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but_o say_v p._n simon_n the_o history_n of_o the_o sell_v of_o joseph_n begin_v but_o at_o the_o 37th_o chapter_n of_o genesis_n and_o yet_o joseph_n be_v sell_v twelve_o year_n before_o the_o death_n of_o isaac_n ergo_fw-la the_o death_n of_o isaac_n shall_v be_v relate_v after_o the_o sell_v of_o joseph_n but_o it_o be_v relate_v before_o and_o so_o be_v out_o of_o its_o place_n i_o answer_v by_o deny_v the_o consequence_n it_o follow_v indeed_o that_o therefore_o the_o death_n of_o isaac_n be_v real_o after_o the_o sell_v of_o joseph_n and_o there_o be_v nothing_o contrary_a to_o this_o in_o gen._n 35._o 28_o 29._o but_o it_o do_v not_o at_o all_o follow_v that_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o death_n of_o isaac_n must_v be_v place_v in_o the_o history_n after_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o sell_v of_o joseph_n for_o god_n be_v free_a to_o place_v it_o where_o he_o please_v and_o he_o think_v fit_a to_o place_v it_o before_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o sell_v of_o joseph_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 35th_o chapter_n and_o there_o be_v this_o good_a reason_n for_o it_o because_o the_o sacred_a historian_n be_v there_o to_o finish_v the_o history_n of_o the_o life_n of_o isaac_n and_o to_o speak_v no_o more_o of_o it_o afterward_o and_o have_v no_o more_o to_o say_v of_o he_o but_o that_o isaac_n be_v one_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o year_n old_a died_n and_o be_v bury_v by_o his_o son_n esau_n and_o jacob_n the_o sacred_a historian_n wise_o judge_v it_o better_a to_o place_v it_o where_o it_o be_v than_o in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o history_n of_o joseph_n five_o he_o object_n gen._n 38._o 1._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v at_o that_o time_n that_o judah_n go_v down_o from_o his_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v no_o body_n say_v p._n simon_n in_o read_v these_o word_n but_o will_v at_o first_o believe_v that_o they_o be_v join_v with_o those_o that_o go_v before_o they_o and_o that_o the_o time_n be_v relate_v in_o which_o this_o action_n pass_v 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time_n of_o judah_n go_v into_o egypt_n with_o his_o father_n jacob_n be_v but_o twenty_o two_o or_o twenty_o three_o year_n as_o evident_o appear_v from_o hence_o that_o joseph_n be_v sell_v at_o the_o age_n of_o seventeen_o year_n and_o all_o his_o father_n house_n go_v down_o to_o he_o into_o egypt_n when_o he_o be_v forty_o or_o thirty_o nine_o year_n old_a but_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o twenty_o two_o or_o twenty_o three_o year_n judah_n shall_v be_v marry_v unto_o the_o daughter_n of_o shuah_n and_o beget_v on_o she_o three_o son_n er_o onan_n and_o shelah_n and_o that_o after_o the_o death_n of_o er_fw-mi and_o onan_n and_o after_o the_o young_a of_o they_o shelah_n be_v marriageable_a judah_n shall_v commit_v incest_n with_o his_o daughter_n in_o law_n tamar_n the_o widow_n of_o er_o and_o on_o she_o beget_v pharez_n and_o zerah_n and_o than_o pharez_n shall_v be_v marry_v and_o beget_v two_o son_n hezron_n and_o hamul_n gen._n 38._o throughout_o and_o gen._n 46._o 12._o i_o say_v it_o be_v not_o possible_a in_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n that_o all_o this_o can_v be_v do_v within_o the_o space_n of_o twenty_o three_o year_n therefore_o i_o conclude_v that_o the_o word_n at_o that_o time_n in_o verse_n 1_o of_o chap._n 38_o of_o genesis_n can_v refer_v unto_o what_o go_v immediate_o before_o to_o wit_n the_o sale_n of_o joseph_n into_o egypt_n some_o answer_n first_o that_o the_o word_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v at_o that_o time_n do_v not_o refer_v unto_o what_o go_v immediate_o before_o they_o but_o that_o they_o mediate_o refer_v unto_o the_o time_n when_o jacob_n come_v first_o into_o canaan_n after_o he_o have_v leave_v laban_n his_o father_n in_o law_n in_o mesopotamia_n they_o do_v not_o know_v certain_o where_o to_o fix_v the_o time_n refer_v unto_o but_o suppose_v it_o to_o have_v be_v about_o the_o time_n of_o jacob_n dwell_v at_o succoth_n or_o at_o shalem_n gen._n 33._o 17_o 18._o second_o other_o answer_v that_o the_o word_n at_o that_o time_n or_o according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n baeth_n hahi_n in_o that_o time_n do_v not_o at_o all_o refer_v unto_o any_o thing_n that_o go_v before_o either_o mediate_o or_o immediate_o but_o that_o they_o be_v a_o manner_n of_o speech_n common_a to_o jewish_a and_o other_o writer_n such_o as_o diebus_fw-la illis_fw-la which_o signify_v a_o large_a compass_n of_o time_n within_o which_o a_o thing_n come_v to_o pass_v without_o determine_v the_o year_n as_o if_o the_o meaning_n be_v no_o more_o but_o that_o in_o such_o a_o age_n such_o a_o thing_n come_v to_o pass_v but_o three_o that_o which_o satisfy_v i_o most_o and_o in_o which_o i_o acquiesce_v be_v this_o that_o this_o difficulty_n be_v only_o in_o translation_n but_o not_o at_o all_o in_o the_o original_a and_o therefore_o i_o humble_o offer_v it_o unto_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o learned_a whether_o it_o be_v not_o expedient_a in_o this_o place_n to_o take_v 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they_o there_o be_v not_o one_o good_a argument_n among_o they_o all_o not_o one_o that_o can_v prove_v his_o position_n that_o moses_n can_v be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n attribute_v to_o he_o and_o very_o many_o of_o they_o be_v i_o think_v such_o pitiful_a trifle_a thing_n that_o a_o reasonable_a man_n and_o christian_n shall_v be_v ashamed_a of_o they_o the_o reason_n why_o i_o meddle_v with_o no_o more_o of_o his_o critical_a history_n than_o what_o concern_v the_o pentateuch_n be_v first_o because_o this_o be_v defign_v to_o accompany_v the_o precedent_a discourse_n concern_v the_o proof_n of_o the_o book_n of_o moses_n and_o therefore_o i_o think_v fit_a to_o deal_v with_o p._n simon_n only_o upon_o that_o point_n wherein_o he_o seem_v to_o contradict_v what_o the_o author_n of_o the_o excellent_a discourse_n affirm_v and_o prove_v that_o so_o his_o objection_n be_v all_o answer_v that_o discourse_n may_v remain_v firm_a and_o unshaken_a and_o in_o its_o full_a strength_n and_o that_o infidel_n may_v not_o pretend_v that_o p._n simon_n have_v confute_v it_o which_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v true_a that_o the_o vain_a successless_a attempt_n of_o so_o great_a a_o man_n as_o p._n simon_n be_v account_v to_o prove_v that_o moses_n can_v not_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o pentateuch_n be_v a_o argument_n that_o the_o thing_n be_v not_o practicable_a it_o can_v be_v do_v for_o if_o it_o can_v p._n simon_n be_v count_v as_o able_a and_o to_o i_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v as_o willing_a to_o have_v do_v it_o as_o any_o other_o man._n second_o because_o if_o the_o divine_a truth_n and_o authority_n of_o moses_n and_o his_o law_n and_o of_o christ_n and_o his_o gospel_n be_v well_o secure_v our_o christian_a religion_n be_v secure_v in_o its_o main_a strength_n and_o fundamental_a ground_n against_o atheist_n and_o infidel_n as_o for_o the_o rest_n of_o p._n simon_n be_v book_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o some_o man_n of_o great_a ability_n for_o such_o a_o work_n than_o i_o will_v in_o due_a time_n thorough_o examine_v it_o and_o separate_v the_o chaff_n from_o the_o wheat_n allow_v he_o his_o due_a praise_n where_o he_o have_v do_v well_o and_o chastise_v he_o where_o he_o have_v do_v evil_a you_o may_v guess_v by_o this_o that_o it_o will_v not_o be_v so_o difficult_a to_o do_v it_o as_o some_o may_v apprehend_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n if_o his_o vain_a cavil_n at_o several_a expression_n here_o and_o there_o in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n shall_v be_v a_o tentation_n unto_o any_o to_o think_v mean_o of_o the_o scripture_n themselves_o i_o desire_v such_o if_o they_o can_v to_o read_v some_o part_n of_o origen_n philocalia_n chap._n 1._o pag._n 4_o &_o 5._o in_o spencer_n edition_n at_o cambridge_n 1658._o and_o to_o consider_v that_o as_o origen_n say_v every_o one_o of_o the_o work_n of_o god_n do_v not_o equal_o but_o some_o more_o and_o some_o less_o declare_v and_o show_v forth_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n in_o his_o be_v and_o providence_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n all_o the_o part_n of_o god_n write_a word_n do_v not_o equal_o but_o some_o more_o clear_o and_o some_o more_o obscure_o evidence_n themselves_o to_o be_v of_o god_n and_o as_o there_o be_v some_o dark_a occurrence_n in_o providence_n that_o tempt_v weak_a and_o sinful_a man_n to_o doubt_v of_o god_n be_v and_o providence_n just_o so_o there_o be_v some_o dark_a and_o difficult_a passage_n in_o holy_a scripture_n that_o tempt_v man_n to_o doubt_v of_o the_o divine_a verity_n and_o authority_n of_o of_o the_o scripture_n and_o yet_o as_o none_o but_o fool_n psal_n 14._o 1._o will_v disbelieve_v the_o be_v and_o providence_n of_o god_n because_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n in_o his_o nature_n and_o providence_n which_o they_o can_v comprehend_v so_o no_o wise_a man_n will_v disbelieve_v the_o holy_a scripture_n because_o there_o be_v here_o and_o there_o some_o passage_n in_o they_o which_o he_o can_v understand_v lo_o they_o have_v reject_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o what_o wisdom_n be_v in_o they_o say_v the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n jer._n 8._o 9_o indeed_o there_o can_v be_v no_o true_a wisdom_n in_o they_o who_o reject_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o his_o word_n believe_v and_o practise_v be_v our_o wisdom_n and_o our_o understanding_n and_o make_v we_o a_o wise_a and_o understand_a people_n deut._n 4._o 5_o 6_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v sure_a make_v wise_a the_o simple_n psal_n 19_o 7._o if_o ever_o then_o we_o will_v be_v true_o wise_a let_v we_o against_o all_o tentation_n to_o the_o contrary_a esteem_v high_o of_o and_o adhere_v steadfast_o unto_o the_o holy_a scripture_n of_o truth_n for_o it_o be_v they_o that_o be_v able_a to_o make_v we_o wise_a unto_o salvation_n through_o faith_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n 2_o tim._n 3._o 15._o if_o what_o i_o have_v here_o write_v do_v contribute_v any_o thing_n towards_o the_o help_a of_o christian_a reader_n to_o keep_v up_o in_o their_o soul_n a_o due_a esteem_n of_o and_o reverend_a regard_n unto_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o towards_o the_o strengthen_n of_o they_o against_o tentation_n to_o unbelief_n i_o have_v obtain_v my_o end_n and_o desire_v they_o to_o let_v i_o have_v the_o help_n and_o benefit_n of_o their_o prayer_n but_o let_v he_o have_v all_o the_o praise_n who_o be_v the_o father_n of_o light_n and_o the_o god_n of_o all_o grace_n unto_o who_o be_v glory_n in_o the_o church_n by_o christ_n jesus_n throughout_o all_o age_n world_n without_o end_n amen_n finis_fw-la finis_fw-la exod._n 5._o 1_o 2_o 3._o &_o 7._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o &_o 3._o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18._o &_o 4._o from_o 1_o to_o 9_o &_o 6._o from_o 1_o to_o 8._o deut._n 4._o 9_o to_o 24._o 24._o exod._n 20._o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o etc._n etc._n ibid._n v._n 20_o 22_o 23._o &_o 23._o 13._o deut._n 4._o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o &_o 7._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o &_o 12._o 29_o 30_o 31_o 32._o &_o 18._o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o deut._n 4._o 32_o to_o 41._o exod._n 20._o 24_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n deut._n 4._o 7._o 7._o exod._n 20._o 17._o leu._n 19_o 17_o 18._o 18._o exod._n 21._o 13._o deut._n 19_o 19_o levit._fw-la 25._o 23_o etc._n etc._n etc._n exod._n 21._o 1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n deut._n 15._o 12_o to_o 19_o &_o 24._o 14_o 15._o 15._o deut._n 15._o 6_o to_o 12._o exod._n 22_o 25_o 26_o 27._o 27._o exod._n 22._o 21._o levit._fw-la 19_o 33._o 34._o 34._o exod._n 22._o 22_o 23_o 24._o 24._o exod._n 20._o 12._o &_o 22._o 28._o deut._n 17._o 11._o 11._o deut._n 1._o 16_o 17._o &_o 17._o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o &_o 25._o 1._o