GENE SIS XXVII ¡ phrafeth thus, It was faid unto mec by prophefie, that cur fer /hgll,nt come upon thee, but Watts. 15 j Ver(.15. defireablegarments] Hebr.garmentsofde- fare, that is, good, fired, precious : the Greeke tran- flateth it , agodly robe , (or fairefiole) which was a long garment that great men toted to weare, Luke zo. 46. & 15.22. The Prieft after in the Law had holyg.armems, ty ntiniller in, Exo.a8.z,3,4.which the Greeke there a11ò talleth a holy robe or fiole. Whether the firff borne before the law, had fuch to ntinilter in, is not certaine ; but probable, by this example. For had they beene common gar - ments , why didnot Efau himfelfe , or his wives keepe them but being in likelihood holy robes, received from their anceftors ; the mother of the family kept them in tweet chefts,from mot hes and the like ; whereupon it is faid in vert. 27. Ifaak faulted the finehof his garments. Thee might well figure out thofe rober of innocencie and righteoufrseffe, wherewith the Saints are rio- ; thed , Revelat. 7.9,14. it 19.8. & 13:18. The like myfterie an is in the kids skins following : fee Gen. 3.21. 19 Verf.19. fiel borne] This though it were not fo properly (and cannot in that relke& be excufed) yet was it true in myfterie; and fpiritually, as Linz Baptifl was Eliat,Mat.11.14.and we Gentiles, are the Circumcifwn, Phil. 3. 3. Rom.2.28. and the children of promilè are counted for the feed, Rom. 9.8. Gal. 4. 28. zo Verl. 20. brought it to paf] or, made it to meet (oroccuree) in Greeke, delivered it: in Chaldee, prepared it. See 24. 1 2. 22 Verf..22. and the bands] or. bau the bands: the Je- rufalemie Thargum faith,. the feeling ofthedhands. of a field] theGreek addeth, of a full (or plenteoris) field: which with herbs, flowersand fruits,giveth a fragrant finell. Compare Song z. 13. & 4. 12, 13,14. &7. 11,12,13. The Jerufalentie Thar- guns applieth this to be the fine]] of tbeperfirmer, of good f dens, that fhould after be fired in the mount of tbe honfe of the San/loose e. 28 Vert 28. And God give] or mill give,it is both a prayer and a prophelie: the word And noteth the paffion of the mind: for fo it is oftenufed to fig - uthe vehement affeétions,of defire,joy,indiguati- on,or the like. See Gen.47.15 Pf21.2,6.A&. z 3.3. Mark.' o.a6, z Cor.2.2. Sometime it is omitted quite; as a Sam.24.3. and the Lord thy Godadde: for which, in 1 Chron.21.3. is written,tbe Lord adde: leaving out and. dew] which as it is the wanes to stake the field fruitful!, fo can it not be given but by God, Jer. 14.2.2. and the with - holding of it, is a curfe, 2 Sam.0.21. It fpiritually fignificch the do /trine and graces of the Gofpel , and fpirit ofChrilf upon men, Deut.3 2.2.Efay 45.8. it 26. 19. Hof. 14. 6,7. P131.133,3. A like bidding is in Deut.33.13,28. fatneffès] that is, ftmdryforts and plenty of fat things : whereby is meant the belt of every thing, (fee Gen. 4.4. it 49.20. Efay 30.23.)and fpirituall graces,E13y 25.6.The land of Canaan, (the figure of all bleffedneffe) is called therefore the fat land, Neh.9. 25,35. corne and newwine :]which as they are the flay and comfort of mans life , Pfal. r o4. 15. fo they alto lignifie heavenly bleifngs that God fendeth upon his people; Pfal. 65./ o. 14. Zach. 9.17..A like blèf- fing Mnfer uttered, Deut.33. 28. Verf. 29. nations,] the i;rceke tranflateth it, Prinees : the Chaldee, Kinddomer. The Jerufalemie Thargum applieth there peoples, nations, brethren and mothers fusses: to the tons of Efax, of Ifnsel, Keturab and of Laban. As lèrvitude implieth a fpirituall curie, Gen.9.25. fo this foveraigntie is a fpirituall blelfing, Revelations 2. 26, 27. a mailer] or, a fveraigne, a Lord, or governour : na- med of prevailing. Herein was implied a part of the fir(f birthright , 1 Chronicles 5. 2. Plàlm. 89. z8. every one,etre.] Hebrew,thy cnrfers,cur- fed be be, that is, every one oftbern: for a word lingu- l'ar, joyned with a plural!, noteth exaftly all and every one. Compare this with Genefis i2. 3, Numb. 24.9. Verf.3o.andit was] or,it was I fay: the douffl'ing of this, maketh the matter the more remarkable, touching Gods providence herein. going gone:] that is, newt' vsme, or fearfi gone out. Verf.33. trembled] or, was terrified; as theGreek and Chaldeetranflate, was affonifhed: it fignifieth an exceeding feare with trembling, as Exod. 19. i6,18.Gen.42.z8. who where] atremblingpaC. Donate fpeech : or , who ;ben is he ? befhall be] So the gifts of God (which are without. repentance, Rom. i 1.29.) are ftablifhed to Ialgb here, and af- ter more advifedly, in Gen 28. I,-4. Vcrf'.3 5.smtbguile] theChaldee làith,wirh dome : hut the word is ulhally taken in the evil] part,and fo Ifaak feemeth to intend it.The Scrip- ture allo feemeth hereby to blame the indite& ineanes which lakób u:bd: for none lhould doe evil,that good may comc,nonot though through mans lye the truth of God Both more abound, unto his glorie,Rom. 3. 7, 8. Verf. 36. Isitlecaufe] or miderft'and, bath bee 36 done this becsufi ? meaning, fnre".bebath. There- fore the Grecke tranflateth it, Rightly mar his name, called Iakob, and the Chaldee, Fitly: was called:] Hebrew, he called, meaning every one. See Gcfr..16. 14. for bee bath] or, that bee bath fipplanted: where the Hebrew Iaakbeni, frspplantedme, is Efus interpretation of lakobs nan:e,as fignifying a pip- planter, or overthrower with the foot, and lo a deceiver: So Jer.9.4. be tooke] thus Efau layeth the fault on his brother, for taking that which himfelfe prophancly fold, Gen. 25. 33. Heb. 12.16. ray blelfïng] but that followed thefirfi birtbright,which being told, the blef ng was loll alto : as the Apo- file inferreth upon it, that afterward when Efau would have inherited the (doffing, he was reje/ed He- brews i 2. 16, 17. Verf.. 37. appointed] or put; that is, made, es the Greeke tranílatcth it. fnfeained] the Greeke tranflateth, f rengthned. See Pf.tl. 104.15. Verf. 38. and wept] yet found he no place of re- pentance, though he fought it with tearer, Hebt,12. 17. For becaufe when God talleth , men doe re- fute : when they call upon him, lice will not an- fwer, Prov.1.24.28. Verf. 39. I03 29 3° 33 35 37 38
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