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A14900 Balletts and madrigals to fiue voyces with one to 6. voyces: newly published by Thomas Weelkes. Weelkes, Thomas, 1575 (ca.)-1623. 1608 (1608) STC 25204; ESTC S103041 2,366,144 144

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the_o heathen_a that_o ascribe_v the_o action_n of_o man_n some_o to_o fatal_a necessity_n as_o the_o stoike_fw-gr some_o to_o fortune_n or_o chance_n as_o the_o epicure_n but_o the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o that_o whatsoever_o please_v god_n be_v do_v in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n psal._n 135.6_o further_o we_o see_v that_o only_a god_n that_o work_v in_o the_o world_n can_v foretell_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v in_o the_o world_n as_o the_o prophet_n join_v they_o both_o together_o show_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o come_v hereafter_o etc._n etc._n do_v good_a or_o evil_n etc._n etc._n 41.21_o therefore_o neither_o spirit_n nor_o any_o other_o creature_n that_o be_v not_o able_a to_o dispose_v thing_n do_v in_o the_o world_n have_v the_o foresight_n or_o knowledge_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v 2._o doct._n repetition_n of_o the_o same_o thing_n in_o scripture_n not_o vain_a vers._n 32._o the_o dream_n be_v double_v because_o the_o thing_n be_v establish_v with_o god_n etc._n etc._n 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mutability_n and_o change_n of_o time_n vers._n 54._o then_o begin_v the_o seven_o year_n of_o famine_n to_o come_v etc._n etc._n after_o the_o year_n of_o plenty_n follow_v the_o year_n of_o famine_n so_o after_o peace_n come_v war_n after_o health_n sickness_n nothing_o be_v permanent_a or_o of_o long_a continuance_n here_o muscul._n as_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v there_o be_v a_o time_n for_o every_o purpose_n under_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n a_o time_n to_o weep_v a_o time_n to_o laugh_v a_o time_n to_o mourn_v a_o time_n to_o dance_v eccles._n 3.14_o 5._o doct._n of_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o rich_a apparel_n and_o other_o ornament_n in_o man_n of_o honourable_a place_n and_o calling_n vers._n 42._o pharaoh_n take_v off_o his_o ring_n joseph_n come_v forth_o adorn_v with_o these_o compliment_n of_o honour_n a_o ring_n gold_n chain_n fine_a linen_n ride_v in_o the_o second_o chariot_n so_o that_o such_o ornament_n be_v not_o to_o be_v condemn_v in_o man_n of_o honourable_a place_n and_o condition_n if_o these_o two_o rule_n be_v observe_v that_o neither_o such_o thing_n be_v ambitious_o seek_v and_o desire_v as_o here_o this_o great_a honour_n be_v offer_v to_o joseph_n by_o pharaoh_n of_o he_o not_o beg_v and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o use_v to_o ostentation_n and_o vain_a glory_n and_o for_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o rich_a apparel_n and_o ornament_n of_o gold_n in_o man_n of_o high_a place_n to_o show_v their_o authority_n and_o the_o more_o to_o keep_v the_o people_n in_o fear_n and_o obedience_n the_o testimony_n of_o our_o saviour_n may_v suffice_v mat._n 62.9_o solomon_n in_o all_o his_o glory_n be_v not_o array_v like_o one_o of_o these_o 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n against_o superstitious_a shave_v vers._n 14._o and_o he_o shave_v he_o etc._n etc._n joseph_n be_v shave_v not_o only_o to_o cleanse_v himself_o from_o the_o filthiness_n and_o smell_n of_o the_o prison_n but_o because_o it_o be_v not_o the_o fashion_n of_o that_o country_n to_o com●_n before_o the_o king_n with_o long_a and_o disorder_a hair_n mercer_n this_o be_v a_o civil_a use_n of_o shave_v they_o place_v no_o religion_n in_o it_o as_o the_o popeling_n of_o rome_n do_v 2._o confut._n the_o vulgar_a latin_a not_o whole_o hieromes_n translation_n vers._n 43._o they_o cry_v before_o he_o abrech_n this_o hierome_n take_v to_o signify_v a_o tender_a or_o young_a father_n of_o abh_n father_n and_o reach_z tender_a delicate_a tradition_n in_o gen._n yet_o the_o latin_a translation_n under_o hieromes_n name_n read_v otherwise_o they_o cry_v before_o he_o that_o all_o shall_v bow_v their_o knee_n whence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a be_v not_o whole_o of_o hieromes_n do_v beside_o it_o be_v very_o corrupt_a in_o divers_a place_n as_o vers_n 54._o for_o in_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n be_v bread_n the_o latin_a have_v in_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n be_v famine_n corrupt_v 3._o confut._n against_o the_o popish_a prohibition_n 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famine_n that_o therefore_o he_o come_v not_o to_o his_o wife_n all_o that_o time_n as_o though_o it_o be_v to_o be_v imagine_v that_o the_o patriarch_n when_o they_o have_v no_o child_n bear_v abstain_v from_o their_o wife_n 2._o true_a it_o be_v that_o the_o man_n and_o wife_n according_a to_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o apostle_n shall_v sometime_o sequester_v themselves_o for_o fast_v and_o prayer_n but_o it_o must_v be_v only_o for_o a_o time_n and_o with_o consent_n lest_o satan_n tempt_v they_o for_o their_o incontinency_n 1_o cor._n 7.5_o they_o must_v not_o then_o defraud_v one_o another_o for_o many_o month_n or_o many_o year_n not_o much_o unlike_a to_o this_o jewish_a conceit_n be_v the_o popish_a restraint_n of_o marriage_n in_o the_o time_n of_o lent_n for_o the_o holiness_n
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a_o wife_n near_o hand_n he_o add_v that_o his_o master_n give_v he_o special_a charge_n not_o to_o take_v a_o wife_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o canaan_n mercer_n quest_n xxii_o certain_a fabulous_a conceit_n of_o the_o hebrew_n refuse_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o note_v certain_a fabulous_a collection_n of_o the_o hebrew_n 1._o vers._n 39_o they_o think_v that_o eliezar_n secret_o insinuate_v that_o if_o he_o can_v not_o otherwise_o provide_v a_o wife_n for_o isaac_n he_o will_v offer_v his_o own_o daughter_n but_o that_o abraham_n absolute_o refuse_v because_o he_o be_v of_o the_o canaanite_n but_o yet_o they_o say_v that_o this_o eliezar_n for_o his_o faithful_a service_n be_v take_v alive_a into_o paradise_n as_o isaac_n come_v alive_a from_o thence_o 2._o vers._n 42._o where_o he_o say_v i_o come_v this_o day_n to_o the_o well_o the_o hebrew_n think_v that_o he_o come_v from_o hebron_n to_o charras_n in_o a_o day_n which_o be_v note_v to_o be_v seventeen_o day_n journey_n and_o this_o day_n note_v the_o time_n not_o of_o his_o departure_n from_o home_n but_o of_o his_o come_n thither_o mercer_n 3._o v._o 47._o they_o note_v that_o he_o put_v the_o jewel_n so_o upon_o her_o face_n that_o he_o touch_v not_o her_o flesh_n whereas_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o he_o give_v she_o they_o rather_o to_o put_v they_o on_o herself_o quest_n xxiii_o whether_o abraham_n servant_n give_v the_o gift_n before_o he_o know_v who_o she_o be_v vers._n 47._o whereas_o before_o v_o 22._o he_o first_o bring_v forth_o the_o jewel_n before_o he_o ask_v she_o who_o daughter_n she_o be_v whereas_o here_o he_o first_o be_v say_v to_o ask_v she_o 1._o neither_o be_v it_o like_v that_o he_o ask_v she_o before_o he_o bring_v they_o forth_o as_o jun._n perer._n 2._o neither_o do_v he_o here_o report_v it_o otherwise_o than_o it_o be_v do_v lest_o they_o may_v have_v accuse_v he_o of_o levity_n to_o give_v jewel_n to_o one_o who_o he_o know_v not_o as_o rasi_fw-la 3._o but_o first_o he_o bring_v they_o forth_o and_o then_o ask_v she_o the_o question_n and_o after_o give_v they_o mercer_n quest_n xxiv_o why_o laban_n be_v set_v before_o bethuel_n vers._n 50._o then_o answer_v laban_n and_o bethuel_n 1._o neither_o be_v this_o bethuel_n the_o brother_n of_o laban_n as_o lyran_n 2._o neither_o be_v bethuel_n rebeccahs_n father_n dead_a as_o josephus_n 3._o neither_o be_v laban_n impiety_n note_v who_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o speak_v before_o his_o father_n as_o rasi_fw-la 4._o nor_o yet_o be_v laban_n first_o name_v as_o more_o excellent_a in_o wisdom_n than_o his_o father_n as_o aben_n ezra_n 5._o but_o for_o that_o his_o father_n be_v old_a or_o sickly_a have_v commit_v his_o household_n government_n to_o laban_n jun._n mercer_n quest_n xxv_o the_o space_n of_o ten_o day_n for_o rebeccahs_n abode_n how_o to_o be_v understand_v vers._n 55._o let_v the_o maid_n abide_v with_o we_o at_o the_o least_o ten_o day_n 1._o she_o mean_v not_o that_o be_v rebeccahs_n mother_n to_o have_v she_o stay_v a_o year_n or_o at_o the_o least_o ten_o month_n as_o the_o hebrew_n and_o onkel●s_n for_o this_o have_v be_v a_o unreasonable_a request_n see_v the_o man_n make_v such_o haste_n 2._o neither_o the_o word_n stand_v thus_o let_v she_o abide_v day_n at_o the_o least_o ten_o by_o day_n be_v understand_v seven_o day_n of_o mourning_n for_o bethuel_n who_o they_o suppose_v to_o have_v be_v dead_a for_o than_o they_o will_v not_o have_v request_v for_o seven_o day_n first_o and_o then_o for_o ten_o but_o have_v begin_v with_o the_o great_a request_n first_o 3._o neither_o be_v the_o vulgar_a read_v the_o best_a to_o join_v the_o word_n together_o at_o the_o least_o ten_o day_n for_o in_o the_o original_n day_n go_v before_o 4._o the_o best_a read_v then_o be_v let_v she_o abide_v day_n that_o be_v certain_a or_o at_o the_o least_o ten_o jun._n quest_n xxvi_o of_o the_o willingness_n of_o rebecca_n vers._n 58._o i_o will_v go_v etc._n etc._n 1._o not_o that_o she_o say_v in_o effect_n i_o will_v go_v though_o you_o will_v not_o as_o rasi_fw-la for_o this_o thought_n or_o speech_n have_v no●_n become_v the_o modesty_n of_o the_o maid_n 2._o but_o rather_o her_o obedience_n to_o her_o parent_n appear_v to_o who_o she_o consent_v calvin_n 3._o and_o her_o will_n be_v no_o doubt_n direct_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n muscul._n quest_n xxvii_o how_o isaac_n dwell_v in_o beersheba_n abraham_n remain_v in_o hebron_n verse_n 6●_n isaack_n come_v from_o the_o way_n of_o beerlahairoi_a etc._n etc._n 1._o not_o that_o isaac_n go_v thither_o to_o fetch_v hagar_n to_o be_v abraham_n wife_n after_o sarahs_n death_n as_o some_o hebrew_n for_o she_o be_v not_o keturah_n as_o shall_v appear_v afterward_o 2._o
second_o jacob_n put_v on_o sackcloth_n which_o be_v a_o ceremony_n use_v in_o the_o east_n country_n to_o testify_v their_o humility_n as_o benhadads_n servant_n present_v themselves_o before_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n with_o sackcloth_n about_o their_o loin_n and_o rope_n about_o their_o neck_n sue_v for_o pardon_n 1_o king_n 20._o perer._n quest_n xxviii_o who_o be_v those_o son_n and_o daughter_n that_o comfort_v jacob_n vers._n 35._o then_o all_o his_o son_n and_o daughter_n rise_v up_o etc._n etc._n 1._o these_o be_v not_o proper_o jacob_n daughter_n as_o the_o hebrew_n imagine_v that_o with_o every_o son_n jacob_n have_v a_o daughter_n bear_v which_o they_o afterward_o marry_v for_o such_o marriage_n the_o world_n be_v now_o multiply_v be_v not_o in_o use_n among_o the_o faithful_a mercer_n 2._o neither_o can_v jacob_n son_n the_o elder_a not_o exceed_v twenty_o four_o or_o twenty_o five_o year_n not_o above_o seven_o year_n elder_a than_o joseph_n have_v daughter_n of_o that_o age_n able_a to_o comfort_v their_o father_n as_o musculus_fw-la think_v they_o be_v therefore_o jacob_n son_n wife_n that_o be_v his_o daughter_n in_o law_n 3._o neither_o do_v jacob_n refuse_v to_o be_v comfort_v because_o as_o the_o hebrew_n think_v where_o we_o know_v certain_o of_o the_o death_n of_o our_o friend_n we_o cease_v mourning_n but_o not_o where_o it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o they_o be_v dead_a or_o no_o for_o jacob_n do_v persuade_v himself_o here_o that_o some_o wild_a beast_n have_v devour_v joseph_n but_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o grief_n will_v admit_v no_o consolation_n mercer_n 4._o we_o see_v the_o hard_a and_o cruel_a heart_n of_o jacob_n son_n that_o willing_o do_v suffer_v their_o father_n to_o continue_v in_o this_o grief_n and_o that_o with_o feign_a word_n they_o seem_v to_o comfort_v he_o conceal_v the_o truth_n luther_n 5._o so_o it_o be_v add_v his_o father_n weep_v for_o he_o not_o isaac_n who_o indeed_o be_v yet_o live_v as_o some_o think_v aben_n ezra_n jun._n but_o jacob_n mourn_v for_o joseph_n his_o brethren_n mourn_v not_o but_o the_o father_n sorrow_v for_o his_o son_n muscul._n quest_n xxix_o potiphar_n how_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o eunuch_n vers._n 36._o to_o potiphar_n a_o eunuch_n of_o pharaoh_n 1._o this_o potiphar_n be_v not_o indeed_o a_o eunuch_n or_o geld_a man_n as_o the_o septuag_n read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o he_o have_v a_o wife_n and_o a_o daughter_n marry_v afterward_o to_o joseph_n 2._o neither_o for_o the_o same_o cause_n can_v that_o conceit_n of_o r._n david_n have_v any_o likelihood_n that_o potiphar_n be_v a_o eunuch_n in_o part_n as_o retain_v still_o the_o nerve_n or_o sinew_n though_o not_o the_o other_o instrument_n of_o generation_n 3._o neither_o be_v there_o any_o ground_n of_o that_o tradition_n of_o the_o hebrew_n that_o god_n cause_v potiphars_n privy_a part_n to_o wither_v and_o dry_v up_o because_o he_o think_v to_o abuse_v fair_a joseph_n to_o his_o filthy_a lust_n 4._o but_o whereas_o eunuch_n be_v at_o the_o first_o use_v by_o king_n and_o prince_n to_o wait_v upon_o their_o queen_n esther_n 2.14_o and_o so_o be_v as_o the_o chamberlain_n and_o near_o unto_o their_o person_n as_o harbonah_n be_v to_o king_n assuerus_n esther_n 7.9_o hence_o the_o name_n of_o eunuch_n be_v take_v general_o to_o signify_v a_o courtier_n prince_n or_o great_a man_n towards_o the_o king_n as_o the_o word_n be_v use_v 2_o king_n 8.6_o the_o king_n command_v a_o eunuch_n or_o one_o of_o his_o prince_n to_o restore_v unto_o the_o shunamite_n her_o land_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n be_v potiphar_n call_v a_o eunuch_n that_o be_v one_o of_o pharaos_n prince_n or_o courtier_n as_o the_o word_n saras_n signify_v sic_fw-la chal._n mercer_n jun._n with_o other_o quest_n xxx_o what_o officer_n potiphar_n be_v to_o pharaoh_n pharaos_n chief_a steward_n or_o master_n of_o the_o guard_n 1._o for_o we_o neither_o read_v with_o the_o septuag_n pharaos_n chief_a cook_n although_o the_o word_n tabach_v be_v sometime_o use_v in_o that_o sense_n 1_o sam._n 9.23_o which_o read_v josephus_n philo_n and_o ambrose_n follow_v 2._o neither_o yet_o be_v he_o pharaos_n chief_a steward_n as_o some_o read_v b.g._n 3_o nor_o the_o chief_a captain_n of_o his_o soldier_n as_o both_o the_o chalde_n and_o hierome_n translate_v 4._o but_o see_v the_o word_n tabach_n signify_v to_o kill_v and_o so_o the_o word_n be_v indifferent_o apply_v both_o to_o cook_n and_o butcher_n that_o be_v the_o slaughter_n man_n of_o beast_n and_o to_o soldier_n that_o kill_v man_n in_o battle_n and_o executioner_n that_o put_v man_n to_o death_n that_o be_v condemn_v by_o the_o law_n it_o appear_v that_o this_o potiphar_n have_v the_o chief_a charge_n of_o those_o that_o be_v adjudge_v to_o imprisonment_n or_o death_n as_o pharaos_n two_o officer_n his_o chief_a baker_n and_o butler_n be_v commit_v to_o his_o charge_n gen._n 40.3_o and_o so_o may_v be_v well_o think_v to_o be_v the_o chief_a marshal_n or_o captain_n of_o the_o guard_n unto_o pharaoh_n junius_n mercerus_n 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n 1._o doct._n the_o father_n be_v as_o the_o sun_n and_o chief_a in_o the_o house_n vers._n 9_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n do_v reverence_n unto_o i_o etc._n etc._n joseph_n by_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n understand_v his_o father_n and_o mother_n the_o father_n then_o of_o the_o house_n by_o god_n ordinance_n as_o the_o sun_n from_o who_o the_o wife_n as_o the_o moon_n the_o child_n as_o star_n must_v receive_v their_o light_n and_o direction_n in_o every_o family_n muscul._n for_o the_o apostle_n say_v concern_v wife_n if_o they_o will_v learn_v any_o thing_n let_v they_o ask_v of_o their_o husband_n at_o home_n 1_o cor._n 14.35_o and_o concern_v the_o rest_n the_o same_o apostle_n say_v have_v child_n under_o obedience_n with_o all_o honesty_n 1_o timoth._n 3.4_o 2._o doct._n the_o prophet_n do_v not_o foresee_v all_o thing_n but_o what_o be_v reveal_v unto_o they_o again_o he_o dream_v etc._n etc._n joseph_n as_o bernard_n well_o note_v do_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n foresee_v his_o exaltation_n yet_o his_o humiliation_n and_o captivity_n be_v not_o declare_v unto_o he_o though_o this_o be_v near_a than_o the_o other_o tractat_fw-la de_fw-fr gradib_n humilitat_fw-la whereby_o we_o see_v that_o the_o prophet_n do_v not_o foresee_v all_o thing_n neither_o have_v they_o a_o prophetical_a spirit_n reside_v with_o they_o whereby_o to_o foretell_v what_o they_o will_v but_o they_o only_o know_v those_o thing_n which_o it_o please_v god_n to_o reveal_v unto_o they_o as_o the_o prophet_n jeremie_n at_o the_o first_o do_v not_o perceive_v the_o falsehood_n of_o the_o prophet_n hananie_n that_o prophesy_v of_o their_o return_n from_o captivity_n after_o two_o year_n but_o wish_v that_o it_o may_v fall_v out_o even_o so_o till_o the_o word_n of_o god_n come_v unto_o he_o jer._n 28.6.12_o 3._o doct._n true_a obedience_n follow_v not_o the_o word_n but_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o commander_n vers._n 7._o ioseph_n go_v after_o his_o brethren_n and_o find_v they_o in_o dothan_n etc._n etc._n yet_o his_o father_n send_v he_o only_o to_o seek_v they_o in_o sechem_n vers_fw-la 12._o joseph_n show_v his_o prompt_a obedience_n in_o not_o strict_o tie_v himself_o to_o his_o father_n word_n but_o fulfil_v his_o mind_n jacob_n speak_v but_o of_o sechem_n to_o joseph_n but_o he_o know_v that_o it_o be_v his_o meaning_n that_o he_o shall_v seek_v out_o his_o brethren_n follow_v after_o they_o to_o dothan_n that_o he_o may_v find_v they_o out_o muscul._n by_o which_o example_n we_o be_v teach_v what_o kind_n of_o obedience_n be_v most_o accept_v with_o god_n not_o to_o keep_v only_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o law_n as_o the_o scribe_n do_v who_o corrupt_a gloss_n our_o saviour_n confute_v matth._n 5._o but_o to_o observe_v the_o true_a meaning_n and_o sense_n thereof_o 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n the_o latin_a text_n corrupt_a and_o not_o justifiable_a vers._n 2._o when_o joseph_n be_v seventeen_o year_n old_a the_o latin_a text_n read_v most_o corrupt_o when_o joseph_n be_v sixteen_o year_n old_a which_o read_v perer._n will_v justify_v by_o these_o reason_n 1._o the_o latin_a text_n understand_v sixteen_o year_n complete_a the_o hebrew_n seventeen_o year_n now_o but_o begin_v 2._o he_o think_v that_o the_o latin_a translator_n set_v down_o divers_a thing_n whereof_o no_o reason_n can_v be_v give_v not_o without_o the_o secret_a instinct_n of_o the_o spirit_n pererius_n disput_n 1._o in_o gen._n cap._n 37._o contra._n 1._o it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o hebrew_n when_o they_o set_v down_o a_o number_n of_o year_n to_o make_v the_o account_n by_o full_a and_o complete_a year_n as_o be_v manifest_a by_o the_o phrase_n here_o use_v he_o
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 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the_o spirit_n to_o enjoin_v they_o certain_a impossible_a thing_n if_o they_o come_v not_o when_o they_o be_v call_v but_o man_n can_v exercise_v no_o power_n neither_o can_v have_v any_o command_n over_o the_o good_a angel_n 4._o if_o it_o be_v object_v that_o magician_n do_v often_o cast_v out_o devil_n but_o satan_n do_v not_o cast_v out_o satan_n devil_n as_o our_o saviour_n say_v for_o then_o his_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v divide_v and_o can_v not_o long_o stand_v to_o this_o it_o be_v answer_v that_o our_o saviour_n speak_v of_o such_o cast_n out_o of_o devil_n as_o be_v do_v with_o power_n when_o satan_n be_v violent_o dispossess_v not_o of_o such_o when_o he_o give_v way_n of_o himself_o by_o some_o compact_n and_o contract_n with_o the_o conjurer_n and_o as_o augustine_n say_v our_o saviour_n mean_v the_o perfect_a ejection_n of_o satan_n when_o he_o be_v cast_v both_o out_o of_o the_o body_n ad_fw-la soul_n but_o when_o any_o seem_v to_o be_v cast_v out_o by_o a_o satanical_a 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practice_n 1._o how_o magician_n do_v invocate_v the_o spirit_n as_o their_o superior_n when_o they_o command_v they_o as_o their_o inferior_n 2._o why_o the_o spirit_n of_o magician_n bid_v man_n to_o be_v just_a when_o as_o they_o be_v call_v upon_o and_o send_v do_v many_o wicked_a thing_n 3._o they_o will_v not_o hear_v the_o conjurer_n unless_o he_o abstain_v from_o venery_n and_o yet_o they_o be_v send_v do_v inflame_v to_o venery_n and_o unlawful_a lust_n practice_n 4._o they_o prescribe_v their_o disciple_n when_o they_o be_v about_o invocation_n to_o abstain_v from_o eat_v of_o flesh_n and_o yet_o themselves_o delight_v in_o the_o smell_n and_o blood_n of_o sacrifice_n 5._o they_o will_v not_o have_v he_o that_o have_v touch_v any_o dead_a thing_n to_o use_v any_o magical_a practice_n and_o yet_o many_o magical_a enchantment_n be_v practise_v with_o dead_a thing_n both_o beast_n and_o man_n 6._o they_o do_v terrify_v the_o spirit_n in_o their_o invocation_n with_o threat_n as_o if_o they_o answer_v not_o they_o will_v reveal_v the_o mystery_n of_o isis_n and_o deliver_v osiris_n member_n to_o typhan_n but_o how_o can_v spirit_n be_v fear_v with_o threat_n 7._o they_o use_v ridiculous_a invocation_n as_o thus_o they_o call_v upon_o their_o spirit_n thou_o which_o come_v forth_o of_o the_o sl●●e_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o have_v thy_o seat_n in_o the_o lake_n which_o can_v change_v thy_o shape_n every_o hour_n which_o kind_n of_o prayer_n spirit_n shall_v seem_v not_o to_o regard_v 8._o they_o use_v barbarous_a and_o strange_a word_n as_o though_o the_o spirit_n understand_v only_o the_o scythian_a or_o some_o other_o barbarous_a tongue_n 9_o see_v spirit_n be_v insensible_a and_o incorporeal_a how_o then_o can_v they_o be_v allure_v with_o sensible_a and_o corporal_a thing_n these_o be_v porphyries_n doubt_n by_o the_o
word_n nahal_o signify_v to_o carry_v which_o show_v both_o the_o tender_a ca●e_n of_o god_n that_o carry_v his_o child_n as_o the_o mother_n do_v her_o infant_n in_o her_o bosom_n and_o the_o weakness_n &_o infirmity_n of_o the_o people_n that_o have_v need_v to_o be_v carry_v yea_o which_o be_v more_o christ_n have_v not_o only_o carry_v we_o but_o have_v carry_v our_o sin_n fer._n 3_o two_o reason_n moses_n here_o use_v to_o encourage_v the_o people_n not_o to_o doubt_v but_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v protect_v they_o still_o because_o to_o that_o end_n he_o have_v redeem_v they_o and_o beside_o the_o lord_n be_v of_o great_a power_n and_o strength_n to_o carry_v they_o through_o all_o difficulty_n and_o let_n whatsoever_o calvin_n quest_n xix_o what_o be_v mean_v here_o by_o god_n holy_a habitation_n unto_o thy_o holy_a habitation_n 1._o some_o understand_v here_o mount_n sinai_n where_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v first_o erect_v vatab._n but_o they_o be_v not_o plant_v in_o mount_n sinai_n there_o they_o continue_v not_o as_o moses_n say_v they_o shall_v be_v plant_v in_o god_n inheritance_n vers_fw-la 17._o 2._o some_o do_v refer_v it_o unto_o the_o tabernacle_n which_o moses_n see_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o pprophecy_n shall_v be_v erect_v and_o build_v osiander_n but_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v set_v up_o in_o the_o desert_n where_o they_o dwell_v 40._o year_n in_o tent_n and_o booth_n they_o be_v not_o there_o plant_v and_o moses_n speak_v of_o a_o certain_a place_n to_o the_o which_o the_o lord_n will_v bring_v they_o but_o in_o the_o desert_n the_o tabernacle_n have_v no_o certain_a place_n but_o be_v remove_v from_o one_o station_n to_o another_o 3._o some_o apply_v this_o speech_n to_o mount_v zur_n borrh._n but_o there_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v not_o pitch_v till_o many_o year_n after_o their_o come_n to_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n 4._o therefore_o by_o the_o habitation_n of_o his_o holiness_n or_o by_o his_o holy_a habitation_n the_o whole_a land_n of_o promise_n be_v better_a understand_v junius_n so_o call_v both_o because_o there_o be_v the_o lord_n tabernacle_n where_o the_o lord_n presence_n and_o as_o it_o be_v dwell_v be_v and_o that_o be_v the_o land_n promise_v so_o often_o to_o the_o father_n pelican_n and_o the_o lord_n wrought_v his_o sign_n and_o wonder_n there_o evident_a demonstration_n of_o his_o presence_n and_o it_o be_v the_o place_n of_o the_o incarnation_n and_o birth_n of_o christ._n simler_n quest_n xx._n what_o nation_n shall_v be_v afraid_a of_o the_o israelite_n vers._n 16._o then_o the_o duke_n of_o edom_n shall_v be_v amaze_v 1._o moses_n here_o show_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o pprophecy_n that_o fear_n shall_v come_v upon_o the_o nation_n the_o moabite_n who_o fear_n be_v evident_a num._n 22._o when_o balaak_n hire_v balaam_n to_o curse_n israel_n the_o canaanite_n as_o rahab_n testify_v jos●_n 2.11_o when_o we_o hear_v it_o our_o heart_n do_v faint_a and_o there_o remain_v no_o more_o courage_n in_o any_o of_o we_o the_o edomite_n also_o be_v afraid_a which_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o they_o deny_v the_o israelite_n passage_n through_o their_o country_n lest_o they_o may_v have_v surprise_v it_o simler_n 2._o for_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o fear_n they_o shall_v be_v as_o still_o as_o a_o stone_n both_o because_o as_o a_o stone_n make_v no_o sound_n or_o noise_n so_o they_o shall_v not_o once_o mutter_v or_o move_v the_o tongue_n against_o the_o israelite_n osiand_n and_o as_o a_o stone_n be_v still_o without_o any_o motion_n or_o action_n so_o they_o shall_v suffer_v the_o israelite_n to_o pass_v over_o jordan_n without_o any_o resistance_n as_o be_v evident_a josuah_n 2._o jun._n obmutescent_n &_o fient_fw-la immobiles_fw-la ut_fw-la lapis_fw-la they_o shall_v hold_v their_o peace_n and_o be_v immovable_a as_o stone_n pelican_n the_o septuagint_n read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o shall_v become_v as_o stone_n that_o be_v dead_a heart_a cold_a as_o stone_n through_o fear_n as_o it_o be_v say_v nabal_n heart_n through_o fear_n die_v within_o he_o and_o be_v as_o a_o stone_n 1._o sam._n 25.37_o simler_n quest_n xxi_o why_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o plant_v his_o people_n vers._n 17._o thou_o shall_v plant_v they_o in_o the_o mountain_n of_o their_o inheritance_n 1._o this_o word_n of_o plant_v show_v both_o the_o care_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v of_o his_o people_n as_o the_o husbandman_n with_o care_n labour_n and_o diligence_n set_v his_o plant_n simler_n it_o signify_v also_o the_o firm_a and_o sure_a possession_n which_o the_o people_n of_o god_n shall_v have_v of_o that_o country_n that_o they_o shall_v as_o plant_n take_v deep_a root_n there_o as_o the_o prophet_n say_v in_o the_o psalm_n 44.2_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v drive_v out_o the_o heathen_a and_o plant_v they_o in_o calvin_n 2._o it_o be_v call_v god_n inheritance_n because_o it_o be_v prepare_v for_o his_o people_n adopt_v to_o be_v the_o lord_n heir_n to_o who_o he_o have_v give_v the_o right_a and_o privilege_n of_o the_o first_o bear_v before_o all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o world_n exod._n 4.22_o perer._n 3_o the_o whole_a country_n of_o zion_n be_v understand_v by_o the_o mountain_n of_o god_n inheritance_n because_o it_o be_v a_o land_n of_o hill_n and_o mountain_n deut._n 11.11_o jun._n and_o with_o special_a relation_n also_o unto_o mount_n zion_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v choose_v for_o his_o habitation_n as_o psal._n 132.13_o the_o lord_n have_v choose_v zion_n and_o love_v to_o dwell_v in_o it_o say_v this_o be_v my_o rest_n for_o ever_o here_o will_v i_o dwell_v calvin_n 4._o the_o land_n of_o promise_n be_v here_o set_v forth_o by_o three_o name_n it_o be_v call_v the_o mountain_n of_o god_n inheritance_n prepare_v for_o the_o habitation_n of_o his_o people_n the_o place_n where_o the_o lord_n will_v dwell_v it_o shall_v be_v as_o the_o palace_n of_o the_o great_a king_n the_o lord_n will_v protect_v it_o and_o watch_v over_o it_o it_o be_v also_o call_v the_o sanctuary_n of_o god_n for_o to_o this_o end_n have_v the_o lord_n choose_v that_o land_n therein_o to_o erect_v a_o tabernacle_n and_o the_o public_a worship_n of_o god_n cajetan_n quest_n xxii_o in_o what_o sense_n the_o sanctuary_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v call_v a_o firm_a and_o sure_a tabernacle_n the_o place_n which_o thou_o have_v make_v to_o dwell_v in_o 1._o the_o latin_a translator_n here_o read_v in_o firm●ssimo_fw-la tabernaculo_fw-la in_o the_o most_o sure_a tabernacle_n which_o thou_o have_v make_v but_o the_o word_n be_v macon_n which_o signify_v a_o place_n not_o nacol_n that_o be_v sirme_a sure_a yet_o this_o sense_n and_o interpretation_n be_v true_a that_o it_o be_v call_v a_o sure_a tabernacle_n as_o the_o next_o word_n show_v which_o thy_o hand_n have_v establish_v and_o the_o lord_n promise_v to_o dwell_v for_o ever_o psal._n 132.14_o 2._o it_o be_v then_o a_o firm_a and_o sure_a habitation_n not_o as_o some_o do_v take_v it_o promise_v so_o to_o be_v conditional_o that_o if_o the_o jew_n have_v continue_v in_o the_o obedience_n of_o god_n commandment_n he_o will_v have_v dwell_v among_o they_o for_o ever_o for_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v not_o appoint_v to_o continue_v for_o ever_o but_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o the_o ceremony_n and_o rite_n thereof_o be_v to_o give_v place_n unto_o christ._n but_o it_o be_v a_o firm_a and_o sure_a tabernacle_n because_o there_o the_o lord_n be_v public_o worship_v at_o jerusalem_n above_o a_o thousand_o year_n from_o the_o first_o to_o the_o last_o as_o may_v thus_o appear_v at_o the_o first_o the_o sanctuary_n with_o the_o ark_n be_v in_o shilo_n for_o 300._o year_n and_o more_o from_o the_o first_o entrance_n of_o the_o israelite_n until_o the_o time_n of_o heli_n the_o high_a priest_n then_o the_o philistines_n take_v the_o ark_n where_o it_o stay_v seven_o month_n after_o it_o be_v place_v in_o the_o house_n of_o aminadab_n where_o it_o continue_v about_o 50._o year_n till_o the_o eight_o year_n 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etc._n etc._n so_o take_v away_o the_o pure_a religion_n of_o keep_v god_n commandment_n and_o grant_v unto_o they_o the_o blood_n of_o sacrifice_n etc._n etc._n and_o this_o assertion_n he_o ground_v upon_o that_o place_n of_o jeremie_n chap._n 7_o 2d_o i_o speak_v not_o to_o your_o father_n etc._n etc._n when_o i_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n concern_v burn_v offering_n and_o sacrifice_n but_o this_o thing_n i_o command_v they_o say_v obey_v my_o voice_n etc._n etc._n quest_n xxv_o 〈…〉_z quest_n xxvi_o 〈…〉_z quest_n xxvii_o what_o be_v 〈◊〉_d here_o by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n write_a with_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n 1._o by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n augustine_n understand_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 6._o which_o he_o prove_v by_o compare_v of_o those_o two_o place_n together_o in_o the_o gospel_n that_o where_o the_o one_o evangelist_n write_v that_o christ_n shall_v say_v if_o i_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v cast_v out_o devil_n another_o say_v if_o i_o by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n cast_v out_o etc._n etc._n which_o signify_v 60._o that_o as_o the_o law_n be_v write_v by_o the_o finger_n and_o power_n of_o god_n in_o table_n of_o stone_n so_o be_v it_o write_v in_o our_o heart_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n gregory_n by_o the_o spirit_n signify_v by_o god_n finger_n understand_v spiritualem_fw-la intelligentiam_fw-la legis_fw-la the_o spiritual_a sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o the_o law_n theophylact_n thereupon_o conclude_v that_o the_o spirit_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o one_o substance_n with_o the_o father_n as_o the_o finger_n be_v to_o the_o hand_n so_o ambrose_n say_v ad_fw-la forma●●●itatis_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la distinctionem_fw-la potestatis_fw-la referendem_fw-la digiti_fw-la nuncupationem_fw-la that_o the_o term_n of_o finger_n be_v to_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o form_n of_o unity_n not_o to_o the_o distinction_n of_o power_n but_o this_o may_v seem_v somewhat_o curious_a 2._o these_o reason_n therefore_o may_v rather_o be_v give_v of_o this_o phrase_n and_o term_v 1._o it_o be_v say_v by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n that_o be_v opere_fw-la dei_fw-la by_o the_o work_n of_o god_n because_o the_o finger_n be_v instrument_n of_o work_v tostat._v qu._n 13._o 2._o gallasius_n refer_v it_o to_o the_o paucity_n and_o fewness_n of_o the_o precept_n ita_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o digitis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d possent_fw-la which_o be_v not_o so_o many_o but_o may_v be_v number_v upon_o the_o finger_n 3._o this_o be_v add_v also_o to_o show_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o first_o table_n of_o stone_n which_o be_v both_o make_v and_o prepare_v and_o write_v by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n so_o be_v not_o the_o second_o which_o moses_n make_v like_a unto_o the_o first_o they_o be_v prepare_v by_o moses_n but_o write_v upon_o by_o god_n chap._n 34.1_o jun._n 4._o and_o further_o though_o god_n have_v no_o hand_n nor_o finger_n neither_o be_v like_a in_o bodily_a shape_n unto_o man_n yet_o this_o may_v have_v a_o special_a reference_n to_o christ_n who_o be_v become_v very_a man_n with_o hand_n and_o foot_n like_v unto_o we_o as_o borrhaius_n note_v digitus_fw-la human●●_n deo_fw-la assingitur_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la vero_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o homine_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o finger_n of_o man_n be_v attribute_v to_o god_n in_o christ_n who_o be_v true_a god_n and_o man_n quest_n xxviii_o whether_o moses_n do_v write_v upon_o the_o table_n vers._n 2._o of_o god_n it_o will_v be_v here_o object_v that_o exod._n 34.28_o it_o be_v say_v that_o moses_n write_v in_o the_o table_n how_o then_o be_v they_o write_v by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n deuter._n 1._o augustine_n think_v that_o the_o first_o table_n be_v write_v by_o the_o lord_n the_o second_o by_o moses_n but_o it_o be_v otherwise_o affirm_v chap._n 34.1_o that_o god_n also_o do_v write_v upon_o the_o second_o table_n 2._o lyranus_fw-la thus_o reconcile_v th●se_a place_n 〈…〉_z moses_n ministerialiter_fw-la that_o god_n do_v write_v because_o he_o indict_v and_o it_o be_v do_v by_o his_o authority_n and_o moses_n do_v write_v they_o as_o the_o penman_n and_o instrument_n and_o he_o have_v another_o conceit_n beside_o that_o moses_n seem_v to_o put_v his_o hand_n to_o the_o table_n and_o yet_o the_o lord_n may_v miraculous_o 〈…〉_z that_o moses_n do_v nothing_o at_o all_o to_o the_o first_o table_n they_o be_v deliver_v 〈…〉_z only_o prepare_v the_o second_o table_n for_o the_o lord_n to_o write_v upon_o 3._o 〈…〉_z say_v it_o be_v a_o phrase_n only_o he_o do_v 〈…〉_z quest_n xxix_o how_o the_o law_n be_v say_v to_o have_v 〈…〉_z by_o angel_n 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n 1._o doct._n god_n special_a and_o particular_a providence_n towards_o his_o child_n vers._n 2._o behold_v i_o have_v call_v by_o name_n bezaleel_n this_o show_v the_o singular_a care_n that_o god_n have_v of_o his_o elect_a and_o choose_v vessel_n in_o that_o he_o know_v they_o by_o name_n as_o the_o lord_n call_v unto_o samuel_n by_o name_n 1._o sam._n 3._o like_o as_o among_o man_n it_o be_v count_v a_o great_a grace_n and_o favour_n if_o any_o be_v know_v unto_o the_o prince_n by_o name_n and_o in_o the_o athenian_a and_o roman_a commonwealth_n such_o as_o be_v popular_a will_v labour_v to_o call_v the_o most_o of_o the_o citizen_n by_o their_o name_n god_n have_v not_o then_o a_o general_a care_n only_o over_o his_o child_n but_o his_o particular_a providence_n watch_v over_o they_o simler_n 2._o doct._n mechanical_a art_n god_n gift_n vers._n 3._o who_o i_o have_v fill_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n bezaleel_n be_v inspire_v of_o god_n with_o the_o knowledge_n of_o art_n whereby_o we_o learn_v that_o manual_a trade_n and_o mechanical_a art_n do_v proceed_v from_o god_n spirit_n and_o they_o be_v his_o gift_n marbach_n b._n babe_v for_o every_o good_a gift_n be_v from_o above_o jam._n 1.17_o 3._o doct._n even_o work_v tend_v to_o charity_n and_o piety_n be_v not_o to_o be_v do_v ordinary_o upon_o the_o lord_n day_n vers._n 13._o notwithstanding_o keep_v you_o my_o sabbath_n etc._n etc._n if_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o the_o israelite_n no_o not_o to_o work_v in_o the_o build_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n than_o no_o other_o servile_a work_n be_v to_o be_v do_v then_o intuitu_fw-la pietatis_fw-la etc._n etc._n with_o the_o pretence_n of_o piety_n as_o to_o make_v garment_n to_o clothe_v the_o poor_a to_o go_v a_o fish_n to_o redeem_v captive_n oleaster_n which_o work_v of_o charity_n where_o necessity_n constrain_v may_v be_v do_v upon_o the_o lord_n day_n but_o not_o to_o make_v a_o ordinary_a practice_n of_o it_o 5._o place_n of_o controversy_n 1._o confut._n against_o those_o that_o despise_v handicraft_n as_o base_a ●nd_n contemptible_a vers._n 2._o who_o i_o have_v fill_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o wisdom_n etc._n etc._n if_o then_o handicraftman_n have_v a_o portion_n of_o god_n spirit_n and_o be_v endue_v with_o wisdom_n from_o heaven_n to_o work_v skilful_o in_o their_o mystery_n that_o assertion_n of_o cicero_n be_v to_o be_v mislike_v who_o thus_o write_v of_o these_o mechanical_a art_n opifices_fw-la omnes_fw-la in_o arte_fw-la sordida_fw-la versantur_fw-la ●r_n nec_fw-la enim_fw-la quicquam_fw-la ingenuum_fw-la habere_fw-la potest_fw-la officina_fw-la etc._n etc._n all_o tradesman_n be_v occupy_v in_o base_a art_n neither_o can_v any_o ingenuous_a thing_n be_v find_v in_o a_o artisan_n shop_n etc._n etc._n true_a it_o be_v that_o handicraft_n may_v be_v count_v base_a and_o illiberal_a in_o comparison_n of_o liberal_a science_n but_o yet_o in_o themselves_o they_o be_v commendable_a and_o not_o to_o be_v despise_v marbach_n our_o bless_a saviour_n wrought_v carpenter_n work_v and_o therefore_o be_v call_v a_o carpenter_n mark_n 6.3_o and_o s._n paul_n be_v a_o tentmaker_n and_o labour_v with_o his_o hand_n which_o he_o say_v minister_v to_o his_o necessity_n act._n 20.34_o 2._o confut._n against_o free_a will_n i_o have_v fill_v with_o wisdom_n etc._n etc._n hereupon_o calvin_n give_v this_o note_n vitiosa_fw-la est_fw-la ergo_fw-la illa_fw-la partitio_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o there_o be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d and_o evil_a partition_n whereby_o man_n do_v ascribe_v all_o the_o help_n which_o they_o use_v partly_o to_o nature_n and_o god_n gift_n partly_o to_o man_n 〈◊〉_d whereas_o their_o industry_n itself_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n therefore_o we_o be_v hereby_o teach_v that_o the_o honour_n of_o every_o good_a thing_n must_v be_v give_v unto_o god_n and_o if_o humane_a art_n proceed_v from_o god_n spirit_n how_o much_o more_o have_v man_n no_o activity_n at_o all_o in_o divine_a thing_n 〈…〉_z by_o grace_n this_o then_o evident_o overthrow_v free_a will_n in_o divine_a and_o spiritual_a thing_n as_o our_o bless_a saviour_n say_v without_o i_o you_o can_v do_v nothing_o joh._n 15.5_o 3._o
table_n neither_o more_o nor_o few_o the_o two_o table_n etc._n etc._n the_o reason_n why_o there_o be_v two_o table_n be_v these_o 1._o because_o if_o all_o the_o commandment_n have_v be_v write_v in_o one_o table_n of_o stone_n it_o will_v have_v be_v too_o large_a and_o so_o too_o heavy_a and_o cumbersome_a for_o moses_n to_o bear_v whereas_o be_v now_o divide_v in_o two_o they_o need_v not_o be_v so_o great_a in_o thickness_n or_o breadth_n and_o so_o be_v more_o portable_a for_o moses_n that_o he_o may_v carry_v they_o without_o a_o miracle_n which_o some_o hebrew_n unnecessary_o conceive_v for_o they_o be_v table_n of_o stone_n in_o form_n and_o fashion_n make_v like_a unto_o write_v table_n but_o large_a not_o thick_a or_o gross_a but_o plain_a and_o of_o no_o great_a thickness_n but_o so_o much_o as_o may_v suffice_v for_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o letter_n may_v well_o be_v take_v up_o and_o bear_v in_o moses_n hand_n 2._o but_o the_o special_a reason_n of_o this_o division_n of_o the_o table_n into_o two_o be_v to_o distinguish_v the_o commandment_n which_o concern_v our_o duty_n towards_o god_n and_o the_o other_o towards_o our_o neighbour_n the_o first_o be_v write_v in_o one_o table_n and_o the_o other_o in_o the_o second_o tostat._v qu._n 23._o quest_n xliii_o how_o the_o table_n be_v write_v on_o both_o side_n vers._n 15._o they_o be_v write_v on_o both_o side_n 1._o r._n solomon_n think_v that_o each_o table_n be_v so_o write_v that_o the_o letter_n may_v appear_v on_o both_o side_n and_o so_o be_v read_v indifferent_o on_o each_o side_n but_o this_o opinion_n be_v improbable_a for_o two_o unlikely_a thing_n be_v here_o presuppose_v one_o that_o the_o stone_n whereof_o the_o table_n be_v make_v be_v transparent_a that_o what_o be_v on_o the_o one_o side_n write_v may_v be_v discern_v on_o the_o other_o and_o beside_o whereas_o the_o letter_n appear_v on_o the_o backside_n must_v be_v read_v backward_o these_o letter_n by_o another_o miraculous_a work_n must_v on_o both_o side_n appear_v all_o one_o 2._o lyran._n tostatus_n and_o lippoman_n think_v that_o the_o table_n be_v write_v each_o on_o both_o side_n as_o in_o the_o first_o table_n there_o may_v be_v the_o three_o first_o commandment_n which_o tostatus_n make_v but_o two_o grave_v on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o the_o four_o on_o the_o other_o so_o in_o the_o second_o four_o on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o two_o on_o the_o other_o which_o he_o divide_v into_o three_o or_o he_o think_v that_o the_o same_o commandment_n may_v be_v write_v on_o the_o inside_n and_o repeat_v again_o on_o the_o outside_n so_o also_o gallasius_n aversa_fw-la &_o adversa_fw-la parte_fw-la scriptas_fw-la fuisse_fw-la that_o they_o be_v write_v on_o the_o near_a and_o ofward_a side_n both_o of_o they_o such_o write_v the_o greek_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d write_v behind_o and_o before_o but_o the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n will_v not_o bear_v this_o sense_n for_o thus_o the_o table_n shall_v have_v be_v write_v on_o their_o four_o side_n whereas_o it_o be_v say_v they_o be_v write_v mishene_n on_o the_o two_o side_n 3._o therefore_o the_o meaning_n be_v no_o other_o but_o this_o that_o these_o table_n be_v write_v on_o the_o two_o side_n namely_o the_o two_o inward_a or_o foreside_v and_o so_o oleaster_n note_v by_o the_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n gheber_fw-ge which_o he_o pronounce_v without_o any_o asperation_n at_o all_o eber_fw-ge which_o signify_v proper_o not_o the_o side_n but_o the_o forepart_n because_o so_o the_o word_n ghabar_fw-la or_o abar_fw-la signify_v to_o go_v over_o or_o pass_v on_o before_o so_o also_o vatablu●_n translate_v ab_fw-la utraque_fw-la faecie_fw-la on_o both_o the_o foreside_v and_o thus_o the_o writing_n may_v better_o be_v preserve_v one_o table_n lap_v over_o another_o like_a unto_o a_o book_n oleaster_n but_o this_o further_a may_v be_v gather_v that_o these_o table_n be_v write_v full_o within_o that_o no_o spare_a place_n be_v leave_v which_o signify_v that_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v perfect_a et_fw-la nullum_fw-la locum_fw-la nobis_fw-la relictum_fw-la aliquid_fw-la addendi_fw-la that_o no_o place_n be_v leave_v for_o we_o to_o add_v any_o thing_n to_o his_o law_n simler_n quest_n xliv_o why_o the_o table_n be_v call_v the_o work_n of_o god_n vers._n 16._o and_o these_o table_n be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o this_o writing_n be_v the_o writing_n of_o god_n 1._o some_o hebrew_n think_v because_o it_o be_v say_v before_o vers_fw-la 15._o that_o they_o be_v write_v and_o here_o again_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o the_o writing_n that_o the_o first_o writing_n be_v of_o the_o commandment_n only_o the_o second_o be_v the_o exposition_n of_o the_o commandment_n but_o that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o exposition_n be_v show_v before_o quest_n 41._o 2._o but_o in_o that_o the_o table_n be_v say_v both_o to_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o write_v of_o god_n to_o signify_v that_o god_n both_o prepare_v those_o table_n and_o be_v the_o writer_n also_o he_o be_v both_o artifex_fw-la tabularum_fw-la &_o scriptor_n the_o workman_n of_o the_o table_n and_o the_o writer_n cajetan_n the_o second_o table_n be_v fact●_n opere_fw-la mosis_fw-la make_v by_o moses_n workmanship_n and_o write_v only_o by_o god_n tostat._n qu._n 23._o 3._o and_o whereas_o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v god_n work_n we_o be_v not_o to_o think_v with_o some_o that_o these_o table_n of_o stone_n be_v of_o purpose_n now_o create_v of_o god_n anew_o voco_fw-la factio_fw-la dei_fw-la non_fw-la creatio_fw-la sed_fw-la delatio_fw-la the_o work_n of_o god_n be_v not_o say_v to_o be_v the_o creation_n but_o the_o fashion_v and_o prepare_v of_o they_o tostat._v 4._o and_o this_o be_v not_o do_v by_o the_o work_n of_o angel_n as_o tostatus_n think_v aut_fw-la scalpello_fw-la non_fw-la calamo_fw-la or_o be_v grave_v with_o a_o knife_n not_o write_v with_o a_o pen_n cajetan_n for_o the_o lord_n need_v no_o such_o instrument_n but_o it_o be_v write_v with_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n chap._n 31.8_o that_o it_o as_o ambrose_n expound_v spiritu_fw-la svo_fw-la dedit_fw-la legem_fw-la he_o give_v his_o law_n by_o his_o spirit_n 2._o whereby_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o fleshy_a table_n of_o our_o heart_n see_v more_o chap._n 31._o vers_fw-la 18._o quest_n xlv_o how_o many_o precept_n each_o table_n contain_v concern_v the_o order_n observe_v in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o commandment_n in_o the_o table_n there_o be_v divers_a opinion_n 1._o some_o think_v that_o the_o negative_a precept_n be_v write_v in_o one_o table_n and_o the_o affirmative_a in_o another_o but_o this_o can_v be_v admit_v for_o these_o cause_n 1._o there_o be_v but_o two_o affirmative_a precept_n the_o four_o concern_v the_o sabbath_n and_o the_o five_o honour_v thy_o father_n and_o mother_n so_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o two_o precept_n shall_v only_o be_v in_o one_o table_n and_o eight_o in_o another_o and_o so_o the_o one_o table_n must_v needs_o be_v very_o large_a ●he_v other_o very_a little_a 2._o thus_o also_o the_o precept_n which_o concern_v our_o duty_n towards_o god_n and_o the_o other_o belong_v to_o our_o neighbour_n shall_v be_v mingle_v together_o 3._o and_o the_o great_a inconvenience_n of_o all_o be_v that_o the_o order_n of_o the_o commandment_n shall_v be_v invert_v and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o write_v in_o the_o same_o order_n wherein_o they_o be_v deliver_v tostat._v qu._n 24._o 2._o rab._n sal●mon_n and_o so_o also_o josephus_n do_v think_v that_o five_o commandment_n be_v write_v in_o the_o first_o table_n and_o five_o in_o the_o second_o and_o to_o the_o four_o first_o they_o join_v the_o five_o honour_v thy_o father_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o first_o table_n but_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o precept_n of_o divers_a kind_n which_o command_v love_n towards_o god_n and_o our_o neighbour_n shall_v be_v put_v together_o which_o be_v better_o distinguish_v into_o two_o table_n 3._o tostatus_n with_o other_o do_v distinguish_v the_o commandment_n well_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o table_n place_v in_o the_o first_o those_o which_o contain_v our_o duty_n towards_o god_n and_o in_o the_o second_o those_o which_o be_v to_o be_v practise_v towards_o our_o neighbour_n but_o the_o commandment_n he_o right_o divide_v nor_o make_v of_o the_o two_o first_o but_o one_o and_o so_o count_v but_o three_o in_o the_o first_o table_n and_o divide_v the_o last_o into_o two_o which_o be_v but_o one_o but_o these_o two_o point_n be_v handle_v before_o at_o large_a that_o it_o be_v superflous_a to_o treat_v of_o they_o here_o again_o the_o first_o quest_n ●_o 10._o general_n before_o the_o commandment_n chap._n 20._o and_o the_o second_o quest_n 1._o upon_o the_o 10._o commandment_n 4._o wherefore_o the_o commandment_n be_v thus_o best_o
pitch_v without_o the_o host_n be_v bring_v into_o the_o camp_n and_o so_o the_o lord_n be_v know_v perfect_o to_o be_v reconcile_v but_o of_o this_o there_o can_v be_v no_o certainty_n 1._o some_o think_v that_o moses_n have_v not_o this_o shine_a in_o his_o face_n continual_o while_o it_o last_v with_o he_o but_o that_o while_o he_o be_v conversant_a among_o the_o people_n his_o face_n do_v not_o shine_v but_o when_o he_o go_v in_o unto_o god_n the_o brightness_n be_v renew_a and_o then_o he_o come_v forth_o and_o cover_v his_o face_n when_o he_o speak_v unto_o the_o people_n 2._o but_o it_o be_v evident_a out_o of_o the_o text_n that_o moses_n face_n continual_o shine_v while_o this_o brightness_n remain_v with_o he_o for_o when_o he_o go_v in_o unto_o the_o lord_n he_o remove_v the_o cover_n from_o his_o face_n his_o face_n then_o shine_v before_o he_o go_v in_o unto_o the_o lord_n for_o otherwise_o he_o need_v not_o to_o have_v cover_v it_o his_o brightness_n then_o be_v not_o renew_v always_o when_o he_o go_v in_o but_o he_o have_v it_o before_o yet_o it_o may_v be_v grant_v that_o when_o he_o go_v in_o unto_o god_n aliqualiter_fw-la suscipiebat_fw-la augmentum_fw-la it_o may_v receive_v some_o increase_n and_o augmentation_n tostat._v quaest_n 28._o 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n 1._o doct._n god_n only_o write_v in_o the_o heart_n vers._n 1._o hue_n thou_o two_o table_n of_o stone_n and_o i_o will_v write_v as_o moses_n hew_v the_o stone_n and_o prepare_v the_o table_n but_o god_n do_v write_v in_o they_o so_o man_n may_v move_v exhort_v prepare_v and_o stir_v up_o but_o god_n only_o docet_fw-la intus_fw-la teach_v inward_o write_v in_o man_n heart_n by_o the_o finger_n of_o his_o spirit_n ferus_fw-la as_o paul_n may_v plant_v apollo_n water_n but_o god_n give_v the_o increase_n 1_o cor._n 3.6_o 2._o doct._n sin_n be_v no_o substance_n vers._n 7._o forgive_a or_o take_v away_o iniquity_n if_o god_n take_v away_o iniquity_n and_o sin_n and_o yet_o spare_v sinner_n then_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o sin_n and_o the_o sinner_n it_o follow_v then_o that_o sin_n be_v not_o a_o substance_n but_o a_o accident_n marbach_n the_o apostle_n define_v sin_n to_o be_v a_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o joh._n 3.4_o as_o then_o justice_n and_o righteousness_n which_o be_v obedience_n to_o the_o law_n be_v no_o substance_n but_o grace_n infuse_v so_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n be_v a_o evil_a quality_n or_o habit_n no_o substantial_a thing_n 3._o doct._n god_n general_a promise_n must_v be_v special_o apply_v by_o faith_n vers._n 9_o pardon_v our_o iniquity_n and_o sin_n god_n have_v proclaim_v himself_o before_o to_o be_v merciful_a forgive_a sin_n but_o moses_n be_v not_o content_v with_o a_o general_a apprehension_n of_o god_n mercy_n but_o labour_v for_o a_o particular_a assurance_n thereof_o so_o it_o suffice_v not_o general_o to_o know_v the_o attribute_n of_o god_n nisi_fw-la speciali_fw-la fide_fw-la applicemus_fw-la unless_o we_o make_v special_a application_n of_o they_o by_o faith_n pelarg._n as_o s._n paul_n say_v of_o christ_n who_o love_v i_o and_o give_v himself_o for_o i_o galath_n 2.20_o 4._o doct._n of_o the_o right_a manner_n of_o pray_v vers._n 8._o moses_n make_v haste_n and_o bow_v himself_o etc._n etc._n moses_n here_o teach_v we_o a_o right_a form_n of_o prayer_n 1._o first_o though_o he_o have_v pray_v before_o yet_o he_o pray_v again_o teach_v we_o to_o pray_v often_o 2._o he_o humble_v himself_o bow_v to_o the_o ground_n 3._o he_o pray_v in_o secret_a in_o the_o mount_n lift_v up_o his_o mind_n unto_o god_n 4._o he_o be_v not_o long_o in_o prayer_n but_o compendious_a 5._o he_o pray_v not_o for_o himself_o only_o but_o for_o the_o people_n 6._o he_o ascribe_v all_o to_o god_n mercy_n confess_v his_o and_o the_o people_n sin_n if_o we_o follow_v this_o pattern_n and_o precedent_n in_o our_o prayer_n we_o can_v pray_v amiss_o simler_n 5._o place_n of_o controversy_n 1._o controv._n that_o reconciliation_n be_v not_o deny_v unto_o any_o upon_o their_o repentance_n vers._n 1._o hue_n thou_o two_o table_n in_o this_o chapter_n be_v set_v down_o the_o reconciliation_n between_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o people_n who_o although_o they_o have_v commit_v a_o great_a sin_n yet_o the_o lord_n upon_o their_o repentance_n receive_v they_o to_o mercy_n which_o confute_v the_o error_n of_o the_o novatian_o who_o deny_v pardon_n or_o reconciliation_n to_o they_o which_o have_v sin_v against_o their_o conscience_n marbach_n whereas_o both_o david_n after_o those_o two_o great_a sin_n of_o adultery_n and_o murder_n and_o peter_n after_o his_o denial_n of_o christ_n be_v upon_o their_o repentance_n restore_v to_o god_n favour_n 2._o controv._n that_o man_n can_v prepare_v his_o own_o heart_n procopius_n give_v this_o note_n that_o whereas_o the_o lord_n do_v both_o prepare_v the_o first_o table_n and_o write_v in_o they_o it_o signify_v that_o god_n first_o svo_fw-la spiritu_fw-la paravit_fw-la cordis_fw-la tabulas_fw-la &_o svo_fw-la spiritu_fw-la impressit_fw-la by_o his_o spirit_n prepare_v the_o table_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o by_o his_o spirit_n print_v they_o but_o these_o second_o table_n of_o the_o heart_n quilibet_fw-la per_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la praparet_fw-la every_o one_o prepare_v by_o repentance_n but_o it_o be_v not_o in_o man_n power_n to_o prepare_v his_o own_o heart_n who_o of_o himself_o can_v think_v a_o good_a thought_n 2_o cor._n 3.5_o god_n only_o must_v open_v our_o heart_n as_o he_o do_v the_o heart_n of_o lydia_n act._n 16.14_o 3._o controv._n all_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n irremissible_a vers._n 7._o forgive_a iniquity_n transgression_n and_o sin_n cajetan_n note_v hereupon_o that_o quodlibet_n peccati_fw-la genus_fw-la veniam_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la invenit_fw-la etc._n etc._n there_o be_v no_o kind_n of_o sin_n which_o do_v not_o find_v forgiveness_n with_o god_n and_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o gospel_n that_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v never_o be_v forgive_v it_o be_v not_o contrary_a to_o this_o hîc_fw-la est_fw-la sermo_fw-la de_fw-fr venia_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la dei_fw-la for_o here_o be_v speech_n of_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n on_o god_n behalf_n there_o ex_fw-la parte_fw-la peccantis_fw-la indispositi_fw-la on_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o sinner_n which_o be_v not_o dispose_v to_o repentance_n and_o so_o he_o conclude_v that_o regulariter_fw-la ordinary_o such_o shall_v not_o obtain_v pardon_n etc._n etc._n so_o herein_o he_o seem_v to_o concur_v with_o bellarmine_n that_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v not_o simple_o irremissible_a sed_fw-la non_fw-la ordinary_a &_o ut_fw-la plurimum_fw-la but_o not_o ordinary_o and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n contra_fw-la 1._o we_o grant_v indeed_o that_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n omnipotency_n and_o al-sufficient_a and_o abound_a mercy_n there_o be_v no_o sin_n that_o be_v unpardonable_a yet_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o invincible_a hardness_n of_o heart_n in_o such_o impenitent_a sinner_n which_o can_v repent_v it_o be_v irremissible_a 2._o the_o apostle_n say_v it_o be_v impossible_a that_o such_o shall_v be_v renew_a by_o repentance_n such_o namely_o as_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n if_o then_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o any_o sin_n to_o be_v forgive_v without_o repentance_n and_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o such_o to_o repent_v than_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o such_o to_o be_v forgive_v see_v more_o hereof_o synops._n centur._n 4._o error_n 73._o 4._o controv._n the_o virgin_n marie_n not_o privilege_v from_o sin_n vers._n 7._o and_o not_o make_v innocent_a but_o the_o latin_a text_n read_v thus_o nullus_fw-la apud_fw-la te_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la innocens_fw-la est_fw-la none_o of_o himself_o be_v innocent_a before_o thou_o which_o text_n as_o they_o read_v it_o do_v include_v that_o none_o be_v innocent_a before_o god_n and_o so_o consequent_o that_o the_o virgin_n marie_n be_v not_o free_a from_o actual_a sin_n much_o less_o original_a which_o question_n though_o it_o be_v not_o yet_o define_v in_o the_o roman_a church_n yet_o tostat_n quaest_n 8._o think_v it_o more_o probable_a that_o the_o virgin_n marie_n be_v not_o conceive_v in_o original_a sin_n and_o then_o he_o make_v this_o answer_n that_o true_a it_o be_v that_o none_o be_v innocent_a before_o god_n per_fw-la se_fw-la of_o themselves_o yet_o with_o god_n it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o in_o his_o mercy_n ex_fw-la nocente_fw-la innocentem_fw-la reddere_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o can_v make_v a_o sinner_n to_o be_v innocent_a so_o ne_fw-la nocens_fw-la esset_fw-la efficere_fw-la he_o can_v bring_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o sin_v at_o all_o but_o the_o question_n be_v not_o here_o what_o god_n can_v do_v but_o what_o he_o do_v let_v he_o or_o any_o