moses_n can_v not_o have_v say_v there_o be_v no_o man_n to_o till_o the_o earth_n ver._n 6._o but_o there_o go_v up_o a_o mist_n etc._n etc._n many_o think_v this_o will_v best_o cohere_v with_o what_o go_v before_o by_o translate_n it_o nor_o do_v there_o take_v the_o particle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o from_o the_o forego_n verse_n as_o be_v usual_a a_o mist_n go_v up_o from_o the_o earth_n see_v drusius_n levit._n x._o 6._o and_o hottinger_n in_o hexapl._n paris_n p._n 89._o but_o i_o see_v no_o necessity_n of_o this_o and_o think_v it_o more_o likely_a there_o do_v go_v up_o a_o vapour_n or_o steam_n out_o of_o the_o earth_n when_o it_o come_v reek_v out_o of_o the_o water_n as_o be_v say_v upon_o verse_n 9_o of_o the_o 1._o chap._n to_o moisten_v the_o superficies_n of_o it_o before_o any_o cloud_n be_v raise_v by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o sun_n to_o give_v rain_n ver._n 7._o out_o of_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o ground_n not_o dry_a but_o moist_a dust_n as_o the_o lxx_o have_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o whence_o the_o apostle_n call_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o corinth_n xv._o 47._o which_o teach_v we_o this_o dust_n be_v mix_v with_o water_n for_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v lincus_n as_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a have_v it_o which_o agree_v with_o the_o hebrew_n jatzar_n form_v which_o be_v use_v concern_v potter_n who_o make_v their_o vessel_n of_o clay_n not_o of_o dry_a earth_n diodorus_n siculus_n seem_v to_o have_v have_v some_o notion_n of_o this_o when_o he_o say_v man_n be_v make_v out_o of_o the_o slime_n or_o mud_n of_o nile_n upon_o which_o original_a of_o man_n body_n the_o ancient_a father_n make_v many_o pious_a reflection_n but_o none_o better_o or_o short_a than_o that_o of_o nazianzen_n who_o say_v it_o be_v to_o teach_v we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o when_o we_o be_v apt_a to_o be_v lift_v up_o because_o we_o be_v make_v after_o god_n image_n the_o thought_n of_o the_o dirt_n 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of_o the_o soul_n with_o the_o body_n which_o eusebius_n thus_o explain_v l._n vii_o praepar_fw-la evang._n cap._n 10._o moses_n have_v lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o religion_n beforementioned_a viz._n the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n proceed_v to_o another_o point_n of_o doctrine_n most_o necessary_a to_o be_v understand_v which_o be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o a_o man_n self_n to_o which_o he_o lead_v he_o by_o show_v the_o difference_n between_o his_o soul_n and_o his_o body_n his_o soul_n be_v a_o intelligent_a substance_n make_v after_o the_o image_n of_o god_n his_o body_n only_o a_o earthly_a cover_v of_o the_o soul_n to_o which_o moses_n add_v a_o three_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n a_o certain_a vital_a breath_n whereby_o the_o other_o two_o be_v unite_v and_o link_v together_o by_o a_o powerful_a bond_n or_o strong_a tie_n his_o soul_n it_o be_v manifest_a do_v not_o come_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n or_o any_o power_n 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interpreter_n ancient_a and_o modern_a take_v it_o here_o to_o signify_v place_n so_o moses_n himself_o use_v it_o in_o the_o follow_a part_n of_o this_o book_n iii_o 24._o xi_o 2._o xii_o 8._o xiii_o 11._o in_o eden_n a_o country_n as_o most_o understand_v it_o so_o call_v perhaps_o from_o its_o pleasure_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o theophilus_n ad_fw-la autolyc_a speak_v l._n ii_o where_o eden_n be_v there_o be_v two_o or_o three_o place_n of_o scripture_n that_o give_v some_o direction_n to_o our_o search_n 2_o king_n xix_o 12._o isa_n xxxvii_o 12._o ezek._n xxvii_o 23._o which_o show_v there_o be_v a_o country_n that_o for_o many_o age_n after_o this_o retain_v the_o name_n of_o eden_n and_o that_o eastward_o as_o moses_n here_o tell_v we_o it_o be_v situate_v that_o be_v eastward_o of_o judaea_n or_o of_o the_o desert_n of_o the_o amorites_n where_o he_o write_v these_o book_n for_o the_o scripture_n call_v those_o people_n the_o child_n of_o the_o east_n who_o dwell_v in_o arabia_n mesopotamia_n and_o persia_n but_o in_o what_o country_n of_o the_o east_n eden_n be_v will_v be_v best_a understand_v from_o ver_fw-la 10._o and_o there_o he_o put_v the_o man_n who_o he_o have_v form_v he_o be_v form_v we_o must_v suppose_v in_o some_o other_o place_n and_o conduct_v hither_o by_o god_n in_o token_n of_o his_o singular_a kindness_n to_o he_o where_o he_o declare_v he_o say_v a_o syriac_a writer_n mention_v by_o hottinger_n in_o his_o dissert_n de_fw-fr hexaplis_n paris_n p._n 115._o a_o heir_n of_o paradise_n and_o make_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o king_n a_o priest_n and_o a_o prophet_n ver._n 9_o and_o out_o of_o the_o ground_n of_o that_o garden_n beforementioned_a make_v the_o lord_n god_n to_o grow_v every_o tree_n etc._n etc._n the_o great_a variety_n of_o the_o choice_a plant_n flower_n and_o fruit_n for_o tree_n comprehend_v every_o thing_n that_o grow_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n pleasant_n to_o the_o sight_n he_o gratify_v man_n eye_n as_o well_o as_o his_o taste_n and_o his_o smell_n the_o tree_n of_o life_n so_o call_v because_o there_o be_v a_o virtue_n in_o it_o as_o several_a of_o the_o ancient_a father_n think_v not_o only_o to_o repair_v the_o animal_n spirit_n as_o other_o nourishment_n do_v but_o also_o to_o preserve_v and_o maintain_v they_o and_o all_o the_o organ_n of_o the_o body_n in_o the_o same_o equal_a temper_n and_o state_n wherein_o they_o be_v create_v without_o any_o decay_n until_o man_n shall_v have_v be_v fit_a to_o be_v translate_v into_o another_o world_n to_o this_o purpose_n irenaeus_n st._n chrysostom_n theodoret_n but_o especial_o greg._n nazianzen_n speak_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n if_o therefore_o we_o have_v continue_v what_o we_o be_v and_o keep_v the_o commandment_n we_o shall_v have_v be_v what_o we_o be_v not_o by_o come_v to_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v make_v immortal_a and_o approach_v nigh_o to_o god_n orat._n xliii_o p._n 699._o d._n and_o why_o we_o shall_v think_v it_o impossible_a or_o unlikely_a that_o god_n shall_v make_v such_o a_o fruit_n i_o do_v not_o see_v nay_o it_o seem_v necessary_a there_o shall_v have_v be_v such_o a_o kind_n of_o food_n unless_o we_o will_v suppose_v god_n will_v have_v preserve_v adam_n have_v he_o continue_v innocent_a from_o die_v by_o a_o continual_a miracle_n which_o be_v a_o hard_a supposition_n than_o the_o other_o but_o this_o garden_n be_v also_o a_o type_n of_o heaven_n perhaps_o god_n intend_v by_o this_o tree_n to_o represent_v that_o immortal_a life_n which_o he_o mean_v to_o bestow_v upon_o man_n with_o himself_o revel_v xxii_o 2._o and_o so_o st._n
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where_o he_o have_v these_o remarkable_a word_n where_o have_v not_o nature_n dispose_v moisture_n to_o attack_v we_o on_o all_o side_n when_o it_o please_v immanes_n sunt_fw-la in_o abdito_fw-la lacus_fw-la etc._n etc._n there_o be_v huge_a lake_n which_o we_o do_v not_o see_v much_o of_o the_o sea_n that_o lie_v hide_v many_o river_n that_o slide_v in_o secret_a so_o that_o there_o may_v be_v cause_n of_o a_o deluge_n on_o all_o side_n when_o some_o water_n flow_v in_o under_o the_o earth_n other_o flow_v round_o about_o it_o which_o be_v long_o pen_v up_o overwhelm_v it_o and_o river_n join_v with_o river_n pool_n with_o pool_n etc._n etc._n and_o as_o our_o body_n sometime_o dissolve_v into_o sweat_n so_o the_o earth_n shall_v melt_v and_o without_o the_o help_n of_o other_o cause_n shall_v find_v in_o itself_o what_o will_v drown_v it_o etc._n etc._n there_o be_v on_o a_o sudden_a every_o where_o open_o and_o secret_o from_o above_o and_o from_o beneath_o a_o eruption_n of_o 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
speak_v by_o a_o angel_n in_o a_o dream_n as_o he_o do_v to_o jacob_n xxxi_o 11._o sometime_o by_o a_o angel_n without_o any_o mention_n how_o it_o be_v whether_o in_o a_o dream_n or_o vision_n or_o not_o of_o which_o he_o take_v this_o place_n to_o be_v a_o instance_n and_o verse_n the_o 10_o of_o this_o chapter_n and_o xxii_o 15._o three_o in_o other_o place_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o a_o angel_n but_o of_o god_n alone_o speak_v yet_o in_o a_o vision_n or_o dream_n xv._o i._n and_o last_o god_n be_v say_v to_o speak_v absolute_o neither_o in_o a_o dream_n nor_o vision_n nor_o by_o angel_n xii_o 1._o xxxi_o 3._o more_n nevochim_n p._n ii_o cap._n 42._o in_o which_o classis_fw-la i_o think_v he_o may_v have_v put_v this_o aparition_n to_o jacob_n as_o well_o as_o that_o last_o mention_v for_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n between_o they_o but_o this_o that_o in_o the_o former_a place_n xxxi_o 3._o it_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n say_v unto_o jacob_n and_o here_o god_n say_v unto_o jacob._n arise_v go_v up_o to_o bethel_n and_o dwell_v there_o by_o this_o advice_n god_n show_v he_o still_o take_v care_n of_o he_o and_o deliver_v he_o from_o the_o fear_n he_o be_v in_o of_o the_o canaanite_n and_o perizzites_n who_o one_o will_v think_v detest_v the_o fact_n of_o shechem_n or_o else_o it_o may_v seem_v strange_a that_o they_o do_v not_o immediate_o cut_v off_o jacob_n and_o his_o family_n who_o have_v take_v such_o a_o terrible_a revenge_n for_o it_o but_o let_v they_o remove_v quiet_o to_o bethel_n but_o moses_n give_v we_o the_o true_a reason_n of_o this_o verse_n 5._o make_v there_o a_o altar_n perform_v the_o vow_n which_o thou_o make_v in_o that_o place_n xxviii_o 20_o 21_o 22._o some_o wonder_n jacob_n make_v no_o more_o haste_n to_o this_o place_n after_o his_o return_n to_o his_o own_o country_n for_o now_o he_o have_v be_v about_o nine_o year_n in_o canaan_n and_o some_o of_o the_o hebrew_a doctor_n fancy_n god_n punish_v he_o for_o defer_v so_o 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she_o confess_v and_o he_o suspect_v there_o may_v be_v some_o among_o the_o men-servant_n and_o maid-servant_n he_o bring_v with_o he_o out_o of_o mesopotamia_n xxxii_o 5._o where_o there_o be_v much_o superstition_n and_o that_o in_o the_o sack_n of_o shechem_n they_o may_v bring_v away_o some_o image_n with_o they_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o silver_n and_o gold_n which_o they_o keep_v secret_o among_o they_o and_o be_v clean_a wash_v your_o body_n as_o aben_n ezra_n true_o interpret_v it_o for_o this_o be_v the_o ancient_a rite_n of_o cleanse_v wherein_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v follow_v jonathan_n who_o thus_o paraphrase_n it_o purify_v yourselves_o from_o the_o pollution_n of_o the_o slay_v who_o you_o have_v touch_v refer_v it_o to_o the_o forego_n slaughter_n of_o the_o people_n of_o shechem_n and_o change_v your_o garment_n put_v on_o clean_a clothes_n which_o be_v but_o a_o reasonable_a injunction_n be_v to_o appear_v before_o the_o divine_a majesty_n in_o who_o presence_n it_o be_v rudeness_n to_o be_v see_v in_o sordid_a raiment_n especial_o in_o those_o wherein_o they_o have_v new_o defile_v themselves_o by_o a_o bloody_a slaughter_n these_o two_o i_o doubt_v not_o be_v pious_a custom_n which_o their_o godly_a ancestor_n have_v observe_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o offer_v solemn_a sacrifice_n it_o be_v very_o unseemly_a to_o appear_v before_o a_o great_a man_n in_o dirty_a apparel_n or_o with_o a_o sweaty_a body_n and_o i_o do_v not_o see_v why_o we_o shall_v not_o look_v upon_o these_o as_o a_o external_a profession_n of_o the_o like_a purity_n in_o their_o mind_n and_o heart_n all_o nation_n retain_v these_o wash_n and_o white_a raiment_n when_o they_o perform_v the_o solemn_a office_n of_o religion_n which_o be_v not_o derive_v from_o idolater_n but_o from_o the_o pure_a antiquity_n ver._n 4._o and_o they_o give_v unto_o jacob_n all_o the_o strange_a go_n which_o it_o seem_v by_o this_o expression_n be_v numerous_a and_o the_o earring_n that_o be_v in_o their_o ear_n in_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o idol_n for_o there_o be_v no_o harm_n in_o the_o earring_n they_o wear_v themselves_o so_o some_o interpret_v it_o not_o consider_v that_o beside_o the_o earring_n which_o be_v ornament_n there_o be_v other_o wear_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o annulet_n or_o for_o some_o other_o superstitious_a uses_n have_v the_o effigy_n of_o some_o god_n or_o other_o or_o some_o symbolical_a note_n in_o which_o they_o fancy_v there_o be_v some_o power_n to_o preserve_v they_o from_o several_a mischief_n maimonides_n in_o his_o book_n of_o idolatry_n cap._n 7._o mention_n such_o idololatrical_a ring_n as_o be_v utter_o unlawful_a to_o be_v use_v and_o vessel_n mark_v with_o the_o image_n of_o the_o sun_n the_o moon_n or_o a_o dragon_n which_o be_v symbol_n of_o divinity_n among_o the_o heathen_a who_o make_v mark_v also_o in_o several_a part_n of_o their_o body_n and_o jacob_n hide_v they_o bury_v they_o in_o the_o earth_n after_o he_o have_v first_o break_v they_o in_o piece_n as_o some_o think_v or_o melt_v they_o as_o moses_n and_o hezekiah_n do_v exod._n xxxii_o 20._o 2_o king_n xviii_o 4._o which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a it_o be_v but_o a_o tale_n which_o be_v tell_v of_o the_o samaritan_n that_o they_o dig_v up_o these_o idol_n and_o worship_v they_o see_v hottinger_n smegma_fw-la orient_n p._n 359._o under_o a_o oak_n which_o be_v by_o shechem_n it_o be_v so_o unknown_a under_o what_o oak_n this_o be_v that_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n for_o their_o opinion_n who_o think_v this_o be_v the_o same_o oak_n mention_v in_o josh_n xxiv_o 26._o for_o he_o intend_v to_o abolish_v the_o memory_n of_o these_o idol_n and_o therefore_o hide_v they_o where_o he_o think_v no_o body_n will_v find_v they_o it_o take_v up_o some_o time_n to_o do_v all_o this_o and_o yet_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n do_v not_o fall_v upon_o jacob_n family_n the_o providence_n of_o god_n watch_v over_o he_o as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n ver._n 5._o and_o they_o journey_v and_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o the_o city_n round_o about_o they_o etc._n etc._n here_o be_v the_o true_a reason_n why_o the_o country_n do_v not_o at_o least_o fall_v upon_o the_o rear_n of_o jacob_n family_n when_o they_o march_v away_o because_o god_n make_v a_o panic_n fear_v to_o fall_v upon_o they_o who_o otherwise_o one_o will_v guess_v by_o this_o have_v a_o inclination_n to_o be_v revenge_v for_o the_o destruction_n of_o shechem_n for_o though_o they_o can_v not_o justify_v the_o fact_n of_o shechem_n yet_o they_o may_v think_v jacob_n son_n too_o cruel_a in_o the_o punishment_n of_o it_o for_o their_o own_o father_n be_v of_o that_o opinion_n ver._n 6._o so_o jacob_n come_v to_o luz_n see_v xxviii_o 19_o ver._n 7._o build_v there_o a_o altar_n etc._n etc._n and_o offer_v sacrifice_n of_o thanksgiving_n to_o god_n for_o perform_v his_o promise_n to_o he_o beseech_v he_o still_o to_o continue_v his_o care_n of_o he_o ver._n 8._o deborah_n rebekah_n nurse_n die_v she_o go_v to_o attend_v rebekah_n when_o she_o be_v marry_v to_o isaac_n which_o trouble_v the_o jew_n to_o give_v a_o account_n how_o she_o come_v here_o into_o jacob_n family_n r._n solomon_n solve_v it_o thus_o that_o rebekah_n have_v promise_v jacob_n when_o he_o go_v away_o to_o send_v for_o he_o xxvii_o 45._o she_o perform_v this_o promise_n by_o deborah_n who_o she_o send_v to_o padan-aram_n to_o invite_v he_o home_o and_o in_o her_o return_n she_o die_v here_o but_o it_o be_v more_o reasonable_a to_o suppose_v that_o jacob_n have_v be_v at_o his_o father_n house_n before_o this_o time_n and_o rebekah_n be_v dead_a whether_o before_o or_o after_o be_v uncertain_a deborah_n
family_n as_o it_o be_v in_o israel_n to_o that_o of_o aaron_n and_o hold_v in_o such_o veneration_n that_o they_o be_v all_o not_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d free_a from_o pay_v tribute_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d next_o to_o the_o king_n in_o honour_n and_o in_o power_n but_o receive_v a_o three_o of_o the_o royal_a revenue_n out_o of_o which_o they_o maintain_v the_o public_a sacrifice_n and_o their_o servant_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d provide_v for_o their_o own_o necessity_n thus_o diodorus_n siculus_n l._n i._o as_o i_o find_v he_o allege_v by_o jac._n capellus_n in_o his_o hist_n sacra_fw-la &_o exot._fw-la ad_fw-la a._n m._n 2294._o constantine_n the_o great_a in_o part_n imitate_v this_o constitution_n in_o that_o law_n of_o he_o which_o make_v even_o all_o the_o professor_n of_o learn_v free_a from_o all_o public_a charge_n of_o any_o sort_n beside_o the_o salary_n he_o allow_v they_o that_o they_o may_v the_o more_o cheerful_o follow_v their_o several_a study_n ver._n 23._o behold_v i_o have_v buy_v you_o this_o day_n and_o your_o land_n etc._n etc._n the_o bargain_n can_v not_o be_v deny_v but_o he_o will_v not_o be_v so_o rigid_a as_o to_o tie_v they_o strict_o to_o it_o for_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n he_o require_v only_o a_o five_o part_n of_o the_o increase_n of_o their_o ground_n for_o the_o king_n and_o tell_v they_o the_o rest_n shall_v be_v their_o own_o a_o act_n of_o great_a humanity_n and_o equity_n wherein_o he_o show_v himself_o both_o a_o good_a man_n and_o a_o wise_a statesman_n in_o take_v away_o all_o matter_n of_o complaint_n from_o the_o people_n for_o a_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o increase_n be_v due_a in_o all_o likelihood_n to_o the_o king_n before_o xxviii_o 22._o which_o he_o now_o only_o double_v when_o he_o may_v have_v take_v all_o or_o give_v they_o but_o one_o or_o two_o part_n and_o keep_v all_o the_o rest_n for_o the_o king_n ver._n 25._o thou_o have_v save_v our_o life_n etc._n etc._n we_o owe_v our_o very_a life_n to_o thou_o and_o therefore_o let_v we_o but_o have_v thy_o favour_n and_o we_o shall_v willing_o be_v pharaoh_n servant_n this_o be_v a_o high_a expression_n of_o their_o thankfulness_n for_o such_o good_a term_n as_o he_o offer_v they_o which_o they_o ready_o accept_v with_o profession_n of_o their_o obligation_n to_o be_v pharaoh_n bondman_n ver._n 26._o joseph_n make_v it_o a_o law_n by_o his_o advice_n this_o law_n be_v enact_v whereby_o the_o power_n of_o the_o egyptian_a king_n be_v mighty_o increase_v for_o we_o read_v not_o of_o the_o like_a constitution_n in_o any_o other_o nation_n thucydides_n indeed_o relate_v that_o the_o people_n of_o attica_n pay_v to_o pisistratus_n the_o twenty_o part_n of_o their_o corn_n and_o appianus_n alexandr_n say_v the_o old_a roman_n pay_v the_o ten_o of_o their_o corn_n and_o the_o five_o of_o their_o fruit_n but_o it_o be_v the_o peculiar_a prerogative_n of_o the_o egyptian_a king_n to_o have_v the_o five_o of_o all_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o field_n which_o joseph_n procure_v they_o by_o his_o admirable_a management_n ver._n 27._o and_o israel_n dwell_v in_o the_o land_n etc._n etc._n see_v verse_n 11._o and_o they_o have_v possession_n therein_o they_o can_v have_v no_o land_n of_o their_o own_o for_o all_o the_o country_n be_v become_v pharaoh_n but_o the_o meaning_n be_v they_o farm_a as_o we_o speak_v land_n of_o the_o king_n to_o who_o they_o become_v tenant_n and_o grow_v and_o multiply_v exceed_o and_o consequent_o enlarge_v their_o habitation_n beyond_o the_o territory_n of_o ramese_n where_o they_o be_v first_o place_v into_o other_o part_n of_o goshen_n which_o we_o must_v not_o fancy_n to_o have_v be_v a_o country_n now_o empty_a of_o people_n for_o though_o perhaps_o about_o rameses_n there_n may_v be_v some_o vacant_a ground_n sufficient_a for_o jacob_n family_n when_o they_o come_v first_o to_o plant_v there_o yet_o when_o they_o increase_v very_o much_o no_o doubt_n they_o live_v among_o the_o egyptian_n where_o they_o can_v find_v admission_n this_o plain_o appear_v at_o their_o go_v from_o thence_o exod._n xii_o 22_o 23._o where_o god_n command_v they_o to_o sprinkle_v their_o door-post_n with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o paschal_n lamb_n to_o secure_v they_o from_o the_o destruction_n which_o be_v come_v upon_o their_o neighbour_n who_o want_v this_o mark_n of_o safety_n 29._o if_o i_o have_v now_o find_v grace_n in_o thy_o sight_n this_o be_v a_o phrase_n use_v a_o little_a before_o verse_n 25._o in_o a_o little_a different_a sense_n for_o there_o it_o signify_v the_o favour_n show_v to_o another_o but_o here_o be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o thou_o love_v i_o put_v thy_o hand_n under_o my_o thigh_n i._n e._n swear_v to_o i_o as_o it_o be_v explain_v in_o verse_n 31._o see_v xxiv_o 2._o deal_v kind_o and_o true_o with_o i_o show_v i_o true_a kindness_n in_o promise_v and_o perform_v what_o i_o desire_v see_v xxiv_o 27_o 49._o ver._n 30._o i_o will_v lie_v with_o my_o father_n etc._n etc._n so_o all_o man_n natural_o desire_v to_o do_v but_o he_o have_v a_o peculiar_a reason_n for_o it_o which_o be_v his_o belief_n that_o the_o country_n where_o their_o body_n lay_v be_v his_o in_o reversion_n and_o that_o god_n in_o due_a time_n will_v put_v his_o child_n into_o possession_n of_o it_o for_o which_o time_n they_o can_v not_o but_o the_o more_o earnest_o long_a because_o the_o body_n of_o their_o ancestor_n be_v there_o bury_v see_v l._n 5._o which_o explain_v the_o reason_n why_o jacob_n exact_v a_o oath_n of_o joseph_n not_o because_o he_o doubt_v he_o may_v not_o otherwise_o fulfil_v his_o desire_n but_o that_o pharaoh_n may_v be_v willing_a to_o let_v he_o carry_v his_o body_n thither_o when_o he_o find_v he_o lie_v under_o so_o sacred_a a_o obligation_n to_o do_v it_o ver._n 31._o and_o israel_n bow_v himself_o upon_o the_o bed_n head_n raise_a up_o his_o head_n from_o his_o pillow_n and_o bow_v either_o to_o joseph_n in_o thankfulness_n for_o his_o promise_n or_o to_o god_n for_o the_o assurance_n he_o have_v receive_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v bury_v with_o his_o pious_a forefather_n or_o else_o this_o bow_n be_v the_o usual_a ceremony_n wherewith_o a_o oath_n be_v attend_v the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v think_v the_o divine_a glory_n now_o appear_v which_o jacob_n devout_o worship_v but_o if_o the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n have_v not_o understand_v his_o bow_v to_o be_v a_o act_n of_o worship_n the_o interpretation_n of_o some_o modern_a writer_n may_v perhaps_o have_v be_v think_v reasonable_a who_o translate_v these_o word_n thus_o he_o lay_v himself_o down_o upon_o his_o pillow_n as_o weak_a man_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v after_o they_o have_v sit_v up_o a_o while_n to_o dispatch_v some_o business_n for_o the_o hebrew_n word_n schacah_n which_o signify_v to_o bow_v the_o body_n signify_v also_o to_o fall_v down_o upon_o the_o earth_n and_o therefore_o may_v be_v here_o translate_v lie_v down_o but_o the_o apostle_n as_o i_o say_v have_v overrule_v all_o such_o conceit_n if_o we_o suppose_v he_o to_o translate_v this_o passage_n hebr._n xi_o 21._o which_o to_o i_o indeed_o do_v not_o seem_v evident_a for_o the_o apostle_n be_v there_o speak_v of_o another_o thing_n not_o of_o what_o jacob_n do_v now_o when_o joseph_n swear_v to_o he_o but_o of_o what_o he_o do_v after_o these_o thing_n xlviii_o 1._o when_o he_o bless_v joseph_n son_n then_o the_o apostle_n say_v he_o worship_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o his_o staff_n which_o be_v not_o the_o translation_n of_o moses_n his_o word_n in_o this_o place_n but_o word_n of_o his_o own_o whereby_o he_o explain_v the_o follow_a story_n and_o show_v how_o strong_a his_o faith_n be_v when_o his_o body_n be_v so_o weak_a that_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o bow_v himself_o and_o worship_n without_o the_o help_n of_o his_o staff_n this_o clear_o remove_v all_o the_o difficulty_n which_o interpreter_n have_v make_v about_o reconcile_a the_o word_n of_o moses_n here_o in_o this_o verse_n to_o the_o apostle_n word_n in_o that_o but_o however_o this_o be_v jacob_n bow_v here_o i_o doubt_v not_o signify_v worship_v as_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a take_v it_o where_o the_o word_n god_n be_v add_v which_o be_v not_o in_o the_o hebrew_n and_o these_o word_n thus_o translate_v israel_n worship_v god_n turn_v himself_o to_o the_o bed_n head_n chap._n xlviii_o ver._n 1._o after_o these_o thing_n sometime_o after_o though_o not_o long_o for_o jacob_n be_v nigh_o his_o end_n when_o he_o send_v for_o joseph_n to_o make_v he_o swear_v he_o will_v bury_v he_o with_o his_o father_n he_o grow_v so_o weak_a that_o he_o conclude_v he_o can_v not_o live_v long_o one_o tell_v joseph_n a_o messenger_n be_v