solicitous_a and_o careful_a muscul._n 4._o nor_o yet_o be_v this_o his_o meaning_n that_o i_o shall_v be_v deprive_v of_o benjamin_n as_o i_o be_o already_o of_o joseph_n and_o simeon_n and_o that_o jacob_n do_v prophesy_v of_o benjamin_n trouble_v about_o the_o cup_n mercer_n 5._o but_o this_o be_v the_o speech_n of_o a_o resolute_a man_n that_o do_v cast_v the_o worst_a as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v well_o benjamin_n shall_v go_v and_o if_o i_o be_v rob_v i_o be_o rob_v god_n will_v be_v do_v as_o esther_n say_v in_o the_o like_a manner_n if_o i_o perish_v i_o perish_v esther_n 4.16_o junius_n quest_n vii_o who_o josephs_n steward_n be_v and_o of_o the_o divine_a time_n vers._n 16._o when_o he_o see_v benjamin_n he_o say_v to_o his_o steward_n 1._o joseph_n know_v not_o benjamin_n who_o be_v now_o 24._o or_o 25._o year_n old_a otherwise_o than_o by_o see_v he_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n mercer_n 2._o this_o steward_n can_v not_o be_v manasses_n josephs_n elder_a son_n as_o some_o hebrew_n imagine_v for_o he_o be_v not_o above_o six_o or_o seven_o year_n old_a and_o he_o can_v not_o at_o that_o age_n understand_v language_n as_o this_o man_n do_v neither_o be_v he_o fit_a to_o manage_v the_o household_n affair_n 3._o the_o man_n shall_v eat_v with_o i_o at_o noon_n it_o seem_v that_o they_o spend_v the_o morning_n in_o the_o weighty_a affair_n and_o at_o noon_n take_v their_o dinner_n both_o for_o that_o the_o morning_n be_v the_o fit_a time_n to_o dispatch_v serious_a business_n and_o for_o that_o in_o those_o hot_a country_n they_o use_v in_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o day_n to_o keep_v their_o house_n mercer_n muscul._n quest_n viii_o of_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o feast_n which_o joseph_n prepare_v for_o his_o brethren_n vers._n 32._o after_o they_o prepare_v for_o he_o by_o himself_o etc._n etc._n 1._o joseph_n make_v his_o brethren_n a_o feast_n to_o show_v his_o good_a will_n towards_o they_o and_o to_o insinuate_v that_o the_o former_a proceed_n with_o they_o be_v not_o of_o hatred_n the_o roman_n use_v such_o kind_n of_o feast_n which_o they_o call_v charistia_fw-la to_o the_o which_o be_v invite_v none_o but_o kinsfolk_n to_o continue_v love_n among_o they_o and_o seek_v reconciliation_n if_o there_o have_v be_v any_o breach_n of_o friendship_n valer._n maxim_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 1._o 2._o it_o seem_v that_o there_o be_v three_o table_n provide_v the_o first_o for_o joseph_n who_o sit_v alone_o according_a to_o his_o state_n another_o for_o the_o egyptian_n the_o three_o for_o josephs_n brethren_n muscul._n 3_o the_o egyptian_n refuse_v to_o eat_v with_o the_o hebrew_n not_o only_o because_o they_o be_v a_o proud_a people_n hebrew_n and_o despise_v all_o other_o nation_n beside_o themselves_o but_o there_o be_v a_o more_o special_a reason_n because_o the_o hebrew_n be_v keeper_n of_o sheep_n gen._n 46.34_o and_o so_o do_v eat_v of_o sheep_n and_o other_o cattle_n which_o the_o egyptian_n worship_v and_o therefore_o moses_n say_v to_o pharaoh_n that_o they_o can_v not_o offer_v in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n that_o which_o be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o egyptian_n that_o be_v to_o kill_v and_o sacrifice_v such_o cattle_n as_o they_o worship_v and_o to_o eat_v part_n thereof_o table_n thus_o the_o chalde_n paraphra_v also_o expound_v 4._o in_o that_o it_o be_v say_v they_o sit_v before_o he_o we_o see_v how_o ancient_a a_o use_n it_o be_v to_o sit_v down_o at_o the_o table_n as_o before_o it_o be_v say_v of_o josephs_n brethren_n gen._n 37._o that_o they_o sit_v down_o to_o eat_v bread_n 5._o likewise_o where_o it_o be_v add_v they_o take_v mess_n from_o before_o he_o it_o seem_v it_o be_v a_o custom_n for_o great_a person_n to_o send_v mess_n of_o meat_n from_o their_o table_n to_o such_o as_o they_o favour_v as_o xenophon_n write_v of_o cyrus_n lib._n 8._o that_o he_o never_o use_v to_o eat_v his_o meat_n alone_o but_o impart_v it_o to_o those_o which_o be_v present_a sometime_o send_v part_n to_o his_o friend_n absent_a 6._o where_o it_o be_v say_v they_o drink_v and_o inebriâ—â—_n sunt_fw-la and_o be_v drunken_a as_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a and_o septuagint_n read_v we_o must_v not_o think_v that_o they_o be_v indeed_o drunken_a but_o here_o the_o word_n shacar_n be_v take_v for_o more_o liberal_a or_o plentiful_a drink_n as_o augustine_n well_o note_v inebriandi_fw-la vocabulum_fw-la saepe_fw-la pro_fw-la satietate_fw-la solere_fw-la poni_fw-la drunken_a etc._n etc._n this_o word_n be_v often_o take_v in_o scripture_n for_o satiety_n fullness_n as_o hagg._n 1.6_o you_o drink_v but_o be_v not_o fill_v where_o the_o same_o word_n shacar_n be_v use_v and_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n it_o be_v take_v here_o quest_n ix_o of_o their_o order_n of_o their_o sit_v down_o at_o the_o table_n vers._n 33._o they_o sit_v before_o he_o the_o elder_a according_a to_o his_o age_n etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o hebrew_n be_v deceive_v that_o think_v judah_n as_o the_o chief_a to_o have_v sit_v down_o in_o the_o first_o place_n and_o that_o the_o son_n of_o leah_n have_v their_o place_n before_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n concubine_n and_o benjamin_n they_o say_v be_v place_v next_o to_o joseph_n but_o the_o text_n be_v plain_a that_o they_o sit_v according_a to_o their_o age_n reuben_n first_o and_o benjamin_n last_o muscul._n mercer_n 2._o neither_o do_v they_o thus_o place_v themselves_o according_a to_o their_o wont_a use_n as_o think_v mercer_n but_o as_o joseph_n appoint_v they_o for_o so_o the_o text_n be_v they_o sit_v before_o he_o or_o in_o his_o presence_n as_o it_o be_v by_o his_o direction_n jun._n 3._o but_o we_o refuse_v that_o fable_n of_o the_o hebrew_n as_o though_o joseph_n by_o his_o divine_a cup_n shall_v know_v every_o one_o age_n and_o so_o call_v he_o by_o his_o name_n to_o sit_v down_o joseph_n be_v far_o from_o use_v any_o such_o superstition_n 4._o the_o cause_n then_o why_o josephs_n brethren_n marvel_v be_v not_o because_o benjamin_n have_v five_o part_n to_o their_o one_o as_o cajetan_n or_o because_o they_o have_v such_o great_a entertainment_n mercer_n but_o they_o muse_v how_o joseph_n be_v as_o they_o suppose_v a_o egyptian_a do_v know_v how_o to_o place_v they_o in_o order_n jun._n muscul._n quest_n x._o how_o benjamin_n mess_n be_v five_o time_n more_o than_o his_o brethren_n vers._n 34._o benjamin_n mess_n be_v five_o time_n so_o much_o as_o any_o of_o they_o 1._o it_o be_v not_o like_a as_o some_o imagine_v that_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o brethren_n who_o be_v ten_o be_v two_o to_o a_o mess_n and_o benjamin_n have_v five_o mess_n for_o so_o he_o shall_v have_v as_o much_o as_o all_o the_o other_o ten_o which_o be_v not_o like_a 2._o some_o conjecture_n that_o the_o other_o brethren_n may_v have_v three_o mess_n a_o piece_n and_o joseph_n five_o more_o than_o any_o that_o be_v eight_o in_o all_o perer._n but_o then_o josephs_n mess_n be_v not_o five_o time_n great_a than_o the_o rest_n as_o the_o text_n be_v 3._o tostatus_n think_v that_o every_o one_o have_v five_o mess_n and_o that_o benjamin_n have_v five_o mess_n but_o as_o big_a again_o as_o they_o but_o this_o can_v be_v for_o benjamin_n mess_n exceed_v rather_o in_o number_n than_o in_o quantity_n the_o word_n be_v rabah_n he_o multiply_v 4._o josephus_n also_o differ_v from_o the_o scripture_n in_o make_v benjamin_n part_n but_o twice_o so_o much_o 5._o wherefore_o it_o be_v more_o probable_a that_o benjamin_n mess_n be_v five_o time_n so_o much_o to_o any_o of_o his_o brethren_n not_o compare_v they_o all_o together_o but_o sunder_o and_o apart_o that_o for_o every_o one_o of_o their_o mess_n benjamin_n have_v five_o but_o that_o beside_o benjamin_n common_a part_n among_o his_o brethren_n joseph_n shall_v send_v he_o one_o asenath_n his_o wife_n another_o manasses_n and_o ephraim_n each_o of_o they_o one_o to_o make_v up_o five_o be_v but_o a_o curious_a observation_n of_o the_o hebrew_n mercer_n quest_n xi_o why_o joseph_n give_v to_o benjamin_n a_o great_a portion_n than_o the_o rest_n now_o joseph_n thus_o prefer_v benjamin_n before_o his_o brethren_n though_o he_o be_v in_o the_o last_o place_n 1._o not_o to_o make_v the_o portion_n of_o rachel_n child_n in_o give_v five_o part_n to_o benjamin_n and_o keep_v two_o to_o himself_o equal_a to_o the_o portion_n of_o leahs_n seven_o child_n six_o son_n and_o a_o daughter_n as_o alexander_n polyhistor_n ex_fw-la euseb._n for_o dinah_n leahs_n daughter_n be_v not_o present_a to_o have_v a_o share_n among_o they_o 2._o neither_o as_o lyranus_fw-la be_v it_o to_o feel_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o brethren_n how_o they_o be_v affect_v towards_o benjamin_n for_o after_o they_o have_v testify_v their_o love_n sufficient_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n
33.18_o the_o true_a read_n be_v that_o jacob_n come_v shalem_n safe_a to_o the_o city_n sichem_n as_o the_o chalde_n interprete_v not_o to_o shalem_n a_o city_n of_o sichem_n second_o that_o salim_n where_o john_n baptize_v be_v the_o same_o city_n which_o be_v call_v shagnalim_n or_o schalem_n belong_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n 1_o sam._n 9.4_o wherefore_o this_o shalem_n in_o sichem_n have_v no_o ground_n out_o of_o scripture_n 2._o hierome_n say_v that_o there_o be_v a_o town_n near_o to_o scythopolis_n call_v salem_n in_o his_o time_n where_o the_o ruin_n of_o melchisedecks_n palace_n be_v to_o be_v see_v answ._n but_o whence_o shall_v it_o be_v know_v that_o melchisedecks_n palace_n sometime_o stand_v in_o that_o place_n this_o be_v warrant_v only_o by_o a_o uncertain_a report_n neither_o be_v it_o like_o that_o melchisedeck_n be_v a_o king_n of_o one_o small_a city_n do_v build_v himself_o such_o a_o sumptuous_a and_o great_a palace_n who_o foundation_n shall_v continue_v so_o long_o above_o two_o thousand_o year_n 3._o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v much_o out_o of_o abraham_n way_n as_o he_o return_v from_o dan_n but_o the_o other_o salem_n be_v in_o his_o way_n hierom._n answ._n as_o though_o a_o small_a distance_n of_o way_n can_v hinder_v god_n purpose_n in_o cause_v melchisedeck_n and_o abraham_n to_o meet_v which_o may_v be_v either_o in_o draw_v melchisedech_n somewhat_o from_o home_n to_o salute_v the_o patriarch_n or_o in_o move_a abraham_n to_o visit_v the_o city_n salem_n famous_a for_o the_o true_a worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n 4._o but_o jerusalem_n can_v come_v of_o salem_n for_o so_o two_o word_n of_o divers_a language_n shall_v be_v mix_v together_o the_o first_o name_n be_v greek_n the_o other_o hebrew_n answ._n hierome_n imagine_v that_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o name_n shall_v come_v of_o the_o greek_a hiero_n holy_a for_o so_o jerusalem_n be_v call_v the_o holy_a city_n but_o the_o hebrew_n do_v better_a derive_v the_o name_n of_o jerusalem_n they_o say_v sem_fw-mi call_v it_o salem_n and_o abraham_n jireh_n there_o the_o lord_n will_v be_v see_v gen._n 22.14_o which_o both_o put_v together_o make_v jerusalem_n jerusalem_n which_o signify_v the_o vision_n of_o peace_n so_o midras_n in_o psal._n 76._o this_o derivation_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v more_o probable_a than_o from_o the_o greek_a jireh_n as_o hierome_n or_o from_o jebus_n and_o salem_n which_o make_v jebusalem_n and_o for_o better_a sound_n to_o the_o jerusalem_n as_o pererius_n wherefore_o i_o prefer_v rather_o the_o opinion_n of_o josephus_n that_o this_o salem_n be_v the_o same_o city_n which_o be_v call_v afterward_o jerusalem_n for_o these_o reason_n antiquit_n 1._o because_o there_o be_v no_o evident_a mention_n in_o scripture_n of_o any_o other_o city_n call_v salem_n but_o this_o convert_v into_o the_o name_n of_o jerusalem_n two_o salems_n we_o read_v not_o of_o one_o be_v jerusalem_n 2._o this_o be_v evident_a psal._n 76.2_o in_o shalem_n be_v his_o tabernacle_n his_o dwell_n in_o zion_n zion_n then_o and_o shalem_n be_v both_o in_o one_o place_n 6._o 3._o the_o jew_n also_o hold_v this_o tradition_n that_o the_o place_n where_o david_n and_o solomon_n build_v the_o temple_n in_o the_o flower_n of_o araunah_n be_v the_o same_o place_n where_o abraham_n build_v a_o altar_n and_o will_v have_v sacrifice_v isaac_n where_o noah_n first_o build_v when_o he_o come_v out_o of_o the_o ark_n where_o cain_n and_o abel_n offer_v etc._n etc._n this_o place_n then_o be_v consecrate_v with_o so_o many_o altar_n and_o sacrifice_n be_v like_a to_o be_v the_o place_n where_o the_o great_a sacrificer_n and_o high_a priest_n melchisedeck_n dwell_v 4._o the_o type_n also_o better_a answer_v to_o the_o body_n that_o melchisedeck_n a_o figure_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n jesus_n shall_v there_o dwell_v where_o christ_n afterward_o perform_v that_o great_a and_o divine_a act_n of_o his_o priesthood_n in_o offer_v himself_o up_o in_o sarifice_n upon_o the_o cross_n at_o jerusalem_n qvest._n xviii_o how_o abraham_n be_v bless_v of_o melchisedeck_n vers._n 19_o he_o bless_v he_o etc._n etc._n 1._o it_o be_v like_o that_o melchisedeck_n use_v a_o more_o ample_a form_n and_o manner_n of_o blessing_n which_o be_v here_o only_o abridge_v by_o moses_n luther_n 2._o though_o melchisedeck_n bless_v abraham_n first_o and_o then_o god_n herein_o he_o offend_v not_o as_o the_o hebrew_n affirm_v and_o for_o that_o cause_n they_o say_v his_o priesthood_n be_v translate_v to_o the_o posterity_n of_o abraham_n for_o beside_o that_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n in_o their_o prayer_n be_v carry_v with_o zeal_n forget_v to_o observe_v order_n even_o this_o blessing_n pronounce_v upon_o abraham_n be_v refer_v to_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n as_o also_o the_o apostle_n otherwise_o collect_v that_o melchisedeck_n be_v great_a than_o abraham_n in_o that_o he_o bless_v he_o and_o that_o his_o priesthood_n be_v not_o translate_v to_o aaron_n but_o to_o christ_n ex_fw-la mecrer_n 3._o abraham_n be_v bless_v and_o god_n be_v bless_v but_o god_n be_v bless_v benedictione_n laudis_fw-la with_o the_o blessing_n of_o praise_n abraham_n benedictione_n opitulationis_fw-la with_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n help_n or_o assistance_n cajetan_n 4._o neither_o be_v abraham_n pronounce_v bless_v only_o herein_o because_o he_o have_v obtain_v this_o victory_n but_o aeterni_fw-la faederis_fw-la respectu_fw-la in_o respect_n of_o the_o eternal_a covenant_n which_o god_n make_v with_o he_o and_o his_o seed_n vatablus_n 5._o and_o this_o be_v more_o than_o a_o ordinary_a blessing_n it_o be_v a_o priestly_a benediction_n and_o it_o be_v set_v forth_o as_o a_o act_n of_o melchisedecks_n priesthood_n whereby_o he_o ratify_v the_o promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n calvin_n 6._o melchisedeck_n be_v find_v to_o be_v the_o first_o that_o give_v this_o title_n unto_o god_n in_o scripture_n to_o be_v possessor_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n tostatus_n whereby_o the_o true_a god_n be_v distinguish_v from_o all_o false_a god_n qvest._n xix_o how_o abraham_n pay_v tithe_n vers._n 20._o and_o he_o give_v he_o tithe_n of_o all_o etc._n etc._n 1._o although_o it_o be_v not_o express_v in_o the_o text_n whether_o melchisedeck_n or_o abraham_n give_v tithe_n yet_o the_o apostle_n clear_v this_o doubt_n that_o he_o receive_v tithe_n of_o abraham_n heb._n 7.6_o and_o the_o text_n also_o give_v this_o sense_n for_o see_v melchisedeck_n be_v name_v to_o be_v a_o priest_n he_o be_v more_o fit_a to_o receive_v than_o give_v tithe_n 2._o some_o think_v that_o abraham_n give_v not_o tithe_n of_o all_o the_o good_n recover_v see_v â—e_n after_o refuse_v to_o take_v so_o much_o as_o a_o shoe_n thread_n of_o that_o which_o belong_v to_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n vers_fw-la 25._o he_o then_o give_v tithe_n only_o of_o his_o own_o substance_n calvin_n mercer_n but_o though_o abraham_n refuse_v to_o touch_v any_o part_n of_o the_o sodomite_n substance_n in_o himself_o for_o his_o own_o use_n yet_o he_o may_v even_o of_o that_o offer_v the_o tithe_n unto_o god_n 1._o because_o it_o be_v he_o by_o common_a â—ight_n and_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n 2._o because_o he_o give_v reason_n lest_o he_o shall_v say_v that_o he_o have_v make_v abraham_n rich_a which_o reason_n serve_v only_o against_o the_o private_a and_o proper_a use_n not_o the_o public_a and_o religious_a use_n of_o those_o good_n 3._o if_o abraham_n have_v not_o prevent_v they_o in_o give_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o victory_n unto_o god_n the_o sodomite_n will_v have_v offer_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o sacrifice_n to_o their_o idol_n neither_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o cajetan_n to_o be_v allow_v that_o abraham_n give_v not_o the_o just_a ten_o part_n as_o afterward_o be_v appoint_v by_o the_o law_n but_o a_o certain_a portion_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o ten_o for_o the_o apostle_n show_v that_o abraham_n pay_v tithe_n proper_o and_o levi_n in_o abraham_n be_v tithe_v as_o the_o levite_n receive_v tithe_n afterward_o heb._n 7.5_o 6._o 4._o whereas_o levi_n be_v say_v to_o pay_v tithe_n in_o abraham_n be_v yet_o in_o his_o loin_n and_o thereby_o prove_v the_o priesthood_n of_o melchisedeck_n to_o be_v great_a than_o of_o levi_n that_o be_v so_o say_v because_o the_o priesthood_n go_v then_o by_o carnal_a generation_n 20._o not_o by_o spiritual_a election_n as_o now_o under_o the_o gospel_n 5._o and_o though_o christ_n be_v also_o in_o abraham_n loin_n secundum_fw-la substantiam_fw-la corporalem_fw-la in_o respect_n of_o his_o corporal_a substance_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o there_o secundum_fw-la rationem_fw-la conceptionis_fw-la in_o regard_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o conception_n because_o he_o be_v conceive_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n but_o levi_n be_v in_o abraham_n loin_n both_o way_n and_o therefore_o the_o argument_n for_o superiority_n in_o melchisedeck_n conclude_v well_o against_o
in_o multeribus_fw-la lethalem_fw-la that_o yawn_a in_o travail_n to_o woman_n be_v moral_a 2._o the_o hebrew_n think_v that_o rachel_n be_v weary_v in_o her_o journey_n come_v before_o her_o time_n but_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o jacob_n will_v have_v hasten_v his_o journey_n if_o his_o dear_a wife_n have_v be_v so_o near_o her_o time_n 3._o neither_o have_v it_o any_o ground_n that_o god_n punish_v jacob_n with_o the_o death_n of_o deborah_n and_o rachel_n for_o the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o sichemite_n mercer_n 4._o ruperius_n in_o that_o deborahs_n death_n and_o rachel_n be_v express_v rebâ—ckaes_n and_o leahs_n death_n conceal_v thereby_o resemble_v the_o synagogue_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o he_o will_v have_v prefigure_v by_o deborah_n and_o rachel_n for_o so_o their_o synagogue_n do_v die_v and_o fall_v away_o the_o church_n of_o the_o gentile_n revive_v and_o increase_v but_o such_o allegory_n do_v not_o much_o persuade_v have_v no_o warrant_n or_o ground_n in_o scripture_n quest_n xvi_o of_o the_o name_n ephratha_n and_o bethlem_n why_o and_o by_o who_o they_o take_v beginning_n vers._n 19_o ephrath_n which_o be_v bethlem_n 1._o some_o think_v that_o this_o place_n be_v call_v ephratha_n of_o calebâ—_n wife_n ephrata_n 1_o chron._n 2.9_o which_o caleb_n be_v son_n of_o hezron_n and_o go_v down_o with_o jacob_n into_o egypt_n and_o afterward_o it_o be_v call_v bethlem_n that_o be_v the_o house_n of_o bread_n after_o the_o famine_n in_o elimelech_n and_o ruth_n time_n of_o the_o abundance_n of_o corn_n r._n solomon_n lyran._n 2._o tostatus_n mislike_v this_o opinion_n because_o this_o caleb_n that_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n must_v be_v 215._o year_n old_a and_o more_o if_o he_o survive_v to_o return_v with_o the_o israelite_n into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n at_o which_o time_n it_o be_v like_o ephrata_n take_v the_o name_n and_o beside_o if_o the_o name_n bethlem_n be_v give_v in_o elimelechs_n time_n how_o come_v it_o to_o be_v use_v by_o moses_n so_o long_o before_o but_o these_o reason_n may_v be_v easy_o answer_v for_o the_o name_n ephrata_n may_v be_v give_v by_o the_o second_o caleb_n after_o his_o grandfather_n name_n and_o divers_a name_n be_v insert_v into_o this_o history_n not_o know_v in_o moses_n time_n as_o the_o name_n dan_fw-mi gen._n 14.14_o which_o be_v add_v by_o way_n of_o explanation_n by_o those_o prophet_n direct_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o dispose_v the_o scripture_n into_o order_n perer._n 3_o but_o it_o be_v more_o likely_a that_o this_o place_n have_v both_o these_o name_n of_o the_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o ground_n for_o so_o ephrath_n be_v derive_v of_o pharah_n which_o signify_v to_o fructify_v and_o it_o be_v afterward_o call_v bethlem_n the_o house_n of_o bread_n mercer_n but_o by_o who_o these_o name_n and_o when_o they_o be_v impose_v be_v uncertain_a quest_n xvii_o of_o the_o tower_n of_o ader_n where_o jacob_n pitch_v his_o tent_n vers._n 21._o israel_n etc._n etc._n pitch_a his_o tent_n beyond_o the_o tower_n of_o ader_n or_o of_o the_o flock_n 1._o the_o hebrew_n in_o this_o place_n do_v hold_v that_o the_o temple_n be_v afterward_o build_v because_o the_o prophet_n call_v zion_n the_o tower_n of_o the_o flock_n micah_n 4.7_o but_o that_o can_v be_v for_o this_o tower_n where_o jacob_n pitch_v be_v not_o far_o from_o bethlem_n about_o a_o mile_n muscul._n but_o jerusalem_n be_v further_o off_o mercer_n yet_o this_o name_n be_v give_v to_o zion_n because_o the_o people_n assemble_v thither_o in_o flock_n or_o because_o of_o the_o flock_n of_o sheep_n thither_o bring_v to_o be_v sacrifice_v perer._n 2._o this_o tower_n be_v make_v for_o the_o safeguard_n of_o the_o shepherd_n in_o that_o country_n that_o use_v to_o watch_v their_o flock_n by_o night_n and_o hierome_n well_o observe_v this_o to_o be_v a_o type_n and_o prophecy_n of_o those_o shepherd_n which_o in_o this_o very_a place_n watch_v their_o flock_n at_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n where_o afterward_o helena_n for_o a_o memorial_n of_o the_o apparition_n of_o the_o angel_n unto_o they_o build_v a_o temple_n perer._n luther_n quest_n xviii_o of_o the_o incest_n of_o reuben_n with_o bilha_n vers._n 22._o rvben_n go_v and_o lie_v with_o bilha_n his_o father_n concubine_n etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o hebrew_n to_o excuse_v the_o sin_n of_o their_o father_n here_o imagine_v that_o reuben_n do_v nor_o commit_v incest_n with_o bilha_n but_o only_o cast_v out_o her_o bed_n out_o of_o rachel_n tabernacle_n where_o jacob_n have_v place_v it_o after_o rachel_n death_n whereas_o the_o text_n be_v evident_a that_o he_o sleep_v with_o bilha_n in_o like_a manner_n they_o will_v excuse_v the_o offence_n of_o elie_n his_o son_n that_o they_o do_v not_o lie_v with_o the_o woman_n at_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o temple_n but_o only_o defer_v their_o business_n and_o so_o keep_v they_o long_o from_o their_o husband_n contrary_a to_o the_o evidence_n of_o the_o history_n 1_o sam._n 2.22_o 2._o jacob_n though_o he_o may_v have_v use_v the_o sword_n in_o this_o case_n yet_o leave_v the_o punishment_n to_o god_n but_o for_o this_o sin_n of_o defile_v his_o father_n bed_n reuben_n lose_v his_o birthright_n which_o be_v give_v to_o joseph_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o double_a portion_n the_o principality_n to_o judah_n 1_o chron._n 5.1_o 3._o this_o be_v a_o very_a great_a sin_n to_o commit_v uncleanness_n with_o his_o father_n concubine_n which_o be_v as_o his_o wife_n such_o fornication_n as_o be_v not_o once_o name_v among_o the_o gentile_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v 1_o cor._n 5.1_o for_o antiochus_n the_o son_n of_o seleucus_n be_v in_o love_n with_o stratonice_n his_o mother_n in_o law_n yet_o for_o shame_v conceal_v it_o and_o fall_v into_o a_o most_o grievous_a disease_n hippolytus_n be_v famous_a in_o the_o tragedy_n for_o resist_v the_o unlawful_a lust_n of_o phaedra_n his_o mother_n in_o law_n 4._o some_o think_v that_o after_o this_o time_n jacob_n do_v refrain_v the_o company_n of_o his_o wife_n but_o that_o be_v uncertain_a mercer_n it_o be_v most_o like_a that_o he_o after_o this_o accompany_v not_o with_o bilha_n as_o david_n serve_v his_o concubine_n which_o absolom_n go_v in_o unto_o 2_o sam._n 20.3_o quest_n xix_o of_o the_o genealogy_n of_o the_o patriarch_n wherefore_o it_o be_v here_o set_v down_o vers._n 26._o these_o be_v the_o son_n of_o jacob_n which_o be_v bear_v he_o in_o mesopotamia_n etc._n etc._n 1._o moses_n set_v here_o down_o together_o the_o number_n of_o jacob_n son_n 1._o because_o after_o this_o he_o have_v no_o more_o son_n bear_v 2._o as_o also_o reuben_n be_v count_v among_o they_o to_o show_v that_o although_o he_o have_v fall_v into_o this_o grievous_a sin_n yet_o the_o lord_n vouchsafe_v to_o count_v he_o among_o the_o patriarch_n 3._o as_o also_o to_o distinguish_v between_o jacob_n and_o esau_n progeny_n which_o moses_n prosecute_v in_o the_o new_a chapter_n mercer_n perer._n 2._o dinah_n be_v not_o rehearse_v among_o they_o because_o she_o make_v no_o tribe_n mercer_n neither_o use_v the_o scripture_n to_o set_v down_o the_o genealogy_n of_o woman_n perer._n 3_o the_o word_n be_v put_v in_o the_o singular_a number_n which_o be_v bear_v for_o the_o plural_a not_o for_o any_o such_o mystery_n as_o the_o hebrew_n note_n to_o show_v that_o they_o be_v all_o beget_v by_o one_o man_n or_o to_o shadow_v the_o birth_n of_o the_o messiah_n but_o it_o be_v a_o property_n of_o the_o hebrew_n speech_n to_o use_v the_o singular_a for_o the_o plural_a mesopotamia_n 4._o all_o these_o be_v say_v to_o be_v bear_v in_o mesopotamia_n whereas_o benjamin_n be_v bear_v in_o canaan_n as_o chrysostome_n think_v for_o benjamin_n be_v bear_v ten_o year_n after_o jacob_n depart_v from_o mesopotamia_n but_o here_o by_o a_o synecdoche_n according_a to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o scripture_n that_o be_v affirm_v of_o all_o which_o agree_v to_o the_o most_o mercer_n perer._n so_o john_n 20.24_o thomas_n be_v call_v one_o of_o the_o twelve_o there_o be_v but_o eleven_o judas_n have_v hang_v himself_o and_o so_o s._n mark_n call_v they_o the_o eleven_o mark_v 16.14_o quest_n xx._n at_o what_o time_n jacob_n come_v to_o isaac_n his_o father_n vers._n 27._o then_o jacob_n come_v to_o isaac_n his_o father_n 1._o although_o now_o at_o the_o length_n ten_o year_n after_o jacob_n return_n into_o canaan_n he_o come_v first_o to_o isaac_n with_o his_o whole_a family_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o unlike_a but_o that_o jacob_n go_v often_o over_o to_o see_v his_o father_n they_o dwell_v not_o far_o asunder_o mercer_n 2._o mention_n be_v not_o make_v of_o rebecca_n who_o be_v suppose_v at_o this_o time_n to_o have_v be_v dead_a which_o be_v think_v also_o to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o isaack_n be_v in_o hebron_n who_o jacob_n at_o his_o departure_n leave_v
experience_n of_o the_o mercy_n show_v to_o his_o father_n isaac_n who_o also_o be_v not_o many_o year_n before_o depart_v about_o the_o 30_o year_n of_o josephs_n age_n when_o jacob_n be_v 120._o mercer_n 3._o where_o god_n be_v say_v to_o go_v down_o with_o jacob_n into_o egypt_n it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v by_o the_o effect_n because_o god_n be_v present_a with_o he_o down_o in_o protect_v and_o defend_v he_o for_o otherwise_o the_o godhead_n neither_o ascend_v nor_o descend_v fill_v heaven_n and_o earth_n mercer_n quest_n iv._o the_o divers_a cause_n why_o jacob_n fear_v to_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n remove_v vers._n 3._o fear_v not_o to_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v divers_a cause_n why_o jacob_n fear_v to_o go_v down_o to_o egypt_n which_o cause_v of_o his_o fear_n be_v here_o remove_v by_o the_o lord_n 1._o he_o may_v be_v somewhat_o doubtful_a because_o sometime_o in_o the_o like_a necessity_n of_o famine_n isaac_n be_v forbid_v to_o go_v down_o to_o egypt_n genes_n 26.2_o mercer_n therefore_o to_o help_v this_o the_o same_o god_n that_o charge_v his_o father_n not_o to_o go_v down_o bid_v jacob_n not_o to_o fear_v to_o go_v down_o 2._o he_o may_v fear_v lest_o his_o child_n may_v be_v corrupt_v by_o the_o superstition_n of_o the_o idolater_n and_o about_o this_o time_n as_o augustine_n think_v begin_v that_o gross_a idolatry_n of_o the_o egyptian_n in_o worship_v apis_n apis._n a_o king_n of_o the_o argive_n that_o die_v in_o egypt_n call_v he_o by_o the_o name_n of_o serapis_n which_o be_v compound_v of_o the_o name_n apis_n and_o suros_fw-la the_o coffin_n wherein_o apis_n be_v entomb_v and_o in_o memorial_n of_o this_o apis_n they_o worship_v a_o pied_a bull_n which_o they_o name_v apis_n by_o which_o occasion_n the_o israelite_n learn_v to_o worship_v a_o calf_n august_n lib._n 18._o the_o civet_n dei_fw-la c._n 4._o this_o fear_n jacob_n be_v discharge_v of_o when_o the_o lord_n say_v i_o will_v go_v down_o with_o thou_o etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n promise_v to_o be_v a_o guide_n to_o he_o and_o he_o to_o keep_v they_o in_o his_o fear_n 3._o jacob_n be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o the_o prophecy_n give_v to_o abraham_n that_o his_o seed_n shall_v be_v afflict_v and_o keep_v under_o in_o a_o strange_a land_n therefore_o the_o lord_n to_o take_v away_o that_o scruple_n tell_v he_o that_o his_o posterity_n shall_v increase_v there_o and_o he_o will_v make_v he_o a_o great_a nation_n 4._o he_o may_v think_v that_o his_o posterity_n be_v overtake_v with_o the_o pleasure_n of_o egypt_n will_v hardly_o return_v from_o thence_o and_o so_o he_o shall_v lose_v the_o hope_n of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o canaan_n to_o meet_v with_o this_o doubt_n the_o lord_n say_v vers_fw-la 4._o i_o will_v also_o bring_v thou_o up_o again_o 5._o he_o also_o may_v fear_v leave_v be_v a_o weak_a old_a man_n he_o shall_v die_v by_o the_o way_n before_o he_o come_v to_o joseph_n therefore_o the_o lord_n to_o make_v he_o secure_v in_o this_o tell_v he_o that_o joseph_n shall_v close_v his_o eye_n when_o he_o die_v vers_fw-la 4._o quest_n v._o of_o the_o ancient_a use_n of_o close_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o dead_a vers._n 4._o i_o will_v bring_v thou_o up_o again_o and_o joseph_n etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o lord_n bring_v jacob_n up_o out_o of_o egypt_n when_o his_o body_n be_v carry_v to_o be_v bury_v in_o canaan_n but_o most_o of_o all_o be_v it_o perform_v in_o his_o feed_n who_o the_o lord_n bring_v out_o of_o egypt_n under_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n &_o aaron_n 2._o it_o be_v the_o use_n to_o close_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o dead_a which_o common_o be_v open_v when_o man_n die_v do_v lift_v up_o their_o eye_n to_o heaven_n muscul._n and_o therefore_o they_o that_o stand_v by_o do_v shut_v they_o before_o the_o body_n be_v stiff_a pliny_n make_v mention_n of_o this_o solemn_a use_n among_o the_o roman_n who_o use_v to_o shut_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o dead_a at_o the_o time_n of_o their_o death_n and_o to_o open_v they_o again_o when_o they_o bring_v they_o to_o the_o fire_n ut_fw-la neque_fw-la ab_fw-la homine_fw-la supremum_fw-la eos_fw-la spectari_fw-la fas_fw-la sit_fw-la &_o coelo_fw-la non_fw-la ostendi_fw-la nefas_fw-la that_o neither_o say_v he_o be_v it_o lawful_a for_o man_n to_o see_v they_o last_o of_o all_o and_o it_o be_v impious_a not_o to_o show_v or_o open_v they_o towards_o heaven_n and_o this_o duty_n of_o close_v the_o eye_n be_v perform_v by_o those_o which_o be_v dear_a and_o best_a belove_v of_o the_o dead_a as_o joseph_n be_v to_o jacob_n who_o eye_n joseph_n do_v shut_v up_o when_o he_o have_v give_v up_o the_o ghost_n although_o no_o special_a mention_n be_v make_v of_o it_o afterward_o perer._n quest_n vi_o what_o good_n and_o substance_n jacob_n and_o his_o son_n carry_v into_o egypt_n vers._n 6._o they_o take_v their_o cattle_n and_o their_o good_n which_o they_o have_v get_v in_o canaan_n etc._n etc._n 1._o though_o no_o mention_n be_v here_o make_v of_o their_o servant_n yet_o it_o be_v like_a that_o jacob_n carry_v they_o also_o with_o he_o and_o will_v not_o leave_v they_o behind_o in_o that_o hard_a time_n of_o famine_n calvin_n 2._o though_o pharaoh_n send_v they_o word_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o regard_v their_o stuff_n yet_o they_o take_v their_o substance_n with_o they_o that_o they_o may_v be_v as_o little_a chargeable_a as_o they_o can_v unto_o other_o as_o abraham_n come_v forth_o out_o of_o his_o country_n at_o the_o lord_n commandment_n into_o canaan_n bring_v his_o substance_n with_o he_o gen._n 12.5_o luther_n mulcul_fw-la 3._o mention_n be_v not_o make_v of_o jacob_n good_n get_v in_o mesopotamia_n but_o only_o in_o canaan_n not_o because_o jacob_n have_v give_v those_o good_n to_o esau_n which_o be_v not_o like_a but_o because_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v compare_v to_o his_o substance_n which_o he_o get_v in_o canaan_n and_o moses_n speak_v also_o of_o the_o good_n and_o substance_n of_o his_o son_n that_o get_v all_o they_o have_v in_o canaan_n be_v not_o of_o year_n in_o mesopotamia_n to_o provide_v for_o themselves_o mercer_n quest_n vii_o of_o jacob_n daughter_n and_o the_o order_n observe_v by_o moses_n in_o set_v down_o their_o name_n vers._n 8._o his_o daughter_n and_o his_o son_n daughter_n etc._n etc._n 1._o jacob_n have_v but_o one_o daughter_n here_o name_v dinah_n of_o leah_n and_o but_o one_o daughter_n of_o his_o son_n serah_n of_o asher_n vers_fw-la 17._o yet_o they_o be_v put_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n according_a to_o the_o phrase_n of_o the_o hebrew_n as_o vers_n 23._o it_o be_v say_v the_o son_n of_o dan_n hushai_n he_o have_v but_o one_o muscul._n 2._o the_o whole_a sum_n of_o jacob_n posterity_n bear_v at_o this_o time_n be_v seventy_o vers_fw-la 27._o of_o which_o number_n jacob_n himself_o be_v one_o as_o the_o head_n of_o the_o rest_n mercer_n 3._o moses_n set_v not_o down_o their_o name_n according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o their_o birth_n as_o in_o other_o place_n c._n 29.30.35_o but_o first_o he_o rehearse_v such_o as_o come_v of_o leah_n and_o her_o maid_n than_o those_o that_o come_v of_o rachel_n and_o her_o maid_n mercer_n quest_n viii_o of_o the_o divers_a name_n of_o the_o son_n of_o the_o twelve_o patriarch_n vers._n 10._o the_o son_n of_o simeon_n jemuel_n many_o hard_a and_o difficult_a question_n be_v move_v out_o of_o this_o chapter_n which_o shall_v brief_o be_v discuss_v first_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n in_o the_o name_n here_o rehearse_v and_o in_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n the_o son_n of_o simeon_n jemuel_n and_o jamin_n be_v call_v nemuel_n and_o jarib_n 1_o chron._n 4.24_o zohar_n be_v there_o name_v zerah_n vers_fw-la 13._o job_n the_o son_n of_o issachar_n be_v call_v jashub_n numb_a 26.24_o vers_fw-la 16._o ziphion_n ezbon_n arodi_n be_v call_v zephon_n oznâ—_n arod_n numb_a 26.15.16.17_o vers_fw-la 21._o the_o son_n of_o benjamin_n ashbel_n becher_n ehi_n rosh_n muppim_fw-la chuppim_fw-la ard_n be_v otherwise_o name_v jediael_n acharah_n nochah_n rapha_n shephâ—am_n churam_fw-la addai_n 1_o chron._n 8.1_o 2_o 3._o it_o be_v then_o no_o strange_a thing_n in_o scripture_n for_o the_o same_o man_n to_o be_v call_v by_o divers_a name_n sometime_o with_o the_o alteration_n of_o some_o letter_n sometime_o with_o a_o change_n of_o the_o whole_a name_n quest_n viii_o of_o other_o difference_n in_o the_o genealogy_n compare_v with_o the_o 26._o numer_n and_o 1._o chron._n 7.8_o chap._n vers._n 10._o the_o son_n of_o simeon_n jemuel_n jamin_n ohad_n 1_o it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o divers_a of_o these_o here_o name_v be_v elsewhere_o omit_v as_o ohad_n be_v not_o reckon_v among_o the_o son_n of_o simeon_n numb_a 26.12_o 1_o chron._n 4.24_o
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