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my_o lord_n thou_o be_v a_o mighty_a prince_n among_o we_o in_o the_o choice_n of_o our_o sepulcher_n bury_v thou_o thy_o dead_a as_o if_o there_o have_v be_v yet_o some_o civility_n among_o these_o hitty_n of_o the_o race_n of_o cham_n somewhat_o of_o kin_n to_o piety_n but_o when_o abram_n return_v with_o victory_n over_o the_o king_n which_o he_o have_v pursue_v then_o melchizedeck_v king_n of_o salem_n come_v forth_o to_o meet_v he_o etc._n and_o he_o bring_v forth_o bread_n and_o wine_n mofen_n because_o he_o be_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n and_o he_o bless_v he_o and_o say_v bless_a be_v abram_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n possessor_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o abram_n give_v he_o tithe_n of_o all_o his_fw-la spoil_n as_o the_o apostle_n do_v expound_v it_o heb._n 7.4_o so_o that_o here_o we_o be_v point_v to_o observe_v another_o church_n without_o the_o house_n of_o abram_n which_o have_v a_o high_a priest_n whereas_o abram_n himself_o have_v no_o great_a title_n than_o that_o of_o a_o prophet_n 20.7_o nor_o any_o great_a right_o to_o handle_v divine_a mystery_n than_o any_o other_o father_n of_o a_o family_n which_o derive_v priesthood_n down_o from_o adam_n so_o that_o abram_n pay_v tithe_n unto_o he_o not_o to_o enter_v into_o the_o whole_a dispute_n about_o melchisedeck_v 3_o saint_n paul_n prefer_v ancient_a thing_n before_o the_o latter_a set_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n before_o the_o law_n four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n and_o thereby_o prove_v the_o excellency_n of_o it_o above_o the_o latter_a and_o to_o show_v that_o our_o lord_n christ_n be_v of_o a_o royal_a priesthood_n far_o above_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n he_o prove_v that_o levi_n himself_o pay_v both_o tithe_n and_o homage_n to_o he_o by_o abraham_n in_o his_o antitype_n melchisedeck_v while_o levi_n be_v in_o the_o loin_n of_o his_o progenitor_n abraham_n as_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n and_o king_n of_o righteousness_n and_o king_n of_o peace_n by_o augmentation_n of_o his_o title_n king_n and_o priest_n from_o ancient_a time_n agree_v in_o the_o same_o person_n till_o god_n appropriate_v the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n for_o the_o better_a preservation_n of_o purity_n after_o many_o of_o the_o head_n of_o family_n be_v find_v so_o prone_a unto_o degeneracy_n whatever_o proper_a name_n he_o may_v have_v beside_o the_o generality_n agree_v that_o he_o be_v a_o 3._o mortal_a man_n immortal_a only_o as_o a_o type_n of_o christ_n and_o some_o think_v as_o à _fw-la ..._o lapide_fw-la quote_v the_o author_n that_o he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o roytelet_n of_o canaan_n who_o by_o god_n providence_n be_v preserve_v to_o be_v both_o a_o faithful_a man_n and_o a_o good_a king_n among_o they_o 7
of_o moses_n and_o although_o cunaeus_n do_v collect_v in_o favour_n it_o may_v be_v of_o some_o opinion_n that_o the_o church_n of_o old_a be_v still_o restrain_v unto_o one_o family_n as_o from_o adam_n to_o seth_n and_o so_o to_o noah_n and_o to_o sem_fw-mi alone_o of_o his_o and_o to_o abram_n alone_o of_o his_o 17._o and_o to_o isaac_n alone_o of_o his_o line_n and_o that_o god_n despise_v all_o other_o nation_n as_o profane_v until_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n yet_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o although_o many_o family_n and_o nation_n do_v not_o escape_v corruption_n yet_o some_o true_a worshipper_n there_o be_v here_o and_o there_o without_o those_o house_n and_o without_o that_o nation_n but_o the_o first_o church_n be_v the_o metropolis_n only_o of_o all_o the_o rest_n three_o and_o now_o we_o may_v perceive_v the_o reason_n why_o abram_n servant_n also_o must_v be_v circumcise_v to_o the_o solution_n of_o the_o question_n with_o favour_n against_o pererius_n that_o 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prince_n both_o of_o ancient_a and_o late_a time_n that_o they_o have_v not_o think_v much_o to_o go_v out_o of_o their_o way_n and_o to_o come_v incogniti_fw-la to_o visit_v one_o or_o other_o of_o their_o mean_a subject_n who_o they_o have_v know_v by_o such_o a_o character_n in_o the_o like_a manner_n after_o abraham_n have_v circumcise_v all_o his_o male_n it_o please_v god_n not_o to_o defer_v as_o in_o former_a time_n but_o 〈◊〉_d to_o make_v haste_n to_o come_v and_o see_v he_o incognito_o but_o in_o a_o more_o familiar_a manner_n than_o before_o to_o make_v the_o last_o promise_n or_o to_o confirm_v all_o the_o former_a to_o he_o to_o be_v sure_o make_v good_a to_o he_o within_o the_o set_a time_n mention_v before_o so_o that_o to_o keep_v reckon_v 18.20_o we_o may_v account_v it_o to_o have_v be_v within_o a_o month_n or_o two_o after_o the_o last_o appearance_n to_o this_o be_v add_v the_o great_a favour_n of_o almighty_a god_n for_o when_o do_v he_o ever_o do_v so_o by_o 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altar_n to_o the_o lord_n for_o remembrance_n because_o the_o lord_n have_v there_o appear_v to_o he_o it_o be_v only_o say_v that_o he_o come_v unto_o the_o place_n of_o sichem_n unto_o the_o plain_a of_o morch_n and_o that_o the_o canaanite_n be_v then_o in_o the_o land_n so_o that_o it_o seem_v not_o likely_a to_o i_o that_o he_o enter_v into_o the_o city_n at_o all_o whether_o it_o be_v a_o wall_a city_n as_o be_v most_o probable_a it_o be_v a_o great_a and_o ancient_a one_o or_o only_o a_o city_n of_o street_n as_o we_o find_v such_o account_v in_o the_o number_n before_o the_o nation_n be_v replenish_v but_o he_o remove_v journey_v southwards_o 28.19_o and_o about_o luz_n or_o bethel_n which_o be_v after_o call_v so_o by_o jacob_n he_o build_v another_o altar_n for_o constant_a worship_n 12.8_o and_o there_o he_o call_v on_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o the_o very_a next_o year_n as_o it_o may_v seem_v he_o be_v drive_v into_o egypt_n by_o famine_n 13._o and_o the_o 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great_a city_n or_o populous_a place_n of_o abraham_n purchase_n of_o a_o field_n and_o jacob_n of_o a_o parcel_n of_o one_o now_o whereas_o we_o read_v that_o abraham_n and_o after_o he_o isaac_n and_o jacob_n pitch_v their_o tent_n in_o the_o singular_a number_n it_o may_v seem_v that_o this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v restrain_v more_o than_o needs_o but_o to_o be_v extend_v so_o as_o the_o circumstance_n do_v direct_v we_o 13.5_o the_o inquire_v into_o which_o will_v lead_v we_o to_o consider_v and_o perceive_v what_o manner_n of_o temporal_a or_o spiritual_a life_n they_o enjoy_v in_o their_o respective_a pilgrimage_n god_n have_v so_o provide_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o church_n that_o he_o will_v not_o therewithal_o afford_v they_o all_o kind_n of_o temporal_a enlargement_n or_o accommodation_n nor_o leave_v they_o long_o in_o any_o uncomfortable_a state_n saint_n paul_n tell_v we_o 11.9_o that_o by_o faith_n abraham_n sojourn_v in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n as_o in_o a_o 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family_n it_o be_v likely_a more_o but_o occupy_v land_n according_o the_o question_n be_v quo_fw-la jure_fw-la by_o what_o right_a these_o stranger_n take_v up_o so_o much_o ground_n in_o a_o strange_a country_n and_o escape_v war_n about_o plait_n wherein_o they_o sit_v down_o and_o in_o all_o probability_n entrench_v themselves_o for_o the_o better_a security_n and_o about_o the_o tract_n round_o about_o they_o which_o they_o fill_v with_o their_o herd_n and_o flock_n we_o must_v remember_v to_o set_v we_o right_n here_o that_o from_o the_o flood_n to_o the_o promise_n make_v to_o abram_n there_o be_v but_o about_o four_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o two_o year_n reckon_v which_o be_v too_o little_a to_o imagine_v all_o place_n to_o be_v replenish_v in_o so_o that_o while_o the_o inhabitant_n that_o be_v live_v in_o wall_a town_n for_o safety_n and_o study_v art_n and_o science_n to_o which_o the_o canaanite_n and_o phoenician_n ever_o be_v addict_v and_o be_v employ_v in_o the_o cultivate_a of_o the_o near_a field_n and_o plant_v of_o their_o vineyard_n the_o come_n of_o these_o stranger_n with_o their_o stock_n and_o pitch_v about_o they_o like_o a_o stand_a fair_a or_o movable_a city_n bring_v both_o trade_n and_o plenty_n to_o they_o while_o the_o waste_a ground_n may_v be_v leave_v at_o large_a without_o prejudice_n unto_o any_o native_a of_o the_o country_n which_o bring_v also_o increase_v of_o gold_n and_o silver_n to_o the_o patriarch_n as_o for_o abraham_n himself_o he_o keep_v at_o a_o distance_n from_o all_o the_o idolatrous_a city_n and_o enter_v not_o at_o all_o into_o they_o without_o some_o great_a occasion_n 19.1_o as_o famine_n and_o distress_n once_o or_o twice_o and_o to_o treat_v with_o the_o man_n of_o kiriah-arba_a for_o a_o buryingplace_n for_o sarah_n but_o lot_n be_v indiscreet_o mingle_v among_o the_o man_n of_o sodom_n happen_v once_o to_o be_v take_v captive_a among_o they_o by_o the_o four_o king_n and_o after_o hardly_o escape_v from_o be_v destroy_v with_o they_o and_o if_o it_o ever_o fell_a to_o their_o conveniency_n to_o pitch_v near_o to_o any_o city_n or_o better_a people_a place_n so_o that_o there_o may_v be_v any_o danger_n of_o interfere_v with_o they_o then_o they_o either_o make_v some_o purchase_n or_o some_o confederacy_n or_o compromise_n with_o the_o prince_n or_o people_n there_o to_o preserve_v a_o inviolable_a peace_n among_o they_o and_o when_o abraham_n be_v about_o gerar_n he_o do_v all_o at_o once_o 22._o for_o when_o abimelech_n and_o his_o chief_a captain_n phichol_n observe_v that_o abraham_n grow_v great_a they_o think_v it_o good_a policy_n to_o take_v caution_n of_o he_o by_o a_o solemn_a league_n make_v by_o oath_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o thereafter_o deal_v false_o by_o abimelech_n or_o his_o son_n or_o son_n son_n but_o according_a to_o the_o kindness_n that_o he_o have_v find_v in_o the_o land_n wherein_o he_o have_v so_o long_o sojourn_v and_o abraham_n swear_v and_o both_o of_o they_o make_v a_o covenant_n at_o the_o make_n whereof_o abraham_n do_v reprove_v or_o gentle_o contend_v with_o abimelech_n about_o a_o well_o of_o water_n which_o abimelech_n servant_n have_v violent_o take_v away_o from_o he_o though_o abraham_n himself_o have_v dig_v it_o and_o he_o make_v a_o present_a to_o abimelech_n that_o he_o may_v enjoy_v the_o better_a right_o to_o it_o but_o of_o the_o land_n about_o there_o be_v no_o question_n make_v between_o they_o however_o when_o abraham_n plant_v a_o grove_n about_o the_o well_o and_o set_v up_o a_o altar_n there_o sojourn_v many_o day_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n no_o doubt_v he_o become_v a_o purchaser_n at_o least_o of_o some_o tenant-right_a or_o other_o for_o the_o time_n both_o the_o grove_n and_o the_o well_o be_v to_o rest_n to_o he_o and_o he_o as_o their_o propriety_n 24._o and_o when_o abraham_n buy_v the_o field_n and_o cave_n of_o machpelah_n it_o may_v seem_v that_o he_o intend_v to_o make_v no_o other_o use_n of_o it_o but_o for_o a_o buryingplace_n though_o it_o cost_v he_o four_o hundred_o shekel_n of_o silver_n of_o currant_n money_n with_o the_o merchant_n which_o amount_v to_o about_o a_o hundred_o dollar_n 26.15_o as_o junius_n do_v account_v which_o before_o navigation_n come_v to_o a_o height_n be_v no_o inconsiderable_a sum_n but_o as_o other_o it_o may_v amount_v to_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o crown_n once_o more_o and_o no_o more_o that_o i_o can_v find_v when_o jacob_n come_v to_o shalem_n a_o city_n of_o shechem_n 33.18_o which_o be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n when_o he_o come_v from_o padan_n aram_n and_o pitch_v his_o tent_n before_o the_o city_n he_o buy_v a_o parcel_n of_o a_o field_n where_o he_o have_v spread_v his_o tent_n of_o hamar_n shechem_n father_n for_o a_o
hundred_o piece_n of_o money_n and_o he_o erect_v there_o a_o altar_n and_o call_v it_o el-elohe-israel_n that_o be_v god_n the_o god_n of_o israel_n so_o that_o his_o purchase_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v partly_o to_o prevent_v exception_n in_o that_o he_o have_v pitch_v his_o tent_n upon_o part_n of_o hamar_n patrimony_n and_o partly_o that_o he_o may_v erect_v his_o altar_n of_o worship_n in_o the_o most_o convenient_a place_n wherever_o the_o other_o tent_n be_v pitch_v for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o drive_v the_o purchase_n itself_o as_o the_o price_n be_v but_o small_a a_o parcel_n of_o a_o field_n but_o why_o must_v not_o he_o as_o well_o as_o his_o grandfather_n abraham_n leave_v it_o all_o behind_o he_o at_o the_o next_o remove_v chap._n xxi_o why_o the_o patriarch_n make_v it_o their_o first_o work_n to_o erect_v altar_n wherever_o they_o come_v what_o their_o outward_a form_n of_o worship_n be_v of_o the_o restraint_n and_o incommodity_n of_o the_o patriarch_n as_o live_v in_o tent_n frugality_n of_o diet_n paâ—city_n of_o entertainment_n want_v of_o field_n garden_n vineyard_n whereby_o be_v hinder_v from_o sow_v for_o themselves_o they_o be_v oft_o distress_v through_o famine_n if_o there_o be_v any_o scarcity_n abroad_o hitherto_o we_o have_v see_v somewhat_o of_o the_o best_a of_o the_o patriarch_n state_n as_o viz_o that_o they_o have_v gold_n and_o silver_n and_o stock_n and_o a_o great_a retinue_n together_o with_o some_o favour_n in_o the_o place_n where_o they_o most_o converse_v as_o for_o their_o outward_a form_n of_o religion_n there_o be_v no_o retire_a place_n in_o tent_n for_o the_o exercise_n of_o devotion_n 24.63_o isaac_n be_v fain_o to_o go_v forth_o into_o the_o field_n to_o meditate_v they_o make_v it_o their_o first_o work_n to_o erect_v altar_n wherever_o they_o come_v which_o be_v their_o place_n of_o resort_n to_o pray_v and_o pay_v their_o vow_n and_o receive_v instruction_n and_o direction_n from_o god_n whether_o oracular_o or_o by_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o priest_n who_o be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o family_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o rebekkah_n 23._o that_o when_o the_o twin_n struggle_v in_o she_o she_o go_v to_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o she_o two_o nation_n be_v in_o thy_o womb_n which_o be_v say_v unto_o she_o while_o abraham_n be_v yet_o alive_a here_o they_o offer_v their_o sin-offering_n for_o expiation_n and_o their_o propitiatory_a sacrifice_n or_o peace_n offering_n for_o reconcilement_n and_o for_o further_a blessing_n to_o these_o their_o eucharistical_a oblation_n of_o thanksgiving_n by_o first-fruit_n and_o ten_o and_o spoil_n which_o abraham_n think_v meet_v to_o make_v melchizedech_n as_o a_o great_a priest_n than_o himself_o 7.7_o partaker_n of_o since_o the_o less_o be_v bless_v by_o the_o great_a because_o he_o have_v a_o certain_a knowledge_n of_o this_o before_o the_o law_n as_o also_o bertr_n as_o also_o that_o though_o every_o father_n of_o a_o family_n be_v priest_n in_o his_o own_o tent_n yet_o when_o he_o come_v to_o a_o great_a father_n in_o such_o a_o tribe_n or_o kindred_n as_o be_v true_a worshipper_n that_o the_o young_a be_v to_o serve_v the_o elder_a and_o to_o pay_v such_o a_o reverence_n to_o he_o as_o if_o he_o reserve_v none_o unto_o himself_o let_v we_o next_o consider_v before_o we_o leave_v they_o some_o of_o their_o restraint_n and_o incommodity_n under_o which_o it_o please_v god_n to_o discipline_n and_o train_n they_o up_o unto_o a_o grow_a church_n we_o have_v a_o kind_n of_o emblem_n of_o it_o in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o rechabite_v etc._n who_o father_n jonadab_n command_v they_o say_v you_o shall_v drink_v no_o wine_n you_o nor_o your_o wife_n nor_o your_o son_n nor_o your_o daughter_n for_o ever_o neither_o shall_v you_o build_v house_n nor_o plant_v vineyard_n nor_o have_v a_o field_n nor_o any_o seed_n but_o all_o your_o day_n you_o shall_v dwell_v in_o tent_n that_o you_o may_v live_v many_o day_n in_o the_o land_n where_o you_o be_v stranger_n only_o for_o fear_v of_o the_o army_n of_o the_o chaldean_n say_v they_o we_o dwell_v at_o jerusalem_n for_o a_o time_n even_o as_o abraham_n may_v do_v in_o gerar_n or_o in_o hebron_n who_o example_n that_o devout_a man_n seem_v to_o recommend_v unto_o his_o child_n and_o their_o posterity_n for_o ever_o and_o so_o to_o become_v more_o extraordinary_a votary_n than_o any_o of_o the_o nazarite_n for_o wine_n indeed_o it_o be_v not_o forbid_v to_o the_o patriarch_n but_o they_o can_v not_o have_v it_o of_o their_o own_o since_o they_o can_v not_o be_v so_o well_o settle_v as_o noah_n 9.20_o who_o begin_v to_o be_v a_o husbandman_n and_o plant_v a_o vineyard_n and_o he_o drink_v the_o wine_n and_o be_v drunken_a belike_o as_o unaccustomed_a to_o it_o too_o 19.23_o even_o as_o it_o happen_v unto_o lot_n who_o daughter_n get_v the_o wine_n no_o doubt_n from_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n but_o since_o the_o patriarch_n have_v no_o such_o intimacy_n with_o their_o wicked_a neighbour_n 8._o we_o read_v of_o no_o other_o beverage_n that_o they_o have_v but_o milk_n and_o water_n and_o such_o be_v their_o frugal_a entertainment_n with_o cake_n make_v ready_a upon_o the_o hearth_n and_o a_o little_a butter_n veal_n or_o kid_n fetch_v as_o occasion_n serve_v from_o the_o flock_n and_o that_o we_o may_v likewise_o think_v may_v much_o conduce_v to_o their_o increase_n of_o wealth_n since_o they_o make_v much_o ado_n about_o the_o approach_n of_o any_o visitant_n that_o come_v for_o kindness_n only_o as_o a_o rare_a thing_n as_o for_o the_o field_n which_o abraham_n and_o jacob_n purchase_v we_o have_v note_v before_o that_o the_o one_o be_v for_o no_o other_o use_n but_o a_o buryingplace_n and_o the_o other_o for_o his_o booth_n and_o his_o altar_n even_o as_o man_n at_o a_o fair_a pay_n for_o the_o ground_n they_o break_v or_o occupy_v for_o the_o time_n 7.7_o for_o saint_n t_o stephen_n tell_v we_o that_o god_n give_v they_o no_o inheritance_n in_o the_o land_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o so_o much_o as_o to_o set_v their_o foot_n upon_o but_o a_o promise_n only_o unto_o abraham_n posterity_n and_o s_o t_o paul_n 11.9_o that_o abraham_n by_o faith_n only_o sojourn_v in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n as_o in_o a_o strange_a country_n and_o in_o opposition_n unto_o house_n that_o he_o dwell_v in_o tabernacle_n which_o be_v no_o more_o comparable_a unto_o house_n than_o the_o ship-cabin_n to_o the_o chamber_n of_o a_o palace_n with_o isaac_n and_o jacob_n the_o heir_n with_o he_o of_o the_o same_o promise_n though_o for_o isaac_n it_o seem_v that_o he_o be_v not_o lodge_v under_o the_o same_o roof_n with_o abraham_n but_o be_v enlarge_v enough_o in_o family_n to_o have_v a_o tent_n of_o his_o own_o 67._o when_o he_o go_v forth_o to_o meet_v rebekkah_n and_o have_v meet_v she_o he_o bring_v she_o into_o his_o mother_n sarah_n tent_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o mutual_a joy_n and_o rebekkah_n better_a welcome_n have_v therefore_o no_o land_n what_o shall_v they_o do_v with_o seed_n this_o may_v be_v the_o cause_n why_o they_o be_v so_o oft_o distress_v by_o famine_n if_o there_o be_v a_o little_a drought_n because_o the_o husbandman_n of_o canaan_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v but_o few_o and_o may_v easy_o be_v bring_v to_o have_v little_a enough_o for_o their_o own_o necessity_n and_o by_o these_o occasion_n happen_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o trouble_n of_o abraham_n life_n that_o have_v be_v touch_v before_o which_o thing_n consider_v and_o weigh_v i_o can_v but_o wonder_v at_o some_o man_n accession_n so_o near_o unto_o that_o socinian_n fancy_n as_o if_o the_o father_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n do_v but_o only_o live_v according_a unto_o temporal_a promise_n as_o they_o be_v in_o part_n from_o time_n to_o time_n fulfil_v to_o they_o so_o apt_a be_v man_n sometime_o to_o dote_v upon_o antiquity_n as_o if_o nothing_o in_o the_o latter_a age_n can_v either_o happen_v or_o be_v do_v like_o what_o be_v then_o and_o at_o other_o time_n to_o look_v upon_o the_o same_o as_o mere_a dotage_n even_o as_o young_a man_n when_o they_o hearken_v to_o old_a man_n tale_n think_v that_o they_o themselves_o be_v able_a to_o do_v much_o more_o and_o better_a or_o as_o other_o pretend_v that_o the_o modern_a age_n must_v needs_o be_v far_o more_o know_v because_o they_o stand_v upon_o their_o shoulder_n while_o they_o be_v but_o grow_v up_o unto_o their_o elbow_n at_o least_o more_o pious_a by_o revelation_n and_o experience_n whereas_o more_o knowledge_n be_v lose_v than_o can_v possible_o be_v repair_v and_o more_o piety_n than_o the_o decline_a age_n of_o the_o world_n be_v likely_a to_o restore_v chap._n xxii_o adam_n and_o eve_n earnest_o look_v
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that_o pharaoh_n shall_v not_o see_v all_o civility_n and_o gratitude_n seem_v to_o prompt_v joseph_n that_o he_o shall_v present_v at_o least_o the_o chief_a of_o pharaoh_n beneficiaries_n before_o his_o face_n and_o he_o think_v it_o enough_o to_o present_v but_o five_o of_o they_o to_o do_v or_o to_o receive_v that_o honour_n it_o be_v like_a the_o most_o personable_a and_o fashionable_a of_o his_o brethren_n that_o be_v the_o son_n of_o rachel_n and_o leah_n rather_o than_o of_o the_o concubine_n who_o we_o be_v not_o to_o doubt_v make_v their_o reverence_n unto_o pharaoh_n as_o the_o master_n of_o the_o egyptian_a ceremony_n shall_v direct_v they_o but_o as_o for_o his_o venerable_a father_n he_o bring_v he_o in_o after_o they_o which_o be_v ever_o esteem_v the_o more_o honour_n and_o set_v he_o before_o pharaoh_n 10._o and_o jacob_n bless_v pharaoh_n after_o his_o own_o way_n whether_o as_o a_o prince_n and_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n or_o as_o a_o congratulation_n 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