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great_a mercy_n have_v compassion_n on_o her_o misery_n her_o affliction_n speak_v though_o she_o hold_v her_o peace_n câ—lvin_n â—_o for_o such_o be_v the_o lord_n mercy_n that_o he_o have_v pity_n on_o those_o which_o be_v worthy_o punish_v as_o hagar_n be_v for_o her_o stubbornness_n muscul._n and_o the_o lord_n respect_v she_o for_o his_o servant_n abraham_n sake_n by_o who_o she_o be_v with_o child_n qvest._n viii_o how_o ishmael_n be_v call_v a_o wild_a man_n vers._n 12._o he_o shall_v be_v a_o wild_a man_n his_o hand_n against_o every_o man_n 1._o the_o chalde_n read_v verbatim_o according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n he_o shall_v be_v onager_fw-la homo_fw-la a_o man_n like_o a_o wild_a ass_n 1._o a_o wild_a man_n rather_o than_o a_o fruitful_a man_n as_o oleaster_n derive_v the_o word_n 2._o and_o so_o have_v ismaels_n posterity_n show_v themselves_o namely_o the_o saracen_n as_o savage_a man_n live_v by_o rob_v and_o steal_v as_o they_o which_o have_v write_v of_o they_o do_v testify_v ammian_n marcel_n lib._n 14._o the_o morib_n saracen_n 3._o though_o it_o be_v no_o blessing_n simple_o to_o be_v enemy_n to_o all_o man_n and_o all_o man_n to_o they_o yet_o in_o respect_n of_o servitude_n and_o bondage_n this_o be_v a_o benefit_n of_o the_o middle_a sort_n not_o to_o be_v overcome_v of_o enemy_n but_o to_o live_v in_o despite_n of_o they_o mercer_n qvest._n ix_o how_o he_o shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o brethren_n shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n 1._o some_o interpret_v in_o despite_n of_o his_o brethren_n as_o not_o afraid_a of_o they_o 2._o some_o contrariwise_o that_o he_o shall_v among_o his_o enemy_n have_v some_o friend_n and_o brethren_n 3._o other_o note_v his_o cruelty_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o spare_v to_o afflict_v his_o brethren_n 4._o other_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o nation_n by_o himself_o not_o mix_v with_o his_o brethren_n 5._o but_o the_o best_a interpretation_n be_v that_o he_o shall_v enlarge_v his_o coast_n round_o about_o border_v upon_o his_o brethren_n the_o idumean_n madianites_fw-la moabite_n ammonite_n rasi_fw-la junius_n 6._o but_o where_o as_o hierome_n translate_v he_o shall_v pitch_v his_o tent_n though_o it_o fit_o express_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o dwell_n of_o the_o arabian_n in_o tent_n yet_o so_o much_o be_v not_o imply_v by_o the_o original_a word_n shacaâ—_n which_o signify_v only_o to_o dwell_v qvest._n x._o how_o hagar_n be_v say_v to_o see_v after_o he_o that_o see_v vers._n 13._o have_v i_o not_o here_o also_o look_v after_o he_o that_o see_v i_o etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o she_o only_o see_v the_o back_n part_n of_o the_o angel_n appear_v to_o she_o in_o humane_a shape_n as_o the_o latin_a translator_n read_v 2._o neither_o as_o lyranus_fw-la because_o she_o see_v the_o angel_n of_o god_n after_o and_o again_o have_v see_v he_o former_o in_o her_o master_n house_n 3._o neither_o as_o vatablus_n and_o cajetan_n follow_v kimhi_n be_v these_o word_n to_o be_v read_v with_o a_o interrogation_n have_v i_o see_v afterward_o he_o and_o so_o the_o answer_n to_o be_v negative_a that_o she_o see_v he_o not_o but_o the_o angel_n sudden_o vanish_v away_o as_o in_o the_o 12._o of_o judge_n when_o he_o appear_v to_o sampsons_n parent_n 4._o neither_o do_v hagar_n reprove_v her_o dulness_n because_o she_o begin_v not_o soon_o to_o look_v after_o and_o attend_v upon_o god_n that_o be_v present_a with_o she_o 5._o r._n isaak_n thus_o expound_v that_o at_o the_o last_o she_o begin_v to_o see_v and_o perceive_v that_o it_o be_v best_a for_o she_o to_o return_v unto_o her_o dame_n which_o she_o consider_v not_o before_o 6._o some_o place_n the_o emphasis_n or_o force_n in_o this_o word_n here_o that_o
against_o mamre_n 1._o this_o mamre_n and_o hebron_n be_v all_o one_o as_o be_v express_v vers_fw-la 19_o from_o whence_o not_o far_o off_o be_v the_o plain_a or_o valley_n of_o mamre_n where_o abraham_n dwell_v so_o long_a time_n whence_o he_o espy_v and_o mark_v this_o place_n as_o fit_a for_o burial_n 2._o here_o all_o the_o circumstance_n use_v in_o bargain_v and_o sell_v be_v express_v as_o the_o bound_a and_o confront_v of_o the_o place_n as_o also_o the_o appurtenance_n namely_o the_o tree_n 3._o like_a as_o jeremie_n in_o make_v a_o solemn_a purchase_n with_o write_v seal_a witness_n and_o delivery_n chap._n 32._o do_v thereby_o show_v the_o certainty_n of_o the_o return_n of_o the_o israelite_n into_o that_o country_n again_o so_o abraham_n by_o make_v sure_a work_n in_o this_o contract_n do_v profess_v his_o hope_n of_o obtain_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n as_o god_n have_v promise_v quest_n xiii_o how_o moses_n and_o steven_n report_v this_o story_n may_v be_v reconcile_v there_o remain_v yet_o a_o great_a question_n that_o whereas_o abraham_n in_o this_o chapter_n be_v say_v to_o have_v buy_v a_o bury_a place_n of_o ephron_n the_o son_n of_o zoar_n stephen_n report_v the_o same_o story_n say_v place_n that_o abraham_n buy_v it_o of_o the_o son_n of_o emor_n son_n of_o sichem_n act._n 7.15_o 16._o now_o that_o these_o place_n may_v be_v the_o better_o reconcile_v i_o will_v set_v down_o the_o word_n themselves_o as_o they_o be_v utter_v by_o saint_n stephen_n act._n 7.15_o 16._o expound_v so_o jacob_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n and_o he_o die_v and_o our_o father_n and_o be_v remove_v unto_o sichem_n and_o put_v in_o the_o sepulchre_n which_o abraham_n have_v buy_v for_o money_n of_o the_o son_n of_o emor_n son_n of_o sichem_n out_o of_o these_o word_n four_o principal_a doubt_n do_v arise_v first_o how_o it_o be_v say_v sichem_n that_o the_o father_n be_v remove_v into_o sichem_n whereas_o the_o scripture_n make_v mention_v only_o of_o the_o bury_n of_o josephs_n bone_n there_o jos._n 24.32_o but_o this_o doubt_n be_v easy_o remove_v for_o although_o that_o special_a mention_n be_v make_v of_o joseph_n only_o both_o because_o he_o be_v the_o most_o honourable_a of_o all_o the_o patriarch_n and_o for_o that_o he_o give_v a_o special_a charge_n to_o his_o brethren_n and_o take_v a_o oath_n of_o they_o for_o the_o carry_v of_o his_o bone_n out_o of_o egypt_n gen._n 50.25_o yet_o it_o be_v like_a that_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o patriarch_n be_v also_o remove_v thither_o and_o s._n hierome_n witness_v that_o in_o his_o time_n the_o sepulcher_n of_o the_o twelve_o patriarch_n be_v show_v in_o sichem_n epist._n 101._o the_o second_o doubt_n be_v how_o the_o patriarch_n be_v say_v to_o be_v put_v in_o the_o sepulchre_n that_o abraham_n buy_v hereof_o there_o be_v three_o solution_n 1._o the_o syrian_a interpreter_n read_v in_o the_o singular_a number_n he_o be_v put_v cave_n and_o so_o apply_v it_o only_o to_o jacob_n but_o all_o the_o translation_n be_v against_o this_o read_n which_o with_o one_o consent_n read_v in_o the_o plural_a and_o they_o be_v put_v and_o so_o be_v also_o the_o original_n etethesan_n they_o be_v place_v 2._o some_o take_v it_o according_a to_o the_o phrase_n of_o scripture_n which_o speak_v in_o the_o plural_a yet_o mean_v some_o one_o as_o matth_n 26.8_o the_o disciple_n be_v say_v to_o have_v murmur_v whereas_o john_n impute_v it_o only_o to_o judas_n chap._n 12.4_o so_o in_o this_o place_n jacob_n be_v only_o understand_v to_o be_v bury_v in_o that_o sepulchre_n perer._n but_o this_o answer_n be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o if_o this_o be_v understand_v of_o jacob_n than_o the_o former_a speech_n also_o that_o they_o be_v translate_v into_o sichem_n which_o be_v no_o where_o extant_a in_o scripture_n that_o jacob_n be_v carry_v thither_o and_o that_o instance_n of_o judas_n be_v nothing_o like_o for_o though_o judas_n be_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o murmur_a yet_o some_o other_o of_o the_o disciple_n may_v consent_v unto_o he_o 3._o some_o do_v understand_v it_o joint_o of_o jacob_n and_o the_o father_n that_o part_n of_o they_o be_v bury_v in_o sichem_n part_n in_o abraham_n cave_n in_o hebron_n jun._n in_o paral_n and_o some_o affirm_v that_o the_o twelve_o patriarch_n be_v bury_v in_o hebron_n though_o first_o remove_v to_o sichem_n josephus_n lib._n 2._o antiquitat_fw-la 4._o but_o it_o be_v more_o probable_a that_o they_o be_v bury_v in_o sichem_n in_o that_o place_n of_o ground_n which_o not_o abraham_n but_o jacob_n buy_v of_o the_o son_n of_o hemor_n as_o shall_v be_v see_v afterward_o the_o three_o doubt_n be_v that_o hemor_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o sichem_n whereas_o he_o be_v sichems_n father_n son_n 1._o some_o answer_n that_o zohar_n ephrons_n father_n be_v also_o call_v hemor_n and_o his_o father_n sichem_n lyranus_fw-la cajetan_n but_o this_o be_v not_o like_a that_o where_o we_o find_v a_o hemor_n that_o be_v sichems_n father_n in_o scripture_n we_o shall_v without_o warrant_n devise_v another_o hemor_n to_o be_v sichems_n son_n and_o see_v one_o ephrons_n father_n be_v mention_v in_o the_o story_n there_o be_v no_o reason_n for_o stephen_n to_o name_v his_o grandfather_n here_o 2._o wherefore_o this_o doubt_n be_v more_o easy_o salve_v thus_o that_o whereas_o in_o the_o original_n there_o be_v neither_o father_n nor_o son_n express_v but_o only_o thus_o hemor_n of_o sichem_n the_o scripture_n will_v bear_v it_o as_o well_o to_o understand_v father_n as_o son_n as_o luk._n 24.10_o we_o read_v mary_n of_o james_n without_o any_o other_o addition_n that_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o james_n abraham_n as_o another_o evangelist_n expound_v mark_n 15.40_o the_o four_o doubt_n remain_v because_o abraham_n be_v say_v to_o have_v buy_v the_o sepulchre_n of_o the_o son_n of_o hemor_n whereas_o it_o be_v jacob_n and_o not_o abraham_n to_o this_o question_n four_o answer_n be_v make_v 1._o some_o think_v that_o stephen_n in_o so_o long_a a_o story_n may_v fail_v in_o memory_n and_o mistake_v one_o name_n for_o another_o abraham_n for_o jacob_n sic_fw-la beda_n eugubinus_n melchior_n canus_n etc._n etc._n but_o this_o be_v not_o like_a 1._o because_o stephen_n be_v full_a of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o direct_v thereby_o to_o speak_v 2._o though_o stephen_n have_v slip_v saint_n luke_n will_v not_o have_v record_v that_o error_n 3._o the_o jew_n will_v have_v deride_v stephen_n if_o he_o have_v commit_v so_o apparent_a a_o oversight_n 4._o if_o the_o least_o error_n shall_v be_v admit_v in_o scripture_n we_o shall_v never_o be_v at_o any_o certainty_n for_o our_o faith_n 2._o some_o other_o do_v affirm_v that_o zohar_n ephrons_n father_n be_v also_o call_v emor_n and_o so_o abraham_n buy_v it_o of_o ephron_n the_o son_n of_o zohar_n or_o emor_n lyran._n cajetan_n but_o this_o exposition_n i_o refuse_v before_o both_o for_o that_o no_o such_o thing_n be_v mention_v in_o genesis_n from_o whence_o this_o story_n be_v allege_v neither_o any_o other_o hemor_n of_o sichem_n be_v read_v of_o but_o of_o who_o jacob_n buy_v the_o parcel_n of_o ground_n as_o also_o abraham_n buy_v it_o of_o ephron_n the_o son_n of_o zohar_n but_o this_o text_n say_v of_o the_o son_n 3._o some_o do_v join_v the_o word_n thus_o together_o and_o they_o be_v put_v in_o the_o tomb_n by_o the_o son_n of_o hemor_n of_o sichem_n which_o abraham_n buy_v and_o will_v have_v this_o to_o be_v the_o meaning_n that_o the_o sichemite_n translate_v the_o patriarch_n from_o sichem_n to_o hebron_n not_o vouchsafe_v they_o any_o burial_n among_o they_o but_o beside_o that_o there_o be_v no_o evidence_n of_o this_o fact_n out_o of_o the_o scripture_n it_o be_v more_o like_a that_o the_o sichemite_n abhor_v the_o memory_n of_o simeon_n and_o levi_n their_o cruelty_n will_v rather_o have_v unbury_v they_o than_o honour_v they_o with_o their_o father_n grave_n and_o sepulture_n 4._o neither_o yet_o can_v i_o consent_v that_o abraham_n through_o the_o error_n of_o the_o writer_n and_o penman_n be_v thrust_v into_o the_o text_n for_o jacob_n which_o be_v the_o conjecture_n of_o eugubinus_n lyppoman_n calvin_n beza_n 1._o both_o for_o that_o there_o be_v no_o similitude_n between_o the_o name_n of_o abraham_n and_o jacob_n and_o so_o one_o not_o likely_a to_o be_v mistake_v for_o another_o 2._o as_o also_o there_o can_v be_v no_o copy_n show_v that_o read_v jacob_n for_o abraham_n neither_o greek_a syriake_n or_o latin_a 3._o and_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o stephen_n point_v at_o that_o sepulchre_n which_o abraham_n buy_v for_o jaecob_n buy_v not_o a_o sepulchre_n but_o a_o piece_n of_o ground_n to_o build_v a_o altar_n in_o and_o for_o a_o hundred_o lamb_n not_o for_o silver_n for_o the_o which_o abraham_n be_v here_o say_v
together_o or_o write_v all_o after_o one_o manner_n of_o purpose_n but_o in_o some_o variety_n of_o order_n and_o word_n be_v direct_v by_o the_o spirit_n to_o write_v one_o truth_n other_o rule_v also_o may_v be_v propound_v for_o the_o reconcile_n of_o place_n of_o scripture_n scripture_n which_o seem_v at_o the_o first_o sight_n to_o be_v repugnant_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o divers_a computation_n of_o time_n 1._o when_o as_o one_o writer_n do_v inclusive_o account_v the_o time_n which_o another_o do_v exclusive_o as_o luke_n c._n 9.29_o say_n that_o christ_n about_o a_o 8._o day_n after_o be_v transfigure_v include_v in_o this_o number_n both_o primum_fw-la &_o ultimum_fw-la the_o first_o and_o last_o day_n matthew_n say_v after_o 6._o day_n do_v exclude_v these_o two_o day_n make_v mention_n of_o those_o six_o that_o come_v between_o sic_fw-la augustin_n lib._n de_fw-fr consens_fw-la evang._n c._n 56._o 2._o sometime_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o time_n be_v rehearse_v and_o the_o small_a or_o odd_a number_n omit_v as_o 1_o king_n 2.11_o david_n be_v say_v to_o have_v reign_v 40._o year_n over_o israel_n 7._o year_n in_o hebron_n and_o 33._o year_n in_o jerusalem_n whereas_o the_o precise_a account_n of_o his_o reign_n in_o hebron_n be_v 7._o year_n 6._o month_n and_o in_o jerusalem_n 33._o year_n which_o make_v in_o all_o 40._o year_n 6._o month_n 2_o sam._n 5.5_o 3._o sometime_o the_o year_n of_o a_o king_n reign_n be_v reckon_v which_o he_o reign_v alone_o sometime_o those_o wherein_o he_o reign_v with_o another_o so_o jotham_n reign_v 16._o year_n alone_o but_o twenty_o year_n count_v those_o wherein_o he_o govern_v under_o his_o father_n 2_o king_n 15.5.30.33_o perer._n quest_n xx._n why_o abraham_n servant_n refuse_v to_o eat_v or_o drink_v vers._n 33._o they_o set_v before_o he_o to_o eat_v but_o he_o say_v i_o will_v not_o eat_v 1._o he_o neither_o refuse_v to_o eat_v because_o unusual_a meat_n be_v set_v before_o he_o such_o as_o he_o be_v not_o accustom_v unto_o in_o abraham_n house_n as_o some_o hebrew_n think_v 2._o neither_o do_v he_o defer_v till_o he_o have_v speak_v his_o word_n that_o be_v say_v grace_n as_o some_o interpret_v for_o though_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o they_o use_v in_o abraham_n house_n to_o receive_v their_o meat_n with_o thanksgiving_n yet_o he_o mean_v the_o deliver_n of_o his_o message_n 3._o but_o that_o be_v a_o mere_a fable_n that_o he_o will_v not_o eat_v because_o they_o set_v poison_n before_o he_o to_o have_v his_o good_n which_o poison_n be_v return_v upon_o bethuel_n who_o thereupon_o die_v and_o this_o fable_n the_o hebrew_n will_v build_v upon_o the_o word_n same_o fable_n poison_n answerable_a to_o the_o word_n sum_n here_o use_v which_o signify_v to_o place_n or_o set_v for_o neither_o be_v they_o so_o poor_a that_o they_o need_v abraham_n good_n nor_o so_o unhonest_a so_o to_o deal_v with_o their_o near_a kinsman_n servant_n nor_o yet_o be_v there_o any_o affinity_n between_o those_o two_o word_n the_o one_o beginning_n with_o samech_v the_o other_o with_o shin_n mercer_n 4._o neither_o do_v he_o refrain_v from_o eat_v and_o drink_v fear_v lest_o afterward_o he_o shall_v not_o tell_v a_o sober_a tale_n 5._o but_o his_o diligence_n be_v commend_v who_o prefer_v his_o master_n business_n before_o his_o meat_n and_o drink_n quest_n xxi_o persuasion_n use_v by_o abraham_n servant_n to_o further_a the_o marriage_n ver._n 35._o the_o lord_n have_v bless_v my_o master_n etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o servant_n begin_v to_o use_v persuasion_n to_o make_v a_o way_n for_o the_o marriage_n intend_v 1._o that_o he_o be_v rich_a and_o not_o by_o evil_a mean_n but_o by_o god_n blessing_n muscul._n 2._o that_o isaac_n be_v bear_v of_o sarai_n in_o her_o old_a age_n and_o so_o not_o without_o a_o miracle_n as_o a_o man_n ordain_v of_o god_n for_o some_o great_a matter_n calvin_n 3._o and_o lest_o they_o may_v object_v why_o be_v so_o rich_a he_o take_v not_o a_o wife_n near_o hand_n he_o add_v that_o his_o master_n give_v he_o special_a charge_n not_o to_o take_v a_o wife_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o canaan_n mercer_n quest_n xxii_o certain_a fabulous_a conceit_n of_o the_o hebrew_n refuse_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o note_v certain_a fabulous_a collection_n of_o the_o hebrew_n 1._o vers._n 39_o they_o think_v that_o eliezar_n secret_o insinuate_v that_o if_o he_o can_v not_o otherwise_o provide_v a_o wife_n for_o isaac_n he_o will_v offer_v his_o own_o daughter_n but_o that_o abraham_n absolute_o refuse_v because_o he_o be_v of_o the_o canaanite_n but_o yet_o they_o say_v that_o this_o eliezar_n for_o his_o faithful_a service_n be_v take_v alive_a into_o paradise_n as_o isaac_n come_v alive_a from_o thence_o 2._o vers._n 42._o where_o he_o say_v i_o come_v this_o day_n to_o the_o well_o the_o hebrew_n think_v that_o he_o come_v from_o hebron_n to_o charras_n in_o a_o day_n which_o be_v note_v to_o be_v seventeen_o day_n journey_n and_o this_o day_n note_v the_o time_n not_o of_o his_o departure_n from_o home_n but_o of_o his_o come_n thither_o mercer_n 3._o v._o 47._o they_o note_v that_o he_o put_v the_o jewel_n so_o upon_o her_o face_n that_o he_o touch_v not_o her_o flesh_n whereas_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o he_o give_v she_o they_o rather_o to_o put_v they_o on_o herself_o quest_n xxiii_o whether_o abraham_n servant_n give_v the_o gift_n before_o he_o know_v who_o she_o be_v vers._n 47._o whereas_o before_o v_o 22._o he_o first_o bring_v forth_o the_o jewel_n before_o he_o ask_v she_o who_o daughter_n she_o be_v whereas_o here_o he_o first_o be_v say_v to_o ask_v she_o 1._o neither_o be_v it_o like_v that_o he_o ask_v she_o before_o he_o bring_v they_o forth_o as_o jun._n perer._n 2._o neither_o do_v he_o here_o report_v it_o otherwise_o than_o it_o be_v do_v lest_o they_o may_v have_v accuse_v he_o of_o levity_n to_o give_v jewel_n to_o one_o who_o he_o know_v not_o as_o rasi_fw-la 3._o but_o first_o he_o bring_v they_o forth_o and_o then_o ask_v she_o the_o question_n and_o after_o give_v they_o mercer_n quest_n xxiv_o why_o laban_n be_v set_v before_o bethuel_n vers._n 50._o then_o answer_v laban_n and_o bethuel_n 1._o neither_o be_v this_o bethuel_n the_o brother_n of_o laban_n as_o lyran_n 2._o neither_o be_v bethuel_n rebeccahs_n father_n dead_a as_o josephus_n 3._o neither_o be_v laban_n impiety_n note_v who_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o speak_v before_o his_o father_n as_o rasi_fw-la 4._o nor_o yet_o be_v laban_n first_o name_v as_o more_o excellent_a in_o wisdom_n than_o his_o father_n as_o aben_n ezra_n 5._o but_o for_o that_o his_o father_n be_v old_a or_o sickly_a have_v commit_v his_o household_n government_n to_o laban_n jun._n mercer_n quest_n xxv_o the_o space_n of_o ten_o day_n for_o rebeccahs_n abode_n how_o to_o be_v understand_v vers._n 55._o let_v the_o maid_n abide_v with_o we_o at_o the_o least_o ten_o day_n 1._o she_o mean_v not_o that_o be_v rebeccahs_n mother_n to_o have_v she_o stay_v a_o year_n or_o at_o the_o least_o ten_o month_n as_o the_o hebrew_n and_o onkelâ—s_n for_o this_o have_v be_v a_o unreasonable_a request_n see_v the_o man_n make_v such_o haste_n 2._o neither_o the_o word_n stand_v thus_o let_v she_o abide_v day_n at_o the_o least_o ten_o by_o day_n be_v understand_v seven_o day_n of_o mourning_n for_o bethuel_n who_o they_o suppose_v to_o have_v be_v dead_a for_o than_o they_o will_v not_o have_v request_v for_o seven_o day_n first_o and_o then_o for_o ten_o but_o have_v begin_v with_o the_o great_a request_n first_o 3._o neither_o be_v the_o vulgar_a read_v the_o best_a to_o join_v the_o word_n together_o at_o the_o least_o ten_o day_n for_o in_o the_o original_n day_n go_v before_o 4._o the_o best_a read_v then_o be_v let_v she_o abide_v day_n that_o be_v certain_a or_o at_o the_o least_o ten_o jun._n quest_n xxvi_o of_o the_o willingness_n of_o rebecca_n vers._n 58._o i_o will_v go_v etc._n etc._n 1._o not_o that_o she_o say_v in_o effect_n i_o will_v go_v though_o you_o will_v not_o as_o rasi_fw-la for_o this_o thought_n or_o speech_n have_v noâ—_n become_v the_o modesty_n of_o the_o maid_n 2._o but_o rather_o her_o obedience_n to_o her_o parent_n appear_v to_o who_o she_o consent_v calvin_n 3._o and_o her_o will_n be_v no_o doubt_n direct_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n muscul._n quest_n xxvii_o how_o isaac_n dwell_v in_o beersheba_n abraham_n remain_v in_o hebron_n verse_n 6â—_n isaack_n come_v from_o the_o way_n of_o beerlahairoi_a etc._n etc._n 1._o not_o that_o isaac_n go_v thither_o to_o fetch_v hagar_n to_o be_v abraham_n wife_n after_o sarahs_n death_n as_o some_o hebrew_n for_o she_o be_v not_o keturah_n as_o shall_v appear_v
to_o lie_v may_v sometime_o use_v a_o lie_n as_o a_o sauce_n likewise_o cassianus_n ita_fw-la mendacio_fw-la utendum_fw-la quasi_fw-la ei_fw-la natura_fw-la insit_fw-la elebori_fw-la a_o man_n must_v use_v a_o lie_n as_o the_o physician_n use_v elleborus_fw-la that_o be_v in_o case_n of_o extremity_n only_o which_o opinion_n they_o seem_v to_o have_v borrow_v from_o plato_n who_o allow_v magistrate_n though_o not_o private_a man_n hostium_fw-la vel_fw-la civium_fw-la causa_fw-la mentiri_fw-la to_o lie_v to_o deceive_v the_o enemy_n or_o to_o profit_v a_o citizen_n lib._n 3._o de_fw-fr publie_fw-fr but_o the_o scripture_n condemn_v all_o kind_n of_o lie_v for_o the_o apostle_n say_v no_o lie_n be_v of_o the_o truth_n 1_o john_n 21.22_o that_o be_v of_o god_n but_o the_o devil_n be_v the_o father_n of_o lie_v and_o when_o he_o speak_v a_o lie_n he_o speak_v of_o his_o own_o john_n 8.44_o therefore_o the_o true_a virgin_n and_o servant_n of_o christ_n be_v thus_o describe_v in_o who_o mouth_n there_o be_v find_v no_o guile_n apocal._n 14._o 5._o beside_o that_o which_o be_v evil_a of_o itself_o in_o the_o kind_n thereof_o can_v any_o way_n be_v good_a a_o lie_n be_v contrary_a to_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n sinful_a which_o have_v give_v unto_o man_n the_o voice_n and_o word_n to_o express_v his_o mind_n and_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o heart_n now_o for_o authority_n against_o plato_n we_o may_v set_v aristotle_n who_o say_v that_o a_o lie_n be_v in_o itself_o evil_a and_o wicked_a lib._n 4._o ethicor._fw-la c._n 7._o and_o pythagoras_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o in_o these_o two_o thing_n we_o be_v make_v like_o unto_o god_n in_o tell_v the_o truth_n and_o bestow_v of_o benefit_n aelian_n lib._n 12._o against_o origen_n and_o cassianus_n we_o may_v oppose_v augustine_n who_o condemn_v all_o kind_n of_o lie_v even_o that_o which_o be_v call_v jocosum_fw-la a_o lie_n in_o sport_n libr._n cont_n mendacium_fw-la and_o gregory_n who_o upon_o those_o word_n of_o job_n 27.3_o as_o long_o as_o my_o breath_n be_v in_o i_o etc._n etc._n my_o lip_n shall_v speak_v no_o wickedness_n nor_o my_o tongue_n utter_a deceit_n infer_v that_o omne_fw-la mendacium_fw-la est_fw-la iniquitas_fw-la every_o lie_n be_v iniquity_n ex_fw-la perer._n 2._o some_o think_v that_o jacob_n lie_v to_o his_o father_n but_o that_o he_o sin_v not_o because_o he_o do_v it_o by_o the_o revelation_n and_o counsel_n of_o god_n so_o chrysostome_n say_v ne_o considera_fw-la quod_fw-la mendacia_fw-la erant_fw-la etc._n etc._n consider_v not_o that_o they_o be_v lie_n which_o jacob_n tell_v but_o that_o god_n willing_a to_o have_v the_o prediction_n fulfil_v dispense_v and_o dispose_v all_o thing_n hom_n 53._o in_o genes_n of_o the_o same_o opinion_n be_v gabriel_n biel_n in_o 3._o distinct_a 38._o and_o petrus_n aliacens_n familiari_fw-la considio_fw-la spiritus_fw-la excusantur_fw-la they_o be_v excuse_v by_o the_o familiar_a counsel_n of_o god_n 1._o senten_n qu._n 12._o contra._n 1._o if_o god_n do_v persuade_v jacob_n to_o lie_v than_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o author_n of_o lie_v and_o so_o of_o sin_n 2._o this_o will_v shake_v the_o credit_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o holy_a writer_n if_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o god_n inspire_v lie_n 3._o neither_o do_v it_o appear_v that_o this_o counsel_n be_v of_o god_n but_o of_o rebeccahs_n own_o device_n vers._n 8._o hear_v my_o voice_n my_o son_n in_o that_o which_o i_o command_v thou_o 4._o if_o jacob_n have_v receive_v any_o revelation_n from_o god_n he_o will_v not_o have_v be_v so_o doubtful_a as_o he_o be_v to_o enterprise_v this_o matter_n 5._o god_n indeed_o order_v and_o dispose_v of_o this_o mean_n and_o make_v it_o work_v to_o effect_v his_o own_o purpose_n but_o god_n dispose_v of_o many_o thing_n to_o a_o good_a end_n which_o he_o ordain_v not_o neither_o command_v 3._o some_o think_v that_o jacob_n lie_v not_o at_o all_o to_o isaac_n and_o therefore_o sin_v not_o father_n 1._o augustine_n excuse_v jacob_n speech_n by_o the_o mystical_a sense_n where_o he_o say_v i_o be_o esau_n he_o say_v if_o it_o be_v refer_v to_o jacob_n person_n it_o be_v a_o lie_n if_o to_o jacob_n body_n that_o be_v the_o church_n it_o be_v true_a for_o as_o the_o scripture_n say_v many_o shall_v come_v from_o the_o east_n and_o west_n etc._n etc._n and_o sit_v down_o with_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o child_n of_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v cast_v out_o matth._n 8.11_o 12._o and_o so_o the_o young_a take_v away_o the_o birthright_n of_o the_o elder_a 2._o theodoret_n say_v jacob_n be_v esau_n because_o he_o have_v buy_v his_o birthright_n gen._n 2._o so_o thom._n anglic._n that_o as_o christ_n say_v john_n baptist_n be_v elias_n not_o in_o person_n but_o in_o office_n and_o virtue_n so_o jacob_n say_v he_o be_v esau_n in_o regard_n of_o his_o prerogative_n and_o birthright_n 4._o some_o excuse_n jacob_n that_o he_o shall_v call_v himself_o esau_n which_o signify_v make_v or_o perfect_a signify_v that_o he_o be_v the_o make_n that_o be_v the_o son_n of_o isaac_n and_o the_o first_o bear_v by_o the_o decree_n of_o god_n perer._n contra._n 1._o a_o mystical_a or_o figurative_a sense_n in_o scripture_n be_v not_o to_o be_v admit_v where_o the_o historical_a may_v without_o any_o inconvenience_n be_v receive_v as_o here_o it_o may_v for_o to_o grant_v that_o jacob_n may_v fall_v into_o this_o infirmity_n be_v no_o absurdity_n see_v holy_a man_n in_o scripture_n be_v detect_v of_o great_a fault_n and_o saint_n peter_n be_v reprove_v of_o saint_n paul_n for_o his_o dissimulation_n galath_n 2._o 2._o jacob_n say_v not_o only_o i_o be_o thy_o first_o bear_v but_o esau_n thy_o first_o bear_v vers_fw-la 19_o and_o as_o cajetan_n note_v he_o say_v he_o be_v esau_n v_o 24._o without_o the_o addition_n of_o the_o first_o bear_v therefore_o the_o second_o answer_n be_v not_o sufficient_a 3._o the_o example_n of_o john_n baptist_n be_v not_o alike_o for_o there_o they_o which_o hear_v our_o saviour_n do_v know_v that_o he_o mean_v not_o elias_n person_n but_o some_o other_o similitude_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o office_n and_o gift_n but_o here_o isaac_n understand_v jacob_n to_o speak_v of_o the_o person_n of_o esau_n and_o therefore_o bid_v he_o come_v near_o that_o he_o may_v feel_v he_o they_o which_o excuse_v this_o fact_n of_o jacob_n by_o that_o of_o raphael_n to_o toby_n who_o say_v he_o be_v azarias_n the_o son_n of_o ananias_n the_o great_a will_v justify_v one_o lie_n by_o another_o 4._o esau_n be_v so_o call_v for_o that_o he_o be_v perfect_o bear_v and_o therefore_o jacob_n can_v not_o in_o that_o sense_n name_v himself_o esau_n and_o though_o he_o have_v yet_o he_o have_v deceive_v isaac_n who_o inquire_v still_o after_o the_o person_n of_o esau._n 5._o neither_o because_o isaac_n after_o he_o perceive_v the_o fraud_n be_v not_o angry_a with_o jacob_n neither_o do_v revoke_v the_o blessing_n pronounce_v or_o because_o the_o scripture_n say_v that_o jacob_n be_v a_o plain_a or_o simple_a man_n or_o for_o that_o god_n appear_v afterward_o to_o jacob_n do_v all_o this_o prove_v that_o jacob_n commit_v not_o a_o lie_n as_o thomas_n anglic_a object_v for_o 1._o god_n cast_v not_o off_o he_o because_o of_o some_o infirmity_n neither_o do_v a_o action_n awry_o derogate_v from_o a_o man_n uprightness_n and_o simplicity_n and_o it_o be_v confess_v that_o god_n overrule_v this_o action_n and_o dispose_v of_o it_o according_a to_o his_o own_o purpose_n as_o god_n can_v turn_v and_o apply_v evil_a action_n to_o a_o good_a end_n yet_o all_o this_o can_v exempt_v jacob_n from_o dissimulation_n 6._o though_o this_o speech_n of_o jacob_n i_o be_o esau_n thy_o first_o bear_v can_v find_v some_o excuse_n yet_o the_o other_o can_v hardly_o be_v make_v good_a i_o have_v do_v as_o thou_o bade_v i_o and_o eat_v of_o my_o venison_n isaac_n for_o neither_o have_v isaac_n give_v the_o charge_n to_o jacob_n but_o to_o esau_n neither_o be_v that_o flesh_n which_o jacob_n bring_v get_v in_o hunt_v some_o will_v have_v it_o understand_v of_o some_o other_o thing_n that_o isaac_n have_v give_v to_o jacob_n in_o charge_n some_o say_v that_o jacob_n respect_v his_o father_n general_a intention_n which_o be_v to_o employ_v his_o first_o bear_v in_o that_o service_n and_o to_o give_v he_o the_o blessing_n and_o that_o first_o bear_v be_v himself_o cajetan_n but_o who_o see_v not_o how_o far_o fetch_v these_o interpretation_n be_v for_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o jacob_n speak_v of_o his_o father_n bid_v in_o action_n not_o in_o intention_n and_o yet_o he_o intend_v as_o he_o speak_v to_o bless_v esau_n and_o not_o jacob_n perer._n himself_o confess_v that_o these_o two_o last_o speech_n of_o jacob_n can_v very_o
hardly_o be_v excuse_v from_o untruth_n howsoever_o he_o think_v the_o first_o may_n in_o gen._n 27._o numb_a 57_o wherefore_o the_o best_a solution_n of_o this_o question_n be_v that_o jacob_n tell_v a_o officious_a lie_n to_o his_o father_n 1._o as_o be_v evident_a by_o his_o three_o speech_n i_o be_o esau_n thy_o first_o bear_v and_o i_o have_v do_v as_o thou_o bade_v i_o and_o eat_v of_o my_o venison_n for_o none_o of_o all_o these_o be_v true_a 2._o yet_o be_v not_o this_o dissimulation_n of_o jacob_n either_o injurious_a to_o isaac_n for_o he_o in_o this_o his_o error_n perceive_v the_o purpose_n of_o god_n and_o be_v content_v the_o blessing_n shall_v stand_v noâ—_n yet_o prejudicial_a to_o esau_n who_o in_o effect_n lose_v nothing_o due_a unto_o he_o but_o only_o the_o right_n by_o this_o mean_n be_v restore_v to_o jacob_n 3._o god_n use_v jacob_n infirmity_n and_o make_v it_o to_o serve_v his_o own_o purpose_n this_o lie_n then_o of_o jacob_n though_o in_o respect_n of_o these_o circumstance_n it_o be_v extenuate_v yet_o be_v not_o justify_v nor_o yet_o to_o be_v draw_v into_o example_n of_o this_o opinion_n be_v our_o best_a writer_n calvin_n muscul_n mercer_n luther_n and_o of_o the_o other_o side_n lyranus_fw-la tostatus_n cajetan_n lippoman_n quest_n ix_o of_o the_o midwife_n excuse_v make_v to_o pharaoh_n here_o because_o the_o example_n of_o the_o midwife_n which_o make_v that_o excuse_n to_o pharaoh_n in_o preserve_v the_o child_n life_n be_v some_o what_o like_v to_o this_o of_o jacob_n i_o will_v brief_o show_v what_o be_v to_o be_v think_v thereof_o 1._o gregory_n think_v they_o lie_v say_v to_o pharaoh_n the_o hebrew_n woman_n be_v lively_a and_o be_v deliver_v before_o the_o midwife_n come_v at_o they_o exod._n 2.19_o and_o therefore_o they_o only_o receive_v a_o temporal_a reward_n it_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n make_v they_o house_n &_o ulterius_fw-la quod_fw-la expectarent_fw-la mercedis_fw-la suae_fw-la pramium_fw-la non_fw-la haberent_fw-la and_o therefore_o shall_v look_v for_o no_o further_a reward_n lib._n 18._o moral_n contra._n but_o it_o be_v further_o add_v the_o midwife_n fear_v god_n and_o the_o scripture_n pronounce_v they_o bless_v that_o fear_v the_o lord_n psal._n 112.1_o and_o none_o be_v bless_v without_o the_o assurance_n of_o everlasting_a life_n 2._o thomas_n aquinas_n say_v that_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o fear_n and_o reverence_n of_o god_n they_o be_v everlasting_o reward_v but_o for_o that_o external_a act_n of_o lie_v they_o receive_v only_o a_o temporal_a reward_n in_o 2.2_o qu._n 100_o arâ—_n ultim_fw-la contra._n but_o the_o act_n of_o lie_v be_v simple_o evil_a and_o therefore_o be_v worthy_a of_o no_o reward_n god_n prosper_v the_o midwife_n not_o for_o their_o dissemble_n but_o because_o they_o fear_v god_n and_o refuse_v to_o destroy_v the_o infant_n 3._o some_o commend_v the_o midwife_n for_o their_o disobey_v of_o pharaoh_n cruel_a edict_n but_o blame_v they_o for_o their_o dissemble_n genevens_n annot_n at_n 4._o but_o see_v the_o scripture_n commend_v this_o fact_n of_o the_o midwife_n i_o think_v rather_o that_o they_o speak_v the_o truth_n and_o that_o the_o lord_n give_v extraordinary_a strength_n to_o the_o hebrew_n woman_n in_o this_o extremity_n to_o be_v deliver_v with_o speed_n because_o of_o the_o danger_n as_o for_o that_o reward_n in_o build_v of_o they_o house_n it_o be_v to_o be_v refer_v rather_o to_o the_o increase_n and_o propagation_n of_o the_o israelite_n than_o to_o the_o midwife_n as_o the_o 20._o verse_n show_v god_n prosper_v the_o midwife_n and_o the_o people_n be_v multiply_v jun._n quest_n x._o how_o divers_a example_n in_o scripture_n may_v be_v defend_v from_o lie_v now_o that_o we_o may_v know_v how_o to_o discern_v of_o such_o example_n in_o scripture_n which_o be_v produce_v by_o those_o which_o defend_v lie_v whether_o they_o be_v to_o be_v think_v to_o have_v lie_v these_o rule_n must_v be_v observe_v 1._o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o conceal_v the_o truth_n another_o to_o lie_v as_o abraham_n do_v hide_v the_o truth_n when_o he_o say_v sarah_n be_v his_o sister_n 2._o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o lie_v another_o to_o speak_v figurative_o as_o it_o be_v say_v the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n shall_v be_v multiply_v as_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n gen._n 21._o 3._o a_o sentence_n may_v be_v utter_v in_o a_o mystical_a or_o allegorical_a sense_n without_o any_o lie_n or_o untruth_n as_o our_o saviour_n say_v i_o will_v dissolve_v this_o temple_n and_o build_v it_o in_o three_o day_n joh._n 2._o he_o speak_v of_o the_o temple_n of_o his_o body_n 4._o though_o divers_a holy_a man_n and_o woman_n be_v commend_v in_o scripture_n we_o must_v not_o think_v that_o straightway_o all_o they_o do_v or_o say_v be_v commendable_a but_o as_o their_o do_n be_v imperfect_a so_o in_o their_o say_n also_o they_o may_v err_v perer._n quest_n xi_o how_o isaac_n be_v deceive_v in_o all_o his_o sense_n vers._n 20._o how_o have_v thou_o find_v it_o so_o quick_o etc._n etc._n 1._o two_o thing_n give_v occasion_n of_o suspicion_n to_o isaac_n to_o inquire_v whether_o it_o be_v esau_n his_o son_n the_o voice_n of_o jacob_n and_o his_o so_o soon_o return_v 2._o and_o isaac_n be_v thus_o inquisitive_a because_o he_o intend_v to_o bless_v esau_n who_o he_o affect_v because_o he_o be_v serviceable_a and_o obsequious_a and_o provide_v his_o father_n diet_n and_o therefore_o intend_v to_o bestow_v his_o best_a blessing_n upon_o he_o perer._n 3_o he_o mistrust_v his_o sight_n because_o it_o be_v dim_a and_o his_o ear_n be_v heavy_a and_o think_v to_o try_v out_o the_o matter_n by_o his_o feel_n as_o thomas_n will_v not_o believe_v till_o he_o have_v first_o feel_v christ_n side_n the_o hebrew_n say_v isaac_n use_v beside_o the_o sense_n of_o taste_v in_o his_o meat_n and_o of_o smell_v the_o odour_n of_o the_o garment_n and_o so_o use_v all_o his_o sense_n mercer_n 4._o yet_o god_n do_v astonish_v and_o dull_v all_o his_o sense_n to_o show_v that_o man_n purpose_n can_v stand_v against_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n and_o partly_o that_o isaac_n thereby_o may_v be_v rebuke_v for_o his_o preposterous_a love_n to_o esau_n calvin_n quest_n xii_o why_o the_o lord_n suffer_v isaac_n to_o be_v deceive_v vers._n 23._o for_o he_o know_v he_o not_o 1._o isaac_n though_o he_o suspect_v somewhat_o be_v put_v out_o of_o doubt_n by_o his_o feel_n and_o smell_v by_o that_o opinion_n he_o have_v of_o jacob_n simplicity_n and_o for_o that_o he_o think_v he_o have_v speak_v in_o secret_a to_o esau_n without_o any_o other_o privity_n 2._o it_o please_v god_n that_o isaac_n shall_v be_v thus_o deceive_v beside_o the_o reason_n before_o allege_v that_o we_o may_v know_v nullum_fw-la hominem_fw-la plenam_fw-la habuisse_fw-la scientiam_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o no_o man_n ever_o have_v a_o fullness_n of_o knowledge_n but_o christ_n hierom._n epist_n 125._o and_o gregory_n hereby_o think_v the_o call_n of_o the_o gentile_n to_o be_v prefigure_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o psalm_n a_o people_n which_o i_o have_v not_o know_v shall_v serve_v i_o psal._n 18._o hom_n 6._o in_o ezech._n 3_o it_o seem_v good_a also_o unto_o god_n that_o the_o blessing_n shall_v be_v convey_v to_o jacob_n by_o this_o mean_n 1._o that_o the_o manifold_a wisdom_n of_o god_n may_v appear_v in_o bring_v his_o purpose_n to_o pass_v by_o divers_a mean_n and_o way_n 2._o that_o his_o provident_a care_n towards_o jacob_n may_v hereby_o be_v make_v manifest_a 3._o and_o the_o lord_n will_v work_v it_o this_o sudden_a way_n rather_o than_o by_o revelation_n to_o isaac_n leâ—t_n esau_n a_o furious_a man_n if_o his_o father_n have_v willing_o give_v away_o the_o blessing_n shall_v have_v be_v incense_v against_o his_o parent_n pererius_n quest_n xiii_o why_o isaac_n compare_v his_o son_n to_o the_o smell_n of_o a_o field_n vers._n 27._o the_o smell_n of_o my_o son_n be_v as_o the_o smell_n of_o a_o field_n etc._n etc._n 1._o isaac_n by_o the_o present_a smell_n of_o esau_n garment_n which_o savour_v of_o the_o field_n take_v occasion_n as_o by_o a_o external_a sign_n to_o utter_v a_o spiritual_a blessing_n mercer_n and_o as_o every_o man_n borrow_v similitude_n from_o his_o trade_n as_o the_o mariner_n the_o soldier_n and_o such_o like_a so_o here_o isaac_n bless_v by_o the_o similitude_n of_o the_o field_n wherein_o esau_n be_v exercise_v as_o hierome_n note_v of_o amos_n who_o begin_v his_o prophecy_n thus_o the_o lord_n shall_v roar_v from_o zion_n amos_n 1.2_o because_o he_o be_v a_o field-man_n keep_v the_o wood_n where_o the_o lion_n roar_v 2._o the_o field_n be_v commend_v for_o three_o thing_n pleasure_n in_o the_o variety_n of_o flower_n to_o the_o eye_n sweetness_n of_o the_o fragrant_a odour_n to_o the_o smell_n abundance_n
son_n the_o text_n be_v against_o his_o conjecture_n and_o zipporah_n call_v he_o a_o bloody_a husband_n because_o she_o be_v force_v to_o draw_v she_o own_o child_n blood_n with_o that_o cut_n which_o she_o be_v not_o put_v to_o before_o 2._o some_o therefore_o think_v that_o moses_n have_v leave_v one_o of_o his_o son_n with_o his_o father_n in_o law_n as_o a_o pledge_n of_o his_o love_n and_o sincere_a affection_n so_o that_o he_o have_v one_o only_a child_n with_o he_o hugo_n but_o the_o text_n also_o be_v against_o this_o conceit_n for_o moses_n take_v both_o his_o son_n with_o he_o vers_n 20._o 3._o some_o think_v that_o eleazar_n moses_n young_a son_n be_v bear_v but_o a_o little_a before_o moses_n take_v his_o journey_n and_o that_o for_o haste_n thereof_o he_o defer_v his_o circumcision_n lyranus_fw-la thostatus_n pererius_n but_o if_o moses_n have_v it_o in_o mind_n to_o circumcise_v his_o child_n he_o will_v not_o of_o purpose_n have_v transgress_v the_o law_n of_o circumcision_n which_o exact_o require_v every_o male_a to_o be_v circumcise_v the_o eight_o day_n 4._o wherefore_o the_o more_o probable_a conjecture_n be_v that_o moses_n see_v the_o circumcision_n of_o his_o first_o child_n to_o have_v be_v so_o offensive_o take_v do_v in_o gratiam_fw-la uxoris_fw-la to_o content_v his_o wife_n forbear_v this_o defer_v then_o of_o circumcision_n proceed_v rather_o of_o his_o humane_a infirmity_n and_o forgetfulness_n than_o of_o any_o set_n or_o deliberate_a council_n and_o this_o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o text_n will_v bear_v see_v zipporah_n as_o not_o yet_o thorough_o acquaint_v with_o this_o mystery_n do_v cast_v away_o the_o foreskin_n with_o such_o indignation_n junius_n pelican_n piscator_fw-la quest_n xxviii_o at_o who_o foot_n zipporah_n and_o what_o she_o cast_v vers._n 25._o cast_a it_o at_o his_o foot_n etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o septuagint_n read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fall_v down_o at_o his_o foot_n so_o also_o cajetan_n who_o meaning_n be_v that_o zipporah_n fall_v down_o at_o the_o angel_n foot_n entreat_v to_o spare_v her_o husband_n but_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o child_n be_v circumcise_v moses_n recover_v and_o the_o angel_n leave_v he_o 2._o rupertus_n read_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n she_o fall_v down_o think_v that_o she_o be_v prostrate_a at_o moses_n foot_n entreat_v he_o to_o dismiss_v she_o but_o moses_n rather_o send_v she_o back_o in_o his_o own_o discretion_n unto_o his_o father_n with_o her_o child_n it_o have_v be_v a_o unwomanly_a part_n and_o not_o commendable_a for_o the_o wife_n to_o desire_v to_o depart_v from_o such_o a_o husband_n simler_n 3._o but_o whereas_o the_o hebrew_n word_n tagangh_n signify_v she_o cause_v it_o to_o touch_v that_o be_v cast_v some_o say_v she_o cast_v the_o circumcise_a foreskin_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o angel_n to_o appease_v he_o so_o the_o chalde_n paraphrast_n and_o tharg_n hierâ—solymitan_n but_o the_o word_n follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n show_v that_o she_o cast_v it_o at_o his_o foot_n who_o she_o call_v bloody_a husband_n perer._n 4._o some_o refer_v it_o to_o the_o child_n that_o she_o cast_v it_o at_o his_o foot_n and_o kimhi_n say_v it_o be_v a_o use_n among_o the_o hebrew_n to_o call_v the_o infant_n circumcise_v the_o spouse_n or_o husband_n but_o to_o what_o end_n shall_v zipporah_n say_v thus_o to_o a_o young_a infant_n that_o understand_v she_o not_o simler_n 5._o therefore_o she_o cast_v it_o at_o moses_n foot_n who_o in_o indignation_n she_o call_v bloody_a husband_n simler_n jun._n perer._n quest_n xxix_o why_o zipporah_n call_v moses_n husband_n of_o blood_n vers._n 26._o thou_o be_v indeed_o a_o bloody_a husband_n unto_o i_o 1._o the_o septuagint_n translate_v the_o blood_n of_o my_o son_n stetit_fw-la be_v stay_v which_o translation_n have_v no_o ground_n at_o all_o or_o colour_n out_o of_o the_o original_n but_o augustine_n to_o great_a business_n quaest_n 11._o in_o exod._n and_o make_v he_o fly_v unto_o allegory_n and_o mystery_n for_o it_o seem_v to_o make_v a_o contrary_a sense_n unto_o the_o original_n see_v she_o call_v moses_n a_o bloody_a husband_n because_o of_o shed_v of_o her_o son_n blood_n it_o be_v like_a than_o it_o stay_v not_o 2._o rabanus_n think_v that_o she_o call_v moses_n so_o and_o accuse_v he_o of_o cruelty_n for_o command_v she_o to_o circumcise_v her_o child_n so_o also_o vatablus_n but_o see_v she_o by_o this_o mean_v redeem_v her_o husband_n life_n she_o no_o doubt_n do_v not_o think_v much_o of_o her_o child_n circumcision_n in_o that_o behalf_n but_o think_v it_o well_o do_v to_o save_v his_o life_n 3._o some_o think_v she_o by_o blood_n mean_v not_o only_o this_o present_a grief_n but_o other_o trouble_n which_o she_o be_v like_a to_o endure_v as_o if_o she_o shall_v say_v if_o our_o journey_n begin_v with_o such_o a_o hard_a hap_n what_o be_v the_o end_n like_o to_o be_v 4._o aben_n ezra_n will_v have_v zipporah_n thus_o to_o say_v unto_o the_o child_n who_o they_o use_v to_o call_v chatan_n husband_n spouse_n because_o of_o the_o joy_n of_o circumcision_n who_o she_o first_o call_v husband_n of_o blood_n because_o she_o fear_v that_o her_o husband_n will_v die_v but_o when_o she_o see_v he_o be_v escape_v than_o she_o correct_v her_o speech_n and_o call_v he_o husband_n of_o blood_n because_o of_o the_o circumcision_n but_o this_o name_n of_o husband_n who_o seâ—th_v not_o better_o to_o agree_v to_o moses_n than_o to_o her_o child_n exit_fw-la perer._n 5._o wherefore_o she_o thus_o say_v unto_o moses_n call_v he_o husband_n of_o blood_n both_o because_o she_o be_v fain_o to_o redeem_v he_o with_o the_o blood_n of_o her_o child_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o circumcision_n itself_o which_o she_o hold_v to_o be_v a_o bloody_a law_n be_v not_o yet_o thorough_o instruct_v in_o these_o rite_n sic_fw-la thostatus_n junius_n ferus_fw-la but_o she_o call_v he_o not_o man_n of_o blood_n which_o name_n in_o scripture_n be_v give_v to_o cruel_a and_o bloody_a man_n but_o husband_n of_o blood_n quest_n xxx_o whether_o those_o word_n rehearse_v again_o be_v utter_v by_o zipporah_n or_o by_o moses_n the_o writer_n vers._n 26._o but_o she_o have_v say_v husband_n of_o blood_n because_o of_o the_o circumcision_n 1._o piscator_fw-la because_o the_o word_n be_v put_v in_o the_o plural_a circumcision_n think_v that_o she_o so_o speak_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o circumcision_n of_o both_o her_o son_n but_o see_v one_o of_o they_o only_o be_v here_o circumcise_a and_o because_o at_o this_o time_n only_a zipporah_n be_v put_v to_o do_v it_o herself_o which_o cause_v she_o thus_o to_o say_v she_o so_o speak_v because_o of_o the_o circumcision_n of_o this_o child_n 2._o some_o think_v that_o these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o zipporah_n and_o that_o she_o either_o qualifi_v her_o former_a speech_n turn_v her_o word_n which_o she_o have_v utter_v of_o the_o blood_n and_o death_n of_o her_o husband_n for_o so_o aben_n ezra_n take_v 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thus_o because_o i_o do_v not_o punish_v thou_o likewise_o basil_n obstinavit_fw-la deus_fw-la pharaonem_fw-la per_fw-la longam_fw-la patientiam_fw-la temp_n god_n make_v pharaoh_n obstinate_a by_o his_o long_a patience_n so_o also_o hierom_n patientia_fw-la dei_fw-la induravit_fw-la pharaâ—nem_fw-la god_n patience_n do_v harden_v pharaoh_n and_o he_o show_v it_o by_o this_o similitude_n as_o the_o same_o sun_n harden_v the_o clay_n and_o mollifi_v the_o wax_n sic_fw-la bonitas_fw-la dei_fw-la vasa_fw-la ira_fw-la indurat_fw-la vasa_fw-la misericordia_fw-la solvit_fw-la so_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n harden_v the_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n and_o mollifi_v the_o vessel_n of_o mercy_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n also_o theodoret_n qua_v 12._o in_o exod._n augustine_n also_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n say_v pharaonem_fw-la non_fw-la divina_fw-la potentia_fw-la sed_fw-la divina_fw-la patientia_fw-la credenda_fw-la est_fw-la deum_fw-la indurasse_n not_o the_o divine_a power_n but_o the_o divine_a patience_n be_v think_v to_o have_v harden_v pharaoh_n this_o be_v true_a which_o be_v affirm_v by_o these_o ancient_a father_n that_o man_n by_o abuse_v the_o patience_n and_o long_o suffer_v of_o god_n be_v harden_v yet_o this_o be_v not_o all_o this_o phrase_n that_o god_n harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n show_v that_o god_n have_v a_o further_a stroke_n in_o the_o harden_v of_o their_o heart_n than_o by_o connivance_n and_o long_o suffer_v towards_o they_o quest_n xix_o wherefore_o the_o lord_n use_v patience_n and_o long_o suffer_v towards_o the_o wicked_a yet_o it_o be_v most_o true_a that_o god_n use_v great_a patience_n and_o longanimity_n towards_o sinner_n and_o that_o for_o these_o reason_n 1._o that_o thereby_o god_n goodness_n and_o mercy_n may_v appear_v and_o the_o great_a malice_n and_o frowardness_n of_o man_n heart_n that_o can_v be_v draw_v to_o repentance_n by_o the_o lord_n rich_a and_o bountiful_a mercy_n 2._o by_o this_o mean_n also_o god_n judgement_n appear_v to_o be_v most_o just_a
as_o have_v be_v find_v by_o search_n these_o be_v the_o bone_n of_o joseph_n certain_o know_v they_o show_v the_o bone_n and_o part_n no_o man_n know_v of_o who_o for_o they_o in_o divers_a place_n offer_v to_o the_o view_n of_o the_o people_n divers_a body_n and_o head_n four_o or_o five_o arm_n of_o one_o saint_n neither_o be_v these_o bone_n of_o joseph_n carry_v in_o the_o fight_n of_o all_o israel_n adore_v as_o they_o superstitious_o be_v simler_n 3._o conf._n against_o the_o heresy_n of_o servetus_n vers._n 21._o the_o lord_n go_v before_o they_o by_o day_n in_o a_o pillar_n of_o a_o cloud_n servetus_n hold_v this_o execrable_a heresy_n that_o this_o increata_fw-la nubes_fw-la christi_fw-la fuit_fw-la deitas_fw-la that_o this_o uncreated_a cloud_n be_v the_o deity_n of_o christ_n which_o he_o call_v filium_fw-la figurativum_fw-la the_o figurative_a son_n which_o detestable_a heresy_n be_v not_o worthy_a of_o any_o confutation_n but_o with_o all_o indignation_n to_o be_v reject_v and_o detest_a for_o he_o make_v the_o deity_n of_o god_n corporal_a contrary_a to_o the_o scripture_n which_o say_v god_n be_v a_o spirit_n and_o make_v a_o visible_a substance_n to_o be_v without_o beginning_n whereas_o all_o thing_n visible_a be_v create_v coloss._n 1.16_o and_o direct_o this_o heresy_n impugn_v that_o say_n of_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n chap._n 4.5_o where_o he_o allude_v to_o this_o place_n the_o lord_n shall_v create_v upon_o every_o place_n of_o mount_n zion_n a_o cloud_n and_o smoke_n by_o day_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v then_o a_o create_v and_o not_o a_o uncreated_a cloud_n 6._o moral_a observation_n 1._o obseru._n as_o the_o lord_n work_v for_o we_o redemption_n so_o of_o we_o he_o require_v obedience_n vers._n 2._o sanctify_v unto_o i_o all_o the_o first_o bear_v as_o the_o lord_n have_v for_o his_o part_n deliver_v and_o save_v their_o first_o bear_v so_o he_o require_v of_o they_o their_o first_o bear_v as_o god_n have_v deal_v merciful_o and_o gracious_o with_o we_o so_o he_o expect_v somewhat_o again_o of_o we_o namely_o our_o obedience_n we_o must_v not_o look_v unto_o that_o only_a which_o god_n have_v do_v unto_o we_o but_o consider_v also_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v by_o us._n as_o our_o saviour_n say_v to_o his_o apostle_n as_o my_o father_n send_v i_o so_o send_v i_o you_o as_o christ_n be_v send_v for_o our_o redemption_n so_o we_o must_v also_o be_v employ_v in_o god_n service_n to_o testify_v our_o thankful_a obedience_n so_o our_o saviour_n bid_v his_o apostle_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n add_v teach_v they_o to_o observe_v all_o thing_n which_o i_o have_v command_v you_o as_o the_o glad_a tiding_n of_o salvation_n be_v publish_v unto_o man_n so_o of_o they_o be_v require_v again_o obedience_n ferus_fw-la not_o as_o a_o help_n unto_o their_o salvation_n which_o be_v perfect_v without_o our_o service_n but_o as_o a_o true_a and_o lively_a testimony_n of_o our_o faith_n whereby_o we_o apprehend_v salvation_n 2._o obseru._n how_o we_o must_v offer_v our_o first_o bear_v unto_o god_n again_o as_o they_o be_v command_v to_o consecrate_v unto_o god_n their_o first_o bear_v so_o we_o must_v offer_v our_o first_o and_o best_a thing_n unto_o god_n the_o lord_n will_v have_v the_o priority_n of_o our_o service_n simlerus_n as_o our_o saviour_n bid_v we_o first_o to_o seek_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o the_o righteousness_n thereof_o matth._n 6._o our_o first_o study_n our_o first_o time_n must_v be_v consecrate_v unto_o our_o god_n as_o the_o apostle_n exhort_v to_o give_v up_o our_o body_n a_o live_a sacrifice_n holy_a and_o acceptable_a unto_o god_n rom._n 12.1_o 3._o obseru._n god_n tempt_v his_o child_n according_a to_o their_o strength_n vers._n 17._o je_v the_o people_n repent_v when_o they_o see_v war_n god_n have_v respect_n unto_o his_o chidrens_n infirmity_n and_o suffer_v they_o not_o to_o be_v tempt_v above_o their_o power_n piscator_fw-la but_o gregory_n do_v notable_o amplify_v this_o point_n tres_fw-fr modi_fw-la sunt_fw-la hominum_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la conversorum_fw-la inchoatio_fw-la medium_n perfectio_fw-la inchoatione_fw-la inveniunt_fw-la blandimenta_fw-la dulcedinis_fw-la in_fw-la medio_fw-la tempore_fw-la certamina_fw-la tentationis_fw-la ad_fw-la extremum_fw-la perfectionem_fw-la plenitudinis_fw-la etc._n etc._n there_o be_v three_o degree_n of_o man_n that_o be_v convert_v unto_o god_n the_o beginning_n the_o midst_n and_o the_o perfection_n in_o the_o beginning_n they_o find_v pleasant_a allurement_n in_o the_o middle_n hard_a tentation_n in_o the_o end_n a_o full_a perfection_n like_o as_o first_o a_o man_n entertain_v his_o spouse_n with_o sweet_a persuasion_n afterward_o be_v marry_v to_o she_o he_o try_v she_o with_o sharp_a reprehension_n be_v thus_o try_v he_o sound_o enjoy_v she_o so_o this_o people_n be_v bring_v out_o of_o egypt_n primò_fw-la accepit_fw-la blandimenta_fw-la signorum_fw-la first_o receive_v allure_a sign_n afterward_o probationibus_fw-la exercetur_fw-la in_o â—remo_fw-la they_o be_v exercise_v by_o tentation_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o last_o in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n virtutis_fw-la plenitudine_fw-la confirmatur_fw-la they_o be_v full_o confirm_v sic_fw-la gregor_n lib._n 14._o moral_n cap._n 13._o 4._o obseru._n the_o will_n of_o the_o dead_a must_v faithful_o be_v perform_v vers._n 19_o for_o he_o have_v make_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n swear_v moses_n most_o faithful_o cause_v the_o last_o will_v and_o testament_n of_o joseph_n to_o be_v fulfil_v whereby_o we_o be_v teach_v that_o the_o last_o mind_n and_o will_n of_o the_o dead_a in_o honest_a and_o lawful_a thing_n ought_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o be_v violate_v osiander_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v the_o testament_n be_v confirm_v when_o man_n be_v dead_a heb._n 9.17_o god_n will_v sure_o revenge_v their_o quarrel_n who_o soul_n he_o have_v receive_v to_o his_o protection_n who_o godly_a bequest_n be_v reverse_v and_o their_o last_o mind_n not_o fulfil_v such_o as_o be_v unfaithful_a to_o the_o dead_a will_v be_v much_o more_o to_o the_o live_n and_o as_o god_n profess_v himself_o the_o special_a protector_n of_o the_o fatherless_a and_o widow_n so_o he_o will_v maintain_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o dead_a that_o be_v fatherless_a to_o the_o world_n and_o their_o soul_n as_o it_o be_v widow_n for_o a_o time_n absent_a from_o their_o body_n 5._o obseru._n we_o must_v always_o be_v watchful_a vers._n 22._o that_o they_o may_v go_v both_o by_o day_n and_o night_n the_o people_n be_v to_o take_v their_o journey_n whether_o by_o day_n or_o night_n when_o the_o cloud_n be_v lift_v up_o from_o the_o tabernacle_n they_o be_v therefore_o diligent_o to_o take_v heed_n both_o by_o day_n and_o night_n that_o they_o may_v be_v ready_a when_o the_o lord_n give_v they_o a_o sign_n to_o go_v forward_o wherefore_o they_o be_v say_v to_o keep_v the_o lord_n watch_v numb_a 9.19_o so_o our_o saviour_n bid_v we_o also_o to_o watch_v and_o always_o to_o be_v in_o a_o readiness_n because_o we_o know_v not_o when_o the_o master_n of_o the_o house_n will_v come_v at_o even_a or_o at_o midnight_n at_o the_o cock_n crow_v or_o in_o the_o dawn_n mark_n 13.35_o pelican_n chap._n fourteen_o 1._o the_o argument_n and_o method_n in_o this_o chapter_n be_v describe_v the_o most_o miraculous_a and_o admirable_a passage_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n over_o the_o red_a sea_n there_o be_v two_o part_n of_o the_o chapter_n the_o bring_n of_o the_o israelite_n unto_o the_o sea_n to_o vers_n 14._o their_o pass_a over_o the_o sea_n with_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o egyptian_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n in_o the_o first_o part_n be_v set_v forth_o first_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n unto_o moses_n contain_v first_o a_o commandment_n where_o they_o shall_v camp_v vers_fw-la 2._o then_o a_o reason_n thereof_o take_v from_o the_o vain_a consultation_n and_o opinion_n of_o pharaoh_n that_o they_o be_v tangle_v in_o the_o land_n vers_n 4._o then_o the_o execution_n thereof_o in_o follow_v after_o they_o which_o be_v amplify_v by_o the_o overrule_a cause_n god_n providence_n and_o justice_n in_o harden_v his_o heart_n and_o the_o end_n thereof_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n vers_fw-la 4._o 2._o then_o follow_v the_o execution_n first_o in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o people_n they_o do_v as_o the_o lord_n command_v they_o second_o on_o pharaoh_n part_n 1._o both_o in_o pursue_v and_o follow_v after_o they_o with_o the_o occasion_n thereof_o the_o report_n that_o be_v bring_v and_o their_o repentance_n in_o let_v the_o people_n go_v vers_n 5._o the_o manner_n thereof_o he_o make_v ready_a his_o horse_n and_o chariot_n vers_fw-la 6.7_o and_o the_o order_n and_o dispose_v cause_n god_n justice_n in_o harden_v his_o heart_n vers_fw-la 8._o 2._o as_o also_o in_o overtake_v they_o vers_n 9_o 3._o afterwards_o the_o event_n hereof_o be_v declare_v 1._o the_o
note_v upon_o that_o place_n in_o luke_n that_o we_o be_v not_o bid_v only_o to_o hate_v our_o father_n and_o mother_n etc._n etc._n but_o even_o our_o own_o life_n and_o soul_n also_o nihil_fw-la est_fw-la homini_fw-la anima_fw-la sua_fw-la conjunctius_fw-la &_o tamen_fw-la nisi_fw-la etiam_fw-la hanc_fw-la oderis_fw-la etc._n etc._n nothing_o be_v near_a to_o a_o man_n than_o his_o own_o soul_n yet_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o hate_v this_o also_o for_o christ_n thou_o shall_v not_o be_v reward_v as_o one_o that_o love_v he_o homil._n 36._o in_o mat._n quest_n xii_o how_o far_o child_n be_v bind_v to_o obey_v their_o parent_n now_o than_o it_o be_v evident_a how_o far_o our_o duty_n be_v extend_v to_o our_o parent_n 1._o though_o they_o be_v froward_a and_o perverse_a and_o endue_v neither_o with_o virtue_n nor_o wisdom_n or_o any_o other_o good_a quality_n yet_o they_o must_v be_v reverence_v and_o relieve_v as_o our_o parent_n and_o the_o reason_n thereof_o be_v that_o conjunction_n whereby_o they_o be_v join_v unto_o we_o by_o nature_n hanc_fw-la conjunctionem_fw-la alia_fw-la attributa_fw-la non_fw-la tollant_fw-la this_o conjunction_n can_v be_v take_v away_o by_o any_o other_o attribute_n but_o see_v by_o god_n providence_n they_o be_v our_o earthly_a parent_n and_o so_o instrument_n of_o our_o outward_a life_n we_o must_v honour_v they_o as_o herein_o obey_v the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o god_n and_o submit_v ourselves_o to_o his_o providence_n simler_n 2._o but_o we_o must_v so_o far_o obey_v they_o as_o that_o we_o disobey_v not_o god_n our_o heavenly_a father_n and_o so_o the_o apostle_n do_v limit_v our_o duty_n and_o obedience_n to_o our_o parent_n child_n obey_v your_o parent_n in_o the_o lord_n ephes._n 6.1_o so_o chrysostome_n si_fw-la habes_fw-la patrem_fw-la infidelem_fw-la obsequere_v ei_fw-la etc._n etc._n if_o thou_o have_v a_o unbelieved_a father_n obey_v he_o but_o if_o he_o will_v draw_v thou_o into_o the_o same_o pit_n of_o infidelity_n wherein_o he_o be_v plus_fw-la dilige_fw-la deum_fw-la quâ—m_fw-la patrem_fw-la quia_fw-la pater_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la animae_fw-la then_o love_n god_n more_o than_o thy_o father_n for_o he_o be_v not_o the_o father_n of_o thy_o soul_n but_o of_o the_o flesh_n therefore_o render_v unto_o every_o one_o that_o which_o belong_v unto_o he_o carnalibus_fw-la patribus_fw-la praebete_fw-la carnis_fw-la obsequtum_fw-la etc._n etc._n unto_o carnal_a father_n yield_v carnal_a and_o outward_a obedience_n but_o unto_o the_o father_n of_o spirit_n reserve_v animae_fw-la sanctitatem_fw-la the_o holiness_n and_o freedom_n of_o the_o soul_n homil._n 26._o in_o matth._n our_o duty_n then_o unto_o god_n be_v always_o except_v in_o all_o other_o thing_n we_o must_v obey_v our_o earthly_a parent_n though_o they_o be_v evil_a and_o wicked_a for_o officium_fw-la à _fw-la personis_fw-la discernendum_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o office_n and_o calling_n must_v be_v discern_v from_o the_o person_n we_o may_v hate_v their_o vice_n and_o yet_o because_o of_o god_n ordinance_n honour_v their_o call_n vrsinus_n quest_n xiii_o at_o what_o age_n it_o be_v most_o convenient_a for_o man_n to_o marry_v to_o get_v child_n tostatus_n here_o have_v a_o politic_a and_o wise_a consideration_n that_o because_o child_n be_v to_o honour_v their_o parent_n not_o only_o in_o give_v they_o outward_a reverence_n but_o in_o help_v and_o relieve_v they_o in_o their_o old_a age_n when_o as_o the_o age_a parent_n can_v provide_v for_o themselves_o that_o parent_n shall_v neither_o marry_v too_o soon_o nor_o yet_o stay_v too_o long_o but_o beget_v child_n in_o the_o middle_n and_o strength_n of_o their_o age_n as_o aristotle_n will_v have_v man_n to_o take_v they_o wife_n about_o 37._o year_n of_o age_n lib._n 7._o politic_a c._n 15._o for_o if_o they_o shall_v marry_v at_o 14._o or_o 15._o year_n they_o themselves_o be_v yet_o but_o young_a and_o want_v experience_n be_v scarce_o able_a to_o provide_v for_o 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