Take one instance more.i Moses is borne in the time of Pharaohs bloody decree; that all the male children of the Hebrews should be cast into the river and •• ned. His mother during all her pregnancy, could not but fear a son. She hath him, sees him, and now thinks of his birth and death at once. To consider, that the executioners hand must succeed the Midwives, makes her second throws more gri• vous than her first.k In other mothers, the very sight of a new-borne son, wor•• a forgetfulness of the former anguish in travel. But their remedy is her sor••• that which mitigates their pains, aggravates hers. Still she fearfully looks w••• some fierce Egyptian should come in, to snatch the infant from her bosom, and c••• it into the river. Therefore when she could no longer conceal in her womb, […] hides in her house: afraid, lest every cry of the child should guide the executio•• to his cradle. But now his age and hiding being a quarter old, the fearful pare•• adventure the child's life to save their own.l In a reeden Ark she puts him […] the bulrushes by the rivers brink. Trusting him to the mercy of the waves, w••• beasts, and ravenous fowls, and (which was more merciless than all) an Egyptian passenger. Thus exposed, she sets her daughter to watch her son: the mo••• cannot forbear to love, whom she is forbidden to keep. But how shall the p•••• babe escape; feeble, forlorn, alone sprawling upon the waves? what, but ine••• ble death? Yes, there is a God that looks upon him, and in this pinch will di••• ver him. No flood, no beast, no instrument of Pharaohs cruelty shall touch hi• No friend, not his own mother dares own him; now steps in his Deliverer, […] challengeth his tuition; he is mine. He was not safer in the middest of the te••s […] Israel, a Prince guarded with so many thousands, than now. The tyrants da••• ter must come forth to bathe, the ark offers it self to her eye, the cry of the in••• to her ear, compassion leaps to her heart; his tears and beauty, were a preva••• oratory. But is this all? And hath the Lord done? No, Moses must have […] Nurse; and the girl is ready to fetch his own mother; and who so fit to be a N••• as a mother? She could not keep him before without danger, now she receives […] by authority. She would have given all she was worth to save him, and […] she hath wages to nurse him.
Take one instance more.i Moses is borne in the time of Pharaohs bloudy decree; that all the male children of the Hebrewes should be cast into the river and •• ned. His mother during all her pregnancie, could not but feare a son. She hath him, sees him, and now thinks of his birth and death at once. To consider, that the executioners hand must succeed the Midwives, makes her second throwes more gri• vous than her first.k In other mothers, the very sight of a new-borne son, wor•• a forgetfulnesse of the former anguish in travell. But their remedy is her sor••• that which mitigates their paines, aggravates hers. Still shee fearefully lookes w••• some fierce Aegytian should come in, to snatch the infant from her bosome, and c••• it into the river. Therefore when she could no longer conceale in her wombe, 〈…〉 hides in her house: afraid, lest every cry of the child should guide the executio•• to his cradle. But now his age and hiding being a quarter old, the fearefull pare•• adventure the childes life to save their owne.l In a reeden Arke shee puts him 〈…〉 the bulrushes by the rivers brinke. Trusting him to the mercy of the waves, w••• beasts, and ravenous fowles, and (which was more mercilesse than all) an Aegyptian passenger. Thus exposed, she sets her daughter to watch her son: the mo••• cannot forbeare to love, whom she is forbidden to keepe. But how shall the p•••• babe escape; feeble, forlorne, alone sprawling upon the waves? what, but ine••• ble d•ath? Yes, there is a God that lookes upon him, and in this pinch will di••• ver him. No floud, no beast, no instrument of Pharaohs cruelty shall touch hi• No friend, not his owne mother dares owne him; now steps in his Deliverer, chalengeth his tuition; he is mine. He was not safer in the middest of the tes Israel, a Prince guarded with so many thousands, than now. The tyrants da ter must come forth to bathe, the arke offers it selfe to her eye, the cry of the in to her eare, compassion leapes to her heart; his teares and beauty, were a preva oratory. But is this all? And hath the Lord done? No, Moses must have Nurse; and the girle is ready to fetch his own mother; and who so fit to be a N as a mother? She could not keep him before without danger, now she receives by authority. Shee would have given all shee was worth to save him, and she hath wages to nurse him.
- iExod. 1.22.
- kJoh. 16.21.Ioh. 16.21.
- lExod. 2.3.
