etc._n leave_v they_o behind_o etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o egyptian_n do_v not_o stay_v their_o cattle_n as_o now_o begin_v to_o oppress_v they_o as_o the_o hebrew_n for_o they_o be_v not_o yet_o so_o hardly_o use_v 2._o but_o they_o leave_v these_o thing_n which_o may_v be_v cumbersome_a unto_o they_o because_o they_o purpose_v to_o return_v again_o both_o for_o that_o joseph_n so_o promise_v upon_o who_o they_o depend_v who_o be_v not_o to_o forsake_v his_o call_n and_o for_o that_o their_o time_n of_o return_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v and_o therefore_o the_o son_n of_o ephraim_n have_v but_o hard_a success_n because_o they_o prevent_v the_o time_n 1_o chron._n 7.21_o mercer_n 3._o although_o no_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o their_o woman_n and_o servant_n yet_o it_o be_v like_a that_o they_o stay_v behind_o likewise_o the_o one_o to_o attend_v their_o child_n the_o other_o their_o cattle_n muscul._n 4._o the_o charet_n and_o horseman_n be_v for_o their_o defence_n quest_n vii_o the_o corn_n flower_n of_o atad_n why_o so_o call_v and_o whether_o on_o this_o side_n or_o beyond_o jordan_n vers._n 10._o they_o come_v to_o goren_n atad_n 1._o atad_n signify_v a_o thorn_n or_o bramble_n bush_n of_o the_o great_a sort_n which_o branch_v out_o and_o be_v of_o the_o bigness_n of_o a_o laurel_n tree_n so_o it_o be_v take_v psal._n 58.10_o before_o your_o thorn_n be_v feel_v as_o great_a bramble_n that_o be_v before_o your_o power_n increase_v the_o lord_n shall_v destroy_v you_o jun._n this_o place_n than_o be_v beset_v with_o such_o bramble_n so_o that_o goren_n atad_n be_v here_o rather_o a_o name_n appellative_a than_o proper_a jun._n 2._o this_o place_n be_v not_o beyond_o jordan_n as_o the_o most_o translate_v h._n b._n g.p._n s._n and_o therefore_o some_o think_v that_o joseph_n bring_v they_o about_o by_o the_o desert_n of_o idumaea_n and_o so_o to_o jordan_n the_o same_o way_n which_o afterward_o josua_n do_v conduct_v the_o people_n by_o into_o canaan_n for_o fear_n 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mercerus_n think_v it_o be_v to_o be_v read_v rather_o on_o this_o side_n of_o jordan_n or_o as_o junius_n ad_fw-la vadum_fw-la jordanis_fw-la at_o the_o passage_n of_o jordan_n for_o so_o the_o word_n begnâ—ber_n signify_v that_o be_v not_o far_o from_o jordan_n for_o as_o mercerus_n well_o note_v and_o luther_n beth_fw-mi signify_v cis_fw-la on_o this_o side_n man_n trans_z beyond_o or_o on_o the_o other_o side_n hierome_n also_o give_v witness_n hereunto_o that_o this_o field_n of_o thistle_n be_v about_o three_o stone_n cast_v from_o jericho_n two_o mile_n from_o jordan_n call_v betagla_n that_o be_v the_o maze_n or_o circle_n because_o there_o the_o egyptian_n go_v about_o circle_n wise_a when_o they_o mourn_v for_o jacob_n now_o jericho_n be_v on_o the_o west_n side_n of_o jordan_n not_o beyond_o hierome_n say_v it_o be_v trans_fw-la jordanem_fw-la beyond_o jordan_n in_o respect_n of_o some_o other_o place_n as_o france_n which_o the_o roman_n call_v transalpina_n beyond_o the_o alps_n be_v to_o they_o in_o france_n cisalpina_n on_o this_o side_n the_o alps_n mercer_n quest_n viii_o why_o they_o mourn_v in_o atad_n before_o the_o place_n of_o burial_n vers._n 10._o there_o he_o mourn_v for_o his_o father_n seven_o day_n 1._o this_o mourning_n then_o of_o joseph_n and_o the_o egyptian_n in_o this_o place_n be_v not_o for_o the_o great_a slaughter_n of_o the_o israelite_n which_o afterward_o fall_v out_o in_o that_o place_n when_o the_o lord_n send_v a_o fire_n among_o they_o for_o their_o murmur_a as_o histor._n scholasti_fw-la note_v for_o neither_o be_v that_o fire_n send_v forth_o in_o this_o place_n which_o be_v mention_v numb_a 11._o or_o numb_a 16._o and_o the_o text_n say_v direct_o that_o they_o mourn_v for_o jacob_n 2._o whereupon_o of_o their_o mourning_n it_o be_v call_v abel_n which_o signify_v mourning_n not_o a_o plain_a which_o be_v so_o call_v because_o it_o mourn_v for_o barrenness_n as_o ramban_n think_v and_o mercerus_n follow_v he_o 3._o they_o mourn_v before_o they_o come_v to_o the_o place_n of_o burial_n mercer_n not_o after_o as_o some_o think_v and_o not_o for_o fear_v lest_o they_o shall_v have_v be_v interrupt_v by_o the_o canaanite_n if_o they_o have_v defer_v this_o solemnity_n till_o they_o come_v to_o mambre_n as_o pererius_n but_o this_o be_v a_o fit_a place_n for_o they_o to_o rest_v their_o weary_a cattle_n that_o have_v go_v a_o long_a way_n through_o the_o solitary_a and_o sandy_a desert_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n they_o use_v this_o solemnity_n muscul._n quest_n ix_o how_o jacob_n son_n carry_v he_o and_o in_o what_o order_n vers._n 13._o his_o son_n carry_v he_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n observation_n the_o hebrew_n here_o have_v certain_a curious_a observation_n 1._o that_o jacob_n give_v charge_n that_o his_o son_n only_o not_o his_o nephew_n shall_v carry_v his_o body_n because_o most_o of_o they_o be_v bear_v of_o canaanitish_a woman_n 2._o that_o levi_n shall_v not_o bear_v he_o who_o posterity_n be_v afterward_o to_o bear_v the_o ark_n nor_o joseph_n because_o he_o be_v a_o governor_n but_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n shall_v be_v in_o their_o stead_n 3._o that_o jacob_n appoint_v they_o their_o place_n three_o on_o the_o east_n side_n of_o the_o coffin_n three_o on_o the_o west_n three_o towards_o the_o north_n three_o towards_o the_o south_n it_o be_v like_a they_o carry_v the_o coffin_n after_o a_o seemly_a and_o orderly_a manner_n but_o whether_o in_o this_o form_n it_o be_v uncertain_a ex_fw-la mercer_n quest_n x._o by_o who_o the_o message_n be_v send_v to_o joseph_n and_o whether_o indeed_o jacob_n die_v give_v any_o such_o charge_n vers._n 16._o they_o send_v unto_o joseph_n say_v etc._n etc._n 1._o this_o message_n be_v not_o send_v by_o any_o of_o the_o egyptian_n joseph_n to_o who_o they_o will_v not_o impart_v that_o secret_a neither_o be_v it_o like_o that_o dan_n and_o nepthali_n the_o son_n of_o bilha_n carry_v it_o because_o joseph_n do_v keep_v sheep_n with_o they_o genes_n 37.2_o as_o the_o hebrew_n think_v but_o it_o be_v most_o like_a that_o some_o of_o their_o domestical_a and_o trusty_a servant_n go_v with_o this_o message_n in_o the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o brethren_n mercer_n 2._o neither_o do_v they_o come_v in_o watch_v their_o time_n while_o the_o message_n be_v in_o deliver_v as_o some_o think_v but_o they_o stay_v till_o they_o know_v josephs_n mind_n by_o the_o messenger_n calvin_n 3._o they_o use_v three_o persuasion_n to_o move_v joseph_n vers_fw-la 17._o because_o they_o be_v brethren_n servant_n of_o the_o same_o god_n it_o be_v their_o father_n will_n jun._n 4._o yet_o all_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v feign_v for_o it_o be_v like_a that_o jacob_n will_v have_v speak_v to_o joseph_n himself_o if_o there_o have_v be_v any_o such_o matter_n and_o ramban_n think_v that_o jacob_n never_o know_v of_o his_o son_n offence_n against_o joseph_n for_o he_o himself_o do_v forbear_v to_o tell_v his_o father_n because_o he_o have_v remit_v it_o and_o his_o son_n will_v not_o accuse_v themselves_o calvin_n mercer_n 5._o the_o cause_n of_o their_o suspicion_n be_v not_o as_o the_o hebrew_n imagine_v because_o joseph_n be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n go_v to_o see_v the_o pit_n into_o the_o which_o he_o be_v let_v down_o and_o there_o give_v thanks_n whereby_o they_o think_v his_o mind_n be_v alter_v towards_o they_o but_o their_o own_o timorous_a heart_n misgive_v they_o and_o they_o measure_v joseph_n by_o themselves_o think_v that_o he_o have_v but_o dissemble_v his_o malice_n towards_o they_o hitherto_o for_o fear_n of_o their_o father_n as_o esau_n purpose_v to_o do_v towards_o jacob_n while_o isaac_n live_v mercer_n 6._o joseph_n weep_v for_o grief_n antiquit_n that_o without_o cause_n they_o so_o hardly_o conceive_v of_o
sell_v of_o joseph_n and_o of_o christ_n to_o agree_v in_o the_o sum_n who_o be_v sell_v for_o 30._o penny_n but_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o the_o type_n shall_v be_v answerable_a in_o every_o particular_a circumstance_n 5._o the_o hebrew_n think_v that_o the_o ordinary_a price_n of_o servant_n be_v 30._o sicle_n but_o that_o they_o abate_v ten_o because_o they_o sell_v joseph_n in_o secret_a but_o it_o appear_v otherwise_o in_o the_o law_n where_o the_o price_n of_o redemption_n of_o the_o male_a from_o five_o year_n to_o twenty_o be_v twenty_o shekel_n levit._fw-la 27.5_o but_o in_o this_o place_n they_o have_v no_o respect_n to_o any_o custom_n or_o law_n but_o according_a to_o their_o number_n they_o set_v the_o price_n of_o 20._o shekel_n for_o every_o one_o of_o they_o which_o be_v ten_o in_o all_o two_o shekel_n for_o benjamin_n be_v very_o young_a not_o above_o four_o or_o five_o year_n old_a and_o can_v not_o give_v consent_n and_o reuben_n afterward_o give_v consent_n unto_o they_o mercer_n quest_n xxiv_o of_o the_o counsel_n of_o judah_n to_o sell_v joseph_n into_o captivity_n vers._n 26._o ivdah_n say_v what_o avail_v it_o if_o we_o slay_v though_o we_o keep_v his_o blood_n secret_a etc._n etc._n 1._o they_o be_v resolve_v already_o not_o to_o lay_v violent_a hand_n themselves_o upon_o joseph_n but_o to_o suffer_v he_o to_o perish_v in_o the_o pit_n and_o yet_o judah_n so_o account_v of_o it_o as_o if_o they_o shall_v slay_v he_o themselves_o 2._o judah_n be_v move_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n to_o deliver_v joseph_n from_o this_o second_o death_n yet_o he_o show_v his_o hatred_n in_o that_o he_o give_v counsel_n to_o make_v a_o bondslave_n of_o he_o which_o be_v a_o bad_a as_o death_n 3._o judah_n by_o this_o mean_n think_v to_o avoid_v three_o inconvenience_n first_o the_o shed_n of_o his_o blood_n second_o to_o take_v he_o from_o his_o father_n who_o be_v so_o affect_v towards_o he_o three_o to_o prevent_v the_o honour_n which_o joseph_n dream_v of_o 4._o the_o hebrew_n think_v that_o for_o this_o compassion_n in_o judah_n afterward_o daniel_n of_o that_o tribe_n be_v deliver_v from_o the_o lion_n but_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o upon_o this_o occasion_n of_o sell_v joseph_n into_o captivity_n the_o israelite_n afterward_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n and_o be_v afflict_v with_o a_o long_a and_o hard_a bondage_n 5._o in_o the_o mean_a time_n while_o they_o be_v make_v their_o bargain_n joseph_n do_v entreat_v his_o brethren_n with_o many_o prayer_n and_o tear_n gen._n 42.22_o but_o they_o will_v not_o hear_v he_o mercerus_n quest_n where_o reuben_n be_v when_o joseph_n be_v sold._n vers._n 29._o rvben_n return_v to_o the_o pit_n 1._o reuben_n be_v absent_a when_o joseph_n be_v sell_v some_o think_v to_o minister_v to_o his_o father_n according_a to_o his_o course_n some_o to_o mourn_v alone_o by_o himself_o for_o the_o sin_n commit_v with_o his_o father_n concubine_n but_o it_o be_v most_o like_a that_o he_o go_v about_o some_o other_o way_n to_o the_o pit_n to_o have_v take_v joseph_n thence_o secret_o and_o therefore_o josephus_n think_v that_o reuben_n come_v thither_o in_o the_o night_n mercer_n 2._o philo_n think_v that_o after_o reuben_n understand_v that_o his_o brethren_n have_v sell_v joseph_n he_o utter_o mislike_v it_o make_v they_o worse_o than_o thief_n for_o they_o prey_n upon_o stranger_n but_o these_o upon_o their_o own_o brother_n lib._n de_fw-fr josâ—ph_n but_o it_o be_v more_o like_a that_o reuben_n do_v rest_n satisfy_v after_o he_o understand_v that_o they_o have_v not_o kill_v he_o and_o consent_v unto_o they_o mercer_n 3._o before_o he_o know_v what_o be_v do_v he_o cry_v out_o whither_o shall_v i_o go_v both_o because_o he_o be_v the_o firstborn_a and_o therefore_o shall_v be_v most_o blame_v for_o the_o loss_n of_o joseph_n muscul._n as_o also_o for_o that_o he_o have_v so_o late_o offend_v his_o father_n before_o for_o his_o incestuous_a act_n jun._n quest_n xxvi_o of_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o josephs_n coat_n with_o blood_n and_o the_o deceive_a of_o jacob_n vers._n 31._o they_o take_v josephs_n coat_n and_o kill_v a_o kid_n etc._n etc._n error_n 1._o josephus_n think_v that_o they_o bring_v josephs_n coat_n themselves_o but_o the_o text_n be_v otherwise_o vers_fw-la 32._o they_o send_v it_o but_o josephus_n ghess_v right_a that_o they_o send_v the_o coat_n rend_v and_o tear_v as_o though_o indeed_o some_o wild_a beast_n have_v devour_v joseph_n and_o they_o dip_v it_o in_o a_o kid_n blood_n which_o they_o say_v be_v most_o like_a unto_o man_n blood_n 2._o josephus_n also_o be_v deceive_v in_o that_o he_o think_v that_o jacob_n have_v some_o knowledge_n before_o of_o josephs_n captivity_n but_o now_o change_v his_o mind_n think_v sure_o that_o joseph_n be_v devour_v for_o from_o whence_o can_v jacob_n have_v any_o knowledge_n what_o be_v befall_v joseph_n but_o by_o his_o brethren_n who_o be_v sure_a to_o keep_v it_o secret_a from_o their_o father_n ex_fw-la perer._n 3_o rupertus_n have_v also_o a_o strange_a opinion_n that_o jacob_n be_v not_o so_o simple_a when_o he_o see_v the_o bloody_a coat_n to_o think_v that_o a_o beast_n have_v devour_v every_o part_n of_o joseph_n nothing_o to_o remain_v but_o his_o coat_n but_o that_o he_o do_v surmise_v that_o his_o brethren_n have_v kill_v he_o but_o dare_v not_o tell_v his_o son_n of_o it_o because_o he_o see_v they_o so_o malicious_o bend_v for_o jacob_n show_v the_o contrary_a by_o his_o own_o word_n that_o he_o give_v credit_n to_o their_o report_n that_o a_o evil_a beast_n indeed_o have_v spoil_v joseph_n vers_fw-la 33._o and_o if_o jacob_n have_v so_o think_v he_o will_v not_o have_v spare_v by_o his_o fatherly_a authority_n to_o rebuke_v his_o son_n to_o bring_v they_o to_o repentance_n 4._o it_o be_v like_o that_o afterward_o when_o it_o be_v know_v to_o jacob_n that_o joseph_n live_v that_o his_o brethren_n confess_v the_o truth_n to_o their_o father_n and_o acknowledge_v their_o fault_n but_o that_o jacob_n see_v how_o god_n have_v turn_v josephs_n captivity_n to_o the_o good_a of_o they_o all_o therein_o consider_v god_n providence_n spare_v to_o rebuke_v they_o as_o joseph_n upon_o the_o same_o reason_n do_v forbear_v his_o brethren_n gen._n 45.7_o 5._o simeon_n and_o levi_n as_o they_o be_v most_o cruel_o give_v levi._n as_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o sichâ—mites_n be_v think_v to_o have_v be_v the_o principal_a actor_n against_o joseph_n which_o may_v be_v the_o cause_n that_o afterward_o simeon_n be_v bind_v by_o josephs_n commandment_n so_o the_o hebrew_n think_v that_o judas_n that_o betray_v christ_n be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o simeon_n as_o the_o priest_n and_o scribe_n be_v of_o levi_n that_o put_v he_o to_o death_n and_o as_o judah_n here_o may_v have_v counsel_n to_o deceive_v jacob_n with_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o kid_n so_o he_o himself_o be_v deceive_v of_o thamar_n about_o a_o kid_n mercer_n quest_n xxvii_o the_o greatness_n of_o jacob_n sorrow_n for_o joseph_n vers._n 34._o he_o sorrow_v for_o his_o son_n a_o long_a season_n etc._n etc._n many_o thing_n increase_v the_o sorrow_n of_o jacob_n for_o his_o son_n joseph_n 1._o because_o he_o imagine_v that_o joseph_n be_v devour_v of_o some_o beast_n ne_fw-la frustum_fw-la quidem_fw-la superest_fw-la quod_fw-la sepulchro_fw-la infâ—ratur_fw-la there_o be_v no_o part_n of_o he_o leave_v to_o be_v commit_v to_o burial_n 2._o the_o very_a sight_n of_o the_o tear_a and_o bloody_a garment_n do_v augment_v his_o grief_n as_o the_o very_a sight_n of_o caesar_n garment_n wherein_o he_o be_v kill_v move_v the_o people_n to_o be_v revenge_v upon_o those_o that_o murder_v he_o and_o julia_n the_o wife_n of_o pompey_n when_o she_o see_v his_o garment_n sprinkle_v with_o blood_n at_o the_o sight_n thereof_o swoon_v away_o and_o die_v perer._n ex_fw-la dion_n 3._o jacob_n continue_v twenty_o two_o or_o twenty_o three_o year_n mourn_v and_o lament_v for_o joseph_n for_o now_o he_o be_v seventeen_o year_n old_a but_o when_o jacob_n hear_v tell_v that_o he_o be_v live_v in_o egypt_n he_o be_v 39_o year_n old_a for_o he_o be_v 30._o year_n of_o age_n when_o he_o stand_v before_o pharaoh_n and_o after_o that_o seven_o year_n of_o plenty_n be_v pass_v and_o two_o year_n of_o famine_n 4._o this_o extremity_n of_o grief_n cause_v jacob_n outward_o to_o testify_v the_o same_o first_o by_o the_o rent_v of_o his_o clothes_n which_o afterward_o do_v grow_v into_o use_n and_o custom_n to_o show_v the_o great_a sorrow_n and_o indignation_n of_o mind_n as_o caleb_n and_o josua_n rend_v their_o clothes_n numb_a 14.6_o when_o they_o hear_v the_o murmur_a of_o the_o people_n and_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n when_o the_o people_n will_v have_v offer_v sacrifice_n unto_o they_o perer._n
then_o a_o brief_a catalogue_n of_o esau_n offspring_n come_v between_o the_o story_n return_v to_o jacob_n and_o his_o generation_n jun._n among_o the_o which_o moses_n insist_v upon_o joseph_n as_o the_o most_o worthy_a quest_n ii_o joseph_n sell_v into_o egypt_n while_o isaac_n be_v alive_a vers._n 2._o when_o joseph_n be_v 17._o year_n old_a etc._n etc._n 1._o whereas_o the_o death_n of_o isaac_n be_v mention_v before_o c._n 35._o when_o he_o be_v 180._o year_n old_a and_o jacob_n 120._o who_o be_v but_o 60._o year_n young_a than_o isaac_n this_o story_n of_o josephs_n sell_v into_o egypt_n when_o he_o be_v but_o 17._o year_n old_a must_v needs_o go_v before_o isaack_n death_n 12._o or_o 13._o year_n for_o if_o jacob_n when_o joseph_n be_v 39_o that_o be_v 30._o year_n old_a when_o he_o stand_v before_o pharaoh_n and_o nine_o year_n more_o that_o be_v count_v 7._o year_n of_o plenty_n and_o two_o of_o famine_n if_o jacob_n be_v then_o 130._o gen._n 47.9_o then_o at_o josephs_n seventeen_o jacob_n exceed_v not_o 108._o year_n but_o he_o be_v 120._o when_o isaac_n die_v and_o then_o be_v joseph_n 31._o year_n old_a or_o there_o about_o 2._o now_o where_o it_o be_v add_v be_v yet_o a_o child_n before_o 1._o neither_o need_v we_o with_o ramban_n to_o transpose_v the_o word_n and_o join_v it_o with_o his_o year_n and_o read_v thus_o when_o joseph_n be_v a_o child_n of_o 17._o year_n for_o the_o order_n of_o the_o text_n will_v not_o bear_v it_o to_o be_v so_o transpose_v 2._o neither_o be_v that_o the_o best_a read_v to_o say_v and_o the_o child_n be_v with_o the_o son_n of_o bilha_n etc._n etc._n aâ—_n b.g._n do_v read_v but_o with_o a_o parenthesis_n thus_o be_v yet_o a_o child_n 3._o which_o be_v add_v not_o to_o signify_v his_o age_n express_v before_o nor_o yet_o that_o he_o be_v as_o a_o servant_n and_o minister_n to_o his_o father_n and_o brethren_n as_o the_o word_n â—â—guar_fw-mi sometime_o signify_v as_o josua_n be_v call_v pver_fw-la mosis_fw-la moses_n boy_n jun._n but_o to_o declare_v the_o simplicity_n of_o his_o mind_n that_o he_o do_v not_o of_o malice_n accuse_v his_o brethren_n mercer_n and_o the_o purity_n of_o his_o affection_n that_o at_o those_o year_n can_v not_o abide_v sin_n rupert_n and_o cruelty_n of_o his_o brethren_n that_o deal_v so_o hardly_o with_o he_o be_v a_o child_n chrysost._n and_o beside_o his_o age_n be_v mention_v to_o show_v how_o long_o a_o time_n joseph_n continue_v in_o miserable_a captivity_n full_o 14._o year_n from_o 17._o till_o he_o be_v 30._o for_o so_o old_a he_o be_v when_o he_o stand_v before_o pharaoh_n perâ—â—_n quest_n iii_o why_o joseph_n keep_v with_o the_o son_n of_o the_o handmaid_n vers._n 2._o with_o the_o son_n of_o zilphah_n and_o of_o bilhah_n joseph_n keep_v sheep_n with_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n concubine_n rather_o than_o the_o other_o 1._o not_o because_o as_o rasi_fw-la think_v the_o son_n of_o leah_n despise_v the_o son_n of_o the_o handmaid_n and_o therefore_o joseph_n join_v himself_o unto_o they_o not_o scorn_v they_o for_o then_o these_o son_n of_o the_o handmaid_n will_v have_v be_v the_o ready_a to_o have_v deliver_v joseph_n whereas_o reuben_n and_o judah_n the_o son_n of_o leah_n be_v his_o best_a friend_n 2._o therefore_o jacob_n commit_v joseph_n to_o their_o custody_n because_o the_o other_o brethren_n of_o leah_n can_v not_o well_o brook_v the_o son_n of_o rachel_n who_o jacob_n love_v better_a than_o their_o mother_n ramban_n and_o beside_o rachel_n be_v dead_a joseph_n be_v as_o bilhas_n son_n and_o her_o child_n be_v as_o rachel_n and_o so_o brethren_n to_o joseph_n as_o both_o by_o father_n and_o mother_n side_n muscul._n he_o keep_v company_n also_o with_o zilphas_n son_n because_o it_o seem_v the_o son_n of_o the_o handmaid_n sort_v together_o quest_n four_o what_o sin_n it_o be_v whereof_o joseph_n accuse_v his_o brethren_n to_o his_o father_n and_o joseph_n bring_v to_o their_o father_n their_o evil_a say_n 1._o the_o other_o brethren_n accuse_v not_o joseph_n to_o theiâ—_n father_n as_o the_o septuagint_n in_o some_o translation_n read_v but_o joseph_n accuse_v they_o whereupon_o they_o hate_v he_o 2._o neither_o do_v joseph_o only_o complain_v of_o the_o handmaid_n son_n as_o cajetan_n though_o it_o may_v be_v think_v that_o their_o servile_a nature_n be_v most_o prone_a to_o evil_a but_o of_o the_o rest_n also_o for_o they_o all_o hate_v he_o jun._n 3._o that_o which_o he_o complain_v of_o be_v not_o 1._o either_o any_o wrong_n do_v to_o himself_o as_o vatablus_n 2._o not_o of_o any_o particular_a sin_n as_o the_o latin_a translator_n read_v as_o either_o of_o the_o sin_n of_o sodomitry_n as_o rupertus_n 3._o or_o of_o the_o incest_n of_o reuben_n as_o gloss_n interlinear_o for_o reuben_n afterward_o be_v josephs_n best_a friend_n 4._o or_o of_o that_o horrible_a sin_n of_o bestial_a copulation_n as_o tostat._n thom._n it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o jacob_n son_n though_o licentious_a enough_o be_v so_o filthilie_o give_fw-ge 5._o or_o that_o they_o do_v eat_v raw_a flesh_n contrary_a to_o the_o precept_n of_o noah_n as_o the_o hebrew_n 6._o but_o i_o rather_o think_v that_o he_o bring_v to_o jacob_n their_o evil_a fame_n or_o report_n as_o the_o word_n signify_v that_o be_v complain_v general_o of_o their_o evil_a life_n for_o the_o which_o they_o be_v infamous_a as_o either_o their_o contention_n among_o themselves_o or_o defile_v themselves_o with_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o heathen_a or_o such_o like_a mercer_n perer._n quest_n v._o whether_o joseph_n do_v well_o in_o accuse_v his_o brethren_n to_o their_o father_n now_o lest_o joseph_n may_v be_v think_v to_o have_v deal_v uncharitablie_o with_o his_o brethren_n in_o accuse_v they_o to_o his_o father_n for_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o title_n give_v unto_o satan_n who_o be_v call_v a_o accuser_n of_o the_o brethren_n apocal._n 12._o 1._o it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o joseph_n might_n first_o private_o admonish_v they_o before_o he_o tell_v his_o father_n although_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o scripture_n direct_o express_v tostat._v 2._o or_o it_o may_v seem_v that_o praemonitiâ—_n non_fw-la fuit_fw-la necessaria_fw-la cum_fw-la crimen_fw-la esset_fw-la publicum_fw-la admonition_n be_v not_o necessary_a where_o the_o crime_n waâ—_n public_a thom._n 3._o or_o joseph_n do_v perceive_v that_o his_o admonition_n will_v not_o prevail_v but_o that_o they_o will_v have_v hate_v he_o the_o more_o as_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v reproove_v a_o scorâ—er_n and_o he_o will_v hate_v thou_o prov._n 9_o and_o in_o this_o case_n one_o may_v forbear_v private_a admonition_n as_o augustine_n well_o note_v si_fw-la vel_fw-la opportuniâ—s_fw-la â—â—mpus_fw-la querit_fw-la accusation_n vel_fw-la metuit_fw-la â—e_n deteriores_fw-la efficiantur_fw-la if_o either_o he_o watch_v a_o fit_a time_n or_o be_v afraid_a they_o shall_v wax_v worse_o in_o such_o case_n to_o refrain_v and_o not_o for_o fear_v of_o displeasure_n or_o any_o temporal_a loss_n it_o be_v consilium_fw-la charitatis_fw-la a_o charitable_a consideration_n 4._o it_o may_v be_v observe_v that_o joseph_n do_v not_o publish_v or_o divulgate_v abroad_o to_o every_o one_o his_o brethren_n sin_n but_o only_o inform_v his_o father_n for_o otherwise_o as_o augustine_n si_fw-mi coram_fw-la omnibus_fw-la â—is_fw-la arguere_fw-la non_fw-la eris_fw-la correptâ—r_fw-la sed_fw-la proditor_n etc._n etc._n if_o thou_o will_v reproove_v before_o all_o what_o thâ—â—_n know_v by_o thy_o brother_n thou_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o reproover_n but_o a_o betrayer_n sâ—r_n 16._o de_fw-fr verb._n domin_v 5._o joseph_n do_v not_o accuse_v his_o brethren_n of_o a_o malicious_a mind_n be_v yet_o in_o a_o manner_n but_o a_o child_n but_o of_o a_o desire_n to_o have_v they_o amend_v for_o as_o augustine_n say_v debemuâ—_n amando_fw-la corripere_fw-la non_fw-la nocendi_fw-la â—viditute_n sâ—d_v study_v câ—rrigâ—ndi_fw-la we_o must_v reproove_v in_o louâ—_n not_o in_o a_o desire_n to_o hurt_v but_o a_o study_n to_o correct_v quest_n vi_o whether_o jacob_n love_v joseph_n chief_o because_o he_o be_v bear_v in_o his_o old_a age_n vers._n 3._o israel_n love_v joseph_n because_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o his_o old_a age_n 1._o we_o need_v not_o with_o rupertus_n to_o understand_v this_o mystical_o by_o israel_n old_a age_n his_o perfection_n of_o virtue_n and_o that_o therefore_o he_o love_v joseph_n best_o because_o he_o do_v imitate_v his_o father_n virtue_n 2._o nor_o yet_o with_o onkelâ—s_n and_o paul_n burgen_v do_v we_o refer_v it_o to_o joseph_n that_o he_o be_v the_o child_n of_o old_a age_n that_o be_v a_o wise_a sober_a and_o grave_a child_n for_o this_o be_v coact_v and_o strain_v 3._o but_o indeed_o jacob_n love_v he_o because_o he_o have_v he_o in_o his_o old_a age_n be_v then_o 91._o year_n old_a when_o joseph_n be_v bear_v
benjamin_n be_v young_a than_o joseph_n but_o then_o not_o above_o four_o or_o five_o year_n old_a and_o therefore_o not_o so_o capable_a of_o his_o father_n love_n as_o joseph_n who_o begin_v now_o to_o show_v his_o virtue_n and_o good_a disposition_n the_o rest_n also_o of_o jacob_n son_n be_v bear_v in_o his_o old_a age_n all_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o seven_o year_n and_o he_o be_v 84._o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o have_v child_n â—_o yet_o joseph_n be_v the_o young_a of_o they_o and_o the_o first_o bear_v of_o his_o belove_a rachel_n much_o desire_a and_o long_v for_o on_o both_o side_n before_o he_o be_v bear_v and_o therefore_o best_a belove_v when_o he_o come_v 4._o now_o the_o reason_n why_o child_n bear_v in_o old_a age_n be_v best_a belove_v of_o their_o parent_n be_v these_o 1._o because_o they_o be_v the_o last_o bear_v best_a and_o the_o age_a parent_n look_v for_o none_o after-sembling_a his_o mother_n rachel_n josephus_n his_o heroical_a and_o princely_a mind_n which_o appear_v in_o his_o dream_n a_o ward_n phil._n 2._o and_o be_v most_o likely_a to_o be_v the_o long_a liver_n and_o so_o to_o continue_v their_o father_n name_n cajetan_n 3._o or_o for_o that_o the_o age_a parent_n be_v delight_v with_o the_o prattle_a and_o sport_n of_o young_a child_n oleaster_n 4._o or_o they_o be_v always_o at_o hand_n and_o in_o their_o father_n eye_n ramban_n 5._o or_o the_o parent_n do_v it_o in_o wisdom_n to_o make_v most_o of_o the_o young_a because_o they_o be_v least_o able_a to_o shift_v for_o themselves_o other_o cause_n there_o may_v be_v of_o jacob_n affection_n to_o joseph_n as_o the_o comeliness_n of_o his_o body_n resemble_v his_o mother_n rachel_n josephus_n his_o heroical_a and_o princely_a mind_n which_o appear_v in_o his_o dream_n a_o prophecy_n of_o his_o honourable_a estate_n afterward_o philo._n his_o virtuous_a and_o godly_a disposition_n but_o these_o cause_n be_v conceal_v lest_o they_o may_v have_v increase_v the_o envy_n of_o his_o brethren_n chrysost._n quest_n vii_o of_o josephs_n particoloured_a coat_n vers._n 3._o he_o make_v he_o a_o coat_n of_o divers_a colour_n the_o word_n be_v passim_fw-la piece_n 1._o some_o do_v read_v a_o side_n gown_n or_o coat_n as_o aquila_n and_o gregory_n do_v thereby_o understand_v his_o constancy_n and_o perseverance_n 2._o some_o read_v tunicam_fw-la manicatam_fw-la a_o sleeve_v coat_n symmach_n but_o the_o word_n will_v bear_v neither_o of_o these_o interpretation_n 3._o neither_o yet_o be_v it_o make_v of_o divers_a kind_n of_o thread_n for_o that_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o law_n levit._n 19.19_o whereas_o in_o david_n time_n thamar_n do_v wear_v such_o a_o garment_n of_o the_o same_o name_n passim_fw-la 4._o neither_o yet_o be_v it_o a_o white_a silk_n garment_n represent_v the_o priesthood_n as_o some_o think_v 5._o nor_o yet_o of_o divers_a piece_n put_v together_o for_o that_o have_v be_v no_o such_o precious_a garment_n 6._o but_o it_o be_v a_o coat_n of_o divers_a colour_n as_o the_o septuag_n translate_v poikâ—lon_n which_o seem_v as_o though_o it_o have_v be_v of_o divers_a part_n and_o piece_n mercer_n jun._n quest_n viii_o the_o difference_n between_o envy_n and_o hatred_n vers._n 4._o they_o hate_v he_o 1._o there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o hatred_n and_o envy_n 1._o man_n be_v hate_v for_o evil_a they_o be_v envy_v for_o some_o good_a thing_n as_o prosperity_n riches_n wisdom_n 2._o hatred_n be_v of_o some_o particular_a matter_n envy_n have_v a_o general_a object_n for_o any_o thing_n that_o happen_v well_o to_o a_o man_n 3._o hatred_n may_v sometime_o be_v just_a as_o to_o hate_v the_o wicked_a envy_n be_v never_o just_a 4._o hatred_n may_v be_v conceive_v against_o bruit_n beast_n as_o a_o man_n hate_v a_o serpent_n or_o a_o toad_n but_o envy_n be_v only_o against_o man_n 5._o envy_n cease_v when_o man_n from_o a_o prosperous_a state_n fall_v into_o misery_n but_o even_o man_n in_o misery_n may_v be_v hate_v 6._o hatred_n be_v where_o we_o have_v receive_v hurt_v but_o they_o be_v often_o envy_v of_o some_o who_o they_o never_o hurt_v 7._o who_o man_n hate_v they_o will_v harm_v if_o they_o can_v but_o sometime_o a_o man_n gift_n be_v envy_v against_o who_o no_o hurt_n be_v intend_v 2._o beside_o these_o difference_n between_o envy_n and_o hatred_n envy_n have_v these_o peculiar_a property_n 1._o envy_n rejoice_v in_o another_o man_n fall_n 2._o he_o that_o be_v envy_v many_o time_n fare_v the_o better_a as_o joseph_n do_v 3._o a_o envious_a man_n hunt_v himself_o most_o and_o he_o nothing_o that_o be_v envy_v 4._o a_o envious_a man_n dissemble_v in_o his_o outward_a behaviour_n make_v outward_o a_o show_n of_o friendship_n bear_v malice_n in_o his_o heart_n such_o be_v joaâ—_n towards_o abner_n while_o he_o embrace_v he_o with_o the_o one_o hand_n he_o kill_v he_o with_o the_o other_o 5._o a_o envious_a man_n as_o gregory_n note_v show_v himself_o to_o be_v of_o a_o base_a mind_n for_o in_o that_o he_o envy_v another_o he_o bewray_v his_o own_o want_n not_o have_v that_o which_o he_o envy_v in_o another_o 3._o the_o remedy_n against_o this_o devour_a sin_n of_o envy_n basil_n prescribe_v si_fw-la nihil_fw-la rerâ—m_fw-la humanâ—rum_fw-la magnum_fw-la aut_fw-la uchementer_fw-la expetâ—â—dum_fw-la putemus_fw-la envy_n to_o think_v no_o humane_a thing_n to_o be_v of_o any_o great_a reckon_n or_o much_o to_o be_v desire_v and_o then_o shall_v we_o neither_o envy_v the_o rich_a for_o his_o riches_n nor_o the_o honourable_a person_n for_o his_o honour_n nor_o any_o other_o for_o any_o worldly_a gift_n again_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v ne_o comedas_fw-la cum_fw-la homine_fw-la invido_fw-la eat_v not_o with_o a_o envious_a man_n or_o a_o man_n that_o have_v a_o evil_a eye_n prov._n 23.6_o lest_o that_o by_o converse_v with_o such_o we_o learn_v of_o their_o quality_n perer._n quest_n ix_o of_o josephs_n dream_n why_o double_v vers._n 6._o hear_v the_o dream_n which_o i_o have_v dream_v etc._n etc._n 1._o joseph_n have_v two_o dream_n show_v he_o both_o tend_v to_o the_o same_o end_n to_o declare_v the_o certainty_n of_o his_o exaltation_n above_o his_o brethren_n as_o joseph_n afterward_o say_v to_o pharaoh_n that_o have_v two_o dream_n likewise_o foreshow_v the_o same_o thing_n gen._n 41.32_o the_o dream_n be_v double_v the_o second_o time_n to_o pharaoh_n because_o the_o thing_n be_v establish_v with_o god_n 2._o josephus_n be_v deceive_v that_o â—aith_n josephs_n brethren_n find_v no_o fault_n at_o the_o tell_n of_o the_o first_o dream_n whereas_o the_o text_n be_v otherwise_o they_o say_v nothing_o at_o the_o rehearse_n of_o the_o second_o refer_v it_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o their_o father_n to_o who_o joseph_n tell_v it_o again_o who_o his_o father_n rebuke_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o their_o brethren_n and_o therefore_o they_o spare_v their_o reprehension_n or_o moses_n think_v good_a to_o omit_v it_o mercer_n 3._o some_o do_v apply_v those_o parable_n to_o christ_n make_v he_o the_o sheaf_n of_o corn_n to_o who_o all_o the_o patriarch_n and_o prophet_n do_v stoop_v rupert_n some_o also_o further_o make_v joseph_n a_o type_n of_o christ_n christ._n 1._o in_o that_o he_o utter_v dream_n as_o the_o other_o parable_n 2._o christ_n speak_v of_o his_o exaltation_n as_o joseph_n of_o his_o 3._o christ_n be_v hate_v for_o his_o parable_n â—s_a joseph_n for_o his_o dream_n perer._n quest_n x._o of_o the_o divers_a kind_n of_o dream_n further_o it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o dream_n be_v divers_a way_n cause_v 1._o some_o dream_n arise_v of_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o belly_n and_o excess_n of_o drink_n such_o be_v the_o dream_n of_o epicure_n and_o drunken_a person_n 2._o some_o come_v of_o emptiness_n and_o want_n as_o when_o a_o hungry_a or_o thirsty_a man_n dream_v of_o meat_n or_o drink_n isaiah_n 29.8_o 3._o some_o be_v wrought_v by_o the_o illusion_n of_o satan_n 4._o some_o partly_o by_o the_o illusion_n of_o satan_n partly_o by_o man_n own_o imagination_n eccles._n 5.3_o a_o dream_n come_v by_o the_o multitude_n of_o business_n 5._o some_o dream_n be_v send_v by_o divine_a revelation_n such_o be_v those_o of_o joseph_n 6._o some_o proceed_v partly_o of_o our_o own_o serious_a cogitation_n partly_o of_o divine_a revelation_n such_o be_v nebuchadnezars_n dream_n as_o daniel_n say_v to_o he_o o_o king_n when_o thâ—â—_n be_v in_o thy_o bed_n thought_n come_v upon_o thou_o etc._n etc._n dan._n 2.29_o perer._n ex_fw-la gregor_n quest_n xi_o joseph_n not_o worthy_a of_o rebuke_n vers._n 10._o his_o father_n rebuke_v he_o etc._n etc._n 1._o joseph_n do_v herein_o nothing_o worthy_a of_o reprehension_n the_o neither_o tell_v these_o dream_n of_o any_o vanity_n of_o mind_n nor_o of_o childish_a simplicity_n but_o as_o the_o dream_n be_v reveal_v
second_o jacob_n put_v on_o sackcloth_n which_o be_v a_o ceremony_n use_v in_o the_o east_n country_n to_o testify_v their_o humility_n as_o benhadads_n servant_n present_v themselves_o before_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n with_o sackcloth_n about_o their_o loin_n and_o rope_n about_o their_o neck_n sue_v for_o pardon_n 1_o king_n 20._o perer._n quest_n xxviii_o who_o be_v those_o son_n and_o daughter_n that_o comfort_v jacob_n vers._n 35._o then_o all_o his_o son_n and_o daughter_n rise_v up_o etc._n etc._n 1._o these_o be_v not_o proper_o jacob_n daughter_n as_o the_o hebrew_n imagine_v that_o with_o every_o son_n jacob_n have_v a_o daughter_n bear_v which_o they_o afterward_o marry_v for_o such_o marriage_n the_o world_n be_v now_o multiply_v be_v not_o in_o use_n among_o the_o faithful_a mercer_n 2._o neither_o can_v jacob_n son_n the_o elder_a not_o exceed_v twenty_o four_o or_o twenty_o five_o year_n not_o above_o seven_o year_n elder_a than_o joseph_n have_v daughter_n of_o that_o age_n able_a to_o comfort_v their_o father_n as_o musculus_fw-la think_v they_o be_v therefore_o jacob_n son_n wife_n that_o be_v his_o daughter_n in_o law_n 3._o neither_o do_v jacob_n refuse_v to_o be_v comfort_v because_o as_o the_o hebrew_n think_v where_o we_o know_v certain_o of_o the_o death_n of_o our_o friend_n we_o cease_v mourning_n but_o not_o where_o it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o they_o be_v dead_a or_o no_o for_o jacob_n do_v persuade_v himself_o here_o that_o some_o wild_a beast_n have_v devour_v joseph_n but_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o grief_n will_v admit_v no_o consolation_n mercer_n 4._o we_o see_v the_o hard_a and_o cruel_a heart_n of_o jacob_n son_n that_o willing_o do_v suffer_v their_o father_n to_o continue_v in_o this_o grief_n and_o that_o with_o feign_a word_n they_o seem_v to_o comfort_v he_o conceal_v the_o truth_n luther_n 5._o so_o it_o be_v add_v his_o father_n weep_v for_o he_o not_o isaac_n who_o indeed_o be_v yet_o live_v as_o some_o think_v aben_n ezra_n jun._n but_o jacob_n mourn_v for_o joseph_n his_o brethren_n mourn_v not_o but_o the_o father_n sorrow_v for_o his_o son_n muscul._n quest_n xxix_o potiphar_n how_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o eunuch_n vers._n 36._o to_o potiphar_n a_o eunuch_n of_o pharaoh_n 1._o this_o potiphar_n be_v not_o indeed_o a_o eunuch_n or_o geld_a man_n as_o the_o septuag_n read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o he_o have_v a_o wife_n and_o a_o daughter_n marry_v afterward_o to_o joseph_n 2._o neither_o for_o the_o same_o cause_n can_v that_o conceit_n of_o r._n david_n have_v any_o likelihood_n that_o potiphar_n be_v a_o eunuch_n in_o part_n as_o retain_v still_o the_o nerve_n or_o sinew_n though_o not_o the_o other_o instrument_n of_o generation_n 3._o neither_o be_v there_o any_o ground_n of_o that_o tradition_n of_o the_o hebrew_n that_o god_n cause_v potiphars_n privy_a part_n to_o wither_v and_o dry_v up_o because_o he_o think_v to_o abuse_v fair_a joseph_n to_o his_o filthy_a lust_n 4._o but_o whereas_o eunuch_n be_v at_o the_o first_o use_v by_o king_n and_o prince_n to_o wait_v upon_o their_o queen_n esther_n 2.14_o and_o so_o be_v as_o the_o chamberlain_n and_o near_o unto_o their_o person_n as_o harbonah_n be_v to_o king_n assuerus_n esther_n 7.9_o hence_o the_o name_n of_o eunuch_n be_v take_v general_o to_o signify_v a_o courtier_n prince_n or_o great_a man_n towards_o the_o king_n as_o the_o word_n be_v use_v 2_o king_n 8.6_o the_o king_n command_v a_o eunuch_n or_o one_o of_o his_o prince_n to_o restore_v unto_o the_o shunamite_n her_o land_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n be_v potiphar_n call_v a_o eunuch_n that_o be_v one_o of_o pharaos_n prince_n or_o courtier_n as_o the_o word_n saras_n signify_v sic_fw-la chal._n mercer_n jun._n with_o other_o quest_n xxx_o what_o officer_n potiphar_n be_v to_o pharaoh_n pharaos_n chief_a steward_n or_o master_n of_o the_o guard_n 1._o for_o we_o neither_o read_v with_o the_o septuag_n pharaos_n chief_a cook_n although_o the_o word_n tabach_v be_v sometime_o use_v in_o that_o sense_n 1_o sam._n 9.23_o which_o read_v josephus_n philo_n and_o ambrose_n follow_v 2._o neither_o yet_o be_v he_o pharaos_n chief_a steward_n as_o some_o read_v b.g._n 3_o nor_o the_o chief_a captain_n of_o his_o soldier_n as_o both_o the_o chalde_n and_o hierome_n translate_v 4._o but_o see_v the_o word_n tabach_n signify_v to_o kill_v and_o so_o the_o word_n be_v indifferent_o apply_v both_o to_o cook_n and_o butcher_n that_o be_v the_o slaughter_n man_n of_o beast_n and_o to_o soldier_n that_o kill_v man_n in_o battle_n and_o executioner_n that_o put_v man_n to_o death_n that_o be_v condemn_v by_o the_o law_n it_o appear_v that_o this_o potiphar_n have_v the_o chief_a charge_n of_o those_o that_o be_v adjudge_v to_o imprisonment_n or_o death_n as_o pharaos_n two_o officer_n his_o chief_a baker_n and_o butler_n be_v commit_v to_o his_o charge_n gen._n 40.3_o and_o so_o may_v be_v well_o think_v to_o be_v the_o chief_a marshal_n or_o captain_n of_o the_o guard_n unto_o pharaoh_n junius_n mercerus_n 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n 1._o doct._n the_o father_n be_v as_o the_o sun_n and_o chief_a in_o the_o house_n vers._n 9_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n do_v reverence_n unto_o i_o etc._n etc._n joseph_n by_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n understand_v his_o father_n and_o mother_n the_o father_n then_o of_o the_o house_n by_o god_n ordinance_n as_o the_o sun_n from_o who_o the_o wife_n as_o the_o moon_n the_o child_n as_o star_n must_v receive_v their_o light_n and_o direction_n in_o every_o family_n muscul._n for_o the_o apostle_n say_v concern_v wife_n if_o they_o will_v learn_v any_o thing_n let_v they_o ask_v of_o their_o husband_n at_o home_n 1_o cor._n 14.35_o and_o concern_v the_o rest_n the_o same_o apostle_n say_v have_v child_n under_o obedience_n with_o all_o honesty_n 1_o timoth._n 3.4_o 2._o doct._n the_o prophet_n do_v not_o foresee_v all_o thing_n but_o what_o be_v reveal_v unto_o they_o again_o he_o dream_v etc._n etc._n joseph_n as_o bernard_n well_o note_v do_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n foresee_v his_o exaltation_n yet_o his_o humiliation_n and_o captivity_n be_v not_o declare_v unto_o he_o though_o this_o be_v near_a than_o the_o other_o tractat_fw-la de_fw-fr gradib_n humilitat_fw-la whereby_o we_o see_v that_o the_o prophet_n do_v not_o foresee_v all_o thing_n neither_o have_v they_o a_o prophetical_a spirit_n reside_v with_o they_o whereby_o to_o foretell_v what_o they_o will_v but_o they_o only_o know_v those_o thing_n which_o it_o please_v god_n to_o reveal_v unto_o they_o as_o the_o prophet_n jeremie_n at_o the_o first_o do_v not_o perceive_v the_o falsehood_n of_o the_o prophet_n hananie_n that_o prophesy_v of_o their_o return_n from_o captivity_n after_o two_o year_n but_o wish_v that_o it_o may_v fall_v out_o even_o so_o till_o the_o word_n of_o god_n come_v unto_o he_o jer._n 28.6.12_o 3._o doct._n true_a obedience_n follow_v not_o the_o word_n but_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o commander_n vers._n 7._o ioseph_n go_v after_o his_o brethren_n and_o find_v they_o in_o dothan_n etc._n etc._n yet_o his_o father_n send_v he_o only_o to_o seek_v they_o in_o sechem_n vers_fw-la 12._o joseph_n show_v his_o prompt_a obedience_n in_o not_o strict_o tie_v himself_o to_o his_o father_n word_n but_o fulfil_v his_o mind_n jacob_n speak_v but_o of_o sechem_n to_o joseph_n but_o he_o know_v that_o it_o be_v his_o meaning_n that_o he_o shall_v seek_v out_o his_o brethren_n follow_v after_o they_o to_o dothan_n that_o he_o may_v find_v they_o out_o muscul._n by_o which_o example_n we_o be_v teach_v what_o kind_n of_o obedience_n be_v most_o accept_v with_o god_n not_o to_o keep_v only_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o law_n as_o the_o scribe_n do_v who_o corrupt_a gloss_n our_o saviour_n confute_v matth._n 5._o but_o to_o observe_v the_o true_a meaning_n and_o sense_n thereof_o 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n the_o latin_a text_n corrupt_a and_o not_o justifiable_a vers._n 2._o when_o joseph_n be_v seventeen_o year_n old_a the_o latin_a text_n read_v most_o corrupt_o when_o joseph_n be_v sixteen_o year_n old_a which_o read_v perer._n will_v justify_v by_o these_o reason_n 1._o the_o latin_a text_n understand_v sixteen_o year_n complete_a the_o hebrew_n seventeen_o year_n now_o but_o begin_v 2._o he_o think_v that_o the_o latin_a translator_n set_v down_o divers_a thing_n whereof_o no_o reason_n can_v be_v give_v not_o without_o the_o secret_a instinct_n of_o the_o spirit_n pererius_n disput_n 1._o in_o gen._n cap._n 37._o contra._n 1._o it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o hebrew_n when_o they_o set_v down_o a_o number_n of_o year_n to_o make_v the_o account_n by_o full_a and_o complete_a year_n as_o be_v manifest_a by_o the_o phrase_n here_o use_v he_o
1._o as_o also_o such_o be_v the_o use_n among_o the_o roman_n as_o gellius_n make_v mention_n of_o a_o epistle_n write_v by_o augustus_n to_o caius_n celebrasse_v i_o sexagesimum_fw-la &_o quartum_fw-la natalem_fw-la meum_fw-la that_o he_o have_v celebrate_v the_o 64._o yearly_a day_n of_o his_o nativity_n 2._o yet_o do_v we_o not_o read_v of_o any_o of_o the_o righteous_a in_o the_o scripture_n that_o keep_v their_o birthday_n but_o rather_o curse_v it_o as_o the_o begin_n of_o sin_n and_o sorrow_n as_o job_n do_v cap._n 3._o and_o jerem._n cap._n 20._o only_o we_o read_v of_o this_o pharaoh_n and_o herod_n the_o tyrant_n that_o keep_v a_o memory_n of_o their_o birth-day_n perer._n yet_o it_o be_v not_o unlawful_a to_o celebrate_v the_o memorial_n of_o the_o nativity_n day_n of_o king_n and_o other_o worthy_a man_n and_o woman_n so_o that_o we_o take_v heed_n of_o superstition_n in_o give_v the_o honour_n of_o such_o day_n unto_o man_n as_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n do_v and_o that_o we_o abuse_v not_o such_o day_n to_o profaneness_n and_o wantonness_n as_o the_o heathen_a do_v but_o only_o thereby_o take_v occasion_n to_o give_v god_n thanks_n for_o such_o worthy_a instrument_n which_o he_o in_o mercy_n raise_v up_o to_o the_o church_n or_o commonwealth_n calvin_n mercer_n 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n 1._o doct._n 〈…〉_z 2._o doct._n 〈…〉_z 3_o doct._n minister_n that_o sow_v spiritual_a thing_n may_v reap_v temporal_a vers._n 14._o have_v i_o in_o remembrance_n joseph_n be_v worthy_a to_o have_v this_o kindness_n show_v he_o that_o have_v be_v a_o interpreter_n and_o messenger_n of_o so_o good_a tiding_n according_a to_o the_o same_o rule_n it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n the_o interpreter_n of_o the_o word_n that_o sow_v spiritual_a thing_n to_o the_o people_n to_o reap_v temporal_a muscul._n 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n the_o interpretation_n of_o scripture_n must_v be_v take_v from_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 〈…〉_z vers._n 8._o be_v not_o interpretation_n of_o god_n as_o god_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v 〈…〉_z dream_n so_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o secret_n of_o god_n word_n proceed_v from_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n as_o our_o saviour_n interpret_v the_o scripture_n to_o the_o two_o disciple_n and_o open_v their_o 〈…〉_z they_o luk._n 24.45_o wherefore_o we_o be_v not_o to_o depend_v upon_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o church_n opinion_n of_o 〈◊〉_d conceit_n of_o pope_n and_o cardinal_n for_o the_o understanding_n of_o the_o word_n but_o we_o must_v 〈…〉_z god_n speak_v in_o the_o scripture_n muscul._n 2._o confut._n against_o the_o superstitious_a festival_n of_o the_o virgin_n marie_n vers._n 20._o pharaoh_n birthday_n perer._n take_v occasion_n hereby_o to_o justify_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n in_o celebrate_v the_o birth-day_n of_o three_o of_o our_o saviour_n the_o virgin_n marie_n and_o john_n baptist_n in_o gen._n c._n 40._o numer_n 11._o contra._n 1._o the_o 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and_o frivolous_a because_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v of_o it_o in_o scripture_n 6._o place_n of_o exhortation_n 1._o observ._n of_o the_o slippery_a state_n of_o courtier_n vers._n 2._o pharaoh_n be_v angry_a against_o his_o two_o officer_n etc._n etc._n these_o two_o be_v principal_a officer_n in_o pharaoh_n court_n yet_o sudden_o cast_v out_o of_o their_o prince_n favour_n wherein_o we_o see_v the_o slippery_a state_n and_o condition_n of_o courtier_n who_o be_v to_o day_n in_o favour_n to_o morrow_n in_o disgrace_n as_o haman_n be_v with_o akassuerus_n muscul._n little_o do_v man_n consider_v that_o ambitious_o desire_v to_o be_v great_a in_o court_n how_o soon_o their_o fair_a weather_n may_v be_v overcast_v with_o cloud_n 2._o observ._n compassion_n towards_o the_o afflict_a vers._n 7._o wherefore_o look_v you_o so_o sad_o to_o day_n josephs_n humanity_n appear_v that_o first_o offer_v himself_o to_o these_o man_n in_o misery_n to_o comfort_v and_o cheer_v they_o up_o 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mor._n god_n providence_n in_o turn_v all_o thing_n to_o the_o best_a shall_v move_v we_o to_o forgive_v vers._n 8._o you_o send_v i_o not_o hither_o but_o god_n joseph_n look_v into_o god_n providence_n who_o turn_v his_o brethren_n evil_a meaning_n towards_o he_o to_o good_a in_o that_o consideration_n be_v more_o easy_o bring_v to_o forgive_v they_o for_o when_o we_o see_v how_o god_n dispose_v to_o our_o good_a of_o those_o wrong_n that_o be_v do_v to_o we_o in_o the_o world_n we_o shall_v in_o that_o respect_n be_v more_o ready_a to_o forget_v they_o thus_o s._n peter_n speak_v comfortable_o to_o the_o people_n that_o give_v consent_n to_o the_o kill_n of_o christ_n you_o have_v kill_v the_o lord_n of_o life_n etc._n etc._n but_o those_o thing_n that_o god_n
cattle_n calvin_n 2._o that_o they_o may_v dwell_v apart_o from_o the_o egyptian_n and_o so_o not_o be_v corrupt_v with_o their_o idolatry_n and_o supestition_n mercer_n muscul._n 3_o lest_o that_o be_v disperse_v among_o the_o egyptian_n they_o may_v have_v be_v distract_v and_o so_o one_o divide_v from_o another_o josephus_n 4._o because_o the_o egyptian_n abhor_a keeper_n of_o sheep_n it_o will_v have_v be_v a_o occasion_n of_o envy_n and_o hatred_n if_o they_o have_v live_v among_o the_o egyptian_n 5._o last_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n stand_v more_o commodious_a for_o the_o israelite_n return_n and_o passage_n out_o of_o egypt_n be_v situate_a in_o the_o utmost_a bound_n towards_o canaan_n whereas_o if_o the_o israelite_n have_v be_v seat_v in_o the_o inward_a or_o remote_a part_n of_o the_o country_n they_o can_v not_o afterward_o so_o convenient_o have_v escape_v pererius_n quest_n xvii_o why_o keeper_n of_o sheep_n be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o egyptian_n vers._n 34._o for_o every_o sheepe-keeper_n be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o egyptian_n etc._n etc._n these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o moses_n rather_o than_o of_o joseph_n as_o the_o like_a reason_n be_v insert_v by_o moses_n gen._n 43.34_o why_o the_o hebrew_n and_o egyptian_n may_v not_o eat_v together_o the_o egyptian_n than_o abhor_a shepherd_n and_o keeper_n of_o sheep_n 1._o not_o only_o because_o they_o be_v a_o proud_a people_n and_o despise_a shepherd_n as_o base_a and_o servile_a man_n as_o rupertus_n for_o they_o be_v a_o abomination_n unto_o they_o which_o be_v more_o than_o to_o contemn_v and_o despise_v they_o 2._o neither_o do_v they_o abhor_v shepherd_n as_o though_o there_o be_v none_o of_o that_o condition_n among_o the_o egyptian_n for_o they_o have_v their_o flock_n of_o sheep_n genes_n 47.17_o 3._o neither_o yet_o be_v it_o like_o that_o the_o egyptian_n do_v altogether_o abstain_v from_o all_o eat_n of_o flesh_n aben_n ezra_n report_v of_o the_o indian_n that_o they_o kill_v no_o flesh_n neither_o do_v so_o much_o as_o eat_v of_o the_o milk_n that_o come_v of_o cattle_n and_o that_o for_o this_o cause_n the_o egyptian_n abhor_v the_o hebrew_n 4._o therefore_o i_o think_v rather_o that_o the_o egyptian_n especial_o detest_a keeper_n of_o sheep_n rather_o than_o of_o other_o cattle_n because_o they_o superstitious_o adore_v that_o kind_n and_o so_o abstain_v altogether_o from_o slay_v of_o sheep_n and_o eat_v the_o flesh_n thereof_o keep_v they_o for_o their_o milk_n and_o wool_n whereas_o the_o hebrew_n shepherd_n do_v without_o any_o scruple_n eat_v of_o their_o flock_n other_o kind_n of_o cattle_n it_o be_v like_a they_o do_v eat_v of_o as_o mercerus_n report_v the_o opinion_n of_o some_o writer_n that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o egyptian_n to_o kill_v and_o eat_v four_o kind_n of_o creature_n ox_n calf_n swine_n and_o goose_n 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n 1._o doct._n not_o to_o depend_v upon_o mean_n or_o put_v any_o confidence_n in_o prince_n vers._n 4._o i_o will_v go_v down_o with_o thou_o into_o egypt_n although_o joseph_n be_v lord_n of_o egypt_n and_o a_o man_n of_o great_a power_n able_a to_o provide_v for_o jacob_n and_o protect_v he_o from_o danger_n yet_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o have_v jacob_n to_o depend_v upon_o the_o mean_n but_o to_o trust_v to_o his_o providence_n muscul._n whereby_o also_o we_o be_v teach_v not_o to_o put_v our_o confidence_n in_o man_n but_o to_o wait_v upon_o god_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o psalm_n it_o be_v better_a to_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n than_o to_o put_v any_o confidence_n in_o man_n it_o be_v betteâ—_n to_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n than_o to_o put_v any_o confidence_n in_o prince_n psal._n 118.9_o 2._o doct._n the_o lord_n will_v never_o forsake_v his_o elect_a vers._n 4._o i_o will_v also_o bring_v thou_o up_o again_o etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n promise_v his_o presence_n and_o gracious_a assistance_n to_o jacob_n both_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n and_o return_v the_o lord_n then_o will_v never_o forsake_v his_o elect_a who_o he_o once_o love_v he_o love_v to_o the_o end_n joh._n 13.1_o and_o as_o he_o say_v to_o josua_n i_o will_v not_o leave_v thou_o nor_o forsake_v thou_o josu._n 15._o so_o the_o same_o promise_n belong_v unto_o all_o the_o faithful_a servant_n of_o god_n as_o the_o apostle_n appli_v it_o heb._n 13.5_o 3._o doct._n a_o man_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o reveal_v all_o his_o counsel_n so_o he_o speak_v the_o truth_n and_o lie_v not_o vers._n 34._o then_o you_o shall_v say_v thy_o servant_n be_v man_n occupy_v about_o cattle_n this_o also_o be_v true_a which_o joseph_n teach_v his_o brethren_n to_o answer_v that_o they_o may_v dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n but_o there_o be_v another_o reason_n which_o joseph_n will_v have_v they_o to_o conceal_v because_o it_o be_v the_o most_o fruitful_a and_o fertile_a soil_n of_o all_o egypt_n we_o see_v then_o that_o a_o man_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o utter_v all_o his_o mind_n but_o speak_v the_o truth_n in_o the_o rest_n he_o may_v conceal_v that_o which_o he_o think_v will_v be_v prejudicial_a to_o his_o suit_n and_o business_n calvin_n and_o in_o such_o affair_n that_o precept_n of_o our_o saviour_n take_v place_n to_o be_v wise_a as_o serpent_n but_o innocent_a as_o dove_n matth._n 10.16_o 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n no_o sacrament_n without_o the_o spirit_n and_o life_n of_o the_o word_n vers._n 2._o god_n speak_v unto_o jacob_n in_o a_o vision_n the_o lord_n do_v not_o only_o appear_v and_o show_v a_o vision_n to_o jacob_n but_o he_o also_o speak_v unto_o he_o to_o the_o vision_n he_o adjoin_v a_o voice_n of_o this_o nature_n and_o kind_n be_v all_o god_n sign_n and_o ceremony_n they_o be_v not_o dead_a or_o dumb_a but_o the_o word_n of_o god_n put_v life_n unto_o they_o wherefore_o it_o be_v presumption_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o impose_v sign_n and_o sacrament_n upon_o the_o church_n which_o receive_v not_o their_o life_n from_o the_o word_n calvin_n as_o our_o saviour_n say_v it_o be_v the_o spirit_n that_o quicken_v the_o flesh_n profit_v nothing_o joh._n 6.63_o so_o the_o fleshy_a and_o terrene_a part_n in_o sign_n and_o sacrament_n profit_v not_o without_o the_o spirit_n and_o life_n which_o they_o receive_v from_o the_o word_n 2._o confut._n antiquity_n no_o good_a argument_n of_o the_o truth_n vers._n 3._o i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o thy_o father_n he_o say_v not_o of_o thy_o father_n as_o of_o thy_o great_a grandfather_n for_o terah_n be_v a_o idolater_n josu._n 24.4_o jacob_n can_v not_o go_v beyond_o abraham_n for_o divers_a hundred_o year_n to_o fetch_v his_o faith_n though_o the_o most_o ancient_a patriarch_n no_o seâ—_n heber_n be_v of_o the_o same_o faith_n and_o religion_n we_o see_v then_o that_o antiquity_n be_v no_o good_a argument_n to_o prove_v true_a religion_n by_o unless_o we_o run_v unto_o the_o first_o beginning_n for_o so_o truth_n be_v more_o ancient_a than_o error_n in_o like_a manner_n we_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o of_o late_a year_n we_o can_v derive_v the_o profession_n of_o the_o gospel_n from_o our_o father_n and_o ancestor_n past_o the_o three_o degree_n because_o all_o the_o world_n be_v blind_v with_o superstition_n and_o ignorance_n for_o divers_a hundred_o year_n but_o leave_v the_o mean_a generation_n which_o be_v corrupt_v we_o be_v able_a to_o fetch_v and_o derive_v our_o faith_n from_o the_o apostle_n of_o christ_n this_o the_o romanist_n do_v call_v in_o derision_n a_o probation_n of_o our_o faith_n persalium_fw-la by_o leap_v but_o jacob_n can_v prove_v his_o faith_n no_o otherwise_o he_o must_v leap_v from_o abraham_n to_o heber_n and_o sem_fw-mi so_o steven_n will_v not_o prove_v his_o faith_n from_o the_o immediate_a descent_n of_o his_o father_n for_o of_o they_o he_o say_v you_o have_v always_o resist_v the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o your_o father_n do_v so_o do_v you_o act._n 7._o he_o ascend_v up_o to_o abraham_n and_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n time_n and_o in_o such_o manner_n do_v we_o prove_v and_o justify_v our_o faith_n and_o profession_n 3._o confut._n against_o pere_a that_o hold_v the_o septuagint_n in_o their_o number_n of_o 75._o not_o to_o 〈◊〉_d error_n vers._n 27._o all_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o house_n of_o jacob_n etc._n etc._n be_v 70._o yet_o the_o septuagint_n read_v 75._o notwithstanding_o pererius_n justify_v the_o septuagint_n and_o free_v they_o from_o error_n although_o they_o set_v down_o five_o more_o of_o josephs_n race_n than_o moses_n have_v which_o be_v bear_v in_o egypt_n afterward_o if_o this_o say_v he_o be_v a_o error_n in_o they_o than_o be_v it_o in_o moses_n for_o he_o also_o number_v among_o the_o rest_n the_o son_n of_o phares_n and_o benjamin_n which_o be_v bear_v afterward_o in_o egypt_n and_o
go_v further_a and_o speak_v more_o particular_o to_o gad_n as_o jacob_n he_o look_v unto_o himself_o at_o the_o beginning_n and_o there_o be_v the_o portion_n of_o the_o lawgiver_n hide_v that_o be_v the_o lawgiver_n moses_n first_o look_v unto_o this_o tribe_n and_o give_v they_o a_o portion_n beyond_o jordan_n the_o latin_a translator_n read_v corrupt_o because_o the_o doctor_n or_o teacher_n be_v bury_v or_o lay_v up_o in_o their_o part_n or_o lot_n which_o perer._n understand_v of_o moses_n burial_n in_o mount_n nebo_n which_o afterward_o belong_v to_o gad_n but_o the_o place_n of_o moses_n burial_n be_v not_o yet_o reveal_v moses_n further_o add_v he_o shall_v come_v with_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o people_n to_o execute_v the_o justice_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o be_v perform_v when_o gad_n go_v up_o before_o israel_n against_o the_o canaanite_n quest_n xx._n of_o the_o blessing_n of_o asher_n vers._n 20_o concern_v asher_n his_o bread_n shall_v be_v fat_a and_o he_o shall_v give_v pleasure_n for_o a_o king_n 1._o some_o read_v he_o shall_v enjoy_v or_o be_v nourish_v with_o the_o pleasure_n of_o a_o king_n chald._a but_o the_o other_o read_v be_v more_o proper_a and_o agreeable_a to_o the_o original_n 2._o these_o pleasure_n fit_a for_o a_o king_n be_v not_o understand_v of_o his_o fat_a bread_n as_o mercer_n but_o rather_o of_o other_o delicate_a fruit_n wherewith_o that_o country_n abound_v as_o moses_n say_v of_o asher_n he_o shall_v dip_v his_o foot_n in_o oil_n deut._n 33.24_o which_o be_v acceptable_a to_o king_n and_o whereof_o be_v compound_v sweet_a ointment_n for_o prince_n oleaster_n 3._o moses_n set_v down_o other_o blessing_n of_o asher_n beside_o the_o pleasantness_n of_o his_o soil_n as_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v bless_v with_o child_n his_o shoe_n shall_v be_v iron_n and_o brass_n his_o country_n shall_v abound_v with_o these_o metal_n and_o further_o his_o strength_n shall_v continue_v all_o his_o day_n asher_n shall_v bring_v forth_o strong_a man_n hierome_n read_v as_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o youth_n so_o shall_v be_v thâ—â—e_o old_a age_n rather_o interpret_n than_o translate_n junius_n for_o strength_n read_v speech_n make_v this_o to_o be_v the_o sense_n there_o shall_v be_v speech_n of_o thou_o as_o long_o as_o thou_o live_v but_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d signify_v strength_n rather_o than_o speech_n as_o the_o septuag_n do_v express_v the_o sense_n by_o the_o word_n exius_fw-la 〈◊〉_d strength_n 4._o this_o fat_a bread_n may_v â—â—â—tually_o be_v apply_v to_o christ_n who_o iâ—_n the_o bread_n of_o life_n that_o nourish_v our_o soul_n john_n 6._o mustâ—l_n quest_n xxi_o of_o the_o blessing_n of_o nephtali_n vers._n 21._o nephtali_n be_v a_o hind_n let_v go_v give_v goodly_a wordâ—_n etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o hebrew_n understand_v 〈◊〉_d blessing_n give_v to_o nephtali_n of_o the_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o ground_n which_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o forwardness_n thereof_o in_o speedy_a bring_v forth_o of_o fruit_n be_v compare_v to_o a_o hind_n from_o thence_o the_o first_o offering_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o temple_n over_o the_o which_o the_o priest_n praise_v god_n to_o this_o sense_n the_o chalde_n paraphrase_n seem_v to_o incline_v as_o be_v to_o be_v see_v before_o in_o the_o divers_a reading_n 2._o some_o do_v apply_v it_o to_o barak_n of_o nephtali_n who_o victory_n against_o sisara_n be_v describe_v juâ—_v 4._o and_o the_o goodly_a or_o fair_a word_n here_o speak_v of_o to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o barak_n and_o deborah_n jud._n 5._o consent_n 3._o but_o as_o this_o prophecy_n very_o well_o comprehend_v that_o event_n 〈◊〉_d general_o describe_v the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o whole_a tribe_n who_o shall_v be_v as_o forward_o to_o battle_n 〈◊〉_d a_o hind_n let_v go_v of_o the_o hunter_n be_v swift_a but_o yet_o they_o shall_v by_o friendly_a and_o peaceable_a word_n seek_v for_o peace_n before_o they_o will_v rash_o attempt_v waâ—â—e_n junius_n they_o shall_v be_v of_o gentle_a and_o friendly_a behaviour_n and_o therefore_o belove_v perer._n hereunto_o agree_v the_o prophecy_n of_o moses_n nephtali_n satisfy_v with_o 〈◊〉_d and_o fill_v with_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o lord_n deut._n 33.23_o 4._o and_o whereas_o it_o follow_v in_o that_o place_n possess_v the_o west_n and_o the_o south_n the_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o he_o shall_v possess_v the_o sea_n as_o hierome_n tranaâ—sleth_v either_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n or_o the_o sea_n of_o tyberias_fw-la as_o the_o chalde_n or_o that_o he_o shall_v by_o traffic_n with_o other_o have_v benefit_n of_o the_o sea_n but_o because_o the_o sea_n be_v westward_o it_o be_v usual_o take_v for_o the_o west_n as_o gen._n 12.8_o bethel_n be_v say_v to_o be_v on_o the_o sea_n side_n that_o be_v westward_o 5._o this_o prophecy_n also_o may_v be_v extend_v to_o the_o time_n of_o christ_n who_o begin_v to_o preach_v and_o to_o utter_v his_o pleasant_a and_o comfortable_a word_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o nephtali_n matth._n 4._o hierome_n quest_n xxii_o joseph_n why_o compare_v to_o a_o fruitful_a bough_n vers._n 22._o ioseph_n shall_v be_v a_o fruitful_a bough_n 1._o which_o be_v a_o better_a read_n than_o to_o say_v a_o son_n increase_v because_o of_o the_o word_n follow_v a_o fruitful_a bough_n by_o the_o west_n side_n where_o the_o metaphor_n be_v continue_v joseph_n be_v campare_v to_o a_o fruitful_a bough_n plant_v by_o the_o fountain_n junius_n 2._o his_o branch_n run_v upon_o the_o wall_n that_o be_v out_o of_o he_o branch_v the_o two_o tribe_n ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n chald._n jun._n some_o read_v his_o daughter_n run_v upon_o the_o wall_n which_o râ—si_n expound_v of_o the_o daughter_n of_o egypt_n that_o do_v strive_v to_o behold_v joseph_n ride_v in_o his_o chariot_n some_o of_o josephs_n mistress_n that_o gaze_v upon_o his_o beauty_n but_o the_o first_o râ—ading_v be_v to_o be_v prefer_v jun._n mercer_n quest_n xxiii_o how_o joseph_n his_o bow_n abide_v strong_a etc._n etc._n vers._n 23._o the_o archer_n grieve_v he_o etc._n etc._n his_o bow_n abide_v strong_a etc._n etc._n some_o refer_v this_o to_o the_o time_n to_o come_v signify_v the_o great_a trouble_n and_o affliction_n which_o josephs_n posterity_n shall_v have_v and_o the_o divers_a conflict_n with_o the_o syrian_n and_o other_o enemy_n but_o it_o more_o apt_o describe_v the_o divers_a attempt_n of_o josephs_n brethren_n of_o his_o mistress_n and_o master_n against_o he_o junius_n mercer_n 2._o it_o typical_o also_o set_v forth_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n against_o our_o saviour_n calvin_n the_o septuagint_n read_v amiss_o their_o bow_n be_v break_v and_o the_o latin_a interpreter_n the_o bond_n of_o his_o arm_n be_v loose_v refer_v it_o to_o the_o bond_n and_o fetter_n wherewith_o joseph_n be_v tie_v whereas_o in_o a_o contrary_a sense_n the_o text_n be_v his_o arm_n be_v strengthen_v not_o adorn_v with_o bracelet_n and_o gold_n as_o the_o chalde_n but_o joseph_n be_v liken_v to_o a_o strong_a archer_n that_o as_o the_o other_o his_o enemy_n as_o archer_n shoot_v at_o he_o so_o his_o bow_n be_v steadfast_a and_o his_o arm_n strong_a thus_o the_o inward_a fortitude_n and_o strength_n of_o his_o mind_n be_v express_v mercerus_n quest_n xxiv_o in_o what_o sense_n joseph_n be_v call_v the_o feeder_n and_o stone_n of_o israel_n vers._n 24._o of_o who_o the_o feeder_n etc._n etc._n 1._o of_o who_o that_o be_v of_o the_o mighty_a god_n of_o jacob_n not_o of_o joseph_n for_o he_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o feeder_n nor_o from_o whence_o come_v the_o feeder_n that_o be_v out_o of_o prison_n joseph_n be_v take_v but_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o the_o mighty_a god_n of_o jacob_n appoint_v joseph_n to_o be_v a_o feeder_n etc._n etc._n 2._o neither_o by_o the_o feeder_n do_v we_o understand_v the_o captain_n and_o king_n that_o come_v of_o ephraim_n out_o of_o joseph_n neither_o yet_o do_v we_o approve_v that_o read_n of_o who_o be_v he_o that_o feed_v the_o stone_n of_o israel_n that_o be_v jacob_n which_o be_v the_o head_n and_o stone_n of_o that_o family_n as_o the_o chalde_n mercer_n pagnin_n nor_o yet_o by_o the_o stone_n of_o israel_n be_v god_n understand_v in_o this_o place_n as_o the_o geneven_n read_v the_o feeder_n of_o the_o stone_n of_o israel_n but_o the_o best_a read_n be_v of_o who_o that_o be_v of_o god_n be_v the_o feeder_n and_o stone_n of_o israel_n that_o be_v joseph_n who_o be_v the_o nourisher_n of_o his_o father_n house_n and_o as_o a_o stone_n and_o rock_n of_o refuge_n unto_o his_o brethren_n jun._n quest_n xxv_o of_o josephs_n blessing_n both_o from_o above_o and_o beneath_o vers._n 25._o who_o shall_v bless_v thou_o with_o the_o blessing_n of_o heaven_n from_o above_o 1._o by_o the_o blessing_n of_o heaven_n he_o understand_v not_o only_o the_o pleasant_a shower_n and_o rain_n but_o
search_n these_o be_v the_o bone_n of_o joseph_n certain_o know_v they_o show_v the_o bone_n and_o part_n no_o man_n know_v of_o who_o for_o they_o in_o divers_a place_n offer_v to_o the_o view_n of_o the_o people_n divers_a body_n and_o head_n four_o or_o five_o arm_n of_o one_o saint_n neither_o be_v these_o bone_n of_o joseph_n carry_v in_o the_o fight_n of_o all_o israel_n adore_v as_o they_o superstitious_o be_v simler_n 3._o conf._n against_o the_o heresy_n of_o servetus_n vers._n 21._o the_o lord_n go_v before_o they_o by_o day_n in_o a_o pillar_n of_o a_o cloud_n servetus_n hold_v this_o execrable_a heresy_n that_o this_o increata_fw-la nubes_fw-la christi_fw-la fuit_fw-la deitas_fw-la that_o this_o uncreated_a cloud_n be_v the_o deity_n of_o christ_n which_o he_o call_v filium_fw-la figurativum_fw-la the_o figurative_a son_n which_o detestable_a heresy_n be_v not_o worthy_a of_o any_o confutation_n but_o with_o all_o indignation_n to_o be_v reject_v and_o detest_a for_o he_o make_v the_o deity_n of_o god_n corporal_a contrary_a to_o the_o scripture_n which_o say_v god_n be_v a_o spirit_n and_o make_v a_o visible_a substance_n to_o be_v without_o beginning_n whereas_o all_o thing_n visible_a be_v create_v coloss._n 1.16_o and_o direct_o this_o heresy_n impugn_v that_o say_n of_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n chap._n 4.5_o where_o he_o allude_v to_o this_o place_n the_o lord_n shall_v create_v upon_o every_o place_n of_o mount_n zion_n a_o cloud_n and_o smoke_n by_o day_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v then_o a_o create_v and_o not_o a_o uncreated_a cloud_n 6._o moral_a observation_n 1._o observ._n as_o the_o lord_n work_v for_o we_o redemption_n so_o of_o we_o he_o require_v obedience_n vers._n 2._o sanctify_v unto_o i_o all_o the_o first_o bear_v as_o the_o lord_n have_v for_o his_o part_n deliver_v and_o save_v their_o first_o bear_v so_o he_o require_v of_o they_o their_o first_o bear_v as_o god_n have_v deal_v merciful_o and_o gracious_o with_o we_o so_o he_o expect_v somewhat_o again_o of_o we_o namely_o our_o obedience_n we_o must_v not_o look_v unto_o that_o only_a which_o god_n have_v do_v unto_o we_o but_o consider_v also_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v by_o us._n as_o our_o saviour_n say_v to_o his_o apostle_n as_o my_o father_n send_v i_o so_o send_v i_o you_o as_o christ_n be_v send_v for_o our_o redemption_n so_o we_o must_v also_o be_v employ_v in_o god_n service_n to_o testify_v our_o thankful_a obedience_n so_o our_o saviour_n bid_v his_o apostle_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n add_v teach_v they_o to_o observe_v all_o thing_n which_o i_o have_v command_v you_o as_o the_o glad_a tiding_n of_o salvation_n be_v publish_v unto_o man_n so_o of_o they_o be_v require_v again_o obedience_n ferus_fw-la not_o as_o a_o help_n unto_o their_o salvation_n which_o be_v perfect_v without_o our_o service_n but_o as_o a_o true_a and_o lively_a testimony_n of_o our_o faith_n whereby_o we_o apprehend_v salvation_n 2._o observ._n how_o we_o must_v offer_v our_o first_o bear_v unto_o god_n again_o as_o they_o be_v command_v to_o consecrate_v unto_o god_n their_o first_o bear_v so_o we_o must_v offer_v our_o first_o and_o best_a thing_n unto_o god_n the_o lord_n will_v have_v the_o priority_n of_o our_o service_n simlerus_n as_o our_o saviour_n bid_v we_o first_o to_o seek_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o the_o righteousness_n thereof_o matth._n 6._o our_o first_o study_n our_o first_o time_n must_v be_v consecrate_v unto_o our_o god_n as_o the_o apostle_n exhort_v to_o give_v up_o our_o body_n a_o live_a sacrifice_n holy_a and_o acceptable_a unto_o god_n rom._n 12.1_o 3._o observ._n god_n tempt_v his_o child_n according_a to_o their_o strength_n vers._n 17._o je_v the_o people_n repent_v when_o they_o see_v war_n god_n have_v respect_n unto_o his_o chidrens_n infirmity_n and_o suffer_v they_o not_o to_o be_v tempt_v above_o their_o power_n piscator_fw-la but_o gregory_n do_v notable_o amplify_v this_o point_n tres_fw-fr modi_fw-la sunt_fw-la hominum_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la conversorum_fw-la inchoatio_fw-la medium_n perfectio_fw-la inchoatione_fw-la inveniunt_fw-la blandimenta_fw-la dulcedinis_fw-la in_fw-la medio_fw-la tempore_fw-la certamina_fw-la tentationis_fw-la ad_fw-la extremum_fw-la perfectionem_fw-la plenitudinis_fw-la etc._n etc._n there_o be_v three_o degree_n of_o man_n that_o be_v convert_v unto_o god_n the_o beginning_n the_o midst_n and_o the_o perfection_n in_o the_o beginning_n they_o find_v pleasant_a allurement_n in_o the_o middle_n hard_a tentation_n in_o the_o end_n a_o full_a perfection_n like_o as_o first_o a_o man_n entertain_v his_o spouse_n with_o sweet_a persuasion_n afterward_o be_v marry_v to_o she_o he_o try_v she_o with_o sharp_a reprehension_n be_v thus_o try_v he_o sound_o enjoy_v she_o so_o this_o people_n be_v bring_v out_o of_o egypt_n primò_fw-la accepit_fw-la blandimenta_fw-la signorum_fw-la first_o receive_v allure_a sign_n afterward_o probationibus_fw-la exercetur_fw-la in_o â—remo_fw-la they_o be_v exercise_v by_o tentation_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o last_o in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n virtutis_fw-la plenitudine_fw-la confirmatur_fw-la they_o be_v full_o confirm_v sic_fw-la gregor_n lib._n 14._o moral_n cap._n 13._o 4._o observ._n the_o will_n of_o the_o dead_a must_v faithful_o be_v perform_v vers._n 19_o for_o he_o have_v make_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n swear_v moses_n most_o faithful_o cause_v the_o last_o will_v and_o testament_n of_o joseph_n to_o be_v fulfil_v whereby_o we_o be_v teach_v that_o the_o last_o mind_n and_o will_n of_o the_o dead_a in_o honest_a and_o lawful_a thing_n ought_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o be_v violate_v osiander_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v the_o testament_n be_v confirm_v when_o man_n be_v dead_a heb._n 9.17_o god_n will_v sure_o revenge_v their_o quarrel_n who_o soul_n he_o have_v receive_v to_o his_o protection_n who_o godly_a bequest_n be_v reverse_v and_o their_o last_o mind_n not_o fulfil_v such_o as_o be_v unfaithful_a to_o the_o dead_a will_v be_v much_o more_o to_o the_o live_n and_o as_o god_n profess_v himself_o the_o special_a protector_n of_o the_o fatherless_a and_o widow_n so_o he_o will_v maintain_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o dead_a that_o be_v fatherless_a to_o the_o world_n and_o their_o soul_n as_o it_o be_v widow_n for_o a_o time_n absent_a from_o their_o body_n 5._o observ._n we_o must_v always_o be_v watchful_a vers._n 22._o that_o they_o may_v go_v both_o by_o day_n and_o night_n the_o people_n be_v to_o take_v their_o journey_n whether_o by_o day_n or_o night_n when_o the_o cloud_n be_v lift_v up_o from_o the_o tabernacle_n they_o be_v therefore_o diligent_o to_o take_v heed_n both_o by_o day_n and_o night_n that_o they_o may_v be_v ready_a when_o the_o lord_n give_v they_o a_o sign_n to_o go_v forward_o wherefore_o they_o be_v say_v to_o keep_v the_o lord_n watch_v numb_a 9.19_o so_o our_o saviour_n bid_v we_o also_o to_o watch_v and_o always_o to_o be_v in_o a_o readiness_n because_o we_o know_v not_o when_o the_o master_n of_o the_o house_n will_v come_v at_o even_a or_o at_o midnight_n at_o the_o cock_n crow_v or_o in_o the_o dawn_n mark_n 13.35_o pelican_n chap._n fourteen_o 1._o the_o argument_n and_o method_n in_o this_o chapter_n be_v describe_v the_o most_o miraculous_a and_o admirable_a passage_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n over_o the_o red_a sea_n there_o be_v two_o part_n of_o the_o chapter_n the_o bring_n of_o the_o israelite_n unto_o the_o sea_n to_o vers_n 14._o their_o pass_a over_o the_o sea_n with_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o egyptian_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n in_o the_o first_o part_n be_v set_v forth_o first_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n unto_o moses_n contain_v first_o a_o commandment_n where_o they_o shall_v camp_v vers_fw-la 2._o then_o a_o reason_n thereof_o take_v from_o the_o vain_a consultation_n and_o opinion_n of_o pharaoh_n that_o they_o be_v tangle_v in_o the_o land_n vers_n 4._o then_o the_o execution_n thereof_o in_o follow_v after_o they_o which_o be_v amplify_v by_o the_o overrule_a cause_n god_n providence_n and_o justice_n in_o harden_v his_o heart_n and_o the_o end_n thereof_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n vers_fw-la 4._o 2._o then_o follow_v the_o execution_n first_o in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o people_n they_o do_v as_o the_o lord_n command_v they_o second_o on_o pharaoh_n part_n 1._o both_o in_o pursue_v and_o follow_v after_o they_o with_o the_o occasion_n thereof_o the_o report_n that_o be_v bring_v and_o their_o repentance_n in_o let_v the_o people_n go_v vers_n 5._o the_o manner_n thereof_o he_o make_v ready_a his_o horse_n and_o chariot_n vers_fw-la 6.7_o and_o the_o order_n and_o dispose_v cause_n god_n justice_n in_o harden_v his_o heart_n vers_fw-la 8._o 2._o as_o also_o in_o overtake_v they_o vers_n 9_o 3._o afterwards_o the_o event_n hereof_o be_v declare_v 1._o the_o fear_n of_o the_o people_n
call_v it_o aquam_fw-la comitem_fw-la the_o water_n that_o do_v accompany_v they_o but_o this_o can_v be_v admit_v for_o afterward_o moses_n smite_v a_o rock_n in_o another_o place_n numb_a 20._o and_o in_o another_o place_n they_o dig_v a_o well_o for_o water_n numb_a 21.17_o which_o need_v not_o to_o have_v be_v do_v if_o the_o water_n still_o follow_v they_o 3._o neither_o yet_o be_v it_o like_v that_o this_o water_n do_v only_o satisfy_v their_o present_a necessity_n in_o that_o place_n osiander_n for_o it_o come_v forth_o abundant_o and_o so_o run_v along_o and_o if_o in_o that_o place_n only_o it_o have_v refresh_v they_o that_o whole_a circuit_n be_v barren_a and_o dry_a they_o shall_v oft_o soon_o again_o have_v be_v in_o distress_n for_o want_n of_o water_n 4._o therefore_o i_o condescend_v to_o their_o opinion_n that_o think_v this_o be_v not_o vnim_fw-la diâ—i_fw-la beneficium_fw-la a_o benefit_n for_o one_o day_n or_o place_n but_o that_o they_o have_v use_v of_o this_o water_n afterward_o in_o their_o journeye_n bâ—za_n 5._o but_o whether_o this_o river_n or_o stream_n run_v still_o to_o this_o day_n and_o water_v all_o that_o valley_n which_o before_o be_v dry_a as_o tostatus_n think_v quast_o 3._o i_o leave_v as_o doubtful_a think_v rather_o that_o it_o cease_v as_o the_o manna_n do_v be_v appoint_v only_o for_o a_o supply_n of_o their_o present_a necessity_n quest_n xi_o what_o nation_n the_o amalekite_n be_v and_o how_o they_o set_v upon_o israel_n vers._n 8._o then_o come_v amalek_n 1._o the_o singular_a number_n be_v here_o put_v for_o the_o plural_a amalek_n for_o the_o amalekite_n for_o one_o man_n can_v not_o bid_v battle_n to_o a_o whole_a host_n tostat._n 2._o amalek_n the_o father_n of_o this_o nation_n be_v the_o son_n of_o eliphaz_n the_o son_n of_o esau_n by_o his_o concubine_n timna_n gen._n 36.12_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o the_o country_n of_o the_o amalekite_n in_o abraham_n time_n gen._n 14.7_o but_o that_o be_v by_o a_o prolepsis_n the_o country_n be_v call_v by_o that_o name_n which_o it_o have_v when_o moses_n write_v that_o story_n not_o when_o these_o thing_n be_v do_v simler_n 3._o some_o take_v these_o amalekite_n to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o ismaelite_n and_o saracen_n gloss._n ordinar_n they_o rather_o belong_v to_o the_o idumean_n or_o edomite_n but_o dwell_v apart_o from_o they_o in_o a_o part_n of_o arabia_n by_o themselves_o tostat._n they_o inhabit_v the_o region_n gobolitis_n and_o the_o city_n para_n joseph_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 2._o they_o be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o arabian_n call_v autai_n zeigler_n 4._o the_o manner_n how_o amalek_n set_v upon_o israel_n be_v declare_v deut._n 25.18_o how_o they_o set_v upon_o the_o hindmost_a of_o they_o the_o tail_n of_o the_o army_n where_o follow_v the_o woman_n and_o child_n when_o they_o be_v faint_a and_o weary_a whereas_o it_o have_v be_v their_o part_n rather_o to_o have_v meet_v they_o with_o bread_n and_o water_n like_a as_o shemei_n cast_v stone_n at_o david_n and_o rail_v upon_o he_o be_v already_o afflict_v and_o pursue_v of_o his_o wicked_a son_n and_o as_o the_o jew_n insult_v over_o christ_n hang_v in_o torment_n upon_o the_o cross_n and_o give_v he_o vinegar_n and_o gall_n to_o drink_v marbach_n 5._o these_o amalekite_n be_v the_o first_o of_o all_o nation_n that_o set_v upon_o israel_n when_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o therefore_o balaam_n thus_o propehsy_v of_o they_o amalek_n the_o first_o of_o the_o nation_n his_o latter_a and_o shall_v be_v destruction_n numb_a 24.20_o as_o they_o be_v the_o first_o that_o assault_v israel_n so_o their_o destruction_n shall_v not_o be_v behind_o ferus_fw-la 6._o twice_o do_v the_o amalekite_n encounter_v with_o israel_n once_o by_o stealth_n strike_v the_o hindmost_a of_o they_o and_o this_o be_v in_o rephidim_n another_o time_n they_o fall_v upon_o they_o be_v join_v with_o the_o canaanite_n while_o israel_n abide_v in_o cadesh_n barneah_o numb_a 14._o tostat._n 7._o this_o amalek_n be_v not_o unfit_o by_o some_o make_v a_o representation_n and_o lively_a image_n of_o satan_n who_o lie_v in_o the_o way_n to_o hinder_v all_o true_a israelite_n in_o their_o way_n to_o the_o heavenly_a canaan_n gloss._n interlin_fw-mi quest_n xii_o the_o reason_n which_o move_v the_o amalekite_n to_o set_v upon_o the_o israelite_n the_o cause_n why_o amalek_n do_v thus_o lie_v in_o wait_n for_o israel_n be_v these_o 1._o some_o think_v they_o do_v it_o ut_fw-la paterna_fw-la abdicationis_fw-la ultâ—res_fw-la essent_fw-la to_o revenge_v their_o father_n esau_n quarrel_n for_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o birthright_n calvin_n but_o this_o be_v no_o wrong_n offer_v to_o esau_n see_v he_o sell_v his_o birthright_n and_o so_o willing_o leave_v it_o and_o this_o revenge_n rather_o belong_v to_o the_o edomite_n if_o there_o have_v be_v any_o wrong_n do_v which_o be_v the_o right_a offspring_n of_o esau_n whereas_o the_o amalekite_n come_v by_o a_o concubine_n simler_n 2._o some_o think_v that_o the_o amalekite_n do_v it_o of_o envy_n to_o hinder_v they_o from_o the_o possession_n of_o canaan_n their_o promise_a inheritance_n marbach_n but_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o they_o have_v any_o such_o persuasion_n that_o ever_o they_o shall_v conquer_v canaan_n but_o yet_o it_o be_v very_o like_a that_o there_o remain_v some_o envy_n and_o hatred_n in_o they_o against_o the_o israelite_n as_o there_o be_v in_o esau_n towards_o jacob_n 4._o therefore_o the_o amalekite_n may_v fear_v their_o own_o country_n lest_o the_o israelite_n shall_v set_v upon_o they_o and_o therefore_o combine_v themselves_o with_o other_o nation_n against_o they_o to_o prevent_v all_o danger_n joseph_n 5._o as_o also_o they_o not_o only_o enterprise_v this_o of_o a_o malicious_a but_o of_o a_o covetous_a mind_n also_o as_o it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o arabian_n to_o rob_v and_o spoil_v those_o that_o go_v by_o the_o way_n think_v to_o enrich_v themselves_o by_o the_o prey_n and_o spoil_v of_o the_o israelite_n these_o be_v the_o cause_n which_o move_v the_o amalekite_n 6._o but_o on_o god_n behalf_n the_o reason_n be_v these_o that_o he_o may_v exercise_v his_o people_n with_o new_a cross_n lest_o through_o ease_n and_o idleness_n they_o may_v wax_v wanton_a pelarg._n that_o they_o may_v have_v experience_n of_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n which_o still_o add_v benefit_n to_o benefit_n ferus_fw-la that_o they_o may_v by_o this_o mean_n â—e_v make_v more_o expert_a and_o animate_v against_o their_o enemy_n who_o they_o shall_v afterward_o encounter_v lyran._n tostat._n and_o by_o this_o mean_n the_o israelite_n also_o be_v furnish_v and_o provide_v of_o armour_n and_o other_o necessary_n by_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o amalekite_n ferus_fw-la lyranus_fw-la marbach_n quest_n xiii_o why_o moses_n go_v not_o himself_o to_o battle_n but_o appoint_v joshua_n vers._n 9_o and_o moses_n say_v to_o joshua_n 1._o moses_n go_v not_o himself_o to_o battle_n propter_fw-la senium_fw-la because_o of_o his_o age_n he_o be_v now_o 80._o year_n old_a ferus_fw-la 2._o and_o quia_fw-la novit_fw-la officium_fw-la suum_fw-la spiritual_fw-la magis_fw-la esse_fw-la quam_fw-la mundanum_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o know_v that_o his_o office_n be_v spiritual_a rather_o than_o worldly_a marbach_n 3._o he_o therefore_o appoint_v joshua_n in_o his_o place_n who_o courage_n and_o faithfulness_n he_o have_v experience_n of_o tostat._n as_o also_o because_o he_o be_v to_o bring_v the_o people_n into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o to_o fight_v the_o lord_n battle_n it_o be_v fit_a that_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v use_v and_o acquaint_v with_o his_o government_n and_o command_n simler_n 5._o as_o also_o moses_n stay_v behind_o that_o he_o may_v attend_v unto_o prayer_n and_o use_v spiritual_a mean_n which_o he_o know_v will_v more_o prevail_v than_o all_o external_a force_n simler_n 6._o beside_o this_o do_v notable_o shadow_v forth_o the_o excellency_n and_o preeminence_n of_o the_o gospel_n before_o the_o law_n for_o by_o this_o that_o joshua_n and_o not_o moses_n encounter_v with_o amalek_n and_o prevail_v against_o he_o be_v prefigure_v quod_fw-la non_fw-la lex_fw-la nos_fw-la ab_fw-la hostibus_fw-la liberaret_fw-la sed_fw-la jesus_n christus_fw-la that_o not_o the_o law_n can_v deliver_v we_o from_o our_o enemy_n but_o jesus_n christ._n ferus_fw-la quest_n fourteen_o whether_o this_o hur_z be_v the_o son_n of_o caleb_n vers._n 10._o moses_n aaron_n and_o hur_z or_o chur_n go_v up_o 1._o the_o opinion_n of_o some_o be_v that_o this_o hur_z be_v the_o son_n of_o caleb_n and_o miriam_n moses_n and_o aaron_n sister_n who_o they_o say_v be_v also_o call_v ephrata_n who_o caleb_n marry_v after_o his_o wife_n azuba_n 1_o chron._n 2.20_o contra._n but_o this_o can_v be_v for_o divers_a reason_n 1._o miriam_n be_v elder_a than_o moses_n by_o 13._o or_o