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he_o may_v have_v use_v the_o sword_n in_o this_o case_n yet_o leave_v the_o punishment_n to_o god_n but_o for_o this_o sin_n of_o defile_v his_o father_n bed_n reuben_n lose_v his_o birthright_n which_o be_v give_v to_o joseph_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o double_a portion_n the_o principality_n to_o judah_n 1_o chron._n 5.1_o 3._o this_o be_v a_o very_a great_a sin_n to_o commit_v uncleanness_n with_o his_o father_n concubine_n which_o be_v as_o his_o wife_n such_o fornication_n as_o be_v not_o once_o name_v among_o the_o gentile_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v 1_o cor._n 5.1_o for_o antiochus_n the_o son_n of_o seleucus_n be_v in_o love_n with_o stratonice_n his_o mother_n in_o law_n yet_o for_o shame_v conceal_v it_o and_o fall_v into_o a_o most_o grievous_a disease_n hippolytus_n be_v famous_a in_o the_o tragedy_n for_o resist_v the_o unlawful_a lust_n of_o phaedra_n his_o mother_n in_o law_n 4._o some_o think_v that_o after_o this_o time_n jacob_n do_v refrain_v the_o company_n of_o his_o wife_n but_o that_o be_v uncertain_a mercer_n it_o be_v most_o like_a that_o he_o after_o this_o accompany_v not_o with_o bilha_n as_o david_n serve_v his_o concubine_n which_o absolom_n go_v in_o unto_o 2_o sam._n 20.3_o quest_n xix_o of_o the_o genealogy_n of_o the_o patriarch_n wherefore_o it_o be_v here_o set_v down_o vers._n 26._o these_o be_v the_o son_n of_o jacob_n which_o be_v bear_v he_o in_o mesopotamia_n etc._n etc._n 1._o moses_n set_v here_o down_o together_o the_o number_n of_o jacob_n son_n 1._o because_o after_o this_o he_o have_v no_o more_o son_n bear_v 2._o as_o also_o reuben_n be_v count_v among_o they_o to_o show_v that_o although_o he_o have_v fall_v into_o this_o grievous_a sin_n yet_o the_o lord_n vouchsafe_v to_o count_v he_o among_o the_o patriarch_n 3._o as_o also_o to_o distinguish_v between_o jacob_n and_o esau_n progeny_n which_o moses_n prosecute_v in_o the_o new_a chapter_n mercer_n perer._n 2._o dinah_n be_v not_o rehearse_v among_o they_o 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of_o the_o time_n as_o they_o imagine_v as_o though_o marriage_n be_v a_o pollution_n either_o of_o time_n place_n or_o person_n 6._o place_n of_o exhortation_n and_o moral_a use_n 1._o moral_n to_o cleanse_v ourselves_o when_o we_o come_v before_o god_n vers._n 14._o he_o change_v his_o raiment_n and_o come_v to_o pharaoh_n as_o joseph_n change_v his_o outward_a raiment_n and_o put_v off_o his_o filthy_a clothes_n when_o he_o come_v into_o the_o king_n presence_n so_o ought_v we_o to_o cleanse_v our_o heart_n and_o sanctify_v our_o soul_n when_o we_o appear_v before_o the_o lord_n muscul._n as_o the_o preachet_n say_v take_v heed_n to_o thy_o foot_n when_o thou_o enterest_n into_o the_o house_n of_o god_n eccles._n 4.17_o 2._o moral_n not_o to_o glory_n in_o our_o gift_n but_o to_o refer_v all_o to_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n vers._n 16._o without_o i_o god_n shall_v answer_v joseph_n do_v extenuate_v his_o own_o gift_n detract_v from_o himself_o and_o give_v the_o glory_n to_o god_n so_o we_o shall_v not_o rejoice_v in_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o we_o but_o acknowledge_v every_o good_a gift_n to_o be_v from_o god_n for_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v neither_o he_o that_o plant_v nor_o he_o that_o water_v be_v any_o thing_n but_o god_n that_o give_v increase_v 1_o cor._n 3.7_o 3._o moral_n god_n special_a care_n in_o provide_v for_o his_o church_n vers._n 16._o god_n shall_v answer_v for_o the_o wealth_n of_o pharaoh_n though_o god_n have_v great_a mercy_n upon_o pharaoh_n and_o all_o egypt_n in_o forewarn_v they_o of_o the_o great_a famine_n to_o come_v that_o they_o may_v aforehand_o make_v provision_n for_o it_o yet_o god_n special_a care_n and_o providence_n watch_v over_o his_o church_n in_o jacob_n house_n that_o they_o may_v be_v preserve_v as_o joseph_n himself_o acknowledge_v god_n send_v i_o before_o you_o to_o preserve_v your_o posterity_n in_o this_o land_n gen._n 45.7_o 4._o moral_n wisdom_n not_o to_o be_v despise_v though_o clothe_v in_o rag_n vers._n 15._o i_o have_v hear_v say_v of_o thou_o thou_o can_v interpret_v etc._n etc._n though_o the_o butler_n before_o make_v mention_n of_o joseph_n for_o fear_n rather_o than_o of_o love_n lest_z by_z other_o it_o may_v have_v be_v make_v know_v to_o pharaoh_n how_o joseph_n have_v expound_v his_o dream_n in_o prison_n do_v in_o term_n disgrace_v he_o say_v he_o be_v a_o young_a man_n a_o child_n in_o a_o manner_n a_o hebrew_n who_o be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o egyptian_n and_o a_o servant_n or_o bondslave_n vers_fw-la 12._o yet_o pharaoh_n disdain_v not_o to_o take_v counsel_n of_o he_o we_o shall_v not_o then_o despise_v wisdom_n though_o clothe_v with_o rag_n not_o contemn_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n spirit_n in_o poor_a and_o base_a man_n to_o the_o world_n mercer_n muscul._n thus_o say_v the_o prophet_n there_o be_v find_v a_o poor_a and_o wise_a man_n and_o he_o deliver_v the_o city_n by_o his_o wisdom_n eccles._n 9.15_o 5._o moral_n famine_n be_v unsatiable_a vers._n 10._o the_o lean_a cow_n do_v eat_v up_o the_o seven_o fat_a cow_n etc._n etc._n and_o it_o can_v not_o be_v know_v that_o they_o have_v eat_v they_o when_o god_n send_v the_o judgement_n of_o famine_n there_o be_v not_o only_o a_o outward_a want_n but_o there_o be_v also_o a_o greedy_a appetite_n within_o that_o can_v be_v satisfy_v and_o that_o which_o be_v eat_v be_v not_o see_v in_o the_o body_n as_o these_o seven_o lean_a cow_n be_v never_o the_o full_a nor_o fat_a though_o they_o have_v swallow_v up_o the_o seven_o fat_a and_o well_o like_v cow_n so_o the_o prophet_n say_v he_o shall_v snatch_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o be_v hungry_a and_o eat_v at_o the_o left_a hand_n and_o not_o be_v satisfy_v isaiah_n 9.20_o this_o judgement_n god_n send_v upon_o man_n for_o abuse_v of_o plenty_n and_o he_o which_o eat_v and_o drink_v of_o wantonness_n more_o than_o suffice_v be_v just_o punish_v with_o a_o greedy_a and_o doggish_a appetite_n that_o never_o can_v have_v enough_o 6._o moral_n man_n of_o gift_n must_v be_v call_v to_o public_a office_n vers._n 38._o can_v we_o find_v such_o a_o man_n as_o this_o in_o who_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n pharaoh_n think_v joseph_n a_o fit_a man_n for_o government_n because_o he_o be_v endue_v with_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n so_o none_o shall_v be_v call_v to_o place_n of_o rule_n and_o oversight_n in_o church_n or_o commonwealth_n but_o such_o as_o be_v thereunto_o fit_v and_o furnish_v with_o convenient_a and_o sufficient_a gift_n as_o numb_a 11.17_o those_o elder_n which_o be_v choose_v to_o bear_v part_n of_o the_o burden_n with_o moses_n receive_v also_o part_n of_o his_o spirit_n 7._o moral_n the_o king_n office_n to_o provide_v for_o the_o want_n of_o his_o people_n vers._n 55._o the_o people_n cry_v to_o pharaoh_n and_o he_o say_v go_v to_o joseph_n although_o the_o people_n know_v that_o the_o king_n have_v depute_v joseph_n the_o chief_a officer_n for_o corn_n yet_o they_o make_v their_o complaint_n to_o the_o king_n it_o then_o belong_v to_o the_o king_n to_o provide_v for_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o people_n and_o to_o see_v that_o his_o officer_n do_v their_o duty_n so_o the_o woman_n in_o time_n of_o famine_n cry_v to_o the_o king_n help_v my_o lord_n o_o king_n 1_o king_n 6.27_o chap._n xlii_o 1._o the_o method_n or_o argument_n of_o the_o chapter_n in_o this_o chapter_n first_o be_v set_v down_o the_o come_n of_o israel_n son_n into_o egypt_n wherefore_o they_o come_v to_o buy_v food_n vers_n 1_o 2._o which_o of_o they_o come_v all_o but_o benjamin_n and_o why_o leave_v he_o shall_v die_v by_o the_o way_n vers_n 4._o second_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o entertainment_n in_o egypt_n be_v describe_v from_o vers_fw-la 7._o to_o v_o 26._o 1._o joseph_n deal_v rough_o with_o they_o in_o charge_v they_o to_o be_v spy_n vers_fw-la 7._o to_o 16._o then_o in_o detain_v simeon_n and_o bind_v he_o before_o their_o eye_n till_o such_o time_n as_o they_o bring_v benjamin_n vers_fw-la 20._o to_o 24._o other_o interlocutory_a speech_n be_v insert_v of_o the_o patriarch_n among_o themselves_o in_o confess_v their_o sin_n towards_o their_o brother_n vers_fw-la 21._o 2._o joseph_n show_v this_o kindness_n to_o his_o brethren_n in_o cause_v their_o money_n to_o be_v put_v in_o their_o sack_n mouth_n vers_n 25._o three_o their_o return_n home_o be_v express_v 1._o what_o happen_v in_o the_o way_n as_o they_o go_v that_o in_o open_v of_o their_o sack_n they_o find_v their_o money_n 2._o the_o report_n and_o narration_n to_o jacob_n of_o their_o manner_n of_o handle_v and_o entertainment_n in_o egypt_n 3._o the_o refusal_n of_o jacob_n to_o send_v his_o son_n benjamin_n with_o they_o although_o reuben_n earnest_o persuade_v he_o 2._o the_o divers_a reading_n v_o 1._o why_o be_v yeâ—_n negligent_a or_o slothful_a h.s.c._n why_o gaze_v you_o or_o look_v you_o one_o upon_o another_o b.g.t.p._n heb_n ad_fw-la v_o 2._o buy_v we_o necessary_n from_o thence_o h._n buy_v we_o 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you_o shall_v be_v in_o bond_n caet_fw-la v_o 19_o carry_v the_o corn_n which_o you_o have_v buy_v for_o your_o house_n h._n carry_v the_o corn_n which_o you_o have_v buy_v cor_o s._n carry_v the_o corn_n which_o fail_v in_o your_o house_n c._n carry_v corn_n for_o the_o famine_n of_o your_o house_n g._n to_o put_v away_o the_o famine_n of_o your_o house_n b._n p._n carry_v corn_n the_o famine_n whereof_o be_v in_o your_o house_n t.c.r._n t._n carry_v corn_n of_o the_o famine_n of_o your_o houses·_n heb_n v_o 25._o to_o fill_v their_o sack_n with_o corn_n h.b.g._n to_o fill_v their_o vessel_n or_o instrument_n with_o corn_n c._n t.p._n calah_o t.g.r._n a_o vessel_n v_o 30._o put_v we_o
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can_v be_v do_v in_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o the_o psalm_n say_v whatsoever_o please_v the_o lord_n do_v he_o in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n psal._n 135.6_o wherefore_o the_o lord_n as_o he_o do_v foresee_v what_o josephs_n brethren_n shall_v do_v in_o this_o action_n and_o dispose_v and_o direct_v the_o same_o after_o it_o be_v do_v to_o a_o happy_a end_n so_o also_o he_o decree_v that_o this_o thing_n shall_v be_v do_v by_o no_o other_o mean_n and_o although_o in_o the_o particular_a the_o evilnesse_n of_o the_o action_n proceed_v not_o from_o the_o malicious_a mind_n stir_v by_o satan_n yet_o the_o general_a overrule_a power_n and_o dispose_n providence_n of_o god_n so_o concur_v as_o that_o joseph_n shall_v by_o this_o mean_n and_o no_o other_o be_v sell_v into_o egypt_n so_o that_o josephs_n brethren_n be_v instrument_n herein_o of_o god_n decree_n and_o purpose_n yet_o not_o thereby_o be_v they_o excusable_a because_o they_o do_v that_o of_o a_o wicked_a mind_n which_o god_n in_o his_o wise_a providence_n convert_v to_o good_a as_o judas_n sin_n be_v no_o whit_n the_o less_o in_o betray_v christ_n though_o as_o peter_n say_v he_o be_v deliver_v up_o by_o the_o determinate_a counsel_n of_o god_n act._n 2.23_o calvin_n muscul._n 2._o confut._n against_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a translation_n vers._n 20._o regard_v not_o your_o stuff_n the_o latin_a translator_n make_v a_o contrary_a sense_n leave_v nothing_o of_o your_o stuff_n see_v before_o qu._n 8._o whereas_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o care_v to_o leave_v their_o stuff_n behind_o they_o thus_o that_o translation_n which_o the_o romanist_n so_o much_o extol_v and_o magnify_v be_v find_v to_o be_v faulty_a and_o erroneous_a in_o many_o place_n 6._o place_n of_o moral_a use_n 1._o mor._n not_o to_o suffer_v man_n to_o be_v swallow_v up_o of_o grief_n vers._n 3._o then_o joseph_n say_v i_o be_o joseph_n he_o see_v his_o brethren_n almost_o oppress_v with_o grief_n do_v speak_v comfortable_o unto_o they_o lest_o they_o may_v have_v be_v overcome_v with_o too_o much_o heaviness_n which_o teach_v governor_n not_o to_o cast_v down_o altogether_o with_o grief_n those_o which_o be_v sufficient_o humble_v calvin_n as_o s._n paul_n show_v himself_o towards_o the_o incestuous_a party_n lest_o he_o be_v swallow_v up_o of_o overmuch_a heaviness_n 2_o cor._n 2.7_o 2._o mor._n to_o preserve_v from_o spiritual_a famine_n the_o great_a deliverance_n vers._n 7._o to_o save_v you_o alive_a by_o a_o great_a deliverance_n if_o it_o be_v a_o great_a deliverance_n to_o preserve_v man_n from_o the_o famine_n of_o corporal_a food_n as_o joseph_n do_v much_o more_o ought_v we_o to_o be_v thankful_a to_o god_n for_o such_o governor_n as_o provide_v food_n for_o the_o soul_n of_o their_o people_n and_o deliver_v they_o from_o spiritual_a famine_n muscul._n for_o much_o more_o grievous_a be_v the_o famine_n of_o hear_v the_o word_n than_o of_o bread_n or_o water_n amos_n 8.11_o 3._o mor._n god_n providence_n in_o turn_v all_o thing_n to_o the_o best_a shall_v move_v we_o to_o forgive_v vers._n 8._o you_o send_v i_o not_o hither_o but_o god_n joseph_n look_v into_o god_n providence_n who_o turn_v his_o brethren_n evil_a meaning_n towards_o he_o to_o good_a in_o that_o consideration_n be_v more_o easy_o bring_v to_o forgive_v they_o for_o when_o we_o see_v how_o god_n dispose_v to_o our_o good_a of_o those_o wrong_n that_o be_v do_v to_o we_o in_o the_o world_n we_o shall_v in_o that_o respect_n be_v more_o ready_a to_o forget_v they_o thus_o s._n peter_n speak_v comfortable_o to_o the_o people_n that_o give_v consent_n to_o the_o kill_n of_o christ_n you_o have_v kill_v the_o lord_n of_o life_n etc._n etc._n but_o those_o thing_n that_o god_n
excellent_a and_o he_o shall_v be_v nourish_v with_o the_o delight_n of_o king_n c._n assher_n his_o bread_n shall_v be_v fat_a and_o he_o shall_v give_v pleasure_n for_o a_o king_n caet_fw-la signif_n v_o 21._o nepthali_n his_o lot_n shall_v fall_v in_o a_o good_a ground_n etc._n etc._n they_o shall_v praise_v and_o bless_v over_o they_o c._n neptali_n a_o trunk_n or_o post_n remissus_fw-la scent_n back_o send_v forth_o beauty_n in_o the_o branch_n s._n nepthali_n as_o a_o hind_n let_v go_v or_o send_v forth_o give_v goodly_a word_n caet_fw-la aial_a signify_v a_o hart_n and_o a_o post_n oomer_n a_o word_n amir_v a_o high_a branch_n t.b.r._n v_o 22._o joseph_n a_o son_n increase_v h.s.c._n a_o fruitful_a bough_n cater_n ben_fw-mi sig_n a_o son_n and_o a_o bough_n pleasant_a to_o behold_v h.s._n as_o a_o fruitful_a bough_n beside_o the_o fountain_n caet_fw-la gnen_fw-ge sig_n a_o eye_n and_o a_o fountain_n his_o daughter_n run_v upon_o the_o wall_n h.p._n my_o young_a son_n return_v unto_o i_o s._n two_o tribe_n shall_v come_v out_o of_o his_o son_n and_o shall_v receive_v their_o part_n and_o inheritance_n c._n his_o small_a branch_n run_v upon_o the_o wall_n caet_fw-la baenâ—th_o daughter_n branch_n v_o 22._o the_o man_n of_o dissension_n c._n the_o archer_n or_o shooter_n caet_fw-la v_o 2.44_o their_o bow_n be_v break_v with_o strength_n s._n his_o how_o abode_n strong_a caet_fw-la jashab_v to_o sit_v to_o rest_v to_o continue_v the_o sinew_n or_o string_n of_o his_o arm_n be_v dissolve_v h.s._n the_o arm_n of_o his_o hand_n be_v strengthen_v t.b.p._n the_o hand_n of_o his_o arm_n be_v strengthen_v g._n phazzaz_v to_o strengthen_v from_o thence_o israel_n be_v strengthen_v of_o god_n thy_o father_n s._n of_o who_o be_v the_o feeder_n appoint_v by_o the_o stone_n of_o israel_n g._n of_o he_o shall_v come_v a_o shepherd_n or_o herd-man_n b_o the_o stone_n of_o israel_n t.h.b.p._n the_o chalde_n translate_v here_o very_o corrupt_o come_v nothing_o near_o the_o 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the_o everlasting_a hill_n come_v h._n which_o the_o prince_n have_v desire_v which_o be_v since_o the_o world_n c._n to_o the_o utmost_a hill_n of_o the_o world_n b._n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o hill_n of_o the_o world_n t.g._n ta_o ah_o sig_n to_o limit_v avah_o to_o desire_v which_o be_v ruler_n over_o his_o brethren_n s._n which_o be_v a_o nazarite_n s.c._n or_o separate_v among_o his_o brethren_n caet_fw-la nazar_n to_o separate_v inter_fw-la v_o 27._o in_o the_o land_n of_o benjamin_n shall_v dwell_v the_o majesty_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o in_o the_o possession_n thereof_o the_o sanctuary_n evening_n and_o morning_n shall_v the_o priest_n offer_v sacrifice_n and_o in_o the_o evening_n they_o shall_v divide_v the_o rest_n etc._n etc._n the_o rest_n agree_v in_o the_o vulgar_a read_n det_fw-la v_o 31._o there_o they_o bury_v leah_n s._n there_o leah_n lie_v bury_v h._n there_o i_o bury_v leah_n caet_fw-la v_o 32._o the_o possession_n of_o the_o field_n and_o cave_n therein_o of_o the_o son_n of_o heth._n s.t._n the_o purchase_n of_o the_o field_n etc._n etc._n of_o the_o son_n of_o heth._n b.g.c.p._n chanah_n sig_n both_o to_o possess_v &_o purchase_v this_o verse_n be_v omit_v in_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a 3._o the_o explanation_n of_o doubtful_a question_n quest_n i._o of_o the_o prophetical_a testament_n or_o jacob_n in_o general_n vers._n 1·_a then_o jacob_n call_v his_o son_n etc._n etc._n 1._o jacob_n not_o by_o any_o natural_a instinct_n as_o some_o hold_v a_o opinion_n that_o the_o soul_n be_v more_o divine_a and_o apt_a to_o foretell_v thing_n to_o come_v when_o death_n approach_v as_o xenophon_n report_v of_o cyrus_n lib._n 8._o plato_n of_o socrates_n in_o apolog_n but_o by_o a_o divine_a inspiration_n do_v prophesy_v what_o shall_v befall_v his_o child_n as_o isaac_n do_v bless_v his_o two_o son_n gen._n 27._o moses_n the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n deut._n 33._o david_n bless_a solomon_n 1_o chron._n 29._o our_o bless_a saviour_n pray_v for_o his_o disciple_n immediate_o before_o his_o death_n joan._n 17._o perer._n 2._o jacob_n do_v not_o bless_v all_o his_o child_n three_o of_o they_o he_o censure_v for_o their_o sin_n reuben_n simeon_n levi_n but_o moses_n bless_v all_o the_o tribe_n deuter._n 33._o the_o cause_n be_v not_o as_o r._n solomon_n imagine_v that_o jacob_n purpose_v to_o bless_v all_o but_o be_v forsake_v of_o god_n spirit_n and_o beside_o himself_o he_o fall_v into_o a_o fit_a of_o frenzy_n which_o be_v impious_a to_o think_v perer._n 3._o some_o make_v question_n whether_o jacob_n speak_v these_o word_n or_o moses_n rather_o so_o pen_v they_o mercer_n but_o it_o be_v more_o like_a that_o jacob_n be_v move_v by_o the_o spirit_n speak_v after_o this_o concise_a manner_n as_o a_o prophet_n though_o not_o altogether_o in_o the_o same_o form_n of_o words·_n 4._o some_o do_v wonder_n how_o moses_n shall_v come_v by_o the_o knowledge_n of_o these_o word_n will_n which_o jacob_n speak_v 200._o year_n before_o to_o his_o son_n in_o a_o corner_n they_o may_v as_o well_o muse_v how_o moses_n shall_v describe_v the_o particular_a place_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n which_o he_o never_o see_v and_o set_v down_o the_o history_n of_o the_o creation_n which_o thing_n moses_n may_v have_v by_o godly_a tradition_n but_o most_o of_o all_o by_o the_o revelation_n of_o the_o spirit_n calvin_n 5._o josephus_n be_v too_o slender_a in_o the_o report_n of_o this_o prophetical_a speech_n of_o jacob_n make_v only_a mention_n thereof_o in_o general_a that_o he_o prophesy_v how_o his_o child_n shall_v inherit_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n lib._n 2_o antiquitat_fw-la some_o other_o have_v be_v too_o bold_a to_o forge_v other_o fable_n upon_o this_o occasion_n as_o origen_n make_v mention_n of_o a_o book_n entitle_v the_o narration_n of_o joseph_n the_o son_n of_o jacob_n abuse_v tom_n 2._o in_o joâ—uâ—_n out_o of_o the_o which_o he_o cit_v certain_a testimony_n to_o prove_v the_o incarnation_n of_o angel_n and_o the_o prognostication_n of_o thing_n do_v in_o the_o world_n by_o the_o star_n but_o athanasius_n in_o synops._n hold_v this_o to_o be_v a_o forge_a book_n so_o be_v that_o other_o called_z the_o testament_n of_o the_o twelve_o patriarch_n mention_v by_o origen_n hom_n 15._o in_o josun_n ex_fw-la perer._n some_o also_o of_o our_o own_o have_v be_v too_o bold_a in_o allegorise_v jacob_n word_n whereas_o the_o literal_a and_o historical_a sense_n be_v full_a enough_o and_o contain_v excellent_a matter_n calvin_n quest_n ii_o what_o last_v time_n jacob_n speak_v of_o gather_v yourselves_o etc._n etc._n i_o will_v tell_v you_o what_o shall_v come_v in_o the_o last_o day_n 2._o he_o call_v all_o his_o child_n to_o be_v present_a who_o be_v not_o all_o before_o assemble_v when_o jacob_n bless_a ephraim_n and_o manassâ—h_n and_o he_o stir_v they_o up_o also_o to_o attention_n to_o consider_v diligent_o what_o he_o say_v mercer_n 2._o we_o need_v not_o with_o rupertus_n by_o jacob_n son_n to_o understand_v his_o spiritual_a seed_n the_o church_n of_o christ_n see_v this_o prophecy_n be_v literal_o accomplish_v in_o his_o carnal_a offspring_n 3._o by_o the_o lust_n day_n we_o understand_v not_o only_o the_o time_n of_o the_o messiah_n as_o david_n kimhi_n hierome_n and_o lyranus_fw-la will_v have_v it_o always_o take_v in_o the_o prophet_n scripture_n but_o sometime_o it_o betoken_v the_o age_n next_o ensue_v as_o dan._n 2.28_o god_n show_v the_o king_n what_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o latter_a day_n that_o be_v vers_n 29._o what_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v afterward_o some_o part_n of_o his_o dream_n fall_v out_o in_o the_o next_o time_n and_o age_n after_o nabuchadnezzar_n like_a as_o then_o in_o this_o place_n jacob_n speak_v of_o the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n vers_fw-la 10._o so_o also_o he_o propesi_v
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
country_n in_o respect_n of_o canaan_n which_o be_v on_o this_o side_n the_o river_n and_o so_o aram_n naharaim_n or_o mesopotamia_n be_v take_v large_o as_o it_o comprehend_v chaldea_n also_o which_o indeed_o be_v abraham_n native_a country_n and_o so_o s._n stephen_n understand_v it_o act._n 7.2_o quest_n ix_o how_o isaac_n be_v say_v not_o to_o go_v again_o into_o chaldea_n where_o he_o be_v never_o before_o vers._n 6._o beware_v that_o thou_o bring_v not_o my_o son_n thither_o again_o 1._o not_o that_o isaac_n be_v whole_o at_o the_o dispose_n of_o the_o servant_n but_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o promise_v or_o undertake_v to_o bring_v isaac_n thither_o again_o 2._o though_o isaac_n be_v never_o there_o before_o in_o his_o own_o person_n yet_o he_o be_v say_v to_o return_v thither_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o father_n abraham_n in_o who_o loin_n he_o be_v who_o be_v call_v from_o thence_o as_o gen._n 15.16_o in_o the_o four_o generation_n it_o be_v say_v the_o israelite_n shall_v 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