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Show LhefirftBookeofthefirs part -.: vefxé, nw fe af a . 4 Cuar.3.§ 4th aedWieatin hon cannot. bee Nilus, buta Riuer which watereth Cufh, and not Athiopia. But thig place of Scriptures Habitanit Ymael, exe. hath' this fenfé Ifmael dwelt from Hauilah, which is the way of Aflyria, or the Countrey bordering Affyria ; andSur, Priefhof Madian,g#e-Indeede,theftfoure nations; ateveucry where! wmaxt in thé Seriptures,becaufe they dwell contufedly togethen(toiwit)che Madianistsshe Ifmaclitessthe Amalekites,and the Chnfites,which werealliin-one general wordyArabians,and inthe of there were twelue Princes) whom God had promifed tomake a great people, in- Scriptures fometimies called by one of thefé names, and fometimes hy; another; ‘asin habited all thofe Regions betweene the bordet of Egypt and Aifyria. Andthat they 7.3 6rit is written; thatthe Madianites fold Yefeph to Rutipbar, PhatagsiSteward: "The 10 Geneuians,in'a marginallnote (toauoidthis confounding of the: Nétions fayjthat ao fes wrote according to their.opinion,who tookethe Madianices and-Linaeltes to be-all one, But A4o/es wrotenotafter.any mans 'opinion;he wroré the truth,dndithefeiwere'all Arabians: & fo in this very place itappeareth by theimeérchandife,which they brought which lyeth toward Egypt,whichis as muchto fay, as, The iffes of Ymael ( where- lites, and Arabians. Forit ts written, that after Afe ( ftrengthened by God) had de- cated this world ofan Armie,he infollowinghis vidtorie tooke fome of the Cities of King Zearab round about, as Gerar. Now that Gérar is a Citie of thé Aithiopians, it cannotbe {ufpeted: for thefe bee the wordes of the Scripture difprouing ic: 4ed GCingoutt., ABRAHAM departed thence toward the South Conntrey,and dwelt betweese Cadelhand 16. 19- 53 of the Hyftorie of theWorld, Arabia Petrea,, bordering the Red Sea;for itis writtetfin the fecohd)\of Exodws, that beyond Egypt; forthat had beene aftrange progreffe for fucha multitude, as ten hundred thoufand, hauing fo gightiea King as the King of Egypt, betweene Pa. eftina and Athiopia, Butthele were-the Chufites; Amalckites, Madianites, Ifmae- Genaé.x. Cua r.3.Gu1d. Paar leervelaridee eAoyptum introcnntibus Affyrios, Yaael dr elt fi orm Hauilah wuto Surs ‘that a, tomaras Egypt, 48 thou gocst toward Affyria. The fame fufficeth to proue that Ge- were( according tothe Word of God)foincreafed and multiplyed, it well appeared, achresxgig. When Zearah the Chufite,which otherscall 7:harantha; brought an Armie often bun- 14 dred thoufand againft 4fa King of Inda. Which Armiecamenotoutof Aithiopia Exed.17,8. if Sur, andfoiowrmed in Gerat: NowSutisthat part, vpon which Azo/és and the Ifraelites 4 firft fet their feete afterthey paffed the Red Sea,wherethe Amalekites in Rephidim {et on them, fuppofing that they had beene wearie, and vnable to refift. Againe, in the ftorie of Iaac itis written : wherefore Is a A cweattoABIMELEC H, aud the Phi- liftims vato Gerar: atid lam fure Abimelech and the Philiftims were no Athiopians. Andlaftly, ofés himfelfe, where hee defcribeth the bounds of Canaan, hath thefe words : 7 ben the borderof the Canaanites was from Sydon,as thon comme/? to Gerat: fot Sydon was thefrontier of Canaan towards the North, and Gerar by Gazah towards the South. But indeed,howfoeuer Pereriws doth with an honeft excufe falue his tranflation of Chusfor Aithiopia, yet itappeareth plainely, thatthe Sepmagint and Lofeplous didaltogether mifunderftandthis place.Andfirft,for Homers Eaft andWeft AEthiopia, » they are both found elfewhere: For Plinieinhis fift Booke and eighth Ch: pter, ci teth Homerfor an Authone of theft two Akthiopia's. But the Eaft Atthiopia is thai which compaffeth Nilusito the South of Egyptjand. is the South border thereof ; nowa part of the Empire of theAby fines, vnderPerfler John; Andthe Wett Ethiopia is that,which ioyneth it felfe with the Riner- Nik tywhich wecall Senega & Gambra: forthereabouts are thefe Athiopianscalle rater é d Perorfi,, Da Daratites,with diuers other names, which Plizie numbreth. Butall th efe arein Affrica, and beyondthe Defarts thereof, faith Plinie out of Hower, Agrippa, and. Iuba; which Regions ind ( ; gis meane thatof: Niger,andthat of Prefler Johz, and the Trog! f gloaytes pia * or ta for Cufhand Wett. Butas Sufh ar the Regionofthe gion of theIfinaelites. I{mae A fe &c.>. ) lye due Ez theythey are areeextende lyy North North from from that Athiopia, whichis whichis bey: amas Egypt. NCS, Cctheyare extended d tha #thiopia, bey ond Now, thar Lofephus ws ceeding grofie herein, it appearcth bythat Adi as fhall bee thewed ‘more at 1; in theChapter ofthe a i Plantation. u = mn Againe, Worlds Againe. that that Gchon Gc wis improperly Imbre j +ei Nilus, er eR was tranflated Pereria contelleth,and layeth itratherto the corruption « Grecke Copie,than CKO fal othawife 1k VY 2104 ; And whereasthe S ‘ptuagint haue cofuerted t piace of: the Prophet Hieremte; ot to ariak e the water of Nilus 3 Onia tibi vis te wia Egypti,ut bibas aquam : Gebon?to this laith Pereriws, profecls Heby bi non $0 off vex Geben, fed Sicher, que fiox ical wigrum cy turvidum'. Truely Cith P ora: YAaith Pereriusjibe wore : tod c , ~ schoni thieplace,is not found in the Hebre w,but Sic hor, which fignifieth blacke and tronblea iment, that Chus w >and Prieft ofMad sai Mets Se {a7 as with Gen.37.0:25 27h 28.that Lofeph was foldtothe Ifmaelites ; and inthe fame Chapter; with them,whenthey bought Jofeph : for theit-Caniels were: loden: with, Spicery,and Genz 72% Balme,and Myrrhe,which are the trades of Arabiafelix: from) whence-chiefly,. and. fromthe Eat India,all the World is. ferued with Myrrheahd Frankincenfe sandtheir {pices they receitted from the att fide ofthe-Arabian Gulfeyasaforelaid.Andinthez9 Chap. itis faid: That Putiphar bought loféph ofithe limaclites;whichthe-Ghaldxan Pz- Verfxi raphrast in the ame place calleth Arabians, INow; tomake this the more mariifeft, itis 20 written in the fixt of dadges, That whet Ifvael had {owne,then'camevp the Madianitesjenr5. and the Amalekites,andthey ofthe Eaft,and came vpon thein |: they ofthe Eaft,: were 7 Arabians ofthe Defart;fo as where befotedn the buying ofuo/eph; the Madianites and the Ifimaelites wereiconfufed, herethe Madianites & Amalekites arémadeone natidn: For in theprofecution of the Story of Gedeon,the Madiahires;only are named, a8 comivicap.7: prehending both Nations and in the eight Chapter;v.1iq-thefe Nations arealhcalléd Ifmaelites,andneither Madianites nor Amalckites.As when Gedconidefiredythat enery man wouldgiue him the golden eare-rings,, which they: had taken'aftorthe vitory! a gaint Zebab and Zalmunna, Kings of Arabia, amounting ta:t700; fhickles of gold, itis.wsitten : For.thes bad golden eare-rings because they were Ifmaclites, And thefe Ifma: C.8.V.248 30 clites, were agreat andvaliant Nation, and ever.in.action of Watre.. Manns cius contra y omnes,.Cr manus omnigm contra én, Hts hanacfaith Godofls Ma tL bik be againft sarees mwen aud cucry mans handagainft him. Of thefe I fmaelites \came the Mibonetan Arabiz austhoughfome Waiters thinke Adabomet to beofthe Schexite., Andithefe Ifmaelites; whi¢h-iahabite chiefly-in Cedar,andthe Defarts of Suratid Pharan (faith /o/ephas,) vfe poyfon ypon their Arsowes,as the Indians doe.' Towards the South-eaft! aretha! Mix dianitessand,Chufites':and beyond them, towards the Defarts of Afabiaythe Ammald: kites ,and allareone Nation,and.all Arabians. Lafthy,theill rranflation ‘of Athiopia for Chps}) is' among other ‘places, male! moft apparant,inthefecond ofChremicfes,in shele words: Sethe Lordflirrdd up agatnyt bed s ebresxéi 4° H OR,A M,the /pirit of the Philiftines,smd the Arabians, which confine the ithiopians; {6 Hier om reades tt:the Geneua tranflation hath it,whith were befides the Aithiopians:Now that looketh in a Map mayiudge, Forthe Philiftinesaid Arabians doe mixeand ioyne with the Land af the:Chufites, andare diftantiftom Aithiopia about two and thirtie. or three and'thirtic degrees,and therfore northelr next neighbours, bur ll Egypt , and the Defarts of Sur and Pharan,are betweenethems So asthis place of the fecond of chrpwis cles {hould hauebeene.tranflated inithefe words: Sethe Lexd: flirred'vp azainft Ichovaws} the fpirits. of the Philiftins, ana the Arabiansj whith confine and Lorder vporasthe Chofires 0 indeed aretheir next neighbours." Volafupereit-dubstatio quin Athiopiain Sacris * Stench Fuca 50 Miteris fit Arabia propingua; Therexcmaineth nodowbs (faith Stewchius) but Athiopia sa LHOAR ONG Be the Scripturesis taken for that Countrey,whithigmeth to Arabia. may.wethinke,is it. pr le,or potiible,that o/s could beiignorantof Ni- knewit, no lining man{o.wellsand therefore wouldneuer have named Ger : r Nil s.0r. Nilus.for Gehon.Surely,if A4ofes had micant Nilus; whemhee named 1e would hauecalled the Riner(i ch he was caft vpon Keeds,andprefet- { tracabaee le/epoM inall note. Nowit &. my Vvhichis that part OF 4al Verfrg. howfar itis offbetweenethe.P hiliftines,8 the Negro's.orthe Athiopians; euery man ich hee hath of Mofés when hee wie Parae,in Wis si pdut a tsae De Bhi ierued is ee the catademn co warres againftthe Athio for in that (toon make Chus Madi. bymiracle ieee ha Thiopia1) ) hee hee tran(porteth' fe tay trantporteth Madian i os. ouer the Red Sea.and bevond all E > and Carrark t is . f and fertet hit in Aithiopia, aces 3 . ean Ana what bail thou nowto doe inthe way of Moses fedfromPuarsodete the Land of Madian, uhdfite domne by aWelly Gre dnd a- gaine in the thirdiof ExodusshenMoses: kept. the fbeepe oflexate or binifather 3x lam, Verfate 712 (ae ion ih VOrking compaHon in sheer of PharaoJa Riner of Egypt, -whéye- & bred. &wrought fo many miracles, Befides, che Rimer Of N ilus is of. ¢Scriptures,but neugs by - name of Gebon.And if Adofes had roldithe Uraclites; -3 Exod, a |