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and_o it_o may_v without_o a_o hebraism_n too_o be_v say_v servus_n servorum_fw-la nay_o castellio_n have_v not_o alter_v these_o word_n which_o be_v somewhat_o strange_a consider_v how_o much_o he_o indulge_v himself_o all_o along_o in_o his_o belove_a periphrasis_n we_o have_v manasseh_n have_v in_o thou_o all_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v bless_v the_o meaning_n of_o which_o place_n according_a to_o our_o author_n be_v this_o whenever_o thy_o name_n or_o example_n be_v cite_v most_o of_o the_o eastern_a nation_n shall_v use_v the_o follow_a form_n of_o benediction_n may_v god_n bless_v thou_o as_o he_o bless_a abraham_n thus_o gen._n 48.20_o in_o thou_o shall_v israel_n bless_v say_v god_n make_v thou_o as_o ephraim_n and_o as_o manasseh_n show_v chap._n 12.3_o what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o in_o aliquo_fw-la bene_fw-la dicere_fw-la and_o our_o exposition_n seem_v to_o be_v well_o ground_v because_o it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o genius_n of_o the_o hebrew_n 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by_o no_o mean_n to_o be_v reject_v so_o he_o omit_v another_o of_o no_o less_o importance_n which_o be_v bring_v from_o the_o scarcity_n of_o creature_n in_o the_o beginning_n there_o be_v but_o small_a number_n of_o ox_n sheep_n and_o goat_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v scarce_o credible_a that_o the_o munificent_a lord_n of_o the_o universe_n will_v have_v they_o lessen_v mere_o for_o his_o own_o honour_n since_o it_o will_v be_v so_o prejudicial_a to_o mankind_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n triptolemeus_n enact_v a_o law_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o no_o animal_n shall_v be_v hurt_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o worship_v the_o god_n with_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n long_o after_o he_o draco_n command_v the_o same_o for_o which_o consult_v porphyrius_n de_fw-fr abstinentia_fw-la l._n 4._o varro_n de_fw-fr r._n r._n l._n 2._o c._n 4._o speak_v of_o the_o ox_n hic_fw-la socius_fw-la hominum_fw-la in_o rustico_fw-la opere_fw-la &_o cereres_fw-mi minister_n ab_fw-la hoc_fw-la antiqui_fw-la manus_fw-la ita_fw-la abstineri_fw-la voluerunt_fw-la ut_fw-la capite_fw-la sanxerint_fw-la siquis_fw-la occidisset_fw-la quâ_fw-la in_o re_fw-la testis_fw-la attice_fw-la testis_fw-la attice_fw-la testis_fw-la peloponneses_n to_o come_v now_o to_o abel_n oblation_n since_o the_o hebrew_n hhalab_n signify_v milk_n as_o well_o as_o fat_a i_o shall_v choose_v to_o render_v it_o by_o the_o former_a and_o believe_v that_o by_o a_o common_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o the_o hebrew_n abel_n bring_v of_o the_o firstling_n of_o his_o flock_n and_o of_o the_o milk_n thereof_o be_v put_v instead_o of_o abel_n bring_v of_o the_o milk_n of_o the_o firstling_n of_o his_o flock_n it_o be_v credible_a that_o god_n will_v have_v they_o signify_v by_o this_o rite_n that_o the_o increase_n of_o all_o creature_n be_v owe_v to_o he_o and_o perhaps_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n the_o egyptian_n offer_v milk_n to_o their_o deity_n see_v diod._n bibl._n lib._n 1._o a_o fugitive_n and_o a_o vagabond_n shall_v thou_o be_v ch_n 4.12_o it_o may_v not_o be_v amiss_o here_o to_o observe_v that_o among_o the_o grecian_n and_o other_o people_n in_o the_o early_a time_n of_o antiquity_n murder_n be_v punish_v with_o banishment_n thus_o medon_n the_o brother_n of_o ajax_n be_v banish_v to_o phylace_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d far_o from_o his_o native_a country_n have_v kill_v a_o man_n several_n example_n of_o this_o nature_n feithius_n have_v collect_v in_o his_o antiqu._n homer_n l._n 2._o cap._n 8._o and_o as_o the_o learned_a spelman_n have_v observe_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o saxon_n it_o be_v not_o punish_v with_o death_n here_o in_o england_n shem_o ham_n and_o japhet_n c._n 5.32_o though_o we_o read_v that_o noah_n beget_v these_o three_o son_n after_o he_o be_v five_o hundred_o year_n old_a yet_o it_o be_v not_o mention_v which_o of_o they_o be_v the_o elder_a however_o we_o may_v gather_v that_o the_o right_n of_o primogeniture_n belong_v 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his_o pass_n against_o the_o eruption_n of_o the_o syrian_n and_o arabian_n fortify_v it_o with_o a_o wall_n fifteen_o hundred_o furlong_n in_o length_n which_o reach_v from_o pelusium_n to_o heliopolis_n diod._n lib._n 1._o p._n 52._o and_o upon_o the_o same_o account_n perhaps_o it_o be_v that_o nero_n the_o son_n of_o psammetichus_n king_n of_o egypt_n draw_v a_o trench_n from_o the_o pelusiac_a arm_n of_o the_o nile_n to_o the_o gulf_n of_o arabia_n and_o endeavour_v to_o join_v the_o mediterranean_a to_o the_o southern_a sea_n they_o know_v not_o that_o joseph_n understand_v they_o for_o he_o speak_v unto_o they_o by_o a_o interpreter_n ch_z 42.23_o although_o the_o egyptian_a and_o hebrew_a language_n near_o resemble_v one_o another_o yet_o there_o may_v be_v that_o difference_n between_o they_o as_o the_o canaanite_n and_o the_o egyptian_n can_v not_o understand_v one_o another_o in_o ordinary_a discourse_n thus_o we_o see_v the_o french_a dont_fw-fr understand_v the_o italian_n or_o spaniard_n although_o these_o three_o language_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o latin_a and_o thus_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o king_n the_o jew_n do_v not_o common_o understand_v the_o chaldean_a tongue_n as_o appear_v from_o 2_o king_n ch_z 18._o v._n 26._o now_o it_o be_v evident_a from_o this_o place_n that_o jacob_n son_n speak_v in_o the_o canaanitish_a language_n unless_o we_o will_v rather_o suppose_v they_o to_o speak_v chaldee_n and_o not_o a_o tongue_n which_o be_v only_o peculiar_a to_o one_o family_n as_o the_o rabbin_n pretend_v for_o then_o how_o have_v it_o be_v possible_a to_o have_v procure_v a_o interpreter_n unless_o we_o suppose_v that_o one_o of_o jacob_n servant_n have_v run_v away_o from_o his_o master_n and_o flee_v into_o egypt_n of_o which_o we_o do_v find_v the_o least_o mention_n they_o sit_v before_o he_o the_o first-born_a according_a to_o his_o birthright_n and_o the_o young_a according_a to_o his_o youth_n and_o he_o take_v and_o send_v mess_n unto_o they_o but_o benjamin_n be_v mess_n be_v five_o time_n so_o much_o as_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n ch_z 43._o v._n 33._o though_o we_o have_v no_o account_n in_o any_o profane_a author_n of_o the_o custom_n use_v by_o the_o ancient_n at_o their_o feast_n which_o equal_a this_o in_o antiquity_n yet_o it_o may_v receive_v some_o illustration_n from_o what_o we_o find_v in_o homer_n in_o the_o first_o place_n homer_n hero_n do_v not_o sit_v down_o promiscuous_o as_o we_o do_v about_o our_o round_a table_n but_o every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o quality_n or_o the_o respect_n which_o the_o master_n of_o the_o feast_n be_v mind_v to_o show_v he_o thus_o hector_n upbraid_v diomedes_n when_o he_o run_v away_o that_o the_o grecian_n honour_v he_o with_o a_o seat_n and_o flesh_n and_o full_a cup_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o eustathius_n have_v remark_v upon_o this_o place_n that_o be_v the_o chief_a seat_n at_o table_n second_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o in_o the_o heroical_a time_n they_o use_v long_a table_n or_o perpetuae_fw-la mensae_fw-la as_o virgil_n call_v they_o so_o that_o the_o most_o honourable_a seat_n be_v consequent_o at_o the_o upper_a end_n where_o we_o may_v suppose_v reuben_n sit_v and_o his_o other_o brethren_n below_o he_o according_a to_o their_o age._n three_o as_o here_o in_o moses_n so_o we_o find_v in_o homer_n that_o each_o of_o the_o guest_n have_v his_o equal_a dividend_n of_o meat_n unless_o a_o great_a portion_n be_v bestow_v upon_o any_o one_o of_o they_o to_o show_v he_o more_o honour_n for_o this_o reason_n as_o athenaeus_n inform_v we_o l._n 11._o homer_n call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o equal_a feast_n in_o short_a as_o it_o appear_v from_o the_o abovementioned_a place_n in_o homer_n where_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o diomedes_n that_o he_o have_v a_o large_a share_n of_o victual_n allow_v he_o upon_o the_o score_n of_o his_o valour_n so_o joseph_n order_v benjamin_n to_o be_v treat_v after_o this_o manner_n honoris_fw-la causâ_fw-la the_o cup_n whereby_o my_o lord_n divine_v chap._n 44.5_o the_o sacred_a volume_n no_o where_n take_v notice_n of_o any_o divination_n perform_v by_o a_o cup_n and_o what_o several_a learned_a man_n have_v tell_v we_o of_o the_o effusion_n of_o wine_n in_o the_o jewish_a sacrifice_n out_o of_o a_o cup_n be_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n since_o it_o do_v not_o at_o all_o appear_v that_o they_o gather_v any_o augury_n that_o way_n the_o ancient_a grecian_n indeed_o make_v a_o judgement_n of_o future_a event_n by_o the_o noise_n of_o the_o wine_n pour_v out_o in_o honour_n of_o the_o divinity_n and_o before_o their_o libation_n pray_v to_o the_o god_n to_o send_v they_o some_o auspicious_a sign_n sometime_o too_o they_o throw_v this_o wine_n into_o the_o fire_n and_o the_o great_a the_o flame_n be_v so_o much_o the_o better_a be_v the_o omen_n we_o find_v in_o 2_o 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