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A46823 A help for the understanding of the Holy Scripture intended chiefly for the assistance and information of those that use constantly every day to reade some part of the Bible, and would gladly alwayes understand what they read if they had some man to help them : the first part : containing certain short notes of exposition upon the five books of Moses, to wit Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomie : wherein all such passages in the text are explained as were thought likely to be questioned by any reader of ordinary capacity ... / by Arthur Jackson ... Jackson, Arthur, 1593?-1666. 1643 (1643) Wing J67; ESTC R35433 692,552 595

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sodom_n to_o wit_n as_o doubt_v whether_o any_o such_o judgement_n will_v fall_v upon_o sodom_n as_o be_v threaten_v or_o linger_a in_o her_o desire_n after_o those_o friend_n that_o wealth_n and_o estate_n which_o they_o have_v leave_v behind_o they_o and_o thus_o she_o do_v rebel_n against_o the_o express_a commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n give_v before_o to_o lot_n vers_n 17._o and_o in_o he_o unto_o all_o that_o be_v with_o he_o and_o that_o when_o god_n have_v afford_v she_o such_o a_o extraordinary_a mercy_n to_o fetch_v she_o away_o by_o his_o angel_n from_o sodom_n when_o it_o be_v to_o be_v destroy_v and_o so_o be_v turn_v into_o a_o pillar_n or_o statue_n of_o salt_n not_o such_o salt_n as_o we_o ordinary_o use_v which_o be_v wet_n will_v melt_v and_o turn_v into_o water_n for_o it_o be_v to_o stand_v as_o a_o monument_n of_o her_o infidelity_n and_o disobedience_n but_o a_o kind_n of_o rocky_a mineral_n salt_n which_o will_v endure_v all_o weather_n and_o not_o waste_v away_o 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within_o the_o compass_n of_o three_o and_o twenty_o year_n they_o show_v thus_o to_o wit_n 1._o that_o judah_n may_v marry_v and_o have_v his_o three_o son_n er_o onan_n and_o shelah_n by_o his_o wife_n the_o daughter_n of_o shuah_n in_o the_o first_o three_o year_n after_o joseph_n be_v sell_v into_o egypt_n 2._o that_o ere_o may_v be_v marriedto_o tamar_n when_o he_o be_v sixteen_o year_n old_a &_o onan_n also_o the_o follow_a year_n which_o be_v towards_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o seven_o plenteous_a year_n in_o egypt_n about_o eighteen_o year_n after_o joseph_n be_v sell_v thither_o and_o 3._o that_o in_o the_o five_o follow_a year_n tamar_n may_v by_o judah_n as_o be_v here_o relate_v conceive_v with_o child_n and_o bring_v forth_o pharez_n and_o zarah_n a_o little_a before_o their_o go_v into_o egypt_n and_o whereas_o it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o pharez_n have_v two_o son_n hezron_n and_o hamul_fw-la when_o jacob_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n gen._n 46._o 12._o the_o son_n of_o pharez_n be_v hezron_n and_o hamul_n to_o this_o they_o answer_v that_o hezron_n and_o hamul_n be_v there_o reckon_v among_o those_o that_o go_v down_o with_o jacob_n into_o egypt_n not_o because_o they_o be_v then_o bear_v but_o because_o they_o be_v of_o jacob_n family_n in_o egypt_n while_o jacob_n be_v yet_o live_v thus_o i_o say_v some_o expositor_n understand_v this_o place_n that_o judah_n marry_v this_o canaanite_n daughter_n contrary_v no_o doubt_n to_o his_o father_n jacob_n mind_n who_o be_v himself_o strict_o forbid_v to_o marry_v among_o they_o by_o isaac_n that_o very_a year_n that_o joseph_n be_v sell_v into_o egypt_n but_o 2._o because_o hezron_n and_o hamul_fw-la be_v so_o express_o reckon_v among_o those_o that_o go_v down_o with_o jacob_n into_o egypt_n gen_n 46._o 12._o therefore_o many_o expositor_n yea_o the_o most_o conceive_v that_o these_o word_n and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v at_o that_o time_n must_v not_o be_v take_v strict_o that_o judah_n marry_v thus_o at_o that_o time_n when_o joseph_n be_v sell_v into_o egypt_n but_o that_o it_o be_v do_v about_o that_o time_n that_o be_v say_v they_o at_o jacob_n first_o come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n when_o he_o leave_v his_o uncle_n laban_n and_o the_o ground_n of_o this_o their_o opinion_n be_v this_o because_o jacob_n come_v from_o laban_n which_o be_v when_o joseph_n be_v six_o year_n old_a as_o be_v evident_a if_o we_o compare_v gen._n 30._o 25._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o rachel_n have_v bear_v joseph_n that_o jacob_n say_v unto_o laban_n send_v i_o away_o etc._n etc._n give_v i_o my_o wife_n and_o my_o child_n for_o who_o i_o have_v serve_v thou_o and_o let_v i_o go_v etc._n etc._n with_o gen._n 31._o 40._o thus_o have_v i_o be_v twenty_o year_n in_o thy_o house_n i_o serve_v thou_o fourteen_o year_n for_o thy_o two_o daughter_n and_o six_o year_n for_o thy_o cattle_n etc._n etc._n be_v but_o eleven_o year_n before_o joseph_n be_v sell_v into_o egypt_n &_o consequent_o not_o above_o four_o &_o thirty_o year_n at_o the_o most_o ere_o jacob_n go_v down_o thither_o to_o joseph_n all_o which_o time_n will_v be_v straight_o enough_o if_o not_o too_o little_a for_o all_o these_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v in_o that_o be_v here_o relate_v and_o for_o the_o birth_n of_o ezron_n and_o hamul_n the_o son_n of_o pharez_n who_o be_v reckon_v among_o those_o that_o go_v down_o with_o jacob_n into_o egypt_n for_o though_o judah_n marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o shuah_n about_o two_o year_n after_o their_o come_n into_o canaan_n and_o yet_o be_v he_o then_o but_o thirteen_o year_n old_a as_o be_v at_o the_o utmost_a but_o five_o year_n old_a than_o joseph_n and_o have_v by_o her_o er_fw-mi onan_n and_o shelah_n in_o the_o three_o next_o year_n after_o his_o marriage_n and_o though_o he_o then_o marry_v er_fw-mi his_o elder_a son_n to_o tamar_n when_o he_o be_v also_o but_o thirteen_o year_n old_a which_o be_v sixteen_o year_n after_o their_o come_n into_o canaan_n three_o year_n at_o least_o after_o joseph_n be_v sell_v into_o egypt_n to_o this_o if_o you_o add_v but_o three_o year_n for_o the_o death_n of_o er_fw-mi the_o marriage_n and_o death_n of_o onan_n the_o go_v home_o of_o tamar_n to_o her_o father_n house_n judah_n incest_n with_o she_o and_o the_o conception_n and_o birth_n of_o her_o two_o twin_n pharez_n and_o zarah_n the_o fruit_n of_o that_o incest_n and_o then_o fifteen_o year_n more_o ere_o pharez_n can_v be_v marriageable_a and_o have_v those_o his_o two_o son_n hezron_n and_o hamul_fw-la who_o be_v number_v among_o those_o that_o go_v down_o with_o jacob_n into_o egypt_n this_o will_v make_v the_o whole_a number_n of_o four_o and_o thirty_o year_n from_o jacob_n come_v into_o canaan_n till_o his_o remove_n into_o egypt_n and_o so_o they_o conclude_v that_o doubtless_o the_o time_n here_o speak_v of_o when_o judah_n marry_v this_o canaanite_n daughter_n be_v within_o a_o while_n after_o their_o come_n into_o canaan_n and_o indeed_o neither_o of_o these_o expositor_n do_v suppose_v any_o thing_n impossible_a yet_o the_o first_o may_v seem_v most_o probable_a because_o it_o be_v very_o strange_a if_o judah_n and_o his_o son_n er_fw-mi and_o pharez_n shall_v all_o marry_v at_o twelve_o or_o thirteen_o year_n of_o ag●_n verse_n 7._o and_o the_o lord_n slay_v he_o the_o like_a also_o be_v say_v of_o onan_n his_o young_a brother_n vers_fw-la 10._o and_o the_o meaning_n in_o both_o place_n be_v that_o they_o die_v not_o a_o ordinary_a natural_a death_n but_o that_o they_o be_v take_v away_o in_o a_o extraordinary_a manner_n by_o some_o remarkable_a judgement_n whereby_o it_o be_v manifest_a unto_o other_o that_o they_o be_v cut_v off_o by_o the_o revenge_a hand_n of_o god_n for_o their_o notorious_a wickedness_n and_o this_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o judah_n marriage_n with_o a_o daughter_n of_o that_o accurse_a nation_n of_o the_o canaanite_n that_o be_v in_o time_n to_o come_v to_o be_v root_v out_o that_o the_o israelite_n may_v dwell_v in_o their_o room_n his_o child_n that_o he_o have_v by_o her_o prove_a son_n of_o belial_n and_o be_v destroy_v by_o the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o they_o verse_n 8._o go_v in_o unto_o thy_o brother_n wife_n etc._n etc._n by_o this_o it_o appear_v that_o god_n have_v give_v this_o in_o charge_n to_o the_o patriarch_n as_o many_o other_o thing_n which_o be_v afterward_o establish_v by_o the_o write_a law_n deut._n 25._o 5._o if_o brethren_n dwell_v together_o and_o one_o of_o they_o die_v and_o have_v no_o child_n the_o wife_n of_o the_o dead_a shall_v not_o marry_v without_o unto_o a_o stranger_n her_o husband_n brother_n shall_v go_v in_o unto_o she_o and_o take_v she_o to_o he_o for_o wife_n and_o perform_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o husband_n brother_n unto_o she_o verse_n 11._o remain_v a_o widow_n in_o thy_o father_n house_n till_o shelah_n my_o son_n be_v grow_v it_o be_v evident_a that_o in_o these_o word_n judah_n think_v to_o assure_v tamar_n that_o assoon_o as_o his_o son_n shelah_n be_v marriageable_a he_o also_o shall_v take_v she_o to_o wife_n and_o raise_v up_o feed_v to_o his_o decease_a brethren_n but_o withal_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a that_o he_o mean_v nothing_o less_o but_o only_o intend_v to_o put_v she_o off_o and_o that_o as_o suspect_v that_o she_o have_v some_o way_n be_v the_o occasion_n of_o the_o death_n of_o his_o other_o two_o son_n as_o the_o word_n follow_v do_v import_n for_o he_o say_v to_o wit_n within_o himself_o lest_o peradventure_o he_o die_v also_o as_o his_o brethren_n do_v and_o indeed_o why_o ●lse_o do_v he_o send_v she_o home_o to_o her_o father_n she_o may_v have_v stay_v awhile_o unmarried_a with_o he_o and_o when_o shelah_n be_v grow_v we_o see_v judah_n mind_v not_o the_o performance_n of_o his_o promise_n as_o be_v note_v vers_fw-la 14._o yea_o his_o own_o confession_n make_v it_o manifest_a vers_fw-la 26._o where_o he_o accuse_v himself_o of_o do_v her_o wrong_n she_o have_v be_v more_o righteous_a than_o i_o because_o that_o i_o give_v she_o not_o to_o shelah_n my_o son_n verse_n 12._o judah_n be_v comfort_v and_o go_v up_o to_o his_o sheep-shearer_n to_o timnath_n a_o city_n in_o the_o philistine_n country_n which_o also_o befall_v judah_n child_n for_o a_o possession_n josh_n 15._o 20_o 57_o this_o be_v the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n etc._n etc._n cain_n gibea_n and_o timnath_n verse_n 14._o and_o sit_v in_o a_o open_a place_n such_o open_a place_n harlot_n use_v ezech._n 16._o 25._o thou_o have_v build_v thy_o high_a place_n at_o every_o head_n of_o the_o way_n jer._n 3._o 2._o lift_v up_o thy_o eye_n unto_o the_o high_a place_n and_o see_v where_o thou_o have_v
this_o cruelty_n and_o that_o it_o continue_v not_o all_o the_o time_n of_o the_o israelite_n bondage_n in_o egypt_n be_v also_o clear_a because_o there_o be_v so_o many_o under_o twenty_o year_n old_a when_o they_o go_v out_o of_o egypt_n perhaps_o this_o pharaoh_n within_o a_o few_o year_n die_v and_o then_o this_o cruel_a decree_n which_o the_o very_a light_n of_o nature_n must_v needs_o abhor_v be_v not_o at_o least_o so_o violent_o pursue_v as_o it_o be_v at_o first_o chap._n ii_o verse_n 1._o and_o there_o go_v a_o man_n of_o the_o house_n of_o levi_n and_o take_v to_o wife_n a_o daughter_n of_o levi._n to_o wit_n as_o we_o read_v exod._n 6._o 19_o amram_fw-la the_o son_n of_o kohath_n and_o grandchild_n of_o levi_n marry_v jochebed_n his_o aunt_n the_o daughter_n of_o levi_n as_o she_o be_v here_o call_v who_o her_o mother_n bare_a unto_o levi_n in_o egypt_n as_o be_v express_v num._n 26._o 59_o and_o so_o the_o sister_n of_o his_o father_n kohath_n and_o though_o such_o marriage_n between_o the_o aunt_n and_o nephew_n be_v afterward_o express_o forbid_v by_o the_o law_n as_o incestuous_a and_o against_o the_o law_n and_o light_n of_o nature_n levit._n 18._o 12._o thou_o shall_v not_o uncover_v the_o nakedness_n of_o thy_o father_n sister_n yet_o consider_v the_o confusion_n of_o those_o time_n no_o wonder_n it_o be_v though_o even_o the_o faithful_a servant_n of_o god_n do_v not_o see_v and_o consider_v the_o evil_a thereof_o but_o do_v what_o be_v customary_o do_v though_o not_o warrantable_a till_o god_n give_v they_o a_o express_a law_n against_o it_o however_o observable_a herein_o again_o be_v the_o faithfulness_n of_o moses_n who_o will_v not_o conceal_v the_o truth_n herein_o though_o it_o be_v no_o little_a blemish_n to_o he_o that_o he_o be_v bear_v of_o such_o a_o incestuous_a marriage_n verse_n 2._o and_o the_o woman_n conceive_v and_o bear_v a_o son_n to_o wit_n moses_n but_o yet_o this_o be_v not_o their_o first_o child_n for_o mary_n or_o miriam_n a_o daughter_n and_o aaron_n a_o son_n be_v both_o bear_v before_o he_o as_o it_o be_v evident_a exod._n 7._o 7._o and_o moses_n be_v fourscore_o year_n old_a and_o aaron_n fourscore_o and_o three_o year_n old_a etc._n etc._n and_o in_o the_o four_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n and_o his_o sister_n stand_v afar_o off_o to_o wit_n what_o will_v be_v do_v where_o we_o see_v that_o miriam_n be_v set_v to_o watch_v what_o become_v of_o her_o brother_n because_o she_o as_o a_o child_n will_v be_v least_o in_o danger_n of_o be_v suspect_v and_o hereby_o it_o be_v manifest_v that_o amram_n and_o jochebed_n the_o parent_n of_o moses_n be_v marry_v and_o have_v their_o two_o elder_a child_n miriam_n and_o aaron_n before_o that_o cruel_a edict_n come_v forth_o for_o the_o drown_n of_o all_o the_o male-children_n of_o the_o israelite_n about_o the_o time_n when_o pharaoh_n seek_v by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o midwife_n to_o make_v they_o away_o in_o the_o birth_n and_o that_o moses_n be_v bear_v immediate_o after_o he_o have_v command_v they_o to_o be_v drown_v she_o hide_v he_o three_o month_n that_o be_v his_o mother_n for_o though_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o his_o father_n do_v also_o yield_v his_o consent_n and_o help_v hereto_o heb._n 11._o 23._o by_o faith_n moses_n when_o he_o be_v bear_v be_v hide_v three_o month_n of_o his_o parent_n yet_o moses_n here_o ascribe_v it_o particular_o to_o his_o mother_n because_o she_o have_v the_o chief_a hand_n in_o the_o manage_n of_o it_o and_o perhaps_o do_v first_o motion_n it_o to_o her_o husband_n and_o herein_o their_o faith_n be_v observable_a as_o the_o apostle_n have_v note_v because_o out_o of_o their_o natural_a affection_n to_o their_o child_n quicken_v by_o the_o rare_a beauty_n they_o behold_v in_o his_o countenance_n they_o resolve_v to_o do_v what_o they_o can_v to_o save_v he_o be_v not_o afraid_a of_o the_o king_n commandment_n but_o trust_v that_o god_n will_v be_v with_o they_o and_o so_o hide_v he_o three_o month_n and_o then_o when_o they_o can_v hide_v he_o no_o long_o because_o happy_o some_o notice_n be_v take_v of_o it_o or_o some_o strict_a search_n be_v to_o be_v make_v they_o lay_v he_o out_o in_o a_o ark_n of_o bulrush_n set_v his_o sister_n withal_o to_o watch_v what_o become_v of_o he_o verse_n 10._o she_o bring_v he_o unto_o pharaoh_n daughter_n and_o he_o become_v her_o son_n that_o be_v she_o make_v he_o her_o adopt_a son_n and_o according_o afford_v he_o such_o princely_a education_n as_o be_v seemly_a for_o her_o son_n train_v he_o up_o in_o all_o the_o learning_n and_o wisdom_n of_o the_o egyptian_n act_n 7._o 22._o and_o thus_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o secret_a providence_n fit_v he_o for_o the_o service_n for_o which_o he_o intend_v he_o his_o know_a wisdom_n and_o singular_a learning_n be_v afterward_o no_o doubt_n a_o special_a mean_n to_o make_v he_o the_o more_o fear_v and_o honour_v both_o among_o the_o egyptian_n and_o his_o own_o people_n and_o every_o way_n the_o fit_a for_o the_o government_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n verse_n 11._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o those_o day_n when_o moses_n be_v grow_v that_o he_o go_v out_o unto_o his_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n to_o wit_n when_o he_o be_v full_o forty_o year_n old_a act_v 7._o 23._o from_o the_o time_n of_o his_o wean_n when_o by_o his_o mother-nurse_n he_o be_v bring_v home_o and_o deliver_v up_o to_o pharaoh_n daughter_n unto_o that_o age_n he_o continue_v in_o the_o court_n of_o egypt_n as_o her_o adopt_a son_n and_o become_v famous_a among_o they_o mighty_a both_o in_o word_n and_o deed_n as_o s._n stephen_n say_v act_v 7._o 22._o that_o be_v of_o great_a ability_n both_o for_o discourse_v and_o give_v counsel_n concern_v any_o business_n propound_v and_o for_o the_o wise_a and_o successful_a manage_n of_o any_o affair_n that_o he_o undertake_v during_o this_o time_n it_o can_v well_o be_v think_v that_o he_o never_o go_v out_o to_o visit_v his_o brethren_n as_o compassionate_v their_o misery_n since_o most_o probable_a it_o be_v that_o his_o mother_n have_v recourse_n unto_o he_o as_o his_o nurse_n will_v instruct_v he_o and_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o all_o thing_n that_o concern_v he_o as_o one_o of_o god_n israel_n but_o this_o go_v forth_o unto_o his_o brethren_n which_o moses_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v when_o at_o forty_o year_n age_n he_o go_v forth_o with_o a_o full_a purpose_n to_o abandon_v his_o honour_n in_o pharaoh_n court_n and_o to_o join_v himself_o to_o the_o poor_a oppress_a people_n of_o god_n and_o to_o lend_v they_o what_o help_v he_o possible_o can_v for_o their_o deliverance_n and_o that_o as_o find_v himself_o inward_o as_o by_o a_o special_a instinct_n of_o god_n spirit_n call_v thereto_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o stephen_n say_v act_v 7._o 25._o that_o when_o he_o slay_v the_o egyptian_a that_o wrong_v the_o israelite_n he_o suppose_v that_o his_o brethren_n will_v have_v understand_v how_o that_o god_n by_o his_o hand_n will_v deliver_v they_o of_o which_o the_o apostle_n also_o speak_v heb._n 11._o 24_o 25_o 26._o by_o faith_n moses_n when_o he_o be_v come_v to_o year_n refuse_v to_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o pharaoh_n daughter_n choose_v rather_o to_o suffer_v affliction_n with_o the_o child_n of_o god_n then_o to_o enjoy_v the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n for_o a_o season_n esteem_v the_o reproach_n of_o christ_n great_a riches_n than_o the_o treasure_n in_o egypt_n verse_n 12._o and_o he_o look_v this_o way_n and_o that_o way_n and_o when_o he_o see_v there_o be_v no_o man_n he_o slay_v the_o egyptian_a etc._n etc._n moses_n have_v doubtless_o the_o warrant_n of_o a_o extraordinary_a call_n from_o god_n to_o slay_v the_o egyptian_a as_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o those_o word_n of_o stephen_n before_o mention_v act_v 7._o 25._o he_o suppose_v ●is_n brethren_n will_v have_v understand_v how_o that_o god_n by_o his_o hand_n will_v deliver_v they_o for_o though_o the_o time_n which_o god_n have_v ordain_v for_o their_o deliverance_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v yet_o god_n intend_v that_o hereby_o he_o shall_v give_v even_o at_o present_a some_o intimation_n to_o the_o people_n both_o of_o god_n purpose_n to_o deliver_v they_o by_o he_o &_o ofhi_v willingness_n to_o undertake_v the_o work_n but_o why_o then_o do_v he_o thus_o look_v about_o as_o afraid_a to_o have_v it_o know_v i_o answer_v it_o be_v no_o wonder_n though_o at_o his_o first_o call_v his_o faith_n be_v mix_v with_o doubt_n and_o fear_n but_o beside_o he_o may_v do_v this_o out_o of_o a_o prudent_a circumspection_n and_o care_v not_o to_o have_v it_o know_v and_o not_o out_o of_o fear_n because_o he_o know_v that_o thing_n be_v not_o
come_n out_o of_o egypt_n from_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a there_o be_v not_o a_o man_n leave_v at_o this_o time_n when_o they_o be_v number_v again_o but_o only_o caleb_n and_o joshua_n so_o that_o we_o must_v observe_v that_o the_o levite_n be_v not_o here_o include_v for_o of_o they_o there_o be_v leave_v moses_n and_o eleazar_n and_o ithamar_n and_o perhaps_o many_o other_o chap._n xxvii_o verse_n 1._o then_o come_v the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n etc._n etc._n because_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n vers_fw-la 53._o that_o the_o land_n shall_v be_v divide_v among_o those_o they_o have_v now_o number_v from_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a and_o so_o zelophehad_v be_v dead_a without_o son_n his_o child_n be_v like_a to_o have_v no_o inheritance_n in_o the_o land_n therefore_o his_o daughter_n come_v now_o to_o moses_n and_o eleazar_n desire_v that_o that_o share_n of_o the_o land_n may_v be_v assign_v to_o they_o which_o shall_v have_v be_v their_o father_n have_v he_o be_v then_o live_v verse_n 2._o and_o they_o stand_v before_o moses_n and_o before_o eleazar_n the_o priest_n and_o before_o the_o prince_n and_o all_o the_o congregation_n by_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n etc._n etc._n whither_o they_o be_v it_o seem_v for_o this_o very_a purpose_n come_v that_o they_o may_v inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n concern_v this_o difficult_a case_n for_o i_o conceive_v they_o have_v former_o demand_v a_o inheritance_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o be_v by_o they_o appoint_v to_o plead_v for_o themselves_o before_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n where_o they_o shall_v have_v a_o answer_n from_o god_n himself_o verse_n 3._o our_o father_n die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n etc._n etc._n this_o plea_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n be_v in_o effect_n as_o if_o they_o have_v thus_o say_v our_o father_n be_v one_o of_o those_o who_o the_o lord_n carry_v out_o of_o egypt_n to_o go_v and_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o though_o he_o die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o take_v away_o by_o any_o special_a judgement_n because_o he_o have_v his_o hand_n in_o some_o insurrection_n and_o rebellion_n such_o as_o be_v that_o of_o those_o that_o gather_v themselves_o together_o against_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o company_n of_o korah_n and_o this_o they_o allege_v to_o make_v their_o cause_n the_o more_o favourable_a because_o have_v he_o be_v cut_v off_o in_o any_o s●ch_a insurrection_n some_o may_v judge_v that_o it_o be_v no_o matter_n though_o his_o posterity_n be_v exclude_v from_o have_v any_o share_n in_o the_o land_n of_o ca●aan_n but_o die_v in_o his_o own_o sin_n that_o be_v he_o die_v his_o natural_a death_n when_o his_o time_n be_v come_v as_o be_v by_o sin_n liable_a to_o death_n as_o all_o other_o man_n be_v thus_o korahs_n conspiracy_n be_v mention_v here_o either_o by_o a_o synecdoche_n this_o one_o be_v put_v for_o all_o other_o the_o rebellion_n of_o the_o israelite_n and_o so_o the_o meaning_n must_v be_v that_o their_o father_n die_v in_o no_o particular_a rebellion_n against_o the_o lord_n or_o else_o because_o whereas_o all_o the_o other_o murmur_n and_o insurrection_n against_o moses_n be_v especial_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o common_a sort_n of_o people_n korahs_n be_v chief_v of_o the_o prince_n and_o great_a man_n of_o every_o tribe_n chap._n 16._o 2._o and_o so_o happy_o because_o their_o father_n be_v one_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n therefore_o they_o mention_v only_o the_o rebellion_n of_o the_o great_a one_o and_o as_o for_o that_o phrase_n of_o their_o father_n die_v in_o his_o own_o sin_n though_o some_o expositor_n understand_v it_o thus_o that_o he_o die_v not_o for_o any_o special_a insurrection_n but_o only_o for_o that_o sin_n wherein_o the_o whole_a congregation_n be_v involve_v as_o well_o as_o he_o and_o for_o which_o the_o lord_n threaten_v that_o they_o shall_v all_o die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n to_o wit_n for_o refuse_v to_o go_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n when_o god_n have_v bring_v they_o thither_o yet_o i_o rather_o think_v it_o be_v mean_v of_o his_o own_o private_a sin_n which_o make_v he_o liable_a to_o death_n as_o all_o other_o man_n be_v for_o that_o all_o have_v ●inned_v rom._n 5._o 12._o verse_n 4._o why_o shall_v the_o name_n of_o our_o father_n be_v do_v away_o from_o among_o his_o family_n because_o he_o have_v no_o son_n that_o be_v why_o shall_v not_o he_o be_v name_v among_o other_o in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n which_o if_o it_o be_v not_o his_o name_n and_o family_n will_v be_v quite_o extinguish_v as_o if_o he_o have_v never_o be_v and_o hence_o some_o expositor_n conclude_v that_o as_o when_o a_o man_n die_v without_o issue_n and_o his_o brother_n marry_v his_o widow_n to_o raise_v up_o seed_n unto_o his_o brother_n his_o first_o son_n be_v in_o their_o genealogy_n reckon_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o he_o that_o die_v without_o issue_n so_o it_o be_v in_o this_o case_n the_o first_o son_n of_o those_o that_o marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n be_v account_v the_o son_n of_o zelophehad_n and_o so_o under_o his_o name_n do_v inherit_v his_o land_n verse_n 4._o give_v unto_o we_o therefore_o a_o possession_n among_o the_o brethren_n of_o our_o father_n this_o plead_n for_o a_o portion_n in_o that_o land_n which_o be_v not_o yet_o conquer_v be_v a_o true_a act_n of_o faith_n and_o must_v needs_o encourage_v other_o and_o help_v to_o strengthen_v their_o faith_n and_o beside_o hereby_o be_v show_v as_o in_o a_o type_n that_o even_o woman_n have_v a_o equal_a share_n with_o man_n in_o the_o heavenly_a canaan_n for_o all_o inherit_v through_o christ_n in_o who_o there_o be_v neither_o male_a nor_o female_a but_o all_o be_v one_o gal._n 3._o 28._o verse_n 7._o thou_o shall_v sure_o give_v they_o a_o possession_n of_o a_o inheritance_n among_o their_o father_n brethren_n etc._n etc._n thus_o the_o lord_n grant_v these_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n their_o desire_n which_o how_o it_o be_v perform_v by_o joshua_n we_o may_v read_v josh_n 17._o 4._o according_a to_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o give_v they_o a_o inheritance_n among_o the_o brethren_n of_o their_o father_n yet_o withal_o there_o be_v afterward_o a_o caution_n add_v to_o wit_n that_o they_o may_v not_o marry_v out_o of_o their_o own_o tribe_n chap._n 36._o 6._o verse_n 12._o get_v thou_o up_o into_o this_o mount_n abarim_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v a_o long_a tract_n of_o mountain_n which_o be_v call_v the_o mountain_n of_o abarim_n chap._n ●3_n 47._o and_o into_o one_o of_o these_o be_v moses_n now_o send_v to_o wit_n that_o which_o be_v elsewhere_o call_v mount_n nebo_n which_o be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n over_o against_o jericho_n deut_n 32._o 49._o and_o pisgah_n deut._n 34._o 1._o hence_o moses_n may_v see_v the_o land_n afar_o off_o though_o he_o may_v not_o enter_v it_o and_o so_o the_o law_n do_v show_v the_o israelite_n heaven_n afar_o off_o but_o not_o as_o it_o be_v now_o reveal_v to_o we_o in_o the_o gospel_n verse_n 13._o and_o when_o thou_o have_v see_v it_o thou_o shall_v be_v gather_v unto_o thy_o people_n etc._n etc._n that_o they_o shall_v not_o enter_v the_o land_n god_n have_v threaten_v before_o numb_a 20._o 12._o se●_n the_o note_n upon_o that_o place_n verse_n 14._o that_o be_v the_o water_n of_o meribah_n in_o kadesh_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o zin_n this_o be_v add_v to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o another_o meribah_n exod._n 17._o 7._o where_o water_n be_v fetch_v out_o also_o from_o the_o rock_n but_o there_o moses_n and_o aaron_n displease_v not_o the_o lord_n verse_n 16._o let_v the_o lord_n the_o god_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o all_o flesh_n set_v a_o man_n over_o the_o congregation_n moses_n at_o this_o time_n pray_v also_o earnest_o to_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o may_v go_v over_o and_o see_v the_o land_n but_o god_n will_v not_o grant_v he_o his_o desire_n herein_o deut._n 3._o 23_o 26._o concern_v this_o phrase_n the_o god_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o all_o flesh_n see_v the_o note_n upon_o numb_a 16._o 22._o this_o title_n be_v fit_o in_o this_o prayer_n of_o moses_n give_v unto_o the_o lord_n both_o as_o imply_v that_o he_o be_v the_o searcher_n of_o man_n spirit_n and_o therefore_o know_v best_o who_o be_v fit_a for_o the_o place_n and_o likewise_o as_o intimate_v that_o he_o be_v able_a to_o frame_v and_o fashion_v their_o spirit_n as_o he_o please_v and_o to_o give_v they_o any_o gift_n or_o grace_n requisite_a for_o the_o employment_n verse_n 17._o which_o may_v go_v out_o before_o they_o and_o which_o may_v go_v in_o before_o they_o etc._n etc._n that_o be_v who_o
that_o be_v pray_v for_o they_o and_o he_o will_v hear_v their_o prayer_n and_o so_o by_o their_o prayer_n the_o poor_a shall_v be_v able_a abundant_o to_o require_v they_o though_o otherwise_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o do_v it_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v righteousness_n unto_o thou_o before_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n that_o be_v the_o lord_n will_v accept_v of_o it_o as_o a_o holy_a and_o good_a work_n and_o will_v abundant_o reward_v it_o and_o indeed_o the_o righteousness_n even_o of_o such_o work_n in_o the_o best_a of_o god_n servant_n consist_v more_o in_o god_n acceptance_n of_o they_o because_o he_o say_v they_o shall_v be_v righteousness_n unto_o they_o then_o in_o any_o perfection_n that_o be_v in_o they_o chap._n xxv_o verse_n 3._o forty_o stripe_n he_o may_v give_v he_o and_o not_o exceed_v etc._n etc._n that_o be_v ●ourtie_a stripe_n be_v the_o utmost_a that_o for_o any_o offence_n the_o judge_n shall_v appoint_v the_o faulty_a person_n to_o suffer_v and_o the_o reason_n be_v give_v lest_o if_o he_o shall_v exceed_v and_o beat_v he_o above_o these_o with_o many_o stripe_n than_o thy_o brother_n shall_v seem_v vile_a unto_o thou_o that_o be_v if_o you_o shall_v proceed_v to_o what_o extremity_n you_o list_v herein_o it_o will_v argue_v too_o great_a a_o contempt_n of_o such_o a_o poor_a wretch_n who_o though_o he_o have_v offend_v be_v notwithstanding_o a_o brother_n and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v use_v as_o if_o there_o be_v no_o more_o regard_n to_o be_v have_v of_o he_o then_o of_o a_o beast_n now_o so_o superstitious_o careful_a be_v the_o jew_n not_o to_o transgress_v this_o law_n that_o their_o custom_n be_v still_o to_o stay_v at_o 39_o stripe_n even_o when_o they_o mean_v to_o go_v as_o high_a as_o they_o may_v and_o that_o for_o sear_v lest_o in_o give_v the_o stripe_n they_o shall_v have_v mistell_v one_o whence_o be_v that_o of_o the_o apostle_n 2._o cor._n 11._o 24._o for_o that_o i_o conceive_v be_v the_o true_a reason_n why_o they_o never_o give_v full_a four●ie_a stripe_n though_o other_o hold_v they_o do_v it_o out_o of_o a_o foolish_a conceit_n of_o appear_v herein_o merciful_a to_o wit_n in_o that_o they_o give_v the_o malefactor_n one_o stripe_n less_o than_o by_o god_n law_n they_o may_v have_v do_v verse_n 4._o thou_o shall_v not_o muzzle_v the_o ox_n when_o he_o tread_v out_o the_o corn_n the_o israelite_n use_v not_o it_o seem_v to_o thresh_v their_o corn_n with_o flail_n but_o tread_v it_o out_o with_o the_o sit_fw-mi of_o beast_n hos_fw-la 10._o 11._o ephraim_n be_v as_o a_o heifer_n that_o be_v teach_v and_o love_v to_o tread_v out_o the_o corn_n yea_o and_o sometime_o with_o cart-wheel_n as_o we_o may_v see_v esa_n 28._o 27._o the_o fetch_n be_v not_o thresh_v with_o a_o thresh_a instrument_n neither_o be_v a_o cartwheel_n turn_v about_o upon_o the_o cummin_n and_o vers_fw-la 28._o breadcorn_n be_v bruise_v because_o he_o will_v not_o ever_o be_v thresh_v it_o nor_o break_v it_o with_o the_o wheel_n of_o his_o cart_n nor_o bruise_v it_o with_o his_o horseman_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o god_n give_v they_o this_o law_n not_o to_o muzzle_v the_o mouth_n of_o their_o ox_n so_o to_o hinder_v they_o from_o eat_v the_o ear_n of_o corn_n when_o they_o be_v thus_o lead_v up_o and_o down_o upon_o the_o sheaf_n that_o with_o their_o hoof_n they_o may_v tread_v it_o out_o and_o herein_o the_o lord_n teach_v they_o to_o be_v merciful_a to_o th●_n very_a bruit_n beast_n they_o have_v occasion_n to_o make_v use_n of_o and_o to_o take_v heed_n of_o all_o inhumanity_n and_o cruelty_n towards_o they_o and_o second_o by_o necessary_a consequence_n much_o more_o to_o beware_v of_o deprive_v their_o brethren_n of_o that_o which_o be_v due_a to_o they_o for_o the_o service_n they_o do_v they_o especial_o so_o as_o not_o to_o let_v they_o eat_v the_o fruit_n of_o their_o labour_n if_o it_o be_v unnatural_a not_o to_o let_v the_o ox_n eat_v of_o the_o corn_n he_o tread_v out_o much_o more_o it_o be_v against_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n to_o deny_v requisite_a allowance_n to_o minister_n that_o provide_v we_o the_o food_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o to_o keep_v those_o that_o any_o way_n labour_n for_o we_o from_o have_v a_o share_n in_o the_o benefit_n that_o redound_v to_o we_o by_o their_o mean_n indeed_o some_o will_v have_v this_o last_o the_o only_a thing_n intend_v in_o this_o law_n &_o that_o it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o to_o be_v understand_v literal_o of_o ox_n &_o that_o because_o s._n paul_n prove_v from_o these_o very_a word_n 1._o cor._n 9_o 9_o that_o it_o be_v fit_v that_o the_o preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n shall_v live_v of_o their_o labour_n he_o add_v do_v god_n take_v care_n for_o ox_n or_o say_v he_o it_o altogether_o for_o our_o sake_n for_o our_o sake_n no_o doubt_n this_o be_v writte●_n etc._n etc._n but_o for_o this_o conceit_n there_o be_v no_o ju●t_a ground_n in_o the_o apostle_n word_n for_o he_o mean_v not_o those_o word_n absolute_o that_o god_n do_v not_o in_o his_o law_n provide_v for_o their_o merciful_a deal_n with_o their_o ox_n but_o only_o that_o the_o principal_a thing_n intend_v in_o that_o law_n be_v not_o so_o much_o to_o take_v care_n that_o the_o ox_n may_v be_v suffer_v to_o feed_v as_o they_o tread_v out_o the_o corn_n as_o to_o teach_v they_o that_o if_o it_o w●re_v cruelty_n to_o deny_v a_o poor_a beast_n his_o food_n in_o this_o kind_n it_o will_v be_v far_o worse_a to_o deny_v their_o brethren_n and_o god_n labourer_n to_o live_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o labour_n verse_n 5._o if_o brethren_n live_v together_o and_o one_o of_o they_o die_v and_o have_v no_o child_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o this_o law_n two_o thing_n must_v be_v know_v first_o that_o by_o brethren_n that_o dwell_v together_o be_v mean_v brethren_n that_o live_v in_o the_o same_o city_n or_o tow●_n or_o happy_o in_o the_o same_o house_n as_o when_o a_o man_n son_n live_v together_o in_o their_o father_n house_n for_o this_o first_o clause_n be_v add_v by_o way_n of_o limitation_n to_o show_v that_o in_o case_n the_o brother_n or_o next_o kinsman_n of_o the_o decease_a party_n shall_v live_v afar_o off_o in_o some_o remote_a place_n the_o widow_n shall_v not_o then_o be_v bind_v to_o seek_v he_o out_o but_o may_v challenge_v the_o right_n of_o marriage_n from_o the_o next_o kinsman_n that_o live_v in_o that_o place_n that_o be_v not_o yet_o marry_v and_o second_o that_o it_o be_v mean_v not_o only_o of_o next_o kinsman_n but_o also_o of_o natural_a brother_n as_o be_v evident_a in_o many_o place_n of_o scripture_n for_o even_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o patriarch_n god_n have_v then_o give_v this_o law_n to_o his_o church_n as_o he_o do_v many_o other_o ceremonial_a precept_n concern_v sacrifice_n etc._n etc._n which_o afterward_o he_o confirm_v among_o the_o israelite_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n ere_o the_o first-born_a son_n of_o judah_n die_v without_o issue_n and_o onan_n his_o second_o son_n marry_v his_o widow_n according_a to_o this_o law_n and_o when_o onan_n die_v also_o without_o issue_n judah_n advise_v his_o daughter_n in_o law_n to_o continue_v a_o widow_n in_o her_o father_n house_n till_o shel●h_v his_o three_o son_n be_v grow_v and_o fit_a for_o marriage_n chap._n 38._o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o and_o so_o also_o ruth_n 1._o 11_o 12_o 13._o when_o naomy_n daughter_n in_o law_n the_o widow_n of_o her_o two_o son_n that_o die_v without_o issue_n will_v needs_o go_v along_o with_o she_o into_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n she_o dissuade_v they_o by_o this_o argument_n that_o she_o be_v past_o hope_n of_o have_v son●es_n at_o least_o such_o as_o may_v be_v th●ir_a husband_n and_o the_o sadducee_n we_o see_v propound_v a_o question_n to_o our_o saviour_n matth._n 22._o 24_o 25._o concern_v seven_o brethren_n that_o successive_o marry_v one_o and_o the_o ●ame_n woman_n purposely_o to_o raise_v up_o seed_n unto_o their_o brother_n but_o be_v not_o this_o incest_n by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n confirm_v by_o moses_n law_n leu._n 18._o 16._o thou_o shall_v not_o uncover_v the_o nakedness_n of_o thy_o brother_n wife_n i_o answer_v it_o be_v doubtless_o incest_n general_o for_o any_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n but_o to_o the_o israelite_n in_o this_o particular_a case_n it_o be_v not_o so_o and_o that_o because_o this_o be_v give_v they_o as_o a_o special_a exception_n to_o that_o general_a law_n peculiar_a only_o to_o they_o as_o be_v ceremonial_a the_o first-born_a be_v type_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o firstborn_a among_o many_o brethren_n rom._n 8._o 29._o and_o the_o land_n be_v to_o they_o
with_o the_o wicked_a and_o so_o he_o save_v lot_n for_o abraham_n sake_n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o god_n have_v respect_n to_o the_o piety_n and_o righteousness_n of_o lot_n in_o deliver_v he_o for_o so_o the_o apostle_n faith_n 2._o pet._n 2._o 7_o 8._o that_o he_o deliver_v just_a lot_n and_o that_o because_o the_o righteous_a soul_n of_o this_o good_a man_n be_v vex_v from_o day_n to_o day_n in_o see_v and_o hear_v the_o filthy_a conversation_n of_o those_o wicked_a wretch_n but_o this_o do_v not_o exclude_v that_o which_o be_v here_o say_v concern_v abraham_n there_o may_v be_v divers_a cause_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o effect_n the_o main_a cause_n of_o all_o be_v god_n free_a grace_n both_o to_o abraham_n and_o lot_n and_o not_o any_o merit_n in_o they_o but_o subordinate_a hereunto_o there_o be_v also_o other_o inducement_n to_o wit_n the_o joint_a respect_n that_o the_o lord_n have_v to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o lot_n his_o faithful_a servant_n and_o to_o the_o intercession_n of_o abraham_n as_o here_o be_v express_v verse_n 30._o for_o he_o fear_v to_o dwell_v in_o zoar_n etc._n etc._n the_o cause_n of_o this_o fear_n be_v not_o express_v but_o may_v probable_o be_v think_v to_o have_v be_v either_o that_o see_v the_o abominable_a sin_n of_o that_o city_n he_o fear_v lest_o god_n will_v also_o destroy_v that_o or_o else_o that_o he_o doubt_v lest_o because_o of_o his_o escape_n the_o people_n will_v fall_v upon_o he_o as_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o overthrow_v of_o those_o neighbour_a city_n and_o indeed_o his_o hide_v himself_o in_o the_o cave_n make_v this_o most_o probable_a verse_n 31._o and_o there_o be_v not_o a_o man_n on_o the_o earth_n to_o come_v in_o unto_o we_o etc._n etc._n some_o conceive_v that_o they_o do_v very_o think_v that_o all_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v destroy_v by_o fire_n but_o many_o thing_n make_v this_o improbable_a 1._o their_o knowledge_n that_o zoar_n be_v not_o destroy_v and_o that_o the_o angel_n have_v promise_v that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v destroy_v 2._o their_o see_v that_o the_o shower_n of_o fire_n which_o have_v burn_v up_o those_o city_n of_o the_o plain_a reach_v not_o so_o far_o as_o the_o mountain_n wherein_o at_o present_a they_o be_v 3._o the_o remembrance_n of_o abraham_n their_o uncle_n a_o righteous_a man_n not_o like_a to_o be_v destroy_v and_o 4._o that_o last_o clause_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o time_n present_a that_o they_o be_v deprive_v of_o that_o society_n with_o man_n which_o everywhere_o else_o they_o do_v enjoy_v other_o conceive_v that_o she_o mean_v only_o this_o that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o godly_a man_n with_o who_o only_o they_o dare_v marry_v they_o take_v the_o perish_v of_o their_o sister_n in_o sodom_n to_o be_v a_o punishment_n of_o god_n upon_o they_o for_o their_o marry_n with_o the_o wicked_a sodomite_n not_o dare_v to_o do_v so_o therefore_o and_o grieve_v by_o this_o mean_n to_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o common_a blessing_n of_o mankind_n they_o resolve_v upon_o a_o more_o wicked_a course_n but_o i_o rather_o conceive_v thus_o of_o the_o place_n lot_n and_o his_o daughter_n fly_v in_o some_o great_a fear_n into_o the_o mountain_n and_o be_v there_o in_o a_o manner_n mure_v up_o in_o a_o cave_n his_o elder_a daughter_n utter_v these_o word_n as_o a_o complaint_n that_o by_o this_o solitary_a life_n they_o be_v deprive_v of_o all_o hope_n of_o marriage_n the_o common_a blessing_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n there_o be_v not_o a_o man_n in_o the_o earth_n to_o come_v in_o unto_o we_o that_o be_v here_o we_o live_v in_o a_o cave_n without_o society_n of_o any_o but_o ourselves_o and_o it_o be_v to_o we_o all_o one_o as_o if_o there_o be_v not_o a_o man_n upon_o the_o earth_n come_v let_v we_o make_v our_o father_n drink_v wine_n etc._n etc._n but_o indeed_o any_o of_o these_o exposition_n may_v be_v embrace_v for_o whatever_o absurdity_n there_o be_v in_o their_o resolution_n must_v be_v ascribe_v to_o their_o fear_n that_o passion_n blind_a man_n and_o drive_v they_o upon_o any_o absurd_a thought_n or_o course_n verse_n 32._o let_v we_o make_v our_o father_n drink_v wine_n to_o wit_n the_o wine_n which_o they_o have_v bring_v from_o zoar._n verse_n 37._o and_o call_v his_o name_n moab_n etc._n etc._n moab_n be_v by_o interpretation_n of_o the_o father_n and_o benammi_n be_v son_n of_o my_o people_n or_o son_n of_o my_o kindred_n in_o both_o name_n ●here_o be_v a_o memorial_n of_o their_o incestuous_a procreation_n that_o which_o these_o daughter_n of_o lot_n it_o seem_v boast_v of_o be_v their_o have_a child_n of_o their_o own_o kin_n not_o of_o the_o faithless_a and_o curse_a nation_n chap._n xx._n verse_n 1._o and_o abraham_n journey_v from_o thence_o etc._n etc._n the_o cause_n of_o this_o remove_n be_v not_o express_v but_o in_o likelihood_n it_o be_v because_o of_o some_o inconveniency_n arise_v from_o the_o late_a fearful_a destruction_n of_o sodom_n verse_n 2._o and_o abimelech_n king_n of_o gerar_n etc._n etc._n abimelech_n be_v the_o common_a title_n of_o the_o king_n of_o palestina_n as_o pharaoh_n be_v of_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n psal_n 34._o the_o title_n a_o psalm_n of_o david_n when_o he_o change_v his_o behaviour_n before_o abimelech_n verse_n 3._o but_o god_n come_v to_o abimelech_n in_o a_o dream_n by_o night_n by_o that_o which_o we_o read_v verse_n 17._o so_o abraham_n pray_v unto_o god_n and_o god_n heal_v abimelech_n and_o his_o wife_n and_o his_o maidservant_n etc._n etc._n it_o appear_v that_o present_o upon_o the_o take_n of_o sarah_n the_o lord_n strike_v abimelech_n with_o a_o dangerous_a sickness_n and_o plague_v his_o court_n with_o a_o strange_a disease_n now_o in_o his_o sickness_n the_o lord_n by_o a_o dream_n the_o extraordinary_a glory_n whereof_o be_v undoubted_o such_o that_o abimelech_n may_v easy_o perceive_v it_o come_v from_o heaven_n inform_v he_o of_o the_o cause_n and_o tell_v he_o he_o be_v a_o dead_a man_n which_o must_v be_v understand_v conditional_o unless_o he_o restore_v abraham_n wife_n vers_n 7._o now_o therefore_o restore_v the_o man_n his_o wife_n for_o he_o be_v a_o prophet_n and_o he_o shall_v pray_v for_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v live_v and_o if_o thou_o restore_v she_o not_o know_v thou_o that_o thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v etc._n etc._n verse_n 4._o will_v thou_o slay_v also_o a_o righteous_a nation_n that_o be_v him_z and_o his_o people_n vers_n 18._o for_o the_o lord_n have_v fast_o close_v up_o all_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o house_n of_o abimelech_n verse_n 7._o for_o he_o be_v a_o prophet_n they_o be_v call_v prophet_n in_o the_o scripture_n to_o who_o the_o lord_n do_v more_o familiar_o reveal_v his_o will_n then_o to_o other_o man_n and_o by_o who_o he_o do_v teach_v and_o instruct_v other_o such_o be_v abraham_n gen._n 18._o 17_o 18_o 19_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v shall_v i_o hide_v from_o abraham_n that_o thing_n which_o i_o do_v see_v that_o abraham_n shall_v sure_o become_v a_o great_a nation_n etc._n etc._n for_o i_o know_v that_o he_o will_v command_v his_o child_n and_o his_o household_n after_o he_o etc._n etc._n and_o of_o this_o the_o lord_n give_v notice_n to_o abimelech_n 1._o that_o he_o may_v not_o dare_v to_o detain_v sarah_n because_o her_o husband_n be_v not_o a_o ordinary_a man_n but_o a_o prophet_n one_o in_o special_a favour_n with_o god_n who_o wrong_n god_n will_v sure_o avenge_v psal_n 105._o 15._o touch_v not_o my_o anoint_v and_o do_v my_o prophet_n no_o harm_n 2._o that_o he_o may_v hope_v by_o his_o prayer_n be_v a_o man_n so_o prevalent_a with_o god_n to_o have_v the_o plague_n remove_v that_o be_v lay_v upon_o they_o verse_n 12._o and_o yet_o indeed_o she_o be_v my_o sister_n etc._n etc._n he_o add_v to_o excuse_v himself_o that_o it_o be_v not_o altogether_o false_a which_o he_o have_v faid_fw-we because_o it_o be_v true_a in_o a_o sense_n that_o she_o be_v his_o sister_n as_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n lot_n and_o he_o be_v call_v brethren_n gen._n 13._o 8._o for_o we_o be_v brethren_n namely_o because_o she_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o his_o father_n though_o not_o of_o his_o mother_n and_o for_o the_o clear_n this_o the_o hebrew_n hold_v that_o sarah_n be_v that_o iscah_n the_o daughter_n of_o haran_n abraham_n brother_n as_o be_v the_o son_n of_o terah_n though_o by_o another_o woman_n for_o this_o be_v yield_v she_o be_v indeed_o the_o grandchild_n of_o terah_n abraham_n father_n and_o so_o may_v be_v call_v the_o daughter_n of_o his_o father_n as_o jethroe_n daughter_n be_v call_v revel_n who_o be_v their_o grandfather_n exod._n 2._o 18._o and_o yet_o withal_o not_o be_v the_o daughter_n
egypt_n gen._n 12._o 10._o so_o aram-naharaim_a be_v in_o greek_a call_v mesopotamia_n because_o it_o lay_v between_o the_o river_n unto_o the_o city_n of_o nahor_n that_o be_v the_o city_n where_o nahor_n dwell_v so_o that_o be_v call_v christ_n city_n wherein_o he_o dwell_v mat._n 9_o 1._o and_o he_o enter_v into_o a_o ship_n pass_v over_o and_o come_v into_o his_o own_o city_n and_o this_o city_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v haran_n whereby_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o if_o nahor_n come_v not_o to_o haran_n with_o abraham_n from_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n as_o it_o seem_v he_o do_v not_o gen._n 11._o 31._o terah_n take_v abraham_n his_o son_n and_o let_v the_o son_n of_o haran_n and_o sarah_n his_o daughter_n in_o law_n his_o son_n abraham_n wife_n and_o they_o go_v forth_o with_o they_o from_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n etc._n etc._n and_o they_o come_v unto_o haran_n and_o dwell_v there_o yet_o afterward_o he_o remove_v thither_o verse_n 11._o and_o he_o make_v his_o camel_n to_o kneel_v down_o that_o be_v it_o be_v now_o evening_n he_o cause_v they_o to_o lie_v down_o to_o rest_v themselves_o this_o phrase_n of_o kneel_v down_o be_v use_v because_o after_o this_o manner_n camel_n use_v to_o lie_v down_o first_o to_o fall_v down_o on_o their_o knee_n and_o then_o to_o cast_v their_o body_n on_o the_o ground_n to_o rest_v themselves_o verse_n 12._o and_o he_o say_v o_o lord_n god_n of_o my_o master_n abraham_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v say_v this_o be_v but_o a_o speak_n in_o his_o heart_n vers_fw-la 45._o as_o for_o that_o which_o he_o now_o desire_v of_o god_n to_o wit_n that_o the_o damsel_n who_o shall_v when_o he_o desire_v drink_v of_o she_o answer_v he_o drink_v and_o i_o will_v give_v thy_o camel_n drink_v also_o may_v be_v the_o maid_n who_o god_n have_v appoint_v to_o be_v isaac_n wife_n no_o doubt_n it_o come_v into_o his_o mind_n to_o desire_v this_o by_o the_o special_a instinct_n of_o god_n spirit_n yet_o he_o choose_v such_o a_o token_n as_o may_v be_v withal_o a_o probable_a sign_n of_o a_o ingenuous_a disposition_n in_o she_o that_o do_v it_o verse_n 17._o and_o the_o servant_n run_v to_o meet_v she_o he_o be_v at_o the_o well_o before_o rebekah_n come_v thither_o vers_fw-la 13._o behold_v i_o stand_v here_o by_o the_o well_o etc._n etc._n but_o have_v stand_v a_o little_a aloof_o off_o the_o well_o till_o she_o have_v fill_v her_o pitcher_n and_o be_v go_v away_o he_o then_o run_v to_o meet_v she_o etc._n etc._n verse_n 28._o and_o the_o damsel_n run_v and_o tell_v they_o of_o her_o mother_n house_n these_o thing_n it_o seem_v that_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o those_o time_n and_o place_n for_o the_o woman_n to_o dwell_v apart_o by_o themselves_o vers_fw-la 67._o and_o isaac_n bring_v she_o into_o his_o mother_n sarahs_n tent_n verse_n 29._o and_o laban_n run_v out_o unto_o the_o man_n to_o the_o well_o by_o the_o appointment_n happy_o both_o of_o his_o father_n bethuel_n and_o his_o mother_n verse_n 48._o to_o take_v my_o master_n brother_n daughter_n unto_o his_o son_n for_o rebekah_n be_v the_o daughter_n of_o bethuel_n the_o son_n of_o nahor_n abraham_n brother_n and_o it_o be_v usual_a in_o the_o scripture_n to_o call_v grandchild_n son_n and_o daughter_n verse_n 49._o tell_v i_o that_o i_o may_v turn_v to_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o to_o the_o left_a that_o be_v that_o i_o may_v somewhere_o else_o look_v out_o for_o a_o wife_n for_o my_o master_n son_n and_o thus_o he_o oppose_v the_o right_a hand_n and_o the_o left_a to_o that_o right_a way_n mention_v in_o the_o former_a verse_n wherein_o the_o lord_n have_v lead_v he_o to_o take_v his_o master_n brother_n daughter_n unto_o his_o son_n verse_n 50._o then_o laban_n and_o bethuel_n answer_v the_o son_n be_v set_v before_o the_o father_n because_o as_o it_o seem_v he_o speak_v in_o the_o name_n of_o they_o all_o his_o father_n be_v old_a and_o therefore_o it_o may_v well_o be_v not_o so_o able_a to_o return_v the_o answer_n we_o can_v speak_v unto_o thou_o bad_a or_o good_a that_o be_v we_o can_v speak_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o against_o it_o he_o speak_v good_a against_o any_o thing_n propound_v that_o contradict_v it_o upon_o good_a ground_n he_o evil_a that_o speak_v against_o a_o apparent_a good_a motion_n out_o of_o some_o evil_a affection_n laban_n therefore_o in_o this_o proverbial_a speech_n acknowledge_v that_o good_a can_v not_o be_v say_v against_o this_o motion_n and_o evil_a he_o will_v not_o speak_v verse_n 51._o let_v she_o be_v thy_o master_n son_n wife_n as_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v that_o be_v we_o perceive_v plain_o by_o the_o whole_a carriage_n of_o this_o business_n that_o this_o match_n be_v make_v in_o heaven_n god_n have_v decree_v that_o she_o shall_v be_v his_o wife_n and_o therefore_o god_n forbid_v that_o we_o shall_v oppose_v it_o let_v it_o be_v as_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v the_o same_o phrase_n david_n use_v speak_v of_o god_n decree_n 2._o sam._n 16._o 10._o the_o lord_n have_v say_v unto_o he_o curse_n david_n verse_n 59_o they_o send_v away_o rebekah_n their_o sister_n and_o her_o nurse_n who_o name_n be_v deborah_n gen._n 35._o 8._o but_o deborah_n rebekahs_n nurse_n die_v etc._n etc._n verse_n 60._o let_v thy_o seed_n possess_v the_o gate_n of_o those_o that_o hate_v they_o see_v the_o note_n upon_o gen._n 22._o 17._o thy_o seed_n shall_v possess_v the_o gate_n of_o his_o enemy_n verse_n 65._o therefore_o she_o take_v a_o veil_n and_o cover_v her_o face_n a_o s●gne_n of_o modesty_n as_o also_o of_o subjection_n 1._o cor._n 11._o 5_o 6_o 10._o but_o every_o woman_n that_o pray_v or_o prophesi_v with_o her_o head_n uncover_v dishonour_v her_o head_n for_o that_o be_v even_o all_o one_o as_o if_o she_o be_v shave_v for_o if_o the_o woman_n be_v not_o cover_v let_v she_o also_o be_v shear_v but_o if_o it_o be_v a_o shame_n for_o a_o woman_n to_o be_v shear_v or_o shave_v let_v she_o be_v cover_v for_o this_o cause_n ought_v the_o woman_n to_o have_v power_n on_o her_o head_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 67._o and_o isaac_n bring_v she_o into_o his_o mother_n sarahs_n tent_n and_o take_v rebekah_n that_o be_v have_v conduct_v she_o into_o the_o tent_n of_o sarah_n his_o decease_a mother_n which_o it_o seem_v have_v be_v reserve_v ever_o since_o sarahs_n death_n for_o isaac_n wife_n within_o some_o convenient_a time_n after_o he_o take_v she_o that_o be_v he_o be_v in_o a_o solemn_a manner_n after_o the_o rite_n of_o those_o time_n marry_v to_o she_o and_o so_o she_o become_v his_o wife_n chap._n xxv_o verse_n 1._o then_o again_o abraham_n take_v a_o wif●_n and_o her_o name_n be_v keturah_n that_o be_v after_o sarah_n be_v dead_a and_o that_o weighty_a business_n of_o his_o son_n marriage_n dispatch_v but_o how_o then_o do_v the_o apostle_n say_v that_o abraham_n body_n be_v dead_a in_o the_o hundred_o year_n of_o his_o age_n for_o matter_n of_o beget_v child_n if_o now_o by_o another_o he_o have_v so_o many_o child_n forty_o year_n after_o i_o answer_v 1._o by_o the_o deadness_n of_o his_o body_n be_v mean_v his_o unlikelyhood_n to_o have_v child_n in_o regard_n of_o great_a age_n not_o that_o it_o be_v absolute_o impossible_a by_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n 2._o that_o grace_n of_o god_n that_o strengthen_v he_o for_o the_o generation_n of_o isaac_n do_v continue_v unto_o he_o this_o vigour_n of_o nature_n for_o many_o year_n after_o for_o far_a procreation_n of_o child_n indeed_o consider_v 1._o that_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n neither_o of_o keturah_n nor_o of_o her_o child_n in_o all_o the_o forego_n story_n 2._o that_o sarah_n cause_v hagar_n and_o ishmael_n to_o be_v cast_v out_o and_o therefore_o much_o less_o will_v have_v endure_v another_o 3._o that_o when_o isaac_n be_v to_o be_v sacrifice_v he_o be_v call_v abraham_n only_a s●nne_n i_o see_v not_o how_o we_o can_v hold_v that_o abraham_n marry_v keturah_n in_o sarahs_n life-time_n verse_n 6._o but_o unto_o the_o son_n of_o the_o concubine_n which_o abraham_n have_v abraham_n give_v gift_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v unto_o the_o son_n of_o hagar_n and_o k●turah_n the_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v a_o half-wife_n or_o a_o divide_a and_o secondary_a wife_n and_o it_o seem_v by_o this_o place_n that_o not_o only_o they_o be_v call_v concubine_n who_o as_o hagar_n be_v take_v after_o a_o man_n be_v marry_v to_o be_v as_o it_o be_v partner-wive_n for_o the_o right_n of_o the_o bed_n though_o not_o for_o honour_n and_o government_n of_o the_o family_n but_o also_o second_v wife_n marry_v after_o the_o first_o be_v dead_a because_o their_o child_n also_o have_v no_o right_n of_o inheritance_n and_o send_v they_o away_o from_o
one_o that_o be_v uncircumcised_a that_o be_v we_o may_v not_o do_v it_o or_o else_o rather_o that_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o do_v it_o which_o i_o rather_o approve_v because_o vers_fw-la 2._o there_o be_v express_a mention_n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o stone_n and_o upon_o rachel_n come_n it_o be_v roll_v away_o before_o all_o come_v together_o or_o why_o may_v not_o both_o be_v include_v we_o can_v that_o be_v we_o neither_o may_v do_v it_o nor_o be_v we_o able_a to_o do_v it_o verse_n 10._o and_o roll_v the_o stone_n from_o the_o well_n month_n to_o wit_n either_o by_o his_o own_o strength_n or_o with_o the_o help_n of_o the_o shepherd_n verse_n 12._o and_o jacob_n tell_v rachel_n that_o he_o be_v her_o father_n brother_n that_o be_v his_o kinsman_n his_o sister_n son_n for_o near_a kinsman_n in_o the_o scripture_n be_v usual_o call_v brethren_n gen._n 13._o 18._o though_o abraham_n be_v lot_n uncle_n yet_o say_v he_o let_v there_o be_v no_o strife_n between_o i_o and_o thou_o for_o we_o be_v brethren_n verse_n 13._o and_o he_o tell_v laban_n all_o these_o thing_n that_o be_v what_o have_v be_v former_o relate_v concern_v jacob_n who_o be_v his_o parent_n what_o have_v pass_v betwixt_o he_o and_o his_o brother_n how_o he_o be_v send_v away_o thither_o by_o his_o father_n and_o what_o have_v befall_v he_o in_o his_o journey_n else_o laban_n may_v have_v wonder_v to_o see_v he_o come_v so_o unfurnished_v whereas_o he_o have_v see_v abraham_n servant_n come_v so_o rich_o provide_v when_o he_o fetch_v thence_o rebekah_n verse_n 14._o and_o laban_n say_v to_o he_o sure_o thou_o be_v my_o bone_n and_o my_o fle●●_n this_o be_v either_o a_o acknowledgement_n that_o he_o be_v satisfy_v concern_v his_o person_n to_o wit_n that_o he_o be_v indeed_o his_o sisters_n son_n or_o else_o a_o courteous_a reply_n to_o his_o relation_n vers_fw-la 13._o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v however_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o thy_o journey_n what_o it_o will_v thou_o be_v my_o near_a kingsma●_n and_o must_v expect_v love_a entertainment_n here_o verse_n 15._o because_o tho●_n be_v my_o brother_n shall_v thou_o therefore_o serve_v i_o for_o nought_o laban_n perceive_v in_o this_o month_n time_n of_o jacob_n abode_n with_o he_o mention_v in_o the_o former_a vers●_n that_o he_o be_v wondrous_a able_a and_o active_a for_o his_o business_n for_o it_o seem_v jacob_n not_o willing_a to_o be_v burdensome_a to_o his_o uncle_n nor_o to_o eat_v the_o bread_n of_o idleness_n do_v present_o buckle_v himself_o to_o do_v he_o what_o service_n he_o may_v he_o begin_v now_o to_o tamper_v with_o he_o about_o give_v he_o some_o recompense_n for_o his_o labour_n under_o a_o pretence_n that_o it_o be_v not_o fit_a that_o he_o shall_v do_v he_o service_n for_o nothing_o though_o he_o be_v his_o near_a kinsman_n but_o aim_v indeed_o to_o bind_v he_o thereby_o to_o some_o far_o stay_v there_o because_o he_o see_v his_o service_n will_v be_v very_o profitable_a to_o he_o verse_n 18._o i_o will_v serve_v thou_o seven_o year_n for_o rachel_n thy_o young_a daughter_n it_o be_v it_o seem_v the_o custom_n in_o these_o eastern_a country_n that_o at_o make_v up_o of_o any_o match_n of_o marriage_n both_o the_o husband_n and_o wife_n do_v mutual_o give_v dowry_n the_o one_o unto_o the_o other_o as_o be_v evident_a chap._n 34._o 11_o 12._o and_o shechem_n say_v unto_o her_o father_n and_o unto_o her_o brethren_n what_o you_o shall_v ask_v i_o will_v give_v ask_v i_o never_o so_o much_o dowry_n and_o gift_n and_o i_o will_v give_v according_a as_o you_o shall_v say_v unto_o i_o but_o give_v i_o the_o damsel_n to_o wife_n 1._o sam._n 18._o 25._o and_o saul_n say_v thus_o shall_v you_o say_v to_o dau●d_n the_o king_n desire_v not_o any_o dowry_n but_o a_o hundred_o foreskin_n of_o the_o philistine_n etc._n etc._n and_o 2._o sam._n ●_o 14._o and_o david_n send_v messenger_n to_o ishbosheth_n saul_n son_n say_v deliver_v i_o my_o wife_n michal_n which_o i_o espouse_v to_o i_o for_o a_o hundred_o foreskin_n of_o the_o philistine_n jacob_n therefore_o be_v in_o a_o strange_a place_n and_o have_v nothing_o else_o to_o give_v and_o be_v withal_o carry_v away_o with_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o affection_n to_o rachel_n that_o he_o may_v prevail_v with_o his_o uncle_n who_o base_a covetousness_n by_o this_o time_n he_o have_v discover_v tender_v he_o seven_o year_n service_n for_o his_o daughter_n rachel_n verse_n 19_o it_o be_v better_a that_o i_o give_v she_o to_o thou_o than_o i_o shall_v give_v she_o to_o another_o man_n laban_n regard_v more_o his_o own_o profit_n then_o to_o deal_v fair_o and_o ingenuous_o with_o so_o near_o a_o kinsman_n make_v advantage_n of_o the_o affection_n of_o jacob_n to_o his_o daughter_n and_o accept_v of_o his_o proffer_n yet_o because_o his_o word_n be_v so_o ambiguous_a and_o not_o a_o express_a promise_n it_o be_v better_a that_o i_o give_v she_o to_o thou_o then_o that_o i_o shall_v give_v she_o to_o another_o abide_v with_o i_o it_o may_v be_v probable_o suppose_v that_o h●_n do_v purposely_o equivocate_a and_o have_v already_o some_o thought_n of_o deal_v double_o and_o deceitful_o with_o jacob._n verse_n 20._o and_o jacob_n serve_v seven_o year_n for_o rachel_n junius_n conceive_v that_o immediate_o after_o jacob_n have_v agree_v with_o laban_n to_o serve_v with_o he_o seven_o year_n for_o his_o daughter_n the_o marriage_n be_v solemnize_v and_o have_v then_o leah_n give_v he_o in_o stead_n of_o rachel_n he_o then_o make_v a_o new_a agreement_n for_o rachel_n and_o so_o marry_v they_o both_o in_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o his_o fourteen_o year_n service_n but_o that_o can_v agree_v with_o his_o relation_n for_o first_o it_o may_v then_o as_o well_o have_v be_v say_v here_o that_o he_o serve_v fourteen_o year_n for_o rachel_n again_o second_o it_o be_v say_v vers_fw-la 27._o fulfil_v her_o week_n and_o we_o will_v give_v thou_o this_o also_o for_o the_o service_n which_o thou_o shall_v serve_v with_o i_o yet_o other_o seven_o year_n and_o three_o when_o jacob_n expostulate_v the_o wrong_n which_o laban_n have_v do_v he_o ver_fw-la 25._o he_o say_v do_v not_o i_o serve_v with_o thou_o for_o rachel_n which_o show_v that_o seven_o of_o his_o year_n service_n be_v spend_v ere_o leah_n be_v impose_v upon_o he_o and_o they_o seem_v unto_o he_o but_o a_o few_o day_n for_o the_o love_n he_o have_v to_o she_o love_n make_v man_n think_v every_o day_n a_o year_n till_o they_o enjoy_v the_o party_n love_v and_o therefore_o this_o must_v be_v understand_v with_o reference_n to_o his_o labour_n and_o service_n that_o the_o service_n of_o seven_o year_n seem_v as_o nothing_o to_o he_o because_o of_o the_o great_a love_n he_o bear_v to_o rachel_n verse_n 25._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o in_o the_o morning_n behold_v it_o be_v leah_n he_o perceive_v it_o not_o before_o both_o because_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n for_o bride_n to_o be_v veil_v and_o also_o because_o by_o her_o father_n direction_n she_o may_v be_v silent_a which_o he_o may_v impute_v to_o her_o modesty_n verse_n 27._o fulfil_v her_o week_n and_o we_o will_v give_v thou_o this_o also_o the_o marriage_n feast_n or_o solemnity_n use_v to_o be_v keep_v a_o week_n judg._n 14._o 12._o i_o will_v now_o put_v forth_o a_o riddle_n unto_o you_o if_o you_o can_v certain_o declare_v it_o i_o within_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o feast_n etc._n etc._n this_o laban_n desire_v he_o to_o fulfil_v with_o leah_n that_o so_o by_o this_o his_o voluntary_a consent_n the_o marriage_n may_v be_v confirm_v and_o then_o he_o promise_v to_o give_v he_o rachel_n so_o than_o we_o see_v that_o he_o marry_v rachel_n within_o a_o week_n after_o leah_n and_o serve_v seven_o year_n for_o she_o after_o the_o marriage_n verse_n 31._o and_o wh●n_o the_o lord_n see_v that_o leah_n be_v hate_v that_o be_v not_o simple_o but_o in_o comparison_n of_o rachel_n ver_fw-la 30._o he_o love_v rachel_n more_o than_o leah_n verse_n 35._o and_o leave_v bear_v that_o be_v for_o a_o while_n for_o afterward_o she_o conceive_v again_o gen._n 30._o 17._o and_o god_n hearken_v unto_o leah_n and_o she_o conceive_v and_o bare_a jacob_n the_o five_o son_n see_v the_o note_n in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n upon_o ver_fw-la 9_o chap._n xxx_o verse_n 1._o give_v i_o child_n or_o else_o i_o die_v that_o be_v either_o let_v i_o have_v child_n by_o thou_o as_o well_o as_o my_o sister_n or_o i_o be_o but_o a_o dead_a woman_n i_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o endure_v it_o &_o it_o will_v be_v my_o death_n and_o indeed_o i_o have_v rather_o die_v then_o live_v in_o this_o condition_n and_o this_o rachel_n say_v to_o jacob_n not_o as_o
to_o eat_v and_o raiment_n to_o put_v on_o so_o that_o i_o come_v again_o to_o my_o father_n house_n in_o peace_n then_o shall_v the_o lord_n be_v my_o god_n &_o this_o stone_n which_o i_o have_v set_v for_o a_o pillar_n shall_v be_v god_n house_n and_o of_o all_o that_o thou_o shall_v give_v i_o i_o will_v sure_o give_v the_o ten_o unto_o thou_o verse_n 8._o b●t_fw-la deborah_n rebekahs_n nurse_n die_v this_o place_n make_v i_o without_o any_o scruple_n to_o conclude_v that_o though_o the_o come_n of_o jacob_n to_o his_o father_n isaac_n be_v not_o yet_o mention_v he_o have_v be_v there_o long_o before_o this_o for_o who_o can_v think_v that_o jacob_n will_v be_v ten_o or_o twelve_o year_n in_o canaan_n after_o he_o be_v come_v from_o laban_n with_o who_o he_o have_v serve_v twenty_o year_n and_o never_o go_v in_o all_o that_o time_n to_o see_v his_o age_a father_n undoubted_o there_o be_v continual_a intercourse_n betwixt_o they_o and_o so_o deborah_n be_v come_v at_o this_o time_n to_o jacob_n it_o may_v be_v upon_o rebekahs_n death_n or_o some_o other_o occasion_n there_o die_v and_o with_o great_a mourning_n be_v bury_v verse_n 10._o but_o israel_n shall_v be_v thy_o name_n god_n have_v give_v he_o this_o name_n before_o gen._n 32._o 28._o and_o he_o say_v thy_o name_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o call_v jacob_n but_o israel_n but_o now_o the_o lord_n confirm_v this_o name_n to_o he_o the_o second_o time_n as_o jacob_n also_o ver_fw-la 15._o confirm_v the_o name_n of_o the_o place_n bethel_n and_o jacob_n call_v the_o name_n of_o the_o place_n where_o god_n speak_v with_o he_o bethel_n verse_n 14._o and_o jacob_n set_v up_o a_o pillar_n in_o the_o place_n where_o he_o talk_v with_o he_o whether_o the_o pillar_n set_v up_o here_o before_o gen._n 28._o 18._o and_o jacob_n rise_v up_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o take_v the_o stone_n that_o he_o have_v put_v for_o his_o pillow_n and_o set_v it_o up_o for_o a_o pillar_n be_v deface_v or_o overthrow_v it_o be_v uncertain_a but_o this_o be_v questionless_a another_o pillar_n as_o appear_v because_o it_o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v set_v up_o just_a in_o the_o place_n where_o god_n have_v this_o second_o time_n appear_v to_o he_o and_o he_o pour_v a_o drink-offering_a thereon_o see_v gen._n 28._o 18._o ver._n 18._o but_o his_o father_n call_v he_o benjamin_n that_o be_v the_o son_n of_o my_o right_a hand_n to_o wit_n because_o he_o shall_v be_v his_o belove_a tender_v and_o especial_o regard_v he_o shall_v be_v ever_o at_o his_o right_a hand_n according_a to_o that_o expression_n psal_n 80._o 17._o let_v thy_o hand_n be_v upon_o the_o man_n of_o thy_o right_a hand_n and_o thus_o do_v jacob_n as_o it_o be_v correct_v the_o immoderate_a sorrow_n of_o his_o wife_n show_v in_o the_o name_n she_o have_v give_v he_o benoni_n the_o son_n of_o my_o sorrow_n &_o also_o prevent_v the_o frequent_a renew_n of_o his_o sorrow_n by_o that_o name_n which_o may_v often_o have_v bring_v to_o remembrance_n the_o loss_n of_o his_o dear_a wife_n verse_n 19_o and_o rachel_n die_v to_o wit_n immediate_o after_o she_o be_v deliver_v of_o her_o child_n and_o thus_o she_o that_o ere_o while_n in_o a_o passion_n quarrel_v with_o her_o husband_n give_v i_o child_n or_o i_o die_v now_o die_v by_o she_o bear_v of_o child_n and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o way_n to_o ephrath_n which_o be_v bedlam_a it_o have_v both_o name_n micah_n 5._o 2._o but_o thou_o bedlam_a ephratah_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 29._o and_o isaac_n give_v up_o the_o ghost_n and_o die_v this_o be_v here_o set_v down_o by_o way_n of_o anticipation_n for_o that_o which_o be_v relate_v in_o the_o two_o follow_a chapter_n fall_v out_o before_o isaac_n die_v chap._n xxxvi_o verse_n 1._o now_o these_o be_v th●_n generation_n of_o esau_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v relate_v to_o show_v the_o accomplishment_n of_o that_o temporal_a blessing_n wherewith_o his_o father_n bless_v he_o gen._n 27._o 39_o and_o isaac_n his_o father_n answer_v and_o say_v unto_o he_o behold_v thy_o dwell_n shall_v be_v the_o fatness_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o of_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n from_o above_o and_o by_o thy_o sword_n shall_v thou_o live_v and_o shall_v serve_v thy_o brother_n and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v when_o thou_o shall_v have_v the_o dominion_n that_o thou_o shall_v break_v his_o yoke_n from_o off_o thy_o neck_n as_o likewise_o of_o the_o promise_n to_o abraham_n gen._n 22._o 17._o in_o multiply_v i_o will_v multiply_v thy_o seed_n as_o the_o star_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o as_o the_o sand_n upon_o the_o sea_n shore_n and_o the_o oracle_n give_v to_o rebekah_n gen._n 25._o 23._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o she_o two_o nation_n be_v in_o thy_o womb_n and_o two_o manner_n of_o people_n shall_v be_v separate_v from_o thy_o bowel_n verse_n 2._o adah_n the_o daughter_n of_o elon_n etc._n etc._n the_o wife_n of_o esau_n be_v here_o set_v down_o by_o other_o name_n then_o former_o the_o first_o be_v adah_n who_o gen._n 26._o 34._o be_v call_v bashemath_n and_o the_o daughter_n of_o elon_n the_o hittite_n as_o here_o also_o she_o be_v say_v to_o be_v and_o indeed_o it_o be_v usual_a in_o those_o time_n to_o have_v two_o name_n for_o thus_o esau_n be_v call_v edom_n and_o jacob_n israel_n maachah_n daughter_n of_o abishalom_n 1_o king_n 15._o 2._o be_v call_v michaiah_n daughter_n of_o uriel_n 2._o chron._n 13._o 2._o his_o second_o wife_n here_o name_v be_v aholibamah_n the_o daughter_n of_o anah_n the_o daughter_n of_o zibeon_n the_o hivite_n now_o this_o doubtless_o be_v the_o same_o who_o be_v call_v judith_n gen._n 26._o 34._o only_a because_o her_o father_n be_v call_v both_o anah_n and_o beeri_n here_o she_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o anah_n and_o there_o the_o daughter_n of_o beeri_n and_o because_o this_o anah_n who_o be_v also_o call_v beeri_n be_v the_o son_n of_o zibeon_n therefore_o aholibamah_n be_v say_v to_o be_v not_o only_o the_o daughter_n of_o anah_n but_o also_o the_o daughter_n of_o zibeon_n because_o she_o be_v his_o grandchild_n namely_o zibeons_n and_o that_o to_o distinguish_v this_o anah_n the_o father_n of_o aholibamah_n esau_n wife_n from_o another_o anah_n mention_v ver_n 20._o who_o be_v the_o brother_n of_o zibeon_n and_o so_o the_o uncle_n of_o this_o anah_n indeed_o anah_n or_o beeri_n the_o father_n of_o aholibamah_n or_o judith_n though_o here_o term_v the_o hivite_n yet_o be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o hittite_n chap._n 26._o 34._o but_o this_o be_v because_o the_o hivites_n comprehend_v also_o the_o hittite_n as_o the_o britain_n the_o english_a and_o welsh_a verse_n 3._o and_o bashemath_n this_o be_v esau_n three_o wife_n call_v machalath_n gen._n 28._o 9_o verse_n 6._o and_o esau_n take_v his_o wife_n and_o his_o son_n etc._n etc._n esau_n dwell_v in_o seir_n while_o jacob_n be_v in_o mesopotamia_n chap._n 32._o be_v remove_v thither_o as_o may_v well_o be_v think_v either_o upon_o some_o displeasure_n or_o for_o that_o he_o be_v ally_v by_o marriage_n to_o the_o hivites_n vers_fw-la 2._o esau_n take_v his_o wife_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o canaan_n aholibamah_n the_o daughter_n of_o anah_n the_o daughter_n of_o zibeon_n the_o hivite_n but_o this_o can_v be_v mean_v of_o that_o removal_n for_o now_o he_o go_v from_o the_o face_n of_o his_o brother_n jacob_n and_o that_o vers_n 7._o because_o their_o riches_n be_v more_o than_o that_o they_o may_v dwell_v together_o questionless_a therefore_o after_o jacob_n return_v from_o mesopotamia_n esau_n not_o yet_o have_v remove_v his_o good_n etc._n etc._n from_o canaan_n nor_o full_o accomplish_v his_o design_n in_o seir_n return_v also_o to_o his_o father_n but_o after_o isaac_n be_v dead_a and_o bury_v partly_o because_o as_o it_o fare_v once_o with_o abraham_n and_o lot_n the_o place_n where_o they_o dwell_v be_v too_o straight_o for_o he_o and_o his_o brother_n both_o be_v now_o grow_v exceed_v rich_a and_o partly_o because_o no_o doubt_n he_o have_v already_o hope_v to_o get_v the_o possession_n of_o the_o land_n of_o seir_n he_o remove_v thither_o again_o with_o all_o that_o he_o have_v god_n in_o his_o providence_n thus_o dispose_v it_o that_o he_o shall_v thus_o leave_v jacob_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o possession_n of_o canaan_n which_o be_v appoint_v for_o his_o posterity_n verse_n 12._o and_o timna_n be_v concubine_n to_o eliphaz_n esau_n son_n she_o be_v sister_n to_o lotan_n the_o son_n of_o seir_n vers_fw-la 22._o and_o lotans_n sister_n be_v timma_n thus_o not_o only_a esau_n but_o eliphaz_n his_o son_n match_v into_o the_o stock_n of_o the_o chorite_n by_o this_o occasion_n they_o thrust_v in_o themselves_o into_o the_o government_n of_o mount_n seir_n deut_n 2._o
yet_o in_o a_o readiness_n for_o the_o public_a deliverance_n of_o the_o people_n even_o as_o magistrate_n will_v sometime_o execute_v offender_n the_o more_o private_o when_o they_o fear_v any_o tumult_n among_o the_o people_n verse_n 14._o and_o moses_n fear_v and_o say_v etc._n etc._n what_o the_o apostle_n therefore_o say_v of_o moses_n heb._n 11._o 27._o by_o faith_n he_o forsake_v egypt_n not_o fear_v the_o wrath_n of_o the_o king_n must_v be_v understand_v of_o his_o second_o leave_v egypt_n when_o he_o carry_v away_o the_o israelite_n with_o he_o now_o he_o leave_v egypt_n for_o a_o time_n only_o and_o that_o to_o save_v himself_o from_o the_o wrath_n of_o a_o king_n who_o seek_v to_o slay_v he_o but_o then_o he_o quite_o forsake_v egypt_n and_o bold_o carry_v away_o his_o brethren_n though_o he_o may_v well_o suspect_v that_o pharaoh_n will_v pursue_v they_o not_o fear_v his_o wrath_n and_o malice_n in_o this_o regard_n but_o look_v to_o that_o invisible_a god_n who_o be_v 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prince_n but_o because_o this_o employment_n of_o attend_v and_o water_v their_o father_n flock_n be_v more_o likely_a to_o be_v the_o employment_n of_o a_o priest_n then_o a_o prince_n daughter_n and_o second_o it_o be_v no_o way_n probable_a that_o the_o shepherd_n dare_v daily_o offer_v such_o violence_n to_o their_o prince_n daughter_n as_o we_o read_v here_o they_o do_v to_o these_o it_o be_v more_o probable_a that_o in_o this_o place_n the_o word_n in_o the_o original_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o a_o priest_n then_o a_o prince_n a_o priest_n of_o the_o true_a god_n we_o may_v well_o think_v he_o be_v because_o moses_n marry_v his_o daughter_n yet_o withal_o perhaps_o he_o be_v corrupt_a in_o his_o religion_n and_o have_v go_v aside_o to_o many_o heathenish_a superstition_n till_o by_o moses_n in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o abode_n there_o he_o be_v more_o perfect_o instruct_v the_o most_o difficult_a question_n concern_v these_o word_n be_v who_o this_o priest_n of_o midian_a be_v that_o have_v seven_o daughter_n whether_o the_o father_n or_o the_o grandfather_n of_o zipporah_n who_o be_v doubtless_o one_o of_o these_o seven_o daughter_n and_o afterward_o become_v the_o wise_a of_o moses_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n but_o one_o this_o priest_n of_o midian_a be_v c●lled_v revel_v when_o they_o come_v to_o revel_v their_o father_n he_o say_v how_o be_v it_o that_o you_o be_v come_v so_o soon_o to_o day_n and_o vers_n 21._o that_o he_o give_v moses_n zipporah_n his_o daughter_n to_o wife_n but_o because_o the_o father_n of_o this_o zipporah_n and_o father_n in_o law_n of_o moses_n be_v elsewhere_o call_v jethro_n yea_o immediate_o in_o the_o first_o verse_n of_o the_o next_o chapter_n moses_n keep_v the_o flock_n of_o jethro_n his_o father_n in_o law_n the_o priest_n of_o midian_a and_o also_o hobab_v judg._n 4._o 11._o heber_n the_o kenite_fw-la be_v of_o the_o child_n of_o hobab_n the_o father_n in_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o this_o jethro_n or_o hobab_n the_o father_n in_o law_n of_o moses_n be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v the_o son_n of_o raguel_n the_o midianite_n num._n 10._o 29._o moses_n say_v unto_o hobab_n the_o son_n of_o raguel_n the_o midianite_n the_o father_n in_o law_n of_o moses_n etc._n etc._n it_o may_v seem_v very_o questionable_a why_o this_o revel_v the_o priest_n of_o midian_a be_v here_o speak_v of_o as_o the_o father_n of_o these_o seven_o daughter_n of_o who_o zipporah_n the_o wife_n of_o moses_n be_v one_o the_o most_o of_o expositor_n do_v hold_v that_o revel_v this_o priest_n of_o midian_a be_v the_o grandfather_n of_o zipporah_n and_o the_o same_o that_o be_v call_v also_o raguel_n the_o midianite_n num._n 10._o 29._o jethro_n who_o be_v also_o call_v hobab_n be_v they_o say_v the_o father_n of_o zipporah_n and_o the_o son_n of_o revel_v or_o raguel_n and_o so_o they_o hold_v that_o zipporah_n be_v call_v the_o daughter_n of_o this_o revel_v because_o she_o be_v his_o son_n jethro_n daughter_n and_o indeed_o usual_o in_o the_o scripture_n grandfather_n be_v call_v father_n and_o grandchild_n son_n and_o daughter_n so_o laban_n say_v of_o his_o daughter_n child_n gen._n 31._o 43._o these_o child_n be_v my_o child_n and_o maachah_n be_v call_v the_o mother_n of_o asa_n who_o yet_o be_v his_o grandmother_n 1._o king_n 15._o 13._o but_o yet_o because_o there_o can_v be_v no_o probable_a reason_n give_v why_o in_o this_o place_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o mention_n make_v of_o the_o father_n but_o of_o the_o grandfather_n only_o and_o though_o the_o grandfather_n be_v sometime_o in_o the_o scripture_n call_v a_o father_n yet_o no_o instance_n can_v be_v give_v where_o in_o set_v down_o the_o number_n of_o a_o man_n daughter_n it_o be_v yet_o mean_v of_o his_o grandchild_n i_o rather_o conceive_v that_o this_o priest_n of_o midian_a here_o speak_v of_o that_o have_v seven_o daughter_n be_v the_o father_n of_o zipporah_n and_o father_n in_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o so_o consequent_o that_o he_o have_v three_o name_n revel_v as_o in_o the_o 18._o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n jethro_n chap._n 3._o 1._o and_o hobab_n judg._n 4._o 11._o and_o that_o raguel_n the_o midianite_n mention_v only_o num._n 10._o 29._o be_v the_o father_n of_o this_o revel_v verse_n 17._o and_o the_o shepherd_n come_v and_o drive_v they_o away_o etc._n etc._n that_o be_v though_o these_o daughter_n of_o the_o priest_n of_o midian_a have_v with_o all_o diligence_n hasten_v to_o the_o well_o that_o they_o may_v water_v their_o flock_n first_o which_o happy_o in_o those_o dry_a country_n they_o do_v the_o more_o earnest_o strive_v for_o because_o those_o that_o come_v last_o be_v sometime_o scant_v of_o water_n yet_o when_o the_o shepherd_n come_v they_o barbarous_o drive_v they_o and_o their_o flock_n away_o and_o with_o the_o water_n which_o these_o virgin_n have_v draw_v seek_v to_o water_v their_o own_o cattle_n and_o so_o to_o make_v they_o wait_v till_o they_o have_v do_v the_o injustice_n whereof_o when_o moses_n perceive_v he_o stand_v up_o in_o their_o defence_n withstand_v the_o shepherd_n though_o a_o stranger_n and_o help_v they_o to_o water_v their_o flock_n probable_a enough_o it_o be_v consider_v in_o how_o great_a esteem_n moses_n have_v live_v in_o egypt_n that_o he_o have_v some_o servant_n attend_v he_o that_o may_v aid_v he_o herein_o if_o he_o be_v alone_o there_o be_v doubtless_o a_o special_a hand_n of_o god_n in_o it_o that_o one_o man_n shall_v by_o force_n prevail_v against_o all_o the_o shepherd_n verse_n 20._o why_o be_v it_o that_o you_o have_v leave_v the_o man_n that_o be_v be_v a_o stranger_n and_o now_o thus_o late_o towards_o evening_n unprovided_a happy_o of_o a_o place_n to_o lodge_v in_o why_o do_v you_o not_o bring_v he_o home_o with_o you_o verse_n 21._o and_o he_o give_v moses_n zipporah_n his_o daughter_n that_o be_v revel_v the_o priest_n of_o midian_a give_v moses_n zipporah_n his_o daughter_n to_o wife_n how_o long_o after_o moses_n his_o come_v this_o match_n be_v make_v it_o be_v not_o express_v most_o likely_a it_o be_v that_o it_o be_v not_o till_o by_o live_v a_o while_n together_o they_o have_v learn_v by_o experience_n that_o which_o may_v induce_v they_o on_o both_o side_n to_o desire_v it_o which_o we_o may_v the_o rather_o incline_v to_o think_v also_o because_o forty_o year_n after_o his_o come_n into_o midian_a when_o god_n command_v he_o to_o return_v into_o egypt_n one_o of_o his_o two_o son_n by_o his_o wife_n zipporah_n be_v but_o a_o very_a little_a one_o and_o as_o yet_o uncircumcised_a chap._n 4._o 25._o then_o zipporah_n take_v a_o sharp_a stone_n and_o cut_v off_o the_o foreskin_n of_o her_o son_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 22._o and_o he_o call_v his_o name_n gershom_n for_o
of_o his_o utterance_n and_o pronunciation_n and_o so_o it_o seem_v it_o be_v with_o moses_n though_o he_o be_v a_o excellent_a speaker_n for_o the_o substance_n of_o that_o which_o he_o speak_v yet_o some_o defect_n he_o have_v in_o regard_n of_o his_o utterance_n which_o some_o conceive_v to_o have_v be_v that_o he_o be_v of_o a_o stammer_a tongue_n and_o thereto_o apply_v that_o which_o he_o afterward_o say_v how_o shall_v pharaoh_n hear_v i_o who_o be_o of_o uncircumcised_a lip_n chap._n 6._o 12._o verse_n 12._o i_o will_v be_v with_o thy_o mouth_n and_o teach_v thou_o what_o thou_o shall_v say_v it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o imperfection_n of_o moses_n speech_n and_o utterance_n continue_v after_o this_o for_o still_o we_o see_v he_o complain_v of_o his_o uncircumcised_a lip_n chap._n 6._o 30._o and_o because_o of_o this_o aaron_n be_v his_o spokesman_n in_o deliver_v god_n message_n unto_o pharaoh_n this_o therefore_o which_o the_o lord_n here_o say_v to_o moses_n i_o will_v be_v with_o thy_o mouth_n be_v not_o mean_v of_o help_v he_o of_o that_o natural_a imperfection_n in_o his_o speech_n but_o that_o god_n will_v direct_v he_o what_o he_o shall_v say_v and_o so_o prosper_v he_o in_o his_o message_n that_o his_o slowness_n of_o speech_n shall_v be_v no_o hindrance_n to_o he_o but_o that_o he_o shall_v with_o comfort_n to_o his_o people_n and_o terror_n to_o their_o enemy_n dispatch_v the_o business_n which_o god_n have_v impose_v upon_o he_o verse_n 14._o and_o he_o say_v be_v not_o aaron_n the_o levite_n thy_o brother_n i_o know_v that_o he_o can_v speak_v well_o etc._n etc._n thus_o be_v moses_n comfort_v hear_v that_o his_o brother_n aaron_n from_o who_o he_o have_v be_v absent_a now_o forty_o year_n be_v still_o live_v and_o well_o and_o withal_o encourage_v by_o know_v that_o he_o shall_v have_v he_o join_v with_o he_o in_o commission_n of_o who_o fidelity_n he_o can_v make_v no_o question_n and_o who_o he_o know_v of_o good_a ability_n for_o the_o deliver_n of_o their_o message_n to_o pharaoh_n verse_n 16._o and_o thou_o shall_v be_v to_o he_o in_o stead_n of_o god_n that_o be_v thou_o shall_v as_o from_o god_n and_o in_o god_n stead_n make_v know_v to_o he_o what_o he_o shall_v say_v unto_o pharaoh_n verse_n 18._o and_o moses_n go_v and_o return_v to_o jethr●_n his_o father_n in_o law_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o let_v i_o go_v etc._n etc._n moses_n do_v not_o ask_v his_o father_n in_o law_n leave_v to_o go_v into_o egypt_n as_o question_v whether_o he_o shall_v obey_v god_n command_v in_o go_v unless_o he_o will_v give_v he_o leave_v but_o only_o as_o judge_v it_o fit_a that_o he_o shall_v acquaint_v his_o father_n in_o law_n with_o his_o purpose_n and_o crave_v his_o approbation_n and_o not_o go_v rude_o away_o with_o his_o daughter_n and_o her_o child_n without_o give_v he_o any_o notice_n beforehand_o of_o it_o especial_o consider_v that_o he_o have_v no_o cause_n at_o all_o to_o suspect_v either_o the_o wisdom_n or_o courtesy_n of_o his_o father_n in_o give_v he_o liberty_n moses_n therefore_o be_v not_o herein_o to_o be_v blame_v rather_o his_o modesty_n and_o humility_n herein_o discover_v be_v worthy_a admiration_n who_o after_o so_o glorious_a a_o vision_n be_v no_o way_n puff_v up_o with_o it_o but_o carry_v himself_o in_o such_o a_o humble_a and_o lowly_a manner_n towards_o his_o father_n in_o law_n as_o for_o his_o allege_v no_o other_o reason_n to_o jethro_n for_o his_o return_v into_o egypt_n but_o only_o his_o desire_n to_o visit_v and_o see_v his_o brethren_n let_v i_o go_v i_o pray_v thou_o and_o return_v unto_o my_o brethren_n which_o be_v in_o egypt_n and_o see_v whether_o they_o be_v yet_o alive_a therein_o also_o his_o modesty_n be_v discover_v in_o that_o he_o can_v forbear_v to_o tell_v his_o father_n in_o law_n of_o the_o glorious_a vision_n he_o have_v see_v and_o the_o honourable_a employment_n which_o god_n have_v put_v upon_o he_o and_o likewise_o his_o wisdom_n in_o manage_v this_o business_n for_o doubtelesse_a he_o do_v purposely_o conceal_v this_o that_o hewas_fw-mi send_v to_o fetch_v the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n both_o because_o he_o judge_v it_o not_o fit_a to_o impart_v this_o secret_a to_o jethro_n who_o be_v not_o of_o the_o stock_n of_o israel_n though_o a_o godly_a man_n before_o he_o acquaint_v the_o israelite_n themselves_o with_o it_o and_o likewise_o especial_o lest_o the_o difficulty_n and_o danger_n of_o the_o work_n shall_v make_v his_o father_n in_o law_n unwilling_a to_o let_v he_o go_v verse_n 19_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n in_o midian_a etc._n etc._n to_o wit_n either_o before_o he_o have_v ask_v his_o father_n leave_n or_o after_o that_o the_o other_o appear_v of_o god_n to_o moses_n be_v in_o horeb_n this_o in_o midian_a but_o whether_o this_o his_o appear_v to_o moses_n in_o midian_a be_v before_o he_o ask_v leave_v to_o go_v or_o after_o we_o can_v certain_o conclude_v if_o it_o be_v after_o that_o then_o either_o moses_n even_o after_o leave_v obtain_v from_o jethro_n yet_o hasten_v not_o his_o journey_n as_o be_v fit_v and_o therefore_o by_o this_o second_o apparition_n god_n quicken_v he_o again_o or_o else_o he_o take_v it_o that_o in_o the_o first_o vision_n in_o the_o burn_a bush_n god_n have_v only_o call_v he_o to_o the_o work_n of_o go_v into_o egypt_n for_o the_o deliverance_n of_o the_o israelite_n but_o have_v not_o express_o tell_v he_o the_o time_n when_o he_o shall_v go_v and_o so_o he_o wait_v till_o now_o that_o in_o this_o second_o vision_n in_o the_o land_n of_o midian_a god_n again_o appear_v to_o he_o and_o command_v he_o immediate_o to_o go_v thither_o add_v this_o encouragement_n to_o what_o he_o have_v say_v before_o that_o all_o the_o man_n be_v dead_a which_o seek_v his_o life_n and_o doubtless_o all_o the_o time_n of_o his_o sojourn_v with_o his_o father_n in_o law_n in_o midian_a he_o think_v of_o what_o god_n have_v former_o reveal_v to_o he_o in_o egypt_n concern_v the_o lord_n employ_v he_o in_o that_o service_n only_o he_o wait_v to_o see_v when_o god_n will_v call_v he_o thereto_o and_o that_o happy_o may_v be_v the_o reason_n why_o in_o so_o many_o year_n he_o do_v not_o send_v to_o know_v in_o what_o condition_n his_o brethren_n be_v in_o egypt_n because_o he_o be_v resolve_v whole_o to_o cast_v himself_o herein_o upon_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n and_o to_o do_v nothing_o without_o direction_n from_o he_o verse_n 20._o and_o moses_n take_v his_o wife_n and_o his_o son_n etc._n etc._n hereby_o it_o appear_v that_o moses_n either_o carry_v his_o wife_n and_o his_o child_n into_o egypt_n or_o at_o least_o that_o he_o be_v upon_o his_o journey_n intend_v to_o carry_v they_o with_o he_o thither_o indeed_o as_o evident_a it_o be_v when_o moses_n go_v with_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n his_o wife_n and_o child_n be_v with_o his_o father_n in_o law_n in_o midian_a for_o exod._n 18._o 5._o it_o be_v say_v that_o jethro_n his_o father_n in_o law_n meet_v he_o in_o the_o wilderness_n when_o he_o encamp_v at_o the_o mount_n of_o god_n and_o bring_v his_o wife_n and_o his_o son_n thither_o to_o he_o it_o seem_v therefore_o that_o either_o when_o he_o be_v upon_o the_o way_n go_v thither_o he_o send_v they_o back_o again_o to_o jethro_n perhaps_o upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o follow_a story_n of_o the_o circumcise_n of_o his_o son_n or_o at_o least_o that_o when_o he_o be_v in_o egypt_n find_v some_o inconvenience_n in_o their_o be_v there_o he_o take_v order_n to_o return_v they_o to_o the_o safe_a custody_n of_o his_o father_n in_o law_n that_o himself_o may_v the_o more_o free_o and_o whole_o intend_v the_o business_n he_o have_v undertake_v and_o moses_n take_v the_o rod_n of_o god_n in_o his_o hand_n it_o be_v doubtless_o the_o same_o rod_n or_o shepherd_n crook_n which_o moses_n use_v at_o other_o time_n to_o carry_v in_o his_o hand_n and_o which_o he_o have_v in_o his_o hand_n when_o god_n speak_v to_o he_o out_o of_o the_o burn_a bush_n only_o it_o be_v here_o call_v the_o rod_n of_o god_n because_o it_o be_v that_o wherewith_o god_n have_v appoint_v that_o moses_n shall_v work_v so_o many_o glorious_a miracle_n and_o so_o to_o intimate_v that_o it_o be_v mere_o of_o god_n and_o not_o of_o any_o power_n in_o moses_n or_o in_o the_o rod_n that_o so_o many_o strange_a thing_n be_v do_v by_o it_o verse_n 21._o but_o i_o will_v harden_v his_o heart_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o let_v the_o people_n go_v see_v ch●p_n 7._o 13._o verse_n 22._o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n israel_n be_v my_o son_n even_o my_o first-born_a etc._n etc._n many_o several_a reason_n may_v be_v give_v why_o
why_o they_o may_v not_o go_v out_o as_o mourner_n to_o the_o burial_n of_o their_o brethren_n to_o wit_n because_o they_o may_v not_o put_v off_o their_o priestly_a attire_n and_o so_o give_v over_o the_o service_n they_o have_v in_o hand_n the_o rather_o because_o they_o be_v new_o consecrate_v and_o there_o be_v so_o few_o of_o they_o to_o attend_v the_o service_n verse_n 9_o do_v not_o drink_v wine_n or_o strong_a drink_n etc._n etc._n nadab_n and_o abihu_n though_o not_o through_o wine_n have_v err_v not_o in_o put_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o holy_a and_o profane_a upon_o this_o occasion_n god_n give_v charge_n that_o other_o thing_n which_o may_v occasion_v the_o like_a error_n may_v be_v avoid_v verse_n 12._o take_v the_o meat-offering_a that_o remain_v etc._n etc._n namely_o the_o remainder_n of_o the_o meat-offering_a that_o be_v mention_v chap._n 9_o ver_fw-la 17._o which_o moses_n call_v upon_o they_o to_o eat_v according_a to_o the_o direction_n former_o give_v they_o 1._o thereby_o to_o encourage_v aaron_n and_o his_o son_n to_o go_v on_o in_o their_o service_n lest_o they_o shall_v have_v doubt_v because_o of_o the_o late_a judgement_n upon_o nadab_n and_o abihu_n whether_o god_n will_v ever_o be_v please_v that_o they_o shall_v any_o more_o meddle_v with_o his_o sacrifice_n 2._o because_o this_o sudden_a destruction_n of_o their_o brethren_n have_v let_v they_o see_v how_o exact_o careful_a they_o have_v need_v to_o be_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v do_v according_a to_o god_n appointment_n and_o three_o because_o there_o be_v great_a danger_n lest_o be_v disturb_v by_o this_o heavy_a and_o unexpected_a accident_n they_o shall_v forget_v or_o neglect_v their_o duty_n herein_o especial_o in_o this_o particular_a of_o eat_v the_o meat-offering_a it_o be_v usual_a with_o man_n in_o sorrow_n to_o refuse_v their_o meat_n verse_n 13._o and_o you_o shall_v eat_v it_o in_o the_o holy_a place_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v the_o court_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n as_o levit._n 6._o 16._o and_o the_o remainder_n thereof_o shall_v aaron_n and_o his_o son_n eat_v with_o unleavened_a bread_n it_o shall_v be_v eat_v in_o the_o holy_a place_n in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n they_o shall_v eat_v it_o verse_n 14._o and_o the_o wave-breast_n and_o heave-shoulder_n shall_v be_v eat_v in_o a_o clean_a place_n etc._n etc._n moses_n here_o also_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n to_o eat_v the_o shoulder_n and_o breast_n to_o wit_n of_o the_o people_n peace-offering_n levit._n 9_o 21._o and_o the_o breast_n and_o right_a shoulder_n aaron_n wave_v for_o a_o wave-offering_a before_o the_o lord_n and_o that_o in_o a_o clean_a place_n mean_v the_o camp_n of_o israel_n and_o in_o age_n follow_v the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n where_o the_o like_a holy_a thing_n be_v eat_v thou_o and_o thy_o son_n and_o thy_o daughter_n with_o thou_o namely_o such_o as_o be_v only_a maid_n widow_n and_o divorce_v return_v to_o their_o father_n house_n see_v levit._n 22._o 11_o 12._o where_o other_o be_v also_o mention_v that_o may_v eat_v of_o they_o verse_n 16._o and_o moses_n diligent_o seek_v the_o goat_n of_o the_o sinne-offering_a etc._n etc._n among_o other_o thing_n wherein_o moses_n fear_v lest_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n shall_v offend_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o sorrow_n which_o god_n have_v bring_v upon_o they_o this_o be_v one_o thing_n he_o doubt_v lest_o they_o shall_v omit_v the_o eat_n of_o the_o sinne-offering_a and_o therefore_o he_o seek_v diligent_o to_o see_v what_o be_v do_v with_o it_o to_o wit_n that_o goat_n of_o the_o sin-offering_n speak_v of_o levit._n 9_o 15._o and_o he_o take_v the_o goat_n which_o be_v the_o sinne-offering_a etc._n etc._n as_o appear_z vers_n 10._o of_o this_o chapter_n where_o moses_n say_v it_o be_v give_v they_o to_o bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o congregation_n indeed_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o the_o sinne-offering_a for_o the_o congregation_n be_v to_o be_v carry_v without_o the_o camp_n and_o burn_v by_o that_o law_n levit._n 4._o 21._o and_o he_o shall_v carry_v forth_o the_o bullock_n without_o the_o camp_n and_o burn_v he_o as_o he_o burn_v the_o first_o bullock_n but_o then_o the_o blood_n of_o that_o sinne-offering_a be_v carry_v within_o the_o tabernacle_n levit_fw-la 4._o 16_o 17._o now_o because_o aaron_n have_v not_o yet_o access_n into_o the_o holy_a place_n till_o he_o have_v prepare_v a_o way_n by_o these_o first_o sacrifice_n in_o the_o court_n therefore_o the_o blood_n of_o this_o sinne-offering_a be_v not_o bring_v into_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o in_o a_o extraordinary_a case_n and_o consequent_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v burn_v without_o the_o camp_n but_o to_o be_v eat_v by_o the_o priest_n by_o that_o other_o law_n levit._n 6._o 26_o 30._o the_o priest_n that_o offer_v it_o for_o sin_n shall_v eat_v it_o in_o the_o holy_a place_n shall_v it_o be_v eat_v in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n etc._n etc._n this_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n in_o their_o grief_n either_o forget_v or_o not_o due_o consider_v do_v burn_v it_o without_o the_o camp_n which_o be_v not_o according_a to_o the_o law_n see_v the_o note_n upon_o levit._n 9_o 15._o and_o he_o be_v angry_a with_o eleazar_n and_o ithamar_n etc._n etc._n though_o aaron_n be_v also_o in_o fault_n and_o moses_n in_o reprove_v eleazar_n and_o ithamar_n his_o son_n in_o his_o presence_n do_v also_o reprove_v he_o yet_o he_o bend_v his_o anger_n chief_o against_o his_o son_n as_o spare_v what_o he_o can_v the_o father_n in_o regard_n of_o his_o late_a heavy_a loss_n of_o his_o two_o other_o son_n his_o son_n faith_n the_o text_n that_o be_v leave_v alive_a which_o be_v add_v to_o intimate_v one_o chief_a cause_n of_o his_o anger_n namely_o that_o they_o notwithstanding_o they_o have_v see_v what_o be_v do_v to_o their_o brethren_n have_v expose_v themselves_o to_o like_a danger_n but_o that_o god_n in_o mercy_n spare_v they_o verse_n 18._o behold_v the_o blood_n of_o it_o be_v not_o bring_v in_o etc._n etc._n therefore_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v eat_v and_o not_o burn_v see_v the_o former_a note_n upon_o vers_n 16._o verse_n 19_o and_o aaron_n say_v unto_o moses_n behold_v this_o day_n they_o have_v offer_v their_o sinne-offering_a etc._n etc._n this_o apology_n of_o aaron_n consist_v of_o three_o part_n 1._o that_o though_o they_o have_v fail_v in_o this_o particular_a yet_o the_o main_n have_v not_o be_v neglect_v the_o sacrifice_n have_v be_v due_o offer_v 2._o that_o their_o fail_v in_o the_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n requisite_a be_v by_o reason_n of_o grief_n occasion_v by_o those_o doleful_a accident_n which_o have_v so_o late_o befall_v they_o 3._o that_o this_o may_v now_o extenuate_v his_o fault_n though_o happy_o he_o do_v not_o omit_v it_o upon_o that_o reason_n that_o if_o they_o have_v eat_v the_o sinne-offering_a it_o will_v not_o have_v be_v acceptable_a to_o the_o lord_n because_o of_o that_o heaviness_n and_o sorrow_n that_o be_v upon_o they_o which_o make_v they_o unfit_a and_o unworthy_a to_o eat_v those_o holy_a thing_n for_o the_o law_n require_v they_o that_o eat_v before_o the_o lord_n to_o rejoice_v see_v deut._n 12._o 7._o &_o 26._o 14._o hose_n 9_o 4._o verse_n 20._o and_o when_o moses_n hear_v that_o he_o be_v content_a either_o as_o approve_v his_o fact_n and_o allow_v his_o excuse_n to_o be_v sufficient_a or_o else_o rather_o as_o find_v it_o a_o less_o fault_n than_o he_o suppose_v it_o have_v be_v to_o wit_n that_o he_o do_v it_o not_o willing_o but_o of_o humane_a frailty_n and_o perplex_v with_o grief_n whereupon_o he_o pass_v it_o by_o with_o pity_n as_o loath_a to_o add_v affliction_n to_o affliction_n and_o perhaps_o defer_v his_o further_a admonition_n till_o another_o time_n chap._n xi_o verse_n 1._o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n and_o to_o aaron_n say_v unto_o they_o etc._n etc._n the_o former_a law_n concern_v the_o sanctification_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n now_o general_a law_n be_v give_v concern_v the_o sanctification_n of_o the_o people_n and_o first_o for_o avoid_v that_o uncleanness_n which_o come_v from_o thing_n without_o the_o man_n and_o in_o give_v these_o law_n the_o lord_n speak_v both_o to_o moses_n and_o to_o aaron_n because_o it_o belong_v both_o to_o the_o magistrate_n and_o priest_n to_o see_v these_o law_n execute_v the_o priest_n be_v to_o teach_v the_o difference_n between_o clean_a and_o unclean_a ezek._n 44._o 23._o and_o they_o shall_v teach_v my_o people_n the_o difference_n between_o the_o holy_a and_o profane_a and_o cause_n man_n to_o discern_v between_o the_o unclean_a and_o clean_a and_o the_o magistrate_n to_o take_v care_n that_o this_o difference_n be_v observe_v and_o hence_o be_v that_o
it_o be_v kill_v therein_o verse_n 10._o i_o will_v set_v my_o face_n againct_v that_o soul_n that_o eat_v blood_n and_o will_v cut_v he_o off_o from_o among_o his_o people_n to_o wit_n though_o by_o partiality_n or_o other_o mean_v he_o escape_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o magistrate_n see_v the_o note_n upon_o gen._n 9_o 4._o verse_n 11._o for_o the_o life_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v in_o the_o blood_n and_o i_o have_v give_v it_o to_o you_o upon_o the_o altar_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v i_o have_v set_v it_o apart_o for_o a_o better_a employment_n then_o for_o food_n and_o therefore_o in_o reference_n to_o that_o spiritual_a employment_n it_o must_v not_o be_v eat_v at_o all_o verse_n 13._o whatsoever_o man_n there_o be_v of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n or_o of_o the_o strange_a that_o sojourn_v among_o you_o which_o hunt_v &_o catch_v etc._n etc._n it_o be_v particular_o press_v in_o this_o place_n that_o even_o when_o by_o hunt_v or_o otherwise_o they_o do_v catch_v any_o beast_n or_o fowl_n that_o may_v be_v eat_v that_o be_v that_o may_v lawful_o be_v eat_v though_o at_o such_o time_n man_n use_v to_o be_v in_o great_a haste_n and_o to_o take_v great_a liberty_n to_o themselves_o they_o must_v let_v out_o the_o blood_n thereof_o and_o cover_v it_o with_o dust_n before_o they_o eat_v the_o flesh_n thereof_o and_o much_o more_o when_o at_o more_o leisure_n they_o kill_v any_o beast_n at_o home_n for_o their_o own_o particular_a use_n now_o this_o cover_n of_o the_o blood_n with_o dust_n be_v enjoin_v not_o only_o to_o make_v sure_a that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v eat_v but_o also_o happy_o first_o to_o show_v a_o reverend_a regard_n of_o the_o life_n of_o the_o beast_n by_o bury_v the_o blood_n which_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o life_n with_o a_o kind_n of_o ●onour_n for_o burial_n be_v honourable_a eccles_n 6._o 3._o a_o untimely_a birth_n be_v better_a than_o he_o that_o live_v many_o year_n and_o when_o he_o die_v have_v no_o burial_n and_o second_o to_o imply_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o kill_v the_o creature_n in_o this_o manner_n for_o the_o cover_n of_o their_o blood_n may_v signify_v that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v impute_v unto_o they_o as_o appear_v by_o those_o place_n where_o the_o not_o cover_v of_o the_o blood_n imply_v the_o contrary_a as_o job_n 16._o 18._o o_o earth_n cover_v thou_o not_o my_o blood_n and_o ezek._n 24._o 7._o 8._o for_o her_o blood_n be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o she_o she_o set_v it_o upon_o the_o top_n of_o a_o rock_n she_o pour_v it_o not_o upon_o the_o gr●und_n to_o cover_v it_o with_o dust_n that_o it_o may_v cause_v fury_n to_o come_v up_o to_o take_v vengeance_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 15._o and_o every_o soul_n that_o eat_v that_o which_o die_v of_o itself_o etc._n etc._n this_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o he_o that_o do_v eat_v any_o such_o thing_n ignorant_o in_o which_o case_n he_o be_v also_o to_o bring_v those_o sacrifice_n appoint_v levit._n 5._o for_o he_o that_o willing_o offend_v herein_o be_v liable_a to_o a_o great_a punishment_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o stranger_n here_o mention_v be_v such_o as_o be_v convert_v to_o the_o faith_n and_o join_v to_o the_o church_n of_o israel_n for_o other_o stranger_n in_o israel_n may_v eat_v these_o thing_n see_v that_o place_n deut._n 14._o 21._o you_o shall_v not_o eat_v of_o any_o thing_n that_o die_v of_o itself_o thou_o shall_v give_v it_o unto_o the_o stranger_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xviii_o verse_n 3._o after_o the_o do_n of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n wherein_o you_o dwell_v you_o shall_v not_o do_v etc._n etc._n that_o be_v you_o must_v not_o think_v their_o do_n a_o warrant_n for_o you_o who_o i_o have_v choose_v as_o a_o peculiar_a people_n to_o myself_o the_o rule_n be_v general_a but_o the_o intent_n be_v thence_o to_o infer_v the_o necessity_n of_o their_o obey_v these_o particular_a law_n concern_v unlawful_a marriage_n that_o do_v immediate_o follow_v and_o withal_o a_o reason_n be_v employ_v of_o the_o give_v these_o law_n to_o wit_n le●t_v the_o isralite_n shall_v be_v corrupt_v by_o that_o they_o have_v see_v in_o egypt_n and_o shall_v see_v in_o canaan_n verse_n 5._o you_o shall_v therefore_o keep_v my_o statute_n and_o my_o judgement_n which_o if_o a_o man_n do_v he_o shall_v live_v in_o they_o this_o be_v in_o itself_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o law_n and_o propound_v to_o they_o a_o way_n of_o righteousness_n and_o life_n which_o man_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o frailty_n and_o corruption_n be_v never_o able_a to_o attain_v as_o s._n paul_n say_v allude_v to_o this_o place_n rom._n 10._o 5._o moses_n describe_v the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o the_o law_n that_o the_o man_n that_o do_v th●se_a thing_n shall_v live_v by_o they_o but_o therefore_o we_o must_v know_v that_o god_n do_v not_o propound_v this_o to_o the_o israelite_n as_o intend_v that_o they_o shall_v thereby_o be_v justify_v and_o save_v or_o not_o at_o all_o but_o much_o as_o christ_n propound_v it_o to_o that_o rich_a man_n matth._n 19_o 17._o if_o thou_o will_v enter_v into_o life_n keep_v the_o commandment_n namely_o first_o to_o discover_v unto_o they_o how_o weak_a and_o unable_a they_o be_v to_o obtain_v life_n in_o this_o way_n and_o so_o to_o beat_v they_o off_o from_o all_o confidence_n in_o their_o own_o work_n second_o to_o make_v they_o know_v that_o this_o obedience_n which_o god_n require_v of_o they_o be_v a_o due_a debt_n and_o must_v be_v pay_v either_o by_o they_o or_o by_o their_o surety_n three_o to_o bring_v they_o hereupon_o to_o look_v out_o after_o a_o mediator_n and_o so_o the_o law_n be_v a_o schoolmaster_n to_o bring_v they_o unto_o christ_n that_o they_o may_v be_v justify_v by_o faith_n and_o four_a as_o include_v a_o promise_n of_o life_n even_o to_o the_o evangelical_a desire_n and_o endeavour_v of_o believer_n to_o keep_v all_o the_o law_n and_o commandment_n of_o god_n verse_n 6._o none_o of_o you_o shall_v approach_v to_o any_o that_o be_v near_o of_o kin_n to_o he_o to_o uncover_v their_o nakedness_n that_o be_v to_o lie_v with_o they_o carnal_o yea_o though_o it_o be_v under_o pretence_n of_o marriage_n yet_o withal_o whatever_o immodest_a carriage_n be_v contrary_a to_o the_o respect_n we_o ought_v to_o bear_v to_o such_o as_o be_v thus_o near_o ally_v to_o we_o be_v also_o by_o consequence_n forbid_v too_o but_o by_o near_a kin_n be_v only_o mean_v such_o near_a kindred_n as_o be_v afterward_o particular_o express_v for_o else_o how_o shall_v we_o know_v how_o far_o this_o prohibition_n be_v to_o reach_v verse_n 7._o the_o nakedness_n of_o thy_o father_n or_o the_o nakedness_n of_o thy_o mother_n thou_o shall_v not_o uncover_v some_o by_o discover_v the_o nakedness_n of_o the_o father_n here_o understand_v that_o the_o daughter_n shall_v not_o lie_v with_o the_o father_n but_o i_o find_v the_o act_n of_o uncover_v still_o ascribe_v to_o the_o male_a and_o indeed_o it_o be_v a_o very_a improper_a speech_n to_o use_v the_o phrase_n concern_v the_o woman_n the_o word_n therefore_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v understand_v thus_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o verse_n the_o law_n be_v give_v that_o man_n shall_v not_o lie_v neither_o with_o his_o father_n wife_n for_o that_o be_v mean_v here_o by_o the_o father_n nakedness_n nor_o with_o his_o own_o mother_n in_o the_o next_o clause_n of_o this_o verse_n the_o reason_n of_o the_o last_o be_v give_v because_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n odious_a in_o nature_n to_o uncover_v the_o nakedness_n of_o a_o man_n own_o mother_n she_o be_v thy_o mother_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o next_o verse_n the_o first_o be_v confirm_v he_o must_v not_o lie_v with_o his_o father_n wife_n because_o it_o be_v his_o father_n nakedness_n which_o do_v evident_o explain_v this_o the_o husband_n and_o the_o wife_n be_v both_o one_o flesh_n and_o therefore_o whoever_o uncover_v the_o nakedness_n of_o his_o father_n wife_n do_v all_o one_o as_o if_o he_o do_v uncover_v his_o father_n nakedness_n verse_n 9_o the_o nakedness_n of_o thy_o sister_n the_o daughter_n of_o thy_o father_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v thou_o shall_v not_o marry_v not_o lie_v with_o thy_o sister_n whether_o she_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o thy_o father_n and_o mother_n both_o or_o the_o daughter_n of_o thy_o mother_n only_o for_o here_o the_o lord_n speak_v only_o of_o sister_n by_o the_o same_o venture_n of_o sister_n by_o a_o mother_n in_o law_n he_o speak●_n vers_fw-la 11._o whether_o she_o be_v bear_v at_o home_n or_o abroad_o that_o be_v whether_o the_o sister_n be_v lawful_o bear_v at_o home_n in_o marriage_n or_o unlawful_o abroad_o by_o fornication_n for_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n bastard_n that_o be_v beget_v out_o of_o marriage_n
be_v his_o sister_n and_o therefore_o he_o may_v not_o uncover_v her_o nakedness_n verse_n 10._o the_o nakedness_n of_o thy_o son_n daughter_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o other_o of_o further_a descent_n how_o much_o more_o than_o his_o next_o daughter_n though_o she_o be_v not_o name_v verse_n 11._o the_o nakedness_n of_o thy_o father_n wife_n daughter_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o thy_o father_n not_o the_o daughter_n of_o thy_o mother_n see_v above_o vers_fw-la 9_o verse_n 16._o thou_o shall_v not_o uncover_v the_o nakedness_n of_o thy_o brother_n wife_n to_o wit_n except_o in_o that_o special_a case_n when_o a_o man_n decease_a without_o child_n his_o nex●_n broth●r_n by_o a_o express_a exception_n of_o the_o law_n deut._n 25._o be_v to_o marry_v the_o wife_n of_o the_o decease_a and_o to_o raise_v up_o ●ee●_n unto_o his_o brother_n as_o onan_n the_o so●ne_n of_o judah_n do_v gen._n 38._o 8._o verse_n 18._o neither_o shall_v thou_o take_v a_o wife_n to_o her_o sister_n to_o vex_v she_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v all_o one_o with_o one_o wife_n to_o another_o as_o it_o be_v translate_v in_o the_o margin_n of_o our_o bibles_n as_o ezek._n 1._o 9_o the_o wing_n of_o the_o beast_n be_v say_v to_o touch_v a_o woman_n to_o her_o sister_n as_o it_o be_v direct_o in_o the_o hebrew_n word_n that_o be_v one_o another_o though_o the_o ordinary_a exposition_n be_v that_o this_o be_v mean_v of_o sister_n that_o man_n have_v marry_v any_o woman_n must_v not_o afterward_o marry_v her_o sister_n to_o vex_v she_o etc._n etc._n yet_o these_o reason_n so_o far_o sway_v i_o that_o i_o can_v but_o understand_v it_o of_o any_o two_o woman_n first_o because_o incest_n with_o sister_n be_v above_o forbid_a vers_fw-la 9_o 11._o second_o because_o polygamy_n be_v no_o where_o else_o forbid_v if_o not_o here_o unless_o to_o the_o king_n deut._n 17._o 16._o three_o because_o the_o follow_a word_n can_v unless_o extreme_o force_v be_v bring_v to_o agree_v with_o that_o exposition_n of_o sister_n for_o will_v not_o the_o marriage_n of_o her_o husband_n with_o another_o woman_n vex_v she_o as_o much_o as_o with_o her_o sister_n happy_o more_o and_o why_o be_v it_o add_v in_o her_o life_n as_o if_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o wife_n sister_n after_o his_o wife_n decease_n those_o thing_n win_v i_o to_o think_v that_o it_o be_v mean_v of_o any_o two_o woman_n verse_n 19_o also_o thou_o shall_v not_o approach_v unto_o a_o woman_n to_o uncover_v her_o nakedness_n as_o long_o as_o she_o be_v put_v apart_o etc._n etc._n to_o wit_n though_o she_o be_v thy_o lawful_a wife_n verse_n 21._o and_o thou_o shall_v not_o let_v any_o of_o thy_o seed_n pass_v through_o the_o fire_n to_o molech_n molech_n be_v a_o idol_n worship_v by_o the_o ammonite_n and_o other_o heathen_a call_v also_o moloch_n amos_n 5._o 26._o but_o you_o have_v bear_v the_o tabernacle_n of_o your_o moloch_n and_o be_v think_v of_o some_o to_o be_v the_o star_n saturn_n the_o high_a or_o the_o sun_n the_o chief_a of_o the_o planet_n thence_o call_v the_o star_n of_o your_o god_n amos_n 5._o 26._o and_o it_o be_v derive_v of_o melech_n which_o signify_v a_o prince_n or_o king_n it_o be_v think_v by_o many_o to_o b●_n the_o same_o idol_n that_o be_v ordinary_o in_o scripture_n call_v baal_n which_o they_o gather_v by_o compare_v together_o 2._o king_n 23._o 10._o and_o he_o defile_v topheth_n which_o be_v in_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o child_n of_o hinnom_n that_o no_o man_n may_v make_v his_o son_n or_o his_o daughter_n to_o pass_v through_o the_o fire_n to_o molech_n jer._n 19_o 5._o they_o build_v also_o the_o high_a place_n of_o baal_n to_o burn_v their_o son_n with_o fire_n for_o burnt-offering_n unto_o baal_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 7._o 31._o and_o they_o have_v build_v the_o high_a place_n of_o tophet_n which_o be_v in_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o son_n of_o hinnom_n to_o burn_v their_o son_n &_o their_o daughter_n in_o the_o fire_n etc._n etc._n &_o chap._n 32._o 35._o now_o to_o this_o idol_n they_o cause_v their_o child_n to_o pass_v through_o the_o fire_n two_o way_n for_o some_o burn_v they_o to_o death_n or_o at_o least_o kill_v they_o and_o then_o burn_v they_o on_o their_o altar_n for_o so_o it_o be_v say_v of_o ahaz_n 2._o chron._n 28._o 3._o he_o burn_v incense_v in_o the_o valley_n of_o hinnom_n and_o burn_v his_o child_n in_o the_o fire_n etc._n etc._n and_o of_o the_o israelite_n in_o general_a psal_n 106._o 37_o 38._o they_o sacrifice_v their_o son_n and_o their_o daughter_n unto_o devil_n and_o shed_v innocent_a blood_n but_o some_o only_o make_v they_o to_o go_v through_o between_o two_o fire_n as_o a_o sign_n of_o their_o consecration_n this_o sin_n be_v here_o forbid_a among_o whoredom_n and_o incest_n because_o as_o all_o idolatry_n be_v spiritual_a fornication_n so_o this_o especial_o because_o their_o seed_n be_v here_o give_v away_o unlawful_o which_o i●_n therefore_o call_v a_o go_v a_o whore_v after_o molech_n levit._n 20._o 3_o 5._o but_o though_o this_o idol_n be_v here_o name_v yet_o under_o this_o the_o like_a wicked_a service_n to_o any_o idol_n be_v forbid_v neither_o shall_v th●u_v profane_a the_o name_n of_o thy_o god_n this_o be_v add_v as_o a_o reason_n why_o in_o the_o forego_n law_n they_o be_v forbid_v to_o let_v their_o seed_n pass_v through_o the_o fire_n to_o molech_n to_o wit_n because_o it_o will_v be_v a_o vild_a profanation_n of_o god_n holy_a name_n and_o that_o first_o in_o regard_n it_o will_v be_v a_o horrible_a vilify_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n to_o forsake_v he_o and_o yield_v such_o ●onour_n to_o such_o a_o base_a idol-god_n and_o second_o because_o horrible_a wickedness_n in_o a_o people_n call_v by_o his_o name_n that_o be_v call_v the_o people_n and_o servant_n of_o god_n will_v be_v a_o dishonour_n to_o god_n and_o will_v cause_v the_o name_n of_o god_n to_o be_v blaspheme_v even_o among_o the_o gentile_n verse_n 24._o for_o in_o all_o these_o the_o nation_n be_v defile_v which_o i_o cast_v out_o before_o you_o that_o be_v with_o all_o these_o incestuous_a mixture_n the_o canaanite_n defile_v themselves_o and_o so_o provoke_v i_o to_o cast_v they_o out_o of_o the_o land_n and_o therefore_o take_v you_o heed_n that_o you_o do_v not_o provoke_v i_o by_o the_o same_o sin_n now_o hereby_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o all_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o incest_n before_o mention_v be_v sin_n against_o the_o law_n and_o light_n of_o nature_n because_o the_o lord_n abhor_v the_o heathen_a that_o have_v no_o other_o law_n and_o punish_v they_o so_o severe_o for_o these_o very_a sin_n verse_n 26._o you_o shall_v therefore_o keep_v my_o statute_n and_o my_o judgement_n the_o mention_n of_o god_n statute_n here_o do_v intimate_v what_o a_o shame_n it_o will_v be_v for_o they_o that_o have_v the_o light_n of_o the_o word_n to_o walk_v in_o these_o evil_a course_n whereinto_o the_o heathen_a fall_v because_o they_o live_v in_o darkness_n chap._n xix_o verse_n 3._o you_o shall_v fear_v every_o man_n his_o mother_n and_o his_o father_n because_o the_o mother_n be_v usual_o most_o despise_v the_o lord_n enjoin_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o mother_n in_o the_o first_o place_n and_o keep_v my_o sabbath_n because_o the_o commandment_n for_o sanctify_a god_n sabbath_n be_v direct_v to_o the_o father_n and_o mother_n of_o the_o family_n who_o be_v to_o take_v care_n that_o child_n and_o servant_n profane_v not_o god_n holy_a day_n therefore_o the_o charge_n for_o fear_v mother_n and_o father_n be_v here_o prefix_v before_o this_o of_o sanctify_v the_o sabbath_n the_o meaning_n be_v that_o child_n and_o servant_n must_v have_v such_o a_o awful_a fear_n of_o their_o superior_n as_o willing_o to_o be_v guide_v by_o they_o according_a to_o god_n word_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o sanctify_a god_n sabbath_n and_o not_o to_o resist_v they_o in_o it_o verse_n 6._o it_o shall_v be_v eat_v the_o same_o day_n you_o offer_v it_o and_o on_o the_o morrow_n that_o be_v if_o it_o be_v a_o peace-offering_a for_o a_o vow_n or_o a_o freewill-offering_a otherwise_o if_o it_o be_v for_o a_o thanksgiving_n it_o be_v to_o be_v eat_v the_o same_o day_n levit._n 7._o 15._o and_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o his_o peace-offerings_a for_o thanksgiving_n shall_v be_v eat_v the_o same_o day_n that_o it_o be_v offer_v he_o shall_v not_o leave_v any_o of_o it_o until_o the_o morning_n and_o so_o that_o which_o be_v leave_v of_o the_o one_o be_v to_o be_v burn_v the_o second_o day_n and_o that_o which_o be_v leave_v of_o the_o other_o upon_o the_o three_o which_o must_v needs_o make_v they_o more_o willing_a to_o call_v the_o poor_a to_o
which_o it_o be_v not_o therefore_o fit_a they_o shall_v disable_v themselves_o by_o defile_v themselves_o with_o the_o dead_a there_o be_v no_o other_o priest_n at_o that_o time_n to_o do_v the_o work_n in_o their_o stead_n verse_n 3._o and_o for_o his_o sister_n a_o virgin_n that_o be_v nigh_o unto_o he_o etc._n etc._n that_o i●_n his_o own_o sister_n by_o father_n or_o mother_n if_o unmarried_a but_o if_o she_o be_v marry_v he_o may_v not_o be_v a_o mourner_n at_o her_o burial_n to_o defile_v himself_o thereby_o because_o she_o be_v then_o transplant_v into_o another_o family_n verse_n 4._o but_o he_o shall_v not_o defile_v himself_o be_v a_o chief_a man_n among_o his_o people_n to_o profane_v himself_o some_o read_v this_o place_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o margin_n of_o our_o bibles_n but_o be_v a_o husband_n among_o his_o people_n he_o shall_v not_o defile_v himself_o for_o his_o wife_n etc._n etc._n and_o then_o the_o sense_n must_v be_v that_o though_o the_o priest_n may_v defile_v themselves_o for_o those_o their_o near_a kindred_n mention_v in_o the_o former_a verse_n yet_o they_o may_v not_o defile_v themselves_o for_o their_o wife_n but_o the_o wife_n be_v near_a to_o the_o husband_n then_o the_o near_a of_o his_o kindred_n can_v be_v it_o be_v hard_o to_o say_v why_o the_o priest_n shall_v be_v allow_v to_o defile_v themselves_o for_o their_o near_a kindred_n and_o not_o for_o their_o wife_n and_o far_o more_o probable_o we_o may_v conceive_v that_o by_o allow_v they_o to_o mourn_v for_o their_o near_a kindred_n their_o defile_n themselves_o for_o their_o wife_n be_v employ_v as_o far_o more_o necessary_a which_o also_o we_o may_v the_o rather_o think_v because_o to_o ezekiel_n be_v a_o priest_n this_o be_v give_v in_o charge_n as_o a_o strange_a and_o unusual_a thing_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o mourn_v for_o his_o wife_n when_o she_o die_v ezek._n 24._o 16_o etc._n etc._n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o few_o approve_v of_o this_o translation_n but_o read_v it_o then_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o text_n of_o our_o bibles_n but_o he_o shall_v not_o defile_v himself_o be_v a_o chief_a man_n among_o his_o people_n to_o profane_v himself_o all_o the_o difficulty_n lie_v in_o know_v what_o be_v mean_v here_o by_o be_v a_o chief_a man_n among_o his_o people_n concern_v which_o i_o find_v three_o several_a opinion_n of_o expositor_n for_o first_o some_o understand_v it_o of_o the_o high_a priest_n that_o be_v a_o chief_a man_n that_o be_v the_o high_a priest_n he_o may_v not_o defile_v himself_o no_o not_o for_o his_o near_a kindred_n which_o they_o say_v be_v afterward_o more_o full_o express_v vers_fw-la 10._o but_o because_o the_o law_n against_o the_o high_a priest_n mourning_n be_v afterward_o set_v down_o by_o themselves_o i_o think_v it_o very_o improbable_a that_o this_o shall_v be_v mean_v of_o the_o high_a priest_n second_o some_o understand_v by_o a_o chief_a man_n here_o the_o master_n or_o chief_a man_n of_o the_o house_n or_o family_n where_o there_o be_v a_o dead_a corpse_n to_o be_v bury_v and_o so_o take_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n to_o be_v this_o that_o no_o priest_n shall_v defile_v himself_o for_o any_o but_o for_o his_o near_a kindred_n before_o mention_v no_o though_o he_o be_v the_o chief_a man_n or_o master_n of_o the_o family_n where_o they_o die_v and_o three_o some_o by_o a_o chief_a man_n understand_v any_o of_o the_o priest_n and_o conceive_v the_o meaning_n of_o this_o place_n to_o be_v that_o though_o none_o of_o the_o people_n be_v allow_v to_o defile_v themselves_o for_o the_o dead_a so_o as_o to_o profane_v themselves_o that_o be_v after_o the_o profane_a manner_n of_o the_o heathen_a according_a to_o that_o law_n chap._n 19_o 18._o yet_o the_o priest_n especial_o may_v not_o do_v it_o be_v a_o chief_a man_n among_o his_o people_n so_o that_o according_a to_o this_o interpretation_n the_o emphasis_n of_o this_o prohibition_n lie_v in_o these_o word_n to_o profane_v himself_o the_o inferior_a priest_n may_v defile_v themselves_o for_o their_o near_a kindred_n but_o yet_o not_o so_o as_o to_o profane_v themselves_o to_o wit_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o heathen_a by_o make_v baldness_n upon_o their_o head_n etc._n etc._n as_o it_o be_v express_v in_o the_o follow_a verse_n though_o none_o of_o the_o people_n may_v do_v this_o yet_o not_o the_o priest_n especial_o be_v a_o chief_a man_n among_o his_o people_n verse_n 5._o they_o shall_v not_o make_v baldness_n upon_o their_o head_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v when_o they_o do_v mourn_v for_o their_o kindred_n see_v chap_n 19_o 28._o verse_n 6._o for_o the_o offering_n of_o the_o lord_n make_v by_o fire_n and_o the_o bread_n of_o their_o god_n they_o do_v offer_v see_v the_o note_n upon_o chap_n 13._o 11._o the_o word_n and_o here_o be_v not_o in_o the_o original_n so_o that_o by_o the_o bread_n of_o their_o god_n be_v mean_v both_o the_o sacrifice_n burn_v upon_o the_o altar_n and_o the_o heave-offering_n which_o be_v the_o priest_n portion_n and_o they_o be_v so_o call_v partly_o because_o they_o be_v offer_v upon_o the_o altar_n the_o table_n of_o the_o lord_n mal._n 11._o 12._o and_o partly_o because_o they_o be_v eat_v by_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n verse_n 7._o they_o shall_v not_o take_v a_o wife_n that_o be_v a_o whore_n or_o profane_a that_o be_v neither_o a_o common_a whore_n nor_o a_o woman_n who_o chastity_n have_v be_v violate_v though_o she_o do_v not_o as_o a_o common_a whore_n prostitute_v herself_o some_o also_o conceive_v that_o under_o this_o word_n profane_a all_o those_o be_v forbid_v to_o be_v take_v in_o marriage_n by_o the_o priest_n that_o be_v for_o any_o other_o cause_n of_o ill_a name_n and_o base_o esteem_v as_o a_o bastard_n or_o one_o that_o be_v of_o light_a behaviour_n yea_o it_o seem_v that_o they_o may_v not_o marry_v a_o widow_n unless_o she_o be_v a_o priest_n widow_n for_o so_o it_o be_v express_o say_v ezek._n 44._o 22._o they_o shall_v take_v maiden_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n or_o a_o widow_n that_o have_v a_o priest_n before_o now_o all_o this_o be_v to_o maintain_v in_o the_o people_n a_o high_a opinion_n of_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o priesthood_n and_o that_o they_o may_v be_v the_o fit_a to_o be_v type_n of_o christ_n neither_o shall_v they_o take_v a_o woman_n put_v away_o from_o her_o husband_n that_o be_v divorce_v ●nd_v not_o for_o the_o cause_n of_o adultery_n which_o to_o the_o israelite_n be_v permit_v under_o moses_n law_n deut._n 24._o 1_o 2._o but_o it_o be_v for_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n as_o our_o saviour_n say_v matth._n 19_o 8._o verse_n 8._o thou_o shall_v sanctify_v he_o therefore_o etc._n etc._n that_o be_v thou_o moses_n thou_o shall_v command_v he_o thus_o to_o be_v sanctify_v exod_n 19_o 10._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n go_v unto_o th●_n people_n and_o sanctify_v they_o to_o day_n and_o to_o morrow_n etc._n etc._n or_o else_o it_o be_v a_o apostrophe_n to_o the_o people_n that_o they_o shall_v as_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lay_v take_v care_n that_o the_o priest_n do_v thus_o carry_v themselves_o as_o holy_a person_n verse_n 9_o she_o shall_v be_v burn_v with_o fire_n other_o person_n be_v not_o put_v to_o death_n for_o simple_a fornication_n neither_o the_o man_n nor_o woman_n exod._n 22._o 16_o 17._o and_o if_o a_o man_n entice_v a_o maid_n that_o be_v not_o betroth_v and_o lie_v with_o she_o he_o shall_v sure_o endow_v she_o to_o be_v his_o wife_n if_o her_o father_n utter_o refuse_v to_o give_v she_o unto_o he_o he_o shall_v pay_v money_n according_a to_o the_o dowry_n of_o virgin_n only_o the_o priest_n daughter_n because_o of_o the_o dishonour_n do_v to_o her_o father_n house_n be_v appoint_v here_o to_o be_v burn_v and_o it_o may_v well_o be_v think_v by_o the_o rule_n of_o analogy_n the_o same_o punishment_n be_v to_o be_v inflict_v on_o the_o priest_n wife_n if_o not_o his_o son_n when_o guilty_a of_o the_o same_o sin_n verse_n 10._o and_o he_o that_o be_v the_o high_a priest_n among_o his_o brethren_n upon_o who_o head_n the_o anoint_v oil_n be_v pour_v and_o that_o be_v consecrate_v to_o put_v on_o the_o garment_n shall_v not_o uncover_v his_o head_n etc._n etc._n either_o therefore_o the_o uncover_v of_o the_o head_n be_v it_o seem_v then_o a_o expression_n of_o mourning_n though_o afterward_o a_o contrary_a custom_n be_v use_v to_o wit_n when_o they_o mourn_v to_o cover_v their_o head_n or_o else_o that_o which_o be_v forbid_v the_o high_a priest_n here_o be_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o take_v off_o his_o mitre_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v put_v on_o a_o cover_n on_o his_o head_n after_o the_o
worship_v false_a god_n or_o to_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n in_o a_o false_a manner_n which_o be_v all_o one_o for_o he_o that_o pretend_v to_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n with_o false_a worship_n do_v not_o indeed_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n but_o a_o idol-god_n which_o he_o pha●cieth_v to_o himself_o thou_o shall_v not_o hearken_v to_o he_o that_o be_v thou_o shall_v not_o because_o of_o his_o sign_n and_o wonder_n regard_v what_o he_o say_v and_o indeed_o though_o a_o false_a prophet_n may_v be_v know_v by_o his_o foretell_v thing_n which_o afterward_o come_v not_o to_o pass_v according_a to_o that_o rule_n chap._n 18._o 22._o whou_fw-mi a_o prophet_n speak_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n if_o the_o thing_n follow_v not_o nor_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o speak_v etc._n etc._n yet_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o what_o a_o prophet_n foretell_v be_v no_o sure_a sign_n that_o he_o be_v a_o true_a prophet_n nor_o to_o be_v regard_v if_o his_o doctrine_n be_v not_o according_a to_o the_o truth_n which_o god_n have_v teach_v we_o verse_n 3._o for_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n prove_v you_o etc._n etc._n these_o word_n be_v add_v as_o the_o reason_n why_o they_o be_v not_o to_o hearken_v to_o any_o prophet_n that_o shall_v persuade_v they_o to_o idolatry_n yea_o though_o he_o give_v they_o any_o sign_n or_o wonder_n which_o shall_v according_o come_v to_o pass_n to_o wit_n because_o hereby_o the_o lord_n do_v prove_v they_o to_o see_v whether_o they_o do_v sincere_o love_n god_n or_o no._n for_o the_o understanding_n whereof_o we_o must_v know_v the_o lord_n be_v here_o say_v to_o prove_v they_o by_o that_o which_o the_o false_a prophet_n do_v to_o seduce_v they_o to_o idolatry_n first_o because_o even_o the_o lord_n himself_o may_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n reveal_v thing_n to_o come_v even_o to_o wicked_a man_n and_o false_a prophet_n as_o he_o do_v to_o balaam_n and_o caiaphas_n as_o know_v how_o thereby_o to_o bring_v glory_n to_o himself_o though_o they_o only_o intend_v to_o corrupt_v and_o seduce_v his_o people_n second_o because_o though_o these_o prediction_n give_v and_o wonder_n wrought_v be_v usual_o either_o mere_a forging_n and_o imposture_n or_o else_o satanical_a delusion_n whereby_o man_n be_v make_v to_o think_v they_o see_v those_o thing_n do_v which_o indeed_o be_v not_o do_v or_o last_o be_v such_o wonder_n as_o be_v indeed_o do_v but_o by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o devil_n yet_o it_o be_v of_o god_n that_o either_o man_n or_o devil_n be_v permit_v to_o do_v such_o thing_n who_o can_v easy_o restrain_v they_o if_o he_o see_v cause_n to_o do_v it_o and_o three_o because_o the_o lord_n aim_v in_o suffer_v the_o devil_n and_o wicked_a man_n thus_o to_o abuse_v man_n be_v to_o make_v trial_n that_o be_v by_o this_o trial_n to_o make_v it_o know_v whether_o they_o love_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n with_o all_o their_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o their_o soul_n this_o be_v a_o sure_a rule_n that_o those_o who_o heart_n be_v upright_o towards_o god_n will_v not_o be_v draw_v away_o from_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n by_o such_o delusion_n according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n 1._o john_n 2._o 19_o they_o go_v out_o from_o we_o but_o they_o be_v not_o of_o we_o for_o if_o they_o have_v be_v of_o we_o they_o will_v no_o doubt_n have_v continue_v with_o we_o verse_n 5._o and_o that_o prophet_n or_o that_o dreamer_n of_o dream_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n etc._n etc._n here_o they_o be_v enjoin_v to_o put_v the_o false_a prophet_n to_o death_n that_o shall_v so_o seduce_v the_o people_n for_o the_o better_a understanding_n whereof_o we_o must_v note_v first_o that_o every_o spread_a of_o false_a doctrine_n in_o matter_n of_o less_o consequence_n be_v not_o thus_o to_o be_v punish_v but_o only_o the_o seduce_a of_o man_n from_o the_o true_a religion_n to_o the_o direct_a worship_n of_o false_a god_n and_o in_o this_o case_n though_o many_o expositor_n hold_v that_o this_o law_n concern_v only_o the_o policy_n of_o the_o jew_n yet_o i_o see_v not_o but_o that_o it_o give_v the_o christian_a magistrate_n power_n also_o to_o provide_v for_o the_o secure_n of_o his_o people_n even_o by_o the_o capital_a punishment_n of_o those_o that_o seduce_v they_o to_o a_o apostasy_n of_o so_o high_a a_o nature_n second_o that_o in_o the_o reason_n here_o render_v why_o they_o shall_v put_v such_o false_a prophet_n to_o death_n the_o phrase_n that_o be_v use_v because_o he_o have_v speak_v to_o thrust_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o way_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n command_v thou_o to_o walk_v in_o be_v intend_v to_o imply_v what_o a_o dangerous_a and_o strong_a temptation_n that_o of_o pretend_a miracle_n be_v to_o seduce_v man_n from_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n and_o therefore_o our_o saviour_n also_o speak_v of_o such_o say_v mat._n 24._o 24._o they_o shall_v deceive_v if_o it_o be_v possible_a the_o very_a elect_a and_o three_o that_o 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in_o the_o air_n much_o as_o the_o other_o do_v move_v in_o the_o water_n i_o see_v not_o but_o that_o these_o word_n let_v the_o water_n bring_v forth_o abundant_o may_v have_v reference_n not_o only_o to_o the_o fish_n that_o swim_v in_o the_o water_n but_o also_o to_o fowl_n that_o be_v to_o fly_v in_o the_o air_n especial_o if_o by_o the_o water_n we_o understand_v the_o upper_a water_n to_o wit_n the_o vapour_n or_o mist_n that_o arise_v out_o of_o the_o water_n which_o bring_v forth_o fowl_n abundant_o even_o as_o the_o water_n do_v the_o fish_n and_o the_o earth_n afterward_o the_o beast_n as_o for_o the_o place_n chap._n 2._o 19_o out_o of_o the_o ground_n the_o lord_n god_n form_v every_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n and_o every_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n either_o these_o word_n and_o every_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n must_v have_v reference_n only_o to_o those_o word_n the_o lord_n god_n form_v and_o not_o to_o those_o out_o of_o the_o ground_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v thus_o 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himself_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n thereby_o only_o to_o imply_v the_o excellency_n of_o the_o work_n he_o have_v now_o in_o hand_n the_o person_n consult_v be_v doubtless_o the_o holy_a trinity_n the_o father_n the_o son_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n those_o three_o in_o heaven_n which_o be_v one_o god_n the_o father_n the_o word_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 1._o john_n 5._o 7._o who_o resolve_v to_o make_v man_n after_o their_o likeness_n and_o in_o their_o image_n not_o because_o god_n take_v upon_o he_o a_o humane_a shape_n when_o he_o create_v man_n but_o because_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o spiritual_a essence_n of_o his_o reasonable_a and_o understand_a soul_n in_o regard_n of_o his_o lordship_n and_o dominion_n over_o the_o creature_n but_o especial_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o wisdom_n righteousness_n and_o holiness_n he_o be_v make_v like_o unto_o god_n and_o resemble_v his_o creator_n col._n 3._o 10._o put_v on_o the_o new_a man_n which_o be_v renew_v in_o knowledge_n after_o the_o image_n of_o he_o that_o create_v he_o and_o eph._n 4._o 24._o which_o after_o god_n be_v create_v in_o righteousness_n and_o true_a holiness_n verse_n 29._o and_o god_n say_v behold_v i_o have_v give_v you_o every_o herb_n bear_v seed_n etc._n etc._n this_o grant_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o be_v for_o food_n both_o for_o man_n and_o beast_n may_v seem_v to_o imply_v that_o in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n wherein_o man_n be_v at_o first_o create_v there_o shall_v have_v be_v no_o other_o meat_n requisite_a or_o desire_v for_o man_n sustenance_n but_o that_o this_o continue_v thus_o until_o the_o flood_n when_o the_o eat_n of_o flesh_n be_v express_o allow_v gen._n 9_o 3._o every_o move_a thing_n that_o live_v shall_v be_v meat_n for_o you_o etc._n etc._n seem_v not_o so_o probable_a for_o 1._o they_o wear_v the_o skin_n of_o beast_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v likely_a they_o eat_v also_o the_o flesh_n 2._o have_v they_o not_o make_v use_n of_o cattle_n for_o food_n in_o those_o sixteen_o hundred_o year_n and_o upward_o before_o the_o flood_n the_o earth_n will_v have_v be_v overburden_v because_o of_o their_o great_a increase_n 3._o they_o then_o offer_v sacrifice_n of_o their_o cattle_n gen._n 4._o 4._o abel_n bring_v of_o the_o firstling_n of_o his_o flock_n etc._n etc._n and_o they_o use_v not_o to_o sacrifice_v to_o god_n any_o thing_n but_o what_o god_n have_v grant_v to_o they_o for_o their_o own_o use_n verse_n 31._o god_n see_v every_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v make_v and_o behold_v it_o be_v very_o good_a hereby_o it_o appear_v that_o even_o those_o wicked_a angel_n who_o we_o call_v devil_n be_v at_o first_o create_v holy_a and_o good_a though_o afterward_o they_o abide_v not_o in_o the_o truth_n but_o sin_v john_n 8._o 44._o you_o be_v of_o your_o father_n the_o devil_n he_o abide_v not_o in_o the_o truth_n because_o there_o be_v no_o truth_n in_o he_o etc._n etc._n 2._o pet._n 2._o 4._o god_n spare_v not_o the_o angel_n that_o sin_v etc._n etc._n and_o so_o keep_v not_o their_o first_o estate_n but_o leave_v their_o habitation_n and_o be_v throw_v down_o into_o hell_n how_o soon_o after_o their_o creation_n it_o be_v that_o they_o sin_v the_o scripture_n do_v no_o where_o make_v know_v only_o that_o it_o be_v before_o adam_n and_o eve_n sin_v we_o be_v si●e_n because_o by_o the_o devil_n in_o the_o serpent_n they_o be_v seduce_v as_o be_v afterward_o relate_v in_o the_o three_o chapter_n chap._n ii_o and_o all_o the_o host_n of_o they_o that_o be_v all_o the_o creature_n both_o in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n which_o be_v here_o call_v a_o host_n or_o a_o army_n because_o there_o be_v of_o they_o a_o innumerable_a multitude_n many_o several_a troop_n and_o all_o place_v and_o rank_v in_o admirable_a order_n even_o to_o the_o astonishment_n of_o those_o that_o behold_v and_o consider_v it_o and_o be_v all_o under_o the_o command_n of_o god_n their_o creator_n and_o as_o his_o servant_n psal_n 119._o 91._o stand_n always_o ready_a as_o in_o battle-array_n to_o execute_v his_o will_n to_o fight_v against_o and_o destroy_v his_o enemy_n if_o he_o speak_v but_o the_o word_n esai_n 45._o 12._o i_o have_v make_v the_o earth_n and_o create_v man_n upon_o it_o i_o even_o my_o hand_n have_v stretch_v out_o the_o heaven_n and_o all_o their_o host_n have_v i_o command_v judg._n 5._o 20._o they_o fight_v from_o heaven_n the_o star_n in_o their_o course_n fight_v against_o sisera_n and_o hence_o god_n be_v so_o frequent_o call_v in_o the_o scripture_n the_o lord_n god_n of_o host_n psal_n 95._o 5._o and_o where_o the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v
sign_n annex_v to_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n seal_v death_n and_o damnation_n to_o they_o in_o case_n of_o disobedience_n and_o so_o assure_v they_o of_o the_o event_n that_o will_v follow_v if_o contrary_a to_o god_n command_v they_o shall_v eat_v of_o it_o namely_o that_o they_o shall_v to_o their_o cost_n experimental_o know_v the_o difference_n between_o good_a and_o evil_n verse_n 16._o the_o lord_n god_n command_v the_o man_n say_v etc._n etc._n beside_o the_o moral_a law_n the_o law_n of_o nature_n write_v in_o adam_n heart_n whereby_o he_o know_v exact_o all_o thing_n wherein_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o obey_v his_o creator_n the_o lord_n give_v he_o also_o this_o positive_a and_o particular_a commandment_n concern_v a_o thing_n of_o itself_o indifferent_a but_o by_o god_n command_v make_v unlawful_a that_o the_o lord_n absolute_a dominion_n over_o he_o may_v be_v hereby_o make_v know_v and_o his_o disobedience_n may_v become_v the_o more_o manifest_a chap._n iii_o now_o the_o serpent_n be_v more_o subtle_a than_o any_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n etc._n etc._n that_o it_o be_v the_o devil_n who_o in_o and_o by_o the_o serpent_n do_v seduce_v eve_n be_v plain_a enough_o in_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n john_n 8._o 44._o you_o be_v of_o your_o father_n the_o devil_n he_o be_v a_o murderer_n from_o the_o beginning_n 2._o cor._n 11._o 3._o but_o i_o fear_v lest_o by_o any_o mean_n as_o the_o serpent_n beguile_v eve_n through_o his_o subtlety_n so_o your_o mind_n etc._n etc._n 1._o john_n 3._o 8._o for_o the_o devil_n sin_v from_o the_o beginning_n rev._n 12._o 9_o that_o old_a serpent_n call_v the_o devil_n and_o satan_n which_o deceive_v the_o whole_a world_n but_o why_o then_o do_v moses_n speak_v no_o one_o word_n of_o the_o devil_n but_o only_a mention_n the_o serpent_n sure_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o before_o he_o have_v omit_v the_o express_a mention_n both_o of_o the_o creation_n and_o fall_n of_o the_o angel_n because_o his_o purpose_n be_v to_o report_v the_o story_n according_a to_o the_o outward_a visible_a carriage_n of_o it_o herein_o accommodate_v himself_o to_o the_o rudeness_n and_o capacity_n of_o that_o infant_n church_n who_o have_v need_n of_o milk_n not_o of_o strong_a meat_n and_o of_o this_o serpent_n it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o be_v more_o subtle_a than_o any_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n to_o imply_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o devil_n make_v choice_n of_o this_o instrument_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o and_o he_o say_v unto_o the_o woman_n the_o serpent_n speechless_a in_o himself_o have_v his_o mouth_n open_v by_o satan_n who_o cause_v he_o to_o speak_v or_o speak_v in_o and_o by_o he_o as_o the_o lord_n by_o a_o angel_n open_v the_o mouth_n of_o balaams_n ass_n numb_a 22._o 28._o and_o the_o lord_n open_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o ass_n and_o she_o say_v etc._n etc._n why_o the_o woman_n be_v not_o astonish_v to_o hear_v a_o dumb_a creature_n speak_v be_v but_o a_o curious_a and_o causeless_a question_n there_o be_v nothing_o say_v here_o to_o the_o contrary_n but_o that_o she_o may_v at_o first_o be_v afraid_a and_o yet_o afterward_o be_v embolden_v to_o talk_v with_o he_o verse_n 5._o for_o god_n do_v know_v that_o in_o the_o day_n that_o you_o eat_v thereof_o than_o your_o eye_n shall_v be_v open_v etc._n etc._n that_o be_v god_n know_v that_o upon_o the_o eat_n of_o this_o fruit_n you_o shall_v obtain_v a_o further_a yea_o a_o divine_a degree_n of_o knowledge_n equal_a unto_o that_o of_o god_n himself_o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n and_o thus_o the_o serpent_n do_v cunning_o wrest_v to_o a_o wrong_a sense_n the_o name_n former_o give_v unto_o this_o tree_n but_o upon_o another_o ground_n verse_n 7._o and_o the_o eye_n of_o they_o both_o be_v open_v etc._n etc._n the_o eye_n neither_o of_o body_n nor_o mind_n be_v open_v by_o any_o virtue_n or_o efficacy_n of_o the_o fruit_n they_o have_v eat_v for_o why_o then_o be_v not_o the_o woman_n eye_n open_v so_o soon_o as_o ever_o she_o have_v eat_v before_o adam_n be_v seduce_v no_o this_o be_v another_o kind_n of_o open_v the_o eye_n then_o that_o which_o the_o serpent_n promise_v to_o wit_n a_o enlighten_v of_o their_o conscience_n to_o see_v the_o enormity_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o the_o misery_n whereto_o they_o have_v thereby_o bring_v themselves_o and_o they_o know_v that_o they_o be_v naked_a naked_a both_o in_o soul_n and_o body_n which_o be_v bereave_v of_o the_o image_n of_o god_n deprive_v of_o his_o glory_n and_o subject_v to_o inordinate_a lust_n &_o thereupon_o to_o shame_n according_a to_o that_o exod._n 32._o 25._o aaron_n have_v make_v they_o naked_a to_o their_o shame_n among_o their_o enemy_n questionless_a they_o see_v and_o know_v that_o they_o be_v naked_a before_o else_o why_o be_v it_o say_v chap._n 2._o 25._o that_o they_o be_v not_o ashamed_a but_o now_o they_o see_v it_o with_o shame_n which_o they_o do_v not_o before_o verse_n 8._o and_o they_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n walk_v in_o the_o garden_n in_o the_o cool_a of_o the_o day_n there_o need_v no_o scruple_n be_v make_v either_o of_o the_o voice_n or_o walk_v of_o god_n if_o we_o conceive_v that_o he_o appear_v in_o humane_a shape_n as_o afterward_o usual_o unto_o abraham_n and_o that_o this_o be_v in_o the_o cool_a of_o the_o day_n be_v add_v not_o only_o to_o show_v the_o time_n of_o the_o day_n and_o it_o may_v be_v mean_v either_o of_o morning_n or_o evening_n for_o in_o both_o cool_a wind_n be_v wont_a to_o arise_v but_o also_o to_o imply_v by_o what_o mean_v the_o voice_n come_v to_o they_o to_o wit_n by_o the_o whisk_n of_o the_o wind_n and_o adam_n and_o his_o wife_n hide_v themselves_o etc._n etc._n be_v conscious_a of_o their_o sin_n and_o therefore_o fear_v the_o majesty_n of_o god_n strike_v with_o horror_n and_o amazedness_n they_o know_v not_o what_o to_o do_v but_o do_v what_o they_o can_v to_o hide_v themselves_o verse_n 11._o and_o he_o say_v who_o tell_v thou_o that_o thou_o be_v naked_a as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v thou_o be_v naked_a fore_o without_o fear_n or_o shame_n and_o therefore_o whence_o come_v it_o that_o thou_o be_v now_o ashamed_a sure_o because_o thou_o have_v eat_v of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n verse_n 14._o and_o the_o lord_n god_n say_v unto_o the_o serpent_n etc._n etc._n though_o moses_n name_v only_o the_o serpent_n for_o the_o reason_n above_o mention_v yet_o both_o be_v here_o condemn_v the_o serpent_n as_o the_o instrument_n even_o as_o a_o father_n break_v the_o sword_n wherewith_o his_o child_n be_v slay_v and_o the_o devil_n as_o the_o chief_a author_n and_o therefore_o be_v the_o judgement_n so_o express_v that_o whilst_o all_o be_v fit_v to_o the_o serpent_n in_o a_o literal_a sense_n some_o particular_n if_o not_o all_o do_v most_o fit_o also_o though_o in_o a_o mystical_a sense_n include_v the_o curse_n inflict_v on_o the_o devil_n upon_o thy_o belly_n shall_v thou_o go_v etc._n etc._n either_o because_o he_o have_v extol_v himself_o against_o man_n his_o creep_a and_o feed_v on_o the_o earth_n which_o before_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v ignominious_a be_v accurse_v and_o make_v reproachful_a now_o or_o which_o be_v more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o plain_a meaning_n of_o the_o word_n this_o go_v on_o his_o belly_n and_o feed_v on_o dust_n be_v not_o the_o natural_a gate_n and_o food_n of_o the_o serpent_n before_o but_o now_o he_o be_v adjudge_v thereto_o because_o of_o this_o fact_n verse_n 15._o and_o i_o will_v put_v enmity_n between_o thou_o and_o the_o woman_n and_o between_o thy_o seed_n and_o her_o seed_n this_o be_v speak_v 1._o of_o the_o natural_a antipathy_n betwixt_o mankind_n and_o those_o detestable_a beast_n the_o serpent_n 2._o of_o the_o natural_a enmity_n betwixt_o mankind_n and_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n for_o though_o through_o satan_n su●●iltie_n covert_o insinuate_v himself_o under_o another_o person_n man_n do_v indeed_o cleave_v to_o he_o and_o serve_v he_o yet_o natural_o all_o man_n do_v abhor_v and_o sly_a the_o devil_n as_o a_o enemy_n 3._o of_o that_o holy_a enmity_n betwixt_o christ_n together_o with_o all_o true_a believer_n the_o member_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n together_o with_o all_o the_o wicked_a as_o they_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o serpent_n john_n 8._o 44._o you_o be_v of_o your_o father_n the_o devil_n etc._n etc._n it_o shall_v bruise_v thy_o head_n this_o be_v speak_v 1._o of_o man_n destroy_a serpent_n 2._o and_o especial_o of_o christ_n destroy_v the_o kingdom_n and_o power_n of_o satan_n for_o as_o much_o then_o as_o the_o child_n be_v partaker_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n he_o also_o himself_o likewise_o take_v part_n of_o
promise_n from_o god_n he_o continue_v still_o childless_a as_o appear_v by_o his_o answer_n and_o happy_o also_o to_o cheer_v he_o up_o against_o the_o fear_n of_o those_o king_n he_o have_v vanquish_v who_o may_v now_o threaten_v revenge_n and_o therefore_o god_n tell_v he_o that_o he_o will_v be_v a_o shield_n to_o he_o to_o defend_v he_o against_o his_o enemy_n verse_n 2._o and_o the_o steward_n of_o my_o house_n be_v this_o eliezer_n of_o damascus_n abram_n do_v not_o herein_o complain_v that_o eliezer_n of_o damascus_n that_o be_v who_o be_v bear_v of_o parent_n of_o damascus_n be_v his_o steward_n but_o that_o he_o have_v no_o other_o stay_n of_o his_o house_n that_o be_v that_o he_o be_v childless_a want_v the_o comfort_n which_o other_o father_n have_v he_o have_v not_o a_o son_n under_o he_o the_o guide_n and_o stay_v of_o his_o family_n but_o all_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o servant_n at_o present_a and_o will_v be_v enjoy_v by_o he_o he_o be_v dead_a for_o want_v of_o a_o heir_n verse_n 3._o and_o abram_n say_v lo_o one_o bear_v in_o my_o house_n be_v my_o heir_n the_o sum_n of_o this_o complaint_n be_v only_o thus_o much_o that_o he_o have_v no_o other_o heir_n in_o his_o house_n none_o to_o inherit_v that_o which_o he_o have_v but_o only_o his_o home-born_a servant_n for_o we_o need_v not_o suppose_v that_o abram_n have_v adopt_v any_o servant_n and_o make_v he_o his_o heir_n which_o abram_n here_o bewail_v as_o one_o perplex_v betwixt_o hope_n and_o fear_n not_o as_o reject_v the_o promise_n of_o god_n concern_v his_o seed_n but_o as_o commend_v to_o god_n his_o sad_a estate_n and_o condition_n and_o intimate_v his_o desire_n that_o god_n will_v at_o length_n remember_v the_o promise_n he_o have_v make_v to_o he_o and_o send_v he_o a_o heir_n verse_n 5._o and_o he_o bring_v he_o forth_o abroad_o etc._n etc._n this_o therefore_o be_v do_v when_o the_o star_n may_v be_v see_v either_o early_a in_o the_o morning_n and_o if_o so_o then_o be_v there_o a_o whole_a day_n spend_v as_o there_o may_v well_o be_v in_o those_o passage_n afterward_o relate_v or_o else_o in_o the_o evening_n and_o than_o it_o be_v here_o relate_v beforehand_o not_o in_o the_o order_n of_o time_n wherein_o it_o be_v do_v for_o afterward_o moses_n speak_v of_o what_o be_v do_v at_o sunset_n vers_fw-la 17._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o when_o the_o sun_n go_v down_o and_o it_o be_v dark_a etc._n etc._n verse_n 9_o and_o he_o say_v take_v i_o a_o heifer_n etc._n etc._n god_n appoint_v these_o thing_n to_o be_v thus_o do_v partly_o as_o a_o sacrifice_n to_o be_v offer_v to_o he_o partly_o that_o they_o may_v be_v as_o sign_n of_o the_o covenant_n which_o he_o now_o make_v with_o abram_n for_o because_o it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o man_n when_o they_o make_v a_o solemn_a covenant_n to_o cut_v beast_n in_o twain_o and_o to_o pass_v between_o the_o part_n thereof_o as_o it_o be_v wish_v the_o like_a to_o themselves_o if_o they_o break_v the_o covenant_n jer._n 34._o 18._o and_o i_o will_v give_v to_o wit_n into_o their_o enemy_n hand_n the_o man_n that_o have_v transgress_v my_o covenant_n which_o have_v not_o perform_v the_o word_n of_o the_o covenant_n which_o they_o have_v make_v before_o i_o when_o they_o cut_v the_o calf_n in_o twain_o and_o pass_v between_o the_o part_n thereof_o therefore_o be_v the_o lord_n please_v to_o use_v the_o same_o manner_n here_o with_o abram_n verse_n 13._o know_v of_o a_o surety_n that_o thy_o seed_n shall_v be_v a_o stranger_n in_o a_o land_n that_o be_v not_o they_o and_o shall_v serve_v they_o etc._n etc._n this_o must_v be_v understand_v to_o be_v speak_v not_o only_o of_o their_o bondage_n in_o egypt_n but_o also_o of_o the_o whole_a time_n of_o their_o sojourn_v both_o in_o canaan_n and_o egypt_n the_o whole_a time_n of_o jacob_n go_v thither_o till_o the_o israelite_n go_v forth_o with_o moses_n can_v be_v find_v above_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o year_n the_o four_o hundred_o year_n therefore_o here_o speak_v of_o must_v begin_v with_o isaac_n birth_n he_o be_v bear_v anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 2109._o and_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o year_n of_o israel_n go_v out_o of_o egypt_n be_v but_o four_o hundred_o and_o five_o year_n which_o small_a odd_a number_n be_v not_o reckon_v as_o it_o be_v usual_a in_o the_o scripture_n to_o leave_v out_o such_o small_a number_n in_o computation_n of_o time_n verse_n 14._o and_o also_o that_o nation_n who_o they_o shall_v serve_v will_v i_o judge_v this_o be_v add_v particular_o concern_v egypt_n because_o there_o they_o suffer_v the_o heavy_a affliction_n verse_n 16._o but_o in_o the_o four_o generation_n they_o shall_v come_v hither_o again_o by_o generation_n i_o conceive_v be_v mean_v the_o succession_n of_o child_n grandchild_n and_o so_o forth_o in_o their_o several_a age_n and_o in_o reckon_n of_o these_o four_o generation_n we_o must_v begin_v with_o the_o child_n of_o the_o patriarch_n who_o with_o their_o father_n jacob_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n and_o be_v ever_o reckon_v the_o twelve_o several_a stock_n out_o of_o which_o the_o israel_n of_o god_n do_v grow_v in_o their_o several_a tribe_n so_o that_o the_o child_n of_o the_o twelve_o patriarch_n we_o account_v the_o first_o generation_n their_o child_n the_o second_o and_o so_o forward_o and_o this_o promise_n we_o see_v evident_o perform_v where_o we_o find_v eleazar_n part_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n josh_n 14._o 1._o and_o these_o be_v the_o country_n which_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n inherit_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n which_o eleazar_n the_o priest_n etc._n etc._n distribute_v for_o inheritance_n unto_o they_o for_o cohath_n the_o son_n of_o levi_n who_o go_v with_o jacob_n into_o egypt_n gen._n 46._o 11._o we_o must_v reckon_v of_o the_o first_o generation_n amram_v his_o son_n of_o the_o second_o aaron_n his_o son_n of_o the_o three_o and_o eleazar_n his_o son_n of_o the_o four_o verse_n 16._o for_o the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o amorites_n be_v not_o yet_o full_a that_o be_v the_o amorites_n and_o those_o other_o sinful_a nation_n mention_v afterward_o this_o one_o among_o who_o abram_n now_o dwell_v be_v by_o a_o figurative_a speech_n put_v for_o all_o verse_n 18._o in_o that_o same_o day_n the_o lord_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o abram_n this_o be_v add_v to_o show_v the_o end_n of_o those_o vision_n former_o relate_v namely_o that_o they_o be_v sign_n of_o the_o covenant_n which_o that_o day_n god_n have_v make_v with_o abram_n unto_o thy_o seed_n have_v i_o give_v this_o land_n from_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n unto_o the_o great_a river_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v from_o the_o river_n sihor_n unto_o the_o great_a river_n euphrates_n some_o think_v that_o by_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n here_o nilus_n be_v mean_v but_o because_o we_o read_v not_o that_o ever_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o israelite_n reach_v so_o far_o and_o elsewhere_o in_o describe_v the_o bound_n of_o this_o land_n to_o wit_n josh_n 13._o 3._o the_o river_n sihor_n be_v mention_v as_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n and_o jer._n 2._o 18._o sihor_n and_o euphrates_n be_v as_o here_o oppose_v one_o against_o the_o other_o what_o have_v thou_o to_o do_v in_o the_o way_n of_o egypt_n to_o drink_v the_o water_n of_o sihor_n or_o what_o have_v thou_o to_o do_v in_o the_o way_n of_o assyria_n to_o drink_v the_o water_n of_o the_o river_n that_o be_v euphrates_n call_v by_o way_n of_o eminency_n the_o river_n therefore_o most_o probable_o it_o be_v think_v that_o by_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n sihor_n be_v mean_v a_o more_o difficult_a question_n concern_v this_o place_n be_v whether_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o israelite_n land_n do_v ever_o reach_v the_o other_o way_n so_o far_o as_o euphrates_n but_o for_o this_o we_o must_v know_v that_o though_o the_o land_n which_o they_o inhabit_v reach_v no_o further_o northward_o than_o hamath_n numb_a 34._o 8._o which_o be_v far_o on_o this_o side_n euphrates_n yet_o in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n and_o solomon_n all_o that_o country_n as_o far_o as_o euphrates_n become_v tributary_n to_o they_o as_o we_o may_v see_v 2._o sam._n 8._o 3_o etc._n etc._n and_o 1._o king_n 4._o 21._o solomon_n reign_v over_o all_o the_o kingdom_n from_o the_o river_n that_o be_v euphrates_n unto_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o in_o this_o regard_n euphrates_n be_v sometime_o make_v the_o utmost_a bound_n of_o the_o dominion_n promise_v to_o abraham_n posterity_n chap._n xvi_o verse_n 2._o and_o sarai_n say_v unto_o abram_n behold_v now_o the_o lord_n have_v restrain_v i_o from_o bear_v this_o show_v when_o sarai_n begin_v to_o think_v of_o procure_v the_o promise_a seed_n by_o this_o course_n namely_o
be_v to_o use_v in_o the_o sacrifice_n for_o happy_o they_o all_o go_v on_o foot_n and_o only_o use_v the_o ass_n for_o the_o carry_v of_o the_o wood_n or_o perhaps_o only_a abraham_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o age_n do_v ride_v and_o the_o rest_n go_v on_o foot_n and_o i_o and_o the_o lad_n will_v go_v yonder_o and_o worship_n and_o come_v again_o to_o you_o thus_o by_o the_o all-ruling_a providence_n of_o god_n he_o propehsy_v of_o that_o whereof_o he_o know_v nothing_o it_o can_v be_v that_o he_o distinct_o know_v that_o he_o shall_v bring_v back_o his_o son_n again_o for_o than_o what_o great_a matter_n be_v there_o in_o this_o that_o he_o do_v rather_o sure_o he_o speak_v this_o as_o a_o man_n astonish_v and_o amaze_v neither_o need_v we_o be_v so_o careful_a to_o clear_a abraham_n from_o seek_v by_o this_o dissemble_a to_o keep_v his_o servant_n from_o suspect_v that_o which_o he_o go_v about_o rather_o let_v we_o admire_v the_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n that_o he_o suffer_v abraham_n in_o this_o great_a of_o all_o humane_a action_n to_o show_v a_o little_a frailty_n that_o we_o may_v not_o look_v for_o perfection_n here_o verse_n 6._o and_o abraham_n take_v the_o wood_n of_o the_o burn_a offering_n and_o lay_v it_o upon_o isaac_n his_o son_n but_o how_o be_v he_o able_a to_o carry_v so_o much_o wood_n as_o will_v serve_v for_o the_o burn_a up_o of_o the_o sacrifice_n i_o answer_v 1._o it_o appear_v by_o this_o that_o he_o be_v now_o a_o youth_n well_o grow_v 2._o it_o may_v well_o be_v that_o abraham_n carry_v with_o he_o some_o lesser_a quantity_n of_o dry_a choice_n wood_n to_o begin_v the_o fire_n resolve_v to_o furnish_v himself_o with_o the_o rest_n upon_o the_o mountain_n 3._o happy_o isaac_n carry_v it_o at_o several_a time_n though_o that_o be_v not_o here_o express_v but_o only_o so_o much_o as_o will_v serve_v to_o show_v how_o even_o in_o this_o he_o be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n john_n 19_o 17._o and_o he_o bear_v his_o cross_n go_v forth_o etc._n etc._n verse_n 9_o and_o bind_v isaac_n his_o son_n it_o be_v not_o likely_a that_o all_o particular_n be_v here_o express_v no_o doubt_n abraham_n before_o he_o bind_v he_o acquaint_v he_o with_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n and_o urge_v the_o necessity_n of_o obedience_n the_o promise_n and_o power_n of_o god_n and_o whatever_n may_v prepare_v he_o to_o yield_v himself_o to_o be_v sacrifice_v as_o god_n have_v command_v but_o these_o moses_n relate_v not_o but_o only_o that_o abraham_n bind_v he_o etc._n etc._n that_o so_o we_o may_v know_v that_o in_o not_o resist_v but_o meek_o suffer_v his_o father_n to_o proceed_v isaac_n be_v also_o a_o type_n of_o christ_n mark_v 15._o 1._o the_o chief_a priest_n hold_v a_o consultation_n etc._n etc._n and_o bind_v jesus_n act_n 8._o 32._o he_o be_v lead_v as_o a_o sheep_n to_o the_o slaughter_n and_o like_o a_o lamb_n dumb_a before_o the_o shearer_n so_o open_v he_o not_o his_o mouth_n verse_n 11._o and_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n call_v unto_o he_o that_o be_v christ_n the_o eternal_a word_n of_o his_o father_n who_o speak_v of_o himself_o as_o god_n vers_fw-la 12._o for_o now_o i_o know_v thou_o fear_v god_n see_v thou_o have_v not_o withhold_v thy_o son_n thy_o only_a son_n from_o i_o and_o be_v call_v jehovah_n vers_fw-la ●6_n and_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n call_v unto_o he_o out_o of_o heaven_n the_o second_o time_n and_o say_v by_o myself_o have_v i_o swear_v say_v the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 13_o and_o abraham_n lift_v up_o his_o eye_n hear_v this_o voice_n from_o heaven_n he_o look_v about_o and_o behind_o he_o he_o espy_v this_o ram_n which_o he_o take_v as_o send_v of_o god_n to_o supply_v isaac_n room_n or_o it_o may_v be_v he_o lift_v up_o his_o eye_n purposely_o to_o look_v for_o a_o sacrifice_n verse_n 14._o as_o it_o be_v say_v to_o this_o day_n in_o the_o mount_n of_o the_o lord_n it_o shall_v be_v see_v in_o the_o mount_n that_o be_v in_o d●e_a time_n and_o place_n or_o in_o like_a manner_n as_o once_o to_o abraham_n in_o the_o mount_n it_o shall_v be_v see_v that_o be_v it_o shall_v be_v provide_v for_o god_n will_v help_v and_o that_o his_o child_n shall_v see_v for_o both_o these_o be_v employ_v in_o this_o proverb_n which_o upon_o this_o occasion_n grow_v so_o ordinary_a in_o follow_v time_n to_o wit_n both_o that_o god_n will_v provide_v for_o his_o servant_n in_o their_o extremity_n and_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v do_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o they_o shall_v plain_o see_v it_o come_v from_o god_n verse_n 16._o by_o myself_o have_v i_o swear_v say_v the_o lord_n this_o do_v not_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v not_o christ_n the_o eternal_a word_n of_o the_o father_n who_o now_o speak_v to_o abraham_n the_o like_a we_o have_v psal_n 2._o 7._o the_o lord_n have_v say_v unto_o i_o thou_o be_v my_o son_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 17._o and_o thy_o seed_n shall_v possess_v the_o gate_n of_o his_o enemy_n that_o be_v thou_o shall_v subject_v they_o and_o bring_v both_o their_o strength_n and_o government_n under_o command_n for_o by_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o enemy_n be_v here_o mean_v their_o strength_n and_o government_n their_o strength_n because_o there_o they_o have_v their_o strong_a fortification_n their_o government_n because_o there_o the_o magistrate_n sit_v in_o judgement_n deut._n 22._o 15._o then_o shall_v the_o father_n of_o the_o damsel_n and_o her_o mother_n take_v and_o bring_v forth_o the_o token_n of_o the_o damsel_n virginity_n unto_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o city_n in_o the_o gate_n verse_n 24._o and_o his_o concubine_n who_o name_n be_v reumah_n etc._n etc._n the_o hebrew_n word_n translate_v concubine_n signify_v a_o half_a wife_n or_o divide_v and_o secondary_a wife_n which_o be_v a_o wife_n for_o the_o bed_n and_o therein_o differ_v from_o a_o whore_n but_o not_o for_o honour_n and_o government_n of_o the_o family_n 1._o king_n 11._o 3._o and_o he_o have_v seven_o hundred_o wife_n princess_n and_o three_o hundred_o concubine_n chap._n xxiii_o verse_n 2._o and_o abraham_n come_v to_o mourn_v for_o sarah_n etc._n etc._n the_o most_o of_o expositor_n hold_v that_o both_o abraham_n and_o sarah_n have_v now_o remove_v their_o dwell_n from_o beersheba_n to_o hebron_n and_o that_o this_o therefore_o which_o be_v here_o say_v that_o abraham_n come_v to_o mourn_v for_o sarah_n be_v only_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o his_o come_n to_o sarahs_n tent_n for_o abraham_n and_o she_o have_v several_a tent_n gen._n 24._o 67._o and_o isaac_n bring_v she_o into_o his_o mother_n sarahs_n tent_n yet_o many_o also_o hold_v that_o abraham_n dwell_v still_o at_o beersheba_n &_o that_o sarah_n upon_o some_o occasion_n not_o express_v be_v at_o hebron_n fall_v sick_a and_o die_v and_o so_o abraham_n hear_v of_o it_o come_v thither_o to_o lament_v and_o bury_v she_o which_o be_v the_o more_o probable_a because_o vers_n 4._o as_o a_o stranger_n he_o s●es_v for_o a_o bury_a place_n which_o he_o will_v not_o in_o that_o manner_n have_v do_v if_o he_o have_v be_v a_o dweller_n among_o they_o as_o it_o be_v express_o note_v of_o ephron_n that_o he_o be_v and_o also_o because_o isaac_n dwell_v afterward_o near_o lahairoi_a which_o be_v not_o far_o from_o beersheba_n verse_n 3._o and_o speak_v unto_o the_o son_n of_o heth._n that_o be_v the_o governor_n and_o elder_n of_o the_o hittite_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o hebron_n verse_n 4._o give_v i_o a_o possession_n of_o a_o bury_a place_n with_o you_o etc._n etc._n that_o be_v give_v m●_n liberty_n to_o purchase_v though_o a_o stranger_n a_o possession_n of_o a_o bury_a place_n verse_n 10._o and_o ephron_n d●velt_v among_o the_o child_n of_o heth._n other_o read_v and_o ephron_n sit_v among_o the_o child_n of_o heth_n not_o unfit_o abraham_n not_o know_v the_o man_n have_v speak_v of_o he_o as_o of_o one_o absent_a ere_o ephrons_n answer_n therefore_o be_v insert_v moses_n show_v that_o he_o sit_v there_o among_o the_o other_o elder_n and_o so_o immediate_o reply_v to_o abraham_n demand_n however_o if_o we_o read_v it_o as_o our_o translation_n render_v it_o and_o ephron_n dwell_v among_o the_o child_n of_o heth_n it_o come_v all_o to_o one_o for_o his_o dwell_v among_o they_o be_v express_v only_o to_o imply_v that_o he_o be_v himself_o one_o of_o the_o chief_a inhabitant_n of_o that_o city_n sit_v at_o that_o time_n among_o the_o other_o governor_n and_o elder_n and_o so_o present_o answer_v for_o himself_o to_o that_o request_n which_o abraham_n have_v make_v verse_n 13._o but_o if_o thou_o will_v give_v it_o etc._n etc._n other_o translation_n supply_v this_o imperfect_a speech_n thus_o if_o thou_o be_v that_o ephron_n
etc._n etc._n which_o seem_v to_o imply_v that_o he_o have_v only_o former_o hear_v of_o he_o not_o see_v his_o face_n i_o will_v give_v thou_o money_n for_o the_o field_n abraham_n persist_v to_o refuse_v it_o of_o gift_n because_o he_o will_v not_o by_o any_o bounty_n of_o they_o enjoy_v one_o foot_n of_o that_o land_n which_o god_n have_v give_v he_o entire_a for_o his_o possession_n verse_n 17._o and_o the_o field_n of_o ephron_n etc._n etc._n that_o this_o be_v not_o that_o purchase_v bury_v place_n whereof_o stephen_n speak_v act._n 7._o 16._o be_v evident_a because_o that_o be_v in_o sichem_n this_o in_o hebron_n that_o be_v buy_v of_o emor_n the_o father_n of_o sichem_n this_o of_o ephron_n chap._n xxiv_o verse_n 1._o and_o abraham_n be_v old_a etc._n etc._n his_o age_n put_v he_o in_o mind_n to_o provide_v for_o his_o son_n marriage_n he_o be_v now_o a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o year_n old_a for_o isaac_n be_v forty_o gen._n 25._o 20._o and_o isaac_n be_v forty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o take_v rebekah_n to_o wife_n and_o he_o be_v bear_v when_o abraham_n be_v a_o hundred_o gen._n 21._o 5._o abraham_n be_v a_o hundred_o year_n old_a when_o his_o son_n isaac_n be_v bear_v unto_o he_o verse_n 2._o and_o abraham_n say_v unto_o his_o elder_a servant_n etc._n etc._n this_o in_o likelihood_n be_v his_o steward_n eliezer_n who_o be_v bear_v in_o his_o house_n gen._n 15._o 2_o 3._o and_o the_o steward_n of_o my_o house_n be_v this_o eliezer_n of_o damascus_n and_o abraham_n say_v behold_v to_o i_o thou_o have_v give_v no_o seed_n and_o lo_o one_o bear_v in_o my_o house_n be_v my_o heir_n put_v i_o pray_v thou_o thy_o hand_n under_o my_o thigh_n etc._n etc._n a_o sign_n which_o jacob_n also_o require_v of_o his_o son_n joseph_n gen._n 47._o 29._o either_o in_o token_n of_o homage_n and_o to_o signify_v subjection_n that_o as_o their_o hand_n lie_v under_o the_o thigh_n of_o he_o that_o enjoin_v the_o oath_n so_o they_o acknowledge_v themselves_o under_o his_o power_n bind_v to_o obey_v his_o command_n or_o for_o a_o further_a mystery_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o circumcision_n or_o rather_o of_o christ_n the_o promise_a seed_n who_o be_v to_o come_v out_o of_o abraham_n loin_n or_o thigh_n gen._n 46._o 26._o all_o the_o soul_n that_o come_v with_o jacob_n into_o egypt_n which_o come_v out_o of_o his_o loin_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 3._o that_o thou_o will_v not_o take_v a_o wife_n unto_o my_o son_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o canaanite_n etc._n etc._n not_o only_o because_o they_o be_v a_o profane_a idolatrous_a people_n but_o especial_o because_o he_o will_v not_o have_v his_o seed_n mix_v themselves_o with_o that_o accurse_a nation_n in_o who_o place_n they_o shall_v succeed_v when_o god_n have_v destroy_v they_o according_a to_o his_o promise_n verse_n 5._o must_v i_o needs_o bring_v thy_o son_n again_o unto_o the_o land_n from_o whence_o thou_o come_v abraham_n have_v require_v his_o servant_n to_o swear_v as_o be_v relate_v in_o the_o forego_n verse_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o take_v a_o wife_n for_o his_o son_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o canaanite_n but_o that_o he_o shall_v go_v unto_o the_o land_n from_o whence_o he_o come_v and_o there_o among_o his_o kindred_n provide_v a_o wife_n for_o he_o in_o these_o word_n the_o servant_n object_n a_o case_n that_o may_v happen_v and_o desire_v direction_n therein_o to_o wit_n if_o there_o be_v not_o a_o fit_a wise_a find_v among_o his_o kindred_n that_o will_v leave_v her_o country_n to_o come_v into_o canaan_n nor_o yield_v to_o marry_v isaac_n but_o upon_o condition_n that_o he_o shall_v leave_v canaan_n and_o come_v into_o the_o land_n where_o she_o dwell_v whether_o in_o this_o case_n he_o shall_v be_v so_o strict_o bind_v by_o his_o oath_n to_o provide_v he_o a_o wife_n among_o his_o kindred_n that_o of_o necessity_n he_o must_v consent_v to_o this_o condition_n rather_o than_o not_o to_o marry_v he_o to_o one_o of_o they_o this_o i_o say_v be_v doubtless_o the_o drift_n of_o these_o word_n must_v i_o needs_o bring_v thy_o son_n again_o unto_o the_o land_n from_o whence_o thou_o come_v only_o further_a yet_o to_o clear_v they_o two_o thing_n must_v be_v note_v 1._o that_o those_o word_n must_v i_o bring_v thy_o son_n again_o into_o the_o land_n etc._n etc._n must_v not_o make_v we_o think_v that_o isaac_n be_v now_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o tender_a year_n under_o this_o servant_n government_n and_o at_o his_o dispose_n to_o be_v carry_v up_o and_o down_o whither_o he_o please_v for_o he_o be_v now_o well-nigh_o forty_o year_n old_a gen._n 25._o 20._o isaac_n be_v forty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o take_v rebekah_n to_o wife_n but_o be_v only_o mean_v as_o a_o enquiry_n whether_o he_o shall_v in_o treat_v about_o a_o wife_n for_o he_o consent_v to_o that_o condition_n of_o isaac_n remove_v to_o dwell_v among_o his_o father_n kindred_n and_o persuade_v isaac_n to_o it_o who_o it_o seem_v have_v undertake_v to_o his_o father_n to_o be_v guide_v by_o this_o servant_n in_o the_o business_n of_o his_o marriage_n and_o 2._o though_o isaac_n be_v bear_v in_o canaan_n and_o have_v never_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n from_o whence_o his_o father_n come_v yet_o he_o say_v must_v i_o bring_v thy_o son_n again_o into_o the_o land_n from_o whence_o thou_o come_v to_o wit_n in_o relation_n to_o his_o father_n former_a dwell_n there_o as_o with_o the_o like_a phrase_n gen._n 15._o 16._o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o israelite_n shall_v in_o the_o four_o generation_n come_v again_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n out_o of_o egypt_n though_o their_o father_n only_a not_o themselves_o have_v be_v there_o before_o verse_n 6._o beware_v thou_o that_o thou_o bring_v not_o my_o son_n thither_o again_o that_o be_v yield_v not_o to_o any_o such_o condition_n undertake_v no_o such_o thing_n when_o you_o treat_v with_o my_o kindred_n about_o a_o wife_n for_o he_o i_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n have_v my_o son_n leave_v this_o land_n and_o go_v thither_o to_o dwell_v and_o therefore_o be_v sure_a that_o you_o yield_v to_o no_o such_o condition_n nor_o persuade_v my_o son_n to_o it_o when_o i_o be_o go_v now_o this_o abraham_n do_v thus_o earnest_o give_v in_o charge_n to_o his_o servant_n not_o only_o because_o he_o know_v his_o kindred_n be_v not_o so_o free_a from_o idolatrous_a corruption_n in_o religion_n as_o he_o desire_v though_o they_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n and_o therefore_o have_v respect_n to_o his_o son_n therein_o but_o especial_o because_o he_o know_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v call_v he_o out_o of_o that_o land_n into_o canaan_n to_o take_v possession_n of_o it_o as_o it_o be_v both_o for_o he_o and_o his_o posterity_n and_o that_o therefore_o his_o son_n go_v to_o dwell_v elsewhere_o will_v be_v a_o kind_n of_o renounce_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n as_o therefore_o himself_o by_o faith_n have_v hitherto_o abide_v there_o heb._n 11._o 9_o so_o he_o will_v have_v his_o son_n do_v also_o choose_v rather_o to_o have_v he_o live_v as_o a_o stranger_n and_o sojourner_n in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n then_o to_o have_v he_o live_v among_o his_o kindred_n in_o the_o land_n of_o his_o forefather_n nativity_n verse_n 10._o and_o the_o servant_n take_v ten_o camel_n etc._n etc._n the_o reason_n why_o he_o take_v so_o many_o camel_n and_o servant_n also_o answerable_a as_o be_v express_v ver_fw-la 59_o they_o send_v away_o abraham_n servant_n and_o his_o man_n be_v doubtless_o partly_o because_o the_o journey_n be_v very_o long_o and_o much_o of_o it_o through_o desert_a place_n and_o so_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o he_o shall_v take_v store_n of_o provision_n along_o with_o they_o partly_o because_o he_o be_v to_o carry_v many_o rich_a present_n with_o he_o of_o all_o sort_n to_o give_v among_o his_o master_n kindred_n and_o partly_o because_o it_o be_v fit_a he_o shall_v go_v the_o more_o rich_o attend_v that_o thereby_o his_o master_n kindred_n may_v see_v what_o a_o mighty_a man_n of_o wealth_n his_o master_n be_v and_o the_o more_o ready_o embrace_v the_o motion_n of_o a_o match_n to_o be_v make_v with_o his_o son_n and_o because_o it_o may_v happy_o seem_v strange_a that_o he_o shall_v so_o free_o take_v for_o his_o journey_n of_o his_o master_n good_n what_o he_o please_v himself_o this_o clause_n be_v add_v for_o all_o the_o good_n of_o his_o master_n be_v in_o his_o hand_n that_o be_v they_o be_v always_o at_o his_o command_n so_o that_o he_o may_v take_v what_o he_o think_v fit_a to_o who_o wisdom_n and_o care_n the_o manage_n of_o this_o business_n be_v whole_o leave_v and_o go_v to_o mesopotamia_n as_o mizraim_n be_v in_o greek_a and_o other_o tongue_n call_v
bear_v he_o come_v out_o of_o his_o mother_n womb_n immediate_o after_o his_o brother_n that_o be_v bear_v before_o he_o hold_v he_o by_o the_o heel_n as_o if_o he_o will_v have_v pull_v he_o back_o that_o he_o may_v be_v bear_v before_o he_o which_o doubtless_o be_v purposely_o so_o dispose_v by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n as_o a_o sign_n presage_v what_o shall_v afterward_o come_v to_o pass_v to_o wit_n that_o he_o shall_v by_o cunning_a supplant_v his_o brother_n and_o get_v the_o pre-eminence_n of_o the_o birthright_n and_o blessing_n from_o he_o verse_n 27._o and_o esau_n be_v a_o cunning_a hunter_n etc._n etc._n their_o different_a condition_n be_v herein_o express_v esau_n be_v a_o man_n that_o follow_v his_o pleasure_n a_o cunning_a man_n and_o valorous_a jacob_n a_o plain_a man_n that_o be_v a_o man_n of_o little_a note_n in_o comparison_n of_o his_o brother_n there_o be_v not_o that_o show_n of_o outward_a strength_n and_o valour_n in_o he_o he_o be_v a_o good_a plain_a man_n dwell_v in_o tent_n that_o be_v he_o live_v a_o plain_a shepherd_n life_n and_o be_v not_o so_o conspicuous_a for_o outward_a glory_n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o the_o word_n in_o the_o original_a here_o translate_v plain_a signify_v upright_o sincere_a and_o without_o gulle_n neither_o do_v i_o deny_v but_o that_o this_o also_o may_v be_v intend_v in_o this_o place_n to_o wit_n that_o jacob_n be_v a_o candid_a plainhearted_a man_n for_o such_o jacob_n be_v doubtless_o in_o his_o whole_a conversation_n though_o in_o that_o particular_a of_o get_v away_o the_o blessing_n from_o his_o brother_n be_v carry_v away_o with_o his_o mother_n counsel_n and_o his_o desire_n of_o the_o birthright_n he_o fail_v through_o infirmity_n and_o use_v more_o dissemble_a and_o fraud_n then_o upright_o and_o plainhearted_a man_n can_v in_o any_o business_n well_o endure_v to_o use_v but_o yet_o i_o say_v that_o exposition_n concern_v the_o plainness_n of_o his_o course_n and_o condition_n of_o life_n do_v best_a suit_n with_o the_o drift_n of_o this_o place_n as_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o opposition_n we_o may_v note_v betwixt_o that_o which_o be_v say_v of_o esau_n and_o that_o which_o be_v say_v of_o jacob_n esau_n be_v a_o cunning_a hunter_n a_o man_n of_o the_o field_n and_o jacob_n be_v a_o plain_a man_n dwell_v in_o tent_n verse_n 28._o and_o isaac_n love_v esau_n because_o he_o do_v eat_v of_o his_o venison_n that_o be_v he_o love_v he_o best_o his_o affection_n be_v most_o to_o he_o as_o rebekahs_n be_v most_o to_o jacob_n though_o she_o love_v esau_n too_o now_o because_o it_o may_v well_o be_v think_v that_o it_o do_v not_o beseem_v so_o great_a and_o so_o good_a a_o man_n as_o isaac_n be_v to_o prefer_v esau_n in_o his_o affection_n npon_o so_o slight_a a_o ground_n and_o so_o po●re_v a_o reason_n as_o this_o be_v because_o his_o venison_n please_v his_o palate_n it_o be_v conceive_v by_o some_o expositor_n that_o it_o be_v not_o mere_o for_o the_o venison_n sake_n that_o he_o love_v he_o so_o dear_o but_o because_o his_o son_n esau_n care_n and_o diligence_n in_o provide_v for_o he_o the_o meat_n which_o he_o see_v he_o delight_v in_o be_v in_o his_o apprehension_n a_o sign_n that_o he_o do_v great_o reverence_n respect_n and_o love_v his_o father_n and_o that_o he_o will_v prove_v the_o most_o able_a and_o active_a the_o fit_a for_o great_a employment_n and_o the_o best_a and_o stout_a stay_n and_o support_v of_o their_o family_n verse_n 30._o and_o esau_n say_v to_o jacob_n feed_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o with_o that_o same_o red_a pottage_n the_o word_n pottage_n be_v not_o in_o the_o hebrew_n but_o only_o the_o word_n red_a be_v double_v with_o that_o red_a red_a and_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o be_v either_o that_o not_o know_v what_o to_o call_v it_o he_o only_o describe_v it_o by_o the_o colour_n and_o that_o doubtless_o because_o it_o be_v very_o red_a or_o else_o because_o come_v home_o weary_a and_o ready_a to_o faint_v vers_n 29._o he_o speak_v as_o one_o in_o haste_n and_o greedy_o long_v for_o it_o undoubted_o he_o may_v have_v have_v other_o food_n in_o his_o father_n house_n and_o therefore_o this_o so_o sudden_a and_o earnest_a desire_n of_o that_o food_n which_o his_o brother_n have_v provide_v for_o himself_o must_v needs_o proceed_v 1._o from_o the_o extremity_n he_o be_v in_o be_v ready_a to_o faint_v 2._o from_o the_o eager_a desire_n of_o his_o appetite_n towards_o that_o meat_n which_o in_o this_o extremity_n his_o eye_n first_o pitch_v upon_o therefore_o be_v his_o name_n call_v edom._n that_o be_v red._n when_o and_o by_o who_o this_o name_n be_v give_v he_o it_o be_v uncertain_a happy_o it_o be_v in_o process_n of_o time_n when_o he_o have_v lose_v his_o birthright_n which_o may_v make_v this_o passage_n the_o more_o serious_o think_v on_o but_o however_o this_o be_v the_o occasion_n because_o of_o this_o his_o immoderate_a desire_n of_o this_o red_a broth_n he_o be_v call_v edom_n and_o so_o this_o name_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o brand_n set_v upon_o he_o for_o his_o greediness_n and_o profaneness_n verse_n 31._o sell_v i_o this_o day_n thy_o brithright_n the_o birthright_n make_v they_o first_o in_o honour_n under_o their_o parent_n gen._n 49._o 3._o reuben_n thou_o be_v my_o first-born_a my_o might_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o my_o strength_n the_o excellency_n of_o dignity_n and_o the_o excellency_n of_o power_n 2._o it_o give_v they_o a_o double_a portion_n of_o their_o father_n good_n deut._n 21._o 17._o he_o shall_v acknowledge_v the_o son_n of_o the_o hate_a for_o the_o first-born_a by_o give_v he_o a_o double_a portion_n of_o all_o that_o he_o have_v 3._o it_o advance_v they_o to_o the_o government_n of_o the_o family_n gen._n 4._o 7._o unto_o thou_o shall_v be_v his_o desire_n and_o thou_o shall_v rule_v over_o he_o and_o as_o some_o think_v to_o the_o priesthood_n too_o and_o withal_o it_o be_v a_o outward_a sign_n and_o pledge_n of_o be_v one_o of_o those_o first-born_a heb._n 12._o 23._o which_o be_v write_v in_o heaven_n fellow-heir_n together_o with_o christ_n of_o the_o heavenly_a kingdom_n the_o heavenly_a canaan_n jacob_n therefore_o upon_o this_o advantage_n of_o esau_n desire_n his_o pottage_n bargain_n with_o he_o for_o the_o birthright_n and_o get_v it_o from_o esau_n in_o the_o manage_n whereof_o to_o free_v he_o from_o sin_n be_v a_o needless_a labour_n since_o we_o know_v that_o god_n be_v often_o wont_a to_o bring_v good_a out_o of_o evil_a verse_n 34._o and_o he_o do_v eat_v and_o drink_v and_o rise_v up_o etc._n etc._n never_o trouble_v at_o all_o for_o that_o which_o he_o have_v do_v chap._n xxvi_o verse_n 1._o and_o isaac_n go_v unto_o abimelech_n etc._n etc._n see_v the_o note_n upon_o ●_o chap._n 20._o vers_fw-la 2._o verse_n 2._o go_v not_o down_o into_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n god_n will_v not_o allow_v he_o to_o remove_v into_o egypt_n wh●ther_o it_o seem_v he_o be_v purpose_v to_o have_v go_v but_o limit_n he_o to_o palestina_n both_o because_o he_o will_v thereby_o show_v he_o how_o his_o affection_n shall_v cleave_v to_o the_o land_n promise_v to_o he_o and_o to_o his_o seed_n and_o also_o that_o he_o may_v try_v his_o faith_n with_o bring_v he_o to_o rest_v upon_o his_o promise_n whilst_o he_o live_v in_o a_o land_n where_o the_o famine_n do_v perhaps_o in_o part_n prevail_v verse_n 3._o and_o i_o will_v perform_v the_o oath_n which_o i_o swear_v etc._n etc._n to_o wit_n the_o oath_n which_o i_o swear_v to_o thy_o father_n abraham_n whilst_o thou_o be_v by_o for_o immediate_o after_o isaac_n shall_v have_v be_v offer_v as_o a_o sacrifice_n do_v the_o lord_n swear_v this_o to_o abraham_n chap._n 22._o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18._o verse_n 9_o and_o abimelech_n call_v isaac_n and_o say_v behold_v of_o a_o surety_n she_o be_v thy_o wife_n this_o he_o have_v say_v because_o vers_fw-la 8._o he_o see_v isaac_n sport_v with_o rebekah_n so_o holy_a and_o unblamable_a be_v isaac_n life_n that_o worse_a than_o this_o he_o never_o suspect_v verse_n 15._o all_o the_o well_n which_o his_o father_n servant_n have_v dig_v etc._n etc._n the_o philistines_n have_v stop_v they_o etc._n etc._n this_o injury_n be_v great_a because_o of_o the_o scarcity_n of_o water_n and_o against_o their_o covenant_n and_o oath_n gen._n 21._o 30._o for_o these_o seven_o ew-lamb_n shall_v thou_o take_v of_o my_o hand_n that_o they_o may_v be_v a_o witness_n unto_o i_o that_o i_o have_v dig_v this_o well_o etc._n etc._n verse_n 24._o and_o the_o lord_n appear_v unto_o he_o the_o same_o night_n as_o it_o seem_v to_o comfort_v he_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o envious_a proceed_n of_o the_o philistine_n against_o he_o verse_n 29._o thou_o be_v now_o the_o bless_a
provident_a care_n over_o his_o father_n and_o those_o thing_n that_o concern_v he_o he_o say_v not_o the_o lord_n god_n bring_v it_o to_o i_o but_z the_o lord_n thy_o god_n etc._n etc._n and_o thus_o still_o he_o be_v further_a and_o further_o ensnare_v in_o do_v that_o which_o be_v not_o lawful_a that_o his_o father_n may_v not_o discover_v the_o fraud_n but_o may_v give_v he_o the_o blessing_n verse_n 27._o he_o smell_v the_o smell_n of_o his_o raiment_n and_o bless_v he_o rebekah_n have_v put_v upon_o jacob_n esau_n choice_a garment_n goodly_a raiment_n vers_fw-la 15._o which_o it_o seem_v according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o those_o time_n and_o country_n be_v perfume_v for_o that_o land_n abound_v with_o sweet_a spice_n which_o isaac_n smell_v he_o take_v that_o occasion_n to_o begin_v the_o blessing_n thus_o see_v say_v he_o the_o smell_n of_o my_o son_n be_v as_o the_o smell_n of_o a_o field_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v bless_v verse_n 28._o therefore_o god_n give_v thou_o of_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v both_o a_o prayer_n and_o a_o prophecy_n neither_o must_v we_o understand_v it_o only_o of_o the_o person_n of_o jacob_n but_o of_o his_o posterity_n for_o the_o lordship_n over_o his_o brethren_n promise_v vers_fw-la 29._o be_v lord_n over_o thy_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n be_v not_o literal_o fulfil_v till_o many_o year_n after_o when_o the_o idumean_n be_v servant_n to_o the_o israelite_n nor_o only_a of_o temporal_a blessing_n which_o be_v only_o express_v we_o must_v know_v that_o in_o those_o time_n god_n do_v chief_o make_v know_v his_o will_n concern_v christ_n and_o those_o spiritual_a and_o heavenly_a gift_n that_o be_v give_v we_o in_o christ_n dark_o and_o obscure_o under_o the_o promise_n of_o earthly_a thing_n as_o type_n of_o heavenly_a blessing_n and_o therefore_o though_o these_o outward_a thing_n be_v only_o mention_v yet_o this_o prophecy_n must_v be_v extend_v to_o all_o that_o be_v include_v in_o the_o promise_n of_o abraham_n verse_n 33._o and_o isaac_n tremble_v very_o exceed_o and_o say_v etc._n etc._n the_o follow_a word_n utter_v by_o he_o in_o this_o perplexity_n and_o fear_n do_v best_a show_v what_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o his_o fear_n that_o enquiry_n which_o in_o his_o astonishment_n he_o make_v after_o the_o party_n bless_v who_o where_o be_v he_o that_o have_v take_v venison_n and_o bring_v it_o i_o etc._n etc._n argue_v methinks_v plain_o a_o sudden_a fear_n that_o seize_v on_o he_o lest_o he_o have_v settle_v the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o blessing_n where_o he_o shall_v not_o and_o yet_o withal_o his_o confirm_v of_o the_o blessing_n unto_o jacob_n in_o the_o close_a of_o his_o speech_n imply_v as_o plain_o that_o remember_v what_o god_n have_v say_v gen._n 25._o 23._o the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a etc._n etc._n and_o compare_v it_o with_o this_o which_o now_o happen_v it_o strike_v he_o with_o a_o great_a fear_n that_o he_o have_v go_v about_o as_o far_o as_o in_o he_o lay_v to_o cross_v the_o purpose_n and_o decree_n of_o god_n thus_o therefore_o i_o conceive_v of_o this_o place_n that_o isaac_n as_o a_o man_n sudden_o astonish_v and_o amaze_v be_v at_o first_o distract_v with_o several_a fear_n and_o know_v not_o what_o to_o fear_v most_o yet_o at_o last_o perceive_v how_o evident_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n be_v in_o this_o business_n he_o shake_v off_o all_o carnal_a affection_n and_o confirm_v the_o blessing_n to_o jacob_n i_o have_v eat_v of_o all_o before_o thou_o come_v and_o have_v bless_v he_o yea_o and_o he_o shall_v be_v bless_v verse_n 34._o bless_v i_o etc._n etc._n esau_n in_o his_o passion_n and_o bitterness_n of_o spirit_n crave_v his_o share_n in_o the_o birthright-blessing_n though_o he_o can_v not_o have_v it_o alone_o but_o this_o be_v speak_v in_o a_o passion_n otherwise_o he_o can_v not_o be_v ignorant_a that_o this_o can_v but_o be_v confer_v upon_o one_o for_o though_o jacob_n bless_v all_o his_o son_n yet_o this_o with_o the_o birthright_n go_v to_o judah_n gen._n 49._o verse_n 35._o thy_o brother_n come_v with_o subtlety_n and_o have_v take_v away_o thy_o blessing_n that_o be_v the_o blessing_n of_o the_o birthright_n which_o according_a to_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n unless_o god_n do_v otherwise_o dispose_v of_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o elder_a and_o which_o isaac_n have_v before_o promise_v esau_n and_o do_v real_o intend_v to_o confer_v upon_o he_o though_o now_o it_o be_v settle_v upon_o jacob_n to_o who_o by_o god_n decree_n and_o purpose_n it_o do_v of_o right_o appertain_v verse_n 36._o have_v thou_o not_o reserve_v a_o blessing_n for_o i_o find_v himself_o whole_o exclude_v from_o the_o birthright-blessing_n he_o inquire_v whether_o no_o blessing_n be_v reserve_v for_o he_o verse_n 37._o and_o what_o shall_v i_o do_v now_o unto_o thou_o my_o son_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v comparative_o all_o other_o blessing_n be_v nothing_o verse_n 39_o behold_v thy_o dwell_n shall_v be_v the_o fatness_n of_o the_o earth_n upon_o esau_n bitter_a lamentation_n and_o weep_v mention_v in_o the_o former_a verse_n isaac_n now_o foretell_v the_o earthly_a blessing_n that_o shall_v befall_v esau_n posterity_n but_o as_o for_o the_o prime_n and_o chief_a blessing_n that_o be_v settle_v upon_o jacob_n neither_o have_v isaac_n the_o least_o thought_n of_o alter_v what_o he_o have_v do_v herein_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v concern_v esau_n heb._n 12._o 17._o when_o he_o will_v have_v inherit_v the_o blessing_n he_o be_v reject_v for_o he_o find_v no_o place_n of_o repentance_n though_o he_o seek_v it_o with_o tear_n that_o be_v all_z his_o crying_z and_o weep_v can_v not_o move_v isaac_n to_o repent_v of_o what_o he_o have_v do_v or_o reverse_v the_o blessing_n which_o though_o unwitting_o he_o have_v confer_v upon_o jacob._n yea_o some_o note_n a_o difference_n betwixt_o esau_n blessing_n here_o concern_v outward_a thing_n and_o that_o of_o jacob_n vers_fw-la 28._o to_o wit_n because_o though_o the_o same_o outward_a blessing_n be_v here_o promise_v to_o esau_n that_o be_v before_o promise_v to_o jacob_n the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o fatness_n of_o the_o earth_n yet_o they_o be_v promise_v to_o jacob_n in_o another_o manner_n than_o they_o be_v to_o esau_n for_o to_o esau_n it_o be_v only_o say_v that_o he_o shall_v have_v these_o thing_n thy_o dwell_n shall_v be_v the_o fatness_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o of_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n to_o wit_n by_o the_o ordinary_a dispensation_n of_o god_n providence_n but_o now_o to_o jacob_n it_o be_v say_v that_o god_n shall_v give_v he_o these_o thing_n namely_o as_o gift_n and_o pledge_n of_o his_o singular_a love_n and_o favour_n towards_o he_o vers_n 28._o god_n give_v thou_o of_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o fatness_n of_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 40._o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v when_o thou_o shall_v have_v the_o dominion_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v after_o the_o edomite_n thy_o posterity_n shall_v have_v be_v a_o long_a time_n in_o subjection_n to_o the_o israelite_n they_o shall_v at_o length_n become_v more_o mighty_a than_o they_o have_v be_v and_o then_o shall_v cast_v of_o the_o yoke_n of_o the_o israelite_n which_o be_v accomplish_v in_o the_o day_n of_o jehoram_n king_n of_o judah_n 2._o king_n 8._o 20_o in_o his_o day_n edom_n revolt_v from_o under_o the_o hand_n of_o judah_n verse_n 41._o esau_n say_v in_o his_o heart_n the_o day_n of_o mourning_n for_o my_o father_n etc._n etc._n yea_o afterward_o he_o speak_v what_o at_o first_o he_o only_o purpose_v in_o his_o mind_n and_o by_o that_o mean_n as_o be_v note_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n these_o word_n of_o esau_n her_o elder_a son_n be_v tell_v to_o rebekah_n at_o first_o he_o only_o determine_v this_o in_o his_o mind_n but_o afterward_o not_o able_a to_o contain_v himself_o nor_o to_o conceal_v his_o purpose_n he_o utter_v what_o he_o intend_v in_o the_o hear_n of_o some_o body_n and_o so_o it_o be_v know_v and_o at_o last_o tell_v rebekah_n verse_n 42._o thy_o brother_n esau_n as_o touch_v thou_o do_v comfort_v himself_o purpose_v to_o kill_v thou_o esau_n be_v here_o say_v to_o comfort_v himself_o with_o his_o thought_n of_o kill_a jacob_n either_o 1._o because_o not_o only_o revenge_v itself_o be_v sweet_a to_o man_n that_o be_v great_o enrage_v whence_o the_o lord_n speak_v of_o himself_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n say_v of_o the_o jew_n ezek._n 5._o 13._o i_o will_v cause_v my_o fury_n to_o rest_v upon_o they_o and_o i_o will_v be_v comfort_v but_o even_o the_o very_a resolution_n and_o purpose_n of_o revenge_n in_o time_n to_o come_v do_v somewhat_o ease_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n enrage_v when_o they_o have_v determine_v within_o themselves_o
serious_o think_v that_o jacob_n be_v able_a to_o give_v she_o this_o blessing_n which_o god_n have_v hitherto_o deny_v she_o but_o as_o those_o that_o be_v in_o a_o passion_n do_v many_o time_n speak_v they_o scarce_o know_v what_o so_o she_o in_o a_o womanish_a heat_n and_o passion_n cry_v out_o to_o her_o husband_n to_o give_v her_o child_n never_o consider_v to_o who_o she_o speak_v or_o why_o she_o shall_v crave_v this_o of_o he_o or_o by_o what_o mean_v he_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o satisfy_v her_o desire_n verse_n 3._o she_o shall_v bear_v upon_o my_o knee_n that_o be_v child_n that_o may_v be_v bring_v up_o and_o nurse_v on_o her_o knee_n as_o her_o own_o gen._n 50._o 23._o the_o child_n also_o of_o machir_n the_o son_n of_o manasseh_n be_v bring_v up_o upon_o joseph_n knee_n and_o it_o seem_v most_o probable_a that_o this_o be_v do_v about_o the_o three_o year_n after_o her_o marriage_n verse_n 4._o and_o she_o give_v he_o bilhah_n her_o handmaid_n to_o wife_n a_o secondary_a wife_n or_o concubine_n for_o so_o also_o she_o be_v call_v gen._n 35._o 22._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o israel_n dwell_v in_o that_o land_n that_o reuben_n go_v and_o lie_v with_o bilhah_n his_o father_n concubine_n verse_n 5._o and_o bilhah_n conceive_v and_o bare_a jacob_n a_o fonne_n happy_o the_o same_o year_n wherein_o levi_n be_v bear_v of_o leah_n verse_n 9_o when_o leah_n see_v she_o have_v leave_v bear_v etc._n etc._n consider_v that_o leah_n have_v she_o six_o son_n and_o one_o daughter_n beside_o these_o two_o by_o her_o handmaid_n within_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o last_o seven_o year_n service_n of_o jacob_n with_o laban_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o it_o be_v not_o above_o half_a a_o year_n that_o she_o stay_v ere_o she_o conceive_v again_o yet_o so_o inordinate_a be_v their_o desire_n of_o child_n and_o emulation_n one_o against_o another_o that_o she_o also_o give_v her_o maid_n to_o her_o husband_n and_o so_o her_o maid_n bring_v she_o a_o son_n and_o herself_o be_v also_o at_o that_o time_n with_o child_n that_o may_v be_v one_o inducement_n to_o name_v the_o child_n g●d_v that_o be_v a_o troop_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 14._o and_o reuben_n go_v in_o the_o day_n of_o wheat-harvest_n and_o find_v mandrake_n a_o kind_n of_o flower_n or_o fruit_n very_o pleasant_a to_o the_o eye_n which_o may_v seem_v the_o ground_n of_o their_o name_n for_o the_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v lovely_a or_o amiable_a and_o very_o odoriferous_a cant._n 7._o 13._o the_o mandrake_n give_v a_o smell_n whether_o they_o be_v the_o same_o we_o now_o call_v mandrake_n or_o no_o it_o be_v uncertain_a these_o reuben_n be_v a_o child_n then_o about_o four_o or_o five_o year_n of_o age_n gather_v in_o the_o field_n as_o child_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v and_o bring_v they_o home_o to_o his_o mother_n give_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o of_o thy_o son_n mandrake_n it_o seem_v that_o mandrake_n be_v in_o great_a esteem_n among_o they_o though_o the_o child_n only_o casual_o light_v on_o they_o and_o pluck_v they_o because_o of_o their_o glorious_a show_n and_o hence_o so_o great_a ado_n be_v make_v about_o these_o mandrake_n which_o reuben_n find_v verse_n 15._o be_v it_o a_o small_a matter_n that_o thou_o have_v take_v my_o husband_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o full_a understanding_n of_o this_o passage_n we_o must_v know_v 1._o that_o these_o contention_n be_v not_o mere_o carnal_a but_o partly_o also_o for_o desire_v of_o god_n ordinary_a blessing_n in_o propagation_n and_o chief_o for_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o church_n and_o obtain_v the_o promise_a seed_n for_o salvation_n 2._o that_o jacob_n do_v most_o frequent_o converse_v with_o rachel_n who_o he_o do_v most_o affect_v and_o do_v comparative_o neglect_v leah_n for_o which_o be_v high_o offend_v with_o rachel_n she_o thus_o snap_v she_o up_o and_o deny_v this_o small_a request_n she_o make_v to_o she_o verse_n 16._o and_o leah_n go_v out_o to_o meet_v he_o this_o she_o do_v to_o make_v sure_o he_o shall_v not_o go_v in_o to_o rachel_n as_o for_o the_o most_o part_n he_o be_v wont_a to_o do_v and_o tell_v he_o what_o have_v pass_v betwixt_o rachel_n and_o she_o and_o so_o prevail_v with_o he_o to_o go_v in_o to_o she_o verse_n 17._o and_o she_o conceive_v the_o same_o year_n that_o gad_n be_v bear_v of_o zilpah_n ver_fw-la 10._o verse_n 25._o jacob_n say_v unto_o laban_n send_v i_o away_o that_o i_o may_v go_v unto_o my_o own_o place_n that_o be_v the_o land_n promise_v to_o he_o gen._n 28._o 13._o the_o land_n whereon_o thou_o lie_v to_o thou_o w●ll_n i_o give_v it_o and_o to_o thy_o seed_n and_o the_o land_n where_o his_o father_n live_v and_o where_o himself_o be_v bear_v no_o doubt_v the_o respect_n he_o have_v to_o the_o promise_n make_v he_o earnest_a that_o he_o may_v return_v thither_o verse_n 26._o give_v i_o my_o wife_n and_o my_o child_n for_o who_o i_o have_v serve_v thou_o etc._n etc._n that_o be_v let_v i_o by_o thy_o good_a leave_n depart_v now_o home_o with_o my_o wife_n and_o child_n for_o thou_o know_v that_o the_o year_n of_o my_o service_n be_v expire_v and_o that_o i_o have_v therein_o do_v thou_o faithful_a and_o good_a service_n verse_n 29._o thou_o know_v how_o i_o have_v serve_v thou_o etc._n etc._n though_o jacob_n do_v before_o real_o intend_v to_o return_v home_o yet_o now_o consider_v with_o himself_o that_o it_o will_v be_v better_a to_o get_v somewhat_o for_o he_o and_o he_o before_o he_o go_v then_o to_o go_v away_o with_o a_o great_a family_n have_v nothing_o to_o sustain_v they_o and_o be_v withal_o so_o earnest_o press_v by_o the_o importunity_n of_o laban_n and_o not_o know_v how_o to_o get_v from_o he_o whether_o he_o will_v or_o no_o in_o this_o reply_n he_o labour_v to_o make_v it_o appear_v what_o good_a reason_n there_o be_v that_o if_o he_o do_v stay_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v altogether_o without_o respect_n of_o som●_n benefit_n to_o himself_o verse_n 31._o th●u_fw-mi shall_v not_o give_v i_o any_o thing_n etc._n etc._n he_o do_v not_o intend_v to_o serve_v he_o without_o some_o just_a recompense_n and_o reward_n but_o the_o meaning_n be_v this_o that_o he_o will_v not_o require_v any_o thing_n out_o of_o laban_n present_a estate_n and_o that_o which_o he_o have_v get_v already_o but_o that_o he_o will_v receive_v his_o hire_n out_o of_o the_o future_a increase_n of_o his_o flock_n and_o that_o in_o a_o way_n as_o afterward_o he_o tell_v he_o which_o be_v likely_a to_o be_v most_o advantageous_a to_o laban_n and_o wherein_o he_o for_o his_o part_n be_v content_a to_o rest_v upon_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n to_o wit_n that_o have_v under_o his_o charge_n only_o those_o sheep_n and_o goat_n that_o be_v all_o of_o one_o colour_n whether_o black_a or_o white_a none_o spot_v he_o will_v have_v for_o his_o hire_n only_o such_o kid_n and_o lamb_n as_o be_v speckled_a and_o spot_v breed_v of_o the_o old_a one_o under_o his_o charge_n that_o have_v neither_o speck_n nor_o spot_n in_o they_o a_o condition_n which_o laban_n vers_fw-la 34._o embrace_v very_o greedy_o i_o will_v it_o may_v be_v according_a to_o thy_o word_n both_o because_o such_o covetous_a churl_n do_v more_o hardly_o part_n with_o that_o which_o they_o have_v in_o their_o present_a possession_n then_o that_o which_o may_v come_v in_o hereafter_o and_o because_o according_a to_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n cattle_n be_v wont_a to_o bring_v forth_o such_o as_o themselves_o be_v and_o therefore_o in_o this_o way_n jacob_n be_v like_a to_o have_v a_o poor_a bargain_n of_o it_o but_o in_o all_o this_o doubtless_o the_o lord_n direct_v jacob_n what_o he_o shall_v do_v who_o by_o this_o mean_v adjudge_v a_o good_a reward_n to_o jacob_n which_o otherwise_o laban_n will_v have_v keep_v from_o he_o chap._n 31._o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o verse_n 38._o and_o he_o set_v the_o rod_n which_o he_o have_v peel_v before_o the_o flock_n in_o the_o gutter_n etc._n etc._n his_o end_n in_o this_o be_v that_o the_o ewe_n be_v in_o the_o heat_n or_o strength_n of_o a_o double_a desire_n while_o they_o be_v both_o drink_v greedy_o and_o withal_o couple_v with_o the_o male_n for_o he_o do_v this_o only_a in_o ram_v time_n they_o may_v conceive_v such_o young_a one_o as_o they_o see_v shadow_n of_o in_o the_o water_n for_o the_o colour_n of_o the_o rod_n make_v also_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o ram_n that_o be_v leap_v upon_o they_o to_o appear_v particoloured_a verse_n 40._o and_o jacob_n do_v separate_v the_o lamb_n and_o set_v the_o face_n of_o the_o flock_n towards_o the_o ring-straked_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v another_o course_n he_o take_v to_o increase_v his_o flock_n because_o
all_o the_o flock_n will_v not_o conceive_v just_a at_o water_v time_n have_v get_v some_o spot_a lamb_n by_o his_o first_o devise_n of_o the_o peel_a rod_n these_o he_o set_v before_o the_o face_n of_o laban_n flock_n that_o by_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o speckled_a cattle_n they_o may_v bring_v forth_o lamb_n like_o they_o that_o be_v in_o their_o eye_n and_o he_o put_v his_o own_o flock_n by_o themselves_o this_o be_v a_o three_o device_n he_o use_v for_o his_o great_a advantage_n his_o own_o flock_n that_o be_v ring-straked_n speckled_a and_o spot_v when_o they_o be_v likely_a to_o conceive_v he_o will_v not_o let_v they_o be_v among_o laban_n flock_n lest_o they_o look_v upon_o they_o that_o be_v all_o of_o one_o colour_n shall_v bring_v forth_o young_a one_o that_o be_v all_o of_o one_o colour_n which_o then_o it_o seem_v shall_v have_v be_v laban_n chap._n xxxi_o verse_n 1._o of_o that_o which_o be_v our_o father_n have_v he_o get_v all_o this_o glory_n that_o be_v all_o this_o wealth_n which_o they_o call_v his_o glory_n because_o common_o a_o man●_n wealth_n procure_v he_o honour_n and_o make_v he_o glorious_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o worldly_a man_n whence_o be_v that_o psal_n 49._o 16_o 17._o be_v not_o thou_o afraid_a when_o one_o be_v make_v rich_a when_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o house_n be_v increase_v for_o when_o he_o die_v he_o shall_v carry_v nothing_o away_o his_o glory_n shall_v not_o descend_v after_o he_o verse_n 3._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o jacob_n return_v unto_o the_o land_n of_o thy_o father_n etc._n etc._n by_o the_o forego_n word_n it_o appear_v that_o the_o envy_n of_o his_o brethren_n and_o the_o frown_n of_o his_o father_n in_o law_n laban_n make_v jacob_n entertain_v some_o thought_n of_o return_v home_o but_o be_v withal_o it_o seem_v perplex_v with_o some_o fear_n how_o he_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o get_v away_o how_o his_o wife_n friend_n may_v deal_v with_o he_o and_o whether_o his_o brother_n esau_n wrath_n be_v appease_v or_o no_o to_o remove_v all_o these_o scruple_n from_o his_o mind_n the_o lord_n now_o appear_v to_o jacob_n and_o will_v he_o to_o return_v and_o promise_v to_o be_v with_o he_o and_o bless_v he_o in_o his_o journey_n verse_n 7._o your_o father_n have_v deceive_v i_o and_o change_v my_o wage_n ten_o time_n if_o sheep_n in_o that_o country_n bring_v forth_o young_a one_o twice_o a_o year_n as_o it_o seem_v they_o do_v in_o the_o space_n of_o six_o year_n so_o oft_o his_o wage_n may_v well_o be_v change_v yet_o ten_o time_n may_v here_o be_v put_v for_o many_o time_n as_o it_o be_v usual_o elsewhere_o job_n 19_o 3._o these_o ten_o time_n you_o have_v reproach_v i_o num._n 14._o 22._o and_o have_v tempt_v i_o now_o these_o ten_o time_n and_o in_o many_o other_o place_n verse_n 11._o and_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n speak_v unto_o i_o etc._n etc._n who_o be_v call_v vers_fw-la 13._o the_o god_n of_o bethel_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v undoubted_o christ_n verse_n 13._o i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o bethel_n this_o be_v to_o put_v jacob_n in_o mind_n of_o his_o promise_n and_o vow_n which_o then_o and_o there_o he_o make_v to_o god_n verse_n 15._o for_o he_o have_v sell_v we_o etc._n etc._n to_o wit_n for_o 14._o year_n service_n and_o our_o money_n that_o be_v the_o money_n and_o profit_n which_o he_o have_v get_v by_o this_o sale_n of_o we_o he_o have_v quite_o devour_v that_o be_v he_o have_v whole_o convert_v it_o to_o his_o own_o use_n whereas_o of_o right_n he_o shall_v have_v give_v it_o we_o 〈…〉_z portion_n verse_n 21._o and_o pass_v over_o the_o river_n that_o be_v euphrates_n which_o be_v between_o chaldea_n and_o canaan_n josh_n 24._o 2_o 3._o your_o father_n be_v dwell_v on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o flood_n in_o old_a time_n etc._n etc._n and_o i_o take_v your_o father_n abraham_n from_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o flood_n and_o lead_v he_o throughout_o all_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 22._o and_o it_o be_v tell_v laban_n on_o the_o three_o day_n etc._n etc._n for_o so_o many_o day_n journey_n be_v laban_n flock_n which_o his_o son_n keep_v whether_o laban_n be_v now_o go_v to_o the_o sheep-shearing_n off_o from_o jacob._n chap._n 30._o 36._o and_o he_o set_v three_o day_n journey_n betwixt_o himself_o and_o jacob_n and_o jacob_n feed_v the_o rest_n of_o laban_n flock_n v●rs_n 23._o and_o pursue_v after_o he_o s●ven_n day_n journey_n that_o be_v be_v return_v home_o wherein_o three_o day_n be_v again_o spend_v he_o gather_v his_o company_n together_o and_o in_o seven_o day_n pursuit_n overtake_v he_o so_o that_o laban_n go_v as_o far_o in_o seven_o day_n as_o jacob_n have_v go_v in_o thirteen_o to_o wit_n the_o three_o day_n of_o the_o messenger_n go_v to_o laban_n the_o three_o day_n of_o laban_n return_n home_o and_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o laban_n pursuit_n after_o jacob._n verse_n 24._o take_v heed_n that_o thou_o speak_v no●_n to_o jacob_n either_o good_a or_o bad_a that_o i●_n respective_o to_o that_o end_n for_o which_o thou_o have_v pursue_v he_o thou_o shall_v not_o seek_v to_o detain_v he_o neither_o by_o flatter_a speech_n nor_o by_o evil_a language_n verse_n 35._o for_o the_o custom_n of_o woman_n be_v upon_o i_o not_o that_o woman_n while_o they_o be_v in_o that_o condition_n be_v not_o able_a to_o rise_v but_o because_o they_o be_v oft_o at_o those_o time_n stomach-sick_a trouble_v with_o headache_n and_o many_o several_a way_n not_o fit_a to_o be_v disquiet_v and_o beside_o in_o those_o hot_a country_n perhaps_o that_o diseas●_n of_o woman_n be_v strong_a upon_o they_o than_o it_o be_v in_o these_o part_n verse_n 42._o except_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o isaac_n etc._n etc._n jacob_n call_v god_n the_o fear_n of_o isaac_n that_o be_v the_o god_n who_o his_o father_n isaac_n fear_v and_o worship_v as_o the_o only_a true_a god_n who_o alone_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v as_o god_n be_v elsewhere_o call_v the_o hope_n of_o israel_n that_o be_v the_o god_n on_o who_o all_o his_o people_n do_v put_v their_o whole_a trust_n and_o confidence_n verse_n 46._o jacob_n say_v unto_o his_o brethren_n gather_v stone_n that_o be_v he_o exhort_v the_o son_n of_o laban_n and_o other_o his_o kindred_n and_o ally_n that_o be_v come_v thither_o with_o laban_n that_o they_o will_v put_v to_o their_o help_a hand_n to_o raise_v up_o a_o heap_n of_o stone_n that_o may_v be_v a_o witness_n of_o the_o covenant_n that_o shall_v be_v now_o make_v betwixt_o they_o for_o in_o the_o 51._o verse_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o not_o jacob_n only_o and_o his_o family_n but_o laban_n also_o and_o those_o that_o be_v with_o he_o do_v gather_v and_o make_v this_o heap_n of_o stone_n verse_n 47._o but_o jacob_n call_v it_o galeed_n that_o be_v a_o heap_n a_o witness_n they_o both_o give_v it_o the_o same_o name_n only_a laban_n call_v it_o so_o in_o his_o tongue_n the_o syriack_n and_o jacob_n in_o his_o the_o hebrew_n verse_n 53._o and_o jacob_n swear_v by_o the_o fear_n of_o his_o father_n isaac_n that_o be_v whereas_o laban_n swear_v by_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n and_o the_o god_n of_o nahor_n and_o terah_n the_o father_n both_o of_o abraham_n and_o nahor_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o serve_v strange_a god_n josh_n 24._o 2._o your_o father_n be_v dwell_v on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o flood_n in_o old_a time_n even_o terah_n the_o father_n of_o abraham_n and_o the_o father_n of_o nahor_n and_o they_o serve_v other_o god_n jacob_n only_a swear_v by_o the_o fear_n of_o his_o father_n isaac_n that_o be_v the_o god_n who_o his_o father_n fear_v and_o worship_v chap._n xxxii_o verse_n 2._o and_o he_o call_v the_o name_n of_o that_o place_n mahanaim_n that_o be_v two_o camp_n because_o the_o angel_n appear_v in_o two_o camp_n or_o troop_n happy_o on_o each_o side_n of_o he_o as_o it_o be_v to_o guard_v and_o defend_v he_o verse_n 3._o and_o jacob_n send_v messenger_n before_o he_o to_o esau_n his_o brother_n unto_o the_o land_n of_o seir._n here_o the_o horites_n dwell_v gen._n 14._o 6._o and_o the_o horites_n in_o their_o mount_n seir_n but_o esau_n and_o his_o child_n destroy_v they_o afterward_o and_o dwell_v in_o their_o stead_n deut._n 2._o 22._o as_o he_o do_v to_o the_o child_n of_o esau_n which_o dwell_v in_o seir_n when_o he_o destroy_v the_o horim_n from_o before_o they_o and_o they_o succeed_v they_o etc._n etc._n now_o esau_n be_v remove_v thither_o at_o this_o time_n from_o his_o father_n house_n jacob_n that_o be_v necessary_o to_o pass_v that_o way_n send_v thither_o to_o he_o to_o get_v his_o favour_n verse_n 4._o thy_o
which_o he_o have_v with_o he_o chap._n xxxiii_o verse_n 3._o and_o he_o pass_v over_o before_o they_o this_o proceed_v not_o only_o from_o his_o fatherlike_a affection_n but_o also_o from_o his_o faith_n expose_v himself_o to_o danger_n rather_o than_o his_o child_n in_o who_o he_o expect_v the_o promise_n shall_v be_v accomplish_v and_o bow_v himself_o to_o the_o ground_n seven_o time_n that_o be_v many_o time_n 1._o sam_n 〈◊〉_d 5_o so_o that_o the_o barren_a have_v bear_v seven_o etc._n etc._n verse_n 8._o what_o mean_v thou_o by_o all_o this_o drove_n which_o i_o meet_v the_o servant_n have_v tell_v esau_n the_o reason_n of_o this_o before_o but_o yet_o he_o ask_v now_o the_o reason_n of_o jacob_n that_o he_o may_v take_v a_o occasion_n courteous_o to_o refuse_v they_o verse_n 10._o for_o therefore_o i_o have_v see_v thy_o face_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v for_o because_o i_o have_v see_v thy_o face_n and_o a_o like_a speech_n we_o have_v gen._n 18._o 5._o for_o therefore_o be_v you_o come_v to_o your_o servant_n etc._n etc._n for_o as_o there_o lot_n give_v that_o as_o a_o reason_n why_o he_o desire_v they_o to_o eat_v something_o to_o wit_n because_o they_o be_v come_v to_o he_o &_o be_v there_o he_o will_v not_o have_v they_o go_v away_o till_o they_o refresh_v themselves_o so_o here_o jacob_n give_v this_o as_o a_o reason_n why_o he_o desire_v that_o esau_n will_v accept_v his_o present_n to_o wit_n because_o he_o have_v see_v his_o face_n as_o the_o face_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n imply_v that_o since_o esau_n have_v be_v so_o kind_a and_o love_a to_o he_o it_o be_v fit_a he_o shall_v show_v his_o thankfulness_n in_o those_o present_v he_o have_v send_v as_o for_o that_o expression_n which_o jacob_n here_o use_v i_o have_v see_v thy_o face_n as_o though_o i_o have_v see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n either_o it_o be_v speak_v hyperbolical_o to_o express_v how_o wonderful_o comfortable_a that_o kind_a meeting_n of_o esau_n have_v be_v to_o he_o or_o else_o in_o this_o phrase_n he_o acknowledge_v that_o this_o reconciliation_n of_o his_o brother_n be_v god_n work_n and_o so_o say_v that_o the_o light_n of_o god_n countenance_n be_v evident_a in_o the_o cheerful_a countenance_n of_o his_o brother_n verse_n 11._o take_v i_o pray_v thou_o my_o blessing_n that_o be_v the_o gift_n which_o by_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n i_o be_o enable_v to_o give_v and_o do_v give_v with_o a_o willing_a heart_n 1._o sam._n 25._o 27._o and_o now_o this_o blessing_n which_o thy_o handmaid_n have_v bring_v unto_o my_o lord_n let_v it_o even_o be_v give_v unto_o the_o young_a man_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 17._o and_o jacob_n journy_v to_o succoth_n and_o build_v he_o a_o house_n etc._n etc._n to_o wit_n after_o he_o have_v according_a to_o his_o promise_n vers_fw-la 14._o visit_v his_o brother_n in_o seir_n and_o stay_v there_o while_n some_o conceive_v that_o however_o he_o intend_v at_o first_o to_o have_v follow_v his_o brother_n to_o seir_n yet_o afterward_o through_o fear_n of_o the_o worst_a or_o by_o special_a direction_n from_o god_n he_o change_v his_o mind_n and_o go_v another_o way_n and_o so_o come_v to_o succoth_n but_o indeed_o it_o be_v no_o way_n probable_a that_o be_v new_o reconcile_v to_o his_o brother_n he_o will_v again_o provoke_v he_o anew_o to_o displeasure_n by_o such_o a_o manifest_a contempt_n and_o disregard_n of_o he_o and_o by_o such_o a_o palpable_a breach_n of_o his_o promise_n to_o he_o but_o that_o he_o do_v indeed_o go_v to_o seir_n as_o he_o have_v tell_v esau_n he_o will_v beside_o though_o by_o his_o building_n a_o house_n and_o make_v booth_n in_o this_o place_n which_o be_v thence_o afterward_o call_v succoth_n that_o be_v booth_n it_o be_v clear_a that_o jacob_n resolve_v to_o dwell_v there_o yet_o questionless_a however_o he_o may_v leave_v his_o carriage_n there_o he_o go_v present_o to_o his_o father_n house_n and_o perhaps_o his_o brother_n esau_n with_o he_o and_o then_o afterward_o return_v to_o succoth_n again_o there_o be_v indeed_o no_o mention_n make_v of_o his_o come_n to_o his_o father_n till_o chap._n 35._o 27._o and_o jacob_n come_v unto_o mamre_n unto_o his_o father_n etc._n etc._n but_o the_o story_n of_o the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o shechemite_n relate_v in_o the_o 34._o chap._n be_v so_o long_o after_o jacob_n come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n to_o wit_n when_o his_o son_n be_v grow_v lusty_a and_o strong_a man_n who_o be_v very_o young_a at_o their_o come_n into_o canaan_n that_o it_o can_v be_v think_v that_o jacob_n in_o all_o that_o time_n go_v not_o home_n to_o his_o father_n house_n verse_n 19_o and_o he_o buy_v a_o parcel_n of_o a_o field_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v that_o portion_n of_o land_n which_o jacob_n when_o he_o lie_v upon_o his_o deathbed_n in_o egypt_n give_v unto_o his_o son_n joseph_n gen._n 48._o 22._o moreover_o i_o have_v give_v thou_o one_o portion_n above_o thy_o brethren_n for_o that_o be_v near_o unto_o shechem_n josh_n 24._o 32._o and_o the_o bone_n of_o joseph_n which_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n bring_v up_o out_o of_o egypt_n bury_v they_o in_o shechem_n in_o a_o parcel_n of_o ground_n which_o jacob_n buy_v of_o the_o son_n of_o hamor_n the_o father_n of_o shechem_n etc._n etc._n and_o consequent_o it_o be_v here_o that_o christ_n have_v a_o conference_n with_o the_o woman_n of_o samaria_n and_o convert_v she_o and_o her_o neighbour_n for_o shechem_n it_o be_v that_o be_v there_o call_v sychar_n a_o city_n of_o samaria_n john_n 4._o 5._o chap._n xxxiv_o verse_n 1._o and_o dinah_n the_o daughter_n of_o leah_n etc._n etc._n this_o must_v needs_o be_v ten_o year_n at_o least_o since_o their_o come_n from_o laban_n else_o dinah_n can_v not_o be_v sixteen_o year_n old_a verse_n 5._o and_o jacob_n hold_v his_o peace_n until_o they_o be_v come_v not_o have_v any_o into_o who_o bosom_n he_o may_v so_o fit_o pour_v out_o his_o complaint_n for_o the_o ravish_a of_o his_o daughter_n or_o who_o counsel_n he_o may_v seek_v verse_n 7._o and_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n come_v out_o of_o the_o field_n etc._n etc._n by_o the_o computation_n of_o most_o expositor_n reuben_n be_v now_o about_o two_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a simeon_n one_o and_o twenty_o levi_n twenty_o and_o judah_n nineteen_o and_o they_o be_v wroth_a because_o he_o have_v wrought_v folly_n in_o israel_n the_o disgrace_n of_o the_o church_n be_v the_o chief_a ground_n of_o their_o anger_n verse_n 13._o and_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n answer_v shechem_n etc._n etc._n though_o there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o jacob_n the_o father_n of_o dinah_n in_o hamor_n treaty_n with_o jacob_n son_n concern_v shechems_n marriage_n with_o dinah_n vers_fw-la 11._o and_o shechem_n say_v unto_o her_o father_n etc._n etc._n yet_o it_o be_v altogether_o improbable_a that_o jacob_n know_v any_o thing_n of_o this_o proposition_n which_o his_o son_n make_v that_o if_o the_o shechemite_n will_v be_v all_o circumcise_a than_o they_o will_v consent_v to_o this_o match_n for_o be_v it_o likely_a that_o he_o will_v consent_v to_o such_o a_o horrible_a profanation_n of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o circumcision_n the_o seal_n of_o god_n covenant_n this_o they_o propound_v apart_o by_o themselves_o not_o intend_v what_o they_o say_v but_o plot_v their_o destruction_n which_o to_o do_v they_o think_v they_o have_v good_a reason_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v that_o they_o answer_v they_o deceitful_o because_o he_o have_v defile_v dinah_n their_o sister_n verse_n 19_o and_o he_o be_v more_o honourable_a than_o all_o the_o house_n of_o his_o father_n the_o great_a esteem_n he_o have_v among_o the_o people_n be_v here_o mention_v as_o one_o ground_n of_o his_o prevail_v so_o far_o with_o they_o in_o so_o strange_a a_o request_n verse_n 23._o shall_v not_o their_o cattle_n etc._n etc._n be_v we_o that_o be_v by_o have_v commerce_n with_o they_o by_o make_v marriage_n with_o they_o by_o receive_v they_o in_o to_o be_v as_o one_o people_n with_o we_o verse_n 25._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v on_o the_o three_o day_n when_o they_o be_v sore_o the_o three_o day_n be_v count_v the_o critical_a day_n by_o physician_n when_o wound_n be_v oft_o at_o the_o worst_a most_o painful_a etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o then_o they_o choose_v to_o make_v this_o massacre_n in_o the_o city_n as_o it_o be_v here_o say_v that_o then_o two_o of_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n simeon_n and_o levi_n dinahs_n brother_n take_v each_o man_n his_o sword_n etc._n etc._n whether_o any_o of_o their_o servant_n join_v with_o they_o as_o some_o think_v we_o need_v not_o inquire_v since_o it_o be_v probable_a enough_o that_o simeon_n and_o levi_n may_v do_v it_o alone_o there_o not_o be_v a_o man_n able_a
lie_v intend_v withal_o to_o draw_v he_o out_o secret_o afterward_o and_o so_o to_o restore_v he_o to_o his_o father_n observable_a indeed_o it_o be_v that_o reuben_n shall_v do_v this_o who_o be_v jacob_n elder_a son_n and_o that_o by_o leah_n have_v most_o cause_n to_o be_v jealous_a of_o and_o rage_z against_o the_o suspect_a superiority_n of_o this_o son_n of_o rachel_n but_o herein_o be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n magnify_v who_o make_v he_o the_o instrument_n of_o deliver_v joseph_n that_o be_v most_o unlikely_a to_o have_v do_v it_o and_o yet_o there_o may_v be_v some_o reason_n withal_o conceive_v why_o reuben_n above_o all_o the_o rest_n shall_v seek_v to_o rescue_n joseph_n out_o of_o their_o hand_n for_o have_v late_o repent_v he_o of_o that_o his_o foul_a incest_n with_o bilhah_n his_o father_n concubine_n for_o we_o can_v think_v that_o the_o patriarch_n when_o they_o fall_v so_o grievous_o do_v also_o run_v on_o in_o a_o state_n of_o impenitency_n he_o be_v doubtless_o the_o more_o tender_a of_o have_v any_o hand_n again_o in_o such_o a_o high_a degree_n of_o wickedness_n and_o be_v happy_o glad_a to_o have_v so_o fair_a a_o occasion_n to_o assuage_a his_o father_n displeasure_n conceive_v evil_a against_o he_o for_o his_o former_a sin_n and_o fear_v lest_o this_o intend_a wickedness_n shall_v it_o come_v to_o his_o father_n knowledge_n will_v be_v chief_o charge_v upon_o he_o even_o because_o of_o his_o former_a offence_n verse_n 28._o then_o there_o pass_v by_o midianites_n the_o merchant_n to_o who_o joseph_n be_v sell_v be_v in_o several_a place_n call_v sometime_o ishmaelites_n sometime_o midianites_n who_o yet_o be_v two_o distinct_a nation_n the_o one_o of_o ishmael_n hagar_n son_n the_o other_o of_o midian_a keturahs_n son_n gen_n 25._o 2._o but_o because_o they_o dwell_v both_o in_o arabia_n it_o be_v most_o likely_a that_o there_o be_v in_o this_o company_n of_o merchant_n both_o ishmaelite_n and_o midianite_n who_o do_v traffic_v together_o and_o to_o that_o purpose_n be_v go_v together_o into_o egypt_n and_o be_v therefore_o call_v sometime_o ishmaelites_n sometime_o midianites_n and_o they_o draw_v &_o lift_v up_o joseph_n out_o of_o the_o pit_n reuben_n be_v former_o upon_o some_o pretence_n slip_v away_o from_o they_o that_o he_o may_v go_v about_o some_o other_o way_n &_o take_v joseph_n out_o of_o the_o pit_n without_o their_o knowledge_n in_o his_o absence_n they_o sell_v he_o to_o these_o arabian_a merchant_n and_o chuckerd_n themselves_o no_o doubt_n with_o think_v how_o far_o they_o shall_v be_v now_o from_o crouch_v to_o he_o that_o be_v himself_o make_v a_o bondslave_n doubtless_o joseph_n do_v both_o before_o when_o they_o cast_v he_o into_o the_o pit_n and_o now_o again_o earnest_o beg_v of_o they_o with_o many_o tear_n that_o they_o will_v not_o do_v it_o as_o be_v evident_a by_o their_o own_o confession_n gen._n 42._o 21._o and_o they_o say_v one_o to_o another_o we_o be_v very_o guilty_a concern_v our_o brother_n in_o that_o we_o see_v the_o anguish_n of_o his_o soul_n when_o he_o beseech_v we_o and_o we_o will_v not_o hear_v but_o malice_n have_v for_o the_o present_a harden_v their_o heart_n verse_n 29._o and_o he_o rend_v his_o clothes_n as_o the_o custom_n be_v in_o those_o time_n when_o any_o grievous_a calamity_n or_o sorrow_n befall_v man_n either_o thereby_o to_o express_v how_o their_o heart_n be_v break_v and_o tear_v with_o grief_n and_o anguish_n of_o spirit_n or_o else_o how_o little_a comfort_n they_o take_v in_o any_o thing_n and_o how_o little_a they_o care_v what_o become_v of_o they_o not_o mind_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v most_o useful_a for_o they_o verse_n 30._o and_o he_o return_v unto_o his_o brethren_n and_o say_v the_o child_n be_v not_o hereby_o meaning_n not_o only_o that_o he_o be_v not_o in_o the_o pit_n but_o also_o that_o they_o have_v slay_v he_o in_o his_o absence_n as_o at_o first_o they_o intend_v for_o in_o scripture_n those_o that_o be_v dead_a be_v say_v not_o to_o be_v jer._n 31._o 15._o rachel_n weep_v for_o her_o child_n refuse_v to_o be_v comfort_v because_o they_o be_v not_o questionless_a reuben_n for_o the_o reason_n before_o note_a upon_o ver_fw-la 21._o be_v serious_o and_o hearty_o distress_v for_o that_o they_o have_v do_v yet_o evident_a it_o be_v on_o the_o other_o side_n that_o when_o they_o have_v tell_v he_o that_o they_o have_v only_o sell_v he_o to_o the_o ishmaelite_n and_o have_v not_o slay_v he_o he_o consent_v to_o conceal_v this_o their_o fact_n from_o their_o father_n and_o to_o deceive_v he_o with_o a_o forget_v tale_n because_o he_o shall_v otherwise_o have_v stir_v up_o the_o hatred_n of_o all_o his_o brethren_n against_o he_o wherein_o though_o he_o can_v be_v excuse_v from_o sin_v great_o yet_o he_o be_v far_o less_o guilty_a than_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n verse_n 35._o and_o all_o his_o daughter_n rise_v up_o to_o comfort_v he_o he_o may_v have_v other_o daughter_n beside_o dinah_n though_o they_o be_v not_o mention_v but_o however_o hereby_o may_v be_v mean_v his_o son_n wife_n or_o their_o daughter_n but_o he_o refuse_v to_o be_v comfort_v that_o be_v so_o far_o do_v his_o passion_n prevail_v over_o he_o that_o he_o mind_v not_o what_o they_o say_v to_o he_o but_o even_o give_v way_n to_o the_o extremity_n of_o his_o sorrow_n which_o be_v note_v as_o a_o infirmity_n in_o this_o good_a patriarch_n but_o chief_o to_o aggravate_v the_o wickedness_n of_o his_o son_n who_o have_v bring_v this_o sorrow_n upon_o their_o father_n yea_o upon_o isaac_n their_o age_a grandfather_n too_o for_o he_o live_v thirteen_o year_n after_o this_o as_o be_v before_o note_v ver_n 1._o and_o have_v therefore_o his_o share_n doubtless_o in_o this_o sorrow_n chap._n xxxviii_o verse_n 1._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v at_o that_o time_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o determine_v of_o what_o time_n this_o be_v mean_v when_o judah_n go_v to_o his_o friend_n hirah_n the_o adullamite_n that_o be_v that_o dwell_v in_o adullam_n a_o city_n mention_v josh_n 19_o 35._o and_o so_o by_o his_o mean_n marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o shuah_n the_o canaanite_n and_o that_o because_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o from_o the_o time_n of_o joseph_n be_v sell_v into_o egypt_n unto_o the_o time_n of_o jacob_n go_v down_o thither_o to_o he_o there_o be_v but_o three_o and_o twenty_o year_n at_o the_o most_o for_o he_o be_v sell_v at_o seventeen_o year_n old_a chap._n 37._o 1._o joseph_n be_v seventeen_o year_n old_a be_v feed_v the_o flock_n etc._n etc._n from_o which_o time_n till_o he_o be_v exalt_v in_o pharaoh_n court_n there_o be_v but_o thirteen_o year_n chap._n 41._o 46._o and_o joseph_n be_v thirty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o stand_v before_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n to_o which_o if_o we_o add_v the_o seven_o plenteous_a year_n that_o be_v in_o egypt_n after_o his_o exaltation_n and_o the_o two_o year_n and_o upward_o that_o be_v spend_v of_o the_o famine_n ere_o joseph_n send_v for_o his_o father_n and_o his_o family_n chap._n 45._o 6._o for_o these_o two_o year_n have_v the_o famine_n be_v in_o the_o land_n etc._n etc._n this_o will_v make_v up_o at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o come_n into_o egypt_n about_o three_o and_o twenty_o year_n and_o yet_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v yield_v that_o all_o these_o thing_n relate_v in_o this_o chapter_n be_v do_v before_o jacob_n remove_v out_o of_o canaan_n into_o egypt_n and_o how_o they_o can_v be_v do_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o so_o few_o year_n it_o may_v seem_v very_o questionable_a some_o expositor_n hold_v that_o these_o word_n and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v at_o that_o time_n must_v be_v strict_o take_v with_o reference_n to_o that_o which_o go_v before_o in_o the_o former_a chap●●●_n ●o_o wi●_n that_o judah_n do_v this_o in_o that_o very_a year_n or_o thereabouts_o when_o joseph_n be_v sell_v into_o egypt_n and_o that_o 1._o because_o the_o word_n be_v so_o express_v that_o at_o that_o time_n judah_n thus_o marry_v neither_o can_v there_o be_v any_o probable_a reason_n give_v why_o the_o relation_n of_o those_o thing_n that_o concern_v joseph_n shall_v be_v break_v off_o to_o insert_v these_o thing_n concern_v judah_n but_o only_o this_o because_o present_o upon_o the_o sell_n of_o joseph_n judah_n make_v this_o marriage_n with_o the_o daughter_n of_o shuah_n 2._o because_o till_o joseph_n be_v sell_v into_o egypt_n judah_n dwell_v among_o his_o brethren_n and_o therefore_o as_o be_v likely_a it_o be_v after_o this_o that_o he_o go_v aside_o and_o match_v himself_o with_o the_o daughter_n of_o shuah_n the_o canaanite_n and_o that_o all_o these_o thing_n here_o relate_v concern_v judah_n and_o his_o child_n may_v well_o be_v
yea_o happy_o he_o may_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v assure_v that_o the_o dream_n be_v such_o as_o do_v portend_v nothing_o but_o peace_n and_o prosperity_n to_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o kingdom_n verse_n 34._o and_o take_v up_o the_o five_o part_n of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n in_o the_o seven_o plenteous_a year_n that_o this_o five_o part_n be_v take_v up_o for_o the_o king_n be_v evident_a because_o he_o afterward_o sell_v it_o to_o the_o people_n chap._n 47._o 14._o and_o joseph_n gather_v up_o all_o the_o money_n that_o be_v find_v in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o the_o corn_n which_o they_o buy_v but_o whether_o he_o take_v it_o up_o by_o way_n of_o tribute_n or_o purchase_n buy_v it_o of_o the_o people_n it_o be_v not_o express_v most_o probable_a it_o be_v that_o both_o mean_n be_v use_v and_o that_o this_o store_n be_v gather_v into_o the_o king_n granary_n and_o storehouse_n partly_o upon_o the_o king_n payment_n and_o engagement_n for_o it_o and_o partly_o by_o advance_v of_o his_o yearly_a tribute_n which_o may_v be_v the_o more_o easy_o bear_v by_o the_o people_n both_o because_o of_o the_o exceed_a plenty_n of_o those_o year_n wherein_o the_o remain_a four_o part_n be_v more_o than_o the_o whole_a increase_n of_o other_o year_n and_o abundant_o enough_o and_o to_o spare_v for_o their_o own_o supply_n and_o because_o they_o may_v know_v that_o this_o provision_n be_v make_v for_o the_o supply_n of_o the_o country_n against_o a_o time_n of_o scarcity_n which_o be_v fear_v or_o know_v to_o be_v come_v upon_o they_o verse_n 38._o a_o man_n in_o who_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v this_o he_o ground_n upon_o that_o prophetical_a gift_n of_o interpret_n dream_n and_o foretell_v thing_n to_o come_v which_o by_o a_o divine_a power_n be_v confer_v upon_o he_o and_o observable_a it_o be_v that_o as_o dream_n be_v before_o the_o occasion_n of_o his_o bondage_n so_o dream_n be_v now_o again_o the_o occasion_n of_o his_o exaltation_n verse_n 41._o see_v i_o have_v set_v thou_o over_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n this_o word_n see_v he_o use_v as_o have_v respect_n therein_o to_o th●se_a outward_a ornament_n and_o signet_n wherewith_o this_o honour_n be_v to_o be_v confer_v and_o confirm_v unto_o he_o verse_n 42._o and_o pharaoh_n take_v off_o his_o ring_n from_o his_o hand_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v his_o signet_n which_o he_o be_v to_o use_v as_o his_o viceroy_n in_o his_o name_n and_o by_o his_o authority_n to_o publish_v under_o his_o seal_n whatever_o he_o shall_v be_v please_v to_o decree_v verse_n 43._o and_o he_o make_v he_o to_o ride_v in_o the_o second_o chariot_n he_o have_v king_n have_v two_o chariot_n for_o more_o honour_n and_o use_v 2._o chron._n 35._o 24._o his_o servant_n therefore_o take_v he_o out_o of_o the_o chariot_n and_o put_v he_o in_o the_o second_o chariot_n that_o he_o have_v by_o set_v joseph_n hereon_o the_o king_n honour_v he_o as_o mordecai_n be_v by_o ride_v on_o the_o king_n horse_n and_o seek_v to_o make_v it_o know_v th●t_n he_o have_v take_v he_o to_o be_v the_o next_o man_n under_o himself_o in_o the_o kingdom_n verse_n 44._o i_o be_o pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v i_o be_o king_n that_o authority_n which_o i_o have_v give_v thou_o i_o be_o able_a and_o will_v make_v good_a unto_o thou_o or_o else_o it_o may_v be_v a_o kind_n of_o oath_n so_o true_a as_o i_o be_o pharaoh_n without_o thou_o shall_v no_o man_n lift_v up_o his_o hand_n or_o foot_n in_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n which_o be_v a_o proverbial_a speech_n and_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o the_o least_o thing_n shall_v not_o be_v do_v to_o wit_n in_o matter_n concern_v the_o order_n and_o government_n of_o the_o kingdom_n but_o by_o authority_n from_o joseph_n verse_n 45._o and_o he_o give_v he_o to_o wife_n asenath_n the_o daughter_n of_o potipherah_a etc._n etc._n it_o be_v express_o note_v that_o potipherah_a the_o father_n in_o law_n of_o joseph_n be_v priest_n or_o prince_n of_o on._n a_o chief_a city_n in_o egypt_n not_o only_o to_o show_v into_o what_o a_o honourable_a family_n joseph_n be_v match_v by_o the_o care_n and_o favour_n of_o pharaoh_n but_o also_o to_o distinguish_v he_o from_o potiphar_n the_o captain_n of_o the_o guard_n to_o who_o joseph_n be_v sell_v when_o he_o be_v first_o bring_v into_o egypt_n because_o their_o name_n be_v much_o alike_o neither_o be_v it_o likely_a that_o he_o will_v marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o potiphar_n wife_n who_o he_o know_v to_o be_v dishonest_a and_o by_o who_o false_a accusation_n he_o have_v suffer_v so_o much_o reproach_n and_o misery_n as_o for_o his_o marry_n with_o the_o daughter_n of_o a_o idolatrous_a priest_n or_o prince_n we_o must_v consider_v that_o it_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a case_n there_o be_v no_o other_o in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n neither_o can_v he_o go_v elsewhere_o to_o seek_v a_o wife_n without_o desert_v that_o great_a office_n whereto_o for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o church_n god_n have_v advance_v he_o and_o beside_o he_o may_v by_o some_o special_a instinct_n or_o revelation_n from_o god_n be_v move_v to_o accept_v of_o pharaoh_n favour_n herein_o verse_n 51._o for_o god_n say_v he_o have_v make_v i_o forget_v all_o my_o father_n house_n by_o forget_v his_o father_n house_n be_v not_o mean_v that_o now_o he_o do_v not_o at_o all_o think_v upon_o his_o father_n or_o brethren_n or_o mind_n the_o family_n from_o which_o he_o be_v take_v for_o this_o have_v be_v sinful_a in_o joseph_n and_o a_o dishonour_n to_o he_o and_o not_o a_o matter_n to_o be_v rejoice_v in_o but_o that_o god_n have_v comfort_v he_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o former_a sad_a thought_n for_o his_o be_v sell_v away_o from_o his_o father_n and_o all_o his_o friend_n by_o advance_v he_o to_o a_o condition_n wherein_o it_o be_v better_a with_o he_o for_o all_o outward_a thing_n then_o in_o his_o father_n house_n it_o can_v have_v be_v and_o beside_o he_o may_v in_o these_o word_n have_v especial_a respect_n to_o his_o marriage_n concern_v which_o it_o be_v say_v that_o a_o man_n must_v then_o leave_v his_o father_n and_o his_o mother_n and_o cleave_v unto_o his_o wife_n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o and_o very_o strange_a it_o may_v seem_v that_o joseph_n neither_o in_o his_o bondage_n nor_o in_o the_o eight_o year_n after_o his_o exaltation_n do_v ever_o send_v word_n to_o his_o father_n where_o and_o in_o what_o condition_n he_o be_v which_o be_v doubtless_o of_o god_n in_o some_o extraordinary_a way_n and_o most_o probable_o we_o may_v conceive_v that_o have_v that_o extraordinary_a gift_n of_o interpret_n dream_n even_o the_o meaning_n and_o event_n of_o his_o own_o dream_n may_v be_v reveal_v to_o he_o to_o wit_n how_o his_o brethren_n shall_v in_o the_o famine_n come_v down_o into_o egypt_n for_o corn_n and_o so_o bow_v down_o before_o he_o and_o that_o therefore_o he_o send_v not_o to_o his_o father_n but_o wait_v for_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o that_o which_o god_n have_v beforehand_o reveal_v to_o he_o verse_n 57_o and_o all_o country_n come_v into_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v all_o the_o neighbour-countries_n round_n about_o egypt_n chap._n xlii_o verse_n 1._o now_o when_o jacob_n see_v that_o there_o be_v corn_n in_o egypt_n to_o wit_n by_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o canaanite_n who_o in_o his_o sight_n do_v daily_o bring_v it_o home_o verse_n 6._o and_o joseph_n brethren_n come_v and_o bow_v down_o themselves_o before_o he_o etc._n etc._n it_o seem_v that_o however_o there_o be_v corn_n sell_v unto_o the_o native_n throughout_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n by_o subordinate_a officer_n depute_v by_o joseph_n to_o that_o service_n yet_o the_o stranger_n that_o come_v from_o other_o country_n for_o corn_n come_v immediate_o to_o joseph_n and_o buy_v it_o of_o he_o by_o which_o he_o have_v opportunity_n of_o sift_v they_o and_o inform_v himself_o concern_v any_o thing_n that_o may_v be_v for_o the_o advantage_n of_o egypt_n and_o god_n withal_o do_v accomplish_v what_o in_o his_o dream_n be_v long_o since_o foreshow_v that_o his_o brethren_n shall_v in_o a_o humble_a and_o submissive_a manner_n bow_v down_o before_o he_o verse_n 7._o he_o know_v they_o but_o make_v himself_o strange_a unto_o they_o etc._n etc._n have_v joseph_n at_o first_o make_v know_v himself_o to_o his_o brethren_n he_o may_v fear_v lest_o they_o will_v assay_v to_o hide_v from_o their_o father_n what_o have_v befall_v he_o in_o egypt_n lest_o their_o wickedness_n in_o sell_v he_o etc._n etc._n shall_v thereby_o come_v to_o knowledge_n neither_o will_v they_o happy_o have_v deal_v sincere_o with_o he_o in_o tell_v he_o how_o it_o fare_v with_o his_o
they_o be_v in_o yet_o first_o he_o wise_o begin_v with_o a_o ingenuous_a acknowledgement_n of_o that_o which_o be_v plain_o discover_v and_o a_o yield_n up_o of_o themselves_o to_o the_o punishment_n of_o bondage_n to_o which_o when_o search_n be_v make_v for_o the_o cup_n they_o have_v former_o consent_v for_o though_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a that_o he_o be_v convince_v that_o benjamin_n have_v steal_v the_o cup_n not_o only_o his_o brother_n know_v fidelity_n and_o honesty_n but_o also_o their_o former_a find_n of_o their_o money_n in_o their_o sack_n which_o be_v put_v there_o they_o know_v not_o how_o may_v well_o persuade_v he_o it_o be_v not_o so_o and_o therefore_o afterward_o he_o speak_v so_o wary_o in_o this_o regard_n we_o be_v all_o my_o lord_n servant_n both_o we_o and_o he_o also_o with_o who_o the_o cup_n be_v find_v not_o he_o that_o have_v steal_v the_o cup_n yet_o because_o they_o have_v no_o way_n to_o clear_v themselves_o before_o man_n nor_o can_v object_v any_o suspicion_n of_o wrong_n secret_o do_v they_o without_o danger_n of_o provoke_v he_o who_o have_v power_n to_o do_v with_o they_o what_o he_o please_v he_o deem_v it_o best_a to_o yield_v and_o submit_v which_o be_v the_o sure_a mean_n to_o procure_v favour_n from_o a_o generous_a spirit_n god_n say_v he_o have_v find_v out_o the_o iniquity_n of_o thy_o servant_n in_o which_o word_n though_o judah_n may_v have_v respect_n to_o god_n just_a bring_v this_o upon_o they_o for_o their_o former_a iniquity_n yet_o doubtless_o withal_o he_o speak_v they_o by_o way_n of_o acknowledge_v that_o iniquity_n which_o be_v now_o charge_v upon_o they_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v not_o only_o he_o in_o who_o sack_n it_o be_v find_v but_o general_o all_o of_o we_o deny_v the_o steal_n of_o it_o but_o alas_o though_o each_o man_n know_v his_o own_o innocency_n nor_o have_v we_o any_o cause_n to_o suspect_v one_o another_o yet_o plain_a it_o be_v that_o the_o cup_n be_v find_v with_o we_o and_o god_n have_v thereby_o take_v away_o all_o excuse_n from_o we_o we_o must_v therefore_o yield_v ourselves_o as_o guilty_a to_o the_o punishment_n deserve_v verse_n 28._o and_o i_o say_v sure_o he_o be_v tear_v in_o piece_n hereby_o may_v joseph_n now_o perceive_v by_o what_o mean_v his_o brethren_n have_v keep_v his_o father_n from_o know_v what_o they_o have_v do_v to_o he_o to_o wit_n by_o pretend_v that_o some_o wild_a beast_n have_v devour_v he_o verse_n 30._o see_v that_o his_o life_n be_v bind_v up_o in_o the_o lad_n life_n that_o be_v his_o life_n depend_v upon_o benjamins_n life_n and_o unless_o therefore_o he_o know_v it_o be_v well_o with_o benjamin_n he_o will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o endure_v it_o it_o will_v be_v his_o death_n so_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o like_a strong_a affection_n it_o be_v say_v 1._o sam._n 18_o 1._o that_o the_o soul_n of_o jonathan_n be_v knit_v with_o the_o soul_n of_o david_n and_o that_o he_o love_v he_o as_o his_o own_o soul_n chap._n xlv_o verse_n 1._o cause_o every_o man_n to_o go_v out_o from_o i_o this_o he_o do_v both_o because_o he_o think_v it_o not_o seemly_a for_o a_o man_n in_o his_o place_n to_o discover_v his_o passion_n before_o any_o but_o his_o brethren_n as_o also_o lest_o any_o mention_n of_o his_o brethren_n cruelty_n to_o he_o shall_v make_v that_o fact_n know_v to_o their_o discredit_n which_o may_v also_o have_v cause_v pharaoh_n not_o to_o think_v so_o well_o of_o they_o as_o joseph_n desire_v he_o shall_v verse_n 3._o and_o his_o brother_n can_v not_o answer_v he_o etc._n etc._n to_o wit_n be_v astonish_v at_o that_o which_o they_o hear_v partly_o because_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n so_o wonderful_a that_o their_o brother_n jo●eph_n who_o they_o have_v sell_v for_o a_o slave_n shall_v be_v the_o governor_n of_o egypt_n and_o partly_o by_o reason_n of_o terror_n of_o conscience_n which_o now_o strike_v they_o for_o the_o wrong_n they_o have_v do_v he_o and_o the_o fear_n of_o his_o power_n who_o may_v now_o revenge_v himself_o as_o he_o please_v upon_o they_o verse_n 4._o i_o be_o joseph_n your_o brother_n who_o you_o sell_v into_o egypt_n he_o mention_n that_o they_o sell_v he_o into_o egypt_n not_o to_o upbraid_v they_o with_o the_o injury_n they_o have_v do_v he_o but_o to_o assure_v they_o thereby_o that_o he_o be_v indeed_o their_o brother_n joseph_n by_o tell_v they_o that_o which_o no_o body_n know_v but_o themselves_o only_o verse_n 5._o now_o therefore_o be_v not_o grieve_v nor_o angry_a with_o yourselves_o be_v not_o so_o far_o deject_v as_o not_o to_o your_o comfort_n to_o look_v up_o to_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n which_o have_v turn_v your_o very_a sin_n to_o good_a verse_n 6._o yet_o there_o be_v five_o year_n in_o the_o which_o there_o shall_v neither_o be_v ear_n nor_o harvest_n that_o be_v there_o be_v five_o year_n of_o famine_n behind_o wherein_o there_o shall_v be_v neither_o plough_v sow_v nor_o reap_v neither_o tillage_n nor_o harvest_n whereby_o must_v needs_o be_v intend_v either_o that_o throughout_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o tillage_n nor_o sow_v to_o wit_n for_o lack_v of_o corn_n which_o joseph_n supply_v they_o with_o in_o the_o last_o year_n chap._n 47._o 23._o lo_o here_o be_v seed_n for_o you_o and_o you_o shall_v sow_v the_o land_n or_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v little_a or_o nothing_o that_o shall_v be_v do_v in_o this_o regard_n there_o be_v few_o that_o will_v attempt_v to_o sow_v their_o land_n in_o those_o year_n of_o famine_n which_o joseph_n have_v foretell_v and_o little_a or_o nothing_o there_o will_v grow_v up_o of_o that_o which_o be_v sow_v verse_n 8._o and_o he_o have_v make_v i_o a_o father_n to_o pharaoh_n that_o be_v a_o counsellor_n or_o a_o guide_n the_o like_a be_v say_v of_o mi●hah's_n levite_n judg._n 17._o 10_o 11._o and_o michah_n say_v unto_o he_o dwell_v with_o i_o and_o be_v unto_o i_o a_o father_n and_o a_o priest_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o young_a man_n be_v unto_o he_o as_o one_o of_o his_o son_n &_o the_o drift_n therefore_o of_o these_o word_n here_o be_v to_o show_v that_o by_o his_o advice_n and_o counsel_n pharaoh_n have_v yield_v himself_o to_o be_v direct_v as_o a_o son_n follow_n the_o direction_n of_o his_o father_n verse_n 15._o and_o after_o that_o his_o brethren_n talk_v with_o he_o have_v now_o overcome_v their_o former_a astonishment_n and_o fear_n they_o talk_v with_o he_o about_o all_o thing_n wherein_o either_o he_o or_o they_o may_v desire_v to_o be_v satisfy_v verse_n 22._o he_o give_v each_o man_n change_v of_o raiment_n that_o be_v robe_n or_o upper_a garment_n which_o they_o use_v in_o those_o country_n often_o to_o change_v as_o we_o our_o cloak_n and_o gown_n or_o else_o by_o change_n of_o raiment_n be_v mean_v choice_a garment_n call_v so_o to_o distinguish_v they_o from_o such_o as_o be_v wear_v every_o day_n and_o these_o with_o other_o gift_n he_o confer_v upon_o they_o not_o only_o to_o show_v his_o love_n but_o also_o that_o they_o may_v confirm_v the_o truth_n of_o their_o message_n and_o make_v both_o wife_n and_o other_o the_o more_o willing_a to_o come_v down_o into_o egypt_n verse_n 28._o it_o be_v enough_o that_o be_v here_o be_v proof_n enough_o that_o joseph_n be_v alive_a or_o else_o he_o speak_v it_o to_o express_v his_o joy_n that_o he_o be_v alive_a be_v he_o in_o so_o happy_a a_o condition_n or_o not_o this_o be_v enough_o for_o i_o that_o he_o be_v alive_a chap._n xlvi_o verse_n 3._o fear_v not_o to_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n there_o may_v be_v many_o cause_n of_o jacob_n fear_n 1._o because_o in_o the_o like_a necessity_n isaac_n be_v forbid_v to_o go_v thither_o gen._n 26._o 2._o and_o the_o lord_n appear_v unto_o he_o and_o say_v go_v not_o down_o into_o egypt_n again_o because_o this_o removal_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o forsake_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n which_o must_v needs_o be_v the_o more_o bitter_a because_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n be_v also_o a_o sacramental_a pledge_n of_o the_o heavenly_a canaan_n 3._o because_o he_o may_v remember_v that_o which_o god_n have_v say_v to_o abraham_n gen_n 15._o 13._o that_o his_o seed_n shall_v be_v afflict_v in_o egypt_n many_o year_n 4._o because_o he_o may_v fear_v lest_o his_o seed_n shall_v be_v infect_v with_o the_o idolatry_n or_o other_o sin_n of_o egypt_n all_o these_o the_o lord_n remove_v in_o this_o comfortable_a vision_n verse_n 4._o and_o i_o will_v also_o sure_o bring_v thou_o up_o again_o though_o the_o dead_a body_n of_o jacob_n wear_v bring_v back_o out_o of_o egypt_n into_o canaan_n gen._n 50._o 7._o and_o joseph_n go_v up_o to_o bury_v his_o father_n etc._n etc._n yet_o
the_o return_n of_o the_o israelite_n his_o seed_n be_v principal_o mean_v and_o joseph_n shall_v put_v his_o hand_n upon_o t●ine_a eye_n herein_o be_v couch_v a_o promise_n that_o he_o shall_v die_v in_o peace_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o joseph_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o child_n verse_n 6._o and_o come_v into_o egypt_n jacob_n and_o all_o his_o seed_n with_o he_o to_o wit_n beside_o his_o servant_n who_o also_o no_o doubt_n go_v with_o he_o though_o they_o be_v not_o name_v and_o now_o be_v that_o accomplish_a which_o god_n have_v say_v unto_o abraham_n gen._n 15._o 13._o thy_o seed_n shall_v be_v a_o stranger_n in_o a_o land_n that_o be_v not_o they_o verse_n 10._o and_o shaul_n the_o son_n of_o a_o canaanitish_a woman_n that_o curse_a stock_n with_o who_o the_o israelite_n may_v not_o ordinary_o marry_v gen._n 28._o 1._o thou_o shall_v not_o take_v a_o wife_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o canaan_n verse_n 12._o and_o the_o son_n of_o pharez_n be_v hezron_n and_o hamul_n these_o grandchild_n of_o judah_n be_v here_o number_v with_o the_o rest_n because_o of_o hezron_n christ_n come_v though_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a that_o they_o be_v bear_v in_o egypt_n as_o be_v before_o note_v upon_o the_o first_o verse_n of_o the_o thirty_o eight_o chapter_n verse_n 15._o all_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o son_n and_o his_o daughter_n be_v thirty_o and_o three_o count_v jacob_n for_o one_o and_o leave_v out_o er_o and_o onan_n who_o die_v in_o canaan_n verse_n 26._o all_o the_o soul_n be_v threescore_o and_o six_o the_o several_a number_n before_o particular_o mention_v arise_v to_o a_o great_a sum_n for_o three_o and_o thirty_o vers_fw-la 15._o and_o sixteen_o vers_fw-la 18._o and_o fourteen_o vers_fw-la 22._o and_o seven_o vers_n 25._o be_v put_v together_o make_v up_o seventy_o which_o be_v indeed_o the_o full_a number_n mention_v in_o the_o follow_a verse_n but_o therefore_o we_o must_v know_v that_o in_o this_o sum_n of_o threescore_o and_o six_o 1._o jacob_n be_v leave_v out_o because_o here_o he_o sum_v up_o only_o his_o posterity_n that_o come_v out_o of_o his_o loin_n and_o 2._o joseph_n and_o his_o two_o son_n be_v here_o leave_v out_o because_o they_o be_v in_o egypt_n before_o jacob_n come_v thither_o and_o his_o purpose_n be_v here_o to_o sum_n up_o only_o the_o number_n of_o those_o of_o his_o posterity_n that_o go_v down_o with_o he_o into_o egypt_n indeed_o it_o can_v be_v well_o conceive_v that_o hezron_n and_o hamul_n the_o son_n of_o pharez_n and_o grandchild_n of_o judah_n go_v down_o with_o jacob_n into_o egypt_n but_o that_o they_o be_v bear_v in_o egypt_n as_o be_v before_o note_v chap._n 38._o 1._o but_o first_o they_o be_v the_o posterity_n of_o those_o that_o do_v go_v down_o into_o egypt_n with_o jacob_n and_o be_v number_v among_o jacob_n family_n while_o jacob_n be_v yet_o live_v and_o then_o there_o be_v not_o the_o same_o reason_n for_o mention_v all_o the_o rest_n that_o be_v bear_v of_o jacob_n family_n because_o of_o hezron_n christ_n the_o messiah_n descend_v and_o therefore_o the_o son_n of_o pharez_n be_v add_v to_o the_o rest_n verse_n 27._o all_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o house_n of_o jacob_n which_o come_v into_o egypt_n be_v threescore_o and_o ten_o here_o the_o whole_a family_n before_o particular_o set_v down_o be_v sum_v up_o together_o and_o even_o jacob_n and_o joseph_n and_o his_o two_o son_n be_v here_o include_v that_o be_v leave_v out_o in_o the_o total_a sum_n in_o the_o former_a verse_n the_o whole_a family_n of_o jacob_n be_v seventy_o soul_n which_o be_v purposely_o note_v that_o we_o may_v take_v notice_n what_o a_o miraculous_a work_n of_o god_n it_o be_v that_o this_o family_n of_o jacob_n shall_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o year_n multiply_v so_o exceed_o that_o at_o their_o departure_n there_o shall_v be_v of_o they_o six_o hundred_o thousand_o that_o bear_v arm_n beside_o the_o levite_n old_a man_n woman_n and_o child_n it_o be_v indeed_o a_o strange_a and_o miraculous_a increase_n and_o therefore_o we_o see_v moses_n reckon_v it_o as_o one_o of_o the_o most_o wonderful_a work_n which_o god_n have_v do_v for_o that_o people_n deut._n 10._o 22._o thy_o father_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n with_o threescore_o and_o ten_o person_n and_o now_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v make_v thou_o as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n for_o multitude_n the_o great_a difficulty_n concern_v this_o place_n be_v how_o it_o may_v be_v reconcile_v with_o that_o relation_n which_o stephen_n make_v of_o this_o act_v 7._o 14._o that_o when_o jacob_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n he_o and_o his_o kindred_n there_o be_v of_o they_o threescore_o and_o fifteen_o soul_n but_o to_o this_o there_o be_v two_o answer_n give_v by_o expositor_n either_o of_o which_o may_v give_v satisfaction_n to_o wit_n 1._o that_o stephen_n or_o s._n luke_n relate_v the_o word_n of_o s._n stephen_n do_v purposely_o follow_v the_o translation_n of_o the_o septuagint_n in_o this_o place_n who_o have_v here_o indeed_o seventy_o five_o and_o not_o seventy_o soul_n and_o that_o because_o the_o greek_a translation_n of_o the_o septuagint_n be_v most_o frequent_o use_v in_o those_o time_n and_o though_o it_o be_v corrupt_a in_o this_o place_n and_o not_o according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n original_a yet_o he_o will_v not_o therefore_o in_o a_o matter_n of_o so_o small_a consequence_n set_v down_o the_o number_n of_o jacob_n family_n otherwise_o than_o it_o be_v there_o especial_o consider_v that_o in_o some_o sense_n also_o it_o be_v a_o truth_n that_o there_o go_v down_o of_o jacob_n family_n at_o least_o seventy_o five_o soul_n to_o wit_n if_o their_o wife_n also_o shall_v be_v add_v to_o the_o number_n or_o 2._o that_o s._n stephen_n speak_v of_o the_o whole_a family_n of_o jacob_n that_o be_v here_o mention_v by_o moses_n and_o indeed_o leave_v out_o jacob_n and_o number_v all_o of_o his_o family_n that_o be_v name_v here_o by_o moses_n to_o wit_n er_o and_o onan_n the_o son_n of_o judah_n that_o die_v in_o canaan_n and_o the_o four_o wife_n which_o be_v mention_v here_o by_o moses_n though_o not_o cast_v up_o in_o the_o total_a sum_n it_o be_v clear_o true_a that_o there_o be_v here_o name_v of_o his_o family_n or_o kindred_n seventy_o and_o five_o soul_n verse_n 28._o and_o he_o send_v judah_n before_o he_o unto_o joseph_n to_o direct_v his_o face_n unto_o goshen_n that_o be_v to_o give_v he_o notice_n of_o his_o come_n that_o he_o may_v come_v to_o goshen_n and_o meet_v he_o there_o which_o doubtless_o he_o do_v both_o out_o of_o a_o earnest_a desire_n to_o see_v joseph_n so_o soon_o as_o possible_o he_o can_v and_o likewise_o that_o by_o joseph_n authority_n both_o he_o and_o his_o family_n may_v be_v there_o dispose_v of_o to_o prevent_v any_o grudge_n or_o discontent_n among_o the_o native_a inhabitant_n verse_n 29._o and_o he_o fall_v on_o his_o neck_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v jacob_n fall_v on_o joseph_n neck_n and_o weep_v on_o his_o neck_n a_o good_a while_n joseph_n carriage_n of_o himself_o at_o their_o meeting_n be_v express_v in_o the_o former_a word_n to_o wit_n that_o he_o present_v himself_o before_o his_o father_n fall_v down_o before_o he_o in_o a_o lowly_a manner_n and_o that_o the_o rather_o to_o manifest_v thereby_o that_o his_o honour_n and_o advancement_n in_o egypt_n do_v not_o make_v he_o forget_v the_o duty_n which_o as_o a_o son_n he_o do_v owe_v to_o his_o father_n and_o now_o in_o these_o word_n be_v express_v what_o jacob_n do_v to_o wit_n that_o he_o fall_v on_o the_o neck_n of_o joseph_n thus_o bow_v before_o he_o and_o weep_v on_o his_o neck_n a_o good_a while_n and_o then_o break_v into_o those_o word_n recite_v in_o the_o follow_a verse_n verse_n 30._o now_o let_v i_o die_v since_o i_o have_v see_v thy_o face_n etc._n etc._n as_o before_o when_o he_o hear_v of_o joseph_n he_o say_v i_o will_v go_v and_o see_v he_o before_o i_o die_v chap._n 45._o 28._o so_o now_o have_v see_v he_o he_o break_v out_o into_o this_o expression_n of_o joy_n now_o let_v i_o die_v since_o i_o have_v see_v thy_o face_n for_o though_o ordinary_o man_n be_v most_o desirous_a to_o live_v when_o thing_n go_v well_o with_o they_o and_o most_o desirous_a to_o die_v when_o they_o live_v in_o affliction_n and_o sorrow_v yet_o it_o be_v not_o thus_o with_o jacob_n he_o be_v always_o desirous_a to_o be_v with_o god_n in_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o though_o since_o the_o time_n that_o he_o hear_v of_o joseph_n safety_n and_o advancement_n in_o egypt_n whereto_o these_o word_n have_v chief_o reference_n he_o desire_v earnest_o no_o doubt_n that_o he_o may_v live_v to_o see_v his_o face_n yet_o now_o have_v
canaan_n be_v a_o type_n and_o pledge_n verse_n 31._o and_o israel_n bow_v himself_o upon_o the_o bed_n head_n namely_o to_o god_n by_o way_n of_o thankfulness_n both_o for_o those_o promise_n in_o the_o faithful_a expectation_n whereof_o he_o have_v desire_v to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o for_o this_o present_a mercy_n that_o now_o by_o joseph_n he_o be_v assure_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v bury_v in_o the_o promise_a land_n now_o because_o he_o be_v bedrid_a through_o weakness_n or_o age_n or_o at_o least_o lie_v upon_o his_o couch_n moses_n show_v how_o he_o bow_v himself_o to_o wit_n that_o turn_v his_o face_n to_o the_o bed_n and_o so_o rear_v himself_o upon_o the_o bolster_n at_o his_o bed_n head_n he_o then_o bow_v himself_o and_o worship_v the_o lord_n and_o indeed_o such_o be_v the_o zeal_n of_o the_o good_a servant_n of_o god_n in_o those_o time_n that_o when_o they_o be_v bedrid_a it_o seem_v they_o endeavour_v in_o the_o best_a manner_n they_o can_v with_o some_o devotion_n and_o bow_v of_o their_o body_n to_o worship_v the_o lord_n for_o so_o it_o be_v say_v also_o of_o david_n when_o he_o keep_v his_o bed_n by_o reason_n of_o weakness_n in_o his_o old_a age_n 1._o king_n 1._o 47._o that_o the_o king_n bow_v himself_o upon_o his_o bed_n indeed_o the_o apostle_n render_v this_o place_n otherwise_o heb._n 11._o 21._o to_o wit_n that_o jacob_n when_o he_o be_v a_o die_v worship_v lean_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o his_o staff_n and_o the_o ground_n of_o this_o difference_n all_o writer_n conceive_v to_o have_v be_v this_o that_o the_o hebrew_v word_n in_o this_o place_n when_o the_o vowel_n point_n be_v not_o add_v signify_v both_o a_o bed_n and_o a_o staff_n and_o that_o the_o septuagint_a greek_a translatour_n make_v use_n of_o a_o copy_n that_o have_v not_o the_o vowel_n point_n do_v mistake_v the_o word_n and_o translate_v this_o place_n and_o israel_n bow_v himself_o upon_o the_o top_n of_o his_o staff_n which_o translation_n of_o the_o septuagint_a the_o apostle_n follow_v in_o that_o place_n of_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrews_n but_o whereas_o it_o may_v seem_v improbable_a that_o the_o apostle_n who_o write_v by_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v follow_v a_o corrupt_a translation_n to_o this_o it_o be_v answer_v 1._o that_o it_o be_v no_o impeachment_n to_o the_o apostle_n divine_a illumination_n that_o he_o shall_v cite_v a_o place_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o greek_a translation_n which_o the_o hebrews_n do_v most_o common_o use_v in_o those_o time_n consider_v that_o even_o according_a to_o that_o translation_n it_o serve_v fit_o to_o the_o purpose_n for_o which_o he_o allege_v it_o and_o 2._o that_o it_o be_v true_a that_o jacob_n when_o he_o raise_v up_o himself_o upon_o his_o pillow_n towards_o his_o bed_n head_n that_o he_o may_v bow_v ●nto_o the_o lord_n as_o be_v here_o express_v withal_o the_o better_a to_o help_v himself_o in_o his_o great_a weakness_n he_o lean_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o his_o staff_n and_o the_o apostle_n know_v this_o also_o to_o be_v true_a do_v not_o therefore_o stick_v to_o allege_v the_o place_n according_a to_o the_o greek_a translation_n chap._n xlviii_o verse_n 4._o i_o will_v make_v of_o thou_o a_o multitude_n of_o people_n that_o be_v thirteen_o populous_a tribe_n verse_n 5._o and_o now_o thy_o two_o son_n ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n etc._n etc._n be_v i_o as_o reuben_n and_o simeon_n be_v i_o that_o be_v be_v by_o birth_n my_o grandchild_n they_o shall_v by_o adoption_n be_v my_o son_n and_o therefore_o according_o in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o promise_a land_n they_o shall_v have_v the_o privilege_n of_o my_o son_n each_o of_o they_o a_o twelfth_v share_n no_o less_o than_o reuben_n and_o simeon_n thus_o have_v joseph_n a_o double_a portion_n the_o privilege_n of_o the_o first-born_a 1._o chron._n 5._o 1._o now_o the_o son_n of_o reuben_n the_o first-born_a of_o israel_n for_o he_o be_v the_o first-born_a but_o forasmuch_o as_o he_o defile_v his_o father_n bed_n his_o birthright_n be_v give_v unto_o the_o son_n of_o joseph_n the_o son_n of_o israel_n deut._n 21._o 17._o but_o he_o shall_v acknowledge_v the_o son_n of_o the_o hate_a for_o the_o first-born_a by_o give_v he_o a_o double_a portion_n verse_n 6._o and_o thy_o issue_n which_o thou_o begette_v after_o they_o shall_v be_v thou_o and_o shall_v be_v call_v after_o the_o name_n of_o their_o brethren_n that_o be_v shall_v be_v count_v of_o the_o stock_n and_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n or_o manasseh_n as_o if_o they_o be_v their_o son_n not_o their_o brethren_n therefore_o though_o there_o be_v no_o other_o son_n of_o joseph_n mention_v yet_o that_o be_v no_o proof_n that_o he_o have_v none_o for_o it_o be_v here_o appoint_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v call_v after_o the_o name_n of_o their_o brethren_n verse_n 7._o and_o as_o for_o i_o when_o i_o come_v from_o padan_n rachel_n die_v etc._n etc._n that_o be_v though_o the_o lord_n promise_v at_o luz_n as_o i_o have_v say_v that_o he_o will_v so_o exceed_o multiply_v my_o seed_n yet_o as_o for_o i_o my_o hope_n of_o have_v more_o child_n by_o your_o mother_n my_o belove_a rachel_n be_v soon_o take_v from_o i_o by_o her_o death_n for_o even_o a_o while_n after_o she_o die_v a_o little_a short_a of_o ephrath_n and_o be_v there_o bury_v by_o i_o so_o that_o my_o hope_n for_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o god_n promise_n must_v be_v in_o my_o child_n child_n and_o since_o i_o have_v by_o she_o but_o thou_o and_o thy_o brother_n therefore_o thy_o two_o son_n shall_v be_v i_o etc._n etc._n it_o may_v be_v thou_o may_v have_v more_o but_o as_o for_o i_o rachel_n die_v and_o leave_v i_o but_o only_o you_o two_o verse_n 8._o and_o israel_n behold_v joseph_n son_n and_o say_v who_o be_v these_o his_o eye_n be_v dim_a by_o reason_n of_o age_n he_o can_v not_o perfect_o discern_v whether_o they_o be_v joseph_n son_n or_o no_o and_o therefore_o he_o ask_v they_o who_o they_o be_v verse_n 12._o and_o joseph_n bring_v they_o out_o from_o between_o his_o knee_n jacob_n have_v hitherto_o only_o testify_v his_o love_n by_o embrace_v and_o kiss_v they_o joseph_n therefore_o do_v remove_v they_o as_o it_o be_v from_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o old_a man_n first_o the_o one_o and_o then_o the_o other_o that_o the_o next_o work_n may_v be_v do_v which_o be_v of_o most_o moment_n namely_o the_o patriarchall_a blessing_n of_o they_o which_o it_o seem_v be_v usual_o do_v with_o imposition_n of_o hand_n and_o he_o bow_v himself_o with_o his_o face_n to_o the_o earth_n to_o wit_n in_o reverence_n to_o his_o age_a father_n and_o by_o way_n of_o thankfulness_n for_o the_o work_n in_o hand_n the_o adoption_n of_o his_o son_n verse_n 14._o guide_v his_o hand_n witting_o that_o be_v though_o jacob_n eye_n be_v dim_a as_o be_v before_o note_v vers_fw-la 10._o yet_o that_o be_v not_o the_o reason_n why_o he_o lay_v his_o right_a hand_n upon_o ephraim_n that_o be_v the_o young_a and_o his_o left_a hand_n upon_o manasseh_n that_o be_v the_o elder_a but_o he_o do_v it_o witting_o why_o else_o shall_v he_o cross_v his_o arm_n that_o he_o may_v lay_v his_o right_a hand_n upon_o the_o young_a that_o stand_v at_o his_o left_a hand_n and_o his_o left_a hand_n upon_o the_o elder_a that_o stand_v at_o his_o right_a hand_n but_o that_o he_o do_v it_o purposely_o as_o a_o sign_n of_o that_o which_o afterward_o he_o foretell_v to_o wit_n that_o ephraim_n which_o be_v the_o young_a shall_v have_v the_o pre-eminence_n yea_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o chief_a evidence_n that_o he_o do_v all_o he_o do_v in_o this_o business_n by_o the_o special_a revelation_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n because_o be_v so_o ill_o sight_v that_o he_o can_v not_o discern_v which_o be_v the_o elder_a and_o which_o the_o young_a yet_o he_o do_v purposely_o cross_v his_o arm_n that_o he_o may_v lay_v his_o right_a hand_n upon_o the_o young_a and_o his_o left_a hand_n upon_o the_o elder_a verse_n 15._o and_o he_o bless_a joseph_n that_o be_v in_o his_o child_n verse_n 16._o the_o angel_n which_o redeem_v i_o from_o all_o evil_a bless_v the_o lad_n that_o be_v christ_n the_o eternal_a son_n of_o god_n who_o be_v call_v the_o angel_n or_o messenger_z of_o the_o covenant_n mal._n 3._o 1._o and_o of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v exod._n 23._o 21._o that_o god_n name_n be_v in_o he_o and_o indeed_o to_o say_v that_o a_o create_a angel_n redeem_v jacob_n from_o all_o evil_a or_o may_v be_v pray_v to_o by_o jacob_n that_o he_o will_v bless_v the_o son_n of_o joseph_n and_o make_v they_o grow_v to_o a_o multitude_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o
the_o earth_n be_v to_o ascribe_v to_o the_o creature_n god_n peculiar_a prerogative_n doubtless_o no_o other_o angel_n be_v here_o mean_v but_o he_o that_o be_v one_o god_n with_o the_o father_n and_o therefore_o here_o join_v with_o god_n to_o the_o clear_n whereof_o also_o observable_a it_o be_v that_o this_o word_n bless_v be_v here_o in_o the_o original_n of_o the_o singular_a number_n though_o it_o have_v relation_n both_o to_o god_n and_o the_o angel_n mention_v in_o the_o forego_n word_n the_o god_n which_o feed_v i_o all_o my_o life_n long_o unto_o this_o day_n the_o angel_n which_o redeem_v i_o from_o all_o evil_a bless_v the_o lad_n which_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v if_o in_o both_o clause_n jacob_n have_v not_o speak_v of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o almighty_a god_n and_o let_v my_o name_n be_v name_v on_o they_o that_o be_v though_o they_o be_v bear_v in_o egypt_n out_o of_o my_o family_n yet_o let_v they_o be_v number_v among_o my_o son_n and_o so_o let_v they_o inherit_v the_o blessing_n promise_v to_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n for_o ever_o verse_n 17._o and_o when_o joseph_n see_v that_o his_o father_n lay_v his_o right_a hand_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o ephraim_n etc._n etc._n though_o joseph_n know_v that_o his_o father_n be_v in_o this_o action_n guide_v by_o a_o prophetical_a spirit_n to_o wit_n in_o blessing_n his_o child_n yet_o suppose_v that_o he_o may_v be_v mistake_v in_o this_o circumstance_n of_o the_o imposition_n of_o his_o hand_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o dimness_n of_o his_o sight_n he_o seek_v to_o reform_v this_o error_n as_o he_o deem_v it_o by_o inform_v his_o father_n that_o he_o have_v lay_v his_o right_a hand_n upon_o the_o young_a neither_o be_v it_o questionable_a but_o that_o this_o be_v do_v so_o soon_o as_o ever_o he_o see_v his_o father_n lay_v his_o hand_n in_o that_o manner_n upon_o they_o even_o before_o he_o have_v add_v the_o blessing_n set_v down_o in_o the_o former_a verse_n though_o here_o it_o be_v relate_v by_o moses_n after_o the_o blessing_n verse_n 19_o but_o true_o his_o young_a brother_n shall_v be_v great_a than_o he_o this_o be_v most_o evident_o fulfil_v in_o the_o day_n of_o jeroboam_n in_o who_o the_o dignity_n of_o that_o kingdom_n be_v settle_v upon_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n whence_o all_o those_o ten_o tribe_n be_v usual_o call_v ephraim_n esai_n 7._o 2._o and_o it_o be_v tell_v the_o house_n of_o david_n say_v syria_n be_v confederate_a with_o ephraim_n verse_n 22._o moreover_o i_o have_v give_v to_o thou_o one_o portion_n above_o thy_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n because_o there_o be_v one_o portion_n of_o land_n in_o canaan_n which_o be_v jacob_n not_o only_o by_o god_n donation_n as_o be_v all_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n but_o also_o by_o a_o special_a civil_a right_n this_o he_o now_o bequeath_v to_o joseph_n to_o who_o he_o intend_v to_o transfer_v the_o dignity_n of_o the_o first-born_a 1._o chron._n 5._o 1._o his_o birthright_n be_v give_v unto_o the_o son_n of_o joseph_n the_o son_n of_o israel_n etc._n etc._n for_o though_o it_o be_v now_o as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o land_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o canaanite_n yet_o he_o do_v assure_o believe_v that_o god_n will_v cast_v out_o the_o inhabitant_n and_o plant_v his_o posterity_n in_o their_o room_n and_o therefore_o as_o a_o pledge_n hereof_o to_o confirm_v joseph_n faith_n herein_o and_o the_o better_a to_o take_v off_o his_o affection_n from_o the_o delight_n of_o egypt_n and_o to_o pitch_v they_o upon_o the_o expectation_n of_o god_n promise_v herein_o he_o now_o bequeath_v to_o he_o this_o parcel_n of_o land_n which_o shall_v be_v his_o child_n over_o and_o above_o that_o lot_n which_o in_o the_o common_a division_n of_o the_o land_n shall_v befall_v they_o that_o this_o portion_n of_o land_n which_o jacob_n give_v to_o his_o son_n joseph_n be_v nigh_o unto_o shechem_n which_o in_o process_n of_o time_n be_v corrupt_o call_v sychar_n be_v evident_a by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o evangelist_n john_n 4._o 5._o which_o be_v call_v sychar_n near_o to_o the_o parcel_n of_o ground_n that_o jacob_n give_v his_o son_n joseph_n and_o there_o though_o many_o expositor_n understand_v it_o of_o the_o city_n shechem_n with_o all_o the_o field_n or_o territory_n adjoin_v which_o say_v they_o according_a to_o this_o prophecy_n of_o jacob_n fall_v to_o the_o son_n of_o joseph_n when_o the_o land_n be_v divide_v among_o the_o tribe_n josh_n 17._o 7._o the_o coast_n of_o manasseh_n be_v from_o asher_n to_o michmethah_n that_o lie_v before_o shechem_n yet_o i_o conceive_v it_o be_v only_o mean_v of_o that_o parcel_n of_o land_n which_o there_o he_o buy_v of_o hamor_n shechems_n father_n for_o a_o hundred_o piece_n of_o money_n as_o be_v relate_v gen._n 33._o 19_o which_o hereupon_o become_v his_o own_o proper_a inheritance_n and_o there_o afterward_o therefore_o jacob_n son_n feed_v their_o father_n flock_n gen._n 37._o 12._o and_o there_o joseph_n bone_n be_v bury_v by_o the_o israelite_n when_o they_o come_v into_o canaan_n as_o in_o the_o inheritance_n peculiar_o bequeath_v he_o by_o his_o father_n jacob_n josh_n 24._o 32._o the_o bone_n of_o joseph_n bury_v they_o in_o shechem_n in_o a_o parcel_n of_o ground_n which_o ja●ob_v buy_v of_o the_o son_n of_o hamor_n the_o father_n of_o shechem_n for_o a_o hundred_o piece_n of_o silver_n and_o it_o become_v the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o child_n of_o joseph_n nor_o be_v it_o of_o any_o great_a moment_n that_o be_v object_v that_o so_o small_a a_o parcel_n of_o ground_n be_v not_o worth_a the_o bequeath_v to_o so_o great_a a_o man_n as_o joseph_n be_v now_o for_o we_o can_v think_v it_o be_v so_o small_a a_o tract_n of_o ground_n that_o jacob_n buy_v for_o the_o feed_n of_o his_o cattle_n that_o be_v very_o many_o but_o beside_o not_o so_o much_o the_o quantity_n as_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o gift_n be_v to_o be_v regard_v for_o this_o be_v all_o he_o have_v in_o canaan_n by_o way_n of_o purchase_n jacob_n by_o bequeath_v this_o in_o special_a to_o joseph_n do_v as_o it_o be_v design_n he_o his_o heir_n and_o confer_v upon_o he_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o first-born_a which_o be_v no_o small_a prerogative_n the_o great_a difficulty_n in_o these_o word_n be_v why_o jacob_n say_v that_o he_o take_v this_o portion_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n now_o bequeath_v to_o joseph_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o amorites_n with_o his_o sword_n and_o with_o his_o bow_n and_o for_o satisfy_v this_o doubt_n there_o be_v several_a answer_n give_v by_o expositor_n for_o first_o some_o say_v that_o it_o be_v usual_a in_o the_o scripture_n to_o speak_v prophetical_o of_o thing_n to_o come_v as_o if_o they_o be_v do_v already_o so_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n be_v foretell_v by_o the_o prophet_n esai_n 9_o 6._o under_o these_o term_n unto_o we_o a_o child_n be_v bear_v and_o so_o say_v they_o here_o jacob_n out_o of_o the_o assurance_n of_o his_o faith_n speak_v of_o the_o israelite_n take_v this_o land_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n by_o force_n of_o arm_n as_o if_o it_o be_v do_v already_o 2._o other_o hold_v that_o he_o speak_v this_o with_o reference_n to_o the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o shechemite_n by_o the_o sword_n of_o his_o son_n and_o servant_n which_o fact_n however_o he_o detest_v and_o abhor_v yet_o because_o they_o arm_v themselves_o as_o it_o be_v under_o his_o name_n and_o in_o revenge_n of_o wrong_n do_v to_o he_o and_o he_o and_o because_o through_o ●ods_n just_a vengeance_n upon_o the_o shechemite_n and_o his_o singular_a favour_n to_o jacob_n the_o land_n the_o inhabitant_n whereof_o they_o have_v utter_o destroy_v fall_v to_o he_o the_o neighbour_a inhabitant_n not_o dare_v to_o oppose_v he_o by_o reason_n of_o a_o divine_a terror_n wherewith_o they_o be_v strike_v and_o so_o he_o through_o god_n providence_n reap_v the_o benefit_n of_o that_o desolation_n which_o his_o son_n have_v wicked_o make_v in_o those_o part_n therefore_o he_o affirm_v here_o that_o he_o take_v it_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o amorite_n with_o his_o sword_n and_o with_o his_o bow_n 3._o some_o again_o conceive_v that_o when_o jacob_n remove_v to_o hebron_n after_o the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o shechemite_n the_o border_a inhabitant_n enter_v upon_o the_o territory_n of_o shechem_n and_o together_o with_o the_o rest_n also_o take_v into_o their_o hand_n that_o parcel_n of_o ground_n which_o jacob_n have_v there_o purchase_v which_o when_o they_o will_v not_o restore_v jacob_n do_v by_o force_n of_o arm_n drive_v they_o out_o and_o so_o recover_v his_o own_o rightful_a possession_n which_o however_o it_o be_v not_o before_o relate_v sufficient_a it_o be_v that_o it_o be_v
he_o say_v i_o have_v be_v a_o stranger_n in_o a_o strange_a land_n gershom_n be_v by_o interpretation_n a_o desolate_a stranger_n now_o so_o he_o name_v his_o elder_a son_n both_o to_o testify_v his_o faith_n concern_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n which_o he_o look_v upon_o because_o of_o god_n promise_n as_o his_o true_a country_n and_o the_o inheritance_n of_o his_o child_n and_o profess_v therefore_o that_o his_o child_n be_v but_o stranger_n in_o the_o land_n of_o their_o nativity_n and_o likewise_o to_o express_v his_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n for_o afford_v he_o this_o comfort_n to_o support_v he_o in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o affliction_n when_o he_o live_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o banish_a man_n in_o a_o strange_a country_n another_o son_n moses_n have_v by_o his_o wife_n zipporah_n who_o he_o call_v eliezer_n as_o we_o may_v see_v chap._n 18._o 4._o but_o the_o first-born_a only_o be_v mention_v here_o verse_n 23._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o process_n of_o time_n that_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n die_v and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n sigh_v etc._n etc._n the_o death_n of_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n be_v here_o mention_v to_o show_v the_o misery_n of_o the_o poor_a israelite_n who_o be_v no_o way_n ease_v of_o their_o burden_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o former_a oppress_a tyrant_n but_o have_v as_o much_o cause_n of_o sigh_v under_o their_o burden_n as_o ever_o they_o have_v before_o chap._n iii_o verse_n 1._o now_o moses_n keep_v the_o flock_n of_o jethro_n etc._n etc._n the_o priest_n of_o median_a either_o this_o jethro_n be_v the_o same_o that_o be_v before_o call_v revel_v chap._n 2._o 18._o or_o else_o if_o jethro_n be_v the_o son_n of_o revel_v he_o also_o be_v priest_n of_o midian_a as_o his_o father_n have_v be_v the_o son_n succeed_v in_o his_o father_n office_n and_o that_o happy_o because_o revel_v be_v now_o dead_a this_o be_v forty_o year_n after_o moses_n come_v thither_o as_o we_o see_v act_n 7._o 30._o and_o when_o forty_o year_n be_v expire_v there_o appear_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o mount_n sinai_n and_o come_v to_o the_o mountain_n of_o god_n even_o to_o horeb._n horeb_n be_v call_v here_o by_o anticipation_n the_o mountain_n of_o god_n both_o because_o of_o this_o follow_a vision_n wherein_o god_n appear_v to_o moses_n in_o so_o miraculous_a a_o manner_n and_o also_o especial_o because_o there_o afterward_o the_o lord_n come_v down_o to_o moses_n and_o deliver_v he_o the_o law_n and_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o his_o people_n exod._n 19_o for_o it_o be_v say_v express_o that_o this_o apparition_n be_v at_o mount_n sinai_n act_v 7._o 30._o and_o when_o forty_o year_n be_v expire_v there_o appear_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o mount_n sinai_n a_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o a_o flame_a fire_n in_o bush_n and_o there_o we_o know_v the_o law_n be_v give_v exod._n 19_o 1._o it_o seem_v therefore_o that_o the_o whole_a mountainous_a tract_n or_o circuit_n where_o mount_n sinai_n stand_v be_v call_v horeb_n or_o else_o as_o some_o of_o the_o jewish_a rabbin_n hold_v this_o mountain_n be_v former_o call_v horeb_n but_o after_o this_o apparition_n of_o god_n in_o the_o bush_n it_o be_v call_v sinai_n from_o the_o hebrew_n word_n s●neh_n which_o signify_v a_o bramble_n bush_n verse_n 2._o and_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v unt●_n he_o in_o a_o flame_n of_o fire_n out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o bush_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v evident_a that_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n god_n himself_o that_o now_o appear_v unto_o moses_n for_o vers_fw-la 7._o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o lord_n jehovah_n speak_v unto_o he_o and_o verse_n the_o fixth_n he_o say_v i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o thy_o father_n etc._n etc._n and_o which_o be_v most_o to_o be_v observe_v vers_fw-la 5._o he_o that_o appear_v to_o moses_n require_v that_o worship_n and_o honour_n which_o be_v due_a only_a to_o god_n namely_o that_o he_o shall_v present_v himself_o before_o he_o barefooted_a as_o a_o poor_a caitiff_n not_o worthy_a to_o stand_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o so_o great_a a_o majesty_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o just_a cause_n why_o we_o shall_v question_v this_o because_o it_o be_v say_v here_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v unto_o he_o since_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o christ_n the_o eternal_a son_n of_o god_n be_v call_v the_o messenger_n or_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n mal._n 3._o 1._o now_o as_o concern_v the_o burn_a bush_n wherein_o the_o lord_n appear_v to_o moses_n it_o be_v doubtless_o intend_v not_o only_o to_o cause_n moses_n with_o the_o more_o reverence_n and_o humility_n to_o attend_v to_o what_o shall_v be_v say_v unto_o he_o but_o also_o to_o be_v a_o sign_n represent_v to_o he_o the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o his_o people_n concern_v who_o the_o lord_n now_o give_v he_o a_o charge_n to_o wit_n that_o though_o his_o israel_n have_v be_v long_o in_o the_o fire_n of_o affliction_n the_o enemy_n seek_v with_o all_o possible_a fury_n to_o destroy_v they_o yet_o hitherto_o they_o have_v be_v miraculous_o preserve_v and_o so_o still_o shall_v be_v and_o that_o because_o the_o lord_n be_v among_o they_o to_o preserve_v and_o defend_v they_o and_o will_v now_o rescue_v they_o from_o the_o power_n of_o their_o oppressor_n verse_n 3._o and_o moses_n say_v i_o will_v now_o turn_v aside_o and_o see_v this_o great_a sight_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v hard_o to_o say_v which_o some_o affirm_v that_o moses_n conclude_v that_o this_o be_v some_o secret_n of_o nature_n that_o the_o bush_n burn_v and_o be_v not_o consume_v and_o so_o out_o of_o curiosity_n do_v rash_o resolve_v to_o approach_v near_o that_o he_o may_v search_v out_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o no_o such_o thing_n can_v be_v conclude_v from_o these_o word_n rather_o his_o call_n it_o a_o great_a sight_n may_v seem_v to_o imply_v that_o he_o think_v it_o some_o vision_n but_o indeed_o the_o most_o probable_a opinion_n be_v that_o he_o neither_o conclude_v the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o but_o be_v sudden_o strike_v with_o admiration_n at_o the_o sight_n and_o not_o know_v what_o to_o think_v of_o it_o he_o determine_v at_o last_o to_o approach_v near_o hope_v thereby_o to_o be_v the_o better_o inform_v and_o wait_v with_o reverence_n to_o see_v what_o the_o issue_n will_v be_v verse_n 4._o god_n call_v unto_o he_o out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o bush_n and_o say_v moses_n moses_n etc._n etc._n this_o call_n of_o moses_n by_o his_o name_n and_o the_o redouble_v of_o his_o name_n in_o such_o a_o familiar_a and_o love_a manner_n be_v both_o to_o make_v he_o know_v that_o the_o vision_n he_o see_v be_v of_o god_n thereby_o to_o stir_v he_o up_o the_o more_o careful_o to_o intend_v what_o be_v do_v and_o say_v and_o also_o to_o intimate_v the_o great_a love_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n to_o he_o and_o indeed_o consider_v how_o strange_a and_o terrible_a the_o apparition_n be_v and_o that_o moses_n though_o all_o alone_a and_o in_o a_o desert_n place_n be_v not_o yet_o so_o astonish_v but_o that_o when_o he_o hear_v himself_o call_v by_o name_n from_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o burn_a bush_n he_o can_v answer_v so_o ready_o here_o be_o i_o we_o may_v well_o think_v that_o it_o be_v this_o gracious_a manner_n of_o god_n call_v upon_o he_o that_o do_v thus_o far_o encourage_v he_o verse_n 5._o put_v off_o thy_o shoe_n from_o off_o thy_o foot_n the_o put_v off_o of_o shoe_n be_v use_v as_o a_o sign_n of_o mourning_n and_o humiliation_n ezech._n 24._o 17._o 23._o forbear_v to_o cry_v make_v no_o mourning_n for_o the_o dead_a etc._n etc._n and_o put_v on_o thy_o shoe_n upon_o thy_o foot_n etc._n etc._n 2._o sam._n 15._o 30._o and_o david_n go_v up_o by_o the_o ascent_n of_o mount_n olivet_n and_o weep_v as_o he_o go_v up_o and_o have_v his_o head_n cover_v and_o he_o go_v barefoot_a etc._n etc._n esai_n 20._o 2._o 4._o go_v and_o loose_v the_o sackcloth_n from_o off_o thy_o loin_n and_o put_v off_o thy_o shoe_n from_o thy_o foot_n etc._n etc._n so_o shall_v the_o king_n of_o assyria_n lead_v away_o the_o egyptian_n prisoner_n and_o the_o ethiopian_n captives_z young_a and_o old_a naked_a and_o barefoot_a etc._n etc._n and_o upon_o this_o ground_n no_o doubt_n be_v moses_n here_o enjoin_v it_o both_o that_o this_o outward_a ceremony_n may_v strike_v he_o with_o the_o great_a awe_n and_o reverence_n of_o god_n majesty_n into_o who_o presence_n he_o may_v not_o be_v suffer_v to_o approach_v but_o in_o so_o lowly_a and_o submissive_a a_o manner_n and_o also_o that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o outward_a expression_n of_o the_o inward_a religious_a affection_n of_o his_o mind_n that_o he_o do_v
spirit_n be_v happy_o spend_v much_o with_o the_o vehemency_n of_o his_o spirit_n in_o pray_v to_o the_o lord_n aaron_n and_o hur_z perceive_v th●s_v and_o that_o withal_o the_o amalekite_v prevail_v against_o the_o israelite_n when_o he_o let_v down_o his_o hand_n they_o stand_v on_o each_o side_n of_o he_o stay_v up_o his_o hand_n the_o one_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o the_o other_o the_o left_a but_o because_o we_o can_v well_o conceive_v but_o that_o they_o will_v have_v be_v all_o weary_a if_o it_o have_v be_v thus_o i_o conceive_v it_o more_o probable_a that_o moses_n hold_v up_o the_o rod_n in_o one_o hand_n shift_v it_o as_o occasion_n be_v from_o one_o hand_n to_o another_o and_o so_o aaron_n and_o hur_z in_o their_o turn_n help_v to_o bear_v up_o that_o hand_n which_o be_v next_o to_o they_o and_o have_v by_o their_o turn_n a_o time_n to_o rest_n and_o ease_v themselves_o verse_n 14._o write_v this_o for_o a_o memorial_n in_o a_o book_n and_o rehearse_v it_o in_o the_o ear_n of_o joshua_n etc._n etc._n who_o be_v to_o succeed_v moses_n and_o therefore_o be_v to_o take_v special_a notice_n of_o this_o decree_n of_o god_n concern_v the_o utter_a extirpation_n of_o amalek_n whether_o this_o be_v write_v in_o any_o other_o book_n we_o can_v say_v sufficient_a for_o we_o it_o be_v that_o here_o we_o find_v it_o record_v by_o moses_n and_o that_o no_o doubt_v the_o rather_o because_o of_o this_o express_a command_n which_o be_v now_o here_o give_v he_o verse_n 15._o and_o moses_n build_v a_o altar_n etc._n etc._n to_o wit_n thereon_o to_o offer_v sacrifice_n of_o thankfulness_n and_o that_o it_o may_v stand_v as_o a_o memorial_n in_o future_a time_n of_o this_o first_o victory_n which_o god_n have_v give_v his_o people_n against_o their_o enemy_n the_o amalekite_n and_o therefore_o also_o he_o call_v the_o altar_n jehovah_n nissi_n that_o be_v the_o lord_n my_o banner_n that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o memorial_n to_o posterity_n that_o in_o that_o place_n the_o jehovah_n have_v as_o with_o a_o banner_n display_v go_v forth_o and_o fight_v against_o the_o enemy_n of_o his_o people_n and_o have_v there_o as_o it_o be_v proclaim_v that_o he_o will_v have_v perpetual_a war_n with_o that_o nation_n from_o one_o generation_n to_o another_o verse_n 16._o for_o he_o say_v because_o the_o lord_n have_v swear_v that_o he_o will_v have_v war_n with_o amalek_n etc._n etc._n some_o read_v this_o place_n thus_o because_o the_o hand_n of_o amalek_n be_v against_o the_o throne_n of_o the_o lord_n therefore_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v war_n with_o amalek_n etc._n etc._n and_o then_o the_o word_n intimate_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o lord_n have_v determine_v that_o he_o will_v have_v war_n with_o amalek_n from_o generation_n to_o generation_n to_o wit_n because_o amalek_n have_v lift_v up_o his_o hand_n against_o the_o throne_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o that_o he_o have_v fight_v against_o they_o that_o be_v his_o peculiar_a people_n who_o sovereign_a lord_n he_o have_v undertake_v to_o be_v but_o if_o we_o read_v the_o word_n as_o they_o be_v in_o our_o translation_n because_o the_o lord_n have_v swear_v that_o he_o will_v have_v war_n etc._n etc._n whereas_o in_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v word_n for_o word_n thus_o the_o hand_n upon_o the_o throne_n of_o the_o lord_n than_o we_o must_v know_v that_o the_o hand_n upon_o the_o throne_n intimate_v the_o form_n of_o god_n swear_v to_o wit_n that_o lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o his_o throne_n as_o swear_v by_o his_o majesty_n and_o regal_a power_n and_o as_o he_o be_v the_o great_a king_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n he_o have_v swear_v that_o he_o will_v have_v war_n for_o ever_o with_o amalek_n and_o this_o moses_n allege_v as_o the_o reason_n why_o he_o call_v this_o altar_n jehovah_n nissi_n chap._n xviii_o verse_n 1._o when_o jethro_n the_o priest_n of_o midian_a etc._n etc._n see_v exod._n 2._o 16_o 18._o also_o the_o 3._o 1._o verse_n 2._o then_o jethro_n moses_n father_n in_o law_n take_v zipporah_n moses_n wife_n after_o he_o have_v send_v she_o back_o see_v exod._n 4._o 20._o verse_n 5._o and_o jethro_n moses_n father_n in_o law_n come_v with_o his_o son_n and_o his_o wife_n etc._n etc._n these_o word_n make_v know_v the_o come_n of_o jethro_n to_o moses_n with_o his_o daughter_n the_o wife_n of_o moses_n and_o her_o two_o son_n and_o particular_o where_o moses_n be_v when_o they_o come_v to_o he_o to_o wit_n that_o he_o be_v encamp_v at_o the_o mount_n of_o god_n that_o be_v at_o horeb_n which_o why_o it_o be_v call_v the_o mount_n of_o god_n be_v note_v before_o upon_o exod._n 3._o 1._o evident_a therefore_o it_o be_v that_o though_o the_o remove_n of_o the_o israelite_n from_o rephidim_n where_o they_o vanquish_v the_o amalekite_n to_o the_o desert_n of_o sinai_n where_o this_o mount_n of_o god_n be_v be_v not_o mention_v till_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o follow_a chapter_n yet_o thither_o they_o be_v remove_v before_o jethro_n come_v to_o they_o verse_n 6._o and_o he_o say_v unto_o moses_n i_o thy_o father_n in_o law_n jethro_n be_o come_v unto_o thou_o etc._n etc._n that_o be_v jethro_n send_v this_o message_n to_o moses_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n that_o hereupon_o moses_n go_v out_o to_o meet_v he_o consider_v that_o the_o army_n of_o the_o israelite_n be_v still_o watchful_a doubtless_o of_o enemy_n that_o may_v set_v upon_o they_o and_o the_o rather_o because_o the_o amalekite_n have_v so_o late_o assault_v they_o no_o wonder_n it_o be_v though_o jethro_n do_v before_o he_o come_v upon_o they_o with_o his_o train_n first_o send_v to_o inform_v moses_n of_o his_o come_n that_o they_o may_v know_v who_o they_o be_v and_o why_o they_o be_v come_v but_o beside_o it_o be_v requisite_a in_o point_n of_o civility_n that_o jethro_n shall_v beforehand_o send_v moses_n word_n of_o his_o come_n that_o he_o may_v do_v what_o to_o he_o seem_v good_a for_o the_o receive_n of_o they_o verse_n 11._o i_o know_v that_o the_o lord_n be_v great_a than_o all_o god_n for_o in_o the_o thing_n wherein_o they_o deal_v proud_o he_o be_v above_o they_o that_o be_v in_o redeem_v the_o israelite_n out_o of_o their_o cruel_a bondage_n concern_v which_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o egyptian_n carry_v themselves_o with_o such_o pride_n and_o insolency_n as_o if_o they_o think_v it_o impossible_a that_o god_n shall_v deliver_v they_o out_o of_o their_o hand_n and_o resolve_v that_o they_o will_v in_o despite_n of_o god_n hold_v they_o still_o in_o egypt_n and_o indeed_o if_o moses_n have_v now_o tell_v jethro_n as_o it_o be_v likely_a he_o do_v how_o arrogant_o pharaoh_n at_o first_o disdain_v the_o message_n which_o moses_n deliver_v to_o he_o from_o the_o lord_n say_v who_o be_v the_o lord_n that_o i_o shall_v obey_v his_o voice_n to_o let_v israel_n go_v i_o know_v not_o the_o lord_n neither_o will_v i_o let_v israel_n go_v chap._n 5._o 2._o and_o thereupon_o lay_v heavy_a task_n upon_o they_o than_o he_o do_v before_o and_o howthe_v magician_n of_o egypt_n strive_v with_o moses_n &_o seek_v to_o work_v the_o same_o miracle_n that_o moses_n but_o be_v still_o confound_v and_o force_v at_o last_o to_o acknowledge_v the_o mighty_a power_n of_o god_n and_o yet_o their_o magic_n and_o the_o feat_n they_o wrought_v thereby_o be_v the_o chief_a pride_n of_o egypt_n and_o that_o wherein_o they_o most_o glory_v and_o last_o with_o what_o a_o high_a hand_n they_o pursue_v the_o israelite_n to_o fetch_v they_o back_o when_o they_o be_v come_v away_o assure_v themselves_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o escape_v chap._n 15._o 9_o the_o enemy_n say_v i_o will_v pursue_v i_o will_v overtake_v i_o will_v divide_v the_o spoil_n my_o lust_n shall_v be_v satisfy_v upon_o they_o no_o marvel_n though_o jethro_n thereupon_o now_o answer_v that_o in_o the_o thing_n wherein_o they_o deal_v proud_o god_n be_v above_o they_o verse_n 12._o and_o aaron_n come_v and_o all_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n to_o eat_v bread_n with_o moses_n father_n in_o law_n before_o god_n this_o clause_n before_o god_n be_v add_v because_o it_o be_v a_o religious_a banquet_n eat_v before_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n and_o accompany_v their_o sacrifice_n as_o be_v usual_a see_v deut._n 12._o 5_o 7._o unto_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n shall_v choose_v out_o of_o all_o your_o tribe_n to_o put_v his_o name_n there_o there_o you_o shall_v eat_v before_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n and_o you_o shall_v rejoice_v etc._n etc._n 1._o chron._n 29._o 21._o and_o they_o sacrifice_v sacrifice_n unto_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n and_o do_v eat_v and_o drink_v before_o the_o lord_n on_o that_o day_n with_o great_a gladness_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 15._o because_o the_o
thing_n be_v make_v according_a to_o god_n appointment_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v of_o the_o urim_n and_o thummim_n but_o only_o of_o the_o twelve_o precious_a stone_n set_v in_o the_o breastplate_n because_o these_o stone_n set_v in_o two_o row_n be_v usual_o call_v among_o the_o people_n the_o urim_n and_o thummim_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o use_n the_o high_a priest_n inquire_v of_o god_n by_o they_o and_o return_v a_o perfect_a answer_n to_o those_o demand_n that_o be_v make_v to_o he_o and_o indeed_o this_o i_o shall_v ready_o embrace_v for_o truth_n but_o that_o one_o thing_n only_o make_v it_o doubtful_a to_o wit_n that_o it_o be_v say_v the_o workman_n do_v set_v the_o stone_n in_o the_o breastplate_n chap._n 39_o 10._o whereas_o moses_n put_v in_o the_o urim_fw-la and_o thummim_n levit._fw-la 8._o 8._o the_o other_o opinion_n be_v that_o these_o very_a word_n urim_fw-la and_o thummim_n be_v write_v in_o some_o precious_a matter_n not_o make_v by_o humane_a art_n but_o by_o the_o almighty_a power_n of_o god_n and_o so_o be_v give_v by_o god_n to_o moses_n and_o by_o he_o put_v within_o the_o fold_n of_o the_o pectorall_a levit._n 8._o 8._o also_o he_o put_v in_o the_o breastplate_n the_o urim_n and_o thummim_n and_o therefore_o this_o be_v not_o mention_v among_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v make_v by_o the_o artificer_n because_o this_o be_v as_o the_o table_n of_o the_o law_n the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o not_o of_o man_n this_o also_o be_v very_o probable_a but_o yet_o a_o conjecture_n only_o neither_o can_v we_o the_o scripture_n be_v silent_a certain_o determine_v what_o they_o be_v when_o the_o jew_n return_v out_o of_o babylon_n they_o be_v lose_v and_o therefore_o some_o business_n hang_v in_o suspense_n ezra_n 2._o 63._o till_o there_o stand_v up_o a_o priest_n with_o urim_n and_o thummim_n neither_o do_v we_o find_v in_o any_o of_o the_o jewish_a rabbin_n that_o they_o themselves_o do_v certain_o know_v what_o they_o be_v and_o aaron_n shall_v bear_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n upon_o his_o heart_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v the_o breastplate_n of_o judgement_n wherein_o be_v the_o urim_n and_o thummim_n so_o call_v both_o because_o it_o be_v the_o type_n of_o that_o light_n and_o perfection_n in_o christ_n which_o he_o communicate_v to_o his_o people_n as_o also_o because_o hereby_o answer_v of_o judgement_n be_v give_v to_o the_o israelite_n see_v numb_a 27._o 21._o verse_n 31._o and_o thou_o shall_v make_v the_o robe_n of_o the_o ephod_n all_o of_o blue_a so_o call_v because_o it_o be_v wear_v next_o under_o the_o ephod_n and_o be_v of_o itself_o a_o loose_a robe_n be_v gird_v to_o the_o body_n by_o the_o curious_a girdle_n of_o the_o ephod_n it_o signify_v the_o heavenly_a robe_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n verse_n 33._o and_o beneath_o upon_o the_o hem_n of_o it_o thou_o shall_v make_v pomegranate_n of_o blue_a etc._n etc._n these_o as_o they_o hang_v upon_o the_o garment_n signify_v that_o only_a the_o fragrant_a smell_n of_o the_o garment_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n make_v we_o a_o sweet_a favour_n unto_o god_n as_o they_o hang_v intermix_v with_o bell_n they_o signify_v the_o sweet_a and_o comfortable_a effect_n of_o christ_n doctrine_n by_o which_o we_o come_v to_o be_v clothe_v with_o the_o fragrant_a robe_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n and_o from_o his_o fullness_n to_o receive_v even_o grace_n for_o grace_n and_o bell_n of_o gold_n between_o they_o round_o about_o signify_v the_o pure_a and_o precious_a voice_n of_o christ_n hear_v of_o god_n in_o his_o prayer_n and_o mediation_n of_o the_o people_n in_o his_o teach_n and_o instruction_n verse_n 35._o and_o his_o sound_n shall_v be_v hear_v when_o he_o go_v unto_o the_o holy_a place_n etc._n etc._n of_o which_o beside_o the_o mystery_n signify_v whereof_o above_o this_o be_v also_o a_o reason_n that_o notone_o the_o priest_n but_o the_o people_n also_o may_v by_o the_o sound_n of_o those_o bell_n be_v put_v in_o mind_n to_o lift_v up_o their_o heart_n to_o god_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 36._o and_o thou_o shall_v make_v a_o plate_n of_o pure_a gold_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v make_v like_o the_o forepart_n of_o a_o coronet_n and_o therefore_o call_v chap._n 29._o 30._o the_o plate_n of_o the_o holy_a crown_n which_o be_v join_v to_o the_o mitre_n signify_v that_o christ_n shall_v be_v not_o only_a priest_n but_o king_n and_o grave_n upon_o it_o like_o the_o engraving_n of_o a_o signet_n holiness_n to_o the_o lord_n signify_v the_o intercession_n of_o christ_n that_o by_o his_o holiness_n we_o be_v present_v as_o holy_a yea_o perfect_o holy_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n john_n 17._o 19_o and_o for_o their_o sake_n i_o sanctify_v myself_o that_o they_o also_o may_v be_v sanctify_v through_o the_o truth_n verse_n 38._o and_o it_o shall_v be_v upon_o aaron_n forehead_n etc._n etc._n to_o wit_n that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o eminent_a visible_a token_n of_o god_n gracious_a acceptation_n of_o his_o people_n to_o be_v see_v and_o read_v of_o all_o man_n to_o their_o comfort_n even_o that_o god_n accept_v both_o they_o and_o their_o imperfect_a service_n in_o the_o face_n of_o jesus_n christ_n who_o by_o his_o suffering_n and_o mediation_n have_v take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o people_n which_o they_o commit_v in_o their_o most_o holy_a and_o religious_a action_n 1._o john_n 2._o 1_o 2._o if_o any_o man_n sin_n we_o have_v a_o advocate_n with_o the_o father_n jesus_n christ_n the_o righteous_a and_o he_o be_v the_o propitiation_n for_o our_o sin_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 39_o and_o thou_o shall_v embroider_v the_o coat_n of_o fine_a linen_n etc._n etc._n a_o garment_n with_o sleeve_n cover_v the_o whole_a body_n down_o to_o the_o foot_n and_o be_v loose_a be_v gird_v to_o the_o body_n with_o a_o girdle_n levit._fw-la 8._o 7._o and_o he_o put_v upon_o he_o the_o coat_n and_o gird_v he_o with_o the_o girdle_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v under_o the_o robe_n of_o the_o ephod_n and_o do_v also_o signify_v the_o garment_n of_o justice_n wherewith_o christ_n and_o his_o child_n be_v array_v and_o thou_o shall_v make_v the_o girdle_n of_o needlework_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v make_v of_o fine_a linen_n blue_a and_o purple_a and_o scarlet_a exod._n 39_o 29._o it_o serve_v to_o gird_v the_o coat_n with_o which_o be_v under_o the_o robe_n levit._fw-la 8._o 7._o and_o he_o put_v upon_o he_o the_o coat_n and_o gird_v he_o with_o the_o girdle_n etc._n etc._n and_o signify_v the_o trust_n constancy_n and_o expedition_n of_o christ_n in_o his_o ministration_n isaiah_n 11._o 5._o and_o his_o righteousness_n shall_v be_v the_o girdle_n of_o his_o loin_n etc._n etc._n for_o these_o be_v thing_n usual_o signify_v in_o the_o scripture_n by_o gird_v luke_n 12._o 35._o let_v your_o loin_n be_v gird_v about_o and_o your_o light_n burn_v verse_n 40._o and_o for_o aaron_n son_n thou_o shall_v make_v coat_n etc._n etc._n call_v elsewhere_o ephod_n 1._o sam._n 22._o 18._o and_o slay_v on_o that_o day_n fourscore_o and_o five_o person_n that_o do_v wear_v a_o linen_n ephod_n because_o it_o be_v their_o uppermost_a garment_n the_o high_a priest_n be_v embroider_v this_o only_a of_o linen_n chap._n 39_o 27._o and_o they_o make_v coat_n of_o fine_a linen_n of_o weave_a work_n for_o aaron_n and_o for_o his_o son_n and_o signify_v the_o purity_n and_o sanctification_n of_o god_n saint_n who_o be_v all_o priest_n evangelical_a see_v levit._n 16._o 4._o and_o thou_o shall_v make_v for_o they_o girdle_n etc._n etc._n aaron_n be_v of_o divers_a colour_n exod._n 39_o 29._o these_o not_o verse_n 41._o and_o thou_o shall_v put_v they_o upon_o aaron_n thy_o brother_n and_o his_o son_n with_o he_o now_o can_v the_o people_n think_v that_o aaron_n have_v injurious_o seize_v upon_o the_o priesthood_n for_o his_o posterity_n since_o the_o same_o hand_n invest_v both_o father_n and_o son_n verse_n 42._o and_o thou_o shall_v make_v they_o linen_n breech_n etc._n etc._n see_v exod._n 20._o 26._o chap._n xxix_o verse_n 1._o and_o this_o be_v the_o thing_n that_o thou_o shall_v do_v unto_o they_o to_o hallow_v they_o etc._n etc._n that_o be_v to_o sanctify_v they_o for_o the_o work_n of_o the_o priesthood_n and_o all_o the_o follow_a ceremony_n sacrifice_n purifying_n be_v to_o this_o end_n to_o teach_v man_n to_o look_v off_o from_o these_o man_n who_o have_v need_v themselves_o of_o purify_n and_o sacrifice_n of_o atonement_n and_o to_o look_v only_o upon_o christ_n or_o upon_o they_o only_o as_o type_n of_o christ_n take_v one_o young_a bullock_n and_o two_o ram_n without_o blemish_n this_o young_a bullock_n be_v for_o a_o sinne-offering_a and_o the_o two_o ram_n be_v the_o one_o for_o a_o burnt-offering_a the_o other_o for_o a_o peace-offering_a verse_n
2._o and_o unleavened_a bread_n and_o cake_n etc._n etc._n this_o meat-offering_a of_o bread_n and_o cake_n be_v to_o be_v unleavened_a to_o signify_v the_o sincerity_n and_o incorruption_n of_o christ_n of_o who_o all_o sacrifice_n be_v type_n and_o who_o be_v indeed_o the_o true_a bread_n of_o life_n john_n 6._o 55._o and_o second_o of_o all_o the_o sacrifice_n evangelical_a which_o through_o he_o christian_n do_v offer_v unto_o god_n and_o likewise_o the_o oil_n wherewith_o they_o be_v mingle_v signify_v the_o precious_a anoint_v of_o god_n spirit_n both_o in_o christ_n and_o the_o faithful_a 1._o john_n 2._o 27._o but_o the_o anoint_v which_o you_o have_v receive_v of_o he_o abide_v in_o you_o ●nd_v you_o need_v not_o that_o any_o man_n teach_v you_o but_o as_o the_o same_o anoint_v teach●th_v you_o all_o thing_n and_o be_v truth_n and_o be_v no_o lie_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 2._o of_o wheaten_a flower_n shall_v thou_o make_v they_o the_o best_a of_o the_o principle_n grain_n signify_v the_o purity_n of_o christ_n and_o all_o evangelicall_n sacrifice_n verse_n 4._o and_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n shall_v thou_o bring_v and_o shall_v wash_v they_o with_o water_n to_o wit_n out_o of_o the_o sanctify_a laver_n exod._n 30._o 18._o and_o this_o signify_v the_o holiness_n that_o be_v require_v in_o these_o legal_a priest_n that_o be_v to_o be_v type_n of_o christ_n verse_n 7._o then_o thou_o shall_v take_v the_o anoint_v oil_n and_o pour_v it_o upon_o his_o head_n here_o moses_n be_v express_o command_v to_o pour_v the_o anoint_v oil_n for_o the_o make_n whereof_o there_o be_v afterward_o direction_n give_v chap._n 30._o 23._o etc._n etc._n upon_o the_o head_n of_o aaron_n but_o in_o the_o two_o follow_a verse_n where_o there_o be_v order_n give_v for_o the_o consecration_n of_o his_o son_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v of_o anoint_v they_o whence_o many_o expositor_n conclude_v that_o only_o the_o high_a priest_n aaron_n be_v anoint_v with_o this_o oil_n and_o not_o his_o son_n yet_o because_o it_o be_v say_v exod._n 30._o 30._o thou_o shall_v anoint_v aaron_n and_o his_o son_n and_o chap._n 40._o 14_o 15._o thou_o shall_v bring_v his_o son_n and_o cloth●_n they_o with_o coat_n and_o thou_o shall_v anoint_v they_o as_o thou_o do_v anoint_v their_o father_n that_o they_o may_v minister_v unto_o i_o in_o the_o priest_n office_n it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a that_o at_o their_o first_o consecration_n both_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n be_v anoint_v indeed_o in_o succeed_a time_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o only_o the_o high_a priest_n be_v anoint_v and_o therefore_o levit._n 21._o 10._o he_o be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o inferior_a priest_n hereby_o he_o that_o be_v the_o high_a priest_n among_o his_o brethren_n upon_o who_o head_n the_o anoint_v oil_n be_v pour_v but_o at_o this_o present_a consecration_n of_o the_o priest_n doubtless_o both_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n be_v anoint_v and_o though_o we_o can_v say_v that_o they_o be_v anoint_v by_o the_o pour_v out_o of_o the_o oil_n upon_o their_o head_n as_o aaron_n be_v yet_o it_o be_v hard_o on_o the_o other_o side_n to_o restrain_v their_o anoint_v to_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o the_o holy_a oil_n upon_o they_o and_o their_o garment_n whereof_o mention_n be_v make_v levit._n 8._o 30._o and_o moses_n take_v the_o anoint_v oil_n and_o the_o blo●d_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o altar_n and_o sprinkle_v it_o upon_o aaron_n and_o upon_o his_o son_n garment_n with_o he_o etc._n etc._n verse_n 10._o and_o thou_o shall_v cause_v a_o bullock_n to_o be_v bring_v etc._n etc._n which_o be_v to_o be_v a_o sinne-offering_a for_o the_o priest_n vers_fw-la 14._o but_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o bullock_n and_o his_o skin_n and_o his_o dung_n thou_o shall_v burn_v with_o fire_n without_o the_o camp_n it_o be_v a_o sinne-offering_a and_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n shall_v put_v their_o hand_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o bullock_n in_o which_o rite_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o faith_n they_o disburden_v themselves_o of_o their_o sin_n and_o lay_v they_o upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n that_o be_v upon_o christ_n isa_n 53._o 6._o god_n have_v lay_v upon_o he_o the_o iniquity_n of_o we_o all_o verse_n 11._o and_o thou_o shall_v kill_v the_o bullock_n before_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n thus_o till_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n be_v full_o consecrate_v for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o priesthood_n moses_n himself_o do_v by_o extraordinary_a warrant_n from_o god_n do_v the_o work_n of_o the_o priest_n in_o offer_v these_o sacrifice_n whence_o be_v that_o of_o the_o psalmist_n psal_n 99_o 6._o moses_n and_o aaron_n among_o his_o priest_n verse_n 12._o and_o thou_o shall_v take_v of_o the_o blood_n and_o put_v it_o upon_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v the_o brazen_a altar_n of_o the_o burnt-offering_n which_o stand_v in_o the_o court_n yard_n this_o first_o sinne-offering_a differ_v from_o other_o that_o be_v offer_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o priest_n in_o other_o the_o blood_n be_v carry_v into_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o put_v upon_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o golden_a altar_n of_o incense_n levit._n 4._o 7._o and_o the_o priest_n shall_v put_v some_o of_o the_o blood_n upon_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n of_o sweet_a incense_n etc._n etc._n here_o it_o be_v not_o so_o first_o because_o this_o be_v also_o to_o sanctify_v the_o altar_n itself_o that_o it_o may_v be_v fit_a afterward_o to_o sanctify_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o people_n whereby_o also_o be_v employ_v the_o worthlesnesse_n of_o these_o thing_n in_o themselves_o if_o they_o be_v not_o look_v upon_o with_o reference_n to_o christ_n second_o because_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n be_v not_o yet_o full_a priest_n it_o be_v do_v as_o be_v usual_a at_o the_o sinne-offering_n of_o the_o common_a ruler_n and_o private_a person_n see_v levit._n 4._o 25_o 30._o as_o for_o the_o do_v of_o this_o with_o the_o finger_n this_o be_v use_v in_o all_o sinne-offering_n levit._n 4._o and_o only_o in_o they_o teach_v we_o the_o efficacy_n of_o christ_n blood_n for_o the_o purge_n away_o of_o sin_n when_o it_o be_v so_o particular_o present_v unto_o god_n and_o apply_v by_o his_o spirit_n heb._n 9_o 12_o 13_o 14._o neither_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o goat_n and_o calf_n but_o by_o his_o own_o blood_n he_o enter_v once_o into_o the_o holy_a place_n have_v obtain_v eternal_a redemption_n for_o we_o for_o if_o the_o blood_n of_o bull_n and_o of_o goat_n and_o the_o ash_n of_o a_o heifer_n sprinkle_v the_o unclean_a sanctify_v to_o the_o purify_n of_o the_o flesh_n how_o much_o more_o shall_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n who_o through_o the_o eternal_a spirit_n offer_v himself_o without_o spot_n to_o god_n purge_v our_o conscience_n from_o dead_a work_n to_o serve_v the_o live_a god_n and_o indeed_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n luk_n 11._o 20._o be_v expound_v to_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n matth._n 12._o 28._o and_o pour_v all_o the_o blood_n beside_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o altar_n it_o be_v likely_a that_o it_o be_v pour_v out_o at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o altar_n on_o the_o inside_n and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v much_o consume_v with_o the_o continual_a heat_n of_o the_o fire_n and_o this_o signify_v the_o full_a price_n that_o shall_v be_v pay_v for_o our_o redemption_n verse_n 13._o and_o thou_o shall_v take_v of_o the_o fat_a that_o cover_v the_o inward_o etc._n etc._n by_o the_o ●at_a may_v be_v mean_v the_o grossness_n of_o our_o nature_n in_o all_o the_o faculty_n and_o power_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o understanding_n in_o the_o heart_n the_o angry_a motion_n in_o the_o liver_n the_o concupiscence_n in_o the_o kidney_n or_o reins_o which_o be_v all_o corrupt_a be_v therefore_o to_o be_v purge_v by_o the_o fire_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o so_o to_o be_v offer_v unto_o god_n but_o the_o plain_a reason_n of_o this_o ceremony_n i_o conceive_v to_o be_v that_o the_o people_n may_v be_v teach_v high_o to_o esteem_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n by_o this_o direction_n of_o give_v he_o the_o best_a of_o the_o sacrifice_n verse_n 14._o but_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o bullock_n and_o his_o skin_n and_o his_o dung_n thou_o shall_v burn_v without_o the_o camp_n etc._n etc._n thus_o it_o be_v do_v wherever_o bullock_n be_v offer_v for_o a_o sinne-offering_a levit._n 4._o and_o when_o the_o blood_n be_v carry_v into_o the_o tabernacle_n levit_fw-la 6._o 30._o no_o sinne-offering_a whereof_o any_o of_o the_o blood_n be_v bring_v into_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n to_o reconcile_v withal_o in_o the_o holy_a place_n shall_v be_v eat_v it_o shall_v be_v burn_v in_o the_o fire_n it_o be_v to_o imply_v how_o detestable_a the_o sin_n be_v which_o be_v as_o it_o
only_a death_n inflict_v by_o the_o magistrate_n whereof_o see_v numb_a 15._o but_o also_o the_o immediate_a stroke_n of_o god_n when_o that_o be_v neglect_v and_o especial_o god_n cast_v he_o off_o from_o be_v one_o of_o his_o people_n both_o here_o and_o hereafter_o verse_n 17._o and_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n he_o rest_v and_o be_v refresh_v this_o be_v speak_v of_o god_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n verse_n 18._o and_o he_o give_v to_o moses_n when_o he_o have_v make_v a_o end_n two_o table_n of_o testimony_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v when_o the_o forty_o day_n be_v expire_v table_n of_o stone_n write_v with_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n whereby_o be_v signify_v first_o the_o stability_n of_o the_o law_n second_o the_o stoninesse_n of_o man_n heart_n for_o the_o receive_n of_o spiritual_a thing_n three_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n which_o be_v write_v by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n spirit_n not_o in_o table_n of_o stone_n but_o in_o the_o sleshy_a table_n of_o man_n heart_n 2._o cor._n 3._o 2._o chap._n xxxii_o verse_n 1._o and_o when_o the_o people_n see_v that_o moses_n delay_v etc._n etc._n it_o be_v evident_a in_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n 1._o cor._n 10._o 7._o neither_o be_v you_o idolater_n as_o be_v some_o of_o they_o as_o it_o be_v write_v the_o people_n sit_v down_o to_o eat_v and_o drink_v and_o rise_v up_o to_o play_v that_o some_o of_o the_o people_n not_o all_o join_v in_o this_o wicked_a act_n yet_o withal_o doubtless_o we_o may_v conclude_v that_o the_o great_a number_n conspire_v together_o herein_o as_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v vers_fw-la 3._o that_o all_o the_o people_n break_v off_o their_o golden_a earring_n etc._n etc._n because_o the_o multitude_n be_v all_o in_o a_o manner_n combine_v together_o and_o but_o a_o few_o to_o speak_v of_o there_o be_v that_o keep_v themselves_o clear_a in_o this_o general_a desertion_n and_o they_o say_v unto_o aaron_n up_o make_v we_o god_n etc._n etc._n this_o word_n do_v imply_v both_o how_o violent_o they_o press_v he_o and_o with_o what_o importunity_n they_o hasten_v he_o to_o do_v what_o they_o require_v as_o if_o they_o have_v say_v we_o have_v wait_v long_o enough_o for_o moses_n and_o therefore_o dispatch_v quick_o and_o with_o all_o speed_n do_v what_o we_o require_v make_v we_o god_n to_o go_v before_o we_o that_o be_v image_n as_o representation_n of_o god_n or_o visible_a sign_n of_o god_n go_v before_o they_o and_o presence_n among_o they_o it_o can_v be_v reasonable_o think_v that_o the_o people_n be_v so_o stupid_a as_o to_o think_v that_o any_o thing_n make_v by_o man_n hand_n can_v be_v the_o god_n that_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n but_o only_o that_o they_o desire_v some_o image_n as_o a_o sign_n of_o god_n presence_n according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o idolatry_n in_o egypt_n yea_o happy_o conceive_v the_o cloud_n not_o to_o move_v they_o take_v themselves_o to_o be_v forsake_v or_o betray_v by_o moses_n and_o so_o in_o their_o rage_n fall_v into_o this_o idolatry_n as_o it_o be_v in_o despite_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o therefore_o we_o see_v also_o in_o what_o a_o discontent_a manner_n and_o how_o contemptuous_o they_o speak_v of_o moses_n in_o the_o follow_a word_n as_o for_o this_o moses_n the_o man_n that_o bring_v we_o up_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n we_o wot_v not_o what_o be_v become_v of_o he_o verse_n 2._o and_o aaron_n say_v unto_o they_o break_v off_o the_o golden_a earring_n etc._n etc._n we_o may_v well_o think_v that_o aaron_n do_v at_o first_o endeavour_n to_o dissuade_v the_o people_n from_o this_o they_o desire_v of_o he_o only_o because_o he_o yield_v at_o last_o therefore_o it_o be_v in_o the_o next_o place_n relate_v yea_o it_o be_v probable_a enough_o that_o aaron_n make_v this_o demand_n of_o their_o earring_n not_o gold_n in_o general_a with_o some_o secret_a hope_n that_o the_o woman_n unwillingness_n to_o part_v with_o these_o ornament_n wherein_o they_o be_v wont_n so_o much_o to_o delight_v may_v be_v a_o rub_n in_o the_o way_n verse_n 3._o and_o all_o the_o people_n break_v off_o the_o golden_a earring_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v the_o generality_n of_o the_o people_n and_o thus_o they_o dishonour_v god_n with_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o egyptian_n which_o god_n have_v give_v they_o exod._n 12._o 35._o verse_n 4._o and_o fashion_v it_o with_o a_o grave_v tool_n after_o he_o have_v make_v it_o a_o melt_a calf_n aaron_n be_v say_v to_o have_v do_v this_o not_o because_o he_o do_v it_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n but_o because_o he_o appoint_v workman_n to_o do_v it_o and_o by_o his_o authority_n and_o command_v it_o be_v do_v first_o they_o melt_v the_o gold_n and_o cast_v it_o into_o a_o melt_a calf_n and_o then_o they_o polish_a it_o and_o finish_v it_o with_o a_o grave_v tool_n and_o thus_o they_o change_v their_o glory_n into_o the_o similitude_n of_o a_o ox_n that_o eat_v grass_n as_o the_o psalmist_n say_v psal_n 106._o 20._o now_o in_o this_o form_n it_o seem_v the_o israelite_n desire_v their_o idol_n shall_v be_v make_v happy_o in_o imitation_n of_o the_o idol_n apis_n a_o pied_a bullock_n which_o the_o egyptian_n use_v to_o worship_n and_o they_o say_v these_o be_v thy_o god_n oh_o israel_n etc._n etc._n so_o encourage_v on●_n another_o and_o especial_o upon_o this_o pretence_n that_o this_o be_v only_o intend_v for_o a_o representation_n of_o the_o true_a god_n verse_n 5._o and_o when_o aaron_n see_v it_o he_o build_v a_o altar_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v when_o he_o see_v how_o violent_o the_o people_n pursue_v their_o purpose_n and_o that_o in_o this_o idol_n they_o still_o intend_v to_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n he_o yield_v further_a upon_o the_o people_n motion_n to_o wit_n to_o build_v a_o altar_n and_o proclaim_v a_o holy_a day_n say_v to_o morrow_n be_v a_o feast_n to_o the_o lord_n jehovah_n wherein_o still_o he_o seek_v to_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o his_o conscience_n with_o this_o pretence_n that_o all_o be_v still_o intend_v for_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n verse_n 6._o and_o the_o people_n sit_v down_o to_o eat_v and_o to_o drink_v and_o rise_v up_o to_o play_v that_o be_v they_o sit_v down_o to_o eat_v and_o to_o drink_v of_o their_o peace-offering_n and_o other_o feast_n that_o do_v accompany_v their_o sacrifice_n wherein_o it_o may_v seem_v they_o be_v excessive_a enough_o by_o their_o shout_n mention_v ver_n 17._o and_o then_o rise_v up_o to_o play_v that_o be_v sing_z dance_z and_o play_v about_o the_o idol_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o idolatrous_a festival_n verse_n 7._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n go_v get_v thou_o down_o etc._n etc._n that_o be_v get_v thou_o away_o quick_o and_o so_o it_o be_v express_v deut._n 9_o 12._o arise_v get_v thou_o down_o quick_o from_o hencc_fw-la thy_o people_n which_o thou_o bring_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n have_v corrupt_v themselves_o the_o lord_n here_o call_v the_o israelites_n not_o his_o people_n but_o the_o people_n of_o moses_n thy_o people_n which_o thou_o bring_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n whereby_o he_o do_v not_o only_o testify_v his_o great_a indignation_n against_o they_o disclaim_v as_o it_o be_v any_o interest_n which_o they_o have_v in_o he_o and_o refuse_v to_o own_v they_o as_o his_o people_n any_o more_o but_o withal_o likewise_o he_o seek_v to_o affect_v moses_n the_o more_o with_o their_o sin_n by_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n that_o they_o be_v his_o people_n commit_v to_o his_o charge_n that_o so_o he_o may_v be_v more_o solicitous_a to_o reduce_v they_o again_o into_o the_o right_a way_n verse_n 8._o they_o have_v turn_v aside_o quick_o out_o of_o the_o ●ay_n which_o i_o command_v they_o viz._n after_o their_o enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o i_o it_o be_v but_o a_o few_o day_n since_o they_o promise_v that_o they_o will_v keep_v all_o that_o i_o command_v they_o and_o now_o they_o have_v already_o transgress_v the_o law_n of_o my_o worship_n which_o i_o give_v they_o in_o charge_n verse_n 10._o now_o therefore_o let_v i_o alone_o etc._n etc._n as_o a_o father_n be_v angry_a and_o make_v as_o though_o he_o will_v smite_v his_o son_n shall_v say_v to_o one_o stand_v by_o hold_v i_o not_o meaning_n that_o he_o will_v have_v he_o interpose_v himself_o and_o mediate_v for_o his_o son_n and_o i_o will_v make_v of_o thou_o a_o great_a nation_n see_v deut._n 9_o 14._o verse_n 11._o why_o do_v thy_o wrath_n wax_v hot_a against_o thy_o people_n which_o thou_o bring_v forth_o etc._n etc._n that_o be_v let_v not_o thy_o wrath_n wax_v hot_a against_o thy_o people_n etc._n etc._n for_o it_o be_v usual_a
13._o verse_n 25._o and_o in_o the_o five_o year_n shall_v you_o eat_v of_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o that_o it_o may_v yield_v you_o the_o increase_n thereof_o that_o be_v abundant_o for_o this_o last_o clause_n have_v reference_n to_o the_o whole_a forego_v law_n concern_v the_o first_o fruit_n of_o tree_n to_o wit_n that_o if_o they_o do_v pluck_v off_o and_o cast_v away_o the_o fruit_n for_o three_o year_n as_o uncircumcised_a and_o unclean_a and_o give_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o four_o year_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o then_o on_o the_o five_o year_n and_o not_o till_o then_o gather_v fruit_n and_o eat_v it_o themselves_o the_o lord_n will_v cause_v the_o land_n to_o yield_v the_o fruit_n thereof_o in_o such_o abundance_n as_o in_o other_o thing_n so_o also_o in_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o tree_n that_o they_o shall_v have_v no_o cause_n to_o repent_v themselves_o that_o in_o obedience_n to_o god_n command_v they_o have_v deprive_v themselves_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o first_o four_o year_n verse_n 27._o you_o shall_v not_o round_o the_o corner_n of_o your_o head_n neither_o shall_v thou_o mar_v the_o corner_n of_o thy_o beard_n it_o be_v not_o easy_a t●_n determine_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o round_v the_o corner_n of_o their_o head_n and_o mar_v the_o corner_n of_o their_o beard_n some_o conceive_v that_o by_o round_v the_o corner_n of_o their_o head_n be_v mean_v the_o poll_n of_o their_o head_n with_o round_o curl_a lock_n after_o a_o nice_a and_o effeminate_a manner_n and_o by_o mar_v the_o corner_n of_o their_o beard_n the_o shave_v away_o their_o beard_n as_o if_o they_o affect_v to_o be_v like_o woman_n and_o so_o they_o conceive_v the_o drift_n of_o this_o law_n in_o both_o particular_n be_v to_o forbid_v all_o effeminate_a delicacy_n and_o quaintness_n in_o the_o trim_n of_o their_o head_n and_o shave_v of_o their_o beard_n after_o the_o manner_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o heathen_a again_o other_o hold_v that_o by_o round_v the_o corner_n of_o their_o head_n and_o mar_v the_o corner_n of_o their_o beard_n be_v mean_v the_o cut_n off_o the_o lock_n of_o their_o head_n and_o the_o hair_n of_o their_o beard_n that_o they_o may_v offer_v they_o to_o idol-god_n as_o most_o certain_a it_o be_v the_o heathen_a use_v to_o do_v but_o last_o of_o all_o other_o determine_v that_o hereby_o be_v mean_v the_o shave_n off_o the_o hair_n of_o their_o head_n and_o beard_n when_o they_o be_v in_o mourning_n and_o extreme_a heaviness_n and_o indeed_o this_o be_v a_o custom_n among_o the_o heathen_a whence_o be_v that_o isai_n 15._o 2._o moab_n shall_v howl_v over_o nebo_n and_o over_o medeba_n on_o their_o head_n shall_v be_v baldness_n and_o every_o beard_n cut_v off_o and_o that_o jerem._n 48._o 37._o every_o head_n shall_v be_v bald_a and_o every_o beard_n clip_v and_o the_o more_o probable_a this_o opinion_n seem_v because_o the_o heathenish_a custom_n here_o forbid_v be_v join_v together_o with_o those_o in_o the_o follow_a verse_n of_o cut_v their_o flesh_n etc._n etc._n when_o they_o mourn_v for_o the_o dead_a chap_n 21._o 5._o they_o shall_v not_o make_v baldness_n upon_o their_o head_n nether_a shall_v they_o shave_v off_o the_o corner_n of_o their_o beard_n nor_o make_v any_o cut_n in_o their_o flesh_n verse_n 28._o you_o shall_v not_o make_v any_o cut_n in_o your_o flesh_n for_o the_o dead_a as_o the_o heathen_a use_v to_o disfigure_v themselves_o both_o by_o cut_v and_o shave_v their_o hair_n especial_o in_o their_o mourning_n so_o also_o they_o use_v to_o cut_v and_o lance_n themselves_o jer._n 16_o 6._o 2._o reg._n 18._o 28._o and_o to_o imprint_v mark_n upon_o their_o flesh_n cut_v themselves_o and_o then_o fill_v up_o the_o place_n with_o ink_n or_o some_o other_o colour_n that_o the_o mark_n thereof_o may_v remain_v all_o which_o custom_n god_n here_o forbid_v his_o people_n to_o take_v up_o both_o because_o they_o be_v the_o desperate_a effect_n of_o immoderate_a mourning_n as_o also_o because_o they_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o idolater_n le●t_o conform_v themselves_o to_o idolater_n in_o these_o thing_n they_o shall_v also_o grow_v to_o a_o conformity_n with_o they_o in_o their_o idolatrous_a worship_v of_o false_a go_n verse_n 30._o you_o shall_v keep_v my_o sabbath_n and_o reverence_n my_o sanctuary_n that_o be_v you_o shall_v esteem_v of_o it_o as_o of_o the_o house_n which_o i_o have_v choose_v to_o be_v my_o dwelling-place_n that_o according_o you_o may_v be_v careful_a to_o come_v thither_o with_o a_o inward_a awe_n and_o fear_n of_o my_o presence_n and_o not_o to_o approach_v to_o it_o in_o your_o uncleanness_n or_o any_o other_o way_n to_o pollute_v it_o to_o the_o commandment_n of_o sanctify_a god_n sabbath_n this_o of_o reverence_v his_o sanctuary_n be_v join_v because_o the_o sabbath_n be_v the_o chief_a time_n whereon_o they_o re●orted_v to_o the_o sanctuary_n verse_n 32._o thou_o shall_v rise_v up_o before_o the_o hoary_a head_n under_o this_o all_o honour_n d●e_v to_o they_o be_v include_v verse_n 36._o just_a balance_n just_a weight_n a_o just_a ephah_n etc._n etc._n concern_v the_o ephah_n see_v chap._n 5._o 11._o and_o concern_v the_o hin_n see_v exod._n 29._o 40._o and_o know_v we_o must_v that_o under_o these_o the_o most_o usual_a measure_n all_o other_o measure_n be_v comprehend_v chap._n xx._n verse_n 2._o again_o thou_o shall_v say_v to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n whosoever_o he_o be_v of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n etc._n etc._n here_o the_o punishment_n be_v appoint_v for_o the_o transgression_n of_o tho●e_a law_n deliver_v ●n_o the_o former_a chapter_n verse_n 3._o and_o i_o will_v set_v my_o face_n against_o that_o man_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v if_o any_o ma●_n shall_v sacrifice_v his_o child_n to_o that_o idol_n molech_n and_o his_o sin_n be_v not_o know_v or_o can_v be_v sufficient_o prove_v against_o he_o in_o a_o judicial_a way_n or_o that_o you_o neglect_v to_o punish_v he_o and_o through_o connivance_n forbear_v to_o proceed_v against_o he_o according_a to_o the_o former_a law_n then_o will_v i_o set_v myself_o against_o that_o man_n to_o destroy_v he_o and_o cut_v he_o off_o and_o the_o reason_n be_v add_v because_o he_o have_v give_v of_o his_o seed_n unto_o molech_n to_o defile_v my_o sanctuary_n and_o to_o profane_v my_o holy_a name_n now_o these_o that_o sacrifice_v their_o child_n to_o molech_n be_v say_v to_o defile_v god_n sanctuary_n 1._o because_o general_o the_o land_n be_v defile_v and_o so_o the_o sanctuary_n be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o be_v pollute_v by_o this_o as_o by_o other_o their_o ●innes_n from_o which_o it_o be_v therefore_o purge_v upon_o the_o day_n of_o expiation_n chap_n 16._o 16._o 2._o because_o it_o be_v a_o horrible_a profanation_n of_o god_n sanctuary_n that_o man_n defile_v with_o such_o abominable_a ●innes_n as_o idolatry_n and_o bloodshed_n and_o that_o too_o of_o their_o own_o child_n shall_v yet_o come_v into_o god_n sanctuary_n 3._o because_o it_o be_v a_o vild_a debase_v and_o contempt_n of_o god_n sanctuary_n that_o they_o shall_v forsake_v that_o to_o go_v and_o sacrifice_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o tophet_n to_o that_o idol_n molech_n why_o they_o be_v say_v also_o to_o profane_a god_n holy_a name_n be_v note_v before_o chap._n 18._o 21._o verse_n 5._o then_o will_v i_o set_v my_o face_n against_o that_o man_n and_o against_o his_o family_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v his_o posterity_n or_o kindred_n the_o word_n in_o the_o original_n be_v sometime_o translate_a kindred_n gen._n 24._o 38._o but_o thou_o shall_v go_v unto_o my_o father_n house_n and_o to_o my_o kindred_n and_o take_v a_o wife_n unto_o my_o son_n sometime_o it_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o whole_a people_n of_o israel_n because_o they_o come_v all_o from_o one_o stock_n as_o jer._n 8._o 3._o and_o death_n shall_v be_v choose_v rather_o than_o life_n by_o all_o the_o residue_n of_o they_o that_o remain_v of_o this_o evil_a family_n and_o micah_n 2._o 3._o therefore_o thus_o 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that_o be_v if_o you_o do_v not_o punish_v he_o according_a to_o that_o law_n before_o give_v exod._n 22._o 18._o tho●_n shall_v not_o suffer_v a_o witch_n to_o live_v ver●_n 9_o for_o every_o one_o that_o curse_v his_o father_n or_o his_o mother_n shall_v sure_o be_v put_v to_o death_n this_o word_n for_o have_v reference_n to_o the_o forego_n exhortation_n sancti●ie_v yourselves_o and_o be_v you_o holy_a etc._n etc._n and_o it_o must_v be_v extend_v also_o to_o all_o the_o particular_a penal_a statute_n that_o follow_v in_o this_o chapter_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v say_v for_o if_o you_o do_v not_o sanctify_v yourselves_o and_o keep_v my_o statute_n behold_v thus_o and_o thus_o as_o you_o shall_v now_o hear_v have_v i_o in_o all_o those_o follow_a particular_n appoint_v you_o to_o be_v punish_v the_o law_n that_o be_v first_o here_o deliver_v be_v for_o the_o put_n of_o he_o to_o death_n that_o curse_v his_o father_n or_o his_o mother_n which_o be_v not_o mean_v of_o every_o 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be_v present_a at_o their_o funeral_n etc._n etc._n and_o several_a reason_n may_v be_v give_v why_o this_o be_v forbid_v 1._o that_o they_o may_v not_o too_o frequent_o be_v thereby_o disable_v from_o attend_v the_o work_n of_o their_o priestly_a office_n 2._o that_o hereby_o it_o may_v be_v see_v that_o there_o be_v a_o high_a degree_n o●_n holiness_n require_v in_o the_o priest_n then_o in_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n 3._o that_o they_o may_v be_v the_o clear_a type_n of_o the_o messiah_n who_o shall_v be_v so_o exact_o holy_a 4._o that_o their_o refrain_v to_o mourn_v may_v be_v a_o real_a instruction_n to_o the_o people_n of_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o resurrection_n and_o 5._o to_o teach_v we_o what_o purity_n be_v require_v in_o those_o that_o be_v by_o christ_n make_v priest_n unto_o god_n rev._n 1._o 6._o verse_n 2._o but_o for_o his_o kin_n that_o be_v near_o to_o he_o that_o be_v for_o his_o mother_n and_o for_o his_o father_n etc._n etc._n among_o other_o here_o express_v for_o who_o the_o priest_n may_v defile_v themselves_o the_o brother_n be_v one_o but_o why_o then_o be_v eleazar_n and_o ithamar_n the_o son_n of_o aaron_n forbid_v to_o bewail_v the_o death_n of_o nadab_n and_o abihu_n their_o brethren_n leu._n 10._o 6._o uncover_v not_o your_o head_n neither_o rend_v your_o clothes_n le●t_v you_o die_v etc._n etc._n i_o answer_v that_o charge_n be_v extraordinary_a and_o peculiar_a 1._o because_o hereby_o they_o be_v require_v to_o testify_v their_o submission_n to_o that_o severe_a proceed_n of_o the_o lord_n against_o their_o brethren_n and_o 2._o because_o they_o be_v new_o that_o day_n enter_v upon_o the_o execution_n of_o their_o priestly_a office_n for_o
to_o serve_v always_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n or_o temple_n whereas_o otherwise_o he_o shall_v have_v serve_v there_o only_o in_o his_o course_n and_o such_o a_o one_o they_o say_v can_v not_o be_v redeem_v but_o if_o the_o person_n vow_v be_v of_o any_o other_o tribe_n they_o be_v only_o vow_v to_o such_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o they_o not_o be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n be_v capable_a of_o as_o for_o draw_v of_o water_n or_o hew_v of_o wood_n which_o the_o gibeonite_n afterward_o do_v josh_n 9_o 27._o or_o if_o they_o be_v woman_n for_o spin_v for_o make_v the_o priest_n garment_n and_o provide_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o repair_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o other_o such_o like_a service_n which_o according_o they_o do_v perform_v or_o else_o pay_v the_o price_n of_o their_o redemption_n here_o prescribe_v but_o other_o again_o hold_v that_o the_o aim_n and_o intention_n of_o these_o personal_a vow_n be_v only_a that_o they_o shall_v 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not_o according_a to_o the_o year_n they_o may_v live_v which_o be_v uncertain_a but_o according_a to_o their_o present_a estate_n and_o condition_n verse_n 6._o and_o if_o it_o be_v from_o a_o month_n old_a even_o unto_o five_o year_n old_a etc._n etc._n under_o this_o age_n there_o be_v no_o valuation_n at_o all_o see_v numb_a 13._o 40_o 47._o and_o 18._o 16._o yet_o some_o conceive_v that_o by_o those_o of_o a_o month_n old_a be_v mean_v all_o that_o be_v in_o their_o first_o month_n even_o from_o the_o first_o month_n birth_n unto_o a_o month_n full_o complete_a verse_n 8._o but_o if_o he_o be_v poor_a than_o thy_o estimation_n than_o he_o shall_v present_v himself_o before_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o priest_n shall_v value_v he_o &c_n &c_n the_o party_n vow_v unto_o the_o lord_n together_o with_o the_o party_n vow_v as_o when_o the_o father_n vow_v his_o son_n or_o daughter_n and_o it_o be_v leave_v to_o the_o discreet_a charity_n of_o the_o priest_n to_o s●●●_n reasonable_a rate_n upon_o he_o according_a to_o his_o ability_n verse_n 9_o and_o if_o it_o be_v a_o beast_n whereof_o man_n bring_v a_o offering_n unto_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v a_o clean_a beast_n without_o blemish_n verse_n 10._o and_o if_o he_o shall_v at_o all_o change_n beast_n for_o beast_n than_o it_o and_o the_o exchange_n thereof_o shall_v be_v holy_a to_o wit_n by_o way_n of_o penalty_n and_o because_o both_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n consecrate_v to_o god_n and_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v once_o consecrate_v to_o god_n must_v not_o return_v to_o the_o owner_n again_o verse_n 11._o and_o if_o it_o be_v any_o unclean_a beast_n of_o which_o they_o do_v not_o offer_v a_o sacrifice_n unto_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n this_o which_o be_v say_v of_o unclean_a beast_n to_o wit_n that_o if_o any_o such_o be_v vow_v they_o must_v be_v redeem_v at_o such_o a_o price_n as_o the_o priest_n shall_v value_v they_o etc._n etc._n may_v be_v mean_v of_o blemish_a beast_n otherwise_o fit_a for_o sacrifice_n or_o rather_o general_o of_o unclean_a beast_n that_o may_v not_o be_v offer_v in_o sacrifice_n only_o some_o will_v have_v the_o dog_n except_v because_o of_o that_o place_n deut._n 23._o 18._o yea_o according_a to_o this_o law_n expositor_n conceive_v they_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v in_o all_o other_o movable_a good_n that_o be_v vow_v to_o wit_n that_o the_o priest_n have_v set_v a_o price_n upon_o they_o the_o party_n that_o vow_v they_o may_v redeem_v they_o and_o that_o otherwise_o the_o priest_n may_v sell_v they_o or_o dispose_v of_o they_o as_o they_o think_v fit_a verse_n 13._o but_o if_o he_o will_v at_o all_o redeem_v it_o than_o he_o shall_v add_v a_o five_o part_n etc._n etc._n as_o be_v enjoin_v in_o the_o case_n of_o purloin_v holy_a thing_n chap._n 5._o 16._o and_o he_o shall_v ma●e_n amends_o for_o the_o harm_n that_o he_o have_v do_v in_o the_o holy_a thing_n and_o shall_v add_v the_o five_o part_n thereto_o so_o in_o this_o case_n of_o vow_n when_o he_o that_o vow_v will_v not_o stand_v to_o his_o promise_n the_o lord_n lay_v on_o he_o this_o penalty_n for_o his_o inconstancy_n and_o lightness_n of_o mind_n that_o man_n may_v learn_v to_o be_v stable-minded_n even_o in_o such_o voluntary_a vow_n and_o not_o think_v to_o have_v any_o interest_n in_o that_o which_o be_v once_o by_o a_o vow_n give_v to_o god_n verse_n 14._o and_o when_o a_o man_n shall_v sanctify_v his_o house_n to_o be_v holy_a unto_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v by_o a_o vow_n which_o man_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v as_o desire_v to_o obtain_v from_o god_n a_o safe_a healthful_a and_o prosperous_a habitation_n in_o they_o verse_n 15._o and_o if_o he_o that_o sanctify_a it_o will_v redeem_v his_o house_n than_o he_o shall_v add_v the_o five_o part_n etc._n etc._n why_o this_o be_v enjoin_v see_v the_o note_n before_o upon_o vers_n 13._o the_o priest_n do_v usual_o value_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v vow_v at_o a_o reasonable_a rate_n and_o therefore_o they_o 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pay_v to_o the_o priest_n if_o he_o will_v redeem_v it_o and_o a_o five_o part_n over_o and_o above_o this_o vow_v of_o some_o part_n of_o their_o land_n unto_o the_o lord_n be_v usual_o do_v in_o expectation_n of_o have_v their_o field_n yield_v the_o great_a increase_n and_o the_o price_n here_o set_v for_o the_o redemption_n of_o such_o land_n be_v that_o they_o be_v to_o pay_v according_a to_o the_o rate_n of_o fifty_o shekel_n for_o so_o much_o land_n as_o require_v a_o homer_n of_o barley_n seed_n to_o sow_v it_o as_o for_o instance_n if_o a_o homer_n will_v sow_v it_o than_o they_o be_v to_o pay_v fifty_o shekel_n of_o silver_n for_o
god_n be_v in_o exact_v purity_n in_o those_o that_o consecrate_v themselves_o to_o his_o service_n and_o this_o must_v be_v do_v on_o the_o day_n of_o his_o cleanse_n on_o the_o seven_o day_n for_o this_o last_o clause_n on_o the_o seven_o day_n shall_v he_o shave_v it_o be_v add_v by_o way_n of_o explain_v the_o clause_n before_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o cleanse_n for_o the_o seven_o day_n be_v the_o usual_a day_n of_o cleanse_v for_o those_o that_o be_v defile_v by_o the_o dead_a as_o we_o may_v see_v chap._n 10._o 11_o 12._o verse_n 11._o and_o the_o priest_n shall_v offer_v the_o one_o for_o a_o sinne-offering_a etc._n etc._n though_o it_o be_v no_o fault_n in_o the_o nazarite_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v die_v very_o sudden_o by_o he_o yet_o because_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o law_n that_o enjoin_v the_o nazarite_n not_o to_o come_v nigh_o any_o dead_a body_n therefore_o he_o be_v to_o bring_v a_o sinne-offering_a for_o his_o cleanse_n verse_n 12._o and_o he_o shall_v consecrate_v unto_o the_o lord_n the_o day_n of_o his_o separation_n that_o be_v he_o shall_v begin_v anew_o to_o consecrate_v unto_o god_n the_o very_a same_o number_n of_o day_n which_o before_o his_o defile_n he_o have_v vow_v unto_o god_n and_o he_o shall_v bring_v a_o lamb_n of_o the_o first_o year_n for_o a_o trespasse-offering_a by_o this_o trespasse-offering_a which_o also_o figure_v christ_n he_o be_v prepare_v for_o the_o observation_n of_o his_o renew_a vow_n because_o all_o grace_n and_o ability_n to_o do_v good_a be_v of_o god_n obtain_v by_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n verse_n 13._o and_o this_o be_v the_o law_n of_o the_o nazarite_n that_o be_v this_o that_o follow_v be_v the_o law_n that_o must_v be_v observe_v by_o the_o nazarite_n when_o he_o have_v fulfil_v his_o vow_n and_o be_v to_o be_v discharge_v thereof_o in_o a_o orderly_a manner_n which_o law_n it_o be_v conceive_v the_o apostle_n paul_n be_v persuade_v to_o observe_v to_o decline_v the_o offence_n of_o the_o jew_n act_n 21._o 26._o verse_n 14._o and_o he_o shall_v offer_v his_o offering_n unto_o the_o lord_n one_o he-lambe_n etc._n etc._n those_o offering_n the_o nazarite_n be_v to_o offer_v when_o he_o have_v fulfil_v the_o day_n of_o his_o separation_n and_o be_v now_o to_o be_v free_v from_o his_o vow_n 1._o by_o way_n of_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n as_o acknowledge_v that_o it_o be_v through_o his_o grace_n that_o he_o have_v be_v enable_v to_o fulfil_v his_o nazarite_n vow_v and_o 2._o to_o make_v atonement_n thereby_o for_o his_o sin_n commit_v under_o his_o vow_n thereby_o also_o confess_v that_o notwithstanding_o his_o strict_a endeavour_n after_o holiness_n he_o have_v fail_v many_o way_n if_o god_n in_o christ_n shall_v not_o be_v merciful_a to_o he_o verse_n 15._o and_o their_o meat-offering_a and_o their_o drink-offering_n that_o be_v besides_o the_o cake_n and_o wafer_n before_o mention_v enjoin_v as_o a_o extraordinary_a meat-offering_a he_o be_v also_o to_o bring_v the_o ordinary_a meat-offering_n and_o drink-offering_n appoint_v for_o appendance_n to_o all_o sacrifice_n whereof_o see_v numb_a 28._o verse_n 18._o and_o the_o nazarite_n shall_v shave_v the_o head_n of_o his_o separation_n etc._n etc._n all_o the_o time_n of_o his_o separation_n he_o be_v to_o keep_v his_o hair_n uncut_v but_o now_o he_o be_v to_o shave_v his_o head_n call_v here_o the_o head_n of_o his_o separation_n because_o the_o hair_n on_o his_o head_n be_v the_o sign_n of_o his_o separation_n and_o that_o at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n to_o show_v that_o his_o vow_n be_v now_o at_o a_o end_n whereby_o he_o have_v consecrate_v himself_o to_o the_o lord_n and_o then_o afterward_o he_o be_v to_o put_v it_o in_o the_o fire_n which_o be_v under_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o peace-offering_n that_o be_v not_o the_o fire_n on_o the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_n for_o there_o only_o the_o fat_a of_o the_o peace-offering_n be_v burn_v but_o the_o fire_n under_o the_o cauldron_n or_o pot_n wherein_o the_o peace-offering_n be_v boil_a and_o all_o this_o be_v do_v as_o by_o way_n of_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n to_o signify_v that_o he_o have_v the_o perfection_n of_o his_o nazariteship_n from_o he_o verse_n 19_o and_o the_o priest_n shall_v take_v the_o sodden_a shoulder_n of_o the_o ram_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v the_o left_a shoulder_n the_o right_a shoulder_n be_v due_a unto_o he_o raw_a of_o all_o peace-offering_n levit._n 7._o 32._o and_o the_o right_a shoulder_n shall_v you_o give_v unto_o the_o priest_n for_o a_o heave-offering_a of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o your_o peace-offering_n this_o gift_n of_o the_o sodden_a shoulder_n be_v peculiar_o give_v from_o the_o nazarite_n ram_v only_o and_o teach_v they_o that_o as_o they_o have_v receive_v more_o special_a grace_n of_o god_n so_o they_o shall_v give_v he_o more_o special_a thanks_o then_o other_o man_n verse_n 21._o this_o be_v the_o law_n of_o the_o nazarite_n who_o have_v vow_v and_o of_o his_o offering_n unto_o the_o lord_n for_o his_o separation_n beside_o that_o that_o his_o hand_n shall_v get_v that_o be_v beside_o that_o which_o of_o his_o own_o free_a will_v he_o shall_v vow_v to_o give_v according_a to_o the_o estate_n wherewith_o god_n have_v bless_v he_o that_o which_o be_v former_o prescribe_v be_v necessary_o to_o be_v do_v both_o by_o rich_a and_o poor_a when_o they_o take_v upon_o they_o this_o vow_n of_o nazariteship_n if_o be_v able_a they_o vow_v more_o offering_n they_o must_v perform_v their_o vow_n but_o this_o before_o prescribe_v must_v by_o all_o be_v bring_v the_o poor_a be_v not_o allow_v less_o verse_n 23._o on_o this_o wise_a you_o shall_v bless_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n etc._n etc._n this_o blessing_n thus_o pronounce_v by_o the_o priest_n do_v include_v a_o promise_n of_o god_n blessing_n they_o deliver_v as_o it_o be_v out_o of_o god_n own_o mouth_n and_o that_o by_o and_o through_o christ_n of_o who_o they_o be_v type_n act_n 3._o 26._o unto_o you_o first_o god_n have_v raise_v up_o his_o son_n jesus_n send_v he_o to_o bless_v you_o in_o turn_v away_o every_o one_o of_o you_o from_o his_o iniquity_n and_o so_o again_o luke_n 24._o 50._o and_o he_o lead_v they_o out_o as_o far_o as_o bethany_n and_o he_o lift_v up_o his_o hand_n and_o bless_v they_o therefore_o when_o christ_n be_v to_o come_v the_o priest_n of_o aaron_n seed_n be_v speechless_a luke_n 1._o 22._o to_o teach_v they_o to_o look_v for_o another_o priest_n in_o who_o all_o nation_n be_v to_o be_v bless_v gal._n 3._o 8._o verse_n 24._o the_o lord_n bless_v thou_o and_o keep_v thou_o etc._n etc._n some_o conceive_v that_o the_o repeat_n of_o this_o word_n the_o lord_n or_o jehovah_n three_o several_a time_n in_o this_o blessing_n do_v imply_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o trinity_n but_o whether_o so_o or_o no_o sure_a w●_n be_v it_o be_v pronounce_v in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n who_o be_v one_o in_o essence_n but_o three_o in_o person_n the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n and_o evangelical_o we_o have_v this_o very_a blessing_n explain_v by_o the_o apostle_n 2._o cor._n 13._o 14._o the_o grace_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v with_o you_o all_o amen_n verse_n 25._o the_o lord_n make_v his_o face_n shine_v upon_o thou_o and_o be_v gracious_a unto_o thou_o that_o be_v the_o lord_n be_v favourable_a kind_n and_o love_a to_o thou_o and_o let_v he_o so_o manifest_v his_o love_n and_o grace_n to_o thy_o heart_n and_o conscience_n that_o thou_o may_v plain_o perceive_v it_o a_o cheerful_a love_a countenance_n we_o call_v lightsome_a as_o on_o the_o other_o side_n we_o call_v a_o angry_a countenance_n cloudy_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o king_n countenance_n be_v life_n say_v solomon_n prov._n 16._o 15._o so_o that_o by_o the_o lord_n make_v his_o face_n to_o shine_v upon_o his_o people_n nothing_o else_o be_v mean_v but_o his_o love_n and_o the_o manifestation_n of_o his_o love_n and_o favour_n to_o they_o according_a to_o that_o psal_n 44._o 3._o they_o get_v not_o the_o land_n in_o possession_n by_o their_o own_o sword_n neither_o do_v their_o own_o arm_n save_o they_o but_o thy_o right_a hand_n and_o thy_o right_a arm_n and_o the_o light_n of_o thy_o countenance_n because_o thou_o have_v a_o favour_n unto_o they_o verse_n 26._o the_o lord_n lift_v up_o his_o countenance_n upon_o thou_o and_o give_v thou_o peace_n by_o this_o clause_n of_o the_o lord_n lift_v up_o his_o countenance_n upon_o they_o two_o thing_n may_v be_v employ_v 1._o the_o lord_n love_v and_o favour_n as_o in_o the_o former_a clause_n for_o as_o the_o hide_v and_o cast_v down_o and_o turn_v away_o of_o the_o face_n testify_v the_o
as_o we_o may_v see_v chap._n 2._o 31._o thus_o the_o sanctuary_n have_v the_o midst_n the_o most_o safe_a and_o honourable_a place_n the_o great_a camp_n go_v foremost_a the_o next_o in_o greatness_n go_v hindmost_a to_o defend_v it_o against_o enemy_n before_o and_o behind_o but_o the_o lord_n himself_o be_v he_o that_o go_v before_o and_o be_v the_o rearward_n behind_o as_o the_o prophet_n speak_v esai_n 52._o 12._o for_o the_o lord_n will_v go_v before_o you_o and_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n will_v be_v your_o rearward_n verse_n 29._o and_o moses_n say_v unto_o hobab_n the_o son_n of_o raguel_n the_o midianite_n moses_n father_n in_o law_n etc._n etc._n some_o conceive_v that_o it_o be_v raguel_n the_o medianite_n and_o not_o hobab_v that_o be_v here_o call_v moses_n father_n in_o law_n even_o the_o same_o that_o be_v elsewhere_o call_v reüel_n exod._n 2._o 18._o and_o jethro_n exod._n 3._o 1._o and_o that_o hobab_n to_o who_o moses_n now_o speak_v be_v the_o son_n of_o this_o raguel_n or_o jethro_n be_v the_o brother_n in_o law_n of_o moses_n who_o stay_v still_o with_o moses_n at_o mount_n sinai_n after_o their_o father_n reguel_n or_o jethro_n be_v return_v home_o to_o his_o own_o country_n exod._n 28._o 27._o but_o because_o hobab_v be_v elsewhere_o express_o call_v according_a to_o our_o translation_n the_o father_n in_o law_n of_o moses_n judge_v 4._o 11._o it_o must_v needs_o be_v he_o also_o that_o be_v here_o also_o call_v moses_n father_n in_o law_n even_o the_o same_o that_o be_v in_o exodus_fw-la call_v jethro_n and_o reüel_n and_o that_o raguel_n the_o midianite_n be_v his_o father_n as_o be_v note_v before_o upon_o exod._n 3._o 1._o and_o if_o it_o be_v object_v that_o jethro_n the_o father_n in_o law_n of_o moses_n depart_v from_o he_o before_o exod._n 18._o 27._o to_o this_o i_o answer_v as_o before_z in_o the_o note_n upon_o that_o place_n that_o though_o his_o go_v from_o moses_n be_v mention_v there_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o till_o now_o that_o he_o leave_v he_o when_o both_o moses_n and_o the_o israelite_n be_v to_o depart_v mount_n sinai_n verse_n 31._o leave_v we_o not_o i_o pray_v thou_o etc._n etc._n that_o be_v go_v not_o away_o from_o we_o or_o if_o thou_o go_v away_o return_v again_o though_o moses_n have_v live_v forty_o year_n about_o these_o part_n yet_o know_v the_o difficulty_n they_o be_v likely_a to_o meet_v with_o in_o their_o passage_n through_o the_o wilderness_n he_o much_o desire_v the_o stay_n of_o hobab_n with_o they_o who_o know_v the_o country_n far_o better_o than_o himself_o and_o may_v be_v a_o great_a help_n unto_o they_o and_o therefore_o he_o press_v he_o again_o to_o stay_v with_o they_o that_o he_o may_v be_v to_o they_o in_o stead_n of_o eye_n that_o be_v that_o he_o may_v show_v they_o how_o they_o may_v best_o advantage_v themselves_o in_o dispose_v their_o camp_n and_o indeed_o though_o the●e_n be_v no_o need_n of_o his_o help_n to_o lead_v they_o and_o show_v they_o which_o way_n they_o shall_v go_v because_o the_o pillar_n of_o the_o cloud_n and_o the_o ark_n go_v before_o they_o to_o lead_v they_o their_o way_n yet_o many_o other_o way_n hobab_v may_v be_v helpful_a to_o they_o as_o by_o tell_v they_o when_o they_o be_v to_o stay_v in_o any_o place_n where_o they_o may_v have_v water_n for_o their_o camp_n where_o there_o be_v most_o danger_n of_o be_v assail_v by_o the_o neighbour_a nation_n and_o in_o many_o other_o particular_n whether_o hobab_n yield_v hereupon_o to_o stay_v with_o moses_n it_o be_v not_o express_v yet_o because_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v here_o of_o a_o second_o denial_n it_o be_v general_o conceive_v that_o he_o do_v stay_v but_o because_o it_o be_v express_o say_v exod._n 18._o 27._o that_o this_o hobab_n or_o jethro_n the_o father_n in_o law_n of_o moses_n be_v dismiss_v by_o moses_n and_o return_v again_o into_o his_o own_o land_n it_o seem_v more_o probable_a that_o he_o do_v now_o return_v home_o to_o his_o country_n as_o be_v there_o say_v but_o yet_o that_o he_o return_v again_o or_o at_o least_o that_o some_o of_o his_o posterity_n be_v depute_v in_o his_o room_n to_o go_v along_o with_o the_o israelite_n be_v most_o manifest_a and_o clear_a because_o his_o posterity_n dwell_v afterward_o among_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o and_o of_o canaan_n as_o we_o may_v see_v judg._n 1._o 16._o and_o the_o child_n of_o the_o kenite_fw-la moses_n father_n in_o law_n go_v up_o out_o of_o the_o cit●e_n of_o palmtree_n etc._n etc._n and_o again_o judge_n 4._o 11._o heber_n the_o kenite_fw-la be_v of_o the_o child_n of_o hobab_n the_o father_n in_o law_n of_o moses_n verse_n 33._o and_o they_o depart_v from_o the_o mount_n of_o the_o lord_n three_o day_n journey_n they_o travel_v three_o day_n together_o without_o rest_v for_o because_o the_o cloud_n stay_v not_o they_o may_v not_o stay_v which_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o complain_n chap._n 11._o ver_fw-la 1._o and_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_n go_v before_o they_o in_o three_o day_n journey_n to_o search_v out_o a_o rest_a place_n for_o they_o the_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v go_v in_o their_o face_n or_o sight_n which_o it_o may_v do_v and_o yet_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o army_n carry_v among_o the_o other_o holy_a thing_n by_o the_o son_n of_o kohath_n ver_fw-la 21._o and_o so_o the_o most_o expound_v it_o it_o go_v before_o they_o that_o be_v in_o their_o sight_n as_o their_o guide_n for_o when_o the_o cloud_n stay_v than_o the_o priest_n stay_v with_o the_o ark_n and_o upon_o the_o stay_n of_o the_o ark_n all_o the_o army_n stay_v but_o i_o see_v no_o reason_n why_o we_o may_v not_o think_v the_o ark_n go_v before_o in_o the_o forefront_n of_o their_o army_n though_o the_o other_o holy_a thing_n go_v in_o the_o midst_n as_o ver_fw-la 21._o to_o wit_n together_o with_o the_o cloud_n and_o that_o to_o search_v out_o a_o rest_a place_n for_o they_o a_o place_n convenient_a to_o pitch_v their_o tent_n where_o they_o may_v have_v water_n and_o pasture_n for_o their_o flock_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xi_o verse_n 1._o and_o when_o the_o people_n complain_v it_o displease_v the_o lord_n the_o word_n in_o the_o original_n here_o translate_v complain_v may_v also_o be_v render_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o margin_n be_v as_o it_o be_v complainer_n and_o so_o may_v intimate_v that_o they_o do_v only_o secret_o begin_v to_o murmur_v and_o mutter_v and_o not_o break_v forth_o into_o such_o a_o open_a complaint_n as_o afterward_o they_o do_v at_o kibroth_n hattaavah_n when_o they_o lust_v for_o meat_n indeed_o many_o expositor_n understand_v this_o and_o that_o afterward_o mention_v ver_fw-la 4._o of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o murmur_a which_o they_o say_v be_v first_o summary_o set_v down_o here_o and_o afterward_o more_o particular_o relate_v in_o the_o sequel_n of_o the_o chapter_n and_o especial_o because_o psal_n 78._o 19_o 20_o 21._o the_o fire_n that_o now_o devour_v the_o people_n be_v mention_v as_o the_o punishment_n of_o their_o lust_a for_o flesh_n they_o say_v can_v god_n furnish_v a_o table_n in_o the_o wilderness_n therefore_o the_o lord_n hear_v this_o and_o be_v wroth_a so_o a_o fire_n be_v kindle_v against_o jacob_n and_o anger_n also_o come_v up_o against_o israel_n but_o in_o that_o psalm_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o several_a passage_n of_o their_o murmur_a be_v not_o relate_v historical_o in_o order_n but_o many_o thing_n be_v promiscuous_o insert_v here_o and_o there_o however_o evident_a it_o be_v that_o the_o murmur_a for_o flesh_n mention_v ver_n 4._o be_v another_o from_o this_o because_o it_o be_v say_v here_o that_o they_o weep_v again_o and_o beside_o that_o be_v do_v at_o kibroth_n hattaavah_n this_o at_o taberah_n the_o cause_n of_o their_o present_a complain_v indeed_o be_v not_o express_v but_o in_o all_o likelihood_n we_o may_v conceive_v it_o be_v because_o they_o be_v weary_a of_o follow_v the_o ark_n three_o day_n journey_n through_o the_o wilderness_n together_o without_o intermission_n whereof_o there_o be_v mention_n make_v in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o former_a chapter_n ver_fw-la 33._o and_o the_o fire_n of_o the_o lord_n burn_v among_o they_o that_o be_v a_o fire_n send_v from_o god_n but_o whether_o it_o break_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n or_o from_o the_o pillar_n of_o fire_n or_o be_v pour_v down_o upon_o they_o from_o heaven_n it_o be_v not_o express_v and_o thus_o their_o fiery_a tongue_n be_v punish_v with_o fire_n and_o consume_v they_o that_o be_v in_o the_o uttermost_a part_n of_o the_o camp_n this_o be_v ad_v to_o let_v we_o see_v how_o the_o whole_a army_n escape_v when_o god_n send_v a_o fire_n
be_v insert_v as_o a_o instance_n or_o example_n how_o the_o forego_n law_n be_v put_v in_o execution_n concern_v those_o that_o do_v presumptuous_o transgress_v and_o refuse_v to_o conform_v themselves_o to_o the_o law_n in_o the_o outward_a duty_n of_o god_n worship_n and_o service_n so_o that_o his_o punishment_n be_v for_o the_o wilful_a contempt_n of_o that_o law_n verse_n 34._o and_o they_o put_v he_o in_o ward_n because_o it_o be_v not_o declare_v what_o shall_v be_v do_v to_o he_o that_o the_o sabbath-breaker_n be_v to_o die_v they_o know_v see_v exod._n 31._o 14._o and_o 35._o 2._o but_o by_o what_o death_n he_o shall_v die_v or_o whether_o this_o gather_n of_o stick_n make_v he_o obnoxious_a to_o that_o sentence_n that_o they_o be_v not_o full_o resolve_v in_o evident_a it_o seem_v it_o be_v that_o he_o have_v do_v it_o presumptuous_o yet_o it_o be_v doubtful_a whether_o this_o fact_n be_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o that_o law_n or_o no._n and_o therefore_o moses_n inquire_v not_o willing_a to_o take_v away_o his_o life_n without_o certain_a direction_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n verse_n 38._o speak_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o bid_v they_o that_o they_o make_v they_o fringe_n etc._n etc._n the_o main_a end_n of_o these_o fringe_n be_v to_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v afterward_o express_v ver_fw-la 29._o that_o every_o time_n they_o look_v upon_o their_o garment_n and_o see_v those_o fringe_n they_o may_v by_o the_o help_n of_o this_o memorial_n remember_v that_o they_o be_v god_n peculiar_a people_n consecrate_v to_o his_o service_n and_o bind_v to_o his_o law_n and_o therefore_o may_v not_o walk_v as_o other_o after_o their_o own_o way_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o the_o pharisee_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v seem_v religious_a above_o other_o do_v make_v the_o fringe_n on_o their_o garment_n so_o very_o broad_a mat._n 23._o 5._o they_o enlarge_v say_v our_o saviour_n the_o border_n of_o their_o garment_n or_o the_o fringe_n of_o their_o garment_n for_o so_o the_o original_a word_n may_v well_o be_v translate_v yea_o and_o our_o saviour_n himself_o do_v conform_v himself_o to_o this_o law_n as_o appear_v luke_n 8._o 44._o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o woman_n that_o have_v the_o issue_n of_o blood_n touch_v the_o border_n or_o the_o fringe_n of_o his_o garment_n and_o that_o they_o put_v upon_o the_o fringe_n of_o the_o border_n a_o ribbon_n of_o blue_a this_o heaven-coloured_n ribbon_n teach_v they_o the_o heavenly_a affection_n they_o shall_v have_v to_o all_o the_o law_n and_o how_o holy_a their_o conversation_n shall_v be_v verse_n 39_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v unto_o you_o for_o a_o fringe_n that_o you_o may_v look_v upon_o it_o etc._n etc._n that_o be_v this_o be_v the_o end_n of_o make_v these_o fringe_n that_o you_o may_v look_v upon_o they_o and_o remember_v all_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o do_v they_o that_o be_v that_o the_o sight_n of_o this_o fringe_n may_v put_v you_o in_o mind_n to_o keep_v they_o and_o that_o you_o seek_v not_o after_o your_o own_o heart_n and_o your_o own_o eye_n after_o which_o you_o use_v to_o go_v a_o whore_v that_o be_v that_o you_o may_v not_o find_v out_o any_o superstitious_a in_o vention_n of_o your_o own_o devise_v in_o my_o worship_n which_o who_o so_o do_v go_v a_o whore_v from_o god_n but_o may_v content_v yourselves_o with_o that_o which_o be_v prescribe_v by_o the_o law_n so_o that_o this_o be_v more_o particular_o the_o end_n of_o these_o fringe_n that_o they_o may_v be_v restrain_v from_o their_o own_o device_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o keep_v to_o the_o direction_n of_o his_o law_n chap._n xvi_o verse_n 1._o now_o korah_n the_o son_n of_o izhar_n the_o son_n of_o kohath_n the_o son_n of_o levi_n etc._n etc._n moses_n here_o name_v the_o ringleader_n in_o a_o dangerous_a insurrection_n that_o be_v make_v against_o he_o and_o aaron_n his_o brother_n korah_n be_v set_v in_o the_o first_o place_n as_o the_o first_o mover_n of_o this_o sedition_n which_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o gainsay_n of_o core_n judas_n 11._o and_o ver_fw-la 23._o because_o it_o be_v all_o occasion_v by_o he_o shall_v one_o man_n sin_n say_v moses_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o will_v thou_o be_v wroth_a with_o all_o the_o congregation_n a_o levite_n he_o be_v and_o cosen-german_a to_o moses_n and_o aaron_n for_o amram_n the_o father_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o izhar_n the_o father_n of_o this_o korah_n be_v brother_n the_o son_n of_o kohath_n as_o it_o be_v evident_a exod._n 6._o 18._o and_o probable_a enough_o it_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v which_o the_o hebrew_n say_v that_o this_o korah_n have_v long_o since_o take_v offence_n that_o elizaphan_n be_v by_o moses_n prefer_v to_o be_v prince_n of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o kohathite_n chap._n 3._o 30._o whereas_o he_o be_v of_o the_o young_a brother_n uzziel_n and_o korah_n be_v of_o izhar_n ●lder_a than_o he_o which_o grudge_n however_o it_o lay_v bury_v for_o a_o time_n yet_o now_o it_o break_v forth_o and_o nothing_o less_o than_o priesthood_n will_v content_v he_o and_o his_o abetter_n with_o korah_n be_v join_v here_o dathan_n and_o abiram_n the_o son_n of_o eliab_n and_o on_o the_o son_n of_o peleth_n all_o son_n of_o reuben_n who_o be_v ringleader_n of_o this_o rebellion_n among_o the_o people_n as_o korah_n be_v among_o the_o levite_n and_o indeed_o because_o the_o reubenites_n encamp_v next_o to_o the_o kohathite_n both_o on_o the_o southside_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n hereby_o korah_n have_v the_o better_a opportunity_n to_o persuade_v the_o reubenites_n to_o join_v with_o they_o and_o beside_o under_o a_o pretence_n of_o reubens_n birthright_n they_o be_v happe'y_v the_o more_o easy_o draw_v to_o oppose_v moses_n as_o intend_v to_o challenge_v that_o the_o government_n belong_v to_o they_o also_o verse_n 2._o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o prince_n of_o the_o assembly_n famous_a in_o the_o congregation_n man_n of_o renown_n that_o be_v they_o be_v magistrate_n statesman_n famous_a and_o renown_a whereby_o the_o conspiracy_n be_v the_o more_o dangerous_a verse_n 3._o you_o take_v too_o much_o upon_o you_o see_v all_o the_o congregation_n be_v holy_a etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o may_v approach_v to_o god_n and_o offer_v their_o sacrifice_n themselves_o hereby_o therefore_o they_o challenge_v moses_n of_o partiality_n in_o tie_v the_o priesthood_n to_o his_o brother_n aaron_n posterity_n it_o be_v most_o probable_a which_o be_v general_o hold_v by_o interpreter_n that_o the_o reubenites_n do_v intend_v under_o the_o pretence_n of_o reubens_n birthright_n to_o wrest_v the_o supreme_a magistracy_n from_o moses_n to_o themselves_o and_o therefore_o may_v here_o charge_v not_o aaron_n only_o but_o moses_n also_o with_o take_v too_o much_o upon_o they_o but_o doubtless_o for_o the_o present_a they_o make_v the_o quarrel_n only_o about_o the_o priesthood_n nor_o be_v it_o so_o much_o to_o make_v all_o the_o levite_n equal_a with_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n though_o that_o happy_o the_o levites_n do_v hope_n will_v prove_v the_o issue_n of_o it_o seek_v you_o the_o priesthood_n also_o say_v moses_n ver_fw-la 10._o as_o that_o all_o the_o people_n may_v as_o priest_n offer_v their_o own_o sacrifice_n and_o therefore_o all_o the_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o conspirator_n who_o be_v of_o several_a tribe_n be_v appoint_v to_o come_v with_o their_o censer_n to_o burn_v incense_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o concern_v dathan_n and_o abiram_n who_o be_v reubenites_n it_o be_v say_v ver_n 15._o when_o moses_n send_v for_o they_o and_o they_o refuse_v to_o come_v to_o he_o that_o moses_n be_v very_o wroth_a with_o they_o and_o say_v unto_o the_o lord_n respect_v not_o thou_o their_o offering_n which_o must_v needs_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o incense_n they_o be_v to_o offer_v yea_o and_o in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n the_o lay_v up_o of_o the_o rod_n of_o all_o the_o tribe_n before_o the_o lord_n that_o the_o lord_n may_v show_v that_o none_o but_o aaron_n and_o his_o family_n may_v meddle_v with_o the_o work_n of_o the_o priesthood_n make_v it_o most_o evident_a that_o the_o plea_n of_o these_o man_n be_v that_o all_o the_o tribe_n may_v offer_v their_o sacrifice_n unto_o the_o lord_n wherefore_o then_o lift_v you_o up_o yourselves_o above_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o lord_n though_o at_o first_o they_o pretend_v nothing_o but_o a_o equal_a right_n to_o the_o priesthood_n yet_o these_o general_a word_n of_o expostulation_n do_v in_o a_o manner_n intimate_v that_o they_o mean_v to_o wrest_v the_o government_n from_o moses_n also_o verse_n 4._o and_o when_o moses_n hear_v it_o he_o fall_v upon_o his_o face_n see_v chap._n 14._o 5._o verse_n 5._o even_o
either_o first_o by_o way_n of_o acknowledgement_n that_o it_o be_v in_o his_o power_n to_o save_v or_o to_o destroy_v this_o people_n or_o second_o as_o a_o forcible_a argument_n to_o move_v the_o lord_n to_o have_v mercy_n on_o they_o because_o they_o be_v the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n and_o he_o give_v they_o at_o first_o their_o life_n and_o be_v as_o the_o prophet_n plead_v for_o mercy_n upon_o the_o same_o ground_n esa_n 64._o 8._o o_o lord_n thou_o be_v our_o father_n we_o be_v the_o clay_n and_o thou_o our_o potter_n and_o we_o all_o be_v the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n or_o three_o to_o intimate_v why_o the_o lord_n shall_v not_o destroy_v all_o the_o congregation_n namely_o because_o he_o know_v the_o heart_n and_o spirit_n of_o they_o and_o be_v able_a therefore_o to_o distinguish_v betwixt_o those_o that_o be_v obstinate_o rebellious_a against_o the_o ●o●d_n an●_n those_o that_o we●e_v only_o seduce_v by_o the_o rebel_n and_o draw_v together_o only_o to_o see_v wha●_n will_v be_v do_v verse_n 25._o and_o moses_n rise_v up_o and_o go_v unto_o dath●n_n and_o abiram_n &c._n &c._n here_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o korah_n because_o he_o be_v appoint_v vers_fw-la 16._o to_o be_v with_o his_o censer_n among_o the_o other_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o of_o his_o conspiracy_n before_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o dathan_n and_o abiram_n when_o moses_n send_v to_o call_v they_o unto_o he_o vers_fw-la 12_o refuse_v to_o come_v and_o therefore_o now_o moses_n accompany_v with_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n who_o be_v not_o of_o the_o conspiracy_n go_v to_o they_o both_o to_o expostulate_v with_o they_o for_o this_o their_o rebellion_n and_o to_o denounce_v the_o judgement_n threaten_v verse_n 26._o depart_v i_o pray_v you_o from_o the_o tent_n of_o these_o wicked_a man_n and_o touch_v nothing_o of_o they_o lest_o you_o be_v consume_v in_o all_o their_o sin_n that_o be_v remove_v your_o tent_n and_o get_v far_o away_o from_o they_o and_o touch_v nothing_o of_o they_o and_o so_o show_v your_o faith_n and_o repentance_n how_o certain_o you_o believe_v that_o the●_n lie_v under_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n how_o thorough_o you_o desire_v to_o clear_v yourselves_o from_o have_v any_o hand_n in_o their_o wickedness_n by_o refuse_v to_o touch_v any_o thing_n of_o they_o as_o judge_v all_o they_o have_v unclean_a execrable_a and_o therefore_o to_o perish_v with_o they_o verse_n 27._o so_o they_o get_v up_o from_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o korah_n dathan_n &_o abiram_n on_o every_o side_n the_o tabernacle_n of_o korah_n who_o be_v of_o the_o levite_n be_v not_o in_o the_o same_o place_n with_o dathan_n and_o abiram_n whereby_o it_o seem_v probable_a that_o the_o earth_n open_v in_o several_a place_n which_o indeed_o must_v needs_o make_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n the_o more_o evident_a and_o dathan_n and_o abiram_n come_v out_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v add_v as_o a_o expression_n of_o their_o impudent_a madness_n when_o they_o see_v the_o people_n ●lie_o from_o their_o tabernacle_n they_o come_v forth_o bold_o and_o stand_v in_o the_o door_n of_o their_o tabernacle_n as_o outfacing_a moses_n and_o scorn_v the_o judgement_n which_o he_o have_v seem_v to_o threaten_v verse_n 28._o and_o moses_n say_v hereby_o you_o shall_v know_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v send_v i_o to_o do_v all_o these_o work_n that_o be_v both_o the_o former_a in_o undertake_v the_o government_n of_o the_o people_n in_o confer_v the_o priesthood_n upon_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o latter_a appoint_v korah_n and_o his_o company_n to_o bring_v censer_n with_o incense_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 3●_n and_o the_o earth_n open_v her_o mouth_n and_o swallow_v they_o up_o that_o be_v korah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n the_o ringleader_n of_o the_o rebellion_n many_o expositor_n do_v rather_o think_v that_o korah_n be_v consume_v with_o those_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o man_n by_o fire_n that_o come_v out_o from_o the_o lord_n vers_fw-la 35._o but_o because_o the_o people_n flee_v from_o korahs_n tabernacle_n vers_fw-la ●7_n and_o because_o it_o be_v here_o evident_a that_o korahs_n tabernacle_n with_o all_o that_o appertain_v ●o_o he_o be_v swallow_v up_o in_o the_o earth_n but_o especial_o because_o chap._n 26._o 10._o it_o i●_n s●id_v express_o that_o the_o earth_n swallow_v up_o dathan_n &_o abiram_n together_o with_o korah_n i_o make_v no_o question_n but_o he_o be_v swallow_v up_o in_o the_o earth_n it_o be_v true_a that_o mo●es_n have_v ●●●●inted_v he_o vers_n 26._o to_o be_v with_o his_o censer_n among_o the_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o but_o have_v assemble_v they_o before_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o perceive_v moses_n and_o the_o elder_n to_o go_v to_o dathan_n and_o abiram_n it_o seem_v he_o leave_v the_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o before_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o go_v also_o to_o his_o confederates_n to_o encourage_v and_o assist_v they_o in_o their_o confront_v of_o moses_n and_o so_o either_o with_o they_o or_o in_o his_o own_o tent_n be_v swallow_v up_o and_o all_o the_o man_n that_o appertain_v unto_o korah_n and_o their_o good_n that_o be_v all_o that_o be_v of_o his_o family_n who_o be_v at_o that_o ti●e_n in_o his_o ta●e_a nacle_n for_o some_o of_o his_o son_n die_v not_o in_o this_o destruction_n chap._n 26._o 11._o notwithstanding_o the_o child_n of_o korah_n die_v not_o either_o because_o they_o join_v not_o i●_n their_o father_n sin_n or_o because_o they_o repent_v and_o give_v over_o or_o because_o they_o be_v not_o present_a in_o korahs_n tabernacle_n verse_n 37._o speak_v unto_o eleazar_n the_o son_n of_o aaron_n the_o priest_n that_o he_o take_v up_o the_o censer_n out_o of_o the_o burn_a etc._n etc._n these_o mutineer_n have_v seek_v to_o wrest_v the_o priesthood_n from_o the_o posterity_n of_o aaron_n eleazar_n therefore_o who_o cause_n god_n have_v plead_v be_v employ_v in_o make_v the_o censer_n a_o memorial_n of_o god_n judgement_n on_o they_o and_o scatter_v thou_o the_o fire_n yonder_o that_o be_v without_o the_o court_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n both_o because_o happy_o it_o be_v strange_a fire_n and_o that_o this_o cast_v away_o of_o the_o fire_n may_v be_v a_o expression_n of_o god_n reject_v their_o service_n and_o abhor_v their_o sacrifice_n for_o they_o be_v hallow_v to_o wit_n because_o they_o have_v be_v offer_v before_o the_o lord_n as_o be_v express_v in_o the_o follow_a verse_n thing_n consecrate_v to_o god_n may_v not_o be_v turn_v to_o any_o other_o use_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n god_n therein_o magnify_v the_o holiness_n of_o that_o place_n wherein_o be_v the_o visible_a sign_n of_o his_o presence_n yet_o it_o follow_v not_o hence_o that_o where_o thing_n be_v give_v to_o superstitious_a use●_n but_o intentional_o to_o god_n it_o shall_v be_v unlawful_a for_o any_o authority_n to_o divert_v th●se_a thing_n to_o civil_a use_n no_o more_o than_o it_o follow_v that_o because_o under_o the_o law_n if_o any_o man_n do_v change_v the_o tithe_n of_o the_o hear_v or_o of_o the_o flock_n both_o it_o and_o the_o change_n thereof_o be_v holy_a to_o the_o lord_n levit._n 27._o 32._o therefore_o now_o where_o tithe_n either_o by_o custom_n or_o law_n be_v make_v due_a to_o the_o minister_n if_o any_o man_n shall_v fraudulent_o change_v the_o true_a ten_o therefore_o both_o it_o and_o the_o change_n shall_v be_v the_o minister_n verse_n 38._o the_o censer_n of_o these_o sinner_n against_o their_o own_o s●uls_n let_v they_o make_v they_o broad_a plate_n for_o a_o cover_n of_o the_o altar_n this_o altar_n must_v needs_o be_v the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_n and_o yet_o this_o be_v cover_v with_o plate_n of_o brass_n before_o exod._n 27._o 2._o so_o that_o it_o be_v very_o questionable_a how_o the_o censer_n beat_v into_o broad_a plate_n be_v a_o cover_n for_o this_o altar_n some_o hold_n that_o it_o be_v before_o make_v with_o a_o frame_n like_o a_o table_n and_o board_v now_o about_o like_o a_o chest_n which_o board_n be_v now_o cover_v with_o these_o plate_n other_o hold_v that_o it_o be_v only_o overlay_v with_o brass_n before_o half_a way_n down_o from_o the_o top_n even_o to_o the_o grate_n within_o where_o the_o fire_n lay_v and_o now_o that_o the_o other_o part_n be_v also_o plate_v with_o brass_n other_o hold_v that_o these_o plate_n be_v fasten_v upon_o the_o other_o and_o that_o the_o less_o necessity_n there_o be_v of_o they_o the_o fit_a they_o be_v to_o be_v memorial_n of_o their_o sin_n but_o withal_o it_o be_v like_a they_o be_v so_o order_v that_o they_o be_v both_o a_o further_a ornament_n and_o defence_n to_o the_o wood_n against_o the_o fire_n yea_o why_o may_v not_o this_o also_o be_v mean_v of_o a_o cover_n for_o the_o top_n of_o the_o altar_n when_o it_o
again_o if_o they_o be_v once_o suffer_v to_o come_v in_o verse_n 19_o and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n say_v unto_o he_o we_o will_v go_v by_o the_o high_a way_n this_o be_v either_o the_o reply_n of_o the_o first_o messenger_n or_o a_o second_o embassy_n upon_o the_o answer_n bring_v back_o by_o the_o first_o messenger_n verse_n 21._o thus_o edom_n refuse_v to_o give_v israel_n passage_n through_o his_o border_n notwithstanding_o as_o they_o go_v along_o their_o coast_n the_o edomite_n suffer_v they_o to_o buy_v victual_n of_o they_o see_v deut._n 2._o 28_o 29._o wherefore_o israel_n turn_v away_o from_o he_o fetch_a a_o compass_n through_o the_o wilderness_n about_o the_o land_n of_o edom._n the_o lord_n have_v charge_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o meddle_v with_o the_o son_n of_o esau_n or_o their_o possession_n deut._n 2._o 4_o 5._o you_o be_v to_o pass_v through_o the_o coast_n of_o your_o brethren_n the_o child_n of_o esau_n medd●c_n not_o with_o they_o for_o i_o will_v not_o give_v you_o of_o their_o land_n no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o footbreadth_n so_o they_o go_v about_o though_o the_o way_n through_o the_o wilderness_n be_v very_o troublesome_a numb_a 21._o 4._o the_o soul_n of_o the_o people_n be_v much_o discourage_v because_o of_o the_o way_n verse_n 22._o and_o come_v unto_o mount_n hor._n from_o which_o some_o think_v the_o people_n that_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o this_o country_n by_o esau_n be_v call_v horim_n dent._n 2._o 12._o the_o horim_n also_o dwell_v in_o seir_n beforetime_o but_o the_o child_n of_o esau_n succeed_v they_o when_o they_o have_v destroy_v they_o etc._n etc._n and_o esau_n be_v call_v the_o horite_n gen._n 36._o 20._o verse_n 24._o aaron_n shall_v be_v gather_v unt●_n his_o people_n etc._n etc._n see_v the_o note_n upon_o gen._n 25._o 8._o this_o prediction_n of_o aaron_n death_n be_v to_o make_v it_o manifest_a to_o the_o people_n that_o he_o be_v by_o death_n keep_v from_o enter_v canaan_n for_o his_o sin_n else_o the_o death_n of_o so_o age_a a_o man_n will_v have_v be_v little_o regard_v verse_n 25._o take_v aaron_n and_o eleazar_n his_o son_n and_o bring_v they_o up_o into_o mount_n hor._n these_o reason_n may_v be_v probable_o give_v why_o this_o be_v appoint_v to_o be_v do_v in_o the_o mount_n 1._o that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o sign_n that_o this_o be_v do_v by_o god_n appointment_n their_o go_v up_o into_o the_o mount_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o present_n of_o themselves_o before_o god_n tribunal_n that_o by_o his_o will_n they_o m●ght_v be_v order_v in_o this_o great_a business_n 2._o that_o it_o may_v raise_v up_o the_o people_n expectation_n to_o observe_v what_o be_v do_v whence_o it_o be_v say_v vers_fw-la 27._o that_o they_o go_v up_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o the_o congregation_n 3._o that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o sign_n of_o aaron_n ascend_v by_o death_n to_o heaven_n verse_n 28._o and_o moses_n strip_v aaron_n of_o his_o garment_n and_o put_v they_o upon_o eleazar_n his_o son_n the_o priest_n use_v not_o to_o wear_v their_o holy_a garment_n out_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n but_o this_o be_v do_v by_o special_a command_n of_o god_n aaron_n therefore_o go_v up_o to_o mount_v hor_n in_o all_o the_o high_a priest_n attire_n that_o he_o may_v die_v there_o moses_n strip_v he_o there_o of_o all_o those_o holy_a garment_n not_o so_o much_o that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v defile_v by_o aaron_n dead_a body_n as_o that_o they_o may_v be_v put_v upon_o eleazar_n his_o son_n to_o signify_v that_o god_n have_v appoint_v he_o to_o suce●ed_v in_o his_o father_n office_n and_o indeed_o this_o do_v thus_o once_o for_o all_o be_v sufficient_a to_o show_v that_o god_n have_v establish_v this_o order_n that_o the_o high_a priest_n elder_a son_n or_o the_o next_o heir_n of_o the_o family_n unless_o he_o be_v uncapable_a of_o it_o because_o of_o some_o blemish_n be_v still_o to_o succeed_v in_o that_o place_n and_o office_n and_o withal_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o great_a comfort_n to_o aaron_n that_o before_o he_o die_v he_o see_v his_o son_n settle_v in_o his_o room_n and_o may_v in_o his_o son_n so_o clothe_v behold_v as_o in_o a_o type_n his_o mediator_n the_o salvation_n of_o god_n luk._n 2._o 29._o but_o yet_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o judge_n we_o find_v that_o the_o high_a priesthood_n be_v remove_v from_o eleazar_n to_o ithamars_n posterity_n for_o eli_n be_v of_o the_o stock_n of_o ithamar_n and_o aaron_n die_v there_o in_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mount_n this_o be_v in_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o five_o month_n in_o the_o fourti_v year_n after_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n aaron_n then_o be_v a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o three_o year_n old_a chap._n 33._o 38_o 39_o and_o a_o evident_a demonstration_n this_o be_v of_o the_o insufficiency_n of_o the_o legal_a priesthood_n hebr._n 7._o 23_o 24._o and_o they_o true_o be_v many_o priest_n because_o they_o be_v not_o suffer_v to_o continue_v by_o reason_n of_o death_n but_o this_o man_n because_o he_o continue_v ever_o have_v a_o unchangeable_a priesthood_n verse_n 29._o they_o mourn_v for_o aaron_n thirty_o day_n this_o be_v it_o seem_v the_o usual_a time_n of_o mourning_n for_o great_a man_n for_o so_o long_o also_o they_o mourn_v for_o moses_n deut._n 34._o 8._o in_o deut._n 10._o 6._o it_o be_v say_v that_o aaron_n die_v and_o be_v bury_v at_o mosera_n but_o concern_v that_o difficulty_n see_v the_o note_n upon_o that_o place_n chap._n xxi_o verse_n 1._o and_o when_o king_n arad_n the_o canaanite_n which_o dwell_v in_o the_o south_n hear_v tell_v that_o israel_n come_v by_o the_o way_n of_o the_o spy_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v when_o he_o understand_v by_o the_o spy_v he_o have_v send_v forth_o to_o observe_v the_o course_n of_o the_o israelite_n that_o they_o be_v turn_v back_o again_o from_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o march_v direct_o upon_o the_o south_n of_o canaan_n where_o his_o country_n lay_v by_o the_o way_n of_o the_o spy_n that_o be_v by_o the_o way_n where_o he_o have_v send_v his_o spy_n to_o watch_v they_o not_o know_v of_o moses_n purpose_n to_o compass_v the_o land_n of_o moab_n he_o resolve_v that_o they_o mean_v to_o enter_v upon_o the_o south_n of_o canaan_n and_o therefore_o judge_v it_o safe_a to_o find_v his_o eneme_n in_o his_o neighbour_n country_n then_o to_o be_v find_v by_o they_o in_o his_o own_o he_o immediate_o go_v forth_o with_o a_o great_a army_n even_o as_o far_o as_o mount_v hor_n in_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o desert_n where_o the_o israelite_n now_o lay_v and_o there_o fight_v with_o they_o and_o take_v some_o of_o they_o prisoner_n many_o expositor_n do_v far_o otherwise_o conceive_v of_o that_o which_o be_v here_o say_v of_o the_o israelite_n come_v by_o the_o way_n of_o the_o spy_n namely_o that_o king_n arad_n hear_v they_o come_v by_o the_o way_n where_o the_o spy_n which_o moses_n do_v long_o since_o send_v to_o search_v the_o land_n chap._n 13._o 17._o enter_v that_o country_n and_o indeed_o they_o enter_v upon_o the_o south_n of_o canaan_n as_o be_v there_o express_o note_v but_o first_o because_o the_o israelite_n be_v now_o far_o from_o kadesh-barnea_a whence_o those_o spy_n be_v send_v to_o search_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o second_o because_o it_o seem_v apparent_a by_o the_o text_n that_o those_o that_o tell_v this_o king_n arad_n of_o the_o israelite_n come_v use_v the_o expression_n here_o mention_v that_o they_o come_v by_o the_o way_n of_o the_o spy_n and_o we_o no_o way_n find_v that_o either_o this_o king_n or_o any_o other_o of_o the_o canaanite_n do_v ever_o know_v any_o thing_n of_o the_o israelite_n spy_n that_o be_v send_v to_o search_v the_o land_n therefore_o i_o conceive_v that_o this_o be_v mean_v rather_o as_o be_v abovesaid_a of_o the_o way_n where_o king_n arad_n have_v send_v spy_n to_o observe_v which_o way_n the_o israelite_n will_v take_v of_o who_o return_n from_o the_o red_a sea_n he_o have_v before_o be_v inform_v as_o be_v note_v chap._n 33._o 40._o as_o for_o the_o battle_n which_o be_v here_o fight_v betwixt_o the_o israelite_n and_o the_o army_n of_o this_o king_n arad_n very_o observable_a it_o be_v first_o that_o the_o lord_n so_o dispose_v of_o it_o by_o his_o providence_n that_o this_o one_o king_n shall_v only_o come_v forth_o against_o they_o and_o that_o all_o the_o canaanite_n in_o those_o part_n do_v not_o join_v their_o force_n together_o against_o they_o for_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o israelite_n be_v not_o so_o daunt_v but_o that_o they_o be_v willing_a to_o fight_v with_o they_o and_o second_o that_o notwithstanding_o the_o lord_n suffer_v they_o to_o be_v foil_v so_o that_o some_o of_o they_o be_v
the_o child_n of_o korah_n die_v not_o to_o wit_n assur_n and_o elkanah_n and_o abiasaph_n exod._n 6._o 24._o these_o and_o their_o posterity_n live_v and_o keep_v their_o office_n in_o israel_n for_o their_o genealogy_n be_v reckon_v 1._o chron._n 6._o 22_o 28._o and_o frequent_a honourable_a mention_n be_v make_v of_o the_o son_n of_o korah_n both_o in_o the_o psalm_n and_o elsewhere_o some_o think_v they_o be_v miraculous_o preserve_v be_v present_a among_o those_o that_o be_v swallow_v up_o i_o rather_o think_v they_o be_v not_o with_o korah_n in_o his_o tent_n but_o be_v happy_o at_o that_o time_n employ_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o so_o escape_v and_o it_o may_v be_v also_o they_o consent_v not_o to_o their_o father_n rebellion_n or_o at_o least_o repent_v upon_o the_o warning_n give_v by_o moses_n numb_a 16._o 5._o verse_n 12._o the_o son_n of_o simeon_n after_o their_o family_n of_o nemuel_n the_o family_n of_o the_o nemuelite_n etc._n etc._n these_o son_n of_o simeon_n be_v elsewhere_o otherwise_o name_v as_o nemuel_n be_v call_v also_o jemuel_n gen._n 46._o 10._o exod._n 6._o 15._o and_o jachin_n be_v call_v jarib_n 1._o chron._n 4._o 24._o and_o zerah_n be_v call_v zohar_n gen._n 46._o 10._o exod._n 6._o 15._o beside_o these_o there_o be_v one_o son_n of_o simeon_n more_o to_o wit_n ohad_n who_o family_n it_o seem_v be_v whole_o extinct_a in_o the_o wilderness_n for_o though_o he_o be_v mention_v gen._n 46_o 10._o yet_o not_o here_o nor_o 1._o chr._n 4._o 24._o verse_n 14._o these_o be_v the_o family_n of_o the_o simeonites_n twenty_o and_o two_o thousand_o and_o two_o hundred_o none_o of_o the_o tribe_n be_v so_o abate_v as_o this_o of_o simeon_n when_o they_o go_v out_o of_o egypt_n they_o be_v fifty_o nine_o thousand_o and_o three_o hundred_o chap._n 1._o 22._o now_o but_o two_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o and_o two_o hundred_o so_o they_o be_v abate_v in_o number_n thirty_o seven_o thousand_o and_o one_o hundred_o more_o than_o half_a of_o that_o they_o be_v when_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n the_o impudence_n and_o punishment_n of_o zimri_n chap._n 25._o 14._o who_o be_v a_o prince_n of_o this_o tribe_n and_o may_v be_v probable_o think_v to_o have_v be_v accompany_v and_o abet_v by_o many_o of_o his_o brethren_n be_v conceive_v to_o be_v one_o cause_n of_o the_o low_a ebb_n of_o this_o tribe_n because_o it_o be_v like_o many_o of_o they_o perish_v in_o the_o last_o plague_n together_o with_o zimri_n verse_n 15._o the_o child_n of_o gad_n after_o their_o family_n of_o zephon_n the_o family_n of_o the_o zephonite_n etc._n etc._n gad_n be_v next_o muster_v because_o he_o be_v join_v with_o reuben_n and_o simeon_n in_o the_o south-quarter_n chap._n 2._o 10_o 14._o his_o son_n zephon_n be_v elsewhere_o call_v zeph●on_n gen._n 46._o 16._o and_o so_o be_v ozni_n vers_fw-la 16._o call_v ezbon_n gen._n 46._o 16._o and_o arod_n vers_fw-la 17._o arodi_n gen._n 46._o 16._o verse_n 18._o these_o be_v the_o family_n of_o the_o child_n of_o gad_n according_a to_o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o forty_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o at_o the_o former_a muster_v the_o gadite_n be_v forty_o five_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o chap._n 1._o 25._o now_o forty_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o so_o they_o be_v few_o now_o by_o five_o thousand_o one_o hundred_o &_o fifty_o and_o thus_o all_o the_o tribe_n under_o reubens_n standard_n be_v great_o diminish_v there_o be_v now_o forty_o five_o thousand_o &_o twenty_o less_o than_o when_o they_o be_v first_o number_v verse_n 19_o and_o er_o and_o onan_n die_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n this_o be_v add_v to_o set_v forth_o the_o power_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n in_o the_o increase_n of_o this_o tribe_n of_o judah_n notwithstanding_o these_o two_o of_o his_o son_n be_v cut_v off_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n verse_n 21._o and_o the_o son_n of_o pharez_n of_o hesron_n the_o family_n of_o the_o hesronites_n etc._n etc._n judah_n have_v five_o son_n gen._n 38._o which_o shall_v have_v be_v all_o head_n of_o family_n but_o two_o of_o they_o die_v childless_a two_o of_o his_o son_n son_n and_o those_o of_o pharez_n the_o young_a brother_n but_o the_o ancestor_n of_o christ_n be_v take_v in_o in_o their_o room_n verse_n 22._o these_o be_v the_o family_n of_o judah_n according_a to_o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o threescore_o and_o sixteen_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o at_o the_o former_a number_n those_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n be_v but_o seventy_o four_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o chap._n 1._o 27._o now_o they_o be_v seventy_o six_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o and_o so_o be_v increase_v nineteen_o hundred_o more_o and_o as_o he_o so_o all_o the_o tribe_n under_o his_o standard_n be_v ●n●reased_v also_o and_o thus_o judah_n prevail_v above_o all_o his_o brethren_n gen._n 49._o 8._o verse_n 23._o of_o pua_n the_o family_n of_o the_o punite_v etc._n etc._n this_o pua_n be_v also_o calle●_n phunah_n gen._n 46._o 13._o and_o jashub_n vers_fw-la 24._o be_v also_o call_v job_n gen._n 46._o 13._o verse_n 25._o these_o be_v the_o family_n of_o issachar_n according_a to_o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o threescore_o and_o four_o thousand_o and_o three_o hundred_o of_o this_o tribe_n there_o be_v before_o but_o fifty_o four_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o chap._n 1._o 29._o now_o there_o be_v sixty_o four_o thousand_o and_o three_o hundred_o so_o that_o they_o be_v now_o increase_v nine_o thousand_o and_o nine_o hundred_o man_n of_o war_n verse_n 27._o these_o be_v the_o family_n of_o the_o zebulunite_v according_a to_o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o threescore_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o who_o be_v before_o but_o fifty_o seven_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o chap._n 1._o 31._o so_o they_o be_v increase_v three_o thousand_o and_o a_o hundred_o man_n now_o add_v together_o one_o thousand_o and_o nine_o hundred_o the_o increase_n of_o judah_n tribe_n and_o nine_o thousand_o nine_o hundred_o the_o increase_n of_o issachars_n tribe_n and_o three_o thousand_o and_o a_o hundred_o the_o increase_n of_o zebuluns_n tribe_n we_o find_v that_o judah_n camp_n be_v increase_v fourteen_o thousand_o and_o nine_o hundred_o verse_n 29._o of_o the_o son_n of_o manasseh_n of_o machir_n the_o family_n of_o the_o machirite_n etc._n etc._n many_o expositor_n hold_v that_o machir_n have_v no_o other_o son_n but_o ●ilead_v and_o so_o thereupon_o they_o say_v that_o the_o same_o family_n be_v call_v promiscuous_o the_o family_n of_o the_o machirite_n and_o the_o family_n of_o the_o gileadite_n but_o by_o this_o place_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o beside_o the_o posterity_n of_o machir_n by_o his_o son_n gilead_n who_o be_v here_o call_v the_o family_n of_o the_o gileadite_n he_o have_v also_o a_o posterity_n by_o other_o son_n who_o be_v call_v by_o his_o own_o name_n the_o family_n of_o the_o machirite_n as_o indeed_o we_o read_v of_o child_n that_o machir_n have_v bring_v up_o upon_o joseph_n knee_n gen._n 50._o 23._o and_o 1._o chron._n 7._o 16._o peresh_a and_o sheresh_a be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o machir_n by_o maachah_n his_o wife_n verse_n 30._o of_o jeezer_n the_o family_n of_o the_o jeezerite_n josh_n 17._o 2._o he_o be_v call_v abiezer_n even_o the_o son_n son_n son_n here_o be_v head_n of_o family_n verse_n 34._o these_o be_v the_o family_n of_o manasseh_n and_o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o fifty_o and_o two_o thousand_o and_o seven_o hundred_o before_o they_o be_v but_o thirty_o two_o thousand_o and_o two_o hundred_o chap._n 1._o 35._o now_o fifty_o two_o thousand_o and_o seven_o hundred_o so_o they_o be_v increase_v twenty_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o man_n of_o war_n none_o of_o the_o other_o tribe_n have_v half_a so_o much_o increase_v verse_n 35._o of_o becher_n the_o family_n of_o the_o b●●hrites_n etc._n etc._n this_o some_o think_v be_v the_o ●●me_n that_o be_v call_v berod_n 1._o chron._n 7._o 20._o as_o he_o also_o that_o be_v call_v eran_n vers_fw-la 36._o in_o 1._o chron._n 7._o 20._o be_v call_v laadan_n who_o be_v ephraim_n son_n son_n but_o yet_o be_v head_n of_o a_o family_n verse_n 37._o these_o be_v the_o family_n of_o the_o son_n of_o ephraim_n according_a to_o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o thirty_o and_o two_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o he_o have_v before_o chap._n 1._o 33._o forty_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o so_o eight_o thousand_o of_o this_o tribe_n be_v diminish_v verse_n 38._o of_o ashbel_n the_o father_n of_o the_o ashbelite_n etc._n etc._n this_o ashbel_n be_v call_v jediael_n 1_o chron._n 7._o 6._o and_o ahiram_n ehi_n gen_n 46._o 21._o and_o aharah_n 1_o chron._n 8._o 1._o and_o shupham_n
vers_fw-la 39_o be_v call_v shuppim_fw-la 1._o chron._n 7._o 12._o and_o muppim_fw-la gen._n 46._o 21._o and_o hupham_n huppim_fw-la gen_n 46._o 21._o and_o a●d_fw-la vers_fw-la 40._o be_v call_v addar_fw-la 1._o chron._n 8._o 3._o verse_n 41._o these_o be_v the_o son_n of_o benjamin_n after_o their_o family_n and_o they_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o be_v forty_o and_o five_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o gen._n 46._o 21._o we_o find_v ten_o son_n of_o benjamin_n but_o here_o be_v reckon_v but_o five_o family_n of_o his_o son_n and_o two_o of_o his_o son_n son_n he_o have_v before_o but_o thirty_o five_o thousand_o &_o four_o hundred_o so_o that_o now_o they_o be_v increase_v ten_o thousand_o and_o two_o hundred_o though_o their_o family_n be_v it_o seem_v diminish_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o thus_o though_o one_o of_o the_o tribe_n under_o ephraim_n standard_n be_v few_o than_o before_o to_o wit_n his_o own_o tribe_n yet_o his_o whole_a camp_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a increase_n of_o the_o other_o two_o tribe_n join_v with_o he_o be_v augment_v two_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o and_o seven_o hundred_o verse_n 42._o of_o shuham_n the_o family_n of_o the_o shuhamite_n this_o shuham_n be_v call_v hushim_n gen._n 46._o 26._o these_o be_v the_o family_n of_o dan_n after_o their_o family_n see_v gen._n 46._o 23._o verse_n 43._o all_o the_o family_n of_o the_o shuhamite_n according_a to_o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o be_v threescore_o and_o four_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o at_o the_o former_a muster_n the_o danite_n be_v but_o sixty_o two_o thousand_o and_o seven_o hundred_o chap._n 1._o 39_o but_o be_v now_o increase_v seventeen_o hundred_o more_o though_o there_o be_v but_o one_o family_n in_o this_o tribe_n yet_o none_o of_o all_o the_o tribe_n save_o judah_n have_v the_o like_a multitude_n verse_n 44._o of_o jesui_n the_o family_n of_o the_o jesuit_n etc._n etc._n this_o jes●i_n be_v call_v isu●_n gen._n 46._o 17._o between_o he_o and_o jimnah_n there_o be_v another_o call_v ishuah_n gen._n 46._o 17._o who_o family_n here_o omit_v seem_v to_o be_v perish_v verse_n 46._o and_o the_o name_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o asher_n be_v sarah_n this_o sarah_n be_v mention_v also_o gen._n 46._o 17._o and_o 1._o chron._n 7._o 30._o as_o be_v famous_a it_o seem_v in_o her_o time_n verse_n 47._o these_o be_v the_o family_n of_o the_o son_n of_o asher_n according_a to_o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o who_o be_v fifty_o and_o three_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o whereas_o before_o he_o have_v but_o forty_o one_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o chap._n 1._o 41._o and_o so_o be_v increase_v eleven_o thousand_o and_o nine_o hundred_o verse_n 50._o these_o be_v the_o family_n of_o naphtali_n according_a to_o their_o family_n and_o they_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o be_v forty_o and_o five_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o at_o the_o former_a number_v these_o be_v fifty_o three_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o chap._n 1._o 41._o now_o but_o forty_o five_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o eight_o thousand_o few_o than_o before_o though_o this_o tribe_n under_o dans_fw-fr standard_n be_v diminish_v yet_o be_v dans_fw-fr whole_a camp_n increase_v five_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o man_n of_o war_n verse_n 51._o these_o be_v the_o number_v of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n six_o hundred_o thousand_o and_o a_o thousand_o seven_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o the_o total_a some_o of_o the_o first_o number_n be_v six_o hundred_o and_o th●ee_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o chap._n 1._o 46._o whereas_o now_o it_o be_v but_o six_o hundred_o and_o one_o thousand_o seven_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o so_o that_o though_o judah_n ephraim_n and_o dans_fw-fr camp_n be_v all_o more_o in_o number_n then_o when_o first_o they_o come_v into_o the_o wilderness_n yet_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a decrease_n of_o reubens_n camp_n which_o be_v forty_o five_o thousand_o and_o twenty_o few_o than_o before_o the_o total_a here_o be_v less_o than_o the_o total_a there_o by_o eighteen_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o verse_n 53._o unto_o these_o the_o land_n shall_v be_v divide_v for_o a_o inheritance_n etc._n etc._n god_n enjoin_v they_o to_o divide_v the_o land_n before_o they_o have_v conquer_v it_o be_v to_o assure_v they_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v they_o to_o teach_v they_o to_o live_v by_o faith_n and_o before_o they_o have_v it_o to_o make_v as_o sure_a of_o it_o as_o if_o it_o be_v already_o in_o their_o possession_n and_o may_v not_o we_o then_o be_v sure_a of_o heaven_n before_o we_o have_v it_o verse_n 55._o notwithstanding_o the_o land_n shall_v be_v divide_v by_o lot_n that_o be_v they_o be_v to_o divide_v the_o land_n into_o so_o many_o several_a coast_n or_o province_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o tribe_n that_o be_v to_o inhabit_v it_o yet_o so_o as_o the_o certain_a bound_n and_o limit_n of_o each_o portion_n be_v not_o appoint_v and_o resolve_v on_o till_o they_o know_v which_o tribe_n the_o lord_n will_v choose_v to_o plant_v there_o which_o be_v determine_v by_o lot_n and_o then_o they_o enlarge_v or_o lessen_v the_o portion_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o tribe_n that_o be_v there_o to_o be_v seat_v have_v they_o not_o be_v thus_o several_o assign_v by_o lot_n to_o that_o which_o god_n will_v have_v to_o be_v the_o place_n of_o their_o habitation_n every_o one_o will_v have_v choose_v the_o best_a or_o safe_a or_o healthfull_a place_n of_o the_o land_n whereas_o now_o all_o dissension_n be_v prevent_v and_o they_o be_v teach_v to_o acknowledge_v god_n the_o chief_a lord_n of_o the_o land_n by_o who_o immediate_a providence_n they_o be_v dispose_v of_o to_o those_o dwelling_n on_o the_o other_o side_n have_v they_o have_v the_o exact_a measure_n of_o their_o portion_n assign_v they_o by_o lot_n it_o have_v not_o be_v lawful_a for_o they_o to_o alter_v that_o which_o god_n have_v do_v as_o we_o see_v it_o be_v for_o out_o of_o that_o which_o be_v at_o first_o give_v to_o judah_n alone_o afterward_o two_o tribe_n have_v their_o lot_n josh_n 19_o 4._o 40._o to_o wit_n simeon_n and_o dan._n according_a to_o the_o name_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o their_o father_n they_o shall_v inherit_v that_o be_v the_o lot_n shall_v go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o patriarch_n one_o for_o reuben_n another_o for_o simeon_n another_o for_o gad_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 56._o according_a to_o the_o lot_n shall_v the_o possession_n thereof_o be_v divide_v between_o many_o and_o few_o that_o be_v have_v by_o lot_n determine_v where_o every_o tribe_n shall_v have_v their_o possession_n you_o shall_v then_o assign_v unto_o every_o tribe_n in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o land_n where_o their_o lot_n fall_v such_o a_o quantity_n of_o land_n as_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o equal_a proportión_n sh●ll_v be_v find_v due_a to_o they_o according_a as_o they_o be_v in_o number_n more_o or_o ●ewer_a verse_n 57_o and_o th●se_a be_v they_o that_o be_v number_v of_o the_o levite_n etc._n etc._n the_o levite_n be_v number_v by_o themselves_o because_o they_o be_v to_o have_v no_o share_n in_o the_o land_n vers_n 62._o they_o be_v not_o number_v among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n because_o there_o be_v no_o inheritance_n give_v they_o among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n verse_n 58._o these_o be_v the_o family_n of_o the_o levite_n the_o family_n of_o the_o libnites_n etc._n etc._n the_o family_n of_o the_o libnite_n be_v of_o libni_n the_o son_n of_o gershon_n exod._n 6._o 17._o and_o so_o shimi_a the_o other_o son_n of_o gershon_n be_v not_o here_o mention_v thus_o likewise_o that_o of_o the_o hebronites_n be_v of_o hebron_n the_o son_n of_o kohath_n exod_n 6._o 18._o and_o his_o other_o brethren_n be_v not_o here_o mention_v as_o head_n of_o family_n though_o amram_n be_v name_v as_o the_o father_n of_o moses_n and_o those_o of_o the_o mahlite_n and_o mushites_n be_v of_o mahali_n and_o mushi_n the_o son_n of_o merari_n exod._n 6._o 19_o and_o that_o of_o the_o korathite_n of_o korah_n num._n 16._o 1._o verse_n 59_o and_o the_o name_n of_o amrams_n wife_n be_v jochebed_n etc._n etc._n see_v the_o note_n upon_o exod._n 2._o 1._o verse_n 62._o and_o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o be_v twenty_o and_o three_o thousand_o etc._n etc._n at_o the_o former_a number_v the_o levite_n be_v but_o two_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o chap._n 3._o 39_o now_o they_o be_v a_o thousand_o more_o verse_n 65._o and_o there_o be_v not_o leave_v a_o man_n of_o they_o save_o caleb_n the_o son_n of_o jephunneh_n and_o joshua_n the_o son_n of_o nun._n that_o be_v as_o god_n have_v threaten_v so_o it_o be_v now_o find_v to_o be_v of_o the_o people_n that_o be_v number_v at_o their_o
the_o feast_n of_o trumpet_n and_o be_v in_o the_o first_o day_n of_o this_o month_n be_v their_o new-year_n day_n for_o civil_a affair_n and_o so_o a_o fit_a day_n to_o praise_n god_n for_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o yea●_n past_a and_o to_o crave_v his_o blessing_n on_o the_o follow_a year_n see_v what_o be_v note_v concern_v the_o solemnity_n of_o this_o feast_n leu._n 23._o 24._o verse_n 2._o and_o you_o shall_v offer_v a_o burnt-offering_a for_o a_o sweet_a savour_n unto_o the_o lord_n one_o young_a bullock_n etc._n etc._n to_o wit_n beside_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o day_n as_o it_o be_v a_o new_a moon_n chap._n 28._o 11._o and_o beside_o the_o daily_a sacrifice_n as_o be_v express_o note_v vers_fw-la 6._o verse_n 7._o and_o you_o shall_v have_v on_o the_o ten_o day_n of_o this_o seven_o month_n a_o holy_a convocation_n etc._n etc._n see_v levit._n 16._o 29._o and_o the_o note_n thereon_o verse_n 11._o one_o kid_n of_o the_o goat_n for_o a_o sinne-offering_a beside_o the_o sinne-offering_a of_o atonement_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v beside_o that_o goat-buck_n offer_v on_o the_o day_n of_o atonement_n who_o blood_n be_v carry_v by_o the_o high_a priest_n within_o the_o vail_n into_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n see_v levit_fw-la 16._o 9_o 29_o 30._o verse_n 12._o and_o on_o the_o fifteen_o day_n of_o the_o seven_o month_n you_o shall_v have_v a_o holy_a convocation_n etc._n etc._n to_o wit_n the_o seast_z of_o booth_n see_v levit._n 23._o 34_o 35._o and_o the_o note_n thereon_o verse_n 13._o and_o you_o shall_v offer_v a_o burnt-offering_a a_o sacrifice_n make_v by_o fire_n of_o a_o sweet_a savour_n unto_o the_o lord_n thirteen_o young_a bullock_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v more_o sacrifice_n offer_v at_o this_o then_o at_o any_o other_o feast_n both_o because_o it_o be_v celebrate_v in_o remembrance_n of_o the_o mercy_n of_o many_o year_n even_o all_o those_o courty_a year_n of_o their_o travel_n from_o egypt_n to_o canaan_n as_o also_o because_o at_o this_o time_n they_o have_v gather_v in_o their_o corn_n and_o wine_n and_o have_v see_v the_o blessing_n of_o god_n on_o all_o their_o increase_n and_o in_o all_o the_o work_n of_o their_o hand_n deut._n 16._o 13_o 15._o thou_o shall_v observe_v the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n seven_o day_n after_o thou_o have_v gather_v in_o thy_o corn_n and_o thy_o wine_n seven_o day_n shall_v thou_o keep_v a_o solemn_a feast_n unto_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n in_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n shall_v choose_v because_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v bless_v thou_o in_o all_o thy_o increase_n and_o in_o all_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n therefore_o thou_o shall_v sure_o rejoice_v verse_n 17._o and_o on_o the_o second_o day_n you_o shall_v offer_v twelve_o young_a bullock_n etc._n etc._n in_o every_o one_o of_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o this_o feast_n one_o bullock_n be_v abate_v for_o whereas_o they_o offer_v thirteen_o bullock_n the_o first_o day_n they_o offer_v but_o twelve_o on_o the_o second_o day_n and_o el●ve●_o on_o the_o three_o &c_n &c_n and_o herein_o happy_o be_v intend_v a_o representation_n how_o the_o year_n of_o their_o pilgrimage_n wherein_o god_n have_v appoint_v that_o they_o shall_v wander_v up_o and_o down_o in_o booth_n do_v by_o degree_n wear_v away_o and_o grow_v few_o and_o few_o or_o else_o by_o this_o abate_n of_o the_o sin●e-offerings_n whereby_o atonement_n be_v make_v for_o they_o the_o holy_a ghost_n may_v teach_v their_o duty_n to_o grow_v in_o grace_n that_o in_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o their_o pilgrimage_n through_o this_o world_n sin_n shall_v still_o decay_v and_o wear_v away_o or_o it_o may_v signify_v a_o diminish_n or_o wear_v away_o of_o the_o legal_a sacrifice_n and_o ceremony_n chap._n xxx_o verse_n 1._o and_o moses_n speak_v unto_o the_o head_n of_o the_o tribe_n concern_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v mention_n make_v in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o forego_n chapter_n vers_fw-la 39_o of_o sacrifice_n due_a upon_o a_o vow_n make_v which_o be_v to_o be_v careful_o bring_v in_o beside_o the_o set_a sacrifice_n which_o god_n have_v enjoin_v upon_o this_o occasion_n it_o seem_v these_o precept_n be_v in_o this_o next_o chapter_n here_o add_v concern_v vow_n to_o show_v who_o they_o be_v that_o must_v always_o necessary_o perform_v their_o vow_n and_o who_o not_o and_o these_o law_n it_o be_v say_v that_o moses_n make_v know_v to_o the_o head_n of_o the_o tribe_n because_o they_o be_v the_o man_n that_o be_v according_a to_o these_o law_n to_o judge_v either_o to_o bind_v they_o to_o their_o vow_n or_o free_v they_o etc._n etc._n verse_n 2._o if_o a_o man_n vow_v a_o vow_n unto_o the_o lord_n or_o swear_v a_o oath_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v if_o a_o man_n to_o wit_n a_o man_n of_o grow_v year_n have_v power_n over_o himself_o shall_v bind_v his_o soul_n with_o a_o bond_n whether_o it_o be_v only_o a_o promise_n or_o vow_n that_o he_o have_v solemn_o make_v unto_o the_o lord_n or_o whether_o it_o be_v a_o vow_n strengthen_v with_o a_o oath_n or_o that_o he_o have_v swear_v that_o he_o will_v do_v such_o or_o such_o a_o thing_n he_o shall_v not_o break_v his_o word_n but_o shall_v do_v according_a to_o all_o that_o proceed_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n that_o be_v he_o must_v not_o fail_v to_o do_v exact_o what_o he_o have_v vow_v and_o swear_v to_o do_v and_o that_o without_o delay_n for_o it_o be_v also_o add_v deut._n 23._o 21._o when_o thou_o shall_v vow_v a_o vow_n unto_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n thou_o shall_v not_o slack_v to_o pay_v it_o to_o wit_n if_o it_o be_v not_o a_o unlawful_a thing_n he_o have_v vow_v or_o swear_v for_o vow_n for_o the_o do_v of_o that_o which_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o do_v be_v not_o vow_n bind_v the_o conscience_n for_o how_o can_v that_o vow_n bind_v man_n to_o god_n when_o they_o vow_v to_o do_v that_o which_o god_n forbid_v and_o will_v not_o have_v do_v such_o as_o be_v that_o of_o those_o forty_o man_n act_n 23._o 21_o that_o have_v bind_v themselves_o with_o a_o oath_n that_o they_o will_v neither_o eat_v nor_o drink_v till_o they_o have_v kill_v paul_n verse_n 3._o if_o a_o woman_n also_o vow_v a_o vow_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o bind_v herself_o by_o a_o bond_n be_v in_o her_o father_n house_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v under_o his_o power_n and_o command_v whether_o in_o his_o house_n or_o no_o and_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o analogy_n the_o same_o exception_n be_v to_o be_v allow_v for_o son_n and_o servant_n under_o their_o governor_n power_n as_o for_o those_o last_o word_n in_o her_o youth_n either_o they_o be_v only_o add_v because_o it_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n in_o their_o youth_n that_o maid_n continue_v in_o their_o father_n house_n for_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a that_o they_o have_v power_n to_o vow_v without_o the_o consent_n of_o their_o father_n when_o they_o have_v live_v unmarried_a till_o ripe_a year_n and_o be_v still_o under_o their_o father_n sjurisdiction_n or_o else_o because_o though_o their_o father_n be_v dead_a yet_o in_o their_o youth_n maid_n have_v no_o power_n to_o vow_v without_o the_o consent_n of_o their_o governor_n whereas_o be_v of_o full_a year_n and_o at_o their_o own_o dispose_n they_o may_v vow_v and_o be_v then_o bind_v to_o do_v what_o they_o have_v vow_v verse_n 5._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v forgive_v she_o because_o her_o father_n disallow_v she_o hereby_o be_v mean_v either_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v forgive_v her_o rashness_n in_o vow_v when_o she_o be_v not_o in_o she_o own_o power_n or_o rather_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o impute_v this_o as_o a_o sin_n to_o she_o see_v her_o father_n refuse_v to_o let_v she_o keep_v it_o verse_n 8._o but_o if_o her_o husband_n disallow_v she_o on_o the_o day_n that_o he_o hear_v it_o etc._n etc._n this_o last_o clause_n on_o the_o day_n that_o he_o hear_v it_o be_v add_v first_o to_o show_v that_o whenever_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o hear_v it_o he_o may_v make_v her_o vow_n void_a though_o it_o be_v long_o after_o the_o vow_n be_v make_v second_o to_o show_v that_o if_o he_o dissemble_v for_o a_o time_n and_o afterward_o show_v his_o dislike_n though_o it_o be_v the_o next_o day_n after_o it_o shall_v be_v to_o no_o purpose_n verse_n 9_o but_o every_o vow_n of_o a_o widow_n and_o of_o she_o that_o be_v divorce_v wherewith_o they_o have_v bind_v their_o soul_n shall_v stand_v against_o she_o if_o it_o be_v make_v in_o her_o widowhood_n she_o must_v perform_v it_o yea_o say_v the_o hebrew_n though_o she_o be_v afterward_o marry_v or_o be_v turn_v to_o her_o father_n house_n verse_n 10._o and_o if_o she_o vow_v in_o her_o husband_n
former_o vassal_n to_o sihon_n and_o therefore_o call_v duke_n of_o sihon_n josh_n 13._o 21._o but_o sihon_n himself_o be_v now_o slay_v they_o become_v it_o seem_v absolute_a king_n among_o who_o be_v zur_n the_o father_n of_o cozbi_n who_o phinehas_n slay_v chap._n 25._o 15._o balaam_n also_o the_o son_n of_o beor_n they_o slay_v with_o the_o sword_n see_v the_o note_n upon_o chap._n 24._o 25._o verse_n 10._o and_o they_o burn_v all_o their_o city_n wherein_o they_o dwell_v etc._n etc._n to_o wit_n lest_o sloth_n or_o covetousness_n shall_v draw_v any_o of_o the_o israelite_n to_o hide_v themselves_o in_o these_o nest_n and_o to_o take_v up_o their_o rest_n in_o this_o country_n which_o god_n have_v not_o allot_v they_o and_o neglect_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n which_o he_o have_v give_v they_o verse_n 13._o and_o moses_n and_o eleazar_n the_o priest_n and_o all_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o congregation_n go_v forth_o to_o meet_v they_o without_o the_o camp_n to_o wit_n to_o congratulate_v their_o victory_n and_o withal_o to_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o cleanse_v themselves_o before_o they_o come_v into_o the_o camp_n verse_n 〈◊〉_d and_o moses_n be_v wroth_a with_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o host_n etc._n etc._n phinehas_n may_v be_v here_o comprehend_v though_o not_o express_v yet_o i_o rather_o think_v that_o moses_n direct_v his_o speech_n to_o the_o captain_n because_o phinehas_n do_v chief_o attend_v upon_o the_o holy_a instrument_n vers_fw-la 6._o and_o meddle_v not_o with_o the_o order_n of_o the_o soldier_n as_o concern_v the_o save_n or_o not_o save_v those_o they_o take_v captive_n verse_n 15._o and_o moses_n say_v unto_o they_o have_v you_o save_v all_o the_o woman_n alive_a as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v whereas_o you_o ought_v to_o have_v save_v none_o have_v you_o save_v they_o all_o these_o be_v they_o that_o ensnare_v the_o people_n and_o therefore_o these_o above_o all_o shall_v have_v be_v slay_v verse_n 17._o now_o therefore_o kill_v every_o male_a among_o the_o little_a one_o the_o general_a rule_n and_o law_n give_v to_o the_o israelite_n be_v that_o they_o shall_v spare_v all_o the_o little_a one_o the_o canaanite_n only_o except_v see_v deut._n 20._o 14._o but_o here_o because_o they_o be_v to_o execute_v god_n vengeance_n upon_o a_o people_n that_o have_v bring_v a_o great_a sin_n and_o so_o consequent_o a_o great_a plague_n upon_o the_o israel_n of_o god_n moses_n no_o doubt_n by_o the_o special_a di●ection_n of_o god_n spirit_n give_v charge_n that_o all_o the_o male-children_n shall_v be_v slay_v and_o so_o the_o more_o lively_a thereby_o to_o express_v how_o detestable_a that_o fact_n of_o the_o midianite_n be_v by_o slay_v the_o male_n h●_n do_v as_o it_o be_v seek_v to_o root_v out_o the_o very_a memory_n of_o they_o not_o indeed_o of_o the_o whole_a nation_n of_o the_o midianite_n for_o in_o the_o day_n of_o gedeon_n we_o read_v again_o of_o this_o nation_n judg._n 6._o 1._o but_o of_o these_o neighbour_a midianite_n that_o have_v do_v this_o mischief_n to_o the_o israel_n of_o god_n and_o kill_v every_o woman_n that_o have_v know_v man_n by_o lie_v with_o he_o the_o word_n in_o the_o follow_a verse_n where_o only_o the_o women-children_n be_v appoint_v to_o be_v save_v show_v the_o meaning_n of_o these_o word_n namely_o that_o all_o who_o be_v of_o year_n fit_a for_o the_o knowledge_n of_o man_n be_v slay_v and_o only_o the_o women-children_n that_o be_v undoubted_o pure_a virgin_n be_v save_v alive_a verse_n 18._o but_o all_o the_o women-children_n that_o have_v not_o know_v a_o man_n by_o lie_v with_o he_o keep_v alive_a for_o yourselves_o to_o wit_n to_o make_v they_o servant_n or_o to_o take_v they_o for_o wife_n as_o they_o shall_v see_v cause_n for_o be_v child_n they_o may_v bring_v they_o up_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o true_a god_n verse_n 19_o and_o do_v you_o abide_v without_o the_o camp_n seven_o day_n etc._n etc._n see_v chap._n 19_o 11_o 12._o etc._n etc._n purify_v both_o yourselves_o and_o your_o captive_n etc._n etc._n when_o the_o heathen_n be_v take_v captive_n in_o the_o war_n by_o the_o israelite_n and_o so_o become_v their_o lawful_a possession_n even_o they_o also_o become_v unclean_a by_o touch_v the_o dead_a and_o be_v to_o be_v purify_v verse_n 20._o and_o purify_v all_o your_o raiment_n and_o all_o that_o be_v make_v of_o skin_n etc._n etc._n to_o wit_n of_o the_o spoil_n which_o you_o have_v take_v because_o all_o the_o garment_n and_o other_o spoil_n which_o they_o have_v take_v have_v either_o touch_v dead_a body_n or_o have_v be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o slay_v or_o at_o least_o have_v be_v touch_v by_o those_o that_o be_v unclean_a by_o the_o dead_a therefore_o t●ey_n be_v all_o to_o be_v esteem_v legal_o unclean_a and_o be_v to_o be_v purify_v according_a to_o the_o law_n see_v chap._n 19_o 14_o 16_o and_o 22._o verse_n 21._o this_o be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o law_n which_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n etc._n etc._n we_o do_v not_o find_v all_o the_o particular_n former_o express_v in_o those_o law_n that_o be_v give_v chap._n 19_o concern_v the_o purify_n of_o those_o that_o be_v unclean_a by_o the_o dead_a and_o therefore_o the_o meaning_n of_o these_o word_n of_o eleazar_n i_o conceive_v to_o be_v only_o this_o that_o god_n have_v give_v moses_n a_o express_a commandment_n concern_v these_o thing_n which_o he_o therefore_o as_o the_o lord_n high_a priest_n be_v to_o make_v know_v to_o they_o and_o to_o see_v they_o be_v observe_v verse_n 27._o and_o divide_v the_o prey_n in_o two_o part_n etc._n etc._n this_o law_n concern_v the_o divide_n of_o the_o prey_n into_o two_o equal_a part_n the_o one_o for_o those_o that_o go_v out_o to_o the_o war_n and_o bring_v away_o the_o spoil_n the_o other_o for_o the_o rest_n that_o stay_v at_o home_n be_v most_o just_a and_o equal_a first_o because_o they_o that_o stay_v at_o home_n be_v as_o willing_a to_o have_v go_v forth_o as_o those_o that_o go_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o fit_a that_o those_o which_o be_v cull_v out_o for_o that_o service_n shall_v therefore_o carry_v away_o all_o the_o prey_n and_o second_o because_o they_o that_o go_v forth_o to_o the_o war_n be_v but_o twelve_o thousand_o and_o so_o one_o half_a of_o the_o prey_n be_v divide_v among_o they_o they_o have_v far_o great_a share_n as_o it_o be_v fit_a they_o shall_v than_o the_o other_o can_v have_v who_o be_v about_o six_o hundred_o thousand_o man_n and_o have_v the_o other_o half_o divide_v among_o they_o verse_n 30._o and_o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n half_a thou_o shall_v take_v one_o portion_n of_o fifty_o etc._n etc._n as_o there_o be_v respect_n have_v to_o the_o man_n that_o hazard_v themselves_o in_o the_o war_n in_o divide_v the_o prey_n their_o twelve_o thousand_o have_v full_a as_o much_o allot_v they_o as_o the_o six_o hundred_o thousand_o have_v that_o stay_v at_o home_n so_o also_o in_o levy_v a_o tribute_n for_o the_o lord_n for_o whereas_o those_o that_o go_v forth_o to_o war_n pay_v but_o one_o in_o five_o hundred_o as_o be_v note_v before_o vers_fw-la 28._o the_o child_n of_o is●ael_n that_o stay_v behind_o pay_v one_o in_o fifty_o as_o be_v here_o express_v and_o so_o according_o the_o small_a leafy_a out_o of_o their_o hal●_n that_o w●nt_n to_o the_o war_n be_v give_v to_o eleazar_n vers_fw-la 29._o that_o be_v to_o he_o and_o the_o ●est_n of_o the_o priest_n who_o because_o they_o be_v so_o few_o have_v therein_o a_o liberal_a share_n and_o the_o great_a levy_v out_o of_o the_o people_n half_a be_v give_v to_o the_o levite_n b●cause_fw-mi they_o be_v many_o the_o levite_n have_v one_o in_o fifty_o the_o priest_n one_o in_o ●ive_a hundred_o and_o so_o the_o same_o proportion_n be_v observe_v here_o that_o be_v observe_v in_o their_o tithe_n to_o wit_n that_o the_o priest_n have_v but_o the_o ten_o of_o their_o tithe_n verse_n 32._o and_o the_o booty_n be_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o prey_n which_o the_o man_n of_o war_n have_v catch_v etc._n etc._n the_o booty_n which_o be_v now_o to_o be_v divide_v be_v here_o call_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o prey_n which_o the_o man_n of_o war_n have_v catch_v either_o because_o some_o of_o the_o person_n they_o have_v take_v be_v slay_v since_o their_o come_n home_o to_o wit_n all_o the_o male-children_n and_o the_o woman_n vers_fw-la 17._o or_o el●e_v because_o some_o of_o the_o cattle_n have_v be_v slay_v for_o the_o soldier_n to_o eat_v in_o their_o return_n home_o or_o else_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o other_o spoil_n whereof_o there_o be_v no_o tribute_n levy_v verse_n 47._o even_o of_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n half_a moses_n take_v
that_o no_o man_n else_o can_v challenge_v any_o propriety_n in_o they_o whence_o be_v that_o levit._n 25._o 32_o 33_o 34._o notwithstanding_o the_o city_n of_o the_o levite_n and_o the_o house_n of_o the_o city_n of_o their_o possession_n may_v the_o levite_n redeem_v at_o any_o time_n and_o if_o a_o man_n purchase_v of_o the_o levite_n than_o the_o house_n that_o be_v sell_v and_o the_o city_n of_o his_o possession_n shall_v go_v out_o in_o the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n for_o the_o house_n of_o the_o city_n of_o the_o levite_n be_v their_o possession_n among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n yet_o withal_o i_o think_v it_o most_o probable_a that_o other_o dwell_v with_o they_o in_o house_n hire_v or_o buy_v of_o they_o for_o how_o else_o can_v they_o live_v without_o the_o help_n of_o man_n of_o other_o profession_n at_o least_o such_o as_o be_v their_o servant_n and_o that_o these_o may_v live_v as_o the_o townsman_n do_v in_o our_o university_n under_o a_o civil_a government_n among_o themselves_o to_o which_o some_o apply_v that_o ezra_n 2._o 70._o so_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o levite_n and_o some_o of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o singer_n and_o the_o porter_n and_o the_o nethini●s_n dwell_v in_o their_o city_n and_o all_o israel_n in_o their_o city_n however_o clear_v it_o be_v that_o the_o field_n and_o village_n belong_v to_o these_o city_n which_o be_v without_o the_o suburb_n belong_v to_o other_o as_o be_v manifest_a in_o hebron_n which_o be_v give_v to_o the_o priest_n and_o yet_o the_o land_n without_o the_o suburb_n to_o wit_n the_o house_n without_o the_o wall_n and_o the_o field_n belong_v thereto_o be_v give_v to_o caleb_n josh_n 21._o 11_o 12._o and_o they_o give_v they_o the_o city_n of_o arbah_n the_o father_n of_o anak_n which_o city_n be_v hebron_n in_o the_o hill_n country_n of_o judah_n with_o the_o suburb_n thereof_o round_o about_o it_o but_o the_o field_n of_o the_o city_n and_o the_o village_n thereof_o give_v they_o to_o caleb_n the_o son_n of_o jephunneh_n for_o his_o possession_n verse_n 4._o and_o the_o suburb_n of_o the_o city_n which_o you_o shall_v give_v unto_o the_o levite_n etc._n etc._n there_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o manifest_a contradiction_n betwixt_o that_o which_o be_v say_v in_o t●is_n four_o verse_n concern_v the_o measure_n of_o the_o suburb_n of_o the_o levite_n city_n and_o that_o which_o be_v say_v in_o the_o follow_a verse_n for_o here_o it_o be_v plain_o say_v that_o the_o suburb_n of_o the_o city_n shall_v reach_v from_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n and_o outward_a a_o thousand_o cubit_n round_o about_o and_o then_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n it_o be_v say_v that_o they_o shall_v measure_v from_o without_o the_o city_n on_o each_o side_n two_o thousand_o cubit_n the_o city_n be_v in_o the_o midst_n and_o that_o this_o shall_v be_v to_o they_o the_o suburb_n of_o the_o city_n to_o reconcile_v this_o seem_a contradiction_n there_o be_v several_a answer_n give_v by_o expositor_n some_o hold_v that_o the_o suburb_n be_v but_o a_o thousand_o cubit_n on_o each_o side_n of_o th●_n city_n but_o then_o from_o the_o outermost_a part_n of_o the_o suburb_n on_o one_o side_n as_o one_o the_o east_n side_n to_o the_o outermost_a part_n of_o the_o suburb_n on_o the_o other_o side_n to_o wit_n on_o the_o west_n the_o city_n in_o the_o midst_n not_o be_v measure_v there_o be_v two_o thousand_o cubit_n other_o again_o hold_v that_o the_o four_o verse_n speak_v of_o the_o length_n of_o the_o suburb_n from_o the_o wall_n to_o the_o outmost_a part_n of_o they_o which_o be_v a_o thousand_o cubit_n and_o that_o the_o five_o verse_n speak_v of_o the_o circumference_n of_o the_o suburb_n in_o the_o four_o quarter_n on_o each_o side_n the_o citle_n which_o be_v in_o each_o quarter_n two_o thousand_o cubit_n but_o first_o because_o it_o be_v plain_o say_v vers_fw-la 5._o that_o they_o shall_v measure_v two_o thousand_o cubi●s_n on_o each_o side_n east_n west_n north_n and_o south_n and_o second_o because_o the_o five_o verse_n speak_v of_o cubit_n to_o be_v measure_v from_o without_o the_o city_n and_o the_o four_o verse_n speak_v of_o cubit_n to_o be_v measure_v from_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n therefore_o i_o conceive_v the_o true_a answer_n be_v that_o each_o city_n of_o the_o levite_n have_v without_o the_o wall_n three_o thousand_o cubit_n the_o first_o thousand_o be_v for_o house_n barn_n garner_n stall_n for_o cattle_n garden_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v that_o which_o we_o usual_o call_v the_o suburb_n of_o a_o city_n of_o which_o moses_n speak_v in_o the_o four_o verse_n and_o then_o the_o other_o two_o thousand_o cubit_n which_o be_v without_o these_o be_v for_o pasture_n for_o their_o cattle_n and_o these_o be_v mean_v in_o the_o five_o verse_n and_o be_v reckon_v as_o a_o part_n of_o their_o suburb_n verse_n 6._o and_o among_o the_o city_n which_o you_o shall_v give_v unto_o the_o levite_n there_o shall_v be_v six_o city_n for_o refuge_n etc._n etc._n these_o city_n of_o refuge_n be_v assign_v out_o of_o the_o levite_n city_n rather_o then_o out_o of_o any_o other_o first_o because_o the_o honourable_a esteem_n and_o respect_n of_o the_o levite_n will_v cause_v the_o place_n to_o be_v the_o more_o inviolable_o observe_v second_o because_o it_o be_v presume_v that_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n above_o other_o will_v be_v careful_a not_o to_o protect_v wilful_a offender_n in_o place_n appoint_v to_o be_v sanctuary_n only_o for_o the_o innocent_a three_o that_o this_o may_v be_v a_o figure_n of_o the_o sufficient_a shelter_n which_o christ_n priesthood_n shall_v yield_v unto_o poor_a sinner_n that_o in_o faith_n shall_v fly_v to_o he_o as_o their_o sanctuary_n in_o deut._n 4._o and_o josh_n 20._o we_o may_v see_v what_o city_n of_o the_o levite_n be_v set_v apart_o for_o this_o purpose_n to_o wit_n first_o bezer_n of_o the_o reubenites_n second_o ramoth_n in_o gilead_n of_o the_o gadite_n three_o golan_n in_o basan_n of_o the_o manassites_n the●e_n three_o moses_n separate_v deut._n 4._o 41_o 43._o four_a kadesh_n in_o galilee_n in_o mount_n naphtali_n five_o shechem_n in_o mount_n ephraim_n and_o sixthly_a kiriath-arba_a which_o be_v in_o hebron_n in_o the_o mount_n of_o judah_n and_o these_o joshua_n separate_v josh_n 20._o 7._o before_o these_o city_n of_o refuge_n be_v appoint_v it_o seem_v the_o altar_n only_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o sanctuary_n to_o those_o that_o flee_v to_o it_o whence_o be_v that_o exod_a 21._o 14._o but_o if_o a_o man_n come_v presumptuous_o upon_o his_o neighbour_n to_o slay_v he_o with_o guile_n thou_o shall_v take_v he_o from_o my_o altar_n that_o he_o may_v die_v but_o afterward_o these_o city_n be_v the_o chief_a sanctuary_n and_o yet_o they_o be_v only_o to_o be_v sanctuary_n to_o those_o that_o kill_v any_o man_n unwitting_o and_o therefore_o they_o be_v not_o to_o receive_v any_o man_n till_o he_o profess_v his_o innocency_n in_o this_o regard_n josh_n 20._o 4._o and_o when_o he_o that_o do_v flee_v unto_o one_o of_o those_o city_n shall_v stand_v at_o the_o enter_v of_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n and_o shall_v declare_v his_o cause_n in_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o elder_n of_o that_o city_n they_o shall_v take_v he_o into_o the_o city_n unto_o they_o and_o give_v he_o a_o place_n that_o he_o may_v dwell_v among_o they_o and_o purposely_o they_o choose_v such_o city_n as_o lay_v at_o a_o equal_a distance_n in_o the_o several_a part_n of_o the_o land_n that_o no_o man_n drive_v to_o use_v they_o may_v have_v too_o far_o to_o go_v lest_o so_o happy_o he_o shall_v be_v overtake_v by_o the_o revenger_n of_o blood_n before_o he_o can_v recover_v the_o sanctuary_n verse_n 12._o and_o they_o shall_v be_v unto_o you_o city_n for_o refuge_n from_o the_o avenger_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v the_o next_o kinsman_n to_o the_o man_n flain_n who_o be_v by_o the_o law_n allow_v to_o put_v the_o murderer_n to_o death_n vers_fw-la 19_o but_o not_o he_o that_o kill_v a_o man_n unaware_o yet_o lest_o he_o shall_v in_o his_o rage_n kill_v such_o a_o one_o let_v there_o be_v city_n say_v the_o lord_n of_o refuge_n for_o such_o verse_n 14._o you_o shall_v give_v three_o city_n on_o this_o side_n jordan_n and_o three_o city_n shall_v you_o give_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v no_o inequality_n in_o this_o because_o the_o portion_n of_o the_o two_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a without_o jordan_n reach_v as_o far_o in_o length_n as_o they_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n though_o it_o be_v nothing_o so_o broad_a and_o beside_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a that_o those_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n near_o jordan_n may_v fly_v to_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n without_o jordan_n
if_o they_o be_v near_o to_o they_o then_o the_o other_o yea_o and_o if_o the_o lord_n enlarge_v their_o coast_n and_o give_v they_o all_o the_o land_n they_o be_v to_o add_v three_o city_n more_o deut._n 19_o 8_o 9_o verse_n 16._o and_o if_o he_o smite_v he_o with_o a_o instrument_n of_o iron_n so_o that_o he_o die_v he_o be_v a_o murderer_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v purposely_o and_o presumptuous_o for_o otherwise_o if_o he_o kill_v a_o man_n with_o a_o instrument_n of_o iron_n unaware_o not_o think_v to_o hit_v he_o he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v slay_v vers_n 22_o 23._o for_o this_o be_v only_o add_v because_o a_o man_n may_v strike_v his_o neighbour_n purposely_o with_o his_o fist_n etc._n etc._n of_o which_o he_o may_v die_v and_o yet_o not_o be_v a_o murderer_n because_o he_o may_v not_o happy_o intend_v his_o death_n but_o lest_o therefore_o under_o this_o pretence_n wilful_a murderer_n shall_v think_v to_o escape_v the_o lord_n give_v these_o follow_a law_n and_o this_o in_o the_o first_o place_n that_o if_o it_o be_v prove_v that_o he_o do_v it_o willing_o he_o must_v not_o think_v to_o escape_v by_o say_v that_o he_o mean_v not_o to_o kill_v he_o for_o if_o he_o strike_v he_o with_o a_o instrument_n of_o iron_n whatever_o it_o be_v or_o with_o a_o stone_n or_o hand-weapon_n wherewith_o in_o any_o probability_n a_o man_n may_v be_v kill_v it_o shall_v be_v presume_v that_o he_o intend_v hi●_n death_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 19_o the_o revenger_n of_o blood_n himself_o shall_v slay_v the_o murderer_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v though_o the_o revenger_n of_o blood_n be_v but_o a_o private_a person_n yet_o he_o shall_v slay_v the_o murderer_n that_o be_v he_o may_v slay_v he_o he_o shall_v have_v liberty_n to_o do_v it_o and_o shall_v not_o be_v account_v guilty_a of_o murder_n if_o he_o do_v slay_v he_o yea_o some_o think_v he_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v it_o when_o he_o meet_v he_o he_o shall_v slay_v he_o that_o be_v he_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o bring_v he_o before_o a_o magistrate_n etc._n etc._n but_o he_o may_v slay_v he_o himself_o and_o this_o be_v add_v to_o show_v how_o necessary_a city_n of_o refuge_n be_v to_o wit_n because_o the_o avenger_n of_o blood_n have_v this_o power_n from_o god_n may_v otherwise_o abuse_v it_o and_o in_o the_o heat_n of_o blood_n fall_v upon_o a_o man_n that_o kill_v unaware_o unless_o this_o course_n be_v take_v to_o have_v the_o magistrate_n a_o judge_n in_o the_o cause_n neither_o need_v it_o seem_v strange_a as_o to_o some_o it_o do_v that_o private_a man_n shall_v be_v allow_v thus_o to_o meddle_v with_o the_o sword_n of_o justice_n for_o a_o man_n be_v otherwise_o a_o private_a man_n no_o magistrate_n be_v thus_o arm_v with_o power_n from_o god_n be_v for_o the_o time_n to_o be_v esteem_v as_o a_o magistrate_n more_o than_o a_o private_a man_n verse_n 20._o but_o if_o he_o thrust_v he_o of_o hatred_n etc._n etc._n here_o be_v another_o case_n give_v wherein_o the_o magistrate_n shall_v adjudge_v a_o man_n a_o murderer_n yea_o though_o he_o strike_v he_o only_o with_o his_o hand_n or_o with_o some_o little_a stone_n or_o some_o other_o thing_n which_o be_v no_o way_n likely_a to_o kill_v he_o for_o even_o in_o this_o case_n if_o it_o be_v prove_v that_o he_o lie_v in_o wait_n for_o he_o or_o that_o he_o do_v it_o in_o prepense_a malice_n or_o live_v before_o in_o open_a enmity_n or_o hostility_n with_o he_o by_o whatever_o mean_n he_o kill_v he_o he_o shall_v be_v adjudge_v a_o wilful_a murderer_n for_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n make_v here_o betwixt_o enmity_n and_o sudden_a displeasure_n verse_n 21._o the_o revenger_n of_o blood_n shall_v slay_v the_o murderer_n when_o he_o m●eteth_v he_o see_v the_o note_n upon_o vers_n 19_o verse_n 24._o then_o the_o congregation_n shall_v judge_v between_o the_o slayer_n and_o the_o revenger_n of_o blood_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v if_o a_o man_n that_o have_v kill_v another_o fly_n to_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n the_o avenger_n must_v then_o go_v and_o desire_v justice_n against_o he_o the_o levite_n must_v bring_v he_o to_o the_o congregation_n where_o the_o man_n be_v slay_v and_o then_o if_o he_o find_v a_o murderer_n the_o congregation_n that_o be_v the_o magistrate_n shall_v give_v he_o up_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o avenger_n but_o if_o they_o find_v it_o as_o we_o call_v it_o chance-medley_n than_o they_o send_v he_o back_o to_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n verse_n 25._o and_o he_o shall_v abide_v in_o it_o unto_o the_o death_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n etc._n etc._n even_o a_o man_n that_o kill_v another_o unwitting_o be_v to_o live_v a_o while_n as_o a_o man_n banish_v from_o his_o family_n and_o friend_n both_o to_o show_v how_o hateful_a the_o shed_n of_o man_n blood_n be_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o withal_o to_o prevent_v further_a mischief_n that_o the_o avenger_n be_v not_o urge_v nor_o provoke_v with_o the_o sight_n of_o he_o and_o the_o period_n appoint_v for_o his_o continuance_n in_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n be_v till_o the_o death_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o that_o doubtless_o that_o this_o release_n of_o man_n exile_v by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n may_v be_v a_o shadow_n of_o our_o freedom_n and_o redemption_n by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n verse_n 27._o he_o shall_v not_o be_v guilty_a of_o blood_n etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n here_o free_v the_o avenger_n from_o punishment_n if_o he_o find_v the_o man_n out_o of_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n and_o kill_v he_o not_o as_o allow_v his_o fact_n but_o by_o this_o to_o make_v the_o slayer_n the_o more_o careful_a to_o observe_v this_o law_n of_o keep_v within_o his_o city_n of_o refuge_n chap._n xxxvi_o verse_n 1._o and_o the_o chief_a father_n of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o child_n of_o g●lead_v etc._n etc._n because_o the_o lord_n have_v former_o order_v that_o zelophehad_n daughter_n shall_v have_v that_o portion_n of_o the_o land_n assign_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n which_o their_o father_n shall_v have_v have_v for_o his_o share_n have_v he_o live_v the_o child_n of_o gilead_n who_o be_v of_o that_o tribe_n consider_v that_o if_o they_o marry_v into_o any_o other_o tribe_n this_o part_n of_o their_o land_n will_v be_v quite_o alienate_v from_o their_o tribe_n they_o come_v now_o and_o show_v what_o inconvenience_n may_v follow_v upon_o this_o and_o because_o it_o be_v their_o tribe_n that_o be_v now_o likely_a to_o receive_v detriment_n by_o the_o alienation_n of_o zelophehad_n portion_n therefore_o they_o make_v it_o their_o suit_n that_o some_o order_n may_v be_v take_v to_o prevent_v this_o mischief_n verse_n 2._o the_o lord_n command_v my_o lord_n to_o give_v the_o land_n for_o a_o inheritance_n by_o lot_n to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n etc._n etc._n as_o if_o they_o shall_v have_v say_v to_o what_o purpose_n be_v this_o if_o now_o our_o lot_n shall_v be_v diminish_v and_o a_o part_n of_o it_o whole_o alienate_v to_o another_o tribe_n yea_o by_o like_a accident_n the_o portion_n of_o every_o tribe_n may_v in_o time_n be_v change_v and_o disturb_v and_o so_o all_o at_o length_n may_v come_v to_o confusion_n and_o the_o very_a end_n of_o god_n appoint_v every_o tribe_n to_o have_v their_o portion_n apart_o by_o themselves_o may_v be_v quite_o make_v void_a verse_n 4._o and_o when_o the_o jubilee_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v be_v then_o shall_v their_o inheritance_n be_v put_v unto_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o tribe_n whereunto_o they_o be_v receive_v etc._n etc._n the_o drift_n of_o these_o word_n be_v to_o put_v moses_n and_o the_o prince_n in_o mind_n that_o whereas_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n at_o the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n which_o be_v every_o fifty_o year_n whatever_o land_n be_v sell_v away_o out_o of_o the_o tribe_n shall_v return_v to_o the_o tribe_n and_o that_o law_n of_o the_o jubilee_n seem_v purposely_o intend_v to_o prevent_v the_o confusion_n of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o tribe_n the_o very_a end_n of_o this_o law_n by_o such_o marriage_n as_o these_o will_v be_v quite_o disannul_v verse_n 5._o and_o moses_n command_v the_o child_n of_o i●rael_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v have_v ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n he_o answer_v they_o as_o god_n have_v command_v he_o annotation_n on_o the_o five_o book_n of_o moses_n call_v deuteronomie_n chap._n i._n these_o be_v the_o word_n which_o moses_n speak_v unto_o all_o israel_n on_o this_o side_n jordan_n etc._n etc._n most_o expositor_n hold_v that_o the_o chief_a drift_n of_o this_o first_o verse_n be_v to_o show_v the_o place_n where_o moses_n repeat_v and_o explain_v the_o law_n of_o god_n to_o the_o
sin_n be_v remove_v from_o they_o their_o field_n and_o city_n verse_n 5._o and_o the_o priest_n the_o son_n of_o levi_n shall_v come_v near_o etc._n etc._n the_o priest_n be_v here_o enjoin_v to_o be_v present_a first_o to_o show_v by_o their_o presence_n that_o this_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o extraordinary_a sacrifice_n second_o that_o the_o elder_n may_v before_o they_o as_o in_o god_n presence_n protest_v their_o innocence_n three_o to_o see_v that_o all_o be_v do_v according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o to_o satisfy_v the_o elder_n in_o any_o thing_n that_o may_v seem_v doubtful_a four_a that_o they_o may_v bless_v they_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v pray_v for_o they_o and_o upon_o these_o thing_n thus_o do_v pronounce_v they_o free_a from_o the_o bloodshed_n all_o which_o be_v employ_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n for_o they_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v choose_v to_o minister_v unto_o he_o and_o to_o bless_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o by_o their_o word_n shall_v every_o controversy_n and_o every_o stroke_n be_v try_v verse_n 6._o and_o all_o the_o elder_n of_o that_o city_n that_o be_v next_o unto_o the_o slay_a man_n shall_v wash_v their_o hand_n over_o the_o heifer_n etc._n etc._n to_o wit_n thereby_o first_o to_o signify_v that_o they_o be_v guiltless_a of_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o slay_a man_n as_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n when_o pilate_n be_v to_o condemn_v christ_n he_o take_v water_n and_o wash_v his_o hand_n before_o the_o multitude_n say_v i_o be_o innocent_a of_o the_o blood_n of_o this_o just_a person_n matt._n 27._o 24._o second_o to_o intimate_v their_o desire_n that_o the_o guilt_n of_o this_o murder_n may_v fall_v and_o lie_v upon_o this_o heifer_n over_o who_o they_o wash_v their_o hand_n and_o that_o so_o the_o people_n may_v be_v free_a and_o three_o to_o teach_v we_o that_o even_o those_o that_o be_v mo●t_o guiltless_a and_o innocent_a aught_o to_o clear_v themselves_o from_o the_o very_a suspicion_n of_o any_o evil_n among_o man_n verse_n 7._o and_o they_o shall_v answer_v and_o say_v our_o hand_n hau●_n not_o shed_v this_o blood_n etc._n etc._n this_o word_n answer_n may_v seem_v to_o imply_v that_o the_o priest_n do_v examine_v the_o elder_n concern_v this_o murder_n and_o then_o they_o answer_v he_o as_o here_o be_v express_v verse_n 10._o when_o thou_o go_v forth_o to_o war_n against_o thy_o enemy_n etc._n etc._n this_o law_n which_o imply_v a_o liberty_n for_o man_n to_o marry_v woman_n take_v captives_z though_o they_o have_v wife_n already_o be_v herein_o like_a that_o of_o divorce_n deut._n 24._o which_o be_v only_o suffer_v for_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v only_o of_o the_o captive_n of_o foreign_a nation_n not_o of_o the_o canaani●es_n who_o be_v to_o be_v all_o destroy_v verse_n 12._o then_o thou_o shall_v bring_v she_o home_o to_o thy_o house_n and_o she_o shall_v shau●_v her_o head_n and_o par●_n her_o nail_n etc._n etc._n according_a to_o the_o two_o different_a translation_n of_o this_o last_o clause_n there_o be_v two_o different_a exposition_n give_v of_o it_o for_o if_o we_o read_v it_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o margin_n of_o our_o bibles_n she_o shall_v shave_v her_o head_n and_o suffer_v her_o nail_n to_o grow_v than_o it_o seem_v evident_a that_o her_o head_n be_v shave_v her_o nail_n suffer_v to_o grow_v and_o the_o servile_a attire_n of_o captive_n be_v put_v upon_o she_o purposely_o that_o be_v thus_o deform_v he_o may_v hereby_o be_v beat_v from_o desire_v she_o to_o be_v his_o wife_n but_o if_o we_o read_v it_o as_o upon_o better_a ground_n it_o be_v in_o our_o text_n she_o shall_v shave_v her_o head_n and_o pare_v her_o nail_n and_o put_v the_o raiment_n of_o her_o captivity_n from_o off_o she_o that_o be_v the_o goodly_a attire_n which_o she_o have_v on_o when_o she_o be_v take_v captive_a than_o these_o outward_a sign_n be_v to_o teach_v they_o that_o if_o they_o desire_v to_o marry_v such_o a_o captive_a she_o must_v renounce_v her_o heathenism_n and_o all_o the_o superfluous_a and_o corrupt_a custom_n and_o superstition_n thereof_o and_o worship_n god_n only_o as_o the_o israelite_n do_v live_v now_o a_o new_a and_o holy_a life_n as_o become_v god_n people_n into_o who_o stock_n she_o be_v to_o be_v ingraft_v and_o to_o show_v they_o in_o what_o manifest_a danger_n they_o will_v b●_n of_o be_v defile_v by_o such_o wife_n if_o they_o do_v not_o renounce_v their_o former_a religion_n and_o heathenish_a custom_n and_o course_n of_o life_n i_o know_v there_o be_v some_o expositor_n do_v hold_v that_o hereby_o also_o be_v figure_v that_o if_o god_n people_n will_v make_v use_n of_o the_o philosophy_n of_o the_o heathen_n or_o any_o other_o thing_n which_o be_v good_a in_o itself_o have_v be_v abuse_v by_o they_o they_o must_v be_v careful_a to_o shave_v off_o and_o pare_v away_o whatever_o be_v superstitious_a and_o sinful_a therein_o but_o that_o these_o rite_n be_v intend_v to_o signify_v this_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o say_v verse_n 13._o and_o bewail_v her_o father_n and_o her_o mother_n a_o full_a month_n this_o be_v enjoin_v either_o that_o the_o israelite_n that_o have_v take_v this_o woman_n captive_a may_v have_v so_o much_o time_n to_o consider_v of_o what_o he_o do_v beforehand_o and_o not_o to_o do_v that_o in_o the_o heat_n of_o his_o lust_n which_o he_o shall_v afterward_o repent_v but_o may_v rather_o be_v wean_v from_o his_o desire_n of_o take_v she_o to_o be_v his_o wife_n or_o else_o this_o be_v enjoin_v as_o the_o other_o particulars_n before_o mention_v as_o a_o outward_a expression_n of_o the_o woman_n utter_a renounce_v her_o father_n house_n that_o she_o may_v be_v ingraft_v into_o the_o israel_n of_o god_n for_o this_o mourning_n for_o her_o parent_n as_o if_o they_o be_v dead_a be_v a_o kind_n of_o bid_v farewell_n for_o ever_o to_o they_o according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o psalmist_n harken_v o_o daughter_n and_o consider_v and_o incline_v thy_o ear_n forget_v also_o thy_o own_o people_n and_o thy_o father_n house_n psal_n 45._o 10._o verse_n 14._o and_o it_o shall_v be_v if_o thou_o have_v no_o delight_n in_o ●er_n than_o thou_o shall_v let_v she_o go_v whither_o she_o will_v etc._n etc._n by_o way_n of_o satisfaction_n for_o the_o wrong_n he_o have_v do_v she_o he_o be_v free_o to_o set_v she_o at_o liberty_n now_o this_o put_v away_o ●f_a the_o captive_a woman_n after_o he_o have_v marry_v she_o upon_o some_o dislike_n or_o displeasure_n take_v against_o she_o be_v one_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o god_n do_v never_o approve_v but_o only_o tolerate_v to_o the_o jew_n for_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n and_o indeed_o if_o there_o be_v danger_n lest_o the_o husband_n shall_v kill_v or_o grievous_o oppress_v a_o wife_n of_o their_o own_o nation_n upon_o displeasure_n take_v against_o she_o and_o therefore_o they_o be_v permit_v rather_o to_o give_v their_o wife_n a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n and_o put_v they_o away_o much_o more_o will_v there_o have_v be_v great_a danger_n of_o the_o kill_n or_o extreme_a hard_a usage_n of_o a_o wife_n that_o have_v former_o be_v take_v as_o a_o captive_a and_o therefore_o the_o man_n be_v here_o allow_v to_o put_v she_o away_o but_o withal_o he_o be_v restrain_v from_o sell_v she_o under_o pretence_n that_o she_o be_v his_o captive_a and_o servant_n but_o be_v appoint_v to_o set_v she_o at_o liberty_n to_o go_v whither_o she_o will_v verse_n 16._o he_o may_v not_o make_v the_o son_n of_o the_o belove_a first-born_a before_o the_o son_n of_o the_o hate_a etc._n etc._n that_o be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o hate_a be_v yet_o live_v and_o that_o because_o the_o right_n of_o the_o first-born_a by_o law_n of_o nature_n belong_v unto_o he_o verse_n 19_o then_o shall_v his_o father_n and_o his_o mother_n lie_v hold_v on_o he_o and_o bring_v he_o out_o unto_o the_o elder_n of_o his_o city_n etc._n etc._n who_o be_v no_o doubt_n to_o examine_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o accusation_n bring_v against_o he_o and_o according_o to_o proceed_v verse_n 21._o and_o the_o man_n of_o his_o city_n shall_v stone_n he_o with_o stone_n that_o he_o die_v etc._n etc._n that_o be_v after_o the_o accusation_n give_v in_o against_o this_o rebellious_a son_n be_v sufficient_o prove_v the_o elder_n shall_v condemn_v he_o and_o so_o he_o shall_v be_v stone_v and_o thus_o by_o the_o severity_n of_o this_o law_n not_o only_a child_n be_v keep_v in_o awe_n that_o they_o may_v not_o da●e_n to_o rebel_v against_o their_o parent_n but_o also_o parent_n be_v teach_v to_o be_v the_o more_o careful_a of_o the_o education_n of_o their_o child_n verse_n 23._o his_o body_n shall_v not_o
it_o a_o matter_n of_o any_o great_a moment_n in_o itself_o whether_o they_o sow_v a_o field_n with_o pure_a wheat_n or_o with_o wheat_n and_o ri●_n mingle_v together_o as_o we_o do_v now_o in_o many_o place_n but_o thus_o be_v the_o lord_n please_v under_o the●e_n outward_a element_n to_o teach_v they_o matter_n of_o great_a moment_n for_o while_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o allow_v they_o any_o mixture_n in_o such_o slight_a and_o trivial_a thing_n as_o these_o hereby_o they_o be_v lead_v as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o hand_n to_o con●●der_v how_o much_o more_o hateful_a to_o god_n all_o mix●ures_n be_v in_o matter_n of_o great_a moment_n as_o in_o religion_n and_o in_o the_o duty_n of_o his_o worship_n and_o how_o strict_o the_o lord_n require_v that_o they_o shall_v keep_v themselves_o to_o the_o purity_n and_o simplicity_n of_o his_o word_n without_o mingle_v any_o thing_n of_o their_o own_o invention_n through_o curiosity_n or_o a_o perverse_a imitation_n of_o the_o strange_a 〈◊〉_d of_o o●her_n nation_n which_o he_o have_v not_o enjoin_v they_o if_o they_o may_v not_o sow_v a_o field_n ●ith_v mingle_v seed_n much_o less_o may_v they_o teach_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n mix_v with_o any_o error_n if_o they_o may_v not_o wear_v a_o linsey-wolsey_a garment_n m●ch_o less_o m●y_o we_o think_v to_o clothe_v our_o soul_n in_o case_n of_o justification_n with_o chri●●s_n righteousness_n and_o our_o own_o g●l_n 2._o 16._o yea_o all_o hypocrisy_n and_o whatever_o be_v not_o pure_a and_o sincere_a be_v hereby_o condemn_v and_o this_o i_o say_v be_v the_o main_a and_o principal_a drift_n of_o these_o law_n now_o in_o this_o particular_a law_n concern_v their_o vineyard_n there_o be_v two_o thing_n that_o be_v far_a questionable_a to_o wit_n first_o what_o be_v mean_v here_o by_o sow_v a_o vineyard_n with_o divers_a seed_n &_o sec●ndly_o what_o that_o reason_n be_v that_o be_v here_o give_v for_o this_o law_n lest_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o seed_n which_o thou_o have_v sow_v and_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o u●neyard_n be_v desile_v and_o in_o answer_n hereto_o for_o the_o first_o we_o must_v know_v that_o by_o divers_a s●eds_n here_o be_v mean_v any_o seed_n different_a or_o divers_a from_o that_o of_o the_o vine_n i_o know_v that_o some_o expositor_n hold_v that_o ●he_v sow_v of_o mingle_a seed_n as_o of_o wheat_n and_o barley_n in_o the_o void_a and_o empty_a ground_n betwixt_o the_o row_n of_o the_o vine_n there_o plant_v be_v only_o here_o forbid_v and_o that_o the_o israelite_n may_v lawful_o sow_v any_o one_o sort_n of_o seed_n betwixt_o the_o row_n of_o their_o vine_n so_o they_o sow_v no_o more_o but_o this_o be_v sufficient_o forbid_v in_o that_o former_a law_n levit._n 19_o 19_o thou_o shall_v not_o sow_v thy_o field_n with_o mingle_a seed_n and_o beside_o the_o reason_n that_o be_v here_o give_v for_o this_o prohibition_n be_v not_o that_o the_o m●ngling_n of_o divers_a seed_n may_v be_v prevent_v but_o the_o mingle_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o any_o se●d_n with_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o vine_n and_o therefore_o i_o conceive_v that_o the_o sow_v of_o any_o seed_n together_o with_o their_o vine_n be_v here_o sorbidden_a and_o indeed_o because_o the_o rea●on_n here_o give_v for_o this_o law_n be_v that_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o seed_n sow_v and_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o vine_n may_v not_o be_v mingle_v together_o and_o so_o be_v defile_v it_o be_v worth_a our_o consider_v whether_o this_o be_v not_o mean_v rather_o of_o the_o seed_n of_o fruit-tree_n then_o of_o corn_n and_o herb_n the_o fruit_n whereof_o be_v not_o likely_a to_o be_v mingle_v with_o that_o of_o the_o vine_n and_o thus_o as_o in_o that_o law_n levit._n 19_o 19_o the_o sow_v of_o several_a kind_n of_o grain_n in_o one_o field_n be_v forbid_v so_o here_o the_o sow_v of_o the_o seed_n of_o other_o fruit-tree_n together_o with_o the_o vine_n as_o for_o the_o reason_n here_o annex_v to_o this_o law_n lest_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o seed_n which_o thou_o have_v sow_v and_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o vineyard_n be_v defile_v some_o understand_v it_o thus_o lest_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o seed_n and_o their_o vineyard_n be_v corrupred_a and_o mar_v to_o wit_n because_o while_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v suck_v away_o by_o too_o many_o thing_n sow_v or_o plant_v in_o it_o neither_o of_o they_o can_v be_v good_a and_o fair_a as_o they_o will_v otherwise_o be_v but_o both_o be_v spoil_v and_o good_a for_o nothing_o and_o thus_o they_o say_v the_o israelite_n be_v teach_v to_o take_v heed_n of_o a_o covetous_a and_o greedy_a desire_n to_o draw_v more_o from_o the_o earth_n than_o it_o be_v well_o able_a to_o bear_v but_o it_o be_v better_a by_o other_o understand_v of_o their_o be_v defile_v by_o be_v mingle_v together_o for_o as_o that_o be_v say_v to_o be_v pure_a which_o be_v not_o mix_v as_o that_o we_o call_v pure_a wheat_n which_o be_v not_o mix_v with_o any_o other_o grain_n so_o that_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v defile_v which_o be_v mingle_v especial_o be_v do_v contrary_a to_o god_n law_n and_o so_o render_v unlawful_a either_o in_o first-fruit_n or_o otherwise_o to_o be_v offer_v to_o the_o lord_n verse_n 10._o thou_o shall_v not_o plough_v with_o a_o ox_n and_o a_o ass_n together_o the_o principal_a end_n of_o this_o law_n i_o have_v show_v in_o the_o forego_n note_n upon_o vers_n 9_o but_o yet_o there_o may_v be_v other_o ground_n of_o this_o law_n beside_o for_o first_o god_n may_v have_v respect_n herein_o to_o the_o good_a of_o th●se_a poor_a creature_n that_o must_v needs_o both_o suffer_v by_o such_o unequal_a yoke_a the_o ox_n on_o who_o the_o whole_a labour_n of_o draw_v must_v needs_o lie_v for_o want_v of_o another_o that_o with_o equal_a strength_n shall_v help_v forward_o the_o work_n and_o the_o ass_n by_o be_v hale_v on_o beyond_o that_o which_o he_o be_v able_a to_o do_v and_o second_o hereby_o may_v also_o be_v signify_v both_o that_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v employ_v in_o those_o calling_n for_o which_o they_o be_v unfit_a to_o the_o overburden_v of_o other_o that_o be_v join_v with_o they_o in_o that_o service_n and_o that_o god_n will_v not_o endure_v the_o unequal_a yoke_a of_o his_o people_n with_o infidel_n of_o which_o the_o apostle_n speak_v 2._o cor._n 6._o 14_o etc._n etc._n verse_n 11._o thou_o shall_v not_o wear_v a_o garment_n of_o divers_a sort_n as_o of_o woollen_a and_o li●e●_n together_o see_v the_o former_a note_n upon_o vers_n 9_o verse_n 12._o thou_o sh●lt_v make_v the_o fringe_n upon_o the_o four_o quarter_n of_o thy_o vesture_n wherewith_o thou_o covere_v thyself_o concern_v the_o principal_a end_n of_o these_o fringe_n which_o be_v to_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o lord_n commandment_n see_v the_o note_n upon_o numb_a 15._o 38._o but_o beside_o by_o this_o prescribe_v they_o a_o fashion_n of_o attire_n whereby_o they_o may_v always_o be_v know_v to_o be_v israelite_n they_o be_v teach_v not_o to_o be_v ashamed_a open_o to_o profess_v themselves_o the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o it_o may_v also_o be_v enjoin_v as_o some_o think_v to_o prevent_v any_o undecency_n in_o the_o discovery_n of_o their_o naked_a skin_n for_o the_o israelite_n wear_v long_o loose_a garment_n which_o be_v open_v below_o both_z behind_z and_o on_o each_o side_n they_o have_v four_o skirt_n or_o quarter_n as_o they_o be_v here_o call_v and_o these_o they_o be_v that_o have_v a_o fringe_n upon_o they_o round_o about_o by_o mean_n whereof_o there_o be_v the_o less_o danger_n of_o discover_v their_o body_n as_o they_o go_v which_o they_o say_v be_v employ_v in_o the_o last_o word_n of_o this_o verse_n wherewith_o thou_o covere_v thyself_o verse_n 15._o then_o shall_v the_o father_n of_o the_o damsel_n and_o her_o mother_n take_v and_o bring_v forth_o the_o token_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v impose_v upon_o the_o parent_n because_o the_o evil_n of_o which_o their_o daughter_n be_v accuse_v if_o true_a will_v be_v a_o dishonour_n to_o they_o who_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v careful_a guardian_n of_o their_o daughter_n chastity_n whence_o it_o be_v also_o that_o if_o their_o daughter_n be_v find_v guilty_a she_o be_v to_o be_v stone_v before_o the_o door_n of_o her_o father_n house_n vers_n 21_o and_o if_o innocent_a her_o husband_n be_v to_o pay_v her_o father_n a_o hundred_o shekel_n of_o silver_n vers_n 19_o for_o the_o wrong_n which_o by_o this_o false_a slander_n be_v do_v to_o he_o verse_n 19_o and_o she_o shall_v be_v his_o wife_n he_o may_v not_o put_v she_o away_o all_o his_o day_n which_o be_v permit_v to_o other_o man_n deut._n 24._o 1._o when_o a_o man_n have_v take_v a_o wi●●_n and_o marry_v she_o and_o it_o come_v
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