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in_o all_o nation_n to_o cleanse_v themselves_o by_o wash_v their_o body_n after_o any_o defilement_n thus_o philo_n seem_v to_o understand_v it_o in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o life_n of_o moses_n where_o speak_v of_o this_o matter_n he_o use_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v proper_a to_o sacred_a cleanse_n and_o it_o seem_v far_o more_o probable_a than_o that_o the_o scorch_a heat_n of_o the_o wether_n cause_v by_o a_o extraordinary_a hand_n of_o god_n make_v she_o betake_v herself_o to_o the_o cool_a stream_n for_o her_o refreshment_n as_o the_o tale_n be_v tell_v in_o the_o hebrew_n book_n call_v the_o life_n of_o moses_n or_o that_o the_o desire_n of_o child_n carry_v she_o hither_o the_o water_n of_o nile_n be_v think_v to_o make_v woman_n fruitful_a clemens_n alexandrinus_n seem_v to_o have_v put_v both_o these_o together_o refreshment_n and_o religion_n when_o he_o say_v she_o come_v hither_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n i._o strom._n p._n 343._o it_o be_v still_o a_o further_o fetch_v of_o jonathan_n who_o will_v persuade_v we_o that_o at_o this_o time_n god_n have_v smite_v the_o egyptian_n with_o a_o burn_a ulcer_n which_o make_v their_o flesh_n so_o hot_a that_o they_o can_v not_o endure_v it_o but_o run_v to_o the_o river_n to_o cool_v their_o body_n and_o in_o pirke_n elieser_n cap._n xlviii_o this_o inflammation_n be_v say_v to_o have_v seize_v on_o pharaoh_n daughter_n who_o he_o call_v bathia_n which_o be_v indeed_o the_o name_n of_o a_o daughter_n of_o one_o pharaoh_n 1_o chron._n iu_o 18._o but_o to_o make_v she_o the_o daughter_n of_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n as_o g._n vorstius_n observe_v they_o do_v in_o schemoth_n rabath_n and_o vaijra_n rab._n be_v altogether_o
moses_n as_o they_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v and_o say_v sure_o a_o bloody_a husband_n be_v thou_o to_o i_o if_o the_o forego_n interpretation_n be_v true_a these_o be_v not_o the_o word_n of_o a_o angry_a woman_n but_o speak_v with_o great_a affection_n signify_v that_o she_o have_v espouse_v he_o again_o have_v save_v his_o life_n by_o the_o blood_n of_o her_o son_n our_o famous_a mr._n mede_n indeed_o discourse_n fourteen_o carry_v the_o sense_n quite_o another_o way_n because_o a_o husband_n he_o say_v be_v never_o call_v chatan_n after_o the_o marriage_n solemnity_n be_v over_o which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a make_v nothing_o against_o what_o i_o have_v say_v because_o she_o look_v upon_o herself_o as_o a_o second_o time_n espouse_v or_o marry_v to_o he_o by_o this_o act_n which_o have_v restore_v he_o to_o she_o when_o his_o life_n be_v in_o danger_n it_o must_v be_v grant_v that_o the_o word_n chatan_n do_v not_o signify_v only_o a_o spouse_n but_o sometime_o a_o son_n in_o law_n but_o why_o zipporah_n shall_v call_v she_o own_o child_n by_o this_o name_n i_o do_v not_o see_v yet_o so_o mr._n mede_n understand_v it_o and_o add_v that_o the_o rabbin_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o hebrew_n woman_n to_o call_v their_o child_n when_o they_o be_v circumcise_a by_o the_o name_n of_o chatan_n i._n e._n spouse_n as_o if_o they_o be_v now_o espouse_v unto_o god_n and_o indeed_o aben-ezra_n say_v so_o but_o i_o can_v find_v that_o this_o be_v a_o ancient_a notion_n among_o they_o if_o it_o be_v his_o interpretation_n may_v be_v the_o more_o easy_o embrace_v which_o be_v this_o that_o these_o be_v a_o solemn_a form_n of_o word_n use_v at_o circumcision_n signify_v as_o much_o as_o i_o pronounce_v thou_o to_o be_v a_o member_n of_o the_o church_n by_o circumcision_n thus_o val._n schindler_n also_o expound_v it_o in_o his_o lexic_n pentaglot_n p._n 677._o a_o child_n be_v call_v chatan_n upon_o the_o day_n of_o his_o circumcision_n because_o than_o he_o be_v first_o join_v to_o the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o as_o it_o be_v espouse_v unto_o god_n and_o he_o think_v the_o targum_fw-la countenance_n this_o sense_n when_o it_o thus_o expound_v these_o word_n by_o this_o blood_n of_o circumcision_n a_o spouse_n be_v give_v to_o we_o which_o may_v as_o well_o be_v understand_v of_o moses_n be_v give_v to_o she_o as_o of_o the_o child_n for_o he_o be_v as_o i_o say_v restore_v to_o she_o and_o to_o his_o family_n upon_o the_o circumcision_n of_o the_o child_n so_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n they_o that_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o see_v the_o sense_n of_o a_o eminent_a writer_n of_o our_o church_n concern_v this_o passage_n may_v consult_v hooker_n ecclesiastical_a polity_n book_n v._o in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o lxii_o section_n where_o he_o thus_o far_o agree_v with_o i_o that_o these_o word_n be_v speak_v out_o of_o the_o flow_a of_o abundance_n of_o commiseration_n and_o love_n with_o her_o hand_n lay_v under_o his_o foot_n for_o so_o he_o think_v these_o word_n she_o cast_v it_o at_o his_o foot_n import_n ver._n 26._o so_o he_o let_v he_o go_v i._n e._n the_o angel_n no_o long_o threaten_a moses_n with_o death_n but_o his_o wife_n to_o her_o great_a joy_n see_v he_o restore_v to_o she_o in_o safety_n from_o which_o in_o after_o time_n spring_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v so_o famous_a among_o the_o greek_n and_o egyptian_n in_o the_o feast_n of_o bacchus_n and_o osiris_n who_o story_n huetius_n have_v late_o show_v be_v frame_v out_o of_o this_o of_o moses_n from_o whence_o also_o as_o he_o probable_o conjecture_n they_o use_v remedy_n for_o disease_n in_o forma_fw-la fascini_fw-la which_o they_o hang_v as_o annulet_n about_o their_o child_n neck_n demonstr_n evang._n propos_fw-fr iu_o cap._n iv_o n._n 3._o then_o she_o say_v or_o when_o she_o say_v a_o bloody_a husband_n thou_o be_v etc._n etc._n i._n e._n as_o soon_o as_o zipporah_n have_v circumcise_a the_o child_n and_o throw_v the_o foreskin_n at_o her_o husband_n foot_n and_o say_v these_o word_n moses_n be_v deliver_v from_o his_o danger_n or_o according_a to_o our_o translation_n as_o soon_o as_o her_o husband_n be_v safe_a she_o repeat_v the_o forego_n word_n say_v i_o have_v redeem_v thy_o life_n by_o circumcise_n thy_o son_n they_o that_o make_v these_o word_n to_o have_v be_v speak_v in_o a_o rage_n because_o she_o be_v force_v to_o do_v what_o she_o do_v suppose_v she_o to_o have_v have_v little_a kindness_n for_o her_o husband_n and_o as_o little_a regard_n to_o circumcision_n i_o shall_v rather_o translate_v the_o word_n so_o she_o let_v he_o go_v i._n e._n let_v moses_n go_v to_o egypt_n and_o go_v back_o herself_o to_o her_o father_n only_o repeat_v these_o word_n before_o she_o go_v remember_v i_o how_o i_o have_v save_v thy_o life_n and_o make_v thou_o my_o husband_n again_o when_o death_n be_v at_o hand_n by_o the_o blood_n of_o thy_o son_n who_o i_o have_v circumcise_a there_o be_v only_o this_o exception_n to_o it_o that_o the_o hebrew_n word_n for_o let_v he_o go_v be_v of_o the_o masculine_a gender_n which_o be_v of_o no_o great_a weight_n because_o it_o be_v usual_a in_o this_o language_n when_o they_o speak_v of_o female_n as_o i_o observe_v on_o i._o 21._o and_o it_o be_v certain_a she_o return_v to_o her_o father_n but_o whether_o in_o this_o manner_n no_o body_n can_v certain_o determine_v for_o we_o be_v not_o tell_v any_o where_o upon_o what_o occasion_n she_o go_v back_o to_o jethro_n unless_o it_o be_v here_o insinuate_v as_o we_o find_v she_o do_v xviii_o 2._o together_o with_o her_o child_n but_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o she_o fear_v some_o other_o danger_n into_o which_o she_o and_o her_o child_n may_v fall_v by_o the_o way_n or_o in_o egypt_n may_v desire_n moses_n to_o send_v she_o home_o again_o till_o he_o have_v finish_v the_o work_n he_o go_v about_o unto_o which_o he_o consent_v ver._n 27._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o aaron_n in_o egypt_n i_o suppose_v he_o receive_v this_o order_n from_o god_n but_o we_o do_v not_o know_v how_o whether_o by_o a_o apparition_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n to_o he_o or_o in_o a_o dream_n or_o otherways_o go_v into_o the_o wilderness_n to_o meet_v moses_n the_o wilderness_n be_v a_o wide_a place_n therefore_o he_o direct_v he_o no_o doubt_n into_o what_o part_n he_o shall_v go_v and_o he_o go_v and_o meet_v he_o in_o the_o mount_n of_o god_n he_o go_v almost_o to_o midian_a that_o he_o may_v have_v the_o more_o time_n to_o hear_v what_o moses_n commission_n be_v before_o they_o come_v to_o egypt_n ver._n 28._o and_o moses_n tell_v aaron_n all_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n mention_v iii_o 6_o 7_o 8_o etc._n etc._n and_o in_o this_o chapter_n 14_o 15_o 16_o etc._n etc._n and_o all_o the_o sign_n etc._n etc._n see_v v._o 2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n which_o he_o tell_v he_o to_o confirm_v his_o belief_n that_o god_n have_v speak_v those_o word_n to_o he_o ver._n 29._o and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n go_v come_v into_o egypt_n and_o gather_v together_o all_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n the_o chief_a person_n in_o every_o tribe_n who_o bear_v a_o great_a sway_n among_o they_o see_v iii_o 16._o ver._n 30._o and_o aaron_n speak_v all_o the_o word_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v unto_o moses_n according_a to_o what_o god_n have_v promise_v v._o 15_o 16._o and_o do_v the_o sign_n the_o sign_n be_v do_v by_o moses_n as_o the_o word_n be_v speak_v by_o aaron_n v._o 17._o in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o the_o people_n who_o come_v along_o with_o the_o elder_n ver._n 31._o and_o the_o people_n believe_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n also_o to_o who_o the_o elder_n report_v what_o they_o have_v hear_v and_o see_v believe_v that_o god_n have_v send_v moses_n to_o be_v their_o deliverer_n and_o when_o they_o hear_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v visit_v etc._n etc._n see_v iii_o 7_o 16_o 17._o then_o they_o bow_v their_o head_n and_o worship_v most_o humble_o acknowledge_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n and_o his_o faithfulness_n to_o his_o word_n chap._n v._n verse_n 1._o and_o afterward_o moses_n and_o aaron_n go_v in_o and_o tell_v pharaoh_n when_o they_o have_v convince_v the_o elder_n of_o israel_n of_o their_o commission_n they_o desire_v audience_n of_o pharaoh_n which_o have_v obtain_v they_o go_v to_o court_n take_v some_o of_o the_o elder_n along_o with_o they_o to_o attend_v they_o which_o be_v not_o a_o mere_a conjecture_n from_o the_o decency_n of_o the_o thing_n that_o they_o shall_v go_v alone_o on_o such_o a_o solemn_a embassy_n but_o so_o they_o be_v command_v
child_n of_o israel_n and_o also_o unto_o pharaoh_n so_o these_o word_n have_v respect_n to_o both_o part_n of_o the_o forego_n objection_n and_o give_v they_o a_o charge_n unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n he_o lay_v his_o command_n upon_o they_o strict_o require_v they_o to_o obey_v he_o which_o be_v a_o high_a expression_n than_o we_o meet_v withal_o before_o in_o the_o forego_n injunction_n either_o in_o v._o 6._o or_o 11._o and_o make_v i_o think_v this_o verse_n be_v not_o a_o mere_a recapitulation_n of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v as_o some_o take_v it_o but_o a_o enforcement_n of_o what_o he_o have_v before_o command_v and_o unto_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n to_o bring_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n i_o suppose_v he_o now_o give_v they_o authority_n to_o threaten_v he_o if_o he_o do_v not_o obey_v ver._n 14._o these_o be_v the_o head_n of_o their_o father_n house_n the_o principal_a person_n of_o the_o several_a family_n of_o israel_n the_o son_n of_o reuben_n the_o first-born_a etc._n etc._n see_v xlvi_o gen._n 9_o where_o the_o son_n of_o reuben_n be_v reckon_v up_o in_o this_o very_a order_n in_o which_o they_o be_v here_o mention_v again_o to_o introduce_v the_o genealogy_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n who_o be_v choose_v by_o god_n to_o be_v the_o deliverer_n of_o his_o people_n it_o be_v sit_v to_o show_v that_o they_o be_v of_o the_o same_o stock_n though_o not_o of_o the_o elder_a family_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n to_o who_o god_n promise_v when_o he_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n that_o he_o will_v sure_o bring_v he_o up_o again_o xlvi_o gen._n 4._o that_o be_v in_o his_o posterity_n which_o will_v not_o have_v be_v so_o manifest_o the_o work_n of_o god_n if_o they_o that_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o it_o have_v not_o be_v of_o his_o posterity_n ver._n 15._o the_o son_n of_o simeon_n etc._n etc._n they_o be_v mention_v for_o the_o same_o reason_n and_o in_o the_o same_o order_n that_o they_o be_v in_o genesis_n xlvi_o 10._o ver._n 16._o these_o be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o son_n of_o levi_n etc._n etc._n have_v brief_o set_v down_o the_o head_n of_o the_o two_o elder_a family_n of_o israel_n he_o enlarge_v now_o upon_o the_o three_o from_o which_o he_o himself_o be_v descend_v gershon_n kohath_n and_o merari_fw-la these_o three_o be_v mention_v also_o in_o the_o xlvi_o gen._n 11._o as_o come_v with_o jacob_n into_o egypt_n and_o the_o year_n of_o the_o life_n of_o levi_n be_v a_o hundred_o thirty_o and_o seven_o year_n he_o be_v think_v to_o have_v live_v the_o long_a of_o all_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n none_o of_o who_o age_n be_v record_v in_o scripture_n but_o only_o he_o and_o joseph_n who_o levi_n survive_v twenty_o seven_o year_n though_o he_o be_v much_o the_o elder_a brother_n kohath_fw-mi also_o the_o second_o son_n of_o levi_n attain_v near_o to_o the_o same_o age_n with_o himself_o v._o 18._o and_o his_o grandson_n moses_n his_o father_n live_v just_a so_o long_o as_o levi_n do_v v._o 20._o next_o to_o levi_n the_o long_a liver_n of_o all_o jacob_n son_n be_v naphthali_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v the_o tradition_n in_o r._n bechai_n who_o say_v he_o live_v to_o the_o age_n of_o a_o hundred_o thirty_o and_o three_o year_n which_o be_v the_o age_n of_o kohath_n ver._n 17._o the_o son_n of_o gershon_n libni_n and_o shimi_fw-la etc._n etc._n these_o be_v bear_v in_o egypt_n from_o who_o descend_v two_o family_n mention_v afterward_o iii_o num._n 18_o 21._o ver._n 18._o the_o son_n of_o kohath_n amram_n etc._n etc._n he_o have_v the_o most_o numerous_a offspring_n of_o all_o levi's_fw-la son_n iii_o numb_a 28._o from_o the_o elder_a of_o which_o moses_n come_v and_o the_o year_n of_o the_o life_n of_o kohath_n be_v a_o hundred_o thirty_o and_o three_o year_n he_o set_v down_o the_o age_n of_o none_o but_o only_o of_o levi_n his_o great_a grandfather_n and_o kohath_n his_o grandfather_n and_o of_o amram_n his_o father_n and_o primate_n usher_n make_v account_n that_o kohath_n be_v thirty_o year_n old_a when_o jacob_n come_v into_o egypt_n and_o live_v there_o a_o hundred_o and_o three_o year_n and_o die_v thirty_o two_o year_n before_o moses_n be_v bear_v see_v chronolog_n sacra_fw-la cap._n xi_o ver._n 19_o the_o son_n of_o merari_n mehali_n from_o this_o mehali_n it_o be_v think_v spring_v the_o famous_a singer_n heman_n who_o compose_v the_o lxxxviii_o psalm_n 1_o chron._n vi_o 33._o and_o mushi_n from_o who_o descend_v ethan_n who_o compose_v the_o lxxxix_o psalm_n 1_o chron._n vi_o 44._o ver._n 20._o and_o amram_n take_v he_o jochabed_a his_o father_n sister_n to_o wife_n it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v that_o the_o hebrew_n word_n dod_n signify_v a_o uncle_n and_o therefore_o some_o will_v have_v the_o word_n dodah_fw-mi in_o this_o place_n to_o signify_v only_o his_o uncle_n daughter_n so_o the_o vulgar_a and_o the_o lxx_o translate_v it_o but_o moses_n tell_v we_o so_o express_o that_o she_o be_v bear_v to_o levi_n in_o 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xx._n 23._o plain_o determine_v it_o to_o signify_v image_n i_o be_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v no_o other_o god_n but_o i_o as_o he_o have_v say_v he_o will_v make_v both_o the_o israelite_n and_o pharaoh_n also_o to_o know_v x._o 2._o xi_o 7._o ver._n 13._o and_o the_o blood_n shall_v be_v to_o you_o for_o a_o token_n or_o a_o sign_n by_o which_o the_o israelite_n be_v assure_v of_o safety_n and_o deliverance_n from_o the_o destroy_a angel_n of_o which_o token_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v epiphanius_n there_o be_v a_o memorial_n preserve_v even_o among_o the_o egyptian_n themselves_o though_o they_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o original_a of_o their_o own_o rite_n for_o at_o the_o aequinox_n which_o be_v the_o time_n of_o the_o passover_n they_o mark_v their_o cattle_n and_o their_o tree_n and_o one_o another_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o red_a ochre_n or_o some_o such_o thing_n which_o they_o fancy_v will_v be_v a_o preservative_n to_o they_o and_o when_o i_o see_v the_o blood_n wheresoever_o my_o angel_n find_v this_o blood_n upon_o the_o door-post_n i_o will_v pass_v over_o you_o etc._n etc._n here_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n of_o pesach_n as_o the_o hebrew_n call_v it_o or_o pischa_n or_o pascha_fw-la as_o it_o be_v call_v by_o the_o chaldee_n because_o god_n order_v his_o angel_n to_o pass_v over_o or_o pass_v by_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o not_o to_o smite_v any_o body_n in_o their_o family_n when_o he_o smite_v every_o first-born_a of_o the_o egyptian_n v._o 23._o ver._n 14._o and_o this_o day_n shall_v be_v unto_o you_o for_o a_o memorial_n to_o preserve_v in_o mind_n god_n wonderful_a work_n which_o he_o make_v to_o be_v remember_v cxi_o psal_n 4._o that_o be_v order_v and_o dispose_v thing_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v forget_v particular_o by_o institute_v a_o festival_n solemnity_n upon_o this_o day_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v and_o you_o shall_v keep_v it_o a_o feast_n to_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n call_v the_o feast_n of_o the_o passover_n the_o rite_n of_o which_o be_v all_o manifest_o contrive_v to_o preserve_v a_o memory_n of_o the_o benefit_n they_o now_o receive_v a_o ordinance_n for_o ever_o to_o the_o end_n of_o that_o oeconomy_n for_o it_o often_o signify_v only_o a_o long_a duration_n as_o xv_o deut._n 17._o and_o here_o import_v no_o more_o but_o that_o they_o shall_v keep_v this_o ordinance_n not_o only_o now_o but_o when_o they_o come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n ver._n 15._o seven_o day_n shall_v you_o eat_v unleavend_v bread_n the_o seven_o day_n follow_v the_o feast_n of_o the_o passover_n be_v observe_v as_o a_o distinct_a festival_n and_o call_v the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n v._o 17._o because_o no_o bread_n that_o have_v any_o leaven_n in_o it_o may_v be_v eat_v all_o that_o time_n which_o the_o jew_n expound_v thus_o not_o that_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o eat_v unleavened_a bread_n all_o those_o seven_o day_n which_o be_v 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the_o whole_a channel_n as_o before_o when_o the_o morning_n appear_v when_o it_o be_v light_a and_o the_o egyptian_n flee_v against_o it_o they_o be_v so_o fright_v by_o the_o light_n which_o shine_v in_o their_o face_n and_o by_o the_o thunder_n and_o hail_n etc._n etc._n that_o they_o turn_v back_o and_o like_o man_n distract_v run_v and_o meet_v the_o water_n which_o come_v tumble_v down_o upon_o they_o and_o the_o lord_n overthrow_v the_o egyptian_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o hebrew_a word_n import_v throw_v down_o with_o violence_n and_o precipitation_n and_o may_v be_v translate_v throw_v they_o headlong_o artapanus_n in_o eusebius_n l._n ix_o praepar_fw-la evang._n c._n 27._o tell_v this_o story_n from_o the_o heliopolitan_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o moses_n do_v only_o he_o make_v some_o of_o they_o to_o have_v be_v kill_v with_o lightning_n and_o the_o rest_n drown_v ver._n 28._o and_o the_o water_n return_v and_o cover_v the_o chariot_n etc._n etc._n the_o sea_n return_v to_o its_o former_a depth_n so_o that_o they_o be_v swallow_v up_o and_o all_o the_o host_n of_o pharaoh_n that_o come_v into_o the_o sea_n after_o they_o some_o have_v fancy_v that_o all_o the_o host_n of_o pharaoh_n do_v not_o perish_v but_o only_o so_o many_o of_o they_o as_o pursue_v the_o israelite_n into_o the_o sea_n which_o they_o fancy_v this_o place_n intimate_v some_o do_v not_o but_o the_o plain_a meaning_n be_v that_o they_o all_o come_v into_o the_o sea_n after_o the_o israelite_n and_o be_v all_o drown_v in_o it_o it_o be_v a_o wild_a fancy_n that_o pharaoh_n alone_o be_v save_v by_o the_o angel_n michael_n and_o gabriel_n because_o he_o cry_v out_o as_o he_o have_v do_v heretofore_o ix_o 27._o the_o lord_z be_v righteous_a and_o i_o and_o my_o people_n be_v wicked_a thus_o the_o author_n of_o dibre_n hajamim_n or_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o moses_n who_o say_v they_o transport_v he_o to_o nineveh_n where_o he_o reign_v as_o long_o as_o 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translate_v in_o the_o time_n perfect_o pass_v as_o in_o the_o present_a and_o so_o i_o doubt_v not_o moses_n mean_v that_o the_o israelite_n be_v safe_a on_o shore_n when_o the_o sea_n return_v upon_o the_o egyptian_n and_o the_o water_n be_v a_o wall_n unto_o they_o etc._n etc._n see_v v._o 22._o ver._n 30._o thus_o the_o lord_n save_v israel_n as_o he_o have_v promise_v v._n 13._o that_o day_n which_o be_v the_o xxi_o st_o of_o nisan_fw-la and_o the_o last_o day_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n which_o by_o god_n command_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v holy_a xii_o 16._o and_o now_o there_o be_v a_o very_a great_a reason_n for_o it_o and_o for_o that_o triumphant_a hymn_n which_o they_o sing_v upon_o this_o solemnity_n chap._n xv._o mr._n mede_n will_v have_v this_o day_n to_o have_v be_v that_o which_o they_o afterward_o keep_v for_o their_o sabbath_n in_o memory_n of_o their_o redemption_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n this_o he_o gather_v from_o the_o repetition_n of_o the_o decalogue_n in_o the_o five_o of_o deuteronomy_n where_o leave_v out_o the_o reason_n for_o this_o commandment_n from_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n moses_n insert_v this_o other_o of_o their_o redemption_n out_o of_o egypt_n as_o the_o ground_n of_o observe_v that_o seven_o day_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o v._o 15._o therefore_o the_o lord_n command_v thou_o to_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n namely_o not_o for_o the_o quotum_fw-la of_o one_o day_n in_o seven_o of_o that_o there_o be_v another_o reason_n from_o the_o example_n of_o god_n in_o the_o creation_n but_o for_o the_o designation_n of_o that_o day_n after_o the_o precede_a six_o day_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o discourse_n xv._o p._n 74._o and_o israel_n see_v the_o egyptian_n dead_a upon_o the_o seashore_n it_o may_v be_v interpret_v that_o as_o they_o stand_v upon_o the_o seashore_n they_o see_v their_o dead_a body_n float_v upon_o the_o water_n but_o it_o be_v likely_a also_o that_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o by_o the_o divine_a providence_n many_o of_o their_o body_n be_v cast_v on_o shore_n that_o the_o israelite_n may_v have_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o spoil_n and_o especial_o of_o their_o arm_n which_o they_o want_v and_o be_v now_o by_o this_o overthrow_n furnish_v withal_o this_o shore_n be_v inhabit_v by_o the_o icthyophagi_n among_o who_o the_o memory_n of_o this_o recess_n and_o return_n of_o the_o sea_n be_v preserve_v as_o i_o observe_v upon_o v._o 21._o and_o unto_o who_o the_o dead_a body_n be_v give_v for_o food_n as_o the_o psalmist_n say_v lxxiv_o 14._o that_o be_v to_o the_o beast_n and_o bird_n of_o prey_n which_o people_v the_o neighbour_a wilderness_n this_o be_v do_v by_o the_o righteous_a judgement_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o the_o hebrew_n who_o make_v this_o proud_a prince_n his_o statesman_n and_o army_n a_o prey_n not_o only_o to_o the_o fish_n and_o sea-monster_n but_o a_o visible_a booty_n as_o dr._n jackson_n speak_v to_o the_o promiscuous_a sort_n of_o ravenous_a creature_n which_o inhabit_v the_o desert_n ver._n 31._o and_o israel_n see_v that_o great_a work_n etc._n etc._n of_o make_v a_o path_n for_o they_o to_o walk_v on_o dry_a ground_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o then_o drown_v the_o egyptian_n when_o they_o follow_v they_o in_o the_o same_o path_n and_o the_o people_n fear_v the_o lord_n they_o behold_v and_o consider_v the_o powerful_a hand_n of_o god_n which_o appear_v in_o this_o great_a work_n it_o beget_v in_o they_o for_o the_o present_a high_a and_o awful_a thought_n of_o he_o and_o devout_a affection_n to_o he_o for_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n include_v all_o religion_n or_o if_o we_o take_v the_o word_n fear_v in_o a_o restrain_a sense_n for_o a_o dread_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n the_o meaning_n be_v they_o be_v sensible_a how_o dangerous_a as_o well_o as_o vain_a it_o be_v to_o oppose_v his_o authority_n to_o set_v themselves_o against_o his_o will_n or_o slight_a his_o warning_n as_o pharaoh_n and_o the_o egyptian_n do_v and_o believe_v the_o lord_n and_o his_o servant_n moses_n believe_v the_o promise_n which_o god_n have_v make_v they_o by_o moses_n of_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n iii_o 17._o look_v upon_o moses_n as_o a_o servant_n of_o he_o who_o faithful_o declare_v the_o mind_n and_o will_n of_o god_n unto_o they_o chap._n xv._o verse_n 1._o then_o sing_v moses_n and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n etc._n etc._n upon_o the_o xxith_z of_o nisan_fw-la as_o i_o say_v before_o which_o be_v the_o last_o day_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n when_o they_o come_v safe_a through_o the_o sea_n and_o see_v the_o egyptian_n drown_v they_o sing_v this_o song_n of_o praise_n to_o god_n for_o their_o wonderful_a deliverance_n so_o the_o constant_a tradition_n of_o the_o hebrew_n be_v and_o there_o be_v great_a ground_n for_o it_o this_o song_n call_v the_o song_n of_o moses_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n xv_o rev._n 3_o because_o he_o compose_v it_o by_o a_o divine_a inspiration_n to_o be_v sing_v by_o all_o the_o people_n and_o it_o be_v the_o most_o ancient_a song_n of_o which_o there_o be_v any_o memory_n unto_o the_o lord_n in_o praise_n of_o the_o divine_a power_n and_o goodness_n which_o remarkable_o appear_v in_o this_o deliverance_n josephus_n l._n ii_o c._n ult_n of_o his_o antiquity_n say_v that_o this_o song_n be_v compose_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o hexameter_n verse_n which_o eusebius_n represent_v as_o the_o opinion_n of_o many_o other_o l._n xi_o de_fw-fr praepar_n evang._n c._n 3._o but_o i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o this_o can_v be_v make_v out_o nor_o what_o st._n hierom_n say_v concern_v such_o song_n in_o many_o
it_o to_o the_o table_n a_o border_n of_o a_o hand-breadth_n round_o about_o which_o come_v down_o below_o the_o crown_n or_o cornice_n as_o they_o now_o speak_v though_o some_o think_v this_o border_n be_v towards_o the_o bottom_n to_o join_v the_o foot_n more_o firm_o together_o and_o thou_o shall_v make_v a_o golden_a crown_n to_o the_o border_n thereof_o round_o about_o wheresoever_o this_o border_n be_v which_o i_o suppose_v be_v plate_v with_o gold_n like_o the_o table_n it_o have_v a_o crown_n or_o a_o cornice_n as_o a_o ornament_n to_o it_o for_o this_o crown_n be_v different_a from_o that_o mention_v in_o the_o forego_n verse_n and_o be_v under_o the_o border_n as_o the_o other_o crown_n be_v above_o it_o as_o fortunatus_n scacchus_n apprehend_v it_o myrothec_n 2._o c._n 38._o ver._n 26._o and_o thou_o shall_v make_v for_o it_o four_o ring_n of_o gold_n as_o there_o be_v for_o the_o ark_n v._o 12._o only_o they_o be_v to_o be_v cast_v these_o to_o be_v make_v but_o how_o we_o be_v not_o tell_v and_o put_v the_o ring_n in_o the_o four_o corner_n that_o be_v on_o the_o four_o foot_n thereof_o the_o hebrew_n word_n here_o for_o corner_n always_o have_v that_o signification_n be_v quite_o different_a from_o that_o word_n which_o be_v use_v v._n 12._o when_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o ark._n which_o may_v well_o incline_v we_o to_o josephus_n his_o opinion_n that_o these_o ring_n be_v not_o below_o as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o ark_n but_o on_o the_o upper_a part_n of_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o table_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o carry_v up_o on_o high_a as_o the_o ark_n be_v but_o hang_v down_o between_o the_o priest_n on_o who_o shoulder_n the_o staff_n rest_v ver._n 27._o over_o against_o the_o border_n shall_v the_o ring_v be_v etc._n etc._n just_o below_o the_o border_n and_o the_o cornice_n beforementioned_a v._n 25._o be_v these_o ring_n to_o be_v place_v as_o the_o border_n and_o its_o cornice_n be_v place_v below_o the_o upper_a crown_n or_o cornice_n which_o compass_v the_o top_n of_o the_o table_n v._o 24._o for_o place_n of_o the_o staff_n to_o bear_v the_o table_n this_o express_v the_o use_n of_o the_o ring_n ver._n 28._o and_o thou_o shall_v make_v the_o staff_n of_o shittim-wood_n and_o overlie_v they_o with_o gold_n such_o as_o be_v make_v for_o the_o carriage_n of_o the_o ark_n v._o 13._o that_o the_o table_n may_v be_v bear_v with_o they_o by_o the_o priest_n upon_o their_o shoulder_n for_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v a_o movable_a house_n there_o be_v frequent_a occasion_n as_o they_o journey_v from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o to_o carry_v this_o table_n along_o with_o they_o as_o they_o do_v all_o other_o thing_n belong_v to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n it_o be_v not_o order_v that_o the_o staff_n shall_v remain_v in_o the_o ring_n as_o they_o do_v in_o those_o belong_v in_o the_o ark_n v._n 15._o because_o they_o may_v have_v be_v a_o hindrance_n to_o the_o priest_n in_o their_o ministration_n at_o this_o table_n every_o day_n therefore_o it_o be_v likely_a they_o be_v lay_v up_o in_o some_o place_n near_o it_o and_o put_v in_o when_o they_o travel_v as_o they_o be_v order_v to_o be_v iv_o numb_a 6._o ver._n 29._o and_o thou_o shall_v make_v the_o dish_n thereof_o it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o give_v a_o account_n either_o of_o the_o form_n or_o of_o the_o use_n of_o these_o keharoth_n which_o we_o translate_v dish_n i._n e._n patins_z whereon_o to_o put_v the_o bread_n which_o be_v xii_o loaf_n xxiv_o leu._n 6._o and_o the_o frankincense_n which_o be_v to_o be_v set_v upon_o each_o row_n of_o loaf_n v._o 7._o this_o be_v a_o plain_a sense_n if_o the_o loaf_n stand_v upon_o dish_n and_o not_o immediate_o upon_o the_o table_n as_o fortunatus_n scacchus_n think_v they_o do_v and_o therefore_o imagine_v they_o be_v full_a of_o fine_a flour_n of_o which_o the_o bread_n be_v make_v or_o with_o oil_n which_o be_v to_o be_v mingle_v and_o use_v in_o their_o sacrifice_n but_o this_o be_v more_o unlikely_a than_o the_o other_o the_o flour_v not_o be_v keep_v here_o in_o the_o holy_a place_n but_o in_o the_o outward_a court_n and_o his_o reason_n for_o it_o be_v not_o solid_a which_o be_v that_o the_o head_n of_o their_o tribe_n offer_v every_o one_o of_o they_o a_o silver_n charger_n so_o we_o render_v the_o same_o word_n we_o here_o translate_v a_o dish_n vii_o numb_a full_a of_o fine_a flour_n mingle_v with_o oil_n but_o those_o be_v not_o for_o the_o use_n of_o this_o table_n on_o which_o such_o large_a dish_n or_o charger_n can_v not_o stand_v there_o be_v no_o room_n for_o they_o therefore_o at_o last_o he_o fancy_v they_o to_o have_v be_v salt-cellar_n which_o be_v set_v upon_o the_o table_n together_o with_o the_o bread_n be_v use_v at_o all_o meal_n and_o philo_n as_o he_o observe_v seem_v to_o be_v of_o this_o opinion_n who_o speak_v of_o this_o table_n in_o his_o three_o book_n of_o the_o life_n of_o moses_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d upon_o it_o be_v loaf_n and_o salt_n from_o whence_o he_o conjecture_n there_o be_v two_o salt-dish_n at_o least_o see_v his_o myrothecium_fw-la sacror_fw-la elaeochrism_n c._n 41._o l._n ii_o and_o spoon_n thereof_o if_o this_o be_v a_o true_a interpretation_n of_o the_o hebrew_n word_n cappoth_v their_o use_n be_v to_o put_v incense_n into_o the_o dish_n and_o to_o take_v it_o out_o for_o that_o they_o contain_v incense_v be_v evident_a from_o vii_o numb_a 14_o 20_o 26_o etc._n etc._n which_o make_v the_o forenamed_a author_n think_v this_o word_n shall_v rather_o be_v render_v vial_n which_o pollux_n number_n among_o the_o sacred_a vessel_n and_o it_o be_v plain_o be_v use_v in_o offer_v incense_n in_o the_o temple_n for_o st._n john_n see_v the_o xxiv_o elder_n have_v every_o one_o of_o they_o golden_a vial_n full_a of_o odour_n or_o incense_n five_o rev._n 8._o whence_o it_o be_v the_o lxx_o translate_v this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o form_n of_o which_o fort._n scacchus_n in_o the_o place_n forementioned_a have_v adventure_v to_o describe_v and_o cover_v thereof_o wherewith_o both_o the_o loaf_n and_o the_o incense_n be_v cover_v so_o it_o be_v common_o understand_v but_o fortunatus_n scacchus_n endeavour_v at_o large_a to_o prove_v that_o the_o hebrew_n word_n kesoth_o be_v right_o translate_v by_o the_o lxx_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v vessel_n use_v in_o their_o libamina_fw-la when_o they_o pour_v wine_n upon_o the_o sacrifice_n or_o upon_o the_o altar_n when_o they_o sacrifice_v for_o author_n do_v not_o agree_v when_o this_o be_v do_v some_o say_n the_o wine_n be_v pour_v out_o after_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v slay_v and_o lay_v on_o the_o altar_n other_o that_o it_o be_v most_o common_o do_v before_o the_o manner_n be_v first_o to_o throw_v frankincense_n into_o the_o fire_n on_o the_o altar_n then_o to_o pour_v out_o the_o wine_n and_o then_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v slay_v in_o which_o order_n homer_n and_o ovid_n report_v it_o as_o cuperus_n observe_v in_o his_o apotheosis_n homeri_fw-la p._n 71._o however_o this_o be_v it_o be_v certain_a from_o hesychius_n pollux_n and_o suidas_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signisy_n such_o a_o vessel_n and_o josephus_n say_v that_o when_o pompey_n go_v into_o the_o holy_a place_n he_o see_v there_o such_o vessel_n as_o these_o together_o with_o the_o table_n and_o candlestick_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n l._n i._o de_fw-la bello_fw-la jud._n c._n 5._o the_o only_a objection_n against_o this_o be_v that_o there_o be_v no_o use_n for_o such_o vessel_n in_o that_o place_n to_o which_o i_o think_v it_o may_v be_v true_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v fit_a notwithstanding_o god_n house_n shall_v be_v furnish_v with_o all_o kind_n of_o utensil_n and_o bowl_n thereof_o so_o st._n hierom_n understand_v the_o hebrew_n word_n menakioth_v which_o follow_v the_o lxx_o he_o translate_v cyathos_fw-la the_o form_n of_o which_o fortunatus_n scacchus_n in_o his_o forenamed_a book_n cap._n 44._o have_v endeavour_v to_o make_v out_o and_o establish_v this_o as_o the_o certain_a meaning_n of_o the_o word_n but_o it_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o tell_v of_o what_o use_n they_o be_v here_o where_o no_o drink_n be_v use_v and_o yet_o our_o marginal_a translation_n of_o the_o next_o word_n seem_v to_o favour_v it_o make_v these_o to_o pour_v out_o withal_o and_o indeed_o the_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v both_o to_o cover_v and_o to_o pour_v out_o but_o the_o former_a seem_v most_o proper_a here_o unless_o we_o take_v these_o to_o have_v be_v bowl_n or_o such_o like_a vessel_n set_v here_o mere_o to_o signify_v more_o complete_o that_o god_n keep_v house_n among_o they_o as_o we_o speak_v they_o be_v part_n