synedris_n c._n 6._o the_o sense_n be_v this_o in_o short_a he_o that_o violate_v a_o negative_a precept_n as_o they_o call_v it_o either_o do_v it_o secret_o which_o be_v most_o frequent_a or_o open_o which_o happen_v seldom_o unless_o a_o man_n be_v one_o of_o those_o profligate_v wretch_n who_o we_o call_v apostate_n now_o he_o that_o secret_o break_v the_o sabbath_n the_o scripture_n threaten_v with_o cut_v off_o viz._n by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n according_a to_o what_o be_v write_v here_o in_o this_o place_n in_o like_a manner_n incestuous_a and_o unlawful_a conjunction_n be_v threaten_v xviii_o leu._n 29._o because_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v commit_v secret_o but_o if_o any_o man_n do_v any_o work_n open_o on_o the_o sabbath_n so_o that_o there_o be_v witness_n of_o it_o he_o be_v to_o be_v stone_v according_a to_o what_o be_v say_v xv_o numb_a 35._o though_o if_o he_o do_v it_o out_o of_o mistake_n either_o secret_o or_o open_o he_o be_v only_o to_o bring_v a_o sacrifice_n 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31._o the_o same_o maimonides_n observe_v that_o the_o word_n jinnaphash_v which_o we_o translate_v be_v refresh_v come_v from_o nephesh_n which_o among_o other_o thing_n signify_v the_o intention_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o will_v and_o therefore_o the_o sense_n of_o this_o phrase_n be_v all_z the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v perfect_v and_o bring_v to_o a_o conclusion_n his_o whole_a good_a pleasure_n be_v absolute_o finish_v on_o the_o seven_o day_n more_o nevoch_n p._n i._o c._n 67._o ver._n 18._o and_o he_o give_v unto_o moses_n when_o he_o make_v a_o end_n of_o commune_v with_o he_o upon_o mount_n sinai_n when_o he_o dismiss_v he_o have_v say_v all_o that_o be_v before_o relate_v during_o his_o forty_o day_n stay_v with_o he_o in_o the_o mount_n he_o deliver_v unto_o he_o two_o table_n of_o testimony_n to_o carry_v down_o with_o he_o to_o the_o people_n two_o table_n of_o testimony_n wherein_o god_n testify_v to_o they_o his_o mind_n and_o will_n in_o the_o principal_a thing_n which_o concern_v their_o duty_n see_v xvi_o 34._o table_n of_o stone_n that_o what_o be_v write_v upon_o they_o may_v be_v more_o durable_a there_o be_v no_o ground_n to_o think_v that_o these_o table_n be_v make_v of_o some_o precious_a stone_n as_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n cosri_n and_o other_o jew_n fancy_n for_o the_o word_n eben_n in_o the_o hebrew_n simple_o signify_v any_o sort_n of_o stone_n and_o be_v wont_a to_o have_v some_o other_o join_v to_o it_o when_o precious_a stone_n be_v mean_v as_o in_o 2_o sam._n xii_o 30._o 1_o king_n x._o 2._o 2_o chron._n iii_o 6._o write_a with_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n i._n e._n by_o god_n himself_o just_o as_o the_o heaven_n say_v maimonides_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o work_n of_o his_o finger_n viii_o psal_n 4._o which_o he_o interpret_v in_o another_o place_n xxxiii_o 6._o by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o heaven_n make_v therefore_o write_v by_o the_o singer_n of_o god_n be_v as_o much_o say_v he_o as_o by_o the_o word_n that_o be_v the_o will_n and_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n more_n nevoch_n p._n i._o c._n 66._o in_o short_a this_o phrase_n signify_v that_o god_n employ_v neither_o moses_n nor_o any_o other_o instrument_n in_o this_o write_n but_o it_o be_v do_v by_o his_o own_o powerful_a operation_n for_o all_o thing_n that_o we_o do_v be_v wrought_v by_o our_o hand_n and_o our_o finger_n these_o word_n be_v use_v to_o express_v god_n power_n see_v xxxii_o 16._o this_o be_v a_o thing_n so_o notorious_a in_o ancient_a time_n and_o so_o much_o believe_v by_o those_o who_o be_v not_o jew_n that_o many_o other_o nation_n pretend_v to_o the_o like_a divine_a write_n that_o they_o may_v gain_v the_o great_a authority_n to_o their_o law_n thus_o the_o brahmin_n report_n in_o their_o history_n that_o the_o book_n of_o their_o law_n which_o they_o call_v caster_n be_v deliver_v by_o god_n to_o bremavius_n upon_o a_o mount_n in_o a_o cloud_n and_o that_o god_n give_v also_o another_o book_n of_o 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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
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 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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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unto_o the_o lord_n which_o abarbinel_n explain_v as_o if_o the_o word_n sabbath_n be_v repeat_v signify_v that_o it_o be_v to_o be_v a_o cessation_n from_o all_o manner_n of_o work_n because_o it_o be_v the_o sabbath_n of_o the_o lord_n himself_o wherein_o he_o cease_v from_o his_o work_n at_o this_o time_n and_o not_o before_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o seven_o day_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v appoint_v they_o perform_v religious_a office_n upon_o one_o day_n in_o seven_o but_o do_v not_o cease_v from_o all_o labour_n until_o now_o these_o very_a word_n seem_v to_o show_v there_o have_v be_v some_o observation_n of_o a_o sabbath_n heretofore_o and_o be_v not_o whole_o a_o new_a
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 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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
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 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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
jethro_n have_v two_o name_n nay_o they_o fancy_v he_o have_v three_o be_v call_v hobab_v they_o think_v iv_o judg._n 11._o where_o hobab_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o father_n in_o law_n of_o moses_n but_o the_o word_n son_n be_v there_o to_o be_v supply_v which_o in_o other_o place_n be_v sometime_o to_o be_v understand_v he_o seem_v to_o be_v jethro_n son_n brother_n to_o zipporah_n and_o according_o be_v say_v x_o numb_a 29._o to_o be_v son_n of_o raguel_n the_o midianite_n i._n e._n of_o jethro_n as_o many_o understand_v it_o see_v there_o and_o he_o lead_v the_o flock_n to_o the_o backside_n of_o the_o desert_n or_o as_o st._n hierom_n understand_v it_o ad_fw-la interiora_fw-la deserti_fw-la to_o the_o inner_a part_n of_o the_o desert_n where_o there_o be_v better_a pasture_n than_o in_o the_o place_n where_o he_o be_v before_o to_o which_o he_o be_v conduct_v by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n who_o intend_v here_o to_o reveal_v himself_o more_o full_o to_o he_o and_o come_v to_o the_o mountain_n of_o god_n even_o to_o horeb._n sheep_n delight_n to_o feed_v on_o mountain_n as_o bochart_n observe_v out_o of_o theocritus_n and_o virgil._n whence_o such_o mountainous_a place_n be_v often_o call_v in_o homer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sheep-walk_n they_o be_v wont_a to_o feed_v there_o as_o eustathius_n and_o hesychius_n interpret_v it_o see_v hierozoic_a p._n 1._o l._n ii_o c._n 46._o and_o this_o be_v call_v the_o mountain_n of_o god_n because_o when_o moses_n write_v this_o book_n there_o have_v be_v a_o divine_a appearance_n upon_o horeb_n which_o st._n stephen_n call_v sinai_n vii_o act_n 30._o for_o horeb_n and_o sinai_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v two_o top_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o mountain_n which_o it_o be_v plain_a by_o this_o be_v not_o far_o from_o the_o country_n of_o midian_a we_o understand_v also_o by_o st._n stephen_n word_n when_o this_o fall_v out_o viz._n after_o he_o have_v dwell_v forty_o year_n in_o midian_a for_o so_o long_o it_o 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be_v note_v by_o ludovicus_n capellus_n in_o his_o chronolog_n sacra_fw-la that_o the_o number_n forty_o be_v much_o observe_v in_o the_o administration_n of_o divine_a providence_n moses_n be_v xl_o year_n old_a when_o he_o flee_v into_o midian_a and_o stay_v there_o another_o xl_o year_n and_o then_o leave_v the_o world_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o next_o xl_o year_n of_o his_o age._n it_o be_v so_o many_o year_n before_o the_o israelite_n get_v to_o canaan_n after_o they_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o egypt_n forty_o day_n moses_n continue_v with_o god_n in_o the_o mount_n both_o the_o first_o and_o second_o time_n of_o his_o go_v up_o thither_o so_o many_o day_n the_o spy_n be_v in_o search_v out_o the_o land_n and_o the_o israelite_n have_v just_a so_o many_o mansion_n in_o the_o wilderness_n their_o first_o judge_n govern_v just_a xl._n year_n and_o the_o next_o twice_o as_o many_o deborah_n barak_n gideon_n eli_n all_o judge_v xl_o year_n and_o so_o long_a david_n reign_v ver._n 2._o and_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v to_o he_o so_o st._n stephen_n also_o vii_o act_n 30._o by_o which_o some_o understand_v the_o eternal_a word_n the_o second_o person_n in_o the_o bless_a trinity_n but_o i_o think_v he_o be_v not_o call_v simple_o a_o angel_n any_o where_o but_o with_o some_o addition_n as_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n for_o it_o will_v be_v a_o dangerous_a insinuation_n that_o he_o be_v but_o a_o mere_a creature_n yet_o i_o believe_v he_o be_v not_o here_o to_o be_v exclude_v for_o i_o take_v this_o to_o have_v be_v the_o appearance_n of_o the_o schechinah_n which_o comprehend_v both_o the_o lord_n himself_o and_o the_o angel_n that_o attend_v he_o as_o his_o minister_n one_o of_o which_o now_o appear_v so_o glorious_o that_o he_o show_v god_n to_o be_v present_a and_o according_o we_o find_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n that_o he_o himself_o speak_v to_o moses_n and_o thus_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o have_v send_v his_o angel_n when_o they_o cry_v to_o he_o and_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n xx_o numb_a 16._o which_o angel_n be_v call_v michael_n by_o menachem_n and_o the_o same_o which_o they_o also_o call_v goel_n who_o redeem_v jacob_n from_o all_o evil_a xlviii_o gen._n 16._o in_o a_o flame_n of_o sire_n the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o schechinah_n be_v frequent_o call_v appear_v in_o a_o flame_a manner_n like_o fire_n exceed_v bright_a and_o with_o a_o amaze_a splendour_n so_o it_o appear_v though_o not_o so_o bright_a when_o the_o first_o promise_n be_v make_v of_o their_o deliverance_n xv_o gen._n 17_o 18._o out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o bush_n to_o show_v say_v the_o jew_n in_o pirke_n eliezer_n cap._n xl._n that_o god_n be_v present_a with_o they_o in_o their_o great_a affliction_n and_o tribulation_n which_o be_v represent_v by_o this_o bush_n of_o thorn_n or_o brier_n for_o so_o the_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v such_o a_o bush_n as_o prick_v those_o that_o touch_v it_o or_o as_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n speak_v lxiii_o 9_o in_o all_o their_o affliction_n he_o be_v afflict_v and_o by_o his_o providence_n order_v thing_n so_o that_o their_o affliction_n do_v not_o consume_v they_o but_o rather_o multiply_v and_o increase_v they_o for_o as_o it_o there_o follow_v the_o angel_n of_o his_o presence_n save_v they_o and_o thus_o eusebius_n tell_v we_o in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o l._n v._o demonstr_n evang._n c._n 13._o some_o christian_n understand_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n this_o fire_n also_o in_o the_o bush_n may_v be_v intend_v to_o show_v that_o god_n will_v there_o meet_v with_o the_o israelite_n and_o give_v they_o his_o law_n in_o fire_n and_o lightning_n and_o yet_o not_o consume_v they_o for_o this_o be_v the_o place_n where_o god_n after_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n deliver_v the_o law_n to_o they_o which_o thence_o be_v call_v sinai_n say_v the_o forenamed_a author_n in_o pirke_n elieser_n from_o this_o bush_n which_o in_o hebrew_n be_v see_v and_o signify_v in_o arabic_a a_o thorn-bush_n whereas_o before_o this_o it_o be_v call_v horeb_n from_o its_o dryness_n and_o barrenness_n as_o that_o word_n import_v and_o behold_v the_o bush_n burn_v with_o sire_n and_o the_o bush_n be_v not_o consume_v the_o heathen_n have_v either_o read_v or_o hear_v of_o this_o wonder_n as_o appear_v by_o artapanus_n who_o mention_n it_o in_o eusebius_n l._n ix_o praepar_fw-la evang._n c._n 27._o but_o he_o disguise_v it_o and_o misreport_v it_o say_v it_o be_v a_o fire_n which_o sudden_o break_v forth_o out_o of_o the_o earth_n and_o flame_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o there_o be_v no_o matter_n nor_o any_o kind_n of_o wood_n in_o the_o place_n to_o feed_v it_o but_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n but_o one_o a_o ancient_a tragedian_n report_v it_o exact_o say_v just_a as_o moses_n do_v here_o that_o the_o bush_n burn_v in_o a_o great_a fire_n and_o yet_o remain_v entire_a and_o green_a in_o the_o slame_n which_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a miracle_n the_o meaning_n of_o which_o i_o have_v already_o explain_v in_o the_o forego_n observation_n there_o be_v a_o story_n something_o like_o this_o in_o dion_n prusaeus_n orat._n xxxvi_o where_o he_o say_v the_o persian_n relate_v concern_v zoroaster_n that_o the_o love_n of_o wisdom_n and_o virtue_n lead_v he_o to_o a_o solitary_a life_n separate_v from_o company_n upon_o a_o mountain_n he_o find_v it_o one_o day_n all_o in_o a_o flame_n shine_v with_o celestial_a fire_n out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o which_o he_o come_v without_o any_o harm_n and_o institute_v certain_a sacrifice_n to_o god_n who_o then_o he_o make_v account_n appear_v to_o he_o which_o joh._n henricus_n vrsinus_n a_o
with_o milk_n and_o honey_n by_o which_o phrase_n the_o poet_n express_v the_o great_a plenty_n as_o bochart_n show_v out_o of_o euripides_n horace_n ovid_n etc._n etc._n hierozoick_n p._n ii_o l._n iu_o c._n 12._o for_o abundance_n of_o milk_n and_o honey_n argue_v a_o country_n to_o be_v well_o water_v fruitful_a full_a of_o fair_a pasture_n and_o flower_n from_o whence_o the_o flock_n may_v fill_v their_o dugg_n with_o milk_n and_o the_o bee_n their_o cell_n with_o honey_n aelian_a l._n iii_o the_o hist_n animal_n c._n 35._o say_v the_o goat_n of_o syria_n which_o include_v this_o country_n afford_v such_o plenty_n of_o milk_n as_o be_v in_o no_o other_o country_n unto_o the_o place_n of_o the_o canaanite_n etc._n etc._n see_v concern_v all_o these_o people_n here_o mention_v xv_o gen._n 19_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 9_o now_o therefore_o behold_v the_o cry_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v come_v up_o to_o i_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v say_v before_o ver._n 7._o but_o here_o repeat_v as_o a_o reason_n of_o the_o commission_n he_o intend_v immediate_o to_o give_v to_o moses_n to_o go_v and_o deliver_v they_o ver._n 10._o come_v now_o therefore_o and_o i_o will_v send_v thou_o unto_o pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n leave_v thy_o flock_n for_o i_o have_v another_o more_o weighty_a business_n wherein_o i_o will_v employ_v thou_o for_o thou_o shall_v go_v with_o my_o authority_n to_o pharaoh_n and_o command_v he_o not_o only_o to_o release_v my_o people_n out_o of_o their_o servitude_n but_o to_o let_v they_o go_v also_o out_o of_o egypt_n he_o have_v call_v they_o by_o the_o name_n of_o his_o people_n ver._n 7._o and_o now_o mention_n it_o again_o to_o encourage_v their_o hope_n that_o he_o will_v take_v care_n of_o his_o own_o what_o pharaoh_n this_o be_v it_o be_v a_o common_a name_n to_o all_o the_o egyptian_a king_n be_v very_o much_o dispute_v the_o common_a opinion_n be_v that_o after_o orus_n in_o who_o time_n moses_n sle_z into_o midian_a acencere_n or_o acherres_n reign_v twelve_o year_n and_o after_o he_o achoris_n reign_v seven_o year_n more_o and_o then_o succeed_v cenchre_n the_o worst_a of_o they_o all_o to_o who_o moses_n be_v now_o send_v but_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n tell_v we_o that_o apion_n a_o great_a enemy_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o who_o write_v against_o they_o mention_v their_o go_v out_o of_o egypt_n in_o his_o four_o book_n of_o his_o history_n of_o egypt_n say_v it_o be_v in_o the_o the_o reign_n of_o amosis_n for_o which_o he_o quote_v ptolomaeus_n mendesius_n a_o egyptian_a priest_n who_o write_v three_o book_n about_o their_o affair_n in_o which_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n i._o stromat_n p._n 320._o but_o tacitus_n call_v he_o bocchoris_n or_o as_o some_o read_v it_o occoris_n l._n v._n hist_o c._n 3._o that_o thou_o may_v bring_v forth_o my_o people_n etc._n etc._n from_o this_o time_n we_o be_v to_o consider_v god_n as_o the_o king_n of_o this_o people_n not_o in_o general_a only_o as_o he_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n but_o in_o a_o proper_a and_o peculiar_a manner_n for_o whatsoever_o authority_n or_o power_n of_o jurisdiction_n the_o king_n of_o other_o nation_n do_v exercise_v over_o their_o subject_n as_o power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n of_o make_v law_n and_o league_n etc._n etc._n the_o same_o prerogative_n do_v the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n reserve_v to_o himself_o alone_o over_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n upon_o which_o ground_n as_o dr._n jackson_n well_o observe_v moses_n be_v delegated_a to_o be_v his_o ambassador_n to_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n and_o constitute_v it_o appear_v by_o the_o whole_a story_n his_o deputy_n or_o viceroy_n over_o israel_n ver._n 11._o and_o moses_n say_v unto_o god_n who_o be_o i_o that_o i_o shall_v go_v unto_o pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n he_o modest_o decline_v the_o service_n consider_v how_o mean_a a_o person_n he_o be_v in_o comparison_n with_o pharaoh_n and_o how_o unable_a to_o do_v any_o thing_n for_o the_o israelite_n he_o have_v feel_v some_o extraordinary_a motion_n in_o himself_o forty_o year_n ago_o which_o he_o take_v to_o be_v a_o indication_n that_o god_n will_v use_v he_o as_o a_o instrument_n of_o their_o deliverance_n see_v chap._n ii_o v._n 11_o 12._o but_o at_o that_o time_n he_o be_v a_o far_o great_a man_n than_o now_o and_o have_v more_o interest_n at_o court_n the_o princess_n who_o adopt_v he_o for_o her_o son_n be_v then_o perhaps_o alive_a or_o have_v lest_o he_o what_o make_v he_o very_o considerable_a in_o short_a he_o be_v then_o the_o son_n of_o pharaoh_n daughter_n but_o now_o a_o poor_a shepherd_n ver._n 12._o and_o he_o say_v certain_o i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o in_o answer_n to_o his_o objection_n god_n bid_v he_o depend_v on_o this_o that_o he_o will_v preserve_v he_o by_o a_o special_a providence_n from_o be_v hurt_v by_o pharaoh_n so_o maimonides_n show_v this_o phrase_n i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o signify_v in_o scripture_n more_o nev._n p._n iii_o c._n 18._o and_o the_o confidence_n which_o god_n wrought_v in_o he_o of_o this_o give_v he_o courage_n and_o resolution_n which_o be_v also_o denote_v by_o this_o phrase_n as_o he_o show_v p._n ii_o c._n 38._o for_o all_o the_o prophet_n be_v endue_v with_o a_o extraordinary_a fortitude_n and_o magnanimity_n which_o be_v in_o moses_n above_o all_o the_o rest_n he_o encounter_v a_o great_a king_n and_o all_o his_o court_n and_o people_n bare_o with_o a_o staff_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o this_o shall_v be_v a_o token_n to_o thou_o that_o i_o have_v send_v thou_o when_o thou_o have_v bring_v forth_o the_o people_n out_o of_o egypt_n you_o shall_v serve_v god_n upon_o this_o mountain_n this_o can_v not_o be_v a_o token_n to_o he_o now_o but_o be_v afterward_o when_o god_n by_o his_o power_n bring_v they_o to_o this_o very_a place_n to_o worship_v he_o according_a to_o this_o promise_n upon_o this_o mountain_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n there_o be_v many_o other_o token_n god_n give_v he_o as_o we_o find_v in_o this_o history_n which_o be_v all_o confirm_v by_o this_o at_o last_o ver._n 13._o and_o they_o shall_v say_v unto_o i_o what_o be_v his_o name_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v unto_o they_o this_o do_v not_o argue_v that_o they_o know_v not_o what_o the_o name_n of_o their_o god_n be_v for_o they_o and_o their_o father_n have_v be_v long_o acquaint_v with_o he_o and_o they_o cry_v unto_o he_o and_o he_o hear_v they_o ii_o 23_o 24._o but_o moses_n be_v the_o first_o that_o ever_o speak_v to_o man_n in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n none_o of_o the_o patriarch_n either_o before_o the_o flood_n or_o after_o it_o have_v say_v any_o such_o word_n as_o these_o god_n have_v send_v i_o to_o you_o the_o lord_n command_v i_o to_o bid_v you_o do_v so_o or_o so_o as_o maimon_n observe_v in_o several_a place_n of_o his_o more_n nevoch_n p._n i._o c._n 63._o p._n ii_o c._n 39_o be_v be_v natural_a for_o the_o israelite_n to_o ask_v he_o by_o what_o name_n or_o peculiar_a attribute_n god_n have_v make_v himself_o know_v unto_o he_o so_o as_o to_o authorise_v he_o to_o speak_v to_o they_o as_o never_o any_o man_n before_o do_v he_o have_v speak_v unto_o noah_n and_o unto_o abraham_n etc._n etc._n but_o it_o be_v only_o for_o their_o own_o instruction_n he_o never_o bid_v they_o deliver_v any_o message_n unto_o other_o and_o yet_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o upon_o particular_a occasion_n he_o still_o make_v himself_o know_v to_o they_o by_o different_a name_n or_o title_n as_o he_o say_v to_o abraham_n xv_o gen._n 7._o i_o be_o jehovah_n who_o bring_v thou_o out_o of_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n but_o xvii_o 1._o he_o say_v i_o be_o elshaddai_n and_o to_o isaac_n he_o say_v i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o thy_o father_n abraham_n xxvi_o 24._o to_o jacob_n he_o add_v i_o be_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o thy_o father_n abraham_n and_o the_o god_n of_o isaac_n xxviii_o 13._o and_o after_o this_o i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o bethel_n xxxi_o 13._o no_o wonder_n then_o that_o moses_n shall_v think_v the_o people_n will_v expect_v upon_o so_o great_a a_o occasion_n when_o he_o come_v to_o they_o as_o a_o ambassador_n from_o heaven_n that_o the_o god_n of_o their_o father_n shall_v speak_v to_o they_o in_o a_o new_a style_n beyond_o all_o that_o have_v be_v know_v in_o former_a day_n ver._n 14._o and_o god_n say_v unto_o moses_n i_o be_o that_o i_o am._n that_o be_v say_v maimonides_n in_o the_o place_n abovenamed_a he_o that_o necessary_o exist_v he_o who_o so_o be_v that_o he_o must_v needs_o be_v or_o as_o some_o translate_v it_o i_o will_v be_v what_o i_o will_v be_v i._n e._n the_o eternal_a immutable_a be_v so_o elmacinus_n
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 the_o front_n of_o the_o delphic_a temple_n as_o plutarch_n tell_v we_o and_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o contraction_n of_o eimi_n which_o signify_v i_o am._n or_o if_o we_o take_v ei_o to_o be_v a_o entire_a word_n as_o it_o be_v common_o think_v signify_v thou_o be_v ammonius_n right_o understand_v it_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o plutarch_n report_v his_o word_n in_o a_o treatise_n on_o this_o subject_a the_o most_o absolute_o perfect_a name_n and_o compellation_n of_o god_n for_o god_n say_v he_o in_o the_o other_o inscription_n on_o the_o temple_n speak_v to_o we_o who_o approach_v he_o say_v to_o every_o one_o know_v thyself_o and_o we_o be_v teach_v to_o answer_v to_o he_o again_o in_o the_o word_n of_o this_o inscription_n thou_o art_n ascribe_v to_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o true_a undoubted_a and_o only_a appellation_n which_o belong_v to_o he_o alone_o for_o he_o only_o be_v we_o be_v not_o etc._n etc._n thus_o he_o 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 god_n of_o their_o father_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n to_o who_o he_o have_v make_v many_o promise_n that_o he_o will_v be_v gracious_a to_o their_o posterity_n this_o be_v sufficient_a for_o they_o to_o know_v of_o he_o this_o be_v my_o name_n for_o ever_o and_o this_o be_v my_o memorial_n etc._n etc._n some_o refer_v the_o first_o word_n this_o be_v my_o name_n unto_o the_o forego_n verse_n i_o be_o and_o the_o next_o this_o be_v my_o memorial_n to_o those_o which_o immediate_o precede_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o your_o father_n which_o in_o truth_n include_v the_o whole_a jehovah_n be_v the_o same_o with_o i_o be_o and_o the_o meaning_n be_v i_o will_v be_v for_o ever_o remember_v celebrate_v praise_v and_o invoke_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o your_o father_n etc._n etc._n ver._n 16._o go_v and_o gather_v the_o elder_n of_o israel_n together_o the_o word_n elder_n in_o these_o book_n sometime_o signify_v the_o man_n of_o the_o great_a sanhedrin_n as_o 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 moses_n have_v bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n there_o be_v no_o such_o judge_n among_o they_o but_o moses_n as_o we_o find_v xviii_o exod._n judge_v all_o himself_o to_o his_o exceed_a great_a trouble_n and_o therefore_o by_o elder_n we_o be_v here_o to_o understand_v only_o the_o wise_a and_o grave_a man_n of_o the_o nation_n who_o be_v in_o great_a esteem_n among_o they_o as_o mr._n selden_n afterward_o speak_v l._n i._n de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n xv._o p._n 523_o etc._n etc._n or_o as_o be_v say_v before_o the_o head_n of_o their_o tribe_n the_o famous_a h._n grotius_n confirm_v this_o by_o a_o nice_a observation_n that_o both_o here_o and_o ver._n 18._o they_o be_v bare_o call_v zikne_v not_o hazikne_v because_o there_o be_v not_o as_o yet_o certum_fw-la collegium_fw-la sed_fw-la sola_fw-la qualitas_fw-la denotatur_fw-la as_o he_o speak_v l._n de_fw-fr imp._n sum._n potest_fw-la circa_fw-la sacra_fw-la cap._n xi_o n._n 15._o a_o certain_a college_n or_o society_n of_o they_o but_o 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
make_v he_o very_o unfit_a he_o think_v to_o be_v a_o ambassador_n and_o this_o do_v not_o disagree_v with_o what_o st._n stephen_n say_v that_o he_o be_v mighty_a in_o word_n as_o well_o as_o deed_n vii_o act_n 22._o for_o the_o sense_n of_o what_o he_o speak_v be_v great_a and_o weighty_a though_o his_o pronunciation_n be_v not_o answerable_a to_o it_o nor_o do_v his_o ill_a or_o weak_a pronunciation_n nor_o his_o slowness_n in_o bring_v forth_o his_o word_n hinder_v he_o from_o be_v a_o excellent_a judge_n and_o decide_v cause_n from_o morning_n to_o night_n as_o we_o read_v xviii_o exod._n in_o the_o determination_n of_o which_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o oratory_n but_o of_o a_o quick_a apprehension_n exact_a judgement_n and_o proper_a language_n which_o he_o never_o want_v one_o will_v think_v also_o that_o by_o use_n and_o exercise_n he_o grow_v prompt_v in_o the_o delivery_n of_o his_o mind_n for_o he_o make_v several_a very_o long_a speech_n to_o the_o people_n and_o especial_o a_o incomparable_a discourse_n before_o his_o departure_n out_o of_o the_o world_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o which_o his_o song_n show_v that_o he_o want_v no_o eloquent_a word_n when_o he_o please_v to_o use_v they_o ver._n 11._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o he_o who_o have_v make_v man_n mouth_n etc._n etc._n can_v i_o who_o form_v all_o the_o organ_n of_o speech_n and_o make_v the_o rest_n of_o man_n sense_n and_o when_o i_o please_v deprive_v they_o of_o their_o use_n take_v away_o this_o impediment_n of_o which_o thou_o complain_v and_o make_v thou_o to_o speak_v as_o roundly_o and_o graceful_o as_o any_o man_n live_v the_o author_n of_o the_o life_n of_o moses_n who_o make_v pharaoh_n to_o have_v condemn_v moses_n for_o kill_v the_o egyptian_a etc._n etc._n see_v ii_o 15._o fancy_v that_o god_n put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o his_o deliverance_n at_o that_o time_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v who_o teach_v thou_o to_o make_v thy_o defence_n when_o thou_o be_v arraign_v before_o pharaoh_n who_o make_v the_o king_n dumb_a that_o he_o can_v not_o urge_v and_o press_v thy_o execution_n who_o make_v the_o executioner_n deaf_a that_o he_o can_v not_o hear_v the_o sentence_n when_o pronounce_v and_o who_o make_v they_o all_o blind_a that_o they_o can_v not_o see_v when_o thou_o make_v thy_o escape_n which_o be_v very_o ingenious_o invent_v but_o we_o have_v no_o assurance_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o explication_n ver._n 12._o now_o therefore_o go_v and_o i_o will_v be_v with_o thy_o mouth_n and_o teach_v thou_o what_o thou_o shall_v say_v excuse_v thyself_o no_o long_o but_o obey_v the_o commission_n i_o have_v give_v thou_o and_o i_o will_v both_o help_v thy_o speech_n and_o suggest_v to_o thy_o mind_n what_o thou_o shall_v deliver_v this_o do_v not_o signify_v as_o i_o take_v it_o that_o if_o he_o have_v without_o further_o dispute_v go_v about_o his_o business_n god_n will_v have_v give_v he_o a_o better_a elocution_n but_o that_o he_o will_v have_v make_v his_o word_n as_o powerful_a as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v pronounce_v with_o the_o great_a advantage_n or_o the_o meaning_n may_v be_v that_o he_o shall_v never_o want_v either_o word_n or_o thought_n to_o instruct_v his_o brother_n aaron_n who_o god_n always_o intend_v to_o send_v along_o with_o he_o ver._n 13._o and_o he_o say_v o_o my_o lord_n the_o same_o form_n of_o speech_n with_o that_o v._o 10._o send_v i_o pray_v thou_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o he_o who_o thou_o will_v send_v the_o vulgar_a latin_a have_v translate_v the_o word_n schilo_n xlix_o gen._n 10._o qui_fw-la mittendus_fw-la est_fw-la he_o that_o be_v to_o be_v send_v it_o have_v incline_v several_a great_a man_n to_o think_v that_o moses_n here_o desire_v god_n to_o send_v the_o messiah_n and_o several_a of_o the_o ancient_a father_n just_o mart._n tertull._n and_o s._n cyprian_n etc._n etc._n be_v of_o this_o mind_n as_o many_o late_a interpreter_n both_o of_o the_o roman_a and_o of_o the_o reform_a church_n have_v be_v particular_o flacius_n illyricus_n in_o his_o clavis_fw-la upon_o the_o word_n mitto_fw-la thus_o explain_v this_o passage_n manda_n id_fw-la functionis_fw-la etc._n etc._n commit_v this_o office_n to_o the_o true_a messiah_n or_o bless_a seed_n who_o thou_o have_v resolve_v to_o send_v who_o will_v discharge_v this_o trust_n far_o better_o than_o i_o can_v do_v etc._n etc._n but_o there_o have_v be_v and_o be_v other_o very_a considerable_a person_n who_o think_v moses_n mean_v no_o more_o than_o this_o send_v a_o more_o proper_a person_n one_o sitter_n for_o this_o employment_n than_o i_o be_o and_o the_o truth_n be_v such_o speech_n as_o these_o in_o scripture_n do_v not_o denote_v any_o certain_a person_n or_o thing_n but_o signify_v something_o indesinite_a and_o in_o general_n example_n of_o which_o we_o have_v in_o 1_o sam._n xxiii_o 13._o 2_o sam._n xv._o 20._o upon_o which_o phrase_n vado_fw-la quo_fw-la vado_fw-la i_o go_v whither_o i_o may_v the_o same_o flacius_n observe_v that_o it_o denote_v a_o uncertain_a motion_n in_o like_a manner_n moses_n here_o determine_v his_o desire_n to_o no_o particular_a person_n but_o only_o wish_v god_n will_v send_v any_o body_n rather_o than_o himself_o and_o that_o he_o do_v not_o think_v of_o the_o messiah_n there_o be_v this_o argument_n that_o he_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o believe_v he_o be_v now_o bear_v and_o yet_o god_n promise_n be_v to_o send_v one_o immediate_o to_o relieve_v the_o israelite_n upon_o which_o errand_n also_o if_o he_o have_v pray_v god_n to_o send_v he_o it_o will_v argue_v moses_n to_o have_v be_v in_o the_o same_o error_n with_o the_o present_a jew_n that_o the_o messiah_n be_v to_o be_v a_o temporal_a deliverer_n ver._n 14._o and_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v kindle_v against_o moses_n these_o word_n seem_v to_o import_v that_o god_n be_v high_o displease_v with_o he_o and_o consequent_o that_o he_o have_v very_o much_o offend_v he_o yet_o some_o of_o the_o father_n particular_o st._n hierom_n and_o st._n basil_n impute_v his_o backwardness_n to_o serve_v in_o this_o employment_n unto_o his_o great_a modesty_n humility_n and_o a_o deep_a sense_n of_o his_o own_o infirmity_n of_o which_o the_o wise_a and_o best_a man_n be_v far_o more_o sensible_a than_o other_o person_n and_o then_o this_o anger_n amount_v to_o no_o more_o than_o such_o a_o displeasure_n as_o a_o father_n have_v at_o his_o child_n when_o he_o be_v too_o dissident_a notwithstanding_o all_o that_o he_o have_v say_v and_o do_v to_o breed_v in_o he_o a_o just_a confidence_n and_o therefore_o no_o punishment_n follow_v this_o anger_n unless_o we_o think_v as_o r._n solomon_n do_v that_o because_o of_o this_o backwardness_n god_n prefer_v aaron_n family_n above_o he_o or_o that_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n he_o will_v not_o cure_v his_o imperfection_n of_o speech_n but_o only_o a_o chide_v which_o we_o may_v suppose_v go_v before_o the_o follow_a question_n be_v not_o aaron_n the_o levite_n thy_o brother_n which_o carry_v something_o of_o sharpness_n in_o it_o and_o indeed_o this_o may_v be_v say_v in_o moses_n his_o excuse_n that_o the_o most_o excellent_a person_n be_v the_o least_o forward_o to_o embrace_v the_o offer_v of_o great_a advancement_n according_a to_o the_o observation_n of_o plato_n l._n i._n de_fw-fr republic_n which_o i_o find_v eusebius_n also_o have_v note_v out_o of_o he_o l._n xii_o praep._n evang._n c._n 9_o that_o no_o magistracy_n be_v design_v for_o the_o profit_n of_o he_o that_o govern_v but_o of_o those_o that_o be_v govern_v i_o must_v needs_o conclude_v say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o no_o man_n who_o be_v considerate_a he_o mean_v will_v voluntary_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o government_n of_o a_o people_n but_o he_o must_v be_v hire_v to_o it_o or_o he_o must_v be_v punish_v if_o he_o will_v not_o undertake_v it_o for_o he_o that_o will_v use_v his_o power_n well_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d never_o do_v that_o which_o be_v best_a for_o himself_o but_o for_o those_o who_o he_o govern_v such_o a_o one_o be_v moses_n who_o seek_v not_o his_o own_o profit_n or_o glory_n as_o those_o that_o now_o seek_v for_o great_a place_n by_o which_o they_o design_v a_o benefit_n to_o themselves_o and_o not_o to_o their_o neighbour_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o easy_o persuade_v to_o accept_v of_o the_o high_a authority_n which_o be_v offer_v to_o he_o be_v not_o aaron_n the_o levite_n thy_o brother_n one_o will_v think_v by_o this_o that_o aaron_n be_v now_o a_o principal_a person_n and_o of_o most_o eminent_a quality_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n as_o may_v be_v conclude_v also_o from_o his_o marriage_n with_o the_o sister_n of_o the_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 immediate_o dispatch_v that_o work_n her_o husband_n be_v in_o such_o a_o consternation_n that_o he_o can_v not_o do_v it_o himself_o but_o as_o kimchi_n will_v have_v it_o call_v to_o she_o to_o do_v it_o or_o she_o of_o herself_o go_v about_o it_o have_v be_v the_o cause_n that_o it_o be_v not_o do_v before_o take_v a_o sharp_a stone_n or_o a_o sharp_a knife_n make_v of_o a_o flint_n for_o such_o they_o use_v which_o justin_n martyr_n in_o his_o dialogue_n with_o trypho_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o the_o lxx_o and_o the_o jew_n say_v that_o knife_n be_v common_o use_v in_o this_o work_n and_o cut_v the_o foreskin_n of_o her_o son_n but_o how_o come_v moses_n to_o neglect_v this_o duty_n most_o say_v his_o wife_n be_v unwilling_a to_o it_o not_o because_o she_o abhor_v this_o rite_n as_o cruel_a and_o unnatural_a for_o she_o be_v of_o a_o race_n which_o come_v from_o abraham_n who_o first_o receive_v this_o command_n of_o circumcise_n all_o his_o child_n and_o 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 consequence_n if_o he_o have_v perform_v his_o duty_n and_o because_o he_o follow_v the_o tender_a inclination_n of_o his_o wife_n rather_o than_o a_o plain_a precept_n xvii_o gen._n 12_o 13_o etc._n etc._n he_o fall_v into_o this_o great_a danger_n many_o other_o account_n be_v give_v of_o this_o for_o the_o truth_n be_v the_o whole_a matter_n be_v very_o obscure_a but_o i_o see_v none_o more_o probable_a than_o what_o i_o have_v mention_v and_o cast_v it_o at_o his_o foot_n it_o be_v uncertain_a at_o who_o sit_fw-mi she_o cast_v it_o whether_o at_o he_o husband_n be_v or_o the_o child_n or_o the_o angel_n the_o first_o seem_v most_o probable_a if_o the_o next_o word_n be_v speak_v to_o
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foot_n for_o so_o he_o think_v these_o word_n she_o cast_v it_o at_o his_o foot_n import_n ver._n 26._o so_o he_o let_v he_o go_v i._n e._n the_o angel_n no_o long_o threaten_a moses_n with_o death_n but_o his_o wife_n to_o her_o great_a joy_n see_v he_o restore_v to_o she_o in_o safety_n from_o which_o in_o after_o time_n spring_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v so_o famous_a among_o the_o greek_n and_o egyptian_n in_o the_o feast_n of_o bacchus_n and_o osiris_n who_o story_n huetius_n have_v late_o show_v be_v frame_v out_o of_o this_o of_o moses_n from_o whence_o also_o as_o he_o probable_o conjecture_n they_o use_v remedy_n for_o disease_n in_o forma_fw-la fascini_fw-la which_o they_o hang_v as_o annulet_n about_o their_o child_n neck_n demonstr_n evang._n propos_fw-fr iu_o cap._n iv_o n._n 3._o then_o she_o say_v or_o when_o she_o say_v a_o bloody_a husband_n thou_o be_v etc._n etc._n i._n e._n as_o soon_o as_o zipporah_n have_v circumcise_a the_o child_n and_o 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authority_n and_o such_o a_o proof_n as_o can_v be_v do_v by_o none_o but_o by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o god_n direct_v moses_n what_o to_o do_v in_o this_o case_n say_v unto_o aaron_n take_v thy_o rod._n the_o same_o rod_n be_v sometime_o call_v the_o rod_n of_o god_n iu_o 20._o sometime_o moses_n his_o rod_n and_o sometime_o aaron_n as_o we_o find_v it_o in_o many_o place_n v._o 10._o &_o 19_o of_o this_o chapter_n and_o viii_o 5.19_o etc._n etc._n because_o god_n wrought_v all_o the_o follow_a miracle_n by_o this_o rod_n which_o sometime_o moses_n and_o sometime_o aaron_n hold_v in_o their_o hand_n but_o common_o moses_n deliver_v it_o unto_o aaron_n as_o a_o agent_n under_o he_o to_o stretch_v it_o out_o for_o the_o effect_n of_o wonder_n for_o he_o tell_v pharaoh_n in_o this_o very_a chapter_n that_o with_o the_o rod_n which_o be_v in_o his_o hand_n he_o will_v smite_v the_o water_n etc._n etc._n v._n 17._o and_o immediate_o the_o lord_n bid_v he_o say_v unto_o aaron_n take_v thy_o rod_n and_o stretch_v out_o thy_o hand_n upon_o the_o water_n of_o egypt_n v._o 19_o by_o which_o it_o appear_v he_o have_v deliver_v the_o rod_n unto_o aaron_n for_o a_o rod_n be_v the_o ensign_n of_o authority_n prophet_n be_v wont_a to_o carry_v one_o in_o their_o hand_n in_o token_n of_o their_o office_n and_o so_o do_v the_o egyptian_a magician_n also_o who_o have_v every_o one_o their_o rod_n ready_a to_o throw_v down_o v._o 12._o and_o mercury_n who_o the_o egyptian_n count_v a_o prophet_n and_o thence_o call_v he_o anubis_n be_v represent_v with_o a_o wand_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o cast_v it_o before_o pharaoh_n as_o god_n have_v before_o direct_v moses_n iu_o 3_o 21._o ver._n 10._o and_o
divination_n upon_o the_o water_n as_o a_o magician_n hierozoic_a p._n 2._o l._n iu_o cap._n xv._o and_o thou_o shall_v stand_v by_o the_o river_n brink_n against_o he_o come_v perhaps_o pharaoh_n as_o the_o same_o bochart_n observe_v have_v forbid_v he_o to_o come_v any_o more_o to_o the_o court_n and_o so_o god_n direct_v he_o to_o take_v this_o occasion_n to_o meet_v with_o he_o and_o the_o rod_n which_o be_v turn_v into_o a_o serpent_n shall_v thou_o take_v in_o thy_o hand_n to_o give_v he_o the_o great_a authority_n and_o to_o put_v pharaoh_n in_o fear_n at_o the_o sight_n of_o that_o rod_n which_o have_v late_o swallow_v up_o all_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o greg._n nyssen_n call_v they_o magical_a staff_n which_o encounter_v he_o ver._n 16._o and_o thou_o shall_v say_v the_o lord_z god_n of_o the_o hebrew_n have_v send_v i_o unto_o thou_o say_v see_v v._o 3._o to_o which_o add_v that_o it_o be_v plain_a by_o this_o whole_a story_n that_o all_o the_o message_n deliver_v by_o moses_n and_o all_o the_o answer_n which_o pharaoh_n return_v be_v true_a and_o formal_a treaty_n of_o a_o solemn_a embassage_n as_o dr._n jackson_n speak_v upon_o which_o moses_n be_v send_v to_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n from_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o the_o hebrew_n that_o be_v their_o king_n as_o he_o be_v become_v in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n under_o who_o moses_n act_v as_o his_o deputy_n or_o viceroy_n let_v my_o people_n go_v that_o they_o may_v serve_v i_o etc._n etc._n the_o merciful_a kindness_n of_o god_n to_o a_o harden_a sinner_n be_v here_o very_o remarkable_a in_o renew_v his_o message_n and_o give_v he_o warn_v of_o what_o will_v come_v upon_o he_o if_o he_o do_v not_o yield_v whereas_o he_o may_v in_o justice_n have_v inflict_v it_o without_o any_o notice_n of_o his_o intention_n he_o set_v before_o he_o also_o his_o sin_n and_o his_o danger_n in_o be_v hitherto_o disobedient_a and_o behold_v hitherto_o thou_o will_v not_o hear_v i._n e._n thou_o have_v provoke_v the_o divine_a majesty_n by_o disregard_v several_a message_n i_o have_v bring_v to_o thou_o from_o he_o ver._n 17._o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n attend_v to_o this_o new_a message_n i_o bring_v to_o thou_o in_o his_o name_n in_o this_o thou_o shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n he_o have_v ask_v in_o a_o contemptuous_a way_n who_o be_v the_o lord_n and_o say_v after_o a_o supercilious_a manner_n i_o know_v he_o not_o v._n 2._o nor_o indeed_o care_v to_o know_v he_o but_o slight_v he_o and_o his_o messenger_n as_o the_o word_n know_v not_o sometime_o signify_v be_v as_o much_o as_o not_o to_o regard_v therefore_o now_o he_o bid_v moses_n tell_v he_o he_o will_v make_v he_o know_v that_o he_o be_v the_o omnipotent_a lord_n of_o the_o world_n by_o the_o change_n of_o the_o water_n of_o the_o river_n which_o pharaoh_n perhaps_o adore_v into_o blood_n behold_v i_o will_v smite_v with_o the_o rod_n that_o be_v in_o my_o hand_n god_n and_o moses_n be_v represent_v in_o this_o history_n as_o one_o person_n according_a to_o what_o he_o have_v say_v v._n 1._o of_o this_o chapter_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n to_o say_v the_o lord_z who_o word_n moses_n have_v begin_v to_o recite_v will_v smite_v or_o to_o say_v i_o will_v smite_v see_v v._o 16._o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v also_o that_o aaron_n smite_v the_o river_n v._o 19_o but_o it_o be_v by_o moses_n his_o direction_n and_o order_n it_o be_v count_v his_o act_n so_o that_o he_o may_v say_v i_o will_v smite_v etc._n etc._n the_o water_n of_o the_o river_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v turn_v into_o blood_n this_o plague_n be_v the_o more_o remarkable_a because_o as_o theodoret_n here_o observe_v they_o have_v drown_v the_o hebrew_n child_n in_o this_o river_n god_n now_o punish_v they_o for_o it_o by_o give_v they_o bloody_a water_n to_o drink_v xii_o wisd_v 7_o 8._o and_o if_o they_o have_v the_o same_o notion_n then_o that_o the_o egyptian_n have_v in_o future_a time_n the_o plague_n be_v the_o more_o terrible_a because_o it_o fall_v on_o that_o which_o they_o think_v have_v some_o divinity_n in_o it_o and_o as_o the_o same_o theodoret_n observe_v be_v honour_v as_o a_o god_n because_o it_o make_v plenty_n when_o it_o overflow_v its_o bank_n the_o hebrew_n doctor_n add_v another_o reason_n for_o this_o punishment_n because_o the_o egyptian_n have_v hinder_v they_o from_o their_o wont_a baptism_n as_o the_o author_n of_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o moses_n speak_v that_o be_v say_v gaulmyn_n from_o purify_n themselves_o in_o the_o river_n by_o bathe_v after_o they_o have_v lie_v in_o of_o their_o child_n which_o in_o the_o scarcity_n of_o water_n in_o that_o country_n can_v no_o where_n be_v do_v but_o in_o the_o river_n ver._n 18._o and_o the_o fish_n that_o be_v in_o the_o river_n shall_v die_v etc._n etc._n here_o be_v three_o grievous_a effect_n of_o this_o plague_n it_o deprive_v they_o of_o their_o most_o delicious_a food_n for_o so_o their_o fish_n be_v xi_o numb_a 5._o and_o take_v away_o the_o pleasure_n they_o have_v of_o wash_v by_o the_o river_n side_n because_o it_o stanke_z both_z by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o fish_n and_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o blood_n through_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n by_o which_o mean_v the_o water_n be_v make_v unfit_a for_o their_o drink_n ver._n 19_o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n after_o he_o have_v be_v with_o pharaoh_n and_o deliver_v this_o message_n to_o he_o say_v unto_o aaron_n take_v thy_o rod_n and_o stretch_v out_o thy_o hand_n this_o warn_v be_v despise_v by_o pharaoh_n who_o will_v not_o relent_v god_n require_v they_o actual_o to_o do_v as_o he_o have_v threaten_v and_o now_o moses_n have_v deliver_v his_o rod_n to_o aaron_n that_o he_o may_v by_o his_o authority_n execute_v this_o judgement_n upon_o the_o water_n of_o egypt_n these_o be_v general_a word_n comprehend_v all_o the_o particulur_v follow_v upon_o their_o stream_n there_o be_v seven_o branch_n into_o which_o the_o river_n nile_n be_v divide_v before_o it_o fall_v into_o the_o sea_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v here_o understand_v be_v call_v ix_o isa_n 15._o the_o seven_o stream_n or_o river_n of_o egypt_n upon_o their_o river_n there_o be_v several_a cut_n make_v by_o art_n out_o of_o every_o stream_n to_o draw_v the_o water_n into_o their_o ground_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v here_o mean_v by_o rivers_n and_o upon_o their_o pond_n these_o be_v dig_v to_o hold_v rain_n water_n when_o it_o fall_v as_o it_o do_v sometime_o and_o near_o the_o river_n also_o they_o dig_v well_n it_o be_v likely_a which_o may_v be_v here_o intend_v and_o upon_o all_o pool_n of_o water_n there_o be_v here_o and_o there_o other_o collection_n of_o water_n particular_o in_o their_o garden_n derive_v by_o pipe_n from_o the_o river_n into_o cistern_n in_o vessel_n of_o wood_n or_o of_o stone_n wherein_o water_n be_v keep_v in_o private_a house_n for_o their_o present_a use_n ver._n 20._o and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n do_v so_o as_o the_o lord_z command_v etc._n etc._n this_o first_o plague_n our_o primate_n usher_n make_v account_n be_v inflict_v about_o the_o xviiith_z day_n of_o the_o six_o month_n which_o in_o the_o next_o year_n and_o ever_o after_o become_v the_o twelve_o month._n artapanus_n tell_v this_o story_n otherwise_o but_o it_o be_v evident_a he_o have_v hear_v of_o it_o among_o the_o gentile_n and_o ezekiel_n the_o tragedian_n relate_v it_o all_o right_a together_o with_o the_o follow_a miracle_n see_v euseb_n praepar_fw-la evang._n l._n ix_o cap._n xxix_o p._n 442._o nor_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n more_o frequent_a in_o the_o roman_a story_n as_o huetius_n observe_v l._n ii_o alnet_n quaestion_n cap._n xii_o n._n 12._o than_o relation_n of_o river_n of_o blood_n flow_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n pit_n full_a of_o blood_n shower_n of_o blood_n and_o water_n of_o river_n change_v into_o blood_n etc._n etc._n and_o he_o lift_v up_o the_o rod_n and_o smite_v the_o water_n that_o be_v in_o the_o river_n etc._n etc._n here_o be_v mention_v only_o of_o smite_v the_o water_n in_o the_o river_n and_o it_o be_v likely_a that_o only_o the_o water_n of_o the_o river_n be_v turn_v into_o blood_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v at_o the_o first_o lift_v up_o of_o his_o rod_n and_o then_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o water_n mention_v in_o the_o precedent_a verse_n ver._n 21._o and_o the_o fish_n that_o be_v in_o the_o river_n die_v etc._n etc._n all_o the_o effect_n of_o this_o plague_n which_o be_v threaten_v v._o 18._o see_v there_o immediate_o follow_v the_o first_o of_o which_o be_v the_o death_n of_o the_o fish_n which_o perish_v in_o such_o great_a number_n that_o
sore_a plague_n more_o grievous_a than_o the_o former_a for_o that_o spoil_v only_o their_o water_n but_o not_o their_o other_o liquor_n whereas_o this_o make_v they_o uneasy_a day_n and_o night_n in_o every_o place_n whether_o they_o sit_v or_o walk_v or_o lay_v down_o or_o do_v eat_v and_o drink_v for_o their_o very_a dough_n as_o we_o translate_v the_o word_n of_o this_o verse_n in_o the_o margin_n be_v infest_a with_o they_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o have_v knead_v it_o and_o so_o be_v their_o drink_n in_o all_o likelihood_n as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v pour_v into_o their_o cup_n nay_o they_o get_v into_o their_o oven_n so_o that_o for_o the_o present_a i_o suppose_v they_o can_v not_o bake_v their_o bread_n ver._n 4._o and_o the_o frog_n shall_v come_v up_o both_o upon_o thou_o and_o upon_o thy_o people_n etc._n etc._n they_o come_v not_o mere_o into_o their_o house_n but_o crawl_v upon_o their_o person_n and_o here_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o this_o plague_n be_v limit_v to_o the_o egyptian_n pharaoh_n his_o people_n and_o servant_n the_o israelite_n one_o will_v think_v by_o these_o word_n be_v exempt_v from_o it_o ver._n 5._o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v unto_o aaron_n etc._n etc._n no_o doubt_n moses_n deliver_v the_o forego_n message_n unto_o pharaoh_n but_o he_o it_o seem_v turn_v away_o and_o will_v give_v no_o answer_n for_o here_o immediate_o follow_v a_o new_a order_n which_o god_n perhaps_o give_v moses_n upon_o the_o spot_n as_o we_o speak_v before_o he_o return_v home_n to_o inflict_v the_o plague_n he_o have_v bid_v he_o threaten_v ver._n 6._o and_o aaron_n stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n he_o as_o the_o minister_n of_o moses_n who_o be_v to_o he_o as_o god_n iu_o 16._o inflict_v this_o plague_n upon_o egypt_n over_o the_o water_n he_o do_v not_o go_v to_o every_o place_n where_o there_o be_v water_n but_o stand_v by_o the_o river_n and_o stretch_v his_o rod_n over_o it_o towards_o every_o part_n of_o the_o country_n as_o eben_n ezra_n right_o explain_v it_o and_o immediate_o god_n effect_v what_o moses_n have_v denounce_v and_o the_o frog_n come_v up_o and_o cover_v the_o land_n of_o egypt_n that_o be_v there_o be_v vast_a number_n of_o they_o come_v up_o for_o they_o do_v not_o so_o cover_v the_o land_n but_o there_o be_v room_n for_o more_o which_o the_o magician_n counterfeit_v the_o jew_n think_v here_o be_v mensura_fw-la pro_fw-la mensura_fw-la like_v for_o like_a as_o we_o speak_v for_o they_o say_v it_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o their_o bondage_n that_o the_o egyptian_n when_o they_o please_v send_v they_o a_o fish_n and_o now_o god_n make_v the_o river_n spawn_v nothing_o but_o frog_n who_o very_a croak_a other_o of_o they_o think_v put_v the_o egyptian_n in_o mind_n of_o the_o cry_v of_o the_o poor_a child_n who_o they_o barbarous_o murder_v ver._n 7._o and_o the_o magician_n do_v so_o with_o their_o enchantment_n etc._n etc._n they_o shall_v rather_o have_v show_v their_o skill_n in_o remove_v the_o frog_n or_o destroy_v those_o which_o moses_n have_v bring_v which_o one_o will_v think_v pharaoh_n expect_v from_o they_o for_o they_o be_v unable_a to_o do_v this_o he_o betake_v himself_o to_o moses_n who_o he_o entreat_v to_o take_v they_o away_o which_o he_o will_v never_o have_v do_v if_o their_o power_n have_v not_o quite_o fail_v and_o be_v unable_a to_o give_v he_o any_o relief_n so_o aben_n ezra_n observe_v he_o call_v for_o moses_n because_o he_o see_v the_o magician_n have_v only_o add_v to_o the_o plague_n but_o can_v not_o diminish_v it_o ver._n 8._o then_o pharaoh_n call_v for_o moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o say_v entreat_v the_o lord_n that_o he_o may_v take_v away_o the_o frog_n etc._n etc._n he_o that_o have_v proud_o say_v not_o long_o ago_o who_o be_v the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n v._o 2._o now_o say_v entreat_v the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v a_o acknowledgement_n that_o the_o lord_n send_v they_o and_o that_o he_o only_o have_v power_n to_o remove_v they_o in_o the_o former_a plague_n he_o do_v enough_o to_o make_v pharaoh_n know_v he_o be_v the_o lord_n vii_o 17._o but_o this_o have_v that_o effect_n upon_o he_o for_o the_o present_a which_o make_v he_o earnest_o entreat_v those_o who_o he_o have_v scorn_v to_o become_v intercessor_n to_o god_n for_o he_o and_o his_o people_n and_o i_o will_v let_v the_o people_n go_v that_o they_o may_v do_v sacrifice_n unto_o the_o lord_n this_o be_v not_o his_o settle_a resolution_n but_o the_o present_a danger_n make_v he_o consent_v to_o it_o for_o if_o the_o frog_n have_v continue_v long_o there_o have_v be_v no_o live_n in_o the_o country_n as_o appear_v from_o what_o we_o read_v in_o athenaeus_n out_o of_o heraclides_fw-la lembus_fw-la lib._n viii_o deipnos_n cap._n 2._o who_o say_v the_o whole_a country_n of_o paeonia_n and_o dardania_n be_v cover_v with_o frog_n which_o god_n rain_v down_o from_o heaven_n in_o such_o abundance_n that_o the_o house_n and_o highway_n be_v full_a of_o they_o they_o spend_v some_o time_n in_o kill_v of_o they_o and_o by_o keep_v their_o door_n shut_v they_o make_v a_o shift_n for_o a_o while_n to_o bear_v this_o calamity_n but_o when_o it_o do_v no_o good_a but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n all_o their_o vessel_n be_v full_a of_o they_o and_o they_o mingle_v themselves_o with_o their_o meat_n whether_o boil_v or_o roast_a and_o they_o can_v tread_v no_o where_o but_o upon_o frog_n they_o leave_v their_o country_n be_v force_v to_o it_o also_o by_o the_o stench_n of_o the_o frog_n when_o they_o die_v they_o that_o will_v see_v more_o of_o this_o out_o of_o several_a other_o author_n may_v consult_v bonfrerius_n upon_o this_o very_a place_n and_o bochartus_fw-la in_o his_o hierozoic_a p._n 2._o l._n v._o cap._n 2._o p._n 661_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 9_o and_o moses_n say_v unto_o pharaoh_n glory_n over_o i_o when_o shall_v i_o entreat_v for_o thou_o do_v thou_o appoint_v the_o time_n when_o i_o shall_v pray_v for_o thou_o as_o st._n hierom_n translate_v it_o and_o so_o do_v the_o syriack_n and_o onkelos_n and_o the_o lxx_o who_o differ_v from_o the_o hebrew_n text_n in_o word_n only_o not_o in_o sense_n for_o by_o add_v the_o word_n say_v as_o we_o do_v in_o vii_o judg._n 2._o where_o there_o be_v the_o same_o expression_n this_o paraphrase_n of_o bochart_n be_v very_o proper_a hierozoic_a p._n 2._o l._n v._o cap._n 2._o though_o it_o belong_v not_o to_o thou_o to_o determine_v the_o time_n of_o thy_o deliverance_n which_o depend_v whole_o upon_o the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o god_n yet_o i_o who_o be_o his_o minister_n give_v thou_o leave_v to_o take_v so_o much_o upon_o thou_o as_o to_o prescribe_v what_o time_n thou_o please_v for_o the_o removal_n of_o this_o plague_n for_o thus_o he_o think_v moses_n his_o word_n be_v to_o be_v translate_v glory_n over_o i_o by_o tell_v i_o when_o i_o shall_v intercede_v for_o thou_o etc._n etc._n moses_n see_v perhaps_o that_o pharaoh_n be_v much_o addict_v to_o astrologer_n who_o fancy_v all_o thing_n here_o below_o to_o be_v govern_v by_o the_o motion_n and_o influence_n of_o the_o star_n and_o therefore_o will_v have_v he_o name_v the_o time_n that_o he_o may_v be_v satisfy_v there_o be_v no_o day_n nor_o hour_n under_o such_o a_o ill_a aspect_n but_o he_o can_v prevail_v with_o god_n at_o any_o moment_n he_o think_v good_a to_o pitch_v upon_o to_o deliver_v he_o bonfrerius_n i_o think_v have_v express_v in_o short_a the_o literal_a sense_n of_o the_o hebrew_n word_n tibi_fw-la hunc_fw-la honorem_fw-la defero_fw-la ut_fw-la eligas_fw-la quando_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o will_v do_v thou_o the_o honour_n that_o thou_o may_v assign_v the_o time_n and_o our_o dr._n jackson_n still_v short_a glory_n over_o i_o that_o be_v say_v he_o you_o shall_v command_v i_o ver._n 10._o and_o he_o say_v to_o morrow_n but_o why_o not_o on_o that_o very_a day_n all_o man_n natural_o desire_v to_o be_v instant_o relieve_v from_o their_o suffering_n perhaps_o he_o think_v as_o we_o say_v before_o to_o try_v moses_n his_o power_n believe_v the_o next_o day_n not_o to_o be_v so_o lucky_a as_o the_o present_a on_o which_o moses_n have_v condescend_v to_o his_o request_n or_o it_o may_v now_o be_v towards_o night_n when_o he_o call_v for_o moses_n who_o he_o think_v will_v expect_v some_o time_n to_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o what_o he_o desire_v be_v it_o according_a to_o thy_o word_n thou_o shall_v have_v thy_o desire_n that_o thou_o may_v know_v there_o be_v none_o like_o unto_o the_o lord_z our_o god_n may_v no_o long_o depend_v upon_o thy_o magician_n and_o their_o god_n be_v convince_v that_o our_o god_n alone_o who_o we_o call_v jehovah_n can_v wound_v and_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 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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
his_o contemptuous_a disregard_n of_o it_o be_v very_o provoke_v so_o that_o god_n will_v forbear_v no_o long_o than_o till_o the_o next_o morning_n before_o he_o scourge_v he_o with_o this_o new_a judgement_n which_o be_v very_o grievous_a and_o noisome_a as_o appear_v by_o the_o follow_a word_n especial_o by_o his_o willingness_n to_o grant_v more_o than_o he_o have_v do_v before_o that_o he_o may_v be_v rid_v of_o it_o ver._n 24._o and_o the_o lord_n do_v so_o here_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o aaron_n stretch_v out_o his_o rod_n as_o at_o other_o time_n but_o this_o be_v do_v immediate_o by_o god_n himself_o that_o the_o egpytian_n may_v not_o imagine_v there_o be_v any_o secret_a virtue_n in_o the_o rod_n but_o ascribe_v all_o to_o the_o divine_a power_n this_o plague_n be_v threaten_v about_o the_o xxviiith_z day_n of_o the_o six_o month_n and_o inflict_v on_o the_o xxixth_z and_o remove_v on_o the_o xxxth_z and_o there_o come_v a_o grievous_a swarm_n of_o fly_n etc._n etc._n or_o a_o vast_a number_n of_o fly_n for_o so_o the_o word_n cave_a which_o we_o here_o translate_v grievous_a or_o heavy_a be_v use_v in_o l_o gen._n 9_o see_v there_o and_o the_o land_n be_v corrupt_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o swarm_n of_o fly_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v here_o by_o the_o land_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n who_o blood_n these_o fly_v suck_v and_o leave_v such_o a_o poison_n in_o it_o that_o their_o body_n swell_v and_o many_o of_o they_o die_v so_o the_o psalmist_n understand_v it_o lxxviii_o 45._o there_o be_v something_o like_o this_o record_v in_o heathen_a story_n particular_o they_o say_v that_o when_o trajan_n make_v war_n upon_o the_o agarens_n he_o be_v so_o assault_v with_o fly_n when_o he_o sit_v down_o to_o eat_v that_o he_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o send_v by_o god_n and_o desist_v from_o his_o enterprise_n and_o that_o whole_a country_n have_v be_v infest_a with_o they_o appear_v from_o a_o number_n of_o god_n that_o be_v worship_v because_o they_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v drive_v they_o away_o at_o acaron_n and_o several_a other_o place_n mention_v by_o the_o learned_a aretius_n in_o the_o place_n above_o quote_v from_o whence_o come_v the_o name_n of_o jupiter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o of_o hercules_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n ver._n 25._o and_o pharaoh_n call_v for_o moses_n and_o aaron_n etc._n etc._n send_v a_o messenger_n to_o call_v they_o to_o he_o go_v you_o sacrifice_n to_o your_o god_n in_o the_o land_n he_o have_v consent_v to_o let_v they_o sacrifice_n when_o he_o last_o send_v for_o they_o v._o 8._o but_o he_o name_v no_o place_n and_o also_o quick_o repent_v of_o the_o concession_n but_o now_o he_o determine_v it_o to_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n where_o he_o grant_v they_o licence_n to_o offer_v public_a sacrifice_n but_o this_o moses_n tell_v he_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n be_v not_o fit_a for_o they_o to_o accept_v nor_o be_v it_o what_o god_n demand_v ver._n 26._o and_o moses_n say_v it_o be_v not_o meet_v so_o to_o do_v beside_o that_o this_o be_v not_o the_o thing_n that_o god_n require_v it_o be_v not_o prudent_a because_o it_o be_v not_o safe_a for_o we_o to_o do_v it_o for_o we_o shall_v sacrifice_v the_o abomination_n of_o the_o egyptian_n to_o the_o lord_z our_o god_n there_o be_v no_o indication_n that_o i_o can_v find_v of_o any_o such_o sottish_a idolatry_n now_o among_o the_o egyptian_n as_o be_v it_o be_v certain_a in_o after_z age_n but_o what_o seem_v to_o be_v suggest_v in_o this_o place_n which_o learned_a man_n have_v general_o interpret_v as_o if_o the_o sense_n be_v this_o we_o must_v sacrifice_v to_o our_o god_n ox_n sheep_n and_o goat_n which_o the_o egyptian_n worship_n and_o adore_v and_o that_o will_v be_v such_o a_o abominable_a thing_n in_o their_o account_n to_o kill_v their_o god_n that_o it_o will_v give_v they_o the_o high_a provocation_n thus_o both_o the_o chaldee_n interpreter_n the_o syriack_n st._n hierom_n and_o other_o which_o bochartus_n himself_o approve_v of_o in_o his_o hierozoic_a p._n 1._o l._n ii_o cap._n xxxiv_o &_o liii_o and_o more_o large_o p._n 2._o l._n iv_o cap._n xvii_o but_o there_o be_v a_o objection_n lie_v against_o this_o interpretation_n that_o long_o after_o moses_n his_o time_n the_o egyptian_n themselves_o do_v offer_v all_o the_o forementioned_a creature_n to_o their_o god_n for_o herodotus_n relate_v in_o his_o euterpe_n cap._n xli_o after_o what_o manner_n they_o sacrifice_v a_o ox_n in_o his_o time_n and_o though_o some_o part_n of_o the_o country_n abstain_v from_o sheep_n yet_o they_o sacrifice_v goat_n as_o on_o the_o contrary_a other_o abstain_v from_o goat_n and_o sacrifice_a sheep_n see_v upon_o xliii_o gen._n 23._o therefore_o it_o may_v be_v a_o question_n whether_o these_o word_n do_v not_o refer_v only_o to_o the_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n of_o sacrifice_a and_o to_o the_o quality_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o beast_n which_o be_v offer_v about_o which_o the_o egyptian_n in_o after_o age_n be_v very_o curious_a for_o the_o same_o herodotus_n tell_v we_o in_o the_o same_o book_n cap._n xxxviii_o how_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v examine_v by_o the_o priest_n and_o none_o allow_v to_o be_v offer_v but_o those_o which_o have_v his_o mark_n upon_o they_o and_o so_o plutarch_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr isid_n &_o osir_z that_o the_o egyptian_n think_v typho_n to_o have_v be_v red_a sacrifice_v only_o such_o ox_n as_o be_v of_o a_o red_a colour_n make_v such_o a_o accurate_a scrutiny_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o if_o a_o beast_n be_v find_v to_o have_v one_o hair_n black_a or_o white_a it_o be_v judge_v unfit_a for_o sacrifice_n the_o forename_a herodotus_n indeed_o say_v they_o will_v not_o sacrifice_v cow_n because_o they_o be_v sacred_a to_o isis_n which_o show_v that_o in_o his_o time_n there_o be_v great_a superstition_n about_o such_o creature_n so_o that_o none_o dare_v offer_v the_o least_o violence_n to_o they_o but_o as_o we_o have_v no_o evidence_n that_o in_o the_o day_n of_o moses_n they_o be_v infect_v with_o such_o opinion_n so_o their_o sacrifice_v such_o creature_n as_o the_o jew_n do_v long_o after_o his_o day_n and_o all_o mankind_n have_v do_v from_o the_o beginning_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o prejudice_n against_o that_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n which_o be_v general_o put_v upon_o they_o but_o there_o be_v so_o many_o various_a way_n of_o sacrifice_v in_o the_o world_n that_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a the_o egyptian_n differ_v very_o much_o from_o the_o israelite_n who_o may_v offer_v also_o its_o likely_a such_o creature_n as_o the_o egyptian_n think_v unclean_a whereby_o they_o may_v be_v enrage_v at_o their_o profaneness_n maimonides_n fancy_v the_o egyptian_n worship_v the_o sign_n or_o constellation_n call_v aries_n and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o this_o speech_n for_o which_o i_o can_v see_v no_o reason_n more_o nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n xlvi_o and_o will_v they_o not_o stone_n we_o we_o can_v gather_v from_o hence_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o punishment_n among_o the_o egyptian_n as_o ston_a man_n to_o death_n for_o he_o do_v not_o speak_v here_o of_o punishment_n by_o their_o law_n but_o of_o what_o may_v happen_v from_o a_o popular_a fury_n ver._n 27._o we_o will_v go_v three_o day_n journey_n into_o the_o wilderness_n etc._n etc._n so_o god_n have_v direct_v they_o and_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o they_o to_o sacrifice_n in_o any_o place_n but_o where_o he_o appoint_v philo_z gives_z this_o reason_n why_o they_o be_v to_o go_v into_o a_o solitary_a place_n there_o to_o receive_v command_n from_o god_n about_o sacrifice_n and_o all_o other_o part_n of_o his_o worship_n because_o god_n intend_v to_o give_v they_o a_o law_n different_a from_o those_o of_o other_o nation_n or_o rather_o quite_o opposite_a unto_o they_o in_o which_o there_o be_v so_o many_o singular_a rite_n that_o they_o will_v have_v offend_v other_o people_n and_o seem_v to_o they_o profane_a if_o they_o have_v exercise_v they_o among_o they_o de_fw-fr vita_fw-la mosis_fw-la p._n 615._o and_o thus_o corn._n tacitus_n understand_v the_o design_n of_o moses_n not_o to_o bring_v the_o israelite_n to_o as_o near_o a_o conformity_n as_o he_o can_v with_o the_o gentile_n which_o some_o now_o in_o these_o day_n fancy_n but_o to_o keep_v they_o at_o the_o great_a distance_n from_o other_o nation_n by_o opposite_a rite_n of_o worship_n his_o word_n be_v remarkable_a l._n v._o histor_n cap._n iu._n moses_n quo_fw-la sibi_fw-la in_o posterum_fw-la gentem_fw-la sirmaret_fw-la novos_fw-la ritus_fw-la contrariosque_fw-la caeteris_fw-la mortalibus_fw-la indidit_fw-la profana_fw-la illis_fw-la omne_fw-la quae_fw-la apud_fw-la nos_fw-la sacra_fw-la rursum_fw-la concessa_fw-la
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
warn_v of_o their_o danger_n that_o they_o may_v avoid_v it_o ver._n 20._o he_o that_o fear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n among_o the_o servant_n of_o pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n that_o which_o be_v oppose_v to_o this_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n be_v he_o that_o set_v not_o his_o heart_n unto_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n or_o as_o we_o translate_v it_o regard_v it_o not_o i._n e._n do_v not_o attend_v to_o what_o be_v say_v and_o do_v by_o moses_n and_o serious_o consider_v it_o unto_o which_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n move_v all_o those_o who_o be_v possess_v with_o it_o and_o serious_a consideration_n will_v not_o fail_v to_o work_v in_o man_n the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o judgement_n ver._n 21._o and_o he_o that_o regard_v not_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o ruin_n of_o all_o that_o perish_v they_o do_v not_o set_v themselves_o to_o consider_v the_o irresistible_a power_n of_o he_o who_o inflict_v such_o terrible_a 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who_o sometime_o do_v it_o himself_o and_o be_v command_v by_o god_n so_o to_o do_v v._o 22._o he_o give_v warning_n of_o this_o plague_n about_o the_o four_o day_n of_o the_o viith_z month_n and_o inflict_v it_o upon_o the_o five_o and_o remove_v it_o the_o six_o the_o author_n of_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o moses_n fancy_n that_o god_n send_v this_o plague_n to_o punish_v the_o egyptian_n for_o the_o drudgery_n they_o impose_v upon_o the_o israelite_n in_o make_v they_o till_o their_o field_n for_o they_o and_o the_o lord_n send_v thunder_n and_o hail_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n there_o shall_v be_v thunder_n but_o the_o clap_v of_o this_o be_v far_o more_o terrible_a than_o any_o that_o have_v be_v hear_v before_o in_o that_o country_n as_o the_o hall_n also_o be_v more_o ponderous_a and_o come_v down_o with_o a_o great_a force_n and_o be_v mix_v with_o fire_n which_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n observe_v chap._n xvi_o as_o a_o thing_n unusual_a and_o herein_o consist_v the_o miraculousness_n of_o this_o plague_n that_o whereas_o other_o storm_n of_o hail_n general_o reach_v but_o a_o little_a way_n sometime_o not_o a_o mile_n this_o spread_v itself_o over_o the_o whole_a country_n v._o 25._o and_o flash_n of_o lightning_n be_v not_o only_o mingle_v with_o it_o but_o fire_n run_v upon_o the_o ground_n and_o kill_v their_o cattle_n lxxviii_o psal_n 48._o when_o at_o the_o same_o time_n all_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n though_o a_o part_n of_o that_o country_n feel_v nothing_o of_o this_o storm_n v._o 26._o and_o the_o lord_n rain_v hail_n upon_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n this_o be_v repeat_v to_o show_v that_o it_o fall_v as_o thick_a as_o rain_v and_o be_v not_o a_o mere_a shower_n but_o a_o continual_a hail_n and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o principal_a part_n of_o this_o plague_n be_v alone_o mention_v v._n 22._o and_o 26._o where_o nothing_o be_v say_v of_o thunder_n or_o fire_n and_o put_v in_o the_o first_o place_n by_o the_o psalmist_n both_o in_o lxxviii_o 48._o and_o cv_o 32._o ver._n 25._o and_o the_o hail_n smite_v etc._n etc._n that_o be_v kill_v every_o man_n and_o beast_n that_o be_v in_o the_o field_n v._o 19_o and_o smite_v every_o herb_n and_o break_v every_o tree_n of_o the_o field_n especial_o their_o vine_n and_o figtree_n as_o the_o psalmist_n tell_v we_o lxxviii_o 47._o cv_o 33._o very_o great_a hailstone_n have_v fall_v in_o several_a country_n some_o of_o a_o prodigious_a bigness_n as_o credible_a historian_n relate_v whereby_o some_o live_a creature_n have_v here_o and_o there_o be_v kill_v but_o none_o ever_o make_v such_o a_o general_a destruction_n as_o this_o storm_n do_v yet_o we_o be_v not_o to_o understand_v it_o as_o if_o no_o green_a thing_n escape_v nor_o a_o bough_n of_o any_o tree_n be_v leave_v but_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o a_o great_a many_o of_o every_o kind_n be_v destroy_v though_o some_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o follow_a chapter_n still_o remain_v ver._n 26._o only_o in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o the_o egyptian_n that_o live_v among_o they_o fare_v the_o better_a it_o be_v think_v at_o this_o time_n for_o their_o sake_n ver._n 27._o and_o pharaoh_n send_v and_o call_v for_o moses_n and_o aaron_n this_o be_v no_o more_o than_o he_o have_v do_v several_a time_n before_o viii_o 8_o 25._o but_o it_o may_v seem_v strange_a he_o shall_v do_v it_o now_o after_o the_o lord_n have_v harden_v his_o heart_n the_o clear_a account_n of_o it_o be_v that_o he_o act_v now_o as_o a_o man_n distract_a and_o fright_v out_o of_o his_o wit_n which_o make_v he_o rave_v and_o cry_v out_o for_o help_n in_o very_o passionate_a word_n without_o any_o serious_a meaning_n i_o have_v sin_v this_o time_n etc._n etc._n the_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o he_o have_v not_o sin_v before_o but_o i_o now_o acknowledge_v my_o offence_n and_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n in_o punish_v the_o wickedness_n of_o i_o and_o of_o my_o people_n which_o confession_n do_v not_o argue_v any_o tenderness_n of_o heart_n but_o be_v extort_a by_o the_o horrible_a fright_v he_o be_v in_o of_o be_v undo_v if_o he_o do_v not_o make_v some_o submission_n ver._n 27._o entreat_v the_o lord_n for_o it_o be_v enough_o or_o beseech_v he_o that_o what_o i_o have_v already_o suffer_v may_v suffice_v that_o there_o be_v no_o more_o mighty_a thundering_n and_o hail_n the_o word_n import_v frightful_a clap_n of_o thunder_n which_o sound_v as_o if_o god_n be_v angry_a with_o they_o especial_o since_o the_o hail_n fall_v like_o thunderbolt_n upon_o their_o head_n and_o strike_v those_o down_o that_o walk_v abroad_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o he_o beg_v their_o prayer_n for_o he_o and_o his_o servant_n can_v not_o always_o continue_v within_o door_n and_o while_o the_o hail_n last_v there_o be_v no_o safety_n abroad_o and_o i_o will_v let_v you_o go_v not_o quite_o away_o but_o three_o day_n journey_n into_o the_o wilderness_n as_o they_o desire_v and_o you_o shall_v stay_v no_o long_o he_o promise_v to_o dismiss_v they_o immediate_o ver._n 29._o and_o moses_n say_v unto_o he_o as_o soon_o as_o i_o be_o go_v out_o of_o the_o city_n by_o this_o he_o demonstrate_v the_o great_a power_n of_o god_n who_o he_o know_v will_v protect_v he_o from_o receive_v any_o harm_n by_o the_o thunder_n lightning_z and_z hail_o which_o kill_v all_o other_o that_o go_v abroad_o into_o the_o field_n i_o will_v spread_v forth_o my_o hand_n unto_o the_o lord_n this_o be_v a_o ancient_a posture_n of_o supplication_n in_o all_o nation_n as_o many_o learned_a man_n have_v show_v whereby_o men_n declare_v that_o god_n be_v the_o giver_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n and_o that_o they_o hope_v to_o receive_v help_n from_o he_o for_o our_o hand_n be_v the_o instrument_n whereby_o we_o receive_v any_o gift_n that_o be_v bestow_v upon_o we_o that_o thou_o may_v know_v how_o that_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n have_v a_o demonstration_n which_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v he_o know_v that_o the_o lord_n govern_v all_o thing_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o cease_n of_o this_o dreadful_a storm_n upon_o moses_n his_o prayer_n to_o god_n as_o well_o as_o by_o the_o pour_v of_o it_o in_o such_o violence_n upon_o they_o ver._n 30._o but_o as_o for_o thou_o and_o thy_o servant_n i_o know_v that_o you_o will_v not_o yet_o fear_v the_o lord_z god_n the_o generality_n of_o the_o court_n he_o know_v will_v continue_v as_o obstinate_a as_o their_o prince_n though_o some_o of_o they_o have_v some_o sense_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o judgement_n as_o we_o read_v v._o 20._o ver._n 31._o and_o the_o flax_n and_o the_o barley_n be_v smite_v etc._n
that_o have_v be_v see_v and_o they_o be_v a_o frequent_a plague_n in_o those_o country_n either_o in_o bigness_n or_o in_o in_o number_n or_o in_o both_o that_o be_v all_o that_o have_v be_v see_v in_o egypt_n for_o in_o other_o country_n perhaps_o there_o may_v have_v be_v as_o large_a if_o pliny_n may_v be_v believe_v that_o in_o india_n there_o have_v be_v some_o see_v three_o foot_n long_o the_o jew_n in_o the_o book_n call_v the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o moses_n fancy_v these_o to_o have_v be_v of_o such_o a_o vast_a bulk_n that_o their_o jaw-teeth_n be_v like_o those_o of_o lion_n but_o it_o be_v likely_a moses_n speak_v here_o only_o of_o their_o multitude_n for_o the_o prophet_n joel_n have_v such_o a_o expression_n when_o he_o speak_v also_o of_o their_o be_v without_o number_n i_o joel_n 6._o who_o tooth_n be_v the_o tooth_n of_o a_o lion_n i._n e._n they_o devour_v all_o thing_n greedy_o and_o speedy_o and_o he_o turn_v himself_o and_o go_v out_o from_o pharaoh_n either_o moses_n do_v not_o stay_v for_o a_o answer_n know_v he_o will_v give_v he_o none_o better_o than_o former_o or_o pharaoh_n answer_v so_o churlish_o that_o moses_n hasty_o turn_v about_o as_o the_o word_n seem_v to_o import_v and_o go_v away_o in_o some_o indignation_n ver._n 7._o and_o pharaoh_n be_v servant_n say_v some_o of_o his_o counsellor_n or_o courtier_n who_o fear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n ix_o 20._o or_o perhaps_o the_o whole_a court_n begin_v now_o to_o be_v sensible_a of_o their_o danger_n how_o long_o shall_v this_o man._n they_o seem_v to_o speak_v contemptible_o of_o moses_n to_o please_v pharaoh_n who_o they_o be_v afraid_a will_v not_o like_v their_o counsel_n unless_o they_o flatter_v he_o be_v a_o snare_n to_o we_o the_o lxx_o and_o the_o vulgar_a translate_v it_o be_v a_o stumbling-block_n i._n e._n lay_v before_o we_o the_o occasion_n of_o our_o fall_n into_o one_o calamity_n after_o another_o or_o involve_v and_o entangle_v we_o in_o so_o many_o mischief_n know_v thou_o not_o yet_o that_o egypt_n be_v destroy_v do_v thou_o not_o consider_v that_o so_o many_o plague_n have_v ruin_v our_o country_n ver._n 8._o and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n be_v bring_v again_o unto_o pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n upon_o this_o advice_n he_o command_v they_o to_o be_v call_v back_o again_o and_o consent_v to_o let_v they_o go_v with_o some_o limitation_n to_o which_o moses_n can_v not_o agree_v but_o who_o be_v they_o that_o shall_v go_v in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v but_o who_o and_o who_o that_o be_v name_v the_o particular_n for_o his_o covetousness_n will_v not_o suffer_v the_o whole_a nation_n to_o go_v but_o he_o will_v keep_v some_o fast_n in_o his_o hand_n as_o a_o pledge_n for_o the_o return_n of_o the_o rest_n ver._n 9_o and_o moses_n say_v we_o will_v go_v with_o our_o young_a and_o our_o old_a etc._n etc._n with_o our_o flock_n and_o with_o our_o herd_n etc._n etc._n the_o reason_n of_o this_o large_a demand_n be_v give_v in_o the_o end_n of_o 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 to_o deliver_v you_o as_o i_o be_o resolve_v to_o keep_v you_o here_o this_o justify_v the_o truth_n of_o their_o observation_n who_o say_v that_o pharaoh_n at_o the_o first_o behave_v himself_o like_o a_o proud_a fantastic_a humorist_n who_o slight_v all_o that_o moses_n say_v or_o do_v but_o since_o the_o plague_n of_o murrain_n on_o the_o cattle_n and_o blain_n upon_o the_o egyptian_n like_o a_o fantastic_a distract_a bedlam_n who_o rave_v as_o if_o his_o brain_n have_v be_v blast_v to_o use_v dr._n jackson_n phrase_n with_o the_o fume_n of_o his_o sear_a conscience_n look_v you_o to_o it_o for_o evil_a be_v before_o you_o it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o he_o mean_v evil_a that_o they_o design_v against_o he_o or_o which_o he_o design_v against_o they_o the_o former_a best_o agree_v with_o what_o follow_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v you_o intend_v a_o rebellion_n therefore_o i_o will_v let_v none_o but_o the_o man_n go_v or_o more_o plain_o it_o be_v visible_a you_o design_v some_o 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
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 god_n from_o whence_o some_o think_v it_o credible_a that_o their_o posterity_n may_v give_v he_o divine_a honour_n as_o be_v report_v by_o some_o ancient_a writer_n ver._n 4._o and_o moses_n say_v thus_o say_v the_o lord_n it_o be_v manifest_a from_o v._o 8._o that_o these_o word_n be_v speak_v from_o the_o lord_n to_o pharaoh_n but_o it_o be_v a_o great_a question_n when_o they_o be_v speak_v it_o be_v common_o think_v that_o moses_n say_v this_o when_o he_o last_o part_v with_o pharaoh_n and_o tell_v he_o he_o will_v see_v his_o face_n no_o more_o x._o 29._o and_o then_o the_o first_o word_n of_o this_o chapter_n must_v be_v translate_v in_o the_o time_n past_a the_o lord_n have_v say_v unto_o moses_n that_o he_o will_v bring_v one_o plague_n more_o upon_o the_o egyptian_n which_o he_o now_o denounce_v to_o pharaoh_n because_o he_o say_v he_o shall_v not_o have_v the_o liberty_n of_o be_v admit_v to_o he_o again_o or_o else_o pharaoh_n contrary_a to_o his_o peremptory_a resolution_n send_v once_o more_o to_o speak_v with_o moses_n as_o it_o be_v plain_a he_o do_v after_o the_o first-born_a be_v slay_v xii_o 31._o about_o midnight_n about_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o follow_a night_n for_o they_o have_v keep_v the_o passover_n in_o the_o evening_n of_o this_o fourteen_o day_n of_o abib_fw-la the_o first-born_a be_v slay_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o that_o night_n not_o precise_o the_o hebrew_a indicates_z but_o it_o may_v be_v a_o little_a before_o or_o after_o midnight_n see_v theodorick_n haespan_n of_o such_o kind_n of_o speech_n disput_fw-la de_fw-fr locut_fw-la sacris_fw-la n._n iu._n will_v i_o go_v out_o by_o a_o angel_n who_o be_v send_v from_o the_o schechinah_n which_o reside_v in_o some_o part_n of_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n and_o order_v to_o go_v and_o do_v this_o execution_n into_o the_o midst_n of_o egypt_n perhaps_o he_o mean_v the_o royal_a city_n where_o he_o begin_v this_o execution_n and_o then_o smite_v the_o whole_a country_n round_o about_o ver._n 5._o and_o all_o the_o first-born_a in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n shall_v die_v this_o be_v the_o sore_a plague_n that_o have_v be_v hitherto_o inflict_v nothing_o be_v so_o dear_a to_o parent_n as_o their_o child_n especial_o their_o first-born_a from_o the_o first-born_a of_o pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n i._n e._n from_o the_o high_a to_o the_o mean_a person_n in_o the_o kingdom_n that_o sit_v upon_o his_o throne_n it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o this_o relate_v to_o pharaoh_n or_o to_o his_o first-born_a the_o lxx_o seem_v to_o incline_v to_o the_o former_a have_v leave_v out_o the_o pronoun_n his_o and_o simple_o translate_v it_o that_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n but_o the_o chaldee_n determine_v it_o to_o the_o latter_a by_o translate_n it_o who_o be_v to_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o kingdom_n i._n e._n to_o be_v pharaoh_n successor_n the_o heir_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o egypt_n the_o maidservant_n that_o be_v behind_o the_o mill._n none_o be_v more_o miserable_a than_o those_o slave_n who_o work_n it_o be_v to_o turn_v a_o mill_n with_o their_o hand_n and_o grind_v corn_n perpetual_o especial_o when_o they_o be_v condemn_v to_o this_o in_o a_o prison_n nay_o in_o a_o dungeon_n that_o so_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v this_o appear_v from_o xii_o 29._o the_o ancient_a comedian_n often_o mention_v this_o and_o we_o find_v a_o instance_n of_o such_o drudgery_n in_o the_o story_n of_o samson_n xvi_o judg._n 21._o ver._n 6._o and_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o great_a cry_n throughout_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n the_o calamity_n be_v general_a in_o every_o house_n it_o make_v a_o general_n and_o very_a loud_a lamentation_n man_n woman_n child_n and_o servant_n bewail_v the_o loss_n of_o the_o prime_a person_n in_o the_o family_n ver._n 7._o but_o against_o any_o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v not_o a_o dog_n move_v his_o tongue_n etc._n etc._n a_o great_a wonder_n that_o when_o so_o many_o thousand_o people_n be_v upon_o their_o march_n with_o abundance_n of_o cattle_n etc._n etc._n not_o a_o dog_n shall_v stir_v who_o though_o never_o so_o gentle_a yet_o common_o bark_v when_o they_o hear_v the_o least_o noise_n especial_o in_o the_o night_n all_o traveller_n know_v this_o that_o you_o may_v know_v how_o that_o the_o lord_n do_v put_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o egyptian_n and_o israel_n this_o be_v indeed_o a_o plain_a testimony_n of_o god_n special_a care_n and_o providence_n over_o the_o israelite_n that_o when_o there_o be_v such_o a_o great_a cry_n throughout_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n v._n 6._o all_o be_v quiet_a still_o and_o silent_a among_o they_o ver._n 8._o and_o all_o these_o thy_o servant_n shall_v come_v down_o to_o i_o etc._n etc._n you_o that_o now_o forbid_v i_o to_o come_v to_o you_o for_o pharaoh_n himself_o be_v include_v it_o appear_v from_o xii_o 31_o etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v force_v to_o come_v to_o i_o and_o submissive_o entreat_v nay_o press_v i_o to_o be_v go_v etc._n etc._n come_v down_o it_o be_v a_o descent_n from_o that_o part_n of_o egypt_n where_o the_o court_n be_v unto_o goshen_n though_o it_o may_v simple_o signify_v come_v to_o i_o get_v thou_o out_o and_o all_o the_o people_n that_o follow_v thou_o in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v that_o be_v at_o thy_o foot_n that_o be_v to_o the_o very_a last_o man_n for_o they_o that_o bring_v up_o the_o rear_n as_o we_o speak_v or_o march_v last_o after_o their_o commander_n be_v say_v in_o scripture_n to_o be_v at_o their_o foot_n as_o wagenseil_n have_v observe_v in_o his_o confutation_n of_o r._n lipman_n carman_n memoriale_a see_v xlix_o gen._n 10._o and_o after_o that_o i_o will_v go_v out_o when_o you_o shall_v think_v i_o oblige_v you_o to_o leave_v your_o country_n and_o he_o go_v out_o from_o pharaoh_n in_o a_o great_a anger_n it_o move_v the_o meek_a man_n on_o earth_n to_o a_o just_a indignation_n which_o it_o be_v likely_a he_o express_v in_o his_o countenance_n and_o behaviour_n to_o see_v pharaoh_n remain_v so_o stupid_o insensible_a as_o not_o to_o regard_v this_o threaten_v which_o he_o may_v well_o think_v will_v be_v as_o certain_o execute_v as_o all_o the_o rest_n have_v be_v ver._n 9_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n pharaoh_n shall_v not_o hearken_v unto_o you_o that_o be_v i_o tell_v thou_o at_o the_o first_o how_o it_o will_v be_v and_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o iii_o 19_o 20._o of_o which_o it_o be_v very_o proper_a to_o put_v moses_n in_o mind_n at_o this_o time_n when_o he_o be_v go_v to_o fulfil_v the_o last_o part_n of_o those_o word_n after_o that_o after_o this_o last_o plague_n he_o will_v let_v you_o go_v that_o my_o wonder_n may_v be_v multiply_v in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n that_o
the_o prophet_n david_n pray_v to_o be_v purge_v from_o his_o sin_n li_n psal_n 9_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o hesychius_n call_v this_o herb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o abstersive_a and_o purge_v herb_n because_o it_o be_v appoint_v by_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n for_o this_o purpose_n otherwise_o there_o be_v nothing_o abstersive_a in_o its_o nature_n and_o dip_v it_o in_o the_o blood_n that_o be_v in_o the_o basin_n the_o hebrew_n word_n sapho_n which_o be_v here_o translate_a basin_n be_v translate_v cup_n in_o xii_o zach._n 2._o but_o the_o lxx_o and_o vulgar_a take_v it_o to_o signify_v the_o door_n or_o threshold_n of_o the_o house_n where_o some_o suppose_v the_o lamb_n be_v kill_v certain_a it_o be_v that_o some_o of_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n be_v call_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n sippim_fw-la and_o sippoth_v 1_o king_n vii_o 50._o lii_o jer._n 19_o though_o the_o vessel_n which_o receive_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o beast_n at_o the_o altar_n of_o 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 that_o their_o safety_n consist_v in_o be_v under_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o this_o lamb_n which_o be_v shed_v to_o save_v their_o blood_n from_o be_v spill_v thus_o in_o the_o flood_n there_o be_v no_o safety_n but_o in_o the_o ark_n nor_o can_v rahab_n have_v be_v save_v when_o jericho_n be_v destroy_v out_o of_o the_o house_n where_o the_o scarlet_a thread_n be_v tie_v until_o the_o morning_n when_o they_o be_v importune_v by_o the_o egyptian_n very_o early_o not_o long_o after_o midnight_n v._o 31_o etc._n etc._n to_o be_v go_v with_o all_o they_o have_v out_o of_o their_o country_n ver._n 32._o for_o the_o lodr_n will_v pass_v through_o to_o smite_v the_o egyptian_n as_o he_o have_v threaten_a v._n 12._o for_o he_o rehearse_n to_o the_o elder_n what_o god_n have_v tell_v he_o and_o he_o see_v the_o blood_n etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n shall_v pass_v over_o the_o door_n etc._n etc._n so_o he_o have_v promise_v before_o v._o 13._o maimonides_n be_v of_o the_o 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
do_v because_o ass_n be_v so_o plentiful_a in_o that_o country_n they_o may_v not_o be_v worth_a so_o much_o as_o a_o lamb._n it_o be_v no_o improbable_a conjecture_n of_o mr._n selden_n that_o from_o this_o law_n of_o redeem_v ass_n the_o gentile_n take_v up_o a_o fancy_n which_o be_v common_a among_o they_o that_o the_o jew_n worship_v a_o ass_n head_n see_v l._n ii_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n c._n 1._o which_o be_v one_o of_o their_o calumny_n also_o of_o christian_n who_o they_o take_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o jew_n as_o we_o read_v in_o minutius_n faelix_fw-la tertullian_n and_o other_o all_o the_o first-born_a of_o man_n among_o thy_o child_n shall_v thou_o redeem_v see_v v._o 11._o humane_a sacrifice_n be_v not_o acceptable_a to_o god_n for_o though_o he_o once_o command_v abraham_n to_o offer_v his_o son_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o actual_o do_v and_o here_o he_o declare_v he_o do_v not_o approve_v of_o such_o sacrifice_n by_o command_v they_o not_o to_o 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propos_fw-fr iu_o c._n 6._o ver._n 14._o when_o thy_o son_n ask_v thou_o in_o time_n to_o come_v what_o be_v this_o desire_v to_o know_v the_o meaning_n of_o this_o or_o whence_o this_o custom_n of_o offer_v or_o redeem_v the_o first-born_a male_n be_v derive_v that_o thou_o shall_v say_v unto_o he_o great_a care_n be_v take_v for_o the_o instruction_n of_o child_n in_o the_o rite_n of_o their_o religion_n it_o appear_v by_o this_o and_o by_o v._o 8._o where_o they_o be_v command_v to_o teach_v they_o the_o reason_n of_o eat_v unleavened_a bread_n as_o here_o of_o their_o consecrate_v the_o first-born_a that_o by_o strength_n of_o hand_n etc._n etc._n see_v iii_o 19_o ver._n 15._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o pharaoh_n will_v hardly_o let_v we_o go_v obstinate_o persist_v in_o his_o resolution_n to_o keep_v we_o in_o slavery_n or_o harden_v his_o heart_n as_o it_o may_v be_v translate_v by_o add_v the_o word_n libbo_fw-mi against_o all_o the_o monition_n have_v be_v give_v he_o and_o the_o plague_n inflict_v on_o he_o that_o the_o lord_n slay_v all_o the_o first-born_a in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n which_o strike_v such_o a_o terror_n into_o he_o that_o immediate_o he_o dismiss_v we_o xii_o 30_o 31_o etc._n etc._n therefore_o i_o sacrifice_v unto_o the_o lord_z all_o that_o open_v the_o womb_n etc._n etc._n because_o when_o he_o slay_v all_o their_o first-born_a he_o spare_v we_o xii_o 13_o 23_o 27._o ver._n 16._o and_o it_o shall_v be_v for_o a_o token_n upon_o thy_o hand_n by_o this_o mean_n there_o be_v a_o perpetual_a remembrance_n preserve_v of_o god_n gracious_a deliverance_n of_o they_o when_o the_o first-born_a of_o egypt_n be_v slay_v for_o nothing_o else_o can_v be_v mean_v by_o these_o word_n but_o that_o they_o shall_v endeavour_v by_o consecrate_v their_o first-born_a to_o keep_v that_o divine_a benefit_n in_o mind_n as_o careful_o as_o if_o they_o have_v put_v a_o sign_n upon_o their_o hand_n or_o bind_v it_o upon_o their_o 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other_o text_n be_v write_v which_o they_o fancy_v be_v a_o kind_n of_o annulet_n to_o defend_v they_o from_o danger_n for_o so_o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o the_o gemara_fw-la schabath_n and_o therefore_o use_v in_o their_o prayer_n to_o drive_v away_o evil_a spirit_n as_o j._n braunius_n and_o many_o other_o have_v observe_v i_o shall_v only_o note_v further_a that_o this_o word_n be_v find_v but_o three_o time_n in_o the_o law_n and_o yet_o the_o vulgar_a translate_v it_o three_o several_a way_n which_o show_v how_o little_a the_o original_a of_o it_o be_v understand_v though_o the_o sense_n of_o it_o be_v plain_a and_o certain_a see_v petitus_fw-la his_fw-la var._n lectiones_fw-la c._n 20._o for_o by_o strength_n of_o hand_n the_o lord_n bring_v we_o out_o of_o egypt_n this_o have_v be_v often_o mention_v in_o this_o very_a chapter_n v._n 3_o 9_o 14._o and_o now_o here_o repeat_v again_o to_o make_v they_o very_o sensible_a both_o that_o they_o owe_v their_o deliverance_n entire_o to_o god_n and_o that_o nothing_o be_v too_o hard_o for_o he_o to_o accomplish_v ver._n 17._o god_n lead_v they_o not_o through_o the_o way_n of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v the_o near_a way_n from_o egypt_n to_o canaan_n by_o the_o mediterranean_a to_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n as_o the_o scripture_n call_v it_o and_o so_o to_o azotus_n and_o gaza_n which_o be_v a_o journey_n of_o not_o above_o three_o day_n as_o philo_n say_v other_o say_v of_o ten_o but_o certain_o it_o be_v no_o great_a way_n for_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n go_v it_o often_o to_o and_o fro_o xlii_o xliii_o etc._n etc._n gen._n lest_o peradventure_o the_o people_n repent_v when_o they_o see_v war_n etc._n etc._n the_o philistine_n be_v a_o very_a warlike_a people_n will_v in_o all_o likelihood_n have_v oppose_v their_o passage_n and_o god_n know_v the_o temper_n of_o the_o israelite_n to_o be_v so_o timorous_a that_o they_o will_v run_v away_o and_o rather_o return_v to_o 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where_o because_o god_n be_v say_v to_o have_v divide_v the_o red-sea_n into_o part_n they_o sancy_v there_o be_v twelve_o division_n every_o one_o defend_v with_o a_o wall_n of_o water_n but_o there_o be_v no_o foundation_n for_o this_o in_o these_o word_n nor_o in_o lxxvii_o psal_n 19_o where_o path_n be_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n they_o thence_o also_o deduce_v the_o same_o conceit_n of_o a_o several_a path_n to_o every_o tribe_n see_v simeon_n de_fw-fr muis_fw-la on_o that_o place_n ver._n 22._o and_o the_o israelite_n go_v in_o to_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n about_o the_o second_o watch_n of_o the_o night_n which_o be_v at_o midnight_n and_o about_o break_v of_o day_n they_o be_v get_v quite_o through_o upon_o the_o dry_a ground_n this_o be_v not_o look_v upon_o by_o the_o ancient_a heathen_a as_o incredible_a for_o homer_n make_v neptune_n drive_v his_o chariot_n upon_o the_o wave_n and_o the_o sea_n withdraw_v its_o water_n and_o the_o water_n of_o scamander_n be_v 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harden_v their_o heart_n as_o he_o say_v he_o will_v v._o 17._o to_o rush_v into_o their_o own_o destruction_n ver._n 24._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o in_o the_o morning_n watch_n the_o roman_n and_o the_o hebrew_n also_o divide_v the_o night_n into_o four_o part_n contain_v three_o hour_n apiece_o at_o the_o beginning_n of_o which_o the_o guard_n of_o soldier_n who_o keep_v watch_v by_o night_n be_v change_v and_o thence_o they_o be_v call_v watch_n two_o of_o they_o we_o find_v mention_v by_o st._n luke_n xii_o 38._o and_o st._n mark_v mention_n they_o all_o xiii_o 35._o and_o particular_o the_o four_o watch_n vi_o mark_v 48._o call_v here_o the_o morning_n watch_n which_o be_v the_o last_o of_o they_o between_o daybreak_n and_o the_o morning_n the_o lord_z look_v unto_o the_o host_n of_o the_o egyptian_n he_o frown_v upon_o they_o as_o we_o speak_v now_o in_o our_o language_n for_o in_o scripture_n god_n be_v say_v sometime_o to_o look_v upon_o those_o who_o he_o be_v about_o to_o punish_v civ_o psalm_n 32._o ix_o amos_n 4._o iii_o habakkuk_n 6._o through_o the_o pillar_n of_o fire_n and_o the_o cloud_n by_o this_o it_o be_v manifest_a there_o be_v but_o one_o pillar_n which_o have_v different_a appearance_n and_o that_o the_o schechinah_n or_o divine_a majesty_n be_v in_o it_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o also_o very_o probable_a that_o whereas_o the_o cloudy_a part_n of_o the_o pillar_n have_v be_v towards_o the_o egyptian_n hitherto_o now_o it_o turn_v the_o other_o side_n towards_o they_o and_o the_o fiery_a part_n appear_v let_v they_o see_v the_o danger_n wherein_o they_o be_v and_o by_o its_o amaze_a brightness_n perfect_o confound_v they_o so_o philo_n seem_v to_o have_v understand_v it_o when_o he_o say_v l._n iii_o de_fw-la vita_fw-la mosis_fw-la that_o from_o the_o cloud_n that_o be_v in_o the_o rear_n of_o the_o israelite_n there_o shine_v a_o fiery_a appearance_n of_o the_o deity_n which_o may_v well_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v look_v through_o the_o pillar_n of_o fire_n and_o trouble_v the_o host_n of_o the_o egyptian_n this_o glorious_a light_n i_o suppose_v flash_v in_o their_o face_n put_v they_o into_o a_o consternation_n but_o josephus_n add_v in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o his_o second_o book_n of_o antiquity_n that_o there_o be_v a_o dreadful_a storm_n or_o tempest_n with_o thunder_n lightning_n and_o hailstone_n from_o the_o cloud_n which_o put_v they_o into_o the_o great_a disorder_n as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n hither_o dr._n hammond_n refer_v those_o word_n of_o the_o psalmist_n lxxvii_o 17_o 18._o the_o cloud_n pour_v out_o water_n the_o sky_n send_v out_o a_o sound_n thy_o arrow_n also_o go_v abroad_o the_o voice_n of_o thy_o thunder_n be_v in_o the_o heaven_n the_o lightning_n lighten_v the_o world_n the_o earth_n tremble_v and_o shake_v etc._n etc._n ver._n 25._o and_o take_v off_o their_o chariot_n wheel_v some_o of_o their_o wheel_n be_v break_v by_o the_o hailstone_n or_o burn_v with_o lightning_n with_o which_o its_o likely_a their_o horse_n be_v so_o affright_v that_o they_o fall_v into_o disorder_n and_o one_o chariot_n run_v against_o another_o some_o of_o their_o wheel_n be_v take_v off_o that_o they_o drive_v heavy_o they_o can_v scarce_o move_v or_o but_o very_o slow_o when_o their_o wheel_n be_v break_v or_o take_v off_o and_o those_o wheel_n that_o remain_v sink_v deep_a into_o the_o sand_n when_o the_o water_n return_v upon_o it_o so_o that_o the_o egyptian_n say_v etc._n etc._n they_o cry_v one_o to_o another_o let_v we_o give_v over_o the_o pursuit_n for_o the_o lord_n fight_v for_o they_o etc._n etc._n now_o moses_n his_o word_n be_v make_v good_a v._n 14._o and_o the_o egyptian_n themselves_o acknowledge_v it_o v._o 18._o ver._n 26._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n he_o speak_v to_o he_o out_o of_o the_o cloud_n where_o the_o schechinah_n be_v as_o i_o have_v often_o say_v stretch_v out_o thy_o hand_n over_o the_o sea_n that_o the_o water_n may_v return_v again_o upon_o the_o egyptian_n etc._n etc._n god_n be_v please_v to_o use_v the_o ministry_n of_o moses_n in_o the_o drown_n of_o the_o egyptian_n as_o he_o have_v do_v in_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o sea_n v._n 16_o 21._o that_o all_o the_o people_n may_v honour_v and_o reverence_v he_o and_o be_v obedient_a to_o his_o direction_n ver._n 27._o and_o the_o sea_n return_v to_o its_o strength_n the_o sense_n be_v true_o express_v by_o the_o vulgar_a the_o sea_n return_v to_o its_o former_a place_n the_o great_a wall_n or_o heap_n of_o water_n which_o be_v on_o either_o side_n of_o they_o fall_v down_o and_o rush_v upon_o they_o with_o a_o mighty_a force_n overwhelm_v they_o and_o fill_v
the_o whole_a channel_n as_o before_o when_o the_o morning_n appear_v when_o it_o be_v light_a and_o the_o egyptian_n flee_v against_o it_o they_o be_v so_o fright_v by_o the_o light_n which_o shine_v in_o their_o face_n and_o by_o the_o thunder_n and_o hail_n etc._n etc._n that_o they_o turn_v back_o and_o like_o man_n distract_v run_v and_o meet_v the_o water_n which_o come_v tumble_v down_o upon_o they_o and_o the_o lord_n overthrow_v the_o egyptian_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o hebrew_a word_n import_v throw_v down_o with_o violence_n and_o precipitation_n and_o may_v be_v translate_v throw_v they_o headlong_o artapanus_n in_o eusebius_n l._n ix_o praepar_fw-la evang._n c._n 27._o tell_v this_o story_n from_o the_o heliopolitan_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o moses_n do_v only_o he_o make_v some_o of_o they_o to_o have_v be_v kill_v with_o lightning_n and_o the_o rest_n drown_v ver._n 28._o and_o the_o water_n return_v and_o cover_v the_o chariot_n etc._n etc._n the_o sea_n return_v to_o its_o former_a depth_n so_o that_o they_o be_v swallow_v up_o and_o all_o the_o host_n of_o pharaoh_n that_o come_v into_o the_o sea_n after_o they_o some_o have_v fancy_v that_o all_o the_o host_n of_o pharaoh_n do_v not_o perish_v but_o only_o so_o many_o of_o they_o as_o pursue_v the_o israelite_n into_o the_o sea_n which_o they_o fancy_v this_o place_n intimate_v some_o do_v not_o but_o the_o plain_a meaning_n be_v that_o they_o all_o come_v into_o the_o sea_n after_o the_o israelite_n and_o be_v all_o drown_v in_o it_o it_o be_v a_o wild_a fancy_n that_o pharaoh_n alone_o be_v save_v by_o the_o angel_n michael_n and_o gabriel_n because_o he_o cry_v out_o as_o he_o have_v do_v heretofore_o ix_o 27._o the_o lord_z be_v righteous_a and_o i_o and_o my_o people_n be_v wicked_a thus_o the_o author_n of_o dibre_n hajamim_n or_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o moses_n who_o say_v they_o transport_v he_o to_o nineveh_n where_o he_o reign_v as_o long_o as_o the_o israelite_n wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n the_o same_o be_v relate_v by_o other_o such_o fabulous_a writer_n who_o be_v sober_o confute_v by_o aben_n ezra_n from_o the_o follow_a word_n there_o remain_v not_o so_o much_o as_o one_o of_o they_o and_o from_o xv._o 4_o 19_o where_o moses_n in_o his_o song_n plain_o make_v pharaoh_n to_o have_v perish_v among_o the_o rest_n and_o with_o he_o a_o old_a midrash_n say_v that_o janne_n and_o jambres_n be_v drown_v who_o have_v be_v the_o great_a instrument_n of_o harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n see_v our_o learned_a j._n gregory_n observe_v c._n 15._o ver._n 29._o but_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n walk_v on_o dry_a land_n etc._n etc._n or_o have_v walk_v for_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o mere_a fancy_n that_o they_o be_v still_o in_o the_o sea_n and_o have_v not_o pass_v quite_o through_o it_o when_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o host_n be_v drown_v for_o which_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n but_o this_o word_n walk_v which_o may_v as_o well_o be_v translate_v in_o the_o time_n perfect_o pass_v as_o in_o the_o present_a and_o so_o i_o doubt_v not_o moses_n mean_v that_o the_o israelite_n be_v safe_a on_o shore_n when_o the_o sea_n return_v upon_o the_o egyptian_n and_o the_o water_n be_v a_o wall_n unto_o they_o etc._n etc._n see_v v._o 22._o ver._n 30._o thus_o the_o lord_n save_v israel_n as_o he_o have_v promise_v v._n 13._o that_o day_n which_o be_v the_o xxi_o st_o of_o nisan_fw-la and_o the_o last_o day_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n which_o by_o god_n command_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v holy_a xii_o 16._o and_o now_o there_o be_v a_o very_a great_a reason_n for_o it_o and_o for_o that_o triumphant_a hymn_n which_o they_o sing_v upon_o this_o solemnity_n chap._n xv._o mr._n mede_n will_v have_v this_o day_n to_o have_v be_v that_o which_o they_o afterward_o keep_v for_o their_o sabbath_n in_o memory_n of_o their_o redemption_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n this_o he_o gather_v from_o the_o repetition_n of_o the_o decalogue_n in_o the_o five_o of_o deuteronomy_n where_o leave_v out_o the_o reason_n for_o this_o commandment_n from_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n moses_n insert_v this_o other_o of_o their_o redemption_n out_o of_o egypt_n as_o the_o ground_n of_o observe_v that_o seven_o day_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o v._o 15._o therefore_o the_o lord_n command_v thou_o to_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n namely_o not_o for_o the_o quotum_fw-la of_o one_o day_n in_o seven_o of_o that_o there_o be_v another_o reason_n from_o the_o example_n of_o god_n in_o the_o creation_n but_o for_o the_o designation_n of_o that_o day_n after_o the_o precede_a six_o day_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o discourse_n xv._o p._n 74._o and_o israel_n see_v the_o egyptian_n dead_a upon_o the_o seashore_n it_o may_v be_v interpret_v that_o as_o they_o stand_v upon_o the_o seashore_n they_o see_v their_o dead_a body_n float_v upon_o the_o water_n but_o it_o be_v likely_a also_o that_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o by_o the_o divine_a providence_n many_o of_o their_o body_n be_v cast_v on_o shore_n that_o the_o israelite_n may_v have_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o spoil_n and_o especial_o of_o their_o arm_n which_o they_o want_v and_o be_v now_o by_o this_o overthrow_n furnish_v withal_o this_o shore_n be_v inhabit_v by_o the_o icthyophagi_n among_o who_o the_o memory_n of_o this_o recess_n and_o return_n of_o the_o sea_n be_v preserve_v as_o i_o observe_v upon_o v._o 21._o and_o unto_o who_o the_o dead_a body_n be_v give_v for_o food_n as_o the_o psalmist_n say_v lxxiv_o 14._o that_o be_v to_o the_o beast_n and_o bird_n of_o prey_n which_o people_v the_o neighbour_a wilderness_n this_o be_v do_v by_o the_o righteous_a judgement_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o the_o hebrew_n who_o make_v this_o proud_a prince_n his_o statesman_n and_o army_n a_o prey_n not_o only_o to_o the_o fish_n and_o sea-monster_n but_o a_o visible_a booty_n as_o dr._n jackson_n speak_v to_o the_o promiscuous_a sort_n of_o ravenous_a creature_n which_o inhabit_v the_o desert_n ver._n 31._o and_o israel_n see_v that_o great_a work_n etc._n etc._n of_o make_v a_o path_n for_o they_o to_o walk_v on_o dry_a ground_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o then_o drown_v the_o egyptian_n when_o they_o follow_v they_o in_o the_o same_o path_n and_o the_o people_n fear_v the_o lord_n they_o behold_v and_o consider_v the_o powerful_a hand_n of_o god_n which_o appear_v in_o this_o great_a work_n it_o beget_v in_o they_o for_o the_o present_a high_a and_o awful_a thought_n of_o he_o and_o devout_a affection_n to_o he_o for_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n include_v all_o religion_n or_o if_o we_o take_v the_o word_n fear_v in_o a_o restrain_a sense_n for_o a_o dread_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n the_o meaning_n be_v they_o be_v sensible_a how_o dangerous_a as_o well_o as_o vain_a it_o be_v to_o oppose_v his_o authority_n to_o set_v themselves_o against_o his_o will_n or_o slight_a his_o warning_n as_o pharaoh_n and_o the_o egyptian_n do_v and_o believe_v the_o lord_n and_o his_o servant_n moses_n believe_v the_o promise_n which_o god_n have_v make_v they_o by_o moses_n of_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n iii_o 17._o look_v upon_o moses_n as_o a_o servant_n of_o he_o who_o faithful_o declare_v the_o mind_n and_o will_n of_o god_n unto_o they_o chap._n xv._o verse_n 1._o then_o sing_v moses_n and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n etc._n etc._n upon_o the_o xxith_z of_o nisan_fw-la as_o i_o say_v before_o which_o be_v the_o last_o day_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n when_o they_o come_v safe_a through_o the_o sea_n and_o see_v the_o egyptian_n drown_v they_o sing_v this_o song_n of_o praise_n to_o god_n for_o their_o wonderful_a deliverance_n so_o the_o constant_a tradition_n of_o the_o hebrew_n be_v and_o there_o be_v great_a ground_n for_o it_o this_o song_n call_v the_o song_n of_o moses_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n xv_o rev._n 3_o because_o he_o compose_v it_o by_o a_o divine_a inspiration_n to_o be_v sing_v by_o all_o the_o people_n and_o it_o be_v the_o most_o ancient_a song_n of_o which_o there_o be_v any_o memory_n unto_o the_o lord_n in_o praise_n of_o the_o divine_a power_n and_o goodness_n which_o remarkable_o appear_v in_o this_o deliverance_n josephus_n l._n ii_o c._n ult_n of_o his_o antiquity_n say_v that_o this_o song_n be_v compose_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o hexameter_n verse_n which_o eusebius_n represent_v as_o the_o opinion_n of_o many_o other_o l._n xi_o de_fw-fr praepar_n evang._n c._n 3._o but_o i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o this_o can_v be_v make_v out_o nor_o what_o st._n hierom_n say_v concern_v such_o song_n in_o many_o
that_o their_o cruel_a usage_n by_o pharaoh_n especial_o his_o decree_n that_o all_o the_o male_a child_n shall_v be_v slay_v be_v the_o occasion_n of_o this_o name_n for_o it_o make_v their_o life_n bitter_a to_o they_o as_o the_o text_n say_v i._o 14._o thus_o the_o author_n of_o dibre_n hajamim_n or_o of_o the_o life_n of_o moses_n and_o our_o dr._n lightfoot_n and_o other_o but_o l'moine_n guess_v not_o unhappy_o that_o it_o signify_v as_o much_o as_o marjam_a which_o be_v in_o english_a a_o drop_n of_o the_o sea_n from_o which_o the_o story_n of_o venus_n be_v frame_v among_o the_o greek_n who_o feign_v she_o to_o have_v be_v bear_v of_o the_o froth_n of_o the_o sea_n which_o give_v she_o the_o name_n of_o aphrodite_n the_o fable_n of_o diana_n also_o as_o well_o as_o venus_n have_v no_o other_o original_n but_o from_o that_o which_o be_v here_o say_v of_o miriam_n as_o huetius_n have_v probable_o conjecture_v in_o his_o demonstratio_fw-la evang._n prop._n iu._n c._n 12._o sect_n 4._o the_o prophetess_n she_o be_v call_v by_o this_o name_n i_o suppose_v because_o she_o have_v a_o gift_n of_o compose_v hymn_n in_o praise_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n which_o it_o be_v certain_a be_v mean_v sometime_o by_o prophesy_v in_o scripture_n see_v 1_o sam._n x._o 5_o 6._o and_o thus_o among_o the_o greek_n a_o prophet_n and_o a_o poet_n be_v the_o same_o thing_n and_o the_o latin_a word_n vates_fw-la signify_v both_o for_o as_o quintilian_n say_v l._n i._o c._n 10._o music_n be_v have_v in_o such_o veneration_n in_o ancient_a time_n that_o iidem_fw-la musici_fw-la &_o vates_fw-la &_o sapientes_fw-la judicarentur_fw-la but_o there_o be_v other_o place_n of_o holy_a scripture_n which_o will_v incline_v one_o to_o think_v that_o she_o also_o receive_v revelation_n from_o god_n for_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o people_n particular_o vi_o mich._n 4._o where_o she_o be_v mention_v as_o one_o that_o conduct_v israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o her_o own_o word_n with_o aaron_n xii_o numb_a 2._o have_v not_o the_o lord_n speak_v by_o we_o also_o which_o the_o lord_n hear_v and_o do_v not_o contradict_v but_o rather_o allow_v to_o be_v true_a though_o they_o have_v not_o such_o near_a communication_n with_o he_o as_o moses_n have_v v._o 6._o perhaps_o she_o instruct_v the_o woman_n as_o moses_n and_o aaron_n do_v the_o men._n the_o sister_n of_o aaron_n and_o why_o not_o of_o moses_n the_o common_a answer_n be_v that_o aaron_n and_o she_o live_v long_a together_o moses_n have_v be_v absent_a from_o they_o xl._n year_n or_o perhaps_o moses_n be_v not_o by_o the_o same_o mother_n which_o aaron_n and_o miriam_n have_v she_o be_v marry_v to_o hur_z if_o we_o may_v believe_v josephus_n take_v a_o timbrel_n in_o her_o hand_n so_o the_o manner_n be_v in_o aftertime_n when_o they_o prophesy_v 1_o sam._n x._o 5_o 6._o 2_o king_n iii_o 15._o and_o when_o they_o sing_v hymn_n xxxiii_o psalm_n 2._o lvii_o 7_o 8._o and_o upon_o any_o occasion_n of_o great_a rejoice_v xi_o judg._n 34._o 1_o sam._n xviii_o 6._o from_o which_o we_o may_v learn_v how_o ancient_a music_n be_v in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o which_o it_o can_v be_v better_o employ_v than_o in_o his_o praise_n therefore_o it_o be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o gentile_a idolatry_n that_o they_o use_v such_o instrument_n as_o these_o in_o their_o divine_a worship_n but_o they_o honour_v false_a god_n in_o that_o manner_n that_o moses_n and_o the_o israelite_n have_v do_v the_o true_a and_o it_o ought_v to_o have_v a_o remark_n set_v upon_o it_o that_o this_o way_n of_o praise_v god_n be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o moysaicall_a institution_n but_o derive_v from_o more_o ancient_a time_n before_o the_o law_n be_v give_v and_o all_o the_o woman_n go_v out_o after_o she_o to_o join_v with_o she_o in_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n as_o the_o man_n do_v with_o moses_n and_o aaron_n with_o timbrel_n and_o dance_n as_o they_o play_v with_o these_o instrument_n in_o their_o hand_n so_o their_o whole_a body_n make_v a_o decent_a motion_n with_o their_o foot_n which_o afterward_o tend_v to_o lasciviousness_n but_o ancient_o be_v very_o grave_a and_o so_o become_v that_o such_o dance_n be_v as_o devout_a expression_n of_o joy_n as_o their_o solemn_a music_n this_o appear_v by_o the_o example_n of_o david_n dance_v before_o the_o ark_n when_o it_o be_v bring_v up_o from_o the_o house_n of_o obed-edom_n in_o a_o joyful_a procession_n both_o of_o man_n and_o woman_n with_o vocal_a and_o instrumental_a music_n 1_o chron._n xv._o 27_o 28_o 29._o lxviii_o psalm_n 26._o from_o which_o pattern_n all_o nation_n from_o the_o most_o ancient_a time_n make_v dance_v a_o part_n of_o the_o worship_n of_o their_o god_n as_o huetius_n observe_v in_o his_o demonstr_n evang._n propos_fw-fr iu_o c._n 6._o n._n 2._o who_o ingenious_o conjecture_n in_o another_o place_n of_o that_o work_n c._n 12._o n._n 4._o that_o from_o this_o dance_a of_o miriam_n and_o her_o companion_n on_o the_o seashore_n callimachus_n in_o his_o hymn_n to_o diana_n ascribe_v to_o her_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d threescore_o dancer_n the_o daughter_n of_o the_o ocean_n ver._n 21._o and_o miriam_n answer_v they_o etc._n etc._n i._n e._n she_o and_o the_o woman_n answer_v moses_n and_o the_o people_n verse_n by_o verse_n or_o after_o every_o verse_n sing_v by_o moses_n and_o the_o man_n miriam_n and_o the_o woman_n interpose_v and_o repeat_v this_o verse_n which_o be_v the_o first_o of_o the_o song_n say_v sing_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o have_v triumph_v glorious_o etc._n etc._n and_o this_o be_v a_o way_n of_o sing_v in_o after_o time_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o cxxxv_o psalm_n and_o iii_o ezra_n 11._o of_o which_o i_o have_v give_v some_o account_n in_o my_o preface_n to_o the_o paraphrase_n of_o the_o book_n of_o psalm_n which_o justisy_n or_o rather_o commend_v our_o way_n of_o read_v or_o chant_v the_o psalm_n interchangeable_o by_o response_n as_o we_o call_v they_o or_o answer_v one_o to_o another_o which_o certain_o it_o appear_v by_o this_o place_n be_v the_o most_o ancient_a way_n of_o all_o other_o and_o be_v represent_v in_o vi_o isa_n 3._o as_o practise_v by_o the_o angel_n themselves_o in_o their_o worship_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n ver._n 22._o so_o moses_n bring_v israel_n from_o the_o red-sea_n not_o without_o some_o importunity_n they_o be_v eager_o bend_v upon_o gather_v the_o spoil_n of_o the_o egyptian_n some_o such_o thing_n the_o hebrew_n word_n seem_v to_o import_v which_o be_v jassa_n he_o make_v they_o to_o go_v up_o which_o signify_v some_o unwillingness_n or_o backwardness_n arise_v either_o from_o that_o cause_n or_o from_o a_o desire_n to_o return_v to_o egypt_n as_o some_o fancy_n which_o now_o perhaps_o they_o think_v to_o be_v so_o empty_a that_o they_o may_v get_v it_o for_o themselves_o and_o they_o go_v out_o from_o the_o station_n where_o they_o be_v at_o the_o red-sea_n into_o the_o wilderness_n of_o shur_n mention_v xvi_o gen._n 7._o and_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o wilderness_n of_o etham_n which_o be_v the_o general_a name_n for_o this_o desert_n xxxiii_o numb_a 8._o and_o they_o go_v three_o day_n in_o the_o wilderness_n viz._n the_o xxii_o xxiii_o and_o xxivth_z of_o nisan_fw-la and_o find_v no_o water_n which_o be_v a_o very_a great_a trial_n of_o they_o for_o their_o cattle_n as_o well_o as_o they_o suffer_v much_o by_o it_o and_o can_v not_o afford_v they_o milk_n sufficient_a to_o quench_v their_o thirst_n ver._n 23._o and_o when_o they_o come_v to_o marah_n this_o be_v the_o four_o station_n of_o the_o israelite_n after_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o in_o the_o same_o wilderness_n which_o have_v this_o name_n give_v it_o after_o they_o come_v there_o from_o the_o bitterness_n or_o brackishness_n of_o the_o water_n they_o can_v not_o drink_v of_o the_o water_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o more_o grievous_a because_o they_o have_v want_v this_o refreshment_n three_o day_n ver._n 24._o and_o the_o people_n murmur_v against_o moses_n say_v what_o shall_v we_o drink_v it_o be_v the_o conceit_n of_o abarbinel_n that_o moses_n bring_v they_o from_o the_o red-sea_n without_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o cloud_n which_o conduct_v they_o thither_o but_o then_o leave_v they_o to_o his_o guidance_n which_o make_v the_o people_n think_v it_o be_v moses_n his_o fault_n that_o they_o be_v in_o this_o destress_n who_o do_v not_o know_v how_o to_o lead_v they_o to_o the_o most_o commodious_a and_o likely_a place_n for_o the_o find_v good_a water_n and_o therefore_o from_o marah_n they_o stir_v not_o till_o the_o cloud_n again_o lead_v they_o because_o it_o be_v say_v xvii_o 1._o they_o journy_v from_o sin_n by_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n
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 of_o god_n as_o elisha_n find_v by_o the_o same_o divine_a direction_n that_o the_o throw_v in_o of_o meal_n will_v make_v water_n sweet_a which_o the_o same_o pliny_n say_v be_v a_o natural_a remedy_n there_o he_o make_v for_o they_o propound_v to_o they_o or_o appoint_v they_o a_o statute_n and_o a_o ordinance_n this_o seem_v to_o signisie_n that_o for_o their_o better_a government_n god_n now_o give_v they_o a_o few_o rule_n to_o be_v observe_v for_o the_o present_a till_o he_o shall_v more_o full_o declare_v his_o will_n to_o they_o from_o mount_n sinai_n and_o it_o be_v a_o most_o ancient_a constant_a tradition_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o now_o he_o command_v they_o to_o observe_v the_o sabbath_n which_o they_o understand_v by_o statute_n and_o to_o do_v justice_n particular_o honour_v their_o parent_n which_o they_o understand_v by_o ordinance_n or_o judgement_n as_o the_o hebrew_n word_n import_v and_o they_o instance_n especial_o in_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n and_o honour_v of_o 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 of_o nisan_fw-la to_o have_v come_v to_o this_o place_n call_v elim_n which_o signify_v ram_n from_o the_o good_a pasture_n which_o be_v here_o for_o the_o feed_a sheep_n as_o jacobus_n capellus_n will_v have_v it_o but_o bochartus_n think_v that_o el_n signify_v in_o general_a a_o field_n as_o el-paran_n fourteen_o gen._n 6._o he_o interpret_v the_o field_n or_o plain_n of_o paran_n and_o consequent_o elim_n signify_v a_o part_n of_o the_o wilderness_n where_o there_o be_v large_a and_o spacious_a plain_n thus_o i_o find_v ezekiel_n the_o tragedian_n mention_v by_o eusebius_n understand_v it_o in_o his_o exagoge_n where_o he_o bring_v in_o one_o talk_v with_o moses_n and_o point_v he_o to_o this_o place_n where_o a_o great_a light_n shine_v on_o a_o sudden_a as_o a_o pillar_n of_o fire_n to_o show_v it_o to_o they_o which_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o shady_a meadow_n and_o say_v it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o exceed_a fertile_a ground_n l._n ix_o 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 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hither_o by_o god_n order_n wherefore_o do_v you_o tempt_v the_o lord_n and_o why_o do_v you_o distrust_v his_o power_n and_o goodness_n and_o faithfulness_n to_o his_o promise_n ver._n 3._o and_o the_o people_n thirst_v there_o for_o water_n this_o look_n like_o a_o needless_a repetition_n it_o be_v say_v before_o there_o be_v no_o water_n in_o this_o place_n v._n 1._o which_o make_v the_o people_n chide_v with_o moses_n for_o bring_v they_o into_o such_o a_o inconvenient_a station_n but_o if_o we_o consider_v it_o well_o we_o shall_v find_v it_o a_o necessary_a explication_n of_o the_o growth_n and_o progress_n of_o their_o discontent_n for_o as_o abarbinel_n have_v well_o observe_v as_o soon_o as_o they_o come_v to_o rephidim_n they_o see_v it_o be_v no_o commodious_a place_n because_o it_o will_v not_o supply_v they_o with_o water_n which_o make_v they_o begin_v to_o quarrel_v with_o moses_n before_o they_o need_v mere_o out_o of_o fear_n that_o when_o the_o water_n they_o have_v 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people_n have_v do_v they_o can_v not_o have_v fall_v a_o three_o time_n into_o such_o a_o discontent_a sit_v as_o make_v they_o speak_v reproachful_o of_o their_o deliverer_n and_o slight_v the_o wonderful_a deliverance_n itself_o which_o god_n have_v late_o give_v they_o out_o of_o cruel_a servitude_n the_o character_n which_o plato_n in_o his_o axiochus_n give_v of_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n of_o people_n belong_v to_o the_o israelite_n above_o all_o other_o viz._n that_o this_o sort_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tom._n iii_o p._n 369._o to_o kill_v we_o and_o our_o child_n and_o our_o cattle_n with_o thirst_n child_n as_o abarbinel_n observe_v can_v less_o endure_v thirst_n than_o grow_v man_n and_o cattle_n need_v abundance_n of_o water_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n they_o
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 great_a danger_n for_o have_v promise_v to_o bring_v they_o to_o canaan_n he_o be_v afraid_a as_o abarbinel_n fancy_n that_o if_o they_o continue_v to_o think_v they_o shall_v die_v with_o thirst_n they_o will_v take_v he_o for_o a_o false_a prophet_n who_o have_v deceive_v they_o with_o lie_n and_o consequent_o inflict_v the_o punishment_n upon_o he_o which_o the_o law_n enact_v against_o a_o false_a prophet_n which_o be_v ston_a but_o the_o law_n be_v not_o yet_o give_v this_o can_v not_o be_v in_o their_o thought_n ver._n 5._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n go_v on_o before_o the_o people_n be_v not_o afraid_a of_o their_o ston_a say_v the_o same_o aharbinel_n but_o though_o they_o murmur_v and_o be_v in_o a_o great_a passion_n and_o impatient_a go_v on_o before_o they_o confident_o through_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o camp_n and_o thou_o shall_v see_v they_o shall_v not_o touch_v the_o hem_n of_o thy_o garment_n and_o take_v with_o thou_o of_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n 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
example_n to_o other_o so_o be_v family_n and_o nation_n and_o amalek_n be_v the_o very_a first_o that_o draw_v a_o sword_n against_o israel_n unprovoke_v god_n pass_v this_o heavy_a doom_n upon_o they_o whereas_o ammon_n and_o moab_n say_v he_o who_o out_o of_o mere_a covetousness_n commit_v what_o they_o do_v against_o israel_n and_o wrought_v mischief_n to_o they_o by_o craft_n and_o subtilty_n have_v only_o this_o punishment_n inflict_v upon_o they_o that_o israel_n shall_v not_o contract_v affinity_n with_o they_o etc._n etc._n xxiii_o deut._n 3_o 4._o xxv_o ult_n more_n nevochim_n p._n iii_o c._n 41._o ver._n 15._o and_o moses_n build_v a_o altar_n common_o altar_n be_v build_v for_o sacrifice_n which_o moses_n perhaps_o here_o offer_v in_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n for_o his_o benefit_n particulary_a this_o great_a victory_n but_o they_o be_v also_o build_v sometime_o only_o as_o memorial_n xxii_o josh_n 26_o 27._o as_o this_o perhaps_o be_v he_o think_v it_o sit_v to_o preserve_v the_o memory_n of_o this_o victory_n not_o only_o by_o writing_n but_o by_o this_o monument_n also_o and_o the_o inscription_n he_o lest_o upon_o it_o and_o he_o call_v the_o name_n of_o it_o jehovah-nissi_a or_o the_o lord_n my_o banner_n i._n e._n by_o he_o we_o overcome_v they_o some_o will_v have_v it_o translate_v not_o he_o call_v it_o but_o he_o call_v he_o i._n e._n the_o lord_n by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o lift_v up_o a_o banner_n i._n e._n fight_v for_o they_o lx_o psal_n 6._o from_o which_o inscription_n bochartus_n think_v come_v the_o name_n of_o dionysus_n among_o the_o greek_n who_o from_o this_o word_n nissi_n call_v he_o nissaeus_n or_o nysaeus_n and_o add_v the_o name_n of_o their_o own_o jupiter_n to_o it_o call_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n i._o canaan_n c._n 18._o for_o bacchus_n be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v a_o great_a warrior_n and_o to_o have_v make_v mighty_a conquest_n and_o as_o huetius_n observe_v be_v call_v arsaphe_n which_o be_v the_o very_a name_n give_v to_o moses_n by_o the_o egyptian_n who_o call_v he_o osarsiph_n nay_o in_o orpheus_n his_o hymn_n bacchus_n be_v call_v mise_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o moses_n out_o of_o who_o story_n all_o that_o the_o greek_n and_o other_o say_v of_o bacchus_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v frame_v as_o he_o show_v with_o great_a probability_n demonstr_n evang._n propos_fw-fr iu_o c._n 4._o n._n 3._o ver._n 16._o for_o he_o say_v because_o the_o lord_n have_v swear_v etc._n etc._n in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v the_o hand_n upon_o the_o throne_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o be_v common_o interpret_v the_o lord_n have_v swear_v by_o his_o throne_n so_o r._n solomon_n and_o aben-ezra_n and_o the_o chaldee_n who_o paraphrase_n be_v this_o be_v speak_v with_o a_o oath_n from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o terrible_a one_o who_o majesty_n be_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o glory_n that_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v war_n with_o amalek_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v say_v maimonides_n he_o have_v swear_v by_o himself_o more_n nevoch_n p._n i._o c._n 9_o for_o in_o this_o and_o all_o other_o place_n the_o word_n kiss_v i.e._n throne_n signify_v his_o magnificence_n and_o power_n which_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n without_o his_o essence_n but_o be_v himself_o but_o here_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o lift_v up_o the_o hand_n which_o be_v the_o phrase_n for_o swear_v vi_o exod._n 8._o xxxii_o deut._n 40._o it_o may_v more_o simple_o be_v expound_v because_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o majesty_n be_v stretch_v out_o and_o hold_v up_o his_o banner_n to_o fight_v with_o amalek_n throughout_o all_o generation_n for_o moses_n seem_v to_o allude_v in_o this_o phrase_n to_o what_o he_o have_v say_v v._n 11_o 12._o when_o moses_n lift_v up_o his_o hand_n than_o israel_n prevail_v etc._n etc._n and_o bid_v they_o take_v notice_n it_o be_v his_o hand_n i._n e._n the_o omnipotent_a power_n of_o god_n which_o give_v they_o this_o victory_n and_o will_v perpetual_o prosecute_v amalek_n till_o they_o be_v destroy_v joseph_n scaliger_n will_v have_v kes-jah_a to_o be_v but_o one_o word_n and_o to_o signify_v the_o same_o with_o kese_v which_o according_a to_o he_o be_v the_o last_o day_n of_o the_o month_n on_o which_o this_o battle_n be_v fight_v and_o so_o this_o to_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o inscription_n upon_o the_o altar_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v this_o pillar_n be_v set_v up_o on_o the_o last_o day_n of_o the_o second_o month_n to_o declare_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d irreconcilable_a war_n with_o amalek_n for_o ever_o l._n iii_o de_fw-fr emend_n temp._n p._n 223._o but_o this_o be_v too_o bold_a a_o conceit_n and_o be_v confute_v by_o hacspan_n and_o glassius_n there_o be_v a_o more_o ingenious_a conjecture_n which_o i_o have_v some_o where_o meet_v with_o if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n in_o scripture_n to_o warrant_v it_o that_o lay_v the_o hand_n on_o the_o throne_n be_v a_o 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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 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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 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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 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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 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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
as_o we_o may_v call_v it_o which_o tie_v his_o coat_n to_o he_o and_o this_o girdle_n which_o tie_v the_o forepart_n and_o hinder-part_n of_o the_o ephod_n together_o it_o be_v call_v the_o girdle_n of_o the_o ephod_n because_o it_o be_v annex_v to_o those_o two_o clothes_n and_o not_o to_o the_o shoulder-piece_n shall_v be_v of_o the_o same_o or_o out_o of_o it_o to_o signify_v that_o the_o girdle_n be_v weave_v together_o with_o the_o ephod_n and_o go_v out_o of_o it_o so_o jarchi_n and_o abarbinel_n according_a to_o the_o work_n thereof_o this_o signify_v it_o be_v to_o be_v make_v of_o the_o same_o matter_n and_o weave_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n with_o all_o the_o ornament_n of_o the_o ephod_n itself_o have_v all_o those_o five_o colour_n in_o it_o mention_v v._n 4._o and_o here_o repeat_v again_o ver._n 9_o and_o thou_o shall_v take_v two_o onyx-stone_n concern_v the_o onyx-stone_n see_v two_o gen._n 12._o and_o grave_n on_o they_o the_o name_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n the_o prince_n as_o abarbinel_n observe_v present_v moses_n with_o these_o stone_n on_o which_o he_o himself_o do_v not_o engrave_v the_o name_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n but_o some_o person_n skilful_a in_o that_o art_n for_o it_o be_v express_o call_v v._o 11._o the_o work_n of_o a_o engraver_n in_o stone_n ver._n 10._o six_o of_o their_o name_n on_o one_o stone_n and_o the_o other_o six_o name_n of_o the_o rest_n on_o the_o other_o stone_n according_a to_o their_o birth_n the_o six_o elder_a on_o that_o stone_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o right_a shoulder_n and_o the_o six_o young_a on_o the_o other_o upon_o the_o left_a as_o several_a of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n expound_v it_o particular_o jarchi_n with_o who_o josephus_n agree_v l._n iii_o antiq._n c._n 8._o the_o talmudist_n indeed_o dispose_v they_o otherwise_o but_o this_o be_v most_o suitable_a to_o the_o word_n toledoth_a according_a to_o their_o generation_n or_o their_o birth_n as_o we_o render_v the_o 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funda_fw-la the_o socket_n as_o i_o may_v say_v wherein_o the_o stone_n be_v set_v both_o which_o make_v a_o button_n not_o of_o a_o round_a figure_n but_o something_o like_o a_o lozenge_n or_o as_o maimonides_n express_v it_o like_o the_o figure_n of_o those_o hole_n that_o be_v in_o the_o stomach_n of_o such_o animal_n as_o chew_v the_o cud_n call_v reticulum_fw-la see_v joh._n braunius_n de_fw-fr vest_n saer_n heby_n l._n i._o c._n 17._o n._n 8._o by_o these_o button_n the_o hinder-part_n of_o the_o ephod_n be_v fasten_v to_o the_o forepart_n upon_o the_o shoulder_n and_o the_o breastplate_n also_o hang_v upon_o they_o by_o golden_a chain_n ver._n 12._o and_o thou_o shall_v put_v the_o two_o stone_n upon_o the_o shoulder_n of_o the_o ephod_n for_o stone_n of_o memorial_n unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n this_o be_v explain_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n that_o aaron_n may_v bear_v their_o name_n before_o the_o lord_n upon_o his_o shoulder_n for_o a_o memorial_n that_o be_v may_v remember_v to_o recommend_v the_o xii_o tribe_n of_o israel_n unto_o god_n when_o he_o offer_v incense_n and_o make_v his_o prayer_n before_o he_o or_o for_o a_o token_n that_o he_o appear_v before_o god_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o whole_a people_n of_o israel_n other_o will_v have_v this_o memorial_n refer_v to_o god_n before_o who_o he_o present_v himself_o that_o he_o may_v be_v gracious_a unto_o his_o people_n when_o the_o high_a priest_n come_v thus_o attire_v according_a to_o his_o own_o order_n to_o pray_v for_o they_o with_o assurance_n that_o he_o will_v be_v mindful_a of_o they_o all_o and_o to_o this_o the_o 29_o verse_n seem_v to_o incline_v where_o the_o same_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o intention_n of_o engrave_v their_o name_n upon_o the_o xii_o stone_n on_o the_o breastplate_n see_v thirty-nine_o 7._o ver._n 13._o and_o thou_o shall_v make_v ouch_n of_o gold_n see_v v._o 11._o where_o the_o word_n misohbetzoth_v be_v explain_v ver._n 14._o and_o two_o chain_n of_o pure_a gold_n at_o the_o end_n etc._n etc._n these_o chain_n do_v not_o consist_v of_o many_o little_a ring_n but_o of_o many_o thread_n or_o wire_n of_o gold_n twist_v together_o like_o a_o rope_n for_o which_o reason_n moses_n add_v of_o wreath_a work_n shall_v thou_o make_v they_o this_o bartenora_n take_v to_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n migbaloth_n which_o we_o translate_v at_o the_o end_n which_o he_o expound_v cord_n or_o cable_n they_o be_v not_o say_v he_o like_v to_o those_o iron_n chain_n wherewith_o prisoner_n be_v bind_v consist_v of_o several_a joint_n but_o twist_v of_o golden_a thread_n till_o they_o be_v as_o thick_a as_o cord_n other_o think_v migbaloth_n signify_v equal_a because_o they_o be_v of_o a_o equal_a thickness_n or_o of_o a_o equal_a length_n but_o our_o translation_n also_o may_v be_v defend_v for_o the_o end_n of_o they_o be_v annex_v to_o the_o ring_n of_o the_o breastplate_n v._o 24._o but_o as_o these_o chain_n be_v annex_v at_o one_o end_n to_o the_o ring_n of_o the_o breastplate_n so_o at_o the_o other_o end_n they_o be_v annex_v to_o the_o golden_a button_n upon_o the_o shoulder_n so_o that_o the_o breastplate_n hang_v upon_o the_o golden_a button_n by_o the_o chain_n and_o fasten_v the_o wreath_a chain_n to_o the_o ouch_n moses_n only_o brief_o mention_n the_o two_o chain_n in_o this_o place_n to_o signify_v that_o the_o ouch_n in_o the_o ephod_n serve_v for_o the_o support_n of_o the_o breastplate_n by_o these_o two_o chain_n which_o proper_o belong_v to_o that_o and_o not_o to_o the_o ephod_n as_o jarchi_n observe_v and_o therefore_o after_o direction_n for_o the_o breastplate_n which_o here_o follow_v they_o be_v again_o speak_v of_o in_o their_o proper_a place_n v._o 22._o as_o v._o 27._o there_o be_v two_o golden_a ring_n speak_v of_o which_o belong_v to_o the_o ephod_n but_o not_o mention_v till_o then_o because_o by_o these_o ring_v the_o breastplate_n and_o ephod_n be_v knit_v together_o ver._n 15._o and_o thou_o shall_v make_v the_o breastplate_n next_o after_o the_o ephod_n direction_n be_v give_v for_o the_o choschen_n which_o we_o translate_v breastplate_n take_v it_o i_o suppose_v to_o come_v from_o the_o hebrew_n word_n chazeh_n which_o signify_v the_o breast_n for_o by_o the_o change_n of_o a_o letter_n which_o be_v not_o unusual_a choschen_n may_v well_o be_v think_v to_o come_v from_o thence_o because_o it_o lay_v upon_o the_o breast_n and_o cover_v it_o of_o judgement_n for_o the_o priest_n wear_v it_o when_o he_o go_v to_o consult_v the_o divine_a majesty_n about_o the_o great_a concern_v of_o their_o religion_n or_o government_n and_o receive_v such_o answer_n as_o direct_v they_o what_o to_o determine_v in_o dubious_a case_n either_o in_o war_n or_o peace_n see_v v._o 29._o with_o cunning_a work_n see_v v._o 6._o after_o the_o work_n of_o the_o ephod_n thou_o shall_v make_v it_o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v to_o be_v make_v of_o the_o same_o material_n with_o the_o ephod_n and_o with_o the_o same_o artifice_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v ver._n 16._o foursquare_a shall_v it_o be_v be_v double_v the_o word_n be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n foursquare_a shall_v it_o be_v double_v which_o be_v to_o be_v thus_o understand_v that_o the_o whole_a piece_n be_v not_o square_a till_o it_o be_v double_v so_o maimonides_n it_o be_v a_o cubit_n long_o i._n e._n two_o span_n and_o its_o breadth_n a_o span_n but_o be_v double_v it_o be_v a_o square_a of_o a_o span_n both_o in_o length_n and_o in_o breadth_n from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o it_o be_v hollow_a so_o that_o it_o may_v be_v compare_v to_o one_o of_o our_o purse_n only_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v whether_o it_o be_v sew_v together_o at_o the_o side_n or_o on_o one_o
10._o n._n 76._o and_o that_o cover_v the_o inward_o etc._n etc._n see_v v._o 13._o where_o these_o and_o the_o follow_a word_n be_v explain_v and_o the_o right_a shouldor_n in_o peace-offering_n this_o belong_v to_o the_o priest_n vii_o leu._n 32._o and_o so_o it_o be_v here_o ordain_v v._o 27_o 28._o but_o now_o it_o be_v to_o be_v burn_v upon_o the_o altar_n v._n 25._o because_o they_o be_v not_o yet_o priest_n as_o the_o follow_a word_n tell_v we_o which_o give_v the_o reason_n why_o this_o shoulder_n be_v burn_v for_o it_o be_v a_o ram_n of_o consecration_n whereby_o they_o be_v consecrate_v and_o make_v priest_n but_o not_o yet_o complete_v and_o therefore_o can_v not_o eat_v of_o that_o shoulder_n ver._n 23._o and_o one_o loaf_n of_o bread_n and_o one_o cake_n of_o oil_a bread_n etc._n etc._n of_o that_o bread_n and_o those_o cake_n mention_v v._n 2._o of_o this_o chapter_n that_o be_v before_o the_o lord_n which_o have_v be_v present_v unto_o god_n v._n 3._o for_o this_o by_o the_o law_n be_v to_o accompany_v their_o other_o sacrifice_n xv_o numb_a 4._o ver._n 24._o and_o thou_o shall_v put_v all_o both_o bread_n and_o cake_n and_o fat_a and_o right_a shoulder_n beforementioned_a in_o the_o hand_n of_o aaron_n and_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o son_n thence_o this_o sacrifice_n be_v call_v milluim_n that_o be_v fill_v of_o the_o hand_n which_o we_o translate_v consecration_n and_o their_o hand_n be_v thus_o fill_v to_o show_v that_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n do_v not_o usurp_v this_o dignity_n or_o take_v it_o upon_o themselves_o as_o we_o speak_v but_o be_v call_v unto_o it_o by_o god_n who_o order_v these_o thing_n to_o be_v put_v into_o their_o hand_n that_o they_o may_v present_v they_o to_o he_o r._n solomon_n will_v have_v this_o ram_n call_v the_o ram_n of_o shilling_fw-mi or_o impletion_n because_o by_o this_o sacrifice_n they_o be_v complete_v and_o absolute_o make_v priest_n nothing_o remain_v to_o be_v do_v after_o this_o and_o shall_v wave_v they_o when_o such_o holy_a thing_n be_v put_v into_o the_o head_n of_o the_o offerer_n by_o the_o priest_n than_o the_o priest_n put_v his_o hand_n under_o they_o and_o they_o be_v lift_v up_o and_o then_o wave_v about_o on_o all_o side_n for_o a_o wave-offering_a the_o hebrew_n word_n tenuphah_n signify_v agitation_n or_o shake_v to_o and_o fro_o which_o abarbinel_n say_v be_v perform_v upward_o and_o downward_o and_o then_o round_o about_o to_o all_o quarter_n of_o the_o world_n to_o signify_v that_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o fullness_n thereof_o or_o rather_o that_o he_o be_v the_o possessor_n of_o heaven_n and_o of_o earth_n other_o of_o they_o speak_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n before_o the_o lord_n stand_v with_o their_o face_n towards_o the_o sanctuary_n ver._n 25._o and_o thou_o shall_v receive_v they_o from_o their_o hand_n etc._n etc._n after_o they_o have_v wave_v they_o they_o deliver_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n who_o as_o the_o priest_n at_o this_o time_n lay_v they_o upon_o the_o altar_n and_o burn_v they_o for_o a_o burnt-offering_a it_o be_v certain_a this_o be_v not_o a_o whole_a burnt-offering_a but_o a_o peace-offering_a as_o appear_v from_o v._o 28_o 31_o 32._o yet_o some_o of_o it_o be_v burn_v on_o the_o altar_n that_o part_n be_v call_v a_o burnt-offering_a it_o be_v a_o offer_v make_v by_o fire_n so_o the_o burnt-offering_n be_v call_v i_o leu._n 9_o 13_o etc._n etc._n but_o this_o be_v so_o only_o in_o part_n as_o i_o say_v not_o in_o the_o whole_a and_o may_v be_v interpret_v by_o iii_o leu._n 5._o where_o all_o that_o be_v to_o be_v burn_v of_o the_o peace-offering_n be_v command_v to_o be_v burn_v upon_o the_o burnt-sacrifice_n and_o in_o that_o regard_n may_v be_v call_v a_o burnt-offering_a see_v v._o 27._o ver._n 26._o and_o thou_o shall_v take_v the_o breast_n of_o the_o ram_n of_o aaron_n consecration_n of_o the_o consecration_n of_o he_o and_o of_o his_o son_n and_o wave_v it_o for_o a_o wave-offering_a before_o the_o lord_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v thy_o part_n be_v a_o peace-offering_a the_o priest_n who_o offer_v the_o sacrifice_n be_v to_o have_v his_o share_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o the_o breast_n be_v here_o give_v to_o moses_n after_o he_o have_v acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v god_n by_o wave_v it_o about_o and_o that_o he_o have_v it_o only_o as_o his_o minister_n ver._n 27._o and_o thou_o shall_v sanctify_v the_o breast_n of_o the_o wave-offering_a and_o the_o shoulder_n of_o the_o heave-offering_a upon_o this_o occasion_n he_o make_v a_o general_a law_n to_o be_v always_o observe_v hereafter_o that_o though_o in_o this_o peculiar_a case_n the_o right_a shoulder_n of_o this_o sacrifice_n be_v burn_v be_v for_o aaron_n consecration_n and_o call_v a_o burnt-offering_a v._o 25._o yet_o in_o all_o future_a time_n both_o the_o breast_n and_o this_o shoulder_n shall_v belong_v unto_o the_o priest_n therefore_o the_o word_n sanctify_v here_o signify_v as_o much_o as_o declare_v they_o to_o be_v sanctify_v or_o set_v apart_o for_o the_o priest_n use_v as_o they_o be_v again_o by_o a_o express_a law_n vii_o leu._n 31_o 32_o 33_o 34._o which_o be_v wave_v and_o which_o be_v heave_v up_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n that_o i_o can_v find_v between_o terumah_n which_o we_o translate_v heave-offering_a and_o tenuphah_n which_o we_o translate_v wave-offering_a but_o the_o former_a be_v only_o lift_v up_o and_o so_o wave_v and_o the_o other_o be_v wave_v all_o manner_n of_o way_n up_z and_o down_o east_n west_n north_n and_o south_n to_o signify_v that_o he_o to_o who_o it_o be_v offer_v be_v lord_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o all_o that_o therein_o be_v ver._n 28._o and_o it_o shall_v be_v aaron_n and_o his_o son_n by_o a_o statute_n for_o ever_o so_o it_o be_v call_v vii_o leu._n 34._o and_o it_o be_v again_o repeat_v for_o great_a confirmation_n xviii_o deut._n 3_o for_o it_o be_v a_o heave-offering_a it_o be_v consecrate_v to_o god_n to_o who_o it_o belong_v and_o he_o bestow_v it_o upon_o his_o minister_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o heave-offering_a of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o their_o peace-offering_n etc._n etc._n and_o it_o shall_v always_o in_o future_a time_n be_v present_v unto_o god_n as_o his_o part_n of_o the_o peace-offering_n who_o constitute_v the_o priest_n to_o eat_v it_o in_o his_o stead_n as_o the_o former_a ram_n be_v a_o burnt-offering_a so_o this_o it_o be_v plain_a be_v a_o peace-offering_a in_o token_n that_o now_o they_o be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o perfect_a friendship_n with_o god_n which_o be_v procure_v by_o their_o sin-offering_a v._n 14._o which_o be_v offer_v first_o whereby_o their_o present_n to_o god_n v._n 18._o be_v make_v acceptable_a as_o now_o their_o person_n be_v declare_v by_o this_o sacrifice_n of_o peace-offering_a ver._n 29._o and_o the_o holy_a garment_n of_o aaron_n shall_v be_v his_o son_n after_o he_o to_o be_v anoint_v therein_o etc._n etc._n upon_o this_o occasion_n also_o god_n make_v another_o general_a law_n that_o all_o the_o successor_n of_o aaron_n in_o the_o high_a priesthood_n shall_v be_v set_v apart_o to_o that_o office_n in_o such_o garment_n and_o by_o such_o a_o unction_n and_o such_o sacrifice_n as_o he_o be_v consecrate_v withal_o and_o it_o appear_v by_o xx_o numb_a 28._o that_o aaron_n son_n be_v invest_v with_o the_o very_a same_o garment_n which_o aaron_n wear_v for_o those_o which_o peculiar_o belong_v to_o the_o high_a priest_n do_v not_o decay_v as_o the_o tunick_n and_o breeches_n do_v and_o therefore_o go_v from_o one_o to_o another_o ver._n 30._o and_o that_o son_n which_o be_v priest_n in_o his_o stead_n shall_v put_v they_o on_o seven_o day_n this_o be_v to_o be_v do_v seven_o day_n one_o after_o another_o that_o a_o sabbath_n may_v pass_v over_o he_o for_o no_o man_n can_v be_v a_o complete_a high_a priest_n as_o the_o jew_n imagine_v till_o a_o sabbath_n have_v go_v over_o his_o head_n but_o the_o principal_a intention_n of_o this_o be_v that_o he_o may_v be_v make_v a_o priest_n with_o great_a solemnity_n and_o deliberation_n and_o put_v on_o his_o habit_n so_o often_o that_o he_o may_v learn_v how_o to_o appear_v in_o they_o after_o a_o decent_a or_o rather_o magnificent_a manner_n before_o he_o undertake_v to_o minister_v yet_o the_o jew_n say_v that_o if_o he_o do_v offer_v sacrifice_n before_o the_o seven_o day_n end_n it_o be_v not_o account_v unlawful_a provide_v he_o have_v be_v anoint_v and_o have_v put_v they_o on_o once_o so_o maimonides_n who_o add_v that_o he_o be_v to_o put_v they_o on_o by_o day_n and_o not_o by_o night_n see_v selden_n de_fw-fr successionibus_fw-la l._n ii_o c._n 8._o where_o he_o show_v cap._n 9_o this_o be_v to_o be_v
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
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
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 to_o canaan_n the_o end_n of_o the_o book_n of_o exodus_fw-la errata_fw-la page_n 3._o line_n 1._o read_v see_v gen._n l._n 26._o l._n 27._o deal_n now_o before_o more_o p._n 5._o l._n 24._o r._n aben-ezra_n p._n 12._o l._n 6._o r._n the_o hebrew_n p._n 27._o l._n 12._o r._n schalschalah_n p._n 31._o l._n 5._o r._n he_o call_v his_o son_n p._n 41._o l._n 31._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 51._o ult_n r._n his_o word_n p._n 56._o l._n 1._o for_o exciting_a r._n exert_v p._n 62._o l._n 19_o r._n because_o he_o come_v with_o a_o unusual_a p._n 68_o l._n 20._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 70._o l._n 10._o r._n all_o this_o converse_n l._n 19_o r._n temara_n p._n 71._o l._n 9_o r._n though_o not_o very_o far_o p._n 73._o l._n 11._o r._n kashah_o p._n 75._o l._n 17._o r._n such_o knife_n p._n 80._o l._n 22._o r._n shall_v not_o go_v alone_o p._n 81._o l._n 13._o r._n schalshalah_o hakkabalah_n p._n 86._o l._n 17._o r._n taskmaster_n p._n 114._o l._n 14._o r._n gaulmyn_n 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
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
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 they_o and_o be_v provoke_v by_o their_o transgression_n sudden_o to_o destroy_v they_o therefore_o now_o put_v off_o thy_o ornament_n from_o thou_o these_o word_n show_v that_o he_o have_v not_o peremptory_o resolve_v to_o forsake_v they_o as_o he_o threaten_v v._o 3_o but_o may_v be_v move_v by_o their_o repentance_n to_o continue_v with_o they_o and_o therefore_o he_o order_v they_o to_o put_v themselves_o in_o a_o mourn_a habit_n in_o token_n of_o their_o hearty_a sorrow_n for_o their_o sin_n that_o i_o may_v know_v what_o to_o do_v unto_o thou_o deal_v with_o you_o according_a as_o i_o find_v you_o dispose_v see_v xxii_o gen._n 12._o ver._n 6._o and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n strip_v themselves_o of_o their_o ornament_n not_o only_o of_o those_o wherewith_o they_o have_v deck_v themselves_o at_o their_o late_a festival_n but_o of_o all_o other_o that_o they_o ordinary_o wear_v which_o they_o who_o be_v not_o dress_v forbear_v to_o put_v on_o v._o 4._o by_o the_o mount_n horeb._n or_o rather_o as_o the_o hebrew_n word_n mehar_n import_v from_o the_o mount_n that_o be_v a_o great_a way_n off_o from_o the_o place_n where_o god_n appear_v as_o unworthy_a to_o come_v into_o his_o presence_n ver._n 7._o and_o moses_n take_v the_o tabernacle_n his_o own_o tent_n as_o the_o lxx_o interpret_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d meaning_n i_o suppose_v not_o his_o own_o private_a tent_n where_o he_o and_o his_o family_n live_v but_o a_o public_a tent_n where_o he_o give_v audience_n and_o hear_v cause_n and_o inquire_v of_o god_n which_o bonaventura_n c._n bertramus_n call_v castrorum_fw-la praetorium_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr repub._n jud._n c._n 4._o for_o such_o a_o place_n we_o can_v but_o think_v there_o be_v before_o that_o tabernacle_n be_v erect_v who_o pattern_n he_o see_v in_o the_o mount_n where_o all_o great_a affair_n be_v transact_v and_o where_o religious_a office_n in_o all_o probability_n be_v perform_v and_o pitch_v it_o without_o the_o camp_n afar_o off_o from_o the_o camp_n at_o the_o distance_n of_o two_o thousand_o cubit_n as_o r._n solomon_n interpret_v it_o which_o be_v do_v to_o humble_v they_o when_o they_o see_v the_o displeasure_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o servant_n against_o they_o declare_v by_o this_o departure_n far_o from_o they_o for_o they_o may_v just_o fear_v he_o will_v remove_v quite_o out_o of_o their_o sight_n and_o call_v it_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n give_v it_o the_o same_o name_n which_o be_v afterward_o appropriate_v to_o the_o tabernacle_n build_v for_o divine_a service_n alone_o because_o here_o god_n meet_v with_o moses_n and_o communicate_v his_o mind_n to_o he_o and_o hither_o they_o be_v all_o to_o resort_v who_o have_v any_o business_n with_o moses_n or_o will_v receive_v a_o answer_n to_o their_o inquiry_n from_o god_n and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o every_o one_o which_o seek_v the_o lord_n go_v out_o unto_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n which_o be_v without_o the_o camp_n this_o be_v common_o understand_v of_o those_o who_o come_v to_o desire_v resolution_n in_o any_o case_n of_o dissiculty_n which_o they_o can_v not_o have_v as_o former_o within_o the_o camp_n but_o be_v force_v to_o go_v and_o seek_v it_o without_o which_o as_o it_o show_v god_n displeasure_n so_o withal_o give_v they_o some_o hope_n of_o mercy_n because_o it_o plain_o appear_v god_n be_v not_o quite_o alienate_v and_o estrange_v from_o they_o ver._n 8._o when_o moses_n go_v into_o the_o tabernacle_n all_o the_o people_n rise_v up_o and_o stand_v every_o man_n at_o his_o tent_n door_n in_o reverence_n to_o he_o as_o their_o leader_n who_o they_o have_v late_o despise_v or_o it_o may_v be_v think_v also_o a_o posture_n wherein_o they_o implore_v his_o intercession_n for_o they_o that_o god_n will_v be_v please_v gracious_o to_o return_v to_o they_o which_o be_v express_v by_o what_o follow_v and_o look_v after_o moses_n expect_v what_o will_v be_v the_o end_n of_o this_o business_n both_o god_n and_o his_o minister_n be_v remove_v from_o they_o until_o he_o be_v go_v into_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o long_o as_o they_o can_v see_v he_o ver._n 9_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v as_o moses_n go_v into_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o cloudy_a pillar_n descend_v in_o which_o the_o schechinah_n or_o divine_a majesty_n be_v xl._n 35._o which_o be_v go_v up_o before_o because_o of_o their_o idolatry_n whereby_o the_o camp_n be_v become_v unclean_a but_o now_o come_v down_o again_o upon_o the_o removal_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n where_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a it_o use_v to_o be_v settle_v as_o the_o token_n of_o the_o divine_a presence_n among_o they_o and_o afterward_o be_v translate_v to_o the_o tabernacle_n make_v after_o god_n appointment_n where_o