be_v prove_v 2._o that_o he_o be_v set_v over_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o christ_n be_v but_o a_o friar_n dream_n all_o the_o apostle_n be_v in_o equal_a commission_n and_o all_o be_v send_v immediate_o of_o christ_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n aâ—_n my_o father_n send_v i_o so_o send_v i_o you_o joh._n 20.21_o that_o charge_n of_o our_o saviour_n pasce_fw-la oves_fw-la feed_v my_o sheep_n will_v not_o bear_v such_o universal_a jurisdiction_n for_o neither_o all_o christ_n sheep_n be_v commit_v only_o to_o peter_n and_o feed_v signify_v not_o rule_v or_o command_v but_o teach_v and_o instruct_v a_o duty_n saint_n peter_n himself_o be_v judge_n common_a to_o all_o pastor_n and_o presbyter_n feed_v the_o flock_n etc._n etc._n 1_o peter_n 5.2_o 3._o neither_o be_v it_o true_a that_o saint_n peter_n first_o preach_v to_o the_o gentle_n 1._o for_o saint_n paul_n be_v convert_v gentile_n act._n 9_o before_o peter_n see_v that_o vision_n act._n 10._o who_o immediate_o upon_o his_o conversion_n preach_v to_o the_o gentile_n in_o arabia_n and_o damascus_n galath_n 1.15_o 16_o 17._o 2._o saint_n peter_n indeed_o be_v both_o the_o first_o and_o last_o that_o be_v resolve_v by_o vision_n of_o the_o call_n of_o the_o gentile_n but_o saint_n paul_n be_v sure_a thereof_o before_o by_o revelation_n and_o communicate_v not_o with_o peter_n about_o his_o vision_n before_o he_o preach_v to_o the_o gentile_n galath_n ibid._n 3._o neither_o be_v it_o true_a that_o cornelius_n family_n be_v the_o first_o that_o be_v call_v among_o the_o gentile_n for_o andronicus_n and_o junia_n be_v in_o christ_n before_o paul_n rom._n 16.7_o who_o be_v convert_v before_o cornelius_n be_v call_v 4._o though_o the_o priority_n of_o preach_v to_o the_o gentile_n be_v yield_v to_o peter_n yet_o the_o superiority_n go_v not_o together_o with_o it_o 5._o last_o all_o this_o be_v presuppose_v yet_o it_o be_v but_o a_o simple_a argument_n that_o be_v ground_v upon_o type_n and_o figure_n as_o this_o be_v for_o saint_n peter_n supremacy_n out_o of_o this_o place_n 2._o confut._n marriage_n can_v be_v contract_v by_o proctor_n between_o the_o party_n be_v absent_a vers._n 4._o take_v a_o wife_n to_o my_o son_n thomas_n anglicus_n by_o this_o precedent_n will_v authorise_v the_o marriage_n of_o party_n absent_a by_o messenger_n and_o proctor_n go_v between_o they_o in_o 24._o c._n genes_n but_o no_o such_o thing_n can_v be_v hence_o gather_v for_o abraham_n servant_n do_v not_o conclude_v the_o marriage_n between_o rebecca_n and_o isaac_n but_o only_o procure_v the_o espousal_n and_o promise_n of_o marriage_n which_o be_v not_o full_o contract_v and_o conclude_v till_o they_o both_o meet_v and_o then_o the_o text_n say_v he_o take_v rebeccah_n and_o she_o be_v his_o wife_n v_o 67._o perer._n 3._o confut._n against_o the_o invocation_n of_o angel_n vers._n 42._o o_o lord_n the_o god_n of_o my_o master_n abraham_n though_o abraham_n have_v say_v to_o his_o servant_n that_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n shall_v go_v before_o he_o v_o 7._o yet_o the_o servant_n pray_v not_o to_o this_o angel_n that_o be_v appoint_v to_o be_v the_o precedent_n of_o his_o journey_n but_o he_o only_o direct_v his_o prayer_n unto_o god_n as_o the_o scripture_n bid_v thou_o shall_v worship_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o he_o only_o shall_v thou_o serve_v matth._n 4.10_o 6._o place_n of_o moral_a observation_n 1._o obseru._n not_o to_o swear_v rash_o vers._n 5._o and_o the_o servant_n say_v what_o if_o the_o woman_n will_v not_o come_v etc._n etc._n the_o servant_n be_v very_o cautelous_a and_o circumspect_a in_o take_v his_o oath_n lest_o he_o shall_v bind_v himself_o to_o any_o inconvenience_n by_o his_o oath_n he_o cast_v all_o doubt_n afore_o and_o desire_v to_o have_v the_o matter_n explain_v to_o the_o which_o he_o swear_v muscul._n so_o ought_v we_o to_o be_v well_o advise_v in_o take_v of_o a_o oath_n which_o the_o prophet_n call_v swear_v in_o judgement_n jerem._n 4.2_o 2._o obseru._n our_o country_n not_o to_o be_v hate_v for_o some_o abuse_n therein_o vers._n 4._o thou_o shall_v go_v unto_o my_o country_n etc._n etc._n abraham_n hate_v not_o his_o country_n though_o he_o know_v the_o same_o to_o be_v addict_v to_o idolatry_n as_o many_o do_v in_o these_o day_n who_o be_v runagate_n from_o their_o country_n for_o superstition_n rather_o than_o religion_n have_v practise_v the_o subversion_n of_o prince_n and_o country_n by_o foreign_a invasion_n muscul._n 3._o obseru._n all_o our_o affair_n must_v begin_v with_o prayer_n vers._n 12._o he_o say_v o_o lord_n god_n of_o my_o master_n etc._n etc._n this_o servant_n commend_v the_o success_n of_o his_o business_n and_o journey_n by_o prayer_n unto_o god_n do_v teach_v we_o to_o begin_v all_o our_o action_n and_o enterprise_n with_o prayer_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v i_o will_v that_o man_n pray_v every_o where_o lift_v up_o pure_a hand_n etc._n etc._n 4._o obseru._n a_o faithful_a prayer_n have_v present_a effect_n vers._n 15._o yet_o he_o have_v leave_v speak_v rebecca_n come_v thus_o the_o lord_n give_v present_a audience_n to_o the_o prayer_n of_o his_o servant_n as_o appear_z by_o the_o immediate_a effect_n thereof_o according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o the_o prophet_n before_o they_o call_v will_v i_o answer_v and_o while_o they_o speak_v i_o will_v hear_v isaiah_n 65.24_o mercer_n so_o the_o angel_n say_v to_o daniel_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o thy_o supplication_n the_o commandment_n come_v forth_o dan._n 9.23_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o begin_v to_o pray_v the_o lord_n hear_v he_o 5._o obseru._n child_n must_v not_o be_v bring_v up_o delicate_o vers._n 16._o she_o go_v down_o and_o fill_v her_o pitcher_n etc._n etc._n rebeccah_n be_v train_v up_o by_o her_o mother_n to_o do_v domestical_a and_o household_n work_v she_o be_v not_o bring_v up_o delicate_o even_o she_o that_o be_v appoint_v to_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o patriarch_n prophet_n king_n have_v this_o simple_a and_o hard_a education_n which_o may_v be_v a_o lesson_n to_o father_n and_o master_n not_o to_o bring_v up_o their_o child_n and_o servant_n delicate_o or_o wanton_o but_o to_o bring_v they_o to_o labour_n in_o their_o youth_n and_o child_n and_o servant_n may_v here_o learn_v obedience_n not_o to_o think_v scorn_n to_o do_v such_o homely_a service_n which_o their_o parent_n and_o master_n shall_v think_v good_a to_o require_v of_o they_o musculus_fw-la 6._o obseru._n it_o be_v lawful_a sometime_o to_o conceal_v part_n of_o the_o truth_n vers._n 39_o what_o if_o the_o woman_n will_v not_o follow_v i_o here_o the_o servant_n leave_v out_o in_o his_o discretion_n abraham_n charge_n give_v he_o beware_v that_o thou_o bring_v not_o my_o son_n thither_o again_o vers_fw-la 6._o as_o also_o other_o speech_n of_o his_o master_n as_o the_o lord_n that_o take_v i_o from_o my_o father_n house_n etc._n etc._n for_o these_o speech_n will_v have_v but_o further_o offend_v they_o as_o though_o abraham_n have_v hold_v they_o to_o be_v a_o forlorn_a and_o wicked_a people_n that_o he_o count_v it_o a_o benefit_n that_o god_n call_v he_o out_o from_o they_o and_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n that_o his_o son_n shall_v return_v thither_o mercer_n muscul._n we_o learn_v then_o that_o every_o truth_n in_o all_o place_n and_o upon_o all_o occasion_n be_v not_o to_o be_v utter_v as_o jeremy_n thereunto_o move_v by_o the_o king_n conceal_v the_o chief_a matter_n wherein_o the_o king_n commune_v with_o he_o and_o tell_v the_o prince_n what_o he_o think_v good_a to_o impart_v unto_o they_o jerem._n 38.27_o the_o second_o tome_n or_o part_n of_o genesis_n contain_v the_o history_n of_o the_o three_o patriarch_n isaac_n jacob_n and_o joseph_n divide_v into_o two_o book_n the_o first_o of_o isaac_n and_o jacob_n the_o second_o of_o joseph_n heb._n 11.20_o 21._o 20._o by_o faith_n isaac_n bless_v jacob_n and_o esau_n concern_v thing_n to_o come_v 21._o by_o faith_n jacob_n when_o he_o be_v a_o die_a bless_a both_o the_o son_n of_o joseph_n etc._n etc._n ambros_n officior_fw-la lib._n 1._o quid_fw-la sapientius_fw-la sancto_fw-la jacob_n qui_fw-la deum_fw-la vidit_fw-la fancy_n ad_fw-la faciem_fw-la quid_fw-la justius_fw-la qui_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la acquiserat_fw-la cum_fw-la fratre_fw-la divisit_fw-la quid_fw-la fortius_fw-la qui_fw-la cum_fw-la deo_fw-la luctatus_fw-la est_fw-la quid_fw-la modestius_fw-la qui_fw-la filiae_fw-la injuriam_fw-la mallet_n praetexere_fw-la conjugio_fw-la quam_fw-la vindicare_fw-la what_o be_v wise_a than_o holy_a jacob_n who_o see_v god_n face_n to_o face_n what_o more_o just_a who_o what_o he_o have_v get_v part_v with_o his_o brother_n what_o strong_a than_o he_o who_o do_v wrestle_v with_o god_n what_o more_o modest_a who_o have_v rather_o right_v his_o daughter_n wrong_v with_o marriage_n than_o revenge_v it_o veritas_fw-la â€_o filia_fw-la â€_o temporis_fw-la london_n ¶_o print_a by_o
they_o be_v my_o enemy_n psal._n 139.21_o 22._o 6._o obseru._n a_o good_a prince_n prefer_v his_o subject_n live_v before_o wealth_n vers._n 21._o give_v i_o the_o person_n take_v the_o good_n etc._n etc._n herein_o appear_v first_o the_o gratitude_n of_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n to_o abraham_n that_o be_v content_v to_o leave_v unto_o he_o the_o good_n for_o his_o great_a travel_n calvin_n as_o also_o this_o heathen_a king_n show_v one_o good_a part_n of_o a_o just_a prince_n that_o prefer_v the_o life_n of_o his_o subject_n before_o the_o substance_n whereas_o contrariwise_o a_o tyrant_n esteem_v nothing_o of_o man_n life_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o covetous_a desire_n perer._n as_o ahab_n contrive_v naboths_n death_n to_o have_v his_o vineyard_n chap._n xv._n the_o method_n this_o chapter_n have_v two_o part_n contain_v two_o ample_a and_o large_a promise_n make_v by_o the_o lord_n unto_o abraham_n the_o first_o be_v as_o touch_v his_o seed_n vers_fw-la 1._o to_o vers_n 8._o the_o second_o of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o his_o seed_n vers_fw-la 8._o to_o the_o end_n in_o the_o first_o part_n there_o be_v set_v forth_o 1._o on_o god_n behalf_n the_o promise_n 2._o on_o abraham_n behalf_n belief_n vers_fw-la 6._o in_o the_o first_o there_o be_v the_o cause_n god_n goodness_n towards_o abraham_n vers_fw-la 1._o then_o the_o promise_n of_o his_o seed_n both_o to_o be_v of_o his_o body_n which_o be_v amplify_v by_o the_o contrary_a that_o not_o eleazar_n but_o one_o of_o his_o own_o bowel_n shall_v be_v his_o heir_n vers_fw-la 2_o 3_o 4._o then_o the_o number_n thereof_o to_o be_v as_o the_o star_n in_o multitude_n in_o the_o second_o part_n 1._o there_o be_v the_o promise_n in_o general_a for_o the_o inherit_v of_o the_o land_n vers_n 7._o in_o particular_a after_o what_o time_n namely_o 400._o year_n captivity_n 13._o to_o 17._o what_o country_n vers_fw-la 18._o to_o 21._o 2._o the_o ratify_n of_o the_o promise_n by_o certain_a symbol_n where_o we_o have_v the_o prescription_n of_o the_o sign_n and_o ceremony_n to_o be_v use_v vers_fw-la 9_o the_o prepare_v of_o they_o by_o abraham_n vers_fw-la 10_o 11_o 12._o the_o application_n or_o confirmation_n itself_o vers_fw-la 17._o god_n cause_v a_o smoke_a furnace_n to_o pass_v between_o the_o piece_n etc._n etc._n 2._o the_o divers_a reading_n c.c._n v_o 1._o in_o pprophecy_n c._n in_o vision_n caet_fw-la i_o will_v protect_v thou_o h.s._n my_o word_n be_v the_o strength_n c._n i_o be_o thy_o buckler_n caet_fw-la t.r._n v_o 2._o the_o son_n of_o the_o steward_n of_o my_o house_n h._n the_o son_n of_o the_o steward_n which_o be_v in_o my_o house_n c.p._n the_o son_n of_o messech_n bear_v in_o my_o house_n s._n the_o steward_n of_o my_o house_n g._n the_o child_n of_o the_o stewardship_n of_o my_o house_n b._n he_o to_o who_o i_o shall_v leave_v my_o house_n t._n meshek_v a_o steward_n or_o one_o that_o be_v leave_v and_o so_o v_o 3_o he_o call_v he_o the_o son_n of_o his_o house_n that_o be_v bear_v in_o his_o house_n c.c._n v_o 6._o believe_v in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n c._n believe_v in_o the_o lord_n caet_fw-la v_o 7._o out_o of_o the_o region_n of_o the_o chaldee_n s._n from_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n caet_fw-la vrh._n signify_v a_o valley_n v_o 8._o o_o lord_n god_n h.c.p.g.b._n o_o lord_n god_n governor_n s._n lord_n jehovah_n t._n heb_n adonai_n jehova_n v_o 9_o take_v unto_o i_o h.s._n take_v i_o g._n take_v b.p._n take_v and_o offer_v c.t._n heb_n lathak_n take_v three_o heifer_n c._n of_o threâ—â—_n year_n old_a caet_fw-la a_o dove_n h.s._n a_o young_a pigeon_n b.g._n son_n of_o a_o pigeon_n c._n the_o chicken_n of_o a_o pigeon_n t._n gozal_n a_o pigeon_n ver_fw-la v_o 11._o he_o sit_v with_o they_o s._n he_o drive_v they_o away_o caet_fw-la nashab_o to_o blow_v away_o v_o 12._o a_o ecstasis_fw-la or_o trance_n s._n a_o heavy_a sleep_n fall_v upon_o abraham_n caet_fw-la s.c._n v_o 17._o a_o flame_n be_v make_v s._n a_o dark_a mistress_n h.c._n twilight_n b._n dark_a night_n t._n there_o be_v darkness_n gâ—atah_n darkness_n night_n s.c._n v_o 20_o giant_n c.b._n rephanu_fw-la caeter_fw-la app.f.prop_v 3._o the_o explanation_n of_o doubt_n qvest._n i._n how_o god_n appear_v in_o vision_n vers._n 1._o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v to_o abraham_n in_o a_o vision_n etc._n etc._n 1._o this_o vision_n be_v neither_o in_o the_o night_n as_o the_o sept._n in_o some_o translation_n read_v for_o abraham_n faith_n be_v here_o approve_a v_o 6._o but_o man_n be_v asleep_a can_v show_v their_o faith_n cajetan_n 2._o neither_o be_v it_o by_o secret_a inspiration_n as_o the_o interlineary_a gloss_n for_o here_o divers_a speech_n pass_v between_o god_n and_o abraham_n 3._o neither_o be_v this_o vision_n by_o a_o angel_n as_o oleaster_n tostatus_n for_o he_o be_v call_v jehova_n which_o name_n be_v not_o give_v to_o angel_n 4._o but_o this_o vision_n be_v in_o the_o day_n as_o the_o lord_n use_v to_o speak_v to_o the_o prophet_n ramban_n chald._n and_o the_o lord_n do_v produce_v his_o conference_n until_o the_o evening_n vers_fw-la 17._o when_o the_o star_n appear_v jun._n and_o god_n for_o the_o better_a strengthen_v of_o abraham_n faith_n do_v to_o his_o word_n adjoyne_v some_o visible_a sign_n of_o his_o glory_n oecolam_fw-la 5._o and_o this_o be_v the_o four_o time_n that_o god_n have_v appear_v to_o abraham_n twice_o in_o the_o 12._o chapter_n v_o 1.7_o again_o c._n 13_o 14._o and_o now_o in_o this_o place_n qvest._n ii_o how_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v abraham_n reward_n i_o be_o thy_o buckler_n etc._n etc._n 1._o two_o thing_n do_v cause_n fear_v when_o either_o we_o be_v afraid_a of_o some_o evil_n to_o happen_v to_o we_o or_o that_o some_o good_a which_o we_o desire_v shall_v be_v withheld_a from_o we_o god_n bid_v abraham_n to_o fear_v none_o of_o these_o for_o he_o be_v both_o his_o buckler_n to_o keep_v he_o from_o evil_a and_o his_o great_a reward_n to_o give_v he_o all_o good_a thing_n per._n 2._o some_o think_v that_o abraham_n fear_v lest_o he_o have_v commit_v some_o sin_n in_o shed_v of_o blood_n in_o the_o late_a battle_n some_o lest_o the_o enemy_n may_v gather_v their_o strength_n again_o and_o come_v upon_o he_o afresh_o some_o lest_o the_o canaanite_n may_v envy_v he_o because_o of_o his_o strength_n some_o lest_o this_o victory_n may_v stand_v for_o his_o reward_n which_o god_n promise_v but_o it_o appear_v that_o none_o of_o these_o thing_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o abraham_n fear_n but_o he_o be_v solicitous_a and_o careful_a for_o his_o succession_n and_o may_v somewhat_o waver_v concern_v the_o promise_n make_v to_o his_o seed_n because_o he_o have_v yet_o no_o child_n mercer_n 3._o where_o he_o say_v i_o be_o thy_o reward_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v causal_o and_o to_o be_v refer_v only_o to_o those_o temporal_a reward_n which_o be_v promise_v afterward_o as_o cajetan_n and_o mercerus_n consent_v to_o the_o hebrew_n but_o substantial_o of_o the_o reward_n also_o of_o everlasting_a felicity_n which_o be_v lay_v up_o for_o abraham_n with_o god_n jun._n 4._o so_o that_o here_o god_n promise_v the_o two_o great_a blessing_n that_o can_v be_v one_o in_o this_o life_n of_o perseverance_n in_o that_o god_n say_v he_o will_v be_v his_o buckler_n to_o protect_v and_o preserve_v he_o to_o the_o end_n and_o of_o eternal_a felicity_n in_o say_v i_o be_o thy_o exceed_a great_a reward_n perer._n qvest._n iii_o abraham_n neither_o be_v doubtful_a or_o forgetful_a of_o god_n promise_n vers._n 2._o abraham_n say_v 1_o cajetan_n well_o note_v that_o in_o other_o vision_n abraham_n be_v only_o a_o hearer_n god_n the_o speaker_n but_o here_o abraham_n make_v answer_v to_o god_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o abraham_n do_v grow_v in_o confidence_n and_o familiarity_n with_o god_n 2._o neither_o do_v abraham_n complain_v that_o he_o go_v childless_a as_o though_o he_o have_v set_v light_n by_o the_o lord_n liberal_a offer_n that_o he_o will_v be_v his_o reward_n but_o because_o the_o spiritual_a blessing_n depend_v of_o his_o seed_n he_o crave_v this_o as_o the_o mean_n whereby_o god_n promise_v towards_o he_o concern_v the_o great_a reward_n shall_v be_v effect_v calvin_n 2._o neither_o do_v abraham_n doubt_n or_o be_v forgetful_a of_o god_n promise_n that_o he_o will_v give_v he_o seed_n and_o unto_o his_o seed_n that_o land_n gen._n 13.15_o but_o as_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o express_v unto_o he_o whether_o his_o seed_n shall_v come_v out_o of_o his_o own_o bowel_n as_o here_o the_o lord_n first_o promise_v or_o it_o may_v be_v a_o seed_n or_o son_n adopt_v as_o here_o he_o suppose_v that_o this_o eleazar_n shall_v be_v his_o heir_n sic_fw-la eucher_n rupert_n 4._o or_o that_o
paul_n rare_a use_v of_o allegory_n aught_o to_o teach_v such_o that_o they_o also_o shall_v be_v very_o spare_v 2._o unless_o they_o can_v say_v of_o themselves_o as_o paul_n do_v i_o think_v i_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 7.4_o they_o can_v challenge_v the_o like_a liberty_n in_o expound_v of_o scripture_n as_o s._n paul_n do_v therefore_o it_o may_v be_v say_v unto_o they_o as_o christ_n say_v to_o his_o disciple_n you_o know_v not_o what_o spirit_n you_o be_v of_o luk._n 9.55_o 3._o perer._n to_o this_o purpose_n use_v a_o good_a reason_n it_o only_o belong_v to_o god_n which_o inspire_v the_o scripture_n perfect_o to_o know_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o come_v and_o not_o only_o to_o know_v they_o but_o to_o dispose_v &_o direct_v they_o as_o it_o please_v he_o wherefore_o he_o only_o can_v appoint_v that_o thing_n former_o do_v veram_fw-la totamque_fw-la figuram_fw-la gerant_fw-la etc._n etc._n shall_v bear_v a_o true_a and_o certain_a type_n and_o figure_n of_o thing_n afterward_o to_o be_v do_v man_n therefore_o that_o can_v dispose_v of_o thing_n to_o come_v be_v not_o to_o make_v type_n and_o figure_n according_a to_o his_o own_o device_n 5._o confut._n type_n be_v say_v to_o be_v that_o be_v to_o signify_v the_o thing_n whereof_o they_o be_v type_n and_o saint_n paul_n say_v these_o be_v 2._o testament_n that_o be_v sarah_n and_o hagar_n signify_v two_o testament_n galath_n 4.24_o so_o the_o rock_n be_v say_v to_o be_v christ_n that_o be_v prefigure_v christ_n 1_o cor._n 10.3_o this_o pererius_n acknowledge_v and_o yet_o can_v not_o see_v that_o christ_n etc._n etc._n after_o the_o same_o manner_n say_v this_o be_v my_o body_n that_o be_v a_o figure_n of_o my_o body_n as_o both_o tertullian_n and_o augustine_n expound_v although_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n i_o grant_v between_o the_o figure_n and_o representation_n in_o type_n and_o in_o sacrament_n for_o there_o be_v only_o a_o signification_n of_o spiritual_a thing_n but_o in_o the_o sacrament_n there_o be_v a_o lively_a and_o effectual_a oblation_n of_o the_o thing_n signify_v and_o shadow_v forth_o yet_o in_o the_o phrase_n and_o manner_n of_o speak_v in_o both_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n beza_n 6._o place_n of_o moral_a observation_n 1._o moral_a mother_n shall_v nurse_v their_o own_o child_n vers._n 7._o that_o sarah_n shall_v have_v give_v suck_v etc._n etc._n ambrose_n well_o note_v hereupon_o that_o by_o sarahs_n example_n mother_n shall_v learn_v to_o nurse_v their_o own_o child_n they_o which_o of_o necessity_n for_o want_v of_o milk_n or_o weakness_n do_v put_v forth_o their_o child_n to_o nurse_n be_v excuse_v but_o of_o niceness_n to_o refuse_v this_o duty_n be_v worthy_a of_o blame_n the_o prophet_n say_v thou_o have_v give_v i_o hope_n at_o my_o mother_n breast_n psal._n 22.9_o and_o the_o apostle_n commend_v widow_n that_o have_v nourish_v their_o child_n 1_o timoth._n 5.10_o sheweth_z that_o god_n have_v lay_v this_o duty_n upon_o mother_n which_o they_o that_o refuse_v be_v but_o half_a mother_n which_o nourish_v the_o infant_n in_o their_o womb_n but_o forsake_v it_o when_o it_o come_v into_o the_o world_n 2._o the_o infant_n many_o time_n draw_v the_o milk_n of_o bad_a woman_n do_v imitate_v their_o evil_a manner_n as_o we_o see_v in_o plant_n and_o young_a cattle_n that_o follow_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o ground_n that_o feed_v they_o and_o the_o dam_n that_o suckle_v they_o 3._o the_o purpose_n of_o nature_n be_v make_v frustrate_a when_o for_o this_o end_n god_n have_v provide_v milk_n for_o the_o food_n of_o infant_n for_o god_n have_v make_v nothing_o in_o vain_a calvin_n 4._o by_o this_o mean_n also_o the_o mother_n affection_n be_v alienate_v from_o the_o child_n who_o she_o can_v so_o well_o fancy_n as_o who_o she_o have_v nurse_v and_o kiss_v at_o her_o breast_n perer._n 2._o moral_a our_o affection_n must_v be_v subject_a to_o god_n will_n vers._n 11._o this_o be_v very_o grievous_a to_o abraham_n yet_o abraham_n though_o his_o affection_n stand_v otherwise_o after_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v unto_o he_o do_v bridle_v his_o natural_a affection_n and_o submit_v it_o to_o god_n pleasure_n we_o likewise_o must_v learn_v to_o confirm_v our_o desire_n to_o the_o lord_n will_v and_o if_o commendable_a and_o natural_a love_n such_o as_o abraham_n be_v must_v be_v oversway_v by_o our_o duty_n towards_o god_n how_o much_o more_o unnatural_a and_o unlawful_a lust_n ought_v to_o be_v extinguish_v which_o be_v flat_o opposite_a and_o contrary_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n calvin_n a_o man_n be_v to_o forsake_v and_o deny_v himself_o for_o christ._n mark._n 8.35_o 3._o moral_a the_o counsel_n of_o inferior_n not_o to_o be_v despise_v vers._n 12._o in_o all_o that_o sarah_n shall_v say_v unto_o thou_o hear_v her_o voice_n abraham_n be_v bid_v to_o give_v ear_n to_o the_o counsel_n of_o sarah_n and_o we_o must_v learn_v not_o to_o despise_v the_o advice_n of_o inferior_n when_o they_o speak_v the_o truth_n unto_o we_o and_o persuade_v we_o to_o that_o which_o be_v right_a as_o the_o apostle_n say_v set_v up_o they_o which_o be_v least_o esteem_v in_o the_o church_n 1_o corinth_n 6.4_o muscul._n 4._o moral_a the_o true_a love_n leave_v not_o a_o friend_n no_o not_o in_o the_o instant_n of_o death_n vers._n 16._o i_o will_v not_o see_v the_o death_n of_o the_o child_n hagars_n heart_n will_v not_o serve_v she_o to_o see_v her_o child_n die_v but_o this_o be_v but_o a_o compassionate_a and_o effeminate_a love_n give_v i_o such_o a_o friend_n and_o lover_n as_o will_v not_o forsake_v one_o in_o the_o great_a extremity_n and_o will_v stand_v by_o he_o in_o the_o agony_n of_o death_n when_o he_o have_v most_o need_n of_o comfort_n i_o condemn_v not_o the_o first_o if_o it_o proceed_v of_o tenderness_n of_o affection_n rather_o than_o of_o niceness_n and_o want_n of_o duty_n but_o i_o prefer_v the_o other_o so_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o jacob_n move_v he_o to_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n joseph_n shall_v put_v his_o hand_n upon_o thy_o eye_n genes_n 4.6_o 4._o this_o duty_n be_v the_o dear_a and_o near_a all_o other_o perform_v to_o their_o friend_n to_o close_v their_o eye_n when_o they_o be_v dead_a 5._o moral_a god_n hear_v our_o prayer_n every_o where_o vers._n 17._o god_n hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o child_n etc._n etc._n god_n be_v every_o where_o ready_a to_o hear_v the_o complaint_n of_o the_o poor_a ishmael_n be_v hear_v in_o the_o wilderness_n daniel_n in_o the_o lion_n den_n the_o three_o child_n in_o the_o fiery_a furnace_n jonas_n in_o the_o whale_n belly_n therefore_o saint_n paul_n say_v i_o will_v that_o man_n every_o where_o lift_v up_o pure_a hand_n etc._n etc._n 1_o timoth._n 2.8_o no_o place_n be_v then_o bar_v to_o our_o prayer_n muscul._n 6._o moral_a old_a rancour_n must_v be_v leave_v where_o true_a reconciliation_n be_v make_v vers._n 25._o and_o abraham_n rebuke_v abimelech_n etc._n etc._n abraham_n do_v well_o be_v now_o to_o make_v a_o firm_a and_o faithful_a league_n with_o abimelech_n to_o pour_v forth_o all_o the_o grief_n of_o his_o heart_n at_o once_o not_o as_o the_o fashion_n of_o some_o be_v which_o make_v semblance_n sometime_o of_o reconciliation_n and_o atonement_n and_o yet_o do_v retain_v rancour_n and_o seed_n of_o malice_n in_o their_o heart_n as_o joab_n do_v that_o embrace_v abner_n with_o one_o hand_n and_o strike_v he_o to_o the_o heart_n with_o the_o other_o 7._o moral_a inferior_a officer_n often_o abuse_v the_o name_n and_o authority_n of_o their_o lord_n and_o master_n vers._n 26._o i_o know_v not_o who_o have_v do_v this_o thing_n etc._n etc._n also_o thou_o tolde_v i_o not_o etc._n etc._n abraham_n be_v find_v to_o be_v here_o in_o some_o fault_n that_o find_v himself_o grieve_v and_o wrong_v by_o abimelechs_n servant_n will_v complain_v of_o it_o before_o the_o king_n but_o pour_v it_o out_o upon_o this_o occasion_n luther_n so_o many_o that_o hold_v themselves_o quiet_a a_o long_a time_n sometime_o in_o their_o heat_n will_v utter_v their_o stomach_n but_o the_o great_a fault_n of_o all_o be_v in_o abimelechs_n servant_n who_o abuse_v their_o master_n name_n &_o authority_n do_v without_o his_o knowledge_n take_v away_o a_o well_o from_o abraham_n such_o be_v the_o officious_a disposition_n of_o many_o inferior_a officer_n and_o minister_n under_o prince_n and_o other_o great_a man_n that_o they_o will_v father_n their_o injurious_a deal_n upon_o their_o authority_n that_o neither_o know_v nor_o consent_v so_o gehezi_n abuse_v his_o master_n elisha_n 2_o king_n 5.22_o chap._n xxii_o 1._o the_o method_n this_o chapter_n entreat_v first_o of_o abraham_n purpose_n to_o sacrifice_n isaac_n his_o son_n with_o other_o thing_n adjoin_v vers_fw-la 1._o to_o 20._o second_o of_o
dead_a as_o be_v evident_a joh._n 11.37_o quest_n vi_o whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o abraham_n to_o buy_v a_o place_n of_o burial_n vers._n 4._o give_v i_o a_o possession_n of_o burial_n with_o you_o etc._n etc._n here_o a_o question_n be_v move_v whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o ephron_n to_o sell_v a_o place_n of_o sepulture_n or_o for_o abraham_n to_o buy_v it_o for_o answer_v whereunto_o 1._o i_o neither_o think_v with_o hierome_n 23._o that_o ephron_n do_v not_o well_o in_o sell_v a_o place_n of_o burial_n for_o money_n and_o therefore_o his_o name_n be_v change_v from_o ephron_n with_o vau_n to_o ephron_n without_o vau_n but_o if_o it_o be_v a_o fault_n in_o ephron_n to_o take_v money_n abraham_n can_v not_o be_v without_o fault_n in_o urge_v he_o to_o â—â—ke_v it_o 2._o neither_o can_v abraham_n be_v excuse_v in_o redeem_v by_o this_o mean_v his_o trouble_n and_o vexation_n as_o aquinas_n think_v for_o we_o must_v not_o do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v thereof_o gen._n 3._o neither_o say_v we_o with_o lyranus_fw-la that_o abraham_n buy_v only_o the_o ground_n the_o right_a of_o sepulture_n he_o buy_v not_o but_o desire_v it_o to_o be_v give_v he_o for_o abraham_n desire_v it_o to_o be_v give_v he_o only_o for_o his_o money_n and_o not_o otherwise_o as_o it_o follow_v vers_fw-la 9_o 4._o nor_o yet_o with_o thomas_n anglicus_n that_o the_o sepulture_n of_o the_o gentile_n be_v no_o sacred_a thing_n and_o therefore_o it_o can_v be_v symoniacall_a to_o sell_v it_o gen._n for_o it_o have_v be_v notwithstanding_o symoniacall_a in_o abraham_n to_o buy_v it_o that_o be_v no_o gentile_a but_o a_o believer_n 5._o nor_o yet_o be_v cajetans_n answer_n sufficient_a that_o the_o place_n of_o burial_n be_v then_o no_o sacred_a thing_n there_o be_v no_o positive_a law_n make_v as_o yet_o of_o that_o matter_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o sin_n for_o sin_n be_v not_o a_o transgression_n of_o humane_a positive_a law_n but_o of_o god_n law_n 6._o nor_o yet_o say_v we_o with_o tostatus_n that_o ephron_n intend_v only_o to_o make_v this_o field_n a_o bury_a place_n gen._n but_o as_o yet_o none_o be_v there_o bury_v and_o therefore_o the_o place_n be_v not_o sacred_a 7._o but_o i_o rather_o prefer_v thomas_n aquinas_n other_o resolution_n that_o this_o double_a cave_n be_v not_o yet_o consecrate_v or_o ordain_v for_o sepulture_n gen._n and_o therefore_o abraham_n may_v lawful_o buy_v it_o and_o the_o other_o sell_v it_o as_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o buy_v a_o piece_n of_o ground_n to_o build_v a_o church_n or_o make_v a_o churchyard_n in_o 8._o add_v hereunto_o that_o abraham_n will_v bury_v his_o dead_a apart_o from_o the_o infidel_n that_o have_v no_o hope_n of_o the_o resurrection_n calvin_n and_o that_o the_o dead_a shall_v take_v possession_n of_o that_o land_n which_o shall_v afterward_o be_v give_v to_o their_o live_n and_o remain_v posterity_n mercer_n quest_n vii_o abraham_n why_o he_o be_v call_v a_o prince_n of_o god_n vers._n 6._o thou_o be_v a_o prince_n of_o god_n among_o we_o 1._o not_o that_o he_o be_v a_o king_n or_o have_v any_o authority_n over_o they_o as_o the_o septuagint_n read_v thou_o be_v a_o king_n from_o god_n among_o we_o 2._o but_o either_o he_o be_v so_o call_v because_o he_o be_v as_o god_n oracle_n the_o lord_n speak_v to_o he_o by_o vision_n and_o dream_n unto_o who_o they_o have_v recourse_n for_o counsel_n in_o difficult_a matter_n lyran._n tostat._n 3_o or_o because_o according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n phrase_n excellent_a thing_n be_v so_o name_v of_o god_n as_o the_o mountain_n of_o god_n a_o man_n of_o god_n the_o wrestle_n of_o god_n that_o be_v excellent_a wrestle_n gen._n 38._o calvin_n perer._n 4._o or_o he_o be_v so_o call_v a_o prince_n of_o god_n because_o the_o lord_n prosper_v he_o and_o make_v he_o famous_a for_o his_o virtue_n and_o godliness_n as_o abimelech_n say_v god_n be_v with_o thou_o in_o all_o thou_o do_v gen._n 21.22_o jun._n quest_n viii_o why_o they_o do_v not_o forbid_v abraham_n a_o place_n of_o burial_n vers._n 6._o none_o of_o we_o shall_v forbid_v thou_o his_o sepulchre_n etc._n etc._n 1._o some_o think_v that_o the_o hittite_n upon_o some_o hope_n which_o they_o conceive_v of_o the_o resurrection_n be_v willing_a that_o abraham_n shall_v bury_v his_o dead_a among_o they_o lyppoman_n but_o of_o that_o there_o be_v no_o certainty_n out_o of_o the_o text_n 2._o bâ—t_v hence_o it_o be_v gather_v that_o every_o family_n and_o kindred_n have_v a_o peculiar_a place_n of_o burial_n for_o themselves_o mercer_n 3._o the_o courtesy_n of_o this_o people_n be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o reverence_v abraham_n for_o his_o gift_n whereas_o even_o among_o christian_n many_o time_n man_n be_v envy_v and_o hate_v for_o their_o good_a part_n muscul._n quest_n ix_o why_o it_o be_v call_v a_o double_a cave_n vers._n 9_o the_o cave_n of_o machpelah_n or_o double_a cave_n it_o be_v so_o call_v 1._o not_o for_o that_o in_o one_o cave_n they_o bury_v the_o man_n in_o the_o other_o the_o woman_n 2._o or_o because_o one_o cave_n be_v place_v direct_o over_o another_o lyran._n 3_o or_o that_o one_o be_v enclose_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o other_o hamerus_n 4._o or_o because_o adam_n be_v bury_v in_o one_o eva_n in_o another_o thom._n anglic._n 5._o neither_o be_v it_o so_o call_v double_a beccause_n of_o the_o exlency_n for_o that_o it_o open_v upon_o paradise_n as_o the_o hebrew_n 6._o but_o it_o have_v this_o name_n because_o it_o be_v a_o spacious_a cave_n have_v many_o receptacle_n and_o corner_n mercer_n 7._o so_o that_o we_o need_v not_o run_v here_o unto_o allegory_n as_o gregory_n by_o this_o double_a cave_n understand_v the_o contemplative_a and_o active_a life_n whereby_o man_n be_v bury_v and_o sequester_v from_o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o world_n ex_fw-la perer._n quest_n x._o why_o ephron_n set_v a_o price_n of_o 400._o sickle_n vers._n 15._o the_o land_n be_v worth_a four_o hundred_o sickle_n of_o silver_n etc._n etc._n 1._o ephron_n speak_v not_o this_o in_o abraham_n ear_n nor_o signify_v thereby_o that_o the_o ground_n cost_v he_o so_o much_o and_o he_o can_v not_o well_o sell_v it_o under_o nor_o yet_o be_v it_o his_o meaning_n that_o the_o ground_n be_v worth_n more_o to_o another_o but_o to_o he_o as_o his_o friend_n he_o will_v make_v no_o great_a price_n but_o ephron_n deal_v simple_o that_o so_o small_a a_o price_n be_v not_o to_o be_v stand_v upon_o between_o they_o mercer_n 2._o abraham_n receive_v gift_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o abimelech_n and_o refuse_v they_o not_o but_o here_o he_o will_v not_o receive_v a_o piece_n of_o ground_n of_o gift_n because_o it_o be_v to_o remain_v to_o he_o and_o his_o posterity_n 3._o although_o abraham_n purchase_v this_o cave_n for_o his_o money_n yet_o it_o be_v true_a as_o saint_n stephen_n say_v that_o he_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o breadth_n of_o a_o foot_n that_o be_v of_o god_n gift_n 4._o whereas_o some_o collect_v that_o these_o four_o hundred_o 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to_o buy_v it_o 5._o wherefore_o there_o remain_v only_o this_o way_n to_o reconcile_v these_o place_n which_o for_o my_o part_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o to_o prefer_v before_o the_o rest_n saint_n stephen_n in_o this_o place_n abridge_v two_o history_n one_o of_o abraham_n buy_v a_o sepulchre_n the_o other_o of_o jacob_n purchase_n of_o a_o piece_n of_o ground_n from_o hemor_n so_o that_o his_o meaning_n be_v that_o jacob_n and_o the_o father_n be_v bury_v part_n in_o sichem_n part_n in_o the_o sepulchre_n in_o hebron_n these_o word_n then_o of_o emor_n of_o sichem_n must_v be_v refer_v to_o the_o first_o word_n they_o be_v remove_v to_o sichem_n sie_a histor_n scholast_n jun._n parall_a the_o word_n then_o come_v between_o and_o be_v put_v in_o the_o sepulchre_n which_o abraham_n buy_v for_o money_n must_v be_v read_v with_o a_o parenthesis_n and_o the_o sense_n suspend_v to_o make_v a_o perfect_a sentence_n the_o like_a example_n where_o two_o history_n be_v abridge_v and_o join_v together_o we_o have_v exod._n 12.40_o the_o dwell_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n while_o they_o dwell_v in_o egypt_n be_v 430._o year_n in_o which_o sum_n be_v comprehend_v not_o only_o their_o dwell_n in_o egypt_n for_o so_o long_o they_o be_v not_o sojourner_n there_o but_o in_o canaan_n in_o a_o land_n not_o they_o and_o yet_o the_o one_o be_v name_v the_o other_o understand_v so_o then_o as_o the_o say_n be_v true_a in_o sensu_fw-la diviso_fw-la non_fw-la composito_fw-la divide_v the_o sense_n and_o sentence_n concern_v their_o abode_n both_o in_o egypt_n and_o canaan_n in_o like_a manner_n in_o this_o place_n the_o sentence_n must_v be_v divide_v and_o part_v refer_v to_o abraham_n purchase_n part_n to_o jacob_n 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n 1._o doct._n lawful_a to_o weep_v for_o the_o dead_a so_o it_o be_v do_v in_o measure_n vers._n 2._o abraham_n come_v to_o mourn_v for_o sarah_n and_o to_o weep_v for_o she_o it_o be_v lawful_a then_o to_o mourn_v and_o lament_v for_o the_o dead_a so_o it_o be_v do_v in_o measure_n and_o moderate_o man_n be_v not_o as_o a_o stock_n or_o a_o stone_n to_o be_v without_o all_o natural_a passion_n or_o affection_n we_o see_v that_o our_o saviour_n himself_o also_o weep_v go_v to_o lazarus_n grave_n which_o they_o interpret_v to_o proceed_v from_o his_o love_n joh._n 11.35_o saint_n paul_n forbid_v not_o to_o sorrow_n at_o all_o but_o not_o as_o man_n without_o hope_n 1_o thes._n 4.13_o wherefore_o that_o say_n of_o solon_n mors_fw-la mea_fw-la ne_fw-la careat_fw-la lachrymis_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v not_o my_o death_n want_v tear_n so_o it_o be_v do_v temperate_o be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o that_o of_o ennius_n nemo_n i_o lachrymis_fw-la decoret_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v no_o man_n weep_v for_o i_o perer._n 2._o doct._n our_o mourning_n for_o the_o dead_a must_v be_v in_o measure_n vers._n 3._o abraham_n rise_v up_o from_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o corpse_n etc._n etc._n lest_o that_o he_o may_v be_v overcome_v of_o grief_n he_o remove_v the_o object_n thereof_o which_o teach_v we_o that_o we_o shall_v keep_v a_o measure_n in_o our_o grief_n not_o to_o mourn_v as_o the_o heathen_a do_v that_o have_v no_o hope_n of_o the_o resurrection_n or_o as_o those_o passionate_a woman_n which_o weep_v for_o their_o child_n and_o will_v not_o be_v comfort_v matth._n 1.16_o it_o be_v well_o observe_v that_o the_o egyptian_n mourn_v for_o jacob_n seventy_o day_n joseph_n but_o seven_o day_n gen._n 50.3.10_o to_o show_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o excessive_a grief_n of_o man_n that_o have_v no_o hope_n and_o the_o moderate_a sorrow_n of_o the_o faithful_a 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n against_o prayer_n and_o sacrifice_n for_o the_o dead_a abraham_n rise_v up_o from_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o corpse_n the_o latin_a text_n read_v ab_fw-la officio_fw-la funeris_fw-la from_o the_o funeral_n office_n or_o duty_n by_o which_o pererius_n will_v prove_v that_o the_o patriarch_n use_v to_o fast_o and_o pray_v and_o offer_v sacrifice_n for_o the_o dead_a in_o cap._n 23._o gen._n num._n 12._o which_o be_v a_o corrupt_a doctrine_n ground_v upon_o a_o corrupt_a text_n for_o the_o original_n make_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o office_n but_o only_o that_o abraham_n rise_v up_o from_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o corpse_n and_o the_o text_n say_v not_o he_o come_v to_o fast_v or_o pray_v but_o to_o mourn_v for_o sarah_n 2._o confut._n against_o purgatory_n again_o bellarmine_n say_v contineri_fw-la implicit_a mentionem_fw-la purgatorii_fw-la that_o the_o mention_n of_o purgatory_n be_v here_o imply_v and_o that_o for_o this_o cause_n only_a jacob_n and_o joseph_n desire_v that_o their_o bone_n may_v be_v remove_v into_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n because_o they_o know_v that_o their_o sacrifice_n shall_v be_v offer_v for_o the_o dead_a de_fw-fr purgat_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 11._o contra._n 1._o and_o be_v not_o this_o now_o a_o goodly_a argument_n abraham_n rise_v up_o from_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o corpse_n ergo_fw-la sarah_n be_v in_o purgatory_n 2._o if_o the_o father_n go_v to_o purgatory_n than_o the_o bosom_n of_o abraham_n a_o place_n of_o rest_n and_o comfort_n luk_n 16.25_o must_v be_v purgatory_n for_o thither_o the_o father_n go_v 3._o what_o a_o bold_a assertion_n be_v this_o to_o say_v that_o the_o father_n for_o that_o cause_n desire_v to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n when_o as_o the_o scripture_n direct_o show_v this_o to_o have_v be_v the_o cause_n the_o profession_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o hope_n that_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n shall_v be_v give_v they_o as_o joseph_n say_v god_n will_v sure_o visit_v you_o and_o you_o shall_v carry_v my_o bone_n hence_o gen._n 50.25_o 6._o moral_a observation_n 1._o obseru._n against_o ambitious_a desire_n of_o honour_n vers._n 6._o thou_o be_v a_o prince_n of_o god_n among_o we_o etc._n etc._n abraham_n have_v say_v before_o of_o himself_o i_o be_o a_o stranger_n and_o a_o foreigner_n among_o you_o the_o more_o abraham_n humble_v himself_o the_o more_o he_o be_v exalt_v of_o they_o thus_o honour_n flee_v away_o from_o they_o that_o hunt_v after_o it_o and_o it_o be_v cast_v upon_o they_o that_o seek_v it_o not_o as_o the_o shadow_n follow_v the_o body_n so_o here_o it_o fall_v out_o to_o abraham_n according_a to_o the_o say_n in_o the_o proverb_n it_o be_v better_a that_o it_o be_v say_v unto_o thou_o come_v up_o hither_o than_o to_o be_v put_v low_a in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o prince_n prov._n 25.7_o for_o abraham_n in_o humble_v himself_o be_v more_o honour_a before_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o people_n here_o 2._o obseru._n wisdom_n and_o circumspection_n to_o be_v use_v in_o contract_n vers._n 17._o in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o hittite_n the_o field_n be_v make_v sure_a to_o abraham_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o many_o witness_n abraham_n provide_v for_o his_o security_n and_o quietnsse_n afterward_o that_o this_o purchase_n may_v be_v sure_a to_o he_o and_o he_o without_o question_n whereby_o we_o learn_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o faithful_a wise_o to_o provide_v and_o foresee_v for_o themselves_o and_o to_o be_v wary_a and_o circumspect_a in_o all_o their_o do_n muscul._n according_a to_o that_o say_n of_o our_o saviour_n to_o be_v wise_a as_o serpent_n and_o innocent_a as_o dove_n matth._n 10.16_o chap._n xxiv_o 1._o the_o method_n this_o chapter_n have_v three_o part_n first_o the_o send_n of_o abraham_n servant_n to_o provide_v a_o wife_n for_o isaac_n with_o abraham_n instruction_n and_o his_o servant_n oath_n from_o vers_fw-la 1._o to_o vers_n 10._o the_o second_o show_v the_o servant_n behaviour_n in_o his_o journey_n 1._o his_o prayer_n unto_o god_n vers_fw-la 11.15_o 2._o the_o fruit_n of_o his_o prayer_n in_o meet_v with_o rebecca_n vers_fw-la 15._o to_o 29._o 3._o his_o entertainment_n vers_fw-la 30._o to_o 34._o 4._o the_o deliver_v of_o his_o message_n vers_fw-la 35._o to_o 48._o 5._o the_o good_a success_n thereof_o in_o obtain_v their_o consent_n for_o rebecca_n to_o vers_n 61._o the_o three_o part_n set_v forth_o the_o return_n of_o rebecca_n with_o abraham_n servant_n and_o her_o receive_n and_o welcome_a by_o isaac_n vers_fw-la 61._o to_o the_o end_n 2._o the_o divers_a reading_n v_o 7._o to_o thou_o and_o thy_o seed_n s._n to_o thy_o seed_n caeter_fw-la h.b.r._n v_o 8._o thou_o shall_v be_v innocent_a from_o this_o curse_n c._n from_o this_o oath_n cat_n shebagnah_o a_o oath_n v_o 10._o carry_v somewhat_o of_o all_o his_o master_n good_n with_o he_o s.h.b._n carry_v in_o his_o hand_n the_o best_a of_o all_o his_o master_n good_n c._n for_o he_o have_v all_o his_o master_n good_n in_o his_o hand_n t.g._n and_o all_o his_o master_n good_n in_o his_o hand_n p._n he_o v_o 10._o into_o syria_n near_o to_o
majesty_n do_v urge_v and_o induce_v another_o to_o speak_v the_o truth_n or_o do_v or_o not_o do_v any_o thing_n as_o ahab_n adjure_v michaias_n and_o charge_v he_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n to_o speak_v the_o truth_n 2_o chron._n 18.15_o or_o else_o it_o be_v use_v passive_o when_o we_o force_v another_o to_o take_v a_o oath_n as_o abraham_n here_o make_v his_o servant_n to_o swear_v the_o first_o kind_n of_o adjuration_n be_v use_v two_o way_n 1._o by_o way_n of_o deprecation_n and_o entreaty_n by_o the_o inferior_a to_o the_o superior_a as_o the_o devil_n do_v impudent_o adjure_v christ_n not_o to_o torment_v they_o matth._n 5.7_o but_o it_o be_v by_o way_n of_o entreaty_n vers_fw-la 10._o 2._o it_o be_v use_v by_o way_n of_o authority_n and_o command_n 1._o thus_o the_o prince_n adjure_v his_o subject_n as_o saul_n do_v the_o people_n that_o they_o shall_v eat_v nothing_o till_o night_n 1_o sam._n 14.24_o 2._o thus_o the_o apostle_n charge_v and_o command_v the_o spirit_n to_o come_v out_o of_o man_n as_o paul_n do_v act._n 16.18_o by_o this_o kind_n of_o adjuration_n adjure_v which_o be_v with_o power_n and_o authority_n spirit_n may_v be_v adjure_v but_o by_o the_o other_o which_o be_v by_o entreaty_n and_o supplication_n to_o conjure_v they_o which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o entreat_v they_o for_o their_o help_n as_o magician_n and_o sorcerer_n do_v it_o be_v a_o great_a impiety_n and_o plain_a idolatry_n 3._o yea_o by_o a_o power_n and_o authority_n give_v from_o god_n thus_o the_o senseless_a creature_n may_v be_v adjure_v and_o command_v as_o josua_n by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n command_v the_o sun_n to_o stand_v still_o and_o it_o obey_v perer._n the_o other_o kind_n of_o adjure_v which_o be_v by_o minister_a a_o oath_n take_v be_v to_o be_v use_v only_o in_o grave_n and_o weighty_a cause_n either_o divine_a as_o nehemiah_n take_v a_o oath_n of_o the_o people_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o give_v their_o daughter_n in_o marriage_n to_o the_o heathen_a nehem._n 13.25_o or_o in_o humane_a affair_n 1._o for_o the_o decide_n of_o controversy_n and_o end_v of_o strife_n heb._n 6.16_o 2._o for_o the_o bind_n of_o one_o to_o the_o obedient_a or_o faithful_a performance_n of_o his_o service_n as_o abraham_n here_o take_v a_o oath_n of_o his_o servant_n so_o officer_n may_v lawful_o be_v swear_v for_o the_o upright_a execution_n of_o their_o office_n and_o subject_n to_o be_v loyal_a and_o true_a to_o their_o prince_n 3._o for_o the_o establish_n of_o a_o league_n or_o covenant_n as_o a_o oath_n be_v between_o jacob_n and_o laban_n gen._n 32.53_o 4._o for_o the_o clear_n of_o a_o suspicion_n as_o the_o woman_n suspect_v of_o adultery_n be_v charge_v with_o a_o oath_n by_o the_o priest_n numb_a 5.21_o 5._o for_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o our_o neighbour_n in_o a_o matter_n of_o trust_n exod._n 22.11_o so_o by_o the_o law_n the_o debtor_n may_v be_v lawful_o urge_v with_o a_o oath_n by_o his_o creditor_n 6._o for_o the_o security_n of_o a_o man_n life_n one_o may_v swear_v to_o another_o as_o the_o egyptian_a servant_n to_o the_o amalekite_n require_v a_o oath_n of_o david_n for_o the_o safety_n of_o his_o life_n and_o estate_n swear_v unto_o i_o by_o god_n that_o thou_o will_v neither_o kill_v i_o nor_o deliver_v i_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o my_o master_n etc._n etc._n 1_o sam._n 30.15_o quest_n vi_o why_o abraham_n refuse_v to_o take_v a_o wife_n from_o the_o daughter_n of_o canaan_n vers._n 3._o thou_o shall_v not_o take_v to_o my_o son_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o canaan_n etc._n etc._n the_o reason_n why_o abraham_n will_v not_o have_v his_o son_n isaac_n be_v link_v in_o marriage_n with_o the_o canaanite_n be_v these_o 1._o because_o they_o come_v of_o curse_a cham_n generis_fw-la author_n maledictionis_fw-la haereditatem_fw-la transmisit_fw-la in_o suos_fw-la the_o author_n of_o their_o stock_n for_o not_o honour_v his_o father_n do_v bring_v a_o curse_n as_o a_o inheritance_n upon_o his_o posterity_n ambr._n lib_n de_fw-fr abrah_n cap._n 9_o 2._o because_o the_o canaanite_n be_v idolater_n and_o of_o corrupt_a manner_n primum_fw-la in_o conjugio_fw-la religio_fw-la quaratur_fw-la religion_n must_v first_o be_v seek_v in_o marriage_n ambr._n again_o solomon_n be_v corrupt_v and_o pervert_v from_o his_o faith_n by_o his_o idolatrous_a wife_n for_o although_o nachor'_v stock_n be_v not_o pure_a in_o religion_n have_v a_o smattering_n of_o imagery_n and_o idolatrous_a worship_n as_o laban_n seek_v for_o his_o god_n that_o be_v steal_v from_o he_o gen._n 31.30_o yet_o they_o have_v some_o knowledge_n and_o understanding_n of_o god_n as_o appear_v in_o this_o chapter_n vers_fw-la 50._o this_o thing_n be_v proceed_v of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n and_o beside_o their_o manner_n be_v honest_a and_o commendable_a not_o like_a to_o the_o canaanite_n as_o be_v evident_a by_o rebecca_n her_o virginity_n and_o their_o humanity_n in_o entertain_v of_o stranger_n perer._n 3_o another_o reason_n hereof_o be_v for_o that_o the_o lord_n promise_v the_o country_n to_o abraham_n posterity_n and_o to_o expel_v the_o canaanite_n therefore_o abraham_n as_o he_o refuse_v to_o bury_v his_o dead_a among_o they_o so_o much_o less_o will_v mingle_v his_o seed_n in_o marriage_n with_o they_o mercer_n quest_n vii_o why_o abraham_n send_v not_o isaac_n to_o choose_v his_o own_o wife_n vers._n 4._o thou_o shall_v go_v 1._o though_o abraham_n send_v his_o servant_n about_o this_o business_n of_o marriage_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o without_o isaack_n consent_n who_o know_v this_o servant_n to_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o his_o father_n will_v yield_v himself_o to_o his_o father_n choice_n 2._o isaac_n be_v not_o send_v not_o to_o make_v a_o way_n unto_o a_o mystery_n as_o rupertus_n think_v to_o shadow_v forth_o christ_n who_o not_o by_o himself_o go_v but_o by_o his_o apostle_n send_v to_o the_o gentile_n 3._o and_o though_o isaac_n afterward_o send_v jacob_n for_o the_o same_o end_n to_o choose_v he_o a_o wife_n from_o his_o father_n kindred_n yet_o that_o case_n be_v not_o like_a to_o this_o for_o isaac_n have_v two_o son_n abraham_n but_o one_o and_o beside_o jacob_n flee_v from_o the_o wrath_n of_o his_o brother_n to_o save_v his_o life_n perer._n and_o further_a isaac_n be_v but_o forty_o year_n old_a a_o youth_n â—n_o those_o day_n jacob_n be_v about_o seventy_o seven_o year_n of_o age_n and_o so_o fit_a to_o choose_v for_o himself_o quest_n viii_o in_o what_o sense_n mesopotamia_n be_v call_v abraham_n country_n see_v he_o be_v bear_v in_o chaldea_n vers._n 4._o go_v unto_o my_o country_n and_o kindred_n this_o country_n and_o place_n of_o abraham_n kindred_n be_v name_v to_o be_v aram_n naharaim_n that_o be_v mesopotamia_n vers_fw-la 10._o where_o be_v the_o city_n of_o nahor_n which_o be_v charran_n gen._n 28.10_o now_o charran_n in_o mesopotamia_n be_v say_v to_o be_v abraham_n country_n 1._o not_o that_o he_o be_v bear_v there_o as_o ramban_n and_o paulus_n burgen_v think_v for_o the_o place_n of_o abraham_n birth_n be_v ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n gen._n 11.28_o 2._o neither_o be_v it_o call_v his_o country_n because_o as_o tostatus_n think_v he_o dwell_v there_o a_o long_a time_n even_o 60._o year_n till_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n which_o be_v a_o great_a error_n for_o abraham_n stay_v not_o long_o in_o charran_n eucherius_n think_v but_o one_o year_n pererius_n not_o so_o much_o mercerus_n some_o two_o year_n junius_n five_o year_n howsoever_o the_o time_n be_v not_o long_o for_o abraham_n no_o doubt_n be_v call_v to_o go_v into_o canaan_n will_v make_v no_o long_a abode_n by_o the_o way_n nor_o yet_o defer_v to_o obey_v god_n commandment_n so_o then_o neither_o pererius_n think_v right_a charran_n that_o terah_n live_v 60._o year_n in_o charran_n after_o abraham_n departure_n for_o abraham_n come_v not_o into_o canaan_n till_o after_o his_o father_n death_n act._n 7.4_o and_o tostatus_n also_o be_v deceive_v that_o abraham_n with_o terah_n live_v together_o 60._o year_n in_o charran_n for_o see_v abraham_n be_v but_o 75._o year_n old_a when_o he_o depart_v from_o charran_n if_o he_o stay_v there_o 60._o then_o be_v he_o but_o 15_o year_n old_a when_o he_o come_v first_o to_o charran_n deceive_v which_o can_v be_v for_o he_o be_v then_o marry_v gen._n 11.30_o but_o both_o these_o error_n be_v build_v upon_o a_o false_a ground_n that_o abraham_n be_v the_o elder_a son_n of_o torah_n and_o bear_v in_o his_o 70._o year_n whereas_o the_o truth_n be_v he_o be_v the_o young_a and_o bear_v in_o the_o 130._o year_n of_o his_o father_n age_n as_o have_v be_v before_o show_v in_o the_o question_n upon_o the_o 11._o chapter_n 3._o wherefore_o the_o solution_n be_v this_o that_o abraham_n call_v all_o the_o region_n beyond_o
upon_o every_o occasion_n 6._o this_o darkness_n do_v show_v the_o spiritual_a darkness_n of_o their_o soul_n and_o be_v a_o forerunner_n of_o the_o everlasting_a darkness_n of_o hell_n which_o wait_v for_o they_o ferus_fw-la for_o the_o mystical_a application_n of_o this_o egyptian_a darkness_n darkness_n 1._o origen_n do_v expound_v it_o of_o the_o unsearchable_a and_o impenetrable_a depth_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n augustine_n do_v accommodate_v and_o apply_v it_o to_o the_o ten_o commandment_n thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v thy_o neighbour_n wife_n for_o such_o he_o say_v be_v palpable_o blind_v even_o as_o the_o egyptian_n be_v 2._o but_o more_o fit_o do_v the_o same_o origen_n apply_v it_o to_o signify_v the_o blindness_n of_o the_o egyptian_n and_o the_o darkness_n of_o their_o superstitious_a mind_n that_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o true_a knowledge_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n give_v themselves_o to_o most_o filthy_a idolatry_n and_o it_o betoken_v also_o the_o gross_a darkness_n wherein_o the_o gentile_n be_v bury_v before_o they_o be_v call_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o messiah_n all_o the_o world_n be_v then_o in_o darkness_n only_o in_o israel_n be_v light_a and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n but_o contrariwise_o in_o the_o passion_n of_o christ_n it_o be_v dark_a among_o the_o jew_n and_o light_a elsewhere_o which_o signify_v that_o light_n be_v spring_v up_o to_o the_o gentile_n and_o blindness_n fall_v upon_o the_o jew_n 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n 1._o doct._n the_o law_n be_v to_o be_v preach_v to_o the_o obstinate_a vers._n 4._o if_o thou_o refuse_v to_o let_v they_o go_v behold_v to_o morrow_n i_o will_v bring_v locust_n moses_n to_o pharaoh_n be_v a_o obstinate_a and_o impenitent_a man_n preach_v nothing_o but_o the_o law_n and_o judgement_n the_o gospel_n be_v not_o to_o be_v preach_v to_o such_o but_o only_o to_o the_o break_a heart_v as_o christ_n say_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v upon_o he_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o the_o poor_a luk._n 4.18_o this_o be_v a_o sign_n between_o the_o true_a prophet_n and_o false_a that_o these_o always_o cry_v to_o the_o people_n peace_n peace_n but_o the_o other_o tell_v the_o people_n of_o their_o sin_n ferus_fw-la 2._o doct._n the_o difference_n between_o the_o child_n of_o god_n and_o the_o child_n of_o the_o world_n vers._n 23._o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n have_v light_a where_o they_o dwell_v in_o this_o difference_n between_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o egyptian_n be_v shadow_v forth_o the_o divers_a estate_n between_o the_o child_n of_o god_n and_o the_o child_n of_o this_o world_n the_o one_o be_v lighten_v with_o the_o knowledge_n of_o grace_n the_o other_o sit_v down_o in_o the_o region_n of_o darkness_n and_o shadow_n of_o death_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v you_o be_v all_o the_o child_n of_o the_o light_n and_o the_o child_n of_o the_o day_n we_o be_v not_o of_o the_o night_n nor_o of_o darkness_n 1_o thess._n 5.5_o borrh._n 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o conf._n that_o child_n be_v the_o member_n of_o the_o church_n against_o the_o anabaptist_n vers._n 9_o we_o will_v go_v with_o our_o young_a and_o with_o our_o old_a with_o our_o son_n and_o with_o our_o daughter_n both_o young_a and_o old_a belong_v unto_o israel_n and_o to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n which_o make_v against_o the_o anabaptist_n that_o count_v infant_n no_o member_n of_o the_o church_n and_o therefore_o deny_v they_o to_o be_v baptize_v but_o the_o psalmist_n exhort_v not_o only_o the_o ancient_a to_o praise_n god_n but_o the_o young_a also_o young_a man_n and_o maiden_n old_a man_n and_o child_n psalm_n 48.12_o ferus_fw-la 2._o conf._n ignorance_n and_o darkness_n not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n but_o among_o the_o egyptian_n vers._n 23._o but_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n have_v light_a where_o they_o dwell_v this_o external_a light_n betoken_v the_o spiritual_a light_n of_o knowledge_n that_o the_o true_a israel_n have_v the_o light_n and_o knowledge_n of_o god_n it_o have_v be_v hold_v as_o a_o principle_n among_o the_o romanist_n and_o their_o practice_n show_v they_o to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n still_o that_o ignorance_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o devotion_n and_o great_a have_v be_v the_o ignorance_n and_o darkness_n which_o reign_v many_o year_n under_o the_o kingdom_n of_o antichrist_n borrh._n and_o out_o of_o the_o dark_a smoke_n of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n this_o misty_a darkness_n have_v come_v forth_o all_o those_o swarm_n of_o locust_n monk_n friar_n mass_n priest_n seminary_n who_o endeavour_n be_v to_o sow_v error_n among_o the_o people_n and_o to_o settle_v they_o in_o ignorance_n of_o the_o truth_n to_o which_o purpose_n they_o forbid_v the_o scripture_n to_o be_v read_v or_o prayer_n to_o be_v say_v but_o in_o the_o latin_a tongue_n they_o permit_v they_o not_o to_o read_v any_o book_n which_o may_v instruct_v they_o in_o the_o truth_n to_o sing_v psalm_n to_o confer_v or_o reason_n of_o their_o faith_n all_o this_o show_v that_o they_o will_v still_o keep_v they_o in_o the_o egyptian_a darkness_n but_o thanks_o be_v unto_o god_n that_o have_v cause_v the_o light_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o his_o son_n to_o shine_v upon_o his_o israel_n in_o this_o land_n that_o now_o that_o pprophecy_n may_v be_v verify_v again_o of_o this_o land_n which_o be_v also_o by_o the_o way_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o people_n that_o sit_v in_o darkness_n have_v see_v great_a light_n and_o to_o they_o that_o sit_v in_o the_o region_n and_o shadow_n of_o death_n light_n be_v raise_v up_o matth._n 4.15_o 16._o 6._o place_n of_o moral_a use_n 1._o mor._n of_o the_o necessity_n of_o good_a education_n vers._n 3._o that_o thou_o may_v declare_v in_o the_o ear_n of_o thy_o son_n hence_o appear_v the_o necessity_n of_o the_o good_a education_n of_o child_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v instruct_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o their_o youth_n and_o so_o will_v they_o not_o forget_v it_o when_o they_o be_v old_a ferus_fw-la this_o be_v the_o apostle_n counsel_n that_o the_o father_n shall_v bring_v up_o their_o child_n in_o the_o instruction_n and_o information_n of_o the_o lord_n ephes._n 6.3_o the_o want_n of_o good_a instruction_n in_o the_o youth_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o licentiousness_n and_o unthriftinesse_n of_o the_o young_a man_n of_o this_o age_n 2._o mor._n the_o departure_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n dangerous_a vers._n 6._o so_o he_o turn_v he_o and_o go_v out_o from_o pharaoh_n this_o sudden_a departure_n of_o moses_n from_o pharaoh_n and_o with_o indignation_n do_v foreshow_v the_o fearful_a condition_n of_o pharaoh_n who_o the_o minister_n and_o prophet_n of_o god_n forsake_v it_o be_v a_o evident_a argument_n of_o destruction_n at_o hand_n so_o their_o case_n be_v hard_a that_o be_v leave_v destitute_a of_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n word_n worldly_n man_n consider_v not_o this_o nay_o they_o many_o time_n wish_v in_o their_o heart_n that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o minister_n to_o speak_v unto_o they_o but_o like_a as_o the_o jew_n state_n be_v desperate_a when_o the_o apostle_n leave_v they_o and_o shake_v off_o the_o dust_n of_o their_o foot_n against_o they_o act._n 13.51_o so_o it_o fare_v with_o those_o that_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n minister_n ferus_fw-la 3._o mor._n the_o office_n and_o part_n of_o good_a counsellor_n vers._n 7._o then_o pharaoh_n servant_n say_v unto_o he_o it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o good_a counsellor_n to_o persuade_v king_n and_o prince_n to_o deal_v well_o with_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n and_o to_o move_v they_o to_o the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n piscator_fw-la not_o to_o flatter_v the_o prince_n to_o make_v themselves_o great_a or_o to_o deal_v unfaithful_o and_o only_o to_o seek_v themselves_o as_o shebna_n do_v isai._n 22._o but_o to_o be_v like_o the_o faithful_a eliakâ—â—_n and_o as_o ebedmelech_n that_o obtain_v favour_n for_o jeremie_n 4._o mor._n not_o one_o jot_n of_o god_n word_n to_o be_v omit_v vers._n 26._o there_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o hoof_n leave_v in_o those_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v prescribe_v and_o command_v noâ—_n the_o least_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v omit_v moses_n be_v charge_v to_o make_v all_o thing_n belong_v to_o the_o tabernacle_n even_o to_o the_o snuffer_n and_o ashpan_n according_a to_o the_o pattern_n which_o the_o lord_n show_v he_o in_o the_o mount_n exod._n 25.9_o simler_n so_o not_o one_o jot_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n must_v be_v leave_v undo_v but_o it_o must_v be_v kepâ—_n exact_o to_o a_o hair_n breadth_n as_o we_o say_v chap._n xi_o 1._o the_o method_n and_o argument_n in_o this_o chapter_n there_o be_v a_o continuation_n of_o the_o narration_n of_o moses_n
of_o god_n as_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o prophet_n say_v they_o worship_v i_o in_o vain_a teach_v for_o doctrine_n the_o commandment_n of_o man_n as_o our_o saviour_n cit_v the_o prophet_n maâ—kâ—_n 7_o 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n against_o uncertainty_n or_o doubtfulness_n of_o salvation_n vers._n 13._o thou_o will_v carry_v thy_o people_n but_o in_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v â—achitha_fw-mi thou_o have_v carry_v propter_fw-la certitudinem_fw-la fidei_fw-la sic_fw-la de_fw-la futuris_fw-la loquor_fw-la ut_fw-la de_fw-la praeteritis_fw-la for_o the_o certainty_n of_o faith_n he_o so_o speak_v of_o thing_n to_o come_v as_o already_o past_a ferus_fw-la as_o s._n paul_n say_v by_o his_o mercy_n he_o save_v we_o tit._n 3.6_o whereas_o yet_o we_o be_v not_o save_v but_o be_v assure_v of_o our_o salvation_n by_o faith_n in_o christ_n this_o then_o show_v the_o absurdity_n of_o popish_a doctrine_n that_o count_v it_o presumption_n for_o any_o man_n to_o be_v assure_v of_o his_o salvation_n 2._o confut._n against_o the_o manichee_n vers._n 25._o and_o there_o he_o prove_v he_o the_o manichee_n upon_o the_o like_a place_n where_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o tempt_v abraham_n thus_o object_v egone_o deum_fw-la colam_fw-la qui_fw-la tentat_fw-la shall_v i_o worship_v a_o god_n that_o tempt_v these_o manichee_n reject_v the_o old_a testament_n and_o the_o author_n thereof_o they_o make_v two_o beginning_n one_o of_o evil_a the_o other_o of_o good_a two_o chief_a prince_n the_o one_o of_o darkness_n to_o who_o they_o ascribe_v the_o old_a testament_n the_o other_o the_o prince_n of_o light_n who_o they_o hold_v to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n sâ—_n displiceat_fw-la tibi_fw-la deus_fw-la tentans_fw-la displiceat_fw-la &_o christus_fw-la tentans_fw-la if_o god_n displease_v thou_o because_o he_o tempt_v then_o must_v christ_n also_o displease_v thou_o because_o he_o be_v say_v also_o to_o tempt_v as_o he_o say_v to_o philip_n whence_o shall_v we_o buy_v bread_n that_o thâ—se_a may_v eat_v joh._n 6.5_o than_o it_o follow_v this_o he_o say_v to_o prove_v or_o tempt_v he_o for_o he_o himself_o know_v what_o he_o will_v do_v christ_n be_v say_v to_o prove_v he_o that_o be_v to_o see_v what_o he_o will_v say_v so_o deo_fw-la tentante_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la occultum_fw-la est_fw-la proditur_fw-la god_n tempt_v that_o what_o be_v hide_v may_v be_v bewray_v deus_fw-la tentat_fw-la ut_fw-la dâ—ceat_fw-la and_o god_n tempt_v to_o teach_v and_o instruct_v august_n de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la serm_fw-la 7â—_n see_v before_o quest_n 50.51_o 3._o confut._n against_o free_a will_n vers._n 26._o if_o thou_o will_v give_v ear_n unto_o his_o commandment_n these_o and_o the_o like_a place_n be_v urge_v by_o the_o romanist_n to_o prove_v freewill_n as_o isaiah_n 1.19_o if_o you_o consent_v and_o obey_v you_o shall_v eat_v the_o good_a thing_n of_o the_o land_n upon_o these_o and_o such_o other_o place_n they_o argue_v thus_o if_o it_o be_v in_o our_o power_n to_o perform_v these_o condition_n then_o have_v we_o free_a will_n if_o not_o to_o what_o end_n be_v they_o propound_v bellarm._n lib._n 5._o the_o great_a cap._n 19_o contra._n this_o argument_n consist_v upon_o a_o disjunctive_a proposition_n these_o place_n either_o show_v free_a will_n or_o else_o they_o be_v propound_v in_o vain_a first_o therefore_o i_o answer_v that_o according_a to_o their_o collection_n these_o place_n as_o well_o show_v that_o a_o man_n have_v power_n of_o himself_o to_o keep_v the_o commandment_n as_o that_o he_o have_v free_a will_n but_o this_o s._n paul_n deny_v and_o thereupon_o he_o conclude_v that_o every_o one_o that_o be_v of_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n be_v under_o the_o curse_n because_o they_o can_v keep_v it_o second_o these_o place_n be_v urge_v in_o their_o sense_n do_v as_o well_o conclude_v that_o a_o man_n of_o himself_o without_o grace_n may_v keep_v god_n commandment_n for_o if_o a_o man_n can_v perform_v they_o whole_o of_o himself_o the_o same_o question_n remain_v why_o they_o be_v propound_v to_o he_o that_o can_v keep_v they_o three_o and_o yet_o though_o it_o be_v not_o in_o man_n power_n to_o keep_v these_o commandment_n they_o be_v not_o in_o vain_a for_o they_o serve_v as_o spur_n to_o incite_v and_o stir_v we_o up_o to_o obedience_n and_o to_o strive_v unto_o perfection_n and_o to_o labour_v to_o go_v forward_o but_o s._n paul_n show_v the_o only_a sufficient_a reason_n why_o the_o lord_n give_v the_o law_n to_o be_v a_o schoolmaster_n to_o bring_v we_o unto_o christ_n galath_n 3._o and_o augustine_n write_v excellent_o of_o this_o point_n non_fw-fr ob_fw-la aliud_fw-la superbis_fw-la data_fw-la ista_fw-la praecepta_fw-la sunt_fw-la quam_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o suis_fw-la viribus_fw-la deficientes_fw-la in_o quibus_fw-la confidebant_fw-la liberatoreâ—_n requirerent_fw-la these_o precept_n be_v for_o no_o other_o cause_n give_v to_o the_o proud_a people_n than_o that_o fail_n in_o their_o own_o strength_n wherein_o they_o trust_v they_o shall_v seek_v for_o a_o helper_n and_o deliverer_n contra_fw-la celestin._n de_fw-fr perfectione_n justitiae_fw-la 6._o place_n of_o moral_a observation_n 1._o obseru._n against_o vain_a confidence_n in_o strength_n or_o riches_n vers._n 4._o his_o choose_a captain_n be_v drown_v also_o in_o the_o red_a sea_n notwithstanding_o their_o great_a power_n nobility_z favour_n with_o the_o king_n skill_n in_o feat_n of_o war_n the_o lord_n be_v mighty_a than_o they_o and_o a_o great_a man_n of_o war_n be_v able_a to_o confound_v and_o overthrow_v they_o this_o show_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v put_v confidence_n in_o his_o nobility_n power_n riches_n ferus_fw-la as_o the_o prophet_n say_v jerem._n 4.23_o let_v not_o the_o wiseman_n glory_n in_o his_o wisdom_n nor_o the_o strong_a man_n glory_n in_o his_o strength_n neither_o the_o rich_a man_n glory_n in_o his_o riches_n etc._n etc._n 2._o obseru._n the_o enemy_n of_o the_o church_n be_v the_o enemy_n of_o god_n vers._n 7._o thou_o have_v overthrow_v they_o that_o rise_v against_o thou_o they_o which_o be_v enemy_n unto_o the_o church_n the_o lord_n hold_v they_o to_o be_v his_o enemy_n they_o which_o rise_v against_o his_o people_n do_v set_v themselves_o against_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o lord_n jesus_n say_v to_o saul_n why_o persecute_v thou_o i_o simler_n they_o then_o which_o oppose_v themselves_o to_o the_o church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n do_v bid_v battle_n to_o the_o lord_n himself_o and_o he_o will_v take_v their_o cause_n in_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o maintain_v it_o 3._o obseru._n sin_n press_v down_o to_o hell_n vers._n 10._o they_o sink_v as_o lead_v in_o the_o mighty_a water_n sin_n be_v heavy_a and_o press_v down_o yeâ—_n it_o weigh_v down_o to_o hell_n examinemus_fw-la ergo_fw-la nos_fw-la per_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la ne_fw-la deprimamur_fw-la gravitate_fw-la pecâ—atorum_fw-la usque_fw-la in_o profundum_fw-la let_v we_o therefore_o examine_v ourselves_o by_o repentance_n lest_o we_o be_v press_v down_o with_o the_o weight_n of_o our_o sin_n into_o the_o deep_a ferus_fw-la so_o the_o apostle_n exhort_v that_o we_o shall_v cast_v away_o everything_o that_o press_v down_o and_o sin_n that_o hang_v on_o so_o fast_o hebr._n 12.1_o 4._o obseru._n not_o to_o give_v over_o to_o go_v on_o in_o our_o call_n notwithstanding_o the_o unthankfulness_n of_o man_n vers._n 24._o then_o the_o people_n murmur_v against_o moses_n and_o he_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n moses_n notwithstanding_o the_o people_n murmur_v go_v on_o in_o his_o call_n and_o leave_v not_o off_o to_o pray_v for_o they_o though_o they_o be_v a_o very_a stubborn_a and_o ungrateful_a people_n this_o teach_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n to_o go_v on_o with_o courage_n in_o their_o call_n notwithstanding_o the_o evil_a acceptance_n in_o the_o world_n of_o their_o labour_n minister_n must_v look_v for_o small_a thank_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n for_o their_o pain_n nor_o 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