Genesis — Chapter 26
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Verse 5
These were not the same ceremonies and lawes which were afterwards prescribed by God, and deliuered by Moyses, but other obseruances by which Abraham and other holie Patriarchs before him, serued God with certaine external worship, differing from the rites of the Gentiles, especially from Enos time (Gen. 4.) and so forward.
Verse 12
For this increase of wealth the King and people at first enuied Isaac, but afterwards perceiuing that God Almightie, whom he serued, so blessed him, the rest of the land remaining barren, they sought to make league with him (v. 28.) Euen so the Kings and nations of the world, first enuying and persecuting Christs Church, at length seeing it stil prosperous, became with al humilitie children of the same Church, and seruants of Christ, being ouercome not by force of armes but by patience, & peaceable endeuaours of those whom they most hated. Wherof excellently faith S. Leo (Ser. 1. in Natali Apost.) Although Rome renowmed by manie victories, dilated her Empyre by land and by sea, yet was it lesse that martial trauel subdued, then that which Christian peace hath obtained. The Bishops of Rome hauing larger Iurisdiction spiritual, then euer the Roman Caesars had temporal Dominion.