send_v from_o his_o father_n house_n to_o acquaint_v joseph_n with_o his_o weak_a condition_n so_o the_o next_o verse_n teach_v we_o to_o understand_v it_o he_o take_v with_o he_o etc._n etc._n immediate_o he_o go_v to_o receive_v his_o blessing_n and_o take_v with_o he_o his_o two_o son_n that_o he_o may_v bless_v they_o also_o ver._n 2._o one_o tell_v jacob_n etc._n etc._n joseph_n send_v a_o messenger_n before_o he_o to_o let_v his_o father_n know_v he_o be_v come_v to_o visit_v he_o israel_n strengthen_v himself_o this_o message_n revive_v he_o and_o make_v he_o stir_v up_o all_o his_o spirit_n to_o receive_v he_o cheerful_o and_o sit_v upon_o his_o bed_n lean_v it_o be_v likely_a upon_o his_o staff_n for_o the_o support_n of_o his_o feeble_a body_n see_v xlvii_o ult_n ver._n 3._o appear_v to_o i_o at_o luz_n he_o appear_v twice_o to_o he_o in_o this_o place_n first_o when_o he_o go_v to_o padan-aram_n xxviii_o 13._o upon_o which_o he_o give_v this_o place_n the_o name_n of_o bethel_n verse_n 19_o and_o when_o he_o return_v from_o thence_o xxxv_o 6_o 9_o etc._n etc._n and_o both_o time_n make_v he_o the_o promise_n which_o here_o follow_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v likely_a he_o have_v respect_n to_o both_o and_o bless_v i_o promise_a to_o i_o the_o blessing_n which_o follow_v ver._n 4._o for_o a_o everlasting_a possession_n we_o do_v not_o read_v this_o in_o either_o of_o the_o appearance_n in_o so_o many_o word_n but_o he_o say_v it_o in_o effect_n when_o he_o tell_v he_o in_o the_o last_o appearance_n there_o xxxv_o 12._o the_o land_n which_o i_o give_v to_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n to_o thou_o will_v i_o give_v it_o etc._n etc._n now_o he_o give_v it_o to_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n for_o ever_o xiii_o 15._o ver._n 5._o and_o now_o thy_o two_o son_n etc._n etc._n have_v assure_v he_o god_n will_v be_v as_o good_a as_o his_o word_n in_o give_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n to_o his_o posterity_n he_o tell_v he_o what_o share_n his_o child_n shall_v have_v in_o it_o be_v i_o thy_o two_o son_n shall_v be_v reckon_v as_o if_o i_o have_v beget_v they_o and_o according_o have_v each_o of_o they_o a_o inheritance_n equal_a with_o the_o rest_n of_o my_o son_n and_o be_v distinct_a tribe_n as_o reuben_n and_o simeon_n shall_v they_o be_v i_o he_o instance_n in_o they_o because_o they_o be_v his_o elder_a son_n who_o he_o say_v shall_v have_v no_o more_o than_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n and_o perhaps_o the_o meaning_n may_v be_v these_o two_o shall_v be_v account_v as_o the_o first-born_a of_o my_o family_n for_o he_o give_v joseph_n the_o primogeniture_n who_o be_v indeed_o the_o first-born_a of_o his_o first_o intend_a wife_n and_o bestow_v a_o double_a portion_n upon_o he_o by_o make_v his_o two_o son_n equal_a to_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o child_n ver._n 6._o and_o thy_o issue_n which_o thou_o begette_v after_o they_o shall_v be_v thou_o i_o will_v make_v no_o distinct_a provision_n for_o they_o as_o i_o have_v do_v for_o these_o two_o but_o they_o shall_v be_v call_v after_o the_o name_n of_o their_o brethren_n in_o their_o inheritance_n i._n e._n be_v reckon_v among_o these_o two_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n and_o not_o make_v distinct_a tribe_n as_o they_o shall_v but_o be_v comprehend_v in_o they_o ver._n 7._o and_o as_o for_o i_o when_o i_o come_v from_o padan-aram_n rachel_n die_v by_o i_o etc._n etc._n he_o mention_n her_o death_n which_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o belong_v to_o the_o forego_n discourse_n because_o it_o happen_v present_o after_o that_o last_o promise_n in_o bethel_n xxxv_o 18._o and_o he_o think_v it_o will_v be_v grateful_a to_o his_o son_n to_o hear_v he_o remember_v his_o dear_a mother_n for_o it_o be_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v and_o now_o my_o son_n this_o put_v i_o in_o mind_n of_o thy_o mother_n who_o die_v immediate_o after_o that_o promise_n of_o multiply_v my_o seed_n and_o yet_o i_o see_v it_o fulfil_v in_o those_o child_n which_o god_n have_v give_v thou_o or_o we_o may_v look_v upon_o these_o word_n as_o give_v the_o reason_n why_o he_o take_v ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n to_o be_v his_o own_o child_n and_o the_o sense_n to_o be_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v thy_o mother_n indeed_o and_o my_o belove_a wife_n die_v soon_o after_o she_o begin_v to_o bear_v child_n when_o she_o may_v have_v bring_v i_o many_o more_o and_o therefore_o i_o adopt_v these_o her_o grandchild_n and_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v bear_v of_o rachel_n and_o i_o do_v it_o in_o memory_n and_o honour_n of_o she_o supply_v by_o adoption_n what_o be_v want_v in_o generation_n and_o i_o bury_v she_o there_o he_o can_v not_o carry_v she_o to_o the_o cave_n of_o machpelah_n where_o he_o desire_v to_o be_v lay_v himself_o because_o she_o die_v in_o childbed_n which_o constrain_v he_o to_o bury_v she_o soon_o than_o otherwise_o he_o may_v have_v do_v and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v suppose_v he_o have_v not_o in_o his_o travel_n all_o thing_n necessary_a to_o preserve_v her_o body_n long_o by_o embalm_v she_o as_o joseph_n do_v he_o ver._n 8._o and_o israel_n behold_v joseph_n son_n etc._n etc._n he_o see_v two_o other_o stand_v by_o joseph_n but_o can_v not_o discern_v distincly_a who_o they_o be_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o dimness_n of_o his_o sight_n verse_n 10._o ver._n 9_o and_o i_o will_v bless_v they_o as_o he_o have_v just_a before_o promise_v verse_n 5._o ver._n 10._o and_o he_o bring_v they_o near_o unto_o he_o and_o make_v they_o kneel_v down_o before_o he_o as_o the_o twelve_o verse_n seem_v to_o intimate_v and_o he_o kiss_v they_o etc._n etc._n express_v the_o great_a affection_n to_o they_o ver._n 12._o bring_v they_o out_o from_o between_o his_o knee_n it_o appear_v by_o verse_n 2._o that_o jacob_n sit_v upon_o his_o bed_n and_o his_o leg_n hang_v down_o they_o kneel_v between_o his_o knee_n from_o whence_o joseph_n take_v they_o and_o then_o seem_v to_o have_v place_v himself_o in_o the_o same_o posture_n bow_v himself_o with_o his_o face_n to_o the_o earth_n as_o the_o follow_a word_n tell_v we_o to_o give_v his_o father_n thanks_o for_o his_o kindness_n to_o his_o child_n or_o rather_o we_o may_v conceive_v that_o while_n jacob_n embrace_v they_o in_o his_o arm_n and_o kiss_v they_o with_o more_o than_o ordinary_a affection_n joseph_n be_v afraid_a that_o they_o may_v lie_v too_o long_o or_o press_v too_o hard_o upon_o his_o father_n breast_n and_o create_v some_o trouble_n to_o a_o feeble_a old_a man_n and_o therefore_o he_o withdraw_v they_o from_o thence_o and_o dispose_v they_o to_o receive_v his_o blessing_n ver._n 13._o and_o joseph_n take_v they_o both_o etc._n etc._n make_a they_o kneel_v down_o by_o himself_o before_o jacob_n place_v ephraim_n towards_o jacob_n left_a hand_n etc._n etc._n ver._n 14._o stretch_v out_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o lay_v it_o on_o ephraim_n head_n lay_v hand_n on_o the_o head_n of_o any_o person_n be_v always_o use_v in_o this_o nation_n in_o give_v blessing_n and_o design_v man_n to_o any_o office_n and_o in_o the_o consecration_n of_o public_a and_o solemn_a sacrifice_n this_o be_v the_o first_o time_n we_o meet_v with_o the_o mention_n of_o it_o but_o in_o aftertime_n we_o often_o read_v of_o it_o particular_o when_o moses_n constitute_v joshua_n to_o be_v his_o successor_n god_n order_v he_o to_o do_v it_o by_o lay_v his_o hand_n on_o he_o numb_a xxvii_o 18_o 23._o deut._n xxxiv_o 9_o thus_o child_n be_v bring_v to_o our_o bless_a saviour_n that_o he_o may_v lay_v his_o hand_n on_o they_o and_o bless_v they_o and_o so_o he_o do_v matth._n xix_o 13_o 15._o and_o the_o right_a hand_n be_v the_o strong_a and_o that_o wherewith_o we_o common_o perform_v every_o thing_n the_o lay_v that_o on_o ephraim_n head_n be_v give_v he_o the_o pre-eminence_n who_o be_v the_o young_a it_o be_v observe_v by_o theodoret_n upon_o 1_o sam._n xvi_o that_o god_n be_v wont_v from_o the_o beginning_n to_o prefer_v the_o young_a before_o the_o elder_a as_o abel_n before_o cain_n sem_fw-mi before_o japhet_n isaac_n before_o ishmael_n jacob_n before_o esau_n judah_n and_o joseph_n before_o reuben_n and_o here_o ephraim_n before_o manasseh_n as_o afterward_o moses_n before_o aaron_n and_o david_n the_o young_a of_o all_o before_o his_o elder_a brethren_n which_o be_v to_o show_v that_o the_o divine_a benefit_n be_v not_o tie_v to_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n but_o dispense_v free_o according_a to_o god_n most_o wise_a goodness_n guide_v his_o hand_n witting_o he_o do_v not_o mistake_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o blindness_n but_o foresee_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n how_o much_o ephraim_n will_v excel_v the_o other_o he_o design_o and_o on_o purpose_n thus_o
moses_n can_v not_o have_v say_v there_o be_v no_o man_n to_o till_o the_o earth_n ver._n 6._o but_o there_o go_v up_o a_o mist_n etc._n etc._n many_o think_v this_o will_v best_o cohere_v with_o what_o go_v before_o by_o translate_n it_o nor_o do_v there_o take_v the_o particle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o from_o the_o forego_n verse_n as_o be_v usual_a a_o mist_n go_v up_o from_o the_o earth_n see_v drusius_n levit._n x._o 6._o and_o hottinger_n in_o hexapl._n paris_n p._n 89._o but_o i_o see_v no_o necessity_n of_o this_o and_o think_v it_o more_o likely_a there_o do_v go_v up_o a_o vapour_n or_o steam_n out_o of_o the_o earth_n when_o it_o come_v reek_v out_o of_o the_o water_n as_o be_v say_v upon_o verse_n 9_o of_o the_o 1._o chap._n to_o moisten_v the_o superficies_n of_o it_o before_o any_o cloud_n be_v raise_v by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o sun_n to_o give_v rain_n ver._n 7._o out_o of_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o ground_n not_o dry_a but_o moist_a dust_n as_o the_o lxx_o have_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o whence_o the_o apostle_n call_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o corinth_n xv._o 47._o which_o teach_v we_o this_o dust_n be_v mix_v with_o water_n for_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v lincus_n as_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a have_v it_o which_o agree_v with_o the_o hebrew_n jatzar_n form_v which_o be_v use_v concern_v potter_n who_o make_v their_o vessel_n of_o clay_n not_o of_o dry_a earth_n diodorus_n siculus_n seem_v to_o have_v have_v some_o notion_n of_o this_o when_o he_o say_v man_n be_v make_v out_o of_o the_o slime_n or_o mud_n of_o nile_n upon_o which_o original_a of_o man_n body_n the_o ancient_a father_n make_v many_o pious_a reflection_n but_o none_o better_o or_o short_a than_o that_o of_o nazianzen_n who_o say_v it_o be_v to_o teach_v we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o when_o we_o be_v apt_a to_o be_v lift_v up_o because_o we_o be_v make_v after_o god_n image_n the_o thought_n of_o the_o dirt_n out_o of_o which_o we_o be_v take_v may_v humble_v and_o lay_v we_o low_o and_o god_n breathe_v into_o his_o nostril_n the_o breath_n of_o life_n this_o be_v say_v of_o no_o other_o creature_n lead_v we_o to_o conceive_v not_o only_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v a_o distinct_a thing_n of_o a_o different_a original_a from_o his_o body_n but_o that_o a_o more_o excellent_a spirit_n be_v put_v into_o he_o by_o god_n as_o appear_v by_o its_o operation_n than_o into_o other_o animal_n for_o though_o the_o simple_a speech_n of_o inspire_v he_o with_o the_o breath_n of_o life_n will_v not_o prove_v this_o yet_o moses_n speak_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n that_o god_n breathe_v into_o he_o nischmath_n chajim_v the_o breath_n or_o spirit_n of_o life_n it_o plain_o denote_v not_o only_o that_o spirit_n which_o make_v man_n breathe_v and_o move_v but_o think_v also_o reason_n and_o discourse_n and_o he_o become_v a_o live_a soul_n this_o be_v the_o immediate_a result_n of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o the_o body_n which_o eusebius_n thus_o explain_v l._n vii_o praepar_fw-la evang._n cap._n 10._o moses_n have_v lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o religion_n beforementioned_a viz._n the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n proceed_v to_o another_o point_n of_o doctrine_n most_o necessary_a to_o be_v understand_v which_o be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o a_o man_n self_n to_o which_o he_o lead_v he_o by_o show_v the_o difference_n between_o his_o soul_n and_o his_o body_n his_o soul_n be_v a_o intelligent_a substance_n make_v after_o the_o image_n of_o god_n his_o body_n only_o a_o earthly_a cover_v of_o the_o soul_n to_o which_o moses_n add_v a_o three_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n a_o certain_a vital_a breath_n whereby_o the_o other_o two_o be_v unite_v and_o link_v together_o by_o a_o powerful_a bond_n or_o strong_a tie_n his_o soul_n it_o be_v manifest_a do_v not_o come_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n or_o any_o power_n of_o matter_n but_o from_o the_o power_n of_o god_n who_o infuse_v it_o into_o he_o by_o his_o divine_a inspiration_n and_o this_o be_v the_o original_a of_o eve_n soul_n also_o though_o it_o be_v not_o mention_v for_o if_o her_o soul_n have_v be_v make_v out_o of_o adam_n as_o her_o body_n be_v he_o will_v have_v say_v not_o only_o she_o be_v bone_n of_o my_o bone_n but_o soul_n of_o my_o soul_n which_o will_v have_v mighty_o strengthen_v the_o bond_n of_o marriage_n and_o exceed_o heighten_v conjugal_a affection_n ver._n 8._o and_o the_o lord_n god_n plant_v or_o have_v plant_v for_o it_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o new_a thing_n a_o garden_n a_o most_o pleasant_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n eastward_o or_o as_o other_o translate_v it_o before_z in_o the_o beginning_n viz._n on_o the_o three_o day_n when_o he_o make_v all_o vegetable_n and_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v that_o mikkedem_fw-la may_v signify_v time_n as_o well_o as_o place_n but_o as_o the_o great_a part_n of_o interpreter_n ancient_a and_o modern_a take_v it_o here_o to_o signify_v place_n so_o moses_n himself_o use_v it_o in_o the_o follow_a part_n of_o this_o book_n iii_o 24._o xi_o 2._o xii_o 8._o xiii_o 11._o in_o eden_n a_o country_n as_o most_o understand_v it_o so_o call_v perhaps_o from_o its_o pleasure_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o theophilus_n ad_fw-la autolyc_a speak_v l._n ii_o where_o eden_n be_v there_o be_v two_o or_o three_o place_n of_o scripture_n that_o give_v some_o direction_n to_o our_o search_n 2_o king_n xix_o 12._o isa_n xxxvii_o 12._o ezek._n xxvii_o 23._o which_o show_v there_o be_v a_o country_n that_o for_o many_o age_n after_o this_o retain_v the_o name_n of_o eden_n and_o that_o eastward_o as_o moses_n here_o tell_v we_o it_o be_v situate_v that_o be_v eastward_o of_o judaea_n or_o of_o the_o desert_n of_o the_o amorites_n where_o he_o write_v these_o book_n for_o the_o scripture_n call_v those_o people_n the_o child_n of_o the_o east_n who_o dwell_v in_o arabia_n mesopotamia_n and_o persia_n but_o in_o what_o country_n of_o the_o east_n eden_n be_v will_v be_v best_a understand_v from_o ver_fw-la 10._o and_o there_o he_o put_v the_o man_n who_o he_o have_v form_v he_o be_v form_v we_o must_v suppose_v in_o some_o other_o place_n and_o conduct_v hither_o by_o god_n in_o token_n of_o his_o singular_a kindness_n to_o he_o where_o he_o declare_v he_o say_v a_o syriac_a writer_n mention_v by_o hottinger_n in_o his_o dissert_n de_fw-fr hexaplis_n paris_n p._n 115._o a_o heir_n of_o paradise_n and_o make_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o king_n a_o priest_n and_o a_o prophet_n ver._n 9_o and_o out_o of_o the_o ground_n of_o that_o garden_n beforementioned_a make_v the_o lord_n god_n to_o grow_v every_o tree_n etc._n etc._n the_o great_a variety_n of_o the_o choice_a plant_n flower_n and_o fruit_n for_o tree_n comprehend_v every_o thing_n that_o grow_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n pleasant_n to_o the_o sight_n he_o gratify_v man_n eye_n as_o well_o as_o his_o taste_n and_o his_o smell_n the_o tree_n of_o life_n so_o call_v because_o there_o be_v a_o virtue_n in_o it_o as_o several_a of_o the_o ancient_a father_n think_v not_o only_o to_o repair_v the_o animal_n spirit_n as_o other_o nourishment_n do_v but_o also_o to_o preserve_v and_o maintain_v they_o and_o all_o the_o organ_n of_o the_o body_n in_o the_o same_o equal_a temper_n and_o state_n wherein_o they_o be_v create_v without_o any_o decay_n until_o man_n shall_v have_v be_v fit_a to_o be_v translate_v into_o another_o world_n to_o this_o purpose_n irenaeus_n st._n chrysostom_n theodoret_n but_o especial_o greg._n nazianzen_n speak_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n if_o therefore_o we_o have_v continue_v what_o we_o be_v and_o keep_v the_o commandment_n we_o shall_v have_v be_v what_o we_o be_v not_o by_o come_v to_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v make_v immortal_a and_o approach_v nigh_o to_o god_n orat._n xliii_o p._n 699._o d._n and_o why_o we_o shall_v think_v it_o impossible_a or_o unlikely_a that_o god_n shall_v make_v such_o a_o fruit_n i_o do_v not_o see_v nay_o it_o seem_v necessary_a there_o shall_v have_v be_v such_o a_o kind_n of_o food_n unless_o we_o will_v suppose_v god_n will_v have_v preserve_v adam_n have_v he_o continue_v innocent_a from_o die_v by_o a_o continual_a miracle_n which_o be_v a_o hard_a supposition_n than_o the_o other_o but_o this_o garden_n be_v also_o a_o type_n of_o heaven_n perhaps_o god_n intend_v by_o this_o tree_n to_o represent_v that_o immortal_a life_n which_o he_o mean_v to_o bestow_v upon_o man_n with_o himself_o revel_v xxii_o 2._o and_o so_o st._n
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to_o lead_v man_n into_o idolatry_n by_o image-worship_n unto_o which_o they_o be_v too_o prone_a of_o themselves_o expositor_n differ_v very_o much_o about_o rachel_n intention_n in_o steal_v they_o some_o fancy_n she_o still_o retain_v a_o tang_n of_o superstition_n but_o i_o take_v it_o to_o be_v more_o likely_a that_o jacob_n who_o love_v she_o extreme_o and_o be_v no_o less_o belove_v by_o she_o have_v bring_v she_o off_o from_o the_o false_a notion_n and_o bad_a custom_n of_o her_o country_n and_o then_o she_o do_v not_o carry_v they_o away_o for_o fear_n laban_n shall_v inquire_v by_o they_o which_o way_n they_o be_v go_v for_o she_o know_v they_o be_v but_o vain_a idol_n which_o can_v give_v no_o direction_n but_o rather_o design_v to_o convince_v her_o father_n of_o his_o superstition_n by_o let_v he_o see_v that_o his_o god_n as_o he_o call_v they_o can_v not_o preserve_v themselves_o much_o less_o do_v any_o service_n to_o he_o or_o perhaps_o she_o intend_v to_o give_v herself_o some_o portion_n of_o his_o good_n which_o she_o think_v just_o belong_v to_o she_o and_o so_o take_v these_o teraphim_n which_o be_v of_o some_o value_n though_o small_a image_n because_o they_o be_v general_o suppose_v to_o have_v be_v make_v of_o silver_n ver._n 20._o jacob_n steal_v away_o unaware_o without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o laban_n for_o the_o word_n heart_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v here_o put_v for_o the_o understanding_n and_o will._n laban_n the_o syrian_a there_o be_v no_o necessity_n of_o mention_v his_o country_n which_o be_v well_o know_v from_o the_o precede_a story_n some_o think_v he_o be_v here_o call_v the_o syrian_a to_o denote_v that_o as_o cunning_a as_o he_o be_v jacob_n be_v too_o hard_o for_o he_o for_o the_o syrian_n in_o ancient_a author_n be_v observe_v to_o have_v be_v a_o very_a crafty_a subtle_a people_n but_o there_o be_v no_o certainty_n of_o this_o there_o be_v a_o frequent_a redundance_n very_o obvious_a in_o this_o language_n see_v verse_n 25._o ver._n 21._o so_o he_o flee_v etc._n etc._n pack_v up_o his_o baggage_n as_o we_o now_o speak_v and_o make_v all_o ready_a for_o a_o speedy_a flight_n and_o as_o it_o follow_v rise_v up_o and_o make_v all_o the_o haste_n he_o can_v to_o get_v over_o the_o river_n and_o pass_v over_o the_o river_n i._n e._n euphrates_n frequent_o call_v in_o scripture_n the_o river_n in_o regard_n of_o its_o eminence_n mount_v gilead_n so_o call_v afterward_o from_o what_o jacob_n and_o laban_n do_v there_o verse_n 48._o it_o join_v to_o mount_n libanus_n ver._n 22._o on_o the_o three_o day_n there_o be_v such_o a_o distance_n between_o jacob_n flock_n and_o he_o xxxii_o 36._o that_o he_o can_v not_o hear_v soon_o especial_o when_o he_o be_v take_v up_o with_o other_o business_n verse_n 19_o and_o do_v not_o make_v enquiry_n ver._n 23._o take_v his_o brethren_n some_o of_o his_o near_a kindred_n they_o overtake_v he_o the_o hebrew_n word_n import_v they_o come_v close_o up_o to_o he_o ver._n 24._o and_o god_n come_v to_o laban_n the_o syrian_a in_o a_o dream_n etc._n etc._n see_v concern_v this_o expression_n xx._n 3._o speak_v not_o to_o jacob_n either_o good_a or_o bad_a about_o his_o return_n to_o thou_o unto_o which_o god_n charge_v he_o he_o shall_v neither_o allure_v he_o by_o promise_n nor_o affright_v he_o by_o threat_n ver._n 25._o then_o laban_n overtake_v jacob._n this_o be_v a_o different_a word_n from_o that_o in_o verse_n 23._o signify_v he_o come_v near_o or_o approach_v just_a to_o he_o so_o that_o they_o may_v confer_v one_o with_o another_o now_o jacob_n have_v pitch_v his_o tent_n etc._n etc._n for_o jacob_n and_o laban_n have_v both_o pitch_v their_o tent_n in_o the_o same_o mount_n not_o far_o from_o one_o another_o this_o josephus_n think_v they_o have_v do_v in_o the_o evening_n when_o laban_n come_v up_o so_o close_o to_o he_o that_o if_o the_o night_n have_v not_o part_v they_o they_o may_v then_o have_v discourse_v together_o which_o they_o do_v next_o morning_n when_o they_o come_v near_a one_o to_o another_o after_o god_n have_v warn_v laban_n not_o to_o stop_v his_o journey_n here_o gilead_n be_v redundant_fw-la as_o the_o word_n syrian_n be_v before_o in_o verse_n 20_o 24._o ver._n 26._o as_o captive_n take_v with_o the_o sword_n as_o prize_n in_o war_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v carry_v off_o with_o force_n and_o violence_n ver._n 28._o thou_o have_v now_o do_v foolish_o in_o so_o do_v he_o seem_v to_o pretend_v that_o he_o will_v have_v be_v very_o kind_a to_o he_o if_o they_o have_v part_v with_o mutual_a consent_n and_o will_v have_v he_o think_v he_o have_v lose_v by_o steal_v away_o not_o only_o the_o music_n and_o merriment_n beforementioned_a verse_n 27._o but_o such_o gift_n as_o he_o will_v have_v bestow_v upon_o he_o ver._n 29._o the_o god_n of_o your_o father_n speak_v unto_o i_o etc._n etc._n there_o be_v no_o ground_n to_o think_v that_o the_o schechinah_n or_o divine_a majesty_n appear_v to_o he_o for_o we_o do_v not_o read_v either_o here_o or_o verse_n 24._o of_o his_o see_v any_o thing_n but_o hear_v one_o speak_v to_o he_o and_o that_o in_o a_o dream_n who_o tell_v he_o i_o suppose_v that_o he_o be_v the_o god_n of_o isaac_n and_o of_o abraham_n or_o if_o he_o see_v a_o glorious_a appearance_n it_o be_v in_o his_o sleep_n only_o not_o when_o he_o be_v awake_a ver._n 30._o steal_v my_o go_n see_v verse_n 19_o ver._n 31._o because_o i_o be_v afraid_a this_o be_v a_o answer_n to_o the_o first_o part_n of_o laban_n expostulation_n verse_n 26_o 27_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 32._o with_o whosoever_o thou_o find_v etc._n etc._n this_o be_v a_o answer_n to_o the_o last_o part_n of_o it_o from_o which_o some_o gather_v that_o theft_n be_v punish_v with_o death_n in_o those_o day_n sacrilege_n perhaps_o be_v ver._n 33._o laban_n go_v into_o jacob_n tent_n etc._n etc._n this_o show_v that_o man_n and_o woman_n have_v every_o one_o of_o they_o their_o distinct_a tent_n apart_o by_o themselves_o as_o be_v note_v before_o xxiv_o ult_n ver._n 34._o camel_n furniture_n the_o saddle_n upon_o which_o they_o ride_v or_o lay_v their_o carriage_n search_v all_o the_o tent._n except_o that_o place_n where_o she_o sit_v ver._n 35._o let_v it_o not_o displease_v etc._n etc._n she_o beg_v his_o pardon_n that_o she_o do_v not_o stand_v up_o to_o do_v he_o reverence_n as_o become_v a_o child_n to_o her_o father_n and_o excuse_v it_o by_o a_o infirmity_n which_o be_v upon_o she_o and_o he_o search_v he_o look_v all_o about_o the_o place_n where_o she_o sit_v ver._n 36._o jacob_n answer_v and_o say_v etc._n etc._n he_o proceed_v far_o in_o his_o answer_n and_o expostulate_v with_o laban_n as_o he_o have_v do_v with_o he_o set_v forth_o the_o causlessness_n of_o his_o pursuit_n the_o injustice_n of_o charge_v he_o with_o theft_n and_o all_o his_o unkind_a usage_n of_o he_o from_o the_o time_n he_o come_v to_o he_o till_o his_o departure_n notwithstanding_o his_o faithful_a service_n which_o he_o represent_v most_o admirable_o ver._n 38._o thy_o ewe_n and_o she-goat_n have_v not_o cast_v their_o young_a i_o look_v so_o careful_o after_o they_o and_o such_o be_v the_o blessing_n of_o god_n upon_o my_o care_n none_o of_o they_o miscarry_v a_o most_o high_a commendation_n of_o his_o service_n who_o will_v not_o have_v value_v such_o a_o servant_n for_o who_o sake_n god_n bestow_v such_o a_o unwonted_a fecundity_n upon_o laban_n flock_n the_o ram_n of_o thy_o flock_n have_v i_o not_o eat_v under_o ram_n be_v comprehend_v the_o lamb_n also_o for_o if_o he_o have_v eat_v any_o of_o they_o it_o have_v be_v no_o great_a commendation_n to_o abstain_v from_o the_o ram_n but_o he_o content_v himself_o with_o
the_o other_o and_o seem_v to_o import_v a_o great_a change_n in_o their_o condition_n which_o make_v such_o a_o deep_a impression_n upon_o they_o that_o they_o be_v solicitous_a to_o know_v the_o meaning_n ver._n 8._o we_o have_v dream_v a_o dream_n and_o there_o be_v no_o interpreter_n of_o it_o i._n e._n here_o in_o prison_n we_o have_v not_o the_o opportunity_n of_o get_v they_o interpret_v if_o they_o have_v be_v at_o liberty_n there_o be_v man_n in_o those_o country_n who_o pretend_v to_o the_o skill_n of_o interpret_n dream_n which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v not_o to_o be_v regard_v but_o some_o dream_n carry_v such_o lively_a representation_n in_o they_o and_o so_o suitable_a to_o their_o present_a condition_n and_o make_v likewise_o so_o great_a a_o commotion_n in_o their_o spirit_n that_o they_o can_v not_o but_o attend_v to_o they_o nay_o think_v god_n have_v send_v they_o and_o therefore_o desire_v to_o know_v the_o meaning_n of_o they_o thus_o we_o find_v achilles_n advise_v agamemnon_n in_o homer_n iliad_n i._o to_o consult_v with_o the_o interpreter_n of_o their_o god_n for_o what_o offence_n they_o have_v send_v the_o plague_n among_o they_o say_v to_o what_o priest_n or_o to_o what_o prophet_n shall_v we_o go_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o to_o what_o vender_n of_o dream_n for_o even_o dream_n come_v from_o jupiter_n do_v not_o interpretation_n belong_v to_o god_n who_o can_v show_v the_o meaning_n of_o dream_n but_o he_o that_o send_v they_o viz_o god_n this_o show_v that_o god_n do_v sometime_o admonish_v other_o nation_n as_o we_o see_v xx._n 6._o xxxi_o 24._o as_o well_o as_o the_o jew_n by_o dream_n until_o they_o forget_v as_o dr._n jackson_n judicious_o speak_v that_o interpretation_n be_v from_o god_n and_o labour_v to_o find_v out_o a_o art_n of_o interpret_n then_o they_o either_o cease_v or_o be_v so_o mix_v with_o delusion_n that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v discern_v or_o if_o their_o event_n be_v in_o some_o sort_n foresee_v 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to_o give_v their_o attendance_n and_o then_o such_o as_o the_o king_n be_v offend_v withal_o be_v strike_v out_o and_o punish_v according_a to_o their_o desert_n or_o pardon_v and_o gracious_o restore_v to_o their_o place_n this_o exposition_n best_o agree_v with_o the_o event_n verse_n 20._o where_o the_o head_n of_o both_o these_o officer_n be_v say_v to_o be_v lift_v up_o though_o one_o of_o they_o only_o be_v advance_v to_o his_o former_a station_n ver._n 14._o but_o think_v on_o i_o when_o it_o shall_v be_v well_o with_o thou_o etc._n etc._n when_o my_o prediction_n be_v come_v to_o pass_v i_o ask_v no_o other_o reward_n of_o thou_o but_o that_o thou_o will_v be_v a_o instrument_n of_o deliver_v i_o from_o my_o imprisonment_n joseph_n be_v not_o only_o grow_v expert_a in_o interpret_n dream_n which_o he_o be_v not_o before_o he_o come_v into_o egypt_n xxxvii_o 6_o etc._n etc._n but_o full_o assure_v he_o know_v the_o right_a meaning_n of_o they_o as_o appear_v by_o this_o passage_n and_o such_o kind_n of_o prediction_n by_o dream_n be_v frequent_a in_o ancient_a time_n among_o the_o heathen_a as_o well_o as_o among_o the_o hebrew_n though_o in_o after_o age_n they_o grow_v rare_a in_o both_o for_o as_o dr._n jackson_n admirable_o speak_v in_o the_o place_n beforenamed_n the_o increase_n of_o wickedness_n in_o the_o world_n multiplicity_n of_o business_n solicitude_n of_o mind_n about_o worldly_a affair_n and_o man_n too_o much_o depend_v on_o politic_a device_n to_o accomplish_v their_o end_n cause_v the_o defect_n of_o true_a dream_n and_o of_o other_o divine_a admonition_n for_o the_o welfare_n of_o mankind_n ver._n 15._o i_o be_v steal_v carry_v away_o by_o violence_n without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o my_o father_n and_o sell_v for_o a_o slave_n his_o brethren_n in_o sell_v he_o commit_v that_o crime_n which_o the_o latin_n call_v plagium_n for_o qui_fw-la hominem_fw-la liberum_fw-la vendit_fw-la plagiarius_fw-la est_fw-la out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n some_o man_n will_v have_v it_o think_v that_o these_o word_n be_v add_v by_o joshua_n or_o some_o other_o after_o moses_n his_o time_n because_o canaan_n be_v not_o call_v the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n in_o his_o day_n much_o less_o in_o joseph_n but_o they_o shall_v have_v consider_v that_o joseph_n do_v not_o call_v all_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n by_o this_o name_n but_o only_o that_o part_n of_o it_o where_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n have_v very_o long_o live_v viz._n about_o hebron_n there_o abraham_n who_o be_v the_o first_o that_o be_v call_v a_o hebrew_n settle_v with_o his_o family_n when_o he_o come_v out_o of_o chaldaea_n xiii_o 17_o 18._o there_o isaac_n dwell_v also_o xxxv_o 27._o and_o jacob_n xxxvii_o 1_o 14._o where_o it_o be_v say_v indeed_o they_o be_v stranger_n or_o sojourner_n in_o this_o country_n but_o they_o be_v stranger_n of_o great_a note_n and_o name_n as_o jacobus_n altingius_n have_v well_o observe_v who_o be_v treat_v as_o prince_n xxiii_o 6._o live_v by_o their_o own_o law_n make_v league_n not_o only_o with_o private_a man_n but_o with_o city_n and_o with_o king_n xxi_o 22_o 23._o xxvi_o 28._o xxxiv_o 6._o and_o the_o fame_n of_o they_o can_v not_o but_o be_v spread_v abroad_o both_o by_o the_o victory_n which_o abraham_n get_v in_o a_o battle_n over_o several_a king_n and_o by_o the_o sack_n of_o shechem_n which_o the_o neighbour_n dare_v not_o revenge_v all_o which_o may_v well_o make_v that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n wherein_o they_o have_v reside_v for_o three_o generation_n be_v call_v the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n where_o they_o be_v at_o first_o plant_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o native_n who_o be_v confederate_a with_o abraham_n fourteen_o 13._o that_o they_o shall_v put_v i_o into_o the_o dungeon_n into_o which_o he_o be_v throw_v at_o the_o first_o as_o a_o great_a malefactor_n for_o this_o be_v the_o low_a and_o dark_a place_n in_o the_o prison_n be_v under_o ground_n so_o the_o hebrew_n word_n common_o signify_v a_o pit_n either_o with_o or_o without_o water_n in_o it_o and_o thence_o this_o part_n of_o a_o prison_n which_o bochartus_n well_o translate_v cryptam_fw-la subterraneam_fw-la and_o sometime_o signify_v a_o grave_a psalm_n xxviii_o 1._o hierozoic_n p._n i._o lib._n iii_o cap._n 4._o ver._n 16._o the_o chief_a baker_n see_v the_o interpretation_n be_v good_a it_o be_v well_o the_o chief_a butler_n propound_v his_o dream_n first_o which_o have_v a_o good_a signification_n for_o if_o this_o man_n have_v speak_v first_o the_o other_o it_o be_v likely_a will_v not_o have_v propose_v his_o dream_n three_o white_a basket_n or_o as_o we_o now_o speak_v three_o wicker_n basket_n and_o as_o the_o margin_n have_v it_o the_o twig_n so_o twist_v that_o they_o be_v full_a of_o hole_n as_o we_o many_o time_n be_v wrought_v ver._n 17._o in_o the_o uppermost_a basket_n they_o be_v set_v one_o upon_o another_o in_o the_o lowermost_a of_o which_o we_o may_v suppose_v be_v bread_n in_o the_o middlemost_a pie_n and_o in_o the_o high_a the_o fine_a sort_n of_o paste_n of_o all_o sort_n biscuit_n tart_n etc._n etc._n ver._n 19_o lift_v up_o thy_o head_n the_o same_o phrase_n which_o be_v use_v of_o the_o other_o verse_n 13._o but_o with_o this_o addition_n from_o off_o thou_o to_o signify_v that_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v call_v for_o another_o purpose_n that_o he_o may_v not_o only_o have_v his_o name_n strike_v out_o of_o the_o roll_n but_o his_o head_n strike_v off_o from_o his_o body_n though_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n so_o to_o understand_v it_o but_o only_o simple_o that_o he_o shall_v lose_v his_o life_n and_o shall_v hang_v thou_o on_o a_o tree_n they_o that_o fancy_n his_o head_n be_v first_o cut_v off_o will_v have_v
the_o body_n only_o hang_v on_o a_o gibbet_n but_o it_o be_v more_o likely_a he_o be_v hang_v by_o the_o neck_n as_o malefactor_n be_v now_o among_o we_o upon_o a_o gallow_n and_o the_o bird_n shall_v eat_v thy_o flesh_n he_o be_v leave_v there_o to_o be_v devour_v by_o bird_n of_o prey_n ver._n 20._o pharaoh_n birthday_n either_o the_o day_n on_o which_o he_o be_v bear_v or_o the_o day_n on_o which_o he_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n which_o be_v natalis_n imperii_fw-la the_o birthday_n of_o his_o empire_n both_o of_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v celebrate_v with_o rejoice_v and_o great_a feast_n in_o ancient_a time_n as_o well_o as_o now_o see_v the_o commentator_n upon_o matth._n fourteen_o 6._o ver._n 21._o and_o he_o give_v the_o cup._n his_o fault_n we_o may_v suppose_v be_v of_o a_o small_a nature_n or_o there_o be_v not_o evident_a proof_n against_o he_o or_o he_o have_v better_a friend_n who_o intercee_v for_o he_o so_o that_o he_o be_v not_o only_o pardon_v but_o restore_v to_o his_o office_n ver._n 22._o but_o he_o hang_v the_o chief_a baker_n order_v he_o to_o be_v hang_v be_v find_v guilty_a of_o what_o he_o be_v accuse_v etc._n etc._n ver._n 23._o yet_o do_v not_o the_o chief_a butler_n remember_v joseph_n but_o forget_v he_o he_o repeat_v it_o to_o show_v how_o very_o unmindful_a he_o be_v of_o he_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o those_o vain_a courtier_n who_o have_v no_o value_n for_o wisdom_n or_o virtue_n but_o be_v whole_o give_v up_o to_o their_o pleasure_n it_o will_v have_v cost_v he_o nothing_o to_o mention_v joseph_n to_o pharaoh_n but_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v one_o of_o those_o who_o will_v spend_v their_o interest_n as_o we_o now_o speak_v for_o no_o body_n but_o themselves_o or_o as_o it_o may_v be_v interpret_v he_o do_v not_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o come_v to_o his_o place_n call_v he_o to_o mind_n who_o foretell_v his_o good_a fortune_n and_o so_o in_o process_n of_o time_n he_o quite_o forget_v he_o chap._n xli_o ver._n 1._o at_o the_o end_n of_o two_o full_a year_n it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o two_o year_n after_o joseph_n be_v first_o put_v in_o prison_n or_o after_o the_o chief_a butler_n be_v take_v out_o of_o prison_n it_o seem_v to_o relate_v to_o the_o latter_a be_v connect_v immediate_o with_o that_o history_n pharaoh_n dream_v have_v a_o extraordinary_a dream_n send_v from_o god_n he_o stand_v by_o the_o river_n where_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o recreate_v themselves_o especial_o in_o hot_a wether_n and_o when_o they_o expect_v its_o rise_n to_o such_o a_o degree_n as_o to_o give_v hope_n of_o a_o plentiful_a year_n ver._n 2._o behold_v there_o come_v up_o out_o of_o the_o river_n this_o be_v a_o most_o apt_a and_o lively_a figure_n represent_v thing_n exact_o conformable_a to_o the_o state_n of_o that_o country_n which_o be_v enrich_v by_o the_o yearly_a overflow_n of_o the_o river_n nilus_n without_o which_o the_o beast_n will_v have_v have_v no_o grass_n to_o feed_v they_o much_o less_o to_o fatten_v they_o but_o bochart_n think_v the_o hebrew_n word_n jeor_n which_o we_o translate_v river_n proper_o signify_v a_o cut_n as_o we_o speak_v or_o a_o canal_n out_o of_o nile_n of_o which_o there_o be_v many_o for_o the_o draw_v its_o water_n into_o several_a part_n of_o the_o country_n hierozoic_n p._n i._o lib._n ii_o cap._n 42._o wellfavoured_n kine_n etc._n etc._n or_o oxen._n by_o which_o the_o field_n be_v plough_v and_o all_o the_o business_n of_o husbandry_n manage_v their_o fatness_n be_v a_o proper_a token_n of_o fertility_n as_o their_o leanness_n be_v of_o famine_n so_o bochart_n observe_v and_o see_v vossius_fw-la de_fw-la idolol_fw-la lib._n i._o cap._n 29._o and_o they_o feed_v in_o a_o meadow_n this_o represent_a nile_n as_o have_v over-flowed_n a_o great_a way_n to_o the_o enrich_n of_o a_o pasture_n at_o a_o distance_n from_o the_o river_n ver._n 3._o stand_v by_o the_o other_o kine_n this_o signify_v the_o event_n denote_v hereby_o to_o be_v near_o one_o to_o the_o other_o upon_o the_o brink_n of_o the_o river_n not_o feed_v in_o a_o meadow_n as_o the_o former_a do_v but_o pick_v up_o grass_n here_o and_o there_o near_o the_o river_n for_o this_o be_v a_o sign_n it_o have_v not_o overflowed_a at_o all_o or_o very_o little_a there_o be_v no_o food_n for_o the_o cattle_n but_o on_o the_o river_n bank_n where_o perhaps_o he_o see_v they_o eat_v the_o flag_n ver._n 5._o come_v up_o upon_o one_o stalk_v a_o token_n of_o great_a plenty_n ver._n 6._o blast_v with_o the_o east-wind_n to_o this_o wind_n which_o the_o hebrew_n call_v kadim_n be_v ascribe_v in_o scripture_n all_o the_o mischief_n that_o be_v do_v to_o corn_n or_o fruit_n by_o blast_v smut_a mildew_n locust_n etc._n etc._n and_o be_v more_o pernicious_a in_o egypt_n than_o other_o place_n because_o it_o come_v through_o the_o vast_a desert_n of_o arabia_n ver._n 7._o and_o behold_v it_o be_v a_o dream_n or_o behold_v the_o dream_n continue_v to_o run_v in_o his_o mind_n when_o he_o be_v awake_a he_o can_v not_o put_v it_o out_o of_o his_o thought_n but_o it_o perpetual_o present_v itself_o to_o he_o as_o it_o have_v do_v when_o he_o be_v asleep_a this_o show_v it_o to_o be_v one_o of_o those_o dream_n which_o the_o greek_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d send_v from_o god_n as_o the_o interpretation_n and_o the_o event_n show_v afterward_o more_o evident_o bochart_n note_v out_o of_o josephus_n l._n xvii_o a_o dream_n of_o archelaus_n mention_v matth._n ii_o 22._o compose_v of_o both_o these_o figure_n for_o he_o see_v ten_o ear_n of_o corn_n very_o plump_a and_o ripe_a devour_v by_o oxen._n which_o simon_n essaeus_n interpret_v to_o signify_v that_o he_o shall_v live_v ten_o year_n and_o then_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o great_a turn_n of_o affair_n because_o ox_n turn_v up_o the_o ground_n by_o the_o plough_n and_o according_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v hierozoic_n p._n i._o l._n ii_o cap._n 41._o ver._n 8._o his_o spirit_n be_v trouble_v he_o can_v not_o rest_v satisfy_v till_o he_o understand_v the_o meaning_n of_o these_o dream_n which_o he_o think_v import_v some_o great_a alteration_n in_o the_o state_n of_o his_o country_n call_v for_o all_o the_o magician_n of_o egypt_n the_o word_n in_o hebrew_n or_o rather_o chaldee_n for_o magician_n have_v a_o bad_a signification_n in_o aftertime_n but_o what_o kind_n of_o man_n they_o be_v now_o we_o do_v not_o know_v whether_o they_o profess_v to_o interpret_v dream_n and_o expound_v thing_n secret_a by_o natural_a observation_n or_o such_o rule_n as_o be_v now_o find_v in_o the_o book_n of_o oneirocritick_n or_o by_o consult_v daemon_n or_o only_o by_o the_o foolish_a art_n of_o astrology_n to_o which_o they_o be_v much_o addict_v in_o future_a age_n our_o learned_a nic._n fuller_n lib._n v._o miscell_n sacr._n cap._n 11._o think_v the_o hebrew_n word_n chartummim_n import_v such_o as_o divine_v by_o certain_a superstitious_a character_n picture_n image_n and_o figure_n which_o they_o engrave_v with_o magical_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n all_o the_o wise_a man_n thereof_o these_o be_v the_o same_o i_o suppose_v with_o those_o who_o be_v call_v philosopher_n in_o greece_n from_o whence_o several_a great_a man_n go_v to_o learn_v of_o the_o egyptian_a priest_n who_o be_v famous_a for_o wisdom_n before_o it_o come_v into_o greece_n tell_v they_o his_o dream_n he_o tell_v they_o both_o his_o dream_n as_o appear_v from_o what_o follow_v but_o moses_n speak_v in_o the_o singular_a number_n because_o they_o be_v in_o effect_n but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o dream_n but_o there_o be_v none_o that_o can_v interpret_v they_o either_o they_o be_v amaze_v and_o do_v not_o attempt_v a_o exposition_n as_o beyond_o their_o skill_n or_o what_o they_o say_v give_v no_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o king_n the_o seven_o kine_n and_o the_o seven_o ear_n it_o be_v likely_a they_o think_v have_v a_o great_a mystery_n in_o they_o if_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o planet_n be_v then_o among_o they_o which_o they_o invoke_v with_o secret_a or_o inutterable_a invocation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o oracle_n mention_v by_o porphyry_n speak_v which_o be_v invent_v by_o that_o most_o excellent_a of_o all_o magician_n say_v the_o same_o oracle_n the_o king_n of_o the_o seven_o sound_n who_o all_o man_n know_v i._n e._n ostanes_n or_o hostanes_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o which_o seven_o sound_n of_o which_o he_o be_v the_o inventor_n and_o governor_n mr._n selden_n think_v be_v mean_v the_o harmony_n which_o the_o ancient_n suppose_v the_o seven_o planet_n to_o make_v who_o these_o magician_n call_v upon_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o seven_o invocation_n to_o each_o planet_n
lay_v his_o hand_n across_o so_o that_o the_o right_a hand_n lay_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o ephraim_n who_o be_v next_o to_o his_o left_a etc._n etc._n ver._n 15._o he_o bless_a joseph_n in_o the_o blessing_n he_o bestow_v on_o his_o child_n all_o my_o life_n long_o the_o hebrew_n word_n mehodi_n signify_v à _fw-la die_fw-la quo_fw-la ego_fw-la sum_fw-la as_o bochart_n interpret_v it_o hierozoic_a p._n i._o lib._n ii_o c._n 14._o ever_o since_o i_o have_v a_o be_v ver._n 16._o the_o angel_n which_o redeem_v i_o who_o by_o god_n order_n and_o as_o his_o minister_n preserve_v i_o in_o all_o the_o danger_n wherein_o i_o have_v be_v many_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n as_o athanasius_n l._n iu_o contra_fw-la arianos_fw-la cyril_n upon_o this_o place_n procopius_n gazaeus_n etc._n etc._n understand_v hereby_o a_o increated_a angel_n viz._n the_o second_o person_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n but_o the_o discourse_n be_v not_o concern_v the_o send_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n in_o our_o flesh_n to_o redeem_v mankind_n but_o only_o concern_v the_o preservation_n and_o prosperity_n of_o one_o man_n and_o therefore_o i_o do_v not_o know_v whether_o it_o be_v safe_a to_o call_v he_o a_o angel_n i._n e._n a_o minister_n or_o messenger_n lest_o we_o detract_v from_o his_o divinity_n for_o in_o confer_v blessing_n he_o be_v not_o a_o messenger_n or_o minister_n but_o a_o principal_a cause_n together_o with_o the_o father_n they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o that_o famous_a divine_a georg._n calixtus_n who_o follow_v st._n chrysostom_n who_o take_v this_o angel_n to_o be_v one_o proper_o so_o call_v and_o thence_o prove_v the_o heavenly_a minister_n take_v care_n of_o pious_a people_n and_o so_o do_v st._n basil_n in_o no_o less_o than_o three_o place_n of_o his_o work_n which_o show_v it_o be_v his_o settle_a opinion_n but_o it_o do_v not_o enter_v into_o their_o thought_n that_o jacob_n here_o pray_v to_o a_o angel_n but_o only_o wish_v these_o child_n may_v have_v the_o angelical_a protection_n by_o the_o special_a favour_n of_o god_n to_o they_o for_o it_o be_v just_a such_o a_o expression_n as_o that_o of_o david_n to_o a_o contrary_a purpose_n psalm_n xxxv_o 6._o let_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n persecute_v they_o where_o no_o body_n will_v say_v he_o pray_v to_o a_o angel_n though_o his_o word_n be_v exact_o like_o these_o of_o jacob._n and_o let_v my_o name_n be_v name_v on_o they_o here_o he_o plain_o adopt_v they_o to_o be_v his_o child_n as_o he_o say_v before_o he_o will_v verse_n 5._o for_o to_o be_v call_v by_o one_o name_n which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o have_v his_o name_n name_v on_o they_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o be_v one_o child_n for_o thus_o they_o that_o be_v say_v to_o be_v call_v by_o god_n name_n become_v his_o peculiar_a people_n therefore_o tostatus_n well_o interpret_v it_o sint_fw-la duo_fw-la capita_n tribuum_fw-la inter_fw-la filios_fw-la jacob_n let_v they_o be_v the_o head_n of_o two_o tribe_n among_o the_o son_n of_o jacob._n but_o none_o so_o plain_o as_o david_n chytraeus_n who_o word_n be_v these_o vera_fw-la &_o simplicissima_fw-la sententia_fw-la haec_fw-la est_fw-la isti_fw-la pveri_fw-la à _fw-la i_o adoptati_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o true_a and_o most_o simple_a sense_n be_v these_o youth_n manasseh_n and_o ephraim_n who_o be_v adopt_v by_o i_o shall_v not_o hereafter_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o joseph_n but_o my_o son_n and_o be_v heir_n and_o in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n receive_v a_o equal_a portion_n with_o my_o son_n grow_v into_o a_o multitude_n the_o hebrew_n word_n as_o onkelos_n interpret_v it_o signify_v increase_v like_o fish_n as_o we_o also_o in_o the_o margin_n translate_v it_o which_o be_v the_o most_o fruitful_a of_o all_o creature_n as_o author_n common_o observe_v see_v bochart_n p._n i._o lib._n i._o cap._n 6._o hierozoic_n ver._n 19_o his_o young_a brother_n shall_v be_v great_a than_o he_o his_o family_n multiply_v fast_o according_a to_o the_o signification_n of_o his_o name_n as_o appear_v from_o numb_a i._o 33_o 35._o and_o the_o kingdom_n be_v afterward_o establish_v in_o he_o and_o all_o the_o ten_o tribe_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o ephraim_n shall_v become_v a_o multitude_n of_o nation_n in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v fullness_n of_o nation_n i._n e._n of_o family_n as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v his_o seed_n shall_v replenish_v the_o country_n with_o numerous_a family_n for_o that_o which_o replenish_v the_o earth_n be_v call_v the_o fullness_n of_o the_o earth_n psalm_n xxiv_o 1._o and_o that_o which_o replenish_v the_o sea_n the_o fullness_n of_o the_o sea_n psalm_n xcvi_o 11._o isai_n xlii_o 10._o see_v l._n de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr ver._n 20._o and_o he_o bless_v they_o that_o day_n he_o conclude_v with_o a_o solemn_a benediction_n upon_o they_o both_o and_o when_o he_o pronounce_v it_o worship_v god_n as_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o hebr._fw-la xi_o 21._o lean_v upon_o 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