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thou_o be_v esau_n and_o the_o elder_a son_n of_o isaac_n jacob_n have_v supplant_v thou_o and_o when_o thou_o do_v hunt_v he_o find_v at_o home_n what_o thou_o sought_v abroad_o jacob_n say_v that_o he_o be_v esau_n and_o the_o elder_a son_n know_v well_o enough_o that_o in_o effect_n and_o according_a to_o the_o right_n of_o nature_n answer_n mysterious_a answer_n he_o be_v jacob_n and_o the_o young_a brother_n but_o he_o know_v also_o that_o god_n have_v choose_v he_o for_o his_o elder_a son_n and_o he_o speak_v according_a to_o god_n intention_n and_o in_o pursuance_n of_o the_o title_n and_o right_a of_o primogeniture_n which_o he_o have_v purchase_v and_o god_n have_v give_v he_o as_o in_o the_o eleven_o and_o seventeen_o chapter_n of_o st._n matthew_n the_o messiah_n open_o declare_v that_o st._n john_n be_v elias_n not_o that_o indeed_o he_o be_v elias_n but_o because_o he_o live_v according_a to_o the_o spirit_n as_o elias_n so_o our_o lord_n also_o have_v borrow_v seem_v title_n and_o god_n himself_o have_v teach_v the_o world_n many_o thing_n which_o have_v but_o some_o mark_n of_o his_o divinity_n we_o must_v note_v then_o by_o the_o way_n for_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o those_o that_o read_v the_o holy_a scripture_n first_o feign_n innocent_a feign_n that_o who_o ever_o dissemble_v the_o truth_n do_v not_o tell_v a_o lie_n and_o though_o it_o be_v a_o shameful_a and_o detestable_a thing_n to_o tell_v a_o lie_n yet_o there_o be_v innocent_a feign_n and_o prudentiall_a way_n which_o be_v sometime_o lawful_a and_o laudable_a such_o be_v as_o some_o have_v believe_v the_o address_n which_o abraham_n use_v when_o he_o cause_v his_o wife_n to_o pass_v for_o his_o sister_n in_o the_o territory_n of_o pharaoh_n second_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o lie_v and_o another_o thing_n to_o speak_v figurative_o and_o the_o word_n of_o god_n himself_o though_o he_o be_v the_o infallible_a verity_n ought_v not_o always_o to_o be_v take_v in_o a_o rigorous_a sense_n for_o they_o have_v sometime_o enigmatical_a meaning_n and_o mysterious_a relation_n and_o so_o the_o number_n of_o abraham_n child_n be_v to_o be_v like_o the_o star_n and_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n three_o when_o st._n sword_n a_o two_o edge_a sword_n john_n in_o the_o i_o will_v of_o pathmos_n see_v god_n carry_v in_o his_o mouth_n a_o two_o edged-sword_n it_o be_v to_o teach_v we_o that_o his_o word_n though_o divine_a may_v have_v two_o signification_n which_o be_v evident_a when_o he_o speak_v unto_o the_o jew_n concern_v the_o temple_n of_o his_o body_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v the_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n albeit_o he_o be_v not_o ignorant_a that_o their_o thought_n be_v very_o different_a from_o what_o he_o declare_v unto_o they_o four_o the_o greatness_n of_o a_o mystery_n may_v without_o wound_v the_o truth_n disguise_v the_o countenance_n feign_v a_o voice_n borrow_v name_n and_o in_o a_o word_n conceal_v under_o some_o mystical_a term_n the_o importance_n of_o a_o secret_a stratagem_n a_o most_o just_a stratagem_n and_o the_o design_n of_o god_n this_o be_v as_o i_o may_v say_v the_o amiable_a stratagem_n of_o the_o angel_n raphael_n when_o he_o say_v unto_o toby_n that_o he_o be_v azarias_n the_o son_n of_o the_o great_a ananias_n and_o this_o be_v the_o artifice_n of_o jacob_n when_o he_o answer_v his_o father_n that_o he_o be_v esau_n and_o his_o elder_a son_n nevertheless_o isaac_n stand_v in_o admiration_n even_o to_o a_o rapture_n and_o at_o first_o he_o can_v hardly_o imagine_v 33._o expavit_fw-la isaac_n stupore_fw-la vehementi_fw-la &_o ultra_fw-la quam_fw-la credi_fw-la potest_fw-la admirans_fw-la aiâ—_n quis_fw-la igitur_fw-la ille_fw-la est_fw-la gen._n 27._o v._n 33._o that_o jacob_n have_v deceive_v he_o but_o at_o last_o in_o the_o ecstasy_n of_o his_o astonishment_n god_n show_v he_o as_o st._n austin_n believe_v his_o manner_n of_o conduct_n in_o jacob_n proceed_v he_o see_v the_o just_a intention_n of_o this_o unmalicious_a deceiver_n and_o at_o length_n he_o discern_v that_o the_o benediction_n he_o have_v give_v he_o be_v valid_a as_o well_o by_o reason_n of_o god_n will_n which_o be_v such_o as_o in_o regard_v his_o design_n be_v to_o bless_v he_o to_o who_o the_o privilege_n belong_v which_o jacob_n have_v acquire_v by_o the_o contract_n of_o sale_n pass_v between_o he_o and_o his_o brother_n and_o by_o the_o donation_n of_o god_n jacob_n be_v then_o the_o elder_a brother_n 40._o auditis_fw-la esau_n sermonibâ—_n patrâ—s_n irrugiit_fw-la clamoro_fw-la magno_fw-la &_o consternatus_fw-la ait_fw-la benedic_fw-la etiam_fw-la &_o miâ—i_fw-la pâ—â—er_fw-la mâ—_n cumque_fw-la esulatu_fw-la magnâ—_n flewet_o gen._n 27._o v._n 34._o motus_fw-la isaac_n dirit_fw-fr ad_fw-la eum_fw-la in_fw-la pinguedine_fw-la terrae_fw-la &_o in_o roar_n caeli_fw-la desuâ—â—â—_fw-la gen._n
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we_o only_o consider_v the_o durance_n thereof_o and_o very_o long_o if_o we_o will_v contemplate_v the_o misfortune_n contract_v at_o his_o birth_n never_o to_o forsake_v he_o but_o as_o the_o set_a sun_n use_v to_o dissipate_v the_o cloud_n which_o have_v obscure_v it_o in_o the_o day_n and_o as_o sometime_o wind_n rain_n and_o a_o tempest_n cease_v in_o the_o evening_n so_o jacob_n at_o the_o end_n of_o his_o life_n begin_v to_o enter_v into_o a_o calm_a and_o to_o enjoy_v fair_a weather_n it_o be_v in_o the_o city_n of_o heros_n 47.11_o joseph_n verò_fw-la patri_fw-la &_o fratribus_fw-la suis_fw-la dedit_fw-la possessionem_fw-la in_o agypto_n in_o optimo_fw-la terrae_fw-la loco_fw-la ramess_n ut_fw-la pâ—aeceperat_v pharaoh_o gen._n 47.11_o as_o the_o septuagint_n have_v expound_v it_o or_o else_o in_o ramasses_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o land_n of_o gessen_n where_o jacob_n make_v his_o last_o abode_n and_o where_o he_o find_v at_o last_o a_o haven_n after_o all_o his_o misery_n as_o we_o be_v go_v to_o see_v chap._n x._o the_o last_o word_n of_o jacob._n alas_o there_o be_v nothing_o eternal_a among_o create_a thing_n and_o nothing_o which_o begin_v not_o to_o wax_v old_a assoon_o as_o it_o begin_v to_o live_v life_n and_o deathare_n inseparable_a companion_n which_o follow_v each_o other_o at_o a_o near_a distance_n and_o tread_v even_o upon_o the_o same_o step_n god_n himself_o say_v tertullian_n 30._o roc_n stipulata_fw-la est_fw-la dei_fw-la vox_fw-la hoc_fw-la spopandit_n omnt_fw-la quod_fw-la nascitur_fw-la etc._n etc._n tertul._n lib._n the_o a_o cap._n 30._o be_v as_o it_o be_v engage_v thereunto_o by_o his_o word_n and_o all_o creature_n at_o their_o birth_n be_v oblige_v unto_o it_o by_o promise_n at_o the_o very_a instant_n they_o enter_v into_o the_o world_n life_n notwithstanding_o have_v no_o regular_a period_n and_o though_o he_o that_o make_v every_o thing_n with_o weight_n and_o measure_n have_v shut_v up_o creature_n in_o the_o circle_n of_o age_n yet_o he_o have_v not_o prescribe_v they_o equal_a limit_n but_o there_o be_v some_o who_o make_v their_o voyage_n long_o or_o short_a than_o other_o however_o in_o vain_a be_v it_o to_o stray_v and_o take_v byway_n for_o we_o must_v either_o in_o the_o morning_n at_o noon_n or_o in_o the_o evening_n arrive_v at_o our_o lodging_n and_o after_o a_o thousand_o and_o a_o thousand_o wind_n at_o our_o final_a rest_a place_n it_o be_v there_o say_v calisthenes_n where_o father_n and_o child_n m.s._n calesthenes_n m.s._n young_a and_o old_a wise_a man_n and_o fool_n the_o strong_a and_o weak_a and_o even_o the_o demigod_n find_v themselves_o confuse_v with_o plant_n and_o beast_n death_n say_v a_o favourite_n of_o justinian_n pitch_v every_o where_o his_o tent_n and_o we_o as_o often_o hear_v mournful_a ditty_n under_o velvet_n canopy_n and_o in_o balister_n of_o ivory_n as_o under_o pavilion_n of_o coarse_a cloth_n and_o cottage_n thatch_v with_o straw_n we_o see_v in_o town_n ditch_n and_o under_o the_o dust_n of_o battle_n captain_n lie_v among_o soldier_n we_o behold_v under_o merciless_a blade_n and_o among_o scymiter_n people_n lie_v with_o their_o magistrate_n and_o at_o best_a there_o be_v but_o some_o stone_n some_o cipher_n and_o epitaph_n which_o distinguish_v they_o death_n then_o be_v more_o just_a and_o civil_a than_o birth_n the_o last_o have_v complacence_n for_o some_o and_o rigour_n for_o other_o but_o the_o first_o be_v indifferent_a towards_o all_o and_o we_o see_v at_o her_o foot_n sceptre_n among_o scythe_n with_o this_o inscription_n parco_fw-la the_o motto_n of_o death_n nemini_fw-la parco_fw-la i_o spare_v not_o man_n death_n suffer_v not_o its_o self_n to_o be_v corrupt_v by_o favour_n it_o be_v on_o the_o river_n of_o oblivion_n and_o all_o the_o body_n he_o ferry_v over_o in_o his_o boat_n be_v naked_a not_o to_o appear_v different_a one_o from_o the_o other_o it_o be_v for_o this_o reason_n as_o the_o incomparable_a picus_n of_o mirandula_n say_v advice_n most_o important_a advice_n wise_a man_n during_o their_o life_n and_o especial_o upon_o the_o approach_n of_o death_n aught_o to_o perform_v such_o action_n as_o their_o memory_n may_v be_v immortal_a to_o the_o end_n if_o death_n be_v common_a to_o they_o the_o manner_n of_o die_v may_v be_v peculiar_a the_o phoenix_n be_v no_o less_o subject_n unto_o death_n than_o owl_n but_o owl_n die_v in_o the_o night_n and_o in_o a_o hollow_a place_n of_o some_o rot_a tree_n whereas_o the_o phoenix_n expire_v in_o the_o ray_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o upon_o a_o pile_n of_o cinnamon_n and_o musk._n the_o swan_n be_v no_o more_o exempt_a from_o it_o than_o the_o raven_n but_o the_o raven_n die_v crake_v upon_o some_o carrion_n and_o the_o swan_n sing_v upon_o the_o bank_n of_o some_o fair_a river_n jacob_n who_o as_o the_o father_n of_o nation_n seem_v to_o have_v right_a unto_o immortality_n be_v yet_o no_o more_o immortal_a than_o esau_n but_o their_o death_n will_v be_v very_o different_a for_o esau_n die_v sudden_o like_o a_o raven_n and_o a_o owl_n but_o jacob_n a_o far_o off_o see_v his_o hour_n approach_v like_o a_o phoenix_n and_o as_o a_o swan_n which_o sing_v according_a to_o the_o common_a say_n when_o he_o be_v breathe_v his_o last_o he_o be_v a_o hundred_o forty_o and_o seven_o year_n old_a when_o he_o perceive_v the_o arrival_n of_o that_o moment_n which_o be_v to_o finish_v the_o course_n of_o his_o life_n hic_fw-la factique_fw-la sunt_fw-la omnes_fw-la dies_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la illius_fw-la centum_fw-la quadraginta_fw-la septem_fw-la annorum_fw-la gen._n 47._o five_o 28._o cumque_fw-la appropinquare_fw-la cerneret_fw-la diem_fw-la mortis_fw-la suae_fw-la vocavit_fw-la filium_fw-la suum_fw-la joseph_n &_o dixit_fw-la ad_fw-la eum_fw-la si_fw-la inveni_fw-la gratiam_fw-la in_o conspectu_fw-la tuo_fw-la pone_fw-la manum_fw-la tuam_fw-la sub_fw-la femoâ—e_fw-la meo_fw-la &_o facies_fw-la mihi_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la &_o uâ—ritatem_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la sepelias_fw-la me_fw-it in_o aegypto_n gen._n 47._o v._n 29._o sed_fw-la dormiam_fw-la cum_fw-la patribus_fw-la meis_fw-la &_o auseras_fw-la i_o de_fw-la terra_fw-la hac_fw-la condasq_fw-la in_fw-la sepulchno_fw-la majorum_fw-la meorum_fw-la gen._n 47._o v._n 30._o rupertus_n hic_fw-la then_o this_o happy_a patriarch_n command_v josephs_n presence_n say_v unto_o he_o my_o son_n it_o be_v time_n for_o i_o to_o die_v there_o be_v no_o appeal_n i_o go_v whither_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n be_v go_v before_o and_o you_o shall_v come_v thither_o after_o i_o meanwhile_o i_o prithee_o if_o thou_o love_v i_o put_v thy_o hand_n under_o my_o thigh_n and_o assure_v i_o that_o after_o my_o death_n thou_o will_v transport_v my_o body_n out_o of_o egypt_n into_o chanaan_n to_o bury_v it_o in_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o my_o fore_a father_n this_o be_v all_o i_o ask_v and_o all_o the_o favour_n i_o expect_v from_o thy_o love_n and_o goodness_n jacob_n have_v reason_n to_o desire_v to_o be_v carry_v into_o chanaan_n and_o lay_v in_o the_o monument_n of_o his_o ancestor_n for_o this_o be_v the_o land_n promise_v to_o his_o child_n and_o which_o be_v to_o be_v one_o day_n consecrate_v by_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o by_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o messiah_n as_o for_o the_o the_o oath_n to_o which_o he_o oblige_v joseph_n it_o do_v not_o proceed_v from_o any_o distrust_n of_o his_o affection_n and_o fidelity_n 1._o adoravit_fw-la isâ—ael_n deum_fw-la conversus_fw-la ad_fw-la lectuli_fw-la caput_fw-la gen._n 47._o v._n 31._o ribera_n in_o c._n 11._o ad_fw-la heb._n abulensis_n et_fw-la alii_fw-la hic_fw-la his_o ita_fw-la transactis_fw-la nunctatum_fw-la &_o joseph_n quod_fw-la aegrotaret_fw-la pater_fw-la fuus_fw-la qui_fw-la assumptis_fw-la dâ—oobus_fw-la filiis_fw-la manasse_n &_o ephraim_n ire_n perrexit_fw-la gen._n 48._o v._n 1._o but_o it_o be_v only_o do_v to_o the_o end_n that_o if_o pharaoh_n shall_v hinder_v he_o from_o render_v this_o duty_n unto_o his_o father_n he_o may_v answer_v he_o be_v engage_v thereto_o by_o oath_n after_o this_o protestation_n jacob_n adore_v god_n first_o turn_v his_o head_n towards_o the_o bed_n side_n where_o joseph_n stand_v and_o direct_o towards_o the_o east_n because_o it_o be_v in_o this_o place_n they_o be_v accustom_v to_o offer_v sacrifice_n and_o erect_v altar_n or_o rather_o to_o cast_v some_o look_n towards_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n on_o which_o he_o have_v already_o place_v all_o his_o hope_n and_o desire_n afterward_o jacob_n chance_v to_o fall_v sick_a the_o news_n of_o of_o it_o be_v present_o bring_v unto_o joseph_n who_o immediate_o take_v with_o he_o his_o two_o son_n manasses_n and_o ephraim_n to_o see_v he_o once_o more_o that_o they_o may_v receive_v his_o last_o benediction_n 6._o dictumque_fw-la est_fw-la seni_fw-la ecce_fw-la filius_fw-la tun_n joseph_n venit_fw-la ad_fw-la te_fw-la qui_fw-la confortatus_fw-la sedit_fw-la in_o lectulo_fw-la gen._n 48._o v._n 2._o et_fw-la ingresso_fw-la ad_fw-la se_fw-la ait_fw-la deus_fw-la
or_o else_o the_o storm_n of_o the_o day_n which_o precede_v and_o true_o what_o can_v a_o die_a man_n say_v who_o have_v live_v in_o the_o intrige_n of_o fortune_n in_o the_o labyrinth_n of_o law-suite_n in_o the_o encumbrance_n of_o a_o family_n in_o a_o abyss_n of_o passion_n and_o in_o a_o hell_n of_o misery_n after_o this_o what_o can_v you_o expect_v from_o these_o infortunate_a parent_n and_o from_o these_o miserable_a friend_n which_o can_v say_v any_o thing_n to_o themselves_o but_o that_o they_o be_v hopeless_a ah_o what_o farewell_n what_o separation_n and_o what_o kind_n of_o death_n child_n of_o saint_n predestinate_a soul_n happy_a successor_n of_o jacob_n fall_v not_o into_o these_o precipice_n but_o follow_v the_o way_n and_o track_n which_o be_v mark_v out_o to_o you_o by_o your_o forefather_n and_o thou_o my_o dear_a reader_n build_v at_o least_o a_o oratory_n in_o thy_o heart_n and_o make_v a_o temple_n of_o thy_o house_n and_o a_o altar_n of_o thy_o bed_n where_o thou_o may_v offer_v unto_o god_n what_o thou_o have_v what_o thou_o be_v and_o what_o thou_o have_v be_v in_o fine_a have_v then_o word_n in_o thy_o mouth_n for_o thyself_o for_o thy_o child_n and_o friend_n to_o the_o end_n have_v give_v thy_o benediction_n to_o those_o that_o have_v deserve_v it_o thou_o may_v obtain_v the_o blessing_n of_o god_n who_o be_v thy_o father_n thy_o king_n thy_o maker_n and_o thy_o last_o end_n chap._n xii_o the_o lamentation_n of_o joseph_n for_o the_o death_n of_o jacob._n nature_n use_v to_o exact_a duty_n which_o can_v be_v deny_v she_o without_o injustice_n and_o some_o kind_n of_o cruelty_n a_o man_n must_v have_v the_o soul_n of_o a_o tiger_n to_o be_v devoid_a of_o grief_n and_o resentment_n for_o the_o misery_n of_o a_o parent_n or_o friend_n then_o chief_o when_o he_o either_o hear_v they_o relate_v or_o be_v a_o witness_n of_o they_o i_o know_v there_o be_v shameful_a defect_n and_o misbeseem_v a_o good_a courage_n and_o sometime_o tear_n and_o sigh_n serve_v but_o to_o vent_v weakness_n and_o to_o betray_v the_o constancy_n we_o ought_v to_o have_v but_o very_o often_o there_o be_v tribute_n which_o must_v be_v pay_v unto_o love_n and_o piety_n and_o such_o tear_n as_o these_o say_v st._n ambr._n ipsae_fw-la dulces_fw-la lacrimae_fw-la sunt_fw-la ipsi_fw-la fletus_fw-la iucundi_fw-la quibus_fw-la restinguitur_fw-la ardour_n animo_fw-la &_o quasi_fw-la relaxatus_fw-la evaporat_a affectus_fw-la ambr._n ambrose_n quench_v the_o ardour_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o cause_v our_o sincere_a and_o most_o tender_a affection_n sweet_o to_o evaporate_v by_o our_o eye_n these_o be_v generous_a tear_n and_o imposition_n unto_o which_o the_o noble_a person_n be_v most_o oblige_v for_o my_o part_n i_o laugh_v at_o certain_a slight_a philosopher_n who_o study_v to_o show_v in_o their_o stoical_a countenance_n and_o hold_v as_o the_o principle_n of_o their_o academy_n that_o we_o must_v be_v always_o equal_a without_o distinguish_v that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a equality_n more_o proper_a to_o a_o marble_n statue_n than_o to_o a_o reasonable_a man_n the_o wise_a philosophy_n have_v far_o better_a maxim_n and_o one_o of_o her_o axiom_n be_v that_o there_o be_v time_n &_o occasion_n which_o require_v sentiment_n of_o joy_n and_o other_o season_n which_o demand_v expression_n of_o grief_n and_o true_o be_v it_o a_o handsome_a thing_n to_o see_v a_o son_n with_o a_o smile_a countenance_n and_o dry_a eye_n at_o the_o tomb_n of_o his_o father_n it_o will_v be_v a_o strange_a spectacle_n to_o see_v he_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o banquet_n and_o at_o a_o ball_n when_o his_o father_n be_v lay_v in_o the_o earth_n and_o i_o will_v willing_o know_v among_o what_o nation_n and_o in_o what_o sect_n there_o be_v law_n which_o dispense_v with_o what_o be_v due_a unto_o the_o sweet_a memory_n of_o the_o live_n and_o dead_a above_o all_o the_o custom_n of_o funeral_n and_o those_o ceremony_n which_o 15._o quod_fw-la cernens_fw-la joseph_n rvit_fw-la super_fw-la faciem_fw-la patris_fw-la flens_fw-la &_o deosculans_fw-la eum_fw-la gen._n 50._o v._n 1._o praecepitque_fw-la seruis_fw-la suis_fw-la medicis_fw-la ut_fw-la aromatibus_fw-la condirent_fw-la patrem_fw-la gen._n 50._o v._n 2._o flevitque_fw-la eum_fw-la aegyptus_n septuaginta_fw-la diebus_fw-la gen._n 50._o v._n 3._o dixitque_fw-la ei_fw-la pharaoh_n ascend_v &_o sepeli_fw-la patrem_fw-la tuum_fw-la sicut_fw-la adjuratus_fw-la es_fw-la gen._n 50._o v._n 6._o quo_fw-la ascendente_fw-la ierunt_fw-la cum_fw-la coomnes_n senes_fw-la domus_fw-la pharaonis_fw-la cunctique_fw-la majores_fw-la natu_fw-la terrae_fw-la aegypti_n gen._n 50._o v._n 7._o domus_fw-la joseph_n cum_fw-la fratribus_fw-la suis_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 50._o v._n 8._o habuit_fw-la quoque_fw-la in_o comitatu_fw-la currus_fw-la &_o equites_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 50._o five_o 9_o absque_fw-la parvulis_fw-la &_o gregibus_fw-la atque_fw-la armentis_fw-la quae_fw-la dereliquerant_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la gesson_n gen._n 50._o five_o 8._o veneruntque_fw-la ad_fw-la aream_fw-la atad_n quae_fw-la sita_fw-la est_fw-la trans_fw-la joâ—danem_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 50._o v._n 10._o ubi_fw-la celebrantes_fw-la exequias_fw-la planctu_fw-la magno_fw-la atque_fw-la vebementi_fw-la impleverunt_fw-la septem_fw-la dies_fw-la gen._n 50._o v._n 10._o reversusque_fw-la est_fw-la joseph_n in_fw-la aegyptum_fw-la cum_fw-la fratribus_fw-la suis_fw-la gen._n 50._o v._n 14._o quo_fw-la mortuo_fw-la timentes_fw-la sratres_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o mutuo_fw-la colloquentes_fw-la ne_fw-la fortè_fw-la memor_fw-la sit_fw-la injuriae_fw-la quam_fw-la passus_fw-la est_fw-la &_o reddut_o nobis_fw-la omne_fw-la malum_fw-la quod_fw-la fecimus_fw-la gen._n 50._o v._n 15._o though_o very_o different_a have_v be_v always_o observe_v in_o like_a accident_n be_v so_o just_a and_o ancient_a as_o we_o can_v condemn_v they_o without_o accuse_v the_o first_o man_n in_o the_o world_n and_o those_o eminent_a person_n who_o have_v be_v the_o master_n of_o virtue_n and_o piety_n witness_v joseph_n who_o have_v receive_v in_o his_o bosom_n and_o into_o his_o mouth_n the_o last_o groan_n of_o his_o father_n cast_v himself_o on_o his_o body_n and_o whilst_o he_o water_v his_o face_n with_o tear_n procure_v physician_n to_o embalm_v he_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o egyptian_n who_o spend_v seaventy_n day_n in_o mourning_n for_o jacob._n after_o which_o joseph_n ask_v and_o obtain_v leave_n of_o pharaoh_n to_o conduct_v he_o unto_o the_o monument_n he_o have_v buy_v in_o canaan_n to_o which_o he_o be_v follow_v by_o the_o old_a man_n of_o egypt_n and_o by_o all_o the_o most_o ancient_a officer_n of_o the_o king_n house_n i_o find_v not_o in_o what_o rank_a joseph_n brethren_n go_v but_o they_o be_v accompany_v thither_o by_o a_o great_a number_n of_o chariot_n and_o horseman_n which_o join_v together_o make_v up_o a_o great_a convoy_n although_o all_o the_o child_n and_o troop_n have_v be_v leave_v in_o the_o land_n of_o gessen_n in_o fine_a they_o all_o arrive_v at_o a_o spacious_a place_n which_o be_v beyond_o jordan_n which_o the_o hebrew_n call_v atad_v by_o reason_n it_o be_v cover_v all_o over_o with_o thorn_n and_o which_o now_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o betagla_n which_o be_v as_o much_o to_o say_v the_o lodging_n of_o the_o circle_n because_o the_o child_n of_o jacob_n set_v themselves_o there_o in_o order_n to_o perform_v the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o funeral_n and_o to_o deplore_v the_o loss_n of_o their_o father_n with_o the_o great_a demonstration_n of_o sorrow_n all_o which_o be_v perform_v in_o the_o court_n of_o atad_n and_o in_o this_o house_n of_o tear_n for_o the_o space_n of_o seven_o entire_a day_n afterward_o joseph_n with_o his_o brethren_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o convoy_n return_v into_o egypt_n to_o settle_v themselves_o in_o their_o usual_a employment_n now_o it_o be_v there_o where_o fear_v which_o be_v the_o inseparable_a companion_n of_o a_o guilty_a soul_n have_v leisure_n again_o to_o agitate_v these_o poor_a wretch_n who_o persuade_v themselves_o that_o have_v lose_v their_o father_n there_o remain_v nothing_o for_o they_o but_o a_o judge_n in_o the_o person_n of_o their_o brother_n who_o have_v motive_n powerrull_n enough_o to_o revenge_v himself_o of_o their_o disloyalty_n 21._o mandaverunt_fw-la ei_fw-la dicentes_fw-la pater_fw-la tuus_fw-la praecepit_fw-la nobis_fw-la antequam_fw-la moreretur_fw-la gen._n 40._o v._n 16._o ut_fw-la haec_fw-la tibi_fw-la verbis_fw-la illius_fw-la diceremus_fw-la obsecro_fw-la ut_fw-la obliviscaris_fw-la sceleris_fw-la fratrum_fw-la tuorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 50._o five_o 17._o quibus_fw-la auditis_fw-la flevit_fw-la joseph_n gen._n 50._o v._n 17._o veneruntque_fw-la ad_fw-la cum_fw-la fratres_fw-la svi_fw-la &_o proni_fw-la adorantes_fw-la in_o terram_fw-la dixerunt_fw-la servi_fw-la tui_fw-la sumus_fw-la gen._n 50._o v._n 18._o quibus_fw-la ille_fw-la respondit_fw-la nolite_fw-la timcre_fw-la ego_fw-la pascam_fw-la vos_fw-la &_o parvulos_fw-la vestros_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 50._o v._n 21._o some_o remedy_n must_v then_o be_v find_v to_o oppose_v the_o danger_n which_o threaten_v they_o
to_o this_o effect_n they_o choose_v one_o among_o they_o who_o shall_v go_v unto_o joseph_n and_o who_o commission_n be_v to_o inform_v he_o that_o jacob_n their_o decease_a father_n of_o happy_a memory_n have_v command_v they_o at_o his_o death_n to_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o desire_v he_o to_o forget_v what_o be_v past_a and_o they_o all_o conjure_v he_o in_o his_o name_n to_o grant_v this_o favour_n which_o joseph_n hear_v he_o begin_v to_o weep_v and_o his_o tear_n serve_v to_o assure_v his_o brethren_n who_o cast_v themselves_o at_o his_o foot_n take_v at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o boldness_n of_o their_o own_o accord_n to_o demand_v that_o pardon_n from_o he_o which_o they_o have_v already_o solicit_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o benjamin_n or_o some_o other_o who_o they_o believe_v will_v be_v more_o acceptable_a to_o he_o add_v beside_o that_o they_o be_v all_o his_o servant_n and_o resolve_v to_o live_v and_o die_v in_o that_o quality_n to_o which_o joseph_n answer_v that_o they_o need_v not_o fear_v any_o thing_n that_o he_o will_v take_v care_n of_o they_o and_o of_o all_o their_o child_n and_o for_o the_o rest_n he_o will_v not_o be_v less_o pitiful_a towards_o they_o than_o god_n who_o example_n he_o follow_v and_o who_o have_v change_v all_o their_o evil_a purpose_n into_o favourable_a occasion_n to_o procure_v his_o good_a have_v also_o rarse_v he_o as_o it_o be_v on_o a_o throne_n of_o honour_n and_o power_n by_o the_o same_o arm_n they_o have_v use_v to_o precipitate_v he_o into_o a_o abyss_n of_o misery_n and_o calamity_n behold_v the_o sense_n of_o a_o noble_a soul_n and_o of_o a_o generous_a courage_n who_o tear_n do_v not_o resemble_v those_o of_o crocodile_n nor_o such_o kindness_n as_o be_v use_v by_o ape_n which_o strangle_v in_o flatter_a and_o in_o shed_v feign_a tear_n revenge_n be_v only_o proper_a unto_o weak_a mind_n whereas_o clemency_n reside_v always_o in_o a_o strong_a spirit_n cruelty_n be_v a_o tyranny_n and_o meekness_n a_o true_a empire_n to_o want_v the_o power_n of_o retain_v any_o bad_a resentment_n be_v to_o be_v invulnerable_a and_o those_o soul_n also_o on_o the_o contrary_a be_v always_o cover_v with_o wound_n and_o ulcer_n which_o keep_v in_o their_o heart_n desire_v of_o revenge_n and_o can_v grant_v a_o pardon_n this_o be_v more_o deplorable_a in_o respect_n neither_o god_n nor_o man_n have_v any_o compassion_n for_o those_o who_o can_v afford_v it_o unto_o the_o misery_n of_o other_o and_o on_o the_o contrary_a either_o soon_o or_o late_a there_o be_v treasure_n of_o grace_n for_o those_o on_o who_o good_a nature_n or_o virtue_n bestow_v those_o amiable_a inclination_n which_o be_v mortal_a enemy_n to_o revenge_n and_o cruelty_n and_o it_o be_v i_o assure_v myself_o upon_o this_o occasion_n and_o to_o gratify_v joseph_n for_o the_o good_a entertainment_n he_o have_v give_v his_o brethren_n and_o the_o sweet_a correspondeney_n he_o endeavour_v to_o hold_v with_o they_o in_o despite_n of_o all_o the_o bad_a office_n he_o have_v receive_v from_o they_o that_o all_o the_o power_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n combine_v to_o render_v he_o perfect_o happy_a almost_o during_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o his_o life_n which_o reach_v to_o one_o hundred_o and_o ten_o year_n 25._o vixitque_fw-la centum_fw-la decem_fw-la annis_fw-la gen._n 50._o v._n 22._o et_fw-la vidit_fw-la ephraim_n sibios_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la tertiam_fw-la generationem_fw-la gen._n 50._o v._n 22._o et_fw-la conditus_fw-la aromatibus_fw-la reposiâ—us_fw-la est_fw-la loculo_fw-la in_o aegypto_n gen._n 50._o v._n 25._o at_o the_o end_n of_o which_o he_o see_v himself_o environ_v by_o his_o child_n and_o by_o his_o child_n child_n even_o to_o the_o three_o generation_n who_o at_o last_o render_v he_o all_o the_o same_o duty_n which_o they_o have_v do_v unto_o jacob_n for_o be_v dead_a they_o imbalm_v he_o and_o his_o bone_n a_o long_a time_n after_o be_v carry_v into_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n according_a to_o the_o desire_n of_o this_o great_a patriarch_n from_o who_o end_n as_o from_o that_o of_o his_o forefather_n we_o ought_v to_o conclude_v that_o it_o be_v good_a to_o lead_v a_o virtuous_a life_n that_o we_o may_v die_v holy_o we_o die_v every_o hour_n and_o our_o life_n be_v a_o live_a death_n which_o consume_v of_o itself_o our_o look_n our_o vow_n our_o word_n our_o gesture_n and_o all_o our_o motion_n be_v step_n which_o conduct_v we_o to_o the_o tomb._n the_o holy_a history_n first_o tome_n moses_n five_o book_n chap._n i._o his_o birth_n and_o education_n the_o prodigious_a increase_n of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n 7._o filii_fw-la israel_n ereutrunt_fw-la &_o quasi_fw-la germinantes_fw-la multiplicati_fw-la sunt_fw-la ac_fw-la roborati_fw-la nimis_fw-la impleverunt_fw-la terram_fw-la exod._n 1_o v._o 7._o creverunt_fw-la hebraei_n divinitus_fw-la foecundata_fw-la eorum_fw-la multitudine_fw-la aug._n lib._n 18._o de_fw-la civit._fw-la c._n 7._o in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n after_o the_o decease_n of_o jacob_n and_o of_o all_o his_o child_n be_v not_o only_o a_o work_n of_o nature_n but_o a_o miraculous_a effect_n of_o divine_a providence_n which_o enkindle_v the_o ash_n of_o these_o bless_a patriarck_n and_o intend_v that_o their_o tomb_n shall_v be_v a_o unexhaustible_a spring_n of_o life_n and_o immortality_n egypt_n nevertheless_o be_v too_o much_o blind_v to_o penetrate_v these_o secret_n 9_o surrexit_fw-la interea_fw-la rex_fw-la novus_fw-la super_fw-la aegyptum_fw-la qui_fw-la ignorabat_fw-la joseph_n exod._n 1._o v._o 8._o et_fw-fr ait_fw-fr ad_fw-la populum_fw-la suum_fw-la ecce_fw-la populus_fw-la filiorum_fw-la israel_n multus_fw-la &_o fortior_fw-la nobis_fw-la est_fw-la exod._n 1._o v._o 9_o and_o joseph_n be_v dead_a he_o that_o take_v the_o reign_n of_o the_o empire_n not_o know_v the_o service_n this_o wise_a minister_n of_o state_n have_v render_v unto_o his_o predecessor_n for_o the_o space_n of_o fourscore_o year_n see_v that_o the_o israelite_n go_v on_o daily_o increase_v in_o force_n and_o man_n resolve_v to_o humble_a and_o suppress_v they_o lest_o in_o time_n they_o may_v chance_v to_o join_v themselves_o with_o the_o enemy_n of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o form_v a_o party_n against_o the_o state_n nevertheless_o 10._o venite_fw-la sapicuter_n opprimamus_fw-la eum_fw-la ne_fw-la fortè_fw-la multiplicetur_fw-la &_o si_fw-la ingruerit_fw-la contra_fw-la nos_fw-la bellum_fw-la addatur_fw-la inimicis_fw-la nostris_fw-la expugnatisque_fw-la nobis_fw-la egrediatur_fw-la de_fw-la terra_fw-la exod._n 1._o v._o 10._o they_o be_v like_o those_o grain_n which_o shoot_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n and_o bear_v a_o thousand_o little_a ear_n which_o the_o wind_n sun_n and_o rain_n beat_v not_o down_o but_o to_o make_v new_a production_n but_o this_o young_a pharaoh_n who_o begin_v to_o reign_v have_v not_o eye_n quick_a enough_o to_o discern_v these_o mystery_n and_o his_o hand_n though_o most_o powerful_a be_v yet_o too_o weak_a to_o destroy_v this_o fair_a nation_n jacob_n be_v dead_a joseph_n be_v decease_v and_o this_o illustrious_a colony_n which_o leave_v canaan_n to_o come_v into_o egypt_n have_v follow_v abraham_n and_o isaac_n they_o be_v no_o more_o but_o the_o child_n of_o their_o child_n and_o their_o posterity_n shall_v never_o end_v in_o vain_a be_v it_o to_o cast_v they_o into_o servitude_n 12._o quantó_n â—ue_v opprimebant_fw-la eos_fw-la tanâ—o_fw-la magis_fw-la multiplicabantur_fw-la &_o crescebant_fw-la exod._n 1._o v._o 12._o to_o impose_v on_o they_o a_o yoke_n a_o thousand_o time_n more_o cruel_a than_o death_n and_o to_o load_v they_o with_o iron_n like_o victim_n these_o punishment_n this_o bondage_n and_o all_o these_o chain_n serve_v but_o to_o reinforce_v their_o body_n and_o i_o think_v the_o sweat_n which_o drop_v from_o their_o forehead_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o pain_n be_v convert_v into_o the_o juice_n of_o life_n which_o render_v they_o marvellous_o fruitful_a have_v you_o not_o see_v a_o river_n which_o issue_v imperious_o after_o it_o have_v pass_v through_o the_o midst_n of_o rock_n there_o be_v no_o bank_n nor_o limit_n nor_o any_o obstacle_n which_o it_o draw_v not_o a_o long_a with_o it_o it_o swell_v the_o more_o it_o be_v restrain_v and_o common_o its_o high_a elevation_n grow_v from_o its_o great_a fall_n thus_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n little_a in_o their_o birth_n and_o as_o a_o little_a rill_n in_o its_o source_n increase_v the_o more_o it_o be_v restrain_v and_o like_o a_o impetuous_a torrent_n which_o have_v break_v its_o bank_n 14._o oderuntque_fw-la filios_fw-la israël_n aegyptii_fw-la &_o affligebant_fw-la illudentes_fw-la eye_n exod._n 1._o v._o 13._o atque_fw-la ad_fw-la amaritudinem_fw-la perducebant_fw-la vitam_fw-la eorum_fw-la operibus_fw-la duris_fw-la luti_fw-la lateris_fw-la omnique_fw-la famulatu_fw-la quo_fw-la in_o terrae_fw-la operibus_fw-la premebantur_fw-la exod._n 1._o v._o 14._o it_o extend_v itself_o in_o a_o prodigious_a manner_n this_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o the_o mortal_a hatred_n the_o egyptian_n conceive_v