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signification_n which_o be_v diverse_o gather_v upon_o these_o word_n 1._o some_o by_o the_o beast_n which_o be_v divide_v understand_v the_o evil_n and_o affliction_n which_o happen_v to_o abraham_n posterity_n by_o the_o bird_n not_o divide_v their_o deliverance_n and_o prosperity_n 2_o philo_n think_v that_o these_o three_o kind_n be_v take_v for_o sacrifice_n the_o heifer_n goat_n ram_n because_o of_o their_o meekness_n and_o tameness_n which_o suffer_v themselves_o in_o great_a herd_n to_o be_v drive_v by_o a_o child_n victimiâ—_n and_o for_o that_o they_o be_v profitable_a for_o labour_n for_o food_n for_o clothing_n 3._o lyranus_fw-la think_v that_o by_o these_o beast_n and_o fowl_n be_v signify_v christ_n virtue_n by_o the_o heifer_n his_o labour_n and_o patience_n by_o the_o sheep_n his_o innocency_n by_o the_o turtle_n his_o continency_n by_o the_o dove_n his_o meekness_n place_n 4._o in_o that_o three_o sort_n of_o beast_n be_v take_v some_o understand_v the_o three_o generation_n while_o the_o people_n be_v oppress_v by_o the_o turtle_n the_o four_o generation_n when_o they_o come_v forth_o into_o the_o wilderness_n theodoret_n some_o the_o renew_n of_o the_o covenant_n with_o the_o three_o patriarch_n abraham_n isaak_n jacob_n or_o the_o three_o kind_n of_o government_n among_o the_o israelite_n of_o judge_n king_n high-priest_n perer._n some_o the_o three_o season_n from_o adam_n to_o noah_n from_o noah_n to_o abraham_n from_o abraham_n to_o david_n augustine_n 5._o by_o the_o divide_n of_o the_o beast_n and_o the_o not_o divide_v of_o the_o fowl_n some_o understand_v by_o the_o first_o the_o affliction_n of_o the_o people_n when_o the_o child_n shall_v be_v separate_v from_o their_o parent_n by_o the_o other_o their_o deliverance_n some_o by_o the_o first_o insinuate_v such_o as_o be_v carnal_a among_o the_o people_n by_o the_o other_o such_o as_o be_v spiritual_a augustine_n 6._o by_o the_o light_n of_o the_o fowl_n upon_o the_o dead_a carcase_n which_o abraham_n drive_v away_o some_o do_v decipher_v the_o attempt_n of_o the_o egyptian_n against_o the_o israelite_n to_o devour_v and_o destroy_v they_o but_o that_o god_n disappoint_v they_o some_o the_o assault_n of_o evil_a spirit_n upon_o carnal_a man_n augustine_n some_o the_o wander_a thought_n that_o seize_v upon_o our_o prayer_n &_o spiritual_a sacrifice_n gregory_n 7._o by_o the_o seâ—ting_n of_o the_o sun_n v._n 17._o some_o understand_v the_o death_n of_o joseph_n when_o the_o affliction_n of_o the_o hebrew_n begin_n some_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n when_o the_o great_a persecution_n shall_v be_v and_o by_o the_o smoke_a fire_n brand_v the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o fiery_a judgement_n augustine_n but_o we_o need_v not_o thus_o hunt_v for_o allegory_n which_o be_v not_o only_a man_n devise_n as_o it_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o uncertainty_n and_o variety_n thereof_o sundry_a man_n as_o their_o fancy_n lead_v they_o do_v invent_v sundry_a allegory_n it_o shall_v only_o suffice_v we_o to_o know_v that_o god_n appoint_v these_o kind_n to_o be_v offer_v partly_o for_o sacrifice_n as_o josephus_n partly_o to_o be_v as_o sign_n of_o the_o covenant_n which_o the_o lord_n make_v with_o abraham_n and_o as_o chrysostome_n well_o note_v because_o it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o man_n when_o they_o make_v a_o solemn_a covenant_n to_o cut_v a_o calf_n in_o twain_o genes_n and_o to_o walk_v between_o the_o part_n thereof_o jerem._n 34.18_o wish_v the_o like_a to_o themselves_o if_o they_o break_v the_o covenant_n the_o lord_n vouchsafe_v to_o observe_v the_o same_o manner_n qvest._n xiii_o of_o the_o divers_a kind_n of_o trance_n vers._n 12._o a_o heavy_a sleep_n or_o trance_n philo_n note_v four_o kind_n of_o trance_n or_o ecstasis_fw-la in_o the_o scripture_n 1._o madness_n or_o frenzy_n that_o come_v of_o some_o distemperature_n deut._n 28.28_o the_o lord_n shall_v smite_v thou_o with_o madness_n and_o blindness_n and_o astonish_v of_o heart_n 2._o astonishment_n of_o the_o mind_n upon_o some_o sudden_a and_o strange_a accident_n as_o isaak_n be_v astonish_v at_o esau_n come_v in_o after_o jacob_n gen._n 27.33_o 3_o the_o quiet_a rest_n and_o contemplation_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o when_o the_o lord_n cast_v adam_n into_o a_o sleep_n gen._n 2.4_o when_o as_o the_o soul_n be_v ravish_v with_o some_o divine_a inspiration_n and_o revelation_n as_o peter_n be_v act._n 10_o qvest._n fourteen_o the_o time_n of_o the_o dwell_n of_o israel_n in_o egypt_n vers._n 13._o they_o shall_v be_v a_o stranger_n in_o a_o land_n not_o they_o four_o hundred_o year_n 1._o first_o it_o be_v untrue_a that_o the_o israelite_n dwell_v in_o egypt_n full_a four_o hundred_o year_n of_o which_o opinion_n be_v genebrard_n for_o from_o caath_v who_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n with_o jacob_n gen._n 47._o and_o live_v in_o all_o 133._o exod._n 6._o who_o beget_v amram_n who_o live_v ann_n 137._o the_o father_n of_o moses_n who_o be_v 80._o year_n old_a when_o israel_n come_v out_o of_o egypt_n there_o be_v not_o above_o 350._o year_n from_o which_o some_o must_v be_v detract_v wherein_o the_o father_n and_o their_o child_n live_v together_o 2._o neither_o do_v they_o dwell_v in_o egypt_n less_o than_o 200._o as_o chrysostome_n or_o 210._o as_o lyranâ—â—_n but_o 215._o year_n as_o it_o may_v be_v thus_o gather_v s._n paul_n from_o the_o promise_n first_o make_v to_o abraham_n to_o the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o go_v forth_o of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n reckon_v 430._o year_n galat._n 3.17_o of_o this_o sum_n 215._o year_n be_v run_v when_o jacob_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o promise_n in_o the_o 75._o year_n of_o abraham_n age_n till_o isaak_v birth_n in_o the_o 100_o year_n gen._n 22.22.5_o be_v 25._o year_n from_o isaaks_n birth_n to_o jacob_n be_v
or_o write_v all_o after_o one_o manner_n of_o purpose_n but_o in_o some_o variety_n of_o order_n and_o word_n be_v direct_v by_o the_o spirit_n to_o write_v one_o truth_n other_o rule_v also_o may_v be_v propound_v for_o the_o reconcile_n of_o place_n of_o scripture_n scripture_n which_o seem_v at_o the_o first_o sight_n to_o be_v repugnant_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o divers_a computation_n of_o time_n 1._o when_o as_o one_o writer_n do_v inclusive_o account_v the_o time_n which_o another_o do_v exclusive_o as_o luke_n c._n 9.29_o say_n that_o christ_n about_o a_o 8._o day_n after_o be_v transfigure_v include_v in_o this_o number_n both_o primum_fw-la &_o ultimum_fw-la the_o first_o and_o last_o day_n matthew_n say_v after_o 6._o day_n do_v exclude_v these_o two_o day_n make_v mention_n of_o those_o six_o that_o come_v between_o sic_fw-la augustin_n lib._n de_fw-fr consens_fw-la evang._n c._n 56._o 2._o sometime_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o time_n be_v rehearse_v and_o the_o small_a or_o odd_a number_n omit_v as_o 1_o king_n 2.11_o david_n be_v say_v to_o have_v reign_v 40._o year_n over_o israel_n 7._o year_n in_o hebron_n and_o 33._o year_n in_o jerusalem_n whereas_o the_o precise_a account_n of_o his_o reign_n in_o hebron_n be_v 7._o year_n 6._o month_n and_o in_o jerusalem_n 33._o year_n which_o make_v in_o all_o 40._o year_n 6._o month_n 2_o sam._n 5.5_o 3._o sometime_o the_o year_n of_o a_o king_n reign_n be_v reckon_v which_o he_o reign_v alone_o sometime_o those_o wherein_o he_o reign_v with_o another_o so_o jotham_n reign_v 16._o year_n alone_o but_o twenty_o year_n count_v those_o wherein_o he_o govern_v under_o his_o father_n 2_o king_n 15.5.30.33_o perer._n quest_n xx._n why_o abraham_n servant_n refuse_v to_o eat_v or_o drink_v vers._n 33._o they_o set_v before_o he_o to_o eat_v but_o he_o say_v i_o will_v not_o eat_v 1._o he_o neither_o refuse_v to_o eat_v because_o unusual_a meat_n be_v set_v before_o he_o such_o as_o he_o be_v not_o accustom_v unto_o in_o abraham_n house_n as_o some_o hebrew_n think_v 2._o neither_o do_v he_o defer_v till_o he_o have_v speak_v his_o word_n that_o be_v say_v grace_n as_o some_o interpret_v for_o though_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o they_o use_v in_o abraham_n house_n to_o receive_v their_o meat_n with_o thanksgiving_n yet_o he_o mean_v the_o deliver_n of_o his_o message_n 3._o but_o that_o be_v a_o mere_a fable_n that_o he_o will_v not_o eat_v because_o they_o set_v poison_n before_o he_o to_o have_v his_o good_n which_o poison_n be_v return_v upon_o bethuel_n who_o thereupon_o die_v and_o this_o fable_n the_o hebrew_n will_v build_v upon_o the_o word_n same_o fable_n poison_n answerable_a to_o the_o word_n sum_n here_o use_v which_o signify_v to_o place_n or_o set_v for_o neither_o be_v they_o so_o poor_a that_o they_o need_v abraham_n good_n nor_o so_o unhonest_a so_o to_o deal_v with_o their_o near_a kinsman_n servant_n nor_o yet_o be_v there_o any_o affinity_n between_o those_o two_o word_n the_o one_o beginning_n with_o samech_v the_o other_o with_o shin_n mercer_n 4._o neither_o do_v he_o refrain_v from_o eat_v and_o drink_v fear_v lest_o afterward_o he_o shall_v not_o tell_v a_o sober_a tale_n 5._o but_o his_o diligence_n be_v commend_v who_o prefer_v his_o master_n business_n before_o his_o meat_n and_o drink_n quest_n xxi_o persuasion_n use_v by_o abraham_n servant_n to_o further_a the_o marriage_n ver._n 35._o the_o lord_n have_v bless_v my_o master_n etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o servant_n begin_v to_o use_v persuasion_n to_o make_v a_o way_n for_o the_o marriage_n intend_v 1._o that_o he_o be_v rich_a and_o not_o by_o evil_a mean_n but_o by_o god_n blessing_n muscul._n 2._o that_o isaac_n be_v bear_v of_o sarai_n in_o her_o old_a age_n and_o so_o not_o without_o a_o miracle_n as_o a_o man_n ordain_v of_o god_n for_o some_o great_a matter_n calvin_n 3._o and_o lest_o they_o may_v object_v why_o be_v so_o rich_a he_o take_v not_o a_o wife_n near_o hand_n he_o add_v that_o his_o master_n give_v he_o special_a charge_n not_o to_o take_v a_o wife_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o canaan_n mercer_n quest_n xxii_o certain_a fabulous_a conceit_n of_o the_o hebrew_n refuse_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o note_v certain_a fabulous_a collection_n of_o the_o hebrew_n 1._o vers._n 39_o they_o think_v that_o eliezar_n secret_o insinuate_v that_o if_o he_o can_v not_o otherwise_o provide_v a_o wife_n for_o isaac_n he_o will_v offer_v his_o own_o daughter_n but_o that_o abraham_n absolute_o refuse_v because_o he_o be_v of_o the_o canaanite_n but_o yet_o they_o say_v that_o this_o eliezar_n for_o his_o faithful_a service_n be_v take_v alive_a into_o paradise_n as_o isaac_n come_v alive_a from_o thence_o 2._o vers._n 42._o where_o he_o say_v i_o come_v this_o day_n to_o the_o well_o the_o hebrew_n think_v that_o he_o come_v from_o hebron_n to_o charras_n in_o a_o day_n which_o be_v note_v to_o be_v seventeen_o day_n journey_n and_o this_o day_n note_v the_o time_n not_o of_o his_o departure_n from_o home_n but_o of_o his_o come_n thither_o mercer_n 3._o v._o 47._o they_o note_v that_o he_o put_v the_o jewel_n so_o upon_o her_o face_n that_o he_o touch_v not_o her_o flesh_n whereas_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o he_o give_v she_o they_o rather_o to_o put_v they_o on_o herself_o quest_n xxiii_o whether_o abraham_n servant_n give_v the_o gift_n before_o he_o know_v who_o she_o be_v vers._n 47._o whereas_o before_o v_o 22._o he_o first_o bring_v forth_o the_o jewel_n before_o he_o ask_v she_o who_o daughter_n she_o be_v whereas_o here_o he_o first_o be_v say_v to_o ask_v she_o 1._o neither_o be_v it_o like_v that_o he_o ask_v she_o before_o he_o bring_v they_o forth_o as_o jun._n perer._n 2._o neither_o do_v he_o here_o report_v it_o otherwise_o than_o it_o be_v do_v lest_o they_o may_v have_v accuse_v he_o of_o levity_n to_o give_v jewel_n to_o one_o who_o he_o know_v not_o as_o rasi_fw-la 3._o but_o first_o he_o bring_v they_o forth_o and_o then_o ask_v she_o the_o question_n and_o after_o give_v they_o mercer_n quest_n xxiv_o why_o laban_n be_v set_v before_o bethuel_n vers._n 50._o then_o answer_v laban_n and_o bethuel_n 1._o neither_o be_v this_o bethuel_n the_o brother_n of_o laban_n as_o lyran_n 2._o neither_o be_v bethuel_n rebeccahs_n father_n dead_a as_o josephus_n 3._o neither_o be_v laban_n impiety_n note_v who_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o speak_v before_o his_o father_n as_o rasi_fw-la 4._o nor_o yet_o be_v laban_n first_o name_v as_o more_o excellent_a in_o wisdom_n than_o his_o father_n as_o aben_n ezra_n 5._o but_o for_o that_o his_o father_n be_v old_a or_o sickly_a have_v commit_v his_o household_n government_n to_o laban_n jun._n mercer_n quest_n xxv_o the_o space_n of_o ten_o day_n for_o rebeccahs_n abode_n how_o to_o be_v understand_v vers._n 55._o let_v the_o maid_n abide_v with_o we_o at_o the_o least_o ten_o day_n 1._o she_o mean_v not_o that_o be_v rebeccahs_n mother_n to_o have_v she_o stay_v a_o year_n or_o at_o the_o least_o ten_o month_n as_o the_o hebrew_n and_o onkelâ—s_n for_o this_o have_v be_v a_o unreasonable_a request_n see_v the_o man_n make_v such_o haste_n 2._o neither_o the_o word_n stand_v thus_o let_v she_o abide_v day_n at_o the_o least_o ten_o by_o day_n be_v understand_v seven_o day_n of_o mourning_n for_o bethuel_n who_o they_o suppose_v to_o have_v be_v dead_a for_o than_o they_o will_v not_o have_v request_v for_o seven_o day_n first_o and_o then_o for_o ten_o but_o have_v begin_v with_o the_o great_a request_n first_o 3._o neither_o be_v the_o vulgar_a read_v the_o best_a to_o join_v the_o word_n together_o at_o the_o least_o ten_o day_n for_o in_o the_o original_n day_n go_v before_o 4._o the_o best_a read_v then_o be_v let_v she_o abide_v day_n that_o be_v certain_a or_o at_o the_o least_o ten_o jun._n quest_n xxvi_o of_o the_o willingness_n of_o rebecca_n vers._n 58._o i_o will_v go_v etc._n etc._n 1._o not_o that_o she_o say_v in_o effect_n i_o will_v go_v though_o you_o will_v not_o as_o rasi_fw-la for_o this_o thought_n or_o speech_n have_v noâ—_n become_v the_o modesty_n of_o the_o maid_n 2._o but_o rather_o her_o obedience_n to_o her_o parent_n appear_v to_o who_o she_o consent_v calvin_n 3._o and_o her_o will_n be_v no_o doubt_n direct_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n muscul._n quest_n xxvii_o how_o isaac_n dwell_v in_o beersheba_n abraham_n remain_v in_o hebron_n verse_n 6â—_n isaack_n come_v from_o the_o way_n of_o beerlahairoi_a etc._n etc._n 1._o not_o that_o isaac_n go_v thither_o to_o fetch_v hagar_n to_o be_v abraham_n wife_n after_o sarahs_n death_n as_o some_o hebrew_n for_o she_o be_v not_o keturah_n as_o shall_v appear_v afterward_o 2._o
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 deferat_fw-la affectum_fw-la pater_fw-la judicium_fw-la mater_fw-la circa_fw-la minorem_fw-la tenera_fw-la pielate_fw-la propendeat_fw-la pater_fw-la circa_fw-la seniorem_fw-la natura_fw-la honorificentiam_fw-la servet_fw-la the_o mother_n show_v affection_n the_o father_n judgement_n she_o tender_o affect_v towards_o the_o young_a the_o father_n give_v the_o honour_n of_o nature_n to_o the_o elder_a lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr jacob_n c._n 2._o perer._n quest_n iv._n why_o jacob_n be_v bid_v to_o bring_v two_o kid_n vers._n 9_o bring_v i_o thence_o two_o kid_n 1._o not_o as_o though_o rebecca_n have_v her_o flock_n by_o herself_o as_o receive_v two_o kid_n every_o day_n of_o isaac_n for_o her_o dowry_n as_o the_o hebrew_n imagine_v 2._o neither_o be_v one_o for_o meat_n the_o other_o for_o the_o passover_n which_o be_v not_o yet_o institute_v 3._o but_o he_o bring_v two_o that_o the_o dainty_a morsel_n may_v be_v cull_v out_o of_o both_o and_o that_o if_o the_o one_o be_v not_o dress_v to_o isaack_n like_v the_o other_o might_n mercer_n rupertus_n by_o the_o two_o kid_n understand_v the_o profession_n of_o the_o two_o testament_n the_o old_a and_o the_o new_a but_o this_o be_v force_v quest_n v._o of_o rebeccahs_n confidence_n vers._n 13._o upon_o i_o be_v the_o curse_n etc._n etc._n 1._o jacob_n though_o in_o general_a persuade_v of_o god_n promise_n that_o it_o shall_v take_v effect_n yet_o fail_v in_o particular_a doubtful_a of_o the_o success_n of_o this_o mean_n 2._o and_o rebeccah_n not_o of_o a_o womanly_a rashness_n as_o aben_n ezra_n think_v thus_o say_v but_o look_v to_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n promise_n she_o doubt_v not_o of_o the_o convey_n of_o the_o blessing_n mercer_n quest_n vi_o what_o clothes_n of_o esau_n rebeccah_n take_v vers._n 14._o rebecca_n take_v fair_a clothes_n of_o her_o elder_a son_n esau_n etc._n etc._n 1._o i_o will_v let_v pass_v the_o allegory_n hereupon_o frame_v as_o how_o ambrose_n understand_v by_o these_o clothes_n put_v upon_o 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 to_o lie_v
fruitfulness_n of_o corn_n wine_n oil_n to_o the_o taste_n who_o know_v not_o the_o pleasant_a savour_n of_o the_o field_n in_o the_o spring_n of_o the_o corn_n in_o harvest_n and_o of_o a_o vineyard_n in_o the_o time_n of_o vintage_n perer._n 3_o gregory_n by_o the_o smell_n of_o a_o field_n garnish_v with_o divers_a flower_n understand_v the_o variety_n of_o gift_n and_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n spirit_n in_o the_o church_n ambrose_n make_v jacob_n this_o field_n replenish_v with_o divers_a virtue_n 4._o some_o think_v that_o these_o garment_n keep_v this_o savour_n which_o they_o have_v in_o paradise_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v the_o same_o that_o adam_n do_v wear_v but_o these_o be_v but_o jewish_a fable_n they_o be_v either_o perfume_a garment_n or_o rebeckah_n may_v of_o purpose_n make_v they_o sweet_a or_o it_o be_v most_o like_a they_o savour_v of_o the_o fresh_a spring_n and_o flower_n it_o be_v now_o spring_n time_n as_o aben_n ezra_n think_v through_o the_o which_o esau_n be_v accustom_v to_o walk_v quest_n fourteen_o the_o meaning_n of_o isaack_n blessing_n upon_o jacob_n vers._n 28._o god_n give_v thou_o of_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n 1._o isaac_n do_v not_o only_o pray_v as_o josephus_n set_v it_o down_o or_o wish_v well_o to_o his_o son_n as_o r._n levi_n but_o this_o speech_n be_v a_o certain_a prophecy_n and_o declaration_n of_o the_o blessing_n which_o shall_v fall_v upon_o jacob_n and_o his_o posterity_n luther_n mercer_n 2._o here_o be_v four_o blessing_n contain_v 1._o of_o abundance_n 2._o of_o victory_n 3._o of_o domestical_a preeminence_n 4._o of_o outward_a prosperity_n curse_a be_v he_o that_o curse_v etc._n etc._n perer._n 3_o he_o make_v mention_n of_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n especial_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o dry_a and_o thirsty_a country_n of_o canaan_n where_o they_o have_v no_o rain_n but_o twice_o in_o the_o year_n in_o seed_n time_n in_o the_o month_n of_o october_n and_o in_o may_v which_o be_v call_v the_o latter_a rain_n and_o therefore_o the_o earth_n be_v chief_o moisten_v with_o dew_n perer._n by_o his_o brethren_n and_o son_n of_o his_o mother_n the_o posterity_n of_o esau_n be_v understand_v which_o isaac_n unwitting_o pronounce_v of_o esau_n for_o jacob_n who_o he_o bless_v be_v yet_o unmarried_a 4._o but_o this_o blessing_n be_v not_o fulfil_v in_o jacob_n time_n who_o rather_o be_v subject_n to_o his_o brother_n esau_n yet_o in_o his_o posterity_n to_o the_o which_o jacob_n faith_n look_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v for_o the_o idumean_n be_v servant_n to_o the_o israelite_n 5._o this_o benediction_n be_v diverse_o allegorize_v gregory_n by_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n understand_v the_o contemplative_a life_n by_o the_o fatness_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o active_a theodoret_n the_o divinity_n and_o humanity_n of_o christ_n rupertus_n by_o the_o dew_n interprete_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n spirit_n by_o the_o fatness_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o open_n of_o the_o heart_n quest_n xv._n of_o the_o cause_n of_o isaack_n fear_n vers._n 33._o isaack_n be_v strike_v with_o a_o marvellous_a great_a fear_n 1._o not_o as_o the_o hebrew_n fable_n because_o he_o see_v esau_n accurse_v for_o ever_o see_v hell_n wide_o open_a to_o receive_v he_o 2._o neither_o as_o cajetan_n do_v it_o proceed_v of_o a_o strife_n in_o isaack_n mind_n between_o his_o love_n towards_o esau_n and_o god_n will_v reveal_v concern_v jacob_n for_o isaac_n be_v resolve_v the_o blessing_n shall_v stand_v 3._o and_o it_o be_v more_o than_o to_o marvel_v as_o the_o latin_a text_n add_v ultra_fw-la quam_fw-la credi_fw-la potest_fw-la admirans_fw-la marvel_v beyond_o measure_n 4._o but_o isaac_n fear_v and_o be_v trouble_v be_v as_o in_o a_o trance_n and_o ecstasy_n as_o the_o septuagint_n and_o augustine_n read_v wherein_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v reveal_v to_o he_o because_o he_o have_v be_v so_o gross_o deceive_v in_o not_o remember_v how_o the_o lord_n have_v choose_v jacob_n before_o esau_n calvin_n and_o this_o fear_n be_v as_o a_o stay_n and_o bridle_v to_o isaac_n not_o to_o reverse_v the_o blessing_n pronounce_v jun._n quest_n xvi_o how_o isaac_n say_v jacob_n come_v with_o subtlety_n vers._n 35._o thy_o brother_n come_v with_o subtlety_n etc._n etc._n 1._o we_o need_v neither_o with_o tostatus_n to_o excuse_v jacob_n fraud_n and_o craft_n that_o herein_o he_o offend_v not_o at_o all_o 2._o nor_o with_o lippomanus_n to_o justify_v jacob_n deceit_n who_o make_v three_o kind_n of_o fraud_n one_o eruditionis_fw-la of_o instruction_n as_o be_v the_o thrust_v of_o josephs_n cup_n into_o benjamin_n sack_n another_o noxiae_fw-la deceptionis_fw-la of_o hurtful_a deceit_n as_o the_o prophet_n of_o bethel_n deceive_v the_o man_n of_o god_n 1_o king_n 13._o the_o three_o inspirationis_fw-la divinae_fw-la by_o divine_a inspiration_n as_o this_o of_o jacob_n be_v so_o he_o make_v four_o kind_n of_o simulation_n or_o dissemble_n una_fw-la providentiae_fw-la one_o of_o providence_n which_o josua_n use_v against_o hâ—i_n altera_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la the_o other_o of_o doctrine_n as_o christ_n make_v as_o though_o he_o will_v have_v go_v further_a tertia_fw-la calliditatis_fw-la the_o three_o of_o deceit_n as_o the_o devil_n can_v transform_v himself_o into_o a_o angel_n of_o light_n quarta_fw-la significationis_fw-la the_o four_o of_o signification_n as_o this_o be_v of_o jacob_n for_o as_o be_v show_v before_o jacob_n infirmity_n in_o this_o dissimulation_n though_o it_o please_v god_n to_o use_v the_o same_o to_o effect_v his_o purpose_n can_v be_v whole_o defend_v 3._o nor_o yet_o will_v we_o strive_v about_o the_o word_n as_o lyranus_fw-la say_v mirmah_o sometime_o signify_v prudence_n wisdom_n as_o the_o chaldee_n translate_v and_o in_o the_o civil_a law_n there_o be_v a_o title_n de_fw-fr dolo_fw-la malâ—_n of_o evil_a craft_n whereby_o it_o may_v be_v gather_v that_o all_o deceit_n be_v not_o evil_a 4._o neither_o yet_o will_v we_o aggravate_v jacob_n oversight_n with_o some_o who_o think_v that_o for_o this_o lie_v make_v to_o isaac_n his_o son_n lie_v unto_o he_o concern_v joseph_n which_o they_o note_v as_o a_o punishment_n 5._o but_o we_o take_v the_o word_n as_o it_o proper_o signify_v for_o deceit_n and_o fraud_n though_o isaac_n to_o please_v his_o son_n commit_v some_o oversight_n in_o transfer_v the_o fault_n upon_o jacob_n junius_n 6._o and_o yet_o though_o there_o be_v a_o fraud_n and_o error_n personae_fw-la error_n of_o the_o person_n which_o be_v sufficient_a to_o disannul_v other_o civil_a contract_n yet_o for_o as_o much_o as_o god_n ratify_v the_o blessing_n thus_o pronounce_v ignorant_o by_o isaac_n the_o sentence_n be_v to_o stand_v perer._n quest_n xvi_o esau_n false_o charge_v jacob_n vers._n 36._o be_v he_o not_o just_o call_v jacob_n 1._o esau_n do_v cavil_n at_o jacob_n name_n which_o be_v not_o give_v he_o in_o respect_n of_o any_o such_o supplant_n but_o because_o he_o hold_v esau_n by_o the_o heel_n 2._o he_o lie_v in_o say_v he_o take_v away_o my_o birthright_n for_o esau_n sell_v it_o unto_o he_o and_o confirm_v it_o with_o a_o oath_n mercer_n 3._o neither_o do_v he_o take_v away_o his_o blessing_n for_o have_v the_o birthright_n the_o blessing_n do_v just_o belong_v unto_o he_o for_o the_o birthright_n and_o blessing_n can_v not_o be_v divide_v and_o separate_v mercer_n jun._n quest_n xvii_o why_o isaac_n have_v but_o one_o blessing_n vers._n 38._o have_v thou_o but_o one_o blessing_n 1._o true_a it_o be_v that_o principal_a blessing_n which_o carry_v with_o it_o the_o spiritual_a promise_n in_o christ_n be_v but_o one_o because_o christ_n be_v one_o esau_n by_o join_v himself_o to_o jacob_n may_v have_v beâ—ne_a partaker_n of_o this_o blessing_n but_o apart_o by_o himself_o he_o can_v not_o because_o without_o the_o church_n there_o be_v no_o salvation_n mercer_n 2._o for_o this_o causâ—_n ishmael_n be_v exclude_v abraham_n house_n that_o the_o blessing_n may_v remain_v in_o isaac_n so_o esau_n be_v exclude_v and_o jacob_n make_v the_o heir_n of_o blessing_n but_o jacob_n give_v a_o blessing_n to_o all_o his_o child_n because_o they_o all_o belong_v to_o the_o visible_a church_n yet_o the_o more_o principal_a blessing_n be_v promise_v unto_o judah_n of_o who_o the_o messiah_n shall_v come_v 3._o though_o there_o be_v no_o special_a mention_n of_o any_o such_o blessing_n give_v by_o abraham_n to_o isaac_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o abraham_n be_v want_v therein_o and_o the_o manifest_a promise_n so_o often_o renew_v concern_v isaac_n the_o ejection_n of_o ishmael_n and_o send_v away_o of_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o abraham_n child_n parent_n may_v stand_v in_o stead_n thereof_o 4._o though_o the_o blessing_n of_o all_o parent_n special_o such_o as_o fear_v god_n be_v effectual_a towards_o their_o child_n yet_o the_o ancient_a patriarch_n and_o prophet_n that_o be_v the_o founder_n of_o the_o
second_o jacob_n put_v on_o sackcloth_n which_o be_v a_o ceremony_n use_v in_o the_o east_n country_n to_o testify_v their_o humility_n as_o benhadads_n servant_n present_v themselves_o before_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n with_o sackcloth_n about_o their_o loin_n and_o rope_n about_o their_o neck_n sue_v for_o pardon_n 1_o king_n 20._o perer._n quest_n xxviii_o who_o be_v those_o son_n and_o daughter_n that_o comfort_v jacob_n vers._n 35._o then_o all_o his_o son_n and_o daughter_n rise_v up_o etc._n etc._n 1._o these_o be_v not_o proper_o jacob_n daughter_n as_o the_o hebrew_n imagine_v that_o with_o every_o son_n jacob_n have_v a_o daughter_n bear_v which_o they_o afterward_o marry_v for_o such_o marriage_n the_o world_n be_v now_o multiply_v be_v not_o in_o use_n among_o the_o faithful_a mercer_n 2._o neither_o can_v jacob_n son_n the_o elder_a not_o exceed_v twenty_o four_o or_o twenty_o five_o year_n not_o above_o seven_o year_n elder_a than_o joseph_n have_v daughter_n of_o that_o age_n able_a to_o comfort_v their_o father_n as_o musculus_fw-la think_v they_o be_v therefore_o jacob_n son_n wife_n that_o be_v his_o daughter_n in_o law_n 3._o neither_o do_v jacob_n refuse_v to_o be_v comfort_v because_o as_o the_o hebrew_n think_v where_o we_o know_v certain_o of_o the_o death_n of_o our_o friend_n we_o cease_v mourning_n but_o not_o where_o it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o they_o be_v dead_a or_o no_o for_o jacob_n do_v persuade_v himself_o here_o that_o some_o wild_a beast_n have_v devour_v joseph_n but_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o grief_n will_v admit_v no_o consolation_n mercer_n 4._o we_o see_v the_o hard_a and_o cruel_a heart_n of_o jacob_n son_n that_o willing_o do_v suffer_v their_o father_n to_o continue_v in_o this_o grief_n and_o that_o with_o feign_a word_n they_o seem_v to_o comfort_v he_o conceal_v the_o truth_n luther_n 5._o so_o it_o be_v add_v his_o father_n weep_v for_o he_o not_o isaac_n who_o indeed_o be_v yet_o live_v as_o some_o think_v aben_n ezra_n jun._n but_o jacob_n mourn_v for_o joseph_n his_o brethren_n mourn_v not_o but_o the_o father_n sorrow_v for_o his_o son_n muscul._n quest_n xxix_o potiphar_n how_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o eunuch_n vers._n 36._o to_o potiphar_n a_o eunuch_n of_o pharaoh_n 1._o this_o potiphar_n be_v not_o indeed_o a_o eunuch_n or_o geld_a man_n as_o the_o septuag_n read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o he_o have_v a_o wife_n and_o a_o daughter_n marry_v afterward_o to_o joseph_n 2._o neither_o for_o the_o same_o cause_n can_v that_o conceit_n of_o r._n david_n have_v any_o likelihood_n that_o potiphar_n be_v a_o eunuch_n in_o part_n as_o retain_v still_o the_o nerve_n or_o sinew_n though_o not_o the_o other_o instrument_n of_o generation_n 3._o neither_o be_v there_o any_o ground_n of_o that_o tradition_n of_o the_o hebrew_n that_o god_n cause_v potiphars_n privy_a part_n to_o wither_v and_o dry_v up_o because_o he_o think_v to_o abuse_v fair_a joseph_n to_o his_o filthy_a lust_n 4._o but_o whereas_o eunuch_n be_v at_o the_o first_o use_v by_o king_n and_o prince_n to_o wait_v upon_o their_o queen_n esther_n 2.14_o and_o so_o be_v as_o the_o chamberlain_n and_o near_o unto_o their_o person_n as_o harbonah_n be_v to_o king_n assuerus_n esther_n 7.9_o hence_o the_o name_n of_o eunuch_n be_v take_v general_o to_o signify_v a_o courtier_n prince_n or_o great_a man_n towards_o the_o king_n as_o the_o word_n be_v use_v 2_o king_n 8.6_o the_o king_n command_v a_o eunuch_n or_o one_o of_o his_o prince_n to_o restore_v unto_o the_o shunamite_n her_o land_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n be_v potiphar_n call_v a_o eunuch_n that_o be_v one_o of_o pharaos_n prince_n or_o courtier_n as_o the_o word_n saras_n signify_v sic_fw-la chal._n mercer_n jun._n with_o other_o quest_n xxx_o what_o officer_n potiphar_n be_v to_o pharaoh_n pharaos_n chief_a steward_n or_o master_n of_o the_o guard_n 1._o for_o we_o neither_o read_v with_o the_o septuag_n pharaos_n chief_a cook_n although_o the_o word_n tabach_v be_v sometime_o use_v in_o that_o sense_n 1_o sam._n 9.23_o which_o read_v josephus_n philo_n and_o ambrose_n follow_v 2._o neither_o yet_o be_v he_o pharaos_n chief_a steward_n as_o some_o read_v b.g._n 3_o nor_o the_o chief_a captain_n of_o his_o soldier_n as_o both_o the_o chalde_n and_o hierome_n translate_v 4._o but_o see_v the_o word_n tabach_n signify_v to_o kill_v and_o so_o the_o word_n be_v indifferent_o apply_v both_o to_o cook_n and_o butcher_n that_o be_v the_o slaughter_n man_n of_o beast_n and_o to_o soldier_n that_o kill_v man_n in_o battle_n and_o executioner_n that_o put_v man_n to_o death_n that_o be_v condemn_v by_o the_o law_n it_o appear_v that_o this_o potiphar_n have_v the_o chief_a charge_n of_o those_o that_o be_v adjudge_v to_o imprisonment_n or_o death_n as_o pharaos_n two_o officer_n his_o chief_a baker_n and_o butler_n be_v commit_v to_o his_o charge_n gen._n 40.3_o and_o so_o may_v be_v well_o think_v to_o be_v the_o chief_a marshal_n or_o captain_n of_o the_o guard_n unto_o pharaoh_n junius_n mercerus_n 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n 1._o doct._n the_o father_n be_v as_o the_o sun_n and_o chief_a in_o the_o house_n vers._n 9_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n do_v reverence_n unto_o i_o etc._n etc._n joseph_n by_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n understand_v his_o father_n and_o mother_n the_o father_n then_o of_o the_o house_n by_o god_n ordinance_n as_o the_o sun_n from_o who_o the_o wife_n as_o the_o moon_n the_o child_n as_o star_n must_v receive_v their_o light_n and_o direction_n in_o every_o family_n muscul._n for_o the_o apostle_n say_v concern_v wife_n if_o they_o will_v learn_v any_o thing_n let_v they_o ask_v of_o their_o husband_n at_o home_n 1_o cor._n 14.35_o and_o concern_v the_o rest_n the_o same_o apostle_n say_v have_v child_n under_o obedience_n with_o all_o honesty_n 1_o timoth._n 3.4_o 2._o doct._n the_o prophet_n do_v not_o foresee_v all_o thing_n but_o what_o be_v reveal_v unto_o they_o again_o he_o dream_v etc._n etc._n joseph_n as_o bernard_n well_o note_v do_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n foresee_v his_o exaltation_n yet_o his_o humiliation_n and_o captivity_n be_v not_o declare_v unto_o he_o though_o this_o be_v near_a than_o the_o other_o tractat_fw-la de_fw-fr gradib_n humilitat_fw-la whereby_o we_o see_v that_o the_o prophet_n do_v not_o foresee_v all_o thing_n neither_o have_v they_o a_o prophetical_a spirit_n reside_v with_o they_o whereby_o to_o foretell_v what_o they_o will_v but_o they_o only_o know_v those_o thing_n which_o it_o please_v god_n to_o reveal_v unto_o they_o as_o the_o prophet_n jeremie_n at_o the_o first_o do_v not_o perceive_v the_o falsehood_n of_o the_o prophet_n hananie_n that_o prophesy_v of_o their_o return_n from_o captivity_n after_o two_o year_n but_o wish_v that_o it_o may_v fall_v out_o even_o so_o till_o the_o word_n of_o god_n come_v unto_o he_o jer._n 28.6.12_o 3._o doct._n true_a obedience_n follow_v not_o the_o word_n but_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o commander_n vers._n 7._o ioseph_n go_v after_o his_o brethren_n and_o find_v they_o in_o dothan_n etc._n etc._n yet_o his_o father_n send_v he_o only_o to_o seek_v they_o in_o sechem_n vers_fw-la 12._o joseph_n show_v his_o prompt_a obedience_n in_o not_o strict_o tie_v himself_o to_o his_o father_n word_n but_o fulfil_v his_o mind_n jacob_n speak_v but_o of_o sechem_n to_o joseph_n but_o he_o know_v that_o it_o be_v his_o meaning_n that_o he_o shall_v seek_v out_o his_o brethren_n follow_v after_o they_o to_o dothan_n that_o he_o may_v find_v they_o out_o muscul._n by_o which_o example_n we_o be_v teach_v what_o kind_n of_o obedience_n be_v most_o accept_v with_o god_n not_o to_o keep_v only_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o law_n as_o the_o scribe_n do_v who_o corrupt_a gloss_n our_o saviour_n confute_v matth._n 5._o but_o to_o observe_v the_o true_a meaning_n and_o sense_n thereof_o 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n the_o latin_a text_n corrupt_a and_o not_o justifiable_a vers._n 2._o when_o joseph_n be_v seventeen_o year_n old_a the_o latin_a text_n read_v most_o corrupt_o when_o joseph_n be_v sixteen_o year_n old_a which_o read_v perer._n will_v justify_v by_o these_o reason_n 1._o the_o latin_a text_n understand_v sixteen_o year_n complete_a the_o hebrew_n seventeen_o year_n now_o but_o begin_v 2._o he_o think_v that_o the_o latin_a translator_n set_v down_o divers_a thing_n whereof_o no_o reason_n can_v be_v give_v not_o without_o the_o secret_a instinct_n of_o the_o spirit_n pererius_n disput_n 1._o in_o gen._n cap._n 37._o contra._n 1._o it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o hebrew_n when_o they_o set_v down_o a_o number_n of_o year_n to_o make_v the_o account_n by_o full_a and_o complete_a year_n as_o be_v manifest_a by_o the_o phrase_n here_o use_v he_o
be_v the_o son_n of_o seventeen_o year_n now_o he_o can_v be_v the_o son_n or_o birth_n of_o so_o many_o year_n before_o they_o be_v expire_v the_o father_n must_v be_v before_o the_o son_n so_o be_v this_o phrase_n use_v gen._n 17.25_o where_o ishmael_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o thirteen_o year_n that_o be_v so_o many_o complete_a when_o abraham_n be_v 99_o year_n old_a for_o ishmael_n be_v bear_v when_o abraham_n be_v 86._o year_n old_a gen._n 16.16_o and_o be_v it_o grant_v that_o the_o latin_a may_v agree_v in_o sense_n with_o the_o hebrew_n yet_o it_o be_v too_o great_a boldness_n in_o a_o translator_n to_o change_v the_o number_n to_o put_v down_o 16._o for_o 17._o 2._o now_o to_o say_v that_o the_o latin_a interpreter_n do_v this_o not_o without_o the_o instinct_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v in_o effect_n to_o say_v that_o the_o hebrew_n writer_n have_v not_o the_o instinct_n of_o the_o spirit_n or_o that_o the_o instinct_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v contrary_a to_o itself_o if_o both_o he_o that_o write_v sixteen_o and_o he_o that_o number_v seventeen_o year_n in_o the_o same_o place_n and_o of_o the_o same_o person_n be_v move_v by_o the_o same_o spirit_n but_o the_o latin_a translator_n be_v lead_v by_o the_o same_o spirit_n to_o write_v here_o 16._o for_o 17._o which_o move_v he_o gen._n 8.4_o for_o the_o 17._o day_n of_o the_o month_n to_o write_v the_o 27._o day_n which_o be_v a_o manifest_a error_n and_o so_o be_v this_o here_o hence_o then_o appear_v the_o gross_a blindness_n of_o the_o tridentine_a chapter_n which_o make_v the_o latin_a translation_n authentical_a without_o acception_n 2._o confut._n a_o concubine_n not_o simple_o or_o proper_o a_o wife_n vers._n 2._o whereas_o zilpah_n and_o bilha_n be_v here_o say_v to_o be_v jacob_n wife_n pererius_n note_v that_o jacob_n concubine_n be_v simple_o his_o wife_n though_o not_o his_o principal_a wife_n as_o rachel_n &_o leah_n be_v perer._n in_o gen._n 37._o nun_n 9_o contr._n the_o 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worthy_a si_fw-la quis_fw-la salva_fw-la fide_fw-la refugiat_fw-la periâ—ulum_fw-la instans_fw-la if_o one_o not_o violate_v his_o faith_n do_v shun_v the_o instant_a danger_n unless_o we_o will_v say_v that_o christ_n when_o he_o escape_v out_o of_o their_o hand_n that_o seek_v to_o stone_n he_o do_v it_o of_o fear_n luke_n 4._o but_o i_o rather_o prefer_v the_o 7._o exposition_n before_o touch_v quest_n xxii_o why_o moses_n suffering_n be_v call_v by_o the_o apostle_n the_o rebuke_n of_o christ._n but_o see_v so_o oft_o mention_n have_v be_v make_v of_o that_o place_n to_o the_o hebrew_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v amiss_o brief_o to_o show_v the_o meaning_n of_o those_o other_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n vers_fw-la 26._o esteem_v the_o rebuke_n of_o christ_n great_a riches_n than_o the_o treasure_n of_o egypt_n 1._o we_o refuse_v here_o the_o exposition_n of_o lyranus_fw-la that_o he_o call_v the_o rebuke_n of_o moses_n the_o rebuke_n of_o christ_n because_o by_o faith_n foresee_v 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call_n but_o general_o all_o the_o people_n make_v light_a of_o it_o as_o s._n stephen_n show_v act._n 7.25_o quest_n xxv_o of_o midian_a what_o country_n it_o be_v and_o where_o situate_a vers._n 15._o and_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o midian_a 1._o this_o be_v the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o midianite_n so_o call_v of_o midian_a one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o keturah_n by_o abraham_n it_o be_v situate_a in_o arabia_n upon_o the_o red_a sea_n as_o josephus_n 2._o hierome_n say_v there_o be_v two_o city_n of_o this_o name_n hebraic_n one_o on_o the_o south_n part_n of_o arabia_n by_o the_o red_a sea_n the_o other_o by_o arnon_n and_o arcopolis_n the_o ruin_n whereof_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o his_o time_n 3._o the_o whole_a country_n be_v call_v arabia_n where_o the_o midianite_n amalekite_n israelite_n dwell_v together_o philo._n and_o these_o arabian_n be_v call_v petrei_n of_o their_o metropolis_n or_o chief_a city_n petra_n borrh._n 4._o this_o midian_a be_v not_o far_o from_o mount_n sinai_n for_o thereabouts_o do_v moses_n keep_v his_o father_n in_o law_n sheep_n exod._n 3._o and_o thither_o come_v jethro_n with_o moses_n wife_n and_o child_n and_o s._n paul_n place_v sinai_n in_o arabia_n gal._n 4._o 5._o the_o woman_n of_o this_o country_n join_v with_o the_o moabite_n entice_v the_o israelite_n to_o commit_v fornication_n numb_a 25._o these_o midianite_n oppress_v israel_n seven_o year_n of_o who_o gideon_n slay_v 135000._o jud._n 8._o quest_n xxvi_o rehuel_n jethro_n hobab_n whether_o the_o same_o vers._n 18._o and_o when_o they_o come_v to_o rehuel_n their_o father_n etc._n etc._n this_o rehuel_n be_v not_o the_o same_o with_o jethro_n as_o the_o septuagint_n and_o latin_a translator_n here_o read_v jethro_n and_o as_o hierome_n think_v they_o be_v two_o name_n of_o the_o same_o man_n 2._o neither_o have_v he_o four_o name_n jethro_n rehuel_n hobab_n keni_n as_o thostatus_n heluidium_fw-la lyranus_fw-la for_o hobab_n be_v the_o son_n of_o rehuel_n numb_a 10.29_o and_o he_o be_v call_v keni_n of_o his_o nation_n and_o country_n because_o he_o be_v a_o kenite_fw-la numb_a 24.21_o junius_n 3_o pererius_n also_o be_v deceive_v think_v that_o hobab_n be_v not_o moses_n father_n in_o law_n but_o his_o wife_n brother_n and_o his_o father_n in_o law_n son_n because_o say_v he_o moses_n father_n in_o law_n depart_v from_o they_o at_o mount_n sinai_n exod._n 18._o but_o hobab_n stay_v with_o they_o still_o and_o be_v their_o guide_n in_o the_o wilderness_n numb_a 10.31_o but_o pererius_n herein_o err_v also_o for_o these_o two_o story_n of_o jethro_n and_o hobab_n exod._n 18._o and_o numb_a 10._o must_v be_v join_v together_o they_o be_v both_o one_o man_n deceive_v and_o he_o take_v his_o leave_n of_o moses_n as_o it_o be_v show_v exod._n 18._o but_o he_o return_v again_o unto_o they_o before_o they_o depart_v from_o sinai_n to_o be_v their_o guide_n as_o moses_n request_v numb_a 10._o and_o it_o be_v like_a he_o bring_v his_o kindred_n and_o family_n with_o he_o because_o the_o kenites_n be_v read_v afterward_o to_o have_v cohabit_v with_o israel_n judg._n 1.16.4_o wherefore_o rehuel_n be_v grandfather_n unto_o moses_n wife_n call_v also_o their_o father_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o hebrew_n jethro_n and_o hobab_n be_v the_o same_o for_o they_o be_v both_o say_v to_o be_v the_o father_n in_o law_n of_o moses_n exodus_fw-la 18._o and_o num._n 10.29_o and_o hobab_n and_o jethro_n be_v the_o son_n of_o rehuel_n ibid._n jun._n quest_n xxvii_o whether_o rehuel_n be_v prince_n and_o priest_n of_o midian_a vers._n 16._o and_o the_o prince_n of_o midian_a etc._n etc._n the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v cohen_n which_o signify_v both_o prince_n and_o priest_n and_o one_o that_o be_v prefer_v or_o exalt_v in_o any_o office_n or_o authority_n as_o david_n son_n be_v call_v cohanim_fw-la
which_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o sorcerer_n work_v by_o the_o devil_n and_o that_o from_o he_o they_o have_v their_o direction_n and_o augustine_n also_o confirm_v the_o same_o neque_fw-la potuit_fw-la nisi_fw-la primis_fw-la ipsis_fw-la docentibus_fw-la disci_fw-la quâ—d_fw-la cuique_fw-la illorum_fw-la appetat_fw-la 16_o quid_fw-la exhorreat_fw-la neither_o can_v it_o be_v learn_v but_o by_o their_o teach_n what_o every_o one_o of_o they_o desire_v and_o what_o they_o abhor_v quest_n xix_o why_o spirit_n prescribe_v constellation_n to_o be_v observe_v and_o delight_n in_o corporal_a and_o external_a usage_n but_o yet_o concern_v some_o of_o those_o doubt_n a_o solution_n may_v be_v find_v out_o as_o why_o the_o devil_n will_v not_o come_v be_v call_v but_o under_o certain_a constellation_n the_o reason_n thereof_o may_v be_v to_o make_v man_n believe_v that_o there_o be_v some_o divine_a virtue_n in_o the_o star_n and_o so_o they_o shall_v be_v bring_v to_o adore_v and_o worship_v they_o or_o because_o they_o many_o time_n work_v by_o natural_a cause_n it_o may_v be_v they_o be_v help_v by_o such_o observation_n and_o sometime_o they_o concur_v in_o their_o work_n with_o the_o planet_n as_o lunatics_n be_v most_o vex_v in_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o moon_n that_o man_n may_v lay_v the_o imputation_n upon_o the_o star_n as_o though_o they_o be_v evil_a again_o why_o spirit_n be_v of_o no_o bodily_a substance_n yet_o be_v allure_v with_o herb_n and_o stone_n and_o perfume_n and_o such_o like_a augustine_n give_v the_o reason_n hereof_o because_o these_o thing_n be_v offer_v unto_o they_o as_o sign_n of_o the_o divine_a honour_n which_o be_v give_v unto_o they_o and_o therefore_o they_o delight_v in_o they_o ex_fw-la perer._n ibid._n quest_n xx._n whether_o it_o be_v ordinary_a for_o lice_n to_o breed_v out_o of_o the_o slime_n of_o nilus_n but_o concern_v this_o three_o plague_n of_o lice_n it_o will_v be_v object_v that_o it_o be_v a_o ordinary_a thing_n in_o egypt_n after_o the_o inundation_n of_o nilus_n that_o divers_a small_a creature_n as_o lice_n frog_n and_o such_o like_a do_v breed_v in_o great_a abundance_n out_o of_o the_o slime_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o nilus_n leave_v behind_o as_o herodotus_n diodorus_n siculus_n and_o solinus_n do_v write_v how_o then_o be_v this_o such_o a_o miraculous_a work_n the_o answer_n be_v this_o that_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o this_o swarm_a of_o lice_n and_o that_o annual_a breed_n of_o vermin_n in_o egypt_n 1._o they_o come_v of_o the_o slime_n of_o the_o earth_n these_o out_o of_o the_o dust_n 2._o they_o by_o the_o overflow_a of_o nilus_n these_o at_o the_o stretch_v forth_o of_o aaron_n rod_n 3._o those_o swarm_n be_v of_o divers_a sort_n of_o small_a vermin_n these_o be_v louse_n 4._o they_o be_v not_o breed_v in_o the_o sign_n of_o aquarius_n or_o pisces_fw-la as_o these_o be_v but_o after_o the_o sun_n be_v enter_v into_o virgo_fw-la for_o under_o the_o sign_n leo_n nilus_n increase_v and_o in_o the_o sign_n virgo_fw-la it_o abate_v and_o return_v sic_fw-la jun._n the_o sun_n enter_v into_o leo_n about_o the_o midst_n of_o june_n and_o into_o virgo_fw-la about_o the_o middle_n of_o july_n and_o into_o the_o sign_n aquarius_n in_o januarie_n and_o into_o pisces_fw-la in_o february_n which_o be_v about_o a_o month_n before_o the_o israelite_n go_v out_o of_o egypt_n as_o be_v before_o show_v quaest_n 29._o in_o cap._n 7._o quest_n xxi_o why_o moses_n be_v bid_v to_o meet_v pharaoh_n by_o the_o water_n vers._n 20_o stand_v before_o pharaoh_n he_o will_v come_v forth_o to_o the_o water_n 1._o because_o moses_n have_v no_o access_n unto_o pharaoh_n presence_n in_o his_o palace_n he_o be_v bid_v to_o watch_v he_o at_o his_o come_n forth_o and_o so_o he_o that_o refuse_v to_o hear_v moses_n private_o be_v force_v to_o hear_v to_o his_o shame_n abroad_o ferus_fw-la 2._o pharaoh_n use_v in_o the_o morning_n to_o come_v forth_o to_o the_o water_n either_o for_o his_o health_n as_o in_o the_o morning_n it_o be_v wholesome_a to_o go_v forth_o unto_o river_n or_o rather_o of_o a_o superstitious_a mind_n because_o they_o attribute_v divine_a honour_n unto_o nilus_n simler_n quest_n xxii_o why_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v in_o this_o miracle_n of_o moses_n rod._n in_o this_o four_o wonder_n no_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o moses_n rod_n as_o in_o the_o former_a nor_o of_o any_o other_o thing_n use_v as_o ash_n in_o the_o six_o plague_n god_n sometime_o use_v such_o mean_n to_o show_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v direct_v by_o his_o will_n and_o by_o these_o prop_n to_o raise_v we_o up_o to_o consider_v of_o a_o high_a power_n than_o can_v be_v in_o such_o weak_a instrument_n to_o effect_v such_o great_a thing_n sometime_o he_o work_v without_o any_o such_o mean_n to_o teach_v we_o that_o he_o need_v not_o any_o such_o instrument_n the_o like_a difference_n of_o work_v be_v observe_v in_o the_o miracle_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n in_o the_o gospel_n who_o sometime_o use_v external_a and_o visible_a sign_n as_o when_o he_o temper_a clay_n to_o heal_v the_o blind_a man_n sometime_o he_o use_v no_o such_o but_o only_o heal_v by_o his_o word_n simler_n quest_n xxiii_o what_o manner_n of_o swarm_n be_v send_v in_o the_o four_o plague_n vers._n 21._o i_o will_v send_v mingle_v swarm_n 1._o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o septuagint_n the_o dog_n fly_v which_o philo_n will_v have_v so_o call_v because_o this_o kind_n of_o fly_n do_v bold_o light_a upon_o man_n and_o beast_n as_o the_o dog_n be_v note_v to_o be_v among_o other_o beast_n most_o hardy_a and_o bold_a and_o can_v be_v chase_v away_o till_o he_o have_v fetch_v blood_n some_o call_v it_o a_o dog_n fly_v because_o it_o light_v most_o upon_o dog_n about_o the_o ear_n and_o nose_n and_o draw_v blood_n but_o the_o word_n ghereb_n signify_v a_o mingle_a company_n show_v that_o there_o be_v more_o than_o of_o one_o sort_n 2._o hierom_n therefore_o will_v have_v it_o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o kind_n of_o fly_n as_o aquilas_fw-la also_o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o latin_a muscam_fw-la omnis_fw-la generis_fw-la fly_v of_o all_o sort_n but_o it_o seem_v they_o be_v not_o only_o fly_v for_o the_o earth_n be_v not_o only_o corrupt_v by_o they_o vers_n 24._o but_o the_o egyptian_n also_o themselves_o devour_v and_o consume_v psalm_n 78_o 45._o 3._o neither_o yet_o be_v it_o like_v that_o there_o be_v no_o fly_n at_o all_o in_o these_o swarm_n as_o cajetan_n think_v because_o the_o scripture_n make_v not_o any_o mention_n of_o any_o hurt_n they_o do_v to_o any_o man_n but_o only_o annoy_v their_o ground_n and_o house_n but_o fly_n be_v most_o noisome_a unto_o man_n but_o herein_o cajetan_n be_v deceive_v for_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o psalm_n before_o allege_v that_o they_o devour_v they_o that_o be_v the_o egyptian_n 4._o some_o think_v they_o be_v all_o kind_n of_o wild_a beast_n as_o lion_n bear_n tiger_n and_o such_o like_a unto_o which_o opinion_n josephus_n seem_v to_o incline_v and_o aben_n ezra_n and_o pagnin_n but_o because_o it_o be_v say_v that_o their_o house_n shall_v be_v full_a of_o these_o swarm_n it_o be_v not_o like_a they_o be_v those_o huge_a wild_a beast_n and_o if_o they_o have_v be_v assault_v in_o their_o house_n with_o ravenous_a beast_n none_o of_o they_o shall_v have_v escape_v and_o beside_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o ground_n be_v cover_v with_o this_o kind_n of_o vermin_n but_o so_o many_o wild_a beast_n as_o shall_v cover_v the_o earth_n will_v have_v soon_o devour_v all_o the_o inhabitans_fw-la 5._o therefore_o it_o be_v more_o like_a that_o these_o swarm_n be_v a_o mixture_n of_o divers_a kind_n of_o noisome_a creature_n both_o fly_a as_o hornet_n wasp_n and_o creep_v as_o viper_n scorpion_n and_o such_o like_a siâ—_n vatab._n rabbi_n solomon_n pelican_n quest_n xxiv_o of_o the_o name_n of_o baalzebub_n the_o god_n of_o fly_n it_o may_v seem_v probable_a that_o upon_o this_o and_o the_o like_a plague_n of_o fly_n and_o other_o vermin_n the_o egyptian_n and_o the_o philistines_n follow_v they_o as_o out_o of_o who_o country_n they_o come_v do_v erect_v the_o abominable_a idol_n of_o baalzebub_n which_o signify_v the_o god_n of_o fly_n he_o be_v the_o god_n of_o acearon_n one_o of_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o philistines_n first_o some_o think_v the_o idol_n be_v so_o call_v of_o the_o abundance_n of_o fly_n which_o be_v engender_v of_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o beast_n which_o be_v sacrifice_v 6._o vatab._n or_o because_o the_o idol_n be_v sprinkle_v with_o much_o blood_n do_v stick_v full_a of_o fly_n perer._n 2._o but_o rather_o it_o have_v the_o name_n because_o they_o suppose_v this_o idol_n
such_o a_o great_a multitude_n 3._o they_o which_o be_v penitent_a it_o be_v like_v keep_v they_o within_o sorrow_v for_o their_o sin_n the_o busybody_n and_o careless_a people_n go_v up_o and_o down_o in_o the_o street_n who_o the_o levite_n as_o they_o meet_v kill_v quest_n lxxi_o why_o nonâ—_n come_v unto_o moses_n but_o only_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi._n vers._n 28._o so_o the_o child_n of_o levi_n do_v etc._n etc._n 1._o some_o think_v that_o other_o which_o fear_v god_n in_o the_o camp_n may_v join_v themselves_o also_o unto_o the_o levite_n who_o may_v be_v spare_v gallasius_n but_o the_o text_n say_v vers_fw-la 26._o that_o they_o be_v all_o levite_n that_o come_v unto_o moses_n there_o be_v none_o then_o but_o of_o levi_n to_o who_o moses_n give_v this_o thing_n in_o charge_n 2._o calvin_n say_v credibile_fw-la est_fw-la levitas_n nominatim_fw-la fuisse_fw-la vocatos_fw-la it_o be_v credible_a that_o the_o levite_n be_v call_v by_o name_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o none_o of_o any_o other_o tribe_n come_v but_o moses_n proclamation_n be_v general_a who_o so_o pertain_v to_o the_o lord_n let_v he_o come_v unto_o i_o 3._o therefore_o this_o rather_o may_v be_v the_o cause_n why_o none_o of_o any_o other_o tribe_n come_v though_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v that_o some_o among_o they_o fear_v god_n and_o be_v not_o pollute_v with_o this_o sin_n of_o idolatry_n yet_o because_o they_o be_v not_o many_o of_o a_o tribe_n it_o be_v like_o be_v ashamed_a of_o their_o paucity_n and_o small_a number_n they_o do_v forbear_v to_o show_v themselves_o likewise_o this_o be_v do_v singulari_fw-la dei_fw-la consilio_fw-la &_o tractu_fw-la by_o the_o singular_a counsel_n and_o instinct_n of_o god_n who_o draw_v the_o levite_n unto_o he_o and_o put_v it_o in_o their_o mind_n to_o come_v that_o because_o the_o lord_n have_v already_o appoint_v they_o for_o the_o priesthood_n voluit_fw-la deus_fw-la aliquo_fw-la singulari_fw-la facto_fw-la eos_fw-la reddere_fw-la sacerdotio_fw-la dignos_fw-la god_n will_v by_o some_o singular_a fact_n make_v they_o worthy_a of_o the_o priesthood_n and_o that_o by_o their_o zeal_n aaron_n fall_n may_v be_v somewhat_o cover_v simler_n and_o by_o this_o mean_n eluitur_fw-la infamia_fw-la ipsi_fw-la levi_n &_o posteris_fw-la inusta_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o blot_n and_o infamy_n be_v do_v away_o which_o do_v cleave_v unto_o levi_n and_o his_o posterity_n for_o the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o sichemite_n for_o the_o which_o he_o receive_v a_o curse_n of_o jacob_n in_o stead_n of_o a_o blessing_n which_o curse_n be_v now_o take_v away_o and_o they_o be_v reward_v and_o honour_v of_o god_n for_o this_o their_o zeal_n for_o the_o which_o moses_n pronounce_v a_o blessing_n upon_o they_o deut._n 33.8_o gallas_n quest_n lxxii_o of_o the_o number_n of_o they_o which_o be_v slay_v whether_o they_o be_v three_o thousand_o or_o twenty_o three_o thousand_o as_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a read_v vers._n 28._o about_o three_o thousand_o man_n 1._o the_o vulgar_a latin_a text_n read_v after_o some_o copy_n which_o lyranus_fw-la and_o tostatus_n follow_v 23._o thousand_o after_o other_o triginta_fw-la tria_fw-la millia_fw-la 33._o thousand_o as_o vatablus_n and_o osiander_n set_v down_o the_o latin_a text_n which_o oversight_n of_o the_o latin_a translater_n be_v diverse_o defend_v 1._o some_o think_v that_o the_o hebrew_n text_n make_v mention_n but_o of_o three_o thousand_o mean_v the_o principal_a only_a which_o be_v slay_v the_o latin_a in_o the_o number_n of_o 23._o thousand_o comprehend_v the_o number_n of_o the_o whole_a 2._o rab._n solomon_n think_v that_o there_o be_v divers_a slaughter_n of_o the_o people_n some_o die_v of_o drink_v the_o bitter_a water_n other_o be_v slay_v by_o the_o levite_n and_o some_o be_v smite_v and_o plague_v of_o god_n and_o that_o all_o these_o be_v sum_v together_o in_o the_o number_n of_o 23._o thousand_o those_o which_o the_o levite_n only_o kill_v be_v three_o thousand_o so_o also_o ferus_fw-la but_o if_o all_o this_o shall_v be_v grant_v yet_o can_v the_o latin_a translater_n be_v excuse_v in_o set_v down_o 23._o thousand_o whereas_o three_o thousand_o only_a be_v name_v in_o the_o original_n 3._o tostatus_n allege_v that_o whereas_o the_o word_n in_o the_o original_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cishlosh_v as_o three_o thousand_o the_o first_o letter_n caph_n which_o be_v use_v for_o a_o note_n of_o similitude_n may_v here_o stand_v for_o number_n of_o twenty_o but_o he_o himself_o mislike_v this_o answer_n because_o neither_o be_v it_o the_o use_n of_o the_o hebrew_n to_o set_v down_o their_o number_n by_o letter_n the_o greek_n and_o latin_n do_v and_o beside_o the_o latin_a text_n do_v express_v here_o a_o note_n of_o similitude_n quasi_fw-la as_o it_o be_v or_o about_o 23._o thousand_o 4._o wherefore_o tostatus_n resolute_a answer_n be_v that_o in_o this_o place_n the_o hebrew_n text_n be_v corrupt_a and_o that_o the_o latin_a be_v the_o true_a as_o the_o talmudist_n themselves_o confess_v that_o in_o fifteen_o place_n the_o hebrew_n text_n be_v corrupt_a per_fw-la errorem_fw-la scriptorum_fw-la by_o the_o error_n of_o the_o writer_n but_o this_o be_v a_o very_a absurd_a shift_n rather_o than_o they_o will_v acknowledge_v any_o error_n oâ—_n oversight_n in_o the_o latin_a to_o lay_v the_o fault_n upon_o the_o original_n 1._o both_o the_o septuagint_n and_o chalde_n do_v read_v in_o this_o place_n three_o thousand_o which_o translation_n be_v more_o ancient_a than_o the_o latin_a therefore_o in_o the_o original_a the_o error_n be_v not_o 2._o there_o may_v be_v some_o escape_n in_o the_o original_n by_o the_o ignorance_n or_o negligence_n of_o the_o writer_n as_o in_o the_o mistake_n of_o a_o letter_n or_o such_o like_a but_o to_o put_v in_o one_o word_n for_o another_o both_o of_o unlike_a signification_n and_o sound_n can_v be_v the_o writer_n error_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shelosh_v signify_v three_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d geserim_n twenty_o there_o be_v no_o affinity_n between_o these_o word_n 3._o the_o latin_a translation_n have_v many_o such_o like_a escape_n as_o gen._n 8.4_o whereas_o the_o hebrew_n have_v the_o seventeen_o day_n of_o the_o month_n the_o latin_a read_v the_o seven_o and_o twenty_o and_o many_o such_o place_n may_v be_v note_v in_o the_o latin_a which_o can_v be_v justify_v as_o be_v elsewhere_o show_v at_o large_a â—_o as_o therefore_o it_o err_v in_o one_o place_n so_o it_o may_v be_v subject_a to_o error_n in_o another_o 4._o and_o how_o shall_v the_o latin_a text_n come_v to_o be_v privilege_v from_o error_n the_o write_n of_o the_o prophet_n only_o which_o be_v direct_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v that_o privilege_n but_o the_o latin_a translater_n have_v not_o a_o prophetical_a spirit_n 5._o the_o hebrew_n be_v more_o ancient_a than_o the_o latin_a and_o the_o latin_a be_v translate_v out_o of_o the_o hebrew_n fountain_n and_o the_o jew_n have_v be_v most_o careful_a to_o preserve_v the_o original_a copy_n pure_a therefore_o in_o all_o likelihood_n the_o latin_a be_v more_o subject_n to_o corruption_n than_o the_o hebrew_n 2._o wherefore_o the_o ingennous_a modesty_n rather_o of_o those_o popish_a writer_n be_v here_o to_o be_v commend_v which_o confess_v the_o latin_a text_n here_o to_o be_v corrupt_v as_o montanus_n who_o have_v herein_o amend_v the_o latin_a and_o cajetanus_n vatablus_n lippom._n whereof_o this_o be_v a_o evident_a argument_n because_o the_o latin_a copy_n disagree_v some_o have_n triginta_fw-la tria_fw-la millia_fw-la 33._o thousand_o some_o viginti_fw-la tria_fw-la â—3_n thousand_o as_o be_v before_o show_v some_o tria_fw-la millia_fw-la three_o thousand_o as_o that_o which_o montanus_n follow_v in_o the_o great_a philip_n bible_n quest_n lxxiii_o how_o the_o levite_n be_v say_v to_o consecrate_v their_o hand_n vers._n 29._o consecrated_a your_o hand_n unto_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o latin_a translater_n read_v consecrastis_fw-la manus_fw-la you_o have_v consecrate_v but_o it_o be_v put_v in_o the_o imperative_fw-it mood_n consecrate_v you_o show_v that_o these_o word_n be_v speak_v not_o after_o the_o slaughter_n be_v make_v but_o either_o before_o to_o encourage_v the_o levite_n vatablus_n calvine_n cajetan_n or_o while_o they_o be_v in_o the_o act_n do_v moses_n by_o these_o word_n animate_v they_o junius_n 2._o by_o consecrate_v their_o hand_n 1._o tostatus_n understand_v that_o as_o in_o their_o consecration_n their_o right_a thumb_n and_o toe_n be_v anoint_v with_o blood_n so_o now_o by_o shed_v of_o blood_n they_o shall_v be_v consecrate_v and_o as_o it_o be_v initiate_v in_o the_o priesthood_n 2._o but_o the_o meaning_n be_v nothing_o but_o this_o that_o this_o their_o service_n shall_v be_v instar_fw-la sacrificii_fw-la acceptable_a to_o god_n as_o if_o they_o have_v offer_v a_o sacrifice_n they_o do_v consecrate_v their_o
substance_n for_o he_o be_v diverse_o see_v ibid._n 9_o and_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a oculis_fw-la corporis_fw-la substantiam_fw-la dei_fw-la aspicere_fw-la with_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o body_n to_o see_v the_o substance_n of_o god_n it_o be_v evident_a by_o our_o bless_a saviour_n answer_n unto_o philip_n who_o desire_v christ_n to_o show_v they_o the_o father_n 14.9_o he_o that_o have_v see_v i_o have_v see_v the_o father_n insinuate_v thereby_o that_o god_n can_v otherwise_o be_v see_v of_o we_o than_o in_o christ_n his_o son_n who_o be_v the_o very_a engrave_v form_n of_o his_o person_n and_o if_o christ_n will_v not_o grant_v any_o such_o carnal_a vision_n of_o god_n unto_o his_o disciple_n 1.3_o who_o be_v conversant_a with_o he_o in_o the_o flesh_n who_o can_v in_o this_o life_n expect_v it_o 10._o whereas_o then_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n say_v i_o see_v the_o lord_n sit_v upon_o a_o high_a throne_n and_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v see_v of_o other_o of_o the_o saint_n 6.1_o we_o must_v not_o think_v that_o they_o see_v god_n substance_n with_o their_o carnal_a eye_n sed_fw-la juxta_fw-la possibilitatem_fw-la humanam_fw-la non_fw-la ut_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la voluit_fw-la se_fw-la videre_fw-la but_o as_o man_n nature_n can_v see_v he_o isaia_n not_o as_o he_o be_v but_o as_o it_o please_v he_o hierom_n who_o in_o the_o same_o place_n reprove_v the_o jew_n who_o affirm_v that_o isaias_n be_v slay_v of_o their_o father_n because_o he_o write_v he_o see_v god_n with_o his_o eye_n whereas_o moses_n see_v only_a god_n backpart_n for_o see_v moses_n also_o write_v that_o god_n talk_v with_o he_o face_n to_o face_n interficite_fw-la &_o mosen_n cum_fw-la esaia_n you_o may_v as_o well_o have_v kill_v moses_n as_o isaias_n quest_n xlv_o whether_o we_o shall_v see_v the_o divine_a nature_n with_o the_o eye_n of_o our_o body_n in_o the_o next_o life_n but_o it_o be_v a_o great_a question_n whether_o the_o saint_n shall_v not_o in_o the_o next_o life_n see_v the_o divine_a essence_n with_o their_o bodily_a eye_n which_o some_o do_v affirm_v upon_o these_o reason_n 1._o job_n say_v he_o shall_v see_v god_n in_o his_o flesh_n job_n 19_o that_o be_v in_o the_o resurrection_n 2._o s._n paul_n also_o say_v that_o then_o we_o shall_v see_v face_n to_o face_n 1_o cor._n 13.13_o 3._o we_o shall_v then_o be_v like_a unto_o the_o angel_n which_o do_v behold_v the_o face_n of_o god_n 4._o our_o body_n shall_v then_o be_v spiritual_a and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v even_o with_o our_o bodily_a eye_n see_v and_o discern_v spirit_n 5._o otherwise_o if_o our_o eye_n shall_v not_o behold_v god_n what_o use_n shall_v there_o be_v of_o our_o sight_n contr._n 1_o the_o hebrew_n interpreter_n expound_v that_o place_n of_o job_n of_o his_o sight_n of_o god_n in_o this_o life_n but_o take_v it_o rather_o to_o be_v speak_v of_o his_o state_n and_o condition_n in_o the_o resurrection_n as_o most_o of_o our_o writer_n do_v interpret_v we_o deny_v not_o but_o then_o the_o redeemer_n who_o be_v clothe_v with_o our_o flesh_n shall_v be_v see_v of_o we_o even_o with_o these_o our_o eye_n as_o job_n there_o say_v but_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o see_v the_o person_n of_o the_o mediator_n another_o to_o see_v the_o divine_a essence_n and_o nature_n 2._o saint_n paul_n speak_v not_o of_o the_o â—ight_n of_o the_o bodily_a eye_n but_o of_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o mind_n as_o he_o expound_v himself_o now_o i_o know_v in_o part_n but_o then_o shall_v i_o know_v even_o as_o i_o be_o know_v 3._o the_o likeness_n &_o similitude_n which_o we_o shall_v have_v with_o the_o angel_n hold_v not_o in_o every_o thing_n as_o that_o we_o shall_v have_v the_o like_a nature_n or_o knowledge_n but_o in_o that_o wherein_o the_o resemblance_n be_v make_v as_o that_o we_o shall_v neither_o marry_v nor_o be_v marry_v nor_o need_v meat_n and_o drink_n but_o in_o that_o respect_n shall_v be_v as_o the_o angel_n and_o yet_o neither_o do_v the_o angel_n full_o comprehend_v the_o divine_a nature_n as_o afterward_o shall_v be_v show_v 4._o our_o body_n be_v say_v to_o be_v spiritual_a not_o as_o opposite_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o our_o body_n now_o which_o shall_v remain_v but_o as_o set_v against_o the_o corruptible_a and_o earthly_a quality_n thereof_o our_o body_n shall_v be_v body_n still_o but_o not_o earthly_a natural_a corruptible_a body_n as_o they_o be_v now_o therefore_o the_o argument_n follow_v not_o 5._o and_o this_o shall_v be_v the_o use_n of_o our_o heavenly_a sight_n we_o shall_v see_v god_n in_o his_o work_n but_o after_o a_o more_o clear_a manner_n than_o now_o we_o shall_v see_v the_o elect_a we_o shall_v behold_v christ_n himself_o upon_o these_o reason_n simlerus_n conclude_v in_o futura_fw-la vita_fw-la nos_fw-la oculis_fw-la corporis_fw-la corpora_fw-la tantum_fw-la visurâ—s_fw-la in_o the_o next_o life_n we_o with_o our_o bodily_a eye_n shall_v see_v only_a body_n and_o not_o the_o essence_n of_o god_n 2._o thomas_n aquine_n also_o thus_o interprete_v job_n word_n i_o shall_v see_v god_n in_o my_o flesh_n i_o consist_v of_o body_n and_o soul_n show_v quod_fw-la suâ—_n modo_fw-la visionis_fw-la illius_fw-la erit_fw-la particeps_fw-la corpus_fw-la that_o the_o body_n also_o after_o a_o sort_n shall_v be_v partaker_n of_o that_o vision_n not_o that_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o body_n shall_v see_v the_o divine_a essence_n sed_fw-la quia_fw-la oculi_fw-la corporis_fw-la videbunt_fw-la deum_fw-la hominem_fw-la factum_fw-la but_o because_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o body_n shall_v see_v god_n which_o be_v make_v man_n videbunt_fw-la etiam_fw-la gloriam_fw-la dâ—i_fw-la in_o creatura_fw-la refulgâ—â—tem_fw-la they_o shall_v also_o see_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n shine_v in_o the_o creature_n but_o this_o further_a must_v be_v add_v that_o though_o the_o divine_a essence_n of_o god_n shall_v not_o be_v see_v of_o our_o bodily_a eye_n then_o because_o god_n be_v of_o a_o infinite_a and_o incomprehensible_a nature_n yet_o the_o bless_a spirit_n the_o angel_n and_o minister_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v see_v of_o the_o elect_a angelorum_fw-la &_o beatorum_fw-la omnium_fw-la consortio_fw-la conspectu_fw-la &_o colloquio_fw-la fruemur_fw-la we_o shall_v enjoy_v the_o fellowship_n fight_n and_o conference_n of_o the_o angel_n and_o of_o all_o the_o bless_a buâ—an_n for_o if_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o young_a man_n be_v so_o open_v at_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o prophet_n 6.17_o that_o he_o see_v the_o lord_n heavenly_a host_n which_o appear_v in_o the_o likeness_n of_o fiery_a horse_n and_o chariot_n much_o more_o shall_v our_o eye_n then_o be_v so_o clear_v as_o that_o we_o shall_v see_v the_o angel_n themselves_o though_o not_o in_o their_o very_a spiritual_a nature_n yet_o in_o such_o sensible_a manner_n as_o that_o we_o shall_v both_o converse_v &_o have_v conference_n with_o they_o quest_n xlvi_o whether_o the_o divine_a essence_n can_v be_v see_v and_o comprehend_v by_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n in_o this_o life_n now_o it_o follow_v to_o be_v consider_v see_v god_n essence_n can_v be_v see_v by_o our_o bodily_a eye_n either_o in_o this_o life_n or_o the_o next_o whether_o that_o in_o our_o mind_n and_o understanding_n here_o in_o this_o life_n we_o may_v attain_v to_o the_o fight_n and_o knowledge_n of_o god_n where_o that_o position_n of_o thomas_n aquine_n be_v to_o be_v hold_v impossibile_fw-it est_fw-la animae_fw-la hominis_fw-la secundum_fw-la hanc_fw-la vitam_fw-la viventis_fw-la essentiam_fw-la dei_fw-la videre_fw-la it_o be_v impossible_a for_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n in_o this_o life_n to_o see_v the_o essence_n of_o god_n the_o reason_n whereof_o be_v these_o 1._o because_o the_o soul_n be_v in_o the_o body_n natural_o know_v not_o any_o thing_n nisi_fw-la quâ—_n habent_fw-la formâ—â—_n in_fw-la materia_fw-la but_o such_o thing_n as_o have_v their_o form_n in_o some_o matter_n or_o may_v be_v know_v by_o such_o thing_n but_o the_o essence_n of_o god_n per_fw-la naturas_fw-la rerum_fw-la materialium_fw-la etc._n etc._n by_o the_o nature_n of_o material_a thing_n can_v be_v know_v coâ—_n thomas_n 2._o almost_o all_o our_o knowledge_n initium_fw-la habet_fw-la à _fw-la sensibus_fw-la take_v the_o beginning_n from_o the_o sense_n but_o god_n can_v be_v perceive_v by_o sense_n simler_n 3._o ambrose_n likewise_o say_v 11â—_n anima_fw-la carnis_fw-la huius_fw-la maculis_fw-la &_o coâ—â—â—vionibus_fw-la obumbratae_fw-la faciem_fw-la dei_fw-la sincere_a videre_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la the_o soul_n be_v shadow_v and_o obscure_v with_o the_o spot_n and_o blemish_n of_o the_o flesh_n can_v clear_o here_o see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n and_o he_o further_o give_v this_o reason_n qui_fw-la faciem_fw-la dei_fw-la videt_fw-la esse_fw-la â—ine_z peccato_fw-la he_o that_o see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n must_v be_v without_o sin_n as_o our_o saviour_n say_v 5._o bless_a be_v the_o pure_a in_o heart_n for_o