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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 in_o or_o shut_v the_o door_n after_o he_o closed_n it_o so_o fast_o that_o the_o water_n can_v not_o enter_v though_o it_o be_v not_o pitch_v as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o ark._n how_o this_o be_v do_v we_o need_v not_o inquire_v it_o be_v likely_a by_o a_o angelical_a power_n which_o i_o suppose_v before_o conduct_v the_o several_a creature_n into_o the_o ark._n ver._n 17._o and_o the_o flood_n be_v forty_o day_n upon_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n after_o forty_o day_n rain_n the_o water_n be_v so_o high_a that_o they_o bear_v up_o the_o ark_n so_o that_o it_o do_v not_o touch_v the_o earth_n ver._n 18._o and_o the_o water_n prevail_v by_o more_o rain_n which_o fall_v after_o the_o forty_o day_n the_o inundation_n grow_v strong_a and_o mighty_a as_o the_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v so_o strong_a that_o the_o water_n bear_v down_o house_n and_o tree_n as_o some_o expound_v it_o and_o be_v increase_v great_o he_o say_v before_o verse_n 17._o they_o be_v increase_v but_o now_o that_o 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
just_a as_o all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o seven_o unite_a province_n be_v now_o common_o call_v hollander_n who_o be_v the_o most_o potent_a of_o all_o the_o rest_n chap._n xlix_o ver._n 1._o jacob_n call_v unto_o his_o son_n when_o he_o have_v do_v speak_v with_o joseph_n perceive_v his_o end_n approach_v he_o send_v one_o to_o call_v the_o rest_n of_o his_o son_n to_o come_v to_o he_o gather_v yourselves_o together_o come_v all_o in_o a_o body_n to_o i_o let_v i_o see_v you_o all_o together_o before_o i_o die_v what_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o last_o day_n the_o condition_n of_o your_o posterity_n in_o future_a time_n jacob_n be_v the_o first_o that_o we_o read_v of_o who_o particular_o declare_v the_o future_a state_n of_o every_o one_o of_o his_o son_n when_o he_o leave_v the_o world_n but_o it_o have_v be_v a_o ancient_a opinion_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o all_o excellent_a man_n the_o near_o they_o approach_v to_o their_o departure_n from_o hence_o the_o more_o divine_a they_o grow_v and_o have_v a_o clear_a prospect_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v whence_o xenophon_n l._n viii_o make_v his_o cyrus_n say_v when_o he_o be_v near_o his_o end_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n at_o the_o point_n of_o death_n become_v prophetic_a which_o never_o be_v universal_o true_a for_o prophecy_n be_v not_o a_o natural_a thing_n nor_o be_v all_o excellent_a man_n partaker_n of_o it_o and_o god_n communicate_v it_o in_o what_o measure_v he_o please_v to_o those_o who_o have_v any_o thing_n of_o it_o and_o to_o jacob_n more_o than_o have_v be_v bestow_v upon_o his_o great_a ancestor_n for_o these_o last_o word_n of_o he_o may_v be_v call_v prophecy_n rather_o than_o benediction_n some_o of_o they_o contain_v no_o blessing_n in_o they_o but_o all_o of_o they_o prediction_n ver._n 2._o gather_v yourselves_o together_o this_o be_v repeat_v to_o hasten_v they_o as_o the_o two_o next_o word_n hear_v and_o hearken_v be_v use_v to_o excite_v their_o attention_n it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o good_a man_n among_o the_o hebrew_n to_o call_v all_o their_o child_n before_o they_o and_o give_v they_o good_a counsel_n together_o with_o their_o blessing_n when_o they_o draw_v near_o to_o their_o end_n the_o word_n then_o speak_v be_v likely_a to_o stick_v fast_o in_o their_o mind_n ver._n 3._o reuben_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v common_o observe_v that_o the_o style_n wherein_o he_o speak_v to_o his_o son_n be_v much_o more_o lofty_a than_o that_o hitherto_o use_v in_o this_o book_n which_o have_v make_v some_o fancy_n that_o jacob_n do_v not_o deliver_v these_o very_a word_n but_o moses_n put_v the_o sense_n of_o what_o he_o say_v into_o such_o poetical_a expression_n but_o it_o seem_v more_o reasonable_a to_o i_o to_o think_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n now_o come_v upon_o he_o raise_v his_o style_n as_o well_o as_o his_o understanding_n as_o it_o do_v moses_n also_o who_o deliver_v his_o benediction_n in_o deut._n xxxiii_o in_o a_o strain_n more_o sublime_a than_o his_o other_o write_n thou_o be_v my_o first-born_a so_o we_o read_v xxix_o 32._o to_o who_o the_o jew_n common_o observe_v belong_v three_o prerogative_n a_o double_a portion_n of_o the_o father_n estate_n the_o priesthood_n and_o the_o kingdom_n as_o they_o speak_v i._n e._n chief_a authority_n among_o his_o brethren_n the_o first_o of_o these_o say_v the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v be_v give_v to_o joseph_n the_o second_o to_o levi_n the_o three_o to_o judah_n because_o reuben_n have_v forfeit_v all_o the_o right_n of_o his_o primogeniture_n by_o his_o incest_n with_o his_o father_n wife_n but_o mr._n selden_n himself_o who_o give_v a_o full_a account_n of_o the_o jew_n opinion_n in_o this_o matter_n acknowledge_v the_o priesthood_n be_v not_o confine_v to_o the_o first-born_a before_o the_o law_n as_o appear_v by_o abel_n offer_v sacrifice_n as_o well_o as_o cain_n and_o moses_n be_v a_o priest_n as_o well_o as_o aaron_n psalm_n xcix_o 6._o unless_o we_o understand_v thereby_o the_o office_n of_o chief_a priest_n and_o so_o jonathan_n here_o report_v the_o ancient_a opinion_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o reuben_n lose_v the_o high-priesthood_n l._n i._n de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n 16._o pag._n 643_o etc._n etc._n my_o might_n who_o i_o beget_v when_o i_o be_v in_o my_o full_a vigour_n the_o beginning_n or_o the_o first_o fruit_n of_o my_o strength_n the_o same_o thing_n in_o more_o word_n or_o it_o may_v be_v interpret_v the_o prime_a support_n of_o my_o family_n the_o first-born_a be_v call_v the_o beginning_n of_o strength_n in_o deut._n xxi_o 17._o psalm_n cv_o 36._o the_o excellency_n of_o dignity_n who_o have_v the_o pre-eminence_n among_o thy_o brethren_n be_v the_o first-born_a if_o thou_o have_v not_o fall_v from_o it_o by_o thy_o folly_n as_o it_o follow_v afterward_o and_o the_o excellency_n of_o power_n who_o be_v bear_v to_o the_o high_a authority_n among_o they_o the_o hebrew_n refer_v dignity_n to_o the_o priesthood_n and_o power_n to_o the_o kingdom_n but_o there_o be_v no_o solid_a ground_n to_o think_v the_o priesthood_n as_o i_o say_v before_o be_v confine_v to_o the_o elder_a brother_n i_o take_v dignity_n to_o signify_v the_o double_a portion_n of_o the_o estate_n and_o power_n authority_n among_o they_o while_o they_o remain_v in_o one_o family_n ver._n 4._o unstable_a as_o water_n the_o hebrew_n word_n pachaz_n signify_v haste_n and_o in_o the_o chaldee_n have_v the_o signification_n of_o leap_v the_o interpretation_n of_o st._n hierom_n seem_v most_o reasonable_a which_o be_v pour_v out_o like_o water_n out_o of_o a_o vessel_n upon_o the_o ground_n and_o then_o it_o denote_v reuben_n fall_v from_o his_o dignity_n and_o lose_v his_o pre-eminence_n as_o water_n sudden_o disappear_v when_o it_o be_v pour_v out_o on_o the_o earth_n and_o suck_v up_o into_o it_o many_o refer_v it_o particular_o ca._n vitringa_n in_o his_o late_a sacred_a observation_n lib._n i._n cap._n 12._o unto_o his_o unbounded_a lust_n but_o that_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o this_o verse_n and_o give_v as_o a_o reason_n of_o his_o be_v degrade_v other_o therefore_o translate_v the_o hebrew_n word_n pachaz_n by_o the_o latin_a word_n levis_n a_o light_n or_o vain_a person_n as_o we_o speak_v at_o this_o day_n and_o then_o the_o meaning_n still_o be_v water_n be_v not_o more_o prone_a to_o flow_v when_o it_o be_v pour_v out_o than_o thou_o be_v to_o lose_v thy_o dignity_n so_o georg._n calixtus_n thou_o shall_v not_o excel_v there_o be_v nothing_o great_a say_v to_o be_v do_v by_o this_o tribe_n in_o scripture_n and_o they_o be_v not_o so_o numerous_a to_o which_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a refer_v this_o by_o more_o than_o a_o three_o part_n as_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n to_o who_o god_n give_v part_n of_o reuben_n prerogative_n when_o moses_n by_o god_n command_n take_v the_o sum_n of_o all_o the_o congregation_n numb_a i._o 21.27_o because_o thou_o wente_v up_o to_o thy_o father_n bed_n commit_v incest_n with_o my_o wife_n xxxv_o 22._o then_o defile_v thou_o it_o he_o go_v up_o to_o my_o couch_n or_o rather_o when_o thou_o defile_v my_o couch_n it_o vanish_v i._n e._n his_o excellency_n depart_v for_o the_o word_n halah_n which_o be_v here_o translate_v to_o go_v up_o signify_v often_o in_o scripture_n to_o vanish_v or_o perish_v as_o in_o psalm_n cii_o 25._o isai_n v._o 24._o which_o make_v the_o easy_a sense_n of_o this_o place_n in_o this_o manner_n exit_fw-la quo_fw-la polluisti_fw-la thorum_fw-la meum_fw-la ascendit_fw-la ut_fw-la vapour_n aut_fw-la fumus_fw-la excellentia_fw-la &_o dignitas_fw-la tua_fw-la i._n e._n dilapsa_fw-la est_fw-la extincta_fw-la est_fw-la evanuit_fw-la from_o the_o time_n that_o thou_o defile_v my_o couch_n thy_o excellency_n and_o dignity_n go_v up_o like_o a_o vapour_n or_o smoke_n i._n e._n it_o slide_v away_o it_o be_v extinct_a it_o vanish_v they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o forenamed_a calixtus_n who_o well_o observe_v that_o this_o be_v explain_v in_o 1_o chron._n v._n 1._o ver._n 5._o simeon_n and_o levi_n be_v brethren_n so_o be_v all_o the_o rest_n but_o the_o meaning_n be_v they_o be_v alike_o in_o their_o disposition_n and_o link_v together_o in_o the_o same_o wicked_a design_n for_o so_o the_o word_n brother_n sometime_o signify_v a_o companion_n or_o associate_n that_o agree_v in_o the_o same_o inclination_n or_o undertake_n with_o other_o as_o prov._n xviii_o 9_o instrument_n of_o cruelty_n be_v in_o their_o habitation_n the_o word_n mecheroth_n which_o we_o translate_v habitation_n be_v not_o where_o else_o find_v nor_o be_v there_o any_o root_n in_o the_o hebrew_n language_n from_o whence_o it_o may_v derive_v that_o signification_n therefore_o lud._n de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr from_o the_o aethiopic_a language_n translate_v it_o counsel_n for_o so_o the_o word_n signify_v in_o that_o
etc._n etc._n though_o the_o copula_fw-la be_v omit_v which_o be_v usual_a in_o scripture_n particular_o in_o habak_n iii_o 11._o the_o sun_n moon_n i._n e._n the_o sun_n and_o moon_n moses_n have_v show_v how_o the_o first_o matter_n ver_fw-la 2._o and_o then_o the_o element_n of_o thing_n as_o we_o call_v they_o ver_fw-la 3_o 6_o 9_o 10._o be_v produce_v he_o proceed_v to_o the_o production_n of_o more_o compound_a body_n and_o here_o a_o account_n be_v give_v of_o all_o sort_n of_o vegetable_n which_o be_v range_v under_o three_o head_n grass_n which_o come_v up_o every_o year_n without_o sow_v herb_n bear_v a_o seed_n which_o comprehend_v as_o abarbinel_n here_o note_n all_o sort_n of_o corn_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v sow_o and_o tree_n which_o also_o bear_v fruit._n there_o be_v several_a kind_n of_o all_o these_o which_o some_o have_v cast_v into_o eighteen_o other_o into_o six_o and_o thirty_o class_n none_o of_o which_o can_v at_o the_o first_o spring_n out_o of_o the_o earth_n 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author_n that_o not_o only_a olive-tree_n but_o some_o other_o also_o will_v live_v and_o be_v green_a under_o water_n all_o the_o difficulty_n be_v how_o the_o dove_n can_v break_v off_o a_o branch_n as_o the_o vulgar_a translate_v it_o from_o the_o tree_n but_o it_o be_v easy_o solve_v if_o we_o allow_v as_o i_o have_v say_v before_o that_o now_o it_o be_v summertime_n which_o bring_v new_a shoot_v out_o of_o the_o tree_n that_o be_v easy_o crop_v so_o he_o know_v the_o water_n be_v abate_v the_o top_n of_o mountain_n be_v see_v before_o verse_n 5._o but_o now_o he_o understand_v the_o water_n have_v leave_v the_o low_a ground_n yet_o not_o so_o leave_v they_o that_o
sin_n which_o be_v of_o the_o very_a same_o signification_n with_o pelusium_n ver._n 18._o and_o the_o arvadite_n these_o people_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o aradii_fw-la who_o possess_v the_o island_n call_v aradus_n upon_o the_o coast_n of_o phoenicia_n and_o part_n of_o the_o neighbour_a continent_n where_o a_o place_n call_v antaradus_n opposite_a to_o the_o island_n be_v seat_v strabo_n and_o other_o speak_v of_o this_o island_n and_o mention_v another_o of_o the_o same_o name_n in_o the_o persian_a gulf_n as_o salmasius_n observe_v upon_o solinus_n p._n 1023._o who_o inhabitant_n say_v they_o be_v a_o colony_n from_o this_o island_n i_o now_o speak_v of_o and_o have_v the_o same_o religious_a rite_n with_o these_o arcadian_n who_o be_v very_o skilful_a in_o navigation_n and_o therefore_o join_v by_o ezekiel_n with_o zidon_n xxvii_o 8._o where_o he_o make_v they_o also_o a_o warlike_a people_n verse_n 11._o zemarite_n they_o who_o make_v these_o the_o same_o with_o the_o samaritan_n do_v not_o observe_v that_o these_o name_n be_v write_v quite_o different_o in_o the_o hebrew_n and_o that_o the_o samaritan_n so_o much_o speak_v of_o in_o scripture_n have_v their_o name_n from_o somron_n and_o therefore_o bochart_n think_v these_o be_v the_o samarite_n mention_v by_o st._n hierom_n who_o say_v they_o inhabit_v the_o noble_a city_n of_o edessa_n in_o coelosyria_n it_o shall_v be_v the_o city_n of_o emesa_n or_o emisa_n which_o be_v in_o that_o country_n but_o edessa_n in_o mesopotamia_n beyond_o euphrates_n and_o so_o both_o the_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n have_v here_o for_o zemarite_n emisaei_n but_o i_o do_v not_o see_v why_o we_o shall_v not_o rather_o think_v this_o son_n of_o canaan_n zemarus_n from_o who_o the_o zemarite_n come_v be_v the_o founder_n of_o the_o city_n of_o zemaraim_n josh_n xviii_o 22._o which_o fall_v to_o the_o lot_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n hamathite_n these_o be_v the_o posterity_n of_o the_o last_o son_n of_o canaan_n from_o who_o the_o city_n and_o country_n of_o hamath_n take_v its_o name_n of_o which_o name_n there_o be_v two_o one_o call_v by_o the_o greek_n antiochia_n the_o other_o epiphania_fw-la the_o former_a call_v the_o great_a amos_n vi_o 2._o to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o this_o which_o st._n hierom_n say_v in_o his_o time_n be_v call_v epiphania_fw-la and_o by_o the_o arabian_n in_o the_o nubian_n geographer_n hama_fw-la this_o be_v the_o city_n which_o be_v mean_v when_o we_o so_o often_o read_v that_o the_o bound_n of_o judaea_n be_v to_o the_o entrance_n of_o hamath_n northward_o numb_a xiii_o 21._o xxxiv_o 8._o and_o other_o place_n for_o it_o be_v certain_a they_o do_v not_o reach_v to_o antiochia_n but_o come_v near_o to_o epiphania_fw-la afterward_o be_v the_o family_n of_o the_o canaanite_n spread_v abroad_o in_o process_n of_o time_n they_o enlarge_v their_o bound_n for_o they_o possess_v all_o the_o country_n which_o lie_v from_o idumaea_n and_o palestine_n to_o the_o mouth_n of_o orontes_n which_o they_o hold_v for_o seven_o hundred_o year_n or_o thereabouts_o moses_n indeed_o confine_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n in_o narrow_a bound_n towards_o the_o north_n as_o have_v be_v say_v but_o we_o must_v consider_v that_o he_o describe_v only_o that_o part_n of_o canaan_n which_o god_n give_v to_o the_o israelite_n for_o their_o portion_n now_o there_o be_v eleven_o nation_n who_o have_v their_o original_a as_o appear_v from_o this_o and_o the_o forego_n verse_n from_o so_o many_o son_n of_o canaan_n we_o do_v not_o find_v that_o the_o first_o and_o the_o five_o last_o be_v devote_v by_o god_n to_o destruction_n as_o the_o rest_n be_v for_o we_o read_v nothing_o of_o the_o zidonian_o arkite_n sinites_n aradites_n zemarites_n and_o hamathites_n among_o those_o nation_n upon_o who_o the_o sentence_n of_o excision_n be_v pronounce_v by_o god_n and_o their_o country_n bestow_v upon_o the_o israelite_n but_o read_v of_o two_o other_o not_o here_o mention_v who_o make_v up_o the_o seven_o nation_n who_o god_n order_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o viz._n the_o perizzites_n and_o those_o who_o be_v peculiar_o call_v canaanites_n who_o spring_v from_o some_o of_o the_o forenamed_a xi_o family_n but_o we_o do_v not_o know_v from_o which_o we_o shall_v meet_v with_o it_o in_o the_o xv._o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n ver._n 19_o and_o the_o border_n of_o the_o canaanite_n etc._n etc._n here_o moses_n describe_v the_o bound_n of_o that_o country_n which_o be_v give_v by_o god_n to_o the_o jew_n from_o sidon_n i._n e._n the_o country_n of_o sidon_n which_o extend_v itself_o from_o the_o city_n so_o call_v towards_o the_o east_n as_o far_o as_o jordan_n or_o near_o it_o this_o therefore_o may_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o the_o northern_a bound_n of_o the_o promise_v land_n as_o thou_o come_v to_o gerar_n unto_o gaza_n etc._n etc._n these_o and_o all_o the_o rest_n belong_v to_o the_o southern_a bound_n for_o these_o two_o be_v city_n near_o to_o the_o philistines_n we_o often_o read_v of_o gaza_n and_o gerar_n be_v famous_a for_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n sojourn_v there_o gen._n xx._n 1._o xxvi_o 1._o and_o for_o the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o cushites_n 2_o chron._n fourteen_o 13._o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n etc._n etc._n these_o four_o city_n be_v famous_a for_o their_o destruction_n by_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n from_o heaven_n even_o unto_o lashah_n or_o lasa_n which_o st._n hierom_n take_v for_o callirrhoe_n as_o do_v jonathan_n also_o a_o place_n famous_a for_o hot_a water_n which_o run_v into_o the_o dead_a sea_n but_o bochartus_n l._n iu._n phaleg_n c._n 37._o doubt_v of_o this_o because_o callirrhoe_n be_v not_o in_o the_o southern_a part_n of_o judaea_n as_o lashah_n be_v he_o propound_v it_o therefore_o to_o consideration_n whether_o it_o may_v not_o be_v a_o city_n of_o the_o arab_n call_v lusa_fw-la which_o ptolemy_n place_n in_o the_o middle_a way_n between_o the_o dead_a sea_n and_o the_o red._n ver._n 20._o these_o be_v the_o son_n of_o ham_n after_o their_o family_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v sufficient_o explain_v by_o what_o be_v say_v upon_o verse_n 5._o where_n moses_n conclude_v his_o account_n of_o the_o son_n of_o japhet_n only_o it_o may_v be_v observe_v in_o general_a that_o these_o four_o son_n of_o ham_n and_o their_o child_n have_v all_o africa_n for_o their_o portion_n mizraim_n have_v egypt_n and_o phut_v the_o rest_n and_z no_o small_a part_n of_o asia_n which_o fall_v to_o the_o share_n of_o cush_n and_o canaan_n ver._n 21._o unto_o shem_n also_o the_o father_n of_o all_o the_o child_n of_o eber._n that_o be_v of_o the_o hebrew_n nation_n who_o moses_n will_v have_v to_o know_v from_o what_o a_o illustrious_a original_a they_o spring_v and_o therefore_o break_v off_o the_o thread_n of_o his_o genealogy_n to_o give_v a_o short_a touch_n of_o it_o i_o can_v give_v no_o reason_n so_o likely_a as_o this_o why_o he_o call_v shem_fw-mi the_o father_n of_o eber_n child_n rather_o than_o of_o any_o other_o descend_v from_o he_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o before_o that_o ham_n be_v the_o father_n of_o canaan_n ix_o 22._o who_o god_n curse_v and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n bless_a shem_n he_o now_o tell_v they_o that_o this_o bless_a man_n be_v the_o father_n from_o who_o their_o nation_n be_v descend_v that_o they_o may_v comfort_v themselves_o in_o their_o noble_a stock_n and_o believe_v canaan_n shall_v be_v subdue_v by_o they_o the_o brother_n of_o japhet_n the_o elder_a scaliger_n translate_v these_o word_n sem_fw-mi the_o elder_a brother_n of_o japhet_n but_o the_o he_o which_o be_v prefix_v to_o gadol_n i._n e._n greater_n plain_o direct_v we_o to_o refer_v the_o word_n greater_n or_o elder_a to_o he_o who_o be_v last_o speak_v of_o viz._n japhet_n who_o may_v be_v plain_o prove_v to_o have_v be_v the_o elder_a son_n of_o noah_n from_o this_o observation_n that_o noah_n be_v five_o hundred_o year_n old_a before_o any_o of_o his_o three_o son_n sem_fw-mi ham_n and_o japhet_n be_v bear_v v._o 32._o when_o he_o be_v six_o hundred_o year_n old_a he_o enter_v into_o the_o ark_n with_o they_o vii_o 11._o and_o when_o he_o come_v out_o two_o year_n after_o the_o flood_n shem_fw-mi beget_v arphaxad_a be_v then_o a_o hundred_o year_n old_a xi_o 10._o and_o consequent_o noah_n be_v six_o hundred_o and_o two_o from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o shem_n be_v bear_v when_o noah_n be_v five_o hundred_o and_o two_o year_n old_a and_o therefore_o japhet_n must_v be_v two_o year_n old_a than_o he_o for_o noah_n begin_v to_o have_v child_n when_o he_o be_v five_o hundred_o but_o god_n prefer_v shem_n before_o he_o give_v hereby_o a_o early_a demonstration_n of_o which_o there_o be_v many_o instance_n afterward_o that_o he_o will_v not_o be_v confine_v to_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o disposal_n
of_o the_o lord_n for_o wheresoever_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o his_o house_n of_o judgement_n as_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n speak_v i._n e._n of_o the_o angel_n which_o attend_v his_o divine_a majesty_n and_o thus_o i_o find_v arethas_n or_o andreas_n caesariensis_n in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o the_o revelation_n p._n 729._o understand_v these_o word_n for_o he_o there_o compare_v that_o captain_n who_o be_v over_o the_o locust_n revel_v ix_o 11._o to_o the_o angel_n that_o be_v send_v to_o cut_v off_o the_o army_n of_o senacherib_n and_o to_o this_o angel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o have_v the_o charge_n of_o execute_v the_o fiery_a destruction_n upon_o sodom_n commit_v to_o he_o for_o all_o angel_n say_v he_o be_v not_o minister_a spirit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o man_n preservation_n but_o some_o serve_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o punishment_n and_o that_o they_o can_v bring_v fire_n from_o heaven_n and_o raise_v storm_n and_o tempest_n appear_v by_o the_o story_n of_o job_n out_o of_o heaven_n from_o the_o lord_n who_o seat_n be_v in_o heaven_n the_o like_a expression_n we_o have_v revel_v xx._n 9_o upon_o sodom_n and_o upon_o gomorrha_n and_o the_o neighbour_a city_n admah_n and_o zeboim_n as_o appear_v from_o deut._n xxix_o 23._o brimstone_n and_o fire_n a_o most_o hideous_a shower_n or_o rather_o storm_v of_o nitre_n sulphur_n or_o bitumen_n mingle_v with_o fire_n fall_v upon_o this_o country_n from_o above_o and_o as_o the_o tradition_n be_v among_o the_o heathen_a accompany_v with_o a_o dreadful_a earthquake_n which_o make_v a_o irruption_n of_o those_o bituminous_a water_n whereby_o this_o country_n be_v turn_v into_o the_o lake_n call_v asphaltites_n or_o the_o salt_n or_o dead_a sea_n so_o strabo_n l._n xvi_o in_o his_o description_n of_o that_o lake_n and_o indeed_o it_o do_v not_o seem_v improbable_a that_o the_o earth_n quake_v while_o the_o heaven_n do_v so_o terrible_o frown_v and_o the_o almighty_n voice_n thunder_v from_o the_o cloud_n as_o doctor_n jackson_n speak_v book_n i._o on_o the_o creed_n c._n 15._o for_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o st._n peter_n use_v 2_o pet._n ii_o 6._o may_v be_v think_v to_o import_v some_o such_o subversion_n but_o it_o be_v his_o ignorance_n of_o the_o sacred_a tradition_n in_o the_o scripture_n which_o make_v strabo_n whole_o ascribe_v the_o desolation_n of_o that_o country_n to_o the_o earth_n and_o not_o at_o all_o to_o the_o heaven_n whereas_o tacitus_n be_v better_o inform_v who_o say_v these_o judaical_a city_n as_o he_o call_v they_o fulminum_fw-la jactu_fw-la or_o ictu_fw-la arsisse_fw-la be_v burn_v by_o the_o stroke_n of_o thunderbolt_n from_o heaven_n and_o a_o little_a after_o igne_fw-la coelesti_fw-la flagrasse_n be_v set_v on_o fire_n and_o consume_v by_o lightning_n l._n v._o histor_n with_o which_o fall_v such_o abundance_n of_o bituminous_a stuff_n that_o the_o valley_n which_o have_v only_o some_o pit_n of_o bitumen_n in_o it_o before_o fourteen_o 3_o 10._o become_v a_o lake_n of_o it_o ver._n 25._o and_o he_o overthrow_v those_o city_n etc._n etc._n super_fw-la impium_fw-la populum_fw-la gehennam_fw-la misit_fw-la è_fw-la coelo_fw-la as_o salvian_n gloss_n l._n i._n &_o l._n iu._n de_fw-fr gubern_n dei_fw-la he_o send_v hell_n from_o heaven_n upon_o a_o impious_a people_n of_o who_o destruction_n there_o remain_v a_o everlasting_a monument_n in_o the_o salt-sea_n into_o which_o that_o plain_a country_n be_v turn_v the_o quality_n of_o which_o and_o of_o the_o soil_n about_o it_o be_v so_o contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o all_o other_o sea_n or_o inland_a lake_n that_o no_o philosopher_n can_v give_v a_o account_n of_o it_o like_o that_o which_o moses_n have_v give_v we_o as_o the_o same_o doctor_n jackson_n true_o observe_v he_o that_o will_v read_v tacitus_n in_o the_o place_n forementioned_a or_o pliny_n or_o diodorus_n may_v be_v satisfy_v of_o this_o the_o country_n where_o these_o city_n stand_v be_v become_v a_o pan_n or_o receptacle_n as_o the_o forenamed_a doctor_n well_o call_v it_o of_o such_o a_o strange_a moisture_n that_o it_o may_v be_v call_v liquid_a pitch_n rather_o than_o water_n for_o it_o be_v so_o stiff_a that_o no_o wind_n will_v move_v it_o nor_o will_v a_o camel_n sink_v if_o throw_v into_o it_o nor_o any_o fish_n or_o bird_n that_o use_v the_o water_n live_v in_o it_o and_o therefore_o call_v the_o dead-sea_n and_o salt-sea_n as_o salmasius_n think_v exerc._n plinian_n pag._n 577_o 614._o because_o no_o creature_n can_v live_v there_o and_o because_o the_o noisome_a steam_n that_o come_v from_o it_o blast_v all_o that_o grow_v of_o itself_o or_o be_v sow_o in_o the_o earth_n about_o it_o nor_o do_v the_o river_n that_o run_v into_o it_o at_o all_o alter_v it_o but_o it_o infect_v all_o their_o water_n with_o the_o loathsome_a quality_n of_o those_o dregs_o of_o god_n wrath_n to_o use_v doctor_n jackson_n word_n once_o more_o which_o first_o settle_v in_o it_o at_o this_o overthrow_n just_o like_o bad_a humour_n when_o they_o settle_v in_o any_o part_n of_o our_o body_n plant_n as_o it_o be_v a_o new_a nature_n in_o it_o and_o turn_v all_o nourishment_n into_o their_o substance_n ver._n 26._o his_o wife_n look_v back_o from_o behind_o he_o she_z not_o only_o lag_v behind_o as_o we_o speak_v but_o turn_v about_o and_o stand_v still_o a_o while_n bewail_v perhaps_o the_o loss_n of_o all_o there_o or_o as_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n fancy_n to_o see_v what_o will_v become_v of_o her_o kindred_n and_o whether_o they_o will_v follow_v she_o or_o no._n become_v a_o pillar_n of_o salt_n or_o as_o some_o understand_v it_o a_o everlasting_a monument_n whence_o perhaps_o the_o jew_n have_v give_v she_o the_o name_n of_o adith_n as_o they_o call_v she_o in_o pirke_n elieser_n cap._n 25._o because_o she_o remain_v a_o perpetual_a testimony_n of_o god_n just_a displeasure_n for_o she_o stand_v still_o too_o long_o some_o of_o that_o dreadful_a shower_n beforementioned_a overtake_v she_o and_o fall_v upon_o she_o wrap_v her_o body_n in_o a_o sheet_n of_o nitro-sulphureous_a matter_n which_o congeal_v into_o a_o crust_n as_o hard_o as_o stone_n and_o make_v she_o appear_v like_o a_o pillar_n of_o salt_n her_o body_n be_v as_o it_o be_v candy_v in_o it_o kimchi_n call_v it_o a_o heap_n of_o salt_n which_o the_o hebrew_n say_v continue_v for_o many_o age_n their_o conjecture_n be_v not_o improbable_a who_o think_v the_o fable_n of_o niobe_n be_v hence_o derive_v who_o the_o poet_n feign_v be_v turn_v into_o a_o stone_n upon_o her_o excessive_a grief_n for_o the_o death_n of_o her_o child_n ver._n 27._o get_v to_o the_o place_n where_o he_o stand_v before_o the_o lord_n where_o he_o pray_v say_v the_o jew_n or_o commune_v with_o god_n xviii_o 22_o 33._o ver._n 28._o the_o smoke_n of_o the_o country_n etc._n etc._n some_o think_v the_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v like_o the_o smoke_n of_o a_o limekiln_a or_o of_o a_o boil_a cauldron_n after_o the_o shower_n be_v over_o the_o reek_n or_o steam_n of_o it_o remain_v and_o make_v that_o country_n look_v dismal_o which_o before_o be_v like_o the_o garden_n of_o god_n xiii_o 10._o but_o now_o become_v a_o stink_a puddle_n of_o filthy_a water_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o diodorus_n speak_v noisome_a beyond_o expression_n ver._n 29._o overthrow_v the_o city_n wherein_o lot_n dwell_v in_o one_o of_o which_o he_o dwell_v which_o be_v a_o usual_a manner_n of_o speak_v in_o scripture_n gen._n viii_o 4._o the_o ark_n rest_v on_o the_o mountain_n i._n e._n on_o one_o of_o the_o mountain_n of_o ararat_n judg._n xii_o 7._o jepthah_n be_v bury_v in_o the_o city_n i._n e._n one_o of_o the_o city_n of_o gilead_n which_o explain_v that_o of_o st._n matthew_n xxvi_o 8._o when_o his_o disciple_n i._n e._n one_o of_o his_o disciple_n judas_n see_v it_o he_o have_v indignation_n etc._n etc._n ver._n 30._o and_o lot_n go_v up_o out_o of_o zoar_n etc._n etc._n it_o appear_v from_o hence_o that_o this_o good_a man_n be_v very_o timorous_a not_o have_v so_o strong_a a_o faith_n as_o his_o uncle_n abraham_n for_o he_o that_o have_v late_o obtain_v a_o pardon_n for_o this_o place_n because_o he_o be_v afraid_a he_o shall_v not_o have_v time_n enough_o to_o get_v to_o the_o mountain_n now_o forsake_v it_o for_o fear_v i_o suppose_v a_o new_a shower_n shall_v come_v from_o heaven_n and_o destroy_v it_o after_o the_o rest_n because_o the_o inhabitant_n perhaps_o continue_v unreformed_a though_o they_o have_v see_v such_o a_o terrible_a example_n of_o the_o divine_a vengeance_n upon_o their_o wicked_a neighbour_n if_o his_o fear_n to_o dwell_v in_o zoar_n proceed_v from_o this_o cause_n it_o be_v
the_o other_o and_o seem_v to_o import_v a_o great_a change_n in_o their_o condition_n which_o make_v such_o a_o deep_a impression_n upon_o they_o that_o they_o be_v solicitous_a to_o know_v the_o meaning_n ver._n 8._o we_o have_v dream_v a_o dream_n and_o there_o be_v no_o interpreter_n of_o it_o i._n e._n here_o in_o prison_n we_o have_v not_o the_o opportunity_n of_o get_v they_o interpret_v if_o they_o have_v be_v at_o liberty_n there_o be_v man_n in_o those_o country_n who_o pretend_v to_o the_o skill_n of_o interpret_n dream_n which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v not_o to_o be_v regard_v but_o some_o dream_n carry_v such_o lively_a representation_n in_o they_o and_o so_o suitable_a to_o their_o present_a condition_n and_o make_v likewise_o so_o great_a a_o commotion_n in_o their_o spirit_n that_o they_o can_v not_o but_o attend_v to_o they_o nay_o think_v god_n have_v send_v they_o and_o therefore_o desire_v to_o know_v the_o meaning_n of_o they_o thus_o we_o find_v achilles_n advise_v agamemnon_n in_o homer_n iliad_n i._o to_o consult_v with_o the_o interpreter_n of_o their_o god_n for_o what_o offence_n they_o have_v send_v the_o plague_n among_o they_o say_v to_o what_o priest_n or_o to_o what_o prophet_n shall_v we_o go_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o to_o what_o vender_n of_o dream_n for_o even_o dream_n come_v from_o jupiter_n do_v not_o interpretation_n belong_v to_o god_n who_o can_v show_v the_o meaning_n of_o dream_n but_o he_o that_o send_v they_o viz_o god_n this_o show_v that_o god_n do_v sometime_o admonish_v other_o nation_n as_o we_o see_v xx._n 6._o xxxi_o 24._o as_o well_o as_o the_o jew_n by_o dream_n until_o they_o forget_v as_o dr._n jackson_n judicious_o speak_v that_o interpretation_n be_v from_o god_n and_o labour_v to_o find_v out_o a_o art_n of_o interpret_n then_o they_o either_o cease_v or_o be_v so_o mix_v with_o delusion_n that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v discern_v or_o if_o their_o event_n be_v in_o some_o sort_n foresee_v 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to_o give_v their_o attendance_n and_o then_o such_o as_o the_o king_n be_v offend_v withal_o be_v strike_v out_o and_o punish_v according_a to_o their_o desert_n or_o pardon_v and_o gracious_o restore_v to_o their_o place_n this_o exposition_n best_o agree_v with_o the_o event_n verse_n 20._o where_o the_o head_n of_o both_o these_o officer_n be_v say_v to_o be_v lift_v up_o though_o one_o of_o they_o only_o be_v advance_v to_o his_o former_a station_n ver._n 14._o but_o think_v on_o i_o when_o it_o shall_v be_v well_o with_o thou_o etc._n etc._n when_o my_o prediction_n be_v come_v to_o pass_v i_o ask_v no_o other_o reward_n of_o thou_o but_o that_o thou_o will_v be_v a_o instrument_n of_o deliver_v i_o from_o my_o imprisonment_n joseph_n be_v not_o only_o grow_v expert_a in_o interpret_n dream_n which_o he_o be_v not_o before_o he_o come_v into_o egypt_n xxxvii_o 6_o etc._n etc._n but_o full_o assure_v he_o know_v the_o right_a meaning_n of_o they_o as_o appear_v by_o this_o passage_n and_o such_o kind_n of_o prediction_n by_o dream_n be_v frequent_a in_o ancient_a time_n among_o the_o heathen_a as_o well_o as_o among_o the_o hebrew_n though_o in_o after_o age_n they_o grow_v rare_a in_o both_o for_o as_o dr._n jackson_n admirable_o speak_v in_o the_o place_n beforenamed_n the_o increase_n of_o wickedness_n in_o the_o world_n multiplicity_n of_o business_n solicitude_n of_o mind_n about_o worldly_a affair_n and_o man_n too_o much_o depend_v on_o politic_a device_n to_o accomplish_v their_o end_n cause_v the_o defect_n of_o true_a dream_n and_o of_o other_o divine_a admonition_n for_o the_o welfare_n of_o mankind_n ver._n 15._o i_o be_v steal_v carry_v away_o by_o violence_n without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o my_o father_n and_o sell_v for_o a_o slave_n his_o brethren_n in_o sell_v he_o commit_v that_o crime_n which_o the_o latin_n call_v plagium_n for_o qui_fw-la hominem_fw-la liberum_fw-la vendit_fw-la plagiarius_fw-la est_fw-la out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n some_o man_n will_v have_v it_o think_v that_o these_o word_n be_v add_v by_o joshua_n or_o some_o other_o after_o moses_n his_o time_n because_o canaan_n be_v not_o call_v the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n in_o his_o day_n much_o less_o in_o joseph_n but_o they_o shall_v have_v consider_v that_o joseph_n do_v not_o call_v all_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n by_o this_o name_n but_o only_o that_o part_n of_o it_o where_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n have_v very_o long_o live_v viz._n about_o hebron_n there_o abraham_n who_o be_v the_o first_o that_o be_v call_v a_o hebrew_n settle_v with_o his_o family_n when_o he_o come_v out_o of_o chaldaea_n xiii_o 17_o 18._o there_o isaac_n dwell_v also_o xxxv_o 27._o and_o jacob_n xxxvii_o 1_o 14._o where_o it_o be_v say_v indeed_o they_o be_v stranger_n or_o sojourner_n in_o this_o country_n but_o they_o be_v stranger_n of_o great_a note_n and_o name_n as_o jacobus_n altingius_n have_v well_o observe_v who_o be_v treat_v as_o prince_n xxiii_o 6._o live_v by_o their_o own_o law_n make_v league_n not_o only_o with_o private_a man_n but_o with_o city_n and_o with_o king_n xxi_o 22_o 23._o xxvi_o 28._o xxxiv_o 6._o and_o the_o fame_n of_o they_o can_v not_o but_o be_v spread_v abroad_o both_o by_o the_o victory_n which_o abraham_n get_v in_o a_o battle_n over_o several_a king_n and_o by_o the_o sack_n of_o shechem_n which_o the_o neighbour_n dare_v not_o revenge_v all_o which_o may_v well_o make_v that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n wherein_o they_o have_v reside_v for_o three_o generation_n be_v call_v the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n where_o they_o be_v at_o first_o plant_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o native_n who_o be_v confederate_a with_o abraham_n fourteen_o 13._o that_o they_o shall_v put_v i_o into_o the_o dungeon_n into_o which_o he_o be_v throw_v at_o the_o first_o as_o a_o great_a malefactor_n for_o this_o be_v the_o low_a and_o dark_a place_n in_o the_o prison_n be_v under_o ground_n so_o the_o hebrew_n word_n common_o signify_v a_o pit_n either_o with_o or_o without_o water_n in_o it_o and_o thence_o this_o part_n of_o a_o prison_n which_o bochartus_n well_o translate_v cryptam_fw-la subterraneam_fw-la and_o sometime_o signify_v a_o grave_a psalm_n xxviii_o 1._o hierozoic_n p._n i._o lib._n iii_o cap._n 4._o ver._n 16._o the_o chief_a baker_n see_v the_o interpretation_n be_v good_a it_o be_v well_o the_o chief_a butler_n propound_v his_o dream_n first_o which_o have_v a_o good_a signification_n for_o if_o this_o man_n have_v speak_v first_o the_o other_o it_o be_v likely_a will_v not_o have_v propose_v his_o dream_n three_o white_a basket_n or_o as_o we_o now_o speak_v three_o wicker_n basket_n and_o as_o the_o margin_n have_v it_o the_o twig_n so_o twist_v that_o they_o be_v full_a of_o hole_n as_o we_o many_o time_n be_v wrought_v ver._n 17._o in_o the_o uppermost_a basket_n they_o be_v set_v one_o upon_o another_o in_o the_o lowermost_a of_o which_o we_o may_v suppose_v be_v bread_n in_o the_o middlemost_a pie_n and_o in_o the_o high_a the_o fine_a sort_n of_o paste_n of_o all_o sort_n biscuit_n tart_n etc._n etc._n ver._n 19_o lift_v up_o thy_o head_n the_o same_o phrase_n which_o be_v use_v of_o the_o other_o verse_n 13._o but_o with_o this_o addition_n from_o off_o thou_o to_o signify_v that_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v call_v for_o another_o purpose_n that_o he_o may_v not_o only_o have_v his_o name_n strike_v out_o of_o the_o roll_n but_o his_o head_n strike_v off_o from_o his_o body_n though_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n so_o to_o understand_v it_o but_o only_o simple_o that_o he_o shall_v lose_v his_o life_n and_o shall_v hang_v thou_o on_o a_o tree_n they_o that_o fancy_n his_o head_n be_v first_o cut_v off_o will_v have_v
the_o body_n only_o hang_v on_o a_o gibbet_n but_o it_o be_v more_o likely_a he_o be_v hang_v by_o the_o neck_n as_o malefactor_n be_v now_o among_o we_o upon_o a_o gallow_n and_o the_o bird_n shall_v eat_v thy_o flesh_n he_o be_v leave_v there_o to_o be_v devour_v by_o bird_n of_o prey_n ver._n 20._o pharaoh_n birthday_n either_o the_o day_n on_o which_o he_o be_v bear_v or_o the_o day_n on_o which_o he_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n which_o be_v natalis_n imperii_fw-la the_o birthday_n of_o his_o empire_n both_o of_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v celebrate_v with_o rejoice_v and_o great_a feast_n in_o ancient_a time_n as_o well_o as_o now_o see_v the_o commentator_n upon_o matth._n fourteen_o 6._o ver._n 21._o and_o he_o give_v the_o cup._n his_o fault_n we_o may_v suppose_v be_v of_o a_o small_a nature_n or_o there_o be_v not_o evident_a proof_n against_o he_o or_o he_o have_v better_a friend_n who_o intercee_v for_o he_o so_o that_o he_o be_v not_o only_o pardon_v but_o restore_v to_o his_o office_n ver._n 22._o but_o he_o hang_v the_o chief_a baker_n order_v he_o to_o be_v hang_v be_v find_v guilty_a of_o what_o he_o be_v accuse_v etc._n etc._n ver._n 23._o yet_o do_v not_o the_o chief_a butler_n remember_v joseph_n but_o forget_v he_o he_o repeat_v it_o to_o show_v how_o very_o unmindful_a he_o be_v of_o he_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o those_o vain_a courtier_n who_o have_v no_o value_n for_o wisdom_n or_o virtue_n but_o be_v whole_o give_v up_o to_o their_o pleasure_n it_o will_v have_v cost_v he_o nothing_o to_o mention_v joseph_n to_o pharaoh_n but_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v one_o of_o those_o who_o will_v spend_v their_o interest_n as_o we_o now_o speak_v for_o no_o body_n but_o themselves_o or_o as_o it_o may_v be_v interpret_v he_o do_v not_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o come_v to_o his_o place_n call_v he_o to_o mind_n who_o foretell_v his_o good_a fortune_n and_o so_o in_o process_n of_o time_n he_o quite_o forget_v he_o chap._n xli_o ver._n 1._o at_o the_o end_n of_o two_o full_a year_n it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o two_o year_n after_o joseph_n be_v first_o put_v in_o prison_n or_o after_o the_o chief_a butler_n be_v take_v out_o of_o prison_n it_o seem_v to_o relate_v to_o the_o latter_a be_v connect_v immediate_o with_o that_o history_n pharaoh_n dream_v have_v a_o extraordinary_a dream_n send_v from_o god_n he_o stand_v by_o the_o river_n where_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o recreate_v themselves_o especial_o in_o hot_a wether_n and_o when_o they_o expect_v its_o rise_n to_o such_o a_o degree_n as_o to_o give_v hope_n of_o a_o plentiful_a year_n ver._n 2._o behold_v there_o come_v up_o out_o of_o the_o river_n this_o be_v a_o most_o apt_a and_o lively_a figure_n represent_v thing_n exact_o conformable_a to_o the_o state_n of_o that_o country_n which_o be_v enrich_v by_o the_o yearly_a overflow_n of_o the_o river_n nilus_n without_o which_o the_o beast_n will_v have_v have_v no_o grass_n to_o feed_v they_o much_o less_o to_o fatten_v they_o but_o bochart_n think_v the_o hebrew_n word_n jeor_n which_o we_o translate_v river_n proper_o signify_v a_o cut_n as_o we_o speak_v or_o a_o canal_n out_o of_o nile_n of_o which_o there_o be_v many_o for_o the_o draw_v its_o water_n into_o several_a part_n of_o the_o country_n hierozoic_n p._n i._o lib._n ii_o cap._n 42._o wellfavoured_n kine_n etc._n etc._n or_o oxen._n by_o which_o the_o field_n be_v plough_v and_o all_o the_o business_n of_o husbandry_n manage_v their_o fatness_n be_v a_o proper_a token_n of_o fertility_n as_o their_o leanness_n be_v of_o famine_n so_o bochart_n observe_v and_o see_v vossius_fw-la de_fw-la idolol_fw-la lib._n i._o cap._n 29._o and_o they_o feed_v in_o a_o meadow_n this_o represent_a nile_n as_o have_v over-flowed_n a_o great_a way_n to_o the_o enrich_n of_o a_o pasture_n at_o a_o distance_n from_o the_o river_n ver._n 3._o stand_v by_o the_o other_o kine_n this_o signify_v the_o event_n denote_v hereby_o to_o be_v near_o one_o to_o the_o other_o upon_o the_o brink_n of_o the_o river_n not_o feed_v in_o a_o meadow_n as_o the_o former_a do_v but_o pick_v up_o grass_n here_o and_o there_o near_o the_o river_n for_o this_o be_v a_o sign_n it_o have_v not_o overflowed_a at_o all_o or_o very_o little_a there_o be_v no_o food_n for_o the_o cattle_n but_o on_o the_o river_n bank_n where_o perhaps_o he_o see_v they_o eat_v the_o flag_n ver._n 5._o come_v up_o upon_o one_o stalk_v a_o token_n of_o great_a plenty_n ver._n 6._o blast_v with_o the_o east-wind_n to_o this_o wind_n which_o the_o hebrew_n call_v kadim_n be_v ascribe_v in_o scripture_n all_o the_o mischief_n that_o be_v do_v to_o corn_n or_o fruit_n by_o blast_v smut_a mildew_n locust_n etc._n etc._n and_o be_v more_o pernicious_a in_o egypt_n than_o other_o place_n because_o it_o come_v through_o the_o vast_a desert_n of_o arabia_n ver._n 7._o and_o behold_v it_o be_v a_o dream_n or_o behold_v the_o dream_n continue_v to_o run_v in_o his_o mind_n when_o he_o be_v awake_a he_o can_v not_o put_v it_o out_o of_o his_o thought_n but_o it_o perpetual_o present_v itself_o to_o he_o as_o it_o have_v do_v when_o he_o be_v asleep_a this_o show_v it_o to_o be_v one_o of_o those_o dream_n which_o the_o greek_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d send_v from_o god_n as_o the_o interpretation_n and_o the_o event_n show_v afterward_o more_o evident_o bochart_n note_v out_o of_o josephus_n l._n xvii_o a_o dream_n of_o archelaus_n mention_v matth._n ii_o 22._o compose_v of_o both_o these_o figure_n for_o he_o see_v ten_o ear_n of_o corn_n very_o plump_a and_o ripe_a devour_v by_o oxen._n which_o simon_n essaeus_n interpret_v to_o signify_v that_o he_o shall_v live_v ten_o year_n and_o then_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o great_a turn_n of_o affair_n because_o ox_n turn_v up_o the_o ground_n by_o the_o plough_n and_o according_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v hierozoic_n p._n i._o l._n ii_o cap._n 41._o ver._n 8._o his_o spirit_n be_v trouble_v he_o can_v not_o rest_v 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they_o invoke_v with_o secret_a or_o inutterable_a invocation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o oracle_n mention_v by_o porphyry_n speak_v which_o be_v invent_v by_o that_o most_o excellent_a of_o all_o magician_n say_v the_o same_o oracle_n the_o king_n of_o the_o seven_o sound_n who_o all_o man_n know_v i._n e._n ostanes_n or_o hostanes_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o which_o seven_o sound_n of_o which_o he_o be_v the_o inventor_n and_o governor_n mr._n selden_n think_v be_v mean_v the_o harmony_n which_o the_o ancient_n suppose_v the_o seven_o planet_n to_o make_v who_o these_o magician_n call_v upon_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o seven_o invocation_n to_o each_o planet_n
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6._o and_o isaac_n dwell_v in_o gerar._n this_o be_v a_o fresh_a instance_n of_o his_o constant_a obedience_n in_o trust_v to_o god_n providence_n here_o and_o not_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n as_o he_o be_v incline_v ver._n 7._o she_o be_v my_o sister_n or_o cousin_n for_o so_o she_o be_v he_o tell_v part_n of_o the_o truth_n but_o not_o all_o for_o he_o fear_v to_o say_v etc._n etc._n he_o imitate_v his_o father_n as_o child_n be_v apt_a to_o do_v ver._n 8._o sport_v with_o rebekah_n his_o wife_n use_v such_o familiarity_n with_o she_o and_o blandishment_n as_o be_v not_o allowable_a between_o brethren_n and_o sister_n but_o common_a between_o man_n and_o wife_n even_o open_o as_o embrace_v she_o in_o his_o arm_n and_o kiss_v she_o perhaps_o very_o often_o he_o have_v a_o exceed_a great_a love_n to_o she_o xxiv_o 67._o ver._n 9_o of_o a_o surety_n she_o be_v thy_o wife_n it_o seem_v he_o take_v isaac_n to_o be_v so_o good_a a_o man_n that_o he_o look_v upon_o the_o liberty_n he_o take_v with_o rebekah_n as_o token_n of_o conjugal_a love_n not_o of_o incestuous_a desire_n ver._n 10._o bring_v guiltiness_n upon_o we_o it_o be_v likely_a the_o punishment_n inflict_v upon_o his_o father_n and_o family_n xx._n 17._o only_o for_o take_v sarah_n into_o his_o house_n with_o a_o intention_n to_o make_v she_o his_o wife_n be_v yet_o in_o memory_n among_o they_o ver._n 11._o he_o that_o touch_v this_o man_n or_o his_o wife_n etc._n etc._n this_o look_n like_o a_o modest_a word_n as_o it_o be_v use_v xx._n 6._o and_o 1_o cor._n vii_o 1._o but_o the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v and_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n interpret_v it_o of_o not_o do_v they_o any_o injury_n because_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o man_n as_o well_o as_o his_o wife_n and_o so_o it_o be_v explain_v verse_n 29._o ver._n 12._o then_o isaac_n sow_v in_o that_o land_n most_o take_v this_o to_o have_v be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o famine_n which_o make_v it_o the_o great_a wonder_n that_o the_o ground_n shall_v then_o 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have_v its_o name_n from_o hence_o signify_v in_o the_o phoenician_n language_n as_o much_o as_o the_o region_n of_o a_o hundred_o fold_n lib._n i._o canaan_n cap._n 24._o nay_o some_o place_n in_o africa_n be_v so_o rich_a that_o they_o produce_v two_o hundred_o yea_o three_o hundred_o fold_n as_o he_o show_v out_o of_o several_a good_a author_n in_o the_o 25_o chapter_n of_o that_o book_n whence_o he_o think_v africa_n have_v its_o name_n be_v as_o much_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d terra_fw-la spicarum_fw-la a_o land_n of_o ear_n of_o corn._n all_o which_o i_o have_v note_v that_o this_o passage_n may_v not_o seem_v incredible_a to_o any_o reader_n and_o the_o lord_n bless_v he_o or_o for_o the_o lord_n bless_v he_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o fruitfulness_n of_o that_o soil_n which_o natural_o will_v not_o have_v yield_v so_o much_o ver._n 13._o and_o the_o man_n wax_v great_a etc._n etc._n i_o suppose_v he_o have_v many_o such_o friutful_a year_n so_o that_o his_o riches_n increase_v till_o he_o grow_v very_o great_a and_o buy_v more_o cattle_n than_o he_o have_v before_o for_o in_o they_o consist_v the_o ancient_a riches_n as_o servius_n tell_v we_o on_o the_o first_o of_o virgil_n eclogue_n omne_fw-la patrimonium_fw-la apud_fw-la majores_fw-la peculium_fw-la dicebatur_fw-la a_o pecoribus_fw-la in_fw-la quibus_fw-la universa_fw-la eorum_fw-la substantia_fw-la constabat_fw-la vnde_fw-la etiam_fw-la pecunia_fw-la dicta_fw-la fuit_fw-la à _fw-la peculio_n the_o same_o also_o we_o find_v say_v by_o columella_n ver._n 14._o great_a store_n of_o servant_n the_o margin_n have_v store_n of_o husbandry_n which_o be_v very_o likely_a because_o he_o be_v encourage_v in_o it_o by_o his_o great_a crop_n which_o can_v not_o likewise_o but_o increase_n the_o number_n of_o his_o servant_n the_o arabic_a set_v forth_o by_o erpenius_n have_v only_o a_o great_a revenue_n or_o vast_a increase_n which_o among_o the_o eastern_a people_n as_o i_o say_v be_v principal_o from_o their_o cattle_n but_o god_n bless_v he_o with_o abundance_n of_o corn_n also_o ver._n 16._o thou_o be_v much_o mighty_a than_o we_o as_o the_o people_n envy_v he_o verse_n 14._o so_o the_o king_n himself_o it_o seem_v begin_v to_o fear_v he_o and_o therefore_o desire_v he_o in_o a_o friendly_a manner_n to_o leave_v his_o country_n for_o they_o be_v not_o yet_o grow_v so_o wicked_a as_o to_o attempt_v to_o destroy_v those_o who_o live_v quiet_o among_o they_o when_o they_o apprehend_v they_o will_v become_v rich_a and_o strong_a than_o themselves_o ver._n 17._o the_o valley_n of_o gerar._n where_o that_o be_v be_v uncertain_a but_o at_o some_o distance_n from_o the_o city_n where_o abimelech_n dwell_v and_o near_o to_o which_o isaac_n have_v inhabit_v before_o ver._n 18._o which_o they_o have_v dig_v in_o the_o day_n of_o abraham_n he_o choose_v to_o open_v the_o old_a one_o rather_o than_o dig_v new_a both_o because_o he_o be_v certain_a there_o to_o find_v a_o spring_n of_o water_n and_o because_o it_o be_v most_o easy_a and_o less_o obnoxious_a to_o censure_n or_o envy_n and_o because_o he_o will_v preserve_v his_o father_n memory_n for_o which_o reason_n he_o do_v not_o give_v they_o new_a name_n but_o those_o they_o have_v in_o his_o father_n day_n ver._n 19_o they_o dig_v in_o the_o valley_n etc._n etc._n in_o process_n of_o time_n they_o find_v a_o necessity_n of_o more_o water_n and_o so_o dig_v till_o they_o meet_v with_o a_o new_a spring_n in_o the_o valley_n ver._n 20._o the_o water_n be_v we_o because_o it_o be_v find_v in_o their_o soil_n as_o menochius_fw-la observe_v but_o they_o have_v let_v the_o ground_n to_o isaac_n the_o water_n be_v true_o he_o as_o long_o as_o the_o contract_n last_v ver._n 21._o and_o they_o dig_v another_o well_o i_o suppose_v in_o
the_o same_o valley_n for_o rather_o than_o contend_v he_o recede_v from_o his_o right_n in_o the_o other_o well_o ver._n 22._o he_o remove_v from_o thence_o to_o avoid_v strife_n he_o quit_v that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n and_o go_v to_o another_o where_o he_o be_v not_o disturb_v in_o his_o pasturage_n for_o now_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v room_n for_o we_o he_o be_v straighten_v before_o for_o want_n of_o sufficient_a water_n for_o his_o flock_n which_o now_o he_o enjoy_v in_o abundance_n and_o we_o shall_v be_v fruitful_a in_o the_o land_n increase_v more_o than_o former_o now_o that_o they_o can_v water_v their_o flock_n quiet_o and_o plentiful_o ver._n 23._o go_v up_o from_o thence_o to_o beer-sheba_a where_o he_o and_o his_o father_n have_v ancient_o live_v xxi_o 33._o xxv_o 11._o ver._n 24._o and_o the_o lord_n appear_v unto_o he_o the_o same_o night_n as_o he_o have_v do_v before_o he_o come_v to_o gerar_n verse_n 2._o i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n who_o be_v so_o kind_a to_o he_o and_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o he_o i_o be_o with_o thou_o my_o special_a providence_n be_v over_o thou_o as_o be_v explain_v before_o verse_n 3_o ver._n 25._o build_v a_o altar_n there_o to_o offer_v sacrifice_n unto_o the_o lord_n call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o abraham_n have_v do_v before_o he_o in_o this_o very_a place_n xxi_o 33._o and_o pitch_v his_o tent_n there_o resolve_a to_o settle_v in_o this_o place_n ver._n 26._o phicol_n etc._n etc._n the_o same_o name_n and_o the_o same_o office_n that_o he_o have_v who_o be_v mention_v xxi_o 22._o but_o he_o be_v not_o the_o same_o man_n no_o more_o than_o abimelech_n the_o same_o king_n it_o be_v probable_a this_o be_v a_o name_n of_o some_o dignity_n among_o they_o like_o that_o of_o tribunus_n or_o dictator_n among_o the_o roman_n which_o pass_v from_o one_o to_o another_o ver._n 28._o we_o see_v certain_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o thou_o etc._n etc._n we_o have_v observe_v such_o a_o special_a providence_n over_o thou_o that_o we_o come_v to_o establish_v a_o perpetual_a friendship_n with_o thou_o by_o a_o solemn_a oath_n if_o thou_o will_v consent_v to_o our_o desire_n they_o be_v afraid_a it_o seem_v lest_o be_v disoblige_v by_o their_o send_v he_o out_o of_o their_o country_n he_o shall_v fall_v upon_o they_o one_o time_n or_o other_o be_v mighty_a than_o they_o as_o they_o acknowledge_v verse_n 18._o ver._n 29._o have_v send_v thou_o away_o in_o peace_n they_o remember_v he_o how_o they_o dismiss_v he_o peaceable_o and_o do_v not_o go_v about_o to_o seize_v upon_o his_o estate_n while_o he_o live_v among_o they_o which_o they_o make_v a_o argument_n why_o he_o shall_v contract_v a_o near_a friendship_n with_o such_o civil_a people_n thou_o be_v now_o the_o bless_a of_o the_o lord_n this_o look_n like_o a_o high_a compliment_n or_o flatter_a expression_n ver._n 30._o he_o make_v they_o a_o feast_n etc._n etc._n so_o covenant_n be_v make_v by_o eat_v and_o drink_v together_o ver._n 32._o tell_v he_o concern_v the_o well_o they_o have_v dig_v etc._n etc._n they_o have_v begin_v to_o dig_v before_o abimelech_n and_o phicol_n come_v verse_n 25._o and_o now_o they_o come_v at_o a_o spring_n of_o water_n ver._n 33._o he_o call_v it_o sheba_n from_o the_o oath_n which_o be_v late_o make_v between_o he_o and_o abimelech_n it_o have_v be_v call_v so_o before_o by_o abraham_n xxi_o 31._o but_o that_o name_n perhaps_o be_v forget_v and_o so_o he_o revive_v it_o as_o he_o have_v do_v other_o verse_n 18._o ver._n 34._o the_o daughter_n of_o beeri_n the_o hittite_n etc._n etc._n josephus_n say_v these_o two_o man_n beeri_n and_o elon_n who_o daughter_n esau_n marry_v be_v dynastae_n powerful_a man_n among_o the_o hittite_n which_o be_v not_o improbable_a but_o his_o father_n sure_o have_v give_v the_o same_o charge_n to_o he_o that_o abraham_n have_v do_v concern_v his_o own_o marriage_n xxiv_o 3._o and_o then_o it_o be_v a_o very_a undutiful_a nay_o a_o impious_a action_n to_o marry_v with_o those_o people_n who_o be_v under_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n the_o scripture_n may_v well_o call_v he_o profane_a who_o seem_v not_o to_o have_v regard_v either_o the_o curse_n or_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o almighty_a ver._n 35._o a_o grief_n of_o mind_n his_o very_a marry_v with_o they_o sore_o afflict_v his_o father_n and_o mother_n or_o as_o other_o interpret_v it_o their_o idolatry_n and_o bad_a manner_n extreme_o grieve_v they_o chap._n xxvii_o ver._n 1._o when_o isaac_n be_v old_a a_o hundred_o thirty_o and_o seven_o year_n old_a as_o many_o have_v demonstrate_v he_o say_v unto_o he_o my_o son_n etc._n etc._n it_o appear_v by_o this_o and_o what_o follow_v that_o though_o esau_n have_v displease_v he_o by_o his_o marriage_n yet_o he_o retain_v his_o natural_a affection_n to_o he_o which_o he_o have_v from_o the_o beginning_n ver._n 3._o thy_o quiver_n some_o take_v the_o hebrew_n word_n to_o signify_v a_o sword_n which_o be_v as_o necessary_a for_o a_o huntsman_n as_o a_o bow_n and_o arrow_n ver._n 4._o make_v i_o savoury_a meat_n etc._n etc._n to_o raise_v his_o feeble_a spirit_n and_o enable_v he_o to_o deliver_v his_o last_o and_o solemn_a benediction_n with_o the_o more_o vigour_n my_o soul_n may_v bless_v thou_o before_o i_o die_v it_o seem_v isaac_n do_v not_o understand_v the_o divine_a oracle_n xxv_o 25._o as_o rebekah_n do_v or_o she_o have_v not_o acquaint_v he_o with_o it_o for_o he_o intend_v to_o bestow_v upon_o esau_n the_o promise_a land_n which_o be_v that_o god_n tell_v abraham_n he_o will_v bless_v his_o posterity_n withal_o for_o the_o last_o benediction_n of_o these_o great_a man_n be_v the_o settle_n of_o their_o inheritance_n and_o make_v those_o their_o heir_n upon_o who_o they_o bestow_v their_o blessing_n now_o the_o birthright_n which_o esau_n have_v sell_v jacob_n give_v he_o right_o only_o to_o the_o great_a part_n of_o isaac_n estate_n but_o not_o to_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n which_o be_v to_o be_v dispose_v of_o by_o isaac_n according_a to_o divine_a direction_n ver._n 7._o and_o bless_v thou_o before_o the_o lord_n these_o word_n show_v it_o be_v not_o a_o common_a blessing_n but_o a_o solemn_a benediction_n and_o by_o divine_a authority_n or_o approbation_n which_o isaac_n mean_v to_o give_v his_o son_n esau_n ver._n 8._o obey_v my_o voice_n etc._n etc._n rebekah_n have_v just_a reason_n to_o conclude_v that_o esau_n have_v forfeit_v the_o blessing_n which_o she_o be_v desirous_a to_o preserve_v in_o her_o family_n by_o marry_v with_o the_o people_n of_o canaan_n who_o be_v curse_v by_o god_n think_v of_o this_o device_n to_o get_v jacob_n prefer_v before_o he_o and_o indeed_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v that_o it_o be_v a_o profane_a thing_n as_o i_o note_v before_o to_o marry_v with_o a_o daughter_n of_o heth._n and_o he_o seem_v afterward_o to_o have_v have_v no_o good_a design_n in_o marry_v with_o a_o daughter_n of_o ishmael_n xxviii_o 9_o for_o it_o look_v as_o if_o he_o go_v about_o to_o set_v up_o the_o pretension_n of_o that_o family_n against_o isaac_n ver._n 9_o two_o good_a kid_n of_o the_o goat_n two_o fat_a suck_a kid_n as_o aben_n ezra_n expound_v this_o phrase_n kid_n of_o the_o goat_n upon_o exod._n xxiii_o 19_o which_o in_o old_a time_n be_v account_v very_o delicious_a meat_n a_o present_a fit_n for_o a_o king_n 1_o sam._n xvi_o 20._o and_o which_o manoah_n prepare_v for_o the_o angel_n who_o he_o take_v for_o a_o noble_a guest_n judg._n xiii_o 15_o and_o which_o be_v most_o proper_a to_o be_v here_o consider_v allow_v to_o decay_a and_o weak_a people_n as_o a_o excellent_a nourishment_n both_o these_o kid_n be_v not_o prepare_v for_o isaac_n but_o she_o take_v the_o most_o tender_a and_o delicate_a part_n of_o both_o and_o dress_v they_o for_o he_o and_o i_o will_v make_v they_o savoury_a meat_n dress_v it_o so_o as_o to_o please_v his_o palate_n and_o not_o to_o be_v distinguish_v by_o he_o from_o venison_n for_o we_o know_v the_o natural_a taste_n of_o thing_n may_v be_v quite_o alter_v by_o various_a sort_n of_o season_v as_o we_o call_v they_o and_o order_v in_o such_o manner_n that_o bochartus_n say_v he_o know_v skilful_a huntsman_n take_v a_o pastry_n make_v of_o beef_n for_o venison_n ver._n 11._o a_o hairy_a man._n in_o the_o hebrew_n isch_fw-mi sair_n a_o rough_a man_n hairy_a like_o a_o goat_n for_o the_o same_o word_n sair_n signify_v a_o goat_n gen._n xxxvii_o 31._o leu._n ix_o 15._o and_o other_o place_n ver._n 12._o a_o deceiver_n one_o that_o cheat_v his_o father_n impose_v on_o his_o age_n and_o on_o his_o blindness_n which_o he_o wise_o consider_v will_v have_v be_v a_o high_a provocation_n if_o it_o have_v be_v discover_v