GENESIS XXXIX. lofeph cold. 139 8 Vcrf. i S. frgnet] or feale : the Greeke tratiflateth it ring on the finger. Men did weare fuck for ho- nour : Luk. i 5.2 2. Ier. z 2.24. br ecekt] or, ri- band, or bandkerchiefe. 21 Verf.2I .ber place] that is, theplace where floe war. So,the prayer gthie place; that is, made in the place, 2 Chron.6.4o. the whore] the word here ufed, in Hebrew Kedefah,commeth from Radar, which commonly fignifieth ho1ineff : and the man thus proftitote unto filthineffe,is called Kades,umually Englifhed a Sodomite I King. t 4.24. This name is thought co be given (by a contrary meaning,)to commonwhores,who are moll t¿sbaly,and track 1. But it may bee fuch abomination was eotit:uitted amongthe Canaanites, under a pretext of religi- on he holines. For in the apoftafie of Ifrael,houi'es of fuch uncleane perfons,were in the houfi of the Lord, z King.23.7.and they facrificed with filch mhsres, Hof4.14. An expreffe law was given to Iirael, that there fhould be no filch Sodomite, or Sadomiteffè among them, us* their hire brought into Gods houle, for any vow, Deut.23. i 7,i 8. become in contempt] or to be contempt : be laughed to fcorne, for being thus deceived by a whore. A- mong the heathens this fin was infamous. 24 Verf..24.be burnt] by Gods law after given, to defile a betrothed woman (which here was Tha- mars cafe with Selah,)was death,by ltoningthem Deu 22.23,24.and a Priers daughter if fhe plaid the harlot, was to burnt with fire, Levit.z1.9. There lawes it feemeth were executed before,and after even among the heathens:fo theKing of Ba -' bylon rofl edtwo Jewes in the fire for committing adulterie,Ier.29.22.23.Here Iudas in judging an- other, condemnedhimfelfe, Rom.2,r. fo David in like cafe, z Sa ut. i 2.5.7. 26 Verf.z6. now ber] that is, lye with her: fee Gen. 4. e.By this free confetliod (according to Iudahs name, which fignifieth a.Confèf r) and abftaining from further evill with her; appeareth the true repentance of the Patriarch. And though he was now (in all likelihood) not above thirty years 0f age: yet findwe no mention ofany children that ever he had more, but there two of Thamar, and Selah his fon before:front weh three ottely,the fa- milies of Iudah are reckned,Gen.46.r 2.Nunt.26. 19.22.xChr.2g,4.Either be maried not after this time,or God blefled him.not with any more feed. 2 $ Verfz8.gave out] that is,put forth : the Greeke tranflateth , the one brought forth the hand. This fheweth the birth to be moll hard and dangerous, not according to the courte of nature. God fo chaftening the fin of Thamar with her father.See the like alto in Iskobebirth, Gen.25.26. it come out]theGreeketranflateth, fueUcometist: as comforting the woman in- the extremity of her travell. 29 Verl29. Haft thou broke /tsth] or haft thou made- a-breach ? upon thee] that is,the breach is thine, thou haft msde it, and fhalt cary the name of it upon thee. The Greek tranflateth ;JPliy it the paiti- tien dhid.odfor shoe? The Chaldec, Howgreat ftrebgth bark beau in thee, that than migbtß prevai/e ? This ftrange and petitions child - birth, may be com- b pared with that of Ial# and Efau, Gen.25.22.-- 26. who Drove for the fir( birthright in the wontbe,as thefe alto did at the birt h. Pbarez] Hebrew Perot o, t hat is, by interpretation Breach, fo named upon this fait of his, at the birth, Hee violently tunke the dignitie of the birth-right froth his brother,is let before him in the genealo gib, Numb. z6.20. 1 Chron.2.4,5. and became father of Chrift, after the firth, Matth.i.3. Zaràh] Hebrew Reraeh, which fignifieth Rifen,or fprungup : (as the Sun is fail to rife :) becaufe he lhould hrlt have rifen, that is, have beau borne, but for the breach which his brother made. The Hebrew Doliors fay; that Zarah had hie nameoftbc Sun , and Pharez had hie name of the Nome, whidt fometíme it broken ( as In preces ) finetime.r iJ full. And that in Pbarez, the firengtb of D.rvido pouf was portended : and therefore from him Inoceedetbthe king_ tlomeof the houfi of David, . R: Menachem, onGen.38. In the birth of there two brethren the eftate of the two Churches of Icwes and Gentiles, may as in a figure, be confidered : The Iew, as the elder, drawing backe the hand through unbdeife,Rom. 10.3.21. The Gentiles as by violence getting the heavenly birth-right, Math.ia.i2.Luk.i5.t.1.:- 32. Aft t 3.46: 48. and when the Gentiles are fully borne, then (hall theiewes (that had the ligne of the fire bhthright on their hand) come forth againe.Rom. i l. i r. -z 5,2 6. tti,t1i214i* itietk4 CHAP. XXXIX. ;, Iofcph being fldinto E:ypt, it thereadv.tncedin Potipbarohotel. 5, 7beLord bleffèththe hsnf:few .to- foplrr fake. y, His MifirO tempieth him to lye wish her; but he tefafeth and fbtïnneth her. 15, Sbee eom- plaineth ofio eeph to the men of bir (wife : e-7, and fafll) moufeth him to ber husband. 19, who in anger eafeth bim intoprifon. 33, bat God is wits him there. ANd Iofeph, was brought-do u ne to E- gypt:and Poriphar ari Eunuch of Pha- raoh, the Profioff MarfhaIl, an Egyp- tian man,bought him; of the hand of the If- maeliteh,which had brought him down thi- ther. And Jehovah was with - Jofeph, and he was a p rofperous man : and he was , in the boufe of his Lord the Egyptian. And his lord law, that Jehovah liar with him ; arid all that he did, Jehovah made -it pròfpenin his hand. And Jofeph found grace , in his eyes , and miniff red to him : and he made him over-feer,over his houfe,and all that he had , bee gave into his hand. And it ryas, from the timé that bee had Made him over- leer, in his houfe , and over all that he had ; that Jehovah bleffed the houfeof the Eeyp. tian,for Jofephs fake ; and the blefling of Je- hovair,was upon :ill tliat he lìad, in the houle, and in the field. And he left all dirt he had, 6 2 s in
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