before_o your_o eye_n continual_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o majesty_n of_o which_o you_o be_v late_o sensible_a v._o 18._o that_o you_o sin_v not_o let_v this_o be_v your_o only_a fear_n not_o to_o offend_v god_n by_o disobey_v his_o command_n ver._n 21._o and_o the_o people_n stand_v afar_o off_o in_o their_o tent_n within_o their_o camp_n for_o god_n command_v he_o to_o bid_v the_o elder_n after_o this_o discourse_n to_o go_v to_o their_o tent_n from_o whence_o they_o come_v where_o i_o suppose_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n be_v v_z deut._n 30._o but_o he_o bad_a moses_n stay_v with_o he_o and_o he_o will_v as_o they_o desire_v tell_v he_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o thing_n which_o he_o intend_v to_o enjoin_v they_o v._o 31._o and_o moses_n draw_v near_o unto_o the_o thick_a darkness_n where_o god_n be_v who_o call_v he_o to_o he_o again_o as_o he_o have_v do_v before_o xix_o 20._o there_o be_v a_o curious_a observation_n in_o pirke_n elieser_n that_o the_o hebrew_n word_n here_o be_v not_o nogesh_a he_o approach_v or_o draw_v near_o as_o we_o trunslate_v it_o but_o niggesh_n he_o be_v draw_v near_o the_o angel_n gabriel_n or_o michael_n as_o he_o fancy_v come_v and_o take_v he_o by_o the_o hand_n and_o lead_v he_o up_o to_o god_n cap._n 41._o but_o this_o signify_v rather_o that_o he_o do_v not_o go_v up_o of_o his_o own_o accord_n but_o be_v call_v by_o god_n to_o draw_v near_o to_o his_o divine_a majesty_n which_o he_o do_v the_o next_o day_n upon_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o sivan_n and_o receive_v lvii_o law_n beside_o the_o x._o which_o god_n himself_o deliver_v partly_o civil_a and_o partly_o religious_a which_o be_v explication_n of_o the_o decalogue_n ver._n 22._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n when_o they_o be_v together_o in_o the_o thick_a cloud_n before_o mention_v thus_o thou_o shall_v say_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n when_o thou_o go_v down_o again_o to_o they_o you_o have_v see_v that_o i_o have_v talk_v with_o you_o from_o heaven_n the_o apprehension_n of_o one_o sense_n as_o maimonides_n phrase_n it_o more_o nevoch_n p._n i._o c._n 46._o be_v usual_o in_o scripture_n put_v for_o the_o apprehension_n of_o another_o as_o see_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n two_o jer._n 31._o that_o be_v hear_v it_o or_o mark_v it_o diligent_o or_o the_o meaning_n here_o may_v be_v you_o see_v i._n e._n perceive_v by_o the_o thundering_n and_o lightning_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o token_n of_o a_o majestatick_a presence_n that_o it_o be_v i_o who_o speak_v from_o above_o ver._n 23._o you_o shall_v not_o make_v with_o i_o the_o hebrew_n writer_n here_o make_v a_o pause_n or_o full_a stop_n as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o complete_a sentence_n and_o the_o meaning_n be_v explain_v in_o the_o talmud_n to_o be_v you_o shall_v not_o make_v the_o similitude_n of_o the_o minister_n that_o minister_n before_o i_o above_o as_o the_o sun_n the_o moon_n the_o star_n or_o the_o angel_n ger._n bab._n upon_o avoda_n zura_n and_o so_o maimonides_n upon_o the_o same_o subject_a it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o form_v the_o image_n of_o the_o sun_n the_o moon_n the_o star_n the_o celestial_a sign_n or_o angel_n according_a to_o that_o which_o be_v write_v you_o shall_v not_o make_v with_o i_o i._n e._n nothing_o like_o the_o minister_n that_o minister_v to_o i_o above_o see_v selden_n l._n ii_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n c._n 6._o p._n 198._o but_o if_o we_o join_v these_o with_o the_o follow_a word_n the_o sense_n be_v the_o same_o that_o as_o they_o acknowledge_v no_o other_o god_n but_o he_o so_o they_o shall_v not_o make_v any_o image_n to_o represent_v he_o to_o enforce_v which_o the_o word_n make_v be_v repeat_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o verse_n whereby_o great_a efficacy_n be_v add_v to_o the_o command_n god_n of_o silver_n or_o god_n of_o gold_n shall_v you_o not_o make_v unto_o you_o he_o give_v this_o
the_o elder_n be_v in_o all_o likelihood_n to_o convince_v they_o that_o he_o be_v among_o they_o and_o have_v speak_v to_o they_o and_o send_v they_o the_o precept_n beforementioned_a by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n also_o they_o see_v god_n and_o do_v eat_v and_o drink_v after_o they_o have_v see_v god_n they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o receive_v any_o harm_n that_o they_o feast_v with_o he_o upon_o the_o relic_n of_o the_o peace-offering_n with_o great_a joy_n and_o gladness_n or_o we_o may_v suppose_v that_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n shine_v upon_o they_o as_o they_o sit_v down_o to_o eat_v and_o drink_v in_o token_n of_o their_o full_a consent_n to_o the_o covenant_n now_o make_v for_o so_o the_o custom_n be_v of_o make_v covenant_n xxiv_o gen._n 30._o xxxi_o 54._o and_o that_o notwithstanding_o they_o continue_v to_o finish_v their_o feast_n not_o be_v dispirited_a as_o good_a man_n be_v sometime_o afterward_o with_o glorious_a vision_n x_o dan._n 8_o 16_o 17._o but_o rather_o strengthen_v and_o make_v more_o vigorous_a the_o word_n for_o see_v in_o this_o verse_n be_v different_a from_o that_o in_o the_o former_a import_v i_o suppose_v that_o this_o appearance_n of_o god_n to_o they_o last_v some_o time_n ver._n 12._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n he_o call_v to_o he_o perhaps_o with_o a_o audible_a voice_n from_o the_o place_n where_o they_o see_v his_o glory_n that_o they_o may_v know_v how_o familiar_a he_o be_v with_o god_n and_o may_v more_o ready_o receive_v whatsoever_o command_v he_o bring_v from_o he_o come_v up_o to_o i_o into_o the_o mount_n to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mount_n where_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v v._o 17._o for_o hitherto_o moses_n have_v go_v no_o further_a than_o the_o rest_n but_o be_v with_o they_o when_o they_o do_v eat_v and_o drink_v before_o the_o lord_n and_o be_v there_o stay_v with_o i_o there_o v._o 18._o and_o i_o will_v give_v thou_o table_n of_o stone_n not_o only_o the_o jew_n but_o epiphanius_n also_o fancy_v these_o table_n be_v make_v of_o saphire_n from_o what_o be_v say_v v._n 10._o but_o the_o word_n signify_v plain_o enough_o that_o they_o be_v of_o stone_n and_o a_o law_n and_o commandment_n which_o i_o have_v write_v from_o this_o place_n the_o jew_n endeavour_v to_o establish_v their_o unwritten_a or_o oral_a law_n i._n e._n their_o tradition_n which_o they_o say_v be_v now_o deliver_v together_o with_o the_o table_n of_o stone_n so_o maimonides_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o jad_n chazeka_n all_o the_o precept_n which_o be_v give_v to_o moses_n on_o mount_n sinai_n be_v give_v with_o their_o explication_n according_a to_o what_o be_v say_v i_o will_v give_v the_o table_n of_o stone_n and_o a_o law_n and_o commandment_n where_o by_o the_o law_n be_v mean_v the_o write_a law_n and_o the_o commandment_n denote_v the_o explication_n of_o it_o which_o we_o call_v the_o oral_a law_n thus_o he_o and_o other_o of_o they_o direct_o against_o the_o text_n itself_o which_o say_v express_o both_o of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o commandment_n here_o mention_v that_o they_o be_v write_v see_v selden_n l._n ii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n c._n 16._o therefore_o by_o law_n and_o commandment_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o law_n contain_v in_o the_o x._o commandment_n that_o thou_o may_v teach_v they_o instruct_v the_o people_n to_o observe_v they_o as_o the_o most_o sacred_a of_o all_o other_o precept_n be_v write_v as_o well_o as_o speak_v by_o god_n himself_o who_o teach_v man_n by_o this_o example_n how_o to_o preserve_v their_o law_n for_o aristotle_n say_v in_o his_o problem_n that_o in_o old_a time_n man_n be_v ignorant_a how_o to_o write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v wont_a to_o sing_v their_o law_n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v forget_v it_o be_v the_o invention_n of_o the_o corybantes_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o theopompus_n speak_v to_o set_v up_o pillar_n and_o engrave_v their_o law_n upon_o they_o which_o solon_n at_o last_o write_v on_o wooden_a table_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v lay_v up_o in_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o mother_n of_o the_o god_n v._o sam._n petitum_fw-la praefat._n in_o leg._n attica_n ver._n 13_o and_o moses_n rise_v up_o from_o among_o the_o elder_n with_o who_o he_o be_v before_o and_o his_o minister_n joshua_n who_o attend_v he_o further_o than_o the_o elder_n but_o not_o into_o the_o place_n where_o he_o go_v for_o god_n intend_v he_o to_o be_v moses_n his_o successor_n seem_v to_o admit_v he_o unto_o a_o near_a familiarity_n than_o any_o one_o else_o beside_o moses_n and_o moses_n go_v up_o into_o the_o mount_n of_o god_n the_o place_n where_o the_o divine_a glory_n appear_v but_o joshua_n stay_v for_o he_o in_o some_o low_a part_n of_o the_o mountain_n expect_v his_o return_n for_o he_o do_v not_o go_v up_o to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mount_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o xxxii_o chapter_n where_o moses_n his_o descent_n from_o thence_o be_v mention_v joshua_n be_v not_o name_v till_o it_o be_v say_v that_o moses_n be_v come_v down_o from_o the_o mount_n v._o 15_o 17._o he_o go_v with_o he_o therefore_o till_o he_o enter_v into_o the_o cloud_n and_o then_o he_o stay_v as_o it_o be_v at_o the_o door_n wait_v for_o his_o return_n ver._n 14._o and_o he_o say_v unto_o the_o elder_n before_o he_o leave_v they_o he_o give_v they_o this_o order_n tarry_v you_o here_o for_o we_o not_o in_o the_o place_n where_o they_o have_v see_v god_n and_o do_v eat_v and_o drink_v with_o he_o whether_o the_o people_n may_v not_o come_v but_o rather_o in_o the_o camp_n or_o some_o place_n near_o it_o whether_o the_o people_n may_v upon_o occasion_n resort_n to_o they_o unto_o which_o place_n moses_n seem_v to_o have_v walk_v with_o they_o from_o the_o mount_n before_o he_o return_v to_o go_v up_o into_o it_o or_o at_o least_o point_v they_o unto_o it_o with_o his_o singer_n that_o they_o may_v there_o wait_v for_o he_o until_o we_o come_v again_o to_o you_o he_o can_v not_o tell_v how_o long_o god_n will_v detain_v he_o and_o therefore_o command_v they_o to_o govern_v the_o people_n till_o his_o return_n to_o they_o and_o behold_v aaron_z and_z hur_z be_v with_o you_o who_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v of_o great_a authority_n next_o to_o himself_o and_o be_v with_o he_o in_o the_o mount_n when_o the_o israelite_n fight_v with_o amalek_n chap._n xvii_o if_o any_o man_n have_v any_o matter_n to_o do_v let_v he_o come_v unto_o they_o in_o all_o cause_n which_o be_v too_o hard_o for_o the_o elder_n to_o determine_v he_o direct_v they_o to_o go_v to_o aaron_z and_z hur_z as_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o do_v to_o he_o by_o this_o it_o appear_v that_o these_o lxx_o elder_n be_v some_o of_o the_o judge_n appoint_v by_o the_o advice_n of_o jethro_n xviii_o 22._o which_o he_o continue_v to_o follow_v and_o order_n they_o to_o observe_v in_o his_o absence_n ver._n 15._o and_o moses_n go_v up_o into_o the_o mount_n have_v say_v this_o he_o and_o joshua_n leave_v they_o and_o he_o go_v into_o the_o high_a part_n of_o the_o mount_n and_o a_o cloud_n cover_v the_o mount_n that_o part_n of_o it_o where_o he_o be_v so_o that_o the_o people_n and_o joshua_n also_o lose_v the_o sight_n of_o he_o ver._n 16._o and_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_z abode_n upon_o mount_n sinai_n that_o visible_a majesty_n which_o shine_v in_o extraordinary_a splendour_n be_v settle_v for_o the_o present_a upon_o the_o top_n of_o this_o mount_n and_o the_o cloud_n cover_v it_o i._n e._n cover_a the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n not_o the_o mount_n as_o aben_n ezra_n observe_v for_o the_o cloud_n be_v not_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o encompass_v and_o cover_v it_o so_o that_o for_o six_o day_n nothing_o but_o the_o cloud_n appear_v to_o the_o israelite_n till_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n the_o cloud_n be_v rend_v as_o i_o take_v it_o or_o open_v and_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v like_o flame_a fire_n six_o day_n thus_o long_o it_o be_v hide_v in_o a_o cloud_n so_o that_o moses_n himself_o can_v not_o see_v it_o but_o remain_v wrap_v up_o in_o darkness_n which_o may_v have_v astonish_v he_o if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v support_v by_o the_o divine_a power_n and_o a_o comfortable_a sense_n of_o god_n who_o have_v often_o appear_v to_o he_o and_o converse_v familiar_o with_o he_o and_o the_o seven_o day_n he_o call_v unto_o moses_n the_o second_o time_n for_o he_o have_v call_v to_o he_o before_o to_o come_v up_o to_o he_o v._o 12._o command_v he_o to_o approach_v into_o his_o glorious_a presence_n out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o
cubit_n which_o be_v the_o breadth_n of_o this_o east-end_n of_o the_o court_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o west_n v._o 12_o 13._o of_o blue_a and_o purple_a and_o scarlet_a etc._n etc._n concern_v all_o this_o see_v xxv_o 5._o and_o here_o only_o observe_v that_o the_o hang_n of_o the_o gate_n be_v far_o rich_a than_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o court_n which_o be_v mere_o of_o fine_a twine_v linen_n v._o 9_o but_o these_o of_o several_a other_o beautiful_a colour_n and_o adorn_v with_o that_o work_n which_o they_o call_v rokem_n which_o we_o translate_v needlework_n what_o that_o be_v see_v xxxviii_o 39_o and_o their_o pillar_n shall_v be_v four_o and_o their_o socket_n four_o proportionable_a to_o those_o on_o each_o side_n of_o the_o gate_n which_o be_v three_o for_o hang_n of_o fifteen_o cubit_n v._n 14_o 15._o as_o these_o be_v four_o for_o hang_n of_o twenty_o ver._n 17._o all_o the_o pillar_n round_o about_o the_o court_n shall_v be_v fillet_v with_o silver_n those_o at_o the_o east_n and_o west-end_n as_o well_o as_o those_o on_o the_o south_n and_o north-side_n their_o hook_n shall_v be_v of_o silver_n and_o their_o socket_n of_o brass_n as_o be_v before_o direct_v v._n 10_o 11._o ver._n 18._o the_o length_n of_o the_o court_n etc._n etc._n here_o all_o the_o dimension_n of_o the_o court_n be_v put_v together_o the_o length_n and_o breadth_n of_o which_o may_v be_v infer_v from_o the_o hang_n v._n 9_o 12_o etc._n etc._n but_o here_o be_v express_o determine_v together_o with_o the_o height_n which_o be_v not_o at_o all_o intimate_v before_o and_o now_o appoint_v to_o be_v five_o cubit_n l._n e._n two_o yard_n and_o a_o half_a of_o large_a measure_n than_o we_o so_o that_o the_o tabernacle_n may_v be_v plain_o see_v by_o the_o people_n for_o it_o be_v as_o high_a again_o as_o the_o wall_n if_o i_o may_v so_o call_v they_o that_o encompass_v it_o of_o twine_v linen_n and_o their_o socket_n of_o brass_n this_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o brief_a repetition_n of_o what_o be_v say_v before_o concern_v the_o hang_n and_o the_o pillar_n which_o stand_v on_o base_n of_o brass_n ver._n 19_o all_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n in_o all_o the_o service_n thereof_o this_o be_v also_o a_o repetition_n in_o general_n of_o what_o be_v say_v before_o particular_o v._n 3._o for_o all_o the_o vessel_n belong_v to_o the_o tabernacle_n itself_o be_v of_o gold_n as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o xxvth_z chapter_n and_o all_o the_o pin_n thereof_o the_o tabernacle_n have_v nothing_o of_o brass_n in_o the_o fabric_n of_o it_o but_o the_o base_n of_o the_o pillar_n at_o the_o entrance_n xxvi_o 37._o and_o therefore_o these_o pin_n i_o suppose_v belong_v to_o they_o whereby_o the_o pillar_n be_v fasten_v in_o their_o socket_n and_o all_o the_o pin_n of_o the_o court_n shall_v be_v of_o brass_n these_o brazen_a pin_n be_v strike_v into_o the_o ground_n as_o dr._n lightfoot_n understand_v it_o that_o the_o hang_n which_o be_v tie_v to_o they_o by_o cord_n may_v be_v keep_v from_o fly_v up_o at_o the_o bottom_n ver._n 20._o and_o thou_o shall_v command_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n that_o they_o bring_v thou_o pure_a oyl-olive_n beat_v not_o squeeze_v out_o by_o a_o press_n or_o by_o a_o mill_n for_o such_o be_v full_a of_o sediment_n and_o dregs_o but_o which_o run_v free_o from_o the_o olive_n be_v bruise_v with_o a_o pestle_n for_o the_o light_n in_o the_o golden_a candlestick_n xxv_o 37._o to_o cause_v the_o lamp_n to_o burn_v always_o sufficient_a to_o keep_v the_o lamp_n always_o burn_v some_o imagine_v that_o it_o do_v not_o burn_v day_n and_o night_n but_o be_v light_v every_o evening_n go_v out_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o there_o be_v some_o place_n which_o seem_v to_o favour_v this_o opinion_n particular_o 1_v sam._n iii_o 3._o where_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o the_o lamp_n go_v out_o viz._n in_o the_o morning_n see_v also_o 2_o chron._n xiii_o 11._o where_o we_o read_v of_o set_v the_o lamp_n to_o burn_v every_o evening_n which_o seem_v to_o signisie_n that_o they_o do_v not_o burn_v in_o the_o day_n but_o josephus_n who_o be_v a_o priest_n and_o can_v not_o but_o know_v and_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o tell_v a_o lie_n say_v they_o burn_v day_n and_o night_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v but_o necessary_a for_o otherwise_o the_o priest_n must_v have_v minister_v in_o the_o dark_a at_o the_o altar_n of_o incense_n before_o the_o divine_a majesty_n who_o keep_v a_o table_n in_o the_o sanctuary_n which_o require_v light_n for_o no_o body_n feast_v in_o darkness_n and_o therefore_o r._n levi_n of_o barcelona_n precept_n xcviii_o say_v god_n command_v a_o lamp_n shall_v always_o burn_v in_o the_o sanctuary_n for_o the_o honour_n and_o majesty_n of_o it_o there_o be_v no_o light_n convey_v to_o it_o otherways_o but_o it_o be_v high_o probable_a there_o be_v not_o so_o many_o of_o the_o lamp_n burn_v in_o the_o day_n as_o in_o the_o night_n when_o all_o the_o seven_o lamp_n be_v light_v some_o of_o which_o be_v put_v out_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o light_v again_o in_o the_o evening_n so_o josephus_n say_v express_o l._n iii_o antiq._n c._n 9_o three_o burn_v all_o day_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o rest_n be_v light_v in_o the_o evening_n ver._n 21._o in_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n without_o the_o veil_n that_o be_v the_o second_o veil_n which_o be_v before_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n which_o be_v before_o the_o testimony_n that_o be_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o testimony_n see_v xxv_o 21_o 22._o aaron_z and_o his_o son_n shall_v order_v it_o from_o evening_n to_o morning_n before_o the_o lord_n as_o direction_n be_v more_o full_o give_v xxx_o 7_o 8._o it_o shall_v be_v a_o statute_n for_o over_o etc._n etc._n see_v xxxviii_o 43._o chap._n xxviii_o verse_n 1._o and_o take_v thou_o aaron_n thy_o brother_n and_o his_o son_n with_o he_o from_o among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n here_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n be_v design_v to_o the_o priest_n office_n and_o afterward_o xxxii_o 19_o the_o whole_a tribe_n of_o levi_n be_v consecrate_a to_o the_o lord_n by_o a_o noble_a act_n of_o zeal_n which_o they_o perform_v and_o at_o last_o i_o numb_a 51._o and_o many_o other_o place_n it_o be_v make_v capital_a for_o any_o one_o else_o to_o officiate_v at_o the_o tabernacle_n but_o they_o only_o that_o he_o may_v minister_v unto_o i_o attend_v on_o i_o as_o my_o servant_n in_o my_o court._n for_o cohen_n signify_v one_o that_o serve_v in_o ministerio_fw-la honorabili_fw-la in_o a_o honourable_a office_n as_o appear_v from_o xii_o job_n 19_o therefore_o david_n son_n be_v call_v by_o this_o name_n 2_o sam._n viii_o 18._o and_o it_o be_v give_v to_o the_o priest_n quatenus_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la primarij_fw-la dei_fw-la ministri_fw-la as_o they_o be_v the_o principal_a minister_n of_o god_n as_o junius_n observe_v upon_o xli_o gen._n 45._o in_o the_o priest_n office_n wheresoever_o there_o have_v be_v any_o religion_n there_o have_v be_v priest_n who_o office_n it_o peculiar_o be_v to_o minister_v unto_o god_n in_o the_o service_n belong_v to_o he_o but_o this_o be_v the_o first_o time_n we_o read_v of_o any_o constitute_v in_o israel_n by_o a_o divine_a appointment_n at_o least_o the_o priesthood_n be_v not_o confine_v to_o the_o particular_a family_n of_o aaron_n who_o be_v make_v high_a priest_n and_o his_o son_n priest_n of_o a_o low_a order_n some_o heathen_n imitate_v this_o by_o continue_v the_o priesthood_n in_o a_o certain_a family_n for_o plato_n say_v there_o be_v in_o some_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d both_o of_o man_n and_o woman_n which_o in_o the_o sound_n of_o a_o city_n he_o will_v not_o have_v a_o lawgiver_n alter_v but_o where_o there_o be_v no_o such_o constitution_n he_o will_v have_v annual_a priest_n and_o none_o but_o grave_a man_n of_o 60_o year_n of_o age_n put_v into_o the_o office_n l._n vi_o de_fw-fr leg._n p._n 759._o even_o aaron_n nadab_n and_o abihu_n eleazar_n and_o ithamar_n aaron_n son_n these_o be_v all_o the_o male_n in_o this_o family_n at_o present_a who_o descendant_n in_o future_a age_n be_v all_o priest_n ver._n 2._o and_o thou_o shall_v make_v holy_a garment_n for_o aarou_n thy_o brother_n if_o very_o good_a author_n do_v not_o affirm_v it_o we_o shall_v scarce_o think_v it_o credible_a that_o the_o priest_n among_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_a heathen_n offer_a sacrifice_n to_o their_o god_n naked_a particular_o the_o old_a arabian_n as_o hottinger_n observe_v in_o his_o histor._n orientalis_n l._n i._o c._n 7._o but_o such_o filthiness_n be_v abhor_v by_o most_o people_n who_o priest_n be_v not_o only_o clothe_v but_o perform_v their_o service_n at_o the_o altar_n in_o a_o peculiar_a habit._n
ib._n c._n 69._o make_v a_o atonement_n for_o the_o altar_n by_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o bullock_n and_o sanctify_v it_o by_o anoint_v it_o with_o the_o holy_a oil_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o altar_n most_o holy_a the_o reason_n why_o it_o be_v so_o call_v be_v give_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n because_o it_o be_v not_o only_o thus_o separate_v to_o a_o holy_a use_n but_o make_v those_o thing_n to_o be_v holy_a which_o be_v offer_v upon_o it_o which_o they_o can_v not_o be_v till_o it_o be_v thus_o expiate_v and_o sanctify_v therefore_o fort._n scacchus_n expound_v these_o word_n a_o altar_n most_o holy_a it_o shall_v be_v full_o and_o complete_o consecrate_v by_o observe_v all_o the_o rite_n which_o be_v here_o prescribe_v for_o seven_o day_n together_o till_o the_o end_n of_o which_o no_o sacrifice_n whatsoever_o be_v offer_v on_o this_o altar_n because_o it_o be_v not_o cleanse_v and_o sanctify_v to_o make_v they_o holy_a and_o acceptable_a but_o on_o the_o eight_o day_n when_o all_o be_v perform_v that_o be_v require_v on_o the_o precede_a seven_o day_n fire_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n and_o consume_v the_o burnt-offering_a viii_o leu._n 1_o 24._o whatsoever_o touch_v the_o altar_n shall_v be_v holy_a nothing_o be_v acceptable_a unto_o god_n unless_o it_o be_v offer_v upon_o this_o altar_n which_o sanctify_v every_o thing_n that_o be_v lay_v upon_o it_o according_a to_o god_n direction_n thus_o our_o saviour_n seem_v to_o explain_v these_o word_n xxiii_o matth._n 19_o the_o altar_n sanctifi_v the_o gift_n that_o be_v the_o name_n for_o all_o thing_n present_v unto_o god_n which_o be_v call_v korban_n be_v destine_v to_o be_v offer_v at_o his_o altar_n ver._n 38._o now_o this_o be_v that_o which_o thou_o shall_v offer_v upon_o the_o altar_n the_o principal_a use_n of_o the_o altar_n be_v that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o constant_a sacrifice_n offer_v upon_o it_o in_o acknowledgement_n of_o god_n sovereign_a dominion_n over_o they_o which_o can_v not_o be_v do_v till_o it_o be_v expiate_v and_o consecrate_v but_o that_o be_v finish_v moses_n direct_v here_o what_o shall_v be_v the_o first_o sacrifice_n offer_v upon_o it_o two_o lamb_n these_o be_v to_o be_v a_o burnt-offering_a which_o be_v the_o most_o ancient_a of_o all_o other_o sacrifice_n be_v the_o same_o that_o abel_n offer_v of_o the_o first_o year_n see_v xii_o 5._o day_n by_o day_n continual_o there_o be_v other_o occasional_a sacrifice_n of_o various_a sort_n but_o these_o be_v state_v and_o so_o constant_a that_o they_o be_v never_o intermit_v no_o not_o upon_o festival_n when_o other_o sacrifice_n be_v add_v as_o upon_o the_o sabbath_n this_o sacrifice_n be_v double_v xxviii_o numb_a 9_o 10._o and_o upon_o new-moon_n and_o other_o feast_n several_a other_o sacrifice_n be_v appoint_v as_o may_v be_v see_v there_o v._o 11._o and_o in_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o chapter_n it_o appear_v by_o ix_o leu._n 17._o that_o this_o daily_a sacrifice_n be_v offer_v at_o least_o for_o some_o time_n in_o the_o wilderness_n but_o after_o they_o begin_v to_o wander_v to_o and_o fro_o for_o eight_o and_o thirty_o year_n some_o think_v it_o be_v omit_v which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o god_n renew_v this_o charge_n in_o xxviii_o numb_a 3_o 4._o see_v junius_n and_o menochius_fw-la on_o that_o place_n ver._n 39_o the_o one_o lamb_n thou_o shall_v offer_v in_o the_o morning_n and_o the_o other_o thou_o shall_v offer_v at_o even_o at_o what_o time_n in_o the_o morning_n and_o even_o be_v not_o here_o plain_o prescribe_v but_o the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n for_o the_o latter-being_a between_o the_o evening_n which_o be_v about_o three_o a_o clock_n in_o the_o afternoon_n the_o morning_n sacrifice_n also_o be_v offer_v between_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o noon_n viz._n at_o nine_o a_o clock_n in_o the_o forenoon_n ver._n 40._o and_o with_o one_o lamb_n a_o ten_o deal_n of_o flour_n most_o understand_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o a_o ephah_n which_o be_v a_o omer_n concern_v which_o see_v xvi_o 36._o and_o so_o moses_n afterward_o express_o order_n by_o god_n command_n xxviii_o numb_a 5._o mingle_a with_o the_o four_o part_n of_o a_o hin_n of_o oil_n etc._n etc._n a_o hin_n be_v the_o six_o part_n of_o a_o ephah_n contain_v one_o wine_n gallon_n two_o pint_n and_o fifteen_o inch_n as_o bishop_n cumberland_n compute_v it_o in_o his_o learned_a treatise_n of_o scripture_n measure_v so_o that_o the_o four_o part_n of_o it_o be_v a_o quart_n and_o something_o more_o than_o a_o quarter_n of_o a_o pint._n the_o principal_a thing_n here_o to_o be_v observe_v be_v that_o this_o be_v ordain_v as_o i_o note_v upon_o the_o xxvth_z chapter_n to_o represent_v god_n dwelling_n among_o they_o in_o the_o sanctuary_n where_o this_o daily_a sacrifice_n be_v the_o constant_a provision_n make_v for_o his_o table_n as_o the_o altar_n be_v call_v and_o bread_n and_o wine_n a_o necessary_a attendant_n as_o they_o be_v at_o all_o table_n upon_o the_o meat_n that_o be_v set_v before_o he_o ver._n 41._o and_o the_o other_o lamb_n thou_o shall_v offer_v at_o even_o and_o shall_v do_v thereunto_o according_a to_o the_o meat-offering_a in_o the_o morning_n and_o according_a to_o the_o drink-offering_a thereof_o the_o same_o rite_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o this_o that_o be_v in_o the_o morning_n sacrifice_n without_o any_o difference_n for_o as_o abarbinel_n observe_v in_o his_o preface_n to_o the_o book_n of_o leviticus_n the_o true_a reason_n of_o these_o two_o sacrifice_n be_v that_o all_o man_n who_o live_v well_o have_v two_o meal_n a_o day_n so_o many_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v his_o meat_n be_v therefore_o appoint_v for_o the_o divine_a majesty_n for_o a_o sweet_a savour_n see_v i_o leu._n 9_o a_o offer_v make_v by_o fire_n unto_o the_o lord_n i._n e._n a_o burnt-offering_a as_o the_o next_o verse_n explain_v it_o ver._n 42._o this_o shall_v be_v a_o continual_a burnt-offering_a throughout_o their_o generation_n at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o 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it_o be_v over_o the_o tent_n which_o cover_v it_o ver._n 25._o and_o he_o light_v the_o lamp_n before_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n in_o this_o and_o all_o that_o follow_v of_o burn_v sweet_a incense_n v._o 27._o offering_n the_o burnt-offering_a and_o meat-offering_a v._o 29._o moses_n act_v as_o a_o priest_n appoint_v by_o a_o extraordinary_a commission_n from_o god_n only_o for_o this_o time_n that_o he_o may_v consecrate_v the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o the_o priest_n that_o be_v to_o minister_v therein_o which_o be_v do_v his_o priesthood_n cease_v and_o he_o do_v all_o that_o be_v mention_v in_o these_o verse_n when_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v consecrate_a and_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v fill_v it_o testify_v the_o divine_a presence_n to_o be_v there_o ver._n 31._o and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n wash_v their_o hand_n etc._n etc._n this_o show_n that_o moses_n act_v now_o as_o a_o priest_n and_o therefore_o wash_v himself_o before_o he_o go_v to_o sacrifice_n at_o the_o altar_n as_o the_o priest_n afterward_o be_v always_o bind_v to_o do_v xxx_o 19_o 20_o 21._o but_o it_o must_v be_v understand_v that_o neither_o this_o wash_n here_o speak_v of_o nor_o his_o offering_n sacrifice_n mention_v v._n 29._o be_v till_o some_o day_n after_o this_o see_v v._o 17._o ver._n 33._o so_o moses_n finish_v the_o work_n and_o then_o anoint_v the_o tabernacle_n and_o all_o contain_v in_o it_o according_a to_o god_n order_n v._o 9_o 10_o 11._o the_o execution_n of_o which_o though_o now_o not_o here_o mention_v in_o so_o many_o word_n be_v express_o say_v to_o be_v on_o the_o same_o day_n that_o he_o have_v complete_o set_v up_o the_o tabernacle_n vii_o numb_a 1._o ver._n 34._o then_o a_o cloud_n or_o than_o the_o cloud_n cover_v the_o tent_n of_o the_o congregation_n after_o it_o be_v anoint_v and_o sanctify_v for_o the_o divine_a residence_n and_o the_o prince_n perhaps_o have_v also_o finish_v that_o large_a offer_v which_o we_o read_v vii_o numb_a be_v make_v on_o this_o day_n god_n be_v please_v to_o fill_v this_o place_n with_o his_o glorious_a presence_n for_o the_o cloudy_a pillar_n which_o descend_v upon_o moses_n his_o tent_n and_o stand_v there_o before_o the_o door_n of_o it_o xxxiii_o 9_o remove_v now_o from_o thence_o and_o come_v hither_o not_o stand_v at_o the_o door_n of_o it_o in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o pillar_n but_o spread_v itself_o all_o over_o the_o outside_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n so_o that_o it_o be_v cover_v with_o it_o as_o we_o read_v also_o ix_o numb_a 15._o and_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n fill_v the_o tabernacle_n see_v v._o 22._o what_o god_n promise_v xxv_o 8_o 22._o he_o now_o perform_v notwithstanding_o their_o revolt_n from_o he_o by_o worship_v the_o golden_a calf_n which_o make_v he_o withdraw_v himself_o from_o they_o xxxiii_o 7_o etc._n etc._n till_o upon_o moses_n earnest_a intercession_n for_o they_o and_o their_o repentance_n he_o gracious_o consent_v to_o return_v to_o they_o 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he_o seem_v to_o have_v have_v liberty_n to_o go_v in_o unto_o god_n when_o he_o please_v vii_o numb_a 89._o ix_o 8_o 9_o for_o after_o this_o great_a day_n the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n retire_v into_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n within_o the_o veil_n and_o reside_v constant_o there_o over_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o testimony_n from_o whence_o he_o speak_v to_o moses_n when_o he_o come_v to_o consult_v he_o in_o the_o holy_a place_n see_v the_o forementioned_a vii_o numb_a 89._o whence_o he_o be_v say_v to_o dwell_v between_o the_o cherubim_n though_o on_o some_o occasion_n this_o glory_n appear_v without_o upon_o the_o tabernacle_n but_o over_o the_o ark_n it_o be_v likely_a xvi_o numb_a 42._o and_o so_o perhaps_o it_o do_v xi_o
any_o but_o those_o who_o have_v be_v always_o breed_v up_o in_o a_o deep_a sense_n of_o his_o divine_a majesty_n which_o give_v they_o such_o courage_n that_o as_o chytraeus_n express_v it_o in_o herodotus_n his_o phrase_n which_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n the_o same_o with_o st._n peter_n five_o act_n 29._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o make_v account_v the_o thing_n of_o god_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o those_o of_o man_n and_o therefore_o will_v not_o obey_v the_o king_n command_n by_o do_v contrary_a unto_o god_n ver._n 18._o and_o the_o king_n call_v for_o the_o midwife_n send_v out_o a_o summons_n to_o appear_v before_o he_o and_o say_v unto_o they_o why_o have_v you_o do_v this_o thing_n etc._n etc._n their_o be_v question_v for_o their_o disobedience_n make_v their_o constancy_n the_o more_o remarkable_a ver._n 19_o for_o they_o be_v lively_a and_o be_v deliver_v ere_o the_o midwife_n come_v in_o unto_o they_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v that_o these_o midwife_n tell_v a_o lie_n but_o only_o conceal_v some_o of_o the_o truth_n which_o be_v not_o unlawful_a but_o commendable_a when_o it_o be_v to_o preserve_v the_o innocent_a for_o many_o of_o the_o hebrew_n woman_n may_v be_v such_o as_o they_o here_o describe_v though_o not_o every_o one_o of_o they_o the_o hebrew_n word_n chajoth_v signify_v three_o thing_n either_o vivace_n i._n e._n lively_a or_o obstetrices_fw-la midwife_n as_o kimchi_n tell_v we_o or_o animantia_fw-la live_v creature_n the_o lxx_o follow_v the_o first_o notion_n and_o so_o do_v we_o which_o be_v very_o proper_a aquila_n follow_v the_o second_o who_o translate_v this_o passage_n thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o can_v do_v the_o office_n of_o midwife_n themselves_o and_o be_v bring_v to_o bed_n before_o we_o can_v get_v to_o they_o thus_o the_o vulgar_a also_o take_v it_o they_o have_v skill_n in_o midwifery_n and_o the_o author_n of_o the_o life_n of_o moses_n as_o several_a other_o jew_n do_v take_v it_o in_o the_o 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bring_v forth_o out_o of_o their_o womb._n which_o place_n our_o gataker_n mention_v in_o his_o cinnus_n p._n 213._o say_v it_o be_v credible_o report_v by_o those_o who_o have_v live_v there_o a_o great_a while_n that_o the_o irish_a woman_n sometime_o rise_v from_o table_n and_o be_v deliver_v and_o return_v to_o the_o company_n again_o before_o all_o be_v take_v away_o ver._n 20._o therefore_o god_n deal_v well_o with_o the_o midwife_n etc._n etc._n he_o reward_v their_o service_n whereby_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n still_o more_o multiply_v and_o wax_v very_o mighty_a ver._n 21._o because_o the_o midwife_n fear_v god_n he_o make_v they_o house_n these_o word_n seem_v to_o declare_v wherein_o god_n reward_v they_o which_o be_v in_o make_v they_o house_n some_o indeed_o particular_o mr._n calvin_n refer_v this_o to_o the_o israelite_n because_o the_o word_n they_o be_v of_o the_o masculine_a gender_n and_o therefore_o can_v they_o think_v be_v mean_v of_o the_o midwife_n but_o must_v be_v interpret_v by_o this_o mean_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v exceed_o increase_v but_o beside_o that_o this_o be_v say_v just_a before_o it_o be_v not_o unusual_a in_o scripture_n when_o the_o speech_n be_v of_o woman_n to_o use_v the_o masculine_a gender_n thus_o ruth_n 1._o 8._o pray_v for_o her_o daughter_n in_o law_n in_o these_o word_n the_o lord_n deal_v kind_o with_o you_o where_o in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o masculine_a gender_n be_v use_v and_o not_o the_o feminine_a but_o we_o need_v go_v no_o further_o for_o a_o instance_n of_o this_o than_o the_o very_a next_o chapter_n to_o this_o two_o exod._n 17._o where_o moses_n be_v say_v to_o water_v their_o flock_n speak_v of_o jethro_n daughter_n and_o the_o word_n for_o their_o be_v of_o the_o masculine_a gender_n it_o agree_v also_o best_o with_o the_o whole_a story_n to_o take_v it_o so_o here_o that_o god_n make_v the_o midwife_n house_n so_o the_o chaldee_n and_o the_o lxx_o understand_v it_o that_o be_v give_v they_o a_o numerous_a offspring_n out_o of_o which_o arise_v many_o family_n which_o in_o scripture_n language_n be_v call_v house_n xxx_o gen._n 30._o when_o shall_v i_o make_v myself_o a_o house_n the_o same_o phrase_n with_o this_o i._n e._n take_v care_n of_o my_o own_o family_n xxv_o deut._n 9_o iv_o ruth_n 5._o or_o else_o the_o meaning_n may_v be_v he_o increase_v their_o estate_n and_o give_v they_o great_a riches_n which_o the_o psalmist_n may_v be_v think_v to_o mean_v when_o he_o say_v except_o the_o lord_n build_v the_o house_n i._n e._n preserve_v and_o increase_v the_o estate_n of_o a_o family_n their_o labour_n be_v in_o vain_a that_o endeavour_n it_o see_v also_o 2_o sam._n vii_o 11._o cxiii_o psal_n 9_o some_o that_o take_v these_o midwife_n to_o have_v be_v egyptian_a woman_n proselyte_v to_o the_o jewish_a religion_n think_v the_o sense_n may_v be_v that_o they_o marry_v to_o israelite_n and_o god_n make_v their_o family_n eminent_a in_o israel_n ver._n 22._o and_o pharaoh_n charge_v all_o his_o people_n say_v every_o son_n etc._n etc._n not_o be_v able_a to_o effect_v his_o end_n by_o the_o midwife_n he_o command_v every_o body_n to_o inform_v his_o officer_n when_o any_o hebrew_n woman_n fall_v in_o labour_n and_o appoint_v searcher_n it_o be_v likely_a to_o examine_v whether_o they_o be_v deliver_v of_o male_a or_o female_a and_o to_o act_v according_a to_o what_o be_v here_o order_v some_o that_o understand_v the_o forego_n word_n of_o the_o israelite_n make_v this_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o two_o last_o verse_n because_o the_o midwife_n fear_v god_n and_o thereby_o the_o family_n of_o the_o israelite_n be_v increase_v not_o diminish_v pharaoh_n take_v a_o new_a course_n and_o charge_v all_o his_o people_n to_o see_v that_o do_v which_o the_o midwife_n refuse_v the_o jew_n in_o the_o book_n call_v the_o life_n of_o moses_n say_v that_o many_o of_o their_o people_n upon_o this_o decree_n of_o pharaoh_n resolve_v not_o to_o marry_v or_o not_o to_o come_v near_o their_o wife_n and_o those_o who_o do_v be_v force_v to_o have_v they_o bring_v to_o bed_n alone_o and_o throw_v their_o child_n into_o the_o field_n where_o the_o angel_n take_v care_n of_o they_o etc._n etc._n but_o this_o be_v confute_v by_o what_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n and_o yet_o they_o be_v so_o fond_a of_o such_o fable_n that_o in_o one_o of_o their_o medraschim_n or_o book_n of_o homily_n they_o say_v god_n make_v milk_n to_o come_v out_o of_o one_o stone_n and_o honey_n out_o of_o another_o to_o suckle_n they_o while_o they_o lay_v hide_v in_o the_o earth_n see_v buxtorf_n of_o the_o education_n of_o their_o child_n synag_n judaic_n cap._n vii_o chap._n ii_o ver._n 1._o and_o there_o go_v a_o man_n of_o the_o house_n of_o levi_n etc._n etc._n we_o be_v tell_v both_o the_o man_n name_n and_o the_o woman_n who_o he_o marry_v vi_o exod._n 20._o xxvi_o numb_a 59_o where_o amram_n grandson_n of_o levi_n be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v moses_n his_o father_n and_o jochabed_a daughter_n of_o levi_n to_o have_v be_v his_o mother_n so_o amram_v marry_v his_o father_n sister_n as_o the_o text_n express_o tell_v we_o which_o moses_n be_v so_o ingenuous_a as_o not_o to_o conceal_v though_o it_o may_v not_o be_v for_o his_o credit_n in_o future_a age_n when_o such_o marriage_n be_v forbid_v by_o that_o law_n which_o he_o give_v they_o from_o god_n though_o practise_v before_o the_o give_n of_o his_o law_n see_v selden_n l._n v._o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n c._n 9_o the_o jew_n also_o fancy_v his_o mother_n jochabe_v to_o have_v be_v bear_v as_o soon_o as_o the_o israelite_n come_v into_o egypt_n make_v the_o birth_n of_o moses_n a_o miracle_n because_o she_o must_v be_v by_o that_o account_n a_o hundred_o and_o
consult_v for_o his_o safety_n rather_o than_o base_o either_o deny_v or_o excuse_v what_o he_o have_v do_v or_o ask_v pardon_n for_o it_o unto_o which_o no_o fear_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o king_n can_v have_v move_v he_o ver._n 15._o now_o when_o pharaoh_n hear_v this_o thing_n which_o be_v soon_o bring_v to_o his_o ear_n as_o moses_n suspect_v and_o aggravate_v extreme_o by_o the_o great_a man_n of_o the_o court_n as_o philo_z represent_v it_o l._n i._o de_fw-la vita_fw-la mosis_fw-la he_o think_v to_o slay_v he_o not_o so_o much_o because_o he_o have_v kill_v the_o man_n as_o because_o he_o pretend_v to_o assert_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o israelite_n and_o to_o be_v their_o deliverer_n demetrius_n bear_v witness_v to_o this_o story_n just_o according_a to_o what_o be_v here_o relate_v in_o eusebius_n praepar_n evang._n l._n ix_o c._n 29._o and_o moses_n flee_v from_o the_o face_n of_o pharaoh_n wise_o foresee_v the_o danger_n he_o avoid_v it_o by_o flight_n into_o another_o country_n where_o he_o be_v out_o of_o his_o reach_n for_o though_o the_o time_n of_o israel_n deliverance_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v he_o be_v assure_v that_o god_n intend_v to_o work_v it_o by_o his_o hand_n and_o therefore_o think_v it_o prudent_a to_o reserve_v himself_o till_o he_o receive_v a_o further_a commission_n from_o god_n but_o though_o this_o flight_n of_o moses_n be_v here_o so_o plain_o affirm_v yet_o the_o jew_n be_v so_o fond_a of_o their_o own_o conceit_n and_o so_o bold_a in_o their_o invention_n that_o they_o say_v he_o be_v not_o only_o condemn_v to_o have_v his_o head_n cut_v off_o but_o bring_v to_o the_o block_n and_o when_o the_o executioner_n come_v to_o do_v his_o office_n his_o sword_n will_v not_o enter_v moses_n his_o neck_n be_v by_o a_o miracle_n turn_v into_o a_o pilaster_n of_o marble_n and_o from_o thence_o call_v his_o son_n eliezer_n etc._n etc._n so_o the_o tale_n be_v tell_v by_o the_o author_n of_o moses_n his_o life_n what_o pharaoh_n this_o be_v be_v not_o certain_a but_o eusebius_n call_v he_o orus_n who_o succeed_v amenophis_n in_o who_o time_n moses_n be_v bear_v and_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v reign_v two_o and_o forty_o year_n and_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o midian_a where_o some_o of_o abraham_n posterity_n be_v settle_v xxv_o gen._n 2._o in_o a_o part_n of_o arabia_n petraea_n and_o therefore_o philo_n only_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o withdraw_v into_o the_o neighbour_a arabia_n into_o which_o country_n he_o choose_v to_o flee_v both_o because_o his_o escape_n be_v easy_a thither_o and_o because_o they_o be_v descend_v from_o the_o same_o stock_n with_o himself_o and_o continue_v still_o good_a people_n or_o at_o least_o have_v some_o good_a governor_n and_o family_n among_o they_o as_o appear_v by_o what_o follow_v and_o he_o sit_v down_o by_o a_o well_o to_o refresh_v himself_o and_o expect_v it_o be_v likely_a to_o meet_v some_o company_n there_o at_o the_o time_n when_o the_o flock_n come_v to_o water_n ver._n 16._o now_o the_o priest_n of_o midian_a or_o prince_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o margin_n for_o the_o word_n cohen_n indifferent_o signify_v either_o priest_n or_o prince_n but_o most_o ancient_o it_o signify_v the_o latter_a a_o prince_n for_o so_o it_o be_v use_v in_o the_o book_n of_o job_n xii_o 19_o he_o lead_v cohenim_n prince_n away_o spoil_v and_o in_o after_o time_n it_o continue_v to_o have_v the_o same_o signification_n david_n son_n be_v call_v by_o this_o name_n of_o cohenim_n 2_o sam._n viii_o 18._o which_o in_o 1_o chron._n xviii_o 17._o be_v expound_v be_v chief_a at_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n and_o so_o ira_n be_v call_v 2_o sam._n xx._n 26._o cohen_n a_o chief_a ruler_n about_o david_n and_o so_o i_o think_v it_o be_v to_o be_v take_v here_o for_o a_o ruler_n or_o governor_n see_n xli_o gen._n 50._o not_o of_o the_o whole_a country_n of_o midian_a but_o of_o some_o province_n of_o it_o and_o it_o may_v be_v most_o true_o render_v a_o prince_n i._n e._n one_o of_o the_o prince_n or_o ruler_n of_o midian_a but_o in_o ancient_a time_n prince_n execute_v the_o priesthood_n also_o as_o plato_n observe_v they_o do_v among_o the_o egyptian_n and_o the_o consul_n and_o emperor_n of_o rome_n be_v ambitious_a of_o the_o same_o dignity_n by_o which_o mean_v the_o word_n cohen_n come_v to_o signify_v both_o though_o where_o the_o place_n or_o territory_n of_o which_o any_o person_n be_v cohen_n be_v mention_v there_o it_o always_o signify_v he_o to_o have_v be_v prince_n or_o civil_a governor_n of_o that_o place_n so_o s._n jarchi_n observe_v the_o word_n cohen_n always_o denote_v some_o divine_a ministry_n or_o function_n except_o where_o there_o be_v a_o addition_n of_o some_o particular_a principality_n to_o it_o as_o cohen_n of_o midian_a and_o cohen_n of_o on._n refer_v to_o this_o place_n and_o that_o i_o now_o mention_v in_o genesis_n where_o it_o signify_v a_o prince_n though_o the_o priesthood_n may_v be_v join_v with_o it_o and_o so_o artapanus_n in_o eusebius_n l._n ix_o c._n 27._o relate_v moses_n his_o flight_n into_o arabia_n say_v he_o come_v to_o raguel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o ruler_n of_o those_o part_n and_o the_o jew_n in_o their_o german_a translation_n of_o the_o bible_n call_v he_o here_o lord_n of_o midian_a see_v our_o most_o learned_a selden_n l._n i._n de_fw-fr synedr_n c._n ult_n p._n 648._o i_o shall_v only_o add_v that_o it_o be_v most_o likely_a that_o this_o prince_n or_o priest_n be_v a_o worshipper_n of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o not_o a_o idolater_n for_o moses_n we_o may_v be_v confident_a will_v not_o have_v marry_v his_o daughter_n if_o she_o have_v be_v breed_v in_o a_o false_a religion_n have_v seven_o daughter_n and_o they_o come_v and_o draw_v water_n etc._n etc._n he_o be_v but_o a_o small_a prince_n it_o appear_v by_o this_o though_o it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v it_o be_v a_o noble_a employment_n in_o old_a time_n as_o i_o observe_v upon_o genesis_n to_o look_v after_o sheep_n and_o we_o must_v not_o imagine_v these_o young_a woman_n draw_v the_o water_n themselves_o but_o have_v servant_n to_o attend_v they_o and_o obey_v their_o order_n ver._n 17._o and_o the_o shepherd_n come_v and_o drive_v they_o away_o some_o rude_a and_o idle_a shepherd_n will_v have_v make_v use_n of_o the_o water_n which_o they_o have_v draw_v and_o have_v the_o benefit_n of_o their_o pain_n without_o any_o labour_n of_o their_o own_o this_o look_n like_o a_o argument_n that_o their_o father_n be_v not_o a_o prince_n for_o then_o one_o will_v think_v these_o shepherd_n shall_v not_o have_v dare_v to_o contest_v with_o they_o but_o it_o be_v as_o much_o a_o argument_n that_o he_o be_v not_o a_o priest_n for_o they_o be_v great_a man_n also_o in_o those_o day_n and_o it_o seem_v probable_a to_o i_o that_o these_o be_v the_o shepherd_n of_o some_o other_o great_a prince_n in_o those_o country_n who_o make_v thus_o bold_a with_o jethro_n daughter_n and_o their_o servant_n for_o one_o can_v think_v as_o i_o say_v that_o they_o alone_o look_v after_o his_o flock_n but_o be_v overseer_n of_o those_o that_o do_v like_o rebekkah_n and_o rachel_n see_v gen._n xxix_o 9_o but_o moses_n stand_v up_o and_o help_v they_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v a_o act_n as_o maimonides_n suggest_v of_o the_o same_o heroic_a spirit_n mention_v before_o ver._n 12._o which_o still_o rest_v on_o he_o and_o move_v he_o here_o as_o it_o have_v do_v in_o egypt_n and_o thus_o philo_n also_o represent_v he_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d transport_v by_o such_o a_o enthusiasm_n when_o he_o speak_v to_o the_o shepherd_n that_o it_o after_o fright_v they_o from_o their_o attempt_n though_o it_o be_v not_o certain_a that_o he_o overcome_v they_o by_o persuasion_n but_o the_o whole_a discourse_n seem_v rather_o to_o imply_v that_o he_o force_v they_o to_o desist_v which_o he_o can_v not_o do_v alone_o but_o at_o the_o head_n of_o those_o servant_n that_o belong_v to_o these_o young_a woman_n and_o it_o be_v not_o improbable_a he_o have_v some_o servant_n of_o his_o own_o who_o attend_v he_o in_o his_o flight_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o the_o arabian_n great_a employment_n be_v feed_v of_o cattle_n as_o philo_n there_o note_n l._n i._n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la moses_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o that_o not_o only_a man_n but_o woman_n young_a man_n and_o virgin_n look_v after_o they_o and_o not_o those_o only_o of_o the_o mean_a sort_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o they_o that_o be_v of_o noble_a family_n ver._n 18._o and_o when_o they_o come_v to_o revel_v their_o father_n he_o be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o jethro_n iii_o
good_a while_n ago_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o corruption_n of_o this_o apparition_n to_o moses_n and_o huetius_n late_o in_o his_o demonstr_n evang._n propos_fw-fr iu_o cap._n v._o have_v make_v such_o a_o laborious_a comparison_n between_o what_o be_v say_v of_o moses_n and_o of_o zoroaster_n as_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v it_o probable_a the_o ancient_a persian_n derive_v their_o religion_n from_o these_o book_n of_o moses_n ver._n 3._o and_o moses_n say_v i_o will_v now_o turn_v aside_o it_o seem_v this_o glorious_a appearance_n be_v not_o direct_o before_o he_o but_o on_o one_o side_n of_o he_o and_o some_o distance_n from_o he_o and_o see_v this_o great_a sight_n this_o wonderful_a appearance_n or_o as_o philo_z translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o most_o stupendous_a and_o astonish_a sight_n or_o vision_n why_o the_o bush_n be_v not_o burn_v a_o fire_n which_o do_v not_o burn_v that_o be_v consume_v what_o it_o lay_v hold_v on_o be_v very_o amaze_a yet_o the_o gentile_n do_v not_o think_v such_o thing_n incredible_a as_o appear_v out_o of_o seneca_n in_o his_o thyeste_n where_o he_o speak_v of_o a_o forest_n which_o appear_v all_o on_o a_o flame_n without_o fire_n and_o out_o of_o lucan_n and_o divers_a other_o author_n among_o the_o pagan_n produce_v by_o the_o learned_a huetius_n in_o his_o questiones_fw-la alnetanae_n l._n ii_o cap._n xii_o n._n 10._o ver._n 4._o and_o when_o the_o lord_n see_v that_o he_o turn_v aside_o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v plain_a by_o this_o that_o the_o lord_n himself_o be_v here_o present_a his_o angel_n be_v but_o attendant_n as_o i_o say_v upon_o his_o majesty_n see_v xxii_o gen._n 11.15_o god_n call_v unto_o he_o out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o bush_n he_o now_o call_v he_o god_n who_o just_a before_o he_o call_v lord_z both_o which_o be_v sometime_o put_v together_o as_o comprehend_v all_o the_o divine_a attribute_n maimonides_n who_o make_v eleven_o degree_n of_o prophecy_n or_o divine_a communication_n to_o man_n just_o think_v this_o the_o very_o high_a of_o all_o and_o it_o be_v peculiar_a to_o moses_n to_o hear_v god_n himself_o speak_v to_o he_o in_o a_o vision_n when_o he_o be_v entire_o awake_a and_o say_v moses_n moses_n he_o repeat_v his_o name_n to_o excite_v his_o attention_n and_o some_o take_v it_o for_o a_o token_n of_o familiarity_n see_v xlvi_o gen._n 2._o this_o be_v call_v by_o gregor_n nyssen_n de_fw-la vita_fw-la mosis_fw-la p._n 172._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n a_o voice_n of_o that_o light_n or_o splendour_n i._n e._n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n which_o appear_v to_o he_o and_o he_o say_v here_o be_o 1_n a_o common_a expression_n of_o readiness_n to_o hearken_v and_o to_o obey_v ver._n 5._o and_o he_o say_v draw_v not_o nigh_o hither_o he_o command_v he_o to_o keep_v his_o distance_n and_o not_o to_o approach_v near_o to_o he_o this_o and_o what_o follow_v plain_o demonstrate_v what_o i_o say_v before_o that_o this_o be_v a_o appearance_n of_o the_o schechinah_n or_o divine_a majesty_n to_o who_o he_o can_v not_o pay_v too_o great_a a_o reverence_n put_v off_o thy_o shoe_n from_o off_o thy_o foot_n many_o frivolous_a reason_n have_v be_v give_v of_o this_o precept_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o braunius_n l._n i._o c._n 3._o de_fw-la vestitu_fw-la sacerd._n hebr._n but_o the_o plain_a reason_n be_v immediate_o add_v in_o the_o text_n because_o the_o place_n where_o he_o stand_v be_v holy_a into_o which_o it_o be_v irreverend_a to_o enter_v with_o their_o shoe_n on_o because_o thereby_o it_o may_v be_v defile_v with_o the_o dirt_n that_o adhere_v to_o they_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o in_o the_o temple_n afterward_o the_o priest_n officiate_v barefoot_a and_o all_o the_o eastern_a people_n come_v into_o their_o holy_a place_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n which_o justin_n martyr_n think_v they_o learn_v from_o this_o example_n of_o moses_n but_o mr._n mede_n opinion_n seem_v true_a that_o moses_n do_v not_o give_v the_o first_o beginning_n to_o this_o rite_n but_o it_o be_v derive_v from_o the_o patriarch_n before_o he_o and_o transmit_v to_o future_a time_n from_o that_o ancient_a general_a tradition_n for_o we_o find_v no_o command_n in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n for_o the_o priest_n perform_v the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n without_o shoe_n but_o it_o be_v certain_a they_o do_v so_o from_o immemorial_n custom_n and_o so_o do_v the_o mahometan_n and_o other_o nation_n at_o this_o day_n see_v mr._n mede_n book_n ii_o p._n 442_o etc._n etc._n and_o p._n 516._o and_o huetius_n in_o his_o demonstr_n evang._n propos_fw-fr iu_o cap._n xi_o sect._n 2._o the_o place_n whereon_o thou_o stand_v be_v holy_a ground_n it_o be_v make_v holy_a by_o the_o special_a presence_n of_o god_n which_o be_v now_o there_o who_o be_v most_o holy_a and_o make_v every_o thing_n relate_v unto_o he_o to_o be_v holy_a also_o for_o thus_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o temple_n and_o the_o utensil_n thereof_o with_o all_o thing_n destine_v to_o the_o divine_a service_n be_v call_v holy_a ver._n 6._o moreover_o he_o say_v i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o thy_o father_n i._n e._n of_o amram_n who_o it_o seem_v be_v a_o very_a pious_a man._n and_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n the_o god_n of_o isaac_n and_o the_o god_n of_o jacob._n who_o be_v so_o dear_a to_o he_o that_o he_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o every_o one_o of_o they_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n he_o be_v distinct_o call_v the_o god_n of_o each_o of_o they_o as_o maimonides_n observe_v more_o nev._n p._n iii_o c._n 51._o from_o xxvi_o leu._n 42._o and_o this_o covenant_n be_v that_o he_o will_v be_v their_o god_n after_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n for_o otherwise_o he_o be_v the_o god_n of_o noah_n and_o of_o all_o the_o holy_a patriarch_n before_o he_o but_o he_o be_v call_v the_o god_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n for_o a_o peculiar_a reason_n because_o of_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o these_o three_o of_o the_o bless_a seed_n which_o shall_v spring_v from_o they_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o pretension_n of_o other_o neighbour_a people_n who_o as_o the_o learned_a dr._n alix_n observe_v be_v their_o rival_n in_o that_o hope_n these_o word_n be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v the_o god_n of_o abraham_n and_o not_o of_o lot_n as_o the_o ammonite_n and_o moabite_n pretend_v the_o god_n of_o isaac_n and_o not_o of_o ishmael_n as_o his_o posterity_n pretend_v the_o god_n of_o jacob_n and_o not_o of_o esau_n as_o the_o edomite_n boast_v and_o moses_n hide_v his_o face_n in_o token_n of_o humility_n submission_n and_o reverence_n so_o elijah_n do_v in_o after_o time_n 1_o king_n xix_o 12._o nay_o the_o angel_n cover_v their_o face_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n vi_o isa_n 2._o for_o he_o be_v afraid_a to_o look_v upon_o god_n the_o splendour_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n be_v so_o great_a that_o it_o dazzle_v his_o eye_n and_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o behold_v it_o for_o though_o he_o stir_v not_o a_o step_n further_o after_o god_n prohibit_v he_o to_o come_v near_o yet_o we_o may_v suppose_v he_o to_o be_v now_o near_o to_o it_o than_o he_o be_v at_o the_o first_o ver._n 3._o and_o it_o be_v glory_n also_o be_v much_o increase_v ver._n 7._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v i_o have_v sure_o see_v the_o affliction_n etc._n etc._n to_o see_v signify_v more_o than_o to_o observe_v and_o take_v notice_n include_v in_o it_o such_o resolution_n of_o divine_a providence_n as_o will_v certain_o produce_v their_o deliverance_n for_o the_o double_n of_o the_o expression_n see_v i_o have_v see_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n denote_v there_o be_v no_o doubt_n of_o it_o and_o have_v hear_v their_o cry_n both_o this_o and_o the_o next_o phrase_n know_v their_o sorrow_n signify_v more_o than_o the_o simple_a word_n hear_v and_o know_v import_n viz._n such_o a_o regard_n to_o their_o miserable_a condition_n as_o move_v he_o to_o order_v speedy_a relief_n to_o be_v give_v they_o ver._n 8._o and_o i_o be_o come_v down_o to_o deliver_v they_o i_o now_o appear_v unto_o thou_o for_o that_o purpose_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o egyptian_n from_o their_o tyrannical_a power_n and_o to_o bring_v they_o up_o out_o of_o that_o land_n where_o they_o be_v stranger_n and_o use_v as_o slave_n into_o a_o good_a land_n a_o fruitful_a country_n of_o their_o own_o and_o a_o large_a where_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v pen_v up_o so_o as_o they_o be_v in_o goshen_n and_o if_o it_o be_v consider_v according_a to_o the_o extent_n of_o the_o original_a promise_n it_o be_v large_a and_o spacious_a indeed_o even_o from_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n unto_o euphrates_n xv._o gen._n 18._o unto_o a_o land_n flow_v
interpret_v it_o the_o eternal_a that_o never_o die_v who_o be_o faithful_a to_o my_o promise_n and_o will_v be_v to_o you_o what_o i_o tell_v your_o father_n i_o will_v be_v whatsoever_o i_o say_v in_o the_o day_n of_o abraham_n concern_v the_o give_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n i_o will_v certain_o perform_v for_o i_o change_v not_o thus_o shall_v thou_o say_v to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n i_o be_o have_v send_v i_o unto_o you_o the_o former_a word_n be_v a_o declaration_n of_o god_n nature_n to_o moses_n and_o in_o these_o he_o bid_v he_o in_o brief_a only_o say_v to_o the_o israelite_n that_o he_o be_v send_v by_o he_o who_o be_v that_o be_v as_o be_v say_v before_o necessary_o exist_v always_o be_v and_o ever_o will_v be_v who_o alter_v not_o but_o by_o whatsoever_o name_n he_o make_v himself_o know_v be_v still_o the_o very_a same_o god_n which_o be_v a_o name_n not_o unknown_a to_o the_o gentile_n as_o one_o will_v think_v by_o the_o word_n ei_o which_o be_v inscribe_v in_o 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declare_v this_o word_n to_o express_v most_o perfect_o the_o divine_a essence_n which_o be_v distinguish_v hereby_o from_o all_o false_a go_n see_v eusebius_n l._n xi_o praep._n evang._n c._n 11._o and_o in_o the_o two_o forego_v chapter_n where_o he_o take_v a_o deal_n of_o pain_n to_o show_v that_o plato_n borrow_v this_o notion_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o be_v that_o be_v always_o but_o have_v no_o beginning_n from_o these_o word_n of_o moses_n and_o numenius_n a_o pythagoraean_a speak_v it_o more_o plain_o when_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o be_v be_v eternal_a and_o steadfast_a always_o the_o very_a same_o without_o variation_n and_o no_o wonder_n these_o man_n if_o they_o meet_v with_o this_o passage_n in_o moses_n be_v high_o please_v with_o it_o for_o st._n hilary_n himself_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o light_v upon_o these_o word_n as_o he_o be_v muse_v about_o god_n and_o religion_n before_o he_o be_v a_o christian_a be_v strike_v with_o admiration_n there_o be_v nothing_o so_o proper_a to_o god_n as_o to_o be_v and_o therefore_o he_o think_v it_o worthy_a of_o god_n to_o say_v of_o himself_o i_o be_o that_o i_o be_o and_o he_o that_o be_v so_o he_o translate_v the_o last_o word_n have_v send_v i_o unto_o you_o l._n i._n de_fw-fr trinitate_fw-la ver._n 15._o and_o say_v moreover_o unto_o moses_n thus_o shall_v thou_o say_v etc._n etc._n for_o a_o further_a explication_n of_o what_o he_o have_v now_o say_v and_o a_o further_a satisfaction_n of_o their_o mind_n the_o lord_n god_n of_o your_o father_n the_o god_n of_o abraham_n etc._n etc._n the_o name_n jehovah_n as_o we_o pronounce_v it_o seem_v to_o be_v in_o sense_n the_o same_o with_o ehjeh_n before_o mention_v which_o as_o it_o declare_v his_o nature_n so_o the_o word_n god_n add_v to_o it_o express_v his_o favour_n care_n and_o providence_n and_o consequent_o he_o bid_v moses_n tell_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n that_o he_o who_o be_v the_o eternal_a be_v the_o 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they_o speak_v in_o after_o time_n or_o the_o judge_n in_o the_o high_a court_n xxi_o deut._n 2_o etc._n etc._n sometime_o the_o judge_n in_o the_o low_a court_n xix_o deut._n 12._o xxii_o 15._o sometime_o it_o only_o signify_v the_o head_n of_o the_o tribe_n as_o here_o in_o this_o place_n for_o now_o there_o be_v no_o such_o court_n of_o judicature_n constitute_v see_v selden_n vxor_fw-la hebr._n l._n i._n cap._n xv._o some_o indeed_o particular_o corn._n bertram_n think_v it_o reasonable_a to_o suppose_v that_o the_o israelite_n have_v judge_n among_o they_o all_o the_o time_n they_o dwell_v in_o egypt_n though_o not_o mention_v in_o scripture_n as_o they_o have_v no_o doubt_n a_o form_n of_o religion_n though_o we_o read_v nothing_o of_o it_o and_o moses_n he_o think_v be_v here_o order_v to_o send_v for_o these_o who_o be_v their_o ruler_n and_o administer_v public_a affair_n among_o they_o but_o there_o be_v this_o argument_n against_o it_o that_o after_o this_o time_n when_o 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their_o quality_n only_o be_v denote_v and_o no_o doubt_n the_o word_n always_o signify_v man_n of_o dignity_n or_o chief_a rank_n among_o other_o both_o among_o the_o israelite_n and_o among_o the_o egyptian_n as_o i_o have_v observe_v on_o xxiv_o gen._n 2._o l._n 6._o and_o say_v unto_o they_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o your_o father_n etc._n etc._n see_v this_o explain_v ver._n 6._o have_v appear_v unto_o i_o ver._n 2_o 4._o say_v sure_o i_o have_v visit_v you_o so_o joseph_n when_o he_o die_v assure_v they_o god_n will_v do_v l_o gen._n 24._o where_o i_o observe_v to_o visit_v they_o be_v to_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n and_o so_o it_o signify_v here_o as_o be_v evident_a from_o what_o god_n say_v to_o moses_n when_o he_o appear_v to_o he_o v._o 8._o i_o be_o come_v down_o to_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o egyptian_n which_o be_v not_o yet_o actual_o do_v but_o so_o absolute_o decree_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n that_o he_o may_v say_v he_o have_v already_o do_v it_o or_o the_o word_n pakad_n may_v be_v translate_v here_o as_o it_o be_v elsewhere_o i_o have_v remember_v you_o 1_o sam._n xv._o 2._o that_o be_v so_o as_o to_o resolve_v to_o deliver_v they_o and_o then_o the_o next_o word_n may_v depend_v on_o this_o and_o that_o which_o be_v do_v to_o you_o in_o egypt_n for_o the_o word_n see_v be_v not_o in_o the_o original_a but_o either_o way_n it_o relate_v to_o what_o god_n say_v to_o moses_n ver._n 7_o 9_o ver._n 17._o and_o i_o have_v say_v determine_v or_o resolve_v i_o will_v bring_v you_o out_o of_o the_o affliction_n of_o egypt_n into_o the_o land_n of_o the_o canaanite_n etc._n etc._n see_v v._o 9_o ver._n 18_o and_o
meaning_n be_v thou_o shall_v do_v thus_o before_o they_o if_o they_o doubt_v whether_o i_o have_v appear_v to_o thou_o as_o he_o fear_v they_o will_v v._o 1._o to_o convince_v they_o of_o it_o ver._n 6._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v furthermore_o unto_o he_o put_v now_o thy_o hand_n into_o thy_o bosom_n etc._n etc._n he_o do_v not_o ask_v for_o a_o new_a sign_n but_o the_o lord_n be_v gracious_o please_v to_o grant_v he_o a_o further_a confirmation_n of_o his_o faith_n or_o rather_o of_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o israelite_n and_o he_o put_v his_o hand_n into_o his_o bosom_n and_o when_o he_o take_v it_o out_o behold_v it_o be_v leprous_a as_o snow_n it_o be_v a_o wonderful_a thing_n that_o out_o of_o the_o same_o place_n shall_v come_v both_o the_o disease_n and_o the_o cure_n as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n that_o by_o put_v his_o hand_n into_o his_o bosom_n again_o it_o become_v sound_a and_o it_o be_v the_o great_a wonder_n because_o the_o leprosy_n be_v a_o disease_n that_o be_v very_o hard_o to_o be_v cure_v r._n elieser_n in_o the_o place_n forenamed_a do_v not_o give_v so_o good_a a_o reason_n for_o this_o sign_n as_o for_o the_o former_a though_o it_o be_v not_o a_o bad_a one_o for_o he_o make_v a_o question_n why_o god_n shall_v give_v they_o a_o sign_n by_o a_o unclean_a thing_n and_o not_o by_o a_o clean_a make_v this_o answer_n to_o it_o because_o as_o a_o leper_n be_v unclean_a and_o make_v other_o so_o in_o like_a manner_n pharaoh_n and_o the_o impure_a egyptian_n have_v defile_v the_o israelite_n but_o god_n show_v by_o moses_n draw_v his_o hand_n out_o of_o his_o bosom_n again_o pure_a and_o clean_a that_o he_o will_v deliver_v and_o purge_v the_o israelite_n from_o the_o silthiness_n of_o the_o egyptian_n i_o shall_v think_v rather_o that_o the_o leprosy_n represent_v god_n smite_v the_o egyptian_o with_o his_o plague_n and_o the_o cure_n of_o it_o god_n removal_n of_o those_o plague_n at_o moses_n his_o prayer_n but_o there_o be_v no_o end_n of_o such_o conceit_n therefore_o i_o shall_v ra-rath_a observe_v that_o god_n command_v he_o to_o work_v all_o these_o wonder_n before_o pharaoh_n ver_fw-la 21._o it_o be_v very_o probable_a this_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o fabulous_a story_n which_o be_v invent_v in_o future_a age_n that_o moses_n be_v a_o leper_n and_o the_o israelite_n infect_v with_o that_o and_o other_o scabby_a disease_n for_o so_o josephus_n tell_v we_o l._n i._n contra_fw-la apion_n the_o tale_n be_v tell_v in_o manetho_n history_n and_o thence_o descend_v unto_o other_o that_o moses_n be_v drive_v out_o of_o the_o country_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v justin_n l._n xxxv_o c._n 2._o tacitus_n l._n v._o histor_n c._n 3._o because_o he_o have_v the_o leprosy_n which_o as_o manetho_n perhaps_o do_v not_o malicious_o devise_v out_o of_o his_o own_o head_n so_o those_o historian_n from_o who_o he_o borrow_v his_o work_n may_v have_v but_o a_o imperfect_a tradition_n of_o the_o truth_n derive_v from_o this_o passage_n of_o moses_n appear_v with_o a_o leprous_a hand_n before_o pharaoh_n which_o be_v present_o noise_v about_o the_o country_n without_o the_o other_o part_n of_o his_o be_v immediate_o cure_v and_o thus_o helladius_n besantinus_n a_o egyptian_a writer_n in_o his_o chresto-mathia_n mention_n one_o who_o say_v moses_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o his_o body_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v mark_v with_o white_a leprous_a spot_n and_o unto_o this_o lie_n he_o call_v philo_n to_o be_v a_o witness_n the_o very_a same_o be_v affirm_v by_o philemaeus_n hephaestionis_fw-la as_o j._n meursius_n observe_v in_o his_o note_n upon_o the_o forenamed_a author_n ver._n 7._o and_o he_o pluck_v it_o out_o of_o his_o bosom_n and_o behold_v it_o be_v turn_v again_o as_o his_o other_o flesh_n a_o manifest_a token_n as_o con._n pellicanus_fw-la right_o take_v it_o that_o god_n can_v with_o as_o much_o ease_n restore_v his_o oppress_a people_n to_o perfect_a liberty_n ver._n 8._o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v if_o they_o will_v not_o believe_v thou_o nor_o hearken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o first_o sign_n here_o he_o give_v the_o reason_n why_o he_o be_v please_v to_o add_v another_o sign_n to_o the_o former_a that_o he_o may_v overcome_v the_o incredulity_n which_o he_o foresee_v will_v be_v in_o many_o of_o they_o that_o they_o will_v believe_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o latter_a sign_n yield_v their_o consent_n to_o that_o which_o be_v plain_o teach_v they_o by_o both_o these_o sign_n viz._n that_o god_n have_v appear_v to_o he_o and_o order_v he_o to_o say_v what_o he_o do_v and_o he_o say_v they_o will_v believe_v because_o it_o be_v rational_a to_o suppose_v they_o will_v though_o he_o likewise_o suppose_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n some_o might_n still_o remain_v incredulous_a and_o therefore_o he_o add_v another_o ver._n 9_o thou_o shall_v take_v of_o the_o water_n of_o the_o river_n and_o pour_v it_o upon_o the_o dry_a land_n and_o the_o water_n shall_v become_v blood_n this_o sign_n be_v not_o wrought_v now_o when_o god_n talk_v with_o he_o as_o the_o two_o former_a be_v for_o he_o be_v in_o the_o desert_n far_o from_o the_o river_n here_o speak_v of_o and_o near_o no_o river_n at_o all_o therefore_o in_o case_n the_o israelite_n do_v not_o believe_v upon_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o two_o former_a sign_n this_o be_v order_v to_o be_v wrought_v when_o he_o come_v into_o egypt_n for_o their_o conviction_n by_o take_v the_o water_n of_o nilus_n and_o turn_v it_o into_o blood_n which_o may_v be_v well_o look_v upon_o as_o a_o indication_n that_o god_n be_v able_a to_o spoil_v that_o water_n which_o be_v the_o great_a instrument_n of_o the_o fertility_n of_o that_o country_n and_o make_v their_o land_n barren_a and_o also_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n that_o the_o cry_n of_o the_o innocent_a blood_n of_o their_o infant_n which_o have_v be_v drown_v in_o that_o river_n be_v come_v up_o to_o god_n there_o be_v a_o necessity_n that_o moses_n shall_v be_v instruct_v with_o all_o these_o power_n because_o with_o a_o unusual_a commission_n which_o will_v not_o have_v be_v credit_v if_o he_o have_v not_o bring_v such_o extraordinary_a proof_n of_o it_o all_o the_o prophet_n after_o he_o do_v not_o work_v miracle_n which_o be_v necessary_a only_a when_o some_o great_a change_n be_v to_o be_v make_v in_o the_o world_n as_o there_o be_v now_o at_o their_o bring_v out_o of_o egypt_n after_o which_o they_o be_v to_o be_v put_v into_o a_o new_a form_n and_o order_n by_o a_o body_n of_o peculiar_a law_n both_o civil_a and_o religious_a which_o when_o they_o be_v notorious_o violate_v god_n be_v please_v by_o such_o wonder_n as_o moses_n wrought_v to_o turn_v their_o heart_n back_o again_o as_o he_o do_v in_o the_o day_n of_o elijah_n 1_o king_n xviii_o 37._o ver._n 10._o and_o moses_n say_v unto_o the_o lord_n o_o my_o lord_n this_o be_v a_o form_n of_o speech_n whereby_o he_o decline_v this_o great_a employment_n and_o desire_n to_o be_v excuse_v the_o reason_n of_o which_o follow_v i_o be_o not_o eloquent_a in_o the_o hebrew_n be_o not_o a_o man_n of_o word_n i_o e._n not_o a_o good_a speaker_n or_o not_o accustom_v to_o make_v speech_n or_o as_o some_o take_v it_o a_o man_n of_o few_o word_n and_o therefore_o unfit_a to_o be_v send_v to_o the_o israelite_n and_o much_o more_o to_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n to_o who_o none_o but_o great_a orator_n make_v address_n clemens_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n make_v this_o a_o argument_n of_o moses_n his_o humility_n and_o say_v he_o add_v these_o word_n from_o i_o know_v not_o what_o author_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o be_o a_o reek_n from_o a_o pot._n neither_o heretofore_o nor_o since_o thou_o have_v speak_v unto_o thy_o servant_n this_o have_v be_v always_o my_o imperfection_n that_o i_o can_v not_o speak_v fluent_o nor_o do_v i_o find_v that_o i_o be_o alter_v since_o thou_o have_v be_v please_v to_o appear_v to_o i_o and_o give_v i_o this_o commission_n but_o i_o be_o slow_a of_o speech_n and_o of_o a_o slow_a tongue_n can_v bring_v forth_o my_o word_n ready_o nor_o pronounce_v they_o well_o the_o jew_n think_v he_o have_v some_o impediment_n in_o his_o speech_n so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o pronounce_v some_o letter_n or_o word_n exact_o at_o least_o not_o without_o such_o difficulty_n that_o it_o be_v long_o before_o he_o can_v bring_v they_o forth_o but_o the_o lxx_o understand_v these_o word_n slow_a of_o speech_n as_o if_o he_o have_v but_o a_o weak_a small_a or_o slender_a voice_n speaking_z voce_fw-mi gracili_fw-la &_o exili_fw-la as_o it_o may_v be_v translate_v in_o latin_a which_o
not_o so_o in_o those_o country_n for_o the_o noble_a person_n ancient_o ride_v on_o they_o as_o appear_v by_o a_o great_a many_o place_n of_o holy_a scripture_n xxii_o gen._n 1._o xxii_o numb_a 21._o 2_o sam._n xix_o 6._o and_o several_a other_o which_o be_v reckon_v up_o by_o bochart_n p._n i._o l._n ii_o cap._n xiii_o hierozoic_n and_o he_o return_v to_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n set_a out_o and_o begin_v his_o journey_n to_o that_o country_n and_o moses_n take_v the_o rod_n of_o god_n so_o call_v because_o god_n order_v he_o to_o carry_v it_o with_o he_o v._n 17._o and_o have_v appoint_v it_o to_o be_v the_o instrument_n wherewith_o he_o shall_v work_v wonder_n in_o his_o hand_n as_o a_o sign_n of_o his_o authority_n so_o conr._n pellicanus_fw-la have_v not_o unfit_o explain_v it_o he_o return_v with_o the_o rod_n of_o god_n signo_fw-la apostolatus_fw-la &_o ducatus_fw-la a_o sign_n or_o token_n of_o his_o embassy_n and_o government_n ver._n 21._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n when_o thou_o go_v to_o return_v into_o egypt_n when_o thou_o be_v come_v thither_o see_v that_o thou_o do_v all_o those_o wonder_n before_o pharaoh_n the_o sign_n mention_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o chapter_n with_o which_o he_o be_v to_o begin_v which_o i_o have_v put_v in_o thy_o hand_n give_v thou_o power_n to_o do_v but_o i_o will_v harden_v his_o heart_n etc._n etc._n the_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o god_n will_v harden_v his_o heart_n at_o the_o first_o as_o soon_o as_o moses_n begin_v to_o work_v his_o sign_n no_o more_o than_o that_o he_o will_v at_o the_o first_o slay_v his_o first-born_a as_o he_o threaten_v v._o 23._o but_o as_o at_o last_o he_o intend_v to_o slay_v his_o first-born_a if_o he_o will_v not_o be_v humble_v by_o other_o plague_n so_o in_o conclusion_n he_o resolve_v to_o harden_v his_o heart_n after_o pharaoh_n have_v often_o harden_v it_o himself_o there_o be_v three_o distinct_a word_n use_v in_o this_o story_n about_o this_o matter_n the_o first_o be_v chazak_n the_o next_o be_v rashah_n and_o the_o three_o be_v cavad_n which_o seem_v to_o signify_v a_o gradual_a increase_n of_o his_o obstinacy_n till_o at_o last_o it_o grow_v very_o grievous_a for_o the_o last_o word_n cavad_n intend_v and_o increase_v the_o sense_n whether_o it_o be_v in_o good_a or_o evil_a quality_n ver._n 22._o and_o thou_o shall_v say_v unto_o pharaoh_n in_o this_o god_n begin_v to_o fulfil_v his_o promise_n to_o moses_n that_o he_o will_v teach_v he_o what_o he_o shall_v say_v v._o 12._o and_o 15_o 16._o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n this_o show_v he_o come_v to_o pharaoh_n in_o the_o name_n and_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n israel_n be_v my_o son_n even_o my_o first-born_a most_o dear_a to_o i_o and_o belove_v above_o all_o people_n as_o the_o first-born_a son_n common_o be_v above_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o child_n god_n have_v choose_v and_o adopt_v they_o to_o be_v his_o peculiar_a people_n on_o who_o he_o bestow_v singular_a privilege_n and_o blessing_n thus_o god_n speak_v of_o david_n lxxxix_o psal_n 28._o and_o eben-ezra's_a interpretation_n of_o this_o phrase_n be_v not_o improper_a that_o their_o ancestor_n from_o the_o beginning_n have_v be_v worshipper_n of_o he_o the_o true_a god_n ver._n 23._o and_o i_o say_v unto_o thou_o i_o command_v and_o require_v thou_o so_o the_o word_n say_v here_o signify_v let_v my_o son_n go_v that_o he_o may_v serve_v i_o not_o to_o keep_v my_o people_n in_o thy_o servitude_n any_o long_o but_o to_o dismiss_v they_o that_o they_o may_v worship_v i_o as_o my_o servant_n ought_v to_o do_v and_o if_o thou_o refuse_v to_o let_v he_o go_v behold_v i_o will_v slay_v thy_o son_n even_o thy_o first-born_a not_o upon_o his_o first_o refusal_n see_v v._n 21._o but_o after_o a_o long_a course_n of_o other_o judgement_n which_o will_v end_v if_o he_o be_v not_o reform_v by_o they_o in_o this_o at_o last_o with_o which_o he_o therefore_o terrify_v he_o that_o he_o may_v prevent_v it_o ver._n 24._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v by_o the_o way_n to_o egypt_n in_o the_o inn_n where_o they_o take_v up_o their_o lodging_n at_o night_n that_o the_o lord_n meet_v he_o the_o schechinah_n i_o suppose_v appear_v to_o he_o from_o whence_o a_o angel_n be_v dispatch_v to_o do_v as_o follow_v and_o so_o both_o the_o lxx_o and_o the_o chaldee_n interpret_v it_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n because_o the_o lord_n send_v a_o angel_n to_o execute_v what_o be_v here_o relate_v and_o seek_v to_o kill_v he_o appear_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o if_o he_o intend_v to_o fall_v upon_o he_o with_o a_o draw_a sword_n perhaps_o as_o he_o do_v to_o balaam_n and_o david_n which_o threaten_v posture_n can_v not_o but_o very_o much_o affright_v he_o and_o put_v he_o into_o disorder_n other_o imagine_v he_o inflict_v a_o sudden_a disease_n upon_o he_o or_o make_v as_o if_o he_o will_v strangle_v he_o they_o that_o interpret_v this_o of_o kill_v his_o child_n as_o many_o do_v see_v mr._n selden_n l._n i._n de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n vi_o p._n 88_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o have_v no_o reason_n on_o their_o side_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o a_o child_n in_o the_o forego_n story_n but_o only_o of_o his_o son_n therefore_o chaskuni_fw-la have_v right_o observe_v that_o this_o verse_n be_v connect_v with_o the_o last_o word_n of_o the_o 20_o the_o three_o following_z coming_z by_o a_o parenthesis_n and_o can_v refer_v to_o none_o but_o moses_n all_o the_o difficulty_n be_v to_o find_v why_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v put_v he_o in_o fear_n of_o present_a death_n when_o he_o be_v go_v upon_o god_n message_n the_o resolution_n of_o which_o seem_v to_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n ver._n 25._o then_o zipporah_n his_o wife_n present_o apprehend_v what_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o moses_n his_o danger_n viz._n because_o her_o child_n of_o which_o she_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v be_v not_o long_o ago_o deliver_v be_v not_o circumcise_a and_o therefore_o she_o 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she_o understand_v it_o appear_v how_o to_o do_v it_o ready_o without_o endanger_n the_o child_n which_o have_v scarce_o be_v possible_a if_o she_o have_v be_v a_o stranger_n to_o it_o but_o because_o the_o midianite_n perhaps_o do_v not_o circumcise_v so_o soon_o as_o the_o israelite_n but_o imitate_v their_o neighbour_n the_o ishmaelite_n who_o defer_v it_o till_o their_o child_n be_v thirteen_o year_n old_a at_o which_o age_n ishmael_n be_v circumcise_a xvii_o gen._n 25._o or_o rather_o because_o they_o be_v about_o to_o take_v a_o journey_n when_o she_o think_v it_o may_v be_v omit_v till_o they_o come_v to_o be_v settle_v among_o the_o israelite_n and_o true_o this_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v a_o good_a reason_n to_o defer_v circumcision_n beyond_o the_o eight_o day_n motion_n be_v dangerous_a when_o the_o child_n be_v sore_o but_o such_o a_o man_n as_o moses_n shall_v have_v trust_v god_n to_o take_v care_n of_o his_o child_n and_o not_o have_v be_v afraid_a of_o the_o 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moses_n as_o they_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v and_o say_v sure_o a_o bloody_a husband_n be_v thou_o to_o i_o if_o the_o forego_n interpretation_n be_v true_a these_o be_v not_o the_o word_n of_o a_o angry_a woman_n but_o speak_v with_o great_a affection_n signify_v that_o she_o have_v espouse_v he_o again_o have_v save_v his_o life_n by_o the_o blood_n of_o her_o son_n our_o famous_a mr._n mede_n indeed_o discourse_n fourteen_o carry_v the_o sense_n quite_o another_o way_n because_o a_o husband_n he_o say_v be_v never_o call_v chatan_n after_o the_o marriage_n solemnity_n be_v over_o which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a make_v nothing_o against_o what_o i_o have_v say_v because_o she_o look_v upon_o herself_o as_o a_o second_o time_n espouse_v or_o marry_v to_o he_o by_o this_o act_n which_o have_v restore_v he_o to_o she_o when_o his_o life_n be_v in_o danger_n it_o must_v be_v grant_v that_o the_o word_n chatan_n do_v not_o signify_v only_o a_o spouse_n but_o sometime_o a_o son_n in_o law_n but_o why_o zipporah_n shall_v call_v she_o own_o child_n by_o this_o name_n i_o do_v not_o see_v yet_o so_o mr._n mede_n understand_v it_o and_o add_v that_o the_o rabbin_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o hebrew_n woman_n to_o call_v their_o child_n when_o they_o be_v circumcise_a by_o the_o name_n of_o chatan_n i._n e._n spouse_n as_o if_o they_o be_v now_o espouse_v unto_o god_n and_o indeed_o aben-ezra_n say_v so_o but_o i_o can_v find_v that_o this_o be_v a_o ancient_a notion_n among_o they_o if_o it_o be_v his_o interpretation_n may_v be_v the_o more_o easy_o embrace_v which_o be_v this_o that_o these_o be_v a_o solemn_a form_n of_o word_n use_v at_o circumcision_n signify_v as_o much_o as_o i_o pronounce_v thou_o to_o be_v a_o member_n of_o the_o church_n by_o circumcision_n thus_o val._n schindler_n also_o expound_v it_o in_o his_o lexic_n pentaglot_n p._n 677._o a_o child_n be_v call_v chatan_n upon_o the_o day_n of_o his_o circumcision_n because_o than_o he_o 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only_o this_o exception_n to_o it_o that_o the_o hebrew_n word_n for_o let_v he_o go_v be_v of_o the_o masculine_a gender_n which_o be_v of_o no_o great_a weight_n because_o it_o be_v usual_a in_o this_o language_n when_o they_o speak_v of_o female_n as_o i_o observe_v on_o i._o 21._o and_o it_o be_v certain_a she_o return_v to_o her_o father_n but_o whether_o in_o this_o manner_n no_o body_n can_v certain_o determine_v for_o we_o be_v not_o tell_v any_o where_o upon_o what_o occasion_n she_o go_v back_o to_o jethro_n unless_o it_o be_v here_o insinuate_v as_o we_o find_v she_o do_v xviii_o 2._o together_o with_o her_o child_n but_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o she_o fear_v some_o other_o danger_n into_o which_o she_o and_o her_o child_n may_v fall_v by_o the_o way_n or_o in_o egypt_n may_v desire_n moses_n to_o send_v she_o home_o again_o till_o he_o have_v finish_v the_o work_n he_o go_v about_o unto_o which_o he_o consent_v ver._n 27._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o aaron_n in_o egypt_n i_o suppose_v he_o receive_v this_o order_n from_o god_n but_o we_o do_v not_o know_v how_o whether_o by_o a_o apparition_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n to_o he_o or_o in_o a_o dream_n or_o otherways_o go_v into_o the_o wilderness_n to_o meet_v moses_n the_o wilderness_n be_v a_o wide_a place_n therefore_o he_o direct_v he_o no_o doubt_n into_o what_o part_n he_o shall_v go_v and_o he_o go_v and_o meet_v he_o in_o the_o mount_n of_o god_n he_o go_v almost_o to_o midian_a that_o he_o may_v have_v the_o more_o time_n to_o hear_v what_o moses_n commission_n be_v before_o they_o come_v to_o egypt_n ver._n 28._o and_o moses_n tell_v aaron_n all_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n mention_v iii_o 6_o 7_o 8_o etc._n etc._n and_o in_o this_o chapter_n 14_o 15_o 16_o etc._n etc._n and_o all_o the_o sign_n etc._n etc._n see_v v._o 2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n which_o he_o tell_v he_o to_o confirm_v his_o belief_n that_o god_n have_v speak_v those_o word_n to_o he_o ver._n 29._o and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n go_v come_v into_o egypt_n and_o gather_v together_o all_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n the_o chief_a person_n in_o every_o tribe_n who_o bear_v a_o great_a sway_n among_o they_o see_v iii_o 16._o ver._n 30._o and_o aaron_n speak_v all_o the_o word_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v unto_o moses_n according_a to_o what_o god_n have_v promise_v v._o 15_o 16._o and_o do_v the_o sign_n the_o sign_n be_v do_v by_o moses_n as_o the_o word_n be_v speak_v by_o aaron_n v._o 17._o in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o the_o people_n who_o come_v along_o with_o the_o elder_n ver._n 31._o and_o the_o people_n believe_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n also_o to_o who_o the_o elder_n report_v what_o they_o have_v hear_v and_o see_v believe_v that_o god_n have_v send_v moses_n to_o be_v their_o deliverer_n and_o when_o they_o hear_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v visit_v etc._n etc._n see_v iii_o 7_o 16_o 17._o then_o they_o bow_v their_o head_n and_o worship_v most_o humble_o acknowledge_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n and_o his_o faithfulness_n to_o his_o word_n chap._n v._n verse_n 1._o and_o afterward_o moses_n and_o aaron_n go_v in_o and_o tell_v pharaoh_n when_o they_o have_v convince_v the_o elder_n of_o israel_n of_o their_o commission_n they_o desire_v audience_n of_o pharaoh_n which_o have_v obtain_v they_o go_v to_o court_n take_v some_o of_o the_o elder_n along_o with_o they_o to_o attend_v they_o which_o be_v not_o a_o mere_a conjecture_n from_o the_o decency_n of_o the_o thing_n that_o they_o shall_v go_v alone_o on_o such_o a_o solemn_a embassy_n but_o so_o they_o be_v command_v
to_o have_v give_v to_o these_o three_o patriarch_n as_o the_o famous_a primate_n usher_n observe_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o a_o inheritance_n cv_o psal_n 11._o which_o be_v not_o fulfil_v to_o they_o but_o to_o their_o posterity_n and_o as_o the_o possession_n of_o posterity_n be_v attribute_v to_o the_o father_n so_o upon_o the_o same_o ground_n he_o think_v the_o peregrination_n of_o the_o father_n be_v attribute_v here_o to_o the_o child_n chronol_n sacra_fw-la cap._n viii_o ver._n 5._o and_o i_o have_v also_o etc._n etc._n this_o verse_n also_o begin_v with_o the_o same_o particle_n vegam_fw-la and_o must_v be_v translate_v although_o if_o the_o former_a interpretation_n be_v right_a or_o else_o those_o word_n by_o my_o name_n jehovah_n be_v i_o not_o know_v to_o they_o must_v come_v in_o by_o a_o parenthesis_n and_o both_o these_o verse_n be_v connect_v with_o what_o go_v before_o appear_v unto_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n almighty_n to_o 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psal_n 17._o xix_o prov._n 29._o 2_o chron._n xx._n 12._o ver._n 7._o and_o i_o will_v take_v you_o to_o i_o for_o a_o people_n by_o the_o right_n of_o redemption_n before_o mention_v and_o i_o will_v be_v to_o you_o a_o god_n he_o be_v so_o before_o but_o now_o after_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n and_o you_o shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n etc._n etc._n by_o see_v my_o promise_n to_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n fulfil_v ver._n 8._o and_o i_o will_v bring_v you_o unto_o the_o land_n concern_v which_o i_o do_v swear_v to_o give_v it_o etc._n etc._n two_o thing_n be_v promise_v to_o abraham_n in_o that_o vision_n mention_v xv_o gen._n first_o that_o he_o will_v deliver_v his_o seed_n from_o this_o nation_n which_o oppress_v they_o v._n 14._o and_o second_o that_o he_o will_v bring_v they_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n v._o 16._o both_o these_o he_o now_o declare_v shall_v be_v fulfil_v the_o former_a in_o the_o forego_n verse_n and_o the_o latter_a in_o this_o and_o thereby_o they_o shall_v be_v convince_v that_o he_o be_v indeed_o jehovah_n true_a and_o constant_a to_o his_o word_n i_o be_o the_o lord_n he_o conclude_v as_o he_o begin_v have_v say_v this_o twice_o before_o v._o 2_o 6._o ver._n 9_o and_o moses_n speak_v so_o unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n he_o deliver_v this_o message_n as_o he_o be_v command_v which_o one_o will_v have_v expect_v shall_v have_v raise_v their_o droop_a spirit_n but_o quite_o contrary_a they_o hearken_v not_o unto_o moses_n they_o do_v not_o believe_v or_o receive_v what_o he_o say_v so_o maimon_n more_o nev._n p._n i._o cap._n 45._o or_o it_o make_v no_o impression_n upon_o they_o the_o reason_n follow_v for_o anguish_n of_o spirit_n in_o the_o hebrew_n because_o of_o shortness_n of_o breath_n they_o be_v so_o extreme_o oppress_v that_o they_o can_v scarce_o fetch_v their_o breath_n as_o we_o speak_v or_o have_v no_o heart_n so_o much_o as_o to_o think_v of_o deliverance_n much_o less_o hope_n 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egypt_n etc._n etc._n the_o lord_z bid_v he_o go_v again_o to_o pharaoh_n and_o renew_v the_o demand_v he_o make_v before_o v._o 1._o ver._n 12._o and_o moses_n speak_v before_o the_o lord_n this_o phrase_n liphne_n jehovah_n before_o the_o lord_n plain_o denote_v that_o god_n appear_v unto_o he_o in_o a_o visible_a majesty_n as_o i_o observe_v above_o v._o 1._o and_o see_v xi_o 4._o behold_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n have_v not_o hearken_v to_o i_o how_o then_o shall_v pharaoh_n hear_v i_o their_o faint-heartedness_n dishearten_v moses_n also_o and_o make_v he_o unwilling_a to_o renew_v his_o address_n unto_o pharaoh_n and_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v good_a reason_n in_o what_o he_o say_v if_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n who_o interest_n it_o be_v to_o give_v ear_n to_o he_o do_v not_o believe_v he_o what_o hope_n be_v there_o that_o pharaoh_n shall_v comply_v against_o his_o interest_n who_o be_o of_o uncircumcised_a li_n this_o reason_n he_o have_v allege_v before_o and_o be_v full_o answer_v iv_o 10_o 11_o etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v be_v repeat_v now_o for_o his_o be_v of_o uncircumcised_a lip_n signify_v no_o more_o than_o that_o he_o be_v a_o ill_a speaker_n and_o want_v eloquence_n it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o hebrew_n to_o call_v those_o part_n uncircumcised_a which_o be_v inept_v to_o the_o use_n for_o which_o they_o be_v design_v and_o can_v do_v their_o office_n thus_o jeremy_n say_v of_o the_o jew_n that_o their_o ear_n be_v uncircumcised_a and_o add_v the_o explication_n they_o can_v hearken_v vi_o jer._n 10._o in_o like_a manner_n uncircumcised_a lip_n be_v lip_n that_o can_v utter_v word_n as_o uncircumcised_a in_o heart_n ix_o jer._n 26._o be_v such_o as_o can_v understand_v st._n stephen_n put_v both_o together_o uncircumcised_a in_o heart_n and_o ear_n vii_o act_n 51._o perhaps_o moses_n think_v it_o some_o disparagement_n to_o he_o that_o he_o be_v not_o able_a himself_o to_o deliver_v his_o mind_n in_o a_o handsome_a manner_n unto_o pharaoh_n and_o therefore_o mention_n this_o again_o to_o move_v the_o divine_a majesty_n to_o circumcise_v his_o lip_n as_o they_o speak_v that_o be_v remove_v this_o impediment_n ver._n 13._o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n and_o unto_o aaron_n here_o be_v no_o express_a answer_n make_v to_o his_o objection_n but_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v include_v in_o god_n speak_v unto_o moses_n and_o unto_o aaron_n whereas_o before_o he_o have_v speak_v only_o to_o moses_n v._o 1_o 10._o and_o it_o be_v likely_a moses_n be_v admonish_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v he_o aaron_z to_o supply_v his_o defect_n he_o ought_v to_o be_v satisfy_v therewith_o and_o go_v with_o he_o and_o renew_v his_o address_n both_o to_o the_o
homer_n to_o have_v change_v vlysses_n companion_n into_o hog_n but_o there_o be_v those_o who_o take_v these_o to_o have_v be_v real_a serpent_n bring_v hither_o by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o devil_n who_o withdraw_v their_o rod_n and_o put_v these_o which_o he_o sudden_o transport_v from_o some_o other_o place_n in_o their_o room_n which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a it_o make_v the_o power_n that_o wrought_v by_o moses_n the_o more_o wonderful_a who_o serpent_n devour_v they_o all_o but_o aaron_n be_v rod_n swallow_v up_o their_o rods._n the_o serpent_n into_o which_o aaron_n rod_n be_v turn_v move_v towards_o they_o and_o eat_v they_o up_o which_o be_v as_o i_o say_v the_o more_o astonish_a if_o they_o be_v real_a serpent_n of_o the_o same_o bigness_n as_o we_o may_v well_o suppose_v they_o will_v endeavour_v to_o bring_v with_o that_o of_o moses_n however_o their_o serpent_n whatsoever_o they_o be_v can_v not_o stand_v before_o he_o but_o be_v swallow_v up_o while_o his_o still_o remain_v this_o may_v have_v convince_v pharaoh_n if_o his_o magician_n have_v not_o make_v he_o believe_v that_o they_o will_v in_o time_n sin_v a_o power_n superious_a to_o moses_n the_o jew_n also_o imagine_v pharaoh_n himself_o be_v a_o magician_n and_o help_v to_o get_v out_o of_o moses_n the_o secret_a whereby_o he_o wrought_v these_o wonder_n which_o be_v the_o great_a because_o moses_n no_o doubt_n in_o conclusion_n take_v this_o serpent_n by_o the_o tail_n as_o god_n have_v command_v he_o iu_o 4._o and_o it_o become_v a_o rod_n in_o his_o hand_n again_o whereas_o the_o egyptian_a sorcerer_n have_v no_o rod_n remain_v to_o take_v up_o they_o be_v vanish_v with_o their_o serpent_n greg._n nyssen_n l._n de_fw-la vita_fw-la mosis_fw-la p._n 173._o take_v the_o devour_a of_o their_o rod_n to_o have_v be_v a_o plain_a argument_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o the_o rod_n i._n e._n serpent_n of_o the_o magician_n have_v no_o vital_a power_n in_o they_o able_a to_o defend_v themselves_o but_o be_v mere_a delusion_n without_o any_o real_a virtue_n and_o here_o i_o can_v but_o take_v notice_n of_o a_o remarkable_a passage_n in_o numenius_n a_o pythagoraean_a philosopher_n record_v by_o eusebius_n l._n ix_o praepar_fw-la evang._n cap._n viii_o where_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o numenius_n in_o this_o three_o book_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d express_o say_v that_o janne_n and_o jambres_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inferior_a to_o none_o in_o magical_a skill_n and_o therefore_o choose_v by_o the_o common_a consent_n of_o the_o egyptian_n to_o oppose_v musaeus_n as_o the_o heathen_n call_v moses_n the_o leader_n of_o the_o jew_n of_o who_o he_o give_v this_o noble_a character_n that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n most_o powerful_a with_o god_n in_o prayer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v a_o plain_a confession_n that_o he_o take_v moses_n to_o be_v as_o he_o be_v call_v in_o these_o book_n a_o man_n of_o god_n and_o may_v serve_v to_o shame_v those_o who_o either_o believe_v not_o this_o history_n or_o think_v moses_n to_o have_v be_v only_o a_o great_a magician_n ver._n 13._o and_o he_o harden_a pharaoh_n be_v heart_n or_o rather_o pharaoh_n heart_n be_v harden_v for_o so_o we_o translate_v this_o very_a hebrew_n phrase_n v._o 22._o and_o i_o can_v give_v no_o account_n why_o we_o translate_v it_o otherwise_o here_o especial_o since_o the_o vulgar_a and_o the_o chaldee_n so_o render_v it_o and_o the_o lxx_o also_o in_o this_o verse_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pharaoh_n be_v heart_n grow_v stiff_a or_o wax_v strong_a and_o stubborn_a and_o v._o 22._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o heart_n be_v harden_v and_o it_o be_v plain_o the_o like_a form_n of_o speech_n with_o that_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n 14._o where_n god_n himself_o interpret_v his_o own_o meaning_n pharaoh_n heart_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v heavy_a and_o will_v not_o stir_v nor_o be_v there_o in_o any_o of_o these_o three_o verse_n the_o least_o mention_n of_o any_o person_n by_o who_o his_o heart_n be_v harden_v that_o he_o hearken_v not_o unto_o they_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v it_o be_v likely_a upon_o the_o first_o sight_n of_o the_o serpent_n his_o heart_n be_v incline_v to_o hearken_v but_o see_v the_o magician_n do_v the_o same_o it_o return_v to_o its_o first_o bent_n and_o there_o fix_v notwithstanding_o moses_n rod_n devour_v they_o this_o god_n have_v predict_v iii_o 19_o know_v his_o wicked_a disposition_n will_v not_o yield_v to_o any_o mean_n he_o shall_v think_v sit_v to_o use_v for_o his_o reformation_n ver._n 14._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v likely_a moses_n after_o he_o have_v be_v with_o pharaoh_n and_o wrought_v this_o miracle_n return_v to_o the_o place_n where_o the_o divine_a majesty_n be_v wont_a to_o appear_v unto_o he_o vi_o 12_o 30._o and_o give_v he_o a_o account_n of_o what_o have_v pass_v whereupon_o the_o lord_n tell_v he_o he_o see_v pharaoh_n be_v resolve_v in_o his_o way_n and_o therefore_o it_o will_v be_v to_o no_o purpose_n to_o wait_v to_o see_v what_o will_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o late_a miracle_n but_o bid_v he_o go_v the_o next_o morning_n and_o carry_v a_o threaten_a message_n to_o he_o pharaoh_n be_v heart_n be_v harden_v he_o refuse_v to_o let_v the_o people_n go_v it_o be_v observable_a that_o he_o do_v not_o say_v i_o have_v harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n and_o therefore_o there_o shall_v have_v be_v no_o such_o intimation_n in_o our_o translation_n of_o v._o 13._o but_o pharaoh_n heart_n be_v harden_v which_o can_v imply_v no_o other_o harden_v than_o what_o proceed_v from_o his_o own_o settle_a resolution_n not_o to_o lose_v the_o service_n of_o the_o israelite_n ver._n 15._o get_v thou_o unto_o pharaoh_n in_o the_o morning_n of_o the_o very_a next_o day_n after_o he_o have_v wrought_v the_o forego_n miracle_n and_o now_o begin_v the_o first_o of_o the_o ten_o plague_n which_o god_n send_v upon_o the_o egyptian_n for_o disobey_v his_o ambassador_n who_o treaty_n with_o pharaoh_n as_o jacobus_n capellus_n ad_fw-la a._n m._n 2502._o think_v continue_v about_o eleven_o month_n from_o the_o end_n of_o harvest_n which_o he_o make_v account_n be_v in_o our_o may_n to_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o next_o year_n which_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n but_o our_o excellent_a primate_n usher_n think_v that_o all_o the_o follow_a plague_n be_v inflict_v within_o the_o space_n of_o one_o month_n in_o such_o order_n of_o time_n as_o i_o shall_v observe_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o each_o of_o they_o and_o bochartus_n give_v good_a reason_n for_o it_o in_o his_o hierozoic_a p._n 2._o l._n iu_o cap._n viii_o for_o we_o be_v tell_v here_o v._o 7._o that_o moses_n be_v fourscore_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o treat_v with_o pharaoh_n and_o in_o five_o josh_n 6._o that_o they_o walk_v forty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n now_o if_o he_o have_v spend_v a_o year_n in_o inflict_v these_o plague_n moses_n who_o die_v just_a as_o they_o be_v enter_v into_o canaan_n must_v have_v be_v a_o hundred_o and_o one_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a whereas_o he_o be_v but_o a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o as_o we_o read_v xxxiv_o deut._n 5._o nor_o be_v it_o suitable_a to_o the_o divine_a goodness_n to_o be_v so_o long_o in_o deliver_v his_o people_n who_o be_v reduce_v to_o extreme_a misery_n it_o be_v but_o just_a also_o that_o god_n shall_v follow_v pharaoh_n who_o heart_n be_v so_o obstinate_o hard_a with_o one_o plague_n upon_o the_o neck_n of_o another_o and_o give_v he_o no_o time_n to_o breathe_v after_o one_o be_v remove_v before_o another_o come_v upon_o he_o lo_o he_o go_v out_o unto_o the_o water_n god_n who_o know_v all_o thing_n foresee_v his_o motion_n before_o hand_n and_o speak_v as_o if_o he_o than_o see_v he_o actual_o go_v out_o of_o his_o palace_n to_o the_o river_n either_o to_o walk_v there_o for_o recreation_n or_o to_o worship_n the_o river_n nile_n for_o as_o bochart_n who_o word_n these_o be_v observe_v out_o of_o plutarch_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nothing_o be_v have_v in_o such_o honour_n among_o the_o egyptian_n as_o the_o river_n nile_n if_o it_o be_v so_o in_o moses_n his_o day_n it_o be_v not_o unlikely_a that_o he_o go_v to_o pay_v his_o morning_n devotion_n to_o it_o or_o if_o he_o be_v a_o magician_n as_o the_o hebrew_n fancy_n he_o may_v be_v skill_v in_o that_o which_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o so_o he_o observe_v they_o say_v in_o the_o talmud_n and_o make_v this_o the_o reason_n of_o pharaoh_n go_v to_o the_o river_n which_o jonathan_n follow_v in_o his_o paraphrase_n behold_v he_o go_v out_o to_o observe_v
the_o river_n stanke_z etc._n etc._n and_o there_o be_v blood_n throughout_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n the_o water_n be_v in_o all_o place_n turn_v into_o blood_n except_o perhaps_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n which_o be_v not_o comprehend_v under_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n ver._n 22._o and_o the_o magician_n of_o egypt_n do_v so_o with_o their_o enchantment_n see_v v._o 11._o in_o some_o of_o the_o pool_n or_o lake_n of_o water_n they_o make_v a_o appearance_n of_o the_o like_a change_n which_o make_v pharaoh_n think_v his_o god_n be_v as_o powerful_a as_o the_o god_n of_o the_o hebrew_n the_o land_n of_o goshen_n as_o i_o say_v may_v possible_o be_v free_a from_o this_o plague_n as_o it_o be_v certain_o from_o several_a of_o the_o rest_n viii_o 23._o ix_o 4_o etc._n etc._n and_o some_o fancy_n the_o magician_n have_v water_n from_o thence_o to_o show_v their_o power_n upon_o but_o i_o can_v think_v it_o probable_a that_o they_o make_v pharaoh_n stay_v so_o long_o and_o one_o may_v as_o well_o say_v they_o have_v it_o out_o of_o the_o sea_n or_o out_o of_o the_o pit_n that_o the_o people_n dig_v v._o 24._o as_o aben_n ezra_n conjecture_n and_o justin_n martyr_n quaest._n &_o resp_n xxvi_o ad_fw-la orthodox_n but_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o any_o of_o these_o conjecture_n if_o it_o be_v grant_v as_o the_o history_n lead_v we_o to_o conclude_v that_o moses_n do_v not_o in_o a_o moment_n change_v all_o the_o water_n of_o the_o country_n but_o only_o those_o of_o the_o river_n as_o i_o say_v on_o v._o 20._o and_o afterward_o by_o degree_n all_o the_o rest_n when_o the_o magician_n have_v try_v their_o art_n upon_o some_o of_o they_o which_o moses_n also_o turn_v into_o real_a blood_n so_o that_o neither_o they_o nor_o any_o body_n else_o be_v able_a to_o drink_v of_o they_o and_o pharaoh_n be_v heart_n be_v harden_v the_o very_a same_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n which_o we_o have_v before_o v._o 13._o where_o they_o shall_v have_v be_v translate_v i_o there_o observe_v as_o they_o be_v here_o and_o also_o in_o viii_o 19_o neither_o do_v he_o hearken_v unto_o they_o as_o the_o lord_z have_v say_v iii_o 19_o this_o be_v more_o apt_a to_o move_v his_o heart_n than_o the_o former_a miracle_n because_o it_o continue_v long_o v._o 25._o and_o the_o magician_n can_v not_o by_o all_o their_o spell_n or_o skill_n in_o sorcery_n remove_v this_o plague_n in_o all_o that_o time_n see_v next_o verse_n ver._n 23._o and_o pharaoh_n turn_v and_o go_v unto_o his_o house_n it_o seem_v that_o upon_o his_o refusal_n to_o hearken_v unto_o moses_n his_o monition_n v._n 15_o 16_o etc._n etc._n god_n send_v this_o plague_n that_o very_a morning_n before_o he_o get_v home_o to_o dinner_n so_o that_o there_o be_v not_o time_n to_o fetch_v water_n from_o distant_a place_n but_o the_o magician_n exercise_v their_o enchantment_n upon_o some_o pond_n which_o be_v not_o as_o yet_o turn_v by_o moses_n into_o blood_n neither_o set_v he_o his_o heart_n to_o this_o also_o here_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o his_o heart_n be_v not_o move_v by_o this_o miracle_n he_o do_v not_o serious_o consider_v what_o moses_n have_v do_v and_o examine_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o effect_n of_o his_o power_n and_o that_o of_o the_o magician_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o his_o heart_n be_v harden_v as_o we_o read_v before_o as_o all_o man_n be_v who_o will_v think_v of_o nothing_o but_o only_o to_o have_v their_o own_o humour_n satissy_v ver._n 24._o and_o all_o the_o egyptian_n dig_v round_o about_o the_o river_n for_o water_n to_o drink_v etc._n etc._n the_o whole_a country_n be_v force_v to_o try_v to_o get_v water_n to_o quench_v their_o thirst_n by_o this_o great_a labour_n how_o it_o succeed_v we_o be_v not_o tell_v but_o it_o be_v likely_a they_o find_v clear_a water_n by_o percolation_n through_o the_o earth_n for_o moses_n smite_v only_o the_o pit_n that_o be_v then_o in_o be_v when_o aaron_n stretch_v out_o his_o rod_n which_o have_v no_o effect_n upon_o those_o which_o be_v dig_v afterward_o why_o they_o do_v not_o setch_v it_o from_o goshen_n if_o there_o be_v any_o clear_a water_n there_o as_o we_o can_v but_o think_v there_o be_v for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o israelite_n be_v not_o easy_a to_o determine_v their_o pride_n perhaps_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o till_o they_o have_v try_v other_o way_n to_o supply_v their_o want_n ver._n 25._o and_o seven_o day_n be_v fulfil_v after_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v smite_v the_o river_n the_o rod_n of_o moses_n can_v effect_v nothing_o without_o the_o lord_n by_o who_o power_n this_o change_n be_v make_v in_o the_o water_n which_o last_v seven_o day_n before_o this_o plague_n be_v remove_v by_o which_o mean_v they_o be_v convince_v that_o all_o the_o water_n be_v real_o corrupt_v and_o they_o feel_v the_o heavy_a effect_n of_o it_o in_o a_o grievous_a stench_n and_o perpetual_a labour_n in_o dig_v pit_n all_o about_o the_o river_n whether_o pharaoh_n at_o last_o beg_v to_o have_v this_o plague_n remove_v or_o no_o we_o be_v not_o tell_v it_o be_v likely_a he_o be_v so_o obstinate_a that_o he_o will_v not_o stoop_v to_o ask_v this_o favour_n of_o they_o which_o may_v be_v the_o reason_n it_o last_v so_o long_o to_o see_v whether_o he_o will_v be_v move_v to_o humble_v himself_o so_o far_o to_o which_o when_o he_o will_v not_o yield_v god_n take_v it_o away_o to_o make_v room_n for_o another_o stroke_n or_o as_o some_o think_v it_o continue_v together_o with_o the_o plague_n of_o frog_n and_o be_v both_o remove_v upon_o his_o petition_n it_o be_v a_o weak_a conjecture_n of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n from_o these_o word_n that_o all_o the_o ten_o plague_n last_v seven_o day_n apiece_o which_o be_v plain_o contrary_a to_o the_o story_n chap._n viii_o verse_n 1._o and_z the_o lord_z speak_v unto_o moses_n who_o attend_v upon_o the_o divine_a majesty_n we_o may_v reasonable_o suppose_v every_o day_n to_o know_v his_o pleasure_n and_o after_o the_o seven_o day_n mention_v v._o last_v of_o the_o forego_n chapter_n be_v fulfil_v the_o lord_n command_v he_o to_o address_v himself_o again_o to_o pharaoh_n and_o to_o threaten_v he_o with_o a_o new_a punishment_n which_o be_v inflict_v upon_o the_o xxvth_z day_n of_o the_o six_o month_n and_o take_v away_o the_o day_n after_o v._o 10._o go_v unto_o pharaoh_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n the_o very_a same_o message_n in_o effect_n which_o he_o have_v deliver_v to_o he_o before_o v.i._n vii_o 16_o 17._o ver._n 2._o and_o if_o thou_o refuse_v to_o let_v they_o go_v behold_v etc._n etc._n he_o again_o threaten_v the_o plague_n before_o he_o inflict_v it_o both_o that_o pharaoh_n may_v know_v it_o come_v not_o by_o chance_n but_o by_o the_o determinate_a counsel_n of_o god_n and_o that_o he_o may_v prevent_v it_o by_o repentance_n and_o submission_n to_o god_n command_n i_o will_v smite_v this_o word_n common_o signify_v in_o the_o scripture_n language_n to_o kill_v but_o here_o only_o to_o afflict_v grievous_o see_v lxxviii_o psalm_n 45._o where_n to_o destroy_v they_o signify_v to_o annoy_v they_o all_o thy_o border_n every_o part_n of_o his_o country_n to_o the_o utmost_a extent_n of_o it_o i.e._n in_o all_o place_n where_o the_o egyptian_n dwell_v for_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a the_o israelite_n be_v infest_a with_o they_o see_v v._o 4._o with_o frog_n the_o hebrew_n word_n tsaphadéa_n signify_v as_o eben_n ezra_n think_v a_o egyptian_a fish_n which_o some_o will_v have_v to_o be_v a_o crocodile_n as_o gaulmyn_n observe_v in_o his_o annnotation_n on_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o moses_n p._n 256._o but_o this_o be_v undoubted_o false_a for_o they_o can_v not_o infest_v they_o in_o that_o manner_n as_o be_v describe_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n ver._n 3._o and_o the_o river_n shall_v bring_v forth_o under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o river_n be_v comprehend_v all_o the_o stream_n pond_n lake_n and_o other_o water_n in_o egypt_n as_o appear_v from_o v._o 5._o for_o most_o of_o they_o come_v one_o way_n or_o other_o out_o of_o the_o river_n they_o have_v little_a rain_n in_o egypt_n frog_n abundant_o the_o nile_n natural_o produce_v frog_n but_o such_o great_a abundance_n of_o they_o as_o sill_v the_o country_n be_v miraculous_a especial_o be_v produce_v on_o a_o sudden_a and_o their_o go_v out_o of_o the_o river_n and_o field_n into_o the_o city_n and_o house_n etc._n etc._n be_v still_o more_o miraculous_a which_o shall_v go_v up_o out_o of_o the_o river_n which_o lay_v low_a than_o the_o land_n and_o come_v into_o thy_o house_n etc._n etc._n this_o explain_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o smite_v in_o the_o forego_n verse_n viz._n inflict_v a_o
heal_v ver._n 11._o and_o the_o frog_n shall_v depart_v from_o thou_o etc._n etc._n this_o demonstrate_v the_o power_n of_o moses_n with_o god_n that_o he_o can_v as_o certain_o foretell_v the_o removal_n of_o the_o frog_n as_o he_o have_v do_v the_o bring_v they_o upon_o the_o land_n ver._n 12._o and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n go_v out_o from_o pharaoh_n to_o the_o place_n it_o be_v likely_a where_o moses_n be_v wont_a to_o attend_v upon_o the_o divine_a majesty_n and_o moses_n cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n because_o of_o the_o frog_n in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v cry_v to_o he_o about_o the_o business_n or_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o frog_n which_o god_n have_v send_v upon_o pharaoh_n or_o as_o aben_n ezra_n understand_v it_o concern_v the_o frog_n which_o he_o have_v promise_v pharaoh_n shall_v be_v remove_v as_o if_o the_o word_n shall_v be_v translate_v thus_o he_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n concern_v what_o he_o say_v about_o the_o frog_n and_o appoint_v unto_o pharaoh_n for_o so_o the_o word_n shame_v in_o xv._o 25._o signify_v to_o appoint_v or_o propose_v and_o so_o the_o lxx_o here_o translate_v the_o word_n which_o we_o render_v have_v bring_v against_o pharaoh_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o he_o have_v appoint_v to_o pharaoh_n ver._n 13._o and_o the_o lord_n do_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o moses_n so_o powerful_a be_v he_o with_o god_n in_o prayer_n as_o the_o heathen_n themselves_o observe_v from_o this_o story_n see_v what_o i_o observe_v out_o of_o numenius_n vii_o 12._o and_o the_o frog_n die_v etc._n etc._n the_o egyptian_n can_v not_o kill_v they_o but_o god_n take_v away_o their_o breath_n yet_o not_o remove_v they_o from_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v but_o leave_v they_o dead_a there_o as_o appear_v by_o what_o follow_v ver._n 14._o and_o they_o gather_v they_o together_o on_o heap_n that_o they_o may_v carry_v they_o it_o be_v likely_a into_o the_o river_n and_o so_o they_o may_v go_v down_o into_o the_o sea_n god_n can_v have_v dissolve_v they_o into_o dust_n if_o he_o have_v please_v or_o sweep_v they_o into_o the_o river_n from_o whence_o they_o come_v or_o make_v they_o quite_o vanish_v in_o a_o instant_n but_o he_o will_v have_v they_o lie_v dead_a before_o their_o eye_n as_o a_o token_n they_o be_v real_a frog_n and_o no_o illusion_n of_o their_o sight_n and_o the_o land_n stanke_z this_o be_v a_o further_a sensible_a evidence_n that_o they_o be_v real_a frog_n ver._n 15._o but_o when_o pharaoh_n see_v that_o there_o be_v respite_n that_o he_o be_v free_v from_o the_o great_a strait_n in_o which_o he_o be_v for_o the_o hebrew_n word_n for_o respite_n signify_v breathe_v or_o enlargement_n and_o make_v the_o sense_n to_o be_v this_o that_o when_o the_o burden_n that_o press_v he_o be_v take_v off_o so_o that_o he_o can_v take_v his_o breath_n he_o be_v of_o another_o mind_n etc._n etc._n he_o harden_v his_o heart_n and_o hearken_v not_o unto_o they_o etc._n etc._n be_v not_o so_o good_a as_o his_o word_n v._n 8._o but_o return_v to_o his_o former_a resolution_n not_o to_o let_v israel_n go_v which_o resolution_n grow_v so_o much_o more_o stubborn_a and_o obstinate_a than_o it_o have_v be_v before_o by_o how_o much_o the_o plague_n of_o the_o frog_n have_v soften_v his_o heart_n and_o incline_v it_o to_o yield_v to_o god_n more_o than_o the_o two_o former_a miracle_n have_v do_v ver._n 16._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n say_v unto_o aaron_n the_o lord_z seem_v to_o have_v give_v pharaoh_n no_o warning_n of_o this_o plague_n but_o to_o have_v inflict_v it_o immediate_o upon_o the_o removal_n of_o the_o frog_n viz._n on_o the_o twenty_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o six_o month._n for_o his_o breach_n of_o faith_n be_v such_o a_o high_a provocation_n that_o he_o deserve_v no_o other_o treatment_n but_o a_o more_o notable_a judgement_n smite_v the_o dust_n of_o the_o land_n that_o it_o may_v become_v louse_n some_o will_v have_v the_o hebrew_n word_n cinnim_n to_o signify_v gnat_n or_o some_o such_o kind_n of_o creature_n thus_o many_o of_o the_o ancient_n understand_v it_o and_o artapanus_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o fly_a sort_n of_o live_a creature_n which_o make_v such_o ulcer_n by_o its_o bite_n as_o no_o medicine_n can_v cure_v see_v eusebius_n l._n ix_o praepar_fw-la evang._n p._n 425._o but_o bochartus_n have_v sufficient_o prove_v that_o our_o translation_n be_v right_a and_o that_o out_o of_o the_o very_a text._n for_o gnat_n and_o such_o like_a infect_v be_v breed_v in_o fenny_a place_n but_o these_o be_v bring_v out_o of_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n ver._n 17._o aaron_z stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n with_o his_o rod._n he_o still_o be_v the_o instrument_n to_o execute_v all_o the_o judgement_n which_o moses_n denounce_v as_o he_o be_v his_o mouth_n to_o deliver_v all_o the_o message_n he_o carry_v to_o pharaoh_n and_o smite_v the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o it_o become_v louse_n this_o show_v the_o louse_n be_v not_o a_o natural_a production_n for_o they_o come_v out_o of_o the_o sweat_n and_o filth_n of_o man_n body_n and_o of_o other_o live_v creature_n in_o man_n and_o beast_n this_o prove_v they_o be_v louse_n which_o stick_v fast_o both_o to_o man_n and_o beast_n whereas_o gnat_n though_o they_o sting_v sore_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o man_n and_o beast_n for_o they_o be_v a_o most_o restless_a creature_n continual_o buzz_v about_o and_o never_o settle_v constant_o in_o one_o place_n and_o there_o be_v various_a sort_n of_o these_o louse_n for_o beast_n do_v not_o breed_v the_o same_o that_o man_n do_v nor_o have_v all_o beast_n alike_o but_o some_o be_v peculiar_a to_o horse_n other_o to_o ox_n other_o to_o sheep_n and_o other_o to_o swine_n and_o dog_n all_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o land_n become_v louse_n that_o be_v nothing_o can_v be_v see_v but_o louse_n where_o dust_n be_v before_o or_o louse_n be_v mingle_v every_o where_n with_o the_o dust_n throughout_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n not_o of_o goshen_n it_o be_v very_o probable_a which_o be_v inhabit_v most_o by_o israelites_n ver._n 18._o and_o the_o magician_n do_v so_o etc._n etc._n attempt_v and_o endeavour_v to_o do_v so_o by_o use_v their_o wont_a invocation_n and_o rite_n of_o incantation_n for_o the_o common_a say_n among_o the_o jew_n be_v very_o frivolous_a that_o daemon_n have_v no_o power_n over_o creature_n so_o small_a as_o louse_n the_o meaning_n of_o which_o gaulmyn_n think_v they_o themselves_o do_v not_o understand_v which_o according_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o ancient_a magic_n be_v this_o that_o all_o animal_n have_v a_o particular_a genius_n preside_v over_o they_o by_o who_o assistance_n their_o worshipper_n can_v do_v any_o thing_n among_o that_o sort_n of_o creature_n but_o this_o be_v mean_v only_o of_o perfect_a animal_n not_o of_o infect_v among_o who_o they_o reckon_v louse_n which_o have_v no_o such_o heavenly_a power_n wait_v on_o they_o but_o if_o there_o have_v be_v any_o such_o notion_n then_o these_o magician_n sure_o will_v have_v understand_v it_o and_o not_o fruitless_o have_v attempt_v that_o which_o they_o have_v no_o hope_n to_o produce_v but_o they_o can_v not_o though_o they_o have_v counterfeit_v the_o former_a wonder_n yet_o here_o a_o stop_n be_v put_v to_o their_o power_n so_o that_o they_o themselves_o confess_v their_o weakness_n so_o there_o be_v louse_n upon_o man_n and_o upon_o beast_n this_o seem_v to_o suggest_v that_o since_o they_o can_v not_o produce_v any_o new_a louse_n they_o attempt_v to_o remove_v those_o which_o moses_n have_v bring_v upon_o the_o country_n but_o they_o fail_v in_o that_o also_o for_o notwithstanding_o all_o that_o they_o can_v do_v both_o man_n and_o beast_n be_v pester_v with_o louse_n the_o hebrew_n say_v in_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o moses_n that_o this_o plague_n be_v inflict_v upon_o the_o egyptian_n for_o another_o piece_n of_o oppression_n which_o they_o exercise_v on_o the_o israelite_n to_o who_o they_o say_v go_v sweep_v our_o house_n and_o sweep_v our_o street_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o god_n make_v louse_n to_o cover_v the_o earth_n a_o cubit_n deep_a but_o this_o favour_n too_o much_o of_o their_o fabulous_a invention_n it_o be_v more_o pertinent_a to_o observe_v that_o though_o we_o read_v of_o particular_a person_n who_o for_o great_a crime_n be_v punish_v with_o the_o plague_n of_o louse_n see_v huctius_n l._n ii_o quaest_n cap._n xii_o n._n 12._o yet_o we_o do_v not_o find_v in_o any_o story_n a_o whole_a nation_n infest_a with_o they_o and_o that_o both_o man_n and_o beast_n without_o exception_n the_o magician_n themselves_o in_o all_o likelihood_n be_v sore_o asslict_v with_o they_o which_o make_v they_o cry_v out_o as_o
apud_fw-la illos_fw-la quae_fw-la nobis_fw-la incesta_fw-la ver._n 28._o and_o pharaoh_n say_v i_o will_v let_v you_o go_v that_o you_o may_v sacrifice_v to_o the_o lord_z your_o god_n in_o the_o wilderness_n he_o do_v not_o say_v express_o they_o shall_v go_v three_o day_n journey_n as_o be_v demand_v which_o have_v make_v some_o think_v this_o be_v but_o a_o niggardly_a concession_n of_o pharaoh_n who_o intend_v to_o deceive_v they_o with_o general_a word_n but_o moses_n understand_v it_o otherwise_o as_o appear_v by_o his_o acceptance_n of_o the_o grant_n only_o you_o shall_v not_o go_v very_o far_o away_o no_o further_o than_o three_o day_n journey_n entreat_v for_o i_o this_o indeed_o be_v add_v so_o quick_o and_o as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o same_o breath_n that_o he_o grant_v their_o three_o day_n journey_n that_o it_o may_v make_v one_o think_v it_o be_v the_o least_o part_n of_o his_o intention_n to_o permit_v that_o but_o only_o to_o get_v rid_v of_o this_o plague_n which_o if_o it_o have_v continue_v long_o the_o egyptian_n must_v have_v leave_v their_o country_n to_o preserve_v themselves_o several_a people_n have_v be_v force_v by_o fly_n to_o quit_v their_o habitation_n as_o many_o ancient_a author_n inform_v we_o mention_v by_o bonfrerius_n and_o bochartus_n ver._n 29._o and_o moses_n say_v behold_v i_o go_v out_o from_o thou_o and_o i_o will_v entreat_v the_o lord_n that_o the_o swarm_n of_o fly_n may_v depart_v etc._n etc._n he_o be_v not_o more_o ready_a to_o desire_v than_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o servant_n moses_n be_v to_o grant_v the_o total_a removal_n of_o this_o plague_n which_o be_v send_v for_o his_o reformation_n not_o his_o destruction_n if_o he_o will_v have_v due_o consider_v it_o to_o morrow_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o pray_v that_o he_o may_v be_v release_v from_o it_o present_o but_o let_v he_o lie_v a_o while_n under_o the_o smart_n of_o this_o rod_n that_o he_o may_v be_v true_o humble_v and_o deal_v no_o more_o deceitful_o with_o he_o as_o he_o fear_v he_o will_v but_o let_v not_o pharaoh_n deal_v deceitful_o any_o more_o etc._n etc._n he_o have_v promise_v fair_a before_o v._o 8._o but_o break_v his_o word_n which_o make_v this_o solemn_a caution_n the_o more_o necessary_a lest_o he_o shall_v be_v guilty_a of_o such_o false_a deal_n again_o ver._n 30._o and_o moses_n go_v out_o from_o pharaoh_n and_o entreat_v the_o lord_n he_o give_v pharaoh_n a_o good_a example_n of_o steadfastness_n by_o make_v good_a his_o promise_n immediate_o which_o he_o give_v he_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o forego_n verse_n ver._n 31._o and_o the_o lord_n do_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o moses_n here_o be_v punctual_a performance_n on_o god_n part_n of_o what_o be_v agree_v between_o he_o and_o pharaoh_n in_o the_o forego_n treaty_n there_o remain_v not_o one_o this_o be_v a_o great_a miracle_n than_o that_o of_o remove_v the_o frog_n for_o they_o remain_v in_o heap_n and_o stanke_z v._n 14._o but_o these_o be_v all_o sweep_v away_o by_o a_o mighty_a wind_n perhaps_o either_o into_o the_o sea_n or_o into_o the_o desert_n of_o libya_n ver._n 32._o and_o pharaoh_n harden_v his_o heart_n at_o this_o time_n also_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v here_o make_v a_o act_n of_o his_o own_o as_o it_o be_v no_o doubt_n in_o all_o the_o former_a refusal_n to_o let_v they_o go_v v._o 15_o 19_o and_o he_o harden_v his_o heart_n by_o not_o harken_v or_o not_o regard_v what_o they_o have_v do_v as_o the_o word_n be_v use_v and_o translate_v ix_o 21._o that_o which_o make_v he_o not_o to_o hearken_v or_o regard_n be_v his_o excessive_a pride_n and_o covetousness_n for_o he_o think_v it_o a_o dishonour_n to_o submit_v to_o moses_n and_o he_o be_v very_o loath_a to_o lose_v the_o service_n of_o so_o many_o slave_n which_o be_v real_o more_o worth_a to_o he_o than_o all_o the_o land_n they_o possess_v in_o egypt_n chap._n ix_o verse_n 1._o then_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n see_v vii_o 1._o go_v in_o unto_o pharaoh_n it_o seem_v now_o he_o go_v to_o the_o palace_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n he_o send_v the_o same_o message_n to_o he_o he_o order_v at_o the_o first_o v._n 13._o and_o have_v continue_v ever_o since_o vii_o 16_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 2._o for_o if_o thou_o refuse_v to_o let_v they_o go_v and_o will_v hold_v they_o still_o if_o thy_o covetous_a gripe_a humour_n make_v thou_o still_o resolve_v to_o detain_v they_o in_o their_o slavery_n ver._n 3._o behold_v this_o word_n as_o in_o most_o other_o place_n as_o dr._n jackson_n note_v be_v here_o a_o special_a character_n of_o the_o speedy_a execution_n of_o the_o plague_n threaten_v and_o of_o the_o remarkable_a manner_n of_o its_o execution_n the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o thy_o cattle_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v he_o will_v smite_v they_o which_o be_v do_v by_o the_o hand_n and_o be_v just_a ready_a to_o do_v the_o execution_n here_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o aaron_n rod_n no_o more_o than_o in_o the_o forego_n plague_n and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n see_v viii_o 21._o a_o very_a grievous_a murrain_n that_o be_v a_o great_a plague_n or_o pestilence_n as_o we_o call_v it_o in_o mankind_n of_o which_o abundance_n of_o cattle_n shall_v die_v for_o so_o the_o word_n cave_a which_o we_o translate_v grievous_a be_v use_v for_o numerous_a see_v viii_o 24._o but_o the_o great_a the_o number_n be_v that_o die_v the_o more_o grievous_a no_o doubt_n be_v the_o calamity_n god_n intend_v to_o deal_v more_o severe_o than_o former_o with_o he_o because_o he_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o a_o fraudulent_a contempt_n of_o his_o former_a solemn_a monition_n viii_o 29._o ver._n 4._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v sever_v between_o the_o cattle_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o cattle_n of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n see_v viii_o 22._o this_o be_v the_o great_a wonder_n as_o the_o word_n import_v because_o the_o israelite_n and_o egyptian_n be_v mingle_v together_o in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n and_o their_o cattle_n breathe_v in_o the_o same_o air_n and_o drink_v of_o the_o same_o water_n etc._n etc._n by_o which_o it_o appear_v this_o pestilence_n be_v not_o natural_a but_o proceed_v as_o be_v say_v before_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n ver._n 5._o and_o the_o lord_n appoint_v a_o set_a time_n that_o they_o may_v know_v this_o stroke_n come_v from_o he_o say_v to_o morrow_n the_o lord_n shall_v do_v this_o thing_n in_o the_o land_n this_o plague_n be_v threaten_v upon_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o viith_z month_n which_o afterward_o be_v change_v into_o the_o first_o month_n of_o the_o year_n and_o inflict_v on_o the_o second_o day_n ver._n 6._o and_o all_o the_o cattle_n of_o egypt_n die_v some_o survive_v it_o be_v plain_a from_o v._o 19_o therefore_o the_o meaning_n be_v either_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o field_n v._n 3._o not_o those_o in_o the_o city_n or_o house_n or_o rather_o a_o great_a many_o of_o all_o sort_n of_o cattle_n as_o drusius_n expound_v it_o omne_fw-la genus_fw-la all_o kind_n as_o the_o word_n all_o must_v be_v expound_v v._o 26._o vide_fw-la l._n 2._o animadvers_fw-la cap._n xviii_o but_o of_o the_o cattle_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n die_v not_o one_o of_o any_o sort_n whatsoever_o ver._n 7._o and_o pharaoh_n send_v and_o behold_v there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o the_o cattle_n of_o the_o israelite_n dead_a we_o do_v not_o find_v that_o he_o send_v to_o make_v any_o such_o enquiry_n in_o the_o former_a plague_n it_o be_v likely_a he_o slight_v what_o they_o say_v and_o will_v not_o do_v they_o the_o honour_n to_o seem_v to_o believe_v they_o moses_n also_o have_v say_v nothing_o of_o this_o difference_n god_n will_v make_v between_o the_o israelite_n and_o they_o till_o the_o last_o plague_n when_o the_o fly_n be_v so_o busy_a and_o vexatious_a that_o it_o make_v travel_v uneasy_a as_o it_o be_v likewise_o in_o the_o two_o other_o before_o that_o when_o they_o can_v tread_v upon_o nothing_o but_o frog_n or_o louse_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n be_v harden_v one_o will_v rather_o have_v expect_v to_o hear_v that_o it_o relent_v because_o he_o take_v the_o pain_n to_o satisfy_v himself_o that_o eevery_a thing_n foretell_v by_o moses_n be_v come_v to_o pass_v which_o look_v as_o if_o he_o mean_v upon_o the_o truth_n of_o that_o information_n to_o alter_v his_o course_n this_o plague_n likewise_o be_v much_o heavy_a than_o all_o or_o most_o of_o the_o precede_a which_o be_v rather_o more_o noisome_a and_o terrible_a as_o dr._n jackson_n speak_v than_o detrimental_a to_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o people_n for_o we_o do_v not_o read_v before_o this_o time_n of_o the_o death_n of_o any_o useful_a creature_n except_o fish_n when_o
the_o water_n be_v turn_v into_o blood_n and_o that_o calamity_n be_v not_o so_o universal_a neither_o be_v only_o in_o the_o river_n and_o some_o think_v only_o near_o the_o court_n as_o this_o murrain_n which_o be_v all_o over_o the_o country_n and_o do_v they_o a_o far_o great_a mischief_n but_o have_v accustom_v himself_o to_o do_v evil_a he_o grow_v still_o more_o obstinate_a and_o harden_a in_o pride_n and_o covetousness_n for_o he_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o pray_v to_o be_v deliver_v from_o this_o plague_n which_o have_v do_v all_o the_o execution_n he_o think_v that_o be_v design_v and_o he_o intend_v perhaps_o to_o repair_v his_o loss_n out_o of_o the_o flock_n and_o herd_n of_o the_o israelite_n which_o haply_o may_v make_v he_o less_o affect_v with_o this_o wonder_n than_o he_o have_v be_v with_o some_o of_o the_o former_a ver._n 8._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n and_o aaron_n the_o former_a plague_n have_v so_o little_o move_v his_o proud_a and_o stubborn_a heart_n the_o lord_n instant_o without_o any_o further_a message_n to_o he_o as_o be_v now_o in_o process_n of_o sentence_n say_v dr._n jackson_n command_v they_o to_o bring_v another_o judgement_n upon_o the_o egyptian_n more_o dreadful_a and_o noisome_a than_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n have_v be_v take_v to_o you_o handful_n of_o ash_n of_o the_o furnace_n in_o which_o pharaoh_n have_v make_v they_o labour_n iv_o deut._n 20._o which_o move_v god_n to_o punish_v he_o and_o his_o people_n with_o this_o plague_n for_o their_o cruel_a usage_n of_o his_o people_n there_o and_o let_v moses_n sprinkle_v it_o the_o jew_n think_v god_n employ_v he_o only_o in_o execute_v this_o judgement_n be_v much_o heavy_a than_o all_o the_o forego_n but_o both_o he_o and_o aaron_n be_v command_v to_o take_v ash_n in_o the_o word_n forego_v as_o we_o read_v they_o do_v v._n 10._o it_o be_v more_o probable_a they_o both_o sprinkle_v and_o so_o the_o meaning_n be_v let_v moses_n as_o well_o as_o aaron_n sprinkle_v it_o towards_o heaven_n to_o show_v that_o the_o plague_n come_v from_o thence_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o pharaoh_n that_o he_o may_v be_v convince_v of_o it_o ver._n 9_o and_o it_o shall_v become_v small_a dust_n in_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n instead_o of_o these_o ash_n which_o they_o throw_v up_o into_o the_o air_n there_o come_v down_o a_o small_a sleet_n as_o we_o call_v it_o like_o that_o of_o snow_n or_o the_o hoar-frost_n which_o scald_v the_o flesh_n of_o man_n and_o beast_n and_o raise_v a_o blister_v in_o every_o part_n upon_o which_o it_o fall_v the_o poison_n of_o which_o penetrate_v into_o the_o flesh_n make_v sore_a swell_n like_o those_o we_o now_o call_v bubo_n insomuch_o that_o as_o philo_z understand_v it_o l._n i._n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la mosis_fw-la they_o be_v full_a of_o blotche_n from_o head_n to_o foot_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o the_o hebrew_n word_n schechni_n signify_v a_o inflammation_n that_o make_v a_o tumour_n or_o bile_n as_o we_o translate_v the_o word_n xiii_o levit._fw-la 18_o 19_o which_o turn_v into_o such_o a_o grievous_a ulcer_n that_o moses_n speak_v of_o it_o afterward_o as_o a_o unusual_a plague_n which_o he_o call_v the_o botch_n of_o egypt_n xxviii_o deut._n 27._o dr._n lightfoot_n indeed_o observe_v that_o in_o the_o book_n of_o job_n ii_o 7_o 8._o it_o signify_v only_o a_o burn_a itch_n or_o a_o inflame_a scab_n a_o intolerable_a dry_a itch_n which_o his_o nail_n can_v not_o scratch_v off_o but_o he_o be_v glad_a to_o make_v use_n of_o a_o potsherd_n to_o scrub_n himself_o but_o then_o he_o confess_v that_o this_o schechni_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v high_a than_o that_o have_v blain_n and_o boil_n that_o break_v out_o with_o it_o which_o job_n have_v not_o so_o that_o the_o egyptian_n he_o think_v be_v vex_v with_o a_o double_a punishment_n at_o once_o ache_n boil_n and_o a_o fiery_a itch._n but_o our_o interpreter_n take_v it_o otherwise_o and_o say_v that_o job_n also_o be_v smite_v with_o boil_n which_o in_o conclusion_n perhaps_o have_v a_o scab_n that_o itch_v very_o much_o ver._n 10._o and_o they_o take_v ash_n of_o the_o furnace_n etc._n etc._n this_o plague_n be_v inflict_v about_o the_o three_o day_n of_o the_o seven_o month_n according_a to_o archbishop_n vsher_n computation_n who_o think_v it_o probable_a as_o many_o other_o do_v that_o from_o hence_o the_o tale_n be_v spread_v among_o the_o heathen_n that_o the_o egyptian_n drive_v the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n because_o they_o be_v scabby_a lest_o the_o infection_n shall_v spread_v all_o over_o the_o country_n for_o they_o endeavour_v in_o future_a age_n to_o make_v it_o be_v believe_v that_o what_o befall_v themselves_o be_v a_o plague_n upon_o the_o israelite_n ver._n 11._o and_o the_o magician_n can_v not_o stand_v before_o moses_n because_o of_o the_o boil_n etc._n etc._n this_o plague_n seize_v on_o they_o as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o egyptian_n and_o that_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o pharaoh_n as_o these_o word_n seem_v to_o import_v which_o perfect_o confound_v they_o for_o though_o since_o the_o plague_n of_o louse_n which_o they_o can_v not_o counterfeit_v we_o read_v of_o no_o attempt_n they_o venture_v to_o make_v to_o vie_v miracle_n with_o moses_n and_o aaron_n yet_o they_o still_o continue_v about_o pharaoh_n it_o appear_v from_o this_o place_n and_o endeavour_v to_o settle_v he_o in_o his_o resolution_n not_o to_o let_v israel_n go_v persuade_v he_o perhaps_o that_o though_o moses_n for_o the_o present_a have_v find_v out_o some_o secret_n beyond_o their_o skill_n they_o shall_v at_o last_o be_v too_o hard_a for_o he_o but_o now_o be_v on_o a_o sudden_a smite_v with_o these_o ulcer_n they_o be_v so_o amaze_v that_o we_o do_v not_o find_v they_o appear_v again_o to_o look_v moses_n in_o the_o face_n for_o now_o as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v their_o folly_n be_v manifest_v to_o all_o man_n 1_o tim._n iii_o 8_o 9_o in_o that_o they_o can_v not_o defend_v themselves_o from_o this_o terrible_a stroke_n whick_z public_o seize_v on_o they_o before_o moses_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o all_o his_o servant_n render_v they_o so_o contemptible_a that_o we_o never_o hear_v more_o of_o they_o ver._n 12._o and_o the_o lord_n harden_v the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n if_o we_o suppose_v that_o the_o magician_n who_o have_v hitherto_o confirm_v pharaoh_n in_o his_o obstinacy_n be_v force_v to_o withdraw_v in_o great_a confusion_n when_o they_o be_v smite_v with_o the_o boil_n one_o will_v have_v think_v the_o next_o thing_n we_o shall_v have_v hear_v will_v have_v be_v that_o pharaoh_n relent_v but_o here_o be_v not_o the_o least_o token_n of_o that_o mention_v in_o this_o history_n but_o rather_o the_o express_a contrary_n that_o god_n be_v so_o angry_a with_o he_o that_o he_o himself_o harden_v his_o heart_n which_o he_o have_v never_o do_v before_o this_o harden_v therefore_o which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v god_n do_v be_v something_o sure_a very_o extraordinary_a yet_o it_o be_v not_o a_o infusion_n of_o any_o bad_a quality_n or_o ungodly_a resolution_n into_o pharaoh_n heart_n but_o only_o that_o god_n do_v not_o vouchsafe_v he_o those_o conviction_n that_o may_v have_v soften_v he_o and_o give_v he_o up_o to_o his_o own_o heart_n lust_n and_o likewise_o order_v thing_n so_o to_o fall_v out_o that_o he_o shall_v hereafter_o be_v make_v by_o they_o more_o and_o more_o obdurate_a for_o he_o have_v harden_v himself_o against_o five_o plague_n therefore_o god_n leave_v he_o to_o himself_o and_o resolve_v he_o shall_v continue_v in_o his_o hardness_n according_o he_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o desire_v to_o be_v free_v from_o this_o plague_n no_o more_o than_o he_o have_v do_v in_o the_o former_a which_o be_v nothing_o so_o grievous_a the_o effect_n of_o such_o induration_n be_v well_o express_v by_o dau._n chytraeus_n in_o these_o word_n cor_fw-la induratum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la nec_fw-la compunctione_n scinditur_fw-la etc._n etc._n a_o harden_a heart_n be_v neither_o cut_n by_o compunction_n nor_o soften_v by_o any_o sense_n of_o piety_n it_o be_v neither_o move_v by_o prayer_n and_o entreaty_n nor_o yield_v to_o threaten_n nor_o feel_v the_o smart_n of_o scourge_v it_o be_v ungrateful_a for_o benefit_n treacherous_a to_o counsel_n sullen_a to_o judgement_n shameless_a to_o thing_n most_o base_a fearless_a of_o danger_n for_o getful_a of_o thing_n past_a negligent_a of_o thing_n present_a improvident_a for_o the_o future_a in_o short_a it_o neither_o fear_v god_n nor_o reverence_v man._n as_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v unto_o moses_n the_o margin_n of_o our_o bible_n direct_v the_o reader_n to_o iu_o 21._o where_o god_n say_v i_o will_v harden_v etc._n etc._n see_v there_o and_o iii_o 19_o and_o observe_v
that_o all_o along_o from_o thence_o to_o this_o place_n it_o be_v very_o often_o say_v in_o the_o close_a of_o the_o former_a plague_n that_o pharaoh_n heart_n be_v harden_v as_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v vii_o 13_o 22._o viii_o 15_o 19_o 32._o but_o this_o be_v the_o first_o time_n that_o it_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n harden_v the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n as_o he_o have_v speak_v unto_o moses_n which_o different_a close_n give_v we_o to_o understand_v that_o now_o after_o the_o plague_n of_o blain_n the_o sentence_n of_o destruction_n be_v irreversible_o denounce_v against_o he_o and_o god_n resolve_v to_o dispose_v thing_n so_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o repent_v but_o run_v headlong_o to_o his_o ruin_n ver._n 13._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n rise_v up_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n that_o he_o may_v speak_v with_o pharaoh_n before_o he_o go_v abroad_o or_o at_o his_o go_v out_o of_o his_o palace_n and_o stand_v before_o pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n present_v thyself_o unto_o he_o with_o the_o same_o message_n that_o i_o have_v often_o send_v to_o he_o see_v v._o 3._o vii_o 16_o etc._n etc._n let_v my_o people_n go_v that_o they_o may_v serve_v i_o but_o why_o do_v he_o send_v any_o more_o message_n to_o he_o may_v some_o say_v after_o he_o have_v harden_v he_o and_o know_v he_o will_v not_o submit_v to_o which_o dr._n jael_n sâ—n's_n answer_n be_v very_o apposite_a that_o god_n deal_v with_o pharaoh_n just_a as_o he_o have_v do_v with_o the_o poor_a oppress_a israelite_n after_o moses_n have_v deliver_v his_o first_o message_n to_o he_o pharaoh_n immediate_o forbid_v his_o taskmaster_n to_o give_v they_o any_o straw_n and_o yet_o require_v the_o same_o tale_n of_o brick_n which_o they_o make_v when_o they_o have_v straw_n enough_o the_o lord_n in_o like_a manner_n demand_v the_o same_o obedience_n of_o pharaoh_n after_o he_o have_v deprive_v he_o of_o understanding_n and_o of_o all_o good_a motion_n which_o he_o have_v demand_v of_o he_o before_o or_o at_o the_o first_o exhibition_n of_o his_o sign_n and_o wonder_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o question_n we_o find_v ix_o rom._n 19_o why_o do_v he_o yet_o find_v fault_n to_o which_o there_o need_v no_o further_a satisfaction_n in_o this_o place_n ver._n 14._o for_o i_o will_v at_o this_o time_n for_o now_o i_o will_v begin_v to_o send_v more_o terrible_a plague_n upon_o thou_o one_o after_o another_o till_o i_o have_v destroy_v thou_o send_v all_o my_o plague_n all_o that_o i_o have_v resolve_v to_o inflict_v as_o menochius_fw-la true_o expound_v it_o not_o all_o that_o i_o be_o able_a but_o all_o that_o i_o design_n to_o send_v for_o thy_o destruction_n upon_o thy_o heart_n such_o as_o shall_v make_v thy_o heart_n ache_v as_o we_o now_o speak_v not_o only_o afflict_v thy_o body_n and_o good_n but_o fill_v thy_o soul_n with_o terror_n or_o grief_n or_o rage_n that_o thou_o may_v know_v there_o be_v none_o like_o i_o in_o all_o the_o earth_n to_o teach_v thou_o by_o sad_a experience_n that_o my_o power_n be_v superior_a to_o all_o other_o to_o which_o another_o reason_n be_v add_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n that_o all_o the_o world_n may_v see_v the_o same_o and_o a_o three_o x._o 2._o that_o israel_n may_v learn_v to_o worship_n he_o alone_o and_o teach_v their_o child_n to_o do_v so_o likewise_o ver._n 15_o 16._o for_o now_o i_o will_v stretch_v out_o my_o hand_n that_o i_o may_v smite_v thou_o and_o thy_o people_n with_o pestilence_n etc._n etc._n i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o this_o translation_n can_v be_v maintain_v for_o we_o do_v not_o read_v that_o god_n after_o this_o send_v a_o new_a pestilence_n upon_o pharaoh_n and_o the_o hebrew_n word_n deber_n signify_v nothing_o else_o this_o therefore_o must_v needs_o refer_v to_o the_o time_n past_a and_o the_o sense_n of_o these_o three_o verse_n 14_o 15_o 16._o must_v be_v this_o i_o will_v send_v more_o plague_n on_o thou_o and_o on_o thy_o servant_n as_o be_v threaten_v v._n 14._o for_o the_o truth_n be_v i_o have_v now_o stretch_v out_o my_o hand_n to_o destroy_v both_o thou_o and_o thy_o people_n by_o my_o late_a pestilence_n wherewith_o you_o have_v all_o be_v cut_v off_o have_v it_o not_o be_v that_o i_o reserve_v you_o for_o further_a punishment_n for_o which_o very_a cause_n i_o make_v thou_o to_o stand_v when_o thou_o be_v fall_v i._n e._n keep_v thou_o from_o die_a that_o i_o may_v send_v more_o plague_n upon_o thou_o and_o make_v thy_o destruction_n more_o notorious_a to_o all_o the_o world_n see_v paulus_n fagius_n and_o theod._n hackspan_n and_o fr._n junius_n also_o who_o translate_v these_o word_n i_o have_v smite_v thou_o and_o thy_o people_n with_o pestilence_n i._n e._n when_o he_o destroy_v their_o cattle_n with_o a_o murrain_n and_o then_o have_v thou_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o earth_n as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o verse_n that_o be_v when_o the_o boil_v break_v out_o upon_o the_o magician_n ver._n 16._o and_o in_o very_a deed_n for_o this_o cause_n have_v i_o raise_v thou_o up_o in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v i_o have_v make_v thou_o stand_v that_o be_v preserve_v thou_o alive_a when_o the_o pestilence_n will_v have_v cut_v thou_o off_o as_o the_o murrain_n do_v thy_o cattle_n if_o i_o have_v not_o keep_v thou_o from_o perish_v then_o that_o i_o may_v destroy_v thou_o in_o a_o more_o remarkable_a manner_n and_o thus_o the_o lxx_o understand_v it_o when_o they_o translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o have_v be_v preserve_v that_o be_v from_o destruction_n with_o which_o the_o apostle_n agree_v though_o he_o do_v not_o here_o follow_v their_o translation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o have_v raise_v thou_o i._n e._n from_o the_o forego_n sickness_n ix_o rom._n 17._o spare_v thou_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o malignant_a ulcer_n for_o to_o show_v in_o thou_o my_o power_n by_o send_v more_o dreadful_a plague_n upon_o he_o and_o at_o last_o overwhelm_v he_o in_o the_o sea_n and_o that_o my_o name_n may_v be_v declare_v throughout_o all_o the_o world_n if_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o people_n have_v all_o perish_v by_o the_o pestilence_n when_o the_o cattle_n do_v or_o die_v when_o smite_v with_o blain_n the_o terror_n of_o god_n powerful_a displeasure_n have_v not_o be_v so_o visible_a to_o all_o the_o world_n as_o it_o be_v in_o overthrow_v the_o whole_a strength_n of_o egypt_n in_o the_o red_a sea_n ver._n 17._o as_o yet_o exalt_a thou_o thyself_o against_o my_o people_n etc._n etc._n in_o these_o word_n he_o return_v to_o finish_v his_o message_n begin_v v._o 13._o which_o he_o conclude_v with_o this_o expostulation_n which_o upbraid_v he_o with_o his_o senseless_a obstinacy_n which_o in_o other_o word_n may_v be_v thus_o paraphrase_a do_v thou_o still_o notwithstanding_o all_o that_o i_o have_v do_v to_o humble_v thou_o proud_o insult_v over_o my_o people_n and_o resolve_v to_o keep_v they_o in_o bondage_n this_o expostulation_n which_o be_v very_o sharp_a and_o 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this_o verse_n they_o do_v not_o know_v what_o and_o how_o often_o they_o must_v sacrifice_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v necessary_a their_o flock_n and_o herd_n shall_v go_v with_o they_o and_o they_o be_v to_o hold_v a_o feast_n unto_o the_o lord_n none_o of_o they_o be_v to_o be_v absent_a from_o the_o solemnity_n hold_v a_o feast_n unto_o the_o lord_n it_o appear_v from_o v._o 1_o 3._o that_o it_o be_v to_o be_v a_o feast_n upon_o a_o sacrifice_n of_o which_o every_o one_o be_v to_o be_v a_o partaker_n ver._n 10._o and_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o let_v the_o lord_n be_v so_o with_o you_o as_o i_o will_v let_v you_o go_v etc._n etc._n most_o take_v this_o for_o a_o form_n of_o imprecation_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o wish_v you_o may_v prosper_v no_o better_o than_o i_o will_v accord_v to_o your_o desire_n but_o some_o look_n upon_o it_o as_o a_o irrision_n or_o jeer_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v you_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n let_v he_o do_v all_o he_o can_v 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evil_n i._n e._n you_o have_v conspire_v to_o be_v go_v and_o make_v a_o revolt_n or_o it_o be_v plain_a and_o manifest_a by_o your_o very_a countenance_n that_o you_o intend_v some_o evil_n if_o we_o take_v it_o the_o other_o way_n for_o evil_a which_o he_o threaten_v to_o they_o the_o meaning_n must_v be_v mark_v what_o i_o say_v i_o will_v take_v a_o course_n with_o you_o unless_o you_o be_v content_a to_o go_v and_o sacrifice_n upon_o my_o term_n i_o e._n the_o man_n only_o ver._n 11._o not_o so_o you_o shall_v not_o have_v your_o will_n go_v now_o you_o that_o be_v man_n and_o serve_v the_o lord_n for_o that_o you_o do_v desire_v so_o he_o interpret_v their_o demand_n v._o 1._o pretend_v that_o woman_n and_o child_n need_v not_o to_o attend_v upon_o sacrifice_n and_o they_o be_v drive_v out_o from_o pharaoh_n be_v presence_n it_o be_v likely_a he_o say_v i_o have_v no_o more_o to_o say_v to_o you_o or_o you_o know_v my_o mind_n and_o therefore_o get_v you_o go_v and_o then_o command_v his_o officer_n to_o thrust_v they_o out_o of_o door_n which_o they_o do_v with_o some_o violence_n this_o show_v he_o be_v in_o a_o fury_n which_o make_v he_o neither_o regard_n god_n nor_o man_n but_o reject_v the_o good_a counsel_n his_o own_o servant_n have_v give_v he_o v._n 7._o as_o well_o as_o the_o command_n which_o moses_n from_o god_n have_v deliver_v to_o he_o ver._n 12._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n siretch_v out_o thy_o hand_n etc._n etc._n upon_o this_o the_o lord_n immediate_o order_v moses_n to_o execute_v the_o judgement_n he_o have_v denounce_v which_o as_o i_o say_v before_o be_v threaten_v about_o the_o seven_o day_n and_o inflict_v upon_o the_o next_o and_o remove_v on_o the_o nine_o day_n of_o abib_fw-la compare_v v._o 4_o 13_o 19_o ver._n 13._o and_o moses_n stretch_v forth_o his_o rod_n over_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n see_v viii_o 6._o and_o the_o lord_n bring_v a_o east_n wind_n etc._n etc._n though_o the_o hebrew_n word_n kadim_v do_v proper_o signify_v the_o east_n yet_o it_o be_v sometime_o use_v for_o the_o south_n as_o boehart_n have_v demonstrate_v p._n ii_o hieroz_n l._n i._o c._n 15._o and_o so_o the_o lxx_o here_o understand_v it_o for_o though_o in_o arabia_n which_o lie_v east_n of_o egypt_n there_o be_v great_a store_n of_o locust_n yet_o not_o such_o number_n as_o be_v in_o ethiopia_n which_o lie_v south_n of_o it_o and_o abound_v with_o they_o more_o than_o any_o country_n in_o the_o world_n some_o people_n there_o live_v upon_o nothing_o else_o but_o locust_n which_o be_v bring_v thither_o in_o the_o spring_n about_o the_o vernal_a aequinox_n in_o vast_a quantity_n partly_o by_o the_o western_a and_o partly_o by_o the_o southern_a wind_n as_o the_o same_o bochart_n show_v out_o of_o good_a author_n l._n iu._n c._n 3._o and_o now_o it_o be_v about_o that_o time_n of_o the_o year_n when_o by_o a_o wind_n blow_v from_o those_o part_n they_o be_v bring_v into_o egypt_n see_v lxxviii_o psal_n 26._o ver._n 14._o and_o the_o locust_n go_v up_o over_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n be_v lift_v up_o by_o the_o wind_n as_o pliny_n speak_v they_o sly_a in_o the_o air_n in_o a_o great_a cloud_n which_o now_o it_o seem_v spread_v itself_o over_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n solicitè_fw-fr spectantibus_fw-la populis_fw-la etc._n etc._n as_o the_o same_o author_n speak_v people_n look_v on_o they_o in_o great_a fear_n lest_o they_o fall_v down_o and_o cover_v their_o country_n as_o the_o word_n follow_v tell_v we_o they_o do_v here_o in_o egypt_n and_o rest_v in_o all_o the_o coast_n of_o egypt_n after_o they_o have_v hover_v
a_o while_n in_o the_o air_n over_o the_o whole_a country_n they_o come_v down_o and_o settle_v upon_o the_o ground_n in_o every_o part_n of_o it_o very_o grievous_a be_v they_o by_o their_o vast_a number_n for_o so_o the_o word_n cave_a i_o have_v often_o observe_v signify_v and_o so_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a here_o translate_v innumerable_a before_o they_o there_o be_v no_o such_o locust_n see_v v._o 6._o neither_o after_o they_o shall_v be_v such_o i._n e._n not_o in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n though_o in_o other_o country_n there_o may_v particular_o in_o judea_n when_o god_n bring_v this_o plague_n upon_o it_o i_o joel_n 2._o ver._n 15._o for_o they_o cover_v the_o face_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n etc._n etc._n the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n which_o we_o translate_v face_n signify_v proper_o the_o eye_n it_o induce_v onkelos_n to_o translate_v this_o passage_n they_o cover_v the_o sun_n which_o be_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v there_o be_v such_o a_o thick_a cloud_n of_o they_o before_o they_o fall_v that_o they_o darken_v the_o sun_n as_o when_o they_o be_v fall_v they_o darken_v the_o land_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v or_o the_o meaning_n be_v there_o be_v such_o number_n that_o they_o not_o only_o cover_v the_o earth_n but_o the_o sun_n also_o for_o many_o author_n mention_n such_o prodigious_a cloud_n of_o they_o as_o have_v so_o thicken_v the_o sky_n that_o the_o day_n have_v be_v turn_v into_o night_n see_v bochart_n p._n ii_o hieroz_n l._n iu._n c._n 5._o and_o they_o do_v eat_v every_o herb_n of_o the_o land_n etc._n etc._n see_v v._o 5._o ver._n 16._o then_o pharaoh_n call_v for_o moses_n and_o aaron_n in_o haste_n this_o dr._n jackson_n not_o improper_o call_v another_o rave_a sit_v or_o phrenetical_a symptom_n into_o which_o this_o new_a calamity_n throw_v he_o i_o have_v sin_v against_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n and_o against_o you_o who_o he_o have_v late_o cause_v to_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o his_o presence_n v._n 11._o but_o now_o humble_v himself_o before_o they_o more_o than_o he_o have_v do_v at_o any_o time_n before_o for_o this_o be_v such_o a_o plague_n as_o all_o man_n account_v a_o manifest_a token_n of_o the_o divine_a displeasure_n according_a to_o that_o of_o pliny_n l._n xi_o c._n 29._o deorum_fw-la irae_fw-la pestis_fw-la ea_fw-la intelligitur_fw-la this_o be_v take_v for_o a_o plague_n of_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o god_n or_o as_o some_o copy_n have_v it_o mira_n pestis_fw-la a_o wonderful_a plague_n send_v from_o above_o ver._n 17._o now_o therefore_o forgive_v i_o pray_v you_o my_o sin_n only_o this_o once_o etc._n etc._n nothing_o can_v be_v speak_v more_o humble_o and_o seem_o penitent_a than_o this_o supplication_n which_o include_v in_o it_o also_o a_o promise_n never_o to_o offend_v again_o but_o there_o be_v no_o sincerity_n in_o it_o be_v the_o effect_n only_o of_o a_o great_a fright_n which_o extort_a this_o confession_n and_o submission_n from_o he_o without_o any_o serious_a meaning_n to_o continue_v in_o this_o resolution_n thus_o we_o all_o natural_o think_v of_o repent_v as_o pellicanus_fw-la here_o pious_o reslect_v when_o we_o be_v in_o great_a strait_n nay_o and_o promise_v it_o too_o till_o we_o be_v out_o of_o danger_n when_o we_o perform_v little_a of_o what_o we_o promise_v as_o our_o whole_a life_n testify_v that_o he_o may_v take_v away_o from_o i_o this_o death_n only_o we_o can_v gather_v from_o hence_o that_o the_o locust_n kill_v man_n and_o woman_n as_o the_o hail_n do_v for_o the_o field_n and_o the_o tree_n etc._n etc._n be_v say_v to_o die_v as_o well_o as_o man_n xlvii_o gen._n 19_o fourteen_o job_n 8_o etc._n etc._n but_o the_o locust_n destroy_v the_o support_v of_o life_n by_o eat_v up_o the_o corn_n and_o the_o grass_n etc._n etc._n may_v by_o consequence_n be_v say_v to_o kill_v the_o people_n in_o both_o which_o regard_v pharaoh_n may_v call_v they_o deadly_a locust_n ver._n 18._o and_o he_o go_v out_o from_o pharaoh_n and_o entreat_v the_o lord_n both_o moses_n and_o aaron_n be_v call_v to_o pharaoh_n and_o therefore_o now_o go_v both_o out_o but_o one_o only_o be_v mention_v viz._n moses_n because_o by_o his_o prayer_n this_o plague_n be_v remove_v ver._n 19_o and_o the_o lord_n turn_v this_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v do_v the_o next_o day_n as_o i_o observe_v v._n 12._o according_a to_o what_o be_v say_v viii_o 29._o a_o mighty_a strong_a west-wind_n strong_a wind_n be_v the_o only_a remedy_n to_o free_v a_o country_n from_o this_o plague_n as_o pliny_n have_v observe_v for_o if_o they_o die_v in_o those_o field_n on_o which_o they_o settle_v the_o air_n be_v so_o corrupt_v by_o the_o stench_n that_o it_o breed_v pestilential_a disease_n which_o take_v away_o the_o locust_n and_o cast_v they_o into_o the_o red-sea_n that_o which_o we_o call_v the_o red-sea_n the_o hebrew_n call_v the_o sea_n of_o suph_n i._n e._n of_o flag_n as_o we_o translate_v the_o word_n suph_n in_o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n v._o 3._o because_o it_o be_v full_a of_o a_o certain_a weed_n which_o the_o latin_n call_v alga_n and_o the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o some_o traveller_n have_v affirm_v to_o be_v of_o a_o red_a colour_n and_o to_o make_v the_o water_n appear_v as_o if_o it_o be_v red_a also_o from_o whence_o some_o fancy_n it_o be_v call_v the_o red-sea_n certain_a it_o be_v it_o have_v the_o hebrew_n name_n of_o suph_n from_o hence_o there_o be_v such_o abundance_n of_o this_o weed_n in_o that_o sea_n that_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o coast_n pluck_v it_o up_o out_o of_o the_o water_n and_o lay_v it_o in_o heap_n to_o be_v dry_v by_o the_o sun_n it_o become_v so_o compact_v that_o they_o build_v house_n of_o it_o as_o bochartus_n have_v observe_v in_o his_o phaleg_n l._n iu._n c._n 29._o but_o it_o be_v most_o likely_a to_o have_v have_v the_o name_n of_o the_o red-sea_n from_o this_o that_o what_o the_o hebrew_n call_v the_o sea_n of_o suph_n the_o near_a neighbour_n call_v the_o sea_n of_o edom_n from_o the_o country_n which_o it_o wash_v viz._n idumaea_n 1_o king_n ix_o 26._o xxi_o numb_a 4._o from_o whence_o the_o greek_n who_o know_v not_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o red-sea_n because_o edom_n in_o hebrew_n signify_v red_a as_o we_o find_v xxv_o gen._n 29._o now_o this_o sea_n which_o late_a writer_n call_v sinus_n arabicus_n lie_v east_n of_o egypt_n and_o therefore_o a_o west_n wind_n be_v most_o proper_a to_o drive_v the_o locust_n thither_o there_o remain_v not_o one_o locust_n in_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n the_o power_n of_o god_n appear_v no_o less_o in_o sweep_v they_o all_o away_o than_o in_o bring_v they_o upon_o the_o country_n for_o both_o be_v do_v at_o the_o instance_n of_o moses_n ver._n 20._o but_o the_o lord_z harden_a pharaoh_n be_v heart_n etc._n etc._n see_v ix_o 12._o he_o leave_v he_o to_o himself_o and_o do_v not_o move_v he_o to_o persist_v in_o his_o late_a good_a resolution_n ver._n 21._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n he_o leave_v off_o now_o to_o treat_v with_o pharaoh_n and_o only_o proceed_v in_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o sentence_n of_o utter_a destruction_n which_o he_o have_v decree_v against_o he_o stretch_v out_o thy_o hand_n towards_o heaven_n see_v ix_o 22._o that_o there_o may_v be_v darkness_n over_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n so_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o see_v any_o thing_n at_o noonday_n even_o darkness_n that_o may_v be_v feel_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n he_o call_v it_o thick_a darkness_n which_o be_v make_v i_o suppose_v by_o such_o clammy_a fog_n that_o they_o sensible_o affect_v the_o egyptian_n ver._n 22._o and_o there_o be_v thick_a darkness_n in_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n three_o day_n some_o think_v that_o during_o this_o three_o day_n darkness_n the_o israelite_n be_v circumcise_a when_o the_o egyptian_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a horror_n they_o be_v in_o all_o that_o time_n can_v take_v no_o advantage_n of_o they_o and_o so_o dr._n lightfoot_n expound_v cv_o psal_n 28._o they_o rebel_v not_o against_o his_o word_n but_o submit_v to_o be_v circumcise_a for_o the_o word_n seem_v to_o signify_v some_o special_a piece_n of_o obedience_n which_o they_o then_o perform_v the_o author_n of_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o moses_n will_v have_v it_o that_o they_o punish_v and_o cut_v off_o several_a wicked_a people_n among_o the_o israelite_n themselves_o which_o they_o do_v at_o this_o time_n that_o the_o egyptian_n may_v not_o know_v it_o and_o rejoice_v at_o it_o but_o that_o which_o be_v more_o certain_a be_v that_o if_o the_o former_a plague_n end_v on_o the_o nine_o day_n this_o judgement_n
former_o promise_v to_o direct_v iii_o 21_o 22._o and_o let_v every_o man_n borrow_v of_o his_o neighbour_n etc._n etc._n see_v iii_o 21_o 22._o unto_o which_o this_o may_v be_v add_v that_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n look_v upon_o this_o as_o a_o piece_n of_o justice_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v pay_v their_o wage_n for_o the_o labour_n they_o have_v undergo_v in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o egyptian_n which_o god_fw-we order_n in_o this_o manner_n so_o epiphanius_n in_o his_o ancoratus_fw-la num._n cxii_o cxiii_o where_o he_o give_v this_o account_n of_o the_o israelite_n spoil_v the_o egyptian_n that_o they_o have_v serve_v they_o a_o long_a time_n for_o nothing_o he_o make_v account_v ccxv_o year_n and_o therefore_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n be_v it_o not_o just_a both_o before_o god_n and_o man_n that_o their_o wage_n shall_v be_v pay_v they_o before_o they_o leave_v the_o country_n see_v petavius_n on_o that_o place_n and_o haeres_fw-la lxvi_o lxxi_o lxxxiii_o and_o irinaeus_n l._n iu._n c._n 49._o tertull._n adv_o martion_n l._n ii_o c._n 20._o and_o so_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n take_v it_o x._o 17._o where_o he_o say_v the_o lord_n give_v the_o israelite_n the_o good_n of_o the_o egyptian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o reward_n of_o their_o labour_n see_v more_o xii_o 35._o ver._n 3._o and_o the_o lord_n give_v the_o people_n favour_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o egyptian_n according_a to_o his_o promise_n iii_o 21._o moreover_o the_o man_n moses_n be_v very_o great_a etc._n etc._n this_o seem_v to_o be_v give_v as_o a_o reason_n both_o why_o the_o court_n dare_v not_o meddle_v with_o moses_n though_o he_o have_v bring_v so_o many_o plague_n upon_o they_o and_o why_o the_o people_n be_v forward_o to_o grant_v the_o israelite_n what_o they_o desire_v because_o they_o all_o high_o esteem_v he_o and_o have_v he_o in_o great_a reverence_n as_o a_o person_n that_o have_v extraordinary_a power_n with_o 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burnt-offering_n be_v call_v by_o another_o name_n see_v xxvii_o exod._n 3._o there_o be_v no_o such_o now_o and_o therefore_o they_o receive_v the_o blood_n at_o present_a in_o a_o common_a basin_n or_o cup._n and_o strike_v the_o lintel_n etc._n etc._n or_o sprinkle_v it_o as_o many_o understand_v it_o for_o there_o be_v as_o yet_o no_o altar_n the_o blood_n be_v order_v to_o be_v sprinkle_v in_o this_o manner_n have_v in_o it_o something_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o propitiation_n because_o by_o this_o sprinkle_n of_o the_o blood_n god_n displeasure_n be_v turn_v away_o from_o the_o israelite_n when_o it_o fall_v upon_o those_o house_n where_o this_o blood_n be_v not_o see_v and_o the_o two_o side-post_n see_v v._o 7._o and_o none_o of_o you_o shall_v go_v out_o of_o the_o door_n of_o his_o house_n the_o destroy_a angel_n can_v have_v discern_v a_o israelite_n from_o a_o egyptian_a though_o he_o have_v meet_v he_o in_o the_o street_n but_o this_o be_v require_v to_o teach_v they_o 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opinion_n that_o the_o zabij_n and_o other_o idolater_n abhor_v the_o kill_n of_o such_o creature_n think_v that_o god_n ordain_v this_o kill_n of_o the_o lamb_n etc._n etc._n both_o to_o purge_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o jew_n from_o such_o false_a opinion_n and_o make_v profession_n of_o the_o contrary_a and_o to_o persuade_v man_n that_o that_o action_n which_o they_o account_v deadly_a preserve_v from_o death_n according_a to_o these_o word_n the_o lord_n shall_v pass_v over_o the_o door_n etc._n etc._n p._n iii_o more_o nevoch_n c._n 46._o ver._n 24._o and_o you_o shall_v observe_v this_o thing_n etc._n etc._n keep_v this_o feast_n by_o sacrifice_v a_o lamb_n and_o eat_v no_o leaven_v bread_n though_o some_o of_o the_o ceremony_n wherewith_o it_o be_v now_o observe_v in_o after_o time_n be_v not_o necessary_a ver._n 25._o when_o you_o be_v come_v to_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n shall_v give_v you_o etc._n etc._n this_o deliverance_n be_v not_o to_o be_v forget_v when_o god_n have_v give_v you_o rest_n in_o the_o land_n he_o have_v promise_v you_o but_o there_o you_o be_v most_o careful_o to_o preserve_v the_o memory_n of_o it_o by_o keep_v this_o feast_n every_o year_n and_o indeed_o most_o think_v they_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o keep_v it_o till_o they_o come_v thither_o but_o what_o they_o do_v in_o the_o wilderness_n the_o next_o year_n be_v by_o a_o special_a direction_n not_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o command_n in_o this_o chapter_n ix_o numb_a 1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n you_o shall_v keep_v this_o service_n in_o all_o thing_n except_o what_o be_v proper_a and_o peculiar_a to_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n ver._n 26._o when_o your_o child_n shall_v say_v unto_o you_o what_o mean_v you_o by_o this_o service_n when_o child_n be_v twelve_o year_n old_a their_o parent_n be_v bind_v to_o bring_v they_o to_o the_o temple_n where_o see_v what_o be_v do_v at_o this_o festival_n they_o will_v be_v apt_a to_o inquire_v into_o the_o meaning_n of_o it_o at_o every_o feast_n also_o of_o the_o passover_n the_o elder_a person_n at_o the_o table_n instruct_v all_o the_o young_a sort_n that_o be_v there_o present_a in_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o institution_n rehearse_v these_o very_a word_n as_o conradus_n pellicanus_fw-la observe_v this_o be_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o passover_n in_o remembrance_n that_o the_o lord_n pass_v over_o the_o house_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o egypt_n when_o he_o smite_v the_o egyptian_n and_o deliver_v our_o house_n ver._n 27._o it_o be_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v passover_n or_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o passover_n to_o the_o lord_n i.e._n in_o honour_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o pass_v over_o the_o israclite_n when_o he_o smite_v the_o egyptian_n it_o be_v frequent_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o a_o sacrifice_n xxiii_o 18._o xxxiv_o 25._o xvi_o deut._n 4_o 5_o 6._o and_o it_o be_v call_v corban_n which_o be_v a_o name_n give_v only_o to_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v bring_v to_o be_v offer_v up_o to_o god_n see_v ix_o numb_a 13._o where_o as_o it_o be_v call_v corban_n so_o the_o same_o word_n be_v use_v for_o bring_v it_o which_o be_v common_o use_v about_o other_o sacrifice_n and_o it_o further_o appear_v to_o have_v be_v proper_o a_o sacrifice_n by_o the_o rite_n belong_v to_o it_o for_o the_o blood_n of_o it_o be_v sprinkle_v by_o the_o priest_n 2_o chron._n xxx_o 16._o xxxv_o 11._o which_o though_o it_o can_v not_o the_o do_v here_o because_o they_o have_v no_o altar_n in_o egypt_n yet_o the_o post_n of_o their_o house_n as_o i_o observe_v before_o be_v sprinkle_v with_o it_o and_o it_o have_v a_o effect_n according_o and_o the_o people_n to_o who_o the_o elder_n v._n 21_o report_v these_o thing_n from_o moses_n bow_v the_o head_n and_o worship_v express_v their_o belief_n of_o what_o moses_n have_v say_v and_o humble_o acknowledge_v god_n goodness_n to_o they_o ver._n 28._o and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n go_v away_o to_o their_o several_a habitation_n and_o do_v as_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v moses_n and_o aaron_n v._n 1._o they_o keep_v the_o passover_n so_o do_v they_o according_a to_o all_o the_o forenamed_a rite_n belong_v to_o it_o ver._n 29._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o at_o midnight_n the_o lord_n smite_v etc._n etc._n according_a to_o the_o foregoing_a threaten_n xi_o 4_o 5._o see_v there_o the_o captive_n that_o be_v in_o the_o dungeon_n the_o pit_n or_o hole_n under_o ground_n for_o the_o hebrew_n signify_v the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o prison_n see_v xi_o 5._o ver._n 30._o and_o pharaoh_n rise_v up_o in_o the_o night_n he_o and_o all_o his_o servant_n and_o all_o the_o egyptian_n i_o suppose_v the_o angel_n make_v a_o great_a noise_n when_o he_o come_v to_o give_v the_o blow_n which_o make_v the_o egyptian_n start_v out_o of_o their_o sleep_n and_o behold_v the_o calamity_n which_o be_v come_v upon_o they_o or_o perhaps_o the_o first-born_a give_v such_o a_o lamentable_a shriek_v when_o they_o be_v strike_v that_o it_o awake_v the_o whole_a family_n and_o there_o be_v a_o great_a cry_n in_o egypt_n it_o be_v no_o improbable_a conjecture_n which_o be_v make_v a_o great_a while_n ago_o by_o fortunatus_n seacchus_n in_o his_o myrothec_n ebaeochrism_n l._n i._o c._n 6._o that_o the_o solemn_a feast_n among_o the_o egyptian_n wherein_o they_o go_v about_o with_o candle_n in_o the_o night_n seek_v for_o osiris_n with_o tear_n and_o great_a lamentation_n take_v its_o original_a from_o pharaoh_n rise_v up_o out_o of_o his_o bed_n at_o midnight_n and_o all_o the_o egyptian_n with_o he_o who_o light_v candle_n and_o find_v their_o child_n dead_a bewail_v they_o with_o loud_a cry_n and_o it_o be_v not_o unreasonable_a to_o think_v as_o
he_o do_v that_o pharaoh_n elder_a son_n who_o be_v now_o slay_v have_v the_o name_n of_o osiris_n who_o sudden_a death_n by_o this_o stroke_n all_o posterity_n lament_v in_o one_o night_n of_o the_o year_n which_o be_v when_o the_o moon_n be_v at_o full_a as_o he_o observe_v out_o of_o apuleius_n which_o still_o confirm_v this_o conjecture_n it_o be_v at_o a_o full_a moon_n when_o this_o slaughter_n be_v make_v and_o the_o israelite_n deliver_v out_o of_o egypt_n for_o there_o be_v not_o a_o house_n where_o there_o be_v not_o one_o dead_a if_o there_o be_v any_o child_n in_o it_o ver._n 31._o and_o he_o call_v for_o moses_n and_o aaron_n by_o some_o of_o his_o servant_n who_o he_o send_v to_o they_o as_o v._o 33._o seem_v to_o signify_v by_o night_n he_o dare_v not_o stay_v till_o the_o next_o morning_n for_o fear_v he_o shall_v have_v be_v cut_v off_o also_o before_o that_o time_n and_o say_v rise_v up_o one_o will_v think_v by_o this_o that_o they_o find_v they_o sleep_v secure_o in_o their_o bed_n when_o this_o deadly_a blow_n be_v give_v to_o the_o egyptian_n and_o get_v you_o forth_o from_o among_o my_o people_n both_o you_o and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n etc._n etc._n for_o he_o be_v sore_o afraid_a if_o they_o stay_v any_o long_a they_o will_v bring_v some_o great_a mischief_n upon_o he_o go_v serve_v the_o lord_n as_o you_o have_v say_v he_o have_v several_a time_n make_v this_o concession_n but_o be_v never_o so_o much_o in_o earnest_a as_o now_o ver._n 32._o also_o take_v your_o flock_n and_o your_o herd_n etc._n etc._n though_o his_o heart_n have_v be_v often_o harden_v yet_o this_o slaughter_n of_o all_o their_o first-born_a make_v such_o a_o deep_a impression_n upon_o he_o that_o he_o come_v full_o up_o to_o their_o term_n yield_v for_o the_o present_a to_o all_o they_o have_v desire_v though_o he_o do_v not_o continue_v constant_a in_o this_o mind_n but_o soon_o revolt_v and_o bless_v i_o also_o pray_v for_o i_o as_o the_o chaldee_n translate_v it_o ver._n 33._o and_o the_o egyptian_n be_v urgent_a upon_o the_o people_n they_o that_o bring_v from_o pharaoh_n a_o grant_n of_o all_o the_o israelite_n desire_v and_o other_o also_o who_o have_v lose_v their_o child_n press_v very_o hard_o upon_o they_o to_o accept_v it_o and_o that_o with_o all_o speed_n not_o out_o of_o love_n to_o the_o israelite_n but_o for_o fear_v they_o shall_v perish_v themselves_o if_o they_o do_v not_o leave_v their_o country_n pharaoh_n especial_o see_v his_o first-born_a the_o heir_n of_o his_o crown_n strike_v sudden_o dead_a have_v reason_n to_o conclude_v the_o next_o blow_n will_v be_v at_o his_o own_o life_n to_o send_v they_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n this_o show_v they_o be_v not_o mere_o dismiss_v but_o entreat_v nay_o importune_v to_o depart_v such_o a_o change_n have_v this_o slaughter_n and_o the_o general_a outcry_n that_o follow_v upon_o it_o make_v in_o their_o heart_n in_o haste_n they_o that_o be_v unwilling_a before_o to_o hearken_v to_o the_o israelite_n petition_n now_o make_v their_o petition_n to_o they_o and_o be_v so_o glad_a to_o be_v rid_v of_o they_o that_o they_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o delay_v their_o departure_n nay_o make_v a_o golden-bridge_n as_o we_o speak_v for_o their_o speedy_a passage_n out_o of_o egypt_n v._o 35_o 36._o for_o they_o say_v we_o be_v all_o dead_a man_n they_o be_v desirous_a the_o israelite_n shall_v enjoy_v their_o liberty_n rather_o than_o lose_v their_o own_o life_n ver._n 34._o and_o the_o people_n take_v their_o dough_n before_o it_o be_v leaven_v they_o seem_v to_o have_v new_o mix_v their_o flower_n and_o water_n together_o and_o knead_v it_o into_o a_o paste_n or_o dough_n as_o we_o translate_v it_o but_o have_v not_o put_v any_o leaven_n into_o it_o nor_o have_v time_n to_o make_v it_o into_o cake_n and_o bake_v they_o their_o kneading-trough_n the_o hebrew_n word_n comprehend_v both_o the_o dough_n and_o the_o thing_n wherein_o it_o be_v contain_v which_o in_o viii_o 3._o we_o translate_v oven_n and_o here_o kneading-trough_n in_o which_o their_o dough_n be_v carry_v be_v bind_v up_o in_o their_o clothes_n the_o hebrew_n word_n for_o clothes_n signify_v any_o thing_n that_o cover_v another_o or_o wherein_o it_o be_v wrap_v as_o the_o dough_n be_v in_o linnen-clothe_n it_o be_v most_o likely_a for_o that_o be_v usual_a to_o keep_v it_o from_o the_o cold_a air_n which_o be_v sharp_a in_o the_o night_n and_o will_v have_v hinder_v its_o rise_n on_o their_o shoulder_n for_o we_o do_v not_o read_v of_o any_o wagon_n or_o horse_n they_o have_v for_o the_o carriage_n of_o their_o good_n out_o of_o egypt_n ver._n 35._o and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n do_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o moses_n who_o have_v command_v they_o from_o god_n to_o do_v as_o it_o here_o follow_v xi_o 1_o 2._o which_o be_v their_o warrant_n and_o justify_v the_o fact_n and_o they_o borrow_v of_o the_o egyptian_n etc._n etc._n so_o must_v understand_v it_o though_o some_o think_v it_o be_v a_o free_a gift_n which_o the_o egyptian_n bestow_v upon_o they_o when_o they_o be_v very_o desirous_a as_o we_o read_v before_o to_o have_v they_o go_v out_o of_o their_o country_n which_o make_v they_o not_o only_o entreat_v but_o hire_v they_o to_o depart_v so_o jacobus_n capellus_fw-la ad_fw-la a.m._n 2503._o they_o that_o have_v deny_v they_o leave_v to_o go_v away_o for_o a_o few_o day_n say_v he_o now_o press_v they_o to_o depart_v with_o all_o speed_n quin_n &_o praecibus_fw-la israelitas_fw-la demulcent_fw-la ac_fw-la donis_fw-la onerant_fw-la egyptii_fw-la see_v iii_o 23._o but_o it_o be_v common_o think_v that_o the_o egyptian_n imagine_v the_o israelite_n only_o desire_v to_o appear_v as_o well_o adorn_v as_o they_o can_v before_o their_o god_n at_o the_o great_a feast_n they_o be_v to_o hold_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o so_o ready_o lend_v they_o these_o jewel_n and_o sine_fw-la clothes_n to_o deck_v themselves_o withal_o which_o they_o hope_v will_v be_v restore_v to_o they_o again_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o sacrisice_n be_v over_o ver._n 36._o and_o the_o lord_n give_v the_o people_n favour_n etc._n etc._n as_o he_o have_v promise_v iii_o 21._o and_o see_v xi_o 3._o so_o that_o they_o lend_v they_o such_o thing_n as_o they_o require_v though_o the_o man_n borrow_v as_o well_o as_o the_o woman_n xi_o 3._o yet_o the_o woman_n be_v only_o mention_v iii_o 23._o because_o they_o borrow_v most_o and_o the_o woman_n and_o maiden_n of_o egypt_n may_v be_v the_o more_o willing_a to_o bestow_v their_o jewel_n and_o earring_n upon_o they_o that_o they_o may_v woo_v their_o husband_n child_n and_o relation_n to_o be_v go_v with_o all_o speed_n and_o they_o spoil_v the_o egyptian_n god_n have_v a_o supreme_a right_n to_o all_o thing_n and_o there_o be_v a_o just_a cause_n why_o he_o shall_v transfer_v the_o right_n of_o the_o egyptian_n unto_o the_o israelite_n see_v xi_o 2._o unto_o which_o add_v this_o story_n which_o be_v 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way_n and_o the_o egyptian_n not_o see_v they_o nor_o come_v near_o they_o as_o it_o here_o follow_v all_o the_o night_n ver._n 21._o and_o moses_n stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n over_o the_o sea_n have_v his_o rod_n in_o his_o hand_n v._o 16._o this_o be_v do_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o night_n and_o the_o lord_n cause_v the_o sea_n to_o go_v back_o by_o this_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o schechinah_n or_o divine_a majesty_n be_v present_a and_o employ_v his_o angel_n v._n 19_o in_o this_o work_n as_o it_o be_v well_o explain_v by_o pirke_n elieser_n c._n 42._o the_o holy_a bless_a god_n appear_v in_o his_o glory_n upon_o the_o sea_n and_o it_o flee_v back_o etc._n etc._n so_o the_o psalmist_n understand_v it_o lxxvii_o 16._o the_o water_n see_v thou_o o_o god_n the_o water_n see_v thou_o they_o be_v afraid_a etc._n etc._n and_o v._o 19_o thy_o way_n be_v in_o the_o sea_n and_o thy_o path_n in_o the_o great_a water_n etc._n etc._n by_o a_o strong_a east-wind_n or_o rather_o a_o southwind_n as_o the_o lxx_o translate_v the_o hebrew_n word_n kadim_v which_o though_o it_o proper_o signify_v the_o east_n yet_o in_o many_o place_n it_o be_v use_v as_o bochart_n have_v demonstrate_v for_o the_o south_n p._n ii_o hierozoic_n l._n i._o c._n 15._o all_o that_o night_n all_o the_o forepart_n of_o the_o night_n and_o make_v the_o sea_n dry_a land_n and_o the_o water_n be_v divide_v or_o rather_o after_o the_o water_n be_v divide_v as_o bochart_n show_v it_o shall_v be_v translate_v thus_o lxiv_o isa_n 5._o thou_o be_v wroth_a and_o we_o have_v sin_v the_o meaning_n be_v for_o we_o have_v sin_v as_o kimchi_n and_o we_o ourselves_o also_o there_o translate_v it_o hieroz_n p._n ii_o l._n iii_o c._n 2._o p._n 409._o dry_a land_n the_o memory_n of_o this_o be_v preserve_v by_o the_o heathen_a as_o we_o find_v in_o diodorus_n siculus_n l._n iii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n there_o be_v a_o tradition_n among_o the_o icthyophagi_n who_o border_n upon_o the_o 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this_o shameful_a overthrow_n and_o keep_v no_o record_n of_o it_o for_o diodorus_n it_o seem_v can_v learn_v nothing_o of_o it_o among_o they_o though_o he_o live_v a_o considerable_a time_n there_o but_o receive_v this_o intelligence_n from_o the_o poor_a icthyophagi_n among_o who_o this_o tradition_n be_v careful_o preserve_v the_o water_n be_v divide_v into_o twelve_o path_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o their_o tribe_n as_o the_o tradition_n be_v in_o epiphanius_n haeres_fw-la lxiv_o n._n 6_o 9_o which_o he_o have_v from_o the_o hebrew_n who_o affirm_v the_o same_o in_o pirke_n elieser_n c._n 42._o and_o kimchi_n mention_n it_o upon_o cxxxvi_o psal_n 13._o
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the_o schechinah_n be_v as_o i_o observe_v above_o i_o will_v rain_v bread_n send_v you_o down_o that_o which_o shall_v supply_v the_o place_n of_o bread_n in_o a_o very_a plentiful_a manner_n like_o drop_n of_o rain_n from_o heaven_n from_o above_o out_o of_o the_o cloud_n which_o be_v as_o greg._n nyssen_n speak_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o most_o incredible_a of_o all_o wonder_n that_o bread_n shall_v be_v give_v they_o not_o as_o usual_o out_o of_o the_o earth_n but_o out_o of_o the_o air_n where_o no_o seed_n be_v ever_o sow_o l._n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la mosis_fw-la p._n 177._o every_o day_n it_o come_v down_o in_o daily_a shower_n as_o much_o only_a as_o will_v suffice_v for_o one_o day_n that_o they_o may_v be_v keep_v in_o a_o perpetual_a thankful_a dependence_n upon_o god_n providence_n and_o that_o this_o might_n more_o evident_o appear_v to_o be_v a_o miraculous_a work_n of_o he_o who_o make_v it_o fall_v at_o all_o time_n of_o the_o year_n alike_o the_o 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if_o he_o be_v ignorant_a but_o that_o it_o may_v plain_o appear_v to_o other_o and_o to_o themselves_o what_o they_o be_v or_o as_o maimonides_n interpret_v it_o that_o it_o may_v open_o appear_v to_o the_o world_n that_o god_n sustain_v he_o who_o follow_v his_o worship_n and_o service_n by_o mean_n that_o he_o do_v not_o think_v of_o so_o he_o expound_v this_o very_a place_n more_o novoch_n p._n iii_o c._n 24._o that_o every_o one_o may_v see_v and_o know_v whether_o it_o be_v beneficial_a to_o give_v one_o self_n to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n or_o not_o ver._n 5._o on_o the_o six_o day_n they_o shall_v prepare_v that_o which_o they_o bring_v in_o when_o they_o have_v gather_v it_o and_o bring_v it_o into_o their_o tent_n they_o be_v
mention_v they_o ver._n 4._o and_o moses_n cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n which_o he_o do_v not_o upon_o their_o first_o complaint_n v._o 2._o because_o their_o necessity_n be_v not_o so_o urgent_a but_o now_o see_v their_o distress_n and_o the_o height_n of_o their_o discontent_n he_o pray_v god_n to_o take_v care_n of_o they_o hope_v he_o will_v supply_v they_o with_o drink_n as_o late_o he_o have_v do_v with_o bread_n what_o shall_v i_o do_v unto_o this_o people_n he_o say_v enough_o no_o doubt_n to_o quiet_v they_o by_o remember_v they_o what_o god_n have_v already_o do_v for_o they_o and_o what_o reason_n they_o have_v still_o to_o trust_v in_o his_o good_a providence_n but_o this_o will_v not_o satisfy_v they_o unless_o their_o thirst_n be_v present_o quench_v which_o he_o can_v not_o do_v for_o they_o and_o therefore_o know_v not_o how_o to_o appease_v they_o they_o be_v almost_o ready_a to_o stone_n i_o he_o represent_v to_o god_n not_o only_o their_o importunity_n but_o his_o own_o 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not_o valiant_a young_a man_n to_o thy_o lifeguard_n but_o grave_a person_n to_o be_v witness_n that_o thou_o do_v real_o bring_v water_n out_o of_o a_o rock_n and_o the_o people_n may_v not_o say_v there_o be_v a_o spring_n there_o before_o concern_v the_o elder_n of_o israel_n see_v iii_o 16._o and_o thy_o rod_n wherewith_o thou_o smote_a the_o river_n take_v in_o thy_o hand_n not_o a_o sword_n or_o a_o lance_n say_v the_o same_o writer_n but_o that_o wand_n wherewith_o thou_o smote_a the_o river_n of_o egypt_n and_o turn_v it_o into_o blood_n or_o do_v divide_v the_o red_a sea_n as_o some_o understand_v it_o a_o arm_n of_o the_o sea_n be_v by_o good_a author_n call_v a_o river_n and_o go_v as_o i_o bid_v thou_o when_o he_o be_v command_v to_o march_v before_o the_o people_n it_o be_v suppose_v they_o be_v to_o follow_v but_o they_o can_v not_o all_o move_v so_o soon_o as_o he_o and_o the_o elder_n who_o go_v before_o to_o the_o very_a place_n which_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o people_n can_v not_o do_v the_o passage_n to_o the_o rock_n it_o be_v likely_a be_v narrow_a so_o that_o they_o can_v not_o all_o see_v he_o smite_v the_o rock_n and_o behold_v the_o water_n gush_v out_o but_o expect_v till_o it_o flow_v from_o thence_o unto_o their_o camp_n ver._n 6._o behold_v i_o will_v stand_v before_o thou_o there_o upon_o the_o rock_n that_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o in_o the_o cloud_n appear_v in_o this_o place_n as_o abarbinel_n true_o expound_v it_o to_o strengthen_v his_o faith_n and_o to_o persuade_v the_o elder_n that_o this_o water_n be_v divine_o give_v they_o even_o as_o the_o manna_n be_v for_o before_o that_o fell_a from_o above_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v xvi_o 10._o as_o it_o do_v now_o before_o this_o water_n flow_v to_o they_o from_o the_o rock_n so_o that_o they_o be_v feed_v continual_o by_o the_o divine_a providence_n from_o whence_o they_o receive_v both_o their_o meat_n and_o their_o drink_n there_o be_v a_o emphatical_a he_o as_o they_o call_v it_o before_o the_o word_n for_o rock_n and_o therefore_o it_o shall_v be_v translate_v upon_o that_o rock_n where_o abarbinel_n fancy_v the_o lord_n be_v wont_a to_o appear_v to_o moses_n but_o this_o be_v a_o rocky_a place_n it_o may_v only_o denote_v that_o particular_a part_n of_o the_o rock_n to_o which_o god_n direct_v he_o to_o go_v and_o be_v the_o same_o that_o author_n probable_o think_v with_o that_o mention_v xxxiii_o 22._o in_o horeb._n this_o be_v not_o a_o distinct_a mountain_n from_o sinai_n but_o only_o a_o different_a part_n of_o the_o same_o mountain_n which_o be_v long_o and_o have_v many_o rise_n of_o which_o this_o be_v one_o and_o thou_o shall_v smite_v the_o rock_n with_o the_o rod_n wherewith_o he_o smite_v the_o river_n vii_o 17_o 20._o and_o there_o shall_v come_v water_n out_o of_o it_o that_o the_o people_n may_v drink_v according_a to_o their_o petition_n v._o 2._o and_o moses_n do_v so_o i._n e._n smite_v the_o rock_n and_o bring_v water_n out_o of_o it_o in_o such_o plenty_n that_o the_o psalmist_n say_v it_o run_v down_o like_o river_n lxxviii_o 15_o 16._o to_o supply_v the_o want_n of_o the_o whole_a camp_n unto_o which_o it_o flow_v as_o far_o as_o rephidim_n so_o that_o they_o need_v not_o to_o go_v to_o horeb_n for_o it_o which_o be_v the_o difference_n as_o abarbinel_n think_v between_o this_o miracle_n and_o that_o mention_v xx_o numb_a where_o the_o water_n be_v but_o like_o a_o well_o to_o which_o they_o must_v go_v and_o do_v not_o come_v to_o they_o much_o less_o follow_v they_o in_o their_o journey_n as_o this_o do_v for_o this_o be_v a_o continue_a fountain_n of_o water_n which_o flow_v out_o of_o the_o rock_n cxiv_o psal_n 8._o and_o make_v this_o part_n of_o arabia_n habitable_a in_o future_a age_n which_o no_o man_n dwell_v in_o before_o moses_n do_v not_o add_v and_o the_o people_n drink_v and_o their_o cattle_n because_o as_o aben-ezra_n observe_v he_o study_v brevity_n and_o this_o be_v easy_o understand_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n that_o they_o may_v be_v able_a to_o testify_v to_o the_o people_n the_o truth_n of_o this_o miracle_n whereby_o they_o be_v relieve_v in_o their_o distress_n and_o preserve_v in_o their_o travel_n through_o the_o wilderness_n the_o fame_n of_o which_o no_o doubt_n reach_v other_o nation_n the_o memory_n of_o it_o be_v remain_v in_o several_a of_o their_o fable_n for_o there_o be_v a_o manifest_a allusion_n to_o it_o in_o euripides_n his_o bacchae_n v._o 703._o where_o he_o make_v one_o of_o they_o smite_v the_o rock_n at_o cithaeron_n and_o water_n gush_v out_o of_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o i_o find_v observe_v by_o bochartus_n in_o his_o canaan_n l._n i._o c._n 16._o and_o huetius_n have_v observe_v many_o more_o such_o instance_n out_o of_o nonnus_n pausanias_n and_o divers_a other_o author_n in_o his_o alnetanae_n quaestiones_fw-la l._n ii_o c._n 12._o n._n 18._o and_o he_o think_v it_o very_o probable_a that_o the_o fable_n of_o janus_n be_v forge_v from_o hence_o for_o which_o he_o allege_v many_o argument_n in_o his_o demonstratio_fw-la evang._n and_o this_o among_o the_o rest_n that_o albricus_n describe_v his_o image_n hold_v a_o rod_n in_o his_o left_a hand_n with_o which_o he_o smite_v a_o stone_n and_o out_o of_o it_o water_n flow_v ver._n 7._o and_o he_o call_v the_o name_n of_o the_o place_n massah_n and_o meribah_n etc._n etc._n that_o place_n which_o before_o be_v call_v rephidim_n be_v after_o this_o call_v massah_n and_o meribah_n with_o respect_n to_o their_o chide_n there_o with_o moses_n which_o be_v the_o import_n of_o meribah_n and_o their_o tempt_a god_n which_o be_v the_o signification_n of_o massah_n some_o think_v this_o one_o place_n be_v not_o call_v by_o two_o name_n but_o that_o upon_o the_o second_o strike_v of_o the_o rock_n almost_o forty_o year_n after_o this_o it_o be_v call_v meribah_n and_o till_o then_o only_a massah_n but_o in_o that_o story_n it_o be_v not_o say_v the_o place_n be_v call_v meribah_n but_o the_o water_n xx_o numb_a 13._o be_v the_o lord_n among_o we_o or_o not_o do_v he_o take_v care_n of_o we_o or_o not_o regard_v what_o become_v of_o we_o for_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v among_o or_o as_o the_o phrase_n in_o the_o hebrew_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o those_o who_o he_o protect_v and_o provide_v for_o by_o a_o special_a providence_n as_o we_o find_v vii_o deut._n 21._o xxiii_o 14._o iii_o josh_n 20._o and_o many_o other_o place_n ver._n 8._o then_o come_v amalek_n and_o fight_v etc._n etc._n the_o ground_n of_o their_o enmity_n be_v common_o think_v to_o
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this_o caution_n also_o be_v give_v they_o to_o work_v and_o preserve_v in_o their_o mind_n a_o most_o profound_a reverence_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n and_o to_o those_o law_n which_o be_v to_o be_v deliver_v from_o this_o mount_n ver._n 13._o there_o shall_v not_o a_o hand_n touch_v it_o but_o he_o shall_v sure_o be_v stone_v or_o shoot_v through_o be_v stone_v if_o he_o be_v near_o at_o hand_n or_o shoot_v through_o with_o dart_n or_o arrow_n if_o at_o a_o distance_n so_o aben-ezra_n and_o so_o jonathan_n likewise_o translate_v the_o latter_a clause_n they_o shall_v throw_v dart_n at_o he_o and_o so_o our_o old_a translation_n strike_v through_o with_o dart_n but_o the_o talmudist_n and_o the_o great_a lawyer_n among_o the_o jew_n expound_v both_o these_o clause_n of_o ston_a which_o be_v twofold_a as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o misna_n tit._n sanhedrin_n c._n 6._o either_o by_o throw_v stone_n at_o a_o malefactor_n or_o throw_v he_o down_o from_o a_o high_a place_n upon_o stone_n and_o thus_o this_o last_o place_n import_v in_o the_o hebrew_n and_o may_v proper_o be_v translate_v projiciendo_fw-la projicietur_fw-la he_o shall_v be_v violent_o throw_v down_o or_o throw_v down_o headlong_o it_o be_v the_o very_a same_o word_n with_o that_o xv._o 4._o concern_v the_o cast_a pharaoh_n chariot_n into_o the_o sea_n and_o this_o be_v a_o punishment_n as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v like_o that_o among_o the_o roman_n from_o the_o saxum_fw-la tarpeium_n which_o the_o jew_n inflict_v upon_o some_o captive_a edomite_n 2_o chron._n xxv_o 12._o and_o jehu_n inflict_v upon_o jezabel_n 2_o king_n ix_o 32._o on_o which_o story_n r._n leviben_fw-ge gersom_a observe_v pertinent_o that_o as_o she_o cause_v naboth_n to_o be_v stone_v so_o she_o be_v punish_v herself_o in_o the_o same_o kind_n for_o ston_a say_v he_o be_v either_o by_o throw_v stone_n at_o malefactor_n or_o throw_v they_o down_o upon_o stone_n to_o justify_v which_o he_o allege_v this_o place_n in_o exodus_fw-la and_o david_n kimchi_n make_v the_o same_o observation_n see_v mr._n selden_n l._n i._n de_fw-fr synedr_n c._n 5._o p._n 74_o etc._n etc._n when_o the_o trumpet_n sound_v long_o when_o the_o sound_n of_o it_o be_v protract_v or_o draw_v out_o and_o consequent_o be_v less_o terrible_a then_o while_o it_o be_v short_a and_o break_a see_v v._o 16._o they_o shall_v come_v up_o to_o the_o mount_n to_o the_o foot_n of_o it_o v._o 17._o that_o they_o may_v more_o plain_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o god_n ver._n 14._o and_o moses_n come_v down_o from_o the_o mount_n to_o the_o people_n as_o he_o have_v be_v command_v v._n 10._o and_o sanctify_v the_o people_n command_a they_o to_o sanctisie_n themselves_o as_o the_o author_n of_o sepher_n cosri_n explain_v it_o p._n i._o sect._n 87._o both_o with_o internal_a sanctification_n and_o external_n among_o which_o the_o principal_a be_v separation_n from_o the_o company_n of_o woman_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v v._o 15._o and_o they_o wash_v their_o clothes_n see_v v._o 10._o unto_o which_o add_v that_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n they_o use_v this_o purification_n before_o the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n which_o have_v be_v ancient_o in_o use_n among_o their_o ancestor_n upon_o solemn_a occasion_n as_o appear_v by_o what_o i_o observe_v on_o xxxv_o gen._n 2._o where_o jacob_n before_o the_o build_n of_o a_o altar_n to_o god_n in_o bethel_n as_o he_o have_v vow_v cleanse_v his_o family_n after_o this_o manner_n for_o so_o aben-ezra_n true_o expound_v these_o word_n be_v clean_a wash_v your_o body_n which_o be_v the_o old_a rite_n of_o cleanse_v see_v there_o ver._n 15._o and_o say_v unto_o the_o people_n be_v ready_a against_o the_o three_o day_n prepare_a to_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n come_v not_o at_o your_o wife_n for_o this_o time_n be_v set_v apart_o for_z solemn_z fast_v and_o prayer_n that_o they_o may_v be_v fit_a to_o converse_v with_o god_n by_o have_v their_o mind_n abstract_v from_o earthly_a thing_n ver._n 16._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v on_o the_o three_o day_n see_v v._o 11._o there_o more_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n which_o break_v out_o of_o the_o thick_a cloud_n to_o awaken_v they_o to_o attend_v unto_o his_o majesty_n who_o be_v approach_v and_o a_o thick_a cloud_n in_o which_o a_o flame_a fire_n present_o appear_v v._n 18._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o that_o the_o mountain_n can_v not_o be_v see_v as_o greg._n nyssen_n explain_v it_o de_fw-fr vita_fw-la mosis_fw-la p._n 179._o and_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o trumpet_n the_o heavenly_a minister_n who_o be_v attendant_n upon_o the_o divine_a majesty_n make_v a_o sound_n like_o that_o of_o a_o trumpet_n to_o summon_v the_o people_n to_o come_v and_o appear_v before_o god_n and_o receive_v his_o command_n exceed_o loud_a beyond_o what_o the_o blast_n of_o any_o man_n can_v make_v for_o it_o make_v the_o whole_a camp_n quake_v as_o the_o follow_a word_n tell_v we_o ver._n 17._o and_o moses_n bring_v forth_o the_o people_n out_o of_o the_o camp_n when_o their_o tremble_a be_v abate_v by_o the_o remission_n as_o we_o may_v suppose_v of_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o trumpet_n to_o meet_v with_o god_n that_o they_o may_v be_v espouse_v to_o he_o and_o they_o stand_v at_o the_o nether_a part_n of_o the_o mount_n below_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o it_o not_o presume_v to_o touch_v it_o which_o they_o be_v severe_o forbid_v v._o 11_o 12._o see_v iv_o deut._n 11._o ver._n 18._o and_o mount_v sinai_n be_v altogether_o on_o a_o smoke_n nothing_o can_v be_v see_v but_o smoke_n mix_v with_o a_o flame_n because_o the_o lord_n descend_v on_o it_o in_o sire_n the_o schechinah_n come_v down_o into_o the_o thick_a cloud_n v._n 9_o 16._o with_o a_o glitter_a company_n of_o angel_n who_o appear_v like_o flame_n of_o fire_n unto_o which_o they_o be_v compare_v by_o the_o psalmist_n civ_o 4._o thus_o moses_n himself_o seem_v to_o expound_v it_o xxxiii_o deut._n 2._o he_o come_v with_o ten_o thousand_o or_o miriads_o of_o holy_a one_o i._n e._n of_o angel_n from_o his_o right_a hand_n go_v a_o fiery_a law_n for_o they_o which_o plain_o relate_v to_o this_o appearance_n at_o mount_n sinai_n and_o the_o smoke_n thereof_o ascend_v as_o the_o smoke_n of_o a_o furnace_n mix_v with_o fire_n which_o go_v up_o even_o to_o the_o midst_n of_o heaven_n as_o moses_n explain_v it_o iv_o deut._n 11._o and_o the_o whole_a mount_n quake_v great_o see_v lxviii_o psal_n 8._o civ_o 32._o ver._n 19_o and_o when_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o trumpet_n sound_v long_o it_o be_v a_o different_a word_n here_o in_o the_o hebrew_n from_o that_o v._o 13._o which_o we_o translate_v sound_v long_o signify_v that_o it_o proceed_v or_o go_v on_o either_o a_o long_a time_n or_o to_o a_o great_a loudness_n and_o wax_v loud_a and_o loud_o in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v exceed_o strong_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o trumpet_n exceed_v itself_o the_o succeed_a blast_n transcend_v those_o that_o go_v before_o as_o greg._n nyssen_n well_o interpret_v the_o whole_a moses_n speak_v the_o people_n tremble_v before_o at_o the_o loud_a sound_n of_o the_o trumpet_n v._n 16._o but_o now_o it_o grow_v so_o very_o terrible_a that_o moses_n himself_o say_v as_o the_o apostle_n expound_v this_o passage_n xii_o hebr._n 21._o i_o exceed_o fear_v and_o quake_v for_o hither_o i_o think_v junius_n right_o apply_v those_o word_n and_o god_n answer_v he_o by_o a_o voice_n bid_v he_o not_o be_v afraid_a but_o come_v up_o unto_o he_o as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n greg._n nyssen_n think_v that_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o trumpet_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d become_v articulate_v with_o the_o organ_n of_o speech_n by_o the_o divine_a power_n ver._n 20._o
and_o the_o lord_n come_v down_o upon_o mount_n sinai_n it_o be_v say_v before_o that_o the_o lord_n descend_v upon_o it_o v._o 18._o therefore_o the_o meaning_n here_o be_v that_o the_o schechinah_n or_o divine_a majesty_n settle_v there_o to_o speak_v unto_o the_o people_n on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mount_n on_o the_o high_a part_n of_o it_o that_o there_o may_v be_v the_o great_a distance_n between_o he_o and_o the_o people_n who_o stand_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o it_o and_o the_o lord_n call_v up_o moses_n etc._n etc._n he_o stand_v low_a before_o though_o not_o so_o low_a as_o the_o people_n but_o now_o be_v call_v up_o high_o even_o to_o the_o very_a place_n where_o god_n be_v and_o consequent_o enter_v into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o fire_n and_o smoke_n wherein_o the_o mountain_n be_v wrap_v v._n 18._o upon_o god_n appearance_n there_o from_o which_o in_o all_o probability_n the_o persian_n who_o have_v hear_v or_o read_v what_o be_v here_o relate_v frame_v the_o story_n of_o their_o zoroaster_n who_o wander_v in_o desert_n place_n be_v carry_v up_o to_o heaven_n and_o see_v god_n encompass_v with_o flame_n which_o he_o can_v not_o behold_v with_o his_o own_o eye_n the_o splendour_n of_o they_o be_v so_o great_a but_o with_o eye_n which_o the_o angel_n lend_v he_o and_o there_o he_o receive_v from_o he_o a_o book_n of_o the_o law_n etc._n etc._n see_v huetius_n demonstr_n evang._n propos_fw-fr iu_o c._n 5._o n._n 2._o ver._n 21._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n go_v down_o and_o charge_v the_o people_n etc._n etc._n it_o seem_v that_o upon_o moses_n go_v up_o some_o of_o the_o people_n think_v of_o approach_v near_o out_o of_o curiosity_n to_o see_v if_o they_o can_v discover_v more_o of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n and_o therefore_o god_n send_v he_o down_o again_o immediate_o to_o bid_v they_o remember_v the_o charge_n he_o have_v give_v they_o and_o not_o dare_v to_o come_v near_o than_o they_o be_v and_o many_o of_o they_o perish_v as_o many_o as_o be_v so_o presumptuous_a many_o sometime_o signify_v all_o and_o here_o all_o that_o shall_v adventure_v to_o go_v beyond_o their_o bound_n ver._n 22._o and_o let_v the_o priest_n also_o who_o these_o be_v be_v much_o dispute_v for_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n be_v not_o yet_o consecrate_a the_o jew_n it_o be_v common_o know_v ready_o answer_v they_o be_v the_o first-born_a who_o prerogative_n it_o be_v to_o minister_v to_o god_n as_o his_o priest_n till_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n order_v thing_n otherwise_o but_o i_o have_v often_o observe_v this_o not_o to_o be_v true_a be_v confute_v by_o several_a example_n of_o other_o who_o sacrifice_v and_o be_v not_o the_o first-born_a and_o late_o there_o be_v a_o learned_a man_n who_o in_o a_o just_a discourse_n have_v overthrow_v this_o opinion_n see_v campeg_n vitringa_n observe_v sacrae_fw-la l._n ii_o c._n 23._o which_o be_v call_v in_o question_n and_o brief_o censure_v some_o time_n before_o by_o a_o very_a learned_a friend_n of_o i_o dr._n outram_n de_fw-fr sacrificiis_fw-la l._n i._o c._n 4._o conradus_n pellicanus_fw-la in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reformation_n seem_v to_o have_v give_v a_o better_a account_n of_o the_o priest_n here_o mention_v which_o be_v the_o prime_a and_o most_o honourable_a person_n in_o the_o several_a tribe_n the_o elder_n and_o such_o as_o administer_v the_o government_n under_o moses_n among_o which_o there_o may_v be_v some_o of_o the_o first-born_a nay_o it_o be_v possible_a many_o of_o they_o but_o not_o by_o any_o special_a right_n which_o they_o have_v to_o this_o office_n which_o come_v near_o unto_o the_o lord_n to_o perform_v divine_a service_n by_o which_o one_o will_v think_v he_o speak_v of_o those_o who_o have_v be_v already_o employ_v in_o this_o office_n for_o have_v before_o this_o build_v a_o altar_n xvii_o 15._o some_o think_v it_o probable_a sacrifice_n be_v offer_v upon_o it_o but_o if_o it_o be_v only_o a_o monument_n and_o no_o sacrifice_n be_v to_o be_v offer_v till_o they_o come_v to_o the_o mount_n of_o god_n who_o be_v to_o appoint_v they_o then_o moses_n pick_v out_o the_o most_o excellent_a person_n as_o i_o say_v before_o to_o perform_v this_o service_n when_o they_o come_v there_o xxiv_o 5._o sanctify_v themselves_o nothing_o be_v say_v before_o of_o their_o sanctification_n which_o be_v here_o enjoin_v by_o itself_o because_o their_o high_a office_n require_v a_o peculiar_a separation_n to_o prepare_v they_o for_o it_o lest_o the_o lord_n break_v forth_o upon_o they_o lest_o when_o they_o come_v near_o to_o sacrifice_n god_n shall_v be_v offend_v with_o their_o uncleanness_n and_o destroy_v they_o this_o suppose_n they_o may_v go_v near_o than_o the_o people_n ver._n 23._o and_o moses_n say_v unto_o the_o lord_n the_o people_n can_v come_v up_o to_o mount_n sinai_n etc._n etc._n he_o think_v it_o be_v needless_a to_o go_v down_o to_o restrain_v the_o people_n have_v give_v they_o the_o charge_n which_o god_n command_v he_o v._o 11_o 12._o and_o set_v bound_n about_o the_o mount_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v by_o draw_v a_o line_n perhaps_o beyond_o which_o they_o shall_v not_o pass_v and_o thereby_o separate_v the_o mount_n from_o they_o which_o he_o call_v sanctify_v it_o ver._n 24._o and_o the_o lord_z or_o but_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o he_o away_o get_v thou_o down_o he_o know_v the_o people_n inclination_n better_a than_o moses_n do_v and_o therefore_o command_v he_o to_o make_v no_o delay_n for_o fear_v they_o shall_v grow_v more_o bold_a than_o he_o imagine_v and_o thou_o shall_v come_v up_o and_o aaron_n with_o thou_o after_o he_o have_v deliver_v this_o new_a charge_n to_o they_o which_o be_v the_o more_o necessary_a because_o aaron_n be_v also_o call_v up_o they_o may_v think_v likewise_o of_o share_v in_o this_o privilege_n and_o aaron_n with_o thou_o unto_o who_o god_n do_v this_o great_a honour_n because_o he_o be_v to_o be_v call_v short_o to_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o will_v be_v the_o more_o respect_v by_o the_o people_n when_o they_o see_v he_o admit_v far_o near_o unto_o god_n than_o they_o be_v but_o let_v not_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o people_n break_v through_o etc._n etc._n but_o let_v not_o any_o body_n else_o as_o they_o love_v their_o life_n presume_v to_o press_v beyond_o their_o line_n no_o not_o the_o priest_n on_o who_o i_o have_v bestow_v the_o honour_n of_o come_v near_o to_o i_o than_o other_o man_n v._o 22._o ver._n 25._o so_o moses_n go_v down_o unto_o the_o people_n and_o speak_v unto_o they_o deliver_v the_o message_n to_o they_o and_o to_o the_o priest_n as_o he_o be_v direct_v and_o then_o as_o he_o be_v also_o order_v return_v unto_o the_o mount_n and_o his_o brother_n with_o he_o but_o not_o to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mount_n where_o he_o be_v before_o v._n 20._o as_o appear_v from_o the_o nineteenth_o verse_n of_o the_o next_o chapter_n which_o show_v that_o moses_n be_v there_o where_o the_o people_n may_v speak_v to_o he_o and_o therefore_o if_o he_o go_v up_o now_o to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mount_n he_o come_v down_o again_o when_o the_o lord_n speak_v audible_o to_o they_o and_o stand_v in_o a_o place_n where_o he_o may_v be_v a_o mediator_n between_o they_o so_o he_o himself_o say_v five_o dent._n 4_o 5._o that_o when_o the_o lord_n talk_v with_o they_o face_n to_o face_n in_o the_o mount_n he_o stand_v between_o the_o lord_n and_o they_o and_o according_o it_o follow_v v._o 23._o of_o that_o chapter_n that_o when_o they_o hear_v the_o voice_n out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o darkness_n they_o come_v near_o to_o moses_n and_o say_v etc._n etc._n which_o show_v he_o be_v not_o far_o off_o from_o they_o though_o near_a to_o god_n than_o they_o but_o perhaps_o moses_n and_o aaron_n do_v not_o come_v up_o into_o the_o mount_n till_o after_o the_o ten_o word_n or_o commandment_n be_v speak_v when_o moses_n we_o read_v xx._n 21._o draw_v near_o unto_o the_o thick_a darkness_n where_o god_n be_v though_o we_o read_v nothing_o of_o aaron_n there_o which_o incline_v i_o to_o think_v the_o forego_n account_n of_o this_o matter_n to_o be_v the_o true_a chap._n xx._n verse_n 1._o and_o god_n speak_v all_o these_o word_n say_v after_o the_o trumpet_n have_v summon_v they_o all_o to_o attend_v and_o sound_v a_o long_a time_n loud_o and_o loud_o there_o come_v a_o voice_n from_o the_o schechinah_n or_o divine_a majesty_n out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o fire_n as_o we_o read_v iv_o deut._n 12._o v._o 4_o 22._o that_o be_v of_o the_o angelical_a host_n which_o encircle_v he_o and_o appear_v like_o flame_n of_o fire_n which_o make_v the_o apostle_n say_v the_o law_n be_v ordain_v by_o angel_n iii_n gal
people_n go_v up_o with_o he_o but_o stay_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o mount_n as_o they_o do_v before_o the_o give_v the_o x._o commandment_n xix_o 17._o below_o the_o place_n where_o the_o elder_n be_v so_o i_o think_v maimonides_n right_o understand_v this_o place_n in_o his_o more_n nevoch_n p._n ii_o c._n 32._o where_n speak_v of_o the_o several_a degree_n of_o prophecy_n or_o familiarity_n with_o god_n he_o observe_v that_o moses_n be_v here_o place_v in_o the_o supreme_a degree_n he_o alone_o be_v allow_v to_o come_v near_o the_o lord_n below_o he_o be_v aaron_n place_v and_o below_o he_o nadab_n and_o abihu_n and_o below_o they_o the_o lxx_o elder_n and_o beneath_o they_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n which_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o that_o say_n of_o their_o wise_a man_n moses_n be_v a_o wall_n by_o himself_o and_o aaron_n a_o wall_n by_o himself_o that_o be_v they_o be_v in_o separate_a apartment_n at_o this_o glorious_a appearance_n of_o god_n ver._n 3._o and_o 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bid_v he_o rear_v it_o up_o xxvi_o 30._o according_a to_o the_o mischpat_o the_o scheme_n or_o draught_n he_o show_v he_o in_o the_o mount_n which_o represent_v every_o thing_n so_o lively_a and_o distinct_o and_o in_o their_o just_a proportion_n to_o he_o that_o he_o be_v the_o better_a able_a to_o make_v they_o for_o thing_n see_v and_o see_v in_o all_o their_o dimension_n as_o abarbinel_n observe_v be_v more_o easy_o retain_v as_o well_o as_o conceive_v than_o thing_n that_o be_v only_o hear_v and_o greg._n nyssen_n have_v reason_n when_o he_o say_v de_fw-la vita_fw-la mosis_fw-la p._n 181._o that_o god_n do_v not_o represent_v the_o sanctuary_n to_o moses_n mere_o in_o a_o picture_n much_o less_o give_v he_o a_o idea_n of_o it_o only_o in_o his_o mind_n but_o set_v before_o he_o a_o structure_n which_o he_o shall_v imitate_v for_o so_o the_o hebrew_n word_n tabnit_v which_o we_o translate_v pattern_n signify_v a_o structure_n or_o building_n which_o can_v be_v better_a express_v than_o by_o the_o word_n model_n which_o he_o now_o see_v of_o the_o house_n he_o be_v to_o erect_v thus_o maimonides_n explain_v this_o word_n in_o distinction_n from_o temunah_n which_o signify_v only_o the_o resemblance_n of_o a_o thing_n whereas_o tabnit_n signify_v the_o structure_n or_o disposition_n of_o it_o i._n e._n say_v he_o its_o form_n whether_o it_o be_v in_o a_o square_a or_o circle_n or_o triangle_n or_o any_o other_o figure_n and_o he_o quote_v this_o place_n for_o it_o and_o v._o 40._o more_n nevoch_n p._n i._o c._n 3._o which_o confute_v the_o fancy_n of_o those_o who_o will_v have_v moses_n to_o have_v frame_v this_o house_n and_o all_o belong_v to_o it_o according_a to_o the_o fashion_n of_o such_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v see_v in_o egypt_n and_o be_v in_o use_n among_o other_o nation_n unto_o who_o religion_n he_o design_v to_o make_v his_o as_o conformable_a as_o may_v be_v safe_o allow_v and_o particular_o make_v this_o tabernacle_n to_o be_v carry_v on_o the_o priest_n shoulder_n as_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o moloch_n be_v etc._n etc._n nothing_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v further_o from_o the_o intention_n of_o moses_n or_o rather_o from_o the_o direction_n which_o god_n here_o give_v he_o than_o this_o conceit_n he_o have_v a_o more_o divine_a guide_n than_o the_o egyptian_n and_o make_v thing_n by_o a_o heavenly_a pattern_n and_o not_o according_a to_o their_o modes_n the_o jew_n be_v so_o possess_v with_o this_o opinion_n that_o when_o the_o temple_n come_v to_o be_v build_v instead_o of_o this_o tabernacle_n they_o say_v it_o be_v do_v by_o consult_v the_o oracle_n and_o by_o the_o solemn_a decree_n of_o the_o king_n and_o of_o the_o great_a sanhedrim_n and_o of_o the_o prophet_n for_o which_o they_o allege_v this_o very_a place_n as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v out_o of_o the_o misna_n and_o maimonides_n etc._n etc._n l._n iii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n c._n 13._o n._n 2._o ver._n 10._o and_o they_o shall_v make_v a_o ark._n or_o little_a chest_n or_o rather_o coffer_n which_o be_v to_o be_v place_v in_o the_o very_a inmost_a and_o most_o secret_a part_n of_o god_n house_n in_o his_o cabinet_n as_o we_o now_o speak_v into_o which_o none_o enter_v but_o himself_o the_o better_a to_o represent_v his_o dwell_n among_o they_o and_o therefore_o be_v call_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o lord_n iv_o josh_n 5_o 11._o and_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n 1_o sam._n iii_o 3._o for_o herein_o be_v put_v his_o most_o precious_a treasure_n those_o divine_a record_n the_o two_o table_n of_o stone_n write_v with_o his_o own_o finger_n call_v the_o table_n of_o testimony_n xxxi_o 18_o because_o they_o be_v the_o testimony_n of_o the_o covenant_n between_o god_n and_o the_o israelite_n whereby_o he_o testify_v his_o will_n and_o they_o their_o obedience_n to_o it_o whence_o the_o ark_n itself_o be_v call_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o testimony_n xxx_o 6._o from_o whence_o also_o the_o whole_a tabernacle_n have_v its_o name_n ix_o numb_a 11._o and_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_n x_o numb_a 33._o of_o shittim-wood_n see_v v._o 5._o two_o cubit_n and_o a_o half_a shall_v be_v the_o length_n thereof_o and_o a_o cubit_n and_o a_o half_a the_o breadth_n thereof_o and_o a_o cubit_n and_o a_o half_a the_o height_n thereof_o in_o this_o shape_n and_o in_o these_o dimension_n it_o be_v set_v before_o moses_n in_o the_o mount_n that_o he_o may_v direct_v it_o to_o be_v make_v exact_o of_o such_o a_o oblong_a square_n as_o we_o speak_v as_o be_v here_o describe_v in_o its_o length_n breadth_n and_o height_n there_o be_v great_a dispute_n among_o the_o jew_n about_o a_o cubit_n which_o be_v common_o think_v to_o be_v half_o a_o yard_n of_o our_o measure_n that_o be_v xviii_o inches_n but_o one_o that_o have_v take_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o pain_n to_o examine_v such_o thing_n dr._n cumberland_n now_o bishop_n of_o peterburgh_n have_v in_o a_o very_a learned_a discourse_n about_o the_o scripture_n measure_v give_v strong_a reason_n to_o incline_v we_o to_o think_v that_o the_o egyptian_a and_o the_o jewish_a cubit_n be_v about_o xxi_o inches_n and_o if_o they_o have_v not_o be_v so_o the_o table_n which_o be_v describe_v v._o 23._o will_v have_v be_v inconvenient_a be_v but_o three_o quarter_n of_o a_o yard_n high_a i._n e._n 27_o inch_n according_a to_o the_o common_a notion_n of_o a_o cubit_n which_o be_v too_o low_a for_o a_o table_n whereas_o according_a to_o his_o account_n it_o be_v about_o thirty_o two_o inch_n which_o be_v a_o very_a convenient_a height_n for_o a_o table_n see_v ch._n ii_o ver._n 11._o and_o thou_o shall_v overlie_v it_o with_o pure_a gold_n not_o mere_o gild_v it_o but_o lay_v it_o over_o with_o thin_a plate_n of_o gold_n for_o if_o they_o have_v be_v thick_a it_o will_v as_o abarbinel_v note_n have_v be_v too_o heavy_a to_o carry_v thus_o we_o see_v chest_n now_o sometime_o plate_v with_o iron_n in_o some_o part_n of_o they_o within_o and_o without_o so_o that_o nothing_o but_o gold_n can_v be_v see_v whether_o it_o be_v shut_v or_o open_v and_o shall_v make_v upon_o it_o a_o crown_n of_o gold_n round_o about_o a_o border_n or_o list_n of_o gold_n go_v round_o at_o the_o top_n of_o it_o which_o be_v call_v a_o crown_n because_o it_o compass_v every_o part_n of_o it_o but_o be_v of_o another_o figure_n not_o round_o but_o square_a as_o the_o ark_n be_v it_o be_v of_o great_a use_n as_o well_o as_o ornament_n for_o the_o better_a settle_v the_o propitiatory_a upon_o the_o ark_n that_o it_o may_v not_o slip_v off_o but_o be_v keep_v up_o firm_o by_o this_o border_n go_v round_o about_o the_o top_n of_o the_o ark._n and_o it_o may_v the_o better_o be_v call_v a_o crown_n because_o it_o be_v of_o some_o height_n for_o the_o sure_a support_v of_o the_o propitiatory_a it_o may_v not_o be_v improper_a here_o to_o observe_v that_o as_o the_o ancient_a crown_n be_v only_o a_o plain_a circle_n of_o gold_n or_o other_o thing_n so_o they_o be_v set_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o none_o but_o their_o god_n as_o pliny_n tell_v we_o l._n xvi_o c._n 4._o who_o say_v there_o that_o bacchus_n be_v the_o first_o that_o put_v a_o crown_n upon_o his_o head_n which_o be_v make_v of_o ivy._n certain_a it_o be_v that_o god_n require_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v peculiar_o sacred_a to_o he_o and_o his_o service_n to_o be_v crown_v as_o a_o mark_n of_o their_o excellency_n which_o be_v four_o only_a this_o crown_n upon_o the_o ark_n and_o that_o upon_o the_o golden_a table_n v._n 24._o of_o this_o chapter_n and_o upon_o the_o altar_n of_o incense_n xxx_o 3._o and_o on_o the_o head_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n xxix_o 6._o ver._n 12._o and_o thou_o shall_v cast_v four_o ring_n of_o gold_n for_o it_o which_o be_v of_o massy_a gold_n we_o must_v suppose_v because_o the_o ark_n be_v carry_v by_o staff_n put_v into_o these_o ring_n and_o put_v they_o in_o the_o four_o corner_n thereof_o the_o hebrew_n word_n paamoth_n come_v from_o paam_n which_o never_o signify_v a_o corner_n in_o the_o whole_a scripture_n but_o always_o a_o foot_n or_o basis_n or_o step_v as_o aben-ezra_n note_v which_o have_v make_v some_o think_v the_o ark_n have_v foot_n to_o stand_v upon_o such_o round_a knob_n as_o now_o our_o chest_n and_o box_n many_o time_n have_v though_o the_o scripture_n do_v not_o mention_v they_o but_o we_o be_v not_o to_o make_v conjecture_n out_o of_o our_o own_o head_n which_o some_o have_v carry_v so_o far_o as_o to_o fancy_v there_o be_v wheel_n in_o these_o foot_n for_o the_o ark_n to_o run_v upon_o which_o make_v it_o god_n chariot_n wherein_o he_o ride_v but_o who_o ever_o hear_v of_o a_o chariot_n carry_v on_o man_n shoulder_n
and_o such_o like_a uses_n lib._n ii_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n c._n 8._o and_o he_o show_v l._n iu._n c._n 5._o out_o of_o the_o misna_n in_o the_o title_n siklim_n and_o other_o authority_n that_o on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o month_n adar_n man_n be_v appoint_v to_o sit_v in_o every_o city_n of_o judea_n to_o receive_v this_o payment_n which_o be_v the_o tribute_n mention_v by_o titus_n in_o his_o oration_n to_o the_o jew_n wherein_o he_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n how_o kind_a he_o have_v be_v to_o they_o in_o permit_v they_o to_o take_v tribute_n and_o to_o gather_v gift_n for_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d josephus_n l._n vi_o halos_n c._n 34._o ver._n 14._o every_o one_o that_o pass_v among_o they_o that_o be_v number_v from_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o above_o shall_v give_v a_o offering_n unto_o the_o lord_n every_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o offer_v whether_o priest_n or_o levite_n israelite_n or_o stranger_n except_o woman_n servants_z and_o such_o as_o be_v under_o age._n yet_o if_o any_o one_o of_o these_o do_v make_v a_o voluntary_a offering_n it_o be_v accept_v only_o from_o a_o gentile_a who_o be_v a_o idolater_n they_o will_v not_o accept_v it_o as_o maimonides_n tell_v we_o see_v selden_n l._n iii_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n c._n 4._o p._n 291._o ver._n 15._o the_o rich_a shall_v not_o give_v more_o and_o the_o poor_a shall_v not_o give_v less_o than_o half_a a_o shekel_n they_o be_v all_o equal_o concern_v in_o this_o tax_n be_v for_o the_o support_n of_o the_o daily_a weekly_o monthly_a and_o annual_a sacrifice_n and_o for_o the_o provide_v salt_n and_o wood_n and_o the_o shewbread_n etc._n etc._n whereby_o all_o israel_n come_v to_o have_v a_o interest_n in_o whatsoever_o be_v do_v at_o the_o house_n of_o god_n all_o the_o year_n long_o the_o priestly_a garment_n also_o be_v provide_v out_o of_o this_o money_n and_o other_o thing_n belong_v to_o the_o divine_a service_n and_o to_o the_o reparation_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n see_v mr._n selden_n l._n iii_o de_fw-fr synedr_n c._n 10._o n._n 2_o 3_o 4._o where_o he_o show_v that_o if_o any_o thing_n remain_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o year_n after_o all_o these_o charge_n defray_v it_o be_v spend_v in_o extraordinary_a burnt-offering_n which_o be_v call_v the_o second_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o altar_n when_o they_o give_v a_o offering_n unto_o the_o lord_n to_o make_v a_o atonement_n for_o your_o soul_n whence_o this_o money_n be_v call_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n keseph_n hakippurim_n the_o money_n of_o expiation_n which_o make_v every_o man_n though_o never_o so_o poor_a endeavour_v to_o raise_v it_o though_o he_o sell_v his_o clothes_n to_o get_v it_o and_o he_o that_o fail_v to_o pay_v this_o tribute_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o congregation_n and_o not_o comprehend_v in_o the_o expiation_n as_o r._n levi_n of_o barcelona_n speak_v precept_n cv_o that_o be_v be_v not_o partaker_n of_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o expiatory_a sacrifice_n ver._n 16._o and_o thou_o shall_v take_v the_o atonement-money_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o shall_v appoint_v it_o for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n see_v the_o verse_n forego_v and_o x_o nehem._n 32_o 33._o where_o we_o read_v of_o ordinance_n make_v to_o charge_v themselves_o with_o the_o three_o part_n of_o a_o shekel_n for_o the_o forementioned_a use_v because_o the_o expense_n be_v then_o so_o great_a that_o half_o a_o shekel_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o maintain_v they_o that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o memorial_n for_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n before_o the_o lord_n to_o make_v a_o atonement_n for_o their_o soul_n a_o testimony_n of_o their_o gratitude_n to_o god_n who_o gracious_o accept_v this_o acknowledgement_n of_o he_o and_o spare_v their_o life_n which_o by_o their_o sin_n they_o have_v forfeit_v this_o be_v a_o propitiation_n for_o they_o because_o it_o purchase_v propitiatory_a sacrifice_n to_o be_v offer_v on_o their_o behalf_n ver._n 17._o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v see_v v._o 11._o ver._n 18._o thou_o shall_v also_o make_v a_o laver_n of_o brass_n there_o be_v nothing_o say_v either_o here_o or_o xxxviii_o 8._o concern_v the_o form_n or_o the_o bigness_n of_o it_o but_o we_o may_v probable_o think_v that_o though_o solomon_n make_v a_o sea_n of_o brass_n much_o big_a than_o this_o vessel_n which_o be_v to_o be_v carry_v about_o with_o they_o in_o their_o travel_n in_o the_o wilderness_n yet_o he_o make_v it_o of_o the_o same_o form_n and_o that_o be_v circular_a as_o we_o read_v 2_o chron._n iu_o 2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n and_o after_o their_o return_n from_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n the_o laver_n be_v restore_v as_o l'empereur_n observe_v out_o of_o maimonides_n in_o his_o annotation_n on_o codex_fw-la midoth_n c._n 3._o sect_n 6._o but_o there_o be_v nothing_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o talmudist_n concern_v its_o dimension_n and_o his_o foot_n also_o of_o brass_n the_o basis_n of_o it_o be_v so_o contrive_v as_o to_o receive_v the_o water_n which_o run_v out_o of_o the_o laver_n at_o certain_a spout_n to_o wash_v withal_o at_o those_o spout_n the_o priest_n wash_v their_o hand_n and_o their_o foot_n before_o they_o enter_v upon_o their_o ministration_n for_o if_o they_o have_v put_v their_o hand_n and_o foot_n into_o the_o laver_n the_o water_n in_o it_o will_v have_v be_v defile_v by_o the_o first_o man_n that_o wash_v therein_o and_o the_o sea_n of_o brass_n make_v by_o solomon_n be_v so_o high_a that_o they_o can_v not_o put_v their_o foot_n into_o it_o and_o thou_o shall_v put_v it_o between_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o the_o altar_n it_o stand_v according_a to_o the_o talmudist_n between_o the_o porch_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o altar_n and_o consequent_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n at_o the_o entrance_n of_o it_o but_o a_o little_a on_o the_o southside_n and_o not_o just_a before_o the_o altar_n that_o be_v it_o be_v place_v like_o our_o font_n which_o stand_v at_o the_o low_a end_n of_o our_o church_n towards_o the_o door_n so_o that_o the_o priest_n come_v into_o the_o court_n immediate_o go_v to_o the_o laver_n and_o there_o wash_v and_o then_o ascend_v to_o the_o altar_n and_o thou_o shall_v put_v water_n therein_o the_o heathen_n be_v so_o superstitious_a as_o to_o think_v there_o be_v a_o great_a virtue_n in_o some_o water_n than_o in_o other_o for_o their_o lustration_n particular_o the_o greek_n as_o fort._n scacchus_n observe_v will_v admit_v of_o no_o other_o water_n in_o some_o of_o their_o great_a solemnity_n but_o that_o from_o the_o fountain_n calliroho_n but_o the_o divine_a institution_n be_v more_o simple_a require_v mere_o spring-water_n for_o all_o manner_n of_o purification_n only_o this_o water_n here_o mention_v be_v put_v into_o a_o vessel_n sanctify_v by_o a_o solemn_a unction_n xl._n 11._o ver._n 19_o for_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n shall_v wash_v their_o hand_n and_o their_o foot_n therein_o which_o that_o it_o may_v be_v do_v more_o convenient_o the_o talmudist_n tell_v we_o there_o be_v twelve_o spout_n or_o cock_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o woman_n breast_n whence_o they_o call_v they_o pap_n or_o dug_n to_o let_v the_o water_n out_o of_o the_o laver_n so_o that_o the_o twelve_o priest_n who_o attend_v upon_o the_o daily_a sacrifice_n may_v wash_v there_o all_o together_o see_v l'empereur_n in_o the_o place_n abovenamed_a where_o he_o treat_v at_o large_a of_o this_o and_o of_o the_o conveyance_n of_o water_n into_o the_o laver_n which_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n at_o least_o while_o they_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n be_v bring_v thither_o every_o day_n in_o other_o vessel_n and_o put_v into_o it_o according_a to_o the_o direction_n in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o forego_n verse_n every_o one_o know_v that_o the_o gentile_n take_v great_a care_n of_o wash_v their_o hand_n before_o they_o sacrifice_v as_o appear_v by_o many_o place_n in_o homer_n to_o name_n no_o other_o author_n who_o in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o his_o iliad_n speak_v of_o the_o great_a sacrifice_n that_o be_v prepare_v to_o be_v offer_v for_o the_o appease_n of_o apollo_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d upon_o which_o word_n eustathius_n observe_v it_o be_v the_o ancient_a custom_n before_o they_o sacrifice_v to_o wash_v their_o hand_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o none_o but_o those_o who_o be_v clean_a and_o pure_a may_v meddle_v with_o sacred_a thing_n and_o again_o in_o the_o three_o book_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o pour_v water_n upon_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v eustathius_n as_o be_v about_o to_o sacrifice_n but_o i_o do_v not_o find_v in_o any_o author_n that_o
fume_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o seed_n to_o be_v offer_v to_o apollo_n that_o she_o may_v be_v deliver_v from_o her_o terror_n ver._n 35._o and_o thou_o shall_v beat_v of_o it_o very_o small_a reduce_v it_o to_o powder_n and_o put_v it_o before_o the_o testimony_n burn_v it_o upon_o the_o altar_n of_o incense_n which_o be_v place_v before_o the_o ark_n as_o we_o read_v v._o 6._o this_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o meaning_n and_o not_o that_o he_o shall_v put_v it_o in_o a_o dish_n upon_o the_o table_n ready_a to_o be_v burn_v for_o the_o table_n do_v not_o stand_v before_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o testimony_n where_o i_o will_v meet_v with_o thou_o see_v xxix_o 42._o it_o shall_v be_v unto_o you_o most_o holy_a employ_v only_o in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n before_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n ver._n 36._o and_o as_o for_o the_o presume_v which_o thou_o shall_v make_v etc._n etc._n or_o rather_o and_o the_o presume_v which_o thou_o shall_v make_v you_o shall_v not_o make_v to_o yourselves_o according_a to_o the_o composition_n thereof_o for_o any_o private_a use_n which_o be_v import_v in_o these_o word_n to_o yourselves_o it_o shall_v be_v unto_o thou_o holy_a for_o the_o lord_n entire_o separate_v to_o the_o divine_a worship_n and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v touch_v by_o any_o but_o the_o priest_n and_o that_o when_o they_o minister_v in_o the_o sanctuary_n before_o the_o mercy-seat_n ver._n 38._o whosoever_o shall_v make_v like_a unto_o that_o to_o smell_v thereto_o for_o his_o own_o pleasure_n see_v v._o 33._o r._n levi_n of_o barcelona_n have_v well_o explain_v this_o no_o man_n be_v to_o make_v this_o composition_n with_o the_o same_o spice_n and_o the_o same_o weight_n and_o with_o a_o intention_n to_o burn_v it_o so_o he_o interpret_v those_o word_n to_o smell_v thereto_o that_o be_v to_o make_v a_o presume_v with_o it_o by_o burn_v it_o precept_n cxi_o yet_o if_o any_o man_n as_o maimonides_n observe_v do_v smell_v this_o perfume_n but_o do_v not_o make_v it_o he_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o be_v cut_v off_o shall_v even_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o his_o people_n see_v v._o 33._o their_o opinion_n be_v not_o improbable_a who_o think_v by_o this_o be_v mean_v not_o only_o the_o excision_n of_o the_o transgressor_n but_o of_o his_o whole_a race_n none_o of_o which_o shall_v remain_v to_o keep_v up_o his_o name_n in_o israel_n by_o which_o severe_a threaten_n the_o people_n be_v deter_v from_o profane_v these_o holy_a thing_n chap._n xxxi_o verse_n 1._o and_z the_o lord_z speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v after_o all_o the_o forego_n direction_n from_o the_o xxvth_z chapter_n unto_o this_o in_o which_o as_o i_o say_v before_o xxx_o 11_o one_o may_v well_o think_v there_o be_v some_o intermission_n the_o lord_n proceed_v to_o give_v moses_n this_o follow_a information_n to_o encourage_v he_o to_o go_v about_o this_o work_n ver._n 2._o see_v i_o have_v call_v be_v not_o solicitous_a where_o thou_o shall_v find_v workman_n who_o have_v skill_n enough_o to_o make_v all_o the_o thing_n which_o i_o have_v command_v for_o i_o have_v take_v care_n of_o that_o and_o pitch_v upon_o one_o who_o shall_v be_v the_o chief_a director_n of_o the_o whole_a business_n by_o name_n make_v a_o particular_a choice_n of_o one_o man_n above_o all_o other_o who_o i_o have_v design_v for_o this_o work_n it_o appear_v by_o other_o place_n that_o this_o phrase_n to_o call_v he_o by_o name_n give_v bazaleel_n the_o pre-eminence_n above_o all_o other_o artisicer_n see_v xxxiii_o 12_o 17._o where_o he_o say_v the_o same_o of_o moses_n and_o xlv_o isa_n 3._o where_o he_o say_v it_o of_o cyrus_n bazaleel_n the_o son_n of_o uri_n see_v 1_o chron._n ii_o 18_o 19_o 20._o though_o he_o be_v particular_o choose_v and_o sit_v for_o this_o work_n yet_o there_o be_v another_o join_v with_o he_o to_o be_v his_o assistant_n v._o 6._o which_o two_o do_v not_o do_v all_o the_o work_n with_o their_o own_o hand_n as_o appear_v from_o xxviii_o 3._o where_o he_o speak_v of_o many_o person_n endow_v with_o extraordinary_a skill_n but_o they_o be_v the_o principal_a artist_n and_o the_o chief_a director_n and_o overseer_n of_o the_o work_n and_o therefore_o after_o the_o mention_n of_o aholiab_n v._o 6._o he_o speak_v also_o of_o other_o into_o who_o heart_n he_o have_v put_v wisdom_n to_o do_v all_o that_o he_o command_v the_o son_n of_o hur_z of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n this_o hur_z be_v think_v by_o some_o to_o have_v be_v the_o husband_n of_o miriam_n the_o sister_n of_o moses_n see_v xvii_o 10._o and_o then_o the_o observation_n of_o abarbinel_n be_v not_o impertinent_a that_o god_n do_v the_o more_o particular_o declare_v his_o choice_n of_o bezaleel_n and_o moses_n the_o more_o punctual_o remember_v it_o to_o take_v away_o all_o exception_n from_o the_o israelite_n who_o may_v have_v be_v apt_a to_o think_v that_o moses_n have_v too_o much_o regard_n to_o his_o own_o kindred_n if_o he_o have_v appoint_v he_o to_o be_v the_o chief_a governor_n of_o this_o work_n without_o the_o special_a call_n of_o god_n unto_o it_o for_o thus_o they_o may_v have_v cavil_v as_o some_o of_o they_o do_v afterward_o in_o part_n he_o make_v himself_o king_n and_z aaron_z his_o brother_n highpriest_n and_o now_o deliver_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o nephew_n all_o the_o oblation_n and_o collection_n that_o have_v be_v make_v for_o the_o tabernacle_n for_o which_o there_o can_v be_v no_o colour_n after_o god_n have_v solemn_o declare_v it_o be_v do_v by_o his_o special_a order_n he_o add_v also_o which_o be_v not_o so_o justifiable_a that_o there_o be_v a_o strife_n among_o the_o israelite_n who_o shall_v undertake_v this_o work_n for_o which_o though_o moses_n know_v the_o fitness_n of_o bezaleel_n yet_o he_o dare_v not_o mention_v he_o for_o fear_v they_o shall_v think_v he_o partial_a till_o god_n command_v he_o say_v do_v not_o regard_v what_o the_o people_n say_v for_o thou_o and_o they_o all_o shall_v see_v that_o he_o be_v choose_v by_o i_o and_o not_o by_o thou_o unto_o this_o work_n for_o i_o will_v give_v he_o extraordinary_a wisdom_n etc._n etc._n ver._n 3._o and_o i_o have_v fill_v he_o with_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n i._n e._n with_o a_o excellent_a spirit_n or_o with_o divine_a inspiration_n which_o be_v but_o necessary_a because_o the_o hebrew_n be_v long_o keep_v in_o slavery_n under_o the_o egyptian_n can_v be_v suppose_v to_o have_v be_v breed_v up_o to_o the_o learning_n of_o those_o ingenious_a art_n mention_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n for_o they_o be_v acquaint_v only_o with_o the_o make_n of_o brick_n during_o that_o heavy_a servitude_n and_o therefore_o god_n instruct_v several_a man_n particular_o bezaleel_n in_o those_o art_n which_o they_o have_v no_o master_n to_o teach_v they_o and_o which_o their_o natural_a genius_n though_o never_o so_o great_a can_v not_o attain_v especial_o on_o a_o sudden_a without_o inspiration_n in_o wisdom_n and_o in_o understanding_n and_o in_o knowledge_n here_o wisdom_n understanding_n and_o knowledge_n do_v not_o signify_v as_o they_o do_v in_o other_o place_n particular_o in_o the_o proverb_n and_o in_o xi_o isaiah_n 2._o where_o the_o messiah_n be_v say_v to_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n and_o understanding_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o knowledge_n but_o skill_n in_o the_o art_n of_o engrave_v and_o set_v jewel_n and_o weave_v and_o needlework_n etc._n etc._n how_o wisdom_n differ_v from_o understanding_n and_o from_o knowledge_n be_v not_o much_o material_a they_o may_v be_v many_o word_n use_v only_o to_o express_v their_o skill_n in_o all_o sort_n of_o art_n that_o may_v make_v they_o accomplish_v workman_n as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o late_a end_n of_o the_o verse_n to_o work_v in_o all_o manner_n of_o workmanship_n they_o that_o will_v see_v how_o the_o hebrew_n distinguish_v they_o may_v look_v into_o paulus_n fagius_n upon_o the_o place_n or_o buxtorf_n historia_n arcae_fw-la c._n 2._o n._n 3._o ver._n 4._o to_o devise_v cunning_a work_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v two_o thing_n require_v in_o a_o excellent_a artist_n good_a invention_n and_o ability_n to_o do_v what_o he_o have_v contrive_v the_o first_o of_o these_o seem_v to_o be_v intend_v in_o this_o verse_n and_o the_o other_o in_o the_o next_o together_o with_o a_o dexterity_n to_o teach_v other_o artificer_n who_o be_v to_o be_v employ_v under_o bezaleel_n and_o aholiab_n ver._n 5._o and_o in_o cut_v of_o stone_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v no_o stone_n employ_v about_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o therefore_o this_o must_v be_v mean_v of_o cut_v and_o set_v the_o precious_a stone_n mention_v chap._n xxviii_o and_o in_o grave_v on_o they_o what_o god_n command_v v._o 11_o 21._o and_o in_o carve_v of_o timber_n we_o do_v
fall_v into_o such_o foul_a practice_n which_o be_v not_o at_o first_o commit_v among_o the_o heathen_a nor_o be_v there_o any_o signification_n of_o it_o in_o this_o story_n but_o only_o of_o their_o sing_n and_o dance_v v._o 18_o 19_o accompany_v it_o be_v likely_a with_o music_n which_o philo_n indeed_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unseemly_a dance_n but_o that_o be_v only_o i_o suppose_v because_o they_o be_v in_o honour_n of_o a_o calf_n nor_o do_v the_o gentile_n themselves_o as_o i_o say_v run_v at_o first_o into_o such_o excess_n of_o riot_n as_o athenaeus_n observe_v l._n viii_o deipnosoph_n where_o in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o it_o he_o describe_v all_o the_o city_n full_a of_o the_o noise_n of_o pipe_n and_o cymbal_n and_o drum_n and_o the_o voice_n of_o those_o that_o sing_v in_o a_o great_a festival_n and_o thence_o take_v occasion_n to_o remember_v that_o the_o ancient_n observe_v what_o a_o great_a inclination_n people_n have_v to_o pleasure_n take_v care_n they_o may_v enjoy_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d orderly_a and_o decent_o by_o set_v apart_o certain_a time_n to_o entertain_v they_o with_o it_o when_o in_o the_o first_o place_n they_o sacrifice_v to_o their_o god_n and_o then_o be_v leave_v to_o take_v their_o ease_n that_o every_o one_o believe_v the_o god_n come_v to_o their_o sacrifice_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v behave_v themselves_o at_o such_o meeting_n with_o modesty_n and_o reverence_n for_o we_o be_v ashamed_a say_v he_o to_o speak_v or_o do_v any_o thing_n unseemly_a before_o a_o grave_a person_n and_o therefore_o suppose_v the_o god_n to_o be_v nigh_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o pass_v their_o festival_n day_n in_o ancient_a time_n decent_o and_o sober_o and_o so_o he_o proceed_v to_o show_v how_o much_o the_o world_n be_v alter_v in_o his_o time_n when_o nothing_o but_o mad_a revel_v be_v to_o be_v see_v on_o such_o occasion_n he_o observe_v it_o also_o as_o a_o sign_n of_o the_o ancient_a modesty_n at_o these_o feast_n that_o they_o do_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lie_v along_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o they_o sit_v down_o to_o eat_v and_o drink_v as_o the_o israelite_n here_o do_v ver._n 7._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n go_v get_v thou_o down_o he_o have_v dismiss_v he_o before_o have_v do_v commune_v with_o he_o xxxi_o 18._o and_o now_o send_v he_o away_o from_o the_o mount_n in_o some_o haste_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o xl_o day_n mention_v xxiv_o ult_n for_o thy_o people_n which_o thou_o bring_v out_o of_o egypt_n these_o word_n be_v general_o look_v upon_o as_o god_n abandon_v the_o israelite_n and_o disow_v they_o to_o be_v his_o people_n but_o then_o they_o will_v not_o have_v be_v moses_n his_o people_n neither_o but_o utter_o destroy_v v._o 10._o therefore_o the_o true_a meaning_n be_v explain_v by_o st._n stephen_n who_o call_v moses_n their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deliverer_n vii_o act_n 35._o because_o by_o his_o hand_n god_n redeem_v they_o and_o in_o that_o regard_n they_o become_v his_o people_n have_v corrupt_v themselves_o he_o do_v not_o mention_n aaron_n though_o he_o be_v very_o angry_a with_o he_o also_o ix_o deut._n 20._o because_o the_o people_n be_v the_o beginner_n of_o the_o revolt_n and_o he_o comply_v with_o they_o out_o of_o fear_n ver._n 8._o they_o have_v turn_v aside_o quick_o out_o of_o the_o way_n which_o i_o command_v they_o it_o be_v not_o much_o above_o six_o week_n since_o they_o hear_v god_n charge_v they_o in_o a_o terrible_a manner_n not_o to_o worship_v any_o image_n xx._n 4._o and_o they_o solemn_o promise_v to_o do_v whatsoever_o moses_n command_v they_o from_o god_n v._o 19_o immediate_o after_o which_o this_o command_n be_v in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n repeat_v v._n 23._o you_o shall_v not_o make_v with_o i_o god_n of_o silver_n neither_o shall_v you_o make_v unto_o you_o god_n of_o gold_n which_o with_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o judgement_n they_o covenant_v also_o to_o observe_v xxiv_o 3_o 8._o and_o therefore_o such_o a_o speedy_a revolt_n from_o such_o obligation_n make_v their_o crime_n exceed_v heinous_a they_o have_v make_v they_o a_o golden_a calf_n for_o what_o aaron_n do_v be_v at_o their_o instigation_n and_o have_v worship_v it_o by_o kiss_v it_o say_v r._n elieser_n in_o his_o pirke_n cap._n 45._o and_o bow_v down_o to_o it_o and_o then_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o it_o as_o it_o here_o follow_v and_o acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v their_o conductor_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n ver._n 9_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n he_o add_v this_o further_a before_o he_o go_v down_o from_o the_o mount_n i_o have_v see_v this_o people_n long_o observe_v their_o disposition_n and_o behold_v it_o be_v a_o stiff-necked_a people_n this_o character_n of_o they_o be_v repeat_v xxxiii_o 3_o 5._o xxxiv_o 9_o be_v a_o metaphor_n from_o untamed_a heifer_n who_o draw_v their_o neck_n and_o shoulder_n back_o when_o they_o be_v put_v under_o the_o yoke_n the_o prophet_n isaiah_n allude_v to_o this_o when_o he_o say_v of_o this_o people_n xlviii_o 4._o thy_o neck_n be_v a_o iron_n sinew_n which_o will_v not_o bend_v and_o jeremiah_n v._n 5._o where_o he_o say_v the_o great_a man_n have_v break_v the_o yoke_n and_o burst_v the_o bond_n ver._n 10._o now_o therefore_o let_v i_o alone_o do_v not_o interpose_v in_o their_o behalf_n with_o thy_o prayer_n and_o deprecation_n for_o they_o that_o my_o wrath_n may_v wax_v hot_a against_o they_o and_o that_o i_o may_v consume_v they_o that_o the_o just_a indignation_n i_o have_v conceive_v against_o they_o may_v proceed_v to_o punish_v they_o with_o utter_a destruction_n and_o i_o will_v make_v of_o thou_o a_o great_a nation_n or_o i_o will_v set_v thou_o over_o a_o great_a nation_n make_v the_o prince_n of_o a_o mighty_a nation_n than_o they_o as_o the_o word_n be_v fourteen_o numb_a 12._o for_o so_o the_o word_n asah_n to_o make_v signify_v 1_o sam._n xii_o 6._o where_o we_o translate_v it_o advance_v moses_n and_o aaron_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o meaning_n here_o because_o moses_n urge_v v._o 13._o the_o promise_v make_v to_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n as_o if_o that_o will_v not_o be_v make_v good_a if_o the_o people_n be_v all_o destroy_v whereas_o there_o will_v have_v be_v no_o danger_n of_o that_o if_o god_n have_v make_v a_o great_a nation_n to_o spring_v from_o moses_n who_o be_v of_o their_o seed_n ver._n 11._o and_o moses_n beseech_v the_o lord_n the_o hebrew_n word_n challah_n from_o whence_o come_v vaichall_n which_o we_o translate_v beseech_v import_v something_o of_o sickness_n and_o infirmity_n denote_v that_o moses_n beseech_v the_o lord_n with_o much_o earnestness_n and_o great_a agony_n of_o mind_n his_o god_n he_o hope_v he_o have_v not_o lose_v his_o interest_n in_o god_n which_o the_o people_n have_v just_o forfeit_v and_o say_v why_o do_v thy_o wrath_n wax_v hot_a against_o thy_o people_n there_o be_v great_a reason_n for_o this_o high_a displeasure_n against_o they_o which_o god_n threaten_v v._n 10._o and_o moses_n himself_o be_v not_o only_o angry_a but_o his_o anger_n wax_v hot_a v._o 19_o yet_o he_o hope_v other_o reason_n will_v move_v the_o divine_a mercy_n to_o moderate_v his_o anger_n that_o be_v not_o to_o punish_v they_o so_o severe_o as_o they_o deserve_v which_o thou_o have_v bring_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n with_o great_a power_n and_o with_o a_o mighty_a hand_n this_o be_v one_o ground_n of_o hope_n that_o god_n will_v not_o on_o a_o sudden_a destroy_v what_o he_o have_v employ_v so_o much_o power_n to_o preserve_v ver._n 12._o wherefore_o shall_v the_o egyptian_n say_v for_o mischief_n do_v he_o bring_v they_o out_o this_o be_v another_o reason_n that_o the_o egyptian_n may_v not_o be_v lead_v into_o a_o misbelief_n or_o confirm_v in_o their_o infidelity_n to_o slay_v they_o in_o the_o mountain_n there_o be_v many_o mountain_n beside_o sinai_n where_o they_o now_o be_v in_o that_o desert_n into_o which_o god_n lead_v they_o and_o they_o be_v the_o most_o dangerous_a part_n of_o it_o turn_v from_o thy_o fierce_a wrath_n etc._n etc._n let_v these_o consideration_n prevail_v for_o a_o pardon_n ver._n 13._o remember_v abraham_n isaac_n and_o israel_n to_o who_o thou_o swear_v by_o thy_o own_o self_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o great_a argument_n of_o all_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o their_o forefather_n father_n who_o be_v his_o faithful_a servant_n and_o this_o promise_v confirm_v by_o a_o oath_n often_o repeat_v which_o he_o hope_v god_n will_v faithful_o fulfil_v i_o will_v multiply_v your_o seed_n as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n xv_o gen._n 5._o xxii_o 17._o this_o part_n of_o the_o promise_n he_o
gate_n throughout_o the_o camp_n they_o be_v not_o to_o go_v into_o their_o tent_n where_o they_o who_o be_v sensible_a of_o god_n displeasure_n it_o may_v be_v presume_v be_v bemoan_v their_o sin_n but_o to_o kill_v every_o one_o they_o meet_v in_o the_o street_n and_o slay_v every_o man_n his_o brother_n and_o every_o man_n his_o companion_n etc._n etc._n all_o the_o israelite_n be_v brethren_n and_o they_o be_v command_v to_o spare_v none_o they_o meet_v withal_o because_o they_o be_v near_a relation_n or_o friend_n or_o next_o neighbour_n some_o may_v imagine_v this_o too_o hazerdous_a a_o undertake_n the_o levite_n be_v but_o a_o very_a small_a number_n in_o comparison_n with_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n but_o have_v god_n warrant_n they_o be_v confident_a none_o will_v have_v the_o courage_n to_o oppose_v they_o for_o gild_n make_v man_n timorous_a and_o the_o levite_n also_o find_v they_o as_o man_n use_v to_o be_v at_o the_o conclusion_n of_o a_o festival_n weary_a with_o their_o dance_a and_o sport_n beside_o there_o be_v those_o who_o by_o their_o be_v naked_a v._o 25._o understand_v they_o be_v unarm_v for_o aaron_n have_v disarm_v they_o to_o their_o shame_n by_o set_v up_o the_o calf_n for_o they_o to_o dance_v about_o which_o make_v they_o lay_v aside_o all_o thought_n of_o their_o arm_n and_o so_o be_v more_o easy_o slay_v by_o the_o levite_n ver._n 28._o and_o the_o child_n of_o levi_n do_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o moses_n who_o be_v under_o god_n their_o chief_a ruler_n pass_v this_o extraordinary_a sentence_n upon_o the_o offender_n without_o the_o common_a process_n in_o court_n of_o judgement_n as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v l._n ii_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n c._n 2._o in_o the_o end_n of_o it_o and_o there_o fall_v of_o the_o people_n that_o day_n about_o three_o thousand_o man_n the_o vulgar_a have_v twenty_o three_o thousand_o contrary_a to_o the_o lxx_o as_o well_o as_o the_o hebrew_n text_n and_o all_o the_o eastern_a version_n except_o the_o arabic_a print_v at_o rome_n in_o this_o age_n and_o manifest_o out_o of_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a as_o mr._n selden_n have_v observe_v in_o the_o same_o place_n and_o bochart_n show_v large_o to_o be_v against_o all_o the_o ancient_a translation_n and_o writer_n hieroz_n p._n i._o l._n ii_o c._n 34._o p._n 353._o where_o he_o note_v also_o out_o of_o philo_n these_o three_o thousand_o to_o have_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o principal_a ringleader_n of_o this_o impiety_n in_o memory_n of_o these_o disaster_n the_o break_v of_o the_o table_n and_o this_o slaughter_n the_o jew_n keep_v a_o fast_a every_o year_n on_o the_o xviith_z of_o tamuz_n which_o by_o jac._n capellus_n computation_n answer_v to_o the_o xvith_z of_o our_o july_n ver._n 29._o for_o moses_n have_v say_v consecrate_v yourselves_o to_o day_n to_o the_o lord_n or_o moses_n say_v you_o have_v consecrate_v yourselves_o etc._n etc._n which_o way_n soever_o we_o take_v it_o either_o as_o speak_v before_o the_o execution_n to_o encourage_v they_o to_o it_o or_o afterward_o to_o commend_v they_o for_o it_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o this_o act_n be_v as_o acceptable_a to_o god_n as_o a_o sacrifice_n and_o have_v procure_v they_o the_o honour_n to_o wait_v upon_o he_o as_o his_o minister_n every_o man_n upon_o his_o son_n and_o upon_o his_o brother_n this_o seem_v to_o signify_v that_o some_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n have_v also_o prevaricate_v to_o who_o these_o pious_a levite_n have_v no_o regard_n but_o kill_v they_o indifferent_o with_o the_o rest_n though_o they_o meet_v with_o one_o of_o their_o own_o child_n for_o which_o they_o be_v high_o commend_v by_o moses_n in_o his_o blessing_n xxxiii_o deut._n 9_o but_o it_o may_v signify_v no_o more_o but_o that_o they_o go_v out_o with_o this_o sincere_a resolution_n to_o spare_v none_o though_o never_o so_o dear_a to_o they_o that_o he_o may_v bestow_v upon_o you_o a_o blessing_n this_o day_n this_o blessing_n be_v the_o preferment_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n to_o be_v god_n minister_n in_o his_o house_n and_o to_o enjoy_v all_o the_o ten_o of_o the_o land_n for_o a_o inheritance_n xviii_o numb_a 21_o 24._o ver._n 30._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v on_o the_o morrow_n which_o be_v the_o xviiith_z day_n of_o tamuz_n or_o our_o xviith_z of_o july_n that_o moses_n say_v unto_o the_o people_n who_o he_o assemble_v together_o that_o he_o may_v make_v they_o sensible_a of_o their_o sin_n you_o have_v sin_v a_o great_a sin_n he_o set_v their_o sin_n before_o they_o it_o be_v likely_a in_o all_o its_o aggravate_v circumstance_n and_o now_o i_o will_v go_v up_o unto_o the_o lord_n but_o he_o will_v not_o have_v they_o despair_v of_o recover_v god_n favour_n though_o he_o can_v not_o absolute_o assure_v they_o of_o it_o peradventure_o i_o shall_v make_v a_o atonement_n for_o your_o sin_n that_o god_n may_v not_o inflict_v any_o further_a punishment_n upon_o they_o ver._n 31._o and_o moses_n return_v unto_o the_o lord_n not_o as_o yet_o to_o the_o place_n where_o he_o be_v before_o with_o the_o lord_n for_o forty_o day_n but_o to_o some_o part_n of_o the_o mount_n where_o he_o may_v put_v up_o his_o most_o fervent_a prayer_n to_o god_n by_o which_o his_o anger_n be_v turn_v away_o as_o well_o as_o by_o sacrifice_n and_o say_v o_o this_o people_n have_v sin_v a_o great_a sin_n he_o begin_v his_o prayer_n with_o a_o confession_n of_o their_o gild_n in_o a_o most_o pathetical_a manner_n and_o have_v make_v they_o god_n of_o gold_n contrary_n to_o the_o express_v repeat_v command_n of_o god_n xx._n 4_o 23._o ver._n 32._o yet_o now_o here_o follow_v his_o earnest_n and_o most_o affectionate_a deprecation_n for_o they_o if_o thou_o will_v forgive_v their_o sin_n be_v thou_o please_v or_o o_o that_o thou_o will_v forgive_v they_o see_v dr._n hammond_n upon_o xcv_o psal_n not_o 6._o or_o if_o not_o blot_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o out_o of_o thy_o book_n which_o thou_o have_v write_v let_v i_o die_v rather_o than_o live_v to_o see_v the_o evil_n that_o be_v come_v on_o they_o if_o thou_o punish_v they_o as_o they_o deserve_v god_n have_v no_o need_n of_o a_o book_n wherein_o to_o register_n and_o record_v any_o of_o his_o purpose_n but_o the_o scripture_n use_v the_o language_n of_o man_n as_o the_o jew_n speak_v who_o to_o this_o day_n retain_v this_o form_n of_o speech_n in_o their_o prayer_n wherewith_o they_o begin_v the_o new-year_n o_o our_o father_n and_o our_o king_n write_v we_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o best_a life_n in_o the_o book_n of_o righteousness_n in_o the_o book_n of_o redemption_n they_o desire_v that_o be_v to_o be_v preserve_v that_o year_n in_o a_o happy_a condition_n free_a from_o sin_n from_o want_n and_o from_o danger_n see_v theodorick_n hackspan_n in_o his_o annotation_n on_o this_o place_n ver._n 33._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n whosoever_o have_v sin_v against_o i_o he_o will_v i_o blot_v out_o of_o my_o book_n this_o be_v all_o the_o answer_n moses_n can_v obtain_v that_o they_o only_o shall_v perish_v who_o have_v offend_v the_o divine_a majesty_n which_o do_v not_o deny_v they_o a_o pardon_n if_o they_o cease_v to_o offend_v he_o ver._n 34._o therefore_o now_o go_v speak_v no_o more_o of_o this_o matter_n but_o return_v to_o the_o camp_n lead_v the_o people_n unto_o the_o place_n of_o which_o i_o have_v speak_v unto_o thou_o take_v the_o conduct_n of_o the_o people_n upon_o thou_o to_o the_o land_n which_o i_o promise_v to_o bestow_v on_o they_o this_o suppose_v god_n will_v not_o punish_v they_o as_o they_o deserve_v though_o by_o the_o word_n follow_v it_o appear_v he_o abate_v something_o of_o his_o wont_a kindness_n to_o they_o behold_v my_o angel_n shall_v go_v before_o thou_o not_o the_o angel_n speak_v of_o xxiii_o 20._o but_o some_o lesser_a minister_n in_o the_o heavenly_a court_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o next_o chapter_n v._o 2._o where_o he_o say_v only_o i_o will_v send_v a_o angel_n before_o thou_o viz._n in_o the_o pillar_n of_o cloud_n and_o fire_n xiii_o 22._o nevertheless_o in_o the_o day_n when_o i_o visit_v i_o will_v visit_v their_o sin_n upon_o they_o upon_o the_o next_o occasion_n to_o punish_v other_o offence_n i_o will_v further_o punish_v this_o whence_o the_o say_n of_o r._n isaac_n in_o the_o gemara_fw-la sanhedrim_n c._n 11._o there_o have_v no_o vengeance_n come_v upon_o the_o world_n in_o which_o there_o have_v not_o be_v half_o a_o ounce_n of_o the_o first_o calf_n to_o which_o r._n vschajah_n there_o have_v respect_n in_o these_o word_n till_o the_o day_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o israelite_n suck_v but_o of_o one_o calf_n but_o afterward_o of_o three_o that_o be_v their_o punishment_n be_v
this_o cloud_n stand_v just_a as_o it_o do_v here_o at_o the_o door_n of_o it_o xii_o numb_a 5._o and_o stand_v at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n open_o to_o assert_v the_o authority_n of_o moses_n with_o who_o god_n show_v himself_o present_a though_o he_o have_v forsake_v they_o and_o the_o lord_n talk_v with_o moses_n which_o show_v the_o divine_a glory_n be_v within_o the_o tabernacle_n where_o moses_n now_o be_v and_o so_o the_o people_n understand_v it_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o next_o verse_n ver._n 10._o and_o all_o the_o people_n see_v the_o cloudy_a pillar_n stand_v at_o the_o tabernacle_n door_n which_o they_o know_v be_v a_o evident_a token_n that_o god_n be_v there_o and_o all_o the_o people_n rise_v up_o and_o worship_v every_o man_n in_o his_o tent_n door_n bow_v themselves_o unto_o the_o divine_a majesty_n and_o humble_o deprecate_v his_o displeasure_n acknowledge_v we_o may_v reasonable_o think_v his_o great_a goodness_n in_o condescend_v to_o appear_v again_o to_o they_o though_o at_o a_o distance_n from_o they_o ver._n 11._o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n face_n to_o face_n in_o a_o familiar_a manner_n which_o do_v not_o affright_v or_o astonish_v he_o by_o a_o dreadful_a appearance_n of_o his_o majesty_n which_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n look_v like_o devour_a fire_n xxiv_o 17._o but_o appear_v to_o moses_n in_o a_o mild_a and_o more_o cheerful_a brightness_n the_o like_a expression_n in_o xii_o numb_a 8._o seem_v to_o relate_v only_o to_o the_o discourse_n he_o have_v with_o moses_n which_o be_v clear_a and_o plain_a and_o by_o a_o voice_n not_o in_o vision_n and_o dream_n and_o obscure_a resemblance_n and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v understand_v here_o as_o maimonides_n take_v it_o more_o nevoch_n p._n iii_o c._n 45._o but_o abarbinel_n think_v that_o these_o expression_n signify_v god_n treat_v with_o moses_n in_o his_o own_o person_n not_o by_o a_o ambassador_n just_o as_o one_o friend_n converse_v with_o another_o and_o this_o be_v a_o common_a notion_n among_o the_o jew_n that_o god_n do_v not_o speak_v to_o moses_n by_o a_o angel_n but_o by_o himself_o which_o they_o take_v to_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o this_o phrase_n face_n to_o face_n which_o seem_v to_o i_o rather_o to_o import_v the_o clearness_n and_o evidence_n of_o that_o divine_a light_n wherein_o god_n reveal_v himself_o to_o moses_n whether_o it_o be_v by_o himself_o or_o a_o angel_n it_o matter_n not_o yet_o the_o new_a testament_n determine_v this_o question_n when_o it_o tell_v we_o the_o law_n itself_o be_v give_v by_o angel_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o mediator_n and_o according_o the_o old_a tradition_n be_v that_o moses_n see_v thing_n in_o a_o clear_a and_o bright_a glass_n but_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o prophet_n in_o a_o glass_n that_o be_v dim_a and_o cloudy_a as_o a_o man_n speak_v to_o his_o friend_n this_o be_v add_v to_o show_v how_o different_o god_n treat_v moses_n from_o all_o other_o men._n for_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v talk_v face_n to_o face_n with_o all_o the_o israelite_n v._o deut._n 4._o but_o it_o be_v out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o fire_n which_o strike_v a_o terror_n into_o they_o whereas_o he_o speak_v to_o moses_n out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o glorious_a but_o comfortable_a light_n which_o give_v he_o high_a satisfaction_n and_o he_o turn_v again_o into_o the_o camp_n after_o some_o time_n spend_v in_o conversation_n with_o the_o divine_a majesty_n he_o go_v to_o comfort_v the_o people_n it_o be_v likely_a with_o hope_n of_o recover_v his_o favour_n of_o which_o they_o may_v have_v quite_o despair_v if_o he_o have_v stay_v long_o from_o they_o but_o his_o servant_n joshua_n a_o young_a man_n depart_v not_o out_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n it_o be_v hard_o to_o tell_v for_o what_o end_n joshua_n shall_v stay_v behind_o his_o master_n and_o it_o seem_v not_o decent_a that_o moses_n shall_v return_v alone_o without_o his_o servant_n to_o attend_v he_o they_o that_o say_v he_o stay_v to_o guard_v the_o tabernacle_n have_v no_o foundation_n for_o it_o and_o they_o have_v not_o much_o who_o say_v he_o stay_v to_o give_v judgement_n in_o small_a cause_n which_o need_v not_o moses_n his_o resolution_n according_a to_o xviii_o 26._o for_o we_o never_o read_v that_o joshua_n be_v a_o judge_n but_o a_o constant_a attendant_n upon_o moses_n his_o person_n and_o therefore_o the_o word_n may_v better_o be_v translate_v as_o they_o plain_o run_v in_o the_o hebrew_n he_o turn_v again_o to_o the_o camp_n and_o his_o servant_n joshua_n the_o son_n of_o nun_n a_o young_a man_n at_o which_o there_o be_v a_o stop_n in_o the_o hebrew_n over_o the_o word_n naar_n young_a man_n to_o distinguish_v these_o from_o the_o follow_a word_n which_o be_v depart_v not_o out_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n that_o be_v the_o lord_z depart_v not_o from_o thence_o but_o his_o presence_n remain_v there_o and_o will_v not_o come_v into_o the_o camp_n as_o moses_n do_v and_o this_o interpretation_n be_v the_o more_o likely_a because_o the_o last_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n which_o can_v refer_v to_o joshua_n because_o he_o do_v not_o go_v thither_o but_o only_o moses_n who_o converse_v alone_o with_o the_o divine_a majesty_n why_o joshua_n be_v call_v a_o young_a man_n when_o he_o be_v near_o sixty_o year_n old_a be_v not_o easy_a to_o resolve_v perhaps_o it_o signify_v a_o valiant_a man_n for_o so_o he_o be_v or_o he_o have_v wait_v on_o moses_n from_o his_o youth_n or_o as_o maimonides_n this_o be_v the_o phrase_n of_o the_o hebrew_n nation_n who_o call_v all_o man_n young_a till_o they_o begin_v to_o decay_v as_o joseph_n be_v call_v when_o he_o be_v thirty_o year_n old_a xlii_o gen._n 2._o more_n nevoch_n p._n ii_o c._n 32._o ver._n 12._o and_o moses_n say_v unto_o the_o lord_n when_o or_o where_o moses_n speak_v what_o follow_v we_o be_v not_o here_o inform_v it_o be_v likely_a that_o after_o he_o be_v satisfy_v the_o people_n be_v very_o penitent_a he_o return_v to_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o there_o make_v this_o address_n unto_o the_o divine_a majesty_n for_o a_o perfect_a reconciliation_n with_o his_o people_n see_n a_o word_n implore_v attention_n and_o regard_n to_o his_o petition_n thou_o say_v unto_o i_o bring_v up_o this_o people_n lead_v they_o to_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n xxxii_o 34._o xxxiii_o 1._o and_o thou_o have_v not_o let_v i_o know_v who_o thou_o will_v send_v with_o i_o thou_o have_v only_o say_v thou_o will_v send_v a_o angel_n before_o i_o but_o i_o hope_v to_o obtain_v great_a favour_n from_o thou_o which_o thou_o have_v not_o yet_o declare_v to_o i_o and_o i_o have_v no_o heart_n to_o proceed_v if_o thou_o thyself_o will_v not_o guide_v we_o in_o the_o pillar_n of_o cloud_n as_o thou_o have_v do_v hitherto_o and_o dwell_v among_o we_o as_o thou_o have_v promise_v in_o thy_o sanctuary_n this_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o sense_n if_o this_o verse_n be_v compare_v with_o the_o 15_o and_o not_o bare_o that_o he_o do_v not_o know_v what_o angel_n he_o will_v send_v with_o he_o yet_o thou_o have_v say_v i_o know_v thou_o by_o name_n the_o chaldee_n take_v it_o to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o what_o be_v say_v of_o bezaleel_n who_o god_n call_v by_o name_n xxxi_o 2._o that_o be_v particular_o design_v to_o make_v the_o tabernacle_n and_o all_o belong_v to_o it_o but_o to_o know_v be_v more_o than_o to_o call_v signify_v god_n special_a love_n and_o kindness_n to_o moses_n above_o all_o man_n as_o the_o lxx_o interpret_v it_o and_o thou_o have_v also_o find_v grace_n in_o my_o sight_n god_n have_v often_o hear_v his_o prayer_n for_o this_o people_n as_o he_o hope_v he_o will_v do_v now_o for_o that_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o his_o be_v a_o acceptable_a person_n unto_o he_o which_o be_v the_o proper_a signification_n of_o this_o phrase_n ver._n 13._o now_o therefore_o i_o pray_v thou_o if_o i_o have_v find_v grace_n in_o thy_o sight_n if_o i_o still_o continue_v in_o thy_o favour_n show_v i_o now_o thy_o way_n the_o interpretation_n of_o maimonides_n more_n nevoch_n p._n i._o c._n 54._o be_v too_o much_o strain_v who_o think_v he_o here_o desire_v the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n attribute_n as_o v._o 18._o he_o desire_v the_o sight_n of_o his_o essence_n the_o plain_a meaning_n of_o this_o prayer_n be_v that_o god_n himself_o will_v conduct_v he_o and_o show_v he_o the_o way_n wherein_o he_o shall_v lead_v his_o people_n unto_o their_o rest_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n xxxii_o 34._o that_o i_o may_v know_v thou_o that_o i_o may_v find_v grace_n in_o thy_o sight_n that_o i_o may_v be_v full_o assure_v of_o thy_o gracious_a acceptance_n of_o i_o and_o
consider_v that_o this_o nation_n be_v thy_o people_n i_o do_v not_o beg_v this_o mere_o upon_o my_o own_o account_n but_o for_o those_o who_o have_v be_v redeem_v by_o thou_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o have_v engage_v themselves_o to_o be_v thou_o by_o a_o solemn_a covenant_n xxiv_o and_o now_o return_v unto_o thou_o by_o repentance_n v._o 6._o ver._n 14._o and_o he_o say_v my_o presence_n shall_v go_v with_o thou_o in_o the_o hebrew_n my_o face_n i._n e._n i_o myself_o as_o the_o lxx_o translate_v it_o my_o majesty_n as_o the_o chaldee_n he_o promise_v that_o be_v to_o continue_v with_o they_o as_o he_o have_v do_v hitherto_o and_o not_o mere_o send_v a_o angel_n to_o accompany_v they_o but_o to_o lead_v and_o guide_v they_o himself_o by_o the_o pillar_n of_o the_o cloud_n and_o his_o glorious_a presence_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o i_o will_v give_v thou_o rest_n some_o think_v these_o word_n be_v particular_o speak_v to_o moses_n and_o signify_v that_o god_n will_v give_v he_o ease_v in_o this_o point_n and_o quiet_a his_o spirit_n which_o be_v now_o very_o solicitous_a about_o his_o departure_n from_o they_o by_o return_v to_o they_o but_o as_o the_o forego_n word_n be_v a_o promise_n that_o he_o will_v take_v the_o conduct_n of_o the_o people_n again_o so_o be_v this_o that_o he_o will_v not_o leave_v they_o till_o he_o have_v bring_v they_o to_o their_o rest_n ver._n 15._o and_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o if_o thy_o presence_n go_v not_o with_o we_o some_o translate_v the_o word_n for_o he_o i.e._n moses_n have_v say_v unto_o he_o i._n e._n to_o god_n if_o thy_o presence_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o these_o word_n and_o the_o follow_a be_v the_o reason_n of_o god_n answer_n to_o he_o v._o 14._o and_o if_o they_o be_v not_o thus_o take_v one_o will_v have_v expect_v moses_n shall_v rather_o have_v give_v god_n thanks_o for_o his_o gracious_a promise_n than_o further_o press_v he_o to_o it_o but_o the_o 17_o verse_n do_v not_o well_o agree_v with_o this_o and_o therefore_o these_o word_n be_v to_o be_v look_v on_o only_o as_o part_v of_o what_o moses_n say_v to_o god_n after_o his_o promise_n that_o his_o presence_n shall_v go_v with_o he_o which_o he_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v the_o great_a favour_n because_o otherwise_o he_o have_v rather_o never_o stir_v from_o the_o place_n where_o they_o now_o be_v carry_v we_o not_o up_o hence_o let_v we_o go_v no_o further_o if_o thou_o thyself_o do_v not_o lead_v and_o guide_v we_o in_o our_o way_n ver._n 16._o for_o wherein_o shall_v it_o be_v know_v here_o that_o i_o and_o thy_o people_n have_v find_v grace_n in_o thy_o sight_n how_o shall_v all_o the_o people_n round_o about_o we_o be_v convince_v that_o we_o be_v not_o abandon_v by_o thou_o in_o this_o wilderness_n be_v it_o not_o in_o that_o thou_o go_v with_o we_o be_v not_o this_o the_o great_a demonstration_n of_o it_o that_o thou_o lead_v we_o in_o a_o pillar_n of_o cloud_n and_o fire_n day_n and_o night_n so_o shall_v we_o be_v separate_v i_o and_o thy_o people_n from_o all_o the_o people_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n this_o will_v distinguish_v we_o while_o it_o continue_v with_o we_o from_o all_o other_o people_n whatsoever_o none_o of_o which_o have_v such_o a_o token_n of_o thy_o presence_n with_o they_o the_o manna_n indeed_o continue_v all_o this_o time_n to_o descend_v for_o their_o sustenance_n which_o be_v a_o miraculous_a food_n but_o it_o may_v have_v be_v ascribe_v to_o other_o cause_n if_o this_o glorious_a token_n of_o god_n presence_n have_v not_o still_o appear_v among_o they_o ver._n 17._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n i_o will_v do_v this_o thing_n also_o that_o thou_o have_v speak_v distinguish_v you_o from_o all_o other_o people_n not_o only_o by_o lead_v you_o in_o a_o pillar_n of_o cloud_n and_o fire_n but_o dwell_v among_o you_o as_o i_o design_v xxv_o 8._o for_o thou_o have_v find_v grace_n in_o my_o sight_n and_o i_o know_v thou_o by_o name_n he_o own_v moses_n still_o to_o be_v most_o acceptable_a and_o dear_a to_o he_o as_o he_o have_v be_v v._o 12._o and_o therefore_o at_o his_o intercession_n promise_v to_o be_v perfect_o reconcile_v and_o return_v to_o his_o people_n ver._n 18._o and_o he_o say_v i_o beseech_v thou_o have_v obtain_v so_o much_o favour_n of_o god_n he_o presume_v to_o ask_v something_o beyond_o all_o this_o but_o with_o all_o humility_n show_v i_o thy_o glory_n in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v hareni_fw-la make_v i_o to_o see_v to_o signify_v apprehend_v with_o the_o understanding_n not_o with_o the_o bodily_a eye_n more_o nevoch_n p._n i._o c._n 4._o for_o by_o glory_n he_o there_o understand_v cap._n 54._o the_o divine_a essence_n which_o he_o make_v moses_n to_o be_v desirous_a to_o apprehend_v which_o be_v not_o likely_a such_o a_o man_n as_o he_o shall_v think_v possible_a for_o thus_o he_o explain_v himself_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr fundamentis_fw-la legis_fw-la c._n 1._o n._n 10._o moses_n desire_v to_o know_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o divine_a essence_n as_o one_o man_n know_v another_o who_o face_n he_o behold_v and_o his_o image_n be_v so_o engrave_v in_o his_o mind_n that_o he_o exist_v there_o distinguish_v from_o all_o other_o man_n so_o he_o beg_v that_o the_o divine_a essence_n may_v be_v distinct_a in_o his_o mind_n from_o all_o other_o essence_n till_o he_o know_v the_o truth_n of_o it_o as_o it_o be_v in_o itself_o but_o he_o confess_v in_o another_o place_n of_o that_o book_n cap._n 64._o that_o by_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v many_o time_n understand_v a_o create_a light_n or_o splendour_n whereby_o god_n miraculous_o set_v forth_o his_o majesty_n xxiv_o 26._o and_o other_o place_n and_o i_o can_v see_v no_o reason_n why_o it_o shall_v not_o so_o signify_v here_o and_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o he_o desire_v to_o see_v that_o glorious_a presence_n or_o face_n of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v call_v which_o he_o promise_v shall_v go_v with_o they_o not_o veil_v in_o a_o cloud_n but_o in_o its_o full_a splendour_n and_o majesty_n for_o hear_v he_o speak_v from_o the_o schechinah_n he_o suppose_v perhaps_o that_o god_n appear_v therein_o in_o some_o visible_a shape_n which_o he_o desire_v to_o be_v acquaint_v withal_o to_o confirm_v this_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o god_n himself_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o moses_n call_v this_o glory_n his_o face_n v._o 20._o as_o he_o have_v do_v v._o 14_o 15._o and_o thus_o r._n jehudah_n in_o the_o book_n cosri_n pars_fw-la iu._n sect._n 3_o towards_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o it_o seem_v to_o have_v understand_v it_o see_v upon_o v._o 29._o ver._n 19_o and_o he_o say_v i_o will_v make_v all_o my_o goodness_n pass_v before_o thou_o which_o maimonides_n think_v signify_v his_o make_v moses_n to_o understand_v the_o nature_n of_o all_o creature_n and_o how_o they_o be_v knit_v and_o unite_v together_o and_o after_o what_o manner_n they_o be_v govern_v both_o in_o general_a and_o particular_a because_o when_o god_n have_v make_v all_o his_o work_n he_o see_v that_o they_o be_v very_o good_a i_o gen._n 31._o but_o that_o text_n be_v a_o very_a slender_a ground_n for_o such_o a_o interpretation_n the_o lxx_o seem_v to_o come_v near_o to_o the_o matter_n who_o interpret_v this_o passage_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o will_v pass_v before_o thou_o with_o my_o glory_n that_o be_v he_o promise_v to_o give_v he_o a_o transient_a view_n of_o his_o glory_n while_o it_o pass_v by_o he_o v._n 22._o though_o it_o can_v not_o be_v see_v in_o its_o full_a majesty_n and_o then_o the_o word_n tobhi_fw-la which_o we_o translate_v my_o goodness_n must_v rather_o be_v render_v my_o beauty_n it_o be_v the_o same_o with_o glory_n only_o a_o soft_a word_n to_o express_v such_o a_o degree_n of_o its_o splendour_n as_o will_v not_o hurt_v he_o but_o be_v delightful_a to_o he_o and_o thus_o the_o word_n tobh_n be_v use_v in_o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n v._o 2._o and_o 1_o sam._n ix_o 2._o or_o if_o this_o be_v not_o the_o meaning_n all_o his_o goodness_n must_v signify_v his_o gracious_a intention_n concern_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n to_o who_o he_o assure_v he_o he_o will_v fulfil_v all_o his_o promise_n which_o be_v sufficient_a for_o he_o to_o know_v and_o i_o will_v proclaim_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n before_o thou_o the_o lxx_o seem_v to_o have_v understand_v this_o right_a when_o they_o translate_v it_o i_o will_v call_v to_o thou_o by_o my_o name_n say_v the_o lord_n be_v before_o thou_o that_o be_v lest_z when_o i_o pass_v by_o thou_o thou_o shall_v not_o observe_v it_o i_o will_v admonish_v thou_o by_o a_o voice_n call_v
to_o thou_o and_o tell_v thou_o that_o now_o the_o lord_n be_v present_v himself_o to_o thou_o and_o so_o we_o find_v he_o do_v xxxiv_o 6._o and_o will_v be_v gracious_a to_o who_o i_o will_v be_v gracious_a and_o will_v show_v mercy_n on_o who_o i_o will_v show_v mercy_n this_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o word_n which_o he_o tell_v he_o he_o will_v proclaim_v after_o notice_n give_v of_o he_o of_o his_o come_n to_o pass_v by_o he_o and_o their_o meaning_n be_v that_o he_o will_v dispense_v his_o favour_n according_a to_o his_o own_o good_a pleasure_n as_o he_o do_v now_o to_o moses_n unto_o who_o he_o vouchsafe_v such_o a_o revelation_n of_o himself_o as_o he_o do_v not_o make_v to_o other_o for_o thus_o he_o explain_v it_o xxxiv_o 6_o 7._o where_o he_o tell_v he_o he_o will_v be_v very_o gracious_a patient_a and_o long-suffering_a unto_o some_o but_o punish_v severe_o the_o iniquity_n of_o other_o ver._n 20._o and_o he_o say_v thou_o can_v not_o see_v my_o face_n but_o as_o for_o thy_o request_n that_o i_o will_v make_v thou_o see_v my_o glory_n in_o its_o full_a splendour_n thou_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o it_o i_o know_v none_o that_o have_v explain_v this_o whole_a matter_n better_o than_o r._n jehudah_n in_o sepher_n cosri_fw-la p._n iu._n sect._n 3_o for_o the_o glory_n mention_v in_o scripture_n there_o be_v one_o of_o such_o a_o nature_n that_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o prophet_n can_v sustain_v it_o another_o all_o the_o israelite_n see_v as_o the_o cloud_n and_o the_o consume_a fire_n but_o another_o so_o pure_a and_o bright_a to_o such_o a_o high_a degree_n that_o no_o prophet_n be_v able_a to_o apprehend_v it_o but_o if_o he_o venture_v to_o look_v upon_o it_o his_o composition_n be_v dissolve_v i._n e._n he_o die_v such_o be_v the_o glory_n here_o speak_v of_o a_o splendour_n so_o great_a and_o pierce_a that_o none_o can_v behold_v it_o for_o there_o shall_v no_o man_n see_v i_o and_o live_v according_o we_o find_v when_o the_o schechinah_n or_o divine_a glory_n fill_v the_o tabernacle_n moses_n be_v not_o able_a to_o enter_v into_o it_o xl._n 35._o that_o be_v he_o can_v not_o with_o safety_n to_o his_o life_n look_v upon_o it_o and_o so_o it_o be_v after_o the_o temple_n of_o soloman_n be_v build_v and_o consecrate_v by_o solemn_a prayer_n to_o god_n the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n fill_v the_o house_n and_o the_o priest_n can_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o house_n because_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v fill_v the_o lord_n house_n 2_o chron._n vii_o 1_o 2._o from_o this_o speech_n to_o moses_n it_o be_v likely_a that_o man_n in_o future_a time_n imagine_v they_o shall_v die_v immediate_o when_o they_o see_v only_o a_o angel_n appear_v in_o such_o a_o high_a glitter_a manner_n that_o it_o amaze_v they_o ver._n 21._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v behold_v there_o be_v a_o place_n by_o i_o it_o do_v not_o plain_o appear_v by_o the_o story_n from_o whence_o god_n now_o speak_v to_o moses_n it_o be_v most_o likely_a from_o the_o mount_n where_o he_o have_v long_o converse_v with_o he_o or_o if_o it_o be_v from_o the_o tabernacle_n where_o his_o glory_n appear_v v._n 9_o and_o continue_v v._n 11._o that_o be_v not_o far_o from_o the_o mount_n where_o he_o tell_v he_o he_o will_v make_v his_o glory_n pass_v before_o he_o and_o thou_o shall_v stand_v upon_o a_o rock_n it_o be_v probable_a this_o be_v the_o rock_n in_o horeb_n where_o the_o lord_n have_v former_o appear_v to_o moses_n xvii_o 6._o ver._n 22._o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o while_o my_o glory_n pass_v by_o that_o i_o will_v put_v thou_o in_o a_o cleft_n of_o the_o rock_n perhaps_o it_o be_v in_o one_o of_o the_o cleft_n which_o be_v make_v in_o the_o rock_n when_o god_n bring_v water_n out_o of_o it_o lxxviii_o psal_n 15._o into_o which_o he_o direct_v moses_n for_o that_o be_v mean_v by_o put_v he_o in_o the_o cleave_a show_v he_o the_o place_n where_o he_o shall_v be_v while_o the_o divine_a majesty_n pass_v by_o and_o i_o will_v cover_v thou_o with_o my_o hand_n etc._n etc._n that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v hurt_v by_o the_o splendour_n of_o that_o glory_n as_o it_o pass_v by_o the_o cleft_n this_o do_v not_o certain_o signify_v that_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v in_o a_o human_a shape_n for_o hand_n be_v ascribe_v to_o god_n in_o accommodation_n to_o we_o when_o nothing_o be_v mean_v but_o this_o invisible_a power_n which_o now_o perhaps_o cast_v a_o cloud_n about_o he_o that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v strike_v dead_a by_o the_o inconceivable_a brightness_n and_o force_n of_o those_o ray_n which_o come_v from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n ver._n 23._o and_o i_o will_v take_v away_o my_o hand_n as_o soon_o as_o the_o face_n as_o it_o be_v call_v v._n 20._o of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n be_v go_v by_o he_o which_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o he_o to_o behold_v and_o live_v he_o promise_v to_o remove_v that_o cloud_n which_o cover_v he_o so_o that_o he_o shall_v look_v upon_o the_o hinder_a part_n of_o his_o glory_n though_o not_o upon_o the_o face_n and_o thou_o shall_v see_v my_o back_n part_n in_o which_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n shine_v in_o a_o low_a degree_n of_o light_n which_o be_v not_o so_o pierce_v as_o to_o put_v out_o the_o eye_n and_o take_v away_o the_o life_n of_o the_o beholder_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v such_o a_o resplendent_a brightness_n in_o it_o that_o moses_n face_n shine_v when_o he_o come_v down_o from_o the_o sight_n of_o it_o xxxiv_o 29._o for_o that_o lustre_n in_o his_o countenance_n be_v to_o be_v ascribe_v in_o all_o probability_n to_o that_o sight_n which_o he_o have_v of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n at_o that_o time_n some_o little_a particle_n of_o light_n remain_v upon_o his_o face_n and_o stick_v to_o it_o if_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v from_o that_o exceed_a great_a splendour_n which_o shine_v upon_o he_o and_o pass_v before_o he_o as_o he_o lie_v in_o the_o hollow_a place_n of_o the_o rock_n but_o my_o face_n shall_v not_o be_v see_v my_o glory_n in_o its_o full_a lustre_n without_o any_o veil_n before_o it_o can_v be_v see_v see_v v._o 20._o there_o be_v many_o other_o interpretation_n of_o this_o verse_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o 18_o and_o 19_o maimonides_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr fundam_fw-la legis_fw-la c._n 1._o n._n 11._o take_v it_o thus_o god_n reveal_v that_o to_o moses_n which_o no_o man_n either_o before_o or_o after_o he_o ever_o know_v he_o make_v he_o to_o apprehend_v something_o of_o his_o very_a essence_n whereby_o god_n be_v separate_v in_o his_o mind_n from_o all_o other_o being_n as_o a_o man_n discern_v another_o man_n when_o he_o see_v his_o back_n part_n and_o by_o his_o mind_n discern_v his_o proportion_n distinct_a from_o all_o other_o men._n but_o in_o his_o more_n nevoch_n p._n i._o c._n 21._o he_o take_v this_o discovery_n to_o moses_n to_o be_v the_o knowledge_n god_n give_v he_o of_o his_o work_n and_o attribute_n viz._n those_o mention_v xxxiv_o 6._o and_o thus_o gregor_n nazianzen_n orat._n xxxiv_o p._n 559._o expound_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n those_o thing_n be_v the_o back_n part_n of_o god_n which_o be_v after_o he_o whereby_o he_o be_v know_v as_o the_o sun_n be_v by_o its_o image_n in_o the_o water_n etc._n etc._n upon_o which_o elias_n cretensis_n have_v this_o ingenious_a gloss_n that_o the_o face_n of_o god_n signify_v his_o essence_n before_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n and_o his_o hinder_a part_n his_o creation_n and_o providence_n in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o world_n but_o maimonides_n in_o the_o same_o place_n now_o mention_v acknowledge_v also_o that_o this_o may_v be_v interpret_v according_a to_o the_o targum_fw-la that_o god_n make_v his_o majesty_n that_o be_v a_o exceed_a bright_a representation_n of_o himself_o though_o not_o in_o its_o full_a glory_n to_o pass_v before_o he_o which_o onkelos_n sometime_o call_v jekara_n glory_n sometime_o memra_n the_o word_n and_o sometime_o schechinah_n the_o majesty_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o most_o literal_a meaning_n that_o god_n himself_o particular_o the_o eternal_a word_n in_o a_o visible_a glory_n or_o majesty_n appear_v unto_o he_o in_o so_o much_o splendour_n as_o human_a nature_n be_v able_a to_o bear_v but_o not_o in_o his_o unvailed_a brightness_n which_o be_v as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v inaccessible_a chap._n xxxiv_o verse_n 1._o and_z the_o lord_z say_v unto_o moses_n have_v obtain_v a_o promise_n of_o a_o pardon_n for_o the_o people_n and_o of_o great_a favour_n to_o himself_o than_o have_v be_v hitherto_o show_v he_o god_n direct_v he_o here_o to_o dispose_v thing_n for_o
the_o performance_n of_o both_o how_o thou_o two_o table_n of_o stone_n like_v unto_o the_o first_o and_o i_o will_v write_v upon_o these_o table_n the_o word_n that_o be_v in_o the_o first_o table_n which_o thou_o brake_v every_o attentive_a reader_n must_v needs_o observe_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o first_o table_n which_o moses_n break_v and_o those_o which_o he_o be_v now_o order_v to_o prepare_v for_o god_n do_v not_o only_o write_v his_o law_n with_o his_o own_o finger_n upon_o the_o first_o table_n but_o the_o table_n themselves_o also_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n xxxii_o 16._o whereas_o in_o these_o as_o greg._n nyssen_n well_o express_v it_o de_fw-fr vita_fw-la mosis_fw-la p._n 183._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o write_v indeed_o be_v by_o the_o divine_a power_n but_o the_o matter_n of_o they_o frame_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n so_o that_o at_o the_o same_o time_n god_n show_v he_o be_v reconcile_v he_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n that_o he_o have_v be_v offend_v and_o restore_v they_o to_o his_o favour_n with_o some_o abatement_n ver._n 2._o and_o be_v ready_a in_o the_o morning_n on_o the_o xviii_o day_n of_o july_n see_v xxxii_o 30._o and_o come_v up_o in_o the_o morning_n unto_o mount_n sinai_n from_o whence_o god_n speak_v to_o the_o israelite_n v_n deut._n 4_o etc._n etc._n those_o very_a word_n which_o he_o intend_v to_o write_v upon_o the_o table_n he_o order_v he_o to_o come_v up_o in_o the_o morning_n that_o all_o the_o people_n may_v see_v he_o ascend_v and_o carry_v the_o table_n with_o he_o and_o present_v thyself_o there_o to_o i_o in_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mount_n where_o the_o divine_a majesty_n appear_v before_o in_o its_o glory_n and_o where_o moses_n stay_v with_o he_o forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n xix_o 26._o xxiv_o 17_o 18._o ver._n 3._o and_o no_o man_n shall_v come_v up_o with_o thou_o the_o same_o precept_n be_v renew_v which_o be_v give_v at_o his_o first_o ascent_n xxiv_o 1_o 2._o neither_o let_v any_o man_n be_v see_v throughout_o the_o mount_n xix_o 12_o 21_o etc._n etc._n neither_o let_v the_o flock_n nor_o herd_n feed_v before_o the_o mount_n he_o seem_v to_o require_v their_o removal_n to_o such_o a_o distance_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v within_o view_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n by_o which_o mean_v the_o people_n be_v natural_o lead_v to_o stand_v in_o great_a awe_n of_o god_n and_o there_o be_v the_o less_o danger_n of_o any_o beast_n touch_v the_o mount_n xix_o 13._o ver._n 4._o and_o moses_n hew_v two_o table_n of_o stone_n etc._n etc._n these_o and_o the_o follow_a word_n only_o declare_v that_o he_o do_v as_o god_n bid_v he_o v._o 1_o 2._o and_o take_v in_o his_o hand_n the_o two_o table_n of_o stone_n these_o he_o carry_v with_o he_o but_o the_o first_o table_n be_v give_v he_o when_o he_o come_v there_o xxiv_o 12._o they_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v thin_a be_v no_o heavy_a than_o that_o he_o can_v carry_v they_o in_o one_o hand_n ver._n 5._o and_o the_o lord_z the_o schechinah_n or_o divine_a majesty_n call_v also_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n descend_v in_o the_o cloud_n wherein_o it_o have_v be_v wont_a to_o appear_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o their_o deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o have_v late_o appear_v to_o moses_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n xxxiii_o 9_o when_o the_o cloudy_a pillar_n descend_v and_o stand_v at_o the_o door_n of_o it_o while_z the_o lord_z talk_v with_o moses_n there_o and_o it_o seem_v when_o that_o be_v do_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o cloud_n go_v up_o again_o towards_o heaven_n and_o now_o come_v down_o upon_o this_o occasion_n and_o stand_v with_o he_o there_o the_o cloudy_a pillar_n wherein_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v rest_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mount_n where_o moses_n now_o be_v v._o 2._o and_o proclaim_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n give_v he_o notice_n of_o his_o presence_n as_o he_o have_v promise_v xxxiii_o 19_o and_o be_v more_o full_o express_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n ver._n 6._o and_o the_o lord_n pass_v by_o before_o he_o which_o onkelos_n translate_v the_o lord_n make_v his_o majesty_n to_o pass_v before_o he_o which_o exposition_n maimonides_n acknowledge_v to_o be_v right_a and_o confirm_v by_o the_o scripture_n itself_o when_o it_o say_v xxxiii_o 22._o while_o my_o glory_n pass_v by_o etc._n etc._n which_o he_o confess_v signify_v not_o the_o divine_a essence_n itself_o but_o some_o create_a splendour_n which_o no_o eye_n be_v able_a to_o behold_v more_o nevoch_n p._n i._o c._n 21._o and_o proclaim_v as_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n pass_v by_o he_o hear_v a_o voice_n proclaim_v this_o description_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n the_o lord_z some_o join_v the_o next_o word_n to_o this_o as_o if_o the_o voice_n say_v the_o lord_n the_o lord_z the_o more_o to_o awaken_v his_o attention_n to_o mind_v what_o he_o hear_v see_v xxxiii_o 19_o and_o this_o name_n of_o he_o signify_v his_o self-existence_n and_o his_o absolute_a dominion_n over_o all_o creature_n which_o receive_v their_o be_v from_o he_o see_v vi_o 3._o god_n the_o hebrew_n word_n el_n signify_v strong_a and_o mighty_a in_o one_o word_n his_o irresistible_a power_n job_n ix_o 4._o merciful_a the_o word_n rachum_n signify_v that_o which_o we_o call_v tender_a mercy_n such_o as_o parent_n have_v to_o their_o child_n when_o their_o bowel_n yern_v towards_o they_o and_o gracious_a we_o call_v that_o chaninah_n grace_n or_o favour_n say_v maimonides_n which_o we_o bestow_v upon_o any_o man_n to_o who_o we_o owe_v nothing_o xxxiii_o gen._n 5_o 11._o and_o therefore_o god_n be_v here_o call_v chanum_fw-la gracious_a with_o respect_n to_o those_o who_o he_o create_v preserve_v and_o govern_v but_o be_v not_o oblige_v by_o any_o right_n to_o these_o thing_n as_o his_o word_n be_v more_o nevoch_n p._n i._o cap._n 54._o long-suffering_a so_o slow_a to_o anger_n that_o he_o do_v not_o present_o punish_v those_o that_o offend_v he_o but_o bear_v long_o with_o they_o abundant_a in_o goodness_n the_o hebrew_n word_n chese_v which_o we_o translate_v goodness_n signify_v as_o maimonides_n say_v more_n nevoch_n p._n iii_o cap._n the_o excess_n and_o high_a degree_n of_o any_o thing_n whatsoever_o it_o be_v but_o especial_o the_o great_a benignity_n and_o therefore_o with_o the_o addition_n of_o rabh_n abundant_a denote_v long_o continue_v kindness_n as_o be_v more_o full_o declare_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n and_o truth_n most_o faithful_a and_o constant_a to_o his_o promise_n which_o he_o steadfast_o keep_v throughout_o all_o generation_n the_o word_n abundant_a refer_v both_o to_o this_o and_o to_o his_o benignity_n cxlvi_o psal_n 6._o ver._n 7._o keep_v mercy_n for_o thousand_o the_o same_o word_n chese_v which_o before_o we_o translate_v goodness_n we_o here_o translate_v mercy_n and_o the_o hebrew_n observe_v the_o â—etter_a nun_n to_o be_v great_a in_o the_o word_n notzer_n keep_v than_o be_v usual_a fancy_n that_o it_o denote_v the_o immense_a treasure_n of_o the_o divine_a bounty_n but_o the_o word_n thousand_o full_o explain_v how_o abundant_a his_o mercy_n be_v forgive_a iniquity_n and_o transgression_n and_o sin_n here_o be_v three_o word_n to_o signify_v all_o sort_n of_o offence_n which_o he_o pass_v by_o tell_v man_n grow_v intolerable_o wicked_a but_o some_o distinguish_v they_o by_o make_v iniquity_n signify_v offence_n against_o man_n and_o transgression_n offence_n against_o god_n himself_o and_o sin_n all_o the_o error_n childishness_n and_o folly_n which_o man_n be_v guilty_a of_o in_o the_o conduct_n of_o themselves_o but_o they_o may_v as_o well_o signify_v the_o offence_n which_o be_v commit_v against_o the_o moral_a ceremonial_a and_o political_a law_n and_o that_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n clear_v the_o guilty_a these_o word_n according_a to_o maimonides_n belong_v still_o to_o the_o love_a kindness_n of_o god_n as_o all_o the_o forego_n do_v signify_v that_o when_o he_o do_v punish_v he_o will_v not_o utter_o destroy_v and_o make_v desolate_a for_o so_o the_o hebrew_n word_n nakkeh_o lo_o jenakkeh_o he_o think_v be_v to_o be_v literal_o render_v in_o extirpate_v he_o will_v not_o extirpate_v as_o the_o word_n nakah_n he_o observe_v be_v use_v iii_o isaiah_n 26._o she_o shall_v sit_v desolate_a on_o the_o earth_n and_o to_o the_o same_o sense_n these_o word_n be_v expound_v by_o many_o modern_a interpreter_n particular_o lud._n de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr when_o he_o empty_v he_o will_v not_o empty_a or_o make_v quite_o desolate_a for_o the_o maxim_n of_o the_o hebrew_n be_v as_o maimonides_n there_o observe_v more_o nevoch_n p._n i._o c._n 54._o that_o the_o property_n of_o goodness_n far_o excel_v that_o of_o severity_n for_o here_o be_v thirteen_o property_n of_o god_n mention_v i_o can_v
find_v but_o ten_o beside_o the_o name_n of_o lord_n there_o be_v but_o one_o of_o they_o that_o belong_v to_o the_o latter_a viz._n that_o which_o follow_v all_o the_o rest_n belong_v to_o the_o former_a and_o indeed_o we_o find_v that_o moses_n urge_v these_o very_a word_n among_o other_o why_o god_n shall_v not_o destroy_v the_o israelite_n as_o one_o man_n fourteen_o numb_a 18._o which_o have_v be_v very_o improper_a if_o god_n will_v by_o no_o mean_n clear_v the_o guilty_a visit_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o the_o child_n this_o be_v mean_v say_v the_o same_o maimonides_n only_o of_o the_o sin_n of_o idolatry_n unto_o which_o god_n threaten_v in_o the_o second_o commandment_n this_o punishment_n to_o the_o three_o and_o four_o generation_n upon_o those_o that_o hate_v he_o for_o no_o man_n be_v call_v a_o hater_n of_o god_n but_o only_o a_o idolater_n according_a to_o what_o we_o read_v xii_o deut._n 31._o every_o abomination_n which_o the_o lord_n hate_v etc._n etc._n unto_o the_o three_o and_o four_o generation_n he_o mention_n say_v the_o same_o author_n none_o beyond_o these_o because_o the_o utmost_a that_o any_o man_n can_v live_v to_o see_v of_o his_o seed_n be_v the_o four_o generation_n and_o therefore_o when_o a_o idolatrous_a city_n be_v destroy_v the_o old_a idolater_n with_o child_n grandchild_n and_o great-grand-children_n be_v all_o cut_v off_o according_a to_o the_o precept_n xiii_o deut._n 15._o destroy_v it_o utter_o and_o all_o that_o be_v therein_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o whole_a seem_v to_o be_v that_o this_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n that_o he_o have_v a_o sovereign_a dominion_n over_o all_o because_o he_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o be_v the_o original_a of_o all_o thing_n most_o powerful_a to_o do_v what_o he_o please_v and_o so_o merciful_a that_o he_o delight_v to_o bestow_v his_o benefit_n unasked_a and_o so_o gracious_a as_o to_o continue_v they_o to_o the_o unthankful_a bear_v long_o with_o they_o when_o they_o provoke_v he_o multiply_v favour_n on_o those_o who_o have_v no_o desert_n and_o faithful_o perform_v his_o promise_n though_o never_o so_o great_a do_v good_a unto_o a_o thousand_o generation_n of_o those_o who_o adhere_v faithful_o to_o he_o and_o do_v not_o apostatise_v from_o he_o for_o he_o pardon_v innumerable_a offence_n of_o all_o sort_n that_o be_v commit_v against_o his_o law_n and_o when_o the_o provocation_n be_v so_o great_a that_o they_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v punish_v he_o proceed_v not_o to_o the_o utmost_a extremity_n till_o there_o be_v no_o remedy_n then_o he_o punish_v idolater_n terrible_o to_o the_o three_o and_o four_o generation_n ver._n 8._o and_o moses_n make_v haste_n and_o bow_v his_o head_n towards_o the_o earth_n and_o worship_v be_v transport_v with_o joy_n at_o so_o glorious_a a_o sight_n and_o such_o gracious_a word_n he_o immediate_o worship_v god_n with_o the_o humble_a reverence_n acknowledge_v his_o great_a condescension_n to_o he_o ver._n 9_o and_o he_o say_v which_o encourage_v he_o to_o renew_v his_o request_n to_o god_n if_o now_o i_o have_v find_v grace_n in_o thy_o sight_n o_o lord_n he_o do_v not_o doubt_n of_o it_o but_o the_o meaning_n rather_o be_v since_o i_o have_v find_v grace_n etc._n etc._n as_o appear_v from_o what_o he_o grant_v he_o xxxiii_o 17_o 18_o etc._n etc._n let_v my_o lord_n i_o pray_v thou_o go_v among_o we_o upon_o the_o mention_n of_o the_o last_o property_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n visit_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o the_o child_n etc._n etc._n moses_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v afraid_a he_o may_v be_v provoke_v to_o proceed_v to_o such_o severity_n with_o the_o israelite_n who_o have_v late_o apostatise_v from_o he_o and_o again_o beseech_v he_o he_o will_v be_v so_o gracious_a though_o they_o shall_v again_o offend_v he_o as_o to_o continue_v his_o presence_n among_o they_o which_o he_o have_v threaten_v to_o withdraw_v xxxiii_o 3._o for_o it_o be_v a_o stiff-necked_a people_n if_o we_o adhere_v to_o this_o translation_n the_o meaning_n be_v they_o need_v such_o a_o governor_n by_o who_o authority_n and_o presence_n they_o may_v be_v keep_v in_o awe_n and_o cure_v of_o their_o perverseness_n but_o the_o particle_n ki_n which_o we_o here_o translate_v for_o often_o signify_v though_o and_o may_v be_v very_o fit_o so_o render_v here_o and_o then_o the_o meaning_n be_v though_o they_o be_v very_o refractory_a xxxii_o 9_o yet_o do_v not_o forsake_v they_o and_o leave_v they_o to_o themselves_o but_o still_o conduct_v they_o as_o thou_o have_v do_v and_o pardon_v our_o iniquity_n and_o our_o sin_n and_o take_v we_o for_o their_o inheritance_n since_o thou_o be_v so_o ready_a to_o forgive_v v._n 7._o do_v not_o cut_v we_o off_o for_o our_o late_a offence_n but_o still_o continue_v to_o own_v we_o for_o thy_o peculiar_a people_n this_o moses_n have_v beg_v of_o god_n before_o and_o obtain_v a_o promise_n of_o it_o xxxiii_o 16_o 17._o and_o see_v xix_o 5._o and_o now_o he_o beseech_v he_o out_o of_o his_o goodness_n which_o he_o have_v proclaim_v to_o confirm_v that_o promise_n and_o not_o to_o revoke_v it_o upon_o every_o new_a provocation_n ver._n 10._o and_o he_o say_v behold_v i_o make_v a_o covenant_n herein_o god_n verify_v the_o truth_n of_o what_o he_o have_v proclaim_v be_v so_o merciful_a and_o gracious_a as_o not_o only_o to_o confirm_v his_o promise_n but_o to_o turn_v it_o into_o a_o covenant_n like_o that_o at_o the_o give_v of_o his_o law_n from_o mount_n sinai_n xxiv_o 3_o 7_o etc._n etc._n which_o he_o renew_v with_o they_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n where_o he_o engage_v to_o drive_v out_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o canaan_n before_o they_o and_o then_o require_v they_o to_o take_v care_v not_o to_o imitate_v their_o idolatry_n before_o all_o thy_o people_n will_v i_o do_v marvel_n such_o as_o have_v not_o be_v do_v in_o all_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n this_o seem_v to_o relate_v to_o all_o the_o wonderful_a work_n he_o intend_v to_o do_v in_o their_o introduction_n into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n by_o make_v the_o water_n of_o jordan_n retire_v and_o the_o wall_n of_o jericho_n fall_v down_o with_o the_o rest_n that_o follow_v till_o they_o get_v possession_n of_o their_o inheritance_n for_o it_o be_v a_o terrible_a thing_n that_o i_o will_v do_v with_o thou_o such_o as_o shall_v declare_v the_o almighty_a power_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n and_o strike_v a_o terror_n into_o all_o those_o that_o oppose_v he_o but_o demonstrate_v in_o a_o astonish_a manner_n his_o fidelity_n to_o his_o people_n for_o all_o this_o be_v say_v to_o confirm_v their_o belief_n of_o the_o covenant_n he_o say_v he_o will_v make_v with_o they_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o verse_n ver._n 11._o observe_v thou_o that_o which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n doubt_v not_o of_o what_o i_o say_v but_o only_o mark_v and_o take_v care_n to_o do_v all_o that_o i_o now_o enjoin_v thou_o behold_v i_o drive_v out_o before_o thou_o the_o amorite_n and_o the_o canaanite_n etc._n etc._n to_o encourage_v they_o so_o to_o do_v he_o premise_n what_o he_o intend_v to_o do_v for_o they_o which_o he_o put_v at_o the_o conclusion_n of_o his_o covenant_n when_o he_o first_o declare_v it_o xxiii_o 23_o 28._o but_o here_o put_v it_o in_o the_o front_n of_o it_o that_o they_o may_v be_v the_o more_o sensible_a of_o the_o reasonableness_n of_o those_o command_n to_o which_o he_o expect_v obedience_n ver._n 12._o take_v heed_n to_o thyself_o he_o now_o renew_v that_o covenant_n with_o they_o which_o they_o have_v break_v by_o the_o worship_v the_o golden_a calf_n repeat_v the_o principal_a precept_n which_o concern_v his_o worship_n and_o service_n which_o have_v be_v deliver_v to_o they_o before_o and_o excite_v they_o to_o the_o observance_n of_o they_o by_o the_o addition_n of_o a_o very_a gracious_a promise_n v._o 24._o lest_o thou_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n whether_o thou_o go_v nothing_o can_v be_v more_o reasonable_a than_o this_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o friendship_n with_o those_o nation_n who_o he_o command_v they_o to_o expel_v for_o their_o abominable_a wickedness_n unless_o they_o will_v renounce_v their_o idolatry_n and_o come_v under_o their_o government_n see_v xxiii_o 32._o and_o mr._n selden_n l._n vi_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o 13_o chapter_n and_o beginning_n of_o the_o next_o lest_o it_o be_v for_o a_o snare_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o lest_o they_o inveigle_v thou_o to_o imitate_v their_o manner_n ver._n 13._o but_o you_o shall_v destroy_v their_o altar_n break_v their_o image_n and_o cut_v down_o their_o grove_n this_o more_o large_o explain_v what_o be_v brief_o and_o
at_o the_o passover_n when_o they_o offer_v the_o first-fruit_n of_o barley_n harvest_n xvi_o deut._n 9_o ver._n 23._o three_o time_n in_o the_o year_n shall_v all_o your_o male_n appear_v before_o the_o lord_n the_o god_n of_o israel_n this_o likewise_o be_v explain_v xxiii_o 14_o 17._o and_o nothing_o need_v be_v add_v but_o that_o these_o peculiar_a law_n be_v here_o repeat_v together_o with_o those_o that_o follow_v v._o 25_o 26._o upon_o this_o occasion_n because_o they_o be_v ordain_v to_o preserve_v the_o people_n in_o the_o worship_n and_o service_n of_o the_o true_a god_n from_o who_o they_o have_v late_o depart_v who_o therefore_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n in_o the_o last_o word_n of_o this_o verse_n which_o be_v not_o say_v before_o that_o he_o be_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n to_o who_o they_o be_v devote_v by_o especial_a obligation_n ver._n 24._o for_o i_o will_v cast_v out_o the_o nation_n before_o thou_o till_o this_o be_v do_v they_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o observe_v the_o precept_n of_o appear_v three_o time_n in_o the_o year_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o will_v enlarge_v thy_o border_n beyond_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n as_o he_o have_v promise_v before_o xxiii_o 31._o neither_o shall_v any_o man_n desire_v thy_o land_n when_o thou_o shall_v go_v up_o to_o appear_v before_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n to_o remove_v all_o fear_n of_o their_o mind_n that_o their_o neighbour_n may_v invade_v they_o when_o all_o the_o man_n be_v go_v and_o none_o but_o woman_n and_o child_n and_o old_a man_n leave_v at_o home_n he_o add_v this_o promise_n to_o all_o he_o have_v make_v before_o or_o rather_o make_v it_o a_o part_n of_o his_o covenant_n which_o he_o now_o renew_v that_o he_o will_v lay_v such_o restraint_n upon_o their_o enemy_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o so_o much_o as_o think_v of_o invade_v they_o at_o those_o three_o feast_n much_o less_o make_v any_o actual_a incursion_n into_o their_o country_n ver._n 25._o thou_o shall_v not_o offer_v the_o blood_n of_o my_o sacrifice_n etc._n etc._n at_o the_o passover_n see_v this_o full_o explain_v xxiii_o 18._o ver._n 26._o the_o first_o of_o the_o first-fruit_n of_o thy_o land_n thou_o shall_v bring_v unto_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n at_o pentecost_n which_o be_v the_o feast_n of_o first-fruit_n see_v xxiii_o 19_o thou_o shall_v not_o seethe_v a_o kid_n in_o its_o mother_n milk_n this_o concern_v the_o other_o great_a feast_n that_o of_o tabernacle_n see_v in_o the_o same_o place_n ver._n 27._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n have_v recite_v the_o principal_a part_n of_o his_o covenant_n mention_v v._n 10._o he_o give_v the_o follow_a order_n write_v thou_o these_o word_n from_o v._o 11._o to_o this_o place_n just_a as_o he_o do_v those_o word_n contain_v in_o the_o xxi_o xxii_o xxiii_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n see_v xxiv_o 4._o out_o of_o which_o these_o word_n be_v extract_v as_o the_o chief_a thing_n respect_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n which_o he_o require_v he_o to_o write_v in_o a_o book_n by_o itself_o for_o after_o the_o tenor_n of_o these_o word_n have_v i_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o thou_o and_o with_o israel_n see_v xxiv_o 7._o where_o the_o covenant_n contain_v these_o word_n and_o many_o other_o be_v seal_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o sacrifice_n the_o jew_n be_v so_o blind_a as_o to_o found_v their_o oral_a tradition_n upon_o this_o place_n and_o upon_o one_o small_a word_n pi_n which_o signify_v indeed_o mouth_n but_o withal_o be_v a_o expletive_a particle_n denote_v the_o manner_n and_o value_n of_o any_o thing_n as_o appear_v from_o xliii_o gen._n 7._o xxvii_o leu._n 18._o and_o therefore_o here_o right_o translate_v the_o tenor_n of_o these_o word_n yet_o r._n johannes_n in_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o halicoth_n olam_n gather_v from_o hence_o that_o god_n make_v a_o covenant_n now_o with_o their_o father_n concern_v all_o the_o unwritten_a law_n deliver_v by_o word_n of_o mouth_n unto_o which_o which_o while_n they_o adhere_v they_o can_v never_o understand_v their_o divine_a write_n for_o what_o can_v be_v more_o plain_a that_o the_o covenant_n here_o mention_v be_v order_v to_o be_v write_v ver._n 28._o and_o he_o be_v there_o with_o the_o lord_n this_o say_v maimonides_n be_v the_o high_a degree_n of_o prophecy_n which_o none_o attain_v but_o moses_n who_o thought_n be_v whole_o take_v off_o from_o all_o other_o thing_n and_o fix_v upon_o god_n while_o he_o be_v with_o he_o in_o the_o holy_a mount_n that_o be_v ask_v and_o receive_v answer_n from_o the_o lord_n more_o nevochim_n p._n iii_o c._n 51._o forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n as_o he_o have_v be_v at_o the_o first_o xxiv_o 18._o which_o be_v partly_o to_o make_v a_o new_a trial_n how_o they_o will_v behave_v themselves_o in_o his_o absence_n and_o partly_o to_o give_v the_o great_a authority_n to_o the_o law_n he_o bring_v they_o from_o god_n which_o he_o renew_v as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o verse_n and_o do_v neither_o eat_v bread_n nor_o drink_v water_n but_o be_v support_v by_o influence_n from_o the_o almighty_a who_o keep_v up_o his_o spirit_n in_o their_o just_a height_n without_o the_o common_a recruit_n of_o meat_n and_o drink_n which_o when_o they_o give_v we_o refreshment_n likewise_o make_v we_o drowsy_a see_v xxiv_o 18._o to_o which_o add_v what_o maimonides_n say_v in_o the_o place_n now_o name_v that_o the_o joy_n wherewith_o he_o be_v transport_v make_v he_o not_o think_v of_o eat_v and_o drink_v for_o his_o intellectual_a faculty_n be_v so_o strong_a that_o all_o corporal_n desire_v cease_v it_o seem_v to_o i_o very_o probable_a that_o during_o this_o time_n he_o see_v again_o the_o model_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o all_o its_o furniture_n with_o every_o thing_n else_o he_o be_v order_v to_o make_v when_o he_o go_v first_o into_o the_o mount_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o xxvth_z to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o xxxth_z chapter_n which_o be_v brief_o sum_v up_o xxxi_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o he_o seem_v also_o to_o have_v spend_v much_o of_o this_o time_n in_o prayer_n to_o god_n for_o the_o people_n that_o he_o will_v restore_v they_o entire_o to_o his_o favour_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o their_o inheritance_n ix_o deut._n 18_o 19_o 25_o 26._o x._o 10._o and_o he_o write_v upon_o the_o table_n the_o word_n of_o the_o covenant_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v the_o lord_z write_v as_o he_o say_v he_o will_v v._o 1._o not_o moses_n who_o write_v the_o forego_n word_n in_o a_o book_n but_o not_o these_o which_o be_v write_v by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n in_o the_o table_n of_o stone_n so_o moses_n tell_v we_o express_o x_o deut._n 4._o jacobus_n capellus_n and_o other_o follow_v the_o hebrew_n doctor_n imagine_v that_o moses_n be_v three_o time_n with_o god_n in_o the_o mount_n for_o the_o space_n of_o xl._n day_n and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o last_o time_n between_o which_o and_o the_o first_o they_o place_v another_o which_o they_o fancy_n be_v mention_v xxxii_o 30_o 31._o compare_v with_o ix_o deut._n 18_o etc._n etc._n but_o i_o see_v no_o solid_a ground_n for_o this_o for_o god_n call_v he_o up_o into_o the_o mount_n but_o twice_o and_o he_o dare_v not_o have_v adventure_v to_o go_v so_o near_o he_o as_o he_o be_v both_o these_o time_n without_o his_o invitation_n ver._n 29._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o moses_n come_v down_o from_o mount_n sinai_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o xxv_o of_o our_o august_n according_a to_o the_o former_a computation_n v._o 2._o with_o the_o two_o table_n of_o testimony_n in_o moses_n hand_n when_o he_o come_v down_o from_o the_o mount_n so_o he_o come_v down_o at_o the_o first_o xxxii_o 15._o that_o moses_n wist_v not_o that_o the_o skin_n of_o his_o face_n shine_v there_o be_v a_o radiant_a splendour_n in_o his_o countenance_n which_o be_v the_o import_n of_o the_o hebrew_n karan_n which_o the_o vulgar_a translate_v horn_v not_o imagine_v that_o moses_n have_v horn_n but_o ray_n of_o light_n which_o imitate_v horn_n and_o therefore_o the_o hebrew_n word_n karnaim_n signify_v both_o and_o r._n solomon_n jarchi_n upon_o this_o place_n call_v these_o ray_n on_o moses_n face_n horn_n of_o magnificence_n as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v l._n ii_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n c._n 6._o p._n 292._o it_o be_v not_o improbable_a that_o the_o hair_n of_o his_o head_n be_v inter-spersed_n with_o light_n as_o well_o as_o that_o ray_n come_v from_o his_o face_n which_o perstringe_v the_o eye_n of_o beholder_n and_o painter_n have_v do_v more_o reasonable_o if_o instead_o of_o horn_n upon_o moses_n his_o forehead_n they_o have_v represent_v he_o with_o a_o glory_n crown_v his_o head_n as_o the_o saint_n be_v usual_o
the_o people_n and_o sometime_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o people_n as_o corn._n bon._n bertram_n observe_v de_fw-fr repub._n jud._n cap._n 6._o it_o seem_v here_o to_o be_v use_v in_o the_o first_o sense_n for_o he_o can_v not_o speak_v these_o word_n to_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o people_n but_o to_o the_o principal_a person_n of_o the_o several_a tribe_n by_o who_o what_o he_o say_v be_v communicate_v to_o all_o israel_n these_o be_v the_o word_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v â—hat_n you_o shall_v do_v they_o before_o they_o enter_v upon_o the_o work_n he_o admonish_v they_o that_o none_o of_o it_o must_v be_v do_v upon_o the_o sabbath_n ver._n 2._o six_o day_n shall_v work_v be_v do_v but_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n there_o shall_v be_v to_o you_o a_o holy_a sabbath_n etc._n etc._n this_o commandment_n be_v particular_o repeat_v to_o moses_n at_o the_o end_n of_o all_o the_o direction_n about_o the_o build_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n see_v xxxi_o 13_o 14_o 15._o and_o now_o repeat_v to_o they_o as_o it_o be_v at_o his_o late_a renew_v his_o covenant_n with_o they_o xxxiv_o 21._o that_o they_o may_v not_o imagine_v any_o of_o the_o work_n here_o command_v to_o be_v do_v about_o the_o tabernacle_n etc._n etc._n will_v licence_v they_o to_o break_v the_o sabbath_n the_o observation_n of_o which_o be_v the_o great_a preservative_n of_o religion_n that_o be_v the_o reason_n it_o be_v so_o often_o enjoin_v and_o particular_a care_n take_v to_o secure_v it_o and_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v omit_v that_o to_o show_v of_o what_o great_a concern_v it_o be_v he_o call_v it_o here_o as_o he_o do_v xxxi_o 15._o where_o the_o end_n and_o use_v of_o it_o be_v set_v down_o the_o sabbath_n of_o sabbath_n that_o be_v the_o great_a sabbath_n or_o rest_n ver._n 3._o you_o shall_v kindle_v no_o fire_n in_o your_o habitation_n upon_o the_o sabbath-day_n to_o dress_v their_o meat_n or_o for_o any_o other_o work_n otherwise_o they_o may_v kindle_v a_o fire_n to_o warm_v themselves_o in_o cold_a wether_n this_o be_v sufficient_o comprehend_v under_o the_o general_a command_n thou_o shall_v not_o do_v any_o work_n xx._n 10._o therefore_o the_o meaning_n be_v thou_o shall_v not_o so_o much_o as_o kindle_v a_o fire_n for_o any_o such_o purpose_n for_o that_o be_v the_o rule_n they_o give_v in_o halicoth_fw-mi olam_fw-la cap._n 2._o that_o such_o particular_a prohibition_n forbid_v the_o whole_a kind_n i._n e._n all_o manner_n of_o work_n whatsoever_o which_o be_v here_o mention_v to_o show_v they_o may_v not_o kindle_v a_o fire_n for_o this_o work_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n ver._n 4._o and_o speak_v unto_o all_o the_o congregation_n etc._n etc._n see_v v._o 1._o this_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o the_o lord_n command_v have_v secure_v the_o observation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n according_a to_o the_o direction_n give_v just_a before_o he_o come_v down_o from_o the_o mount_n the_o first_o time_n xxxi_o 13_o 14_o 15._o he_o now_o relate_v to_o they_o what_o command_v he_o receive_v from_o god_n concern_v all_o that_o follow_v ver._n 5._o take_v you_o from_o among_o you_o a_o offering_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o first_o he_o make_v a_o motion_n to_o they_o from_o the_o lord_n that_o they_o will_v make_v a_o free_a oblation_n of_o material_n for_o the_o building_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o all_o other_o thing_n which_o the_o lord_n command_v to_o be_v make_v v._o 10_o etc._n etc._n take_v you_o be_v as_o much_o as_o bring_v you_o and_o so_o we_o translate_v it_o xxv_o 2._o see_v there_o where_o it_o appear_v that_o this_o be_v the_o very_a first_o thing_n god_n say_v to_o he_o concern_v a_o voluntary_a offer_n which_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o therefore_o be_v first_o propound_v to_o the_o people_n by_o he_o whosoever_o be_v of_o a_o willing_a heart_n etc._n etc._n see_v there_o xxv_o 2._o ver._n 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o all_o these_o have_v be_v explain_v in_o the_o xxv_o chapter_n v._o 3_o 4_o 5_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 10._o every_o wisehearted_a among_o you_o shall_v come_v and_o make_v all_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v every_o skilful_a person_n in_o the_o art_n of_o make_v the_o thing_n follow_v the_o same_o be_v say_v of_o the_o woman_n v._o 25._o the_o hebrew_n word_n cochmah_n which_o we_o translate_v wisdom_n be_v use_v various_o as_o maimonides_n observe_v sometime_o for_o the_o understanding_n of_o divine_a thing_n sometime_o for_o moral_a virtue_n and_o sometime_o for_o skill_n in_o aâ—â—_n art_n of_o which_o he_o allege_v this_o place_n as_o a_o instance_n and_o sometime_o for_o craft_n and_o subtilty_n see_v more_n nevochim_n p._n iii_o c._n 54._o the_o word_n leb_n or_o heart_n be_v use_v here_o according_a to_o the_o vulgar_a opinion_n of_o those_o day_n that_o the_o heart_n be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o understanding_n and_o thus_o i_o observe_v before_o upon_o chap._n xxv_o that_o excellent_a artist_n be_v by_o the_o heathen_a call_v wiseman_n since_o which_o i_o have_v observe_v that_o this_o be_v the_o language_n of_o homer_n himself_o who_o verse_n concern_v margites_n be_v quote_v by_o aristotle_n in_o more_o place_n than_o one_o l._n vi_o moral_n ad_fw-la nicomach_n c._n 7._o &_o l._n v._o moral_n ad_fw-la endemum_fw-la c._n 7._o where_o he_o say_v he_o be_v so_o foolish_a that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o god_n neither_o make_v he_o a_o ditcher_n nor_o a_o ploughman_n nor_o any_o other_o sort_n of_o wiseman_n upon_o which_o aristotle_n note_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o ascribe_v wisdom_n in_o art_n to_o those_o who_o excel_v in_o they_o and_o then_o he_o instance_n in_o phidias_n a_o stone-cutter_n and_o pobycletus_n a_o statuary_n ver._n 11._o the_o tabernacle_n this_o signify_v sometime_o the_o whole_a structure_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n but_o here_o only_a the_o fine_a inward_a curtain_n mention_v xxvi_o 1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n his_o tent._n this_o signify_v the_o curtain_n of_o goatshair_n which_o be_v lay_v over_o the_o other_o xxvi_o 7_o etc._n etc._n his_o cover_v of_o rams-skin_n and_o badger-skin_n which_o be_v throw_v over_o the_o other_o two_o xxvi_o 14._o his_o tache_n and_o his_o board_n his_o bar_n his_o pillar_n and_o his_o socket_n all_o these_o be_v explain_v in_o that_o chapter_n ver._n 12._o the_o ark_n and_o his_o staff_n with_o the_o mercy-seat_n see_v xxv_o 10_o 13_o 17._o and_o the_o veil_n of_o the_o cover_v whereby_o the_o holy_a be_v separate_v from_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n which_o be_v here_o fit_o mention_v between_o the_o mercy-seat_n which_o be_v within_o and_o the_o table_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v without_o this_o veil_n ver._n 13._o the_o table_n and_o his_o staff_n and_o all_o his_o vessel_n see_v all_o these_o explain_v xxv_o 23_o 24_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o shewbread_n this_o be_v a_o short_a expression_n one_o word_n as_o be_v usual_a be_v cut_v off_o viz._n the_o dish_n in_o which_o the_o shewbread_n be_v set_v for_o moses_n have_v not_o order_n to_o make_v the_o bread_n itself_o but_o the_o dish_n as_o i_o say_v on_o which_o the_o loaf_n be_v lay_v xxv_o 29._o ver._n 14._o the_o candlestick_n also_o for_o the_o light_n and_o his_o furniture_n and_o his_o lamp_n see_v xxvi_o 31_o 32_o etc._n etc._n with_o the_o oil_n for_o the_o light_n see_v xxvii_o 20_o 21._o ver._n 15._o and_o the_o incense_n altar_n and_o the_o staff_n see_v xxxi_o 1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o anoint_v oil_n xxxi_o 23_o 24_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o sweet_a incense_n xxxi_o 34_o etc._n etc._n he_o mention_v before_o the_o material_n for_o they_o v._n 8._o and_o now_o the_o thing_n themselves_o and_o the_o hang_n for_o the_o door_n at_o the_o enter_v in_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o this_o see_v xxvi_o 36._o ver._n 16._o and_o the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_a with_o his_o brazen_a grate_n his_o staff_n these_o be_v explain_v xxvii_o 1_o 2_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o and_o all_o his_o vessel_n see_v there_o v._o 3._o the_o laver_n and_o his_o foot_n see_v xxix_o 17_o 18._o ver._n 17._o the_o hang_n of_o the_o court_n his_o pillar_n and_o their_o socket_n see_v xxvii_o 9_o 10_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o hang_n for_o the_o door_n of_o the_o court_n see_v there_o v._o 16._o ver._n 18._o the_o pin_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n etc._n etc._n xxvii_o 19_o ver._n 19_o the_o clothes_n of_o the_o service_n to_o do_v service_n in_o the_o holy_a place_n the_o holy_a garment_n for_o aaron_n the_o priest_n and_o his_o son_n etc._n etc._n of_o which_o there_o be_v a_o account_n in_o the_o whole_a xxviiith_z chapter_n and_o moses_n here_o make_v this_o large_a enumeration_n of_o all_o the_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v command_v v._o 10._o that_o they_o may_v be_v
stir_v up_o to_o be_v the_o more_o liberal_a in_o their_o offer_n when_o they_o see_v how_o many_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v do_v ver._n 20._o and_o all_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n who_o he_o have_v summon_v to_o meet_v together_o v._o 1._o depart_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o moses_n when_o he_o have_v report_v to_o they_o what_o order_n he_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o divine_a majesty_n in_o the_o mount_n v._o 4_o 5_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 21._o and_o they_o come_v be_v dismiss_v to_o their_o own_o tent_n they_o go_v thither_o only_o to_o fetch_v a_o offer_n to_o the_o lord_n which_o they_o come_v and_o bring_v immediate_o every_o one_o who_o heart_n stir_v he_o up_o who_o mind_n be_v raise_v to_o a_o free_a and_o cheerful_a readiness_n the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v lift_v he_o up_o that_o be_v have_v animum_fw-la excelsum_fw-la a_o noble_a mind_n or_o be_v of_o a_o generous_a spirit_n as_o the_o follow_a word_n import_v every_o one_o who_o his_o spirit_n make_v willing_a and_o they_o bring_v the_o lord_n offering_z an_z offering_z to_z the_o lord_z as_o moses_n exhort_v v._n 5._o to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n for_o the_o build_n a_o sanctuary_n wherein_o god_n may_v dwell_v among_o they_o xxv_o 8._o and_o for_o all_o his_o service_n for_o all_o that_o belong_v to_o the_o furniture_n of_o it_o both_z within_z and_o without_o which_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o verse_n before-going_a and_o for_o the_o holy_a garment_n that_o the_o priest_n may_v minister_v there_o in_o their_o office_n v._o 19_o ver._n 22._o and_o they_o come_v both_o man_n and_o woman_n as_o many_o as_o be_v willing-hearted_n who_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o bring_v bracelet_n and_o earring_n and_o ring_n they_o be_v no_o less_o forward_o to_o offer_v to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n than_o they_o have_v be_v to_o the_o make_v the_o golden_a calf_n xxxii_o 2_o 3._o for_o which_o offence_n they_o now_o make_v some_o sort_n of_o satisfaction_n be_v more_o liberal_a in_o contribute_v to_o this_o work_n than_o they_o be_v to_o that_o for_o we_o read_v there_o only_o of_o their_o earring_n which_o they_o break_v off_o from_o their_o ear_n and_o bring_v to_o aaron_n but_o here_o of_o their_o bracelet_n also_o and_o ring_n with_o other_o thing_n for_o though_o they_o may_v be_v suppose_v to_o have_v part_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n on_o that_o wicked_a account_n it_o do_v not_o make_v those_o who_o be_v touch_v with_o what_o moses_n say_v less_o willing_a to_o give_v a_o fresh_a to_o a_o holy_a use_n tablet_n the_o hebrew_n word_n comaz_n or_o camaz_n be_v of_o very_o uncertain_a signification_n for_o some_o make_v it_o a_o ornament_n of_o the_o arm_n and_o other_o of_o some_o other_o part_n but_o the_o chaldee_n take_v it_o for_o something_o about_o the_o breast_n a_o fascia_fw-la say_v elias_n wherewith_o woman_n tie_v up_o and_o compress_v their_o breast_n to_o make_v they_o appear_v more_o beautiful_a by_o be_v round_o this_o bochartus_fw-la approve_v in_o his_o canaan_n l._n ii_o c._n 5._o all_o jewel_n of_o gold_n all_o the_o four_o forename_a sort_n of_o ornament_n be_v of_o gold_n and_o every_o man_n that_o offer_v offer_v a_o offer_n of_o gold_n unto_o the_o lord_n the_o first_o oblation_n that_o be_v bring_v either_o by_o the_o woman_n or_o the_o man_n be_v all_o of_o gold_n and_o then_o follow_v mean_a thing_n which_o the_o people_n of_o low_a condition_n bring_v to_o the_o lord_n ver._n 23._o and_o every_o man_n with_o who_o be_v find_v blue_a and_o purple_a and_o scarlet_a and_o sine_fw-la linen_n etc._n etc._n the_o common_a sort_n of_o people_n also_o offer_v such_o as_o they_o have_v yarn_n and_o sine_fw-la linen_n goatshair_n and_o skin_n see_v xxv_o 4_o 5._o ver._n 24._o every_o one_o that_o do_v offer_v a_o offer_n of_o silver_n and_o brass_n etc._n etc._n those_o of_o a_o middle_a condition_n offer_v silver_n and_o brass_n and_o shittim-wood_n all_o which_o be_v necessary_a for_o several_a use_n for_o the_o ark_n and_o the_o table_n be_v to_o be_v overlay_v with_o gold_n of_o which_o the_o candlestick_n and_o several_a other_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v make_v see_v chap._n xxv_o the_o inward_a curtain_n be_v to_o be_v make_v of_o the_o yarn_n and_o the_o outward_a of_o goatshair_n and_o the_o cover_v of_o both_o of_o skin_n the_o foundation_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v of_o silver_n and_o the_o tache_n of_o the_o curtain_n and_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_a of_o brass_n and_o shittim-wood_n be_v use_v about_o the_o board_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o ark_n table_n etc._n etc._n see_v chap._n xxv_o xxvi_o xxvii_o ver._n 25._o and_o all_o the_o woman_n that_o be_v wisehearted_a do_v spin_v with_o their_o hand_n and_o bring_v that_o which_o they_o have_v spin_v etc._n etc._n not_o only_o the_o man_n but_o the_o woman_n also_o bring_v material_n for_o the_o house_n and_o more_o than_o that_o such_o as_o be_v skilful_a among_o they_o spin_v both_o yarn_n and_o thread_n which_o be_v the_o proper_a work_n of_o woman_n not_o of_o men._n unto_o which_o work_n alone_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o apply_v themselves_o if_o by_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o place_n no_o other_o work_n such_o as_o knit_n and_o sew_v with_o their_o needle_n etc._n etc._n be_v usual_o perform_v by_o they_o as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v l._n iii_o de_fw-la vxor_fw-la hebr._n c._n 10._o where_o he_o treat_v of_o all_o the_o employment_n of_o their_o woman_n ver._n 26._o and_o all_o the_o woman_n who_o heart_n stir_v they_o up_o who_o mind_n be_v elevate_v to_o excellent_a contrivance_n in_o wisdom_n spin_a goatshair_n with_o great_a art_n spin_v goatshair_n which_o be_v not_o so_o easy_a as_o to_o spin_v wool_n and_o flax._n for_o though_o their_o goat_n be_v shear_v in_o those_o country_n as_o sheep_n be_v here_o their_o hair_n be_v long_o than_o we_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o skill_n require_v to_o work_v it_o into_o a_o thread_n and_o to_o make_v stuff_n of_o it_o see_v bochart_n hierozoic_n p._n i._o l._n ii_o c._n 51._o in_o old_a time_n also_o woman_n be_v wont_a to_o weave_v as_o well_o as_o spin_v as_o appear_v not_o only_o out_o of_o the_o sacred_a book_n but_o out_o of_o homer_n plato_n cicero_n and_o many_o other_o author_n mention_v by_o braunius_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr vestitu_fw-la sacerd._n hebr._n l._n i._n c._n 17._o where_o he_o observe_v n._n 33._o out_o of_o herodotus_n that_o he_o show_v the_o egyptian_a custom_n to_o be_v different_a in_o many_o thing_n from_o those_o of_o other_o nation_n mention_n this_o among_o the_o rest_n that_o their_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sit_v at_o home_n and_o weave_v while_o their_o woman_n go_v abroad_o and_o buy_v and_o sell_v l._n ii_o c._n 35._o ver._n 27._o and_o the_o ruler_n bring_v onyx-stone_n and_o stone_n to_o be_v set_v for_o the_o ephod_n and_o for_o the_o breastplate_n the_o great_a man_n also_o offer_v suitable_a to_o their_o quality_n such_o thing_n as_o the_o people_n can_v not_o furnish_v viz._n precious_a stone_n for_o use_n mention_v xxv_o 7._o xxviii_o 9_o 17_o 18_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 28._o and_o spice_n and_o oil_n for_o the_o light_n and_o for_o the_o anoint_v oil_n etc._n etc._n such_o principal_a spice_n as_o we_o translate_v it_o mention_v xxx_o 23_o 34._o together_o with_o oil_n for_o the_o light_n xxvii_o 20._o which_o be_v so_o pure_a that_o ordinary_a person_n have_v it_o not_o for_o there_o be_v several_a sort_n of_o olive_n as_o fort._n scacchus_n show_v myrothec_n sacr._n elaeochrism_n p._n i._o c._n 4_o 5._o some_o of_o which_o be_v not_o so_o common_a as_o the_o other_o and_o therefore_o of_o great_a value_n ver._n 29._o the_o child_n of_o israel_n bring_v a_o willing_a offer_n etc._n etc._n to_o sum_v up_o all_o in_o a_o few_o word_n they_o bring_v whatsoever_o be_v necessary_a for_o all_o manner_n of_o work_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v to_o be_v make_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n who_o he_o employ_v to_o deliver_v these_o command_n to_o his_o people_n ver._n 30._o and_o moses_n say_v see_v the_o lord_n have_v call_v by_o name_n etc._n etc._n have_v principal_o make_v choice_n of_o bezaleel_n to_o undertake_v and_o perform_v this_o work_n this_o he_o say_v that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v solicitous_a about_o artist_n to_o make_v all_o that_o be_v propound_v for_o they_o know_v that_o there_o be_v none_o among_o they_o breed_v to_o such_o employment_n moses_n therefore_o inform_v they_o in_o the_o first_o place_n that_o god_n have_v provide_v himself_o of_o a_o master-workman_n as_o he_o tell_v he_o xxxi_o 1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 31._o and_o he_o have_v fill_v he_o with_o the_o
to_o israel_n under_o the_o figure_n of_o a_o most_o love_a husband_n who_o deny_v his_o wife_n nothing_o though_o never_o so_o costly_a say_v he_o shod_a she_o with_o thacas_n which_o i_o since_o sin_v translate_v by_o a_o anonymous_n author_n with_o purple_a shoe_n chap._n xxxvii_o in_o this_o chapter_n moses_n give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o make_n of_o all_o the_o furniture_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n with_o such_o exactness_n as_o he_o describe_v the_o make_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n itself_o in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n to_o show_v that_o god_n direction_n about_o the_o make_v every_o thing_n be_v punctual_o observe_v nothing_o be_v omit_v or_o add_v but_o all_o make_v according_a to_o the_o pattern_n in_o the_o mount_n xxv_o 9_o 40._o in_o which_o chapter_n most_o of_o the_o thing_n here_o mention_v be_v explain_v and_o there_o needs_o little_a to_o be_v add_v here_o ver._n 1._o and_o bezaleel_n make_v the_o ark_n of_o shittim-wood_n etc._n etc._n abarbinel_n fancy_n that_o though_o other_o thing_n be_v make_v by_o inferior_a artificer_n who_o bezaleel_n direct_v yet_o the_o ark_n because_o of_o its_o dignity_n and_o pre-eminence_n above_o all_o other_o thing_n be_v make_v by_o he_o without_o the_o help_n of_o any_o other_o and_o so_o rambam_fw-la also_o from_o whence_o the_o jew_n common_o call_v it_o as_o buxtorf_n observe_v the_o ark_n of_o bezaleel_n but_o this_o have_v no_o good_a foundation_n for_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v make_v also_o every_o thing_n else_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o table_n and_o all_o its_o vessel_n in_o short_a every_o thing_n mention_v in_o this_o chapter_n and_o in_o the_o next_o also_o and_o in_o the_o forego_n v._o 10_o 11_o etc._n etc._n he_o therefore_o be_v say_v to_o have_v make_v the_o ark_n etc._n etc._n because_o he_o give_v direction_n to_o the_o under_o workman_n and_o see_v they_o make_v it_o ver._n 10._o and_o he_o make_v the_o table_n of_o shittim-wood_n etc._n etc._n next_o to_o the_o ark_n the_o mercy-seat_n and_o the_o cherubim_n which_o belong_v to_o it_o the_o table_n and_o the_o vessel_n appertain_v to_o it_o be_v the_o principal_a thing_n within_o the_o tabernacle_n see_v xxv_o 23_o etc._n etc._n where_o all_o the_o thing_n mention_v between_o this_o verse_n and_o the_o seventeen_o be_v explain_v ver._n 17._o and_o he_o make_v the_o candlestick_n etc._n etc._n the_o order_n which_o moses_n receive_v for_o the_o make_v this_o the_o branch_n and_o the_o lamp_n thereof_o and_o every_o thing_n appertain_v to_o it_o be_v set_v down_o xxv_o 31_o 32_o etc._n etc._n which_o bezaleel_n exact_o follow_v ver._n 25._o he_o make_v the_o incense_n altar_n etc._n etc._n this_o and_o all_o that_o follow_v in_o the_o three_o next_o verse_n see_v explain_v xxx_o 1_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 29._o and_o he_o make_v the_o holy_a anoint_v oil_n etc._n etc._n see_v xxx_o 31_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o pure_a incense_n etc._n etc._n xxx_o 34_o etc._n etc._n chap._n xxxviii_o verse_n 1._o and_o he_o make_v the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_a etc._n etc._n have_v give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o make_n of_o all_o the_o furniture_n of_o the_o house_n he_o proceed_v to_o show_v how_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v without_o door_n with_o the_o same_o exactness_n according_a to_o the_o divine_a prescription_n all_o which_o bezaleel_n can_v not_o make_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n but_o he_o be_v chief_a director_n in_o these_o thing_n as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o work_n five_o cubit_n be_v the_o length_n thereof_o etc._n etc._n see_v xxvii_o 1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n where_o this_o and_o the_o six_o follow_a verse_n be_v explain_v ver._n 8._o and_o he_o make_v the_o laver_n of_o brass_n etc._n etc._n see_v xxx_o 18._o where_o order_n be_v give_v for_o the_o make_n of_o this_o laver_n and_o its_o situation_n direct_v but_o neither_o there_o nor_o here_o be_v we_o tell_v the_o figure_n or_o dimension_n of_o it_o but_o have_v a_o particular_a remark_n in_o this_o place_n concern_v the_o material_n out_o of_o which_o it_o be_v make_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n of_o the_o look_a glass_n so_o we_o interpret_v the_o hebrew_n word_n maroth_n because_o now_o such_o thing_n be_v common_o make_v of_o glass_n but_o ancient_o of_o polish_a brass_n which_o they_o look_v upon_o as_o far_o better_a than_o silver_n for_o that_o make_v a_o weak_a reflection_n as_o vitruvius_n inform_v we_o l._n vii_o c._n 3._o and_o the_o best_a of_o these_o specula_fw-la be_v among_o the_o ancient_a roman_n make_v at_o brundisium_n of_o brass_n and_o tin_n mix_v together_o as_o pliny_n tell_v we_o l._n xxxiii_o 9_o xxxiv_o 17._o this_o show_v the_o laver_n be_v make_v of_o the_o fine_a and_o most_o pure_a brass_n of_o the_o woman_n assemble_v which_o assemble_v at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n the_o hebrew_n word_n hattzobeoth_v signify_v that_o they_o come_v by_o troop_n to_o make_v this_o present_a to_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o lxx_o and_o chaldee_n understanding_n it_o of_o such_o woman_n as_o come_v together_o to_o serve_v god_n by_o fast_v and_o prayer_n for_o there_o be_v the_o same_o word_n use_v in_o 1_o sam._n ii_o 22._o most_o interpreter_n think_v they_o that_o make_v this_o oblation_n be_v very_o devout_a woman_n who_o be_v wont_a to_o spend_v much_o time_n at_o the_o tabernacle_n where_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n be_v for_o moses_n his_o tent_n serve_v instead_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o be_v so_o call_v till_o this_o tabernacle_n be_v build_v xxxiii_o 7_o etc._n etc._n thus_o aben-ezra_n also_o observe_v upon_o these_o word_n that_o these_o woman_n make_v a_o freewill_n offer_v of_o the_o looking-glass_n wherein_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o behold_v the_o beauty_n of_o their_o face_n and_o to_o dress_v and_o adorn_v their_o head_n it_o seem_v to_o argue_v their_o very_a religious_a mind_n despise_v the_o vanity_n of_o the_o world_n and_o delight_v far_o more_o in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n ver._n 9_o and_o he_o make_v the_o court_n etc._n etc._n all_o that_o follow_v from_o this_o place_n to_o v._o 21._o be_v explain_v in_o the_o xxvii_o chapter_n from_o v._o 9_o to_o v._o 20._o except_o two_o or_o three_o word_n which_o i_o shall_v here_o take_v notice_n of_o ver._n 17._o the_o chapiters_n of_o silver_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o rashim_n chapiters_n in_o the_o xxvii_o chapter_n but_o only_o of_o vavim_n or_o hook_n which_o be_v of_o silver_n v._o 10._o &_o 17._o but_o this_o verse_n show_v that_o those_o hook_n be_v in_o the_o chapiters_n or_o head_n of_o the_o pillar_n out_o of_o which_o those_o arise_v as_o a_o ornament_n to_o they_o ver._n 18._o and_o the_o height_n in_o the_o breadth_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v a_o hebrew_n phrase_n signify_v the_o height_n of_o the_o hang_v itself_o who_o breadth_n when_o it_o lay_v along_o be_v call_v its_o height_n when_o it_o be_v hang_v up_o and_o that_o be_v five_o cubit_n proportionable_a to_o the_o hang_n of_o the_o court_n which_o be_v five_o cubit_n high_a xxvii_o 18._o ver._n 21._o this_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n even_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o testimony_n etc._n etc._n some_o will_v have_v this_o relate_v to_o the_o forenamed_a thing_n mention_v in_o this_o and_o in_o the_o foregoing_a chapter_n but_o i_o take_v it_o rather_o to_o be_v a_o preface_n to_o the_o account_n which_o moses_n order_v to_o be_v take_v of_o all_o the_o gold_n silver_n and_o brass_n that_o be_v employ_v in_o building_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n which_o be_v sum_v up_o amount_v to_o so_o many_o talent_n as_o be_v mention_v v._n 24_o etc._n etc._n for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o levite_n rather_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o levite_n who_o moses_n appoint_v to_o take_v the_o account_n of_o all_o the_o expense_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o ithamar_n son_n to_o aaron_n the_o priest_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o ithamar_n the_o young_a son_n of_o aaron_n who_o he_o appoint_v to_o preside_v over_o the_o levite_n in_o take_v this_o account_n ver._n 22._o and_o bezaleel_n the_o son_n of_o uri_n make_v all_o that_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n which_o gold_n silver_n and_o brass_n be_v commit_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o bezaleel_n though_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o workman_n xxxvi_o 2_o 3._o as_o the_o principal_a person_n who_o be_v to_o see_v it_o employ_v in_o make_v every_o thing_n which_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n ver._n 23._o and_o with_o he_o be_v aholiab_n etc._n etc._n unto_o who_o god_n join_v aholiab_n as_o his_o associate_n in_o so_o great_a a_o undertake_n who_o make_v use_v of_o several_a other_o who_o they_o teach_v in_o those_o art_n which_o god_n by_o a_o extraordinary_a inspiration_n have_v make_v they_o to_o understand_v xxxv_o
17_o 25._o and_o sometime_o at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n xxxi_o deut._n 14_o 15._o because_o the_o cloud_n abide_v thereon_o and_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n fill_v the_o house_n the_o cloud_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o two_o different_a thing_n but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o as_o the_o pillar_n of_o cloud_n and_o of_o fire_n be_v for_o outward_o it_o be_v a_o cloud_n and_o inward_o a_o fire_n and_o according_o here_o the_o external_n part_n of_o it_o cover_v the_o tabernacle_n without_o while_o the_o internal_a part_n shine_v in_o full_a glory_n within_o the_o house_n thus_o it_o be_v upon_o mount_n sinai_n where_o moses_n be_v say_v to_o draw_v near_o to_o the_o thick_a darkness_n where_o god_n be_v xx._n 21._o that_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v in_o that_o thick_a darkness_n and_o so_o we_o read_v before_o that_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v in_o the_o cloud_n xvi_o 10._o and_o so_o those_o word_n be_v to_o be_v interpret_v xxiv_o 16._o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_z abode_n upon_o mount_n sinai_n and_o the_o cloud_n cover_v it_o that_o be_v cover_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n not_o the_o mount_n six_o day_n after_o which_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n break_v through_o it_o and_o appear_v like_o devour_a fire_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o the_o people_n v._o 17._o ver._n 36._o and_o when_o the_o cloud_n be_v take_v up_o from_o over_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n go_v onward_o in_o their_o journey_n that_o be_v the_o lord_z who_o glorious_a presence_n be_v in_o this_o cloud_n lead_v and_o conduct_v they_o in_o all_o their_o removal_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v say_v to_o have_v journey_v at_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n because_o when_o the_o cloud_n wherein_o the_o lord_n be_v be_v take_v up_o than_o they_o journey_v ix_o numb_a 17_o 18_o 20_o 23._o ver._n 37._o but_o if_o the_o cloud_n be_v not_o take_v up_o than_o they_o journey_v not_o till_o the_o day_n that_o it_o be_v take_v up_o they_o be_v whole_o govern_v by_o its_o motion_n and_o follow_v its_o direction_n ver._n 38._o for_o the_o cloud_n of_o the_o lord_n so_o it_o be_v call_v also_o in_o x_o numb_a 34._o because_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v in_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o tabernacle_n by_o day_n and_o so_o it_o be_v by_o night_n but_o then_o have_v another_o appearance_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v and_o fire_n be_v on_o it_o by_o night_n the_o fire_n and_o the_o cloud_n as_o i_o say_v v._n 35._o be_v not_o different_a thing_n but_o the_o same_o pillar_n which_o be_v dark_a by_o day_n when_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o light_n shine_v like_o fire_n by_o night_n when_o the_o dark_a part_n of_o it_o can_v not_o be_v see_v to_o lead_v and_o conduct_v they_o it_o appear_v therefore_o like_o a_o cloud_n by_o day_n and_o turn_v the_o light_a side_n to_o they_o which_o be_v bright_a as_o fire_n by_o night_n that_o they_o may_v march_v if_o there_o be_v occasion_n by_o its_o direction_n both_o day_n and_o night_n and_o thus_o it_o be_v describe_v xiii_o 21_o 22._o ix_o numb_a 15_o 16_o etc._n etc._n and_o so_o this_o verse_n may_v be_v translate_v the_o cloud_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o the_o tabernacle_n by_o day_n and_o the_o fire_n be_v bo_z in_o it_o i.e._n in_o the_o cloud_n by_o night_n for_o so_o they_o be_v elsewhere_o describe_v as_o one_o within_o the_o other_o v_z deut._n 22._o the_o lord_z speak_v unto_o all_o your_o assembly_n out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o fire_n of_o the_o cloud_n and_o of_o the_o thick_a darkness_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n throughout_o all_o their_o journey_n the_o whole_a congregation_n have_v constant_o this_o comfortable_a token_n of_o god_n presence_n among_o they_o by_o the_o cloud_n in_o the_o day_n time_n and_o fire_n in_o the_o night_n which_o never_o leave_v they_o all_o the_o time_n they_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n but_o bring_v they_o 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p._n 136._o l._n 12._o r._n quastiones_n alnetanae_n p._n 138._o l._n 23._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 139._o l._n 4._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 141._o l._n 23._o for_o aretius_n r._n huetius_n l._n 25._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 143._o l._n 17._o r._n as_o the_o jew_n do_v long_a p._n 153._o l._n 20_o 31._o r._n schechin_n p._n 163._o l._n 22._o r._n as_o the_o wheat_n and_o the_o rye_n 23._o r._n tree_n be_v not_o break_v p._n 193._o l._n 1._o r._n express_o p._n 197._o l._n 4._o r._n elaeochrisin_n p._n 220._o l._n 22._o r._n without_o the_o profession_n p._n 242._o l._n 14._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 249._o l._n penult_n r._n so_o long_o p._n 250._o l._n 28._o r._n the_o next_o verse_n p._n 251._o l._n 12._o r._n to_o protect_v they_o p._n 256._o l._n 29._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 262._o l._n 4._o r._n tell_v this_o story_n p._n 268._o l._n 13._o r._n compact_a p._n 278._o l._n 25._o r._n distress_n p._n 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15._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 513._o l._n 33._o r._n set_v it_o up_o p._n 520_o l._n 19_o r._n make_v for_o it_o p._n 545._o l._n 31._o r._n jaspis_n p._n 559._o l._n 2._o r._n letter_n deep_a p._n 567._o l._n 1._o r._n and_o his_o son_n &_o his_o son_n garment_n p._n 572._o l._n 24._o r._n which_o go_v round_o p._n 573._o l._n ult_n r._n the_o jew_n say_v p._n 580._o l._n 18._o r._n in_o the_o first_o p._n 585._o l._n 30._o r._n that_o he_o may_v p._n 586._o l._n 11._o r._n at_o his_o entrance_n p._n 608._o l._n 19_o r._n periegetes_n p._n 609._o l._n 15._o r._n unto_o thou_o p._n 614._o l._n 9_o r._n take_v to_o the_o rosamim_n l._n 11._o r._n take_v to_o thou_o p._n 617._o l._n 6._o r._n content_v themselves_o p._n 623._o l._n 13._o r._n be_v order_v p._n 631._o l._n 8._o r._n rebuke_v they_o p._n 640._o l._n 11._o r._n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 642._o l._n 30._o r._n make_v thou_o prince_n p._n 666._o l._n 18._o r._n v._o 20._o p._n 674._o l._n 25._o r._n till_o man_n p._n 677._o l._n 16._o r._n thy_o inheritance_n p._n 679._o l._n 17._o r._n ad_fw-la praelium_fw-la ferunt_fw-la p._n 683._o l._n 20._o r._n fear_v oct_n of_o their_o p._n 714._o l._n 9_o r._n author_n of_o sepher_n l._n 26._o r._n in_o the_o latter_a end_n it_o be_v probable_a p._n 721._o l._n 7._o r._n as_o the_o priess_n book_n write_v by_o simon_n patrick_n d._n d._n now_o lord_n bishop_n of_o ely_z and_o print_v for_o richard_n chiswell_n the_o parable_n of_o the_o pilgrim_n write_v to_o a_o friend_n the_o 6_o edition_n 4to_o 1681._o mensa_fw-la mystica_fw-la or_o a_o discourse_n concern_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n in_o which_o the_o end_n of_o its_o institution_n be_v so_o manifest_v our_o address_n to_o it_o so_o direct_v our_o behaviour_n there_o and_o afterward_o so_o compose_v that_o we_o may_v not_o lose_v the_o profit_n which_o be_v to_o be_v receive_v by_o it_o with_o prayer_n and_o thanksgiving_n insert_v to_o which_o be_v annex_v aqua_fw-la genitalis_fw-la a_o discourse_n concern_v baptism_n in_o which_o be_v insert_v a_o discourse_n to_o persuade_v to_o a_o confirmation_n of_o the_o baptismal_a vow_n 8vo_fw-la jewish_a hypocrisy_n a_o caveat_n to_o the_o present_a generation_n wherein_o be_v show_v both_o the_o false_a and_o the_o true_a way_n to_o a_o nation_n or_o person_n complete_a happiness_n from_o the_o sickness_n and_o recovery_n of_o the_o jewish_a state_n to_o which_o be_v add_v a_o discourse_n upon_o micah_n 6._o 8._o belong_v to_o the_o same_o matter_n 8vo_fw-la divine_a arithmetic_n a_o sermon_n at_o the_o funeral_n of_o mr._n samuel_n jacomb_n minister_n of_o st._n mary-woolnoth-church_n in_o lombardstreet_n london_n with_o a_o account_n of_o his_o life_n 8vo_fw-la a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o funeral_n of_o mr._n tho._n grigg_n rector_n of_o st._n andrew-vndershaft_a london_n 4to_fw-la a_o exposition_n of_o the_o ten_o commandment_n 8vo_fw-la heart_n ease_n or_o a_o remedy_n against_o all_o trouble_n with_o a_o consolatory_a discourse_n particular_o direct_v to_o those_o who_o have_v lose_v their_o friend_n and_o rekition_n to_o which_o be_v add_v two_o paper_n print_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o late_a plague_n the_o six_o edition_n correct_v 12mo_fw-la 1695._o the_o pillar_n and_o ground_n of_o truth_n a_o treatise_n show_v that_o the_o roman_a church_n false_o claim_v to_o be_v that_o church_n and_o the_o pillar_n of_o that_o truth_n mention_v by_o st._n paul_n in_o 1_o tim._n 3._o 15._o 4to_fw-la a_o examination_n of_o bellarmin_n second_o note_n of_o the_o church_n viz._n a_o ntiqvity_n 4to_fw-la a_o examination_n of_o the_o text_n which_o papist_n cite_v out_o of_o the_o bible_n to_o prove_v the_o supremacy_n of_o st._n peter_n and_o of_o the_o pope_n over_o the_o whole_a church_n in_o two_o part_n 4to_fw-la a_o private_a prayer_n to_o be_v use_v in_o difficult_a time_n a_o thanksgiving_n for_o our_o late_a wonderful_a deliverance_n a_o prayer_n for_o charity_n peace_n and_o unity_n chief_o to_o be_v use_v in_o lent_n a_o sermon_n preach_v upon_o st._n peter_n day_n print_v with_o enlargement_n 4to_fw-la a_o sermon_n preach_v in_o st._n james_n chapel_n before_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n jan._n 20._o 1688._o on_o isaiah_n 11._o 6._o a_o second_o part_n of_o the_o sermon_n before_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n on_o the_o same_o text._n preach_v in_o covent-garden_n a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o queen_n in_o march_n 1688_o 9_o on_o colos_n 3._o 15._o a_o sermon_n against_o murmur_a preach_v at_o covent-garden_n in_o lent_n 1688_o 9_o on_o 1_o cor._n 10._o 10._o a_o sermon_n against_o censure_v preach_v at_o covent-garden_n in_o advent_n 1688._o on_o 1_o cor._n 4._o 10._o fast-sermon_n before_o the_o king_n and_o queen_n apr._n 16._o 1690._o on_o prov._n 14._o 34._o a_o thanksgiving-sermon_n before_o the_o lord_n nou._n 26._o 1691._o for_o reduce_v of_o ireland_n and_o the_o king_n be_v safe_a return_n on_o deut._n 4._o 9_o a_o fast-sermon_n before_o the_o queen_n apr._n 8._o 1692._o on_o numb_a 10._o 9_o sermon_n before_o the_o lord_n mayor_n at_o st._n bride_n church_n on_o easter-munday_n 1696_o on_o 2_o tim._n 2._o 8._o a_o commentary_n on_o the_o first_o book_n of_o moses_n call_v geneses_n 4to_o 1695._o a_o commentary_n on_o the_o second_o book_n of_o moses_n call_v exodus_fw-la 4to_fw-la 1697._o a_o sermon_n before_o the_o lord_n nou._n 5._o 1696._o on_o dan._n 4._o 35._o
twice_o as_o great_a for_o they_o make_v two_o calf_n though_o they_o have_v see_v the_o terrible_a punishment_n which_o come_v upon_o their_o forefather_n from_o make_v one_o ver._n 35._o and_o the_o lord_n plague_v the_o people_n with_o the_o pestilence_n as_o some_o imagine_v though_o it_o be_v not_o mention_v in_o scripture_n or_o he_o mean_v all_o the_o evil_n that_o afterward_o consume_v they_o in_o the_o wilderness_n but_o there_o be_v those_o who_o understand_v this_o of_o the_o slaughter_n make_v by_o the_o levite_n which_o he_o brief_o repeat_v as_o the_o manner_n sometime_o be_v in_o these_o write_n as_o a_o conclusion_n to_o this_o history_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n because_o they_o make_v the_o calf_n which_o aaron_n make_v provoke_v he_o to_o make_v chap._n xxxiii_o verse_n 1._o and_z the_o lord_z say_v unto_o moses_n depart_v and_o go_v up_o hence_o thou_o and_o thy_o people_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v a_o renewal_a of_o the_o order_n he_o have_v already_o give_v xxxii_o 34._o which_o he_o further_o explain_v by_o express_o assure_v he_o he_o will_v make_v good_a his_o promise_n to_o their_o forefather_n of_o which_o moses_n have_v remember_v he_o xxxii_o 13._o but_o they_o be_v not_o by_o this_o order_v present_o to_o remove_v till_o moses_n have_v be_v again_o in_o the_o mount_n and_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v set_v up_o and_o all_o the_o service_n of_o it_o prescribe_v and_o i_o will_v send_v a_o angel_n before_o thou_o and_o i_o will_v drive_v out_o the_o canaanite_n the_o amorite_n etc._n etc._n i_o will_v not_o whole_o withdraw_v my_o protection_n from_o you_o as_o he_o have_v for_o the_o present_a xxxii_o 25._o but_o send_v one_o of_o my_o minister_n to_o discomsit_v your_o enemy_n till_o you_o get_v possession_n of_o their_o land_n ver._n 3._o for_o i_o will_v not_o go_v up_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o for_o though_o i_o intend_v to_o have_v dwell_v among_o you_o myself_o by_o my_o special_a presence_n which_o be_v in_o the_o schechinah_n xxv_o 8._o xxix_o 43_o 45_o 46._o you_o have_v just_o forfeit_v that_o favour_n the_o chaldee_n give_v the_o true_a sense_n of_o this_o speech_n i_o will_v not_o make_v my_o majesty_n so_o the_o schechinah_n or_o divine_a glory_n be_v call_v to_o go_v up_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o and_o according_o it_o follow_v v._o 7_o 8_o 9_o that_o he_o do_v remove_v to_o a_o distance_n from_o they_o concern_v that_o phrase_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o see_v xvii_o 7._o for_o thou_o be_v a_o stiff-necked_a people_n see_v xxxii_o 9_o lest_o i_o consume_v thou_o in_o the_o way_n it_o be_v not_o fit_a for_o i_o to_o see_v myself_o affront_v to_o my_o face_n by_o stiff-necked_a offender_n and_o not_o punish_v they_o with_o utter_a destruction_n this_o be_v a_o argument_n that_o the_o angel_n he_o say_v he_o will_v send_v before_o they_o be_v not_o god_n himself_o as_o the_o eternal_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v for_o then_o he_o will_v have_v have_v the_o same_o reason_n to_o consume_v they_o for_o their_o disobedience_n ver._n 4._o and_o when_o the_o people_n hear_v these_o evil_a tiding_n this_o threaten_n of_o such_o a_o grievous_a punishment_n they_o mourn_v fast_v perhaps_o and_o weep_v and_o hang_v down_o their_o head_n with_o shame_n and_o sorrow_n and_o no_o man_n do_v put_v on_o he_o his_o ornament_n but_o every_o one_o lay_v aside_o his_o usual_a attire_n and_o appear_v in_o the_o habit_n of_o penitent_n which_o in_o after_o time_n be_v sackcloth_n ver._n 5._o for_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v unto_o moses_n say_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n you_o be_v a_o stiff-necked_a people_n i_o will_v come_v up_o into_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o in_o a_o moment_n and_o consume_v thou_o this_o verse_n give_v a_o reason_n of_o their_o mourn_a because_o moses_n have_v by_o god_n order_n say_v to_o they_o what_o god_n say_v to_o he_o that_o they_o be_v such_o a_o perverse_a people_n it_o be_v not_o safe_a for_o they_o that_o he_o shall_v stay_v among_o 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