lolephs GENES 1 s L. 171 Jofèph law, unto Ephraim ; fonnes, of the third generation : allo the fonnes of Macbir, fonne of Manaffes ; were borne, upon Jo- 4 Cephs knees. And Jofeph faid, unto his bre- thren ; I die : and God , vifiting will vifit you , and will make you go: -up out 'of this land, unto the land which he fware to Abra- 2 5 ham, to Ifaak, and to Jakob. And Jofeph, made the tons of Ifrael fweare,faying; God vifiting will vifit you ; and ye (hall carieup 26 my bones; from hence. And Jofeph died, an hundred and ten yeares old : and they imbalmed him, and he was put in an Arke, in Egypt. Annotations. Hyftciant] in Greeke , imbalmert. imbalme] which was with Myrrh, Aloes,and other] Picts, that the dead bodies might not kink or putrifie, Joh.19.39, 40. fo laying them, as in a bed of fweet odours, 2 Chron. 16.14. and this with the folemnities of his buriall , was to do Ialieb honor at his death, as 2 Chron. 32.33. and tokeepe his body fweet, for buriall in Canaan: betides fur- ther myfterie of the refurre&ion with incorrup- lion in Chritt, who was allo imbalmed himfelfe, Mark. 14.8. Joh.s 2.7: and 19.40. Of the Egyp- tian manner of imbalming and burying, in ages following, it is Paid by Flikoriographers, that they took out she bowels of the dead, cleanfed them, and wa flied them with mins ofDates , and after that againe with odours: then filed they, the bowels with pure Myrrh beaten, and Caffia, and other odours (except frenk neenfe,) and fowed them up. After obi,, they fea- fond the corps bidden in Nitre, feventie dyes , not longer. After féventie dales , they wafhed the corps, and wrapt it in fine litasen cloth gummed; which Gamme the Egyp- tians often afed in Readof Glens, &c. T he Notre coupe- meth the flgfb,' and leavethonefy the skin and bones ofthe dead per fin. Herodot. in Euterpe. 5 Verf.5. Idiel or 1, am dying: fee Gen. 47, 29,30, 31. digged]'or bought: as the word fometime fi nifieth,Deut:2.6. 7 Verf74/16e fervants] that is, a great multitude of them, foMatth.3. 5.4 Iudea: that is, very many from all parts. Elders] or, Senators ; that is,Governours, off cers, Counfellors, as Ezek.7.26. joy - ned therefore with Princes, Pfa1.1 05.22. 9 Verf. 9. very great] Hebrew, vehemently heavie, or weightie; which the Greeke tranilateth, a great campe, (orcompanie.) So a ;Nightie people, 1 King.3. 9. is by the Hebrew Text ellèwhere expounded, agreat people, 2 Chron.I.1 o. o Verf., o.Atad] by interpretation, a bramble, Pía. 58. Io. It feemeth this floore was befet with brambles, and thereof had the name. beyond] in the infide of Iordan ; for Map when he wrote thefe things , was on the ontlide, in the wilder - nelfe; Deut. I. 1. and 3. 25. fevendaies] fo long they were by the law of God , uncleane by the dead, whofoever touched the fante,Numb.I9. t I. fo long alto the Jewes cullome after was to mourne as Maimony fheweth in Mitn. Tom. 4. treat. of Mourning, chap. r. and Ben Syrach faith, Seven dales doe men mourn for him that it dead Ec- clef. 22. 12. There was allo a letter degree of mourning, which dared thirtie claies , that the Hebrew Doors gathered from Deut. 21. 13. She (hall bewaile her father and her mother, a month of daies: thofe thirtie dales, they might not trim the haire of their head or beard ; nor weare white new garments, nor marrie : and the like : Maimony ibidem, chap. 6. Verf. I I. inhabitants] Hebrew, inhabitant : and Canaanite. See Gen. ; o. 16. heavie] in Greeke, great, as before in nerf. 9. was called] Hebrew, be (that is, every one) called : fee the notes on Gen. r 6.14. The mourning] Hebr. Abel Mizraim. Verf 15. pervadveature] or, it may be. The guil- tie confcience caufeth feare, Leviticus 26.36. rewarded him] that is, done of our owne accord unto him. Verf. 16. commanded] that is, fast force on their meffage to Iofeph: and after, went themfelves, verle 18. The word command, is effeaually to procure a thing to be done : as God commandeth his blelings and mercies, by effe &ua11 fending them; Pfal. 42. 9. &Levit.25.2I. Deut. 28. 8. where the Greeke tranflateth , fend. Here, the Greeke expoundeth it, they came unto Jofeph, and fail. Verf. 17. oftbe God] by this fpeech,they feeme, both to infinuate their repentance , and faith to obtaine ntercieat Gods hand; and ufe a reafon to obtaine the like at lofeph:. For if we forgive men their trefpaffes,our heavenly father will allo for- give us, dtherwife not, Mat.6.12,14,15. Where- fore it is Paid , Forgive one another, even so Gad for Cbriiis fake, forgaveyou, Ephef. 4. 32. But the He- brew Dobtors obferve a difference between dammage to our neighbour in his goods , and hurts, or injurie to his perfott, (which here was Iofepbs carafe.) They fay ; Hee that dub hie neigh= bour dammage in bit goods , whe4 bee bath paid that which bee ought to pay ; atonement ismade for him. But hee that burteth hu neighbour , although hee gaze unto him (for fatisfa&ion) the five things. (Namely, 1; dammage it felfe., as when eye mule be given for eye, tooth for tooth; a, for the fmart; 3; forhis healing; 4, for his rotting from his labour; 5, for his fhame or difhonour ; of which, fee the notes on Exod. 21. 19.) yet atonement is not made for him; yea though bee fhouldfacrifice (to God) all the Rams of Nebaioth , (Efvy 6o. 7.) yet atonement it not made fir him, nor his inicpuitie forgiven; until he requefl it of him that wat hurt , and bee doe forgive him. Mai- mom, in Mifneb, Tom. 4. treat. of Hurt and dam- mace, chap. 5. left. 9. Verf 21. unto their heart] that is, frisndly, camfor- tably, and which pleafed them: as, that which carne into Solomons heart, 2 Chron. 7. I I. js ex- pounded,thatwhich he was pleafedto do, King. 9. I. See alto the notes on Gen. 74.3. Here Ic- fph ÍI 15 16 17 tif
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