Exodus 9

Exodus 9:6

ALL the] By the 9. 19. and 25 verses, it seemeth that all the Egyptians cattell did not dye: but the meaning is, that the mortality took hold of all kind of cael, and consumed great quantity of them.

Exodus 9:11

Stand] To practice wiles, or to seeke to withstand him with false miracles: So it seemeth that the small knowledge of God which they had obtayned: Exodus 8:19. had wrough no conversion in them.

Exodus 9:14

Send] Or I willer flye, and shoot off like so many arrowes, which shall pierce thee mortally.

Exodus 9:15

For now] Beleeve not that, because thou hast hitherto escaped, that it hath proceeded from want of power in me, or that thou hadst might to strive with me: I have preserved thee my selfe, by not casting that mortality upon thee, which hath spoyled thy cattell.

Exodus 9:16

Raysed thee up] Caused thee to be born into the world, raysed thee up to royall dignity, and upheld thee till now, though I knew thine untamed malice, that by striving with it, and overcomming it, I might manifest my omnipotency to all men, to the comfort of my people, and terrour to the wicked: See Exodus 14:17. Prov, 16. 4. Romans 9:17. 1 Peter 2:8.

Exodus 9:17

Exaltest thou thy self] Like a bank to oppose thy self against the increase, and free departure of my people.

Exodus 9:18

Foundation thereof] Since the first setting up of this kingdome, v. 24.

Exodus 9:19

Send] A warning out of superabundant mercy, to make Pharaoh so much the more condemnable, and to spare such amongst the Egyptians, as had some feare of God in them.

Exodus 9:23

Ran along] Did run along upon the earth; The Italian hath it, Did seize upon.]

Exodus 9:27

I have sinned] I confesse my sin, condemne my selfe, and give God the glory of having commanded me just things, and to have punished mee justly for my rebellion.

Exodus 9:28

Mighty thunderings] The Italian hath it, Thunders of God] That is to say so terrible and extraordinary.

Exodus 9:29

I will spread] This is the ancient gesture in praying, with armes stretched out, and the palmes of of the hands turned upwards.

Exodus 9:32

The Rye] The Italian hath it Spelt] or Formenty] which is the noblest kind of wheat.