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you_o and_o you_o shall_v be_v hateful_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o man_n for_o my_o name_n sake_n this_o be_v the_o entertainment_n propose_v by_o god_n to_o such_o as_o will_v come_v and_o serve_v at_o his_o plough_n and_o bear_v his_o burden_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o satan_n have_v so_o many_o &_o god_n so_o few_o husbandman_n because_o the_o burden_n of_o the_o one_o be_v so_o light_a and_o the_o other_o so_o heavy_a but_o this_o ought_v not_o to_o discourage_v a_o true_a christian_a from_o tillage_n remember_v isachar_n he_o see_v that_o the_o land_n be_v pleasant_a and_o yield_v he_o for_o his_o pain_n and_o labour_n corn_n wine_n and_o oil_n and_o therefore_o with_o alacrity_n he_o bow_v his_o shoulder_n to_o bear_v the_o burden_n of_o tillage_n so_o let_v we_o look_v upon_o the_o pleasantness_n of_o god_n land_n which_o we_o till_o and_o then_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o do_v overballance_n all_o our_o labour_n for_o in_o stead_n of_o corn_n we_o 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jacob_n no_o child_n she_o envy_v her_o sister_n and_o say_v unto_o jacob_n give_v i_o child_n or_o else_o i_o die_v then_o jacobs_n anger_n be_v kindle_v against_o rahel_n and_o he_o say_v be_o i_o in_o god_n stead_n which_o have_v withheld_a from_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o she_o say_v behold_v my_o maid_n bilhah_n go_v in_o to_o she_o &_o she_o shall_v bear_v upon_o my_o knee_n and_o i_o shall_v have_v child_n also_o by_o she_o than_o she_o give_v he_o bilhah_n her_o maid_n and_o jacob_n go_v in_o to_o she_o so_o bilhah_n conceive_v and_o bare_a jacob_n a_o son_n then_o say_v rahel_n god_n have_v give_v sentence_n on_o my_o side_n and_o have_v also_o hear_v my_o voice_n &_o have_v give_v i_o a_o son_n therefore_o she_o call_v his_o name_n dan_n which_o be_v by_o interpretation_n judgement_n this_o name_n of_o dan_n be_v give_v by_o rahel_n discover_v in_o she_o three_o infirmity_n the_o first_o be_v envy_n because_o her_o sister_n leah_n be_v fruitful_a &_o she_o barren_a 54._o august_n conâ—_n faust_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 54._o therefore_o she_o envy_v she_o s._n augustine_n excuse_v rahe_n say_v non_fw-la invidit_fw-la sed_fw-la zelavit_fw-la sororem_fw-la she_o do_v not_o envy_v her_o sister_n because_o she_o bear_v child_n but_o she_o have_v a_o earnest_a desire_n to_o be_v like_a unto_o she_o in_o fruitfulness_n but_o the_o word_n dan_n which_o signify_v a_o sentence_n or_o a_o judgement_n be_v a_o evident_a demonstration_n of_o her_o malice_n and_o envy_n the_o second_o be_v foolishness_n for_o she_o say_v unto_o her_o husband_n give_v i_o child_n she_o say_v not_o so_o as_o though_o jacob_n of_o purpose_n have_v restrain_v his_o natural_a force_n as_o rabbi_n levi_n think_v neither_o be_v it_o her_o meaning_n that_o jacob_n shall_v by_o his_o prayer_n obtain_v child_n for_o she_o as_o isaac_n have_v do_v for_o rebeccah_n for_o then_o jacob_n will_v not_o have_v be_v angry_a with_o she_o but_o her_o womanly_a heat_n have_v in_o such_o sort_n dampt_v reason_n that_o she_o have_v forget_v that_o god_n be_v the_o only_a giver_n of_o child_n for_o there_o be_v four_o gen._n four_o paraph._n hierosol_n in_o cap._n 30._o gen._n key_n in_o god_n hand_n which_o he_o have_v not_o commit_v to_o any_o other_o the_o first_o be_v the_o key_n of_o rain_n as_o it_o be_v in_o deuteronomie_n 28.12_o deuteronomie_n deut._n 28.12_o the_o lord_n shall_v open_v his_o good_a treasure_n the_o heaven_n to_o give_v rain_n the_o second_o be_v the_o key_n of_o food_n of_o which_o david_n say_v 104.28_o say_v psal_n 104.28_o thou_o open_v thy_o hand_n and_o they_o be_v fill_v the_o three_o be_v the_o key_n of_o the_o womb_n of_o this_o there_o be_v mention_v make_v in_o the_o history_n of_o joseph_n conception_n where_o it_o be_v say_v 30.22_o say_v gen._n 30.22_o that_o god_n remember_v rahel_n and_o god_n hear_v she_o and_o open_v her_o womb_n the_o four_o be_v the_o key_n of_o the_o grave_n as_o it_o be_v in_o ezechiel_n 37.13_o ezechiel_n ezech._n 37.13_o behold_v my_o people_n say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v open_v your_o grave_n and_o cause_v you_o to_o come_v up_o out_o of_o your_o sepulcher_n now_o rahel_n show_v her_o foolishness_n herein_o that_o she_o will_v take_v the_o key_n of_o the_o womb_n from_o god_n and_o put_v it_o into_o jacobs_n hand_n the_o three_o be_v her_o impatience_n couch_v in_o these_o word_n or_o i_o die_v her_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o if_o she_o die_v without_o child_n her_o name_n shall_v perish_v but_o that_o if_o she_o remain_v barren_a still_o she_o can_v live_v no_o long_o for_o inward_a grief_n and_o discontent_n will_v macerate_v and_o consume_v she_o three_o thing_n move_v this_o envy_n foolishness_n and_o impatience_n in_o she_o namely_o a_o
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godliness_n which_o thus_o instruct_v we_o 12.21_o we_o rom._n 12.21_o be_v not_o overcome_v of_o evil_a but_o overcome_v evil_a with_o goodness_n in_o this_o infirmity_n of_o leah_n we_o be_v teach_v not_o to_o be_v provoke_v to_o a_o correspondency_n in_o envy_n by_o the_o envy_n of_o other_o but_o rather_o to_o bless_v they_o that_o curse_v we_o to_o pray_v for_o they_o that_o hate_v we_o and_o to_o heap_v coal_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o envious_a by_o render_v good_a for_o evil_n gad_n a_o host_n of_o man_n shall_v overcome_v he_o but_o he_o shall_v overcome_v at_o the_o last_o the_o chalde_n paraphrast_n expound_v these_o word_n of_o jacob_n to_o gad_n thus_o a_o camp_n of_o arm_a man_n shall_v come_v out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o gad_n and_o pass_v over_o jordan_n before_o their_o brethren_n to_o battle_n and_o with_o much_o substance_n shall_v they_o return_v according_a hereunto_o locum_fw-la hereunto_o hier._n in_o hunc_fw-la locum_fw-la some_o do_v apply_v this_o 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faithful_a and_o will_v not_o suffer_v we_o to_o be_v tempt_v above_o that_o which_o we_o be_v able_a to_o bear_v but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o reprobate_n and_o castaway_n for_o the_o devil_n deal_v with_o they_o as_o nabuchadnezzar_n do_v with_o zedekiah_n the_o king_n of_o judah_n 25.7_o judah_n 2._o reg._n 25.7_o who_o put_v out_o his_o eye_n and_o bind_v he_o in_o chain_n and_o carry_v he_o to_o babel_n even_o so_o satan_n who_o work_v powerful_o and_o victorious_o in_o the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n when_o he_o have_v subdue_v the_o wicked_a and_o sâ—eked_v the_o city_n of_o their_o soul_n put_v out_o their_o eye_n so_o that_o they_o shall_v have_v no_o understanding_n of_o god_n and_o bind_v they_o in_o â—_z so_o that_o they_o can_v turn_v to_o goodness_n by_o repentance_n and_o at_o the_o last_o carry_v they_o along_o with_o he_o to_o babel_n the_o land_n of_o confusion_n and_o death_n eternal_a as_o then_o after_o the_o death_n of_o goliath_n and_o the_o overthrow_n 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the_o roman_n that_o have_v beget_v many_o child_n be_v excuse_v by_o the_o civil_a law_n both_o from_o charge_n &_o public_a office_n and_o three_o be_v sufficient_a for_o a_o excuse_n among_o they_o but_o the_o italian_n admit_v of_o four_o and_o the_o province_n of_o five_o so_o that_o they_o be_v not_o adopt_v nor_o yet_o take_v of_o the_o enemy_n nor_o die_v out_o of_o the_o war_n howbeit_o this_o number_n of_o child_n excuse_v the_o parent_n only_o from_o personal_a office_n but_o not_o from_o office_n of_o inheritance_n but_o pertinax_fw-la but_o digest_v de_fw-fr jure_fw-la immunitatis_fw-la leg_n semper_fw-la pertinax_fw-la sixteen_o child_n excuse_v from_o both_o kind_n of_o office_n afterward_o twelve_o do_v excuse_v furthermore_o the_o bear_n of_o child_n have_v always_o be_v esteem_v a_o honourable_a thing_n among_o all_o nation_n as_o may_v appear_v in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_a who_o be_v a_o nobleman_n &_o unmarried_a as_o he_o pass_v by_o the_o way_n 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leahs_n rejoice_a the_o first_o whereof_o be_v evil_a for_o it_o include_v a_o insultation_n the_o 2._o be_v good_a for_o it_o contain_v her_o exultation_n for_o the_o increase_n of_o god_n family_n concern_v asher_n his_o bread_n shall_v be_v fat_a &_o he_o shall_v give_v pleasure_n for_o a_o king_n in_o these_o word_n speak_v to_o asher_n jacob_n prophesi_v of_o the_o plentifullnes_n &_o pleasure_n which_o the_o asherite_v shall_v enjoy_v in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n first_o their_o plentifulnes_n be_v set_v down_o in_o these_o word_n his_o bread_n shall_v be_v fat_a which_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o abundance_n of_o oil_n &_o corn_n which_o the_o land_n of_o asher_n do_v yield_v as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o judah_n 49.11_o judah_n gen._n 49.11_o he_o shall_v wash_v his_o garment_n in_o wine_n &_o
if_o therefore_o we_o desire_v to_o possess_v they_o as_o blessing_n we_o must_v not_o of_o our_o brass_n make_v a_o brazen_a bull_n as_o phalaris_n do_v therein_o to_o fry_v and_o torture_v such_o as_o be_v poor_a and_o helpless_a we_o must_v not_o of_o our_o iron_n make_v a_o yron-bedde_n as_o procustes_n do_v thereupon_o to_o tenter_n and_o rack_n the_o stranger_n that_o be_v to_o say_v we_o must_v not_o presume_v upon_o our_o wealth_n and_o greatness_n offer_v violence_n to_o the_o poor_a and_o oppress_v the_o needy_a for_o if_o we_o do_v into_o the_o same_o pit_n shall_v we_o fall_v that_o we_o have_v dig_v for_o other_o and_o according_a to_o our_o own_o measure_n it_o shall_v be_v measure_v unto_o we_o again_o a_o eye_n for_o a_o eye_n tooth_n for_o a_o tooth_n oppression_n for_o oppression_n and_o violence_n for_o violence_n six_o it_o be_v a_o bless_a thing_n to_o live_v long_o but_o to_o live_v long_o &_o to_o have_v strength_n as_o in_o the_o day_n of_o youth_n be_v a_o far_o great_a blessedness_n yet_o neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o be_v to_o be_v regard_v as_o blessing_n except_o both_o the_o life_n that_o a_o man_n live_v and_o the_o strength_n that_o he_o enjoy_v be_v use_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n happy_a be_v moses_n that_o he_o be_v a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o die_v 24.7_o die_v deut._n 24.7_o more_o happy_a because_o his_o eye_n be_v not_o dim_a nor_o his_o natural_a force_n abate_v but_o most_o happy_a because_o he_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n 14.10.11_o lord_n josu_fw-la 14.10.11_o caleb_n be_v four_o score_n and_o five_o year_n old_a and_o yet_o as_o strong_a then_o either_o for_o war_n or_o government_n as_o when_o he_o be_v but_o forty_o to_o have_v then_o the_o year_n and_o strength_n of_o moses_n and_o caleb_n as_o asher_n have_v be_v a_o blessing_n if_o age_n strength_n and_o godliness_n go_v together_o but_o if_o they_o be_v separate_v then_o be_v their_o quality_n alter_v age_n 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and_o the_o sun_n the_o moon_n and_o the_o eleven_o star_n do_v bow_n before_o he_o for_o a_o long_a time_n he_o be_v cast_v out_o like_o a_o abominable_a branch_n 37.28_o branch_n gen._n 37.28_o be_v for_o twenty_o piece_n of_o silver_n sell_v to_o the_o ishmaelite_n by_o his_o brethren_n and_o by_o the_o ishmaelite_n bring_v down_o into_o egypt_n of_o who_o 39.1_o who_o gen._n 39.1_o potiphar_n a_o eunuch_n the_o steward_n of_o pharaoh_n house_n buy_v he_o afterward_o through_o the_o false_a accusation_n of_o his_o mistress_n he_o be_v cast_v into_o prison_n 18_o prison_n psal_n â—05_n 18_o and_o there_o he_o lie_v in_o the_o stock_n till_o the_o iron_n enter_v into_o his_o soul_n but_o in_o process_n of_o time_n he_o become_v a_o flourish_a bough_n for_o the_o lord_n send_v &_o deliver_v he_o &_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o people_n set_v he_o free_a in_o this_o humiliation_n and_o exaltation_n of_o joseph_n we_o may_v observe_v the_o singular_a mercy_n and_o providence_n of_o god_n 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