that_o he_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o token_n of_o the_o divine_a presence_n and_o that_o it_o approach_v very_o near_o he_o as_o when_o one_o friend_n speak_v to_o another_o face_n to_o face_n as_o the_o ancient_a phrase_n be_v and_o my_o life_n be_v preserve_v this_o be_v common_o interpret_v by_o the_o opinion_n which_o be_v in_o old_a time_n that_o if_o they_o see_v one_o of_o the_o heavenly_a minister_n they_o be_v to_o be_v no_o long_o man_n of_o this_o world_n but_o die_v present_o but_o it_o may_v refer_v as_o menochius_fw-la observe_v to_o the_o principal_a scope_n of_o the_o combat_n which_o be_v to_o confirm_v jacob_n against_o the_o fear_n of_o esau_n and_o so_o the_o meaning_n be_v i_o doubt_v not_o i_o be_o safe_a god_n will_v preserve_v i_o from_o any_o hurt_n by_o esau_n ver._n 31._o he_o halt_v upon_o his_o thigh_n because_o the_o hipbone_n be_v out_o of_o its_o place_n many_o think_v this_o last_v only_o for_o a_o time_n and_o some_o will_v have_v it_o that_o the_o 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in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o he_o dare_v not_o meddle_v with_o he_o but_o no_o such_o thing_n be_v say_v of_o esau_n though_o it_o will_v have_v be_v of_o more_o concern_v to_o have_v record_v the_o same_o here_o if_o moses_n have_v know_v of_o any_o such_o divine_a apparition_n to_o he_o ver._n 7._o joseph_n and_o rachel_n the_o hebrew_n doctor_n here_o observe_v that_o joseph_n go_v before_o his_o mother_n but_o the_o mother_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n go_v before_o their_o child_n of_o which_o i_o think_v it_o be_v not_o needful_a to_o seek_v a_o reason_n for_o it_o be_v likely_a moses_n do_v not_o take_v care_n to_o place_v his_o word_n exact_o or_o if_o he_o do_v no_o more_o ought_v to_o be_v make_v of_o it_o than_o this_o that_o joseph_n be_v a_o goodly_a child_n his_o mother_n put_v he_o before_o she_o as_o we_o common_o do_v when_o we_o will_v show_v a_o child_n to_o advantage_n or_o he_o be_v very_o young_a and_o a_o forward_a child_n step_v before_o his_o mother_n as_o 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of_o his_o lord_n ver._n 9_o i_o have_v enough_o my_o brother_n etc._n etc._n in_o this_o he_o show_v himself_o not_o to_o be_v of_o a_o covetous_a humour_n but_o as_o free_v from_o that_o vice_n as_o from_o revenge_n ver._n 10._o if_o i_o have_v find_v grace_n in_o thy_o sight_n if_o thou_o love_v i_o as_o though_o i_o have_v see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n for_o esau_n kind_a reception_n of_o he_o he_o can_v not_o but_o look_v upon_o as_o a_o token_n of_o the_o divine_a favour_n towards_o he_o some_o think_v by_o god_n may_v be_v mean_v a_o angel_n or_o great_a man_n into_o who_o presence_n inferior_n as_o i_o say_v be_v wont_a to_o approach_v with_o present_n and_o thou_o be_v please_v with_o i_o receive_v i_o kind_o ver._n 11._o take_v my_o blessing_n i._n e._n my_o present_n as_o we_o expound_v it_o in_o the_o margin_n of_o 1_o sam._n xxv_o 27._o i_o have_v enough_o it_o be_v a_o large_a word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n than_o that_o use_v by_o esau_n verse_n 9_o signify_v that_o he_o 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interpreter_n see_v his_o hierozoic_a p._n i._o lib._n ii_o cap._n 30._o be_v with_o i_o must_v be_v look_v after_o very_o careful_o all_o the_o flock_n will_v die_v i._n e._n all_o that_o be_v big_a with_o young_a or_o have_v new_o bring_v forth_o young_a ver._n 14._o i_o will_v lead_v on_o soft_o follow_v thou_o with_o a_o gentle_a pace_n such_o as_o the_o flock_n and_o child_n can_v bear_v according_a as_o the_o cattle_n that_o go_v before_o i_o it_o be_v observe_v before_o xxx_o 30._o that_o maimonides_n interpret_v this_o phrase_n leregel_n for_o the_o sake_n and_o so_o he_o understand_v it_o here_o with_o
the_o dove_n will_v stay_v the_o earth_n it_o be_v likely_a remain_v very_o chill_a ver._n 12._o and_o he_o stay_v yet_o other_o seven_o day_n see_v verse_n 10._o the_o observation_n there_o be_v confirm_v by_o what_o be_v repeat_v here_o return_v not_o again_o to_o he_o any_o more_o there_o want_v neither_o food_n nor_o a_o nest_n wherein_o to_o repose_v itself_o by_o which_o noah_n understand_v the_o earth_n be_v not_o only_o dry_a and_o fit_a to_o be_v inhabit_v but_o that_o it_o be_v not_o quite_o spoil_v by_o the_o flood_n but_o will_v afford_v food_n for_o all_o creature_n ver._n 13._o noah_n remove_v the_o cover_n of_o the_o ark._n some_o of_o the_o board_n on_o the_o top_n for_o he_o can_v see_v further_o by_o look_v out_o there_o than_o if_o he_o look_v out_o at_o the_o door_n or_o the_o window_n which_o give_v he_o a_o prospect_n but_o one_o way_n the_o face_n of_o the_o ground_n be_v dry_a quite_o free_v from_o water_n but_o yet_o so_o soft_a and_o muddy_a that_o it_o be_v 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whole_a matter_n and_o of_o all_o that_o follow_v for_o he_o live_v within_o eight_o hundred_o year_n of_o the_o flood_n and_o therefore_o may_v very_o well_o know_v what_o have_v be_v do_v within_o that_o period_n and_o easy_o tell_v how_o the_o world_n be_v people_v by_o the_o posterity_n of_o noah_n which_o can_v not_o but_o be_v fresh_a in_o memory_n when_o man_n live_v so_o long_o that_o not_o much_o above_o three_o generation_n have_v pass_v from_o the_o flood_n to_o moses_n for_o shem_n who_o see_v the_o flood_n be_v contemporary_a with_o abraham_n as_o he_o be_v with_o jacob_n who_o great_a grandchild_n be_v the_o father_n of_o moses_n ver._n 16._o go_v forth_o out_o of_o the_o ark._n though_o he_o see_v the_o earth_n be_v fit_a to_o be_v inhabit_v yet_o he_o wait_v for_o god_n order_n to_o go_v out_o of_o the_o ark_n as_o he_o have_v it_o for_o his_o enter_v into_o it_o thou_o and_o thy_o wife_n etc._n etc._n i_o do_v not_o think_v the_o observation_n of_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n be_v absurd_a who_o by_o compare_v this_o verse_n with_o vii_o 13._o make_v this_o collection_n that_o while_o they_o be_v in_o the_o ark_n the_o man_n do_v not_o cohabit_v with_o their_o wife_n it_o be_v a_o time_n of_o great_a affliction_n and_o therefore_o they_o keep_v asunder_o in_o separate_a apartment_n so_o r._n elieser_n in_o his_o pirke_n cap._n xxiii_o where_o r._n levitas_n thus_o gather_v it_o when_o they_o go_v into_o the_o ark_n it_o be_v say_v vii_o 13._o noah_n and_o his_o son_n enter_v and_o then_o noah_n wife_n and_o his_o son_n wife_n behold_v say_v he_o here_o the_o man_n be_v put_v together_o and_o the_o woman_n together_o but_o when_o they_o come_v out_o it_o be_v here_o say_v go_v forth_o thou_o and_o thy_o wife_n and_o thy_o son_n and_o thy_o son_n wife_n with_o thou_o lo_o here_o they_o be_v couple_v together_o as_o before_o they_o be_v separate_v and_o so_o we_o find_v they_o again_o verse_n 18_o where_o it_o be_v say_v noah_n go_v forth_o and_o his_o wife_n etc._n etc._n ver._n 17._o bring_v forth_o every_o live_a creature_n etc._n etc._n that_o they_o may_v breed_v etc._n etc._n one_o will_v think_v by_o this_o that_o no_o creature_n breed_v in_o the_o ark_n no_o more_o than_o man_n but_o now_o be_v send_v forth_o to_o breed_v and_o multiply_v in_o the_o earth_n ver._n 20._o and_o noah_n build_v a_o altar_n to_o the_o lord_n we_o never_o read_v of_o any_o build_v before_o this_o time_n though_o we_o may_v reasonable_o conclude_v there_o be_v a_o altar_n upon_o which_o cain_n and_o abel_n offer_v in_o the_o place_n appoint_v for_o divine_a worship_n offer_a burnt-offering_n he_o restore_v the_o ancient_a rite_n of_o divine_a service_n which_o his_o son_n and_o their_o posterity_n follow_v some_o think_v these_o burnt-offering_n have_v something_o in_o they_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o propitiatory_a sacrifice_n as_o well_o as_o eucharistical_a which_o they_o certain_o be_v for_o their_o deliverance_n from_o the_o flood_n their_o reason_n be_v take_v from_o what_o follow_v ver._n 21._o the_o lord_z smell_v a_o sweet_a savour_n that_o be_v as_o munster_n understand_v it_o he_o cease_v from_o his_o anger_n and_o be_v appease_v so_o the_o syriack_n also_o and_o josephus_n l._n i._o antiq._n c._n 4._o but_o it_o may_v signify_v no_o more_o but_o that_o his_o thankfulness_n be_v as_o grateful_a to_o god_n as_o sweet_a odour_n be_v to_o we_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v in_o his_o heart_n he_o determine_v or_o resolve_v in_o himself_o the_o vulgar_a understand_v this_o as_o if_o the_o lord_n speak_v comfortable_o to_o noah_n which_o in_o the_o hebrew_n phrase_n be_v speak_v to_o one_o heart_n and_o say_v i_o will_v not_o again_o curse_v the_o ground_n any_o more_o i._n e._n after_o this_o manner_n with_o a_o deluge_n for_o the_o imagination_n of_o man_n heart_n be_v evil_a from_o his_o youth_n such_o a_o proclivity_n there_o be_v in_o man_n to_o evil_a that_o if_o i_o shall_v scourge_v they_o thus_o as_o often_o as_o they_o deserve_v there_o will_v be_v no_o end_n of_o deluge_n but_o the_o word_n may_v have_v a_o quite_o different_a sense_n be_v connect_v with_o what_o go_v before_o in_o this_o manner_n i_o will_v not_o curse_v the_o ground_n any_o more_o for_o man_n sake_n though_o he_o be_v so_o very_o evil_o dispose_v etc._n etc._n those_o word_n from_o his_o youth_n signify_v a_o long_o radicate_v corruption_n as_o appear_v from_o many_o place_n isa_n xlvii_o 12_o 15._o jerem._n iii_o 25._o ezek._n xxiii_o 8_o etc._n etc._n sol._n jarchi_n extend_v it_o so_o far_o as_o to_o signify_v from_o his_o mother_n be_v womb._n ver._n 22._o while_o the_o earth_n remain_v while_o man_n shall_v inhabit_v the_o earth_n seedtime_n and_o harvest_n etc._n etc._n there_o shall_v not_o be_v such_o a_o year_n as_o this_o last_o have_v be_v in_o which_o there_o be_v neither_o sow_v nor_o reap_v nor_o any_o distinction_n of_o season_n till_o the_o rain_n be_v do_v day_n and_o night_n shall_v not_o cease_v one_o will_v think_v by_o this_o expression_n that_o the_o day_n do_v not_o much_o differ_v from_o night_n while_o the_o heaven_n be_v cover_v with_o thick_a cloud_n which_o fall_v in_o dismal_a flood_n of_o rain_n chap._n ix_o ver._n 1._o and_o god_n bless_v noah_n and_o his_o son_n etc._n etc._n the_o divine_a majesty_n appear_v now_o to_o noah_n and_o his_o son_n to_o assure_v they_o of_o his_o favour_n and_o protection_n and_o to_o renew_v the_o blessing_n bestow_v upon_o adam_n as_o after_o a_o new_a creation_n say_v increase_n and_o multiply_v ver._n 2._o the_o fear_n of_o you_o etc._n etc._n he_o seem_v also_o to_o confirm_v to_o they_o the_o dominion_n which_o god_n give_v to_o adam_n at_o first_o over_o all_o creature_n i._o 26._o ver._n 3._o every_o move_a thing_n that_o live_v shall_v be_v meat_n for_o you_o etc._n etc._n here_o the_o first_o grant_v make_v to_o mankind_n concern_v food_n be_v enlarge_v as_o st._n basil_n observe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o legislation_n grant_v to_o they_o the_o use_n of_o fruit_n but_o now_o of_o all_o live_a creature_n which_o they_o be_v as_o free_o permit_v to_o eat_v of_o as_o former_o of_o all_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o garden_n for_o god_n see_v man_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d contumacious_a as_o greg._n nyss_n express_v it_o tom._n i._n p._n 157._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o concede_v to_o they_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o all_o thing_n this_o be_v the_o general_a fence_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o of_o the_o christian_a father_n and_o of_o the_o first_o reformer_n of_o religion_n they_o that_o will_v have_v this_o only_a a_o renewal_n of_o such_o a_o old_a charter_n
the_o time_n of_o perfect_v the_o life_n of_o a_o child_n in_o the_o womb._n this_o appear_v to_o be_v the_o sense_n from_o verse_n 14._o where_o he_o call_v it_o the_o time_n appoint_v or_o a_o set_a time_n in_o the_o tent_n door_n which_o be_v behind_o he_o the_o angel_n sit_v with_o their_o back_n to_o sarah_n tent_n unto_o the_o door_n of_o which_o she_o be_v come_v to_o listen_v have_v hear_v that_o they_o ask_v for_o she_o behind_o he_o this_o show_v the_o truth_n of_o what_o hackspan_n note_n that_o this_o be_v a_o mix_a apparition_n for_o this_o word_n he_o plain_o relate_v to_o the_o angel_n who_o word_n be_v in_o truth_n the_o lord_n who_o be_v there_o present_a for_o as_o he_o observe_v in_o another_o place_n disput_fw-la ii_o de_fw-la nominibus_fw-la divinis_fw-la n._n 15._o the_o scripture_n relate_v these_o matter_n so_o that_o sometime_o it_o mention_n the_o principal_a cause_n who_o word_n be_v relate_v sometime_o only_o the_o secondary_a cause_n in_o which_o latter_a case_n it_o must_v be_v understand_v that_o when_o the_o word_n exceed_v the_o dignity_n of_o the_o minister_n the_o lord_n himself_o speak_v they_o for_o the_o sacred_a writer_n mind_v more_o by_o who_o authority_n any_o thing_n be_v speak_v than_o by_o who_o ministry_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o much_o material_a from_o who_o mouth_n any_o message_n come_v but_o what_o be_v say_v must_v be_v attend_v this_o will_v be_v make_v plain_a when_o i_o come_v to_o gen._n xxii_o 11_o 12_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 11._o it_o cease_v to_o be_v with_o sarah_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o woman_n she_o be_v no_o long_o capable_a of_o conception_n according_a to_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n ver._n 12._o laugh_v within_o herself_o not_o as_o abraham_n for_o joy_n but_o out_o of_o incredulity_n not_o think_v it_o possible_a for_o a_o old_a woman_n to_o conceive_v by_o a_o old_a man._n and_o her_o smile_n at_o this_o be_v the_o more_o excusable_a because_o she_o do_v not_o know_v they_o to_o be_v angel_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o take_v they_o only_o for_o some_o great_a men._n ver._n 13._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v the_o divine_a majesty_n mention_v verse_n 1_o say_v why_o do_v she_o not_o believe_v my_o messenger_n the_o angel_n speak_v these_o word_n but_o the_o word_n be_v the_o lord_n not_o he_o who_o be_v now_o present_a with_o the_o angel_n and_o in_o a_o little_a time_n appear_v without_o they_o verse_n 17_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 14._o at_o the_o time_n appoint_v will_v i_o return_v to_o thou_o take_v it_o from_o myself_o that_o what_o have_v be_v tell_v thou_o by_o they_o shall_v be_v effect_v ver._n 15._o sarah_n deny_v fear_v as_o it_o follow_v put_v she_o into_o a_o confusion_n so_o that_o she_o do_v not_o mind_n what_o she_o say_v otherwise_o she_o will_v not_o have_v deny_v what_o she_o may_v well_o think_v they_o know_v therefore_o she_o be_v only_o make_v sensible_a of_o her_o fault_n by_o a_o simple_a affirmation_n of_o what_o she_o deny_v without_o any_o further_a reproof_n nay_o but_o thou_o do_v laugh_v the_o person_n that_o speak_v seem_v to_o have_v turn_v to_o she_o and_o say_v do_v not_o deny_v what_o i_o know_v to_o be_v true_a ver._n 16._o look_v towards_o sodom_n as_o if_o they_o intend_v to_o travel_v that_o way_n and_o abraham_n go_v with_o they_o to_o bring_v they_o on_o the_o way_n a_o piece_n of_o civility_n like_o the_o former_a have_v entertain_v they_o he_o accompany_v they_o so_o far_o as_o to_o direct_v they_o in_o the_o road_n to_o sodom_n ver._n 17._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v the_o divine_a majesty_n mention_v verse_n 1._o begin_v now_o to_o discourse_v plain_o and_o open_o with_o he_o not_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n but_o by_o himself_o for_o i_o take_v it_o the_o three_o angel_n have_v now_o leave_v abraham_n alone_o who_o return_v towards_o his_o tent_n see_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o hear_v he_o speak_v what_o follow_v shall_v i_o hide_v from_o abraham_n etc._n etc._n these_o word_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v speak_v to_o abraham_n otherwise_o how_o come_v he_o to_o expostulate_v with_o the_o lord_n as_o he_o do_v verse_n 23_o etc._n etc._n unless_o we_o will_v conceive_v as_o we_o may_v verse_n 20_o 21._o to_o be_v the_o declaration_n of_o god_n intention_n to_o destroy_v sodom_n and_o these_o word_n and_o the_o next_o to_o be_v his_o resolution_n within_o himself_o to_o acquaint_v abraham_n with_o that_o intention_n ver._n 18._o see_v that_o abraham_n shall_v sure_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v one_o reason_n why_o the_o divine_a majesty_n resolve_v to_o acquaint_v abraham_n with_o his_o intend_a proceed_n because_o he_o have_v already_o reveal_v to_o he_o great_a thing_n and_o make_v he_o most_o gracious_a promise_n ver._n 19_o for_o i_o know_v etc._n etc._n this_o verse_n contain_v another_o reason_n because_o he_o know_v abraham_n will_v approve_v himself_o so_o faithful_a to_o he_o that_o he_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o enjoy_v all_o that_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o keep_v the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v to_o persist_v in_o the_o true_a religion_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n to_o do_v justice_n and_o judgement_n include_v in_o they_o all_o those_o virtue_n which_o be_v opposite_a to_o the_o sin_n of_o sodom_n ver._n 20._o because_o the_o cry_n of_o their_o sin_n which_o be_v say_v to_o cry_v first_o to_o show_v the_o enormous_a greatness_n and_o impudence_n of_o they_o for_o grandis_fw-la absque_fw-la dubio_fw-la clamour_n est_fw-la qui_fw-la a_o terra_fw-la ascendit_fw-la ad_fw-la coelum_fw-la as_o salvian_n speak_v and_o second_o to_o show_v that_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n can_v no_o long_o bear_v with_o they_o their_o sin_n compel_v he_o as_o one_o may_v say_v to_o punish_v they_o for_o deus_fw-la eos_fw-la noluerit_fw-la perdere_fw-la sed_fw-la ipsi_fw-la extorserint_fw-la ut_fw-la perirent_fw-la they_o not_o only_o call_v but_o cry_v to_o he_o for_o vengeance_n as_o he_o also_o speak_v l._n i._n de_fw-fr gubern_n dei_fw-la p._n 19_o 20._o edit_fw-la baluzii_n and_o l._n iu._n p._n 75._o l._n v._o p._n 113._o of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n as_o they_o be_v the_o principal_a and_o great_a city_n so_o they_o be_v the_o most_o wicked_a and_o lead_v the_o rest_n into_o all_o manner_n of_o impiety_n who_o therefore_o also_o perish_v with_o they_o very_o grievous_a not_o to_o be_v tolerate_v any_o long_a there_o be_v prodigious_a story_n relate_v of_o the_o wickedness_n both_o of_o their_o judge_n and_o of_o the_o people_n in_o the_o gemara_fw-la sanhedrim_n cap._n xi_o which_o be_v there_o allege_v as_o a_o explication_n of_o this_o verse_n ver._n 21._o i_o will_v go_v down_o now_o etc._n etc._n he_o use_v the_o language_n of_o a_o good_a judge_n verse_n 25._o who_o never_o pass_v sentence_n much_o less_o execute_v it_o till_o he_o have_v examine_v the_o cause_n whether_o they_o have_v do_v altogether_o etc._n etc._n whether_o they_o be_v come_v to_o the_o high_a pitch_n of_o wickedness_n or_o as_o the_o dieu_fw-fr whether_o they_o be_v so_o resolve_v to_o go_v on_o in_o sin_n that_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o they_o if_o not_o i_o will_v know_v that_o so_o i_o may_v use_v mean_n for_o their_o reformation_n ver._n 22._o and_o the_o men._n the_o three_o man_n mention_v verse_n 2._o it_o be_v common_o say_v that_o only_o two_o of_o they_o go_v away_o from_o abraham_n and_o that_o the_o three_o remain_v and_o hold_v discourse_n with_o he_o but_o i_o see_v no_o reason_n for_o this_o they_o that_o come_v in_o and_o eat_v with_o he_o and_o rise_v up_o from_o the_o table_n verse_n 16._o who_o no_o doubt_n be_v all_o three_o be_v the_o person_n that_o be_v here_o say_v now_o to_o have_v turn_v their_o face_n from_o thence_o i._n e._n from_o the_o place_n where_o they_o have_v be_v entertain_v by_o abraham_n or_o where_o he_o part_v with_o they_o and_o go_v towards_o sodom_n as_o they_o intend_v verse_n 16._o but_o abraham_n stand_v yet_o before_o the_o lord_n not_o before_o any_o of_o those_o three_o but_o before_o the_o divine_a majesty_n who_o appear_v to_o he_o verse_n 1._o and_o have_v speak_v to_o he_o verse_n 13._o and_o discourse_v with_o he_o verse_n 17_o 20._o in_o who_o presence_n he_o still_o continue_v some_o by_o stand_v understand_v he_o pray_v but_o that_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n ver._n 23._o abraham_n draw_v near_o approach_v towards_o the_o divine_a majesty_n to_o make_v his_o address_n by_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n to_o he_o perhaps_o the_o divine_a majesty_n remain_v in_o the_o place_n where_o it_o first_o appear_v verse_n 1._o and_o abraham_n by_o conduct_v the_o three_o man_n some_o part_n of_o their_o way_n be_v go_v further_o from_o it_o now_o come_v near_o to_o it_o though_o the_o phrase_n do_v not_o necessary_o
the_o more_o reasonable_a because_o he_o may_v think_v though_o god_n have_v spare_v they_o for_o the_o present_a yet_o they_o take_v no_o warning_n by_o the_o calamity_n of_o their_o country_n will_v short_o perish_v as_o the_o rest_n have_v do_v and_o so_o theodoret_n and_o other_o think_v this_o city_n be_v afterward_o destroy_v of_o which_o there_o be_v no_o certain_a record_n and_o if_o the_o tradition_n be_v true_a it_o be_v not_o speedy_o swallow_v up_o as_o they_o report_v but_o retain_v for_o some_o time_n the_o name_n of_o zoar_n be_v before_o call_v bela_n fourteen_o 2._o dwell_v in_o the_o mountain_n it_o be_v not_o say_v what_o mountain_n but_o it_o be_v probable_a one_o of_o the_o mountain_n in_o the_o country_n afterward_o call_v moab_n from_o one_o of_o his_o child_n which_o he_o here_o beget_v for_o epiphanius_n haeres_fw-la liii_o describe_v the_o country_n of_o moab_n as_o lie_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n beyond_o the_o salt_n or_o dead_a sea_n see_v salmas_n exerc._n plin._n p._n 615._o ver._n 31._o there_o be_v not_o a_o man_n in_o all_o the_o earth_n not_o one_o remain_v of_o their_o kindred_n that_o they_o know_v for_o they_o be_v not_o much_o acquaint_v we_o may_v suppose_v beyond_o that_o country_n which_o be_v destroy_v and_o those_o of_o zoar_n be_v so_o wicked_a that_o they_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o beast_n rather_o than_o men._n ver._n 32._o let_v we_o make_v he_o drink_v wine_n which_o they_o bring_v with_o they_o out_o of_o sodom_n to_o support_v their_o spirit_n in_o their_o flight_n or_o else_o get_v at_o zoar_n of_o which_o they_o invite_v their_o father_n to_o drink_v liberal_o and_o cheer_v himself_o under_o his_o extreme_a great_a sorrow_n that_o we_o may_v preserve_v seed_n of_o our_o father_n this_o fact_n of_o they_o be_v object_v by_o celsus_n against_o our_o religion_n origen_n give_v this_o account_n of_o it_o lib._n iu._n contra_fw-la cell_n that_o these_o two_o maid_n have_v learn_v something_o of_o the_o conflagration_n of_o the_o world_n and_o see_v their_o own_o city_n and_o country_n destroy_v by_o fire_n imagine_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o seminary_n of_o mankind_n remain_v only_o in_o their_o father_n and_o they_o and_o if_o what_o they_o do_v be_v upon_o this_o supposition_n that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o way_n to_o restore_v the_o world_n they_o do_v no_o worse_a than_o the_o stoic_n think_v their_o wise_a man_n may_v do_v if_o the_o race_n of_o mankind_n be_v extinct_a so_o that_o none_o but_o he_o and_o his_o daughter_n be_v leave_v alive_a irenaeus_n make_v the_o same_o excuse_n for_o they_o and_o say_v they_o do_v this_o innocent_o and_o in_o their_o simplicity_n believe_v all_o mankind_n be_v destroy_v l._n iu._n cap._n 51._o but_o i_o take_v their_o conjecture_n to_o be_v high_o probable_a who_o conceive_v that_o the_o eager_a desire_n which_o then_o possess_v the_o heart_n of_o good_a people_n to_o fulfil_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o messiah_n be_v that_o which_o put_v they_o upon_o this_o otherwise_o monstrous_a crime_n for_o which_o there_o be_v these_o reason_n first_o that_o they_o have_v live_v so_o chaste_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o impurity_n of_o sodom_n that_o one_o can_v think_v a_o spirit_n of_o uncleanness_n now_o enter_v into_o they_o and_o carry_v they_o to_o this_o action_n and_o indeed_o second_o their_o join_v together_o in_o this_o contrivance_n whereas_o matter_n of_o this_o nature_n use_v to_o be_v careful_o conceal_v from_o the_o near_a friend_n or_o make_v they_o fall_v out_o if_o they_o find_v themselves_o engage_v in_o the_o same_o intrigue_n show_v that_o they_o be_v act_v by_o counsel_n and_o design_n and_o not_o by_o brutish_a lust_n and_o three_o their_o perpetuate_n the_o memory_n of_o this_o fact_n in_o the_o name_n of_o their_o child_n be_v a_o demonstration_n there_o be_v something_o extraordinary_a in_o it_o and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o ashamed_a of_o it_o but_o rather_o glory_v in_o it_o desire_v it_o may_v be_v remember_v that_o these_o child_n be_v descend_v from_o lot_n who_o they_o think_v perhaps_o may_v pretend_v to_o fulfil_v the_o promise_n as_o well_o as_o abraham_n be_v the_o son_n of_o abraham_n elder_a brother_n and_o call_v out_o of_o sodom_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n as_o abraham_n be_v call_v out_o of_o chaldaea_n ver._n 23._o he_o perceive_v not_o when_o she_o lay_v down_o etc._n etc._n this_o seem_v hard_a to_o be_v understand_v but_o it_o must_v be_v note_v that_o moses_n only_o say_v he_o do_v not_o perceive_v when_o she_o come_v to_o bed_n to_o he_o and_o when_o she_o get_v up_o again_o not_o that_o he_o do_v not_o perceive_v when_o he_o lie_v with_o she_o of_o which_o he_o can_v not_o but_o have_v some_o perception_n though_o m._n montaigne_n in_o his_o essay_n relate_v a_o story_n of_o a_o widow_n who_o be_v drink_v be_v abuse_v by_o a_o hind_n in_o her_o house_n and_o afterward_o find_v herself_o with_o child_n can_v not_o remember_v how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v but_o the_o fellow_n at_o last_o confess_v his_o fact_n of_o which_o whatsoever_o sense_n she_o have_v then_o she_o have_v perfect_o forget_v it_o when_o she_o awake_v ver._n 34._o go_v thou_o in_o etc._n etc._n if_o he_o have_v retain_v any_o remembrance_n of_o what_o he_o have_v do_v the_o night_n before_o one_o can_v think_v he_o will_v have_v fall_v into_o the_o same_o snare_n so_o soon_o again_o for_o which_o reason_n it_o be_v probable_a he_o do_v not_o think_v he_o have_v be_v intoxicate_v but_o only_o drink_v so_o free_o as_o to_o make_v he_o sleep_v sound_o and_o forget_v his_o sorrow_n ver._n 37._o moab_n most_o will_v have_v this_o word_n to_o signify_v from_o my_o father_n but_o drusius_n in_o deut._n ii_o 8._o take_v the_o import_n of_o it_o to_o be_v aqua_fw-la patris_fw-la ver._n 38._o ben-ammi_a this_o signify_v as_o much_o as_o the_o son_n of_o my_o people_n which_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v so_o plain_o as_o the_o other_o that_o this_o son_n be_v beget_v by_o her_o father_n but_o only_o that_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o one_o of_o she_o own_o nation_n or_o kindred_n not_o by_o a_o stranger_n chap._n xx._n ver._n 1._o journey_v from_o thence_o i._n e._n from_o mamre_n where_o he_o have_v dwell_v a_o great_a while_n and_o where_o many_o remarkable_a passage_n have_v happen_v xiii_o 18._o xviii_o 1._o towards_o the_o south_n country_n towards_o egypt_n for_o some_o fancy_n the_o very_a stench_n of_o the_o lake_n of_o sodom_n be_v offensive_a to_o he_o in_o mamre_n sojourn_v in_o gerar._n the_o metropolis_n of_o palestine_n and_o as_o some_o compute_v it_o not_o much_o above_o six_o mile_n from_o mamre_n ver._n 2._o abraham_n say_v of_o sarah_n etc._n etc._n just_o as_o he_o have_v do_v in_o egypt_n xii_o 13._o when_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n for_o it_o she_o be_v then_o thirty_o year_n young_a than_o now_o when_o she_o be_v no_o less_o than_o ninety_o year_n old_a but_o it_o seem_v her_o beauty_n remain_v 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no_o unwillingness_n not_o be_v in_o a_o condition_n to_o deny_v he_o ver._n 3._o and_o god_n come_v to_o abimelech_n in_o a_o dream_n by_o night_n two_o difference_n be_v observe_v by_o maimonides_n between_o this_o manifestation_n which_o god_n make_v of_o his_o mind_n to_o abimelech_n and_o that_o which_o he_o make_v to_o the_o prophet_n for_o it_o be_v only_o say_v here_o god_n come_v to_o abimelech_n and_o that_o he_o come_v in_o a_o dream_n by_o night_n the_o very_a same_o be_v say_v of_o laban_n the_o syrian_a who_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v so_o good_a a_o man_n as_o abimelech_n xxxi_o 24._o but_o of_o jacob_n it_o be_v say_v god_n speak_v unto_o israel_n and_o he_o speak_v to_o he_o in_o the_o vision_n of_o
number_n in_o their_o termination_n which_o in_o signification_n be_v singular_a with_o which_o it_o be_v usual_a to_o join_v a_o verb_n of_o the_o plural_a number_n because_o of_o the_o plural_a termination_n of_o the_o noun_n a_o plain_a example_n of_o which_o we_o have_v gen._n iu._n 6._o why_o be_v thy_o countenance_n in_o the_o hebrew_n face_n fall_v the_o like_a he_o observe_v in_o the_o syriack_n language_n john_n i._n 4._o the_o life_n in_o the_o syriack_n life_n be_v the_o light_n of_o men._n ver._n 16._o i_o have_v give_v thy_o brother_n a_o thousand_o piece_n of_o silver_n the_o word_n piece_n be_v not_o in_o the_o hebrew_n but_o by_o ceseph_n silver_n all_o in_o a_o manner_n understand_v shekel_n for_o ancient_o there_o be_v no_o shekel_n of_o gold_n or_o brass_n but_o only_o of_o silver_n yet_o there_o be_v those_o who_o think_v he_o do_v not_o give_v he_o thus_o much_o in_o money_n but_o in_o the_o good_n beforementioned_a verse_n 14._o which_o be_v worth_a a_o thousand_o shekel_n see_v xxiii_o 16._o he_o be_v unto_o thou_o a_o cover_n of_o the_o eye_n etc._n etc._n these_o word_n be_v very_o various_o expound_v according_a as_o the_o first_o word_n hu_o be_v interpret_v which_o may_v relate_v either_o to_o the_o gift_n beforementioned_a and_o be_v translate_v this_o or_o to_o abraham_n and_o be_v translate_v he_o as_o it_o be_v by_o we_o if_o they_o refer_v to_o the_o former_a than_o the_o sense_n be_v i_o have_v give_v he_o that_o sum_n of_o money_n to_o buy_v thou_o a_o veil_n that_o all_o who_o converse_n with_o thou_o here_o or_o in_o any_o other_o country_n where_o thou_o shall_v come_v may_v know_v thou_o to_o be_v a_o marry_a woman_n for_o a_o veil_n be_v wear_v in_o token_n of_o subjection_n to_o the_o power_n of_o the_o husband_n and_o that_o thereby_o their_o chastity_n may_v be_v preserve_v safe_a from_o the_o snare_n of_o other_o as_o g._n vorstius_n observe_v upon_o pirke_n elieser_n cap._n xxxii_o or_o as_o other_o interpret_v it_o this_o money_n will_v be_v a_o cover_n to_o thy_o eye_n that_o be_v a_o defence_n to_o thy_o modesty_n it_o be_v a_o testimony_n that_o abimelech_n pay_v dear_a for_o take_v thou_o into_o his_o house_n if_o they_o refer_v to_o abraham_n than_o the_o meaning_n be_v thou_o need_v no_o other_o defence_n of_o thy_o modesty_n and_o chastity_n than_o he_o nor_o have_v any_o reason_n to_o say_v hereafter_o he_o be_v thy_o brother_n for_o he_o be_v so_o dear_a to_o god_n that_o god_n will_v defend_v he_o and_o he_o will_v defend_v thou_o without_o such_o shift_n as_o this_o thou_o have_v use_v nay_o not_o only_o thou_o but_o all_o that_o be_v with_o thou_o and_o that_o even_o against_o stranger_n i_o omit_v other_o interpretation_n and_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o l._n de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr thus_o she_o be_v reprove_v or_o instruct_v as_o some_o translate_v it_o not_o to_o dissemble_v her_o condition_n or_o this_o be_v the_o reprehension_n he_o give_v she_o for_o say_v abraham_n be_v her_o brother_n ver._n 17._o so_o abraham_n pray_v unto_o god_n etc._n etc._n beseech_v god_n to_o restore_v they_o all_o to_o their_o health_n now_o that_o his_o wife_n be_v restore_v to_o he_o verse_n 14._o ver._n 18._o for_o the_o lord_n have_v fast_o close_v up_o etc._n etc._n by_o such_o swell_n some_o understand_v it_o in_o the_o secret_a part_n that_o the_o man_n can_v neither_o enjoy_v their_o wife_n nor_o the_o woman_n who_o be_v with_o child_n be_v deliver_v chap._n xxi_o ver._n 1._o and_z the_o lord_z visit_v sarah_n etc._n etc._n bestow_v upon_o she_o the_o blessing_n he_o have_v promise_v she_o i._n e._n make_v she_o conceive_v for_o so_o the_o word_n visit_n signify_v either_o in_o a_o bad_a sense_n to_o inflict_v punishment_n exod._n xx._n 5._o or_o in_o a_o good_a sense_n to_o confer_v blessing_n as_o here_o and_o exod._n iii_o 16._o and_o many_o other_o place_n and_o he_o do_v unto_o she_o as_o he_o have_v speak_v perform_v his_o promise_n by_o make_v she_o bring_v forth_o a_o child_n for_o so_o it_o be_v explain_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n sarah_n conceive_v and_o bare_a abraham_n a_o son_n ver._n 2._o sarah_n conceive_v etc._n etc._n god_n not_o only_o make_v her_o womb_n fruitful_a but_o bring_v the_o fruit_n of_o it_o to_o perfection_n and_o then_o bring_v it_o into_o the_o world_n at_o the_o set_a time_n of_o which_o god_n have_v speak_v to_o he_o xviii_o 14._o it_o be_v not_o say_v where_o isaac_n be_v bear_v for_o we_o be_v not_o tell_v here_o whether_o abraham_n depart_v from_o gerar_n into_o any_o other_o part_n of_o this_o country_n as_o abimelech_n kind_o offer_v and_o give_v he_o liberty_n to_o do_v xx._n 15._o but_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o this_o chapter_n that_o he_o continue_v a_o long_a time_n in_o abimelech_n country_n though_o not_o at_o gerar_n it_o be_v probable_a isaac_n be_v bear_v at_o beersheba_n verse_n 31._o ver._n 6._o god_n have_v make_v i_o to_o laugh_v i._n e._n to_o rejoice_v exceed_o so_o that_o all_o that_o hear_v will_v laugh_v with_o i_o all_o my_o friend_n and_o neighbour_n will_v congratulate_v my_o happiness_n and_o rejoice_v with_o i_o ver._n 7._o give_v child_n suck_v it_o be_v usual_a to_o put_v the_o plural_a number_n for_o the_o singular_a as_o be_v observe_v before_o xix_o 29._o or_o she_o hope_v perhaps_o to_o have_v more_o child_n after_o this_o and_o her_o give_v he_o suck_v be_v a_o certain_a proof_n that_o she_o have_v bring_v he_o forth_o of_o her_o own_o womb_n and_o that_o he_o be_v not_o a_o supposititious_a child_n as_o menochius_fw-la well_o observe_v other_o note_v that_o the_o great_a person_n in_o those_o ancient_a day_n suckle_v their_o own_o child_n which_o favorinus_n a_o greek_a philosopher_n press_v as_o a_o duty_n upon_o a_o noble_a woman_n by_o many_o strong_a argument_n which_o be_v record_v by_o a._n gellius_n who_o be_v present_a at_o his_o discourse_n l._n xii_o noct._n attic._n cap._n 1._o ver._n 8._o the_o child_n grow_v and_o be_v wean_v at_o the_o age_n of_o five_o year_n old_a as_o st._n hierom_n report_v the_o opinion_n of_o some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n make_v a_o great_a feast_n the_o same_o day_n rather_o now_o than_o at_o his_o nativity_n because_o there_o be_v great_a hope_n of_o life_n when_o he_o be_v grow_v so_o strong_a as_o to_o be_v take_v from_o his_o mother_n breast_n ver._n 9_o sarah_n see_v the_o son_n of_o hagar_n etc._n etc._n mock_v he_o laugh_v and_o jeer_v perhaps_o at_o the_o great_a bustle_n which_o be_v make_v at_o isaac_n wean_n look_v upon_o himself_o as_o the_o first-born_a and_o by_o the_o right_n of_o that_o to_o have_v the_o privilege_n of_o fulfil_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o messiah_n this_o give_v a_o good_a account_n of_o sarah_n earnestness_n for_o the_o expulsion_n not_o only_o of_o he_o but_o of_o his_o mother_n also_o who_o it_o be_v likely_a flatter_v and_o bear_v he_o up_o in_o those_o pretension_n many_o think_v he_o do_v more_o than_o mock_v he_o because_o st._n paul_n call_v it_o persecution_n gal._n iu._n 29._o which_o st._n hierom_n take_v for_o beat_v isaac_n who_o perhaps_o resent_v his_o flout_n may_v say_v something_o that_o provoke_v ishmael_n to_o strike_v he_o and_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a his_o mother_n encourage_v he_o to_o this_o or_o maintain_v he_o in_o his_o insolence_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n sarah_n press_v to_o have_v they_o both_o turn_v out_o of_o door_n some_o think_v he_o jest_v upon_o his_o name_n and_o make_v it_o a_o matter_n of_o merriment_n for_o so_o the_o word_n be_v use_v xix_o 14._o ver._n 10._o cast_v out_o etc._n etc._n let_v they_o not_o dwell_v here_o any_o long_o nor_o continue_v a_o part_n of_o thy_o family_n shall_v not_o be_v heir_n etc._n etc._n she_o judge_v by_o what_o she_o have_v see_v of_o his_o fierce_a and_o violent_a spirit_n that_o it_o will_v not_o be_v safe_a for_o her_o son_n to_o let_v ishmael_n have_v any_o share_n in_o his_o father_n inheritance_n for_o she_o be_v afraid_a he_o will_v make_v himself_o master_n of_o all_o ver._n 11._o grievous_a because_o of_o his_o son_n his_o wife_n be_v not_o here_o mention_v because_o his_o principal_n concern_v be_v for_o his_o son_n but_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o next_o verse_n he_o have_v some_o consideration_n of_o she_o also_o ver._n 12._o god_n say_v unto_o abraham_n etc._n etc._n by_o this_o he_o be_v satisfy_v that_o sarah_n motion_n proceed_v not_o mere_o from_o her_o anger_n but_o from_o a_o divine_a incitation_n for_o in_o isaac_n shall_v thy_o seed_n be_v call_v here_o the_o blessing_n promise_v to_o abraham_n seed_n xvii_o 7_o 8._o be_v limit_v to_o the_o posterity_n of_o isaac_n and_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o phrase_n be_v they_o that_o
phrase_n be_v use_v here_o of_o the_o death_n of_o ishmael_n that_o be_v verse_n 8._o of_o the_o death_n of_o abraham_n they_o show_v the_o meaning_n be_v no_o more_o but_o that_o they_o leave_v the_o world_n as_o other_o have_v do_v before_o they_o we_o do_v not_o read_v where_o ishmael_n be_v bury_v it_o be_v likely_a in_o his_o own_o country_n not_o in_o the_o cave_n of_o machpelah_n for_o that_o have_v be_v to_o give_v his_o posterity_n a_o claim_n to_o a_o share_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n ver._n 18._o they_o dwell_v from_o havilah_n unto_o shur_n etc._n etc._n see_v gen._n x._o 7._o josephus_n l._n i._o antiq._n cap._n 12._o make_v the_o ishmaelite_n to_o have_v possess_v the_o whole_a tract_n between_o euphrates_n and_o the_o red-sea_n which_o appear_v by_o this_o place_n not_o to_o be_v true_a for_o between_o they_o and_o euphrates_n be_v the_o amalekite_n and_o moabite_n who_o do_v not_o reach_v to_o euphrates_n neither_o the_o ishmaelite_n therefore_o possess_v the_o country_n which_o in_o that_o part_n eastward_o that_o be_v next_o to_o the_o amalekite_n be_v call_v the_o wilderness_n of_o havilah_n and_o in_o that_o part_n next_o to_o egypt_n be_v call_v the_o wilderness_n of_o shur_n and_o in_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n be_v call_v kedar_n the_o wilderderness_n of_o paran_n and_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sin_n all_o which_o be_v comprehend_v afterward_o under_o the_o name_n of_o arabia_n for_o stephanus_n as_o salmasius_n observe_v plin._n exerc._n p._n 488._o make_v but_o two_o arabia_n one_o which_o he_o call_v the_o spicy_a between_o the_o persian_a and_o the_o arabian_a sea_n the_o other_o on_o one_o end_n of_o it_o westward_o be_v next_o to_o egypt_n on_o the_o other_o end_n northward_o next_o to_o syria_n as_o thou_o go_v towards_o assyria_n the_o wilderness_n of_o shur_n be_v over_o against_o egypt_n and_o touch_v it_o in_o that_o part_n by_o which_o the_o way_n lie_v from_o egypt_n to_o assyria_n or_o as_o some_o understand_v the_o whole_a verse_n the_o son_n of_o ishmael_n dwell_v from_o shur_n which_o be_v towards_o egypt_n unto_o havilah_n which_o be_v towards_o assyria_n in_o the_o way_n from_o egypt_n thither_o he_o die_v heb._n fall_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o all_o his_o brethren_n of_o all_o his_o relation_n or_o kindred_n which_o be_v call_v brethren_n in_o scripture_n but_o his_o death_n have_v be_v speak_v of_o before_o and_o in_o this_o verse_n mention_n be_v make_v only_o of_o the_o situation_n of_o his_o country_n some_o interpret_v it_o in_o this_o manner_n his_o lot_n fall_v i._n e._n he_o have_v his_o portion_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o all_o his_o brethren_n according_a to_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o his_o mother_n xvi_o 12._o the_o child_n of_o keturah_n lie_v on_o the_o east_n of_o his_o country_n and_o isaac_n seed_n on_o the_o west_n or_o if_o we_o take_v it_o to_o relate_v to_o his_o death_n it_o may_v have_v the_o same_o sense_n till_o death_n he_o dwell_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o all_o his_o brethren_n and_o be_v in_o a_o flourish_a condition_n ver._n 19_o these_o be_v the_o generation_n of_o isaac_n his_o principal_a design_n be_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o those_o descend_v from_o abraham_n by_o isaac_n moses_n return_v to_o that_o after_o a_o short_a account_n of_o his_o other_o posterity_n ver._n 20._o the_o syrian_a of_o padan-aram_n etc._n etc._n bethuel_n and_o laban_n be_v call_v aramite_n or_o syrian_n not_o because_o they_o be_v of_o that_o nation_n but_o because_o they_o live_v in_o the_o country_n of_o aram_n or_o syria_n that_o be_v in_o padan-aram_n as_o it_o be_v here_o explain_v and_o appear_v more_o full_o from_o rebekah_n discourse_n with_o her_o son_n jacob_n when_o she_o send_v he_o thither_o xxviii_o 2_o 5._o where_o he_o live_v twenty_o year_n with_o his_o uncle_n laban_n be_v upon_o that_o account_n call_v a_o syrian_a though_o bear_v in_o canaan_n deut._n xxvi_o 5._o padan-aram_n be_v a_o part_n of_o mesopotamia_n i_o say_v a_o part_n of_o it_o for_o mesopotamia_n itself_o be_v call_v aram-naharaim_a that_o part_n of_o syria_n for_o there_o be_v many_o other_o aram_n which_o lie_v between_o the_o two_o great_a river_n of_o euphratis_n and_o tigris_n which_o country_n have_v two_o part_n also_o one_o towards_o the_o north_n from_o the_o mountain_n of_o armenia_n to_o the_o river_n chaboras_n i._n e._n araxes_n from_o whence_o balaam_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v fetch_v numb_a xxiii_o 7._o which_o be_v exceed_v fruitful_a and_o upon_o that_o account_n call_v padan_n which_o signify_v in_o arabic_a the_o same_o that_o seed_n do_v in_o hebrew_a i._n e._n a_o field_n and_o therefore_o what_o moses_n call_v go_v to_o padan-aram_n gen._n xxviii_o 2._o the_o prophet_n hosea_n call_v flee_v to_o sede-aram_n into_o the_o country_n or_o field_n of_o syria_n hosea_n xii_o 12._o this_o be_v a_o cultivated_a country_n abound_v with_o all_o plenty_n the_o other_o part_n of_o mesopotamia_n be_v southerly_a from_o the_o forenamed_a river_n unto_o babylon_n and_o be_v very_o stony_a and_o barren_a the_o syrian_n live_v in_o the_o former_a and_o the_o arabian_n in_o the_o latter_a as_o bochart_n observe_v l._n ii_o phaleg_n cap._n 6._o ver._n 21._o isaac_n entreat_v the_o lord_n for_o his_o wife_n etc._n etc._n the_o hebrew_n word_n atar_n do_v not_o signify_v bare_o to_o entreat_v or_o pray_v but_o to_o beseech_v with_o earnestness_n vehemence_n and_o importunity_n it_o be_v most_o likely_a he_o continue_v these_o importunate_a prayer_n several_a year_n the_o desire_n of_o see_v the_o messiah_n make_v they_o very_o uneasy_a under_o barrenness_n and_o some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n fancy_n that_o she_o remain_v barren_a twenty_o year_n isaac_n at_o last_o carry_v she_o with_o he_o to_o mount_n moriah_n where_o he_o shall_v have_v be_v offer_v and_o there_o make_v most_o fervent_a supplication_n for_o a_o son_n as_o if_o he_o will_v remember_v god_n of_o the_o promise_n he_o have_v there_o make_v he_o that_o he_o will_v multiply_v abraham_n seed_n as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n xxii_o 17._o ver._n 22._o and_o the_o child_n struggle_v together_o within_o she_o some_o time_n before_o her_o delivery_n verse_n 24._o she_o feel_v as_o if_o two_o be_v wrestle_v together_o in_o her_o womb_n and_o put_v she_o into_o pang_n by_o strive_v which_o shall_v get_v out_o first_o if_o it_o be_v so_o why_o be_o i_o thus_o if_o i_o can_v be_v deliver_v why_o do_v i_o conceive_v and_o she_o go_v the_o struggle_v and_o pang_n we_o must_v suppose_v cease_v for_o some_o time_n so_o that_o she_o be_v able_a to_o go_v and_o consult_v the_o divine_a majesty_n about_o this_o unusual_a contest_v to_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v some_o place_n where_o the_o divine_a majesty_n use_v to_o appear_v which_o be_v the_o settle_a place_n of_o worship_n see_v iu_o 3._o maimonides_n will_v have_v it_o that_o she_o go_v to_o the_o school_n of_o sem_fw-mi or_o heber_n who_o be_v prophet_n to_o desire_v they_o to_o consult_v the_o divine_a majesty_n about_o her_o case_n more_n nevoch_n p._n ii_o cap._n 41._o and_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o there_o be_v some_o divinely-inspired_n person_n attend_v the_o schechinah_n wheresoever_o it_o be_v such_o as_o melchizedek_n be_v at_o salem_n who_o patricide_n take_v to_o have_v be_v the_o person_n to_o who_o rebekah_n resort_v for_o resolution_n of_o her_o doubt_n ver._n 23._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o she_o by_o melchizedek_n say_v the_o forenamed_a patricide_n by_o a_o angel_n say_v maimonides_n who_o tell_v we_o in_o the_o place_n now_o mention_v their_o master_n be_v so_o settle_v in_o their_o opinion_n that_o she_o go_v to_o inquire_v of_o the_o forenamed_a prophet_n and_o that_o by_o the_o lord_n be_v mean_v his_o angel_n that_o they_o will_v have_v heber_n to_o be_v he_o that_o give_v the_o answer_n for_o prophet_n say_v they_o be_v sometime_o call_v angel_n or_o the_o angel_n that_o speak_v to_o heber_n in_o this_o prophecy_n but_o it_o be_v most_o reasonable_a to_o think_v that_o the_o lord_n speak_v to_o she_o by_o a_o angel_n from_o the_o schechinah_n two_o nation_n be_v in_o thy_o womb._n the_o head_n of_o two_o nation_n two_o manner_n of_o people_n shall_v be_v separate_v great_o differ_v in_o their_o disposition_n manner_n course_n of_o life_n and_o country_n which_o will_v make_v they_o perpetual_o disagree_v from_o thy_o bowel_n shall_v issue_n from_o thou_o the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a in_o his_o posterity_n not_o in_o his_o own_o person_n ver._n 24._o when_o her_o day_n to_o be_v deliver_v be_v fulfil_v this_o demonstrate_v the_o time_n of_o her_o delivery_n be_v not_o come_v when_o the_o struggle_a first_o begin_v ver._n 25._o red_a all_o over_o some_o will_v have_v it_o with_o red_a hair_n not_o only_o on_o his_o
send_v from_o his_o father_n house_n to_o acquaint_v joseph_n with_o his_o weak_a condition_n so_o the_o next_o verse_n teach_v we_o to_o understand_v it_o he_o take_v with_o he_o etc._n etc._n immediate_o he_o go_v to_o receive_v his_o blessing_n and_o take_v with_o he_o his_o two_o son_n that_o he_o may_v bless_v they_o also_o ver._n 2._o one_o tell_v jacob_n etc._n etc._n joseph_n send_v a_o messenger_n before_o he_o to_o let_v his_o father_n know_v he_o be_v come_v to_o visit_v he_o israel_n strengthen_v himself_o this_o message_n revive_v he_o and_o make_v he_o stir_v up_o all_o his_o spirit_n to_o receive_v he_o cheerful_o and_o sit_v upon_o his_o bed_n lean_v it_o be_v likely_a upon_o his_o staff_n for_o the_o support_n of_o his_o feeble_a body_n see_v xlvii_o ult_n ver._n 3._o appear_v to_o i_o at_o luz_n he_o appear_v twice_o to_o he_o in_o this_o place_n first_o when_o he_o go_v to_o padan-aram_n xxviii_o 13._o upon_o which_o he_o give_v this_o place_n the_o name_n of_o bethel_n verse_n 19_o and_o when_o he_o return_v from_o thence_o xxxv_o 6_o 9_o etc._n etc._n and_o both_o time_n make_v he_o the_o promise_n which_o here_o follow_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v likely_a he_o have_v respect_n to_o both_o and_o bless_v i_o promise_a to_o i_o the_o blessing_n which_o follow_v ver._n 4._o for_o a_o everlasting_a possession_n we_o do_v not_o read_v this_o in_o either_o of_o the_o appearance_n in_o so_o many_o word_n but_o he_o say_v it_o in_o effect_n when_o he_o tell_v he_o in_o the_o last_o appearance_n there_o xxxv_o 12._o the_o land_n which_o i_o give_v to_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n to_o thou_o will_v i_o give_v it_o etc._n etc._n now_o he_o give_v it_o to_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n for_o ever_o xiii_o 15._o ver._n 5._o and_o now_o thy_o two_o son_n etc._n etc._n have_v assure_v he_o god_n will_v be_v as_o good_a as_o his_o word_n in_o give_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n to_o his_o posterity_n he_o tell_v he_o what_o share_n his_o child_n shall_v have_v in_o it_o be_v i_o thy_o two_o son_n shall_v be_v reckon_v as_o if_o i_o have_v beget_v they_o and_o according_o have_v each_o of_o they_o a_o inheritance_n equal_a with_o the_o rest_n of_o my_o son_n and_o be_v distinct_a tribe_n as_o reuben_n and_o simeon_n shall_v they_o be_v i_o he_o instance_n in_o they_o because_o they_o be_v his_o elder_a son_n who_o he_o say_v shall_v have_v no_o more_o than_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n and_o perhaps_o the_o meaning_n may_v be_v these_o two_o shall_v be_v account_v as_o the_o first-born_a of_o my_o family_n for_o he_o give_v joseph_n the_o primogeniture_n who_o be_v indeed_o the_o first-born_a of_o his_o first_o intend_a wife_n and_o bestow_v a_o double_a portion_n upon_o he_o by_o make_v his_o two_o son_n equal_a to_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o child_n ver._n 6._o and_o thy_o issue_n which_o thou_o begette_v after_o they_o shall_v be_v thou_o i_o will_v make_v no_o distinct_a provision_n for_o they_o as_o i_o have_v do_v for_o these_o two_o but_o they_o shall_v be_v call_v after_o the_o name_n of_o their_o brethren_n in_o their_o inheritance_n i._n e._n be_v reckon_v among_o these_o two_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n and_o not_o make_v distinct_a tribe_n as_o they_o shall_v but_o be_v comprehend_v in_o they_o ver._n 7._o and_o as_o for_o i_o when_o i_o come_v from_o padan-aram_n rachel_n die_v by_o i_o etc._n etc._n he_o mention_n her_o death_n which_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o belong_v to_o the_o forego_n discourse_n because_o it_o happen_v present_o after_o that_o last_o promise_n in_o bethel_n xxxv_o 18._o and_o he_o think_v it_o will_v be_v grateful_a to_o his_o son_n to_o hear_v he_o remember_v his_o dear_a mother_n for_o it_o be_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v and_o now_o my_o son_n this_o put_v i_o in_o mind_n of_o thy_o mother_n who_o die_v immediate_o after_o that_o promise_n of_o multiply_v my_o seed_n and_o yet_o i_o see_v it_o fulfil_v in_o those_o child_n which_o god_n have_v give_v thou_o or_o we_o may_v look_v upon_o these_o word_n as_o give_v the_o reason_n why_o he_o take_v ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n to_o be_v his_o own_o child_n and_o the_o sense_n to_o be_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v thy_o mother_n indeed_o and_o my_o belove_a wife_n die_v soon_o after_o she_o begin_v to_o bear_v child_n when_o she_o may_v have_v bring_v i_o many_o more_o and_o therefore_o i_o adopt_v these_o her_o grandchild_n and_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v bear_v of_o rachel_n and_o i_o do_v it_o in_o memory_n and_o honour_n of_o she_o supply_v by_o adoption_n what_o be_v want_v in_o generation_n and_o i_o bury_v she_o there_o he_o can_v not_o carry_v she_o to_o the_o cave_n of_o machpelah_n where_o he_o desire_v to_o be_v lay_v himself_o because_o she_o die_v in_o childbed_n which_o constrain_v he_o to_o bury_v she_o soon_o than_o otherwise_o he_o may_v have_v do_v and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v suppose_v he_o have_v not_o in_o his_o travel_n all_o thing_n necessary_a to_o preserve_v her_o body_n long_o by_o embalm_v she_o as_o joseph_n do_v he_o ver._n 8._o and_o israel_n behold_v joseph_n son_n etc._n etc._n he_o see_v two_o other_o stand_v by_o joseph_n but_o can_v not_o discern_v distincly_a who_o they_o be_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o dimness_n of_o his_o sight_n verse_n 10._o ver._n 9_o and_o i_o will_v bless_v they_o as_o he_o have_v just_a before_o promise_v verse_n 5._o ver._n 10._o and_o he_o bring_v they_o near_o unto_o he_o and_o make_v they_o kneel_v down_o before_o he_o as_o the_o twelve_o verse_n seem_v to_o intimate_v and_o he_o kiss_v they_o etc._n etc._n express_v the_o great_a affection_n to_o they_o ver._n 12._o bring_v they_o out_o from_o between_o his_o knee_n it_o appear_v by_o verse_n 2._o that_o jacob_n sit_v upon_o his_o bed_n and_o his_o leg_n hang_v down_o they_o kneel_v between_o his_o knee_n from_o whence_o joseph_n take_v they_o and_o then_o seem_v to_o have_v place_v himself_o in_o the_o same_o posture_n bow_v himself_o with_o his_o face_n to_o the_o earth_n as_o the_o follow_a word_n tell_v we_o to_o give_v his_o father_n thanks_o for_o his_o kindness_n to_o his_o child_n or_o rather_o we_o may_v conceive_v that_o while_n jacob_n embrace_v they_o in_o his_o arm_n and_o kiss_v they_o with_o more_o than_o ordinary_a affection_n joseph_n be_v afraid_a that_o they_o may_v lie_v too_o long_o or_o press_v too_o hard_o upon_o his_o father_n breast_n and_o create_v some_o trouble_n to_o a_o feeble_a old_a man_n and_o therefore_o he_o withdraw_v they_o from_o thence_o and_o dispose_v they_o to_o receive_v his_o blessing_n ver._n 13._o and_o joseph_n take_v they_o both_o etc._n etc._n make_a they_o kneel_v down_o by_o himself_o before_o jacob_n place_v ephraim_n towards_o jacob_n left_a hand_n etc._n etc._n ver._n 14._o stretch_v out_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o lay_v it_o on_o ephraim_n head_n lay_v hand_n on_o the_o head_n of_o any_o person_n be_v always_o use_v in_o this_o nation_n in_o give_v blessing_n and_o design_v man_n to_o any_o office_n and_o in_o the_o consecration_n of_o public_a and_o solemn_a sacrifice_n this_o be_v the_o first_o time_n we_o meet_v with_o the_o mention_n of_o it_o but_o in_o aftertime_n we_o often_o read_v of_o it_o particular_o when_o moses_n constitute_v joshua_n to_o be_v his_o successor_n god_n order_v he_o to_o do_v it_o by_o lay_v his_o hand_n on_o he_o numb_a xxvii_o 18_o 23._o deut._n xxxiv_o 9_o thus_o child_n be_v bring_v to_o our_o bless_a saviour_n that_o he_o may_v lay_v his_o hand_n on_o they_o and_o bless_v they_o and_o so_o he_o do_v matth._n xix_o 13_o 15._o and_o the_o right_a hand_n be_v the_o strong_a and_o that_o wherewith_o we_o common_o perform_v every_o thing_n the_o lay_v that_o on_o ephraim_n head_n be_v give_v he_o the_o pre-eminence_n who_o be_v the_o young_a it_o be_v observe_v by_o theodoret_n upon_o 1_o sam._n xvi_o that_o god_n be_v wont_v from_o the_o beginning_n to_o prefer_v the_o young_a before_o the_o elder_a as_o abel_n before_o cain_n sem_fw-mi before_o japhet_n isaac_n before_o ishmael_n jacob_n before_o esau_n judah_n and_o joseph_n before_o reuben_n and_o here_o ephraim_n before_o manasseh_n as_o afterward_o moses_n before_o aaron_n and_o david_n the_o young_a of_o all_o before_o his_o elder_a brethren_n which_o be_v to_o show_v that_o the_o divine_a benefit_n be_v not_o tie_v to_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n but_o dispense_v free_o according_a to_o god_n most_o wise_a goodness_n guide_v his_o hand_n witting_o he_o do_v not_o mistake_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o blindness_n but_o foresee_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n how_o much_o ephraim_n will_v excel_v the_o other_o he_o design_o and_o on_o purpose_n thus_o
lay_v his_o hand_n across_o so_o that_o the_o right_a hand_n lay_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o ephraim_n who_o be_v next_o to_o his_o left_a etc._n etc._n ver._n 15._o he_o bless_a joseph_n in_o the_o blessing_n he_o bestow_v on_o his_o child_n all_o my_o life_n long_o the_o hebrew_n word_n mehodi_n signify_v à _fw-la die_fw-la quo_fw-la ego_fw-la sum_fw-la as_o bochart_n interpret_v it_o hierozoic_a p._n i._o lib._n ii_o c._n 14._o ever_o since_o i_o have_v a_o be_v ver._n 16._o the_o angel_n which_o redeem_v i_o who_o by_o god_n order_n and_o as_o his_o minister_n preserve_v i_o in_o all_o the_o danger_n wherein_o i_o have_v be_v many_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n as_o athanasius_n l._n iu_o contra_fw-la arianos_fw-la cyril_n upon_o this_o place_n procopius_n gazaeus_n etc._n etc._n understand_v hereby_o a_o increated_a angel_n viz._n the_o second_o person_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n but_o the_o discourse_n be_v not_o concern_v the_o send_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n in_o our_o 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inheritance_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n whereas_o ishmael_n be_v exclude_v by_o abraham_n and_o esau_n by_o isaac_n or_o the_o meaning_n may_v be_v i_o have_v do_v more_o for_o thou_o than_o they_o for_o i_o i._n e._n thou_o shall_v be_v happy_a than_o i_o for_o jacob_n lead_v a_o unsettle_a life_n but_o joseph_n flourish_v in_o great_a splendour_n in_o egypt_n to_o the_o end_n of_o his_o day_n unto_o the_o utmost_a bound_n of_o the_o everlasting_a hill_n as_o long_o as_o the_o world_n shall_v last_v for_o perpetuity_n be_v express_v in_o scripture_n by_o the_o durableness_n of_o mountain_n isai_n liv._o 10._o and_o here_o he_o seem_v to_o allude_v to_o the_o noble_a mountain_n which_o fall_v to_o be_v the_o portion_n of_o joseph_n child_n viz._n bashan_n and_o mount_n ephraim_n but_o there_o be_v those_o who_o think_v he_o have_v not_o respect_n to_o the_o durableness_n of_o these_o mountain_n but_o to_o their_o fruitfulness_n translate_n the_o hebrew_a word_n tavath_n not_o 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all_o his_o brethren_n be_v the_o viceroy_n of_o egypt_n ver._n 27._o benjamin_n shall_v raven_n as_o a_o wolf_n this_o set_v forth_o the_o warlike_a temper_n of_o this_o tribe_n a_o wolf_n be_v both_o a_o strong_a and_o undaunted_a and_o also_o a_o very_a rapacious_a creature_n and_o thence_o in_o aftertime_n dedicate_v to_o mars_n from_o whence_o wolf_n be_v call_v martii_fw-la and_o martiales_fw-la in_o virgil_n and_o in_o horace_n and_o warlike_a man_n be_v call_v by_o the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o a_o wolf-like_a temper_n and_o the_o history_n justify_v this_o character_n the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n alone_o maintain_v a_o war_n with_o all_o the_o other_o tribe_n in_o which_o they_o overcome_v they_o in_o two_o battle_n though_o they_o have_v sixteen_o to_o one_o against_o they_o and_o they_o kill_v then_o more_o man_n of_o israel_n than_o they_o have_v in_o their_o whole_a army_n see_v bochart_n p._n i._n hierozoic_a l._n iii_o cap._n 10._o in_o the_o morning_n he_o shall_v devour_v the_o prey_n and_o at_o night_n he_o shall_v divide_v the_o spoil_n this_o do_v not_o signify_v as_o the_o forenamed_a author_n observe_v in_o the_o same_o place_n the_o whole_a day_n but_o the_o whole_a night_n one_o part_n of_o which_o be_v the_o evening_n and_o the_o other_o the_o morning_n and_o therefore_o the_o particle_n and_o signify_v here_o as_o much_o as_o after_o and_o this_o be_v the_o sense_n the_o tribe_n benjamin_n shall_v be_v like_o a_o raven_a wolf_n who_o shall_v have_v his_o prey_n to_o eat_v till_o morning-light_n after_o he_o have_v divide_v it_o in_o the_o evening_n for_o the_o division_n of_o the_o prey_n go_v before_o the_o eat_n of_o it_o this_o passage_n be_v like_a that_o josh_n vii_o 25._o they_o burn_v they_o with_o fire_n and_o stone_v they_o with_o stone_n i._n e._n burn_v they_o after_o they_o have_v stone_v they_o as_o we_o there_o right_o translate_v it_o and_o this_o apply_v to_o benjamin_n signify_v such_o success_n 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