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quomodo_fw-la palam_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la verbum_fw-la istud_fw-la exod._n 2._o v._o 14._o cumque_fw-la circumspexit_fw-la but_o atque_fw-la illuc_fw-la &_o nullum_fw-la adisse_fw-la vidisset_fw-la percussum_fw-la aegyptium_fw-la abscondit_fw-la sabulo_fw-la exod_n 2._o v._n 52._o why_o then_o do_v moses_n fear_n if_o god_n put_v the_o sword_n into_o his_o hand_n why_o do_v he_o fly_v after_o so_o just_a and_o holy_a a_o exploit_n and_o why_o do_v he_o bury_v under_o the_o earth_n a_o trophy_n which_o he_o ought_v to_o present_v unto_o the_o eye_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o whole_a court_n his_o fear_n be_v not_o servile_a nor_o his_o flight_n unmanly_a and_o indiscreet_a but_o he_o that_o have_v give_v the_o courage_n to_o expose_v himself_o unto_o danger_n bestow_v on_o he_o counsel_n and_o mean_n to_o avoid_v it_o and_o beside_o as_o st._n paul_n have_v note_v 1â—_n fide_fw-la reliquit_fw-la aegyptum_fw-la non_fw-la verilus_fw-la animositatem_fw-la regis_fw-la ad_fw-la heb._n c._n 1â—_n it_o be_v faith_n and_o not_o the_o fear_n of_o pharaoh_n indignation_n which_o oblige_v moses_n to_o leave_v egypt_n it_o be_v a_o stratagem_n of_o the_o holy_a providence_n of_o god_n who_o will_v leave_v we_o this_o example_n for_o a_o image_n of_o courtly_a and_o worldly_a favour_n which_o have_v their_o flux_n and_o reflux_n like_o the_o sea_n and_o where_o such_o a_o one_o be_v adopt_v to_o day_n to_o hold_v the_o sceptre_n who_o shall_v be_v to_o morrow_n disinherited_a and_o chase_v away_o with_o dishonour_n so_o that_o moses_n who_o after_o he_o have_v be_v treat_v as_o the_o son_n of_o a_o queen_n be_v constrain_v to_o depart_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o to_o leave_v the_o court_n of_o pharaoh_n have_v no_o other_o companion_n in_o his_o voyage_n but_o misery_n poverty_n contempt_n and_o even_a ingratitude_n from_o those_o who_o he_o have_v oblige_v behold_v this_o favourite_n of_o the_o king_n behold_v this_o person_n who_o after_o his_o adoption_n can_v expect_v nothing_o but_o a_o sceptre_n and_o crown_n abandon_v and_o unknown_a in_o a_o foreign_a country_n behold_v he_o a_o fugitive_n in_o the_o land_n of_o madian_n alas_o what_o will_v he_o do_v can_v it_o possible_a happen_v that_o after_o his_o escape_n amid_o the_o wave_n of_o nilus_n he_o shall_v perish_v on_o the_o earth_n and_o on_o the_o brink_n of_o a_o well_o be_v there_o not_o still_o some_o young_a princess_n who_o will_v take_v pity_n on_o he_o and_o if_o such_o a_o one_o be_v find_v in_o egypt_n who_o be_v please_v to_o be_v his_o mother_n have_v not_o madian_n some_o one_o who_o will_v be_v his_o wife_n and_o spouse_n moses_n tire_v with_o travel_v 24._o moratus_fw-la est_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la madian_n et_fw-la sedit_fw-la juxta_fw-la puteum_fw-la exod._n 2._o v._o 15_o erant_fw-la autem_fw-la sacerdoti_fw-la madian_n septem_fw-la filiae_fw-la quae_fw-la venerunt_fw-la ad_fw-la hauriendam_fw-la aquevam_fw-la &_o impletis_fw-la canalibus_fw-la adaquare_fw-la cupiebant_fw-la greges_fw-la patris_fw-la svi_fw-la exod._n 2._o v._o 16._o supervenere_fw-la pastor_n &_o ejecerunt_fw-la eas_fw-la surrexitque_fw-la moses_n &_o defensis_fw-la puellis_fw-la adaquavit_n oves_fw-la earum_fw-la exod._n 2_o v._o 17._o quae_fw-la cum_fw-la revertissent_fw-la ad_fw-la raguel_n patrem_fw-la suum_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 2._o v._o 18._o responderunt_fw-la vir_fw-la aegyptius_n liberavit_fw-la nos_fw-la de_fw-la manu_fw-la pastorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 2._o v._o 19_o at_o ille_fw-la ubiest_n inquit_fw-la vocate_n eum_fw-la ut_fw-la comedat_fw-la panem_fw-la exod._n 2._o v._o 20._o juravit_fw-la ergo_fw-la moses_n quod_fw-la habitaret_fw-la cum_fw-la co_fw-la accepitque_fw-la sephoram_fw-la filiam_fw-la ejus_fw-la exod._n 2._o v._o 21._o quae_fw-la peperit_fw-la ei_fw-la filium_fw-la quem_fw-la vocavit_fw-la gersan_n alterum_fw-la vero_fw-la peperit_fw-la quem_fw-la vocavit_fw-la eliezer_n etc._n etc._n exod._n 2._o v._o 22._o post_fw-la multum_fw-la verò_fw-la temporis_fw-la mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la rex_fw-la aegypti_n etc._n etc._n exod._n 2._o v._o 23._o et_fw-la audivit_fw-la gemitum_fw-la corum_fw-la ac_fw-la recordatus_fw-la est_fw-la faederis_fw-la quod_fw-la pepigit_fw-la cum_fw-la abraham_n isaac_n &_o jacob._n exod._n 2._o v._o 24._o and_o weary_a with_o his_o journey_n know_v not_o whither_o to_o go_v he_o be_v constrain_v to_o repose_v himself_o near_o a_o well_o and_o expect_v like_o a_o flower_n scorch_a by_o the_o sun_n some_o breath_n of_o wind_n and_o some_o drop_n of_o dew_n from_o the_o bosom_n and_o hand_n of_o he_o who_o nourish_v all_o creature_n and_o replenish_v all_o heart_n with_o benediction_n as_o he_o be_v in_o this_o expectation_n he_o perceive_v seven_o daughter_n of_o raguel_n prince_n of_o madian_n come_v to_o water_v their_o flock_n but_o when_o these_o illustrious_a shepherdess_n have_v draw_v water_n for_o this_o end_n some_o shepherd_n who_o follow_v they_o be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o attempt_v the_o take_v 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who_o spare_v no_o man_n force_v the_o crown_n and_o sceptre_n of_o egypt_n which_o give_v liberty_n unto_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n to_o
that_o their_o heart_n can_v desire_v they_o possess_v the_o monarchy_n of_o the_o universe_n for_o their_o inheritance_n and_o government_n their_o empire_n extend_v over_o all_o out-bound_n and_o limit_n the_o wind_n do_v not_o blow_v but_o at_o their_o pleasure_n the_o river_n and_o stream_n do_v not_o rowl_n along_o but_o at_o their_o command_n 16._o praesit_fw-la piscibus_fw-la mariâ—_n &_o volantibus_fw-la coeli_fw-la universaeque_fw-la terrae_fw-la omnique_fw-la repâ—ili_fw-la quod_fw-la movetur_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la gen._n 1._o v._n 16._o the_o bird_n do_v not_o tune_v their_o warble_v note_n but_o to_o afford_v they_o delight_n the_o lion_n themselves_o and_o the_o leopard_n dare_v not_o roar_v in_o their_o presence_n all_o be_v in_o peace_n all_o in_o joy_n and_o all_o in_o a_o please_a silence_n devoid_a of_o fear_n and_o apprehension_n their_o body_n be_v neither_o subject_n to_o weariness_n nor_o the_o butchery_n of_o any_o torment_a malady_n their_o paradise_n know_v neither_o anxiety_n grief_n nor_o pain_n in_o that_o place_n no_o sound_n be_v ever_o hear_v of_o those_o frightful_a term_n who_o thought_n alone_o be_v able_a to_o raise_v strange_a commotion_n in_o our_o heart_n the_o mind_n can_v there_o be_v divert_v by_o those_o sad_a thought_n which_o be_v inventive_a to_o bring_v we_o torment_n in_o a_o word_n they_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o god_n of_o the_o terrestrial_a paradise_n and_o partake_v in_o a_o manner_n of_o all_o the_o delight_n which_o can_v be_v taste_v in_o heaven_n chap._n v._o the_o disaster_n and_o banishment_n of_o adam_n and_o eve_n adam_n and_o eve_n be_v happy_a but_o how_o long_o will_v this_o happiness_n endure_v do_v adam_n remember_v that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n and_o a_o man_n of_o earth_n do_v eve_n well_o understand_v that_o her_o sex_n be_v more_o light_n more_o frail_a and_o less_o constant_a adam_n be_v thou_o ignorant_a that_o nothing_o be_v more_o flatter_a and_o more_o cunning_a than_o a_o woman_n when_o 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desire_v to_o know_v the_o truth_n believe_v the_o contrary_a of_o what_o she_o shall_v tell_v thou_o eve_n from_o whence_o do_v thou_o come_v world_n disunion_n the_o first_o misfortune_n of_o the_o world_n and_o why_o do_v thou_o leave_v he_o all_o alone_a who_o be_v the_o heart_n of_o thy_o heart_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o thy_o soul_n where_o can_v be_v the_o member_n without_o the_o head_n and_o the_o head_n without_o the_o member_n what_o do_v thou_o not_o know_v that_o i_o be_o to_o be_v witness_n of_o all_o thy_o action_n and_o that_o i_o must_v give_v a_o account_n unto_o god_n for_o what_o thou_o shall_v do_v what_o fruit_n be_v this_o that_o thou_o hold_v in_o thy_o hand_n ah_o my_o son_n 1._o sed_fw-la et_fw-la serpens_fw-la erat_fw-la callidior_fw-la gen._n 3._o v._n 1._o my_o friend_n my_o dear_a husband_n will_v you_o do_v but_o know_v what_o have_v happen_v since_o i_o be_v absent_a from_o you_o not_o far_o from_o hence_o i_o meet_v a_o serpent_n of_o a_o prodigious_a and_o extraordinary_a shape_n serpent_n a_o diabolical_a serpent_n he_o also_o speak_v to_o i_o contrary_a to_o the_o use_n of_o beast_n for_o my_o part_n i_o do_v believe_v that_o he_o be_v a_o prodigy_n of_o heaven_n 4._o cui_fw-la respondit_fw-la mulier_fw-la de_fw-la fructu_fw-la lignorum_fw-la quae_fw-la sucrunt_fw-la in_o puradiso_n vesâ—imur_fw-la gen._n 3._o v._n 2._o de_fw-fr fructu_fw-la vero_fw-la ligni_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la in_o medio_fw-la paradisi_fw-la praecepit_fw-la nobis_fw-la deus_fw-la ne_fw-la comedemus_fw-la et_fw-la ne_fw-la tangeremus_fw-la illud_fw-la ne_fw-la fâ—rte_fw-la moriemur_fw-la gen._n v._n 3._o dixit_fw-la autem_fw-la serpens_fw-la ad_fw-la mulierem_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la mart_n moriemini_fw-la gen._n v._n 3._o c._n 4._o scit_fw-la enim_fw-la deus_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o quocunque_fw-la die_fw-la comederitis_fw-la de_fw-la eo_fw-la aperientur_fw-la oculi_fw-la vestri_fw-la et_fw-la eritu_fw-la sicut_fw-la this_fw-mi scientes_fw-la bonum_fw-la 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thou_o shall_v discern_v what_o thou_o now_o be_v and_o what_o thou_o be_v before_o and_o all_o the_o future_a disaster_n which_o
and_o say_v unto_o she_o go_v agar_n and_o return_v to_o thy_o son_n take_v he_o by_o the_o hand_n and_o reanimate_a this_o little_a die_a body_n o_o god_n who_o will_v not_o admire_v thy_o sage_a providence_n and_o the_o miraculous_a conduct_n of_o thy_o design_n who_o will_v not_o remain_v astonish_v in_o contemplation_n of_o thy_o work_n and_o above_o all_o when_o he_o shall_v discern_v the_o care_n thou_o have_v of_o thy_o elect_n alas_o 18._o surge_n tolle_fw-la pverum_fw-la &_o tene_fw-la manum_fw-la illius_fw-la quia_fw-la in_o gentem_fw-la magnam_fw-la faciam_fw-la eum_fw-la gen._n 21._o v._n 18._o how_o stupid_a be_v the_o wisdom_n of_o man_n how_o imprudent_a be_v their_o conceptious_a and_o how_o feeble_a be_v all_o the_o force_n of_o their_o understanding_n when_o they_o be_v sever_v from_o thou_o there_o need_v but_o one_o heavenly_a ray_n to_o inlighten_v all_o the_o obscurity_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o on_o single_a drop_n of_o dew_n to_o soften_v all_o the_o rock_n 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trouble_v to_o say_v god_n can_v perform_v the_o office_n of_o a_o temptor_n since_o the_o least_o of_o his_o look_n pierce_v all_o the_o cloud_n of_o future_a thing_n epist_n nemo_fw-la cum_fw-la tentatur_fw-la dicat_fw-la quia_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la tentatur_fw-la jacob._n c._n 1._o epist_n and_o that_o st._n james_n in_o his_o canonical_a epistle_n say_v in_o express_a term_n that_o god_n can_v tempt_v no_o man_n because_o he_o can_v be_v the_o author_n of_o evil_n but_o this_o be_v to_o be_v ignorant_a in_o the_o nature_n of_o temptation_n genesâ—â—_n ambros._n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr abraham_n cap._n 8._o aug_n q._n 57_o in_o genesâ—â—_n and_o to_o have_v never_o read_v st._n ambrose_n st._n austin_n and_o the_o major_a part_n of_o the_o father_n concern_v this_o point_n who_o sufficient_o evidence_n that_o there_o be_v blind_a and_o wicked_a temptation_n which_o can_v come_v from_o god_n as_o also_o prudent_a and_o officious_a one_o which_o be_v as_o the_o shaft_n and_o stimulation_n of_o love_n or_o else_o like_o sound_v plummet_n wherewith_o the_o extent_n and_o capacity_n of_o heart_n be_v measure_v so_o god_n know_v but_o too_o well_o how_o great_a be_v the_o love_n of_o abraham_n but_o it_o be_v requisite_a that_o this_o love_n shall_v appear_v and_o with_o arm_n in_o its_o hand_n to_o acquire_v a_o force_n whole_o new_a and_o in_o a_o fresh_a combat_n we_o must_v not_o wonder_v that_o god_n tempt_v abraham_n faith_n exercise_n of_o faith_n since_o this_o kind_n of_o temptation_n be_v but_o a_o excercise_n of_o his_o fidelity_n and_o a_o trial_n of_o his_o affection_n 13._o exercitium_fw-la fidei_fw-la tentatio_fw-la d_o ambr._n in_o 8._o luc._n tentat_fw-la vos_fw-la deus_fw-la ut_fw-la sciatsi_fw-la diligitis_fw-la illum_fw-la deut._n 13._o just_o as_o the_o master_n in_o academy_n and_o fencer_n in_o their_o school_n use_v to_o do_v when_o by_o some_o sophism_n or_o feign_a thrust_n they_o exercise_v the_o spirit_n dexterity_n and_o courage_n 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possess_v lascivious_a soul_n it_o be_v neither_o deceitful_a nor_o violent_a neither_o indiscreet_a nor_o arogant_a neither_o irregular_a nor_o impious_a neither_o variable_a nor_o impudent_a neither_o capricious_a nor_o sport_v neither_o fantastic_a nor_o stupid_a neither_o remiss_a nor_o unworthy_a of_o a_o virtuous_a man_n but_o sincere_a moderate_a prudent_a humble_a stay_v constant_a respectful_a simple_a condescend_v equal_a provident_a courageous_a and_o such_o as_o can_v be_v desire_v in_o a_o good_a man._n there_o be_v in_o the_o world_n inchain_v captive_n love_n slavery_n of_o love_n and_o house_n often_o become_v galley_n where_o we_o behold_v slave_n row_v against_o the_o wind_n and_o tide_n these_o be_v unfortunate_a argonaut_n who_o go_v in_o quest_n of_o a_o golden_a fleece_n which_o they_o shall_v never_o bring_v home_o the_o haven_n and_o the_o shore_n fly_v before_o they_o and_o there_o bark_n will_v ever_o be_v in_o the_o disastrous_a hand_n where_o nothing_o be_v 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