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of_o that_o country_n for_o the_o space_n of_o lxxx_o year_n who_o be_v endue_v with_o such_o a_o incomparable_a spirit_n that_o the_o wise_a man_n among_o they_o learn_v of_o he_o for_o he_o teach_v their_o senator_n wisdom_n psalm_n cv_o 22._o and_o in_o like_a manner_n moses_n live_v xl_o year_n more_o among_o the_o midianite_n where_o it_o appear_v by_o jethro_n there_o want_v not_o person_n of_o great_a knowledge_n and_o from_o thence_o he_o may_v easy_o be_v instruct_v in_o all_o that_o the_o arabian_n know_v who_o be_v no_o mean_a people_n it_o appear_v by_o the_o story_n of_o job_n and_o his_o three_o friend_n and_o elihu_n who_o be_v suppose_v by_o some_o to_o have_v write_v that_o admirable_a book_n and_o be_v near_a neighbour_n to_o the_o most_o famous_a nation_n
brother_n of_o who_o cain_n stubborn_o refuse_v to_o give_v a_o account_n the_o lord_n say_v immediate_o to_o show_v he_o need_v not_o to_o be_v inform_v the_o voice_n of_o thy_o brother_n blood_n cry_v unto_o i_o from_o the_o ground_n ver._n 10._o and_o he_o say_v i_o hear_v thy_o voice_n and_o i_o be_v afraid_a because_o i_o be_v naked_a etc._n etc._n the_o very_a sound_n of_o the_o approach_n of_o thy_o presence_n so_o affright_v i_o because_o i_o find_v i_o have_v lose_v my_o innocency_n that_o i_o hide_v myself_o from_o thou_o this_o be_v a_o foolish_a and_o vain_a attempt_n but_o as_o gild_n make_v man_n fearful_a so_o that_o bereave_v they_o of_o all_o consideration_n ver._n 11._o and_o he_o say_v who_o tell_v thou_o that_o thou_o be_v naked_a divest_v of_o those_o noble_a endowment_n which_o i_o bestow_v on_o thou_o have_v thou_o eat_v etc._n etc._n transgress_v my_o commandment_n ver._n 12._o and_o the_o man_n say_v the_o woman_n who_o thou_o give_v etc._n etc._n i_o confess_v my_o gild_n into_o which_o i_o be_v draw_v by_o she_o who_o thou_o give_v i_o for_o a_o help_n thus_o we_o be_v apt_a to_o excuse_v and_o palliate_v our_o fault_n by_o lay_v that_o load_n upon_o other_o with_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o charge_v ourselves_o ver._n 13._o and_o the_o lord_n god_n say_v unto_o the_o woman_n etc._n etc._n what_o move_v thou_o to_o violate_v my_o command_n and_o she_o say_v the_o serpent_n beguile_v i_o my_o weakness_n be_v deceive_v by_o the_o cunning_a of_o the_o devil_n thus_o she_o also_o throw_v the_o blame_n upon_o another_o but_o god_n no_o doubt_n convince_v they_o both_o of_o the_o greatness_n of_o their_o gild_n and_o the_o miserable_a condition_n into_o which_o they_o be_v fall_v by_o their_o transgression_n before_o he_o end_v this_o discourse_n with_o they_o which_o show_v the_o infinite_a mercy_n of_o the_o creator_n of_o all_o who_o will_v not_o abandon_v they_o but_o seek_v after_o they_o to_o save_v they_o when_o they_o have_v lose_v themselves_o ver._n 14._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o the_o serpent_n thou_o be_v curse_v etc._n etc._n it_o be_v observe_v by_o tertullian_n that_o though_o god_n inflict_v punishment_n on_o adam_n and_o eve_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o curse_v they_o as_o he_o do_v the_o serpent_n ut_fw-la restitutionis_fw-la candidatos_fw-la they_o stand_v fair_a for_o a_o restitution_n to_o his_o favour_n l._n ii_o adv_n martion_n c._n 25._o and_o i_o may_v add_v god_n do_v not_o begin_v with_o they_o but_o first_o sentence_n the_o serpent_n before_o he_o proceed_v to_o judgement_n upon_o they_o which_o denote_v that_o he_o the_o old_a serpent_n be_v the_o great_a offender_n be_v the_o first_o mover_n to_o sin_n which_o make_v his_o crime_n more_o grievous_a than_o they_o now_o to_o be_v curse_v be_v to_o be_v deprive_v of_o what_o be_v before_o enjoy_v and_o doom_v to_o a_o miserable_a wretched_a condition_n of_o life_n the_o particular_n of_o which_o follow_v the_o only_a difficulty_n be_v why_o the_o serpent_n literal_o so_o call_v shall_v be_v curse_v as_o it_o manifest_o be_v though_o the_o devil_n also_o i_o shall_v show_v be_v intend_v be_v but_o a_o instrument_n which_o the_o evil_a spirit_n use_v and_o have_v neither_o will_n to_o sin_n nor_o yet_o understanding_n or_o knowledge_n of_o what_o the_o devil_n do_v it_o be_v common_o answer_v that_o this_o be_v no_o more_o than_o the_o curse_n which_o god_n inflict_v upon_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o sin_v for_o adam_n sake_n verse_n 17._o but_o still_o the_o reason_n of_o that_o curse_n be_v inquire_v which_o be_v evident_a enough_o man_n himself_o be_v punish_v by_o the_o curse_n upon_o the_o earth_n which_o do_v not_o yield_v its_o fruit_n so_o plentiful_o and_o so_o easy_o as_o it_o have_v do_v before_o his_o transgression_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o curse_n upon_o the_o serpent_n may_v be_v the_o better_o discern_v by_o another_o instance_n which_o we_o find_v exod._n xxi_o 28._o where_o a_o ox_n which_o gore_v a_o man_n or_o a_o woman_n that_o they_o die_v be_v order_v to_o be_v stone_v and_o his_o flesh_n not_o to_o be_v eat_v this_o sure_a be_v to_o show_v the_o great_a value_n god_n set_v upon_o man_n life_n which_o he_o secure_v also_o by_o this_o punishment_n which_o move_v all_o owner_n to_o look_v well_o to_o their_o beast_n that_o may_v endanger_v it_o even_o so_o be_v the_o serpent_n condemn_v in_o mercy_n to_o adam_n and_o his_o wife_n who_o it_o be_v manifest_a by_o what_o follow_v god_n intend_v to_o restore_v into_o his_o favour_n that_o they_o may_v be_v ever_o mindful_a of_o the_o foulness_n of_o their_o gild_n and_o excite_v to_o repentance_n by_o see_v a_o noble_a creature_n who_o be_v but_o the_o instrument_n of_o it_o so_o extreme_o debase_v into_o a_o most_o vile_a condition_n upon_o thy_o belly_n shall_v thou_o go_v this_o show_v the_o serpent_n be_v a_o more_o noble_a creature_n before_o this_o fact_n but_o change_v after_o it_o from_o a_o fly_a seraph_n as_o the_o word_n be_v numb_a xxi_o 6._o into_o a_o foul_a creep_a serpent_n not_o move_v aloft_o in_o the_o air_n but_o crawl_v upon_o the_o earth_n and_o lick_v the_o dust_n so_o it_o follow_v and_o dust_n shall_v thou_o eat_v all_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n there_o be_v no_o vile_a food_n than_o this_o which_o do_v not_o signify_v the_o serpent_n shall_v feed_v upon_o nothing_o else_o but_o that_o creep_v on_o the_o ground_n it_o can_v but_o lick_v up_o much_o dust_n together_o with_o its_o food_n whatsoever_o that_o be_v all_o this_o be_v literal_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o serpent_n but_o as_o the_o devil_n lie_v hide_v under_o the_o covert_a of_o the_o serpent_n though_o he_o be_v not_o name_v so_o his_o curse_n be_v intend_v in_o this_o curse_n of_o the_o serpent_n though_o it_o be_v not_o separately_z mention_v as_o appear_v by_o the_o follow_a verse_n which_o have_v a_o peculiar_a respect_n to_o the_o devil_n under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o serpent_n and_o the_o devil_n curse_n in_o general_n be_v this_o to_o be_v thrust_v down_o further_o than_o before_o from_o his_o ancient_a heavenly_a habitation_n and_o condemn_v to_o live_v in_o the_o low_a smoky_a region_n of_o the_o air_n where_o he_o have_v lose_v all_o relish_n of_o celestial_a enjoyment_n and_o please_v himself_o only_o in_o his_o vile_a endeavour_n to_o make_v mankind_n as_o wicked_a as_o himself_o ver._n 15._o i_o will_v put_v enmity_n between_o thou_o and_o the_o woman_n and_o between_o thy_o seed_n and_o her_o seed_n a_o irreconcilable_a feud_n throughout_o all_o generation_n which_o be_v true_a of_o the_o serpent_n literal_o understand_v between_o who_o and_o mankind_n there_o be_v such_o a_o antipathy_n that_o it_o discover_v itself_o both_o in_o the_o natural_a and_o sensitive_a faculty_n of_o they_o both_o their_o humour_n be_v poison_n to_o each_o other_o and_o man_n be_v astonish_v at_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o serpent_n more_o than_o any_o other_o creature_n and_o the_o serpent_n in_o like_a manner_n at_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o man_n especial_o if_o naturalist_n say_v true_a of_o a_o naked_a man._n thus_o mr._n mede_n discourse_v thirty-nine_o p._n 295._o but_o this_o be_v far_o more_o true_a and_o certain_a of_o the_o spiritual_a serpent_n the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n who_o join_v with_o he_o in_o his_o apostasy_n and_o the_o woman_n and_o her_o seed_n in_o who_o these_o word_n be_v more_o literal_o fulfil_v for_o maimonides_n just_o admire_v that_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n shall_v be_v only_o mention_v and_o not_o of_o adam_n without_o who_o she_o can_v have_v no_o seed_n which_o therefore_o must_v be_v his_o seed_n and_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v say_v of_o her_o seed_n not_o of_o his_o that_o it_o bruise_v the_o serpent_n head_n more_n nevochim_n p._n ii_o cap._n 30._o this_o say_v he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o passage_n in_o scripture_n which_o be_v most_o wonderful_a and_o not_o to_o be_v understand_v according_a to_o the_o letter_n but_o contain_v great_a wisdom_n in_o it_o in_o which_o word_n he_o write_v more_o truth_n than_o he_o be_v aware_a but_o be_v not_o able_a to_o unfold_v this_o hide_a wisdom_n as_o we_o christian_n bless_a be_v god_n be_v able_a to_o do_v for_o this_o seed_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v christ_n as_o both_o the_o targum_n that_o ascribe_v to_o jonathan_n and_o that_o call_v the_o jerusalem_n expound_v it_o and_o as_o we_o be_v teach_v to_o understand_v it_o by_o god_n word_n to_o abraham_n when_o he_o renew_v this_o promise_n in_o thy_o seed_n that_o be_v christ_n say_v the_o apostle_n shall_v all_o nation_n be_v bless_v gen._n xxii_o 18._o gal._n iii_o 8_o 16_o for_o he_o vanquish_v the_o devil_n who_o have_v now_o vanquish_v mankind_n so_o it_o
hebrew_n look_v upon_o this_o as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v in_o the_o place_n beforenamed_n on_o verse_n 55._o as_o a_o example_n of_o the_o solemn_a benediction_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v give_v even_o before_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n when_o the_o spouse_n be_v carry_v to_o her_o husband_n thou_o be_v our_o sister_n near_o cousin_n or_o kinswoman_n for_o all_o that_o be_v near_o of_o kin_n call_v one_o another_o brother_n and_o sister_n ver._n 61._o her_o damsel_n who_o wait_v upon_o she_o and_o be_v give_v as_o part_v of_o her_o portion_n ver._n 62._o well_o of_o lahairoi_a mention_v xvi_o 14._o by_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o abraham_n after_o the_o death_n of_o sarah_n return_v to_o live_v at_o beer-sheba_a or_o thereabouts_o for_o that_o be_v nigh_o this_o well_o and_o it_o be_v probable_a abraham_n and_o isaac_n be_v not_o part_v ver._n 63._o to_o meditate_v etc._n etc._n the_o cool_a of_o the_o evening_n and_o solitude_n be_v great_a friend_n to_o meditation_n ver._n 64._o she_o light_v off_o the_o camel_n as_o they_o always_o do_v who_o meet_v any_o person_n who_o they_o honour_v ver._n 65._o take_v a_o veil_n not_o only_o out_o of_o modesty_n but_o in_o token_n of_o her_o subjection_n to_o he_o many_o will_v have_v this_o to_o have_v be_v a_o peculiar_a ornament_n belong_v to_o a_o bride_n call_v by_o the_o roman_n flameum_fw-la by_o the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v l._n v._o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n cap._n 5._o whence_o those_o word_n of_o tertullian_n de_fw-fr veland_n virgin_n c._n ii_o etiam_fw-la apud_fw-la ethnicos_fw-la velatae_fw-la i._n e._n sponsae_fw-la ad_fw-la virum_fw-la ducuntur_fw-la even_o among_o heathen_n bride_n be_v bring_v to_o their_o husband_n with_o a_o veil_n over_o their_o face_n ver._n 66._o and_o the_o servant_n tell_v isaac_n all_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v do_v how_o she_o have_v consent_v to_o be_v his_o wife_n ver._n 67._o bring_v she_o into_o his_o mother_n sarah_n tent._n that_o apartment_n wherein_o his_o mother_n dwell_v which_o be_v distinct_a from_o that_o of_o the_o husband_n be_v and_o isaac_n be_v comfort_v after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o mother_n the_o love_n he_o have_v to_o his_o wife_n help_v to_o alleviate_v the_o sorrow_n he_o have_v conceive_v at_o his_o mother_n death_n which_o be_v so_o great_a that_o now_o it_o have_v continue_v three_o year_n such_o be_v the_o pious_a affection_n child_n have_v for_o their_o parent_n in_o ancient_a day_n isaac_n be_v forty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o marry_v rebekah_n xxv_o 20._o and_o if_o we_o can_v believe_v the_o jew_n in_o seder_n olam_fw-la she_o be_v but_o fourteen_o chap._n xxv_o ver._n 1._o than_o again_o abraham_n take_v a_o wife_n sarah_n be_v dead_a and_o agar_n long_o ago_o send_v away_o and_o his_o son_n isaac_n late_o marry_v he_o want_v a_o companion_n in_o his_o old_a age._n for_o have_v give_v up_o sarah_n tent_n unto_o rebekah_n xxiv_o ult_n it_o be_v probable_a he_o give_v up_o his_o own_o to_o isaac_n and_o so_o dwell_v in_o a_o tent_n by_o himself_o where_o he_o find_v it_o necessary_a to_o have_v a_o wife_n to_o look_v after_o his_o family_n and_o her_o name_n be_v keturah_n we_o be_v not_o tell_v what_o family_n she_o be_v of_o but_o it_o be_v not_o unlikely_a she_o have_v be_v bear_v and_o breed_v in_o his_o own_o house_n as_o elieser_n his_o steward_n be_v and_o perhaps_o be_v chief_a among_o the_o woman_n as_o he_o among_o the_o men-servant_n many_o of_o the_o jew_n will_v have_v she_o to_o be_v hagar_n who_o sarah_n who_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o her_o expulsion_n be_v dead_a he_o now_o receive_v again_o so_o the_o jerusalem_n paraphrase_n and_o jonathan_n also_o but_o aben_n ezra_n confute_v this_o opinion_n with_o good_a reason_n for_o no_o account_n can_v be_v give_v of_o abraham_n have_v more_o concubine_n than_o one_o verse_n 6._o unless_o we_o make_v keturah_n distinct_a from_o hagar_n nor_o can_v any_o body_n tell_v why_o he_o shall_v call_v hagar_n by_o the_o name_n of_o keturah_n here_o when_o he_o call_v she_o by_o her_o own_o name_n verse_n 12._o ver._n 2._o and_o she_o bear_v he_o he_o be_v now_o a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o year_n old_a but_o so_o vigorous_a as_o to_o beget_v many_o child_n which_o need_v not_o seem_v strange_a consider_v the_o age_n to_o which_o they_o then_o live_v for_o he_o live_v thirty_o and_o five_o year_n after_o this_o marriage_n verse_n 7._o and_o that_o now_o in_o our_o time_n man_n have_v have_v child_n after_o they_o have_v be_v seventy_o nay_o eighty_o year_n of_o age._n to_o the_o truth_n also_o of_o this_o history_n we_o have_v the_o testimony_n of_o pagan_a writer_n for_o alexander_n polyhistor_n mention_v by_o josephus_n and_o by_o eusebius_n l._n ix_o praepar_fw-la evang._n cap._n 20._o tell_v we_o that_o cleodemus_n call_v by_o some_o malchas_n write_v the_o history_n of_o the_o jew_n report_n just_a as_o moses_n do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o abraham_n have_v a_o good_a many_o child_n by_o keturah_n three_o of_o which_o he_o mention_n by_o name_n zimran_n this_o son_n of_o he_o with_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n be_v send_v by_o abraham_n into_o the_o east_n country_n as_o we_o read_v verse_n 6._o and_o therefore_o we_o must_v seek_v for_o they_o in_o those_o part_n viz._n in_o arabia_n and_o the_o country_n thereabouts_o where_o some_o footstep_n of_o they_o have_v remain_v for_o many_o age_n particular_o of_o zimran_n from_o who_o we_o may_v well_o think_v the_o zamareni_n be_v descend_v a_o people_n mention_v by_o pliny_n with_o their_o town_n in_o arabia_n foelix_fw-la l._n vi_o cap._n 28._o and_o jokshan_n concern_v who_o i_o can_v find_v nothing_o but_o only_o this_o that_o theophanes_n a_o chronographer_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o ix_o century_n after_o he_o have_v treat_v of_o the_o ishmaelite_n and_o madianites_fw-la the_o latter_a of_o which_o come_v from_o one_o of_o keturah_n child_n and_o the_o part_n of_o arabia_n where_o mahomet_n be_v bear_v immediate_o add_v that_o there_o be_v other_o people_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d more_o in_o the_o bowel_n of_o arabia_n descend_v from_o jectan_n call_v amanitae_n that_o be_v homeritae_n perhaps_o it_o shall_v be_v write_v jokshan_n not_o jectan_n for_o philostorgius_n express_o say_v of_o the_o homerite_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o they_o be_v one_o of_o the_o nation_n descend_v from_o keturah_n and_o abraham_n l._n iii_o hist_n eccles_n §_o 4._o where_o he_o relate_v a_o famous_a embassy_n which_o constantius_n send_v to_o they_o to_o win_v they_o to_o christianity_n and_o the_o good_a success_n of_o it_o and_o there_o be_v this_o strong_a proof_n of_o their_o descent_n from_o some_o of_o abraham_n family_n that_o they_o retain_v the_o rite_n of_o circumcision_n even_o when_o they_o be_v idolater_n for_o he_o say_v express_o that_o it_o be_v a_o circumcise_a nation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o circumcise_v also_o on_o the_o eight_o day_n which_o be_v not_o the_o custom_n of_o all_o the_o arabian_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v josephus_n l._n i._o antiq._n c._n 23._o and_o eustathius_n in_o hexaemeron_n etc._n etc._n who_o say_v the_o arabian_n stay_v till_o they_o be_v thirteen_o year_n old_a before_o they_o be_v circumcise_v medan_n from_o who_o the_o country_n call_v madiania_n in_o the_o southern_a part_n of_o arabia_n foelix_n it_o be_v likely_a have_v its_o name_n midian_a from_o who_o midianitis_n in_o arabia_n petraea_n have_v its_o denomination_n and_o ishbak_v i_o can_v find_v no_o footstep_n of_o his_o posterity_n unless_o it_o be_v in_o bacascami_n which_o pliny_n say_v be_v one_o of_o the_o town_n of_o the_o zamareni_n who_o descend_v from_o his_o elder_a brother_n zimran_n there_o be_v a_o people_n also_o hard_o by_o call_v bachilitae_n as_o he_o tell_v we_o l._n vi_o nat._n hist_o cap._n 28._o and_o shuah_n perhaps_o he_o have_v no_o child_n or_o so_o few_o that_o they_o be_v mix_v with_o some_o of_o their_o other_o brethren_n and_o leave_v no_o name_n behind_o they_o yet_o pliny_n in_o the_o next_o chapter_n mention_n a_o town_n call_v suasa_n in_o that_o part_n of_o arabia_n which_o be_v next_o to_o egypt_n l._n vi_o cap._n 29._o ver._n 3._o and_o jokshan_n beget_v sheba_n i_o observe_v before_o upon_o x._o 7._o that_o there_o be_v four_o of_o this_o name_n or_o near_o it_o all_o comprehend_v by_o the_o greek_a and_o roman_a writer_n under_o the_o name_n of_o sabaean_n one_o of_o they_o the_o son_n of_o raamah_n have_v a_o brother_n call_v dedan_n as_o this_o sheba_n here_o have_v but_o they_o be_v the_o father_n of_o a_o distinct_a people_n as_o be_v evident_a from_o the_o scripture-story_n and_o from_o other_o author_n for_o beside_o the_o
of_o the_o eastern_a country_n from_o who_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o this_o history_n all_o learning_n art_n and_o science_n original_o come_v i_o can_v add_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o to_o this_o purpose_n but_o the_o reader_n i_o hope_v will_v find_v enough_o to_o satisfy_v he_o in_o the_o commentary_n itself_o and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v only_o make_v this_o one_o request_n to_o he_o that_o he_o will_v take_v his_o bible_n and_o read_v every_o verse_n entire_o along_o with_o this_o commentary_n for_o i_o have_v not_o set_v down_o every_o word_n of_o the_o text_n for_o fear_v of_o swell_v this_o work_n unto_o too_o great_a a_o bulk_n april_n 10._o 1694._o a_o advertisement_n that_o the_o reader_n may_v more_o ready_o find_v any_o particular_a place_n in_o which_o he_o will_v be_v satisfy_v the_o page_n where_o each_o chapter_n begin_v which_o shall_v have_v be_v set_v down_o on_o the_o head_n of_o every_o page_n be_v here_o note_v chap._n i._o page_n 1_o chap._n ii_o page_n 32_o chap._n iii_o page_n 58_o chap._n iv_o page_n 85_o chap._n v._o page_n 111_o chap._n vi_o page_n 123_o chap._n vii_o page_n 136_o chap._n viii_o page_n 144_o chap._n ix_o page_n 154_o chap._n x._o page_n 168_o chap._n xi_o page_n 218_o chap._n xii_o page_n 237_o chap._n xiii_o page_n 247_o chap._n fourteen_o page_n 254_o chap._n xv._o page_n 267_o chap._n xvi_o page_n 280_o chap._n xvii_o page_n 286_o chap._n xviii_o page_n 297_o chap._n xix_o page_n 309_o chap._n xx._n page_n 323_o chap._n xxi_o page_n 330_o chap._n xxii_o page_n 339_o chap._n xxiii_o page_n 353_o chap._n xxiv_o page_n 361_o chap._n xxv_o page_n 373_o chap._n xxvi_o page_n 391_o chap._n xxvii_o page_n 400_o chap._n xxviii_o page_n 408_o chap._n xxix_o page_n 418_o chap._n xxx_o page_n 423_o chap._n xxxi_o page_n 434_o chap._n xxxii_o page_n 450_o chap._n xxxiii_o page_n 459_o chap._n xxxiv_o page_n 465_o chap._n xxxv_o page_n 472_o chap._n xxxvi_o page_n 483_o chap._n xxxvii_o page_n 491_o chap._n xxxviii_o page_n 502_o chap._n thirty-nine_o page_n 514_o chap._n xl._n page_n 519_o chap._n xli_o page_n 526_o chap._n xlii_o page_n 543_o chap._n xliii_o page_n 552_o chap._n xliv_o page_n 560_o chap._n xlv_o page_n 566_o chap._n xlvi_o page_n 572_o chap._n xlvii_o page_n 583_o chap._n xlviii_o page_n 592_o chap._n xlix_o page_n 600_o chap._n l._n page_n 633_o errata_fw-la page_n 17._o line_n 16._o read_v propagate_v they_o page_n 18._o line_n 6._o r._n habent_fw-la utique_fw-la page_n 45._o line_n 2._o r._n physcus_n page_n 56._o line_n 19_o del_o therefore_o before_o she_o page_n 80._o ult_n r._n seem_v to_o be_v force_v page_n 81._o line_n 15._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d page_n 82._o line_n 22._o r._n pherecydes_n page_n 110._o line_n 8._o r._n erpenius_n page_n 114._o line_n 8._o r._n gassendus_fw-la and_o peireskius_n page_n 126._o line_n 14._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d page_n 128._o line_n 21._o r._n v._o 32._o page_n 141._o line_n 12._o r._n all_o the_o high_a hill_n page_n 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raise_v some_o doubt_n about_o it_o in_o his_o note_n upon_o the_o first_o of_o deuteronomy_n out_o of_o xii_o passage_n in_o these_o book_n themselves_o which_o he_o pretend_v can_v not_o be_v his_o but_o the_o word_n of_o a_o late_a author_n but_o when_o i_o meet_v with_o those_o place_n i_o shall_v make_v it_o appear_v that_o all_o such_o exception_n be_v very_o frivolous_a and_o ought_v not_o to_o shake_v our_o belief_n of_o this_o truth_n that_o these_o five_o book_n be_v pen_v by_o moses_n and_o no_o body_n else_o the_o first_o be_v call_v genesis_n because_o it_o contain_v the_o history_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n with_o which_o it_o begin_v and_o the_o genealogy_n of_o the_o patriarch_n down_o to_o the_o death_n of_o joseph_n where_o it_o end_v it_o comprehend_v a_o history_n of_o two_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o nine_o year_n or_o thereabouts_o the_o truth_n of_o all_o which_o it_o be_v not_o difficult_a for_o moses_n to_o know_v because_o it_o come_v down_o to_o his_o time_n through_o but_o a_o very_a few_o hand_n for_o from_o adam_n to_o noah_n there_o be_v one_o man_n methuselah_n who_o live_v so_o long_o as_o to_o see_v they_o both_o and_o so_o it_o be_v from_o noah_n to_o abraham_n shem_o converse_v with_o both_o as_o isaac_n do_v with_o abraham_n and_o joseph_n from_o who_o these_o thing_n may_v easy_o be_v convey_v to_o moses_n by_o amram_n who_o live_v long_o enough_o with_o joseph_n in_o short_a moses_n may_v have_v be_v confute_v if_o he_o have_v write_v any_o thing_n but_o the_o truth_n by_o learned_a man_n of_o other_o nation_n who_o spring_v from_o the_o same_o root_n and_o have_v the_o like_a mean_n of_o be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o great_a thing_n here_o report_v by_o tradition_n from_o their_o forefather_n who_o live_v so_o long_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n that_o they_o more_o certain_o transmit_v thing_n to_o their_o posterity_n beside_o it_o be_v not_o reasonable_a to_o think_v they_o have_v not_o the_o use_n of_o write_v as_o we_o have_v whereby_o they_o convey_v the_o knowledge_n of_o time_n forego_v to_o those_o that_o come_v after_o verse_n 1._o in_o the_o beginning_n the_o world_n be_v not_o eternal_a but_o have_v a_o beginning_n as_o all_o philosopher_n acknowledge_v before_o aristotle_n so_o he_o himself_o inform_v we_o l._n 1._o de_fw-la coelo_fw-la cap._n 2._o speak_v of_o the_o ancient_a opinion_n concern_v the_o original_a of_o the_o world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o all_o say_v it_o have_v a_o beginning_n but_o some_o thought_n it_o may_v have_v no_o end_n other_o judge_v it_o to_o be_v corruptible_a god_n create_v he_o who_o be_v eternal_a give_v a_o be_v to_o this_o great_a fabric_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n out_o of_o nothing_o it_o be_v observe_v by_o eusebius_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr praepar_n evang._n p._n 21_o &_o 25._o edit_fw-la paris_n that_o neither_o the_o ancient_a historian_n nor_o the_o philosopher_n do_v so_o much_o as_o mention_v god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d no_o not_o so_o far_o as_o to_o name_v he_o when_o they_o write_v of_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n but_o this_o divine_a lawgiver_n design_v to_o hang_v the_o whole_a frame_n of_o his_o polity_n upon_o piety_n towards_o god_n and_o to_o make_v the_o creator_n of_o all_o the_o founder_n of_o his_o law_n begin_v with_o he_o not_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o egyptian_n and_o phoenician_n who_o bestow_v this_o adorable_a name_n upon_o a_o great_a multitude_n but_o put_v in_o the_o front_n of_o his_o work_n the_o name_n of_o the_o sole_a cause_n of_o all_o thing_n the_o maker_n of_o whatsoever_o be_v see_v or_o unseen_a as_o if_o he_o have_v tell_v the_o
indeed_o l._n i._n de_fw-fr gubern_n dei_fw-la think_v this_o speech_n proceed_v from_o atheism_n and_o that_o in_o those_o early_a day_n the_o opinion_n spring_v up_o which_o in_o his_o time_n have_v infect_v many_o deum_fw-la terrestria_fw-la non_fw-la respicere_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o god_n do_v not_o mind_n what_o we_o do_v on_o earth_n but_o the_o foul_a fact_n may_v be_v cover_v with_o a_o lye_n but_o this_o conceit_n be_v confute_v by_o the_o very_a question_n which_o be_v put_v to_o cain_n ver._n 10._o and_o he_o say_v what_o have_v thou_o do_v consider_v what_o a_o heinous_a crime_n thou_o have_v commit_v which_o can_v be_v conceal_v from_o i_o for_o the_o voice_n of_o thy_o brother_n blood_n cry_v &c_n &c_n call_n for_o speedy_a and_o severe_a vengeance_n in_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v blood_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n because_o say_v the_o hebrew_n doctor_n he_o kill_v abel_n and_o all_o his_o posterity_n which_o be_v in_o his_o loin_n according_a to_o what_o we_o read_v 2_o king_n ix_o 26._o i_o have_v see_v the_o blood_n of_o naboth_n and_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o son_n though_o we_o read_v of_o no_o body_n stone_v but_o naboth_n himself_n say_v the_o lord_n and_o i_o will_v requite_v thou_o in_o this_o plat_v etc._n etc._n see_v sanhedrim_n cap._n iu._n and_o excerpt_v gemara_n cap._n vi_o n._n 7._o à _fw-la joh._n coch._n ver._n 11._o and_o now_o thou_o be_v curse_v from_o the_o earth_n which_o have_v open_v etc._n etc._n i_o pass_v a_o sentence_n of_o perpetual_a banishment_n upon_o thou_o from_o this_o country_n which_o have_v drink_v in_o the_o blood_n of_o thy_o brother_n hitherto_o adam_n and_o his_o child_n have_v live_v together_o but_o now_o as_o aben_n ezra_n well_o observe_v cain_n be_v banish_v into_o a_o region_n far_o off_o from_o his_o father_n who_o dwell_v in_o the_o neighbourhood_n of_o paradise_n ver._n 12._o and_o when_o thou_o till_a the_o ground_n etc._n etc._n and_o wheresoever_o thou_o shall_v flee_v the_o earth_n which_o thou_o till_a shall_v be_v barren_a and_o not_o bring_v forth_o answerable_a to_o thy_o labour_n a_o fugitive_n and_o a_o vagabond_n shall_v thou_o be_v in_o the_o earth_n in_o that_o strange_a country_n thou_o shall_v have_v no_o rest_n but_o wander_v up_o and_o down_o unquiet_o and_o not_o know_v where_o to_o settle_v or_o as_o the_o lxx_o translate_v the_o word_n go_v about_o groan_v and_o tremble_v full_a of_o anguish_n in_o thy_o mind_n and_o with_o a_o continual_a shake_n in_o thy_o body_n thus_o st._n basil_n in_o his_o homily_n against_o drunkenness_n understand_v it_o when_o he_o say_v a_o drunkard_n draw_v upon_o himself_o the_o curse_n of_o cain_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d stagger_v and_o turn_v about_o uncertain_o all_o his_o life_n long_o hen._n valesius_fw-la think_v his_o brother_n ghost_n haunt_v he_o whithersoever_o he_o go_v which_o make_v he_o run_v from_o place_n to_o place_n to_o avoid_v its_o persecution_n so_o he_o paraphrase_n these_o word_n annot._n in_o l._n iii_o euseb_n hist_o eccles_n cap._n 6._o vmbra_fw-la fratris_fw-la tui_fw-la quem_fw-la occidisti_fw-la persequetur_fw-la te_fw-la ubique_fw-la &_o aderit_fw-la infesta_fw-la and_o so_o he_o interpret_v the_o forego_n word_n the_o voice_n of_o thy_o brother_n blood_n cry_v to_o i_o from_o the_o ground_n thy_o brother_n who_o thou_o have_v impious_o slay_v require_v i_o to_o avenge_v he_o and_o exact_v the_o punishment_n of_o thou_o which_o be_v due_a for_o his_o murder_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v a_o notion_n not_o only_o among_o the_o pagan_n but_o among_o the_o jew_n also_o as_o he_o show_v that_o the_o ghost_n of_o those_o who_o be_v murder_v persecute_v their_o murderer_n and_o require_v punishment_n of_o they_o ver._n 13._o my_o punishment_n be_v great_a than_o i_o can_v bear_v this_o be_v too_o heavy_a a_o punishment_n for_o i_o sink_v under_o the_o weight_n of_o it_o other_o interpret_v it_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o margin_n of_o our_o bible_n my_o sin_n be_v 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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 but_o before_o the_o divine_a majesty_n who_o appear_v to_o he_o verse_n 1._o and_o have_v speak_v to_o he_o verse_n 13._o and_o discourse_v with_o he_o verse_n 17_o 20._o in_o who_o presence_n he_o still_o continue_v some_o by_o stand_v understand_v he_o pray_v but_o that_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n ver._n 23._o abraham_n draw_v near_o approach_v towards_o the_o divine_a majesty_n to_o make_v his_o address_n by_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n to_o he_o perhaps_o the_o divine_a majesty_n remain_v in_o the_o place_n where_o it_o first_o appear_v verse_n 1._o and_o abraham_n by_o conduct_v the_o three_o man_n some_o part_n of_o their_o way_n be_v go_v further_o from_o it_o now_o come_v near_o to_o it_o though_o the_o phrase_n do_v not_o necessary_o
money_n for_o the_o field_n this_o be_v the_o sure_a title_n he_o think_v by_o purchase_n and_o it_o be_v but_o reasonable_a he_o shall_v buy_v it_o if_o he_o will_v have_v any_o land_n in_o canaan_n for_o the_o time_n of_o possess_v it_o according_a to_o god_n promise_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v ver._n 15._o the_o land_n be_v worth_a four_o hundred_o shekel_n this_o be_v the_o first_o time_n we_o meet_v with_o the_o name_n of_o shekel_n mention_n be_v make_v of_o money_n before_o in_o general_a xvii_o 12_o 13._o and_o of_o piece_n of_o silver_n xx._n 16._o which_o show_v the_o use_n of_o money_n be_v find_v out_o in_o those_o early_a day_n and_o they_o do_v not_o trade_n mere_o by_o the_o exchange_n of_o one_o commodity_n for_o another_o but_o we_o have_v no_o name_n for_o the_o money_n till_o now_o and_o can_v exact_o tell_v of_o what_o value_n a_o shekel_n of_o silver_n be_v but_o josephus_n l._n iii_o antiq._n c._n 10._o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o four_o attic_a drachm_n that_o be_v half_o a_o ounce_n which_o in_o our_o money_n want_v not_o much_o of_o half_a a_o crown_n what_o be_v that_o between_o i_o and_o thou_o some_o will_v have_v this_o to_o signify_v as_o much_o as_o this_o be_v not_o worth_a speak_v of_o between_o friend_n and_o therefore_o i_o have_v rather_o thou_o will_v accept_v it_o as_o a_o gift_n but_o it_o be_v more_o reasonable_a to_o think_v that_o he_o only_o pretend_v to_o use_v he_o kind_o and_o not_o to_o exact_v upon_o his_o necessity_n it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v this_o be_v no_o great_a price_n but_o a_o friendly_a bargain_n pay_v it_o therefore_o and_o bury_v thy_o dead_a ver._n 16._o abraham_n weigh_v to_o ephron_n etc._n etc._n they_o do_v not_o tell_v money_n as_o we_o do_v now_o but_o weigh_v it_o for_o it_o be_v not_o stamp_v ancient_o as_o aristotle_n observe_v but_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n be_v receive_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o its_o bulk_n and_o its_o weight_n which_o be_v very_o troublesome_a they_o learn_v in_o time_n to_o set_v a_o mark_n upon_o it_o to_o free_v they_o from_o that_o inconvenience_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o that_o mark_n be_v set_v upon_o it_o to_o denote_v its_o quantity_n i._n e._n how_o much_o it_o be_v worth_a for_o have_v the_o public_a stamp_n that_o make_v it_o current_n at_o a_o know_a value_n which_o must_v not_o be_v understand_v of_o foreign_a money_n which_o be_v still_o weigh_v though_o stamp_v but_o of_o that_o of_o their_o own_o country_n which_o they_o be_v assure_v be_v worth_a so_o much_o as_o the_o mark_v express_v yet_o it_o continue_v to_o be_v weigh_v among_o the_o jew_n in_o david_n time_n 1_o chron._n xxi_o 25._o nay_o till_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n jerem._n xxxii_o 9_o and_o indeed_o the_o very_a word_n shekel_n come_v from_o shakal_n to_o weigh_v and_o may_v be_v interpret_v as_o waserus_n observe_v the_o weight_n from_o all_o which_o herm._n conringius_n well_o conclude_v there_o be_v no_o truth_n in_o what_o the_o jew_n say_v in_o bereschith_fw-mi rabath_n and_o other_o book_n that_o joshua_n david_n and_o mordecai_n nay_o abraham_n coin_a money_n in_o their_o day_n to_o support_v which_o fiction_n they_o have_v counterfeit_v some_o coin_n with_o the_o inscription_n of_o senex_n &_o anus_fw-la on_o one_o side_n and_o juvenis_fw-la &_o virgo_fw-la on_o the_o other_o as_o if_o isaac_n and_o rebekah_n be_v now_o marry_v or_o abraham_n have_v power_n to_o coin_v money_n in_o a_o country_n where_o he_o do_v but_o sojourn_v and_o be_v no_o sovereign_n ver._n 17._o which_o be_v before_o mamre_o over_o against_o mamre_n see_v xiii_o 18._o be_v make_v sure_a by_o a_o solemn_a contract_n in_o a_o public_a assembly_n verse_n 11._o where_o the_o money_n be_v tender_v and_o accept_v and_o all_o there_o present_a desire_a to_o be_v witness_n to_o it_o ver._n 18._o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o child_n of_o heth._n see_v verse_n 11._o ver._n 19_o and_o after_o this_o abraham_n bury_v sarah_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v not_o likely_a that_o ephron_n have_v ever_o bury_v any_o of_o his_o family_n here_o but_o have_v only_o begin_v to_o make_v a_o vault_n in_o this_o field_n which_o abraham_n buy_v of_o he_o with_o all_o the_o tree_n therein_o verse_n 17._o or_o if_o it_o be_v finish_v he_o sell_v it_o before_o he_o have_v make_v use_n of_o it_o for_o we_o can_v think_v abraham_n will_v lay_v his_o wife_n body_n among_o those_o of_o the_o hittite_n but_o in_o a_o vacant_a place_n where_o he_o intend_v to_o be_v inter_v himself_o as_o his_o family_n after_o he_o also_o be_v xlix_o 30_o 31._o ver._n 20._o be_v make_v sure_o he_o repeat_v this_o which_o have_v be_v say_v verse_n 17._o because_o now_o the_o purchase_n be_v more_o confirm_v by_o the_o lay_n sarah_n body_n in_o this_o place_n it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o take_v actual_a possession_n of_o it_o chap._n xxiv_o ver._n 1._o and_o abraham_n be_v old_a some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n and_o christian_a writer_n also_o refer_v this_o to_o his_o wisdom_n as_o the_o next_o word_n well_o strike_v in_o year_n unto_o his_o age_n no_o body_n be_v call_v zaken_v though_o far_o more_o age_a in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n till_o now_o and_o therefore_o they_o translate_v it_o elder_n which_o be_v the_o name_n of_o a_o wise_a man._n see_v selden_n l._n i._n de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n 14._o p._n 556_o etc._n etc._n certain_a it_o be_v that_o abraham_n be_v now_o a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o year_n old_a for_o he_o be_v a_o hundred_o when_o isaac_n be_v bear_v xxi_o 5._o and_o isaac_n be_v forty_o when_o he_o marry_v rebekah_n xxv_o 20._o ver._n 2._o and_o abraham_n say_v unto_o his_o elder_a servant_n of_o his_o house_n or_o rather_o as_o the_o lxx_o translate_v it_o he_o say_v to_o his_o servant_n the_o elder_a of_o his_o house_n that_o be_v the_o steward_n or_o governor_n of_o his_o family_n as_o the_o hierus_n targum_fw-la translate_v it_o see_v mr._n selden_n l._n i._n de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n 14._o p._n 550._o and_o dr._n hammond_n upon_o act._n xi_o not_o b._n all_o take_v this_o servant_n to_o have_v be_v eliezer_n mention_v xv._o 2._o put_v thy_o hand_n under_o my_o thigh_n some_o will_v have_v this_o phrase_n to_o import_v no_o more_o than_o lift_v i_o up_o that_o i_o may_v stand_v and_o call_v god_n to_o witness_v but_o abraham_n no_o question_n be_v now_o so_o vigorous_a as_o to_o be_v able_a to_o rise_v of_o himself_o have_v many_o child_n after_o this_o other_o therefore_o follow_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n which_o be_v this_o in_o short_a before_o the_o give_n of_o the_o law_n the_o ancient_a father_n swear_v by_o the_o covenant_n of_o circumcision_n they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o r._n elieser_n in_o his_o pirke_n cap._n 49._o and_o it_o be_v not_o improbable_a that_o this_o manner_n of_o swear_v by_o put_v the_o hand_n under_o that_o part_n which_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o circumcision_n have_v respect_n to_o the_o covenant_n god_n make_v with_o that_o family_n and_o their_o right_n to_o accomplish_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o messiah_n but_o this_o be_v not_o a_o custom_n peculiar_a to_o abraham_n family_n for_o we_o find_v it_o among_o other_o eastern_a people_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v likely_a more_o ancient_a than_o circumcision_n for_o which_o cause_n aben_n ezra_n himself_o think_v put_v the_o hand_n under_o the_o thigh_n be_v a_o token_n of_o subjection_n and_o homage_n do_v by_o a_o servant_n to_o his_o lord_n he_o sit_v and_o the_o servant_n put_v his_o hand_n under_o he_o grotius_n imagine_v that_o the_o sword_n hang_v upon_o the_o thigh_n psalm_n xlv_o 3._o this_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v if_o i_o falsify_v kill_v i_o which_o be_v very_o witty_a but_o the_o other_o seem_v plain_a signify_v as_o much_o as_o i_o be_o under_o thy_o power_n and_o ready_a to_o do_v what_o thou_o command_v ver._n 3._o swear_v by_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o swear_v by_o any_o creature_n but_o only_o by_o he_o that_o make_v they_o all_o for_o they_o take_v the_o great_a care_n to_o declare_v that_o they_o worship_v he_o alone_o that_o thou_o will_v not_o take_v a_o wife_n unto_o my_o son_n it_o seem_v he_o intend_v to_o leave_v the_o guardianship_n of_o his_o son_n to_o he_o if_o he_o shall_v die_v before_o he_o have_v dispose_v of_o he_o as_o unto_o a_o wise_a and_o faithful_a servant_n who_o have_v manage_v his_o affair_n above_o fifty_o year_n and_o we_o do_v not_o know_v how_o much_o long_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o canaanite_n for_o though_o there_o be_v some_o good_a people_n among_o they_o as_o appear_v by_o melchizedek_n and_o abi
set_v down_o to_o express_v the_o fear_n which_o jacob_n himself_o be_v in_o at_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o money_n though_o we_o may_v well_o suppose_v their_o fear_n be_v increase_v when_o they_o perceive_v he_o to_o have_v the_o same_o apprehension_n which_o they_o have_v of_o some_o design_n that_o may_v be_v lay_v against_o their_o life_n when_o they_o return_v to_o egypt_n though_o they_o bring_v their_o young_a brother_n with_o they_o ver._n 36._o simeon_n be_v not_o he_o look_v upon_o he_o as_o dead_a be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o so_o rough_a a_o man_n as_o they_o describe_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o land_n to_o be_v especial_o if_o he_o do_v not_o send_v benjamin_n thither_o as_o for_o the_o present_a he_o be_v resolve_v not_o to_o do_v all_o these_o thing_n be_v against_o i_o or_o upon_o i_o as_o the_o hebrew_n word_n carry_v it_o these_o be_v heavy_a burden_n which_o lie_v upon_o i_o not_o upon_o you_o who_o can_v be_v content_a to_o have_v benjamin_n go_v after_o i_o have_v lose_v two_o of_o my_o son_n already_o ver._n 37._o slay_v my_o two_o son_n if_o i_o bring_v he_o not_o to_o thou_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o foolish_o say_v for_o what_o good_a will_v it_o do_v jacob_n nay_o what_o a_o increase_n of_o his_o affliction_n will_v it_o have_v be_v to_o lose_v two_o grandchild_n after_o he_o have_v lose_v another_o son_n but_o it_o be_v speak_v out_o of_o a_o passionate_a desire_n to_o redeem_v simeon_n and_o to_o make_v more_o provision_n for_o their_o family_n be_v confident_a that_o joseph_n who_o profess_v to_o fear_n god_n verse_n 18_o will_v be_v as_o good_a as_o his_o word_n ver._n 38._o he_o be_v leave_v alone_o the_o only_a child_n of_o his_o mother_n bring_v down_o my_o grey_a hair_n with_o sorrow_n to_o the_o grave_a you_o will_v make_v i_o who_o be_o wear_v away_o already_o die_v with_o grief_n chap._n xliii_o ver._n 1._o and_o the_o famine_n be_v sore_o etc._n etc._n still_o increase_v to_o a_o great_a scarcity_n ver._n 2._o when_o they_o have_v eat_v up_o the_o corn_n that_o they_o bring_v out_o of_o egypt_n so_o that_o they_o have_v nothing_o to_o live_v upon_o but_o only_o the_o poor_a crop_n that_o their_o own_o country_n produce_v which_o can_v not_o long_o sustain_v they_o buy_v we_o a_o little_a food_n he_o hope_v it_o be_v likely_a the_o next_o year_n will_v be_v better_o and_o so_o only_o desire_v a_o supply_n of_o their_o present_a necessity_n ver._n 3._o and_o judah_n speak_v unto_o he_o etc._n etc._n reuben_n have_v speak_v to_o he_o in_o vain_a xlii_o 37_o 38._o and_o levi_n perhaps_o have_v not_o yet_o recover_v his_o interest_n in_o he_o since_o the_o barbarous_a action_n at_o shechem_n and_o therefore_o judah_n take_v upon_o he_o to_o persuade_v his_o father_n be_v next_o in_o birth_n and_o of_o no_o small_a authority_n among_o his_o brethren_n you_o shall_v not_o see_v my_o face_n but_o be_v take_v for_o spy_n and_o so_o lose_v their_o life_n ver._n 5._o we_o will_v not_o go_v down_o because_o it_o will_v not_o only_o have_v be_v to_o no_o purpose_n but_o also_o endanger_v their_o life_n ver._n 6._o wherefore_o deal_v you_o so_o ill_o with_o i_o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v unkind_o do_v of_o you_o to_o tell_v he_o of_o another_o brother_n for_o what_o need_n be_v there_o to_o say_v any_o thing_n of_o one_o who_o be_v not_o with_o you_o ver._n 7._o the_o man_n ask_v we_o strait_o etc._n etc._n they_o have_v tell_v he_o they_o be_v all_o one_o man_n son_n xlii_o 11._o he_o may_v well_o ask_v they_o what_o man_n and_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o more_o of_o they_o and_o whether_o their_o father_n and_o brother_n be_v yet_o live_v and_o we_o tell_v he_o according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o these_o word_n answer_v every_o question_n as_o truth_n require_v ver._n 8._o send_v the_o lad_n with_o i_o trust_v he_o with_o i_o he_o call_v he_o lad_n because_o he_o be_v the_o young_a of_o they_o all_o and_o one_o of_o who_o his_o father_n be_v as_o tender_v as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v a_o little_a child_n though_o indeed_o he_o have_v child_n of_o his_o own_o xlvi_o 21._o that_o we_o may_v live_v etc._n etc._n these_o be_v very_a move_a argument_n the_o preservation_n of_o a_o whole_a family_n benjamin_n and_o all_o who_o if_o he_o go_v may_v return_v in_o safety_n but_o if_o he_o stay_v at_o home_n must_v perish_v with_o all_o the_o rest_n ver._n 9_o i_o will_v be_v surety_n for_o he_o be_v bind_v in_o what_o penalty_n thou_o please_v to_o bring_v he_o back_o of_o my_o hand_n shall_v thou_o require_v he_o punish_v i_o who_o will_v be_v answerable_a for_o he_o if_o he_o miscarry_v bear_v the_o blame_n for_o ever_o lie_v under_o thy_o displeasure_n as_o long_o as_o i_o live_v all_o this_o signify_v only_a that_o he_o will_v do_v his_o utmost_a to_o secure_v he_o and_o rather_o suffer_v the_o heavy_a thing_n himself_o than_o lose_v benjamin_n ver._n 10._o for_o except_o we_o have_v linger_v etc._n etc._n if_o thou_o have_v not_o hinder_v we_o by_o these_o scruple_n about_o benjamin_n we_o have_v be_v there_o and_o at_o home_o again_o by_o this_o time_n ver._n 11._o take_v of_o the_o best_a fruit_n the_o hebrew_n word_n mizzimrath_n signify_v of_o the_o most_o praise_v or_o as_o bochart_n more_o literal_o interpret_v it_o quae_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la terra_fw-la sunt_fw-la maximè_fw-la decantata_fw-la p._n ii_o hierozoic_n lib._n v._o cap._n 9_o those_o fruit_n which_o be_v most_o celebrate_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n which_o be_v as_o famous_a for_o the_o thing_n follow_v as_o egypt_n be_v for_o corn._n and_o it_o seem_v at_o this_o time_n do_v not_o want_v they_o which_o may_v make_v they_o more_o acceptable_a in_o egypt_n where_o they_o grow_v at_o no_o time_n for_o egypt_n be_v a_o low_a and_o plain_a country_n and_o canaan_n a_o hilly_a it_o make_v their_o product_n very_o different_a balm_n rather_o resin_n as_o be_v observe_v on_o xxxvii_o 25._o honey_n for_o which_o this_o country_n be_v famous_a especial_o in_o some_o part_n of_o it_o about_o tekoah_n as_o bochart_n also_o observe_v and_o therefore_o be_v a_o fit_a present_n for_o a_o king_n as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o story_n of_o david_n 2_o sam._n xvii_o 29_o and_o be_v carry_v from_o hence_o to_o the_o mart_n of_o tyre_n ezek._n xxvii_o 17._o spice_n the_o word_n necoth_n signify_v storax_n as_o be_v also_o observe_v before_o xxxvii_o 25._o myrrh_n which_o bochart_n translate_v mastich_n nut_n he_o also_o prove_v by_o many_o argument_n that_o the_o word_n botnim_n signify_v those_o nut_n we_o call_v pistachio_n which_o may_v well_o be_v number_v among_o the_o best_a fruit_n of_o the_o land_n be_v very_o friendly_a to_o the_o stomach_n and_o liver_n powerful_a against_o poison_n and_o high_o esteem_v by_o the_o ancient_n as_o a_o delicious_a food_n and_o so_o maimonides_n and_o kimchi_n expound_v the_o word_n almond_n they_o be_v fit_o join_v with_o pistachio_n as_o he_o observe_v be_v fructus_fw-la congeneres_fw-la and_o therefore_o dioscorides_n treat_v of_o they_o 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he_o or_o to_o buy_v corn_n of_o he_o for_o it_o be_v plain_a by_o the_o next_o verse_n that_o he_o be_v not_o at_o his_o own_o house_n ver._n 16._o bring_v these_o man_n home_o conduct_v they_o to_o my_o house_n and_o slay_v the_o hebrew_n phrase_n signify_v a_o great_a slaughter_n of_o several_a sort_n of_o creature_n perhaps_o that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o plentiful_a provision_n ver._n 18._o and_o the_o man_n be_v afraid_a etc._n etc._n every_o thing_n as_o be_v observe_v before_o xlii_o 28._o terrify_v a_o guilty_a conscience_n and_o fall_v upon_o we_o i._n e._n kill_v we_o and_o take_v we_o for_o bondman_n etc._n etc._n rather_o or_o take_v we_o for_o bondman_n and_o