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moreover_o this_o sign_n which_o appear_v in_o the_o heaven_n be_v but_o a_o bow_n without_o arrow_n it_o be_v a_o resplendent_a arch_n and_o a_o circle_n beset_v with_o diamond_n emerald_n and_o ruby_n it_o be_v a_o chain_n of_o gold_n silver_n and_o pearl_n it_o be_v a_o scarf_n interweave_v with_o the_o most_o lively_a splendour_n and_o the_o most_o sensible_a light_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o day_n it_o be_v the_o portrait_n of_o peace_n which_o appear_v under_o feign_a and_o imaginary_a colour_n or_o to_o express_v in_o a_o word_n all_o that_o can_v be_v think_v and_o say_v when_o we_o cast_v our_o eye_n on_o this_o wonder_n of_o the_o air_n it_o be_v the_o diadem_n which_o st._n john_n discover_v on_o the_o head_n of_o almighty_n god_n and_o which_o therefore_o be_v to_o be_v for_o all_o eternity_n the_o crown_n of_o a_o god_n who_o can_v never_o change_v but_o will_v everlasting_o conserve_v this_o garland_n and_o diadem_n of_o peace_n from_o henceforth_o fear_v no_o second_o flood_n that_o shall_v cover_v the_o whole_a face_n of_o the_o earthly_a ball._n chap._n ix_o give_v a_o account_n of_o noah_n be_v over_o taâ—en_v with_o wine_n gen._n 9_o naked_a and_o drink_a a_o sleep_n cam_n noah_n see_v he_o mock_v and_o jeer_v he_o against_o nature_n law_n sem_fw-mi and_o japhet_n cover_v his_o nakedness_n cam_n he_o do_v curse_v sem_fw-mi and_o japhet_n do_v bless_v it_o be_v true_a that_o man_n be_v never_o more_o at_o peâ—ce_n the_o earth_n never_o more_o pure_a and_o heaven_n never_o pour_v down_o so_o many_o savour_v as_o it_o shed_v upon_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o child_n of_o noah_n nevertheless_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o pleasure_n peace_n concord_n love_n joy_n and_o all_o sort_n of_o benediction_n this_o poor_a man_n who_o all_o the_o water_n of_o the_o
abraham_n and_o isaac_n meet_v with_o a_o new_a occasion_n of_o grief_n for_o the_o death_n of_o sara_n but_o so_o it_o be_v the_o strict_a union_n must_v break_v the_o sincere_a friendship_n must_v have_v a_o end_n and_o even_o marriage_n themselves_o of_o which_o god_n be_v the_o sacred_a knot_n must_v at_o length_n make_v a_o tragic_a divorce_n upon_o a_o bed_n which_o be_v the_o most_o common_a theatre_n of_o the_o blind_a fury_n of_o death_n we_o ought_v to_o confess_v nevertheless_o that_o it_o be_v a_o spectacle_n able_a to_o excite_v the_o constancy_n of_o a_o good_a courage_n when_o we_o shall_v behold_v this_o unmerciful_a murderess_n which_o snach_v away_o daughter_n out_o of_o their_o mother_n bosom_n and_o son_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o their_o father_n and_o wife_n between_o the_o arm_n of_o their_o husband_n in_o such_o a_o case_n if_o nature_n have_v not_o some_o tenderness_n she_o will_v be_v unnatural_a and_o we_o must_v have_v heart_n of_o marble_n not_o to_o be_v touch_v with_o some_o sense_n of_o grief_n and_o pity_n abraham_n have_v then_o just_a cause_n to_o testify_v by_o his_o tear_n the_o regret_n he_o have_v for_o his_o dear_a sara_n death_n and_o sure_o since_o he_o lose_v so_o rare_a a_o blessing_n well_o may_v he_o disconsolate_o bewayl_v it_o this_o mourning_n be_v not_o yet_o unblamable_a and_o he_o be_v very_o careful_a not_o to_o do_v like_o those_o who_o bury_v all_o their_o affection_n in_o the_o preparation_n of_o a_o funeral_n pomp_n and_o who_o have_v but_o a_o shadow_a mien_n or_o else_o not_o be_v able_a sufficient_o to_o disguise_v their_o look_n strive_v to_o hide_v under_o the_o veil_n and_o shadow_n of_o a_o bed_n or_o dark_a chamber_n the_o shame_n of_o their_o insensibility_n abraham_n shed_v more_o tear_n from_o his_o heart_n than_o by_o his_o eye_n and_o in_o render_v all_o duty_n to_o nature_n and_o his_o wife_n he_o most_o ample_o satisfy_v god_n and_o his_o own_o piety_n while_o he_o be_v a_o pilgrim_n and_o stranger_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n sara_n be_v dead_a in_o the_o city_n of_o hebron_n he_o go_v direct_o into_o the_o place_n where_o his_o wife_n body_n repose_v there_o he_o offer_v up_o his_o prayer_n unto_o god_n and_o kiss_v a_o thousand_o time_n those_o amiable_a relic_n water_v they_o from_o time_n to_o time_n with_o his_o tear_n he_o present_o entreat_v ephron_n to_o sell_v he_o a_o double_a cave_n which_o be_v close_o by_o the_o vale_n of_o mambre_n to_o inter_v sara_n in_o that_o place_n ephron_n be_v willing_a to_o grant_v what_o he_o ask_v but_o be_v at_o last_o as_o it_o be_v enforce_v to_o take_v a_o sum_n of_o money_n for_o the_o purchase_n of_o his_o land_n abraham_n become_v master_n of_o the_o field_n and_o groat_n in_o which_o he_o lay_v the_o body_n of_o his_o dear_a moiety_n it_o be_v in_o this_o monument_n where_o the_o most_o generous_a woman_n of_o her_o time_n repose_v and_o under_o this_o rock_n of_o diamond_n will_v be_v find_v a_o diamantine_a heart_n in_o the_o body_n of_o sara_n who_o be_v a_o perfect_a pattern_n of_o constancy_n and_o fidelity_n chap._n xx._n give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o marriage_n of_o isaac_n with_o rebecca_n and_o the_o death_n of_o abraham_n gen._n 24._o the_o fair_a and_o chaste_a rebecca_n come_v to_o draw_v at_o a_o well-water_n where_o a_o man_n she_o see_v who_o gift_n to_o she_o in_o isaack_n name_v present_n which_o she_o accept_v and_o to_o wed_v he_o consent_n this_o poor_a man_n abraham_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o providence_n as_o a_o feather_n in_o the_o air_n which_o serve_v for_o sport_n unto_o the_o wind_n and_o as_o a_o planet_n in_o the_o heaven_n which_o never_o rest_v or_o as_o a_o wheel_n in_o the_o water_n which_o be_v always_o turn_v and_o in_o a_o continual_a motion_n god_n lead_v he_o out_o of_o chaldea_n mesopotamia_n canaan_n and_o egypt_n from_o thence_o he_o cause_v he_o to_o return_v unto_o the_o canaanite_n where_o he_o stay_v for_o some_o time_n in_o the_o city_n of_o sichem_n sometime_o in_o that_o of_o hebron_n afterward_o in_o â—erara_n and_o then_o in_o bersheba_n and_o again_o in_o hebron_n as_o if_o he_o can_v not_o live_v but_o in_o travel_v during_o who_o voyage_n heaven_n be_v please_v to_o afford_v he_o a_o thousand_o combat_n and_o as_o many_o occasion_n of_o victory_n in_o fine_a after_o the_o deliverance_n of_o his_o son_n and_o the_o death_n of_o his_o wife_n he_o feel_v himself_o whole_o break_v with_o old_a age_n and_o upon_o the_o point_n of_o follow_v the_o happy_a lot_n of_o sara_n resolve_v to_o seek_v a_o wife_n for_o isaac_n and_o for_o that_o end_n he_o call_v one_o of_o the_o most_o faithful_a servant_n of_o his_o house_n call_v eliezer_n and_o have_v command_v he_o to_o lay_v his_o hand_n under_o his_o thigh_n he_o conjure_v he_o by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n to_o seek_v a_o match_n for_o his_o son_n in_o the_o land_n of_o haram_n which_o be_v do_v this_o wise_a ambassador_n choose_v among_o the_o domestic_n of_o abraham_n begin_v his_o journey_n to_o execute_v the_o design_n and_o commission_n of_o his_o master_n and_o depart_v from_o bersheba_n he_o go_v direct_o to_o mesopotamia_n carry_v with_o he_o ten_o large_a camel_n load_v with_o the_o rare_a and_o most_o magnificent_a present_n which_o be_v in_o abraham_n house_n behold_v he_o then_o in_o the_o city_n of_o nachor_n meditate_v with_o himself_o upon_o all_o the_o ready_a and_o most_o facile_a mean_n to_o expedite_v what_o have_v be_v give_v he_o in_o charge_n what_o will_v he_o do_v first_o he_o depart_v out_o of_o the_o city_n and_o repair_v where_o woman_n in_o their_o turn_n be_v wont_a to_o draw_v water_n he_o there_o rest_v his_o camel_n expect_v until_o heaven_n shall_v offer_v the_o opportunity_n he_o desire_v during_o this_o expectation_n he_o offer_v up_o his_o prayer_n unto_o god_n say_v lord_n god_n of_o abraham_n cast_v i_o beseech_v thou_o some_o propitious_a and_o favourable_a look_n upon_o the_o design_n of_o my_o master_n this_o faithful_a servant_n will_v not_o feed_v until_o he_o do_v his_o trust_n repose_v master_n will_n there_o be_v many_o now_o that_o will_v not_o eat_v before_o they_o speed_v their_o master_n work_n they_o will_v drink_v the_o more_o great_a god_n take_v pity_n of_o abrahâ—m_n thy_o faithful_a servant_n it_o be_v by_o his_o appointment_n i_o be_o in_o these_o territory_n i_o expect_v here_o but_o the_o hour_n when_o the_o maid_n shall_v come_v to_o draw_v water_n out_o of_o this_o fountain_n iâ—_n then_o my_o god_n thou_o do_v give_v i_o this_o advice_n i_o resolve_v no_o entreat_v the_o first_o which_o shall_v approach_v it_o to_o afford_v i_o some_o water_n to_o drink_v if_o she_o grant_v i_o this_o favour_n by_o this_o sign_n i_o shall_v present_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v doubtless_o she_o who_o thy_o holy_a providence_n have_v appoint_v for_o isaack_n spouse_n scarce_o have_v eliezer_n end_v his_o coloquie_n when_o a_o malâ—_n call_v rebecca_n appear_v fair_a and_o 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