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with_o the_o blood_n 2._o there_o be_v then_o another_o use_n beside_o this_o of_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o blood_n which_o be_v to_o purge_v and_o cleanse_v and_o so_o to_o pacify_v and_o appease_v as_o this_o reason_n be_v yield_v why_o they_o shall_v not_o eat_v the_o blood_n because_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v it_o to_o be_v offer_v upon_o the_o altar_n to_o be_v a_o atonement_n for_o their_o soul_n levit._fw-la 17.11_o and_o not_o only_o the_o altar_n of_o burn_a offering_n be_v cleanse_v by_o blood_n but_o the_o whole_a tabernacle_n the_o high_a priest_n in_o the_o day_n of_o reconciliation_n sprinkle_v the_o blood_n upon_o the_o mercy_n seat_n and_o before_o the_o mercy_n seat_n the_o altar_n and_o tabernacle_n also_o to_o purge_v they_o from_o the_o sin_n and_o trespass_n of_o the_o people_n levit._n 16.16_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n say_v almost_o all_o thing_n by_o the_o law_n be_v purge_v with_o blood_n
and_o of_o the_o soul_n or_o life_n of_o beast_n which_o be_v produce_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n contrary_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o porphirius_fw-la and_o the_o pythagorean_n who_o teach_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n take_v beginning_n from_o the_o element_n as_o the_o life_n of_o other_o creature_n 5._o doct._n that_o god_n have_v no_o humane_a shape_n 5._o let_v we_o make_v man_n after_o our_o image_n vers_fw-la 26._o which_o image_n be_v show_v before_o to_o be_v in_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o not_o in_o the_o body_n against_o the_o heresy_n of_o the_o anthropomorphite_n who_o imagine_v god_n to_o be_v of_o a_o humane_a shape_n like_o unto_o man_n 6._o doct._n god_n not_o the_o author_n of_o evil_a 6._o vers._n 31._o god_n see_v all_o he_o have_v make_v and_o â—oe_v it_o be_v very_o good_a from_o hence_o we_o conclude_v that_o god_n only_o be_v the_o author_n of_o good_a and_o that_o whatsoever_o the_o lord_n do_v be_v very_o good_a against_o the_o manichee_n who_o affirm_v that_o the_o god_n of_o the_o law_n be_v the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n and_o anchor_n of_o evil_a 7._o doct._n marriage_n make_v free_a for_o all_o man_n 7._o vers._n 28._o bring_v forth_o fruit_n and_o multiply_v this_o scripture_n show_v 〈◊〉_d marriage_n have_v the_o institution_n in_o man_n innocency_n and_o that_o this_o blessing_n to_o increase_v shall_v have_v take_v place_n though_o 〈◊〉_d have_v not_o fall_v against_o the_o heresy_n of_o the_o tatiâ—â—i_n and_o manichee_n which_o condemn_v marriage_n as_o a_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n again_o see_v god_n give_v here_o a_o liberty_n to_o all_o man_n and_o woman_n by_o marriage_n to_o increase_v and_o multiply_v it_o make_v strong_o against_o the_o popish_a inhibition_n of_o marriage_n in_o ecclesiastical_a person_n and_o monastical_a enforce_a vow_n for_o by_o both_o these_o this_o general_a liberty_n give_v of_o god_n be_v restrain_v to_o this_o argument_n divers_a answer_n be_v frame_v 1._o that_o this_o precept_n of_o multiply_v be_v only_o to_o hold_v â—ll_o the_o world_n be_v replenish_v magister_fw-la lib._n â—_o distinct_a 2d_o 2._o this_o precept_n be_v not_o give_v to_o all_o but_o only_o to_o the_o multitude_n thomas_n 2.2_o quast_o 152_o art_n 2.3_o this_o precept_n be_v not_o for_o all_o time_n but_o only_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n when_o propagation_n fail_v scotus_n 4._o some_o say_v this_o precept_n do_v hold_v only_o till_o christ._n 5._o some_o that_o this_o increase_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o â—â—â—ctifying_v in_o the_o soul_n not_o in_o the_o body_n but_o all_o these_o answer_n mislike_v the_o modern_a papist_n and_o therefore_o now_o their_o answer_n be_v that_o these_o word_n increase_n and_o multiply_v marriage_n contain_v not_o a_o precept_n but_o a_o institution_n of_o nature_n and_o a_o promise_n of_o fecundity_n â—_o for_o the_o same_o word_n be_v utter_v untâ—_n other_o creature_n which_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o precept_n and_o if_o iâ—_n be_v â—_o precept_n iâ—_n shall_v bind_v all_o to_o increase_v and_o multiply_v by_o marriage_n and_o so_o injury_n shall_v be_v offer_v to_o christ_n to_o mary_n and_o other_o holy_a virgin_n thus_o bellarmine_n de_fw-fr clericis_fw-la lib._n 1._o c._n 21._o pererius_n in_o genes_n lib._n 4._o p._n 657._o contra._n 1._o our_o adversary_n fight_v here_o with_o their_o own_o shadow_n for_o neither_o do_v we_o say_v that_o this_o be_v a_o absolute_a precept_n bind_v all_o to_o marriage_n but_o a_o liberty_n grant_v to_o all_o that_o will_v marry_v that_o thereby_o mankind_n may_v still_o be_v propagate_v like_v as_o where_o christ_n faith_n if_o they_o persecute_v you_o in_o one_o city_n fly_v into_o another_o he_o do_v not_o take_v away_o this_o liberty_n that_o fly_v not_o have_v receive_v a_o great_a gift_n of_o strength_n and_o patience_n to_o stay_v and_o endure_v the_o utmost_a trial_n but_o he_o which_o shall_v deny_v this_o remedy_n to_o the_o weak_a so_o they_o offend_v not_o against_o this_o grant_n of_o marriage_n for_o increase_n that_o need_v it_o not_o but_o be_v endue_v with_o a_o more_o excellent_a gift_n of_o continency_n but_o they_o which_o deny_v it_o to_o those_o that_o be_v apt_a to_o generation_n 2._o though_o bruit_n beast_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o man_n precept_n yet_o when_o god_n bid_v the_o creature_n understand_v in_o their_o kind_n and_o obey_v jon_n 2.10_o god_n speak_v to_o â—he_n fish_n and_o it_o cast_v up_o jonah_n upon_o the_o dry_a land_n 3._o if_o it_o be_v a_o institution_n of_o nature_n than_o they_o tyrannize_v by_o their_o superstitious_a law_n over_o the_o body_n of_o man_n force_v they_o to_o single_a life_n against_o the_o general_a inclination_n of_o nature_n 5._o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v place_n of_o confutation_n out_o of_o this_o first_o chapter_n 1._o confut._n against_o the_o manichee_n and_o atheist_n i_o will_v brief_o first_o set_v down_o the_o objection_n of_o the_o manichee_n and_o ancient_a pagan_n concern_v the_o creation_n because_o they_o be_v suitable_a to_o the_o impious_a conceit_n of_o the_o atheist_n in_o these_o day_n 1._o object_n if_o god_n in_o the_o beginning_n make_v the_o world_n what_o do_v he_o before_o be_v he_o weary_a in_o do_v of_o nothing_o answ._n god_n as_o augustine_n say_v nec_fw-la cessando_fw-la torpuit_fw-la nec_fw-la operando_fw-la laboravit_fw-la neither_o be_v idle_a in_o rest_v nor_o weary_a in_o work_v neither_o receive_v he_o any_o happiness_n by_o the_o thing_n create_v without_o which_o he_o be_v happy_a but_o when_o it_o please_v he_o he_o make_v the_o world_n to_o manifest_v his_o glory_n and_o declare_v his_o mercy_n august_n cont_n aedvers_fw-la leg_n lib._n 1._o c._n 2._o 2._o object_n if_o god_n create_v light_a he_o be_v before_o in_o darkness_n answer_n god_n need_v no_o corporal_a light_n which_o be_v make_v but_o dwell_v in_o a_o spiritual_a and_o uncreated_a light_n aug._n the_o gâ—n_n cont_n manic_a cap_n 4._o 3._o object_n if_o god_n make_v the_o light_n who_o make_v darkness_n answer_n darkness_n be_v nothing_o it_o need_v no_o creation_n be_v but_o the_o absence_n of_o light_n as_o nakedness_n be_v the_o want_n of_o clothing_n silence_n the_o cease_n of_o a_o sound_n ibid._n 4._o object_n if_o the_o spirit_n move_v upon_o the_o water_n than_o be_v they_o the_o habitacle_n or_o mansion_n of_o the_o spirit_n ans._n the_o sun_n be_v carry_v above_o the_o earth_n yet_o be_v not_o the_o earth_n the_o habitation_n thereof_o and_o the_o spirit_n do_v so_o move_v upon_o the_o water_n as_o the_o workman_n over_o the_o work_n which_o he_o intend_v to_o make_v aug._n ibid._n c._n 5._o 5._o object_n but_o who_o make_v the_o water_n whereupon_o the_o spirit_n move_v answ._n it_o be_v comprehend_v under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v cover_v with_o the_o water_n make_v at_o the_o first_o as_o a_o unformed_a lump_n or_o matter_n whereout_o other_o creature_n be_v make_v aug_n c._n 7._o 6._o object_n god_n see_v that_o the_o light_n be_v good_a it_o shall_v seem_v he_o know_v it_o not_o before_o answ._n it_o follow_v not_o that_o because_o god_n approve_v the_o light_n be_v make_v he_o know_v it_o not_o before_o christ_n wonder_v at_o the_o centurion_n faith_n which_o he_o himself_o have_v wrought_v god_n see_v it_o before_o in_o his_o intention_n and_o now_o approve_v it_o bring_v forth_o in_o action_n 7._o object_n how_o can_v there_o be_v light_n or_o the_o distinction_n of_o day_n and_o night_n before_o the_o sun_n be_v make_v cels._n lib._n 6._o orig._n and_o so_o object_v the_o manichee_n ans._n augustine_n answer_v that_o there_o be_v a_o division_n of_o the_o day_n and_o night_n before_o the_o sun_n but_o a_o more_o exact_a division_n afterward_o de_fw-mi genes_z cont_n manich._n c._n 15._o ambrose_n say_v the_o light_n of_o the_o day_n be_v one_o thing_n the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n another_o as_o we_o see_v by_o experience_n that_o there_o be_v a_o light_n before_o the_o sun_n rise_v and_o after_o he_o be_v set_v lib._n 4._o hexemer_n c._n 3._o but_o we_o do_v again_o say_v that_o god_n be_v not_o tie_v to_o the_o creature_n as_o though_o he_o can_v not_o make_v light_n without_o the_o sun_n â—ee_o that_o make_v the_o â—unnâ—_n be_v able_a to_o make_v light_n before_o and_o without_o the_o sun_n see_v more_o hereof_o in_o the_o theological_a explanation_n upon_o vers_n 3._o i_o will_v now_o touch_v some_o of_o the_o papist_n objection_n 2._o confut._n sacrament_n do_v not_o conferrâ—_n grace_n bellarmine_n by_o the_o move_n of_o the_o spirit_n upon_o the_o water_n enforce_v that_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n confer_v grace_n as_o those_o water_n concur_v to_o the_o make_n of_o natural_a thing_n so_o the_o water_n of_o baptism_n towards_o spiritual_a regeneration_n lib._n 2._o de_fw-la sacram_fw-la ca._n
worship_v he_o as_o also_o this_o line_n be_v continue_v to_o show_v the_o accomplishment_n of_o god_n promise_n that_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n shall_v break_v the_o serpent_n head_n and_o so_o s._n luke_n do_v fetch_v the_o pedigree_n of_o christ_n after_o the_o flesh_n from_o these_o father_n before_o the_o flood_n 2._o vers._n 22._o in_o that_o henoch_n first_o walk_v with_o god_n in_o earth_n before_o he_o walk_v with_o he_o in_o heaven_n glory_n it_o show_v that_o we_o must_v first_o seek_v god_n glory_n in_o earth_n before_o we_o can_v be_v admit_v unto_o that_o everlasting_a glory_n so_o saint_n peter_n reason_v that_o because_o we_o look_v for_o new_a heaven_n and_o a_o new_a earth_n we_o shall_v be_v diligent_a to_o be_v find_v of_o he_o without_o spot_n etc._n etc._n 1_o pet._n 3.13_o 3._o vers._n 29._o in_o that_o lamech_n say_v of_o his_o son_n noah_n this_o same_o shall_v comfort_v we_o etc._n etc._n it_o appear_v that_o the_o faithful_a then_o look_v for_o a_o comforter_n that_o shall_v deliver_v they_o from_o the_o curse_n and_o give_v they_o true_a rest_n christ._n of_o which_o comforter_n and_o deliverer_n noah_n be_v a_o figure_n who_o both_o by_o faith_n be_v make_v heir_n of_o righteousness_n himself_o heb._n 11.7_o and_o by_o the_o ark_n which_o be_v a_o type_n of_o baptism_n 1_o pet._n 3.21_o do_v preach_v and_o testify_v to_o the_o world_n the_o true_a deliverance_n by_o the_o messiah_n chap._n vi_o the_o method_n this_o chapter_n have_v two_o part_n 1._o god_n determination_n to_o destroy_v the_o world_n 2._o the_o preparation_n or_o make_v of_o the_o ark_n in_o the_o first_o part_n there_o be_v set_v down_o 1._o the_o occasion_n which_o provoke_v god_n to_o purpose_n man_n destruction_n which_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o that_o age_n describe_v in_o particular_a the_o sin_n of_o carnal_a pleasure_n vers_fw-la 1._o of_o oppression_n and_o tyranny_n v_o 4._o in_o general_a vers_fw-la 5._o 2._o in_o god_n determination_n there_o be_v first_o his_o repentance_n that_o he_o have_v make_v man_n vers_n 6._o then_o the_o limitation_n of_o one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n to_o see_v if_o they_o will_v amend_v vers_fw-la 3._o 3_o god_n full_a resolution_n to_o destroy_v all_o flesh_n vers_fw-la 7._o in_o the_o second_o part_n there_o be_v first_o set_v down_o the_o ground_n of_o this_o favour_n of_o god_n towards_o noah_n which_o be_v god_n mercy_n and_o grace_n towards_o he_o noah_n find_v grace_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n vers_n 8._o and_o noah_n justice_n and_o righteousness_n vers_fw-la 9_o which_o be_v by_o faith_n heb._n 11.7_o then_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o place_n the_o commandment_n of_o god_n concern_v the_o make_n of_o the_o ark_n and_o noah_n obedience_n thereunto_o vers_fw-la 21._o in_o the_o prescription_n or_o commandment_n for_o the_o ark_n there_o be_v describe_v 1._o the_o form_n and_o fashion_n thereof_o both_o of_o what_o matter_n it_o shall_v be_v make_v vers_fw-la 14._o of_o what_o length_n breadth_n height_n vers_fw-la 15._o in_o what_o order_n for_o the_o cabbine_n vers_fw-la 14._o window_n door_n vers_fw-la 16._o 2._o the_o use_n thereof_o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o man_n vers_n 18._o of_o beast_n vers_fw-la 19_o of_o fowl_n vers_fw-la 20._o and_o their_o sustentation_n in_o lay_v up_o their_o food_n vers_n 21._o the_o grammatical_a sense_n v_o 2._o they_o take_v they_o woman_n t._n they_o take_v they_o wife_n caet_fw-la v_o 3._o son_n of_o prince_n ch._n son_n of_o god_n cat_n elohim_n hebr_n of_o god_n or_o god_n v_o 4._o my_o spirit_n shall_v not_o remain_v or_o continue_v in_o these_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la s.h._n this_o evil_a generation_n shall_v not_o remain_v forever_o ch._n my_o spirit_n shall_v not_o strive_v always_o with_o man_n or_o because_o of_o man_n tr._n b.g._n heb_n do_v to_o judge_v contend_v because_o their_o work_n be_v evil_a etc._n etc._n a_o term_n shall_v be_v give_v they_o of_o 120._o year_n if_o perhaps_o they_o will_v be_v convert_v ch._n my_o spirit_n shall_v not_o always_o be_v as_o sheathe_v p._n neden_fw-mi a_o sheath_n v._n 4._o there_o be_v giant_n s.h.b.g.p._n ch._n there_o be_v defectores_fw-la backslider_n tr._n heb._n nephilim_n à _fw-fr naphal_a to_o fall_v because_o giant_n cause_v man_n to_o fall_v through_o fear_n the_o first_o read_v be_v the_o best_a 1._o because_o they_o be_v call_v mighty_a or_o strong_a man_n heb_n gabar_fw-la which_o the_o septuagint_n also_o translate_v giant_n 2._o so_o it_o be_v take_v num._n 13._o tr._n 34._o and_o can_v be_v otherwise_o 3._o because_o of_o the_o consent_n of_o interpreter_n and_o junius_n in_o his_o last_o edition_n so_o read_v v_o 6._o god_n consider_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d s._n it_o repent_v god_n in_o his_o word_n ch._n it_o repent_v god_n caet_fw-la v_o 7._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v this_o clause_n the_o latin_a have_v not_o the_o rest_n have_v v_o 6._o and_o he_o think_v s._n &_o he_o speak_v in_o his_o word_n that_o he_o will_v break_v the_o strength_n of_o they_o ad_fw-la according_a to_o his_o good_a pleasure_n ch._n and_o he_o be_v grieve_v in_o his_o heart_n cat_n praecaven_n take_v heed_n for_o afterward_o he_o be_v touch_v with_o grief_n of_o heart_n h._n v_o 7._o every_o one_o think_v in_o his_o heart_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d diligent_o unto_o evil_a all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n s._n all_o the_o thought_n of_o his_o heart_n be_v intent_n to_o evil_a all_o time_n h._n the_o sense_n of_o his_o cogitation_n iâ—_n evil_a all_o time_n de_fw-fr ch._n the_o imagination_n of_o the_o thought_n of_o his_o heart_n only_o evil_a every_o day_n t.b.g.p._n rach_n only_o t.b.g.r._n v_o 9_o noah_n please_v god_n s._n walk_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n ch._n walk_v with_o god_n t.b.g._n v_o 11._o fill_v with_o iniquity_n s.h._n rapine_n ch._n violence_n t._n cruelty_n b._n g._n chamas_fw-la to_o oppress_v cor_o v_o 2._o the_o time_n of_o all_o flesh_n be_v come_v before_o i_o s._n the_o end_n of_o all_o flesh_n caet_fw-la v_o 14._o of_o square_a wood_n s._n levigatis_o plain_v wood_n h._n pine_n tree_n b._n g._n of_o cedar_n wood_n p.r_n ch._n of_o gopher_n t.p._n which_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o cedar_n coâ—_n v_o 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gather_v shall_v thou_o make_v the_o ark_n s._n a_o window_n shall_v thou_o make_v in_o the_o ark_n caet_fw-la â—sahar_n a_o window_n heb_n a_o clear_a light_n t._n v_o 16._o the_o door_n shall_v thou_o make_v in_o the_o side_n s._n thou_o shall_v make_v the_o door_n of_o the_o ark_n in_o the_o side_n below_o h._n the_o door_n of_o the_o ark_n in_o the_o side_n caeter_fw-la thou_o shall_v make_v parlâ—rs_n &_o tristega_fw-la and_o three_o loft_n therein_o h._n thou_o shall_v make_v the_o low_a second_o and_o three_o room_n caet_fw-la the_o explanation_n of_o doubt_n or_o theological_a explication_n qvest._n i._o of_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o old_a world_n 1._o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n be_v very_o 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to_o any_o of_o the_o altar_n which_o the_o patriarch_n have_v make_v to_o ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n see_v god_n be_v every_o where_o present_a to_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o faithful_a 7._o neither_o be_v we_o to_o imagine_v that_o she_o use_v any_o such_o superstitious_a way_n as_o to_o lay_v aguâ—â—_n castus_fw-la laurel_n or_o any_o such_o thing_n under_o her_o head_n to_o have_v a_o dream_n or_o a_o vision_n as_o she_o have_v see_v her_o friend_n to_o do_v in_o she_o own_o country_n sic_fw-la author_n histor_n scolastic_a in_o gen._n c._n 66._o for_o she_o be_v far_o from_o such_o superstitious_a toy_n ex_fw-la perer._n 8._o nor_o yet_o do_v she_o consult_v with_o god_n by_o abraham_n then_o live_v as_o aben_n ezra_n jun._n for_o this_o oracle_n be_v give_v she_o by_o god_n own_o mouth_n rather_o than_o man_n calvin_n 9_o but_o she_o go_v to_o some_o secret_a place_n to_o pray_v and_o receive_v some_o revelation_n from_o god_n muscul_n calvin_n mercer_n perer._n quest_n xxxii_o how_o many_o way_n they_o use_v to_o consult_v with_o god_n in_o israel_n four_o way_n they_o use_v to_o ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n in_o israel_n 1._o beside_o the_o cast_n of_o lot_n which_o be_v but_o seldom_o use_v as_o by_o josua_n in_o achan_n cause_n josua_n 7._o and_o by_o samuel_n at_o the_o election_n of_o saul_n 1_o sam._n 10._o and_o by_o saul_n to_o find_v out_o the_o transgression_n of_o his_o vow_n by_o jonathan_n 1_o sam._n 14._o there_o be_v three_o way_n beside_o to_o ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n which_o be_v mention_v together_o 1._o sam._n 28.6_o by_o dream_n urim_fw-la and_o prophet_n 2._o the_o second_o way_n be_v by_o dream_n and_o vision_n as_o the_o lord_n speak_v to_o the_o elder_a patriarch_n but_o this_o way_n god_n seldom_o reveal_v his_o will_n by_o after_o he_o send_v they_o prophet_n and_o for_o these_o vision_n they_o use_v to_o prepare_v themselves_o by_o fast_v and_o prayer_n dan._n 10.3_o 3._o they_o use_v in_o hard_a and_o difficult_a matter_n to_o 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such_o a_o miraculous_a gift_n therefore_o god_n do_v otherwise_o reveal_v unto_o the_o priest_n and_o inspire_v he_o with_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o will_n by_o the_o illumination_n of_o his_o mind_n for_o so_o vrim_fw-he signify_v illumination_n perer._n quest_n xxxiii_o how_o the_o elder_a be_v say_v to_o serve_v the_o young_a vers._n 23._o two_o manner_n of_o people_n shall_v be_v divide_v out_o of_o thy_o bowel_n etc._n etc._n the_o great_a shall_v serve_v the_o less_o 1._o the_o hebrew_n apply_v this_o text_n against_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o roman_n who_o emperor_n they_o say_v come_v of_o the_o idumean_n as_o julius_n caesar_n &_o the_o rest_n that_o succeed_v he_o who_o though_o they_o hold_v the_o jew_n in_o subjection_n in_o the_o end_n shall_v be_v destroy_v sic_fw-la david_n kimhi_n rabbi_n solomon_n ex_fw-la citat_fw-la perer._n 2._o but_o the_o right_n literal_a meaning_n be_v of_o the_o idumean_n and_o israelite_n the_o posterity_n of_o esau_n and_o jacob_n for_o 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the_o righteous_a quibus_fw-la nocere_fw-la volunt_fw-la prâ—sunt_fw-la plurimum_fw-la stirâ—â—â—tem_fw-la ipsi_fw-la maxim_n nocent_a they_o profit_v those_o who_o they_o go_v about_o to_o hurt_v hurt_v themselves_o most_o augustin_n serm_n de_fw-fr tempor_n 78._o beside_o origen_n draw_v from_o hence_o this_o mystical_a sense_n understand_v these_o two_o people_n to_o be_v within_o we_o and_o this_o strife_n and_o combat_n to_o be_v between_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o spirit_n virtue_n and_o vice_n hom_n 12._o in_o genes_n quest_n xxxiv_o how_o jacob_n be_v sanctify_v in_o his_o mother_n womb_n further_o whereas_o jacob_n strive_v with_o esau_n in_o his_o mother_n womb_n which_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a motion_n and_o work_n of_o god_n spirit_n here_o arise_v a_o question_n whether_o jacob_n be_v sanctify_v in_o his_o mother_n womb_n which_o doubt_n not_o resolve_v but_o only_o expound_v by_o pererius_n may_v thus_o brief_o receive_v satisfaction_n 1._o that_o first_o if_o 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hebrew_n think_v that_o rebecca_n only_o know_v the_o divine_a oracle_n concern_v jacob_n and_o have_v not_o yet_o communicate_v it_o to_o isaac_n 2._o nor_o yet_o that_o isaac_n understand_v the_o oracle_n otherwise_o than_o rebecca_n do_v that_o esau_n be_v prefer_v for_o the_o birthright_n because_o jacob_n hold_v he_o by_o the_o heel_n and_o will_v have_v hinder_v his_o first_o come_v out_o but_o can_v not_o 3._o but_o isaac_n rather_o of_o a_o carnal_a affection_n forget_v what_o sentence_n god_n have_v give_v before_o of_o his_o two_o son_n do_v favour_n esau_n for_o some_o temporal_a regard_n and_o so_o we_o read_v that_o the_o prophet_n of_o god_n be_v deceive_v till_o they_o receive_v further_a direction_n from_o god_n as_o samuel_n in_o the_o choice_n of_o david_n 1_o sam._n 16._o mercer_n 4._o yet_o this_o equality_n be_v observe_v that_o both_o the_o parent_n do_v not_o affect_v the_o one_o and_o altogether_o neglect_v the_o other_o but_o as_o ambrose_n say_v mater_fw-la 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jacob_n the_o scripture_n take_v from_o the_o jew_n and_o give_v to_o the_o gentile_n and_o augustine_n apply_v it_o to_o christ_n who_o be_v clothe_v with_o our_o sin_n as_o jacob_n with_o esau_n his_o rough_a garment_n ex_fw-la perer._n 2._o these_o fair_a clothes_n be_v neither_o priestly_a garment_n for_o the_o firstborn_a do_v not_o execute_v the_o priesthood_n while_o his_o father_n live_v neither_o be_v they_o isaack_n garment_n which_o he_o have_v wear_v in_o his_o father_n house_n much_o less_o those_o garment_n of_o skin_n which_o be_v make_v for_o adam_n at_o the_o sight_n whereof_o the_o beast_n do_v fly_v away_o which_o afterward_o nimrod_n do_v wear_v fable_n who_o esau_n slay_v and_o take_v his_o garment_n these_o be_v but_o jewish_a fable_n but_o it_o be_v the_o raiment_n proper_o make_v for_o esau_n which_o be_v rather_o in_o rebeccahs_n custody_n than_o in_o his_o wife_n who_o he_o see_v to_o be_v displease_v to_o his_o parent_n mercer_n quest_n vii_o whether_o jacob_n offend_v in_o his_o dissimulation_n here_o further_o a_o question_n be_v move_v whether_o jacob_n sin_v in_o dissemble_v himself_o to_o be_v esau_n 1._o some_o excuse_n jacob_n herein_o because_o jacob_n none_o study_v nocendi_fw-la contexit_fw-la fraudem_fw-la do_v use_v fraud_n but_o without_o a_o fraudulent_a mind_n or_o desire_v to_o hurt_v have_v respect_n to_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n chrysost._n hom_n 53._o in_o genes_n 2._o some_o because_o primogeniti_fw-la benedictionem_fw-la non_fw-la per_fw-la fraudem_fw-la surripuit_fw-la sed_fw-la sibi_fw-la debitam_fw-la accepit_fw-la he_o do_v not_o by_o fraud_n steal_v the_o blessing_n but_o receive_v it_o as_o due_a gregor_n hom_n 6._o in_o ezech._n 3_o augustine_n excuse_v jacob_n fraud_n because_o it_o be_v do_v in_o mystery_n 4._o tostatus_n because_o rebecca_n spiritu_fw-la dei_fw-la mota_fw-la be_v move_v by_o the_o spirit_n persuade_v jacob_n 5._o some_o make_v a_o difference_n between_o dissimulation_n or_o lie_v in_o word_n which_o no_o way_n be_v lawful_a and_o dissemble_v in_o behaviour_n which_o may_v be_v excuse_v because_o word_n do_v proper_o express_v the_o mind_n the_o behaviour_n and_o gesture_n but_o accidental_o perer._n 6._o all_o these_o way_n do_v make_v jacob_n dissimulation_n some_o way_n excusable_a but_o not_o simple_o justifiable_a for_o although_o the_o will_n and_o purpose_n of_o god_n be_v thus_o bring_v to_o pass_v yet_o there_o be_v some_o fail_n in_o the_o mean_n though_o the_o action_n in_o general_a intendment_n be_v good_a yet_o the_o execution_n want_v not_o particular_a error_n mercer_n muscul._n quest_n viii_o of_o divers_a kind_n of_o dissimulation_n and_o whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a upon_o any_o occasion_n to_o dissemble_v but_o for_o the_o further_a explanation_n of_o this_o point_n there_o be_v divers_a kind_n of_o dissimulation_n one_o be_v unlawful_a when_o as_o one_o dissemble_v to_o another_o hurt_n either_o in_o the_o breach_n of_o charity_n as_o merchant_n in_o buy_v and_o sell_v or_o the_o hindrance_n of_o faith_n and_o with_o offence_n as_o peter_n by_o his_o dissimulation_n cause_v the_o gentile_n to_o do_v like_o the_o jew_n galath_n 2._o there_o be_v three_o kind_n of_o dissimulation_n tolerable_a and_o commendable_a 1._o when_o it_o be_v do_v for_o deliverance_n out_o of_o danger_n without_o the_o hurt_n of_o another_o as_o david_n by_o feign_v himself_o mad_a escape_v 1_o sam._n 21._o after_o this_o manner_n the_o physician_n by_o a_o prudent_a dissimulation_n deceive_v his_o patient_n for_o his_o health_n 2._o when_o one_o dissemble_v to_o profit_v his_o brother_n as_o joseph_n cause_v his_o plate_n to_o be_v put_v into_o his_o brother_n sack_n mouth_n whereby_o they_o be_v bring_v to_o know_v themselves_o our_o saviour_n make_v show_v as_o though_o he_o will_v have_v go_v further_o to_o try_v the_o humanity_n of_o the_o two_o disciple_n 3._o when_o some_o common_a service_n be_v to_o be_v perform_v to_o the_o church_n or_o common_a wealth_n of_o which_o sort_n be_v the_o stratagem_n and_o policy_n use_v in_o war_n by_o such_o mean_v josue_n circumvent_v the_o man_n of_o hai_o and_o surprise_v their_o city_n josu._n 8._o 4._o there_o be_v another_o kind_n of_o dissimulation_n which_o come_v by_o the_o extraordinary_a motion_n of_o god_n spirit_n as_o the_o hebrew_n pretend_v to_o borrow_v of_o the_o egyptian_n rob_v they_o 5._o jacob_n dissimulation_n may_v thus_o be_v excuse_v because_o god_n extraordinary_a work_n be_v in_o it_o though_o not_o his_o special_a motion_n it_o fail_v in_o the_o other_o point_n for_o it_o seem_v to_o tend_v to_o the_o hurt_n both_o of_o isaac_n deceive_v he_o and_o of_o esau_n deprive_v he_o of_o his_o blessing_n 6._o the_o reason_n why_o dissimulation_n in_o outward_a gesture_n if_o it_o fail_v not_o in_o the_o end_n be_v tolerable_a be_v this_o because_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o speech_n be_v in_o the_o speaker_n and_o therefore_o if_o he_o tell_v a_o lie_n he_o can_v be_v guiltless_a but_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o gesture_n be_v in_o he_o that_o do_v interpret_v it_o to_o his_o own_o understanding_n so_o that_o the_o party_n be_v free_v and_o if_o jacob_n only_o have_v dissemble_v his_o habit_n and_o not_o in_o his_o speech_n in_o say_v he_o be_v esau_n his_o fault_n have_v be_v the_o less_o or_o none_o at_o all_o quest_n ix_o whether_o jacob_n lie_v unto_o isaac_n and_o in_o lie_v sin_v vers._n 19_o i_o be_o esau_n thy_o firstborn_a divers_a have_v labour_v to_o excuse_n jacob_n and_o to_o clear_v he_o of_o the_o sin_n of_o lie_v 1._o some_o think_v that_o jacob_n indeed_o lie_v to_o his_o father_n but_o that_o therein_o he_o sin_v not_o because_o some_o kind_n of_o lie_n be_v by_o they_o approve_v of_o this_o opinion_n be_v origen_n who_o say_v that_o a_o man_n cui_fw-la necessitas_fw-la incumbit_fw-la â—entiendi_fw-la sic_fw-la uti_fw-la debet_fw-la mendacio_fw-la ut_fw-la condimento_fw-la which_o be_v urge_v
hebrew_n original_a now_o whereas_o after_o the_o 22._o verse_n the_o septuagint_n and_o the_o latin_a translator_n do_v insert_v a_o whole_a verse_n of_o the_o birth_n of_o eleazar_n with_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o imposition_n of_o his_o name_n all_o which_o be_v not_o in_o the_o hebrew_n in_o this_o place_n but_o be_v transpose_v hither_o from_o the_o 18._o chap._n of_o exodus_fw-la vers_fw-la 4._o bellarmine_n will_v therefore_o make_v we_o believe_v that_o herein_o the_o latin_a text_n be_v perfect_a than_o the_o hebrew_n because_o mention_n be_v make_v only_o of_o one_o of_o moses_n son_n whereas_o he_o have_v two_o lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr va_fw-fr dei_fw-la cap._n 2._o contr._n 1_o it_o follow_v not_o because_o some_o thing_n be_v omit_v in_o one_o place_n to_o be_v insert_v in_o another_o that_o therefore_o the_o hebrew_n text_n be_v defective_a as_o s._n mark_v make_v mention_n of_o one_o blind_a man_n chap._n 10.46_o and_o s._n luke_n likewise_o chap._n 18.36_o whereas_o s._n matthew_n speak_v of_o two_o blind_a man_n chap._n 20.29_o be_v not_o therefore_o defective_a so_o neither_o be_v the_o hebrew_n here_o think_v to_o be_v want_v express_v only_o one_o of_o moses_n son_n see_v the_o other_o be_v supply_v chap._n 18.2_o and_o if_o the_o septuagint_n be_v to_o be_v justify_v here_o then_o let_v they_o be_v bear_v out_o also_o for_o add_v five_o more_o of_o josephs_n posterity_n machor_n gilead_n of_o manasseh_n and_o suâ—â—am_n and_o taam_n and_o edom_n of_o ephraim_n genes_n 46._o which_o be_v not_o mention_v in_o the_o hebrew_n as_o not_o then_o bear_v but_o borrow_v from_o the_o 26._o of_o numb_a and_o 1_o chron._n 7._o likewise_o exod._n 6.19_o the_o latin_a and_o septuagint_n put_v unto_o moses_n and_o aaron_n miriam_n which_o be_v not_o in_o the_o hebrew_n this_o rather_o show_v great_a boldness_n 〈◊〉_d thâ—se_a translator_n to_o add_v that_o which_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n pass_v over_o in_o silence_n 5._o cont._n prayer_n be_v not_o meritorious_a vers._n 24._o then_o god_n hear_v their_o mâ—ne_n and_o god_n remember_v his_o covenant_n the_o israelite_n prayer_n be_v hear_v not_o for_o any_o worthiness_n or_o merit_n of_o their_o sorrow_n but_o the_o lord_n for_o his_o promise_n sake_n the_o foundation_n whereof_o be_v christ_n hear_v their_o complaint_n and_o have_v respect_n unto_o they_o simler_n borrh._n and_o that_o our_o prayer_n be_v not_o meritorious_a but_o hear_v in_o mercy_n solomon_n show_v then_o heaâ—s_v thou_o in_o heaven_n and_o be_v merciful_a to_o the_o sin_n of_o thy_o people_n 1_o king_n 8.24_o 6._o place_n of_o moral_a use_n 1._o mor._n rich_a and_o great_a man_n shall_v have_v compassion_n on_o the_o necessity_n of_o their_o poor_a brethren_n vers._n 11._o he_o go_v forth_o to_o his_o brethren_n to_o look_v on_o their_o burden_n moses_n though_o himself_o live_v in_o all_o ease_n and_o courtly_a pleasure_n yet_o can_v not_o so_o content_v himself_o but_o go_v to_o visit_v his_o afflict_a brethren_n and_o be_v touch_v in_o compassion_n towards_o they_o as_o queen_n hester_n also_o be_v move_v with_o pity_n towards_o her_o people_n which_o teach_v we_o that_o rich_a and_o mighty_a man_n that_o be_v in_o high_a and_o wealthy_a place_n shall_v submit_v themselves_o to_o take_v knowledge_n of_o the_o necessity_n and_o want_n of_o their_o poor_a brethren_n therefore_o the_o prophet_n reprove_v the_o rich_a man_n of_o israel_n that_o drink_v wine_n in_o bowl_n and_o live_v at_o ease_n but_o no_o man_n be_v sorry_a for_o the_o affliction_n of_o joseph_n ferus_fw-la 2._o mor._n friendly_a admonition_n be_v not_o to_o be_v despise_v vers._n 14._o who_o make_v thou_o a_o man_n of_o authority_n moses_n here_o for_o his_o friendly_a admonition_n be_v recompense_v with_o scornful_a and_o disdainful_a word_n which_o be_v the_o property_n of_o natural_a and_o carnal_a man_n to_o repay_v they_o with_o evil_a which_o careful_o watch_v over_o they_o by_o wholesome_a admonition_n for_o the_o good_a of_o their_o soul_n simler_n but_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v the_o ear_n that_o hearken_v to_o the_o correction_n of_o life_n shall_v lodge_v among_o the_o wise_a but_o he_o that_o refuse_v instruction_n despise_v his_o own_o soul_n 3._o mor._n godly_a name_n to_o be_v give_v unto_o child_n vers._n 22._o whose_o name_n he_o call_v gershom_n moses_n give_v unto_o his_o son_n a_o name_n that_o may_v put_v both_o himself_o and_o his_o son_n also_o when_o he_o come_v to_o year_n of_o discretion_n in_o mind_n of_o their_o state_n and_o condition_n that_o they_o be_v but_o pilgrim_n and_o stranger_n here_o so_o do_v the_o father_n use_n to_o give_v name_n unto_o their_o child_n of_o good_a signification_n and_o godly_a edify_n that_o fond_a use_n therefore_o be_v to_o be_v reprove_v among_o christian_n that_o give_v name_n unto_o their_o child_n borrow_v and_o take_v from_o the_o gentile_n and_o such_o as_o have_v no_o good_a signification_n or_o which_o they_o understand_v not_o pelican_n 4._o mor._n patience_n be_v necessary_a in_o prayer_n vers._n 24._o then_o god_n hear_v their_o moan_n yet_o it_o be_v forty_o year_n before_o the_o lord_n send_v they_o deliverance_n we_o must_v not_o then_o think_v that_o our_o prayer_n be_v neglect_v of_o god_n if_o present_o we_o see_v not_o the_o effect_n thereof_o but_o we_o must_v wait_v the_o lord_n leisure_n and_o expect_v with_o patience_n till_o it_o be_v his_o pleasure_n to_o perform_v our_o prayer_n and_o grant_v our_o request_n ferus_fw-la s._n paul_n pray_v thrice_o that_o be_v often_o that_o the_o prick_n of_o the_o flesh_n the_o messenger_n of_o satan_n may_v be_v take_v from_o he_o yet_o be_v it_o not_o but_o the_o lord_n give_v he_o his_o sufficient_a grace_n with_o patience_n and_o strength_n to_o endure_v that_o combat_n 2._o cor._n 12._o 5._o mor._n in_o affliction_n we_o must_v fly_v unto_o prayer_n and_o in_o that_o the_o people_n cry_v unto_o god_n in_o this_o their_o distress_n they_o rebel_v not_o nor_o seek_v to_o deliver_v themselves_o by_o their_o own_o arm_n or_o strength_n it_o teach_v we_o that_o in_o all_o our_o affliction_n we_o shall_v depend_v upon_o god_n and_o betake_v ourselves_o unto_o prayer_n pellic._n as_o saint_n james_n say_v if_o any_o be_v afflict_v let_v he_o pray_v jam._n 5.13_o chap._n iii_o 1._o the_o method_n and_o part_n the_o general_a preparation_n of_o the_o instrument_n of_o this_o great_a deliverance_n be_v set_v forth_o in_o the_o chapter_n go_v before_o in_o his_o preservation_n education_n persecution_n now_o follow_v the_o more_o special_a preparation_n in_o the_o vocation_n of_o moses_n in_o this_o three_o chapter_n and_o his_o confirmation_n chap._n 4._o in_o this_o chapter_n be_v set_v forth_o first_o the_o preparation_n to_o his_o vocation_n to_o vers_n 7._o second_o the_o vocation_n itself_o to_o vers_n 22._o the_o preparation_n consist_v partly_o in_o a_o vision_n which_o moses_n see_v both_o in_o what_o place_n vers_fw-la 1._o what_o vision_n it_o be_v vers_fw-la 2._o how_o moses_n behave_v himself_o vers_fw-la 3._o partly_o in_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n which_o moses_n fear_v wherein_o moses_n be_v charge_v what_o he_o shall_v do_v vers_fw-la 4.5_o and_o the_o lord_n proclaim_v who_o he_o be_v vers_n 6._o the_o vocation_n of_o moses_n be_v either_o a_o general_a charge_n or_o commandment_n to_o go_v unto_o egypt_n where_o 1._o moses_n office_n be_v enjoin_v he_o of_o god_n vers_fw-la 10._o with_o the_o occasion_n thereof_o the_o affliction_n of_o the_o people_n vers_fw-la 7._o the_o twofold_a end_n thereof_o to_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n and_o to_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o good_a land_n of_o canaan_n vers_fw-la 8.2_o moses_n excuse_v himself_o 1._o by_o his_o infirmity_n where_o the_o lord_n satisfy_v he_o by_o that_o present_a sign_n and_o assure_v he_o of_o the_o future_a event_n that_o they_o shall_v serve_v he_o in_o that_o mount_n vers_fw-la 11_o 12._o 2._o by_o pretend_v the_o curiosity_n of_o the_o people_n in_o inquire_v after_o his_o name_n that_o send_v he_o verse_n the_o 13._o where_o the_o lord_n also_o satisfy_v he_o by_o show_v his_o name_n vers_fw-la 14_o 15._o beside_o the_o general_a charge_n follow_v a_o particular_a direction_n what_o course_n he_o shall_v take_v to_z vers_n 19_o and_o what_o effect_v it_o shall_v have_v for_o the_o first_o there_o be_v prescribe_v who_o he_o shall_v join_v with_o he_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n vers_fw-la 16._o what_o he_o shall_v say_v unto_o they_o vers_n 17._o what_o they_o shall_v do_v go_v unto_o pharaoh_n vers_fw-la 18._o the_o effect_n or_o event_n be_v four_o 1._o pharaoh_n shall_v refuse_v to_o let_v they_o go_v vers_n 19_o 2._o the_o lord_n will_v work_v sign_n and_o wonder_n 3._o then_o he_o will_v send_v they_o out_o vers_n 20._o 4._o they_o shall_v go_v out_o rich_o with_o ornament_n and_o jewel_n
god_n 2._o neither_o be_v this_o sin_n of_o moses_n venial_a that_o be_v a_o light_n and_o small_a sin_n for_o such_o sin_n the_o lord_n pass_v over_o in_o his_o child_n but_o here_o he_o be_v angry_a with_o moses_n if_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v angry_a with_o every_o small_a sin_n and_o oversight_n of_o his_o child_n who_o shall_v abide_v it_o 3._o the_o forbear_n of_o punishment_n show_v not_o the_o smallness_n of_o the_o sin_n but_o the_o greatness_n of_o god_n mercy_n 4._o cajetanes_n observation_n be_v false_a for_o the_o same_o phrase_n â—ichar_n aph_n jehovah_n jehovahs_n wrath_n be_v kindle_v be_v use_v upon_o occasion_n of_o great_a sin_n as_o when_o the_o people_n murmur_v numb_a 11.3_o and_o lust_v for_o quail_n vers_fw-la 33._o the_o same_o word_n be_v there_o put_v 4._o this_o than_o may_v safe_o be_v hold_v sin_v that_o although_o moses_n at_o the_o first_o might_n in_o humility_n disable_v himself_o yet_o after_o god_n have_v give_v he_o satisfaction_n to_o all_o his_o doubt_n upon_o his_o four_o several_a refusal_n first_o for_o his_o own_o insufficiency_n and_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o business_n chap._n 3.11_o second_o because_o they_o may_v inquire_v after_o god_n name_n chap._n 3.14_o three_o he_o excuse_v himself_o by_o the_o incredulity_n of_o the_o people_n last_o by_o his_o own_o imperfection_n of_o speech_n yet_o after_o all_o this_o to_o stand_v still_o upon_o his_o refusal_n show_v no_o small_a infirmity_n in_o moses_n as_o it_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o effect_n child_n because_o god_n be_v angry_a with_o he_o yet_o god_n anger_n be_v not_o such_o against_o his_o child_n as_o against_o the_o wicked_a for_o there_o he_o be_v angry_a and_o punish_v here_o he_o be_v angry_a and_o rebuke_v but_o withdraw_v not_o his_o favour_n for_o immediate_o the_o lord_n concur_v with_o moses_n desire_v and_o give_v he_o his_o brother_n to_o be_v his_o assistant_n simler_n so_o that_o god_n anger_n here_o be_v as_o when_o the_o father_n be_v angry_a with_o his_o child_n or_o one_o friend_n with_o another_o which_o notwithstanding_o be_v no_o breach_n of_o friendship_n quest_n xii_o why_o aaron_n be_v call_v the_o levite_n vers._n 14._o aaron_n thy_o brother_n the_o levite_n 1._o this_o be_v not_o add_v because_o the_o priesthood_n shall_v have_v belong_v to_o moses_n the_o leviticall_a order_n to_o aaron_n but_o that_o moses_n be_v deprive_v of_o that_o honour_n for_o refuse_v his_o call_n as_o rabbi_n solomon_n pelican_n 2._o but_o because_o there_o may_v be_v other_o aaron_n not_o of_o levy_n this_o be_v express_v by_o way_n of_o distinction_n that_o moses_n may_v know_v that_o the_o lord_n do_v mean_a none_o other_o aaron_n but_o his_o own_o natural_a brother_n of_o levi_n jun._n simler_n 3._o and_o this_o may_v be_v also_o a_o reason_n thereof_o because_o the_o lord_n purpose_v to_o annex_v the_o priesthood_n to_o aaron_n and_o his_o posterity_n osiander_n quest_n xiii_o how_o moses_n be_v say_v to_o be_v as_o god_n to_o aaron_n vers._n 16._o thou_o shall_v be_v to_o he_o in_o god_n stead_n this_o show_v 1._o that_o moses_n shall_v be_v superior_a unto_o aaron_n as_o his_o prince_n as_o the_o chalde_n paraphrast_n and_o aaron_n as_o his_o chancellor_n moses_n shall_v give_v he_o direction_n from_o god_n what_o to_o speak_v osiander_n 2._o by_o this_o also_o moses_n authority_n be_v signify_v by_o the_o which_o as_o in_o god_n place_n he_o ordain_v aaron_n to_o be_v the_o high_a priest_n pelican_n 3._o likewise_o he_o be_v as_o god_n that_o be_v a_o wise_a counsellor_n and_o full_a of_o god_n spirit_n to_o who_o aaron_n shall_v resort_v for_o counsel_n vatab._n genevens_n 4._o and_o as_o aaron_n be_v moses_n spokesman_n to_o the_o people_n so_o moses_n shall_v be_v aaron_n mouth_n to_o consult_v with_o god_n so_o the_o septuagint_n and_o latin_a read_n thou_o shall_v be_v for_o he_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o appertain_v to_o god_n 5._o but_o moses_n in_o another_o sense_n be_v say_v to_o be_v pharaoh_n god_n exod._n 7.1_o not_o only_o to_o declare_v god_n will_n unto_o he_o but_o to_o execute_v god_n judgement_n upon_o he_o genevens_n quest_n fourteen_o whether_o moses_n do_v well_o be_v call_v of_o god_n in_o take_v his_o leave_n of_o his_o father_n in_o law_n vers._n 18._o therefore_o moses_n go_v and_o return_v to_o jethro_n 1._o some_o do_v charge_n moses_n here_o with_o a_o oversight_n that_o he_o present_o dispatch_v not_o into_o egypt_n but_o first_o take_v his_o leave_n of_o his_o father_n in_o law_n for_o jacob_n go_v away_o without_o laban_n privity_n and_o s._n paul_n say_v that_o he_o do_v not_o consult_v with_o flesh_n and_o blood_n after_o he_o be_v call_v galath_n 1._o 2._o contra_fw-la these_o example_n be_v altogether_o unlike_a for_o laban_n be_v unfriendly_a to_o jacob_n and_o he_o fear_v he_o will_v work_v he_o some_o displeasure_n and_o jacob_n be_v then_o at_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o keep_v sheep_n for_o himself_o and_o beside_o he_o have_v in_o a_o manner_n sell_v over_o his_o daughter_n to_o jacob_n and_o use_v they_o as_o stranger_n but_o moses_n have_v a_o kind_n and_o love_a father_n in_o law_n he_o then_o keep_v his_o sheep_n as_o he_o covenant_v and_o he_o entertain_v zipporah_n still_o as_o his_o daughter_n and_o therefore_o moses_n can_v not_o in_o humanity_n but_o take_v his_o leave_n of_o he_o 3._o s._n paul_n consult_v not_o with_o any_o for_o the_o approbation_n of_o his_o call_n be_v therefore_o full_o assure_v neither_o do_v moses_n confer_v with_o jethro_n to_o any_o such_o end_n but_o only_o to_o perform_v the_o office_n of_o humanity_n simler_n 4._o wherefore_o the_o call_n of_o god_n do_v not_o take_v away_o civil_a duty_n towards_o parent_n and_o kindred_n save_v where_o they_o be_v a_o impediment_n to_o our_o call_n in_o which_o case_n we_o be_v rather_o to_o forsake_v father_n and_o mother_n than_o to_o disobey_v god_n 5._o moses_n therefore_o take_v his_o leave_n of_o jethro_n both_o because_o he_o purpose_v to_o carry_v away_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o for_o that_o he_o have_v before_o covenant_v to_o stay_v with_o jethro_n chap._n 2.21_o ferus_fw-la quest_n xv._n why_o moses_n conceal_v from_o jethro_n the_o principal_a end_n of_o his_o go_n let_v i_o go_v and_o return_v to_o my_o brethren_n 1._o moses_n conceal_v from_o his_o father_n in_o law_n the_o principal_a cause_n of_o his_o journey_n which_o be_v the_o call_n of_o god_n both_o for_o that_o he_o seek_v god_n glory_n and_o not_o his_o own_o ferus_fw-la lest_o he_o shall_v have_v seem_v to_o boast_v of_o his_o vision_n osiander_n and_o he_o do_v keep_v it_o secret_a of_o modesty_n lest_o he_o may_v be_v think_v to_o be_v a_o vain_a man_n in_o tell_v such_o incredible_a thing_n 2._o in_o say_v he_o go_v to_o see_v whether_o his_o brethren_n be_v alive_a and_o to_o visit_v they_o he_o dissemble_v not_o though_o he_o go_v to_o do_v more_o and_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o take_v his_o wife_n and_o child_n with_o he_o that_o jethro_n know_v he_o purpose_v not_o only_o to_o visit_v they_o but_o to_o stay_v there_o so_o that_o it_o seem_v likely_a that_o moses_n impart_v so_o much_o of_o his_o purpose_n concern_v his_o stay_n there_o simler_n and_o in_o general_a also_o that_o he_o go_v for_o the_o comfort_n and_o profit_n of_o his_o brethren_n as_o josepus_n but_o in_o particular_a he_o keep_v secret_a the_o end_n of_o his_o go_n 3._o jethro_n be_v a_o good_a man_n will_v not_o hinder_v so_o charitable_a a_o work_n though_o he_o have_v special_a use_n of_o he_o ferus_fw-la especial_o have_v such_o experience_n of_o the_o fidelity_n and_o wisdom_n of_o moses_n that_o without_o great_a cause_n he_o know_v he_o will_v not_o desire_v to_o depart_v from_o he_o simler_n quest_n xvi_o whether_o god_n speak_v to_o moses_n in_o midian_a beside_o that_o vision_n in_o horeb._n vers._n 19_o and_o jehovah_n say_v to_o moses_n 1._o some_o think_v that_o this_o sentence_n be_v transpose_v and_o that_o god_n thus_o speak_v unto_o moses_n before_o he_o have_v move_v his_o father_n in_o law_n genevens_n pelican_n but_o although_o such_o transpose_n of_o the_o order_n be_v usual_a in_o scripture_n yet_o here_o it_o need_v not_o to_o be_v admit_v for_o god_n may_v often_o appear_v to_o moses_n to_o confirm_v he_o jun._n and_o this_o be_v say_v in_o midian_a the_o other_o vision_n be_v in_o horeb_n the_o distinction_n of_o the_o place_n show_v they_o to_o be_v divers_a apparition_n simler_n 2._o the_o lord_n to_o encourage_v moses_n take_v away_o all_o doubt_n and_o tell_v he_o that_o all_o which_o seek_v his_o life_n as_o well_o pharaoh_n as_o the_o pursuer_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o slay_v be_v dead_a jun._n and_o thus_o much_o moses_n may_v impart_v also_o to_o his_o
father_n in_o law_n that_o he_o may_v be_v more_o willing_a to_o let_v they_o go_v simler_n quest_n xvii_o of_o moses_n wife_n and_o child_n and_o of_o his_o provision_n for_o his_o journey_n vers._n 20._o then_o moses_n take_v his_o wife_n and_o his_o son_n and_o put_v they_o on_o a_o ass_n 1._o here_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o moses_n child_n in_o the_o plural_a whereas_o only_a gershom_n be_v speak_v of_o before_o chap._n 2._o pelican_n but_o eleazar_n also_o be_v now_o bear_v which_o be_v the_o child_n that_o zipporah_n afterward_o circumcise_v the_o story_n therefore_o of_o the_o birth_n of_o both_o his_o child_n must_v be_v supply_v out_o of_o the_o 18._o chapter_n 2._o moses_n substance_n be_v not_o great_a nor_o yet_o his_o company_n that_o one_o ass_n can_v suffice_v to_o carry_v his_o wife_n and_o child_n it_o seem_v that_o his_o ability_n be_v not_o such_o as_o to_o provide_v camel_n thus_o the_o lord_n will_v use_v weak_a instrument_n moses_n come_v not_o with_o power_n honour_n and_o riches_n to_o deliver_v israel_n but_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n as_o the_o prophet_n zacharie_n propehsy_v of_o christ_n behold_v thy_o king_n come_v etc._n etc._n poor_a and_o ride_v upon_o a_o ass_n 3._o moses_n take_v his_o wife_n with_o he_o 9.9_o as_o the_o apostle_n carry_v about_o their_o wife_n 1._o cor._n 9.5_o because_o man_n be_v to_o forsake_v father_n and_o mother_n to_o cleave_v to_o their_o wife_n sâ—mlerus_n and_o moses_n will_v have_v they_o also_o join_v to_o the_o people_n of_o god_n ferus_fw-la 4._o yet_o at_o this_o time_n moses_n wife_n and_o child_n go_v not_o forward_o into_o egypt_n but_o by_o reason_n of_o that_o which_o fall_v out_o by_o the_o way_n about_o moses_n child_n his_o wife_n be_v thereby_o offend_v moses_n send_v they_o back_o unto_o his_o father_n in_o law_n who_o bring_v they_o unto_o he_o exod._n 18._o junius_n quest_n xviii_o why_o moses_n staff_n be_v call_v the_o rod_n of_o god_n vers._n 20._o moses_n take_v the_o rod_n of_o god_n in_o his_o hand_n 1._o it_o be_v call_v the_o rod_n of_o god_n not_o as_o the_o hebrew_n imagine_v because_o it_o be_v four_o square_a the_o four_o letter_n of_o the_o name_n of_o god_n jehovah_n be_v write_v upon_o it_o or_o because_o it_o grow_v in_o jethros_n orchard_n and_o none_o can_v pull_v it_o up_o but_o moses_n or_o because_o it_o be_v send_v from_o heaven_n but_o it_o be_v so_o call_v because_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n to_o take_v it_o in_o his_o hand_n pererius_n and_o for_o that_o thereby_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v moses_n to_o work_v miracle_n junius_n yet_o not_o by_o any_o virtue_n in_o the_o rod_n but_o by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n pelican_n 2._o it_o be_v also_o call_v aaron_n rod_n because_o he_o be_v the_o minister_n but_o god_n be_v the_o author_n and_o worker_n of_o the_o miracle_n simler_n this_o rod_n also_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o the_o divine_a authority_n of_o moses_n like_v as_o magistrate_n have_v their_o ensign_n of_o office_n carry_v before_o they_o pellic._n 3_o thus_o it_o please_v god_n who_o can_v have_v wrought_v by_o wonder_n without_o any_o visible_a sign_n that_o moses_n shall_v use_v the_o rod_n for_o the_o more_o visible_a demonstration_n of_o the_o power_n of_o god_n yet_o the_o lord_n use_v such_o mean_n which_o have_v no_o power_n of_o themselves_o or_o likelihood_n to_o effect_v that_o which_o be_v wrought_v as_o naaman_n be_v bid_v to_o wash_v himself_o in_o jordan_n our_o saviour_n use_v spittle_n and_o clay_n to_o anoint_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o blind_a david_n go_v with_o a_o staff_n against_o goliath_n and_o this_o the_o lord_n do_v that_o the_o work_n shall_v not_o be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o mean_n simler_n 4._o and_o hereby_o also_o the_o high_a spirit_n and_o pride_n of_o pharaoh_n may_v be_v abate_v and_o confound_v when_o he_o see_v so_o great_a work_n to_o be_v wrought_v by_o the_o contemptible_a staff_n of_o a_o shepherd_n simlerus_n quest_n xix_o how_o god_n be_v say_v to_o harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n vers._n 21._o i_o will_v harden_v his_o heart_n 1._o some_o think_v that_o god_n be_v say_v to_o harden_v the_o heart_n when_o he_o defer_v his_o punishment_n and_o so_o man_n abuse_v god_n patience_n and_o long_a suffering_n be_v harden_v but_o see_v the_o harden_v of_o man_n heart_n be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a punishment_n that_o can_v fall_v upon_o man_n whereas_o god_n long_o suffer_v proceed_v from_o his_o mercy_n and_o be_v a_o great_a benefit_n these_o two_o can_v agree_v together_o that_o the_o same_o thing_n shall_v be_v both_o a_o punishment_n and_o a_o benefit_n simlerus_n 2._o neither_o do_v it_o satisfy_v that_o god_n harden_v by_o permission_n and_o sufferance_n for_o if_o god_n permit_v either_o unwilling_o then_o shall_v he_o not_o be_v omnipotent_a or_o willing_o so_o shall_v he_o be_v accessary_a to_o sin_n if_o permission_n therefore_o be_v oppose_v to_o god_n will_v as_o though_o he_o shall_v suffer_v only_a thing_n to_o be_v do_v and_o be_v as_o a_o idle_a beholder_n and_o no_o doer_n this_o distinction_n can_v be_v admit_v if_o permit_v be_v take_v for_o not_o approve_v or_o not_o assist_v with_o his_o grace_n so_o the_o lord_n may_v be_v say_v to_o permit_v but_o then_o he_o rather_o permit_v or_o suffer_v the_o heart_n to_o be_v harden_v than_o harden_v it_o simlerus_n 3_o wherefore_o thus_o the_o lord_n may_v be_v say_v to_o harden_v the_o heart_n 1._o by_o the_o denial_n or_o withhold_v his_o grace_n as_o he_o take_v his_o good_a spirit_n from_o saul_n and_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o debtor_n to_o any_o he_o may_v give_v his_o grace_n to_o who_o it_o please_v he_o and_o withhold_v it_o at_o his_o pleasure_n 2._o god_n may_v leave_v a_o man_n to_o himself_o and_o give_v he_o over_o unto_o satan_n who_o work_v upon_o the_o corruption_n of_o man_n own_o heart_n and_o harden_v it_o so_o a_o evil_a and_o a_o lie_a spirit_n be_v send_v upon_o ahab_n prophet_n 3._o the_o general_a power_n of_o move_v and_o work_v be_v of_o god_n but_o the_o evilnesse_n of_o the_o action_n be_v of_o man_n own_o corruption_n as_o when_o the_o rider_n do_v cause_v a_o lame_a horse_n to_o go_v he_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o go_n but_o the_o horse_n evil_a and_o uneven_a go_n proceed_v of_o his_o own_o lameness_n simler_n and_o like_v as_o a_o good_a workman_n use_v a_o bad_a instrument_n so_o the_o lord_n work_v by_o the_o wicked_a borrh._o 4._o the_o occasion_n whereby_o the_o heart_n be_v harden_v through_o man_n corruption_n do_v proceed_v oft_o from_o god_n as_o the_o miracle_n which_o moses_n wrought_v whereby_o pharaoh_n become_v more_o indurate_a and_o obstinate_a 5._o god_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v here_o as_o a_o just_a judge_n who_o punish_v man_n former_a sin_n by_o their_o hardness_n of_o heart_n as_o here_o pharaoh_n be_v judge_v so_o the_o harden_v of_o the_o heart_n be_v of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v poena_fw-la a_o penalty_n not_o as_o it_o be_v culpa_fw-la faulty_a ferus_fw-la 6._o likewise_o god_n be_v say_v to_o harden_v the_o heart_n dispositiuè_fw-la because_o he_o dispose_v of_o it_o and_o turn_v it_o to_o such_o end_n as_o shall_v be_v most_o to_o his_o glory_n as_o the_o lord_n order_v the_o envy_n of_o josephs_n brethren_n in_o sell_v their_o brother_n and_o the_o treachery_n of_o judas_n in_o betray_v his_o master_n to_o the_o good_a of_o his_o church_n and_o his_o own_o glory_n simler_n so_o some_o thing_n be_v do_v in_o the_o world_n simple_o and_o absolute_o according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o by_o it_o all_o such_o good_a action_n some_o thing_n be_v not_o do_v absolute_o according_a to_o god_n will_v but_o in_o respect_n of_o a_o further_a end_n for_o the_o which_o the_o lord_n permit_v they_o to_o be_v do_v as_o god_n will_v be_v that_o pharaoh_n heart_n shall_v be_v harden_v that_o god_n may_v declare_v his_o power_n in_o he_o exod._n â—_o 16_o borrh._n 7._o thus_o god_n harden_v not_o only_o by_o permit_v but_o in_o withdraw_v his_o grace_n and_o order_v and_o dispose_v even_a man_n evil_a action_n to_o the_o end_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v propound_v to_o himself_o and_o in_o use_v the_o mean_n which_o the_o corruption_n of_o man_n heart_n apprehend_v and_o pervert_v to_o his_o destruction_n so_o god_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o action_n of_o harden_v but_o man_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o sin_n junius_n so_o god_n harden_v diverse_o satan_n harden_v and_o man_n harden_v his_o own_o heart_n man_n as_o the_o instrument_n satan_n as_o the_o worker_n and_o efficient_a god_n as_o the_o supreme_a judge_n overrule_a every_o action_n and_o dispose_v of_o it_o unto_o good_a borrh._o as_o in_o a_o ship_n man_n be_v as_o
israelite_n that_o whereas_o their_o father_n be_v a_o great_a way_n from_o the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o promise_n and_o have_v not_o such_o manifest_a revelation_n and_o sign_n as_o they_o now_o have_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o moses_n yet_o be_v more_o firm_a in_o faith_n than_o that_o present_v incredulous_a age_n simler_n so_o shall_v it_o be_v a_o just_a rebuke_n unto_o we_o that_o live_v now_o in_o the_o clear_a light_n of_o the_o gospel_n if_o we_o be_v less_o zealous_a of_o god_n glory_n than_o they_o which_o have_v live_v before_o we_o in_o the_o time_n of_o ignorance_n therefore_o let_v we_o give_v ear_n unto_o the_o apostle_n the_o night_n be_v past_a and_o the_o day_n be_v at_o hand_n let_v we_o therefore_o cast_v away_o the_o work_n of_o darkness_n and_o put_v on_o the_o armour_n of_o light_n rom._n 13.12_o 2._o obseru._n affliction_n at_o the_o first_o be_v grievous_a but_o in_o the_o end_n comfortable_a vers._n 9_o but_o they_o hearken_v not_o unto_o moses_n for_o anguish_n of_o spâ—rit_n such_o be_v the_o condition_n and_o quality_n of_o affliction_n that_o it_o make_v the_o heart_n heavy_a and_o so_o disquiet_v the_o soul_n that_o it_o can_v not_o raise_v up_o itself_o to_o lay_v hold_n on_o any_o spiritual_a comfort_n simler_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v no_o chastise_v for_o the_o present_a seem_v to_o be_v joyous_a but_o grievous_a but_o afterward_o it_o bring_v the_o quiet_a fruit_n of_o righteousness_n to_o they_o that_o be_v thereby_o exercise_v heb._n 12.11_o here_o the_o apostle_n show_v two_o divers_a effect_n of_o affliction_n one_o which_o proceed_v of_o our_o natural_a infirmity_n to_o work_v sorrow_n and_o grief_n the_o other_o wrought_v by_o grace_n in_o those_o that_o make_v good_a use_n of_o their_o chastisement_n it_o bring_v in_o the_o end_n peace_n and_o comfort_n 3._o obseru._n god_n raise_v honourable_a instrument_n from_o mean_a place_n vers._n 16._o these_o be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o son_n of_o levi_n this_o tribe_n by_o reason_n of_o jacob_n curse_n lay_v upon_o it_o be_v in_o disgrace_n and_o contempt_n yet_o god_n out_o of_o the_o same_o raise_v these_o honourable_a instrument_n moses_n and_o aaron_n so_o god_n many_o time_n raise_v his_o servant_n out_o of_o the_o dust_n as_o mary_n be_v a_o poor_a despise_a handmaid_n in_o israel_n yet_o choose_v to_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o christ_n the_o apostle_n be_v take_v some_o from_o base_a trade_n other_o from_o ignominious_a office_n as_o matthew_n that_o be_v a_o publican_n 4._o obseru._n god_n give_v his_o gift_n diverse_o vers._n 30._o i_o be_o of_o uncircumcised_a lip_n moses_n have_v not_o the_o gift_n of_o eloquence_n but_o he_o have_v a_o most_o plentiful_a gift_n of_o heavenly_a wisdom_n and_o understanding_n thus_o god_n distribute_v his_o gift_n diverse_o pelican_n aaron_n have_v the_o gift_n of_o eloquence_n but_o be_v in_o heavenly_a knowledge_n and_o illumination_n inferior_a to_o moses_n so_o the_o apostle_n say_v to_o one_o be_v give_v by_o the_o spirit_n the_o word_n of_o wisdom_n and_o to_o another_o the_o word_n of_o knowledge_n and_o to_o another_o diversity_n of_o tongue_n 1_o cor._n 12.9.10_o every_o one_o have_v not_o all_o gift_n that_o one_o may_v stand_v in_o need_n of_o another_o chap._n vii_o 1._o the_o method_n and_o argument_n moses_n appear_v the_o second_o and_o three_o time_n before_o pharaoh_n deliver_v the_o lord_n message_n unto_o pharaoh_n for_o the_o dismiss_v of_o his_o people_n and_o upon_o his_o refusal_n show_v sign_n and_o call_v for_o the_o first_o plague_n of_o the_o turn_n of_o the_o water_n into_o blood_n there_o be_v three_o part_n of_o the_o whole_a chapter_n the_o first_o contain_v the_o renew_n of_o the_o charge_n and_o commandment_n of_o god_n to_o moses_n to_o go_v unto_o pharaoh_n to_o verse_n 8._o wherein_n these_o thing_n be_v declare_v 1._o the_o authority_n which_o the_o lord_n give_v to_o moses_n over_o pharaoh_n vers_fw-la 1._o 2._o his_o commission_n what_o he_o shall_v speak_v vers_fw-la 2._o 3._o the_o event_n pharaoh_n refusal_n 4._o the_o end_n that_o god_n may_v work_v his_o great_a judgement_n in_o egypt_n vers_fw-la 4._o 5._o moses_n and_o aaron_n obedience_n with_o a_o description_n of_o their_o year_n and_o age_n vers_fw-la 6.7_o the_o second_o express_v the_o general_a sign_n which_o serve_v for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o moses_n call_v by_o turn_v his_o rod_n into_o a_o serpent_n from_o vers_fw-la 8._o to_o vers_n 14._o whereinis_fw-la three_o thing_n be_v further_o show_v first_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n to_o moses_n vers_fw-la 8._o second_o the_o execution_n by_o moses_n vers_fw-la 9_o three_o the_o event_n the_o hardness_n of_o pharaoh_n heart_n vers_fw-la 13._o with_o the_o occasion_n thereof_o the_o magician_n counterfeit_a miracle_n in_o do_v the_o like_a the_o three_o part_n describe_v the_o first_o plague_n lay_v upon_o egypt_n 1._o the_o denunciation_n thereof_o by_o the_o lord_n contain_v the_o message_n to_o pharaoh_n vers_fw-la 15.16_o the_o matter_n or_o subject_n of_o the_o first_o plague_n the_o water_n and_o fish_n therein_o the_o one_o shall_v be_v turn_v into_o blood_n the_o other_o shall_v die_v vers_fw-la 17._o with_o the_o general_a instrument_n aaron_n rod_n vers_n 19_o 2._o then_o follow_v the_o execution_n by_o moses_n vers_fw-la 20._o 3._o then_o the_o event_n follow_v first_o the_o fish_n die_v the_o water_n stink_v vers_fw-la 21._o second_o pharaoh_n heart_n be_v harden_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o like_a practice_n by_o the_o egyptian_a sorcerer_n vers_fw-la 22_o 23._o three_o the_o endeavour_n of_o the_o egyptian_n in_o dig_v pit_n for_o water_n 2._o the_o divers_a reading_n caeter_fw-la vers._n 1._o aaron_n thy_o brother_n shall_v be_v thy_o prophet_n b.g.a.p._n cum_fw-la caeter_fw-la shall_v be_v thy_o interpreter_n i._o the_o sense_n but_o not_o the_o word_n nebi_n signify_v a_o prophet_n caeter_fw-la vers._n 4._o pharaoh_n shall_v not_o hearken_v unto_o you_o that_o i_o may_v lay_v my_o hand_n b._n g._n and_o i_o will_v lay_v my_o hand_n l._n v._o a._n p._n s._n h._n rather_o when_o i_o have_v lay_v my_o hand_n i._o pharaoh_n hardness_n of_o heart_n be_v set_v forth_o as_o the_o cause_n rather_o why_o the_o lord_n will_v send_v his_o judgement_n than_o a_o effect_n as_o the_o former_a verse_n show_v and_o chap._n 3.19_o so_o moses_n and_o aaron_n do_v as_o jehovah_n command_v they_o so_o do_v they_o i._o a._n p._n better_o than_o moses_n and_o aaron_n do_v as_o the_o lord_n command_v they_o p._n even_o so_o do_v they_o b._n g._n cum_fw-la caeter_fw-la for_o the_o perfect_a distinction_n athâ—ah_n come_v between_o divide_v the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o sentence_n vers._n 9_o shall_v be_v turn_v into_o a_o dragon_n i._o a._n p._n s._n rather_o than_o a_o serpent_n b.g.u.l._n tanmin_n signify_v a_o dragon_n p._n yet_o he_o mean_v a_o serpent_n call_v a_o dragon_n because_o of_o the_o fearfulness_n and_o greatness_n of_o it_o as_o moses_n flee_v from_o it_o chap._n 4.3_o vers._n 18._o the_o egyptian_n shall_v be_v grieve_v to_o drink_v that_o be_v loath_a b.g._n shall_v be_v trouble_v in_o drink_v l._n shall_v be_v weary_v in_o drink_v l._n i.u._n shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o drink_v s._n shall_v labour_v a.p._n so_o jaah_o signify_v and_o it_o be_v sometime_o take_v for_o to_o grieve_v or_o loath_a as_o job_n 4.2_o of_o the_o water_n of_o the_o river_n b.g._n cum_fw-la caeter_fw-la of_o every_o river_n i._o but_o in_o the_o original_n there_o be_v no_o pronoune_n but_o a_o article_n only_o set_v before_o caeter_fw-la yet_o the_o same_o effect_n follow_v also_o in_o other_o river_n and_o water_n vers._n 19_o stretch_v out_o thy_o hand_n against_o the_o water_n as_o it_o be_v take_v vers_fw-la 5._o i_o will_v stretch_v forth_o h._n my_o hand_n rather_o upon_o the_o water_n v._o l._n cum_fw-la caeter_fw-la as_o chap._n 8._o 5._o stretch_v forth_o thy_o hand_n to_o work_v on_o the_o water_n i._o to_o work_n be_v insert_v vers._n 23._o he_o do_v not_o set_v his_o heart_n upon_o this_o i.l.s.a.p.b._n do_v not_o consider_v this_o in_o his_o heart_n v._o this_o yet_o do_v not_o enter_v into_o his_o heart_n caeter_fw-la g._n 3._o the_o explanation_n of_o difficult_a question_n quest_n i._o of_o the_o divers_a appellation_n of_o the_o name_n of_o god_n vers._n 1._o i_o have_v make_v thou_o pharaoh_n god_n this_o name_n and_o title_n of_o god_n be_v use_v and_o apply_v four_o way_n in_o scripture_n 1._o essential_o and_o so_o it_o be_v give_v only_o unto_o the_o bless_a trinity_n and_o be_v not_o communicable_a unto_o any_o creature_n 2._o personal_o and_o so_o it_o agree_v only_o unto_o christ_n as_o man_n 3._o according_a to_o the_o vain_a opinion_n and_o estimation_n of_o man_n so_o the_o idol_n of_o the_o gentile_n be_v caell_v god_n as_o 1_o cor._n 8.5_o though_o there_o be_v
that_o be_v call_v god_n etc._n etc._n 4._o by_o way_n of_o similitude_n as_o prince_n and_o magistrate_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o authority_n wherein_o they_o represent_v god_n in_o earth_n be_v call_v god_n so_o also_o prophet_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o divine_a knowledge_n holy_a man_n for_o their_o sanctity_n and_o angel_n for_o the_o excellency_n of_o creation_n and_o the_o minister_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o divine_a function_n and_o calling_n have_v that_o name_n and_o title_n give_v they_o perer._n 2._o to_o this_o agree_v also_o the_o distinction_n of_o gregory_n that_o some_o be_v call_v god_n nuncupatiuè_v that_o be_v by_o a_o kind_n of_o title_n and_o appellation_n as_o moses_n be_v here_o call_v pharaoh_n god_n but_o the_o lord_n be_v call_v god_n essential_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n exod._n 3._o gregor_n hom_n 8._o in_o ezechiel_n 3._o quest_n ii_o in_o what_o sense_n moses_n be_v call_v pharaoh_n god_n moses_n be_v call_v pharaoh_n god_n 1._o not_o only_o for_o that_o from_o god_n and_o in_o god_n name_n he_o declare_v his_o will_n unto_o he_o for_o the_o deliver_n of_o his_o people_n as_o vatab._n 2._o nor_o yet_o that_o he_o be_v as_o a_o prince_n only_o to_o pharaoh_n as_o be_v mighty_a than_o he_o and_o of_o great_a power_n as_o the_o chalde_n read_v and_o simlerus_n consent_v 3._o but_o he_o be_v so_o call_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o divine_a authority_n give_v unto_o he_o in_o bring_v those_o great_a plague_n upon_o egypt_n which_o make_v pharaoh_n to_o fear_v he_o as_o god_n and_o the_o magician_n afterward_o acknowledge_v that_o he_o wrought_v by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n perer._n 4._o augustine_n note_n also_o be_v not_o here_o to_o be_v omit_v that_o otherwise_o moses_n be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o god_n stead_n to_o aaron_n exod._n 4._o that_o be_v a_o director_n of_o he_o in_o thing_n belong_v to_o god_n otherwise_o here_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v pharaoh_n god_n that_o be_v to_o execute_v judgement_n upon_o he_o augustine_n much_o to_o his_o purpose_n quaest_n 17._o in_o exod._n quest_n iii_o in_o what_o sense_n aaron_n be_v call_v moses_n prophet_n aaron_n thy_o brother_n shall_v be_v thy_o prophet_n 1._o this_o word_n prophet_n be_v take_v five_o way_n first_o it_o signify_v such_o as_o do_v prophesy_v and_o foretell_v thing_n to_o come_v which_o in_o old_a time_n be_v call_v seer_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n this_o name_n also_o be_v give_v unto_o false_a prophet_n that_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o declare_v thing_n to_o come_v as_o also_o s._n paul_n call_v epimenides_n the_o cretensian_a prophet_n because_o he_o true_o prophesy_v of_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o people_n tit._n 1._o 2._o they_o be_v say_v to_o prophesy_v which_o have_v a_o special_a gift_n to_o sing_v and_o play_v upon_o instrument_n as_o asaph_n and_o heman_n be_v say_v to_o prophesy_v upon_o their_o harp_n 1_o chron._n 25._o 3._o they_o also_o have_v the_o name_n of_o prophesy_v give_v they_o which_o only_o in_o the_o outward_a behaviour_n be_v like_a unto_o prophet_n that_o be_v as_o man_n ravish_v for_o the_o time_n and_o beside_o themselves_o as_o saul_n be_v say_v to_o prophesy_v when_o the_o evil_a spirit_n come_v upon_o he_o 1._o sam._n 18.10_o that_o be_v he_o be_v as_o a_o man_n beside_o himself_o 4._o to_o prophesy_v be_v take_v for_o the_o do_v of_o any_o strange_a and_o miraculous_a work_n as_o the_o dead_a body_n of_o elisha_n be_v say_v to_o prophesy_v eccl._n 48._o because_o by_o the_o virtue_n thereof_o one_o be_v restore_v to_o life_n 5._o to_o prophesy_v be_v to_o expound_v and_o interpret_v as_o s._n paul_n use_v this_o word_n 1._o cor._n 14._o compare_v prophesy_v and_o the_o gift_n of_o tongue_n together_o and_o in_o this_o sense_n be_v aaron_n moses_n prophet_n that_o be_v his_o interpreter_n and_o spokesman_n to_o pharaoh_n pererius_n quest_n iu._n why_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n be_v call_v army_n vers._n 4._o and_o bring_v forth_o my_o army_n 1._o the_o israelite_n be_v so_o call_v in_o respect_n of_o their_o number_n because_o every_o tribe_n of_o they_o by_o itself_o be_v able_a to_o make_v a_o army_n for_o if_o the_o sum_n of_o 600000._o be_v divide_v into_o 12._o part_n each_o part_n will_v make_v 50000._o simler_n 2._o beside_o this_o show_v that_o they_o shall_v go_v forth_o of_o egypt_n not_o as_o man_n afraid_a or_o flee_v but_o with_o courage_n and_o strength_n as_o chap._n 13.18_o it_o be_v say_v they_o go_v up_o arm_v or_o well_o appoint_v out_o of_o egypt_n 3._o hereby_o mystical_o be_v signify_v the_o great_a number_n of_o servant_n and_o people_n of_o god_n borrh._n 4._o they_o come_v up_o by_o their_o army_n that_o be_v by_o troop_n and_o company_n for_o as_o yet_o their_o commonwealth_n be_v not_o constitute_v nor_o distribute_v into_o tribe_n junius_n quest_n v_o of_o moses_n age_n vers._n 7._o now_o moses_n be_v 80._o year_n old_a 1._o to_o this_o agree_v s._n stephen_n narration_n that_o moses_n be_v forty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o flee_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o that_o forty_o year_n more_o be_v expire_v before_o he_o return_v into_o egypt_n act._n 7.23.30_o 2._o this_o be_v insert_v concern_v moses_n and_o aaron_n age_n for_o the_o further_a evidence_n of_o the_o story_n and_o to_o serve_v for_o the_o chronology_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o computation_n of_o time_n 3._o and_o in_o that_o moses_n and_o aaron_n be_v call_v to_o place_n of_o government_n be_v now_o age_v it_o show_v that_o it_o be_v not_o safe_a that_o the_o public_a administration_n of_o office_n shall_v be_v commit_v to_o young_a man_n especial_o such_o as_o be_v but_o young_a in_o gift_n necessary_a for_o government_n quest_n vi_o whether_o pharaoh_n ask_v a_o sign_n and_o whether_o a_o sign_n may_v be_v require_v vers._n 9_o if_o pharaoh_n speak_v unto_o you_o say_v show_v a_o miracle_n etc._n etc._n 1._o though_o it_o be_v not_o express_v afterward_o that_o pharaoh_n ask_v a_o miracle_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o according_a to_o god_n direction_n to_o moses_n he_o first_o show_v not_o this_o sign_n till_o pharaoh_n have_v call_v for_o it_o because_o it_o be_v say_v vers_fw-la 10._o that_o they_o do_v as_o the_o lord_n command_v 2._o but_o to_o ask_v a_o miracle_n be_v not_o always_o peculiar_a to_o the_o wicked_a sometime_o the_o godly_a may_v require_v a_o miracle_n for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o their_o faith_n as_o gedion_n do_v but_o pharaoh_n here_o ask_v a_o sign_n of_o a_o captious_a mind_n that_o if_o moses_n can_v not_o have_v warrant_v his_o call_n by_o a_o sign_n he_o may_v 〈◊〉_d have_v reject_v he_o and_o yet_o after_o that_o the_o sign_n be_v show_v he_o will_v not_o give_v place_n but_o seek_v 〈◊〉_d evasion_n 3._o this_o be_v the_o three_o time_n that_o this_o sign_n be_v show_v once_o in_o mount_n horeb_n where_o the_o lord_n gâ—ve_v this_o sign_n to_o moses_n and_o afterward_o before_o the_o people_n to_o assure_v they_o of_o moses_n call_v exod._n 4._o and_o now_o 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call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d enchanter_n r._n levi_n take_v they_o to_o be_v those_o which_o by_o natural_a mean_n seem_v to_o do_v strange_a thing_n while_o their_o craft_n be_v not_o perceive_v as_o here_o they_o seem_v to_o make_v serpent_n of_o rod_n r._n saadias_n will_v derive_v it_o of_o chor_n and_o atam_fw-la which_o signify_v a_o hole_n and_o secret_a because_o they_o do_v hide_v in_o secret_a hole_n and_o place_n as_o in_o grave_n those_o who_o they_o consult_v with_o and_o which_o give_v answer_v unto_o they_o but_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v curious_a the_o four_o word_n be_v lahate_o of_o lahat_fw-la which_o signify_v fire_n or_o the_o blade_n of_o a_o sword_n as_o gen._n 3.24_o because_o magician_n use_v not_o only_a word_n to_o enchant_v with_o but_o other_o instrument_n aben_n ezra_n but_o their_o enchantment_n be_v rather_o so_o call_v because_o they_o deceive_v man_n make_v they_o to_o take_v one_o thing_n for_o another_o as_o the_o fight_n be_v easy_o 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upon_o job_n flock_n god_n raise_v the_o wind_n but_o satan_n drive_v it_o upon_o the_o four_o corner_n of_o the_o house_n for_o this_o we_o doubt_v not_o of_o but_o that_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n and_o wind_n be_v once_o raise_v that_o satan_n have_v power_n by_o god_n permission_n to_o carry_v and_o transport_v it_o from_o place_n to_o place_n if_o the_o wind_n blow_n one_o way_n he_o can_v turn_v it_o to_o another_o but_o of_o himself_o by_o his_o spiritual_a power_n i_o deny_v that_o he_o can_v raise_v wind_n and_o tempest_n where_o none_o be_v upon_o the_o reason_n before_o allege_v and_o therefore_o we_o may_v hold_v that_o to_o be_v a_o fable_n which_o philostratus_n report_v how_o apollonius_n see_v two_o ton_n among_o the_o indian_n which_o be_v open_v do_v send_v out_o the_o wind_n and_o be_v shut_v they_o be_v restrain_v so_o i_o conclude_v this_o place_n with_o that_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n bracaâ—ens_n 1._o c._n 8._o 3._o si_fw-mi quis_fw-la credit_n quòd_fw-la 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compound_v of_o medicine_n so_o much_o more_o can_v spirit_n by_o aportion_v and_o apply_v divers_a natural_a cause_n together_o produce_v strange_a thing_n 2._o again_o many_o time_n the_o excellency_n of_o the_o artificer_n or_o workman_n add_v to_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o work_n beyond_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o instrument_n as_o a_o axe_n serve_v but_o to_o cut_v but_o the_o cunning_a workman_n can_v therewith_o do_v more_o than_o cut_v as_o frame_v a_o bed_n or_o table_n and_o such_o like_a so_o these_o spiritual_a power_n by_o their_o great_a skill_n can_v by_o natural_a instrument_n and_o mean_n bring_v forth_o more_o excellent_a and_o strange_a work_n than_o their_o natural_a force_n serve_v unto_o because_o they_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o angel_n and_o spirit_n sic_fw-la thom._n aqui._n cont_n gent._n c._n 103._o 3._o augustine_n give_v instance_n of_o divers_a strange_a and_o admirable_a work_n in_o
nature_n nature_n as_o the_o natural_a burn_a of_o certain_a mountain_n as_o of_o aetna_n in_o cicilia_n vesuvius_n in_o campania_n it_o be_v find_v by_o experience_n that_o certain_a thing_n putrify_v not_o as_o the_o flesh_n of_o a_o peacoke_n as_o augustine_n say_v and_o coal_n upon_o the_o which_o for_o the_o same_o cause_n chersiphron_n found_v the_o temple_n of_o diana_n lime_n boil_v with_o water_n and_o be_v quench_v with_o oil_n the_o adamant_n be_v so_o hard_a that_o it_o can_v be_v break_v upon_o a_o smith_n anvil_n the_o agrigentine_a salt_n melt_v in_o the_o fire_n and_o sparkle_v in_o the_o water_n there_o be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o fountain_n among_o the_o garamant_n that_o boil_v in_o the_o night_n and_o freeze_v in_o the_o day_n the_o stone_n asbestus_n burn_v continual_o be_v once_o set_v on_o fire_n and_o be_v never_o extinct_a the_o wood_n of_o a_o certain_a fig_n tree_n in_o egypt_n sink_v in_o the_o water_n in_o the_o isle_n tilo_fw-it the_o tree_n cast_v no_o leaf_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o venus_n there_o be_v a_o lamp_n that_o no_o tempest_n can_v put_v out_o and_o lodovicus_n vives_n there_o report_v that_o a_o certain_a lamp_n be_v find_v in_o a_o grave_n that_o have_v burn_v above_o 1050._o year_n at_o alexandria_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o serapis_n a_o certain_a image_n of_o iron_n do_v hang_v in_o the_o top_n by_o reason_n of_o a_o certain_a loadstone_n which_o be_v enclose_v in_o the_o roof_n these_o and_o other_o such_o like_a strange_a thing_n in_o nature_n augustine_n remember_v some_o we_o have_v knowledge_n of_o but_o many_o secret_n of_o nature_n be_v hide_v from_o we_o but_o know_v unto_o the_o spirit_n who_o by_o this_o mean_n do_v work_v wonder_n only_o produce_v extraordinary_a effect_n of_o nature_n 4._o augustine_n further_a in_o another_o place_n show_v the_o reason_n thereof_o in_o this_o manner_n sunt_fw-la occulta_fw-la quaedam_fw-la semina_fw-la arborum_fw-la plantarum_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o elementis_fw-la etc._n etc._n there_o be_v certain_a hide_v seed_n 10._o of_o tree_n plant_n in_o the_o element_n for_o as_o there_o be_v visible_a seed_n so_o there_o be_v hide_v seed_n which_o give_v unto_o the_o other_o their_o virtue_n like_v as_o then_o the_o husbandman_n do_v not_o create_v corn_n but_o bring_v it_o out_o by_o his_o labour_n so_o the_o evil_a angel_n do_v not_o create_v thing_n but_o only_o do_v draw_v forth_o those_o seed_n which_o be_v unknown_a to_o we_o but_o well_o know_v to_o they_o as_o jacob_n do_v not_o create_v that_o variety_n of_o colour_n in_o the_o sheep_n but_o by_o apply_v of_o particoloured_a rod_n bring_v it_o forth_o sicut_fw-la ergo_fw-la matres_fw-la gravidae_fw-la sunt_fw-la foetibus_fw-la itâ—_n mundus_fw-la gravidus_fw-la est_fw-la causis_fw-la &_o seminibus_fw-la nascentium_fw-la then_o as_o mother_n that_o be_v great_a with_o child_n so_o the_o world_n be_v full_a of_o such_o seed_n and_o cause_n of_o the_o begin_n of_o thing_n which_o cause_v they_o better_a know_v then_o we_o do_v work_v wonder_n yea_o we_o see_v that_o man_n by_o the_o pound_v of_o certain_a herb_n and_o by_o such_o like_a mean_n can_v cause_v worm_n and_o other_o like_a small_a creature_n to_o come_v forth_o to_o this_o purpose_n augustine_n quest_n xvi_o what_o work_v in_o natural_a thing_n be_v forbid_v unto_o spirit_n to_o do_v it_o follow_v now_o to_o show_v as_o we_o have_v see_v what_o thing_n be_v possible_a to_o be_v do_v by_o spirit_n so_o what_o thing_n be_v out_o of_o their_o reach_n and_o beyond_o their_o power_n 1._o touch_v the_o immediate_a action_n of_o spirit_n which_o be_v by_o local_a motion_n the_o devil_n can_v destroy_v the_o world_n or_o any_o principal_a part_n thereof_o nor_o subvert_v the_o order_n and_o course_n of_o nature_n he_o can_v change_v the_o course_n of_o the_o heaven_n or_o put_v the_o star_n out_o of_o their_o place_n neither_o although_o he_o may_v work_v some_o alteration_n in_o some_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o whole_a he_o can_v remove_v these_o and_o such_o great_a work_n he_o can_v do_v perer._n ex_fw-la aquinat_fw-la the_o reason_n be_v this_o because_o this_o be_v to_o cross_v the_o creator_n who_o by_o his_o providence_n as_o by_o his_o power_n he_o create_v the_o world_n and_o all_o that_o be_v therein_o so_o he_o preserve_v the_o same_o in_o that_o order_n which_o he_o have_v appoint_v as_o the_o psalmist_n say_v the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o all_o that_o therein_o be_v he_o have_v found_v it_o upon_o the_o sea_n and_o establish_v it_o upon_o the_o flood_n psalm_n 24.1_o 2._o second_o concern_v the_o other_o mediate_a action_n of_o spirit_n by_o the_o instrument_n and_o mediation_n of_o the_o creature_n these_o thing_n be_v deny_v unto_o spirit_n 1._o they_o can_v create_v any_o thing_n of_o nothing_o for_o that_o argue_v a_o infinite_a power_n and_o be_v peculiar_a unto_o god_n 2._o the_o devil_n be_v himself_o spiritual_a and_o without_o a_o bodily_a substance_n can_v immediate_o change_v or_o transform_v any_o material_a or_o corporal_a substance_n without_o some_o other_o natural_a cause_n come_v between_o 3._o neither_o can_v these_o spirit_n change_v any_o natural_a thing_n into_o a_o other_o natural_a thing_n immediate_o without_o that_o subordination_n of_o nature_n and_o preparation_n and_o disposition_n of_o the_o matter_n which_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o generation_n of_o thing_n therefore_o he_o can_v bring_v forth_o a_o beast_n without_o seed_n nor_o a_o perfect_a beast_n all_o at_o once_o because_o natural_o both_o the_o generation_n of_o such_o thing_n be_v by_o seed_n and_o they_o receive_v their_o increase_n and_o growth_n not_o all_o at_o once_o but_o by_o degree_n and_o in_o time_n therefore_o when_o by_o the_o operation_n of_o satan_n lion_n and_o bear_n and_o such_o like_a creature_n have_v be_v make_v to_o appear_v either_o they_o be_v but_o fantasy_n and_o no_o such_o thing_n indeed_o or_o be_v transport_v from_o some_o other_o place_n and_o by_o this_o reason_n he_o can_v restore_v dead_a body_n to_o life_n because_o the_o body_n be_v void_a of_o natural_a heat_n and_o spirit_n be_v not_o fit_a to_o entertain_v the_o soul_n 4._o neither_o can_v satan_n hinder_v the_o operation_n of_o natural_a thing_n if_o nothing_o be_v want_v which_o be_v necessary_a for_o their_o work_n and_o general_o whatsoever_o alteration_n may_v be_v make_v by_o natural_a cause_n as_o worm_n and_o frog_n and_o such_o like_a may_v come_v of_o putrefaction_n these_o thing_n may_v be_v achieve_v and_o compass_v by_o spirit_n but_o such_o change_n and_o transmutation_n as_o can_v be_v do_v by_o natural_a mean_n not_o as_o to_o turn_v a_o man_n into_o a_o beast_n be_v not_o within_o the_o limit_n of_o devil_n power_n but_o when_o such_o thing_n seem_v to_o be_v do_v they_o be_v in_o show_n rather_o than_o truth_n which_o may_v be_v do_v two_o way_n either_o by_o so_o bind_v and_o blind_a the_o inward_a fantasy_n and_o sense_n as_o that_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v which_o be_v not_o or_o by_o fashion_v some_o such_o shape_n and_o form_n outward_o and_o object_v it_o to_o the_o sense_n perer._n exit_fw-la aquinat_fw-la quest_n xvii_o whether_o satan_n can_v raise_v the_o spirit_n and_o soul_n of_o the_o dead_a among_o other_o thing_n which_o exceed_v the_o power_n of_o spirit_n it_o be_v affirm_v before_o that_o they_o can_v raise_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n depart_v as_o necromancer_n do_v take_v upon_o they_o to_o talk_v with_o the_o dead_a 1._o let_v we_o see_v the_o vain_a opinion_n of_o the_o heathen_a of_o this_o devilish_a necromancy_n porphyrius_n write_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o wicked_a man_n be_v turn_v into_o devil_n and_o do_v appear_v in_o divers_a shape_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o they_o that_o want_v burial_n do_v wander_v about_o their_o body_n and_o sometime_o be_v compel_v to_o resume_v their_o body_n likewise_o hosthanes_n do_v profess_v and_o promise_v to_o raise_v what_o dead_a soever_o and_o to_o bring_v they_o to_o talk_v with_o the_o live_n as_o pliny_n write_v lib._n 30._o cap._n 2._o who_o in_o the_o same_o place_n report_v a_o far_o more_o strange_a or_o rather_o fabulous_a thing_n that_o appion_n the_o grammarian_n shall_v tell_v of_o a_o certain_a herb_n call_v cynocephalia_n and_o of_o the_o egyptian_n osirite_n which_o have_v power_n to_o raise_v the_o dead_a and_o that_o thereby_o he_o call_v homer_n ghost_n to_o inquire_v of_o he_o touch_v his_o country_n and_o parent_n necromancy_n there_o be_v among_o the_o gentile_n certain_a place_n famous_a for_o necromancy_n where_o they_o receive_v oracle_n from_o the_o dead_a as_o they_o be_v make_v to_o believe_v such_o be_v the_o cymmerian_a oracle_n at_o the_o lake_n avernam_fw-la in_o campania_n such_o be_v ericthone_n the_o thessalian_a that_o raise_v up_o the_o dead_a to_o declare_v to_o sextus_n
pompeius_n the_o success_n of_o the_o pharsaliam_fw-la battle_n tertullian_n write_v that_o the_o nasomannae_n and_o celtae_n use_v to_o consult_v with_o the_o dead_a at_o the_o tumbe_n of_o their_o parent_n and_o of_o warlike_a man_n lib._n de_fw-fr anima_fw-la such_o be_v the_o vain_a opinion_n which_o the_o heathen_a have_v of_o this_o magical_a art_n which_o pliny_n himself_o deride_v as_o vain_a and_o foolish_a because_o nero_n that_o wicked_a and_o bestial_a emperor_n who_o be_v give_v over_o to_o all_o lewdness_n yet_o can_v not_o be_v induce_v by_o tyridaetes_n who_o he_o great_o advance_v and_o give_v he_o a_o kingdom_n solicit_v he_o thereunto_o and_o bring_v magician_n unto_o he_o to_o give_v any_o credit_n unto_o necromancy_n plin._n lib_n 30._o cap._n 2._o necromancy_n 2._o now_o this_o vain_a or_o rather_o profane_a profession_n of_o summon_v of_o the_o dead_a and_o consult_v with_o they_o may_v evident_o be_v convince_v to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o devil_n sophistry_n and_o forgery_n for_o first_o the_o soul_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o body_n have_v no_o power_n to_o move_v or_o exercise_v any_o body_n but_o that_o which_o it_o do_v give_v life_n unto_o be_v the_o form_n thereof_o which_o be_v now_o dead_a be_v a_o unapt_a organ_n or_o instrument_n for_o the_o soul_n and_o therefore_o such_o soul_n be_v once_o depart_v from_o the_o body_n can_v neither_o assume_v it_o nor_o any_o other_o body_n second_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v depart_v be_v either_o in_o heaven_n at_o rest_n and_o over_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o holy_a and_o righteous_a which_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n the_o devil_n have_v no_o command_n or_o they_o be_v in_o hell_n and_o from_o thence_o there_o be_v no_o return_v again_o as_o be_v manifest_a in_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o rich_a man_n and_o lazarus_n where_o it_o be_v deny_v unto_o the_o rich_a man_n that_o any_o can_v go_v from_o thence_o to_o be_v a_o messenger_n to_o the_o live_n appear_v 3._o true_a it_o be_v that_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o power_n have_v call_v again_o into_o the_o body_n and_o cause_v to_o appear_v some_o that_o be_v depart_v of_o the_o which_o we_o find_v three_o sort_n some_o be_v restore_v to_o life_n and_o their_o soul_n join_v again_o to_o their_o body_n as_o the_o daughter_n of_o jairus_n the_o widow_n of_o nains_n son_n and_o lazarus_n other_o appear_v in_o their_o true_a body_n and_o come_v out_o of_o the_o grave_n yet_o not_o to_o converse_v among_o the_o live_n but_o to_o be_v witness_n of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n matth._n 27.53_o and_o yet_o we_o read_v of_o a_o more_o strange_a apparition_n of_o moses_n and_o helias_n in_o mount_n tabor_n where_o our_o bless_a saviour_n be_v transfigure_v who_o appear_v not_o out_o of_o their_o grave_n but_o from_o heaven_n in_o their_o glorious_a person_n we_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o god_n have_v and_o can_v at_o his_o pleasure_n cause_v the_o saint_n depart_v to_o appear_v unto_o man_n but_o not_o out_o of_o purgatory_n as_o pererius_n imagine_v or_o to_o the_o end_n to_o be_v patron_n and_o helper_n to_o his_o church_n for_o we_o have_v always_o the_o presence_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o his_o angel_n neither_o yet_o can_v we_o believe_v that_o so_o many_o martyr_n have_v appear_v at_o their_o tomb_n as_o some_o ecclesiastical_a history_n make_v mention_v for_o as_o christ_n be_v go_v out_o of_o the_o world_n not_o to_o return_v till_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n so_o because_o he_o say_v where_o i_o be_o there_o shall_v my_o minister_n be_v joh._n 12.26_o so_o we_o can_v but_o think_v that_o the_o saint_n depart_v attend_v upon_o christ_n be_v not_o now_o to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o world_n this_o then_o be_v grant_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v power_n over_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n depart_v to_o command_v they_o to_o their_o body_n for_o a_o time_n for_o some_o special_a service_n and_o to_o send_v they_o into_o the_o world_n at_o his_o pleasure_n yet_o this_o be_v no_o warrant_n at_o all_o to_o think_v that_o satan_n or_o his_o minister_n can_v do_v the_o like_a for_o see_v this_o be_v as_o great_a a_o miracle_n for_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o dead_a to_o appear_v as_o to_o raise_v the_o dead_a to_o cause_v the_o bear_v blind_a to_o see_v or_o to_o do_v any_o such_o great_a work_n and_o god_n be_v the_o only_a worker_n of_o miracle_n this_o can_v fall_v under_o satan_n jurisdiction_n such_o vision_n then_o and_o apparition_n when_o dead_a man_n appear_v in_o their_o bodily_a shape_n though_o not_o with_o true_a body_n and_o in_o their_o wont_a apparel_n counterfeit_v their_o voice_n and_o behaviour_n while_o they_o live_v be_v to_o be_v hold_v mere_a illusion_n of_o satan_n that_o can_v transform_v himself_o into_o a_o angel_n of_o light_n so_o i_o conclude_v this_o point_n with_o that_o say_n of_o tertullian_n et_fw-la si_fw-la quosdam_fw-la revocavit_fw-la dei_fw-la virtus_fw-la in_o documentum_fw-la juris_fw-la svi_fw-la non_fw-la id_fw-la circo_fw-la communicabitur_fw-la fidei_fw-la &_o audaeciae_fw-la magorum_n &_o falaciae_fw-la somniorum_fw-la &_o licentiae_fw-la poetarum_fw-la etc._n etc._n although_o the_o power_n of_o god_n have_v call_v some_o again_o anima_fw-la to_o show_v his_o dominion_n yet_o this_o power_n be_v not_o communicate_v to_o the_o confidence_n and_o boldness_n of_o magician_n to_o the_o deceitfulness_n of_o dream_n or_o to_o the_o liberty_n of_o poet_n quest_n xviii_o why_o satan_n do_v counterfeit_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o dead_a the_o devil_n than_o do_v counterfeit_v the_o spirit_n and_o soul_n of_o the_o dead_a as_o chrysostome_n show_v homil._n 29._o in_o matth._n and_o august_n lib._n 10._o the_o civet_n dei_fw-la cap._n 12._o for_o these_o cause_n 1._o by_o this_o mean_v the_o devil_n more_o strong_o deceive_v see_v man_n be_v ready_a to_o hear_v their_o parent_n and_o friend_n depart_v 2._o by_o this_o subtlety_n the_o devil_n persuade_v man_n that_o hell_n be_v not_o so_o fearful_a a_o place_n nor_o so_o enclose_v but_o that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o respite_n and_o go_v forth_o 3._o thus_o that_o opinion_n be_v nourish_v of_o the_o pass_n of_o soul_n from_o one_o body_n to_o another_o as_o pythagoras_n teach_v 4._o and_o it_o come_v also_o to_o pass_v that_o the_o live_a be_v afraid_a of_o the_o dead_a who_o they_o imagine_v do_v appear_v unto_o they_o and_o so_o to_o please_v and_o reconcile_v they_o they_o superstitious_o worship_v they_o and_o offer_v unto_o they_o exit_fw-la perer._n 5._o tertullian_n add_v further_a that_o these_o apparition_n breed_v a_o conceit_n that_o all_o wicked_a man_n go_v not_o to_o hell_n but_o their_o spirit_n wander_v up_o and_o down_o 6._o et_fw-la judicii_fw-la &_o resurrectionis_fw-la fidem_fw-la turban_n and_o they_o do_v hinder_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o last_o judgement_n and_o of_o the_o resurrection_n if_o they_o can_v assume_v their_o body_n be_v dead_a which_o the_o christian_a faith_n hold_v to_o sleep_v in_o the_o grave_n until_o the_o resurrection_n quest_n xix_o of_o the_o divers_a kind_n of_o miracle_n now_o to_o proceed_v and_o draw_v near_o to_o the_o principal_a question_n in_o hand_n concern_v these_o wonder_n wrought_v by_o the_o egyptian_a magician_n two_o thing_n in_o general_n be_v brief_o to_o be_v touch_v first_o concern_v the_o divers_a kind_n of_o miracle_n then_o of_o the_o difference_n between_o true_a miracle_n and_o false_a concern_v the_o first_o a_o miracle_n be_v take_v three_o way_n first_o simple_o and_o absolute_o in_o respect_n of_o any_o nature_n whatsoever_o so_o there_o be_v no_o miracle_n for_o unto_o god_n the_o author_n and_o framer_n of_o nature_n to_o who_o all_o thing_n be_v possible_a there_o be_v nothing_o strange_a or_o miraculous_a that_o be_v call_v a_o miracle_n which_o either_o excel_v one_o power_n or_o understanding_n but_o god_n both_o know_v all_o thing_n and_o can_v do_v all_o thing_n 2._o a_o miracle_n be_v call_v in_o respect_n of_o man_n those_o thing_n which_o be_v unusual_a and_o who_o cause_n they_o be_v ignorant_a of_o man_n use_v to_o wonder_v at_o and_o in_o this_o sense_n not_o only_o spirit_n and_o their_o minister_n the_o sorcerer_n but_o wise_a and_o cunning_a man_n may_v do_v miraculous_a and_o strange_a work_n 3._o but_o proper_o that_o be_v a_o miracle_n which_o exceed_v the_o nature_n and_o power_n of_o thing_n create_v and_o be_v beside_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o natural_a thing_n and_o this_o kind_n of_o miracle_n last_o speak_v of_o be_v effect_v three_o way_n 1._o the_o miracle_n be_v either_o in_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v make_v or_o do_v which_o nature_n can_v by_o no_o mean_n bring_v forth_o as_o for_o the_o body_n of_o man_n to_o be_v make_v immortal_a and_o to_o remain_v in_o the_o heaven_n and_o this_o be_v the_o high_a degree_n of_o miracle_n 2._o or_o
aaron_n for_o a_o priest_n and_o miriam_n be_v a_o prophetess_n ferus_fw-la quest_n xxix_o why_o miriam_n take_v a_o timbrel_n taken_a a_o timbrel_n in_o her_o hand_n 1._o ferus_fw-la think_v that_o the_o woman_n do_v here_o more_o than_o the_o man_n sing_v not_o only_o with_o voice_n but_o with_o instrument_n quia_fw-la infirmi_fw-la quales_fw-la sunt_fw-la mulieres_fw-la pluribus_fw-la incitamentis_fw-la opuâ—_fw-la habent_fw-la because_o the_o weak_a such_o as_o woman_n be_v have_v need_n of_o more_o encouragement_n but_o this_o be_v no_o sign_n of_o weakness_n in_o miriam_n be_v here_o call_v a_o prophetess_n 2._o therefore_o she_o take_v this_o instrument_n ut_fw-la ad_fw-la certos_fw-la modos_fw-la caâ—erâ—nt_fw-la that_o they_o may_v sing_v in_o measure_n and_o order_n osiander_n for_o timbrel_n prae_fw-la cateris_fw-la instrumentis_fw-la ad_fw-la numeros_fw-la &_o mensuram_fw-la aptiora_fw-la sunt_fw-la be_v fit_a to_o keep_v number_n and_o measure_n by_o than_o other_o instrument_n 3._o because_o the_o strike_n of_o timbrel_n may_v seem_v somewhat_o too_o light_a in_o so_o weighty_a a_o business_n it_o be_v here_o divers_a way_n excuse_v first_o mos_fw-la gentis_fw-la â—um_fw-la excusat_fw-la the_o fashion_n of_o that_o nation_n do_v excuse_v they_o with_o who_o it_o be_v ordinary_a for_o the_o woman_n to_o play_v upon_o timbrel_n as_o psal._n 68.26_o the_o singer_n go_v before_o the_o player_n of_o instrument_n after_o in_o the_o midst_n be_v the_o maid_n play_v with_o timbrel_n calvin_n second_o their_o intent_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v choreos_n ducunt_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la petulantiam_fw-la carnis_fw-la sed_fw-la adjucunditatem_fw-la spiritus_fw-la etc._n etc._n they_o dance_v not_o to_o show_v the_o wantonness_n of_o their_o flesh_n but_o the_o sweet_a joy_n of_o the_o spirit_n rejoice_v for_o god_n benefit_n pelican_n three_o she_o do_v it_o motu_fw-la prophetico_fw-la by_o a_o prophetical_a motion_n jun._n quest_n xxx_o whether_o the_o woman_n come_v with_o pipe_n beside_o their_o timbrel_n or_o with_o dance_n vers._n 20._o the_o womâ—n_n come_v out_o after_o she_o with_o timbrel_n and_o dance_n jun._n read_v with_o timbrel_n and_o pipe_n or_o flute_n but_o the_o first_o rather_o as_o shall_v thus_o appear_v 1._o the_o word_n mecholoth_n here_o use_v have_v three_o signification_n it_o sometime_o signify_v a_o pipe_n or_o flute_n as_o psal._n 149.3_o let_v they_o praise_v his_o name_n with_o the_o flute_n etc._n etc._n with_o timbrel_n also_o and_o harp_n sometime_o it_o signify_v the_o company_n itself_o of_o the_o dancer_n as_o jud._n 21.21_o the_o daughter_n of_o shiloh_n come_v forth_o lachâ—l_o bamechâ—lâ—th_v to_o dance_v in_o company_n it_o also_o signify_v the_o dance_a itself_o as_o jud._n 11.34_o jepthahs_n daughter_n come_v forth_o with_o timbrel_n and_o dance_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v of_o any_o company_n that_o be_v with_o she_o for_o then_o jepthah_n will_v have_v take_v any_o of_o the_o company_n rather_o all_o come_v out_o together_o than_o his_o only_a daughter_n 2._o now_o that_o it_o be_v here_o take_v rather_o for_o either_o of_o the_o two_o latter_a sense_n than_o in_o the_o first_o it_o may_v appear_v by_o these_o reason_n 1._o because_o mechâ—lâ—th_v more_o usual_o and_o in_o most_o place_n be_v so_o take_v for_o dance_n or_o company_n dance_v than_o for_o pipe_n as_o in_o the_o place_n before_o allege_v judg._n 11.34_o jud._n 21.21_o 1._o sam._n 18.6_o and_o beside_o cantic_a 6.12_o jer._n 31.4_o 2._o because_o so_o be_v the_o use_n and_o practice_n for_o woman_n to_o play_v upon_o timbrel_n dance_v withal_o as_o be_v evident_a in_o jepthahs_n daughter_n meet_v her_o father_n and_o the_o woman_n of_o israel_n meet_v saul_n and_o david_n and_o psal._n 68.26_o there_o be_v other_o that_o play_v upon_o instrument_n and_o the_o maiden_n play_v upon_o timbrel_n 3._o and_o hereunto_o the_o two_o reason_n before_o allege_v in_o the_o divers_a reading_n upon_o this_o place_n that_o it_o be_v like_a the_o rest_n of_o the_o woman_n do_v imitate_v miriam_n now_o she_o be_v mention_v only_o to_o have_v take_v a_o timbrel_n again_o miriam_n sing_v first_o and_o they_o all_o answer_v she_o but_o if_o they_o have_v play_v upon_o pipe_n it_o will_v have_v hinder_v their_o sing_n quest_n xxxi_o of_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o instrument_n of_o music_n now_o concern_v this_o example_n of_o miriam_n and_o her_o company_n play_v upon_o timbrel_n how_o far_o it_o be_v to_o be_v imitate_v shall_v brief_o be_v show_v 1._o such_o sign_n whereby_o man_n express_v their_o joy_n such_o as_o these_o timbrel_n be_v and_o of_o the_o same_o kind_n be_v other_o instrument_n of_o music_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n either_o such_o as_o be_v command_v and_o so_o necessary_a or_o voluntary_a the_o sign_n command_v be_v either_o ceremonial_a and_o typical_a prefigure_v somewhat_o concern_v christ_n and_o his_o church_n which_o be_v but_o shadow_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v be_v abolish_v now_o the_o thing_n whereof_o they_o be_v type_n and_o figure_n be_v exhibit_v or_o else_o they_o be_v political_a which_o only_o concern_v the_o policy_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n which_o be_v now_o dissolve_v the_o date_n of_o such_o sign_n be_v also_o expire_v the_o voluntary_a sign_n be_v likewise_o of_o two_o sort_n either_o such_o as_o come_v of_o a_o natural_a motion_n as_o the_o use_n of_o instrument_n for_o recreation_n which_o may_v be_v use_v so_o long_o until_o they_o shall_v be_v find_v to_o be_v against_o common_a order_n or_o honesty_n or_o against_o any_o work_n of_o grace_n or_o regeneration_n or_o they_o be_v such_o which_o be_v use_v to_o serve_v to_o set_v forward_o any_o act_n of_o godliness_n and_o grace_n as_o david_n by_o his_o music_n allay_v the_o malady_n and_o evil_a spirit_n of_o saul_n and_o these_o be_v no_o long_o to_o serve_v than_o as_o they_o may_v be_v help_n unto_o such_o work_n of_o grace_n but_o this_o sign_n here_o use_v by_o miriam_n to_o testify_v her_o spiritual_a joy_n be_v not_o of_o this_o latter_a sort_n but_o she_o do_v it_o by_o a_o prophetical_a motion_n therefore_o it_o be_v not_o voluntary_a but_o she_o be_v thereunto_o move_v and_o direct_v by_o god_n then_o this_o be_v no_o warrant_n for_o they_o that_o abuse_v instrument_n and_o dance_a to_o wantonness_n for_o in_o that_o it_o be_v say_v she_o do_v it_o be_v a_o prophetess_n and_o so_o with_o a_o prophetical_a spirit_n it_o show_v that_o this_o example_n be_v extraordinary_a and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v draw_v into_o imitation_n jun._n in_o analys_n that_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o particular_a manner_n but_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o general_a use_n and_o intention_n it_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v follow_v to_o use_v sing_v to_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n that_o as_o mary_n do_v sing_v non_fw-fr amatoriâ—_n non_fw-la turpia_fw-la cantica_fw-la sed_fw-la pia_fw-la not_o love_v song_n or_o wanton_a sonnet_n but_o godly_a sic_fw-la nos_fw-la cantemus_fw-la domino_fw-la so_o let_v uâ—_n sing_v unto_o god_n ferus_fw-la quest_n xxxii_o of_o dance_v concern_v dance_n we_o find_v thereof_o four_o sort_n in_o scripture_n 1._o there_o be_v a_o spiritual_a kind_n of_o dance_v which_o proceed_v of_o a_o extraordinary_a motion_n as_o david_n dance_v before_o the_o ark_n to_o testify_v his_o joy_n 2._o there_o be_v a_o civil_a kind_n of_o dance_v use_v in_o triumph_n when_o they_o meet_v the_o captain_n with_o dance_n return_v from_o the_o conquest_n of_o their_o enemy_n as_o david_n and_o saul_n be_v meet_v 3._o they_o use_v dance_v for_o honest_a recreation_n as_o the_o daughter_n of_o shiloh_n use_v to_o do_v in_o their_o yearly_a solemn_a feast_n jud._n 21.19_o 4._o there_o be_v a_o four_o sort_n of_o wanton_a and_o lascivious_a dance_n such_o as_o herodias_n daughter_n come_v skip_v in_o with_o to_o please_v herod_n wherewith_o his_o amorous_a and_o lustful_a eye_n be_v entangle_v and_o john_n baptist_n head_n beg_v of_o these_o the_o two_o first_o be_v lawful_a and_o commendable_a the_o last_o wicked_a and_o abominable_a the_o three_o indifferent_a and_o tolerable_a quest_n xxxiii_o whether_o miriam_n do_v sing_v the_o whole_a song_n or_o repeat_v only_o the_o beginning_n vers._n 21._o and_o miriam_n answer_v the_o man_n sing_v you_o unto_o the_o lord_n moses_n repeat_v only_o the_o first_o verse_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o ground_n and_o foot_n of_o the_o song_n but_o it_o be_v like_a that_o miriam_n sing_v the_o whole_a song_n as_o be_v partly_o show_v before_o quest_n 2._o and_o shall_v be_v now_o further_o declare_v 1._o beside_o the_o opinion_n of_o ferus_fw-la vatablus_n pelican_n simlerus_n osiander_n that_o all_o consent_n herein_o that_o she_o with_o her_o company_n do_v sing_v the_o whole_a song_n by_o these_o reason_n further_o it_o may_v be_v gather_v because_o she_o be_v say_v to_o be_v herein_o a_o prophetess_n she_o show_v her_o prophetical_a gift_n in_o
together_o with_o the_o fire_n be_v see_v a_o thick_a and_o dark_a cloud_n but_o there_o bright_a shine_a flame_n of_o fire_n like_o cleave_a tongue_n show_v the_o clear_a light_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o cloudy_a darkness_n of_o the_o law_n simler_n here_o only_a moses_n be_v suffer_v to_o go_v up_o the_o hill_n there_o all_o which_o be_v present_a receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n here_o the_o people_n tremble_v and_o be_v afraid_a but_o there_o they_o be_v embolden_v by_o the_o spirit_n to_o preach_v the_o wonderful_a work_n of_o god_n 4._o doct._n by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n we_o be_v join_v unto_o god_n by_o faith_n vers._n 17._o moses_n bring_v the_o people_n out_o of_o their_o tent_n so_o ministrorum_fw-la officium_fw-la est_fw-la it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o minister_n by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o draw_v man_n out_o of_o the_o tent_n of_o sin_n &_o to_o join_v they_o unto_o god_n by_o faith_n lippom._n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v faith_n be_v by_o hear_v and_o hear_v by_o the_o word_n rom._n 10.17_o 5._o doct._n distinction_n of_o office_n in_o the_o church_n vers._n 24._o come_v up_o thou_o and_o aaron_n with_o thou_o the_o people_n stand_v below_o in_o the_o camp_n but_o moses_n and_o aaron_n ascend_v up_o into_o the_o mount_n this_o show_v the_o distinction_n of_o office_n and_o calling_n in_o the_o church_n between_o the_o minister_n and_o the_o people_n that_o none_o shall_v take_v upon_o they_o the_o office_n of_o teach_v and_o deliver_v the_o high_a thing_n of_o god_n but_o they_o which_o be_v thereunto_o call_v as_o the_o apostle_n will_v have_v every_o one_o to_o abide_v in_o the_o same_o vocation_n wherein_o he_o be_v call_v 1_o cor._n 7.20_o marbach_n 5._o place_n of_o controversy_n 1._o cont._n angel_n carry_v not_o up_o our_o prayer_n unto_o god_n as_o mediator_n vers._n 8._o and_o moses_n report_v the_o word_n of_o the_o people_n unto_o the_o lord_n tostatus_n hereupon_o infer_v thus_o that_o as_o moses_n carry_v up_o the_o people_n answer_n unto_o god_n sie_z angeli_fw-la coram_fw-la deo_fw-la proponunt_fw-la orationes_fw-la nostras_fw-la so_o the_o angel_n propound_v before_o god_n our_o prayer_n quaest_n 3._o in_o fine_a contra._n 1._o this_o follow_v not_o for_o moses_n be_v a_o messenger_n between_o god_n and_o his_o people_n he_o be_v command_v to_o propound_v unto_o they_o what_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v so_o when_o it_o can_v be_v show_v in_o scripture_n that_o the_o angel_n have_v the_o like_a charge_n from_o god_n to_o report_v our_o prayer_n the_o argument_n will_v follow_v else_o not_o 2._o if_o the_o angel_n shall_v return_v our_o prayer_n and_o say_n unto_o god_n as_o they_o do_v the_o rest_n of_o our_o do_n they_o do_v not_o as_o mediator_n interpose_v themselves_o but_o only_o as_o reporter_n return_v as_o they_o find_v in_o the_o world_n and_o it_o be_v to_o this_o end_n as_o augustine_n say_v ut_fw-la super_fw-la his_fw-la domini_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la consulant_fw-la that_o they_o may_v know_v god_n pleasure_n further_o therein_o in_o psal._n 67._o no_o doubt_v they_o do_v observe_v who_o be_v faithful_a and_o devout_a in_o prayer_n and_o who_o be_v otherwise_o the_o devil_n observe_v job_n as_o the_o lord_n say_v have_v thou_o not_o consider_v my_o servant_n job_n how_o none_o be_v like_o he_o in_o the_o earth_n job._n 1.8_o but_o he_o do_v it_o with_o envy_n the_o good_a angel_n be_v witness_n of_o his_o piety_n with_o joy_n so_o the_o angel_n which_o be_v send_v through_o the_o world_n return_v this_o answer_n that_o all_o the_o world_n sit_v still_o and_o be_v at_o rest_n zachar._n 1.11_o there_o be_v no_o devotion_n or_o exercise_n of_o godliness_n but_o all_o give_v to_o security_n and_o carelessness_n in_o this_o manner_n angel_n may_v report_v as_o man_n do_n so_o their_o say_n unto_o god_n but_o this_o make_v nothing_o at_o all_o for_o the_o invocation_n of_o angel_n which_o be_v by_o the_o romanist_n hereby_o intend_v 2._o cont._n that_o man_n have_v no_o free_a will_n unto_o good_a vers._n 5._o iâ—_n you_o will_v hear_v my_o voice_n indeed_o and_o keep_v my_o covenant_n etc._n etc._n from_o hence_o lippoman_n will_v gather_v that_o man_n have_v free_a will_n ad_fw-la quid_fw-la enim_fw-la ita_fw-la loqueretur_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o to_o what_o end_n shall_v he_o so_o speak_v if_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o people_n power_n to_o hear_v and_o keep_v the_o covenant_n contra._n 1._o if_o this_o be_v in_o man_n power_n to_o keep_v god_n covenant_n which_o be_v to_o observe_v his_o law_n and_o obey_v the_o commandment_n to_o what_o end_n then_o come_v our_o bless_a saviour_n to_o perform_v the_o law_n for_o we_o which_o we_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o weakness_n of_o our_o flesh_n can_v not_o do_v 2._o therefore_o these_o precept_n be_v propound_v in_o scripture_n to_o these_o two_o end_n that_o thereby_o man_n drowsy_a nature_n shall_v be_v stir_v up_o to_o labour_n unto_o perfection_n and_o that_o find_v himself_o to_o come_v far_o short_a of_o the_o commandment_n he_o may_v see_v his_o own_o weakness_n and_o flee_v for_o succour_v unto_o christ._n and_o therefore_o s._n paul_n say_v that_o the_o law_n be_v a_o shoolmaster_n to_o bring_v we_o unto_o christ_n gal._n 3.24_o 3._o cont._n no_o absolute_a faith_n or_o credit_n to_o be_v give_v unto_o teacher_n but_o as_o they_o agree_v with_o scripture_n vers._n 9_o lo_o i_o come_v unto_o thou_o in_o a_o thick_a cloud_n that_o the_o people_n may_v hear_v while_o i_o talk_v with_o thou_o it_o be_v moses_n credit_n with_o the_o people_n that_o they_o hear_v the_o lord_n speak_v with_o he_o and_o moses_n desire_v no_o further_a to_o be_v believe_v than_o he_o have_v his_o warrant_n from_o god_n non_fw-la alio_fw-la jure_fw-la fidem_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la obtinuit_fw-la quam_fw-la quia_fw-la dei_fw-la mandata_fw-la pertulit_fw-la he_o by_o no_o other_o right_n obtain_v credit_n in_o the_o church_n but_o because_o he_o bring_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n calvin_n it_o be_v therefore_o great_a presumption_n for_o those_o which_o take_v upon_o they_o now_o to_o be_v the_o pastor_n and_o doctor_n of_o the_o church_n to_o arrogate_v and_o assume_v more_o unto_o themselves_o than_o moses_n do_v as_o the_o romanist_n do_v hold_v that_o we_o ought_v to_o receive_v all_o the_o decree_n and_o constitution_n of_o the_o church_n without_o any_o further_o discuss_v we_o ought_v to_o take_v our_o faith_n and_o all_o necessary_a thing_n of_o our_o salvation_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o our_o superior_n rhemist_n act._n 10._o sect_n 8._o we_o must_v believe_v the_o church_n and_o trust_v it_o in_o all_o thing_n 1_o tim._n 3._o sect_n 9_o whereas_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o require_v not_o their_o doctrine_n otherwise_o to_o be_v receive_v then_o as_o it_o be_v consonant_a to_o the_o scripture_n for_o the_o berean_n be_v commend_v for_o confer_v those_o thing_n which_o they_o teach_v with_o the_o scripture_n act._n 17.11_o 4._o cont._n perpetual_a abstinence_n from_o marriage_n not_o require_v of_o minister_n vers._n 15._o come_v not_o at_o your_o wife_n bellarmine_n out_o of_o this_o text_n will_v enforce_v the_o single_a life_n of_o the_o clergy_n because_o the_o people_n be_v to_o appear_v before_o the_o lord_n be_v command_v to_o abstain_v from_o their_o wife_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la clericis_fw-la cap._n 19_o contra._n 1._o it_o follow_v not_o the_o people_n be_v command_v abstinence_n for_o three_o day_n ergo_fw-la minister_n all_o their_o life_n shall_v abstain_v or_o they_o have_v wife_n and_o come_v not_o at_o they_o for_o three_o day_n therefore_o minister_n must_v have_v no_o wife_n 2._o the_o practice_n of_o those_o time_n be_v otherwise_o for_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n be_v marry_v if_o this_o example_n press_v not_o they_o it_o do_v not_o enforce_v perpetual_a single_a life_n now_o 3._o neither_o do_v the_o argument_n follow_v because_o then_o there_o be_v in_o the_o use_n of_o marriage_n in_o the_o natural_a issue_n a_o legal_a pollution_n which_o make_v they_o unclean_a until_o the_o even_a levit._n 15.18_o and_o therefore_o such_o abstinence_n and_o forbearance_n be_v require_v but_o such_o uncleanness_n now_o be_v take_v away_o as_o in_o like_a manner_n he_o that_o touch_v a_o dead_a corpse_n than_o be_v unclean_a and_o yet_o therein_o he_o sin_v not_o there_o be_v then_o a_o kind_n of_o legal_a uncleanness_n which_o be_v not_o sin_n simler_n 4._o but_o so_o much_o as_o be_v moral_a in_o this_o precept_n bind_v now_o that_o to_o make_v our_o prayer_n more_o fervent_a as_o by_o fast_v so_o by_o this_o kind_n of_o abstinence_n for_o a_o time_n be_v fit_a &_o agreeable_a to_o the_o apostle_n doctrine_n 1_o cor._n 7.5_o but_o as_o it_o follow_v not_o it_o be_v good_a to_o fast_v sometime_o to_o be_v more_o earnest_n in_o
but_o tbe_n son_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v of_o we_o to_o be_v worship_v ergo_fw-la the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v that_o one_o god_n simler_n so_o our_o saviour_n say_v you_o believe_v in_o god_n believe_v also_o in_o i_o joh._n 14.1_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v god_n because_o he_o be_v to_o be_v believe_v upon_o and_o again_o this_o be_v life_n eternal_a that_o they_o know_v thou_o to_o be_v the_o only_a very_a god_n and_o who_o thou_o have_v send_v jesus_n christ_n joh._n 17.3_o god_n the_o father_n then_o and_o christ_n his_o son_n be_v the_o only_a very_a god_n and_o that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v with_o the_o father_n the_o prophet_n david_n show_v psal._n 2._o 11_o 12._o serve_v jehovah_n in_o fear_n etc._n etc._n kiss_v the_o son_n lest_o he_o be_v angry_a in_o the_o former_a verse_n who_o he_o call_v son_n here_o he_o name_v jehovah_n so_o we_o read_v in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n agur_n prov_n 30.4_o who_o have_v establish_v all_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n what_o be_v his_o name_n and_o what_o be_v his_o son_n name_n if_o thou_o can_v tell_v further_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v also_o one_o god_n with_o the_o father_n and_o son_n to_o be_v worship_v and_o glorify_v beside_o plentiful_a evidence_n out_o of_o the_o new_a testament_n which_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o be_v insert_v here_o because_o we_o be_v in_o hand_n with_o the_o law_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n sufficient_a testimony_n may_v be_v take_v from_o the_o law_n and_o prophet_n as_o gen._n 1.1_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n move_v upon_o the_o water_n but_o god_n only_o create_v the_o world_n so_o likewise_o the_o renovation_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v only_o the_o work_n of_o god_n because_o it_o be_v a_o new_a creation_n as_o david_n say_v create_v in_o i_o a_o new_a heart_n psal._n 50.10_o but_o this_o be_v also_o the_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n take_v not_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n from_o i_o ibid._n vers_fw-la 11._o likewise_o it_o be_v only_a god_n work_v to_o teach_v we_o his_o will_n and_o to_o bring_v we_o to_o life_n eternal_a but_o this_o be_v wrought_v by_o the_o spirit_n psal._n 143.10_o teach_v i_o to_o do_v thy_o will_n for_o thou_o be_v my_o god_n leâ—_n thy_o good_a spirit_n lead_v i_o unto_o the_o land_n of_o righteousness_n ambrose_n very_o fit_o prove_v the_o spirit_n to_o be_v god_n by_o that_o place_n judg._n 14.5_o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v upon_o samson_n but_o jud._n 16.20_o after_o his_o lock_n be_v poll_v it_o be_v also_o say_v he_o know_v not_o that_o the_o lord_n be_v depart_v from_o he_o he_o which_o come_v upon_o he_o before_o be_v the_o same_o that_o depart_v from_o he_o now_o there_o call_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o here_o the_o lord_n and_o jehovah_n therefore_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v lord_n and_o jehovah_n ambros._n lib._n 2._o the_o spirit_n cap._n 2._o damâ—scen_n do_v thus_o excellent_o prove_v the_o trinity_n by_o this_o demonstration_n vnus_fw-la deus_fw-la non_fw-la sine_fw-la verbâ—_n est_fw-la god_n be_v but_o one_o be_v never_o without_o the_o word_n but_o this_o word_n he_o have_v in_o himself_o beget_v of_o his_o own_o substance_n not_o like_a unto_o our_o word_n which_o have_v no_o substance_n but_o vanish_v in_o the_o air_n because_o the_o condition_n of_o our_o nature_n be_v temporal_a but_o like_a as_o our_o word_n proceed_v from_o the_o mind_n neque_fw-la per_fw-la totum_fw-la menti_fw-la idem_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n be_v neither_o the_o same_o with_o the_o mind_n nor_o yet_o altogether_o divers_a from_o it_o so_o be_v the_o son_n unto_o the_o father_n which_o be_v his_o word_n the_o same_o in_o substance_n but_o divers_a in_o subsistence_n oportet_fw-la autem_fw-la &_o verbum_fw-la spiritum_fw-la habere_fw-la nam_fw-la &_o verbum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la spiritus_fw-la est_fw-la expers_fw-la but_o the_o word_n also_o must_v have_v a_o spirit_n for_o neither_o be_v our_o word_n without_o a_o spirit_n but_o here_o be_v the_o difference_n our_o spirit_n be_v not_o of_o the_o same_o substance_n with_o we_o but_o the_o draw_n in_o of_o the_o air_n for_o we_o be_v of_o a_o compound_n nature_n but_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o word_n be_v of_o the_o same_o substance_n with_o the_o word_n to_o this_o effect_n damascen_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la fide_fw-la orthodox_n cap._n 6.7_o and_o in_o the_o same_o place_n he_o use_v another_o demonstration_n impossible_a est_fw-la deum_fw-la destitutum_fw-la esse_fw-la nativae_fw-la foecunditatis_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o god_n shall_v be_v destitute_a of_o natural_a fecundity_n the_o lord_n therefore_o must_v needs_o beget_v sed_fw-la ex_fw-la propriâ—_n substantia_fw-la generate_fw-la but_o he_o beget_v out_o of_o his_o own_o substance_n and_o that_o from_o all_o eternity_n for_o if_o the_o son_n have_v not_o be_v from_o the_o beginning_n coexistent_n with_o he_o of_o who_o he_o be_v beget_v we_o shall_v bring_v in_o a_o change_n of_o his_o substance_n nam_fw-la cum_fw-la non_fw-la esset_fw-la pater_fw-la postea_fw-la factus_fw-la est_fw-la pater_fw-la for_o so_o when_o he_o be_v yet_o no_o father_n he_o afterward_o shall_v become_v a_o father_n etc._n etc._n damascen_n ibid._n thus_o out_o of_o the_o first_o commandment_n both_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o godhead_n and_o the_o trinity_n be_v conclude_v as_o bernard_n thus_o elegant_o infer_v quid_fw-la sibi_fw-la vult_fw-la iste_fw-la ut_fw-la ita_fw-la loquar_fw-la â—ine_z numero_fw-la numerus_fw-la si_fw-mi tria_fw-la quomodo_fw-la non_fw-la numerus_fw-la si_fw-mi unum_fw-la ubi_fw-la numerus_fw-la what_o mean_v this_o number_n without_o a_o number_n if_o there_o be_v three_o how_o can_v there_o be_v but_o a_o number_n if_o one_o where_o be_v the_o number_n but_o here_o i_o have_v what_o i_o may_v number_v and_o what_o i_o may_v not_o number_v there_o be_v one_o substance_n and_o three_o person_n etc._n etc._n bernard_n lib._n the_o considerate_a thus_o by_o the_o unity_n of_o nature_n the_o error_n of_o the_o gentile_n be_v abolish_v and_o by_o the_o join_n of_o the_o word_n and_o the_o spirit_n to_o the_o father_n the_o jewish_a opinion_n be_v overthrow_v et_fw-la ex_fw-la utraque_fw-la secta_fw-la nobis_fw-la accedit_fw-la utilitas_fw-la ex_fw-la iâ—daica_n opinion_n naturae_fw-la unitas_fw-la ex_fw-la gentilitia_fw-la sola_fw-la personarum_fw-la discretio_fw-la so_o by_o either_o sect_n we_o receive_v some_o profit_n by_o the_o jew_n opinion_n the_o unity_n of_o nature_n by_o the_o gentile_n the_o discern_a and_o difference_n of_o the_o person_n only_o damasc._n ibid._n transgressor_n then_o of_o this_o commandment_n concern_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o deity_n and_o trinity_n of_o the_o person_n be_v 1._o they_o which_o affirm_v and_o hold_v one_o god_n but_o deny_v the_o three_o person_n as_o the_o montanist_n mandenâ—_n and_o marcellian_o in_o time_n past_a and_o the_o turk_n and_o jew_n now_o 2._o they_o which_o hold_v not_o the_o distinction_n of_o three_o person_n only_o but_o the_o division_n also_o of_o substance_n as_o the_o tritheist_n the_o arrian_n and_o eunomian_o be_v of_o the_o same_o sect_n qui_fw-la filium_fw-la deum_fw-la confitentur_fw-la sed_fw-la conditum_fw-la asseverant_fw-la which_o confess_v the_o son_n to_o be_v god_n but_o yet_o affirm_v he_o to_o be_v make_v so_o they_o bring_v in_o another_o god_n contrary_a to_o this_o precept_n thou_o shall_v have_v no_o other_o god_n etc._n etc._n theodoret._n 3._o they_o which_o bring_v in_o a_o quaternian_n of_o person_n as_o anastasius_n the_o emperor_n and_o the_o apollinarian_o 4._o they_o also_o which_o affirm_v the_o three_o person_n to_o be_v but_o three_o name_n give_v unto_o god_n in_o scripture_n and_o therefore_o they_o say_v that_o the_o father_n become_v man_n and_o suffer_v for_o we_o which_o be_v therefore_o call_v patripassian_n 3._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n that_o justify_v faith_n be_v not_o contain_v or_o command_v in_o the_o law_n 1._o but_o although_o to_o believe_v in_o the_o trinity_n be_v command_v in_o the_o first_o precept_n to_o adore_v and_o worship_v the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n as_o the_o only_a god_n yet_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o justify_v faith_n which_o proper_o belong_v to_o the_o gospel_n whereby_o we_o apprehend_v christ_n and_o his_o merit_n shall_v be_v contain_v and_o include_v in_o the_o law_n therefore_o we_o mislike_v that_o assertion_n of_o bellarmine_n concur_v therein_o with_o other_o romanist_n that_o the_o gospel_n differ_v from_o the_o law_n as_o a_o perfect_a thing_n from_o a_o imperfect_a and_o that_o the_o gospel_n be_v contain_v and_o include_v in_o the_o law_n as_o the_o tree_n in_o the_o seed_n bellarm._n the_o justif_a lib._n 4._o cap._n 4._o some_o protestant_n also_o come_v somewhat_o near_o this_o opinion_n as_o marbachius_n say_v that_o they_o
and_o unregenerate_a be_v whole_o sell_v over_o unto_o sin_n and_o their_o very_a conscience_n be_v pollute_v vrsin_n 4._o in_o the_o glorious_a state_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o the_o next_o life_n the_o obedience_n of_o the_o saint_n shall_v be_v perfect_a and_o they_o shall_v whole_o be_v conformable_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o then_o we_o shall_v be_v just_a not_o only_o by_o the_o imputative_a justice_n of_o christ_n sed_fw-la propria_fw-la essentiali_fw-la justitia_fw-la but_o by_o a_o proper_a essential_a justice_n and_o then_o we_o shall_v full_o be_v make_v like_o to_o the_o image_n of_o christ_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v rom._n 8.29_o those_o which_o he_o know_v before_o he_o also_o predestinate_a to_o be_v make_v like_o the_o image_n of_o his_o son_n marbach_n now_o the_o contrary_a objection_n be_v these_o 1._o object_n the_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v perfect_a but_o good_a work_n in_o the_o regenerate_a be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n therefore_o they_o be_v perfect_a answ._n this_o argument_n proceed_v from_o that_o which_o be_v simpliciter_fw-la simple_o and_o absolute_o say_v to_o be_v of_o the_o spirit_n to_o that_o which_o secundum_fw-la quid_fw-la after_o a_o sort_n be_v of_o the_o spirit_n the_o work_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v not_o absolute_o the_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n but_o they_o be_v so_o the_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o they_o be_v also_o our_o work_n so_o they_o be_v pure_a as_o they_o proceed_v of_o the_o spirit_n but_o impure_a and_o imperfect_a as_o they_o be_v wrought_v by_o man_n 2._o object_n they_o which_o be_v conformable_a to_o the_o image_n of_o christ_n have_v perfect_a work_n the_o faithful_a be_v conformable_a in_o this_o life_n to_o the_o image_n of_o christ_n ergo._fw-la answ._n the_o proposition_n be_v true_a only_a of_o those_o which_o be_v perfect_o conformable_a but_o so_o be_v not_o the_o faithful_a in_o this_o life_n but_o only_o in_o part_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v 1_o cor._n 13.12_o now_o i_o know_v in_o part_n and_o as_o our_o knowledge_n be_v so_o be_v our_o obedience_n both_o imperfect_a 3._o object_n there_o be_v no_o condemnation_n to_o the_o faithful_a rom._n 8.1_o therefore_o their_o work_n be_v perfect_a answ._n the_o argument_n follow_v not_o for_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o faithful_a and_o their_o exemption_n from_o condemnation_n depend_v not_o upon_o the_o perfection_n of_o their_o work_n but_o upon_o the_o perfection_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n impute_v to_o they_o by_o faith_n 4._o object_n christ_n at_o his_o come_n shall_v render_v unto_o every_o one_o according_a to_o his_o work_n but_o it_o stand_v not_o with_o god_n justice_n to_o give_v a_o perfect_a reward_n unto_o imperfect_a work_n therefore_o the_o work_n of_o the_o regenerate_a because_o they_o shall_v be_v perfect_o reward_v be_v perfect_a answ._n 1._o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o faithful_a shall_v be_v perfect_o reward_v not_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o work_n but_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o faith_n whereby_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n be_v impute_v and_o be_v reward_v in_o they_o be_v they_o by_o faith_n as_o full_o as_o if_o it_o be_v their_o own_o 2._o yet_o christ_n shall_v judge_v also_o according_a to_o their_o work_n not_o as_o cause_n of_o the_o reward_n but_o as_o testimony_n and_o lively_a argument_n of_o their_o faith_n vrsin_n 5._o object_n the_o scripture_n ascribe_v perfection_n to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o saint_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o noah_n gen._n 6.9_o that_o he_o be_v a_o just_a and_o perfect_a man_n in_o his_o time_n so_o hezekiah_n say_v 2_o king_n 20.3_o i_o have_v walk_v before_o thou_o with_o a_o perfect_a heart_n answ._n 1._o these_o and_o the_o like_a say_n must_v be_v understand_v the_o perfectione_n partium_fw-la non_fw-la graduum_fw-la of_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o part_n of_o obedience_n not_o of_o the_o degree_n of_o perfection_n that_o be_v the_o faithful_a do_v exercise_v their_o obedience_n in_o every_o part_n of_o the_o law_n but_o not_o in_o a_o perfect_a degree_n or_o measure_n 2._o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v perfect_a in_o comparison_n only_o of_o such_o as_o be_v weak_a and_o imperfect_a 3._o and_o further_o their_o sincerity_n and_o perfection_n be_v understand_v as_o be_v opposite_a unto_o dissimulation_n and_o hypocrisy_n that_o their_o heart_n be_v perfect_a towards_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v unfeigned_a without_o any_o dissimulation_n in_o which_o sense_n the_o prophet_n david_n say_v judge_v i_o according_a to_o my_o innocence_n psal._n 7.8_o 6._o object_n the_o apostle_n say_v whosoever_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n sin_v not_o 1_o john_n 3.9_o the_o faithful_a then_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n sin_v not_o answ._n the_o apostle_n understand_v here_o not_o the_o dwell_n of_o sin_n but_o the_o reign_v of_o sin_n for_o otherwise_o he_o shall_v be_v contrary_a to_o himself_o who_o have_v say_v before_o chap._n 1.8_o if_o we_o say_v we_o have_v no_o sin_n we_o deceive_v ourselves_o and_o the_o truth_n be_v not_o in_o we_o they_o which_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n sin_v not_o that_o be_v sin_n though_o it_o remain_v in_o they_o it_o reign_v not_o in_o they_o as_o s._n paul_n say_v though_o we_o walk_v in_o the_o flesh_n we_o do_v not_o war_n after_o the_o flesh_n vrsin_n law_n 7._o it_o be_v evident_a then_o that_o the_o law_n be_v not_o give_v to_o justify_v man_n thereby_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v rom._n 3.20_o therefore_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v no_o flesh_n be_v justify_v in_o his_o sight_n for_o by_o the_o law_n come_v the_o knowledge_n of_o sin_n this_o then_o be_v the_o end_n and_o use_v of_o the_o law_n 1._o it_o show_v what_o god_n be_v one_o that_o love_v justice_n and_o hate_v iniquity_n 2._o it_o be_v as_o a_o glass_n wherein_o we_o may_v see_v that_o image_n after_o the_o which_o man_n be_v at_o the_o first_o create_v which_o now_o be_v deface_v in_o he_o by_o sin_n 3._o it_o be_v a_o rule_n and_o line_n after_o the_o which_o we_o shall_v square_v out_o our_o life_n and_o action_n 4._o it_o show_v the_o corruption_n of_o our_o nature_n and_o so_o be_v as_o a_o schoolmaster_n to_o bring_v we_o to_o christ_n marbach_n so_o augustine_n say_v hac_fw-la est_fw-la utilitas_fw-la legis_fw-la ut_fw-la hominem_fw-la de_fw-la sua_fw-la infirmitate_fw-la convincat_fw-la &_o gratiae_fw-la medicinam_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la est_fw-la implorare_fw-la compellat_fw-la this_o be_v the_o profit_n of_o the_o law_n to_o convince_v man_n of_o his_o infirmity_n and_o to_o drive_v he_o to_o seek_v the_o medicine_n of_o grace_n in_o christ_n epist._n 200._o 6._o confut._n that_o the_o moral_a law_n nor_o any_o precept_n thereof_o may_v be_v by_o humane_a authority_n dispense_v with_o there_o remain_v yet_o one_o point_n to_o be_v discuss_v whether_o any_o of_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n may_v be_v by_o humane_a authority_n dispense_v withal_o wherein_o the_o pope_n canonist_n have_v heretofore_o give_v unto_o their_o terrene_a god_n a_o infinite_a and_o unreasonable_a power_n for_o these_o be_v their_o conclusion_n that_o 59_o papa_n potest_fw-la dispensare_fw-la contra_fw-la jus_o divinum_fw-la the_o pope_n may_v dispense_v against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n 59_o contra_fw-la jus_o natura_fw-la against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n 59_o contra_fw-la novum_fw-la testamentum_fw-la against_o the_o new_a testament_n 59_o contra_fw-la apostolum_n against_o the_o apostle_n papa_n potest_fw-la dispensare_fw-la de_fw-la omnibus_fw-la praeceptis_fw-la veteris_fw-la &_o novi_fw-la testamenti_fw-la the_o pope_n may_v dispense_v with_o all_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n etc._n etc._n but_o herein_o i_o prefer_v the_o judgement_n of_o tostatus_n a_o moderate_a writer_n of_o that_o side_n who_o deny_v unto_o the_o pope_n any_o such_o authority_n and_o answer_v the_o contrary_a objection_n 1._o object_n as_o among_o man_n the_o lawmaker_n may_v dispense_v with_o his_o law_n so_o god_n that_o give_v the_o moral_a law_n be_v therefore_o above_o the_o law_n and_o may_v dispense_v with_o it_o and_o if_o god_n may_v dispense_v than_o the_o prelate_n of_o the_o church_n consequent_o may_v dispense_v because_o they_o be_v in_o god_n stead_n answ._n first_o to_o the_o proposition_n this_o may_v be_v answer_v 1._o that_o in_o humane_a law_n which_o tend_v unto_o the_o common_a good_a the_o preservation_n of_o the_o public_a state_n the_o maintenance_n of_o peace_n and_o of_o justice_n the_o lawgiver_n himself_o can_v so_o dispense_v as_o to_o overthrow_v the_o end_n of_o those_o law_n as_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a to_o disturb_v the_o public_a state_n or_o such_o like_a for_o this_o be_v to_o evert_v the_o very_a scope_n and_o end_n of_o the_o law_n but_o yet_o in_o particular_a case_n he_o may_v dispense_v as_o where_o a_o order_n be_v that_o every_o one_o shall_v watch_v
foundation_n as_o there_o be_v two_o socket_n under_o every_o board_n by_o the_o bar_n be_v understand_v the_o minister_n and_o teacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n by_o who_o preach_v the_o frame_n of_o the_o church_n be_v hold_v together_o 3._o the_o two_o veil_n do_v both_o keep_v the_o people_n from_o curious_a gaze_v and_o bold_a access_n which_o admonish_v we_o that_o we_o must_v not_o draw_v near_o unto_o god_n without_o great_a reverence_n 4._o the_o large_a outward_a court_n do_v represent_v and_o prefigure_v the_o vocation_n of_o the_o gentile_n which_o shall_v be_v call_v in_o great_a multitude_n whereas_o the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v straighten_a and_o pen_v up_o in_o a_o small_a corner_n simler_n 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n 1._o doct._n there_o be_v no_o salvation_n but_o in_o christ._n vers._n 1._o thou_o shall_v make_v the_o altar_n the_o israelite_n have_v but_o one_o only_a altar_n appoint_v upon_o the_o which_o they_o be_v to_o offer_v all_o their_o sacrifice_n 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eleusis_n which_o be_v not_o impart_v to_o stranger_n or_o of_o juno_n of_o coos_n unto_o the_o which_o servant_n be_v not_o admit_v but_o the_o secret_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v reveal_v to_o all_o the_o world_n pelargus_n lippoman_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v if_o our_o gospel_n be_v hide_v it_o be_v hide_v to_o they_o that_o be_v lose_v 2_o cor._n 4.3_o 5._o place_n of_o controversy_n 1._o confut._n against_o free_a will_n in_o good_a thing_n vers._n 4._o thou_o shall_v make_v unto_o it_o a_o grate_n like_o network_n etc._n etc._n beda_n think_v that_o the_o fire_n be_v make_v under_o tbis_fw-la grate_n and_o that_o through_o the_o hole_n thereof_o the_o flame_n ascend_v and_o consume_v the_o sacrifice_n whereupon_o he_o give_v this_o note_n nequaquam_fw-la obduremus_fw-la corda_fw-la nostra_fw-la more_fw-it pelagianorum_n etc._n etc._n sed_fw-la liberè_fw-la aperiamus_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v we_o not_o harden_v our_o heart_n and_o lock_v they_o up_o as_o the_o pelagian_n against_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n but_o so_o open_v they_o that_o as_o through_o many_o door_n in_o all_o thing_n that_o we_o begin_v well_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n may_v illuminate_v we_o etc._n etc._n and_o he_o show_v what_o the_o error_n of_o the_o pelagian_n be_v sâ—â—e_z gratia_fw-la dei_fw-la se_fw-la aliquid_fw-la boni_fw-la perficere_fw-la posse_fw-la praesumunt_fw-la they_o presume_v they_o can_v without_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n do_v some_o good_a thing_n and_o so_o they_o do_v not_o set_v a_o grate_n before_o their_o heart_n for_o the_o sacred_a fire_n of_o god_n spirit_n to_o enter_v sed_fw-la quasi_fw-la parietem_fw-la solidum_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la &_o ignâ—m_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la interponunt_fw-la but_o do_v put_v a_o thick_a wall_n between_o they_o and_o the_o sire_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n lest_o they_o shall_v be_v heat_v thereby_o and_o warm_v with_o love_n with_o the_o pelagian_n herein_o consent_v the_o romanist_n who_o assertion_n be_v this_o that_o a_o man_n natural_o without_o faith_n both_o with_o special_a assistance_n from_o god_n 9_o and_o without_o it_o can_v perform_v some_o moral_a good_a work_n if_o no_o temptation_n let_v bellarmin_n but_o against_o both_o these_o may_v be_v oppose_v that_o say_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n without_o i_o can_v you_o do_v nothing_o joh._n 15.5_o see_v more_o hereof_o synops._n centur._n 4._o err_v 43._o 2._o confut._n against_o altar_n in_o popish_a church_n vers._n 7._o the_o bar_n shall_v be_v in_o the_o two_o side_n of_o the_o altar_n etc._n etc._n this_o altar_n be_v a_o type_n and_o figure_n of_o christ_n and_o it_o be_v to_o continue_v till_o christ_n the_o true_a sacrificer_n shall_v offer_v himself_o upon_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o cross_n but_o now_o the_o church_n of_o god_n know_v no_o such_o material_a altar_n as_o rupertus_n well_o observe_v this_o altar_n be_v holy_a antequam_fw-la christus_fw-la qui_fw-la per_fw-la hoc_fw-la promittebatur_fw-la veniret_fw-la etc._n etc._n before_o christ_n come_v who_o be_v promise_v by_o it_o but_o after_o that_o he_o be_v enter_v into_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n nunc_fw-la reprobatum_fw-la &_o abjectum_fw-la est_fw-la now_o it_o be_v repel_v and_o reject_v the_o romanist_n therefore_o do_v judaize_n in_o retain_v still_o altar_n in_o their_o church_n antiquity_n know_v no_o such_o altar_n of_o stone_n as_o celsus_n as_o origen_n say_v object_v it_o as_o a_o fault_n among_o the_o christian_n quod_fw-la nec_fw-la imagine_v nec_fw-la templa_fw-la nec_fw-la arras_n haberent_fw-la that_o they_o have_v neither_o image_n temple_n nor_o altar_n augustine_n call_v it_o mensam_fw-la domini_fw-la the_o table_n of_o the_o lord_n chrysostom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o holy_a board_n athanasius_n mensam_fw-la ligneam_fw-la the_o table_n of_o wood_n b._n babe_v neither_o have_v they_o any_o colour_n for_o their_o altar_n out_o of_o that_o place_n heb._n 13._o we_o have_v a_o altar_n whereof_o they_o have_v no_o authority_n to_o eat_v which_o serve_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o apostle_n there_o speak_v of_o no_o material_a altar_n but_o of_o the_o death_n and_o passion_n of_o christ_n as_o it_o follow_v vers_fw-la 12._o and_o bellarmin_n forbear_v to_o urge_v this_o place_n because_o divers_a of_o their_o own_o writer_n apply_v it_o to_o christ_n cross_n lib._n 5._o the_o miss_n cap._n 9_o 3._o confut._n against_o the_o set_n up_o of_o candle_n in_o the_o day_n in_o popish_a church_n vers._n 1._o shall_v dress_v they_o from_o evening_n to_o morning_n the_o lamp_n burn_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n only_o in_o the_o night_n and_o be_v put_v out_o in_o the_o day_n as_o be_v before_o show_v quest_n 21._o which_o show_v that_o the_o romanist_n be_v herein_o more_o superstitious_a than_o the_o jew_n in_o set_v up_o candle_n and_o taper_n by_o day_n in_o their_o church_n hierom_n say_v ceras_fw-la non_fw-la clara_fw-la luce_fw-fr accendimus_fw-la etc._n etc._n we_o
exceed_v the_o vulgar_a and_o common_a sort_n 4._o thus_o as_o god_n first_o make_v the_o creature_n and_o last_o of_o all_o man_n who_o he_o create_v for_o his_o glory_n so_o after_o that_o god_n have_v appoint_v the_o tabernacle_n to_o be_v make_v and_o every_o thing_n thereto_o belong_v he_o in_o the_o last_o place_n set_v down_o the_o office_n and_o ministration_n of_o the_o priest_n who_o serve_v to_o set_v forth_o god_n glory_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o man_n be_v create_v to_o that_o end_n in_o the_o world_n borrh._n 5._o and_o to_o this_o end_n god_n ordain_v the_o ministry_n of_o man_n in_o his_o service_n to_o succour_v and_o relieve_v the_o imbecility_n of_o the_o people_n who_o be_v not_o able_a themselves_o to_o endure_v the_o lord_n voice_n simlerus_n quest_n ii_o why_o aaron_n be_v choose_v to_o be_v the_o high_a priest_n vers._n 1._o thy_o brother_n aaron_n 1._o the_o lord_n make_v special_a choice_n of_o aaron_n moses_n brother_n for_o the_o priesthood_n propter_fw-la principatum_fw-la &_o frequentia_fw-la cum_fw-la deo_fw-la colloquia_fw-la because_n of_o his_o preeminence_n and_o for_o the_o often_o conference_n they_o have_v with_o god_n and_o the_o great_a work_n which_o be_v do_v in_o egypt_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o therefore_o because_o in_o these_o respect_v they_o be_v more_o noble_a and_o famous_a than_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n the_o lord_n do_v single_a out_o aaron_n for_o this_o high_a office_n simler_n 2._o and_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n be_v take_v from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o tribe_n ad_fw-la honorem_fw-la mosis_fw-la &_o aaron_n ducum_fw-la populi_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o the_o honour_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n the_o captain_n of_o the_o people_n ferus_fw-la 3_o and_o aaron_n be_v appoint_v to_o be_v the_o high_a and_o chief_a priest_n to_o be_v a_o figure_n and_o type_n of_o christ_n simlerus_n the_o divers_a glorious_a vesture_n make_v for_o the_o priest_n do_v shadow_n forth_o the_o most_o heavenly_a grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n wherewith_o christ_n be_v adorn_v ferus_fw-la and_o he_o be_v therefore_o call_v moses_n brother_n quiâ—_n enim_fw-la ampliùs_fw-la alâ—eri_fw-la est_fw-la fraterne_n foedere_fw-la nexus_fw-la quam_fw-la christuâ—_n mosi_fw-la legi_fw-la gratia_fw-la novum_fw-la testamentum_fw-la veteri_fw-la for_o who_o can_v be_v near_o ally_v unto_o another_o by_o a_o brotherly_a league_n than_o christ_n to_o moses_n grace_n to_o the_o law_n the_o new_a testament_n to_o the_o old_a beda_n quest_n iii_o wherein_o the_o priesthood_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o aaron_n agree_v and_o disagree_v now_o aaron_n in_o some_o thing_n most_o fit_o resemble_v christ_n and_o in_o some_o thing_n between_o they_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n first_o aaron_n herein_o prefigure_v christ_n both_o in_o his_o peculiar_a function_n in_o enter_v into_o the_o holy_a place_n to_o make_v atonement_n for_o the_o people_n so_o christ_n be_v now_o enter_v into_o the_o heaven_n to_o appear_v in_o the_o fight_n of_o god_n for_o we_o hebr._fw-la 9.23_o as_o also_o in_o those_o function_n which_o be_v common_a to_o aaron_n with_o the_o rest_n which_o be_v these_o three_o dâ—cendo_fw-la precando_fw-la offerâ—â—do_fw-la in_o teach_v pray_v offer_v or_o sacrifice_v so_o christ_n have_v teach_v and_o lighten_v the_o world_n with_o the_o revelation_n of_o his_o father_n will_n and_o by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n christ_n also_o pray_v and_o make_v intercession_n for_o his_o people_n heb._n 9.25_o and_o he_o also_o offer_v up_o himself_o in_o sacrifice_n for_o our_o redemption_n tit._n 2.19_o he_o give_v himself_o for_o we_o that_o he_o may_v redeem_v we_o from_o all_o iniquity_n but_o yet_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o the_o priesthood_n of_o aaron_n which_o be_v the_o type_n and_o figure_n and_o the_o everlasting_a priesthood_n of_o christ._n 1._o in_o the_o dignity_n of_o their_o person_n aaron_n be_v a_o mere_a man_n christ_n be_v both_o god_n and_o man_n 2._o in_o their_o condition_n the_o priest_n of_o the_o law_n be_v man_n compass_v with_o many_o infirmity_n and_o subject_a to_o sin_n but_o christ_n be_v holy_a harmless_a undefiled_a separate_a from_o sinner_n heb._n 9.26_o 3._o in_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n they_o offer_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o beast_n but_o christ_n offer_v up_o his_o own_o body_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v heb._n 9.12_o neither_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o goat_n and_o calf_n but_o by_o his_o own_o blood_n enter_v he_o once_o into_o the_o holy_a place_n 4._o in_o the_o effect_n they_o differ_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o law_n do_v not_o perfect_o reconcile_v but_o only_o shadow_v forth_o by_o that_o typical_a reconciliation_n the_o true_a remission_n of_o sin_n by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n who_o have_v obtain_v eternal_a redemption_n for_o we_o and_o have_v redeem_v we_o from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n galath_n 3.13_o 5._o in_o the_o continuance_n the_o priesthood_n of_o aaron_n be_v not_o to_o continue_v for_o ever_o but_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v this_o man_n because_o he_o endure_v for_o ever_o have_v a_o everlasting_a priesthood_n heb._n 2.24_o 6._o in_o the_o manner_n of_o confirmation_n they_o be_v make_v priest_n without_o a_o oath_n but_o this_o be_v make_v with_o a_o oath_n by_o he_o that_o say_v unto_o he_o the_o lord_n have_v swear_v and_o will_v not_o repent_v thou_o be_v a_o priest_n for_o ever_o after_o the_o order_n of_o melchisedeck_n heb._n 5.21_o marbach_n quest_n iu._n why_o christ_n be_v call_v a_o priest_n after_o the_o order_n of_o melchisedeck_n and_o not_o of_o aaron_n and_o although_o aaron_n be_v a_o type_n and_o figure_n of_o christ_n yet_o he_o be_v call_v a_o priest_n after_o the_o order_n of_o melchisedeck_n and_o not_o after_o aaron_n not_o because_o there_o be_v no_o resemblance_n between_o christ_n and_o aaron_n but_o for_o that_o melchisedeck_n and_o his_o priesthood_n do_v in_o three_o thing_n more_o lively_o set_v forth_o christ_n priesthood_n than_o do_v aaron_n 1._o in_o the_o eternity_n thereof_o 2._o office_n and_o function_n 3._o and_o name_n 1._o as_o melchisedeck_n be_v set_v forth_o without_o father_n and_o mother_n without_o beginning_n of_o his_o day_n or_o end_n of_o his_o life_n not_o that_o he_o be_v so_o indeed_o but_o they_o be_v conceal_v in_o story_n to_o make_v he_o a_o more_o lively_a type_n and_o figure_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o his_o divinity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o mother_n in_o regard_n of_o his_o humanity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o father_n 2_o as_o melchisedek_n be_v both_o a_o king_n and_o a_o priest_n so_o christ_n be_v a_o priest_n in_o the_o expiation_n of_o our_o sin_n by_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o himself_o upon_o the_o cross_n and_o a_o king_n both_o in_o gather_v his_o church_n together_o by_o the_o sceptre_n of_o his_o word_n and_o govern_v they_o by_o his_o spirit_n as_o also_o in_o that_o all_o power_n over_o all_o creature_n and_o over_o the_o universal_a world_n be_v commit_v unto_o he_o 3._o the_o name_n of_o melchisedek_n fit_o agree_v unto_o christ_n which_o signify_v the_o king_n of_o righteousness_n and_o the_o place_n whereof_o he_o be_v king_n which_o be_v salem_n that_o betoken_v peace_n do_v also_o set_v forth_o the_o peaceable_a kingdom_n of_o christ_n both_o make_v peace_n between_o god_n and_o we_o and_o take_v away_o the_o wall_n of_o partition_n that_o be_v between_o the_o jew_n and_o gentile_n make_v of_o both_o one_o as_o the_o apostle_n show_v ephes._n 2.13_o now_o in_o christ_n jesuâ—_n you_o which_o be_v once_o a_o far_o off_o be_v make_v near_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n for_o he_o be_v our_o peace_n which_o have_v make_v of_o both_o one_o marbach_n quest_n v._o why_o these_o priestly_a garment_n be_v command_v to_o be_v make_v vers._n 2._o holy_a garment_n etc._n etc._n glorious_a and_o beautiful_a 1._o these_o garment_n be_v call_v holy_a in_o two_o respect_n both_o because_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o end_n they_o be_v consecrate_v and_o ordain_v only_o to_o holy_a use_n and_o therefore_o the_o priest_n only_o be_v to_o put_v they_o on_o and_o none_o other_o beside_o and_o they_o be_v not_o at_o all_o time_n to_o use_v they_o but_o only_o when_o they_o go_v into_o the_o tabernacle_n when_o they_o go_v out_o they_o put_v they_o off_o as_o also_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o consecration_n they_o be_v anoint_v with_o the_o holy_a oil_n chap._n 30._o and_o so_o set_v apart_o for_o holy_a use_n tostat._v quaest_n 2._o 2._o this_o apparel_v of_o aaron_n with_o such_o glorious_a apparel_n be_v command_v both_o in_o respect_n of_o themselves_o that_o they_o by_o these_o ceremony_n may_v be_v assure_v that_o their_o call_n be_v of_o god_n ferus_fw-la 3._o and_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o people_n hereby_o the_o lord_n will_v
have_v their_o ministry_n the_o more_o reverence_v and_o have_v in_o reputation_n marbach_n as_o josephus_n write_v how_o alexander_n the_o great_a when_o the_o high_a priest_n meet_v he_o adorn_v with_o his_o priestly_a attire_n reverence_v he_o and_o adore_v the_o great_a god_n of_o heaven_n in_o he_o who_o priest_n he_o be_v 3._o beside_o the_o comeliness_n and_o outward_a glory_n of_o the_o priestly_a attire_n there_o be_v another_o cause_n of_o their_o institution_n specialiâ—_n act_n ipsarum_fw-la vestâ—um_fw-la the_o special_a action_n and_o use_n of_o those_o garment_n for_o some_o of_o they_o be_v for_o some_o special_a ministration_n and_o service_n as_o the_o breastplate_n which_o be_v set_v with_o twelve_o precious_a stone_n in_o remembrance_n of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o israel_n tostat._n quaest_n 1._o 4._o ornatus_fw-la exterior_a very_fw-la &_o spiritualis_fw-la defectum_fw-la notavit_fw-la the_o outward_a adorn_v note_v the_o defect_n of_o the_o true_a spiritual_a ornament_n etc._n etc._n calvin_n and_o hereby_o be_v signify_v the_o insufficiency_n of_o aaron_n priesthood_n 5._o and_o god_n by_o this_o glitter_a show_n of_o the_o priestly_a garment_n voluit_fw-la plâ—â—_n quam_fw-la angelicum_fw-la 〈…〉_z splâ—ndorem_fw-la ostendere_fw-la will_v set_v forth_o the_o more_o than_o angelical_a brightness_n of_o all_o virtue_n which_o shall_v shine_v in_o christ._n 6._o and_o as_o those_o virtue_n serve_v ad_fw-la vitia_fw-la â—egenda_fw-la to_o cover_v the_o faulâ—s_n of_o the_o body_n so_o we_o be_v thereby_o teach_v that_o we_o must_v come_v before_o god_n not_o clothe_v without_o own_o righteousness_n but_o apparel_v with_o christ_n robe_n which_o shall_v make_v we_o to_o appear_v comely_a in_o the_o light_n of_o god_n simler_n quest_n vi_o of_o the_o cunning_a man_n that_o wrought_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n vers._n 3._o thou_o shall_v speak_v to_o all_o cunning_a man_n who_o i_o have_v fill_v 1._o although_o there_o may_v be_v man_n of_o ordinary_a skill_n in_o the_o host_n yet_o that_o have_v not_o be_v sufficient_a for_o this_o extraordinary_a work_n coâ—munis_fw-la peritia_fw-la non_fw-la satisfecisset_fw-la huic_fw-la operi_fw-la common_a skill_n have_v not_o be_v answerable_a to_o this_o work_n gallas_n and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n infuse_v into_o they_o a_o special_a gift_n of_o understanding_n and_o dexterity_n to_o work_v in_o all_o kind_n of_o curious_a work_n 2._o and_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o these_o principal_a and_o chief_a workman_n have_v not_o only_o their_o skill_n and_o knowledge_n increase_v which_o they_o be_v endue_v with_o before_o but_o that_o the_o lord_n do_v whole_o and_o absolute_o infuse_v into_o they_o the_o knowledge_n of_o these_o art_n as_o the_o text_n be_v that_o god_n have_v fill_v they_o with_o the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n oleaster_n like_a as_o the_o twelve_o apostle_n be_v man_n altogether_o unlearned_a who_o god_n use_v in_o the_o spiritual_a build_n up_o of_o the_o church_n as_o these_o be_v employ_v in_o the_o material_a tabernacle_n 3._o these_o be_v not_o only_o endue_v with_o a_o understand_a heart_n to_o invent_v curious_a work_n and_o give_v direction_n to_o other_o but_o their_o hand_n and_o other_o part_n of_o their_o body_n be_v fit_v according_o for_o the_o execution_n and_o practice_n and_o finish_n of_o these_o work_n and_o chap_n 31.4_o it_o be_v say_v they_o be_v fill_v with_o wisdom_n etc._n etc._n to_o find_v our_o curious_a work_n to_o work_v in_o gold_n and_o silver_n etc._n etc._n they_o do_v not_o only_o invent_v and_o find_v they_o out_o but_o do_v also_o help_v to_o work_v themselves_o tostat._v qu._n 4._o 4._o it_o may_v be_v that_o such_o like_a work_n quotidie_fw-la nunc_fw-la fiunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n be_v now_o make_v in_o many_o place_n but_o then_o in_o that_o simple_a age_n and_o rude_a time_n such_o thing_n have_v not_o be_v see_v before_o these_o curious_a work_n seem_v strange_a and_o admirable_a tostat._v qu._n 2._o 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to_o invent_v how_o to_o fashion_v the_o work_n according_a to_o moses_n direction_n and_o that_o platform_n which_o be_v show_v in_o the_o mount_n the_o other_o be_v a_o dexterity_n and_o agility_n in_o their_o hand_n to_o work_v that_o which_o they_o have_v devise_v and_o invent_v the_o first_o of_o these_o be_v a_o prophetical_a gift_n and_o proceed_v of_o a_o special_a instinct_n to_o invent_v and_o find_v out_o work_v answerable_a to_o the_o pattern_n cease_v and_o be_v intermit_v in_o they_o after_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v finish_v for_o it_o be_v a_o act_n rather_o of_o the_o mind_n than_o a_o habit_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o cause_n why_o that_o inward_a instinct_n shall_v continue_v the_o end_n be_v achieve_v wherefore_o it_o be_v first_o infuse_v but_o the_o other_o faculty_n in_o their_o handiwork_n which_o be_v increase_v by_o their_o practice_n and_o experience_n and_o be_v confirm_v by_o use_n and_o custom_n can_v not_o be_v so_o soon_o forget_v and_o lay_v aside_o it_o be_v not_o unlike_a but_o that_o the_o same_o remain_v still_o which_o they_o may_v have_v put_v in_o practice_n in_o other_o work_n and_o building_n if_o there_o have_v be_v occasion_n offer_v quest_n viii_o of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o priestly_a garment_n and_o ornament_n vers._n 4._o now_o these_o shall_v be_v the_o garment_n 1._o beda_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o there_o be_v but_o eight_o kind_n of_o garment_n in_o all_o which_o the_o high_a priest_n be_v apparel_v with_o namely_o these_o 1._o the_o breastplate_n or_o pectorall_a for_o the_o breast_n 2._o the_o ephod_n for_o the_o shoulder_n 3._o the_o robe_n 4_o and_o coat_n for_o the_o whole_a body_n 5._o the_o mitre_n for_o the_o head_n 6._o and_o the_o girdle_n for_o the_o waste_n 7._o the_o linen_n breech_n to_o cover_v the_o secret_a part_n 8._o and_o the_o plate_n of_o gold_n for_o the_o mitre_n whereof_o three_o the_o linen_n breech_n the_o linen_n coat_n and_o the_o girdle_n be_v common_a to_o the_o inferior_a priest_n but_o beda_n be_v great_o deceive_v and_o in_o these_o three_o point_n 1._o the_o coat_n here_o name_v call_v cetoneth_n tashebet_n the_o embroider_a coat_n be_v not_o common_a unto_o the_o inferior_a priest_n but_o peculiar_a to_o the_o high_a priest_n vers_n 39_o moses_n be_v bid_v to_o make_v aaron_n son_n coat_n also_o cetâ—neth_n but_o they_o be_v not_o embroider_v vers_fw-la 40._o 2._o the_o high_a priest_n also_o have_v a_o kind_n of_o girdle_n proper_a to_o himself_o which_o be_v make_v of_o needle_n work_n vers_fw-la 39_o and_o the_o inferior_a priest_n also_o have_v other_o girdle_n beside_o vers_fw-la 40._o 3._o the_o other_o priest_n also_o have_v bonnet_n which_o be_v of_o a_o divers_a fashion_n from_o the_o mitre_n which_o be_v make_v for_o the_o high_a priest_n vers_n 40._o 2._o r._n solomon_n make_v but_o nine_o parcel_n of_o the_o priestly_a attire_n and_o ribera_n likewise_o namely_o four_o 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v common_a to_o all_o the_o priest_n
from_o 215._o the_o time_n of_o israel_n sojourn_v in_o egypt_n there_o will_v remain_v 140._o but_o tostatus_n build_v upon_o uncertain_a supposition_n for_o these_o might_n as_o well_o beget_v at_o forty_o or_o fifty_o year_n as_o at_o 25._o for_o it_o be_v direct_o express_v of_o hezron_n that_o he_o have_v a_o child_n at_o 60._o year_n after_o he_o have_v marry_v his_o three_o wife_n 1_o chron._n 2.21_o and_o he_o have_v caleb_n by_o his_o second_o wife_n ephoach_v he_o have_v another_o wife_n azubah_n before_o 1_o chron._n 2.19_o he_o may_v therefore_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v beget_v caleb_n at_o 60._o year_n or_o thereabouts_o and_o caleb_n likewise_o his_o son_n at_o the_o same_o year_n or_o more_o we_o may_v allow_v unto_o they_o both_o 120._o year_n that_o they_o at_o 60._o have_v those_o child_n so_o that_o hur_z shall_v not_o be_v in_o this_o account_n above_o 95_o year_n old_a and_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o suppose_v he_o to_o be_v so_o old_a see_v he_o be_v in_o the_o same_o degree_n from_o ezrom_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n that_o come_v down_o with_o his_o father_n into_o egypt_n which_o moses_n be_v in_o from_o kohath_n of_o levi_n that_o likewise_o descend_v into_o egypt_n with_o his_o father_n gen._n 46.11_o for_o ezron_n beget_v caleb_n and_o caleb_n hur_z so_o kohath_n beget_v amram_n and_o amram_n moses_n hur_z be_v in_o the_o three_o generation_n or_o degree_n from_o ezron_n and_o so_o be_v moses_n from_o kohath_n and_o the_o hebrew_n hold_v that_o amram_n beget_v moses_n at_o 77._o year_n by_o this_o compare_v of_o these_o two_o line_n it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o make_v hur_z much_o elder_a than_o moses_n therefore_o whether_o he_o be_v the_o same_o hur_z or_o not_o tostatus_n reason_n enforce_v not_o the_o contrary_a but_o that_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o age_n this_o hur_z may_v be_v the_o same_o before_o mention_v quest_n four_o of_o the_o age_n of_o bezaleel_n 2._o further_o tostatus_n according_a to_o the_o same_o 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gift_n of_o wisdom_n understanding_n and_o knowledge_n vers._n 3._o i_o have_v fill_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o wisdom_n and_o understanding_n and_o in_o knowledge_n 1._o some_o by_o these_o three_o do_v understand_v the_o same_o thing_n and_o think_v that_o nothing_o else_o be_v here_o express_v but_o the_o same_o thing_n in_o divers_a word_n that_o god_n have_v endue_v they_o with_o singular_a skill_n and_o dexterity_n to_o make_v the_o work_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n ex._n tostat._v qu._n 2._o but_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o so_o many_o word_n be_v set_v down_o without_o special_a use_n and_o signification_n the_o rehearsal_n of_o the_o same_o thing_n in_o divers_a word_n without_o some_o difference_n will_v have_v seem_v superfluous_a 2._o augustine_n opinion_n be_v hoc_fw-la significative_a dictum_fw-la esse_fw-la exod._n that_o these_o thing_n be_v speak_v in_o another_o signification_n that_o these_o three_o the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n understanding_n and_o knowledge_n must_v be_v refer_v to_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v hereby_o signify_v but_o the_o text_n itself_o show_v that_o this_o wisdom_n understanding_n and_o knowledge_n be_v refer_v to_o the_o skill_n of_o work_v in_o all_o manner_n of_o work_n for_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o vers_n 4._o to_o find_v out_o curious_a work_n to_o work_v in_o gold_n in_o silver_n and_o in_o brass_n etc._n etc._n 3._o r_o solomon_n thus_o distinguish_v they_o he_o take_v wisdom_n for_o that_o cunning_a which_o be_v infuse_v of_o god_n understanding_n for_o that_o skill_n which_o a_o man_n find_v out_o of_o himself_o and_o knowledge_n for_o that_o which_o he_o learn_v by_o the_o instruction_n and_o teach_n of_o another_o but_o see_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v their_o teacher_n it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o they_o learn_v of_o any_o other_o and_o they_o teach_v other_o chap._n 35.34_o they_o be_v not_o teach_v of_o other_o 4._o tostatus_n thus_o do_v interpret_v they_o by_o wisdom_n he_o understand_v the_o habit_n of_o skill_n infuse_v of_o god_n by_o understanding_n their_o natural_a subtlety_n of_o wit_n by_o knowledge_n the_o cunning_a which_o they_o have_v learn_v by_o instruction_n and_o experience_n and_o of_o the_o habit_n infuse_v some_o be_v total_o and_o whole_o give_v they_o some_o be_v augment_v and_o increase_v only_o and_o all_o these_o three_o be_v wrought_v by_o god_n spirit_n though_o not_o in_o the_o same_o degree_n and_o manner_n the_o wisdom_n which_o be_v the_o infuse_a skill_n be_v only_o wrought_v by_o god_n the_o natural_a aptness_n of_o wit_n be_v give_v they_o by_o god_n but_o yet_o by_o natural_a mean_n nothing_o at_o all_o by_o their_o own_o industry_n the_o knowledge_n obtain_v by_o instruction_n be_v also_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n but_o by_o their_o own_o labour_n and_o diligence_n contra._n but_o this_o may_v be_v mislike_v in_o tostatus_n interpretation_n that_o he_o think_v they_o have_v the_o knowledge_n of_o art_n get_v by_o experience_n for_o whence_o shall_v they_o have_v this_o experience_n in_o egypt_n they_o be_v only_o occupy_v in_o servile_a work_n in_o work_v in_o clay_n and_o make_v of_o brick_n therefore_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o these_o be_v aforehand_o practise_v in_o any_o such_o curious_a art_n simler_n 5._o oleaster_n therefore_o make_v this_o difference_n between_o these_o three_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chocmah_o wisdom_n or_o cunning_a he_o understand_v the_o internal_a conceit_n and_o knowledge_n out_o of_o the_o which_o one_o proceed_v to_o work_v prudent_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tebunah_n discretion_n to_o apply_v and_o direct_v that_o inward_a apprehension_n and_o by_o daghath_fw-mi a_o experimental_a knowledge_n to_o know_v say_v he_o be_v sensu_fw-la vel_fw-la intellectu_fw-la experiri_fw-la to_o take_v trial_n by_o sense_n or_o understanding_n as_o lot_n say_v he_o have_v two_o daughter_n which_o know_v no_o man_n that_o be_v have_v no_o experimental_a knowledge_n but_o what_o experience_n can_v these_o have_v of_o work_v in_o all_o manner_n of_o metal_n and_o wood_n and_o needle_z work_n there_o be_v no_o such_o occasion_n of_o trial_n give_v they_o before_o 6._o thus_o then_o be_v these_o three_o gift_n better_o distinguish_v that_o whereas_o these_o workman_n be_v say_v to_o have_v do_v three_o thing_n to_o find_v out_o or_o invent_v curious_a work_n themselves_o vers_fw-la 4._o and_o to_o teach_v other_o chap._n 35.34_o and_o to_o work_v also_o with_o their_o hand_n vers_n 5._o to_o work_n in_o all_o manner_n of_o workmanship_n these_o three_o gift_n may_v be_v apply_v thus_o to_o these_o three_o faculty_n they_o have_v wisdom_n give_v they_o to_o conceive_v and_o apprehend_v how_o to_o work_v themselves_o which_o be_v call_v the_o find_v out_o or_o excogitate_v of_o work_n their_o understanding_n serve_v to_o show_v and_o teach_v other_o therefore_o the_o other_o workman_n be_v say_v only_o to_o be_v wise_a heart_a vers_fw-la 6._o because_o they_o be_v teach_v and_o teach_v not_o and_o their_o knowledge_n guide_v their_o hand_n to_o be_v appliable_a to_o express_v that_o in_o their_o work_n which_o they_o conceive_v in_o their_o understanding_n these_o three_o may_v be_v reduce_v also_o to_o these_o two_o faculty_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o gift_n power_n or_o skill_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o practice_n simler_n the_o skill_n be_v either_o in_o their_o own_o apprehension_n or_o in_o the_o instruction_n of_o other_o their_o practice_n be_v in_o the_o agility_n of_o their_o hand_n and_o expedition_n of_o the_o work_n quest_n vi_o whether_o all_o the_o kind_n of_o work_n be_v rehearse_v here_o which_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o tabernacle_n vers._n 5._o and_o in_o the_o art_n to_o set_v stone_n etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o latin_a translater_n add_v to_o work_v marmore_fw-la in_o marble_n which_o
be_v not_o in_o the_o hebrew_n but_o only_o in_o work_v of_o stone_n but_o we_o do_v not_o read_v that_o any_o marble_n be_v use_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n tostatus_n say_v though_o no_o marble_n go_v to_o the_o make_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n yet_o they_o may_v have_v skill_n to_o work_v therein_o because_o it_o belong_v to_o perfect_a workman_n to_o have_v skill_n to_o do_v some_o thing_n which_o they_o have_v no_o need_n to_o do_v quest_n 7._o contra._n this_o wisdom_n and_o understanding_n be_v give_v they_o to_o work_v in_o all_o manner_n of_o workmanship_n and_o to_o make_v all_o which_o the_o lord_n command_v vers_fw-la 6._o therefore_o see_v they_o be_v not_o command_v to_o do_v any_o thing_n with_o marble_n that_o belong_v not_o to_o their_o skill_n 2._o but_o tostatus_n add_v further_a that_o some_o work_n be_v express_v which_o they_o do_v not_o as_o in_o diversitate_fw-la lignorum_fw-la to_o work_v in_o divers_a kind_n of_o wood_n whereas_o they_o wrought_v only_o in_o shittim_n wood_n and_o some_o kind_n of_o work_n be_v omit_v which_o they_o do_v as_o in_o curious_a weave_n and_o embroyder_v contra._n the_o latin_a interpreter_n here_o do_v not_o translate_v right_a the_o word_n be_v bacharosh_v ghetz_n in_o the_o workmanship_n of_o wood_n or_o timber_n the_o text_n speak_v not_o of_o diversity_n of_o wood_n and_o yet_o they_o be_v able_a to_o cut_v and_o carve_v in_o one_o kind_n of_o wood_n have_v skill_n to_o do_v it_o in_o another_o 3._o indeed_o some_o of_o their_o work_n be_v here_o omit_v which_o the_o septuagint_n supply_v here_o to_o work_v in_o blue_a silk_n purple_a scarlet_n fine_a twine_v linen_n but_o none_o of_o this_o be_v find_v here_o in_o the_o original_n yet_o chap._n 35.35_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o all_o these_o whence_o a_o supply_n may_v be_v make_v here_o simler_n 4._o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v imagine_v that_o all_o these_o work_n go_v only_o through_o the_o hand_n of_o bezaleel_n and_o aholiab_n who_o be_v join_v with_o bezaleel_n but_o that_o there_o be_v many_o workman_n beside_o which_o be_v teach_v and_o instruct_v by_o they_o chap._n 35.34_o 5._o there_o be_v two_o chief_a and_o principal_a workman_n bezaleel_n and_o aholiab_n that_o be_v director_n to_o the_o rest_n and_o teach_v they_o to_o work_v chap._n 35_o 34._o and_o of_o these_o two_o it_o seem_v that_o bezaleel_n be_v the_o most_o excellent_a workman_n who_o gift_n and_o faculty_n be_v first_o of_o all_o describe_v by_o themselves_o quest_n vii_o whether_o the_o wise_a in_o heart_n receive_v a_o new_a gift_n or_o increase_v rather_o of_o the_o old_a vers._n 6._o in_o the_o heart_n of_o those_o which_o be_v wise_a heart_a have_v i_o put_v wisdom_n etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o most_o be_v that_o god_n in_o these_o increase_v only_o those_o gift_n which_o they_o have_v before_o as_o their_o natural_a part_n and_o their_o skill_n in_o art_n which_o they_o have_v learn_v and_o give_v they_o a_o further_a degree_n of_o wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n in_o those_o kind_n of_o work_n as_o he_o have_v do_v to_o bezaleel_n and_o aholiab_n genevens_n tostat._n qu._n 7._o osiander_n but_o it_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v think_v that_o god_n altogether_o furnish_v they_o for_o this_o work_n that_o as_o the_o apostle_n be_v take_v from_o among_o the_o unlearned_a sort_n to_o build_v the_o spiritual_a church_n of_o christ_n so_o these_o be_v altogether_o unfit_a of_o themselves_o to_o have_v enterprise_v this_o business_n if_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o endue_v they_o with_o the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n lest_o they_o may_v have_v ascribe_v part_n of_o the_o work_n to_o themselves_o and_o further_o whereas_o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n chap._n 35.31_o this_o phrase_n insinuate_v that_o this_o gift_n of_o skill_n be_v inspire_v it_o be_v not_o then_o in_o they_o before_o in_o part_n for_o than_o they_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v fill_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n but_o receive_v part_v only_o 2._o oleaster_n make_v this_o difference_n deum_fw-la implesse_a duos_fw-la praecipuos_fw-la artifices_fw-la sapientia_fw-la scilicet_fw-la nova_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o god_n have_v fill_v the_o two_o principal_a workman_n with_o new_a wisdom_n and_o anxisse_fw-la eam_fw-la eye_n qui_fw-la eam_fw-la ante_fw-la habuerunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o that_o he_o increase_v the_o same_o to_o those_o which_o have_v it_o before_o but_o by_o this_o mean_n the_o inferior_a artificer_n shall_v have_v have_v more_o help_n than_o the_o other_o both_o natural_a and_o supernatural_a whereas_o the_o other_o have_v only_o supernatural_a 3._o simlerus_n give_v this_o interpretation_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o that_o be_v wise_a heart_a have_v i_o put_v wisdom_n to_o make_v that_o god_n bestow_v two_o thing_n upon_o they_o artem_fw-la à _fw-la i_o hahent_fw-mi &_o in_o hunc_fw-la finem_fw-la etc._n etc._n they_o have_v both_o the_o skill_n and_o art_n from_o i_o and_o to_o this_o end_n to_o make_v etc._n etc._n so_o they_o be_v wise_a heart_a but_o they_o be_v wise_a of_o god_n make_v but_o that_o this_o phrase_n to_o be_v wise_a in_o heart_n show_v not_o any_o special_a and_o extraordinary_a gift_n of_o art_n infuse_v unto_o they_o be_v evident_a chap._n 35_o 25._o where_o the_o woman_n that_o do_v spin_v with_o their_o hand_n be_v say_v to_o be_v wise_a heart_a 4._o therefore_o junius_n give_v a_o better_a interpretation_n call_v these_o wise_a in_o heart_n industrious_a now_o two_o thing_n be_v require_v to_o make_v one_o industrious_a and_o so_o wise_a in_o heart_n one_o be_v willingness_n and_o the_o other_o be_v aptness_n and_o agility_n to_o any_o work_n as_o both_o these_o be_v touch_v chap._n 35.21_o every_o one_o who_o heart_n make_v he_o willing_a and_o vers_fw-la 25._o the_o woman_n that_o be_v wise_a heart_a spin_a with_o their_o hand_n so_o god_n give_v unto_o they_o first_o a_o willing_a heart_n and_o they_o which_o have_v any_o aptness_n to_o do_v artificial_a work_n be_v then_o endue_v with_o a_o extraordinary_a gift_n of_o wisdom_n to_o do_v the_o work_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n they_o receive_v special_a grace_n to_o know_v how_o to_o work_v according_a to_o the_o pattern_n give_v they_o and_o willingness_n 〈◊〉_d to_o exercise_v their_o gift_n to_o god_n glory_n in_o set_v forward_o the_o work_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n so_o m._n calvine_n he_o have_v give_v they_o aptness_n and_o insight_n ut_fw-la eorum_fw-la dexteritas_fw-la semen_fw-mi quoddam_fw-la esset_fw-la that_o their_o dexterity_n shall_v be_v but_o a_o certain_a seed_n quest_n viii_o why_o moses_n be_v not_o make_v fit_a to_o do_v the_o work_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n now_o if_o it_o be_v inquire_v why_o moses_n receive_v not_o this_o gift_n of_o wisdom_n see_v he_o may_v best_o have_v know_v how_o to_o frame_v those_o thing_n have_v see_v the_o fashion_n of_o they_o in_o the_o mount_n it_o may_v be_v thus_o answer_v that_o although_o it_o have_v be_v no_o hard_a thing_n with_o god_n to_o have_v give_v moses_n wisdom_n to_o do_v such_o thing_n yet_o for_o these_o reason_n the_o lord_n see_v it_o be_v not_o fit_a 1._o because_o moses_n be_v to_o oversee_v and_o direct_v every_o man_n work_n and_o to_o approve_v and_o allow_v of_o it_o be_v do_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o meet_v that_o he_o shall_v have_v be_v a_o labourer_n with_o they_o himself_o 2._o and_o beside_o moses_n be_v to_o attend_v the_o public_a government_n to_o speak_v unto_o the_o people_n and_o to_o judge_v their_o cause_n therefore_o he_o can_v not_o be_v let_v by_o public_a affair_n have_v be_v spare_v for_o those_o work_n and_o as_o it_o please_v god_n to_o direct_v his_o father_n in_o law_n to_o give_v he_o counsel_n to_o appoint_v under-officer_n and_o governor_n and_o not_o to_o undertake_v the_o whole_a burden_n of_o government_n himself_o so_o it_o be_v requisite_a that_o the_o finish_n of_o this_o work_n shall_v be_v transmit_v over_o to_o other_o and_o the_o chief_a direction_n and_o oversight_n only_o to_o belong_v to_o moses_n tostat._n qu._n 8._o quest_n ix_o of_o the_o garment_n of_o ministration_n what_o they_o be_v vers._n 10._o also_o the_o garment_n for_o ministration_n and_o the_o holy_a garment_n for_o aaron_n the_o priest_n and_o the_o garment_n for_o his_o son_n etc._n etc._n 1._o some_o do_v understand_v by_o the_o garment_n of_o ministration_n the_o holy_a garment_n for_o aaron_n as_o tostatus_n follow_v therein_o the_o latin_a translater_n and_o the_o septuagint_n who_o read_v only_o the_o holy_a garment_n for_o the_o ministry_n of_o aaron_n etc._n etc._n whereas_o there_o be_v three_o distinct_a garment_n speak_v of_o bigdâ—e_v haserad_a garment_n of_o ministration_n and_o bigdee_o hakedesh_a holy_a garment_n for_o aaron_n 2._o oleaster_n understand_v vestes_fw-la inferiores_fw-la seu_fw-la commune_v
the_o inferior_a or_o common_a priest_n garment_n which_o remain_v exutic_a pontificalibus_fw-la the_o pontifical_a vesture_n or_o raiment_n be_v put_v off_o etc._n etc._n for_o so_o the_o word_n sarad_v signify_v to_o remain_v to_o be_v leave_v but_o this_o can_v be_v so_o for_o in_o the_o three_o place_n the_o common_a garment_n for_o aaron_n son_n be_v mention_v also_o 3._o junius_n think_v that_o the_o curtain_n and_o veil_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v hereby_o signify_v as_o also_o those_o cover_n wherein_o the_o ark_n altar_n table_n with_o other_o thing_n be_v fold_v up_o when_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v remove_v but_o the_o curtain_n and_o veil_n be_v not_o here_o mean_v for_o they_o be_v make_v of_o four_o colour_n blue_a silk_n purple_a scarlet_a fine_a twine_v linen_n chap._n 26.1_o these_o garment_n of_o ministration_n be_v make_v only_o of_o three_o blue_a silk_n purple_a and_o scarlet_a chap._n 39.1_o â—_o therefore_o the_o latter_a kind_n be_v only_o here_o understand_v namely_o those_o cover_n wherewith_o those_o holy_a thing_n before_o speak_v of_o be_v cover_v vatabl._n borrh._n simler_n for_o such_o clothes_n they_o have_v to_o wrap_v they_o in_o numb_a 4.6_o 7._o the_o curtain_n and_o veil_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v before_o understand_v vers_fw-la 7._o under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n which_o be_v take_v either_o general_o for_o the_o cover_n board_n and_o pillar_n whereof_o the_o tabernacle_n consist_v and_o so_o it_o be_v call_v â—hel_n or_o more_o special_o for_o the_o curtain_n only_o which_o be_v proper_o call_v miscan_fw-it chap._n 26.1_o it_o be_v take_v in_o the_o general_a sense_n here_o tostat._v qu._n 7._o as_o likewise_o chap._n 31.26_o where_o it_o be_v say_v thou_o shall_v anoint_v the_o tabernacle_n quest_n x._o the_o spiritual_a signification_n of_o the_o furnish_n of_o bezaleel_n and_o aholiab_n with_o gift_n by_o the_o furnish_n of_o bezaleel_n and_o aholiab_n with_o excellent_a gift_n for_o the_o work_n of_o the_o material_a tabernacle_n 1._o strabus_n understand_v here_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o trinity_n aholiab_n which_o he_o say_v signify_v my_o protection_n betoken_v the_o father_n bezaleel_n interpret_v in_o the_o shadow_n of_o god_n the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o the_o word_n or_o commandment_n to_o make_v the_o tabernacle_n the_o son_n of_o god_n but_o this_o application_n be_v curious_a and_o dangerous_a to_o prefigure_v the_o bless_a and_o immortal_a trinity_n by_o sinful_a and_o mortal_a man_n 2._o yet_o bezaleel_n of_o judah_n do_v most_o proper_o prefigure_v the_o messiah_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n upon_o who_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n the_o spirit_n of_o understanding_n etc._n etc._n and_o of_o knowledge_n isai._n 11.2_o who_o shall_v be_v the_o spiritual_a builder_n of_o the_o church_n borrh._n marbach_n 3._o and_o by_o the_o inferior_a workman_n the_o apostle_n be_v signify_v the_o evangelist_n pastor_n and_o minister_n who_o as_o inferior_a workman_n under_o the_o chief_a builder_n christ_n jesus_n do_v edify_v the_o church_n so_o saint_n paul_n say_v 1_o cor._n 3.10_o as_o a_o skilful_a master_n builder_n i_o have_v lay_v the_o foundation_n again_o as_o here_o bezaleel_n and_o aholiab_n and_o many_o other_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n for_o the_o work_n of_o the_o outward_a tabernacle_n so_o the_o apostle_n say_v ephes._n 4.11_o he_o give_v some_o to_o be_v apostle_n some_o prophet_n and_o some_o evangelist_n and_o some_o pastor_n and_o teacher_n for_o the_o gather_v together_o of_o the_o saint_n for_o the_o work_n of_o the_o ministry_n and_o for_o the_o edefication_n of_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n and_o so_o as_o hierom_n well_o say_v judais_n perdentibus_fw-la architectos_fw-la omnis_fw-la aedificandi_fw-la gratia_fw-la translata_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la the_o jew_n have_v lose_v their_o workman_n all_o the_o grace_n of_o building_n be_v transfer_v to_o the_o church_n cap._n 3._o in_o isaiam_n quest_n xi_o why_o the_o precept_n concern_v the_o sabbath_n be_v here_o renew_a vers._n 13._o notwithstanding_o keep_v you_o my_o sabbath_n divers_a reason_n may_v be_v yield_v why_o the_o lord_n make_v rehearsal_n here_o of_o that_o precept_n of_o sanctify_v the_o sabbath_n 1._o quia_fw-la segnes_fw-la admodum_fw-la &_o tardi_fw-la sumus_fw-la ad_fw-la cultum_fw-la dei_fw-la because_o we_o be_v slow_a and_o backward_o in_o god_n service_n gallas_n 2._o because_o they_o be_v now_o appoint_v to_o begin_v the_o work_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n ne_fw-la crederem_fw-la sibi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d esse_fw-la die_fw-la sabbati_fw-la aedificare_fw-la lest_o they_o may_v think_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o they_o to_o build_v upon_o the_o sabbath_n day_n the_o lord_n in_o this_o place_n give_v they_o charge_v even_o in_o this_o busy_a and_o necessary_a work_n to_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n lippoman_n tostat._v lyrâ—n_n pelarg._n jun._n as_o likewise_o chap._n 34.21_o both_o in_o ear_n time_n and_o in_o harvest_n they_o be_v charge_v to_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n lest_o they_o may_v take_v themselves_o to_o be_v excuse_v by_o the_o necessity_n of_o these_o work_n oleaster_n 3._o see_v they_o be_v not_o to_o keep_v the_o ceremonial_a law_n until_o they_o come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o 〈…〉_z omit_v for_o the_o paschal_n lamb_n be_v but_o once_o sacrifice_v in_o the_o wilderness_n cajetan_n 4._o beside_o the_o lord_n hereby_o will_v teach_v they_o the_o right_a use_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n which_o conâ—â—â—ed_v in_o their_o come_n together_o there_o especial_o upon_o the_o sabbath_n to_o serve_v the_o lord_n and_o therefore_o these_o two_o be_v put_v together_o levit._n 23.30_o you_o shall_v keep_v my_o sabbath_n and_o reverence_v my_o sanctuary_n and_o the_o lord_n complain_v by_o his_o prophet_n ezech._n 23.38_o they_o have_v defile_v my_o sanctuary_n and_o profane_v my_o sabbath_n simler_n pelarg._n 5._o this_o charge_n also_o renew_a ad_fw-la supplet_fw-la ionem_fw-la omissâ—rum_fw-la for_o the_o supply_n of_o some_o thing_n omit_v because_o it_o be_v not_o express_v before_o what_o punishment_n he_o shall_v have_v that_o do_v violate_v the_o sabbath_n which_o be_v declare_v here_o that_o he_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n and_o it_o be_v put_v in_o execution_n numb_a 15._o upon_o the_o man_n that_o gather_v stick_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n tostat._n lyran._n quest_n xii_o why_o it_o be_v more_o forbid_v to_o labour_n in_o the_o build_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n than_o for_o the_o priest_n to_o sacrifice_v among_o other_o reason_n before_o allege_v why_o mention_n be_v here_o make_v of_o sanctify_v the_o sabbath_n this_o be_v one_o that_o the_o people_n may_v be_v here_o admonish_v to_o forbear_v even_o from_o the_o work_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n but_o than_o it_o will_v be_v thus_o object_v see_v the_o priest_n do_v violate_v and_o break_v the_o sabbath_n as_o one_o bless_a saviour_n say_v matth._n 12.5_o and_o be_v blameless_a as_o in_o kill_v the_o sacrifice_n and_o do_v other_o thing_n thereunto_o belong_v why_o it_o be_v not_o as_o lawful_a to_o labour_v in_o the_o build_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n also_o upon_o the_o sabbath_n hereunto_o answer_n may_v be_v make_v that_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o the_o sacrifice_n which_o the_o priest_n offer_v upon_o the_o sabbath_n and_o other_o thing_n belong_v to_o their_o service_n and_o the_o other_o work_v of_o the_o sanctuary_n 1._o the_o lord_n command_v the_o one_o namely_o that_o sacrifice_n shall_v be_v offer_v upon_o the_o sabbath_n and_o that_o double_a to_o any_o other_o day_n for_o upon_o the_o other_o day_n they_o sacrifice_v a_o lamb_n in_o the_o morning_n and_o another_o at_o night_n but_o upon_o the_o sabbath_n two_o lamb_n be_v appoint_v for_o the_o morning_n sacrifice_n and_o two_o for_o night_n numb_a 28.9_o and_o the_o holy_a fire_n upon_o the_o altar_n be_v command_v never_o to_o go_v out_o levit._n 6.13_o this_o fire_n than_o they_o keep_v upon_o the_o sabbath_n bring_v and_o lay_v wood_n to_o preserve_v it_o these_o work_v they_o have_v the_o lord_n word_n and_o warrant_n for_o but_o for_o the_o other_o they_o have_v not_o nay_o they_o be_v forbid_v all_o kind_n of_o work_n and_o labour_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n save_v those_o which_o the_o lord_n himself_o except_v concern_v the_o service_n of_o the_o sabbath_n therefore_o these_o also_o in_o building_n and_o frame_v the_o thing_n appertain_v to_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v likewise_o inhibit_v 2._o the_o priest_n be_v say_v to_o violate_v the_o sabbath_n in_o their_o sacrifice_n and_o other_o sabbath_n work_v but_o not_o proper_o because_o they_o do_v such_o thing_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n which_o if_o they_o have_v not_o be_v permit_v yea_o command_v of_o themselves_o have_v tend_v to_o the_o violate_v of_o the_o sabbath_n so_o they_o do_v break_v it_o materialiter_fw-la material_o but_o not_o formaliter_fw-la formal_o he_o break_v the_o
as_o a_o reason_n of_o his_o presence_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v allege_v before_o as_o a_o cause_n of_o his_o departure_n chap._n 33.3_o then_o he_o intreat_v the_o lord_n by_o his_o own_o merciful_a nature_n which_o be_v ready_a to_o give_v pardon_n and_o three_o he_o put_v god_n in_o mind_n of_o his_o covenant_n which_o he_o have_v make_v with_o his_o people_n to_o be_v his_o inheritance_n jun._n 3._o and_o moses_n confess_v and_o say_v our_o sin_n include_v also_o himself_o because_o there_o be_v none_o perfect_a in_o god_n sight_n simler_n as_o daniel_n also_o pray_v dan._n 9.5_o we_o have_v sin_v and_o commit_v iniquity_n cajetan_n think_v he_o have_v relation_n to_o aaron_n sin_n for_o the_o which_o he_o intreat_v but_o the_o other_o sense_n be_v better_a 4._o moses_n make_v mention_v only_o of_o iniquity_n and_o sin_n omit_v the_o three_o that_o be_v transgression_n which_o proceed_v of_o pride_n and_o contempt_n against_o god_n tostatus_n and_o cajetan_n give_v this_o reason_n because_o the_o people_n be_v not_o guilty_a of_o that_o kind_n of_o sin_n to_o offend_v against_o god_n excontemptu_fw-la of_o contempt_n but_o by_o these_o two_o all_o other_o sin_n rather_o be_v understand_v simler_n for_o moses_n will_v make_v a_o full_a and_o ample_a confession_n of_o their_o sin_n that_o he_o may_v move_v the_o lord_n to_o compassion_n 5._o moses_n also_o wise_o frame_v his_o prayer_n and_o ground_v it_o upon_o the_o lord_n own_o word_n for_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v profess_v himself_o ready_a to_o forgive_v sin_n and_o iniquity_n so_o moses_n say_v pardon_v our_o iniquity_n and_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v that_o he_o reserve_v mercy_n to_o thousand_o so_o moses_n intreat_v that_o he_o will_v take_v they_o for_o his_o inheritance_n for_o ever_o ferus_fw-la quest_n xx._n what_o covenant_n the_o lord_n here_o renew_v with_o moses_n vers._n 10._o behold_v i_o will_v make_v a_o covenant_n before_o all_o the_o people_n 1._o cajetan_n seem_v to_o think_v that_o this_o be_v the_o special_a covenant_n make_v with_o aaron_n and_o moses_n the_o one_o to_o be_v the_o governor_n of_o the_o people_n the_o other_o to_o be_v the_o high_a priest_n but_o moses_n make_v no_o suit_n or_o request_n for_o himself_o but_o only_o in_o the_o people_n name_n and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n mean_v that_o general_a covenant_n which_o he_o will_v now_o â—enue_v with_o his_o people_n as_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o ordinance_n which_o be_v here_o propound_v which_o concern_v the_o people_n in_o general_a simler_n 2._o ferus_fw-la seem_v to_o understand_v this_o covenant_n of_o that_o solemn_a league_n which_o moses_n make_v with_o the_o people_n deut._n 29._o in_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n but_o that_o be_v only_o a_o renew_v of_o the_o covenant_n here_o make_v because_o the_o people_n which_o have_v see_v the_o lord_n great_a wonder_n in_o egypt_n be_v all_o then_o dead_a this_o covenant_n than_o be_v at_o this_o time_n revive_v when_o the_o lord_n write_v the_o second_o time_n the_o commandment_n in_o the_o table_n of_o stone_n which_o be_v sign_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o send_v down_o moses_n with_o they_o unto_o the_o people_n simler_n 3._o there_o be_v two_o special_a part_n of_o this_o covenant_n one_o be_v absolute_a that_o the_o bless_a messiah_n shall_v be_v bear_v of_o that_o nation_n the_o other_o be_v conditional_a for_o the_o inherit_v of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n which_o afterward_o through_o their_o disobedience_n they_o be_v deprive_v of_o when_o they_o go_v into_o captivity_n simler_n quest_n xxi_o of_o the_o divers_a kind_n of_o marvel_n vers._n 10_o i_o will_v do_v marvellous_a there_o be_v three_o kind_n of_o wonder_n or_o marvel_n in_o the_o world_n 1._o some_o be_v such_o as_o be_v strange_a and_o unusual_a yet_o not_o beside_o the_o order_n and_o course_n of_o nature_n but_o be_v wrought_v by_o the_o skill_n and_o device_n of_o man_n such_o be_v those_o which_o be_v call_v the_o wonder_n of_o the_o world_n as_o the_o temple_n of_o diâ—na_n at_o ephesus_n mausâ—lus_n tomb_n the_o image_n of_o the_o sun_n at_o rhodes_n and_o juppiters_n image_n at_o olympus_n make_v by_o phidias_n the_o wall_n of_o babylon_n which_o semiramis_n make_v and_o the_o pyramid_n in_o egypt_n 2._o some_o be_v do_v beside_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n by_o the_o operation_n of_o spirit_n but_o they_o differ_v from_o true_a miracle_n and_o wonder_n for_o either_o they_o be_v counterfeit_a work_n do_v by_o the_o deceit_n and_o collusion_n of_o satan_n such_o be_v the_o magician_n serpent_n that_o contend_v with_o moses_n and_o the_o wonder_n which_o antichrist_n shall_v work_v by_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n 2_o thessaly_n 2._o or_o they_o be_v do_v to_o a_o false_a end_n to_o confirm_v superstition_n and_o false_a religion_n such_o as_o have_v be_v practise_v by_o superstitious_a monk_n in_o pilgrimage_n and_o at_o the_o relic_n of_o saint_n to_o hold_v the_o people_n in_o error_n simler_n 3._o but_o the_o true_a miracle_n be_v indeed_o such_o as_o be_v wrought_v by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n above_o and_o beyond_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n and_o these_o be_v of_o three_o sort_n either_o such_o which_o only_o work_v terror_n and_o admiration_n such_o as_o be_v the_o sound_n of_o the_o trumpet_n and_o thunder_n and_o the_o appearance_n of_o fire_n in_o mount_n sinai_n when_o the_o law_n be_v deliver_v or_o such_o as_o be_v for_o some_o necessary_a use_n and_o present_a benefit_n as_o the_o rain_v of_o manna_n the_o bring_v forth_o of_o water_n out_o of_o the_o rock_n and_o such_o be_v all_o our_o bless_a saviour_n miracle_n which_o always_o tend_v to_o some_o profitable_a end_n or_o they_o be_v such_o as_o be_v send_v for_o the_o destruction_n and_o punishment_n of_o the_o wicked_a as_o be_v the_o open_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o swallow_v up_o cora_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n and_o the_o sudden_a death_n of_o ananias_n and_o sapphira_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n act._n 5._o simler_n quest_n xxii_o what_o marvel_v these_o be_v which_o the_o lord_n here_o say_v he_o will_v do_v vers._n 10._o marvel_n such_o as_o have_v not_o be_v do_v in_o all_o the_o world_n 1._o some_o understand_v these_o marvel_n to_o be_v those_o wonderful_a sign_n which_o shall_v be_v show_v in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n for_o otherwise_o these_o sign_n be_v never_o give_v unto_o the_o jew_n ad_fw-la literam_fw-la according_a to_o the_o letter_n gloss._n interlinear_o but_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o lord_n speak_v of_o such_o sign_n as_o moses_n and_o the_o people_n among_o who_o he_o be_v shall_v see_v they_o be_v present_o then_o to_o be_v perform_v and_o such_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a work_n the_o lord_n show_v indeed_o unto_o his_o people_n in_o the_o wilderness_n 2._o rupertus_n understand_v they_o of_o the_o incarnation_n passion_n resurrection_n of_o christ_n so_o ferus_fw-la of_o the_o miracle_n which_o christ_n wrought_v in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n for_o otherwise_o say_v rupertus_n majora_n signa_fw-la visae_fw-la sunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n great_a sign_n be_v see_v in_o egypt_n than_o any_o do_v among_o that_o people_n before_o christ_n come_v but_o the_o lord_n here_o speak_v of_o such_o work_n as_o he_o will_v do_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o moses_n it_o be_v a_o terrible_a thing_n that_o i_o will_v do_v with_o thou_o that_o be_v by_o the_o ministry_n jun._n 3._o oleaster_n refer_v it_o to_o that_o familiarity_n which_o moses_n have_v with_o god_n like_a as_o never_o any_o have_v before_o he_o or_o after_o but_o that_o be_v no_o terrible_a thing_n but_o rather_o gracious_a and_o favourable_a 4._o tostatus_n understand_v these_o marvellous_a thing_n of_o the_o shine_a of_o moses_n face_n because_o that_o serve_v special_o as_o a_o sign_n to_o confirm_v the_o covenant_n and_o league_n make_v here_o with_o the_o people_n the_o other_o wonder_n which_o be_v do_v after_o in_o the_o wilderness_n be_v so_o long_o after_o do_v not_o so_o proper_o belong_v to_o the_o confirmation_n of_o this_o covenant_n qu._n 11._o contra._n 1._o the_o wonder_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v such_o as_o shall_v be_v terrible_a but_o the_o shine_a of_o moses_n countenance_n be_v not_o terrible_a but_o glorious_a which_o they_o be_v notwithstanding_o afraid_a to_o behold_v for_o the_o great_a glory_n 2._o and_o that_o be_v but_o one_o wonderful_a work_n but_o these_o be_v many_o here_o speak_v of_o 3._o and_o all_o the_o sign_n and_o wonder_n which_o the_o lord_n wrought_v for_o his_o people_n in_o the_o desert_n be_v confirmation_n of_o his_o love_n and_o evident_a sign_n of_o his_o presence_n 5._o cajetan_n especial_o refer_v these_o marvel_n to_o those_o terrible_a sign_n which_o be_v special_o show_v to_o confirm_v moses_n and_o aaron_n in_o their_o office_n and_o calling_n as_o the_o
of_o the_o name_n eheie_n and_o whether_o plato_n and_o other_o philosopher_n receive_v any_o light_n from_o moses_n book_n 26._o qu._n of_o the_o name_n of_o god_n jehovah_n whether_o it_o be_v ineffable_a 27._o qu._n why_o moses_n be_v bid_v to_o gather_v the_o elder_n together_o 28._o qu._n why_o they_o make_v request_v but_o for_o three_o day_n journey_n 29._o qu._n how_o the_o people_n be_v say_v to_o have_v sacrifice_v in_o the_o wilderness_n 30._o qu._n how_o it_o be_v say_v pharaoh_n shall_v not_o let_v they_o go_v no_o not_o with_o strong_a hand_n question_n upon_o the_o four_o chapter_n 1._o quest_n whether_o moses_n offend_v in_o charge_v the_o people_n 2._o qu._n what_o the_o first_o sign_n mean_v of_o turn_v the_o rod_n into_o a_o serpent_n 3._o qu._n what_o be_v signify_v by_o the_o leprosy_n of_o moses_n hand_n 4._o qu._n what_o kind_n of_o leprosy_n moses_n hand_n be_v strike_v with_o 5._o qu._n whether_o the_o three_o sign_n of_o turn_v water_n into_o blood_n be_v show_v at_o this_o time_n 6._o qu._n whether_o in_o these_o miracle_n there_o be_v a_o substantial_a change_n 7._o qu._n whether_o moses_n indeed_o have_v a_o impediment_n of_o speech_n and_o what_o it_o be_v 8._o qu._n how_o god_n be_v say_v to_o make_v the_o deaf_a and_o dumb_a 9_o qu._n how_o and_o wherefore_o the_o lord_n be_v present_a with_o moses_n mouth_n 10._o qu._n who_o moses_n mean_v that_o he_o will_v have_v send_v 11._o qu._n whether_o moses_n sin_v in_o his_o so_o often_o refusal_n see_v god_n be_v angry_a with_o he_o and_o wherein_o moses_n sin_v and_o how_o god_n be_v angry_a with_o his_o child_n 12._o qu._n why_o aaron_n be_v call_v the_o levite_n 13._o qu._n how_o moses_n be_v say_v to_o be_v as_o god_n to_o aaron_n 14._o qu._n whether_o moses_n do_v well_o be_v call_v of_o god_n in_o take_v his_o leave_n of_o his_o father_n in_o law_n 15._o qu._n why_o moses_n conceal_v from_o jethro_n the_o principal_a end_n of_o his_o go_n 16._o qu._n whether_o god_n speak_v to_o moses_n in_o midian_a beside_o that_o vision_n in_o horeb._n 17._o qu._n of_o moses_n wife_n and_o child_n and_o of_o his_o provision_n for_o his_o journey_n 18._o qu._n why_o moses_n staff_n be_v call_v the_o rod_n of_o god_n 19_o qu._n how_o god_n be_v say_v to_o harden_v pharaoh_n heartâ—_n that_o god_n man_n and_o satan_n be_v say_v to_o harden_v the_o heart_n but_o diverse_o 20._o qu._n how_o israel_n be_v call_v the_o first_o bear_v son_n of_o god_n 21._o qu._n who_o smite_v moses_n in_o the_o june_n and_o how_o 22._o qu._n for_o what_o sin_n the_o lord_n will_v have_v kill_v moses_n 23._o qu._n whether_o the_o israelite_n transgress_v in_o omit_v circumcision_n forty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n 24._o qu._n what_o move_v moses_n to_o defer_v the_o circumcision_n of_o his_o child_n 25._o qu._n why_o the_o lord_n meet_v moses_n by_o the_o way_n and_o not_o before_o 26._o qu._n whether_o zipporah_n circumcise_v her_o son_n with_o a_o sharp_a knife_n 27._o qu._n whether_o both_o moses_n son_n or_o one_o only_o be_v uncircumcised_a and_o upon_o what_o occasion_n 28._o qu._n at_o who_o foot_n zipporah_n and_o what_o she_o cast_v 29._o qu._n why_o zipporah_n call_v moses_n husband_n of_o blood_n 30._o qu._n whether_o those_o word_n of_o zipporah_n rehearse_v again_o be_v utter_v by_o zipporah_n or_o by_o moses_n the_o writer_n 31._o qu._n how_o zipporah_n know_v that_o moses_n be_v strike_v for_o the_o neglect_n of_o circumcision_n 32._o qu._n who_o it_o be_v that_o depart_v from_o moses_n 33._o qu._n of_o the_o mystical_a application_n of_o the_o history_n 34._o qu._n what_o manner_n of_o faith_n it_o be_v which_o the_o people_n have_v in_o believe_a moses_n question_n upon_o the_o five_o chapter_n 1._o quest_n why_o the_o lord_n send_v moses_n so_o often_o to_o pharaoh_n 2._o qu._n whether_o moses_n and_o aaron_n go_v in_o alone_a to_o pharaoh_n 3._o qu._n whether_o pharaoh_n be_v altogether_o ignorant_a of_o god_n 4._o qu._n why_o mention_n be_v only_o make_v of_o go_v three_o day_n journey_n 5._o qu._n what_o other_o thing_n be_v say_v and_o do_v by_o moses_n before_o pharaoh_n 6._o qu._n in_o what_o sense_n pharaoh_n say_v they_o be_v much_o people_n 7._o qu._n why_o they_o use_v straw_n in_o make_v of_o brick_n 8._o qu._n whether_o moses_n sin_v in_o expostulate_v with_o god_n 9_o qu._n how_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o afflict_v his_o people_n question_n upon_o the_o six_o chapter_n 1._o quest_n of_o the_o divers_a name_n which_o be_v give_v unto_o god_n in_o the_o scripture_n 2._o qu._n of_o the_o divers_a kind_n of_o name_n give_v unto_o god_n 3._o qu._n of_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o name_n jehovah_n 4._o qu._n whether_o the_o name_n jehovah_n be_v understand_v of_o christ._n 5._o qu._n of_o the_o right_a pronunciation_n of_o the_o name_n jehovah_n 6._o qu._n whether_o the_o name_n jehovah_n be_v ineffable_a that_o be_v not_o to_o be_v pronounce_v 7._o qu._n how_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o know_v by_o his_o name_n jehovah_n to_o abraham_n isaak_n and_o jacob._n 8._o qu._n why_o the_o genealogy_n of_o reuben_n simeon_n and_o levi_n be_v insert_v 9_o qu._n how_o reuben_n be_v say_v here_o to_o be_v the_o first_o bear_v 10._o qu._n of_o the_o age_n of_o levi._n 11._o qu._n of_o the_o age_n of_o kohath_n 12._o qu._n of_o the_o age_n of_o amram_n 13._o qu._n why_o the_o son_n of_o korah_n and_o ithamar_n be_v set_v down_o 14._o qu._n why_o aaron_n take_v a_o wife_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n 15._o qu._n how_o moses_n without_o ostentation_n set_v forth_o his_o own_o commendation_n 16._o qu._n in_o what_o sense_n moses_n say_v he_o be_v of_o uncircumcised_a lip_n question_n upon_o the_o seven_o chapter_n 1._o quest_n the_o divers_a appellation_n of_o the_o name_n of_o god_n 2._o qu._n in_o what_o sense_n moses_n be_v call_v aaron_n god_n 3._o qu._n in_o what_o sense_n aaron_n be_v call_v moses_n prophet_n 4._o qu._n why_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n be_v call_v army_n 5._o qu._n of_o moses_n age_n 6._o qu._n whether_o pharaoh_n ask_v a_o sign_n and_o whether_o a_o sign_n may_v be_v require_v 7._o qu._n of_o the_o divers_a name_n of_o the_o egyptian_a magician_n here_o use_v 8._o qu._n of_o divers_a kind_n of_o magic_n 9_o qu._n of_o the_o first_o author_n and_o inventor_n of_o art_n magic_n 10._o qu._n who_o be_v the_o ringleader_n and_o chief_a of_o the_o egyptian_a magician_n where_o also_o of_o the_o place_n where_o jannes_n and_o jambres_n be_v bury_v 11._o qu._n whether_o thing_n do_v by_o magic_a and_o enchantment_n be_v in_o truth_n or_o in_o show_v only_o 12._o qu._n what_o thing_n be_v permit_v to_o satan_n to_o do_v 13._o qu._n how_o divers_a way_n satan_n power_n be_v limit_v 14._o qu._n whether_o the_o devil_n by_o his_o own_o power_n can_v cause_v thunder_n and_o lightning_n 15._o qu._n of_o the_o power_n of_o spirit_n in_o natural_a work_n and_o of_o divers_a strange_a and_o admirable_a work_n in_o nature_n 16._o qu._n what_o work_v in_o natural_a thing_n be_v forbid_v unto_o spirit_n to_o do_v and_o how_o satan_n two_o way_n make_v thing_n to_o appear_v that_o be_v not_o 17._o qu._n whether_o satan_n can_v raise_v the_o spirit_n and_o soul_n of_o the_o dead_a where_o these_o particular_n be_v handle_v of_o the_o fabulous_a report_n of_o the_o heathen_a of_o the_o imagine_a force_n of_o necromancy_n 2._o reason_n against_o necromancy_n 3._o in_o what_o case_n the_o dead_a have_v be_v raise_v and_o appear_v 18._o qu._n why_o satan_n do_v counterfeit_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o dead_a 19_o qu._n of_o the_o divers_a kind_n of_o miracle_n 20._o qu._n of_o the_o difference_n between_o true_a miracle_n and_o false_a 21._o qu._n whether_o the_o sorcerer_n bring_v forth_o true_a serpent_n 22._o qu._n by_o what_o mean_v satan_n delude_v pharaoh_n with_o a_o show_n of_o serpent_n 23._o qu._n why_o the_o lord_n suffer_v the_o sorcerer_n of_o egypt_n to_o show_v such_o contrary_a sign_n 24._o qu._n whether_o pharaoh_n be_v deceive_v by_o the_o magician_n false_a sign_n 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question_n but_o that_o the_o devil_n can_v effect_v whatsoever_o by_o disease_n or_o other_o natural_a mean_n may_v be_v wrought_v 2._o or_o else_o which_o be_v more_o like_a satan_n do_v form_v such_o a_o shape_n and_o show_v of_o spirit_n as_o before_o be_v show_v that_o the_o devil_n have_v such_o power_n by_o illusion_n apparition_n and_o fantasy_n to_o deceive_v as_o the_o apostle_n see_v christ_n walk_v upon_o the_o sea_n suppose_v it_o have_v be_v a_o spirit_n phantasma_n that_o be_v a_o fantastical_a apparition_n mark_n 6.49_o exit_fw-la perer_n which_o show_v that_o such_o illusion_n be_v usual_a quest_n xxiii_o why_o the_o lord_n suffer_v the_o sorcerer_n of_o egypt_n to_o show_v such_o contrary_a sign_n now_o the_o lord_n suffer_v the_o magician_n thus_o by_o their_o lie_a sign_n to_o contend_v with_o moses_n for_o divers_a weighty_a cause_n 1._o that_o by_o this_o mean_v moses_n the_o faithful_a servant_n of_o god_n and_o true_a prophet_n may_v be_v the_o better_o know_v as_o darkness_n make_v the_o light_n more_o glorious_a and_o sickness_n health_n chrysostome_n so_o saint_n paul_n say_v there_o must_v be_v heresy_n that_o they_o which_o be_v approve_v among_o you_o may_v be_v know_v 1._o cor._n 11.29_o 2._o that_o moses_n may_v be_v free_v from_o the_o imputation_n of_o be_v a_o sorcerer_n which_o thing_n some_o have_v not_o be_v afraid_a to_o object_n and_o a_o difference_n may_v appear_v between_o his_o work_n by_o the_o power_n and_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o sorcerer_n work_v by_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n rupert_n 3._o that_o thereby_o it_o may_v be_v make_v manifest_a how_o the_o truth_n have_v always_o gainsayer_n and_o be_v never_o without_o contradiction_n and_o opposition_n as_o lucifer_n oppose_v himself_o to_o god_n in_o heaven_n cain_n to_o abel_n in_o earth_n ishmael_n be_v against_o isaac_n the_o true_a prophet_n be_v molest_v by_o the_o false_a thus_o saint_n paul_n collect_v that_o as_o jannes_n and_o jambre_n withstand_v moses_n so_o these_o also_o resist_v the_o truth_n 2._o tim._n 3.8_o perer._n 4._o hereby_o also_o it_o be_v manifest_a how_o according_a to_o the_o common_a say_n the_o devil_n be_v god_n ape_n that_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o imitate_v and_o counterfeit_v god_n work_n that_o therefore_o we_o shall_v examine_v such_o work_n and_o sign_n whether_o they_o be_v of_o god_n that_o we_o be_v not_o deceive_v and_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v cry_v every_o spirit_n 1._o joh._n 4.1_o 5._o another_o reason_n be_v that_o see_v the_o devil_n by_o his_o minister_n can_v do_v such_o strange_a thing_n that_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n be_v not_o offend_v when_o thy_o see_v wonder_n and_o sign_n to_o be_v do_v in_o the_o false_a church_n by_o heretic_n or_o idolater_n the_o instrument_n of_o satan_n 6._o this_o be_v permit_v for_o the_o trial_n of_o the_o faith_n and_o constancy_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o hebrew_n whether_o because_o of_o the_o contrary_a sign_n they_o will_v doubt_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n promise_n perer._n 7._o and_o for_o the_o further_o harden_v of_o pharaoh_n heart_n as_o he_o have_v deserve_v by_o his_o former_a sin_n that_o god_n may_v take_v occasion_n thereby_o to_o work_v all_o his_o wonder_n in_o egypt_n simler_n ferus_fw-la borrh._n quest_n xxiv_o whether_o pharaoh_n be_v deceive_v by_o the_o magician_n false_a sign_n be_v thereby_o excusable_a but_o see_v these_o magician_n by_o their_o satanical_a craft_n do_v so_o strong_o deceive_v whether_o be_v pharaoh_n to_o be_v excuse_v that_o he_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v moses_n to_o be_v the_o minister_n and_o prophet_n of_o god_n to_o this_o the_o answer_n be_v that_o this_o notwithstanding_o pharaoh_n be_v not_o to_o be_v hold_v excusable_a because_o there_o be_v evident_a sign_n to_o have_v discern_v between_o the_o work_n of_o the_o one_o and_o of_o the_o other_o so_o that_o pharaoh_n can_v not_o plead_v ignorance_n to_o omit_v the_o difference_n before_o note_a quest._n 20._o how_o that_o true_a miracle_n differ_v from_o false_a in_o the_o power_n of_o work_v in_o the_o quality_n of_o person_n that_o work_v the_o work_n itself_o the_o manner_n and_o the_o end_n which_o difference_n be_v not_o so_o easy_a to_o be_v discern_v of_o all_o there_o be_v beside_o most_o notorious_a work_n that_o discover_v the_o hypocrisy_n and_o weakness_n of_o those_o sorcerer_n 1._o moses_n serpent_n devour_v they_o which_o require_v a_o great_a power_n 2._o they_o can_v counterfeit_v the_o like_a plague_n but_o they_o can_v not_o remove_v the_o true_a plague_n as_o moses_n do_v 3._o they_o fail_v in_o their_o work_n they_o can_v not_o bring_v forth_o lice_n nor_o counterfeit_v any_o of_o the_o plague_n follow_v 4._o the_o plague_n do_v fall_v upon_o the_o sorcerer_n themselves_o chap._n 9.11_o 5._o last_o they_o themselves_o do_v give_v way_n and_o confess_v it_o be_v the_o finger_n of_o god_n