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The performance of Moses promise generally propounded in the tenth verse, is here more distinctly exemplified. Where first the cause of Moses letting down his hands (whereof ^abefore) is thus expressed, Moses hands were heavy. ^bWhen he spake of holding up, he used the singular number, hand: but here making mention of his heaviness, he useth the plural number, hands: whereby we are given to understand that first Moses lift up one hand, and that waxing weary, he took the rod in the other hand, and lift up that: and so continued to change from hand to hand, till both hands were weary. The weariness of Moses hands is set out by the heaviness of them. For, if a mans hand be held up long, and steadily without stirring, it will wax numb by reason of want of blood, and coldness of that blood which is. That spirit which quickeneth the members of a mans body is in the blood: blood failing, or waxing cold, the member for ⟨p. 273⟩want of spirit, and the vigour thereof, becomes heavy, (as by experience we may observe in dead corps:) and heaviness of a mans hands makes him weary in holding them up. Weariness then (which is an humane infirmity) was the cause of Moses letting down his hands: whereby, as by an outward sign, the weakness of his faith, and fainting of his soul and spirit is set out: as was noted ^cbefore.

THe performance of Moses promise generally propounded in the tenth verse, is here more distinctly exemplified. Where first the cause of Moses letting downe his hands (whereof ^abefore) is thus expressed, Moses hands were heavy. ^bWhen he spake of holding up, he used the singular number, hand: but here making mention of his heavinesse, he useth the plurall number, hands: whereby we are given to understand that first Moses lift up one hand, and that waxing weary, he took the rod in the other hand, and lift up that: and so continued to change from hand to hand, til both hands were weary. The wearines of Moses hands is set out by the heavines of them. For, if a mans hand be held up long, and steddily without stirring, it will waxe numne by reason of want of bloud, and coldnesse of that bloud which is. That spirit which quickneth the members of a mans body is in the blood: blood failing, or waxing cold, the member for