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Joseph reviv'd, or, The twelve last chapters of Genesis metaphrazed containing the life & death of holy Joseph / by George Lesly ...
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Lesly, George, d. 1701.
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1676
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Wing L1177; ESTC R7199
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that his Brethren come they Pharaoh tell Who said I 'm glad Servants they like it well Come in said Pharaoh Zaph I mean to see Whether thy father Jacob be like thee Send for him into Egypt where his store Shall be so much that he shall wish no more This is my will I hope you 'l not neglect To pay your father all the true respect You owe and for their better commodation Chuse out of Waggons best in all the nation For them the little ones and all their stores Being persuaded that the land is yours As one who 's willing to obey his Lord And serve his Father Joseph doth accord Horses and Chariots quickly are prepar'd By him who for provision nothing spar'd For each of ten had from him change of cloaths But to his brother Ben. gave five of those Three hundred pieces as a token he Unto him gave 'bove what his cost should be His Fathers Present it is greater far For unto him ten Asses loaded are With finest Gold that might supply his need And other ten loaden with Corn and Bread That might sustain his Father in the way All which he doth with small or no delay And then commands that they should thence depart With seeming joy yet grieved at the heart Lest they his Brother Benjamin molest At parting from them thus himself exprest Brethren I hope ye will all cordial be Till ye to Jacob bring good news of me Telling him I do live and wish him health And hope that he will see me and my wealth This do and so I hope God will you bring Unto the old man who is languishing For your long stay These are the whole commands Wherewith I wish you kiss my Fathers hands At home with bowed knees they all salute Their aged Father who for Joy stood mute When he had heard that Joseph was alive Ruler in Egypt and therein did thrive For sometimes he believed and sometimes not Because they 'd told him that the Lad was not But to confirm the truth they all declare What with the Ruler their adventures were And how he serv'd them e'r he let them know Whose Son he was or what he did them ow And also show him all the Waggons trim That should to 's Son in Egypt carry him These seen his fainting Spirit did revive Say'ng Well it is enough if Joseph be alive Help Lord for now my Son I must go see In Egypt land I this done then let me die No sooner had the next Aurora bright With blushing Skies succeeded gloomy Night Then Father Israel to his Char'ot hies And rests not till Beersheba he descries Where resting he commandeth to erect An Altar whence he might his Pra'rs direct And Sacrifices to the God of Heav'n Because his odd Sons were again made ev'n That he a prosperous success might have Of Isaac's God he doth protection crave In 's Journey and for length of days implores Till he had seen young Joseph and his Stores He had not fully ended his devotion When Suns departure and the Starry motion Invited him to leave and to take rest No no saith Jacob there is no such haste I once again will of my God enquire If he my going Egypt-ward desire If he be willing I will not be slack But if he be not then I will turn back This said from Heav'n he heard a sudden voice Say'ng Jacob Jacob fear not but rejoyce Since I have been thy fathers and thy God Well be go there and settle thy abode The truth to shew of this my promise made I 'le make thy seed as sand on Sea-shore laid This mighty Nation shall victorious be After four hundred years when my decree Shall be fulfill'd then fear not down to go I 'le guide thee there and bring thee up also No comfort will I from thee keep thou sees Thy son who was not he shall close thine eyes Good Jacob ravish'd with those hea'vnly news Rose up in haste and to his sons all shews And then commands with speed that they prepare All things which needful for ther journy were The Coaches ready some their father heave Some stand within him ready to receive Their wifes and children have their proper place Into the same and Coachmen drive apace Their cattel also which were numerous Gold Silver Jewels Treasures ponderous Purchas'd in Canaan these they did transport To Egypt whither then they did resort Thus Jacob leaves Canaan and his seed Do follow him because they wanted bread His Sons his Daughters and his Nephews all Are now descended at the Dreamers call Whose exact number then was but three score And ten of which three had been there before Joseph the father and his children two Manass and Ephra'm then he had no mo When they th' Egyptian borders did descry Jacob to 's fourth son Judah loud did cry Go down to Joseph bid him tell me where He will me place I am a stranger there Tell him at Goshen I will tarry while He come or send and shew me what 's his will And howsoever he dispose of me His word or work to me a law shall be As soon as Judah did his brother greet With these glad tidings he prepares to meet His aged father and before him stands Bows begs his blessing with uplifted hands And he again for joy his son to see Falls on his neck kissing it ardently Weeps and embraces so that all admire The strong affections of his aged Sire Who cry'd aloud O Joseph Jeseph now My darling Joseph I am sure that thou Dost live then this I of my God will crave That he my spirit may in haste receive Since I am wholly eased of the wo Hath me perplex'd these twenty years and two Then Joseph who had all this time been stopt By tears which from his Princely eyes had dropt Said Father welcom Now I must go home And tell the King that all of you are come Who I am sure at this will much rejoyce And give command that I of you dispose Where best convenience may for you be had For this to me he hath already said And I will tell if he to know desire That you are Shepherds and you aim no higher When therefore he shall ask of you this thing You shall confirm my words by answering We and our Father Keepérs are of Sheep Which he 'll no sooner hear then 's promise keep And give you Goshen where you safely shall Your tender Flocks grase and your Cattel all Your dwellings also he will set apart For Shepherds grieve Egyptians at the heart Now Joseph leaves his Father in that place Returns and speaks with Pharaoh Face to Face Saying my Father and his Family Are with their Substance come to visit thee Joseph said Pharaoh of this take my hand I 'm glad to see thy Father in my Land Call some of them and let them see my Face Assure thy self they shall with me find grace I will said Joseph then he quickly takes Five of his
conclude that we are Spies Tush this is nothing every man will say As much if so by that he cleared may Be but if you give not a better reason Of your down coming I will swear there 's Treason Intended Then we 're twelve reply'd the other Brethren of whom you see ten and another At home his Fathers joy and one is not Ha now that you be Spies I surely wot And so for all your words I shall you prove If you bring not to me your Fathers Love Choose out among you one and for him send Till then our Controversie cannot end Nor you be clear if you do not I swear By Pharaoh's Life that you vile Vagrants are Go bring the Lad his Face when I do see I 'le say all 's true that ye have said to me Resolve this Prison must be your abode Till all agree this do live I fear God If ye be true men then let one of you Be bound in Prison where you all are now And let the rest take Corn that may supply Your wants at home lest they for hunger die In this great Famine only bring the Boy It 's truth I seek to prove not to destroy Your lives to which they'gree and say t' each other We guilty are concerning our dear Brother Who to his anguish't Soul so hard'ned were That when he pray'd his plaint we would not hear For which in Justice our Almighty God Doth lay on us this his afflicting Rod. Then Reuben unto them reply'd and said Did I not tell you so when fast you laid Your hands upon the Boy but did no good Therefore of us required is his blood This they among themselves in Hebrew spake Thinking that Joseph could no notice take For seeing one who as his part requir'd Interpreted what they of him desir'd And unto them what his Lords answer was They spake their minds aloud about the cause Of their distresses which when Egypt's Lord Had heard he turn'd from them without a word His sympathizing Soul swell'd so high That he must either quickly burst or cry See where Gods Spirit dwells no hatred lives He turns again communes in heart forgives Their ancient Crime yet seemingly unkind He from them Simeon takes and him doth bind And then commands his Servants for to fill Their Sacks with Corn not leaving off until They said they had enough the money he Bids put into their Sacks mouths most secretly Provision for their way bids also take Saying here 's enough I would not have you lack Nor yet diminish ought that ye have bought It 's pity you should come so far for naught Their Asses now when they all loaded had From Egypt soon they their departure made Travelling hard till it was time to bait Their Asses and themselves had need to eat Their Dinner over Beasts now to be proven'd One his Sack opens and cryes out I 'm cosen'd Did you not all see me my money pay And yet 't is here in my Sacks mouth this day This quickly made their joyful Faces lowr And curse the day and the unhappy hour When they their Brother sold It surely is For vengence said they that our God doth this Up and let 's load again till we our place In Canaan see and our old Fathers face That from his wise and long experience May gather'd be what can proceed from hence Now they 're returned home and do relate To Jacob how the Steward did them hate All which we might well by his car'age gather But Ah! said they this was not all dear Father For he would not convinced be but we Must needs be spies come Egypt for to see And though we spoke the truth all this he urg'd May come from Subt'le Rogues and so be forg'd But if you will prove true said he leave one Till ye have brought me Jacob's little Son This we were forc'd to do Simeon is there And must till Ben our Brother doth repair Thither with us when we go next to buy Whose sight will work poor Sim's delivery And our free Traffick throughout all the Land Of this we have the Rulers Word and Hand But pray let 's see your Corn if it be right Said Jacob sure your Money was full weight You shall Dear Father bring the Asses nigh That we may empty't in the Granary Lift up this Sack 't is of unusual weight Pray God there be not here another slight Look here 's my Money mine and mine and mine And all of ours as sure as thou had'st thine At this Adventure all of them are sad Saying what shall we do our case is bad But most of all old Jacob whose gray Head Shakes with a Palsie and falls down half dead Wringing his feeble hands his sighs declare What his sad thoughts of this Adventure were They 'll count you Thieves said he O how I grieve Moreover now who can my Son relieve Of Joseph and of Simeon I 'm bereav'd And now poor Ben. is also from me crav'd But hold before this his request I 'le grant Simeon I 'le lose and die my self of want Not so Dear Father said the eldest Son Your will in all things else I will have done But he must go whom if I bring not back Then here I leave two Sons them you shall take And slay Dear Sir the charge lay upon me A good event I hope you 'll quickly see Son hold thy peace my darling being dead Would you his Brother also from me lead No he must not go down for if he do My dayes are done and I must leave you too That sorrow my gray hairs will bring to grave Leave off this suit and any thing else crave I will it grant As greatest Stocks that always are impair'd Without supply diminish so it far'd With Jacob and his Sons who now begin To feel their flesh for want waste and their skin A withered complexion put on While through the same they might discern the bone The very last of their Egyptian store Eat up the old man called out once more Unto his Sons and said Go down again To Egypt and bring Simeon with our grain Whence Judah took occasion to express Himself at large about the business In hand The man said he made protestation That neither we nor any other Nation Should any thing receive or see his face Unless that Ben. came down in Simeon's place If thou wilt send our Brother then we may Go down and buy more food else cease I pray We dare not Unto which he did reply Why was ye so unwise as to descry My Boy or give him such a strict account Of me and to what number mine did mount It was not in our power that to conceal Said they the man was strict and made us deal Thus plainly for he said Have you a Father Alive or Brother nay or Brethren rather This made us speak the Truth but never thought That he would say let Benjamin be brought Or that he would have proved so unkind As