as_o far_o as_o the_o city_n of_o sidon_n issachar_n shall_v make_v choice_n of_o a_o more_o happy_a and_o quiet_a life_n he_o shall_v delight_v in_o tillage_n and_o the_o fertile_a land_n which_o shall_v fall_v to_o his_o lot_n he_o shall_v cultivate_v with_o no_o less_o peace_n than_o perseverance_n his_o pain_n shall_v not_o be_v fruitless_a and_o in_o the_o continent_n he_o shall_v have_v all_o the_o advantage_n of_o those_o country_n which_o lie_v near_o the_o sea_n make_v a_o exchange_n with_o they_o of_o its_o corn_n and_o fruit_n for_o those_o merchandise_n which_o come_v from_o remote_a nation_n he_o will_v impart_v the_o riches_n which_o agriculture_n shall_v afford_v he_o unto_o those_o who_o shall_v govern_v the_o republic_n and_o purchase_v his_o repose_n by_o the_o contribution_n he_o shall_v voluntary_o give_v for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o such_o as_o bear_v arm_n so_o long_o as_o he_o shall_v live_v quiet_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o possession_n 16._o dan_fw-mi judicabit_fw-la populum_fw-la suum_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 49._o v._n 16._o dan_fw-mi shall_v be_v the_o judge_n of_o his_o people_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o other_o tribe_n of_o israel_n dan_o by_o surprise_n shall_v ruin_v his_o enemy_n 17._o fiat_n dan_fw-mi coluber_fw-la in_o via_fw-la ceraste_v in_o semite_n mordens_fw-la ungulas_fw-la equi_fw-la ut_fw-la cadat_fw-la ascensor_fw-la ejus_fw-la retiò_fw-la gen._n 49._o v._n 17._o even_o as_o snake_n which_o hide_v themselves_o on_o the_o side_n of_o highway_n to_o destroy_v passenger_n who_o stand_v not_o sufficient_o on_o their_o guard_n or_o as_o that_o crafty_a serpent_n which_o bite_v the_o hoof_n of_o a_o horse_n to_o make_v his_o rider_n fall_v and_o to_o infect_v he_o with_o his_o venom_n when_o he_o be_v throw_v on_o the_o ground_n notwithstanding_o the_o artifices_fw-la man_n may_v use_v to_o defend_v themselves_o i_o shall_v never_o think_v that_o all_o their_o force_n and_o wile_n can_v equal_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o protection_n which_o the_o messiah_n will_v give_v we_o 18._o salutare_fw-la tuum_fw-la expectabo_fw-la do_v nine_o gen._n 49._o v._n 18._o i_o shall_v always_o expect_v it_o and_o never_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v any_o assurance_n comparable_a to_o that_o which_o we_o shall_v receive_v from_o the_o affection_n and_o power_n of_o this_o great_a prince_n gad_n have_v receive_v his_o share_n 19_o gad_n accinctas_fw-la praeliabitur_fw-la ante_fw-la eum_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la acciugitur_fw-la retrorssum_fw-la gen._n 49._o v._n 19_o shall_v march_v in_o the_o head_n of_o his_o brethren_n to_o establish_v they_o in_o their_o possession_n and_o return_v unto_o his_o territory_n load_v with_o booty_n he_o will_v make_v his_o retreat_n in_o so_o good_a order_n as_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v disturb_v by_o his_o enemy_n asser_n shall_v possess_v the_o portion_n of_o palestine_n which_o look_v towards_o the_o sea_n 20._o aser_n pinguis_fw-la panis_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o praebebit_fw-la delicias_fw-la regibus_fw-la gen._n 49._o v._n 20._o this_o land_n do_v produce_v all_o thing_n desirable_a for_o the_o entertainment_n and_o comfort_n of_o life_n both_o corn_n and_o fruit_n be_v there_o so_o excellent_a as_o they_o will_v serve_v for_o delicacy_n unto_o king_n nephtali_n will_v testify_v his_o courage_n 21._o cervus_fw-la emissus_fw-la &_o dans_fw-fr eloquia_fw-la pulcritudinis_fw-la gen._n 49._o v._n 21._o cast_v himself_o into_o danger_n to_o defend_v his_o brethren_n and_o shall_v give_v they_o cause_n to_o admire_v and_o praise_v he_o he_o will_v break_v all_o the_o obstaele_n which_o shall_v oppose_v his_o generous_a design_n as_o a_o wound_a hart_n which_o though_o timorous_a by_o nature_n lipoman_n vide_fw-la caietanum_n &_o lipoman_n break_v yet_o sometime_o through_o the_o toil_n of_o hunter_n and_o from_o the_o cruel_a tooth_n of_o dog_n to_o defend_v that_o life_n which_o they_o will_v violent_o take_v from_o he_o the_o felicity_n of_o joseph_n shall_v still_o increase_v 23._o filius_fw-la accrescens_fw-la joseph_n &_o decorus_a aspectu_fw-la filiae_fw-la discurrerunt_fw-la super_fw-la murum_fw-la gen._n 49._o v._n 22._o sed_fw-la exasperaverunt_fw-la eum_fw-la &_o jurgati_fw-la sunt_fw-la invideruntque_fw-la illi_fw-la habentes_fw-la jacula_fw-la gen._n 49._o v._n 23._o his_o beauty_n be_v so_o extraordinary_a as_o lady_n esteem_v themselves_o happy_a to_o see_v he_o and_o they_o place_v themselves_o at_o door_n and_o window_n to_o look_v on_o he_o as_o he_o pass_v through_o the_o street_n nevertheless_o such_o as_o aught_o most_o to_o love_v he_o have_v conspire_v his_o ruin_n and_o transport_v by_o a_o furious_a passion_n of_o envy_n seek_v to_o hinder_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o heaven_n but_o as_o the_o design_n of_o man_n can_v alter_v the_o decree_n and_o ordinance_n of_o god_n so_o innocence_n prove_v strong_a than_o malice_n and_o the_o chain_n wherewith_o his_o unchaste_a mistress_n have_v load_v he_o and_o the_o slavery_n to_o which_o his_o own_o brethren_n have_v reduce_v he_o be_v the_o mean_n whereof_o divine_a providence_n make_v use_v to_o make_v he_o king_n of_o egypt_n and_o to_o secure_v and_o preserve_v the_o good_n and_o life_n of_o those_o who_o wish_v his_o death_n my_o most_o dear_a son_n 25._o deus_fw-la patris_fw-la tui_fw-la erit_fw-la adjutor_fw-la tuus_fw-la gen._n 49._o v._n 25._o the_o god_n who_o thy_o father_n adore_v will_v always_o assist_v thou_o he_o will_v replenish_v thou_o with_o benediction_n and_o cause_v the_o most_o favourable_a dew_n to_o fall_v upon_o thy_o land_n he_o will_v cause_v stream_n of_o live_a water_n to_o flow_v into_o their_o bosom_n and_o bowel_n for_o the_o refresh_n and_o inlve_a thy_o root_n plant_n and_o tree_n thou_o shall_v have_v a_o particular_a blessing_n in_o thy_o child_n lip_n vide_fw-la lyram_fw-la abul_n per._n rupert_n cajet_fw-fr lip_n and_o their_o great_a number_n shall_v manifest_v that_o thou_o be_v the_o object_n of_o the_o dear_a and_o most_o exquisite_a providence_n which_o god_n declare_v to_o have_v for_o man_n thy_o father_n have_v be_v more_o favour_v than_o his_o ancestor_n thou_o shall_v enjoy_v both_o their_o favour_n and_o i_o and_o the_o blessing_n i_o promise_v thou_o shall_v never_o cease_v until_o god_n have_v give_v himself_o unto_o man_n in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o messiah_n shall_v no_o long_o testify_v his_o particular_a affection_n towards_o his_o friend_n in_o give_v they_o perishable_a good_n all_o these_o grace_n and_o favour_n be_v due_a unto_o thy_o virtue_n which_o have_v conserve_v its_o self_n without_o stain_n and_o have_v also_o render_v thou_o as_o considerable_a among_o thy_o brethren_n as_o the_o nazarite_n who_o peculiar_o consecrate_v themselves_o unto_o the_o service_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n benjamin_n as_o a_o ravenous_a wolf_n shall_v in_o the_o morning_n devour_v his_o prey_n 29._o bâ—njamin_n â—upus_fw-la rapax_fw-la mane_n comedet_fw-la praedam_fw-la &_o vesyere_o divide_v spolia_fw-la gen._n 49._o v._n 27._o vide_fw-la procop._n euseb_n theodoret._n abul_n etc._n etc._n er_fw-mi praecepit_fw-la eye_v dicens_fw-la ego_fw-la congregor_fw-la ad_fw-la populum_fw-la meum_fw-la sepelite_fw-la i_o cum_fw-la patribus_fw-la in_o spelunca_fw-la duplici_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la in_o agro_fw-la ephron_n hethaei_n gen._n 49._o v._n 29._o and_o in_o the_o evening_n share_n and_o divide_v the_o spoil_n behold_v the_o benediction_n jacob_n by_o heaven_n direction_n give_v to_o each_o of_o his_o child_n he_o afterward_o recommend_v unto_o they_o the_o burial_n of_o his_o body_n in_o the_o tomb_n of_o his_o forefather_n and_o have_v exhort_v they_o to_o remain_v constant_a in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n die_v peaceable_o in_o his_o bed_n can_v we_o represent_v unto_o ourselves_o a_o end_n more_o sweet_a and_o quiet_a i_o well_o know_v that_o the_o like_a death_n be_v see_v in_o sacred_a house_n i_o have_v see_v such_o with_o my_o own_o eye_n and_o with_o my_o ear_n i_o have_v hear_v of_o some_o jacob_n who_o have_v close_v their_o mouth_n with_o benediction_n and_o canticle_n of_o victory_n i_o have_v see_v stander_n by_o bathe_v in_o tear_n and_o yet_o their_o heart_n fill_v with_o joy_n receive_v the_o last_o word_n and_o benediction_n of_o die_a man_n i_o know_v that_o the_o like_a effect_n be_v sometime_o see_v in_o the_o world_n and_o there_o have_v be_v some_o king_n and_o queen_n father_n and_o mother_n man_n and_o woman_n of_o all_o state_n and_o condition_n who_o have_v speak_v on_o their_o deathbed_n with_o so_o much_o judgement_n and_o force_n of_o spirit_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v upon_o a_o throne_n or_o in_o a_o pulpit_n likewise_o from_o thence_o edict_n law_n and_o lesson_n be_v hear_v in_o which_o there_o can_v be_v no_o deceit_n nor_o disguisment_n but_o it_o will_v be_v grant_v i_o that_o these_o example_n be_v very_o rare_a among_o those_o who_o life_n pass_v away_o in_o noise_n and_o tumult_n for_o death_n be_v a_o echo_n which_o answer_v life_n and_o a_o night_n which_o resent_v the_o calm_a
who_o colour_n be_v in_o the_o mysterious_a ordinance_n of_o time_n and_o eternity_n such_o be_v joseph_n vision_n but_o jacob_n know_v on_o the_o one_o side_n that_o this_o revelation_n be_v but_o a_o copy_n of_o the_o design_n god_n have_v on_o he_o and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n see_v that_o this_o be_v but_o a_o ground_n of_o scandal_n hatred_n and_o envy_v to_o his_o brethren_n he_o resolve_v to_o sever_v they_o for_o a_o time_n to_o the_o end_n by_o this_o separation_n in_o their_o absence_n he_o may_v smother_v all_o these_o fire_n which_o be_v enkindle_v by_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o rest_n for_o this_o purpose_n jacob_n have_v no_o other_o expedient_a than_o to_o retain_v joseph_n in_o his_o house_n pate_n pate_n and_o to_o send_v all_o his_o brethren_n into_o the_o country_n imagine_v beside_o that_o by_o separate_a body_n he_o may_v reunite_v their_o mind_n and_o alter_v their_o passion_n but_o this_o be_v only_o to_o sever_v a_o dove_n from_o vulture_n and_o sheep_n from_o wolf_n it_o only_o whet_v their_o natural_a rage_n and_o mortal_a antipathy_n when_o they_o be_v withhold_v from_o their_o prey_n and_o when_o they_o send_v it_o a_o far_o off_o i_o know_v that_o the_o field_n be_v innocent_a but_o they_o cease_v not_o for_o all_o this_o to_o be_v retreit_n for_o criminal_n the_o solitariness_n of_o wood_n and_o meadow_n be_v the_o element_n of_o meekness_n and_o peace_n but_o we_o must_v bring_v thither_o tame_a heart_n and_o quiet_a soul_n in_o fine_a it_o be_v a_o very_a sweet_a and_o please_a vocation_n to_o guide_v sheep_n and_o lamb_n upon_o hill_n and_o dale_n but_o if_o lion_n be_v their_o conductor_n they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v change_v as_o on_o the_o contrary_n they_o will_v find_v every_o moment_n new_a bait_n and_o allurement_n to_o inflame_v their_o cruelty_n we_o must_v not_o hope_v then_o that_o time_n place_n 15._o cumque_fw-la fratres_fw-la illiuâ—_fw-la in_o pascendis_fw-la gregibus_fw-la patris_fw-la morarentur_fw-la in_o sichem_n gen._n 37._o v._n 32._o dixit_fw-la ad_fw-la cum_fw-la israel_n fratres_fw-la tui_fw-la pascunt_fw-la oves_fw-la in_o sichem_n veni_fw-la mittam_fw-la te_fw-la ad_fw-la eos_fw-la gen._n 37._o v._n 15._o and_o employment_n can_v alter_v these_o tiger_n which_o jacob_n send_v into_o the_o plain_n of_o sichem_n to_o guide_v his_o flock_n nevertheless_o after_o some_o delay_n conceive_v that_o their_o humour_n be_v sweeten_v and_o that_o the_o divertisement_n of_o a_o country_n life_n have_v make_v they_o forget_v what_o pass_v in_o his_o house_n 14._o praesto_n sum_n ait_fw-la ei_fw-la vade_v &_o vide_fw-la si_fw-la cuncti_fw-la prospera_fw-la sint_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 37._o v._n 14._o he_o resolve_v to_o send_v his_o joseph_n to_o they_o who_o have_v no_o soon_o take_v notice_n of_o his_o father_n desire_n but_o at_o the_o very_a instant_n he_o begin_v his_o journey_n this_o amiable_a dove_n and_o this_o lamb_n go_v passionate_o crawl_a upon_o vulture_n and_o wolf_n when_o a_o passenger_n meet_v he_o who_o tell_v he_o that_o his_o brethren_n be_v in_o dothaim_n 17._o invenitque_fw-la eum_fw-la vir_fw-la â—rantem_fw-la in_o agro_fw-la &_o interrogavit_fw-la quid_fw-la quareret_fw-la gen._n 37._o v._n 15._o at_o ille_fw-la respondit_fw-la fratres_fw-la meos_fw-la quaero_fw-la gen._n 37._o v._n 16._o dixitque_fw-la ei_fw-la vir_fw-la exaudivi_fw-la eos_fw-la aicentes_n eamus_fw-la in_o dothaim_n gen._n 37._o v._n 17._o ah_o poor_a child_n whether_o go_v thou_o thus_o abandon_v and_o all_o alone_a stray_v in_o the_o desert_n without_o father_n friends_z and_o defence_n joseph_n what_o seek_v thou_o i_o seek_v say_v he_o my_o brethren_n thy_o brother_n deceive_v not_o thyself_o why_o do_v thou_o seek_v they_o do_v thou_o not_o know_v the_o hatred_n they_o bear_v to_o thou_o and_o the_o tragic_a design_n they_o have_v upon_o thy_o life_n my_o god_n how_o secure_a be_v innocence_n how_o calm_a be_v virtue_n and_o general_o how_o happy_a be_v man_n when_o they_o follow_v the_o impulse_n of_o god_n innocence_n assure_a innocence_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n be_v a_o unquiet_a turbulent_a fearful_a dissemble_a mutable_a fantastic_a and_o outrageous_a devil_n but_o that_o of_o heaven_n be_v a_o angel_n of_o peace_n always_o equal_a without_o emotion_n without_o terror_n without_o inconstancy_n without_o capriciousness_n and_o free_a from_o all_o jealousy_n as_o also_o from_o all_o those_o shadow_n which_o make_v a_o tenebrous_a chaos_n of_o the_o pure_a light_n and_o place_n night_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o day_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n then_o if_o joseph_n be_v secure_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o danger_n 17._o perrexit_fw-la eâ—go_fw-la joseph_n post_fw-la fratres_fw-la suos_fw-la &_o invenit_fw-la eos_fw-la in_o dothaim_n gen._n 37._o v._n 17._o for_o god_n who_o possess_v his_o soul_n free_v he_o from_o those_o panic_n terror_n and_o those_o unquiet_a fear_n which_o assassinate_n the_o wicked_a it_o suffice_v he_o to_o obey_v his_o father_n and_o provide_v he_o meet_v with_o his_o brethren_n his_o mind_n be_v satisfy_v mean_o while_o these_o impious_a spirit_n 18._o qui_fw-la cum_fw-la vidissent_fw-la eum_fw-la procul_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 37._o v._n 18._o which_o extend_v their_o vengeance_n even_o to_o rage_n perceive_v he_o a_o far_o off_o but_o as_o if_o the_o shadow_n of_o their_o own_o crime_n have_v cast_v veyl_n over_o their_o eye_n or_o stifle_v in_o their_o heart_n all_o sense_n of_o nature_n they_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v he_o for_o their_o brother_n or_o at_o least_o they_o will_v not_o call_v he_o by_o this_o so_o amiable_a so_o sweet_a and_o so_o powerful_a a_o name_n 26._o et_fw-la mutuò_fw-la loquebantur_fw-la ecce_fw-la somniator_fw-la venit_fw-la gen._n 37._o v._n 19_o venite_fw-la occidamus_fw-la eü_fw-la &_o mittamus_fw-la in_o cysternam_fw-la veterem_fw-la dicemusque_fw-la fera_fw-fr pessima_fw-la devoravit_fw-la eum_fw-la gen._n 37._o v._n 20._o audience_n autem_fw-la haec_fw-la reuben_n nitebâ—tur_fw-la liberare_fw-la eum_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 37._o v._n 21._o non_fw-la interficiatis_fw-la animam_fw-la ejus_fw-la nec_fw-la effundatis_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 37._o v._n 22._o hoc_fw-la autem_fw-la dicebat_fw-la volens_fw-la eripere_fw-la eum_fw-la de_fw-la manibus_fw-la corum_fw-la etc._n etc._n gen._n 37._o v._n 22._o confestim_fw-la igitur_fw-la ut_fw-la pervenit_fw-la ad_fw-la fratres_fw-la suos_fw-la nudaverunt_fw-la eum_fw-la tunica_fw-la talari_fw-la &_o polymita_fw-la gen._n 37._o v._n 23._o et_fw-la sedentes_fw-la ut_fw-la comederent_fw-la panem_fw-la viderunt_fw-la ismaclitas_fw-la viato_fw-it es_fw-la venire_fw-la de_fw-fr galaad_n etc._n etc._n gen._n 37._o v._n 25._o dixit_fw-la ergo_fw-la judas_n fratribus_fw-la svas_fw-la quid_fw-la nobis_fw-la prodest_fw-la si_fw-la occiderimus_fw-la fraâ—rem_fw-la nostrâ—ü_fw-la &_o celaverâ—â—â—â—s_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la ipsius_fw-la gen._n 37._o v._n 26._o behold_v this_o dreamer_n say_v they_o who_o come_v unto_o we_o and_o they_o look_v upon_o one_o another_o before_o he_o approach_v any_o near_a they_o resolve_v to_o take_v away_o his_o life_n and_o to_o cast_v he_o into_o a_o well_o which_o be_v near_o at_o hand_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v say_v unto_o jacob_n that_o a_o cruel_a and_o ravenous_a beast_n have_v devour_v joseph_n afterward_o this_o bloody_a design_n will_v have_v be_v accomplish_v if_o reuben_n who_o be_v their_o elder_a brother_n have_v not_o oppose_v it_o remonstrate_v to_o they_o that_o at_o least_o it_o be_v much_o better_a to_o take_v he_o aside_o and_o bury_v he_o alive_a in_o some_o pit_n than_o to_o kill_v he_o and_o that_o by_o this_o mean_n their_o hand_n will_v not_o be_v pollute_v with_o his_o blood_n the_o stain_n whereof_o be_v never_o to_o be_v efface_v this_o be_v a_o pretence_n and_o a_o occasion_n the_o more_o easy_o to_o free_a and_o restore_v he_o unto_o 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for_o they_o have_v sometime_o enigmatical_a meaning_n and_o mysterious_a relation_n and_o so_o the_o number_n of_o abraham_n child_n be_v to_o be_v like_o the_o star_n and_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n three_o when_o st._n sword_n a_o two_o edge_a sword_n john_n in_o the_o i_o will_v of_o pathmos_n see_v god_n carry_v in_o his_o mouth_n a_o two_o edged-sword_n it_o be_v to_o teach_v we_o that_o his_o word_n though_o divine_a may_v have_v two_o signification_n which_o be_v evident_a when_o he_o speak_v unto_o the_o jew_n concern_v the_o temple_n of_o his_o body_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v the_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n albeit_o he_o be_v not_o ignorant_a that_o their_o thought_n be_v very_o different_a from_o what_o he_o declare_v unto_o they_o four_o the_o greatness_n of_o a_o mystery_n may_v without_o wound_v the_o truth_n disguise_v the_o countenance_n feign_v a_o voice_n borrow_v name_n and_o in_o a_o word_n conceal_v under_o some_o mystical_a term_n the_o importance_n of_o a_o secret_a stratagem_n a_o most_o just_a stratagem_n and_o the_o design_n of_o god_n this_o be_v as_o i_o may_v say_v the_o amiable_a stratagem_n of_o the_o angel_n raphael_n when_o he_o say_v unto_o toby_n that_o he_o be_v azarias_n the_o son_n of_o the_o great_a ananias_n and_o this_o be_v the_o artifice_n of_o jacob_n when_o he_o answer_v his_o father_n that_o he_o be_v esau_n and_o his_o elder_a son_n nevertheless_o isaac_n stand_v in_o admiration_n even_o to_o a_o rapture_n and_o at_o first_o he_o can_v hardly_o imagine_v 33._o expavit_fw-la isaac_n stupore_fw-la vehementi_fw-la &_o ultra_fw-la quam_fw-la credi_fw-la potest_fw-la admirans_fw-la aiâ—_n quis_fw-la igitur_fw-la ille_fw-la est_fw-la gen._n 27._o v._n 33._o that_o jacob_n have_v deceive_v he_o but_o at_o last_o in_o the_o ecstasy_n of_o his_o astonishment_n god_n show_v he_o as_o st._n austin_n believe_v his_o manner_n of_o conduct_n in_o jacob_n proceed_v he_o see_v the_o just_a intention_n of_o this_o unmalicious_a deceiver_n and_o at_o length_n he_o discern_v that_o the_o benediction_n he_o have_v give_v he_o be_v valid_a as_o well_o by_o reason_n of_o god_n will_n which_o be_v such_o as_o in_o regard_v his_o design_n be_v to_o bless_v he_o to_o who_o the_o privilege_n belong_v which_o jacob_n have_v acquire_v by_o the_o contract_n of_o sale_n pass_v between_o he_o and_o his_o brother_n and_o by_o the_o donation_n of_o god_n jacob_n be_v then_o the_o elder_a brother_n 40._o auditis_fw-la esau_n sermonibâ—_n patrâ—s_n irrugiit_fw-la clamoro_fw-la magno_fw-la &_o consternatus_fw-la ait_fw-la benedic_fw-la etiam_fw-la &_o miâ—i_fw-la pâ—â—er_fw-la mâ—_n cumque_fw-la esulatu_fw-la magnâ—_n flewet_o gen._n 27._o v._n 34._o motus_fw-la isaac_n dirit_fw-fr ad_fw-la eum_fw-la in_fw-la pinguedine_fw-la terrae_fw-la &_o in_o roar_n caeli_fw-la desuâ—â—â—_fw-la gen._n
its_o bowel_n to_o serve_v as_o a_o instrument_n unto_o the_o justice_n of_o its_o god_n witness_v also_o that_o dreadful_a tempest_n which_o shake_v the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o naples_n patriarcham_fw-la vide_fw-la patriarcham_fw-la and_o which_o happen_v in_o the_o year_n three_o hundred_o forty_o and_o three_o under_o the_o government_n of_o jane_n the_o first_o of_o that_o name_n all_o these_o chastisement_n nevertheless_o be_v but_o light_n and_o rather_o threat_n than_o punishment_n if_o we_o compare_v they_o with_o those_o which_o in_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o in_o the_o write_a law_n lay_v desolate_a the_o whole_a universe_n or_o at_o least_o the_o beautiful_a part_n thereof_o water_n begin_v and_o as_o it_o have_v less_o respect_n in_o its_o disorder_n than_o the_o rest_n of_o creature_n it_o spare_v but_o eight_o person_n who_o guide_v into_o the_o ark_n the_o relic_n of_o the_o world_n afterward_o fire_n which_o have_v a_o more_o furious_a and_o violent_a nature_n than_o water_n fall_v sudden_o upon_o four_o infamous_a city_n where_o it_o leave_v nothing_o but_o ash_n and_o stench_n behold_v the_o first_o revenge_n god_n take_v upon_o sinner_n and_o to_o speak_v according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o a_o learned_a divine_a of_o the_o primitive_a church_n photii_fw-la jobius_fw-la movachus_fw-la in_o bibliotheca_fw-la photii_fw-la these_o be_v the_o first_o tremble_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o three_o be_v in_o the_o strange_a punishment_n of_o pharaoh_n common_o call_v the_o plague_n of_o egypt_n which_o happen_v about_o the_o time_n of_o that_o famous_a deluge_n which_o drown_v in_o a_o manner_n all_o greece_n and_o those_o excessive_a heat_n which_o almost_o consume_v the_o whole_a universe_n the_o number_n of_o these_o plague_n be_v ten_o a_o perfect_a number_n and_o which_o denote_v that_o the_o punishment_n be_v to_o pass_v even_o unto_o extremity_n since_o the_o offence_n have_v pass_v even_o unto_o excess_n as_o for_o the_o place_n where_o these_o plague_n begin_v 77._o fecit_fw-la mirabilia_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la aegypti_n in_fw-la campo_fw-it taneos_fw-la psal_n 77._o the_o city_n of_o taniz_n the_o metropolitan_a of_o egypt_n be_v first_o strike_v with_o it_o the_o disease_n come_v first_o from_o they_o as_o out_o of_o a_o fatal_a spring_n which_o afterward_o spread_v itself_o with_o dread_n and_o terror_n over_o the_o land_n of_o that_o empire_n i_o know_v not_o of_o who_o hand_n god_n make_v use_v in_o this_o strange_a ministry_n nevertheless_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a that_o he_o employ_v therein_o those_o spirit_n of_o fire_n and_o flame_n which_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o his_o wrath_n and_o the_o executioner_n of_o his_o severe_a vengeance_n i_o can_v also_o determine_v how_o long_o they_o last_v but_o follow_v the_o narration_n of_o moses_n it_o be_v credible_a that_o their_o course_n be_v six_o or_o seven_o and_o twenty_o day_n wherein_o god_n manifest_v his_o goodness_n and_o mercy_n in_o the_o great_a height_n of_o his_o justice_n for_o he_o may_v have_v destroy_v all_o egypt_n in_o a_o instant_n and_o make_v a_o dreadful_a sepulchre_n of_o this_o infamous_a kingdom_n but_o he_o think_v good_a to_o cast_v his_o dart_n one_o after_o another_o and_o to_o show_v that_o he_o be_v not_o only_o a_o judge_n but_o also_o a_o father_n and_o that_o he_o have_v not_o only_o the_o power_n and_o force_v to_o punish_v but_o also_o the_o patience_n and_o sweetness_n to_o expect_v and_o mollify_v those_o who_o notwithstanding_o become_v more_o and_o more_o obstinate_a as_o we_o shall_v present_o see_v chap._n ix_o the_o water_n of_o egypt_n turn_v into_o blood_n it_o be_v the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o the_o vengeance_n of_o heaven_n to_o punish_v sinner_n with_o the_o same_o weapon_n they_o use_v to_o assault_v it_o and_o it_o be_v for_o this_o cause_n exod._n first_o plague_n quest_n 19_o in_o exod._n as_o theodoret_n observe_v the_o river_n nilus_n of_o which_o egypt_n make_v a_o divinity_n and_o who_o crocodile_n she_o also_o adore_v be_v the_o first_o field_n of_o battle_n in_o which_o god_n give_v they_o the_o first_o alarm_n with_o the_o first_o combat_n upon_o the_o wave_n and_o billow_n of_o blood_n which_o bear_v the_o murderous_a colour_n of_o so_o great_a a_o number_n of_o innocent_n as_o have_v be_v drown_v therein_o 35._o solinus_n c._n 35._o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o then_o the_o angel_n who_o st._n 16._o apocalyp_n 16._o john_n see_v in_o his_o apocalyps_n pour_v into_o the_o water_n of_o egypt_n that_o mortal_a vial_n in_o which_o be_v the_o bloody_a water_n of_o the_o wrath_n and_o indignation_n of_o god_n the_o river_n nilus_n say_v artabau_n increase_v excessive_o and_o its_o wave_n seem_v to_o have_v so_o much_o sense_n as_o to_o complain_v and_o call_v for_o vengeance_n against_o the_o cruelty_n of_o pharaoh_n as_o also_o to_o recall_v into_o his_o memory_n that_o he_o have_v spill_v more_o blood_n than_o need_v to_o make_v a_o great_a river_n now_o it_o be_v not_o only_o of_o a_o vermillion_a colour_n and_o purple_a 21._o et_fw-la eleun_n virgam_fw-la percusit_fw-la aquam_fw-la fluminis_fw-la coram_fw-la pharaone_fw-la &_o seruit_fw-la ejus_fw-la quae_fw-la versa_fw-la est_fw-la in_o sanguinem_fw-la exod._n 7._o v._o 21._o with_o some_o drop_n of_o blood_n which_o have_v dye_v the_o surface_n of_o river_n and_o all_o pond_n but_o also_o all_o the_o water_n of_o egypt_n be_v turn_v into_o blood_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o all_o fish_n die_v therein_o not_o find_v themselves_o any_o long_o in_o their_o natural_a element_n this_o be_v indeed_o a_o triumph_n worth_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o glory_n sanguinem_fw-la dixitque_fw-la dominus_fw-la ad_fw-la moisen_n dic_fw-la aaron_n tolle_fw-la virgam_fw-la tuam_fw-la &_o extend_v manum_fw-la tuam_fw-la super_fw-la aquas_fw-la aegypti_n &_o super_fw-la fluvios_fw-la eorum_fw-la ut_fw-la vertantur_fw-la in_o sanguinem_fw-la to_o see_v moses_n at_o his_o bare_a word_n put_v the_o miraculous_a rod_n into_o aaron_n hand_n and_o who_o have_v command_v he_o by_o order_n from_o his_o god_n to_o hold_v it_o over_o the_o water_n he_o no_o soon_o do_v it_o but_o instant_o this_o body_n though_o insensible_a begin_v to_o have_v sense_n in_o the_o quarrel_n of_o its_o master_n and_o testify_v by_o a_o change_n of_o nature_n and_o by_o a_o general_a corruption_n that_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n which_o ought_v and_o may_v not_o arm_v itself_o against_o creature_n when_o it_o concern_v the_o interest_n of_o their_o creator_n no_o man_n ought_v then_o to_o wonder_v if_o the_o water_n of_o nilus_n and_o of_o egypt_n take_v the_o form_n of_o blood_n if_o this_o blood_n putrify_v and_o if_o all_o the_o fish_n die_v therein_o for_o god_n begin_v on_o the_o water_n to_o hold_v his_o justice-seat_n and_o his_o throne_n must_v be_v expose_v under_o a_o bloody_a canopy_n and_o infectious_a vapour_n must_v be_v see_v to_o rise_v under_o his_o foot_n which_o be_v as_o the_o shadow_n of_o those_o horror_n and_o crime_n which_o have_v be_v commit_v by_o this_o people_n it_o be_v say_v 25._o et_fw-la fuit_fw-la sanguis_fw-la in_o totâ_fw-la terâ—â_fw-la aegypti_n exod_n 7._o v._n 21._o avertitque_fw-la se_fw-la &_o ingressus_fw-la est_fw-la domum_fw-la svam_fw-la nec_fw-la apposuit_fw-la coretiam_fw-la hac_fw-la vice_fw-la exod._n 7._o v._o 22._o feceruntque_fw-la similiter_fw-la malefici_fw-la aegyptiorum_n in_o cantationibus_fw-la suis_fw-la exod._n 7._o v._o 22._o foderunt_fw-la autem_fw-la omnes_fw-la aegyptii_fw-la per_fw-la circuitum_fw-la fluminis_fw-la aquam_fw-la ut_fw-la biberent_fw-la exod._n 7._o v._o 24_o impletique_n sunt_fw-la dies_fw-la septem_fw-la post_fw-la quam_fw-la percussit_fw-la dominus_fw-la fluvium_fw-la exod._n 7._o v._o 25._o that_o a_o diamond_n which_o harden_v under_o hammer_n and_o anvil_n be_v break_v with_o blood_n the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n be_v hard_a than_o the_o diamond_n since_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o kingdom_n cover_v over_o with_o blood_n it_o can_v not_o be_v soften_v beside_o he_o turn_v his_o eye_n from_o this_o verity_n and_o that_o he_o may_v not_o hear_v the_o noise_n of_o this_o tempest_n he_o retire_v into_o his_o house_n there_o he_o strive_v to_o flatter_v the_o wound_n god_n neuâ—ly_o give_v he_o rest_v satisfy_v to_o have_v see_v his_o enchanter_n who_o have_v do_v some_o such_o like_a thing_n but_o instead_o of_o change_a water_n into_o blood_n they_o shall_v have_v do_v better_a to_o have_v change_v blood_n into_o water_n to_o quench_v the_o thirst_n of_o the_o egyptian_n who_o half_o despair_v dig_v pit_n about_o the_o river_n nilus_n to_o seek_v for_o water_n to_o drink_v and_o who_o will_v at_o least_o have_v dye_v in_o this_o sad_a affliction_n if_o god_n after_o seven_o day_n have_v not_o stop_v the_o torrent_n of_o his_o wrath_n and_o stay_v the_o course_n of_o the_o river_n of_o blood_n which_o poison_a and_o choke_v that_o miserable_a people_n chap._n x._o the_o frog_n of_o egypt_n seven_o day_n
mean_a consolation_n seven_o we_o must_v play_v the_o philosopher_n study_v the_o quality_n of_o our_o desire_n and_o temptation_n to_o the_o end_n have_v discover_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o disease_n we_o may_v apply_v such_o remedy_n as_o be_v proper_a for_o it_o eight_o we_o must_v withdraw_v ourselves_o from_o object_n for_o these_o be_v light_n which_o dazzle_v near_o at_o hand_n and_z afar_z off_o have_v scarce_o any_o lustre_n at_o all_o nine_o we_o must_v dry_v up_o the_o spring_n of_o our_o desire_n and_o concupiscence_n mortify_v our_o body_n and_o reduce_v our_o soul_n to_o such_o a_o condition_n as_o we_o may_v desire_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v good_a and_o honest_a ten_o we_o may_v sometime_o discover_v the_o error_n of_o our_o desire_n and_o fancy_n and_o contemplate_v that_o with_o horror_n which_o we_o desire_v with_o so_o much_o passion_n and_o we_o shall_v perceive_v as_o well_o as_o raymundus_n lullius_n that_o all_o be_v but_o a_o canker_n a_o ulcer_n a_o infectious_a and_o stink_a dunghill_n cover_v over_o with_o a_o bit_n of_o taffeta_n or_o some_o small_a piece_n of_o fine_a holland_n in_o fine_a we_o ought_v to_o be_v well_o employ_v and_o to_o imitate_v that_o brave_a captain_n who_o command_v his_o army_n to_o march_v always_o in_o battle-array_n either_o in_o time_n of_o peace_n or_o war_n and_o even_o upon_o his_o own_o land_n that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v surprise_v chap._n xxxv_o a_o abridgement_n of_o the_o law_n the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o moses_n then_o both_o in_o general_a and_o in_o particular_a forbid_v all_o sort_n of_o person_n of_o what_o condition_n sex_n age_n or_o country_n they_o either_o be_v or_o may_v be_v first_o all_o idolatry_n infidelity_n contempt_n of_o sacred_a thing_n magick-art_n sorcery_n divination_n superstitious_a worship_n mistrust_v of_o god_n goodness_n presumption_n of_o their_o own_o force_n languishment_n tepidity_n hypocrisy_n irreverence_n sacrilege_n and_o impiety_n second_o swear_v without_o necessity_n blasphemy_n false_a oath_n execration_n derision_n of_o holy_a thing_n and_o word_n of_o scripture_n as_o also_o of_o all_o that_o god_n have_v either_o say_v do_v or_o reveal_v three_o on_o holiday_n all_o exercise_n of_o labour_n and_o commerce_n or_o any_o other_o employment_n whatsoever_o if_o it_o be_v not_o of_o necessity_n or_o if_o it_o may_v divert_v we_o from_o the_o holy_a entertainment_n of_o piety_n and_o the_o repose_n we_o ought_v to_o have_v on_o those_o great_a day_n when_o sure_o labour_n will_v be_v yet_o less_o criminal_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n than_o the_o impiety_n and_o irreverence_n which_o be_v very_o often_o use_v in_o the_o most_o sacred_a place_n and_o during_o the_o divine_a service_n of_o almighty_a god_n four_o disdain_v contempt_n abandonment_n ingratitude_n hatred_n and_o disobedience_n towards_o father_n and_o mother_n kindred_n and_o superior_n as_o also_o the_o excessive_a liberty_n we_o give_v unto_o our_o servant_n child_n and_o domestics_n five_o quarrel_n enmity_n aversion_n wrangling_n violence_n extortion_n treachery_n injustice_n vexation_n unjust_a duel_n mutilation_n of_o member_n poison_n murder_n aborsion_n hatred_n outrage_n cruelty_n towards_o our_o neighbour_n and_o ourselves_o by_o some_o violent_a passion_n which_o may_v pass_v even_o unto_o death_n or_o at_o least_o to_o the_o desire_n of_o it_o six_o fornication_n adultery_n incest_n rape_n deflowring_n clandestine_v marriage_n sacrilege_n pollution_n the_o ill_a use_n of_o marriage_n and_o so_o many_o other_o abominable_a thing_n and_o unworthy_a of_o a_o man_n which_o make_v sepulcher_n in_o house_n laystall_n in_o bed_n and_o a_o great_a sodom_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n where_o without_o punishment_n be_v see_v all_o that_o lead_v unto_o impudicity_fw-la as_o dishonest_a thought_n impure_a word_n wanton_a glance_n kiss_n touching_n picture_n statue_n image_n book_n letter_n play_n ballad_n satiety_n and_o feast_n wherewith_o amid_o good_a wine_n and_o good_a cheer_n very_o often_o love-charm_n and_o poison_n be_v mingle_v seven_o theft_n robbery_n plundring_n correspondency_n with_o thief_n counterfeit_v of_o seal_n key_n letter_n schedule_n will_n bond_n deceitful_a purchase_n false_a aequisition_n false_a sales_n false_a money_n fraud_n surprise_v usurpation_n of_o the_o good_n of_o the_o church_n simony_n usury_n delay_n of_o payment_n crafty_a devise_n in_o law_n superfluous_a expense_n cheat_n extortion_n and_o the_o barbarous_a usage_n of_o the_o poor_a eight_o false_a deposition_n calumny_n defamatory_n libel_n lie_n imposture_n perfidiousness_n dissimulation_n flattery_n and_o treason_n nine_o enterprise_n and_o design_n against_o marriage_n dishonest_a plot_n which_o be_v do_v by_o word_n gesture_n sign_n allurement_n by_o epistle_n with_o desire_n more_o become_v a_o devil_n than_o a_o man_n in_o fine_a the_o passion_n of_o possess_v other_o man_n good_n wrongful_o and_o contrary_a to_o justice_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v bear_v with_o man_n and_o to_o die_v with_o they_o if_o it_o be_v not_o stifle_v with_o the_o ash_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o of_o sina_n otherwise_o we_o shall_v find_v inflame_v firebrand_n of_o hell_n which_o will_v never_o be_v quench_v but_o punish_v our_o sin_n for_o all_o eternity_n chap._n xxxvi_o the_o ancient_a policy_n after_o god_n have_v give_v unto_o moses_n the_o moral_a law_n which_o be_v engrave_v in_o heart_n by_o the_o finger_n of_o nature_n 1._o c._n 2._o q._n 104._o a._n 1._o he_o add_v those_o which_o according_a to_o saint_n thomas_n have_v a_o certain_a mutual_a relation_n in_o order_n to_o man_n and_o which_o of_o themselves_o can_v oblige_v but_o only_o by_o reason_n god_n have_v so_o ordain_v it_o this_o then_o to_o speak_v proper_o concern_v the_o policy_n and_o government_n of_o people_n in_o commonwealth_n or_o else_o of_o servant_n in_o family_n which_o will_v be_v but_o a_o labyrinth_n of_o disorder_n a_o abyss_n of_o confusion_n a_o tower_n of_o babel_n and_o little_a babylonian_n if_o they_o have_v no_o law_n which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o peace_n mistress_n which_o watch_v day_n and_o night_n to_o instruct_v reprehend_v and_o direct_v those_o who_o chance_n to_o fail_v in_o their_o duty_n a_o excellent_a with_o heretofore_o compare_v they_o to_o those_o little_a mercury_n which_o be_v place_v at_o the_o corner_n of_o street_n but_o this_o be_v not_o enough_o law_n the_o excellency_n of_o law_n for_o they_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o universe_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n the_o eye_n of_o the_o body_n the_o interpreter_n of_o reason_n the_o oracle_n of_o justice_n the_o angel_n of_o the_o great_a council_n the_o governess_n of_o city_n silent_a voice_n thunder_n which_o loud_o roar_v against_o criminal_n the_o arm_n of_o the_o innocent_a and_o the_o intelligence_n which_o settle_v order_n in_o heaven_n 6._o aeternitas_fw-la mundi_fw-la ex_fw-la obedientiâ_fw-la ad_fw-la intelligentiam_fw-la matricem_fw-la apud_fw-la mathiam_fw-la de_fw-la vienna_n philost_n l._n 1._o c._n 6._o before_o they_o bring_v it_o on_o earth_n as_o some_o disciple_n of_o plato_n have_v observe_v and_o it_o be_v peradventure_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o the_o babylonian_n as_o philostratus_n affirm_v build_v palace_n where_o they_o use_v to_o administer_v justice_n in_o form_n of_o a_o heaven_n where_o the_o stone_n be_v no_o other_o than_o saphire_n and_o the_o arch_n of_o immovable_a cloud_n beset_v with_o star_n which_o will_v have_v be_v take_v for_o those_o of_o the_o empyreal_a heaven_n if_o they_o have_v have_v as_o much_o motion_n as_o splendour_n and_o light_n in_o fine_a god_n be_v the_o principal_a intelligence_n who_o set_v all_o thing_n in_o order_n his_o law_n establish_v order_n in_o the_o world_n and_o this_o general_a order_n which_o may_v be_v discern_v even_o in_o the_o bosom_n of_o nature_n 18._o dixit_fw-la praeterea_fw-la dominus_fw-la ad_fw-la moysem_fw-la haec_fw-la dices_fw-la filiis_fw-la israël_n etc._n etc._n exod._n 20._o v._o 22._o responditque_fw-la omnu_fw-la populus_fw-la una_fw-la voce_fw-la omnia_fw-la verba_fw-la domini_fw-la quae_fw-la locutus_fw-la est_fw-la faciemus_fw-la exod._n 24._o v._o 3._o et_fw-fr mane_n consurgens_fw-la aedificavit_fw-la altar_n ad_fw-la radices_fw-la montis_fw-la &_o duodecim_fw-la titulos_fw-la per_fw-la duodecimtribus_fw-la israël_n exod_n 24._o v._n 4._o misitque_fw-la juvenes_fw-la de_fw-la filiis_fw-la isâ—aël_n &_o obtulerunt_fw-la holocausta_fw-la immolaveruntque_fw-la victimas_fw-la pacificas_fw-la domino_fw-la vitulos_fw-la exod._n 24._o v._o 5._o tulit_fw-la itaque_fw-la moses_n dimidiam_fw-la partemâ—sanguinis_fw-la &_o misit_fw-la in_o crateras_fw-la partem_fw-la autemresâ—duam_fw-la fudit_fw-la super_fw-la altar_n exod._n 24._o v._o 6._o assumensque_fw-la volumen_fw-la foederis_fw-la lâ—git_fw-la audiente_fw-la populo_fw-la qui_fw-la dixerunt_fw-la omnia_fw-la quae_fw-la lacutus_fw-la est_fw-la dominus_fw-la faciemus_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 24._o v._o 7._o ille_fw-la verò_fw-la sumptum_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la respersit_fw-la in_o populum_fw-la &_o ait_fw-la hic_fw-la est_fw-la sanguis_fw-la foedert_n quod_fw-la pepigit_fw-la dominte_n
always_o less_o than_o that_o of_o a_o whole_a people_n behold_v lord_n the_o sum_n of_o my_o desire_n and_o the_o most_o ardent_a prayer_n i_o can_v offer_v it_o be_v my_o heart_n which_o speak_v to_o thou_o it_o be_v piety_n which_o make_v i_o thus_o importune_v thou_o it_o be_v my_o duty_n and_o honour_n which_o be_v engage_v and_o i_o shall_v not_o have_v so_o often_o receive_v thy_o benefit_n if_o i_o do_v not_o also_o hope_v for_o this_o do_v not_o then_o deny_v i_o o_o infinite_a goodness_n and_o whatsoever_o thou_o shall_v please_v to_o determine_v remember_v that_o i_o have_v ever_o prefer_v thy_o people_n before_o myself_o and_o that_o the_o love_n i_o have_v for_o they_o can_v rest_v satisfy_v if_o it_o obtain_v not_o the_o favour_n it_o hope_n or_o if_o it_o serve_v not_o for_o a_o host_n unto_o the_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v due_a unto_o thy_o most_o just_a indignation_n be_v there_o ever_o any_o one_o hear_v to_o speak_v with_o a_o more_o ardent_a zeal_n a_o more_o sincere_a love_n with_o a_o more_o generous_a piety_n a_o less_o interressed_a heart_n many_o there_o be_v who_o will_v willing_o do_v good_a but_o they_o will_v have_v the_o power_n to_o do_v it_o like_o the_o sea_n without_o trouble_n and_o diminution_n or_o like_o the_o sun_n and_o star_n who_o treasury_n be_v not_o less_o fill_v with_o light_n and_o influence_n though_o we_o receive_v they_o on_o every_o side_n or_o else_o like_o a_o torch_n which_o light_v other_o without_o be_v itself_o either_o obscure_v or_o extinguish_v but_o when_o we_o must_v lose_v what_o we_o give_v when_o we_o must_v be_v impoverish_v to_o enrich_v other_o we_o do_v like_o hedgehog_n and_o tortoise_n which_o scarce_o dare_v hold_v up_o their_o head_n and_o show_v nothing_o but_o bristle_n and_o shell_n there_o be_v other_o who_o give_v but_o yet_o with_o trouble_n and_o when_o themselves_o have_v no_o more_o need_n of_o it_o or_o when_o they_o have_v so_o much_o that_o the_o abundance_n become_v cumbersome_a but_o charity_n be_v a_o spring_n which_o never_o stop_v and_o never_o cease_v to_o run_v but_o when_o she_o have_v nothing_o leave_v for_o herself_o if_o she_o be_v find_v among_o the_o gentile_n as_o in_o a_o leonidas_n in_o a_o fabius_n maximus_n in_o the_o tegeates_n in_o the_o horatij_n in_o a_o infinity_n of_o other_o who_o have_v sacrifice_v their_o life_n for_o their_o country_n and_o for_o their_o confederate_n these_o be_v but_o slight_a draught_n compare_v with_o those_o of_o moses_n who_o offer_v not_o only_o his_o body_n and_o life_n for_o a_o time_n but_o even_o his_o soul_n and_o the_o pretension_n he_o have_v to_o a_o empire_n which_o shall_v never_o have_v end_n he_o deserve_v also_o some_o alleviation_n of_o the_o punishment_n which_o be_v ordain_v for_o this_o people_n 34._o loquebatur_fw-la autem_fw-la dominus_fw-la ad_fw-la moisen_n fancy_n ad_fw-la faciem_fw-la sicut_fw-la solet_fw-la loqui_fw-la homo_fw-la ad_fw-la amicum_fw-la suum_fw-la exod._n 33._o v._o 11._o stabantque_fw-la ipsi_fw-la &_o ader_n abant_fw-la per_fw-la fores_fw-la tabernaculorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la exod._n 33._o v._o 10._o tu_fw-la autem_fw-la vade_v &_o duc_fw-fr populum_fw-la istum_fw-la quo_fw-la locutus_fw-la sum_fw-la tibi_fw-la angelus_n meus_fw-la praecedet_fw-la te_fw-la exod._n 32._o v._o 34._o and_o although_o god_n at_o first_o seem_v to_o refuse_v it_o yet_o either_o soon_o or_o late_o he_o will_v obtain_v it_o it_o be_v likewise_o in_o recompense_n of_o this_o zeal_n he_o be_v so_o happy_a as_o to_o speak_v face_n to_o face_n to_o his_o god_n who_o treat_v with_o he_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o one_o most_o intimate_a friend_n may_v do_v with_o a_o other_o the_o people_n themselves_o be_v witness_n of_o this_o colloquy_n and_o every_o one_o stand_v at_o the_o entry_n of_o his_o tent_n adore_v god_n turn_v himself_o towards_o the_o pavilion_n of_o moses_n upon_o which_o the_o pillar_n have_v make_v his_o station_n and_o give_v light_a enough_o to_o manifest_v this_o whole_a mystery_n in_o fine_a the_o favour_n of_o favour_n god_n show_v unto_o moses_n be_v in_o give_v he_o a_o angel_n for_o his_o conductor_n who_o mark_v out_o to_o he_o all_o the_o way_n by_o which_o he_o shall_v pass_v chap._n xxxviii_o the_o re-establishment_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n there_o be_v some_o implacable_a spirit_n in_o the_o world_n which_o can_v be_v overcome_v either_o by_o force_n or_o mildness_n which_o become_v more_o obstinate_a the_o more_o man_n endeavour_v to_o bend_v they_o and_o excite_v they_o unto_o pity_n 9_o ac_fw-la deinceps_fw-la praecide_v ait_fw-fr tibi_fw-la dvas_fw-la tabulas_fw-la lapideas_fw-la instar_fw-la priorum_fw-la &_o scribam_fw-la super_fw-la eas_fw-la verba_fw-la quae_fw-la habuerunt_fw-la tabulae_fw-la quas_fw-la fregisti_fw-la exod._n 34._o v._o 1._o quo_fw-la transeunte_fw-la coram_fw-la eo_fw-la ait_fw-la dominator_fw-la domine_fw-la dous_n misericors_fw-la &_o clemens_fw-la patience_n etc._n etc._n exod._n 34._o v._o 6._o defcendebat_fw-la columna_fw-la nubis_fw-la &_o stabat_fw-la ad_fw-la ostium_fw-la loquebaturque_fw-la cum_fw-la moise_n exod._n 33._o v._o 9_o but_o god_n on_o the_o contrary_n have_v the_o bowel_n of_o a_o father_n and_o a_o heart_n so_o full_a of_o goodness_n and_o mercy_n as_o he_o can_v hardly_o resolve_v to_o punish_v those_o injury_n which_o be_v do_v unto_o he_o and_o even_o at_o present_a for_o those_o who_o have_v erect_v altar_n against_o he_o and_o place_v instead_o of_o he_o a_o golden_a calf_n he_o re-establisheth_a law_n as_o in_o testimony_n of_o the_o agreement_n he_o make_v with_o they_o in_o acknowledgement_n whereof_o all_o the_o most_o singular_a of_o all_o the_o name_n he_o receive_v be_v that_o of_o meekness_n when_o moses_n call_v he_o his_o lord_n and_o his_o clement_n and_o merciful_a his_o patient_n and_o sincere_a god_n this_o indeed_o change_v the_o thought_n of_o moses_n who_o do_v not_o believe_v that_o his_o master_n have_v call_v he_o to_o treat_v he_o so_o sweet_o these_o be_v the_o term_n he_o use_v in_o speak_v unto_o god_n upon_o mount_n sina_n where_o this_o holy_a man_n have_v withdraw_v himself_o god_n be_v as_o it_o be_v cover_v with_o a_o cloud_n which_o do_v only_o permit_v he_o to_o see_v the_o back_n of_o he_o who_o he_o hear_v distinct_o answer_v his_o voice_n and_o desire_n this_o day_n be_v celebrious_a first_o 11._o observa_fw-la cuncta_fw-la quae_fw-la body_n mando_fw-la tibi_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 34._o v._o 11._o in_o respect_n god_n himself_o command_v moses_n to_o observe_v exact_o all_o that_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o second_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o promise_n he_o make_v he_o for_o the_o advantage_n of_o his_o people_n three_o 11._o fuit_fw-la ergo_fw-la ibi_fw-la cum_fw-la demino_fw-la quadraginta_fw-la dies_fw-la &_o quadraginta_fw-la noctes_fw-la panem_fw-la non_fw-la comedit_fw-la &_o equam_fw-la non_fw-la bibit_fw-la exod_n 34._o v._n 28._o cumque_fw-la descenderet_fw-la moses_n dâ—monte_fw-fr sinai_n tenebat_fw-la dvas_fw-la tabulas_fw-la testimonii_fw-la &_o ignorabat_fw-la quod_fw-la cornuta_fw-la esset_fw-la facies_fw-la sva_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 34._o v._o 29._o videntes_fw-la autem_fw-la aaron_n &_o silij_fw-la israël_n cornutam_fw-la moysi_n faciem_fw-la timuerunt_fw-la propè_fw-la accedere_fw-la exod._n 34._o v._o 30._o vocatique_a ab_fw-la â—o_o reversi_fw-la sunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 34._o v._o 31._o sex_n diâ—bus_fw-la facietis_fw-la opus_fw-la septimus_fw-la dies_fw-la erit_fw-la vobis_fw-la sanctus_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 35._o v._o 6._o quisquâ—s_fw-la vestrum_fw-la sapiens_fw-la est_fw-la veniat_fw-la &_o faciat_fw-la quod_fw-la dominus_fw-la imperavit_fw-la exod._n 35._o v._o 10._o tabernaculum_fw-la scilicet_fw-la &_o tectum_fw-la ejus_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 35._o v._o 11._o for_o the_o precept_n and_o law_n he_o vouchsafe_v to_o give_v he_o for_o this_o end_n detain_v he_o forty_o day_n day_n without_o either_o eat_n or_o drink_v which_o be_v pass_v he_o descend_v from_o the_o mountain_n with_o ardent_a eye_n and_o a_o inflame_a countenance_n and_o his_o hair_n shine_v like_o so_o many_o ray_n which_o form_v on_o his_o head_n certain_a horn_n of_o light_n so_o that_o aaron_n and_o the_o israelite_n dare_v not_o approach_v he_o but_o when_o he_o call_v they_o they_o accost_v he_o as_o a_o a_o angel_n come_v from_o heaven_n and_o from_o his_o mouth_n learn_v all_o that_o god_n have_v say_v and_o command_v first_o touch_v the_o sanctification_n of_o the_o sabbath_n second_o concern_v the_o offering_n and_o sacrifice_n three_o as_o to_o the_o build_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o ark_n the_o candlestick_n basin_n altar_n and_o ornament_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n in_o fine_a as_o to_o all_o that_o concern_v religion_n and_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n chap._n thirty-nine_o of_o the_o ornament_n and_o other_o utensil_n ordain_v for_o the_o sanctuary_n which_o be_v useful_a in_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o look_v on_o
behold_v 7._o quamobrem_fw-la misu_fw-la dominus_fw-la in_o populum_fw-la igneos_fw-la serpent_n ad_fw-la corum_fw-la plagas_fw-la &_o mortes_fw-la plurimorum_fw-la num._n 21._o v._n 6._o venerunt_fw-la ad_fw-la moisen_n atque_fw-la dixetunt_fw-la peccavimus_fw-la quia_fw-la locuti_fw-la sumus_fw-la contra_fw-la dominum_fw-la &_o te_fw-la ora_fw-la ut_fw-la tollat_fw-la à _fw-la nobis_fw-la serpent_n oravitque_fw-la moses_n pro_fw-la populo_fw-la num._n 21._o v._n 7._o the_o complaint_n and_o murmur_n which_o even_o scorch_v the_o sand_n of_o arabia_n as_o with_o a_o breath_n of_o fire_n and_o flame_n which_o be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o immediate_o produce_v there_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o serpent_n who_o bite_n be_v so_o cruel_a and_o ardent_a that_o one_o will_v have_v believe_v they_o have_v be_v so_o many_o coal_n or_o some_o kind_n of_o wildfire_n apply_v to_o the_o flesh_n of_o these_o miserable_a wretch_n if_o those_o viper_n and_o scorpion_n have_v not_o be_v see_v which_o spare_v no_o man_n cause_v with_o their_o tooth_n upon_o these_o infamous_a body_n such_o sting_a pain_n and_o fiery_a wound_n that_o it_o bring_v they_o even_o unto_o despair_n and_o i_o believe_v it_o will_v have_v reduce_v these_o guilty_a person_n into_o ash_n if_o they_o have_v not_o at_o least_o acknowledge_v their_o sin_n and_o obtain_v some_o remedy_n more_o than_o humane_a by_o the_o mediation_n of_o moses_n now_o this_o remedy_n be_v no_o other_o than_o a_o great_a brazen_a serpent_n which_o god_n command_v moses_n to_o make_v 9_o et_fw-la locutus_fw-la est_fw-la dominus_fw-la ad_fw-la cum_fw-la fac_n serpentem_fw-la aeneum_fw-la &_o posuit_fw-la eum_fw-la pro_fw-la signo_fw-la avem_fw-la cum_fw-la percussi_fw-la aspicerent_fw-la sanabantur_fw-la num._n 21._o v._n 8_o 9_o and_o erect_v in_o the_o desert_n upon_o which_o they_o have_v no_o soon_o cast_v their_o eye_n but_o they_o be_v instant_o cure_v though_o it_o be_v but_o a_o sign_n and_o 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wheel_n of_o empire_n now_o this_o testament_n be_v no_o other_o than_o deuteronomy_n 5._o hieronimus_fw-la in_o prologo_fw-la galleato_fw-la august_n q._n 49._o theod._n hic_fw-la q._n 1._o athanas_n in_o synop._n quadragessimo_fw-la anno_fw-la undecimo_fw-la mense_fw-la prima_fw-la die_fw-la mensis_fw-la locutus_fw-la est_fw-la moses_n ad_fw-la filios_fw-la israel_n omne_fw-la quae_fw-la praeceperat_fw-la illi_fw-la dominus_fw-la ut_fw-la disceret_fw-la eye_n deut._n 1._o v._o 3._o trans_fw-la jordanem_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la moab_n deut._n 1._o v._o 5._o which_o as_o saint_n jerome_n say_v be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o second_o law_n or_o rather_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o theodoret_n saint_n austin_n and_o saint_n athanasius_n a_o repetition_n of_o the_o first_o which_o be_v publish_v on_o mount_n sina_n and_o ample_o set_v forth_o in_o exodus_fw-la leviticus_n and_o the_o book_n of_o number_n it_o be_v about_o the_o forty_o year_n
a_o picture_n of_o those_o who_o go_v round_o about_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o never_o enter_v into_o it_o for_o all_o these_o miserable_a man_n be_v shut_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n and_o this_o favour_n be_v reserve_v for_o their_o child_n who_o notwithstanding_o be_v long_o in_o expectation_n of_o it_o there_o be_v some_o languish_a spirit_n in_o the_o world_n and_o soul_n float_v about_o the_o ark_n these_o be_v little_a fish_n which_o swim_v always_o between_o two_o water_n or_o else_o resemble_v those_o bird_n which_o can_v never_o take_v their_o flight_n upon_o elevate_a place_n and_o never_o come_v out_o of_o their_o hole_n but_o when_o night_n approach_v and_o when_o scarce_o any_o light_n be_v to_o be_v see_v these_o be_v also_o certain_a curious_a person_n who_o will_v pry_v even_o into_o the_o sun_n but_o the_o excess_n of_o light_n blind_v they_o in_o matter_n of_o faith_n the_o eye_n ought_v to_o be_v shut_v and_o all_o the_o reason_n of_o human_a policy_n serve_v but_o to_o dazzle_v and_o confound_v we_o ought_v never_o to_o be_v so_o presumptuous_a as_o to_o measure_v the_o grandeur_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o heaven_n with_o the_o lowness_n of_o our_o understanding_n it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o follow_v the_o light_n of_o god_n to_o see_v what_o pass_v in_o chanaan_n and_o in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n without_o send_v other_o spy_n than_o our_o most_o ardent_a desire_n and_o our_o pure_a action_n otherwise_o the_o hand_n eye_n and_o mind_n which_o serve_v we_o for_o a_o guide_n in_o this_o pilgrimage_n will_v forsake_v we_o on_o the_o way_n and_o amid_o wind_n where_o we_o shall_v see_v but_o a_o far_o off_o the_o end_n of_o our_o travel_n and_o the_o shore_n which_o we_o strive_v to_o reach_v by_o strength_n of_o arm_n and_o oar_n i_o even_o doubt_v whether_o after_o we_o have_v long_o expect_v 23._o cum_fw-la mihi_fw-la quoque_fw-la iratus_fw-la propter_fw-la vos_fw-la dominus_fw-la dixit_fw-la nec_fw-la tu_fw-la ingredieris_fw-la illuc_fw-la etc._n etc._n deut._n 1._o v._o 37._o precatusque_fw-la sum_fw-la dominum_fw-la in_o tempore_fw-la illo_fw-la dicens_fw-la deut._n 3._o v._o 23._o and_o demand_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n with_o tear_n in_o our_o eye_n and_o sigh_n in_o our_o heart_n we_o shall_v not_o be_v enjoin_v silence_n and_o sure_o it_o will_v be_v do_v with_o more_o reason_n than_o unto_o moses_n who_o notwithstanding_o his_o virtue_n and_o merit_n be_v not_o hear_v in_o the_o request_n he_o make_v upon_o this_o occasion_n for_o after_o he_o have_v make_v his_o prayer_n in_o these_o term_n my_o lord_n 25._o domine_fw-la deus_fw-la tu_fw-la coepisii_fw-la estendere_fw-la servo_fw-la tuo_fw-la magnitudinem_fw-la tuam_fw-la manumque_fw-la fortis_fw-la simam_fw-la neque_fw-la enim_fw-la est_fw-la alius_fw-la deus_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o caelum_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la qui_fw-la passit_fw-la facere_fw-la opera_fw-la tua_fw-la &_o comparari_fw-la sortitudini_fw-la tuus_fw-la deut._n 3._o v._o 24._o transibo_fw-la igitur_fw-la &_o videbo_fw-la terram_fw-la hanc_fw-la optimam_fw-la trans_fw-la jordanem_fw-la &_o montem_fw-la istum_fw-la egregium_fw-la &_o libanum_n deut._n 3._o v._o 25._o and_o my_o god_n thou_o have_v begin_v to_o withdraw_v the_o veil_n which_o hide_v from_o we_o thy_o greatness_n and_o power_n it_o be_v necessary_a to_o confess_v that_o neither_o in_o the_o heaven_n nor_o upon_o earth_n there_o be_v any_o power_n comparable_a to_o thou_o nor_o other_o god_n who_o can_v work_v those_o miracle_n whereof_o i_o have_v be_v a_o witness_n i_o hope_v then_o that_o thy_o victorious_a hand_n and_o thy_o omnipotent_a arm_n will_v conduct_v i_o beyond_o jordan_n and_o that_o be_v under_o this_o happy_a climate_n and_o in_o these_o fortunate_a land_n for_o which_o i_o have_v even_o sigh_v the_o space_n of_o forty_o year_n i_o shall_v at_o last_o ascend_v the_o mountain_n of_o moria_n and_o liban_n where_o i_o may_v kiss_v the_o pace_n and_o discern_v the_o foutstep_n of_o those_o who_o have_v be_v my_o well-beloved_a forefather_n 26._o iratusque_fw-la est_fw-la dominus_fw-la mihi_fw-la propter_fw-la vos_fw-la nec_fw-la exaudivit_fw-la i_o sed_fw-la dixit_fw-la mihi_fw-la sufficit_fw-la tibi_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la ultrae_fw-la loquaris_fw-la de_fw-la hac_fw-la re_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o deut._n 3._o v._o 26._o and_o thy_o dear_a child_n god_n who_o can_v do_v nothing_o but_o with_o justice_n show_v some_o mark_n of_o his_o anger_n and_o most_o express_o prohibit_v moses_n to_o importune_v he_o any_o more_o concern_v this_o matter_n afterward_o he_o send_v he_o to_o the_o top_n of_o mount_n phasga_n 2._o ascend_v cacumen_fw-la phasga_n &_o aculos_fw-la tuos_fw-la circumser_fw-la ad_fw-la occidentem_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la aquilonem_fw-la austrumque_fw-la &_o orientem_fw-la &_o aspice_fw-la deut._n 3._o v._o 27._o sed_fw-la josue_n filius_fw-la nun_n minister_n tuus_fw-la ipse_fw-la intrabit_fw-la pro_fw-la te_fw-la hunc_fw-la exhortare_fw-la &_o robora_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la sort_n terram_fw-la dividet_fw-la israeli_n deut._n 1._o v._o 38._o mansimusque_fw-la in_o valle_o contra_fw-la fanum_fw-la phoger_n deut._n 3._o v._o 29._o non_fw-la addetis_fw-la ad_fw-la verbum_fw-la quod_fw-la vobis_fw-la loquor_fw-la nec_fw-la auseretis_fw-la ex_fw-la eo_fw-la custodite_fw-la mandata_fw-la domini_fw-la dei_fw-la vestri_fw-la etc._n etc._n deut._n 4._o v._o 2._o from_o whence_o have_v command_v he_o to_o look_v towards_o the_o east_n the_o south_n the_o west_n and_o the_o north_n he_o charge_v he_o only_o to_o encourage_v josua_n who_o be_v to_o succeed_v he_o after_o his_o death_n in_o the_o quality_n of_o a_o conductor_n of_o his_o people_n and_o to_o divide_v chanaan_n and_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n among_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n i_o know_v not_o the_o term_n which_o moses_n use_v in_o the_o establishment_n of_o so_o prudent_a and_o worthy_a a_o successor_n for_o he_o be_v content_a to_o say_v that_o have_v receive_v this_o answer_n and_o commission_n he_o descend_v into_o the_o valley_n where_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o phogor_n have_v in_o this_o manner_n conclude_v the_o first_o chapter_n of_o deuteronomy_n in_o the_o eight_o chapter_n follow_v he_o make_v a_o long_a discourse_n exhort_v his_o people_n to_o keep_v exact_o the_o law_n and_o commandment_n which_o be_v first_o give_v upon_o mount_n sina_n with_o a_o spirit_n environ_v with_o flame_n and_o ardour_n which_o sufficient_o testify_v the_o greatness_n of_o this_o mystery_n and_o the_o importance_n of_o the_o matter_n beware_v then_o my_o dear_a child_n say_v moses_n to_o they_o moses_n remarkable_a word_n of_o moses_n of_o violate_v the_o oath_n of_o your_o forefather_n and_o if_o you_o be_v sensible_a of_o all_o the_o blessing_n you_o have_v receive_v dye_v rather_o a_o thousand_o time_n than_o efface_n in_o your_o soul_n the_o love_n and_o gratitude_n due_a unto_o he_o who_o have_v deliver_v you_o out_o of_o the_o furnace_n of_o egypt_n 23._o cave_fw-la ne_fw-la quando_fw-la obliviscaris_fw-la pacti_fw-la domini_fw-la tui_fw-la deut._n 4._o v._o 23._o and_o who_o spirit_n have_v secret_a flame_n and_o devour_a fire_n which_o will_v consume_v you_o if_o you_o have_v be_v so_o audacious_a as_o to_o forget_v he_o and_o despise_v his_o command_n but_o if_o you_o obey_v he_o you_o shall_v go_v into_o those_o pleasant_a country_n which_o will_v prove_v a_o haven_n unto_o all_o your_o misery_n and_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o all_o your_o desire_n 22._o et_fw-la juravit_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la transirem_fw-la jordanem_fw-la nec_fw-la ingrederer_fw-la terram_fw-la optimam_fw-la quam_fw-la daturus_fw-la est_fw-la vobis_fw-la deut._n 4._o v._o 21._o ecce_fw-la morior_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la humo_fw-la non_fw-la transibo_fw-la jordanem_fw-la vos_fw-la transibitis_fw-la &_o possidebitis_fw-la terram_fw-la egregiam_fw-la deut._n 4._o v._o 22._o there_o all_o your_o fetter_n shall_v be_v break_v and_o yourselves_o free_v from_o bondage_n without_o fear_n and_o apprehension_n you_o shall_v enjoy_v those_o blessing_n which_o be_v heretofore_o promise_v unto_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob._n for_o my_o part_n my_o well-beloved_a i_o be_o at_o the_o end_n of_o my_o life_n and_o shall_v never_o pass_v over_o jordan_n nor_o the_o land_n of_o chanaan_n go_v then_o happy_o thither_o and_o before_o you_o set_v your_o foot_n on_o this_o country_n engrave_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o your_o soul_n the_o law_n and_o precept_n i_o have_v so_o often_o teach_v you_o 6._o haec_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la vestra_fw-la sapientia_fw-la &_o intellectus_fw-la coram_fw-la populis_fw-la ut_fw-la audientes_fw-la universa_fw-la praecepta_fw-la haec_fw-la dicant_fw-la en_fw-fr populus_fw-la sapiens_fw-la &_o intelligens_fw-la gens_fw-la magna_fw-la deut._n 4._o v._o 6._o to_o the_o end_n when_o another_o people_n shall_v see_v and_o hear_v these_o oracle_n and_o document_n from_o your_o mouth_n they_o may_v say_v with_o astonishment_n behold_v these_o wise_a and_o learned_a man_n this_o great_a nation_n and_o these_o illustrious_a tribe_n for_o who_o heaven_n have_v always_o have_v a_o extraordinary_a care_n and_o a_o particular_a affection_n for_o the_o rest_n in_o case_n you_o observe_v not_o