vex_v to_o see_v not_o only_o other_o but_o also_o his_o own_o posterity_n fall_v to_o idolatry_n yet_o he_o be_v comfort_v before_o he_o die_v to_o see_v the_o church_n renew_v again_o in_o abraham_n and_o isac_n and_o no_o less_o comfort_n be_v it_o for_o abraham_n and_o his_o son_n to_o enjoy_v the_o society_n of_o old_a sem_fw-mi who_o see_v the_o first_o world_n the_o flood_n the_o build_n of_o babel_n who_o questionless_a do_v instruct_v they_o with_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v both_o receive_v of_o his_o father_n noah_n and_o which_o he_o have_v see_v by_o his_o own_o experience_n q._n what_o son_n have_v terah_n a._n abraham_n nachor_n and_o haran_n where_o abraham_n though_o young_a be_v first_o place_v for_o honour_n and_o dignity_n sake_n as_o before_o sem_fw-mi be_v put_v before_o his_o elder_a brethren_n second_o abraham_n be_v not_o only_o mention_v here_o but_o also_o nachor_n and_o haran_n for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o the_o history_n of_o lot_n the_o son_n of_o haran_n and_o of_o rebeccah_n isaack_n wife_n who_o be_v of_o nachor_n house_n q._n how_o do_v we_o know_v that_o abraham_n be_v the_o young_a of_o these_o three_o a._n because_o he_o be_v bear_v when_o his_o father_n terah_n be_v a_o hundred_o thirty_o year_n old_a for_o terah_n die_v two_o hundred_o five_o year_n old_a vers_fw-la 32._o of_o this_o cap._n then_o abraham_n depart_v from_o charran_n 75._o year_n old_a gen._n 12._o 4._o therefore_o if_o abram_n be_v 75._o year_n old_a at_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o he_o be_v bear_v the_o 130._o year_n of_o his_o father_n age_n and_o so_o consequent_o he_o be_v young_a than_o nachor_n and_o haran_n who_o be_v bear_v before_o this_o time_n for_o milcah_n nachor'_v wife_n be_v the_o daughter_n of_o haran_n verse_n 29._o therefore_o questionless_a haran_n be_v the_o elder_a again_o haran_n die_v before_o his_o father_n verse_n 28._o if_o then_o he_o die_v and_o have_v a_o daughter_n who_o be_v marry_v before_o abraham_n be_v 75._o year_n old_a then_o doubtless_o he_o be_v the_o elder_a if_o then_o abraham_n be_v bear_v when_o terah_n be_v 130._o year_n old_a haran_n must_v needs_o be_v bear_v when_o terah_n be_v 70._o for_o at_o that_o time_n he_o beget_v that_o be_v he_o begin_v to_o beget_v child_n verse_n 26._o therefore_o by_o this_o also_o we_o may_v gather_v that_o nachor_n be_v elder_a than_o abraham_n q._n what_o shall_v we_o say_v to_o the_o hebrew_n who_o hold_v that_o abraham_n age_n of_o 75._o year_n be_v not_o count_v from_o his_o birth_n but_o from_o his_o departure_n from_o ur_fw-la of_o chaldea_n a._n if_o this_o be_v true_a that_o abraham_n be_v bear_v when_o his_o father_n be_v 70._o year_n old_a we_o must_v admit_v that_o he_o be_v 135._o year_n old_a when_o he_o depart_v from_o charran_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o gen._n 12._o 4._o again_o by_o this_o supputation_n it_o will_v follow_v that_o isaac_n be_v bear_v 35._o year_n before_o abraham_n come_v to_o canaan_n for_o abraham_n be_v 100_o year_n old_a when_o isaac_n be_v bear_v gen._n 21._o but_o that_o be_v false_a for_o isaac_n be_v bear_v in_o canaan_n yea_o if_o this_o fiction_n of_o the_o hebrew_n be_v true_a we_o must_v be_v force_v against_o the_o scripture_n to_o admit_v that_o abraham_n be_v 160._o year_n old_a when_o isaac_n be_v bear_v and_o that_o he_o live_v 100_o year_n whereas_o he_o live_v but_o 175._o gen._n 25._o neither_o need_v we_o with_o augustine_n quest._n 25._o in_o gen._n that_o abraham_n come_v twice_o to_o canaan_n once_o when_o his_o father_n be_v live_v and_o then_o he_o remain_v there_o 60._o year_n and_o another_o time_n after_o his_o death_n for_o the_o scripture_n both_o here_o and_o act._n 7._o mention_n only_o of_o once_o come_v to_o canaan_n and_o that_o after_o his_o father_n death_n q_o what_o signify_v ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n here_o a._n it_o may_v either_o signify_v fire_n proper_o and_o so_o the_o hebrew_n think_v that_o haran_n die_v in_o the_o fire_n but_o that_o abraham_n be_v wonderful_o deliver_v from_o thence_o which_o savour_v of_o a_o fable_n because_o neither_o mention_v by_o moses_n nor_o paul_n heb._n 11._o neither_o by_o josephus_n nor_o philo_n who_o have_v write_v much_o of_o abraham_n second_o this_o ur_fw-la may_v signify_v metaphorical_o persecution_n and_o affliction_n which_o often_o in_o scripture_n be_v call_v fire_n as_o psal._n 66._o 12._o lam._n 1._o 13._o and_o so_o abraham_n be_v deliver_v from_o the_o affliction_n of_o the_o chaldee_n three_o it_o may_v be_v here_o the_o name_n of_o a_o city_n as_o the_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n take_v it_o or_o a_o country_n as_o the_o greek_a translate_v it_o and_o this_o be_v most_o proper_a then_o ur_fw-la be_v a_o city_n or_o country_n in_o chaldea_n so_o call_v either_o from_o the_o fire_n which_o they_o see_v come_v from_o heaven_n upon_o the_o father_n sacrifice_n or_o else_o from_o 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out_o of_o his_o country_n which_o be_v not_o mesopotamia_n though_o s._n steven_n say_v that_o he_o be_v in_o mesopotamia_n but_o there_o he_o call_v all_o the_o country_n beyond_o euphrates_n chaldea_n syria_n babylonia_n by_o this_o name_n second_o noâ—…_n in_o charran_n for_o this_o be_v not_o his_o country_n and_o to_o say_v that_o he_o be_v twice_o call_v once_o in_o chaldea_n for_o that_o be_v his_o country_n and_o from_o ur_fw-la in_o chaldea_n he_o be_v call_v gen._n 15._o 7._o then_o to_o think_v that_o he_o be_v command_v to_o leave_v his_o country_n after_o that_o he_o have_v leave_v it_o already_o be_v ridiculous_a neither_o must_v we_o think_v that_o either_o mesopotamia_n strict_o take_v or_o charran_n can_v be_v abraham_n country_n see_v he_o do_v but_o sojourn_v there_o but_o a_o while_n like_o a_o stranger_n his_o mind_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n be_v still_o in_o charran_n q._n how_o do_v abraham_n leave_v his_o kindred_n see_v they_o go_v with_o he_o a._n of_o all_o his_o kindred_n none_o go_v to_o caâ—…an_n with_o he_o but_o let_v his_o brother_n son_n for_o terah_n die_v in_o the_o way_n of_o charran_n nachor_n go_v not_o from_o chaldea_n second_o suppose_v his_o father_n go_v with_o he_o to_o charran_n either_o because_o he_o hate_v the_o chaldean_n idolatry_n or_o else_o because_o he_o will_v not_o loose_v the_o society_n of_o his_o son_n abraham_n yet_o abraham_n be_v so_o dispose_v and_o resolve_v that_o although_o his_o father_n have_v not_o go_v or_o if_o he_o have_v labour_v to_o dissuade_v he_o yet_o he_o will_v have_v go_v whether_o the_o lord_n do_v call_v he_o and_o in_o this_o he_o show_v a_o singular_a faith_n and_o obedience_n both_o in_o that_o he_o be_v so_o resolute_a to_o go_v howsoever_o his_o friend_n be_v dispose_v as_o that_o he_o will_v leave_v a_o certainty_n for_o incertainty_n his_o own_o friend_n and_o country_n for_o a_o land_n he_o know_v not_o for_o although_o in_o the_o former_a chapter_n moses_n name_v canaan_n yet_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o abraham_n as_o yet_o know_v that_o he_o be_v to_o go_v thither_o for_o moses_n of_o himself_o do_v â—…ame_v it_o by_o the_o figure_n prolepsis_n q._n what_o be_v the_o blessing_n that_o god_n do_v promise_n to_o abraham_n a._n first_o that_o he_o will_v make_v of_o he_o a_o great_a nation_n which_o he_o perform_v in_o his_o child_n by_o agar_n but_o more_o wonderful_o in_o the_o israelite_n by_o sarah_n be_v old_a and_o barren_a but_o above_o all_o in_o the_o spiritual_a israelite_n for_o he_o be_v the_o father_n of_o all_o they_o that_o believe_v rom._n 4._o 11._o second_o that_o he_o will_v bless_v he_o and_o so_o he_o do_v in_o earthly_a thing_n for_o he_o be_v very_o rich_a in_o cattle_n in_o silver_n and_o gold_n gen._n 13._o 2._o and_o 24_o 25._o but_o special_o in_o spiritual_a thing_n gal._n 3._o 14._o eph._n 1._o 3._o yea_o in_o all_o thing_n god_n bless_v abraham_n gen._n 24._o 1._o three_o he_o will_v make_v his_o name_n great_a not_o as_o the_o hebrew_n think_v by_o put_v to_o the_o letter_n he_o and_o of_o abram_n make_v it_o abraham_n for_o this_o conjecture_n be_v ridiculous_a but_o he_o will_v make_v his_o fame_n and_o person_n glorious_a for_o the_o name_n be_v often_o take_v for_o the_o person_n itself_o as_o thou_o have_v a_o few_o name_n in_o sardis_n that_o be_v a_o few_o person_n reu._n 3._o 4._o and_o god_n name_n be_v in_o scripture_n take_v for_o himself_o than_o abraham_n be_v great_a and_o famous_a for_o his_o faith_n and_o obedience_n for_o god_n care_n to_o he_o for_o many_o blessing_n he_o have_v of_o god_n in_o his_o son_n isaac_n in_o barren_a sarah_n in_o his_o posterity_n the_o israelite_n in_o the_o faithful_a who_o father_n he_o be_v in_o that_o god_n call_v himself_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n but_o special_o in_o that_o christ_n come_v of_o abraham_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n so_o then_o abraham_n name_n shall_v be_v so_o great_a that_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o blessing_n to_o other_o four_o he_o will_v bless_v they_o that_o bless_v he_o and_o curse_v they_o that_o curse_v he_o so_o lot_n and_o ishmael_n be_v bless_v for_o his_o cause_n pharaoh_n be_v plague_v the_o four_o king_n overthrow_v and_o abimelec_n terrify_v for_o his_o sake_n but_o this_o curse_v and_o blessing_n have_v be_v always_o see_v execute_v upon_o the_o friend_n and_o enemy_n of_o the_o church_n the_o babylonian_a persian_a grecian_a roman_a monarchy_n have_v be_v curse_v for_o curse_v she_o but_o the_o midwife_n in_o egypt_n the_o whore_n rachab_n the_o widow_n of_o serepta_n and_o many_o other_o have_v be_v bless_v for_o blessing_n she_o five_o in_o he_o all_o the_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v bless_v that_o be_v in_o his_o seed_n gen._n 22._o 18._o which_o the_o apostle_n expound_v of_o christ._n gal._n 3._o 16._o for_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n be_v come_v to_o the_o gentile_n through_o jesus_n christ._n gal._n 3._o 14._o god_n have_v send_v christ_n to_o bless_v we_o in_o turn_v every_o one_o of_o we_o from_o our_o iniquity_n act._n 3._o 26._o yea_o in_o christ_n god_n have_v bless_v we_o with_o all_o spiritual_a blessing_n etc._n etc._n eph._n 1._o 3._o here_o than_o we_o see_v how_o bountiful_a god_n be_v to_o abraham_n for_o his_o imperfect_a obedience_n thus_o he_o deal_v with_o his_o saint_n for_o brass_n he_o bring_v gold_n and_o for_o iron_n silver_n and_o for_o wood_n brass_n and_o for_o stone_n iron_n etc._n etc._n isay_n 60._o 17._o and_o we_o must_v observe_v that_o from_o the_o promise_n to_o the_o law_n be_v four_o hundred_o thirty_o year_n gal._n 3._o 17._o and_o all_o this_o while_n the_o israelite_n dwell_v as_o stranger_n in_o egypt_n exod._n 12._o 40._o yet_o not_o in_o egypt_n only_o but_o some_o part_n they_o spend_v in_o canaan_n and_o because_o they_o do_v spend_v the_o most_o part_n of_o it_o in_o egypt_n therefore_o moses_n only_o mention_v egypt_n q._n how_o old_a be_v abraham_n when_o he_o go_v from_o charran_n a._n seaventy_n five_o year_n old_a and_o in_o this_o he_o deserve_v singular_a commendation_n that_o although_o now_o he_o be_v old_a and_o feeble_a yet_o he_o will_v not_o descest_n from_o go_v his_o journey_n second_o in_o that_o he_o go_v as_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o he_o we_o do_v learn_v how_o to_o guide_v our_o action_n for_o this_o be_v true_a piety_n to_o undertake_v nothing_o but_o what_o god_n have_v command_v and_z to_o do_v it_o no_o other_o way_n then_o as_o he_o have_v command_v this_o be_v only_o true_a obedience_n which_o god_n more_o regard_v then_o sacrifice_n 1._o sam._n 15._o 22._o three_o in_o that_o lot_n go_v with_o he_o we_o may_v see_v what_o his_o affection_n be_v to_o true_a religion_n who_o be_v but_o a_o youth_n and_o have_v nachor_n in_o chaldea_n his_o uncle_n who_o like_o enough_o do_v dissuade_v he_o from_o go_v yet_o he_o have_v rather_o go_v with_o abraham_n although_o he_o know_v not_o whither_o then_o to_o remain_v among_o idolatrous_a company_n q._n what_o company_n take_v abraham_n with_o he_o to_o canaan_n a._n sarai_n his_o wife_n a_o notable_a precedent_n for_o woman_n who_o shall_v not_o with_o lot_n wife_n look_v back_o to_o sodom_n when_o they_o be_v call_v nor_o hinder_v their_o husband_n from_o go_v to_o the_o wedding_n feast_n as_o she_o in_o the_o gospel_n luk._n 14._o 20._o nor_o infect_v their_o husband_n with_o idolatry_n as_o salomon_n wife_n nor_o deceive_v they_o with_o flatter_a word_n as_o sampsons_n wife_n nor_o induce_v they_o to_o break_v god_n commandment_n as_o eve_n nor_o desire_v they_o to_o curse_n god_n as_o job_n wife_n but_o rather_o let_v they_o imitate_v sarai_n rebeccah_n lia_n rachel_n deborah_n ruth_n abigal_n the_o queen_n of_o seba_n the_o widow_n of_o serepta_n the_o bless_a virgin_n mary_n the_o widow_n anna_n elizabeth_n lydia_n the_o woman_n in_o the_o gospel_n who_o minister_v to_o christ_n who_o accompany_v he_o to_o the_o cross_n and_o do_v visit_v he_o in_o the_o grave_n and_o many_o other_o holy_a woman_n mention_v in_o scripture_n in_o who_o life_n they_o may_v see_v a_o pattern_n of_o devotion_n to_o god_n love_n to_o their_o husband_n faith_n wisdom_n patience_n charity_n and_o many_o other_o excellent_a virtue_n second_o he_o take_v lot_n his_o brother_n son_n a_o notable_a youngman_n who_o the_o young_a man_n of_o this_o age_n shall_v imitate_v who_o be_v so_o far_o from_o follow_v abraham_n for_o religion_n sake_n to_o a_o strange_a country_n that_o they_o will_v neither_o follow_v the_o holy_a life_n of_o the_o saint_n nor_o the_o counsel_n of_o their_o preacher_n in_o their_o own_o country_n three_o he_o take_v all_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v those_o person_n or_o servant_n who_o he_o
4._o 18._o but_o the_o wicked_a travel_n towards_o the_o north_n from_o whence_o a_o plague_n shall_v be_v spread_v upon_o they_o jer._n â—…_n 14._o because_o the_o way_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v as_o darkness_n prou._n 4._o 19_o q._n why_o go_v abraham_n down_o to_o egypt_n a._n not_o because_o he_o disinherit_v of_o god_n providence_n for_o he_o be_v assure_v that_o god_n can_v miraculous_o feed_v he_o as_o afterward_o he_o do_v the_o widow_n of_o serepta_n and_o eliâ—…h_n second_o not_o because_o he_o be_v inconstant_a and_o mooveable_a as_o many_o be_v who_o can_v never_o settle_v themselves_o in_o one_o place_n but_o like_o wander_a star_n and_o carry_v up_o and_o down_o from_o place_n to_o place_n three_o neither_o flee_v he_o for_o any_o villainy_n he_o have_v commit_v or_o murder_n as_o moses_n do_v from_o egypt_n four_o nor_o to_o increase_v his_o stock_n as_o merchant_n do_v five_o nor_o curious_o to_o increase_v his_o knowledge_n in_o humane_a science_n as_o pythagoras_n emsedocles_n democritus_n and_o plato_n who_o for_o this_o end_n travel_v so_o far_o country_n but_o he_o go_v first_o because_o of_o the_o famine_n in_o the_o land_n therefore_o he_o will_v not_o tempt_v god_n by_o neglect_v lawful_a mean_n second_o because_o he_o will_v propagate_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o true_a god_n in_o egypt_n as_o saint_n chrysoftome_n think_v hom._n 30._o in_o gen._n and_o for_o this_o end_n the_o apostle_n travel_v through_o the_o world_n now_o although_o this_o be_v a_o very_a fruitful_a land_n deut._n 8._o 7._o yet_o god_n make_v it_o barren_a for_o the_o wickedness_n of_o they_o that_o dwell_v therein_o psal._n 107._o 34._o barrenness_n and_o misâ—…ery_n be_v the_o fruit_n of_o sin_n let_v no_o man_n glory_n in_o their_o fruitful_a land_n for_o sin_n will_v make_v they_o barren_a as_o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n again_o when_o abraham_n think_v to_o have_v â—…ase_a and_o wealth_n he_o be_v frustrate_v for_o he_o be_v fain_o to_o fly_v for_o hunger_n so_o god_n do_v exercise_v his_o child_n wiith_v such_o punishment_n that_o his_o care_n and_o their_o faith_n may_v appear_v the_o more_o so_o he_o do_v pinch_v isaac_n jacob_n joseph_n elias_n eliseus_n and_o other_o prophet_n paul_n and_o other_o apostle_n with_o hunger_n moreover_o abraham_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o this_o land_n fare_v the_o worse_a and_o so_o many_o time_n god_n child_n dwell_v with_o the_o wicked_a be_v partaker_n of_o their_o plague_n q._n what_o do_v the_o go_v down_o of_o abraham_n into_o egypt_n signify_v a._n that_o as_o he_o go_v thither_o so_o shall_v his_o posterity_n after_o he_o and_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o circumstance_n do_v agree_v first_o as_o famine_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o abraham_n go_v to_o egypt_n so_o famine_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o move_v jacob_n and_o his_o son_n to_o go_v thither_o second_o as_o abraham_n be_v now_o trouble_v so_o afterward_o israel_n be_v more_o afflict_v three_o pharaoh_n for_o abraham_n sake_n be_v plague_v and_o pharaoh_n for_o israel_n sake_n be_v drown_v four_o abraham_n be_v use_v â—…ell_o for_o saray_v sake_n and_o so_o be_v israel_n for_o josephs_n sake_n five_o sarai_n abraham_n wife_n be_v fair_a to_o look_v upon_o therefore_o she_o be_v eâ—…ticed_v to_o lie_v with_o pharaoh_n so_o joseph_n israel_n son_n be_v a_o fair_a person_n therefore_o be_v entice_v to_o lie_v with_o poâ—…iphers_n wife_n six_o abraham_n depart_v rich_a from_o egypt_n have_v sheep_n beef_n ass_n and_o camel_n so_o do_v the_o israelite_n have_v spoil_v the_o egyptian_n of_o their_o silver_n gold_n and_o raiment_n q._n waâ—…_n sarai_n beautiful_a at_o this_o time_n a._n yes_o and_o her_o beauty_n be_v extraordinary_a see_v it_o be_v not_o diminish_v neither_o by_o her_o long_a journey_n nor_o by_o her_o age_n for_o now_o she_o be_v 6â—…_n year_n old_a ten_o year_n young_a than_o abraham_n and_o as_o saraâ—…_n be_v beautiful_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o abraham_n so_o be_v the_o church_n fair_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o christ_n her_o well_o belove_a but_o this_o beauty_n of_o the_o church_n do_v not_o so_o much_o consist_v in_o external_a splendour_n as_o in_o internal_a grace_n for_o the_o king_n daughter_n be_v all_o glorious_a within_o psal._n 45._o 13._o this_o beauty_n of_o sarai_n make_v abraham_n give_v her_o counsel_n to_o say_v that_o she_o be_v his_o sister_n and_o not_o his_o wife_n for_o he_o know_v what_o danger_n there_o be_v to_o have_v a_o beautiful_a woman_n and_o true_o oftentimes_o beauty_n have_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o murder_n and_o mischief_n the_o wife_n of_o vriah_n lucretia_n helina_n and_o many_o more_o can_v testify_v therefore_o beauty_n be_v not_o so_o much_o to_o be_v regard_v as_o virtue_n abraham_n then_o have_v good_a cause_n to_o fear_v the_o egyptian_n because_o they_o be_v black_a than_o the_o canaanite_n and_o when_o they_o see_v a_o fair_a woman_n which_o be_v scarce_o in_o that_o hot_a country_n they_o be_v exceed_o prone_a to_o deflower_v she_o he_o know_v also_o that_o the_o abundance_n and_o plenty_n in_o egypt_n bring_v out_o incontinance_n and_o intemperance_n among_o they_o q._n do_v abraham_n sin_n in_o persuade_v his_o wife_n to_o say_v she_o be_v his_o sister_n a._n he_o do_v not_o sin_n in_o save_v his_o own_o life_n see_v nothing_o be_v more_o precious_a than_o the_o life_n especial_o abraham_n because_o all_o nation_n shall_v be_v bless_v in_o his_o seed_n second_o neither_o altogether_o do_v he_o lie_v in_o say_v she_o be_v his_o sister_n for_o she_o be_v his_o brother_n daughter_n and_o such_o as_o be_v near_o a_o kin_n the_o hebrew_n do_v use_v to_o call_v brethren_n &_o sister_n three_o noâ—…_n yet_o do_v he_o sin_n â—…in_o give_v this_o hard_a censure_n of_o the_o egyptian_n for_o what_o he_o speak_v of_o their_o cruelty_n and_o lust_n he_o speak_v it_o by_o experience_n though_o not_o in_o himself_o yet_o in_o other_o he_o know_v what_o the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o barbarous_a people_n be_v without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n yea_o it_o seem_v by_o the_o event_n he_o speak_v this_o as_o a_o prophet_n four_o neither_o can_v we_o altogether_o say_v that_o he_o sin_v in_o hazard_v his_o wife_n chastity_n if_o we_o look_v to_o his_o faith_n for_o we_o may_v think_v that_o he_o who_o in_o great_a matter_n depend_v upon_o god_n providence_n do_v also_o in_o this_o and_o be_v assure_v that_o god_n will_v rather_o deliver_v she_o then_o suffer_v her_o chastity_n to_o be_v abuse_v as_o the_o event_n show_v yet_o we_o will_v not_o deny_v but_o some_o humane_a infirmity_n be_v mix_v with_o this_o action_n of_o abraham_n for_o he_o do_v not_o call_v sarai_n his_o sister_n in_o that_o sense_n that_o pharaoh_n understand_v she_o to_o be_v second_o in_o that_o he_o do_v seem_v too_o much_o to_o hazard_v his_o wife_n chastity_n have_v no_o such_o warrant_n from_o god_n three_o in_o that_o he_o be_v too_o fearful_a of_o death_n when_o he_o shall_v have_v rather_o assure_v himself_o that_o god_n who_o have_v preserve_v he_o hitherto_o will_v not_o leave_v he_o now_o destitute_a four_o in_o that_o he_o give_v a_o evil_a example_n to_o other_o by_o counsel_v his_o wife_n to_o dissemble_v yet_o these_o and_o such_o like_a infirmity_n in_o the_o saint_n be_v not_o to_o we_o matter_n of_o imitation_n but_o of_o humiliation_n rather_o consider_v that_o there_o be_v a_o law_n in_o our_o member_n war_a against_o the_o law_n of_o the_o mind_n rom._n 7._o 23._o q._n what_o happen_v to_o abraham_n when_o he_o come_v to_o egypt_n a._n his_o wife_n sarai_n be_v commend_v by_o the_o prince_n to_o pharaoh_n and_o she_o receive_v into_o his_o house_n here_o then_o w_v see_v that_o sarai_n do_v as_o abraham_n desire_v she_o and_o in_o this_o she_o show_v herself_o a_o love_a and_o faithful_a wife_n who_o will_v rather_o hazard_v her_o chastity_n then_o suffer_v her_o husband_n to_o be_v kill_v second_o in_o that_o the_o prince_n commend_v she_o we_o have_v here_o the_o nature_n of_o flatter_a courtier_n set_v down_o who_o accommodate_v themselves_o to_o the_o humour_n and_o vice_n of_o their_o king_n three_o we_o see_v in_o the_o egyptian_n the_o nature_n of_o carnal_a man_n who_o be_v more_o move_v with_o external_a show_n and_o beauty_n then_o with_o internal_a virtue_n and_o grace_n for_o sarai_n be_v seek_v not_o for_o her_o virtue_n but_o for_o her_o beauty_n four_o in_o that_o abraham_n be_v the_o first_o of_o heber_n posterity_n who_o go_v to_o egypt_n we_o gather_v from_o hence_o that_o the_o hebrew_n be_v not_o descend_v of_o the_o egyptian_n as_o josephus_n in_o his_o book_n against_o apton_n do_v prove_v five_o from_o hence_o also_o we_o gather_v that_o the_o name_n of_o pharaoh_n be_v every_o ancient_a see_v the_o egyptian_a king_n be_v general_o
call_v pharaoh_n in_o the_o time_n of_o abraham_n and_o this_o name_n remain_v among_o they_o till_o the_o return_n of_o the_o people_n from_o babylon_n then_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o grecian_a empire_n they_o be_v call_v ptolomee_n till_o cleopatra_n be_v overcome_v augustus_n do_v redact_v it_o into_o the_o form_n of_o a_o province_n but_o after_o the_o empire_n be_v divide_v egypt_n be_v govern_v a_o while_n by_o the_o grecian_a emperor_n and_o weary_a of_o that_o servitude_n they_o do_v choose_v calipha_n the_o captain_n of_o the_o saracen_n to_o be_v their_o king_n from_o who_o the_o egyptian_a king_n for_o almost_o the_o space_n of_o 447._o year_n be_v call_v caliphae_n afterward_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n be_v call_v sultan_n after_o the_o death_n of_o melechsala_n q._n how_o be_v saray_v chastity_n preserve_v a._n by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n for_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o house_n be_v plague_v with_o great_a plague_n because_o of_o she_o then_o questionlessâ—…_n as_o god_n have_v a_o care_n to_o keep_v her_o chastity_n from_o abimelech_n so_o now_o he_o hi_v to_o keep_v it_o from_o pharaoh_n though_o here_o it_o be_v not_o direct_o express_v as_o there_o because_o short_o after_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o isack_n birth_n who_o some_o will_v have_v think_v to_o have_v be_v abimelechs_n son_n and_o not_o abraham_n second_o here_o we_o see_v the_o care_n that_o god_n have_v of_o his_o child_n in_o their_o extremity_n he_o suffer_v no_o man_n to_o do_v they_o wrong_n psal._n 105._o 14._o three_o king_n must_v take_v heed_n by_o this_o pharaoh_n that_o they_o do_v not_o oppress_v and_o offend_v god_n child_n for_o he_o have_v reproove_v king_n for_o their_o sake_n psal._n 105._o 14._o four_o we_o may_v see_v here_o the_o fierceness_n of_o god_n judgement_n who_o for_o this_o sin_n of_o pharaoh_n do_v plague_v his_o whole_a house_n so_o many_o time_n for_o the_o wickedness_n of_o a_o king_n the_o whole_a land_n be_v punish_v quicquid_fw-la delirant_fw-la reges_fw-la plectuntur_fw-la achivi_fw-la five_o god_n plague_v pharaoh_n for_o abraham_n wife_n even_o so_o whore-monger_n and_o adulterer_n god_n will_v judge_v heb._n 13._o 4._o example_n we_o have_v of_o pharaoh_n here_o rubin_n gen._n 35._o the_o beniamite_n judg._n 19_o david_n 2._o sam._n 11._o the_o israelite_n with_o the_o moabite_n woman_n num._n 25._o 6._o if_o god_n plague_v pharaoh_n who_o ignorant_o take_v sarai_n what_o plague_n must_v they_o look_v for_o who_o take_v a_o pride_n and_o pleasure_n in_o commit_v adultery_n seaventh_o not_o only_a pharaoh_n but_o the_o prince_n that_o counsel_v he_o be_v plague_v even_o so_o shall_v all_o wicked_a counsellor_n be_v handle_v malum_fw-la consilium_fw-la consultori_fw-la pessimum_fw-la then_o let_v none_o wonder_v why_o they_o be_v also_o punish_v quid_fw-la mirum_fw-la â—…os_fw-la regiae_fw-la penae_fw-la fuisse_fw-la participes_fw-la qui_fw-la regis_fw-la in_o patrando_fw-la flagitio_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la adiutores_fw-la 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