Exodus — Chapter 6

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of fourc letters , which the Lewes fay is ineffable. Yet fure itis that Moy fes heard it pronounced , and afterwards writ it as he did the reftin Hebrew letters ( which are al confonants ) without vowcls. But the Rabbins that long after put points or vowels to al other words , put none tothis Foralthenread «Adonai inplace therof, And fo the Latin, and al vulgar Catholike verfions , keep the fame word vntranflated. The Septuagint in Greeke tranflae KYP1O , which in Latin is Dominus, in English Lord. So alfo a) ancient Fathers , and ¢ which is moft of al) our Sauiour , and his Apoftles , al- Jeadging fentences of the old Teftament , where this name is contained , ftil ex- preife itby words that fignifie Lord. Only certainc late writers hane framed anew word, by putting the puints of Adonai , to the proper letters of this vnknowen name.,whichare , lod, He, as. He, and to found it lehoweh : which was fcarfe heard of before.an hundred yeares. As Bilhop Genebrard , Cardinal Bellarmin, and F, Pererius proue , for that neither ancient Fathers , writing whole Treatifes: de Diuinis nominibus , nor the elder Rabbins, nor later moft learned Hebricians , as ‘RabbiMoyfes , Aben Ezram, Lira, Paulus Burgenfis, and ethers’, neucr mention Iehewah among ft the Names or titles of God, CHAP, VII Moyfes being conftitured as God af Pharao , and Aaron as the Prophet of Moyfes they declare Gods commandment to Pharao; 10. turne the red inte a ferpent;

of God ; who is truth it-lelfe , and can ner giue teftimonie to vneruth , and therfore they certainly proue that to be truc , for which they are done. Other flrange things done by enchanrers , falfe Prophets, and diuels, are not indced true miracles; but cither fleights, by quicknes and nim- blenes of hand , called legier-demain , conueying one thing away and bringing another;or falfe reprefentations deceining the fenfes and imaginations ef men,by - making things fceme to be that they are nor; or els are wrought by applying na- tural caufes knowen to fome , efpecially to diuels ; who alfo by their natural force can doe great things , when God permitteth them, And fo by enchaninents and cevtaine fecrecies , thefe forcerers either conucyed away the rods and water,and brought dragons and bloud in their place , and more frogs from other places, or els by the diuels ving natural agents turned rods into ferpents , water into bloud , and other matter into frogs : al which mightbe done naturally in longer time , and by the diuel iu (hort time, But manic tnirgs are wholy above the di- uels power: as to deltroy the world: to change the general order th:rof : to create of nothing : to raife the dead to life: to giue fight to the borne blind ;and the like , which are only in Gods power. In things alfo diuels naturally can doe , they are much reftrayned by Gods goodnes , left they frould deceiue or hurt mankind at their pleafure, So thefe Enchanters fayled in the fourth attempt, not able to make more fciniphes , nor anie more fuch prodigies ; and were only permitted to produce fuch ferpents as were dcuoured by Aarons ferpent; and to change water into bloud ; and to increafe the number of f regs, for the greater plague, and no profite of the AEgyptians, Neither could they remoue anie pla- gue. Nay themfclues were fo plagued with boyles , that for paine, or for fhame, they could not ftand before Moyfes, It is further to bc obferued , that whenfoeuer anic hawe atrempted to worke miracles to prone falfe do&rin , they haue failed , and by Gods pruuidence been confounded, As when Baals falfe Prophets, crying to their falfe Gods from morning til neone,conld not bring fire for their facrifice : and-yet the diuel brought fire to burne Jobs fheep and feruants : God permitting the one, and not the other. God alfo for atime fuffered Simon Magus to make fhew of mira- to Bible, ‘$52, 1§77. 1603, Ser. 39, Mar.16 UV. 20, Hed. a, U. 4e S.eAug, li, 18.¢, IB. cist,

The Maguians doe the Iske by inchantments , and Pharaos bart i maurate, N D our Lord faid to Moyfes ; Behold I haue ap- pointed thee ” the God of Pharao ; and Aaron thy bro- . ther fhal be (4) thy Prophet. 2. Thou fhalt {peake to \ himal things chat 1 command thee : and he thal {peake to. Pharao that he difmiffe the children of Ifrael out of S his land. 3. Bue” 1 wil indurate his hart , and wil multiplie my fignes and wonders in the Land of AEgypt , 4. and he wil not heare you : and I wil put in my hand vpon AEgypt , and wil bring forth my atmie and people the children of Ifrael out Of the: Land of AEgypt , by very great iudgements. 5. And the AEgyptians: fhal know that] am the Lord , which haue ftretched forth my hand’ WY ata U.7.10, Re.15. U. il, 5S. Diew ringfe. S, Hiero, T heodo~ ret, Dan mafcen, vpon Moyfes. EXODVS. 155 vpon £gypt ,and haue brought forth the children of Ifrael out of the middes of them. 6. Therfore Moyfes and Aaron did as our Lord had commanded : fo did they. 7. And Moyfes was eightie yeares old , and Aaron eightic.three, when they fpake to Pharao. ¥. And our Lord faid to Moyfes and Aaron: 9. When Pharao fhal fay vnto you, Shew fignes, thou fhalt fay to Aaron : Take thy rod , and caft it before Pharao, and it fhal be turned into a ferpent, re, Therfore Moyfes and Aaron going in vnto Pharao, did as our Lord had commanded. And Aaron tooke the rod before Pharao and his feruants , the which was turned into a ferpent. 11. And Pharao called'(s) the wife men and the enchanters: and“ they alfo by Agyptian enchantmens and certaine fecrecies did in like manner.12. And euery one did caft forth their rods,the which were. turned into dragons : but Aarons rod deuoured their rods, 13. And Pha- raos hart was indurate , and he heard them not, as our Lord had com- manded.14. And our Lord faid ro Moyfes:Pharaoes hart is aggrauated, ‘he wil not difmiffe the people.1;.Goe to him in the morning, behold he wil goe forth to the waters : and thou fhalt{tand to meet him vpon the banke of the river: and the rod that was turned into a dragon, thou fhalt take in thy hand. 16, And thou fhalt fay to him : The Lord God of the Hebrewes {ent meto thee , faying: Difmiffe my people to facrifice vnto me in the defert: and vntil this prefent (v:) thou wouldeft not heare,