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a_o heathen_a prince_n abimelech_n king_n oâ—_n gerar_n upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o isaac_n have_v from_o that_o same_o principle_n of_o slavish_a feaâ—_n with_o his_o father_n call_v his_o beautiful_a wiâ—_n his_o sister_n to_o avoid_v be_v kill_v for_o her_o sakâ—_n but_o the_o king_n perceive_v he_o sport_v moâ—â—_n familiar_o with_o she_o they_o it_o be_v decent_a for_o a_o sâ—ster_n and_o brother_n to_o do_v he_o reprove_v hiâ—_n sharp_o for_o his_o have_v dissemble_v she_o be_v his_o wife_n whereby_o he_o not_o only_o endanger_v her_o chastity_n but_o may_v have_v bring_v wrath_n upon_o the_o people_n for_o defile_v another_o man_n wife_n and_o therefore_o to_o prevent_v any_o such_o thing_n he_o forbid_v any_o of_o the_o people_n to_o meddle_v with_o isaac_n or_o his_o wife_n on_o pain_n of_o death_n certain_o this_o heathen_a prince_n will_v rise_v in_o judgement_n against_o those_o pretend_a christian_n who_o pollute_v themselves_o with_o promiscuous_a lust_n and_o neither_o account_n fornication_n nor_o adultery_n a_o crime_n the_o next_o instance_n offer_v we_o be_v that_o of_o esau_n who_o marry_v two_o wife_n and_o those_o too_o the_o daughter_n of_o canaan_n which_o be_v a_o grief_n of_o soul_n unto_o his_o father_n and_o his_o mother_n that_o he_o marry_v two_o wife_n at_o once_o consider_v his_o grandfather_n abraham_n example_n and_o the_o custom_n of_o those_o dark_a and_o ignorant_a time_n seem_v not_o so_o criminal_a and_o yet_o his_o father_n practice_n who_o have_v but_o one_o aught_o to_o have_v have_v more_o influence_n upon_o he_o but_o his_o marry_v canaanites_n profane_a woman_n and_o heathen_n contrary_a to_o the_o command_n of_o his_o grandfather_n abraham_n and_o not_o only_o without_o the_o consent_n but_o against_o the_o inclination_n of_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n be_v altogether_o unexcusable_a the_o impulsive_a cause_n which_o move_v he_o to_o do_v so_o we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o doubt_v be_v his_o vngovernable_a lust_n for_o that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o intemperate_a appetite_n and_o by_o consequence_n libidinous_a be_v plain_a from_o his_o have_v profane_o barter_v away_o his_o birthright_a for_o a_o mess_n of_o red_a pottage_n when_o to_o be_v sure_a he_o may_v have_v have_v other_o food_n in_o his_o father_n house_n or_o if_o he_o have_v reject_v jacob_n proposal_n there_o be_v no_o great_a reason_n to_o think_v that_o jacob_n will_v have_v be_v so_o unnatural_a as_o to_o have_v insist_v upon_o his_o demand_n and_o deny_v necessary_a refreshment_n to_o his_o brother_n but_o he_o do_v so_o much_o idolise_v his_o own_o palate_n and_o appetite_n that_o he_o prefer_v the_o satisfaction_n of_o they_o to_o every_o thing_n else_o and_o we_o have_v the_o same_o reason_n to_o think_v that_o his_o concupiscence_n be_v as_o ungovernable_a as_o his_o stomach_n and_o therefore_o he_o marry_v two_o canaanitish_a woman_n at_o once_o to_o satisfy_v his_o rage_a lust_n the_o fulfil_n of_o which_o he_o prefer_v to_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n good_a will_n and_o this_o no_o doubt_n have_v no_o small_a influence_n in_o move_v the_o latter_a to_o suborn_v jacob_n to_o deprive_v esau_n of_o his_o blessing_n as_o well_o as_o of_o his_o birthright_n and_o it_o be_v remarkable_a that_o as_o he_o make_v a_o curse_a choice_n of_o his_o wife_n he_o be_v also_o accurse_v in_o his_o posterity_n who_o as_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o sacred_a history_n become_v irreconcilable_a enemy_n to_o the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o be_v always_o their_o most_o barbarous_a and_o cruel_a persecutor_n esau_n marry_v a_o three_o wise_a of_o ishmael_n race_n while_o the_o other_o two_o be_v alive_a be_v another_o argument_n of_o his_o unbridle_a lust_n and_o enmity_n to_o true_a religion_n it_o be_v true_a that_o interpreter_n disagree_v in_o this_o matter_n some_o think_v that_o esau_n marry_v this_o three_o wife_n of_o his_o father_n be_v own_o kindred_n to_o please_v he_o because_o the_o daughter_n of_o canaan_n be_v hateful_a to_o he_o but_o other_o seem_v to_o have_v more_o reason_n who_o think_v that_o he_o do_v it_o out_o of_o contempt_n with_o a_o design_n to_o provoke_v his_o parent_n more_o by_o contract_v a_o new_a alliance_n with_o another_o wicked_a people_n who_o be_v as_o much_o enemy_n to_o the_o church_n and_o as_o much_o or_o more_o irreconcilable_a to_o his_o father_n as_o the_o other_o see_v it_o be_v apparent_a that_o ishmael_n mock_v or_o as_o the_o apostle_n interpret_v it_o persecute_v isaac_n from_o his_o very_a infancy_n and_o thus_o far_o we_o see_v rage_a incontinency_n and_o hatred_n at_o religion_n go_v hand_n in_o hâ—nd_n the_o next_o instance_n that_o occur_v to_o we_o be_v that_o of_o jacob_n who_o well_o may_v be_v charge_v with_o polygamy_n as_o have_v four_o wife_n at_o a_o time_n instead_o of_o one_o the_o first_o occasion_n of_o this_o good_a patriarch_n transgression_n in_o this_o matter_n be_v the_o wicked_a craft_n and_o deceit_n of_o laban_n his_o father-in-law_n who_o instead_o of_o rachel_n who_o jacob_n marry_v bring_v leah_n to_o his_o bed_n and_o so_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o jacob_n digamy_n and_o incest_n and_o though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o jacob_n be_v not_o where_o condemn_v in_o scripture_n for_o this_o yet_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o he_o act_v contrary_a to_o divine_a institution_n and_o he_o be_v reprove_v for_o it_o by_o our_o saviour_n among_o other_o when_o he_o tell_v the_o pharisee_n that_o from_o the_o beginning_n it_o be_v not_o so_o there_o be_v some_o and_o particular_o the_o manichee_n of_o old_a who_o inveigh_v against_o this_o polygamy_n of_o the_o patriarch_n and_o in_o very_o gross_a and_o foul_a language_n accuse_v they_o as_o whoremaster_n and_o their_o wife_n as_o whore_n but_o their_o scurrilous_a argument_n be_v well_o answer_v by_o augustine_n against_o faustus_n and_o other_o there_o be_v some_o who_o think_v that_o this_o polygamy_n of_o the_o patriarch_n be_v by_o a_o peculiar_a instruct_v and_o particular_a dispensation_n and_o therefore_o as_o in_o that_o case_n it_o can_v not_o be_v blamable_a neither_o can_v it_o now_o be_v ordinary_o imitable_a the_o chief_a reason_n they_o assign_v for_o their_o opinion_n be_v that_o it_o be_v permit_v for_o the_o increase_v of_o the_o promise_a seed_n that_o jacob_n s_o wife_n etc._n etc._n be_v act_v by_o more_o than_o a_o natural_a principle_n and_o much_o self-denial_n in_o recommend_v their_o maid_n to_o their_o husband_n bed_n which_o in_o ordinary_a case_n must_v be_v suppose_v to_o alienate_v his_o affection_n from_o themselves_o in_o the_o next_o place_n they_o observe_v that_o they_o pray_v for_o offspring_n by_o their_o maid_n and_o bring_v up_o their_o child_n upon_o their_o own_o knee_n it_o must_v be_v own_a that_o those_o thing_n be_v extraordinary_a and_o contrary_a to_o the_o practice_n and_o principle_n of_o the_o generality_n of_o woman_n yet_o it_o be_v strong_o presumable_a that_o there_o be_v something_o of_o custom_n as_o welâ—_n as_o of_o instinct_n in_o this_o matter_n and_o that_o the_o people_n of_o god_n be_v pollute_v with_o the_o bad_a example_n of_o those_o among_o who_o they_o live_v but_o however_o these_o thing_n be_v this_o be_v certain_a that_o all_o the_o person_n concern_v be_v one_o way_n or_o other_o punish_v for_o their_o concurrence_n in_o this_o affair_n laban_n have_v not_o only_o the_o mortification_n to_o see_v his_o two_o daughter_n jar_v and_o disagree_v and_o envy_n one_o another_o but_o also_o to_o find_v his_o riches_n and_o substance_n decrease_v and_o to_o be_v convey_v to_o another_o hand_n leah_n she_o be_v severe_o punish_v by_o find_v that_o she_o have_v less_o of_o her_o husband_n love_n than_o her_o sister_n who_o bed_n she_o have_v unjust_o defile_v rachel_n be_v punish_v with_o barrenness_n for_o some_o time_n for_o consent_v to_o live_v with_o jacob_n as_o his_o wife_n when_o she_o know_v that_o her_o father_n have_v give_v her_o elder_a sister_n into_o his_o bed_n jacob_n life_n be_v very_o uneasy_a betwixt_o his_o jar_a wife_n who_o do_v each_o of_o they_o envy_n the_o other_o enjoyment_n of_o he_o nay_o he_o be_v perfect_o subject_a to_o the_o command_n of_o his_o imperious_a and_o beautiful_a rachel_n and_o oblige_v to_o take_v a_o three_o wife_n to_o beget_v child_n for_o she_o and_o this_o lay_v he_o under_o a_o necessity_n of_o oblige_v leah_n in_o the_o like_a manner_n which_o as_o it_o must_v needs_o consume_v his_o body_n he_o be_v now_o above_o 80_o year_n of_o age_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o it_o increase_v his_o care_n how_o to_o provide_v for_o so_o many_o wife_n and_o child_n at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o be_v also_o plague_v with_o a_o covetous_a oppress_v father-in-law_n and_o discontent_a brethren_n who_o envy_v his_o grow_a rich_a in_o the_o world_n nor_o be_v it_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o there_o
those_o vile_a person_n do_v upon_o their_o accusation_n cut_v off_o his_o best_a friend_n and_o become_v so_o hateful_a to_o his_o own_o greek_n that_o they_o talk_v divers_a time_n of_o revolt_a and_o at_o last_o poison_v he_o in_o babylon_n amid_o his_o feast_n and_o revel_n which_o be_v very_o remarkable_a that_o he_o shall_v be_v poison_v there_o where_o he_o have_v suffer_v himself_o and_o his_o army_n to_o be_v first_o poison_v by_o the_o vicious_a manner_n of_o the_o persian_n and_o thus_o by_o his_o luxury_n and_o uncleanness_n he_o occasion_v the_o division_n of_o that_o vast_a empire_n which_o he_o have_v raise_v his_o great_a captain_n after_o his_o death_n have_v each_o of_o they_o erect_a monarchy_n for_o themselves_o in_o those_o place_n where_o they_o govern_v which_o occasion_v the_o speedy_a dissolution_n of_o the_o grecian_a monarchy_n and_o that_o it_o be_v less_o take_v notice_n of_o as_o not_o be_v cement_v together_o under_o one_o head_n so_o true_a be_v it_o which_o the_o wiseman_n tell_v we_o in_o the_o proverb_n that_o many_o strong_a man_n have_v be_v slay_v and_o cast_v down_o by_o strange_a woman_n nay_o we_o may_v add_v that_o empire_n and_o monarchy_n have_v be_v over-turned_n by_o uncleanness_n the_o next_o remarkable_a instance_n we_o meet_v with_o in_o justin_n be_v that_o of_o dionysius_n junior_a the_o tyrant_n of_o sicily_n who_o be_v as_o infamous_a for_o uncleanness_n as_o for_o cruelty_n and_o be_v expel_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o syracuse_n he_o be_v receive_v by_o those_o of_o locris_n where_o have_v surprise_v the_o castle_n he_o tyrannize_v also_o over_o they_o ravish_v the_o wife_n of_o the_o great_a man_n and_o the_o young_a woman_n before_o marriage_n and_o will_v then_o send_v they_o back_o to_o their_o sweetheart_n the_o locrense_n be_v at_o that_o time_n in_o war_n with_o leophron_n they_o vow_v if_o they_o come_v off_o conqueror_n to_o prostitute_v their_o virgin_n on_o the_o festival_n of_o venus_n which_o 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against_o he_o that_o they_o likewise_o drive_v he_o out_o of_o their_o city_n and_o be_v receive_v again_o by_o the_o syracusan_n he_o tyrannize_v over_o they_o in_o his_o usual_a manner_n so_o that_o they_o besiege_v he_o and_o force_v he_o to_o lay_v down_o the_o government_n he_o live_v in_o exile_n at_o corinth_n where_o he_o spend_v his_o time_n in_o tavern_n and_o bawdy-house_n go_v in_o a_o fordo_v habit_n keep_v the_o mean_a and_o most_o rascally_a company_n jangle_v with_o scoundrel_n and_o bawd_n become_v a_o laugh_a stock_n to_o every_o body_n and_o will_v walk_v about_o in_o the_o shambles_n to_o gaze_v upon_o the_o meat_n that_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o buy_v and_o be_v reduce_v so_o low_a that_o partly_o to_o maintain_v himself_o and_o partly_o to_o satisfy_v his_o tyrannical_a humour_n he_o teach_v a_o trivial_a school_n and_o so_o conclude_v his_o life_n as_o inglorious_o as_o he_o lead_v it_o in_o his_o 22d_o book_n he_o give_v we_o a_o instance_n of_o agathocles_n another_o tyrant_n of_o sicily_n son_n to_o a_o potter_n who_o during_o his_o youth_n be_v a_o catamite_n and_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v of_o age_n become_v a_o common_a stallion_n and_o a_o highwayman_n but_o be_v valiant_a and_o eloquent_a he_o be_v advance_v to_o great_a command_n in_o the_o army_n and_o have_v commit_v adultery_n with_o damascus_n the_o general_n be_v lady_n he_o succeed_v in_o his_o post_n after_o his_o death_n and_o twice_o attempt_v the_o sovereignty_n of_o the_o island_n which_o at_o last_o he_o obtain_v yet_o though_o he_o be_v prosperous_a for_o a_o long_a time_n and_o render_v himself_o famous_a by_o his_o victory_n over_o the_o carthaginian_n judgement_n pursue_v he_o at_o last_o that_o he_o be_v force_v to_o flee_v from_o africa_n where_o his_o two_o son_n be_v put_v to_o death_n by_o the_o fury_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o be_v himself_o take_v with_o a_o grievous_a disease_n his_o son_n and_o grandson_n make_v war_n upon_o one_o another_o for_o the_o crown_n wherein_o the_o latter_a succeed_v so_o that_o agathocles_n be_v force_v on_o his_o deathbed_n to_o send_v his_o wife_n and_o two_o young_a child_n to_o egypt_n lest_o they_o shall_v be_v cut_v off_o by_o his_o grandson_n and_o in_o this_o afflict_a and_o disconsolate_a condition_n he_o end_v his_o day_n so_o true_a have_v it_o always_o be_v find_v that_o whoremonger_n and_o adulterer_n god_n will_v judge_v in_o his_o 24_o book_n he_o give_v we_o the_o history_n of_o the_o incestuous_a amour_n of_o ptolemy_n ceraunus_n king_n of_o macedonia_n with_o his_o sister_n and_o the_o fatal_a consequence_n of_o it_o to_o they_o both_o ptolemy_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o usurp_v the_o kingdom_n from_o her_o two_o son_n and_o to_o possess_v himself_o of_o her_o fine_a city_n of_o cassandria_n pretend_v love_n to_o she_o and_o that_o he_o have_v no_o other_o design_n in_o desire_v she_o to_o wife_n but_o to_o make_v she_o a_o queen_n and_o that_o her_o child_n shall_v succeed_v he_o and_o 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