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A15408 Hexapla in Genesin & Exodum: that is, a sixfold commentary upon the two first bookes of Moses, being Genesis and Exodus Wherein these translations are compared together: 1. The Chalde. 2. The Septuagint. 3. The vulgar Latine. 4. Pagnine. 5. Montanus. 6. Iunius. 7. Vatablus. 8. The great English Bible. 9. The Geneva edition. And 10. The Hebrew originall. Together with a sixfold vse of every chapter, shewing 1. The method or argument: 2. The divers readings: 3. The explanation of difficult questions and doubtfull places: 4. The places of doctrine: 5. Places of confutation: 6. Morall observations. In which worke, about three thousand theologicall questions are discussed: above forty authors old and new abridged: and together comprised whatsoever worthy of note, either Mercerus out of the Rabbines, Pererius out of the fathers, or Marloran out of the new writers, have in their learned commentaries collected. By Andrew Willet, minister of the gospell of Iesus Christ. Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621.; Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621. Hexapla in Genesin. aut; Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621. Hexapla in Exodum. aut 1633 (1633) STC 25685; ESTC S114193 2,366,144 1,184

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be_v subject_a unto_o for_o so_o our_o saviour_n say_v my_o soul_n be_v heavy_a unto_o death_n tostat._v 3_o yet_o this_o fear_n of_o moses_n be_v not_o so_o much_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o present_a danger_n as_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o people_n lest_o they_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v be_v slay_v after_o his_o death_n may_v have_v fall_v to_o idolatry_n lyran._n 4._o or_o he_o may_v fear_v lest_o if_o they_o shall_v have_v kill_v he_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v punish_v they_o and_o revenge_v his_o death_n as_o jeremie_n say_v in_o the_o like_a case_n as_o for_o i_o behold_v i_o be_o in_o your_o hand_n do_v with_o i_o as_o you_o think_v good_a but_o know_v for_o a_o certain_a if_o you_o put_v i_o to_o death_n you_o shall_v sure_o bring_v
inward_o grieve_v yet_o see_v the_o lord_n so_o much_o provoke_v to_o anger_n it_o be_v not_o for_o he_o also_o to_o show_v his_o anger_n too_o but_o rather_o to_o express_v his_o love_n in_o pacify_v the_o lord_n wrath_n non_fw-la oportuit_fw-la in_o dei_fw-la praesenti●_n indignari_fw-la sed_fw-la furorem_fw-la dei_fw-la deprecari_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v not_o for_o moses_n in_o god_n presence_n to_o be_v angry_a but_o by_o entreaty_n rather_o to_o pacify_v his_o anger_n 2._o now_o then_o whereas_o there_o be_v duo_fw-la impetus_fw-la in_o ira_fw-la two_o forcible_a motion_n in_o anger_n the_o one_o when_o we_o know_v any_o thing_n by_o hearsay_n which_o may_v worthy_o move_v we_o to_o anger_n the_o other_o when_o by_o our_o sense_n we_o perceive_v it_o so_o be_v it_o here_o with_o moses_n he_o be_v inward_o move_v when_o first_o the_o lord_n declare_v unto_o he_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n but_o this_o motion_n he_o suppress_v when_o he_o see_v the_o lord_n bend_v to_o destroy_v the_o people_n amor_fw-la vicit_fw-la iram_fw-la love_n in_o he_o overcome_v his_o anger_n but_o afterward_o when_o first_o by_o hear_v he_o perceive_v their_o sing_n and_o rejoice_v and_o further_o by_o his_o eye_n behold_v the_o calf_n which_o he_o have_v make_v than_o his_o anger_n be_v vehement_o kindle_v tostat._v qu._n 26._o quest_n l._n whether_o moses_n sin_v in_o his_o anger_n vers._n 19_o moses_n wrath_n wax_v hot_a 1._o it_o may_v seem_v at_o the_o first_o that_o moses_n wrath_n be_v immoderate_a because_o in_o his_o haste_n he_o cast_v the_o table_n of_o the_o law_n out_o of_o his_o hand_n and_o this_o may_v be_v think_v more_o probable_a because_o moses_n long_o after_o this_o sin_v in_o his_o hastiness_n when_o he_o smite_v the_o rock_n in_o anger_n numb_a 20._o and_o if_o this_o have_v be_v a_o sudden_a passion_n in_o moses_n it_o have_v not_o be_v so_o much_o now_o be_v so_o vehement_a and_o fervent_a it_o shall_v seem_v to_o bewray_v some_o infirmity_n but_o 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deface_v this_o anger_n be_v please_v unto_o god_n when_o we_o be_v angry_a with_o man_n vice_n not_o with_o their_o person_n which_o kind_n of_o anger_n be_v discern_v by_o this_o si_fw-la postquam_fw-la quis_fw-la se_fw-la correxerit_fw-la eum_fw-la odio_fw-la habeat_fw-la etc._n etc._n if_o one_o hate_v a_o man_n still_o after_o he_o have_v amend_v his_o fault_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n he_o hate_v not_o his_o vice_n but_o his_o person_n but_o if_o he_o return_v in_o love_n again_o the_o fault_n be_v redress_v it_o show_v his_o anger_n be_v only_o for_o god_n cause_n such_o be_v moses_n here_o who_o after_o he_o have_v take_v revenge_n of_o the_o people_n for_o their_o sin_n continue_v his_o prayer_n unto_o god_n for_o they_o tostat._v qu._n 27._o such_o be_v the_o zeal_n of_o phinehas_n in_o slay_v the_o adulterer_n and_o adulteress_n and_o of_o helias_n against_o baal_n priest_n and_o of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n when_o he_o cast_v the_o money-changer_n out_o of_o the_o temple_n 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cast_v they_o out_o of_o my_o two_o hand_n it_o be_v then_o a_o voluntary_a and_o advise_v act_n 2._o r._n solomon_n to_o excuse_n moses_n say_v that_o of_o a_o sudden_a the_o write_n of_o the_o table_n be_v wipe_v out_o and_o moses_n see_v they_o to_o be_v then_o for_o no_o further_a use_n cast_v they_o out_o of_o his_o hand_n but_o this_o fable_n contradict_v the_o text_n which_o describe_v the_o table_n at_o the_o very_a same_o time_n when_o moses_n carry_v they_o to_o be_v write_v on_o both_o side_n which_o be_v express_v of_o purpose_n to_o show_v what_o a_o precious_a monument_n the_o israelite_n be_v deprive_v of_o 3._o some_o make_v it_o simple_o a_o act_n of_o moses_n rage_n that_o furore_fw-la turbatus_fw-la tabulas_fw-la fregerit_fw-la etc._n etc._n be_v distemper_v with_o rage_n he_o break_v the_o table_n which_o oversight_n of_o moses_n in_o their_o opinion_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v prove_v by_o these_o reason_n 1._o because_o the_o table_n of_o the_o law_n be_v a_o most_o 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the_o covenant_n be_v needless_a and_o of_o no_o necessary_a use_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o offence_n to_o break_v they_o 2._o neither_o do_v moses_n it_o sudden_o or_o rash_o but_o with_o good_a advisement_n he_o cast_v the_o table_n out_o of_o his_o hand_n judge_v the_o people_n unworthy_a of_o they_o and_o he_o do_v it_o not_o without_o the_o instinct_n of_o god_n spirit_n 3._o it_o be_v no_o wrong_n to_o the_o prince_n to_o have_v his_o letter_n cancel_v where_o he_o mean_v they_o shall_v serve_v to_o no_o use_n but_o his_o mind_n be_v they_o shall_v be_v reverse_v so_o moses_n know_v that_o god_n will_v not_o have_v the_o table_n of_o the_o covenant_n offer_v at_o this_o time_n to_o the_o people_n that_o have_v break_v his_o covenant_n 4._o this_o fact_n then_o of_o moses_n in_o break_v of_o the_o table_n may_v be_v thus_o justify_v 1._o id_fw-la fit_a asslatu_fw-la peculiari_fw-la divini_fw-la spiritus_fw-la it_o be_v do_v by_o the_o peculiar_a motion_n of_o god_n spirit_n simler_n jun._n though_o hugo_n de_fw-fr s._n victor_n make_v some_o doubt_n of_o it_o utrum_fw-la ex_fw-la humano_fw-la affectu_fw-la vel_fw-la divino_fw-la instinctu_fw-la hoc_fw-la fecerit_fw-la non_fw-la patet_fw-la it_o be_v not_o evident_a whether_o he_o do_v it_o of_o a_o humane_a affection_n or_o a_o divine_a instinct_n but_o see_v god_n be_v not_o angry_a with_o moses_n for_o do_v it_o but_o bid_v to_o prepare_v the_o like_a table_n again_o chap._n 34._o it_o be_v certain_a that_o it_o be_v no_o humane_a motion_n in_o he_o to_o do_v it_o 2._o moses_n in_o respect_n of_o himself_o break_v they_o recusans_fw-la esse_fw-la paedagogus_fw-la inobedientis_fw-la populi_fw-la refuse_v to_o be_v the_o schoolmaster_n of_o such_o a_o disobedient_a people_n 3._o moses_n think_v the_o people_n unworthy_a of_o such_o a_o
speech_n because_o of_o the_o people_n departure_n and_o flee_v from_o he_o and_o that_o after_o he_o have_v speak_v unto_o they_o and_o inquire_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o flee_v from_o he_o than_o he_o cover_v his_o face_n but_o it_o be_v like_a that_o the_o people_n at_o the_o very_a first_o sight_n of_o moses_n be_v afraid_a to_o come_v near_o he_o and_o that_o thereby_o moses_n perceive_v the_o reason_n cover_v his_o face_n and_o that_o he_o have_v cast_v the_o veil_n on_o his_o face_n before_o he_o begin_v to_o speak_v and_o that_o the_o people_n have_v flee_v from_o he_o before_o it_o be_v evident_a because_o moses_n have_v call_v they_o unto_o he_o as_o afraid_a to_o come_v near_o 2._o tostatus_n think_v that_o as_o moses_n speak_v unto_o the_o people_n he_o sometime_o uncovered_v his_o face_n that_o they_o may_v see_v his_o glory_n and_o the_o more_o reverence_n his_o ministry_n and_o sometime_o he_o cover_v it_o because_o they_o be_v not_o able_a continual_o to_o behold_v that_o brightness_n but_o it_o be_v manifest_a vers_fw-la 35._o that_o moses_n always_o keep_v his_o face_n cover_v till_o he_o go_v in_o to_o speak_v with_o god_n 3._o simlerus_n think_v that_o primum_fw-la aperta_fw-la fancy_n populum_fw-la allocutus_fw-la est_fw-la at_o the_o first_o time_n moses_n speak_v unto_o the_o people_n with_o open_a face_n that_o they_o may_v be_v the_o more_o move_v and_o affect_v with_o the_o sight_n of_o that_o glory_n but_o after_o that_o he_o use_v to_o cover_v his_o face_n but_o the_o apostle_n show_v that_o the_o people_n can_v not_o behold_v moses_n face_n for_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o countenance_n etc._n etc._n they_o do_v not_o then_o behold_v it_o first_o or_o last_o while_o his_o face_n shine_v 4._o some_o hebrew_n as_o lippoman_n write_v do_v think_v that_o moses_n speak_v to_o god_n and_o to_o the_o people_n with_o uncovered_a face_n and_o at_o all_o other_o time_n he_o cover_v his_o face_n but_o it_o may_v be_v gather_v out_o of_o the_o 35._o verse_n that_o at_o all_o time_n until_o moses_n go_v in_o unto_o god_n his_o face_n be_v cover_v and_o the_o difference_n be_v in_o this_o that_o moses_n uncovered_v his_o face_n before_o god_n for_o there_o be_v none_o to_o be_v dazzle_v with_o that_o sight_n but_o when_o he_o show_v himself_o and_o speak_v to_o the_o people_n his_o face_n be_v cover_v 5._o therefore_o the_o truth_n be_v this_o that_o as_o soon_o as_o moses_n perceive_v by_o the_o people_n fear_n in_o not_o come_v near_o that_o his_o face_n shine_v he_o then_o cover_v his_o face_n and_o so_o speak_v unto_o the_o people_n yet_o need_v we_o not_o with_o oleaster_n to_o transpose_v the_o word_n he_o put_v a_o veil_n upon_o his_o face_n and_o so_o finish_v to_o speak_v unto_o the_o people_n but_o either_o we_o may_v read_v with_o junius_n while_o he_o have_v finish_v to_o speak_v unto_o the_o people_n he_o put_v a_o veil_n or_o rather_o to_o read_v it_o in_o the_o preterpluperfect_a tense_n and_o he_o have_v put_v a_o cover_n upon_o his_o face_n genevens_n for_o as_o oleaster_n reason_v he_o have_v most_o need_n then_o to_o put_v a_o veil_n before_o his_o face_n when_o he_o speak_v unto_o the_o people_n so_o also_o cajetan_n in_o speak_v unto_o god_n his_o face_n be_v uncover_v homines_fw-la autem_fw-la alloquebatur_fw-la fancy_n vela●a_fw-la but_o he_o speak_v unto_o man_n with_o veil_a face_n lest_o that_o those_o shine_a beam_n may_v have_v hinder_v their_o sight_n quest_n lii_o what_o the_o vail_n of_o moses_n face_n signify_v 6._o the_o mystical_a meaning_n of_o this_o veil_n before_o moses_n the_o apostle_n show_v 1_o corinth_n 3.13_o that_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v not_o look_v unto_o the_o end_n of_o that_o which_o shall_v be_v abolish_v which_o augustine_n understand_v thus_o christ_n be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 10.4_o signum_fw-la erat_fw-la quia_fw-la in_o lege_fw-la christum_fw-la intellecturi_fw-la non_fw-la erant_fw-la it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o understand_v christ_n in_o the_o law_n 2._o and_o the_o apostle_n also_o make_v this_o a_o prophetical_a type_n of_o the_o blindness_n of_o the_o jew_n unto_o this_o day_n over_o who_o heart_n a_o veil_n be_v still_o spread_v in_o the_o read_n of_o the_o law_n that_o they_o do_v not_o perceive_v the_o spiritual_a sense_n thereof_o 3._o origen_n more_o general_o apply_v it_o that_o when_o moses_n that_o be_v the_o scripture_n be_v read_v velamen_fw-la super_fw-la cor_fw-la eorum_fw-la there_o be_v a_o veil_n over_o their_o heart_n that_o read_v but_o understand_v not_o 4._o it_o signify_v also_o the_o veil_n of_o ignorance_n which_o be_v spread_v upon_o our_o heart_n by_o nature_n which_o until_o it_o be_v remove_v by_o christ_n we_o can_v understand_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n simler_n quest_n liii_o how_o long_o the_o shine_a of_o moses_n face_n continue_v vers._n 35._o therefore_o moses_n put_v the_o cover_n upon_o his_o face_n etc._n etc._n 1._o some_o think_v that_o the_o glory_n of_o moses_n countenance_n continue_v no_o long_o than_o until_o he_o have_v deliver_v his_o message_n unto_o the_o people_n and_o declare_v the_o lord_n commandment_n unto_o they_o but_o the_o contrary_n be_v convince_v out_o of_o the_o text_n in_o this_o place_n which_o show_v that_o moses_n use_v when_o he_o go_v in_o to_o god_n to_o uncover_v his_o face_n and_o when_o he_o go_v out_o to_o cover_v it_o it_o seem_v then_o that_o more_o than_o once_o or_o twice_o moses_n do_v thus_o and_o that_o the_o shine_a of_o his_o countenance_n do_v continue_v some_o while_n after_o 2._o ambrose_n say_v quamdiu_fw-la vixit_fw-la moses_n &_o alloquebatur_fw-la populum_fw-la velamen_fw-la habuit_fw-la in_o fancy_n etc._n etc._n as_o long_o as_o mose●_n live_v and_o speak_v unto_o the_o people_n he_o have_v a_o cover_n on_o his_o face_n but_o joshuah_n after_o moses_n death_n speak_v unto_o they_o with_o open_a face_n which_o signify_v quòd_fw-la venturus_fw-la esset_fw-la verus_fw-la jesus_n that_o the_o true_a jesus_n shall_v come_v 118._o who_o shall_v take_v away_o the_o veil_n of_o their_o heart_n that_o turn_v unto_o he_o so_o ambrose_n tostatus_n will_v confirm_v the_o same_o by_o these_o two_o reason_n 1._o see_v god_n have_v give_v moses_n this_o gift_n not_o set_v down_o any_o time_n how_o long_o it_o shall_v continue_v he_o will_v not_o take_v it_o away_o from_o he_o but_o upon_o some_o evil_a demerit_n of_o moses_n but_o he_o continue_v in_o god_n favour_n so_o long_o as_o he_o live_v 2._o see_v this_o glory_n be_v a_o honour_n unto_o moses_n if_o the_o lord_n have_v take_v it_o from_o he_o it_o will_v have_v be_v as_o great_a a_o disgrace_n and_o dishonour_n as_o it_o be_v before_o a_o honour_n contra._n 1._o christ_n also_o be_v transfigure_v in_o the_o mount_n his_o face_n do_v shine_v as_o the_o sun_n he_o continue_v still_o the_o belove_a son_n of_o god_n yet_o that_o glory_n remain_v not_o still_o in_o his_o countenance_n 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which_o be_v interpret_v to_o spoil_v conquer_v or_o overcome_v and_o so_o they_o say_v that_o god_n do_v here_o invert_v or_o overcome_v the_o order_n of_o nature_n in_o cause_v the_o barren_a to_o bear_v but_o oukelos_n hierome_n pagnine_n junius_n do_v better_o translate_v omnipotent_a god_n then_o be_v call_v shaddai_n that_o be_v omnipotent_a and_o all-sufficient_a for_o his_o omnipotency_n include_v also_o all-sufficiency_n quest_n iii_o of_o the_o change_n of_o the_o name_n of_o abram_n to_o abraham_n vers._n 5._o neither_o shall_v thy_o name_n any_o more_o be_v call_v abram_n but_o abraham_n 1._o hierome_n think_v that_o the_o hebrew_n letter_n he_o be_v borrow_v from_o the_o name_n of_o god_n jehovah_n &_o add_v to_o abraham_n name_n tradit_fw-la in_o genes_n 2._o ferus_fw-la make_v this_o mystical_a signification_n of_o it_o that_o god_n by_o give_v abraham_n a_o letter_n of_o his_o name_n do_v thereby_o give_v even_o himself_o unto_o he_o as_o also_o thereby_o be_v signify_v 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mighty_a father_n of_o a_o multitude_n 2._o rasi_fw-la think_v it_o be_v insert_v to_o show_v he_o to_o be_v father_n of_o aram_n his_o own_o country_n 3._o some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n think_v that_o resh_n be_v not_o take_v away_o though_o he_o be_v add_v because_o god_n do_v not_o use_v to_o take_v from_o name_n but_o to_o put_v to_o they_o which_o observation_n be_v not_o true_a for_o the_o lord_n take_v away_o one_o letter_n from_o the_o name_n of_o sarai_n namely_o jod_a and_o put_v to_o he._n 4._o mercerus_n think_v that_o resh_n be_v of_o rabh_n which_o signify_v much_o or_o great_a and_o so_o make_v this_o to_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o abraham_n name_n a_o father_n of_o a_o great_a multitude_n 5._o but_o i_o prefer_v the_o common_a opinion_n that_o resh_n remain_v of_o abram_n and_o nothing_o be_v change_v but_o only_o he_o add_v and_o so_o abraham_n signify_v a_o high_a father_n of_o a_o multitude_n now_o whereas_o it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o hebrew_n that_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n and_o transgression_n of_o god_n commandment_n to_o call_v abraham_n any_o more_o by_o the_o name_n of_o abram_n it_o appear_v to_o be_v otherwise_o for_o nehem_n 9.7_o he_o be_v call_v abram_n therefore_o where_o the_o lord_n say_v thy_o name_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o call_v abram_n it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o a_o commandment_n as_o a_o honourable_a favour_n vouchsafe_v to_o abraham_n in_o the_o change_n of_o his_o name_n mercer_n quest_n iv._o the_o reason_n why_o circumcision_n be_v institute_v vers._n 10._o let_v every_o man_n child_n among_o you_o be_v circumcise_v of_o this_o institution_n of_o circumcision_n divers_a reason_n be_v allege_v 1._o philo_n allege_v four_o the_o foreskin_n be_v command_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o for_o the_o better_a prevent_v of_o the_o disease_n call_v the_o carbuncle_n that_o the_o whole_a body_n may_v be_v keep_v more_o pure_a or_o clean_a and_o that_o no_o soil_n or_o filth_n shall_v be_v hide_v under_o the_o foreskin_n that_o they_o may_v be_v more_o apt_a to_o generation_n that_o the_o part_n circumcise_a might_n better_o express_v the_o similitude_n of_o the_o heart_n 2._o moses_n aegyptius_n say_v that_o circumcision_n help_v to_o bridle_v and_o restrain_v inordinate_a lust_n and_o concupiscence_n of_o the_o flesh_n but_o the_o contrary_n appear_v for_o no_o nation_n be_v more_o give_v over_o to_o carnal_a lust_n than_o the_o egyptian_n saracen_n turk_n that_o be_v circumcise_v 3._o some_o think_v circumcision_n in_o that_o part_n be_v prescribe_v for_o the_o great_a detestation_n of_o the_o superstition_n of_o the_o egyptian_n and_o other_o nation_n that_o do_v adore_v that_o part_n and_o make_v a_o idol_n of_o it_o under_o the_o name_n of_o priapus_n and_o do_v carry_v it_o about_o in_o open_a show_n in_o their_o wicked_a idolatrous_a solemnity_n but_o there_o be_v better_a reason_n for_o the_o institution_n of_o circumcision_n and_o more_o fruitful_a signification_n the_o use_n then_o of_o circumcision_n 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common_a wealth_n of_o which_o sort_n be_v the_o stratagem_n and_o policy_n use_v in_o war_n by_o such_o mean_v josue_n circumvent_v the_o man_n of_o hai_o and_o surprise_v their_o city_n josu._n 8._o 4._o there_o be_v another_o kind_n of_o dissimulation_n which_o come_v by_o the_o extraordinary_a motion_n of_o god_n spirit_n as_o the_o hebrew_n pretend_v to_o borrow_v of_o the_o egyptian_n rob_v they_o 5._o jacob_n dissimulation_n may_v thus_o be_v excuse_v because_o god_n extraordinary_a work_n be_v in_o it_o though_o not_o his_o special_a motion_n it_o fail_v in_o the_o other_o point_n for_o it_o seem_v to_o tend_v to_o the_o hurt_n both_o of_o isaac_n deceive_v he_o and_o of_o esau_n deprive_v he_o of_o his_o blessing_n 6._o the_o reason_n why_o dissimulation_n in_o outward_a gesture_n if_o it_o fail_v not_o in_o the_o end_n be_v tolerable_a be_v this_o because_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o speech_n be_v in_o the_o speaker_n and_o therefore_o if_o he_o tell_v a_o lie_n he_o can_v be_v guiltless_a but_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o gesture_n be_v in_o he_o that_o do_v interpret_v it_o to_o his_o own_o understanding_n so_o that_o the_o party_n be_v free_v and_o if_o jacob_n only_o have_v dissemble_v his_o habit_n and_o not_o in_o his_o speech_n in_o say_v he_o be_v esau_n his_o fault_n have_v be_v the_o less_o or_o none_o at_o all_o quest_n ix_o whether_o jacob_n lie_v unto_o isaac_n and_o in_o lie_v sin_v vers._n 19_o i_o be_o esau_n thy_o firstborn_a divers_a have_v labour_v to_o excuse_n jacob_n and_o to_o clear_v he_o of_o the_o sin_n of_o lie_v 1._o some_o think_v that_o jacob_n indeed_o lie_v to_o his_o father_n but_o that_o therein_o he_o sin_v not_o because_o some_o kind_n of_o lie_n be_v by_o they_o approve_v of_o this_o opinion_n be_v origen_n who_o say_v that_o a_o man_n cui_fw-la necessitas_fw-la incumbit_fw-la ●entiendi_fw-la sic_fw-la uti_fw-la debet_fw-la mendacio_fw-la ut_fw-la condimento_fw-la which_o be_v urge_v
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of_o his_o age_n he_o can_v stay_v no_o long_o to_o have_v any_o child_n jun._n but_o he_o mean_v his_o seven_o year_n of_o service_n be_v expire_v 2._o it_o be_v therefore_o unlike_a that_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o seven_o year_n this_o be_v do_v as_o r._n levi_n or_o before_o the_o seven_o year_n complete_a as_o ramban_n for_o laban_n be_v a_o hard_a man_n will_v remit_v nothing_o of_o the_o time_n agree_v upon_o quest_n x._o of_o marriage_n feast_n and_o why_o laban_n make_v a_o feast_n vers._n 22._o laban_n gather_v together_o all_o the_o man_n of_o the_o place_n etc._n etc._n 1._o not_o all_o but_o many_o of_o the_o neighbour_n be_v call_v together_o for_o thus_o in_o scripture_n often_o general_a speech_n be_v restrain_v genes_n 41.57_o all_o country_n come_v to_o egypt_n to_o buy_v corn_n that_o be_v very_o many_o 2._o this_o company_n be_v call_v together_o not_o to_o advise_v with_o laban_n how_o to_o deceive_v jacob_n as_o some_o hebrew_n think_v for_o laban_n be_v 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marriage_n feast_n not_o above_o five_o friend_n of_o each_o side_n feast_n and_o as_o many_o kinsfolk_n to_o be_v call_v together_o but_o to_o be_v drunken_a with_o wine_n he_o count_v it_o maxim_n alienum_fw-la in_o nuptiis_fw-la to_o be_v least_o of_o all_o beseem_a marriage_n perer._n quest_n xi_o of_o laban_n fraud_n in_o suborn_v leah_n vers._n 33._o when_o the_o even_o be_v come_v he_o take_v leah_n etc._n etc._n 1._o their_o manner_n be_v to_o bring_v the_o spouse_n home_o at_o night_n and_o cover_v with_o a_o veil_n for_o modesty_n and_o shamefastness_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o jacob_n know_v not_o leah_n at_o his_o first_o go_v in_o unto_o she_o and_o it_o be_v like_a that_o she_o be_v silent_a all_o night_n lest_o she_o shall_v have_v be_v discern_v and_o her_o silence_n he_o impute_v to_o her_o modesty_n some_o think_v that_o jacob_n come_v not_o near_o she_o but_o continue_v all_o night_n in_o prayer_n but_o it_o be_v unlike_a jacob_n see_v that_o jacob_n have_v 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jacob_n to_o commit_v adultery_n be_v betroth_v already_o to_o another_o perer._n quest_n xii_o whether_o jacob_n fulfil_v seven_o day_n or_o year_n before_o rachel_n be_v give_v he_o vers._n 27._o fvlfill_v seven_o for_o she_o 1._o some_o understand_v this_o of_o seven_o year_n for_o the_o word_n shebang_n be_v sometime_o take_v for_o seven_o day_n sometime_o for_o seven_o year_n mercer_n vatab._n genevous_a but_o this_o be_v not_o like_a for_o rachel_n be_v give_v to_o jacob_n first_o and_o then_o he_o serve_v seven_o year_n for_o rachel_n but_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v take_v for_o seven_o year_n than_o jacob_n shall_v not_o have_v have_v his_o wife_n till_o these_o seven_o be_v fulfil_v vers_fw-la 28._o 2._o but_o it_o be_v better_a understand_v of_o day_n as_o hierome_n expound_v it_o ut_fw-la sep●em_fw-la dies_fw-la pro_fw-la nuptiis_fw-la prioris_fw-la sororis_fw-la expleat_fw-la that_o he_o fulfil_v seven_o day_n for_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o elder_a sister_n hieron_n 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time_n leahs_n four_o elder_a child_n be_v bear_v vers._n 34._o his_o name_n be_v call_v levi_n 35._o she_o call_v his_o name_n jehudah_n 1._o the_o hebrew_n fable_n that_o michael_n call_v from_o heaven_n to_o levi_n fable_n and_o give_v he_o that_o name_n and_o endue_v he_o with_o gift_n fit_a for_o the_o priesthood_n and_o further_o leah_n now_o have_v bear_v three_o child_n say_v her_o husband_n shall_v be_v join_v unto_o she_o because_o she_o have_v bear_v her_o part_n of_o the_o twelve_o son_n which_o she_o as_o a_o prophetess_n do_v foresee_v shall_v be_v bear_v unto_o jacob_n of_o his_o two_o wife_n and_o two_o handmaid_n but_o these_o be_v fabulous_a and_o vain_a conjecture_n they_o also_o in_o the_o name_n jehudah_n do_v include_v jehovah_n the_o letter_n daleth_fw-he be_v add_v in_o the_o four_o place_n because_o he_o be_v the_o four_o son_n but_o these_o light_a collection_n
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to_o god_n providence_n yet_o they_o refuse_v no_o mean_n to_o provide_v for_o the_o child_n safety_n like_v as_o noah_n pitch_v his_o ark_n within_o and_o without_o which_o teach_v we_o that_o we_o shall_v so_o depend_v upon_o god_n providence_n as_o that_o we_o presume_v not_o but_o careful_o use_v the_o mean_n which_o god_n have_v appoint_v pelican_n 3._o doct._n difference_n of_o punishment_n according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o sin_n vers._n 13._o he_o say_v unto_o he_o that_o smite_v his_o brother_n wherefore_o smite_v thou_o thy_o fellow_n moses_n wisdom_n and_o discretion_n herein_o appear_v that_o kill_v the_o egyptian_a &_o reprove_v only_o the_o hebrew_n so_o they_o which_o sin_n malicious_o be_v more_o severe_o to_o be_v punish_v than_o they_o which_o offend_v of_o ignorance_n and_o infirmity_n ferus_fw-la 4._o doct._n that_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o flee_v in_o time_n of_o persecution_n vers._n 15._o moses_n flee_v from_o pharaoh_n this_o show_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o on●_n to_o fly_v in_o the_o time_n of_o persecution_n special_o when_o his_o person_n be_v seek_v so_o jacob_n flee_v from_o esau._n david_n from_o saul_n paul_n escape_v out_o of_o damascus_n b●rrh_n 5._o place_n of_o controversy_n 1._o cont._n the_o marriage_n of_o the_o aunt_n and_o nephew_n against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n vers._n 1._o a_o man_n of_o levi_n take_v a_o daughter_n of_o levi._n that_o be_v amram_n take_v to_o wife_n jochebed_n his_o father_n sister_n as_o be_v before_o show_v quest_n 3._o the_o canonist_n upon_o these_o and_o such_o other_o example_n of_o near_a marriage_n do_v infer_v that_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n no_o degree_n be_v forbid_v but_o between_o father_n and_o daughter_n mother_n and_o son_n only_o because_o in_o other_o near_a degree_n even_o marriage_n be_v in_o use_n among_o the_o patriarch_n contr._n 1_o it_o appear_v that_o these_o marriage_n as_o to_o take_v the_o aunt_n to_o wife_n or_o uncle_n to_o husband_n to_o marry_v two_o 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pharaoh_n heart_n be_v harden_v at_o the_o first_o and_o not_o mollify_v at_o all_o neither_o do_v this_o plague_n enter_v into_o his_o heart_n vers_fw-la 23._o 3._o therefore_o it_o be_v most_o like_a that_o this_o plague_n contine_v until_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o second_o which_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o first_o and_o so_o it_o cease_v neither_o at_o the_o entreaty_n of_o pharaoh_n or_o the_o egyptian_n or_o by_o the_o prayer_n of_o moses_n but_o by_o the_o will_n of_o god_n thostat_n perer._n quest_n xlv_o of_o the_o application_n and_o use_n of_o this_o first_o plague_n for_o the_o mystical_a application_n of_o this_o plague_n 1._o augustine_n compare_v the_o ten_o plague_n of_o egypt_n and_o the_o ten_o commandment_n together_o do_v refer_v the_o first_o plague_n to_o the_o first_o commandment_n apply_v it_o thus_o the_o water_n out_o of_o the_o which_o come_v the_o generation_n of_o many_o thing_n signify_v god_n the_o begin_n of_o all_o the_o turn_n of_o this_o water_n into_o blood_n be_v the_o corrupt_a of_o the_o divine_a worship_n by_o humane_a and_o carnal_a invention_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n 2._o but_o i_o prefer_v rather_o ferus_fw-la application_n the_o one_o prophetical_a that_o this_o plague_n do_v portend_v the_o bloody_a end_n and_o destruction_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o the_o egyptian_n the_o other_o moral_a that_o wherein_o a_o man_n sin_v thereby_o in_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n be_v he_o punish_v as_o adonibezek_n by_o the_o cut_n off_o his_o finger_n and_o toe_n as_o he_o have_v serve_v other_o absalon_n by_o his_o hair_n which_o he_o be_v proud_a of_o so_o the_o egyptian_n be_v punish_v in_o the_o water_n wherein_o they_o have_v destroy_v so_o many_o innocent_a babe_n pererius_n 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n 1._o doct._n of_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o princely_a and_o priestly_a call_n vers._n 1._o i_o have_v make_v thou_o pharaoh_n god_n and_o aaron_n thy_o brother_n shall_v be_v thy_o prophet_n here_o we_o have_v the_o institution_n of_o two_o most_o necessary_a calling_n among_o the_o people_n of_o god_n the_o princely_a power_n in_o moses_n who_o commission_n be_v to_o give_v edict_n and_o law_n and_o the_o ecclesiastical_a in_o aaron_n to_o who_o it_o appertain_v to_o interpret_v and_o expound_v the_o law_n as_o the_o prophet_n say_v ask_v the_o priest_n concern_v the_o law_n borrh._n 2._o doct._n of_o the_o harden_v of_o the_o heart_n how_o it_o be_v say_v to_o proceed_v from_o god_n vers._n 3._o i_o will_v harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n man_n heart_n be_v harden_v two_o way_n either_o by_o itself_o internal_o or_o by_o some_o external_a accident_n that_o move_v the_o inward_a cause_n or_o the_o instrument_n thereof_o the_o external_a agent_n be_v either_o efficient_n and_o so_o the_o devil_n as_o a_o efficient_a and_o work_a cause_n move_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n unto_o evil_n be_v corrupt_a of_o itself_o or_o they_o be_v only_o dispose_v and_o order_v so_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o harden_v the_o heart_n which_o he_o do_v three_o way_n 1._o by_o leave_v the_o will_n of_o man_n be_v destitute_a of_o good_a to_o it_o evil_a nature_n and_o disposition_n 2._o by_o some_o occasion_n give_v by_o the_o lord_n which_o in_o itself_o be_v good_a the_o heart_n of_o the_o wicked_a become_v more_o obstinate_a as_o by_o the_o lord_n commandment_n by_o moses_n pharaoh_n be_v more_o harden_v so_o the_o apostle_n show_v that_o some_o take_v occasion_n by_o the_o law_n which_o be_v good_a to_o be_v more_o evil_a rom._n 7._o like_v as_o tender_a and_o weak_a eye_n by_o the_o brightness_n of_o the_o sun_n do_v dazzle_v the_o more_o and_o become_v blind_a 3._o the_o lord_n see_v the_o will_n of_o obstinate_a man_n to_o be_v thus_o harden_v and_o bend_v upon_o evil_a he_o in_o his_o justice_n also_o drive_v they_o to_o that_o end_n whither_o of_o themselves_o they_o run_v headlong_o jun._n like_a as_o the_o primum_fw-la mobile_a in_o the_o heaven_n the_o utmost_a sphere_n carry_v all_o the_o 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of_o israel_n hierome_n number_v they_o to_o have_v be_v ten_o the_o first_o for_o want_v of_o water_n exod._n 17._o the_o second_o likewise_o for_o water_n numb_a 20._o the_o three_o exod._n 14._o when_o the_o egyptian_n pursue_v they_o the_o four_o and_o five_o about_o manna_n when_o they_o keep_v it_o till_o the_o morning_n and_o gather_v it_o upon_o the_o sabbath_n exod._n 16._o the_o six_o murmur_v be_v for_o flesh_n exod._n 16._o and_o the_o seven_o for_o flesh_n likewise_o numb_a 11.4_o the_o eight_o for_o moses_n absence_n when_o they_o make_v the_o golden_a calf_n the_o nine_o when_o they_o tempt_v god_n in_o fight_v against_o the_o amalckite_n be_v forbid_v numb_a 14._o the_o ten_o upon_o the_o return_n of_o the_o spy_n which_o be_v send_v to_o search_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n hieron_n d●_n 10._o tentationib_n but_o if_o all_o the_o murmur_n of_o the_o israelite_n be_v sum_v together_o they_o will_v be_v find_v more_o than_o ten_o not_o few_o than_o twenty_o and_o they_o be_v of_o three_o sort_n either_o general_a of_o the_o whole_a congregation_n or_o special_a of_o some_o few_o or_o particular_a of_o some_o principal_a person_n 1._o their_o general_a murmur_n be_v upon_o these_o occasion_n first_o for_o thing_n which_o they_o endure_v as_o the_o increase_n of_o their_o bondage_n in_o egypt_n at_o the_o first_o come_v of_o moses_n exod._n 5.21_o their_o fear_n to_o be_v all_o destroy_v of_o the_o egyptian_n chap._n 14.11_o their_o weariness_n of_o the_o way_n numb_a 11.1_o their_o bite_n by_o serpent_n numb_a 21._o second_o for_o thing_n which_o they_o want_v as_o for_o sweet_a and_o potable_a water_n exod._n 15.24_o for_o bread_n chap._n 16.3_o for_o water_n in_o rephidim_n exod._n 17._o for_o flesh_n numb_a 11._o for_o water_n again_o when_o moses_n also_o offend_v numb_a 20._o three_o they_o murmur_v and_o disobey_v when_o any_o thing_n be_v impose_v they_o which_o they_o like_v not_o as_o twi●e_v they_o be_v disobedient_a about_o manna_n in_o 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some_o principal_a person_n as_o of_o aaron_n and_o miriam_n against_o moses_n numb_a 12._o of_o moses_n himself_o at_o the_o water_n of_o strife_n numb_a 20._o of_o aaron_n be_v discontent_a and_o so_o negligent_a in_o his_o office_n because_o of_o the_o death_n of_o his_o two_o son_n nadab_n and_o abihu_n levit._n 10.19_o here_o be_v four_o more_o and_o unto_o these_o other_o by_o diligent_a observation_n may_v be_v add_v quest_n thirty-nine_o whether_o the_o wood_n have_v any_o virtue_n in_o it_o that_o moses_n cast_v ●nto_o the_o water_n 25._o and_o he_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o lord_n show_v he_o a_o tree_n 1._o the_o hebrew_n think_v that_o this_o tree_n have_v no_o virtue_n at_o all_o in_o it_o to_o make_v the_o water_n sweet_a but_o rather_o the_o contrary_a but_o that_o god_n will_v therein_o show_v his_o power_n in_o heal_v one_o contrary_a by_o another_o as_o elizeus_fw-la do_v heal_v the_o water_n by_o cast_v in_o of_o salt_n which_o be_v more_o like_a to_o 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of_o the_o people_n do_v 2._o and_o that_o other_o place_n be_v not_o fit_o allege_v for_o the_o lord_n come_v down_o in_o the_o pillar_n of_o the_o cloud_n at_o that_o time_n and_o speak_v not_o only_o to_o moses_n but_o to_o aaron_n and_o miriam_n also_o 4._o tostatus_n take_v exception_n because_o lyranus_fw-la do_v not_o distinguish_v between_o the_o apparition_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n whereas_o the_o apparition_n in_o the_o old_a be_v obscure_a apparitiones_fw-la antem_fw-la factae_fw-la in_o novo_fw-la sunt_fw-la clariores_fw-la but_o the_o apparition_n make_v in_o the_o new_a be_v more_o clear_a as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n come_v down_o upon_o the_o apostle_n not_o in_o fire_n with_o the_o darkness_n of_o a_o cloud_n but_o in_o bright_a fire_n like_o unto_o cleave_a tongue_n tostat._n quaest_n 11._o contra._n this_o be_v true_a which_o be_v here_o allege_v that_o the_o apparition_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v clear_a and_o more_o full_a of_o light_n than_o 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opinion_n and_o to_o teach_v one_o constant_a and_o sure_a rule_n of_o truth_n and_o virtue_n and_o further_o such_o be_v their_o error_n that_o though_o in_o civil_a and_o politic_a matter_n the_o wise_a among_o the_o heathen_a by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o experience_n attain_v to_o some_o perfection_n yet_o they_o be_v utter_o ignorant_a of_o the_o true_a knowledge_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n which_o be_v set_v forth_o in_o the_o law_n tostat._n quest_n 1._o 5._o further_o because_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v more_o and_o more_o obscure_v the_o lord_n will_v have_v his_o law_n write_v in_o table_n of_o stone_n that_o it_o may_v ever_o be_v keep_v and_o remember_v and_o be_v no_o more_o drown_v in_o oblivion_n ferus_fw-la and_o though_o those_o table_n of_o stone_n wherein_o the_o law_n be_v write_v be_v not_o now_o to_o be_v find_v yet_o the_o copy_n of_o the_o same_o law_n be_v extant_a in_o the_o scripture_n there_o to_o be_v see_v and_o read_v which_o shall_v 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word_n also_o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v speak_v by_o angel_n hebr._n 2.2_o because_o god_n do_v therein_o use_v the_o ministry_n of_o the_o angel_n in_o frame_v of_o that_o audible_a voice_n which_o be_v hear_v so_o that_o the_o angel_n speak_v not_o now_o as_o in_o the_o person_n of_o god_n as_o his_o messenger_n as_o at_o other_o time_n but_o here_o they_o attend_v only_o as_o minister_n long_o aliter_fw-la hic_fw-la loquor_fw-la quam_fw-la ad_fw-la patres_fw-la adhuc_fw-la locutus_fw-la est_fw-la the_o lord_n speak_v far_o otherwise_o here_o than_o he_o speak_v hitherto_o to_o the_o father_n ferus_fw-la but_o to_o they_o he_o speak_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n this_o question_n also_o be_v well_o decide_v by_o cajetan_n you_o will_v ask_v say_v he_o how_o god_n be_v say_v to_o speak_v cum_fw-la ista_fw-la locutis_fw-la fieres_fw-la per_fw-la angelum_fw-la etc._n etc._n see_v this_o speech_n be_v frame_v by_o a_o angel_n the_o answer_n be_v ready_a quia_fw-la ipse_fw-la dominus_fw-la loquebatur_fw-la in_o angelo_n ad_fw-la populum_fw-la etc._n etc._n because_o the_o lord_n himself_o speak_v in_o the_o angel_n to_o the_o people_n not_o as_o the_o king_n speak_v by_o his_o ambassador_n or_o interpreter_n sed_fw-la ut_fw-la presen_v mens_fw-la in_o angelo_n &_o formans_fw-la verba_fw-la huius_fw-la sermonis_fw-la magis_fw-la quam_fw-la angelus_n but_o as_o present_v in_o the_o angel_n and_o so_o frame_v the_o word_n of_o his_o speech_n rather_o than_o the_o angel_n so_o cajetan_n so_o that_o god_n speak_v as_o the_o author_n and_o enditer_n the_o angel_n speak_v as_o the_o tongue_n or_o penman_n of_o god_n 2._o the_o hebrew_n have_v this_o opinion_n that_o this_o be_v that_o great_a angel_n of_o such_o eminency_n ut_fw-la citra_fw-la essentiam_fw-la divinam_fw-la angelus_n faciei_fw-la nominetur_fw-la that_o set_v the_o divine_a essence_n aside_o he_o be_v call_v the_o angel_n of_o god_n presence_n isaiah_n 63.9_o paul_n burgen_v addition_n 1._o nay_o 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and_o not_o god_n this_o reason_n be_v of_o small_a force_n and_o may_v easy_o be_v answer_v 1._o the_o lord_n use_v the_o three_o person_n because_o although_o now_o the_o lord_n as_o present_v in_o majesty_n speak_v by_o voice_n yet_o this_o law_n be_v to_o be_v deliver_v afterward_o write_v in_o table_n of_o stone_n which_o be_v a_o perpetual_a monument_n unto_o the_o people_n of_o the_o lord_n will_v be_v more_o fit_o express_v in_o the_o three_o person_n because_o the_o lord_n will_v no_o more_o in_o like_a manner_n as_o now_o deliver_v the_o law_n with_o his_o own_o mouth_n 2._o beside_o in_o the_o first_o and_o second_o commandment_n the_o lord_n use_v the_o first_o person_n thou_o shall_v have_v no_o other_o god_n before_o i_o and_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n a_o jealous_a god_n 3._o and_o further_o it_o be_v observe_v to_o be_v a_o hebraisme_n and_o a_o
god_n have_v no_o care_n of_o the_o gentile_n as_o of_o his_o own_o people_n that_o be_v espouse_v unto_o he_o he_o be_v not_o say_v to_o be_v jealous_a of_o they_o 2._o he_o suffer_v they_o to_o walk_v after_o their_o own_o lust_n not_o because_o he_o can_v not_o have_v hinder_v they_o but_o the_o wise_a creator_n permit_v the_o reasonable_a creature_n to_o follow_v the_o instinct_n of_o their_o nature_n yet_o call_v some_o by_o grace_n who_o he_o please_v and_o punish_v the_o rest_n for_o abuse_v the_o light_n of_o nature_n who_o therefore_o be_v leave_v inexcusable_a because_o know_v god_n by_o the_o creature_n they_o yet_o do_v not_o glorify_v he_o as_o god_n as_o the_o apostle_n show_v rom._n 1.21_o quest_n v._o of_o the_o title_n which_o the_o lord_n here_o give_v himself_o and_o wherefore_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n strong_a jealous_a etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n give_v unto_o himself_o here_o four_o several_a title_n the_o more_o to_o enforce_v this_o commination_n follow_v 1._o he_o call_v himself_o their_o god_n because_o he_o have_v take_v they_o into_o his_o special_a protection_n and_o have_v bestow_v many_o benefit_n upon_o they_o therefore_o they_o ought_v to_o love_v he_o more_o than_o any_o other_o tostat._n 2._o he_o be_v a_o strong_a god_n potest_fw-la se_fw-la veluno_fw-it nutu_fw-la vindicare_fw-la which_o can_v revenge_v himself_o at_o his_o beck_n lippom._n and_o he_o be_v strong_a as_o well_o to_o effect_v his_o promise_n to_o the_o obedient_a as_o to_o punish_v the_o disobedient_a vrsin_n 3_o zelotes_n est_fw-la nolens_fw-la habere_fw-la consortium_fw-la in_o amando_fw-la he_o be_v jealous_a he_o can_v abide_v no_o partner_n in_o that_o which_o he_o love_v tostat._n and_o this_o as_o well_o signify_v his_o indignation_n qua_fw-la commovetur_fw-la suis_fw-la contumeliis_fw-la whereby_o he_o be_v move_v for_o the_o contumely_n that_o be_v offer_v unto_o he_o vatabl._n as_o the_o love_n of_o god_n towards_o they_o for_o jealousy_n arise_v ex_fw-la amore_fw-la ejus_fw-la qui_fw-la laditur_fw-la propter_fw-la turpitudinem_fw-la etc._n etc._n from_o the_o love_n of_o he_o that_o be_v hurt_v because_o of_o some_o uncleanness_n commit_v etc._n etc._n vrsin_n 4._o last_o in_o say_v visit_v the_o iniquity_n he_o show_v his_o severity_n in_o tantum_fw-la non_fw-la connivet_fw-la ad_fw-la impietatem_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o wink_v at_o impiety_n that_o he_o punish_v it_o even_o in_o the_o posterity_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o their_o son_n and_o nephew_n lippom._n quest_n 6._o of_o the_o general_a commination_n and_o promise_n annex_v visit_v the_o iniquity_n etc._n etc._n 1._o some_o take_v this_o to_o be_v a_o special_a persuasion_n add_v to_o this_o commandment_n quia_fw-la inter_fw-la omne_fw-la praecepta_fw-la nullum_fw-la majus_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la hoc_fw-la because_o there_o be_v none_o among_o all_o the_o precept_n great_a than_o this_o the_o general_a motive_n be_v set_v before_o because_o he_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n tostat._n 2._o but_o i_o approve_v rather_o their_o opinion_n which_o take_v this_o commination_n and_o promise_n to_o appertain_v unto_o all_o the_o commandment_n but_o to_o be_v join_v to_o this_o because_o it_o be_v fundamentum_fw-la caeterorum_fw-la the_o foundation_n of_o the_o rest_n vrsin_n huic_fw-la mandato_fw-la tanquam_fw-la principali_fw-la ex_fw-la quo_fw-la alia_fw-la oriuntur_fw-la addidit_fw-la dominus_fw-la minas_fw-la etc._n etc._n to_o this_o commandment_n as_o the_o principal_a out_o of_o the_o which_o the_o other_o take_v their_o beginning_n the_o lord_n add_v threaten_n and_o promise_n etc._n etc._n lippom._n and_o this_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o word_n here_o follow_v vers_n 6._o to_o they_o that_o love_v i_o and_o keep_v my_o commandment_n the_o lord_n make_v mention_v of_o keep_v his_o commandment_n not_o of_o one_o but_o of_o all_o 3._o it_o may_v have_v please_v god_n simple_o to_o have_v 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for_o the_o father_n but_o every_o man_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o his_o own_o sin_n deut._n 24.16_o and_o he_o add_v further_a majores_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la sunt_fw-la comminationes_fw-la quam_fw-la poenae_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o god_n use_v great_a threaten_n than_o punishment_n as_o every_o one_o that_o be_v not_o circumcise_v at_o the_o eight_o day_n be_v threaten_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o and_o yet_o many_o in_o the_o desert_n be_v uncircumcised_a at_o that_o age_n who_o joshua_n circumcise_v in_o gilgal_n and_o so_o here_o he_o think_v that_o this_o be_v threaten_v only_o to_o terrify_v parent_n from_o sin_v so_o theodoret._n contra._n 1._o but_o this_o be_v to_o give_v great_a liberty_n to_o offender_n to_o think_v that_o god_n only_o threaten_v for_o terror_n it_o may_v be_v infer_v as_o well_o that_o god_n do_v but_o dally_v also_o with_o his_o promise_n as_o with_o his_o threaten_n which_o be_v impious_a to_o think_v 2._o if_o god_n do_v not_o always_o 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ergo_fw-la dum_fw-la hic_fw-la mundus_fw-la stat_fw-la non_fw-la recipit_fw-la sua_fw-la peccata_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o devil_n while_o this_o world_n stand_v do_v not_o receive_v punishment_n for_o his_o sin_n redduntur_fw-la infilios_fw-la i._o in_o eos_fw-la quos_fw-la genuit_fw-la per_fw-la peccatum_fw-la but_o upon_o his_o child_n who_o he_o have_v beget_v by_o sin_n be_v their_o sin_n render_v for_o man_n while_o they_o be_v in_o the_o flesh_n be_v correct_v of_o god_n etc._n etc._n contra._n but_o that_o this_o be_v a_o force_a and_o far_o fetch_v exposition_n the_o other_o opposite_a part_n manifest_v of_o the_o lord_n show_v mercy_n unto_o thousand_o but_o the_o devil_n expect_v no_o mercy_n and_o again_o see_v this_o commination_n be_v special_o make_v to_o terrify_v wicked_a parent_n it_o can_v no_o way_n concern_v the_o devil_n to_o who_o the_o law_n be_v not_o give_v but_o unto_o man_n 3._o hugo_n de_fw-fr s._n victor_n give_v this_o reason_n why_o child_n be_v punish_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o father_n because_o they_o be_v sicut_fw-la aliquod_fw-la membrum_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la quia_fw-la in_o ipsis_fw-la malefactoribus_fw-la quo_fw-la dammodo_fw-la erant_fw-la seminaliter_fw-la &_o peccabant_fw-la they_o be_v as_o a_o part_n of_o they_o because_o they_o be_v in_o seed_n in_o the_o malefactor_n themselves_o and_o so_o in_o a_o manner_n sin_v in_o they_o contra._n but_o the_o prophet_n say_v the_o same_o soul_n that_o sin_v shall_v die_v the_o child_n be_v but_o yet_o in_o the_o loin_n of_o their_o father_n as_o the_o tree_n in_o the_o seed_n have_v no_o soul_n therefore_o then_o can_v they_o not_o sin_n 4._o some_o do_v reconcile_v this_o law_n and_o that_o other_o deut._n 24._o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o father_n shall_v not_o be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o the_o child_n nor_o the_o child_n for_o the_o father_n after_o this_o manner_n that_o there_o a_o rule_n be_v give_v for_o the_o proceed_n in_o civil_a judgement_n that_o one_o shall_v not_o suffer_v for_o another_o
say_v we_o be_v deliver_v though_o we_o have_v do_v all_o these_o abomination_n jerem._n 7.9_o chrysostome_n well_o say_v to_o this_o purpose_n non_fw-la est_fw-la locu●_n hic_fw-la lupanar_fw-la sed_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la si_fw-la membra_fw-la meretricis_fw-la habes_fw-la abesto_fw-la ab_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la ne_fw-la praesentiâ_fw-la tuâ_fw-la sordescat_fw-la this_o place_n be_v no_o brothelhouse_n but_o the_o church_n if_o thou_o have_v the_o member_n of_o a_o harlot_n absent_v thyself_o from_o the_o church_n lest_o it_o be_v defile_v by_o thy_o presence_n etc._n etc._n homil_n 62._o super_fw-la loan_n 2._o obser._n against_o fornication_n and_o let_v not_o only_a adulterer_n take_v heed_n unto_o themselves_o even_o fornication_n between_o those_o that_o be_v not_o marry_v be_v a_o grievous_a offence_n before_o god_n who_o will_v not_o only_o judge_v adulterer_n but_o whoremonger_n also_o hebr._n 13.4_o and_o that_o say_v of_o the_o apostle_n may_v be_v apply_v against_o fornication_n as_o well_o as_o adultery_n know_v you_o not_o that_o you_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n if_o any_o man_n destroy_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n he_o shall_v god_n destroy_v 1_o cor._n 3.16_o whereupon_o augustine_n thus_o write_v non_fw-la vis_fw-la corrumpi_fw-la domum_fw-la tuam_fw-la quare_fw-la corrumpi●_n 〈◊〉_d dei_fw-la thou_o will_v not_o have_v thy_o house_n corrupt_v or_o defile_v why_o then_o do_v thou_o corrupt_v the_o house_n of_o god_n lib._n d●_n in_o chord_n cap._n 9_o and_o these_o mischief_n fornication_n bring_v with_o it_o 1._o perdit_fw-la animal_n the_o fornicator_n destroy_v his_o own_o soul_n prov._n 9.18_o he_o know_v not_o that_o the_o dead_a be_v there_o and_o that_o her_o guest_n be_v in_o the_o depth_n of_o hell_n 2._o consumit_fw-la substantiam_fw-la he_o consume_v and_o waste_v his_o substance_n prov._n 6.16_o because_o of_o the_o whorish_a woman_n a_o man_n be_v bring_v to_o a_o morsel_n of_o bread_n 3._o vilificat_fw-la prolem_fw-la it_o 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superfluous_a and_o inordinate_a hair_n and_o affectation_n of_o woman_n garment_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o woman_n fucatafacies_fw-la capillorum_fw-la nativi_fw-la coloris_fw-la adulteratio_fw-la a_o paint_a face_n colour_v of_o the_o hair_n imitate_v the_o fashion_n of_o man_n garment_n etc._n etc._n august_n serm_n 347._o the_o one_o s._n paul_n reprove_v in_o man_n 1_o cor._n 11.14_o do_v not_o nature_n itself_o teach_v you_o that_o if_o a_o man_n have_v long_a hair_n it_o be_v a_o shame_n unto_o he_o the_o other_o s._n peter_n reprehend_v in_o woman_n as_o their_o broydred_a hair_n and_o gold_n put_v about_o and_o the_o put_v on_o of_o apparel_n 1_o pet._n 3.3_o the_o eight_o commandment_n 1_o question_n discuss_v quest_n i._o whether_o the_o steal_n of_o man_n only_o be_v forbid_v in_o this_o precept_n vers._n 15._o thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v r._n solomon_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o only_o the_o steal_n of_o man_n be_v prohibit_v here_o because_o that_o kind_a of_o stealth_n only_o be_v punish_v by_o death_n other_o kind_n of_o theft_n by_o restitution_n either_o of_o double_a or_o quadruple_a contra._n 1._o it_o do_v evident_o appear_v that_o all_o kind_n of_o theft_n and_o not_o that_o of_o man_n only_o be_v here_o forbid_a by_o these_o two_o reason_n first_o because_o the_o moral_a law_n only_o as_o ground_v upon_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n do_v bind_v both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n the_o judicial_n only_o concern_v the_o israelite_n therefore_o if_o other_o theft_n have_v be_v restrain_v only_o by_o the_o judicial_n and_o not_o by_o the_o moral_a law_n the_o gentile_n will_v not_o have_v condemn_v the_o steal_n of_o good_n as_o well_o as_o of_o man_n as_o they_o do_v second_o the_o judicial_n do_v only_o bind_v the_o people_n after_o they_o be_v deliver_v unto_o they_o not_o before_o but_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n to_o steal_v in_o israel_n even_o before_o they_o have_v receive_v the_o judicial_n 2._o the_o ground_n of_o his_o opinion_n be_v not_o find_v that_o the_o breach_n of_o every_o moral_a law_n be_v punish_v by_o death_n for_o the_o covet_v of_o a_o man_n ox_n or_o ass_n though_o this_o covet_v have_v proceed_v to_o act_v be_v not_o judge_v worthy_a of_o death_n tostat._v qu._n 24._o quest_n ii_o of_o the_o order_n and_o phrase_n use_v in_o this_o precept_n thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v 1._o next_o unto_o those_o wrong_n which_o either_o be_v do_v unto_o a_o man_n single_a person_n as_o in_o offer_v violence_n to_o his_o life_n or_o in_o persona_fw-la conjuncta_fw-la in_o his_o couple_a and_o conjoin_v person_n namely_o his_o wife_n in_o commit_v adultery_n next_o after_o follow_v those_o injury_n which_o concern_v his_o substance_n and_o such_o thing_n as_o appertain_v unto_o he_o thomas_z in_o opuscul_fw-la 2._o and_o first_o of_o all_o prohibentur_fw-la nocumen●a_fw-la quae_fw-la infertimiur_fw-fr facto_fw-la those_o hindrance_n be_v forbid_v which_o be_v do_v in_o fact_n then_o those_o quae_fw-la inseruntur_fw-la verbo_fw-la which_o be_v do_v in_o word_n as_o in_o 9_o precept_n thou_o shall_v not_o bear_v false_a witness_n lyran._n 3_o but_o here_o this_o word_n theft_n be_v more_o general_o take_v quam_fw-la apud_fw-la jurisc●nsu_fw-la tos_fw-la than_o among_o the_o lawyer_n borrah_n for_o it_o signify_v quamlibet_fw-la alienae_n rei_fw-la usurpationem_fw-la any_o kind_n of_o usurp_a of_o that_o which_o be_v another_o man_n gloss._n interlinear_o 4._o and_o the_o reason_n why_o all_o violence_n fraud_n circumvention_n be_v prohibit_v under_o the_o name_n of_o theft_n be_v furandi_fw-la verbum_fw-la posuit_fw-la quod_fw-la ut_fw-la probros●m_fw-la omnibus_fw-la naturaliter_fw-la exhorrent_n he_o use_v the_o word_n steal_v which_o all_o man_n by_o nature_n do_v abhor_v be_v ignominious_a that_o we_o may_v the_o better_o be_v persuade_v to_o abstain_v from_o all_o kind_n of_o theft_n calvin_n for_o man_n cunning_o do_v gloze_n and_o colour_v their_o vicious_a and_o corrupt_a deal_n with_o honest_a name_n as_o fraud_n and_o deceit_n be_v call_v wit_n and_o cunning_a get_n of_o other_o man_n good_n providence_n the_o lord_n therefore_o to_o meet_v with_o all_o such_o daub_v do_v call_v thing_n as_o they_o be_v and_o sheweth_z how_o that_o before_o he_o all_o such_o wrongdoer_n be_v hold_v guilty_a of_o theft_n quest_n iii_o of_o the_o general_a head_n of_o the_o thing_n here_o prohibit_v three_o thing_n in_o general_n be_v forbid_v in_o this_o commandment_n 1._o the_o unjust_a get_n of_o other_o man_n good_n which_o be_v 1._o either_o by_o rapine_n or_o violence_n either_o of_o sacred_a thing_n or_o of_o profane_a and_o common_a 2._o or_o else_o by_o theft_n and_o pilfer_a 3._o or_o by_o deceit_n circumvention_n and_o fraud_n 2._o all_o damage_n discommodity_n or_o hindrance_n which_o either_o be_v bring_v upon_o another_o by_o hatred_n evil_a will_n enmity_n or_o else_o which_o be_v not_o turn_v aside_o and_o decline_v from_o our_o brother_n it_o be_v in_o our_o power_n 3._o the_o abuse_n of_o man_n good_n and_o substance_n be_v likewise_o here_o condemn_v either_o in_o the_o evil_a bestow_n and_o expend_v of_o they_o in_o vain_a and_o unprofitable_a thing_n or_o in_o the_o unjust_a hold_v and_o possess_v and_o not_o employ_v of_o they_o when_o necessity_n require_v simler_n quest_n iv._o of_o sacrilege_n the_o first_o general_a transgression_n than_o be_v in_o sacrilege_n which_o be_v the_o steal_v either_o of_o any_o sacred_a thing_n appoint_v for_o holy_a and_o sacred_a use_n out_o of_o any_o place_n sacred_a or_o profane_a or_o of_o any_o profane_a and_o common_a thing_n out_o of_o a_o sacred_a place_n and_o this_o sacrilege_n be_v of_o two_o kind_n it_o be_v either_o of_o thing_n spiritual_a or_o of_o thing_n external_a and_o temporal_a of_o this_o latter_a sort_n be_v these_o 1._o the_o wilful_a steal_n and_o withdraw_v of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v ordain_v to_o holy_a and_o divine_a use_n which_o kind_n of_o sacrilege_n be_v strict_o punish_v by_o humane_a law_n such_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o achan_n in_o steal_v the_o wedge_n
charge_n and_o government_n with_o moses_n num._n 11._o of_o which_o number_n be_v eldad_n and_o medad_n gloss._n interlinear_o but_o this_o can_v be_v for_o those_o seventy_o elder_n be_v appoint_v after_o the_o camp_n be_v remove_v from_o sinai_n and_o pitch_v in_o kibrath_n hattavah_n which_o be_v the_o next_o station_n beyond_o sinai_n numb_a 33.16_o but_o now_o the_o israelite_n remain_v at_o mount_n sinai_n 2._o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o these_o seventy_o elder_n be_v appoint_v when_o jethro_n give_v counsel_n to_o moses_n that_o be_v six_z out_o of_o every_o tribe_n which_o make_v 72._o but_o the_o even_a number_n be_v set_v down_o simler_n but_o those_o captain_n over_o the_o people_n which_o be_v choose_v according_a to_o jethro_n his_o direction_n be_v head_n over_o thousand_o hundred_o and_o fifty_n chap._n 18.25_o they_o be_v then_o more_o than_o seventy_o 3._o neither_o be_v these_o seventy_o such_o as_o before_o time_n the_o people_n have_v choose_v out_o for_o their_o ruler_n answerable_a unto_o the_o number_n of_o soul_n that_o go_v down_o with_o jacob_n into_o egypt_n as_o calvi●_n seem_v to_o think_v for_o it_o seem_v that_o before_o jethro_n give_v that_o advice_n to_o moses_n there_o be_v no_o such_o governor_n and_o ruler_n over_o the_o tribe_n because_o moses_n then_o need_v not_o to_o have_v weary_v himself_o in_o hear_v their_o cause_n himself_o alone_o 4._o wherefore_o these_o be_v no_o special_a elder_n that_o before_o be_v elect_v and_o choose_v out_o but_o such_o as_o moses_n do_v single_a out_o upon_o this_o occasion_n out_o of_o the_o more_o honourable_a sort_n of_o the_o people_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v call_v vers_fw-la 11._o eetzilee_n separate_v or_o select_v and_o tostatus_n hold_v this_o as_o a_o reason_n because_o the_o word_n elder_n ziene_n in_o the_o hebrew_n have_v no_o article_n set_v before_o it_o as_o be_v usual_a in_o that_o language_n when_o any_o special_a person_n of_o note_n be_v name_v but_o though_o his_o reason_n do_v not_o always_o hold_v yet_o his_o opinion_n seem_v of_o the_o rest_n to_o be_v most_o probable_a tostat._v qu._n 3_o quest_n iii_o why_o moses_n go_v up_o into_o the_o mount_n alone_o vers._n 2._o and_o moses_n himself_o alone_o shall_v come_v near_o to_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n 1._o here_o be_v three_o degree_n or_o order_n appoint_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o their_o come_n near_o unto_o god_n the_o people_n stand_v far_o off_o and_o come_v not_o near_o at_o all_o aaron_n and_o his_o two_o son_n and_o the_o seventy_o elder_n ascend_v with_o moses_n to_o some_o part_n of_o the_o mountain_n but_o moses_n himself_o only_o go_v up_o unto_o god_n vers_fw-la 12._o calvin_n lippoman_n 2._o rabanus_n make_v this_o moral_a application_n of_o it_o that_o as_o the_o seventy_o elder_n go_v not_o up_o with_o moses_n so_o unusquisque_fw-la perpendat_fw-la discrete_a vires_fw-la suay_n ut_fw-la ultra_fw-la non_fw-la praesumat_fw-la that_o every_o one_o do_v discreet_o examine_v his_o strength_n and_o not_o presume_v beyond_o his_o knowledge_n 3._o for_o the_o mystical_a sense_n procopius_n make_v aaron_n here_o a_o type_n of_o christ_n who_o stand_v aloof_o off_o and_o contemn_v not_o our_o humane_a nature_n sed_fw-la descendens_fw-la ad_fw-la nos_fw-la inter_fw-la nos_fw-la moratur_fw-la but_o descend_v dwell_v among_o we_o etc._n etc._n but_o this_o application_n can_v in_o no_o wise_n be_v fit_a that_o aaron_n shall_v be_v here_o a_o type_n of_o christ_n who_o go_v not_o up_o unto_o god_n but_o moses_n do_v for_o who_o shall_v have_v free_a access_n unto_o god_n than_o our_o mediator_n and_o intercessor_n therefore_o moses_n here_o rather_o signify_v the_o law_n which_o be_v perfect_a and_o pure_a in_o itself_o yet_o be_v not_o able_a to_o bring_v we_o to_o god_n as_o these_o ascend_v not_o with_o moses_n but_o be_v leave_v behind_o simler_n quest_n iv._o whether_o all_o the_o people_n in_o general_n be_v assemble_v vers._n 3._o and_o all_o the_o people_n answer_v etc._n etc._n 1._o sometime_o the_o whole_a congregation_n be_v understand_v to_o be_v the_o elder_n only_o and_o principal_a man_n that_o stand_v for_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n as_o chap._n 12.3_o the_o lord_n bid_v moses_n to_o speak_v to_o all_o the_o congregation_n and_o yet_o he_o only_o speak_v unto_o the_o elder_n vers_fw-la 21._o but_o here_o we_o rather_o understand_v that_o all_o the_o multitude_n be_v call_v together_o for_o as_o we_o read_v that_o when_o the_o law_n be_v confirm_v and_o ratify_v the_o whole_a assembly_n come_v together_o not_o only_o the_o elder_n and_o officer_n but_o even_o their_o child_n and_o wife_n yea_o the_o stranger_n unto_o the_o hewer_n of_o wood_n and_o drawer_n of_o water_n deut._n 29.10_o 11._o so_o be_v it_o requisite_a that_o at_o the_o first_o receive_v of_o the_o law_n all_o the_o whole_a multitude_n shall_v come_v together_o to_o give_v their_o general_a consent_n 2._o if_o it_o be_v object_v that_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o so_o many_o hundred_o thousand_o as_o there_o be_v in_o israel_n can_v assemble_v in_o such_o sort_n to_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o one_o man_n we_o may_v either_o say_v that_o god_n may_v give_v a_o extraordinary_a strength_n unto_o moses_n voice_n that_o it_o may_v be_v hear_v round_o about_o tostatus_n or_o though_o all_o the_o people_n be_v not_o within_o hear_v themselves_o at_o once_o yet_o one_o may_v receive_v it_o from_o another_o and_o so_o give_v their_o consent_n or_o one_o company_n may_v succeed_v another_o to_o hear_v oleaster_n quest_n v._o why_o the_o lord_n require_v the_o people_n consent_n to_o his_o law_n vers._n 3._o all_z that_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v will_v we_o do_v 1._o though_o god_n may_v by_o his_o sovereign_a right_n impose_v what_o law_n he_o think_v good_a without_o the_o people_n consent_n because_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o obey_v whatsoever_o the_o lord_n command_v yet_o the_o lord_n think_v good_a to_o require_v their_o consent_n because_o otherwise_o they_o may_v be_v less_o culpable_a if_o they_o have_v not_o obey_v those_o law_n which_o be_v thrust_v upon_o they_o against_o their_o will_n 2._o and_o although_o they_o have_v twice_o before_o chap._n 19.8_o and_o 20.19_o promise_v their_o obedience_n yet_o that_o be_v but_o in_o general_a before_o the_o law_n be_v publish_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o a_o particular_a consent_n shall_v be_v have_v now_o unto_o the_o several_a law_n which_o be_v propound_v 3._o god_n know_v before_o they_o will_v consent_v but_o that_o be_v not_o sufficient_a unless_o they_o also_o express_v it_o themselves_o that_o they_o may_v afterward_o be_v leave_v without_o excuse_n tostat._v 4._o the_o people_n be_v to_o be_v commend_v for_o their_o readiness_n but_o yet_o they_o know_v not_o how_o impossible_a it_o be_v to_o keep_v the_o law_n and_o therefore_o can_v be_v excuse_v of_o rashness_n jun._n of_o this_o sudden_a promise_n of_o obedience_n which_o the_o israelite_n have_v soon_o forget_v siast_n hierome_n thus_o write_v melius_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la promittere_fw-la quam_fw-la promissa_fw-la non_fw-la facere_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o have_v be_v better_a for_o they_o not_o to_o have_v promise_v at_o all_o than_o not_o to_o perform_v their_o promise_n and_o gregory_n herein_o compare_v the_o jew_n unto_o locust_n 19_o subi●o_fw-la saltu●_fw-la da●tes_fw-la &_o proti●●s_fw-la ad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d codeme_n etc._n etc._n which_o do_v of_o a_o sudden_a give_v a_o spring_n and_o forthwith_o fall_v upon_o the_o ground_n again_o quest_n vi_o what_o law_n they_o be_v which_o moses_n write_v in_o a_o book_n vers._n 4._o and_o moses_n write_v all_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n 1._o r._n solomon_n think_v that_o moses_n first_o rehearse_v and_o afterward_o write_v the_o whole_a book_n of_o genesis_n and_o all_o exodus_fw-la unto_o this_o place_n but_o this_o can_v be_v 1._o the_o rabbin_z himself_o think_v that_o moses_n rise_v the_o next_o day_n and_o build_v the_o altar_n how_o can_v he_o then_o write_v these_o two_o book_n without_o a_o great_a miracle_n in_o one_o day_n which_o we_o be_v not_o without_o great_a necessity_n to_o bring_v in_o to_o make_v or_o devise_v miracle_n where_o no_o cause_n be_v be_v great_a presumption_n lyran._n 2._o it_o be_v say_v he_o write_v all_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o so_o consequent_o only_o the_o word_n of_o god_n but_o the_o history_n of_o genesis_n and_o exodus_fw-la contain_v many_o thing_n beside_o the_o word_n of_o god_n therefore_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n either_o to_o rehearse_v or_o write_v all_o the_o content_n of_o these_o two_o book_n tostatus_n 2._o cajetanes_n opinion_n be_v with_o who_o consent_v osiander_n that_o moses_n do_v write_v all_o the_o former_a law_n contain_v in_o the_o 21_o 22_o 23._o chapter_n and_o the_o ten_o commandment_n beside_o with_o all_o those_o law_n set_v
place_n where_o the_o treasure_n be_v 2._o 2_o chron._n 34.14_o ribera_n quest_n xxii_o of_o the_o spiritual_a and_o mystical_a signification_n of_o the_o ark_n concern_v the_o typical_a and_o mystical_a application_n of_o the_o ark_n and_o the_o ornament_n thereof_o 1._o bed_n apply_v it_o unto_o christ_n incarnation_n that_o a●_n the_o ark_n be_v make_v of_o wood_n which_o putrify_v not_o overlay_v within_o and_o without_o with_o gold_n so_o christ_n take_v a_o body_n without_o sin_n in_o who_o be_v hide_v all_o the_o treasure_n of_o heavenly_a wisdom_n 2._o rupertus_n thus_o collect_v that_o as_o the_o ark_n be_v describe_v to_o be_v two_o cubit_n and_o half_a in_o length_n equal_a to_o the_o stature_n of_o man_n so_o god_n have_v appear_v in_o earth_n and_o show_v himself_o unto_o the_o capacity_n of_o they_o 28._o 3._o by_o the_o ark_n gregory_n understand_v the_o church_n by_o the_o four_o ring_n the_o four_o gospel_n by_o the_o bar_n the_o preacher_n and_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n which_o carry_v the_o ark_n and_o propagate_v the_o truth_n 4._o likewise_o cyril_n by_o the_o ark_n insinuate_v christ_n body_n which_o be_v incorruptible_a as_o the_o other_o be_v make_v of_o durable_a and_o last_a wood_n and_o as_o it_o be_v cover_v within_o and_o without_o with_o gold_n sic_fw-la pr●ci●sa_fw-la &_o regalia_z omne_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la sunt_fw-la so_o all_o thing_n be_v precious_a and_o princely_a in_o he_o 5._o lyranus_fw-la by_o the_o three_o thing_n in_o the_o ark_n contain_v will_v have_v describe_v the_o three_o office_n of_o christ_n by_o the_o table_n of_o the_o law_n regiam_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la the_o kingly_a dignity_n because_o it_o belong_v unto_o the_o king_n to_o make_v law_n the_o rod_n of_o aaron_n betoken_v the_o priesthood_n the_o pot_n of_o manna_n cibatione●h_o fidel●um_o the_o feed_n of_o the_o faithful_a wherein_o consist_v the_o prophetical_a office_n of_o christ._n 6._o marbachius_n more_o at_o large_a do_v thus_o allegori●●_n it_o 1._o the_o gold_n of_o the_o ark_n show_v the_o divine_a nature_n of_o christ_n the_o wood_n his_o humanity_n 2._o the_o crown_n of_o the_o ark_n signify_v that_o he_o be_v crown_v with_o the_o grace_n and_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n 3._o by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o name_n of_o christ_n be_v publish_v to_o all_o the_o world_n as_o the_o ark_n be_v carry_v by_o four_o ring_n 4._o the_o table_n of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o ark_n show_v that_o christ_n be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n 5._o the_o pot_n of_o manna_n signify_v that_o christ_n be_v the_o true_a food_n of_o our_o soul_n 6._o aaron_n rod_n that_o bud_a be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n resurrection_n who_o body_n revive_v and_o as_o it_o be_v flourish_v out_o of_o the_o grave_n but_o as_o in_o general_a the_o tabernacle_n be_v a_o type_n and_o figure_n of_o celestial_a thing_n as_o the_o apostle_n show_v hebr._n 19.5_o and_o the_o chief_a scope_n of_o those_o ceremony_n be_v to_o set_v forth_o the_o spiritual_a state_n of_o the_o church_n under_o christ_n yet_o notwithstanding_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a neither_o convenient_a to_o make_v such_o a_o typical_a application_n in_o particular_a of_o every_o thing_n which_o belong_v unto_o the_o tabernacle_n though_o the_o principal_a ceremony_n of_o the_o law_n serve_v to_o shadow_v forth_o the_o body_n which_o be_v christ_n yet_o they_o have_v many_o ceremony_n which_o have_v no_o such_o signification_n but_o serve_v only_o as_o ornament_n of_o their_o external_a service_n herein_o therefore_o that_o assertion_n of_o tostatus_n may_v be_v approve_v totus_fw-la ille_fw-la status_fw-la figur_n alis_fw-la fuit_fw-la in_o universali_fw-la non_fw-la in_o particulari_fw-la etc._n etc._n all_o that_o state_n be_v figurative_a in_o general_n because_o the_o whole_a state_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n have_v that_o end_n to_o prefigure_v the_o new_a but_o not_o in_o every_o particular_a quest_n xxiii_o of_o the_o cover_n of_o the_o ark_n what_o fashion_n it_o be_v of_o whether_o it_o cover_v the_o ark_n or_o hang_v over_o vers._n 17._o thou_o shall_v make_v a_o mercy_n seat_n etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o word_n caphore_v signify_v both_o a_o cover_n and_o a_o propitiatory_a be_v derive_v of_o caphar_n which_o signify_v both_o to_o hide_v and_o cover_v and_o to_o appease_v which_o word_n show_v a_o twofold_a use_n thereof_o both_o to_o be_v a_o cover_n for_o the_o ark_n and_o to_o be_v a_o place_n from_o whence_o they_o shall_v receive_v answer_n from_o god_n and_o make_v atonement_n with_o he_o 2._o this_o cover_n be_v not_o make_v of_o shitti●_n wood_n as_o the_o ark_n be_v and_o overlay_v with_o gold_n but_o it_o be_v make_v all_o of_o pure_a gold_n because_o it_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n seat_n who_o be_v say_v to_o dwell_v between_o the_o cherubim_n isai._n 37.16_o 3._o this_o cover_n be_v not_o hold_v up_o aloft_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o cherubim_n as_o oleaster_n caejetane_n marbach_n and_o some_o other_o think_v that_o it_o may_v be_v as_o the_o seat_n and_o the_o ark_n as_o god_n footstool_n but_o it_o be_v make_v to_o cover_v the_o ark_n with_o as_o think_v r._n solomon_n and_o it_o be_v the_o general_a opinion_n of_o the_o hebrew_n 1._o both_o because_o it_o be_v prescribe_v to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o bigness_n and_o proportion_n for_o length_n and_o breadth_n which_o the_o ark_n be_v of_o that_o it_o may_v be_v fit_a to_o cover_v it_o 2._o as_o also_o the_o cherub_n be_v to_o be_v make_v with_o work_n beat_v out_o with_o the_o hammer_n out_o of_o the_o end_n of_o the_o mercy_n seat_n which_o can_v not_o be_v do_v so_o convenient_o if_o they_o have_v hold_v the_o table_n in_o their_o hand_n tostat._n 3_o as_o also_o because_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v of_o any_o other_o cover_v which_o the_o ark_n have_v and_o it_o be_v not_o like_a to_o be_v leave_v open_a or_o uncover_v this_o propitiatory_a or_o mercy_n seat_n be_v to_o that_o end_n to_o close_v above_o upon_o the_o ark_n lyran._n 4._o and_o so_o much_o be_v express_v vers_fw-la 21._o thou_o shall_v put_v the_o mercy_n 〈◊〉_d above_o upon_o the_o ark_n 5._o and_o to_o this_o end_n the_o ark_n have_v a_o crown_n make_v round_o about_o in_o the_o brim_n thereof_o to_o close_v up_o and_o hide_v the_o joint_n where_o the_o cover_n and_o the_o ark_n do_v meet_v junius_n thus_o much_o also_o augustine_n do_v gather_v by_o the_o form_n and_o proportion_n of_o the_o ark_n ●05_n proculdubio_fw-la tantae_fw-la formae_fw-la ar●am_fw-la fieri_fw-la pracepit_fw-la quat●geretur_fw-la arca_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o command_v a_o ark_n to_o be_v make_v of_o such_o a_o form_n to_o cover_v the_o ark_n with_o 5._o there_o be_v but_o two_o dimension_n prescribe_v of_o this_o cover_n how_o long_o and_o how_o broad_a it_o shall_v be_v it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o apportion_v the_o thickness_n as_o before_o the_o depth_n or_o height_n of_o the_o ark_n be_v describe_v but_o it_o be_v leave_v to_o moses_n discretion_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v make_v of_o such_o a_o thickness_n ne_fw-la tenuitate_fw-la flecteretur_fw-la that_o it_o may_v not_o bend_v but_o be_v stiff_o enough_o to_o put_v off_o and_o on_o cajetan_n 6._o this_o cover_v neither_o open_v with_o joint_n as_o other_o chest_n lid_n because_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v open_v often_o but_o they_o be_v to_o rear_v it_o upright_o neither_o need_v it_o to_o have_v any_o latch_n or_o haspe_v to_o keep_v it_o shut_v because_o it_o be_v set_v in_o such_o a_o place_n whither_o none_o use_v to_o come_v tostatus_n quaest_n 17._o quest_n xxiv_o of_o the_o signify_v 〈◊〉_d of_o this_o word_n cherub_n vers._n 18._o thou_o shall_v make_v thou_o two_o cherubim_n of_o gold_n 1._o the_o rabbin_n as_o r._n david_n witness_v think_v that_o this_o word_n be_v compound_v of_o caph_n which_o be_v a_o note_n of_o similitude_n and_o rubh_n a_o boy_n and_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n to_o be_v this_o as_o a_o boy_n vatabl●●_n but_o the_o cherubim_n be_v not_o always_o in_o the_o form_n and_o shape_n of_o man_n as_o appear_v ezech._n 1._o where_o the_o cherubim_n have_v the_o face_n of_o a_o eagle_n a_o lion_n a_o bullock_n calvin_n 2._o oleaster_n think_v it_o may_v rather_o be_v derive_v of_o rabbah_n which_o signify_v to_o multiply_v and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v take_v for_o the_o angel_n because_o of_o their_o multitude_n 3._o hierom_n will_v have_v this_o word_n to_o signify_v the_o multitude_n of_o knowledge_n but_o how_o it_o shall_v have_v such_o signification_n it_o appear_v not_o paul_n ●aguine_a will_v have_v it_o derive_v of_o ●acar_n which_o signify_v to_o know_v and_o 〈…〉_z but_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v fetch_v somewhat_o far_o off_o 4._o cajetan_n say_v significa●_n 〈…〉_z sed_fw-la vortutis_fw-la it_o signify_v great_a not_o in_o
reins_n and_o kidney_n the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o liver_n unto_o which_o the_o seat_n of_o choler_n be_v annex_v betoken_v anger_n h●c_fw-la omne_fw-la consecrarijubet_fw-la he_o command_v these_o thing_n to_o be_v consecrate_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n also_o basil_n quibus_fw-la omnibus_fw-la id_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la agitur_fw-la ut_fw-la adversus_fw-la voluptatem_fw-la totam_fw-la virgin_n quasi_fw-la contra_fw-la multorum_fw-la capitum_fw-la hydram_fw-la etc._n etc._n by_o all_o these_o we_o be_v move_v that_o we_o shall_v fight_v against_o all_o pleasure_n as_o a_o serpent_n of_o many_o head_n etc._n etc._n 2._o so_o borrhaius_n thereby_o understand_v the_o mortify_n of_o the_o old_a man_n and_o by_o the_o carry_n of_o the_o flesh_n skin_n and_o dung_n without_o the_o gate_n as_o a_o thing_n ignominious_a the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n which_o take_v upon_o he_o our_o reproach_n without_o the_o gate_n of_o jerusalem_n as_o the_o apostle_n apply_v it_o hebr._n 13.12_o so_o also_o gallas_n marbach_n 3._o by_o the_o four_o corner_n of_o the_o altar_n which_o be_v touch_v with_o blood_n lippoman_n interprete_v the_o shed_n of_o christ_n blood_n who_o be_v our_o altar_n and_o sacrifice_n by_o the_o which_o we_o be_v redeem_v terra_fw-la quoque_fw-la nostris_fw-la sceleribus_fw-la polluta_fw-la etc._n etc._n hausto_fw-la christi_fw-la sanguine_fw-la reconciliatur_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o earth_n also_o be_v pollute_v with_o our_o sin_n have_v as_o it_o be_v drink_v in_o christ_n blood_n be_v reconcile_v which_o otherwise_o will_v cry_v out_o for_o vengeance_n against_o we_o 4._o marbach_n by_o the_o lay_v the_o blood_n upon_o the_o four_o corner_n of_o the_o altar_n will_v have_v signify_v the_o preach_n of_o the_o shed_n of_o christ_n blood_n and_o the_o disperse_v thereof_o to_o the_o four_o corner_n of_o the_o world_n and_o by_o the_o inward_o liver_n and_o reins_n which_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o pleasure_n the_o willingness_n of_o 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the_o creature_n in_o instanti_fw-la in_o a_o instant_n the_o first_o second_o and_o four_o day_n work_n he_o grant_v be_v do_v in_o a_o instant_n but_o the_o three_o day_n work_n be_v do_v successive_o the_o wind_n help_v to_o dry_v it_o which_o be_v say_v to_o have_v move_v upon_o the_o water_n and_o the_o plant_n and_o tree_n be_v bring_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n in_o time_n god_n give_v such_o great_a strength_n and_o force_n to_o the_o earth_n to_o bring_v they_o forth_o as_o he_o give_v instance_n of_o some_o herb_n as_o 〈◊〉_d parse_o that_o will_v grow_v out_o of_o the_o ground_n in_o the_o space_n of_o two_o hour_n likewise_o in_o the_o creation_n of_o man_n he_o think_v it_o be_v probable_a that_o the_o angel_n make_v his_o body_n of_o the_o slime_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o lord_n breathe_v in_o the_o breath_n of_o life_n contra._n 1._o that_o god_n create_v 〈…〉_z psal._n 33.9_o he_o speak_v and_o 〈…〉_z 2._o that_o be_v not_o the_o wind_n which_o move_v upon_o the_o 〈…〉_z as_o in_o the_o same_o psalm_n vers_fw-la ●_o the_o spirit_n be_v call_v the_o breath_n of_o god_n mouth_n by_o 〈…〉_z lord_n be_v the_o heaven_n make_v and_o all_o the_o host_n of_o they_o by_o the_o breath_n of_o his_o mouth_n 3._o neither_o do_v god_n use_v the_o help_n of_o the_o angel_n in_o the_o frame_n of_o man_n body_n he_o do_v it_o himself_o for_o when_o he_o say_v let_v we_o make_v man_n in_o our_o image_n he_o consult_v not_o with_o the_o angel_n but_o with_o the_o bless_a trinity_n for_o he_o be_v create_v in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n genes_n 1.27_o nor_o in_o the_o image_n of_o angel_n for_o then_o christ_n when_o he_o be_v make_v man_n shall_v have_v take_v upon_o he_o the_o nature_n of_o angel_n which_o the_o apostle_n deny_v hebr._n 2.16_o and_o it_o be_v direct_o say_v that_o god_n jehovah_n make_v the_o man_n of_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n genes_n 2_o 7._o but_o jehovah_n be_v not_o give_v unto_o any_o angel_n it_o be_v a_o name_n peculiar_a unto_o god_n quest_n xix_o how_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o have_v rest_v and_o from_o what_o vers._n 17._o in_o the_o seven_o day_n he_o cease_v and_o breathe_v 1._o which_o be_v a_o metaphor_n take_v from_o those_o which_o when_o they_o have_v sore_o labour_v do_v breath_n and_o take_v air_n oleaster_n not_o that_o god_n be_v weary_v with_o the_o work_n of_o the_o creation_n but_o he_o only_o leave_v create_v all_o thing_n be_v finish_v which_o he_o intend_v to_o make_v and_o he_o do_v it_o for_o our_o instruction_n that_o we_o by_o his_o example_n may_v keep_v a_o holy_a rest_n 2._o god_n then_o cease_v from_o create_v of_o another_o world_n osiand_n or_o from_o create_v any_o new_a work_n for_o then_o the_o creation_n have_v not_o be_v perfect_a if_o any_o thing_n have_v be_v want_v neither_o can_v it_o have_v be_v say_v god_n see_v all_o that_o he_o have_v make_v and_o lo_o it_o be_v very_o good_a gen._n 1.31_o 3._o but_o he_o cease_v not_o both_o from_o preserve_v that_o which_o he_o have_v make_v which_o be_v no_o new_a work_n but_o that_o be_v continue_v during_o all_o the_o six_o day_n and_o be_v exercise_v still_o tostat._n for_o god_n be_v not_o like_a to_o a_o builder_n of_o a_o house_n or_o carpenter_n of_o a_o ship_n which_o have_v finish_v his_o work_n so_o leave_v it_o but_o god_n providence_n still_o watch_v over_o that_o which_o he_o have_v make_v gallas_n likewise_o the_o lord_n cease_v not_o from_o make_v particular_a work_n daily_o for_o he_o do_v wondrous_a thing_n and_o miraculous_a through_o the_o world_n sed_fw-la non_fw-la create_v novas_fw-la species_n he_o do_v not_o create_v now_o any_o new_a kind_n marbach_n 4._o then_o here_o appear_v the_o error_n of_o certain_a hebrew_n which_o think_v that_o the_o sabbath_n which_o be_v call_v satur_n day_n be_v appoint_v first_o to_o be_v keep_v because_o that_o be_v a_o unlucky_a planet_n and_o unfortunate_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o fit_a to_o undertake_v any_o business_n upon_o that_o day_n for_o 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in_o danger_n 5_o the_o politic_a work_n follow_v as_o the_o work_n of_o man_n vocation_n merchandise_n make_v of_o war_n all_o which_o must_v be_v intermit_v upon_o the_o lord_n day_n and_o therefore_o that_o commandment_n begin_v with_o remember_n that_o man_n aforehand_o shall_v think_v of_o the_o lord_n day_n and_o not_o defer_v any_o of_o their_o business_n till_o then_o but_o urgent_a necessity_n constrain_a such_o thing_n may_v be_v do_v then_o as_o the_o macchabee_n do_v fight_v upon_o the_o sabbath_n and_o the_o disciple_n of_o christ_n be_v hungry_a pull_v the_o ear_n of_o corn_n marbach_n quest_n xxi_o whether_o moses_n receive_v the_o direction_n concern_v the_o tabernacle_n in_o the_o first_o or_o second_o forty_o day_n vers._n 18._o thus_o when_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o commune_v with_o moses_n etc._n etc._n 1._o r._n sal●m_n who_o lyranus_fw-la follow_v understand_v this_o commune_n or_o speech_n of_o god_n with_o moses_n only_o of_o the_o former_a 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substance_n of_o god_n than_o god_n must_v be_v of_o a_o divers_a nature_n and_o substance_n for_o he_o be_v diverse_o see_v ibid._n 9_o and_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a oculis_fw-la corporis_fw-la substantiam_fw-la dei_fw-la aspicere_fw-la with_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o body_n to_o see_v the_o substance_n of_o god_n it_o be_v evident_a by_o our_o bless_a saviour_n answer_n unto_o philip_n who_o desire_v christ_n to_o show_v they_o the_o father_n 14.9_o he_o that_o have_v see_v i_o have_v see_v the_o father_n insinuate_v thereby_o that_o god_n can_v otherwise_o be_v see_v of_o we_o than_o in_o christ_n his_o son_n who_o be_v the_o very_a engrave_v form_n of_o his_o person_n and_o if_o christ_n will_v not_o grant_v any_o such_o carnal_a vision_n of_o god_n unto_o his_o disciple_n 1.3_o who_o be_v conversant_a with_o he_o in_o the_o flesh_n who_o can_v in_o this_o life_n expect_v it_o 10._o whereas_o then_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n say_v i_o see_v the_o lord_n sit_v upon_o a_o high_a throne_n and_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v see_v of_o other_o of_o the_o saint_n 6.1_o we_o must_v not_o think_v that_o they_o see_v god_n substance_n with_o their_o carnal_a eye_n sed_fw-la juxta_fw-la possibilitatem_fw-la humanam_fw-la non_fw-la ut_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la voluit_fw-la se_fw-la videre_fw-la but_o as_o man_n nature_n can_v see_v he_o isaia_n not_o as_o he_o be_v but_o as_o it_o please_v he_o hierom_n who_o in_o the_o same_o place_n reprove_v the_o jew_n who_o affirm_v that_o isaias_n be_v slay_v of_o their_o father_n because_o he_o write_v he_o see_v god_n with_o his_o eye_n whereas_o moses_n see_v only_a god_n backpart_n for_o see_v moses_n also_o write_v that_o god_n talk_v with_o he_o face_n to_o face_n interficite_fw-la &_o mosen_n cum_fw-la esaia_n you_o may_v as_o well_o have_v kill_v moses_n as_o isaias_n quest_n xlv_o whether_o we_o shall_v see_v the_o divine_a nature_n with_o the_o eye_n of_o our_o body_n in_o the_o next_o life_n but_o it_o be_v a_o great_a question_n whether_o the_o saint_n shall_v not_o in_o the_o next_o life_n see_v the_o divine_a essence_n with_o their_o bodily_a eye_n which_o some_o do_v affirm_v upon_o these_o reason_n 1._o job_n say_v he_o shall_v see_v god_n in_o his_o flesh_n job_n 19_o that_o be_v in_o the_o resurrection_n 2._o s._n paul_n also_o say_v that_o then_o we_o shall_v see_v face_n to_o face_n 1_o cor._n 13.13_o 3._o we_o shall_v then_o be_v like_a unto_o the_o angel_n which_o do_v behold_v the_o face_n of_o god_n 4._o our_o body_n shall_v then_o be_v spiritual_a and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v even_o with_o our_o bodily_a eye_n see_v and_o discern_v spirit_n 5._o otherwise_o if_o our_o eye_n shall_v not_o behold_v god_n what_o use_n shall_v there_o be_v of_o our_o sight_n contr._n 1_o the_o hebrew_n interpreter_n expound_v that_o place_n of_o job_n of_o his_o sight_n of_o god_n in_o this_o life_n but_o take_v it_o rather_o to_o be_v speak_v of_o his_o state_n and_o condition_n in_o the_o resurrection_n as_o most_o of_o our_o writer_n do_v interpret_v we_o deny_v not_o but_o then_o the_o redeemer_n who_o be_v clothe_v with_o our_o flesh_n shall_v be_v see_v of_o we_o even_o with_o these_o our_o eye_n as_o job_n there_o say_v but_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o see_v the_o person_n of_o the_o mediator_n another_o to_o see_v the_o divine_a essence_n and_o nature_n 2._o saint_n paul_n speak_v not_o of_o the_o ●ight_n of_o the_o bodily_a eye_n but_o of_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o mind_n as_o he_o expound_v himself_o now_o i_o know_v in_o part_n but_o then_o shall_v i_o know_v even_o as_o i_o be_o know_v 3._o the_o likeness_n &_o similitude_n which_o we_o shall_v have_v with_o the_o angel_n hold_v not_o in_o every_o thing_n as_o that_o we_o shall_v have_v the_o like_a nature_n or_o knowledge_n but_o in_o that_o wherein_o the_o resemblance_n be_v make_v as_o that_o we_o shall_v neither_o marry_v nor_o be_v marry_v nor_o need_v meat_n and_o drink_n but_o in_o that_o 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eye_n shall_v see_v only_a body_n and_o not_o the_o essence_n of_o god_n 2._o thomas_n aquine_n also_o thus_o interprete_v job_n word_n i_o shall_v see_v god_n in_o my_o flesh_n i_o consist_v of_o body_n and_o soul_n show_v quod_fw-la su●_n modo_fw-la visionis_fw-la illius_fw-la erit_fw-la particeps_fw-la corpus_fw-la that_o the_o body_n also_o after_o a_o sort_n shall_v be_v partaker_n of_o that_o vision_n not_o that_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o body_n shall_v see_v the_o divine_a essence_n sed_fw-la quia_fw-la oculi_fw-la corporis_fw-la videbunt_fw-la deum_fw-la hominem_fw-la factum_fw-la but_o because_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o body_n shall_v see_v god_n which_o be_v make_v man_n videbunt_fw-la etiam_fw-la gloriam_fw-la d●i_fw-la in_o creatura_fw-la refulg●●tem_fw-la they_o shall_v also_o see_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n shine_v in_o the_o creature_n but_o this_o further_a must_v be_v add_v that_o though_o the_o divine_a essence_n of_o god_n shall_v not_o be_v see_v of_o our_o bodily_a eye_n then_o because_o god_n be_v of_o a_o infinite_a and_o incomprehensible_a nature_n yet_o the_o bless_a spirit_n the_o angel_n and_o minister_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v see_v of_o the_o elect_a angelorum_fw-la &_o beatorum_fw-la omnium_fw-la consortio_fw-la conspectu_fw-la &_o colloquio_fw-la fruemur_fw-la we_o shall_v enjoy_v the_o fellowship_n fight_n and_o conference_n of_o the_o angel_n and_o of_o all_o the_o bless_a bu●an_n for_o if_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o young_a man_n be_v so_o open_v at_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o prophet_n 6.17_o that_o he_o see_v the_o lord_n heavenly_a host_n which_o appear_v in_o the_o likeness_n of_o fiery_a horse_n and_o chariot_n much_o more_o shall_v our_o eye_n then_o be_v so_o clear_v as_o that_o we_o shall_v see_v the_o angel_n themselves_o though_o not_o in_o their_o very_a spiritual_a nature_n yet_o in_o such_o sensible_a manner_n as_o that_o we_o shall_v both_o converse_v &_o have_v conference_n with_o they_o quest_n xlvi_o whether_o the_o divine_a essence_n can_v be_v see_v and_o comprehend_v by_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n in_o this_o life_n now_o it_o follow_v to_o be_v consider_v see_v god_n essence_n can_v be_v see_v by_o our_o bodily_a eye_n either_o in_o this_o life_n or_o the_o next_o whether_o that_o in_o our_o mind_n and_o understanding_n here_o in_o this_o life_n we_o may_v attain_v to_o the_o fight_n and_o knowledge_n of_o god_n where_o that_o position_n of_o thomas_n aquine_n be_v to_o be_v hold_v impossibile_fw-it est_fw-la animae_fw-la hominis_fw-la secundum_fw-la hanc_fw-la vitam_fw-la viventis_fw-la essentiam_fw-la dei_fw-la videre_fw-la it_o be_v impossible_a for_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n in_o this_o life_n to_o see_v the_o essence_n of_o god_n the_o reason_n whereof_o be_v these_o 1._o because_o the_o soul_n be_v in_o the_o body_n natural_o know_v not_o any_o thing_n nisi_fw-la qu●_n habent_fw-la form●●_n in_fw-la materia_fw-la but_o such_o thing_n as_o have_v their_o form_n in_o some_o matter_n or_o may_v be_v know_v by_o such_o thing_n but_o the_o essence_n of_o god_n per_fw-la naturas_fw-la rerum_fw-la materialium_fw-la etc._n etc._n by_o the_o nature_n of_o material_a thing_n can_v be_v know_v co●_n thomas_n 2._o almost_o all_o our_o knowledge_n initium_fw-la habet_fw-la à_fw-la sensibus_fw-la take_v the_o beginning_n from_o the_o sense_n but_o god_n can_v be_v perceive_v by_o sense_n simler_n 3._o ambrose_n likewise_o say_v 11●_n anima_fw-la carnis_fw-la huius_fw-la maculis_fw-la &_o co●●●vionibus_fw-la obumbratae_fw-la faciem_fw-la dei_fw-la sincere_a videre_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la the_o soul_n be_v shadow_v and_o obscure_v with_o the_o spot_n and_o blemish_n of_o the_o flesh_n can_v clear_o here_o see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n and_o he_o further_o give_v this_o reason_n qui_fw-la faciem_fw-la dei_fw-la videt_fw-la esse_fw-la ●ine_z peccato_fw-la he_o that_o see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n must_v be_v without_o
with_o the_o second_o table_n he_o call_v all_o the_o people_n together_o and_o charge_v they_o with_o all_o which_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v he_o and_o then_o immediate_o they_o begin_v to_o work_v upon_o the_o tabernacle_n to_o this_o effect_n tostat._n qu._n 3_o 3._o so_o that_o the_o whole_a time_n which_o be_v spend_v in_o the_o make_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v the_o space_n of_o seven_o month_n as_o tostatus_n think_v they_o begin_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o six_o month_n and_o finish_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o twelve_o but_o vatablus_n hold_v that_o moses_n come_v down_o from_o the_o mount_n the_o second_o time_n about_o the_o ten_o day_n of_o tisri_n which_o answer_v to_o our_o september_n and_o then_o in_o the_o autumn_n he_o think_v the_o tabernacle_n begin_v to_o be_v make_v and_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o more_o probable_a for_o tostatus_n to_o bring_v moses_n second_o come_v down_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o five_o or_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o six_o month_n make_v but_o two_o or_o three_o day_n between_o moses_n first_o come_v down_o which_o be_v as_o he_o think_v about_o the_o seventeen_o day_n of_o the_o four_o month_n namely_o june_n and_o his_o go_v up_o which_o he_o ghess_v to_o have_v be_v upon_o the_o eighteen_o day_n and_o then_o he_o stay_v forty_o day_n more_o to_o the_o end_n of_o july_n or_o the_o begin_n of_o august_n the_o six_o month_n but_o all_o that_o which_o be_v rehearse_v to_o have_v be_v do_v in_o the_o one_o and_o thirty_o chapter_n which_o come_v between_o his_o first_o come_v down_o and_o his_o second_o go_v up_o as_o the_o people_n mourning_n in_o put_v away_o their_o best_a apparel_n the_o remove_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n by_o moses_n without_o the_o host_n his_o usual_a conference_n with_o god_n in_o that_o tabernacle_n all_o these_o thing_n can_v not_o be_v do_v in_o the_o space_n of_o two_o or_o three_o day_n less_o can_v be_v well_o allow_v than_o half_a a_o month_n so_o that_o it_o be_v in_o all_o 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thus_o expound_v it_o laudavit_fw-la eos_fw-la he_o praise_v and_o commend_v they_o but_o to_o bless_v be_v more_o than_o to_o praise_v or_o commend_v 3._o gallasius_n 〈…〉_z pro_fw-la gratiarum_fw-la actione_n for_o moses_n give_v thanks_n unto_o god_n as_o holy_a man_n use_v to_o give_v god_n the_o praise_n when_o they_o have_v finish_v any_o great_a work_n but_o here_o be_v more_o signify_v than_o thanksgiving_n unto_o god_n for_o moses_n bless_v they_o 4._o osiander_n take_v it_o for_o moses_n prayer_n whereby_o he_o crave_v of_o god_n to_o bestow_v upon_o they_o both_o spiritual_a and_o temporal_a blessing_n 5._o simlerus_n so_o understand_v it_o that_o moses_n hereby_o declare_v unto_o they_o deum_fw-la eorum_fw-la obseruantiam_fw-la gratam_fw-mi habere_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o god_n accept_v of_o their_o service_n 6._o but_o as_o calvin_n well_o note_v who_o marbachius_n follow_v non_fw-la fuit_fw-la simplex_fw-la precatio_fw-la sed_fw-la mercedis_fw-la promissio_fw-la it_o be_v not_o simple_o a_o prayer_n but_o also_o a_o promise_n of_o reward_n moses_n assure_v they_o hereby_o that_o god_n will_v re●compence_v their_o faithful_a service_n so_o also_o pelargus_n 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n 1._o doct._n no_o will-worship_n be_v acceptable_a unto_o god_n vers._n 1._o they_o make_v the_o holy_a garment_n for_o aaron_n as_o the_o lord_n command_v this_o clause_n simlerus_n note_v to_o be_v repeat_v seven_o time_n pelargus_n nine_o several_a time_n in_o this_o chapter_n which_o show_v that_o the_o workman_n do_v not_o swerve_v a_o jot_n from_o that_o direction_n which_o moses_n give_v they_o from_o the_o lord_n whereby_o all_o god_n servant_n be_v admonish_v ut_fw-la se_fw-la contineant_fw-la intra_fw-la limit_n verbi_fw-la dei_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o they_o contain_v themselves_o within_o the_o limit_n of_o god_n word_n and_o bring_v nothing_o into_o the_o service_n of_o god_n of_o their_o own_o invention_n simler_n for_o this_o the_o apostle_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d will-worship_n or_o voluntary_a religion_n col._n 2.23_o 2._o doct._n of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o divine_a and_o humane_a nature_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o abundant_a grace_n confer_v upon_o his_o humanity_n all_o the_o holy_a garment_n for_o aaron_n aaron_n be_v herein_o a_o type_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n and_o these_o goodly_a and_o beautiful_a raiment_n do_v shadow_n forth_o those_o heavenly_a grace_n which_o be_v pour_v upon_o christ_n beyond_o measure_n in_o who_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o godhead_n dwell_v bodily_a coloss._n 2.9_o by_o which_o unite_n of_o the_o divine_a and_o humane_a nature_n christ_n as_o man_n be_v endue_v with_o plentiful_a and_o abundant_a grace_n here_o then_o two_o thing_n be_v brief_o to_o be_v explain_v the_o union_n of_o these_o two_o nature_n of_o christ_n in_o one_o person_n and_o the_o communication_n of_o these_o grace_n concern_v this_o bless_a union_n 1._o the_o humane_a nature_n of_o christ_n assume_v not_o the_o divine_a but_o the_o divine_a assume_v and_o take_v unto_o it_o the_o humane_a nature_n the_o divine_a nature_n of_o christ_n be_v a_o person_n subsist_v of_o itself_o from_o all_o begin_n in_o the_o union_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n the_o humane_a have_v no_o subsistence_n of_o itself_o before_o it_o be_v so_o assume_v but_o as_o soon_o as_o it_o begin_v to_o be_v it_o be_v assume_v into_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o person_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n so_o that_o this_o humane_a nature_n consist_v of_o body_n and_o soul_n which_o christ_n assume_v become_v the_o peculiar_a body_n and_o soul_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o god_n purchase_v the_o church_n with_o his_o own_o blood_n act_v 20.28_o 2._o but_o in_o this_o unite_n of_o these_o two_o nature_n of_o christ_n we_o must_v take_v heed_n of_o two_o error_n
and_o levi_n be_v insert_v verse_n 14._o these_o be_v the_o head_n of_o their_o father_n house_n etc._n etc._n moses_n set_v down_o the_o genealogy_n of_o certain_a tribe_n that_o it_o may_v be_v know_v for_o the_o more_o certainty_n of_o the_o story_n of_o what_o stock_n those_o two_o famous_a prophet_n moses_n and_o aaron_n come_v the_o lord_n ambassador_n to_o pharaoh_n and_o instrument_n of_o these_o great_a work_n and_o wonder_v wrought_v in_o egypt_n and_o of_o the_o deliverance_n of_o the_o people_n borrh._o 2._o and_o moses_n set_v down_o the_o generation_n of_o reuben_n and_o simeon_n which_o be_v the_o two_o elder_n that_o he_o may_v orderly_o proceed_v to_o levi_n lest_o he_o may_v have_v be_v think_v only_o to_o set_v down_o his_o own_o pedigree_n simler_n 3._o and_o these_o three_o tribe_n be_v special_o name_v because_o they_o of_o all_o other_o be_v most_o hard_o censure_v by_o jacob_n reuben_n for_o his_o incest_n and_o the_o other_o two_o for_o their_o murder_n lest_o they_o may_v have_v be_v think_v utter_o to_o have_v be_v reject_v perer._n 4._o moses_n most_o insist_v upon_o the_o genealogy_n of_o levi_n because_o that_o tribe_n be_v afterward_o choose_v for_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o priesthood_n simler_n quest_n ix_o how_o reuben_n be_v say_v here_o to_o be_v the_o first_o bear_v vers._n 14._o the_o son_n of_o reuben_n the_o first_o bear_v 1._o he_o be_v the_o first_o bear_v by_o nature_n but_o he_o lose_v the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o first_o bear_v by_o his_o incest_n unto_o the_o which_o belong_v a_o double_a preeminence_n the_o one_o of_o a_o double_a part_n which_o right_o be_v transfer_v to_o joseph_n of_o who_o come_v two_o tribe_n the_o other_o of_o dignity_n and_o authority_n over_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o brethren_n which_o be_v convey_v to_o judah_n perer._n 2._o of_o reuben_n and_o simeon_n only_o those_o be_v rehearse_v that_o come_v down_o with_o jacob_n unto_o egypt_n because_o moses_n do_v make_v haste_n to_o set_v down_o at_o large_a the_o offspring_n of_o levi_n descend_v even_o unto_o phinehe_n the_o son_n of_o eleazar_n the_o son_n of_o aaron_n jun._n 3._o some_o name_n be_v elsewhere_o otherwise_o term_v as_o he_o which_o be_v call_v jemuel_n be_v name_v in_o the_o chronicle_n nemuel_n and_o sahar_n zerah_n ohad_v here_o name_v be_v there_o omit_v either_o because_o he_o die_v in_o egypt_n or_o else_o his_o posterity_n be_v extinct_a and_o cease_v in_o the_o wilderness_n simler_n quest_n x._o of_o the_o age_n of_o levi._n vers._n 16._o the_o year_n of_o the_o life_n of_o levi_n be_v 137._o levi_n be_v elder_a than_o joseph_n by_o four_o year_n for_o he_o be_v the_o three_o son_n of_o lea_n bear_v in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o the_o second_o seven_o of_o jacob_n service_n in_o the_o end_n whereof_o joseph_n be_v bear_v hence_o divers_a certain_a conclusion_n concern_v the_o chronologie_n of_o the_o scripture_n may_v be_v infer_v 1._o that_o levi_n be_v 43._o year_n old_a when_o he_o come_v down_o with_o jacob_n into_o egypt_n for_o than_o be_v joseph_n 39_o 2._o that_o levi_n live_v 23._o year_n after_o the_o death_n of_o joseph_n who_o live_v a_o 110._o year_n for_o levi_n be_v 4._o year_n elder_a than_o joseph_n and_o live_v 137._o 3._o that_o levi_n live_v after_o he_o come_v into_o egypt_n 94._o year_n unto_o the_o which_o if_o we_o add_v 43._o year_n which_o be_v his_o age_n before_o he_o go_v into_o egypt_n we_o shall_v have_v the_o whole_a life_n of_o levi_n 137._o year_n 4._o levi_n die_v 121._o year_n before_o the_o go_n of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n for_o all_o the_o time_n of_o their_o abode_n in_o egypt_n be_v 215._o whereof_o levi_n live_v 94._o in_o egypt_n which_o sum_n be_v deduct_v from_o 215._o the_o residue_n be_v 121._o year_n 5._o it_o be_v gather_v that_o levi_n die_v before_o moses_n birth_n 41._o year_n for_o moses_n be_v 80._o year_n old_a when_o israel_n be_v deliver_v out_o of_o egypt_n but_o levi_n die_v 121._o year_n before_o that_o than_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o he_o die_v 41._o year_n before_o moses_n ex_fw-la perer._n quest_n xi_o of_o the_o age_n of_o kohath_n vers._n 18._o kohath_n live_v 133._o year_n 1._o thus_o read_v both_o the_o latin_a septuagint_n and_o chalde_n agreeable_a to_o the_o hebrew_n so_o that_o eugubinus_n be_v deceive_v that_o say_v kohath_n according_a to_o the_o septuagint_n live_v but_o 130._o year_n 2._o hence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o kohath_n die_v 2._o year_n before_o moses_n birth_n and_o 82._o year_n before_o the_o deliverance_n of_o israel_n for_o kohath_n come_v down_o with_o levi_n into_o egypt_n may_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v bear_v the_o same_o year_n from_o whence_o to_o moses_n birth_n be_v 135._o year_n unto_o which_o add_v 80._o year_n of_o the_o life_n of_o moses_n and_o we_o have_v the_o whole_a sum_n of_o 215._o year_n the_o whole_a time_n of_o the_o israelite_n be_v in_o egypt_n but_o he_o live_v only_o 133._o year_n then_o he_o must_v be_v dead_a two_o year_n before_o moses_n birth_n 3._o hence_o alexander_n polyhistor_n be_v find_v to_o be_v in_o error_n who_o hold_v as_o eusebius_n report_v kohath_n to_o be_v but_o 40._o year_n old_a when_o levi_n die_v who_o be_v rather_o than_o 94._o year_n old_a but_o 43_o year_n young_a than_o his_o father_n ult_n be_v bear_v the_o same_o year_n when_o levi_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n quest_n xii_o of_o the_o age_n of_o amram_n vers._n 20._o and_o amram_n live_v 137._o year_n if_o amram_n be_v bear_v 14._o year_n before_o joseph_n die_v and_o beget_v moses_n in_o the_o 77._o year_n of_o his_o age_n as_o alexander_n polyhistor_n in_o eusebius_n account_v than_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o he_o die_v 21._o year_n before_o the_o depart_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o in_o the_o 60_o year_n of_o moses_n age_n as_o may_v be_v thus_o gather_v joseph_n live_v after_o jacob_n come_v down_o into_o egypt_n 71._o year_n be_v then_o 39_o and_o his_o whole_a age_n be_v 110._o so_o joseph_n die_v 144._o year_n before_o the_o departure_n of_o israel_n for_o the_o foresay_a number_n of_o 71._o and_o 144._o put_v together_o make_v the_o above_o say_v sum_n of_o 215._o year_n it_o will_v then_o follow_v that_o amram_n borne_n 14._o year_n before_o josephs_n death_n and_o live_v 137._o year_n die_v 121._o year_n before_o the_o go_v forth_o of_o israel_n ex_fw-la perer._n quest_n xiii_o why_o the_o son_n of_o korah_n and_o aaron_n be_v set_v down_o vers._n 21._o also_o the_o son_n of_o izhar_n 1._o moses_n in_o the_o rest_n of_o levi_n his_o posterity_n descend_v but_o to_o the_o four_o degree_n save_v in_o aaron_n and_o korah_n because_o of_o the_o one_o come_v famous_a phinehe_n and_o the_o son_n of_o the_o other_o be_v express_v because_o they_o die_v not_o in_o their_o father_n rebellion_n numb_a 16.11_o 2._o hebron_n or_o chebron_n his_o posterity_n be_v not_o set_v down_o it_o may_v be_v he_o be_v obscure_a and_o therefore_o not_o mention_v borrh._n 3_o the_o rest_n here_o also_o be_v express_v because_o elsewhere_o they_o be_v speak_v of_o for_o the_o manifestation_n of_o the_o history_n as_o nadab_n and_o abihu_n levit._n 10.1_o mishael_n and_o elzaphan_n levit._n 10.4_o eleazar_n numb_a 20._o and_o ithamar_n exod._n 38.21_o jun._n quest_n fourteen_o why_o aaron_n take_v a_o wife_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n vers._n 23._o and_o aaron_n take_v elishebah_n daughter_n of_o aminadab_n 1._o these_o two_o aminadab_n and_o nahashon_n his_o son_n be_v prince_n of_o judah_n 2._o thus_o levi_n and_o judah_n do_v match_n in_o marriage_n together_o to_o signify_v the_o conjunction_n and_o affinity_n that_o shall_v be_v between_o the_o regal_a and_o priestly_a office_n simler_n 3._o hitherto_o the_o positive_a law_n of_o not_o confound_v the_o tribe_n by_o marriage_n be_v not_o make_v and_o yet_o afterward_o notwithstanding_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o priest_n of_o levi_n to_o take_v unto_o they_o wife_n of_o other_o tribe_n for_o because_o the_o levite_n have_v no_o inheritance_n give_v they_o by_o such_o marriage_n there_o can_v follow_v no_o inconvenience_n by_o confusion_n of_o their_o inheritance_n so_o jehoiadah_n the_o high_a priest_n marry_v the_o king_n of_o judah_n sister_n and_o elizabeth_n wife_n to_o zacharie_n the_o priest_n be_v cousin_n to_o mary_n the_o bless_a virgin_n of_o judah_n simler_n quest_n xv._n how_o moses_n without_o ostentation_n set_v forth_o his_o own_o commendation_n vers._n 27._o these_o be_v that_o moses_n and_o aaron_n etc._n etc._n 1._o some_o think_v that_o these_o word_n shall_v be_v insert_v by_o ezra_n who_o digest_v the_o scripture_n into_o order_n because_o it_o seem_v not_o to_o stand_v with_o the_o modesty_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n to_o set_v forth_o such_o
to_o the_o passion_n and_o affection_n of_o man_n yet_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o be_v convenient_a to_o understand_v of_o god_n who_o seem_v to_o repent_v and_o change_v sin●_n motu_fw-la quod_fw-la nos_fw-la sine_fw-la motu_fw-la nostri_fw-la non_fw-la possumus_fw-la facere_fw-la without_o any_o motion_n or_o passion_n at_o all_o which_o we_o can_v do_v without_o passion_n jun._n we_o can_v not_o understand_v how_o the_o lord_n turn_v from_o his_o wrath_n unless_o the_o scripture_n shall_v speak_v to_o our_o capacity_n pelarg._n 2._o so_o indeed_o the_o lord_n be_v immutable_a and_o unchangeable_a in_o himself_o but_o dicit_fw-la se_fw-la mut●re_fw-la sententiam_fw-la non_fw-la in_o homines_fw-la sed_fw-la in_fw-la opera_fw-la quae_fw-la mutata_fw-la sunt_fw-la he_o be_v say_v to_o change_v his_o sentence_n not_o towards_o man_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o work_n or_o thing_n that_o be_v change_v for_o god_n be_v not_o angry_a with_o man_n but_o with_o their_o sin_n which_o cease_v to_o be_v nequaquam_fw-la p●nit_fw-la quod_fw-la mutatum_fw-la est_fw-la god_n punish_v not_o that_o which_o be_v change_v hierom._n god_n be_v say_v to_o repent_v cum_fw-la rem_fw-la mutet_fw-la consilium_fw-la non_fw-la mutet_fw-la when_o he_o change_v the_o thing_n not_o his_o counsel_n 5●_n gloss._n interlin_fw-mi 3._o but_o it_o will_v be_v say_v that_o god_n be_v here_o change_v indeed_o that_o whereas_o he_o purpose_v to_o destroy_v israel_n at_o once_o yet_o he_o do_v it_o not_o at_o moses_n intercession_n it_o may_v be_v answer_v 1._o that_o god_n here_o have_v determine_v no_o such_o thing_n sed_fw-la loquebatur_fw-la per_fw-la modum_fw-la optantis_fw-la but_o he_o speak_v after_o a_o wish_a manner_n let_v i_o alone_o tostat._v qu._n 20._o 2._o we_o must_v understand_v that_o the_o divine_a sentence_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n one_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o a_o condition_n such_o be_v the_o proclamation_n against_o niniveh_n that_o within_o forty_o day_n they_o shall_v be_v destroy_v and_o the_o message_n send_v by_o isaiah_n to_o ezekiah_n that_o he_o shall_v die_v for_o in_o these_o sentence_n there_o be_v a_o secret_a condition_n include_v in_o the_o one_o of_o the_o ninivite_n repentance_n in_o the_o other_o of_o ezechiahs_n intercession_n so_o there_o be_v here_o a_o condition_n understand_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v be_v entreat_v by_o moses_n the_o other_o kind_n of_o sentence_n be_v absolute_a without_o any_o condition_n such_o be_v the_o decree_n for_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o old_a world_n by_o water_n and_o of_o the_o overthrow_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o host_n in_o the_o red_a sea_n b●●rh_n quest_n xl._o whether_o moses_n at_o this_o time_n be_v keep_v in_o suspense_n or_o indeed_o obtain_v pardon_n for_o the_o people_n vers._n 14._o repent_v of_o the_o evil_a which_o he_o threaten_v to_o do_v unto_o his_o people_n 1._o some_o think_v that_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v here_o to_o be_v admit_v because_o moses_n obtain_v nothing_o at_o this_o time_n but_o at_o his_o second_o entreaty_n as_o be_v show_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n et_fw-la nullo_n accepto_fw-la veniae_fw-la responso_fw-la suspensum_fw-la venisse_fw-la and_o that_o he_o come_v down_o in_o suspense_n have_v receive_v no_o answer_n for_o any_o pardon_n calvin_n gallas_n but_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o moses_n will_v have_v give_v over_o and_o go_v away_o till_o he_o have_v know_v the_o lord_n mind_n in_o part_n 2._o junius_n think_v that_o deus_fw-la distulit_fw-la donec_fw-la moses_n vidisset_fw-la god_n only_o defer_v his_o sentence_n till_o moses_n have_v see_v what_o may_v be_v do_v with_o the_o people_n and_o consilium_fw-la fustinuit_fw-la suspend_v his_o counsel_n but_o the_o text_n show_v more_o that_o god_n at_o moses_n request_v actual_o repent_v of_o the_o evil_n which_o he_o have_v threaten_v moses_n therefore_o be_v here_o put_v out_o of_o doubt_n for_o that_o that_o the_o people_n at_o this_o time_n shall_v not_o be_v destroy_v 3._o cajetan_n think_v that_o moses_n only_o entreat_v quod_fw-la non_fw-la tunc_fw-la fiat_fw-la punitio_fw-la quam_fw-la populus_fw-la meretur_fw-la that_o the_o people_n at_o that_o time_n be_v not_o punish_v as_o they_o deserve_v but_o moses_n reason_n tend_v to_o that_o end_n that_o the_o people_n at_o all_o shall_v not_o utter_o be_v destroy_v because_o of_o god_n promise_v make_v to_o abraham_n isaak_n and_o jacob_n and_o so_o much_o he_o obtain_v 4._o but_o oleaster_n go_v somewhat_o too_o far_o that_o moses_n do_v not_o only_o entreat_v god_n not_o to_o punish_v sed_fw-la ut_fw-la cum_fw-la poenite_fw-la at_o voluisse_fw-la punire_fw-la but_o that_o he_o will_v repent_v he_o that_o he_o have_v purpose_v to_o punish_v but_o that_o have_v be_v too_o great_a boldness_n in_o moses_n to_o have_v presume_v so_o far_o and_o it_o be_v enough_o that_o he_o by_o his_o prayer_n obtain_v a_o pardon_n of_o that_o great_a punishment_n 5._o wherefore_o moses_n obtain_v only_o by_o his_o prayer_n now_o at_o this_o time_n that_o the_o lord_n mitigate_v his_o sentence_n ne●_n totum_fw-la populum_fw-la per_fw-la dear_a velir_n that_o he_o will_v not_o destroy_v the_o whole_a people_n marb●ch_n and_o he_o only_o repent_v of_o the_o evil_n which_o be_v threaten_v that_o be_v ne_fw-la totaliter_fw-la deleret_fw-la that_o he_o will_v not_o whole_o destroy_v they_o yet_o god_n may_v not_o withstand_v consume_v they_o per_fw-la part_n by_o part_n as_o he_o do_v afterward_o in_o the_o desert_n for_o if_o moses_n have_v obtain_v a_o absolute_a and_o general_a pardon_n he_o need_v not_o have_v solicit_v the_o lord_n again_o as_o he_o do_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n nay_o he_o continue_v his_o supplication_n unto_o god_n for_o the_o people_n forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n deut._n 9.29_o tostat._n qu._n 20._o quest_n xli_o what_o be_v write_v in_o the_o table_n of_o stone_n vers._n 15._o the_o table_n be_v write_v etc._n etc._n 1._o some_o hebrew_n think_v that_o beside_o the_o moral_a law_n which_o consist_v of_o ten_o commandment_n there_o be_v write_v the_o exposition_n as_o a_o commentary_n of_o the_o law_n but_o that_o be_v not_o like_a 1._o because_o the_o commandment_n be_v certain_a evident_a and_o know_v principle_n ground_v upon_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n need_v not_o to_o receive_v any_o exposition_n by_o the_o lawgiver_n himself_o but_o afterw●rd_o the_o same_o be_v explain_v and_o amplify_v by_o moses_n 2._o if_o there_o have_v be_v any_o such_o exposition_n moses_n when_o he_o declare_v to_o the_o people_n the_o ten_o commandment_n deut._n 5._o will_v not_o have_v omit_v they_o be_v a_o part_n of_o god_n writing_n 3._o see_v the_o table_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v in_o the_o ark_n never_o to_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o people_n sight_n it_o be_v requisite_a if_o there_o have_v be_v any_o such_o exposition_n that_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v set_v down_o in_o some_o of_o moses_n book_n that_o the_o people_n may_v have_v take_v knowledge_n thereof_o tostat._v qu._n 22._o 2._o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o such_o exposition_n nor_o any_o other_o thing_n write_v in_o the_o table_n beside_o the_o ten_o commandment_n 1._o not_o because_o as_o some_o think_v there_o be_v yet_o no_o other_o law_n deliver_v to_o the_o people_n for_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o moses_n before_o he_o come_v down_o from_o the_o mount_n when_o the_o lord_n have_v utter_v with_o his_o own_o voice_n the_o ten_o commandment_n receive_v also_o other_o law_n judicial_a and_o ceremonial_a of_o the_o lord_n as_o they_o be_v set_v down_o chap._n 21_o 22_o 23._o and_o write_v they_o in_o a_o book_n and_o read_v they_o to_o the_o people_n exod._n 24._o therefore_o other_o law_n be_v give_v before_o to_o moses_n before_o he_o come_v down_o with_o the_o table_n of_o stone_n 2._o and_o the_o reason_n which_o isidore_n give_v why_o the_o ten_o commandment_n be_v there_o only_o write_v be_v both_o curious_a and_o without_o ground_n ut_fw-la per_fw-la eundem_fw-la numerum_fw-la figura_fw-la crucis_fw-la exprimeretur_fw-la that_o the_o figure_n of_o the_o cross_n may_v be_v thereby_o express_v for_o the_o roman_a x_o signify_v ten_o and_o do_v also_o represent_v the_o figure_n of_o the_o cross_n for_o neither_o do_v this_o figure_n in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n signify_v ten_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o such_o figure_n write_v in_o the_o table_n 3._o these_o reason_n rather_o may_v be_v yield_v why_o the_o moral_a precept_n only_o be_v write_v in_o these_o table_n 1._o because_o these_o only_a the_o lord_n pronounce_v with_o his_o own_o mouth_n the_o other_o be_v deliver_v by_o moses_n 2._o the_o moral_a precept_n be_v most_o evident_a and_o manifest_a as_o ground_v upon_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n 3._o they_o be_v so_o pronounce_v as_o that_o all_o the_o people_n be_v witness_n thereof_o and_o therefore_o least_o exception_n can_v be_v take_v
unto_o they_o tostat._v quaest_n 21._o quest_n xlii_o why_o there_o be_v but_o two_o table_n neither_o more_o nor_o few_o the_o two_o table_n etc._n etc._n the_o reason_n why_o there_o be_v two_o table_n be_v these_o 1._o because_o if_o all_o the_o commandment_n have_v be_v write_v in_o one_o table_n of_o stone_n it_o will_v have_v be_v too_o large_a and_o so_o too_o heavy_a and_o cumbersome_a for_o moses_n to_o bear_v whereas_o be_v now_o divide_v in_o two_o they_o need_v not_o be_v so_o great_a in_o thickness_n or_o breadth_n and_o so_o be_v more_o portable_a for_o moses_n that_o he_o may_v carry_v they_o without_o a_o miracle_n which_o some_o hebrew_n unnecessary_o conceive_v for_o they_o be_v table_n of_o stone_n in_o form_n and_o fashion_n make_v like_a unto_o write_v table_n but_o large_a not_o thick_a or_o gross_a but_o plain_a and_o of_o no_o great_a thickness_n but_o so_o much_o as_o may_v suffice_v for_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o letter_n may_v well_o be_v take_v up_o and_o bear_v in_o moses_n hand_n 2._o but_o the_o special_a reason_n of_o this_o division_n of_o the_o table_n into_o two_o be_v to_o distinguish_v the_o commandment_n which_o concern_v our_o duty_n towards_o god_n and_o the_o other_o towards_o our_o neighbour_n the_o first_o be_v write_v in_o one_o table_n and_o the_o other_o in_o the_o second_o tostat._v qu._n 23._o quest_n xliii_o how_o the_o table_n be_v write_v on_o both_o side_n vers._n 15._o they_o be_v write_v on_o both_o side_n 1._o r._n solomon_n think_v that_o each_o table_n be_v so_o write_v that_o the_o letter_n may_v appear_v on_o both_o side_n and_o so_o be_v read_v indifferent_o on_o each_o side_n but_o this_o opinion_n be_v improbable_a for_o two_o unlikely_a thing_n be_v here_o presuppose_v one_o that_o the_o stone_n whereof_o the_o table_n be_v make_v be_v transparent_a that_o what_o be_v on_o the_o one_o side_n write_v may_v be_v discern_v on_o the_o other_o and_o beside_o whereas_o the_o letter_n appear_v on_o the_o backside_n must_v be_v read_v backward_o these_o letter_n by_o another_o miraculous_a work_n must_v on_o both_o side_n appear_v all_o one_o 2._o lyran._n tostatus_n and_o lippoman_n think_v that_o the_o table_n be_v write_v each_o on_o both_o side_n as_o in_o the_o first_o table_n there_o may_v be_v the_o three_o first_o commandment_n which_o tostatus_n make_v but_o two_o grave_v on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o the_o four_o on_o the_o other_o so_o in_o the_o second_o four_o on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o two_o on_o the_o other_o which_o he_o divide_v into_o three_o or_o he_o think_v that_o the_o same_o commandment_n may_v be_v write_v on_o the_o inside_n and_o repeat_v again_o on_o the_o outside_n so_o also_o gallasius_n aversa_fw-la &_o adversa_fw-la parte_fw-la scriptas_fw-la fuisse_fw-la that_o they_o be_v write_v on_o the_o near_a and_o ofward_a side_n both_o of_o they_o such_o write_v the_o greek_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d write_v behind_o and_o before_o but_o the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n will_v not_o bear_v this_o sense_n for_o thus_o the_o table_n shall_v have_v be_v write_v on_o their_o four_o side_n whereas_o it_o be_v say_v they_o be_v write_v mishene_n on_o the_o two_o side_n 3._o therefore_o the_o meaning_n be_v no_o other_o but_o this_o that_o these_o table_n be_v write_v on_o the_o two_o side_n namely_o the_o two_o inward_a or_o foreside_v and_o so_o oleaster_n note_v by_o the_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n gheber_fw-ge which_o he_o pronounce_v without_o any_o asperation_n at_o all_o eber_fw-ge which_o signify_v proper_o not_o the_o side_n but_o the_o forepart_n because_o so_o the_o word_n ghabar_fw-la or_o abar_fw-la signify_v to_o go_v over_o or_o pass_v on_o before_o so_o also_o vatablu●_n translate_v ab_fw-la utraque_fw-la faecie_fw-la on_o both_o the_o foreside_v and_o thus_o the_o writing_n may_v better_o be_v preserve_v one_o table_n lap_v over_o another_o like_a unto_o a_o book_n oleaster_n but_o this_o further_a may_v be_v gather_v that_o these_o table_n be_v write_v full_o within_o that_o no_o spare_a place_n be_v leave_v which_o signify_v that_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v perfect_a et_fw-la nullum_fw-la locum_fw-la nobis_fw-la relictum_fw-la aliquid_fw-la addendi_fw-la that_o no_o place_n be_v leave_v for_o we_o to_o add_v any_o thing_n to_o his_o law_n simler_n quest_n xliv_o why_o the_o table_n be_v call_v the_o work_n of_o god_n vers._n 16._o and_o these_o table_n be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o this_o writing_n be_v the_o writing_n of_o god_n 1._o some_o hebrew_n think_v because_o it_o be_v say_v before_o vers_fw-la 15._o that_o they_o be_v write_v and_o here_o again_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o the_o writing_n that_o the_o first_o writing_n be_v of_o the_o commandment_n only_o the_o second_o be_v the_o exposition_n of_o the_o commandment_n but_o that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o exposition_n be_v show_v before_o quest_n 41._o 2._o but_o in_o that_o the_o table_n be_v say_v both_o to_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o write_v of_o god_n to_o signify_v that_o god_n both_o prepare_v those_o table_n and_o be_v the_o writer_n also_o he_o be_v both_o artifex_fw-la tabularum_fw-la &_o scriptor_n the_o workman_n of_o the_o table_n and_o the_o writer_n cajetan_n the_o second_o table_n be_v fact●_n opere_fw-la mosis_fw-la make_v by_o moses_n workmanship_n and_o write_v only_o by_o god_n tostat._n qu._n 23._o 3._o and_o whereas_o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v god_n work_n we_o be_v not_o to_o think_v with_o some_o that_o these_o table_n of_o stone_n be_v of_o purpose_n now_o create_v of_o god_n anew_o voco_fw-la factio_fw-la dei_fw-la non_fw-la creatio_fw-la sed_fw-la delatio_fw-la the_o work_n of_o god_n be_v not_o say_v to_o be_v the_o creation_n but_o the_o fashion_v and_o prepare_v of_o they_o tostat._v 4._o and_o this_o be_v not_o do_v by_o the_o work_n of_o angel_n as_o tostatus_n think_v aut_fw-la scalpello_fw-la non_fw-la calamo_fw-la or_o be_v grave_v with_o a_o knife_n not_o write_v with_o a_o pen_n cajetan_n for_o the_o lord_n need_v no_o such_o instrument_n but_o it_o be_v write_v with_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n chap._n 31.8_o that_o it_o as_o ambrose_n expound_v spiritu_fw-la svo_fw-la dedit_fw-la legem_fw-la he_o give_v his_o law_n by_o his_o spirit_n 2._o whereby_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o fleshy_a table_n of_o our_o heart_n see_v more_o chap._n 31._o vers_fw-la 18._o quest_n xlv_o how_o many_o precept_n each_o table_n contain_v concern_v the_o order_n observe_v in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o commandment_n in_o the_o table_n there_o be_v divers_a opinion_n 1._o some_o think_v that_o the_o negative_a precept_n be_v write_v in_o one_o table_n and_o the_o affirmative_a in_o another_o but_o this_o can_v be_v admit_v for_o these_o cause_n 1._o there_o be_v but_o two_o affirmative_a precept_n the_o four_o concern_v the_o sabbath_n and_o the_o five_o honour_v thy_o father_n and_o mother_n so_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o two_o precept_n shall_v only_o be_v in_o one_o table_n and_o eight_o in_o another_o and_o so_o the_o one_o table_n must_v needs_o be_v very_o large_a ●he_v other_o very_a little_a 2._o thus_o also_o the_o precept_n which_o concern_v our_o duty_n towards_o god_n and_o the_o other_o belong_v to_o our_o neighbour_n shall_v be_v mingle_v together_o 3._o and_o the_o great_a inconvenience_n of_o all_o be_v that_o the_o order_n of_o the_o commandment_n shall_v be_v invert_v and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o write_v in_o the_o same_o order_n wherein_o they_o be_v deliver_v tostat._v qu._n 24._o 2._o rab._n sal●mon_n and_o so_o also_o josephus_n do_v think_v that_o five_o commandment_n be_v write_v in_o the_o first_o table_n and_o five_o in_o the_o second_o and_o to_o the_o four_o first_o they_o join_v the_o five_o honour_v thy_o father_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o first_o table_n but_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o precept_n of_o divers_a kind_n which_o command_v love_n towards_o god_n and_o our_o neighbour_n shall_v be_v put_v together_o which_o be_v better_o distinguish_v into_o two_o table_n 3._o tostatus_n with_o other_o do_v distinguish_v the_o commandment_n well_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o table_n place_v in_o the_o first_o those_o which_o contain_v our_o duty_n towards_o god_n and_o in_o the_o second_o those_o which_o be_v to_o be_v practise_v towards_o our_o neighbour_n but_o the_o commandment_n he_o right_o divide_v nor_o make_v of_o the_o two_o first_o but_o one_o and_o so_o count_v but_o three_o in_o the_o first_o table_n and_o divide_v the_o last_o into_o two_o which_o be_v but_o one_o but_o these_o two_o point_n be_v handle_v before_o at_o large_a that_o it_o be_v superflous_a to_o treat_v of_o they_o here_o again_o the_o first_o quest_n ●_o 10._o general_n before_o the_o commandment_n chap._n 20._o and_o the_o second_o quest_n 1._o