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A11777 The holie Bible faithfully translated into English, out of the authentical Latin. Diligently conferred with the Hebrew, Greeke, and other editions in diuers languages. With arguments of the bookes, and chapters: annotations. tables: and other helpes ... By the English College of Doway; Bible. O.T. English. Douai. Martin, Gregory, d. 1582. 1609-1610 (1610) STC 2207; ESTC S101944 2,522,627 2,280

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and_o there_o be_v none_o other_o †_o keep_v his_o precept_n and_o commandment_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o that_o it_o may_v be_v well_o with_o thou_o and_o thy_o child_n after_o thou_o and_o thou_o may_v remain_v a_o long_a time_n upon_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n will_v geve_v thou_o †_o then_o moses_n separate_v three_o city_n beyond_o jordan_n at_o the_o east_n side_n †_o that_o he_o may_v flee_v to_o they_o which_o shall_v kill_v his_o neighbour_n not_o voluntary_o neither_o be_v his_o enemy_n a_o day_n or_o two_o before_o and_o he_o may_v escape_v to_o some_o of_o these_o city_n †_o bosor_n in_o the_o wilderness_n which_o be_v situate_v in_o the_o champion_n country_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n and_o ramoth_n in_o galaad_n which_o be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad_n and_o golan_n in_o basan_n which_o be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o manasses_n †_o this_o be_v the_o law_n that_o moses_n set_v before_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n †_o and_o these_o be_v the_o 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18._o then_o a_o strong_a †_o hear_v therefore_o you_o king_n &_o understand_v learn_v you_o judge_n of_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n †_o give_fw-mi ere_fw-mi you_o that_o rule_v multitude_n and_o that_o please_v yourselves_o in_o multitude_n of_o nation_n †_o because_o the_o authority_n power_n be_v give_v you_o of_o our_o lord_n 1._o and_o strength_n by_o the_o high_a who_o will_v examine_v your_o work_n and_o search_v your_o cogitation_n †_o because_o when_o you_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o his_o kingdom_n you_o judge_v not_o right_o nor_o keep_v the_o law_n of_o justice_n nor_o have_v walk_v according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n †_o horrible_o and_o quick_o will_v he_o appear_v to_o you_o because_o most_o severe_a judgement_n shall_v be_v do_v on_o they_o that_o bear_v rule_v †_o for_o to_o the_o little_a one_o mercy_n be_v grant_v but_o euang._n the_o mighty_a shall_v mighty_o suffer_v torment_n †_o for_o god_n will_v not_o except_v any_o man_n person_n neither_o will_v 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and_o the_o new_a testament_n show_v the_o same_o god_n christ_n church_n and_o other_o mystery_n of_o religion_n the_o old_a more_o obscure_o with_o less_o help_n the_o new_a more_o express_o and_o yield_v more_o grace_n in_o both_o testament_n be_v four_o sort_n of_o book_n legal_a historical_n sapiential_a prophetical_a all_o these_o book_n recite_v be_v canonical_a and_o of_o infallible_a truth_n cone_n carth._n an._n dni_fw-la 419._o conc._n laodic_n cap._n 59_o florent_fw-la instruct_v armen_n decret_n 7._o trident_n sess_n 4._o s._n atha_n in_o synop._n s._n aug._n li._n 2._o doct_v christ_n c._n 8_o isider_v li._n 6._o elymol_n c._n i._n &_o alibi_fw-la nicep_v li._n li._n 4._o cap._n 15._o euseb_n li._n 5._o c._n 8._o apocryphal_a of_o two_o sort_n 1._o not_o declare_v canonical_a 2._o reject_v as_o erroneous_a the_o holy_a ghost_n declare_v by_o the_o church_n which_o book_n be_v divine_a scripture_n mat._n 28._o joan._n 14._o 16._o act._n 2._o 20_o 1._o tim._n 3._o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n differ_v in_o time_n in_o manner_n of_o utter_v variety_n of_o precepss_n promise_v mean_n temo_fw-la 3._o quest_n 10_o algasiae_n heb._n 7._o 9_o 10._o gal._n 4._o the_o old_a testament_n contain_v figure_n of_o the_o new_a a_o continual_a visible_a church_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n to_o christ_n the_o same_o mystical_a body_n but_o different_a in_o state_n divide_v into_o six_o age_n the_o first_o age_n continue_v 1656._o year_n 1._o cor._n 10_o gal._n 3_o gen._n 1._o the_o second_o 368._o or_o 398._o the_o three_o about_o 4●0_n gen._n 8._o gen_n 12._o genebrard_n chronolog_n s._n aug._n li._n 15._o c._n 8._o civet_n gal._n 3._o exo._n 16._o 3._o reg._n 6._o 3_o reg._n 7._o 1._o esdiae_fw-la 1._o the_o four_o 480._o the_o five_o 4●0_n the_o six_o never_o 640._o all_o the_o time_n from_o the_o creation_n to_o christ_n above_o 4000_o year_n moses_n signify_v take_v from_o the_o water_n exod._n 6._o n●m_fw-la 26._o 1._o par._n 6._o joseph_n li._n 2_o antiq._n cap._n 9_o s._n aug_n ser_n 88_o the_o temp_n s._n greg._n oratio_fw-la in_o laudem_fw-la basilij_fw-la magni_fw-la s._n aug._n li._n 18._o civet_n c._n 39_o the_o excellency_n of_o moses_n deut._n 34._o eccli_n 45._o glos_n ord_n his_o sepulchre_n not_o know_v ●o_o any_o man_n genesis_n write_v by_o moses_n always_o authentical_a so_o know_v by_o tradition_n confirm_v by_o christ_n allege_v also_o by_o the_o apostle_n religion_n revel_v to_o special_a person_n and_o so_o observe_v by_o tradition_n mat._n 19_o heb._n 11._o jacob_n 2._o 1._o pet._n 2._o 2._o pet._n 2._o s._n aug._n quest_n vet_z &_o novi_fw-la testam_fw-la cap._n 3._o why_o scripture_n be_v write_v what_o moses_n special_o show_v in_o this_o book_n man_z most_o particular_o describe_v the_o right_a line_n from_o adam_n to_o noe._n the_o principal_a patriarch_n from_o noah_n to_o the_o 12._o son_n of_o i●cael_n gen._n 10._o this_o book_n divide_v into_o eight_o part_n 1._o 2._o 3._o 4._o 5._o 6._o 7._o 8._o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o all_o thing_n the_o church_n read_v this_o book_n in_o her_o office_n from_o septuagesima_fw-la till_o passion_n sunday_n also_o this_o first_o chapter_n &_o beginning_n of_o the_o second_o on_o easter_n eve_n before_o mass_n act._n 14_o 15._o 17_o 24._o psalm_n 32_o 6._o 135_o 5._o eccli_n 10_o 1._o ●eb_n 11_o 3._o 3._o the_o firmament_n be_v all_o the_o space_n from_o the_o earth_n to_o the_o hiegh_a star_n the_o low_a part_n divide_v between_o the_o water_n on_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o water_n in_o the_o air_n s._n aug._n li._n ii_o de_fw-fr gen._n ad_fw-la lit_fw-fr c._n 4_o job._n 38._o jer._n 10_o 13._o 13._o likewise_o heaven_n be_v all_o the_o space_n above_o the_o earth_n in_o who_o low_a part_n be_v bird_n and_o water_n in_o the_o high_a part_n star_n the_o hiegh_a be_v the_o empyrial_a heaven_n esa_n 66._o 66._o the_o light_v make_v the_o first_o day_n be_v dispose_v the_o four_o day_n in_o their_o proper_a course_n for_o more_o distinction_n of_o time_n s._n diony_n ca._n 4._o the_o divin_v nom_fw-mi s._n tho._n p._n 1._o q._n 67._o a._n 4._o &_o q._n 70._o a._n 2._o 2._o the_o sun_n &_o moon_n for_o though_o the_o moon_n be_v the_o least_o visible_a star_n except_o mercury_n yet_o it_o geve_v more_o light_n on_o the_o earth_n by_o reason_n it_o be_v near_a and_o so_o moses_n speak_v according_a to_o the_o vulgar_a capacity_n and_o use_n of_o thing_n s._n aug._n li._n 2._o de_fw-fr gen._n ad_fw-la lit_fw-fr ca._n 16._o col._n 3_o 10._o mat._n 19_o 4._o 4._o every_o creature_n in_o nature_n be_v good_a but_o all_o consider_v together_o make_v the_o whole_a world_n perfect_v most_o apt_a to_o man_n use_n and_o god_n glory_n s._n aug._n li._n 1_o de_fw-fr gen._n cont_n manich._n ca._n 21._o the_o church_n have_v only_a tradition_n &_o no_o scripture_n above_o 2400._o year_n tradition_n necessary_a for_o three_o cause_n 1_o ●●●_o epist_n ●und_v c._n ●5_n 2_o scripture_n of_o most_o eminent_a authority_n luc._n 10_o 16._o act._n 15_o 28._o 2._o thess_n 2._o origen_n super_fw-la gen._n c._n 1._o aug._n li._n 2._o de_fw-fr gen._n count_n manich._n ca._n 2._o ●_o scripture_n hard_o lib._n 1._o c._n 18._o &_o lib._n 8._o c._n 2._o bas_n ho._n 9_o in_o genes_n chrisost_n epist_n 44._o amb._n &_o beda_n in_o examen_fw-la jeron_n epistol_n ad_fw-la eustoch_n gen._n 1._o v._n 3._o &_o 14._o exo._n 20_o 5._o &_o 18_o v._o 20._o joan._n 8_o 25._o rom._n ●_o why_o scripture_n be_v hard_a three_o spiritual_a sense_n beside_o the_o literal_a allegorical_a moral_a anagogical_n ●_o jeron_n epistol_n 8●_n ad_fw-la ocea_n tert._n d●_n baptis_n a_o figure_n of_o baptism_n christian_n call_v fish_n light_o be_v a_o accident_n remain_v without_o subject_n by_o the_o judgement_n of_o some_o learned_a father_n the_o accident_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n can_v remain_v by_o god_n power_n without_o their_o subject_n ten_o prerogative_n of_o man_n in_o his_o creation_n 1._o make_v like_o to_o god_n 2._o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o b._n trinity_n insinuate_v in_o his_o creation_n 3._o produce_v by_o god_n himself_o 4._o place_v in_o paradise_n 5._o lord_n of_o all_o earthly_a creature_n 6._o innocence_n 7._o excellent_a knowledge_n 8._o power_n to_o live_v ever_o 9_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n 10._o god_n converse_v familiar_o with_o man_n god_n blessing_n always_o effectual_a especial_o in_o the_o holy_a eucharist_n not_o all_o man_n &_o ●emen_n command_v to_o marry_v god_n creat_v not_o new_a kind_n of_o creature_n yet_o still_o work_v io._n 5_o 17._o conserve_n &_o govern_v all_o thing_n and_o creatch_n soul_n grace_n and_o glory_n of_o the_o same_o kind_a s._n aug._n li_n 4_o de_fw-fr gen._n adlit_fw-la ●_o 12._o exod._n 20_o 11._o deut._n 5_o 14._o heb._n 4_o 4._o 4._o man_n soul_n be_v immediate_o create_v by_o god_n not_o produce_v of_o other_o substance_n as_o the_o soul_n of_o beast_n and_o plant_n be_v 1._o cor._n 15_o 45_o 45_o whether_o this_o paradise_n be_v now_o extant_a be_v uncertain_a though_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o enoch_n and_o elias_n be_v yet_o live_v in_o earth_n s._n aug._n li._n 2._o cont_n pelagi_fw-la c._n 23._o see_v perereus_n li._n 3._o q._n 5._o &_o li._n 7._o q._n ultima_fw-la mat._n 19_o 5._o mar._n 10_o 7._o 1._o cor._n 6_o 16._o eph._n 5_o 31._o 31._o as_o we_o say_v brick_n be_v make_v of_o earth_n and_o a_o house_n be_v build_v of_o brick_n so_o adam_n be_v make_v of_o earth_n and_o eve_n build_v of_o a_o rib_n of_o adam_n and_o that_o of_o one_o rib_n as_o if_o god_n shall_v build_v a_o house_n of_o one_o brick_n or_o as_o in_o deed_n he_o feed_v 5000._o man_n with_o five_o loaf_n chris_n ho._n 15._o s._n aug._n tract_n 24._o in_o joan._n s._n tho._n p._n 1._o q._n 92._o a._n 3._o 3._o not_o three_o nor_o four_o nor_o more_o for_o then_o two_o be_v change_v to_o a_o other_o number_n s._n jer._n li._n 1._o count_n lovi_fw-la observation_n of_o holy_a day_n by_o god_n institution_n ●●_o psal_n 6._o &_o 11._o act._n 13_o 14._o levit._fw-la 23._o observation_n of_o festival_n day_n be_v religious_a not_o judaical_a nor_o heathenish_a honour_n of_o saint_n be_v to_o the_o great_a honour_n of_o christ_n hon●●_n in_o 40._o martyr_n why_o a_o particular_a positive_a law_n beside_o the_o general_a law_n of_o god_n &_o nature_n be_v give_v to_o man_n first_o reason_n lib._n 8._o de_fw-fr gen._n ad_fw-la lit_fw-fr c._n 11._o psal_n 15._o ●_o reason_n the_o sin_n of_o disobedience_n join_v with_o damage_n to_o he_o that_o disobey_v join_v with_o damage_n of_o he_o that_o forbid_v true_a obedience_n be_v blind_a and_o prompt_v not_o meat_n but_o the_o disobedience_n hurt_v he_o that_o transgress_v the_o precept_n of_o abstinence_n law_n in_o
curse_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n but_o such_o as_o now_o serve_v not_o god_n right_o and_o yet_o prosper_v in_o this_o world_n shall_v in_o a_o moment_n descend_v into_o hell_n job._n 21._o 21._o after_o many_o other_o plague_n and_o punishment_n at_o last_o the_o jew_n refuse_v and_o persecute_v christ_n be_v reject_v and_o gentile_n call_v into_o the_o church_n and_o advance_v above_o they_o theod_n q._n 34._o in_o deut._n deut._n for_o sin_n past_o god_n let_v some_o run_v into_o reprobate_a sense_n permit_v they_o to_o their_o own_o freewill_n who_o be_v void_a of_o grace_n wilful_o obdurate_a themselves_o theod._n q._n 37._o in_o deut._n deut._n a_o mind_n secret_o infect_v with_o idolatry_n idolatry_n the_o appetite_n drunken_a with_o pleasure_n thirst_v still_o more_o more_o secrete_n thing_n be_v know_v to_o god_n manifest_a thing_n to_o man_n theod._n 9_o 38._o in_o deut._n deut._n some_o sinner_n through_o great_a repentance_n become_v more_o virtuous_a and_o be_v more_o reward_v than_o some_o that_o offend_v less_o less_o god_n give_v man_n liberty_n to_o choose_v what_o he_o will_v follow_v s._n a●b_n in_o psal_n 40._o v._n 10_o by_o grace_n man_n be_v make_v able_a to_o keep_v god_n commandment_n so_o the_o commandmente_n be_v not_o impossible_a s._n aug._n denat_n et_fw-fr great_a c._n 69._o et_fw-la q._n 54._o in_o deut._n rheod_a q._n ●8_o in_o deut._n s._n cypri_n li._n 3._o c._n 52._o ad_fw-la quir._n s._n amb._n in_o psal_n 40._o freew●●_n the_o four_o part_n a_o exhortation_n to_o serve_v god_n with_o prediction_n of_o their_o often_o sin_n and_o punishment_n punishment_n he_o mean_v that_o he_o can_v not_o exercise_v the_o office_n of_o a_o captain_n general_a and_o bring_v the_o people_n into_o the_o promise_a land_n land_n m●●ter_n be_v more_o easy_o keep_v in_o memory_n then_o prose_n prose_n and_o so_o by_o this_o canticle_n they_o be_v convince_v that_o they_o be_v abundant_o for_o warn_v not_o to_o break_v covenant_n with_o god_n the_o eleven_o prophecy_n in_o the_o office_n before_o mas●e_v on_o easter_n eve_o and_o the_o three_o on_o whitsuneve_n the_o canticle_n at_o laudes_fw-la on_o saturday_n a_o all_o thing_n in_o heaven_n and_o in_o cart●_n testify_v that_o god_n deal_v well_o with_o his_o people_n people_n doctrine_n do_v fructify_v in_o good_a soul_n as_o rain_v &_o dew_n in_o the_o ground_n ground_n man_n first_o duty_n be_v to_o praise_v god_n god_n the_o next_o to_o acknowledge_v his_o own_o sin_n &_o defect_n defect_n at_o the_o tower_n of_o babel_n babel_n israel_n be_v but_o one_o people_n possess_v the_o inheritance_n of_o seven_o other_o nation_n nation_n god_n choice_n israel_n to_o be_v his_o peculiar_a people_n of_o mere_a grace_n and_o protect_v they_o they_o bee_n without_o man_n industry_n make_v honey_n in_o the_o rock_n rock_n olive_n tree_n prosper_v in_o stony_a place_n place_n temporal_a prosperity_n occasion_n of_o the_o jew_n revolt_a from_o god_n god_n novelty_n allure_v carnal_a people_n to_o idolatry_n and_o heresy_n heresy_n for_o their_o perverseness_n god_n withdraw_v his_o help_n from_o they_o they_o god_n first_o love_v before_o any_o man_n love_v he_o but_o man_n first_o for_o sake_n god_n before_o he_o forsake_v they_o they_o the_o jew_n repute_v most_o gentile_n foolish_a yet_o now_o they_o be_v inferior_a to_o al._n al._n for_o just_a cause_n god_n some_o time_n differ_v punishment_n punishment_n true_a wisdom_n consider_v thing_n past_a understand_v thing_n present_a and_o provide_v for_o thing_n to_o come_v come_v al_n infideles_fw-la confess_v more_o majesty_n in_o the_o true_a god_n and_o in_o his_o religion_n then_o in_o their_o own_o own_o even_o such_o offender_n as_o think_v themselves_o secure_a escape_v not_o not_o it_o be_v unpossible_a that_o false_a god_n shall_v help_v theirfolower_n in_o necessity_n necessity_n the_o vain_a counsel_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v detect_v shall_v be_v punish_v caluin_n contradict_v the_o holy_a scripture_n always_o some_o good_a in_o the_o church_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n testament_n the_o ancient_a father_n expound_v these_o blessing_n rather_o of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n then_o of_o the_o jew_n synagogue_n s._n aug._n q._n 56._o theod._n q._n 44._o in_o deut._n deut._n the_o priestly_a tribe_n must_v especial_o prefer_v god_n service_n before_o their_o near_a kindred_n kindred_n the_o temple_n be_v build_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n which_o god_n more_o special_o protect_v and_o so_o they_o dwell_v more_o secure_o theod._n q._n 45._o in_o deut._n deut._n epthaim_n be_v prefer_v before_o his_o elder_a brother_n agreeable_a to_o their_o granfather_n prophetical_a blessing_n gen._n 48._o 48._o the_o sin_n of_o zambri_n a_o prince_n of_o simeons_n tribe_n in_o fresh_a memory_n nu._n 25._o seem_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o this_o tribe_n be_v not_o partilar_o bless_v but_o only_o in_o general_n with_o all_o israel_n the_o prophetical_a sense_n of_o these_o blessing_n be_v more_o certain_a &_o more_o evident_a than_o the_o historical_a the_o five_o part_n the_o death_n burial_n and_o singular_a praise_n of_o moses_n moses_n god_n elevate_v his_o visive_a power_n above_o nature_n to_o see_v so_o far_o far_o only_o angel_n who_o ministry_n god_n use_v herein_o know_v the_o place_n of_o his_o burial_n lest_o the_o jew_n prone_a to_o idolatry_n may_v have_v honour_v he_o for_o god_n histor_n scholast_n whosoever_o be_v author_n the_o authority_n of_o this_o book_n be_v certain_a book_n of_o holy_a scripture_n principal_o treat_v of_o several_a argument_n yet_o in_o the_o same_o participate_v each_o sort_n with_o other_o the_o côtente_n of_o this_o book_n s._n hiero._n epist_n ad_fw-la paulin._n s._n amb._n in_o psal_n 47_o s._n aug._n li._n 12_o c._n 31._o &_o li._n 16._o c._n 19_o contra_fw-la faust_n manich._n divide_v into_o four_o part_n the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o passage_n of_o israel_n over_o jordan_n jordan_n beside_o man_n na_o which_o 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