An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters…

Even as I have seen.] That word notes, a curious observation; ¹not a light transitory glance of the eye, but a critical consideration of any thing. As it is said, Gen. 1. 4. God saw the light that he had made, God saw it discerningly, for he found it was very good: And so it is said, Gen. 34. 1, 2. that Dinah went forth to see the daughters of the land, that is, curiously (though vainly) to observe the manners and fashions of the people; and in the fame verse, Hamor the son of Shechem saw her, he saw her so ⟨p. 44⟩exactly, as to be taken with her beauty, his eye entangled his heart, and both entangled his life. So here, Even as I have seen, that is, by a diligent inspection, and judicious consideration of what I saw. And what was that? Mystical Husbandry.

Even as I have seene.] That word notes, a curious observation; ¹not a light transitory glance of the eye, but a criticall consideration of any thing. As it is said, Gen. 1. 4. God saw the light that he had made, God saw it discerningly, for he found it was very good: And so it is said, Gen. 34. 1, 2. that Dinah went forth to see the daughters of the land, that is, curiously (though vainely) to observe the manners and fashions of the people; and in the fame verse, Hamor the sonne of Sechem saw her, he saw her so ⟨p. 44⟩exactly, as to be taken with her beauty, his eye entangled his heart, and both entangled his life. So here, Even as I have seene, that is, by a diligent inspection, and judicious consideration of what I saw. And what was that? Mysticall Husbandry.

1. 1[Greek or Hebrew] Significat non simpliciter videre, sed curiese inspicere.