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they_o say_v the_o patriarch_n do_v not_o sabbatizare_fw-la keep_v the_o sabbath_n as_o the_o jew_n do_v see_v tertullian_n adv_o judaeos_n cap._n 2_o &_o 4._o irenaeus_n and_o other_o for_o in_o religious_a office_n i_o doubt_v not_o they_o observe_v the_o seven_o day_n as_o a_o proper_a time_n for_o that_o sacred_a hymn_n which_o galen_n himself_o l._n iii_o de_fw-la usu_fw-la partium_fw-la say_v we_o shall_v all_o sing_v to_o the_o creator_n of_o all_o if_o we_o ourselves_o first_o know_v and_o then_o tell_v other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n how_o wonderful_a he_o be_v in_o wisdom_n how_o great_a in_o power_n and_o how_o rich_a in_o goodness_n because_o that_o in_o it_o he_o have_v rest_v from_o all_o his_o work_n this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o this_o day_n be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o other_o six_o that_o a_o remembrance_n of_o god_n rest_v from_o all_o his_o work_n on_o this_o day_n may_v be_v preserve_v by_o man_n lay_v aside_o their_o other_o employment_n so_o long_o as_o to_o praise_v he_o solemn_o by_o who_o this_o great_a world_n be_v make_v which_o god_n create_v and_o make_v or_o as_o the_o hebrew_n phrase_n be_v create_v to_o make_v i._n e._n rest_v from_o all_o the_o six_o day_n be_v work_n for_o he_o create_v something_o at_o the_o first_o out_o of_o which_o to_o make_v all_o the_o rest_n in_o six_o day_n be_v space_n and_o now_o he_o cease_v from_o all_o ver._n 4._o these_o be_v the_o generation_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v this_o be_v a_o faithful_a account_n of_o the_o original_a of_o the_o world_n which_o moses_n here_o repeat_v more_o deep_o to_o imprint_v on_o the_o people_n mind_n that_o the_o world_n be_v not_o a_o god_n but_o the_o work_n of_o god_n which_o they_o be_v to_o acknowledge_v every_o seven_o day_n in_o the_o day_n i._n e._n at_o that_o time_n so_o day_n often_o signify_v when_o the_o lord_n god_n make_v the_o earth_n and_o the_o heaven_n it_o be_v observe_v by_o tertullian_n that_o exinde_fw-la dominus_fw-la qui_fw-la retro_fw-la deus_fw-la tantum_fw-la etc._n etc._n from_o henceforward_o verse_n 7_o 8_o 9_o 15_o etc._n etc._n he_o be_v call_v lord_n who_o hitherto_o be_v call_v only_a god_n of_o which_o he_o endeavour_v to_o give_v a_o reason_n l._n adv_o hermog_n cap._n 3._o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n observe_v that_o jehovah_n elohim_n lord_n god_n join_v together_o be_v the_o full_a and_o perfect_a name_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o fit_o reserve_v till_o this_o place_n when_o the_o work_n of_o god_n be_v perfect_v and_o not_o before_o ver._n 5._o and_o every_o plant_n in_o the_o field_n before_o it_o be_v in_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v before_o there_o be_v any_o seed_n to_o produce_v they_o god_n make_v they_o to_o spring_v up_o with_o their_o seed_n in_o they_o as_o be_v say_v before_o in_o the_o first_o chapter_n and_o moses_n here_o mention_n these_o alone_a because_o they_o be_v the_o first_o production_n out_o of_o the_o earth_n without_o which_o there_o have_v be_v no_o food_n for_o live_a creature_n for_o the_o lord_n god_n have_v not_o cause_v it_o to_o rain_v on_o the_o earth_n and_o there_o be_v not_o a_o man_n to_o till_o the_o ground_n here_o be_v two_o reason_n to_o confirm_v that_o plant_n be_v not_o produce_v in_o the_o way_n they_o be_v now_o for_o there_o have_v be_v no_o shower_n of_o rain_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o man_n to_o prepare_v the_o earth_n to_o receive_v the_o seed_n if_o there_o have_v be_v any_o both_o which_o be_v necessary_a in_o the_o ordinary_a method_n of_o divine_a providence_n ever_o since_o the_o world_n be_v make_v from_o hence_o some_o collect_v there_o be_v no_o praedamite_n people_n before_o adam_n for_o then_o
respect_n to_o the_o cattle_n and_o child_n more_n nevoch_n p._n i._o cap._n 28._o or_o because_o of_o the_o cattle_n etc._n etc._n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v over-driven_a until_o i_o come_v to_o my_o lord_n unto_o seir._n moses_n omit_v this_o journey_n to_o seir_n as_o he_o do_v his_o visit_n to_o his_o father_n which_o one_o can_v think_v he_o defer_v for_o so_o many_o year_n as_o be_v between_o his_o return_n to_o canaan_n and_o the_o mention_n of_o his_o come_n to_o mamre_n xxxv_o 27._o or_o jacob_n be_v hinder_v perhaps_o by_o something_o which_o he_o can_v not_o foresee_v from_o perform_v this_o promise_n to_o his_o brother_n of_o which_o no_o doubt_n he_o give_v he_o a_o account_n that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v think_v to_o break_v his_o word_n ver._n 15._o let_v i_o now_o leave_v with_o thou_o etc._n etc._n he_o will_v have_v leave_v some_o of_o his_o follower_n with_o jacob_n to_o show_v he_o the_o way_n and_o to_o be_v a_o guard_n to_o he_o or_o honourable_o attend_v he_o let_v i_o find_v grace_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o my_o lord_n in_o this_o also_o be_v so_o kind_a as_o to_o gratify_v my_o desire_n xxxiv_o 11._o ver._n 16._o esau_n return_v that_o day_n the_o same_o day_n they_o meet_v together_o because_o he_o will_v not_o be_v a_o burden_n to_o jacob._n ver._n 17._o journey_v to_o succoth_n after_o he_o have_v be_v with_o his_o brother_n in_o seir_n if_o he_o do_v follow_v he_o thither_o as_o it_o be_v likely_a he_o do_v though_o not_o here_o mention_v no_o more_o than_o the_o entertainment_n he_o give_v he_o and_o such_o like_a thing_n which_o one_o can_v think_v be_v want_v at_o this_o meeting_n build_v he_o a_o house_n intend_v to_o make_v some_o stay_n in_o this_o place_n ver._n 18._o and_o jacob_n come_v to_o shalem_n a_o city_n of_o schechem_n or_o he_o come_v safe_a and_o sound_a so_o the_o hebrew_n general_o understand_v the_o word_n shalem_n to_o that_o city_n call_v schechem_n and_o it_o may_v refer_v either_o to_o the_o soundness_n of_o his_o leg_n which_o be_v perfect_o well_o so_o that_o he_o halt_v no_o long_o or_o to_o the_o safety_n of_o his_o person_n in_o that_o he_o be_v not_o at_o all_o hurt_n by_o esau_n or_o rather_o to_o the_o safety_n of_o every_o thing_n he_o have_v no_o evil_a accident_n have_v befall_v he_o of_o any_o sort_n since_o he_o leave_v laban_n which_o be_v the_o rather_o now_o mention_v because_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n moses_n give_v a_o relation_n of_o a_o very_a sad_a misfortune_n which_o befall_v his_o family_n when_o he_o come_v from_o padan-aram_n some_o think_v this_o need_v not_o to_o have_v be_v add_v whereas_o it_o express_v more_o full_o what_o be_v say_v before_o that_o he_o come_v safe_a all_o the_o way_n from_o thence_o hither_o and_o pitch_v his_o tent_n before_o the_o city_n because_o it_o be_v the_o sabbath-day_n say_v menasseh_n be_v israel_n out_o of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n probl._n viii_o de_fw-fr creatione_fw-la which_o make_v he_o stop_v and_o rest_v here_o and_o not_o enter_v the_o city_n till_o it_o be_v end_v but_o this_o be_v a_o mere_a fancy_n for_o the_o rest_n from_o all_o labour_n on_o this_o day_n be_v not_o command_v to_o be_v observe_v till_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o the_o true_a reason_n of_o pitch_v his_o tent_n here_o be_v for_o the_o convenience_n of_o pasturage_n ver._n 19_o and_o he_o buy_v a_o parcel_n of_o a_o field_n he_o make_v a_o small_a purchase_n that_o he_o may_v be_v the_o less_o impose_v upon_o by_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o that_o country_n who_o have_v disturb_v abraham_n and_o isaac_n about_o the_o well_n they_o dig_v in_o the_o ground_n they_o hire_v of_o they_o for_o a_o hundred_o piece_n of_o money_n the_o margin_n have_v a_o hundred_o lamb_n but_o this_o be_v the_o right_a translation_n it_o appear_v from_o act._n vii_o 16._o and_o bochart_n have_v take_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o pain_n to_o show_v that_o resita_n do_v not_o signify_v a_o lamb_n but_o some_o sort_n of_o money_n though_o of_o what_o value_n be_v uncertain_a p._n i._n hierozoic_a lib._n i._o cap._n 2._o and_o lib._n ii_o cap._n 43._o for_o a_o great_a while_n before_o this_o time_n money_n be_v in_o use_n with_o which_o they_o traffic_v and_o not_o by_o exchange_v one_o commodity_n for_o another_o see_v xxiii_o 16._o ver._n 20._o call_v it_o el-elohe-israel_n this_o altar_n be_v dedicate_v to_o god_n the_o god_n of_o israel_n who_o have_v deliver_v he_o from_o laban_n and_o esau_n and_o late_o honour_v he_o with_o a_o new_a name_n import_v his_o great_a power_n with_o he_o chap._n xxxiv_o ver._n 1._o go_v out_o from_o her_o mother_n tent_n which_o be_v without_o the_o city_n xxxiii_o 18._o to_o see_v the_o daughter_n of_o the_o land_n into_o the_o city_n of_o shechem_n to_o look_v about_o she_o with_o the_o young_a woman_n as_o the_o hebrew_n word_n import_v who_o as_o josephus_n relate_v celebrate_v a_o festival_n at_o this_o time_n where_o some_o fine_a spectacle_n be_v present_v ver._n 2._o and_o when_o shechem_n from_o who_o the_o city_n perhaps_o have_v its_o name_n prince_n of_o the_o country_n or_o one_o of_o the_o prime_a nobility_n of_o the_o country_n verse_n 19_o take_v she_o etc._n etc._n by_o force_n as_o both_o the_o targum_n and_o many_o other_o understand_v it_o and_o ravish_v she_o from_o whence_o we_o learn_v that_o this_o be_v do_v some_o year_n after_o jacob_n return_n into_o canaan_n for_o then_o dinah_n be_v not_o much_o old_a than_o joseph_n and_o now_o we_o must_v suppose_v she_o at_o least_o fifteen_o and_o indeed_o the_o bloody_a fact_n of_o her_o brethren_n show_v as_o much_o who_o must_v be_v grow_v up_o to_o be_v man_n which_o they_o be_v not_o when_o jacob_n return_v to_o canaan_n the_o elder_a of_o they_o be_v then_o scarce_o a_o stripling_n of_o fourteen_o year_n old_a ver._n 3._o his_o soul_n cleave_v unto_o dinah_n he_o can_v think_v of_o nothing_o else_o but_o she_o for_o he_o love_v she_o extreme_o as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o word_n speak_v kind_o to_o the_o damsel_n court_v she_o to_o marry_v he_o with_o such_o profession_n of_o sincere_a affection_n as_o may_v gain_v her_o heart_n notwithstanding_o the_o injury_n he_o have_v do_v she_o ver._n 4._o get_v i_o this_o damsel_n to_o wife_n treat_v with_o her_o father_n about_o our_o marriage_n ver._n 5._o and_o jacob_n hear_v etc._n etc._n by_o some_o of_o dinah_n servant_n or_o companion_n for_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v think_v that_o she_o go_v out_o alone_o now_o his_o son_n be_v with_o the_o cattle_n in_o the_o field_n which_o he_o have_v late_o purchase_v xxxiii_o 19_o or_o in_o some_o hire_a ground_n remote_a from_o the_o city_n hold_v his_o peace_n etc._n etc._n take_v not_o notice_n of_o what_o he_o hear_v till_o he_o can_v have_v their_o advice_n and_o assistance_n ver._n 6._o and_o hamor_n go_v out_o of_o the_o city_n to_o treat_v with_o jacob_n in_o his_o tent_n xxxiii_o 18._o ver._n 7._o and_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n etc._n etc._n as_o they_o be_v treat_v in_o 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the_o earth_n for_o the_o water_n and_o raise_v the_o earth_n above_o it_o that_o it_o may_v be_v fit_a for_o man_n habitation_n ver._n 10._o and_o call_v the_o dry_a land_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v sufficient_o explain_v by_o what_o have_v be_v say_v upon_o verse_n 5_o &_o 8._o only_a this_o may_v be_v add_v that_o the_o word_n eretz_n earth_n in_o arabic_a signify_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v low_a and_o sink_v beneath_o opposite_a to_o schamaim_v heaven_n which_o in_o that_o language_n as_o i_o note_v before_o signify_v high_a and_o lift_v up_o ver._n 11._o and_o god_n say_v let_v the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o grass_n the_o herb_n yield_v etc._n etc._n or_o rather_o it_o shall_v be_v translate_v and_o the_o herb_n yield_v
that_o be_v incline_v to_o sin_n and_o subject_a to_o death_n for_o his_o own_o likeness_n and_o image_n wherein_o this_o son_n be_v beget_v seem_v to_o be_v oppose_v to_o the_o likeness_n and_o image_n of_o god_n wherein_o adam_n be_v make_v i._o 26._o which_o though_o not_o quite_o lose_v be_v lamentable_o deface_v maimonides_n will_v have_v this_o to_o refer_v to_o seth_n wisdom_n and_o goodness_n he_o prove_v true_o a_o man_n like_o to_o his_o father_n adam_n whereas_o the_o rest_n before_o he_o prove_v rather_o beast_n more_n nevochim_n par._n i._o c._n 7._o call_v his_o name_n seth._n he_o intend_v to_o give_v here_o a_o account_n of_o those_o descend_v from_o seth_n alone_o not_o of_o his_o posterity_n by_o cain_n who_o be_v only_o brief_o mention_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n verse_n 17_o 18._o because_o in_o seth_n the_o posterity_n of_o adam_n be_v preserve_v when_o all_o the_o child_n of_o cain_n perish_v in_o the_o deluge_n ver._n 4._o and_o he_o beget_v son_n and_o 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hestiaeus_n etc._n etc._n who_o write_v the_o phoenician_n with_o a_o great_a number_n of_o greek_a writer_n who_o he_o mention_n who_o all_o say_v man_n live_v ancient_o a_o thousand_o year_n none_o indeed_o come_v up_o to_o that_o full_a sum_n but_o some_o so_o near_o it_o that_o they_o who_o be_v not_o exact_o acquaint_v with_o the_o sacred_a story_n may_v well_o speak_v in_o that_o manner_n and_o this_o ought_v not_o to_o seem_v incredible_a to_o we_o in_o these_o day_n when_o we_o consider_v how_o long_o several_a have_v live_v in_o the_o late_a age_n of_o the_o world_n as_o pliny_n report_v in_o his_o natural_a history_n l._n vii_o cap._n 48._o nay_o in_o time_n near_o to_o we_o there_o be_v instance_n of_o this_o kind_n as_o the_o lord_n bacon_n observe_v in_o his_o hist_n vitæ_fw-la &_o mortis_fw-la and_o bartholin_n in_o his_o histor_n anatom_n rariorum_fw-la cent._n v._n hist_o 28._o but_o nothing_o be_v more_o remarkable_a than_o that_o which_o gaffendus_n report_v in_o 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such_o argument_n as_o these_o will_v not_o persuade_v we_o to_o believe_v that_o it_o come_v from_o the_o egyptian_n or_o any_o other_o nation_n but_o they_o have_v it_o if_o not_o from_o the_o hebrew_n yet_o from_o the_o posterity_n of_o ishmael_n or_o other_o people_n descend_v from_o abraham_n who_o be_v high_o belove_v of_o god_n it_o be_v not_o credible_a that_o god_n will_v set_v the_o mark_n of_o ham_n race_n upon_o he_o and_o his_o posterity_n much_o less_o make_v it_o the_o token_n of_o his_o covenant_n with_o they_o see_v j._n ludolphus_n l._n iii_o comment_n in_o histor_n aethiop_n c._n i._o n._n 3._o the_o only_a authority_n upon_o who_o the_o broacher_n of_o this_o novelty_n rely_v be_v herodotus_n who_o in_o his_o second_o book_n cap._n 104._o say_v the_o people_n of_o colchis_n and_o the_o egyptian_n be_v the_o only_a nation_n that_o be_v circumcise_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o beginning_n the_o syrian_n and_o phoenician_n who_o live_v in_o palestine_n acknowledge_v they_o have_v this_o rite_n from_o they_o which_o be_v just_a such_o a_o tale_n as_o he_o tell_v in_o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o that_o book_n that_o the_o egyptian_n be_v the_o first_o inhabiter_n of_o the_o earth_n unless_o perhaps_o the_o phrygian_n this_o opinion_n proceed_v from_o their_o own_o vain_a conceit_n which_o make_v they_o loath_a to_o confess_v they_o receive_v circumcision_n from_o any_o other_o people_n though_o i_o think_v there_o be_v a_o convince_a argument_n of_o it_o in_o moses_n himself_o who_o tell_v we_o in_o chapter_n x._o 14._o that_o the_o philistim_o come_v from_o the_o casluchim_n i._n e._n the_o people_n of_o colchis_n as_o that_o people_n come_v original_o from_o egypt_n so_o herodotus_n himself_o diodorus_n and_o abundance_n of_o other_o credible_a author_n testify_v this_o it_o appear_v by_o what_o i_o note_v there_o be_v before_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n nay_o before_o abraham_n for_o the_o philistim_o have_v a_o king_n among_o 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may_v be_v confident_a be_v the_o first_o person_n in_o the_o world_n that_o be_v circumcise_v there_o be_v nothing_o to_o induce_v any_o body_n to_o use_v such_o a_o rite_n unless_o they_o have_v be_v direct_v to_o it_o by_o god_n as_o abraham_n be_v from_o who_o the_o ishmaelite_n receive_v it_o and_o from_o they_o the_o arabian_n and_o from_o those_o country_n or_o from_o abraham_n child_n by_o keturah_n it_o be_v derive_v as_o seem_v most_o probable_a to_o i_o to_o the_o egyptian_n from_o who_o the_o people_n of_o colchis_n who_o know_v themselves_o to_o be_v a_o egyptian_a breed_n embrace_v it_o in_o imitation_n of_o their_o famous_a ancestor_n but_o after_o abraham_n time_n who_o find_v no_o such_o rite_n among_o the_o philistim_n a_o colony_n of_o they_o to_o who_o in_o all_o likelihood_n they_o will_v have_v communicate_v it_o as_o the_o egyptian_n do_v to_o they_o if_o it_o have_v be_v then_o use_v in_o that_o country_n ver._n 12._o and_o he_o that_o be_v eight_o day_n old_a etc._n etc._n maimonides_n think_v that_o if_o circumcision_n have_v not_o be_v perform_v in_o their_o infancy_n it_o may_v have_v be_v in_o danger_n to_o have_v be_v neglect_v afterward_o for_o a_o infant_n feel_v not_o so_o much_o pain_n as_o a_o adult_n person_n will_v have_v do_v in_o who_o the_o flesh_n be_v more_o compact_a and_o his_o imagination_n strong_a the_o parent_n also_o especial_o father_n have_v not_o so_o strong_a a_o affection_n to_o a_o child_n when_o he_o be_v new_o bear_v as_o they_o have_v when_o he_o be_v grow_v up_o and_o so_o more_o easy_o submit_v to_o this_o harsh_a rite_n at_o their_o first_o appearance_n in_o the_o world_n than_o they_o will_v have_v do_v after_o they_o be_v more_o endear_v to_o they_o but_o the_o child_n can_v not_o be_v circumcise_v before_o the_o eight_o day_n after_o his_o birth_n because_o till_o then_o he_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o imperfect_a and_o not_o yet_o sufficient_o cleanse_v and_o purge_v for_o which_o reason_n beast_n be_v not_o accept_v by_o god_n till_o seven_o day_n be_v pass_v after_o their_o birth_n exod._n xxii_o 30._o see_v more_n nevoch_n p._n iii_o cap._n 49._o and_o as_o the_o child_n be_v not_o to_o be_v circumcise_v before_o the_o eight_o day_n so_o he_o be_v not_o unless_o perhaps_o in_o case_n of_o great_a weakness_n to_o be_v keep_v uncircumcised_a beyond_o that_o day_n on_o which_o if_o the_o parent_n do_v not_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v circumcise_v the_o house_n of_o judgement_n as_o the_o jew_n speak_v be_v bind_v to_o do_v it_o and_o if_o they_o do_v not_o be_v ignorant_a perhaps_o of_o the_o neglect_n the_o child_n when_o he_o come_v of_o age_n i._n e._n be_v thirteen_o year_n old_a be_v bind_v himself_o to_o get_v it_o do_v if_o he_o do_v not_o the_o judge_n if_o it_o be_v know_v to_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o take_v care_n of_o it_o as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v l._n i._n de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n 6._o p._n 96_o 97._o ver._n 13._o he_o that_o be_v bear_v in_o thy_o house_n or_o buy_v with_o money_n must_v needs_o be_v circumcise_v not_o whether_o they_o will_v or_o no_o for_o man_n be_v not_o to_o be_v compel_v to_o religion_n which_o have_v be_v a_o profanation_n of_o this_o covenant_n but_o abraham_n be_v to_o persuade_v they_o to_o it_o and_o if_o they_o consent_v not_o to_o keep_v they_o no_o long_o in_o his_o house_n but_o to_o sell_v they_o to_o some_o other_o people_n so_o maimonides_n expound_v it_o in_o his_o book_n of_o circumcision_n cap._n i._n which_o be_v true_a both_o of_o servant_n bear_v in_o the_o house_n and_o buy_v with_o money_n but_o as_o for_o the_o child_n of_o these_o slave_n they_o be_v to_o be_v circumcise_v whether_o their_o parent_n will_v or_o no_o because_o they_o be_v the_o possession_n of_o their_o master_n not_o of_o
head_n but_o all_o over_o his_o body_n like_o a_o hairy_a garment_n as_o rough_a as_o haircloth_n just_o as_o the_o poet_n describe_v satyr_n he_o be_v hirsutus_fw-la not_o only_o hairy_a all_o over_o but_o those_o hair_n as_o stiff_a as_o bristle_n argue_v great_a strength_n of_o body_n and_o a_o rough_a fierce_a temper_n they_o call_v his_o name_n esau_n which_o signify_v make_v in_o hebrew_n this_o be_v common_o take_v for_o the_o reason_n of_o his_o name_n that_o he_o be_v as_o full_a of_o hair_n when_o he_o be_v bear_v as_o other_o be_v at_o man_n estate_n but_o i_o think_v it_o may_v as_o well_o denote_v his_o active_a genius_n which_o they_o think_v this_o presage_v ver._n 26._o jacob._n he_o certain_o have_v his_o name_n from_o his_o take_v his_o brother_n by_o the_o heel_n at_o his_o birth_n as_o if_o he_o will_v supplant_v he_o as_o he_o afterward_o do_v be_v threescore_o year_n old_a god_n exercise_v isaac_n faith_n and_o patience_n just_a as_o he_o have_v do_v abraham_n for_o the_o space_n of_o twenty_o year_n before_o he_o give_v he_o a_o child_n for_o he_o be_v forty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o marry_v verse_n 20._o and_o now_o sixty_o ver._n 27._o a_o cunning_a hunter_n have_v great_a skill_n in_o hunt_v in_o which_o his_o active_a genius_n delight_v a_o man_n of_o the_o field_n that_o take_v pleasure_n to_o be_v abroad_o pursue_v wild_a beast_n in_o wood_n and_o mountain_n where_o afterward_o he_o have_v his_o habitation_n a_o plain_a man_n dwell_v in_o tent_n he_o love_v not_o violent_a exercise_n but_o keep_v at_o home_n or_o look_v after_o the_o flock_n of_o sheep_n and_o the_o breed_n of_o cattle_n ver._n 28._o and_o isaac_n love_v esau_n etc._n etc._n not_o only_o because_o he_o be_v his_o first-born_a and_o because_o his_o love_n of_o hunt_v argue_v he_o to_o be_v a_o man_n of_o great_a activity_n and_o valour_n who_o be_v likely_a to_o prove_v a_o great_a person_n but_o because_o he_o also_o take_v care_n frequent_o to_o entertain_v his_o father_n with_o venison_n which_o be_v of_o divers_a sort_n and_o afford_v he_o such_o variety_n at_o his_o table_n as_o give_v his_o father_n frequent_a occasion_n to_o commend_v he_o but_o rebekah_n love_v jacob._n be_v a_o man_n of_o a_o more_o meek_a and_o quiet_a temper_n suitable_a to_o her_o own_o disposition_n and_o more_o at_o home_o also_o with_o she_o than_o esau_n be_v and_o design_v by_o god_n to_o inherit_v the_o promise_n verse_n 23._o it_o be_v likely_a esau_n make_v great_a court_n as_o we_o speak_v to_o his_o father_n and_o jacob_n to_o his_o mother_n whereby_o they_o win_v their_o affection_n ver._n 29._o he_o be_v faint_a with_o too_o violent_a and_o long_a pursuit_n of_o his_o sport_n ver._n 30_o feed_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o with_o that_o same_o red_a etc._n etc._n it_o be_v make_v of_o lentile_n as_o we_o learn_v from_o the_o last_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n and_o st._n austin_n upon_o psalm_n xlvi_o say_v they_o be_v egyptian_a lentile_n which_o be_v in_o great_a esteem_n and_o much_o commend_v by_o athenaeus_n and_o a._n gellius_n and_o give_v the_o pottage_n it_o be_v probable_a a_o red_a tincture_n some_o think_v esau_n do_v not_o know_v what_o it_o be_v and_o therefore_o call_v it_o only_o by_o its_o colour_n ask_v for_o that_o red_a that_o same_o red_a as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n therefore_o be_v his_o name_n call_v edom._n this_o repeat_v eager_a desire_n of_o he_o know_v not_o what_o for_o which_o he_o sell_v his_o birthright_n give_v he_o the_o name_n of_o edom_n which_o signify_v red_a whence_o the_o city_n which_o he_o build_v and_o the_o whole_a country_n his_o posterity_n inhabit_v be_v call_v by_o the_o same_o name_n and_o by_o the_o greek_n idumaea_n border_v towards_o the_o south_n upon_o judaea_n arabia_n and_o egypt_n ver._n 31._o sell_v i_o this_o day_n thy_o birthright_n the_o elder_a son_n have_v several_a privilege_n belong_v to_o he_o above_o the_o rest_n the_o chief_a of_o which_o be_v to_o have_v a_o double_a portion_n of_o his_o father_n estate_n as_o for_o the_o right_n of_o priesthood_n there_o be_v many_o reason_n to_o prove_v it_o do_v not_o belong_v thereunto_o but_o whatsoever_o they_o be_v jacob_n cunning_o make_v a_o advantage_n of_o esau_n necessity_n to_o purchase_v they_o all_o for_o a_o small_a matter_n in_o which_o some_o think_v he_o do_v not_o amiss_o about_o which_o i_o shall_v not_o dispute_v ver._n 32._o what_o profit_n shall_v this_o birthright_n do_v to_o i_o he_o speak_v very_o slight_o if_o not_o contemptuous_o of_o it_o prefer_v the_o present_a satisfaction_n of_o his_o appetite_n before_o his_o future_a dignity_n and_o greatness_n for_o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n he_o pretend_v to_o be_v faint_a than_o real_o he_o be_v out_o of_o a_o vehement_a longing_n for_o the_o pottage_n which_o perhaps_o be_v a_o rarety_n ver._n 33._o swear_v to_o i_o this_o day_n that_o i_o shall_v peaceable_o enjoy_v the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o birthright_n esau_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v very_o violent_a in_o all_o thing_n and_o to_o have_v pursue_v this_o as_o eager_o as_o he_o do_v his_o sport_n jacob_n on_o the_o contrary_a very_a sedate_n and_o crafty_a to_o make_v the_o best_a use_n of_o the_o opportunity_n he_o meet_v with_o to_o promote_v his_o ends._n ver._n 34._o rise_v up_o and_o go_v his_o way_n well_o satisfy_v and_o without_o any_o trouble_n for_o what_o he_o have_v do_v which_o the_o apostle_n censure_v as_o a_o piece_n of_o profaneness_n parent_n be_v wont_a to_o give_v a_o special_a blessing_n to_o their_o first-born_a despise_a his_o birthright_n he_o think_v perhaps_o he_o can_v recover_v that_o by_o force_n which_o he_o have_v lose_v by_o his_o brother_n craft_n chap._n xxvi_o ver._n 1._o and_o there_o be_v a_o famine_n in_o the_o land_n etc._n etc._n such_o a_o scarcity_n of_o provision_n as_o be_v in_o abraham_n day_n xii_o 10._o when_o he_o be_v new_o come_v into_o canaan_n happen_v again_o in_o the_o day_n of_o isaac_n and_o isaac_n go_v it_o be_v not_o say_v from_o whence_o he_o go_v but_o it_o be_v probable_a after_o the_o death_n of_o abraham_n he_o go_v and_o dwell_v where_o his_o father_n have_v often_o do_v at_o mamre_n near_o hebron_n for_o he_o be_v not_o now_o at_o beersheba_n or_o the_o well_o lahairoi_a which_o be_v the_o last_o place_n of_o his_o habitation_n that_o we_o read_v of_o xxv_o 11._o for_o that_o be_v in_o this_o very_a country_n of_o gerar_n to_o which_o he_o now_o go_v unto_o abimelech_n the_o son_n it_o be_v most_o likely_a of_o he_o to_o who_o abraham_n go_v for_o he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v think_v the_o same_o it_o be_v a_o hundred_o year_n since_o that_o time_n and_o all_o the_o king_n of_o that_o country_n be_v for_o many_o age_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o abimelech_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o story_n of_o david_n who_o flee_v to_o one_o of_o that_o name_n call_v achish_a in_o 1_o sam._n xxi_o 10._o but_o abimelech_n in_o the_o title_n of_o the_o xxxiv_o psalm_n see_v gen._n xx._n 2._o ver._n 2._o and_o or_o for_o the_o lord_n appear_v to_o he_o he_o intend_v to_o have_v go_v into_o egypt_n as_o abraham_n his_o father_n have_v do_v in_o the_o like_a case_n xii_o 10._o but_o god_n forbid_v he_o appear_v to_o he_o either_o in_o a_o vision_n or_o a_o dream_n or_o as_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v afterward_o to_o moses_n and_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n upon_o several_a occasion_n and_o direct_v he_o to_o stay_v in_o this_o country_n which_o be_v in_o the_o way_n to_o egypt_n where_o he_o promise_v to_o provide_v for_o he_o though_o egypt_n be_v a_o most_o plentiful_a country_n yet_o the_o king_n of_o it_o at_o this_o time_n be_v not_o so_o good_a a_o man_n perhaps_o as_o he_o that_o reign_v in_o the_o day_n of_o abraham_n ver._n 3._o sojourn_v in_o this_o land_n etc._n etc._n he_o not_o only_a promise_n to_o take_v care_n of_o he_o at_o present_a during_o the_o famine_n but_o renew_v the_o promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n his_o father_n at_o sundry_a time_n and_o in_o divers_a place_n xii_o 3._o xv._o 5._o xvii_o 2_o 8._o and_o at_o last_o confirm_v by_o a_o oath_n xxii_o 16_o 17._o i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o and_o bless_v thou_o these_o and_o such_o like_a word_n maimonides_n show_v express_v a_o special_a providence_n over_o those_o to_o who_o they_o be_v speak_v and_o over_o all_o belong_v to_o they_o more_n nevoch_n par._n iii_o cap._n 18._o unto_o thy_o seed_n will_v i_o give_v all_o these_o country_n which_o he_o repeat_v again_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n have_v mention_v the_o vast_a multiplication_n of_o his_o seed_n ver._n 4._o in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v
bless_v in_o this_o be_v contain_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o messiah_n the_o high_a blessing_n god_n can_v bestow_v which_o he_o assure_a abraham_n shall_v spring_v out_o of_o his_o family_n xxii_o 18._o and_o now_o assure_v the_o same_o to_o isaac_n ver._n 5._o because_o that_o abraham_n obey_v my_o voice_n in_o go_v out_o of_o his_o own_o country_n when_o god_n call_v he_o in_o circumcise_n himself_o and_o his_o family_n but_o especial_o xxii_o 18._o in_o offer_v his_o son_n isaac_n and_o keep_v my_o charge_n i._n e._n observe_v the_o sabbath-day_n say_v menasseh_n ben-israel_n out_o of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n l._n de_fw-fr create_v problem_n viii_o but_o it_o seem_v more_o rational_a to_o understand_v by_o this_o word_n which_o we_o translate_v charge_n all_o that_o he_o command_v he_o to_o observe_v the_o particular_n of_o which_o follow_v my_o commandment_n my_o statute_n and_o my_o law_n these_o be_v nice_o distinguish_v by_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n especial_o abarbinel_n who_o by_o commandment_n understand_v not_o only_o that_o of_o circumcision_n but_o of_o expelling_a ishmael_n and_o by_o statute_n hebr._n chukkothai_n which_o always_o relate_v to_o ceremonial_a thing_n not_o only_o bind_v his_o son_n isaac_n to_o offer_v he_o in_o sacrifice_n but_o his_o offering_n a_o ram_n afterward_o in_o his_o stead_n and_o by_o law_n which_o include_v the_o judicial_a part_n of_o moses_n his_o write_n his_o take_v a_o wife_n for_o isaac_n out_o of_o another_o country_n and_o bestow_v gift_n upon_o the_o child_n of_o his_o concubine_n reserve_v the_o land_n for_o isaac_n but_o this_o may_v seem_v too_o curious_a and_o so_o many_o word_n may_v be_v think_v rather_o to_o be_v use_v only_o to_o express_v his_o exact_a obedience_n to_o god_n in_o every_o thing_n whether_o belong_v to_o religion_n or_o to_o justice_n mercy_n or_o any_o other_o duty_n according_a to_o what_o he_o require_v of_o he_o xvii_o 1._o walk_v before_o i_o and_o be_v thou_o perfect_a ver._n 6._o and_o isaac_n dwell_v in_o gerar._n this_o be_v a_o fresh_a instance_n of_o his_o constant_a obedience_n in_o trust_v to_o god_n providence_n here_o and_o not_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n as_o he_o be_v incline_v ver._n 7._o she_o be_v my_o sister_n or_o cousin_n for_o so_o she_o be_v he_o tell_v part_n of_o the_o truth_n but_o not_o all_o for_o he_o fear_v to_o say_v etc._n etc._n he_o imitate_v his_o father_n as_o child_n be_v apt_a to_o do_v ver._n 8._o sport_v with_o rebekah_n his_o wife_n use_v such_o familiarity_n with_o she_o and_o blandishment_n as_o be_v not_o allowable_a between_o brethren_n and_o sister_n but_o common_a between_o man_n and_o wife_n even_o open_o as_o embrace_v she_o in_o his_o arm_n and_o kiss_v she_o perhaps_o very_o often_o he_o have_v a_o exceed_a great_a love_n to_o she_o xxiv_o 67._o ver._n 9_o of_o a_o surety_n she_o be_v thy_o wife_n it_o seem_v he_o take_v isaac_n to_o be_v so_o good_a a_o man_n that_o he_o look_v upon_o the_o liberty_n he_o take_v with_o rebekah_n as_o token_n of_o conjugal_a love_n not_o of_o incestuous_a desire_n ver._n 10._o bring_v guiltiness_n upon_o we_o it_o be_v likely_a the_o punishment_n inflict_v upon_o his_o father_n and_o family_n xx._n 17._o only_o for_o take_v sarah_n into_o his_o house_n with_o a_o intention_n to_o make_v she_o his_o wife_n be_v yet_o in_o memory_n among_o they_o ver._n 11._o he_o that_o touch_v this_o man_n or_o his_o wife_n etc._n etc._n this_o look_n like_o a_o modest_a word_n as_o it_o be_v use_v xx._n 6._o and_o 1_o cor._n vii_o 1._o but_o the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v and_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n interpret_v it_o of_o not_o do_v they_o any_o injury_n because_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o man_n as_o well_o as_o his_o wife_n and_o so_o it_o be_v explain_v verse_n 29._o ver._n 12._o then_o isaac_n sow_v in_o that_o land_n most_o take_v this_o to_o have_v be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o famine_n which_o make_v it_o the_o great_a wonder_n that_o the_o ground_n shall_v then_o bring_v forth_o so_o plentiful_o but_o it_o seem_v more_o likely_a to_o i_o that_o the_o dearth_n be_v at_o a_o end_n for_o it_o be_v say_v verse_n 8._o that_o he_o have_v be_v in_o that_o country_n a_o long_a time_n when_o abimelech_n see_v he_o sport_v with_o his_o wife_n a_o hundred_o fold_n this_o in_o itself_o be_v not_o wonderful_a though_o at_o this_o time_n it_o be_v a_o singular_a blessing_n of_o god_n after_o there_o have_v be_v some_o time_n ago_o a_o dearth_n and_o perhaps_o the_o soil_v not_o rich_a which_o afford_v so_o large_a a_o crop_n otherwise_o varro_n say_v l._n i._n de_fw-fr re_fw-mi rustica_fw-la c._n 44._o that_o in_o syria_n about_o gadera_n and_o in_o africa_n about_o byzacium_n they_o reap_v a_o hundred_o bushel_n for_o one_o ex_fw-la modio_fw-la nasci_fw-la centum_fw-la pliny_n and_o solinus_n say_v the_o same_o of_o that_o country_n byzacium_n in_o so_o much_o that_o bochartus_fw-la fancy_n the_o metropolis_n of_o that_o rich_a country_n viz._n adrumetum_n have_v its_o name_n from_o hence_o signify_v in_o the_o phoenician_n language_n as_o much_o as_o the_o region_n of_o a_o hundred_o fold_n lib._n i._o canaan_n cap._n 24._o nay_o some_o place_n in_o africa_n be_v so_o rich_a that_o they_o produce_v two_o hundred_o yea_o three_o hundred_o fold_n as_o he_o show_v out_o of_o several_a good_a author_n in_o the_o 25_o chapter_n of_o that_o book_n whence_o he_o think_v africa_n have_v its_o name_n be_v as_o much_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d terra_fw-la spicarum_fw-la a_o land_n of_o ear_n of_o corn._n all_o which_o i_o have_v note_v that_o this_o passage_n may_v not_o seem_v incredible_a to_o any_o reader_n and_o the_o lord_n bless_v he_o or_o for_o the_o lord_n bless_v he_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o fruitfulness_n of_o that_o soil_n which_o natural_o will_v not_o have_v yield_v so_o much_o ver._n 13._o and_o the_o man_n wax_v great_a etc._n etc._n i_o suppose_v he_o have_v many_o such_o friutful_a year_n so_o that_o his_o riches_n increase_v till_o he_o grow_v very_o great_a and_o buy_v more_o cattle_n than_o he_o have_v before_o for_o in_o they_o consist_v the_o ancient_a riches_n as_o servius_n tell_v we_o on_o the_o first_o of_o virgil_n eclogue_n omne_fw-la patrimonium_fw-la apud_fw-la majores_fw-la peculium_fw-la dicebatur_fw-la a_o pecoribus_fw-la in_fw-la quibus_fw-la universa_fw-la eorum_fw-la substantia_fw-la constabat_fw-la vnde_fw-la etiam_fw-la pecunia_fw-la dicta_fw-la fuit_fw-la à _fw-la peculio_n the_o same_o also_o we_o find_v say_v by_o columella_n ver._n 14._o great_a store_n of_o servant_n the_o margin_n have_v store_n of_o husbandry_n which_o be_v very_o likely_a because_o he_o be_v encourage_v in_o it_o by_o his_o great_a crop_n which_o can_v not_o likewise_o but_o increase_n the_o number_n of_o his_o servant_n the_o arabic_a set_v forth_o by_o erpenius_n have_v only_o a_o great_a revenue_n or_o vast_a increase_n which_o among_o the_o eastern_a people_n as_o i_o say_v be_v principal_o from_o their_o cattle_n but_o god_n bless_v he_o with_o abundance_n of_o corn_n also_o ver._n 16._o thou_o be_v much_o mighty_a than_o we_o as_o the_o people_n envy_v he_o verse_n 14._o so_o the_o king_n himself_o it_o seem_v begin_v to_o fear_v he_o and_o therefore_o desire_v he_o in_o a_o friendly_a manner_n to_o leave_v his_o country_n for_o they_o be_v not_o yet_o grow_v so_o wicked_a as_o to_o attempt_v to_o destroy_v those_o who_o live_v quiet_o among_o they_o when_o they_o apprehend_v they_o will_v become_v rich_a and_o strong_a than_o themselves_o ver._n 17._o the_o valley_n of_o gerar._n where_o that_o be_v be_v uncertain_a but_o at_o some_o distance_n from_o the_o city_n where_o abimelech_n dwell_v and_o near_o to_o which_o isaac_n have_v inhabit_v before_o ver._n 18._o which_o they_o have_v dig_v in_o the_o day_n of_o abraham_n he_o choose_v to_o open_v the_o old_a one_o rather_o than_o dig_v new_a both_o because_o he_o be_v certain_a there_o to_o find_v a_o spring_n of_o water_n and_o because_o it_o be_v most_o easy_a and_o less_o obnoxious_a to_o censure_n or_o envy_n and_o because_o he_o will_v preserve_v his_o father_n memory_n for_o which_o reason_n he_o do_v not_o give_v they_o new_a name_n but_o those_o they_o have_v in_o his_o father_n day_n ver._n 19_o they_o dig_v in_o the_o valley_n etc._n etc._n in_o process_n of_o time_n they_o find_v a_o necessity_n of_o more_o water_n and_o so_o dig_v till_o they_o meet_v with_o a_o new_a spring_n in_o the_o valley_n ver._n 20._o the_o water_n be_v we_o because_o it_o be_v find_v in_o their_o soil_n as_o menochius_fw-la observe_v but_o they_o have_v let_v the_o ground_n to_o isaac_n the_o water_n be_v true_o he_o as_o long_o as_o the_o contract_n last_v ver._n 21._o and_o they_o dig_v another_o well_o i_o suppose_v in_o
mention_n of_o plenty_n of_o corn_n and_o wine_n and_o give_v he_o no_o such_o dominion_n as_o he_o do_v to_o jacob_n the_o jew_n observe_v other_o difference_n and_o whatsoever_o fatness_n be_v in_o the_o soil_n of_o his_o country_n it_o do_v not_o last_o as_o appear_v by_o mal._n i._n 3._o ver._n 40._o by_o thy_o sword_n shall_v thou_o live_v live_v upon_o spoil_n or_o as_o other_o interpret_v it_o be_v in_o perpetual_a war_n to_o defend_v thy_o country_n and_o shall_v serve_v thy_o brother_n here_o isaac_n speak_v out_o the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o oracle_n mention_v before_o xxv_o 23._o which_o be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n 2_o sam._n viii_o 14._o and_o 1_o chron._n xviii_o 13._o the_o circumstance_n of_o which_o conquest_n be_v more_o full_o describe_v 1_o king_n xi_o 15_o etc._n etc._n and_o again_o after_o they_o have_v recover_v some_o strength_n amaziah_n make_v great_a slaughter_n among_o they_o 2_o king_n fourteen_o 7._o as_o the_o maccabee_n do_v afterward_o 1_o macc._n v._n 65._o and_o at_o last_o be_v utter_o disable_v by_o hircanus_n the_o son_n of_o simon_n maccabaeus_n as_o we_o read_v in_o josephus_n l._n xiii_o antiq._n c._n 17._o when_o thou_o shall_v have_v the_o dominion_n st._n hierom_n and_o the_o lxx_o do_v not_o understand_v this_o of_o their_o have_v any_o dominion_n over_o the_o seed_n of_o jacob_n which_o we_o never_o read_v of_o but_o only_o of_o their_o regaining_a power_n to_o shake_v off_o subjection_n to_o they_o as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o word_n thou_o shall_v break_v his_o yoke_n from_o off_o thy_o neck_n which_o they_o do_v in_o the_o day_n of_o joram_n as_o we_o read_v 2_o king_n viii_o 20_o 22._o 2_o chron._n xxi_o 8_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 41._o and_o esau_n say_v in_o his_o heart_n design_v and_o resolve_v within_o himself_o and_o as_o it_o shall_v seem_v be_v so_o full_a of_o it_o that_o he_o can_v not_o contain_v his_o purpose_n within_o his_o own_o breast_n but_o in_o his_o anger_n blurt_v it_o out_o to_o some_o body_n who_o tell_v it_o to_o rebekah_n the_o day_n of_o mourning_n for_o my_o father_n etc._n etc._n he_o will_v die_v short_o in_o which_o he_o be_v deceive_v for_o he_o live_v three_o and_o forty_o year_n after_o this_o and_o then_o i_o will_v be_v revenge_v he_o have_v some_o regard_n to_o his_o father_n still_o remain_v who_o he_o will_v not_o grieve_v but_o no_o consideration_n of_o his_o mother_n who_o have_v help_v jacob_n to_o supplant_v he_o ver._n 44._o tarry_v with_o he_o a_o few_o day_n a_o year_n or_o two_o but_o herein_o she_o also_o be_v mistake_v for_o he_o do_v not_o return_v in_o twenty_o year_n time_n until_o thy_o brother_n fury_n time_n in_o which_o various_a thing_n happen_v very_o much_o allay_v fury_n and_o rage_n ver._n 45._o and_o he_o forget_v etc._n etc._n the_o memory_n of_o it_o be_v much_o wear_v out_o and_o grow_v weak_a why_o shall_v i_o be_v deprive_v of_o you_o both_o in_o one_o day_n she_o have_v reason_n to_o think_v that_o if_o esau_n kill_v jacob_n and_o the_o public_a justice_n do_v not_o punish_v it_o according_a to_o the_o precept_n ix_o 6._o which_o have_v settle_v court_n of_o judicature_n god_n himself_o will_v prosecute_v esau_n with_o his_o vengeance_n as_o he_o do_v cain_n ver._n 46._o i_o be_o weary_a of_o my_o life_n because_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o heth._n the_o two_o wife_n of_o esau_n who_o be_v hittites_n be_v such_o a_o continual_a vexation_n to_o she_o that_o she_o wish_v rather_o to_o die_v than_o to_o live_v among_o they_o if_o jacob_n take_v a_o wife_n etc._n etc._n she_o pretend_v only_o this_o reason_n for_o send_v jacob_n among_o her_o kindred_n and_o say_v not_o a_o word_n of_o the_o danger_n his_o life_n be_v in_o for_o she_o will_v not_o afflict_v her_o husband_n but_o only_o preserve_v she_o son_n what_o good_a shall_v my_o life_n do_v i_o i_o have_v rather_o die_v than_o live_v in_o such_o perpetual_a vexation_n therefore_o let_v he_o go_v and_o take_v a_o wife_n as_o abraham_n do_v for_o thou_o of_o our_o kindred_n chap._n xxviii_o ver._n 1._o and_o isaac_n call_v jacob._n send_v for_o he_o to_o come_v to_o he_o and_o bless_v he_o renew_a and_o confirm_v the_o blessing_n he_o have_v already_o give_v he_o that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v think_v to_o be_v of_o less_o force_n because_o procure_v by_o artifice_n and_o subtlety_n xxvii_o 35._o ver._n 2._o to_o padan-aram_n see_v xxv_o 20._o ver._n 3._o and_o god_n almighty_n bless_v thou_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o solemn_a blessing_n mention_v verse_n 1._o wherein_o he_o ratify_v what_o he_o have_v do_v and_o more_o full_o and_o distinct_o settle_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n upon_o he_o and_o make_v he_o the_o father_n of_o the_o promise_a seed_n ver._n 4._o give_v thou_o the_o blessing_n of_o abraham_n the_o blessing_n of_o abraham_n be_v that_o he_o shall_v inherit_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o that_o in_o his_o seed_n all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v bless_v gen._n xv._o 18._o xxii_o 18_o both_o which_o he_o now_o confirm_v to_o jacob._n ver._n 5._o and_o isaac_n send_v away_o jacob._n in_o some_o haste_n as_o the_o lxx_o translate_v verse_n 2._o arise_v flee_v i._n e._n depart_v without_o any_o delay_n which_o look_v as_o if_o rebekah_n have_v at_o last_o suggest_v something_o to_o he_o of_o the_o danger_n he_o be_v in_o and_o he_o go_v to_o padan-aram_n prepare_a himself_o to_o go_v and_o set_v forward_o or_o else_o it_o be_v speak_v by_o anticipation_n for_o he_o do_v not_o come_v thither_o till_o after_o several_a passage_n which_o be_v relate_v in_o this_o and_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n son_n of_o bethuel_n the_o syrian_a see_v xxv_o 20._o jacob_n and_o esau_n mother_n now_o jacob_n be_v put_v first_o as_o be_v late_o declare_v isaac_n heir_n and_o heir_n of_o all_o the_o promise_n ver._n 9_o then_o go_v esau_n unto_o ishmael_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o family_n of_o ishmael_n for_o he_o himself_o die_v fourteen_o year_n ago_o and_o therefore_o nebaioth_n his_o elder_a son_n xxv_o 13._o be_v here_o mention_v as_o the_o present_a head_n of_o the_o family_n who_o sister_n esau_n marry_v whereby_o he_o show_v himself_o not_o to_o have_v any_o great_a regard_n to_o the_o divine_a revelation_n otherwise_o he_o can_v not_o but_o have_v know_v that_o this_o family_n be_v descend_v from_o a_o bondwoman_n be_v not_o to_o inherit_v the_o promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n ver._n 10._o jacob_n go_v out_o from_o beer-sheba_a etc._n etc._n quite_o alone_o without_o any_o servant_n to_o attend_v he_o and_o without_o any_o present_n to_o court_v a_o wife_n or_o gain_v the_o kindness_n of_o laban_n neither_o of_o which_o be_v want_v when_o abraham_n send_v eliezer_n to_o take_v a_o wife_n for_o isaac_n but_o as_o he_o be_v send_v away_o in_o haste_n as_o i_o note_v before_o verse_n 5._o so_o hereby_o the_o anger_n of_o esau_n be_v mitigate_v who_o at_o present_a be_v leave_v the_o sole_a possessor_n of_o all_o isaac_n riches_n and_o see_v jacob_n depart_v in_o a_o poor_a condition_n this_o also_o be_v a_o act_n of_o divine_a faith_n that_o god_n will_v take_v a_o singular_a care_n of_o he_o and_o let_v he_o want_v nothing_o and_o as_o they_o can_v not_o but_o hope_v that_o laban_n be_v so_o near_o a_o relation_n will_v be_v glad_a to_o see_v he_o and_o entertain_v he_o so_o it_o be_v probable_a he_o may_v carry_v letter_n of_o credence_n with_o he_o that_o he_o be_v to_o be_v heir_n to_o isaac_n as_o eliezer_n assure_v they_o isaac_n be_v to_o be_v to_o abraham_n xxiv_o 36._o we_o be_v to_o suppose_v likewise_o that_o he_o be_v not_o send_v without_o money_n to_o bear_v his_o charge_n as_o we_o speak_v and_o have_v some_o provision_n with_o he_o for_o we_o read_v of_o oil_n verse_n 18._o which_o he_o pour_v on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o pillar_n ver._n 11._o and_o he_o light_v upon_o a_o certain_a place_n etc._n etc._n a_o convenient_a place_n shade_v with_o lovely_a tree_n see_v verse_n 19_o to_o lodge_v in_o unto_o which_o he_o do_v not_o go_v by_o design_n but_o happen_v as_o we_o speak_v upon_o it_o when_o he_o do_v not_o think_v of_o it_o and_o he_o take_v of_o the_o stone_n of_o that_o place_n one_o stone_n from_o among_o many_o other_o that_o be_v there_o as_o appear_v from_o verse_n 18._o the_o same_o form_n of_o speech_n be_v observe_v before_o xix_o 29._o xxi_o 7._o ver._n 12._o and_o he_o dream_v he_o have_v the_o follow_a representation_n make_v to_o he_o in_o a_o dream_n behold_v a_o ladder_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v judicious_o observe_v by_o maimonides_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o his_o more_n nevochim_n that_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o prophetic_a
our_o ass_n ver._n 19_o they_o come_v near_o to_o the_o steward_n etc._n etc._n they_o desire_v to_o speak_v with_o he_o before_o they_o enter_v into_o the_o house_n that_o they_o may_v set_v themselves_o right_a in_o his_o opinion_n ver._n 20._o we_o come_v at_o the_o first_o time_n to_o buy_v food_n and_o we_o pay_v for_o it_o what_o be_v demand_v ver._n 21._o when_o we_o come_v to_o the_o inn_n etc._n etc._n there_o we_o find_v that_o very_a money_n to_o a_o farthing_n in_o our_o sack_n be_v mouth_n etc._n etc._n ver._n 22._o we_o can_v tell_v who_o put_v our_o money_n etc._n etc._n we_o be_v ignorant_a how_o it_o come_v there_o but_o suppose_v it_o be_v by_o some_o mistake_n and_o therefore_o have_v bring_v it_o again_o with_o new_a money_n for_o another_o purchase_n ver._n 23._o peace_n be_v to_o you_o trouble_v not_o yourselves_o about_o that_o matter_n your_o god_n and_o the_o god_n of_o your_o father_n etc._n etc._n this_o steward_n have_v learn_v of_o joseph_n the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o true_a god_n to_o who_o kindness_n he_o bid_v they_o ascribe_v this_o event_n and_o he_o bring_v simeon_n out_o unto_o they_o unbind_v as_o free_a as_o themselves_o ver._n 24._o give_v they_o water_n order_v water_n to_o be_v bring_v as_o the_o custom_n be_v to_o wash_v their_o foot_n see_v xviii_o 4._o ver._n 26._o bow_v themselves_o to_o the_o ground_n here_o again_o be_v joseph_n dream_n fulfil_v see_v xlii_o 6._o ver._n 28._o thy_o servant_n our_o father_n etc._n etc._n here_o they_o make_v a_o reverence_n to_o he_o in_o the_o name_n of_o their_o father_n whereby_o that_o part_n of_o the_o dream_n xxxvii_o 9_o 10._o which_o concern_v he_o be_v also_o fulfil_v and_o they_o speak_v likewise_o of_o he_o in_o a_o humble_a style_n signify_v his_o inferiority_n to_o joseph_n ver._n 29._o see_v his_o brother_n benjamin_n he_o have_v see_v he_o before_o verse_n 16._o but_z do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o take_v notice_n of_o he_o at_o the_o first_o or_o perhaps_o be_v then_o full_a of_o business_n when_o they_o present_v themselves_o at_o their_o first_o appearance_n and_o have_v not_o leisure_n to_o speak_v with_o they_o till_o dinnertime_n god_n be_v gracious_a unto_o thou_o my_o son_n he_o bless_v he_o as_o superior_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v those_o below_o they_o who_o they_o call_v their_o son_n with_o respect_n to_o themselves_o as_o father_n of_o the_o country_n ver._n 30._o his_o bowel_n do_v yern_v he_o feel_v a_o great_a commotion_n within_o himself_o which_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o keep_v from_o break_v out_o and_o therefore_o he_o make_v haste_n out_o of_o the_o room_n where_o they_o be_v as_o if_o some_o other_o business_n call_v he_o away_o ver._n 31._o set_a on_o bread_n set_a the_o dinner_n upon_o the_o table_n ver._n 32._o and_o they_o set_v on_o for_o he_o by_o himself_o etc._n etc._n there_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v three_o table_n one_o where_o he_o sit_v alone_o in_o state_n another_o where_o his_o brethren_n sit_v and_o a_o three_o where_o the_o great_a man_n of_o egypt_n be_v entertain_v for_o the_o egyptian_n may_v not_o eat_v bread_n with_o the_o hebrew_n etc._n etc._n because_o the_o hebrew_n say_v jonathan_n do_v eat_v those_o beast_n which_o the_o egyptian_n worship_v and_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n write_v onkelos_n in_o which_o regard_n the_o egyptian_n be_v as_o scrupulous_a to_o eat_v with_o a_o grecian_a in_o aftertime_n as_o now_o with_o a_o hebrew_n so_o bochart_n observe_v out_o of_o athenaeus_n l._n vii_o deipnos_n where_o anaxandrides_n a_o comedian_n jeer_v the_o egyptian_n for_o worship_v a_o eel_n as_o a_o great_a god_n who_o we_o say_v he_o think_v to_o be_v most_o excellent_a meat_n and_o out_o of_o herodotus_n who_o in_o his_o euterpe_n cap._n 41._o say_v no_o egyptian_a man_n or_o woman_n will_v kiss_v the_o mouth_n of_o a_o greek_a nor_o make_v use_n of_o a_o knife_n a_o spit_n or_o a_o pot_n belong_v to_o they_o nor_o take_v a_o bit_n of_o beef_n cut_v with_o a_o greek_n knife_n see_v bochart_n hierozoic_a p._n i._o lib._n ii_o cap._n 53._o and_o dr._n spencer_n de_fw-fr rit_fw-fr hebr._n p._n 125._o but_o though_o it_o appear_v by_o such_o passage_n that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o herodotus_n and_o other_o forenamed_a writer_n several_a animal_n be_v hold_v so_o sacred_a among_o the_o egyptian_n that_o they_o will_v not_o eat_v they_o yet_o it_o may_v well_o be_v question_v whether_o it_o be_v so_o in_o the_o day_n of_o joseph_n for_o there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o sign_n of_o it_o in_o this_o story_n much_o less_o of_o their_o worship_v such_o creature_n the_o worship_n of_o the_o famous_a ox_n call_v apis_n be_v a_o much_o late_a invention_n as_o many_o learned_a man_n have_v demonstrate_v and_o some_o of_o they_o have_v give_v probable_a reason_n that_o joseph_n himself_o be_v the_o person_n at_o first_o represent_v by_o that_o figure_n under_o the_o name_n of_o ab_n i._n e._n father_n of_o his_o country_n see_v ger._n vossius_fw-la l._n i._n de_fw-fr idol_n cap._n 29._o therefore_o it_o be_v most_o likely_a that_o this_o abhorrence_n be_v to_o be_v resolve_v only_o into_o the_o very_a different_a manner_n of_o the_o hebrew_n from_o the_o egyptian_n particular_o at_o their_o meal_n in_o the_o way_n of_o dress_v their_o meat_n or_o in_o their_o eat_n for_o we_o know_v some_o of_o the_o jew_n themselves_o afterward_o scruple_v to_o eat_v with_o those_o who_o have_v unwashen_v hand_n and_o several_a nation_n have_v avoid_v such_o familiarity_n with_o other_o mere_o on_o the_o account_n of_o their_o different_a custom_n of_o which_o the_o egyptian_n be_v exceed_v tenacious_a as_o herodotus_n himself_o inform_v we_o particular_o in_o their_o eat_n for_o he_o conclude_v his_o discourse_n about_o their_o feast_n with_o this_o observation_n in_o his_o book_n beforementioned_a cap._n 28._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d use_v their_o own_o country_n custom_n they_o receive_v no_o other_o and_o in_o the_o ninety_o first_o chapter_n of_o the_o same_o book_n he_o say_v that_o as_o they_o will_v use_v no_o greek_a custom_n so_o to_o speak_v all_o in_o a_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n neither_o will_v they_o use_v the_o custom_n of_o any_o other_o man_n in_o the_o world_n whatsoever_o nay_o one_o part_n of_o egypt_n differ_v extreme_o from_o another_o for_o in_o the_o theban_a province_n they_o abstain_v from_o sheep_n and_o sacrifice_v goat_n but_o in_o the_o mendesian_n quite_o contrary_a they_o abstain_v from_o goat_n and_o sacrifice_a sheep_n as_o he_o tell_v we_o in_o his_o euterpe_n cap._n 42._o and_o the_o wise_a of_o they_o be_v so_o nice_o superstitious_a that_o some_o of_o they_o think_v it_o unlawful_a to_o eat_v of_o the_o head_n of_o any_o live_a creature_n other_o of_o the_o shoulderblade_n other_o of_o the_o foot_n other_o of_o some_o like_a part_n so_o sextus_n empiricus_n tell_v we_o lib._n iii_o pyrrh_n hypot_n cap._n 24._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n upon_o which_o score_n i_o do_v not_o know_v but_o such_o kind_n of_o people_n may_v be_v so_o whimsical_a as_o to_o refuse_v to_o eat_v with_o one_o another_o ver._n 33._o they_o sit_v before_o he_o for_o that_o be_v the_o custom_n before_o the_o way_n of_o lie_v upon_o bed_n be_v invent_v see_v xxvii_o 19_o xxxvii_o 25._o and_o the_o man_n marvel_v one_o at_o another_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v so_o exact_o dispose_v according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o their_o birth_n and_o so_o kind_o treat_v by_o one_o that_o have_v late_o use_v they_o very_o rough_o ver._n 34._o and_o he_o take_v and_o send_v mess_n etc._n etc._n order_v those_o that_o wait_v to_o take_v and_o carry_v mess_n from_o his_o own_o table_n unto_o they_o for_o such_o be_v the_o ancient_a custom_n for_o great_a man_n to_o honour_v such_o as_o be_v in_o their_o favour_n by_o send_v dish_n to_o they_o which_o be_v first_o serve_v up_o to_o themselves_o from_o whence_o they_o be_v call_v missa_fw-la mess_n thing_n send_v the_o ancient_a way_n of_o eat_v also_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v which_o be_v not_o like_o we_o as_o appear_v by_o plutarch_n in_o his_o sympo_n lib._n ii_o q._n ult_n where_o he_o dispute_v which_o be_v the_o better_a custom_n to_o eat_v out_o of_o one_o common_a dish_n or_o every_o one_o to_o have_v a_o dish_n to_o himself_o as_o the_o manner_n be_v in_o old_a time_n when_o all_o the_o meat_n be_v set_v on_o the_o table_n the_o master_n of_o the_o feast_n distribute_v to_o every_o one_o their_o portion_n benjamin_n mess_n be_v five_o time_n as_o much_o etc._n etc._n he_o have_v five_o dish_n to_o their_o one_o which_o be_v intend_v as_o a_o peculiar_a respect_n to_o he_o or_o as_o other_o understand_v it_o there_o be_v five_o time_n as_o much_o
to_o have_v be_v the_o most_o eminent_a among_o jacob_n child_n when_o joseph_n be_v go_v as_o be_v note_v before_o xliv_o 14._o to_o direct_v his_o way_n etc._n etc._n to_o give_v joseph_n notice_n of_o his_o come_n and_o to_o receive_v direction_n from_o he_o in_o what_o part_n of_o goshen_n he_o shall_v expect_v he_o and_o they_o come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n into_o that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o joseph_n have_v appoint_v ver._n 29._o present_v himself_o to_o he_o with_o such_o reverence_n as_o a_o son_n owe_v to_o his_o father_n who_o embrace_v he_o most_o tender_o for_o some_o refer_v the_o next_o word_n to_o jacob_n he_o fall_v on_o his_o neck_n etc._n etc._n which_o express_v the_o high_a affection_n and_o weep_v on_o his_o neck_n a_o good_a while_n we_o read_v before_o how_o joseph_n fall_v upon_o benjamin_n neck_n and_o weep_v which_o be_v answer_v by_o the_o like_a endearment_n on_o benjamin_n part_n xlv_o 14._o but_o the_o affection_n wherewith_o jacob_n embrace_v joseph_n as_o maimonides_n understand_v it_o or_o as_o r._n solomon_n jarchi_n joseph_n embrace_v his_o father_n far_o surpass_v that_o for_o they_o continue_v long_o enfold_v in_o one_o another_o arm_n where_o tear_n of_o joy_n flow_v so_o fast_o that_o for_o a_o good_a while_o they_o can_v not_o speak_v ver._n 30._o and_o israel_n say_v unto_o joseph_n some_o make_v this_o a_o argument_n that_o it_o be_v joseph_n who_o light_v out_o of_o his_o chariot_n throw_v himself_o into_o his_o father_n arm_n and_o weep_v etc._n etc._n which_o make_v moses_n now_o more_o distinct_o mention_v who_o say_v the_o follow_a word_n now_o let_v i_o die_v etc._n etc._n these_o word_n signify_v that_o he_o now_o enjoy_v the_o utmost_a happiness_n he_o can_v desire_v on_o earth_n which_o therefore_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o leave_v because_o nothing_o can_v be_v add_v to_o it_o these_o be_v the_o first_o thought_n which_o his_o passion_n suggest_v to_o he_o though_o to_o live_v with_o joseph_n and_o to_o enjoy_v his_o conversation_n be_v far_o more_o than_o bare_o to_o see_v his_o face_n ver._n 32._o the_o man_n be_v shepherd_n etc._n etc._n he_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v afraid_a lest_o pharaoh_n shall_v have_v prefer_v his_o brethren_n and_o make_v they_o courtier_n or_o commander_n in_o the_o army_n etc._n etc._n which_o may_v have_v procure_v they_o the_o envy_n of_o the_o egyptian_n and_o beside_o have_v separate_v they_o one_o from_o another_o whereas_o by_o profess_v themselves_o shepherd_n and_o trader_n in_o cattle_n they_o keep_v all_o together_o in_o a_o body_n separate_v from_o the_o egyptian_n which_o two_o reason_n be_v suggest_v by_o josephus_n ver._n 33._o what_o be_v your_o occupation_n your_o way_n of_o live_v for_o man_n do_v not_o live_v idle_o in_o those_o day_n ver._n 34._o you_o shall_v say_v thy_o servant_n trade_n have_v be_v etc._n etc._n he_o direct_v they_o to_o justify_v what_o he_o tell_v they_o he_o will_v inform_v pharaoh_n that_o you_o may_v dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n a_o rich_a country_n abound_v with_o pasturage_n and_o also_o next_o adjoin_v to_o canaan_n as_o be_v note_v before_o xlv_o 10._o unto_o which_o when_o the_o time_n come_v they_o may_v the_o more_o easy_o return_v for_o every_o shepherd_n not_o universal_o without_o limitation_n but_o every_o foreign_a shepherd_n for_o a_o considerable_a part_n of_o the_o egyptian_a people_n be_v shepherd_n as_o diodorus_n siculus_n tell_v we_o l._n i._n §_o 2._o p._n 47._o edit_fw-la steph._n where_o he_o say_v the_o country_n be_v divide_v into_o three_o part_n the_o priest_n have_v one_o their_o king_n a_o second_o and_o the_o soldier_n a_o three_o and_o there_o be_v three_o other_o rank_n of_o man_n under_o these_o viz._n shepherd_n husbandman_n and_o artificer_n the_o husbandman_n he_o say_v serve_v their_o king_n and_o priest_n and_o military_a man_n in_o till_v their_o ground_n for_o small_a wage_n and_o spend_v all_o their_o time_n in_o it_o and_o the_o like_a account_n he_o say_v be_v give_v of_o their_o shepherd_n who_o from_o their_o forefather_n follow_v that_o way_n of_o live_v which_o make_v it_o plain_a they_o can_v not_o abominate_a those_o who_o be_v so_o serviceable_a to_o they_o though_o they_o may_v contemn_v they_o as_o mean_v people_n who_o never_o rise_v to_o any_o high_a employment_n but_o we_o need_v not_o go_v to_o he_o for_o the_o proof_n of_o this_o it_o be_v apparent_a from_o this_o very_a book_n that_o the_o egyptian_n have_v sheep_n and_o ox_n as_o well_o as_o horse_n and_o ass_n which_o they_o sell_v to_o joseph_n for_o corn_n in_o the_o time_n of_o famine_n xlvii_o 17._o and_o that_o pharaoh_n speak_v to_o joseph_n to_o make_v such_o of_o his_o brethren_n as_o be_v man_n of_o skill_n ruler_n over_o his_o flock_n xlvii_o 6._o which_o be_v a_o demonstration_n they_o breed_v cattle_n as_o well_o as_o other_o nation_n and_o therefore_o if_o we_o will_v understand_v this_o to_o be_v true_a of_o all_o shepherd_n without_o exception_n then_o by_o egyptian_n to_o who_o shepherd_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o abomination_n we_o must_v not_o understand_v all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o country_n of_o egypt_n shepherd_n be_v a_o part_n of_o they_o but_o only_a the_o courtier_n and_o great_a man_n as_o in_o xlv_o 2._o the_o egyptian_n be_v say_v to_o hear_v joseph_n weep_v i._n e._n those_o that_o belong_v to_o the_o court_n who_o it_o be_v likely_a despise_a shepherd_n as_o rupertus_n tuitiensis_n long_o ago_o expound_v this_o passage_n but_o that_o be_v far_o short_a of_o abominate_v they_o which_o the_o hebrew_n word_n import_v but_o after_o all_o this_o i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o they_o can_v be_v contemptible_a if_o it_o be_v true_a which_o the_o same_o diodorus_n say_v p._n 58._o that_o when_o they_o bury_v a_o corpse_n and_o make_v the_o funeral_n encomium_n they_o never_o mention_v the_o parentage_n of_o the_o decease_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d make_v account_n that_o all_o the_o people_n of_o egypt_n be_v alike_o well-born_a we_o must_v confine_v therefore_o this_o assertion_n to_o foreign_a shepherd_n and_o it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o give_v the_o reason_n why_o they_o be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o egyptian_n who_o be_v shepherd_n themselves_o onkelos_n and_o jonathan_n with_o a_o great_a many_o other_o think_v that_o they_o will_v not_o converse_v for_o that_o be_v mean_v by_o abomination_n with_o the_o hebrew_n shepherd_n because_o they_o have_v no_o great_a regard_n to_o those_o creature_n which_o the_o egyptian_n worship_v than_o to_o breed_v they_o up_o to_o be_v eat_v but_o there_o be_v no_o good_a proof_n that_o they_o worship_v sheep_n or_o ox_n in_o those_o day_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a it_o appear_v both_o out_o of_o herodotus_n and_o diodorus_n siculus_n that_o they_o sacrifice_v such_o creature_n in_o their_o day_n and_o also_o eat_v of_o the_o sacrifice_n when_o they_o have_v do_v see_v herodot_n in_o euterpe_n cap._n 40_o 41._o and_o therefore_o the_o reason_n give_v by_o other_o for_o this_o abhorrence_n be_v not_o solid_a that_o the_o egyptian_n do_v eat_v no_o flesh_n and_o upon_o that_o score_n can_v not_o endure_v those_o that_o do_v this_o be_v the_o account_n which_o aben_n ezra_n give_v of_o this_o matter_n who_o fancy_n they_o be_v like_o the_o indian_n in_o his_o time_n who_o abominated_a shepherd_n because_o they_o drink_v milk_n contrary_a to_o their_o manner_n who_o taste_v nothing_o that_o come_v from_o any_o live_a creature_n but_o as_o it_o can_v be_v prove_v that_o this_o superstition_n be_v so_o old_a as_o jacob_n time_n so_o the_o contrary_n be_v evident_a from_o this_o very_a book_n xliii_o 16._o where_o joseph_n bid_v his_o steward_n go_v home_o and_o slay_v and_o make_v ready_a a_o dinner_n for_o his_o brethren_n who_o he_o do_v not_o intend_v to_o entertain_v after_o the_o hebrew_n but_o after_o the_o egyptian_a fashion_n that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v know_v by_o they_o and_o so_o herodotus_n inform_v we_o that_o in_o his_o day_n though_o they_o abstain_v from_o some_o animal_n yet_o they_o eat_v of_o other_o both_o fish_n and_o bird_n euterpe_n cap._n 78._o and_o diodorus_n give_v a_o account_n after_o what_o manner_n their_o king_n live_v say_v they_o use_v a_o simple_a diet_n eat_v veal_n and_o goose_n etc._n etc._n l._n i._o §_o 2._o p._n 45._o edit_fw-la steph._n jos_n scaliger_n therefore_o think_v this_o sort_n of_o man_n be_v abominable_a because_o they_o have_v often_o raise_v rebellion_n in_o egypt_n and_o make_v a_o king_n of_o their_o own_o who_o erect_v that_o which_o be_v call_v the_o pastoral_a kingdom_n this_o be_v embrace_v by_o many_o great_a man_n who_o have_v only_o the_o authority_n of_o manetho_n for_o it_o who_o say_v these_o be_v phoenician_n shepherd_n as_o josephus_n tell_v we_o lib._n i._o
and_o from_o all_o delicate_a food_n or_o fine_a clothes_n which_o latter_a part_n of_o their_o mourn_a it_o be_v likely_a may_v be_v in_o use_n in_o joseph_n time_n though_o not_o the_o former_a of_o besmear_v their_o head_n and_o face_n with_o mud._n but_o it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o say_v that_o they_o appear_v in_o the_o habit_n of_o mourner_n all_o the_o time_n the_o body_n be_v embalm_v which_o be_v very_o various_a in_o different_a time_n and_o place_n and_o continue_v in_o some_o country_n a_o great_a many_o day_n long_o than_o in_o other_o this_o time_n of_o lxx_o day_n may_v seem_v to_o some_o too_o long_o but_o jacobus_n capellus_n propose_v this_o to_o their_o consideration_n hist_o exot._n &_o sacra_fw-la ad_fw-la a._n m._n 2310._o that_o joseph_n be_v next_o to_o their_o king_n the_o egyptian_n honour_v his_o father_n with_o a_o royal_a funeral_n and_o a_o mourn_a of_o lxx_o day_n which_o he_o think_v be_v a_o round_a number_n for_o seventy_o two_o for_o diodorus_n say_v so_o many_o be_v the_o day_n of_o mourn_v for_o their_o king_n it_o seem_v reasonable_a to_o they_o that_o as_o they_o give_v the_o five_o part_n of_o the_o increase_n of_o their_o land_n to_o their_o king_n when_o he_o be_v alive_a so_o they_o shall_v bestow_v the_o five_o part_n of_o the_o year_n upon_o he_o in_o mourn_v for_o he_o when_o he_o be_v dead_a which_o be_v just_a lxxii_o not_o reckon_v the_o five_o odd_a day_n which_o do_v not_o come_v into_o their_o account_n as_o to_o those_o who_o object_n that_o this_o be_v immoderate_a mourn_v have_v more_o of_o ambition_n than_o piety_n in_o it_o his_o answer_n be_v that_o grant_v it_o to_o be_v true_a joseph_n do_v not_o bring_v in_o this_o custom_n and_o have_v peculiar_a reason_n to_o follow_v what_o he_o find_v in_o use_n there_o that_o they_o may_v be_v the_o more_o condemn_v who_o vex_v the_o innocent_a posterity_n on_o who_o parent_n they_o have_v bestow_v royal_a honour_n beside_o there_o be_v something_o due_a to_o king_n and_o great_a man_n to_o distinguish_v they_o from_o the_o dregs_o of_o the_o people_n ver._n 4._o and_o when_o the_o day_n of_o mourning_n be_v pass_v that_o be_v the_o lxx_o day_n beforenamed_n joseph_n speak_v unto_o the_o house_n of_o pharaoh_n to_o the_o great_a officer_n of_o the_o court_n unto_o who_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a he_o speak_v by_o a_o messenger_n strict_a mourner_n such_o as_o joseph_n be_v use_v to_o keep_v close_o in_o their_o chamber_n and_o not_o to_o appear_v in_o public_a or_o make_v visit_n at_o least_o it_o be_v against_o the_o custom_n to_o appear_v in_o the_o court_n if_o the_o same_o usage_n be_v there_o in_o these_o day_n which_o be_v in_o the_o persian_a court_n in_o mordecai_n time_n and_o such_o rational_a custom_n one_o not_o but_o think_v be_v very_o ancient_a in_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o mourner_n esth_n iv_o 1_o 2._o for_o which_o reason_n he_o do_v not_o go_v himself_o to_o make_v the_o follow_a request_n to_o pharaoh_n they_o who_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o mourn_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o defile_v ver._n 5._o my_o father_n make_v i_o swear_v etc._n etc._n see_v xlvii_o 29_o 30._o where_o jacob_n engage_v he_o by_o a_o oath_n to_o carry_v his_o body_n into_o canaan_n to_o be_v bury_v there_o that_o he_o may_v keep_v up_o some_o claim_n to_o that_o country_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o sepulchre_n which_o his_o grandfather_n have_v there_o purchase_v and_o where_o his_o father_n isaac_n lie_v bury_v which_o i_o have_v dig_v for_o i_o in_o the_o cave_n that_o abraham_n have_v buy_v gen._n xxiii_o which_o be_v a_o large_a place_n jacob_n it_o seem_v have_v take_v care_n to_o have_v a_o grave_a dig_v for_o himself_o from_o which_o and_o such_o like_a example_n st._n austin_n argue_v in_o the_o place_n quote_v above_o on_o verse_n 3_o the_o body_n of_o the_o dead_a especial_o of_o good_a man_n be_v to_o be_v treat_v with_o such_o a_o regard_n as_o they_o themselves_o think_v be_v due_a to_o they_o ver._n 6._o according_a as_o he_o make_v thou_o swear_v the_o religion_n of_o a_o oath_n it_o appear_v from_o hence_o be_v in_o those_o day_n so_o sacred_a that_o the_o king_n who_o have_v not_o swear_v himself_o will_v not_o have_v another_o man_n violate_v it_o for_o his_o sake_n who_o may_v have_v pretend_v he_o can_v not_o spare_v joseph_n so_o long_o from_o his_o business_n be_v his_o chief_a minister_n in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n such_o heathen_a king_n as_o these_o will_v rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o those_o christian_a prince_n who_o make_v a_o jest_n of_o their_o oath_n ver._n 7._o all_o the_o servant_n of_o pharaoh_n this_o seem_v to_o be_v explain_v by_o the_o next_o word_n the_o elder_n of_o his_o house_n the_o principal_a officer_n of_o court._n for_o the_o word_n all_o must_v be_v understand_v with_o some_o limitation_n as_o usual_o in_o scripture_n some_o be_v leave_v behind_o no_o doubt_n to_o wait_v upon_o the_o king_n thus_o in_o matth._n iii_o 5._o all_o judaea_n be_v say_v to_o have_v go_v out_o to_o john_n baptism_n i._n e._n a_o great_a many_o the_o elder_n of_o his_o house_n etc._n etc._n i_o have_v observe_v before_o on_o xxiv_o 2._o that_o elder_a be_v a_o name_n of_o dignity_n as_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la there_o expound_v it_o instead_o of_o his_o servant_n the_o elder_a of_o his_o house_n have_v these_o word_n his_o principal_a servant_n who_o be_v set_v over_o all_o the_o rest_n as_o their_o governor_n and_o it_o appear_v by_o this_o place_n that_o this_o be_v use_v not_o only_o by_o the_o hebrew_n but_o by_o the_o egyptian_n long_o before_o moses_n his_o time_n as_o a_o title_n of_o honour_n and_o dignity_n as_o it_o have_v since_o be_v by_o all_o nation_n whatsoever_o see_v mr._n selden_n lib._n i._n de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n 14._o all_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n the_o principal_a person_n in_o authority_n and_o dignity_n throughout_o the_o whole_a country_n as_o well_o as_o those_o of_o the_o court_n such_o as_o be_v governor_n of_o province_n and_o city_n and_o counsellor_n etc._n etc._n which_o honour_n they_o do_v to_o jacob_n in_o all_o likelihood_n by_o pharaoh_n command_n for_o how_o well_o soever_o they_o may_v stand_v affect_v to_o joseph_n they_o can_v not_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n desert_n their_o charge_n ver._n 8._o all_o the_o house_n of_o joseph_n etc._n etc._n their_o whole_a family_n except_o such_o as_o be_v necessary_a to_o look_v after_o their_o little_a one_o and_o their_o flock_n etc._n etc._n this_o verse_n also_o show_v the_o word_n all_o must_v have_v a_o limit_a sense_n ver._n 9_o and_o there_o go_v up_o with_o he_o both_o chariot_n and_o horseman_n as_o a_o guard_n to_o he_o which_o it_o be_v likely_a always_o attend_v he_o as_o viceroy_n of_o the_o kingdom_n but_o now_o may_v be_v necessary_a for_o his_o safety_n as_o he_o pass_v through_o the_o desert_n or_o shall_v meet_v with_o any_o opposition_n when_o he_o come_v to_o challenge_v his_o buryingplace_n though_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o matter_n be_v settle_v beforehand_o with_o the_o canaanite_n who_o be_v in_o no_o condition_n to_o oppose_v the_o kingdom_n of_o egypt_n which_o be_v grow_v very_o rich_a and_o they_o very_o poor_a by_o the_o late_a famine_n and_o it_o be_v a_o very_a great_a company_n that_o he_o may_v appear_v in_o great_a state_n at_o such_o a_o solemnity_n ver._n 10._o and_o they_o come_v to_o the_o threshing-floor_n of_o atad_n some_o take_v atad_v for_o a_o place_n and_o translate_v the_o word_n before_o it_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v they_o come_v to_o goren-atad_a but_o forsterus_n in_o his_o lexicon_n think_v atad_n be_v the_o proper_a name_n of_o a_o man_n who_o be_v eminent_a in_o that_o country_n for_o his_o threshing-floor_n though_o there_o be_v those_o who_o take_v it_o for_o a_o bramble_n with_o which_o that_o floor_n be_v fence_v in_o for_o so_o the_o word_n signify_v judg._n ix_o 14._o and_o the_o african_n call_v a_o bramble_n atadim_n as_o bochart_n observe_v l._n ii_o canaan_n cap._n 15._o which_o be_v the_o plural_a number_n of_o atad_n but_o the_o talmudist_n be_v so_o fanciful_a that_o not_o satisfy_v with_o such_o reason_n they_o say_v jacob_n coffin_n be_v here_o surround_v with_o garland_n crown_n they_o call_v they_o just_a like_o a_o threshing-floor_n which_o be_v hedge_v about_o with_o thorn_n for_o the_o tradition_n they_o say_v be_v that_o the_o son_n of_o esau_n ishmael_n and_o keturah_n all_o meet_v here_o and_o see_v joseph_n crown_n hang_v over_o the_o coffin_n they_o all_o pull_v off_o they_o and_o hang_v they_o up_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n so_o the_o excerpt_a gemarae_fw-la in_o sota_n cap._n i._o §_o 45._o beyond_o
just_a at_o his_o birth_n which_o st._n austin_n take_v to_o have_v be_v the_o reason_n why_o his_o father_n call_v he_o peleg_n quia_fw-la tunc_fw-la ei_fw-la natus_fw-la est_fw-la quando_fw-la per_fw-la linguas_fw-la terra_fw-la divisa_fw-la est_fw-la because_o he_o be_v then_o bear_v to_o he_o when_o the_o earth_n be_v divide_v by_o their_o language_n but_o the_o text_n do_v not_o make_v this_o out_o for_o it_o only_o say_v in_o his_o day_n the_o earth_n be_v divide_v and_o the_o thirteen_o son_n of_o joktan_n peleg_n brother_n who_o have_v their_o share_n in_o this_o division_n be_v not_o then_o bear_v we_o must_v conclude_v that_o if_o this_o division_n begin_v at_o peleg_n birth_n it_o be_v not_o finish_v till_o some_o year_n after_o elmacinus_n say_v in_o the_o forty_o year_n of_o peleg_n age_n the_o hebrew_n general_o say_v at_o his_o death_n see_v hottinger_n smegma_fw-la orient_n p._n 62._o and_o 166._o and_o they_o leave_v off_o to_o build_v the_o tower_n i_o see_v no_o 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