the_o time_n of_o perfect_v the_o life_n of_o a_o child_n in_o the_o womb._n this_o appear_v to_o be_v the_o sense_n from_o verse_n 14._o where_o he_o call_v it_o the_o time_n appoint_v or_o a_o set_a time_n in_o the_o tent_n door_n which_o be_v behind_o he_o the_o angel_n sit_v with_o their_o back_n to_o sarah_n tent_n unto_o the_o door_n of_o which_o she_o be_v come_v to_o listen_v have_v hear_v that_o they_o ask_v for_o she_o behind_o he_o this_o show_v the_o truth_n of_o what_o hackspan_n note_n that_o this_o be_v a_o mix_a apparition_n for_o this_o word_n he_o plain_o relate_v to_o the_o angel_n who_o word_n be_v in_o truth_n the_o lord_n who_o be_v there_o present_a for_o as_o he_o observe_v in_o another_o place_n disput_fw-la ii_o de_fw-la nominibus_fw-la divinis_fw-la n._n 15._o the_o scripture_n relate_v these_o matter_n so_o that_o sometime_o it_o mention_n the_o principal_a cause_n who_o word_n be_v relate_v sometime_o only_o the_o secondary_a cause_n in_o which_o latter_a case_n it_o must_v be_v understand_v that_o when_o the_o word_n exceed_v the_o dignity_n of_o the_o minister_n the_o lord_n himself_o speak_v they_o for_o the_o sacred_a writer_n mind_v more_o by_o who_o authority_n any_o thing_n be_v speak_v than_o by_o who_o ministry_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o much_o material_a from_o who_o mouth_n any_o message_n come_v but_o what_o be_v say_v must_v be_v attend_v this_o will_v be_v make_v plain_a when_o i_o come_v to_o gen._n xxii_o 11_o 12_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 11._o it_o cease_v to_o be_v with_o sarah_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o woman_n she_o be_v no_o long_o capable_a of_o conception_n according_a to_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n ver._n 12._o laugh_v within_o herself_o not_o as_o abraham_n for_o joy_n but_o out_o of_o incredulity_n not_o think_v it_o possible_a for_o a_o old_a woman_n to_o conceive_v by_o a_o old_a man._n and_o her_o smile_n at_o this_o be_v the_o more_o excusable_a because_o she_o do_v not_o know_v they_o to_o be_v angel_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o take_v they_o only_o for_o some_o great_a men._n ver._n 13._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v the_o divine_a majesty_n mention_v verse_n 1_o say_v why_o do_v she_o not_o believe_v my_o messenger_n the_o angel_n speak_v these_o word_n but_o the_o word_n be_v the_o lord_n not_o he_o who_o be_v now_o present_a with_o the_o angel_n and_o in_o a_o little_a time_n appear_v without_o they_o verse_n 17_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 14._o at_o the_o time_n appoint_v will_v i_o return_v to_o thou_o take_v it_o from_o myself_o that_o what_o have_v be_v tell_v thou_o by_o they_o shall_v be_v effect_v ver._n 15._o sarah_n deny_v fear_v as_o it_o follow_v put_v she_o into_o a_o confusion_n so_o that_o she_o do_v not_o mind_n what_o she_o say_v otherwise_o she_o will_v not_o have_v deny_v what_o she_o may_v well_o think_v they_o know_v therefore_o she_o be_v only_o make_v sensible_a of_o her_o fault_n by_o a_o simple_a affirmation_n of_o what_o she_o deny_v without_o any_o further_a reproof_n nay_o but_o thou_o do_v laugh_v the_o person_n that_o speak_v seem_v to_o have_v turn_v to_o she_o and_o say_v do_v not_o deny_v what_o i_o know_v to_o be_v true_a ver._n 16._o look_v towards_o sodom_n as_o if_o they_o intend_v to_o travel_v that_o way_n and_o abraham_n go_v with_o they_o to_o bring_v they_o on_o the_o way_n a_o piece_n of_o civility_n like_o the_o former_a have_v entertain_v they_o he_o accompany_v they_o so_o far_o as_o to_o direct_v they_o in_o the_o road_n to_o sodom_n ver._n 17._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v the_o divine_a majesty_n mention_v verse_n 1._o begin_v now_o to_o discourse_v plain_o and_o open_o with_o he_o not_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n but_o by_o himself_o for_o i_o take_v it_o the_o three_o angel_n have_v now_o leave_v abraham_n alone_o who_o return_v towards_o his_o tent_n see_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o hear_v he_o speak_v what_o follow_v shall_v i_o hide_v from_o abraham_n etc._n etc._n these_o word_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v speak_v to_o abraham_n otherwise_o how_o come_v he_o to_o expostulate_v with_o the_o lord_n as_o he_o do_v verse_n 23_o etc._n etc._n unless_o we_o will_v conceive_v as_o we_o may_v verse_n 20_o 21._o to_o be_v the_o declaration_n of_o god_n intention_n to_o destroy_v sodom_n and_o these_o word_n and_o the_o next_o to_o be_v his_o resolution_n within_o himself_o to_o acquaint_v abraham_n with_o that_o intention_n ver._n 18._o see_v that_o abraham_n shall_v sure_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v one_o reason_n why_o the_o divine_a majesty_n resolve_v to_o acquaint_v abraham_n with_o his_o intend_a proceed_n because_o he_o have_v already_o reveal_v to_o he_o great_a thing_n and_o make_v he_o most_o gracious_a promise_n ver._n 19_o for_o i_o know_v etc._n etc._n this_o verse_n contain_v another_o reason_n because_o he_o know_v abraham_n will_v approve_v himself_o so_o faithful_a to_o he_o that_o he_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o enjoy_v all_o that_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o keep_v the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v to_o persist_v in_o the_o true_a religion_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n to_o do_v justice_n and_o judgement_n include_v in_o they_o all_o those_o virtue_n which_o be_v opposite_a to_o the_o sin_n of_o sodom_n ver._n 20._o because_o the_o cry_n of_o their_o sin_n which_o be_v say_v to_o cry_v first_o to_o show_v the_o enormous_a greatness_n and_o impudence_n of_o they_o for_o grandis_fw-la absque_fw-la dubio_fw-la clamour_n est_fw-la qui_fw-la a_o terra_fw-la ascendit_fw-la ad_fw-la coelum_fw-la as_o salvian_n speak_v and_o second_o to_o show_v that_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n can_v no_o long_o bear_v with_o they_o their_o sin_n compel_v he_o as_o one_o may_v say_v to_o punish_v they_o for_o deus_fw-la eos_fw-la noluerit_fw-la perdere_fw-la sed_fw-la ipsi_fw-la extorserint_fw-la ut_fw-la perirent_fw-la they_o not_o only_o call_v but_o cry_v to_o he_o for_o vengeance_n as_o he_o also_o speak_v l._n i._n de_fw-fr gubern_n dei_fw-la p._n 19_o 20._o edit_fw-la baluzii_n and_o l._n iu._n p._n 75._o l._n v._o p._n 113._o of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n as_o they_o be_v the_o principal_a and_o great_a city_n so_o they_o be_v the_o most_o wicked_a and_o lead_v the_o rest_n into_o all_o manner_n of_o impiety_n who_o therefore_o also_o perish_v with_o they_o very_o grievous_a not_o to_o be_v tolerate_v any_o long_a there_o be_v prodigious_a story_n relate_v of_o the_o wickedness_n both_o of_o their_o judge_n and_o of_o the_o people_n in_o the_o gemara_fw-la sanhedrim_n cap._n xi_o which_o be_v there_o allege_v as_o a_o explication_n of_o this_o verse_n ver._n 21._o i_o will_v go_v down_o now_o etc._n etc._n he_o use_v the_o language_n of_o a_o good_a judge_n verse_n 25._o who_o never_o pass_v sentence_n much_o less_o execute_v it_o till_o he_o have_v examine_v the_o cause_n whether_o they_o have_v do_v altogether_o etc._n etc._n whether_o they_o be_v come_v to_o the_o high_a pitch_n of_o wickedness_n or_o as_o the_o dieu_fw-fr whether_o they_o be_v so_o resolve_v to_o go_v on_o in_o sin_n that_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o they_o if_o not_o i_o will_v know_v that_o so_o i_o may_v use_v mean_n for_o their_o reformation_n ver._n 22._o and_o the_o men._n the_o three_o man_n mention_v verse_n 2._o it_o be_v common_o say_v that_o only_o two_o of_o they_o go_v away_o from_o abraham_n and_o that_o the_o three_o remain_v and_o hold_v discourse_n with_o he_o but_o i_o see_v no_o reason_n for_o this_o they_o that_o come_v in_o and_o eat_v with_o he_o and_o rise_v up_o from_o the_o table_n verse_n 16._o who_o no_o doubt_n be_v all_o three_o be_v the_o person_n that_o be_v here_o say_v now_o to_o have_v turn_v their_o face_n from_o thence_o i._n e._n from_o the_o place_n where_o they_o have_v be_v entertain_v by_o abraham_n or_o where_o he_o part_v with_o they_o and_o go_v towards_o sodom_n as_o they_o intend_v verse_n 16._o but_o abraham_n stand_v yet_o before_o the_o lord_n not_o before_o any_o of_o those_o three_o 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water_n which_o word_n be_v write_v as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v direct_v to_o make_v a_o commentary_n upon_o moses_n ver._n 12._o and_o the_o rain_n be_v upon_o the_o earth_n forty_o day_n etc._n etc._n it_o continue_v rain_v so_o long_o without_o any_o intermission_n ver._n 13._o in_o the_o selfsame_a day_n etc._n etc._n in_o that_o very_a day_n when_o the_o rain_n begin_v do_v noah_n and_o his_o family_n etc._n etc._n finish_v their_o go_n into_o the_o ark._n which_o can_v not_o be_v do_v in_o a_o day_n or_o two_o but_o require_v a_o good_a deal_n of_o time_n and_o now_o he_o have_v complete_v it_o the_o very_a last_o creature_n be_v there_o bestow_v for_o it_o be_v likely_a he_o put_v in_o all_o other_o thing_n first_o and_o then_o go_v in_o himself_o with_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o their_o wife_n who_o be_v no_o soon_o enter_v but_o the_o water_n break_v in_o upon_o the_o earth_n from_o beneath_o and_o come_v down_o pour_v from_o above_o ver._n 16._o the_o lord_z shut_v he_o 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they_o be_v great_o increase_v which_o must_v be_v by_o more_o rain_n still_o fall_v on_o the_o earth_n though_o not_o in_o such_o uninterrupted_a shower_n as_o during_o the_o forty_o day_n and_o the_o ark_n go_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o water_n move_v from_o place_n to_o place_n as_o the_o wave_n drive_v it_o ver._n 19_o and_o the_o water_n prevail_v exceed_o upon_o the_o earth_n this_o be_v a_o high_a expression_n than_o before_o signify_v their_o rise_n still_o to_o a_o great_a pitch_n by_o continue_v ra_n and_o all_o the_o high_a mountain_n that_o be_v under_o the_o whole_a heaven_n be_v cover_v there_o be_v those_o ancient_o and_o they_o have_v their_o successor_n now_o who_o imagine_v the_o flood_n be_v not_o universal_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o only_o there_o where_o man_n then_o dwell_v as_o the_o author_n of_o the_o question_n ad_fw-la orthodoxos_fw-la tell_v we_o q._n 34._o but_o they_o be_v confute_v by_o these_o word_n and_o by_o other_o passage_n which_o say_v all_o flesh_n die_v for_o the_o truth_n be_v the_o world_n be_v then_o full_o people_v as_o it_o be_v now_o and_o not_o only_o inhabit_v in_o some_o part_n of_o it_o as_o may_v be_v easy_o demonstrate_v if_o man_n will_v but_o consider_v that_o in_o the_o space_n of_o one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o fifty_o six_o year_n when_o man_n live_v so_o long_o as_o they_o then_o do_v their_o increase_n can_v not_o but_o be_v six_o time_n more_o than_o have_v be_v in_o the_o space_n of_o five_o thousand_o year_n since_o man_n life_n be_v shorten_v as_o we_o now_o see_v they_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o strange_a weakness_n to_o fancy_n that_o only_a palestine_n syria_n or_o mesopotamia_n or_o some_o such_o
as_o he_o do_v xv._o 21._o or_o in_o general_a all_o the_o nation_n which_o the_o israelite_n afterward_o destroy_v it_o seem_v to_o i_o the_o first_o of_o these_o be_v mean_v and_o that_o by_o land_n he_o mean_v only_o that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n where_o sichem_n lie_v which_o be_v then_o possess_v by_o this_o particular_a people_n for_o in_o the_o next_o place_n that_o abram_n go_v to_o it_o be_v say_v the_o canaanite_n and_o the_o perizzite_n dwell_v then_o in_o the_o land_n fourteen_o 7._o i._n e._n in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n where_o we_o do_v not_o read_v what_o entertainment_n abram_n meet_v withal_o but_o i_o take_v it_o as_o a_o argument_n of_o abram_n great_a faith_n that_o he_o will_v adventure_v among_o such_o a_o rough_a and_o fierce_a people_n who_o have_v no_o kindness_n for_o the_o posterity_n of_o shem_n upon_o a_o old_a score_n and_o if_o the_o ancient_a tradition_n in_o epiphanius_n be_v true_a upon_o a_o fresh_a account_n for_o he_o say_v haeres_fw-la lxvi_o n._n 84._o that_o this_o country_n call_v canaan_n do_v real_o belong_v to_o the_o child_n of_o shem_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o division_n make_v among_o the_o son_n of_o noah_n but_o the_o child_n of_o canaan_n have_v dispossess_v they_o so_o that_o these_o word_n the_o canaanite_n be_v then_o in_o the_o land_n signify_v they_o have_v already_o invade_v this_o country_n before_o abram_n come_v thither_o to_o who_o god_n promise_v to_o give_v it_o he_o only_o restore_v the_o posterity_n of_o shem_n from_o who_o abram_n descend_v unto_o that_o which_o the_o child_n of_o ham_n have_v wrongful_o seize_v by_o all_o which_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o see_v how_o frivolous_a their_o reason_n be_v who_o from_o this_o place_n conclude_v moses_n do_v not_o write_v this_o book_n because_o these_o word_n seem_v to_o signify_v the_o writer_n of_o they_o live_v after_o the_o canaanite_n be_v throw_v out_o of_o this_o land_n which_o be_v after_o moses_n his_o death_n if_o these_o man_n have_v not_o a_o great_a inclination_n to_o cavil_v than_o to_o find_v out_o the_o truth_n they_o will_v rather_o have_v say_v the_o meaning_n be_v the_o canaanite_n be_v possess_v of_o this_o part_n of_o the_o country_n in_o abraham_n time_n though_o throw_v out_o of_o it_o by_o jacob_n son_n gen._n xxxiv_o before_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n which_o be_v another_o way_n of_o explain_v these_o word_n against_o which_o i_o see_v no_o objection_n but_o this_o that_o their_o prince_n be_v call_v a_o hivite_n xxxiv_o 2._o to_o which_o there_o be_v a_o answer_n verse_n 30._o which_o show_v the_o people_n be_v partly_o canaanites_n ver._n 7._o and_o the_o lord_n appear_v unto_o abram_n as_o he_o have_v do_v before_o verse_n 1_o but_o now_o it_o be_v likely_a in_o a_o more_o glorious_a manner_n to_o establish_v he_o in_o faith_n and_o obedience_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o etc._n etc._n there_o be_v a_o voice_n come_v from_o the_o schechinah_n or_o divine_a glory_n which_o now_o appear_v to_o he_o and_o tell_v he_o this_o be_v the_o country_n he_o intend_v to_o bestow_v upon_o his_o posterity_n it_o be_v very_o remarkable_a that_o he_o no_o soon_o enter_v canaan_n but_o god_n renew_v his_o promise_n to_o he_o make_v before_o he_o come_v out_o of_o his_o own_o country_n and_o it_o be_v further_a observable_a as_o we_o shall_v see_v in_o the_o follow_a story_n that_o abram_n obedience_n be_v constant_o reward_v in_o kind_n according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o service_n he_o perform_v though_o in_o quantity_n the_o reward_n far_o exceed_v the_o service_n thus_o have_v leave_v his_o own_o country_n and_o father_n house_n which_o be_v the_o first_o trial_n of_o his_o obedience_n god_n promise_v to_o give_v he_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o canaan_n and_o to_o make_v his_o posterity_n a_o mighty_a nation_n see_v xvii_o 6._o xxii_o 16._o and_o there_o he_o build_v a_o altar_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v so_o glorious_a a_o appearance_n that_o it_o move_v he_o to_o offer_v up_o a_o solemn_a sacrifice_n to_o god_n for_o which_o he_o build_v a_o altar_n here_o in_o sichem_n and_o it_o be_v the_o first_o that_o he_o build_v in_o this_o country_n it_o make_v this_o become_v the_o first_o place_n that_o be_v establish_v for_o public_a worship_n after_o the_o israelite_n conquer_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o here_o be_v the_o sanctuary_n of_o god_n in_o joshua_n time_n near_o this_o very_a grove_n where_o abram_n first_o pitch_v his_o tent_n and_o build_v a_o altar_n josh_n xxiv_o 1_o 25_o 26._o it_o continue_v famous_a also_o in_o aftertime_n as_o appear_v from_o judg._n ix_o 6._o ver._n 8._o and_o he_o remove_v from_o thence_o unto_o a_o mountain_n etc._n etc._n though_o the_o lord_n here_o appear_v to_o he_o yet_o he_o do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o trust_v himself_o among_o the_o canaanite_n who_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o wicked_a nation_n that_o possess_v this_o land_n or_o he_o think_v fit_a to_o see_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o country_n which_o god_n promise_v to_o give_v he_o and_o therefore_o come_v hither_o which_o be_v about_o twenty_o mile_n further_a southward_o and_o there_o he_o build_v a_o altar_n upon_o the_o mountain_n where_o they_o ancient_o choose_v to_o sacrifice_v rather_o than_o in_o other_o place_n and_o it_o be_v likely_a god_n again_o appear_v to_o he_o here_o to_o encourage_v and_o strengthen_v he_o against_o all_o his_o fear_n which_o make_v he_o build_v a_o new_a altar_n and_o offer_v sacrifice_n of_o thanksgiving_n to_o god_n to_o implore_v his_o continue_a favour_n and_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o the_o promise_n which_o god_n make_v in_o the_o former_a place_n verse_n 7._o he_o renew_v again_o in_o this_o and_o more_o at_o large_a after_o he_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n xiii_o 3_o 4_o 14_o 15_o 16._o on_o the_o east_n of_o bethel_n so_o it_o be_v call_v in_o aftertime_n ver._n 9_o and_o abram_n journey_v etc._n etc._n he_o do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o fix_v yet_o in_o the_o forenamed_a place_n but_o make_v a_o further_a progress_n into_o the_o southern_a part_n of_o the_o country_n yet_o after_o he_o have_v be_v in_o egypt_n the_o story_n of_o which_o follow_v he_o return_v to_o this_o place_n ver._n 10._o a_o famine_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n he_o go_v down_o egypt_n lay_v low_a in_o comparison_n with_o canaan_n to_o sojourn_v not_o to_o dwell_v there_o for_o he_o doubt_v not_o of_o god_n promise_n to_o he_o of_o possess_v the_o land_n which_o he_o have_v leave_v ver._n 11._o thou_o be_v a_o fair_a woman_n etc._n etc._n she_o be_v now_o threescore_o year_n old_a but_o have_v comely_a feature_n and_o be_v of_o a_o fair_a complexion_n in_o comparison_n with_o the_o egyptian_n who_o be_v sallow_a she_o seem_v to_o be_v young_a than_o she_o be_v ver._n 12._o they_o will_v kill_v i_o know_v they_o to_o be_v a_o libidinous_a people_n he_o be_v afraid_a they_o may_v be_v tempt_v to_o make_v he_o away_o that_o they_o may_v have_v his_o wife_n ver._n 13._o say_v thou_o be_v my_o sister_n he_o himself_o upon_o another_o occasion_n explain_v in_o what_o sense_n she_o be_v so_o xx._n 12._o therefore_o he_o teach_v she_o not_o to_o tell_v a_o lie_n but_o to_o conceal_v the_o truth_n ver._n 15._o pharaoh_n the_o egyptian_a kingdom_n begin_v about_o three_o hundred_o year_n before_o this_o in_o the_o day_n of_o ragau_n xi_o 18._o if_o the_o arabian_a writer_n say_v true_a and_o now_o be_v grow_v to_o be_v very_o powerful_a by_o the_o mean_n of_o some_o king_n of_o this_o name_n which_o it_o appear_v by_o this_o place_n be_v very_o ancient_a and_o continue_v to_o be_v the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n till_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n and_o we_o know_v not_o how_o much_o long_o just_o as_o ptolemy_n be_v their_o name_n after_o the_o time_n of_o alexander_n and_o caesar_n and_o augustus_n be_v the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o emperor_n of_o rome_n and_o candace_n of_o all_o the_o queen_n of_o aethiopia_n and_o the_o like_a may_v be_v observe_v in_o several_a other_o country_n ludolphus_n take_v pharaoh_n to_o be_v a_o compound_n word_n signify_v as_o much_o as_o father_n of_o the_o country_n for_o that_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o phar-ot_a in_o the_o aethiopic_a language_n as_o pharmut_n be_v mother_n of_o the_o country_n the_o prince_n also_o etc._n etc._n the_o courtier_n who_o study_v to_o gratify_v their_o prince_n pleasure_n be_v take_v into_o pharaoh_n house_n into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o woman_n it_o be_v probable_a for_o the_o egyptian_a king_n be_v now_o as_o i_o say_v very_o great_a like_o those_o of_o persia_n in_o aftertime_n intend_v to_o make_v she_o one_o of_o his_o concubine_n ver._n 16._o and_o he_o have_v sheep_n and_o ox_n etc._n etc._n by_o the_o
before_o verse_n 25_o and_o so_o they_o be_v immediate_o in_o this_o very_a verse_n sold_n joseph_n to_o the_o ishmaelite_n for_o they_o be_v very_o near_a neighbour_n and_o join_v together_o in_o trade_n make_v now_o one_o caravan_n with_o a_o joint_a stock_n as_o this_o story_n intimate_v read_v judg._n viii_o 1_o 3_o 22_o 23_o 24_o 26._o and_o it_o will_v appear_v the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o they_o as_o one_o and_o the_o same_o people_n in_o aftertime_n for_o twenty_o piece_n of_o silver_n most_o understand_v so_o many_o shekel_n which_o be_v a_o very_a small_a price_n but_o therefore_o demand_v and_o no_o more_o that_o the_o bargain_n may_v be_v clap_v up_o the_o soon_o ver._n 29._o reuben_n return_v to_o the_o pit_n he_o pretend_v some_o business_n have_v withdraw_v himself_o from_o the_o company_n with_o a_o intention_n when_o his_o brethren_n be_v go_v from_o the_o pit_n to_o come_v private_o and_o take_v joseph_n out_o and_o carry_v he_o to_o his_o father_n upon_o that_o design_n he_o now_o come_v thither_o rend_a his_o clothes_n as_o they_o use_v to_o do_v when_o they_o mourn_v for_o the_o dead_a whereby_o he_o express_v his_o real_a grief_n for_o his_o brother_n ver._n 30._o the_o child_n be_v not_o he_o be_v dead_a as_o this_o phrase_n common_o signify_v whither_o shall_v i_o go_v i_o know_v not_o whither_o to_o flee_v to_o hide_v myself_o from_o my_o father_n anger_n who_o may_v just_o expect_v the_o elder_a son_n shall_v take_v the_o great_a care_n of_o he_o ver._n 31._o and_o they_o take_v joseph_n coat_n etc._n etc._n his_o brethren_n it_o seem_v persuade_v reuben_n also_o to_o join_v with_o they_o in_o conceal_v the_o sale_n of_o joseph_n and_o make_v their_o old_a father_n believe_v he_o be_v devour_v by_o some_o wild_a beast_n ver._n 32._o they_o send_v the_o coat_n etc._n etc._n they_o first_o send_v it_o by_o a_o messenger_n and_o immediate_o follow_v themselves_o with_o the_o tale_n which_o be_v here_o relate_v ver._n 33._o a_o evil_a beast_n some_o wild_a beast_n of_o which_o there_o be_v great_a store_n in_o those_o country_n such_o as_o lion_n and_o bear_n for_o he_o can_v not_o suspect_v his_o brethren_n will_v kill_v he_o ver._n 34._o rend_a his_o clothes_n and_o put_v sackcloth_n on_o his_o loin_n this_o be_v the_o high_a degree_n of_o mourn_v in_o those_o day_n we_o read_v often_o of_o put_v on_o sackcloth_n in_o future_a age_n upon_o such_o sad_a occasion_n but_o this_o be_v the_o first_o time_n we_o meet_v with_o it_o which_o show_v the_o great_a antiquity_n of_o such_o custom_n mourn_v for_o his_o son_n many_o day_n beyond_o the_o ordinary_a time_n of_o mourn_v many_o year_n as_o the_o word_n day_n sometime_o signify_v perhaps_o till_o he_o hear_v he_o be_v alive_a so_o the_o follow_a verse_n seem_v to_o denote_v that_o he_o resolve_v not_o to_o cease_v mourn_v for_o he_o as_o long_o as_o he_o live_v ver._n 35._o all_o his_o son_n and_o daughter_n he_o have_v but_o one_o daughter_n therefore_o the_o meaning_n be_v his_o son_n wife_n or_o their_o daughter_n i_o will_v go_v down_o into_o the_o grave_a etc._n etc._n if_o scheol_n here_o be_v expound_v grave_a than_o the_o next_o word_n must_v be_v thus_o translate_v mourn_v for_o my_o son_n as_o r._n solomon_n interpret_v they_o for_o joseph_n be_v not_o bury_v in_o a_o grave_a and_o therefore_o he_o can_v not_o think_v of_o go_v down_o to_o he_o thither_o and_o thus_o christophorus_n à _fw-fr castro_n upon_o the_o second_o of_o baruch_n acknowledge_v scheol_n signify_v in_o this_o place_n and_o interpret_v it_o in_o this_o manner_n lugere_fw-la non_fw-la desinam_fw-la donec_fw-la i_o sepulturae_fw-la demandetis_fw-la i_o will_v not_o cease_v to_o mourn_v till_o you_o lay_v i_o in_o my_o grave_n but_o if_o we_o follow_v our_o translation_n which_o be_v most_o common_a i_o will_v go_v down_o to_o my_o son_n than_o scheol_n must_v signify_v the_o state_n or_o place_n of_o the_o dead_a as_o it_o often_o do_v and_o particular_o isaiah_n fourteen_o where_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n be_v express_o deny_v the_o honour_n of_o a_o grave_a verse_n 19_o 20._o scheol_n be_v say_v to_o be_v move_v for_o he_o and_o to_o meet_v he_o and_o to_o stir_v up_o the_o dead_a for_o he_o verse_n 9_o thus_o his_o father_n weep_v for_o he_o continue_a his_o mourn_a not_o only_o by_o wear_v sackcloth_n but_o in_o such_o passionate_a expression_n as_o these_o ver._n 36._o and_o the_o midianite_n in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v medanim_fw-la a_o distinct_a name_n from_o those_o verse_n 38._o who_o be_v a_o people_n derive_v from_o medan_n one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o keturah_n and_o brother_n to_o midian_a xxv_o 2._o they_o and_o the_o midianite_n live_v near_o together_o in_o arabia_n not_o far_o from_o the_o ishmaelite_n who_o all_o join_v together_o in_o this_o caravan_n and_o make_v one_o society_n of_o merchant_n consist_v of_o medanites_n midianites_n and_o ishmaelite_n a_o officer_n the_o hebrew_n word_n saris_n oftentimes_o signify_v a_o eunuch_n by_o who_o the_o eastern_a queen_n be_v attend_v but_o it_o likewise_o signify_v all_o the_o great_a courtier_n as_o the_o chaldee_n here_o translate_v it_o such_o as_o the_o bed-chamber-man_n the_o lord-chamberlain_n as_o we_o now_o speak_v and_o such_o like_a officer_n of_o state_n and_o therefore_o be_v right_o translate_v here_o for_o potiphar_n have_v a_o wife_n the_o truth_n be_v this_o be_v the_o prime_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n till_o in_o after_o time_n the_o depravation_n of_o manner_n and_o the_o jealousy_n of_o the_o eastern_a king_n make_v they_o set_v none_o but_o slave_n who_o be_v castrate_v to_o attend_v their_o queen_n by_o who_o they_o be_v prefer_v to_o great_a office_n and_o so_o come_v to_o enjoy_v this_o name_n pharaoh_n this_o be_v a_o common_a name_n to_o all_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n see_v xii_o 15._o captain_n of_o the_o guard_n the_o lxx_o translate_v it_o master_n cook_n and_o so_o epiphanius_n call_v his_o wife_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d haeres_fw-la xxvi_o n._n 17._o our_o margin_n have_v it_o chief_z of_o the_o slaughterman_n or_o executioner_n but_o the_o word_n tabachim_n may_v better_o be_v translate_v soldier_n than_o butcher_n or_o executioner_n and_o here_o some_o think_v may_v denote_v he_o who_o we_o call_v the_o provost-marshal_n other_o will_v have_v it_o the_o master_n of_o the_o horse_n but_o i_o see_v no_o more_o proper_a translation_n than_o we_o captain_n of_o the_o guard_n or_o rather_o chief_a commander_n of_o the_o king_n guard_n such_o a_o one_o as_o nebuzaradan_n be_v 2_o king_n xxv_o 20._o for_o schar_n be_v more_o than_o one_o who_o we_o now_o call_v a_o captain_n see_v xl._n 3._o this_o phrase_n schar-hatabachim_a be_v explain_v by_o hottinger_n out_o of_o the_o ethiopic_a tongue_n see_v smegma_fw-la orient_n p._n 85._o chap._n xxxviii_o ver._n 1._o at_o that_o time_n it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o he_o mean_v at_o the_o time_n joseph_n be_v sell_v which_o be_v just_a before_o mention_v or_o at_o the_o time_n jacob_n return_v from_o mesopotamia_n to_o live_v in_o canaan_n xxxiii_o 18._o or_o when_o he_o go_v to_o settle_v with_o his_o father_n at_o mamre_n xxxv_o 27._o but_o take_v it_o any_o of_o these_o way_n there_o be_v time_n enough_o for_o all_o the_o event_n follow_v before_o they_o go_v into_o egypt_n suppose_v judah_n child_n to_o have_v marry_v very_o young_a as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o most_o interpreter_n judah_n go_v down_o from_o his_o brethren_n either_o upon_o some_o business_n or_o in_o some_o discontent_n adullamite_n a_o citizen_n of_o adullam_n which_o be_v a_o famous_a town_n or_o city_n that_o fall_v afterward_o to_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n who_o king_n be_v slay_v by_o joshua_n xii_o 19_o and_o where_o there_o be_v a_o famous_a cave_n in_o which_o david_n hide_v himself_o 1_o sam._n xxii_o 1._o ver._n 2._o judah_n see_v there_o so_o as_o to_o fall_v in_o love_n with_o she_o for_o according_a to_o the_o old_a say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o daughter_n of_o a_o certain_a canaanite_n it_o be_v not_o so_o bad_a for_o a_o man_n circumcise_a to_o marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o one_o uncircumcised_a as_o it_o be_v to_o give_v their_o daughter_n in_o marriage_n to_o a_o uncircumcised_a husband_n xxxiv_o 14._o for_o a_o uncircumcised_a man_n be_v account_v unclean_a though_o he_o have_v renounce_v idolatry_n but_o a_o woman_n bear_v of_o uncircumcised_a parent_n be_v not_o so_o account_v if_o she_o embrace_v the_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n whence_o salmon_n a_o great_a man_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n marry_v rahab_n who_o be_v a_o canaanite_n such_o a_o one_o we_o must_v suppose_v this_o woman_n who_o judah_n marry_v to_o have_v be_v or_o else_o he_o have_v offend_v his_o father_n as_o much_o as_o
of_o their_o heroic_a virtue_n which_o make_v they_o ancient_o great_a benefactor_n to_o mankind_n thence_o arise_v the_o custom_n of_o swear_v by_o they_o which_o aben_n ezra_n say_v continue_v in_o his_o time_n about_o 1170._o when_o egypt_n be_v govern_v by_o caliphs_n if_o any_o man_n swear_v by_o the_o king_n head_n and_o be_v find_v to_o have_v swear_v false_o he_o be_v punish_v capital_o and_o when_o schach_n ishmael_n the_o first_o sophi_n get_v the_o persian_a empire_n no_o oath_n be_v hold_v so_o sacred_a as_o leunclavius_n report_v as_o to_o swear_v by_o his_o head_n i._n e._n in_o effect_n by_o his_o life_n but_o st._n basil_n will_v not_o have_v this_o to_o be_v a_o oath_n but_o a_o solemn_a asseveration_n to_o persuade_v belief_n for_o say_v he_o tom._n i._n hom._n in_o psal_n xv._o p._n 155._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n there_o be_v certain_a speech_n which_o have_v the_o fashion_n of_o oath_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o oath_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d serve_v only_o to_o persuade_v the_o auditor_n such_o he_o take_v this_o to_o be_v and_o that_o of_o st._n paul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o our_o rejoice_v 1_o corinth_n xv._o 31._o where_o he_o say_v the_o apostle_n be_v not_o unmindful_a of_o the_o evangelical_n commandment_n not_o to_o swear_v but_o by_o a_o speech_n in_o form_n of_o a_o oath_n he_o will_v have_v they_o believe_v that_o his_o glory_v in_o they_o or_o rather_o in_o christ_n be_v dear_a to_o he_o than_o any_o thing_n else_o and_o the_o truth_n be_v judah_n seem_v to_o have_v take_v these_o word_n of_o joseph_n only_o for_o a_o solemn_a protestation_n xliii_o 3._o wherein_o he_o expose_v the_o life_n of_o pharaoh_n which_o be_v most_o dear_a to_o he_o unto_o execration_n if_o he_o be_v not_o as_o good_a as_o his_o word_n so_o g._n calixtus_n understand_v it_o ver._n 16._o send_v one_o of_o you_o and_o let_v he_o fetch_v your_o brother_n at_o first_o he_o propose_v that_o only_o one_o of_o they_o shall_v return_v home_o to_o bring_v their_o brother_n to_o he_o and_o all_o the_o rest_n remain_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n prisoner_n in_o egypt_n ver._n 17._o and_o he_o put_v they_o all_o together_o into_o ward_n etc._n etc._n that_o they_o may_v consult_v one_o with_o another_o which_o of_o they_o shall_v go_v to_o fetch_v benjamin_n about_o which_o it_o seem_v they_o can_v not_o agree_v every_o one_o fear_v to_o be_v the_o messenger_n of_o such_o sad_a tiding_n to_o their_o father_n who_o may_v suspect_v they_o be_v all_o lose_v ver._n 18._o joseph_n say_v unto_o they_o the_o three_o day_n etc._n etc._n i_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o destroy_v you_o for_o i_o know_v there_o be_v a_o god_n who_o will_v punish_v all_o injustice_n and_o cruelty_n therefore_o i_o make_v this_o new_a proposition_n to_o you_o ver._n 19_o let_v one_o of_o your_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n this_o shall_v be_v the_o proof_n of_o your_o honesty_n instead_o of_o send_v one_o of_o you_o to_o your_o father_n you_o shall_v all_o go_v but_o one_o who_o shall_v remain_v bind_v in_o prison_n till_o you_o bring_v your_o young_a brother_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n carry_v provision_n for_o your_o family_n ver._n 20._o but_o bring_v your_o young_a brother_n etc._n etc._n fail_v not_o to_o let_v i_o see_v your_o young_a brother_n and_o so_o shall_v you_o justify_v yourselves_o to_o be_v no_o spy_n and_o suffer_v nothing_o and_o they_o do_v so_o they_o consent_v to_o this_o proposal_n ver._n 21._o and_o they_o say_v one_o to_o another_o they_o that_o have_v the_o chief_a hand_n in_o the_o conspiracy_n against_o joseph_n begin_v upon_o this_o occasion_n to_o make_v the_o follow_a reflection_n on_o it_o we_o be_v very_o guilty_a etc._n etc._n see_v the_o power_n of_o conscience_n which_o fly_v in_o their_o face_n and_o reproach_n they_o for_o a_o fact_n commit_v above_o twenty_o year_n ago_o in_o that_o we_o see_v the_o anguish_n of_o his_o soul_n etc._n etc._n we_o will_v have_v no_o pity_n when_o he_o beseech_v we_o with_o tear_n and_o now_o nothing_o that_o we_o can_v say_v will_v move_v this_o man._n they_o observe_v their_o gild_n in_o their_o punishment_n for_o as_o they_o have_v throw_v joseph_n into_o a_o pit_n so_o they_o have_v be_v throw_v into_o a_o prison_n themselves_o and_o as_o nothing_o he_o can_v say_v will_v incline_v they_o to_o spare_v he_o so_o now_o they_o find_v joseph_n inexorable_a to_o they_o this_o anguish_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o his_o entreaty_n be_v not_o mention_v before_o chap._n xxxvii_o but_o can_v not_o but_o be_v suppose_v if_o they_o have_v not_o be_v mention_v here_o ver._n 22._o and_o reuben_n answer_v they_o etc._n etc._n you_o shall_v have_v hearken_v unto_o i_o and_o then_o you_o have_v not_o come_v into_o this_o distress_n behold_v also_o his_o blood_n be_v require_v you_o kill_v he_o and_o now_o you_o must_v pay_v for_o it_o with_o the_o loss_n of_o your_o life_n for_o he_o think_v he_o to_o be_v dead_a ver._n 23._o speak_v to_o they_o by_o a_o interpreter_n this_o show_v the_o egyptian_a tongue_n and_o the_o hebrew_n be_v different_a though_o in_o some_o word_n they_o may_v agree_v ver._n 24._o and_o he_o turn_v himself_o about_o from_o they_o and_o go_v into_o some_o other_o room_n and_o weep_v natural_a affection_n be_v too_o strong_a for_o the_o person_n he_o put_v on_o and_o will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o counterfeit_v any_o long_o return_v to_o they_o and_o commune_v with_o they_o when_o he_o have_v vent_v his_o passion_n and_o compose_v himself_o to_o his_o former_a temper_n he_o repeat_v to_o they_o what_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o before_o but_o add_v withal_o that_o if_o they_o bring_v benjamin_n with_o they_o they_o may_v traffic_n in_o the_o land_n verse_n 34._o and_o take_v from_o they_o simeon_n who_o the_o hebrew_n say_v be_v the_o person_n that_o put_v joseph_n into_o the_o pit_n and_o therefore_o be_v now_o serve_v in_o his_o kind_n this_o i_o think_v may_v be_v fair_o conjecture_v that_o reuben_n be_v resolve_v to_o save_v he_o and_o judah_n also_o incline_v to_o favour_v he_o if_o simeon_n have_v join_v with_o they_o their_o authority_n may_v have_v prevail_v to_o deliver_v he_o and_o bind_v he_o before_o their_o eye_n cause_v he_o to_o be_v bind_v in_o their_o presence_n to_o strike_v the_o great_a terror_n into_o they_o ver._n 25._o to_o give_v they_o provision_n for_o the_o way_n that_o they_o may_v carry_v what_o they_o buy_v entire_a for_o the_o use_n of_o their_o family_n and_o thus_o he_o do_v unto_o they_o thus_o the_o person_n to_o who_o joseph_n give_v that_o command_n do_v unto_o they_o ver._n 26._o and_o they_o jade_v their_o ass_n with_o corn_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v not_o say_v how_o many_o ass_n they_o jade_v but_o one_o will_v guess_v by_o what_o follow_v only_o each_o man_n one_o for_o they_o go_v only_o to_o fetch_v a_o present_a supply_n not_o think_v of_o provide_v against_o a_o long_a famine_n ver._n 27._o and_o as_o one_o of_o they_o open_v his_o sack_n etc._n etc._n wherein_o be_v their_o provision_n for_o the_o way_n verse_n 25._o ver._n 28._o he_o say_v unto_o his_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n who_o all_o present_o open_v their_o sack_n and_o find_v their_o money_n there_o for_o so_o the_o story_n be_v tell_v by_o judah_n at_o their_o return_n to_o egypt_n xliii_o 21_o and_o both_o by_o that_o place_n and_o this_o it_o appear_v this_o happen_v to_o they_o when_o they_o come_v unto_o their_o inn_n to_o rest_v themselves_o in_o their_o first_o day_n be_v journey_n and_o their_o heart_n fail_v they_o etc._n etc._n their_o gild_n make_v they_o afraid_a otherwise_o they_o will_v have_v rejoice_v but_o all_o thing_n terrify_v a_o evil_a conscience_n which_o make_v they_o think_v some_o design_n be_v lay_v to_o undo_v they_o all_o what_o be_v this_o that_o god_n have_v do_v unto_o we_o now_o god_n be_v in_o all_o their_o thought_n as_o the_o chief_a governor_n of_o all_o thing_n whosoever_o be_v the_o instrument_n ver._n 30._o the_o man_n who_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o land_n by_o this_o it_o appear_v joseph_n be_v little_o less_o than_o a_o king_n i._n e._n in_o his_o authority_n and_o sway_n which_o he_o bear_v in_o that_o country_n take_v we_o for_o spy_n in_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v he_o give_v we_o i_o e._n treat_v we_o as_o spy_n by_o deliver_v we_o to_o be_v put_v in_o prison_n ver._n 34._o and_o you_o shall_v traffic_v in_o the_o land_n buy_v corn_n or_o any_o thing_n else_o the_o country_n afford_v without_o any_o let_v or_o impediment_n ver._n 35._o when_o both_o they_o and_o their_o father_n see_v the_o bundle_n of_o money_n etc._n etc._n they_o have_v see_v the_o same_o before_o therefore_o this_o be_v
it_o be_v true_a indeed_o you_o think_v to_o destroy_v i_o but_o god_n design_v by_o that_o very_a evil_a contrivance_n of_o you_o to_o bring_v about_o the_o great_a good_a both_o to_o you_o and_o i_o to_o bring_v to_o pass_v as_o it_o be_v this_o day_n etc._n etc._n to_o accomplish_v what_o you_o now_o see_v the_o preservation_n of_o our_o whole_a family_n which_o he_o understand_v by_o much_o people_n in_o the_o next_o word_n who_o by_o this_o mean_n be_v save_v from_o perish_v herein_o appear_v the_o wonderful_a wisdom_n of_o god_n overrule_v providence_n which_o contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o will_n of_o sinner_n turn_v the_o evil_a they_o do_v into_o good_a and_o direct_v it_o to_o the_o most_o excellent_a ends._n ver._n 21._o now_o therefore_o fear_v you_o not_o he_o again_o incourage_v their_o hope_n by_o repeat_v what_o he_o have_v say_v verse_n 19_o i_o will_v nourish_v you_o etc._n etc._n i_o will_v still_o take_v care_n of_o you_o all_o as_o i_o have_v 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