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A15408 Hexapla in Genesin & Exodum: that is, a sixfold commentary upon the two first bookes of Moses, being Genesis and Exodus Wherein these translations are compared together: 1. The Chalde. 2. The Septuagint. 3. The vulgar Latine. 4. Pagnine. 5. Montanus. 6. Iunius. 7. Vatablus. 8. The great English Bible. 9. The Geneva edition. And 10. The Hebrew originall. Together with a sixfold vse of every chapter, shewing 1. The method or argument: 2. The divers readings: 3. The explanation of difficult questions and doubtfull places: 4. The places of doctrine: 5. Places of confutation: 6. Morall observations. In which worke, about three thousand theologicall questions are discussed: above forty authors old and new abridged: and together comprised whatsoever worthy of note, either Mercerus out of the Rabbines, Pererius out of the fathers, or Marloran out of the new writers, have in their learned commentaries collected. By Andrew Willet, minister of the gospell of Iesus Christ. Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621.; Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621. Hexapla in Genesin. aut; Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621. Hexapla in Exodum. aut 1633 (1633) STC 25685; ESTC S114193 2,366,144 1,184

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of_o the_o hebrew_n that_o nimrod_n be_v clothe_v with_o the_o same_o skin_n which_o adam_n and_o eve_n do_v wear_v by_o virtue_n whereof_o both_o man_n and_o beast_n be_v obedient_a to_o he_o we_o utter_o reject_v it_o 6._o neither_o need_v we_o to_o turn_v the_o word_n before_o the_o lord_n against_o the_o lord_n as_o augustine_n show_v the_o use_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v both_o lib._n 16._o de_fw-la civit._fw-la cap_n 4._o 7._o but_o the_o right_a meaning_n be_v that_o even_o in_o the_o sight_n and_o presence_n of_o god_n without_o all_o fear_n of_o god_n nimrod_n practise_v tyranny_n and_o cruelty_n so_o that_o it_o grow_v unto_o a_o proverb_n to_o resemble_v a_o cruel_a tyrant_n and_o oppressor_n to_o nimrod_n qvest._n xiii_o who_o that_o nimrod_n be_v nimrod_n 1._o this_o nimrod_n be_v neither_o the_o son_n of_o jonithus_fw-la who_o noah_n shall_v beget_v after_o the_o flood_n who_o shall_v for_o rule_v and_o dominion-sake_n associate_v himself_o to_o the_o stock_n of_o cham_n 37._o as_o forge_a methodius_n fable_v for_o the_o scripture_n testify_v that_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o chush_n 2._o neither_o be_v nimrod_n the_o father_n of_o jupiter_n belus_n the_o father_n of_o ninus_n as_o berosus_n annianus_n l●b_n 5._o antiquit_n chaldaic_n who_o shall_v begin_v the_o empire_n of_o the_o babylonian_n a_o 130._o year_n after_o the_o flood_n for_o it_o be_v not_o like_o that_o monarchy_n grow_v so_o soon_o to_o be_v so_o mighty_a the_o world_n not_o yet_o be_v replenish_v 3._o neither_o can_v he_o be_v ninus_n because_o he_o be_v say_v to_o build_v ninive_n vers_fw-la 11._o as_o meacator_n for_o that_o city_n may_v be_v begin_v by_o nimrod_n and_o enlarge_v by_o ninus_n 4._o neither_o can_v mercators_n conjecture_n be_v sound_a chronolog_n that_o nimrod_n be_v not_o the_o immediate_a son_n of_o chush_n because_o he_o be_v reckon_v after_o the_o nephew_n of_o chush_n but_o this_o may_v be_v to_o omit_v their_o 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etc._n etc._n 1._o babel_n be_v so_o call_v because_o there_o the_o lord_n confound_v their_o language_n of_o ballall_n to_o confound_v 2._o arach_n it_o may_v be_v arecha_n in_o the_o province_n susiana_n in_o persia_n but_o more_o like_a to_o be_v edessa_n in_o mesopotamia_n near_o euphrates_n not_o that_o edessa_n which_o be_v afterward_o call_v antioch_n sic_fw-la hierosolym_n hieronym_n mercer_n 3._o accad_n be_v nisibis_n in_o that_o part_n of_o mesopotamia_n accad_n which_o be_v corrupt_o of_o geographer_n call_v acabene_n for_o accadene_n mercer_n 4._o calne_n which_o be_v not_o selucia_n as_o hierome_n or_o ctesiphon_n as_o hierosolmyt_n and_o mercer_n but_o rather_o the_o famous_a mart_n town_n callinisum_n jun._n that_o it_o be_v a_o town_n of_o fame_n may_v appear_v amos_n 6.2_o go_v unto_o calneh_n etc._n etc._n 5._o sinhar_n sinhar_n this_o be_v the_o country_n of_o chaldaea_n and_o mesopotamia_n where_o be_v the_o mountain_n singaras_fw-mi and_o the_o town_n singara_n 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if_o assur_n obtain_v nimrods_n empire_n he_o be_v the_o mighty_a hunter_n and_o not_o nimrod_n 2._o neither_o be_v it_o like_v as_o hierom_n write_v de_fw-la terra_fw-la illa_fw-la pullulavit_fw-la assyriorum_n imperium_fw-la that_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o assyrian_n do_v spring_n out_o of_o nimrods_n country_n ●_o for_o it_o be_v not_o probable_a that_o sem_fw-mi and_o cham_n stock_n be_v so_o soon_o confederate_a together_o 3._o neither_o be_v this_o assur_n the_o son_n of_o japheth_n as_o ab._n ezra_n or_o the_o son_n of_o nimrod_n as_o epiphanius_n 4._o nor_o yet_o be_v assur_n here_o take_v for_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n that_o ninus_n king_n of_o assur_n come_v out_o from_o the_o land_n of_o sin●ar_a to_o conquer_v other_o country_n as_o pererius_n seem_v to_o think_v for_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o moses_n will_v call_v ninus_n by_o the_o proper_a name_n of_o assur_n the_o one_o come_v of_o cham_n the_o other_o of_o sem._n 5._o but_o the_o better_a read_n be_v that_o out_o of_o that_o land_n he_o that_o be_v nimrod_n or_o some_o of_o his_o posterity_n come_v into_o assyria_n jun._n so_o that_o assur_n be_v here_o take_v neither_o for_o the_o king_n or_o kingdom_n of_o assyria_n or_o for_o the_o proper_a name_n of_o assur_n but_o for_o the_o region_n and_o country_n of_o assyria_n this_o junius_n follow_v ramban_n to_o who_o consent_v mercator_n save_v that_o he_o erroneous_o think_v chronolog_n that_o nimrod_n and_o ninus_n the_o founder_n of_o ninive_n be_v all_o one_o but_o it_o be_v more_o probable_a that_o nimrod_n first_o come_v into_o the_o country_n call_v assyria_n and_o begin_v to_o build_v that_o city_n which_o be_v afterward_o enlarge_v by_o ninus_n and_o call_v by_o his_o name_n qvest._n xvii_o of_o the_o beginning_n and_o continuance_n of_o the_o assyrian_a monarchy_n but_o here_o occasion_n be_v offer_v brief_o to_o touch_v the_o beginning_n and_o continuance_n of_o the_o assyrian_a monarchy_n 1._o ninus_n be_v hold_v to_o have_v be_v the_o first_o monarch_n of_o the_o assyrian_n as_o hierome_n say_v most_o historiographer_n consent_v therein_o in_o the_o 43._o year_n of_o his_o reign_n abraham_n be_v bear_v 352._o year_n after_o the_o flood_n the_o last_o king_n of_o the_o assyrian_n be_v sardanapalus_n 2._o the_o number_n of_o the_o king_n come_v between_o be_v uncertain_a velleius_n paterculus_n reckon_v 33._o eusebius_n 36._o orosius_n 50._o diodorus_n 30._o only_a king_n but_o the_o matter_n be_v not_o great_a for_o few_o or_o none_o of_o all_o this_o number_n be_v famous_a for_o their_o virtue_n or_o worthy_a act_n neither_o do_v the_o knowledge_n thereof_o give_v any_o light_n to_o the_o divine_a story_n 3._o likewise_o author_n disagree_v about_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o monarchy_n 1._o some_o ascribe_v unto_o it_o too_o much_o as_o the_o egyptian_n 5000._o year_n as_o alexander_n write_v in_o a_o epistle_n to_o olympias_n
little_a inferior_a as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o psalm_n 8._o thou_o have_v make_v he_o a_o little_a low_o than_o the_o angel_n 4._o but_o if_o man_n be_v compare_v with_o the_o omnipotent_a and_o eternal_a god_n he_o be_v but_o as_o dust_n and_o ash_n before_o he_o and_o indeed_o as_o nothing_o as_o the_o prophet_n say_v behold_v the_o nation_n be_v as_o a_o drop_n of_o a_o bucket_n and_o as_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o balance_n all_o nation_n be_v before_o he_o as_o nothing_o and_o they_o be_v count_v to_o he_o less_o than_o nothing_o and_o vanity_n isa._n 40.15.17_o therefore_o gregory_n say_v well_o sancti_fw-la quanto_fw-la magis_fw-la interna_fw-la divinitatis_fw-la conspiciunt_fw-la tanto_fw-la magis_fw-la se_fw-la nihil_fw-la esse_fw-la cognoscunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o saint_n the_o more_o they_o consider_v the_o divine_a nature_n of_o god_n m●ral_a so_o much_o the_o more_o they_o acknowledge_v themselves_o to_o be_v nothing_o 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n angel_n be_v not_o to_o be_v adore_v or_o worship_v vers._n 2._o he_o bow_v himself_o to_o the_o ground_n from_o hence_o it_o can_v be_v conclude_v that_o angel_n be_v to_o be_v adore_v and_o worship_v as_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a read_v for_o abraham_n suppose_v these_o to_o be_v man_n and_o not_o angel_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v but_o a_o civil_a kind_n of_o reverence_n which_o he_o give_v unto_o they_o otherwise_o though_o abraham_n shall_v have_v forget_v himself_o in_o yield_v unto_o they_o adoration_n yet_o will_v not_o they_o have_v accept_v it_o as_o the_o angel_n forbid_v john_n to_o worship_v he_o revel_v 22.8_o thomas_n aquinas_n answer_n that_o john_n will_v have_v give_v unto_o the_o angel_n the_o divine_a and_o high_a kind_n of_o worship_n due_a unto_o god_n and_o therefore_o be_v forbid_v be_v insufficient_a for_o this_o be_v to_o make_v so_o great_a a_o apostle_n ignorant_a what_o duty_n be_v only_o to_o be_v yield_v to_o god_n and_o it_o be_v mislike_v by_o pererius_n one_o of_o that_o side_n and_o whereas_o he_o find_v out_o a_o other_o shift_n that_o this_o adoration_n exhibit_v by_o john_n be_v not_o unlawful_a but_o inconvenient_a to_o be_v do_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o great_a excellency_n to_o the_o which_o man_n be_v now_o advance_v by_o christ_n this_o be_v as_o slender_a a_o answer_n as_o the_o other_o for_o in_o that_o the_o angel_n forbid_v john_n to_o worship_v he_o because_o he_o be_v his_o fellow_n servant_n it_o show_v that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o inconvenient_a but_o unlawful_a also_o for_o one_o servant_n to_o worship_v another_o john_n then_o adore_v the_o angel_n not_o of_o ignorance_n but_o of_o forgetfulness_n be_v in_o a_o ecstasis_fw-la of_o mind_n and_o ravish_v with_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o angel_n for_o if_o the_o apostle_n have_v not_o forget_v himself_o he_o will_v not_o twice_o have_v fail_v herein_o apoc._n 19.10.23.9_o 2._o confut._n the_o foresight_n of_o our_o obedience_n not_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o increase_n of_o grace_n vers._n 19_o i_o know_v he_o that_o he_o will_v command_v his_o son_n etc._n etc._n pererius_n here_o note_v that_o god_n foresee_v abraham_n godliness_n and_o obedience_n do_v bestow_v upon_o he_o these_o great_a benefit_n among_o the_o which_o be_v this_o reveal_n of_o his_o council_n concern_v sodom_n whereas_o the_o only_a reason_n as_o vatablus_n well_o note_v why_o the_o lord_n do_v accumulate_v and_o multiply_v his_o grace_n upon_o his_o servant_n be_v his_o own_o fatherly_a love_n towards_o they_o who_o have_v once_o make_v choice_n of_o they_o do_v for_o ever_o love_v they_o for_o what_o else_o do_v the_o lord_n here_o make_v mention_n of_o but_o his_o own_o grace_n vouchsafe_v to_o abraham_n it_o be_v not_o then_o any_o merit_n in_o abraham_n that_o procure_v this_o increase_n of_o grace_n but_o god_n favour_n who_o leave_v not_o he_o but_o add_v grace_n upon_o grace_n till_o he_o have_v accomplish_v their_o salvation_n calvin_n 3._o confut._n chrysost._n error_n of_o freewill_n gen_n here_o further_o may_v be_v note_v chrysostom_n error_n who_o say_v that_o abraham_n ex_fw-la seipso_fw-la &_o scientia_fw-la sibi_fw-la naeturaliter_fw-la insita_fw-la ad_fw-la tantum_fw-la virtutis_fw-la fastigium_fw-la pervenit_fw-la of_o himself_o and_o his_o natural_a knowledge_n do_v attain_v to_o such_o a_o high_a degree_n of_o virtue_n pererius_n will_v thus_o excuse_v chrysostome_n that_o by_o say_v of_o himself_o etc._n etc._n he_o exclude_v all_o external_a help_n by_o the_o instruction_n of_o other_o and_o not_o the_o secret_a revelation_n of_o god_n spirit_n and_o supernatural_a gift_n of_o faith_n if_o chrysostome_n can_v be_v so_o handsome_o expound_v for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o will_v be_v glad_a but_o who_o see_v not_o that_o his_o word_n carry_v another_o sense_n for_o the_o scripture_n use_v to_o set_v these_o two_o one_o against_o another_o by_o grace_n and_o of_o ourselves_o eph._n 2.8_o by_o grace_n be_v you_o save_v through_o faith_n not_o of_o yourselves_o if_o abraham_n then_o be_v make_v righteous_a of_o himself_o it_o be_v not_o by_o grace_n the_o scripture_n also_o show_v that_o god_n first_o call_v abraham_n from_o his_o idolatrous_a country_n before_o he_o do_v yet_o any_o commendable_a work_n corinth_n gen_n 12.1_o wherefore_o all_o abraham_n righteousness_n depend_v upon_o the_o call_n of_o god_n as_o chrysostome_n in_o another_o place_n have_v this_o sound_a say_n quamvis_fw-la fidem_fw-la adducas_fw-la à_fw-la vocatione_n eam_fw-la accepisti_fw-la what_o though_o thou_o have_v faith_n thou_o have_v receive_v it_o from_o thy_o call_n 4._o confut._n there_o be_v no_o preparation_n in_o a_o man_n nature_n to_o his_o call_n vers._n 19_o that_o the_o lord_n may_v bring_v upon_o abraham_n etc._n etc._n hence_o chrysostome_n note_v that_o abraham_n primum_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la virtutis_fw-la suae_fw-la dedit_fw-la specimen_fw-la &_o sic_fw-la divinum_fw-la meruit_fw-la praesidium_fw-la do_v 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not_o merit_v by_o their_o obedience_n but_o add_v in_o mercy_n according_a to_o the_o gracious_a promise_n of_o god_n that_o vouchsafe_v of_o his_o fatherly_a goodness_n so_o to_o crown_v the_o faithful_a service_n of_o his_o child_n for_o otherwise_o if_o our_o service_n and_o obedience_n be_v weigh_v in_o itself_o it_o deserve_v nothing_o as_o our_o saviour_n say_v when_o we_o have_v do_v all_o thing_n which_o be_v command_v we_o must_v say_v we_o be_v unprofitable_a servant_n we_o have_v dine_v that_o which_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o do_v luke_n 17.10_o moral_a observation_n 1._o moral_a the_o commendation_n of_o hospitality_n vers._n 2._o he_o run_v to_o meet_v they_o from_o the_o tent_n door_n ambrose_n here_o well_o note_v non_fw-la otiosus_fw-la sedit_fw-la abraham_n in_fw-la ostio_fw-la tabernaculi_fw-la etc._n etc._n abraham_n do_v not_o sit_v idle_o in_o the_o door_n of_o his_o tabernacle_n say_v long_o aspicit_fw-la nec_fw-la aspexisse_fw-la contentus_fw-la concurrit_fw-la obviam_fw-la festin●_n vit_fw-fr
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this_o usage_n from_o they_o it_o be_v more_o like_a that_o satan_n bring_v the_o gentile_n superstitious_o to_o counterfeit_v those_o holy_a rite_n which_o holy_a man_n consecrate_v unto_o god_n and_o again_o the_o gentile_n do_v adore_v and_o worship_v such_o stone_n as_o arnobius_n confess_v of_o himself_o when_o he_o be_v yet_o a_o idolater_n when_o he_o see_v a_o smooth_a stone_n anoint_v with_o oil_n tanquam_fw-la inesset_fw-la vis_fw-la presen_v adulabar_fw-la affahar_n i_o do_v speak_v unto_o it_o and_o flatter_v it_o as_o though_o some_o present_a virtue_n be_v in_o it_o but_o jacob_n ascribe_v no_o divine_a virtue_n unto_o this_o stone_n perer._n 3_o whereas_o they_o be_v forbid_v to_o rear_v up_o any_o pillar_n levit._n 26.1_o this_o fact_n of_o jacob_n be_v long_o before_o the_o promulgation_n of_o that_o law_n and_o beside_o they_o be_v forbid_v to_o erect_v any_o such_o pillar_n to_o bow_v down_o unto_o it_o they_o may_v set_v up_o stone_n and_o pillar_n for_o 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the_o evilnesse_n of_o the_o action_n be_v of_o man_n own_o corruption_n as_o when_o the_o rider_n do_v cause_v a_o lame_a horse_n to_o go_v he_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o go_n but_o the_o horse_n evil_a and_o uneven_a go_n proceed_v of_o his_o own_o lameness_n simler_n and_o like_v as_o a_o good_a workman_n use_v a_o bad_a instrument_n so_o the_o lord_n work_v by_o the_o wicked_a borrh._o 4._o the_o occasion_n whereby_o the_o heart_n be_v harden_v through_o man_n corruption_n do_v proceed_v oft_o from_o god_n as_o the_o miracle_n which_o moses_n wrought_v whereby_o pharaoh_n become_v more_o indurate_a and_o obstinate_a 5._o god_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v here_o as_o a_o just_a judge_n who_o punish_v man_n former_a sin_n by_o their_o hardness_n of_o heart_n as_o here_o pharaoh_n be_v judge_v so_o the_o harden_v of_o the_o heart_n be_v of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v poena_fw-la a_o penalty_n not_o as_o it_o be_v culpa_fw-la faulty_a ferus_fw-la 6._o likewise_o god_n be_v say_v to_o 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&_o sheep_n shall_v be_v a_o very_a great_a plague_n b.g._n cum_fw-la caeter_fw-la for_o the_o perfect_a distinction_n athnah_n over_o sheep_n divide_v it_o from_o the_o clause_n follow_v 1._o the_o septuagint_n read_v a_o very_a great_a death_n but_o the_o word_n be_v deber_v a_o plague_n vers._n 15._o for_o now_o when_o i_o stretch_v out_o my_o hand_n i._o or_o rather_o i_o have_v stretch_v out_o my_o hand_n and_o may_v have_v smite_v thou_o etc._n etc._n and_o so_o thou_o shall_v have_v perish_v from_o the_o earth_n i._o a_o reason_n be_v give_v why_o the_o lord_n do_v smite_v only_o the_o cattle_n with_o the_o pestilence_n whereas_o he_o may_v have_v smite_v the_o egyptian_n also_o and_o cut_v they_o off_o at_o once_o this_o sense_n the_o chalde_n express_v it_o be_v very_o near_o i_o to_o send_v a_o plague_n to_o smite_v thou_o and_o thy_o people_n better_o than_o for_o now_o i_o have_v stretch_v my_o hand_n that_o i_o may_v smite_v thou_o v.a.p.l.s._n for_o no_o such_o plague_n be_v now_o send_v or_o i_o will_v stretch_v my_o hand_n that_o i_o may_v smite_v thou_o etc._n etc._n and_o thou_o shall_v perish_v from_o the_o earth_n b.g._n for_o neither_o do_v we_o read_v this_o to_o have_v be_v do_v p._n vers._n 16._o i_o have_v cause_v thou_o to_o remain_v i._o or_o cause_v thou_o to_o stand_v a._n p.h._n or_o i_o have_v sustain_v or_o keep_v thou_o g._n or_o thou_o be_v reserve_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d s._n better_o than_o i_o have_v appoint_v thou_o l.u.b.g._n to_o show_v my_o power_n in_o thou_o i.b._n s.l._n better_a than_o 〈◊〉_d show_v thou_o my_o power_n c.a.p.g.u._n that_o the_o preposition_n in_o be_v to_o be_v supply_v appear_v cap._n 14.18_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o get_v honour_n upon_o pharaoh_n and_o so_o the_o apostle_n read_v rom._n 9.17_o c●ter_fw-la vers._n 27._o thou_o pharaoh_n send_v and_o call_v b._n g._n cum_fw-la c●ter_fw-la then_o pharaoh_n send_v they_o that_o shall_v observe_v and_o call_v i._o though_o it_o may_v be_v refer_v to_o pharaoh_n send_v to_o see_v in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o safe_a to_o add_v unto_o the_o text_n vers._n 30._o i_o know_v that_o thou_o &_o thy_o servant_n will_v not_o yet_o fear_v i.p.b.c.l.s._n better_a than_o i_o know_v afore_o i_o pray_v 〈◊〉_d that_o you_o will_v fear_v v.a.g._n terem_fw-la better_a signify_v here_o nondum_fw-la not_o yet_o than_o antequam_fw-la before_o as_o the_o sense_n give_v 3._o the_o explanation_n of_o difficult_a question_n quest_n i._o why_o pharaoh_n be_v so_o often_o send_v unto_o who_o the_o lord_n do_v foresee_v that_o he_o will_v not_o hear●_n vers._n 1._o go_v to_o pharaoh_n and_o tell_v he_o 1._o though_o god_n know_v that_o pharaoh_n will_v not_o hear_v yet_o he_o send_v unto_o he_o again_o both_o that_o his_o malice_n &_o obstinacy_n may_v be_v make_v manifest_a &_o that_o the_o judgement_n also_o of_o god_n upon_o he_o hereby_o may_v appear_v to_o be_v most_o just_a simler_n 2._o and_o though_o it_o be_v not_o in_o pharaoh_n power_n to_o mollify_v his_o heart_n yet_o he_o be_v punish_v because_o neither_o will_v he_o though_o it_o have_v be_v in_o his_o power_n simler_n the_o necessity_n of_o god_n decree_n do_v not_o take_v away_o the_o freeness_n of_o the_o will_v to_o evil_a neither_o be_v compulsive_a but_o only_o make_v the_o event_n evitable_a pharaoh_n then_o be_v punish_v not_o for_o the_o necessity_n that_o lie_v upon_o he_o but_o for_o the_o malice_n and_o unwillingness_n and_o disobedience_n of_o his_o heart_n borrh._n quest_n ii_o why_o moses_n in_o bring_v the_o plague_n d●th_v not_o always_o use_v aaron_n rod._n vers._n 3._o behold_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v etc._n etc._n this_o plague_n be_v not_o bring_v by_o the_o lift_n up_o of_o aaron_n rod_n as_o the_o other_o 1._o for_o if_o aaron_n shall_v have_v always_o use_v his_o rod_n it_o may_v have_v be_v think_v that_o there_o be_v virtue_n in_o the_o rod._n cajetan_n 2._o god_n therefore_o so_o wise_o dispose_v in_o the_o send_n of_o these_o plague_n that_o no_o exception_n can_v be_v take_v if_o moses_n have_v do_v all_o they_o may_v have_v suspect_v he_o to_o be_v a_o sorcerer_n and_o therefore_o most_o of_o these_o plague_n be_v bring_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o aaron_n and_o if_o they_o two_o shall_v have_v do_v all_o they_o may_v have_v be_v take_v for_o god_n as_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n be_v act._n 14._o if_o they_o have_v always_o use_v the_o rod_n they_o may_v have_v ascribe_v virtue_n unto_o it_o if_o god_n have_v by_o his_o immediate_a hand_n send_v all_o the_o plague_n without_o any_o mean_n it_o have_v not_o be_v so_o admirable_a for_o who_o doubt_v but_o that_o god_n of_o himself_o can_v do_v all_o thing_n ferus_fw-la quest_n iii_o why_o the_o lord_n punish_v the_o egyptian_n in_o their_o cattle_n vers._n 3._o upon_o thy_o flock_n which_o be_v in_o the_o field_n etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o lord_n never_o send_v any_o great_a plague_n upon_o the_o world_n but_o he_o give_v warning_n of_o it_o before_o so_o he_o do_v forewarn_v the_o old_a world_n of_o the_o flood_n by_o noah_n the_o sodomite_n of_o their_o destruction_n by_o lot_n the_o egyptian_n be_v admonish_v here_o by_o moses_n the_o israelite_n by_o jeremie_n of_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n 2._o the_o cattle_n here_o be_v punish_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o master_n god_n begin_v with_o small_a punishment_n before_o he_o proceed_v to_o great_a osiander_n 3._o this_o plague_n be_v less_o troublesome_a than_o the_o former_a but_o more_o discommodious_a for_o by_o the_o destruction_n of_o their_o horse_n and_o ox_n their_o tillage_n be_v hinder_v and_o they_o shall_v want_v their_o sheep_n for_o clothing_n their_o ass_n and_o horse_n for_o burden_n simler_n 4._o and_o this_o plague_n be_v most_o just_a for_o as_o they_o have_v oppress_v the_o israelite_n before_o in_o take_v their_o ox_n to_o plough_v their_o horse_n and_o ass_n to_o carry_v burden_n so_o the_o lord_n do_v worthy_o punish_v they_o in_o their_o cattle_n perer._n as_o the_o fish_n be_v destroy_v before_o in_o the_o water_n so_o now_o the_o beast_n upon_o land_n to_o let_v they_o know_v that_o they_o be_v worthy_a to_o possess_v nothing_o god_n may_v just_o deprive_v they_o of_o all_o borrh._n 5._o the_o latin_a translator_n read_v as_o though_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v not_o only_o upon_o their_o cattle_n but_o upon_o their_o very_a field_n and_o ground_n which_o shall_v be_v first_o poison_v and_o infect_v but_o he_o leave_v out_o the_o hebrew_n pronoune_n asher_n which_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o field_n for_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o text_n that_o the_o cattle_n only_o be_v infect_v quest_n iu._n why_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o always_o exempt_v his_o people_n from_o temporal_a calamity_n vers._n 4._o i_o will_v make_v separation_n between_o the_o cattle_n of_o israel_n etc._n etc._n though_o it_o please_v god_n in_o this_o and_o other_o plague_n for_o his_o great_a glory_n sake_n to_o exempt_v his_o people_n from_o these_o public_a calamity_n yet_o always_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o so_o deal_v with_o his_o servant_n for_o the_o true_a prophet_n suffer_v famine_n under_o achab_n as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n jeremie_n be_v take_v with_o the_o city_n daniel_n carry_v into_o captivity_n which_o the_o lord_n do_v for_o these_o cause_n 1._o to_o purge_v out_o the_o corruption_n and_o infirmity_n which_o be_v in_o his_o own_o servant_n 2._o to_o make_v trial_n of_o their_o patience_n that_o god_n thereby_o may_v be_v glorify_v simler_n 3._o and_o the_o lord_n do_v chastise_v they_o in_o the_o small_a affliction_n of_o this_o life_n make_v a_o separation_n between_o the_o righteous_a and_o the_o wicked_a in_o the_o great_a judgement_n of_o the_o next_o world_n as_o the_o lord_n say_v by_o his_o prophet_n in_o a_o little_a have_v i_o forsake_v thou_o but_o with_o great_a compassion_n will_v i_o gather_v thou_o isay._n 54.7_o ferus_fw-la quest_n v._o in_o what_o sense_n all_o the_o cattle_n of_o egypt_n be_v say_v to_o have_v die_v vers._n 6._o all_o the_o cattle_n of_o egypt_n die_v all_o the_o cattle_n in_o general_n die_v not_o for_o many_o die_v afterward_o be_v smite_v with_o the_o hail_n and_o tempest_n vers_fw-la 27._o 1._o some_o therefore_o do_v thus_o expound_v it_o that_o no_o cattle_n die_v but_o the_o egyptian_n and_o all_o that_o die_v be_v they_o cajetan_n 2._o but_o it_o seem_v rather_o to_o be_v take_v according_a to_o the_o phrase_n of_o scripture_n all_o die_v that_o be_v the_o great_a part_n jun._n perer._n simler_n quest_n vi_o whether_o pharaoh_n send_v into_o goshen_n in_o the_o other_o plague_n vers._n 7._o then_o pharaoh_n send_v and_o behold_v 1._o some_o think_v that_o pharaoh_n
of_o israel_n hierome_n number_v they_o to_o have_v be_v ten_o the_o first_o for_o want_v of_o water_n exod._n 17._o the_o second_o likewise_o for_o water_n numb_a 20._o the_o three_o exod._n 14._o when_o the_o egyptian_n pursue_v they_o the_o four_o and_o five_o about_o manna_n when_o they_o keep_v it_o till_o the_o morning_n and_o gather_v it_o upon_o the_o sabbath_n exod._n 16._o the_o six_o murmur_v be_v for_o flesh_n exod._n 16._o and_o the_o seven_o for_o flesh_n likewise_o numb_a 11.4_o the_o eight_o for_o moses_n absence_n when_o they_o make_v the_o golden_a calf_n the_o nine_o when_o they_o tempt_v god_n in_o fight_v against_o the_o amalckite_n be_v forbid_v numb_a 14._o the_o ten_o upon_o the_o return_n of_o the_o spy_n which_o be_v send_v to_o search_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n hieron_n d●_n 10._o tentationib_n but_o if_o all_o the_o murmur_n of_o the_o israelite_n be_v sum_v together_o they_o will_v be_v find_v more_o than_o ten_o not_o few_o than_o twenty_o and_o they_o be_v of_o three_o sort_n either_o general_a of_o the_o whole_a congregation_n or_o special_a of_o some_o few_o or_o particular_a of_o some_o principal_a person_n 1._o their_o general_a murmur_n be_v upon_o these_o occasion_n first_o for_o thing_n which_o they_o endure_v as_o the_o increase_n of_o their_o bondage_n in_o egypt_n at_o the_o first_o come_v of_o moses_n exod._n 5.21_o their_o fear_n to_o be_v all_o destroy_v of_o the_o egyptian_n chap._n 14.11_o their_o weariness_n of_o the_o way_n numb_a 11.1_o their_o bite_n by_o serpent_n numb_a 21._o second_o for_o thing_n which_o they_o want_v as_o for_o sweet_a and_o potable_a water_n exod._n 15.24_o for_o bread_n chap._n 16.3_o for_o water_n in_o rephidim_n exod._n 17._o for_o flesh_n numb_a 11._o for_o water_n again_o when_o moses_n also_o offend_v numb_a 20._o three_o they_o murmur_v and_o disobey_v when_o any_o thing_n be_v impose_v they_o which_o they_o like_v not_o as_o twi●e_v they_o be_v disobedient_a about_o manna_n in_o 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